Biostar PT880 Pro-A7 Owner's Manual

PT880 PRO-A7

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Table of Contents

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

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

1.2 Package List.......................................................................................4

1.3 Layout and Components................................................................. 5

Chapter 2: Hardware Installation ............................................ 6

2.1 Installing Central Processing Unit (CPU)..................................... 6

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

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

2.4 Connectors and Slots ..................................................................... 10

Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup.................................. 13

3.1 How to Setup Jumpers .................................................................. 13

3.2 Detail Settings................................................................................. 13

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

4.1 Award BIOS Beep Code................................................................20

4.2 Extra Information........................................................................... 20

4.3 Troubleshooting ............................................................................. 22

Chapter 5:

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

5.2 System Requirement...................................................................... 23

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

5.4 [WarpSpeeder™] includes 1 tray icon and 5 panels..................25

WarpSpeeder™.............................................. 23

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES

A. Hardware

CPU

Supports Socket 775.
Supports Intel Pentium 4 processor up to 3.8GHz.
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 PT880 Pro.
South Bridge: VIA VT8237R.

Dimension

ATX Form Factor: 29.35cm(L) x 23.05cm (W)

Operating System Supporting

Supports Windows 98 / Me / 2000 / XP.

System Memory

Supports up to 4 DDR devices.
Supports dual 128-bit channel memory.
Supports 266/333/400MHz DDR devices.
Maximum memory size is up to 4GB. (Following table is only for

reference.)

DIMM Socket

Location

DIMMA1 64MB/128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB *1
DIMMA2 64MB/128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB *1
DIMMB1 64MB/128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB *1
DIMMB2 64MB/128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB *1

DDR Module

Total Memory

Size

Max is 4 GB.

Slot

Four 32-bit PCI bus master slots.
One AGP 3.0 (8X) compatible slot.
One PCI-Extreme (PE1) slot. (See p.11 for detail information)

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10/100 LAN

Chip: VT6103L.
Half and Full Duplex.
10/100Mbps auto negotiation.

Onboard Serial ATA

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

- Data transfer rates up to 150 MB/s.

- Compliant with SATA Version 1.0 specification.

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.

Onboard IDE

Two IDE connectors support 4 hard disk drives.
Supports PIO mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA

33/66/100/133 function.

Onboard AC’97 Sound Codec

Chip: REALTEK ALC655
Support 6 channels.
Supports SPDIF-out and SPDIF-in (optional) functions.
Compliant with AC’97 Version 2.3 specificat ion .

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Internal On-board I/O Connectors and Headers

1 front panel header supports front panel facilities.
1 CD-in connector supports 1 CD-ROM audio-in device.
1 front audio header supports front panel audio function.
1 S/PDIF-Out connector supports digital audio-out function.
1 S/PDIF-In connector supports digital audio-in function

(optional).

1 chassis open header supports PC case-opened warning

function.

1 FDD connector supports 2 Floppy drives with 360K, 720K,

1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88Mbytes.
2 IDE connectors support 4 hard disk devices.
2 Serial ATA connectors support 2 SATA devices.
2 USB headers support 4 USB 2.0 ports at front panel.
1 wake-up on LAN header (optional).

Back Panel I/O Connectors

4 USB 2.0 ports.
1 COM port. (COM2 is optional)
1 Printer port.
1 RJ-45 LAN jack.
1 PS/2 Mouse port.
1 PS/2 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

Printer Port

COM2

(optional)

USB x2

LAN

USB x2

Line In/
Surround

Line Out
Mic In 1/

Bass/Center

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B. BIOS & Software

BIOS

Award legal BIOS.
Supports APM1.2.
Supports ACPI.
Supports USB Function.

Software

Supports 9th TouchTM, FlasherTM, WinFlasherTM, and

Warpspeeder

TM

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1.2 PACKAGE LIST

FDD cable x 1
HDD cable x 1
User’s Manual x 1
Fully Setup Driver CD x 1
Rear I/O panel for ATX case x 1
USB 2.0 cable x 1 (optional)
Serial ATA cable x 1 (optional)
S/PDIF out cable x 1 (optional)

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1.3 LAYOUT AND COMPONENTS

JKBMS1

JCOM1JCOM2

JPRNT1

(optional)

JUSB1

JUSBLAN1

JAUDIO1

Codec

JCDIN1

JSPDIF_OUT1

Super I/O

JKBV1

BIOS

JUSBV2

JAUDIO2

JSPDIF_IN1
(optional)

JCI1

JAUXPWR1

JCFAN1

JATXPWR1

LAN

JDJ1(optional)

Note: ■ represents the 1

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

PE1

st

pin.

