Federal Communications Commission
(F.C.C.) Statement
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Ru les. 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. Shie ld ed se r ia l c able. (C an be ob tain ed fro m mult ip le reta il outle t s)
2. Shie ld ed pr int er cab le. (Can be obta in ed fr om mult ip le reta il o utlet s)
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 of Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protect ion against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses and radiates radio frequency energy
and, if you did not installed and used in accordance w ith the instructions, may cause
harmful interference in the radio communications. There is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a part icular 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 encoura ged 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 the receiver.
3. Connect the equipment into an outlet from a different circuit where the
receiver is connected.
4. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.Caution: Changes or modifications that is 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 the vendor disclaims any implied warranties of
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merchantability or fitness for any purpose. Further, the vendor reserves the right to
revise this pub lication and to make changes of the contents here of without
obligation to notify any party beforehand.
Duplication of this publication, in part or in who le, is not allowed without first
obtaining the vendor’s approval in writing.
Trademarks and Remarks
MS-DOS, Windows, Windows NT, Windows 9X, Windows ME and Windows
2000 are products of Microsoft Corp, with its ownership of trademark, and are
distributed by the vendor under a license agreement.
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions
from digital apparatus to set out of the rad io interference regulations of the
Canadian Department of Communications.
Cet appareil numérique n‘émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites
appliquées aux appareils numériques de Class B préscrits dans le réglement du
brouillage radioélectrique edict par le minister Des Communications du Canada.
Congratulations on the purchase of your new system! This motherboard is designed to
take advantage of the latest industry technology to provide you with the ultimate
solution in data processing. In the tradition of its predecessors, this motherboard
continues the commitment of reliability, performance and strives for full compliance
and compatibility with industry software and hardware standards.
M7VIG Highlights:
8 Contains on board I/O facilities, which include a serial port, a parallel port, a mouse
port, a VGA port, a keyboard port, audio ports, USB ports, a LAN port and a game
port.
8 Contains on board IDE facilities for IDE devices such as hard disks and CD-ROM
Drives.
8 Supports the AMD processor, a leading edge processor which brings to you the latest
technology in microarchitecture design, graphics performance, system bus design,
cache architecture and much more.
8 Complies with PC MicroATX form factor specifications.
8 Supports popular operating systems such as Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows
XP, LINUX andSCO UNIX.
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1. Motherboard Description
1.1 Features
1.1.1 Hardware
CPU
− Single AMD Socket-A for Athlon
TM
processors.
− Running at 200/266 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB).
TM
(Thunderbird
Chipse t
− Chipset – North Bridge: VIA KM266 (VT8375)
South Bridge: VT8233A/ VT8235.
− Chipset – LAN Chip Realtek RTL 8100B (Optional).
Speed
− Supports AMD Athlon
TM
XP CPU core speeds.
DRA M Memory
− Supports 100MHz or 133MHz SDRAM devices.
− Supports 200MHz, 266MHz DDR SDRAM devices.
− Supports 64Mb, 128Mb, 256Mb, 512Mb and 1GMb technologies for x8 and
16 devices.
− Max of 2 Double-Sided DIMMs SDRAM or DDR SDRAM with
unbuffered.
− The largest memory capacity is 2 GB.
TM
)/ Athlon
TM
XP/ Duron
Shadow RAM
− A memory controller provide shadow RAM and supports for ROM BIOS.
Green Function
− Support power management operation via BIOS.
− Power down timer from 1 to 15 mins.
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− Wakes from power saving sleep mode at the press of any key or any mouse
activity.
BUS Slots
− Three 32-bit PCI bus master slots.
− One CNR slot.
− One AGP slot.
Flas h Me mory
− Supports flash memory.
− Supports ESCD Function.
Built in VGA:
High Resolution CRT RGB Interface
− 250 MHz RAMDAC on chip with Gamma Correction.
− Horizontal / Vertical Sync outputs compliant with Monitor Power
Management protocols.
− I2C Serial Bus for DDC Monitor Communications.
2D Hardware Acceleration Features
− ROP3 Ternary Raster Operation BitBLTs.
− 8, 16 and 32 bpp mode acceleration.
Integrated Savage4 2D/ 3D Graphics Controller and Video Accelerator
− Optimized Shared Memory Architecture (SMA).
− 16 / 32 MB frame buffer using system memory.
− Floating-point triangle setup engine.
− Single circle 128-bit 3D architecture.
− 8M triangles /second setup engine.
− 140M pixels second tr ilinear fill rate.
− Full internal AGP 4x performance.
− Microsoft Direct X texture compression.
− Next generation, 128-bit 2D graphics engine.
− High quality DVD v ideo playback.
− 2D / 3D reso lutions up to 1920x1440.
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3D Rendering Features
− Single-pass multiple textures.
− Anisotropic filtering.
− 8-bit stencil buffer.
− 32-bit true color rendering.
− Specular lighting and d iffuse shading.
− Alpha blending modes.
− Massive 2K x 2K textures.
− MPEG-2 video textures.
− Vertex and table fog.
− 16 or 24-bit Z-buffering.
− Reflection mapping, texture morphing, shadows, procedural textures and
atmospheric effects.
IDE Built-in On Board
− Supports four IDE hard disk drives.
− Supports PIO Mode 4, Master Mode and high performance hard disk dr ives.
− Supports Ultra DMA 33/ 66/100/133 Bus Master Mode.
− Supports IDE interface w ith CD-ROM.
− Supports high capacity hard disk drives.
− Supports LBA mode.
Stereo AC 97 Digital Audio Co dec
− AC 97 2.1 interface.
− 16 channels of high-quality sample rate conversion.
− 16x8 channel digital mixer.
− Stereo 10 band graphic equa lizer.
− Sound Blaster® and Sound Blaster Pro® emulation.
− 64-voice wavetable.
− PC99 complaint.
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).
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(4) Normal.
− 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.
