PCchips Tidalwave W30 User manual

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Table of Contents
Trademark ...................................................................................I
Static Electricity Precautions............................................................ III
Pre-Installation Inspection ................................................................ III
Chapter 1: Introduction............................................................ 1
Key Features ........................................................................................2
Package Contents ................................................................................6
Chapter 2: Mainboard Installation.......................................... 7
Mainboard Components ......................................................................8
I/O Ports ...............................................................................................9
Installing the Processor .....................................................................10
Installing Memory Modules ............................................................... 11
Jumper Settings ..................................................................................13
Install the Mainboard ........................................................................14
Connecting Optional Devices............................................................16
Install Other Devices..........................................................................18
Expansion Slots..................................................................................21
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility............................................... 23
Introduction .......................................................................................23
Running the Setup Utility ........................... …………………………...24
Standard CMOS Setup Page .............................................................25
Advanced Setup Page ........................................................................26
Power Management Setup Page........................................................28
PCI/Plug and Play Setup Page..........................................................29
Load Optimal Settings .......................................................................30
Load Best Performance Settings ........................................................30
Features Setup Page ..........................................................................31
CPU PnP Setup Page .........................................................................32
Hardware Monitor Page....................................................................34
Change Password ..............................................................................34
Exit .....................................................................................................35
Chapter 4: Software & Applications ..................................... 36
Introduction .......................................................................................36
Installing Support Software...............................................................37
Bundled Software Installation...........................................................39

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Static Electricity Precautions
Static electricity could damage components on this mainboard.
Take the following precautions while unpacking this mainboard
and installing it in a system.
1. Don’t take this mainboard and components out of their
original static-proof package until you are ready to install
them.
2. While installing, please 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. Carefully hold this mainboard by its edges. Do not touch
those components unless it is absolutely necessary. Put this
mainboard on the top of static-protection package with
component side facing up while installing.
Pre-Installation Inspection
1. Inspect this mainboard whether there are any damages to
components and connectors on the board.
2. If you suspect this mainboard has been damaged, do not
connect power to the system. Contact your mainboard vendor
about those damages.

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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 “ContinueAnyway” button and go ahead the
installation.
2. USB 2.0 Driver Limitations:
2-1 The USB 2.0 driver only supports Windows XP and
Windows 2000.
2-2 If you connect a USB 2.0 hub to the root hub, plugging
USB devices into this hub, the system might not
successfully execute certain USB devices’ connection
because it could not recognize these devices.
Currently, we are working on such limitations’solution.As soon
as the solution is done, the updated USB drive will be released to
our website: www.pcchips.com.tw for your downloading.

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Chapter 1 Introduction
This mainboard has a Socket-A supporting AMD K7 processors
with Front-Side Bus (FSB) speeds up to 400 MHz.
This mainboard integrates the SiS748 Northbridge and SiS964
Southbridage chipsets that support the Serial ATA — a new
interface for high-performance and mainstream desktop PCs; the
built-in USB2.0providing higherbandwidth, implementing
Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2.0 and is
compliant with UHCI 1.1 and EHCI 0.95.
It features the Gigabit Ethernet (optional) interface that
provides up to ten times the throughput (10/100/1000 Mb/s
operation) and faster transfer rate (1 Gigabit/s) than conventional
Ethernet connection. It improves system availability, data security,
user bandwidth and network manageability.
It supports AC 97 Audio Codec and provides Ultra DMA 66/
100/133 function. It has one 8xAGP, one CNR (Communications
and Networking Riser) and five 32-bit PCI slots. There is a full
set of I/O ports including two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard,
one serial port, one parallel port and maximum eight USB2.0 ports
– four back-panel ports and onboard USB connectors USB3/
USB4 providing four extra ports by connecting the Extended USB
Module to the mainboard.
This mainboard is an ATX mainboard and has power connectors
for an ATX power supply. It is also certified by WHQL (Windows
Hardware Quality Labs) that ensures you the hardware and
drivers compatibility with Windows operating systems.

