AMD N2PA-LITE, N2PAP-LITE User Manual

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N2PA-LITE / N2PAP-LITE

USER'S MANUAL

AMD Athlon XP/Athlon/Duron Processor M/B

NO. G03-N2PALITE1A

Release date: August 2003

Remark:

* Specifications and information contained in this manual are furnished for information use only, and are

subject to change at any time without notice, and shall not be construed as a commitment by manufacturer.

USER’S NOTICE............................................................................................................ii

MANUAL REVISION INFORMATION..........................................................................ii

COOLING SOLUTIONS...............................................................................................ii

CHAPTER 1

1-1 FEATURE OF MOTHERBOARD........................................................1

1-2 SPECIFICATION.............................................................................2

1-3 PERFORMANCE TABLE..................................................................3

1-4 LAYOUT DIAGRAM & JUMPER SETTING.........................................4

CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION

2-1 HARDWARE INSTALLATION STEPS ................................................6

2-2 CHECKING MOTHERBOARD'S JUMPER SETTING ............................6

2-3 INSTALL CPU ................................................................................8

2-3-1 GLOSSARY...........................................................................8

2-3-2 ABOUT AMD ATHLON & DURON 462-PIN CPU.........................8

2-4 INSTALL MEMORY ........................................................................9

2-5 EXPANSION CARD .........................................................................10

2-5-1 PROCEDURE FOR EXPANSION CARD INSTALLATION .............10

2-5-2 ASSIGNING IRQ FOR EXPANSION CARD.................................10

2-5-3 INTERRUPT REQUEST TABLE FOR THIS MOTHERBOARD.......11

2-5-4 AGP SLOT ............................................................................12

2-6 CONNECTORS, HEADERS...............................................................12

2-6-1 CONNECTORS ......................................................................12

2-6-2 HEADERS.............................................................................14

2-7 STARTING UP YOUR COMPUTER....................................................18

CHAPTER 3 INTRODUCING BIOS

3-1 ENTERING SETUP..........................................................................19

3-2 GETTING HELP .............................................................................19

3-3 THE MAIN MENU...........................................................................20

3-4 STANDARD CMOS FEATURES.........................................................21

3-5 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES ..........................................................22

3-6 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES ....................................................24

3-7 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS ..........................................................25

3-7-1 ONCHIP IDE FUNCTION........................................................26

3-7-2 ONCHIP DEVICE FUNCTION..................................................27

3-7-3 ONCHIP SUPER IO FUNCTION...............................................27

3-8 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP .......................................................28

3-9 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP...................................................29

3-9-1 IRQ RESOURCES..................................................................30

3-10 PC HEALTH STATUS .....................................................................31

3-11 MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL .........................................................32

3-12 LOAD STANDARD/OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS......................................33

3-13 SET SUPERVISOR/USER PASSWORD...............................................33

CHAPTER 4 DRIVER & FREE PROGRAM INSTALLATION

MAGIC INSTALL SUPPORTS WINDOWS 9X/NT/2K/XP...............................34

4-1 NFORCE 4-2 SOUND 4-3 USB 2.0 4-4 PC-CILLIN 4-5 PC-HEALTH 4-6 MAGIC BIOS

4-7 HOW TO UPDATE BIOS ..................................................................42

INTRODUCTION OF N2PA-LITE/N2PAP-LITE MOTHERBOARD

TABLE OF CONTENT

INSTALL NVIDIA NFORCE PACK DRIVER INSTALL ALC AC97 AUDIO CODEC DRIVER INSTALL NVIDIA USB 2.0 DRIVER INSTALL PC-CILLIN2002 ANTI-VIRUS PROGRAM INSTALL NFORCE2 HARDWARE DOCTOR UTILITY INSTALL BIOS LIVE UPDATE UTILITY

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USER’S NOTICE

COPYRIGHT OF THIS MANUAL IS RESERVED BY THE MANUFACTURER. NO PART OF THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT MAY BE REPRODUCED, TRANSMITTED OR TRANSLATED INTO ANY LANGUAGE IN ANY FORM OR BY ANY MEANS WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE MANUFACTURER.

THIS MANUAL CONTAINS ALL INFORMATION REQUIRED TO USE THE N2PA-LITE/N2PAP-LITE MOTHERBOARD. THE CONTENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE FROM TIME TO TIME WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. MANUFACTURER PROVIDES THIS MANUAL “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, AND WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMANGES FOR LOSS OF PROFIT, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF USE OF DATA, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE).

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Manual Revision Information

Reversion Revision History Date

1.0 First Release August 2003

Item Checklist

N2PA-LITE/N2PAP-LITE Motherboard

Cable for IDE/Floppy

CD for Motherboard Utilities

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Cable for USB2 Port (Option)

N2PA-LITE/N2PAP-LITE User’s Manual

AMD Athlon™ XP/ Athlon™/ Duron™ Processor Family

Cooling Solutions

As processor technology pushes to faster speed and higher performance, thermal management becomes increasingly crucial when building computer systems. Maintaining the proper thermal environment is key to reliable, long-term system operation. The overall goal in providing the proper thermal environment is keeping the processor below its specified maximum case temperature. Heat sink s induce improved processor heat dissipation through increased surface area a nd c onc entr ated airflow from attached fans. In addition, interface materials allow effective transfers of heat from the processor to the heatsink. For optimum heat transfer, AMD recommends the use of thermal grease and mounting clips to attach the heatsink to the processor.

When selecting a thermal solution for your system, please refer to the website below for collection of heatsinks evaluated and recommended by AMD for use with AMD processors. Note, those heatsinks are recommended for maintaining the specified maximum Tcase requirement. In addition, this collection is not intended to be a comprehensive listing of all heatsinks that support AMD processors.

For vendor list of heatsink and fan, please visit： http://www1.amd.com/products/duron/thermals

http://www1.amd.com/products/athlon/thermals

Chapter 1

Introduction of N2PA-LITE/N2PAP-LITE Motherboard 1-1 Features of Motherboard

The all new N2PA-LITE and N2PAP-LITE is the latest desktop motherboard solution incorporating support for the new AMD Athlon™ XP processor 3200+ with advanced

400MHz front side bus technology (FSB) and DDR400 memory modules. It brings the power and performance of NVIDIA nForce2 technology to the mainstream market with more features and functionality.

Designed with the latest NVIDIA nForce2 400 platform processors, the motherboard supports

400MHz system bus with DDR400 memory interface, a single 64-bit architecture, delivering unparalleled performance and features to the mainstream. The AGP 8X graphic interface support enables enhanced graphics performance with high bandwidth speed up to 2.12GB/s and is twice as fast as AGP 4X. To complete the integrated digital media gateway functionality, the motherboard also incorporates NVIDIA nForce2 MCP (Media and Communication Processor) with capability exceeding the traditional Southbridge connectivity to provide serial, parallel, Ultra DMA133, up to six USB 2.0 ports. Also integrated are special features such as CPU overheating protection, overclocking, and lots more. Altogether, the features on the motherboard support a broad range user experience for today’s computer market.

A special onboard CPU overheating protection circuit preventing AMD processor from being burned will automatically shutdown the power when CPU temperature is higher than the preset value, or when the CPU FAN is not working. Also built-in is the hardware monitoring function to monitor and protect your system.

The motherboard is designed to support DDR memory 2.5V voltage and AGP 1.5V voltage which can be minor-adjusted in BIOS setup. This is intended to provide user with the support of overclocking with more stable system. Also supported are adjustable CPU host

clock in BIOS setup and hardware protection for BIOS against virus crash.

