DFI 865PE-ML User Manual

865PE-ML

Rev. C+
System Board
User’s Manual

78110352

Copyright

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

© 2003. All Rights Reserved.

Trademarks

Windows® 98 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 electric shock:

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

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Battery:

• Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced.

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

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

Joystick or MIDI port:

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

instructions.

FCC and DOC Statement on Class B

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

by

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and the re­ceiver.

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

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

Notice:

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

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

Notice

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

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

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 Memory...........................................................................................................

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

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

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

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

Chapter 3 - Award BIOS Setup Utility

3.1 The Basic Input/Output System.....................................................................

3.1.1 Standard CMOS Features.............................................................

3.1.2 Advanced BIOS Features..............................................................

3.1.3 Advanced Chipset Features ......................................................

3.1.4 Integrated Peripherals.........................................................................

3.1.5 Power Management Setup............................................................

3.1.6 PnP/PCI Configurations....................................................................

3.1.7 CPU Frequency Control............................................................

3.1.8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults.....................................................................

3.1.9 Load Optimized Defaults..............................................................

3.1.10 Set Supervisor Password...............................................................

3.1.11 Set User Password..............................................................................

3.1.12 Save & Exit Setup.................................................................................

3.1.13 Exit Without Saving..............................................................................

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

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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......................................................................................................

Appendix A - Enabling the Hyper-Threading

Technology

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® 865PE chipset

- Intel® 865PE Memory Controller Hub (MCH)

- Intel® 82801EB I/O Controller Hub (ICH5)

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

3.2GHz+

- Intel Hyper-Threading Technology

- FSB: 533MHz and 800MHz

• Intel® Celeron® processor

- 400MHz system data bus

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Note:

Refer to section 1.2 and appendix A for more information on
the Hyper-Threading Technology.

System Memory

• Two 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets

• Suppor ts dual channel (128-bit wide) memor y interface

• Suppor ts up to 2GB system memor y

• Synchronous operation with processor system bus

- PC2700/PC3200 (DDR333/DDR400) with 800MHz FSB
CPU. DDR333 will r un at 320MHz memor y frequency when
used with 800MHz FSB CPU.

- Use PC2100/PC2700 (DDR266/DDR333) with 533MHz
FSB CPU

- Use PC2100 (DDR266) with 400MHz FSB CPU

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• Suppor ts non-ECC (x64) DIMM using 128Mb, 256Mb or
512Mb

• Supports unbuffered DIMMs

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

Expansion Slots

The system board is equipped with 1 AGP slot and 3 PCI slots.

AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port)

• Supports AGP 3.0 (AGP 4x and 8x) and AGP 2.0 (AGP 1x and
4x) spec.

• Supports 1.5V AGP 8x (2.13GB/sec.) and AGP 4x (1066MB/
sec.) add-in cards.

AGP is an interface designed to support high performance 3D
graphics cards for 3D graphics applications. It handles large
amounts of graphics data with the following features:

• Pipelined memor y read and write operations that hide

memory access latency.

• Demultiplexing of address and data on the bus for nearly

100 percent efficiency.

Note:

AGP 2x and 3.3V AGP cards are not supported.

X16

SS/DS

256MB/NA

Onboard Audio Features

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

• High quality differential CD input

• True stereo line level outputs

• S/PDIF-in/out interface

• 6-channel audio output

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Introduction

S/PDIF

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

6-channel Audio

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

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 support at both 10 and 100 Mbps

• Supports IEEE 802.3u auto-negotiation

• Supports wire for management

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Compatibility

• PCI 2.2 and AC ’97 compliant

• Intel AGP version 3.0

SATA (Serial ATA) IDE Interface

Serial ATA is a storage interface that is compliant with SATA 1.0
specification. With speed of up to 1.5Gbps, it improves hard drive
performance even in data intensive environments such as audio/
video, consumer electronics and entr y-level servers.

