Biostar P4VTB Owner's Manual

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FCC Infor mation and Copyright

T hi s equi pm ent h as b een te ste d and fo und to c ompl y wi th th e lim its o f a
Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits
are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference

in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can
radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance

with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. There is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
pa rticu lar ins ta llat ion.

The vendor makes no representations or warranties with respect to the
contents here of and specially disclaims any implied warranties of

merchantability or fitness for any purpose. Since our products are under
continual improvement, we reserve the right to make changes without
notice.

The material in this manual is the intellectual property of the vendor.
Further the vendor reser ves the r i ght to re vise this publ ic ation and to m ake

changes to its contents without obli gation to notify any party beforehand.
Dupli cation of thi s publication, in part or in whole, is not allowed without
first obtaining the vendor’s approval in writing. Even thought we have
taken every care in the preparation of this user’s manual, no guarantee i s

given as to the correctness of its contents.
All the brand and product names are the property of their respective

owners.

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Layout of P4VTB (on ly for vers ion 1.x).............................3

Layout of P4VTB (on ly for vers ion 7.x).............................4

English ............................................................................5

1. P4VTB Features......................................................................................5

2. Package contents ...................................................................................6

3. How to setup Jumper..............................................................................7

4. CPU Installation......................................................................................7

5. DDR DIMM Modul e s: DIMM1 / DIMM2 . .........................................................8

6. Ju mp ers, Headers, Conn ectors & Slots .....................................................9

Français.........................................................................17

Caractéristiques de P4VTB........................................................................ 17

WarpSpe e der.................................................................19

Introdu ction.............................................................................................19

System Requ irement................................................................................19

Installation ..............................................................................................20

Usage.....................................................................................................21

Trouble Shooting............................................................29

Dépannage.....................................................................31

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Layo ut of P4V TB (only for version 1. x)

※NOTE: ●represent s the f irst pin.

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Layo ut of P4V TB (only for version 7. x)

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English

1. P4VTB Feat ure s

A. Har dware

CPU

Provides Socket 478.
Su pports Intel® Pentium® 4 Pr oc es s or.
Su pports Intel® Pentium® 4 Prescott CPU. (only f or vers ions 1.3 and 7.2)

Front Side Bus at 400/533/800 MHz.

Chipset

Nort h Bridge: VIA PT800CD.
Sout h Bridge: VIA VT8237C D.

Main Me m o ry

Support s up t o 2 DDR devices.
Support s 200/ 266/ 333/ 400 MH z D DR devic es.

Maxi mu m memory s iz e o f 2GB.

Super I/O

Chip: ITE IT 8705F.
Low Pin Count I nterfac e.

Prov ides the most commonly used legacy Super I/ O funct ionality.
E nv iro nm ent C ont rol i nit iativ es

- H/W Monitor

- Fan Speed Controller

- I TE's "Smart Guardian" s oft ware utility.

Slots

Fiv e 32-bit PCI bus master slots.
One AGP slot .
One C NR slot. (does not s upport on version 7.x)

On Board IDE

Supports four IDE di s k dri ves.
Supports PIO Mode 4 and Ultra D MA 33/66/ 100/133 Bus Master Mode.

On Bo ard AC’97 Soun d Cod ec (only for ver sion 1.x)

Chip: C MI9739A.
Compliant with AC ’97 s pec ific ation.

AC ’97 2. 2 int erface.
Support s 6 channels.

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On Bo ard AC’97 Soun d Cod ec (only for ver sion 7.x)

Chip: C MI9761A.
Compliant with AC ’97 s pec ific ation.
AC ’97 2. 2 int erface.
Support s 6 channels.

Support s stereo m icrophone.

On Board Peripherals

a. R e ar si de

2 s erial port s. (1 serial port only support on version 7.x)
1 parallel port. (SPP/EPP/ ECP mode)

Audio ports in v ert ical posit ion.
1 LAN port.

PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard.
4 USB2.0 ports.

b. F ront Si d e

1 floppy port supports 2 F DDs wit h 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2. 88Mby t es.
4 USB2.0 port s.

Dimensions

ATX Form Factor: 20. 5 X 30.5cm . (W X L) (only for v ersion 1.x )
ATX Form Factor: 20. 5 X 29.5cm . (W X L) (only for v ersion 7.x )

B. BIOS & Software

BIOS

Award legal Bios .
APM1.2.
ACPI.

USB Function.

Software

S uppor ts Warpspe ederTM, 9t h Tou c hTM, F LASH ER™and WinF lasher
Off ers the highest perf orm ance for Windows 98 SE, W indows 2000, Windows Me,

Windows XP, SC O UNIX etc.

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2. Package co ntents

HDD Ca b le X1
FDD Cable X1
User’s Manual X1

USB Cable X1 (optional)
Rear I/ O Panel for ATX C as e X1 (optional)
Fully Setup Driver CD X1

St udioF un! Application C D X1 (opt ional)

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3. How to setup Jumper

The illustrat ion shows how jum pers ar e set up. W hen the Jumper c ap is place d on pins, t he
jumper is “close”. If no jumper cap is placed on the pins, the jumper is ”open”. The

illust rat ion sh ows a 3-pin jumper whos e pin 1and 2 are “close” when jumper c ap is placed
on thes e 2 pins .

Jumper close Jumper open Pin 1-2 close

4. CPU Ins t allation

Step1: Pull the lever sideways away from the soc k et and then raise the lever up to a

90 -degree angl e.

Step2: Look for the white dot/cut edge. The whit e dot/cut edge should point t owards the

lev er pivot. The C PU will fit only in the correct orient ation.

Step3: Hold the CPU down fir ml y, and then close the lever.

Step4: Put t he C PU f an on t he C PU and buck le it. C onnec t the C PU f an power cable to

the JCFAN1. This completes the installation.

Step1 Step2 Step3 Step4

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CPU Fan Headers: JCFAN1

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1

JCFAN1

Pin No . A ssi gnme nt

1
2
3

FAN rpm Ra te Sense

Ground

+12V

S ystem Fan Headers: JSFAN1

Pin No . A ssi gnme nt

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JSFAN1

1
2

3

FAN rpm Ra te Sense

Ground

+12V

5. DDR DI MM Modu les : DIMM1/ DIMM2

DR AM Access Time: 2.5V Un buff ered DDR 200/ 266/ 333/ 400 MHz Type requ i red.
DRAM Type: 64MB/ 128MB/ 256MB/ 512MB/ 1GB DIMM Module (184 pin)

Total Memory Size wi th Un bu ffere d DIMM s

DIMM S ocket

Location

DIMM1 64MB/128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB

DIMM2 64MB/128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB

Installing DDR Module

1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the
retaining clips outward. Align a D IMM to the
slot in the way that the notch of the DIMM

matches the break of the slot.

