Creative M003 User Manual

User’s Manual

M003 Motherboard
with Sound Blaster Live! onboard

Getting Started

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Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Creative Technology Ltd. No part of this
manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, for any purpose
without the written permission of Creative Technology Ltd. The software described in this document is furnished under a license agreement and may be used
or copied only in accordance with the terms of the license agreement. It is against the law to copy the software on any other medium except as specifically
allowed in the license agreement. The licensee may make one copy of the software for backup purposes.

Copyright © 1999 by Creative Technology Ltd. All rights reserved.
Version 2.0

July 1999
Sound Blaster and Blaster are registered trademarks, and the Sound Blaster Live! logo, the Sound Blaster PCI logo, EMU10K1, E-mu Environmental Modeling,

Environmental Audio, Creative Multi Speak er Surround, and DynaRAM are trademarks of Creative T echnology Ltd. in the United States and/or other countries.
E-Mu and SoundFont are registered trademarks of E-mu Systems, Inc.. SoundWorks is a registered trademark, and MicroWorks, PCWorks and
FourPointSurround are trademarks of Cambridge SoundWorks, Inc. Intel and Pentium™ II Processor are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.
IBM, PC/AT , and PS/2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. Microsoft, MS-DOS, Windows, and the W indows logo are
registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

This product is covered by one or more of the following U.S. patents:

4,506,579; 4,699,038; 4,987,600; 5,013,105; 5,072,645; 5,111,727; 5,144,676; 5,170,369; 5,248,845; 5,298,671; 5,303,309; 5,317,104; 5,342,990; 5,430,244;
5,524,074; 5,698,803; 5,698,807; 5,748,747; 5,763,800; 5,790,837.

Safety & Regulatory Information

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CAUTION: This device is intended to be installed by the user in a
CSA/TUV/UL certified/listed IBM AT or compatible personal
computers in the manufacturer’ s d ef ined opera tor acce ss area. Check
the equipment operating/installation manual and/or with the
equipment manufacturer to verify/confirm if your equipment is
suitable for user-installed application cards.

ATTENTION: Ce carte est destiné à être installé par l’utilisateur,
dans un ordinateur compatible certifié CSA/TUV/UL ou listé IBM
A T , à l’intérieur de la zone définie par le fabricant. Consulter le mode
d’emploi ou le fabricant de l’appareil pour vérifier ou confirmer si
l’utilisateur peut y installer lui-même des cartes périphériques.

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FCC Part 15: 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 and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, this notice is not a 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 one or more of the following
measures:

❑ Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
❑ Increase the distance between the equipment and receiver.
❑ Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from

that to which the receiver is connected.

❑ Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician.

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To comply with the limits for the Class B digital device, pursuant to
Part 15 of the FCC Rules, this device must be installed in computer
equipment certified to comply with the Class B limits.

All cables used to connect the computer and peripherals must be
shielded and grounded. Operation with non-certified computers or
non-shielded cables may result in interference to radio or television
reception.

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of this device could void the user’s authority to operate the device.

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This apparatus complies with the Class “B” limits for radio
interference as specified in the Canadian Department of
Communications Radio Interference Regulations.

Cet appareil est conforme aux normes de CLASSE “B” d’interference
radio tel que spe’cifie’ par le Ministère Canadien des
Communications dans les règlements d’interfe’rence radio.

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This product conforms to the following Council Directive:

❑ Directive 89/336/EEC, 92/31/EEC (EMC)

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According to the FCC96 208 and ET95-19
Importer’s Name: Creative Labs Inc.
Importer’s Address: 1901 McCarthy Boulevard

Manufacturer’s Name: Creative Technology Ltd.
Manufacturer’s Address: 31 International Business Park

declares under its sole responsibility that the product
Trade Name: Creative Labs
Model Number: M003

has been tested according to the FCC / CISPR22/85
requirement for Class B devices and found compliant with
the following standards:

EMI/EMC: ANSI C63.4 1992, FCC Part 15 Subpart B
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules.

Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and

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

Ce matériel est conforme à la section 15 des régles FCC.
Son Fonctionnement est soumis aux deux conditions suivantes:

1. Le matériel ne peut étre source D’interférences et

2. Doit accepter toutes les interférences reques, Y compris
celles pouvant provoquer un fonctionnement indésirable.

Milpitas, CA. 95035
United States
Tel: [phone]

Creative Resource
Singapore 609921

Compliance Manager

Creative Labs, Inc.
December 22, 1998

Contents

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Features.................................................................................................................................. 1-1

The Sound Blaster Live! Component...................................................................... 1-2

Hollywood-Quality

Audio Re-creation...................................................................................... 1-2

Powerful Audio Processing Engine............................................................. 1-3

Environmental Audio Enhances Existing Contents....................................1-3

Multiple Speaker Output.............................................................................. 1-3

1024-Voice Music Synthesis........................................................................1-3

Environmental Audio Extensions (EAX)/

Broad Driver Support.................................................................................1-4

Sound Blaster Live! Web site: www.sbliv e.com.........................................1-4

Specifications........................................................................................................................ 1-4

Intel Chipset..................................................................................................1-4

CPU Support................................................................................................. 1-4

Versatile Memory Supports......................................................................... 1-4

AGP Interface............................................................................................... 1-4

Expansions....................................................................................................1-5

Onboard PCI Bus Master IDE Controller...................................................1-5

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Onboard 20-pin ATX Power Supply............................................................1-5

System BIOS.................................................................................................1-5

Power Management......................................................................................1-5

ACPI..............................................................................................................1-6

Board Size.....................................................................................................1-6

Advanced Features....................................................................................................1-6

CPU Plug and Play .......................................................................................1-6

Low EMI.......................................................................................................1-6

Dual Function Power Button........................................................................1-6

Modem Ring Power-on................................................................................1-6

PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse Po wer-on.............................................................1-7

Onboard Sound Blaster Live! Features....................................................................1-7

EMU10K1.....................................................................................................1-7

Stereo Digitized Voice Channel...................................................................1-7

AC ’97 Codec Mixer.....................................................................................1-8

Volume Control.............................................................................................1-8

E-mu Environmental ModelingTM.............................................................1-8

DynaRAMTM...............................................................................................1-8

Creative Multi Speaker SurroundTM (CMSSTM).....................................1-8

Onboard Sound Blaster Live! Connectivity.............................................................1-9

Audio Inputs..................................................................................................1-9

Audio Outputs...............................................................................................1-9

Interface.........................................................................................................1-9

Connectors and Jumpers on the Motherboard......................................................................1-9

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Front Panel Connectors.........................................................................................................2-2

Back Panel Connectors......................................................................................................... 2-4

Audio Connectors ................................................................................................................. 2-6

Other Connectors.................................................................................................................. 2-7

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About Jumpers ...................................................................................................................... 3-1

Changing Jumper Settings....................................................................................................3-2

T o conf igure the CPU b us clock multiplier............................................................. 3-3

T o conf igure the PCI b us clock................................................................................ 3-5

T o clear the CMOS................................................................................................... 3-6

T o flash the EEPROM Vpp...................................................................................... 3-7

T o enable or disable the k e yboard & PS/2 mouse Po wer -On function..................3-8

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Memory Configuration......................................................................................................... 4-1

BIOS Settings........................................................................................................................4-2

T o change BIOS settings in CMOS......................................................................... 4-3

The CMOS Setup Utility Menu............................................................................... 4-4

Standard CMOS Setup.............................................................................................4-6

BIOS Features Setup................................................................................................ 4-9

Chipset Features Setup...........................................................................................4-13

Power Management Setup......................................................................................4-18

PnP/PCI Configuration Setup................................................................................4-22

Integrated Peripherals............................................................................................. 4-25

Password Setting..................................................................................................... 4-30

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Introduction

A highly integrated IBM PC/AT compatible system board, M003 is designed to meet and
exceed the requirements of the most advanced and demanding desktop applications. In

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addition, Sound Blaster
been seamlessly integrated into the M003 motherboard. With Sound Blaster Live! hardware
onboard, there is no need for a separate audio card. Realize immense cost savings while
indulge in uncompromising audio performance!

Live!, representing a definitive leap in digital audio technology, has

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The M003 Motherboard

This chapter is organized as follows:

❑ Features
❑ Specifications

1

Features

M003 is a highly integrated IBM PC/AT compatible system board designed to meet the
industry’s most demanding desktop applications.

This motherboard is based on the Intel 82440BX AGPset chipset which features the Intel
Pentium
the computer you have purchased) with MMX technology . It pro vides four 168-pin Dual Inline
Memory Module (DIMM) sockets which can support up to a total of 1024 MB of SDRAM.

M003 also comes with an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) slot, a high-performance hardware
interface for graphics-intensive applications, such as 3D applications. The AGP slot is
independent of the Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus and is designed to be used
exclusively with graphic display de vices. The M003 supports 3.3V AGP de vices with bus speed
up to 133 MHz, and it allows a data throughput rate of up to 500 MB/sec.

