VIA Technologies VT82C693A User manual

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I M, VGA, OS/2, and PS/2 are registered trademarks of
International usiness Machines.
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A3D is a registered trademark of Aureal Inc.
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Copyright © 1999
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M769VMRT, V2.1
V7X/De ember 1999

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits
are designed to provide reasonable 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 the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
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:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.
Connect the equipment onto an outlet on a circuit different from that
to which the receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Shielded interconnect cables and shielded AC power cable must be
employed with this equipment to insure compliance with the pertinent RF
emission limits governing this device. Changes or modifications not
expressly approved by the system’s manufacturer could void the user’s
authority to operate the equipment.
De laration of Conformity
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject
to the following conditions:
This device may not cause harmful interference, and
This device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired operation.
Canadian Department of Communications
This class digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian
Interference-causing Equipment Regulations.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe respecte toutes les exigences du
Réglement sur le matériel brouilieur du Canada.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction..........................................................1
Key Features......................................................................................2
Processor Support..........................................................................2
Memory Support............................................................................2
Expansion Slots.............................................................................2
Onboard IDE channels...................................................................2
Power Supply and Power Mana ement.........................................3
Sound System................................................................................3
Onboard I/O Ports..........................................................................3
Hardware Monitorin ....................................................................4
Fax/Modem DAA Module.............................................................4
Onboard Flash ROM.....................................................................4
Bundled Software..........................................................................4
Dimensions....................................................................................4
Packa e Contents...............................................................................5
Optional Accessories.....................................................................5
Static Electricity Precautions.............................................................6
Chapter 2 Mainboard Installation.........................................7
Mainboard Components.....................................................................8
I/O Ports.............................................................................................9
Install the Processor...........................................................................9
Installin a Slot-1 Processor Cartrid e........................................10
Installin a Socket-370 Processor................................................11
Install Memory.................................................................................12
Set the Jumpers................................................................................13
Jumper JP1: Clear CMOS Memory.............................................13
Jumper JP2: Keyboard Power On Selector..................................13
Jumper JP3: Onboard Audio System Enable/disable..................14
Jumper JP4: Set System Bus 100 MHz Forced...........................14
Jumper JP5: Set System Bus 133 MHz Forced...........................14
Jumper JP6, JP7: Select Processor Type for Socket-370............14
Install the Mainboard.......................................................................15
Install the Extension Brackets..........................................................16
Fax/Modem DAA Module...........................................................16
Optional Extension Brackets............................................................17
Optic Module Extension Bracket................................................17
Internal Di ital Audio..................................................................18
Install Other Devices........................................................................18

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Floppy Disk Drive.......................................................................18
IDE Devices.................................................................................19
Internal Sound Connections.........................................................19
Infrared Port.................................................................................20
Expansion Slots................................................................................20
Add-In Card Options...................................................................21
Wake On LAN (WOL)................................................................21
Wake On Modem (WOM)...........................................................22
SB-Link.......................................................................................22
Chapter 3 BIOS Setup..........................................................23
Introduction......................................................................................23
Runnin the Setup Utility................................................................24
Standard CMOS Setup Pa e............................................................25
Advanced CMOS Setup Pa e..........................................................26
Advanced Chipset Setup Pa e.........................................................28
Power Mana ement Setup Pa e.......................................................29
PCI / Plu and Play Setup Pa e.......................................................31
Load Optimal Settin s.....................................................................32
Load Best Performance Settin s......................................................32
Peripheral Setup Pa e......................................................................33
Hardware Monitor & CPU PnP Setup Pa e....................................34
Chan e Supervisor Password...........................................................35
Chan e or Remove the Password................................................35
Auto-Detect Hard Disks...................................................................35
Save Settin s and Exit.....................................................................36
Exit Without Savin Option.............................................................36
Chapter 4 Software & pplications.....................................37
Introduction......................................................................................37
Installin the Drivers........................................................................38
Installin Under Windows 95/NT/2000...........................................38
Bus Master IDE Driver................................................................38
Sound Driver and Applications...................................................38
Modem Driver and Applications.................................................39
USB Driver..................................................................................39
BIOS Update Utility....................................................................39
PC-Cillin Software......................................................................39
ADCM Software..........................................................................40
Auto-Installin Under Windows 98.................................................40
Other Install Options...................................................................42
Usin the PCI Sound Application....................................................42
The Four Speakers System...............................................................43

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Speaker Installation.....................................................................43
Speaker Position..........................................................................43
Mixer Setup.................................................................................44
Demo.............................................................................................4
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ppendix : Corel WordPerfect Suite 8 (optional)........... 1
Welcome to Corel WordPerfect Suite 8 .........................................A2
Installin Corel WordPerfect Suite 8 .............................................A6
Learnin how to use Corel WordPerfect Suite 8 ...........................A9
Support and Services ....................................................................A13
ppendix B: Gamut ............................................................B1
Introduction ....................................................................................B2
Before Installin .............................................................................B3
Installation ......................................................................................B4
Produce MP3 fileUse CD-Cashier .............................................B5
Play MP3 fileUse Musician ........................................................B7
Play music CDUse 3DFS-ACD ...................................................B8
Play MIDI fileUse Midier ..........................................................B9
Recordin audio dataUse Voice-Catcher .................................B10

