Biostar K8VGA-M Owner's Manual

K8VGA-M

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Chapter 1: Introduction .......................................................................1

1.1 K8VGA-M Features .............................................................. 1

A. Hardware.........................................................................................................................1

B. BIOS & Software..........................................................................................................3

1.2 Package Checklist................................................................. 3

1.3 Layout of K8VGA-M............................................................ 4

1.4 Components of K8VGA-M.................................................... 5

Chapter 2: Hard ware Installation......................................................6

2.1 Central Processing Unit (CPU)..............................................6

2.2 Fan Headers......................................................................... 8

2.3 Memory Modules Installation ............................................... 9

2.4 Connectors, & Slots.............................................................10

Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup...........................................11

3.1 How to setup Jumpers .........................................................11

3.2 Detail Settings.....................................................................11

Chapter 4: Useful Help.....................................................................16

4.1 Award BIOS Beep Code.......................................................16

4.2 Extra Information................................................................16

A. BIOS Update...............................................................................................................16

B. CP U Overheated.........................................................................................................17

4.3 Troubleshooting..................................................................18

Chapter 5:

5.1 Introduction........................................................................19

5.2 System Requirement............................................................19

5.3 Installation ..........................................................................20

5.4 [WarpSpeeder™] includes 1 tray icon and 5 panels................21

WarpSpeeder™....................................................19

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 K8VGA-M FEATU RES

AA.. HHaarrddwwaarree

CPU

Supports Socket 754.
Sup por ts AMD Athlon 64/Se mpro n proces sor .

200/400/600/8 00 clo ck rates with Double Data Rate style

operation for 400/800/1200/1600 MT/s i n both directions
si mul taneously for Hyper Transport link.

Chipset

North bridge: VIA K8M800
South bridge: VIA VT 8237

Dimensions

Micro ATX Form Factor: 24.4cm (W) x 24.4cm (L)

Main Memory

Supp ort s 266/333/400 MHz DDR devi c es.
Certifi ed DDR4 00 + Li st

- Please check the website:
http://www.biostar.com.tw/products/mainboard/board.php3?

name=K8VGA-M

Maxi mu m memor y size is 2GB.

DI MM Socket

Location

DIMM1 128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB *1
DIMM2 128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB *1

DDR Module

To t a l Mem ory

Size (MB)

Max is 2 GB.

Slots

3 x 32-b i t PC I bus master sl ots.
1 x AGP 8x sl ot

1 x CNR sl ot.

Super I/ O

Chip: Winbond W83697HF.
Low Pin Count Interface.

Integrate hardware moni tor functions.

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10/100 LAN PHY

Chip: VT6103L
Supports 10/100 Mb/s auto-negotiation operation.

Half/Full duplex capabi l ity.
Supports ACPI, PCI power ma nage ment.

Serial ATA

Suppo rts 2 serial ATA (SATA) ports.
Complaints with SATA 1.0 speci fication.

Data tran sfer rates up to 150 MB /s

IEEE 1394A Chip (o ptional)

Chip: VIA VT6307.
Support 2 ports with transfer up to 400Mb/s.

On Bo ard AC’97 So und Co de c

Chip: ALC655
Complaints wi th AC’97 Version 2. 3 spe ci fication.

Supports S/PDIF-out.
Supports 6 channels.

Fr o nt Side On-board Per ipherals

1 chassis open header.
1 CD-in connector supports 1 CD-ROM devi ce.

1 front penal header supports front panel faciliti es.
1 S/P DIF out connector su pports 1 S /PDIF ou t port.

1 audio out header supports 1 line-in, 1 lineout, and 1MIC ports.
1 floppy connector supports 2 FDD devices with 360K, 720K,

1.2 M, 1.44M and 2.88Mby tes.

2 USB headers support 4 USB 2.0 ports.
2 IDE connectors support 4 hard disk devices.

2 Serial AT A connectors support 2 SATA devices.

F r o n t Side On -boa rd Pe r iph er a ls (o p tio n al)

1 audio DJ header.
1 wake up on LAN connector.

1 IEEE1394 header supports 1 IEEE 1394 port.

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Rear (Back) Side Connector s

1 VGA port.
1 se r ial port.

1 para llel port.
1RJ-45 LAN jack.

1 a ud io por t i n ver tica l.
1 IEEE1394 port (optional).

1 PS/2 keyboard & m ouse port.
4 USB 2.0 ports.

PS/2

Mouse

PS/2

Keyboard

1394

(option al)

USB x2

COM

Parallel

VGA1

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BIOS

Award legal BIOS.
Supports APM1.2, ACPI, and USB fu n ction.

Software

Supports Warpspeeder™, 9th T ouch™, WINFLASHER™ and

FLASHER™.

Offers the hi g hest p e rformance for Windows 9 8 SE, Windows

2000, Windows Me, Windows XP, SCO UNIX etc.

1.2 PACKAGE CHECKLIST

FDD Cable X 1
HDD Cable X 1

User’ s Manual X 1
Fu lly Setup Driver CD X 1

Rear I/O Panel fo r ATX Case X 1
USB 2.0 Cable X1 (optional)

S/PDIF Cable X 1 (optional )
Seri al ATA Ca ble X 1 (opt ional)

IEEE 1394 Cable X 1 (optiona l)
Serial ATA Power Switch Cable X 1 (opti onal )

LAN

USB x2

Line In/
Surround

Li ne Out
M i c In 1/

Base/Center

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1.3 LAYOUT OF K8VGA-M

JATXPWR2

JKBV1

JKBMS1

J1394_USB1

1

JU SB V2

1

JATXPWR1

JCFAN1

1

COM

JNFAN1
( optional)

JU SB V1
1

1
2

LAN
PHY

JCDIN1

1

1

K8M800

AG P1

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

CNR

JWOL1

( optional)

JVGA1

JUSBLAN1

JAU DIO

2
1

JAUDIO1

Codec

J1394B1
(optiona l)

IEEE1394

Chip

(optional)

JPRNT1

Note: ■ represents the 1st pin.

SP D IF_O U T

1

BIOS

JCI1

Super I/O

2

JUS B3JUSB4

2
11

11

JU SB V4 JUS BV 3

1

BAT1

DIMM1

JDJ1(optional)

1

VT8237CD

DIMM2

JPANEL1

2
1

7

JSATA2

JSATA1

7

JC O M S 1

1

FD D 1

IDE1

IDE2

1

1

1

JSFAN1

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1.4 COMPONENTS OF K8VGA-M

A
B
C

D
E

F

LAN
PHY

K8M800

G

H

I
J

Codec

K

IEEE1394

Chip

L

M

N

JNFAN 1 (optional): Nort h bridge f an

A.

header.
JATXPW R 1~2: ATX power

B.

connectors.
JKBV1: Power s ourc e header for

C.

JKBMS1.
JU SBV2: Power sourc e header f or

D.

J1394_USB1.
JU SBV1: Power sourc e header f or

E.

JUSBLAN1.
Back panel connec t ors .

F

JAU DIO1: Audio out header.

G.

JCDIN1: CD-ROM audio-in header.

H.

AGP1: Accelerat ed Graphics Port

I.

slot.
PCI 1~3: Peripheral Com ponent

J.

Int erc onnect slot s.
J1394B1 (opt ional): F ront 1394

K.

header.
CNR: Communication Network Riser

L.

slot.
JW OL1 (optional): Wak e up on LAN

M.

connector.

Z

Y

X

W

BAT1

BIOS

Sup er I/O

JSPD IF_OU T: Digit al audio out

N.

VT8237CD

V

U
T

S

R
Q
P

O

connector.
JC I 1: C hassis open header.