M003 is built with four PCI bus slots, thus providing a high bandwidth data path for intensive
data movement functions. In addition, M003 has two ISA slots.

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II, Pentium® III or the Intel Celeron™ processor (depending on the configuration of

The M003 Motherboard 1-1

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The Intel’s 82440BX A GPset chipset pro vides an integrated Bus Mastering IDE controller with
two high-performance IDE interfaces. You can connect up to four IDE de vices to the controller
and achieve data transfer rates of up to 33 MB/sec.

The onboard I/O controller provides standard PC I/O functions: floppy drive interface, two
First In First Out (FIFO) serial ports, an Infrared Data Association (IrDA) device port, and a
parallel port that supports Standard Parallel Port (SPP), Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP), and
Extended Capabilities Port (ECP).

The Sound Blaster
Live! Component

See the Audio section in the
BlasterPC binder for details on
Sound Blaster Live!

Hollywood-Quality
Audio Re-creation

1-2 The M003 Motherboard

Experience the most powerful audio technology ev er! M003’s Sound Blaster Live! component
introduces a new dimension of audio reproduction. W ith features surpassing even professional
Hollywood-quality audio equipment in performance, you can embrace Sound Blaster Live!’s
superior surround-sound rendering capabilities today . Sound Blaster Live!’s Environmental

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Audio
1024 voices of music synthesis and real-time audio enhancement, you'll enjoy liv e concert-like
music productions so dynamic, you’ll feel like you're right in the middle of an orchestra. The

Sound Blaster Live! hardware-accelerated Environmental Audio Extensions
supporting new titles, offer an experience that goes way beyond 3D audio. Add the ability to
enhance all your existing games and legacy audio with true digital processing and it blo ws your
existing home theater system away!

Sound Blaster Live! is designed with professional-quality synthesizers from E-mu Systems,
Inc., which is highly acclaimed for its sampling and synthesis technologies used in Hollywood
studios and renowned movie and music production, including the making of se veral blockbuster
movies. Sound Blaster Live! provides audio fidelity that rivals movie theaters with digital
sound. Our uncompromising attitude has produced excellent overall audio fidelity on Sound
Blaster Live!. For e xample, we can achie ve an a verage Noise Floor of -120 dB, a le v el unheard
of in the PC industry.

technology creates and reproduces sound so real it has to be Live! With an amazing

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(EAX™),

Powerful Audio
Processing Engine

The EMU10K1™ audio processor is the most powerful integrated music, audio and effects
engine available. Every signal is processed at 32-bit, 48 kHz using 8-point interpolation to
smoothen the sound—instantly improving any audio source. Besides advanced signal
processing, the EMU10K1 also provides real-time effects including Reverb, Chorus, Flanger,
Echo, and Pitch Shifter, that rival a stand-alone effects processor worth US$500.

Environmental Audio
Enhances Existing
Contents

Multiple Speaker Output

1024-Voice Music
Synthesis

Experience depth and realism beyond existing 3D audio. Sound Blaster Live! provides preset
environments such as
applications for incredibly true sound. You can be listening to your favorite music piece in the
room at one moment and in the concert hall, the next. Sound Blaster Live! also provides game
environmental settings that can make your existing games come “alive” instantaneously.

Produce surround-sound audio on your PC with built-in support for two or four speakers. W ith
support for multiple-speaker digital speaker systems like Cambridge SoundWorks’ PCWorks

FourPointSurround
audio applications.

Sound Blaster Live! delivers up to 1024-voice capability that goes beyond the quality and
performance available in most professional music equipment. With additional voices, Sound
Blaster Live! delivers richer MIDI playback, simultaneous playback of more instruments to
create better quality sound, and the creation of the “sustain effect”.

Using host memory, you can choose from E-mu’s 2 MB, 4 MB, or 8 MB SoundFont
professional-quality sample banks for music reproduction. Alternatively, you can use up to
32 MB of memory for amazing SoundFont music fidelity.

And Sound Blaster Live! is able to deliv er all these without sacrificing CPU utilization because
of its very effective hardware-accelerated processing engine.

hall, cave

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and DeskT op Theater 5.1™ systems, you are no longer limited in your 3D

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that can be applied to your existing games and

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The M003 Motherboard 1-3

Environmental Audio
Extensions (EAX)/
Broad Driver Support

Environmental Audio Extensions is an open standard that allows the broadest support from
software developers.

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Supports Microsoft DirectSound
architecture is ready for the coming generations of WDM and DLS devices.

and DirectSound3D and derivative technologies. Advanced

Sound Blaster Live! Web
site: www.sblive.com

Specifications

Intel Chipset
CPU Support

Versatile Memory
Supports

AGP Interface

Exciting new applications and developer support will be available on the Sound Blaster Live!
Web site. For instant access to the latest applications, enhancements, drivers, and more, visit
www.sblive.com

❑ Features Intel’s 440BX AGPset with I/O subsystems.

❑ Intel Pentium III 450 MHz~600 MHz and faster CPU (at 100 MHz system bus frequency)

Intel Pentium II 233 MHz~333 MHz (at 66 MHz system bus frequency)
or Intel Pentium II 350 MHz~500 MHz (at 100 MHz system bus frequency)
or Intel Celeron processor 266 MHz and 300 MHz (at 66 MHz system bus frequency)
or Intel Celeron processor 366 MHz~500 MHz and faster CPU (at 66 MHz system bus
frequency with Socket 370 adapter).

❑ Four DIMM sockets that support 168-pin 3.3V SDRAM memory modules, with maximum

possible memory size of up to 1024 MB.

❑ Configurable support for Error Checking (EC) and Error Checking and Correcting (ECC).

❑ Supports AGP cards for high-performance, component-level connection targeted at 3D

graphical display applications.

❑ AGP 66~133 MHz 3.3V devices supported

1-4 The M003 Motherboard

❑ Synchronous coupling to the host bus frequency

Expansions

Onboard PCI Bus Master
IDE Controller

Onboard 20-pin ATX
Power Supply

System BIOS

❑ One AGP slot
❑ Four 32-bit PCI slots
❑ Two 16-bit ISA slots
❑ One floppy drive port
❑ One parallel port with SPP, EPP, and ECP capabilities
❑ Two high-speed 16C550 compatible UART serial ports that support infrared

communication.

❑ One PS/2 mouse connector and one PS/2 keyboard connector
❑ Two Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports via the front panel

❑ Two Ultra DMA/33 Bus Master IDE ports that support four IDE devices and provide data

transfer rates of up to 33 MB/sec. This controller supports Enhanced PIO Modes 3 and 4,
and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2 devices.

❑ ATX power connector onboard supports soft-on/off function.

❑ Licensed Award PnP BIOS on Flash Electrically Erasable Programmable

Read-Only Memory (EEPROM).

❑ Supports Green PC, Desktop Management Interface (DMI) and Display Power Management

Signalling (DPMS) compliance standards.

Power Management

❑ Two power management modes: Full On and Standby.

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ACPI

❑ Support Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) function. ACPI provides

more energy-saving features for future operating systems that support OS Direct Power
Management (OSPM) functionality.

Board Size

Advanced Features

CPU Plug and Play

Low EMI
Dual Function Power

Button

Modem Ring Power-on

❑ ATX form factor 305mm x 180mm.

❑ CPU Plug and Play function. This means that there is no need to adjust the onboard system

clock and CPU multiplier. When the system is switched on for the f irst time, BIOS will set
the CPU clock speed to 233 MHz automatically . If your CPU speed is higher than 233 MHz,
just adjust the CPU speed in the CMOS setup. For details, see “Chipset Features Setup” on
page 4-13.
For newer Pentium
automatically.

❑ Automatic clock shut-off of unused PCI/SDRAMS slots to reduce the EMI.

❑ The system can be in one of two modes, Suspend or Soft Power-of f.

If you hold the Power button do wn for less than 4 seconds, the system will go into the Suspend
mode. If you hold the Power button for more than 4 seconds, the system will go into the Soft
Power-of f mode.
Select the setting you want in the BIOS setup.

❑ Automatic switching on of the system when the modem ring is activated.

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III or the Intel Celeron™ CPUs, the CPU speed is selected

1-6 The M003 Motherboard

PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse
Power-on

Modem Ring Power-on must be
enabled before this feature can be
enabled. For details, see “Power
Management Setup” under
“Memory Configuration and
BIOS Settings” on page 4-18.

Onboard Sound
Blaster Live! Features

❑ Automatic switching on of the system by stroking the keyboard or double-clicking the PS/2

mouse. For details, see “To enable or disable the keyboard & PS/2 mouse Power-On
function” on page 3-8.