Universal Serial Bus
− Supports two back Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports and two front
Universal serial Bus (USB) Ports (Optional).
− Supports 48 MHz USB.
Universal Serial Bus V2.0 (only with South Bridge VT8535) (Optional)
− Supports two back panel Un iversal Serial Bus Ports and two front panel
Universal Serial Bus Ports.
Hardware Monito r Functio n
− CPU Fan and System Fan Speed Monitor.
− CPU Temperature Monitor.
− System Voltage Monitor.
Dimensions (Micro ATX)
− 24.4 cm X 24.4 cm (W x L)
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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, Windows 2000, Windows ME,
Windows XP, SCO UNIX etc.
1.1.3 Accessories
− HDD Cable.
− FDD Cable.
− Flash Memory Writer for BIOS Update.
− USB2 Cable (Optional).
− Rear I/O Panel for Micro ATX Case (Optional).
− Fully Setup Driver CD.
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1.2 Motherboard Installation
1.2.1 System Block Diagram
CNR SLOT
LAN CONN.
AC' 97
CODEC
BIOS
HOST BUS
AGP
MOU SE
V- L I NK
VT8233A/
VT8235
KEYBOARD
AMD K7
PROC ES SOR
VIA
KM 266
WINBOND
W83697HF
FLOPPY
CONN.
LPC
LPT.
CONN.
ADDCONT ROL
DATA
PCI BUS
US B
CNTL
CLOCK
ICW312-02
14.3 18MHZ
HOST BUS
CNTL
MEMORY
ADDR
US B
2 DDR DIMM
+ 2 S DR
DIMM
DATA
4 USB CONN.
M7VIG
icro ATX(FSB: 133/100MHz)
SU PPOR TS 4 DIMMS
SUPP ORT 1 AGP SLOT
SER.
CONN.
SUPP ORT S 3 PCI S LOTS
SER.
SUPPORT TELEPHONY
CONN.
SUPPORT 1 CNR SLOT
CLOCK
W255H
CNT L
100/133MHZ
PCI CONN
PCI CONN
PCI CONN
IDE IDE
ADDR/DATA
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1.2.2 Layout of Motherboard
Model No. M7VIG
JKBMS1
JATXPWR1
JUSBLAN1
JCOM1
JPRNT1
JCFAN1
1
DDR1
SDR2
SDR1
DDR2
JSPKR1
SP-OUT
JLIN1
LIN E-IN
JMIC1
JMIC1
MIC-IN
129
JTAD1
J10
1
JVGA1
10
1
1
JA UD GAM E
GAME Por t
1
LAN CHIP
2
1
JUSB2
KM 266
(VT8375)
PCI1
PCI2
PCI3
JWOL1
1
Winbond
W83697HF
10
9
1-8
T 8233A
VT 8235
JDIMMVOLT
8
127
PRIMARY IDE CONN.
IDE1
SECONDARY IDE CONN.
IDE2
FLOPPY DISK CONN.
FDD1
1
JSFAN1
BAT1
JCMOS1
JPANEL1
1
2324
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N
N
N
N
N
N
N
1.2.3 Quick Reference
ABCDEFGHIJI
A. Back Panel ConnectorsL. DIMM Voltage SelectionHeader
B. AGP Slot (AGP1)(JDIMMVOLT)
C. Front Audio Header (JAUDIO1)M. Floppy Disk Connector (FDD1)
LAN CHIP
D. PCI BUS Slots (PCI1-3)N. System FAN Header (JSFAN1)
E. CD Audio-InHeader(JCDIN1)O. Front Panel Connector (JPANEL1)
F. Telephony Header (JTAD1)P. IDE Connectors (IDE1-2)
G. Cd Audio-In Header (JCDIN2)Q.CMOS Clear Function (JCMOS1)
H. CNR Codec Primary/Secondary R.SDR DIMMs (SDR1-2)
Select (J10) (Optional)S.DDR DIMMs (DDR1-2)
I. CNR Slot (CNR1)T. ATX Power Connector (JATXPWR1)
J. Front USB Header (JUSB2)U. CPU FAN Header (JCFAN1)
K. Wake-On-LANHeader (JWOL1)V. Frequency Selection (JCLK1)
K
Wi nbond
83679HF
V T82 33A
VT8235
L
M
SECO
FLOPP Y DISK C O
PRIMARY IDE CO
DARY IDE CO
KM 266
(VT8375)
DDR1
DDR 2
SDR1
SD R2
V
U
T
S
R
1.3CPU
N
O
.
.
.
BAT1
PQ
Installation
1.3.1 CPU Installation Procedure: Socket A
C
P
U
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1.Pull the lever sideways away from the socket then raise the lever up to a 90degree 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.
4.Put the fan on the CPU by buck ling it, and then put the fan’s powerport into
the JCFAN1, then the installation will be completed.
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LAN CHIP
JCFAN1
1
KM 266
(VT8375)
VT82 33A/
VT82 35
SDR 1
DDR1
SDR2
DDR2
PRIMARY IDE CONN.
SECONDARY IDE CONN.
BAT1
1-11
Winbond
83679 HF
FLOPP Y DISK CONN.
1
JSFAN1
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1.3.2 CPU Frequency Selection: JCLK1
JCKL1
NOTES: The “ * ” mark indicate primitive value.
