JETWAY POLARIS400 User manual

Polaris 400
USER'S MANUAL
M/B For Socket-A Athlon/Duron Processor
NO. G03-V400MAX1A
Release date: October 2002
Trademark:
* Specifications and Information contained in this documentation are furnished for information use only, and are
subject to change at any time without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by manufacturer.

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USER’S NOTICE...........................................................................................................................1
MANUAL REVISION INFORMATION..........................................................................................1
COOLING SOLUTIONS ..............................................................................................................1
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION OF Polaris 400 MOTHERBOARD
1-1 FEATURE OF MOTHERBOARD ...................................................................................... 2
1-2 SPECIFICATION.................................................................................................................. 3
1-3 PERFORMANCE LIST........................................................................................................ 4
1-4 LAYOUT DIAGRAM & JUMPER SETTING ................................................................... 5
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION
2-1 HARDWARE INSTALLATION STEPS ............................................................................. 7
2-2 CHECKING MOTHERBOARD'S JUMPER SETTING................................................... 7
2-3 INSTALL CPU....................................................................................................................... 8
2-3-1 GLOSSARY................................................................................................................ 8
2-3-2 ABOUT AMD ATHLON & DURON 462-PIN CPU............................................... 9
2-4 INSTALL MEMORY............................................................................................................ 10
2-5 EXPANSION CARD.............................................................................................................. 11
2-5-1 PROCEDURE FOR EXPANSION CARD INSTALLATION ............................... 11
2-5-2 ASSIGNING IRQ FOR EXPANSION CARD......................................................... 11
2-5-3 INTERRUPT REQUEST TABLE FOR THIS MOTHERBOARD....................... 12
2-5-4 AGP SLOT.................................................................................................................. 12
2-6 CONNECTORS, HEADERS ................................................................................................ 12
2-6-1 CONNECTORS.......................................................................................................... 12
2-6-2 HEADERS .................................................................................................................. 15
2-7 STARTING UP YOUR COMPUTER.................................................................................. 18
CHAPTER 3 INTRODUCING BIOS
3-1 ENTERING SETUP............................................................................................................... 19
3-2 GETTING HELP ................................................................................................................... 19
3-3 THE MAIN MENU................................................................................................................ 20
3-4 STANDARD CMOS FEATURES ........................................................................................ 21
3-5 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES .......................................................................................... 22
3-6 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES .................................................................................. 24
3-6-1 DRAM TIMING SETTINGS.................................................................................... 25
3-6-2 AGP TIMING SETTINGS........................................................................................ 26
3-6-3 PCI TIMING SETTINGS ......................................................................................... 26
3-7 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS.......................................................................................... 27
3-7-1 ONCHIP IDE FUNCTION ....................................................................................... 27
3-7-2 ONCHIP DEVICE FUNCTION ............................................................................... 28
3-7-3 ONCHIP SUPER IO FUNCTION............................................................................ 29
3-8 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP...................................................................................... 30
3-8-1 WAKE UP EVENTS ................................................................................................. 31
3-8-1.1 IRQS ACTIVITIES ................................................................................... 31
3-9 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP ................................................................................ 32
3-9-1 IRQ RESOURCES .................................................................................................... 33
3-10 PC HEALTH STATUS ........................................................................................................ 33
3-11 MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL ........................................................................................ 34
3-12 LOAD STANDARD/OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS ............................................................... 35
3-13 SET SUPERVISOR/USER PASSWORD........................................................................... 35
CHAPTER 4 DRIVER & FREE PROGRAM INSTALLATION
MAGIC INSTALL SUPPORTS WINDOWS 9X/NT/2K/XP....................................................... 36
4-1 VIA 4 IN 1 INSTALL VIA SERVICE PACK 4 IN 1 DRIVER .............................. 37
4-2 SOUND INSTALL CMI/C3DX PCI AUDIO CODEC DRIVER....................... 38
4-3 LAN INSTALL RTL8100 LAN CONTROLLER DRIVER ........................ 40
4-4 SATA INSTALL PROMISE ATA IDE CONTROLLER DRIVER ............... 41
4-5 PC-HEALTH WINBOND HARDWARE DOCTOR MONITORING SOFTWARE ........... 41
4-6 MAGIC BIOS INSTALL BIOS LIVE UPDATE UTILITY.......................................... 42
4-7 PC-CILLIN INSTALL PC-CILLIN2002 ANTI-VIRUS PROGRAM ..................... 44
4-8 USB 2.0 INSTALL VIA USB 2.0 DEVICE DRIVER ....................................... 45
4-9 HOW TO UPDATE BIOS..................................................................................................... 46
TABLE OF CONTENT

