DFI 748-A, 748-AL 748-A/748-AL User Manual

748-AL

748-A

Rev. A+
System Board
User’s Manual

73600326

Copyright

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No part of it may be reproduced in any form or by any means or
used to make any transformation/adaptation without the prior
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This publication is provided for informational purposes only. The
manufacturer makes no representations or warranties with respect to
the contents or use of this manual and specifically disclaims any
express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any
particular purpose. The user will assume the entire risk of the use or
the results of the use of this document. Further, the manufacturer
reserves the right to revise this publication and make changes to its
contents at any time, without obligation to notify any person or
entity of such revisions or changes.

© 2003. All Rights Reserved.

Trademarks

Windows® 98, Windows® 98 SE, Windows® ME, Windows® 2000,
Windows NT® 4.0 and Windows® XP are registered trademarks
of Microsoft Corporation. AMD, AthlonTM XP and AthlonTM are
registered trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Award is a
registered trademark of Award Software, Inc. Other trademarks and
registered trademarks of products appearing in this manual are the
properties of their respective holders.

Caution

To avoid damage to the system:

• Use the correct AC input voltage range

To reduce the risk of electric shock:

• Unplug the power cord before removing the system chassis
cover for installation or servicing. After installation or servicing,
cover the system chassis before plugging the power cord.

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Battery:

• Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced.

• Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend
the manufacturer.

• Dispose of used batteries according to the battery
manufacturer’s

Joystick or MIDI port:

• Do not use any joystick or MIDI device that requires more than
10A current at 5V DC. There is a risk of fire for devices that
exceed this limit.

instructions.

FCC and DOC Statement on Class B

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 when the equipment is operated in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with
the instruction manual, 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:

by

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from
that to which the receiver is connected.

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

Notice:

1. The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the
party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority
to operate the equipment.

2. Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with
the emission limits.

Notice

This user’s manual contains detailed information about the system
board. If, in some cases, some information doesn’t match those
shown in the multilingual manual, the multilingual manual should
always be regarded as the most updated version. The multilingual
manual is included in the system board package.

To view the user’s manual, insert the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The
autorun screen (Mainboard Utility CD) will appear. Click the
“TOOLS” icon then click “Manual” on the main menu.

System Board

This user’s manual is for the 748-A and 748-AL system boards. The
only difference between these boards is the 748-AL system board
supports onboard LAN.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - Introduction

1.1 Features and Specifications..............................................................................

1.2 Package Checklist.........................................................................................................

Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

2.1 System Board Layout .........................................................................................

2.2 System Memory..........................................................................................................

2.3 CPU...........................................................................................................................................

2.4 Jumper Settings............................................................................................................

2.5 Rear Panel I/O Ports.............................................................................................

2.6 I/O Connectors...........................................................................................................

Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup

3.1 Award BIOS Setup Utility..................................................................................

3.2 Updating the BIOS.....................................................................................................

Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares

4.1 Desktop Management Interface..................................................................

4.2 Drivers, Utilities and Software Applications.................................

4.3 3D Audio Configuration......................................................................................

4.4 Installation Notes.........................................................................................................

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Introduction

Appendix A - Using the Suspend to RAM

Function

A.1 Using the Suspend to RAM Function...............................................

Appendix B - System Error Messages

B.1 POST Beep......................................................................................................................

B.2 Error Messages............................................................................................................

Appendix C - Troubleshooting

C.1 Troubleshooting Checklist..............................................................................

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Introduction

Chapter 1 - Introduction

1.1 Features and Specifications

1.1.1 Features

Chipset

• SiS® chipset

- North bridge: SiS® 748

- South bridge: SiS® 963L

Processor

The system board is equipped with Socket-A for PGA processor. It
is also equipped with a switching voltage regulator that automatically
detects 1.100V to 1.850V.

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• AMD AthlonTM XP 266/333/400MHz FSB

• AMD Athlon

TM

200/266MHz FSB

System Memory

• Three 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets

• Supports up to 3GB memory (unbuffered DIMM)

• Suppor ts PC1600 (DDR200), PC2100 (DDR266), PC2700
(DDR333) or PC 3200 (DDR 400) DDR SDRAM DIMM, 2.5V
type

• L2 cache memory

- AthlonTM XP / Athlon

TM

processor: built-in 256KB Level 2

pipelined burst cache

DIMMs

2MBx64
4MBx64
8MBx64

Memory Size

16MB
32MB
64MB

DIMMs

16MBx64
32MBx64
64MBx64

Memory Size

128MB
256MB
512MB

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Introduction

Expansion Slots

The system board is equipped with 1 AGP slot and 5 PCI slots.

AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port)

AGP is an interface designed to support high performance 3D
graphics cards. It utilizes a dedicated pipeline to access system
memory for texturing, z-buffering and alpha blending. The univer­sal AGP slot suppor ts AGP 8x with up to 2132MB/sec. bandwidth
and AGP 4x with up to 1066MB/sec. bandwidth for 3D graphics
applications. AGP in this system board will deliver faster and bet­ter graphics to your PC.

Onboard Audio Features

• C-Media 6-channel codec

• AC'97 2.2 extension compliant codec

• Supports Microsoft® DirectSound/DirectSound 3D

• AC’97 supported with full duplex, independent sample rate
converter for audio recording and playback

• S/PDIF-in/out interface

• 6-channel audio output

S/PDIF

S/PDIF is a standard audio file transfer format that transfers digital
audio signals to a device without having to be converted first to
an analog format. This prevents the quality of the audio signal
from degrading whenever it is converted to analog. S/PDIF is usu­ally found on digital audio equipment such as a DAT machine or
audio processing device. The S/PDIF connector on the system
board sends surround sound and 3D audio signal outputs to am­plifiers and speakers and to digital recording devices like CD re­corders.

6-channel Audio

The 6-channel audio output function is supported by using the 4­channel connector, the audio jacks at the rear panel and configuring
the audio driver. Please refer to chapters 2 and 4

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Introduction

Onboard LAN Features (748-AL only)

• Realtek 8201BL Phy fast ethernet controller

• Integrated IEEE 802.3, 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX compatible
PHY

• 32-bit PCI master interface

• Integrated power management functions

• Full duplex support at both 10 and 100 Mbps

• Supports IEEE 802.3u auto-negotiation

• Supports wire for management

PCI Bus Master IDE Controller

• Two PCI IDE interfaces support up to four IDE devices

• Supports ATA/33, ATA/66, ATA/100 and ATA/133 hard drives

• UDMA Modes 3, 4, 5 and 6 Enhanced IDE (data transfer rate
up to 133MB/sec.)

• Bus mastering reduces CPU utilization during disk transfer

• Supports ATAPI CD-ROM, LS-120 and ZIP

IrDA Interface

The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wire­less connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices.
The IRDA (Infrared Data Association) specification supports data
transfers of 115K baud at a distance of 1 meter.

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USB Ports

The system board supports USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 ports. USB 1.1
supports 12Mb/second bandwidth while USB 2.0 supports
480Mb/second bandwidth providing a marked improvement in
device transfer speeds between your computer and a wide range
of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals.

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Introduction

BIOS

• Award BIOS, Windows® 98/2000/ME/XP Plug and Play
compatible

• CPU overclocking in 1MHz stepping

• CPU/DIMM/AGP/Chipset overvoltage

• Supports SCSI sequential boot-up

• Flash EPROM for easy BIOS upgrades

• Supports DMI 2.0 function

• 2Mbit flash memory

Desktop Management Interface (DMI)

The system board comes with a DMI 2.0 built into the BIOS. The
DMI utility in the BIOS automatically records various information
about your system configuration and stores these information in
the DMI pool, which is a part of the system board's Plug and Play
BIOS. DMI, along with the appropriately networked software, is
designed to make inventory, maintenance and troubleshooting of
computer systems easier.

Rear Panel I/O Ports (PC 99 color-coded connectors)

• 2 USB 2.0/1.1 ports

• 1 RJ45 LAN port (748-AL only)

• 2 DB-9 serial ports

• 1 DB-25 parallel port

• 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port

• 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port

• 1 game/MIDI port

• 3 audio jacks: line-out, line-in and mic-in

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I/O Connectors

• 2 connectors for 4 additional external USB 2.0/1.1 por ts

• 1 front audio connector for external line-out and mic-in jacks

• 2 internal audio connectors (CD-in and AUX-in)

• 1 S/PDIF-in/out connector

• 1 4-channel connector

• 1 connector for IrDA interface

• 2 IDE connectors

• 1 floppy drive connector

Introduction

• 1 ATX power supply connector

• 1 Wake-On-LAN connector

• 3 fan connectors for CPU fan, chassis fan and 2nd chassis fan
connectors

1.1.2 System Health Monitor Functions

The system board is capable of monitoring the following “system
health” conditions.

• Monitors CPU/system temperature and overheat alarm

• Monitors CPU/1.8V/±12V/5V/3.3V/3VSB(V)/5VSB(V) voltages
and failure alarm

• Monitors CPU/chassis fan speed and failure alarm

• Read back capability that displays temperature, voltage and fan
speed

1.1.3 Intelligence

CPU Temperature Protection

The CPU Temperature Protection function has the capability of
monitoring the CPU’s temperature during system boot-up. To prevent
CPU overheat and damage, the system will automatically shutdown
once it has detected that the CPU’s temperature exceeded the
temperature limit pre-defined by the system.