*100MHz133MHz
CloseOpen
1.3.3 CPU Fan Connector: JCFAN1
Pin No.Assignment
1Ground
2+12V
3Sense
1.3.4 System Fan Connector: JSFAN1
Pin No.Assignment
1
2+12V
3
Ground
Sense
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1.4 RAM Module Installation
1.4.1 DDR SDRAM
DRAM Type: 2.5V Unbuffered DDR SDRAM PC1600/ PC2100/ PC2700 Type
(Only for reference)
Total Memory
Size (MB)
128 M128 M---256 M256 M---512 M512 M----
256 M128 M128 M
384 M256 M128 M
640 M512 M128 M
1128 M1 G128 M
384 M128 M256 M
512 M256 M256 M
768 M512 M256 M
1256 M1 G256 M
640 M128 M512 M
768 M256 M512 M
1024 M512 M512 M
1512 M1 G512 M
1128 M128 M1 G
1256 M256 M1 G
1512 M512 M1 G
DRAM Type: 3.3V Unbuffered SDRAM PC100/ P C133 Type required. 128MB/
256MB/ 512MB DIMM Module (168 pin)
Total Memory Size with unbuffer DIMMs
(Only for reference)
Total Memory
Size (MB)
128 M128 M----
256 M256 M----
512 M512 M----
256 M128 M128 M
384 M256 M128 M
640 M512 M128 M
384 M128 M256 M
512 M256 M256 M
768 M512 M256 M
640 M128 M512 M
768 M256 M512 M
1024 M512 M512 M
2G1G1G
DIMM 1DIMM 2
When you use DDR SDRAM, the memory power will automatically
set to 2.5V.
When you use SDRAM, the memory power will automatically set to
3.3V.
For the above settings, you can only use one kind of memory on
this motherboard. It is forbidden to insert both kind of memory
simultaneously. You must insert only DDR or SDRAM.
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1.4.3 How to install DDR/SDRAM DIMM Module
DDR SDRAM:
Single Sided DIMM
Dou ble Sided DI MM
1. The DDR DIMM socket has a “ Plastic
Safety Tab”, and the DDR DIMM memory
module has an Asymmetrical notch”, so
the DDR DIMM memory module can only
fit into the slot in one direction.
2. Push the tabs out. Insert the DDR
DIMM memory modules into the socket at
a 90-degree angle, then push down
vertically so that it will fit into the place.
3. The Mounting Holes and plastic tabs
should fit over the edge and hold the DDR
DIMM memory modules in place.
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SDRAM:
1. The SDRAM DIMM socket has a “
Plastic Safety Tab”, and the SDRAM
DIMM memory module has an
Asymmetrical notch”, so the SDRAM
DIMM memory module can only fit into
the slot in one direction.
2. Push the tabs out. Insert the SDRAM
DIMM memory modules into the socket
at a 90-degree angle, then push down
vertically so that it will fit into the place.
3. The Mounting Holes and plastic tabs
should fit over the edge and hold the
SDRAM DIMM memory modules in place.
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1.5 Slots
The slots in this motherboard are designed to hold expansion cards and connect them to
the system bus. Expansion slots are a mean of adding or enhancing the motherboard's
features and capabilities. With these efficient facilities, you can increase the
motherboard's capabilities by adding hardware that performs tasks that are not part of
the basic system.
SDR1
DDR1
SDR2
DDR2
AGP Slot
PCI Slot
CNR Slot
LAN CHIP
KM 266
(VT8375)
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VT8235
Winbond
83679H F
BAT1
PRIMARY IDE CONN.
SECONDARY IDE CONN.
FLOPPY DISK CONN.
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1.5.1 AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Slot
Unlike the mouse ports, keyboard ports and printer ports, this motherboard does not
have built in video facilities; and therefore, requires a video card for one of the
expansion slots. Your monitor will attach directly to that video card. Tis
motherboard supports video cards for PCI and ISA slots, but is also equipped with
an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP). An AGP card will take advantage of AGP
technology for improved video efficiency and performance, especially with 3D
graphics.
This motherboard is equipped with 3 standard PCI slots. PCI stands for Peripheral
Component Interconnect, and it is a bus standard for expansion cards supplanted the
older ISA bus standard in most parts. This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits.
1.5.3 CNR (Communication Network Riser) Slot
The CNR specification is an open Industry Standard Architecture, and defines a
hardware scalable riser card interface, which on ly supports aud io, network and
modem.
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1.6 Connectors, Headers & Jumpers
The connectors, headers and jumpers introduced below provide you lots of
capabilities such as power supply, front panel signal revelation, IDE hard d isk
connection, floppy disk connection, Wake On LAN function and USB connection.
Noticeably, a jumper has two or more pins covered by a plastic jumper cap,
allowing the user to select a different system options.
JATXPWR1
SDR1
SDR2
DDR1
DDR2
KM 266
BAT1
1
(VT8375)
JCMOS1
LAN CHIP
PRIMARY IDE CONN.
VT8233A/
VT8235
J10
1
2910
1
JUSB2
Winbond
8367 9HF
JWOL1
1
SECONDARY IDE CONN.
FLOPPY DISK CONN.
8
2
1
7
JDIMMVOLT
IDE 1-2
JPANEL1
FDD1
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1.6.1 Front Panel Connector: JPANEL1
K
E
Y
IR
24
2
SLP
POW-LED
(-)(+)(+)
ON/OFF
1
(-)(+)
SPK
HLED
NARST
23
PinAssignmentFunctionPinAssignmentFunction
No.No.
1+5V2Sleep ControlSleep
3NASpeaker4GroundButton
5NAConnector6NANA
7Speaker 8Power LED (+)
9HDD LED (+)Hard Drive10Power LED (+)POWER
11HDD LED (-)LED12Power LED (-)LED
13GroundReset14Power ButtonPower-on
15Reset Control Button16Ground
Button
17NA18KEY
19NAIrDA20KEYIrDA
21+5VConnector22GroundConnector
23IRT X24IRR X
SPK (Speaker Connector)
An offboard speaker can be installed on the motherboard as a manufacturing option.
It 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 v ideo interface. The speaker is not
connected to the audio subsystem and does not receive output from the audio
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RST (Reset Button)
This connector can be attached to a momentary SPST switch. This switch is usually
open, and when it is closed, it will cause the motherboard to reset and run the POST
(Pow er On Self Test).
POW-LED (Power LED Connector)
This connector can be attached to an LED on the front panel of a computer case.
The LED will illuminate while the computer is powered on.
