Biostar PT880 Pro-A7 Combo Owner's Manual

PT880 Pro-A7 Combo

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Table of Conte nts

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 Un it (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: WarpSpeeder™..............................................................23

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

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

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

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

Appendix: ........................................................................................32

Certified PCI-Express VGA Card List.....................................................32

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 MOTHERBOARD FEATU RES

CPU

Supports LGA 775.
Supports Intel Penti um 4 processor up to 3.8GHz.

Supports Intel Penti um D processor.
Supports Intel Celeron D processor.

Front side bus at the following frequency ranges:

- 533M Hz (133MHz Core Clock)

- 800M Hz (200MHz Core Clock)

Supports Hyper-Threading Technology.

WARNING!
W arran ty will be void if th e pin protection cap is not in place to prot ect the socket pin

when sending this m ainboard for ser vice.

Chi pset

North Bridge: VIA PT880 Pro.
South Bridge: VIA VT8237R PLUS.

Dimension

AT X Form Fact or: 29. 3cm (L) x 23.5 c m (W)

Op erat ing Syst em Support ing

Supports Windows 98 / Me / 2000 / XP.

Slot

Four 32-bit PCI bus master sl ots.
One AGP 3.0 (8X) compatible sl ot.

One PCI-Extreme (PE 1 ) sl o t. (See p.11 for detail inform a tio n )

Onb oard AC’97 Sound CODE C

Chip: REALTEK ALC655.
Support 6 channels.

Supports SPDIF-out and SPDIF-in (optional) functi ons.
Compliant with AC’97 Version 2.3 specifi cation.

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Super I/O

Chip: IT E 8705AF.
Provides the most commonly used legacy super I/O

functionality.

Environment Control initiatives:

- H/W Monitor.

- Fan Speed Controller.

- ITE “S mart Guardian” func tion.

S ystem Memory

Supports Dual Channel DDR/DDR2.
Supports DDR2 400/ 53 3 memory and up to 2G B p hysic al

memory. (DDR2A1/DDR2B1)

Supports DDR 200/266/333/400 mem ory and up to 2GB

physica l memory. (DDR1A2 /DDR1B2)

DDR and DDR2 memory c apacity cannot be added toget her .
Supports non-ECC memory only.

Registered DIM M s are not supported.

DIMM Socket

Location

DDR2A1 256MB/512MB/1GB *1
DDR2B1 256MB/512MB/1GB *1

DDR1A2 256MB/512MB/1GB *1
DDR1B2 256MB/512MB/1GB *1

DDR/DDR2 Module Total Memory Size

10 /100 LAN PHY

PHY: RTL8201CL.
Supports 10 Mb/s and 100 Mb/s auto-negotiation.

Half/Full duplex ca pabi l ity.
Supports ACPI, PCI power management.

Onb oard Seria l ATA

Integrated in VT8237R PLUS.
Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 functions.

Supports 2 serial ATA (SATA) ports.

- Data transfe r rates up to 150 MB/s.

- Compliant with SATA Version 1.0 specification.

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Max i s 2GB.

Max i s 2GB.

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Onboard IDE

Two IDE connectors support 4 hard di sk drives.
Supports PIO mode 0~4.

Supports Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 Bus Master Mode.

I nt er n al On-board I /O Con n ec tors and Headers

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

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

1 S/PDIF-In connector supports digital audio-i n function

(optional).

1 chassis open header supports PC case-opened warning

function.

1 FDD connector supports 2 Fl oppy drives with 360K, 720K,

1.2 M, 1.44M a nd 2. 8 8M by tes.

2 IDE connectors support 4 hard disk devices.
2 Seri al ATA connectors support 2 SATA devices.

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

Back Pa nel I/O Connec tor s

4 USB 2.0 ports.
1 COM port. (COM2 is optional)

1 Printer port.
1 R J- 45 LA N jac k .

1 PS/2 M ouse port.
1 PS/2 Keyboard port.

1 Vertical audio port including 1 line-in connector, 1 line out

conn ec tor, and 1 MI C in con nector.

PS/2

Mouse

PS/2

Keyboard

COM1

Prin ter Po rt

COM2

(optional)

LAN

Line In/
Surround

Line Out
Mic In 1/

USB x2

US B x2

Bass/Center

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1.2 PACKAGE LIST

FDD cable x 1
HDD cable x 1

U ser’s Manu al x 1
Full y Se tu p Dri ver CD x 1

Rear I/O pane l for A TX cas e x 1
USB 2.0 cable x 1 (optional)

Serial ATA cable x 1 (optional)
S/ PDIF out cable x 1 (option al)

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1.3 LAY OUT AND COMPONENTS

JK B MS1

J PRNT 1

JCOM2JCOM1

(optional)

JUSB1

JUS BLAN1

J AUDI O1

CODEC

JSPDIF_OUT1

Su per I/O

JK B V1

JCDIN1

BIOS

JUSBV2

J AUDI O2

JS P DIF_IN1
(optional)

JCI1

JAU XPWR 1

JCFAN1

JATXPWR1

LAN

JDJ 1 (o pt iona l)

LG A775

AGP1

PE1

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

Note: ■ represents the 1st pin.