• Two SATA (Serial ATA) interfaces which are compliant with
SATA 1.0 specification (1.5Gbps interface)

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PCI Bus Master IDE Controller

• Two PCI IDE interfaces support 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

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

IrDA Interface

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

USB Ports

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

BIOS

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

• CPU/DRAM overclocking in 1MHz stepping

• AGP/PCI/SATA overclocking

• Supports SCSI sequential boot-up

• Flash EPROM for easy BIOS upgrades

• Supports DMI 2.0 function

• 4Mbit flash memory

Desktop Management Interface (DMI)

The system board comes with a DMI 2.0 built into the BIOS. The
DMI utility in the BIOS automatically records various information
about your system configuration and stores these information in the
DMI pool, which is a part of the system board's Plug and Play
BIOS. DMI, along with the appropriately networked software, is
designed to make inventory, maintenance and troubleshooting of
computer systems easier. Refer to chapter 4 for instructions on
using the DMI utility.

Introduction

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

• 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports

• 1 RJ45 LAN port

• 1 DB-9 serial port

• 1 DB-25 parallel port

• 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port

• 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port

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

I/O Connectors

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

• 1 connector for 1 external serial por t

• 1 connector for 1 external game/MIDI port

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

• 1 CD-in internal audio connector

• 1 surround connector

• 1 S/PDIF-in/out connector

• 1 connector for IrDA interface

• 2 Serial ATA connectors

• 2 IDE connectors

• 1 floppy drive interface supports up to two 2.88MB floppy
drives

• 2 ATX power supply connectors

• 1 Wake-On-LAN connector

• CPU fan, chassis fan and second fan connectors

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1.1.2 Intelligence

CPU Protection

To prevent CPU overheat and damage, the system will automatically
shutdown once it has detected that the CPU’s temperature
exceeded the temperature limit pre-defined by the system.

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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Wake-On-Ring

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

Important:

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

Wake-On-LAN

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

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

720mA.

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Wake-On-Keyboard/Wake-On-Mouse

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

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

720mA.

Wake-On-USB Keyboard

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

Important:

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

Introduction

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

RTC Timer to Power-on the System

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

ACPI STR

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

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
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.

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98SE/2000/ME/XP

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Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

1A.

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.

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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 supports HT Technology

• BIOS - a BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it enabled

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

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.

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1.3 Package Checklist

The system board package contains the following items:

; The system board
; A user’s manual
; One Serial ATA cable
; One IDE cable for ATA/33, ATA/66 or ATA/100 IDE drives
; One 34-pin floppy disk drive cable
; One I/O shield
; 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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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 supports DDR SDRAM DIMM. Double Data
Rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM) is a type of SDRAM that doubles the
data rate through reading and writing at both the rising and falling
edge of each clock. This effectively doubles the speed of operation
therefore doubling the speed of data transfer.

The two DDR DIMM sockets are divided into two channels and
support the following memory interfaces.

Single Channel (SC)

Data will be accessed in chunks of 64 bits (8B) from the memory
channels.

Hardware Installation

Virtual Single Channel (VSC)

If both channels are populated with different memory configurations,
the MCH defaults to Virtual Single Channel.

Dual Channel (DC)

Dual channel provides better system performance because it doubles
the data transfer rate.

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Single Channel

Virtual Single Channel

Dual Channel

BIOS Setting

“Memory Frequency For” in the Advanced Chipset Features
submenu of the BIOS must be set accordingly.

Only one socket is populated with
DIMM.

The two DIMM sockets are populated
with different memory configurations.

The two DIMM sockets are populated
with identical memory configurations.

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2.2.1 Installing the DIM Module

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

Notch
Key

Tab

Pin 1

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

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

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

Tab

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2.3 CPU

2.3.1 Overview

The system board is equipped with a surface mount 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

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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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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.

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Note:

• Only use Intel

• An Intel

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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certified fan and heat sink.

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boxed processor package contains a retention

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

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

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Snapped

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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.