LGA775

CPU1

PT880 Pro

GP1

JUSBV3

VT8237R

JUSB3 JUSB4

JPANEL1

JSATA2

JSATA1

DIMMA1

DIMMB1

DIMMA2

DIMMB2

JCMOS1

JWOL1

(optional)

JSFAN1

BAT1

IDE2

IDE1

FDD1

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CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION

2.1 INSTALLING 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.

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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:

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.

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2.2 FAN HEADERS

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

JCFAN1: Power Source Header for CPU Fan

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JSFAN1: Power Source Header for System Fan

3

1

Pin

Assignment

1 Ground
2 Power
3 FAN RPM rate

sense

4 Smart Fan

Control

Assignment

Pin

1 Ground
2 +12V
3 FAN RPM rate

sense

Note:

The JCFAN1 and JSFAN1 support 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 INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY

DIMMA1

DIMMB1

DIMMA2

DIMMB2

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.

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2.4 CONNECTORS AND SLOTS

FDD1: Floppy Disk Connector

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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IDE1/IDE2: Hard Disk Connectors

The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that
provides PIO Mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133
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.

IDE1IDE2

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PCI1~PCI4: Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots

This motherboard is equipped with 4 standard PCI slots. PCI stands
for Peripheral Component Inter c onn ec t, and it is a bus standard for
expansion cards. This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits.

PCI1
PCI2
PCI3
PCI4

PE1: PCI-Extreme Slot

- PCI-Extreme slot is a special design for PCI-Express
interface graphic cards.

- PCI-Extreme slot is compliant with PCI-Express 1.0a
specification.

- PCI-Extreme slot is compatible with PCI-E x4 and PCI-E x1
expansion card.

- The bandwidth of data transfer is up to 1GB/s per direction,
and for an aggregate of 2GB/s in total.

AG P1

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AGP1: Accelerated Graphics Port Slot

Your monitor will attach directly to that video card. This
motherboard supports video cards for PCI slots, but it is also
equipped with an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP). An AGP card
will take advantage of AGP technology for improved video efficiency
and performance, especiall y with 3D graphic s.

AGP1

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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

JUSBV2/JUSBV3: Power Source Headers for USB Ports

Pin 1-2 Close:

JUSBV2: +5V for USB ports at back panel (JUSB1/JUSBLAN1).
JUSBV3: +5V for USB ports at front panel (JUSB3/JUSB4).

Pin 2-3 Close:

JUSBV2: USB ports at back panel (JUSB1/JUSBLAN1) are powered by

+5V standby voltage.

JUSBV3: USB ports at front panel (JUSB3/JUSB4) are powered by +5V

standby voltage.

JUSBV2

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JUSBV3

13

3

1

Pin 1-2 close

31

Pin 2-3 close

Note:

In order to support this function “Power-On system via USB device,” “JUSBV2/ JUSBV3”
jumper cap should be placed on Pin 2-3 individually.

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JKBV1: Power Source Header for PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse

3

1

31

+5V for PS/2 keyboard and
mouse.

PS/2 keyboard and mouse are
powered by +5V standby
voltage.

Note:

In order to support this function “Power-on system via keyboard and mouse”, “JKBV1”
jumper cap should be placed on Pin 2-3.

JATXPWR1: ATX Power Source Connector

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

10

20

1

11

Pin 1-2 Close

31

Pin 2-3 close

Pin Assignment

1 +3.3V
2 +3.3V
3 Ground
4 +5V
5 Ground
6 +5V
7 Ground
8 PW_OK

9 Standby Voltage +5V
10 +12V
11 +3.3V
12 DETECT
13 +3.3V
14 PS_ON
15 Ground
16 Ground
17 Ground
18 -5V
19 +5V
20 +5V

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JAUXPWR1: Power Source Connector for CPU Power Circuit

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

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JUSB3/JUSB4: Headers for USB 2.0 Ports at Front Panel

This header 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.

