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Copyright © 2001
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M920 Series, V1.2A
VT8753/October 2001




Table of Contents


Chapter 1: Introduction 1
Key Features 2
Package Contents 5
Static Electricity Precautions 6Pre-Installation Inspection 6
Chapter 2: Mainboard Installation 7
Mainboard Components 8
I/O Ports 9
Installing the Processor 10
Installing Memory Modules 11
Jumper Settings 13
The Panel Connectors 15
Other Devices Installation 17
Expansion Slots Installation 18
Connecting Optional Devices 19
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility 23
Introduction 23
Running theSetup Utility …………………………...24
Standard CMOS Setup Page 25
Advanced Setup Page 26
Power Management Setup Page 29
PCI/Plug and Play Setup Page 32
Load Optimal Settings 33
Load Best Performance Settings 33
Features Setup Page 34
CPU PnP Setup Page 36
Hardware Monitor Page 37
Change Password 38
Exit 38
Chapter 4: Software & Applications 39
Introduction 39Installing Support Software 39
Auto-installing under Windows 98 41










Chapter 1


Introduction


This mainboard has a Socket 423 for the Intel Pentium 4 type processors supporting front side bus (FSB) speeds up to 400 MHz.

This mainboard has the VIA VT8753(P4X266) Northbridge and VT8233 Southbridge chipsets that support AC 97 audio codec, and provide Ultra DMA33/66/100 function. This mainboard has four 32-bit PCI slots, one 4xAGP slot, one CNR (Communications and Networking Riser) slot, and an onboard 10BaseT/100BaseTX Network interface (optional). In addition, this mainboard has a full set of I/O ports including two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard, two serial ports, one parallel port, one MIDI/game port and six USB ports (two backpanel ports, onboardUSB headers providing four extra ports).
By means of the Extended USB Module connected to the mainboard, you can make four extra USB ports.

This mainboard is an ATX mainboard that uses a 4-layer printed circuit board and measures 305 x 240mm.




Key Features

This mainboard has these key features:




Socket 423 Processor

□ The PGA Socket 423
□ Accommodates Intel Pentium 4CPUs
□ Supports a front-side bus (FSB) of 400 MHz



Chipset

There are VT8753 Northbridge and VT8233 Southbridge in this chipset in accordance with an innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability and performance. A few of the chipset’s advanced features are:
□ An advanced V-Link memory controller architecture that provides the bandwidth up to 266 MB/s and performance...