DFI ITOX G4E620-N User Manual

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G4E620-N

G4E620-B

System Board User’s Manual

935-G4E622-000(G)

A75720516

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This publication contains information that is protected by copyright. No part of it may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any transformation/adaptation without the prior written permission from the copyright holders.

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. Fur ther, 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.

Trademarks

Product names or trademarks appearing in this manual are for identification purpose only and are the properties of the respective owners.

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.

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

instructions.

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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.

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:

• 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.

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Notice

An electronic file of this manual is included in the CD. To view the user’s manual, insert the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen (Main Board Utility CD) will appear. Click “User’s Manual” on the main menu.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - Introduction

Features................................................................................................................................................

Special Features of the System Board....................................................................

Package Checklist.......................................................................................................................

Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

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

System Memory............................................................................................................................

CPU.........................................................................................................................................................

Jumper Settings.............................................................................................................................

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

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

Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup

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

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

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16 18 20 25 32 41

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Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares

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

Installation Notes........................................................................................................................

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Introduction

Appendix A - Watchdog Timer

Watchdog Timer.....................................................................................................................

Appendix B - System Error Messages

POST Beep................................................................................................................................

Error Messages.......................................................................................................................

Appendix C - Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting Checklist.............................................................................................

Appendix D - Watchdog Timer

Watchdog Timer.....................................................................................................................

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Chapter 1 - Introduction

Specifications

Processor

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

Introduction

• Intel

Pentium® 4 (Prescott and Northwood) processor

- Intel Hyper-Threading Technology

- FSB: 400MHz and 533MHz

• Intel® Celeron® / Celeron® D processor

- 400MHz system data bus

• Processor socket: Socket 478

Chipset

• Intel® 845E chipset

- Intel® 82845E Memory Controller Hub (MCH)

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

System Memory

• Two 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets

• 2.5V unbuffered PC1600 (DDR200) or PC2100 (DDR266) DDR SDRAM DIMM

• Supports maximum of 2.1GB system memory using 64Mbit, 128Mbit, 256Mbit or 512Mbit technology

- Double-sided x16 DDR SDRAM DIMM is not supported

• Supports ECC function

Density

Density Width

Single/Double

184-pin DDR

64 Mbit

SS/DS

64/128MB

X16

SS/DS

32MB/NA

128 Mbit

SS/DS

128/256MB

X16

SS/DS

64MB/NA

256 Mbit

SS/DS

256/512MB

X16

SS/DS

128MB/NA

512 Mbit

SS/DS

512/1024MB

X16

SS/DS

256MB/NA

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Introduction

BIOS

• Award BIOS

• 4Mbit flash memory

Energy Efficient Design

• Supports ACPI specification and OS Directed Power Management

• Supports ACPI STR (Suspend to RAM) function

• Wake-On-Events include:

- Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse

- Wake-On-USB Keyboard

- Wake-On-Ring (through internal or external modem)

- Wake-On-LAN

- RTC timer to power-on the system

• System power management supported

• CPU stopped clock control

• Hardware supports SMI green mode

• Microsoft®/Intel® APM 1.2 compliant

• Soft Power supported - ACPI v1.0b specification

• AC power failure recovery

Hardware Monitor

• Monitors CPU/system temperature and overheat alarm

• Monitors 5VSB/VBAT/1.5V/3.3V/±5V/±12V/Vcore voltages and failure alarm

• Monitors CPU/chassis/2nd fan speed and failure alarm

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

• Opened chassis alarm

• Watchdog timer function

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Introduction

Onboard Audio Features

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

• High quality differential CD input

• True stereo line level outputs

• S/PDIF-out interface

• 2-channel audio output

PCI IDE Interface

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

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

Onboard LAN Features

• Uses 82551 fast ethernet controller (G4E620-N only)

- Integrated IEEE 802.3, 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX

compatible PHY

- Glueless 32-bit PCI master interface

- Glueless CardBus master interface

- Integrated power management functions

- 128 Kbyte Flash interface

- Thin BGA 15 mm

• Uses 82562 fast ethernet controller

- Basic 10/100 Client Connection. Supports 559 level cable

and PHY Stats. Support for Server OS included as check item, but no Server function included

- Same Quality Driver suits as 82559

- Supports DMI/SNMP/WMI

- 10/100 Auto Sensing

- IEEE 802.3, 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX compliant physical layer

interface

- IEEE 802.3u Auto-Negotiation

- 48-pin SSOP, 3.3V device

package

Accelerated Graphics Port (A.G.P.)

