PC Partner 35C96801 Series Use and care manual

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Electronic Emission Notices
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device,pursuanttoPart15ofFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonable
protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment
generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with instructions contained in this manual, may cause harmful interference
to radio and television communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference
will not occur in a particular installation.
If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which
can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to
correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
- REORIENTORRELOCATETHERECEIVINGANTENNA
- INCREASETHESEPARATIONBETWEENTHEEQUIPMENTANDTHERECEIVER
- CONNECTTHEEQUIPMENTINTOANOUTLETONACIRCUITDIFFERENTFROM
THATOFTHERECEIVER
- CONSULTTHEDEALERORANEXPERIENCEDAUDIO/TELEVISIONTECHNICIAN
NOTE: Connecting this device to peripheral devices that do not comply with Class B
requirements, or using an unshielded peripheral data cable, could also result in
harmful interference to radio or television reception.
The user is cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved
by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate
this equipment.
To ensure that the use of this product does not contribute to interference, it is
necessary to use shielded I/O cables.
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Table of Contents
HARDWARE CONFIGURATION............................................................................. 3
Key Features ............................................................................................................... 3
Motherboard Layout (Model Code No. - 35C96801XX).............................................. 5
Jumper Settings ........................................................................................................... 6
CPUSpeedSelection ............................................................................................ 6
JP52, JP55 - Host Bus Speed Select.................................................................... 6
JP7 - Ratio of Processor Core to System Bus Frequency .................................. 6
JP4- CMOS Clear.................................................................................................. 6
JP41 - AMR Setting ............................................................................................... 7
JP8 - Default Setting by Factory........................................................................... 7
Pin Assignment ..................................................................................................... 7
HARDWARE SETUP .................................................................................................. 8
ToInstallDIMMs ........................................................................................................... 8
Installing a New Processor ......................................................................................... 9
To Install a Processor to ZIF Socket ........................................................................... 9
Connect the processor Fan Connector ...................................................................... 9
Setting the Processor Speed ...................................................................................... 9
BIOS SETUP ............................................................................................................... 10
Starting Setup .............................................................................................................. 10
MainMenu.................................................................................................................... 11
Standard CMOS Features ........................................................................................... 12
Advanced BIOS Features ........................................................................................... 14
Advanced Chipset Features ....................................................................................... 14
Integrated Peripherals ................................................................................................. 14
Power Management Setup.......................................................................................... 14
PNP/PCIConfigurations................................................................................................ 14
Set Supervisor/User Password.................................................................................. 14
Flash Update Procedure ............................................................................................. 16

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HARDWARE CONFIGURATION
Key Features:
Chipset
•VIA®Apollo Pro 133A (VT82C694X) Chipset.
Processor
• Full supports for Intel®Celeron®, Coppermine processors using Socket 370.
• Supports bus speed of 66MHz, 100MHz and 133MHz, this includes all
Celeron®and Coppermine processors from 300MHz to 800MHz and
future processors.
VRM 8.4 (Voltage Regulator Modules) on Board
• Flexible motherboard design with on board VRM 8.4, easy to upgrade
with Future processors.
System Memory
• A total of two 168-pin DIMM sockets (3.3V Synchronous DRAM).
• Supports Synchronous DRAM at 133MHz - PC133.
• Supports error checking and correction (ECC) using parity DRAM modules.
• Supports Symmetrical and Asymmetrical DRAM addressing.
• Memory size up to 1G Bytes.
• Supports SDRAM and VCM SDRAM memory types.
• Supports single-density DIMMs of 1MB, 2MB, 4MB, 8MB and 16MB depth (x64).
• Supports double-density DIMMs of 2MB, 4MB, 8MB, 16MB and 32MB depth
(x64).
• Supports single & double sided DIMMs.
• Banks of different DRAM types and depths can be mixed.
System BIOS
• 2MB flash BIOS supports PnP, APM, ATAPI and Windows® 95.
