VIA Technologies P4X266-PE11-SA User manual

VIA P4X266-PE11-SA
VIA P4X266-PE11-LA
Mainboard
User’s Manual
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Windows NT® 4.0 and Windows® XP are registered trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation. Intel® and Pentium® 4 are registered
trademarks of Intel Corporation. VIA is a registered trademark of
VIA Technologies, Inc. Award is a registered trademark of Award
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Caution
To avoid damage to the system:
• Use the correct AC input voltage range.
To reduce the risk of electric shock:
• Unplug the power cord before removing the system chassis
cover for installation or servicing. After installation or servicing,
cover the system chassis before plugging the power cord.

Battery:
• Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced.
• Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend by
the manufacturer.
• Dispose of used batteries according to the battery
manufacturer’s instructions.
Joystick or MIDI port:
• Do not use any joystick or MIDI device that requires more than
10A current at 5V DC. There is a risk of fire for devices that
exceed this limit.
FCC and DOC Statement on Class B
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits
for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with
the instruction manual, 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 into 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.
Notice:
1. The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the
party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority
to operate the equipment.
. Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with
the emission limits.

Notice
This user’s manual contains detailed information about the
mainboard. If, in some cases, some information doesn’t match those
shown in the multilingual manual, the multilingual manual should
always be regarded as the most updated version. The multilingual
manual is included in the mainboard package.
To view the user’s manual, insert the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The
autorun screen (Main Board Utility CD) will appear. Click “User’s
Manual”.
Mainboard
This user’s manual is for the VIA P4X 66-PE11-SA and VIA
P4X 66-PE11-LA mainboards. The differences between these
mainboards are shown below.
Onboard audio
- AC’97 codec
- Game/MIDI port
- Audio jacks
- AUX-in and CD-in
- Front audio ( 9)
Onboard LAN
- Realtek RTL8100
- R 45 LAN port
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 - Introduction
1.1 Features and Specifications..................................................................................
1. Package Checklist.........................................................................................................
Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation
.1 Mainboard Layout ...................................................................................................
. System Memory...........................................................................................................
.3 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data........................................
.4 Jumper Settings for Wake-On-PS/ Keyboard......................................
.5 Jumper Settings for Wake-On-USB Keyboard................................
.6 Por ts and Connectors...........................................................................................
Chapter 3 - Award BIOS Setup Utility
3.1 The Basic Input/Output System.....................................................................
3.1.1 Standard CMOS Features.............................................................
3.1. Advanced BIOS Features..............................................................
3.1.3 Advanced Chipset Features ......................................................
3.1.4 Integrated Peripherals.........................................................................
3.1.5 Power Management Setup............................................................
3.1.6 PnP/PCI Configurations....................................................................
3.1.7 PC Health Status...................................................................................
3.1.8 Frequency/Voltage Control............................................................
3.1.9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults.....................................................................
3.1.10 Load Optimized Defaults..............................................................
3.1.11 Set Supervisor Password...............................................................
3.1.1 Set User Password..............................................................................
3.1.13 Save & Exit Setup.................................................................................
3.1.14 Exit Without Saving..............................................................................
3. Updating the BIOS.....................................................................................................
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Chapter 4 - Supported Software
4.1 Desktop Management Interface.....................................................................
4. Hardware Monitor........................................................................................................
4.3 VIA Service Pack...........................................................................................................
4.4 Audio Drivers and Software Applications.............................................
4.5 Onboard LAN Drivers for Windows.......................................................
4.6 Microsoft DirectX 8.0 Driver.............................................................................
4.7 Drivers and Utilities Installation Notes.....................................................
Appendi A - Using the Suspend to RAM
Function
A.1 Using the Suspend to RAM Function........................................................
Appendi B - System Error Messages
B.1 POST Beep.......................................................................................................................
B. Error Messages..............................................................................................................
Appendi C - Troubleshooting
C.1 Troubleshooting Checklist....................................................................................
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1.1 Features and Specifications
1.1.1 Features
Chipset
• VIA® Apollo P4X 66A/VT8 33
Processor
The mainboard is equipped with Socket 478 for installing a Pentium®
4 processor.
• Intel® Pentium® 4 processor (478-pin)
• 400MHz system data bus
System Memory
• Three 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets
• Supports up to 3GB using PC1600 (DDR 00) / PC 100
(DDR 66) unbuffered DDR SDRAM DIMM, .5V type
• Uses x8/x16 51 MB technology
Chapter 1 - Introduction
DIMMs
2MBx64
4MBx64
8MBx64
Memory Size
16MB
32MB
64MB
DIMMs
16MBx64
32MBx64
64MBx64
Memory Size
128MB
256MB
512MB