HLED (Hard Drive LED Connector)
This connector can be attached to an LED on the front panel of a computer case.
The LED will flicker during disk activity where it is only app lied to those IDE
drives directly attached to the system board.
IR (Inf rared Connector)
This connector is used to attach to an infrared sens ing device. After the IrDA
interface is configured, connectionless data transfer to and from portable dev ices
such as laptops making PDA possible.
SLP (Slee p/Gree n Butto n)
This connector is used to conserve energy by powering down the mon itor and the
hard disk when is not in use. To configure this option, you need to connect a button
from the front panel to this sleep button. Depress ing the button will power down
the monitor and the hard drives until the system is invoked by any keyboard
activity, mouse activity, modem activity or when the sleep button is depressed
again. APM (Advanced Power Management) must be enabled in the system BIOS,
and the APM driver must be loaded.
PWR (Power Button)
This connector can be attached to a front panel power switch. The switch must
pulled the Power Button pin to ground for at least 50 ms to signal the power supply
to switch on or off. (The time required is due to internal debounce circuitry on the
system board). At least two seconds must pass before the power supply will
recognize another on/off signal.
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1.6.2 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.
PINAssignmentPINAssignment
13.3V113.3V
23.3V12-12V
3Ground13Ground
4+5V14PS_ON
5Ground15Ground
6+5V16Ground
7Ground17Ground
8PW_OK18 -5V
95V_SB19 +5V
1012V20+5V
1.6.3 Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1/IDE2
The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced P CI IDE Controller that provides PIO
Mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DM A / 33, Ultra DMA / 66, Ultra DMA / 100
functionality. It has two HDD connectors IDE1 (primary) and IDE2 (secondary).
You can connect up to four hard disk dr ives, 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. Its configuration
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is similar to IDE1. The second drive on this controller must be set to slave mode.
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1.6.4 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. T his connector supports
the provided floppy drive ribbon cables.
The motherboard provides a standard P S/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
PinAssignment
1Data
2No connection
3Ground
4+5 V (fused)
5Clock
6No connection
1.7.2 USB & LAN Port Connectors: JUSBLAN1
1.7.2.1 USB Connectors
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 p lug the USB devices directly into this connector.
Stacked USB Connectors
PinAssignment
1 (5)+5 V (fused)
2 (6)
3 (7)
4 (8)Ground
Signal names in brackets ([]) are for USB Port 1.
USBP0- [USBP1-]
USBP0+ [USBP1+]
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1.7.2.2 LAN Port Connector (Optional)
This connector allows you to connect to the Internet through a Local Area Network
(LAN). You can set up the connection by entering an account information provided
by your ISP.
LAN Port Connector
PinAssignment
9VCC
10TD+
11TD-
12RD+
13RD-
14NC
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1.7.3 Serial and Parallel Interface Ports and Video
Graphics Port
This system is equipped one serial port, one parallel port and a VGA port. These
types of interface ports will be explained in this chapter.
1.7.3.1 The Serial Interface port: COM1
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, where it 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 port on this system has a 9-pin connector. Some older computer systems
and peripherals used to be equipped with only one 25-pin connector. If you need to
connect a 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 port 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
port.
SignalNameDB9 PINDB25 PIN
DCDData Carrier Detect18
RXReceive Data23
TXTransmit Data32
DTRData Terminal Ready420
GNDSignal Ground57
DSRData Set Ready66
RTSRequest to Send74
CTSClear to Send85
RIRing Indicator922
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1.7.3.2 Video Graphics Adapter Port: JVGA1
This motherboard has bu ilt in video facilities. Your monitor will attach directly to
JVGA1 connector on the motherboard.
Unlike the serial port, parallel interface port has been standardized, and it should
not present any difficulty interfacing peripherals of 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
pinout for the parallel port are shown in the table below.
SignalPin
-Strobe1
Data 02
Data 13
Data 24
Data 35
Data 46
Data 57
Data 68
Data 79
This connector is composed of a Game port connector and an Audio port connector.
Game Port Connector:
Game port connector allows you to connect a joystick or a game pad for playing
computer games. Also, you may play or edit professional music by connecting
MIDI devices.
Audio Port Connecto r:
Speaker Out is used to connect speakers or headphones for audio output.
Line In can be connected to the external CD player, Tape player or other audio
devices for audio input.
Mic In is used to connect a microphone that allows you to input sounds and voices.
Gam e/Joys tic k/MID I
Speaker OutLine In
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SDR2
SDR1
DDR1
DDR2
2910
1
JTAD1
1
KM 266
BAT1
(VT8375)
LAN CHIP
PRIMARY IDE CONN.
1
1
VT8233A/
VT8235
Winbond
83679 HF
SECONDARY IDE CONN.
FLOPPY D ISK CONN .
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1.7.5.1 CD-ROM Audio-In Connector: JCDIN1
Pin No.Assignment
1Left Channel Input
2Ground
3Ground
4Right Channel Input
1.7.5.2 CD-ROM Audio-In Connector: JCDIN2
Pin No.Assignment
1Left Channel Input
2Ground
3Right Channel Input
4Ground
1.7.5.3 Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUDIO1
Pin No.AssignmentPin No.Assignment
1Mic In2Ground
3Mic Power4Audio Power
5AUD FPOUT R6AUD RET R
7Reserved8Key
9AUD FPOUT L10AUD RET L
1.7.5.4 Telephony Audio Connector: JTAD1
Pin No.Assignment
1PHONE_IN
2Ground
3Ground
4MONO_OUT
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2. BIOS Setup
Introduction
This manual discussed Award™ Setup program bu ilt 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-Athlon
provides critical low-level support for standard devices such as disk drives and
serial/ 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 controls the entire system.
The rest of this manual is intended to guide you through the process of configuring
your system by using Setup.
Plug and Play Support
These AWARD BIOS supports the Plug and Play specification Version 1.0A
complicant. ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data) write is supported.
TM
/ Duron
TM
processors input/output system. The BIOS
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) spec ification. 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.