• Auto detects and supports LBA hard disks with capacities up to 8.4GB.
• Full supports of ACPI & DMI.
• Easy to upgrade BIOS by end-user.
On-Board I/O
• On board two PCI fast IDE ports support up to 4 ATA, ATA2 and Ultra
DMA33/66 IDE devices.
• Supports bus master IDE, PIO mode 4 (up to 16.6M bytes/sec) and
Ultra DMA33/66 (up to 33/66M bytes/sec) transfer.
• OneECP/EPP parallel port.
• Two 16550-compatible UART serial ports.
• One floppy port, supports two FDDs of 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB
and 2.88MB capacity.
• Four USB ports.
• PS/2 mouse port.
• PS/2 keyboard port.
• Infrared (IrDA) is supported.
• One Line / Speaker out, one Mic in, one Line in and MIDI / Gameport (optional).
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Plug-and-Play
• Supports plug-and-play specification 1.1.
• Plug-and-play for DOS, Windows® 3.X, Windows® 95 as well as
Windows® 98.
• Fully steerable PCI interrupts.
On board AC97 Sound
•Integrated AC97 controller with standard AC97 codec.
•Direct Sound and Sound Blaster compatible.
•Full-Duplex 16-bit record and playback.
•PnP and APM 1.2 support.
Power Management
• Supports SMM, APM and ACPI.
• Break switch for instant suspend/resume on system operations.
• Energy star “Green PC” compliant .
• WOL (Wake-On-Lan) Header support.
• External Modem Ring-in Wake-up support.
Expansion Slots
•2 PCI bus master slots (Rev. 2.1 compliant).
•1 Audio Modem Riser(AMR).
• 1 ISA slot (1 ISA slot shares with 1 PCI slot).
• 1 universal AGP slot (AGP 2.0 compliant - 4X mode support).
CAUTION
Static electricity can harm delicate components of the motherboard. To prevent
damage caused by static electricity, discharge the static electricity from your
body before you touch any of the computers electronic components.

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Motherboard Layout (Model Code No. - 35C96801XX)
The following diagrams show the relative positions of the jumpers, connectors, major
components and memory banks on the motherboard.
Hardware Configuration
NOTE
1) Be sure to check the cable orientation in order to match the colored strip to
the pin 1 end of the connector.
2) When you start up the system, please wait for 5 seconds after you power
on AC.

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Jumper Settings
This chapter explains how to configure the motherboard’s hardware. Before using your
computer, make sure all jumpers and DRAM modules are set correctly. Refer to this
chapter whenever in doubt.
CPU Speed Selection
In this motherboard, if jumperless feature is implemented, no jumper is required to be set
for different type of CPU installed.
Notice:
1. Be sure to save the CMOS setting when exit the CMOS.
2. Celeron PGA370 CPU is frequency multiplier locked, no CPU speed
change will be seen even if the frequency multiplier setting in CMOS
setup is changed.
JP52, JP55 - Host Bus Speed Select
JP52 JP55 Host Bus Speed Select
Open Open 133MHz
Open 1-2 100MHz
Close* 1-2* Auto*
JP7 - Ratio of Processor Core to System Bus Frequency
Ratio JP7 Ratio JP7 Ratio JP7
357
3.5 5.5 7.5
4* 6 8
4.5 6.5 --
JP4 - CMOS Clear
JP4 Selection
1-2* Normal*
2-3 CMOS Clear
JP55
JP4
1
1
1
1
1
JP52
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
*
Close Open * = Default setting.
JP41
2 1
1
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Internal Audio Connector
CN25:AUX-IN Pin Assignment
1 AUX-L
2 GND
3 GND
4 AUX-R
CN24:CD-IN Pin Assignment
1 CD-L
2 GND
3 GND
4 CD-R
1R G L G
G L G R
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Hardware Configuration
CN31:CD-IN Pin Assignment
1 CD-R
2 GND
3 CD-L
4 GND
CN32:CD-IN Pin Assignment
1 GND
2 CD-L
3 GND
4 CD-R
Pin Assignment
Close Open * = Default setting.
