DFI 845PE-ML User Manual

845PE-ML

Rev. A+
System Board
User’s Manual

78200350

Copyright

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entity of such revisions or changes.

© 2004. All Rights Reser ved.

Trademarks

Windows® 98 SE, Windows® ME, Windows® 2000, Windows NT

4.0 and Windows® XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation. Intel® and Pentium® 4 are registered trademarks of
Intel Corporation. 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 electr ic shock:

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

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Battery:

• Danger of explosion if batter y incor rectly 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 r ules.
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 par ticular 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 tr y to cor rect 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
par ty 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.

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Introduction

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - Introduction

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

1.2 Hyper-Threading Technology Functionality Requirements...

1.3 Package Checklist...........................................................................................................

Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

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

2.2 System Memor y.............................................................................................................

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

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

2.5 Rear Panel I/O Por ts................................................................................................

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 - Enabling the Hyper-Threading

Technology

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A.1 Enabling the Hyper-Threading Technology.........................................

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

• Intel® 845PE chipset

- Intel® 82845PE Memory Controller Hub (MCH)

- Intel® 82801DB I/O Controller Hub (ICH4)

Processor

The system board is equipped with Socket 478 for installing one
of the following supported processor s.

• Intel® Pentium® 4 (Prescott and Northwood) processor up to

3.06GHz

- Intel Hyper-Threading Technology

- FSB: 400MHz and 533MHz

• Intel® Celeron® processor

- 400MHz system data bus

System Memory

• Two 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets

• Supports 2.5V unbuffered PC1600 (DDR200), PC2100
(DDR266) and PC2700 (DDR333) DDR SDRAM DIMM

• Supports maximum of 2GB system memory using 64Mbit,
128Mbit, 256Mbit or 512Mbit technology

- Double-sided x16 DDR SDRAM DIMM is not suppor ted

Density
Density Width
Single/Double
184-pin DDR

X8

SS/DS

64/128MB

64 Mbit

X16

SS/DS

32MB/NA

128 Mbit

X8

SS/DS

128/256MB

X16

SS/DS

64MB/NA

256 Mbit

X8

SS/DS

256/512MB

X16

SS/DS

128MB/NA

512 Mbit

X8

SS/DS

512/1024MB

X16

SS/DS

256MB/NA

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Expansion Slots

• 1 AGP slot

• 3 PCI slots

AGP

The AGP slot only supports 1.5V AGP 4x (1066MB/sec. band­width) add-in cards. AGP is an interface designed to suppor t high
performance 3D graphics cards for 3D graphics applications. It
handles large amounts of graphics data with the following fea­tures:

• Pipelined memory read and write operations that hide
memory access latency.

• Demultiplexing of address and data on the bus for nearly 100
percent efficiency.

Onboard Audio Features

• 20-bit stereo full-duplex codec with independent variable sam­pling rate

• High quality differential CD input

• True stereo line level outputs

• 6-channel audio output via software

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6-Channel Audio Output via Software

The audio jacks at the rear panel will support 6-channel audio
only when the audio utility is configured to support this function.
The mic-in at the rear will be disabled. Use the front audio’s mic­in jack.

Onboard LAN Features

• Uses Realtek RTL8101L 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 suppor t at both 10 and 100 Mbps

• Suppor ts IEEE 802.3u auto-negotiation

• Supports wire for management

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PCI Bus Master IDE Controller

• Two PCI IDE interfaces suppor t up to four IDE devices

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

• PIO Mode 4 Enhanced IDE (data transfer rate up to 14MB/
sec.)

• Bus mastering reduces CPU utilization during disk transfer

• Suppor ts 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.

USB Ports

The system board supports USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 ports. USB 1.1
suppor ts 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.

BIOS

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

• Suppor ts SCSI sequential boot-up

• 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 par t 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. Refer to chapter 4 for instructions on
using the DMI utility.

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Introduction

Compatibility

• PCI 2.2 and AC ’97 compliant

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

• One mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port

• One mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port

• One RJ45 LAN por t

• Two USB 2.0/1.1 por ts

• Two DB-9 serial por ts

• One DB-25 parallel por t

• One game/MIDI port

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

I/O Connectors

• Two connector s for 4 additional external USB 2.0/1.1 por ts

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

• One CD-in internal audio connector

• One connector for IrDA interface

• Two IDE connector s

• One floppy connector

• Two ATX power supply connectors

• Two fan connectors

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1.1.2 Intelligence

Dual Function Power Button

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

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Introduction

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 ≥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 or via a PCI LAN card that uses the PCI PME (Power Man­agement Event) signal. However, if your system is in the Suspend
mode, you can power-on the system only through an IRQ or
DMA interrupt.

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

720mA.

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Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/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

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 .

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

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
supports 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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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
ing to 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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98SE/2000/ME/XP without hav-

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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 Hyper-Threading Technology Functionality
Requirements

Enabling the functionality of Hyper-Threading Technology for your
computer system requires ALL of the following platforms.

