Biostar P4M800-M7 Owner's Manual

P4M80-M7 & P4M80-M7A

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Table of Contents

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

1.1 Features ..............................................................................................1

1.2 Package List .......................................................................................3

1.3 Layout: P4M80-M7............................................................................4

1.4 Components: P4M80-M7 .................................................................5

1.5 Layout: P4M80-M7A (Rev 1.0)........................................................6

1.6 Components: P4M80-M7A (Rev 1.0)..............................................7

1.7 Layout: P4M80-M7A (Rev 7.0 & 8.0)..............................................8

1.8 Components: P4M80-M7A (Rev 7.0 & 8.0)....................................9

Chapter 2: Hardware Installation ...........................................10

2.1 Central Processing Unit (CPU)......................................................10

2.2 FAN Headers...................................................................................11

2.3 Memory Module Installation ........................................................12

2.4 Connectors and Slots ......................................................................13

Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup...................................14

3.1 How to Setup Jumpers ...................................................................14

3.2 Detail Settings..................................................................................14

Chapter 4: Useful Help ..............................................................18

4.1 Award BIOS Beep Code.................................................................18

4.2 Extra Information............................................................................18

4.3 Troubleshooting..............................................................................20

Chapter 5: WarpSpeeder™ .......................................................21

5.1 Introduction.....................................................................................21

5.2 System Requirement.......................................................................21

5.3 Installation .......................................................................................22

5.4 [WarpSpeeder™] includes 1 tray icon and 5 panels..................23

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 FEATURES

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CPU

Supports Socket 775.
Supports Intel Pentium 4 processor up to 3.8GHz.

(v8.0 supports up to 3.4GHz)
Supports Dual Code CPU.
Front side bus at the following frequency ranges:

- 533MT/s (133MHz Core Clock)

- 800MT/s (200MHze Core Clock)

Supports Hyper-Threading Technology.

Chipset

North Bridge: VIA P4M800CE (for P4M80-M7A v1.0 and v7.0).
South Bridge: VIA VT8237R PLUS.

Dimension

ATX Form Factor: 24.38cm (L) x 20.19cm (W)

Main Memory

Supports up to 2 DDR devices.
Supports 133/166/200MHz DDR devices.
Maximum memory size is up to 2GB. (Following table is only for

reference.)

DIMM Socket

Location

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

DDR Module

Total Memory

Size

Max is 2GB.

Super I/O

Chip: ITE IT8705AF
Provides the most commonly used legacy super I/O

functionality.
Environment Control initiatives:

- H/W Monitor,

- Fan Speed Controller,

- ITE “Smart Guardian” function.

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Onboard IDE

Support 4 IDE disk drives.
Supports PIO mode 5, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA

33/66/100/133 function.

LAN

Chip: RealTek RTL8100C (for P4M80-M7/P4M80-M7A v1.0)

VIA VT6103L (for P4M80-M7A v 7.0)
Supports 10/100 Mb/s auto-negotiation operation.
Half/Full duplex capability.
Supports ACPI, PCI power management.

Slot

3 PCI bus master slots.
1 AGP 4x/8x compatible slot.
1 CNR slot.

Serial ATA

Integrated in VT8237R.
Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 functions.
Supports 2 serial ATA (SATA) ports.

- Complaints with SATA Version 1.0 specification.

- Data transfer rates up to 150 MB/s.

Onboard AC’97 Sound Codec

Chip: ALC655
Supports 6 channels.
Supports S/PDIF out function.
Compliant with AC’97 Version 2.3 specification.

Front Side Onboard Peripherals

1 front panel header supports front panel facilities.
1 S/PDIF out connector supports digital audio out function

(optional).
1 CD-in connector supports 1 CD-ROM audio-in device.
1 front audio header supports front panel audio function.
1 chassis open header supports PC case-opened warning

function.
1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M

and 2.88Mbytes.
2 USB headers support 4 USB 2.0 ports.

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2 IDE connectors support 4 hard disk devices.
2 serial ATA connectors support 2 SATA devices.

Rear Side Connectors

4 USB 2.0 ports.
1 VGA port.
1 serial port.
1 parallel port.
1 RJ-45 LAN jack.
1 PS/2 Mouse & Keyboard port.
1 vertical audio port including 1 line-in connector, 1 line out

connector, and 1 MIC in connector.

PS/2

Mouse

PS/2

Keyboard

COM1

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BIOS

Award legal BIOS.
Supports APM1.2, ACPI, and USB functions.

Printer Port

VGA1

USB x2

LAN

USB x2

Line In/
Surround

Line Out

Mic In 1/
Base/Center

Software

Supports 9th TouchTM, FlasherTM, WinFlasherTM, and

Warpspeeder

TM

Offers the highest performance for Windows 98SE, Windows NT,

Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows XP, Red-Hat Linux, and

UNIX series.

1.2 PACKAGE LIST

FDD cable x1
HDD cable x1
User’s Manual x1
Fully Setup Driver CD x1
Rear I/O panel for ATX case x1
USB 2.0 cable x1 (optional)
Serial ATA cable x2 (optional)
S/PDIF out cable x1 (optional)

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1.3 LAYOUT: P4M80-M7

JKBMS1

JATXPWR2

JCOM1

C
O
M
1

Parallel Port

VGA1

JVGA1

JUSB1

JUSBLAN1

JAUDIO

JUSBV1

1

Super

I/O

BIOS

LAN

RTL8100C

JAUDIO1

JCDIN1

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1

JSPDIFO1

1

(optional)

2
1

Codec

CNR1

Note: ■ represents the 1

LGA775

P4M800CD

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

st

pin.

CPU1

AGP1

1

FDD1

JUSBV2

2
1

2
1

JUSB3

JUSB4

10

10

JSFAN1

DIMM1

DIMM2

VT8237R

JPANEL1

2

1

1

1

JCFAN1

BAT1

7

1

1

IDE1

JSATA2

JSATA1

JCI1

1

IDE2

JCMOS1

24
23

JATXPWR1

1

7

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1.4 COMPONENTS: P4M80-M7

A

U

B

Super

I/O

C

D

E
F

Codec

G

A.