CPU 1

PT 880 Pro

JUSBV3

JUSB3 JU SB4

VT8237R

PLUS

JPANEL1

JSATA2

JSATA1

DDR2A1

DDR1A2

DDR2B1

DDR1B2

JCMOS1

JWOL1

(optional )

JSFAN1

BAT1

IDE2

IDE1

FDD1

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CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION

2.1 INSTALLING CENTRAL PROCESS ING UNIT (CPU)

Special Notice:

Remo v e Pin Cap before installation, and m ake
good preservation for future use. When the CPU
is remov e d, cover the Pin Cap on the em pty
socket to ensure pin legs won’ t be damaged.

Pin Cap

Step 1: Pull the socket locking lever out from the socket and then raise

the lever up to a 90-degree angle.

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Step 2: Look for the triangular cut edge on socket, and the golden dot on

CPU should point forwards this triangular 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 lower the lever to locked

position to complete the insta llati o n.

Step 4: Put the CPU Fan and heatsink assembly on the CPU and buckle i t

on the retention fram e. Connect the CPU FAN power cable into
the JCFAN1. T his completes the installation .

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2.2 FAN HEAD ERS

These fan headers support cooling-fans bui lt 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 C PU 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:

Th e JCFAN1 reserves cooling f an w ith Smart Fan Control utility . It supports 4- pi n he ad
connector. When connecti ng with wires onto connectors, pl ease note that the r ed wire is

the positive and s hould be connected to pin#2, and the blac k wire is Ground and should
be connected to GND.

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2.3 INSTALLING SYST EM MEMORY

DDR2A1

DDR2B1

DDR1A2

DDR1B2

1. Unl ock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Align a
DIM M on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break

on the Sl ot.

2. Insert the DIMM vertically and fi rmly into the slot until th e retain ing chip
snap back in place and the DIMM is properl y seated.

Notice:

1 . Fo r DDR2 mod ules, p lease insert DIMMs into DDR2 DIMM slo ts (DDR2A1/DDR2B 1).
2 . Fo r DDR1 mod ules, p lease insert DIMMs into DDR1 DIMM slo ts (DDR1A2/DDR1B 2).

3 . DDR1 and DDR2 memory capacity cannot be added together.

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2.4 CONNECTO RS AND SLOTS

FDD1: Floppy Disk Connector

The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector that
s uppor t s 360 K, 720 K, 1. 2 M, 1.44 M a nd 2. 8 8 M flo ppy d isk ty pes.

This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cabl es.

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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 Ul tra DMA 33/66/100/133

func tionality. It has two HDD co nnectors IDE 1 (primary ) an d I DE2
(secondary). The IDE connectors can connect a master and a sl ave

drive, so you can connect up to four hard disk drives. The first hard
drive should always be connected to IDE1.

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IDE1IDE2

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PCI1~PCI4: Perip heral Component Interconnect Slots

This motherboard i s equipped with 4 standard PCI sl ots. PCI stands
for Peripheral Component Interconnect, and it is a bus standard for

expansion cards. This PCI slot i s designated as 32 bits.

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

PE 1: PCI-Extreme Slot

- PCI-Extreme slot is a speci al desi gn for PCI-Express
interface graphic cards.

- PCI-Extreme slot is com pliant with PCI-Express 1.0a
specification.

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

- The bandwidth of data transfer is up to 1GB/s per direction,
and f or an ag gr ega te of 2GB/s in t ot al .

PE1

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AGP1: Accelerated Graphics Port Slot

Your monitor will attach di rectl y to that video card. Thi s
motherboard supports video cards for PCI sl ots, but i t is al so

equipped with an Accelerated Graphi cs Port (AGP). An AGP card
will take advantage of AGP technology for improved video efficiency

and performance, especially with 3D graphics.

GP1

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CHAPTER 3: HE ADERS & JUMPERS SETUP

3.1 HOW TO SETUP JUMPE RS

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

JUS BV2/JUS BV3: Powe r S ou rce H eade rs f or USB Ports

Pin 1-2 Cl o se:

JU SBV2: +5V f or USB ports at back panel (JU SB1/JU SBLAN1).
JU SBV3: +5V f or USB ports at f ront panel (JUSB3/JU SB4).

Pin 2-3 Cl o se:

JU SBV2: USB ports at bac k panel (J U SB1/JUSBLAN1) are powered by

JU SBV3: USB ports at f ront panel (J U SB3/JUSB4) are powered by +5V

+5V st andby voltage.

standby voltage.

