Shuttle MS21 User manual

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MS21
AMD Socket-A Based
MAIN BOARD
User's Manual

81
M422
Shuttle MS21
AMD Socket-A based Mainboard
Manual Version 1.1
Copyright
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WHATS IN THE MANUAL ..................................................................... 4
Quick Reference ................................................................................................ 4
About This Manual ............................................................................................ 4
1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................. 5
1.1 TO DIFFERENT U ER .............................................................................. 5
FIRST-TIME DIY SYSTEM BUILDER ......................................................... 5
EXPERIENCED DIY USER....................................................................... 5
SYSTEM INTEGRATOR ............................................................................ 5
1.2 ITEM CHECKLI T ........................................................................................ 6
2 FEATURES.......................................................................................... 7
2.1 PECIFICATION ........................................................................................7
3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ...........................................................10
3.1 TEP BY TEP IN TALLATION................................................................ 11
Accessories Of MS2 .............................................................................
STEP Install the CPU ............................................................................ 2
STEP 2 Set Jumpers............................................................................... 3
STEP 3 Install SDRAM System Memory .................................................. 3
STEP 4 Install Internal Peripherals in System Case .................................. 4
STEP 5 Mount the Mainboard on the Computer Chassis ......................... 5
STEP 6 Connect Front Panel Switches/LEDs/Speaker ........................... 6
STEP 7 Connect IDE & Floppy Disk Drives ............................................. 8
STEP 8 Connect Other Internal Peripherals ............................................. 9
STEP 9 Connect the Power Supply ......................................................... 9
STEP 0 Install Add-on Cards in Expansion Slots ................................... 20
TABLE OF CONTENTS

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STEP Connect External Peripherals to Back Panel ............................. 2
STEP 2 First Time System Boot Up....................................................... 23
STEP 3 Install Drivers & Software Components ..................................... 24
3.2 JUMPER ETTING .................................................................................. 25
Jumpers & Connectors Guide.................................................................. 26
Clear CMOS setting (JP ) ....................................................................... 29
BIOS write protect setting (JP3) ............................................................... 29
PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connectors ............................................. 30
USB / USB2 Port Connectors ................................................................ 30
COM Connector / VGA Connector ........................................................ 30
Parallel Port Connector ........................................................................... 30
Line_out and Line-In and Microphone ...................................................... 3
MIDI/GAME Port ...................................................................................... 3
POWER LED (PWR LED) ...................................................................... 32
KEYLOCK (KEY LOCK) .......................................................................... 32
SPEAKER Connector (SPEAKER) ......................................................... 32
Green LED (GRN LED) ........................................................................... 33
HDD LED Connector (HDD LED) ........................................................... 33
Hardware reset connector (RST) ............................................................. 33
System Management Interface Connector (SMI) ...................................... 34
ATX power on/off switch connector (PWR SW) ........................................ 34
Enhanced IDE and Floppy Connectors .................................................... 35
ATX Power Connector (ATX ) ................................................................ 36
Dual USB Ports Header (USB 2) ............................................................. 36
Audio_in header (CD2 & CD )................................................................ 37
Extra Mic / Line_out Header (J ) ............................................................. 37
Lan Header (J2) ...................................................................................... 37
IR connector (SIR )................................................................................. 38