• Supports 1.5V AGP with up to 1066MB/sec. bandwidth for 3D graphics applications

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Introduction

Rear Panel I/O Ports

• 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port

• 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port

• 1 DB-25 parallel por t

• 2 DB-9 serial ports

• 2 RJ45 LAN ports (G4E620-N only) 1 RJ45 LAN port (G4E620-B only)

• 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports

• Mic-in, line-in and line-out

I/O Connectors

• 1 CompactFlashTM socket

• 1 connector for 2 additional external USB 2.0/1.1 ports

• 1 connector for an external game/MIDI port

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

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

• 1 S/PDIF-out connector

• 1 connector for IrDA interface

• 2 IDE connectors

• 1 floppy connector

• 1 20-pin ATX power connector

• 1 4-pin ATX 12V power connector

• 1 Wake-On-LAN connector

• 1 Wake-On-Ring connector

• 1 chassis open connector

• 1 keylock connector

• 1 front panel connector

• 3 fan connectors

Expansion Slots

• 1 AGP slot that supports 1.5V AGP

• 4 PCI slots (1 shared with ISA slot)

• 3 ISA slots

Compatibility

• PCI 2.2 and AC ’97 compliant

PCB

• 4 layers, ATX form factor

• 30.5cm (12") x 24.4cm (9.6")

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Special Features of the System Board

Watchdog Timer

The Watchdog Timer function allows your application to regularly “clear” the system at the set time inter val. If the system hangs or fails to function, it will reset at the set time interval so that your system will continue to operate.

Hyper-Threading Technology Functionality Requirements

The system board supports Intel processors with Hyper-Threading Technology. Enabling the functionality of Hyper-Threading Technology for your computer system requires ALL of the following platforms.

Components:

Introduction

• CPU - an Intel

• 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 a bout enabling the functionality of the Hyper-Threading Technology. For more information on Hyper-Threading Technology, go to: www.intel.com/info/ hyperthreading.

DDR

DDR (Double Data Rate) 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 providing two times faster data transfer.

Pentium® 4 Processor with HT Technology

Dual Function Power Button

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

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Introduction

AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port)

The AGP slot only supports 1.5V AGP 4x (1066MB/sec. bandwidth) 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 memory read and write operations that hide memory access latency.

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

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.

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.

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Introduction

Wake-On-Ring

This feature allows the system that is in the Suspend mode or Soft Power Off mode to wake-up/power-on to respond to calls coming from an external modem, internal 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 port, 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.

Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse

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

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

720mA.

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Introduction

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. For 3 or more USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥2A.

RTC Timer to Power-on the System

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

ACPI

The system board is designed to meet the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) specification. ACPI has energy saving features that enables PCs to implement Power Management and Plug-and-Play with operating systems that support OS Direct Power

®®

Management. Currently, only Windows 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.

®®

98SE/2000/ME/XP supports

98SE/2000/ME/XP without having

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

1A.

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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.

Package Checklist

The system board package contains the following items:

; The system board ; A user’s manual ; One IDE cable ; One floppy disk drive cable ; One “Main Board Utility” CD

Introduction

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

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Hardware Installation

Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

System Board Layout

G4E620-N

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Hardware Installation

G4E620-B

Note:

G4E620-N supports 2 LAN while G4E620-B supports 1 LAN only. The illustrations on the following pages are based on the system board that supports 2 LAN.

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Hardware Installation

Warning:

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.

System Memory

DDR 1 DDR 2

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.

BIOS Setting

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

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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.

Hardware Installation

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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Hardware Installation

CPU

Overview

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

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 90 lifted to at least this angle otherwise the CPU will not fit in properly.

Lever

angle. Make sure the socket is

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Hardware Installation

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

Important:

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

Gold mark

Pin 1

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

Important:

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

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Hardware Installation

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

Installing the Fan and Heat Sink

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

Note:

• Only use Intel

• 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.

certified fan and heat sink.

boxed processor package contains a retention

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Hardware Installation

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.

