Biostar BVK2A BVK2A User Manual

Federal Communications Commission
(F.C.C) Statement

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation of this
device is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not
cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any
interference received, including interference that may cause undesired
operation.

Accessories: This device has been tested and found to comply with the
limits of a Class B digital device, the accessories associated with this
equipment are as follows:

1. Shielded serial cable. (Can be obtained from multiple retail outlets)

2. Shielded printer cable. (Can be obtained from multiple retail outlets)

3. Shielded video cable. (Can be obtained from multiple retail outlets)

4. Shielded power cord. (Provided by manufacturer)
These accessories are required to ensure compliance with FCC Rules. It
is the responsibility of the user to provide and use these accessories
properly.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a
Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits
are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses
and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. There is no guarantee that interference will not occur in
a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference
to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the
equipment off and on, you are encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:

1. Reorient / relocate the receiving antenna.

2. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

3. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that
to which the receiver is connected.

4. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Caution: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the

manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Disclaimer

The vendor makes no representations or warranties with respect to the
contents here of and specially disclaims any implied warranties of
merchantability or fitness for any purpose. Further the vendor reserves
the right to revise this publication and to make changes to the contents
here of without obligation to notify any party beforehand.
Duplication of this publication, in part or in whole, is not allowed without
first obtaining the vendor’s approval in writing.

Trademarks and Remarks

MS-DOS, Windows, Windows NT, Windows 9X and Windows 2000 are
products of Microsoft Corp, with its ownership of trademark, and are
distributed by the vendor under a license agreement.
All trademarks used in this manual are the property of their respective
owners.
Copyright© 1999
All Rights Reserved

Canadian D.O.C. Statement

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise

emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the radio interference regulations of
the Canadian Department of Communications.
Cet appareil numbérique n‘émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les
limites appliquées aux appareils numbériques de Class B préscrits dans le
réglement du brouillage radioélectrique edict par le minister Des Communications
du Canada.

Contents

Introduction.................................................................................1-1

1 Motherboard Description........................................................1-2

1.1 Features....................................................................................................1-2

1.1.1 Hardware..........................................................................................1-2

1.1.2 Software...........................................................................................1-4

1.1.3 Attachments.....................................................................................1-4

1.2 Motherboard Installation.........................................................................1-5

1.2.1 Layout of Motherboard....................................................................1-5

1.3 Motherboard Connectors.........................................................................1-6

1.3.1 Front Panel Connectors (JPANEL1 / JP5).......................................1-7

1.3.2 Floppy Disk Connector (FDD1)......................................................1-9

1.3.3 Hard Disk Connectors (IDE1/IDE2)................................................1-9

1.3.4 ATX 20-pin Power Connector (JATXPWR1)...............................1-11

1.4 Back Panel Connectors..........................................................................1-12

1.4.1 PS/2 Mouse / Keyboard CONN.: JKBMS1...................................1-12

1.4.2 USB Connectors: JUSB1...............................................................1-13

1.5 Serial and Parallel Interface Ports..........................................................1-16

1.6 CPU Installation.....................................................................................1-19

1.6.1 CPU Installation Procedure: Socket A...........................................1-19

1.6.2 CPU Clock Selection: JCLK1........................................................1-20

1.7 Jumper Settings......................................................................................1-21

1.7.1 CPU Fan Connector: JCFAN1.......................................................1-21

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1.7.2 System Fan Connector: JSFAN1...................................................1-23

1.7.3 Wake-On MODEM Header: JWOM1(Optional)...........................1-23

1.7.4 Wake-On-LAN Header: JWOL1...................................................1-23

1.7.5 AMR Code Primary/Secondary Selection: J4...............................1-23

1.7.6 CMOS Function Selection: JCMOS1............................................1-24

1.8 DRAM Installation................................................................................1-25

1.8.1 DIMM............................................................................................1-25

1.8.2 How to install a DIMM Module....................................................1-27

1.9 Audio Subsystem...................................................................................1-28

1.9.1 CD Audio-In Connectors: JCDIN1/JCDIN2.................................1-29

1.9.2 Telephony Connector: JTAD1.......................................................1-29

1.9.3 AUX Audio in Connector: JAUX1 (Optional)..............................1-29

1.9.4 Front Audio Connector: JF_AUDIO (Optional)............................1-30

2. BIOS Setup..............................................................................2-1

2.1 Main Menu...............................................................................................2-3

2.2 Standard CMOS Features........................................................................2-6

2.3 Advanced BIOS Features........................................................................2-9

2.4 Advanced Chipset Features...................................................................2-13

2.5 Integrated Peripherals............................................................................2-18

2.6 Power Management Setup.....................................................................2-24

2.7 PnP/PCI Configurations.........................................................................2-30

2.8 PC Health Status....................................................................................2-33

2.9 Frequency / Clock Control....................................................................2-35

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2.10 Load Fail-Safe Defaults.......................................................................2-36

2.11 Load Optimized Defaults.....................................................................2-37

2.12 Set Supervisor / User Password...........................................................2-38

2.13 Save & Exit Setup................................................................................2-40

2.14 Exit Without Saving............................................................................2-41

3. Software Setup.........................................................................3-1

3.1 Software List............................................................................................3-1

3.2 Software Installation................................................................................3-2

3.3 Using Software........................................................................................3-3

4. Trouble shooting.......................................................................4-1

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Chapter 1 Motherboard Description

Introduction

System Overview

Thanks for buying this product! This manual was written to help you start using
this product as quickly and smoothly as possible. Inside you will find adequate
explanations to solve most problems. In order for this reference material to be of
greatest use, refer to the “expanded table of contents” to find relevant topics.
This board incorporates the system board, I/O, and PCI IDE into one board that
provides a total PC solution. The mainboard, AMD Athlon

TM

and Duron

TM

processor based PC ATX system, supports single processors with ISA Bus, PCI
Local Bus, and AGP Bus to support upgrades to your system performance. It is
ideal for multi-tasking and fully supports MS-DOS, Windows, Windows NT,
Windows 2000, Novell, OS/2, Windows95/98, UNIX, SCO UNIX etc. This
manual also explains how to install the mainboard for operation, and how to setup
your CMOS configuration with the BIOS setup program.

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1 Motherboard Description

1.1 Features

1.1.1 Hardware

CPU

 Single AMD Socket-A for Athlon

TM

(Thunderbird

TM

) / Duron

TM

processor Module-500MHz and faster.

 200MHz System Interface speed.

Speed

 Support 33MHz PCI Bus speed.
 Support 4X AGP Bus.

DRAM Memory

 Supports 8/16/32/64.......MB DIMM module socket.

 Supports Synchronous DRAM (3.3V).
 Support a maximum memory size of 768MB with SDRAM.

Shadow RAM

 A memory controller provide shadow RAM and supports 8-bit ROM

BIOS.

Green Function

 Support power management operation via BIOS.
 Power down timer from 1 to 15 mins.
 Wakes from power saving sleep mode at the press of any key or any

mouse activity.

BUS Slots

 Provide one AGP slot and one AMR slot.
 Five 32-bit PCI bus and one ISA slot bus master slots.

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Flash Memory

 Support flash memory.
 Support ESCD Function.

IDE Built-in On Board

 Supports four IDE hard disk drives.
 Supports PIO Mode 4, Master Mode, high performance hard disk drives.
 Support Ultra DMA 33, 66 Bus Master Mode.
 Supports IDE interface with CD-ROM.
 Supports high capacity hard disk drives.
 Support LBA mode.

PCI-Based AC 97 Digital Audio Processor (Optional)

 AC 97 2.1 interface.
 16 channels of high-quality sample rate conversion.
 16x8 channel digital mixer.
 Stereo 10 band graphic equalizer.
 Sound Blaster® and Sound Blaster Pro® emulation.
 S/PDIF output (allows standard interface to consumer electronics).
 64-voice wavetable.
 PC99 complaint and WHQL certified.

I/O Built-in On Board

 Supports one multi-mode Parallel Port.

(1) Standard & Bidirection Parallel Port.
(2) Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP).
(3) Extended Capabilities Port (ECP).

 Supports two serial ports, 16550 UART.
 Supports one Infrared transmission (IR).
 Supports PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard.
 Supports 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB, and 2.88MB floppy disk

drivers.

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Universal Serial Bus

 Supports two back Universal Serial Bus (U.S.B.) Ports and two front

Universal serial Bus (U.S.B) Ports (Optional).

