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Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

Chapter 1 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Preinstallation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Selecting a Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Unpacking Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Front Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Connecting System Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Connecting the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Connecting the Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Connecting the Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Connecting the Printer (optional). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Connecting Multimedia Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Connecting to the Network (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Connecting the Fax/Modem (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Connecting USB Devices (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Turning On Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Turning Off Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Software Error Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 System Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Correcting Error Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Chapter 2 System Board Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Board Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Jumpers and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Floppy Disk / Hard Disk Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Video Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Audio Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

USB Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Hardware Monitoring Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Modem Ring-in Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Wake-on LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

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Contents User’s Guide /#     Iv Table of Contents `BIOS InformationFCC Notice   Important Safety Instructions Vi Notices &  8 Vii Year 2000 Compliance StatementLaser Compliance Statement        Lithium Battery Statement V76MSE.book Page x Wednesday, May 19, 1999 125 PM Chapter V76MSE.book Page 2 Wednesday, May 19, 1999 125 PM Overview $ -$ PreinstallationSelecting a Site Unpacking ComponentsFeatures Front Panel$ %  $ %   Rear PanelVoltage selector System main power switchSystem power socket FanConnecting the Keyboard Connecting System ComponentsConnecting the Mouse Connecting the MonitorConnecting the Printer optional Connecting Multimedia Components 8 Connecting to the Network optional Connecting the Fax/Modem optional8 Connecting USB Devices optional  %  8 Turning On Your ComputerTurning Off Your Computer      @ Troubleshooting @   $ @!! +!&         %  $ Error MessagesSoftware Error Messages System Error MessagesConnections are okay and the error Pointing Device Error Reconnect or replace the pointingFloppy Drive a Error Floppy Drive B ErrorCorrecting Error Conditions          8  $*% % V76MSE.book Page 20 Wednesday, May 19, 1999 125 PM      V76MSE.book Page 22 Wednesday, May 19, 1999 125 PM !& &#   &# ComponentsChapter System Board Information $ !% - $&  & Board Layout IDE 1 connector ATX power supply connectorHDD LED connector Floppy disk drive connectorPin CPU fan connector COM 1 connectorSpeaker connector PC speaker connectorJumpers and Connectors 8 CN24 Reset button CN25 Turbo LED Memory module socketsPin CPU fan IDE 1 CN12 Hard disk IDE 2 CN11 Hard disk 2/IDE CD-ROM Floppy Disk / Hard Disk SupportVideo Function Audio Function USB Support     $ Hardware Monitoring FunctionModem Ring-in Function Wake-on LAN V76MSE.book Page 38 Wednesday, May 19, 1999 125 PM    V76MSE.book Page 40 Wednesday, May 19, 1999 125 PM V76MSE.book Page 41 Wednesday, May 19, 1999 125 PM .% 8 Entering SetupChapter `BIOS Information  * -%% %      $ $ % % System InformationPort of the primary IDE Channel DimensionCapacity Floppy Drive BV76MSE.book Page 46 Wednesday, May 19, 1999 125 PM If there is a mouse $     8 Product InformationStart up DMI Bios versionInstalled in your system. The Desktop Without actually opening your system$ - 8 Disk DrivesIDE Secondary Disk type, you can enter Setting manuallyType Auto. If you know your hardDisabled Bit AccessOnboard Peripherals ECP DMA Port’s operation mode$   $8 Onboard Device SettingsUSB Legacy Lets you activate or Power Management Power Allows you to reduceManagement Mode From the IRQ channels TimerSystem Sleep Any keyboard or mouseBoot Options Card installed in your SystemIDE or Scsi System automatically Fast BootEnabled or Operating systemAllows you to enable or Second format Date and TimeDate Year 1980 to Time Lets you set the timeSystem Security Once you set this Power-on Secures your system PasswordOperation Mode Lets you enable or disable Keyboard Lock,Setting a Password  - # %  %     %%% % Changing or Removing the Password  Yes$  %  #    $% Bypassing the Password$      8 Advanced OptionsInternal Cache Lets you enable or disable Memory/Cache Options%$ % % Boards, reserve this You set this parameter to DisabledMemory at 15MB To prevent memory 16MB Reserved forYes or No PCI IRQ SettingPnP/PCI Options Auto or ManualTime the system boots Some VGA cards have Required settings for thisManual before setting this Parameter Plug and Play Reset ResourceLoad Default Settings Abort Settings Change Exiting Setup     V76MSE.book Page 78 Wednesday, May 19, 1999 125 PM Installation Precautions ESD PrecautionsPreinstallation Instructions Post-installation Instructions  $ $%8Chapter Upgrading the System Opening the System Removing the Housing Cover $  Replacing the Housing Cover  $  %  $ %$ 8 Installing Additional Memory160 MB 16 MB 32 MB 48 MB 64 MB 80 MB144 MB 32 MB 40 MB 16 MB 48 MB 64 MB 96 MBInstalling a Dimm Reconfiguring the System Removing a Dimm %& -  +- !. Upgrading the CPURemoving the CPU  !.8Step Installing the Upgrade CPU  - !.    - 8 Replacing the Hard Disk  $   !  -   -    Installing and Removing a PCI Card Installing a PCI CardRemoving a PCI Card V76MSE.book Page 96 Wednesday, May 19, 1999 125 PM DH   3UI  I ,D H  DH   CD  D CJ CJ   9H31H*,D*HD  H ,%H?9C HC ?6CHC