ECS P4S8A User manual
Mainboard User’s Manual
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M947 Series, V1.3A
S64 /February 2003
Mainboard User’s Manual
Notice:
Owing to icrosoft’s certifying schedule is various to every
supplier, we might have some drivers not certified yet by
icrosoft. Therefore, it might happen under Windows XP that a
dialogue box (shown as below) pop out warning you this
software has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its
compatibility with Windows XP. Please rest assured that our RD
department has already tested and verified these drivers. Just
click the “Continue Anyway” button and go ahead the
installation.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction...................................................................1
Key Features...........................................................................2
Package Contents....................................................................7
Static Electricity Precautions..................................................8
Pre-Installation Inspection......................................................8
Chapter 2: ainboard Installation..................................................9
ainboard Components........................................................10
I/O Ports................................................................................10
Install A CPU........................................................................12
Installing emory odules..................................................13
Setting Jumper Switches.......................................................14
Install the ainboard............................................................15
Optional Extension Brackets.................................................17
Install Other Devices............................................................18
Expansion Slots ...................................................................20
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility......................................................23
Introduction..........................................................................23
Running the Setup Utility...........…………………………...24
Standard C OS Setup Page.................................................25
Advanced Setup Page...........................................................26
Power anagement Setup Page............................................28
PCI/Plug and Play Setup Page.............................................29
Load Optimal Settings..........................................................30
Load Best Performance Settings...........................................30
Features Setup Page..............................................................31
CPU PnP Setup Page............................................................33
Hardware onitor Page........................................................34
Change Password..................................................................34
Exit.......................................................................................35
Chapter 4: Software & Applications.............................................37
Introduction..........................................................................37
Installing Support Software..................................................38
Bundled Software Installation...............................................40
Set Up the Audio System......................................................40
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1: Introduction
Chapter 1
Introduction
This mainboard has a Socket-47 processor socket for Intel
Pentium 4 type of processors supporting front side bus (FSB)
speeds up to 533 MHz.
This mainboard integrates the SiS64 Northbridge along with
SiS963 Southbridge chipsets that supports built-in AC97 Codec
support 6-channel speak-out, 2 DDR400 (by overclocking)
modules up to 2GB system memory. This mainboard has one CNR
(Communications and Networking Riser) slot to support Audio and
odem application, and built-in 10BaseT/100BaseTX Network
Interface (optional). It supports the Xabre200 GPU, which
integrates a 256-bit 3D/2D graphics engine and a motion
compensation PEG I/ PEGII accelerator.
There is a full set of I/O ports including two PS/2 ports for mouse
and keyboard, one serial port, one VGA port, one parallel port, one
IEEE1394a port (optional) and six USB ports (USB2.0)– four
back-panel ports and onboard USB header USB3 providing two
extra ports by connecting the Extended USB odule to the
mainboard.
This mainboard is an ATX mainboard that uses a 4-layer printed
circuit board and measures 305 x 220mm.
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Key Features
The key features of this mainboard include:
Socket-478 Processor
The PGA Socket 478
Supports Intel Pentium 4 series CPU
Supports up to 533 Hz Front-Side Bus
C ipset
There are SiS64 Northbridge and SiS963 Southbridge in this
chipset in accordance with an innovative and scalable architecture
with proven reliability and performance.
Memory Support
Two 184-pin DI slots for DDR memory modules
Support DDR up to 400 Hz memory bus
Notice: You can work on DDR400 by overclocking,
but it perhaps comes with some risks that
no guarantee the normal operation.
