Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product MS-6112 Intel
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1-1 The MS-6112 is a high-performance personal computer mainboard based on the Pentium ® II processor . The mainboard uses the highly integrated Intel ® 82440LX AGPset which optimize the system bandwidth and concurrency with the implementation of Quad Port Acceleration (QP A).
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Mainboard Features C PU l Slot 1 for Pentium ® II processor l Supports 200MHz, 233MHz, 266MHz, 300MHz, and 333MHz. l Core/Bus ratios are x2, x2.5, x3, x3.5, x4, x4.5, x5, x5.5, x6 and higher . Switching V oltage Regulator l On-board switching mode DC-DC Step Down Regulator .
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1-3 On-Board IDE l An IDE controller on the Intel ® 82371AB PCI Chipset provides IDE HDD/ CD-ROM with PIO, Bus Master and Ultra DMA/33 operation modes. l Can connect up to four IDE devices. On-Board Peripherals l On-Board Peripherals include: - 1 floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K, 1.
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1-4 Dimension l A TX Form Factor: 30cm(L) x 23cm(W) x 4 layers PCB. l Double deck I/O connectors, compatible with Intel ® V enus Mainboard.
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.2 Mainboard Layout 1-5 MS-61 12 DIMM 3 Top: mouse Bottom: keyboard Top: Port 1 USB Bottom: Port 2 Top: LPT Bottom: COM A COM B DIMM 2 DIMM 1 ISA SLOT ISA SLOT PCI SLOT 3 PCI S.
CHAPTER 2 HARD WARE INSTALLA TION Chapter 2 HARDW ARE INST ALLA TION 2.1 Central Processing Unit: CPU The mainboard operates with Intel ® Pentium ® II processor . The mainboard uses a CPU Slot called Slot 1 for easy CPU installation and a DIP switch (SW1) to set the proper speed for the CPU.
CHAPTER 2 HARD WARE INSTALLA TION 2.1-1 CPU Installation Procedures 2-2 A. OEM Pentium ® II processor Installation Procedures There are two kinds of Pentium ® II processor that is currently used: the OEM Pentium ® II processor and the Boxed Pentium ® II processor .
CHAPTER 2 HARD WARE INSTALLA TION *Heat Sink Support Pin (HSSPIN) - Plastic pins inserted through the HSSBASE to secure it to the mainboard (2 required per Assembly). *Heat Sink Support T op Bar (HSST OP) - Plastic bar that clips onto the HSSBASE through the fins on the A TX heatsink.
CHAPTER 2 HARD WARE INSTALLA TION 2-4 SLOT1 Retention Mechanism ê ê Key ê ê Retention Mechanism Attach Mount Notch Key Step 1: Insert the Retention Mechanism Attach Mount at the bottom of the mainboard.
CHAPTER 2 HARD WARE INSTALLA TION Step 3: Install the Heat Sink Support Base. Look for the T wo holes across Slot 1, and match it with the T wo legs of the Heat Sink Support Base for the proper direction. T ake note that one hole/leg is bigger than the other .
CHAPTER 2 HARD WARE INSTALLA TION S . E .C . C ar t rid g e - Th e rma l P Is om etr i c Vi ew Nt T S l Step 5: Install the Heat Sink with Fan to the Processor . Push down the metal clips, so that they are in line with the back of the Heat Sink. Be careful, so as not detach the metal clips from the Heat Sink.
CHAPTER 2 HARD WARE INSTALLA TION 2-7 Step 6: Install the Processor . Unlock the Processor by pushing in the Processor Locks. Insert the Processor like inserting a PCI or an ISA card. Step 7: Lock the Processor Locks. Secure the CPU by pulling the Processor Locks out.
CHAPTER 2 HARD WARE INSTALLA TION 2-8 Step 8: Install the Heat Sink Support T op Bar . Push the Heat Sink Support T op Bar to the Heat Sink Support Base, Until you hear a “click” sound.