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Overvoltage

The Overvoltage function allows you to manually adjust to a
higher core voltage that is supplied to the CPU, AGP, DRAM and/
or chipset. Although this function is supported, we do not recom­mend that you use a higher voltage because unstable current
may be supplied to the system board causing damage.

CPU Overclocking

The CPU Overclocking function allows you to adjust the processor’s
bus clock. However, overclocking may result to the processor’s or
system’s instability and are not guaranteed to provide better system
performance.

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Introduction

Dual Function Power Button

Depending on the setting in the “Power Button Override” field of
the Power Management Setup, this switch will allow the system to
enter the Soft-Off or Suspend mode.

Wake-On-Ring

This feature allows the system that is in the Suspend mode or Soft
Power Off mode to wake-up/power-on to respond to calls com­ing from an external modem or respond to calls from a modem
PCI card that uses the PCI PME (Power Management Event) sig­nal to remotely wake up the PC.

Important:

If you are using a modem add-in card, the 5VSB power source
of your power supply must support a minimum of ≥720mA.

Wake-On-LAN

This feature allows the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power
Down (Soft-Off) PC. It is supported via the onboard LAN por t, via
a PCI LAN card that uses the PCI PME (Power Management Event)
signal or via a LAN card that uses the Wake-On-LAN connector.
However, if your system is in the Suspend mode, you can power-on
the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt.

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Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

720mA.

Wake-On-Keyboard/Wake-On-Mouse

This function allows you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse
to power-on the system.

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

720mA.

Introduction

Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse

This function allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse
to wake up a system from the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state.

Important:

• If you are using the Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse func­tion for 2 USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power
supply must support ≥1.5A.

• If you are using the Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse func­tion for 3 or more USB ports, the 5VSB power source of
your power supply must support ≥2A.

RTC Timer to Power-on the System

The RTC installed on the system board allows your system to
automatically power-on on the set date and time.

ACPI STR

The system board is designed to meet the ACPI (Advanced Con­figuration and Power Interface) specification. ACPI has energy saving
features that enables PCs to implement Power Management and
Plug-and-Play with operating systems that support OS Direct Power
Management. Currently, only Windows
the ACPI function. ACPI when enabled in the Power Management
Setup will allow you to use the Suspend to RAM function.

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98/2000/ME/XP supports

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With the Suspend to RAM function enabled, you can power-off the
system at once by pressing the power button or selecting “Standby”
when you shut down Windows
go through the sometimes tiresome process of closing files,
applications and operating system. This is because the system is
capable of storing all programs and data files during the entire
operating session into RAM (Random Access Memory) when it
powers-off. The operating session will resume exactly where you left
off the next time you power-on the system.

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

1A.

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98/2000/ME/XP without having to

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Introduction

AC Power Failure Recovery

When power returns after an AC power failure, you may choose to
either power-on the system manually, let the system power-on
automatically or return to the state where you left off before power
failure occurs.

Virus Protection

Most viruses today destroy data stored in hard drives. The system
board is designed to protect the boot sector and partition table of
your hard disk drive.

1.2 Package Checklist

The system board package contains the following items:

; The system board
; A user’s manual
; One IDE cable for ATA/33, ATA/66, ATA/100 or ATA/133 IDE

drives

; One 34-pin floppy disk drive cable
; One “Mainboard Utility” CD

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If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your
dealer or sales representative for assistance.

Hardware Installation

Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

2.1 System Board Layout

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(Supports onboard LAN)

748-AL

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748-A

Note:

The illustrations on the following pages are based on the system
board that supports onboard LAN.

Hardware Installation

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Warning:

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Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your system board,
processor, disk drives, add-in boards, and other components. Perform
the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation
only. If such a station is not available, you can provide some ESD
protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a
metal part of the system chassis. If a wrist strap is unavailable,
establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout
any procedures requiring ESD protection.

2.2 System Memory

DDR 1
DDR 2
DDR 3

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The system board supports DDR SDRAM DIMM. Double Data
Rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM) is a type of SDRAM that doubles
the data rate through reading and writing at both the rising and
falling edge of each clock. This effectively doubles the speed of
operation therefore doubling the speed of data transfer.

Refer to chapter 1 (System Memory section) for detailed specifi­cation of the memory supported by the system board.

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2.2.1 Installing the DIM Module

A DIM module simply snaps into a DIMM socket on the system
board. Pin 1 of the DIM module must correspond with Pin 1 of the
socket.

Notch
Key

Tab

Pin 1

1. Pull the “tabs” which are at the ends of the socket to the side.

2. Position the DIMM above the socket with the “notch” in the
module aligned with the “key” on the socket.

3. Seat the module vertically into the socket. Make sure it is
completely seated. The tabs will hold the DIMM in place.

Tab

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2.3 CPU

2.3.1 Overview

The system board is equipped with a surface mount Socket A
CPU socket. This socket is exclusively designed for installing an
AMD CPU.

2.3.2 Installing the CPU

1. Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected
to it has been powered down.

2. Disconnect all power cords and cables.

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3. Locate Socket A on the system board.

4. Unlock the socket by pushing the lever sideways, away from the
socket, then lifting it up to a 90o angle. Make sure the socket is
lifted to at least this angle otherwise the CPU will not fit in
properly.

Lever

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5. Position the CPU above the socket then align the gold mark
on the corner of the CPU (designated as pin 1) with pin 1 of
the socket.

Important:

Handle the CPU by its edges and avoid touching the pins.

Gold mark

Pin 1

6. Insert the CPU into the socket until it is seated in place. The
CPU will fit in only one orientation and can easily be inserted
without exerting any force.

Important:

Do not force the CPU into the socket. Forcing the CPU into
the socket may bend the pins and damage the CPU.

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7. Once the CPU is in place, push down the lever to lock the
socket. The lever should click on the side tab to indicate that
the CPU is completely secured in the socket.

Lever lock

2.3.3 Installing the Fan and Heat Sink

The CPU must be kept cool by using a CPU fan with heat sink.
Without sufficient air circulation across the CPU and heat sink,
the CPU will overheat damaging both the CPU and system board.

1. Before you install the fan / heat sink, you must apply a ther­mal paste onto the top of the CPU. The thermal paste, which
is usually supplied together with the CPU, looks somewhat
similar to the one shown below. Do not spread the paste all
over the surface. When you place the heat sink on top of the
CPU, the compound will disperse evenly.

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Do not apply the paste if the fan / heatsink already has a
patch of thermal paste on its underside. Peel the strip that
covers the paste then place the fan / heat sink on top of the
CPU.

Strip

2. After placing the fan / heat sink on top of the CPU, latch the
retaining clip on one side of the fan heat sink onto the pro­truding tab on the side of the socket.

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Retaining clip

Ta b

3. Push down the other retaining clip until it latches and lock
onto the protruding tab on that side of the socket. Make sure
there is sufficient air circulation across the CPU fan and heat
sink.

4. Connect the CPU fan’s cable connector to the CPU fan con­nector on the system board.

Hardware Installation

2.4 Jumper Settings

2.4.1 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data

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JP21

312

312

X

1-2 On:

Clear CMOS Data

If you encounter the following,

a) CMOS data becomes corrupted.
b) You forgot the keyboard, supervisor or user password.
c) You are unable to boot-up the computer system because the

processor’s ratio/clock was incorrectly set in the BIOS.

you can reconfigure the system with the default values stored in the
ROM BIOS.

To load the default values stored in the ROM BIOS, please follow
the steps below.

1. Power-off the system and unplug the power cord.

2. Set JP21 pins 1 and 2 to On. Wait for a few seconds and set
JP21 back to its default setting, pins 2 and 3 On.

3. Now plug the power cord and power-on the system.

If your reason for clearing the CMOS data is due to incorrect
setting of the processor’s ratio/clock in the BIOS, please proceed
to step 4.

2-3 On: Normal

(default)

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4. After powering-on the system, press <Del> to enter the main
menu of the BIOS.

5. Select the Frequency/Voltage Control submenu and press
<Enter>.

6. Set the “CPU Frequency” or “CPU Ratio” field to its default
setting or an appropriate bus clock or frequency ratio. Refer
to the Frequency/Voltage Control section in chapter 3 for
more information.

7. Press <Esc> to return to the main menu of the BIOS setup
utility. Select “Save & Exit Setup” and press <Enter>.

8. Type <Y> and press <Enter>.

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2.4.2 Jumper Settings for Selecting the CPU’s FSB (Front
Side Bus)

2

SW2

X

CPU FSB

100MHz

133MHz*

167MHz

200MHz

“*” denotes default setting

Off

Off

On

On

1

“White” represents the
switch’s position. The exam­ple on the left shows the
following settings:

pin 1 - Off
pin 2 - Off
pin 3 - Off
pin 4 - Off

2

3

4

Off

On

Off

Off

Off

Off

Off

Off

On

On

Off

On

SW2 is used to select the front side bus of the CPU installed on
the system board.

Important:

• Overclocking may result to the CPU’s or system’s instability
and are not guaranteed to provide better system perform­ance. If you are unable to boot your system due to
overclocking, make sure to set the DIP switch back to its
default settings.

