MSI MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL MS-6507E (v1.X) Micro ATX Mainboard Version 1.
Manual Rev: 1.0 Release Date: March 2002 FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
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Safety Instructions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Always read the safety instructions carefully. Keep this User’s Manual for future reference. Keep this equipment away from humidity. Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting it up. The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence protects the equipment from overheating. DO NOT COVER THE OPENINGS. 6. Make sure the voltage of the power source and adjust properly 110/220V before connecting the equipment to the power inlet. 7.
CONTENTS Chapter 1. Getting Started ........................................................................ 1-1 Mainboard Specification ...................................................................... 1-2 Mainboard Layout ............................................................................... 1-4 Quick Components Guide .................................................................... 1-5 Key Features ........................................................................................
Connectors ......................................................................................... 2-13 Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1 ........................................... 2-13 Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2 ........................................... 2-14 CD-In Connector: JCD1 ............................................................... 2-15 Aux Line-In Connector: JAUX1 .................................................. 2-15 Modem-In Connector: JPHN1 ......................................
Advanced BIOS Features .................................................................... 3-8 Advanced Chipset Features ............................................................... 3-12 Integrated Peripherals ........................................................................ 3-14 Power Management Setup ................................................................. 3-18 PNP/PCI Configurations ..................................................................... 3-22 PC Health Status ...........
Getting Started Chapter 1. Getting Started Getting Started 1 Thank you for purchasing the MS-6507E v1.X Micro ATX mainboard. The MS-6507E is based on Intel® Brookdale-E & ICH4 chipsets for optimal system efficiency. Designed to fit the advanced Intel® Pentium® 4 processors in the 478 pin package, the MS-6507E delivers a high performance and professional desktop platform solution.
Chapter 1 Mainboard Specification CPU Supports Intel® Pentium® 4 processor in 478-pin package. Supports 1.5GHz, 1.6GHz, 1.7GHz, 1.8GHz, 1.9GH z, 2GHz and up. Chipset Intel® Brookdale-E chipset - Support 100MHz/133MHz system clock. - Intel NetBurst micro-architecture supports 400MHz/533MHz system bus. - 1.5V AGP interface with 4x data transfer and 4x fast write capability. Intel® ICH4 chipset - 2 channel Ultra ATA 100 bus Master IDE controller. - PCI Master 2.2. - I/O APIC. - AC’97 2.2 interface.
Getting Started - Game port + Audio (Mic_in, Line_in, Line_out) Internal - Floppy port x 1, IDE x 2, ATX 12V Power Connector - Front Panel (2 x 5 pin, Intel FPIO pin-define + 2 x 4 pin MSI pin-define) - Front Audio (2 x 5 pin Intel FPIO pin-define) - USB2.0 pin header x 2 sets (2 x 5 ) - Front IR, Chassis Intrusion, Onboard buzzer, JBAT1 - CPU Fan, System Fan, Audio (CD-in, Aux-in, Modem-in) - S/PDIF output (1 x 3) with housing - Modem Header for optional MSI proprietary modem MS6961 Audio AC97 2.
Chapter 1 Mainboard Layout ATX Power Supply JPW1 T:LAN Jack B:USB Ports C_FAN1 FDD1 Top : mouse Bottom: keyboard Top : Parallel Port Bottom: COM A COM B JAUX1 JIR1 JCI1 BIOS PCI Slot 1 RTL 8101L IDE2 AGP Slot Winbond 83627HF DDR 1 Bottom: Line-Out Line-In Mic Intel Brookdale-E Chipset IDE1 DDR 2 Top : Game port BATT + JPHN1 MC1 ICH4 PCI Slot 2 JSP1 Codec JCD1 PCI Slot 3 S_FAN1 JWOL1 JBAT1 (optional) CNR JMDM1 (optional) MS-6507E v1.