1-2 Specifications

Spec Description

Design Chipset

CPU Socket

Memory Socket

Expansion Slot & Headers Integrated IDE

6 Channel Audio

BIOS Onboard LAN

(for N2PAP-LITE) Multi I/O

ATX form factor 4 layers PCB size: 30.5x19.0cm

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nVIDIA nForce2 400 System Platform Processor (400) north

∗

bridge

nVIDIA nForce2 Media and Communications Processor

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(MCP) south bridge

Support AMD Athlon 1.1GHz∼1.4GHz processor

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Support AMD Duron 900MHz∼1.3GHz processor

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Support AMD Athlon XP1500+~XP3200+ processor

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Support 200MHz/266MHz/333MHz/400MHz (Double Data

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Rate) Front Side Bus frequency processors

Reserves support for future AMD Athlon XP processors

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184-pin DDR module socket x2

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Support DDR266/DDR333/DDR400 DDR SDRAM

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Expandable to 2.0GB

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AGP slot x1 support AGP 3.0 & 4X/8X mode

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32-bit PCI slot x5

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Two PCI IDE controllers support PCI Bus Mastering, ATA

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PIO/DMA and the ULTRA DMA 33/66/100/133 functions that deliver the data transfer rate up to 133 MB/s Realtek ALC 6-channel AC97’ Codec integrated support

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Front/Rear/Center-Base 6 channel Speaker Audio driver and utility included

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Award 2MBit Flash ROM

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nVIDIA LAN MAC controller chip included

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Support 10/100 Mb/sec data transfer rate

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PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse connectors

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Floppy disk drive connector x1

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Parallel port x1, Serial port x2

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USB2.0 connector x4, headers x2 (connecting cable option)

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Audio connector (Line-in, Line-out, MIC & Game Port headers)

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1-3 Performance Table

The following performance table indicates the testing results of some popular benchmark testing programs. The data provided is intended just for user reference only. You may obtain different results depending upon the hardware and software configuration used.

Performance Test Report

CPU: AMD Athlon XP 3000+ (FSB 166MHz) DRAM: 512MB DDR400 X1 (Winbond DDR W942508BH-5)

256MB DDR400 X1 (Winbond DDR W942508BH-5)

VGA Expansion Card: ATI 9700 PRO (1024x768x32bit color) Hard Disk Driver: IBM IC35L040AVVN07-0 (ATA-100 7200RPM) BIOS: Award Optimal default OS: Win XP Professional

166/166 166/200

3D Mark 2001SE 12477 12291 3D Mark 2003 4562 4541 3D Winbench 2000 (32/32bit) 393 394 PC Mark 2002 CPU/Memory/HDD 6311 / 5162 / 965 6373 / 5120 / 969 Content Creation Winstone 2002 44.6 43.2 Content Creation Winstone 2003 Business Winstone 2002 36.6 34.6 Winbench 99 V1.2 : Business Disk Winmark99 10300 10300 Hi-end Disk Winmark99 33800 33200 Business Graphic Winmark 752 751 Hi-end Graphic Winmark 1830 1820 SYS Mark 2001/2002 : SISMark 2001/2002 Rating ( Internet Content Creation / Office Productivity ) SISMark 2001 245 (246 / 245) 243 (244 / 243) SISMark 2002 SISOFT Sandra 2003 : Dhrystone ALU MIPS 7800 7797 Whetstone FPU MFLOPS 3137 3132 RAM Int Buffered iSSE2 MB/S 2251 2148 RAM Float Buffered iSSE2 MB/S 2100 2045 Integer SSE2 IT/S 11543 11534 Floating-Point SSE2 IT/S 12296 12282 QUAKE3 DEMO1 FPS 239.4 228.3 DEMO2 FPS 233.7 228.5 Return to Castle Wolfenstein FPS 124.7 121.7 WCPUID System / CPU Clock 167.05 / 2171.60 167.05 / 2171.60

1-4 Layout Diagram & Jumper Setting

PS/2 MOUSE

PS/2 KEYBOARD

LAN

PRINTE

GAME/MIDI PORT

K/B Power ON Jumper (JP1)

PS2 KB/Mouse Port

USB Port/

LAN Connector

PC99 Back Panel

ATX Power Connector

Front Panel Audio

CD Audio

SFAN1

AC97’ Audio Codec

COM1 COM2AUSB

MIC LINE-IN LINE-OUT

CPU Socket CPU FAN

DDR DIMM X2

nVIDIA nForce2 400 Chip

(JP2)

CPU F.S.B. Frequency Selector

AGP 4X/8X Slot

nVIDIA nForce2 MCP Chip

CIR Connector

Winbond 83627HF Chip

IR Connector

PCI Slot

2MBit Flash ROM BIOS

SFAN2

Wake On LAN

USB Port

(USB2, USB1)

ATA 133 IDE Conn.

Clear CMOS (JP3) Speak Connector Front Panel Connector

USB Power On Jumpe (JP4)

Floppy Connecto

Jumpers

Jumper Name Description Page

JP1 Keyboard Power On Enabled/Disabled 3-pin Block P.6 JP4 USB Wake-Up Enabled/Disabled 3-pin Block P.6 JP2 CPU Front Side Bus Frequency Selector 2-pin Block P.6 JP3 CMOS RAM Clear Jumper 3-pin Block P.7

Connectors

Connector Name Description Page

PWR ATX Power Connector 20-pin Block P.12 KYB PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard

Connector J1 USB/LAN Port Connector 2 x 4-pin/RJ45 Connector P.12 LPT Parallel Port Connector 25-pin Female P.13 AUDIO_PORT

Audio Connector 3 phone jack Connector P.13 (Line-OUT/Line-IN/MIC) AUDIO_GAME Game Port Connector 15-pin Female Connector P.13 COM1/COM2A

Serial Port COM1/2

Connector FDD Floppy Driver Connector 34-pin Block P.13 IDE1/IDE2 Primary/Secondary IDE

Connector

6-pin Female P.12

9-pin Connector P.13

40-pin Block P.14

Headers

Header Name Description Page

AUDIO Line-Out, MIC Header 9-pin Block P.14 USB1/USB2 USB Port Headers 9-pin Block P.15 HD LED IDE activity LED 2-pin Block P.15 RESET Reset switch lead 2-pin Block P.15 SPEAK Speaker connector 4-pin Block P.15 PWR LED Power LED 2-pin Block P.15 PWR BTN Power switch 2-pin Block P.15 WOL Wake On-LAN Headers 3-pin Block P.16 SFAN1, SFAN2, CPUFAN FAN Headers 3-pin Block P.16 IR IR infrared module Headers 5-pin Block P.16 CDIN CD Audio-In Headers 4-pin Block P.17

Expansion Slot and Socket

Socket/Slot Name Description Page

ZIF Socket 462 CPU Socket 462-pin PPGA CPU Socket P.8 DIMM1, DIMM2 DDR SDRAM Module

Socket PCI1, PCI2, PCI3, PCI4, PCI5 AGP AGP 4X/8X Mode Slot AGP Expansion Slot P.12

PCI Slot 32-bit PCI Local Bus Expansion Slot P.10

184-pin DDR SDRAM Module

P.9

Expansion Socket

Chapter 2

Hardware Installation

2-1 Hardware installation Steps

When installing the system, make sure to follow steps described in below:

1. Check motherboard setting

2. Install CPU

3. Install memory

4. Install expansion cards

5. Connect ribbon cables, panel wires, and power supply

6. Setup BIOS

7. Install software driver & utility

2-2 Checking Motherboard’s Jumper Setting

(1) Keyboard Power On function Enabled/Disabled: JP1

USB Wake-Up function Enabled/Disabled : JP4

When set as Enabled you can use keyboard to power on the system by password keyin, and use USB device to wake up the system.