JATXPWR2: ATX power connector.

B.

Back panel connectors (rear side).

C.

JUSBV1: USB power header for

BIOS

LAN

JKBMS1, JUSB1, and JUSBLAN1.

D.

JAUDIO1: Front panel audio out
header.

E.

JCDIN1: CD-ROM audio in connector.

F.

JSPDIFO1 (optional): Digital audio out
connector.

G.

CNR1: Communication Network Riser
slot.

H.

PCI1~3: Peripheral Component
Interconnect slots.

I.

FDD1: Floppy disk connector.

J.

JSFAN1: System fan header.

K.

JPANEL1: front panel facilities header.

LGA775

CPU1

P4M800CD

HI

L.

JCMOS1: Clear CMOS header.

M.

JCI1: Chassis open message header.

N.

JUSBV2: USB power header for
JUSB3/4.

O.

JSATA1/2: Serial ATA connectors.

P.

JUSB3/4: Front USB headers.

Q.

AGP1: Accelerated Graphics Port slot.

R.

IDE1/2: Hard disk connectors.

S.

DIMM1/2: DDR memory modules.

T.

JATXPWR1: ATX power connector.

U.

JCFAN1: CPU fan header.

VT8237R

BAT1

T

S

R

Q
P

O

N
M
L
K

J

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1.5 LAYOUT: P4M80-M7A (REV 1.0)

JKBMS1

JCOM1

JVGA1

JUSB1

JUSBLAN1

JAUDIO

JATXPWR2

JPRNT1

JUSBV1

Super

I/O

BIOS

LGA775

CPU1

P4M800CE

AGP1

DIMM1

DIMM2

JCFAN1

JATXPWR1

IDE1

IDE2

LAN

RTL810 0C

JAUDIO1

JCDIN 1

JAUX1

(optional)

Codec

JSPDIFO1
(optional)

CNR1

Note: ■ represents the 1

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

st

pin.

BAT1

JUSB3

JSATA 2

JSATA 1

JCI1

JCMOS1

JUS BV2

FDD1

JUSB4

VT8237R

JSFAN1

JPANEL1

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1.6 COMPONENTS: P4M80-M7A (REV 1.0)

A

B

C

D
E
F
G

H

A.

JATXPWR2: ATX power connector.

B.

Back panel connectors (rear side).

C.

JUSBV1: USB power header for back
panel.

D.

JAUDIO1: Front panel audio out
header.

E.

JSPDIFO1 (optional): Digital audio out
connector.

F.

JCDIN1: CD-ROM audio in connector.

G.

CNR1: Communication Network Riser
slot.

H.

JAUX1:

I.

PCI1~3: Peripheral Component
Interconnect slots.

J.

FDD1: Floppy disk connector.

K.

JSFAN1: System fan header.

LGA775

P4M800CE

IJ

L.

JPANEL1: front panel facilities header.

M.

JCMOS1: Clear CMOS header.

N.

JCI1: Chassis open message header.

O.

JUSBV2: USB power header for front
panel.

P.

JSATA1/2: Serial ATA connectors.

Q.

JUSB3/4: Front USB headers.

R.

AGP1: Accelerated Graphics Port slot.

S.

IDE1/2: Hard disk connectors.

T.

DIMM1/2: DDR memory modules.

U.

JATXPWR1: ATX power connector.

V.

JCFAN1: CPU fan header.

VT8237R

U

T

S

R
Q

P

O
N
M

L

K

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1.7 LAYOUT: P4M80-M7A (REV 7.0 & 8.0)

JKBMS1

JCOM1

JVGA1

JUSB1

JUSBLAN1

JAUDIO

JATXPWR2

JPRNT1

JUSBV1

Super

I/O

BIOS

LGA775

CPU1

P4M800CE

AGP1

DIMM1

DIMM2

JCFAN1

JATXPWR1

IDE1

IDE2

LAN

VT6103 L

JAUDIO1

JCDIN 1

JAUX1

(optional)

Codec

JSPDIFO1
(optional)

CNR1

Note: ■ represents the 1

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

st

pin.

BAT1

JUSB3

JSATA 2

JSATA 1

JCI1

JCMOS1

JUS BV2

FDD1

JUSB4

VT8237R

JSFAN1

JPANEL1

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1.8 COMPONENTS: P4M80-M7A (REV 7.0 & 8.0)

A

B

C

D
E
F
G

H

A.

JATXPWR2: ATX power connector.

B.

Back panel connectors (rear side).

C.

JUSBV1: USB power header for back
panel.

D.

JAUDIO1: Front panel audio out
header.

E.

JSPDIFO1 (optional): Digital audio out
connector.

F.

JCDIN1: CD-ROM audio in connector.

G.

CNR1: Communication Network Riser
slot.

H.

JAUX1:

I.

PCI1~3: Peripheral Component
Interconnect slots.

J.

FDD1: Floppy disk connector.

K.

JSFAN1: System fan header.

LGA775

P4M800CE

IJ

L.

JPANEL1: front panel facilities header.

M.

JCMOS1: Clear CMOS header.

N.

JCI1: Chassis open message header.

O.

JUSBV2: USB power header for front
panel.

P.

JSATA1/2: Serial ATA connectors.

Q.

JUSB3/4: Front USB headers.

R.

AGP1: Accelerated Graphics Port slot.

S.

IDE1/2: Hard disk connectors.

T.

DIMM1/2: DDR memory modules.

U.

JATXPWR1: ATX power connector.

V.

JCFAN1: CPU fan header.

VT8237R

U

T

S

R
Q

P

O
N
M

L

K

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CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION

2.1 CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU)

Special Notice:

Remove Pin Cap before installation, and make good preservation for future use.
When the CPU is removed, cover the Pin Cap on the empty socket to ensure pin
legs won’t be damaged.

Pin Cap

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 black cut edge on socket, and the white dot on CPU

should point wards this black cut edge. The CPU will fit only in the
correct orientation.

Step 2-1:

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Step 2-2:

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

the installation.

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

power cable to the JCFAN1. This completes the installation.