1

JUSBV2

13

JUSBV3

13

Pin 1-2 Close (default)

Pin 2-3 Close

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Note:

In order to support this function “Power-On sy stem via USB device,” “JUSBV2/ JUSBV3”
jum per cap should be placed on Pin 2-3 individuall y.

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JKBV1: Powe r Source Header for PS/2 Keyboard an d Mouse

1

31

(default)

+5V for PS/2 keyboard and
mouse.

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

Note:

In order to support this function “Power-on sy stem via keyboard and mouse”, “JK BV 1”
jum per cap should be placed on Pin 2-3.

JATXPWR 1: ATX Powe r Source C onn e ctor

This connector allows user t o connec t 20-pin power connector on the ATX
power supply .

10

20

1

11

Pin 1-2 Close

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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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(op

)

JAUXPWR1: P ower Source Co nnect or f or CPU Pow er Circu it

By c onnecting this connector, it will provide +12V to CPU power c irc uit.

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JPANEL1: He ader for Fron t Panel Facilities

This 22-pin connector includes Power-on, Res et, HDD LED , Power LED, Sleep
butt on, speaker and I rDA C onnection. I t allows us er to c onnect the PC case’s

front panel switch fun ctions.

Pin

3

Assignment

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

LED

PWR

++

-

+

HLED

On/Off

­RST

IR

22

tional

SLP

12

111

SPK

Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function

1 +5V 12 Sleep control
2 N/A 13 Ground
3 N/A 14 N/A N/A

4 Speaker
5 HDD LE D (+) 16 Power LED (+)
6 HDD LED (-)
7 Ground 18 Power button
8 Reset control

9 N/A 20 Key
10 +5V 21 Ground
11 IRTX

Speaker
Connector

Hard drive LED

Reset button

IrDA Connector
(optional)

15 Pow er LED (+)

17 Pow er LED (-)

19 Ground

22 IRRX

Sleep button

Powe r LED

Power-on button

IrDA Connector
(optional)

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

This header allows us er to c onnect additional U SB cable on t he PC f ront panel,
and also can be c onnected wit h internal U SB devices, like U SB card reader.

Pin

Assignment

1 +5V (fused)
2 +5V (fused)
3 USB­4 USB­5 USB+
6 USB+

JUSB4JUSB3

2

10

1

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JCMOS1 : Clear CMOS Hea der

By plac ing the jum per on pin2-3, it allows us er to restore the BI OS saf e s etting
and the CMOS data, please caref ully f ollow the procedures to av oid damaging
the m otherboard.

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1

※ Clear CMOS Pro cedures:

1. Rem ov e AC power line.

2. Set the jumper to “Pin 2-3 Close”.

3. Wa i t for five se co n ds.

4. Set the jumper to “Pin 1-2 Close”.

5. Power on the AC.

6. Res et your desired password or c lear the C MOS dat a.

7 Ground
8 Ground
9 Key

10 NC

3

1

Pin 1-2 Close:

Normal Operation (default).

3

1

Pin 2-3 Close:

Clear CMOS data.

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JCI1: Chassis Open Head er

This connector allows sy stem to monit or PC c as e open status. If the s ignal has
been triggered, it will rec ord to t he CMOS and show t he message on next

boot-up.

Pin

1

2

JCDIN1: CD-R OM A ud io-in Connector

This connector allows user t o connect t he audio sourc e from the v ariaty dev ices,
like CD-R OM, DVD-ROM, PC I sound card, PCI TV turner c ard etc ..

Assignment

1 Case open signal
2 Ground

Assignment

Pin

1 Left Channel Input
2 Ground
3 Ground
4 Right Channel Input

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JSATA1/JS ATA2: Seri al ATA Conne ctors

The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller wit h 2 channels SATA interf ace,
it satisfies the SATA 1.0 spec and with transfer rate of 1.5Gb/s.

Pin

Assignment

JSATA1

714

JAUDIO2: Fron t Panel Audio Header

This header allows us er to c onnect the front audio output cable wit h the PC f ront
panel. It will dis able the out put on back panel audio connectors.

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14

1

2

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

Pin Assignment

1 Mic-in/Stereo MIC-in R
2 Ground
3 Stereo MIC-in L
4 Audio power

5 Right line-out/

Speaker-out Right

6 Right line-out/

Speaker-out Right
7 Reserved
8 Key

9 Left line-out/

Speaker-out Left

10 Left line-out/

Speaker-out Left

11 Right line-in (optional)
12 Right line-in (optional)

13 Left line-in (optional)
14 Left line-in (optional)

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JSP DIF_OUT1: Di gital Au dio-out Con n e c tors

These connectors allow user t o connec t the PCI bracket SPD IF output header.