O.

JPAN EL1: Front panel header.

P.

JCMOS1: Clear CMOS header.

Q.

JSF AN 1: Sy stem fan header.

R.

JSATA1~2: Serial ATA connectors.

S.

JU SBV3~4: Power s ource headers f or

T.

JUSB3~4.
JU SB3~4: Front USB headers .

U.

JDJ1 (opt ional): Audio DJ header.

V.

ID E1~2: Hard disk connectors.

W.

FDD1: Flopp y disk connector.

X.

DI MM1~2: DDR memory m odules.

Y.

JCFAN 1: CPU f an header.

Z.

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CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION

2.1 CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU)

Step 1: Pull the lever sideways away from the socket and then raise the

lever up to a 90-degree angl e.

Step 2: Look for the bl ack cut edge on socket, and the whi te dot on CPU

should point forwards this bl ack cut edge. T he CPU will fit only
in th e cor r ec t or i ent ation.

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Step 3: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then close the lever to complete

the i nstallat i on.

Step 4: Put the CPU Fan on the CPU and buckle it. Connect the CPU

FAN powe r cable to the JCFAN1. This compl etes the
instal lation.

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2.2 FAN HEADERS

CPU FAN Header: JCF A N1

Pin Assignment

1

JCFAN1

1 Ground
2 +12V
3 FAN RPM rat e s ens e

System Fan Header: JSF AN1

Pin Assignment

1 Ground

1

JSFAN1

2 +12V
3 FAN RPM rat e s ens e

No r th-br id g e Fa n He ad er : JNF A N1 (o ption al)

Pin Assignment

1

JNFAN1

1 Ground
2 +12V
3 FAN RPM rate sense

Note:

The JCFAN1, JSFAN1, and JNFAN1 support 3-pin head connector.
Wh en conn e cti ng wi th wir e s on to conne ctors, p l e ase n ote th a t th e re d

wire i s th e positi v e an d sh oul d be conn e cte d to pi n #2 , and the bl ack
wire is Ground and should be connected to GND.

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2.3 MEMORY MODUL ES INSTAL LAT ION

1. Unlock a DIMM sl ot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Align a
DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM m atches the

break on the Slot.

2. Insert the DIMM vertically and firml y into the slot until the retaining
chip snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated.

Note:

To assure the sy stem safety , if y ou nee d to ch ange D DR m odu les,
firstly, please unplug the 20-pin power cable with the power

conn ector , a nd th en y ou can ch ange th e module s. After ward s, plu g
in the cab le th e p ower conn ector ag ain, a nd final ly y ou can boot up

the sy ste m .

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2.4 CONNECTO RS, & SLOTS

FFllooppppyy DDiisskk CCoonnnneeccttoorr:: FFDDDD11

The m otherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector that
supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M fl oppy disk types. This

connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cabl es.

HHaarrdd DDiisskk CCoonnnneeccttoorrss:: IIDDEE11~~22

The m otherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that
provides PIO Mode 0~5, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133

functionality . It has two HDD c onn ecto rs IDE1 (prima ry) and IDE 2
(secondary).
The IDE connectors can connect a master and a sl ave drive, so you
can connect up to four hard disk drives. The fi rst hard drive should

al ways be con nected to IDE1.

PPeerriipphheerraall CCoommppoonneenntt IInntteerrccoonnnneecctt SSlloottss:: PPCCII11~~33

This motherboard is equi pped with 1 standard PCI slot. PCI stands
for Peri pheral Component Interconnect, and it is a bus standard for

expansi on cards. This PCI slot i s designated as 32 bi ts.

CCoommmmuunniiccaattiioonn NNeettwwoorrkk RRiisseerr SSlloott:: CCNNRR11

The CNR specificati on is an open Indu stry S tandard Architectu re, and
it defines a hardware scalable ri ser card interface, whi ch supports

modem only.

SSeerriiaall AATTAA CCoonnnneeccttoorr:: JJSSAATTAA11~~22

The m otherboard has a SAT A Controller in SB VT8237 with 2
channels SATA interface, it satisfi es the SATA 1.0 spec and with

tr ansfer rate of 1.5 G b/s.

Pin Assignment Pin Assignment

1 Ground 2 TX+

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JSATA1~2

3 TX- 4 Ground
5 RX- 6 RX+

7 Ground

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CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP

3.1 HOW TO SETUP JUMP ERS

The illustration shows how to set up jumpers. When the jumper cap is
placed on pins, the jumper is “cl ose”, if not, that means the jumper is

“open”.

Pin opened Pin closed Pin1-2 closed

3.2 DETAIL SETTINGS

Power Connecto rs: J ATXPWR1/PATXPWR2

JATXPWR1: This connector allows user to connect 20-pin power
conn ec tor on t h e A T X pow er supply.

JATXPWR2: By connecting this connector, i t will p rovide +12V to
CPU power circui t.

Pin Assignment Pin Assignment

10

1

JATXPWR1

12

3

JATXPWR2

1 +3.3V 11 +3.3V

20

2 +3.3V 12 -12V
3 Ground 13 Ground
4 +5V 14 PS_ON
5 Ground 15 Ground
6 +5V 16 Ground
7 Ground 17 Ground

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8 PW_OK 18 -5V
9 Standby Voltage

+5V

10 +12V 20 +5V

Pin Assignment Pin Assignment

1 +12V 3 Ground
2 +12v 4 Ground

19 +5V

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Power Source Selection fo r Keybo ard & Mo use: J KBV1

JKBV1 Assignment Description

1

Pin 1-2 clo se

1

Pin 2-3 clo se

Note:

In order to support thi s function “Power-on system via keyboard and
mouse”, “JKBV1” jum per cap should b e placed on Pi n 2-3.

Power So ur ce Selectio n Heade rs fo r U SB: JUSBV1 ~4

JUSBV1~4 Assignment Description

1

Pin 1-2 clo se

1 3

Pin 2-3 clo se

Note:

In order to support thi s function “Power-on system via USB device,”
“JUSBV1~4” jumper cap sho uld be placed on Pin 2-3 indi vidually.

CD-ROM A u dio-in Co n ne cto r : J CDI N1

This connector allows user to connect the audio source from the
va riety de v ices, like CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, PCI sou nd c ard, PCI TV

turner card etc..

1

3

+5V +5V for ke yboard and mouse

3

+5V Standby
Voltage

3

+5V

+5V st andby
Voltage

JCDIN1

PS/2 m ouse and PS/ 2 k eyboard are
powered wit h +5V standby v oltage.

JU SBV1: +5V for USB port s at

JUSBLAN1.

JU SBV2: +5V for USB port s at

J1394_USB1.

JU SBV3~4: +5V f or JU SB3~4.
JU SBV1: JUSBLAN1 is powered by

st andby volt age of +5V

JU SBV2: J1394_USB1 is powered b

st andby volt age of +5V.

JU SBV3~4: JU SB3~4 are powered

by standby volt age of 55V

Pin Assignment

1 Left channel input
2 Ground
3 Ground
4 Right channel input

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F r o n t Pa ne l A ud io Out Hea d er : J AUDI O1

This connecto r will allow user to c on nect with the front audio ou t put
head ers on th e P C c ase. It will disable the ou tp ut on back panel

audio connectors.

2
1

Pin Assignment Pin Assignment

1 Mic in/center 2 Ground
3 Mic power/Bass 4 Audio power

Right line out/ Speak er out

5

Right
7 Reserv ed 8 Key
9 Left line out/ Speak er out Lef t 10 Left line out/ Speak er out Lef t

Right line in/R ear s peak er

11

Right

13 Left line in/R ear s peak er Lef t 14 Left line in/R ear speaker Lef t

Fro nt 1394 Header: J1394B1 (optio nal)

This connector allows user to connect the front 1394 port for digital
image devices.