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Dual USB Ports Header (USB 3) ............................................................. 38
Wake_on modem connector (WOM ) ..................................................... 39
Wake_on lan connector (WOL ) ............................................................. 39
CPU fan and housing fan headers (CPUFAN , PWRFAN ) ..................... 40
Red 3VSB LED for SDRAM (LED )....................................................... 40
3.3 Y TEM MEMORY CONFIGURATION ......................................................41
Install Memory ......................................................................................... 4
Upgrade Memory .................................................................................... 4
4 SOFTWARE UTILITY .......................................................................42
4.1 M 21 MAINBOARD CD OVERVIEW ........................................................42
4.2 IN TALL VGA OFTWARE.......................................................................43
4.3 IN TALL Audio Device Driver.................................................................. 45
4.4 IN TALL Lan Driver.................................................................................. 46
5 BIOS SETUP .....................................................................................51
5.1 ENTER THE BIO ...................................................................................... 51
5.2 THE MAIN MENU .......................................................................................52
Standard CMOS Setup ........................................................................... 54
Advanced BIOS Features ........................................................................ 56
Advanced Chipset Features .................................................................... 60
Integrated Peripherals ............................................................................. 64
Power Management Setup ...................................................................... 70
PnP / PCI Configurations ......................................................................... 74
PC Health Status ..................................................................................... 75
Frequency/Voltage Control ...................................................................... 76
Load Fail-safe/Optimized Defaults .......................................................... 77
Set Password ......................................................................................... 78
Save & Exit Setup/Exit without Saving ..................................................... 79

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Qu ck Reference
Hardware Installation >> tep-by- tep ................................................ Page 11
Jumper ettings >> A Closer Look ...................................................... Page 25
oftware Utility >> How to Install ......................................................... Page 42
BIO etup >> How to Configure ........................................................ Page 51
About Th s Manual
For First-Time DIY ystem Builder......................................................... Page 5
For Experienced DIY User ...................................................................... Page 5
For ystem Integrator ............................................................................. Page 5
WHATS IN THE MANUAL

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1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 To Different Users
F rst-T me DIY System Bu lder
Welcome to the DIY world! Building your own computer system is not as
difficult as you may think. To make your first computer DIY experience
successful, right from the start, we have designed the 3 Hardware Instal-
lation section in a step-by-step fashion for all the first-time DIY system
builders. Prior to installation, we also suggest you to read the whole
manual carefully to gain a complete understanding of your new MS21
mainboard.
Exper enced DIY User
Congratulate on your purchase of the Shuttle MS21 mainboard. You will
find that installing your new Shuttle MS21 mainboard is just easy. Bundled
with an array of onboard functions, the highly-integrated MS21 mainboard
provides you with a total solution to build the most stable and reliable sys-
tem. Refer to sections 3.2 Jumper Settings and Chapter 4 Software
Utility to find out how to get the best out of your new mainboard. Chapter
5 BIOS Setup also contains the relevant information on how to tune up
your system to achieve higher performance.
System Integrator
You have wisely chosen Shuttle MS21 to construct your system. Shuttle
MS21 incorporates all the state-of-the-art technology of the SiS 730S
chipset from SiS. It integrates the most advanced functions you can find
to date in a compact Micro ATX board. Refer to sections 3.2 Jumper
Settings and Chapter 4 Software Utility for an in-depth view of system
construction.

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1.2 Item Checklist
Check all items with your MS21 mainboard to make sure nothing is missing.
The complete package should include:
!One Shuttle MS21 Mainboard
!One ATA 100/66 Ribbon Cable
!One Floppy Ribbon Cable
!One Lan Bracket
(This bracket is available only for
MS21 mainboard with lan chip on board.)
!MS21 User’s Manual
!One CD-ROM containing:
"Sis Chipset VGA Driver
"AC97 Audio Driver
"Lan Driver
"Award Flashing Utility
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MS21 mainboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants high
performance and maximum intelligent features in a compact package.
2.1 Specifications
!!
!!
! CPU Support
Supports AMD Athlon Processor with 100/133 MHz FSB.
and AMD Duron Processor with 100 MHz FSB.
!!
!!
! Ch pset
SiS 730S Chipset features with super south I/O bridge and built-in 3D
sound that features AC 97 Audio Codec. The SiS730S chipset offers a
powerful hardware decoding DVD accelerator that significantly im-
proves DVD playback performance. SiS730S uses Share System Memory
Architecture to handle very large texture maps required by reality and 3D
video games and applications.
The share memory utilizes a frame buffer size up to 64 MB.
!!
!!
! Jumperless CPU Conf gurat on
Soft-configure CPU Speed (The CPU operating speed is software
configurable through Frequency/Voltage Control of BIOS Setup pro-
gram.
!!
!!
! Versat le Memory Support
Equipped with two DIMM banks of PC 100/133 compliant SDRAM to
provide up to 1GB of system memory.
Note: Although the MS21 mainboard supports a memory bus of 100/
133MHz, you cannot set the memory bus speed less than the CPU bus
speed (CPU/memory: 100/100, 100/133, 133/133).
2 FEATURES

