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FCC Inf or m at ion and Copyr ight
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Tabl e of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction ...........................................................1
1.1 Motherboard Features.................................................. 1
1.2 Package Checklist.........................................................4
1.3 Motherboard Layout ....................................................5
1.4 Motherboard Components ............................................ 6
Chapter 2: Hard ware Installation ..........................................7
2.1 Central Processing Unit (CPU)...................................... 7
2.2 Fan Headers.................................................................7
2.3 Memory Modules Installation ....................................... 8
2.4 Connectors and Slots....................................................9
Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup...............................10
3.1 How to setup Jumpers .................................................10
3.2 Detail Settings.............................................................10
Chapter 4: Useful Help...........................................................14
4.1 Award BIOS Beep Code...............................................14
4.2 Extra Information........................................................14
4.3 Troubleshooting ..........................................................16
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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES
A. Hardware
CPU
Supports Socket A.
Supports single AMD® Athlon/Duron/Sempron Famil y processor.
Front Si de Bus at 200/266/333 M Hz.
Chipset
North Bridge: VIA KM 400.
South Bridge: VIA VT8237R.
Dimensions
AT X Form Fact or: 1 9. 4cm (W) X 24.4cm (L)
Mai n Memor y
Supp orts up to 2 DDR d evices.
Supp orts SPD DDR 2 00 /2 66/33 3/400 M Hz (without ECC) DDR
devices.
Maxi mum me mo r y siz e is 2G B .
DI MM Socket
Location
DDR1 64MB/128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB *1
DDR2 64MB/128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB *1
DDR Module
To tal M e m o r y
Size (MB)
Max is 2 GB.
On- boa rd IDE
2 on-board connectors support 4 IDE di sk drives.
Supports PIO mode 4, Master Mode and Ultra DMA
33/ 66/10 0/133 Bus Mas ter Mod e.
Slots
Three 32bi t PCI bus m aster slots.
One CNR slot. (only Type B )
One AGP 8X slot .
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Super I/O
Chip: ITE8705F
Provides the most commonly used legacy Super I/O
functionality.
Environment Control initiatives,
- H/W Monitor
- IT E's "Smart Guardian" function
Serial A TA
Integrated in VT8237R.
Two serial ATA connectors support 2 SATA devices.
Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 functions.
Supports 2 serial ATA (SATA) ports.
- Data transfer ra te s up to 150 MB/s.
- Complaints with SATA Versi on 1.0 specification.
LAN PHY
Chip: VIA VT6103.
Supports 10 Mb/s and 100 Mb/s auto-negotiation
Half/ Full duple x capability.
On-b o ard AC’9 7 Audio Sound Cod ec
Chip: CMI9761A.
Compliant with AC’97 specification.
Supports 6 channels.
Supports digi tal audio-out functions. (optional)
Internal On-boar d Connectors and Headers
1 front panel header supports front panel facilities.
1 CD-in connector supports CD-ROM audio-in function.
1 front audi o header supports front panel audio function.
1 SPDIF-out connector supports di gital audio-out function.
1 fl oppy connector supports 2 FDD devices with 360K, 720K,
1.2 M, 1.44M a nd 2.8 8M by tes.
2 IDE connectors support 4 IDE di sk drives.
2 Serial ATA connectors support 2 SATA devices.
2 USB headers support 4 USB 2.0 ports at front panel.
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Rear (Ba ck Panel) Side Connectors
4 USB 2.0 ports.
1 VGA port.
1 Serial port.
1 RJ - 45 LAN jack.
1 PS/2 Mouse & Keyboard port.
1 Parallel po rt. (S PP/E PP /ECP mo de )
1 Vertical audio port including 1 line-in connector, 1 line-out
conn ec tor, and 1 MIC- i n co nn ec tor.
LA N
PS/2
Mouse
PS/2
Keyboard
US B x2
Printer port
VGA1
COM 1
U SB x2
B. BIOS & Software
Line In/
Surround
Line Out
Mic In 1/
Base/Center
BIOS
Award legal BIOS.
Supports APM1.2.
Supports ACPI.
Supports USB Functi on.
Software
Sup por ts W arpspe eder ™ , 9t h Touch™ , FL A SH ER ™.
Offers the hi ghest p e rfo rmance for Windows 98 SE, Windows
2000, Windows Me, Windows XP, SCO UNIX, Linux etc.
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1.2 PACKAGE CHECKLIST
FDD Cable X 1
HDD Cable X 1
User’s M anual X 1
Fu lly Setup Driver CD X 1
Rear I/O Panel fo r Micro ATX Ca se X 1 (o p tional)
USB 2.0 Cable X1 (optional)
S/PDIF out Cabl e X 1 (optional)
Serial ATA Cable X 1 (optional)
Serial ATA Power Swi tch Cable X 1 (optional)
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A
1.3 MOTHERBOARD LAY OUT
CPU1So cket A
JCOM1
JPRNT1
JVG A1
BAT1
JC LK 1
KM400
LAN PH Y
VT 6103
2
1
14
13
GP1
8237R
Super I/O
CNR1
FDD1
Note: ■ represents the 1st pin.
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1.4 MOTHERBOARD COMPONENTS
BC
CP U1Socket A
T
BAT1
D
A
VT 6103
E
F
G
H
Super I/O
JATXPW ER 1: ATX power sourc e
A.
connector.
JNFAN 1 (optional): Power header for
B.
north bridge fan.
JCFAN1: Powe r header for CPU fan .
C.
Rear s ide (back panel) connec t ors.
D.