• To ensure proper boot up and operation of your system, you
must power-off the system then turn off the power supply’s
switch or unplug the AC power cord prior to altering the
setting.

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2.5 Rear Panel I/O Ports

PS/2

Mouse

PS/2

K/B

PS/2

Mouse

PS/2

K/B

RJ45

LAN

USB 1-2

USB 2

USB 1

Parallel GAME/MIDI

COM 1

748-AL

Parallel

COM 1 COM 2

COM 2

748-A

Line-

Line-inMic-

out

GAME/MIDI

Line-

Line-inMic-

out

in

in

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2.5.1 PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard Ports

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PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 Keyboard

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The system board is equipped with an onboard PS/2 mouse
(Green) and PS/2 keyboard (Purple) ports - both at location
CN2 of the system board. The PS/2 mouse port uses IRQ12. If a
mouse is not connected to this port, the system will reserve
IRQ12 for other expansion cards.

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Warning:

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Make sure to turn off your computer prior to connecting or
disconnecting a mouse or keyboard. Failure to do so may
damage the system board.

Wake-On-Keyboard/Mouse

The Wake-On-Keyboard/Mouse function allows you to use the
keyboard or mouse to power-on the system. To use this function:

• BIOS Setting:

“PS2KB Wakeup From S3/S4/S5” and “PS2MS Wakeup From
S3/S4/S5” (“PM Wake Up Events” section) in the Power Man­agement Setup submenu of the BIOS must be set accordingly.
Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

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2.5.2 RJ45 LAN Port (748-AL only)

RJ45 LAN

The 748-AL system board is equipped with an onboard RJ45
LAN port at location CN1 of the system board. It allows the
system board to connect to a local area network by means of a
network hub.

BIOS Setting

Enable or disable the onboard LAN in the Integrated Peripherals
submenu (“SIS OnChip PCI Device” section) of the BIOS. Refer
to chapter 3 for more information.

To wake up the system via the LAN port, set the “MACPME
Power Up Control” field (“PM Wake Up Events” section) in the
Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS to Enabled.

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Driver Installation

Install the “LAN Drivers”. Refer to chapter 4 for more informa­tion.

2.5.3 Universal Serial Bus Ports

Hardware Installation

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VCC

VCC

-Data

-Data
+Data

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Ground

+Data

Ground

Key

10

Key

Key

Ground

+Data

VCC

-Data

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USB 3-4 USB 5-6

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2
1

VCC

-Data
+Data

10

Key

Ground

USB 2
USB 1

2
1

Two onboard USB 2.0/1.1 ports (Black) are at location CN1 of
the system board.

J3 (USB 3-4) and J5 (USB 5-6) connectors allow you to connect
4 additional USB 2.0/1.1 ports. The additional USB ports, which
are mounted on card-edge brackets, will be provided as options.
If you wish to use the optional USB ports, install the card-edge
bracket to the system chassis then insert the connector that is
attached to the USB port cables to J3 and/or J5.

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BIOS Setting

Configure the onboard USB in the Integrated Peripherals
submenu (“SIS OnChip PCI Device” section) of the BIOS. Refer
to chapter 3 for more information.

If you are using a USB 2.0 device, you must enable the USB 2.0
function in the same BIOS submenu mentioned above.

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Driver Installation

You may need to install the proper drivers in your operating
system to use the USB device. Refer to your operating system’s
manual or documentation for more information.

If you are using a USB 2.0 device, install the “SiS USB 2.0 Driv­ers”. Refer to chapter 4 for more information.

Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse

The Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse function allows you to use a
USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system from the S3
(STR - Suspend To RAM) state. To use this function:

• BIOS Setting:
“USB Port Wake Up Control” (“PM Wake Up Events” sec­tion) in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS
must be set to Enabled. Refer to chapter 3 for more informa­tion.

Important:

• If you are using the Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse func­tion for 2 USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power
supply must support ≥1.5A.

• If you are using the Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse func­tion for 3 or more USB ports, the 5VSB power source of
your power supply must support ≥2A.

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2.5.4 Serial Ports

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Hardware Installation

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COM 1

The system board is equipped with two onboard serial ports
(COM 1: CN3 and COM 2: CN4) - both in Teal/Turquoise color.

These ports are RS-232C asynchronous communication ports
with 16C550A-compatible UARTs that can be used with modems,
serial printers, remote display terminals, and other serial devices.

BIOS Setting

Select the serial ports’ I/O address in the Integrated Peripherals
submenu (“Onboard Super IO Device” section) of the BIOS. Re­fer to chapter 3 for more information.

COM 2

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2.5.5 Parallel Port

Parallel

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The system board has a standard parallel port (Burgundy) at
location CN5 for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer. It sup­ports SPP, ECP and EPP.

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Setting

SPP
(Standard Parallel Port)

ECP
(Extended Capabilities Port)

EPP
(Enhanced Parallel Port)

BIOS Setting

Select the parallel port’s mode in the Integrated Peripherals
submenu (“Onboard Super IO Device” section) of the BIOS. Re­fer to chapter 3 for more information.

Allows normal speed operation but
in one direction only.

Allows parallel port to operate in
bidirectional mode and at a speed
faster than the SPP’s data transfer
rate.

Allows bidirectional parallel port op­eration at maximum speed.

Function

Hardware Installation

2.5.6 Game Port

Game Port

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The Game/MIDI port is identical to that of a standard PC game
adapter or game I/O port. Connect an analog joystick to the 15­pin D-sub connector (Gold) at location CN6 of the system
board. This port works well with any application that is compat­ible with the standard PC joystick.

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2.5.7 Audio

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Line-out

2
1

Line-in

AuD_Vcc

AuD_R_Return

GND

Mic

Mic Power

AuD_R_Out

Mic-in

AuD_L_Return

Key

10

W

9

N. C.

AuD_L_Out

Front
audio

4CH audio

Center Out Return

Center out

W

2
1

SL

Ground

LFE Out Return

Key

LFE Out

SR

Ground

Ground/JS

Audio Jacks

The system board is equipped with 3 audio jacks. A jack is a one­hole connecting interface for inserting a plug.

• Line-out Jack (Lime)

This jack is used to connect external speakers for audio output
from the system board. Using this jack disables the front audio’s
line-out function.

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• Line-in Jack (Light Blue)

This jack can be connected to the line-out jack of any external
audio devices such as Hi-fi set, CD player, AM/FM radio tuner,
synthesizer, etc. Connect a stereo cable from the line-out jack of
your external device to this line-in jack.

• Mic-in Jack (Pink)

This jack is used to connect an external microphone. Use the C­Media application software to select between using this jack and
the front audio’s mic-in jack.

Front Audio

The front audio connector (J15) allows you to connect to the
line-out and mic-in jacks that are at the front panel of your sys­tem. Using this connector will disable the rear audio’s line-out
and mic-in functions.

Remove the jumper caps from pins 5-6 and pins 9-10 of J15
prior to connecting the front audio cable connector. Make sure
pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J15. If you
are not using this connector, make sure to replace the jumper
caps back to their original pin locations.

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Pins 5-6 and 9-10 short
(default)

Pins 5-6 and 9-10 open

4-channel Audio

The 4-channel audio connector (J7) supports 4 audio output sig­nals: center channel, subwoofer, rear right channel and rear left
channel. The 4 audio output signals together with the line-out
jack (at the rear panel) support 6-channel audio output.

One card-edge bracket, mounted with a rear jack and a center/
subwoofer jack, will be provided as an option. Remove the jumper
caps from pins 2-4 and pins 6-8 of J7 prior to connecting the
audio cable connector. Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector is

The front audio is disabled.
The rear audio is enabled.

The front audio is enabled.
The rear audio is disabled.

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aligned with pin 1 of J7. If you are not using this connector, re­place the jumper caps back to their original pin locations. Now
install the card-edge bracket to the system chassis.

Driver Installation

Install the “Realtek Audio Drivers”. An audio software application
program will at the same time be installed into your system. This
program will allow you to configure 2-channel, 4-channel and 6­channel audio modes as well as configure the audio effects. Refer
to chapter 4 for more information.

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2.6 I/O Connectors

2.6.1 Internal Audio Connectors

1

1

Left audio channel

Right audio channel

The CD-in (J14) and AUX-in (J13) connectors are used to re-

ceive audio from a CD-ROM drive, TV tuner or MPEG card.

Ground
Ground

4

CD-in AUX-in

4

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2.6.2 S/PDIF Connector

SPDIF out

Key

GND

VCC

SPDIF in

15

The system board is equipped with a S/PDIF connector. One card­edge bracket, mounted with S/PDIF ports, will be provided as an
option. Install the card-edge bracket to the system chassis then
connect the audio cable connector to J17. Make sure pin 1 of
the audio cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J17.

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2.6.3 Floppy Disk Drive Connector

Hardware Installation

2

34

33

X

21

The system board is equipped with a shrouded floppy disk drive
connector that supports two standard floppy disk drives. To prevent
improper floppy cable installation, the shrouded floppy disk header
has a keying mechanism. The 34-pin connector on the floppy cable
can be placed into the header only if pin 1 of the connector is
aligned with pin 1 of the header.

Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable

Install one end of the floppy disk drive cable into the shrouded
floppy disk header (J8) on the system board and the other end­most connector to the drive you want to designate as Drive A. If
you are connecting another drive (Drive B), install the middle
connector of the cable to the drive. The colored edge of the daisy
chained ribbon cable should be aligned with pin 1 of J8.

BIOS Setting

Enable or disable this function in the Integrated Peripherals
submenu (“Onboard Super I/O Device” section) of the BIOS.
Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

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2.6.4 IDE Disk Drive Connector

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40

IDE 1

X

IDE 2

X

The system board is equipped with two shrouded PCI IDE headers
that will interface four Enhanced IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics)
disk drives. To prevent improper IDE cable installation, each shrouded
PCI IDE header has a keying mechanism. The 40-pin connector on
the IDE cable can be placed into the header only if pin 1 of the
connector is aligned with pin 1 of the header.

Each IDE connector supports 2 devices, a Master and a Slave.
Use an IDE ribbon cable to connect the drives to the system
board. An IDE ribbon cable have 3 connectors on them, one that
plugs into an IDE connector on the system board and the other
2 connects to IDE devices. The connector at the end of the cable
is for the Master drive and the connector in the middle of the
cable is for the Slave drive.

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21

39

21

IDE 2IDE 1

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Connecting the IDE Disk Drive Cable

Install one end of the IDE cable into the IDE 1 header (J1) on
the system board and the other connectors to the IDE devices.

If you are adding a third or fourth IDE device, use another IDE
cable and install one end of the cable into the IDE 2 header (J2)
on the system board and the other connectors to the IDE de­vices.

Hardware Installation

Note:

Refer to your disk drive user’s manual for information about
selecting proper drive switch settings.

Adding a Second IDE Disk Drive

When using two IDE drives, one must be set as the master and
the other as the slave. Follow the instructions provided by the
drive manufacturer for setting the jumpers and/or switches on
the drives.

The system board supports Enhanced IDE or ATA-2, ATA/33,
ATA/66, ATA/100 or ATA/133 hard drives. We recommend that
you use hard drives from the same manufacturer. In a few cases,
drives from two different manufacturers will not function prop­erly when used together. The problem lies in the hard drives, not
the system board.

Important:

If you encountered problems while using an ATAPI CD-ROM
drive that is set in Master mode, please set the CD-ROM drive
to Slave mode. Some ATAPI CD-ROMs may not be recognized
and cannot be used if incorrectly set in Master mode.

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BIOS Setting

Enable or disable the onboard primary or secondary IDE in the
Integrated Peripherals submenu (“SIS OnChip IDE Device” sec­tion) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

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2.6.5 IrDA Connector

IRRX

N. C.

Ground

VCC

IRTX

15

Connect your IrDA cable to connector J6 on the system board.

Note:

The sequence of the pin functions on some IrDA cable may be
reversed from the pin function defined on the system board.
Make sure to connect the cable to the IrDA connector
according to their pin functions.

BIOS Setting

Set “UART Mode Select” (“Onboard Super IO Device” section)
in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS to the type of
IrDA standard supported by your device.

Driver Installation

You may need to install the proper drivers in your operating
system to use the IrDA function. Refer to your operating system’s
manual or documentation for more information.

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2.6.6 CPU Fan Connector

+12V

On

X

13

The CPU must be kept cool by using a fan with heatsink. Connect
the CPU fan to the 3-pin fan connector at location J9 of the
system board. The system is capable of monitoring the speed of
the CPU fan.

BIOS Setting

2

Sense

The “PC Health Status” submenu of the BIOS will display the
current speed of the CPU fan. Refer to chapter 3 for more infor­mation.

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2.6.7 Chassis Fan and 2nd Chassis Fan Connectors

+12V

On

2nd chassis
fan

Chassis fan

The chassis fan connector (J11) and second chassis fan connector
(J12) are used to connect cooling fans. The cooling fans will pro­vide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent over­heating the CPU and system board components. The system is
capable of monitoring the speed of the chassis fan.

X

X

N. C.

13

+12V

Sense

On

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BIOS Setting

The “PC Health Status” submenu of the BIOS will display the
current speed of the chassis fan. Refer to chapter 3 for more
information.

2.6.8 Wake-On-LAN Connector

Hardware Installation

Ground

WOL

+5VSB

2

1

X

Your LAN card package should include a cable. Connect one end
of the cable to the wakeup header on the card and the other
end to location J16 on the system board. The network will detect
Magic Packet and assert a wakeup signal to power-up the system.
Refer to the add-in card’s manual for details. Note: Your LAN card
must support the remote wake up function.

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

720mA.

BIOS Setting

To use the Wake-On-LAN function, you must enable the “Ring
Power Up Control” field (“PM Wake Up Events” section) in the
Power Management Setup of the BIOS.

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2.6.9 Power Connectors

10

20

+12V

5VSB

PW-OK

Ground

+5V

Ground

+5V

Ground

3.3V

3.3V

We recommend that you use a power supply that complies with the
ATX12V Power Supply Design Guide Version 1.1. An ATX12V
power supply has a standard 20-pin ATX main power connector
that must be inserted onto the CN7 connector.

The system board requires a minimum of 250 Watt power sup­ply to operate. Your system configuration (amount of memory,
add-in cards, peripherals, etc.) may exceed the minimum power
requirement. To ensure that adequate power is provided, use a
300 Watt (or greater) power supply.

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+5V
+5V

-5V
Ground
Ground

Ground
PS-ON
Ground

-12V

3.3V

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2.6.10 Front Panel Connectors

Hardware Installation

RESET

SPEAKER

HD-LED

2

J4

19

X

20

ATX-SW

HD-LED: Primary/Secondary IDE LED

This LED will light when the hard drive is being accessed.

RESET: Reset Switch

This switch allows you to reboot without having to power off the
system thus prolonging the life of the power supply or system.

SPEAKER: Speaker Connector

This connects to the speaker installed in the system chassis.

ATX-SW: ATX Power Switch

Depending on the setting in the BIOS setup, this switch is a “dual
function power button” that will allow your system to enter the Soft­Off or Suspend mode. Refer to “Power Button Override” in the
Power Management Setup (Chapter 3).

PWR-LED

1
2

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PWR-LED: Power/Standby LED

When the system’s power is on, this LED will light. When the
system is in the S1 (POS - Power On Suspend) or S3 (STR ­Suspend To RAM) state, it will blink every second.

Note:

If a system did not boot-up and the Power/Standby LED did
not light after it was powered-on, it may indicate that the CPU
or memory module was not installed properly. Please make sure
they are properly inserted into their corresponding socket.

Pin

Pin Assignment

HD-LED

(Primary/Secondary IDE LED)

Reserved

ATX-SW

(ATX power switch)

Reserved

RESET

(Reset switch)

SPEAKER

(Speaker connector)

PWR-LED

(Power/Standby LED)

3

HDD LED Power

5

HDD

14

N. C.

16

N. C.

8

PWRBT+

10

PWRBT-

18

N. C.

20

N. C.

7

Ground

9

H/W Reset

13

Speaker Data

15

N. C.

17

Ground

19

Speaker Power

2

LED Power (+)

4

LED Power (+)

6

LED Power (-) or Standby Signal

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Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup

3.1 Award BIOS Setup Utility

The Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) is a program that takes
care of the basic level of communication between the processor
and peripherals. In addition, the BIOS also contains codes for vari­ous advanced features found in this system board. This chapter
explains the Setup Utility for the Award BIOS.

After you power up the system, the BIOS message appears on
the screen and the memory count begins. After the memory test,
the following message will appear on the screen:

Press DEL to enter setup

If the message disappears before you respond, restart the system
or press the “Reset” button. You may also restart the system by
pressing the <Ctrl> <Alt> and <Del> keys simultaneously.

When you press <Del>, the main menu screen will appear.

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3.1.1 Standard CMOS Features

Use the arrow keys to highlight “Standard CMOS Features” and
press <Enter>. The following screen will appear.

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical
to this one.

3.1.1.1 Date

The date format is <day>, <month>, <date>, <year>. Day dis­plays a day, from Sunday to Saturday. Month displays the month,
from January to December. Date displays the date, from 1 to 31.
Year displays the year, from 1990 to 2098.

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3.1.1.2 Time

The time format is <hour>, <minute>, <second>. The time is
based on the 24-hour military-time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is
13:00:00. Hour displays hours from 00 to 23. Minute displays min­utes from 00 to 59. Second displays seconds from 00 to 59.

BIOS Setup

3.1.1.3 IDE Primary Master, IDE Primary Slave, IDE Secondary Master
and IDE Secondary Slave

Move the cursor to the “IDE Primary Master”, “IDE Primary
Slave”, “IDE Secondary Master” or “IDE Secondary Slave” field,
then press <Enter>.

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical
to this one.

IDE HDD Auto Detection

Detects the parameters of the drive. The parameters will auto­matically be shown on the screen.

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IDE Primary Master/Slave and IDE Secondary Master/Slave

The drive type information should be included in the documenta­tion from your hard disk vendor. If you select ”Auto”, the BIOS
will auto-detect the HDD & CD-ROM drive at the POST stage
and show the IDE for the HDD & CD-ROM drive. If a hard disk
has not been installed, select “None”.