 Supports 48 MHz USB.

Hardware Monitor Function

 CPU Fan Speed Monitor.
 System (Optional) and CPU Temperature Monitor.
 System Voltage Monitor.

Dimensions (ATX form-factor)

 22.2 cm X 30.5 cm (W x L)

1.1.2 Software

BIOS

 AWARD legal BIOS.
 Supports APM1.2.
 Supports USB Function.
 Supports ACPI.

Operating System

 Offers the highest performance for MS-DOS, OS/2, Windows, Windows

NT, Windows 2000, Windows 95/98, Novell, UNIX, SCO UNIX etc.

1.1.3 Attachments

 HDD Cable.
 FDD Cable.
 Flash Memory Writer for BIOS Update.
 Retention Kits for CPU.
 USB2 Cable (Optional).
 Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case (Optional).
 Fully Setup Driver CD.

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1.2 Motherboard Installation

1.2.1 Layout of Motherboard

Model No.BVK2A

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1.3 Motherboard Connectors

A. Back Panel I/O Connectors L. Front Two USB Connector (*JUSB2)

B. CD Audio-In Connector (JCDIN1/2) M. Front Panel Connector (PANEL1)

C. AMR CODEC Primary/Secondary N. AGP BUS Slot (AGP1)

Selection (J4) O. IDE Connectors (IDE1/2)

D. AUX Audio-In Connector (*JAUX1) P. FDD Connector (FDD1)

E. PCI BUS Slots (PCI1-5) Q. CPU Clock Selection (JCLK1)

F. Front Audio Connector (*JF_AUDIO) R. CMOS Function Selection (JCMOS1)

G. ISA BUS Slot (SL1/2) S. DIMMs (DIMM1-3)

H. Wake-On MODEM Connector (*JWOM1) T. CPU Fan Connector (JCFAN1)

I. Wake-On-LAN Connector (JWOL1) U. AMR BUS Slot (AMR1)

J. System Fan Connector (JSFAN1) V. Telephony Connector (JTAD1)

K. Speaker Connector (JP5) W. ATX Power Connector (JATXPWR1)

NOTE: The “ * “mark represent the function is optional.

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1.3.1 Front Panel Connectors (JPANEL1 / JP5)

JP5

Pin Assignment Function
No.

1 +5V SPK

2

No Connection (Speaker

3 No Connection Connector)

4

Speaker

JPANEL1

Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function
No. No.

1

HDD LED (+) Hard Drive

2

Power LED (-) Power

3 HDD LED (-) LED 4 Power LED (+) LED

5

Ground Reset

6

Power Button Power

7 Reset Control Button 8 Ground Button

9

+5V

10

Sleep Control Sleep

11 Ir-In IrDA 12 Ground Button

13

Ground Connector

14

No Connection No Connection

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Ir-Out

16

+5V

17 NC NC 18 NC NC

Speaker Connector

An offboard speaker can be installed on the motherboard as a manufacturing
option. An offboard speaker can be connected to the motherboard at the front panel
connector. The speaker (onboard or offboard) provides error beep code information
during the Power On Self-Test when the computer cannot use the video interface.
The speaker is not connected to the audio subsystem and does not receive output
from the audio subsystem.

Reset Button

This connector can be connected to a momentary SPST type switch that is normally
open. When the switch is closed, the motherboard resets and runs the POST.

Power LED Connector

This connector can be connected to an LED that will light when the computer is
powered on.

Hard Drive LED Connector

This connector can be connected to an LED to provide a visual indicator that data
is being read from or written to a hard drive. For the LED to function properly, an
IDE drive must be connected to the onboard hard drive controller.

Infrared Connector

After the IrDA interface is configured, files can be transferred from or to portable
devices such as laptops, PDAs, and printers using application software.

Sleep Button

When APM is enabled in the system BIOS, and the operating system’s APM driver
is loaded, the system can enter sleep (standby) mode in one of the following ways:

 Optional front panel SMI button

 Prolonged system inactivity using the BIOS inactivity timer

feature

The 2-pin header located on the front panel I/O connector supports a front panel

SMI switch, which must be a momentary SPST type that is normally open.

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Closing the SMI switch sends a System Management Interrupt (SMI) to the
processor, which immediately goes into System Management Mode (SMM).While
the computer is in sleep mode it is fully capable of responding to and servicing
external interrupts (such as an incoming fax) even though the monitor turns on only
if a keyboard or mouse interrupt occurs. To reactivate or resume the system, the
SMI switch must be pressed again, or the keyboard or mouse must be used.

Power On Button

This connector can be connected to a front panel power switch. The switch must
pull the Power Button pin to ground for at least 50 ms to signal the power supply to
switch on or off. (The time requirement is due to internal debounce circuitry on the
motherboard). At least two seconds must pass before the power supply will
recognize another on/off signal.

1.3.2 Floppy Disk Connector (FDD1)

The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector (FDC) that supports
360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. This connector supports
the provided floppy drive ribbon cables.

1.3.3 Hard Disk Connectors (IDE1/IDE2)

The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO
Mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA / 33, Ultra DMA / 66 functionality. It has
two HDD connectors IDE1 (primary) and IDE2 (secondary). You can connect up
to four hard disk drives, a CD-ROM, a 120MB Floppy (reserved for future BIOS)
and other devices to IDE1 and IDE2. These connectors support the IDE hard disk
cable provided.

 IDE1 (Primary IDE Connector)

The first hard drive should always be connected to IDE1. IDE1 can connect a
Master and a Slave drive. You must configure the second hard drive on IDE1 to
Slave mode by setting the jumper accordingly.

 IDE2 (Secondary IDE Connector)

The IDE2 controller can also support a Master and a Slave drive. The
configuration is similar to IDE1. The second drive on this controller must be set to
slave mode.

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1.3.4 ATX 20-pin Power Connector (JATXPWR1)

This connector supports the power button on-board. Using the ATX power
supply, functions such as Modem Ring Wake-Up and Soft Power Off are
supported on this motherboard. This power connector supports instant power-on
functionality, which means that the system will boot up instantly when the power
connector is inserted on the board.

PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL

1 3.3V 11 3.3V

2 3.3V 12 -12V

3 GND 13 GND

4 5V 14 PS_ON

5 GND 15 GND

6 5V 16 GND

7 GND 17 GND

8 PW_OK 18 -5V

9 5V_SB 19 5V

10 12V 20 5V

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1.4 Back Panel Connectors

1.4.1 PS/2 Mouse / Keyboard CONN.: JKBMS1

The motherboard provides a standard PS/2 mouse / Keyboard mini DIN connector
for attaching a PS/2 mouse. You can plug a PS/2 mouse / Keyboard directly into
this connector. The connector location and pin definition are shown below:

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PS/2 Mouse / Keyboard Connectors

Pin Signal Name

1 Data

2 No connect

3 Ground

4 +5 V (fused)

5 Clock

6 No connect

1.4.2 USB Connectors: JUSB1

The motherboard provides a OHCI (Open Host Controller Interface) Universal
Serial Bus Roots for attaching USB devices such as: keyboard, mouse and other

USB devices. You can plug the USB devices directly into this connector.

Stacked USB Connectors

Pin Signal Name

1 +5 V (fused)

2 USBP0- [USBP1-]

3 USBP0+ [USBP1+]

4 Ground

Signal names in brackets ([]) are for USB Port 1.

Front Two USB Connector: JUSB2 (Optional)

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Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name

1 +5V 2 Ground
3 USBP2- 4 Ground
5 USBP2+ 6 USBP3+
7 Ground 8 USBP3-
9 Ground 10 +5V

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1.5 Serial and Parallel Interface Ports

This system comes equipped with two serial ports and one parallel port. Both types
of interface ports will be explained in this chapter.

The Serial Interface: COM1/COM2

The serial interface port is sometimes referred to as an RS-232 port or an
asynchronous communication port. Mice, printers, modems and other peripheral
devices can be connected to a serial port. The serial port can also be used to
connect your computer with another computer system. If you wish to transfer the
contents of your hard disk to another system it can be accomplished by using each
machine’s serial port.

The serial ports on this system have two 9-pin connectors. Some older computer
systems and peripherals used to be equipped with only one 25-pin connector.
Should you need to connect your 9-pin serial port to an older 25-pin serial port,
you can purchase a 9-to-25 pin adapter.