JF _AUDI O1: F ront panel audio
E.
header
JCDIN1: CD-ROM audio-in
F
connector.
AGP1: Accelerat ed Graphics Port
G.
slot
JSPD IF1 (optional): Digit al audio-out
H.
connector.
CN R1 : Co mmun i cation Ne twor k
I.
Rise r sl o t.
PCI 1~3: Peripheral C om ponent
J.
Int erc onnect slot s.
S
R
KM4 00
LAN P HY
8237R
KLI
FDD1: Floppy D isk connect or.
K.
JC I 1: C hassis open header.
L.
JPAN EL1: Front panel f acilities
M.
Q
P
O
N
M
header.
JSF AN 1: Power header f or system f an.
N.
SATA1/SATA2: On-board serial ATA
O.
connectors.
JU SB1/JU SB2: F ront USB ports
P.
headers.
IDE1/IDE2 : Hard Disk connector.
Q.
JCLK1: CPU Frequency selection.
R.
DD RA 1 /DDRA2: DDR me mo ry
S.
modules.
JCMOS1: Clear CMOS header.
T.
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CHAPTER 2: HARDW ARE 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 angle.
Step 2: Look for the white dot/cut edge. T he white dot/cut edge should
point wards the le v er pi vot. The CPU will fit onl y in the correc t
orientation.
Step 3: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then close the lever to complete
the i nstal la ti on.
Step 4: Put the CP U F an on t he CPU and bu c kl e it. Co nn ect the CPU fan
power cable to the JCFAN1. This completes the installation.
2.2 FAN HEADERS
CPU FAN Po wer He a der: JCFAN1
System Fan Power Hea der: JSFA N1
Pin Assignment
1 Ground
2 +12V
3 FAN RPM rat e sense
Pin Assignment
1 Ground
2 +12V
3 FAN RPM rat e sense
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North Br idge Fan Power Hea der : JNBFAN1 (optiona l)
Pin Assignment
1 Ground
2 +12V
3 FAN RPM rat e sense
Note:
The JCF AN1, JSF AN 1and JN BF AN1 support system cooling f an wit h
Smart Fan C ont rol utility. It supports 3 pin head connector. When
connec t ing wit h wires onto c onnectors, please note that the red wire is the
posit iv e and should be connec t ed to pin#2, and the black wire is Ground
and should be connec t ed to GND.
2.3 MEMORY MODUL ES INSTAL LAT ION
2.2.1 DDR M o dule install ation
1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Align a
DIMM on the sl ot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break
on the Sl ot.
2. Insert the DIMM vertically a nd firmly into the slo t until the re taining chip
snap back in place and the DIMM i s properly seated.
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2.4 CONNECTO RS AND SLOTS
Floppy Disk Connector: FDD1
The motherboard provi des a standard floppy di sk connector that
s uppor t s 360 K, 720 K , 1.2 M, 1. 4 4 M a nd 2.88 M f lo ppy dis k ty pes . This
connector supports the provided floppy dri ve ribbon cables.
Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1/IDE2
The motherboard has a 32-bi t Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that
provides PIO Mode 0~5, Bus Master, and Ultra DM A 33/66/100/133
functionality. It has two HDD conn ectors IDE 1 (p rimary) an d IDE2
(secondary).
The IDE connectors can connect a m aster and a slave drive, so you can
connect up to four hard di sk drives. The fi rst hard drive should always be
connected to IDE1.
Peripheral Component Interco nnect Slots: PCI1~PCI3
This motherboard i s equi pped with 3 standard PCI slots. PCI stands for
Peripheral Com ponent Interconnect, and it i s a bus standard for
expansion cards. T his PCI slot i s designated as 32 bits.
Accelerated Graphics Port Slot: AGP1
Your monitor wi ll attach directly to that video card. Thi s motherboard
supports video cards for PCI slots, but it is also equipped with an
Accelerate d Gra phics P o rt (AGP). An AGP card will take advantage o f
AGP technology for im proved video efficiency and perform ance,
especially with 3D graphics.
Communication Network Riser Slot: CNR1
The CNR specification is an open Ind ustry S tanda rd A rchit ec ture, and it
defi nes a hardware scalable riser card interface, which supports modem
onl y.
Serial ATA Connector : JSATA1/ JSATA2
The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 2 channels SATA
interface, it satisfies the SATA 1.0 spec and with transfer rate of
1.5Gb/s.
Pin Assignment Pin Assignment
1 Ground 2 TX+
3 TX- 4 Ground
JSATA1/JSATA2
5 RX- 6 RX+
7 Ground
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CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP
3.1 HOW TO SETUP JUMPERS
The illustration shows how to set up j umpers. When the jumper cap is
placed on pins, the jumper is “close”, if not, that means the j umper is
“open”.
Pin opened Pin closed Pin1-2 closed
3.2 DETAIL SETTINGS
Front Panel Audio Header : JF_AUDIO1
This header allows user to connect the front audio out put cable with the
PC fro nt panel. It will disable the out put on ba c k pan el audio connectors.
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113
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 Reserved 8 Key
9 Left line out/ Speak er out Left 10 Lef t line out/ Speak er out Left
Right line in/R ear speaker
11
Right
13 Lef t line in/Rear s peak er Lef t 14 Left line in/R ear speaker Lef t
JF_AUDIO1
6 Right line out/ Speak er out R ight
12 R ight line in/R ear speaker Right
CD-ROM Audio -in Connector: JCDIN1
This connector allows user to connect the audio source from the vari ety
devi c es, like CD-ROM, DVD-RO M, PCI soun d card , PCI T V turne r card
etc..
