IBM M950HLU User manual
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Celeron and Tualatin are registered trademarks of Intel
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PC-cillin is a trademark of Trend Micro Inc.
AMI is a trademark of American Megatrends Inc.
MediaRing Talk is a registered trademark of MediaRing Inc.
3Deep is a registered trademark of E-Color Inc.
It has been acknowledged that all mentioned brands or product
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Copyright © 2003
All Rights Reserved
M950 Series, V3.3
P4X400/May 2003
Notice:
1. Owing to Microsoft’s certifying schedule is various to every
supplier, we might have some drivers not certified yet by
Microsoft. 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.
2. USB 2.0 Driver Limitations:
2-1 The USB 2.0 driver only supports Windows XP and
Windows 2000.
2-2 If you connect a USB 2.0 hub to the root hub, plugging USB
devices into this hub, the system might not successfully
execute certain USB devices’ connection because it could
not recognize these devices.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction ...................................................................1
Key Features............................................................................2
Package Contents ....................................................................5
Static Electricity Precautions...................................................6
Pre-Installation Inspection.......................................................6
Chapter 2: Mainboard Installation...................................................7
Mainboard Components ..........................................................8
I/O Ports ..................................................................................8
Installing the Processor............................................................9
Installing Memory Modules ..................................................10
Jumper Settings .....................................................................11
Install the Mainboard.............................................................12
The Panel Connector .............................................................13
Other Devices Installation .....................................................14
Expansion Slots Installation ..................................................15
Connecting Optional Devices ...............................................16
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility.......................................................18
Introduction ...........................................................................18
Running the Setup Utility........... …………………………...19
Standard CMOS Setup Page..................................................20
Advanced Setup Page............................................................21
Power Management Setup Page ............................................24
PCI/Plug and Play Setup Page...............................................25
Load Optimal Settings...........................................................26
Load Best Performance Settings ...........................................26
Features Setup Page...............................................................27
CPU PnP Setup Page.............................................................28
Hardware Monitor Page ........................................................29
Change Password ..................................................................29
Exit ........................................................................................30
Chapter 4: Software & Applications .............................................31
Introduction ...........................................................................31
Installing Support Software...................................................32
Bundled Software Installation ...............................................34
Hyper Threading CPU...........................................................35
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Chapter 1 Introduction
This mainboard has a Socket-478 supporting Intel
Pentium 4/Hyper Threading Technology processors
with front-side bus (FSB) speeds up to 533 MHz.
Hyper Threading Technology, designed to take advantage of the
multitasking features in Windows XP, gives you the power to do
more things at once.
This mainboard has the VIA P4X400 Northbridge and VT8235
Southbridge chipsets that support AC 97 audio codec, and provide
Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 function. It supports built-in USB 2.0
providing higher bandwidth. It implements Universal Serial Bus
Specification Revision 2.0 and is compliant with UHCI 1.1 and
EHCI 0.95. This mainboard has five 32-bit PCI slots, one 8xAGP
slot, one CNR (Communications and Networking Riser) slot, and
an onboard 10BaseT/100BaseTX Network interface (optional).
This mainboard has a full set of I/O ports including two PS/2 ports
for mouse and keyboard, one serial port, one parallel port and
maximum six USB 2.0 ports– four back-panel ports and onboard
USB header USB2 providing two extra ports by connecting the
Extended USB Module to the mainboard.
This mainboard is an ATX size mainboard and has power
connectors for an ATX power supply.
Note: You must initiate the HT CPU function through
BIOS setup. It is strongly recommended you refer
to the Appendix (page 35) for relative details.
Key Features
This mainboard has these key features:
Socket 478 Processor
♦ The PGA Socket 478
♦ Supports Intel Pentium 4 series CPU with/without Hyper
Threading Technology
♦ Supports a front-side bus (FSB) of 533 MHz
Chipset
There are VIA P4X400 Northbridge and VT8235 Southbridge in
this chipset in accordance with an innovative and scalable
architecture with proven reliability and performance.
♦ Provide superior performance between the CPU, DRAM,
V-Link bus and AGP8X graphics controller bus with
pipelined, burst, and concurrent operation.
♦ Provide a 533MB/sec bandwidth Host/Client V-Link
interface with V-Link-PCI and V-Link-LPC controllers
♦ Support five PCI slots of arbitration and decoding for all
integrated functions and LPC bus.
