VIA Technologies PT-DVBX User manual

PT-DVBX/PT-DVAX

Pentium II/!!!

Celeron

Twin Processor

ATX MAINBOARD

( VER. 2.x )

USER’S MANUAL

DOC. NO. UM-DVBX-E2.................................................................PRINTED IN TAIWAN

VIA 693/693A Twin Processor Mainboard TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter & Section Page

1. INTRODUCTION ...............................................................................1-1

1.1 OVERVIEW ............................................................................................. 1-1

1.2 MAINBOARD LAYOUT ....................................................................... 1-2

1.3 SPECIFICATIONS.................................................................................. 1-3

2. INSTALLATION ................................................................................2-1

2.1 UNPACKING ........................................................................................... 2-1

2.2 AMAZING WAYS TO POWER ON THE PC SYSTEM.................... 2-2

2.3 POWER OFF THE PC SYSTEM .......................................................... 2-4

3. HARDWARE SETUP........................................................................3-1

3.1 INSTALLATION OF CPU ..................................................................... 3-1

3.2 INSTALLING THE DRAM MODULES ........................................... 3-2

3.3 CONNECTORS........................................................................................ 3-3

3.4 JUMPERS................................................................................................. 3-13

3.5 INSTALLATION OF DEVICE DRIVERS........................................... 3-22

4. AWARD BIOS SETUP .....................................................................4-1

4.1 GETTING STARTED ............................................................................ 4-1

4.2 MAIN MENU .......................................................................................... 4-2

4.3 CONTROL KEYS................................................................................... 4-2

4.4 STANDARD CMOS SETUP................................................................. 4-3

4.5 BIOS FEATURES SETUP.................................................................... 4-4

4.6 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP............................................................ 4-7

4.7 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP ..................................................... 4-11

4.8 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION............................................................... 4-15

4.9 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS .......................................................... 4-19

4.10 LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS .............................................................. 4-22

4.11 SUPERVISOR PASSWORD.............................................................. 4-23

4.12 USER PASSWORD............................................................................. 4-24

4.13 IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION....................................................... 4-26

4.14 SAVE & EXIT SETUP...................................................................... 4-26

4.15 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING............................................................... 4-28

VIA 693/693A Twin Processor Mainboard

SOMETHING IMPORTANT !

¶TRADEMARKS

All trademarks used in this manual are the property of their respective owners.

¶LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS

“LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS” is the function which will have the BIOS default

settings loaded into the CMOS memory. These default settings are the suggested

settings which will optimize system performance and increase system stability Load

the setup default is recommended when you receive this mainboard or when the

system CMOS data is corrupted. Please refer to the Section 4.8 for the procedures.

¶DISCHARAGE CMOS DATA

Whenever you want to discharge the CMOS data or open the system chassis, Make

sure to disconnect the AC power first because there is always the 5V standby voltage

connected to the ATX form-factor mainboard. Without disconnecting the AC power

connector from the PC system, the mainboard can be damaged by any improper

action .

¶WAKE ON LAN

In order to support the Wake On LAN feature, the system requires a special SPS

(Switching Power Supply), Such power supply must be able to provide at least 700

mA of driving capability on the “5V standby” voltage. Please refer to the Section 3.3

for pin assignment.

¶WARNING !

The "Static Electricity" may cause damage to the components on the mainboard, In

order to avoid the damage to the mainboard accidentally, please discharge all static

electricity from your body before touching this mainboard.

¶NOTICE

Information presented in this manual has been carefully checked for reliability;

however, no responsibility is assumed for inaccuracies. The information contained in

this manual is subject to change without notice.

VIA 693/693A Twin Processor Mainboard INTRODUCTION

1-1

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 OVERVIEW

This Mainboard is a revolutionary high performance personal computer

mainboard. It is the ATX form-factor with both Slot 1 and Socket 370 on the

board for different package of processors. VIA693 or VIA693A chipset is chosen

as the system core logic of the mainboard to give the most outstanding

performance and reliability. It is designed for 233, 266, 300 , 333, 350, 366, 400,

433, 450, 466, 500, 550, 600MHz and higher speed Pentium™ II , Pentium™ !!!

and Celeron™ processors

This mainboard is designed by using either VIA693 or VIA693A system chipset.

