Biostar NF325-A9 Owner's Manual

NF325-A9

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Tabl e of Contents

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

1.1 Motherboa rd Features ..................................................... 1

1.2 Package Checklist........................................................... 5

1.3 Layout an d Co mpone nts..................................................6

Chapter 2: Hardware Installation.................................................7

2.1 Installing Cen tral P roce ssin g Unit (CPU)...........................7

2.2 FAN Headers.................................................................. 8

2.3 Installing System Memory................................................ 9

2.4 Connectors and Slots.....................................................1 0

Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup......................................12

3.1 How to Setup Jumpers................................................... 12

3.2 Detail Settings...............................................................12

Chapter 4: Useful Help.................................................................20

4.1 Award BIOS Beep Cod e................................................ 2 0

4.2 Extra Info rmation........................................................... 20

4.3 T roubleshooting............................................................. 2 2

Chapter 5: WarpSpeeder™................................................23

5.1 Introduction...................................................................23

5.2 System Req uirement ..................................................... 23

5.3 Installation.................................................................... 24

5.4 [WarpSpeede r™] incl udes 1 tray icon and 5 pane ls......... 2 5

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES

A. Hardware

CPU

Supports Socket 939.
Sup por ts AMD Ath l on 64 F X/ A t hl on 64 proces sor .

Supports AMD Sempron processor.
AMD 64 architecture enables sim ultaneous 32 and 64 bit

computing.

Sup por ts H yperTr ansport T ec hnology up to 10 00MHz Full

duplex.

Sup por ts AMD Cool’ n’ Quiet Techn ol ogy.

Chi pset

NVIDIA nForce3 250

 HyperTransport link to the AMD Athlon 64 CPU.
 Sup por ts AGP 3.0 (8x) inter face.

 Supports USB 2.0, 8 ports.
 Compliant wi th PCI Version 2.3 specifi cation.
 Compliant wi th AC’97 Versi on 2.3 speci fication.

 Fast ATA/133 IDE controllers.

Dimensions

Form Fac to r: 22 .7cm (W) x 29. 3cm (L)

Op erating Syst em Supporting

Supports Windows 2000, and Windows XP.

Super I/O

Chip: ITE IT8712F.
Low Pin Count Interface.

Provides the most commonly used legacy Super I/O

functionality.

Environment Control initiatives,

 H/W Moni tor
 IT E's "Smart Guardian" function

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On Board IDE

Supports 4 IDE disk drives.
Supports PIO mode 0~4, Block Mode and Ultra DMA

33/ 66/10 0/1 33 bus mas ter mo de.

Slots

Five 32-bit PCI bus master slots.
One AGP 8x s lot

S ystem Memo ry

Support s Dual Channel DDR-33 3/ 400.
Supports 8 banks in total.

Support s 256 -Mb, 512 -Mb, or 1 G-Mb DDR tec hnol og ies fo r x8

and x16 non -ECC DDR d evic es.

Certifi ed DDR400 List:

 Please check the websi te:

http://www.biostar.com.tw/products/mainboard/board.php3?
name=NF325-A9

Maxi mum me mory s iz e is 4GB.

DI MM Socket

Location

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

DIMM3 128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB *1
DIMM4 128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB *1

DDR Module

To t a l M e m o r y

Size (MB)

Max is 4 GB.

DDR Installation Noti ce :

Please follow the table bel ow to install DDR memo ry modul e, or

the system may not boot up or m ay not f unction proper ly .

“SS” represe nt s Single Side DDR memo ry module.
“DS” re presen ts Do uble Sid e DDR mem ory mod ule.

Star sign “*” represents l eave the DIMM socket empty.

setup1 setup2 setup3 setup1 setup2 setup3

DIMM1 SS/DS
DIMM2
DIMM3

DIMM4

* * *
*

* * * *

64bit 128bit

SS/DS SS/DS

*

SS/DS SS/DS

2

SS/DS

*

SS/DS SS/DS
SS/DS SS/DS

SS/DS

*

SS/DS

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On Board AC’97 Sound Codec

Chip: ALC655.
Compliant wi th AC’97 version 2.3 specification.

Supports 6 channels.

Se rial ATA

Supports 2 serial ATA (SATA) ports.
Compliant wi th SATA 1.0 specification.

Data transfer rates up to 1.5 Gb/s.

10/ 100 L AN

PHY: RTL8201BL
Supports 10 Mb/s and 100 Mb/s auto-negoti ation.

Half/Ful l duplex capabi l ity.

Gigabit LAN (o ptional)

NVIDIA Gigabit MAC + VITESSE Gigabit PHY VSC8201.
Supports 10 Mb/s, 100 Mb/s and 1Gb/s auto-negotiation.

Half/Ful l duplex capabi l ity.
Supports personal Firewall setup.

Supports ACPI pow er management.
Supports NVIDIA StreamT hru technology

 Isochronous controller paired with Hyper Transport results

in fas t es t networ king performanc e

IEEE 1394 Ch ip (op tio na l)

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

I nt er n al On-board I/O Con n ec tors a nd He ader s

1 front panel header supports front panel facili ties.
1 CD-in connector supports 1 CD-ROM audio-in device.

1 IEEE1394A header supports 1 1394 Firewire port (optional).
1 S/PIF-In connector supports digital audio-in function

(opti onal).

1 S/PIF-Out connector supports di gital audio-out function.
1 front audio-out header supports front panel audio-out function.

1 chassis open header supports PC case-opened warning

function.