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PCI Bus Support
This AWARD BIOS a lso supports Version 2.2 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral
Component Interconnect) local bus specification.
DRAM Support
SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) are supported.
Supporte d 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 he lp and press
<Esc> to quit. The following table provides more detail about how to navigate in
the Setup program by using the keyboard.
KeystrokeFunction
Up arrowMove to previous item
Down arrowMove to next item
Left arrowMove to the item on the left (menu bar)
Right arrowMove to the item on the right (menu bar)
Esc Main Menu: Quit without saving changes
Move Enter Move to the item you desired
PgUp keyIncrease the numeric value or make changes
PgDn keyDecrease the numeric value or make changes
+ KeyIncrease the numeric value or make changes
- KeyDecrease the numeric value or make changes
F1 keyGeneral help on Setup navigation keys
F2 keyItem Help
F5 keyLoad previous values from CMOS
F6 keyLoad the fail-safe defaults from B IOS default table
F7 keyLoad the optimized defaults
F9 ke yMe nu i n bi os
F10 keySave all the CMOS changes and exit
Submenus: Exit Current page to the next higher level menu
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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 se lect from several setup functions. Use
the arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept and enter the
sub-menu.
!! WARNING !!
The information about BIOS defaults on manual (Fi gure
1,2, 3,4,5, 6,7,8) is just for reference, please refer to the BIOS
installed on board, for update information.
Figure 1. Main Menu
Standard CMOS Features
This submenu contains industry standard configurable options.
Advanced BIOS Feat ures
This submenu allows you to configure enhanced features of the BIOS.
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Advanced Chipset Features
This submenu allows you to configure special ch ipset features.
Integrated Peripherals
This submenu allows you to configure certain IDE hard drive options and
Programmed Input/ Output features.
Power Management Setup
This submenu allows you to configure the power management features.
PnP/PCI Configurations
This submenu allows you to configure certain “Plug and Play” and PCI options.
PC Health Status
This submenu allows you to monitor the hardware of your system.
Fre que ncy Co ntro l
This page shows the hardware Monitor information of the system.
Load Optimized Defaults
Th is se lectio n a llows yo u to relo a d the BIOS when the syst em is having p rob le ms
particularly with the boot sequence. These configurations are factory settings
optimized for this system. A confirmation message will be displayed before defaults
are set.
Set Supervisor 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.
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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 Superv isor Password is set and the
User Password is set, the “User” will only be able to view configurations but will
not be able to change them.
Save & Exit Setup
Save all configuration changes to CMOS (memory) and e xit setup. Conf irmation
message will be displayed before proceeding.
Exit Without Saving
Abandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup.
Confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding.
Update BIOS
This submenu allows you to update bios.
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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
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Ma i n Me nu Se lectio ns
This table shows the selections that you can make on the Main Menu.
ItemOptionsDescription
DateMM DD YYYYSet the system date. Note
that the ‘Day’ automatically
changes when you set the
date.
TimeHH MM SSSet the system internal
clock.
IDE Primary MasterOptions are in its sub
men u.
IDE Primary SlaveOptions are in its sub
IDE Secondary Master Options are in its sub
IDE Secondary SlaveOptions are in its sub
Drive A
Drive B
VideoEG A/VG A
men u.
men u.
men u.
360K, 5.25 in
1.2M, 5.25 in
720K, 3.5 in
1.44M, 3.5 in
2.88M, 3.5 in
None
CGA 40
CGA 80
MONO
Press <Enter> to enter the
sub menu of detailed
options
Press <Enter> to enter the
sub menu of detailed
options.
Press <Enter> to enter the
sub menu of detailed
options.
Press <Enter> to enter the
sub menu of detailed
options.
Select the type of floppy
disk drive installed in your
system.
Select the default video
device.
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ItemOptionsDescription
Halt OnAll Errors
No Errors
All, but Keyboard
All, but Diskette
All, but Disk/ Key
Base MemoryN/ADisplays the a mount of
Extended MemoryN/ADisplays the amount of
Total MemoryN/ADisplays the total memory
Select the situation in which
you want the BIOS to stop
the POST process and
notify you.
conventional memory
detected during boot up.
extended memory detected
during boot up.
available in the system.
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2.3 Advanced BIOS Features
Figure 3. Advanced BIOS Setup
Virus Warning
This option allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature that is used to protect
the IDE Hard Disk 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.
The Choices:
Disabled (default) Virus protection is disabled.
Enabled Virus protection is activated.
Boot Se q & Flo ppy Se tup
This item allows you to setup boot seq & Floppy.
First/ Second/ Third/ Boot Other Device
These BIOS attempt to load the operating system from the devices in the
sequence selected in these items.
The Choices: Floppy, LS120, HDD-0, SCSI, CDROM, HDD-1, HDD-2,
HDD-3, ZIP100, LAN, Disabled, Enabled.
Swap Floppy Drive
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For systems with two f loppy drives, this option allows you to swap
logica l dr ive as signme nts.
The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.
Boot Up Floppy Seek
Enabling this option will test the f loppy drives to determine if they have
40 or 80 tracks. Disabling this option reduces the time it takes to boot-up.
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.
CPU Internal Cache
Depending on the CPU/chipset in use, you may be able to increase memory access
time with this option.
The Choices:
Enabled (default) Enable cache.
Disabled Disable cache.
External Cache
This option you to enable or disable “Level 2” secondary cache on the CPU , which
may improve performance.
The Choices:
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: Disabled, Enabled (default).
Quick 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.
The Choices:
Enabled (default) Enable quick POST.
Disabled Normal POST.
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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Gate A20 Option
Select if chipset or keyboard controller should control Gate A20.
The Choices:
NormalA pin in the keyboard controller
controls Gate A20.
Fast (default) Lets ch ipset control Gate A20.
Type mati c Rate Se tti ng
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
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)
Sets the rate at which a keystroke is repeated when you hold the key down.