CHAPTER 2 HARD WARE INSTALLA TION B. Boxed Pentium ® II processor Installation Procedures The Boxed Pentium ® II processor has a built- in Fan and Heat Sink. It also has a Heat Sink Support. So if you’re going to use the Boxed processor , all you need is the Retention Mechanism.
CHAPTER 2 HARD WARE INSTALLA TION Step 3: Install the Heat Sink Support Base. Look for the 2 holes across Slot 1, and match it with the 2 Heat Sink Support Base. T ake note that one hole/base is bigger than the other . Push the Heat Sink Support Base onto the mainboard, until you hear a click sound.
CHAPTER 2 HARD WARE INSTALLA TION PC-3743 Heat Sink Support Lock Intel ® Boxed Pentium TM II Processor Step 4: Install the Heat Sink Support. Attach the 2 Heat Sink Supports to the sides of the Processor . These Heat Sink Supports will fit in any direction, so be sure that the Heat Sink Support Locks are oriented outwards for the proper direction.
CHAPTER 2 HARD WARE INSTALLA TION PC-3744 Processor Lock Heatsink Support Lock 2-12 Step 5: Unlock the Processor Locks and Heat Sink Support Locks. Push in the Processor Locks. Open the Heat Sink Support Locks. Step 6: Insert the Processor like inserting a PCI or an ISA card.
CHAPTER 2 HARD WARE INSTALLA TION PC-3745 2-13 Step 7: Lock the Processor Locks and Heat Sink Support Locks Secure the CPU by pushing out the Processor Locks.
CHAPTER 2 HARD WARE INSTALLA TION 2.1-2 CPU Speed Setting: SW1 T o adjust the speed of the CPU, you must know the spec. of your CPU ( always ask the vendor for CPU spec. ). Then look at T able 2.1 (200 ~ 333MHz Intel ® Pentium ® II processor) for setting.
CHAPTER 2 HARD WARE INSTALLA TION 2-15 2.1-3 CPU Clock Generator Setting: J10/J9 These jumper is used to set the CPU Clock. J10 J9 CPU Clock J10 J9 66 MHz 68 MHz 75 MHz Note: 68/75 MHz CPU clock are both reserved function.
CHAPTER 2 HARD WARE INSTALLA TION 2.1-4 CPU Fan Power Connectors: JF AN/CF AN1/SF AN1/ P S F AN 1 These connectors support system cooling fan with +12V .
CHAPTER 2 HARD WARE INSTALLA TION 2-17 2.2 Flash ROM Programming V oltage: JMODE1 This jumper is for setting the V oltage of the Flash ROM BIOS. V oltage Setting JMODE1 3 JMODE1 +12V (default) +5V 11 3 3 1 JMODE1 +12V PWD VCC +12V PWD VCC Note: Short 1-2 pin, if you’re using Intel ® or flash memory and you want to flash the ROM data.
CHAPTER 2 HARD WARE INSTALLA TION 2-18 2.3 External Battery Connector: JBA T1 A battery must be used to retain the mainboard configuration in CMOS RAM. If you use the on-board battery , you must short 1-2 pins of JBA T1 to keep the CMOS data. Keep Data Clear Data 1 1 3 3 Note: Y ou can clear CMOS by shorting 2-3 pin, while the system is off.
CHAPTER 2 HARD WARE INSTALLA TION 2.4 Memory Installation 2.4-1 Memory Bank Configuration The mainboard supports a maximum of 1 GB of memory for EDO and 512MB for SDRAM: It provides three 168-pin unbuffered DIMMs (Double In-Line Memory Module) sockets.
CHAPTER 2 HARD WARE INSTALLA TION 2-20 A. How to install a DIMM Module 1. The DIMM slot has a two Notch Key “VOL T and DRAM”, so the DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction. 2. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM slot. Then push it in.
CHAPTER 2 HARD WARE INSTALLA TION 1 . Supports EDO and SDRAM. 2. Supports unbuffered DIMM. 3 . T o operate properly , at least one 168-pin DIMM module must be installed. 4. This mainboard supports T able Free memory , so memory can be installed on DIMM1, DIMM2, or DIMM 3 in any order.