EMU10K1

Stereo Digitized Voice
Channel

❑ Advanced hardware accelerated digital effects processing
❑ 32-bit digital processing while maintaining a 192 dB dynamic range
❑ Patented 8-point interpolation that achieves the highest quality of audio reproduction
❑ 64-voice hardware wavetable synthesizer
❑ Professional-quality digital mixing and equalization
❑ Up to 32 MB of sound RAM mapped to host memory

❑ True 16-bit Full Duplex operation
❑ 16-bit and 8-bit digitizing in stereo and mono modes
❑ Playback of 64 audio channels, each at an arbitrary sample rate
❑ ADC recording sampling rates: 8, 11.025, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1 and 48 kHz
❑ Dithering for 8-bit and 16-bit recording

The M003 Motherboard 1-7

AC ’97 Codec Mixer

❑ Mixes EMU10K1 audio sources and analog sources such as CD Audio, Line In,

Microphone, Auxiliary , TAD and PC Speaker

❑ Selectable input source or mixing of various audio sources for recording
❑ 16-bit Analog-to-Digital conversion of analog inputs at 48 kHz sample rate

Volume Control

E-mu Environmental
Modeling

DynaRAM

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Creative Multi Speaker

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Surround

(CMSSTM)

❑ Software record and playback control of Master, Digitized Voice, and inputs from MIDI

device, CD Audio, Line, Microphone, Auxiliary , TAD, PC Speaker, I

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S (PC-DVD), SPDIF,

Wave/DirectSound device, and CD Digital (CD SPDIF)

❑ Separate bass and treble control
❑ Front and Rear Balance control
❑ Muting and balance control for individual playback sources

❑ Realistic 3D experience that increases depth and breadth in perceived audio
❑ Highly accurate positioning of audio objects in 3D space
❑ Exceptional reproduction of various ambient and environmental effects

❑ Dynamically allocating host memory for storing and processing sound samples
❑ Need not rely on onboard audio card memory

❑ Multispeaker technology
❑ Professional-quality panning and mixing algorithm
❑ Independent multiple sounds can be moved and placed around a listener

1-8 The M003 Motherboard

Onboard Sound
Blaster Live!
Connectivity

Audio Inputs

Audio Outputs

Interface

Connectors and
Jumpers on the
Motherboard

❑ One mono Microphone analog input via stereo jack on front panel
❑ One line-level analog Line input via stereo jack on front panel
❑ One mono Microphone analog input via stereo jack on rear bracket
❑ CD_IN line-level analog input via 4-pin Molex connector on card
❑ AUX_IN line-level analog input via 4-pin Molex connector on card
❑ TAD line-level analog input via 4-pin Molex connector on card
❑ CD_SPDIF digital input via 2-pin Molex connector on card, accepting sampling rates of 32,

44.1 and 48 kHz

❑ Two line-level analog outputs via stereo jacks on rear bracket, Front and Rear Line-Outs
❑ Stereo headphone (32-ohm load) support on Front Line-Out via front panel

❑ PC_SPK 1x4 pin header
❑ Joystick interface connects to front panel joystick connector

Figure 1-1 on page 1-10 is a diagram of the M003 motherboard for your reference.

The M003 Motherboard 1-9

Slot 1

PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse
connectors
K/B & PS/2 Mouse
Power -On setting (JP38)

Serial Port
connector (COM2)

CPU FAN connectors
(JP28, JP29)

System Bus Speed
controller (JP39)

ATX Power connector

1-10 The M003 Motherboard

Parallel connector
Serial Port

connector (COM1)
440BX AGPSet

Creative Audio controller
CD DIGITAL-In connector

Audio Signal connector

TAD (Telephone Answering
Device) connector

CD-In connector
AUX-In connector

Programmable
Flash EEPROM

Flash EEPROM Vpp (J17)

Giga-I/O

Four PCI slots

Two ISA slots

Figure 1-1: The M003 motherboard

Floppy connector

Two E-IDE connectors

Four DIMM socket s
AGP slot

I2S connectors

Creative Peripheral Bus

Audio Extension
(Digital I/O) connector

Clear CMOS (JP19)
CPU multiplier (JP37)

440BX AGPSet

Wake-on-LAN

Connectors

2

This chapter is organized into the following sections:

❑ Front Panel Connectors
❑ Back Panel Connectors
❑ Audio Connectors
❑ Other Connectors

Connectors 2-1

Front Panel
Connectors

Figure 2-1 below shows the positions of the front panel connectors on your motherboard.

Figure 2-1: The front panel connectors.

Speaker Connector (SPEAKER, JP24)

2-2 Connectors

You may attach a 4-pin PC speaker cable to the PC speaker connector.

Creative Peripheral Bus (JP47)

❑ Volume Control Connector (VOL_CON)

Controls the volume level of all audio output through the front panel volume control knob.

❑ Infrared Connector (IRDA)

When this connector is connected to an infrared receiver, you can use the infrared transfer
function. The M003 motherboard meets ASKIR and HPSIR specifications. It is also fully
compatible with Creative’s infrared receiver on the BlasterPC’s front panel for a wireless
interface. When this infrared receiver is enabled, it re-routes commands it recei ves from the
credit card-sized Creative iNFRA remote control to BlasterPC’ s COM2 serial port. Thus, the
COM2 serial port will not be available when Creative infrared receiver is enabled. To free
up COM2 for connecting to devices, you need to disable the infrared receiver first.
Use the CMOS Setup Utility to enable or disable the infrared receiver. For details, see the
section “Integrated Peripherals” on page 4-25.

❑ 5V Standby Connector (5VSB)
❑ Hardware Reset Connector (RESET)

A 2-pin hardware reset switch is attached to it.
Closing the reset switch restarts the system.

❑ HDD LED Connector (HDDLED)

The LED lights up when an IDE device is active.

❑ PowerLED Connector (PWR)

This connector is connected to the casing’s Power LED.

Audio Signal Connector

This connector is connected to the Front Interface Connector on the front I/O card of the
BlasterPC, thus providing front panel connectivity in the form of the Stereo Phone jack,
Microphone In jack, Line In jack, and the Joystick connector.

ATX Power On/Off Switch Connector (PWRON, J51)

A 2-pin momentary type switch is attached to this connector. The switch is used to turn your
ATX power supply on and off.

Connectors 2-3

Audio Extension (Digital I/O) Connector

You can connect this connector to a similar connector on the Digital I/O card using a Digital
I/O cable. This connection facilitates the 2-way transmission of digital audio signals between
the onboard Sound Blaster Live! component and the Digital I/O card.

Back Panel
Connectors

• Jacks are one-hole connecting
interfaces whereas connectors
consist of many pairs of pins.
Some connectors here may not
be available on your card.

• The COM2 serial port will not
be available when Creative
infrared receiver is enabled. T o
free up COM2 for connecting
to devices, disable the infrared
receiver by using the CMOS
Setup Utility to change the
setting for the UR2 Mode
item. For details, see
“Integrated Peripherals” on
page 4-25.

Figure 2-2 shows the back panel connectors of your motherboard.

PS/2 Mouse
Connector

PS/2 Keyboard
Connector

COM2
Connector

Parallel
Connector

COM1
Connector

Figure 2-2: The back panel connectors.

Mic-In

Rear_Out

Line-Out

COM1 and COM2 Connectors

Attach the serial device cables to these connectors.

PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connectors

Two 6-pin female PS/2 keyboard & Mouse Connectors are located at the rear of the
motherboard. Plug the PS/2 keyboard and mouse into their respective connectors.

Parallel Port Connector

A 25-pin female connector is located at the rear of the motherboard. Plug the parallel port
device cable into this connector.

2-4 Connectors

Line Out and Rear Out jacks can
be used simultaneously to power

4.1 channel speaker systems,
for example, PCWorks
FourPointSurround

Cambridge SoundWorks.

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Microphone In Jack

Connects to an external microphone for input.

Rear Out Jack

Connects to powered speakers or an external amplifier for audio ouput.

Line Out Jack

Connects to powered speakers or an external amplifier for audio ouput.
Headphones can also be plugged in here.

Connectors 2-5

Audio Connectors

Figure 2-3 below shows the onboard Sound Blaster Live! connectors of your motherboard.

Figure 2-3: The audio connectors.

Telephone Answering Device Connector (TAD)

Provides for a Mono connection to a standard voice modem, and transmits microphone signals
to the modem.

CD Audio Connector (CD)

2-6 Connectors

Connects to the Analog Audio output on a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive using a CD audio
cable.

AUX Connector (AUX)

Connects to internal audio sources such as TV Tuner, MPEG, or other similar cards. For
BlasterPCs, it is typically used for FM radio input.

CD SPDIF Connector (CD DIGITAL)

Connects to the SPDIF (Digital Audio) output (where available) on a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM
drive.

2

I

S In Connector (I2S)

2

Connects to an I

S source such as the Digital Out connector of the Creative MPEG2 decoder

card.

Other Connectors

ATX Power Supply Connector (J31)

It is a twenty-pin male connector. Plug the
connector from the power supply directly into
the board connector. Make sure that pin 1 is
inserted into the correct position. The
motherboard requires a power supply of at least
200 watts with good power transmission.

Figure 2-4: The ATX Power Supply connector.