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Key Features
The key features of this mainboard include:
Socket-A Processor Support
•Supports AMD Athlon XP/Athlon/Duron processors
•Supports 400 MHz Front-Side Bus
Chipset
There are SiS748 Northbridge and SiS964 Southbridge in the
chipsets in accordance with an innovative and scalable architec-
ture with proven reliability and performance.
• SupportsAMD Athlon XP CPU up to 400 MHz and
Synchronous/Quasi-synchronous Host-to-DRAM Timing
• Supports 266/333/400 DDR SDRAM and up to 3 unbuf-
fered DIMM DDR266/333 or 2 unbuffered DIMM
DDR400
• Integrated A.G.P. Compliant Target/66 MHz Host-to-PCI
Bridge:AGPv3.0 Compliant and supportsAGP 8X/4X
interface
•Integrated Multi-threaded I/O link ensures concurrency of
upstream/down stream data transfer with 1.2GB/s band-
width
•PCI 2.2 Specification Compliance
•Integrated Multithreaded I/O Link Mastering with Read
PipelinedStreaming
Memory Support
• Two 184-pin DIMM sockets for DDR SDRAM memory
modules
• Supports DDR400 memory bus
• Maximum installed memory is 2GB

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Expansion Slots
• One CNR slot
• One 8x AGP slot
• Five 32-bit PCI slots for PCI 2.2-compliant bus interface
Onboard IDE channels
• Two IDE Connectors
• Supports PIO (Programmable Input/Output) and DMA
(Direct Memory Access) modes
• Supports IDE Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer rates
of 33/66/100/133 MB/sec
SerialATA
•Two Serial ATA Connectors
•Transfer rate exceeding best ATA (~150 MB/s) with
scalability to higher rates
•Low pin count for both host and devices
AC97 Codec
•6- channel and compliant with IntelAC’97 (REV. 2.3)
Spec, meeting with MicrosoftPC2001 requirements
•Advanced power management and power saving capabili-
ties.
•Stereo Line-in function shared with Surround out.
•High quality pseudo-differential analog CDAudio input.
•S/PDIF Input support: S/PDIF In is featured with interrupt,
auto-lock,anti-noise, and anti-distortion functionalities
support.
• Valuable add-on software technology: Support most industry
standards of PC 3D sound and unique karaoke function
support featured with microphone echo, key shifting, and
vocal cancellation.

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Onboard I/O Ports
The mainboard has a full set of I/O ports and connectors:
• Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard
• One serial port
• One parallel port
• Eight USB2.0 ports (four back-panel ports, onboard USB
connectors USB3/4 providing two extra ports)
• Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and line-out
Fast Ethernet LAN (optional)
•Onboard Gigabit LAN:
--Integrated 10/100/1000 transceiver
--Auto-Negotiation with Next page capability
--Supports Full Duplex flow control (IEEE 802.3x), and
IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging
--Fully compliant with IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE
802.3ab
•Onboard 10/100Mbps Ethernet LAN:
--10 Mb/s and 100 Mb/s operation
--Integrated Fast Ethernet MAC, physical chip, and
transceiver onto a single chip
--Supports 10Mb/s and 100Mb/s N-way auto-negotiation
--Support ACPI power management
-- Full Duplex Flow Control (IEEE 802.3x) and Half/Full
duplexcapability
USB 2.0
• Compliant with Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision
2.0
• Compliant with Intel’s Enhanced Host Controller Interface
SpecificationRevision 0.95
• Compliant with Universal Host Controller Interface Specifi-
cation Revision 1.1
• PCI multi-function device consists of two UHCI Host
Controller cores for full-/low-speed signaling and one
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• Root hub consists 4 downstream facing ports with inte-
grated physical layer transceivers shared by UHCI and
EHCI Host Controller
• Support PCI-Bus Power Management Interface Specifica-
tion release 1.1
• Legacy support for all downstream facing ports
BIOS Firmware
This mainboard uses AMI BIOS that enables users to configure
many system features including the following:
•Power management
• Wake-up alarms
• CPU parameters and memory timing
• CPU and memory timing
The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different
processor clock speeds.
Bundled Software
•PC-Cillin2002 provides automatic virus protection under
Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP
•Adobe Acrobat Reader V5.0 is the software to help
users read .PDF files.
•ShowShifter provides you with various options to create an
ultimate home media center for your PC that you can use it
to record and playback TV, enjoy your entertainment over a
network, look at digital photos as a slide show on your TV
or PC monitor, and so on
•WinDVD creator Plus is a storyboard interface making
the entire DVD-making process as easy as moving pictures
around on your screen.
•WinDVD 4 provides the automatic WinDVD software
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Dimensions
• ATX form factor of 305 x 224 mm
Note: Hardware specifications and software items are subject to
change without notification.
Package Contents
Your mainboard package ships with the following items:
• The mainboard
• The User Guide
• One diskette drive ribbon cable (optional)
• One IDE drive ribbon cable
• The Software support CD
Optional Accessories
You can purchase the following optional accessories for this
mainboard.
• The Extended USB module
• The CNR v.90 56K Fax/Modem card
• The SerialATAcable (optional)
Note: You can purchase your own optional accessories from the
third party, but please contact your local vendor on any issues
of the specification and compatibility.