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USER’S NOTICE
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Manual Revision Information
Reversion Revision History Date
1.0 First Release October 2002
Item Checklist
5Polaris 400 Motherboard
5Cable for IDE/Floppy
5CD for motherboard utilities
□Cable for USB Port 3/4 (Option)
5Cable for 1394 Ports
5Cable for Serial ATA IDE Port
5SPDIF-IN/SPDIF-OUT Adaptor
5Polaris 400 User’s Manual
AMD Athlon™ / Duron™ Processor Family
Cooling Solutions
As processor technology pushes to faster speeds and higher performance, thermal management becomes
increasingly crucial when building computer systems. Maintaining the proper thermal environment is key to
reliable, long-term system operation. The overall goal in providing the proper thermal environment is keeping the
processor below its specified maximum case temperature. Heatsinks induce improved processor heat dissipation
through increased surface area and concentrated airflow from attached fans. In addition, interface materials allow
effective transfers of heat from the processor to the heatsink. For optimum heat transfer, AMD recommends the
use of thermal grease and mounting clips to attach the heatsink to the processor.
When selecting a thermal solution for your system, please refer to the website below for collection of heatsinks
evaluated and recommended by AMD for use with AMD processors. Note, those heatsinks are recommended for
maintaining the specified Maximum T case requirement. In addition, this collection is not intended to be a
comprehensive listing of all heatsinks that support AMD processors.
For vendor list of heatsink and fan, please visit：http://www1.amd.com/products/duron/thermals
http://www1.amd.com/products/athlon/thermals

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Chapter 1
Introduction of Polaris 400 Motherboard
1-1 Feature of motherboard
The Polaris 400 motherboard is design for use AMD Athlon/Duron/Athlon XP 200MHz
/266MHz/333MHz (Double Data Rate) Front Side Bus Frequency CPU, which utilize the
Socket-A design and the memory size expandable to 3.0GB.
This motherboard use the newest VIA KT400 chipset, whose 133MHz/266MHz /333MHz
(Double Data Rate) Front Side Bus frequency and 400MHz memory interface delivers a clear
upgrade path to the future generation of 266MHz/333MHz processors and DDR266
/DDR333/DDR400 DDR SDRAM. The Polaris 400 motherboard offers ULTRA ATA 133 to
provide speedier HDD throughout that boosts overall system performance.
For those wanting even greater graphic performance, an AGP 4X/8X slot is included on the
board.
The motherboard also has an integrated PCI 6-channel Audio chip on board support 6-
channel 3D surround positioning Audio which is fully compatible with Sound Blaster Pro
that gives you the best sound quality and compatibility. The motherboard provided SPDIF-In/
SPDIF-Out optical function support SPDIF device.
The motherboard including PCI LAN Controller chip support 10/100 Mb/sec Base transfer
rate for network. The Polaris 400 including the 1394 PCI controller provided 100M/200M
/400Mb bandwidth support two 1394 device port, which compliant with IEEE 1394A-2000
standard.
The motherboard integrated Promise PDC20375 Serial-ATA IDE controller provided two
Serial-ATA port and one Parallel ATA port (Master mode only), support serial ATA HDD
meet future IDE demand increase the data transfer rate.
With USB control as well as capability of expanding to 6 USB function ports support
USB2.0/USB1.1 Devices, the Polaris 400 meet future USB demand also this motherboard has
built-in hardware monitor function. This will monitor and protect your computer.
A special design in hardware for protecting Athlon XP CPU from burned, the system will auto
shutdown power supply when CPU is overheat or the CPU FAN is stop.
In Polaris 400 we design in CPU Vcore Voltage, DDR memory 2.5V Voltage, AGP 1.5V
Voltage those can minor adjustable in BIOS setup. This design can let users approach over
clock demand and also can make system more stable. The Polaris 400 motherboard provides
special function in BIOS Setup to setting CPU Host clock step by step increasing let users to
approach over clocking, and special design in hardware to protect BIOS from virus crash
BIOS data.
Polaris 400 provides high performance & meets future specification demand. It is really wise
choice for your computer.