Retention

hole

Retention

hole

Unsnapped

Snapped

Fan / heat sink and retention mechanism assembly

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Hardware Installation

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

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.

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

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Jumper Settings

Clear CMOS Data

Hardware Installation

JP3

312

1-2 On: Normal

(default)

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 and unplug the power cord.

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.

2-3 On:

Clear CMOS Data

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

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

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Hardware Installation

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

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

6. Set the processor’s ratio/clock to its default setting or an appropriate ratio/clock. Refer to the Frequency/Voltage Control section in chapter 3 for more information.

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

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

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USB Power Select

Hardware Installation

USB 0-1

(JP7)

USB 2-3

(JP6)

USB 4-5

(JP5)

1-2 On: 5V

(default)

1-2 On: 5V

2 1

3 2 1

(default)

312 312

2-3 On: 5VSB

3 2 1

1-2 On: 5V

(default)

JP5, JP6 and JP7 are used to select the power of the USB ports. Selecting 5VSB will allow you to use the USB keyboard to wake up the system.

2-3 On: 5VSB

BIOS Setting:

“USB KB Wake-Up From S3” in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS must be set to Enabled. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Important:

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

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Hardware Installation

Power-on Select

312 312

JP9

JP9 is used to select the method of powering on the system. If you want the system to power-on once AC power comes in, set JP9 pins 1 and 2 to On. If you want to use the power button, set pins 2 and 3 to On.

1-2 On:

Power-on via

AC power

2-3 On:

Power-on via

power button

(default)

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CPU FSB Select

Hardware Installation

JP1

1-2 On: Auto

2 1

(default)

2-3 On:

100MHz

JP1 is used to select the front side bus of the processor.

Important:

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

3 2 1

All Off:

133MHz

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Hardware Installation

CompactFlash Card Setting

312 312

JP10

JP10 is used to set the CompactFlashTM socket to Master or Slave mode.

CompactFlashTM and IDE 2 share the same channel. The mode of the hard drive connected to the IDE 2 connector must differ from the one selected for CompactFlashTM. In other words, if CompactFlashTM is set to Slave mode, then IDE 2’s hard drive must be set to Master mode and vice versa. Under such circumstance, IDE 2 can only support one hard drive.

1-2 On: Slave

(default)

2-3 On:

Master

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82562ET LAN Settings

Hardware Installation

JP11

1-2 On: Enabled

2 1

(default)

3 2 1

2-3 On:

Disabled

JP11 is used to enable or disable the onboard Intel 82562ET LAN chip that controls the onboard LAN 1 port.

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Hardware Installation

Rear Panel I/O Ports

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 por t

• COM ports

• LAN 1 port (G4E620-N and G4E620-B)

• LAN 2 port (G4E620-N only)

• USB ports

• Mic-in jack

• Line-in jack

• Line-out jack

Parallel

COM 2

LAN 1

USB 0-1

LAN 2

Mic-in

Line-in

Line-out

USB 2-3

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PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard Ports

Hardware Installation

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 Keyboard

The system board is equipped with an onboard PS/2 mouse (Green) and PS/2 keyboard (Purple) por ts - both at location CN1 of the system board. The PS/2 mouse port uses IRQ12. If a mouse is not connected to this port, the system will reserve IRQ12 for other expansion cards.

Warning:

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

Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse

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

• BIOS Setting:

Configure the PS/2 wake up function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“Onboard Super I/O Device” section) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

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Hardware Installation

Serial Ports

COM 1 COM 2

The system board is equipped with two onboard serial ports at locations CN4 (COM 1) and CN11 (COM 2). These serial ports are RS-232 asynchronous communication ports with 16C550Acompatible UARTs that can be used with modems, serial printers, remote display terminals, and other serial devices.

BIOS Setting

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

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Parallel Port

Hardware Installation

Parallel

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

Setting

SPP (Standard Parallel Port)

ECP (Extended Capabilities Port)

EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port)

BIOS Setting

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

Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only.

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

Allows bidirectional parallel port operation at maximum speed.

Function

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Hardware Installation

Universal Serial Bus Ports

USB 1 USB 0

USB 3

USB 2

USB

4-5

2 1

-Data

VCC

Ground

+Data

N. C.

+Data

Ground

Key

VCC

-Data

The system board supports USB 2.0/1.1 ports. USB allows data exchange between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals.