JUSB4JUSB3

2

10

1

9

Pin

Assignment

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

Pin Assignment

1 +5V (fused)
2 +5V (fused)
3 USB­4 USB­5 USB+
6 USB+
7 Ground
8 Ground
9 Key

10 NC

JCDIN1: CD-ROM Audio-in Connector

This connector allows u ser to conn ect the audi o s ourc e fro m the v aria ty dev ice s,
like CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, PCI sound card, PCI TV turner card etc..

Assignment

Pin

1 Left Channel Input
2 Ground
3 Ground
4 Right Chann el Inpu t

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JPANEL1: Header for Front Panel Facilities

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

++

HLED

+

On/Off

-

­RST

IR

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23

IR

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

Speaker
Connector

Hard drive LED

Reset button

IrDA Connector

8 Power LED (+)

12 Power LED (-)

16 Ground

24 IRRX

Sleep button

Power LED

Power-on button

IrDA Connector

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.

Assignment

Pin

1 Case op en sign al
2 Ground

16

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JAUDIO2: Front Panel Audio Header

This header allows user to c on nect t he fro nt au dio output cable with the PC front
panel. It will disable the output on back panel audio connectors.

Pin Assignment

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

out/Speaker out
Right

6 Right line

out/Speaker out

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14

1

2

JSATA1/JSATA2: Serial ATA Connectors

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.

JSATA1

714

Right
7 Reserved
8 Key
9 Left line out/Speaker

out Left

10 Left line out/Speaker

out Left

11 Right line in/Rear

speaker Right

12 Right line in/Rear

speaker Right

13 Left line in/Rear

speaker Left

14 Left line in/Rear

speaker Left

Pin

Assignment

1 Ground
2 TX+
3 TX­4 Ground
5 RX­6 RX+
7 Ground

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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.

3

1

Pin 1-2 Close:

Normal Operation (def aul t ).

3

1

Pin 2-3 Close:

Clear CMOS data.

※

※ Clear CMOS Procedures:

※※

3

1

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.

JSPDIF_OUT1/JSPDIF_IN1: Digital Audio-out Connectors
(JSPDIF_IN1 is optional.)

These connectors allow user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output or input
header.

JSPDIF_OUT1

Pin Assignment

1 +5V

1

2 SPDIF OUT
3 Ground

JSPDIF_IN1 (optional)

Pin Assignment

1 +5V
2 SPDIF IN
3 Ground

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JSPDIF_OUT1

3

JSPDIF_IN1
(optional)

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J WOL1 (optional): Wake on LAN Header

The connector powers up the system when a wakeup packet or signal is
received from the network. This featur e requires th e Wa ke up on LAN function in
BIOS is set to Enabled and that your system has an ATX power supply with at
least 720mA +5V standby power.

Pin

1 +5V_SB
2 Ground

3

3 Wake-up signal

1

Assignment

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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

A. BIOS Update

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.

Video card not found or video card
memory bad

System will shut down automatically

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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B. CPU Overheated

If the system shutdown automatically after power on system for
seconds, that means the CPU protection function has been activated.

When the CPU is over heated, the motherboard will shutdown
automatically to avoid a damage of the CPU, and the system may not
power on again.

In this case, please double check:

1. The CPU cooler surface is placed evenly with the CPU surface.

2. CPU fan is rotated normally.

3. CPU fan speed is fulfillin g with the CPU spee d.

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. M ake 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

1. Tray Icon:

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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2. Main Panel

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, V oltage, 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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3. Voltage Panel

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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4. Overclock Panel

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.

5. Hardware Monitor Panel

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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6. About Panel

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 disa bled, but wi ll not int er f er e
other panels’ functions. This property can make [WarpSpeeder™]
utility more robust.

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

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

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

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

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

5 Integrated Peripherals ..................................................................................21

6 Power Management Setup ........................................................................... 27

7 PnP/PCI Configurations...............................................................................33

8 PC Health Status .......................................................................................... 36

9 Frequency/ Voltage Control.........................................................................37

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BIOS Setup

Introduction

T his manual discussed Award™ Setup program b uilt into th e ROM BI OS. T he Se tup
program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This special information is
th en stor ed in bat tery -b acke d RAM so tha t it retains the Set up info rmat ion wh en th e power
is turned off.

T he Award BIOS™ installe d in you r com pute r sy ste m’s ROM (Re ad Only Memory) 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.

Adding 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 and 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 P ower Management
(APM) specif icat ion. Power management features are implemented via the System

Management Interrupt (SMI). Sleep and Suspend power management modes are supported.
Power to the hard disk drives and video monitors can be managed by this AWARD BIOS.

