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Magic-Pro MP-VIP-4A User Manual

Summary of MP-VIP-4A

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    Mp-vip-4a motherboard user’s manual product name: mp-vip4a manual revision: english,1.20 release date: may 13, 1998.

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    Post-consumer recycled paper federal communications commission statement this device complies with fcc rules part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: w this device may not cause harmful interference w this device must accept any interference received, including interference tha...

  • Page 3: Table of Contents

    2 table of contents chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 product overview… … … … … … … ..… … … … … .. 6 1.2 content… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … . 6 1.3 specifications… … … … … … … … … … … ..… … … . 7 1.4 system board layout… … … … … … … … … .… .… . 9 chapter 2. Hardware setup 2.1 installation procedure…...

  • Page 4: Chapter 3.  Bios Setup

    3 chapter 3. Bios setup 3.1 main menu… … … ...… … … … .… … ..… … … … … 24 3.2 standard cmos setup..… … … … .… … … … .… … . 26 3.3 bios features setup… … … … … … ..… … … … … . 29 3.4 chipset features setup… … … … … ..… … … ..… … 33 3.5 power management setup… … … … ..… … … … … . 36 3.6 pnp/pci config...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1. Introduction

    4 chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 product overview thank you for purchasing the mp-vip-4a motherboard. This motherboard utilizes via's latest technology, namely vt82cmvp chipset. We have conducted a motherboard compatibility test with a variety of hardware and software, such as cpus, memory, display car...

  • Page 6: 1.3 Specification

    5 1.3 specification cpu -supports 75-333 mhz pentium processors ¡ ] p54c¡^ , and pentium processors with mmx technology ¡ ] p55c¡^ -supports amd k5/k6/k6-3d serial cpus -supports cyrix/ibm 6x86/6x86l/6x86mx serial cpus chipset -via mvp3 chipset vt82cmvp & vt82c586b system clock¡ g -supports 60/66/75...

  • Page 7: Usb Ports¡ G

    6 usb ports¡ g -two universal serial bus ¡ ] usb¡ ^ ports support up to 127 peripheral devices. -universal host controller interface v.1.1 compatible -supports 1.5-12mb/s transfer rates -supports legacy keyboard and mouse bios¡ g -award bios v.4.51 with built-in anti-virus, dmi support, and green fu...

  • Page 8: 1.4 System Board Layout

    7 1.4 system board layout.

  • Page 9: Chapter 2. Hardware Setup

    8 chapter 2. Hardware setup 2.1 installation procedure 1. Jumper setting ¡ ] bios and cpu¡ ^ 2. Installation of cpu 3. Installation of memory 4. I/o connections & panel connections 2.1.1 jumper settings in this manual , ¡ ] 1-2¡ ^ represents the first and second pins of the jumper. ¡ ]2-3¡ ^ represe...

  • Page 10: 2.1.2 Clearing The Cmos¡ ]

    9 2.1.2 clearing the cmos¡ ] yellow jumper cap¡ ^ jvbat1¡ g cmos function selection 1-2 on¡ g normal operation¡ ] default setting¡ ^ 2-3 on¡ g clear cmos setting how to remove the cmos setting ¡ ] 1¡ ^ turn off the power. ¡ ] 2¡ ^ remove atx power cable from connector cn1. ¡ ] 3¡ ^ remove yellow jum...

  • Page 11: Red Jumper Caps¡ ^

    10 2.1.3 cpu voltage selection ¡ ] red jumper caps¡ ^ before the use of this motherboard, make sure all jumpers are set correctly. The wrong setting might damage the cpu and the motherboard. Cpu voltage may vary. Check with cpu manufacturer for it's correct voltage. Cpu brand cpu type cpu voltage jp...

  • Page 12: Bus/core

    11 2.1.4 cpu bf ratio selection (green jumper caps) bus/core jp3 jp2 jp1 1.5x/3.5x 1-2 1-2 1-2 2.0x 1-2 2-3 1-2 2.5x 2-3 2-3 1-2 3.0x 2-3 1-2 1-2 4.0x 1-2 2-3 2-3 4.5x 2-3 2-3 2-3 5.0x 2-3 1-2 2-3 5.5x 1-2 1-2 2-3 3.0x is the default setting¡ ] this setting is for intel p55c-200 cpu¡ ^ 2.1.5 cpu ext...

  • Page 13: Cpu Clock

    12 2.1.6 cpu-pci clock selection (yellow jumper caps) cpu clock jagp3 jagp2 jagp1 60~75 mhz 2-3 2-3 2-3 83~112 mhz 1-2 1-2 2-3 60~75 mhz is the default setting¡ ] this setting is for intel p55c-200 cpu¡^ 2.2 installation of cpu before installing cpu, make sure the power is off. Locate the white colo...