The difference is shown as following:

Chipset FSB Clock

PC100 VIA 693 Chipset 66.6 / 100MHz

PC133 VIA 693A Chipset 66.6 / 100 / 133MHz

This mainboard two channel “PIO” and “Ultra DMA33/66 Bus Master” mode PCI

IDE ports are built on the mainboard to support the most updated Ultra DMA 66

HDD. One Floppy Disk controller, two high speed Serial ports (UARTs), one

multi-mode Parallel port, one PS/2™ mouse port, one IR interface and two USB

ports is designed on the board for wide variety of peripheral connection.

The ALS300 PCI sound chip is designed on board (sound interface is optional on

the board). The ALS300 has built-in 2D/3D Sound Effect Processor, Enhanced

normal & digital Game port, MPU-401 MIDI controller, ALSFM Synthesizer.

When you find the ALS300 sound interface (CN18) installed on the mainboard,

you don't have to purchase another sound card because there is the 3D audio

interface on this mainboard.

Pentium™ II, Pentium™ !!! and Celeron™ are the 64-bit processors with RISC

technology, which offers several key features such as built-in 512K/256/128K L2

cache, 12-stage super-pipeline architecture, out of order execution … etc. In order

to optimize of its capabilities and performances, the 32-bit Operating System

(such as Windows® and OS/2™) and 32-bit applications are recommended.

VIA 693/693A Twin Processor Mainboard INTRODUCTION

1-2

1.2 MAINBOARD LAYOUT

CN15

Power Connector

CN12

IR Port USB 1

USB 2

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 K/B

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4 PWR-LED

SPK

CN13

CPU Fan

JP8

Sound Enable/ Disable

Short = Sou nd Enabled

Open = Sou nd Disabl ed

“G” = Ground

G G G G

1 1 1

(Reset Button)

HL (HDD LED)

SL(Sleep LED)

(Power SW)

JP9 Clear CMOS

1. CMOS Data Clear

2. K/B Password Clear

SW ( optional)

Select CPU clock ratio.

CN17

C has sis Fan

CN16 WOL

1. SPK Out

2. Li ne In

3. M ic. In

4. Game

CN22 CD-IN

CN21 CD-IN

DIMM3

SLOT1CPU

AGPSLOT

BIOS

Socket 370

CPU

CN10IDE2

CN9IDE1

DIMM2

DIMM1

BAT1

123

CN8FDC

CN4 CN3

CN5

JP9

CN17

JP2

CN16 WOL

JP11

JP100

Parallel Port

W83783 S

JP2: (o ptio nal)

Se nse Temp From

Open = Socket 370

Sh ort = Slot 1

JP12

COM 2 COM 1

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

1. There are two CPU sockets on the mainboard - the Slot 1 for

Pentium II/!!! and slot type Celeron Processor. The Socket 370 is

designed for socket type Celeron Processor. However,You can

install only one CPU on this mainboard.

2. The standby voltage is always active even when system power is off.

Whenever you want to install or remove any component from the

mainboard, please make sure to remove the power cable from the PC

system. Otherwise, it may cause serious damage to the PC system.

3. If W83783S is installed on U1 as shown above, please make sure the

jumper setting on JP2 is correct so that the thermal resistor will

detect the CPU temperature properly. (Note: JP2 is optional, if there

is no JP2 on the board, then the mainboard will detect the CPU and

choose the thermal resistor automatically.)

VIA 693/693A Twin Processor Mainboard INTRODUCTION

1-3

1.3 SPECIFICATIONS

¥CPU

Intel® Pentium™ II, Pentium™ !!! or Celeron™ (f`or both Slot type and Socket

type CPU) 233, 266, 300, 333. 350, 366, 400, 433, 450, 466, 500, 550, 600MHz

and higher speed processors

¥CPU VCC

Switching Voltage Regulator circuits on board, supports +1.80V DC through

+3.5V DC CPU Core Voltage.