JP1

JP4

JP1 1-2 closed K/B Power On Disabled (Default) JP4 1-2 closed USB Power On Disabled (Default)

JP1 2-3 closed K/B Power On Enabled JP4 2-3 closed USB Power On Enabled

(2) CPU Front Side Bus Frequency Setting (2-pin) : JP2

JP2

ON : (AUTO)

CPU Front Side Bus Frequency

JP2

OFF : 100MHz

Note: CPU Front Side Bus Frequency also can be changed in BIOS SETUP. Please refer

to page 32 “Host Clock at Next Boot Is” selection in Miscellaneous Control menu.

Note: When the overclocking causes system boot failure, you will need to hold the “INS”

key and the power on button at the same time until the screen resumes display to the standard default. Otherwise the CMOS will keep the faulty data and the motherboard will not function.

(3) CMOS RAM Clear (3-pin) : JP3

A battery must be used to retain the motherboard configuration in CMOS RAM. Shorting 1-2 pins of JP3 will store the CMOS data.

To clear the CMOS, follow the procedure in below:

1. Turn off the system and unplug the AC power

2. Remove ATX power cable from ATX power connector

3. Locate JP3 and short pins 2-3 for a few seconds

4. Return JP3 to its normal setting by shorting pins 1-2

5. Connect ATX power cable back to ATX power connector

Note: When should CMOS be cleared

1. Troubleshooting

2. Forget password

3. System boot failure after overclocking

JP3

1-2 closed Normal

CMOS RAM Clear Setting

JP3

2-3 closed Clear CMOS

2-3 Install CPU

2-3-1 Glossary

Chipset (or core logic) - two or more integrated circuits which control the interfaces between the system processor, RAM, I/O devises, and adapter cards.

Processor Slot/Socket - the slot or socket used to mount the system processor on the motherboard. Slot (AGP, PCI, ISA, RAM) - the slots used to mount adapter cards and system RAM. AGP - Accelerated Graphics Port - a high speed interface for video cards; runs at 1X (66MHz), 2X

(133MHz), 4X (266MHz), or 8X (533MHz). PCI - Peripheral Component Interconnect - a high speed interface for video cards, sound cards, network interface cards, and modems; runs at 33MHz. ISA - Industry Standard Architecture - a relatively low speed interface primarily used for sound cards and modems; runs at approx. 8MHz.

Serial Port - a low speed interface typically used for mouse and external modems. Parallel Port - a low speed interface typically used for printers. PS/2 - a low speed interface used for mouse and keyboards. USB - Universal Serial Bus - a medium speed interface typically used for mouse, keyboards,

scanners, and some digital cameras. Sound (interface) - the interface between the sound card or integrated sound connectors and speakers, MIC, game controllers, and MIDI sound devices.

LAN (interface) - Local Area Network - the interface to your local area network. BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) - the program logic used to boot up a computer and establish the

relationship between the various components. Driver - software, which defines the characteristics of a device for use by another device or other software. Processor - the "central processing unit" (CPU); the principal integrated circuit used for doing the "computing" in "personal computer" Front Side Bus Frequency - the working frequency of the motherboard, which is generated by the clock generator for CPU, DRAM and PCI BUS. CPU L2 Cache - the flash memory inside the CPU, normally Athlon CPU has 256K or above, while Duron will have 64K.

2-3-2 About AMD Athlon XP, Athlon & Duron 462-pin CPU

This motherboard supports Socket-A (Socket-462) AMD Athlon/Duron processors. This motherboard Provides a ZIF Socket-A. The CPU to be used with the motherboard

should have a cooling FAN attached to prevent overheating. If this is not the case, then purchase a correct cooling FAN before you turn on your system.

WARNING! Be sure that there is sufficient air circulation across the processor’s heatsink and

CPU cooling FAN is working correctly, otherwise it may cause the processor and motherboard overheat and damage, you may install an auxiliary cooling FAN, if necessary.

WARNING! Due to this motherboard provides new function of protecting CPU；you must

connect the CPU FAN connector on CPUFAN location in order to obtain this feature. Without connection on CPUFAN (or you have connect CPU FAN on SFAN1), the system will shut down immediately to protect both your CPU and motherboard.

Overheat Protect: Only for Athlon XP series CPU, when the CPU is overheated, system will

automatically shut down power supply. You can hear a continue beep sound, the power button will be locked up. You must turn off and turn on the AC power to reset the system. Otherwise, the power button will not function. The other way is to keep pressing the button for a few seconds till the beep sound stops. Then, release the power button and press the power button again to turn on the power supply.

To install a CPU, first turn off your system and remove its cover. Locate the ZIF socket and open it by first pulling the lever sideways away from the socket and lift the lever upward to a 90-degree angle. Insert the CPU with the correct orientation as shown below. The notched corner should be pointed toward the end of the lever. The CPU has corner pin on two of the four corners and the CPU will only fit in the orientation as shown.

Socket 462

Colden Arrow

CPU ZIF Socket-A

When you insert the CPU onto the ZIF socket, no force is required. After inserting, press the lever slightly without any extra force to lock CPU in position.

2-4 Install Memory

This motherboard provides two 184-pin DUAL INLINE MEMORY MODULES (DIMM) sockets for memory expansion from a minimum memory size of 64MB to maximum memory size of 2.0GB DDR SDRAM.

Valid Memory Configurations

Bank 184-Pin DIMM PCS

Bank 0, 1 (DIMM1) DDR 266/333/400 DDR SDRAM X1 Bank 2, 3 (DIMM2) DDR 266/333/400 DDR SDRAM X1

Total System Memory (Max. 2.0GB) 2

Total Memory

64MB∼1.0GB 64MB∼1.0GB

64MB∼2.0GB

NOTE! Make sure the total installed memory size does not exceeds 2.0GB. Otherwise,

the system may hang during startup.

Generally, installing DDR SDRAM modules to the motherboard is very straightforward. Please refer to figure 2-4 for the detail of 184-Pin

DDR 266/333/400

DDR SDRAM module

and the socket.

DIMM2 (BANK2+BANK3)

DIMM1 (BANK0+BANK1)

Figure 2-4

NOTE! When you install DIMM module fully into the DIMM socket the eject tab

should be locked into the DIMM module very firmly and fit into its indention on both sides.

WARNING! F or the DDR SDRAM CLOCK setting of 166MHz, use only DDR333 compliant

DDR Modules. When this motherboard operates at 133Mhz, most system will not even boot if non-compliant modules are used because of the strict timing issues, if your DDR Modules are not DDR266-compliant, set the DDR SDRAM clock to 100MHz to ensure system stability.

2-5 Expansion Cards

WARNING! Turn off the power when adding or removing expansion cards or other system

components. Failing to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboard and expansion cards.

2-5-1 Procedure For Expansion Card Installation

1. Read the documentation of the expansion card and make any necessary hardware or software setting on the expansion card, such as jumpers, before installing.

2. Remove computer cover and the bracket plate on the slot you intend to use.

3. Align the card’s connectors and press firmly.

4. Secure the card on the slot with the screw you remove above.

5. Replace the computer system’s cover.

6. Set up the BIOS if necessary.

7. Install the necessary software driver of expansion card.

2-5-2 Assigning IRQs For Expansion Card

Some expansion cards need an IRQ to operate. Generally, an IRQ must be exclusively assigned. In a standard design, there are 16 IRQs available, but most of them might already be in use.

