Chaintech 9BJA0 User Manual

Declaration of Conformity

According to 47 CFR, Parts 2 and 15 of the FCC Rules

The following designated product:

EQUIPMENT: MAINBOARD

MODEL NO.: 9BJA

is a Class B digital device that complies with 47 CFR Parts 2 and 15 of the FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause harmful interference.

2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation.

This declaration is given to the manufacturer:

CHAINTECH - EXCEL COMPUTER U.S., INC.

4427 Enterprise ST. Fremont, CA 94538, U.S.A.

hattp://www.chaintech-excel.com

Chaintech President: Simon Ho

Signature:

Federal Communications Commission Statement

This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions:

M This device may not cause harmful interference

M This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may

cause undesired operation.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment
generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy. If this equipment is not installed
and used in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, it may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will
not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to
radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and
on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:

M Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

M Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

M Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the

receiver is connected.

M Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required
to assure compliance with FCC regulations. Changes or modifications to this unit not
expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority
to operate this equipment.

Canadian Department of Communications Statement

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for audio noise emissions from
digital apparatuses set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian
Department of Communications.

Manufacturer's Disclaimer Statement

The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a
commitment on the part of the vendor. No warranty or representation, either expressed or implied,
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Printed in Taiwan

June 2001

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

1-1 Product Specifications ..........................................................1

1-2 Package Contents .................................................................3

1-3 Mainboard Layout .................................................................. 4

1-4 Connector and Jumper Reference Chart .............................. 5

Chapter 2 Hardware Setup................................................................... 6

2-1 Introduction to Jumpers ........................................................ 6

2-2 Installing a CPU in a Socket 478 ..........................................6

2-3 Setting Your CPU's Parameters...........................................7

2-4 Main Memory Configuration ................................................ 11

Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup Program ........................................... 12

3-1 Standard CMOS Features ................................................... 13

3-2 Advanced BIOS Features ................................................... 15

3-3 Advanced Chipset Features ................................................18

3-4 Integrated Peripherals ......................................................... 19

3-5 Power Management Setup ..................................................21

3-6 PnP/PCI Configuration ........................................................24

3-7 PC Health Status ................................................................. 25

3-8 Frequency/Voltage Control.................................................. 25

3-9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ....................................................... 26

3-10 Load Optimized Defaults ..................................................... 26

3-11 Supervisor Password & User Password Setting ................ 27

3-12 Save and Exit Setup ........................................................... 27

3-13 Exit Without Saving .............................................................27

Feature Explanations

Software Power-off Control .............................................................7

Over-ride Power Button ................................................................... 8

Blinking LED in Suspend Mode...................................................... 7

Power On By Modem .......................................................7/23

Resume By Alarm .......................................................23

Poly-fuse Over Current Protection ................................................. 7

Wake Up On LAN.......................................................................... 10

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Appendices

Appendix I Embedded Flash Utility ............................................ 28

Appendix II HDD Instant Recovery Utility ................................... 29

Appendix III CMedia 8738 Audio Subsystem (optional) .............. 31

Introduction

Chapter 1

Introduction

1-1 Product Specifications

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r Processor

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- Supports Intel Socket 478 Pentium 4 processors

- System bus 400MHz

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r Chipset

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- Intel 845 + ICH2 chipset

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r DRAM Memory

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- Three 168-pin DIMM sockets support up to 3 GB of SDRAM

- Supports PC-133 SDRAM

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r Expansion Slots

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- One Universal-AGP slot for both 2X/4XAGP at 1.5v (v2.0 compliant)

- Five 32-bit PCI slots (Rev 2.2 compliant)

- One CNR slot for modem, audio and LAN support

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r Boot-Block Flash ROM

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- Award System BIOS, supports PnP, APM, DMI, ACPI & Multi-device booting
features i.e. floppy, LS120, CD/DVD-ROM, HDD(IDE, SCSI), ZIP-ATAPI etc.

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r Embedded Ultra DMA-100 PCI IDE controller

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- Supports two IDE ports up to 4 ATAPI devices

- Supports up to PIO Mode 4 up to 16.6MBps, Multi Mode 4 up to 66MBps
and Multi Word Mode 5 up to 100MBps with bus mastering

- Bus Mastering software drivers for common multi-task operating systems

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r Onboard Ultra I/O

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- ITE 8712 LPC with system monitoring hardware

- Three UARTs support two serial ports and IR function for HPSIR and ASKIR

- One parallel supports SPP/ECP/EPP

- One floppy disk drive connector supports up to 2.88MB, Japanese 3-Mode,
and 1Mbps transfer rates

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r Embedded USB Controller

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- Four USB ports (UHCI v1.0 compliant)

- Optional USB riser with additional 2 USB ports

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r Double Stack Back-Panel I/O Connectors

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- PS/2 Mini-DIN keyboard and mouse port

- Two USB ports

- Two 9-pin D-Sub male Serial port

- One 25-pin D-Sub female Printer port

- Audio Line-in/out and Mic-in jacks

- One 15-pin D-Sub female Game/MIDI port

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PCI Audio Subsystem

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- CMedia 8738 audio chip w/ legacy audio SB16/Pro compatible

- Advanced 64-Voice Wavetable synthesizer

- Full-duplex operation for simultaneous recording and playback

- Supports HRTF 3D positional audio with MSDS, DS3D, DirectMusic, Aureal A3D

and Creative EAX (Environment Audio Extensions) APIs

- 6-Channel speaker audio support is easy to build up a Home Theater environment

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r Embedded System Monitor Hardware

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- 8 external voltage inputs

- 2 temperature sensor with thermistor for CPU and System

- 2 Fan speed monitoring with ON/OFF control in suspend

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r Board Dimensions

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- ATX form factor, 305mm x 220mm, 4 Layers

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r Advanced Management Features

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- Embedded System Monitoring Hardware

- Poly-fuse protection for USB and keyboard circuitry

- Embedded BIOS flash utility

- Complete Data Security:
* Flash BIOS write protection against unauthorized access
* Trend ChipAway Virus, to ensure virus-free booting procedure