Pin Assignment
1 Lef t channel input
2 Ground
1
JCDIN1
3 Ground
4 Right channel input
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Digi ta l Aud io- ou t Conn ec to r: J SPDI F 1 (op tional )
This connector will allow u ser t o con nect the P CI bracket SPDI F ou tp ut
header.
Pin Assignment
1
JSPDIF_OUT1
1 +5V
2 SPDIF OUT
3 Ground
Cha ss is Op en Head er: J CI1
T his connecto r allows system to monitor PC case open status. If the
signal has been triggered, it will record to the CMOS and show the
message on next boot-up.
Pin Assignment
JCI1
1 Cas e open signal
2 Ground
ATX Power Source Con nect ors: JATX PWR1
JATXPWR1: This connector allows user to connect 20-pin power
conn ec tor on t h e A TX power s upply.
Pin Assignment Pin Assignment
1 +3.3V 13 +3.3V
2 +3.3V 14 -12V
3 Ground 15 Ground
4 +5V 16 PS_ON
5 Ground 17 Ground
6 +5V 18 Ground
7 Ground 19 Ground
8 PW_OK 20 -5V
9 Standby Voltage +5V 21 +5V
JATXPWR1
10 +12V 22 +5V
11 +12V 23 +5V
12 Detect 24 Ground
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Header for Fr ont Pan el Facilities: JPANEL1
This 24-pin connector includes Power-on, Reset, HDD LED, Power LED,
Sleep button, speaker and IrDA Connection. It allows user to connect
the PC case’s front panel switch functions.
PWR_LED
RST
IR
24
23
IRSPK
JPANEL1
8 Power LED (+)
12 Power LED (-)
16 Ground
24 IRRX
Sleep
button
Power LED
Power-on
button
IrDA
Connector
SLP
2
1
+-+
HLED
+
On/Off
-
Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function
1 +5V 2 Sleep control
3 N/A 4 Ground
5 N/A 6 N/A N/A
Speaker
Connector
7 Speaker
9 H DD LED (+) 10 Power LED (+)
11 HDD LED (-)
13 Ground 14 Power button
15 Reset control
Hard drive
LED
Reset
button
17 N/A 18 Key
19 N/A 20 Key
21 +5V 22 Ground
IrDA
Connector
23 IRTX
Heade rs for USB Ports at Front Panel: JUS B1/JUSB2
This connector allows user to connect additional USB cables at PC front
panel, and al so can be connected with internal USB devi ces, like USB
card reader.
Pin Assignment Pin Assignment
210
1
JUSB1/JUSB2
1 +5V (f us ed) 2 +5V (f us ed)
3 USB- 4 USB-
9
5 USB+ 6 USB+
7 Ground 8 Ground
9 Key 10 NC
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Frequency Select ion: JCLK 1
Pin 100 MHz
Close Open Open
Close Close Open
Open Open Open
Open Open Open
JCLK1
1-2
3-4
5-6
7-8
Note:
The JCLK1 is set at 133 M Hz as factor default setting.
133 MHz
(Default)
166 MHz
Clear CM OS Head er : JCM OS1
By placi ng the jumper on pin2-3, i t allows user to restore the BIOS safe
setting and the CMOS data, please careful ly follow the procedures to
avo id da ma ging th e mot her b oar d.
JCMOS1 Assignment
Pin 1-2 close
Pin 2-3 close
Norm al Operation (D ef ault).
Clear CMOS data.
※ Clear CMOS Procedures:
1. Remov e AC power line.
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 AWARD BIOS BEEP CODE
One long beep f ollowed by t wo short
beeps
High-low siren sound CPU overheated
One Short beep when system boot-up N o error found during POST
Long beeps every ot her sec ond No DRAM detected or inst all
Beep Sound Meanin g
Video card not f ound or video c ard
mem ory bad
Sys t em will shut down autom at ically
4.2 EXTRA INFORMATION
A. BIOS Update
After you fail to upd ate B IOS or BIOS is invaded by virus, the
Boot-Block functi on wi ll hel p to restore BIOS. If the following message
is shown after boot-up the system, it means the BIOS contents are
corrupted.
In this Case, pl ease foll ow the procedure below to restore the BIOS:
1. Mak e a bo otab le fl op py disk.
2. Download the Fl ash Utility “AWDFLASH.exe” from the Biostar
websi te: www.b iostar.com.tw
3. Confirm motherboard model and download the respectivel y BIOS
fr om Bi os t ar websit e.
4. Copy “AWDFLASH.exe” and respectivel y BIOS into fl oppy di sk.
5. Insert the bootable di sk into floppy drive and press Enter.
6. Syste m will boo-up to DOS p rompt.
7. Type “Awdflash xxxx.bf/sn/py/ r” i n DOS prompt.
8. Syste m will update BIOS au tomati c ally and restart.
9. T he BIOS h as been reco v ered an d will work properly.
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B. CPU Overheated
If the system shutdown automatically after power on system for
seconds, that means the CPU protection function has been activated.
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 is placed evenly with the CPU surface.
2. CPU fan is rotated normall y.
3. CPU fan speed is fulfilling with the CPU speed.
After confirmed, pl ease follow steps below to relief the CPU protection
function.
1. Remove the power cord from power supply for seconds.
2. W ait for seconds.
3. Plug i n the power cord and boot up the system.
Or you can:
1. Clear the CMOS data.
(See “Close CMOS Header: JCM OS1” section)
2. W ait for seconds.
3. Power on the system again.
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1. No power to the system at all
Probable Solution
Power light don’t illuminat e, f an
inside power s upply does not t urn
on.