Components:

• CPU - an Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with HT Technology

• Chipset - an Intel® chipset that suppor ts HT Technology

• BIOS - a BIOS that suppor ts HT Technology and has it enabled

• OS - an operating system that includes optimizations for HT
Technology

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Please refer to Appendix A for information about enabling the
functionality of the Hyper-Threading Technology. For more infor­mation on Hyper-Threading Technology, go to: www.intel.com/
info/hyperthreading.

1.3 Package Checklist

The system board package contains the following items:

! The system board
! A user’s manual
! One IDE cable for ATA/33/66/100 IDE drives
! One 34-pin floppy disk drive cable
! One “Mainboard Utility” CD

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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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

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The system board is equipped with two 184-pin DDR SDRAM
DIMM (Dual In-line Memory Module) sockets that support 2.5V
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 memor y supported by the system board.

BIOS Setting

Configure the system memory in the Advanced Chipset Features
submenu of the BIOS.

Hardware Installation

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

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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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Hardware Installation

2.3 CPU

2.3.1 Overview

The system board is equipped with a surface mount 478-pin CPU
socket. This socket is exclusively designed for installing an Intel
processor.

2.3.2 Installing the CPU

1. Locate Socket 478 on the system board.

2. 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.

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Lever

Hardware Installation

3. 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

4. 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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Hardware Installation

5. 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.

2.3.3 Installing the Fan and Heat Sink

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

Note:

• Only use Intel® certified fan and heat sink.

• An Intel® boxed processor package contains a retention

mechanism, heat sink, fan and installation guide. If the instal­lation procedure in the installation guide differs from the one
in this section, please follow the installation guide in the
package.

• If you are installing a non-boxed processor, the heat sink, fan
and retention mechanism assembly may look different from
the one shown in this section but the procedure will more or
less be the same.

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Hardware Installation

1. The system board comes with the retention module base al­ready installed.

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Retention

hole

Retention

hole

Retention

module base

2. Position the fan / heat sink and retention mechanism assembly
on the CPU, then align and snap the retention legs’ hooks to
the retention holes at the 4 corners of the retention module
base.

Note:

You will not be able to snap the hooks into the holes if the
fan / heat sink and retention mechanism assembly did not
fit properly onto the CPU and retention module base.

Unsnapped

Retention

hole

Retention

hole

Fan / heat sink
and retention
mechanism
assembly

Snapped

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Hardware Installation

3. The retention levers at this time remains unlocked as shown
in the illustration below.

Retention lever

Retention lever

4. Move the retention levers to their opposite directions then
push them down. This will secure the fan / heat sink and re­tention mechanism assembly to the retention module base.

Note:

You will not be able to push the lever down if the direction
is incorrect.

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5. 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

2

!

(default)

3
2
1

JP2

1-2 On: Normal

Clear CMOS Data

3
2
1

2-3 On:

If you encounter the following,

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

essor’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.

2. Set JP2 pins 2 and 3 to On. Wait for a few seconds and set
JP2 back to its default setting, pins 1 and 2 On.

3. Now 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.

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Hardware Installation

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 Clock Ratio” or “CPU Clock” field to its default
setting or an appropriate frequency ratio or bus clock. 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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Hardware Installation

2.4.2 Jumper Settings for Selecting the CPU’s FSB

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JP1

!

JP1’s default setting is Auto. The system will run according to the
front side bus of the CPU installed on the system board. You can
also set the FSB fixed at 100MHz or 200MHz by setting JP1 to
2-3 On or All Off.

Important:

• If you are using a CPU whose frequency has been locked
by the manufacturer, overclocking will have no effect.

• 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 this jumper back to its de­fault setting.

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1-2 On: Auto

(default)

312

2-3 On:

100MHz

312

All Off:

200MHz

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Hardware Installation

2.5 Rear Panel I/O Ports

PS/2

Mouse

PS/2

K/B

The rear panel I/O ports consist of the following:

• PS/2 mouse port

• PS/2 keyboard port

• LAN port

• USB ports

• Parallel port

• COM ports

• Game port

• Line-out jack

• Line-in jack

• Mic-in jack

RJ45
LAN

USB 1-2

COM 1

Parallel GAME/MIDI

COM 2

Line-

out

Line-inMic-

in

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Hardware Installation

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
CN1 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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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-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse

The Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse function allows you to use
the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to power-on the system. To
use this function:

• BIOS Setting:

Configure the PS/2 wake up function in the Integrated Periph­erals submenu of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more infor­mation.

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

720mA.

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Hardware Installation

2.5.2 RJ45 Fast-Ethernet Port

RJ45 LAN

The system board is equipped with an onboard RJ45 fast­ethernet LAN port at location CN7 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 of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Driver Installation

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

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2.5.3 Universal Serial Bus Ports

Hardware Installation

2

USB 2
USB 1

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2
1

USB 3-4
USB 5-6

+Data

VCC

-Data

VCC

-Data

+Data

N. C.

Ground

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Key

Ground

Two onboard USB ports (Black) are at location CN7 of the sys­tem board.