Pin Assignment Pin Assignment

1 A+ 2 A-

1

10

J1394B1

3 Ground 4 Ground

2

5 B+ 6 B­7 +12v 8 +12V
9 Key 10 Ground

14
13

JAUDIO1

Right line out/ Speak er out

6

Right

Right line in/R ear s peak er

12

Right

Wake on LAN Header: JWOL1 (optional)

The connector powers up the system when a wakeup packet or signal
is received from the network. This feature requires the Wake up on

LAN function i n BIOS is set to Enabled and that your system has an
ATX power supply wi th at least 720mA +5V standby power.

Pin Assignment

+5V_SB

1

JWOL1

1
2
3

Ground
Wake-up signal

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Dig ital A u dio Ou t Co n ne cto r : J S PDI F _ OU T

This connecto r will allow user to c on nect the P CI bracket SPDIF
out put head er.

Pin Assignment

1

JSPDIF_OUT

Chass is Open Header: JCI1

T his connector allows system to mo nitor PC case open sta tu s. If the
si gnal has been tri ggered, i t will record to the CMOS and show the

message on next boot-up.

1

JCI1

Fro nt USB Header: JUSB3~4

This connector allows user to connect addi tional USB cabl es on the
PC front panel. Also can be connected with internal USB devices, like

USB card reader.

Pin Assignment Pin Assignment

2
1

JUSB3~4

1 +5V (fused) 2 +5V (f us ed)

10

3 USB- 4 USB­5 USB+ 6 USB+
7 Ground 8 Ground
9 Key 10 NC

1 +5V
2 SPDIF OUT

3 Ground

Pin Assignment

1 Cas e open signal
2 Ground

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Fr o nt Panel Connector : JPANEL1

This 24 -pin c on ne c tor includ es Power-o n, Reset , HDD LED, Po wer
LED, Sleep button, speaker and IrDA Connection. It allows user to

connect the PC case’s front panel switch functions.

2
1

Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function

1 +5V 2 Sleep control
3 N/A 4 Ground
5 N/A 6 N/A N/A
7 Speaker

9 HDD LED (+) 10 Power LED (+)
11 HEE LED (-)
13 Ground 14 Power button
15 Reset control
17 N/A 18 Key
19 N/A 20 Key

21 +5V 22 Ground
23 IRTX

Speaker
Connector

Hard drive
LED

Reset
button

IrDA
Connector

Close CMOS Header: JCMOS1

By pl aci ng the jumper on pin2-3, i t allows user to restore the BIOS
safe setting and the CMOS data, please carefully follow the

pr oced ur es to avoid da ma g ing the motherb oar d.

JCMOS1 Assignment

1

1

3

Pin 1-2 close

3

Pin 2-3 close

24
23

JPANEL1

Sleep
button

8 Power LED (+)

Power LED

12 Power LED (-)

Power-on

16 Ground

24 IRRX

Norm al Operation (D ef ault).
Clear CMOS data.

button

IrDA
Connector

※ Clear CMOS Pr ocedures:

1. Remove AC pow er l in e.

2. Set the jumper to “Pin 2-3 cl ose”.

3. Wait for fi ve seconds.

4. Set the jumper to “Pin 1-2 cl ose”.

5. Power on the AC.

6. Reset your desired password or clear the CMOS data.

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CHAPTER 4: USEFUL HELP

4.1 AWAR D BIOS BEEP CODE

Beep Sound Meanin g

One long beep f ollowed by t wo s hort
beeps

High-low siren sound CPU overheated

One Short beep when system
boot-up

Long beeps every ot her s econd No DRAM detected or ins t all

4.2 EXTRA INFORMA TION

AA.. BBIIOOSS UUppddaattee

After yo u fail to up d ate BIOS or BIOS is invaded b y virus, the
Boot-Block functi on will hel p to restore BIOS. If the following

message is shown after boot-up the system, it m eans the BIOS
contents are corrupted.

Video card not f ound or v ideo card
mem ory bad

Sys t em will s hut down autom at ic ally
No error found during POST

In this Case, please follow the procedure below to restore the BIOS:

1. Mak e a bootable fl op py d is k.

2. Download the Flash Utility “AWDFLASH.exe” from the Bi ostar
website: www.bi o star.com .tw

3. Confirm m oth er board mo de l an d dow n lo ad th e respectiv ely BI OS
fr om Bi os t ar websit e.

4. Copy “AWDFLASH.exe” and respecti vely BIOS into floppy disk.

5. Insert the bootable disk into floppy drive and press Enter.

6. Syste m will boo-up to DOS prom pt .

7. Type “Awdflash xxxx.bf/sn/p y/ r” in DOS prompt.

8. Syste m will update BIOS au to mati c ally and restart.

9. The BIOS ha s bee n recove red and will work pro pe rly.

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BB.. CCPPUU OOvveerrhheeaatteedd

If the system shutdown automatically after power on system for
seconds, that m eans the CPU protection function has been acti vated.

When the CPU is over heated, the motherboard will shutdown
automatically to avoid a damage of the CPU, and the system may not

power on again.

In this case, please double check:

1. The CPU cooler surface i s placed evenl y wi th the CPU surface.

2. CPU fan is rotated normally.

3. CPU fan speed is fulfilling wi th the CPU speed.

After co n firmed, pl ease foll o w steps be low to relief the CPU
pr otection f unc t i on .

1. Remove the power cord from power supply for seconds.

2. Wai t for secon ds.

3. Plug in the power cord and boot up the system.

Or you can:

1. Clear the CMOS data.
(See “Close CMOS Header: JCMOS1” section)

2. Wai t for secon ds.

3. Power on th e system again.

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4.3 TROUBLESHOOTING

Probable Solution

1. N o power to the system at all
Power light don’t illuminat e, fan

inside power supply does not
turn on.

2. I ndic at or light on k ey board
does not turn on.

Sys t em inoperat iv e. Key board light s
are on, power indic at or lights are lit,

and hard drive is spinning.
Sys t em does not boot f rom hard disk

drive, c an be booted f rom opt ic al
drive.

Sys t em only boot s from optic al driv e.
Hard disk can be read and

applicat ions can be us ed but boot ing
from hard disk is impossible.

Screen m essage say s “Inv alid
Conf igurat ion” or “C MOS Failure.”

Cannot boot sys t em after inst alling
sec ond hard driv e.

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1. Make s ure power c able is
sec urely plugged in.

2. Replace cable.

3. Contact techni cal support.

Us ing even pres s ure on both ends of
the DIMM, press down f irm ly unt il t he

module s naps int o plac e.

1. C hec k cable running f rom disk t o
disk controller board. Make s ure

both ends are s ec urely plugged
i n; ch ec k t he dr iv e t y pe in th e
standard CMOS se tup.

2. Bac k ing up the hard driv e is
ext rem ely im port ant . All hard
disk s are c apable of breaking
down at any t im e.

1. Bac k up data and applic at ions
files.

2. R ef orm at t he hard driv e.
Re-ins t all applicat ions and data
using backup disks.

Rev iew system’s equipm ent. Make sure
correc t inform at ion is in s et up.

1. Set m aster/slave jum pers
correctly.

2. R un SETUP program and s elec t
correc t drive types. Call t he drive

manufacturers for co mpatibilit y
with other drives.