CHAPTER 2 HARD WARE INSTALLA TION 4 M 1M x4 SYMM 1 0 1 0 4MBx8 8MBx16 1 6M 1Mx16 SYMM 1 0 1 0 4MBx2 8MBx4 1Mx16 ASYM 12 8 4MBx2 8MBx4 2 Mx 8 ASYM 1 1 1 0 8MBx4 16MBx8 2 Mx 8 ASYM 12 9 8MBx4 16MBx8 4M .
CHAPTER 2 HARD WARE INSTALLA TION 2-23 2.5 Case Connector: JFP1 The Turbo LED, Reset Switch, Key Lock, Power LED, Speaker and HDD LED are all connected to the JFP1 connector block.
CHAPTER 2 HARD WARE INSTALLA TION 2-24 2.5-1 T urbo LED The Turbo LED is always ON. Y ou can connect the T urbo LED from the system case to this pin. 2.5-2 Reset Switch Reset switch is used to reboot the system rather than turning the power ON/ OFF . A void rebooting while the HDD LED is lit.
CHAPTER 2 HARD WARE INSTALLA TION 2-25 2.6 Floppy Disk Connector: FDC The mainboard also provides a standard floppy disk connector FDC that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. This connector support the provided floppy drive ribbon cables.
CHAPTER 2 HARD WARE INSTALLA TION 2-26 2.7 Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2 The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO mode 0~4, Bus Master , and Ultra DMA/33 function. It has two HDD connectors IDE1 (primary) and IDE2 (secondary).
CHAPTER 2 HARD WARE INSTALLA TION 2-27 2.8 Power Supply 2.8-1 A TX 20-pin Power Connector: JPWR1 This connector supports the power button on-board. Using the A TX power supply , functions such as Modem Ring W ake-Up and Soft Power Off are supported by this mainboard.
CHAPTER 2 HARD WARE INSTALLA TION 2.8-2 Remote Power On/Off Switches: JSW1/JSW2 Connect to a 2-pin push button switch. Every time the switch is shorted by pushing it once, the power supply will change its status from OFF to ON.
CHAPTER 2 HARD WARE INSTALLA TION 2-29 2.9 IrDA Infrared Module Connector: IR1 The mainboard provides two 5-pin infrared (IR) connectors for IR modules. These connectors are for optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module. Y ou must configure the setting through the BIOS setup to use the IR function.
CHAPTER 2 HARD WARE INSTALLA TION 2.10 Serial Port Connectors: COM A & COM B The mainboard has two 9-pin male DIN connectors for serial ports COM A and COM B. These two ports are 16550A high speed communication ports that send/receive 16 bytes FIFOs.
CHAPTER 2 HARD WARE INSTALLA TION 2.11 Parallel Port Connector: LPT The mainboard provides a 25 pin female centronic connector for LPT . A parallel port is a standard printer port that also supports Enhanced Parallel Port(EPP) and Extended capabilities Parallel Port(ECP).
CHAPTER 2 HARD WARE INSTALLA TION 2.12 Mouse Connector: JKBMS1 The mainboard provides a standard PS/2® mouse mini DIN connector for attaching a PS/2®mouse. Y ou can plug a PS/2® mouse directly into this connector . The connector location and pin definition are shown below: 2-32 PS/2 ® Mouse (6-pin Female) 2.
CHAPTER 2 HARD WARE INSTALLA TION 2.14 USB Connector: USB The mainboard provides a UHCI(Universal Host Controller Interface) Universal Serial Bus root for attaching USB devices like: keyboard, mouse and other USB devices. Y ou can plug the USB device directly to this connector .
CHAPTER 2 HARD WARE INSTALLA TION 2-34 2.15 Power Saving LED Connector: JGL1 JGL1 can be connected with LED. This will lit while the system is in suspend mode.
CHAPTER 2 HARD WARE INSTALLA TION 2-35 2.16 Special Jumpers: J3/J4 These jumper is used only by special customer . Always leave it on default setting. J3 3 1 J4 (default).
