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iii Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction .................................................. 1 Key Features ............................................................................... 1 Unpacking the Mainboard ........................................................... 2 Electrostatic Discha...
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iv Chapter 3: BIOS Setup .................................................. 19 Standard CMOS Setup .............................................................. 20 BIOS Features Setup ................................................................. 21 Chipset Features Setup ..........................
Page 5 - Introduction; Key Features; Ñ supports 4 strips of 168-pin EDO /SDRM Unbuffered
1 Introduction The 82440 LX PCI mainboard is a high-performance ATX architecturesystem board that supports 686 (PII) family CPUs. This mainboard isfully compatible with industry standards, and adds many technicalenhancements. Key Features ¥ Processor supports:Ñ 686 (PII) CPU up to 66 MHz host bus fr...
Page 6 - Unpacking the Mainboard; The mainboard package contains:; Electrostatic Discharge Precautions
2 Introduction Unpacking the Mainboard The mainboard package contains: ¥ The 82440LX Mainboard ¥ This User's Guide ¥ One Triones IDE Bus Master Drivers Diskette Note: Do not unpack the mainboard until you are ready to install it. Follow the precautions below while unpacking the mainboard.1. Before h...
Page 7 - Mainboard Layout w/ Default Settings; Figure 1Ð1. Mainboard Layout
Introduction 3 Mainboard Layout w/ Default Settings 2 2 3 4 5 6 10 9 9 11 11 12 15 15 13 14 16 17 7 1 8 Figure 1Ð1. Mainboard Layout 1. Slot 1 for PII CPU 9. IDE1/IDE2 Connector 2. 82440LX Chipset 10. Floppy Connector 3. Ultra I/O Chip 11. COM1/COM2 Connector 4. PnP FLASH BIOS 12. Parallel Port Conn...
Page 8 - Figure 1Ð2. Mainboard Default Setting
4 Introduction Default settings are as follows: 686 (PII) 233MHz CPU, On-boardPCI Bus IDE Enabled, FDC Enabled, 2 high speed UARTS Enabled(w/ 16550 FIFO), 1 EPP/ECP port (ECP + EPP mode), and ATXPower Supply. #3 #2 #1 #2 #3 #4 82371 AB IDE2 IDE1 FDC COM2 COM1 USB1 USB2 PS/2 KB Conn. 83977FX ATX PW 1...
Page 9 - Hardware Setup; CAUTION; Turn off power to the mainboard, system chassis, and; Jumpers; JP5: CMOS Clear Jumper; CMOS Setting; Retain CMOS data
2 Hardware Setup This chapter explains how to configure the mainboardÕs hardware. Afteryou install the mainboard, you can set jumpers, install memory on themainboard, and make case connections. Refer to this chapter wheneveryou upgrade or reconfigure your system. CAUTION : Turn off power to the main...
Page 10 - SW1: Bus Fraction Core/Bus Ratio Select Jumper; Set this jumper according to your CPU clock.; Ratio; CPU Type Configuration; Figure 2Ð1Ð1. CPU Jumper Settings
6 Hardware Setup SW1: Bus Fraction Core/Bus Ratio Select Jumper Set this jumper according to your CPU clock. Ratio 686 (PII) Family SW1 3.5x (default) 686 (PII) Ð 233 MHz 5 4 2 3 1 ON 4.0x 686 (PII) Ð 266 MHz 5 4 2 3 1 ON 4.5x 686 (PII) Ð 300 MHz 5 4 2 3 1 ON 5.0x 686 (PII) Ð 330 MHz 5 4 2 3 1 ON CP...
Page 11 - Figure 2Ð1Ð2. CPU Jumper Settings; Figure 2Ð1Ð3. CPU Jumper Settings; Figure 2Ð1Ð4. CPU Jumper Settings; Memory Configuration; The mainboard supports four banks of; Unbuffered DIMM; . The mainboard supports
Hardware Setup 7 686 (PII) Ð 266 CPU Settings (4.0 x clock) FLASH BIOS SW1 5 4 23 1 ON Figure 2Ð1Ð2. CPU Jumper Settings 686 (PII) Ð 300 CPU Settings (4.5 x clock) FLASH BIOS SW1 5 4 23 1 ON Figure 2Ð1Ð3. CPU Jumper Settings 686 (PII) Ð 330 CPU Settings (5.0 x clock) FLASH BIOS SW1 5 4 23 1 ON Figur...