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CHAPTER 5: WARPSPEEDER™

5.1 INTRO DUCTION

[WarpSpeeder™], a new powerful control utility, features three
user-friendl y functions including Overclock M anager, Overvoltage

Manager, and Hardware Monitor.
Wi th the Overclock Manager, users can easily adjust the frequency they

prefer or they can get the best CPU performance wi th just one click. The
Overvol tage Manager, on the other hand, helps to power up CPU core

voltage and Memory vol tage. The cool Hardware Monitor smartly
indicates the temperatures, vol tage and CPU fan speed as well as the

chipset information. Also, i n the About panel, you can get detai l
descripti ons about BIOS model and chipsets. In additi on, the frequency

status of CPU, memory, AGP and PCI along with the CPU speed are
synchronically shown on our main panel .

Moreover, to protect users' computer systems i f the setting is not
appropriate when testing and results in system fai l or hang,

[WarpSpeeder™] technology assures the sy stem stability by
automatically rebooting the com puter and then restart to a speed that is

either the original system speed or a suitable one.

5.2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENT

OS Support: Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Wi ndows 2000, Windows XP
DirectX: DirectX 8.1 or above. (T he Windows XP operating system

includes DirectX 8.1. If you use Wi ndows XP, you do not need to instal l
Dir ec tX 8.1.)

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5.3 INST ALL AT ION

1. Execute the setup exe c ut ion file, and then the follo wing dialog will
pop up. Please click “Next” button and follow the default procedure to

install.

2. When you see the followi ng dialog in setup procedure, it m eans
setup is completed. If the “Launch the WarpSpeeder Tray Utility”

checkbox is checked, the T ray Icon utility and [WarpSpeeder™] utility
wil l be au to matic al ly and im me d iat ely lau nc h ed after yo u c lick

“Finish” button.

Usage:

The following figures are just only for reference, the screen printed in
this user manual will change according to your motherboard on hand.

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5.4 [WARPSPEEDER™] INCLUDES 1 TRAY I C ON AND 5 PAN EL S

11.. TTrraayy IIccoonn::

Whenever the Tray Icon utility is launched, it will display a little tra y
icon on the right side of Windows Taskbar.

This utility is responsible for convenientl y i nvoking [WarpSpeeder™]
Utility. You can use the mouse by clicki ng the left button in order to

invoke [WarpSpeeder™] di rectly from the littl e tray icon or you can
ri ght-click the little tray i con to pop up a popup menu as followi ng

figure. The “Launch Utili ty” item in the popup menu has the same
function as mouse lef t-click on tray ic on and “Exit” item will cl ose

T ray Icon utili ty if selecte d.

22.. MMaaiinn PPaanneell

If y ou clic k the tra y icon, [WarpS pe ed er™] util ity will be invoked .
Please refer to th e followi ng figu re; th e utility’s first window you wi ll

see is Main Panel.

Main Panel contains features as follows:

a. Display the CPU Speed, CPU external clock, Mem ory clock,

AGP clock, and PCI clock information.

b. Contains About, Vol tage, Overclock, and Hardware Monitor

Buttons for invoking respective panels.

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c. With a us er - fr ie nd ly Status Anim at io n, it c an r epr esent 3

overclock percentage stages:
Man walking→overclock percentage from 100% ~ 110 %
Panther runni ng→overclock percentage from 110% ~ 120%
Ca r racing→overclock percentage from 120% ~ above

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33.. VVoollttaaggee PPaanneell

Click the Vol ta ge bu tton in Main Pa nel , the butt on will be
highlighted and the Voltage Panel will slide out to up as the

fol l owi ng f igur e.
In this panel, you can decide to increase CPU core voltage and

Mem ory voltage or not. The defaul t setting is “No”. If you want to
get the best perform ance of overclocki ng, we recommend you cli ck

the opt i on “Yes ” .

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44.. OOvveerrcclloocckk PPaanneell

Click the Overclock button in Main Pa ne l, the button will be
highlighted and the Overclock Panel will slide out to left as the

fol l owi ng f igur e.

Overclock Panel contains the these features:

a. “–3M Hz button”, “-1MHz button”, “+1MHz button”, and “+3MHz

button”: provide user the abili ty to do real-time overclock
adjustment.

Warning:

Manually overclock is pot ent ially dangerous, es pec ially when t he
overc locking perc entage is over 110 %. We s t rongly recommend y ou

verif y ev ery s peed you overc lock by c lick the Verify butt on. Or, you
can just click Aut o ov erclock but t on and let [WarpSpeeder™]
autom at ically get s the best result for you.

b. “Recovery Dialog button”: Pop up the following dialog. Let user

sel ect a restori ng way if system need to do a fail-safe reboot.

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c. “Auto-overclock button”: User can click this button and

[Wa rpS pee de r™ ] will set th e be st and stable perf orma nce an d
frequency automatically. [WarpSpeeder™] utili ty will execute a

series of te sting until syste m fail. Then system will do fail-saf e
reboot by using Watchdog function. After reboot, the

[WarpSpeeder™] utility will restore to the hardware default
setting or load the veri fied best and stable frequency according

to th e Recovery Di alog’s setting.

d. “Verify button”: User can click this button and [WarpSpeeder™]

will proceed a testing for current frequency. If the testing i s ok,
then the current freq uency will be sa ved into system registry. If

the testing fail, system will do a fail-safe rebooting. After reboot,
the [ WarpSpe ed er™] uti lity will resto re to the hard ware de fault

setting or load the veri fied best and stable frequency according
to th e Recovery Di alog’s setting.

Note:

Becaus e the t esting program s, invoked in Aut o-overclock and Verify,
include D irectDraw, D irec t 3D and D irectShow tests, the D irectX 8.1 or

newer runtime library is required. And pleas e make sure your display
card’s color depth is High c olor (16 bit ) or True color( 24/32 bit ) that is

required for Direct3D rendering.

55.. HHaarrddwwaarree MMoonniittoorr PPaanneell

Click the Hardwa re Mo nitor butt on in Main Pa nel, th e butto n will be
highlighted and the Hardware Monitor panel will slide out to left as

the fo l lowing f igur e.
In this panel, you can get the real-time status inform ation of your

system. The informa tion will be ref reshed every 1 second.

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66.. AAbboouutt PPaanneell

Click the “about” button i n Main Panel, the but ton will be hi ghlighted
and th e About Pa ne l will slid e out to up as the fo l lowing fig ur e.

In this panel, you can get model nam e and detail information in
hints of all the chipset that are related to overclocking. You can al so

get the mai nboard’s BIOS m odel and the Versi on number of
[WarpSpeeder™] utility.

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Note:

Because the overclock, overvoltage, and hardware monitor features
are controlled by several separate chipset, [WarpSpeeder™] divide

these features to separate panels. If one chipset i s not on board, the
correlative button in M ain panel wil l be disa bled, but will not interfere

other panel s’ functions. Thi s property can m ake [WarpSpeeder™]
utility more robust.