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1 Floppy connector supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K, 1.2M ,

1.4 4M an d 2.88M bytes.

2 IDE connectors support 4 hard di sk devices.
2 Serial ATA connectors support 2 SATA devices.

2 USB headers support 4 USB 2.0 ports at front panel.

Back Panel I/O Connectors

4 USB 2.0 ports.
1RJ-45 LAN jack.

1 Parallel po rt.
1 Serial port. (COM3 is optional.)

1 PS/2 Mouse port.
1 PS/2 Keyboard port.

1 1394A Firewi re port (optional).
1 vertical audio port incl uding 1 line-in connector, 1 line-out

conn ec tor, and 1 MIC- i n co nn ec tor.

PS/2

Mouse

PS/2

Keyboard

1394
(option al)

USB x2

COM1

Par al lel

COM3
(optional)

LAN

US B x2

B. BIOS & Software

BIOS

Award legal BIOS.
Supports APM1.2.

Supports ACPI.
Supports USB Function.

Software

Sup por ts W ar ps peeder ™, 9t h T o uc h™, WI N FLAS HE R™ an d

FLASHER™.

Li ne I n /
Surround

Line Out
Mic I n 1/

Bas e /Cent er

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1.2 PACKAGE CHECKLIST

FDD Cable X 1
HDD Cable X 1

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

Rear I/O Panel for ATX Ca se X 1
USB 2.0 Cable X1 (optional)

S/PDIF Cable X 1 (opti onal)
Serial ATA Cable X 1 (opti onal)

Serial ATA Power Switch Cable X 1 (optional)

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1.3 LAYOUT AND COMPONENTS

JCFAN1

JCOM1

JPRNT1

( Opt i ona l)

JCOM3

10 /100

LAN

(optional)

GP1

JSPDIF_IN
( op ti ona l)

Codec

I EEE 139 4

Chip

(o ptio nal)

JCDIN1

JSPDIF_OUT

Giga LA N
(optional)

JATXPWR1

Note: ■ represents the 1st pin.

BIOS

Socket 939

JPANEL1

IDE1

IDE2

DIMM 2

DIMM1

DIMM3

DIMM4

FDD1

BAT1

JSFAN1

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CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INS TALLATION

2.1 INST ALL ING CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU)

CPU1

Step 1: Remove the socket protection cap.

Step 2: Pull the lever toward direction A from the socket and then raise the

lever up to a 90-degree angle.

90

A

Step 3: Look for the white triangle on socket, and the gold triangle on

CPU should point forwards thi s white triangle. The CPU will fit
on ly in the corr ec t or i entat io n.

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Step 4: Hol d the CPU down firmly, and then close the lever toward direct

B to complete the installation.

B

Step 5: Put the CPU Fan on t he CPU and buckle it . Conne c t the CPU

FAN power cable to the JCFAN1. This completes the installati on.

2.2 FAN HEADERS

These fan headers support cooling-fans built i n the computer. The fan
cable and connector m ay be different according to the fan manufacturer.

Connect the fan cable to the connector while m atching the black wire to
pin#1.

JCFAN1: CPU Fan Hea der
JSFAN 1: System Fan H ead er

JCF AN1

1

3

JSFAN1

Note:

The JCFAN1 and JSFAN1 support 3 pin head connectors. When
connecting with wires onto connectors, pl ease note that the red wire is

the positive and should be connected to pin#2, and the black wire is
Ground and should be connected to GND.

Pin

Assignment

1 Ground
2 +12V
3 FAN RPM

rate sense

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2.3 INST ALL ING SYSTEM MEMORY

DIMM1

DIMM2

DIMM4

DIMM3

1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Ali gn a
DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break

on the Slot.

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

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2.4 CONNECTO RS AND SLOTS

FDD1: Floppy Disk Connecto r

The motherboard provi des a standard floppy di sk connector that
s uppor t s 360 K, 720 K, 1.2 M, 1.44 M a nd 2.8 8M flo ppy d isk types.

This connector supports the provided fl oppy drive ribbon cables.

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IDE1/IDE2: Hard Disk Connector

The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that
provides PIO Mode 0~4, Bus M aster, and Ultra DM A 33/66/100/133

functionali ty. It ha s two HDD connectors IDE1 (prima ry) an d IDE2
(secondary).

The IDE connectors can connect a master and a slave drive, so you
can connect up to four hard disk drives. The fi rst hard drive should

al ways be connected to IDE1.

2

139

40

IDE1

IDE2

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PCI1~PCI5: Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots

This motherboard i s equipped with 5 standard PCI slots. PCI stands
for Peripheral Component Interconnect, and it is a bus standard for

expansi on cards. These PCI slots are designated as 32 bits.

PCI1
PCI2
PCI3

PCI4
PCI5

AGP1: Accelerated Graphics Port Slot

Your monitor will attach directly to that video card. This
motherboard supports video cards for PCI slots, but it is also

equipped with an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP). An AGP card
wil l take adva ntage o f A GP tec h no l ogy for i mpr ov ed vi de o effic iency

and performance, especi all y with 3D graphics.

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CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP

3.1 HOW TO SETUP JUMPE RS

The illustration shows how to set up jum pers. When the jumper cap is
placed on pins, the jumper is “close”, if not, that means the j umper i s

“open”.

