VIA Technologies P4XB-MA Manual de usuario

iVersion 1.0December 5, 2001VIA MainboardUser’s ManualVIA P4XB-MAHarnessing the Power of DDR266 SDRAMfor the Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor

Introduction1-11The VIA P4XB-MA Micro ATX mainboard is a high per-formance mainboard based on VIA Apollo P4X266Achipset. The VIA Apollo P4X266A chipse

Chapter 11-2CPUSupports 478-pin Intel® Pentium® 4 Processors400MHz Front Side Bus. Supports clock speeds from 1.5GHz to 2.0GHz.ChipsetVIA Apollo P4

Introduction1-3- 1 game (MIDI) port.- 3 Audio jacks: line-out, line-in and mic-in.Audio AC97 link controller integrated in VT8233. 2-channel RealTe

Chapter 11-4VIA P4XB-MA MicroATX MainboardMainboard Layout

Hardware Setup2-1InstallationThis chapter provides you with the information abouthardware setup procedures. While installating, becareful in holding

Chapter 22-2The VIA P4XB-MA mainboard supports the Intel® Pentium® 4 processor in the478 pin package. When installing the CPU, make sure the CPU has

Hardware Setup2-3Installing the CPU FanTo effectively dissipate heat generated by the CPU, you need to attach theCPU cooling fan and heatsink on top o

Chapter 22-4CPU Core Speed Derivation Procedure If CPU Clock = 100MHzCore/Bus ratio = 14 then CPU core speed = Host Clock x Core/Bus ratio= 100MHz x

Hardware Setup2-5The mainboard provides two 184-pin DDR DIMM (2.5V) with 4 memory banks.To operate properly, at least one DIMM module must be installe

Chapter 22-6DDR Module Installation ProceduresYou can install either single sided or double sided 184-pin DDR DIMMmodules into DDR DIMM slots, dependi

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Hardware Setup2-7ATX 20-Pin Power Connector: JWR1This connector is for the ATX power supply. To connect the ATX powersupply, make sure the plugs of th

Chapter 22-8Serial Port Connector: COM A & COM BThe mainboard offers two 9-pin male serial port connectors (COM A & COMB). You can attach a se

Hardware Setup2-9Audio Port ConnectorsLine Out is a connector for Speakers or Headphones. Line In is used for anexternal CD player, tape player, or ot

Chapter 22-10The P4XB-MA mainboard provides connectors for FDD, IDE HDD, case,modem, LAN, USB Ports, IR module and CPU/System FAN.Floppy Disk Drive Co

Hardware Setup2-11Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA 33/66/100 con-troller that provides P

Chapter 22-12Power SwitchConnect to a 2-pin push button switch.Reset SwitchReset switch is used to reboot the system rather than turning the power ON/

Hardware Setup2-132-pin single color power LED: The power LED is not able to change itscolor. Therefore, you can only choose Blinking in the BIOS uti

Chapter 22-14CD-In Connector: J2This connector is for the CD-ROM audio connector.Aux Line-In Connector: J6This connector is for a DVD add-on card with

Hardware Setup2-15IrDA Infrared Module Connectors: IR1 & IR2These connectors allow you to connect to IrDA Infrared modules. You mustconfigure the

Chapter 22-16Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUDIO1You can connect an optional audio connector to the Front Panel Audio pin-header. Pin numbers 1 to 10

iiiFCC-B Radio Frequency Interference StatementThis equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a classB digital device, pursuan

Hardware Setup2-17Wake On LAN Connector: JWOL1This connector allows you to connect to a LAN card with Wake On LANfunction. You can wake up the compute

Chapter 22-18Fan Power Connectors: PFAN1/SFAN1The PFAN1 (processor fan) & SFAN1 (system fan) connectors provide +12Vpower supply for the system co

Hardware Setup2-19USB Front Connector: USB2 (Intel spec)The mainboard provides a front Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector for con-necting additional