Connectors 2-7

CPU, Chassis & AGP cooling FAN connectors (JP28, JP29, J43 and J47)

The motherboard provides three onboard 12 V cooling fan power connectors for the CPU
(JP28 and JP29), Chassis (J43) and AGP device (J47) cooling fans. Depending on the fan’s
manufacturer, the wiring and plug type may be different. The red wire should be connected to
+12 V and the black wire should be connected to ground (GND).

Figure 2-5: Locations of the FAN connectors.

Enhanced IDE and Floppy Connectors

2-8 Connectors

The motherboard is shipped with one 40-pin ribbon cable for IDE hard disk drives and one 34­pin ribbon cable for floppy disk drives.
Make sure that the colored or dotted stripe of each cable is aligned to Pin 1 of its corresponding
connector.

Jumper Settings

This chapter is organized into the following sections:

❑ About Jumpers
❑ Changing Jumper Settings

3

About Jumpers

Each jumper is outlined with a
silk screen border. To locate pin
1 of each jumper, you can look
for the corner of the border with
thickened silk screen lines.

Several hardware settings are made through the use of jumper caps to connect jumper pins on
the motherboard. Pin 1 of each jumper on the motherboard is either on the top or the left of the
jumper when holding the motherboard with the keyboard connector away from yourself.

Table 3-1 below shows the jumper conventions used in this manual:

Tab le 3-1: Jumper conventions.

Jumper Setting Represented As Jumper Setting Represented As

Closed (On) Pin 1-2 Closed

Open (Off) Pin 2-3 Closed

No pin

Jumper Settings 3-1

To close a 2-pin jumper

j

Place a jumper cap over the two jumper pins.

Instead of removing the jumper
cap completely, you can place the
cap over one pin so that the cap
will not be misplaced.

Changing Jumper
Settings

Do not change the jumper
settings unless you have a good
understanding of how they work
and know the effects of any
changes you make. Incorrect

umper settings may cause your

system to stop functioning.

To open a 2-pin jumper

Remove the jumper cap from the two jumper.

This section provides instructions on how to configure some important jumpers on your
motherboard. These jumpers have already been set to the factory default. If you do not need to
change the jumper settings, you can leave them as the factory default.

Figure 3-1 is a diagram showing the relative positions of some of the jumpers on the M003
motherboard.

JP38

J17
J47

JP45
JP29

JP37
JP19

J43

JP28

JP39

3-2 Jumper Settings

Figure 3-1: Relative positions of jumpers on the M003 motherboard.

To configur e the CPU
bus clock multiplier

• Newer Pentium III and
Celeron processors are locked­speed. This means that you
will not be able to overclock
these processors. The clock
speed can be detected by the
BIOS. There is also no need to
change any BIOS settings.

• In Auto, the jumper pack is
placed over the two columns
on the left, leaving only one
column of pins exposed.

• To switch to Manual, place the
jumper pack over the first
column on the left, leaving the
second and third columns
exposed. Then, place the
jumper blocks on the second
and third columns of pins
according to the multiplier
value that you want.

The JP37 jumper is used to configure the CPU bus clock multiplier. If you want the CPU clock
speed to be set by BIOS, do not remove the jumper pack from the JP37 jumper (Auto setting).
As the motherboard features CPU Plug & Play function, the BIOS will select the CPU clock
speed corresponding to the processor automatically when the system is switched on for the first
time. The clock speed selected will depend on your CPU type. If the CPU clock speed is higher
than that selected, you can use the CMOS Setup utility to change it.
Alternatively, if youwant to specify the CPU clock speed manually, you should first remo ve the
jumper pack and use the JP37 jumper settings shown below to achieve the multiplier ratio you
want (Manual setting).

You can then use JP39 jumper settings to set the CPU clock speed manually. Table 3-2 shows
the multiplier needed for various processor speeds with the system clock speed at 66 MHz and
at 100 MHz.

Tab le 3-2: Typical settings for System Clock and Multiplier.

Pentium II/

Celeron Processor

System

Clock

Multiplier

Pentium II

Processor

System

Clock

Multiplier

233 MHz 66 MHz 3.5x 350 MHz 100 MHz 3.5x
266 MHz 66 MHz 4x 400 MHz 100 MHz 4x
300 MHz 66 MHz 4.5x 450 MHz 100 MHz 4.5x
333 MHz 66 MHz 5x 500 MHz 100 MHz 5x

To enable the CPU Plug & Play function

Leave the jumper pack on the Auto group (factory default setting).

To configure the Host Bus Clock/CPU Core Clock ratio (multiplier) manually

Remove the jumper pack from the Manual group, and then set the jumper according to the
multiplier that you want (see Table 3-3).

Jumper Settings 3-3

Table 3-3 shows some of the multipliers that the motherboard supports.

Tab le 3-3: Jumper Settings for Multiplier.

Multiplier JP37 Jumper Multiplier JP37 Jumper

Setting

from

BIOS

2x

(133/66 or

200/100)

2.5x

166/66 or

250/100)

3x

(200/66 or

300/100)

3.5x

(233/66 or

350/100)

4x

(266/66 or

400/100)

4.5x

(300/66 or

450/100)

5x

(333/66 or

500/100)

3-4 Jumper Settings

To configure the PCI
bus clock

The motherboard’s clock generator provides an adjustable system clock frequency. The JP39
jumper is used to indicate the system clock frequency which can range from 66 MHz to 133
MHz. The CPU Plug & Play function is supported with a default 100 MHz system frequency.

Table 3-4 shows various speeds of the system bus clock that the motherboard supports.

Tab le 3-4: Jumper Settings for PCI Bus Clock.

• Newer Pentium III and
Celeron processors are locked­speed. This means that you
will not be able to overclock
these processors. The clock
speed can be detected by the
BIOS. There is also no need to
change any BIOS settings.

• JP39 jumper settings cannot
be used if the jumper pack is
left on the JP37 jumper (Auto
setting; factory default
setting).

• For 66 MHz-based Pentium II/
Celeron processors, 75 MHz
and 83 MHz are for
overclocking the CPU bus.
For 100 MHz-based Pentium
II processors, 112 MHz and
133 MHz are for overclocking
the CPU bus.
Generally, overclocking the
CPU bus is not recommended.

CPU
Host

Clock

66 MHz

66 MHz-

based

processor

100 MHz-

based

processor

CPU
Host

Clock

100 MHz
(Default)

75 MHz 112 MHz

83 MHz 133 MHz

JP39 Jumper Settings for

JP39 Jumper Settings for

66 MHz-

based

processor

100 MHz-

based

processor

Not

applicable

Not

applicable

Not

applicable

Jumper Settings 3-5

To clear the CMOS

Under some unusual circumstances, the configuration record created by the CMOS Setup
utility can become corrupted and unusable. This can cause the motherboard to stop
functioning properly . In such cases, you need to clear the CMOS record b y using jumper JP19.

To clear the CMOS

1. Switch off the computer.

2. Remove the jumper cap from JP19 pins 1 and 2.

3. Place the jumper cap over JP19 pins 2 and 3 for two seconds.

4. Remove the jumper cap from pins 2 and 3.

5. Place the jumper cap back on pins 1 and 2.

Tab le 3-5: Jumper Settings for CMOS.

Clear CMOS JP19 Jumper

Clear CMOS

Normal Operation

(Default setting)

3-6 Jumper Settings

To flash the EEPROM
Vpp

The M003 motherboard supports two types of flash EEPROM: 5V and 12V. By setting up
jumper J17, the motherboard can use either 5V or 12V to flash the EEPROM with new system
BIOS files when necessary.

Tab le 3-6: Jumper Settings for Flash EEPROM.

Flash EEPROM Vpp J17 Jumper

12V Flash

5V Flash

(Default setting)

Jumper Settings 3-7

To enable or disable
the keyboard & PS/2
mouse Power-On
function

The M003 motherboard supports a power-on by keyboard and PS/2 mouse. Enable this
function and you can switch on the system with any keystroke (or with an assigned hot-ke y) or
by double-clicking the PS/2 mouse.

J44 and JP38 are jumpers used to enable or disable the keyboard and PS/2 mouse power-on
function. When you enable the keyboard & PS/2 Mouse power- on function, you also have to
make the appropriate adjustments to the POWER ON Function item in the Integrated
Peripherals screen of the CMOS Setup utility. For details, see Table 4-9, “The Integrated
Peripherals Screen items.,” on page 4-26.

• Power-on by serial mouse is
not supported.

• After enabling the power-on
function, you must initialize
the system hardware:
Use the Power On button to
switch on the system for the
first time. After using your
system, perform a proper
shutdown without switching
off the mains power.
The system hardware is
initialized and you will be able
to power-on the system using
the keyboard or mouse.

• If your system is disconnected
from mains power, you must
initialize the system hardware
again before using the
keyboard and mouse power -on
function.

3-8 Jumper Settings

Tab le 3-7: Jumper Settings for Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse.