Pin opened Pin closed Pin1-2 closed

3.2 DETAIL SETTINGS

JUSB_KBMSV1:
Po wer So urce H ea der for P S/ 2 K ey bo a rd, PS/2 Mo u se and U S B po rts

Pin 1-2 Clo se:

+5V f or PS/2 k ey board, PS/2 mouse and USB ports at J1394_USB1 and
JUSBLAN1.

Pin 2-3 Clo se:

PS/2 keyboard, PS/2 mouse and USB ports at J1394_USB1 and USBLAN1
are powered by +5V standby voltage.

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Note:

In order to support thi s function “Power-on s yste m via ke yboard, mouse and
USB dev ice”, “JUSB_KBMSV1” jumper cap s hould be plac ed on Pin 2-3.

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Pin 1-2 close

Pin 2-3 close

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JUSBV 3 : Po w er So u rce Hea ders fo r U SB Po rts

1

3

Pin 1- 2 Close

+ 5V for U SB por ts at f r ont
panel (JUSB1/JU SB2).

1

3

1

Note:

In order to support thi s function “Power-On s yste m via USB device,” JUSBV3”
jumper c ap should be plac ed on Pin 2-3 individually.

JUSB1/ JUSB 2: Front USB Headers

This mot herboard provides 2 USB 2.0 headers, which allows user to connect
additional U SB cable on t he PC front panel, and also c an be connect ed with

internal U SB devices, like USB card reader.

JUSB1JUSB2

2

10

1

9

3

Pin 2- 3 close

USB ports at front panel
(JUSB1/JUS B2) are

powered by +5V standby
voltage.

Pin Assignment

1 +5V (fused)
2 +5V (fused)

3 USB­4 USB­5 USB+

6 USB+
7 Ground
8 Ground
9 Key

10 NC

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JAT XPWR1 : AT X Power Con necto r

This connector allows user to connec t 20-pin power c onnector on t he ATX
power supply.

Pin Assignment

1 +3.3V
2 +3.3V
3 Ground
4 +5V

5 Ground

10 20

1

11

6 +5V
7 Ground

8 PW_OK
9 Standby Volt age

+5V

10 +12V

11 + 3. 3V

12 -12V
13 Ground
14 PS_ON

15 Ground
16 Ground
17 Ground
18 -5V

19 +5V
20 +5V

JAT XPWR2 : AT X Power Con necto r

By c onnecting this connector, it will prov ide +12V to CPU power circ uit.

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Pin

1 +12V
2 +12v

3 Ground
4 Ground

Assignment

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JS AT A1/ J S AT A2 : S erial ATA Co nnectors

The motherboard has a PCI t o SATA C ont roller with 2 channels SATA int erf ace,
it satisfies the SATA 1.0 spec and with transfer rate of 1.5Gb/s.

Pin

Assignment

1 Ground

JSATA2 JSA TA1

714

JSPDIF_OUT1: Digital Audio-out Con n ector

This connector allows user to connec t the PCI bracket SPDIF output header.

1

2 TX+
3 TX-

4 Ground
5 RX-

6 RX+
7 Ground

Pin

1 +5v
2 SPDIF_OUT

3 Ground

Assignment

3

JSPDIF_IN1 (optional): Digital Audi o-in Connector

This connector allows user to connec t the PCI bracket SPDIF input header.

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Pin

1 +5v

1

3

2 SPDIF_IN
3 Ground

Assignment

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JAUDIO 1 : Fron t Panel Aud i o Head er

This header allows user to c onnect the front audio out put c able with the PC
front panel. It will disable the output on back panel audio c onnectors.

Pin Assignment

1 Mic in/cent er&bass
2 Ground
3 Reserved
4 Audio power

5 Right line out/Speaker

out Right

6 Right line out/Speaker

out Right

7 Reserved

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14

8 Key
9 Left line out/Speaker

out Left

10 Left line out/Speaker

1

2

JCI1: Chassis Open Heade r

This connector allows system to monit or PC cas e open stat us. If the signal has
been triggered, it will record to t he CMOS and s how t he message on next
boot-up.

out Left

11 Righ t line in/Rear

speaker Right

12 Right line in/Rear

speaker Right

13 Left line in/Rear

speaker Left

14 Left line in/Rear

speaker Left

Pin

1 Case open si gna l
2 Ground

Assignment

16

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J1394A1 (optional): Header f or 1394 Firewire Port at Front Panel

Pin Assignment

1 A+
2 A-

3 Ground
4 Ground
5 B+
6 B-

7 +12V

2

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1

J1394V1 (optional): Power Source fo r 1394 Firewire Port

This header allows user to connect the digital image device, like DV, D8, or V8,
etc.

8 +12V
9 Key

10 Ground

9

13

Pin 1- 2 Close

+3.3V for 1394 chipset.
(Default)

3

1

Pin 2- 3 close

1

3

+3.3V SB for 1394 chipset.

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JCMOS1 : C l ea r CMOS H ea der

By plac ing the jumper on pin2-3, it allows user to restore t he BIOS saf e sett ing
and the CMOS dat a, please carefully f ollow the procedures to av oid damaging

the m otherboard.

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Pin 1-2 Close:

Normal Operation (default).

Pin 2-3 Close:

Clear CMOS data.

※ Clear CMOS Procedures:

1. Remove AC power line.

2. Set the jumper to “Pin 2-3 close”.

3. Wait for f i ve secon ds.

4. Set the jumper to “Pin 1-2 close”.

5. Power on the AC.

6. Reset your desi red password or clear the CMOS data.

JCDIN1 : CD-ROM Au di o-i n Con n ector

This connector allows user t o connect the audio sourc e from the variety devices,
like CD-R OM, DVD-ROM, PC I sound card, PCI TV turner card etc..