CN11
FRONTPANELHEADER
HEADER 2x12
+PWR
- SW SUS+
SW -
+PWR
- LED
+HDD
- LED
+RST
- SW
S
NC
-
+
SPKER
IrDA
RX
-
TX
+
KEYLOCK
+
NC
-
S
-
PWR+ 1
GND 3
PWRLED+ 5
PWRLED- 7
HDDLED+ 9
HDDLED- 11
RST+ 13
GND 15
SPEAK 17
19
GND 21
23
2 SUS+
4 GND
6 IRRX
8 GND
10 IRTX
12
14
16 KEYLOCK+
18
20 GND
22 KEYLOCK-
24 GND
XX
XVCC
VCC
JP41 - AMR Setting
JP41 Selection
1-2 Primary
2-3* Secondary*
JP8 - Default Setting by Factory

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Hardware Setup
To Install DIMMs
1. Locate the DIMM sockets.
2. Holding the DIMM by the edges, remove it from its antistatic package.
3. Make sure the clips at either end of the socket are pushed away from the socket.
4. Position the DIMM above the socket. Align the two small notches in the bottom
edge of the DIMM with the keys in the socket.
5. Insert the bottom edge of the DIMM into the socket.
6. When the DIMM is seated, push down on the top edge of the DIMM until the retaining
clips at the ends of the socket snap into place. Make sure the clips are firmly in
place.
7. If you installed a DIMM with ECC memory, start the computer and use the ECC
Configuration feature in Setup to enable the use of ECC.
Turn system power off before installing and removing any
device, otherwise you’ll cause the system damage.
Clip
Clip DIMM
DIMM Socket
Notch

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Hardware Setup
Installing a New Processor
An upgrade processor can dramatically increase general system speed and performance.
Most microprocessor upgrade kits include the following items:
• Microprocessor chip
• Installation instructions and technical data
Your system may have these features built in, or support them as upgrades.
To Install a Processor to ZIF Socket
To install the processor, follow these steps:
1. If the system microprocessor is already on the motherboard socket, you need to
remove it from the motherboard socket. The socket is a Zero Insertion Force (ZIF)
socketwhichhasa metal arm at one side. Carefully grasp this arm, move it horizontally
away from the socket and lift it up. Eventually you will be able to lift the chip straight
up out of the socket.
Be careful not to bend any of the pins when removing the microprocessor
chip from its socket. The microprocessor chip can be permanently damaged.
2. Unpack the new microprocessor chip.
3. Carefully align the processor with the correct orientation to the socket on the
motherboard.
4. Carefully insert the processor into the socket, and move the metal arm downward to
replace it in its original position.
Connect the Processor Fan Connector
There is a fan attached the processor to prevent the overheating. Connect the
processor fan cable to the fan connector that located on the motherboard near the
processor and ensure the fan can operate. Otherwise the CPU can overheat and
cause damage to both CPU and motherboard.
Setting the Processor Speed
After you install the processor into the motherboard, set the processor speed refer to
the Page “CPU Speed Selection”.

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BIOSSETUP
This chapter discusses Award’s Setup Program built into the ROM BIOS. The Setup
Program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This special information
is then stored in battery-backed RAM, which retains the setup information when the
power is turned off.
Starting Setup
The Award BIOS is immediately activated when you turn on the computer. The BIOS
reads the system information contained in the CMOS and begins the process of checking
out the system and configuring it. When it finishes, the BIOS will seek an operating
system on one of the disks and then launch and turn control over to the operating system.
While the BIOS is in control, the Setup Program can be activated:
1. By pressing <Del> immediately after switching the system on, or
2. By pressing the <Del> key when the following message appears briefly at
the bottom of the screen during the POST (Power On Self Test )
Press DEL to enter SETUP
If the message disappears before you can respond and you still wish to enter Setup,
restart the system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing the “RESET” button
on the system case. You may also restart by simultaneously pressing the <Ctrl>, <Alt>,
and <Delete> keys. If you do not press the keys at the correct time and the system does
not reset, an error message will be displayed and you will again be asked to ...
PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, DEL TO ENTER SETUP
Getting Help
Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and
the possible selections for the highlighted item. To exit the Help Window press <Esc> or
the F1 key again.
In Case of Problems
If, after making and saving system changes with the Setup Program, you discover that
your computer does not reset, use the Award BIOS defaults to override the CMOS
settings.

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Main Menu
Once you enter the Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the
screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from various setup functions and two exit
choices. Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept and
enter the sub-menu.
CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-1999 Award Software
8Standard CMOS Features 8Frequency/Voltage Control
8Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults
8Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults
8Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password
8Power Management Setup Set User Password
8PnP/PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup
8PC Health Status Exit Without Saving
Esc : Quit éêèç : Select Item
F10 : Save & Exit Setup
Time, Date, Hard Disk Type ... ...
(Note : The figures of BIOS Setup Menu included here only show a typical
case, and may not be exactly the same as the one on your unit.)
Note that a brief description of each highlighted item will appear at the bottom of the
screen.
Standard This setup page includes all the items of Award™ special
CMOS Features standard features.
Advanced BIOS This setup page includes all the items of Award™ special
Features enhanced features.
Advanced This setup page includes all the items of chipset special
Chipset Features features.
Integrated This section page includes all the items of IDE hard
Peripherals drive and Programmed Input / Output features.
Power This entry only appears if your system supports Power
Management Management “Green PC” standards.
Setup
PNP/PCI This entry appears if your system supports PNP/PCI.
Configurations
PC Health Status Display CPU/System Temperature, Fan Speed.
Frequency/Voltage CPU speed setting are settings of CPU speed. You should
Control refer to your CPU marking.
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Load Fail-Safe The BIOS defaults have been set by the manufacturer
Defaults and represent settings which provide the minimum
requirements for your system to operate.
Load Optimized The chipset defaults are settings which provide for maximum
Defaults system performance. While Award has designed the
custom BIOS to maximize performance, the manufacturer
has the right to change these defaults to meet its needs.
Set Supervisor/ Changes, sets, or disables password. It allows you to limit
User Password access to the system and the Setup Program.
Save & Exit Saves value changes to CMOS and exits setup.
Setup
Exit Without Abandons all CMOS value changes and exits setup.
Saving
Standard CMOS Features
The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories. Each category
includes one or more setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use
the <PgUp> or <PgDn> key to select the desired value in each item.
CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-1999 Award Software
Standard CMOS Features
Date (mm :dd:yy) Tue, May 11 1999 Item Help
Time (hh :mm:ss) 11 : 1 : 35
Menu Level 8
8IDE Primary Master Press Enter 4303 MB
8IDE Primary Slave Press Enter None Change the day, month,
8IDE Secondary Master Press Enter None year and century
8IDE Secondary Slave Press Enter None
Drive A 1.44M, 3.5 in.
Drive B None
Video EGA/VGA
Halt on All Errors
Base Memory 640K
Extended Memory 30720K
Total Memory 31744K
éêèçMove Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD : Value F10 : Save ESC : Exit F1 :General Help
F5 : Previous Values F6 : Fail-Safe Defaults F7 : Optimized Defaults
(Note : The figures of BIOS Setup Menu included here only show a typical
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Date The date format is <day-of-the-week>. <day> <month> <year>.
Press <F3> to display the calendar.
Time The time format is <hour> <Minute> <second> displayed in
24-hour military-time clock. For example, 1 p. m. is displayed
as 13:00:00.
Primary These categories identify the types of the two channels that
Master/Primary have been installed in the computer.