Standard Interrupt Assignments

IRQ Priority Standard function

0 N/A System Timer 1 N/A Keyboard Controller 2 N/A Programmable Interrupt 3 * 8 Communications Port (COM2) 4 * 9 Communications Port (COM1) 5 * 6 Sound Card (sometimes LPT2) 6 * 11 Floppy Disk Controller 7 * 7 Printer Port (LPT1) 8 N/A System CMOS/Real Time Clock

9 * 10 ACPI Mode when enabled 10 * 3 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 11 * 2 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 12 * 4 PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port 13 N/A Numeric Data Processor 14 * 5 Primary IDE Channel 15 * 1 Secondary IDE Channel

* These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices.

2-5-3 Interrupt Request Table For This Motherboard

Interrupt requests are shared as shown in the table below:

INT A INT B INT C INT D

PCI slot 1 Shared PCI slot 2 PCI slot 3 PCI slot 4

⎯ ⎯ ⎯

PCI slot 5 Shared AGP slot Shared AC97/MC97 Onboard USB Onboard USB 1 Onboard USB 2

⎯ ⎯ ⎯ ⎯

⎯

Shared

⎯ ⎯ ⎯ ⎯ ⎯ ⎯ ⎯ ⎯

⎯ ⎯

Shared

⎯ ⎯ ⎯

Shared

⎯ ⎯ ⎯

Shared

⎯ ⎯ ⎯

Shared Shared Shared

IMPORTANT! If using PCI cards on shared slots, make sure that the drivers support “Shared

IRQ” or that the cards don’t need IRQ ass i g n m e n t s . C o n f l i c t s will arise between the two PCI groups and will make the system unstable or cards inoperable.

2-5-4 AGP Slot

The motherboard provides an AGP Slot, supporting the 4X/8X AGP VGA card.

AGP SLOT

2-6 Connectors, Headers

2-6-1 Connectors

(1) Power Connector (20-pin block) : PWR

ATX power supply connector. This is a newly defined 20-pins connector that usually

comes with ATX case. The ATX power supply allows the use of soft power on momentary switch that connects from the front panel switch to 2-pins power-on jumper pole on the motherboard. When the power switch on the back of the ATX power supply is switched on, the full power will not come into the system board until the front panel switch is momentarily pressed. Press this switch again will turn off the power to the system board.

PIN ROW2 ROW1

1 3.3V 3.3V 2 -12V 3.3V 3 GND GND 4 Soft Power On 5V 5 GND GND 6 GND 5V 7 GND GND 8 -5V Power OK 9 +5V +5V (for Soft Logic) 10 +5V +12V

Pin 1

(2) PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard Connector: KYB

The connectors for PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse.

(3) USB Port connector: USB

The connectors are 4-pin connector that connect USB devices to the system board.

(4) LAN Port connector: LAN (for N2PAP-LITE only)

This is a standard RJ45 connector for network connection

(5) Parallel Port Connector (25-pin female): LPT

Parallel port connector is a 25-pin D-subminiature receptacle connector. The onboard parallel port can be disabled through the BIOS SETUP. Please refer to Chapter 3 “INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS SETUP” section for more detail information.

(6) Audio Connector : AUDIO_PORT/AUDIO_GAME

Audio port uses a connector with 3 phone jacks for LINE-OUT, LINE-IN and MIC. The 15-pin D-subminiature receptacle connector is connection of joystick/MIDI device

LINE_O : Audio output to speaker(Front Speaker on 6-channel) LINE_I : Audio input to sound chip(Rear Speaker on 6-channel) MIC : Microphone Connector (Center-Base Speaker on 6-channel) GAME: Joystick/MIDI Port Connector

(7) Serial Port COM1, COM2A : COM1, COM2A

COM1 and COM2A are with the 9-pin D-subminiature male connectors. The onboard serial port can be disabled through BIOS SETUP. Please refer to Chapter 3 “INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS SETUP” section for more detail information.

PS/2

Mouse

Keyboard

PS/2

USB

PRINT GAME/MIDI PORT LAN

COM1 COM2A

MIC LINE-IN LINE-OUT

(8) Floppy Drive Connector (34-pin block): FDD

This connector is for floppy drive ribbon cable connection. C onnect the cable end with twisted stripe to floppy drive and other end of cable to the motherboard.

Pin 1

Floppy Drive Connector

(9) Primary IDE Connector (40-pin block): IDE1

This connector is for IDE hard disk ribbon cable connection. Connect the single plug

end to motherboard and the two plugs at other end to your hard disk(s). If you install two hard disks, you must configure the second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumpers accordingly. Please refer to the documentation of your hard disk for the jumper settings.

(10) Secondary IDE Connector (40-pin block): IDE2

This connector connects to the another set of Master and Slave hard disks. Follow the

same procedure described for the primary IDE connector. You may also configure two hard disks to be both Masters using one ribbon cable on the primary IDE connector and another ribbon cable on the secondary IDE connector.

IDE2

Two hard disks can be connected to any one of the connectors. The first HDD is referred

•

Pin 1

IDE1

to as the “Master” and the second HDD is referred to as the “Slave”. For best performance, we strongly suggest do not install CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive

•

on the same IDE channel as a hard disk. Otherwise, the system performance on this channel may drop.

2-6-2 Headers

(1) Line-Out, MIC Header (9-pin): AUDIO

This header connects to front panel line-out, MIC connector with cable.

VCC

GND

RET

AUD

MIC AUD

AUD

BIAS

FPOUT

MIC

AUD

AUDIO

Pin 1

Line-Out, MIC Headers

(2) USB Port Header (9-pin) : USB1/USB2

The headers are used for connecting the additional USB device. With an option USB

cable, your can have two additional USB plugs affixed to the back panel.

USB2

Pin 1

VCC

DATA

+DATA

GND

USB1

Pin 1

USB Port Headers

VCC

DATA

GND

+DATA

GND

+DATA

(3) IDE Activity LED: HD LED

This connector connects to the hard disk activity indicator light on the case.

(4) Reset switch lead: RESET

This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted reset switch for rebooting your

computer without having to turn off your power switch. This is a preferred method

of rebooting in order to prolong the life of the system’s power supply. See the figure

below.

(5)

Speaker connector: SPEAK

This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted speaker. See the figure below.

(6) Power LED

: PW_LED

The Power LED will be on while the system power is on. Connect the Power LED

from the system case to this pin.

(7) Power switch

: PW_BTN

This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted power switch to power ON/OFF the

system.

PWRBTN

PWR LED

GND

VCC5

PWRLED

PWRBTN

GND

VCC5

RSTSW

HDDLED

RESET

HDLED

Pin 1

GND

SPKR

VCC5

System Case Connections

FPSPEAK

Pin 1

(8) Wake On-LAN Headers

(3-pin) : WOL

This connector connects to LAN card with WAKE ON-LAN output. When connected,

a wake up signal received through the LAN card will power up the system.

NOTE: This feature requires the Wake On LAN or Ring In Wake Up be enabled.

5VSB

GND

WOL

Wake-On-LAN Headers

(9) FAN Speed Headers (3-pin) : SFAN1, SFAN2, CPUFAN

These connectors support a ≦350mA (4.2 Watts) current to cooling fans. Depending on the fan manufacturer, the wire and plug may be different. The red wire should be

positive, while the black should be ground. Make sure the polarity of connector before you connect the fan’s plug to the board.

SFAN1

SFAN2

CPUFAN

(10) IR infrared module Headers (5-pin) : IR

This connector supports the optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared

module. You must configure the setting through the BIOS setup to use the IR function.

GND

IRRX

6 5

VCC

IRTX

Pin 1

IR infrared module Headers

(11) CD Audio-In Headers (4-pin) : CDIN

CDIN is the connector for CD-Audio input signal. It connects to the CD-ROM CD-

Audio output connector.

