PCchips M930 Series User manual

Mainboard User’s Manual
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M930 Series, V1.5
S645 November 2001

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Notice:
1. Owing to Microsoft’s certifying schedule is various to every
supplier, we might have some drivers not certified yet by
Microsoft. Therefore, it might happen under Windows XP that a
dialogue box (shown as below) pop out warning you this
software has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its
compatibility with Windows XP. Please rest assured that our RD
department has already tested and verified these drivers. Just
click the “Continue Anyway” button and go ahead the
installation.
2. DDR333 SUPPORT LIST
Type rand Chip Total Result Note
DDR NANYA NT5DS16M AT-6 128M PASS
NANYA NT5DS16M AT-6 256M PASS
KINGMAX KDL684T4A2A-06 128M PASS
KINGMAX KDL684T4A2A-06 256M PASS
Twin MOS Hynix HY5DU28822AT-K 256M PASS

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction.................................................................1
Key Features.........................................................................2
Package Contents..................................................................5
Static Electricity Precautions.................................................6
Pre-Installation Inspection.....................................................6
Chapter 2: Mainboard Installation.................................................7
Mainboard Components ........................................................8
I/O Ports ...............................................................................9
Install A CPU .....................................................................10
Installing Memory Modules ................................................11
Setting Jumper Switches .....................................................13
Install the Mainboard ..........................................................13
Optional Extension rackets ...............................................15
Install Other Devices...........................................................16
Expansion Slots .................................................................18
Chapter 3: IOS Setup Utility ....................................................19
Introduction ........................................................................19
Running the Setup Utility...........…………………………...20
Standard CMOS Setup Page................................................21
Advanced Setup Page..........................................................22
Power Management Setup Page ..........................................24
PCI/Plug and Play Setup Page.............................................25
Load Optimal Settings ........................................................26
Load est Performance Settings..........................................26
Features Setup Page ............................................................27
CPU PnP Setup Page ..........................................................29
Hardware Monitor Page ......................................................30
Change Password................................................................38
Exit.....................................................................................31
Chapter 4: Software & Applications............................................33
Introduction ........................................................................33
Installing Support Software.................................................33
Auto-installing under Windows 98......................................35

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Chapter 1
Introduction
This mainboard has a Socket-478 processor socket for Intel
Pentium 4 type of processors supporting front side bus (FS )
speeds up to 400 MHz.
This mainboard uses the XP4 chipset which supports built-in
AC97 Codec , 2 DDR + 2 SDR modules up to 2G system
memory, and provides Ultra DMA 33/66 100 function. This
mainboard has one 4X AGP slot for highly graphics display, one
AMR (Audio Modem Riser) slot to support Audio and Modem
application, and built-in 10BaseT 100BaseTX Network Interface.
In addition, this mainboard has a full set of I/O ports including two
PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard, two serial ports, one parallel
port, one MIDI/game port and four US ports (two backpanel
ports, onboard US headers providing two extra ports). y means
of the Extended US Module connected to the mainboard, you can
make two extra US ports.
This mainboard is an ATX mainboard that uses a 4-layer printed
circuit board and measures 305 x 244mm.

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Key Features
The key features of this mainboard include:
Socket-478 Processor
♦ The PGA Socket 478
♦ Supports Intel Pentium 4 series CPUs
♦ Supports up to 400 MHz Front-Side us
Me ory Support
♦ Two 168-pin DIMM slots for SDRAM memory modules
♦ Two 184-pin DIMM slots for DDR memory modules
♦ Support SDRAM up to 133 MHz /DDR up to 333 MHz
memory bus
♦ Maximum installed memory is 2G
Notice: You can NOT use SDRAM and DDR simultaneously.
Expansion Slots
♦ One AMR slot for a special audio/modem riser card
♦ One 4xAGP slot for AGP 2.0-compliant interface
♦ Five 32-bit PCI slots for PCI 2.2-compliant bus interface
Onboard IDE channels
♦ Primary and Secondary PCI IDE channels
♦ Support for PIO (programmable input/output) modes
♦ Support for Multiword DMA modes
♦ Support for us Mastering and Ultra DMA 33/66/100
modes
Power Supply and Power Manage ent
♦ ATX power supply connector
♦ Meets ACPI 1.0b and APM 1.2 requirements, keyboard
power on/off
♦ Supports RTC Alarm, Wake On Modem, AC97 Wake-Up
and US Wake-Up