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Connectivity

The serial ports can be used in many ways, and it may be necessary to become
familiar with the pinout diagram. The following chart gives you the function of
each pin on the 9-pin connector and some of the 25-pin connector. This
information can be used when configuring certain software programs to work with
the serial ports.

Signal Name DB9 PIN DB25 PIN

DCD Data Carrier Detect 1 8

RX Receive Data 2 3

TX Transmit Data 3 2

DTR Data Terminal Ready 4 20

GND Signal Ground 5 7

DSR Data Set Ready 6 6

RTS Request to Send 7 4

CTS Clear to Send 8 5

RI Ring Indicator 9 22

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Parallel Interface Ports

Unlike the serial ports, parallel interface port has been standardized and should not
present any difficulty interfacing peripherals to your system. Sometimes called
Centronics port, the parallel port is almost exclusively used with printers. The
parallel port on your system has a 25-pin, DB25 connector (see picture below). The
pinouts for the parallel port are shown in the table below.

Signal Pin

-Strobe 1
Data 0 2
Data 1 3
Data 2 4
Data 3 5
Data 4 6
Data 5 7
Data 6 8
Data 7 9

-Ack 10

Busy 11

Paper Empty 12

+Select 13

-Auto FDXT 14

-Error 15

-Init 16

-SLCTN 17
Ground 18
Ground 19
Ground 20
Ground 21
Ground 22
Ground 23
Ground 24
Ground 25

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1.6 CPU Installation

1.6.1 CPU Installation Procedure: Socket A

1. Pull the lever sideways away from the socket then raise the
lever up to a 90-degree angle.

2. Locate Pin A in the socket and look for the white dot or cut
edge in the CPU. Match Pin A with the white dot/cut edge then insert
the CPU.

3. Press the lever down to complete the installation.

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1.6.2 CPU Clock Selection: JCLK1

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CPU Clock PCI 1 2 3 4

100.0MHz 33.3MHz ON OFF OFF OFF

102.0MHz 34.0MHz ON ON ON OFF

104.0MHz 34.6MHz OFF OFF OFF ON

106.0MHz 35.3MHz ON OFF OFF ON

107.0MHz 35.6MHz OFF ON OFF ON

108.0MHz 36.0MHz ON ON OFF ON

109.0MHz 36.3MHz OFF OFF ON ON

110.0MHz 36.6MHz ON OFF ON ON

111.0MHz 37.0MHz OFF ON ON ON

112.0MHz 37.3MHz ON ON ON ON

133.3MHz 33.3MHz ON OFF ON OFF

NOTES: CPU clock speed over 100MHz is not recommended.

1.7 Jumper Settings

A jumper has two or more pins that can be covered by a plastic jumper cap,
allowing you to select different system options.

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1.7.1 CPU Fan Connector: JCFAN1

Pin No. Assignment

1 Ground

2 +12V

3 Sense

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1.7.2 System Fan Connector: JSFAN1

Pin No. Assignment

1

Ground

2 +12V

3

Sense

1.7.3 Wake-On MODEM Header: JWOM1(Optional)

Pin No. Assignment

1 5V SB

2 Ground

3 Wake Up

1.7.4 Wake-On-LAN Header: JWOL1

Pin No. Assignment

1

5V SB

2 Ground

3

Wake up

1.7.5 AMR Code Primary/Secondary Selection: J4

Pin No. Assignment

1-2

Secondary

2-3 Primary

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1.7.6 CMOS Function Selection: JCMOS1

JCMOS1 Assignment

1 3

1-2 Closed

Normal Operation (default)

1 3

2-3 Closed

Clear CMOS Data

Note: Please follow the procedure as below to clear CMOS

data.

Note: Please follow the procedure as below to clear BIOS
password if your password is lost or forgotten.

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Remove AC

power line

AC power on

JCMOS1 (2-

3) closed

Wait five
seconds

JCMOS1

(1-2) closed

Reset your desired password

or clear CMOS data

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1.8 DRAM Installation

1.8.1 DIMM

DRAM Access Time : 3.3V Unbuffered SDRAM PC66/ PC100 and PC133 Type
required.
DRAM Type : 8MB/ 16MB/ 32MB/ 64MB/ 128MB/ 256MB DIMM Module
(168pin)

Total Bank 0 Bank 1 Bank 2

Memory Size (MB) DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3

8 M 8M x 1 pc ---- ---­16 M 16M x 1 pc ---- ---­32 M 32M x 1 pc ---- ---­64 M 64M x 1 pc ---- ----

128 M 128M x 1 pc ---- ---­256 M 256M x 1 pc ---- ----

16 M 8M x 1 pc 8M x 1 pc ---­32 M 16M x 1 pc 16M x 1 pc ---­64 M 32M x 1 pc 32M x 1 pc ----

128 M 64M x 1 pc 64M x 1 pc ---­256 M 128M x 1 pc 128M x 1 pc ---­512 M 256M x 1 pc 256M x 1 pc ----

24 M 8M x 1 pc 8M x 1 pc 8M x 1 pc
40 M 16M x 1 pc 16M x 1 pc 8M x 1 pc
72 M 32M x 1 pc 32M x 1 pc 8M x 1 pc

136 M 64M x 1 pc 64M x 1 pc 8M x 1 pc
264 M 128M x 1 pc 128M x 1 pc 8M x 1 pc
520 M 256M x 1 pc 256M x 1 pc 8M x 1 pc

32 M 8M x 1 pc 8M x 1 pc 16M x 1 pc
48 M 16M x 1 pc 16M x 1 pc 16M x 1 pc
80 M 32M x 1 pc 32M x 1 pc 16M x 1 pc

144 M 64M x 1 pc 64M x 1 pc 16M x 1 pc
272 M 128M x 1 pc 128M x 1 pc 16M x 1 pc
528 M 256M x 1 pc 256M x 1 pc 16M x 1 pc

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Total Bank 0 Bank 1 Bank 2

Memory Size (MB) DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3

48 M 8M x 1 pc 8M x 1 pc 32M x 1 pc
64 M 16M x 1 pc 16M x 1 pc 32M x 1 pc
96 M 32M x 1 pc 32M x 1 pc 32M x 1 pc

160 M 64M x 1 pc 64M x 1 pc 32M x 1 pc
288 M 128M x 1 pc 128M x 1 pc 32M x 1 pc
544 M 256M x 1 pc 256M x 1 pc 32M x 1 pc

80 M 8M x 1 pc 8M x 1 pc 64M x 1 pc
96 M 16M x 1 pc 16M x 1 pc 64M x 1 pc

128 M 32M x 1 pc 32M x 1 pc 64M x 1 pc
192 M 64M x 1 pc 64M x 1 pc 64M x 1 pc
320 M 128M x 1 pc 128M x 1 pc 64M x 1 pc
576 M 256M x 1 pc 256M x 1 pc 64M x 1 pc
144 M 8M x 1 pc 8M x 1 pc 128M x 1 pc
160 M 16M x 1 pc 16M x 1 pc 128M x 1 pc
192 M 32M x 1 pc 32M x 1 pc 128M x 1 pc
256 M 64M x 1 pc 64M x 1 pc 128M x 1 pc
384 M 128M x 1 pc 128M x 1 pc 128M x 1 pc
640 M 256M x 1 pc 256M x 1 pc 128M x 1 pc
272 M 8M x 1 pc 8M x 1 pc 256M x 1 pc
288 M 16M x 1 pc 16M x 1 pc 256M x 1 pc
320 M 32M x 1 pc 32M x 1 pc 256M x 1 pc
384 M 64M x 1 pc 64M x 1 pc 256M x 1 pc
512 M 128M x 1 pc 128M x 1 pc 256M x 1 pc
768 M 256M x 1 pc 256M x 1 pc 256M x 1 pc

*The list shown above for DRAM configuration is only for reference.

Note: Don't stuff or remove the DIMM memory, If the JS3-LED1 is
lighting.

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1.8.2 How to install a DIMM Module

1. The DIMM socket has a “ Plastic Safety
Tab” and the DIMM memory module has an
asymmetrical notch”, so the DIMM memory
module can only fit into the slot in one
direction.

2. Push the tabs out. Insert the DIMM memory modules into the socket at a 90-degree
angle then push down vertically so that it will fit into place.