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1-2 Specification
Spec Description
Design ∗ATX form factor 4 layers PCB size: 30.5x24.5cm
Chipset ∗VIA KT400/VT8235 Chipset
CPU Socket ∗Support AMD Athlon 1.1GHz∼1.4GHz processor
∗Support AMD Duron 900MHz∼1.3GHz processor
∗Support AMD Athlon XP1500+~XP2700+ processor
∗Support 200MHz/266MHz/333MHz (Double Data Rate) Front
Side Bus frequency processors
∗Reserves support for future AMD Athlon XP processors
Memory Socket ∗184-pin DDR module socket x3
∗Support DDR266/DDR333/DDR400 DDR SDRAM
∗Expandable to 3.0GB
Expansion Slot &
Headers
∗AGP slot x1 support AGP 2.0 & 4X/8X mode
∗32-bit PCI slot x6
Integrate IDE ∗Two PCI IDE controllers support PCI Bus Mastering, ATA
PIO/DMA and the ULTRA DMA 33/66/100/133 functions that
deliver the data transfer rate up to 133 MB/s
Serial-ATA IDE
∗Promise PDC20375 Serial-ATA Controller provide two Serial
ATA ports support 150Mb/s data transfer rate and one Parallel
ATA133 port support 133Mb/s data transfer rate
1394 Port
∗VIA VT6307 1394 Controller chip provided two 1394 device
ports support 100/200/400Mb bandwidth
∗Compliant with IEEE 1394A-2000 standard
6 channel Audio ∗CMI8738-6CH PCI Audio controller integrated
∗Support 6-channel 3D surround Positioning Audio
∗SPDIF-In/ SPDIF-Out Optical support
∗Audio driver and utility included
BIOS ∗Award 2MBit Flash ROM
Multi I/O ∗PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse connectors
∗Floppy disk drive connector x1
∗Parallel port x1, Serial port x2
∗USB2.0 connector x2, headers x2 (connecting cable option)
∗Audio connector (Line-in, Line-out, MIC & Game Port)

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1-3 Performance List
The following performance data list is the testing result of some popular benchmark
testing programs. These data are just referred by users, and there is no responsibility
for different testing data values gotten by users (the different Hardware & Software
configuration will result in different benchmark testing results.)
Performance Test Report
CPU: AMD Athlon XP 2000+
DRAM: 256MB DDR266 X1 (SAMSUNG DDR K4H280838B-TCB0)
256MB DDR333 X1 (MICRON DDR MT46V16M8-6)
VGA Expansion Card: NVDIA Geforce 2 MX400 (1024x768 Hi-color)
Hard Disk Driver: IBM DTLA-305040 (ATA-100)
BIOS: Award Optimal default
OS: Win 98SE
DDR266 DDR333
3D Mark 2000 5678 5687
3D Mark 2001 2554 2550
3D Winbench 2000 105 105
Final Reality 10.34 10.39
Content Creation Winstone 2000 50 50.3
Content Creation Winstone 2001 63.6 64.5
Content Creation Winstone 2002 23.6 23.9
Business Winstone2001 53.9 53.7
Winbench 99:
CPU Mark 99 152 151
FPU Winmark 99 9140 9140
Business Disk Winmark99 7440 7690
Hi-end Disk Winmark99 19600 19400
Business Graphic Winmark 794 790
Hi-end Graphic Winmark 2390 2400
SYS Mark 2000/2001 : SISMark 2000/2001 Rating (Internet Content
Creation / Office Productivity)
SISMark 2000 282 (298/270) 285 (302/272)
SISMark 2001 166 (178/154) 171 (180/163)
SISOFT Sandra 2001 :
Dhrystone ALU MIPS 4640 4657
Whetstone FPU MFLOPS 2280 2303
Int ALU/RAM MB/S 761 827
Float FPU/RAM MB/S 804 892
Integer SSE2 IT/S 9320 9302
Floating- Point SSE2 MB/S 10706 10780
QUAKE3 DEMO1 FPS 178.9 185.2
DEMO2 FPS 186.5 191.9
WCPUID System/CPU Clock 133.79/1672.32 133.79/1672.32