Keyboard Power-on PS/2 Mouse Power-on JP38 Jumpers

Disabled Disabled

Enabled Enabled

Disabled Enabled

(Default setting)

Enabled Disabled

Memory Configuration and BIOS Settings

This chapter is organized into the following sections:

❑ Memory Configuration
❑ BIOS Settings

4

Memory
Configuration

The motherboard provides four 168-pin DIMM sockets that make it possible to install from
8 MB up to 512 MB of 66 MHz or 100 MHz SDRAM. The DIMM sockets support 8 MB,
16 MB, 32 MB, 64 MB, 128 MB, and 256 MB 3.3 V single- or double-sided SDRAM DIMM.

The four DIMM sockets are arranged in four banks of one socket each.
Each bank provides a 64/72-bit wide data path.

The M003 provides optional data integrity features, including EC (Error Checking) and ECC
(Error Checking and Correcting) in the memory array. The EC mode provides single- and
multiple- bit error detection. The ECC mode provides error checking and correction of the data
during reads from the DRAM. To support ECC, you must use true 72-bit parity-type (as
opposed to phantom parity generated by TTL chips) DIMM for all modules.

Memory Configuration and BIOS Settings 4-1

Tab le 4-1: Install memory in any or all of the banks in any combination as follows

BIOS Settings

DIMM

Socket

DIMM 0

DIMM 1

DIMM 2

DIMM 3

Memory Modules

8 MB, 16 MB, 32 MB, 64 MB, 128 MB, 256 MB
168-pin 3.3V 66 MHz or 100 MHz PC SDRAM DIMM

8 MB, 16 MB, 32 MB, 64 MB, 128 MB, 256 MB
168-pin 3.3V 66 MHz or 100 MHz PC SDRAM DIMM

8 MB, 16 MB, 32 MB, 64 MB, 128 MB, 256 MB
168-pin 3.3V 66 MHz or 100 MHz PC SDRAM DIMM

8 MB, 16 MB, 32 MB, 64 MB, 128 MB, 256 MB
168-pin 3.3V 66 MHz or 100 MHz PC SDRAM DIMM

Module

Quantity

x1

x1

x1

x1

The CMOS Setup Utility is a program that allows you to modify basic system configuration
that is stored on the motherboard’s BIOS chip. For the motherboard to function properly, this
information must be intact and accurate. Normally, you will not need to use this utility once
your system is set up.

4-2 Memory Configuration and BIOS Settings

To change BIOS
settings in CMOS

Do not change the BIOS settings
unless you have a good
understanding of how they work
and know the effects of any
changes you make. Incorrect
BIOS settings may cause your
system to stop functioning.

1. Switch on your computer.

2. During the memory check, press the <Delete> key.
The CMOS Setup Utility menu similar to Figure 4-1 on page 4-3 appears.
If you did not respond in time, restart your system by pressing the Reset button on your
computer.

3. To select a menu option, use the arrow keys to browse to the desired option and then press
<Enter>.

4. After you have changed the BIOS settings, press <F10> to save the settings and exit the
CMOS Setup Utility.
Your system continues to start up.

Figure 4-1: The CMOS Setup Utility menu.

Memory Configuration and BIOS Settings 4-3

The CMOS Setup
Utility Menu

Selecting an option in the
CMOS Setup Utility menu will
display the corresponding
screen or perform a function
(for example, Load BIOS
Defaults). Table 4-2 lists the
descriptions of the menu
options.

Tab le 4-2: The CMOS Setup Utility menu options.

This Option Allows You To Do This

Standard CMOS
Setup

BIOS Features Setup Set the system customization features and video display settings.
Chipset Features

Setup
Power Management

Setup
PnP/PCI

Configuration
Load BIOS Defaults Set the system to load the optimized settings from the BIOS

Load Setup Defaults Set the system to load the minimum settings from the BIOS ROM.
Integrated Peripherals Specify the settings for IDE channels and onboard ports.
Supervisor Password Change, set, or disable supervisor password. This allows you to

Set the date, time, disk drive, video display and error handling.

Specify chipset settings, memory configuration feature for special
add-on cards and VGA memory configuration.

Set up the power management features.

Specify the system resource settings and other settings for the PCI
slots.

ROM.

limit access to the system and setup, or to limit access to the setup
only.

4-4 Memory Configuration and BIOS Settings

User Password Change, set, or disable user password. This allows you to limit

access to the system and setup, or to limit access to the setup only.

Tab le 4-2: The CMOS Setup Utility menu options.

This Option Allows You To Do This

This menu also provides four
commands, Quit, Save & Exit
Setup, Select Item, and Change
Color. Their descriptions are
listed in Table 4-3 on the right.

PU: the <Page Up> key,
PD: the <Page Down> key,
+: the plus <+> key,

-: the minus <-> key.

IDE HDD Auto
Detection

Automatically detect and configure IDE hard disk drives (HDD)

in your system.
Save & Exit Setup Exit setup and save any changes you have made.
Exit Without Saving Exit setup without saving any changes.

Tab le 4-3: The CMOS Setup Utility menu commands.

This Command Allows You To Do This

Quit Close the Setup utility when you press the <Esc> key.
Save & Exit Setup Save the current settings and close the Setup utility when you press the

<F10> key.

Select Item Use the arrow keys on your keyboard to move around the screen and

select a menu item. The selected item will be highlighted.

Change Color Change the Setup utility’s color scheme by pressing <Shift+F2>.

The following sections provide detailed information on the setup screens and options in the
CMOS Setup utility.

Memory Configuration and BIOS Settings 4-5

Standard CMOS
Setup

Display this screen if you want
to set the date and time of the
system clock. This screen also
allows you to configure your
hard disks, floppy disks, video
display and error handling
procedure.

Figure 4-2: The Standard CMOS Setup screen.

Tab le 4-4: The Standard CMOS Setup Screen items.

Item Description

4-6 Memory Configuration and BIOS Settings

Date

Time

The date format of the system clock is <day>, <month> <date> <year>.
To display the calendar, press <F3>.

The time format of the system clock, a 24-hour clock, is
<hour>:<minute>:<second>.
For example, 5:00 P.M. should be entered as 17:00:00.

Tab le 4-4: The Standard CMOS Setup Screen items.

Item Description

Identifies the types of hard disk drives that have been installed in your
system. There are 46 predefined types and a user-defined type.

Warning: The information entered in this Hard Disk table must match
the actual specifications of your hard disk. Otherwise, your hard disk
will not work properly.

For IDE hard disk drives, set the entries to Auto under TYPE and the system
will configure the hard disk drives automatically when it is switched on.
You can also use the IDE HDD Auto Detection option in the Setup utility

Hard Disks

Type and

Parameters

menu to do this.

If your hard disk type is listed among the 46 predefined types, select the
corresponding type for your hard disk.
Otherwise, select User under the TYPE column to define the hard disk type
manually. Enter the details of the hard disk in the various columns, for
example, SIZE and CYLS, directly from the keyboard and press <Enter>. If
you are not sure of these details, refer to your hard disk drive’s
documentation.

If no hard disk drive has been installed or if your hard disk drive is a SCSI
one, select None under TYPE and press <Enter>.

Memory Configuration and BIOS Settings 4-7

Tab le 4-4: The Standard CMOS Setup Screen items.

Item Description

The last drive parameter, MODE, has four available settings: Normal, LBA,
Large, and Auto. These settings are for IDE hard disks only.

Normal: For IDE hard disks of 528 MB or less.

LBA: Logical Block Addressing, the current standard access mode for large

Large Hard

Disk Modes

IDE hard disk drives. It allows the use of hard disks larger than 528 MB by
causing the IDE controller to translate between the logical address it creates
and the hard disk’s actual physical address. The maximum drive size
supported is 8.4 GB.

Large: For 1 GB or smaller dri ves with more than 1024 cylinders and no LB A
support. This access mode causes the operating system to treat the drive as
if it has fewer than 1024 cylinders by halving the c ylinder total and doubling
the number of heads.

4-8 Memory Configuration and BIOS Settings

Drive A,

Drive B

Video

Error halt

Specifies the types of floppy disk driv e A or driv e B that has been installed in
the system.

Selects the type(s) of adapter used for the primary system monitor. This
setting must match those of your video display card and monitor. Although
secondary monitors are supported, you do not have to configure them in
CMOS setup.

Specifies when the system stops if an error occurs during system startup.

BIOS Features Setup

Display this screen if you want
to configure system features
such as virus warning, boot
sequence, and security option.

Tab le 4-4: The Standard CMOS Setup Screen items.

Item Description

This item is for display only. The v alue is automatically determined by POST
(Power On Self Test) of the BIOS.
Base Memory refers to the amount of base (or conventional) memory

Memory

installed in the system. The value of the base memory is typically 512 K for
systems with 512 K memory installed on the motherboard, or 640 K for
systems with 640 K or more memory installed on the motherboard.
Extended Memory refers to the amount of memory located above 1 MB in the
CPU’s memory address map.

Figure 4-3: The BIOS Features Setup screen.