2.2 FAN HEADERS

These fan headers support cooling-fans built in the computer. The fan
wiring and plug may be different according to the fan manufacturer.
Connect the fan cable to the connector while matching the black wire to
pin#1.

CPU FAN Header: JCFAN1

Pin Assignment

1 Ground

2 Power (+12V)

1

JCFAN1

3 FAN RPM rate sense
4 Smart Fan Control

System Fan Header: JSFAN1

Pin Assignment

1

JSFAN1

1 Ground
2 Power (+12V)
3 FAN RPM rate sense

Note:

The JCFAN1 and JSFAN1 support 4-pin and 3-pin head connector.
When connecting with wires onto connectors, please 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.

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2.3 MEMORY MODULE INSTALLATION

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

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

Note:

To assure the system safety, if you need to change DDR modules, firstly,
please unplug the 20-pin power cable with the power connector, and
then you can change the modules. Afterwards, plug in the cable the
power connector again, and finally you can boot up the system.

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2.4 CONNECTORS AND SLOTS

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

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The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that
provides PIO Mode 0~5, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/ 66/ 100
functionality. It has two HDD connectors IDE1 (primary) and IDE2
(secondary).
The IDE connectors can connect a master and a slave drive, so you can
connect up to four hard disk drives. The first hard drive should always be
connected to IDE1.

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This motherboard is equipped with 3 standard PCI slots. PCI stands for
Peripheral Component Interconnect, and it is a bus standard for
expansion cards. This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits.

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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 will take advantage of
AGP technology for improved video efficiency and performance,
especially with 3D graphics.

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The CNR specification is an open Industry Standard Architecture, and it
defines a hardware scalable riser card interface, which supports modem
only.

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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

JSATA1~2

1 Ground 2 TX+

7

3 TX- 4 Ground
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 jumpers. When the jumper cap is
placed on pins, the jumper is “close”, if not, that means the jumper is
“open”.

Pin opened Pin closed Pin1-2 closed

3.2 DETAIL SETTINGS

JUSBV1/JUSBV2: Power Source Headers for USB ports

JUSBV1/JUSBV2 Assignment Description

JUSBV1: +5V for JKBMS1, JUSB1

1

Pin 1-2 close

1

Pin 2-3 close

Note:

In order to support this function “Power-on system via keyboard and mouse”,
“JUSBV1/JUSBV2” jumper cap should be placed on Pin 2-3.

+5V

+5V Standby
Voltage

JUSB3/JUSB4: Front USB Headers

This motherboard provides 2 USB 2.0 headers, which allows user to
connect additional USB cable on the PC front panel, and also can be
connected with internal USB devices, like USB card reader.

Pin Assignment Pin Assignment

2

10

1

JUSB3/JUSB4

1 +5V (fused) 2 +5V (fused)
3 USB- 4 USB­5 USB+ 6 USB+
7 Ground 8 Ground
9 Key 10 N/A

and JUSBLAN1.
JUSBV2: +5V for JUSB3/4.
JUSBV1: JKBMS1, JUSB1 and

JUSBLAN1 are powered with +5V

standby voltage.
JUSBV2: JUSB3/4 are powered by

+5V standby voltage.

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JATXPWR1/PATXPWR2: Power Connectors

JATXPWR1: This connector allows user to connect with 20-pin power
connector on the ATX power supply.

JATXPWR2: By connecting this connector, it will provide +12V to CPU
power circuit.

Pin Assignment Pin Assignment

10

1

JATXPWR1

JATXPWR2

JAUDIO1: Front Panel Audio Header

This header allows user to connect the front audio out put cable with the
PC front panel. It will disable the output on back panel audio connectors.

Pin Assignment Pin Assignment

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

5

7 Reserved 8 Key
9 Left line out/Speaker out Left 10 Left line out/Speaker out Left

11

13 Left line in/Rear speaker Left 14 Left line in/Rear speaker Left

20

1 +3.3V 11 +3.3V
2 +3.3V 12 -12V
3 Ground 13 Ground
4 +5V 14 PS_ON
5 Ground 15 Ground
6 +5V 16 Ground
7 Ground 17 Ground

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8 PW_ON 18 -5V
9 Standby Voltage +5V 19 +5V

10 +12V 20 +5V

Pin Assignment Pin Assignment

1

2

3

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

2

1

Right line out/Speaker out
Right

Right line in/Rear speaker
Right

14
13

JAUDIO1

6 Right line out/Speaker out Right

12 Right line in/Rear speaker Right

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JCDIN1: CD-ROM Audio-in Connector

This connector allows user to connect the audio source from the veriaty
devices, like CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, PCI sound card, PCI TV turner card
etc..

Pin Assignment

1 Left channel input

1

JCDIN1

JSPDIFO1: Digital Audio-out Connector (optional)

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

1

JSPDIFO1

JCMOS1: Clear CMOS Header

By placing the jumper on pin2-3, it allows user to restore the BIOS safe
setting and the CMOS data, please carefully follow the procedures to
avoid damaging the motherboard.

JCMOS1 Assignment

2 Ground
3 Ground
4 Right channel input

Pin Assignment

1 +5V
2 SPDIF_OUT
3 Ground

Pin 1-2 close

Pin 2-3 close

Normal Operation (Default).

Clear CMOS data.

※ Clear CMOS Procedures:

1. Remove AC power line.

2. Set the jumper to “Pin 2-3 close”.

3. Wait for five seconds.

4. Set the jumper to “Pin 1-2 close”.

5. Power on the AC.

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

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JCI1: Chassis Open Header

This connector 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

JPANEL1: Front Panel Header

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

SLP

2

1

SPK

Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function

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

9 HDD LED (+) 10 Power LED (+)
11 HDD LED (-)
13 Ground 14 Power button
15 Reset control
17 N/A 18 Key
19 N/A 20 Key
21 +5V 22 Ground
23 IRTX

1 Case open signal
2 Ground

On/Off

-

++

-

+

RST

HLED

Speaker
Connector

Hard drive
LED

Reset
button

IrDA
Connector

IR

24
23

IR

8 Power LED (+)

12 Power LED (-)

16 Ground

24 IRRX

JPANEL1

Sleep
button

Power LED

Power-on
button

IrDA
Connector

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CHAPTER 4: USEFUL HELP

4.1 AWARD BIOS BEEP CODE

Beep Sound Meaning

One long beep followed by two short
beeps

High-low siren sound CPU overheated

One Short beep when system boot-up No error found during POST
Long beeps every other second No DRAM detected or install

4.2 EXTRA INFORMATION

Video card not found or video card
memory bad

System will shut down automatically

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After you fail to update BIOS or BIOS is invaded by virus, the
Boot-Block function will help to restore BIOS. If the following message
is shown after boot-up the system, it means the BIOS contents are
corrupted.