Pin

Assignment

1 +5V
2 SPDIF OUT
3 Ground

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JSPDIF_IN1 (optional): Digital Audio-in Conne ctors

These connectors allow user t o connec t the PCI bracket SPD IF input header.

Pin

Assignment

1 +5V
2 SPDIF IN
3 Ground

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CHAPTER 4: USEFUL HELP

4.1 AWARD BIOS BEEP CODE

Beep Sound Meanin g

One long beep f ollowed by t wo s hort
beeps

High-low siren sound CPU overheated

One Short beep when system boot-up No error f ound during POST
Long beeps every ot her sec ond No DRAM detected or inst all

4.2 EXTRA INFORMATION

A. BIOS Update

After you fail to upd ate BIOS or BIOS is invaded b y virus, the
Boot-Block function will hel p to restore BIOS. If the fol lowing message

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

Video card not f ound or video card
mem ory bad

Sys t em will shut down autom at ically

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

1. Mak e a bootable fl op py d isk.

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

3. Confirm motherboard model and download the respectivel y BIOS
fr om Bi os t ar w ebsit e.

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” i n DOS prompt.
(xxxx means BIOS name.)

8. System will upda te BIOS a utomaticall y an d re sta rt.

9. The BIO S has been recov ered and will work properly.

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B. CPU Overheated

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

When the CPU is over heated, the motherboard wi ll 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 pl aced evenly with the CPU surface.

2. CPU fan is rotated normally.

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

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

1. Rem ove the power cord from power supply for seconds.

2. Wai t for seconds.

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

Or you can:

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

2. Wai t for seconds.

3. Power on the syst em again.

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4.3 TROUBLESHOOTIN G

Problem Solution

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

inside power s upply does not t urn
on.

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

Sys t em inoperat iv e. Key board lights
are on, power indic at or lights are lit,

and hard driv e is spinning.
Sys t em does not boot from hard disk

drive, can be boot ed from optical drive.

Sys t em only boots from optical drive.
Hard disk can be read and applicat ions

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

Screen m essage say s “Invalid
Conf igurat ion” or “CMOS Failure.”

Cannot boot sys t em af t er inst alling
sec ond hard drive.

1. Make s ure power c able is
sec urely plugged in.

2. Replace cable.

3. Contact techni cal support .

Us ing even pres s ure on both ends of
the DIMM, press down firm ly unt il the

module s naps int o place.

1. C hec k cable running from disk t o
disk controller board. Make sure

both ends are s ec urely plugged
i n; c heck t h e driv e t ype i n t h e

standard CMOS se tup.

2. Bac k ing up the hard drive is
ext rem ely im port ant. All hard

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

1. Bac k up data and applications
files.

2. R ef orm at t he hard drive.
Re-ins t all applicat ions and dat a
using backup disks.

Rev iew sys t em’s equipment . Make s ur
correc t inf orm at ion is in setup.

1. Set m aster/slave jum pers
correctly.

2. R un SETUP program and s elect
correc t driv e types. Call t he drive

manufac turers for compatibili t y
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 easi l y adj ust the frequency they

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

vol tage an d Me mor y v ol ta ge. Th e coo l H ar dw are Moni tor smar tly indicates
the tem peratures, voltage and CPU fan speed as well as the chipset

information. Also, in the About panel , you can get detail descri ptions about
BIOS model and chipsets. In addition, the frequency status of CPU,

memory, AGP and PCI along with the CPU speed are synchroni cally
s how n on our ma i n pan el .

Moreover, to protect users' computer systems if the setting is not
appropriate when testing and resul ts i n system fai l or hang,

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

original system speed or a sui table one.

5.2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENT

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

incl udes DirectX 8.1. If you use Windows XP, you do not need to install
Dir ec tX 8.1.)

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5.3 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 followi ng dialog in setup procedure, it m eans setup
is completed. If the “Launch the WarpSpeeder Tray Uti lity” checkbox

is che c ked, the Tra y Icon u tility an d [WarpSpeed er™] utility will b e
automatically and immediatel y launched after you click “Fi nish”

button.

Usage:

The following figures are just only for reference, the screen printed in
thi s user ma nual will chan ge acc ord ing to your motherboa rd on ha nd.

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5.4 [WARPSPEEDER™] INCLUDES 1 TRAY ICON AND 5 PAN EL S

1. Tray Icon:

Whenever the Tray Icon utility is launched, it will display a little tra y
icon on the right side of Windows Taskbar.

This utility is responsible for conveniently i nvoking [WarpSpeeder™]
Utility. You can use the mouse by cli cking the left button in order to

invoke [WarpSpeeder™] directly from the li ttle 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
func tion as mo use lef t-cli c k on t ray icon and “E xi t” item will close

T ray Icon utility i f sele cted.

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2. Main Panel

If y ou click the tray icon, [WarpSpe eder™] util ity will b e in voked.
Please refer to the followi ng figure; the utility’s fi rst window you will

see is Main Panel.

