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...Motherboard Features Features Summary...7 Components...8 Back Panel I/O Connectors 9 Microprocessor...10 Microprocessor Upgrades 10 Main Memory ...10 Second Level Cache Memory 11 PCI Enhanced IDE Interface 11 Input/Output (I/O) Controller 11 Real-Time Clock...12 Universal Serial Bus (USB) Support 12 AGP ...12 BIOS ...13 BIOS... Controller 16 Audio Connectors ...17 Speaker (Optional) ...17 2 Installing and Replacing Motherboard Components Before You Begin ...19 How to Install and Remove the Motherboard 20 How to Install a Processor 20 Install the Universal Retention Mechanism 21 Install ...
...Motherboard Features Features Summary...7 Components...8 Back Panel I/O Connectors 9 Microprocessor...10 Microprocessor Upgrades 10 Main Memory ...10 Second Level Cache Memory 11 PCI Enhanced IDE Interface 11 Input/Output (I/O) Controller 11 Real-Time Clock...12 Universal Serial Bus (USB) Support 12 AGP ...12 BIOS ...13 BIOS... Controller 16 Audio Connectors ...17 Speaker (Optional) ...17 2 Installing and Replacing Motherboard Components Before You Begin ...19 How to Install and Remove the Motherboard 20 How to Install a Processor 20 Install the Universal Retention Mechanism 21 Install ...
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... Menu ...46 4 Upgrading the BIOS Preparing for the Upgrade 47 Obtaining the BIOS Upgrade File 47 Recording the Current BIOS Settings 47 Creating a Bootable Diskette 48 Creating the BIOS Upgrade Diskette 48 Upgrading the BIOS ...49 Recovering the BIOS...49 Changing the BIOS Language 50 5 Technical Reference Motherboard Connectors...51 Front Panel Connectors ...55 Motherboard Resources...56 Memory Map...
... Menu ...46 4 Upgrading the BIOS Preparing for the Upgrade 47 Obtaining the BIOS Upgrade File 47 Recording the Current BIOS Settings 47 Creating a Bootable Diskette 48 Creating the BIOS Upgrade Diskette 48 Upgrading the BIOS ...49 Recovering the BIOS...49 Changing the BIOS Language 50 5 Technical Reference Motherboard Connectors...51 Front Panel Connectors ...55 Motherboard Resources...56 Memory Map...
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Back Panel I/O Connectors 9 3. Installing a DIMM...31 14. Advanced Menu...38 7. SE440BX-2 Motherboard Product Guide A Error Messages BIOS Beep Codes ...61 BIOS Error Messages ...62 B Regulatory and Integration Information Regulatory Compliance ...63 Product Certification Markings 64...4. Installing the Universal Retention Mechanism 21 5. Location of DIMM Sockets 30 13. Using the Heatsink Support Base Removal Tool 28 12. Motherboard Connectors 51 16. Maintenance Menu ...37 5. Peripheral Configuration Submenu 39 8. Diskette Options ...42 11. Setup Function Keys 36 4. Main...
Back Panel I/O Connectors 9 3. Installing a DIMM...31 14. Advanced Menu...38 7. SE440BX-2 Motherboard Product Guide A Error Messages BIOS Beep Codes ...61 BIOS Error Messages ...62 B Regulatory and Integration Information Regulatory Compliance ...63 Product Certification Markings 64...4. Installing the Universal Retention Mechanism 21 5. Location of DIMM Sockets 30 13. Using the Heatsink Support Base Removal Tool 28 12. Motherboard Connectors 51 16. Maintenance Menu ...37 5. Peripheral Configuration Submenu 39 8. Diskette Options ...42 11. Setup Function Keys 36 4. Main...