The J6 (USB 3-4) and J7 (USB 5-6) connectors allow you to
connect 4 additional USB ports. The additional USB ports may be
mounted on a card-edge bracket. Install the card-edge bracket to
the system chassis then inser t the cable connector to J6 or J7.

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BIOS Setting

Configure the onboard USB in the Integrated Peripherals
submenu of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

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Hardware Installation

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 “Intel USB 2.0 Driv­ers”. Refer to chapter 4 for more information.

Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse

The system board supports the Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse
function. 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. To use this function:

• BIOS Setting:
“USB KB Wake-Up From S3” 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 onboard serial ports (COM
1: CN6 and COM 2: CN5) - both in Teal/Turquoise color.

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

BIOS Setting

Select the serial ports’ I/O address in the Integrated Peripherals
submenu of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

COM 2

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Hardware Installation

2.5.5 Parallel Port

Parallel

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The system board has a standard parallel port (Burgundy) at lo­cation CN8 of the system board for interfacing your PC to a
parallel printer. It suppor ts SPP, ECP and EPP modes.

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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 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 por t
operation at maximum speed.

Function

Hardware Installation

2.5.7 Game/MIDI 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 CN9 of the system
board. This port works well with any application that is compat­ible with the standard PC joystick.

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BIOS Setting

Configure the game port in the Integrated Peripherals submenu
of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

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Hardware Installation

2.5.8 Audio Jacks

Line-out

AuD_Vcc

AuD_R_Return

GND

Key

2

1

Mic

N. C.

Mic Power

AuD_R_Out

Audio Jacks

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

Mic-in

Line-in

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AuD_L_Return

10

"

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Front Audio

AuD_L_Out

• Line-out Jack (CN2 - Lime)

This jack is used to connect external speakers for audio output
from the system board.

• Line-in Jack (CN3 - 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 line­out jack of your external device to this line-in jack.

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• Mic-in Jack (CN4 - Pink)

Connect a microphone to the mic-in jack.

Hardware Installation

Note:

The functions of these audio jacks will change to support 6­channel audio output only after you have installed the audio
driver and set the appropriate configuration.

Front Audio

The front audio connector (J1) 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 J1 prior
to connecting the front audio cable connector. Make sure pin 1
of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J1. 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 shor t
(default)

Pins 5-6 and 9-10 open

Driver Installation

Install the “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.
When the rear audio supports 6-channel, the mic-in jack will be
disabled. Use the front audio’s mic-in function. Refer to chapter 4
for more information.

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

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

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2.6 I/O Connectors

2.6.1 CD-in Internal Audio Connector

Ground Ground

Left audio

channel

Right audio
channel

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The CD-in connector (J3) is used to receive audio from a CD­ROM drive, TV tuner or MPEG card.

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2.6.2 Floppy Disk Drive Connector

Hardware Installation

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The system board is equipped with a shrouded floppy disk drive
connector for connecting a standard floppy disk drive. 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 (J13) on the system board and the other end­most connector to the floppy drive. The colored edge of the
daisy chained ribbon cable should be aligned with pin 1 of J13.

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BIOS Setting

Enable or disable this function in the Integrated Peripherals
submenu of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

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2.6.3 IDE Disk Drive Connector

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IDE 1

!

IDE 2

!

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 40­pin 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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IDE 1IDE 2

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Connecting the IDE Disk Drive Cable

Install one end of the IDE cable into the IDE 1 header (J11) 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 (J9)
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 or ATA/100 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 of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3
for more information.

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2.6.4 IrDA Connector

IRRX

N. C.

Ground

VCC

IRTX

15

Connect your IrDA cable to connector J5 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

Configure IrDA in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the
BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

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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2.6.4 Cooling Fan Connectors

Hardware Installation

Power

!

Ground

N. C.

13

CPU fan

2

1

!

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System fan

Connect the CPU fan’s cable connector to the CPU fan connec­tor (J8) on the system board. The system fan (J12) connector is
used to connect an additional cooling fan. These cooling fans will
provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent over­heating the CPU and system board components.

Ground
Power
N. C.

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2.6.7 Power Connectors

3.3V

-12V

Ground

!

PS-ON
Ground
Ground
Ground

-5V
+5V
+5V

12

!

+12V

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4

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 and a 4-pin +12V
power connector that must be inserted onto CN11 and CN10
connectors respectively.

12011

3.3V

3.3V
Ground

+5V
Ground
+5V
Ground
PW-OK

5VSB

+12V

10

GroundGround

+12V

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The 4-pin +12V power connector enables the delivery of more
+12VDC current to the processor’s Voltage Regulator Module
(VRM).

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.

2.6.8 Front Panel Connectors

Hardware Installation

2

1

2

19

PWR-LED

A TX-SW

20

HD-LED

RESET

SPEAKER

!