2. Indic at or light on key board does
not t urn on.
Sys t em inoperat iv e. Key board lights
are on, power indic at or lights are lit,
and hard driv e is s pinning.
Sys t em does not boot from hard dis k
drive, can be booted f rom opt ic al drive.
Sys t em only boots from optical drive.
Hard disk can be read and applicat ions
can be used but booting f rom hard disk
is imposs ible.
Screen m essage say s “Invalid
Conf igurat ion” or “CMOS Failure.”
Cannot boot sys t em af t er installing
sec ond hard drive.
1. Make sure 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 firm ly unt il the
module s naps int o place.
1. Chec k cable running from disk t o
disk controller board. Make sure
both ends are s ec urely plugged
i n; c hec k th e driv e ty pe in the
standard CMOS se tup.
2. Back ing up the hard drive is
ext rem ely im port ant. All hard
disk s are c apable of break ing
down at any t ime.
1. Back up data and applications
files.
2. Ref orm at t he hard drive.
Re-ins t all applicat ions and dat a
using backup disks.
Rev iew sys t em’s equipment . Make sur
correc t inf ormat ion is in setup.
1. Set m aster/slave jum pers
correctly.
2. Run SETUP program and s elect
correc t driv e ty pes. 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-friendly functions including Overclock M anager, Overvoltage
Manager, and Hardware Moni tor.
With the Overcl ock Manager, users can easily adjust the frequency they
prefer or they can get the best CPU performance with just one click. T he
Overvoltage Manager, on the other hand, helps to power up CPU core
vol tage an d Me mor y v ol ta ge. The co o l Har dw are Moni tor s mar t ly in d icates
the temperatures, vol tage and CPU fan speed as wel l as the chi pset
information. Al so, in the About panel, you can get detail descriptions about
BIOS model and chipsets. In addi tion, the frequency status of CPU,
memory, AGP and PCI along with the CPU speed are synchronically
s how n on our ma i n p an el .
Moreover, to protect users' computer systems if the setting is not
appropriate when testing and results in system fail or hang,
[WarpSpeeder™] technology assures the system stabil ity 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, Windows 2000, Windows XP
DirectX: DirectX 8.1 or above. (The Windows XP operating system
incl udes DirectX 8.1. If you use Windows XP, you do not need to install
Dir ec tX 8.1.)
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5.3 INST ALL AT ION
1. Execute the setup execution file, and then the following dialog will pop
up. Please click “Next” button and follow the default procedure to
install.
2. When you see the following dialog in setup procedure, it m eans setup
is completed. If the “Launch the WarpSpeeder T ray Utility” checkbox
is checked , the Tray Ico n utility an d [WarpSp eeder™] utility will be
automatically and immediatel y launched after you click “Fi nish”
button.
Usage:
The following figures are j ust only for reference, the screen printed i n
this user manual will chan ge a c c ording to you r motherboard on hand.
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5.4 [WARPSPEEDER™] INCLUDES 1 TRAY ICON AND 5 PANEL S
1. Tray Icon:
Whenever the Tray Icon utility i s launched, it will displa y a little tray
icon on the right side of Windows Taskbar.
This utility is responsible for conveniently invoking [WarpSpeeder™]
Utility. You can use the mouse by clicking the left button in order to
invoke [WarpSpeeder™] directly from the littl e tray icon or you can
right-click the little tray icon to pop up a popup menu as following
figure. The “Launch Utility” i tem in the popup menu has the same
function as m ouse left-click o n tray ic on an d “Exit” item will close
T ray Icon utility if selected.
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2. Main Panel
If y ou clic k the tra y icon, [WarpSpeeder™] utility will be in voked.
Please refer to the follo wing figure ; the u tili ty’s fi rst window you will
see is Main Panel.
Main Panel contains feature s as foll ows:
a. Di spl ay the CPU Speed, CPU extern al clock, Me m or y cl ock, AGP cloc k,
and PCI clock information.
b. Contains About, Voltage, Overclock, and Hardware Moni tor Buttons for
invoking respective panels.
c. W ith a us er - fr ie nd ly Status Animatio n, it c an r epr esent 3 ov er c loc k
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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3. Vol ta ge Panel
Click the Vol tage but to n in Main Panel, the button will b e hi ghlighted
and the Voltage Pa nel will slide out to up as the foll owing figure.
In this panel, you can decide to increase CPU core voltage and
Memory voltage or not. The d efault setting is “No ”. If you want to get
the best performance of overclocking, we recommend you click the
opti on “Yes”.
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4. Over clock Panel
Click the Overclock butt on in Ma in Panel, the bu tton will be
highlighted and the Overcl ock Panel wi ll slide out to left as the
fol l owi ng f igur e.
Overclock Panel contains the these features:
a. “–3MHz button”, “-1MHz button”, “+1MHz button”, and “+3MHz button”:
provide user the ability to do real -time overclock adjustment.
Warning:
Manually overclock is pot entially dangerous, especially when t he
overc locking percent age is ov er 110 %. We s t rongly recommend you
verify ev ery speed y ou overclock by c l ick the Verify butt on. Or, you c an
just click Aut o overc lock button and let [W arpSpeeder™] aut om atically
gets the best result for y ou.
b. “Recovery Dialog button”: Pop up the following dialog. Let user select
a restoring 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 the be st and sta ble performa nce and
frequency automatically. [WarpSpeeder™] utility will execute a
series of te sting un til syste m fail . Th en system will do fa il-saf e
reboot by usi ng Watchdog function. After reboot, the
[WarpSpeeder™] utility will restore to the hardware default
setting or l oad the verifi ed best and stable frequency according
to the Reco very Dialog’s se tting.
d. “Verify button”: User can click thi s button and [WarpSpeeder™]
will proceed a testing for current frequency. If the testing i s ok,
then the current fre q uency will be saved in to system registry. If
the testing fail, system will do a fail-safe rebooting. After reboot,
the [Wa rpSpe ede r™ ] utilit y will restore to the hardwa re default
setting or l oad the verifi ed best and stable frequency according
to the Reco very Dialog’s se tting.