Main Panel contains features as follows:

a. D i spl ay the C PU Speed, CPU e xterna l clock, Memory clock, AGP cl ock,

and PCI cl ock inform ation.

b. Contains About, Vol tage, Overclock, and Hardware Moni tor Buttons for

invoki ng respective panels.

c. W ith a user- fr ie nd ly Status Animatio n, it can repr esent 3 overc loc k

percentage stages:

Man walking→overclock percentage from 100% ~ 110 %
Panther running→overclock percentage from 110% ~ 120%
Ca r racing →overclock percentage from 120% ~ above

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3. Voltage Panel

Cli c k the Vol tage bu tton in Mai n Panel , the button will be highlighted
and the Vol tage Pa nel will sl ide out t o up as the following fig ure.

In this panel, you can decide to increase CPU core vol tage and
Memory voltage or not. The d efault se tting is “No”. If you want to get

the best performance of overcl ocking, we recommend you click the
option “Yes”.

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4. Over clock Panel

Cli c k the Overcl ock butt on in Main Pa ne l, th e button will be
highlighted and the Overclock Panel will slide out to left as the

fol l owi ng f igur e.

Overclock Panel co ntain s the these features:

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

provide user the ability to do real-time overcl ock adjustment.

Warning:

Manually overclock is pot entially dangerous, especially when the
overclocking percent age is ov er 110 %. We s t rongly rec ommend you
verify every speed y ou overclock by c lick the Verify butt on. Or, you c an

just click Aut o overclock button and let [W arpSpeeder™] aut om atically
gets the best result for y ou.

b. “Recovery Dialog button”: Pop up the following dialog. Let user sel ect

a restoring way if system need to do a fail-safe reboot.

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c. “Auto-overclock button”: User can click this button and

[Wa rpS peeder™ ] will set the best and stable performan ce an d
frequency automati cally. [WarpSpeeder™] utility will execute a

series of testing un til sy ste m fail. Then system will do fail-safe
reboot by usi ng Watchdog functi on. After reboot, the

[WarpSpeeder™] utility will restore to the hardware default
setting or load the veri fied best and stable frequency according

to the Reco very Dialog ’s setti ng.

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

will proceed a testi ng for current frequency. If the testing i s ok,
then the current freq uency will be saved into syste m re g istry. If

the testing fail, system will do a fail-safe rebooting. After reboot,
the [WarpSpe eder™] uti lity will restore to th e hardware default

setting or load the veri fied best and stable frequency according
to the Reco very Dialog ’s setti ng.

Note:

Becaus e the t esting programs, inv ok ed in Auto-overclock and Verif y,
include D irectDraw, D irect3D and D irectShow t ests, the D irectX 8.1 or

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

required for Direc t3D rendering.

5. Hardware Monitor Panel

Cli c k the Hardware Monitor bu tton in Main Panel, the button will be
highlighted and the Hardware Monitor panel will slide out to left as

the fo l lowing figur e.
In this panel, you can get the real-time status inform ation of your

system. The info rmation will be re freshed every 1 second.

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6. About Panel

Click the “about” button i n Main Panel , the button will be highlighted
and t h e Ab out Pa ne l will slid e out to up as the f o l low in g f igur e.

In this panel, you can get model name and detail inform ation in hints
of all the chipset that are related to overclocking. You can also get

the mainboard’s BIOS model and the Versi on number of
[WarpSpeeder™] utility.

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Note:

Because the overclock, overvoltage, and hardware monitor features
are controll ed by several separate chipset, [WarpSpeeder™] divide

these features to separate panels. If one chipset is not on board, the
corr elative button i n Main panel will be disabled, but will not i nterf ere

other panel s’ functions. Thi s property can make [WarpSpeeder™]
utility more robus t.

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A PPENDIX:

CERTIFIED PCI-EXPRESS VGA CARD LIST

The following PCI-Express VGA Cards are certificated to work with this
motherboard.

ASUS X300SE
ASUS X550GE

ASUS 5900
ELSA X85 0

ELSA X55
ELSA 6200

ELSA 6600
ELSA X70 0pro

ELSA 6600G T
Gigaby te X700

Gigaby te X800
MSI X8 00XL

MSI 57 50
MSI X6 00

Nv id ia 78 00G T
Nv id ia 78 00G T X

Winfast 6800GT

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BIOS Setup

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

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

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

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

4 Advanced Chipset Features.........................................................................16

5 Integrated Peripherals .................................................................................22

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

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

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

9 Frequency/ Voltage Control........................................................................ 38

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BIOS Setup

Introduction

This manual discussed Award™ Setup program built into the ROM BIOS. The Setup
program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This special information is
then stored in battery-backed RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power
is turned off.

The Award BIOS™ installed in your computer system’s ROM (Read 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 fine-tuning of the
chipset controlling the entire system.