  • Page 14: 2.3 Installation of Memory

    13 2.3 installation of memory s7-mvp3 motherboard has 3x168-pin 64-bit dual inline memory module ¡ ] dimm¡ ^ sockets divided into 3 banks. You can install 3.3v extended data output¡ ] edo¡ ^ or unbuffered synchronous dram¡ ] sdram¡ ^ memory. This will increase the system reliability. 2.3.1 installat...

  • Page 15: 2.3.3 Memory Configuration

    14 2.3.3 memory configuration there is no jumper setting required for the memory size or type. It is automatically detected by the system bios, and the total memory size is to add them together. Dimm socket dimm modules dimm1 edo/sdram 8, 16, 32, 64, 128mb dimm2 edo/sdram 8, 16, 32, 64, 128mb dimm3 ...

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    15 2.4.1 atx power connector (20-pin cn1) make sure that the power supply is off before connecting or disconnecting the power cable. 2.4.2 power, chassis & cpu fan connectors (3-pin fan) connect the fan’s plug to the board taking into consideration the polarity of the connector..

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    16 2.4.3 irda connector (5-pin jir1 & ir) this connector supports the optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module, with this module and application software such as laplink or win95 direct cable connection, user can transfer files to or from their laptops, notebooks, pda, pcs and pr...

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    17 2.4.5 primary/secondary ide connector (two 40-pin ide) these connectors support the provided ide hard disk ribbon cable. Connect your first ide hard disk to master mode of the primary channel. If you have second ide device to install in your system, connect it as slave mode on the same channel, a...

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    18 2.4.7 keyboard connector (6-pin mini-din kb & 4-pin j1) this connection is for a standard keyboard using a ps/2 plug. You may use a din to mini-din adapter on standard at keyboards. 2.4.8 serial port (two 9-pin d-type com) 2.4.9 printer port (25-pin d-type lpt1) you can enable the parallel port a...

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    19 2.4.10 usb connectors (two 4-pin usb) you can attach usb devices to the usb connector. 2.4.11 panel connection (32-pin fpnl1) fpnl1 connector function tbled turbo led keylock power led and keylock switch spk speaker smi sleep switch trsw turbo switch rst reset switch ide hdd led ir irda connector...

  • Page 21: Chapter 3. Bios Setup

    20 chapter 3. Bios setup starting setup the award bios is immediately activated when you first power on the computer. The bios reads the system information contained in the cmos and begins the process of checking out the system and configuring it. When it finishes, the bios will seek an operating sy...

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    21 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 main menu -- quit and not save changes into cmos status page setup menu and option page setup menu -- exit current page and return to mai...

  • Page 23: 3.1 Main Menu

    22 3.1 main menu once you enter the award bios cmos setup utility, the main menu will appear on the screen¡ ] figure 3-1¡^ . The main menu allows you to select from several setup functions and two exit choices. Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press to accept and enter the sub-menu. ...

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    23 3.1.5 pnp / pci configuration this setup page includes all the items of pnp / pci function. 3.1.6 load bios defaults the bios defaults have been set by the manufacturer and represent settings which provide the minimum requirements for your system to operate. 3.1.7 load setup defaults the chipset ...

  • Page 25: 3.2 Standard Cmos Setup

    24 3.2 standard cmos setup with the sub-menu¡ ] figure 3-2¡ ^ , you can setup system date, system time, hard disk and floppy drive type, and display adapter type, and halt on mode. Please refer to your equipment specification when changing the setup. Figure 3-2. Standard cmos setup screen rom pci/is...

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    25 3.2.3 hard disks setting the bios supports dual-channel pio and pci bus master ide ports. Each port supports one master and one slave hard drive. You can use ¡ Õ pageup¡ Ö or ¡ Õ pagedown¡ Ö key to change hard drive type. Note that the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table....

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    26 3.2.5 video display adapter setting (ega/vga) the category selects the type of video adapter used for the primary 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, svg...

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    27 3.2.9 other memory this refers to the memory located in the 640k to 1024k address space. This is memory that can be used for different applications. Dos uses this area to load device drivers in an effort to keep as much base memory free for application programs. The bios is the most frequent user...

  • Page 29: 3.3   Bios Features Setup

    28 3.3 bios features setup the sub-menu ¡ ] figure 3.3¡ ^ includes all award enhances functions. Correct setting can enhance boot up efficiency. You can assign system speed, boot-up sequence, keyboard operation, shadowing and system security. Figure 3-3. Bios features setup screen rom pci / isa bios...

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    29 note: many disk diagnostic programs which attempt to access the boot sector table can cause the above warning message. If you will be running such a program, we recommend that you first disable virus protection beforehand. 3.3.2 cpu internal/external cache (enabled) these options are to enable or...

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    30 3.3.9 typematic rate setting (disabled) this determines if the typematic rate is to be used. When disabled, continually holding down a key on your keyboard will generate only one instance. In other words, the bios will only report that the key is down. When the typematic rate is enabled, the bios...