2. Insert the DIMM f irmly and vertically into
the s lot unt il th e retain ing c lip s nap back in

place and the DI MM is properly s eated.

DDR Mod u l e To tal Memory

Size (MB)

*1

*1

***On ly for refer en ce***

Max is

2GB

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6. Jumpers, Headers , Connectors & Slots

(1) Floppy Disk Connector: FDD1

The mot herboard provides a standard f loppy disk connect or that supports 360K,
720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. This connector supports the

prov ided f loppy drive ribbon cables.

(2) Hard Dis k Connectors: IDE1/ IDE2

The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO
Mode 0~4, Bus Master, and U ltra D MA 33/ 66/ 100/ 133 f unct ionality. It has two
HDD connec t ors IDE1 (primary) and IDE2 (s econdary ).
The ID E c onnectors can c onnec t a mast er and a slav e drive, so you c an connect
up to four hard disk drives . The first hard drive should alway s be c onnect ed to
IDE1.

(3) Peripheral Component Interconnect Slo ts: PCI 1- 5

This m ot herboard is equipped wit h 5 standard PCI slots. PCI stands f or Peripheral
Component I nterconnec t, and it is a bus standard f or expansion cards. This PCI

slot is designated as 32 bits.

(4) Accelerated Graphics Port Slo t: AGP1

Your monitor will attach directly to that video card. This motherboard supports
video cards f or PCI s lots, but it is als o equipped with an Acc elerated Graphics Port

(AGP). An AGP card will take adv antage of AGP tec hnology f or improv ed v ideo
efficiency and perform ance, es pecially with 3D graphics.

(5) Communicati on Network Riser Slot: CNR1 (does not
support on ver sion 7. x)

The CNR specification is an open I ndust ry St andard Architecture, and it defines a
ha rdw ar e scalable r iser card inter fa ce, which support s modem only.

(6) Serial ATA Connector: SATA1/ SATA2

The mot herboard has a PCI to SATA C ontroller with 2 channels SATA interface, it
satisfies the SATA 1.0 spec and can transfer data wit h 1.5GH z s peed.

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SATA1/ SATA2

Pin Assignment Pin Assignment

1
3

5
7

Ground

TX­RX-

Ground

2
4

6

TX+

Ground

RX+

9

X

(7) Game Header: JGAME1 (does not su pport on versi on 7.x)

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Pin Assign m ent Pin Assignment

1
3

5
7

9

11
13

15

Joy stick B Butt on 1

Joy stick B C oordinate X

Joy stick B C oordinate Y

Joy stick B Butt on 2

+5V

MIDI Output

MIDI Input

NA

1

216

JGAME1

2
4

6
8

10
12

14
16

Joystick A Button 1

Joy st ick A Coordinate

Joy st ick A Coordinate Y

Joystick A Button 2

+5V

Ground
Ground

+5V

(8) Front Panel Connector: JPANEL1

SLP

JPANEL1

Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function

1 +5V 2 Sleep C ont rol
3 NA 4 Ground

5 NA 6 NA NA
7 Speaker

9 HD D LED (+ ) 10 Power LED (+)
11 H DD LED (-)
13 Ground 14 Power Button

15 Reset Control
17 NA 18 KEY

19 NA 20 KEY
21 +5V 22 Ground
23 IRTX

2
123

PWR_LED

(+) (-)(+)

SPK

Connector

Hard Dr ive

Connector

(+) (-)

HLED

RST

Speaker

8 Power LED (+)

LED

Reset

Button 16 Ground

IrDA

12 Power LED (-)

24 IRR X

IRON/ OFF

IR

24

Sleep

Button

POWER

LED

Power-on

Button

IrDA

Connector

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(9) Front USB Header: JUSB3/ JUSB4

2

1

JUSB3/4

Pin Assignment Pin Assignment

10

1
3 USBN- 4 USBN-

9

5
7

9

+5V

USB+

Ground

KEY

2

6
8

10

+5V

USBP+
Ground

NA

(10) Wake On LAN Header: JWOL1 (does not su pport on
version 7.x)

JWOL1

1

Pin Assignment

1 +5V Standby
2

3 Wak e up

Ground

(11) Power Connecto rs: JATXPWR1/ JAT XPWR2

PIN Assignment PIN Assignment

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

8 PW_OK 18 -5V
9 Standby Voltage

10 +12V 20 +5V

PIN Assignment PIN Assignment

1
2

+5V

+12V
+12V

19 +5V

3
4

10

JATXPWR1

JATXPWR2

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1

11

12

3

Ground
Ground

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(12) Front Panel Audio Heade r: JAUDIO1

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13 14

Pin Assignment Pin Assign m ent

1
3 Mic Power/ Bass 4 Audio Power

5

7
9

11

13

Mic I n / C e nter

Right Line Out/ Speaker

Ou t Ri ght

Reserved

Left Line Out/ Speaker

Out Left

Right Line I n/ Rear

Speak er R ight

Left Line In / Rear Speaker

Left

JAUDIO1

2

Right Line Out/ Speaker

6

8

10

12

Left Line In/ Rear Speak er

14

Ground

Ou t Ri ght

Key

Left Line Out/ Speaker

Out Left

Right Line I n/ Rear

Speak er R ight

Left

(13) Power Sou rce Selection for Ke ybo ard and Mouse: JKBV1
(does not support on version 7.x)

JKBV1 Assignment

1 3

Pin 1-2 c los e

1 3

Pin 2-3 c los e

+5V

+5V Standby

Voltage

+5V for ke yboar d and mo use

PS/ 2 Mouse and PS/ 2 Key board are

powered with +5V standby v oltage

No t e: In o rde r t o su ppo rt th i s f un cti o n “Pow e r-o n sy ste m vi a ke yb oard and
mouse”, “JKBV1” jumper cap shoul d be placed on pi n 2-3.