Chapter 22-20Remote Power On/Off Switch Connector: JRMS1Connects to a 2-pin push button switch. When the system is off, pressing thebutton will turn t

Hardware Setup2-21Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1There is a CMOS RAM on board that has a power supply from external batteryto keep the data of system configu

Chapter 22-22AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) SlotThe AGP slot allows you to insert the AGP graphics card. AGP is an interfacespecification designed fo

Hardware Setup2-23PCI Interrupt Request RoutingThe IRQ, abbreviation of interrupt request line and pronounced I-R-Q, arehardware lines over which devi

BIOS Setup3-1Chapter 3. BIOS SetupBIOS Setup3Entering Setup 3-2Control Keys 3-2Getting Help 3-3The Main Menu 3-4Standard CMOS Features 3-6Advanced BIO

Chapter 33-2Entering SetupControl Keys<n> Move to the previous item <p> Move to the next item <m> Move to the item in the left hand

BIOS Setup3-3Getting HelpSub-MenuIf you find a right pointer symbol (as shown inthe right view) appears to the left of certain fieldsthat means a sub-

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Chapter 33-4The Main MenuStandard CMOS FeaturesUse this Menu for basic system configurations.Advanced BIOS FeaturesUse this menu to set the Advanced F

BIOS Setup3-5PC Health StatusThis entry shows your PC health status.Frequency/Voltage ControlUse this menu to specify your settings for frequency/volt

Chapter 33-6DateThe date format is <day><month> <date> <year>.day Day of the week, from Sun to Sat, determined by BIOS. Read-

BIOS Setup3-7ing items. Enter the information directly from the keyboard. This informationshould be provided in the documentation from your hard disk

Chapter 33-8Advanced BIOS FeaturesAnti-Virus ProtectionThe item is to set the Virus Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sectorprotection. If the fu

BIOS Setup3-9to load the disk operating system. The settings are:Floppy The system will boot from floppy drive.LS120 The system will boot from LS-120

Chapter 33-10Typematic Rate SettingThis item is used to enable or disable the typematic rate setting includingTypematic Rate & Typematic Delay.Typ

BIOS Setup3-11The Advanced Chipset Features setup option is used to change the values ofthe chipset registers. These registers control most of the sys

Chapter 33-12the contents of the SPD (Serial Presence Detect) EPROM on the DRAMmodule. Selecting Yes makes SDRAM Cycle Length and Bank Interleaveauto

BIOS Setup3-13RAS to CASWhen DRAM is refreshed, both rows and columns are addressedseparately. This setup item allows you to determine the timing of t

vNOTE1. Always read the safety instructions carefully.2. Keep this User’s Manual for future reference.3. Keep this equipment away from humidity.4. Lay

Chapter 33-14address range dedicated to graphics memory address space. Host cyclesthat hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any tra

BIOS Setup3-15receive more data. Setting options: Enabled, Disabled.PCI Master 0 WS WriteWhen Enabled, writes to the PCI bus are executed with zero wa

Chapter 33-16Integrated PeripheralsOnboard LAN ChipThis setting enables the onboard RTL8100L LAN chip. Setting options: Enabled,Disabled.VIA OnChip ID

BIOS Setup3-17OnChip IDE Channel 0/1The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with sup-port for two IDE channels. Choose Enabled

Chapter 33-18VIA OnChip PCI DevicePress <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears:VIA-3058 AC97 AudioAuto allows the mainbo

BIOS Setup3-19Winbond Super I/O DevicePress <enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears:Onboard FDC ControllerThis setting en

Chapter 33-20ripheral in use. Setting options: Hi/Hi, Hi/Lo, Lo/Hi, Lo/Lo.IR Transmission DelayThis setting determines whether the IR transmission rat

BIOS Setup3-21EPP 1.7 spec or EPP 1.9 spec can be selected.ECP Mode Use DMAThe ECP mode has to use the DMA channel, so choose the onboardparallel port