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

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

ACPI Support

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

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PCI Bus Support

This AWARD 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.
DDR2 SDRAM (Double Data Rate Two Synchronous DRAM) are supported.

Supported CPUs

This AWARD BIOS supports the Intel CPU.

Using Setup

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 previous 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 Enter Move to the item you desired
PgUp key Increase the numeric value or make changes
PgDn key Decrease the numeric value or make changes
+ Key Increase the numeric value or make changes

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

F1 key General help on Setup navigation 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 Option Page Setup Menu – Exit
Current page and return to Main Menu

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1 Main Menu

Once you enter Award BIOS™ CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the
screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from several setup functions. Use the arrow
keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept and enter the sub-menu.

!! WARNING !!

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

installed on board, for update information.

 Figure 1. Main Menu

Standard CMOS Features

This submenu contains industry standard 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 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.

Frequency/ Voltage Control

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

Load Optimized Defaults

This selection allows you to reload the BIOS when the system is having problems
particularly with the boot sequence. These configurations are factory settings optimized
for this system. A 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.

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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 Password. If the Supervisor Password is set and the User Password is
set, the “User” will only be able to view configurations but will not be able to change them.

Save & Exit Setup

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

Exit Without Saving

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

Upgrade BIOS

This submenu allows you to upgrade bios.

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2 Standard CMOS Features

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

Figure 2. Standard CMOS Setup

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Main Menu Selections

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

Item Options Description

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

Time hh : mm : ss Set the system internal

IDE Primary Master Options are in its sub

menu.

IDE Primary Slave Options are in its sub

menu.

IDE Secondary Master Options are in its sub

menu.

IDE Secondary Slave Options are in its sub

menu.

Drive A

Drive B

Video EGA/VGA

360K, 5.25 in

1.2M, 5.25 in

720K, 3.5 in

1.44M, 3.5 in

2.88M, 3.5 in

None

CGA 40

CGA 80

MONO

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

clock.

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

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

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

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

Select 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 the BIOS to stop

the POST process and

notify you.

conventional memory

detected during boot up.

extended memory detected

during boot up.

available in the system.

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3 Advanced BIOS Features

 Figure 3. Advanced BIOS Setup

Boot Seq & Floppy Setup

This item allows you to setup boot seq & Floppy.

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Hard Disk Boot Priority

These BIOS attempt to load the operating system from the device in the sequence

selected in these items.
The Choices: Pri. Master, Pri.Slave, Sec.Master, Sec. Slave, USBHDD0,
USBHDD1, USBHDD2 and

First/ Second/ Third/ Boot Other Device

These BIOS attempt to load the operating system from the devices in the
sequence selected in these items.
The Choices: Floppy, LS120, Hard Disk, CDROM, ZZP100, USB-FDD,
USB-ZIP, USB-CDROM, LAN, Disabled.

Swap Floppy Drive

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

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

Boot Up Floppy Seek

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

Bootable Add-in Cards.

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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.

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CPU L1&L2 Cache

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

CPU L3 Cache
(This item will be hidden if CPU L3 is absent.)

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

CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking

This item allows you to enable/disable CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking.

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

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Delay Prior to Thermal

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

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

Thermal Management

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

The Choices: Thermal Monitor 1 (default), Thermal Monitor2.
Notes: The choices will be different according to your CPU features.

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TM2 Bus Ratio

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

The Choices: 0X (default).

TM2 Bus VID

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

The Choices: 0.8375 (default).

Limit CPU ID Max Val

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

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

C1E Function
The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

Execute Disable Bit

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

The Choices: Disabled, Enabled (default).

Virtualization Technology

This option allows you to enable or disable Virtualization Technology if CPU
supports it. VT will allow a platform to run multiple OS and applications in
independent partitions.

The Choices: Disabled, Enabled (default).

Virus Warning

This option allows you to choose the Virus Warning feature that is used to protect the IDE
Hard Disk boot sector. If this function is enabled and an attempt is made to write to the
boot sector, BIOS will display a warning message on the screen and sound an alarm beep.

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

Hyper-Threading Technology

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

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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.

Enabled (default) Enable quick POST.
Disabled Normal 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 Setting

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

The Choices: 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 with passwords to bring the system online and/or
to use the CMOS Setup Utility.

System A password is required for the system to boot and is

also required to access the Setup Utility.

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

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

only.

MPS Version Control For OS

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

The Choices: 1.4 (default), 1.1.

OS Select For DRAM > 64MB

A choice other than Non-OS2 is only used for OS2 systems with memory exceeding 64MB.
The Choices: Non-OS2 (default), OS2.

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Delay for HDD

The Choices: 0 (default)

Summary Screen Show

This item allows you to enable/ disable display the Summary Screen Show.
The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

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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.