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VGA
♦ This mainboard includes a 4xAGP slot that provides eight
times the bandwidth of the original AGP specification.
AGP technology provides a direct connection between the
graphics sub-system and memory so that the graphics do
not have to compete for processor time with other devices
on the PCI bus.
AC97 Audio Codec
♦ Compliant AC97 2.2 specification
♦ Supports 18-bit ADC (Analog Digital Converter) and DAC
(Digital Analog Converter) as well as 18-bit stereo full-
duplex codec
Built-in Ethernet LAN
♦ uilt-in 10BaseT 100BaseTX Ethernet LAN
♦ SiS961 Embedded Fast Ethernet MAC and onboard Realtek
RTL8201 LAN PHY compliant with IEEE802.3u
100 ASE-TX, 10 ASE-T and ANSI X3.263 TP-PMD
standards
♦ Compliant with ACPI 1.0 and the Network Device Class
Power Management 1.0
♦ High Performance provided by 100Mbps clock generator
and data recovery circuit for 100Mbps receiver
Onboard I/O Ports
The mainboard has a full set of I/O ports and connectors:
♦ Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard
♦ Two serial ports
♦ One parallel port
♦ One MIDI/game port
♦ Four US ports (two backpanel ports, onboard US
headers providing two extra ports)
♦ Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and line-out
Hardware Monitoring
♦ uilt-in hardware monitoring for CPU & System
temperatures, fan speeds and mainboard voltages.

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Onboard Flash ROM
♦ Supports Plug and Play configuration of peripheral devices
and expansion cards
Bundled Software
♦ PC-Cillin2000 provides automatic virus protection under
Windows 95/98/NT/2000
♦ MediaRing Talk provides PC to PC or PC to Phone
internet phone communication
♦ 3Deep delivers the precise imagery and displays accurate
color in your monitor
♦ WinDVD2000 is a DVD playback application (optional)
♦ Recovery Genius 21
st
V5.0 provides the function to
recover, reserve and transfer hard disk data.
♦ CD Ghost is the software stimulating a real CD-ROM to
perform equivalent function.
♦ Language Genius 21
st
is the software to provides learning
tools of language and singing.
Di ensions
♦ ATX form factor 305 x 244mm

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Package Contents
Attention : This mainboard serial has two models, M930LR(LAN
Ready) and M930(without LAN). Please contact your local
supplier for more information about your purchased model. Each
model will support different specification listed as below:
Model Specification
M930LR Onboard LAN PHY chip (U12,U4),
US + RJ-45 LAN connector
M930 US connector only
Your mainboard package contains the following items:
 The mainboard
 The User’s Manual
 One diskette drive ribbon cable and bracket
 One IDE drive ribbon cable and bracket
 Software support CD
 Module Retention damp
Optional Accessories
You can purchase the following optional accessories for this
mainboard.
 Extended US module
 AMR v.90 56K Fax/Modem card

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Static Electricity Precautions
Components on this mainboard can be damaged by static
electricity. Take the following precautions when unpacking the
mainboard and installing it in a system.
1. Keep the mainboard and other components in their original
static-proof packaging until you are ready to install them.
2. During installation, wear a grounded wrist strap if possible. If
you don’t have a wrist strap, discharge static electricity by
touching the bare metal of the system chassis.
3. Handle the mainboard carefully by the edges. Avoid touching
the components unless it is absolutely necessary. During
installation put the mainboard on top of the static-protection
packaging it came in with the component side facing up.
Pre-Installation Inspection
1. Inspect the mainboard for damage to the components and
connectors on the board.
2. If you suspect that the mainboard has been damaged, do not
connect power to the system. Contact your mainboard vendor
and report the damage.

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Chapter 2
Mainboard Installation
To install this mainboard in a system, please follow the instructions
in this chapter:
 Identify the mainboard components
 Install a CPU
 Install one or more system memory modules
 Verify that all jumpers or switches are set correctly
 Install the mainboard in a system chassis (case)
 Connect any extension brackets or cables to connecting
headers on the mainboard
 Install other devices and make the appropriate connections to
the mainboard connecting headers.
Note:
1. efore installing this mainboard, make sure jumper JP4 is
under Normal setting. See this chapter for information about
locating JP4 and the setting options.
2. Never connect power to the system during installation;
otherwise, it may damage the mainboard.