Slave/Secondary
Master/SecondaryIf you select Type “Manual”, you will need to know the information
Slave listed below. Enter the information directly from the keyboard
and press <Enter>. This information should be included in the
documentation from your hard disk vendor or the system
manufacturer.
If the controller of the HDD interface is SCSI, the selection
shall be “None”.
If you select Type “Auto”, the BIOS will auto-detect the HDD
and CD-ROM drive at the POST stage and show the IDE for
theHDDandCD-ROMdrive.
TYPE -Drive type
CYLS -Number of cylinders
HEADS -Number of heads
PRECOMP -Write precom
LANDZONE -Landing zone
SECTORS -Number of sectors
MODE -Mode type
If a hard disk has not been installed, select NONE and
press <Enter>.
Drive A Type / This category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or
Drive B Type drive B that has been installed in the computer.
Video The default setting is EGA/VGA.
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Advanced BIOS Features
This section allows you to configure your system for basic operation. You have the
opportunity to select the system’s default speed, boot-up sequence, keyboard operation,
shadowing and security.
Advanced Chipset Features
The Chipset Features Setup option is used to change the values of the chipset registers.
These registers control most of the system options in the computer.
This section allows you to configure the system based on the specific features of the
installed chipset. This chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory
resources, such as DRAM and the external cache. It must be stated that these items
should not be altered. The default settings have been chosen because they provide the
best operating conditions for your system.
Integrated Peripherals
The Integrated Peripherals Setup allows the user to configure the onboard IDE controller,
floppy disk controller, the printer port and the serial ports.
Power Management Setup
The Power Management Setup Menu allows you to configure your system to most save
energy while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use.
PNP/PCI Configurations
This section describes how to configure the PCI bus system. This section covers some
very technical items and it is recommended that only experienced users should make
any changes to the default settings.
Set Supervisor/User Password
You can set either supervisor or user password, or both of them. The difference
between them are:
Supervisor Password : You can enter the Setup Program and change
the options of the setup menus.
User Password : You can enter the Setup Program but cannot
change the options of the setup menus.
When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the
screen to assist you in creating a password.
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Type the password, up to eight characters in length, and press<Enter>. The new
password will clear the previously entered password from the CMOS memory.
You will be asked to confirm the password. Type the password again and
press <Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the selection and operate
without a password.
To disable a password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter the password.
A message will be displayed to confirm that the password is disabled.
PASSWORD DISABLED.
Once the password is disabled, the system will reset and you can enter the Setup
Program freely.
When a password is enabled, you will be prompted to enter it every time you try to enter
setup. This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any setting of your system
configuration.
In addition, when a password is enabled, you can require the BIOS to request a password
every time your system is rebooted. This would further prevent unauthorized use of your
computer.
The password requirement is defined by the Security Option of the BIOS Features Setup
Menu. If the Security Option is set to “System”, the password will be required both at
resetting and at entering setup. If the option is set to “Setup”, the prompt only appears
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Flash Update Procedure
A program AWDFLASH.EXE is included in the utility diskette or CD. The user is
recommended to follow the procedure below to update the flash BIOS.
1. Create a DOS-bootable floppy diskette. Copy the new BIOS file (just obtained or
downloaded) and the utility program AWDFLASH.EXE to the diskette.
2. Allow the PC system to boot from the DOS diskette.
3. At the DOS prompt, key in
AWDFLASH
and hit <ENTER>
4. Enter the file name of the new BIOS.
5. The question: “Do you want to save file?” is displayed.
Key in “N” if there is no need to save the existing BIOS content..
Key in “Y” if a backup copy of the existing BIOS is needed.
(A file name has to be assigned to the existing BIOS binary file.)
6. The question : “Are you sure to program?” is displayed.
Key in “Y”
7. Wait until the flash-update is completed.
8. Power down the PC system.
9. Restart the PC.
Warning:
DO not turn off or RESET the computer during the flash process.
If you are unsure how to upgrade the BIOS, it is best to take your
computer to an Authorized Service Center and have a trained
technician do the work for you.
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