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Pin

1 Left channel

1

4

2 Ground
3 Ground
4 Right channel

Assignment

input l

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JPANEL1: Front Panel Header

This 24-pin connector includes Power-on, Res et, HDD LED, Power LED, Sleep
butt on, speaker and IrDA C onnection. It allows user to c onnect the PC case’s

front panel switch functions.

PWR

SPK

++

HLED

+

LED

On/Off

-

­RST

IR

24
23

IR

SLP

2
1

Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function

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

5 N/A 6 N/A N/A
7 Speaker

9 HDD LED (+) 1 0 Power LED (+)
11 HDD LED (-)
13 Ground 14 Power button

15 Reset control

Speaker
Connector

Ha rd d riv e
LED

R eset but t on

8 Power LE D (+)

1 2 P ower LED (-)

16 Ground

Sleep button

Power LED

Power-on
button

17 N/A 18 Key
19 N/A 20 Key

21 +5V 22 Ground
23 IRTX

IrDA
Connector

IrDA Connector

24 IRRX

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CHAPTER 4: USEFUL HELP

4.1 AWARD BIOS BEEP CODE

Beep Sound Meanin g

One long beep followed 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 ins t all

4.2 EXTRA INF OR MATION

A. BIOS Update

After you fail to up d ate BIOS or BIOS is invaded by virus, the
Boot-Block function wi ll help to restore BIOS. If the following message

is shown after boot-up the system, i t means the BIOS contents are
corrupted.

Video card not found or video card
mem ory bad

Sys t em will s hut down automatically

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

1. Mak e a bootab le fl op py disk.

2. Download the Flash Utility “AWDFLASH.exe” from the Biostar
websi te: www.bi o star.com.tw

3. Confirm motherboard model and download the respectively
BIOS from Biostar website.

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

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

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

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

8. Syste m will upda te BIOS au to matic ally an d re sta rt.

9. The BIOS has b een recovered a nd will work p roperly.

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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 i s rotated normally.

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

After confirmed, pl ease foll ow steps below to relief the CPU protection
function.

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

2. Wai t for seconds.

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

Or you can:

1. Clear the CMOS data.
(See “Close CMOS Header: JCM OS1” section)

2. Wai t for seconds.

3. Power on the sy st em again.

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4.3 TROUBLESHOOTING

Probable Solution

1. N o power to the system at all
Power light don’t illuminate, f an

inside power supply does not t urn
on.

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

Sys t em inoperativ e. Key board lights
are on, power indicat or lights are lit,

and hard drive is spinning.
Sys t em does not boot from hard dis k

drive, can be booted f rom optic al drive.

Sys t em only boots from optical drive.
Hard disk can be read and applic ations

can be used but booting f rom hard disk
is imposs ible.

Screen m essage says “Invalid
Conf igurat ion” or “C MOS Failure.”

Cannot boot syst em af t er installing
sec ond hard drive.

1. Make s ure power cable is
sec urely plugged in.

2. Replace cable.

3. Contact techni cal support.

Us ing even press ure on both ends of
the DIMM, press down f irm ly until the

module s naps into place.

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

both ends are sec urely plugged
i n; c hec k t he d riv e ty pe i n t he

standard CMOS se tup.

2. Bac k ing up the hard driv e is
ext rem ely import ant. All hard

disk s are capable of break ing
down at any t ime.

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

2. R ef orm at the hard drive.
Re-ins t all applications and dat a

using backup disks.

Rev iew syst em’s equipment . Make sur
correc t information is in s et up.

1. Set m aster/slave jumpers
correctly.

2. R un SETUP program and select
correc t drive types. Call t he drive
manufacturers for compatibilit y

with other drives.

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CHAPTER 5: WARPSPEEDER™

5.1 INTRO DUCTION

[WarpSpeeder™], a new powerful control utility, features three
user-friendl y functions including Overclock Manager, Overvol tage

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

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

vol tage an d Me mory volt a ge. Th e co o l Har dw are Mo ni tor s martly in d icates
the temperatures, vol tage and CPU fan speed as well as the chipset

information. Also, in the About panel, you can get detail descriptions about
BIOS model and chipsets. In addition, 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 i n system fail or hang,

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

original system speed or a suitable one.

5.2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENT

OS Support: Windows 98 SE, Windows M e, Windows 2000, Windows XP
DirectX: DirectX 8.1 or above. (T he Windows XP operating system

includes DirectX 8.1. If you use Windows XP, you do not need to i nstall
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, i t means setup
is completed. If the “Launch the WarpSpeeder Tray Utility” checkbox

is checked , the Tra y Ico n utility and [ WarpSp eeder™] utility will be
automatically and immediately launched after you click “Finish”

button.

Usage:

The following figures are just only for reference, the screen printed in
this user manual will chan ge a c c ord ing to you r mothe rbo ard on hand.

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5.4 [WARPSPEEDER™] INCLUDES 1 TRAY I C ON A ND 5 PANEL S

1. Tray Icon:

Whenever the Tray Icon utility i s launched, it will di splay a little tra y
icon on the right side of Windows Taskbar.