ACPI Support

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

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PCI Bus S upport

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

DRAM Support

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

Suppo rted CP Us

This AWARD BIOS supports the Intel CP U.

Us i ng S etup

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

Keystroke Function

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

- Key Decrease the numeric value or make changes

Esc key Main Menu – Quit and not save c hanges into CMOS

F1 k ey Genera l help o n Se tup na vigation keys
F5 key Load previous values from CMOS
F7 key Load the optimized defaults
F10 key Save all the CMOS changes and exit

Status Page Setup Menu and Optio n Page Setup Menu – Exit
Current page and re turn 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. T he Main Menu allows you to select from several setup functions. Use the arrow
keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept and enter the sub-menu.

!! WARNING !!

The information about BIOS defaults on manual (Figu re
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9) is just for reference, please refer to the BIOS

installed on board, for update information.

 Figure 1. Main Menu

Standa rd CMOS Features

This submenu contains industry standard configurable options.

Advanced BIOS Features

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

Advanced Chipset Features

This submenu allows you to configure special chipset features.

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Integrated Periphe rals

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

Power Management Setup

This submenu allows you to configure the power management features.

PnP/PCI Configurations

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

PC Health Sta tus

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

Frequency/ Voltage Control

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

Lo a d O p timi ze d D e fa ults

This selection allows you to reload the BIOS when the system is having problems
particularly with the boot sequence. These configurations are factory settings optim ized

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

Set Supervisor Password

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

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Set User Password

If the Supervisor Password is not set, then the User Password will function in the same way
as the Supervisor Pa ss word. If the Super viso r P as sword is set and th e User P ass word is
set, the “User” will only be able to view configurations but will not be able to change them.

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

Upgrade BIOS

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

Abandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup. confirmation
message will be displayed before proceeding.

This submenu allows you to upgrade bios.

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2 Standard CMOS Features

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

Figure 2. Standard CM OS Setup

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Main Menu Selections

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

Item Options Description

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

Time hh : mm : ss Set the system internal

IDE Primary Master Options are in its sub

menu.

IDE Primary Slave Options are in its sub

menu.

IDE Secondary Master Options are in its sub

menu.

IDE Secondary Slave Options are in its sub

menu.

Drive A

Drive B

Video EGA/VGA

360K, 5.25 in

1.2M, 5.25 in

720K, 3.5 in

1.44M, 3.5 in

2.88M, 3.5 in

None

CGA 40

CGA 80

MONO

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

clock.

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

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

Press <Enter> to enter the
sub menu of detailed

options.

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

Selec t th e ty pe of flop py
disk drive installed in your
system.

Select the default video
device.

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Item Options Description

Halt On All Errors

No Errors

All, but Keyboard

All, but Diskette

All, but Disk/ Key

Base Memory N/A Displays the amount of

Extended Memory N/A Displays the amount of

Total Memory N/A Displays the total memory

Select the situation in which

you want the BIOS to sto p

the POST process and

notify you.

conventional memory

detected during boot up.

extended memory detected

during boot up.

available in the system.

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3 Advanced BIOS Features

 Fig ure 3. Advance d BIOS Setup

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CPU F EATU R E

Delay Prior to The rmal

Set this item to enable the CPU Thermal function to engage after the specified time.

The Choices: 4, 8, 16Min (default), 32.

Thermal Manage ment

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

The Ch oices: The rmal M o nito r 1 (defa ult), Th ermal Monitor2.
Notes: The choices will be different according to your CPU features.

TM2 B us Ratio

Represents the frequency. Bus ratio of the throttled performance state that will be
in it iated when t he on -die s ensor goes fro m not hot to hot.

The Choices: 0X (default).

TM2 B us VID

Represents the voltage of the throttled performance state that will be initiated when
the on -d ie sensor goes fro m not hot to hot.

The Choices: 0.8375V (default).

Limit CPU ID Ma x Val

S et lim it CP U ID maximum va le to 3, it shou ld be d isabled fo r Win XP .
The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

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C1E Function

This item Allow you to choose the C1E function.

The Choices: Auto (default).

Execute Disable Bit

When disabled, forces the XD feature flag to always return 0.

The Choices: Disabled, En abl ed (default).

Virtualization Technology

When enabled, a VMM can utilize the additional hardware
Capabilities prov ided by vanderpool Technology.