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2.4 Jumper Settings

2.4.1 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data

JP3

X

1-2 On: Normal

If you encounter the following,

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

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

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

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

1. Power-off the system.

2. Set JP3 pins 2 and 3 to On. Wait for a few seconds and set JP3
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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(default)

2-3 On:

Clear CMOS Data

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

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

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

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

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

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

JP2 JP1JP2 JP1 JP2 JP1

1
2
3

X

1
2
3

2-3 On1-2 On All Off

1

2
3

CPU

Auto*

100MHz

133MHz

166MHz

200MHz

“*” denotes default setting

1-2 On

2-3 On

2-3 On

All Off

All Off

JP2

JP1

1-2 On

2-3 On

All Off

All Off

2-3 On

These jumpers are used to select the front side bus of the CPU
installed on the system board. The default setting is Auto. The system
will run according to the front side bus of the CPU installed on the
system board.

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 these jumpers back to their
default settings.

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2.5 Rear Panel I/O Ports

Hardware Installation

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PS/2

Mouse

PS/2

K/B

COM 1

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

• PS/2 mouse port

• PS/2 keyboard port

• Parallel port

• COM 1 port

• USB ports

• LAN port

• Mic-in jack

• Line-in jack

• Line-out jack

Parallel

USB 2

USB 1

LAN

USB 3-4

Mic-in

Line-in

Line-out

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2.5.1 PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard Ports

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 reser ve 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.

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Wake-On-Keyboard/Mouse

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

• BIOS Setting:

“Keyboard/Mouse Power On” (“PM Wake Up Events” field) in
the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS must be
set accordingly. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

720mA.

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2.5.2 Serial Ports

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COM 1

CTS

DTR

RD

DSR

COM 2

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

The system board is equipped with an onboard serial port (CN4 ­Teal/Turquoise) for COM 1 and a 9-pin connector at location J6 for
COM 2.

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1

TD

CD

SG

RTS

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9

RI

2

One card-edge bracket, mounted with a serial port cable, will be
provided as an option. If you want to use the COM 2 serial por t,
connect the serial port cable to connector J6. Make sure the colored
stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned with pin 1 of connector J6.
Mount the card-edge bracket to the system chassis.

BIOS Setting

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

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2.5.3 Parallel Port

Parallel

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The system board has a standard parallel port (Burgundy) at
location CN7 for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer. It suppor ts
SPP, ECP, EPP and PntMode.

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Setting

SPP
(Standard Parallel Port)

ECP
(Extended Capabilities Port)

EPP
(Enhanced Parallel Port)

PntMode

BIOS Setting

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

Allows normal speed operation but
in one direction only.

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

Allows bidirectional parallel port op­eration at maximum speed.

Allows parallel port to operate in
bipolar mode.

Function

2.5.4 Universal Serial Bus Ports

USB 2
USB 1

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Hardware Installation

2

USB 4
USB 3

USB 5-6

USB 7-8

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VCC

2
1

VCC

-Data

-Data
+Data

Ground

+Data

Ground

N. C.

Key

Four onboard USB 2.0/1.1 ports (Black) are at locations CN5 and
CN6 of the system board.

J11 (USB 5/6) and J12 (USB 7/8) connectors allow you to connect
4 additional USB 2.0/1.1 ports. The additional USB ports, which are
mounted on card-edge brackets, will be provided as options. If you
want to use the optional USB ports, install the card-edge bracket to
the system chassis then insert the connector that is attached to the
USB port cables to J11 and/or J12.

BIOS Setting

Enable or disable the onboard USB in the Integrated Peripherals
submenu (“Onboard Device” field) 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 USB device. Refer to your operating system’s manual or
documentation for more information.

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Hardware Installation

If you are using a USB 2.0 device, install the “Intel USB 2.0 Drivers”
that is in the provided CD. Refer to chapter 4 for more information.

Wake-On-USB Keyboard

The Wake-On-USB Keyboard function allows you to use a USB
keyboard 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” (“PM Wake Up Events” field) 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 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 function for 3
or more USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power
supply must support ≥2A.

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2.5.5 RJ45 Fast-Ethernet Port

Hardware Installation

2

RJ45 LAN

The system board is equipped with an onboard RJ45 fast­ethernet LAN port at location CN6 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 (“Onboard Device” field) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3
for more information.