The Choices: 6 (default), 8,10,12,15,20,24,30.
Typematic Delay (Msec)
Sets the delay t ime after the key is held down before it begins to repeat the
keystroke.
The Choices: 250 (default), 500,750,1000.
Security Option
This option will enable only individuals with passwords to br ing the system online
and/or to use the CMOS Setup Utility.
The Choices:
SystemA password is required for the system to boot
Setup (default) A password is required to access the Setup
This will only apply if passwords are set from the Setup main menu.
and is a lso required to access the Setup
Utility.
Utility only.
APIC Mode
By selecting Enabled enables ACPI device mode reporting from the BIOS to the
operating system.
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The Choices: Ena bled (default), Disabled.
MPS Version Control For OS
The BIOS supports versions 1.1 and 1.4 of the Intel multiprocessor specification.
Select the version supported by the operation system running on this computer.
The Choices: 1.4 (default), 1.1.
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.
Video BIOS Shadow
Determines whether video BIOS will be copied to RAM for faster execution.
The Choices:
Enabled (default)Optional ROM is enabled.Disabled Optional ROM is disabled.
Summary Screen Show
This item allows you to enable/disable the summary screen. Summary screen
means system configuration and PCI device listing.
The choices: Enabled, Disabled (default).
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2.4 Advanced Chipset Features
This submenu allows you to configure the specific features of the ch ipset installed on
your system. This chipset manages bus speeds and access to the system memory
resources, such as DRAM and external cache. It also coordinates communications with
the PCI bus. The default settings that came with your system have been optimized; and
therefore, it should not be changed unless you are suspicious that the settings have been
changed incorrectly.
Figure 4. Advanced Chipset Setup
DRAM Clock/Drive Control
To control the Clock/Drive. If you highlight the literal “Press Enter” next to the
“DRAM Clock/Drive Control” label and then press the enter key, it will take you a
submenu with the following options:
DRAM Clock
This item determines DRAM clock following 100MHz, 133MHz or By
SPD.
The Choices: 100MHz, 133MHz, By SPD (default).
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DRAM Timing
This item determines DRAM clock/ timing follow SP D or not.
The Cho ices : By SP D (default), Manual.
DRAM CAS Latency
When DRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles of CAS latency
depends on the DRAM timing.
The Cho ices : 2.5 (default), 2.
Bank Interleave
This item allows you to enable or d isable the bank interleave feature.
The Choices: Disabled (default), 2 bank, 4 bank.
Precharge to Active (Trp)
This items allows you to specify the delay from precharge command to
activate command.
The Cho ices : 2T, 3T (default).
Active to Precharge (Trcd)
This items allows you to specify the minimum bank active time.
The Cho ices : 6T (default), 5T.
Active to CMD (Trcd)
Use this item to specify the delay from the activation of a bank to the
time that a read or write command is accepted.
The Cho ices : 2T, 3T (default).
DRAM Burst Length
The Cho ices : 4 (default), 8.
DRAM Queue Depth
This item permits to place the depths of the memory. The deeper the
depth is, the better is this function.
The Choices: 4 level (default), 2 level, 3 level.
DRAM Command Rate
This item controls clock cycle that must occur between the last valid
write operation and the next command.
The Cho ices : 1T Command, 2T Command (default).
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AG P & P2P B ridge Co ntro l
If you highlight 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
options:
AGP Aperture Size
Select the size of the Accelerated Graph ics Port (AGP) aperture. The
aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for
graphics memory address space. Host cycles that h it the aperture range
are forwarded to the AGP without any translation.
The Choices: 64M (default), 256M, 128M, 32M, 16M, 8M, 4M.
AGP Mode
This item allows you to select the AGP Mode.
The Choices: 4X (default), 2X, 1X.
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.
AGP Driving Value
While AGP driving control item set to “Manual”, it allows user to set
AGP driv in g.
The Choices: DA (default).
AGP Fast Write
The Choices: Enabled, Disabled (default).
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.
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CPU & PCI Bus Control
If you highlight the literal “Press Enter” next to the “CPU & PCI Bus Control” label
and then press the enter key, it will take you a submenu w ith the following options:
PCI1 Master 0 WS Write
When enabled, writes to the PCI bus are executed with zero-wait states.
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.
PCI2 Master 0 WS Write
When enabled, writes to the AGP bus are executed with zero-wait states.
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.
PCI1 Post Write
When Enabled, CPU writes are allowed to post on the P CI bus.
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.
PCI2 Post Write
When Enabled, CPU writes are allowed to post on the AGP bus.
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.
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: Enabled (default), Disabled.
Me mory Hole
When enabled, you can reserve an area of system memory for ISA adapter ROM.
When this area is reserved, it cannot be cached. Refer to the user documentation of
the peripheral you are installing for more informat ion.
The Choices: Disabled (default), 15M – 16M.
System BIOS Cacheable
Selecting the “Enabled” opt ion allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at
F0000h-FFFFFh, which can improve system performance. However, any programs
writing to this area of memory will cause conflicts and result in system errors.
The Choices: Enabled, Disabled (default).
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Video RAM Cacheable
Enabling this option allows caching of the video RAM, resulting in better system
performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error
may result.
The Choices: Enabled, Disabled (default).
VGA Sha re Me mory S ize
This item allows you to select the VGA share memory s ize.
The Choices: 32M (default), 16M, 8M, Disabled.
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Figure 5. Integrated Peripherals
Onboard PCI LAN
This item allows you to enabled or disabled the onboard PCI LAN function.
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.
Onboard Lan Boot ROM
This item allows you to decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard
LAN chip.
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.
OnChip IDE Control
The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface w ith support for two IDE channels.