- Advanced Management Features

* Power-on events:WOL(Wake-on-LAN) network card, Modem ring, RTC Alarm
* Software power-off control for Win9x
* Over-ride power button
* Power-failure recovery
* Blinking Power-LED in suspend
* Hardware Reset Protect

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1-2 Package Contents1-2 Package Contents

1-2 Package Contents

1-2 Package Contents1-2 Package Contents

This product comes with the following components:

r One mainboard
r One 40-pin (80-wire) UDMA-100 IDE connector ribbon cable (Figure 1-1)

* Color coded connection for UDMA 100 cable

Blue to mainboard, Gray to Master and Black to slave

r One 34-pin floppy disk drive ribbon cable (Figure 1-2)
r Optional USB adaptor (Figure 1-3)
r One User's Manual
r One CD-ROM that includes

- Acrobat Reader

- Award Flash Utility

- Award DMI Utility for DOS

- Audio driver and ultlity

- Intel Service Pack for Win9x/WinNT including Bus Master IDE drivers,
AGP VxD and etc.

- Optional Value Pack 2001 software group including Norton AntiVirus, AutoSave,
ADOBE ActiveShare, Acrobat Reader, Imagemore, X-stop, Appio and Ewalla.

See the Readme.txt file in the CD-ROM's root directory for installation

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instructions of all driver and software utilities.

Figure 1-1

Figure 1-2

USB3

USB4

JP1

UDMA 66/100 IDE cable

Standard Floppy cable

Figure 1-1 Optional USB Adaptor

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1-3 Mainboard Layout1-3 Mainboard Layout

1-3 Mainboard Layout

1-3 Mainboard Layout1-3 Mainboard Layout

CN2,CN3,CN4,CN4B
CN4C,CN6,CN10,JP8

CN1,CN5,CN7,CN17
JP1,IR2,FAN2

PW2
(12V)

PW3
(3.3V,5V)

JP5,JP6

FAN1,PW1

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 Keyboard

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USB 0/1

Printer Port Game Port

COM1

COM2

Line-out Line-in

MIC

1-4 Connector and Jumper Reference Chart

Introduction

Jumper &

Connector No.

JP1 Clear CMOS Data Jumper 9
JP5 Power On By Keyboard 9
JP6 Power On By USB 9
JP8 Onboard Audio 9

Over ride Power Button Connector
Power Indicator LED Connector
Green LED Connector

CN1

System Reset Switch Connector
Speaker Connector

IDE Activity LED Connector
CN2 CD-ROM Audio in Connector 9
CN3 Auxiliary Audio-in Connector 9
CN4 Optional Audio Mono-in/out Connector 10

CN4B AC3 Surround/Center + Bass Connector 10
CN4C Optional S/PDIF-in/out Connector 10

CN5 WOL (Wake-on-LAN) Connector 10

USB1/CN6 USB 0/1Ports and USB 2/3 Connector 10

CN7 Smart Card Reader Connector 10

CN10 Alert On LAN Connector 11
CN17 Blue LED Connector 11

IR2 IR/CIR Connector 11

FAN1/FAN2 CPU/System Cooling Fan Connector 11

PW1/PW2PW3 ATX/ATX12V Power Supply Connector 7

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Chapter 2

Hardware Setup

If your mainboard has already been installed in your computer you may still need
to refer to this chapter if you plan to upgrade your system's hardware.

Be sure to disconnect the power cable from the power source before performing
any work on your mainboard, i. e. installing a CPU, memory module, changing
a jumper setting, etc. Not doing so may result in electrical shock!

2-1 Installing a CPU in a Socket 478

The Intel Socket 478, designed for the Pentium 4 processor, has been incorporated
as a standard mainboard specification To insert your CPU into Socket 478 please
do the following:

1. Locate a small dot marked on the top surface of the CPU close to one if it's corners.
The same corner will also be cut off, leaving a noticeable notch in the CPU's corner.
These markings indicate Pin 1 of the CPU.

2. Pull up the lever of Socket 478 so that it is perpendicular with the surface of the
mainboard. Gently insert the CPU with Pin 1 at the same corner of Socket 478
that contains the end of the lever. Allow the weight of the CPU to push itself
into place. Do not apply extra pressure as doing so may result in damaging your
CPU. Snap the lever back into place.

Installing a standard Intel specified heat sink with cooling fan is necessary
for proper heat dissipation from your CPU. Failing to install these items
may result in overheating and possible burn-out of your CPU.

2-3 Setting Your CPU's Parameters(

SeePU is a new user friendly technology that enables the user to setup a mainboard's
CPU parameters through an easy to use BIOS setup procedure. It is no longer
necessary to make many jumper settings as on conventional mainboards.

After installing all your hardware into your PC system, you can manually configure
your CPU clock ratio according to your processor's specifications. By turning on
your system'spower. Enter the CMOS Setup Utility by pressing the Delete key
when your BIOS identification screen appears, then go to the Frequency/Voltage
Control option and select your CPU clock ratio (See Chapter 3).

You do not need to make voltage settings because SeePU automatically sets
your CPU voltage.

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Hardware Setup

2-3 Connector and Jumper Settings

Connectors are used to link the system board with other parts of the system, including
the power supply, the keyboard, and the various controllers of the system case.

The power supply connector is the last connection to be made while installing a
mainboard. Before connecting the power supply, please make sure it is not
connected to the power source.

ATX/ATX12V Power Supply Connector (PW1/PW2/PW3)

The ATX power supply provides a single 20-pin
connector interface which incorporates standard +/

-5V, +/-12V, optional 3.3V and Soft-power signals.
The Soft-power signal, a 5V trickle supply is
continuously supplied when AC power is available.

PW1

Pin Signal Wir e

1 COM BLK

2 COM BLK

3 +12VDC YEL

4 +12VDC YEL

PW2 PW3

Pin Signal Wire

1 COM BLK

2 COM BLK

3 COM BLK

4 +3.3VDC ORG

5 +3.3VDC ORG

6 +5VDC RED

Software Power-Off Control

This mainboard can be powered down using theWindows 9x Software Power-Off
function. To power down your computer, click the START button on the Windows 9x
task bar. Select "Shut Down The Computer" and the system turns off. The message "It
is now safe to turn off your computer" will not be shown when using this function.

