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A-Trend ATC-7300M User Manual

Summary of ATC-7300M

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    1 contents component location diagram...................................A check list of the packaging.....................................B connectors description ............................................C table of contents........................................................1 how to use this ...

  • Page 2: How to Use This Manual

    2 appendix b technical support request form .............. B how to use this manual this manual is written in a user-friendly style. It would be advisable for users to read it in an orderly sequence : 1. For hardware information: read “page a: component location diagram”, “page b: check list of the ...

  • Page 3: Chapter 1 Introduction

    3 cannot solve all your problems, please ask your dealer for help and be sure the warranty on your system is still valid. Remark intel® is a registered trademark of intel corporation. All other brands and product names are trademarks registered trademarks of their respective companies. Chapter 1 int...

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  • Page 5: 1-1 System Features

    5 1-1 system features : socket 370 supporting intel celeron tm ppga package cpu with 66mhz front side bus (300mhz~433mhz) and 100mhz fsb. : intel 440zx agpset. : two 168-pin dimm sockets for two banks of 64-bit wide path up to 256mb unbuffered sdram. : built-in switching voltage regulator.(vrm 8.2 s...

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    6 1-2 software power off control the mainboard designs support software power off control feature through the smi code in the bios under windows 95/98, and ms-dos operation system environment. This is intel atx form factor feature and you must use atx power supply if you want to use the above functi...

  • Page 7: 1-3 Sb-Link Sideband Signals

    7 1-3 sb-link sideband signals in order to migrate the legacy sound blaster compatible audio to the pci bus, emu8008 incorporates a pair of sb-link request/grant sideband signals (pcpcir eqn and pcpcigntn) to interface to the pci bus. Sb-link is a mechanism that was defined and developed by creative...

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    9 1-5 keyboard & ps/2 mouse power on (jp9) the mainboard built-in jumper of jp9 may have two easy and convenient ways to power up the system. Users may power on the system by typing a password, or by double-clicking the ps/2 mouse, when jp9 is 2-3 closed. In addition to satisfying different users wi...

  • Page 10: (A)

    10 1-6 running 100 mhz cpu bus on mainboard (jp11) this mainboard provides jumper of jp11 where it allows you to set your cpu host clock to perform the function of cpu overclock. There are two ways of option to set cpu host clock which are ‘closed’ and ‘open’. Set ‘closed’ which the system will auto...

  • Page 11: 1-7 Wake-On-Lan

    11 1-7 wake-on-lan the remote wake-on-lan mode of operation is a mechanism that uses advanced micro device magic packet technology to power up a sleeping workstation on the network. This mechanism is accomplished when the lan card receives a specific packet of information, called a magic packet, add...

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  • Page 13: Chapter 2  Installation

    13 chapter 2 installation 2-1 installation procedure before installing the computer, please prepare all components such as cpu, dram; peripherals such as hard drive, keyboard, cd-rom; and accessories such as cables. Then, install the system as following: 1. Plug cpu/ heat sink (refer to cpu installa...

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  • Page 15: 2-2 Cpu  Installation

    15 2-2 cpu installation : the mainboard has built-in vid (voltage identify) function to auto detect cpu voltages, hence you do not have to set the cpu voltage setting. Also, the mainboard has socket 370 on board that supports intel supports intel ppga celeron tm cpu . The intel ppga celeron tm cpu i...

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    16 2-3 system memory installation the mainboard provides two 168-pin dimm sockets for system memory expansion from 8mb to 128mb unbuffered sdram. These two dimms are arranged to two banks, please refer to page a. Bank/dimm memory module total memory bank0/dimm1 8/16/32/64/128 8mb~128mb bank1/dimm2 8...

  • Page 17: 2-4 Ide Driver Installation

    17 2-4 ide driver installation the ide driver installation procedure is as following : setup for windows 95/98 : 1. Starting windows 95/98 2. Put your all-in-one cd into cd-rom drive. 3. Select “start”, “run”. 4. Type “e:\ide\win95\setup.Exe”. (if your cd-rom is not the drive e, type the appropriate...