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1-4 Layout Diagram & Jumper Setting
Jumpers
Front Panel Audio
PC99 Back Panel
CD Audio
K/B Power ON Jumper (JP1)
USB Port
/LAN Connector
PS2 KB/Mouse Port
LINE-OUT
LINE-IN
COM1 COM2USB
MIC
GAME/MIDI PORT
PS/2 Mouse
PS/2 Keyboard
PRINTLAN
USB Port (USB1, USB2)
1394 Port
(1394A, 1394B)
AGP 4X 1.5V Slot
Floppy Connector
VIA KT400 Chip
Front Panel Connector
ATA 100 IDE Conn.
Clear CMOS (JBAT)
ATX Power Conn.
CPU FAN
2MBit Flash ROM BIOS
CPU Socket
DDR DIMM X3
SFAN1
VIA VT8235 Chip
Speak Connector
VIA VT6307 1394 Controller
Promise PDC20375
Serial ATA Controller
ATA 133 IDE Conn.
Winbond 83697HF Chip
IR Connector
PCI Slot
Wake On LAN
SFAN2
SPDIF In/Out Modules
Connector (JP8)
CMI8738-6CH Audio
Controller
CPU Ratio Selector (JP6)
CPU Front Side Bus
Frequency Jumper (JP4)
Serial-ATA Connector (SATA1)
Serial-ATA Connector (SATA2)

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Jumper Name Description Page
JP1 Keyboard Power On Enable/Disabled 3-pin Block P.7
JP2 USB Wake-Up Enable/Disabled 3-pin Block P.7
JP5 CPU Front Side Bus Frequency 4-pin Block P.7
JP8 Keyboard Password Clear jumper 3-pin Block P.8
JBAT CMOS RAM Clear jumper 3-pin Block P.8
Connectors
Connector Name Description Page
ATXPOW ATX Power Connector 20-pin Block P.12
J1 (KB/MS) PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard
Connector
6-pin Female P.13
USB/LA USB/LAN Port Connector 4-pin/RJ45 Connector P.13
PARALL Parallel Port Connector 25-pin Female P.13
LINE_O/LINE_I
/MIC/GAME
Audio/Game Connector 3 phone jack+15-pin Connector P.13
COM1/COM2 Serial Port COM1/2 Connector 9-pin Connector P.13
FDD Floppy Driver Connector 34-pin Block P.13
IDE1/IDE2
/IDE3
Primary/Secondary
/Third IDE Connector
40-pin Block P.14
ATAT1/2 Serial ATA IDE Connector 7-pin Block P.15
Headers
Header Name Description Page
AUDIO Line-Out, MIC header 9-pin Block P.15
USB1/USB2 USB Port Headers 9-pin Block P.15
1394A/1394B 1394 Port Headers 9-pin Block P.16
HD LED IDE activity LED 2-pin Block P.16
RESET Reset switch lead 2-pin Block P.16
SPEAK Speaker connector 4-pin Block P.16
PWR LED Power LED 2-pin Block P.16
PWR_BTN Power switch 2-pin Block P.16
WOL Wake On-LAN Headers 3-pin Block P.16
FAN1,FAN2,CPUFAN FAN Headers 3-pin Block P.17
IR IR infrared module Headers 5-pin Block P.17
CDIN1 CD Audio-In Headers 4-pin Block P.17
Expansion Sockets
Socket/Slot Name Description Page
ZIF Socket 462 CPU Socket 462-pin PPGA CPU Socket P.9
DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 DDR SDRAM Module
Socket
184-pin DDR SDRAM Module
Expansion Socket
P.10
PCI1, PCI2, PCI3, PCI4,
PCI5, PCI6
PCI Slot 32-bit PCI Local Bus Expansion slots P.11
AGP AGP 4X Mode Slot AGP Expansion Slot P.12
Chapter 2

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Hardware installation
2-1 Hardware installation Steps
Before using your computer, you had better complete the following steps:
1. Check motherboard setting
2. Install CPU
3. Install Memory
4. Install Expansion cards
5. Connect Ribbon cables, Panel wires, and power supply
6. Setup BIOS
7. Install software driver & utility
2-2 Checking Motherboard’s Jumper Setting
(1) Keyboard Power On function Enabled/Disabled: JP1
USB Wake-Up function Enabled/Disabled :JP2
When setting Enabled you can using keyboard by key in password or use USB device to
power on system.
JP2
JP2 2-3 closed USB Wake-Up Enabled
JP1 2-3 closed K/B Power ON Enabled
JP2
JP1
1
3
JP1
1
3JP2 1-2 closed USB Wake-Up Disabled (Default)
JP1 1-2 closed K/B Power ON Disabled (Default)
(2) CPU Front Side Bus Frequency Setting (4-pin) : JP5
CPU Front Side Bus Frequency Setting
1-2 : 100MHz
(Default)
JP5
14
2-3 : 133MHz
JP5
14
3-4 : 166MHz
JP5
1 4
Note: CPU Front Side Bus Frequency also can setting step by step in BIOS SETUP,
please refer page 34 Miscellaneous Control in Host Clock at Next.
(3) Keyboard Password Clear jumper (3-pin) : JP8