Page 12 - Multi I/O Port Addresses; Port; Note: Some sound cards have a default IRQ setting for IRQ7, which may; Connectors; ATX PW — ATX Power Supply Connectors; PS/2 Keyboard Connector
8 Hardware Setup Multi I/O Port Addresses Default settings for multi-I/O port addresses are shown in the tablebelow. Port I/O Address IRQ Status LPT1* 378H 7 ECP + EPP COM1 3F8H 4 COM2 2F8H 3 * If default I/O port addresses conflict with other I/O cards (e.g. sound cards or I/O cards), you must adju...
Page 13 - IR – IR Connector; IR Connector; Empty; Keylock & Power LED Connector; Attach the system speaker to connector SPK.; RST – Hardware Reset Control
Hardware Setup 9 PS/2 Mouse Connector A six-pin female PS/2 mouse connector is located at the rear of theboard. Plug the mouse jack into this connector. IR – IR Connector A ten-pin wafer connector is for connecting to the IR device. Use thedevice that has the ASKIR or HPSIR specification and chooseA...
Page 14 - Attach on-board hard disk drives to these connectors.; IDE LED – IDE HDD LED Connectors; Attach floppy cable to this connector.; PRT – Parallel Port Connector; Attach parallel port cable to this connector.; USB1/USB2 – Universal Serial Bus Connector; Attach USB cable to these connectors for external USB device.
10 Hardware Setup IDE1/IDE2 – On-board Primary/Secondary IDE HDDConnectors Attach on-board hard disk drives to these connectors. COM1/COM2 Connectors Connect COM1/COM2 devices to these connectors. IDE LED – IDE HDD LED Connectors Attach on-board IDE device LEDs to this connector. The LED lightswhen ...
Page 15 - FAN: CPU Cooling Fan Connector; CPU Cooling Fan; JP44 Pin Assignment
Hardware Setup 11 FAN: CPU Cooling Fan Connector This 3-pins connector provides 12V power for the CPU cooling fanwhich matches the pin assignment of this connector. If you enable theSuspend Mode function in BIOS setup, this fan will stop when thesystem is into the suspend mode. CPU Cooling Fan Conne...
Page 16 - Slot 1 Installation Guide
12 Hardware Setup Slot 1 Installation Guide This mainboard provides a non-boxed 686 (PII) CPU retention set tosecure the CPU on this board. Follow the steps below to secure this typeof CPU on to your motherboard. Step 1: Find the ATX PW and the Slot 1 on the board and set the board in thedirection a...
Page 21 - Top View of CPU Support Clip
Hardware Setup 17 Step 6: Insert the clip portion of the CPU supporter, which is shown below, sothat the heat sink can sit on the top of the whole CPU supporter. Top View of CPU Support Clip ATX PW
Page 22 - BIOS Setup; are asked to press DEL to enter Setup.
3 BIOS Setup The mainboardÕs BIOS setup program is the ROM PCI/ISA BIOS fromAward Software Inc. Enter the Award BIOS programÕs Main Menu asfollows: 1. Turn on or reboot the system. After a series of diagnostic checks, you are asked to press DEL to enter Setup. 2. Press the <DEL> key to enter t...
Page 23 - Standard CMOS Setup; in
BIOS Setup 19 Standard CMOS Setup Run the Standard CMOS Setup as follows. 1. Choose ÒSTANDARD CMOS SETUPÓ from the Main Menu. A screen appears. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS STANDARD CMOS SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Date (mm:dd:yy) : Fri, Feb 1 1995Time (hh:mm:ss) : 7 : 30 : 33 HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PREC...
Page 24 - Video; Note: This function is for a special disk drive; Halt On; Choose halt mode when BIOS detects system
20 BIOS Setup Video Choose Monochrome, Color 40x25,VGA/EGA (default),Color 80x25 Floppy 3 ModeSupport Choose Disabled (default) or Enabled. When enables this function, the systemwill support720KB/1.25MB/1.44MB 3 differentmodes floppy diskette. Note: This function is for a special disk drive which ha...