CHAPTER 3 AMI ® BIOS USERS GUIDE Chapter 3 AMI ® BIOS USER GUIDE The system configuration information and chipset register information is stored in the CMOS RAM. This information is retained by a battery when the power is off. Enter the BIOS setup (if needed) to modify this information.
CHAPTER 3 AMI ® BIOS USERS GUIDE 2 . When the “Hit <DEL>” message appears, press <DEL> key to enter the BIOS setup screen. 3 . After pressing <DEL> key , the BIOS setup screen will appear . AMIBIOS (C) 1996 American Megatrends Inc.
CHAPTER 3 AMI ® BIOS USERS GUIDE Standard CMOS Setup Advanced CMOS Setup Advanced Chipset Setup Power Management Setup PCI/Plug and Play Setup Peripheral Setup Hardware Monitor Setup Auto-Detect H.
CHAPTER 3 AMI ® BIOS USERS GUIDE 2 . Use <Up> and <Down> to choose the item and <PgUp> and <PgDn> keys to modify the highlighted item. 3 . After you have finished with the Standard CMOS Setup, press <ESC> to go back to the main menu.
CHAPTER 3 AMI ® BIOS USERS GUIDE 2 . Use <Up> and <Down> to choose the item and <PgUp> and <PgDn> keys to modify the highlighted item. 3 . After you have finished with the Advanced CMOS Setup, press <ESC> to go back to the main menu.
CHAPTER 3 AMI ® BIOS USERS GUIDE Description of the item on screen follows: Quick Boot Set this option to Enabled to permit AMI® BIOS to boot within 5 seconds. This option replaces the old ABOVE 1 MB Memory T est option. The Optimal default setting is Enabled.
CHAPTER 3 AMI ® BIOS USERS GUIDE Boot up Num Lock When this option is set to Off, AMI® BIOS turns off the Num Lock key when the system is powered on. The end user can then use the arrow keys on both the numeric keypad and the keyboard. The settings are On or Off.
CHAPTER 3 AMI ® BIOS USERS GUIDE Parity Check Set this option to Enabled to use the Parity Check function. The DIMM module need to have parity bit for this function to work. Boot to OS/2® Set this option to Enabled to permit the BIOS to run properly , if OS/2® is to be used with > 64MB of DRAM.
CHAPTER 3 AMI ® BIOS USERS GUIDE C800, 16k Shadow/CC00, 16k Shadow/D000, 16K Shadow/ D400, 16k Shadow/D800, 16k Shadow/DC00, 16K Shadow These options specify how the contents of the adaptor ROM named in the option title are handled. The ROM area that is not used by ISA adapter cards will be allocated to PCI adapter cards.
CHAPTER 3 AMI ® BIOS USERS GUIDE 3.4 Advanced Chipset Setup 1 . Press <ENTER> on “Advanced Chipset Setup” of the main menu screen. AMIBIOS SETUP - ADVANCED CHIPSET SETUP (C) 1996 American Megatrends, Inc.
CHAPTER 3 AMI ® BIOS USERS GUIDE Description of the item on screen follows: Auto Configure EDO DRAM Timing Choose Enabled(default) will automatically configure the DRAM timing depending on the “DRAM Speed” selection. Choose disable to customize setup.
CHAPTER 3 AMI ® BIOS USERS GUIDE SDRAM CAS Latency This option determines the CAS latency time parameter of SDRAM. The settings are 2 clks or 3 clks. SDRAM RAS Precharge Time This option defines the RAS# precharge requirements for the SDRAM memory type in 66MHz clocks.
CHAPTER 3 AMI ® BIOS USERS GUIDE PCI Frame Buffer USWC The Pentium ® II processor supports the Uncacheable Speculatable W rite-Combining (USWC) memory type. The processor provides a write- combining with buffering strategy for write operation. This is useful for frame buf fering.
CHAPTER 3 AMI ® BIOS USERS GUIDE AGP Aperture Size This option determines the effective size of the graphics aperture used in the particular P AC configuration. The AGP aperture is memory- mapped, while graphics data structure can reside in a graphics aperture.