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!!
!!
! Integrated Realtek Fast Ethernet (Opt onal)
The RTL8139C LAN chip is an integrated chip and transceiver capable of
operating at 10/100 Mbps. This PCI Revision 2.2-compliant chip supports
PCI target fast back-to-back transaction, Vital Product Data (VPD), and ACPI/
PCI power management.
!!
!!
! AGP Slot
SiS 730S chipset incorporates a 128-bit 2D/3D graphics accelerator that
provides 1920x1200 16-bit color. The chipset also supports an extra AGP 4x
slot.
Note: The AGP slot only supports NVIDIA 4xAGP cards.
!!
!!
! PCI Expans on Slots
Provides two 32-bit PCI slots.
!!
!!
! AMR Expans on Slot
Provides one Audio Modem Riser (AMR) slot.
!!
!!
! CNR Expans on Slot
Provides one Communications and Networking Riser (CNR) slot.
!!
!!
! Super South Br dge
The SiS730S Super-South Bridge includes a 10/100Mb Fast Ethernet
feature for office and home networking requirements. The SiS730S offers
an AC 97 compliant interface that consists of a digital audio engine with
3D-hardware accelerator, on-chip sample rate converter, and a profes-
sional wavetable along with a separate modem DMA controller.
!!
!!
! Super I/O Interface:
Provides a variety of I/O interfaces:
"1 × Floppy interface for 3.5-inch FDD with 720KB, 1.44MB, 2.88MB
format or for 5.25-inch FDD with 360KB or 1.2MB format.
"1 × PS/2 mouse connector
"1 × PS/2 Keyboard connector

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"2 ports of USB connectors on back panel
"Two sets of 2-port USB headers on mid-board
"1 × DB9 Serial connector 6550 UART compatible
"1 × DB15 VGA connector
"1 × Infrared communication port ASKIR and IrDA compatible.
"1 × DB25 Parallel port supporting Standard Parallel Port (SPP),
Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) and Extended Capabilities Port (ECP)
data transmission schemes.
"1 x DB15 MIDI/GAME port , and another 3 ports which are Line_out,
Line-In and Microphone.
!!
!!
! PCI Bus Master IDE Controller Onboard
Two Ultra DMA 33/66/100 Bus Master Dual-channel IDE ports provide sup-
port to a maximum of four IDE devices (one Master and one Slave per chan-
nel). The IDE Bus implements the data transfer speed up to 33/66/100 MB/
sec and also supports Enhanced PIO Modes 0 ~ 4.
!!
!!
! ATX Power Supply Connector
ATX power supply unit can be connected to the onboard 20-pin ATX
power connector, supporting Suspend and Soft-On/Off by dual-function
power button.
!!
!!
! Advanced Conf gurat on and Power Interface
Features four power saving mode: Snoop, Suspend to RAM, Suspend to
Disk, and Soft-Off. ACPI provides more efficient Energy Saving Features
controlled by your operating system that supports OS Direct Power Man-
agement (OSPM) functionality.
!!
!!
! System BIOS
Provides licensed Award BIOS on 2Mb Flash EEPROM.
Supports Green PC and Desktop Management Interface (DMI).
!!
!!
! ATX Form Factor
System board conforms to the Micro ATX specification.
Board dimension: 244 mm x 220 mm.

