Zida Gx3d-cm User manual

USER’S

MANUAL

More compatible, more functional and more competitive. Excellent

quality and faster response.

Supporting Intel PENTIUM III

, PENTIUM II

®or Celeron

Processors, Bus Master IDE, UDMA66, PC100/66 SDRAM,

Integrated VGADisplay Controller.

Quality, Performance Mainboards

ontents

Table Of Contents

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

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

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

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

6 quick steps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Installing the CPU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Installing RAM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Attaching power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Floppy Drive connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

IDE connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Mounting Mainboard to chassis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Installing COM2 cable connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Installing Add-on Boards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Bios set-up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

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Manual Revision:1.01

Release Date:July 1999

Part No: 90-GXCMX1.01-00

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overview

Thank You for purchasing our new generation with best

performance mainboard. Our advanced technologies mainboard

designs for state of artprocessor and the processing speed of

233MHz to 500MHz or above. The system board can upgradeable

for future processors.

The SiS chipset integrates the high performance host bus interface,

the DRAM controller, the IDE controller, the PCI interface, 2D/3D

Graphics accelerator and video playback accelerator. The DRAM

controller supports 3-DIMM/6-Bank of 3.3V SDRAM. The maximum

memory size supported per bank is 256MB, with a total of 1.5GB

system memory. The memory clock frequency can be operated at

up to 100MHz.

The IDE controller is ATA-3 compliant, supporting PIO mode

0/1/2/3/4, DMA multiword 0/1/2 and Ultra DMA 33/66 operations.

The two IDE channels are fully independent with dedicated 16

double-word FIFO built-in.

The integrated 3D graphics accelerator is composed of the triangle

setup engine and the rendering engine. The hardware acceleration

features can be enabled by SiS driver under Direct 3D and OpenGL.

The supported 3D-quality acceleration includes Gouroud Shading,

Zbuffer, Alpha buffer, Perspective Correction, MipMaping, Tri-linear

Texture Filtering, Specular Lighting and Dithering.

In UMA mode operation, the integrated graphics accelerator uses

up to 8MB of system memory as display memory, thereby saving the

on-board DRAM cost for building a PC system.

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.

MICRO ATXBox Standard Package

1) Mainboard

2) IDE Hard Drive Ribbon Cable

3) Floppy Drive Ribbon Cable

4) Serial Port Cable For COM2

5) CD-ROM

6) Users Guide

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Faststart

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

• A stable environment with no abrupt temperature or

humidity changes

• No exposure to chemicals or direct sunlight

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 3

PCI 2

PCI 1

ISA

CPU SLOT

BOTTOM:

KEYBOARD

USB

VGA

PARALLEL

COM1

TOP:

MOUSE

POWER

SOCKET

FLOPPY

SECONDARY IDE

PRIMARY IDE

DIMM3

DIMM2

DIMM1

AUDIO

CONNECTOR

IDE2IDE1

Front Panel

KEYLOCK EXTSMISPEAKER

RESET

PWR .

IDE.

LED

INFRARED

Wakeup-Link

FAN

COM2

Telephony

CD AudioAuxiliary

(RGGL)

CD Audio

[Digital]

(G,Input)

Mainboard

diagram

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Before we begin installing your 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.

CreateGX-MX [PCISoundOnboard]

GX98-MX (WithoutSoundOnboard]

COMPONENTPAGE

A-PS/2 Keyboard / Mouse Connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

B-ATX Power Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

C-Universal Serial Bus (USB) Connector. . . . . . . . . . . . .41

E-Infra-Red (IR) connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

F-Memory Module Sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

G-Serial COM1, Serial COM2 and

Parallel Port Connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

I-3V Lithium Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

J-PCI Add-in Board Connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

K-ISA Add-in Board Connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

M-Front Panel Function Connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

N-Flash BIOS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

O-Floppy Drive Connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

P-IDE Device Connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Q-WAKEUP-LINK Header. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

S-CPU Slot 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

T-CPU FAN Connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

U-Audio Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

X-CD Audio Connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Y-Auxiliary Connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Z-Telephony Connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

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