Page 25 - BIOS Features Setup; The screen below shows the; External Cache
BIOS Setup 21 BIOS Features Setup Run the BIOS Features Setup as follows. 1. Choose ÒBIOS FEATURES SETUPÓ from the Main Menu and a screen with a list of items appears. ( The screen below shows the BIOS default settings. ) ROM PCI/ISA BIOS BIOS FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. CPU Internal Cache :...
Page 26 - Boot Sequence; Enable this option to adjust the keystroke repeat rate.; Security Option
22 BIOS Setup Boot Sequence Choose the boot device sequence as your need. Forexample, ÒA, C, SCSIÓ means that BIOS will lookfor an operating system first from drive A, drive C,then SCSI device. Options of this function are: A, C, SCSI;C,A, SCSI;C, CD-ROM, A;CD-ROM, C, A;D, A, SCSI;E, A, SCSI;F, A, S...
Page 27 - Enabled: The color of the monitor may be incorrect
BIOS Setup 23 PCI/VGAPalette Snoop Enabled: The color of the monitor may be incorrect if uses with MPEG card. Enable thisoption to make the monitor normal. Disabled: Default setting. OS Select forDRAM >64MB OS2: Choosing this when you are using OS/2operation system. Non-OS/2: Choosing this when y...
Page 28 - Chipset Features Setup; Change these settings only if you are familiar with the Chipset.; Auto Configuration
24 BIOS Setup Chipset Features Setup The Chipset Features Setup option changes the values of the chipsetregisters. These registers control system options in the computer. Note: Change these settings only if you are familiar with the Chipset. Run the Chipset Features Setup as follows. 1. Choose ÒCHIP...
Page 30 - Use the default setting.; Disabled; Show the current status of CPU.
26 BIOS Setup SDRAM RAS-to-CASDelay Use the default setting. SDRAM RAS PrechargeTime Use the default setting. SDRAM CAS LatencyTime Use the default setting. Spread SpectrumModulated Enabled it when you want to run the FCCor DOC testing. CPU WarningTemperature Choose Disabled (default) or Enabled . S...
Page 31 - Power Management Setup; User Define
BIOS Setup 27 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup option sets the systemÕs power savingfunctions.Run the Power Management Setup as follows.1. Choose ÒPOWER MANAGEMENT SETUPÓ from the Main Menu and a screen with a list of items appears. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY POWER MANAGEME...
Page 32 - Video Off Method
28 BIOS Setup PM Control byAPM Choose Yes or No (default). APM stands forAdvanced Power Management. To use APM,you must run Òpower.exeÓ under DOS v6.0 orlater version. Video Off Method Choose V/H Sync+Blank (default), Blankscreen, or DPMS for the selected PM mode. Doze Mode When the set time has ela...
Page 33 - PNP/PCI Configuration Setup; Choose ÒPNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUPÓ from the Main; Use the arrow keys to move between items and select values. Modify
BIOS Setup 29 PNP/PCI Configuration Setup This option sets the mainboardÕs PCI Slots. Run this option as follows: 1. Choose ÒPNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUPÓ from the Main Menu and the following screen appears. (The screen below showsdefault settings.) ROM PCI/ISA BIOS PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION AWARD SOFTWA...
Page 34 - Load Setup Defaults; Note: The SETUP Defaults are optimized for the most stabilized
30 BIOS Setup IRQX andDMAX assignedto Choose PCI/ISA PnP or Legacy ISA. If the firstitem is set to Manual, you could choose IRQXand DMAX assigned to PCI/ISA PnP card or ISAcard.PCI/ISA PnP: BIOS auto assigns IRQ/DMA to the device. Legacy ISA: User assigns IRQ/DMA to the device. PCI IRQActivated By C...
Page 35 - Load BIOS Defaults; Choose this item and the following message appears:; Integrated Peripherals; Run the Integrated Peripherals as follows.; A short description of screen items follows:
BIOS Setup 31 Load BIOS Defaults Choose this item and the following message appears: ÒLoad BIOS Defaults (Y/N)?NÓ To use the BIOS defaults, change the prompt to ÒYÓ and press <Enter>. Note: BIOS DEFAULTS values are adjusted for high performance. If you run into any problems after loading BIOS ...