The 4 onboard USB 2.0/1.1 ports (Black) are at locations CN5 (USB 0-1) and CN6 (USB 2-3).

J10 (USB 4-5) allows you to connect 2 additional USB 2.0/1.1 ports. The USB ports may be mounted on a card-edge bracket. Install the card-edge bracket to the system chassis then insert the connector that is attached to the USB port cables to J10.

BIOS Setting

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

Driver Installation

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

Refer to chapter 4 for more information about USB 2.0 drivers.

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Hardware Installation

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:

• Jumper Setting: JP5, JP6 and/or JP7 must be set to “2-3 On: 5VSB”. Refer to “USB Power Select” in this chapter for more information.

• BIOS Setting: “USB KB Wake-Up From S3” in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS must be set to Enabled. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Important:

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Hardware Installation

RJ45 LAN Port

LAN 1

LAN 2

G4E620-N only

G4E620-N is equipped with 2 onboard RJ45 LAN ports. LAN 1 which is controlled by the Intel 82562ET chip is at location CN5 and LAN 2 which is controlled by the Intel 82551 chip is at location CN6.

G4E620-B is equipped with the LAN 1 port only.

LAN allows the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub.

Jumper Setting

Use JP11 to enable or disable the Intel 82562ET LAN chip. Refer to “82562ET LAN Settings” in this chapter for more information.

BIOS Setting

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

Driver Installation

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

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Audio (Rear Audio and Front Audio)

Mic-in

Line-in

Hardware Installation

Line-out

AuD_L_Return

Key

AuD_R_Return

AuD_Vcc

GND

Front audio

Rear Audio

The mic-in, line-in and line-out jacks are at location CN3 of the system board. A jack is a one-hole connecting interface for inserting a plug.

Rear audio

AuD_L_Out

N. C.

AuD_R_Out Mic Power

Mic

• Mic-in Jack (Pink)

This jack is used to connect an external microphone.

• Line-in Jack (Light Blue)

This jack is used to connect any audio devices such as Hi-fi set, CD player, tape player, AM/FM radio tuner, synthesizer, etc.

• Line-out Jack (Lime)

This jack is used to connect a headphone or external speakers.

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Hardware Installation

Front Audio

The front audio connector (J8) allows you to connect to the line-out and mic-in jacks that are at the front panel of your system. Using this connector will disable the rear audio’s line-out and mic-in functions.

Remove the jumper caps from pins 5-6 and pins 9-10 of J8 prior to connecting the front audio cable connector. Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J8. 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

Driver Installation

Install “Realtek Audio Drivers”. Refer to chapter 4 for more information.

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

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

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I/O Connectors

Game/MIDI Port

Hardware Installation

The system board is equipped with a 15-pin connector at location J4 for connecting an external game/MIDI port. The game/MIDI port may be mounted on a card-edge bracket. Install the card-edge bracket to the system chassis then connect the game/MIDI port cable to connector J4. Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned with pin 1 of connector J4.

BIOS Setting

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

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Hardware Installation

Internal Audio Connectors

Ground Ground

Left audio

channel

Right audio channel

The CD-in (J7) and AUX-in (J6) connectors are used to receive

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

CD-in

AUX-in

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S/PDIF-out Connector

SPDIF out

Key

GND

+5V

N. C.

Hardware Installation

The S/PDIF-out connector (J5) is used to connect external S/PDIFout port. The S/PDIF-out port may be mounted on a card-edge bracket. Install the card-edge bracket to the system chassis then connect the audio cable connector to J5. Make sure pin 1 of the audio cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J5.

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Hardware Installation

Floppy Disk Drive Connector

The system board is equipped with a shrouded floppy disk drive connector for connecting 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 (J19) 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 J19.

BIOS Setting

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

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IDE Disk Drive Connector

Hardware Installation

IDE 1

IDE 2

The system board is equipped with two shrouded PCI IDE headers that will interface four Enhanced IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) disk drives. To prevent improper IDE cable installation, each shrouded PCI IDE header has a keying mechanism. The 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.

IDE 1IDE 2

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.

Connecting the IDE Disk Drive Cable

Install one end of the IDE cable into the IDE 1 header (J16) 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 (J15) on the system board and the other connectors to the IDE devices.