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    31 3.3.15 video bios shadow (enabled) video shadow copies bios code from slower rom to faster ram. Bios can then execute from ram. 3.3.16 c8000-cbfff /dc000-dffff shadow (disabled) optional firmware will be copied from rom to ram. When this option is enabled. An example of such option rom would be s...

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    32 3.4 chipset features setup this section allows you to configure the system based on the specific features of the installed chipset. This chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources, such as dram and the external cache. It also coordinates communications between the convention...

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    33 3.4.3 sustained 3t write (enabled) this item allow you to enable or disable direct map write back / write through secondary cache. 3.4.4 cache rd + cpu wt pipeline (enabled) this item allows you to enable/disable the cache timing. 3.4.5 read around write (enabled) dram optimization feature: if a ...

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    34 select enabled if your system contains a universal serial bus (usb) controller and you have a usb peripheral. 3.4.11 usb keyboard support (disabled) select enabled if your system contains a universal serial bus (usb) controller and you have a usb keyboard. 3.4.12 current system & cpu & power temp...

  • Page 36: 3.5  Power Management Setup

    35 3.5 power management setup the power management setup allows you to configure you system to most effectively save energy while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use. Figure 3-5. Power management setup screen rom pci / isa bios (2a5lev5b) power management setup award...

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    36 user define allows you to set each mode individually. When not disabled, each of the ranges are from 10 sec to 1 hr. 3.5.2 pm control by apm (yes) when enabled, an advanced power management device will be activated to enhance the max. Power saving mode and stop the cpu internal clock. If advance ...

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    37 3.5.6 soft-off by pwrbnt (instant-off) when set to “delay 4 sec.”, the atx switch can be used as a normal system power-off button when pressed for less than 4 seconds. “instant- off” disables the atx switch function when the button is pressed under 4 seconds. 3.5.7 hdd power down (disabled) when ...

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    38 when set to on, any event occurring to the dma controller will awaken a system which has been powered down. 3.5.14 modem ring resume (disabled) when set to enabled, any event occurring to the modem ring will awaken a system which has been powered down. 3.5.15 rtc alarm resume (disabled) when set ...

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    39 irq12 ( ps / 2 mouse ) irq13 (coprocessor) irq14 (hard disk) irq15 (reserved).

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    40 3.6 pnp/pci configuration setup this section describes configuring the pci bus system. Pci, or personal computer interconnect, is a system which allows i/o devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed the cpu itself uses when communicating with its own special components. This section covers so...

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    41 installed a new add-on and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system can not boot. 3.6.4 irq-xx assigned to when resources are controlled manually, assign each system interrupt as one of the following types, depending on the type of device using the i...

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    42 3.6.7 pci dynamic bursting (enabled) when enabled, data transfers on the pci bus, where possible, make use of the high-performance pci bust protocol, in which greater amounts of data 3.6.8 pci master 0 ws write (enabled) when enabled, writes to the pci bus are command with zero wait states. 3.6.9...

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    43 3.7 integrated peripherals you can control input and output functions from this manual. Figure 3-7 integrated peripherals rom pci / isa bios (2a5lev5b) integrated peripherals award software, inc. Onchip ide first channel : enabled onboard parallel mode : ecp/epp onchip ide second channel : enable...

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    44 3.7.3 ide hdd block mode (enabled) this item allows your hard disk controller to use the fast block mode to transfer data to and from your hard disk drive (hdd). Select enabled only if your hard drives support block mode. 3.7.4 ide primary & secondary master/slave pio (auto) the four ide pio (pro...

  • Page 46: 3.8   Load Bios Defaults

    45 3.7.9 ir function duplex (half) this item allows you to select the ir function when you select the uart 2 mode is askir 3.7.10 rxd , txd active (hi,hi) this item allows you to determine the active of rxd, txd. 3.7.11 onboard parallel port (378/irq7) this item allows you to determine access onboar...

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    46 this feature loads the setup default values from bios default table. To select, highlight it and press the¡ Õ enter¡ Ö key. Then press the ¡ Õ y¡ Ö and ¡ Õ enter¡ Ö keys to confirm. Otherwise, press the¡ Õ n¡ Ö key to cancel. 3.10 supervisor/user password you can set either supervisor or user pas...

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    47 you determine when the password is required within the bios features setup menu and its security option. If the security option is set to “system”, the password will be required both at boot and at entry to cmos setup utility. If the setting is “setup”, the system will only require the password y...

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    48 quick installation chart for your convenience, this chart lists all the cpus supported by mp-vip-4a and their correspond jumper setting. Cpu type jpw1 jp3 jp2 jp1 f3 f2 f1 jagp3 jagp2 pentium 100 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 2-3 2-3 pentium 120 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 1-2 2-3 1-2 1-2 1-2 2-3 2-3 2...

  • Page 50: Panel Connectors

    49 page 1 panel connectors fpnl1 connector function tbled turbo led keylock power led and keylock switch spk speaker smi sleep switch trsw turbo switch rst reset switch ide hdd led ir irda connector pr atx power switch connector.