Power-On By Modem

While in Soft-off state, if an external modem ring-up signal occurs, the system wakes up
and can be remotely accessed. You may enable this function in BIOS's Power
Management Setup menu. (See Chapter 3)

Blinking LED in Suspend Mode

While in Suspend mode, the LED light on the front panel of your computer will flash.
Suspend mode is entered by pressing the Override Power Button, pushing the Green
button on your ATX case, or enabling the Power Management and Suspend Mode
options in BIOS's Power Management menu. (See Chapter 3)

Poly-fuse Over Current Protection

The poly-fuse protects the system from dangerous voltages the system might be
exposed to via the keyboard or USB connectors. In case of such exposure, the poly­fuse will immediately be disconnected from the circuit, just like a normal fuse. After
being disconnected for a certain period of time, the poly-fuse will return to its normal
state, after which the keyboard or USB can function properly again.

When the system is in the Soft-Off mode, this trickle
supply maintains the system in it's minimum power
state.

The ATX12V power supply has a new +12 V (4­pin) and +5 V/3.3 V(6-pin) auxiliary power
connector. To enable the delivery of more +12 VDC
and +5/3.3V VDC current to the motherboard.

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Front Panel Connector Set (CN1) A through F

A. Over-ride Power Button Connector

The power button on the ATX chassis can be used as a
normal power switch as well as a device to activate
Advanced Power Management Suspend mode. This mode
is used for saving electricity when the computer is not in use
for long periods of time. The Soft-OFF by PWR-BTTN
function in BIOS's Power Management Setup menu must be
set to "Delay 4 Sec." to activate this function.

When the Soft-OFF by PWR-BTTN function is enabled,
pushing the power button rapidly will switch the system to

Over-ride Power Button

B. Power Indicator LED Connector

The power indicator LED shows the system's power status. It is important to
pay attention to the correct cables and pin orientation (i.e., not to reverse the order
of these two connectors.)

Suspend mode. Any occurence of external activities such
as pressing a key on the keyboard or moving the mouse will
bring the system back to Full-On. Pushing the button while
in Full-On mode for more than 4 seconds will switch the
system completely off. See Over-ride Power Button
Operation diagram.

C. Green Switch Connector

Some ATX cases provide a Green switch which is used to put the system in
Suspend mode. In Suspend mode, the power supply to the system is reduced
to a trickle, the CPU clock is stopped, and the CPU core is in it's minimum power
state. The system is woken up whenever the keyboard or mouse is touched. The
system resumes in different ways as defined by Power Management Setup screen
in BIOS.

D. System Reset Switch Connector

This connector should be connected to the reset switch on the front panel of
the system case. The reset switch allows you to restart the system without turning
the power off.

E. Speaker Connector

This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted speaker

F. IDE Activity LED Connector

The IDE activity LED lights up whenever the system reads/writes to the IDE
devices.

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Clear CMOS Data (JP1)

Pin Definition

1~2 Normal (default)

2~3 Clear CMOS Data

To clear the contents of the CMOS, please follow the steps
below.

1. Disconnect the system power supply from the power source.

2. Set the jumper cap at location 2~3 for 5 seconds, then set it back
to the default position.

3. Connect the system's power and then start the system.

4. Enter BIOS's CMOS Setup Utility and choose Load Setup
Defaults. Type Y and press enter.

5. Set the system configuration in the Standard CMOS Setup
menu.

Power On By Keyboard (JP5)

Pin Definition

1~2 Disable (default)

2~3 Enable

This board is able to be turned on by the PS/2 keyboard (hot
key). To use this function, select a hot key of your choice at
the PS2KB Wakeup option under Wake Up Events in the BIOS's
Power On Management screen. You must also set this jumper's
cap to pins 2-3 to use this function.

Power On By USB (JP6)

Pin Definition

1~2 Disable (default)

2~3 Enable

This board is able to be turned on by a USB keyboard hot key
or a USB mouse click. To use this function, select a hot key

of your choice at the USB Kb Power Wake-Up From S3/S4/S5
option under Wake Up Events in the BIOS's Power On Management
screen. You must also set this jumper's cap to pins 2-3 to use
this function.

Onboard Audio (JP8)

Hardware Setup

Pin Definition

1~2 Enable

2~3 Disable (default)

This function allows you to enable or disable the on board
audio. You must set the jumper cap to pins 1-2 to enable or
set pins 2-3 to disable this function.

CD-ROM Audio-in Connector (CN2)

GND

L

R

1

Use the audio cable enclosed with your CD-ROM disk drive to
connect the CD-ROM to your mainboard. This will enable your
CD-ROM's audio function.

Auxiliary Audio-in Connector (CN3)

This connector is for use with a secondary CD-ROM, DVD-ROM
or CDR/CDRW disk drive.

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Optional Audio Mono-in/out Connector (CN4)

This connector is used for Add on Card e.g. modem with Mono
In/Out connector

AC3 Surround/Center + Bass Connector (CN4B)

This connector is for Surround and Center+Bass speaker output
ext. Plug in the optional AC3 Surround/Center+Bass jack
extension into this connector. The black colored jack is for
surround speaker output and the orange colored jack is for
center+bass speaker output.

Optional S/PDIF-in/out Connector (CN4C)

The S/PDIF-in/out connector supports the digital audio. This
connector must be connected to the cable from an external
device (i.e.2-channel decoded AC-3 from DVD decoders).

WOL (Wake-on-LAN) Connector (CN5)

Enable the Wake Up On LAN selection in BIOS's Power
Management Menu to use this function. The capability to remotely
manage PCs on a network is a significant factor in reducing
administrative and ownership costs. Magic Packet technology
is designed to give WOL capability to the LAN controller. This
header is used to connect an add-in NIC (Network Interface Card)
which gives WOL capability to the mainboard.

USB 0/1Ports and USB 2/3 Connector (USB1/CN6)

If you want to use a USB keyboard, you must enable the USB
keyboard support function in BIOS's Integrated Peripherals menu
(See Section 3-4). This board contains a USB Host controller and
includes a root hub with two USB ports (meets USB Rev 1.0
spec.) and a connector for optional USB Adaptor (USB2/3). Four
USB peripherals or hub devices are able to be connected.