Select “Enabled” to activate the first and / or second IDE interface. If you install a
primary and / or secondary add-in IDE interface, select “Disabled” to deactivate an
interface. If you highlight the literal “Press Enter” ne xt to the “Onchip IDE
Control” label and then press the enter key, it will take you a submenu with the
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following options:
On-Chip Primary / Secondary PCI IDE
The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with
support for two IDE channels. Select Enabled to activate each channe l
separately.
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.
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
“Disable d”.
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.
IDE Primary / Seconda ry Master / Slave PIO
The IDE PIO (Programmed Input / Output) fields let you set a PIO mode
(0-4) for each of the IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface
supports. Modes 0 through 4 provides 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.
IDE 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 th ird party IDE bus
master driver). If your hard drive and your system software both support
Ultra DMA/100, 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 (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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OnChip PCI Device
If you highlight the literal “Press Enter” next to the “OnChip PCI Device” label
and then press the enter key, it will take you a submenu w ith the following options:
VIA-3058 AC97 Audio
This option allows you to control the onboard AC97 audio.
The Choices: Auto (default), Disabled.
VIA-3068 MC97 Modem
This option allows you to control the onboard MC97 modem.
The Choices: Auto (default), Disabled.
VIA-3043 OnChip LAN
This option allows you to control the onboard LAN.
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.
Supe r IO Dev ice
If you highlight the literal “Press Enter” next to the “Super IO Device” label and
then press the enter key, it will take you a submenu with the following options:
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.
Onboard Serial Port 1
Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second
serial ports.
The Choices : Disabled, 3 F8/IRQ4 (default), 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4,
2E8/IRQ3, Auto.
Onboard Serial Port 2
Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second
serial ports.
The Choices: Disabled, 2F8/IRQ3 (default), 3F8/IRQ4, 3E8/IRQ4,
2E8/IRQ3, Auto.
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UART Mo de Se lec t
This item allows you to determine which Infra Red (IR) funct ion of
onboard I/O chip.
The Choices: Normal (default), AS KIR, IrDA.
RxD, TxD Active
This item a llows you to determine which Infrared (IR) funct ion of
onboard I/O chip.
The Choices: Hi / Lo (default), Hi / Hi, Lo / Hi, Lo / Lo.
IR Transmission Delay
This item allows you to enable/disable IR transmission delay.
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.
UR2 Duplex Mode
Select the value required by the IR device connected to the IR port. Fullduplex mode permits simultaneous two-direction transmission. Halfduplex mode permits transmission in one direction only at a time.
The Choices: Half (default), Full.
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.
Onboard Pa rallel Port
This item allows you to determine access onboard parallel port controller
with which I/O Address.
The Choices: 378/IRQ7 (default), 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7, Disabled.
Pa rallel Port Mo de
The default value is SPP.
The Choices:
SPP(default) Using Parallel port as Standard Printer Port.
EPPUsing Parallel Port as Enhanced
ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities
ECP+EPPUsing Parallel port as ECP & EPP mode.
Parallel Port.
Port.
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EP P Mode Se lect
Select EPP port type 1.7 or 1.9.
The Choices: EPP 1.7(default), EPP1.9.
ECP Mode Use DMA
Select a DMA Channel for the port.
The Choices: 3 (default), 1.
Game Port Address
Game Port I/O Address.
The Choices: 201 (default), 209, Disabled.
Mi di Po rt Addre ss
Midi Port Base I/O Address.
The Choices: 330 (default), 300, 290, Disabled.
Midi Port IRQ
This determines the IRQ in which the Midi Port can use.
The Choices: 5, 10 (default).
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.
OnChip USB Co ntroller
This option should be enabled if your 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.
USB Keyboard Support
Enables support for USB attached keyboards.
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The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.
2.6 Power Management Setup
The Power Management Setup Menu allows you to configure your system to utilize
energy conservation and power up/power down features.
Figure 6. Power Management Setup
ACPI function
This item displays the status of the Advanced Configuration and Power
Management (ACPI).
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.
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
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Power Manage ment Option
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.
2.Doze Mode.
3.Suspend Mode.
Power Management
There are four options of Power Management, three of which have fixed
mode settings.
The Choices:
Mi n. Power Savi ng
Minimum power management.
Doze Mode = 1 hr.
Standby Mode = 1 hr
Suspend Mode = 1 hr.
HDD Power Down = 15 min
Max. Power 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 De fined (default)
Allow you to set each mode individually.
When not disabled, each of the ran ges are from 1 min. to 1 hr.
except for HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 min. to 15
min. and disable.
HDD Power Down
When enabled, the hard disk drive will power down and after a set time of system
inactivity. All other devices rema in active.
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).
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State After Po we r Failure
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 Supply is eventually turned on 3.3V from the Power Supply w ill be used.
The Choices: Auto, On, Off (default).
Wake Up/ Power On Control
If you highlight the literal “Press Enter” next to the “Wake Up/ Power On Control”
label and then press enter key, it will take you to a submenu with the following
options:
Power On by PCI card
When you select Enabled, a P ME signal from PCI card returns the
system to Full On state.
The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.
Wake Up on LAN/Ring
An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator (RI) line (in other words,
an incoming call on the modem) awakens the system from a soft off
state.
The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.
RTC Alarm Resume
This function is for setting date and time for your computer to boot up.
During Disabled, you cannot use this function. During Enabled,
Choose the Date and Time Alarm:
Date (of Month) Alarm You can choose which month the system will
Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm You can choose shat hour, minute and
Note: If you have change the setting, you must let the system boot up
until it goes to the
boot up.
second the system will boot up.
operating system, before this function will work.
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Reload Global Timer Events
Reload Global Timer Events are I/O events whose occurrence can prevent the
system from entering a power saving mode or can awaken the system from such a
mode. In effect, the system remains alert for anything, which occurs to a dev ice,
which is configured as Enabled, even when the system is in a power down mode.
VGA off (default), on.
LPT & COM LPT/COM (default), COM, LTP, None.
HDD & COM On (default), off.
PCI Master Off (default), on.