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
Soft-Off or Suspend mode. Refer to “Soft-Off By PWR-BTTN” in
the Power Management Setup (Chapter 3).

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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 ever y 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 memor y 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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BIOS Setup

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>. A screen similar to the one below 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

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

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

This field identifies the type of floppy disk drive 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 supported, 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 adapter s.

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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BIOS Setup

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 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 CPU Feature

This field is used to configure the CPU that is installed on the
system board. Move the cursor to this field then press <Enter>.

3.1.2.2 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 par tition table of the hard disk drive. If an
attempt is made to write to the boot sector or par tition 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.

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

3.1.2.3 CPU L1 & L2 Cache

This field speeds up the memory access. The default value is ena­bled.

3.1.2.4 CPU L3 Cache

This field is used to enable or disable the CPU’s L3 cache.

3.1.2.5 Hyper-Threading Technology (for Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor
with Hyper-Threading Technology)

This field is used to enable the functionality of the Intel
Pentium® 4 Processor with Hyper-Threading Technology and will
appear only when using this processor.

3.1.2.6 Quick Power On Self Test

This field speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after you power
on the system. When Enabled, the BIOS will shorten or skip
some check items during POST.

3.1.2.7 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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BIOS Setup

3.1.2.8 Boot Up Floppy Seek

When enabled, the BIOS will check whether the floppy disk drive
installed is 40 or 80 tracks. Note that the BIOS cannot distinguish
between 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M drive types as they are all 80
tracks. When disabled, the BIOS will not search for the type of
floppy disk drive by track number. Note that there will not be any
warning message if the drive installed is 360KB.

3.1.2.9 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.

3.1.2.10 Gate A20 Option

This entr y 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.

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3.1.2.11 Typematic Rate Setting

Disabled Continually holding down a key on your keyboard

will cause the BIOS to repor t that the key is down.

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

but will first wait for a moment, and, if the key is still
down, it will begin to report 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.

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3.1.2.12 Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

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

3.1.2.13 Typematic Delay (Msec)

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

3.1.2.14 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.

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3.1.2.15 APIC Mode

Set this field to “Enabled” to configure the next field - MPS Ver­sion Control For OS.

3.1.2.16 MPS Version Control for OS

This field is used to select the MPS version used by the system.

3.1.2.17 OS Select for DRAM > 64MB

This field allows you to access the memory that is over 64MB in
OS/2. The options are: Non-OS2 and OS2.

BIOS Setup

3.1.2.18 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
suppor ted in ATA/33 or later hard drives.

3.1.2..19 Report No FDD For WIN 95

The options are Yes and No.

3.1.2.20 Full Screen Logo Show

This field is applicable only if you want a particular logo to ap­pear during system boot-up.

Enabled The logo will appear in full screen during system

boot-up.

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

3.1.2.21 OSB Logo Show

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This field is used to enable the Intel on-screen branding logo
during system boot-up. It is applicable to a system that uses the
Intel CPU.

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

3.1.2.22 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 DRAM Timing Selectable

This field is used to select the timing of the DRAM.

By SPD The EEPROM on a DIMM has SPD (Serial Pres-

ence Detect) data structure that stores informa­tion about the module such as the memory
type, memory size, memory speed, etc. When
this option is selected, the system will run ac­cording to the information in the EEPROM. This
option is the default setting because it provides
the most stable condition for the system. The
“CAS Latency Time” and “Active to Precharge
Delay” fields will show the default settings by
SPD.

BIOS Setup

Manual If you want better performance for your system

other than the one “by SPD”, select “Manual”
then select the best option in the “CAS La­tency Time” and “Active to Precharge Delay”
fields.

3.1.3.2 CAS Latency Time

This field is used to select the local memory clock periods.

3.1.3.3 Active to Precharge Delay

The options are 5, 6 and 7.

3.1.3.4 DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay

The options are 2 and 3.

3.1.3.5 DRAM RAS# Precharge

This field controls RAS# precharge (in local memory clocks).

3.1.3.6 Turbo Mode

If you want the system to run at a faster speed, set this field to
Enabled. However, compatibility problems may occur with some
DRAMs if the system is running in Turbo mode. If you encounter
this problem, set this field to Disabled.

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3.1.3.7 Memory Frequency For

This field is used to select the memory clock speed of the DIMM.

3.1.3.8 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.

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3.1.3.9 Video BIOS Cacheable

As with caching the system BIOS, enabling the Video BIOS cache
will allow access to video BIOS addresssed at C0000H to
C7FFFH to be cached, if the cache controller is also enabled. The
larger the range of the Cache RAM, the faster the video perform­ance.

3.1.3.10 Memory Hole At 15M-16M

In order to improve system performance, certain space in memor y
can be reser ved for ISA cards. This memor y must be mapped into
the memor y space below 16MB. When enabled, the CPU assumes
the 15-16MB memor y 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 memory is installed, this
field must be disabled to provide contiguous system memory.

