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Motherboard specification chart

Feature / Specifications		Description
Motherboard Description		Manufacturer's name - FIC AM37 HP/Compaq name - Salsa
Motherboard Supplier		FIC
Motherboard Name		AM37
System BIOS Supplier		Award
Form Factor		uATX
Processor Brand		AMD
Processor Socket Type		Socket-A (PGA462)
Processor Family		Duron, Athlon, AthlonXP
Proc. Front Side Bus Freq.		200/266 MHz
Chipset Name		VIA KM266
Chipset "North Bridge"		n/a
Revision/stepping		A1
Chipset "South Bridge"		VT8235
Super I/O		ITE-IT8705F
Flash BIOS Device		Xbus 2 Mbit
Memory Type		DDR
Memory Speed		PC2100/PC1600
Memory Sockets		2 DIMM
Maximum Memory		2 GB
Graphics Supplier		VIA
Graphics Configuration		Down, In Chipset
Onboard Graphics Memory		UMA 64 MB
Graphics Connector (AGP)		AGP 4X (1.5V only)
TV-Out Device		No
TV-Out Configuration		(N/A)
Audio		AC'97 Down
AC'97 CODEC Device		Realtek ALC201
Audio Jacks (Mic,Line-In,Line-Out,Spkr,MIDI/Game)		M,LI,LO,SO
	M		Microphone
	LI		Line In
	LO		Line out
	SO		Speaker
	M/G		Midi/Game

Ethernet 10/100 LAN Supplier		Realtek RTL8100L
Ethernet Configuration		PCI, Down
IDE UDMA Modes		ATA-100/66/33
Expansion Slots (AGP/PCI/Exten)		AGP, 3 PCI
USB Ports		6 USB 2.0
USB Front/Back Options		2F+4B
Serial, Parallel, Floppy, PS2 Kbd &Mouse		1S,1P,1F,PS2 K+M
Serial Port Front Chassis Option		No
Available Mfg Options		-G,L,A
	A		Audio down on motherboard
	C		External L2 cache on motherboard
	E		1394 on motherboard
	G		Graphics down (on motherboard or in chipset)
	L		LAN on motherboard (ethernet)P - PCMCIA slot
	S		S3 power management support
	T		TV-out on motherboard
	U		Graphics card (up, not on motherboard)
	W		Microsoft(R) Windows XP hardware compliant

Layout and Photographs

Figure 1: Layout

Figure 2: Photograph

Figure 3: backplate

1 - PS/2 mouse

2 - Parallel port

3 - RJ-45 connector

4 - Line in jack

5 - Line Out jack

6 - Microphone jack

7 - USB 2.0 connectors

8 - USB 2.0 connectors

9 - VGA connector

10 - Serial connector

11 - PS/2 Keyboard

Clearing the CMOS settings

The 3-pin CLR jumper allows you to clear the date, time, and system setup parameter memories in CMOS. The onboard button cell battery powers the RAM data in CMOS, including system setup information.

CAUTION:

Do not change any jumper setting while the computer is on. Damage to the motherboard can result.

Turn off the PC and unplug the power cord.
Move the CLR jumper cap from pins 1-2 (default) to pins 2-3 (clear CMOS).
Keep the jumper cap on pins 2-3 for 5 to 10 seconds, then move it back to pins 1-2.
Plug in the power cord and turn on the PC.
Enter the BIOS setup to change the BIOS settings.

Clearing the BIOS password

The BOIS password protects the BIOS from undesired changes (Password checking is disabled by default for this motherboard). To disable password checking, use the following steps:

Turn off the PC and unplug the power cord.
Remove the CLR_PWD jumper cap.
To enter BIOS setup, start the PC and press the F1 key as the PC boots.
Clear or reset the BIOS password.
Save the BIOS settings and turn off the PC.
If desired, reactivate BIOS password checking by replacing the CLR_PWD jumper cap.

Setting the front side bus speed

To set the bus speed to 133MHz bridge pins 1 and 2 on the FSB Speed jumper. The white mark at the end of the jumper block indicates pin 1. To set the bus speed to 100MHz bridge pins 2 and 3.