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Mainboard Components
Use the diagram below to identify the major components on the
mainboard.
Note: Any jumpers on your mainboard that do not appear in
the illustration above are for testing only.

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I/O Ports
The illustration below shows a side view of the built-in I/O ports
on the mainboard.
PS/2 Mouse
PS/2 Keyboard
Parallel Port
Game Port
Serial COM1
USB Ports
Microphone
Line Out
Serial COM2 Line In
LAN Port
1. Use the upper PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 pointing
device.
2. Use the lower PS/2 port to connect a PS/2
keyboard.
3. Use the US ports to connect US devices.
4. Use LPT1 to connect printers or other parallel
communications devices.
5. Use the COM ports to connect serial devices such
as mice or fax/modems. COM1 is identified by the
system as COM1/3. COM2 is identified by the
system as COM2/4.
6. Use the game port to connect a joystick or a MIDI
device.
7. Use the three audio ports to connect audio devices.
The left side jack is for a stereo line-out signal. The
middle jack is for a stereo line-in signal. The right
side jack is for a microphone.
8. Use this port to connect to the network.

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Install CPU
This mainboard has a Socket-478 which supports Intel Pentium 4
series processors.
To ensure reliability, ensure that your processor has a
heatsink cooling fan assembly.
Do neither try to install a Socket 370 processor nor a Socket423 in
the Socket-478. A Socket 370 processor such as the Pentium III, or
Celeron , does not fit in the Socket 478.
The following processor is currently supported by this mainboard.
Intel P4 478: 1.4GHz ~ 2.2GHz, FS : 400MHz
Installing a Socket-478 Processor
A processor installs into the ZIF (Zero Insertion Force) Socket-478
on the mainboard.
1. Locate the Socket-478 and CPU FAN1. Pull the locking lever
out slightly from the socket and raise it to the upright position.
2. On the processor, identify the Pin-1 corner by its beveled edge.
3. On the Socket-478, identify the Pin-1 corner. The Pin-1 corner
is at the top of the locking lever when it locked.
4. Match the Pin-1 corners and insert the processor into the
socket. No force is required and the processor should drop into
place freely.
FAN1
Socket
-
478
Pin
-
1 Corner

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5. Swing the locking lever down and hook it under the catch on
the side of the socket. This secures the CPU in the socket.
6. All processors should be installed with a combination
heatsink/cooling fan, connect the cable from the fan to the
CPU fan power connector CPU FAN1.
Installing Memory Modules
This mainboard accommodates 168-pin 3.3V/184-pin 2.5V
unbuffered SDRAM memory modules. The memory chips must be
standard or registered SDRAM (Synchronous Dynamic Random
Access Memory).
The CPU supports 100MHz system bus. The SDRAM DIMMs
and DDRs can synchronously work with 100 MHz or operates over
a 333 MHz system bus.
You must install at least one memory module in order to use the
mainboard, either SDRAM or DDR SDRAM, but you can not
use them simultaneously.
DDR SDRAM provides 800 M ps or 1 G ps data transfer
depending on whether the bus is 100 MHz or 333 MHz. It doubles
the rate to 1.0 G ps and 2.1 G ps by transferring data on both the
rising and falling edges of the clock. DDR SDRAM uses additional
power and ground lines and requires 184-pin 2.5V unbuffered
DIMM module rather than the 168-pin 3.3V unbuffered DIMMs
used by SDRAM.
DDR1
DDR2
SDR1
SDR2

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Installation Procedure
The mainboard accommodates two memory modules. You must
install at least one module in any of the three slots. Each module
can be installed with up to 2G system memory.
Refer to the following to install the memory modules.
1. Push the latches on each side of the DIMM slot
down.
2. Align the memory module with the slot. The
DIMM slots are keyed with notches and the
DIMMs are keyed with cutouts so that they can
only be installed correctly.
3. Check that the cutouts on the DIMM module edge
connector match the notches in the DIMM slot.
4. Install the DIMM module into the slot and press it
firmly down until it seats correctly. The slot latches
are levered upwards and latch on to the edges of the
DIMM.
5. Install any remaining DIMM modules.