Getting Started Quick Components Guide Component Socket 478 DDR1~2 ATX Power Connector USB Connectors COM A & COM B LPT1 RJ-45 LAN Jack FDD1 IDE1~ IDE2 JCD1 JAUX1 JPHN1 C_FAN1/S_FAN1 JCI1 JIR1 JMDM1 JWOL1 JSP1 JAUD1 MC1 JFP1/JFP2 JUSB1/JUSB2 JBAT1 AGP Slot PCI Slots CNR Slot Function Installing CPU Installing DDR modules Installing power supply Connecting to USB devices Serial port connector Parallel port connector Connecting to LAN devices Floppy disk drive connector Hard disk connectors CD-in connector
Chapter 1 Key Features Micro ATX Form Factor PC Alert™ III system hardware monitor USB 2.0/1.
Getting Started MSI Special Features PC Alert™ III The PC AlertTM III is a utility you can find in the CD-ROM disk. The utility is just like your PC doctor that can detect the following PC hardware status during real time operation: * monitor CPU & system temperatures * monitor fan speed(s) * monitor system voltage * monitor chassis intrusion If one of the items above is abnormal, the program main screen will be immediately shown on the screen, with the abnormal item highlighted in red.
Hardware Setup Chapter 2. Hardware Setup Hardware Setup 2 This chapter provides you with the information about hardware setup procedures. While doing the installation, be careful in holding the components and follow the installation procedures. For some components, if you install in the wrong orientation, the components will not work properly. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. Static electricity may damage the components.
Chapter 2 Central Processing Unit: CPU The mainboard supports Intel® Pentium® 4 processor in the 478 pin package. The mainboard uses a CPU socket called PGA478 for easy CPU installation. When you are installing the CPU, make sure the CPU has a heat sink and a cooling fan attached on the top to prevent overheating. If you do not find the heat sink and cooling fan, contact your dealer to purchase and install them before turning on the computer. Open Lever CPU Installation Procedures 1.
Hardware Setup Installing the CPU Fan As processor technology pushes to faster speeds and higher performance, thermal management becomes increasingly important. To dissipate heat, you need to attach the CPU cooling fan and heatsink on top of the CPU. Follow the instructions below to install the Heatsink/Fan: 1. Locate the CPU and its retention 2. Position the heatsink onto the reten- mechanism on the motherboard. tion mechanism. retention mechanism 3. Mount the fan on top of the heatsink. 4.
Chapter 2 5. Connect the fan power cable from the mounted fan to the 3-pin fan power connector on the board. fan power cable CPU Core Speed Derivation Procedure If CPU Clock Core/Bus ratio then CPU core speed WARNING! = = = = = 100MHz 14 Host Clock x Core/Bus ratio 100MHz x 14 1.4GHz Overclocking This motherboard is designed to support overclocking. However, please make sure your components are able to tolerate such abnormal setting, while doing overclocking.
Hardware Setup Memory DDR 1 DDR 2 The mainboard provides 2 slots for 184-pin, 2.5V DDR DIMM with 4 memory banks. You can install DDR200/PC1600 or DDR266/PC2100 DDR SDRAM modules on the DDR DIMM slots (DDR 1~2). To operate properly, at least one DIMM module must be installed. Introduction to DDR SDRAM DDR (Double Data Rate) SDRAM is similar to conventional SDRAM, but doubles the rate by transferring data twice per cycle. It uses 2.5 volts as opposed to 3.
Chapter 2 DDR Module Combination You can install either single sided or double sided 184-pin DDR DIMM modules into DDR DIMM slots to meet your needs. Different from the SDR DIMM, the DDR DIMM has only one notch on the center of module. The number of pins on either side of the breaks are different. The module will only fit in the right orientation.
Hardware Setup Power Supply The mainboard supports ATX power supply for the power system. Before inserting the power supply connector, always make sure that all components are installed properly to ensure that no damage will be caused. ATX 20-Pin Power Connector This connector allows you to connect to an ATX power supply. To connect to the ATX power supply, make sure the plugs of the power supply is inserted in the proper orientation and the pins are aligned.
Chapter 2 Back Panel The Back Panel provides the following connectors: Mouse LAN Keyboard USB Parallel COM A Midi/Joystick COM B L-out L-in MIC Mouse Connector The mainboard provides a standard PS/2® mouse mini DIN connector for attaching a PS/2 ® mouse. You can plug a PS/2® mouse directly into this connector.