The Choices: Disabled, Enabled (default).

Hard Disk Boot Priority

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

The Choices: Pri. Master, P ri.Slave, Sec.Master, Sec. Slave, USBHDD0,
USBHDD1, USBHDD2 and Bootable Add-in Cards.

Virus Warning

T his op tion allow s you to choose th e Viru s War nin g feature t hat is used to pr otec t the IDE
Hard Disk boot sector. If this function is enabled and an attempt is made to write to the
boot sector, BIOS will display a warning message on the screen and sound an alarm beep.

CPU L1&L2 Cache

Depending on the CPU/chipset in use, you may be able to increase
memory access time with this option.

CPU L3 Cache

Depending on the CPU/chipset in use, you may be able to increase
memory access time with this option.

Hyper-Threa ding Technology

This option allows you to enable or disabled CPU Hyper-T hreading.
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 Cho i c e s : Enabl e d (default), Disabled.

Disabled (default) Virus protection is disabled.

Enabled Virus protection is activated.

En ab le d (default) Enable cache.
Disabled Disable cache.

En ab le d (default) Enable cache.
Disabled Disable cache.

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CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking

Th is item allows you t o ena ble/disab le CP U L2 Cach e ECC Checking.

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

Quick Power On Self Test

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

Fi rst / Second/ Third/ Boo t Othe r De vic e

These BIOS attempt to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected
in these item s.

The Cho i c e s : Floppy, LS120, HDD-0, SCSI, CDROM, HDD-1, HDD-2, HDD-3,
ZIP 1 00L AN, Ena bled, Disabled.

Swap Floppy Drive

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

The Choices: Dis abled (default), Enabled.

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

Boot Up NumLoc k Sta t us

Selects the NumLock State after power on.

Typematic Rate Setting

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

The Cho ices: Disabled (default), Enabled

Typematic Rate (Cha rs /Sec)

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

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

Enabled (default) Enable quick POST.

Disabled Normal POST.

On (default) Numpad is number keys.
Off Numpad is arrow keys.

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Typematic Delay (Msec)

Sets the delay time after the key is held down before it begins to repeat the keystroke.

The Cho ices: 250 (default), 500, 750, 1000.

Security Optio n

This option will enable only individuals with passwords to bring the system online and/or
to use the CMOS Setup Utility.

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

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.

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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. T he 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. Advance d Chipse t Setup

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DRAM Clock/Drive Control

 Figure 4. 1 DRAM Clock/Drive Co ntrol

To control the Clock/Drive. If you highlight the literal “P ress Enter” next to the “DRAM
Clock/Drive Control” label and then press the enter key, it will take you a submenu with
th e following options :

DRAM Clock

This item determines DRAM c lock following 100MHz, 133MHz, 166MHz or By SPD.

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

DRAM Timi ng

This item d eter mines DRAM c loc k/ tim in g fo llow SP D or n ot.

The Choices: Auto By SPD ( defa ult), Man ual, Tur bo, Ultr a.

SDRAM CAS Latenc y

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

Bank Interleave

This item allows you to enable or disable the bank interleave feature.
The Choices: Disabled (default), 2 bank, 4 bank.

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Prec harge to Acti ve (Trp)

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

Active to Precharge (Tras)

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

The Choices: 7T, 9T (default), 6T .

Acti ve to CM D ( T rcd)

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

The Choices: 2T, 3T, 4T (default), 5T.

REF to ACT/REF to REF (Trfc)

This item allows you to make selection for REF to ACT/REF to REF (Trfc)

The Choices: 15T (default).

ACT(0) to ACT(1) (TRRD)
This item allows you to make selection for ACT (0) to ACT (1) (TRRD).

DRAM BUS Selection

The Choices: 3T (default).

This item allows you to make selection for DRAM BUS

The Choices: Auto (default).

DRA M Comm and Rat e
This item controls clock cycle that must occur between the last valid write operation and

the next command.

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

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AGP & P2P Bridge Control

 Figure 4. 2 AGP & P2P Bridge Control

If you highlight the literal “P ress Enter” next to the “AGP & P2P Bridge Control” label and

th en pres s the en ter key, it w ill tak e you a subm enu w ith the follow in g opt ions:
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 C ho ices: 64M, 256M, 128M, 32M (default),, 16M, 8M, 4M.

AGP 2.0 Mode
This item allows you to select the AGP Mode.
The C ho ices: 4 X (default), 2X, 1X.