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Keyboard Password Clear Jumper Setting
2-3 closed Keyboard Password Clear
JP8
13
JP8
13
1-2 closed Normal
(4) CMOS RAM Clear (3-pin) : JBAT
A battery must be used to retain the motherboard configuration in CMOS RAM short
1-2 pins of JBAT to store the CMOS data.
To clear the CMOS, follow the procedure below:
1. Turn off the system and unplug the AC power
2. Remove ATX power cable from ATX power connector
3. Locate JBAT and short pins 2-3 for a few seconds
4. Return JBAT to its normal setting by shorting pins 1-2
5. Connect ATX power cable back to ATX power connector
Note: When should clear CMOS
1. Troubleshooting
2. Forget password
3. After over clocking system boot fail
CMOS RAM Clear Setting
2-3 closed Clear CMOS
JBAT
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JBAT
13
1-2 closed Normal
2-3 Install CPU
2-3-1 Glossary
Chipset (or core logic) - two or more integrated circuits which control the interfaces between the
system processor, RAM, I/O devises, and adapter cards.
Processor slot/socket - the slot or socket used to mount the system processor on the motherboard.
Slot (AGP, PCI, ISA, RAM) - the slots used to mount adapter cards and system RAM.
AGP - Accelerated Graphics Port - a high speed interface for video cards; runs at 1X (66MHz), 2X
(133MHz), or 4X (266MHz).
PCI - Peripheral Component Interconnect - a high speed interface for video cards, sound cards,
network interface cards, and modems; runs at 33MHz.
ISA - Industry Standard Architecture - a relatively low speed interface primarily used for sound cards
and modems; runs at approx. 8MHz.

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Serial Port - a low speed interface typically used for mouse and external modems.
Parallel Port - a low speed interface typically used for printers.
PS/2 - a low speed interface used for mouse and keyboards.
USB - Universal Serial Bus - a medium speed interface typically used for mouse, keyboards, scanners,
and some digital cameras.
Sound (interface) - the interface between the sound card or integrated sound connectors and speakers,
MIC, game controllers, and MIDI sound devices.
LAN (interface) - Local Area Network - the interface to your local area network.
BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) - the program logic used to boot up a computer and establish the
relationship between the various components.
Driver - software, which defines the characteristics of a device for use by another device or other
software.
Processor - the "central processing unit" (CPU); the principal integrated circuit used for doing the
"computing" in "personal computer"
Front Side Bus Frequency - the working frequency of the motherboard, which is generated by the
clock generator for CPU, DRAM and PCI BUS.
CPU L2 Cache - the flash memory inside the CPU, normally Athlon CPU has 256K or above, while
Duron will have 64K.
2-3-2 About AMD Athlon & Duron 462-pin CPU
This motherboard supports Socket-A (Socket-462) AMD Athlon/Duron processors.
This motherboard Provides a ZIF Socket-A. The CPU that comes with the motherboard
should have a cooling FAN attached to prevent overheating. If this is not the case, then
purchase a correct cooling FAN before you turn on your system.
WARNING! Be sure that there is sufficient air circulation across the processor’s heatsink and
CPU cooling FAN is working correctly, otherwise it may cause the processor and
motherboard overheat and damage, you may install an auxiliary cooling FAN, if
necessary.
WARNING! Due to this motherboard provides new function of protecting CPU；you must
connect the CPU FAN connector on FAN1 location in order to obtain this feature.
Without connection on FAN1 (or you have connect CPU FAN on FAN2), the
system will shut down immediately to protect both your CPU and motherboard.
Over heat Protect: Only for Athlon XP serial CPU, when the CPU overheat, system will auto shut
down power supply. You can hear a continue beep sound, the power button will
be locked up. Users must turn off and turn on the AC power to reset the system
otherwise the power button will no function, the other way is keeping press the
push button few seconds till the beep sound stop, then release the power button
and press the power button again to turn on the power supply.
To install a CPU, first turn off your system and remove its cover. Locate the ZIF socket and open it
by first pulling the level sideways away from the socket then upward to a 90-degree angle. Insert the
CPU with the correct orientation as shown below. The notched corner should point toward the end of
the level. Because the CPU has a corner pin for two of the four corners, the CPU will only fit in the
orientation as shown.

