Zida Createbxi-atx User manual

USER’S

MANUAL

More compatible, more functional and more competitive. Excellent quali-

ty and faster response.

Supporting Intel PENTIUM III

, PENTIUM II

®or Celeron

Processors, Accelerated Graphics Port, Hardware Monitor

(Optional), Pd Bus Master IDE, SDRAM.

Quality, Performance Mainboards

contents

Table Of Contents

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Fast start installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Checking the Package Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Mainboard diagram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

6 quick steps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Installing the CPU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Installing RAM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Attaching power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Floppy Drive connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

IDE connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Mounting Mainboard to chassis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Installing Video Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Installing Add-on Boards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Bios set-up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

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AWARD BIOS is a product of Award Software Inc.

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Manual Revision:1.00

Release Date:April 1999

Part No: 90- CREATES1.00-00

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overview

Thank You for purchasing our High Performance PENTIUM III

PENTIUMII or CELERON

®Mainboard. Our advanced technology

mainboard is designed for processing speeds of 233MHz and

333MHz or above and is upgradeable for future processors.

The Intel Mainboard Utilizes Intel's PCI chipset and their IDE

Xcelerator provides an integrated Bus Mastering IDE controller with

two (2) high performance IDE interfaces for up to four (4)IDEdevices

(hard drives, or CD-ROM's). It's I/O controller integrates floppy drive

interface, two (2) FIFO serial ports, one (1) parallel port

and Consumer Infra Red compatible interface.

The VIA Mainboard utilizes VIA's PCI chipset. The VIA's PCI/ISA

IDE provides an integrated Bus Mastering IDE controller with two

high performance IDE interfaces for up to four IDE devices (such as

hard drives or CD-ROM). The integrated super I/O controller

integrates the standard PC I/O functions: floppy interface, two FIFO

serial ports, one EPP/ECP capable parallel port, and support for an

IrDA and Consumer Infra Red compatible interface.

This mainboard is designed to support the new graphic interface

standard, Accelerated Graphic Port (AGP), The AGP interface can

reach a theoretical ~532Mbytes/sec transfer rate for 3D graphics

data. On the other hand, the on-board 32-bit PCI local bus slots

allow a high bandwidth data path, which serves as a super highway,

for intensive data-movement such as networking. The BIOS support

PCI bridge user configuration, which allows for further expansion of

the system with PCI peripherals. Up to two 16-bit ISA slots allow this

board to be backward compatible with the older expansion card. A

total of six expansion slots may be populated with full length add-in

cards, since one PCI and ISA slot share the same chassis I/O panel.

This Mainboard is among our “Auto Jumper” Series that eliminates

the necessity for the user to be overwhelmed by jumper settings on

the Mainboard. It is capable of detecting the CPU brand and core

voltage, setting the appropriate CPU speed according to the

instructions from the user through the CMOS setup.

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Checking The Package Contents

Remove the items from the box and make sure you have the

following items before beginning. If you are missing any of the

items below please contact the representative for a replacement

part.

ATXBox Standard Package

1) Mainboard

2) IDE Hard Drive ribbon cable

3) Floppy Drive Ribbon Cable

4) CD-ROM

5) Users Guide

ATBox Standard Package

1) Mainboard

2) CD-ROM

3) Users Guide

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fast start

installation

This section will aid you in quickly setting up your series

Mainboard, be sure to use caution to avoid personal injury and

damage to wiring due to sharp pins on connector's and printed

circuit assemblies, rough edges and corners and hot components.

Adhere to warnings regarding accessibility into ares designated

only for authorized Technicians.

Your Location Requirements Are:

• A sturdy, level surface for placement

• Space allowance around mainboard

• Room temperature 50 to 90.5 F10 to 325 C Relative

humidity 20/oc to 80

• A stable environment with no abrupt temperature or

humidity changes

• No exposure to chemicals or direct sunlight

• Line voltage and frequency not varying more than + or -1040

from the value stated on the package or nameplate (located on

the back, opposite the power plug)

Auto Jumper. This Mainboard is among our “Auto

Jumper” Series that eliminates the necessity for the user

to be Overwhelmed by jumper settings on the Mainboard.

It is capable of detecting the CPU brand and core voltage

setting the appropriate CPU speed according to the

instructions from the user through the CMOS setup.

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BIOS

PCI 4

PCI 3

PCI 2

PCI 1

AGP

ISA 1

ISA 2

CPU SLOT

BOTTOM:

KEYBOARD

USB

COM2 PARALLEL COM1

TOP:

MOUSE

POWER

SOCKET

FLOPPY

SECONDARY IDE

PRIMARY IDE

CPU

FAN

J17

DIMM3

DIMM2

DIMM1

AUDIO

CONNECTOR

PCI 5

IDE2

IDE1

1Front Panel JP9

KEYLOCK EXTSMI SPEAKER

RESET

PWR .ON

IDE. LED

Hardware Monitor

GENESYS 520

Creative

Sound

Chipset

INFRARED

Wakeup-Link

FAN

J16

J28

J30

J34

J31

SB-Link

Mainboard

diagram

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Before we begin installing your series Mainboard we have provided

you with a diagram of the Mainboard to help you locate the

appropriate “connector's” we will make reference to on the Quick

Step portion of this manual. The letters below describes the key

Mainboard components. Page number in the right hand column

will direct you to a detailed description of the component.

CreateBXi-ATX, CreateBXe-ATX,CreateBXv-ATX, CreateBX3-ATX

COMPONENTPAGE

A-PS/2 Keyboard / Mouse Connector's. . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

B-ATX Power Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

C-Universal Serial Bus (USB) Connector's. . . . . . . . . . . .47

E-Infra-Red (IR) connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

F-3.3v (Memory Module Sockets) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

G-Serial COM1, Serial COM2 and

Parallel Port Connector's. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

H-Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Connector. . . . . . . .48

I-3V Lithium Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

J-PCI Add-in Board Connector's. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

K-ISA Add-in Board Connector's. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

M-Front Panel Function Connector's. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

N-Flash BIOS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

O-Floppy Drive Connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

P-IDE Device Connector's. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Q-WAKEUP-LINK Header. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

R-SB-LINK and Creative PCI Header. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

S-CPU Card Slot 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

T-CPU FAN Connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

U-Audio Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

W-GL520SM Hardware Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

X-CD Audio Connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Y-Auxiliary Connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Z-Telephony Connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52