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BIOS Setup................................................................................................4

1. Main Menu....................................................................................................6

1.1 Standard CMOS Features........................................................ 6

1.2 Advanced BIOS Features.........................................................6

1.3 Advanced Chipset Features .................................................... 6

1.4 Integrated Peripherals..............................................................6

1.5 Power Management Setup ......................................................6

1.6 PnP/PCI Configurations......................................................... 7

1.7 PC Health Status .......................................................................7

1.8 Frequency Control ....................................................................7

1.9 Load Optimized Defaults........................................................7

1.10 Set Supervisor Password......................................................... 7

1.11 Set User Password .................................................................... 7

1.12 Save & Exit Setup...................................................................... 8

1.13 Exit Without Saving .................................................................8

1.14 Upgrade BIOS ...........................................................................8

2. Stan dard CMOS Features ........................................................................9

2.1 Main Menu Selections ............................................................ 10

3. Advance d BIOS Features ....................................................................... 11

3.1 Boot Seq & Floppy Setup.......................................................11

3.2 Shadow setup.......................................................................... 13

3.3 Cache Setup............................................................................. 13

3.4 Virus Warning......................................................................... 14

3.5 Quick Power On Self Test...................................................... 14

3.6 Gate A20 Option ..................................................................... 14

3.7 Typematic Rate Setting .......................................................... 14

3.8 Boot Up NumLock Status...................................................... 14

3.9 Security Option ....................................................................... 15

3.10 APIC Mode .............................................................................. 15

3.11 MPS Version Control For OS ................................................ 15

3.12 OS Select For DRAM > 64MB ............................................... 15

3.13 Small Logo (EPA) Show.........................................................15

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3.14 Summary Screen Show .......................................................... 15

4. Advance d Chipset Features ..................................................................16

4.1 AGP & P2P Bridge Control ...................................................16

4.2 DRAM configuration.............................................................. 18

4.3 LDT & PCI Bus Control ......................................................... 19

4.4 Memory Hole ..........................................................................20

4.5 Init Display First .....................................................................20

4.6 System BIOS Cacheable ......................................................... 20

5. Integrated Peripherals ............................................................................21

5.1 VIA Onchip IDE Device......................................................... 21

5.2 VIA OnChip PCI Device........................................................ 23

5.3 Super IO Device ...................................................................... 24

6. Power Management Setup.....................................................................26

6.1 ACPI Function......................................................................... 26

6.2 ACPI Suspend Type ............................................................... 26

6.3 Power Management Option ..................................................26

6.4 HDD Power Mode ..................................................................27

6.5 Suspend Mode......................................................................... 27

6.6 Video Off Option .................................................................... 27

6.7 Video Off Method................................................................... 27

6.8 MODEM Use IRQ ................................................................... 28

6.9 Soft-Off by PWR-BTN............................................................ 28

6.10 Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume................................................. 28

6.11 Ac Loss Auto Restart..............................................................28

6.12 IRQ/Event Activity Detect.................................................... 29

7. PnP/PCI Configurations ................................................................................32

7.1 PNP OS Installed ....................................................................32

7.2 Reset Configuration Data ......................................................32

7.3 Resources Controlled By........................................................ 33

7.4 IRQ Resources .........................................................................33

7.5 PCI / VGA Palette Snoop......................................................33

7.6 Assign IRQ For VGA..............................................................34

7.7 Assign IRQ For USB ............................................................... 34

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8. PC Health Status ......................................................................................35

8.1 Show H/W Monitor in POST ............................................... 35

8.2 Chassis Open Warning .......................................................... 35

8.3 Current CPU Tempperature ................................................. 35

8.4 Current CPU FAN Speed ...................................................... 35

8.5 Current SYS FAN Speed........................................................ 35

8.6 CPU Voltage............................................................................ 35

8.7 Shutdown Temperature......................................................... 35

9. Frequency Control...................................................................................36

9.1 Auto Detect PCI Clk ...............................................................36

9.2 Spread Spectrum..................................................................... 36

9.3 CPU Clock................................................................................ 36

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BIOS SETUP

Intro ductio n

This manual discussed Award™ Setup program built into the ROM BIOS.
The Setup program allows users to modif y 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 Intel Pentium
The BIOS provides critical low-level support for standard devices s uch
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 fine-tuning of the chipset controlling the entire
system.

The rest of this manual is intended to guide you through the process of
conf iguri ng yo ur syst em 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 supp orts Version 1.03 of the EPA Gree n 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. This AWARD BIOS
can manage power to the hard disk drives and video monitors.

ACPI Support

Award ACPI BIOS support Version 1.0 of Advanced Configuration and
Power interface specification (ACPI). It provides ASL code for power
management and device configuration capabilities as defined in the
ACPI specification, developed by Microsoft, Intel and Toshiba.

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PCI Bus Support

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

DRAM S upport

DDR DRAM (Do uble Dat a Rate S ync hro nous DRAM) are supp or ted.

Supported CPUs

This AWARD BIOS supports the Intel Pentium ® 4 CPU.

Using Setup

In general, you use the arrow keys to highlight items, press:

<Enter> to selec t,

<PgUp> and <PgDn> to change entries,

<F1> fo r help,

<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)

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

F7 key Load the optimized defaults

F10 key Save all the CMOS changes and exit

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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.

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WARNING

The information about BIOS defaults on this manual (Figure 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9) is
just only for reference; ple ase refer to the BIOS installed on bo ard, for update
information.

1.1 STANDARD CMOS FEATURES

This submenu contains industry standard configurable options.

1.2 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES

This submenu allows you to configure enhanced features of the BIOS.

1.3 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES

This submenu allows you to configure special chipset features.

1.4 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

This submenu allows you to configure certain IDE hard drive options and
Programmed Input/ Output features.

1.5 POWER MANAGE MENT SET UP

This submenu allows you to configure the power management features.

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1.6 PNP/PCI CONFI GURATIONS

This submenu allows you to configure certain “Plug and Play” and PCI
options.

1.7 PC HEA LTH STATUS

This submenu allows you to monitor the hardware of your system.

1.8 FREQUENCY CONTROL

This submenu allows you to change CPU Vcore Voltage and CPU/PCI
clock.

(However, this function is strongly recommended not to use. Not
properly change the voltage and clock may cause CPU or M/B

damage!)

1.9 LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS

This selection allows you to reload the BIOS when the system is having
problems particularly with the boot sequence. These configurations are
factory settings optimized for this s ystem. A confirmation message will be
displayed before defaults are set.

1.10 SET SUPERVIS OR PASSWORD

Setting the supervisor password will prohibit everyone except the
supervisor from making changes using the CMOS Setup Utility. You will

be prompted with to enter a password.

1.11 SET USER PASSWORD

If the Supervisor Password is not set, then the User Password will function
in the same way as the Supervisor Password. If the Supervisor
Password is set and the User Password is set, the “User” will only be able
to view configurations but wi ll not be able to change them.

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1.12 SAVE & EXIT SETUP

Save all configuration changes to CMOS(memory) and exit setup.
Confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding.

1.13 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

Abandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup.
Confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding.

1.14 UPGR ADE BI OS

This submenu allows you to upgrade bios.

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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.

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2.1 MAIN MENU SELECTIONS

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

Item

Date mm : dd : yy

Time hh : mm : ss Set the system internal clock.

IDE Primary
Master

IDE Primary
Slave

IDE Secondary
Master

IDE Secondary
Slave

Drive A

Drive B

Video

Halt On

Base Memory N/A

Options Description

Set the system date. Note that the
‘Day’ automatically changes when

you set the date.

Options are in its
sub menu.

Options are in its
sub menu.

Options are in its
sub menu.

Options are in its
sub menu.

360K, 5.25 in

1.2M, 5.25 in

720K, 3.5 in

1.44M, 3.5 in

2.88M, 3.5 in

None

EGA/ VG A

CGA 40

CGA 80

MONO

All Errors

No Errors

All, but Keyboard

All, but Diskette

All, but Disk/ Key

Press <E nter> to ent er the sub menu
of detailed options

Press <E nter> to ent er the sub menu
of detailed options.

Press <E nter> to ent er the sub menu
of detailed options.

Press <E nter> to ent er the sub menu
of detailed options.

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

Select the default video device.

Select the situation in which you want
the BIOS to stop the POST process

and notify you.

Displays the amount of conventional
memory detected during boot up.