Note:
Becaus e the t esting programs, inv ok ed in Auto-overclock and Verify,
include D irectDraw, D irect3D and D irectShow tests, the D irectX 8.1 or
newer runtime library is required. And please mak e sure your dis play
card’s color depth is High color (16 bit) or True color( 24/32 bit ) that is
required for Direct3D rendering.
5. Hardware Monitor Panel
Click the Hardwa re Monitor bu tton in Main Pa ne l, the button will be
highlighted and the Hardware Monitor panel will slide out to left as
the fo l lowing f ig ur e.
In this panel, you can get the real -time status inform ation of your
syste m. The informa tion will be ref reshed every 1 second.
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6. About Panel
Click the “about” button i n Main Panel, the button will be highlighted
and th e About Pa nel w il l s l id e out to up as the followin g f ig ur e.
In this panel, you can get model name and detail inform ation in hints
of all the chipset that are related to overclocking. You can also get
the mainboard’s BIOS model and the Version num ber 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
correlat ive but ton i n Main panel will be disabled, but will not interfer e
other panels’ functions. This property can make [WarpSpeeder™]
utility more robust.
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BIOS Setup........................................................................................1
1 Main Menu.....................................................................................................3
2 Standard CMOS Features ..............................................................................6
3 Advanced BIOS Features...............................................................................9
4 Advanced Chipset Features..........................................................................13
5 Integrated Peripherals ..................................................................................17
6 Power Management Setup ........................................................................... 21
7 PnP/PCI Configurations............................................................................... 25
8 PC Health Status ..........................................................................................28
9 Frequency/ Voltage Control......................................................................... 30
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BIOS Setup
Introduction
T his manual discuss ed Award™ Se tup program built into the ROM BIOS . The Se tup
program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This special information is
th en stored in battery-bac ked RAM so that it retain s the S etup information wh en th e power
is turned off.
T he Award B IOS™ ins talled in your comp uter system’s RO M (R ead O nly Memor y) is a
custom version of an industry standard BIOS. This means that it supports Intel Pentium
processor input/output system. The BIOS provides critical low-level support for standard
devices such as disk drives and seria l and parallel ports.
Addin g 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 configuring your
system using Setup.
Plug a nd Play Support
These AWARD BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1.0A specification. ESCD
(Extended System Configuration Data) write is supported.
EPA Green PC Support
This AWARD BIOS supports Version 1.03 of the EPA Green PC specification.
APM Support
These AWARD BIOS supports Version 1.1&1.2 of the Advanced Power Management
(APM) specification. Power management features are implemented via the System
Management Interrupt (SMI). Sleep and Suspend power management modes are supported.
Power to the hard disk drives and video monitors can be managed by this AWARD BIOS.
ACPI Support
Award ACPI BIOS support Version 1.0 of Advanced Configuration and P ower 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 AW ARD BIOS also supports Version 2.1 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component
Interconnect) local bus specif ication.
DRAM Support
DDR SDRAM (Double Data Rate Synchronous DRAM) are supported.
Suppo rted CP Us
T h is AW AR D BI O S s u pp o r t s the AM D C P U.
Us i ng S e tup
In general, you use the arrow keys to highlight items, press <Enter> to select, use the
<PgUp> and <PgDn> keys to change entries, press <F1> for help and press <Esc> to quit.
The following tab le provides more detail about how to navigate in the Setup program by
using the keyboard.
Keystroke Function
Up arrow Move to p revio us i tem
Down arrow Move to next i tem
Left arro w Move to the item o n the left (men u bar)
Right arrow Move to the item o n the ri ght (me nu 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
F1 k ey Genera l help o n S etup navigation ke ys
F5 key Load previous values from CMOS
F7 key Load the optimized defaults
F10 key Save all the CMOS changes a nd exit
Status Page Setup Me nu and Option Page Setup Menu – Exit
Current page and return to Main Menu
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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.
!! WARNING !!
The information about BIOS defaults on manual (Figu re
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9) is just for reference, please refer to the BIOS
installed on board, for update information.
Figure 1. Main Menu
Standard CM OS Features
This submenu contains industry standard configurable options.
Advance d BIOS Feat ures
This submenu allows you to configure enhanced features of the BIOS.
Advanced Chipset Features
This submenu allows you to configure special chipset features.
Integrate d Pe ripherals
This submenu allows you to configure certain IDE hard drive options and Programmed
Input/ Output features.
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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.
Frequenc y/ Voltage Control
This submenu allows you to change CPU clock.
Lo a d O p ti mi ze d De fa ul ts
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 system. A confirmat ion 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 Superv isor Passw ord. If the Super visor Pass word is set and t he User Pa ss word is
set, the “User” will only be able to view configurations but will not be able to change them.
Save & Exit Se tup
Exit Without Saving
Upgrade BIOS
Save all configuration changes to CMOS(memory) and exit setup. Confirmation message
will be displayed before proceeding.
Abandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup. confirmation
message will be displayed before proceeding.