3. The Mounting Holes and plastic tabs should fit over the edge and hold the DIMM
memory modules in place.

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1.9 Audio Subsystem

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1.9.1 CD Audio-In Connectors: JCDIN1/JCDIN2

Pin No. of JCDIN2 Assignment

1 Right Channel Input

2

Ground

3 Left Channel Input

4

Ground

Pin No. of JCDIN1 Assignment

1

Right Channel Input

2 Ground

3 Ground

4

Left Channel Input

1.9.2 Telephony Connector: JTAD1

Pin No. TAD

1

MONO_IN

2 Ground

3

Ground

4

MONO_OUT

1.9.3 AUX Audio in Connector: JAUX1 (Optional)

Pin No. Signal Name

1

Left channel AUX_IN

2 Ground

3

Ground

4

Right channel AUX_IN

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1.9.4 Front Audio Connector: JF_AUDIO (Optional)

Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name

1 Line_out_L 2 Line_out_R

3 GROUND 4 Ground

5 Line_in_L 6 Line_in_R

7 GROUND 8 Pin Removed as key pin

9 MIC_in 10 Ground

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2. BIOS Setup

Introduction

This manual discussed Award™ Setup program built into the ROM BIOS. The
Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This
special information is then stored in battery-backed RAM so that it retains the
Setup information when the power is turned off.

The Award BIOS™ installed in your computer system’s ROM (Read Only
Memory) is a custom version of an industry standard BIOS. This means that it
supports AMD-AthlonTM / Duron

TM

processors input/output system. The BIOS
provides critical low-level support for standard devices such as disk drives and
serial and parallel ports.

Adding important has customized the Award BIOS™, but nonstandard, features
such as virus and password protection as well as special support for detailed fine­tuning of the chipset controlling the entire system.

The rest of this manual is intended to guide you through the process of
configuring your system using Setup.

Plug and Play Support

These AWARD BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1.0A specification.
ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data) write is supported.

EPA Green PC Support

This AWARD BIOS supports Version 1.03 of the EPA Green PC specification.

APM Support

These AWARD BIOS supports Version 1.1&1.2 of the Advanced Power
Management (APM) specification. Power management features are implemented
via the System Management Interrupt (SMI). Sleep and Suspend power
management modes are supported. Power to the hard disk drives and video
monitors can be managed by this AWARD BIOS.

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PCI Bus Support

This AWARD BIOS also supports Version 2.1 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral
Component Interconnect) local bus specification.

DRAM Support

SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) are supported.

Supported CPUs

This AWARD BIOS supports the AMD AthlonTM / Duron

TM

CPU.

Using Setup

In general, you use the arrow keys to highlight items, press <Enter> to select, use
the <PgUp> and <PgDn> keys to change entries, press <F1> for help and press
<Esc> to quit. The following table provides more detail about how to navigate in
the Setup program by using the keyboard.

Keystroke Function

Up arrow Move to previous item
Down arrow Move to next item
Left arrow Move to the item on the left (menu bar)
Right arrow Move to the item on the right (menu bar)
Esc Main Menu: Quit without saving changes

Submenus: Exit Current page to the next higher level menu
Move Enter Move to the item you desired
PgUp key Increase the numeric value or make changes
PgDn key Decrease the numeric value or make changes
+ Key Increase the numeric value or make changes

- Key Decrease the numeric value or make changes
Esc key Main Menu – Quit and not save changes into CMOS

Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu – Exit

Current page and return to Main Menu
F1 key General help on Setup navigation keys
F5 key Load previous values from CMOS
F6 key Load the fail-safe defaults from BIOS default table
F7 key Load the optimized defaults
F10 key Save all the CMOS changes and exit

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2.1 Main Menu

Once you enter Award BIOS™ CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear
on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from several setup functions.
Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept and
enter the sub-menu.

Figure 1. Main Menu

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C ) 1984-2000 Award Software

Standard CMOS Features Frequency / Clock Control

Advanced BIOS Features

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Advanced Chipset Features

Load Optimized Defaults

Integrated Peripherals

Set Supervisor Password

Power Management Setup

Set User Password

PnP/PCI Configurations

Save & Exit Setup

PC Health Status

Exit Without Saving

Esc : Quit F9 : Menu in BIOS

: Select Item

F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type…

Standard CMOS Features

This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS.

Advanced BIOS Features

This setup page includes all the items of BIOS special enhanced features.

Advanced Chipset Features

This setup page includes all the items of chipset special features.

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Integrated Peripherals

This section page includes all the items of IDE hard drive and Programmed Input/
Output features.

Power Management Setup

This setup page includes all the items of power management features.

PnP/PCI Configurations

This setup page includes IRQ Setting by user define or default.

PC Health Status

This page shows the hardware Monitor information of the system.

Frequency / Clock Control

This setup page includes the CPU Host frequency and CPU Clock.

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for the minimal/stable
performance for your system to operate. See section 8 for the details.

Load Optimized Defaults

These settings are more likely to configure a workable computer when something
is wrong. If you cannot boot the computer successfully, select the BIOS Setup
options and try to diagnose the problem after the computer boots. These settings
do not provide optimal performance.

Set Supervisor Password

Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system and
Setup, or just to Setup.

Set User Password

You can specify both a User and a Supervisor password. When you select either
password option, you are prompted for a 1-6-character password. Enter the
password and then retype the password when prompted.

Save & Exit Setup

Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup.

Exit Without Saving

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

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2.2 Standard CMOS Features

The items in Standard CMOS Setup 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<PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value
you want in each item.

Figure 2. Standard CMOS Setup

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C ) 1984-2000 Award Software

Standard CMOS Features

Date (mm:dd:yy) Tue, Jun 6 2000

Item Help

Time (hh:mm:ss) 11 : 26 : 10

Menu Level

IDE Primary Master

Press Enter None

IDE Primary Slave

Press Enter None Change the day, month,

IDE Secondary Master

Press Enter None year and century.

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 XXXX

Extended Memory XXXX

Total Memory XXXX

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

F5 :Previous Values F6 :Fail-Safe Defaults F7 : Optimized Defaults

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Main Menu Selections

This table shows the selections that you can make on the Main Menu.

Item Options Description

Date Month DD YYYY Set the system date. Note

that the ‘Day’ automatically
changes when you set the
date.

IDE Primary Master Options are in its sub

menu.

Press <Enter> to enter the
sub menu of detailed
options

IDE Primary Slave Options are in its sub

menu.

Press <Enter> to enter the
sub menu of detailed
options.

IDE Secondary Master Options are in its sub

menu.

Press <Enter> to enter the
sub menu of detailed
options.

IDE Secondary Slave Options are in its sub

menu.

Press <Enter> to enter the
sub menu of detailed
options.

Drive A

Drive B

None

360K, 5.25 in

1.2M, 5.25 in

720K, 3.5 in

1.44M, 3.5 in

2.88M, 3.5 in

Select the type of floppy
disk drive installed in your
system.

Video EGA/VGA

CGA 40

CGA 80

MONO

Select the default video
device.

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Item Options Description

Halt On All Errors

No Errors

All, but Keyboard

All, but Diskette

All, but Disk/ Key

Select the situation in which

you want the BIOS to stop

the POST process and

notify you.

Base Memory N/A Displays the amount of

conventional memory

detected during boot up.

Extended Memory N/A Displays the amount of

extended memory detected

during boot up.

Total Memory N/A Displays the total memory

available in the sytem.

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2.3 Advanced BIOS Features

Figure 3. Advanced BIOS Setup

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C ) 1984-2000 Award Software

Advanced BIOS Features

Anti-Virus Protection

Enabled

Item Help

CPU Internal Cache Enabled
External Cache

Enabled

Menu Level
CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enabled
Quick Power On Self Test Enabled

Allows you to choose

First Boot Device Floppy

Whether to display

Second Boot Device HDD-0

Fulllogo or text mode

Third Boot Device LS120

When booting
Boot Other Device Enabled
Swap Floppy Drive Disabled
Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled
Boot Up NumLock Status On
Gate A20 Option Normal
Security Option Setup
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB

Non-OS2

Shadow Control

Press Enter

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

F5 :Previous Values F6 :Fail-Safe Defaults F7 : Optimized Defaults

Anti Virus Protection

This option 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 show a warning message
on screen and alarm beep.

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

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CPU Internal Cache

These two categories speed up memory access. However, it depends on
CPU/chipset design.

Enabled (default) Enable cache.
Disabled Disable cache.