Smart Card Reader Connector (CN7)

This connector must be connected to a Smart card
reader(Optional).

Smart Card Reader (Optional)

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Alert On LAN Connector (CN10)

.Alert On LAN enabled LAN controller to report messages to
a network management console without the aid of the system
processor. In order to use this function, the connector must be
connected to a LAN card that support AOL feature.

Blue LED Connector(CN17)

This feature work entirely the same as the power indicator LED,
both shows the system's power status. The only difference is that
this one is blue while the other is red LED.

IR/CIR Connector (IR2)

Select a UART Mode in BIOS's Integrated Peripherals menu the
UART port to support IR/CIR functions. (See section 3-4)

CPU/System Cooling Fan Connectors (FAN1/FAN2)

The board's management extension hardware is able to detect
the CPU and system fan speed in rpm (revolutions per minute).
These connectors supports 3-pin cooling fans with minimum
of 4500 RPM. The wiring and plug may vary depending on the
manufacturer. On standard fans, the red is positive (+12V), the
black is ground, and the yellow wire is the rotation signal.

Hardware Setup

2-4 Main Memory Configuration

The DRAM memory system consists three banks and the memory size ranges from
32MBytes~1GBytes. If you only use one bank it does not matter which one you use
and if you use two or more banks, it does not matter which bank you install first.

DRAM Specifications

DIMM type: 3.3V, 64/72-bit Synchronous DRAM
Module size: Single/double-sided 32/64/128/256/512MBytes/1GBytes
DRAM speed: 7.5/10ns for Synchronous DRAM
Parity: Either parity or non-parity

This mainboard supports 3.3v, unbuffered, 4-clock, SDRAM DIMM only.
Buffered, 5V, or 2-clock SDRAM DIMMs should not be used.

Due to loading anomalies, using DIMM with an 'n x 4' DRAM base on this
mainboard is not recommended. For example, a DIMM that uses sixteen
16Mb x 4 devices should not be used.

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Award BIOS Setup Program

Award's BIOS ROM has a built-in setup program that allows users to modify the basic
system configuration. This information is stored in CMOS RAM so that it can retain
the setup information, even when the power is turned off.

When you turn on or reboot the system, press the Delete key to enter the Award
BIOS setup program. The primary screen as shown in Figure 3-1 is a list of the menus
and functions available in the setup program. Select the desired item and press enter
to make changes. Operating commands are located at the bottom of this and all other
BIOS screens. When a field is highlighted, on-line help information is displayed on
the left bottom edge of the screen.

CMOS Setup Utility- Copyright (C) 1984-2001 Award Software

Standard CMOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features

Advanced Chipset Features

Integreted Peripherals

Power Management Setup

PnP/PCI Configurations

PC Health Status

Esc : Quit
F10 : Save & Exit Setup

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Frequency/Voltage Setup

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

: Select Item

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

Figure 3-1 Setup Program Initial Screen

Award BIOS Setup Program

3-1 Standard CMOS Setup

The Standard CMOS Setup allows users to configure system components such as
hard disk drive, floppy disk drive and video display as well as date, time and boot­up error signaling. This configuration menu should be changed when installing a
mainboard for the first time, changing hardware in your system such as the HDD,
FDD, video display, or when the CMOS data has been lost or contaminated. Choose
the Standard CMOS Setup option from the CMOS Setup Utility menu (Figure 3-1)
to display the following screen. When a field is highlighted, on-line help information
is displayed on the left bottom edge of the screen.

CMOS Setup Utility- Copyright (C) 1984-2001 Award Software

Standard CMOS Features

Date (mm : dd : yy) June. 28, 2001

Time (hh : mm : ss) 17 : 14 : 44

IDE Primary Master None
IDE Primary Slave None
IDE Secondary Master None
IDE Secondary Slave None

Drive A 1.44M, 3.5 in.
Drive B None

Video EGA/VGA
Halt On All Errors

Base Memory 640K
Extended Memory 30720K
Total Memory 31744K

:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Figure 3-2 Standard CMOS Features Screen

Item Help

Menu Level

Date/Time

Set the date and time. Do not skip this function as all of your timed events such
as power management, saving files, etc. are based on this timer.

Hard Disk Setup (Primary/Secondary; Master/Slave)

This category identifies up to four IDE hard disk drives that have been installed in
the computer. This section does not show information on other IDE devices such
as CD-ROM drives or other hard drive types such as SCSI drives.

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Floppy Disk Drives

Choose the memory capacity and disk size that corresponds with that of your floppy
disk drive(s).

Video

Select the type of video adapter present in your system. You can ignore this setting
if you are using a VGA monitor since VGA BIOS automatically configures this setting.

Halt

When the system is powered on, BIOS performs a series of diagnotic tests called
POST (Power On Self Test). This function stops the computer if BIOS detects a
hardware error. You can tell BIOS to halt on all errors, no errors, or not to halt on
specific errors.

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3-2 Advanced BIOS Features

By choosing the Advanced BIOS Features option from the Standard CMOS Features
menu (Figure 3-1), the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the
manufacturer's default values for the mainboard.

CMOS Setup Utility- Copyright (C) 1984-2001 Award Software

Advanced BIOS Features

Anti-Virus Protection
CPU L1 & L2 Cache
Quick Power On Self Test
First Boot Device
Second Boot Device
Third Boot Device
Boot Other Device
Swap Floppy Drive
Boot Up Floppy Seek
Boot Up NumLock Status
Gate A20 Option
Typematic Rate Setting
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)
Typematic Delay (Msec)
Security Option
MPS Version Control For OS
OS (Select For DRAM > 64MB)
Small Logo(EPA) Show
HDD Instant Recovery

:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Disabled
Enabled
Enabled
Floppy
HDD-0
LS120
Enabled
Disabled
Enabled
On
Fast
Disabled
6
250
Setup

1.4
Non-OS2
Enabled
Disabled

Item Help

Menu Level

Figure 3-3 Advanced BIOS Features Screen

A. Virus Warning

Trend ChipAway Virus

Trend ChipAway Virus is a code incorporated in the mainboard's BIOS firmware.
During the boot-up sequence, BIOS loads before loading of the partition table
or boot sector. ChipAway Virus loads with BIOS and is able to detect boot-up
viruses before they have a chance to infect the hard drive. ChipAway Virus
employs rule-based logic that doesn't look for specific viruses but rather detects
patterns found in every virus, eliminating the need to perform periodical version
updates after new viruses have been found.