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 high light 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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Main Menu Selec tions
This table shows the selections that you can make on the Main Menu.
Item Options Description
Date mm : dd : yy Set the system date. Note
Time hh : mm : ss Set the system internal
IDE Primary Master Options are in its sub
menu.
IDE Primary Slave Options are in its sub
menu.
IDE Secondary Master Options are in its sub
menu.
IDE Secondary Slave Options are in its sub
menu.
Drive A
Drive B
Video EGA/VG A
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
that the ‘Day’ automatically
changes when you set the
date.
clock.
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.
Selec t th e type of flop py
disk drive installed in your
system.
Select the default video
device.
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Item Options Description
Halt On All Errors
No Errors
All, but Keyboard
All, but Diskette
All, but Disk/ Key
Base Memory N/A Displays the amount of
Extended Memory N/A Displays the amount of
Total Memory N/A Displays 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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3 Advanced BIOS Features
Fig ure 3. Advanced BIOS Setup
Boot Seq & Floppy Setup
This item allows you to setup boot seq & Floppy.
First/ Second/ Third/ Bo ot 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, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USB-CDROM, USB-HDD, LAN, Disabled.
Swap Floppy Drive
For systems with two floppy drives, this option allows you to swap logical drive
assignments.
The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.
Boot Up Floppy Seek
Enabling this option will test the floppy drives to determine if they have 40 or 80
tracks. Disablin g this option reduces the time it takes to boot-up.
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.
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Cache & Shadow Setup
This item allows you to setup cache & shadow setup.
CP U Interna l Cach e
Depending on the CPU/chipset in use, you may be able to increase memory
access time with this option.
Enabled (default) Enable cache.
Disab led Disable cache.
External Ca che
This option enables or disables “Level 2” secondary cache on the CPU, which
may improve performance.
Enabled (default) Enable cache.
Disab led Disable cache.
CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking
This item allows you to enable/disable CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking.
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.
Video BIOS Shadow
Determines whether video BIOS will be copied to RAM for faster execution.
Enabled (default) Optional ROM is enabled.
Disabled Optional ROM is disabled.
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Virus Warning
T his op tion a llows you to c hoose the Virus Warning featur e tha t is use d to pr otec t the IDE
Hard Disk boot sector. If this function is enabled and an attempt is made to write to the
boot sector, BIOS will disp lay a warning messa ge on the screen and sound an alarm beep.
Disabled (default) Virus protection is disab led.
Enabled Virus protection is activated.
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.
Boot Up NumLock Sta tus
Selects the NumLock. State after power on.
Gate A20 Option
Select if chipset or keyboard controller should control Gate A20.
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.
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)
Sets the rate at which a keystroke is repeated when you hold the key down.
Typematic Delay (Msec)
Sets the delay time after the key is held down before it begins to repeat the keystroke.
Enabled (default) Enable quick POST.
Disabled Normal POST.
On (default) Numpad is number keys.
Off Numpad is arrow keys.
Normal A pin in the keyboard controller
controls Gate A20.
Fast (default) Lets chipset control Gate A20.
Disabled (default)
Enabled
The Choices: 6 (default), 8,10,12,15,20,24,30.
The Choices: 250 (default), 500,750,1000.
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Securi ty Optio n
This option will enable only individuals w ith 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.
MPS Vers ion Cont rol 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.
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB
A choice other than Non-OS2 is only used for OS2 systems with memory exceedin g 64MB.
Summary Screen Show
This item allows you to enable/ disable display the Summary Screen Show.
The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.
This will only app ly if passwords are set from the Setup main menu.
The Choices: Non-OS2 (default), OS2.
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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
suspic ious that the settings have been changed incorrectly.
Fig ure 4. Advance d Chipset Set up
M Clock/D rive Co ntro l
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
th e follo win g opt ions :
DRAM Clo ck
This item determines DRAM clock fo llowing 100MHz, 133MHz, 166MHz or By
SPD.
The Choices: 100MHz, 133MHz, By SPD (default), 166MHz.
DRAM Timing
This item determines DRAM clock/ timing follow SP D or not.
The Choices: Auto By SPD (default), Manual, Turbo, Ultra.
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DRAM CAS Latency
When DRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on
the DRAM timing.
The Choices: 2.5 (default), 2.
Bank Interleave
This item allows you to enable or disable the bank interleave feature.
The Choices: Disabled (de fau lt), 2 bank, 4 bank.
Precharge to Active (Trp)
This items allows you to specify the delay from precharge command to activate
command.
The Choices: 2T, 3T, 4T, 5T (default).
Tras No n DDR 400/ DDR 400
This item allows you to choose Non DDR 400/ DDR 400
The Choices: 6T/ 8T, 7T/10T (defau lt), 5 T / 6T, 8T, 12T .
Active to Precharge (Tras)
This items allows you to specify the minimum bank active time.
The Choices: 7T, 6T (def ault) .
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 Choices: 2T, 3T, 4T, 5T (default).
DRAM Burst Length
The Choices: 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 (defa ult), 2 level, 3 le ve l.
DRAM Command Rate
This item controls c lock cycle that must occur between the last valid write
operation and the next command.
The Choices: 1T Command, 2T Command (default).
Write Recovery Time
This item allows you to select the recovery time.
The Choices: 2T, 3T (d efau lt).
tWTR for DDR400 o nly
This item allows you to choose tWTR for DDR 400 only.
The Choices: 1T, 2T, 3T (default).