3.1.3.11 Delayed Transaction

When enabled, this function frees up the PCI bus for other PCI
masters during the PCI-to-ISA transactions. This allows PCI and
ISA buses to be used more efficiently and prevents degradation
of performance on the PCI bus when ISA accesses are made.

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3.1.3.12 Delay Prior To Thermal

This field is used to select the time that would force the CPU to
a 50% duty cycle when it exceeds its maximum operating tem­perature therefore protecting the CPU and the system board
from overheating to ensure a safe computing environment..

3.1.3.13 AGP Aperture Size (MB)

This field is relevant to the memory-mapped gr aphics data of the
AGP card installed in your system.

BIOS Setup

3.1.4 Integrated Peripherals

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

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3.1.4.1 On-Chip Primary PCI IDE and On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE

These fields allow you to enable or disable the primary and sec­ondary IDE controller. Select Disabled if you want to add a differ­ent hard drive controller.

3.1.4.2 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.

3.1.4.3 IDE Primary Master/Slave UDMA and IDE Secondary Master/
Slave UDMA

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.

3.1.4.4 USB Controller

Enabled Enables the onboard USB.
Disabled Disables the onboard USB.

3.1.4.5 USB 2.0 Controller

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

3.1.4.6 USB Keyboard Support

If you are using a USB keyboard under DOS, set this field to
Enabled. This field can be configured only if the “USB Controller”
field is enabled.

3.1.4.7 AC97 Audio

Auto Select this option when using the onboard audio

codec.

Disabled Select this option when using a PCI sound card.

BIOS Setup

3.1.4.8 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.

3.1.4.9 Onboard LAN Control

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

3.1.4.10 BIOS Flash Protect

Enabled This option will protect the system from unneces-

sary updating or flashing of the BIOS. When ena­bled, it secures the BIOS therefore any updates to
the BIOS will not take effect.

Disabled Disables the “BIOS flash lock” function, allowing

you to update or flash the BIOS any time needed.

3.1.4.11 IDE HDD Block Mode

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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.

3.1.4.12 Onboard LAN Boot ROM

Enable this field if you wish to use the boot ROM (instead of a
disk drive) to boot-up the system and access the local area net­work directly.

If you wish to change the boot ROM’s settings, type the <Shift>
and <F10> keys simultaneously when prompted during boot-up.
Take note: you will be able to access the boot ROM’s program
(by typing <Shift> + <F10>) only when this field is enabled.

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3.1.4.13 Power On Function

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

Button only Default setting. Uses the power button to power

on the system.

Keyboard 98 When this option is selected, press the “wake up”

key of the Windows 98 compatible keyboard to
power-on the system.

Password When this option is selected, set the password

you would like to use to power-on the system in
the “KB Power On Password” field.

Hot Key When this option is selected, select the function

key you would like to use to power-on the sys­tem in the “Hot Key Power On” field.

Mouse Move When this option is selected, move the mouse to

power-on the system.

Mouse Click When this option is selected, double-click the

mouse button to power-on the system.

Any Key Press any key to power-on the system.

3.1.4.14 KB Power On Password

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Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. Enter your pass­word. You can enter up to 5 characters. Type in exactly the same
password to confirm, then press <Enter>.

The power button will not function once a keyboard password
has been set in this field. You must type the correct password to
power-on the system. If you forgot the password, power-off the
system and remove the battery. Wait for a few seconds and in­stall it back before powering-on the system.

3.1.4.15 Hot Key Power On

This field is used to select a function key that you would like to
use to power-on the system.

3.1.4.16 Onboard FDC Controller

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

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3.1.4.17 Onboard Serial Port 1 and Onboard Serial Port 2

Auto The system will automatically select an I/O address

for the onboard serial por t 1 and serial por t 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 por t 2.

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

2.

3.1.4.18 UART Mode Select

This field is used to select the type of IrDA standard supported
by your IrDA device. For better transmission of data, your IrDA
peripheral device must be within a 30o angle and within a dis­tance of 1 meter.

3.1.4.19 UR2 Duplex Mode

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

3.1.4.20 Onboard Parallel Port

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

IRQ for the onboard parallel por t.

Disabled Disables the onboard parallel port.

3.1.4.21 Parallel Port Mode

The options are SPP, EPP and ECP. 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.

ECP (Extended Capabilities Port)

Allows parallel por t 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.

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3.1.4.22 ECP Mode Use DMA

This is used to select the DMA channel of the parallel por t.

3.1.4.23 PWRON After PWR-Fail

Off When power returns after an AC power failure,

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

On When power returns after an AC power failure,

the system will automatically power-on.

Former-Sts When power returns after an AC power failure,

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.

3.1.4.24 Game Port Address

This field is used to select the game port’s address.

3.1.4.25 Midi Port Address

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This field is used to select the midi port’s address. If you have
selected the midi port’s address, you may select its IRQ in the
“Midi Port IRQ” field.

3.1.4.26 Midi Port IRQ

This field is used to select the midi port’s IRQ.