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

1. Make a bootable floppy disk.

2. Download the Flash Utility “AWDFLASH.exe” from the Biostar
website: www.biostar.com.tw

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

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

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

6. System will boot-up to DOS prompt.

7. Type “Awdflash xxxx.bf/sn/py/r” in DOS prompt.
(xxxx means BIOS name.)

8. System will update BIOS automatically and restart.

9. The BIOS has been recovered and will work properly.

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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 normally.

3. CPU fan speed is fulfilling with the CPU speed.

After confirmed, please follow steps below to relief the CPU protection
function.

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

2. Wait 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: JCMOS1” section)

2. Wait for seconds.

3. Power on the system again.

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4.3 TROUBLESHOOTING

Probable Solution

1. No power to the system at all
Power light don’t illuminate, fan
inside power supply does not turn
on.

2. Indicator light on keyboard does
not turn on.

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

System does not boot from hard disk
drive, can be booted from optical drive.

System only boots from optical drive.
Hard disk can be read and applications
can be used but booting from hard disk
is impossible.

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

Cannot boot system after installing
second hard drive.

1. Make sure power cable is
securely plugged in.

2. Replace cable.

3. Contact technical support.

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

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

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

1. Back up data and applications
files.

2. Reformat the hard drive.
Re-install applications and data
using backup disks.

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

1. Set master/slave jumpers
correctly.

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

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CHAPTER 5: WARPSPEEDER™

5.1 INTRODUCTION

[WarpSpeeder™], a new powerful control utility, features three
user-friendly functions including Overclock Manager, Overvoltage
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
Overvoltage Manager, on the other hand, helps to power up CPU core
voltage and Memory voltage. The cool Hardware Monitor smartly indicates
the temperatures, voltage 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
shown on our main panel.

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 stability by automatically
rebooting the computer 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

includes DirectX 8.1. If you use Windows XP, you do not need to install
DirectX 8.1.)

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5.3 INSTALLATION

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 means setup
is completed. If the “Launch the WarpSpeeder Tray Utility” checkbox
is checked, the Tray Icon utility and [WarpSpeeder™] 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 change according to your motherboard on hand.

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5.4 [WARPSPEEDER™] INCLUDES 1 TRAY ICON AND 5 PANELS

11.. TTrraayy IIccoonn::

Whenever the Tray Icon utility is launched, it will display 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 little tray icon 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 as mouse left-click on tray icon and “Exit” item will close
Tray Icon utility if selected.

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If you click the tray icon, [WarpSpeeder™] utility will be invoked.
Please refer to the following figure; the utility’s first window you will
see is Main Panel.

Main Panel contains features as follows:

a. Display the CPU Speed, CPU external clock, Memory clock,

AGP clock, and PCI clock information.

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

Buttons for invoking respective panels.

c. With a user-friendly Status Animation, it can represent 3

overclock percentage stages:
Man walking→overclock percentage from 100% ~ 110 %
Panther running→overclock percentage from 110% ~ 120%
Car racing→overclock percentage from 120% ~ above

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Click the Voltage button in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted
and the Voltage Panel will slide out to up as the following figure.

In this panel, you can decide to increase CPU core voltage and
Memory voltage or not. The default setting is “No”. If you want to get
the best performance of overclocking, we recommend you click the
option “Yes”.

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Click the Overclock button in Main Panel, the button will be
highlighted and the Overclock Panel will slide out to left as the
following figure.

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 potentially dangerous, especially when the
overclocking percentage is over 110 %. We strongly recommend you
verify every speed you overclock by click the Verify button. Or, you can
just click Auto overclock button and let [WarpSpeeder™] automatically
gets the best result for you.

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

[WarpSpeeder™] will set the best and stable performance and
frequency automatically. [WarpSpeeder™] utility will execute a
series of testing until system fail. Then system will do fail-safe
reboot by using Watchdog function. After reboot, the
[WarpSpeeder™] utility will restore to the hardware default
setting or load the verified best and stable frequency according
to the Recovery Dialog’s setting.

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 [WarpSpeeder™] utility will restore to the hardware default
setting or load the verified best and stable frequency according
to the Recovery Dialog’s setting.

Note:

Because the testing programs, invoked in Auto-overclock and Verify,
include DirectDraw, Direct3D and DirectShow tests, the DirectX 8.1 or
newer runtime library is required. And please make sure your display
card’s color depth is High color (16 bit) or True color( 24/32 bit ) that is
required for Direct3D rendering.

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Click the Hardware Monitor button in Main Panel, the button will be
highlighted and the Hardware Monitor panel will slide out to left as
the following figure.

In this panel, you can get the real-time status information of your
system. The information will be refreshed every 1 second.

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Click the “about” button in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted
and the About Panel will slide out to up as the following figure.

In this panel, you can get model name and detail information in hints
of all the chipset that are related to overclocking. You can also get
the mainboard’s BIOS model and the Version number of
[WarpSpeeder™] utility.

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Note:

Because the overclock, overvoltage, and hardware monitor features
are controlled by several separate chipset, [WarpSpeeder™] divide
these features to separate panels. If one chipset is not on board, the
correlative button in Main panel will be disabled, but will not interfere
other panels’ functions. This property can make [WarpSpeeder™]
utility more robust.