Description

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(14) Power Source Selection for USB: JUSBV1/ JUSBV2/
JUSBV3 (does not support on versio n 7.x)

JUSBV1/JUSBV2/

JUSBV3

1 3

Pin 1-2 c lose

1 3

Pin 2-3 c lose

Assignment Description

JU SBV1: 5V for USB locat ed at the

JU S B 1 connector p o rt

JU SBV2: 5V for USB locat ed at the

JU SBLAN1 connec t or port

JU SBV3: 5V for USB locat ed at the

JUSB3/4 connector ports

JU SBV1: JUSB1 port powered with

standby v olt age of 5V

JUSBV2: JUSBLAN1 port powered with

standby v olt age of 5V

JU SBV3: JUSB3/4 port powered with

standby v olt age of 5V

+5V Standby

+5 V

Voltage

Note: 1. In order to support this function “Power-on system vi a USB d evice ”,
“JUSBV1/ JUSBV2/ JUSBV3” jumper cap should be placed on pin 2-3

respectivel y.

2. If you are under S3 mode, we recommend you to select +5V
S tandby Voltage.

(15) Clear CMOS Jumper: JCMOS1

JCMOS1 Assignment

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1

Pin 1-2 C lose

3

1

Pin 2-3 C lose

Norm al Operation (def ault)

Clear CMOS Data

The follo wing procedu res a re for r esetting the
BIOS

asswor d . It is i mportant to follow these

ins tr u ct ions c lose ly.

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※ Clear CMOS Procedures :

1. R emov e AC power line.

2. Set the jumper to “Pin 2-3 close”.

3. Wait for fi ve se conds .

4. Set the jumper to “Pin 1-2 close”.

5. Power on AC.

6. R eset y our des ired password or c lear the CMOS dat a.

( 16) Case Op en C o nn ecto r : JC1

Assignmen t

Case Open Signal

Ground

1

JC1

Pin

1
2

(17) CD-ROM Audio-In Header: JCDIN1/ (JCDIN2→ only

optional on version 1.x; does not su pport on versi o n 7.x)

1

JCDIN1/ 2

Pin Assignment

1
2

3
4

Left Channel In put

Ground
Ground

Right Channel In put

(18) Di gital Audio Connector: JSPDIF1 (only optional on

ver sion 7.x)

Pin Assignment

1

JSPDIF1

1
2

3 Ground

+5V

SPDIF_OUT

(19) Auxiliary Audio-In Co nnector: JAUX (only opti onal on

ver sion 7.x)

1 4

JAUX

Pin Assignment

1 Left channel AUX_IN
2
3

4

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CD_Ground
CD_Ground

Righ c hannel AUX_IN

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(20) Consumer Infrare d Header: J_CIR (only opti onal on

version 7.x)

2

1

J_CIR

Pin Assignment Pin Assignment

8

1

7

3
5

7

Ground

CIRRX

Key

SMBDT

2
4

Power-on Butt on

6
8

+5V St andby

SMBCK

CIRTX

(21) Back Panel Connectors

JKBMS1

PS/2
Mouse

JUSB1

PS/2
Keyboard

only for version 1 . x

USB

Paral le l P ort

PS/2

Mouse

PS/2

Keyboard

JPRNT1

COM1

JCOM1

Parall el

COM2

JCOM2

JUSBLAN2

LAN

USB

COM1 USB

USB

Line In

Speaker Out

MI C In

JAUDIO1

Line In

S

eaker Out

MI C In

only for version 7 . x

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Français

Car act ér istiq ues de P4VTB

A. Ma tériel

Processeur

Avec socket 478.
Prise en charge du processeur Intel® Pentium® 4.
Prise en charge du processeur Intel® 4 4 78 Pr es c ot t CP U.

Bus f rontal à 400/533/800 MHz.

Jeu de puce s

Nort h Bridge : VIA PT800CD.
Sout h Bridge : VIA VT8237CD.

M é moire prin cipale

Pris e en charge de deux périphériques 2 DDR.
Pris e en charge des périphériques DDR 200/266/ 333/400 MHz (sans ECC).

Taille max imale de la m ém oire :2G o.

Super E/S

Puc e : ITE I T8705.

Fentes

Cinq f entes Bus Mast er PCI à 32 bit s.
Une fen te A GP.

Une fent e CNR. (ne supporte pas en version 7.x)

IDE in tégré

Prise en charge de quatre lecteurs de disque IDE.
Prise en charge de PIO Mode 4 et Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 Bus Master Mode.

AC’ 97 Sound Codec in tégré (seulement pour version 1.x)

Puc e: C MI9739A.
Conforme aux spécificat ions AC ’97.
Int erf ace AC ’97 2. 2.

Pris e en charge de 6 canaux.

AC’ 97 Sound Codec in tégré (seulement pour version 7.x)

Puc e : CMI 9761A.
Conforme aux spécificat ions AC ’97.

Int erf ace AC ’97 2. 2.
Pris e en charge de 6 canaux.

Pris e en charge de la microphone stereo.

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Périphériq ue s intégrés

a. Côté a rriè re

2 port s série. (1 port série seulement pour v ersion 7.x)
1 port parallèle (m ode SPP/ EPP/EC P)

1 port audio en posit ion v ertic ale.
1 port LAN.

Souris PS/2 et clavier PS/2.
4 ports USB2.0.

b. Côté fron tal

1 port disquette prenant en charge 2 FDD avec 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M et

2,88Mo.

4 por ts US B2 .0.

Dimensions

Fac t eur de forme ATX : 20, 5 x 30,5c m. (Larg x L)
Fac t eur de forme ATX : 20. 5 x 29.5c m. (Larg x L)

B. BIO S et logiciel

BIOS

Award legal Bios .
APM1.2.
ACPI.

Fonction USB.

Logiciel

Prise en charge de Warps peederTM, 9t h Touc hTM, FLASHER ™ et WinFlasherTM.
Offrant la meilleu re p er forma nce pour Windows 98 SE , Windows 2000, Windows Me ,

Wind ows XP, U N IX seri es etc .

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WarpSpeeder

Introduction

[ W arpSpeeder™ ], a new powerful control utility, features three user-f riendly functions
including Ov erclock Manager, Ov ervolt age Manager, and Hardware Monit or.

With the Over clock Manager, users can easil y adjus t th e freque nc y they prefer or t hey can
get t he best CPU performance wit h jus t one click. The Overv oltage Manager, on the other
hand, helps to power up CPU core voltage and Memory voltage. The cool Hardware
Monitor smartly indicates the tem peratures, voltage and CPU fan s peed as well as the
chips et inf ormat ion. Als o, in the About panel, y ou c an get det ail des c riptions about BI OS
model and chipsets. In addition, the f requency status of C PU, m emory, AGP and PCI
along with t he CPU s peed are synchronically shown on our main panel.

Moreov er, to prot ect users' c om puter syst ems if the s etting is not appropriat e when testing
and results in system f ail or hang, [ WarpSpeeder™ ] technology assures the system
st ability by automat ica lly rebooting the com puter and then restart t o a speed that is either
the original sys t em s peed or a suit able one.