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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
ports this function. When this field is enabled, the system will
ignore the settings in the “Suspend Mode” and “HDD Power
Down” fields. If you want to use the Suspend to RAM function,
make sure this field is enabled then select “S3(STR)” in the field
below.

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.

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3.1.5.3 Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume

When this field is set to Auto, the system will initialize the VGA
BIOS when it wakes up from the S3 state. This can be configured
only if the “ACPI Suspend Type” field is set to “S3(STR)”.

3.1.5.4 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 and HDD Power Down fields are activated.

Min Saving Minimum power saving time for the Suspend

Mode and HDD Power Down = 15 min.

Max Saving Maximum power saving time for the. Suspend

Mode and HDD Power Down = 1 min.

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

“Suspend Mode” and “HDD Power Down”
fields.

3.1.5.5 Video Off Method

This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.

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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.

3.1.5.6 Video Off In Suspend

This field is used to activate the video off feature when the sys­tem enters the Suspend mode . The options are Yes and No.

3.1.5.7 Suspend Type

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

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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 Suspend Mode

This is configurable only when the Power Management field is set
to “User Define”. When the system enters the power saving time
set in this field, the CPU and onboard peripherals will be shut off.

3.1.5.10 HDD Power Down

This is selectable only when the Power Management field is set
to User Define. When the system enter s 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.

3.1.5.11 Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN

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

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Hold 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.

Instant-Off Pressing and then releasing the power button at

once will immediately power off your system.

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3.1.5.12 Wake-Up by PCI Card

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.

3.1.5.13 Power On By Ring

When this field is set to Enabled, the system will power-on to re­spond to calls coming from an external modem.

3.1.5.14 Wake Up On LAN

Set this field to Enabled to wake up the system via the onboard
LAN.

3.1.5.15 USB KB Wake-Up From S3

This field, when enabled, allows you to use a USB keyboard to
wake up a system from the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state.
This can be configured only if the “ACPI Suspend Type” field is
set to “S3(STR)”.

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3.1.5.16 Resume 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 “Date (of Month) Alarm” and “Time
(hh:mm:ss) Alarm” fields. However, if the system is
being accessed by incoming calls or the network
(Resume On Ring/LAN) 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. (default)

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3.1.5.17 Date (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.

3.1.5.18 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
“Date (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.

3.1.5.19 Reload Global Timer Events

When enabled, access to the specified field (Primary IDE 0/1,
Secondar y IDE 0/1, 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.

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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.

3.1.6.5 INT Pin 1 Assignment to INT Pin 4 Assignment

By default, an IRQ is automatically assigned to each field. You may
also manually assign an IRQ to these fields.

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3.1.7 Frequency/Voltage Control

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

3.1.7.1 CPU Clock Ratio

This field is used to select the frequency ratio of the processor.

Important:

The frequency ratio of some processors may have been locked
by the manufacturer. If you are using this kind of processor,
setting an extended ratio for the processor will have no effect.
The system will instead use its factor y default ratio.

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3.1.7.2 AGP/PCI Clock

This field is used to select the bus clock of the AGP and PCI.

3.1.7.3 DIMM Voltage Control

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.

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3.1.7.4 Auto Detect PCI Clk

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

3.1.7.5 Spread Spectrum

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

3.1.7.6 CPU Clock

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.

If you selected an option other than the default setting and is
unable to boot up the system, there are 2 methods of booting
up the system and going back to its default setting.

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Method 1:
Clear the CMOS data by setting JP2 to 2-3 On. All fields in the
BIOS Setup will automatically be set to their default settings.

Method 2:
Press the <Insert> key and power button simultaneously, then
release the power button first. Keep-on pressing the <Insert>
key until the power-on screen appears. This will allow the system
to boot according to the FSB of the processor. Now press the
<Del> key to enter the main menu of the BIOS. Select “Fre­quency/Voltage Control” and set the “CPU Clock Ratio” or “CPU
Clock” field to its default setting or an appropriate frequency ra­tio or bus clock.

Note:

Use a PS/2 or AT (requires a DIN to mini DIN adapter) key­board for method 2.

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3.1.8 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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3.1.9 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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3.1.10 Set Supervisor Password

If you want to protect your system and setup from unauthorized
entry, set a supervisor’s 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 supervisor’s 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 Supervisor 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 Supervisor 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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3.1.11 Set User Password

If you want another user to have access only to your system but
not to setup, set a user’s password with the “System” option se­lected in the Advanced BIOS Features. If you want a user to en­ter a password when trying to access setup, set a user’s password
with the “Setup” option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features.

Using user’s password to enter Setup allows a user to access
only “Set User Password” that appears in the main menu screen.
Access to all other options is denied.

Use the arrow keys to highlight “Set User 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 User 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.

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.8.22A

(C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

(The current BIOS information will appear in this area.)
File Name to Program :

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5. Type the new BIOS file name onto the gray area that is next
to “File Name to Progr am” 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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Chapter 4 - Supported Software

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 par ticular compu­ter system without physically going to it. Quite often a ser vice 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 memor y for each memor y
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
memor y. Memor y manager s 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.B AT 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.