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CPU ZIF Socket-A
Colden Arrow
Socket-A
AMD
When you put the CPU into the ZIF socket. No force require to insert of the CPU, then press
the level to Locate position slightly without any extra force.
2-4 Install Memory
This motherboard provides three 184-pin DUAL INLINE MEMORY MODULES (DIMM)
sites for memory expansion available from minimum memory size of 64MB to maximum
memory size of 3.0GB DDR SDRAM.
Valid Memory Configurations
Bank 184-Pin DIMM Total Memory
Bank 0, 1 (DDR1) DDR 266/333/400 DDR SDRAM X1 64MB∼1.0GB
Bank 2, 3 (DDR2) DDR 266/333/400 DDR SDRAM X1 64MB∼1.0GB
Bank 4, 5 (DDR3) DDR 266/333/400 DDR SDRAM X1 64MB∼1.0GB
Total System Memory (Max. 3.0GB) 3 64MB∼3.0GB
NOTE! Make sure the total installed memory does not exceeds 3.0GB, otherwise the
system may hang during startup.
Generally, installing DDR SDRAM modules to your motherboard is very easy, you can refer
to figure 2-4 to see what a 184-Pin DDR 266/333/400 DDR SDRAM module looks like.
DDR2 (BANK2+ BANK3) DDR1 (BANK0+ BANK1) DDR3 (BANK4+ BANK5)
NOTE! When you install DIMM module fully into the DIMM socket the eject tab
should be locked into the DIMM module very firmly and fit into its
indention on both sides.
Figure 2-4

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WARNING! For the DDR SDRAM CLOCK is set at 166MHz, use only DDR333 compliant
DDR Modules. When this motherboard operate at 133Mhz, most system will not
even boot if non-compliant modules are used because of the strict timing issues, if
your DDR Modules are not DDR266-compliant, set the DDR SDRAM clock to
100MHz to ensure system stability.
2-5 Expansion Cards
WARNING! Turn off your power when adding or removing expansion cards or other system
components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your motherboard
and expansion cards.
2-5-1 Procedure For Expansion Card Installation
1. Read the documentation for your expansion card and make any necessary hardware or
software setting for your expansion card such as jumpers.
2. Remove your computer’s cover and the bracket plate on the slot you intend to use.
3. Align the card’s connectors and press firmly.
4. Secure the card on the slot with the screen you remove above.
5. Replace the computer system’s cover.
6. Set up the BIOS if necessary.
7. Install the necessary software driver for your expansion card.
2-5-2 Assigning IRQs For Expansion Card
Some expansion cards need an IRQ to operate. Generally, an IRQ must exclusively assign to
one use. In a standard design, there are 16 IRQs available but most of them are already in use.
Standard Interrupt Assignments
IRQ Priority Standard function
0 N/A System Timer
1 N/A Keyboard Controller
2 N/A Programmable Interrupt
3 * 8 Communications Port (COM2)
4 * 9 Communications Port (COM1)
5 * 6 Sound Card (sometimes LPT2)
6 * 11 Floppy Disk Controller
7 * 7 Printer Port (LPT1)
8 N/A System CMOS/Real Time Clock
9 * 10 ACPI Mode when enabled
10 * 3 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
11 * 2 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
12 * 4 PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port
13 N/A Numeric Data Processor
14 * 5 Primary IDE Channel
15 * 1 Secondary IDE Channel
* These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices.
2-5-3 Interrupt Request Table For This Motherboard

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Interrupt request are shared as shown the table below:
INT A INT B INT C INT D
PCI slot 1 Shared 
PCI slot 2 Shared 
PCI slot 3 Shared 
PCI slot 4 Shared
PCI slot 5 Shared 
PCI slot 6
AGP slot Shared 
AC97/MC97 Shared 
Onboard USB Shared
Onboard USB 1 Shared
Onboard USB 2 Shared
IMPORTANT! If using PCI cards on shared slots, make sure that the drivers support
“Shared IRQ” or that the cards don’t need IRQ assignments. Conflicts will
arise between the two PCI groups that will make the system unstable or
cards inoperable.
2-5-4 AGP Slot
This motherboard provides an AGP Slot, support the 4X/8X AGP VGA card.
AGP SLOT
2-6 Connectors, Headers
2-6-1 Connectors
(1) Power Connector (20-pin block) : ATXPOW
ATX Power Supply connector. This is a new defined 20-pins connector that usually comes
with ATX case. The ATX Power Supply allows to use soft power on momentary switch that
connect from the front panel switch to 2-pins Power On jumper pole on the motherboard.
When the power switch on the back of the ATX power supply turned on, the full power will not
come into the system board until the front panel switch is momentarily pressed. Press this
switch again will turn off the power to the system board.