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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.

CompactFlashTM and IDE 2

BIOS Setting

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

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IrDA Connector

Hardware Installation

IRTX

Ground

IRRX

N. C. VCC

Connect your IrDA cable to connector J3 on the system board.

Note:

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

BIOS Setting

Configure IrDA in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“Onboard Super I/O Device” section) of the BIOS.

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

Cooling Fan Connectors

Power

Ground

Connect the CPU fan’s cable connector to the CPU fan connector (J11) on the system board. The chassis fan (J18) and 2nd fan (J14) connectors are used to connect additional cooling fans. The cooling fans will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and system board components.

Sense

CPU fan

Power

Ground

Sense

Chassis fan

Power

Sense

2nd fan

BIOS Setting

The system is capable of monitoring the speed of the cooling fans. The “PC Health Status” submenu of the BIOS will display the current speed of these cooling fans. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

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Wake-On-LAN Connector

Hardware Installation

Ground

5VSB

WOL

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 J13 on the system board. The network will detect Magic Packet and assert a wake up 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 “Wake Up On LAN” field in the Power Management Setup submenu (“Wake-Up Event Setup” section) of the BIOS.

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Hardware Installation

Wake-On-Ring Connector

Ground

The Wake-On-Ring connector is used to connect to an internal modem add-in card that has the same connector. It will allow the system that is in the Suspend mode or Soft Power Off mode to wake-up/power-on to respond to calls coming through the internal modem card.

To use this function, connect one end of the cable (that came with the card) to the card’s wake-on-ring connector and the other end to location J12 on the system board.

If you are using an external modem, the ring-on function will come through the serial port where the external modem is connected.

Important:

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

RI#

BIOS Setting

To use the Wake-On-Ring function, you must enable the “Power On By Ring” in the Power Management Setup submenu (“Wake-Up Event Setup” section) of the BIOS.

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Chassis Open Connector

Chassis signal

Ground

Hardware Installation

The system board supports the chassis intrusion detection function. To use this function, connect the chassis intrusion sensor cable from the chassis to J1. Whenever a chassis component has been removed, the sensor sends signal to J1 alerting you of a chassis intrusion event. To disable this function, place a jumper cap over J1.

Hardware Doctor Utility

Install “Hardware Doctor”. By default, the chassis intrusion detection function is disabled. When enabled, a warning message will appear when the chassis is open. The utility can also be configured so that a beeping alarm will sound when the chassis is open. Refer to the “Hardware Doctor” section in chapter 4 for more information.

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Hardware Installation

LEDs

DIMM Standby LED

PCI Standby LED

DIMM Standby 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.

PCI Standby LED

This LED will turn red when the system is in the power-on, Soft-Off or Suspend (Power On Suspend or Suspend to RAM) state.

Important:

If the DIMM Standby LED or PCI Standby 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 or add-in cards.

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Power Connectors

Hardware Installation

+12V

5VSB

PW-OK

Ground

+5V

Ground

+5V

Ground

3.3V

+12V

+5V +5V

-5V Ground

Ground Ground

PS-ON

Ground

-12V

3.3V

111

GroundGround

+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 CN10 and CN8 connectors respectively.

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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Hardware Installation

Keylock Connector

To lock the keyboard, connect the keyboard lock’s cable connector from the front panel of the system chassis to J20.

Ground

Keylock Ground

N. C.

VCC

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Front Panel Connectors

Hardware Installation

RESET

SPEAKER

J17

HD-LED

1 2

G-LED

G-SW

HD-LED: Primary/Secondary IDE LED

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

RESET: Reset Switch

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

SPEAKER: Speaker Connector

This connects to the speaker installed in the system chassis.

G-SW: Green Switch

This switch will allow your system to enter the Suspend mode.

G-LED: Green LED

This LED will not light when the system’s power is on or when the system is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state. It will blink every second when the system is in the S1 (POS - Power On Suspend) state.

PWR-LED

ATX-SW

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).

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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) or S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state, it will blink every second.