Extended
Memory

Total Memory N /A

N/A

Displays the amount of e xtended
memory detected during boot up.

Displays the total memory available in
the system.

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3. ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES

3.1 BOOT SEQ & FLOPPY SETUP

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3.1.1 Hard Disk Boot Priority

These BIOS attempt to load the operating system from the device in the
sequence selected in these items.

The Choices:

Floppy, LS120, HDD-0, SCSI, CDROM, HDD-1, HDD-2, HDD-3, ZIP100,
LA N, HPT370 , Disabled, Enabled.

3.1.2 First/Second/Third/Boot Other Device

These BIOS attempt to load the operating system from the device in
the sequence selected in these items.

The Choices: Floppy, LS120, HDD-0, SCSI, CDROM, HDD-1, HDD-2,
HDD-3, ZIP100, LAN, HPT370, Disabled, Enabled.

3.3.2 Swap Floppy Drive

For systems with two floppy drives, this option allows you to swap
logical drive assignments.

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

3.3.3 Boot Up Floppy Seek

Enabling this op tion will test the floppy drives to determine if they have
40 or 80 tracks. Disabling this option reduces the time it takes to
boot-up.

The Choices: Disabled, Enabled (default).

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3.2 SHA DOW SETUP

3.2.1 Video BIOS Setup

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

Enabled (de fault) Optional ROM is enabled.

Disabled Optional ROM is disabled.

3.3 CACHE SETUP

Depending on the CPU/chipset in use, you may be able to increase
memory access time with this option.

Enabled (default) Enable cache.

Disabled Disable cache.

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3.4 VIRUS WARNING

This o ption allo ws y ou to c hoose the Virus Warning f eature that is used to
protect the IDE Hard D isk boot sector. If this function is enabled and an

attempt is made to write to the boot sector, BIOS will display a warning
message on the screen and sound an alarm beep.

Enabled Virus protec tion is ac ti vated.

Disabled (default) Virus protection is disabled.

3.5 QUI C K POWER ON SELF TEST

Enabling this option will cause an abridged version of the Power On
Self-Test (POST) to execute after you power up the computer.

Disabled Normal P OST.

Enabled (default) Enable q uick P OST.

3.6 GATE A2 0 OPTION

Select if chipset o r keyboard controller sho uld control Gate A20.

Normal A pin in the keyboard controller controls Gate

A20.

Fast (default) Lets chipset control Gate A20.

3.7 TYPEMATIC RATE SETTING

When a key is held down, the keystroke will repeat at a rate determined by
the keyboard controller. When enabled, the typematic rate and typematic
delay can be configured.

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

3.7.1 Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

Sets the rate at which a keystroke is repeated when yo u hold the key
down.

The Choices: 6 (default), 8,10,12,15,20,24,30.

3.7.2 Typematic Delay (Msec)

Sets the delay time after the key is held down before it begins to
repeat the keystroke.

The Choices: 250 (def ault), 500, 750, 1000.

3.8 BOOT UP NUMLOCK STATUS

Selects the NumLock. State after power on.

On (default) Numpad is number keys.

Off Numpad is arrow keys.

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3.9 SECURITY OPTION

This option will enable only individuals with passwords to bring the system
online and/or to use the CMOS Setup Utility.

System A password is required for the system to boot and is

also required to access the Setup Utility.

Setup (default) A password is required to access the Setup Utility

only.

This will only apply if passwords are set from the Setup main menu.

3.10 APIC MODE

Selec ting E nabled e nab les ACPI de vice mode repo rting from the BIOS to
the operating system.

The Choices: Enabled (def ault), D isab led.

3.11 MPS VERSION CONTROL FOR OS

The BIOS supports version 1.1 and 1.4 of the Intel multiprocessor
specification.

Select version supported by the operation system running on this
computer.

The Choices: 1.4 (default), 1.1.

3.12 OS SELECT FOR DRAM > 64MB

A choice other than Non-OS2 is only used for OS2 systems with memory
exceeding 64MB.

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

3.13 SMA LL LOGO (EPA) SHOW

This item allows you to select whether the “Small Logo” shows.

Enabled (default) “Small Logo” shows when system boots up.

Disabled No “Small Logo” s hows when system boots

up.

3.14 SUMMARY SCREEN SHOW

This item allows you to enable/disable the summary screen. Summary
screen means system configuration and PCI device listing.

The choices: Enab led, Disabled (def ault).

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4. ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES

This submenu allows you to configure the specific features of the chipset
installed on your system. This chipset manage bus speeds and access to

system memory resources, such as DRAM. It also coordinates communications
with the PCI bus. The default settings that came with your system have been
optimized and therefore should not be changed unless you are suspicious that
the settings have been changed incorrectly.

4.1 AGP & P2P BRIDGE CONTROL

If you hig hlight the literal “Press Enter” next to the “AGP & P2P Bridge
Control” label and then press the enter key, it will take you a submenu with
the following op tions:

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4.1.1 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
gr aphics memory add ress space. Host cycles that hit the aperture
range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation.

The Choices: 64M, 256M, 128M (Default), 32 M, 16M, 8M, 4 M.

4.1.2 AGP 2.0 Mode

This item allows you to select the AGP Mode.

The Choices: 4X (def aul t), 2X, 1X.

4.1.3 AGP Drivin g 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.

AGP Driving Value

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

The Choices: DA (def ault).

4.1.4 AGP Fast Write

The Choices: Enabled, Disabled (default).

4.1.5 AGP Master 1 WS Write

W hen Enab led , wr it es to the AGP (Acceler ated Graphics Port) are
executed with one-wait states.

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

4.1.6 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.

4.1.7 AGP 3.0 Calibration cycle

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

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4.2 DRAM CONFIGU RATION

4.2.1 Max Memclock (MHz)

Places an artifical memory clock limit on the system. Memory is
prevented f rom running faster than this frequency.

The Choices: 200 (Default), 166, 133, and 100.

4.2.2 CAS# Latency

This field specif y the cas# latency, i.e. c as# to read data valid.

The Choices: CL=2.5 (Def ault), CL=3.0, CL=2.0

4.2.3 RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD)

This field specifies the RAS# to CAS# Delay to read/ write command
to the same bank. Typically -20 Nsec.

The Choices: 3 BUS CLOCKS (Default), 2 BUS CLOCKS, 4 BUS
CLOCKS, 5 BUS CLOCKS, 6 BUS CLOCKS, 7 BUS CLOCKS

4.2.4 Min RAS# active time (tRAS)

This field specifies the minimum RAS# active time. Typically -45-60
Ns ec.

The Choices: 6 BUS CLOCKS (Default), 13 BUS CLOCKS, 14 BUS
CLOCKS, 15 BUS CLOCKS.

4.2.5 Row Precharge Time (tRP)

This field specifies the Row precharge Time. Precharge to Active or
Auto-Refresh of the same bank. Typically 20-24 Nsec.

The Choices: 3 BUS CLOCKS (Default), 2 BUS CLOCKS, 4 BUS
CLOCKS, 5 BUS CLOCKS, 6 BUS CLOCKS.

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4.3 LDT & PCI BUS CONTROL

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

4.3.1 Upstream LDT Bus Width

The Choices: 8 bit, 16 bit (Default).

4.3.2 Downstream LDT Bus Width

The Choices: 8 bit, 16 bit (Default).

4.3.3 LDT Bus Frequency

The Choices: 800MHz (Default), Auto, 600MHz, 400MHz, 200MHz.

4.3.4 PCI1 Master 0 WS Write

W hen enab led, writes to t he PCI bus are e xec uted wit h zero-wait
states.