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 drivin g cont rol item set to “Man ual”, it allo ws us er to set AGP drivin g.

The Cho ices: DA, 00 (default).

AGP Driving Control

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AGP Fa st Write
This item allows you to select the AGP Fast Write function.
The Choices: Disa bled (default), Enabled.

AGP Master 1 WS Write

When Enabled, writes to the AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) are executed
with one-wait states.
The Choices: Disa bled (default), Enabled.

AGP Master 1 WS Read

When Enabled, read to the AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) are executed with
one wait states.
The Choices: Disa bled (default), Enabled.

AGP 3.0 Calibrat ion c ycle

This item allows you to disable or enable AGP 3.0 Calibrat ion Cycle.

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

VGA Share Memory Size

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

The Cho ices: 64M (default), Disabled.

Dire ct F rame Bu ff er

This item allows you to disabled or enabled direct frame buffer
The Cho i c e s : Enab le d (default), Disabled.

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CPU & PCI Bus Co ntrol

 Figure 4. 2 CPU & PCI Bus Control

If you high light the literal “Press Enter” next to the “CPU & PCI Bus Control” label and

th en pres s the en ter key, it w ill tak e you a subm enu w ith the follow in g opt ions:

PC I Mast er 0 WS Wri te

When enabled, writes to the PCI bus are executed with zero-wait states.
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

PCI Delay Transaction

The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer to support delay

transactions cycles. Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specification.

The C ho ice s: En abled (default), Disabled.

Vlink mode selection
T his item allows you to select Vlink mode .
The Choices:By Aut o (default).

VLink 8X Support

This item allows you to enable or disable VLink 8X support.
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

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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 Cho ices: 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 Cho ices: Enabled (default), Disa bled.

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 Cho ices: PCI Slo t (default), AGP.

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5 Integrated Peripherals

 Figure 5. Integrated Peripherals

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VIA OnChip IDE Device

 Figure 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 “Disab led” to deactivate an interface. If you

hi gh light the liter a l “P ress E nter” ne xt to t he “O nchip IDE Co ntrol” lab e l an d the n press the

enter key, it will take you a submenu with the following options:

OnChip SATA

This option allows you to enable the onchip Serial ATA.

The C h o ice s : En a b led (default), Disabled.

SA TA Mode
This option allows you to select SATA Mode.

The Choices: RAID (default).

IDE DMA Transfer Access

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

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

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

IDE Primary / Secondary Master / Slave PIO

The IDE PIO (Programmed Input / Output) fields let you set a PIO mode (0-4)
for each of the IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports. Modes 0

through 4 provides successively increased performance. In Auto mode, the
system automatically determines the best mode for each device.

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

IDE Primary / Secondary Master / Slave UDMA

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

driver (Windows 95 OSR2 or a third party IDE bus master driver). If your hard
drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA/100, select Auto to
enable BIOS support.

The Choices: Auto (default), Disabled.

IDE HDD Block Mode

If your IDE hard drive supports block mode, select “Enabled” for automatic
detection of the optimal number of block read/ writes per sector the drive can

support.
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

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VIA OnChip PCI Device

 Figure 5. 2 VIA OnChip PCI Device

If you highlight the literal “Press Enter” next to the “OnC hip PCI Device” la be l a nd then

press the enter key, it will take you a submenu with the following opt ions :

VIA-3058 AC97 Audio

This option allows you to control the onboard AC97 audio.

The Choices: Auto (default), Disabled.

VIA-3068 MC97 Modem

This option allows you to control the onboard MC97 modem.

The Choices: Auto (default), Disabled.

OnChip USB Controller

This option should be enabled if your system has a USB installed on the system
board. You will need to disable this feature if you add a higher performance
controller.
The Choices: All Enabled (default),1&2 USB Port, 2&3 USB Port, 1&3 USB Port,
1 USB Port, 2 USB Port, 3 USB Port.

OnChip EHCI Controller

This item allows you to enable or disable the onchip EHCI controller.
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

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Onboard LAN Boot ROM

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

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

On chip USB Contro l ler

Select “Enabled” if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller
and you have USB peripherals.

The Choices: All Enabled (default), All Disabled.

On-chip E HCI Controller

This item allows you to enable or disable the on-chip EHCI controller.

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

USB Emulation Support

Do not support any USB device on Dos.