This utility i s responsible for conveni ently invoking [WarpSpeeder™]
Utility. You can use the mouse by clicking the left button in order to

invoke [WarpSpeeder™] directly from the little tray i con or you can
right-click the little tray icon to pop up a popup menu as following

figure. The “Launch Utility” item in the popup menu has the same
function a s mouse left-c lic k on tray ic on and “Exi t” item will close

T ray Icon utility if selected.

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2. Main Panel

If y ou clic k the tray icon, [WarpS pe ede r™] u tility will be in voked.
Please refer to the following figure; the utility’s first window you will

see is Main Panel.

Main Panel contains feature s as foll ows:

a. D i spl ay th e CPU Speed, CPU exter nal clock, Memor y clock, AGP cl ock,

and PCI clock information.

b. Contains About, Voltage, Overclock, and Hardware Monitor Buttons for

invoking respective panels.

c. W ith a us er - f r ie nd ly Status An imatio n, it c an r epr esent 3 ov er cl oc k

percentage stages:

Man walking→overclock percentage from 100% ~ 110 %
Panther running→overclock percentage from 110% ~ 120%
Ca r rac ing →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 but ton will be highli gh te d
and the Vol ta ge Pa nel will slide out t o up as the f ollowing figure.

In this panel, you can deci de to increase CPU core voltage and
Memory voltage or not. The default se tting 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 Ove rc lock button in Ma in Pane l, the button will be
highlighted and the Overclock Panel will slide out to left as the

fol l owi ng f igur e.

Overclock Panel cont ains the these fea tures:

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

provide user the ability to do real-time overclock adjustment.

Warning:

Manually overclock is potentially dangerous, especially when t he
overclocking percentage is over 110 %. We strongly recommend you

verify every speed you overc lock by c l ick the Verif y button. Or, you c an
just click Auto overclock button and let [WarpSpeeder™] autom 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 peeder™] will set the best and sta ble perf orma nce and
frequency automatically. [WarpSpeeder™] utili ty will execute a

se ries of te stin g un til syste m fail . Th en system will do fail-safe
reboot by using Watchdog function. After reboot, the

[WarpSpeeder™] utili ty will restore to the hardware default
setting or load the verified best and stable frequency according

to the Recovery Dialog’s setti ng.

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

will proceed a testing for current frequency. If the testing is ok,
then the current frequency will be saved into system registry. If

the testing fail, system will do a fail-safe rebooting. After reboot,
the [Wa rpS pe ed er™] u tility will restore to the h ardwa re default

setting or load the verified best and stable frequency according
to the Recovery Dialog’s setti ng.

Note:

Becaus e the testing programs, inv ok ed in Aut o-overc lock and Verify,
include D irectDraw, Direct3D and D irectShow tests, the DirectX 8.1 or

newer runtime library is required. And please mak e sure y our display
card’s color depth is High c olor (16 bit ) or True c olor( 24/32 bit ) that is
required for Direct3D rendering.

5. Hardware Monitor Panel

Click the Hard ware Monitor but ton in Ma in Pane 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 information of your
syste m. The information will be refreshed every 1 second.

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6. About Panel

Click the “about” button in Main Panel, the button will be highli ghted
and th e About Pa nel w ill slid e out t o up as the fo l lowing f igur 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 m ainboard’s BIOS model and the Version num ber of
[WarpSpeeder™] utili ty.

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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 is not on board, the
correlative but ton i n Main panel will be disabled, but will not interfer e

other panels’ functions. This property can m ake [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..........................................................................14

5 Integrated Peripherals .................................................................................. 18

6 Power Management Setup ........................................................................... 25

7 PnP/PCI Configurations............................................................................... 28

8 PC Health Status ..........................................................................................30

9 Voltage Control............................................................................................32

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BIOS Setup

Intro duction

T his manual discussed Award™ Se tup p rogram bu ilt into the R OM BIO S. The Set up
program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This special information is
th en stor ed in bat tery -backe d RAM so tha t it retains the Setup info rmat ion wh en th e power
is turned off.

T he Award BIOS™ installe d in you r com pute r syste m’s ROM (Re ad Only Memory) is a
custom version of an industry standard BIOS. This means that it supports Nvidia CK8

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

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

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

Plug and Play Support

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

EPA Gree n PC Support

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

APM Support

These AWARD BIOS supports Vers ion 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 Power interface
specif ication (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 S upport

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

DRAM Support

DDR SDRAM (Double Data Rate Synchronous DRAM) are supported.

Suppo rted CP Us

T h is AW AR D BI OS s u pp o r t s t h e AM D C P U.

Us i ng S etup

In general, you use the arrow keys to highlight items, press <Enter> to select, use the
<PgUp> and <P gDn> keys to change entries, press <F1> for help and press <Esc> to quit.

The followin g table provides more detail about how to navigate in the Setup program by
using the keyboard.

Keystroke Function

Up arrow Move to p revio us item
Down arrow Move to next i tem
Left arro w Move to the item o n the left (menu bar)
Right arrow Move to t he item o n the right (menu bar)
Move Enter Move to the item you desired
PgUp key Increase the numeric value or make changes
PgDn key Decrease the numeric value or make changes
+ Key Increase the numeric value or make changes

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

F1 k ey Genera l help o n Se tup na vigation keys
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 Menu and Option Page Setup Me nu – 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.

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WARNING

The information about BIOS defaults on manual (Fi gu 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 CMOS Features

This submenu contains industry standard configurab le options.

Advanced BIOS Features

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

Advanced Chipset Features

This submenu allows you to configure special chipset features

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Integrated Periphe rals

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 P CI options.