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PIN ROW2 ROW1
1 3.3V 3.3V
2 -12V 3.3V
3 GND GND
4 Soft Power On 5V
5 GND GND
6 GND 5V
7 GND GND
8 -5V Power OK
9 +5V +5V (for Soft Logic)
10 +5V +12V
Pin 1
(2) PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard Connector: J1(KB/MS)
The connectors for PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 Mouse.
(3) USB Port connector: USB
The connectors are 4-pin connector that connect USB devices to the system board.
(4) LAN Port connector: LAN
The connector is standard RJ45 connector for network connection
(5) Parallel Port Connector (25-pin female): PARALL
Parallel Port connector is a 25-pin D-Subminiature Receptacle connector. The On-board
Parallel Port can be disabled through the BIOS SETUP. Please refer to Chapter 3
“INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS SETUP” section for more detail information.
(6) Audio and Game Connector : LINE-O/LINE-I/MIC/ GAME
This Connector are 3 phone Jack for LINE-OUT, LINE-IN, MIC and a 15-pin
D-Subminiature Receptacle Connector for joystick/MIDI Device.
LINE_O : Audio output to speaker
LINE_I : Audio input to sound chip
MIC : Microphone Connector
Game/MIDI : For joystick or MIDI Device
(7) Serial Port COM1, COM2 : COM1, COM2
COM1, COM2 are the 9-pin D-Subminiature mail connector. The On-board serial port can be
disabled through BIOS SETUP. Please refer to Chapter 3 “INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS SETUP”
section for more detail information.
(8) Floppy drive Connector (34-pin block): FDD
This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. After connecting the
single plug end to motherboard, connect the two plugs at other end to the floppy drives.
COM1 COM2
PS/2
Mouse
PS/2
Keyboard
USB
LINE-OUT
LINE-IN
MIC
PRINT GAME/MIDI PORT

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Pin 1
Floppy Drive Connector
(9) Primary IDE Connector (40-pin block): IDE1
This connector supports the provided IDE hard disk ribbon cable. After connecting the single
plug end to motherboard, connect the two plugs at other end to your hard disk(s). If you install
two hard disks, you must configure the second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumpers
accordingly. Please refer to the documentation of your hard disk for the jumper settings.
(10) Secondary IDE Connector (40-pin block): IDE2
This connector connects to the next set of Master and Slave hard disks. Follow the same
procedure described for the primary IDE connector. You may also configure two hard disks to
be both Masters using one ribbon cable on the primary IDE connector and another ribbon cable
on the secondary IDE connector.
Pin 1
IDE2
Pin 1
IDE1
•Two hard disks can be connected to each connector. The first HDD is referred to as the
“Master” and the second HDD is referred to as the “Slave”.
•For performance issues, we strongly suggest you don’t install a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
on the same IDE channel as a hard disk. Otherwise, the system performance on this channel may
drop.
(11) Third IDE Connector (40-pin block): IDE3 (Master Mode only)
This connector supports the provided IDE hard disk ribbon cable. After connecting the single
plug end to motherboard, connect the two plugs at other end to your hard disk(s). Because this
connector only support Master Mode, you must configure the drive to Master mode by setting
its jumpers accordingly. Please refer to the documentation of your hard disk for the jumper
settings.
Pin 1
IDE3
(12) Serial ATA IDE Connector (40-pin block): SATA1/ SATA2

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This connector support the provided Serial ATA IDE cable for connect the Serial ATA
hard disk.
Serial-ATA Port Connector
Pin 1
SATA2
SATA1
2-6-2 Headers
(1) Line-Out, MIC Header (9-pin): AUDIO
This header connect to Front Panel Line-out, MIC connector with cable.
Line-Out, MIC Headers
A
UDI O
Pi n 1
AUD-MIC
AUD-FPOUT-L
AUD-MIC-BI AS
AUD-FPOUT-R
HP-ON
AUD-GND
AUD-RET-L
AUD-RET-R
AUD-VCC
2
910
(2) USB Port Headers (9-pin) : USB1, USB2
These headers are used for connecting the additional USB port plug. By attaching an
option USB cable, your can be provided with two additional USB plugs affixed to the
back panel.
USB Port Headers
Pin 1
USB1
VCC
-DATA
GND
+ DATA
VCC
OC
-DATA
GND
+ DATA
Pin 1
USB2
VCC
-DATA
GND
+ DATA
VCC
OC
-DATA
GND
+ DATA