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BIOS Setup ...............................................................................2

1 Main Menu..................................................................................................... 4

2 Standard CMOS Features ..............................................................................7

3 Advanced BIOS Features............................................................................. 10

4 Advanced Chipset Features ......................................................................... 14

5 Integrated Peripherals .................................................................................. 20

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

7 PnP/PCI Configurations............................................................................... 30

8 PC Health Status ..........................................................................................33

9 Frequency/ Voltage Control......................................................................... 35

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BIOS Setup

Intro duction

T his manual discussed Award™ Setup program built into the ROM BI OS. The Setu p
program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This special information is
th en stored in battery-b acked RAM s o that it re tains the Setu p information w hen the power
is turned off.

T he Awa rd BIOS™ installed in you r computer system’ s ROM ( Read Only Memory ) is a
custom version of an industry standard BIOS. This means that it supports Intel P entium

processor input/output system. The BIOS provides critical low-level support for standard
devices such as disk drives and serial and paralle l 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 Play Version 1.0A specification. ESCD
(Extended System Configurat ion 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 Conf iguration 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 Support

This AWARD 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.

Supported CPUs

T h is AW AR D BIO S s u pp ort s t he AM D CP U.

Us ing Set up

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 item
Down arrow Move to next item
Left arro w Move to the item on the left (menu bar)
Right arrow Move to t he item o n the ri ght (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 on Se tup navig atio n ke ys
F5 key Load previous values from CMOS
F7 key Load the optimized defaults
F10 key Save all the CMOS changes and exit

Status Page Setup Me nu and Option Page Setup Me nu – Exit
Current page a nd 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.

Main Menu

Standard CM OS Fea tures

This submenu contains industry standard configurab le options.

Advance d 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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Integrate d 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 PCI options.

PC Health Status

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

Freque ncy/ Voltage Control

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

Lo ad Op ti mi ze d D efaul ts

This selection allows you to reload the BIOS when the system is having problems
particu larly with the boot sequence. These configurat ions are factory settin gs 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 superv isor 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 S upervisor Pa ssw ord. If the Super visor P assword is set and the User Pa ssword is
set, the “User” will only be able to view configurations but will not be able to change them.

Save & Exit Setup

Save all configurat ion 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 categor ies. Each category
includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and
then use the<PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value you want in each item.

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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/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.

Select the 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

3.1 CPU FEATURE

3.1.1 Delay Prior to The rmal

Set this item to enable the CPU T hermal function to engage after the specified time.
The Choices: 4, 8, 16 (default), 32.

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3.1.2 Thermal Management

Allow you to choose the thermal management method of your monitor.

The Choices:Thermal Monitor 1 (default), Thermal Mon itor2.
Notes:The choices will be different acco rding to your CPU features.

3.1.3 TM2 Bus Ratio

Represents the frequency. Bus ratio of the throttled performance state
that will be in itiated when the on-die sensor goes from not hot to hot.

The C hoic es : 0X (default).

3.1.4 TM2 Bus VID

Represents the voltage of the throttled performance state that will be
in itiated when the on-die sensor goes from not hot to hot.

The Choices:0.8375 (default).

3.1.5 Limit CPU ID Max Val

Set limit CPU ID maximum vale to 3, it should be disabled for Win XP.

The Choices: Dis abled (default), Enabled.

3.1.6 Execute Disable Bit

When d isab led , forc es the XD feature flag to a lways ret urn 0.

The Choices: Dis abled (default), Enabled.

3.1.7 Virtualization Techno logy

This item Allow you to enabled or disabled Virtualization T echnolo gy.

The C hoic es : Ena ble d (default), Disabled.

3.2 Hard Disk Boot Priority

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

The Choices:
Pri. Master, Pri.Slave, Sec.Master, Sec. Slave, USBHDD0, USBHDD1, USBHDD2 and
Bo otab le Add- in Carde.

3.3 Virus Warning

T his option allow s you to choos e the Viru s Wa rnin g fea ture that is used to prote ct 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.

3.4 CPU L1&L2 Cache

Depending on the CPU/chipset in use, you may be able to increase
memory access time with this option.
En ab le d (default) Enable cache.
Disabled Disable cache.

3. 5 CP U L3 Cache

Depending on the CPU/chipset in use, you may be able to increase
memory access time with this option.
En ab le d (default) Enable cache.
Disabled Disable cache.

3.6 Hyper-Threading Technology

This option allows you to enable or disabled CPU Hyper-Threading.
Enabled for Windows XP and Linux 2.4.x (OS optimized for Hyper
Threading Technology. Disabled for other OS (OS not optimized for
Hyper Threading Technology.

The C hoic es :Enab le d (Default), Disabled.

3.7 CP U L2 Cac he E CC Checking

Th is item allows y ou t o enable/disable CP U L2 Cac he ECC Checking.

The C hoic es :Enab le d (default), Disabled.

3.8 Quick Power On Self Test

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

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

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3.9 First/ Second/ T hird/ Boot Other Device

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

The C hoic es :Floppy, LS120, HDD-0, SCSI, CDROM, HDD-1, HDD-2, HDD-3, IP100,

3.10 Swap Floppy Drive

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

The Choices:Dis abled (default), Enabled.

3.11 Boot Up Floppy Seek

Enabling 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 C hoic es :Enab le d (default), Disabled.

3.12 Boot Up NumLock Status

Selects the NumLock. State after power on.

The C hoic es : On (default) Numpad is number keys.

3.13 Typematic Rate Se tting

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.

3.14 Typematic Rate (Chars /Sec)

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

The C hoic es :6 (default), 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30.

3.15 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.

3.16 Security Option

Th is option will e nable only individuals with pas swo rds to bring the syst em o nline and/or to
use the CMOS Setup Utility .
System A password is required for the system to boot and is also required to

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.

LAN, HPT 370, Disabled, Enabled.

Off Numpad is arrow keys.

access the Setup Utility.

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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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4.1 DRAM Clock/Drive Control

To control the Clock/Drive. If you high light the literal “Press Enter” next to the “DRAM
Clock/Drive Control” label and then press the enter key, it will take you a submenu with the
follow ing options :

4.1.1 DRAM Clock

This item determines DRAM clock following 100MHz, 133MHz, 166MHz or By SPD.
The C hoic es : 100MHz, 133MHz, By SPD (default), 166MHz

.