Memory Configuration and BIOS Settings 4-9

Tab le 4-5: The BIOS Features Setup Screen items.

Option Description

When this is enabled, the BIOS will monitor the boot sector and partition
table of the primary hard disk drive and warn of an y attempt to write to it.
If an attempt is detected, the BIOS will halt the system and the following
warning message will appear:

Virus
Warning

In this situation, restart your system from a virus-free bootable floppy disk
and then use an anti-virus utility located on the floppy disk to check the
hard disk. The default setting is

Disabled

.

CPU Internal
Cache

External
Cache

CPU L2
Cache ECC
Checking

Quick Power
On Self Test

Boot
Sequence

4-10 Memory Configuration and BIOS Settings

Enables CPU internal cache to speed up memory access.

Enables CPU secondary cache to speed up memory access.

Enables the CPU’s ECC function. The default is

Enabled

.

Note: Some Pentium-II processors do not support the ECC function. In
such cases, this option will be bypassed.

If this is enabled, BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during
Power On Self Test (POST) to speed up the process.

Determines which drive the computer searches first for the disk operating
system. Default setting is:

A, C, SCSI

. BIOS also supports system bootup

from CD-ROM drive or SCSI hard disk drive.

Tab le 4-5: The BIOS Features Setup Screen items.

Option Description

Swap Floppy
Drive

Boot Up
Floppy Seek

Boot Up
NumLock
Status

Gate A20
Option

Typematic
Rate Setting

Typematic
Rate (Chars/
Sec)

When this is enabled, the BIOS will swap floppy drive assignments so that
Drive A: will function as Drive B: and Drive B: as Drive A:.

When this is enabled, the BIOS will determine whether the installed floppy
disk is 40-track or 80-track.

When this is enabled, BIOS turns on Num Lock when the system is
switched on.

Allows you to specify how the gate A20 is handled. The gate A20 is a
device used to address memory above 1 MB. Initially, the gate A20 was
handled via a pin on the keyboard. Today, while keyboards still provide
this support, it is more common and much faster for the motherboard’s
chipset to provide support for gate A20. For the chipset to do this, set this
item to

Fast

.

Determines if the typematic rate is to be used. When this is disabled,
holding down a key on your keyboard will generate only one instance of
the corresponding character or movement (for arrow keys). When this is
enabled, holding down a key will generate the character or movement
repeatedly. For example, you can use such a feature to accelerate cursor
movements with the arrow keys.

When the Typematic Rate Setting (see description on previous page) is
enabled, this item allows you to specify the speed at which the character or
movement is to be repeated when you hold down a key.

Memory Configuration and BIOS Settings 4-11

Tab le 4-5: The BIOS Features Setup Screen items.

Option Description

When the Typematic Rate Setting (see description on previous page) is
Typematic
Delay (Msec)

enabled, this item allows you to specify the amount of time that elapses

before repetition of the character or movement takes place when you hold

down a key.

Allows you to limit access to the System and Setup, or just to Setup.

If you select

System

, the System will not boot up and access to Setup will

be denied unless the correct password is entered at the prompt.
Security

Option

If you select

be denied unless the correct password is entered at the prompt.

Setup

, the System will boot up. Howeve r, access to Setup will

Note: The password is created in the Supervisor Password and/or User

Password screen(s) in the CMOS Setup menu. If no password is set, the

system will ignore this Security Option.
PCI/VGA

Palette Snoop
OS Select

For DRAM >
64 MB

Report No
FDD for
Win95

4-12 Memory Configuration and BIOS Settings

Must be enabled if there is a MPEG ISA card installed in the system, and

disabled if there is no MPEG ISA card installed in the system.

If you are using the OS/2 operating system, and your system has more than

64 MB of DRAM installed, selecting

OS/2

for this item allows you to

access the memory that is over 64 MB in OS/2.

If there is no floppy disk drive installed in your system, enabling this item

allows the FDD controller IRQ to be released and used by other devices in

the system. This item is also needed for passing the HCT test. Otherwise,

if you have no floppy disk driv e and you run HCT, HCT will try to disable

the IRQ and being unable to do that, HCT will report error.

Tab le 4-5: The BIOS Features Setup Screen items.

Option Description

Chipset Features
Setup

The options on this screen are
either set to the optimized
values or set automatically
when auto configuration is
active.

Unless you have a good
understanding of the effects of
changing chipset feature
settings, avoid making any
changes to the chipset settings
(except the memory hole and
the AGP aperture size).

Video BIOS
Shadow

C8000­CBFFF
Shadow/
DC000­DFFFF
Shadow

Determines whether video display card BIOS will be copied into the
system DRAM to increase display speed and improve system performance.
The default setting is

C8000-CBFFF Shadow to DC000-DFFFF Shadow are address ranges for
shadowing other expansion card ROMs.
This item allows you to specify whether other expansion card ROMs will
be copied into the system DRAM. If there are any expansion cards with
ROMs installed in your system and you want the system to shadow them
specifically, you need to know the address range they use.
The default setting for all these address ranges is

Figure 4-4: The Chipset Features Setup screen.

Enabled

.

Disabled

Memory Configuration and BIOS Settings 4-13

.

Tab le 4-6: The Chipset Features Setup Screen items.

Item Description

Auto
Configuration

EDO DRAM
Speed Selection

EDO CASx# MA
Wait State

EDO RAS# MA
Wait State

SDRAM
RAS-to-CAS
Delay

SDRAM RAS
Precharge Time

If this is enabled, the system will select and apply the pre-determined
optimal chipset parameters. If it is disabled, chipset parameters revert
to CMOS setup information.

Sets the EDO DRAM Read/Write timings that the system uses. The
speed required depends on how your system was designed and its
memory configuration.
Select either

50 ns

or

60 ns

as the DRAM Speed. When Auto

Configuration is disabled, this item will not be displayed.
Sets the EDO DRAM CAS MA (memory address) bus timing control

type. Select either 1 or 2. CAS stands for Column Address Strobe.
Sets the EDO DRAM RAS MA (memory address) bus timing control

type. Select either 1 or 2. RAS stands for Row Address Strobe.
When SDRAM is refreshed, both rows and columns are addressed

separately . This item allows you to specify the timing of the transition
from RAS to CAS.
The setting can be

3 CLKs

for Slow or

2 CLKs

for Fast.

Sets the SDRAM RAS Precharge Timing.
SDRAM must continually be refreshed or it will lose its data.
Normally, DRAM is refreshed entirely as the result of a single
request. This item allows you to specify the number of CPU clocks
allocated for RAS to accumulate its charge before the SDRAM is
refreshed. If the amount of time specified is insufficient, SDRAM
refresh may be incomplete and data may be lost.
The setting can be

3 CLKs

for Slow or

2 CLKs

for Fast.

4-14 Memory Configuration and BIOS Settings

Tab le 4-6: The Chipset Features Setup Screen items.

Item Description

DRAM Idle Timer Sets the number of CPU clocks allocated for the DRAM controller to

remain in the idle state before precharging all pages (blocks of
memory). This field is used for both EDO and SDRAM memory.

SDRAM CAS
Latency Time

SDRAM
Precharge Control

DRAM Data
Integrity Mode

System BIOS
Cacheable

Video BIOS
Cacheable

Sets the CAS latency time to HCLKS of 2 or 3.
The value for this setting should have been selected already based on
the specifications of the installed SDRAM. Do not change it unless
the installed SDRAM or the CPU have changed.

Specifies the action to be taken when a page miss occurs (for SDRAM
only). If this item is enabled, only the bank targeted by the page miss
cycle will be precharged. If this item is disabled, all pages will be
precharged.

Sets DRAM Data Integrity mode to ECC (Error Checking and
Correcting) or Non-ECC. The ECC setting allows detection of single­bit and multiple-bit errors, and recovery of single-bit errors. The
Non-ECC setting enables byte-wide write capability but has no
provision for protecting data integrity in the DRAM array.

Specifies the system BIOS F000-FFFF areas as cacheable or
non-cacheable.

Enabled

The

setting yields better performance but poses the danger of

system errors if programs are written to this memory area.
Specifies the video BIOS C000-C7FF areas as cacheable or

non-cacheable.

Enabled

The

setting yields better performance but poses the danger of

system errors if programs are written to this memory area.

Memory Configuration and BIOS Settings 4-15

Tab le 4-6: The Chipset Features Setup Screen items.

Item Description

Video RAM
Cacheable

This is a new cache technology for the CPU’s video memory. By
caching the display data, the display speed can be greatly improved.

Warning: If your display card cannot support this feature, you
must disable this item. Otherwise, your system may not boot up.

8-Bit I/O Recovery
Time

This is the length of time, measured in CPU clocks, which the system
will delay after the completion of an 8-bit input/output (I/O) request.
This delay is necessary for the CPU to recover from completing the
I/O request. This item allows you to specify the amount of recovery
time allowed for 8-bit I/O.

1 to 8 CPU clocks

1 to 4 CPU clocks

.

.