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2.7 PnP/PCI Configurations
This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. P CI, 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 commun icating 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
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 system like Window™ 95. When set to NO, BIOS will initialize all the
PnP cards. For non-PnP operating systems (DOS, Netware™), this option must set
to NO.
The Choices: No (default), Yes.
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Reset Configuration Data
The system BIOS supports the PnP feature, which requ ires 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.
IRQ-3assigned to: PCI / ISA PnP
IRQ-4assigned to: PCI / ISA PnP
IRQ-5assigned to: PCI / ISA PnP
IRQ-7assigned to: PCI / ISA PnP
IRQ-9assigned to: PCI / ISA PnP
IRQ-10assigned to: PCI / ISA PnP
IRQ-11assigned to: PCI / ISA PnP
IRQ-12assigned to: PCI / ISA PnP
IRQ-14assigned to: PCI / ISA PnP
IRQ-15assigned to: PCI / ISA PnP
DMA-0assigned to: PCI / ISA PnP
DMA-1assigned to: PCI / ISA PnP
DMA-3assigned to: PCI / ISA PnP
DMA-5assigned to: PCI / ISA PnP
DMA-6assigned to: PCI / ISA PnP
DMA-7assigned to: PCI / ISA PnP
The above settings will be shown on the screen only if “Manua l” 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 non-PnP IS A add-on cards. PCI / ISA PnP s ignifies that a resource is
assigned to the PCI Bus or provides for ISA PnP add-on cards and peripherals.
The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.
Reso urces 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
This submenu will allow you to assign each system interrupt a type, 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”.
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.
The Choices:
Disabled (default)Disables the function.
EnabledEnables the function.
Assign IRQ For VGA
Lets the user choose which IRQ to assign for the VGA.
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.
Assign IRQ For USB
Lets the user choose which IRQ to assign for the USB.
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.
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2.8 PC Health Status
Figure 8. PC Health Status
Current CPU Te mperature
This field displays the current temperature of the CPU.
Current CPUFAN Speed
This field displays the current speed of CPU fan.
Current SYSFAN Speed
This field displays the current speed SYSTEM fan.
CPU Voltage 3.3V, +5V, +12V, -12V, -5V
Detect the system’s voltage status automatically.
Show H/W Monitor in POST
If your computer contains a monitoring system, it will show PC health status during
POST stage. The item offers several delay time for you to choose.
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.
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2.9 Frequency Control
Fre que ncy C o ntrol
Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk
This item allows you to enable / disable auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clock.
The Choic es: En a ble d (default), Disabled.
Spread Spectrum
This item allows you to enable / disable spectrum for all clock.
The Choices: +/-0.25% (default), Disabled, -0.5%, +/-0.5%, +/-0.75%.
CPU Host / PCI Clock
Thisitem 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 poweron screen showed. This act ion will boot-up the system
according to FSB of the processor.
※ It’s strongly recommended to set CPU Vco re and clock in
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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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3. 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 CAUSEDIAGNOSISSOLUTION
Power cable is
unplugged.
Defective power cable.Visually inspect the cable;
Power supply failure.Power cable and wall
Faulty wall outlet; circuit
breaker or fuse blown.
System inoperative. Keyboard lights are on, power indicator lights are lit, hard
drive is spinning.
Visually inspect power
cable.
try another cable.
socket are OK, but system
is still dead.
Plug in device known to
work in socket and test
PROBLEM
Make sure power cable is
securely plugged in.
Replace cable.
Contact technical support.
Use different socket, repair
outlet, reset circuit breaker
or replace fuse.
PROBABLE CAUSEDIAGNOSISSOLUTION
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 CAUSEDIAGNOSISSOLUTION
Connector between hard
drive and system board
unplugged.
Damaged hard disk or
disk controller.
Hard disk directory or
FAT is scrambled.
When attempting to run
the FDISK utility you get a
message, INVALID
DRIVE SPECIFICATION.
Format hard disk; if
unable to do so the hard
disk may be defective.
Run the FDISK program,
format the hard drive.
Copy data that was
backed up onto hard
drive.
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.
Contact technical support.
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 app lications can be
used but booting from hard disk is impossible.
PROBABLE CAUSEDIAGNOSISSOLUTION
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 messa ges will not
allow certain data to be retrieved.
PROBABLE CAUSEDIAGNOSISSOLUTION
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 CAUSEDIAGNOSISSOLUTION
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 CAUSEDIAGNOSISSOLUTION
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.
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PROBLEM
No screen.
PROBABLE CAUSEDIAGNOSISSOLUTION
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 CAUSEDIAGNOSISSOLUTION
Screen saver is enabled.Disable screen saver.
PROBLEM
Keyboard failure.
PROBABLE CAUSEDIAGNOSISSOLUTION
Keyboard is
disconnected.
Reconnect keyboard.
Check keys again, if no
improvement replace
keyboard.
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PROBLEM
No color on screen.
PROBABLE CAUSEDIAGNOSISSOLUTION
Faulty Monitor.If possible, connect
monitor to another
system. If no color replace
moni tor.
CMOS incorrectly set
up.
Call technical support.
PROBLEM
C: drive failure.
PROBABLE CAUSEDIAGNOSISSOLUTION
Hard drive cable not
connected properly.
Check hard drive cable.
PROBLEM
Cannot boot system after installing second hard dr ive.
PROBABLE CAUSEDIAGNOSISSOLUTION
Master/slave jumpers
not set correctly.
Hard drives not
compatible / different
manufacturers.
Set master/slave jumpers
correctly.
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 CAUSEDIAGNOSISSOLUTION
CMOS setup has been
changed.
Run setup and select
correct drive type.
PROBLEM
Certain keys do not function.
PROBABLE CAUSEDIAGNOSISSOLUTION
Keys jammed or
defective.
Replace keyboard.
PROBLEM
Keyboard is locked, and no keys function.
PROBABLE CAUSEDIAGNOSISSOLUTION
Keyboard is locked.Unlock keyboard.
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