Driver Installation

Install the “LAN Drivers” that is in the provided CD. Refer to
chapter 4 for more information.

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2.5.6 Audio

Mic-in

Line-in

Line-out

AuD_Vcc

AuD_R_Return

GND

2

1

Mic

Mic Power

AuD_R_Out

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AuD_L_Return

Key

10

9

N. C.

AuD_L_Out

W

Front audio

Surr_con

Center Out Return

Center out

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2
1

SL

Ground

LFE Out Return

Key

LFE Out

9

SR

Ground

Ground/JS

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Audio Jacks

The system board is equipped with 3 audio jacks at location CN3.
A jack is a one-hole connecting interface for inserting a plug.

• Line-out Jack (Lime)

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

Hardware Installation

• Line-in Jack (Light Blue)

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

• Mic-in Jack (Pink)

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

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 (J5) provides you the option of
connecting devices to the line-out and mic-in jacks at the front panel.
Using the line-out and mic-in jacks will disable the rear audio’s line­out and mic-in functions.

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Remove the jumper caps from pins 5-6 and pins 9-10 of J5 prior to
connecting the front audio cable connector. Make sure pin 1 of the
cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J5. If you are not using this
connector, make sure to replace the jumper caps back to their
original pin locations.

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

Pins 5-6 and 9-10 open

Surr_con

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

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

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

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One card-edge bracket, mounted with a rear jack and a center/
subwoofer jack, will be provided as an option. Remove the jumper
caps from pins 2-4 and pins 6-8 of J7 prior to connecting the audio
cable connector. Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned
with pin 1 of J7. If you are not using this connector, replace the
jumper caps back to their original pin locations. Now install the card­edge bracket to the system chassis.

Driver Installation

Install the “Audio Drivers” that is in the provided CD. 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. The application program will allow you to configure 2-channel,
4-channel and 6-channel audio modes as well as configure the audio
effects. Refer to chapter 4 for more information.

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Hardware Installation

2.6 I/O Connectors

2.6.1 Game/MIDI Connector

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The system board is equipped with a 15-pin connector at location
J8 for connecting an external game/MIDI port. One card-edge
bracket, mounted with a game/MIDI port cable, will be provided as
an option. Install the card-edge bracket to the system chassis then
connect the game/MIDI port cable to connector J8. Make sure the
colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned with pin 1 of connector
J8.

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BIOS Setting

Configure the game port in the Integrated Peripherals submenu
(“Super I/O Device” field) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more
information.

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2.6.2 CD-in Internal Audio Connector

Ground Ground

Left audio

channel

Right audio
channel

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The CD-in (J4) connector is used to receive audio from a CD-ROM

drive, TV tuner or MPEG card.

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2.6.3 S/PDIF Connector

SPDIF out

Key

GND

VCC

SPDIF in

Hardware Installation

2

15

The system board is equipped with a S/PDIF connector. One card­edge bracket, mounted with S/PDIF ports, will be provided as an
option. Install the card-edge bracket to the system chassis then
connect the audio cable connector to J3. Make sure pin 1 of the
audio cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J3.

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2.6.4 Floppy Disk Drive Connector

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X

34

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

Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable

Install one end of the floppy disk drive cable into the shrouded
floppy disk header (J9) on the system board and the other end­most connector to the drive you want to designate as Drive A. If
you are connecting another drive (Drive B), install the middle
connector of the cable to the drive. The colored edge of the daisy
chained ribbon cable should be aligned with pin 1 of J9.

BIOS Setting

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

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2.6.5 Serial ATA Connectors

Hardware Installation

2

17

SATA 2

X

17

TXP

TXN

GND

GND

One Serial ATA cable is provided with the system board. Connect
one end of the cable to J16 (SATA 2) or J17 (SATA 1) and the
other end to your serial ATA device.

BIOS Setting

Configure the onboard Serial ATA in the Integrated Peripherals
submenu (“OnChip IDE Device” field) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter
3 for more information.