The Choices: On (default), off.

USB Keybo ard/ Mouse Support

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

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

Super IO Device

 Figure 5. 3 Super IO Device

If you highlight the literal “Press Enter” next to the “Super IO Device” label and then press the
enter key, it will take you a submenu with the follow ing options:

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Onboard FDC Controller

Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on the
system board and you wish to use it. If install and FDC or the system has no
floppy drive, select Disabled in this field.

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

Onboard Serial Port 1

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

Onboard Serial Port 2

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

UART Mode Select

This item allows you to determine which Infra Red (IR) function of onboard I/O
chip.

The Choices: Normal (default), AS KIR, IrDA.

UR2 Duplex Mode

Select the value required by the IR device connected to the IR port. Full-duplex
mode permits simultaneous two-direction transmission. Half-duplex mode

permits transmission in one direction only at a time.

The Choices: Half ( default ), F ull.

Onboa rd Paral lel Port

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

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

Parallel Port Mode

The default value is SP P.

The Choices:
SPP (default) Using P arallel port as Standard P rinter P ort.

EP P Us in g P aralle l P ort as Enhan ced Paralle l Port.
EC P Usin g Pa rallel port as E xtend ed Ca pabi lit ies P ort.
EC P+EP P Usin g Pa rallel port as E CP & EPP mode.

ECP Mode Use DMA

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

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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 Manageme nt Setup

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ACP I f unctio n

This item displays the status of the Advanced Configuration and Power Management

(ACPI).

The Cho ices: En ab le d (default), Disabled.

ACP I Sus pend Type

The item allows you to select the suspend type under the ACPI operating system.

The Choices: S1 (POS) (default) Power on Suspend

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

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Power Management

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

related to the following modes:

1.HDD Power Down.

2. Susp en d Mode .

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

Min. Power Saving

Minimum power management.
Su spend Mo de = 1 hr.

HDD Power Down = 15 min

Max. Power Saving

Maximum power management only available for sl CPU’s.
Su spe nd Mo de = 1 min.
HDD Power Down = 1 min.

User De fine (d efault)

Allows you to set each mode individually.
When not disabled, each of the ranges is from 1 min. to 1 hr. except for HDD

Power Down which ranges from 1 min. to 15 min. and disable.

HDD Power Down

When enabled, the hard disk drive will power down and after a set time of system inactivity.

Al l othe r devices remain act ive.

The Cho ices: 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.

Suspe nd Mode

The item allows you to select the suspend type under ACP I operating system.

The Choices: Disabled (defau lt) , 1 Min, 2 Min, 4 Min, 6 Min, 8 Min, 10 Min, 20 Min, 30

Min, 40 Min, 1 Hour.

Video Off Option

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

management.

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

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Video Off Method

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

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

Initia l d isp lay power ma na gement signa lin g.

The Choices: Stop Grant, PwrOn Suspend.

Modem Use IRQ

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

The Cho ices: 3 (d efau lt), 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 Cho ices: De lay 4 Sec, Instant-Off (default).

Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume

Choosing Enabled wil l make BIOS run VGA BIOS to initialize the VGA card when system

wakes up from S3 state. The system time is shortened if you d isab le the function, but

system will ne ed AGP driver to initialize the car d. So, if the AGP driver of the VGA c ard

does not support the initialization feature, the display may work abnormally or not function

after S3.

The Cho ices: Auto (default), Yes No.

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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 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.
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.

IRQ/Event Activity Detect

 Figure 6.1 IRQ/Event Activity Detect

If you high light the literal “Press Enter” next to the “IRQ/Event Activ ity Detect” label and
then press the enter key, it will take you a submenu with the following options :

PS2KB Wakeup Select

When select Password, please press Enter key to change password with a maximum of
8 characters.
Th e Cho i c e s : Ho t Ke y (default).

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PS2KB Wakeup fro m S3/ S4/ S5

This item allows you to wake up from S3/ S4/ S5 with PS2 keyboard.
Th e Cho i c e s : Dis able (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.

PS2MS Wakeup from S3/ S4/ S5

This item allows you to wake up from S3/ S4/ S5 with PS2 keyboard.
Th e Cho i c e s : Dis abled (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.

USB Resume from S3

This item allows you to enable or disabled USB resume from S3.

The Choices: Disabl ed (default), Enabled.

VGA

When set to On, a ny ev ent oc curring at a VG A P or t will a wake n a syste m which has
been powered down.