Chapter 1
Introduction
This mainboard has a slot-1 processor socket for an Intel
processor cartridge, and it also has a socket-370 for an Intel
PPGA (Plastic Pin Grid Array) Celeron processor. You can
install either one of these processors according to the power and
performance requirements that you need from your system.
Note that you cannot install two processors on this mainboard.
Slot-1 processors include the SEPP (Single Edge Processor
Package) Celeron, t e Pentium-II, t e Pentium-III, and
Coppermine-type. Clock rates run as high as 750 MHz. Socket-
70 processors are the PPGA Celeron, FCPGA Coppermine and
PPGA Cyrix Jos ua which runs at clock rates up to 750 MHz.
The mainboard supports a system bus of 66 MHz, 100 MHz or
133 MHz.
The mainboard uses the VIA Apollo Pro chipset which provides
CPU Plug & Play through firmware. The mainboard is highly
integrated and includes a built-in PCI 3D Sound System. A V.90
Fax/Modem DAA module is also shipped with the mainboard. In
addition, the mainboard has a full set of I/O Ports including two
serial ports, one PS/2 ports, a parallel port and two USB ports.
This mainboard has all the features you need to develop a powerful
multimedia workstation with built-in communications. The board
is micro-ATX sized and it can be installed in an ATX.

Chapter 1
Key Features
The key features of this mainboard include:
Processor Support
All kinds of Slot-1 Pentium-III CPUs
FCPGA Coppermine provides Pentium-III performance
with integrated level 1 and 256K level 2 cache memory run
from 500 MHz to 750 MHz
Pentium-II support for 2 MHz to 450 MHz clock rates
SEPP Celeron support for 266 MHz to 4 MHz clock
rates
PPGA Celeron provides Pentium-II performance with
integrated level 1 and level 2 cache memory run from 00
MHz to 5 MHz
PPGA Cyrix Jos ua provides 256K level 2 cache memory
Support for 66 MHz, 100 MHz and 133 MHz FSB (Front
Side Bus)
All processors configured by CPU Plug & Play
Memory Support
Three DIMM slots for SDRAM 168-pin memory modules
Support for 66 MHz, 100 MHz & 1 MHz memory bus
Maximum installed memory can be x 256 MB = 768 MB
Expansion Slots
One AGP Slot
Three 2-bit PCI slots
One 8/16-bit ISA slot
Onboard IDE channels
Primary and Secondary PCI IDE channels
Support for PIO (programmable input/output) modes
Support for Bus mastering and UltraDMA /66 modes
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Power Supply and Power Mana ement
Dual connector for either AT or ATX power supply
Support for Green PC standard, suspend switch, keyboard
power on/off
Supports Wake on Modem, Wake on LAN (WOL)
connector and Wake on Alarm
Sound System
Meets PC98 audio specification
Full duplex playback and recording with built-in 16-bit
CODEC
HRTF D professional audio supports both Direct Sound
D® and A D® compatible interface plus support for 4-
c annel speakers
Drivers support DOS/Windows 95/98/2000/NT 4.0
Built-in 2 ohm earphone buffer and D surround
Provides MPU-401 Game/MIDI port and legacy Sound
Blaster 16 support
Downloadable Wave-table Synthesizer supports Direct
Music®
Supports Digital Audio Interface (SPDIF In/Out) with 24-
bit stereo, 44KHz sampling rate and measured 120dB
audio quality
Optional optic fibre interface which enables communication
with MiniDisk or high-end audio systems
Stereo Mixer supports analog mixing from CD-Audio,
Line-In, and digital mixing from voice, FM/Wave-table and
digital CD-Audio
Onboard I/O Ports
Floppy disk drive port with 1Mb/s transfer rate
Two serial ports with 16550-compatible fast UART
One parallel port with support for ECP and EPP
Two USB ports, a PS/2 mouse port and an infrared port
(optional)

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Hardware Monitorin
Built-in hardware monitoring for CPU/system temperatures,
fan speeds and mainboard voltages
Supports AMI’s Desktop Client Manager (ADCM)
Fax/Modem DAA Module
56 Kbps Fax/Modem DAA module
Supports V.90, V. 4, V. 2bis, V. 2, V.22bis, V.22
Supports Auto Fallback and MNP 5, V.42bis data
compression with 115200 compatible Virtual UART
Requires 16 MB RAM and WIN 95/98/NT
Onboard Flash ROM
Provides plug and play function for automatic CPU and
board configuration
Supports plug and play configuration of peripheral devices
and expansion cards
Built-in virus protection using Trend’s C ipAwayVirus
which ensures that the entire boot process is virus protected.
Bundled Software
AMI Desktop Client Manager supports hardware
monitoring on stand-alone systems or over a network
PC-Cillin provides automatic virus protection under
Windows 95/98
SuperVoice is Fax/Modem software with support for data
and voice transmission
MediaRing Talk is an internet phone application
Gamut provides professional audio applications included
MP encoding/playback
S-YXG50 is a music synthesizer software to play back
MIDI files
WordPerfect Suite 8 is a windows version office
application (optional)
WinDVD is a DVD playback application (optional)
Dimensions
Micro-ATX form factor (24.4cm x 22cm)
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Packa e Contents
Your mainboard package ships with the following items:
Mainboard
This User’s guide
IDE cable
Floppy diskette drive cable
V.90 Fax/Modem DAA module
Support software CD-ROM
Optional Accessories
You can purchase the following optional accessories for this
mainboard.
Optic module extension bracket
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