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(3) 1394 Port Headers (9-pin): 1394A, 1394B
1394 Port Headers
1394A
Pin 1
TPA-
GND
VCC
TPB-
TPA+
GND
GND
VCC
TPB+
1394B
Pin 1
TPA-
GND
VCC
TPB-
TPA+
GND
GND
VCC
TPB+
(4) IDE Activity LED: HD LED
This connector connects to the hard disk activity indicator light on the case.
(5) Reset switch lead: RESET
This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted reset switch for rebooting your computer
without having to turn off your power switch. This is a preferred method of rebooting in order
to prolong the lift of the system’s power supply. See the figure below.
(6) Speaker connector: SPEAK
This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted speaker. See the figure below.
(7) Power LED: PWR LED
The Power LED is light on while the system power is on. Connect the Power LED from the
system case to this pin.
(8) Power switch: PWR BTN
This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted power switch to power ON/OFF the system.
System Case Connections
HDLED
RESET
VCC5
GND
VCC5 ACPI LED
PWRBT
PWRBTN
ACPI LED
HDDLED
RST SW
NC
GND
FP
SPEAK
SPK
R
GND
NC
VCC5
Pin 1
Pin 1
(9) Wake On-LAN Headers (3-pin) : WOL
This connector connects to a LAN card with a WAKE ON-LAN output. This connector power
up the system when a wake up signal is received through the LAN card.
NOTE: This feature requires that Wake On LAN or Ring In Wake up is enabled.
Wake-On-LAN Headers
WOL
13
5VSB GND WOL

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(10) FAN Speed Headers (3-pin) : FAN1, FAN2, CPUFAN
These connectors support cooling fans of 350mA (4.2 Watts) or less, depending on the
fan manufacturer, the wire and plug may be different. The red wire should be positive,
while the black should be ground. Connect the fan’s plug to the board taking into
consideration the polarity of connector.
CPUFAN
13
FAN1
13
FAN2
13
(11) IR infrared module Headers (5-pin) : IR
This connector supports the optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared
module. You must configure the setting through the BIOS setup to use the IR function.
IR infrared module Headers
IR
Pin 1
GND
IRRX
NC
VCC
IRTX
2
5
6
(12) CD Audio-In Headers (4-pin) : CDIN1
CDIN1 is the connector for CD-Audio Input signal. Please connect it to CD-ROM CD-
Audio output connector.
CD Audio-In Headers
4
1
CDI N1

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2-7 Starting Up Your Computer
1. After all connection are made, close your computer case cover.
2. Be sure all the switch are off, and check that the power supply input voltage is set to
proper position, usually in-put voltage is 220V∼240V or 110V∼120V depending on your
country’s voltage used.
3. Connect the power supply cord into the power supply located on the back of your system
case according to your system user’s manual.
4. Turn on your peripheral as following order:
a. Your monitor.
b. Other external peripheral (Printer, Scanner, External Modem etc…)
c. Your system power. For ATX power supplies, you need to turn on the power supply
and press the ATX power switch on the front side of the case.
5. The power LED on the front panel of the system case will light. The LED on the monitor
may light up or switch between orange and green after the system is on. If it complies
with green standards or if it is has a power standby feature. The system will then run
power-on test. While the test are running, the BIOS will alarm beeps or additional
message will appear on the screen.
If you do not see any thing within 30 seconds from the time you turn on the power. The
system may have failed on power-on test. Recheck your jumper settings and connections
or call your retailer for assistance.
Beep Meaning
One short beep when displaying logo No error during POST
Long beeps in an endless loop No DRAM install or detected
One long beep followed by three short
beeps
Video card not found or video card memory
bad
High frequency beeps when system is
working
CPU overheated
System running at a lower frequency
6. During power-on, press <Delete> key to enter BIOS setup. Follow the instructions in
BIOS SETUP.
7. Power off your computer: You must first exit or shut down your operating system
before switch off the power switch. For ATX power supply, you can press ATX power
switching after exiting or shutting down your operating system. If you use Windows 9X,
click “Start” button, click “Shut down” and then click “Shut down the computer?”
The power supply should turn off after windows shut down.