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B. CPU L1 and L2 Cache

Cache memory is much faster than conventional DRAM system memory. These
fields allow you to enable or disable the CPUs Level 1 built-in cache and Level
2 external cache. Both settings are left enabled to significantly increase the
performance of your computer.

C. Boot Up Features

After turning on the system, BIOS will perform a series of device initializations
and diagnostic tests discussed below.

Quick Power On Self Test (POST)

Enable this function to reduce the amount of time required to run the POST (Power
On Self Test). BIOS saves time by skipping some items during POST. It is
recommended that you disable this setting. Discovering a problem during bootup
is better than loosing data during your work.

First/Second/Third/Boot Other Device

This option sets the sequence of drives BIOS attempts to boot from after POST
completes. BIOS will search these drives for an operating system.

Swap Floppy Drive

Enabling this function will swap the floppy drive assignment so that drive A will
function as drive B, and drive B will function as drive A. Note that the boot
sequence assignment mentioned directly above does not inlcude booting from
floppy drive B. This function is useful if floppy drives B and A are of a different
format and you want to boot from floppy drive B.

Boot up Floppy Seek

During POST, BIOS will determine if the installed floppy disk drive has 40 or 80
tracks. A 360K drive has 40 tracks and 720K, 1.2M and 1.44M drives have 80 tracks.
All modern floppy disk drives have 80 tracks.

Boot Up NumLock Status

This function defines the keyboard's numberpad as number keys or arrow keys.

D. Gate A 20 Option

Gate A20 refers to the way the system addresses memory above 1 MB (extended
memory). When set to Fast, the system chipset controls Gate A20. When set to
Normal, a pin in the keyboard controller controls Gate A20. Setting Gate A20 to
Fast improves system speed, particularly with OS/2 and Windows.

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E. Keyboard Interface

Typematic Rate Setting

When enabled, you can set the following two typematic control items. When
disabled, keystrokes are determined arbitrarily by the keyboard controller in your
system.

Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

The typematic rate sets the rate at which characters on the screen repeat when
a key is pressed and held down.

Typematic Delay (Msec)

The typematic delay sets how long after you press a key that a character begins
repeating.

F. Security Option

The Supervisor and/or User Password functions shown in Figure 3-1 must be set
to take advantage of this function. See Section 3-11 for password setting
information. When the Security Option is set to System, a password must be
entered to boot the system or enter the BIOS setup program. When the Security
Option is set to Setup, a password is required to enter the BIOS setup program.

G. OS Select (For DRAM > 64MB)

If your system's DRAM is larger than 64MB and you are running OS/2, select
OS/2 as the item value. Otherwise, set the item value to Non-OS/2 for all other
operating systems.

H. HDD Instant Recovery

This board supports HDD Instant Recovery, select enabled to use this function.
Upon system boot up, the HDD Instant Recovery Utility will be shown on the
screen. Selet Install or Do Not Install to continue booting (See Appendix II).

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3-3 Advance Chipset Features

By choosing the Advanced Chipset Features option from the Standard CMOS Features
menu(Figure 3-1), the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the
manufacturer's default values for the mainboard.

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Advanced Chipset Features

DRAM Timing Selectable
CAS Latency Time
Active to Precharge Delay
DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay
DRAM RAS# Precharge
DRAM Data Integrity Mode
Memory Frequency For
System BIOS Cacheable
Video BIOS Cacheable
Video RAM Cacheable
Memory Hole At 15M-16M
Delayed Transaction
AGP Aperture Size (MB)
Delay Prior to Thermal
Flash BIOS Protection

By SPD

2.5
7
3
3
Non-ECC
Auto
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Enabled
64
16 Min
Disabled

Item Help

Menu Level

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

Figure 3-4 Advanced Chipset Features Screen

All of the above settings have been determined by the mainboard manufacturer
and should not be changed unless you are absolutely sure of what you are
doing. Explanation of the DRAM timing and chipset features setup is lengthy,
highly technical and beyond the scope of this manual. Below are abbreviated
descriptions of the functions in this setup menu. You can look on the world
wide web for helpful chipset and RAM configuration information including
AWARD's web site at http://www.award.com.

A. Memory Hole at 15M-16M

Enabling this function will reserve the memory address space between 15MB and
16MB for ISA expansion cards. The default setting is Disabled.is enabled.

B. AGP Aperture Size

Select the size of 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.

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3-4 Integrated Peripherals

This section provides information on setting peripheral devices. By choosing the
Integrated Peripherals option from the Standard CMOS Features menu (Figure 3-1),
the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer's default
values for the mainboard.

CMOS Setup Utility- Copyright (C) 1984-2001 Award Software

Integrated Peripherals

OnChip IDE Device
OnChip PCI Device
SuperIO Device
USB Controller
USB Keyboard Support
Init Display First

:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Press Enter
Press Enter
Press Enter
Enabled
Disabled
AGP

Item Help

Menu Level

Figure 3-5 Integrated Peripherals Screen

A. OnChip IDE Device

On-chip Primary/Secondary PCI IDE

You can set this to disable the On-chip IDE controller if you are going to add
a higher performance IDE board.

IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO

The four IDE PIO (programmed Input/Output) fields let you set a PIO mode (0-

4) for each IDE device that the internal PCI IDE interface supports. Modes 0 through
4 provide successively increased performance. In Auto mode, the system
automatically determines the best mode for each device.

B. OnChip IDE Device

AC97 Audio

Select Enabled if you install the audio riser card.

AC97 Modem

Select Enabled if you install the soft modem riser card.

