Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 850 ATX Asus
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HP WMT -LX Manual 1 WMT -LX Intel ® 850 A TX Motherboard Manual SPECIFICA TIONS AND INFORMA TION CONT AINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMA TIONAL USE ONL Y , AND ARE SUBJECT T O CHANGE A T ANY TIME WITH- OUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUST eK COMPUTER INC.
2 HP WMT -LX Manual 1. FEA TURES 1.1 WMT -LX Motherboard Layout RJ-45 T op: 24.4cm (9.60in) 24.4cm (9.6in) PS/2KBMS T: Mouse B: Keyboard PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 P ANEL FLOPPY SECONDARY IDE PRIMARY IDE Intel I/.
HP WMT -LX Manual 3 1.2 Layout Contents Expansion 1) RI M M A1/A2/B1/B2 p. 5 184-Pin System Memory Support 2) CPU p. 7 Central Processing Unit 3) PCI1/2/3/ p. 12 32-bit PCI Bus Expansion Slots 4) AGPPRO p. 13 Accelerated Graphics Port Slot Connectors 1) PS2MS p.
4 HP WMT -LX Manual 2. HARDW ARE SETUP 2.1 Getting Started IMPORT ANT : Due to Pentium 4 CPU’ s power consumption requirement, an A TX12V power supply is recommended for this motherboard. For typical system configurations, an A TX12V power supply that can supply at least 230W and at least 8.
HP WMT -LX Manual 5 2. HARDW ARE SETUP 2.2 System Memory NOTE: No hardware or BIOS setup is required after adding or removing memory . This motherboard has four 184-pin R ambus I nline M emory M odules (RIMM) sockets. These sockets support 64Mbit, 128Mbit, and 256Mbit Direct RDRAM technologies.
6 HP WMT -LX Manual 2. HARDW ARE SETUP 2.2.1 Installing Memory The memory module (RIMM/C-RIMM) will fit in only one orientation. IMPORT ANT : Do not touch the memory module ’ s connectors. Handle the mod- ule only by the edges. 1. Make sure that the notch keys in the module are aligned with the small ribs inside the RIMM sockets.
7 2. HARDW ARE SETUP HP WMT -LX User’ s Manual 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard provides a ZIF Socket for the P4 CPU. The CPU that came with the motherboard should have a fan attached to it to prevent overheating. If this is not the case, then purchase a fan before you turn on your system.
8 HP WMT -LX User ’ s Manual 2. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.5.1 CPU Installation Step 1: Install the Baseboard A metal baseboard is required to install the heatsink to the motherboard. A rubber pad is placed between the metal board and motherboard to provide insulation to prevent shorting.
9 2. HARDW ARE SETUP HP WMT -LX User ’ s Manual Step 2: Install the CPU A. L ocate the Z I F socket on the motherboard. B . Unlock the socket by pressing the lever sidesways and then lifting it up to a 90 ˚– 100 ˚ angle.
10 HP WMT -LX User ’ s Manual 2. HARDW ARE SETUP Step 3: Install the Heatsink Support Base Place the two heatsink support base as shown and screw in the four pan head screws. Step 4: Install the Heatsink C arefully place the fan heatsink on top of the heatsink support base and connect the fan power cable to the C PU fan connector .
HP WMT -LX Manual 11 2. HARDW ARE SETUP 2.4 Expansion Cards W ARNING ! Unplug your power supply when adding or removing expansion cards or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards (see 3.
12 HP WMT -LX Manual 2. HARDW ARE SETUP IMPORT ANT : If using PCI cards on shared slots, make sure that the drivers sup- port “Share IRQ” or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments. Conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups that will make the system unstable or cards inoperable.
HP WMT -LX Manual 13 2.5 External Connectors W ARNING! Some pins are used for connectors or power sources. These are clearly distinguished from jumpers in the Motherboard Layout. Placing jumper caps over these connector pins will cause damage to your motherboard.
14 HP WMT -LX Manual 3) Parallel Port Connector (Burgundy 25-pin PRINTER) Y ou can enable the parallel port and choose the IRQ through Onboard Parallel Port (see 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration) . NOTE : Serial printers must be connected to the serial port.
HP WMT -LX Manual 15 7) Fast-Ethernet Port Connector (RJ45) The RJ45 connector is optional at the time of purchase and is located on top of the USB connectors. The connector allows the motherboard to connect to a Local Area Network (LAN) through a network hub.
16 HP WMT -LX Manual 2. HARDW ARE SETUP 8) Primary (Blue) / Secondary IDE Connectors (T wo 40-1pin IDE) These connectors support the IDE hard disk ribbon cable.
HP WMT -LX Manual 17 9) Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-1pin FLOPPY) This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. After connecting the single end to the board, connect the two plugs on the other end to the floppy drives.
18 HP WMT -LX Manual 1 1) POWER (PWR_F AN), CPU (CPU_F AN), Fan Connectors (3 pins) These connectors support cooling fans of 350mA (4.2 W atts) or less. Orientate the fans so that the heat sink fins allow airflow to go across the onboard heat sink(s) instead of the expansion slots.
HP WMT -LX Manual 19 13) USB2/3 Headers (10-1 pin USB2/3) If the USB Ports on the back panels are inadequate, a USB header is available for two additional USB ports. Connect the 10-1 pin ribbon cable from the provided 2-port USB connector set to the midboard 10-1 pin USB header and mount the USB connector set to an open slot on your chassis.
20 HP WMT -LX Manual 14) Power Supply Connectors (20-pin block A TXPWR) (6-pin AUXPWR) (4-pin A TX12V) These connectors connect to an A TX 12V power supply . Each plug from the power supply will only insert in one orientation because of the dif- ferent hole sizes.
HP WMT -LX Manual 21 WMT -LX System Panel Connectors RJ-45 Top: WMT-LX * Requires an A TX power supply . IDELED- Keylock +5V Speaker Speaker Connector Power LED Ground Reset SW IDELED Message LED ExtS.
22 HP WMT -LX Manual 23) Erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock (R TC) RAM A Note about Passwords BIOS Setup programs allow you to specify passwords in the Main menu. The passwords control access to the BIOS during system startup. The passwords are not case sensitive.
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