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Setting Jumper Switches
Jumpers are sets of pins connected together with jumper caps. The
jumper caps change the way the mainboard operates by changing
the electronic circuits on the mainboard. If a jumper cap connects
two pins, we say the pins are SHORT. If a jumper cap is removed
from two pins, the pins are OPEN.
Ju per JP4: Clear CMOS Me ory
Use this jumper to clear the contents of the CMOS memory. You
may need to clear the CMOS memory if the settings in the Setup
Utility are incorrect and prevent your mainboard from operating.
To clear the CMOS memory, disconnect all the power cables from
the mainboard and then move the jumper cap into the CLEAR
setting for a few seconds.
Function Ju per Setting
Clear CMOS Short Pins 1 2
Normal Mode Short Pins 2 3
Install the Mainboard
Install the mainboard in a system chassis (case). The board is an
ATX size mainboard with a twin-tier of I/O ports. You can install
this mainboard in an ATX case. Ensure that your case has an I/O
cover plate that matches the ports on this mainboard.
JP4
1

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Install the mainboard in a case. Follow the instructions provided by
the case manufacturer using the hardware and internal mounting
points on the chassis.
Connect the power connector from the power supply to the
ATX_PW1 connector on the mainboard.
If there is a cooling fan installed in the system chassis, connect the
cable from the cooling fan to the FAN2 fan power connector on the
mainboard.
Connect the cable from the PC speaker to the SPK1 header on the
mainboard.
Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the FP1 header.
If there are a headphone jack or/and a microphone jack on the front
panel, connect the cables to the AUDIO1 header on the mainboard.
See the illustrations below for the guide to the FP1 and AUDIO1
headers pin assignments.
AUDIO1
SPK1
1
FP1
Power/ACPI L D P2-4
HDD L D P1-3
Reset Switch P5-
7
Power Button P6-8
1 2
AUDIO1
MIC 1
MIC P 3
FPOUT R 5
NC 7
FPOUT L 9
2 GND
4 VCC
6 RET R
8 Key
10 RET L
1
FAN2
ATX_PW1
1
FP1

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VCC
DATA2-
DATA2+
GND
1
Optional Extension Brackets
For this mainboard, you can also obtain a US module extension
bracket for more US ports. Install them by following the steps
below.
Note: All the ribbon cables used on the extension brackets have a
red stri e on the Pin-1 side of the cable.
Extended USB Module
This module bracket has two US ports for more US devices
(US port 3-4).
1. Locate the US 1 header on the mainboard.
2. Plug the bracket cable onto the US 1 header.
3. In the system chassis, remove a slot cover from one of the
expansion slots and install the extension bracket in the
opening. Use the screw that held the slot cover in place to
secure the extension bracket to the chassis.
USB1
1
VCC
DATA1-
DATA1+
GND

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Install Other Devices
Install and connect other devices in the system as steps below.
Floppy Disk Drive
The mainboard ships with a floppy disk drive cable that can
support one or two drives. Drives can be 3.5” or 5.25” wide, with
capacities of 360K, 720K, 1.2M , 1.44M , or 2.88M .
Install your drives and connect power from the system power
supply. Use the cable provided to connect the drives to the floppy
disk drive connector FDC1.
IDE Devices
IDE devices include hard disk drives, high-density diskette drives,
and CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drives, among others.
The mainboard ships with an IDE cable that can support one or two
IDE devices. If you connect two devices to a single cable, you
must configure one of the drives as Master and one of the drives as
Slave. The documentation of the IDE device will tell you how to
configure the device as a Master or Slave device. The Master
device connects to the end of the cable.
Install the device(s) and connect power from the system power
supply. Use the cable provided to connect the device(s) to the
Primary IDE channel connector IDE1 on the mainboard.
If you want to install more IDE devices, you can purchase a second
IDE cable and connect one or two devices to the Secondary IDE
channel connector IDE2 on the mainboard. If you have two
devices on the cable, one must be Master and one must be Slave.
FDC1
1
ID 1 ID 2
1 1