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AGP & P2P Bridge Control
If you highlight the literal “Press Enter” next to the “AGP & P2P Bridge Control” label and
th en pr ess the enter key, it will take y ou a s ubmenu with t he fo llow in g opt ions:
AGP Aperture S ize
Select the size of the Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) aperture. The aperture is
a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory
address space. Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP
without any translation.
The Choices: 64M, 256M, 128M (default), 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 driv ing co ntro l item s et to “ Ma nual” , it allows user to set AGP
drivin g.
The Choices: DA (default).
AG P 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 P ort) are executed with
The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.
one wait states.
AGP 3.0 calibration cycle
The Cho ice s : En a bl ed (default), Disabled Enab led.
VGA s hare Memory size
The Cho ice s : 32M (default),
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CPU & PCI Bus Control
If you highlight the literal “Press Enter” next to the “CPU & PCI Bus Control” label and
th en pr ess the enter key, it will take y ou a s ubmenu with t he fo llow in g opt ions:
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.
Memory Hole
System BIOS Cacheable
Video RAM Cacheable
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.
PC I1 Po st Write
When Enabled, CPU writes are allowed to post on the PCI bus.
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.
PC I2 Po st Write
When Enabled, CPU writes are allowed to post on the AGP bus.
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.
VLink 8X Support
This item allows you to enable or disable VLink 8X support.
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 Cho ice s: En abl ed (default), Disabled .
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 information.
The Choices: Disabled (defau lt) , 15M – 16M.
Selecting the “Enabled” option 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).
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).
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5 Integrated Peripherals
Figure 5. Integrated Peripherals
VIA OnChip IDE Device
The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with 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
hi gh light the l itera l “Pre ss En ter” next t o the “Onch ip IDE Control” lab e l an d the n pre ss th e
enter key, it will take you a submenu with the follow ing options:
Onchip SATA
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.
IDE DMA transfer access
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.
OnChip IDE Channel 0/1
The motherboard chipset contains a P CI 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 install a
primary and/or secondary add-in IDE interface.
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 “Disabled”.
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.
IDE Primary / Secondary Master / Slave PIO
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The IDE PIO (Programmed Input / Output) fields let you set a P IO 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 third 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
If your IDE hard drive supports block mode, select “Enabled” for automatic
detection of the optimal number of block read/ writes per sector the drive can
support.
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.
VIA OnChip PCI Device
If you highlight the literal “P ress Enter” next to the “OnChip PCI Device” la be l a nd th en
press the enter key, it will take you a submenu with the follow ing options:
VIA-3058 AC97 Audio
This option allows you to control the onboard AC97 audio.
The Choices: Auto (default), Disabled.
VIA-3068 MC97 Mode m
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.
Onboard LAN Boot ROM
This item allows you to enable or disable Onboard LAN Boot ROM.
The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.
Onchip USB Controller
Select “Enabled” if your system contains a Universal Seria l Bus (USB) controller
and you have USB peripherals.
The Choices: All Enabled (defa ult), A ll Disab led.
Onchip EHCI Contro ller
The Cho ice s : En a b le d (default), Disabled.
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USB Keyboard/ Mouse Suppo rt
This item allows you to enable or disable the USB Keyboard/ Mouse Legacy
Support.
The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.
Supe r IO Device
If you high light the literal “Press Enter” next to the “Super IO Device” labe l and then
press the enter key, it will take you a submenu with the follow ing 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.
TheChoices:Disabled,3F8/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 /I RQ3, Auto.
UART Mode Select
This item allows you to determine which Infra Red (IR) function of onboard I/O
chip.
The Choices: Normal (default), AS KIR, IrDA.
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 (def ault) , Fu ll.
Onboa rd Paral lel Port
This item allows you to determ ine access onboard parallel port controller with
which I/O Address.
The Choices: 378/IRQ7 (default), 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7, Disabled.
Parallel Po rt Mode
The default value is SPP.
The Choices:
SPP(default) Usin g Paralle l port as Standard Printer Port.
EP P Usin g P arallel Po rt as Enha nced P aralle l Po rt.
EC P Usin g Pa ralle l port as Ext ende d Capabil ities Port.
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EC P+EP P Usin g P aralle l por t as E CP & EPP mode.
ECP Mode Use DMA
Select a DMA Channel for the port.
The Choices: 3 (default), 1.
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.
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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.
Figure 6. Power Management Setup
ACP I f unctio n
This item displays the status of the Advanced Configuration and Power Management
(ACPI).
ACP I Sus pend Type
The item allows you to select the suspend type under the ACPI operating system.
Power Management
This category allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving and is directly
related to the following modes:
1.HDD Power Down.
2. Susp end M ode.
There are four options of P ower Management, three of which have fixed mode settings
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.
The Choices: S1 (POS) (default) Power on Suspend
S3 (STR) Suspend to RAM
S1+S3 POS+STR
Min. Power Saving
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Minimum power management.
Su spend Mo de = 1 hr.
HDD Power Down = 15 min
Max. Power Saving
Maximum power management only available for sl CP U’s.
Su spend Mo de = 1 min.
HDD Power Down = 1 min.
User De f i ne (d efault)
Allows you to set each mode indiv idually.
When not disabled, each of the ranges are from 1 min. to 1 hr. except for HDD
Power Down which ranges from 1 min. to 15 min. and disable.
HDD Power Down
When enabled, the hard disk drive will power down and after a set time of system inactivity.
Al l othe r dev ices r emain act ive.
The Choices: Disabled (default), 1 Min, 2 Min, 3 Min, 4 Min, 5 Min, 6 Min, 7 Min, 8 Min,
9 Min, 10 Min, 11 Min, 12 Min, 13 Min, 14 Min, 15Min.
Suspend Mode
The item allows you to select the suspend type under ACP I operating system.