Access Mode

For hard drives larger than 528MB, you would typically select the
LBA type. Certain operating systems require that you select CHS
or Large. Please check your operating system’s manual or Help
desk on which one to select.

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Capacity

Displays the approximate capacity of the disk drive. Usually the
size is slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a
disk checking program.

Cylinder

This field displays the number of cylinders.

Head

This field displays the number of read/write heads.

Precomp

This field displays the number of cylinders at which to change
the write timing.

Landing Zone

This field displays the number of cylinders specified as the landing
zone for the read/write heads.

Sector

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This field displays the number sectors per track.

3.1.1.4 Drive A and Drive B

These fields identify the types of floppy disk drives installed.

None No floppy drive is installed
360K, 5.25 in. 5-1/4 in. standard drive; 360KB capacity

1.2M, 5.25 in. 5-1/4 in. AT-type high-density drive; 1.2MB capac-

ity

720K, 3.5 in. 3-1/2 in. double-sided drive; 720KB capacity

1.44M, 3.5 in. 3-1/2 in. double-sided drive; 1.44MB capacity

2.88M, 3.5 in. 3-1/2 in. double-sided drive; 2.88MB capacity

BIOS Setup

3.1.1.5 Video

This field selects the type of video adapter used for the primary
system monitor. Although secondary monitors are suppor ted, you
do not have to select the type. The default setting is EGA/VGA.

EGA/VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter/Video Graphics Array.

For EGA, VGA, SVGA and PGA monitor adapters.

CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter. Power up in 40-column

mode.

CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter. Power up in 80-column

mode.

Mono Monochrome adapter. Includes high resolution

monochrome adapters.

3.1.1.6 Halt On

This field determines whether the system will stop if an error is
detected during power up. The default setting is All Errors.

No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors de-

tected.

All Errors The system boot will stop whenever the BIOS de-

tects a non-fatal error.

All, But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a key-

board error; it will stop for all other errors.

All, But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk er-

ror; it will stop for all other errors.

All, But Disk/Key The system boot will not stop for a disk or

keyboard error; it will stop for all other er­rors.

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3.1.1.7 Base Memory

Displays the amount of base (or conventional) memory installed
in the system. The value of the base memory is typically 512K for
systems with 512K memory installed on the motherboard or
640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed on the
motherboard.

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3.1.1.8 Extended Memory

Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot­up.

3.1.1.9 Total Memory

Displays the total memory available in the system.

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3.1.2 Advanced BIOS Features

The Advanced BIOS Features allows you to configure your sys­tem for basic operation. Some entries are defaults required by
the system board, while others, if enabled, will improve the per­formance of your system or let you set some features according
to your preference.

The screen above list all the fields available in the Advanced BIOS Features submenu,
for ease of reference in this manual. In the actual CMOS setup, you have to use the
scroll bar to view the fields. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your
version may not be identical to this one.

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3.1.2.1 Virus Warning

This field protects the boot sector and partition table of your hard
disk drive. When this field is enabled, the Award BIOS will moni­tor the boot sector and partition table of the hard disk drive. If an
attempt is made to write to the boot sector or partition table of
the hard disk drive, the BIOS will halt the system and an error
message will appear.

After seeing the error message, if necessary, you will be able to
run an anti-virus program to locate and remove the problem be­fore any damage is done.

Many disk diagnostic programs which attempt to access the boot
sector table will cause the warning message to appear. If you are
running such a program, we recommend that you first disable this

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field. Also, disable this field if you are installing or running certain
operating systems like Windows® 98/2000/ME/XP or the operating
system may not install nor work.

3.1.2.2 CPU Internal Cache and External Cache

These fields speed up the memory access. The default is Enabled,
which provides better performance by enabling cache.

3.1.2.3 Quick Power On Self Test

This field speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) whenever the
system is powered on. The BIOS will shorten or skip some check
items during POST. To attain the shortest POST time, select
“Fast”.

3.1.2.4 First Boot Device, Second Boot Device, Third Boot Device
and Boot Other Device

Select the drive to boot first, second and third in the “First Boot
Device” “Second Boot Device” and “Third Boot Device” fields
respectively. The BIOS will boot the operating system according
to the sequence of the drive selected. Set “Boot Other Device”
to Enabled if you wish to boot from another device.

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3.1.2.5 Swap Floppy Drive

When this field is enabled and the system is booting from the
floppy drive, the system will boot from drive B instead of drive A.
When this field is disabled and the system is booting from the
floppy drive, the system will boot from drive A. You must have
two floppy drives to use this function.

3.1.2.6 Boot Up NumLock Status

This allows you to determine the default state of the numeric
keypad. By default, the system boots up with NumLock on
wherein the function of the numeric keypad is the number keys.
When set to Off, the function of the numeric keypad is the ar­row keys.

BIOS Setup

3.1.2.7 Gate A20 Option

This entry allows you to select how gate A20 is handled. Gate A20
is a device used to address memory above 1 Mbyte. Initially, gate
A20 was handled via the keyboard controller. Today, while key­boards still provide this support, it is more common, and much
faster, for the system chipset to provide support for gate A20.

3.1.2.8 Typematic Rate Setting

Disabled Continually holding down a key on your keyboard

will cause the BIOS to report that the key is down.

Enabled The BIOS will not only report that the key is down,

but will first wait for a moment, and, if the key is still
down, it will begin to repor t that the key has been
depressed repeatedly. For example, you would use
such a feature to accelerate cursor movements with
the arrow keys. You can then select the typematic
rate and typematic delay in the “Typematic Rate
(Chars/Sec)” and “Typematic Delay (Msec)” fields
below.

3.1.2.9 Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

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This field allows you to select the rate at which the keys are
accelerated.

3.1.2.10 Typematic Delay (Msec)

This field allows you to select the delay between when the key
was first depressed and when the acceleration begins.

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3.1.2.11 Security Option

This field determines when the system will prompt for the pass­word - everytime the system boots or only when you enter the
BIOS setup. Set the password in the Set Supervisor/User Pass­word submenu.

System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be

denied unless the correct password is entered at the
prompt.

Setup The system will boot, but access to Setup will be de-

nied unless the correct password is entered at the
prompt.

3.1.2.12 APIC Mode

Leave this field in its default setting.

3.1.2.13 MPS Version Control for OS

This field is used to select the MPS version that the system
board is using.

3.1.2.14 OS Select for DRAM > 64MB

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This field allows you to access the memory that is over 64MB in
OS/2.

3.1.2.15 HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability

The system board supports SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and
Reporting Technology) hard drives. SMART is a reliability predic­tion technology for ATA/IDE and SCSI drives. The drive will pro­vide sufficient notice to the system or user to backup data prior
to the drive’s failure. The default is Disabled. If you are using hard
drives that support S.M.A.R.T., set this field to Enabled. SMART is
supported in ATA/33 or later hard drives.

BIOS Setup

3.1.2.16 Video BIOS Shadow

Determines whether video BIOS will be copied to RAM. Video
Shadow will increase the video speed. Note that some graphics
boards require that this option be disabled. The default value is
Enabled.

Enabled Video shadow is enabled.
Disabled Video shadow is disabled.

3.1.2.17 Small Logo(EPA) Show

Enabled The EPA logo will appear during system boot-up.
Disabled The EPA logo will not appear during system boot-

up.

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3.1.3 Advanced Chipset Features

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical
to this one.

This section gives you functions to configure the system based
on the specific features of the chipset. The chipset manages bus
speeds and access to system memory resources. These items

should not be altered unless necessary. The default settings have

been chosen because they provide the best operating conditions
for your system. The only time you might consider making any
changes would be if you discovered some incompatibility or that
data was being lost while using your system.

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3.1.3.1 Advanced Host Control

Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following
screen will appear.

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical
to this one.

Memory Hole At 15M-16M

In order to improve system performance, certain space in memory
can be reserved for ISA cards. This memor y must be mapped into
the memory space below 16MB. When enabled, the CPU assumes
the 15-16MB memory range is allocated to the hidden ISA address
range instead of the actual system DRAM. When disabled, the CPU
assumes the 15-16MB address range actually contains DRAM
memory. If more than 16MB of system memor y is installed, this
field must be disabled to provide contiguous system memory.

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C1 State Disconnect to C3 State Disconnect

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

C1 State Self-Refresh to C3 State Self-Refresh

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

CPU Command ACK Limit

The options are 4 and 8.

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3.1.3.2 Advanced DRAM Control 1

Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following
screen will appear.

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical
to this one.

Auto Configuration

The default setting is Performance.

DDR SDRAM CAS Latency

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This field is used to select the clock cycle of the SDRAM CAS
latency time. The option selected specifies the time before
SDRAM starts a read command after receiving it.

CPU/DRAM Bypass Ctrl

The options are Auto and Disabled.

3.1.3.3 AGP Aperture Size

This field is relevant to the memory-mapped graphics data of the
AGP card installed in your system. Leave this in its default setting.

3.1.3.4 AGP Fast Write Support

When the AGP Fast Write function is enabled, it will improve the
system’s performance.