4.1.2 Using the DMI Utility

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

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Award DMI Configuration Utility Copyright Award Software Inc, 1996

BIOS

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

System Slots

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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

*** BIOS Auto Detect ***

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.

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.

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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 cur sor 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 str uctures 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 director y 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".

Intel 845PE Family / Chipset Drivers

Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility

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4.2.1 Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility

The Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility is used for updating
Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP's INF files so that the Intel chipset
can be recognized and configured properly in the system.

To install the utility, please follow the steps below.

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

2. Click “Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility” on the main
menu. The following screen will appear.

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

4. Reboot the system for the utility to take effect.

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4.2.2 Audio Drivers

The audio drivers are supported in the following operating sys­tems: Windows 98 SE, Windows ME, 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. Click “Install Device Driver”.

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3. 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 Intel USB 2.0 Drivers

If you are using a USB 2.0 device, you must install the USB 2.0
driver. The drivers are supported in the following operating sys­tems: Windows 98 SE, Windows ME and Windows 2000.

To install the driver, please follow the steps below.

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

2. Click “Intel USB 2.0 Drivers” on the main menu. If you are

using Windows 98 SE or Windows ME, the following screen
will appear.

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Windows 2000 does not support auto-installation of the
USB 2.0 driver. When you click “Intel USB 2.0 Drivers”, a
“readme” screen will appear.

3. Follow the installation instructions shown on the screen.

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

Important:

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

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4.2.4 LAN Drivers

The LAN drivers support autorun for the following operating
systems: Windows 98 SE, Windows ME, 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 “NETWORK”

icon.

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

appear.

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

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

The LAN driver for Windows NT 4.0 does not suppor t “Autorun”.
Once the Windows NT 4.0 system has detected the Realtek
RTL8100 fast ethernet controller, it will prompt you to install the
driver. The driver is in the “Realtek_LAN\WINNT4” director y of the
CD.

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4.2.5 Microsoft DirectX 8.1

To install, please follow the steps below.

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

2. Click “Microsoft DirectX 8.1” on the main menu. The following
screen will appear.

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3. Click “Yes” to continue.

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

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

Note:

If you are using Windows
“Microsoft DirectX 8.1” because it is already supported by the

operating system..

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4.3 3D Audio Configuration

When you install the audio driver, the 3D Audio Configuration
software will at the same time be installed into your system. 3D
Audio Configuration is an audio panel for setting basic audio con­figurations. It allows you to configure 2-channel, 4-channel and 6­channel audio modes as well as configure the audio effects. After
installing the audio driver and rebooting the system, you can run
3D Audio Configuration either from the taskbar or from the
Control Panel.

a. Right-click the 3D Audio Configuration icon which you will

find in the taskbar at the lower right corner of the desktop
screen.

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b. On your Windows desktop, click Start, point to Settings then

click Control Panel. The Control Panel dialog box will appear.
Double-click CMI Audio Config.

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Supported Software

Speaker Output

When you open 3D Au­dio Configuration, the de­fault screen that appears is
the Speaker Output. This
is where you will
configure analog output
settings to speakers.

S/PDIF

This panel is used to
configure S/PDIF output
which provides a low-dis­tortion digital data transfer
between audio devices.

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Volume Control

This panel provides digital
volume control for all 6
channels. You can regulate
each volume to the
speaker when playing dig­ital sound sources.

Microphone

This panel is used to
configure the microphone.

Xear 3D

Xear 3D is a sound tech­nology for 2-channel vir­tual surround, adjustable
multi-channel sound field,
innovative listening mode,
amazing sound effects and
3D positional audio. It has
3 functional blocks: Virtual
Speaker Shifter, Sound Ef­fect and Multi-channel Mu­sic Demo.

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Supported Software

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A complete version of the 3D Audio Configuration manual is
provided in the CD.

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Supported Software

4.4 Installation Notes

1. "Autorun" ONLY supports the Windows 98 SE, Windows
ME, Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0 and Windows XP
operating systems. If after inserting the CD, "Autorun" did not
automatically start (which is, the Main Board Utility CD screen
did not appear), please go directly to the root directory of
the CD and double-click "Setup".

2. All steps or procedures to install software drivers are subject
to change without notice as the softwares are occassionally
updated. Please go to DFI's web site at "http://www.dfi.com/
support1/download2.asp" for the latest version of the drivers
or software applications.

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Enabling Hyper-Threading Technology

Appendix A - Enabling Hyper-Threading T echnology

A.1 Enabling Hyper-Threading Technology

To enable the functionality of the Hyper-Threading Technology, please
follow the requirements and steps below. Basically, the following
presumes that you have already installed an Intel® Pentium® 4
Processor with Hyper-Threading Technology.