RXP

RXN

SATA 1

GND

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Hardware Installation

2.6.6 IDE Disk Drive Connector

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40

IDE 1

X

IDE 2

X

21

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

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

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21

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 (J20) 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 (J18)
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.

BIOS Setting

2

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

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2.6.7 IrDA Connector

IRRX

N. C.

Ground

VCC

IRTX

15

Connect your IrDA cable to connector J2 on the system board.

Note:

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

BIOS Setting

Set “UART2 Mode Select” (“Super IO Device” field) in the Inte­grated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS to the type of IrDA
standard supported by your device.

Driver Installation

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

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Hardware Installation

2.6.8 CPU Fan Connector

Power

Ground

X

The CPU must be kept cool by using a fan with heatsink. Connect
the CPU fan to the 3-pin fan connector at location J13 of the
system board.

N. C.

13

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2.6.9 Chassis Fan and Second Fan Connectors

Powe r

Ground

X

13

Second fan

Chassis fan

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Ground

N. C.

X

Power

The chassis fan connector (J19) and second fan connector (J15) are
used to connect cooling fans. The cooling fans will provide adequate
airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and
system board components.

N. C.

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2.6.10 Wake-On-LAN Connector

Hardware Installation

Ground

WOL

+5VSB

2

1

X

Your LAN card package should include a cable. Connect one end of
the cable to the wakeup header on the card and the other end to
location J10 on the system board. The network will detect Magic
Packet and assert a wakeup signal to power-up the system. Refer to
the add-in card’s manual for details. Note: Your LAN card must
support the remote wake up function.

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

720mA.

BIOS Setting

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

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Hardware Installation

2.6.11 LED

DIMM Standby
Power LED

DIMM Standby Power LED

This LED will turn red when the system’s power is on or when it is
in the Suspend state (Power On Suspend or Suspend to RAM). It
will not light when the system is in the Soft-Off state.

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Important:

If the DIMM Standby Power LED is lighted, you must power-off
the system then turn off the power supply’s switch or unplug
the power cord prior to installing any memory modules.

Hardware Installation

2.6.12 Power Connectors

12011

3.3V

-12V

Ground

X

PS-ON
Ground
Ground

Ground

-5V

+5V

+5V

10

+12V

Ground

4

X

3

Ground

+12V

We recommend that you use a power supply that complies with the
ATX12V Power Supply Design Guide Version 1.1. An ATX12V
power supply has a standard 20-pin ATX main power connector
and a 4-pin +12V power connector that must be inserted onto
CN9 and CN8 connectors respectively.

2

3.3V

3.3V

Ground

+5V

Ground

+5V

Ground
PW-OK

5VSB
+12V

2
1

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.

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2.6.13 Front Panel Connectors

SPEAKER

J14

19

X

20

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.

RESET

ATX-SW

HD-LED

1

2

PWR-LED

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SPEAKER: Speaker Connector

This connects to the speaker installed in the system chassis.

ATX-SW: ATX Power Switch

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

Hardware Installation

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) state, it will blink every
second. When the system is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM)
state, it will blink every second.

Note:

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

Pin

Pin Assignment

HD-LED

(Primary/Secondary IDE LED)

Reserved

ATX-SW

(ATX power switch)

Reserved

RESET

(Reset switch)

SPEAKER

(Speaker connector)

PWR-LED

(Power/Standby LED)

3

HDD LED Power

5

HDD

14

N. C.

16

N. C.

8

PWRBT+

10

PWRBT-

18

N. C.

20

N. C.

7

Ground

9

H/W Reset

13

Speaker Data

15

N. C.

17

Ground

19

Speaker Power

2

LED Power (+)

4

LED Power (+)

6

LED Power (-) or Standby Signal

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Award BIOS Setup Utility

Chapter 3 - Award BIOS Setup Utility

3.1 The Basic Input/Output System

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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Award BIOS Setup Utility

3.1.1 Standard CMOS Features

Use the arrow keys to highlight “Standard CMOS Features” then
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 1994 to 2079.