  • Page 18: Chapter 3  Award Bios Setup

    18 chapter 3 award bios setup award bios manufacturer provides access to the system bios through the hardware and software on the mainboard. The hardware consists of a flash rom and the software is a group of programs that are installed in the rombios along with all the other data that should be inc...

  • Page 19: 3-1 Update Bios Procedure

    19 3-1 update bios procedure if the bios needs to be updated, you can get an all-in-one cd from your system supplier. The bios updated driver in all-in-one cd includes : “awdflash.Exe” -- bios updated utility program “awdflash.Doc” the updated procedure is in the following: 1. Boot the system to dos...

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    20 intel also provides microcode api(applications programming interface) for the mainboard user to update data block in bios quickly and easily. (you can find this utility in all-in-one cd in the package.) integrators must ensure that this bios stepping data matches the processor stepping used. When...

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    21 3-2 system bios configuration setup the following pages explain how to set up the system configuration (cmos) under the award bios. The setup program is stored in the read-only-memory (rom) on the mainboard. To do the setup procedure, press the key when the system is booting up. The following mai...

  • Page 22: 3-2-1. Standard Cmos Setup

    22 3-2-1. Standard cmos setup this section records some basic hardware information, and sets the system clock and error handling. These records could be lost or corrupted if the on-board battery has failed or become weak. Rom pci/isa bios standard cmos setup award software, inc. Date (mm:dd:yy) : we...

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    23 on the 24-hour military-time clock. For example, 1p.M. Is 13:00:00. Primary/second master, secondary master/slave these categories identify the types of the 2 channels that have been installed in the computer. There are 45 predefined types and 4 user definable types are for enhanced ide bios. Typ...

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    24 system monitor. Although secondary monitors are supported, you do not have to select the type in setup. Ega/vga : enhanced graphics adapter/video graphics array. For ega, vga, sega, svga or pga monitor adapters. Cga 40 : color graphics adapters, power up in 40 column mode. Cga 80 : color graphics...

  • Page 25: 3-2-2. Bios Features Setup

    25 shadows ram. 3-2-2. Bios features setup this section shows a list of system configuration options. Some of them are defaults required by the mainboard's design, others depend on the features of your system. Rom pci/isa bios bios features setup award software, inc. Virus warning : enabled video bi...

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    26 f6 : load bios defaults f7 : load setup defaults virus warning when this item is enabled, the award bios will monitor the boot sector and partition table of the hard disk drive for any attempt at modification. If an attempt is made, the bios will halt the system and the following error message wi...

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    27 or not. The choice : enabled/ disabled boot up numlock status this allows you to determine the default state of the numeric keypad. By default, the system boots up with numlock on. On : keypad is numeric keys. Off : keypad is arrow keys. Gate a20 option this entry allows you to select how the gat...

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    28 this item allows you to access the memory that is over 64mb in os/2. The choice : non-os2, os2 report no fdd for win95 set this item to yes bios will report fdd to win95. If in standard cmos setup, set drive a to none, and set this item to yes. Inside win95, my computer and file manager disk(a:) ...

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    29 edo rasx# ma wait state : 2 * following menus are optional* sdram ras-to-cas delay : 3 cpu warning temperature : disabled sdram ras precharge time : 3 current system temp. : 20 o c/ 68 o f sdram cas latency time : 3 current cpu temperature : 20 o c/ 68 o f sdram precharge control : disabled curre...

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    30 sdram ras-to-cas delay this sets the relative delay between the row and column address strobes from dram (edo) is allowed to precharge. The choice : 2,3. Sdram ras precharge time defines the length of time for row address strobe is allowed to precharge. Sdram cas latency time the system board des...