PC Health Status

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

Voltage Control

This submenu allows you to change CPU Vcore Voltage and CPU/ PCI clock. (However,
this function is strongly recommended not to use. Not properly change the voltage and
clock may cause CPU or M/B damage!)

Lo a d O p timi ze d D e fa ul ts

This selection allows you to reload the BIOS when the system is having problems
particu larly 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 usin g 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 Pa ssword. If the Sup ervisor Pass word is set and the Us er P asswor d 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 exit setup. Confirmation 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.

Upgrade BIOS

This submenu allows you to upgrade bios.

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2 Standard CMOS Features

The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories. Each category
includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and
then use the<PgUp> or <P gDn> keys to select the value you want in each item.

Figure 2. Standard CMOS Setup

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Main Menu Selections

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/VGA

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 ty pe 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 sto p

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

 Figure 3. Advance d BIOS Se tup

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Hard Disk Boot Priority

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

 Figure 3. 1 Hard Disk Boo t P riori ty

The Choices: Pri. Master, Pri. Slave, Sec. Master, Sec, Slave, USBHDD0, USB HDD1,

USB HDD2, and Bootable Add-in Cards.

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.
Disabled (default) Virus protection is disabled.
Enabled Virus protection is activated.

Quick Power On Self Test

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

Disabled Normal POST.

Enabled (default) Enable quick POST.

Boot Up NumLock Status

Selects the NumLock. State after power on.
On (de fault) 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.

Normal A pin in the keyboard controller

controls Gate A20.

Fast (default) Lets chipset control Gate A20.

Typema tic Rate Setting

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

The Choices: Dis abled (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 time 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 enab le only individuals with passwords to bring the system online and/or
to use the CMOS Setup Utility.
System: A password is required for the system to boot and is a lso required to access the
Setup Utility.
Setup (default): A password is required to access the Setup Utility only.

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

APIC MODE

Se lectin g En abled enab les APIC devic e mode reportin g fro m the B IOS to
the operating system.

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

MPS Versio n Control For OS

The BIOS supports version 1.1 and 1.4 of the Intel multiprocessor specif ication.
Select version supported by the operation system running on this computer.
The Choices: 1.4 (default), 1.1.

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OS Select For DRAM > 64MB

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

The Choices: No n-OS2 (default), OS2

Small Logo (EPA) Show

T his item allows you to enab le/ disa b le disp lay the sm all EP A lo go.

The Cho i c e s : Enab le d (default), Disabled.

Summary Scree n Show

This item allows you to enable/disable the summary screen. Summary screen means
syst em configurat io n and P C I device listin g.

The Choices: Disabled (default), Ena bled .

Cache Setup

 Figure 3. 2 Cac he Se tup

 CPU Internal Cache

This item allows you to enable/disable CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking.
The C ho ic es: Enabled (default), Disabled.

 External C ache

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.

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Boot Seq & Floppy Setup

 Figure 3.3 Boo t Se q& Flo ppy Setup

 First/ Second/ Third/ Boot Other Device

These BIOS attempt to load the operating system from the device in the sequence
selected in these items.
The Choices: Floppy, LS120, HDD-0, SCSI, CDROM, HDD-1, HDD-2, HDD-3,
ZIP100, LAN, HPT370, Disabled, Enabled.

 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

Enablin g this option will test the floppy drives to determine if they have 40 or 80
tracks. Disabling this option reduces the time it takes to boot-up.
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

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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.

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Fig ure 4. Adva nce d Chipset Setup

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DRAM Configuration

 Figure 4.1 DRAM Configuration

 Timing Mode

DDR Timing Setting by SPD or ITEM.

The Choices: Auto (default), Manual.

Places an artifical memory clock lim it on the system. Memory is prevented

The Choices: 100 (default), 166, 133, 200.

This field spec ify the cas# latency, i.e. cas# to read data valid.
The Choices: CL=2.0 (default), CL=3.0, CL=2.5,

 Memclock index value (MHz)

from running faster than this frequency.

 CAS# Latency (Tcl)

 RAS# to CAS# Delay (Trcd)

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

The Choices: Auto (default), 2 BUS CLOCKS, 3 BUS CLOCKS, 4 BUS
CLOCKS, 5 BUS CLOCKS, 6 BUS CLOCKS, 7 BUS CLOCKS.

 Min RAS# active time (Tras)

This field specifies the minimum RAS# active time. Typically -45-60 Nsec.
The Choices: Auto (default), 6 BUS CLOCKS,13 BUS CLOCKS, 14 BUS
CLOCKS, 15 BUS CLOCKS.

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 Ro w prech arge Time (Trp)

This field specifies the Row precharge Time. Precharge to Active or
Aut o-Refresh of the same b ank. Ty pically 20-2 4 Nsec.
The Choices: Auto (default), 2 BUS CLOCKS, 3 BUS CLOCKS, 4 BUS
CLOCKS, 5 BUS CLOCKS, 6 BUS CLOCKS.

CPU OverClock in MHz

AGP OverClock in MHz

AGP Aperture Size

AGP 3.0 Speed

AGP 2.0 Speed

 Bottom of 32-bit [31:24]IO
The Choices: 00 (default).

 S/W memory hole Remapping

T his item allows yo u to enabled or disable d S/W me mory hole Re mapp in g.
The Choices: Dis abled (default), Enabled.

 H/W memo ry hole Remapping

T his item allows yo u to enabled or disable d H/W me mory hole Re mappin g.
The Choices: Dis abled (default), Enabled.