The Choices: Off (default), On.

LPT & COM

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

The Cho ices: LPT/COM (default), COM, LPT, NONE.

HDD & FDD

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

The C h o ice s : 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 C h o ice s : Off (default), On.

Power On by PCI Card

When you select Enabled, a P ME signal from PCI card returns the system to Full ON
stat e.

The Choices: Disabl ed (default), Enabled.

Mode m Ring Resume

This item allows you to disab le or enable Modem Ring Resume.
The Choices: Dis abled (default), Enabled.

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RTC Alarm Resume

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

Th e Cho i c e s : Enabled, Disabled (default).

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”

Resume Time (hh:mm:ss)

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

IRQs Activity Monitoring

Press Enter to access another sub menu used to configure the different wake up events
(i.e. wake on LPT & COMM activity).

Primary INTR On
IRQ3 (COM2) Enabled
IRQ4 (COM1) Enabled
IRQ5 (LPT 2) Enabled
IRQ6 (Floppy Disk) Enabled
IRQ7 (LPT 1) Enabled
IRQ8 (RTC Alarm) Disab led
IRQ9 (IRQ2 Redir) Disabled
IRQ10 (Reserved) Disabled
IRQ11 (Reserved) Disabled
IRQ12 (PS/2 Mouse) Enabled
IRQ13 (Coprocessor) Enabled
IRQ14 (Hard Disk) Enabled
IRQ15 (Reserved) Disabled

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7 PnP/PCI Configurations

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

Figure 7. PnP/PCI Configurations

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PNP OS Installed

Wh en set to YES, BI OS will on ly initialize 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™ 95. When set to N O, BIOS will init ialize a ll the P nP c ards. For no n-P nP
operatin g systems (DOS, Netware™), this option must set to NO.
The Cho ices: No (default), Yes.

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Reset Configuratio n Data

The system BIOS supports the PnP feature which requires the system to record which
resources are assigned and protects resources from conflict. Every peripheral device has a
node, which is called ESCD. This node records which resources are assigned to it. The
syst em needs to r ecord and u pdate ES CD to the me mory locations. T hese locations (4K)
are reserved in the system BIOS. If the Disabled (default) option is chosen, the system‘s
ESCD will update only when the new configuration varies from the last one. If the Enabled

option is chosen, the system is forced to update ESCDs and then is automatically set to the
“D isab led” m ode.

The above settings will be shown on the screen only if “Manual” is chosen for the resources
controlled by function.
Le gacy is the term , which sign if ie s th at a r esource is assigne d to the ISA Bus and pr ovide s
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 Cho ices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

Resources Controlle d By

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

Choosing “Manual”, the user will need to assign IRQ & DMA for add-on cards. Be sure
that there are no IRQ/DMA and I/O port conflicts.

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

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PCI / VG A Pa le tte Sno o p

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 compatib ility.

However, the color information coming from the VGA contro ller is dr awn from the pa lett e
table inside the VGA controller to generate the proper colors, and the graphic controller

needs to kno w what is in the palett e of the VGA cont ro 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 ISA bus, the Write Access to the palette will not show up on the
ISA bus if the PCI VGA controller responds to the Write.

In this c ase, the PCI VGA controller shou ld not respond to the Write, it s hou ld only 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.

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 Sta tus

Shutdo wn Tempera ture

T his item allows you to set up the CPU sh utdown Tem pera ture. This it em only effe ctive
under Windows 98 ACPI mode.

The Cho ices: Disabled (default), 60℃/140F, 65℃/149F, 70℃ /158F, 75℃/167F.

CPU Vco re /+ 3.3 V

Detect the system’s voltage status automatically.

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9 Frequency/ Voltage Control

 Figure 9. Frequency/ Voltage Control

CPU Clock Ratio

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

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

CPU Voltage Regulator

T his item allow s you to select CPU Voltage Co ntro l.

The Choices: Default (default).

DDR Voltage Regula tor

T his item allow s you to select DDR Volta ge Con tro l.
The Choices: 2.75V (default).

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CPU Clock

This item allows you to select CPU Clock, and CPU over clocking.
The Cho ices: 100MHz (default).

If unfortunately, the system’s frequency that you are selected is
not functioning, there are two methods of booting-up the system.
Method 1: Clear the COMS data by setting the JCOMS1 ((2-3) closed))

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

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

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

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