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    31 from na, 1 to 8 cpu clocks. 16 bit i/o recovery time this item allows you to determine the recovery time allowed for 16 i/o. Choices are from na, 1 to 4 cpu clocks. Memory hole at 15m -16m in order to improve performance, certain space in memory can be reserved for isa cards. This memory must be ...

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    32 “insert” key, power on until screen show up. The following functions are optional, and they show only when the monitoring ic exists on the mainboard. Please confirm this with your supplier. Cpu warning temperature when this item is enabled, we can set the cpu warning temperature . If the cpu temp...

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    33 rom pci/isa bios power management setup award software, inc. Acpi function : disabled *reload global timer events* power management : user defined irq [3-7, 9-15], nmi :disabled pm control by apm : yes primary ide 0 :disabled video off method : dpms primary ide 1 :disabled video off after : stand...

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    34 user defined : allows you to set each mode individually. When not disabled, each of the range are from 1min to 1hr. Except for hdd power down which ranges from 1 to 15min. And disable. If you would like to use software power-off control function, you cannot choose“ disabled ”here, and should sele...

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    35 run at slower speed while all other devices still operate at full speed. Standby mode when enabled and after the set time of system inactivity, the fixed disk drive and the video would be shut off while all other devices still operate at full speed. Suspend mode when enabled and after the set tim...

  • Page 36: 3-2-5. Pnp/pci Configuration

    36 irq 8 break suspend when enabled, the device which occupies the irq8 can wake up the system. Reload global timer events when enabled, an event occurring on each device listed below restarts the global time for standby mode.Irq [3-7, 9-15], nmi; primary ide 0; primary ide 1 ; secondary ide0; secon...

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    37 reset configuration data this item allows you to determine whether to reset the configuration data or not. Assign irq for vga when enabled, this function will force the system to ignore assigning irq to vga. Assign ir q for usb when enabled, this function will force the system to ignore assigning...

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    38 ide hdd block mode this allows your hd controller to use the fast block mode to transfer data to and from your hd drive. Enabled : ide controller uses block mode. Disabled : ide controller uses standard mode. Ide primary master/slave pio, ide secondary master/slave pio pio - programmed input/outp...

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    39 power on: ctrl-f1”’ select any one you like. After power off, if user key in the control-f, it will power up the system. Mouse left, mouse right : it will power up the system by double click the left or right mouse. Note do not move your mouse between the first click and the second click. Button ...

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    40 3-2-7. Ide hdd auto detection rom pci/isa bios cmos setup utility award software, inc. Standard cmos setup integrated peripherals bios features setup supervisor password chipset features setup user password power management setup ide hdd auto detection pnp/pci configuration save & exit setup load...

  • Page 41: 3-2-8. Save & Exit Setup

    41 select primary master option (n=skip) : n options size cyls head precomp landz sector mode 2(y) 1337 648 64 0 2594 63 lba 1 1339 2595 16 65535 2594 63 normal 3 1338 1297 32 65535 2594 63 large note : some oses (like sco-unix) must use “normal” for installation esc : skip 3-2-8. Save & exit setup ...

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    42 standard cmos setup integrated peripherals bios features setup password setting chipset features setup ide hdd auto detection power management setup save & exit setup pnp/pci configuration exit without saving load bios defaults save to cmos and exit (y/n):y esc: quit áâàß:select item f10: save & ...

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    43 load bios defaults when your mainboard has problems and needs to trouble shoot the system, you can use this function. The default values loaded only affect the bios features setup, chipset features setup, power management setup and pnp/pci configuration setup. There is no effect on the standard c...

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    44 cmos memory and continue with the booting process. Select what you want to do, press . Exit without saving this allows you to exit the bios setup utility without recording any new values or changing old ones..

  • Page 45: Control Key Description

    45 control key description up arrow move to previous item down arrow move to next item left arrow move to the item in the left hand right arrow move to the item in the right hand esc key esc main menu : quit and not save changes setup menu : exit current page and return to main menu pgup key increas...