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Chapter 2 Mainboard Installation
To install this mainboard in a system, please follow these instruc-
tions in this chapter:
• Identify the mainboard components
• Install a CPU
• Install one or more system memory modules
• Make sure all jumpers and switches are set correctly
• Install this mainboard in a system chassis (case)
• Connect any extension brackets or cables to connectors on
the mainboard
• Install peripheral devices and make the appropriate connec-
tions to connectors on the mainboard
Note:
1. Before installing this mainboard, make sure jumper JP3 is
under Normal setting. See this chapter for information
about locating JP3 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
Socket-462
CPU_FAN
DDR
IO
PORTS
IDE
JP6 JP3 SPK1 SYSTEM_FAN
FDC1
CNR1
U11CN1JP5
JP4
NB_FAN
SW1
USB3/4
SATA1/2
PCI
IR1
CD_IN1
AGP1
AUDIO2
CONNECTORS :
9. JP4: LAN selector
10. JP5/6: USB Power selector
11. NB_FAN: Power Cooling fan
12. SATA1/2: Serial ATA
13. SPK1: Speaker
14. SW1: Front Panel
15. U11: ATX Power
16. USB3/4: Front Panel USB
1.AUDIO2: Front PanelAudio
2. CD_IN1:AnalogAudio
3. CN1: CPU Vcore power
4.CPU_FAN: CPU fan
5. FDC1: Floppy Disk Drive
6.IDE1/2:IDE channel
7. IR1: Infrared port
8.JP3:Clear CMOS

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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 (PRN)
Serial Port
COM1 USB
Ports USB
Ports
LAN
Port Line-In
Line-Out
Microphone
LAN Port (optional)
USB Ports
PS/2 Mouse
PS/2 Keyboard
Parallel Port (PRN)
COM1
Audio Ports
Use the upper PS/2 port to connect a PS/2
pointing device.
Use the lower PS/2 port to connect a PS/2
keyboard.
Use the Parallel port to connect printers or
other parallel communications devices.
Use the COM port to connect serial devices
such as mice or fax/modems. COM1 is
identified by the system as COM1.
Connect an RJ-45 jack to the LAN port to
connect your computer to the Network.
Use the USB ports to connect USB devices.
Use the three audio ports to connect audio
devices. The first jack is for stereo Line-In
signal. The second jack is for stereo Line-Out
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Installing the Processor
This mainboard has a Socket 478 processor socket. When choos-
ing a processor, consider the performance requirements of the
system. Performance is based on the processor design, the clock
speed and system bus frequency of the processor, and the quantity
of internal cache memory and external cache memory.
CPU Installation Procedure
Follow these instructions to install the CPU:
1 Unhook the locking lever of the
CPU socket. Pull the locking lever
away from the socket and raising
it to the upright position.
2 Match the pin1 corner marked as
the beveled edge on the CPU with
the pin1 corner on the socket.
Insert the CPU into the socket.
Do not use force.
1
CPU_FAN Socket-462
pin1