4.1.2 DRAM Timing

This item determines DRAM clock/ timin g follow SP D or not.

The Choices: Auto By SPD (default), Manual, Turbo, Ultra.

4.1.3 SDRAM CAS Latency

When SDRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the
SDR AM t iming.

The C hoic es : 2.5 /4 (default), 2.

4.1.4 Bank Interleave

This item allows you to enable or disable the bank interleave feature.

The Choices: Dis abled (default), 2 bank, 4 bank.

4.1.5 Precha rge to Active (Trp)

This items allows you to specify the delay from precharge command to activate
command.
The C hoic es : 2T, 3T, 5T,4T (default).

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4.1.6 Active to Prec harge (Tras)

This items allows you to specify the minimum bank active time.

The C hoic es : 07T (default), 6T.

4.1.7 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 C hoic es : 2T, 3T, 5T, 4T (default).

4.1.8 REF to ACT/REF to REF (Trfc)

Th is item allows y ou to deter mine the selec tion for R EF t o ACT /REF t o REF (Trfc)

The Ch oices: 15T,25 T (default).

4.1.9 ACT (0) to ACT(1) (TRRD)

Th is item allows y ou to deter mine the selec tion.for ACT (0 ) to ACT(1) (T RRD ).

The C hoic es : 3T (default).

4.1.10 Read to P recharge (Trtp)

This item allows you to determine the selection.for Read to Precharge(Trtp).

The C hoic es : 2T (default).

4.1.11 Write to Read CMD (Twtr)

This item allows you to determine the selection.for Write to Read CMD (Twtr).
The C hoic es : 1T /2T (default).

4.1.12 Write Recoverry Time (Twr)

This item allows you to determine the selection.for Write Recoverry Time (Twr).

The C hoic es : 4T (default).

4.1.13 DRAM Command Rate

This item controls clock cycle that must occur between the last valid write operation
and the next command.

The C hoic es : 1T Command, 2T Com mand (def ault).

4.1.14 RDSAIT mo de

This item allows you to select the RDSAIT mode.

The Choices: Auto (default).

4.1.15 RDSAIT selection

This item allows you to make selection for RDSAIT.
The C hoic es : 03 (def ault).

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4.2 AGP & P2P Bridge Control

If you high light the literal “P re ss Enter” next to the “AGP & P 2P Bridge Con trol” labe l and
then press the enter key, it will take you a submenu with the following options:

4.2.1 AGP Aperture Size

Select the size of the Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) aperture. The aperture

is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory
address space. Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP
without any translation.

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

4.2.2 AGP 2.0 Mode

This item allows you to select the AGP Mode.
The Cho ices: 4 X (default), 2X, 1X.

By choosing “Auto” the system BIOS will the AGP output Buffer Drive

The Choi ces: A uto (default), Manual.

While AGP driv ing contro l item set to “Manual”, it allow s user to set AGP
. driving.
The Choices: DA (default).

4.2.3 AGP Driving Control

strength P Ctrl by AGP Card. By choosing “Manual”, it allows user to set AGP
output Buffer Drive strength P Ctrl by manual.

4.2.4 AGP Driving Value

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4.2.5 AGP Fast Write

This item allows you to disabled or enabled AGP Fast Write.

The Choice s: Disabled (default),Enabled.

4.2.6 AGP Master 1 WS Write

When Enabled, writes to the AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) are executed

with one-wait states.

The Choice s: Disabled (default), Enabled.

4.2.7 AGP Master 1 WS Read

When Enabled, read to the AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) are executed with

one wait states.

The Choice s: Disabled (default), Enabled.

4.2.8 AGP 3.0 Calibration cycle

This item allows you to disab led or enabled AGP 3.0 Calibration Cycle.

The Choices: Dis abled (default), Enabled.

4.2.9 VGA Share Memory Size

This item allows you to select the VGA share memory size.

The C hoic es : 64M (default), Disabled.

4.2.10 Direct Frame Buffer

This item allows you to disab led or enabled direct frame buffer.

The Choices: Enabled (default),Disabled.

4. 3 CP U & PCI Bus Co ntrol

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If you high light the literal “P ress Enter” next to the “CPU & PCI Bus Control” label and then
press the enter key, it will take you a submenu with the following options:

4.3.1 PCI Master 0 WS Write

When enabled, writes to the P CI bus are executed with zero-wait states.
Th e Choice s: Enabled (default), Disab led.

4.3.2 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.

Th e Cho ices : En abl ed (default), Disab led.

4.3.3 Vli nk mode selection

Th is item allows y ou to select Vlink mode.

The C hoic es : By Au to (default).Mode 1.

4.3.4 VLink 8X Support

This item allows you to enable or disable VLink 8X support.

The C hoic es : Ena ble d (default), Disabled.

4.3.5 DRDY_Timing

Th is item allows y ou to select DR DY_ Timing.

The Choices: Default (default).

4.4 Memory Hole

When enabled, you can reserve an area of system memory for ISA adapter ROM. When
this area is reserved, it cannot be cached. Refer to the user documentation of the peripheral
you are installing for more information.

The Choices: Disabled (default), 15M – 16M.

4.5 System BIOS Cacheable

Select ing 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 (default), Disabled

4.6 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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5 Integrated Peripherals

5.1 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
highlight the litera l “Press Enter” next to the “Onchip IDE Control” label and then press the
ent er key, it will ta ke y ou a submenu with t he follow in g op tions :

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5.1.1 OnChip SATA

This option allows you to enable the onchip Serial ATA.

The C hoic es : Ena ble d (default), Disabled.

5.1.2 SATA Mode

This option allows you to select SATA Mode.
The Choices: RAID (default), IDE.

5.1.3 IDE DMA Transfer Access

This item allows you to enable or disable the IDE transfer access.

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

5.1.3 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 Choices: Enabled (default), OnChip, Disabled.