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C. Super IO Device

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 you install an add-in FDC or the system
has no floppy drive, select Disabled in this field.

UART Mode Select

This function allows you to select an operating mode for the second serial port.
(Normal RS-232C serial port/IrDA/ASKIR/SCR infrared port)

Onboard Parallel Port

Select a logical LPT port address and corresponding interrupt for the physical
parallel port.

D. USB Controller

Enable the on-board Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller if you want to connect
a USB keyboard to your system. Note that if this setting is disabled, you can
still temporarily use a USB keyboard during bootup so that you can enter BIOS
and enable this setting. If you pass the bootup stage without enabling this
function, your PS/2 keyboard will no longer work.

E. USB Keyboard Support

If your current operating system doesn't support USB drivers (i.e., DOS) this
function must be enabled for USB keyboard operation in these operating systems.

F. Init Display First

This function allows user to choose between AGP slot or VGA slot to initialise
Display first .

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3-5 Power Management Setup

This section provides information on the Green PC power management funtcions. By
choosing the Power Management Setup option from the Standard CMOS Features
menu (Figure 3-1), the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the
manufacturer's default values for the mainboard

CMOS Setup Utility- Copyright (C) 1984-2001 Award Software

Power Management Setup

ACPI Function
ACPI Suspend Type
Power Management
Video Off Method
Video Off In Suspend
Suspend Type
MODEM Use IRQ
Suspend Mode
HDD Power Down
Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN

** Reload Global Timer Events **
Primary IDE 0
Primary IDE 1
Secondary IDE 0
Secondary IDE 1
FDD,COM,LPT Port
PCI PIRQ[A-D]#

Wake Up Events

:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Enabled
S1(POS)
User Define
DPMS
Yes
Stop Grant
3
Disabled
Disabled
Instant-Off

Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Press Enter

Figure 3-6 Power Management Setup Screen

Item Help

Menu Level

A. Advanced Configuration Power Interface (ACPI)

ACPI management enables the operating system to control the amount of power
given to each device attached to the computer. With ACPI, the operating system
can turn off peripherals devices, such as CD-ROM players, when they are not
in use.

B. Power Management

Power management allows the computer to save electricity when it is not in use
by entering increasingly deep power saving modes.

C. Video Off Method

This function serves as both a screen saver and power saver for monitors.
See the next function, Video Off After, for setting the video timer.

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Blank - BIOS will only blank the monitor's screen. The electricity saved in
this mode is negligible and this function is only used as a screen saver to
prevent screen damage while the screen is on but not in use.
V/H SYNC+Blank - The system turns off the vertical and horizontal synchro­nization ports, writes blanks to the VGA buffer and the monitor's electron gun
turns off. This function requires a monitor with Green features in order to
take advantage of the power saving function. If you enable this function and
do not have a Green monitor, the result will be the same as if you had selected
Blank. This function serves as both a screen saver and an electricity saver.

DPMS Supported - Select this option if your video card supports the Display
Power Management Signaling (DPMS) standard (i.e., you have a monitor that
supports Green features). Use software supplied by your your video sub­system to set video power management options.

D. Video Off In Suspend

This setting determines when the monitor enters power saving mode. If set to
Yes, the monitor enters the power saving mode after the chosen event expires.
The Power Management function must be enabled to use this function.

E. Modem Use IRQ

If your computer has an modem, use this function to tell BIOS which IRQ is being
occupied by the modem card. When the system is in Green mode, the modem
requires an IRQ assignment to wake up the system and perform tasks. This
assignment is compliant with the APM 1.2 specification and is to be used in
coordination with APM 1.2 compliant operating systems.

F. Suspend Mode

The Power Management function must not be set to disabled to enable this
function. If the system runs in Standby mode and the Suspend timer expires, all
devices regulated by power management will shut off and the CPU speed will be
0 MHz.

G. HDD Power Down

The Power Management function must not be set to disabled to enable this
function. When the HDD idle time has elapsed, BIOS sends a command to the
hard disk to turn off the motor. Set a time between 1 and 15 to indicate time required
to wait before the hard drive enters a power saving mode. Some old hard drives
may not support this function.

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H. Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN

When set to Delay 4 Sec., this function allows the power button to put the system
in Suspend, a power saving mode. See Section 2-4 for operation instructions of
the over-ride power button operation wich puts the system in Suspend mode.
When set to Instant-Off the Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN function is disabled and the
computer turns completely off when the power button is pressed.

I. Wake Up Events

Power On By Modem

When enabled, a modem that receives a ring signal will wake up the system from
soft off and green mode. You should connect the modem to the COM port
and turn on the resume event in green mode.

Resume By Alarm

When enabled, this setting allows the system to turn back on at a designated
time of the month. User must designate date of month and time of day. This
function is only available when using an ATX power supply and the Software
Power-Off function to turn off the computer. See the Software Power-Off Control
in Section 2-4 of this manual for instructions.

Power On Function

Select Button Only to control your computer power by the button on your system
case. Set this function to Any Key to turn on the computer by touching any key
on the keyboard. Set this function to Mouse Click to turn on the computer by
clicking on the mouse. If you set this function to Hot Key or Password you must
designate the keystrokes that will turn on the computer. Note that the power button
is always able to turn on the computer regardless of how this function is set.

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3-6 PNP/PCI Configuration

This section provides IRQ and DMA setting information. By choosing the PNP/PCI
Configuration option from the Standard CMOS Features menu (Figure 3-1), the screen
below is displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer's default values
for the mainboard.

CMOS Setup Utility- Copyright (C) 1984-2001 Award Software

PnP/PCI Configurations

Reset Configuration Data

Resources Controlled By

x IRQ Resources

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop
Slot 1,5 Use IRQ No.
Slot 2 Use IRQ No.
Slot 3 Use IRQ No.
Slot 4 Use IRQ No.
FDD IRQ Can Be Free

Disabled

Auto(ESCD)
Press Enter

Disabled
Auto
Auto
Auto
Auto
Yes

Item Help

Menu Level

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

Figure 3-7 PnP/PCI Configurations Screen

A. Resources Controlled By

When set to Manual the system BIOS will not refer to the ESCD for IRQ & DMA
information. Instead, it will refer to the items in the setup menu for assigning IRQ
& DMA. When set to Auto the system BIOS will refer to the ESCD for all legacy
information.