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Installing Memory Modules
This mainboard accommodates two 184-pin 2.5V unbuffered
Double Data Rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM) Dual Inline Memory
Module (DIMM) sockets, and supports up to 2.0 GB of 400 MHz
DDR SDRAM.
DDR SDRAM is a type of SDRAM that supports data transfers
on both edges of each clock cycle (the rising and falling edges),
effectively doubling the memory chip’s data throughput. DDR
DIMMs can synchronously work with 100 MHz or 133 MHz
memory bus.
DDR SDRAM provides 1.6 GB/s, 2.1 GB/s or 3.2 GB/s data
transfer rate when the bus is 100 MHz, 133 MHz or 200 MHz
respectively. DDR SDRAM uses additional power and ground
lines and requires 184-pin 2.5V unbuffered DIMM module.
DDR1 DDR2
3 Push the locking lever down and hook it under the latch
on the edge of socket.
4 Apply thermal grease to the top of the CPU.
5 Install the cooling fan/heatsink unit onto the CPU, and
secure them all onto the socket base.
6 Plug the CPU fan power cable into the CPU fan
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Memory Module Installation Procedure
These modules can be installed with up to 2 GB system memory.
Refer to the following to install the memory module.
1. Push down the latches on both sides of the DIMM
socket.
2. Align the memory module with the socket. There is a
notch on the DIMM socket that you can install the
DIMM module in the correct direction. Match the cutout
on the DIMM module with the notch on the DIMM
socket.
3. Install the DIMM module into the socket and press it
firmly down until it is seated correctly. The socket latches
are levered upwards and latch on to the edges of the
DIMM.
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Jumper Settings
Connecting two pins with a jumper cap is SHORT; removing a
jumper cap from these pins, OPEN.
JP3: Clear CMOS Jumper
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.
JP4: LAN Selector
Use this jumper to select LAN.
JP3
1
JP6
1
JP5
JP4
1
1
Function Jumper Setting
Clear CMOS Short Pins 1-2
Normal Short Pins 2-3
Function Jumper Setting
Enable Short Pins 1-2
Disable Open Pins 1-2

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JP5/JP6: USB Power Selector
Use these jumpers to select the voltage for USB ports:
JP5 USB1 Power Selector:
JP6 USB2 Power Selector:
Install the Mainboard
Install the mainboard in a system chassis (case). The board is an
ATX size mainboard.You can install this mainboard in anATX
case. Make sure your case has an I/O cover plate matching the
ports on this mainboard.
Install the mainboard in a case. Follow the case manufacturer’s
instructions to use the hardware and internal mounting points on
the chassis.
U11
CN1
NB_FAN
1
1SYSTEM_FAN
SW1
1
Function Jumper Setting
VCC5V Short Pins 1-2
SB5V Short Pins 2-3
Function Jumper Setting
VCC5V Short Pins 1-2
SB5V Short Pins 2-3

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Connect the power connector from the power supply to the U11
connector on the mainboard. CN1 is the CPU Vcore power
connector.
If there is a cooling fan installed in the system chassis, connect the
cable from the cooling fan to the SYSTEM_FAN fan power
connector on the mainboard.
Connect the power cooling fan cable to NB_FAN connector.
Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the SW1
connector. Here is a list of the SW1 pin assignments.
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 HD_LED_P 2 FP PWR/SLP
3 HD_LED_N 4 FP PWR/SLP
5 RESET_SW_N 6 POWER_SW_P
7 RESET_SW_P 8 POWER_SW_N
9 RSVD_DNU 10 KEY

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Connecting Optional Devices
Refer to the following for information on connecting the
mainboard’s optional devices:
SPK1: Speaker Connector
Connect the cable from the PC speaker to the SPK1 connector on
the mainboard.
AUDIO2: Front Panel Audio Connector
This connector allows the user to install auxiliary front-oriented
microphone and line-out ports for easier access.
USB3
USB4
1
1
SPK1 1
AUDIO2 1
IR1
1
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 SPKR 2 NC
3 GND 4 +5V
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 AUD_MIC 2 AUD_GND
3 AUD_MIC_BIAS 4 AUD_VCC
5 AUD_FPOUT_R 6 AUD_RET_R
7 HP_ON 8 KEY
9 AUD_FPOUT_L 10 AUD_RET_L