 MTRR mapping mo de

T his fie ld spec ifies the MT RR mapp ing mode.
The Choices: Continuous (defa ult).

T his item allows you to selec t CPU OverC lock in MH z.
The Choices: 200 (default), 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207.

T his item allows you to selec t AGP O verC lock in MH z.
The Choices: 66 (default), 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73.

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: 256M, 128M (default), 64M, 32M, 16M, 8M, 4M.

This item allows you to select AGP 3.0 Speed.
The Choices: Auto (default).

This item allows you to select AGP 3.0 Speed
The Choices: Auto (default), 1x, 1x2x, 1x2x4x.

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AGP Fast Write

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

The Choices: Auto (default), Disabled.

AGP Sideband Address

This item allows you to select AGP Sideband Address

The Choices: Auto (default), Disabled.

Clock Spread Address Spectrum

Ths ite im allows you to enabled or disabled Clock Spread Address Spectrum

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

HT Frequency

This item allows you to select the HT Frequency.

The Choices: 4x (default).

Special I/O for PCI Card

This item allows you to enabled or disabled Special I/O for PCI Car

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

Base I/O Address

This item allows you to select the Base I/O Address.

The Choices: 0000 (default).

I/O Length

This item allows you to select the I/O Length

The Choices: 1 byte (default).

System BIOS Cacheable

Select ing the “Enabled” opt ion allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at
F0000h-FFFFFh which can improve system performance. However, any
pr ogram s writ in g to th is are a of mem ory will cause conf licts and result in sys tem
errors.
The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

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5 Integrated Peripherals

 Figure 5. Integrated Peripherals

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IDE Func tion Setup

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



Figure 5.1 IDE Function Setup

 IDE Channel 0/1 Master/Slave RAID

 SATA Primary/Seco ndary RAID

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

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O n bo a r d D e vic e

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



Figure 5. 2 Onboard Device

 OnChip USB

T his op tion shou ld be e nab led if you r sys tem h as a US B instal led on t he sy stem
board. You will need to disable this feature if you add a higher performance
controller.
The Choices: V1. 1+V2. 0 (default), Disabled.

 USB KB/Stroreage Support

This item allows you to support the USB KB/Stroreage.
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

 USB Mouse Support

Enables support for USB attached mouse.
The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

 S erial-A TA 2(Interna l PHY)

Enables support for Serial-ATA.
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

 AC97 Audio

This option allows you to control the onboard AC97 audio.
The Choices: Auto (default), Disabled.

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 MC97 Modem

This option allows you to control the onboard MC97 modem.
The Choices: Auto (default), Disabled.

 MAC LAN (nVIDIA)

This option allows you to change the state of the onboard MAC LAN.
The Choices: Auto (default), Disabled.

 On bo ard LA N Boo t ROM

Th is item allows you to en able or disable On board LAN B oot ROM.
The Choices: Dis abled (default), Enabled.

 Reltek Giga LAN

The Cho i c e s : Enab le d (default), Disabled.

 Reltek Giga LAN Boo t ROM

This item allows you to enable or disable Reltek Giga LAN Boot ROM.
The Choices: Dis abled (default), Enabled.

 VIA FIRE WIR E

The Cho i c e s : Enab le d (default), Disabled.

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Super IO Device

Press Enter to configure the Super I/O Device.



Figure 5. 3 Supe r IO Device

 Onboa rd 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 insta ll 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: 3F8/IRQ4 (default), Disabled, Auto, 2F8/IRQ3,
3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3.

 Onboard Serial Port 2

Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports
The Choices: Disa bled (default), Auto, 2F8/IRQ3,3F8/IRQ4 ,

3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3.

 UART Mode Select

This item allows you to determine which Infrared (IR) function of onboard I/O
chip.
The Choices: Normal (default), ASKIR, IrDA, SC R.

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 UR2 Duplex Mode

Select the value required by the IR device connected to the IR port. Full-duplex
mode permits s imultaneous two-direction transmission. Half-duplex mode
permits transmission in one direct ion only at a time.
The Choices: Half (def ault) , Fu ll.

 Onboard Parallel Port

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

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

 Parallel Port Mode

T he default value is SP P.

The Choices:
SPP (default) Using Parallel Port as Standard Printer Port.

EPP Using Parallel Port as Enhanced Parallel Port.
ECP Using Parallel Port as Extended Capabilities Port.
ECP+EPP Using Parallel Port as ECP & EPP mode.

 ECP Mo de Us e DM A

Se lect ECP po rt ty pe 1 o r 3.

The Choices: 3 (default), 1.

Primary/Secondary/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 to 4 will increase

performance progressively. In Auto mode, the system automatically determines the best
mode for each device.

The Choices: Auto (default), Mode0, Mode1, Mode2, Mode3, and Mode4.

Primary/Secondary/Master/Slave UDMA

Ultra DMA/100 funct ionality 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.

On-chip IDE Channel 0/1

The motherboard chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels.
Select “Enabled” to activate the first and/or second IDE interface. Select “Disabled” to
deactivate an interface if you are going to install a primary and/or secondary add-in IDE
interface.

The Cho i c e s : Enab le d (default), Disabled.

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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 Cho i c e s : Enab le d (default), Disabled.

Init Display First

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

The Choices: PCI Slot (default), AGP.

IDE DMA Transfer Access

The Cho i c e s : Enab le d (default), Disabled.