Hardware Setup Keyboard Connector The mainboard provides a standard PS/2® keyboard mini DIN connector for attaching a PS/2® keyboard. You can plug a PS/2® keyboard directly into this connector.
Chapter 2 Serial Port Connector: COM A & COM B The mainboard offers two 9-pin male DIN connectors for serial port COM A and COM B. The ports are 16550A high speed communication ports that send/receive 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a serial mouse or other serial devices directly to them.
Hardware Setup Parallel Port Connector The mainboard provides a 25-pin female centronic connector for LPT. A parallel port is a standard printer port that supports Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) and Extended Capabilities Parallel Port (ECP) mode.
Chapter 2 LAN Jack (RJ-45) The mainboard provides one standard RJ-45 jack for connection to Local Area Network (LAN). You can connect a network cable to the LAN jack.
Hardware Setup Connectors The mainboard provides connectors to connect to FDD, IDE HDD, case, modem, LAN, USB Ports, IR module and CPU/System FAN. Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1 The mainboard provides a standard floppy disk drive connector that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types.
Chapter 2 Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2 IDE 1 IDE 2 The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA 33/66/100 controller that provides PIO mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA33/66/100 function. You can connect up to four hard disk drives, CD-ROM, 120MB Floppy (reserved for future BIOS) and other devices. These connectors support the provided IDE hard disk cable. IDE1 (Primary IDE Connector) The first hard drive should always be connected to IDE1.
Hardware Setup CD-In Connector: JCD1 The connector is for CD-ROM audio connector. Aux Line-In Connector: JAUX1 The connector is for DVD add-on card with Line-in connector. Modem-In Connector: JPHN1 The connector is for modem with internal audio connector.
Chapter 2 Fan Power Connectors: C_FAN1/S_FAN1 The C_FAN1 (processor fan) & S_FAN1 (system fan) support system cooling fan with +12V. It supports three-pin head connector. When connecting the wire to the connectors, always take note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected to the +12V, the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND.
Hardware Setup Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector: JCI1 This connector is connected to 2-pin connector chassis switch. If the Chassis is open, the switch will be short. The system will record this status. To clear the warning, you must enter the BIOS settting and clear the status. JCI1 IrDA Infrared Module Header: JIR1 This connector allows you to connect to IrDA Infrared modules and is compliant with Intel® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide.
Chapter 2 Wake On Ring Connector: JMDM1 This connector allows you to connect to a modem card with Wake On Ring function. The connector will power up the system when a signal is received through the modem card. MDM_WAKEUP NC 1 5VSB GND NC JMDM1 Wake On LAN Connector: JWOL1 This connector allows you to connect to a LAN card with Wake On LAN function. You can wake up the computer via remote control through a local area network.
Hardware Setup SPDIF Connector: JSP1 The connector is used to connect SPDIF (Sony & Philips Digital Interconnect Format) interface for digital audio transmission.
Chapter 2 Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1 The JAUD1 front panel audio connector allows you to connect to the front panel audio and is compliant with Intel® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide.
Hardware Setup Modem Connector: MC1 This connector is connected to a modem module. The modem module functions in the same way as a modem, which allows users to connect to the internet via the telephone line. MC1 Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 BIT_CLK (to LAN controller) SYNC (from LAN controller) RESET (from LAN controller) SDATA_OUT (from LAN controller) SDATA_IN (to LAN controller) Ground (from M/B) Ground (from M/B) Aout (to M/B) +3.
Chapter 2 Front Panel Connectors: JFP1 & JFP2 The mainboard provides two front panel connectors for electrical connection to the front panel switches and LEDs. JFP1 is compliant with Intel® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide.
Hardware Setup Front USB Connector: JUSB1 or JUSB2 The mainboard provides two USB 2.0 pin headers JUSB1 & JUSB2 (optional USB 2.0 Bracket available). USB 2.0 technology increases data transfer rate up to a maximum throughput of 480Mbps, which is 40 times faster than USB 1.1, and is ideal for connecting high-speed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD, digital cameras, MP3 players, printers, modems and the like. Both JUSB1 & JUSB2 are compliant with Intel® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide.