1. The system requires a minimum of 300 Watt ATX 12V power
supply.

2. Aside from installing a CPU fan on the Intel® Pentium® 4
Processor with Hyper-Threading Technology, make sure to in­stall cooling fans. The system requires adequate airflow
throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the processor.

3. The “Hyper-Threading Technology” field in the Advanced BIOS
Features submenu of the Award BIOS setup will appear. Make
sure this field is set to Enabled.

4. Currently, only Windows® XP supports the Hyper-Threading
Technology. If this OS has been previously installed, you must
REINSTALL it.

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5. After installing Windows® XP, please check the following to
ensure that the operating system has been properly installed.

a. Click Start, point to Settings then click Control Panel.
b. Double-click the System icon. The System Proper ties dialog

box will appear.

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c. Click the General tab. The processor shown under Computer

should resemble the one shown below.

d. Now click the Hardware tab then click Device Manager. The

items shown under Computer and Processors should
resemble the ones shown below.

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e. Lastly, press the <Ctrl> <Alt> and <Del> keys

simultaneously. The Windows Task Manager dialog box will
appear. Click the Performance tab. The diagram under CPU
Usage Histor y should resemble the one shown below.

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B

System Error Message

Appendix B - System Error Message

When the BIOS encounters an error that requires the user to
correct something, either a beep code will sound or a message will
be displayed in a box in the middle of the screen and the message,
PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, CTRL-ALT-ESC or DEL TO ENTER
SETUP, will be shown in the information box at the bottom. Enter
Setup to correct the error.

B.1 POST Beep

There are two kinds of beep codes in the BIOS. One code indicates
that a video error has occured and the BIOS cannot initialize the
video screen to display any additional information. This beep code
consists of a single long beep followed by three short beeps. The
other code indicates that a DRAM error has occured. This beep
code consists of a single long beep.

B.2 Error Messages

One or more of the following messages may be displayed if the
BIOS detects an error during the POST. This list indicates the error
messages for all Awards BIOSes:

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CMOS BATTERY HAS FAILED

The CMOS battery is no longer functional. It should be replaced.

Caution:

Danger of explosion if battery incor rectly replaced. Replace only
with the same or equivalent type recommended by the
manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the
batter y manufacturer’s instructions.

CMOS CHECKSUM ERROR

Checksum of CMOS is incorrect. This can indicate that CMOS has
become corrupt. This error may have been caused by a weak
batter y. Check the batter y and replace if necessar y.

DISPLAY SWITCH IS SET INCORRECTLY

The display switch on the motherboard can be set to either
monochrome or color. This indicates the switch is set to a different

System Error Message

setting than indicated in Setup. Determine which setting is correct,
either turn off the system and change the jumper or enter Setup and
change the VIDEO selection.

FLOPPY DISK(S) fail (80)

Unable to reset floppy subsystem.

FLOPPY DISK(S) fail (40)

Floppy type mismatch.

Hard Disk(s) fail (80)

HDD reset failed.

Hard Disk(s) fail (40)

HDD controller diagnostics failed.

Hard Disk(s) fail (20)

HDD initialization error.

Hard Disk(s) fail (10)

Unable to recalibrate fixed disk.

Hard Disk(s) fail (08)

Sector Verify failed.

B

Keyboard is locked out - Unlock the key

The BIOS detects that the keyboard is locked. Keyboard controller is
pulled low.

Keyboard error or no keyboard present

Cannot initialize the keyboard. Make sure the keyboard is attached
correctly and no keys are being pressed during the boot.

Manufacturing POST loop

System will repeat POST procedure infinitely while the keyboard
controller is pull low. This is also used for the M/B burn in test at the
factory .

BIOS ROM checksum error - System halted

The checksum of ROM address F0000H-FFFFFH is bad.

Memory test fail

The BIOS repor ts memor y test fail if the memory has error(s).

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Troubleshooting

Appendix C - Troubleshooting

C.1 Troubleshooting Checklist

This chapter of the manual is designed to help you with problems
that you may encounter with your personal computer. To efficiently
troubleshoot your system, treat each problem individually. This is to
ensure an accurate diagnosis of the problem in case a problem has
multiple causes.

Some of the most common things to check when you encounter
problems while using your system are listed below.

1. The power switch of each peripheral device is turned on.

2. All cables and power cords are tightly connected.

3. The electrical outlet to which your peripheral devices are
connected is working. Test the outlet by plugging in a lamp or
other electrical device.

4. The monitor is turned on.

5. The display’s brightness and contrast controls are adjusted
properly.

6. All add-in boards in the expansion slots are seated securely.

7. Any add-in board you have installed is designed for your system
and is set up correctly.

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Monitor/Display

If the display screen remains dark after the system is turned on:

1. Make sure that the monitor’s power switch is on.

2. Check that one end of the monitor’s power cord is properly
attached to the monitor and the other end is plugged into a
working AC outlet. If necessary, try another outlet.

3. Check that the video input cable is properly attached to the
monitor and the system’s display adapter.

4. Adjust the brightness of the display by turning the monitor’s
brightness control knob.