BIOS Setup

3.1.3.5 System BIOS Cacheable

When this field is enabled, accesses to the system BIOS ROM
addressed at F0000H-FFFFFH are cached, provided that the cache
controller is enabled. The larger the range of the Cache RAM, the
higher the efficiency of the system.

3.1.3.6 Video RAM Cacheable

When enabled, it allows the video RAM to be cacheable thus pro­viding better video performance. If your graphics card does not
support this function, set this field to Disabled.

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3.1.4 Integrated Peripherals

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical
to this one.

3.1.4.1 SIS OnChip IDE Device

Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following
screen will appear.

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The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical
to this one.

BIOS Setup

Internal PCI/IDE

This field allows you to enable or disable the primary and sec­ondary IDE controller.

Both Allows you to configure the IDE Primary Master/

Slave PIO, IDE Secondary Master/Slave PIO, Pri­mary Master/Slave UltraDMA and Secondary
Master/Slave UltraDMA fields.

Disabled Select this option if you want to use a different

hard drive controller.

Primary Allows you to configure the IDE Primary Master/

Slave PIO and Primary Master/Slave UltraDMA
fields.

Secondary Allows you to configure the IDE Secondary Mas-

ter/Slave PIO and Secondary Master/Slave
UltraDMA fields.

IDE Primary Master/Slave PIO and IDE Secondary Master/Slave
PIO

PIO means Programmed Input/Output. Rather than have the
BIOS issue a series of commands to effect a transfer to or from
the disk drive, PIO allows the BIOS to tell the controller what it
wants and then let the controller and the CPU perform the com­plete task by themselves. Your system supports five modes, 0 (de­fault) to 4, which primarily differ in timing. When Auto is selected,
the BIOS will select the best available mode after checking your
drive.

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Auto The BIOS will automatically set the system ac-

cording to your hard disk drive’s timing.

Mode 0-4 You can select a mode that matches your hard

disk drive’s timing. Caution: Do not use the wrong
setting or you will have drive errors.

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Primary Master/Slave UltraDMA and Secondary Master/Slave
UltraDMA

These fields allow you to set the Ultra DMA in use. When Auto
is selected, the BIOS will select the best available option after
checking your hard drive or CD-ROM.

Auto The BIOS will automatically detect the settings

for you.

Disabled The BIOS will not detect these categories.

IDE DMA Transfer Access

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

IDE Burst Mode

When the IDE Burst Mode function is enabled, it will reduce the
latency time between each drive’s read and write cycle. To enable
this function, make sure the “Internal PCI/IDE” field is not disabled.

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3.1.4.2 SIS OnChip PCI Device

Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following
screen will appear.

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical
to this one.

SIS USB Controller

Enabled Enables the onboard USB. You can further configure

the USB in the following 4 fields.

Disabled Disables the onboard USB.

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USB Ports Number

This field is used to select the number of USB ports you want
enabled.

USB 2.0 Support

If you are using a USB 2.0 device, this field must be set to Ena­bled.

USB Keyboard Support

By default, this field is Disabled. However, if you are using a USB
keyboard under DOS, make sure to enable this function.

USB Mouse Support

This field is used to enable or disable the USB mouse.

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SIS AC97 Audio

Auto Select this option when using the onboard AC97

codec.

Disabled Select this option when using a PCI sound card.

SIS 10/100M Ethernet (748-AL only)

This field is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN.

SIS MAC Address Input

Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>, then enter the
MAC address. This field is configurable only if the “SIS 10/100M
Ethernet” field is set to Enabled.

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3.1.4.3 Onboard Super IO Device

Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following
screen will appear.

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical
to this one.

Onboard FDC Controller

Enabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller.
Disabled Disables the onboard floppy disk controller.

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Onboard Serial Port 1 and Onboard Serial Port 2

Auto The system will automatically select an I/O address

for the onboard serial port 1 and serial port 2.

3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3 Allows you to manu-

ally select an I/O address for the onboard serial port
1 and serial port 2.

Disabled Disables the onboard serial port 1 and/or serial port

2.

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UART Mode Select

The system board supports IrDA function for wireless connectiv­ity between your computer and peripheral devices. You may not
use IrDA and the COM 2 serial port at the same time. If you are
using the COM 2 serial port, make sure this field is set to Nor­mal.

To use the IrDA function, follow the steps below.

1. Connect your IrDA cable to connector J6 on the system

board.

2. Set the “UART Mode Select” field to the type of IrDA

standard supported by your IrDA peripheral/device. For
better transmission of data, your IrDA peripheral device
must be within a 30o angle and within a distance of 1 me­ter.

3. Set the “UR2 Duplex Mode” field appropriately.

UR2 Duplex Mode

Half Data is completely transmitted before receiving data.
Full Transmits and receives data simultaneously.

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Onboard Parallel Port

378/IRQ7, 3BC/IRQ7, 278/IRQ5 Selects the I/O address and

IRQ for the onboard parallel port.

Disabled Disables the onboard parallel port.

Parallel Port Mode

The options are SPP, EPP, ECP and ECP+EPP. These apply to a
standard specification and will depend on the type and speed of
your device. Refer to your peripheral’s manual for the best op­tion.

SPP

Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only.

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“ECP (Extended Capabilities Port)”

Allows parallel port to operate in bidirectional mode and at a
speed faster than the normal mode’s data transfer rate.

“EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port)”

Allows bidirectional parallel port operation at maximum
speed.

If you selected EPP, the “EPP Mode Select” field is selectable. If
you selected ECP, the “ECP Mode Use DMA” field is selectable. If
you selected ECP+EPP, both “EPP Mode Select” and “ECP Mode
Use DMA” are selectable.

ECP Mode Use DMA

This is used to select a DMA channel of the parallel port.

3.1.4.4 IDE HDD Block Mode

Enabled The IDE HDD uses the block mode. The system

BIOS will check the hard disk drive for the maximum
block size the system can transfer. The block size will
depend on the type of hard disk drive.

Disabled The IDE HDD uses the standard mode.

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3.1.4.5 Init Display First

This field is used to select whether to initialize the AGP or PCI
first when the system boots.

AGP When the system boots, it will first initialize the

AGP.

PCI Slot When the system boots, it will first initialize PCI.

3.1.4.6 IDECH0 Access Interface and IDECH1 Access Interface

These fields are used to select the access interface of the IDE
devices.

3.1.4.7 USB0 Access Interface, USB1 Access Interface and USB2 Ac­cess Interface

These fields are used to select the access interface of the USB
devices.

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3.1.4.8 USB2.0 Access Interface

This field is used to select the access interface of the USB 2.0
device.

3.1.4.9 MAC Access Interface and Audio Access Interface

These fields are used to select the access interface of the MAC
and audio device.

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3.1.5 Power Management Setup

The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your sys­tem to most effectively save energy.

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical
to this one.

3.1.5.1 ACPI Function

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This function should be enabled only in operating systems that

®®

®

support ACPI. Currently, only Windows

®®

98/2000/ME/XP supports
this function. If you want to use the Suspend to RAM function,
make sure this field is enabled then select “S3(STR)” in the “ACPI
Suspend Type” field.

3.1.5.2 ACPI Suspend Type

This field is used to select the type of Suspend mode.

S1(POS) Enables the Power On Suspend function.
S3(STR) Enables the Suspend to RAM function. If you are

®®

®

using the Windows

®®

98 operating system, refer to
“Using the Suspend to RAM Function” in appendix
A for more information.

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3.1.5.3 Power Management

This field allows you to select the type (or degree) of power
saving by changing the length of idle time that elapses before the
Suspend mode field is activated.

Min Saving Minimum power saving time for the Suspend

mode = 1 Hour

Max Saving Maximum power saving time for the Suspend

mode = 1 Min.

User Define Allows you to set the power saving time in the

“Suspend Mode” field.

3.1.5.4 Suspend Mode

This is selectable only when the Power Management field is set
to User Define. When the system enters the Suspend mode ac­cording to the power saving time selected, the CPU and onboard
peripherals will be shut off.

3.1.5.5 Video Off Option

Always On The system BIOS will never turn off the

screen.

Suspend -> Off The screen is off when the system is in the

Suspend mode.

All Modes -> Off The screen is off when the system is in the

Doze, Standby or Suspend mode.

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3.1.5.6 Video Off Method

This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.

V/H SYNC + Blank This selection will cause the system to

turn off the vertical and horizontal syn­chronization ports and write blanks to the
video buffer.

Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video

buffer.

DPMS Initializes display power management signaling.

Use this option if your video board supports it.

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3.1.5.7 Switch Function

The options are Disabled and Break/Wake.

3.1.5.8 MODEM Use IRQ

This field is used to set an IRQ channel for the modem installed
in your system.

3.1.5.9 Hot Key Function As

This field allows you to use the <Ctrl>, <Alt> and <Backspace>
keys to enter the Power Off or Suspend mode.

Power Off Press the <Ctrl>, <Alt> and <Backspace> keys si-

multaneously to enter the power off mode.

Suspend Press the <Ctrl>, <Alt> and <Backspace> keys si-

multaneously to enter the Suspend mode.

Disable Disables the hot key function.

3.1.5.10 HDD Off After

This is selectable only when the Power Management field is set
to User Define. When the system enters the HDD Power Down
mode according to the power saving time selected, the hard disk
drive will be powered down while all other devices remain ac­tive.