aximum installed memory is 2GB
Expansion Slots
One CNR(Communications and Networking Riser) slot to
insert special riser cards with Audio/ odem functionality
Three 32-bit PCI slots for PCI 2.2-compliant bus interface
Onboard IDE c annels
Primary and Secondary PCI IDE channels
Support for PIO (programmable input/output) modes
Support for ultiword D A modes
Support for Bus astering and Ultra D A ATA 100/133
modes
Power Supply and Power Management
ATX power supply connector
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eets ACPI 1.0b and AP 1.2 requirements, keyboard
power on/off
Supports RTC Alarm, Wake On odem, AC97 Wake-Up
and USB Wake-Up
Integrated VGA Specification
GPU (Graphics Processing Unit)
Xabre 200 AGP8X 256-bit GPU clock runs from
200 Hz
DISPLAY E ORY
Built-in 64 B DDR onboard runs from 400 Hz
(DDR400)
3D ENGINE FEATURES
Supports Direct 3D version 8.1; pixel shader version 1.3
Supports AGP 8X for texture/vertex fetch
Built-in 32-bit floating point VLIW Geometry
Transform/Lighting (T/L) and triangle setup engine
Built-in 4 pixel programmable rendering pipelines and
8 texture units (4P8T)
Supports up to 2048x2048 texture size
Built-in hardware stereo auto rendering engine
Supports 2X/4X full scene anti-aliasing
2D ENGINE FEATURES
Built-in Direct Draw Accelerator
PEG-2 MP@ML standards compliant
Built-in motion compensation logic
Supports up to 20 bit/sec bit rate decoding
Direct DVD to TV playback
Supports single video windows with overlay function
Supports graphics and video overlay function
Supports DVD sub-picture playback overlay
Built-in independent Gamma correction RA
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RESOLUTION
Supports VESA standards super high resolution graphics
modes, up to 2048x1536x32 bpp
AC97 Audio Codec
6-CH hardware architecture allows multi-channel south
bridge to playback 6CH audio
Intel AC’97 (REV. 2.2) compatible, meeting icrosoft
PC2001 requirements
Built-in earphone buffer and internal PLL, the latter saving
additionsl crystal
Line-in/rear out share the same jack; Center/bass share the
IC jack
Digital S/PDIF OUT Support
CRL 3D: HRTF based BS3D compatible audio engine
Onboard I/O Ports
The mainboard has a full set of I/O ports and connectors:
Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard
One serial port
One VGA port
One parallel port
IEEE1394a port (optional)
Six USB ports (four back-panel ports, onboard USB
headers providing two extra ports)— USB2.0
Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and line-out
Hardware Monitoring
Built-in hardware monitoring for CPU & System
temperatures, fan speeds and mainboard voltages.
Onboard Flas ROM
Supports Plug and Play configuration of peripheral devices
and expansion cards
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Built-in Et ernet LAN (Optional)
10Base-TX/100Base-T Physical Layer Solution
Dual Speed – 100/10 bps
II Interface to Ethernet Controller/Configuration & Status
Auto Negotiation: 10/100, Full/Half Duplex
eet All Applicable IEEE802.3, 10Base-T and 100Base-
TX Standards
USB 2.0
Compliant with Universal Serial Bus Specification
Revision 2.0
Compliant with Intel’s Enhanced Host Controller
Interface Specification Revision 0.95
Compliant with Universal Host Controller Interface
Specification Revision 1.1
PCI multi-function device consists of two UHCI Host
Controller cores for full-/low-speed signaling and one
EHCI Host Controller core for high-speed signaling
Root hub consists 4 downstream facing ports with
integrated physical layer transceivers shared by UHCI and
EHCI Host Controller
Support PCI-Bus Power anagement Interface
Specification release 1.1
Legacy support for all downstream facing ports
IEEE 1394a (Optional)
Fully supports provisions of IEEE1394-1995 for high-
performance serial bus and the P1394a draft 2.0 standard
Provides two fully compliant cables ports at 100/200/400
bits/s and available with one or two ports
Supports optional 1394 Annex J electrical isolation barrier
at PHY-link interface
Supports power-down feature to conserve energy in battery
powered application
Node power-class information signaling for system power
management
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Bundled Software
PC-Cillin2002 provides automatic virus protection under
Windows 98/ E/NT/2000/XP
MediaRing Talk provides PC to PC or PC to Phone
internet phone communication
3Deep delivers the precise imagery and displays accurate
color in your monitor
PC DJ is a dual- P3 player that enables users to actually
mix music right on their own personal computers.
Adobe Acrobat Reader V5.0 is the software to help users
read .PDF files.
WinDVD creator is a storyboard interface making the
entire DVD-making process as easy as moving pictures
around on your screen.
3DNA desktop transforms the static 2D desktop into a
more exciting, intuitive, and useful 3D interface.
Dimensions
ATX form factor 305 x 220mm
Note: Hardware specifications and software
items are subject to change without notification.
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