System Requirement

OS Support : Windows 98 SE, W indows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP
Direc t X: DirectX 8.1 or above. (The Windows XP operating sy s tem inc ludes D irectX 8. 1. If

you us e Windows XP, y ou do not need to inst all DirectX 8.1. )

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Installation

1. Execut e the setup ex ecution f ile, and then the f ollowing dialog will pop up.
Please clic k “Next” butt on and follow t he default proc edure t o install.

2. When you see the following dialog in setup procedure, it means setup is
comple ted . If th e “Launch the War pSpeeder Tray Ut ility” checkbox is checked,
the Tray Icon utility and [WarpSpeeder™] utility will be automatically and
imm ediately launched after you c lic k “Finish” butt on.

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Usage

The foll o wi ng fi gu r es ar e ju st on ly for re f er e nce , t h e s c reen pr inted in th is u s er ma nual w ill
change according to your motherboard on hand.

[W arpSpeeder™] includes 1 t ray ic on and 5 panels:

1. Tray Icon:
Whenev er the Tray Icon ut ility is launched, it will disp lay a little t ray icon on the right side of

Windows Tas k bar.

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This utility is responsible f or convenient ly inv oking [WarpSpeeder™] U tility. You can use
the m ouse by clicking t he lef t button in order t o inv oke [W arpSpeeder™] direct ly from the

litt le t ray icon or you can right-c lick t he litt le t ray icon t o pop up a popup menu as following
figure. The “Launch Utility” item in the popup menu has the sam e function as mouse
left -c lick on tray icon and “Exit” item will c los e Tray I c on utility if select ed.

2. Main Panel
If you click the tra y icon, [ WarpSpeeder™ ] utility will be invoke d. Please refer

do the following figure; the u tility’s fi rst window you will s ee is Main Panel.

Main Panel contains features as follows:

a. Display t he CPU Speed, CPU external c lock, Memory clock, AGP clock, and PC I
cloc k inform at ion.

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:

Duck walk ing => overc lock perc entage from 100% ~ 110 %
Duck running => overcloc k perc ent age from 110% ~ 120%

Duck burning => overcloc k perc ent age from 120% ~ abov e

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3. Voltage Panel
Click t he Volt age button in Main Panel, t he but ton will be highlighted and the Volt age

Panel will slide out t o up as the f ollowing f igure.
In this panel, y ou c an decide t o increase CPU c ore v oltage and Memory v oltage or not.

The def ault sett ing is “N o”. If y ou want to get the best perf ormance of ov erclocking, we
recom m end y ou click the option “Y es”.

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4. Overclock Panel
Click t he Overc lock button in Main Panel, the butto n will be high light ed and the Overc lock

Panel will slide out t o left as the following figure.

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Overclock Panel contains these features:

a. “–3MHz button”, “-1MHz but t on”, “+1MHz butt on”, and “+3MHz button”: provide user
the a bility t o do real-t im e ov e rc lock a djustment .

Warning: Manually overclock is potentially dangerous, especially when the
overclocki ng percentage is over 110 %. We strongl y recommend you verify
every speed you overclock by click the Verify button. Or, you can just click

Auto overclock button and l et [ WarpSpeeder™ ] automatically gets the best
result for you.

b. “R ecovery Dialog button”: Pop up the following dialog. Let user select a restoring
way if sy s tem need t o do a f ail-s afe reboot.

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d. “Auto-ov erclock button”: User c an click t his button and [ W arpS peeder™ ] will set

the best and stable perform ance and frequency automatic ally . [ WarpSpeeder™ ]
utility will ex ec ute a se ries of test ing until syst em fail. Then sys t em will do fail-safe
reboot by us ing Watchdog f unct ion. Aft er reboot, the [ WarpSpeeder™ ] utility will
restore to the hardware default setting or load the verified best and stable
frequency a c cording to the Recovery Dialog’s setting.

e. “Verify button”: User can click this button and [ WarpSpeeder™ ] will proceed a

testing for current frequenc y. If the tes ting is ok, t hen the c urrent f requen cy will be
sav ed into sy st em registry . If the testing f ail, syst em will do a fail-safe rebooting.

After reboot, the [ WarpSpeeder™ ] utility will restore to the hardware default
setting or load the verif ied best and stable frequency acc ording to t he Recov ery

Dialog’ s se tting.

Note: Because th e testing programs, in voked in A u to-overclock and Verify,
include DirectD raw, Direc t3D and Dir ect Show tes ts, the DirectX 8. 1 or newer

runtime l ibrary 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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5. H ardware Monit or Panel
Click t he Hardware Monitor but t on in Main Panel, t he button will be highlighted and the

Hardware Monitor panel will s lide out to left as the following f igure.
In t his panel, you c an get the real-time stat us inform ation of y our system. The inf ormat ion

will be ref res hed ev ery 1 s econd.

6. About Panel
Click the About button in Main Panel, the butt on will be highlighted and the About Panel

will slide out t o up as t h e following figu re.
In t his panel, you can get model name and detail inf ormat ion in hints of all t he chips et 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, overvol tage, 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 i n Main panel will be disabled, but will not interfere other panels’
functions. Thi s property can make [ WarpSpeeder™ ] utility more robust.

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No pow er to the system at all; power light does n’t
illuminate; fan inside power supply does not turn
on. Indicator li

System inoperative. Keyboard lights are on,
power indic ator lights are lit, and hard dri ve i s

sp in ning.

System does not boot from hard disk drive, but it
can be booted from CD-ROM drive.

System only boots from CD-ROM. Hard disk can
be read and applications can be used but

booting from hard dis k is i mpossible.

ht on keyboard does not turn on.

PROBABLE C AUSE SOLUTION

PROBABLE C AUSE SOLUTION

PROBABLE C AUSE SOLUTION

* Make sure power cable is securely plugged in.
* Repl ac e c abl e.
* Contact tec hnic al s upport.

* Using even pressure on both ends of th

DIM M, press down firmly until the modul
snaps back in places.

* Check cable running from disk to dis k controlle

board. Make sure both ends are securel

ed in; check the drive type in th

standard CMOS setup.

* Backin

important. All hard disks are capable o
breaking down at any time.

* Bac k up data and applications files. Reforma

the hard drive. Re-i nstall a
using backup disks.

the hard drive is extremel

l icat ions and dat

PROBABLE C AUSE SOLUTION

Screen m essage says “Invalid Confi guration” or
“CMOS Failure.”