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3.1.5.11 Power Button Override

This field allows you to select the method of powering off your
system.

Delay 4 Sec. Regardless of whether the Power Management

function is enabled or disabled, if the power but­ton is pushed and released in less than 4 sec, the
system enters the Suspend mode. The purpose of
this function is to prevent the system from
powering off in case you accidentally “hit” or
pushed the power button. Push and release again
in less than 4 sec to restore. Pushing the power
button for more than 4 seconds will power off
the system.

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Instant-Off Pressing and then releasing the power button at

once will immediately power off your system.

3.1.5.12 Power State Resume Control

Always Off When power returns after an AC power fail-

ure, the system’s power is off. You must press
the Power button to power-on the system.

Always On When power returns after an AC power fail-

ure, the system will automatically power-on.

Keep Pre-State When power returns after an AC power fail-

ure, the system will return to the state where
you left off before power failure occurs. If the
system’s power is off when AC power failure
occurs, it will remain off when power returns.
If the system’s power is on when AC power
failure occurs, the system will power-on when
power returns.

3.1.5.13 PM Wake Up Events

Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following
screen will appear.

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The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical
to this one.

IRQ [3-7, 9-15], NMI

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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IRQ 8 Break Suspend

When this field is enabled, access to IRQ 8 will cause the system
to wake up from the Suspend mode.

Ring Power Up Control

This field is used to enable or disable the Wake-On-Ring and Wake­On-LAN function.

• Wake-On-Ring - When enabled, the system will power-on to re­spond to calls coming from an external modem.

• Wake-On-LAN - When enabled, the LAN card in the system
will allow the network to power-on a Soft Power Down (Soft­Off) PC. However, if your system is in the Suspend mode, you
can wake up the system only through an IRQ or DMA inter­rupt. Your LAN card must support the remote wake up func­tion. Refer to “Wake-On-LAN Connector” in chapter 2 for
more information.

MACPME Power Up Control

This field is used to enable the Wake-On-LAN function of the
onboard LAN.

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PCIPME Power Up Control

Enabled This field should be set to Enabled only if your PCI

card such as LAN card or modem card uses the PCI
PME (Power Management Event) signal to remotely
wake up the system. Access to the LAN card or PCI

card will cause the system to wake up. Refer to the

card’s documentation for more information.

Disabled The system will not wake up despite access to the

PCI card.

USB Port Wake Up Control

This field, when enabled, allows you to use a USB device to wake
up the system.

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PS2KB Wakeup From S3/S4/S5

This field allows you to use the PS/2 keyboard to wake up the
system from the S3/S4/S5 state.

Any Key Use any keyboard keys to wake up the system

from the S3/S4/S5 state.

Hot Key Use any of the function keys, between F1 and F12,

to wake up the system from the S3/S4/S5 state.

Password Use a password to wake up the system from the

S3/S4/S5 state. Select this option and press <En­ter>. Enter your password. You can enter up to 5
characters. Type in exactly the same password to
confirm, then press <Enter>.

Important:

If you forgot the password, you must power-off
the system, unplug the power cord and clear the
CMOS data. Follow the steps in the “Jumper
Settings for Clearing CMOS Data” section in
chapter 2.

PS2MS Wakeup from S3/S4/S5

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This field allows you to use the PS/2 mouse to wake up the
system from the S3/S4/S5 state.

Disable Disables the PS/2 mouse wake up function.
Click Click the PS/2 mouse to wake up the system.
Move & Click Move and click the PS/2 mouse to wake up the

system.

Power Up By Alarm

Enabled When Enabled, you can set the date and time you

would like the Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC to
power-on in the “Month Alarm”, “Day of Month
Alarm” and “Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm” fields. However,
if the system is being accessed by incoming calls or
the network prior to the date and time set in these
fields, the system will give priority to the incoming
calls or network.

Disabled Disables the automatic power-on function. (de-

fault)

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Month Alarm

This is used to select the month you would like the PC to
power-on.

Day of Month Alarm

0 The system will power-on everyday according to

the time set in the “Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm” field.

1-31 Select a date you would like the system to

power-on. The system will power-on on the set
date, and time set in the “Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm”
field.

Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm

This is used to set the time you would like the system to power­on. If you want the system to power-on everyday as set in the
“Day of Month Alarm” field, the time set in this field must be
later than the time of the RTC set in the Standard CMOS Fea­tures submenu.

Reload Global Timer Events

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When enabled, access to the specified field (Primary IDE, Second­ary IDE, FDD/COM/LPT Port or PCI PIRQ[A-D]#) will cause the
system to wake up completely from the power management
mode. When disabled, the system will not wake up from the
power management mode despite access to the specified field.

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3.1.6 PnP/PCI Configurations

This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. It covers
some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that
only experienced users should make any changes to the default
settings.

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical
to this one.

3.1.6.1 Reset Configuration Data

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Enabled The BIOS will reset the Extended System Configura-

tion Data (ESCD) once automatically. It will then rec­reate a new set of configuration data.

Disabled The BIOS will not reset the configuration data.

3.1.6.2 Resources Controlled By

The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capability to automatically
configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices.

Auto The system will automatically detect the settings for

you.

Manual Choose the specific IRQ in the “IRQ Resources” field

respectively.

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3.1.6.3 IRQ Resources

Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. This field is used
to set each system interrupt to either Reser ved or PCI Device.

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical
to this one.

3.1.6.4 PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

This field determines whether the MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards
can work with PCI/VGA or not. The default value is Disabled.

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Enabled MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards work with PCI/VGA.
Disabled MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards does not work with PCI/

VGA.

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3.1.7 PC Health Status

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical
to this one.

3.1.7.1 CPU (V)

This field shows the detected voltage of the processor.

3.1.7.2 VCC 1.8V, VCC 3.3V, +5V, +12V, 3VSB(V), -12V and 5VSB(V)

These fields show the output voltage of the power supply.

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3.1.7.3 Current CPU Temperature, Current System Temp., Current
CPU Fan Speed and Current Chassis Fan Speed

These fields show the current temperature of the CPU, internal
temperature of the system, and the current fan speed of the CPU
and chassis fans in RPM (Revolutions Per Minute).

Note:

The onboard hardware monitor function is capable of detecting
“system health” conditions but if you want a warning message
to pop-up or a warning alarm to sound when an abnormal
condition occurs, you must install the Hardware Monitor utility.
This utility is included in the CD that came with the system
board. Refer to the Hardware Monitor section in chapter 4 for
more information.

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3.1.8 Frequency/Voltage Control

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical
to this one.

3.1.8.1 Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk

When enabled, the system will automatically send clock signals to
existing DIMM or PCI devices.

3.1.8.2 Spread Spectrum

Leave this field in its default setting. Do not alter this setting un­less advised by an engineer or technician.

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3.1.8.3 CPU Frequency

This field provides several options for selecting the external sys­tem bus clock of the processor. The available options allow you
to adjust the processor’s bus clock by 1MHz increment.

Important:

Selecting an external bus clock other than the default setting
may result to the processor’s or system’s instability and are not
guaranteed to provide better system performance.

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3.1.8.4 CPU Ratio

This field is used to select the CPU’s ratio.

3.1.8.5 DRAM Voltage Regulator

This field allows you to manually select higher voltage supplied
to the DRAM. If you want to use the DRAM’s default voltage,
leave this field in its default setting.

Important:

Although this function is supported, we do not recommend that
you use a higher voltage because unstable current may be sup­plied to the system board causing damage.

3.1.8.6 AGP Voltage Regulator

This field allows you to manually select higher voltage supplied
to the AGP. If you want to use the default voltage, leave this field
in its default setting.

Important:

Although this function is supported, we do not recommend that
you use a higher voltage because unstable current may be sup­plied to the system board causing damage.

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3.1.8.7 Chipset Voltage Regulator

This field allows you to manually select higher voltage supplied
to the chipset. If you want to use the default voltage, leave this
field in its default setting.

Important:

Although this function is supported, we do not recommend that
you use a higher voltage because unstable current may be sup­plied to the system board causing damage.

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3.1.8.8 CPU Voltage Regulator

This field allows you to manually adjust to a higher core voltage
that is supplied to the CPU. If you want to use the CPU’s default
core voltage, leave this field in its default setting, which is “De­fault”. The CPU’s Vcore will be generated according to the CPU
VID configuration.

Important:

Although this function is supported, we do not recommend that
you use a higher voltage because unstable current may be sup­plied to the system board causing damage.

3.1.8.9 CPU:DRAM Frequency Ratio

This field is used to select the ratio between the CPU and
DRAM clocks.

3.1.8.10 DRAM Frequency

This field will show the detected frequency of the DDR SDRAM
DIMM.

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3.1.9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults

The “Load Fail-Safe Defaults” option loads the troubleshooting
default values permanently stored in the ROM chips. These set­tings are not optimal and turn off all high performance features.
You should use these values only if you have hardware problems.
Highlight this option in the main menu and press <Enter>.

If you want to proceed, type <Y> and press <Enter>. The default
settings will be loaded.

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3.1.10 Load Optimized Defaults

The “Load Optimized Defaults” option loads optimized settings

from the BIOS ROM. Use the default values as standard values for
your system. Highlight this option in the main menu and press
<Enter>.