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!!
!!
! Advanced Features
"Dual Function Power Button - The system can be in one of two
states; one is Suspend mode and the other is Soft-Off mode. Pushing
the power button for less than 4 seconds places the system into Sus-
pend mode. When the power button is pressed for longer than 4
seconds, the system enters the Soft-Off mode.
"Wake-on-LAN - The onboard WOL connector can be attached to a
network card that supports this function to wake up system via LAN.
"Modem Ring Power-On - The system can be powered on automati-
cally by activation of modem ring.
!!
!!
! Other Features
"Voltage Monitoring - Monitors various voltages of key elements, such
as the CPU, and other critical system voltage levels to ensure stable
current reach to mainboard components. System voltages include
Vcore on CPU, and +2.5V, +3.3V, +5V, +12V etc. on system.
"Fan Status Monitoring - To prevent overheating of CPU, the CPU
fan is monitored for RPM and failure. (CPU cooling fan with RPM sen-
sor is required.)
"Temperature Monitoring - This item allows users to make sure
whether the CPU or system operates in a suitable temperature.

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Before removing or installing any of these devices including CPU, DIMMs,
Add-On Cards, Cables, please make sure to unplug the onboard power connector.
This section outlines how to install and configure your MS21 mainboard. Please refer to
following mainboard layout to help you identifying various jumpers, connectors, slots,
and ports. Then follow these steps designed to guide you through a quick and correct
installation of your system.
3.1 Step-by-Step Installation
Accessor es Of MS21
3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION
Dual USB Ports Header- USB2
2Mb Flash ROM BIOS Write Protect- JP3
IR Header -SIR1
Dual USB Ports Header- USB3
PS2 Keyboard /
PS/2 Mouse Connectors
CPU Fan- CPUFAN1
USB1/USB2 Connectors
Socket 462
Serial Port
Connector (COM1)
VGA Connector
Parallel Connector
Line_out/Line_In/Microphone
MIDI/GAME Port Connectors
Audio_in Connector- CD_1
Audio_in Connector- CD_2
AMR 1 Slot
Clear CMOS Setting- JP1
SiS 730s Chip
AGP 2x/4x Slot
Extra MIC/Line-Out Header- J1
ATX Power Connector
AC97 Audio CODEC
Lan Header - J2
Two PCI Slots
CNR1 Slot
SiS 950 Super I/O
Wake On Lan Connector- WOL1 Wake On Modem Connector- WOM1
Front Panel Connector -PANEL1 Floppy Connector
Housing Fan- CASFAN1 Two IDE Connectors
Red 3VSB LED for SDRAM- LED1
Two DIMM Sockets
KBMPS1
USB1
COM1
V G A P R INT
AUDIO
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On Board Lan
RTL8139C (Optional)

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Step 1
Install the CPU:
1. Locate the CPU socket on the upper-right sector of your mainboard
(between the back panel connectors and the DIMM memory banks).
2. Pull the CPU socket lever slightly sideways away from the socket
to unlock the lever, and then bring it to an upwardly vertical position.
3. Place your AMD 462 processor in the socket A. Note that the CPU’s
edges have been purposely designed non-symmetrically to prevent from
inserting the processor in the wrong direction. And the CPU will only
fit in the orientation as shown. The following diagram demonstrates the
correct placement of the CPU in socket A. You can see that the two
blunt-edged corners should be oriented toward the blank space on the
socket.
4. Slightly push the AMD 462 processor into the socket without applying
excessive force while making sure there is no gap between CPU and
socket. Then lower the socket-lever all the way down to the horizontal
position and lock it to secure the CPU in place.
5. The AMD 462 processor requires a set of heatsink/fan to ensure proper
cooling of the processor. If the heatsink/fan have not been mounted on
your CPU, you must purchase the heatsink/fan separately and have it
installed. Plug the cable through the heatsink/fan in the CPU fan
power connector located nearby. Note that there are several types of
CPU fan connectors. Normally, if your mainboard supports the hard
ware monitoring function,a 3-pin fan power connector should allow
your system to detect the CPU fan’s speed . The CPU fan can also run
with a 2-pin fan power connector, however, detection of CPU fan’s
speed is not supported. Another type of CPU fan may feature a large 4-
pin fan power connector, which does not support CPU fan's speed
detection and must be directly connected to the system’s power supply
unit.
Notch
AMD CPU
SO C K ET4
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Lever Blank
Blank
SOCKET462

