User manual MATSONIC MS7308E

[. . . ] Mainboard User's Manual This publication, including all photographs, illustrations and software, is protected under international copyright laws, with all rights reserved. Neither this manual, nor any of the material contained herein, may be reproduced without the express written consent of the manufacturer. The manufacturer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Further, the manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the content hereof without obligation of the manufacturer to notify any person of such revision or changes. Trademarks IBM, VGA, and PS/2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines. [. . . ] Use the cable provided to connect the device(s) to the Primary IDE channel connector IDE1 on the mainboard. 15 MS7308D/E Mainboard User's Manual If you want to install more IDE devices, you can purchase a second IDE cable and connect one or two devices to the Secondary IDE channel connector IDE2 on the mainboard. If you have two devices on the cable, one must be Master and one must be Slave. Internal Sound Connections If you have installed a CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive, you can connect the drive audio cable to the onboard sound system. There are two kinds of connector because different brands of CDROM drive have different kinds of audio cable connectors. Connect the cable to the appropriate connector. 1 CD2 CD1 16 2: Mainboard Installation Expansion Slots This mainboard has two 32-bit PCI expansion slots, an AMR slot. PCI2 AMR1 J8WOL connector PCI1 Follow the steps below to install a PCI/AMR expansion card. Insert the expansion card edge connector into the slot and press it firmly down into it so that it is fully inserted. Secure the expansion card bracket to the system chassis using the screw that held the slot cover in place. AMR Slot The AMR (Audio Modem Riser) slot is an industry standard slot that allows for the installation of a special audio/modem riser card. Different territories have different regulations regarding the specifications of a modem card. You can purchase an AMR card that is approved in your area and install it directly into the AMR slot. 17 MS7308D/E Mainboard User's Manual Wake On LAN (WOL) If you are using an ATX power supply you can configure your system so that it powers down by software and can be resumed by alarms. If you have installed a LAN adapter expansion card, connect the card to the Wake On LAN connector J8. This allows incoming traffic to resume the system from a software power down. You need to enable this feature in the system setup utility. 18 3: BIOS Setup Utility Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility Introduction The BIOS Setup Utility records settings and information about your computer such as the date and time, the kind of hardware installed, and various configuration settings. Your computer uses this information to initialize all the components when booting up and functions as the basis for coordination between system components. If the Setup Utility configuration is incorrect, it may cause the system to malfunction. If this happens, you can use the clear CMOS jumper to clear the CMOS memory used to store the configuration information, or you can hold down the Page Up key while you reboot your computer. You can run the setup utility and manually make changes to the configuration. You might need to do this to configure some of the hardware that you install on or connect to the mainboard, such as the CPU, system memory, disk drives, etc. 19 MS7308D/E Mainboard User's Manual Running the Setup Utility Each time your computer starts, before the operating system loads, a message appears on the screen that prompts you to "Hit <DEL> if you want to run SETUP". When you see this message, press the Delete key and the Main menu page of the Setup Utility appears on your monitor. You can use the cursor arrow keys to highlight any of the options on the main menu page. To cycle through the Setup Utility's optional color schemes hold down the Shift key and press F2. Some of the options on the main menu page lead to tables of items with installed values. [. . . ] When the Save and Exit dialog box appears, press Y to save and exit, or press N to exit without saving. 32 4: Software & Applications Chapter 4 Software & Applications About the Software The software for this mainboard is supplied on a CD-ROM. The disk has some folders that can be used by many different mainboards, for example the UTILITY folders. Some folders can only be used by mainboards which have certain brands of chipsets, for example the INTEL and SIS folders. In addition, software that is specifically intended for one kind of mainboard is stored in a folder with the name of that board. [. . . ]