Page 36 - IDE HDD Block Mode; Enabled: U s e t h e o n - b o a r d f l o p p y; Onboard Serial Port 1; Standard: Use standard UART mode
32 BIOS Setup IDE HDD Block Mode Choose Enabled (default) or Disabled.Enabled invokes multi-sector transferinstead of one sector per transfer. Not allHDDs support this function. IDE Primary Master PIOIDE Primary Slave PIOIDE Secondary MasterPIOIDE Secondary SlavePIO Choose Auto (default) or mode 0~4...
Page 37 - Onboard Parallel Port
BIOS Setup 33 Onboard Parallel Port Choose the printer I/O address:378H/IRQ7 (default), 3BCH/IRQ7,278H/IRQ5 Onboard Printer Mode Choose SPP, ECP, EPP/SPP, or ECP/EPPmode. The mode depends on yourexternal device that connects to this port. ECP Mode Use DMA Choose 3 (default) or 1 to select DMA3 orDMA...
Page 38 - Supervisor Password; After you enter your password, the following message appears
34 BIOS Setup Supervisor Password Based on the setting you made in the ÒSecurity OptionÓ of the ÒBIOSFEATURES SETUPÓ, this Main Menu item lets you configure thesystem so that a password is required every time the system boots or anattempt is made to enter the Setup program. Change the password asfol...
Page 39 - User Password; The following message appears:
BIOS Setup 35 User Password Based on the setting you made in the ÒSecurity OptionÓ of the ÒBIOSFEATURES SETUPÓ, this Main Menu item lets you configure thesystem so that a password is required every time the system boots or anattempt is made to enter the Setup program. Change the password asfollows:1...
Page 40 - IDE HDD Auto Detection; Note: This function is only valid for
36 BIOS Setup IDE HDD Auto Detection This Main Menu item automatically detects the hard disk type andconfigures the STANDARD CMOS SETUP accordingly. Note: This function is only valid for IDE hard disks. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Do you accept this drive C (Y/N)? N ESC ...
Page 41 - Drivers Installation Guide; Under DOS command line prompt, run the SETUP directly.
4 Drivers Installation Guide Triones IDE Bus Master Drivers Installation Guide is for IntelPIIX/PIIX3 Chipset. MS-DOS/WINDOW/WFW 1) You should install CD-ROM in secondary channel in Windows(WFW). 2) Change the current directory to a: or b:. 3) Under DOS command line prompt, run the SETUP directly. A...
Page 42 - SCO UNIX
38 Drivers Installation Guide WINDOWS 95 1) Close any running applications. 2) Insert the floppy disk into drive A:. 3) Open ÒMy ComputerÓ, double click ÒDrive A:Ó. 4) Double click ÒWin95Ó. 5) Double click the Setup program. 6) Then just follow the instruction. NOVELL 3.X&4.X 1) Copy the driver ...
Page 43 - custom
Drivers Installation Guide 39 4) From root directory, type the following commands: mkdir/instcd /insttar xvf /tmp/trisco.tar. (Note: there is a period at the end of the last command.) 5) Now, insert a blank diskette into the floppy drive A and type: tar cvf /dev/<your floppy drive A device name&g...
Page 44 - From root directory, type the following commands:
40 Drivers Installation Guide 4) From root directory, type the following commands: mkdir/instcd /insttar xvf /tmp/trisco.tar. (Note: there is a period at the end of the last command.) 5) Install the driver by typing: ./install 6) Reboot your SCO UNIX system.. OS/2 2.0 and WARP 3.X 1) Copy TRIOS2.ADD...
Page 45 - Quick Installation Guide; Motherboard Layout; CPU Jumper Settings; CPU Frequency Settings:
Quick Installation Guide 41 Quick Installation Guide This Quick Installation Guide leaflet is designed for those people whoare familiar with motherboard settings to set up this new motherboard inorder to boot up the system. Refer back to the proper chapters if youhave run in to any problems. Motherb...
Page 46 - Memory Configurations; DIMM BANKS; RAM Type; Connectors and Jumper Settings; PORT
42 Quick Installation Guide Memory Configurations DIMM BANKS DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 DIMM4 RAM Type EDO/SDRAM Size 8/16/32/64/128 Note: This mainboard requires 3.3V DIMM with an access time of 70ns or less, it supports memory size from 8 to 512MB and you may useany combination of DIMMs in the banks. Conne...