External Cache

These fields allow you to Enable or Disable the CPU’s “Level 2”
secondary cache. Caching allows better performance.

Enabled (default) Enable cache.
Disabled Disable cache.

CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking

This item allows you to enable/disable CPU L2 Cache ECC checking.

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

Quick Power On Self Test

This category speeds up Power on Self-Test (POST) after you power up
the computer. If it is set to Enable, Bios will shorten or skip some check
items during POST.

Enabled (default) Enable quick POST.
Disabled Normal POST.

First /Second/Third/ Boot Other Device

These BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the
sequence selected in these items.

The Choices: Floppy, LS120, HDD-0, HDD-1, HDD-2, HDD-3, SCSI,

CDROM, Enabled, ZIP, LAN, Disabled.

Swap Floppy Drive

If the system has two floppy drives, you can swap the logical drive name
assignments.

The Choices: Enabled, Disabled (default).

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Boot Up Floppy Seek

Seeks disk drives during boot up. Disabling speeds boot-up.

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

Boot Up NumLock Status

Select power on state for NumLock.

On (default) Numpad is number keys.
Off Numpad is arrow keys.

Gate A20 Option

Select if chipset or keyboard controller should control Gate A20.

Normal (default) A pin in the keyboard controller

controls GateA20.

Fast Lets chipset control GateA20.

Security Option

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

System The system will not boot and access to

Setup will be denied if the correct
password is not entered in prompt.

Setup (default) The system will boot, but access to Setup

will be denied if the correct password is
not entered at the prompt.

OS Select For DRAM > 64MB

Select the operating system that is running with greater than 64MB of RAM on the system.

The Choices: Non-OS2 (default), OS2.

Shadow Control

If you highlight the literal “Press Enter” next to the “Shadow Control” label and
then press the enter key, it will take you a submenu with the following options:

Video BIOS Shadow

Determines whether video BIOS will be copied to RAM for faster
execution.

Enabled (default) Optional ROM is enabled.
Disabled Optional ROM is disabled.

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C8000 - CFFFF Shadow / D0000 - DFFFF Shadow

Determines whether the optional ROM will be copied to RAM for
faster execution.
Enabled Optional ROM is shadowed.

Disabled (default) Optional ROM is not shadowed.
Note : For C8000 - DFFFF option - ROM on PCI BIOS, BIOS will

automatically enable the shadow RAM. User does not have to select
the item.

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2.4 Advanced Chipset Features

This section allows you to configure the system based on the specific features of the
installed chipset. This chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources,
such as DRAM and the external cache. It also coordinates communications the PCI bus. It
must be stated that these items should never need to be altered. The default settings have
been chosen because they provide the best operating conditions for your system. The only
time you might consider making any changes would be if you discovered that data was
being lost while using your system.

Figure 4. Advanced Chipset Setup

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C ) 1984-2000 Award Software

Advanced Chipset Features

Onchip Device Control

Press Enter Item Help

AGP device control

Press Enter

Bank 0/1 DRAM Timing

SDRAM 8/10 ns Menu Level
Bank 2/3 DRAM Timing SDRAM 8/10 ns
Bank 4/5 DRAM Timing SDRAM 8/10 ns
SDRAM Cycle Length 3
DRAM Clock Host CLK
P2C/C2P Concurrency Disabled
Fast R-W Turn Around Disabled
Video RAM Cacheable Disabled
AGP-4X Mode Enabled
K7 CLK_CTL Select Default
PCT＃2 Access ＃1 Retry Enabled

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

F5 :Previous Values F6 :Fail-Safe Defaults F7 : Optimized Defaults

Onchip Device Control

If you highlight the literal “Press Enter” next to the “Onchip Device Control”
label and then press the enter key, it will take you a submenu with the following
options:

OnChip Sound

The default setting of this item utilizes an onboard sound chip
for audio output. There is no need to buy and insert a sound
card. If sound card is installed, disable this item.

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OnChip Modem

This item allows you to control the onboard MC97 Modem
controller.

The choices: Auto (default), Disabled.

OnChip USB/USB2

This should be enabled if your system has a USB installed on
the system board and you wish to use it. Even when so
equipped, if you add a higher performance controller, you will
need to disable this feature.

The choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

USB Keyboard Support

Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus
(USB) controller and you have a USB keyboard.

The choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

AGP device control

If you highlight the literal “Press Enter” next to the “AGP device control” label
and then press the enter key, it will take you a submenu with the following
options:

AGP Aperture Size

Select the size of the Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP)
aperture. The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address
range dedicated for graphics memory address space. Host
cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP
without any translation.

The choices: 64M (default), 32M, 16M, 8M, 4M, 128M.

AGP Driving Control

By choosing "Auto" the system BIOS will the AGP output Buffer
Drive strength P Ctrl by AGP Card. By choosing "Manual", it allows
user to set AGP output Buffer Drive strength P Ctrl by manual.
The choices: Auto (default), Manual.

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AGP Driving Value

While AGP driving control item set to "Manual", it allows user to set
AGP driving.

AGP Master 1 WS Write

When Enabled, writes to the AGP(Accelerated Graphics Port) are
executed with one wait states.

The choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

AGP Master 1 WS Read

When Enabled, read to the AGP(Accelerated Graphics Port) are
executed with one wait states.

The choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

Bank 0/1, 2/3, 4/5, DRAM Timing

The DRAM timing of Bank 0/1, 2/3, 4/5 in this field is set by the system board
manufacturer.

The Choices: Normal, Medium, Fast Turbo, SDRAM 8/10ns.

SDRAM Cycle Length

When synchronous DRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles of CAS
latency depends on the DRAM timing. Do not reset this field from the default
value specified by the system designer.

The Choices: 3 (default), 2, Auto.

DRAM Clock

This item determines DRAM Clock following the CPU host clock, or

The Choices: Host CLK (default), HCLK-33M, HCLK+33M,
SPD.

P2C/C2P Concurrency

This item allows you to enable/disable the PCI to CPU, CPU to PCI concurrency.

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

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Fast R-W Turn Around

This item controls the DRAM timing. It allows you to enable/disable the fast
read/write turn around.

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

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 Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

AGP-4X Mode

This item allows you to enable/disable the AGP-4X Mode.

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

K7 CLK_CTL Select

Use this item to specify the clock control for ramp rate. Select default for a
defaulted time value, and optimum time value which depends on different CPU
ratio.

The Choices: Default (default), Optimal.

PCI ＃ 2 Access ＃ 1 Retry

When enabled, PCI＃ 2 will be disconnected if max retries are attempted without
success (default).
When disabled, PCI＃2 will not be disconnected until access finishes.

The Choices: Enabled, Disabled (default).

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2.5 Integrated Peripherals

Figure 5. Integrated Peripherals

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C ) 1984-2000 Award Software

Integrated Peripherals

OnChip IDE Control

Press Enter Item Help

Muti-Media setting

Press Enter

Init Display First

PCI Slot Menu Level
Onboard FDD Controller Enabled
Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8/IRQ4
Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8/IRQ3
UART 2 Mode Standard

X IR Function Duplex Half
X TX,RX inverting enable No,Yes

Onboard Parallel Port 378 / IRQ7

Onboard Paraller Mode Normal
X ECP Mode Use DMA 3
X Parallel Port EPP Type EPP1.9

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

F5 :Previous Values F6 :Fail-Safe Defaults F7 : Optimized Defaults

OnChip IDE Control

The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels.
Select “Enabled” to activate the first and/or second IDE interface. Select
“Disabled” to deactivate an interface, if you install a primary and/or secondary
add-in IDE interface. If you highlight the literal “Press Enter” next to the “Onchip
IDE Control” label and then press the enter key, it will take you a submenu with
the following options:

OnChip IDE Channel 0

The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE
channels. Select Enabled to activate the primary IDE interface. Select
Disabled to deactivate this interface.

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The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

OnChip IDE Channel 0

The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE
channels. Select Enabled to activate the secondary IDE interface.
Select Disabled to deactivate this interface.

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

IDE Prefetch Mode

The onboard IDE drive interfaces supports IDE prefetching, for faster
drive access. If you install a primary and/or secondary add-in IDE
interface, set this field to Disabled if the interface does not support
prefetching.

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO

The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields lets you set a
PIO mode(0-4) for each of the IDE devices that the onboard IDE
interface supports. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased
performance. In Auto mode, the system automatically determines the
best mode for each device.
The Choices: Auto (default), Mode0, Mode1, Mode2, Mode3,

Mode4.

Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA

Ultra DMA/66 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive
supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver
(Windows 98 OSR2 or a third-party IDE bus master driver). If your
hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA/66,
select Auto to enable BIOS support.

The Choices: Auto (default), 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 (must new drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of
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support.

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

Muti-Media setting

The multimedia setting submenu is used to configure various multimedia
peripherals such as audio and game equipment. If you highlight the literal “Press
Enter” next to the “Muti-Media setting” label and then press the enter key, it will
take you a submenu with the following options:

Onboard Legacy Audio

Select an operating mode for the second serial port:

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

Sound Blaster

Hardware SoundBlaster Pro for Windows DOS box and real-mode
DOS legacy compatibility.

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

SB I/O Base Address

Change the SoundBlaster Pro Base I/O Address settings.

SB IRQ Select

Change the SoundBlaster Pro interrupt signal.

SB DMA Select

Change the SoundBlaster Pro direct memory access setting.

MPU-401

Enable or Disable MPU-401 function.

MPU-401 I/O Address

Change the SoundBlaster Pro MPU-401 I/O address.

Game Port (200-207H)

Change the joystick connect port address.

Init Display First

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This item allows you decide to active whether PCI Slot or AGP Slot.

The Choices: PCI Slot (default), AGP.

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Onboard FDD Controller

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

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

Onboard Serial Port 1/Port 2

Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports.

The Choices: Disabled, Auto, (3F8/IRQ4), (2F8/IRQ3), (3E8/ IRQ4),

(2E8 / IRQ3).

UART 2 Mode

This item allows you to determine which Infra Red (IR) function of the onboard
I/O chip, you wish to use.

The Choices: Standard (default), HPSIR, ASKIR.

IR Function Duplex

This item allows you to determine which Infra Red (IR) function of onboard I/O
chip.

The Choices: Half (default), Full.

TX, RX inverting enable

This item allows you to determine the active of Rx, Tx.

Onboard Parallel Port

This item allows you to determine access onboard parallel port controller with
which I/O address.

Onboard Parallel Mode

Select an operating mode for the onboard parallel (printer) port. Normal EPP
(Extended Parallel Port) ECP (Extended Capabilities Port) ECP+EPP PC AT
parallel port Bidirectional Port Fast, buffered port Fast, buffered, Bidirectional
Port. Select Normal unless you are certain your hardware and software both
support EPP or ECP mode.

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ECP Mode Use DMA

Select a DMA channel for the parallel port for use during ECP mode.

The Choice: 3 .

Parallel Port EPP Type

Select a DMA Channel for the port.

The Choice: EPP1.9.

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2.6 Power Management Setup

The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most
effectively save energy while operating in a manner consistent with your own
style of computer use.

Figure 6. Power Management Setup

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C ) 1984-2000 Award Software

Power Management Setup

ACPI function Enabled

Item Help

Power Management Press Enter

ACPI Suspend Type S1(POS) Menu Level

PM Control by APM Yes

Video Off Option Suspend -> Off

Video Off Method V/H SYNC+Blank

Modem Use IRQ 3

Soft-Off by PWRBTN Instant-Off

State After Power Failure Off

Wake Up Events

Press Enter

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

F5 :Previous Values F6 :Fail-Safe Defaults F7 : Optimized Defaults

ACPI function

This item display status of the Advanced Configuration and Power Management
(ACPI).

Power Management

This category allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving and is
directly related to the following modes:

1. HDD Power Down.

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2. Doze Mode.

3. Suspend Mode.
If you highlight the literal “Press Enter” next to the “Power Management” label
and then press the enter key, it will take you a submenu with the following
options:

Power Management

This option allows you to set each mode individually. When not
disabled, each of the ranges are from 1 min. to 1 hr. except for HDD
Power Down which ranges from 1 min. to 15 min. and disable.

The Choices: User Define (default), Min Saving, Max Saving.

HDD Power Down

By default, this is “Disabled”, meaning that no matter the mode the
rest of the system, the hard drive will remain ready. Otherwise, you
have a range of choices from 1 to 15 minutes or Suspend. This means
that you can elect to have your hard disk drive be turned off after a
selected number of minutes or when the rest or the system goes into a
suspend mode.

Disabled (default).

Doze Mode / Suspend Mode

The Doze Mode, and Suspend Mode fields set the Period of time
after which each of these modes activate. At Max Saving, these modes
activate sequentially (in the given order) after one minute; at Min
Saving after one hour.

ACPI Suspend Type

The item allows you to select the suspend type under ACPI operating system.

S1 (POS) (default) Power on Suspend
S3 (STR) Suspend to RAM

PM Control by APM

No System BIOS will ignore APM when

power Management is on.

Yes (default) System Bios will wait for APM's prompt

before it enters any PM mode.

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Video Off Option

This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power
management.

Video Off Method

This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.

V/H SYNC+Blank This selection will cause the system to turn
(default) off the vertical and horizontal

synchronization ports and write blanks to
the video buffer.

Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video

buffer.

DPMS Support Initial display power management

signaling.

Modem Use IRQ

This determines the IRQ, which can be applied in MODEM use.

3 (default)
4 / 5 / 7 / 9 / 10 / 11 / NA

Soft-Off by PWRBTN

Pressing the power button for more than 4 seconds forces the system to enter the
Soft-Off state when the system has “hung.”

The Choices: Delay 4 Sec, Instant-Off (default)

State After Power Failure

AC Power Supply provides power for whole system. ATX Power Supply "ON"
and "OFF" can be controlled by motherboard. It is saved in south bridge chipset
CMOS area are 3 sources provide current save this area; Mother board battery
(3V), Power Supply (5VSB), Power Supply (3.3V). Before AC power cables not
plug in, CMOS use motherboard (3V). After AC power connects in and Power
Supply not open, CMOS use 5VSB in this mean time. Later, when we power ON
Power Supply, CMOS use 3.3V.
Whit above controlled function CMOS, there CMOS 3 options which we can
select from BIOS setup: "Formor-Sts", "On", "Off". "Formor-Sts" means follow
last status of CMOS setting when AC power lost; failed "On", "Off". "Formor­Sts" means follow last status of CMOS setting when AC power lost; failed. "On"
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always set CMOS in "Off" status when AC power lost; failed. For example: BIOS
setup to "Formor-Sts". If AC power lost when system in power on "status, then
after AC power retrieved, system will automatic power on. If AC power lost
when system in "power off" status, then after AC power retrieved, system will
still in power off status.

Wake Up Events

If you highlight the literal “Press Enter” next to the “Wake Up Events” label and
then press the enter key, it will take you a submenu with the following options:

VGA

When set to On, any event occurring at a VGA port will awaken a
system which has been powered down.

LPT & COM

When set to On, any event occurring at a COM(serial)/LPT (printer)
port will awaken a system which has been powered down.

HDD & FDD

When set to On (default), any event occurring at a hard or floppy
drive will awaken a system which has been powered down.

PCI Master

When set to On, any event occurring at PCI will awaken a system
which has been powered down.

Power On by PCI Card

When you select Enabled, a PME signal from PCI card returns the
system to Full ON state.

Wake Up On LAN/Ring

To use this function, you need a LAN add-on card which support
power on function. It should also support the wake-up on LAN jump.
Disabled (default) Wake up on LAN/Ring not supported.

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RTC Alarm Resume

When “Enabled”, you can set the date and time at which the RTC
(real-time clock) alarm awakens the system from Suspend mode.

Primary INTR

When set to ON (default), any event occurring at Primary INTR will
awaken a system which has been powered down.
The following is a list of IRQ, Interrupt ReQuests, which can be
exempted much as the COM ports and LPT ports above can. When an
I/O device wants to gain the attention of the operating system, it
signals this by causing an IRQ to occur. When the operating system is
ready to respond to the request, it interrupts itself and performs the
service.
As above, the choices are On and OFF. Off is the default.
When set On, activity will neither prevent the system from going into
a power management mode nor awaken it.

IRQ3 (COM2)
IRQ4 (COM1)
IRQ5 (LPT2)
IRQ6 (Floppy Disk)
IRQ7 (LPT1)
IRQ8 (RTC Alarm)
IRQ9 (IRQ2 Redir)
IRQ10 (Reserved)
IRQ11 (Reserved)
IRQ12 (PS/2 Mouse)
IRQ13 (Coprocessor)
IRQ14 (Hard Disk)
IRQ15 (Reserved)

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2.7 PnP/PCI Configurations

This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal
Computer Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds
nearing the speed of 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.