1 4

CDIN

CD Audio-In Headers

2-7 Starting Up Your Computer

1. After all connections are made, close your computer case cover.

2. Be sure all the switches are off and the power supply input voltage is set to proper position. The input voltage is either 220V∼240V or 110V∼120V depending on your country’s power voltage.

3. Plug the power supply cord into the power socket located on the back of your system case according to your system user’s manual.

4. Turn on your peripherals in following order:

a. Your monitor. b. Other external peripherals (Printer, Scanner, External Modem etc…) c. Your system power. For ATX power supply, you need to turn on the power supply

and press the ATX power switch on the front panel of the case.

5. The power LED on the system front panel will light. The LED on the monitor may light up or switch between orange and green (if it complies with green standards or has a power standby feature) after the system is on. The system will then run power-on self test and the BIOS will beep with additional message on the screen.

If you do not see any thing on the screen within 30 seconds from the time you turn on the power. The system may have failed on power-on test. Recheck your jumper settings and connections or call your dealer or shop for assistance.

Beep Meaning

One short beep when displaying logo No error during POST Long beeps in an endless loop No DRAM install or detected One long beep followed by three short

beeps High frequency beeps when system is

working

Video card not found or video card memory bad

CPU overheated System running at a lower frequency

During power-on, press <Delete> key to enter BIOS setup. Follow the on screen

instructions to set up BIOS.

Power off your computer:

You must first exit or shut down your operating system before switching off the system. For ATX power supply, you can press ATX power switch after exiting or shutting down your operating system. If you use Windows 9X, click

“Start”

button, click

“Shut down”

and then click

“Shut down the computer?”

The power supply should turn off after windows shut down.

Chapter 3

Introducing BIOS

The BIOS is a program stored in a flash memory on the motherboard. The program serves as a bridge between motherboard and operating system. When you switch on the system, the BIOS program gains immediate control. The BIOS first executes an auto-diagnostic test called POST (power on self test) on all the necessary hardware. It detects the entire hardware devices and configures the parameters of the hardware for synchronization. Only when these tasks are completed it gives up control of the computer to operating system (OS). Since the BIOS is the only communication channel for hardware and software, it is the key to ensure system stability and optimal system performance.

You will see various options in the BIOS Setup main menu as shown in Figure 3-1. These options will be explained step by step in the following pages. Before going further, let us first take a short look at the descriptions of the function keys you may use here:

Press <Esc> to quit the BIOS Setup.

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Press

•

↑↓←→

(up, down, left, right) to choose, in the main menu, the option you

want to confirm or to modify.

Press <F10> to save these parameters and to exit the BIOS Setup menu when you

•

have completed the setup of BIOS parameters.

Press Page Up/Page Down or +/– keys when you want to modify the BIOS

•

parameters for an active option.

3-1 Entering Setup

Power on the computer and press <Del> immediately allows you to enter BIOS Setup. If the POST message disappears before you press <Del> and you still wish to enter Setup, restart the system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing the “RESET” button on the system case. You may also restart by simultaneously pressing <Ctrl>, <Alt> and <Delete> keys. If you do not press the keys at the correct time and the system does not boot, an error message will be displayed and you will again be asked to

Press <F1> to continue, <Ctrl-Alt-Esc> or <Del> to enter Setup

3-2 Getting Help

Main Menu

The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen.

Status Page Setup Menu/Option Page Setup Menu

Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item. To exit the Help window, press <Esc>.

3-3 The Main Menu

Once you enter Award® BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (Figure 3-1) will appear on the screen. There are fourteen setup functions and two exit choices allowing you to select under the Main Menu. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu.

Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status Esc : Quit

F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

Figure 3-1

Miscellaneous Control Load optimized Defaults Load Standard Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving

↑↓→←

: Select Item

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.

Advanced Chipset Features

Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system’s performance.

Integrated Peripherals

Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals.

Power Management Setup

Use this menu to specify your settings for power management.

PnP/PCI Configurations

This entry appears if your system supports PnP/PCI.

PC Health Status

This entry shows your PC health status.

Miscellaneous Control

Use this menu to specify your settings for Miscellaneous Control.

Load Optimized Defaults

Use this menu to load the BIOS default values that are factory-set for optimal system performances operation.

Load Standard Defaults

Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for the minimal/stable performance system operation.

Set Supervisor/User Password

Use this menu to set User and Supervisor Passwords.

Save & Exit Setup

Save changes of CMOS value to CMOS and exit setup.

Exit Without Saving

Abandon all CMOS values changed and exit setup.

3-4 Standard CMOS Features

The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into categories. There might be no,

one, or more than one setup items in the category. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value you want in each item.

Standard CMOS Features

Date (mm:dd:yy) Fri, Aug, 08 2003 Time (hh:mm:ss) 16 : 45 : 35

> IDE Primary Master Press Enter None > IDE Primary Slave Press Enter None > IDE Secondary Master Press Enter None > IDE Secondary Slave Press Enter None

Drive A 1.44M, 3.5 in. Drive B None

Video EGA/VGA Halt On All,But Keyboard

Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 56320K Total Memory 57344K

Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

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F5:Previous Values F6:Optimized Defaults F7:Standard Defaults

Item Help

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Change the day, month, year and century

Date

The date format is <day><month><date><year>.

Day Day of the week, from Sun to Sat, determined by BIOS. Read-only. Month The month from Jan. through Dec. Date The date from 1 to 31 can be keyed in using numeric function keys. Year The year depends on the year of the BIOS.

Time

The time format is <hour><minute><second>.

Primary Master/Primary Slave Secondary Master/Secondary Slave

Press PgUp/<+> or PgDn/<–> to select Manual, None, Auto type. Note that the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table. The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper information for this category. If your hard disk drive type is not matched or listed, you can use Manual to define your own drive type manually.

If you select Manual, related drive specifications information are required to be entered. Enter the information directly from the keyboard. This information is provided from the documentation of your hard disk. 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 Auto Normal, Large, and LBA. Cylinder number of cylinders Head number of heads Precomp write precomp Landing Zone landing zone Sector number of sectors

3-5 Advanced BIOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features

Anti-Virus Protection Disabled CPU L1 Cache Enabled CPU L2 Cache Enabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled SATA & SCSI Boot Order ATA, SCSI HDD Boot Sprite Disabled

First Boot Device Floppy Second Boot Device HDD-0 Third Boot Device CDROM Boot other Device Enabled Swap Floppy Drive Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled Boot Up NumLock Status On Gate A20 Option Normal Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) 6 Typematic Delay (Msec) 250 Security Option Setup OS Select For DRAM > 64MB Non-OS2 HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability Disabled Video BIOS Shadow Enabled

Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

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F5:Previous Values F6:Optimized Defaults F7:Standard Defaults

Item Help

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Anti-Virus Protection

Allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection. If this function is enabled and someone attempt to write data into this area, BIOS will prompt a warning message on screen and give beep sound.

Disabled (default) No warning message will appear when attempts are there to access

the boot sector or hard disk partition table.

Enabled Activates automatically a warning message to appear whenever there

are attempts to access the boot sector of hard disk partition table at the system boots up.

CPU L1 Cache

The default value is Enabled.

Enabled (default) Enable cache Disabled Disable cache

Note: The internal cache is built in the processor.

CPU L2 Cache

Choose Enabled or Disabled. This option enables the Level 2 cache memory.

Quick Power On Self-Test

This category speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after you power on the computer if this is set to Enabled. BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST.

Enabled (default) Enable quick POST Disabled Normal POST

First/Second/Third/Fourth Boot Device

The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items. The setting options are Floppy, LS/ZIP, HDD-0/HDD-1/HDD-3, SCSI, CDROM, LAD and Disabled.