5.1.4 IDE Prefetch Mode

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

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

5.1.5 IDE Primary / Secondary Mas ter / S lave PIO

The IDE PIO (Programmed Input / Output) fields let you set a PIO mode (0-4) for
each of the IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports. Modes 0 through 4
provides successively increased performance. In Auto mode, the system automatically
determines the best mode for each device.

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

5.1.6 IDE Pri mary / Secondary Mas ter / Sla ve UDMA

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

5.1.7 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.

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5.2 VIA OnChip PCI Device

If you highlight the literal “P ress Enter” next to the “
press the enter key, it will take you a submenu with the following options:

OnC hip PCI Device” labe l and then

5.2.1 VIA-3058 AC97 Audio

This option allows you to control the onboard AC97 audio.

The Choices: Auto (default), Disabled.

5.2.2 VIA-3068 MC97 Mode m

This option allows you to control the onboard MC97 modem.

The Choices: Auto (default), Disabled.

5.2.3 VIA-3043 OnChip LAN(Enabled)

This option allows you to control the onboard VIA-3043 OnChip LAN.

The C hoic es : Ena ble d (default), Disabled.

5.2.4 Onboard LAN Boo t ROM

This item allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN Boot ROM
controller.

The Choices: Dis abled (default), Enabled.

5.2.5 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 (defau lt).

5.2.6 On-chip EHCI Controller

This item allows you to enable or disable the on-chip EHCI controller.
The C hoic es : Ena ble d (Default), Disabled.

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5.2.7 USB Emulation
Do not support any USB device on Dos

The C hoice s : Off, On (default).

5.2.8 USB Keyboard/ Mouse Support

This item allows you to enable or disable the USB Keyboard/ Mouse Legacy Support.

The Choices:Enabled (default), Disabled.

5.3 Super 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 following options:

5.3.1 Onboard FDC Controller

Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on the system
board and you wish to use it. If install and FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select
Disa bled in t his fie ld.

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

5.3.2 Onboard Seria l Port 1

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

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

5.3.3 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.

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5.3.4 UR2 Duplex Mode

elect 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 (de fault), Full.

5.3.5 Onboard Parallel Port

This item allows you to determine access onboard paralle l port contro ller with which
I/O Address.

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

5.3.6 Parallel Port Mode

The default value is SPP.

The C hoic es :

SPP(de fault) Usin g Parallel p ort as St andard Prin ter Po rt.

EPP Usin g Parallel P ort as Enhanced Para lle l Port.
ECP Using P aralle l port as Extended Capabilities Port.
ECP+EPP Usin g P arallel p ort as ECP & EPP m ode.

5.3.7 ECP Mode Use DMA

Select a DMA Channel for the port.
The C hoic es : 3 (default), 1.

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6 Power Management Setup

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

6.1 ACPI function

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

The Choices: En a bl ed (default), Disabled.

6.2 Power Manage ment Option

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

1.HDD Power Down.

2. Suspen d Mode.

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

Min. Power Saving

Minimum power management.
Su spend Mo de = 1 h r.
HDD Power Down = 15 min

Max. Power Saving

Maximum power management only available for sl CPU’s.
Su spend Mo de = 1 m in.
HDD P ower Down = 1 min.

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User De fine (default)

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

6. 3 HDD P owe r Do wn

When enabled, the hard disk drive will power down and after a set time of system inactivity.
Al l other device s remain 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.

6.4 Sus pend Mo de

The item allows you to select the suspend type under ACP I operating system.
The Choices: Disabled (default ), 1 Min, 2 Min, 4 Min, 6 Min, 8 Min, 10 Min, 20 Min, 30
Min, 40 Min, 1 Hour.

6.5 Video Off Option

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

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

6.6 Video Off Method

T his option d ete rmines t he m anner in which the monitor is goe s blank.

V/H SYNC+Blank (default)

This 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

Initial disp lay p ower man agement signa lin g.

T he Choices: Stop Grant, PwrOn Suspend.

6.7 Modem Use IRQ

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

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

6.8 Soft-Off by PWR-BTN

Pressing the power button for more than 4 seconds forces the system to enter the
Soft-Off state when the system has “hung.”
The C hoic es : Delay 4 Sec, Instant-Off (default).

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6.9 Ac Loss Auto Restart

This field determines the action the system will automatically take when power is restored
to a system that had lost power previously w ithout any subsequent manual intervention.
There are 3 sources that provide current to the CMOS area that retains these Power-On
instructions; the motherboard battery (3V), the Power Supply (5VSB), and the Power
Supply (3.3V). While AC is not supplying power, the motherboard uses the motherboard
battery (3V). If AC power is supplied and the P ower Supply is not turned on, 5VSB from
the Power Supply is used. When the Power Supply is eventually turned on 3.3V from the
Power Supply will be used.
There are 3 options: “Former-Sts”, “On”, “Off”.
“Off” (default) Means always set CMOS to the “Off” status when AC power is lost.
“On” Means always set CMOS to the “On” status when AC power is lost
“Former-Sts” Means to maintain the last status of the CMOS when AC power is lost.
For example: If set to “Former-Sts” and AC power is lost when system is live, then after
AC power is restored, the system will automatically power on. If AC power is lost when
system is not live, system will remain powered off.

6.10 IRQ/Event Activity Detect

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

IRQ/Event Activity Detect” label and

6.12.1 PS2KB Wake up Select

When select Password, please press Enter key to change password
with a maximum o f 8 characters.
The C hoic es : Hot Key (default).

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6.12.2 PS2KB Wakeup from S3/ S4 / S5

This item allows you to wake up from S3/ S4/ S5 with PS2 keyboard.
The C hoic es : Disabled (default), Ctrl+F1, Ctrl+F2. Ctrl+F3, Ctrl+F4,
Ctrl+F5, Ctrl+F6, Ctrl+F7, Ctrl+F8, Ctrl+F9, Ctrl+F10, Ctrl+F11,
Ctrl+F12, Power, Wake, Any Key.