* Review system’s equipment. Make sure correc

in formation is in setup.

PROBABLE C AUSE SOLUTION

Cannot boot system after installi ng sec ond hard
drive.

* Set master/slave jum p e rs c o rrectly.
* Run SETUP

types. Call drive manufacturers fo
compatibility wi th other dri ves.

ram and select correct driv

PROBABLE C AUSE SOLUTION

Error message reading “SECTOR NOT FOUND”
or other error messages not allowing certai n data
to be retrieved.

* Back up any salvageable data. Then, low-leve

format, partition, and high-level format th
hard drive. Re-install all saved data whe

completed.

PROBABLE C AUSE SOLUTION

Scree is blank. * Check the power connectors to monitor and t

syst em . Make s ure m onitor is co nnec te d t
display card.

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Screen goes blank periodically. * Disable screen saver.

PROBABLE C AUSE SOLUTION

Mem ory problem. * Reboot computer. Reinstall mem ory, and mak

sure that al l memory modules are install ed i
correct sockets.

PROBABLE C AUSE SOLUTION

Computer virus. * Use anti-virus programs to detect and clea

viruses.

PROBABLE C AUSE SOLUTION

Keyboard failure. * Reconnect keyborad. Check keys again. If n

improvement, replace keyboard.

PROBABLE C AUSE SOLUTION

No display on screen. * If possible, connect monitor to another system

If no c olor still, replace monitor.

PROBABLE C AUSE SOLUTION

C: drive fail ure. * Check hard drive cable.

PROBABLE C AUSE SOLUTION

Missing operating system on hard drive. * Run setup and sel ect correct drive type.

PROBABLE C AUSE SOLUTION

Certain keys do not function. * Replace keyboard.

PROBABLE C AUSE SOLUTION

Keyboard is locked, no keys function. * Unlock keyboard.

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Pas d'alimentation au système. Les voyants
lumineux ne s'allument pas, le ventilateur à
l'intérieur du bloc d'ali mentation ne se met pas
en marche. Le voyant du cl avier ne s'allume pas

PROBLÈME SOLUTION

Le systèm e ne fonc tionne pas. Les voyants du
clavier sont allumés, les voyants de

l'alimentation aussi, le disque dur tourne.

Le système ne se réinitialise pas du disque dur,
réinitialisation possible depuis le lecteur
CD-ROM.

Le système ne se réinitialise que depuis le
CD-ROM. Le disque dur peut être lu et les
applications sont utilisables mais il est
impossible d'effectuer de réinitialisation depuis le

disque dur .

Un mess age s'a ffic he i ndiquant que la
configuration n'est pas valide ou qu'il y a une

panne du CM OS.

Impossible de réinitialiser le système après
l'installation d'un deuxième disque dur.

PROBLÈME SOLUTION

PROBLÈME SOLUTION

PROBLÈME SOLUTION

PROBLÈME SOLUTION

* Assurez-vous que le câble d'alimentati on es

bien branché
* Remplacez le câble
* Contactez le service d'assistance technique.

* En exerçant une pression uniforme sur le

deux extrémités du DIMM, poussez le modul

vers le bas jusqu'à ce qu'il s'enclenche.

* Vérifiez le câble du disque à la carte d

contrôleur de disque. Assurez-vous que le

deux extrémités sont bien branchées ; vérifie

le type de lecteur dans la configuratio

standard de CMOS.
* Il est très important d'effectuer de

sauvegardes du disque dur. Les disques dur

euvent tomber en panne à n'importe que

moment.

* Effectuez une sauvegarde des fichiers de

données et d'application. Reformatez l

disque dur. Ré-installez les applications et le

données sauvegardées sur les disques d

secours.

* Vérifiez l'équipement du système

Assurez-vous

configuration sont c orrectes.

* Réglez les cavaliers maître/esclav

correctement.
* Exécutez le

sélecti onnez les types de lec teur. Contac te

les fabricants pour toute question d

compatibilité avec les autres di sques.

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P4VTB BIOS Setup

BIOS Setup........................................................................................1

1 Main Menu.....................................................................................................3

2 Standard CMOS Features .............................................................................. 6

3 Advanced BIOS Features...............................................................................9

4 Advanced Chipset Features..........................................................................13

5 Integrated Peripherals ..................................................................................17

6 Power Management Setup ........................................................................... 21

7 PnP/PCI Configurations............................................................................... 25

8 PC Health Status ..........................................................................................28

9 Frequency Control ....................................................................................... 29

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BIOS Setup

Introduction

T his manua l disc ussed Award™ Setup p rogram bu ilt in to the ROM BIOS. T he Setup
program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. T his special information is
th en st ored in ba tte ry-b acke d RAM so that it r etain s the Set up info rmatio n when the power
is turned off.

T he Award B IO S™ insta lled in you r com puter system’s RO M (R ead Only Me mory ) is a
custom version of an industry standard BIOS. This means that it supports Intel Pentium

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

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

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

Plug a nd Play Support

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

EPA Green PC Support

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

APM Support

These AWARD BIOS supports Version 1.1&1.2 of the Advanced Power Management
(APM) specification. Power management features are implemented via the System

Management Interrupt (SMI). Sleep and Suspend power mana gement modes are supported.
This AWARD BIOS can manage power to the hard disk drives and video monitors .

ACPI Support

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

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PCI Bus Suppo rt

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

DRAM Support

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

Suppo rted CP Us

This AWARD BIOS supports the Intel Pentium

Us i ng Se t u p

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 arro w Move to p revious item
Down arrow Move to next item
Left arrow Move to the item on the left (menu bar)
Right arrow Move to the item on the right (menu bar)
Move E nter Move to the i tem you desired
PgUp key Increase the numeric value or make changes
PgDn key Decrease the numeric value or make cha nges
+ Key Increase the numeric value or make changes

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

F1 key Genera l he lp o n Set up na vigatio n ke ys
F5 key Load previous values fro m CMOS
F7 key Load the optimized defaults
F10 key Save all the CMOS changes a nd exit

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Status Page Setup Menu a nd Option Page Setup Menu – Exit
Current page and return to Mai n 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 (Figu re
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9) is just for reference, please refer to the BIOS

installed on board, for update information.

 Figure 1. Main Menu

Standard CM OS Features

This submenu contains industry standard configurable options.

Advance d BIOS 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 Peripherals

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

Power Management Setup

This submenu allows you to configure the power management features.