Swap Floppy Drive

Switches the floppy disk drives designator between A and B. Default is Disabled.

Boot Up Floppy Seek

During POST, BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. 360K type is 40 tracks while 760K, 1.2M and 1.44M are all 80 tracks.

Boot Up NumLock Status

The default value is On.

On (default) Keypad is numeric keys. Off Keypad is arrow keys.

Gate A20 Option

Normal The A20 signal is controlled by keyboard controller or chipset hardware. Fast (default) The A20 signal is controlled by port 92 or chipset specific method.

Typematic Rate Setting

Keystrokes repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller. When enabled, the typematic rate and typematic delay can be selected. The settings are: Enabled/Disabled.

Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

Sets the number of times in a second to repeat a keystroke when you hold the key down. The settings are: 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, and 30.

Typematic Delay (Msec)

Sets the delay time after the key is held before it begins to repeat the keystroke. The settings are 250, 500, 750, and 1000.

Security Option

This category allows you to limit the access to the system and Setup, or just to Setup.

System The system will not boot, and the access to Setup will be denied if the

correct password is not entered at the prompt.

Setup (default) The system will boot, but the access to Setup will be denied if the

correct password is not entered prompt.

OS Select For DRAM > 64MB

Allows OS2® to be used with >64MB or DRAM. Settings are Non-OS2 (default) and OS2. Set to OS2 if using more than 64MB and running OS2®.

3-6 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.

Advanced Chipset Features

System Performance Standard X CPU Interface Optimal X T(RAS) 6 X T(RCD) 3 X T(RP) 3 X CAS Latency 2.5 AGP Aperture Size 64M AGP 8X Support Enabled AGP Fast Write Capability Enabled System BIOS Cacheable Disabled Video RAM Cacheable Disabled

Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

↑↓→←

F5:Previous Values F6:Optimized Defaults F7:Standard Defaults

Item Help

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CAS Latency

When synchronous DRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing. The settings are: 2T and 2.5T.

System BIOS Cacheable

Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h-FFFFFh, resulting in better system performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error may result. The settings are: Enabled and Disabled.

Video RAM Cacheable

Select Enabled allows caching of the video BIOS, resulting in better system performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error may result. The settings are: Enabled and Disabled.

Frame Buffer Size

You can choose the onboard VGA memory size shared from system memory. The settings are: 8M, 16M, 32M, 64M, Disabled.

3-7 Integrated Peripherals

Integrated Peripherals

> Onboard IDE Function Press Enter > Onboard Device Function Press Enter > Onboard Super IO Function Press Enter Init Display First PCI Slot Power On Function Button Only X KB Power On Password Enter X Hot Key Power On Ctrl+F1 Power Loss Function Always off

Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

↑↓→←

F5:Previous Values F6:Optimized Defaults F7:Standard Defaults

Onboard IDE Function

Please refer to section 3-7-1

Onboard Device Function

Please refer to section 3-7-2 Onboard Super IO Function

Please refer to section 3-7-3

Item Help

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Init Display First

This item selects to activate PCI Slot or AGP VGA first. The settings are: PCI Slot, AGP Slot.

Power Loss Function

This item allows the system to power ON/OFF automatically when power recovery again after previous power loss. You can choose Auto to recover to pre-state, or always ON/OFF after power recovery.

3-7-1 Onboard IDE Function

OnChip IDE Function

OnChip IDE Channel0 Enabled OnChip IDE Channel1 Enabled Primary Master PIO Auto Primary Slave PIO Auto Secondary Master PIO Auto Secondary Slave PIO Auto Primary Master UDMA Auto Primary Slave UDMA Auto Secondary Master UDMA Auto Secondary Slave UDMA Auto IDE 32-bit Transfer Mode Enabled IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled IDE Prefetch Mode Enabled Delay For HDD (Secs) 0

Item Help

Menu Level >>

Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

↑↓→←

F5:Previous Values F6:Optimized Defaults F7:Standard Defaults

OnChip IDE Channal0/Channel1

The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Select Enabled to activate each channel separately. The settings are: Enabled and Disabled.

Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO

The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields let you set PIO mode (0-4) for each of the four IDE devices. Modes 0 through 4 provide consecutively increased performance. In Auto mode, the system automatically determines the best mode for each device. The settings are: Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4.

Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA

Ultra DMA/33 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive has the support and the operating environment includes a DMA driver (Windows 95 OSR2 or a third-party IDE bus master driver). If both your hard drive and system software support Ultra DMA/33 and Ultra DMA/66, select Auto to enable BIOS support. The settings are: Auto, Disabled.

IDE HDD Block Mode

Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sector read/write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read/writes per sector the drive can support. The settings are: Enabled, Disabled.

3-7-2 Onboard Device Function

OnChip Device Function

AC97 Sound Device Auto

Game Port Address 201 Midi Port Address Disabled X Midi Port IRQ 10

nVIDIA LAN Function Auto

USB Host Controller Enabled USB 2.0 Support Enabled

USB Keyboard Legacy Support Disabled

Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

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F5:Previous Values F6:Optimized Defaults F7:Standard Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level >>

Game Port Address/Midi Port Address

This determines which address the Game Port/Midi Port will use.

USB Host Controller

Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have a USB peripherals. The settings are: Enabled, Disabled.

USB Keyboard Support

Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have a USB keyboard. The settings are: Enabled, Disabled.

3-7-3 Onboard Super IO Function

Onboard Super IO Function

Onboard FDD Controller Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8/IRQ4 Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8/IRQ3 UART2 Mode Normal X RxD, TxD Active Hi, Lo

X IR Transmission Delay Enabled

X IR Duplex Mode Half X IR Pins IRRX/IRTX Onboard Parallel Port 378/IRQ7 Parallel Mode SPP X EPP Mode Select EPP1.9 X ECP Mode Use DMA 3

Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

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F5:Previous Values F6:Optimized Defaults F7:Standard Defaults

Item Help

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Onboard FDD Controller

Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDD) installed on the system board and you wish to use it. If you install add-on FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select Disabled in this field. The settings are: Enabled and Disabled.

Onboard Serial Port 1/Port 2

Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and the second serial ports. The settings are: 3F8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, Disabled, Auto.

UART2 Mode

This item allows you to determine which Infrared (IR) function of the onboard I/O chip to be used.

Onboard Parallel Port

There is a built-in parallel port on the onboard Super I/O chipset providing Standard, ECP, and EPP features. It has the following option:

Disabled (3BCH/IRQ7)/ Line Printer port 0 (278H/IRQ5)/ Line Printer port 2 (378H/IRQ7) Line Printer port 1

Parallel Port Mode

SPP : Standard Parallel Port EPP : Enhanced Parallel Port ECP : Extended Capability Port

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 modes, 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. The ECP mode requires the use of DMA channel. So, after selecting ECP mode, the message: “ECP Mode Use DMA” will be displayed at this time. The user can choose among DMA channels 3 to 1. The onboard parallel port is EPP compliant. So, after you choose the onboard parallel port with the EPP function, the message: “EPP Mode Select” will be displayed on the screen. At this time either EPP 1.7 spec. or EPP 1.9 spec. can be chosen.

3-8 Power Management Setup

The Power Management Setup allows you to configure the system to most effective energy saving status in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use.

Power Management Setup

ACPI Function Enabled ACPI Suspend Type S1(POS) Video off Method V/H SYNC+Blank Power Button Function Instant-Off Wake-Up on PCI PME Disabled Wake-Up on Ring/LAN Disabled USB Resume from S3/S4 Disabled Wake Up on RTC Alarm Disabled

X Time(dd:hh:mm) of Alarm 0: 0: 0

Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

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F5:Previous Values F6:Optimized Defaults F7:Standard Defaults

ACPI Function

Item Help

Menu Level >

This item allows you to Enabled/Disabled the Advanced Configuration and P ower Man agement (ACPI). The settings are Enabled and Disabled.