6.12.3 PS2MS Wakeup from S3/ S4/ S5

This item allows you to wake up from S3/ S4/ S5 with PS2 keyboard.
The C hoic es : Disabled (default), Ctrl+F1, Ctrl+F2. Ctrl+F3, Ctrl+F4,
Ctrl+F5, Ctrl+F6, Ctrl+F7, Ctrl+F8, Ctrl+F9, Ctrl+F10, Ctrl+F11,
Ctrl+F12, Power, Wake, Any Key.

6.12.4 VGA

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

The Choices: Off (default), On.

6.12.5 LPT & COM

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

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

6.12.6 HDD & FDD

When th is 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 C hoic es : On (default), Off.

6.12.7 PCI Master

When set to On, you need a LAN add-on card which supports the power function. It
should a lso support the wake-up on LAN jump.

The Choices: Off (default), On.

6.12.8 Power On by PCI Card

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

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

6.12.9 Modem Ring Resume

This item allows you to disab le or enable Modem Ring Resume.

The Choices: Dis abled (default), Enabled.

6.12.10 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 C hoic es : Enable d, Disabled (default).

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6.12.11 Date (of Month)

You can choose which month the system will boot up. This field is only
configurable when “RTC Resume” is set to “Enabled”

6.12.12 Resume Time (hh:mm:ss)

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

6.12.13 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 (LPT2) Enabled
IRQ6 (Floppy Disk) Enabled
IRQ7 (LPT1) Enabled
IRQ8 (RTC Alarm) Disabled
IRQ9 (IRQ2 Redir) Disabled
IRQ10 (Reserved) Disab led
IRQ11 (Reserved) Disab led
IRQ12 (PS/2 Mouse) Enabled
IRQ13 (Coprocessor) Enabled
IRQ14 (Hard Disk) Enabled
IRQ15 (Reserved) Disab led

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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.

7.1 PNP OS Installed

Wh en set to YES, BIO S will on ly in itia lize the P nP cards used for the boot sequence (VGA,
IDE, SCSI). The rest of the cards will be initialized by the PnP operating system like
Window ™ 9 5. When set to NO, BI OS wil l initia lize a ll the PnP cards. For non-PnP
operating systems (DOS, Netware™), this option must set to NO.

The Choices: No (default), Yes.

7.2 Reset Configura tion 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. This node records which resources are assigned to it. The
system needs t o record and u pdate ESCD to the memory locations. T hese 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” mode.

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

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Le gacy is the term, which signif ies t hat a resource is ass igned to the ISA Bu s and provides
non-PnP ISA add-on cards. PCI / ISA P nP signifies that a resource is assigned to the P CI
Bus or provides for ISA PnP add-on cards and peripherals.

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

7.3 Resources Controlled By

By Choosing “Auto(ESCD)” (default), the system BIOS will detect the system resources
and automatically assign the relative IRQ and DMA channel for each peripheral.By

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.

7.4 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

7.5 PCI / VGA Palette Snoop

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

However, the color information coming from the VGA contro ller is drawn from the palette
table ins ide the VGA controller to generate the proper colors, and the graphic contro ller

needs to know what is in the palette of the VGA c ontroller. T o do this, the no n-VGA
graphic controller watches for the Write access to the VGA palette and registers the snoop
data. In PCI based systems, where the VGA controller is on the PCI bus and a non-VGA
graphic controller is on an ISA bus, the Write Access to the palette will not show up on the
ISA bus if the PCI VGA controller responds to the Write
In this ca se, the PCI VGA contr oller shou ld not respond to t he Write, it should on ly snoop
the data and permit the access to be forwarded to the ISA bus. The non-VGA IS A 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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7.6 Ass ign IRQ For VGA

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

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

7.7 Ass ign IRQ For USB

This item allows the users to choose which IRQ to assign for the USB.
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

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8 PC Health Status

8.1 Shutdow n Temperature

Th is item allows y ou to set up t he CPU shutdo wn Te mpe rature. This item only effe ctive
under Windows 98 ACPI mode.

The Choices: Dis abled (default), Enabled.

8. 2 CP U F AN Contro l by

The Choice “smart” can make your CPU FAN to reduce noise.

The C hoic es : SMAR T (default), Always On.

8.3 CPU Vcore +3.3V, +5.0V, DRAM Voltage , AGP Voltage ,Voltage Battery

Det ect t he system’s vo ltage status auto matically.

8.4 Curre nt CPU Temp

This field disp lays the current temperature of CPU.

8.5 Current CPU FAN Speed

This field disp lays the current speed of CPU fan.

8.6 Current SYS FAN Speed

This field disp lays the current speed SYSTEM fan.

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8.7 Sho w H/W Mo nito r 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 C hoic es : Ena bl e d (default), Disabled .

8.8 Chassis Open Warning

This item allows you to enable or disable Chassis Open Warning beep.
The C hoic es : 60

OC/140OF, 65OC/149OF, 70OC/158OF, Disabled (default).

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9 Frequency/ Voltage Control

9.1 CPU Clock Ratio

The C hoic es : 8X (default), 9X, 10X, 11X, 12X, 13X, 14 X, 15X, 16X, 17X,

18X, 19X, 20 X, 21 X, 22 X, and 23X.

9.2 CPU Voltage Regulator

Th is item allows y ou to select CP U Vo ltage Control.

The Choices: Default (default)

9.3 DDR Voltage Regulator

Th is item allows y ou to select DD R Volta ge Control.

The Choices: Default,2.65V (default)

9.4 AutoDetect PCI/DIMM Clk

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

The C hoic es : Ena ble d (default), Disabled.

9.5 Spread Spectrum(Enabled)

Th is item allows y ou t o enable/disable the Spread Spe ctrum f unction.

The C hoic es : Ena ble d (default), Disabled

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9.6 CPU CLOCK

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

The Choices: 100MHZ (default).

Special Notice:

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

Method 1:

Clear the COMS data by setting the JCOMS1 ((2-3) closed)) as “ON”
status. All the CMOS data will be loaded as defaults setting.

Method 2:

Press 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 recommended to set CPU Vcore and clock in default setting. If th e
CPU Vcore and clock a re not in default setting, it may caus e CPU or M/B damage.

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