CHAPTER 3 AMI ® BIOS USERS GUIDE USB Function Set this option to Enabled or Disabled the on-chip USB controller . The Optional and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled. USB Keyboard Legacy Support Set this option to Enabled or Disabled USB keyboard/mouse.
CHAPTER 3 AMI ® BIOS USERS GUIDE 3.5 Power Management Setup 1 . Press <ENTER> on “Power Management Setup” of the main menu screen. 2 . Use <Up> and <Down> to choose the item and <PgUp> and <PgDn> keys to modify the highlighted item.
CHAPTER 3 AMI ® BIOS USERS GUIDE Description of the item on screen follows: Power Management/APM Set this option to Enabled to enable the Intel ® 82440LX ISA power management features and APM(Advanced Power Management). The settings are Enabled, Inst-On(instant-on) or Disabled.
CHAPTER 3 AMI ® BIOS USERS GUIDE Standby Time Out This option specifies the length of a period of system inactivity while in Full power on state. When this length of time expires, the computer enters Standby power state.
CHAPTER 3 AMI ® BIOS USERS GUIDE Display Activity/Device 6/Device 7/Device 8/Device 5/Device 0/Device 1/Device 1/Device 2/Device 3/System Thermal When set to Monitor , these options enable event monitoring on the specified hardware interrupt request line.
CHAPTER 3 AMI ® BIOS USERS GUIDE 3.6 PCI/Plug and Play Setup 1 . Press <ENTER> on “PCI/Plug and Play Setup” of the main menu screen. 2 . Use <Up> and <Down> to choose the item and <PgUp> and <PgDn> keys to modify the highlighted item.
CHAPTER 3 AMI ® BIOS USERS GUIDE Description of the item on screen follows: Plug and Play A war e O/S Set this option to Y es if the operating system in this computer is aware of and follows the Plug and Play specification. Currently , only W indows® 95 is PnP-aware.
CHAPTER 3 AMI ® BIOS USERS GUIDE PCI IDE BusMaster Set this option to Enabled to specify that the IDE controller on the PCI local bus includes a bus mastering capability . The settings are Enabled or Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.
CHAPTER 3 AMI ® BIOS USERS GUIDE DMA Channel 0/1/3/5/6/7 These options specify the bus that the specified DMA channel is used. These options allow you to reserve DMAs for legacy ISA adapter cards. These options determine if AMI ® BIOS should remove a DMA from the available DMAs passed to devices that are configurable by the system BIOS.
CHAPTER 3 AMI ® BIOS USERS GUIDE 3.7 Peripheral Setup 1 . Press <ENTER> on “Peripheral Setup” of the main menu screen. 2 . Use <up> and <down> to choose the item and <PgUp> and <PgDn> keys to modify the highlighted item.
CHAPTER 3 AMI ® BIOS USERS GUIDE Description of the item on screen follows: Onboard FDC Choose Auto, for the BIOS to automatically detect the device Choose Enabled, Enabling onboard FDC. Choose Disabled, Disabling onboard FDC. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Auto.
CHAPTER 3 AMI ® BIOS USERS GUIDE IR Port Support Choose Auto, the BIOS will automatically assigned onboard port for IR. IR Base Address Select This option will assigned which base address will be used by IR IR IRQ Select This option is for selecting the IRQ for the IR.
CHAPTER 3 AMI ® BIOS USERS GUIDE EPP V ersion This option is for setting which EPP version will be used. The settings are 1.7 and 1.9. Parallel Port Mode This option allows user to choose the operating mode of the onbaord parallel port. The settings are Normal, SPP/EPP or ECP mode.
CHAPTER 3 AMI ® BIOS USERS GUIDE 3-28 3.8 Hardware Monitor Setup The Hardware Monitor Setup is used to monitor the Current CPU temperature, CPU Fan speed, Chassis Fan Speed, Power fan speed, Vcore, and etc. AMIBIOS SETUP - HARDWARE MONITOR SETUP (C) 1996 American Megatrends, Inc.
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