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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.

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3.1.1.3 IDE Channel 0 Master, IDE Channel 0 Slave, IDE Channel 1
Master and IDE Channel 1 Slave

Move the cursor to the “IDE Channel 0 Master”, “IDE Channel 0
Slave”, “IDE Channel 1 Master” or “IDE Channel 1 Slave” field,
then press <Enter>.

Note:

The fields in this section will vary in accordance to the settings in
the “On-Chip Serial ATA” field (“OnChip IDE Device” section) of
the Integrated Peripherals submenu.

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

IDE HDD Auto Detection

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

IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave and IDE Channel 1 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”.

Award BIOS Setup Utility

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.

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.

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Landing Zone

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

Sector

This field displays the number sectors per track.

3.1.1.4 Drive A and Drive B

These fields identify the types of floppy disk drives installed.

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

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

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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 adapters.

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

mode.

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

mode.

Mono Monochrome adapter. Includes high resolution

monochrome adapters.

3.1.1.6 Halt On

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

No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors detected.
All Errors The system boot will stop whenever the BIOS detects

a non-fatal error.

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

error; it will stop for all other errors.

All, But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error;

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.

Award BIOS Setup Utility

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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Award BIOS Setup Utility

3.1.2 Advanced BIOS Features

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

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

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3.1.2.1 CPU L1 & L2 Cache

This field speeds up the memory access.

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

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.

3.1.2.3 Quick Power On Self Test

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

Award BIOS Setup Utility

3.1.2.4 Hard Disk Boot Priority

This field is used to select the boot sequence of the hard drives.
Move the cursor to this field then press <Enter>. Use the Up or
Down arrow keys to select a device then press <+> to move it
up or <-> to move it down the list.

3.1.2.5 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.

3.1.2.6 Swap Floppy Drive

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

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3.1.2.7 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.

3.1.2.8 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.

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3.1.2.9 Typematic Rate Setting

Disabled Continually holding down a key on your keyboard

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

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

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

3.1.2.10 Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

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

3.1.2.11 Typematic Delay (Msec)

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

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3.1.2.12 Security Option

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

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

denied unless the correct password is entered at the
prompt.

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

nied unless the correct password is entered at the
prompt.

3.1.2.13 APIC Mode

Leave this field in its default setting.

Award BIOS Setup Utility

3.1.2.14 MPS Version Control for OS

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

3.1.2.15 OS Select for DRAM > 64MB

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

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

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

3.1.2.17 Report No FDD For WIN 95

The options are Yes and No.

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3.1.2.18 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.

3.1.2.19 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” to “DRAM RAS# Precharge” fields will
show the default settings by SPD.

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Manual If you want your system to run at a performance

better than the one “by SPD”, select “Manual”
then select the best option in the “CAS Latency
Time” to “DRAM RAS# Precharge” 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, 7, 8, 9 and 10.

3.1.3.4 DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay

The options are 2, 3 and 4.

3.1.3.5 DRAM RAS# Precharge

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

3.1.3.6 Memory Frequency For

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

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The system board supports DDR333 or DDR400 when using
800MHz FSB CPU. DDR333 will run at 320MHz memory frequency
when used with 800MHz FSB CPU. Under such circumstance, make
sure this field is set to Auto or DDR320.

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

3.1.3.7 DRAM R/W Timing

This field is used to select the read/write cycle speed. Select “Fast”
if you want the system to run at a faster cycle speed.

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

3.1.3.11 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..

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3.1.3.12 AGP Aperture Size (MB)

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

3.1.3.13 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.

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3.1.4 Integrated Peripherals

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

3.1.4.1 OnChip IDE Device

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

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

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IDE HDD Block Mode

Enabled The IDE HDD uses the block mode. The system

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

Disabled The IDE HDD uses the standard mode.

IDE DMA Transfer Access

This field, when Enabled, will enhance the IDE DMA transfer of
an IDE hard disk drive.

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.

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 according

to your hard disk drive’s timing.

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

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

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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.