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Expansion Slots
The mainboard is equipped with 1 universal AGP slot and 5
dedicated PCI slots.
AGP is an interface designed to support high performance 3D
graphics cards. It utilizes a dedicated pipeline to access system
memory for texturing, z-buffering and alpha blending. The universal
AGP slot supports AGP x with up to 533MB/sec. bandwidth and
AGP 4x with up to 1066MB/sec. bandwidth for 3D graphics
applications. AGP in this mainboard will deliver faster and better
graphics to your PC.
Onboard udio Features
• Supports Microsoft® DirectSound / DirectSound 3D
• AC’97 supported with full duplex, independent sample rate con-
verter for audio recording and playback
Onboard L N Features (VI P4X266-PE11-L only)
• Uses Realtek RTL8100 fast ethernet controller
• Integrated IEEE 80 .3 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX compatible
PHY
• 3 -bit PCI master interface
• Integrated power management functions
• Full duplex support at both 10 and 100 Mbps
• Supports IEEE 80 .3u auto-negotiation
• Suppor ts wire for management
TX Double Deck Ports (PC 99 color-coded connectors)
• Two USB ports
• One RJ45 LAN port (VIA P4X 66-PE11-LA only)
• Two NS16C550A-compatible DB-9 serial ports
• One DB- 5 parallel port
• One mini-DIN-6 PS/ mouse port
• One mini-DIN-6 PS/ keyboard port
• One game/MIDI port
• Three audio jacks: line-out, line-in and mic-in

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Connectors
• Two connectors for 4 additional external USB ports
• One connector for IrDA interface
• Two IDE connectors
• One floppy drive interface supports up to two .88MB floppy
drives
• Two ATX power supply connectors
• One Wake-On-LAN connector
• One Wake-On-Ring connector
• CPU fan and chassis fan connectors
• Two internal audio connectors - AUX-in and CD-in
PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
• Two PCI IDE interfaces support up to four IDE devices
• Supports ATA/33, ATA/66 and ATA/100 hard drives
• PIO Mode 3 and Mode 4 Enhanced IDE (data transfer rate up
to 16.6MB/sec.)
• Bus mastering reduces CPU utilization during disk transfer
• Supports ATAPI CD-ROM, LS-1 0 and ZIP
IrD Interface
The mainboard is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless
connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices. It
supports peripheral devices that meet the IrDA and ASKIR standard.
USB Ports
The mainboard supports up to 6 USB ports. Two onboard USB
ports are located at the ATX double deck ports of the board. The
J17 and J19 connectors on the mainboard allow you to connect 4
more optional USB ports. These optional USB ports, which are
mounted on a card-edge bracket, will be provided as an option.
USB allows data exchange between your computer and a wide
range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals.

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BIOS
• Award BIOS, Windows® 98/ 000/ME/XP Plug and Play
compatible
• Supports SCSI sequential boot-up
• Flash EEPROM for easy BIOS upgrades
• Supports DMI .0 function
• Mbit flash memory
Desktop Management Interface (DMI)
The mainboard comes with a DMI .0 built into the BIOS. The DMI
utility in the BIOS automatically records various information about
your system configuration and stores this information in the DMI
pool, which is a part of the mainboard's Plug and Play BIOS. DMI,
along with the appropriately networked software, is designed to
make inventory, maintenance and troubleshooting of computer
systems easier. Refer to chapter 4 for instructions on using the DMI
utility.
1.1.2 System Health Monitor Functions
The mainboard is capable of monitoring the following “system health”
conditions.
• Monitors CPU/system temperature
• Monitors CPU/3.3V/±5V/±1 V/VBAT/5VSB voltages
• Monitors the fan speed of the CPU fan and chassis fan
• Automatic chassis fan on/off control
• Read back capability that displays temperature, voltage and fan
speed
Refer to the “PC Health Status” section in chapter 3 and the
“Hardware Monitor” section in chapter 4 for more information.