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

4.3.5 PCI2 Master 0 WS Write

W hen enab led, writes to the PCI bus are e xec uted with zero -wai t
states.

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

4.3.6 PCI1 Post Write

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

4.3.7 PCI2 Post Write

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

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4.3.8 PCI Delay Transaction

The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer to support
delay transactions cycles. Select Enabled to support compliance with
PCI specification.

The Choices: Disabled (Default), Enabled.

4.4 MEMORY HOLE

You can reserve this area of system memory for ISA adapter ROM. When
this area is reserved it cannot be cached. The user information of

peripherals that need to use this area of system memory usually2
discussed their memory requirements.

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

4.5 INIT DISPLAY FIRST

With systems that have multiple video cards, this option determines
whether the primary display uses a PCI Slot or an AGP Slot.

The Choices: PCI Slot (default), AGP.

4.6 SYSTEM BIOS CACHEABLE

Selecting the “Enabled” option allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at
F0000h-FFFFFh which can improve system performance. However, any

pro grams writi ng to this are a of me mory wil l cause conflicts and result in
system errors.

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

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5. INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

5.1 VIA ONCHIP ID E DEVI CE

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

5.1.1 On-chip IDE Channel 0/1

The motherboard 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 are
going to ins tal l a pri mary and/or sec ond ary add -in I D E interf ace.

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

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5.1.2 IDE Prefetch Mode

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

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

5.1.3 Primary / Secondary /Master / Slave PIO

The IDE PIO (Programmed Inp ut / Output) fields le t you se t a PIO
mode (0-4) for each of the IDE devices that the onboard IDE interf ace
supports. Modes 0 to 4 will increase performance progressively. In
Auto mode, the system automatically determines the best mode for
each device.

The Choices: Auto (def ault), Mode0, Mode1 , Mode 2, Mode3, Mode4 .

5.1.4 Primary / Secondary /Master / Slave UDMA

Ultra DMA/100 functionality can be implemented if it is supported by
the IDE hard drives in your system. As well, your operating

environment requires a DMA driver (Windows 95 OSR2 or a third
party IDE bus master driver). If your hard drive and your system
sof tware bo th support Ultra DMA/100, select A uto to enable BIOS
support.

The Choices: Auto (def ault), Disab led.

5.1.5 IDE HDD Block Mode

Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or
multiple secto r read / wr ite . If yo ur I DE hard drive supp orts bloc k mode

(most new drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the
optimal number of block mode (most new drives do), select Enabled
for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read / write per
sector where the drive can support.

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

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5.2 VIA ONCHI P PCI DEVICE

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

5.2.1 VIA-3058 AC97 Audio

This option allows you to control the onboard AC97 audio.

The Choices: Auto (def ault), Disab led.

5.2.2 On-chip USB Controller

This optio n should be enabled if yo ur system has a USB installed on
the system board. You will need to disable this feature if you add a

higher performance controller.
The Choices: All Enabled (default), All Disabled, 1&2 USB Port, 2&3

USB Port, 1&3 USB Port, 1 USB Port, 2 USB Port, 3 USB Port.

5.2.3 On-chip EHCI Controller

This item allows you to enable or disable the on-chip EHCI controller.

The Choices: Enabled (Def ault), Disabled.

5.2.4 USB Device Legacy Support

This item allows you to support the USB device legacy.

The Choices: Disabled (Default), Enabled.

5.2.5 USB Mouse Support

Enables s uppo rt fo r USB attached mous e.

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

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5.3 SUPER IO DEVICE

Press E nter to conf igure t he Supe r I /O Device.

5.3.1 Onboard FDC Controller

Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC)
installed on the system board and 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.

5.3.2 Onboard Serial Port

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

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

3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3.

5.3.3 UART Mode Select

This ite m allows you to de termine whic h Infrared (IR) functio n of
onboard I/O chip.

The Choices: Normal (default), ASKIR, IrDA, SCR .

5.3.4 RxD, TxD Active

This ite m allows you to de termine whic h Infrared (IR) functio n of
onboard I/O chip.

The Choices: Hi / Lo (default), Hi / Hi, Lo / Hi, Lo / Lo.

5.3.5 IR Transmission Delay

This item allows you to enable/disable IR transmission delay.

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

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5.3.6 UR2 Duplex Mode

Select the value required by the IR device connected to the IR port.
Full-duplex mode permits simultaneous two-direction transmission.
Half-duplex mode permits transmission in one direction only at a time.

The Choices: Half (default), Full.

5.3.7 Use IR Pins

Consult your IR peripheral documentation to select the correct setting
of the TxD and RxD signals.

The Choices: IR-Rx2Tx2 (default), RxD2, TxD2.

5.3.8 Onboard Parallel Port

This ite m allows you to de termine access o nboard parallel port
controller with which I/O Address.

The Choices: 378/IRQ7 (default), 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7, Disabled.

5.3.9 Parallel Port Mode

The default value is SPP.

The Choices:

SPP (Default) Using Parallel Port as Standard Printer Port.

EPP Using Parallel Port as Enhanced Parallel Port.

ECP Using Parallel Port as Extended Capabilities Port.

ECP+EPP Using Parallel Port as ECP & EPP mode.

5.3.10 EPP Mode Select

Select EPP port type 1.7 or 1.9.

The Choices: EPP 1.7(default), EPP1.9.

5.3.11 ECP Mode Use DMA

The Choices: 3 (default), 1.

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6. POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

The Power Management Setup Menu allows you to configure your system to
utilize energy conservation and power up/power down features.

6.1 ACPI FUNCTION

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

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

6.2 ACPI SUSPEND TYPE

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

The Choices: S1 (POS) (default) Power on Suspend

S3 (STR) Suspend to RAM

S1 + S3 POS+STR

6.3 POWER MANAGE MENT OPT ION

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

1. HDD Powe r Do wn.

2. Doze Mode .

3. Suspend Mode.

There are four options of Power Management, three of which have fixed
mode settings

Min. Saving

Minimum power management.

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Doze Mode = 1 hr.

Standby Mode = 1 hr

Suspend Mode = 1 hr.

HDD Power Down = 15 min

Max Saving

Maximum power management only available for sl CPU’s.

Doze Mode = 1 min

Standby Mode = 1 min.

Suspend Mode = 1 min.

HDD Power Down = 1 min.

Use r Defined (default)

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 whic h ranges from 1 min. to 15 min.
and disable.

6.4 HDD POWER MODE

W hen enab led and after the set time of sys tem inac ti vity, the hard d isk
drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active.

The Choices: Disabled (default), 1Min, 2Min, 3Min, 4Min, 5Min, 6Min,
7Min, 8 Min, 9Min, 10Min, 11Min, 12 Min, 13Min, 14Min, 15Min.

6.5 SUSPEND MODE

W hen enab led and after the set time of system inacti vit y, all de vices
except the CPU will be shut off.

The Choices: Disabled (default), 1Min, 2Min, 4Min, 8Min, 12Min, 20Min,
30Min, 40Min, 1Hour.

6.6 VIDEO OFF OPT ION

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

The Choices: Suspend→Off (default), Always on.

6.7 VIDEO OFF MET HOD

This option determines the manner in which the monitor is goes blank.

V/ H S Y NC+B la nk ( defa ult)

This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and
horizontal s ync hro ni zat io n por ts and wr ite blank s to t he vid eo
buffer.

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Blank Screen

This option only writes blanks to the video buffer.

DPMS

Initial display power management signaling.

6.8 MODEM USE IRQ

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

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

6.9 SOFT-OFF BY PWR-BTN

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).