Video Off Method

This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.

DPMS (default) Initial display power management signaling. Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer. V/H SYNC+Blank This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and

horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer.

Power Button Function

Pressing the power button for more than 4 seconds forces the system to enter the Soft-Off state. The settings are: Delay 4 Sec, Instant-Off.

Wake Up On Ring/PME/LAN

When Disabled, the system will ignore any incoming call from the modem/LAN. When Enabled, the system will boot up if there’s an incoming call from the modem.

Wake Up on RTC Alarm

This function is for setting date and time for your computer to boot up. When Disabled, you cannot use this function. When Enabled, choose the Date and Time Alarm:

Time(dd:hh:mm) of Alarm

You can choose at which day of month , what hour and minute the system boots up.

Note: If you have changed the setting, you must reboot system to make this function work.

3-9 PnP/PCI Configuration Setup

This section describes how to configure the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds similar to the speeds

CPU uses when communicating with its own special components. The setup involves extensive technical knowledge. It is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings.

PnP/PCI Configurations

Reset Configuration Data Disabled

Resources Controlled By Manual x IRQ Resources Press Enter

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Assign IRQ For VGA Enabled Assign IRQ For USB Enabled

Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

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F5:Previous Values F6:Optimized Defaults F7:Standard Defaults

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Reset Configuration Data

Normally, this field is set Disabled. If you have installed a new add-on and the system reconfiguration has caused a serious conflict resulting in the operating system boot failure, select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) when you exit Setup. The settings are: Enabled and Disabled.

Resource Controlled By

The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capability to configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices automatically. However, this capability means absolutely nothing unless you are using a Plug and Play operating system, such as Windows®95/98. If you set this field to “manual”, choose specific resources by going into each of the sub menu that follows this field (a sub menu is preceded by a “>”). The settings are: Auto(ESCD), Manual.

IRQ Resources

When resources are controlled manually, assign each system interrupt a type, depending on the type of device using the interrupt. Please refer to section 3-9-1

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

Leave this field at Disabled. The settings are Enabled, Disabled.

3-9-1 IRQ Resources

IRQ Resources

IRQ3 assigned to PCI Device IRQ4 assigned to PCI Device IRQ5 assigned to PCI Device IRQ7 assigned to PCI Device IRQ9 assigned to PCI Device IRQ10 assigned to PCI Device IRQ11 assigned to PCI Device IRQ12 assigned to PCI Device IRQ14 assigned to PCI Device IRQ15 assigned to PCI Device

Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

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F5:Previous Values F6:Optimized Defaults F7:Standard Defaults

Menu Level >>

Item Help

3-10 PC Health Status

This section shows the Status of you CPU, Fan, Warning for overall system status. This is only available if there is Hardware Monitor onboard.

PC Health Status

Shutdown Temperature Disabled Show PC Health in Post Enabled Current System Temperature 25°C Current CPU Temperature 38°C Current CPUFAN Speed 5000 rpm Current SYSFAN1 Speed 5000 rpm Current SYSFAN2 Speed 5000 rpm

Vcore 1.78V Vcc3.3 3.31V + 5V 4.98V +12V 12.22V

-12V -12.36V VBAT(V) 3.21V 5VSB(V)

5.02V

Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

↑↓→←

F5:Previous Values F6:Optimized Defaults F7:Standard Defaults

Item Help

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Shutdown Temperature

This item can let you set the Shutdown temperature. When CPU temperature is over this setting, the system will automatically shutdown to protect CPU.

Show PC Health in Post

When Enabled, it displays information list below. The choice is either Enabled or Disabled

Current CPU Temperature/Current System Temp/Current FAN1, FAN2 Speed/Vcore/ Vdd/3.3V/+5V/+12V/-12V/VBAT(V)/5VSB(V)

This will show the CPU/FAN/System voltage chart and FAN speed.

Detect CPUFAN in Post

When Enabled, system will send warning message if CPU fan is not functioning.

3-11 Miscellaneous Control

This section provides options for setting CPU Frequency/Voltage Control.

Miscellaneous Control

** Current Host Clock is Host Clock at Next Boot is 100MHz ** Current DRAM Clock is DRAM Clock at next Boot is 133MHz CPU Ratio Select Default Core_VDD Select 1.7V(Default) VDD_AUXC Select 1.6V(Default) VAGP Output 1.5V(Default) VRAM Output 2.6V(Default) VAUX Output Default VTT Voltage 1.25V VAGP LUV Protect Enabled VRAM LUV Protect Enabled Dual3.3V LUV Protect Disabled Flash Parts Write Protect Enabled

Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

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F5:Previous Values F6:Optimized Defaults F7:Standard Defaults

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Host Clock at next Boot is

This item allows you to select CPU frequency at preset values. The choices are: 100MHz, 133MHz, 166MHz, 200MHz, 236MHz, 240MHz, 242MHz, 244MHz, 245MHz, 250MHz

DRAM Clock at next Boot is

This field supports the capability of setting the memory modules clocks that you can use. The choice is either 100MHz, 110MHz, 125MHz, 133MHz, 138MHz, 166MHz, 200MHz, 208MHz, 221MHz, 249MHz

CPU Ratio Select This item allows you to select Ratio of the CPU. The choice are:X5~X24

VDD AUXC Select This item allows you to select Chip Voltage. The choice are 1.6V(Default), 1.7V

VAGP Output

This item allows you to select 1.5V voltage of the AGP VGA card. The choice are: 1.5V,

1.6V,1.7V

VRAM Output

This item allows you to select 2.5V of the DDR Module. The choice are: 2.5V~ 3.0V.

VAUX Output

This item allows you to select AUX voltage. The choice are: Default, 2%, 4%, 8%,12%, 16%.

VTT Voltage

This item allows you to select VTT voltage. The choice are: 1.25V, VDIMM/2.

VAGP/VRAM LUV Protect

This item allows you to enable the protective function on motherboard when over current presents. The choice are: Enabled(Default), Disabled

Flash Parts Write Protect

This item allows you to protect BIOS against the data crash of virus. The choice are: Enabled, Disabled. Before flash BIOS you have to change the setting to Disabled, otherwise you can not flash BIOS.

3-12 Load Standard/Optimized Defaults

Load Standard Defaults

When you press <Enter> on this item, you get confirmation dialog box with a message similar to:

Load Standard Defaults (Y/N)? N Pressing <Y> loads the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal-performance system operations.

Load Optimized Defaults

When you press <Enter> on this item, you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to:

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)? N Pressing <Y> loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal performance system operations.

3-13 Set Supervisor/User Password

You can set either supervisor or user password, or both of them. The differences are:

Supervisor password: be able to enter and change the options of the setup menus. User password: be able to enter, but not the right to change the options of the

setup menus. When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password.

ENTER PASSWORD:

Type the password, up to eight characters in length, and press <Enter>. The password typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory. You will be asked to confirm the password. Type the password again and press <Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the selection and not to enter a password.

To disable a password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter the password. A message will confirm that the password will be disabled. Once the password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.

PASSWORD DISABLED.

When a password has been enabled, you will be prompted to enter it every time you try to enter Setup. This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your system configuration.

Additionally, when a password is enabled, you can also require the BIOS to request a password every time your system is rebooted. This would prevent unauthorized use of your computer.

You can determine when the password is required within the BIOS Features Setup Menu and its Security option. If the Security option is set to “System”, the password will be required both at boot and at entry of Setup. If set to “Setup”, prompting only occurs when trying to enter Setup.