Note : The CPU Core Voltage will be Detected and adjusted automatically by the

VID-pin on the CPU, so there is no manual-adjustment required to select the CPU

voltage. Simply plug in the CPU and start immediately.

¥WORD SIZE

Data Path : 8-bit, 16-bit, 32-bit, 64-bit

Address Path : 32-bit

¥PC SYSTEM CHIPSET

PC133 mainboard: VIA693A and 596B chipset

PC100 mainboard: VIA693 and 596B Chipset

¥SUPER I/O CHIPSET

Winbond® W83977TF/EF-AW

¥FRONT SIDE BUS FREQUENCY

VIA693A : 66 MHz 100MHz and 133MHzselectable.

VIA693 : 66 MHz and 100MHz selectable.

¥MEMORY

Three 168-pin DIMM sockets, Maximum 384 MB with ECC.

CACHE :512KB pipelined burst SRAM in Pentium™ II, Pentium™ !!! processor.

0KB, 128KB, or 256KB SRAM in Celeron™ processor.

¥BIOS

AWARD System BIOS. 256KB x 8 Flash ROM

(Supports Plug & Play, ACPI, DMI and Green functions).

VIA 693/693A Twin Processor Mainboard INTRODUCTION

1-4

¥EXPANSION SLOTS

AGP Slots : One 32-bit AGP Slot (Supports 1x or 2x AGP graphics cards)

PCI Slots : Four 32bit PCI slots.

ISA Slots : 16-bit x 1 (One of the slot is PCI/ISA shared)

¥WOL PORTS

One WOL connector supports Wake-On-LAN (WOL up-designed)

¥USB PORTS

Two Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports.

¥IDE PORTS

Two channels of Ultra DMA33/66 Bus Master IDE ports, which will support up to

4 IDE devices like IDE hard disk, ATAPI CD-ROM and LS-120/ZIP-100 devices.

The IDE ports can be programmed to support PIO Mode 4, DMA mode 2 and Ultra

DMA33/66 to support the modern IDE devices.

¥SUPER I/O PORTS

1. Two high speed NS16C550 compatible serial ports (UARTs).

2. One parallel port, supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode.

3. One Floppy Disk Control port.

¥IR PORT

One HPSIR and ASKIR compatible IR transmission connector (5-pin).

One Consumer IR transmission connector (4-pin, optional).

¥MOUSE AND KEYBOARD

One PS/2™ mouse connector, One PS/2™ keyboard connector.

¥3D SOUND (Optional)

Avance Logic ALS-300 Sound Chip is optional on the mainboard. ALS300 built-in

the 2D/3D Sound Effect Processor, Enhanced normal & digital Game port, MPU-

401 MIDI controller, ALSFM Synthesizer.

VIA 693/693A Twin Processor Mainboard INTRODUCTION

1-5

¥HARDWARE MONITORING (optional)

Winbond W83783S (please refer to U1 on page 1-2) is designed on the board to

monitor hardware healthy status like system voltage, system temperature, and

cooling fans. When the CPU temperature is too high, the system BIOS will tell the

system board to give a series of beeping alarm and slow down the CPU speed

(throttling speed) so that you can take proper action to prevent your system from

damage. When you hear the beeping alarm, turn the power off and check on the

mainboard components to see whether it is working properly or not. If you don’t

know how to handle it, send the PC system to your dealer for technical support.

There is the hardware monitoring program in the CD which comes with this

mainboard. You can use it to monitor the system healthy status. When you find

there is the W83783S installed on U1, you can run the hardware monitoring

program and then it will monitor the system healthy status all the time.

¥ACPI

Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) function is strongly

recommended by PC’98 because it will let you have many additional features and

that will make your PC system becomes very friendly and convenient. Followings

are the ACPI features designed on the board:

1. On Now: power on the system by panel-switch, Keyboard, PS/2™ Mouse,

Modem ring-in, RTC alarm or LAN signal.