PnP/PCI Configurations

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

PC Health Status

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

Fre que ncy Contro l

This submenu allows you to change CPU Vcore Voltage and CPU/PCI clock. ( Howev er,
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 Op ti mize d De fa ul ts

This selection allows you to reload the BIOS when the system is having problems
particularly w ith the boot sequence. These configurations are factory settings optimized

for this system. A confirmation message will be displayed before defaults are set.

Set Supervisor Password

Setting the supervisor password will prohibit everyone except the supervisor from making
changes using the CMOS Setup Utility. You will be prompted with to enter a password.

Set User Password

If the Supervisor Password is not set, then the User P assword will function in the same way
as the Supe rvisor P asswor d. If th e Supervis or Pas swor d is set and the User Pa ssword is

set, the “User” will only be able to view configurat ions but will not be able to change them.

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Save & Exit Setup

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

Exit Without Saving

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

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 <PgDn> keys to select the value you want in each item.

Figure 2. Standard CMOS Setup

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Main Menu Selec tions

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

Item Options Description

Date mm : dd : yy Set the system date. Note

Time hh : mm : ss Set the system internal

IDE Primary Master Options are in its sub

menu.

IDE Primary Slave Options are in its sub

menu.

IDE Secondary Master Options are in its su b

menu.

IDE Secondary Slave Options are in its sub

menu.

Drive A

Drive B

Video EGA/VG A

360K, 5.25 in

1.2M, 5.25 in

720K, 3.5 in

1.44M, 3.5 in

2.88M, 3.5 in

None

CGA 40

CGA 80

MONO

that the ‘Day’ automatically
changes when you set the
date.

clock.

Press <Enter> to enter the
sub menu of detailed
options

Press <Enter> to enter the
sub menu of detailed
options.

Press <Enter> to enter the
sub menu of detailed

options.

Press <Enter> to enter the
sub menu of detailed
options.

Selec t the type of floppy
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 th e BIOS to st op

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. Adva nce d BIOS Se tup

Boot Seq & Floppy Setup

First /Seco nd/Third/ Boo t Other De vice

These BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence
selected in these items.
The Choices: Floppy, LS120, HDD-0, SCSI, CDROM, HDD-1, HDD-2, HDD-3, ZIP100,

USB-FDD, USB-CDROM, USB-HDD, LAN, Enabled, Disabled.

Swap Floppy Drive

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

The Choices: Ena bled , Dis abl ed (default).

Boot Up Floppy Seek

Enabling th is option w ill test the floppy drives to determine if they have 40 or 80 tracks.
Disabling this option reduces the time it takes to boot-up.

The Choices: Disabled (de fault), en abled.

Cache Setup
CPU L1 & L2 Cache

Dependin g on the CP U/chipset in use, you may be able to increase memory access time

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with this option.
Enabled (default) Enable cache.
Disabled Disable cache.

CPU L3 Cache

This item allows you to enable or disab le the CP U L3 Cache.
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking

T his ite m allows you to enab le/dis ab le CP U L2 Ca che ECC Ch eckin g.

The Cho ices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

Shadow Setup

Video BIOS Shadow

Determines whether video BIOS will be copied to RAM for faster execution.
Enabled (default) Optional ROM is enabled.
Disabled Optional ROM is disabled.

CPU Feature

Thermal Management

This option allows you to select the way to control the “Thermal Management.”

The Choices: Thermal Monitor 1 ( Defa ult), Ther mal Mo nitor 2.

TM2 B us Ra tio

This option represents the frequency (bus ratio of the throttled performance state
that will be in itiated when the on-diesensor goes from not hot to hot.)

Min= 0
Max= 255
Key in a DEC number=

The Choices: 0 X (Def ault)

TM2 B us VID

This option represents the voltage of the throttled performance state that will be
initiated when the on-diesensor goes from not hot to hot.

The Choices: 0.8375V (Default), 0.8375-1.6000.

Limit CPUID MaxVal

Set Lim it CP UID MaxVal to 3, it should be “Disabled” for WinXP .
The Choices: Disabled (Default), Enabled.

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 disp lay a warning message on the screen and sound an alarm beep.

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

Hyper-Threading Technology

This option allows you to enable or disabled CPU Hyper-Threading.

The Cho ices: Enabled (Default), Disabled.

Quick Power On Self Test

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

Enabled (default) Enable quick POST.

Boot Up NumLock Status

Selects the NumLock. State after power on.
On (default) Numpad is number keys.

Off Numpad is arrow keys.

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 Cho ices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

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

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

Typematic Delay (Msec)

Sets the delay 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 enable only individuals w ith passwords to bring the system online and/or
to use the CMOS Setup Utility.
System: A password is required for the system to boot and is also required to access the
Setup Utility.

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

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

APIC Mode

Selecting Enabled enab les APIC device mode reporting from the BIOS to the operating
system.

The Ch o i ces : En a b led (default), Disabled.

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MPS Version Control Fo r OS

The BIOS supports version 1.1 and 1.4 of the Intel multiprocessor specification.
Select version supported by the operation system running on this computer.

The Ch o i ces : 1 . 4 (default), 1.1.

OS Select For DRAM > 64MB

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

The Ch o i ces : No n-OS2 (default), OS2.

Sum mary Screen Show

This item allows you to enable/disable the summary screen. Summary screen means
system configuration and PCI device listing.
The Cho ices: Enab led, Disabled (default).

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4 Advanced Chipset Features

This submenu allows you to configure the specific features of the chipset installed on your
system. This chipset manage bus speeds and access to system memory resources, such as
DRAM. It also coordinates communications with the PCI bus. The default settings that came
with your system have been optimized and therefore should not be changed unless you are
suspicious that the settings have been changed incorrectly.

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Fig ure 4. Adva nce d Chipse t Setup

DRAM Clock/ Drive Control

To control the Clock. If you high light the literal “Press Enter” next to the “DRAM Clock”
label and then press the enter key, it will take you to a submenu with the following opt ions:

DRAM Clock

This item determines DRAM clock following 100MHz, 133MHz or By SPD.

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

DRAM Timing

This item determines DRAM clock/ timing follow SPD or not.

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

SDRAM CAS Latency

When DRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on
the DRAM timing.
The Choices: 2, 2.5 (default).

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Ba nk In terl eave

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

The Choices: Disabled (default).

Precha rge to Active (Trp)

This items allows you to specify the delay from precharge command to activate
command.

The Choices: 4T (default).

AGP & P2P Bridge Co ntrol

If you highlight the literal “Press Enter” next to the “AGP & P 2P Bridge Control” label and
th en pr ess t he ente r key, it w ill tak e you a s ubmenu with t he follow in g options :

Active to Precharge (Tras)

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

The Choices: 9T (default).