6.10 RUN VGABIOS IF S3 RESU ME

Choosing Enabled will make BIOS run VGA BIOS to initialize the VGA card
when system wakes up from S3 state. The system time is shortened if you
disable the function, but system will need AGP driver to initialize the card. So, if
the AGP driver of the VGA card does not support the initialization feature, the
display may work abnormally or not f unction after S3.

The Choices: Auto (default), Yes, No.

6.11 AC LOSS AUTO RESTART

This field determines the action the system will automatically take when
power is restored to a system that had lost power previously without any
subsequent manual intervention. There are 3 sources that provide current
to the CMOS area that retains these Power-On instructions; the
motherboard battery (3V), the Power Supply (5VSB), and the Power
Supply (3.3V). While AC is not supplying power, the motherboard uses the
motherboard battery (3V). If AC power is supplied and the Power Supply is
not turned on, 5VSB from the Power Supply is used. When the Power
Suppl y is eventually turned on 3.3V fro m the Power Supply will be used .

There are 3 options: “Former-Sts”, “On”, “Off”.
“Off” (default) Means always set CMOS to the “Off” status when AC

power is lost.

“On” Means always set CMOS to the “O n” st atus whe n A C

power is lost

“Former-Sts” Me ans to maintain the last status of the CMOS when

AC power is lost.

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live, then after AC power is restored, the system will automatically power
on. If AC power is lost when system is not live, system will remain
powered off.

6.12 IRQ/EVENT ACTIVITY DETECT

If you highlight the literal “Press Enter” next to the “IRQ/Event Activity
Detect” label and then press the enter key, it will take you a submenu with
the following options:

6.12.1 PS2KB Wakeup Select

When select Password, please press Enter key to change password
with a maximum of 8 c haracters.

The Choices: Hot Key (def ault).

6.12.2 PS2KB Wakeup from S3/ S4/ S5

This item allows you to wake up fro m S3/ S4 / S5 with PS 2 keyboard.
The Choices: Disabled (def ault), Ctrl+F1, Ctrl+F2. Ctrl+F3, Ctrl+F4,

Ctrl+F5, Ctrl+F6, Ctrl+F 7, Ctrl+F8, Ctrl+F9, Ctrl+F10 , Ctrl+F11,
Ctrl+F12, Power, Wake, Any Key.

6.12.3 PS2MS Wakeup from S3/ S4/ S5

This ite m allows you to wake up fro m S3/ S4 / S5 with PS 2 mouse.

The Choices: Disabled (default).

6.12.4 USB Resume from S3

This item allows you to enable or disabled USB resume from S3.

The Choices: Dis ab led (Def ault), E nabled.

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6.12.5 VGA

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

The Choices: Off (default), On.

6.12.6 LPT & COM

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

The Choices: LPT/COM (default), COM, LPT, NONE.

6.12.7 HDD & FDD

When this option is set to On, any event occurring on a hard drive or a
floppy drive will awaken a system which has been powered down.

The Choices: On (default), Off.

6.12.8 PCI Master

W hen set to On, you need a LAN add-o n c ard which s upports the
po wer f unction. It s hould also s upp o rt the wake - up o n L AN jump.

The Choices: Off (default), On.

6.12.9 Power On by PCI Card

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

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

6.12.10 Modem Ring Resume

The Choices: Dis ab led (Def ault), E nabled.

6.12.11 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.

The Choices: Enabled, Disabled (default).

6.12.12 Date (of Month)

You can c hoose which mo nth t he s yste m will boot up. This field is o nl y
configurable when “RTC Resume” is set to “Enabled”.

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6.12.13 Resume Time (hh:mm:ss)

You can choose the hour, minute and second the system will boot up.
This field is only configurable when “RTC Resume” is set to “Enabled”.

6.12.14 IRQs Activity Monitoring

Press Enter to access another sub menu used to configure the different
wake up events (i.e. wake on LPT & COMM activity).

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7. PNP/PCI CONFIGURATIONS

This section describes co nfiguring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal
Computer Interconnect, is a system that 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 def ault settings.

7.1 PNP OS INSTALLED

When set to YES, BIOS will only initialize the PnP cards used for the boot
sequence (VGA, IDE, SCSI). The rest of the cards will be initialized by the
PnP operating s ystem like Window™ 95. When set to NO, BIOS will
initialize all the PnP cards. For non-PnP operating systems (DOS,
Netware™), this op tion must se t to NO.

The Choices: No (default), Yes.

7.2 RESET CONFIGURATION DAT A

The system BIOS supports the PnP feature that requires the system to
record which resources are assigned and protects 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 in the system BIOS. If the Disabled (default) option is chosen,
the system‘s ESCD will update only when the new configuration varies
from the last one. If the Enabled option is chosen, the system is forced to
update ESCDs and then is automatically set to the “Disabled” mode.

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

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Legacy is the term, which signifies that a resource is assigned to the ISA
Bus and provides 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.

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

7.3 RESOURCES CONTROLLED BY

By Choosing “Auto (ESCD)” (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.

7.4 IRQ RESOURCES

This s ubme nu will allo w you to assig n e ac h sys tem inte rr upt a t ype ,
depending on the type of device using the interrupt. When you press the
“Press Enter” tag, you will be directed to a submenu that will allow you to
configure the system interrupts. This is only configurable when
“Resources Controlled By” is set to “Manual”.

IRQ-3 ass igned to PCI Device

IRQ-4 ass igned to PCI Device

IRQ-5 ass igned to PCI Device

IRQ-7 ass igned to PCI Device

IRQ-9 ass igned to PCI Device

IRQ-10 assigned to PCI Device

IRQ-11 assigned to PCI Device

IRQ-12 assigned to PCI Device

IRQ-14 assigned to PCI Device

IRQ-15 assigned to PCI Device

7.5 PCI / VG A PAL ETT E SNOOP

Choose Dis abled o r E nabled. Some g r aphic controllers which are not
VGA compatible take the output from a VGA controller and map it to their
display as a way to provide boo t 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
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palette will not s how 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.

7.6 ASSIGN IRQ FOR VG A

This item allows the users to choose which IRQ to assign for the VGA.

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

7.7 ASSIGN IRQ FOR USB

This item allows the users to choose which IRQ to assign for the USB.

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

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8. PC HEALTH STATUS

8.1 SHO W H/W MONITOR IN POST

If you c ompute r co ntain a moni tori ng s ystem, it will s how PC healt h stat us
during POST stage. The item offers several delay time to select you want.

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

8.2 CHAS SI S OPEN WAR NING

Enable this item to give case open warning message.

8.3 CURRENT CP U TEMPPERATURE

This field displays the current temperature of CPU.

8.4 CURRENT CP U FAN SPEED

This field displays the current speed of CPU fan.

8.5 CURRENT SYS FAN SPEED

This field displays the current speed SYSTEM fan.

8.6 CPU VOLTAGE

Detect the system’s voltage status automatically.

8.7 SHUT DOWN TEMP ERATU RE

This item allows you to set to which temperature the PC will shutdown
automatically.

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9. FREQUENCY CONTROL

9.1 AUTO DETECT PCI CLK

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

The Choices: Enabled (def ault), D isab led.

9.2 SPREAD SPECTRUM

This item allows you to enable/disable the Spread Spectrum function.

The Choices: Enabled (def ault), Disab led

9.3 CPU CLOCK

This item allows you to select CPU Clock, and CPU over clocking.

Special Notice:

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 t he <Ins ert> key and Power b utton simultaneo us ly, af ter
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.

It’s strongly recommended to set CPU Vcore and clock in default setting. If
the CPU Vcore and clock are not in default setting, it may cause CPU or
M/B damage.

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