Type <Y> and press <Enter> to load the Setup default values.

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3.1.11 Set Password

If you want to protect your system and setup from unauthorized
entry, set a password with the “System” option selected in the
Advanced BIOS Features. If you want to protect access to setup
only, but not your system, set a password with the “Setup” option
selected in the Advanced BIOS Features. You will not be
prompted for a password when you cold boot the system.

Use the arrow keys to highlight “Set Password” and press <En­ter>.

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Type in the password. You are limited to eight characters. When
done, the message below will appear:

Confirm Password:

You are asked to verify the password. Type in exactly the same
password. If you type in a wrong password, you will be prompted
to enter the correct password again. To delete or disable the
password function, highlight “Set Super visor Password” and press
<Enter>, instead of typing in a new password. Press the <Esc>
key to return to the main menu.

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3.1.12 Save & Exit Setup

When all the changes have been made, highlight “Save & Exit
Setup” and press <Enter>.

Type “Y” and press <Enter>. The modifications you have made
will be written into the CMOS memory, and the system will
reboot. You will once again see the initial diagnostics on the
screen. If you wish to make additional changes to the setup, press
<Ctrl> <Alt> <Esc> simultaneously or <Del> after memory
testing is done.

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3.1.13 Exit Without Saving

When you do not want to save the changes you have made,
highlight “Exit Without Saving” and press <Enter>.

Type “Y” and press <Enter>. The system will reboot and you will
once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen. If you wish to
make any changes to the setup, press <Ctrl> <Alt> <Esc> simul­taneously or <Del> after memory testing is done.

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3.2 Updating the BIOS

To update the BIOS, you will need the new BIOS file and a flash
utility, AWDFLASH.EXE. You can download them from DFI’s web
site or contact technical support or your sales representative.

Note:

AWDFLASH.EXE works only in DOS mode.

1. Save the new BIOS file along with the flash utility
AWDFLASH.EXE to a floppy disk.

2. Reboot the system and enter the Award BIOS Setup Utility to
set the first boot drive to “Floppy”.

3. Save the setting and reboot the system.

4. After the system booted from the floppy disk, execute the
flash utility by typing AWDFLASH.EXE. The following screen
will appear.

Award BIOS Flash Utility V.8.15B

(C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

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(The current BIOS information will appear in this area.)

File Name to Program :

5. Type the new BIOS file name onto the gray area that is next
to “File Name to Program” then press <Enter>.

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6. The following will appear.

Do You Want to Save BIOS (Y/N)

This question refers to the current existing BIOS in your sys­tem. We recommend that you save the current BIOS and its
flash utility; just in case you need to reinstall the BIOS. To save
the current BIOS, press <Y> then enter the file name of the
current BIOS. Otherwise, press <N>.

7. The following will then appear.

Press “Y” to Program or “N” to Exit

8. Press <Y> to flash the new BIOS.

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Supported Softwares

Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares

4.1 Desktop Management Interface (DMI)

The system board comes with a DMI built into the BIOS. DMI, along
with the appropriately networked software, is designed to make
inventory, maintenance and troubleshooting of computer systems easier.
With DMI, a network administrator or MIS engineer can remotely
access some information about a particular computer system without
physically going to it. Quite often a service call may be unnecessary as
the problem can be solved remotely.

The DMI utility in the BIOS automatically records various information
about your system configuration. Information about the type and speed
of CPU, type and amount of memory for each memory slot, BIOS
revision level, types of add-in PCI boards and components, certain
revision numbers of hardware installed, etc. are automatically detected
and stored in the DMI pool, which is a part of the system board's
Plug and Play BIOS. Additional information, such as ISA based
peripherals, which may not be automatically detected, can be manually
recorded in the DMI pool by using the Add DMI menu. The DMI pool
data is then verified or updated whenever the system hardware or
setup is altered.

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4.1.1 Running the DMI Utility

To run the DMI utility, type: DMICFG.EXE. You can download this utility
from ftp.dfiusa.com - /utilities/DMI directory.

The DMI utility must run in real mode with at least 180K of base
memory. Memory managers like HIMEM.SYS (required by Windows)
must not be installed. You may do this by using one of the 3 methods
listed below.

1. Boot up from a system diskette without the AUTOEXEC.BAT and
CONFIG.SYS files,

2. “REM” HIMEM.SYS in the CONFIG.SYS, or

3. Press <F5> during bootup to bypass your AUTOEXEC.BAT and
CONFIG.SYS files.

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4.1.2 Using the DMI Utility

Award DMI Configuration Utility Copyright Award Software Inc, 1996

[Edit DMI] [Add DMI] [Load DMI File] [Save DMI File]

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BIOS

n

System

Enclosure/Chassis

Processor

Memory Controller

Memory Module
Memory Module
Memory Module
Memory Module

Cache

Cache
Port Connector
Port Connector
Port Connector
Port Connector
Port Connector
Port Connector
Port Connector

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System Slots

←←

←

←←

Move cursor ENTER-Accept DEL-Delete ESC-Abort&Exit

↑ ↓ ↑ ↓

↑ ↓

↑ ↓ ↑ ↓
→→

→

→→

Type : BIOS Information
Handle : 0000

Vendor Name :
BIOS Version :
BIOS Starting Address Segment : E000
BIOS Build Date :
BIOS Characteristics :
Size of BIOS ROM : 0256K

The four menus located on top of the DMI Configuration Utility screen
are Edit DMI, Add DMI, Load DMI File and Save DMI File. Use the

← or → (left or right) arrow keys to select a menu from the Menu

bar.

On the left side of the screen is a list of the system configuration items.

Use the ↑ or ↓ (up or down) arrow keys to select an item.

*** BIOS Auto Detect ***

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The commands at the bottom of the screen will allow you to navigate
through the various setup menus.

Edit DMI

1. Use the ← or → arrow keys to select the Edit DMI menu.

2. Highlight the item on the left screen that you would like to edit

by using the ↑ or ↓ arrow keys, then press <Enter>.

3. The cursor will move to the screen you select allowing you to edit
information. The screen will also display the auto-detected
information.

4. Press <F10> to update the edited information into the flash ROM.

Supported Softwares

Add DMI

1. Use the ← or → arrow keys to select the Add DMI menu.

2. Highlight the item on the left screen that you would like to add

by using the ↑ or ↓ arrow keys, then press <Enter>.

3. The cursor will move to the screen you select allowing you to enter
information about the added item.

4. Press <F10> to save information into the flash ROM.

To view information about the added items, go to the Edit DMI menu.

Load DMI File

1. Use the ← or → arrow keys to select the Load DMI File menu.

2. The following message will appear.

Press [Enter] to select DMI file for load

Press <Enter>.

3. The DMI files will appear on the screen. Select the file you would
like to load and press <Enter>.

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4. The following message will appear.

Do you want to execute? (Y/N)

Type <Y>. All previous DMI structures will be destroyed and the
new file will be saved into the flash ROM.

Save DMI File

1. Use the ← or → arrow keys to select the Save DMI File menu.

2. The following message will appear.

Press [Enter] to select DMI file for save

Press <Enter>.

3. Enter the directory and filename under which you would like the
DMI file saved.

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4.2 Drivers, Utilities and Software Applications

The CD that came with the system board contains drivers, utili­ties and software applications required to enhance the perform­ance of the system board.

Insert the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen
(Mainboard Utility CD) will appear. If after inserting the CD,
"Autorun" did not automatically star t (which is, the Mainboard
Utility CD screen did not appear), please go directly to the root
directory of the CD and double-click "Setup".

SIS 748 Series / Chipset Drivers

SiS AGP Drivers

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4.2.1 SiS AGP Drivers

The SiS AGP driver includes the SIS VxD driver and SiS Miniport
driver.

To install the AGP driver, please follow the steps below.

1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “CHIPSET” icon.

2. Click “SiS AGP Drivers” on the main screen. The screen below will
appear.

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3. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation.

4. Restart the system.

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4.2.2 Audio Drivers

The audio drivers are supported in the following operating sys­tems: Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows ME, Windows
NT 4.0, Windows 2000 and Windows XP.

To install the driver, please follow the steps below.

1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “AUDIO”
icon.

2. Click “Audio Drivers” on the main menu. The following
screen will appear.

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3. Click “Install Device Driver”. The following screen will appear.

4. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation.

5. Reboot the system for the driver to take effect.

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Note:

The 3D Audio Configuration software, which is an audio panel
for setting basic audio configurations, will at the same time be
installed into your system. Refer to the “3D Audio Configuration”
section in this chapter for more information.

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4.2.3 SiS USB 2.0 Drivers

To install the USB 2.0 driver, please follow the steps below.

1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “USB” icon.

2. Click “SiS USB 2.0 Drivers” on the main screen. The screen below
will appear.

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3. Click “Yes” to continue.

4. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation.

5. Restart the system.

Note:

• A “Yellow” mark will appear in Windows® 9x and Windows
ME’s Device Manager because these operating systems
does not support USB 2.0.

• If you are using Windows
Service Pack 1 USB 2.0 driver which comes available after
you have installed the operating system.

• Currently, only Windows 2000 supports USB 2.0.

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XP, you must install the Windows

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