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Step 2.
et Jumpers
The default jumper settings have been set for the common usage standard of
this mainboard. Therefore, you do not need to reset jumpers unless you
require special adjustments as any of following cases:
1. Clear CMOS
2. Make BIOS write protected
For first-time DIY system builders, we recommend that you should not
change the default jumper settings if you are not totally familiar with
mainboard configuration procedures. The factory-set default settings are
tuned for optimum system performance. For the advanced users who
wish to customize their system, section 3.2 Jumper Settings will provide
the detailed information on how to configure your mainboard manually.
Step 3
Install DRAM ystem Memory
To install memory, insert SDRAM memory module(s) in any one, two
DIMM banks. Note that SDRAM modules are directional and will not go in
the DIMM slots unless they are properly oriented. After the module is fully
inserted into the DIMM socket, lift the clips of both sides of the DIMM
bank to lock the module in place.

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Step 4
Install Internal Peripherals in ystem Case
Before you install and connect the mainboard into your system case, we
recommend that you first assemble all the internal peripheral devices into
the computer housing, including but not limited to the hard disk drive
(IDE/HDD), floppy disk drive (FDD), CD-ROM drive, and ATX power
supply unit. This will greatly facilitate in making the connection to the
mainboard described below.
To install IDE & FDD drives, follow this procedure:
1. Set the required jumpers on each device according to the instructions
provided by the manufacturer. (IDE devices, HDD and CD-ROM, must
have jumpers on Master or Slave mode depending on your willing to
install more than one device for each kind.
2. Connect IDE cable and FDD cable to the back panel of the internal
peripheral devices. Note that the cable should be oriented with its
colored stripe (usually in red or magenta) connected to pin#1 both on
the mainboard IDE or FDD connector and on the device as well.
3. Connect an available power cable through your system power supply
unit to the back panel of each peripheral device. Note that the power
cable is directional and cannot fit in if not properly positioned.

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Step 5
Mount the Mainboard on the Computer Chassis
1. You may find that there are a lot of different mounting hole positions
both on your computer chassis and on the mainboard. To choose a
correct mounting hole, the key point is to keep the back panel of the
mainboard in a close fit with your system case, as shown below.
2. After deciding the proper mounting holes, position the studs between
the frame of chassis and the mainboard. The studs are used to fix the
mainboard and to keep a certain distance between the system chassis
and the mainboard, in order to avoid any electrical short between the
board and the metal frame of chassis. (If your computer case is already
equipped with mounting studs, you will need to tighten screws to
attach the mainboard.)
Note: In most computer housings, you will be able to find 4 or more
attachment points to install mounting studs and fix the
mainboard. If there aren’t enough matching holes, then make sure
to install at least 4 mounting studs to ensure proper attachment of
the mainboard.

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Step 6
Connect Front Panel witches/LEDs/ peaker
You can find there are several different cables already existing in the system
case and originating from the computer’s front panel devices (HDD LED,
Power LED, Reset Switch, PC Speaker, etc.) These cables serve to connect the
front panel switches and LEDs to the mainboard’s front panel connectors
group, as shown below :
1. Power LED (PWR LED)
2. Keylock Header (KEY LOCK)
3. PC SPEAKER (SPEAKER)

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4. Green-LED (GRN LED)
5. HDD-LED (HDD LED)
6. Hardware Reset Switch (RST)
7. System Management
Interface Header (SMI)
8. ATX Soft Power On/Off (PWR SW)

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Step 7
Connect IDE & Floppy Disk Drives
1. IDE cable connector
2. Floppy cable connector