Figure 4. Advanced Chipset Setup

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DRAM Clock/Drive Control

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

DRAM Clock

This item determines DRAM clock following 100MHz, 133MHz, 166MHz,
200MHz, 266MHz, 333MHz or By SPD.
The Choices: 100MHz, 133MHz, By SPD (default), 166MHz, 200MHz,
266MHz, 333MHz.

DRAM Timing

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

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

SDRAM CAS Latency [DDR/DDR2]

When SDRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends
on the SDRAM timing.

The Choices: 1.5/2, 2/3, 2.5/4, 3/5.

Bank Interleave

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

The Choices: Disabled (default), 2 bank, 4 bank, 8 bank.

Precharge to Active (Trp)

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

The Choices: 5T~20T.

Active to Precharge (Tras)

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

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

Active to CMD (Trcd)

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

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

REF to ACT/REF to REF (Trfc)
The Choices: 8~71T.

ACT (0) to ACT(1) (TRRD)
The Choices: 2T, 3T.

Read to Precharge <Trtp>
The Choices: 2T, 3T.

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Write to Read <TWtr>
The Choices: 1T/2T, 2T/3T.

Write Recovery Time<TWr>
The Choices: 2T, 3T, 4T, 5T.

DRAM BUS Selection
The Choices: Auto (default), Single Channel, Dual Channel.

RDSAIT/RDSBIT Mode
The Choices: Auto (default), Manual.

RDSAIT/RDSBIT Selection
The Choices: 0~3F.

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 Command (default).

AGP & P2P Bridge Control

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If you highlight the literal “Press Enter” next to the “AGP & P2P Bridge Control” label and
then press the enter key, it will take you a submenu with the following options:

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

AGP 2.0 Mode

This item allows you to select the AGP Mode.

The Choices: 4X (default), 2X, 1X.

AGP Driving Control

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

The Choices: Auto (default), Manual.

AGP Driving Value

While AGP driving control item set to “Manual”, it allows user to set AGP
driving.

The Choices: 0~FF.

AGP Fast Write
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

AGP 3.0 Calibration cycle
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

DBI Output for AGP Trans.
The Choices: AUTO (default).

AGP Master 1 WS Write

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

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

AGP Master 1 WS Read

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

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

DBI Output for Frame Trans.
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

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CPU & PCI Bus Control

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

PCI Master 0 WS Write
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

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

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

Vlink mode selection
The Choices: By Auto (default), Mode0, Mode1, Mode2, Mode3, Mode4.

VLink 8X Support

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

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

DRDY-Timing
The Choices: Slowest, Default (default), Optimize.

RHTSEL Setting
The Choices: Default (default), Disabled, Enabled.

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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 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: Enabled (default), Disabled.

TOP Performance

This option allows you to enhance DRAM performance.
The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

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5 Integrated Peripherals

 Figure 5. Integrated Peripherals

VIA OnChip IDE Device

The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels.
Select “Enabled” to activate the first and / or second IDE interface. If you install a primary
and / or secondary add-in IDE interface, select “Disabled” to deactivate an interface. If you
highlight the literal “Press Enter” next to the “Onchip IDE Control” label and then press the
enter key, it will take you a submenu with the following options:

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OnChip SATA

This option allows you to enable the onchip Serial ATA.

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

SATA Mode
The Choices: IDE, RAID (default).

IDE DMA Transfer Access

The Choices: Enabled (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.

IDE Prefetch Mode

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

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

IDE Primary / Secondary Master / Slave PIO

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

If you highlight the literal “Press Enter” next to the “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 Choices: Auto (default), Disabled.

VIA-3043 OnChip LAN

This option allows you to control the onboard LAN.

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

Onboard LAN Boot ROM

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

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

Onchip USB Controller

Select “Enabled” if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller
and you have USB peripherals.
The Choices: All Enabled (default), All Disabled.

On-chip EHCI Controller

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

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USB Emulation

The Choices: OFF (default), KB/MS, ON.

OFF Don’t support any USB device on DOS.
KB/MS Support USB legacy KB and mouse, no support USB storage.
ON Support USB legacy keyboard, mouse and storage.

USB Keyboard/ Mouse Support

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

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

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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 following options:

Onboard FDC Controller

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

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

Onboard Serial Port 1

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

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Onboard Parallel Port

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

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

Parallel Port Mode

The default value is SPP.

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

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

ECP 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 Management Setup

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ACPI function

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

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

ACPI Suspend 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

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. Suspend Mode.

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

Min. Power Saving

Minimum power management.
Suspend Mode = 1 hr.
HDD Power Down = 15 min

Max. Power Saving

Maximum power management only available for sl CPU’s.
Suspend Mode = 1 min.
HDD Power Down = 1 min.

