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  • Page 1

    R-30-01-090526 6BA USER'S MANUAL 1. System power on by PS/2 Mouse: First, enable this function in CMOS Setup, then you can power on the system by double clicking the right or left button of your PS/2 Mouse. 2. System power on by Keyboard: If your ATX power supply supports larger than 300 mA 5V Stand-By current, you can power on your system by [...]

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    6BA 1 The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions which may appear in this document nor does it make a commitment to update the information contained herein. Third-party brands and names are the property of their respective owners. Sound Blaster is a registered trademark of Creative Technology Ltd in the United States and certa[...]

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    Quick Installation Guide 2 I. Quick Installation Guide : CPU SPEED SETUP The system bus speed can be selectable between 66.6MHz and 100MHz. The user can select the system bus speed (JP8) and change the DIP SWITCH selection to set up the CPU speed for 233 - 633MHz processor. M The CPU speed must match with the frequency RATIO. It will cause system h[...]

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    6BA 3 M JP8 (Select the system speed between 66.6MHz and 100MHz) 1-2 Close Set system speed to 66MHz − system always run at 66MHz FSB (Front Side Bus). 2-3 Close Set system speed to Auto − system speed detect automatically (66/ 100MHz FSB). 1-2-3 Open Set system speed to 100MHz − system always run at 100MHz FSB (Front Side Bus). M There are t[...]

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    Quick Installation Guide 4 2. Pentium  II / Celeron  266 / 66 MHz FSB 3. Pentium  II / Celeron  300 MHz / Celeron  300A MHz/66MHz FSB 4. Pentium  II / Celeron  333 / 66 MHz FSB 5. Pentium  II / Celeron  366 / 66 MHz FSB 6. Pentium  II / Celeron  400 MHz / 66MHz FSB SW 4 3 2 1 ON OFF JP8 3 2 1 SW 4 3 2 1 ON OFF JP8 3[...]

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    6BA 5 7. Pentium  II / Celeron  433 MHz / 66MHz FSB 8. Pentium  II 350 / 100 MHz FSB 9. Pentium  II 4 00 / 100 MHz FSB 10. Pentium  III 45 0 / 100 MHz FSB 11. Pentium  III 500 / 100 MHz FSB SW 4 3 2 1 ON OFF JP8 321 SW 4 3 2 1 ON OFF JP8 3 2 1 SW 4 3 2 1 ON OFF JP8 3 2 1 SW 4 3 2 1 ON OFF JP8 3 2 1 SW 4 3 2 1 ON OFF JP8 321[...]

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    Quick Installation Guide 6 12. Pentium  III 550 MHz / 100MHz FSB 13. Pentium  III 600 MHz / 100MHz FSB 14. Pentium  III 650 MHz / 100MHz FSB SW 4 3 2 1 ON OFF JP8 321 SW 4 3 2 1 ON OFF JP8 3 2 1 SW 4 3 2 1 ON OFF JP8 321[...]

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    6BA 7 II. Jumper setting : IR : Infrared Connector (Optional) 82443LX 6BA PIIX4 82443BX 83977-EF BIOS + Pin Function 1 IR Data Output 2 GND 3 IR Data Input 4 NC 5 POWER (+) PWR : Power LED / Key-Lock Connector 82443LX 6BA PIIX4 82443BX 83977-EF BIOS 1 Pin Function 1 LED anode (+) 2 LED cathode ( − ) 3 LED cathode ( − ) 4 Key Lock 5 GND[...]

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    Quick Installation Guide 8 SPK : Speaker Connector 82443LX 6BA PIIX4 82443BX 83977-EF BIOS 1 Pin Function 1 VCC 2 NC 3 NC 4 Data TD : Turbo LED Connector 82443LX 6BA PIIX4 82443BX 83977-EF BIOS 1 Pin Function 1 LED anode (+) 2 LED cathode ( − )[...]

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    6BA 9 TB : Turbo Switch Connector 82443LX 6BA PIIX4 82443BX 83977-EF BIOS Function Reserved RST : Reset Switch 82443LX 6BA PIIX4 82443BX 83977-EF BIOS 1 Open : Normal operation 1 Close : Reset system[...]

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    Quick Installation Guide 10 GD : Green Function LED 82443LX 6BA PIIX4 82443BX 83977-EF BIOS 1 Pin Function 1 LED anode (+) 2 LED cathode ( − ) GN : Green Function Switch 82443LX 6BA PIIX4 82443BX 83977-EF BIOS 1 Open : Normal operation 1 Close: Entering Green Mode[...]

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    6BA 11 HD : IDE Hard Disk Active LED 82443LX 6BA PIIX4 82443BX 83977-EF BIOS 1 Pin Function 1 LED anode (+) 2 LED cathode ( − ) Soft PWR : Soft Power Connector 82443LX 6BA PIIX4 82443BX 83977-EF BIOS 1 Pin Function 1 GND 2 CTRL-Signal[...]