Chapter 33-22Power Management SetupThe Power Management Setup allows you to configure you system to mosteffectively save energy while operating in a m

BIOS Setup3-23Power Management OptionThis item is used to select the degree (or type) of power saving and is relatedto these modes: Suspend Mode and H

viBox Contents• 1 x VIA Mainboard• 1 x User’s manual• 1 x Floppy ribbon cable• 1 x ATA-66/100 Hard drive ribbon cable• 1 x 2 Port USB Module• 1 x Driv

Chapter 33-24Delay 4 Sec. When you press the power button, the computer en-ters the suspend/sleep mode, but if the button ispressed for more than four

BIOS Setup3-25Date (of Month)The field specifies the date for RTC Alarm Resume. Settings: 0~31.Resume Time (hh:mm:ss)The field specifies the time for

Chapter 33-26PNP/PCI ConfigurationsThis section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Com-puter Interconnect, is a system which

BIOS Setup3-27system such as Windows 95/98. If you set this field to “manual” choose spe-cific resources by going into each of the sub menu that follo

Chapter 33-28PC Health StatusThis section displays the settings for monitoring the status of your CPU, fans,and overall system status.CPU Warning Temp

BIOS Setup3-29Frequency/Voltage ControlAuto Detect DIMM/PCI ClkTo reduce the occurrence of electromagnetic interference (EMI), the BIOS de-tects the p

Chapter 33-30CPU RatioThis setting controls the multiplier that is used to determine the internal clockspeed of the processor relative to the external

BIOS Setup3-31Load Fail-Safe DefaultsThis option allows users to restore all the BIOS settings to the default Fail-Safevalues. The Fail-Safe default s

Chapter 33-32This option on the main menu allows users to restore all the BIOS settings tothe default Optimized values. The Optimized Defaults are the

BIOS Setup3-33Set Supervisor/User PasswordWhen you select this function, a message as below will appear on the screen:Type the password, up to eight c

viiCONTENTSChapter 1. Specifications ... 1-1Mainboard Specifications ...

Chapter 33-34 About Supervisor Password & User Password:Supervisor password : Can enter and change the settings ofthe setup menus.User password: C

BIOS Setup3-35Save & Exit SetupWhen you want to quit the Setup menu, you can select this option to save thechanges and quit. A message as below wi

Chapter 33-36Exit Without SavingWhen you want to quit the Setup menu, you can select this option to abandonthe changes. A message as below will appear

Driver Setup4-1This chapter gives you detailed instructions on instal-lation & setup of VIA chipset & Realtek ALC201Aaudio drivers. It consist

Chapter 44-2VIA Apollo P4X266A Chipset DriversThe VIA P4X266A chipset provides superior performance between the CPU,DRAM, V-Link bus and AGP 8x graphi

Driver Setup4-3Driver Installation for Windows® 98SE1. Insert the supplied CD disk into the CD-ROM drive.2. The CD will auto-run and the setup screen

Chapter 44-4Driver Installation for Windows® 2000Note: Before installing VIA chipset driver, you should installing Win-dows 2000 Service Pack2 or the

Driver Setup4-5Driver Installation for Windows® ME1. Insert the supplied CD disk into the CD-ROM drive.2. The CD will auto-run and the setup screen wi

Chapter 44-6Driver Installation for Windows® NT4.0NOTE: Install Windows® NT4.0 Service Pack 6 or above before install-ing the VIA drivers into Windows

Driver Setup4-7Realtek ALC201A Audio DriverThe ALC201A is an 18-bit, full duplex AC'97 2.2 compatible stereo audio CODECdesigned for PC multimedi

viiiHDD LED ... 2-13CD-In Connector: J2 ...

Chapter 44-8Driver Installation for Windows® 98/ME/2000/NT4.01. Insert the provided CD_ROM disk into the CD-ROM drive.2. The CD will auto-run and the

ixPC Health Status .................... 3-28Frequency/Voltage Control ......