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...SE440BX-2 motherboard, including: • Features • Components • Back panel I/O connectors The remaining chapters explain how to: • Add or upgrade components like processors or memory • Use the BIOS Setup program to modify the motherboard's configuration • Upgrade the BIOS... Intel/Phoenix Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) • Single-jumper configuration • Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) connector Software drivers and utilities are available from Intel. NOTE For information about Intel® motherboards, including technical product specifications, BIOS ...
...SE440BX-2 motherboard, including: • Features • Components • Back panel I/O connectors The remaining chapters explain how to: • Add or upgrade components like processors or memory • Use the BIOS Setup program to modify the motherboard's configuration • Upgrade the BIOS... Intel/Phoenix Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) • Single-jumper configuration • Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) connector Software drivers and utilities are available from Intel. NOTE For information about Intel® motherboards, including technical product specifications, BIOS ...
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... controller (optional) C Analog Devices AD1819A SoundPort† Codec (optional) D Wake on the motherboard. Motherboard Features Components Figure 1 shows the major components on LAN† technology connector (optional) E ...Intel 82371EB PCI ISA IDE Xcelerator (PIIX4E) W PC/PCI connector X Battery Y SMSC FDC37M707 Super I/O controller Z Flash BIOS AA Configuration jumper block BB Integrated speaker CC PCI slots DD Fan 3 EE ISA slots FF Chassis intrusion connector (optional) Figure 1. Motherboard Components NOTE Components labeled optional do not come on all SE440BX-2 motherboards...
... controller (optional) C Analog Devices AD1819A SoundPort† Codec (optional) D Wake on the motherboard. Motherboard Features Components Figure 1 shows the major components on LAN† technology connector (optional) E ...Intel 82371EB PCI ISA IDE Xcelerator (PIIX4E) W PC/PCI connector X Battery Y SMSC FDC37M707 Super I/O controller Z Flash BIOS AA Configuration jumper block BB Integrated speaker CC PCI slots DD Fan 3 EE ISA slots FF Chassis intrusion connector (optional) Figure 1. Motherboard Components NOTE Components labeled optional do not come on all SE440BX-2 motherboards...
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...the clock current when the computer is turned off. NOTE The recommended method of standard software drivers written to be compatible with Intel motherboards is a high-performance interconnect for 133 MHz data transfer rates, allowing real data throughput in systems with UHCI. AGP The AGP is... indirectly from the Real-Time Clock (RTC) via the BIOS. The motherboard supports the standard universal host controller interface (UHCI) and takes advantage of accessing the date in excess of the century. You can connect...
...the clock current when the computer is turned off. NOTE The recommended method of standard software drivers written to be compatible with Intel motherboards is a high-performance interconnect for 133 MHz data transfer rates, allowing real data throughput in systems with UHCI. AGP The AGP is... indirectly from the Real-Time Clock (RTC) via the BIOS. The motherboard supports the standard universal host controller interface (UHCI) and takes advantage of accessing the date in excess of the century. You can connect...
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... always shadowed. The BIOS provides the power-on the motherboard. SE440BX-2 Motherboard Product Guide BIOS The motherboard's system BIOS is contained in a flash memory device on self test (POST), the BIOS Setup program, and the PCI and IDE autoconfiguration utilities. The BIOS is user mode. 13 PCI Auto Configuration If you install a PCI add-in board in board, you must specify...
... always shadowed. The BIOS provides the power-on the motherboard. SE440BX-2 Motherboard Product Guide BIOS The motherboard's system BIOS is contained in a flash memory device on self test (POST), the BIOS Setup program, and the PCI and IDE autoconfiguration utilities. The BIOS is user mode. 13 PCI Auto Configuration If you install a PCI add-in board in board, you must specify...
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...user password restricts who can be enabled or disabled in boards, like network cards, that APM is booted. For example, Windows 95 and Windows 98 support the power-management features upon detecting that expand the capabilities of your computer. Motherboard Features • If only the supervisor password is set... Power Interface (ACPI). Any keyboard or mouse activity brings the system out of standby mode and immediately restores power to work. The BIOS enables APM by spinning down hard drives, and reducing power to the front panel sleep connector • Use an operating system option,...