16-Bit I/O
Recove r y Time

Memory Hole at
15M-16M

The setting can be NA, or
Allows you to specify the amount of recovery time allo wed for 16-bit

I/O requests. The setting can be NA, or
Some special add-on cards require a 1 MB address space between

15 MB and 16 MB. Verify with the documentation that comes with
the card(s) to see if you need this address space.

Passive Release If this is enabled, the chipset will provide a programmable passive

release mechanism to meet the required ISA master latencies.

Delayed
Transaction

Since PCI specification version 2.1 requires much tighter controls on
target and master latency, PCI cycles to or from ISA typically take
longer. If this item is enabled, the chipset will provide a
programmable delayed completion mechanism to meet the required
target latencies.

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Tab le 4-6: The Chipset Features Setup Screen items.

Item Description

AGP Aperture Size
(MB)

Specifies the maximum amount, in MB, of system memory an AGP
display card can use to store 3D texture mapping data. The larger the
aperture, the better the performance of the card’s 3D function. The

4 MB to 256 MB

.

Auto Detect
DIMM/PCI Clock

settings range from
When this item is enabled, the system automatically detects and

closes clock signals to empty DIMM/PCI slots to reduce EMI.
Spread Spectrum When this item is enabled, EMI is reduced.
CPU Host Clock

(CPU/PCI)

When the JP37 jumper is set to the Auto mode, you can set the CPU

clock speed using this item. Otherwise, this item cannot be used.

For 66 MHz-based processors, the options are 50 MHz, 66 MHz, 75

MHz, and 83 MHz. For 100 MHz-based processors, the options are

100 MHz, 103 MHz, and 112 MHz. For instructions on how to set the

JP37 jumper, see “To configure the CPU bus clock multiplier” on

page 3-3

.

CPU Clock Ratio When the JP37 jumper is set to the Auto mode, you can set the CPU

clock ratio using this item. Otherwise, this item cannot be used.

The setting can be between 2 to 5. For details on how to set the JP37

jumper, see “To configure the CPU bus clock multiplier” on page 3-3.
CPU Speed The system calculates and displays the CPU Speed based on the CPU

clock speed and CPU clock ratio specified above.

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Power Management
Setup

Display this screen if you want
to set up the power
management features.

Figure 4-5: The Power Management Setup screen.

Tab le 4-7: The Power Management Setup Screen items.

Item Description

ACPI Function

Power
Management

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This item defines whether the Advanced Conf iguration Power Interface
(ACPI) is to be supported.

This item defines the current power management function.
puts the system into power saving mode after a brief period of system
idle time.
system idle time is longer.

User Defined

preference.

Min Saving

allows you to set power sa ving options according to your

is similar to Max Saving except the period of the

Disabled

disables the power saving feature.

Max Saving

Tab le 4-7: The Power Management Setup Screen items.

Item Description

PM Control by
APM

Video Off
Method

Video Off After

MODEM Use
IRQ

If this item is set to

Yes

, the Advanced Power Management (APM)
feature in Microsoft Windows will control power management
operation.
The available Po wer Management (PM) modes include

Suspend

or

.

Doze, Standby

This item defines when to activate the Video Off feature for monitor
power management. The available settings are
(default),

Blank Screen

V/H SYNC+Blank

: the screen appears blank and both vertical and

and

DPMS

.

V/H SYNC+Blank

horizontal scanning is turned off.

Blank Only
DPMS:

: the screen appears blank.

this stands for Display Power Management System. Use this

setting only if your monitor supports this feature.
This item defines when to activate the Video Off feature for monitor

power management. The av ailable settings are

Suspend
Suspend

.
: the video display gets turned off after system enters Suspend

N/A, Doze, Standby

and

mode.

Standby

: the video display gets turned off after system enters Standby

mode.

N/A

: there will be no display shut off.

This item defines the IRQ line that the modem can use.
The available settings are 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, N/A.

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Tab le 4-7: The Power Management Setup Screen items.

Item Description

When this item is enabled, the CPU clock will run at a slower speed

Doze Mode

after the preset period of system idle time, while all other devices
operate at full speed.

Standby Mode

Suspend Mode

HDD Power
Down

Suspend Mode
Option

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When this item is enabled, the fixed disk drive and video display will
shut off after the preset period of system idle time.

When this item is enabled, all devices, except the CPU, will shut off
after the preset period of system idle time.

This item defines the continuous HDD (Hard Disk Drive) idle time
before the HDD enters power saving mode (motor off). The available
settings are between 1 min to 15 min or

Disabled

.

This item determines what the BIOS will do when the system enters
into Suspend mode. The default option is

PowerOn Suspend

. If this
option is selected, the system will turn off all power and the CPU will
enter into Suspend mode. You can resume the system with
predetermined actions, such as keyboard or mouse movements. If you
select the option

Suspend to Disk

, all the memory information and
display information will be saved to the hard disk before the system
shuts down. The next time the power is switched on, the system will
retrieve the system information from the hard disk and go back to its
original state.

Note: To use the

Suspend to Disk

function, you need a utility to set up
the hard disk. Also, this function will only work with certain types of
the display card.

Tab le 4-7: The Power Management Setup Screen items.

Item Description

This item defines the duty cycle for the clock control thermal throttling
Throttle Duty
Cycle

mode. The duty cycle indicates the percentage of time while in the

thermal throttle mode. The available settings are between 12.5% and

87.5%.

PCI/VGA Active
Monitor

Soft-Off by
PWR-BTTN
(This feature is
available for
ATX power
only.)

IRQ 8 Break
Suspend

PowerOn by
Ring

If this item is enabled, the VGA activity event will be monitored to

reload the global timer.

When this item is set to

Instant-Off

, the ATX switch functions as a
normal system power-of f button when pressed for less than 4 seconds.
The setting of

Delay 4 Sec

allows the button to have a dual function,
whereby pressing the button for less than 4 seconds will place the
system in Suspend mode, and pressing the button for more than 4
seconds will shut the system off.

You can enable or disable the monitoring of IRQ8 (the Real Time
Clock) so that it does not wake the system from Suspend mode.

** Reload Global Timer Events **
If any of these items is enabled, that particular system activity event
will be monitored to reload the global timer.
These items include IRQ[3-7, 9-15], NMI, Primary IDE 0/1, Secondary
IDE 0/1, Floppy Disk, Serial Port and Parallel Port.

When this item is enabled, the system will resume through the
activation of the modem ring.

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Tab le 4-7: The Power Management Setup Screen items.

Item Description

This item defines if the system will resume by activity of LAN. If this

feature is enabled, the system will switch itself from power-of f back to
PowerOn by
LAN (Wake-On­LAN)

the power-on state when there is activity through the LAN.

Notes:

M003 supports Wake-On-LAN function with Intel LAN cards only.

PowerOn by Ring must be enabled before this item can be enabled.
Resume by

Alarm

PnP/PCI
Configuration Setup

Display this screen if you want
to specify the system resource
settings and other settings for
the PCI slots.

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When this item is enabled, you can set the system to resume at a certain

date and time. This feature is available for ATX power only.

Figure 4-6: The PnP/PCI Configuration screen.

Tab le 4-8: The PnP/PCI Configuration Screen items.

Item Description

PnP OS Installed When this item is set to Yes, it will allo w the PnP OS (W indo ws 95)

to control the system resources except PCI and PnP boot devices.
Default setting is No.

Resources
Controlled By

The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capability to automatically
configure all boot and PnP compatible devices. However, this
capability is not available unless you are using a PnP operating
system such as Windows 95.

Reset Configuration

This item defines whether to reset the configuration data.

Data
IRQ 3/4/5/7/9/10/

11/12/14/15,
assigned to

DMA 0/1/3/5/6/7
assigned to

These items define the IRQ lines assigned to the ISA buses. It is not
available for PCI slots.
The available settings are Legacy ISA and PCI/ISA PnP.

These items define the DMA assigned to the ISA buses. It is not
available for PCI slots.
The available settings are Legacy ISA and PCI/ISA PnP.

Assign IRQ for USB Specifies whether to assign an IRQ line to the on-board USB

controller.
Since the on-board controller is always enabled , if no IRQ line is
assigned to it, an error will be reflected on the system device under
Windows 95 Device Manager.

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Tab le 4-8: The PnP/PCI Configuration Screen items.

Item Description

PCI Latency Timer The PCI Latency Timer is used to ensure that the PCI agents are

given a minimum amount of the system resource.
The number of clocks programmed in the PCI Latency Timer
represents the guaranteed time slice allocated to the 440BX, after
which it must complete the current data transfer phase and
surrender the bus as soon as its bus grant is removed.
The default setting is 64 PCI

clocks.