User Define (default)

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.
All other devices remain active.
The Choices: Disabled (default), 1 Min, 2 Min, 3 Min, 4 Min, 5 Min, 6 Min, 7 Min, 8 Min,
9 Min, 10 Min, 11 Min, 12 Min, 13 Min, 14 Min, 15Min.

Suspend Mode

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

Video Off Option

This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power
management.
The Choices: Suspend→→→→Off (default), Always on.

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Video Off Method

This option determines the manner in which the monitor is goes blank.

V/H SYNC+Blank (default)

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

Blank Screen

This option only writes blanks to the video buffer.

DPMS

Initial display power management signaling.
The Choices: Stop Grant, PwrOn Suspend.

Modem Use IRQ

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

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

Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN

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

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

Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume

Choosing Enabled will make BIOS run VGA BIOS to initialize the VGA card when system
wakes up from S3 state. The system time is shortened if you disable the function , but
system will need AGP driver to initialize the card . So , if the AGP driver of the VGA card
does not support the initialization feature , the display may work abnormally or not function
after S3 .

The Choices: Auto (default), Yes, No.

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 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.

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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

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

PS2KB Wakeup Select

When select Password, please press Enter key to change password with a maximum of
8 characters.

The Choices: Hot Key (default), Password.

PS2KB Wakeup from S3/ S4/ S5

This item allows you to wake up from S3/ S4/ S5 with PS2 keyboard.
The Choices: Disable (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 mouse.
The Choices: Disabled (default), Enables.

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USB Resume from S3

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

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

VGA

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

The Choices: Off (default), On.

LPT & COM

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

The Choices: 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 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.

Wake Up On PCI Express
The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

Power On by PCI Card

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

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

Modem Ring 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: 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”

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Resume Time (hh:mm:ss)

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

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

Primary INTR On
IRQ3 (COM2) Enabled
IRQ4 (COM1) Enabled
IRQ5 (LPT2) Enabled
IRQ6 (Floppy Disk) Enabled
IRQ7 (LPT1) Enabled
IRQ8 (RTC Alarm) Disabled
IRQ9 (IRQ2 Redir) Disabled
IRQ10 (Reserved) 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

When set to YES, BIOS will only initialize the PnP 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 NO, BIOS will initialize all the PnP cards. For non-PnP
operating systems (DOS, Netware™), this option must set to NO.

The Choices: No (default), Yes.

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, PCIEx.

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Reset Configuration Data

The system BIOS supports the PnP feature which requires the system to record which
resources are assigned and protects resources from conflict. Every peripheral device has a
node, which is called ESCD. This node records which resources are assigned to it. The
system needs to record and update ESCD to the memory locations. These 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
“Disabled” mode.

The above settings will be shown on the screen only if “Manual” is chosen for the resources
controlled by function.
Legacy is the term, which signifies that a resource is assigned to the ISA Bus and provides
non-PnP ISA add-on cards. PCI / ISA PnP signifies that a resource is assigned to the PCI
Bus or provides for ISA PnP add-on cards and peripherals.

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
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”.

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

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 / VGA Palette Snoop

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

However, the color information coming from the VGA controller is drawn from the palette
table inside the VGA controller to generate the proper colors, and the graphic controller
needs to know what is in the palette of the VGA controller. To 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 case, the PCI VGA controller should not respond to the Write, it should only snoop
the data and permit the access to be forwarded to the ISA bus. The non-VGA ISA graphic
controller can then snoop the data on the ISA bus. Unless you have the above situation,
you should disable 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 Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

Assign IRQ For USB

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

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

PCI EXPRESS RELATIVE ITEMS

Maximum Payload Size

Set the maximum payload size for Transaction packets (TLP).
The Choice: 4096 (default.)

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8 PC Health Status

 Figure 8. PC Health Status

Shutdown Temperature

This item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown Temperature. This item only effective
under Windows 98 ACPI mode.

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

CPU Vcore/ +3.3V/ +5.0V/ DIMM Voltage/ VDD/ Voltage Battery

Detect the system’s voltage status automatically.

Current CPU Temperature

This field displays the current temperature of the CPU.

Current CPU FAN Speed

This field displays the current speed of CPU fan.

Current SYS FAN Speed

This field displays the current speed SYSTEM fan.

Show H/W Monitor in POST

If your computer contains a monitoring system, it will show PC health status during POST

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stage. The item offers several delay time for you to choose.

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

Chassis Open Warning

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

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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

This item allows you to select CPU Voltage Control.

The Choices: Default (default)

DDR Voltage Regulator [DDR2/DDR]

This item allows you to select DDR Voltage Control.

The Choices: 1.8/2.6V, 1.9/2.7V, 2.0/2.8V, 2.1/2.9V.

CPU Clock

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

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

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

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

after that keep-on pressing the <Insert> key until the
power-on screen showed. This action will boot-up the
system according to FSB of the processor.

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

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

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Auto Detect PCI/DIMM CLK

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

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

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