Active to CMD (Trcd)

Use this item to specify the delay from the activation of a bank to the time that a
read or write command is accepted.

The Choices: 5T (default).

DRAM Command Rate

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

The Choices: 1T Command, 2T Co mman d (default).

DRAM Burst Len
The Choices: 4 (default), 8.

Write Recovery Time
The Choices: 2T (default), 3T.

tWTR for DDR400 Only
The Choices: 3T (default), 1T.

AG P Apert ure 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 Choices: 512M, 256M, 128M, 64M (default), 32M, 16M, 8M, 4M, 1G.

AGP Mode

This item allows you to select the AGP Mode.
The Choices: 4X (default), 8X, 2X, 1X.

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AGP Driving Control

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

The Choices: Auto (default), Manual.

AGP Driving Value

While AGP driv in g control item set to “Manua l”, it al lows use r to s et AGP
dr iv ing.

The Choices: DA (default).

AG P Fast Write
The Choices: Ena bled , Dis abl ed (default).

AGP Master 1 WS Write

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

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

AGP Master 1 WS Read

When Enabled, read to the AGP (Accelerated Graph ics Port) are executed with
one wait states.

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

AGP 3.0 Calibration cycle

T his item allows you to disable or enable the AGP 3..0 Calibration Cycle.

The Cho ices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

CPU & PCI Bus Control

If you highlight the litera l “Press Enter” next to the “CPU & PCI Bus Control” label and
th en pr ess t he ente r key, it w ill tak e you a s ubmenu with t he follow in g options :

PCI Master 0 WS Write

When Enabled, writes to the PCI bus are executed with zero-wait states.

The Cho ices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

PCI Delay Transaction

The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer to support delay
transactions cycles. Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specificat ion
version 2.1.

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

VLink 8X Support
The Cho ices: Enabled (Default), Disabled.

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Memory Hole

You can reserve this area of system memory for ISA adapter ROM. When this area is
reserved it cannot be cached. The user information of peripherals that need to use this area
of system memory usually discussed their memory requirements.

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

System BIOS Cacheable

Selecting the “Enabled” option allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at
F0000h-FFFFFh which can improve system performance. However, any programs
writing to this area of memory will cause conflicts and result in system errors.

The Choices: Ena bled , Dis abl ed (default).

Delay Prior to Thermal

Set this item to enable the CPU Thermal function to engage after the specified time.
The Choices: 16Min (d efault) , 4Min, 8M in , 32Min.

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5 Integrated Peripherals

 Figure 5. Integrated Peripherals

VI A O nChip I DE De v ice

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

On-Chip Serial ATA

This item allows you to choose “Disabled” to disabled SATA Controller, “Auto”
auto arrange by bios, “Combined Mode” PATA and SATA are combined with a
maximun of 2 IDE drives in each channels, “Enhanced Mode” enabled SATA and
PATA with a maximun of 6 IDE d rives, “SAT A Only” SAT A is oper at in g in
legacy mode.

The Cho ices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

IDE DMA Transfer Access

The “onboard” IDE drive interface supports IDE DMA read/write function.

The Ch o i ces : En a b led (default), Disabled.

On Chi p IDE Channel 0/1

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

The Ch o i ces : En a b led (default), Disabled.

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IDE Prefetch Mo de

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 Ch o i ces : En a b led (default), Disabled.

Prima ry / 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 increased performance progressive ly. In Auto mode,
the system automatically determines the best mode for each device.

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

Prima ry / Secondary /Master / Slave UDMA

Ultra DMA/100 functiona lity 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 Cho ices: Auto (default), Disabled.

IDE HDD Block Mode

Bloc k M ode is also ca lled b lock t ransfer, mult ip le comma nds, or m ult ip le se ctor
read/write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do),

select Enabled for automatic detection of the optima l number of block read/write
per sector where the drive can support.

The Ch o i ces : En a b led (default), Disabled.

VIA OnChip PCI Device

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

VIA-3058 AC97 Audio

This option allows you to control the onboard AC97 audio.

The Cho ices: Auto (default), Disabled.

VIA-3043 OnChip LAN

This option allows you to control the onboard LAN.

The Ch o i ces : En a bled (default), Disabled.

Onboard LAN Boot ROM

Decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip.

The Cho ices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

OnChi p USB Controller

Th is option shou ld be enabled if your syst em has a USB insta lled on the sy stem

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board. You will need to disable this feature if you add a higher performance
controller.

The Choices: All Enabled (d ef ault) , All Dis ab led

Supe r IO Device

Press Enter to configure the Super I/O Device.

O n bo a rd F D C Co nt ro lle r

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 Disab led in this field.

The Cho ices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

Onboard Serial Port 1

Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports.
The Cho ices: 3F8/IRQ4 (default), Disab led, Auto, 2 F8/IRQ3, 3E8/ IRQ4 ,
2E8/IRQ3.

Onboard Serial Port 2

Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports
The Choices: 2F8 /IR Q3 (default), Disabled, Auto, 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 Cho ices: Normal (default), SCR, AS KI R, IrDA.

UR2 Duplex Mode

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

The Choices: Half (def ault) , Full.

Onboard Parallel Port

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

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

Parallel Port Mode

T he default value is SP P.

The Choices:
SPP (Default) Using Parallel P ort 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.

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ECP Mode Use DMA

Se lect a DM A Ch annel for th e por t.

The Choices: 3 (default), 1.

Init Display First

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

The Choices: PCI Slot (default), AGP.

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6 Power Management Setup

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

Figure 6. Power Management Setup

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ACPI Function

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

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

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 end M ode.

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 Mode = 1 hr.
HDD Power Down = 15 min

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Max Saving

Maximum power management only available for sl CP U’s.
Doze Mode = 1 min
Standby Mode = 1 min.
Su spend Mode = 1 min.
HDD Power Down = 1 min.

User Defined (d efault)

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.

HDD Power Down

When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity , the hard disk drive will be
powered down while all other devices remain active.
The Choices: Disabled (d efault), 1M in, 2Min, 3Min, 4 M in, 5Min, 6Min , 7M in, 8M in,
9Min, 10Min, 11Min, 12Min, 13Min, 14Min, 15Min.

Suspe nd Mode

When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity, all devices except the CPU will be
shut off.

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

Video Off Option

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

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

Video Off Method

T his op tion de term ines the mann er in whic h the mo nitor is goes blank.

V/H SYNC+Blank (default)

T his selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal
synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer.