ESCD(Extended System Configuration Data) provides a detailed format of
the configuration data structures stored in flash memory. Each data structure
defines the resources used by a device or a card in the system. This includes
legacy and PCI/ISA PnP devices.

B. FDD IRQ Can Be Free

This function allows user to choose if the FDD IRQ is able to be freed up. The
default setting is Yes and this does not allow the IRQ to be free.

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3-7 PC Health Status

By choosing the PC Health Status option from the CMOS Setup Utility menu (Figure
3-1), the screen below is displayed. This field shows you the current system

temperature/external voltages input and the current CPU FAN and System FAN
operating speed.

CMOS Setup Utility- Copyright (C) 1984-2001 Award Software

PC Health Status

Shutdown Temperature
CPU VCore
+1.5V
+3.3V
+ 5 V
+ 12V

- 12V

- 5 V
5VSB(V)
Voltage Battery
Current SYSTEM Temp.
Current CPU Temp.
Current CPU FAN Speed.
Current SYSTEM FAN Speed.

75oC/167oF

1.75V

1.49V

3.32V

5.05V

12.18V

-11.98V

-5.02

4.89V

2.98V
48 oC
48 oC
4500 RPM
4500 RPM

Item Help

Menu Level

F5:Previous V alues F6:Fail-Saf e Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:V alue F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

Figure 3-8 PC Health Status Screen

3-8 SeePU Setup

By choosing the Frequency/Voltage Control option from the CMOS Setup Utility
menu (Figure 3-1), the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the
manufacturer's default values for the mainboard.

CMOS Setup Utility- Copyright (C) 1984-2001 Award Software

Frequency/Voltage Control

CPU Vcore Select
CPU Clock Ratio
Auto Detect PCI Clk
Linear Spread Model
Linear Spread Base
Linear Spread Range
CPU Clock

: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:V alue F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous V alues F6:F ail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Figure 3-9 Frequency/Voltage Control Screen

A. CPU Clock Ratio

This feature allows user to manually configure your CPU clock ratio according
to your processor's specifications.

B. CPU Clock

This feature allows the system memory to run at CPU clock speed. The default
setting is at 100MHz.

Default
X 8
Enabled
4
4
4
100 MHz

Item Help

Menu Level

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3-9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Fail-Safe Defaults loads the default BIOS values directly from the CMOS Setup
Utility menu (Figure3-1). If the stored record created by the setup program becomes
corrupted and therefore unusable, these defaults will be loaded automatically when
you turn on the computer.

CMOS Setup Utility- Copyright (C) 1984-2001 Award Software

Standard CMOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features
Advanced Chipset Features
Integrated Peripherals
Power Management Setup
PnP/PCI Configur
PC Health Status

Esc : Quit
F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N) ? N

Frequency/V oltage Control

Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Setup
Saving

: Select Item

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Figure 3-10 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Screen

3-10 Load Optimized Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults loads the default system values directly from the CMOS
Setup Utility menu (Figure3-1). If the stored record created by the setup program
becomes corrupted and therefore unusable, these defaults will be loaded automatically
when you turn on the computer.

CMOS Setup Utility- Copyright (C) 1984-2001 Award Software

Standard CMOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features
Advanced Chipset Features
Integrated Peripherals
Power Management Setup
PnP/PCI Configur
PC Health Status

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N) ? N

Frequency/V oltage Control

Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Setup
Saving

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Esc : Quit
F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Figure 3-11 Load Optimized Defaults Screen

: Select Item

Load Optimized Defaults

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3-11 Supervisor Password & User Password Setting

There are four different variables that control password settings. The first two are
located under the Security Option function in BIOS Features Setup Menu (Figure
3-1). When the Security Option function is set to Setup, a password is required to
enter BIOS and change BIOS settings. When the Security Option function is set
to System, a password is required to enter both BIOS and the computer's operating
system (for example Windows 98) found on the boot drive.

The third and fourth variables are user password and supervisor password selected
in BIOS (Figure 3-1). The main purpose of separating user and supervisor is to allow
only the supervisor to have control over the settings in BIOS. The user, on the other
hand, is only allowed to access the computer's operating system and change the user
password in BIOS. Note that when there is no supervisor password set, the user
password controls access to all BIOS settings.

3-12 Save and Exit Setup

If you select this and type Y (for yes) followed by the [Enter] key, the values entered
in the setup utilities will be recorded in the CMOS memory of the BIOS chip.

3-13 Exit Without Saving

Selecting this option and pressing Y followed by the [Enter] key lets you exit the
Setup program without recording any new values or changing old ones.

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Appendix IAppendix I

Embedded Flash Utility

This mainboard is equipped with an Erasable Flash ROM and an Embedded
Flash Utility which allows the user to update the BIOS to a newer version.
Embedded Flash Utility eases BIOS upgrade and eliminate the compatibility
issue between different Flash ROM type and version of Flash utility.

Update Your System BIOS

1. Start computer, upon post, press ALT+F2 Keys to enter AWDFLASH setup.

2. Insert the floppy disk with the latest BIOS file into the floppy drive A(or B)
and then press Enter to start programming.

FLASH MEMORY WRITER V 7.52C
(C) Award Software 2001 All Right Reserved

For XXX-XXXXXXX-6A69MC3DC-0 DATE: 06/20/2000
Flash Type- XXXXX E82802AB / 3.xV(1Mb)
File Name to Program :
Programming Flash Memory

23456789012345678901234

2345678901234567890123456789012123

23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456

23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456

Write OK No Update Write Fail

 9BJA0704.BIN

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Warning : Don't Turn Off Power Or Reset System !

Sample of Programing Flash Memory Screen

3. When finished, the system will automatically restart.

Note:

(

Flash BIOS Protection must be set to Disabled in the Advance Chipset

Feature from the CMOS Setup Utility menu. See Chapter 3.

(

Don't turn off or restart your system during programming process.
Make sure that your floppy diskette have only one BIN file to avoid

(

confusion.