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    Quick Installation Guide 12 POWER : P8&P9 Power Connector 82443LX 6BA PIIX4 82443BX 83977-EF BIOS 1 Pin Function 1 Power Good 2,10, 1 1,12 VCC 3 +12V 4 - 12V 5,6,7,8 GND 9 - 5V ATX POWER : ATX POWER Connector 82443LX 6BA PIIX4 82443BX 83977-EF BIOS 1 11 Pin Function 3,5,7,13, 15-17 GND 1,2,11 3.3V 4,6,19,20 VCC (+5V) 10 +12V 12 − 12V 18 − 5[...]

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    6BA 13 CPU FAN : CPU Cooling Fan Power Connector 82443LX 6BA PIIX4 82443BX 83977-EF BIOS Pin Function 1 GND 2 +12V 3 Signal SYSTEM FAN : SYSTEM Fan Power Connector 82443LX 6BA PIIX4 82443BX 83977-EF BIOS Pin Function 1 GND 2 +12V 3 Signal[...]

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    Quick Installation Guide 14 POWER FAN : POWER Fan Connector 82443LX 6BA PIIX4 82443BX 83977-EF BIOS Pin Function 1 GND 2 +12V 3 Signal IDE1: Primary IDE port 82443LX 6BA PIIX4 82443BX 83977-EF BIOS 1 RED LINE[...]

  • Page 17

    6BA 15 IDE2: Secondary IDE port 82443LX 6BA PIIX4 82443BX 83977-EF BIOS 1 RED LINE FLOPPY : FLOPPY PORT 82443LX 6BA PIIX4 82443BX 83977-EF BIOS 1 RED LINE[...]

  • Page 18

    Quick Installation Guide 16 LPT : LPT PORT 82443LX 6BA PIIX4 82443BX 83977-EF BIOS 1 RED LINE COMB : COM B PORT 82443LX 6BA PIIX4 82443BX 83977-EF BIOS 1 RED LINE[...]

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    6BA 17 COMA : COM A PORT 82443LX 6BA PIIX4 82443BX 83977-EF BIOS 1 RED LINE JP1 : Keyboard Power On (for ATX Power Supply only) 82443LX 6BA PIIX4 82443BX 83977-EF BIOS 2-3 Close : Disable Keyboard Power On 1 1-2 Close : Enable Keyboard Power On 1[...]

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    Quick Installation Guide 18 K.B : Keyboard Connector 82443LX 6BA PIIX4 82443BX 83977-EF BIOS 1 2 3 4 5 Pin Function 1 Key Clock 2 Key Data 3 NC 4 GND 5 VCC (+5V) J4 : PS/2 MOUSE 82443LX 6BA PIIX4 82443BX 83977-EF BIOS 1 RED LINE[...]

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    6BA 19 USB : USB Port 82443LX 6BA PIIX4 82443BX 83977-EF BIOS Pin Function 1 VCC 2 USB D0 − 3 USB D0+ 4 GND 5 VCC 6 USB D1 − 7 USB D1+ 8 GND J11 : Wake on Lan (for ATX Power Supply only) 82443LX 6BA PIIX4 82443BX 83977-EF BIOS Pin Function 1 +5V SB 2 GND 3 Signal[...]

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    Quick Installation Guide 20 JP9 : CLEAR CMOS 82443LX 6BA PIIX4 82443BX 83977-EF BIOS 1 1-2 Short :Clear CMOS 2-3 Short : Normal 1 JP10 : CASE OPEN (Optional) 82443LX 6BA PIIX4 82443BX 83977-EF BIOS 1 Pin Function 1 Signal 2 GND[...]

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    6BA 21 J19 : Internal Modem Card Ring PWR On 82443LX 6BA PIIX4 82443BX 83977-EF BIOS 1 Pin Function 1 Signal 2 GND SB-LINK : For PCI Audio / Sound Card use only (Creative PCI Sound Card Support) 82443LX 6BA PIIX4 82443BX 83977-EF BIOS 1 2 5 6 Pin Function 1 Signal 2 GND 3 NC 4 Signal 5 GND 6 Signal[...]

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    Quick Installation Guide 22 JP11 & JP12 (This function is support in PCB version 3.0 and above) 82443LX 6BA PIIX4 82443BX 83977-EF BIOS 1 1 JP 1 1 JP12 Open :Normal (Default) Close :For Voodoo3 VGA card 1 1 JP 1 1 JP12 BAT1 : For Battery 82443LX 6BA PIIX4 82443BX 83977-EF BIOS + – BAT1 M Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.[...]

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    6BA 23 III. Top Performance Test Setting: The following performance data list is the testing results of some popular benchmark testing programs. Users have to modify the value for each item in chipset features as follow for top performance setting.[...]

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    Quick Installation Guide 24 These data are just referred by users, and there is no responsibility for different testing data values gotten by users. (The different Hardware & Software configuration will result in different benchmark testing results.) • CPU Pentium  II processor • DRAM (32x4)MB SDRAM (LGS GM72V661641CT7J) • CACHE SIZE 5[...]