MS IRQ Routing
Table

PCI IDE IRQ Map to This item defines the type of IDE disk controller in use in your

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Specifies whether the BIOS IRQ Routing Table is enabled or
disabled.

system. By default, Setup assumes that your controller is an ISA
device rather than a PCI controller.
If you have equipped your system with a PCI controller, changing
this setting allows you to specify which slot has the controller and
which PCI interrupt (A, B, C or D) is associated with the connected
hard drives.
Remember that this setting refers to the hard disk drive itself, rather
than individual partitions. Since each IDE controller supports two
separate hard disk drives, you can select the INT# for each. Note
that the Primary has a lower interrupt than the Secondary as
described in “Slot x Using INT#” above.
Selecting the PCI Auto setting allows the system to automatically
determine the configuration of your IDE disk system.

Tab le 4-8: The PnP/PCI Configuration Screen items.

Item Description

Integrated Peripherals

Display this screen if you want
to configure the IDE and
floppy controllers, and other
onboard ports. You can also
configure the USB (USB
Keyboard Support) and
infrared (UR2 Mode and UR2
Duplex Mode) features.

Used MEM base
addr

This item is used to select a base address for the memory area used
by any peripheral that requires high memory.
The available settings are C800, CC00, D000, D400, D800, DC00
and N/A.

Used MEM Length This item is used to select a length for the memory area specified in

the previous item.
This item does not appear if no base address is specified.
The available settings are 8K, 16K, 32K and 64K.

Figure 4-7: The Integrated Peripherals screen.

Memory Configuration and BIOS Settings 4-25

Tab le 4-9: The Integrated Peripherals Screen items.

Item Description

IDE HDD
Block Mode

IDE
Primary
Master PIO

IDE
Primary
Slave PIO

IDE
Secondary
Master PIO

IDE
Secondary
Slave PIO

IDE
Primary
Master
UDMA

If your IDE Hard Disk supports block mode, you can enable this item to
speed up the hard disk drive (HDD) access time. Otherwise, disable this
item to avoid HDD access error.

In this item, there are five settings (0, 1, 2, 3, and 4) defined for the manual
mode and one setting (

Auto

.

Auto

) for the automatic mode. The default setting is

In this item, there are five settings (0, 1, 2, 3, and 4) defined for the manual
mode and one setting (

Auto

.

Auto

) for the automatic mode. The default setting is

In this item, there are five settings (0, 1, 2, 3, and 4) defined for the manual
mode and one setting (

Auto

.

Auto

) for the automatic mode. The default setting is

In this item, there are five settings (0, 1, 2, 3, and 4) defined for the manual
mode and one setting (

Auto

.

Auto

) for the automatic mode. The default setting is

UDMA stands for Ultra DMA. On this motherboard, Intel PIIX4 improves
IDE transfer rate using Bus Master UltraDMA/33 IDE which can handle
data transfer up to 33 MB/sec. The setting can be

Auto

. The default setting is

Auto

.

Disabled, Enabled

or

Note: To use this feature, your hard disk drive must also support UDMA.

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Tab le 4-9: The Integrated Peripherals Screen items.

Item Description

IDE
Primary
Slave
UDMA

IDE
Secondary
Master
UDMA

IDE
Secondary
Slave
UDMA

On-Chip
Primary PCI
IDE

On-Chip
Secondary
PCI IDE

USB
Keyboard
Support

On this motherboard, Intel PIIX4 improves IDE transfer rate using Bus
Master UltraDMA/33 IDE which can handle data transfer up to 33 MB/sec.
The setting can be

Disabled, Enabled

or

Auto

. The default setting is

Auto

Note: To use this feature, your hard disk drive must also support UDMA.
On this motherboard, Intel PIIX4 improves IDE transfer rate using Bus

Master UltraDMA/33 IDE which can handle data transfer up to 33 MB/sec.
The setting can be

Disabled, Enabled

or

Auto

. The default setting is

Auto

Note: To use this feature, your hard disk drive must also support UDMA.
On this motherboard, Intel PIIX4 improves IDE transfer rate using Bus

Master UltraDMA/33 IDE which can handle data transfer up to 33 MB/sec.
The setting can be

Disabled, Enabled

or

Auto

. The default setting is

Auto

Note: To use this feature, your hard disk drive must also support UDMA.
Your system includes two built-in IDE controllers, the primary and the

secondary, both of which operate on the PCI bus. This item allows you to
enable or disable the primary controller. If you add a higher-performance
or specialized controller, you may choose to disable the primary controller.

Allows you to enable or disable the secondary controller. If you add a
higher-performance or specialized controller, you may choose to disable the
secondary controller.

Enables or disables the USB keyboard support.

.

.

.

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Tab le 4-9: The Integrated Peripherals Screen items.

Item Description

OnBoard
Sound Chip

PC Speaker

Initial
Display
First

POWER
ON
Function

Enables or disables the onboard sound chip.

Specifies whether the PC Speaker signal should be routed to the PC Speaker
input on the sound chip.

PCI

Allows you to select either

or

AGP

as the initial device when the system

powers up.

Specifies how you want to resume the system’s power. The setting can be

BUTTON ONLY, HOT-KEY, PS/2 MOUSE

or

BOTH

.
BUTTON ONLY: Resume the system’s power only through the Power
switch.

HOT-KEY

: Resume the system’s power through the Power switch and the
hot-key that you set. Set the hot-key using <Ctrl> and any key from <F1>
to <F12>, for example, <Ctrl><F1>.

PS/2 MOUSE

: Resume the system’s power through the Power switch and

the PS/2 Mouse.

BOTH

: Resume the system’s power through the Power switch, hot-key or

PS/2 Mouse.

When

PS/2 MOUSE

HOT-KEY

or

is selected, you have to set the JP38
jumper to the corresponding setting (see Table 3-7 on page 3-8).
This function does not support USB keyboard, USB Mouse and Serial
Mouse. Note: Ensure PowerOn by Ring is enabled before enabling
PowerOn by mouse or keyboard (see Table 4-7 on page 4-18).

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Tab le 4-9: The Integrated Peripherals Screen items.

Item Description

KBC Input
Clock

Onboard
FDC
Controller

Onboard
Serial Port 1

Onboard
Serial Port 2

UR2 Mode

UR2 Duplex
Mode

Onboard
Parallel Port

Parallel Port
Mode

Sets the input clock to onboard keyboard controller (KBC). The setting can
be

8 MHz

or

12 MHz

.

Specifies the onboard floppy disk controller (FDC). This setting allows you
to connect your floppy disk drives to the onboard floppy connector. If you
have a separate control card, select

Sets the onboard serial port 1 to

2E8/IRQ3, Auto

Disabled

or

Sets the onboard serial port 2 as

2E8/IRQ3, Auto

The default setting is

Disabled

or

SBIrDA

Disabled

for this item.

3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4

.

3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4

.

.

,

,

All commands received by the Creative infrared receiver will be re-routed
to the COM2 serial port. Thus, the COM2 serial port will not be available
when the Creative infrared recei ver is in use. To use the COM2 port, disable
the infrared receiver by changing this setting to

Standard

.

Specifies whether the onboard infrared transfer mode is full duplex or half
duplex. The default setting is

Sets the onboard parallel port address to

Specifies the onboard parallel port mode. The settings are
Parallel Port),
Port), and

EPP

(Enhanced Parallel Port),

EPP+ECP

.

Full

for full duplex.

378H, 278H, 3BCH

ECP

(Extended Capabilities

or

SPP

(Standard

Disabled

.

Memory Configuration and BIOS Settings 4-29

Tab le 4-9: The Integrated Peripherals Screen items.

Item Description

Password Setting

This section describes the two
access modes, Supervisor
Password and User Password,
that can be configured to
restrict access to your CMOS
settings.

Retain a record of your password
in a safe place. If you forget the
password, the only way to access
the system is to clear the CMOS
memory.

section, “T o clear the CMOS”
on page 3-6.

For details, see the

ECP Mode
Use DMA

Specifies the DMA (Direct Memory Access) channel when ECP device is in
use. The settings are

DMA 1

and

DMA 3

. This item will not be displayed

when SPP or EPP printer mode is selected.

Figure 4-8: Setting password to the CMOS Setup utility.

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Tab le 4-10: The Password Setting options.

Item Description

The options on the Password screen menu make it possible to restrict access
to the Setup program by enabling you to set passwords for two different

Supervisor

access modes: Supervisor mode and User mode.
Password
and User
Password

Supervisor mode has full access to the Setup options, whereas User mode

has restricted access to the Setup options. By setting separate Supervisor

and User password, a system supervisor can restrict who can change critical

Setup values.

Type a password, up to eight characters long, and press <Enter>. The

password typed now will clear any previously entered password from

CMOS memory. You will be prompted to confirm the password. Type the

password again and press <Enter>. You can press <Esc> to abort the
Enter

selection and skip entering a password.
Password

To disable a password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter

the password. A message will confirm that the password is disabled. Once

the password is disabled, the system will reboot and you can enter Setup

menu freely.

If you selected System at Security Option of BIOS Features Setup Menu,
Password

Disable

you will be prompted for the password every time the system is rebooted or

any time you try to enter the Setup program. If you selected Setup at

Security Option of BIOS Features Setup Menu, you will be prompted only

when you try to enter Setup.

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