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Appendix II

HDD Instant Recovery Utility

This mainboard is equipped with HDD Instant Recovery utility embedded in the
BIOS ROM. The feature is an option which allows the user to install or not. HDD
Instant Recovery utility is a Pre-O.S. backup technology that provides backup before
any OS is being activated. Just one press on the Hotkey, HDD Instant Recovery can
revive your system even if your O.S. crashed or not working properly.

❒❒

❒ HDD Instant Recovery Concept

❒❒

HDD IR will save your vital O.S. and application software in a hidden space inside
the same hard drive. Since the backup file occupies some space in the hidden

directory, the displayed disk space will be reduced. HDD IR will backup your
system either with the Smart or Equivalent Backup depends on your O.S. type.

Smart Backup (FAT16/32 format i.e.Win 95/98 O.S.)

- Backup space is the actual system space used.
Equivalent Backup (NTFS format i.e.Windows 2000/NT.)

- Backup space equivalent to the drive space where the O.S. located.

❒❒

❒ Utility Installation

❒❒

1.Enable the HDD Instant Recovery in the BIOS Features setup from the CMOS

Setup Utility menu. Save and exit to reboot.

2.Upon system boot up, the HDD Instant Recovery Utility will be shown on the
screen. Selet Install and press Enter key to read the instruction.

3. Press F8 key to continue, you will be prompt to confirmed to keep original
data.

4. Type Y and press Enter and wait for the installation process to finish and the
system will automatically reboot.

HDD Instant Recovery Utility

<Alt-F1>: Backup System
<Alt-F2>: Disk Information
<Alt-F3>: Restore System
<Alt-F4>: Defragmenter

<Alt-F5>: Hard Disk Copy
<Alt-F6>: Uninstall

HDD Instant Recovery Utility Setup screen

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H Backup System

Smart Backup

1. Upon system boot up, the HDD Instant Recovery Utility will be shown on
the screen. Selet Backup System by pressing Alt+F1 key.

2. Select your hard drive to backup.

3. Wait for the backup process to finish and the system will automatically reboot.

Equivalent Backup

Still under evaluation testing for future Windows 2000/NT supports.

(

H Disk Information

1. Upon system boot up, the HDD Instant Recovery Utility will be shown on
the screen. Select Disk Information by pressing Alt+F2 key to view Disk Info.

H Restore System

1. Upon system boot up, the HDD Instant Recovery Utility will be shown on
the screen. Selet Restore System by pressing Alt+F3 key.

2. You will be prompt to confirmed restore drive. Type Y and press Enter key.

3. Wait for the backup process to finish and the system will automatically reboot.

H Defragmenter

1. Upon system boot up, the HDD Instant Recovery Utility will be shown on
the screen. Selet Defragmenter by pressing Alt+F4 key.

2. You will be prompt to confirmed defragment your drive. Type Y and press
Enter key.

3. Wait for the defrgmentation process to finish and the system will automatically
reboot.

H Hard Disk Copy

1. Upon system boot up, the HDD Instant Recovery Utility will be shown on
the screen. Selet Hard Disk Copy by pressing Alt+F5 key.

2. Select which hard drive to backup.(Copy 1 to 2 or 2 to 1 or 1 to 2 3 4)

3. Wait for the hard disk copy process to finish and the system will auto reboot.

H Uninstall

1. Upon system boot up, the HDD Instant Recovery Utility will be shown on
the screen. Selet uninstall by pressing Alt+F6 key.

2. You will be prompt to confirmed uninstall. Type Y and press Enter key.

3. Wait for the uninstalling process to finish and press any key to reboot

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This function does not support Multi-Booting management utility like
System Commander, etc.

Always uninstall this function before you format or partition the hard disk
for other usage.

Appendix III

CMedia 8738 Audio Subsystem

The CMedia 8738 offers a new generation PCI audio solution: it utilizes the state-of­the-art CRL® 3D Audio technology (HRTF 3D positional audio), and supports
Microsoft® Direct Sound®3D and Aureal® 's A3D® interfaces. Better yet, it supports
two/four/six speakers and DLS based (Down Loadable Sound) wave table music
synthesizer which supports the Direct Music®.

Feature

- Advanced 64-voice wavetable synthesizer

- Programmable independent sample rate form 4KHz to 48KHz for record and
playback

- Full-duplex operation for simultaneous recording and playback

- Supports MS DLS (Downloadable sample) level-1 technology with limitless variety
of instrument samples using PC RAM

- Supports HRTF 3D positional audio with MSDS, DS3D, DirectMusic, Aureal A3D
and Creative EAX (Environment Audio Extensions), C3DX APIs

- 6-Channel speaker audio support is easy to build up a Home Theater environment

- Supports Fiber Optic module for Internet music, PC, and MD connections

- Supports MIDI and dual game ports

- Embedded 32OHM .5w earphone amplifier

6 Speakers System

The CMedia 8738 Audio subsystem provides 3 wave channels (front/rear/
center+bass), known as the 6 speakers system. When games or application
programs via DirectSoundR 3D or A3DR interface locate the sound sources to
the listener's back, the two rear speakers will work to enhance the rear audio
positional effect, so as to complement the insufficiency of using only two front
speakers to emulate the audio effect. The following is the hardware installation
and the software setups:

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1. Connect the front pair speakers to the Line-out jack of the audio adapter, and
then connect rear pair speakers to Line-in/Rear jack of the audio adapter. The
original Line-in can be moved to Aux-in.

2. Install the audio driver and Audio Rack application software(see chapter 4).

3. There is a multi speakers option in the volume control of the mixer, and when
you enable this option, it means the rear speakers are connected to Line-in/Rear
jack. When Line-in/Rear jack is connected to other external Line-in sources,
please DO NOT enable this option in order to avoid hardware conflicts. Regarding
rear speaker option, you can turn ON or turn OFF the output of the back speakers,
and adjust the volume, to have the rear/front speakers have the same volume.

Multi Speaker selector Button

Note: You can test your multi-channel system by clicking the Multi-Channel Audio

Demo at C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\PCI Audio Application\Multi­Channel Audio Demo(as shown in figure below).

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