On-Chip Serial ATA

Disabled Disables the onboard SATA.
Auto The system will detect the existing SATA

and IDE drives then automatically set them
to the available master/slave mode.

Combined Mode This option allows you to use both IDE and

SATA drives; allowing a maximum of 4
drives. You must manually set the SATA
drives’ master/slave mode in the “Serial ATA
Port0 Mode” and “Serial ATA Port1 Mode”
fields.

Enhanced Mode This option allows you to use both IDE and

SATA drives; allowing a maximum of 6
drives.

SATA Only This option automatically sets the SATA

drives to Primary Master and Secondary
Master modes. Since both drives are in mas­ter mode, you cannot set the IDE drives to
Master mode. The “Serial ATA Port0 Mode”
and “Serial ATA Por t1 Mode” fields will not
be configurable.

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Serial ATA Port0 Mode and Serial ATA Port1 Mode

These fields are used to select the master/slave mode of the
serial ATA drives. Make sure they do not conflict with the settings
of the IDE hard drives.

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3.1.4.2 Onboard Device

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

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

USB Controller

All Enabled Enables all USB ports.
USB 2.0 Disabled USB 2.0 is disabled; USB 1.1 is enabled.
All Disabled Disables all USB ports.

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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.

AC97 Audio

Auto Select this option when using the onboard audio

codec.

Disabled Select this option when using a PCI sound card.

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BIOS Flash Protect

Enabled This option will protect the system from unnecessary

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.

Onboard LAN Control

This field is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN control-

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3.1.4.3 Super IO Device

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

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

KBC Input Clock

This is used to select the input clock of your keyboard.

Onboard FDC Controller

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

Onboard Serial Port 1 and Onboard Serial Port 2

Auto The system will automatically select an I/O address

for the onboard serial port 1 and serial port 2.

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

manually select an I/O address for the onboard
serial port 1 and serial por t 2.

Disabled Disables the onboard serial port 1 and/or serial

port 2.

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UART2 Mode Select

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

To use the IrDA function, follow the steps below.

1. Connect your IrDA cable to connector J2 on the system board.

2. Set the “UART2 Mode Select” field to the type of IrDA standard
supported by your IrDA peripheral/device. For better
transmission of data, your IrDA peripheral device must be within
a 30o angle and within a distance of 1 meter.

3. Set the “RxD, TxD Active” and “IR Transmission Delay” fields
appropriately.

RxD, TxD Active

The options are Hi, Lo; Lo, Hi; Lo, Lo; and Hi, Hi.

IR Transmission Delay

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If this field is Enabled, transmission of data will be slower. This is
recommended when you encounter transmission problem with your
device.

Onboard Parallel Port

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

IRQ for the onboard parallel port.

Disabled Disables the onboard parallel port.

Parallel Port Mode

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

SPP

Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only.

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ECP (Extended Capabilities Port)

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

EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port)

Allows bidirectional parallel port operation at maximum speed.

PntMode

Allows parallel port to operate in bipolar mode.

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

EPP Mode Select

This is used to select the EPP mode.

ECP Mode Use DMA

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

Game Port Address

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

Midi Port Address

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.

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
supports 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 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 HDD
Power Down field is activated.

Min Saving Minimum power saving time for the HDD Power

Down = 15 min.

Max Saving Maximum power saving time for the HDD Power

Down = 1 min.

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

“HDD Power Down” field.

3.1.5.4 Video Off Method

This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.

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

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

Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer.
DPMS Initializes display power management signaling. Use

this option if your video board supports it.

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3.1.5.5 Video Off In Suspend

This field is used to activate the video off feature when the system
enters the Suspend mode.

3.1.5.6 Suspend Mode

When the system enters the Suspend mode, the CPU and onboard
peripherals will be shut off.

3.1.5.7 HDD Power Down

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

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3.1.5.8 Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN

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

Delay 4 Sec. Regardless of whether the Power Management

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

Instant-Off Pressing and then releasing the power button at

once will immediately power off your system.

3.1.5.9 PWR Lost Resume State

Keep 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.