2. Power off (soft-off) by OS or Panel-switch.

3. CPU cooling fan auto-off during Suspend state.

4. Resuming of PC system. (such as Modem ring-in, RTC alarm, .... etc.)

5. Supports Full-On/Doze/Standby/Suspend operating modes.

¥DIMENSION

1. Width & Length : 305 mm x 210 mm.

2. Height : 2 1/2 inches with CPU Retention Mechanism.

3. PCB Thickness : 4 layers, 0.05 inches normal.

4. Weight : 18 ounces.

¥ENVIRONMENT LIMITATION

1. Operating Temperature : 10to 40. (50to 104)

2. Required Airflow : 50 linear feet per minute across CPU.

3. Storage Temperature : - 40to 70. (- 40to 158)

4. Humidity : 0 to 90% non-condensing.

5. Altitude : 0 to 10,000 feet.

VIA 693/693A Twin Processor Mainboard INSTALLATION

2-1

2. INSTALLATION

2.1 UNPACKING

The mainboard contains the following components. Please inspect the following

contents and confirm that everything is there in the package. If anything is missing or

damaged, call your supplier for instructions before proceeding.

lThis mainboard.

lOne USER‘S MANUAL.

lOne Cable set for IDE and Floppy devices.

lOne Pentium™ II Processor Retention Mechanism (RM).

lOne CD diskette for device driver and utility programs.

This mainboard contains electrostatic sensitive components and it can be easily

damaged by static electricity. So please leave it sealed in the original packing until

when installing.

A grounded anti-static mat is recommended when unpacking and installation. Please

also attached an anti static wristband to your wrist and have it grounded to the same

point as the anti-static mat.

After the opening of the mainboard carton, please observe the mainboard carefully to

make sure there is no shipping and handling damage before you can start to install the

PC system.

Having finished all the procedures above, you are now ready to install the mainboard to

the chassis. Please make sure that the chassis is the ATX type so that the mounting hole

will match with this mainboard.

VIA 693/693A Twin Processor Mainboard INSTALLATION

2-2

2.2 AMAZING WAYS TO POWER ON THE PC SYSTEM

When the mainboard has been installed successfully, there are several ways to

power on the system. Please read the following description for all the details.

POWER BUTTON

The power button can be programmed by COMS setup program and it has different

features. Please refer to page 3-15 for detail function description.

Note: This power button can not be used to power-on the PC system if the

”Password“ is selected in the "Power On Function" to power on your

system. (please refer to Section 4.8 for the “INTEGRATED

PERIPHERALS“ in the CMOS setup.) However, you can always use the

power button to turn off the power.

¨KEYBOARD (PASSWORD OR HOT KEY)

This mainboard allows you to use your personal password or a combination of hot

key to power on your PC system. When the jumper setting on JP1 is “Enabled”, the

keyboard OnNow function will be activated. Under this circumstance, this

mainboard will keeps scanning the keyboard status waiting for the correct password

or hot key input even when the system power is off (the stand-by 5V is still working

and the power LED on the keyboard is still active). If you have selected the

Password to power on the PC system in the BIOS setup program, the only way to

power on the PC system will be the correct password. ( you can not use the power

button on the front panel to power on the PC system.) When you have selected the

keyboard hot key to power on the PC system, you will be able to use keyboard hot

key to power on the PC system. ( you can use the power button to power on the PC

system as well.) ( Please refer to Section 4.8.- "Power On function")

When the “Password” and “Hot KEY” is selected, you will have to reboot the PC

system to activate the setting, when you see the POST (Power On Self Test) is

completed, the setting is changed and stored in the CMOS memory. Having finished

the procedure, you may turn the power off and then you can use the keyboard to

power-on the PC system afterward.

In case that you forget the “Password” or “Hot Key”, disconnect the AC power for

30-60 seconds then re-connect the AC power to the PC system, and then you can use

the PW switch to power on the PC system again. Or you may use JP9 setting to clear

the Keyboard password.

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