Blank Screen

This option only writes blanks to the video buffer.

DPMS
Initia l disp lay p ower mana gement signa lin g.

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MODEM Use IRQ

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

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

Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN

Pressing the power button for more than 4 seconds forces the system to enter the
Soft-Off state when the system has “hung.”

The Choices: De lay 4 Sec , Instant-Off (default).

Ac Loss Auto Restart

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

Fo r exam ple : If s et to “ Former-Sts” and AC power is lost w hen sy stem is live, then a fter
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.

Chassis Open Warning

This item allows you to enable or disable chassis open warnin g beep sound.

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

IRQ/Event Activity Detect

If you high light the literal “P ress Enter” next to the “IRQ/Event Activity Detect” label and
th en pr ess t he enter key, it w ill tak e you a s ubmenu with t he fo llow in g options :

VGA

When set to On, a ny ev ent occu rr ing at a VGA Port will awak en a system wh ich
has been po were d down.

The Choices: Off (default), On.

LPT & COM

When this o pt ion is set t o On, any event occurring at a COM(serial)/LP T (printer)
port will awaken a system which has been powered down.
The Cho ices: LPT/COM (default), COM, LPT, NONE.

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HDD & FDD

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

The Choices: On (default), Off.

PCI Master

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

The Choices: Off (default), On.

Po werOn b y PCI Card

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

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

Mo dem Rin g Resume
The Choices: Disabled (Default), Enabled.

RTC Alarm Resume

When “Enabled”, you can set the date and time at which the RTC (real-time clock)
alarm awakens the system from Suspend mode.

The Choices: Ena bled , Dis abl ed (default).

Date (of Month)

Yo u can cho ose which m o nth th e syst em will boot up. T his field is only
configurable when “RT C Resume” is set to “Enabled”.

Resume Time (hh:mm:ss)

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

IR Qs Activity Mo ni to rin g
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) Disabled
IRQ4 (COM1) Enabled

IRQ5 (LPT2) Enabled
IRQ6 (Floppy Disk) Enabled
IRQ7 (LPT1) Enabled
IRQ8 (RTC Alarm) Disabled
IRQ9 (IRQ2 Redir) Disabled
IRQ10 (Reserved) Disabled
IRQ11 (Reserved) Disabled
IRQ12 (PS/2 Mouse) Enabled
IRQ13 (Coprocessor) Enabled
IRQ14 (Hard Disk) Enabled
IRQ15 (Reserved) Disabled

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7 PnP/PCI Configurations

This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer
Interconnect, is a system, which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed
of the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components. This section
covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced
users should make any changes to the default settings.

Figure 7. P nP/PCI Configurations

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PNP OS Installed

Wh en set to Y ES, BIO S will on ly init ialize the P nP cards used for the boot sequenc e (VGA,
ID E, SCSI). The r est of the ca rds will be init ia lize d by th e PnP operating sys tem like

Windo w™ 95. Whe n set t o N O, BIOS will init ia l ize a ll the P nP cards. For non-P nP
operatin g systems (DOS, Netware™), this option must set to NO.

The Choices: No (default), Yes.

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. This node records which resources are assigned to it. The
system nee ds to record and u pdate ES CD to the mem ory lo cations. These locat ions (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

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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.
Le gacy is the term, which s ignifies that a resource is as signed to the ISA Bus an d prov ides
non-PnP ISA add-on cards. PCI / ISA PnP signifies that a resource is assigned to the PCI

Bus or provides for ISA PnP add-on cards and peripherals.

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

Resources Controlled 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 “P ress Enter” tag, you will be directed to
a submenu that will allow you to configure the system interrupts. This is only
configurable when “Resources Controlled By” is set to “Manual”.

PCI / VG A Pa lette Sn oop

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
informat ion and VGA compatibility.

However, the color information coming from the VGA cont roller is dr awn f rom the pale tte
table inside the VGA controller to generate the proper colors, and the graphic controller
needs to know what is in the palette of th e VGA contro ller. T o do this, the non-VGA
graphic controller watches for the Write access to the VGA palette and registers the snoop
data. In PCI based systems, where the VGA controller is on the PCI bus and a non-VGA
graphic controller is on an IS A bus, the Write Access to the palette will not show up on the
ISA bus if the PCI VGA contro ller responds to the Write.

IRQ-3 assigned to PCI Device
IRQ-4 assigned to PCI Device
IRQ-5 assigned to PCI Device
IRQ-7 assigned to PCI Device
IRQ-9 assigned to PCI Device
IRQ-10 assigned to PCI Device
IRQ-11 assigned to PCI Device
IRQ-12 assigned to PCI Device
IRQ-14 assigned to PCI Device
IRQ-15 assigned to PCI Device

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In this case, the PCI VGA controller shou ld not respond to the Write, it should only sno op
the data and permit the access to be forwarded to the ISA bus. The non-VGA ISA graphic
controller can then snoop the data on the ISA bus. Unless you have the above situation,
you should disable th is option.

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

Assign IRQ For VGA

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

The Cho ices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

Assign IRQ For USB

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

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8 PC Health Status

 Figure 8. PC Health Status

Shutdown Temperature

T his ite m allows you to set up t he CPU sh utdown Temper atu re. T his item only eff ect ive
under Windows 98 ACPI mode.

The Choices: 60℃ /140℉, 65℃ / 149℉, 70℃/158℉, Disabled (default).

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 ices: Enabled (default), Disabled .

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

Detect the system’s voltage status automatically.

Current CPU Temperature

Show you the current CPU temperature.

Current CPU FAN Speed

This field displays the current CPUFAN speed.

Curre nt SYS FAN Speed

This field displays the current speed SYST EM fan.

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9 Frequency Control

 Fig ure 9. F req uenc y Co nt rol

CPU Clock Ratio

This item allows you to select the CPU Ratio.
The Choices: 8 X (default)
Min= 8
Max= 50
Key in a DEC number:

Auto Detect PCI/ DIMM Clk

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

The Cho ices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

Spread Spectrum

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

The Cho ices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

CPU Clock

This item allows you to select CPU Clock, and CPU over clocking.
Min= 100 (default)

Max= 255
Key in a Dec number:

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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 JCOMS1 ((2-3) closed))

as “ON” status. All the CMOS data will be loaded as

Method 2: Press the <Insert> key and Power button simultaneously,

※ It’s strongly recommended to set CPU Vcore and clock in

default setting. If the CPU Vcore and clock are not in default
setting, it may cause CPU or M/B damage.

def aults set tin g.

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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