IDE H DD Blo ck 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 Cho i c e s : Enab le d (default), Disabled.

Power on Function

This option allows you to choose the different function to power on the computer.
The Choices: Ho t Ke y (default), Password, Mouse Move, Mouse Click, Any Key, Button
Only, Keyboard 98.

K8 Power ON Password

Press Enter to configure the K8 Power ON Password.
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

ACPI Function

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

The Choices: En ab le d (default), Disab led.

ACP I Sus pend Type

The item allows you to select the suspend type under the ACPI operating system.
The Choices: S1 (POS) (default) P ower on Suspend

S3 (STR) Suspend to RAM
S1 + S3 POS+STR

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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.Doze Mode.

3. Susp en d Mode .

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

Min. Saving

Minimum power management.
Doze Mode = 1 hr.
Standby Mode = 1 hr
Su spend Mo de = 1 hr.
HDD Power Down = 15 min

Max Saving

Maximum power management only available for sl CPU’s.
Doze Mode = 1 min

Standby Mode = 1 min.
Su spend Mo de = 1 min.
HDD Power Down = 1 min.

User Defined

Allows you to set each mode individually.

When not disabled, each of the ranges are from 1 min. to 1 hr. except for
HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 min. to 15 min. and disable.

(default)

Video Off Method

T his op tion dete rmine s the mann er in wh ich th e mon itor is goes blank.

V/H SYNC+Blank

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 Support (default)

Initia l d isp lay powe r managem ent signa lin g.

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HDD Power Down

When enabled, the hard disk drive will power down and after a set time of system inactivity.
Al l othe r devices remain active.
The Choices: Disabled (default), 1Min, 2Min, 3Min, 4Min, 5Min, 6Min, 7Min, 8Min,
9Min, 10Min, 11Min, 12Min, 13Min, 14Min, 15Min.

Soft-Off by PBTN

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: Instant-Off (default).,Delay 4 Sec.

WOL (PME#) Fro m Soft-O ff

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

WOR (RI#) From Soft-Off

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

USB Resume from S3

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

Power-On by Alarm

When you select Enabled, an alarm returns the system to Full ON state.

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

Date of Month Alarm

You can choose which month the system will boot up. This field is only configurab le when
“R T C Resum e” is set to “En abled”.

Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm

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

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7 PnP/PCI Configurations

This section describes configuring the P CI 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

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Reset Configuration Da ta

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. T his node records which resources are assigned to it. The
syst em needs to r ecord and u pdate ES CD to the me mory locatio ns. T hes e locations (4K)
are reserved in the system BIOS. If the Disabled (default) opt ion is chosen, the system‘s
ESCD will update only when the new configurat ion 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 t hat a resou rce is ass igned to the IS A Bus and provides
non-PnP ISA add-on cards. PCI / ISA PnP signifies that a resource is assigned to the PCI
Bus or provides for ISA PnP add-on cards and peripherals.
The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

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Resources Controlle d By

By Choosing “Auto(ESCD)” (default), the system BIOS will detect the system resources
and automatically assign the relative IRQ and DMA channel for each peripheral.By
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 “Press Enter” tag, you will be directed to

a submenu that will allow you to configure the system interrupts. This is only
configurable when “Resources Controlled By” is set to “Manual”.

IRQ-3 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

PCI / VG A Pa le tte Snoo p

Choose Disabled or Enabled. Some graphic contro llers 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 comin g from the VGA contro l ler is drawn from th e palette
table ins ide the VGA controller to generate the proper colors, and the graphic controller
needs to kno w 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 P CI 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 c ase, the PCI VGA controller shou ld not respond to the Write, it shou ld only snoop
the data and permit the access to be forwarded to the ISA bus. The non-VGA ISA graphic

controller can then snoop the data on the ISA bus. Unless you have the above situation,
you should disable this option.

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

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8 PC Health Status

 Figure 8. PC Health Status

Shutdown Temperature

Th is item allows you to se t up t he CPU shut down Te mperatur e. This item only effect ive
under Windows 98 ACPI mode.

The Choices: Dis abled (default) , 60℃/ 140℉, 65℃/ 149℉, 70℃/ 15 8℉.

CPU Vcore/ 3.3V/ +5.0V/ +12V/5V (SB)/Voltage Battery

Detect the system’s voltage and battery status automatically.

Current CPU Temperature

Show you the current CPU temperature.

Current CPU FAN Speed

This field disp lays the current CPU FAN speed.

Current SYS FAN Speed

This field disp lays the current speed of the SYSTEM fan.

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Show H/W Monitor in POST

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

The Cho i c e s : Enab le d (default), Disabled .

Chassis Open Warning

This item allows you to enable or disable Chassis Open Warning beep.
The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

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9 Voltage Control

 Figure 9. Voltage Control

CPU Voltage

T his item allows you to selec t CPU Voltage Cont ro l.

The Choices: Default (default), +1.7%, +3.4%, +5.1%.

DDR Voltage

This item allows you to select DDR Voltage Control.

The Choices: Default (default), 2.75V, 2.85V, 2.90V.

AGP Voltage

T his item allows you to selec t AGP Volta ge Cont ro l.
The Choices: Default (default)

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 CMOS data by setting the JCMOS1 ((2-3) closed)) as
“ON” status. All the CMOS data will be loaded as defaults setting.

Method 2: Press the <Insert> key and Power button simultaneously, after that
keep-on pressing the <Insert> key until the power-on screen showed. This
action will boot-up the system according to FSB of the processor.

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