Chapter 2 Jumpers The motherboard provides one jumper for you to set the computer’s function. This section will explain how to change your motherboard’s function through the use of the jumper. Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1 There is a CMOS RAM on board that has a power supply from external battery to keep the data of system configuration. With the CMOS RAM, the system can automatically boot OS every time it is turned on. That battery has long life time for at least 5 years.
Hardware Setup Slots The motherboard provides three 32-bit Master PCI bus slots, one AGP slot and one CNR slot. AGP Slot PCI Slots CNR Slot AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Slot The AGP slot allows you to insert the AGP graphics card. AGP is an interface specification designed for the throughput demands of 3D graphics. It introduces a 66MHz, 32-bit channel for the graphics controller to directly access main memory. The slot only supports 1.5V 4x AGP card.
Chapter 2 PCI Interrupt Request Routing The IRQ, abbreviation of interrupt request line and pronounced I-R-Q, are hardware lines over which devices can send interrupt signals to the microprocessor.
AWARD® BIOS Setup Chapter 3. AWARD® BIOS Setup AWARD® BIOS Setup 3 This chapter provides information on the AWARD® BIOS Setup program and allows you to configure the system for optimum use. You may need to run the Setup program when: An error message appears on the screen during the system booting up, and requests you to run SETUP. You want to change the default settings for customized features.
Chapter 3 Entering Setup Power on the computer and the system will start POST (Power On Self Test) process. When the message below appears on the screen, press key to enter Setup. Press DEL to enter SETUP If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup, restart the system by turning it OFF and On or pressing the RESET button. You may also restart the system by simultaneously pressing , , and keys.
AWARD® BIOS Setup Getting Help After entering the Setup menu, the first menu you will see is the Main Menu. Main Menu The main menu lists the setup functions you can make changes to. You can use the control keys ( ↑↓ ) to select the item. The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen. Sub-Menu If you find a right pointer symbol (as shown in the right view) appears to the left of certain fields that means a sub-menu can be launched from this field.
Chapter 3 The Main Menu Once you enter Award® BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (Figure 1) will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from twelve setup functions and two exit choices. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press to accept or enter the sub-menu. Standard CMOS Features Use this Menu for basic system configurations. Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to set the Advanced Features available on your system.
AWARD® BIOS Setup PnP/PCI Configurations This entry appears if your system supports PnP/PCI. PC Health Status This entry shows your PC health status. Frequency/Voltage Control Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency/voltage control. Load Fail-Safe Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for minimal but stable system performance. Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS default values that are factory settings for optimal system operations.
Chapter 3 Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Features Menu are divided into 10 categories. Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the or keys to select the value you want in each item. Date The date format is . day Day of the week, from Sun to Sat, determined by BIOS. Read-only. month The month from Jan. through Dec.
AWARD® BIOS Setup ing items. Enter the information directly from the keyboard. This information should be provided in the documentation from your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer. If the controller of HDD interface is SCSI, the selection shall be “None”. If the controller of HDD interface is CD-ROM, the selection shall be “None”. Access Mode The settings are CHS, LBA, Large, Auto. Capacity The formatted size of the storage device. Cylinder Number of cylinders. Head Number of heads.
Chapter 3 Advanced BIOS Features Quick Boot The setting allows the system to skip certain tests while booting. This will decrease the time needed to boot the system. Setting options: Enabled, Disabled. Anti-Virus Protection The item is to set the Virus Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection. If the function is enabled and any attempt to write data into this area is made, BIOS will display a warning message on screen and beep. Settings: Disabled and Enabled.
AWARD® BIOS Setup cessor and the main memory. Located away from the CPU, the L3 cache is slower than the L1 & L2 caches. This setting allows you to turn on or off the L3 cache. Setting options: Enabled, Disabled. Fast Boot The setting allows the system to boot within 10 seconds, which is compliant with PC2001 spec. Fast Boot saves more boot time than Quick Boot by skipping more check items and not displaying standard summary table on the screen.