The Choices: Disabled (de fau lt), 1 Min, 2 Min, 4 Min, 6 Min, 8 Min, 10 Min, 20 Min, 30
Min, 40 Min, 1 Hour.
Video Off Option
This field determ ines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power
management.
The Choices: Suspend→Off (default), Always on.
Video Off Method
T his op tion d eter mines the m anne r in which the mo nitor is goe s blan k.
V/H SYNC+Blank (default)
T his selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal
synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer.
Blank Screen
This option only writes blanks to the video buffer.
DPMS
Initia l d isp lay power ma nagem ent signa lin g.
The Choices: Stop Grant, PwrOn Suspend.
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Modem Use IRQ
This determines the IRQ, which can be applied in MODEM use.
The Choices: 3 (defau lt), 4 / 5 / 7 / 9 / 10 / 11 / NA.
Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume
Choosing Enabled will mak e BIOS run VGA BIOS to init ial ize the VGA card when system
wakes up from S3 state . The system time is shortened if you disab le the function , but
system will need AGP d river 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 function
after S3 .
The Choices:Au t o, Yes (default), No.
Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN
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).
PWRON After PWR-Fail
The Cho ice s : OF F (default),ON
IRQ/Event Activity Detect
If you highlight the litera l “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:
The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.
USB Resume from s3
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.
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 Cho ic es : LPT/C OM (default), COM, LPT, NONE.
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.
PC I Mast er
When set to On, you need a LAN add-on card which supports the power function.
It should also support the wake-up on LAN jump.
The Choices: Off (default), On.
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Po werOn by PC I Card
When you select Enabled, a PME signal from P CI card returns the system to Full
ON state.
The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.
Wake Up On LAN/Ring
To use this function, you need a LAN add-on card which support power on
function. It should also support the wake-up on LAN jump.
Disabled (default) Wake up on LAN/Ring not supported.
Enabled Wake up on LAN/Ring supported.
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).
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).
Primary INTR On
IRQ3 (COM2) Enabled
IRQ4 (COM1) Enabled
IRQ5 (LPT 2) Enabled
IRQ6 (Floppy Disk) Enabled
IRQ7 (LPT 1) Enabled
IRQ8 (RTC Alarm) Disab led
IRQ9 (IRQ2 Redir) Disabled
IRQ10 (Reserved) Disabled
IRQ11 (Reserved) Disabled
IRQ12 (PS/2 Mouse) Enabled
IRQ13 (Coprocessor) Enabled
IRQ14 (Hard Disk) Enabled
IRQ15 (Reserved) Disabled
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7 PnP/PCI Configurations
This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer
Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed of
the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components. This section
covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced
users should make any changes to the default settings.
Figure 7. PnP/PCI Configurations
PNP OS Installed
Wh en set to Y ES, BIOS will only in itialize the PnP cards used for the boot s eq uen ce (VGA,
IDE, SCSI). The rest of the cards will be init ialized by the PnP operating system like
Window™ 95. W hen se t to NO , BIOS will in it ia l ize all th e P nP card s. For no n-P nP
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 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
syst em needs to recor d and upd ate ESCD to the mem ory lo cations. Th ese locations ( 4K)
are reserved in the system BIOS. If the Disabled (default) option is chosen, the system‘s
ESCD will update on ly 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
“D isab led” m ode.
The above settings will be shown on the screen only if “Manual” is chosen for the resources
controlled by function.
Le gacy is the term, which signif ies that a resour ce is as signed to the ISA Bus and pro vides
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.
Resources Controlled B y
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
Choosin g “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.
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 “P ress 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 assigned to PCI Device
IRQ-4 assigned to PCI Device
IRQ-5 assigned to PCI Device
IRQ-7 assigned to PCI Device
IRQ-9 assigned 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
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PCI / VG A Pa le tte Snoo p
Choose Disabled or Enabled. Some graphic controllers which are not VG A compat ible
take the output from a VGA controller and map it to their display as a way to provide boot
informat ion and VGA compatibility.
However, the color information coming from the VGA cont roller is draw n from the pa lette
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. T o 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 IS A 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 c ase, the PCI VGA controller should not res po nd t o 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 th is option.
Disabled (default) Disab les the function.
Enabled Enables the function.
Assign IRQ For VGA
This item allows the users to choose which IRQ to assign for the VGA.
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.
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
Figure 8. PC Health Status
Shutdown Temperature
T his ite m allo ws you to se t up th e CP U shut down Temper atu re. This it em only effe ctive
under ACPI mode.
The Choices: Disabled (default), enable.
CPU Vcore/ 3.3V/ +5.0V/ +12V/ 5VSB/ Voltage Battery
Detect the system’s voltage status automatically.
Current CPU Temperature
This field displays the current temperature of the CP U.
Current CPU FAN Speed
This field displays the current speed of CPU fan.
Curre nt SYS FAN Speed
This field displays the current speed SYST EM fan.
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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.
Chassis Open Warning
This item allows you to enable or disable Chass is Open Warning beep.
The Choices: Disabled (Default), Enabled.
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9 Frequency/ Voltage Control
Figure 9. F requenc y/ Voltage Co nt ro l
CPU Clock
This item allows you to select CPU Clock, and CPU over clocking.
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
def aults settin g.
Method 2: Press the <Insert> key and Power button simultaneously,
after that keep-on pressing the <Insert> key until the
power-on screen showed. This action will boot-up the
system according to FSB of the processor.
※ It’s strongly reco mmended 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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