Figure 7. PnP/PCI Configurations

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C ) 1984-2000 Award Software

PnP/PCI Configurations

PNP OS Installed No

Item Help

Reset Configuration Data Disabled

Menu Level

Resources Controlled By Auto (ESCD)

X

IRQ Resources Press Enter Select Yes if you are

X

DMA Resources Press Enter using a Plug and Play

capable operating

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Disabled system Select No if

Assign IRQ For VGA Enabled you need the BIOS to

Assign IRQ For USB Enabled configure non-boot

devices

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

F5 :Previous Values F6 :Fail-Safe Defaults F7 : Optimized Defaults

PNP OS Installed

When set to YES, BIOS will only initialize the PnP cards used for booting (VGA,
IDE, SCSI). The rest of the cards will be initialized by the PnP operating system
like Window™ 95. When set to NO, BIOS will initialize all the PnP cards.
Therefore for non-PnP operating system (DOS, Netware™), this option must set
to NO.

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Reset Configuration Data

The system BIOS supports the PnP feature so the system needs to record which
resource is assigned and proceeds resources from conflict. Every peripheral
device has a node, which is called ESCD. This node records which resources are
assigned to it. The system needs to record and update ESCD to the memory
locations. These locations (4K) are reserved at the system BIOS. If Disabled
(default) is chosen, the system’s ESCD will update only when the new
configuration varies from the last one. If Enabled is chosen, the system is forced
to update ESCDs and then is automatically set to the “Disabled” mode.

IRQ-3 assigned to: PCI / ISA PnP
IRQ-4 assigned to: PCI / ISA PnP
IRQ-5 assigned to: PCI / ISA PnP
IRQ-7 assigned to: PCI / ISA PnP
IRQ-9 assigned to: PCI / ISA PnP
IRQ-10 assigned to: PCI / ISA PnP
IRQ-11 assigned to: PCI / ISA PnP
IRQ-12 assigned to: PCI / ISA PnP
IRQ-14 assigned to: PCI / ISA PnP
IRQ-15 assigned to: PCI / ISA PnP
DMA-0 assigned to: PCI / ISA PnP
DMA-1 assigned to: PCI / ISA PnP
DMA-3 assigned to: PCI / ISA PnP
DMA-5 assigned to: PCI / ISA PnP
DMA-6 assigned to: PCI / ISA PnP
DMA-7 assigned to: PCI / ISA PnP

The above settings will be shown on the screen only if “Manual” is chosen for the
resources controlled by function.

Legacy is the term, which signifies that a resource is assigned to the ISA Bus and
provides for non-PnP ISA add-on cards. PCI / ISA PnP signifies that a resource
is assigned to the PCI Bus or provides for ISA PnP add-on cards and peripherals.

Resources Controlled By

By Choosing “Auto” (default), the system BIOS will detect the system resources
and automatically assign the relative IRQ and DMA channel for each peripheral.
By Choosing “Manual”, the user will need to assign IRQ & DMA for add-on
cards. Be sure that there are no IRQ/DMA and I/O port conflicts.

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IRQ Resources

When resources are controlled manually, assign each system interrupt a type,
depending on the type of device using the interrupt.

DMA Resources

When resources are controlled manually, assign each system DMA channel a
type, depending on the type of device using the DMA channel.

PCI / VGA Palette Snoop

Choose Disabled or Enabled. Some graphic controllers which are not VGA
compatible take the output from a VGA controller and map it to their display as a
way to provide boot information and VGA compatibility.

However, the color information coming from the VGA controller is drawn from
the palette table inside the VGA controller to generate the proper colors, and the
graphic controller needs to know what is in the palette of the VGA controller. To
do this, the non-VGA graphic controller watches for the Write access to the VGA
palette and registers the snoop data. In PCI based systems, where the VGA
controller is on the PCI bus and a non-VGA graphic controller is on an ISA bus,
the Write Access to the palette will not show up on the ISA bus if the PCI VGA
controller responds to the Write.

In this case, the PCI VGA controller should not respond to the Write, it should
only snoop the data and permit the access to be forwarded to the ISA bus. The
non-VGA ISA graphic controller can then snoop the data on the ISA bus. Unless
you have the above situation, you should disable this option.

Disabled (default) Disables the function.
Enabled Enables the function.

Assign IRQ For VGA

Lets the user choose which IRQ to assign for the VGA.

Assign IRQ For USB

Lets the user choose which IRQ to assign for the USB.

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2.8 PC Health Status

Figure 8. PC Health Status

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C ) 1984-2000 Award Software

PC Health Status

Show H/W Monitor in POST 3 sec

Item Help

Current CPU Temp.
Current System Temp.

Menu Level

Current CPUFAN Speed

Current SYS.FAN Speed

Vcore

VccSRAM

+3.3V

+ 5.0V

+ 12.0V

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

F5 :Previous Values F6 :Fail-Safe Defaults F7 : Optimized Defaults

Show H/W Monitor in POST

If you computer contain a monitoring system, it will show PC health status during
POST stage. The item offers several delay time to you want.

3 sec (default)

Current CPU Temp.

This field displays the current CPU temperature, if your computer contains a
monitoring system.

Current System Temp.

This field displays the current system temperature, if your computer contains a
monitoring system.

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Current CPUFAN Speed

These fields display the current speed of up to CPU fans, if your computer
contains a monitoring system.

Current SYS.FAN Speed

These fields display the current speed of up to three system fans, if your computer
contains a monitoring system.

Current CPU Vcore VccSRAM, 3.3V, 5V, 12V

Detect system’s voltage status automatically.

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2.9 Frequency / Clock Control

Figure 9. Frequency / Clock Control

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C ) 1984-2000 Award Software

Frequency / Clock Control

Auto Detect DIMM / PCI CLK Enabled

Item Help

CPU Host/PCI/Spread Spec. Default

Menu Level

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

F5 :Previous Values F6 :Fail-Safe Defaults F7 : Optimized Defaults

Auto Detect DIMM / PCI CLK

This item allows you to enable/disable auto detect DIMM/PCI Clock.

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

CPU Host / PCI / Spread Spec.

This item allows you to select CPU Host Clock (CPU / PCI).

If unfortunately, the system’s frequency that you are selected is not
functioning, there are two methods of booting-up the system.

Method 1: Clear the COMS data by setting the JCOMS1 ((2-3) closed)) as

“ON” status. All the CMOS data will be loaded as defaults setting.

Method 2: Press the <Insert> key and Power button simultaneously, after that

keep-on pressing the <Insert> key until the power-on screen
showed. This action will boot-up the system according to FSB of
the processor.

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2.10 Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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

Figure 10. Load Fail-Safe Defaults

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C ) 1984-2000 Award Software

Standard CMOS Features Frequency / Clock Control

Advanced BIOS Features

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Advanced Chipset Features

Load Optimized Defaults

Integrated Peripherals

Set Supervisor Password

Power Management Setup

Set User Password

PnP/PCI Configurations

Save & Exit Setup

PC Health Status

Exit Without Saving

Esc : Quit

: Select Item

F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Pressing ‘Y’ loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal
performance system operations.

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2.11 Load Optimized Defaults

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

Figure 11. Load Optimized Defaults

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C ) 1984-2000 Award Software

Standard CMOS Features Frequency / Clock Control

Advanced BIOS Features

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Advanced Chipset Features

Load Optimized Defaults

Integrated Peripherals

Set Supervisor Password

Power Management Setup

Set User Password

PnP/PCI Configurations

Save & Exit Setup

PC Health Status

Exit Without Saving

Esc : Quit

: Select Item

F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Load Optimized Defaults

Pressing ‘Y’ loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal
performance system operations.

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Load Optimized Defaults (Y / N)? N

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2.12 Set Supervisor / User Password

Figure 12. Set Supervisor / User Password

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C ) 1984-2000 Award Software

Standard CMOS Features Frequency / Clock Control

Advanced BIOS Features

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Advanced Chipset Features

Load Optimized Defaults

Integrated Peripherals

Set Supervisor Password

Power Management Setup

Set User Password

PnP/PCI Configurations

Save & Exit Setup

PC Health Status

Exit Without Saving

Esc : Quit

: Select Item

F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Change/Set/Disable password

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

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PASSWORD DISABLED

If you select “System” at the Security Option of BIOS Features Setup Menu, you
will be prompted for the password every time when the system is rebooted, or any
time when you try to enter Setup. If you select “Setup” at Security Option of
BIOS Feature Setup Menu, you will be prompted only when you try to enter
Setup.