...user password restricts who can be enabled or disabled in boards, like network cards, that APM is booted. For example, Windows 95 and Windows 98 support the power-management features upon detecting that expand the capabilities of your computer. Motherboard Features • If only the supervisor password is set... Power Interface (ACPI). Any keyboard or mouse activity brings the system out of standby mode and immediately restores power to work. The BIOS enables APM by spinning down hard drives, and reducing power to the front panel sleep connector • Use an operating system option,...
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... the Wake on LAN technology enables remote wakeup of individual devices, add-in boards (some add-in boards may require an ACPI-aware driver), video monitor, and hard disk drives ...Plug and Play (including bus and device enumeration) and APM functionality normally contained in the BIOS • Power management control of the computer through a network. The remote wakeup connector ...ACPI-aware operating system. The first incoming call must be capable of a computer. SE440BX-2 Motherboard Product Guide Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) ACPI gives the operating system direct ...
... the Wake on LAN technology enables remote wakeup of individual devices, add-in boards (some add-in boards may require an ACPI-aware driver), video monitor, and hard disk drives ...Plug and Play (including bus and device enumeration) and APM functionality normally contained in the BIOS • Power management control of the computer through a network. The remote wakeup connector ...ACPI-aware operating system. The first incoming call must be capable of a computer. SE440BX-2 Motherboard Product Guide Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) ACPI gives the operating system direct ...
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The board has DIMM sockets arranged as banks 0, 1, and 2. The motherboard supports the following sizes: DIMM Capacity 16 MB 16 MB...: • 168-pin DIMMs with the boxed Intel Pentium II processor. When adding memory, follow these guidelines: • You can install DIMMs in any of memory in the motherboard DIMM sockets. or double-sided DIMMs in the Setup... BIOS detects the size and type of installed memory. • For ECC operation to 384 MB of the three banks. • You can install from 16 MB to be available, all installed memory must be double sided. SE440BX-2 Motherboard ...
The board has DIMM sockets arranged as banks 0, 1, and 2. The motherboard supports the following sizes: DIMM Capacity 16 MB 16 MB...: • 168-pin DIMMs with the boxed Intel Pentium II processor. When adding memory, follow these guidelines: • You can install DIMMs in any of memory in the motherboard DIMM sockets. or double-sided DIMMs in the Setup... BIOS detects the size and type of installed memory. • For ECC operation to 384 MB of the three banks. • You can install from 16 MB to be available, all installed memory must be double sided. SE440BX-2 Motherboard ...
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... support SPD, you will attempt to this effect on the screen at : http://www.intel.com/design/pcisets/memory/ NOTE All memory components and DIMMs used with the SE440BX-2 motherboard must comply with the PC SDRAM specifications. You can access the PC Serial Presence Detect...Motherboard Components CAUTION To be populated with DIMMs that support the Serial Presence Detect (SPD) data structure. These include: the PC SDRAM Specification (memory component specific), the PC100 SDRAM Component Testing Summary, the PC Unbuffered DIMM Specification, and the PC Registered DIMM Specification. The BIOS...
... support SPD, you will attempt to this effect on the screen at : http://www.intel.com/design/pcisets/memory/ NOTE All memory components and DIMMs used with the SE440BX-2 motherboard must comply with the PC SDRAM specifications. You can access the PC Serial Presence Detect...Motherboard Components CAUTION To be populated with DIMMs that support the Serial Presence Detect (SPD) data structure. These include: the PC SDRAM Specification (memory component specific), the PC100 SDRAM Component Testing Summary, the PC Unbuffered DIMM Specification, and the PC Registered DIMM Specification. The BIOS...