Chapter 3 system. Settings: Disabled and Enabled. Boot Up Num-Lock LED This item is to set the Num Lock status when the system is powered on. Setting to On will turn on the Num Lock key when the system is powered on. Setting to Off will allow end users to use the arrow keys on the numeric keypad. Settings: On and Off. Gate A20 Option This item is to set the Gate A20 status. A20 refers to the first 64KB of extended memory.
AWARD® BIOS Setup APIC Function This field is used to enable or disable the APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller). Due to compliance with PC2001 design guide, the system is able to run in APIC mode. Enabling APIC mode will expand available IRQ resources for the system. Settings: Enabled and Disabled. MPS Table Version This field allows you to select which MPS (Multi-Processor Specification) version to be used for the operating system.
Chapter 3 Advanced Chipset Features The Advanced Chipset Features Setup option is used to change the values of the chipset registers. These registers control most of the system options in the computer. Note: Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset. Configure DRAM Timing This setting determines whether DRAM timing is configured by reading the contents of the SPD (Serial Presence Detect) EPROM on the DRAM module.
AWARD® BIOS Setup signals, used when DRAM is written to, read from, or refreshed. Fast gives faster performance; and Slow gives more stable performance. This field applies only when synchronous DRAM is installed in the system. The settings are: 2 and 3. RAS# Precharge This item controls the number of cycles for Row Address Strobe (RAS) to be allowed to precharge.
Chapter 3 Integrated Peripherals On-Chip Primary/Secondary PCI IDE The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Choose Enabled to activate each channel separately. IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO The four items allow you to set a PIO (Programmed Input/Output) mode for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports. Modes 0~4 provide increased performance.
AWARD® BIOS Setup USB Controller Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have USB peripherals. The settings are: Enabled, Disabled. USB Keyboard/Mouse Support Set to Enabled if your need to use an USB keyboard/mouse in the operating system that does not support or have any USB driver installed, such as DOS and SCO Unix. Init Display First This item specifies which VGA card is your primary graphics adapter. Settings: PCI Slot and AGP.
Chapter 3 Serial Port A/B The items specify the base I/O port address and IRQ for the onboard Serial Port A/Serial Port B. Selecting Auto allows BIOS to automatically determine the correct base I/O port address. Settings: Disabled, 3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/ IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3 and Auto. Serial Port B Mode The field allows you to specify the operation mode for serial port “COM B”.
AWARD® BIOS Setup SPP/EPP/ECP/ECP+EPP To operate the onboard parallel port as Standard Parallel Port only, choose “SPP.” To operate the onboard parallel port in the EPP mode simultaneously, choose “EPP.” By choosing “ECP”, the onboard parallel port will operate in ECP mode only. Choosing “ECP + EPP” will allow the onboard parallel port to support both the ECP and EPP modes simultaneously. EPP Version The onboard parallel port is EPP Spec.
Chapter 3 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure you system to most effectively save energy while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use. ACPI Function This item is to activate the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface) Function. If your operating system is ACPI-aware, such as Windows 98SE/2000/ME, select Enabled. Settings: Enabled and Disabled.
AWARD® BIOS Setup memory will be used to restore the PC to the previous state when an “wake up” event occurs. Power Management/APM This item is used to select the degree (or type) of power saving and is related to these modes: Suspend Mode and HDD Power Down. There are three options for power management: Min Saving Minimum Power Management. Suspend Mode = 1 Hour. Max Saving Maximum Power Management. Suspend Mode = 1 Min. User Define Allows end users to configure each mode separately.
Chapter 3 CPU THRM-Throttling The item allows you to specify the CPU speed (at percentage) to which it will slow down when the CPU reaches the predetermined overheat temperature. Settings range from 12.5% to 87.5% at 12.5% increment. Resume by RTC Alarm The field is used to enable or disable the feature of booting up the system on a scheduled time/date. Date (of Month) Alarm The field specifies the date for Resume by RTC Alarm. Settings: 0~31.