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2.13 Save & Exit Setup

Figure 13. Save & Exit Setup

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C ) 1984-2000 Award Software

Standard CMOS Features Frequency / Clock Control

Advanced BIOS Features

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Advanced Chipset Features

Load Optimized Defaults

Integrated Peripherals

Set Supervisor Password

Power Management Setup

Set User Password

PnP/PCI Configurations

Save & Exit Setup

PC Health Status

Exit Without Saving

Esc : Quit

: Select Item

F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Save Data to CMOS

Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS
RAM.
Type "N" will return to Setup Utility.

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SAVE to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y

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2.14 Exit Without Saving

Figure 14. Exit Without Saving

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C ) 1984-2000 Award Software

Standard CMOS Features Frequency / Clock Control

Advanced BIOS Features

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Advanced Chipset Features

Load Optimized Defaults

Integrated Peripherals

Set Supervisor Password

Power Management Setup

Set User Password

PnP/PCI Configurations

Save & Exit Setup

PC Health Status

Exit Without Saving

Esc : Quit

: Select Item

F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Abandon all Datas

Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS RAM.
Type " N" will return to Setup Utility.

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Chapter 3 Software Setup

3. Software Setup

NOTE: The mark * means it can be installed directly from CD by using CD
Installation Utility ( i.e. START.EXE).

3.1 Software List

Category Description Platform Location in CD

VIA Service Pack

(4 In 1)

VIA 4 In 1 driver includes (VIA
Registry (ACPI) Driver /VIA
AGP VxD driver /VIA ATAPI
Vendor Support Driver
/VIA PCI IRQ Miniport Driver)
four system drivers to improve
the performance and
maintain the stability of system
using VIA chipset.

Windows 95 /

98 / NT 4.0

\Mb_drv\

Service

VIA Hardware

Monitor *

VIA Hardware Monitor is a

self-diagnostic system for

PC.

Windows

95/98

\Mb_drv\

Sysdiag

HighPoint XStore

Pro *

Install the drivers to

support Ultra DMA mode

Hard Drive.

Windows

95/98

\Mb_drv\XStore

VIA AC97 Audio* Install the driver to enable

the VIA AC97 Audio Device

DOS,

Windows

95/98/NT4.0/

WIN2000

\Audio\VIA

Creative SB

PCI128 Audio*

Install the driver to enable
the Creative Audio Device

WIN9X/NT4.0

WIN2000

\Audio\Creative

Award Flash

Utility

Used for updating BIOS. DOS \Flash

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3.2 Software Installation

We provide an installation wizard, Driver CD Installation Utility (START.EXE),
located in the root of Driver CD to let users install some common used drivers
conveniently.

 The drivers can be installed from CD by using CD

Installation Utility:

You can simply put Driver CD into CD-ROM drive and the Installation Utility
will autorun or you can run the Driver CD Installation Utility directly by using
mouse cursor to click the proper option on the page. Utility will invoke other
applications to complete the rest of installation.

 The drivers CAN NOT be installed directly from CD by

using CD Installation Utility:

Please read the README.TXT located in the root directory on Multimedia CD to
get drivers‘ location and then refer to the INSTALL.TXT or README.TXT files
located in each driver directory on the Driver CD to install drivers.

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3.3 Using Software

 In general, you can get more detailed information in the on-line

help or readme for the softwares.

 Using VIA Hardware Monitor

After the utility is installed, you can follow the sequence, Start→ Program →
VIA Hardware Monitor System, to launch the monitor application.

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The following figure is the main panel of VIA Hardware Monitor. In the panel,
you can get some real-time and important information -- Voltage, Fan speed, and
temperature, for example. If there is an abnormal situation, you can resolve it
immediately.

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4. Trouble shooting

PROBLEM

No power to the system at all. Power light does not illuminate, fan inside power
supply does not turn on. Indicator light on keyboard does not turn on.

PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION

Power cable is
unplugged.

Visually inspect power
cable.

Make sure power cable is
securely plugged in.

Defective power cable. Visually inspect the cable;

try another cable.

Replace cable.

Power supply failure. Power cable and wall

socket are OK, but
system is still dead.

Contact technical support.

Faulty wall outlet; circuit

breaker or fuse blown.

Plug in device known to
work in socket and test

Use different socket,
repair outlet, reset circuit
breaker or replace fuse.

PROBLEM

System inoperative. Keyboard lights are on, power indicator lights are lit, hard
drive is spinning.

PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION

Memory DIMM is
partially dislodged from
the slot on the
motherboard.

Turn off computer. Take
cover off system unit.
Check the DIMM to
ensure it is securely
seated in the slot.

Using even pressure on
both ends of the DIMM,
press down firmly until the
module snaps into place.

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PROBLEM

System does not boot from hard disk drive, can be booted from CD-ROM drive.

PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION

Connector between hard
drive and system board
unplugged.

When attempting to run
the FDISK utility you get a
message, INVALID
DRIVE SPECIFICATION.

Check cable running from
disk to disk controller
board. Make sure both
ends are securely
plugged in; check the
drive type in the standard
CMOS setup.

Damaged hard disk or
disk controller.

Format hard disk; if
unable to do so the hard
disk may be defective.

Contact technical
support.

Hard disk directory or
FAT is scrambled.

Run the FDISK program,
format the hard drive.
Copy data that was
backed up onto hard
drive.

Backing up the hard drive
is extremely important. All
hard disks are capable of
breaking down at any
time.

PROBLEM

System only boots from CD-ROM. Hard disk can be read and applications can be
used but booting from hard disk is impossible.

PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION

Hard Disk boot program
has been destroyed.

A number of causes could
be behind this.

Back up data and
applications files.
Reformat the hard drive.
Re-install applications
and data using backup
disks.

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PROBLEM

Error message reading “SECTOR NOT FOUND” or other error messages not
allowing certain data to be retrieved.

PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION

A number of causes
could be behind this.

Use a file by file backup
instead of an image
backup to backup the
hard disk.

Back up any salvageable
data. Then low level
format, partition, and high
level format the hard
drive. Re-install all saved
data when completed.

PROBLEM

Screen message says “Invalid Configuration” or “CMOS Failure.”

PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION

Incorrect information
entered into the
configuration (setup)
program.

Check the configuration
program. Replace any
incorrect information.

Review system’s
equipment . Make sure
correct information is in
setup.

PROBLEM

Screen is blank.

PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION

No power to monitor. Check the power

connectors to monitor and
to system. Make sure
monitor is connected to
display card.

Monitor not connected
to computer.

See instructions above.

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PROBLEM

PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION

Memory problem. Reboot computer.

Reinstall memory, make
sure that all memory
modules are installed in
correct sockets.

Computer virus. Use anti-virus programs

to detect and clean
viruses.

PROBLEM

Screen goes blank periodically.

PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION

Screen saver is
enabled.

Disable screen saver.

PROBLEM

Keyboard failure.

PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION

Keyboard is
disconnected.

Reconnect keyboard.
Check keys again, if no
improvement replace
keyboard.

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PROBLEM

No color on screen.

PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION

Faulty Monitor. If possible, connect

monitor to another
system. If no color replace
monitor.

CMOS incorrectly set
up.

Call technical support.

PROBLEM

C: drive failure.

PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION

Hard drive cable not
connected properly.

Check hard drive cable.

PROBLEM

Cannot boot system after installing second hard drive.

PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION

Master/slave jumpers
not set correctly.

Set master/slave jumpers
correctly.

Hard drives not
compatible / different
manufacturers.

Run SETUP program and
select correct drive types.
Call drive manufacturers
for compatibility with other
drives.

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PROBLEM

Missing operating system on hard drive.

PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION

CMOS setup has been
changed.

Run setup and select
correct drive type.

PROBLEM

Certain keys do not function.

PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION

Keys jammed or
defective.

Replace keyboard.

PROBLEM

Keyboard is locked, and no keys function.

PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION

Keyboard is locked. Unlock keyboard.

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