Tur n On When power returns after an AC power failure, the

system will automatically power-on.

Last State 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.

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3.1.5.10 PM Wake Up Events

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

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

Resume on PCI Event

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.

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Resume On Ring

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

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Resume On LAN

If you are using a LAN card that supports the remote wake up
function, set this field to Enabled. The will allow the network to
remotely wake up a Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC. However, if
your system is in the Suspend mode, you can wake up the system
only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt. Refer to “Wake-On-LAN
Connector” in chapter 2 for more information.

USB KB Wake-Up From S3

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

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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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.

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Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm

This is used to set the time you would like the system to power-on.
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.

Keyboard/Mouse Power On

This field allows you to use the keyboard or PS/2 mouse to power­on the system.

Disabled Default setting. Uses the power button 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 “KB Power On Hot Key” field.

Mouse Left When this option is selected, double-click the left

button of the mouse to power-on the system.

Mouse Right When this option is selected, double-click the right

button of the mouse to power-on the system.

Any Key Press any key 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.

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KB Power On Password

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 power­on 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.

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KB Power On Hot Key

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

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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

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.

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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(ESCD) 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>. The “IRQ-3” to
“IRQ-15” fields will appear. Set each system interrupt to either
PCI Device or Reserved.

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.

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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 PCI IRQ Assignment

By default, an IRQ is automatically assigned to the PCI devices
that are installed in the PCI slots. If a PCI device has not been
assigned an IRQ, you must manually assign an IRQ for the device.
During system boot-up, you will see “NA” for the device that
does not have an IRQ assigned.

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3.1.7 CPU Frequency 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 factory default ratio.

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3.1.7.2 Auto Detect PCI Clk

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

3.1.7.3 Spread Spectrum

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

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3.1.7.4 Clock By Slight Adjust

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.

Method 1:
Clear the CMOS data by setting JP3 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 <Inser t> 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 “CPU Frequency
Control” and set the “CPU Clock Ratio” or “Clock By Slight Adjust”
field to its default setting or an appropriate frequency ratio or bus
clock.

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Note:

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

3.1.7.5 Async AGP/PCI/SRC CLK

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

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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 Super visor 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.8.15B

(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 Program” then press <Enter>.

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6. The following will appear.

Do You Want to Save BIOS (Y/N)

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

7. The following will then appear.

Press “Y” to Program or “N” to Exit

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

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Supported Software

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 particular compu­ter system without physically going to it. Quite often a service call
may be unnecessary as the problem can be solved remotely.

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

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4.1.1 Running the DMI Utility

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

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

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

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

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

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4.1.2 Using the DMI Utility

Award DMI Configuration Utility Copyright Award Software Inc, 1996

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

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BIOS

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Enclosure/Chassis

Processor

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Port Connector
Port Connector

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System Slots

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Type : BIOS Information
Handle : 0000

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

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

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

bar.

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

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

*** BIOS Auto Detect ***

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

Edit DMI

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

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

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

3. The cursor will move to the screen you select allowing you to edit

information. The screen will also display the auto-detected
information.

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

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

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

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

Load DMI File

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

2. The following message will appear.

Press [Enter] to select DMI file for load

Press <Enter>.

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

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4. The following message will appear.

Do you want to execute? (Y/N)

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

Save DMI File

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

2. The following message will appear.

Press [Enter] to select DMI file for save

Press <Enter>.

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

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4.2 Drivers, Utilities and Software Applications

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

Insert the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen
(Mainboard Utility CD) will appear. If after inser ting the CD,
"Autorun" did not automatically start (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 865PE chipset / 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 98/98SE/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 suppor ted in the following operating systems:
Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows ME, Windows NT 4.0,
Windows 2000 and Windows XP.

To install the driver, please follow the steps below.

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

2. Click “Audio Drivers” on the main menu. The following screen will
appear. 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 suppor ted 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 autorun 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”, the “readme”
screen will appear.

3. Follow the installation instructions shown on the screen.

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

Important:

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

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XP, you must install the Windows