Memory Support
♦ The mainboard accommodates two DDR 184 pin, 2.5V
DIMM sockets with a total capacity of 2 GB system
memory.
♦ Supports DDR 266/333 MHz memory bus
Built-in Graphics System
♦ AGP v3.0 compliant with 8x transfer mode compliant with
AGP 8x specification 0.9.
♦ AGP pipelined split-transaction long-burst transfers up to
1GB/sec
♦ Intelligent request reordering for maximum AGP bus
utilization
♦ Supports Flush/Fence commands
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♦ Graphics Address Relocation Table (GART)
●One level TLB Structure
●Sixteen entry fully associative page table
●LRU replacement scheme
●Independent GART lookup control for host/AGP/PCI
master accesses
AC’97 Audio Codec
♦ Compliant with AC’97 2.1 specification
♦ 16-bit stereo full-duplex CODEC with fixed 48KHz
sampling rate
♦ 3 analog line-level stereo inputs with 5-bit volume control:
LINE-IN, CD-IN, AUX-IN
♦ 1 analog line-level mono input: PHONE-IN
♦ Three Audio Jacks – Line-Out, Line-In and Microphone-In
♦ Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster Pro Compatible
♦ Digital I/O compatible with consumer mode S/PDIF
♦ Advanced power management support
Expansion Options
The mainboard comes with the following expansion options:
♦ Five 32-bit PCI slots capable of Ultra DMA bus mastering
with transfer rates of 33/66/100/133 MB/sec
♦ One 8xAGP slot
♦ One CNR (Communications and Networking Riser) slot
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 parallel port
♦ Six USB 2.0 ports (four back-panel ports, onboard USB
header providing two extra ports)
♦ Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and line-out
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BIOS Firmware
This mainboard uses AMI BIOS that enables users to configure
many system features including the following:
♦ Power management
♦ Wake-up alarms
♦ CPU parameters and memory timing
♦ CPU and memory timing
The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different
processor clock speeds.
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 Management Interface
Specification release 1.1
♦ Legacy support for all downstream facing ports
Built-in Ethernet LAN (Optional)
♦ 100Base-TX/10Base-T Physical Layer Solution
♦ Dual Speed – 100/10 Mbps
♦ MII Interface to Ethernet Controller/Configuration &
Status
♦ Auto Negotiation: 10/100, Full/Half Duplex
♦ Meet All Applicable IEEE802.3, 10Base-T and 100Base-
TX Standards
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Bundled Software
♦ PC-Cillin 2002 provides automatic virus protection under
Windows 98/ME/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-MP3 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.
Dimensions
♦ ATX form factor of 305 x 220 mm
Note: Hardware specifications and software
items are subject to change without notification.
Package Contents
Attention: This mainboard serial has two models, M950HLU
(Hyper Threading CPU, LAN, USB2.0) and M950HU (Hyper
Threading CPU, USB 2.0).
Please contact your local supplier for more information about your
purchased model. Each model will support different specification
listed as below:
Model Specification
M950HLU Hyper Threading CPU, Onboard LAN PHY chip
(U13), USB + RJ-45 LAN connector
M950HU Hyper Threading CPU, USB connector only
Your mainboard package contains the following items:
The mainboard
The User’s Manual
One diskette drive ribbon cable (optional)
One IDE drive ribbon cable
Software support CD
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Optional Accessories
You can purchase the following optional accessories for this
mainboard.
Extended USB module
CNR v.90 56K Fax/Modem card
Card Reader (You can buy your own Card Reader from the
third party, but please contact your local Card Reader vendor
on any issues of the specification and compatibility.)
Static Electricity Precautions
Static electricity could damage components on this mainboard.
Take the following precautions while unpacking this mainboard
and installing it in a system.
1. Don’t take this mainboard and components out of their original
static-proof package until you are ready to install them.
2. While installing, please wear a grounded wrist strap if possible.
If you don’t have a wrist strap, discharge static electricity by
touching the bare metal of the system chassis.
3. Carefully hold this mainboard by its edges. Do not touch those
components unless it is absolutely necessary. Put this
mainboard on the top of static-protection package with
component side facing up while installing.
Pre-Installation Inspection
1. Inspect this mainboard whether there are any damages to
components and connectors on the board.
2. If you suspect this mainboard has been damaged, do not
connect power to the system. Contact your mainboard vendor
about those damages.
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