AWARD® BIOS Setup Reload Global Timer Events: Primary/Secondary Master/Slave IDE, FDC/ LPT/COM Ports Global Timer Events are I/O events whose occurrence can prevent the system from entering a power saving mode or can awaken the system from such a mode. In effect, the system remains alert for anything which occurs to a device that is configured as Enabled, even when the system is in a power down mode.
Chapter 3 PNP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Peripheral Component Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components. This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings. Reset Configuration Data Normally, you leave this field Disabled.
AWARD® BIOS Setup Press and you will enter the sub-menu of the items. IRQ Resources list IRQ 3/4/5/7/9/10/11/12/14/15 for users to set each IRQ a type depending on the type of device using the IRQ. Settings are: PCI Device For Plug & Play compatible devices designed for PCI bus architecture. Reserved The IRQ will be reserved for further request.
Chapter 3 PC Health Status This section monitors the current hardware status including CPU/system temperature, CPU/system fan speeds, Vcore etc. Monitor function is available only if there is hardware monitoring mechanism onboard. CPU Critical Temperature If the CPU temperature reaches the upper limit preset in this setting, the warning mechanism will be activated. This helps you to prevent the CPU overheat problem. Current System/CPU Temperature, System/CPU Fan, Vcore, 3.
AWARD® BIOS Setup Frequency/Voltage Control This section controls the frequency/voltage of the CPU and certain onboard hardware to enhance overall system performance. CPU Ratio Selection This setting controls the multiplier that is used to determine the internal clock speed of the processor relative to the external or motherboard clock speed. Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clock This item is used to auto detect the DIMM/PCI slots.
Chapter 3 CPU Host/PCI Clock This setting specifies the clock frequencies of the CPU host bus (FSB) and PCI buses. It provides a method for end users to overclock the processor accordingly. When set to Default, the BIOS will use the default clock frequencies for the CPU host bus and PCI buses.
AWARD® BIOS Setup Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Defaults The two options on the main menu allow users to restore all of the BIOS settings to the default Fail-Safe or Optimized values. The Optimized Defaults are the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifically for optimal performance of the mainboard. The Fail-Safe Defaults are the default values set by the BIOS vendor for stable system performance.
Chapter 3 Set Supervisor/User Password When you select this function, a message as below will appear on the screen: Type the password, up to six characters in length, and press . The password typed now will replace any previously set password from CMOS memory. You will be prompted to confirm the password. Retype the password and press . You may also press to abort the selection and not enter a password.
Glossary Glossary Glossary ACPI (Advanced Configuration & Power Interface) This power management specification enables the OS (operating system) to control the amount of power given to each device attached to the computer. Windows 98/98SE, Windows 2000 and Windows ME can fully support ACPI to allow users managing the system power flexibly. AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) A new, high-speed graphics interface that based on PCI construction and designed especially for the throughput demands of 3-D graphics.
Glossary example, a modem chipset contains all the primary circuits for transmitting and receiving data; a PC chipset provides the electronic interfaces between all subsystems. CMOS (complementary metal-oxide semiconductor) CMOS is a widely used type of semiconductor, which features high speed and low power consumption. PCs usually contain a small amount of battery-powered CMOS memory to retain the date, time, and system setup parameters. COM In MS-DOS system, the name of a serial communications port.
Glossary ECC Memory (error correcting code memory) A type of memory that contains special circuitry for testing the accuracy of data and correcting the errors on the fly. IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) A type of disk-drive interface widely used to connect hard disks, CD-ROMs and tape drives to a PC, in which the controller electronics is integrated into the drive itself, eliminating the need for a separate adapter card. The IDE interface is known as the ATA (AT Attachment) specification.
Glossary PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) A local bus standard developed by Intel that first appeared on PCs in late 1993. PCI provides “plug and play” capability and allows IRQs to be shared. The PCI controller can exchange data with the system's CPU either 32 bits or 64 bits at a time. PnP (Plug and Play) A set of specifications that allows a PC to configure itself automatically to work with peripherals.