Chapter 4

DRIVER & FREE PROGRAM INSTALLATION

Check your package and find the included MAGIC INSTALL CD. This CD consists of all drivers you need and some free bundled application and utility programs. Also included is an auto detection software which can tell you what hardware is installed and which driver is needed for proper system operation.

MAGIC INSTALL Supports WINDOWS 98SE/ME/NT4.0/2000/XP

Insert CD into your CD-ROM drive and the MAGIC INSTALL Menu should appear as shown below. If the menu does not appear, double-click MY COMPUTER / double-click CD-ROM drive or click START / click RUN / type X:\SETUP.EXE (assuming X is your CD-ROM drive).

From MAGIC INSTALL MENU you may make 10 selections:

1. nFORCE install NVIDIA nForce chipset system driver

2. SOUND install ALC AC97’ Audio Codec driver

3. USB2.0 install USB 2.0 driver

4. DirectX8 install Microsoft DirectX 8.1 driver

5. PC-CILLIN install PC-CILLIN2002 anti-virus program

6. PC-HEALTH install PC-HEALTH monitor Utility

7. MAGIC BIOS install BIOS Live Update Utility

8. Audio Hotfix install Audio Patch File (Only for WIN98SE OS)

9. BROWSE CD to browse the contents of the CD

10. EXIT to exit from MAGIC INSTALL menu

4-1 nFORCE Install NVIDIA nFORCE Pack Driver

* The path of the file is X:\DRIVER\SETUP.EXE

IDE :

VIDIA ATAPI VENDOR SUPPORT DRIVER IS USED TO FIXED COMPATIBILITY ISSUE FOR IDE DEVICES

AGP : NVIDIA

AGP DRIVER IS TO BE INSTALLED, IF YOU ARE USING AN AGP VGA CARD, NVIDIA GART WILL PROVIDE SERVICE ROUTINES TO YOUR VGA DRIVER AND INTERFACE DIRECTLY TO HARDWARE, PROVIDING FAST GRAPHIC ACCESS

MEMCTL : NVIDIA Memory Controller driver SMBUS : NVIDIA SMBUS Controller driver ETHERNET : NVIDIA nFORCE MCP networking

1. Click nFORCE when MAGIC INSTALL MENU appears

2. Click NEXT when NVIDIA Windows98/ ME/2000/XP nForce Drivers Wizard appears

3. Click Finish to restart computer

4-2 Sound Install AC97 Audio Codec Driver

1. Click SOUND when MAGIC INSTALL MENU appears

2. It will auto detect operation system language edition. Click OK to start DRIVER installation

3. Click Finish and Restart Windows

5. Sound Effect select and KaraOK Mode Function

Note: The path of the file

For WIN98/NT4.0/WIN2K/XP is X:\CODEC\ALC\SETUP.EXE

4. Click Start→Program→Avance Sound Manager→AvRack. Then AVRACK Windows appears

6. Manual Sound Effect Setting

4-3 USB2.0 Install NVIDIA USB 2.0 Driver

Windows 98SE/ME/2000 USB 2.0 Driver Installation

1. Click USB2.0 when MAGIC INSTALL MENU appears

2. Click CLOSE and Restart Computer

Windows XP USB 2.0 Driver installation

1. Install Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later

2. Select My Computer, Press Right Button, Select Properties,

Go to Hardware \ Device Manager, Remove Other Device \ Universal Serial Bus (USB) Controller Restart Your Computer, It Will Find “NVIDIA USB2.0 Enhanced Host Controller” And “USB2.0 Root Hub Device”

4-4 PC-CILLIN Install PC-CILLIN 2002 Anti-virus program

1. Click PC-CILLIN when MAGIC INSTALL MENU appear

2. (1) Click "Install PC-CILLIN" when PCCILLIN 2002 main menu appears. Then click NEXT when "Install Shield Wizard For PCCILLIN 2002" appears

(2) Click Open Manual to learn how to use PC-CILLIN 2002

3. This is license agreement. Select "I Accept the terms" and Click NEXT

4. Click NEXT and Enter your Customer

5. Click INSTALL to begin software installation

6. Setup Complete and click FINISH

Information. Click NEXT or choose Change to change the path for storing the file

7. After completing PC-CILLIN 2002 installation, please register your information and get LICENSE KEY from TREND MICRO web site. Enter your license key and click FINISH

8. After finishing register process, we recommend you select update item to download newest engine code and virus code

Note : Please install ACROBAT READER before you read PC-CILLIN 2002 User

Manual, at the path X:\acrobat\ar500eng.exe

4-5 PC-HEALTH Install NFORCE2 Hardware Doctor Utility

The path of the file is X:\83627HD\SETUP.EXE (support WINDOWS 98SE/ME/2000/XP)

1. Click PC-Health when Magic Install Menu appears

2. Click Next when Winbond Hardware Doctor Setup Window appears

3. Click Next to continue installation 4. Select Program Group name or enter a new group name. Click Next and click Finish after setup complete

4-5-1 How To Utilize PC-HEALTH

1. Click Program → Winbond Hardware

Doctor → Hardware Doctor the Winbond Hardware Doctor will appears You can remove the Utility in Control Panel → Add/Remove Program icon

2. After executing Winbond Hardware Doctor, system voltage, Fan speed and CPU/SYSTEM Temperature can be displayed. Because this is a On-time Monitoring program therefore the value will change after it detected. If the value is over default setting, you will be prompted with warning picture and beeps. This is a System Voltage status

3. This is a CPU/System Fan Speed and Temperature status information

4-6 MAGIC BIOS Install BIOS Live Update Utility

1. Click Magic BIOS when Magic Install

MENU appears

2. Click Next to install the Magic BIOS in Destination Folder

3. After finish Setup you will have a Magic BIOS icon in your screen

4. The above picture will appear after double click the Magic BIOS icon. You can upgrade BIOS On-line by choose internet.

5. When updating BIOS on-line, the program will auto-check your BIOS version

7. Click Yes if you want to update the BIOS, otherwise choose No to exit

6. Click Next if you need to update BIOS. After BIOS is updated, the system will clear CMOS and automatically restart

8. When System programming BIOS don’t turn off power after finish update BIOS, the system will clear CMOS and automatically Restart

9. When choose From Local Driver to update BIOS, you must have the correct BIOS file in your Local Driver

10. Choose the correct BIOS file to update BIOS

4-7 HOW TO UPDATE BIOS

Before update BIOS please choose Disabled in “Flash Part Write Protect” item on “Miscellaneous Control” in BIOS Setup. Please refer to page 32 for detail.

Method 1. Use “Magic BIOS” to update BIOS in Windows 98 (refer to page 40) Method 2. In DOS Mode:

STEP 1. Prepare a boot diskette. (you may make one by clicking START, clicking RUN,

typing SYS A:, and clicking OK)

STEP 2. Copy utility program to your boot diskette. You may copy from DRIVER CD

X:\FLASH\AWDFLASH.EXE or download from our web site.

STEP 3. Copy latest BIOS for N2PA-LITE/N2PAP-LITE from our web site to your boot

diskette.

STEP 4. Insert your boot diskette into A:.

Start the computer and type “Awdflash A:\N2PALxxx.BIN /SN/PY/CC/R”. N2PALxxx.BIN is the file name of latest BIOS. It can be N2PALA3.BIN or N2PALB2.BIN. SN means not to save existing BIOS data PY means to renew existing BIOS data CC means to clear existing CMOS data R means to restart computer

STEP 5. Press ENTER and the BIOS will be updated. System will be restarted

automatically.

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