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... the processor speed in configure mode. This setup screen will only show speeds up to and including the maximum speed of the BIOS. SE440BX-2 Motherboard Product Guide Maintenance Menu This menu is for setting the processor speed and clearing the Setup passwords. Setup only displays this menu in...see "How to Clear the Passwords" on the motherboard. • With a host bus operating at 66 MHz, the board supports processors at the following speeds: 233, 266, 300, and 333 MHz. • With a host bus operating at 100 MHz, the board supports processors at the following speeds: 350, ...
... the processor speed in configure mode. This setup screen will only show speeds up to and including the maximum speed of the BIOS. SE440BX-2 Motherboard Product Guide Maintenance Menu This menu is for setting the processor speed and clearing the Setup passwords. Setup only displays this menu in...see "How to Clear the Passwords" on the motherboard. • With a host bus operating at 66 MHz, the board supports processors at the following speeds: 233, 266, 300, and 333 MHz. • With a host bus operating at 100 MHz, the board supports processors at the following speeds: 350, ...
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...On LAN • Stay Off Specifies how the computer responds to scan the flash memory for setting the boot features and the boot sequence. SE440BX-2 Motherboard Product Guide Boot Menu This menu is for user • Enabled binary files that are executed at boot time. Scan User Flash Area ...8226; Disabled (default) Enables the BIOS to a LAN wakeup • Power On (default) event when the power is pressed. When selected, displays the Removable Devices submenu. 45 Boot ...
...On LAN • Stay Off Specifies how the computer responds to scan the flash memory for setting the boot features and the boot sequence. SE440BX-2 Motherboard Product Guide Boot Menu This menu is for user • Enabled binary files that are executed at boot time. Scan User Flash Area ...8226; Disabled (default) Enables the BIOS to a LAN wakeup • Power On (default) event when the power is pressed. When selected, displays the Removable Devices submenu. 45 Boot ...
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... Memory Update Utility allows you want to configure your computer supplier or from the Intel World Wide Web site: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/ NOTE Please review the instructions distributed with the update utility before attempting a BIOS upgrade. Boot the computer and press when you see the message: Press Key if you to...
... Memory Update Utility allows you want to configure your computer supplier or from the Intel World Wide Web site: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/ NOTE Please review the instructions distributed with the update utility before attempting a BIOS upgrade. Boot the computer and press when you see the message: Press Key if you to...
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... fails. When the utility asks for Setup. For proper operation, load the BIOS Setup program defaults. Recovering the BIOS It is unlikely that you wrote down before beginning the BIOS upgrade. 12. You will interrupt the BIOS upgrade; SE440BX-2 Motherboard Product Guide Upgrading the BIOS 1. Boot the computer with Programming. In Setup, set the options to set...
... fails. When the utility asks for Setup. For proper operation, load the BIOS Setup program defaults. Recovering the BIOS It is unlikely that you wrote down before beginning the BIOS upgrade. 12. You will interrupt the BIOS upgrade; SE440BX-2 Motherboard Product Guide Upgrading the BIOS 1. Boot the computer with Programming. In Setup, set the options to set...
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... and displayed the scan code nn for drive A not correctly identified in the I/O bus. Parity error found in Setup. Real-time clock fails BIOS test. BIOS disabled the cache. Run Setup and reconfigure the system either drive A or drive C. Unlock key switch Monitor type does not match CMOS - Problem... controller error Keyboard error Keyboard error nn Keyboard locked - Fixed disk is dead. If it cannot locate the address, it displays ????. BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen. May require motherboard repair. Shadow RAM failed at offset nnnn of system...
... and displayed the scan code nn for drive A not correctly identified in the I/O bus. Parity error found in Setup. Real-time clock fails BIOS test. BIOS disabled the cache. Run Setup and reconfigure the system either drive A or drive C. Unlock key switch Monitor type does not match CMOS - Problem... controller error Keyboard error Keyboard error nn Keyboard locked - Fixed disk is dead. If it cannot locate the address, it displays ????. BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen. May require motherboard repair. Shadow RAM failed at offset nnnn of system...