Note:

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

HD-LED

(Primary/Secondary IDE LED)

G-LED

(Green LED)

ATX-SW

(ATX power switch)

G-SW

(Green switch)

RESET

(Reset switch)

SPEAKER

(Speaker connector)

PWR-LED

(Power/Standby LED)

Pin Assignment

HDD LED Power

HDD

Green LED Power

Ground

PWRBT+

PWRBT-

Ground

SMI

Ground

H/W Reset

Speaker Data

N. C.

Ground

Speaker Power

LED Power (+)

LED Power (-) or Standby Signal

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CompactFlash Socket

Hardware Installation

CompactFlash socket

The system board is equipped with the CompactFlashTM socket for inserting a CompactFlashTM card. CompactFlashTM card is a small removable mass storage device designed with flash technology - a non-volatile storage solution that does not require a battery to retain data indefinitely. The CompactFlashTM technology is widely used in products such as portable and desktop computers, digital cameras, handheld data collection scanners, PDAs, Pocket PCs, handy terminals and personal communicators.

CompactFlashTM and IDE 2

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BIOS Setup

Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup

Award BIOS Setup Utility

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

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

Press DEL to enter setup

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

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

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Standard CMOS Features

Use the arrow keys to highlight “Standard CMOS Features” and press <Enter>. A screen similar to the one below will appear.

BIOS Setup

Date

Time

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

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

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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BIOS Setup

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

Move the cursor to one of the fields listed above then press <Enter>.

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

IDE HDD Auto Detection

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

IDE Primary Master/Slave and IDE Secondary Master/Slave

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

Access Mode

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

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BIOS Setup

Capacity

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

Cylinder

This field displays the number of cylinders.

Head

This field displays the number of read/write heads.

Precomp

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

Landing Zone

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

Sector

This field displays the number sectors per track.

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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BIOS Setup

Video

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

EGA/VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter/Video Graphics Array. For

EGA, VGA, SVGA and PGA monitor adapters.

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

mode.

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

mode.

Mono Monochrome adapter. Includes high resolution mono-

chrome adapters.

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

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

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

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

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.

a non-fatal error.

error; it will stop for all other errors.

it will stop for all other errors.

keyboard error; it will stop for all other errors.

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Extended Memory

Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot-up.

Total Memory

Displays the total memory available in the system.

BIOS Setup

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BIOS Setup

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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CPU Feature

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

BIOS Setup

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

Thermal Management

Select a “thermal monitor” in this field to enable the CPU’s speedstep function. Restart the system then go to the operating system’s “Control Panel”. Double-click “Power Options”. The “Power Options Properties” dialog box will appear. In the “Power Schemes” menu, select “Portable/Laptop”. Speedstep reduces the CPU’s frequency and voltage in accordance to its load.

Thermal Monitor 1 On die throtting. Thermal Monitor 2 Ratio and VID transition.

TM2 Bus Ratio

This field is used to select the frequency (bus ratio) of the throttled performance state that will be initiated when the on-die sensor turns from cool to hot.

TM2 Bus VID

This field is used to select the voltage of the throttled performance state that will be initiated when the on-die sensor turns from cool to hot.

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BIOS Setup

Limit CPUID MaxVal

The CPUID instruction of some newer CPUs will return a value greater than 3. The default is Disabled because this problem does not exist in the Windows series operating systems. If you are using an operating system other than Windows, this problem may occur. To avoid this problem, enable this field to limit the return value to 3 or lesser than 3.

Execute Disable Bit

When this field is set to Disabled, it will force the XD feature flag to always return to 0.

Virus Warning

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

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

Many disk diagnostic programs which attempt to access the boot sector table will cause the warning message to appear. If you are running such a program, we recommend that you first disable this field. Also, disable this field if you are installing or running certain operating systems like Windows

install nor work.

CPU L1 & L2 Cache

These fields speed up the memory access. The default value is enabled. Enable the external cache for better performance.

CPU L3 Cache

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

95/98/2000 or the operating system may not

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BIOS Setup

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.

Quick Power On Self Test

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

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.

On-Chip LAN Boot ROM

This field refers to the G4E620-B and G4E620-N board that uses the Intel 82562ET chip.

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

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

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BIOS Setup

Onboard LAN Boot ROM (G4E620-N only)

This field refers to the G4E620-N board that uses the Intel 82551 chip.

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

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.

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.

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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Gate A20 Option

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

Fast The chipset controls Gate A20. Normal A pin in the keyboard controller controls Gate A20.

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.

BIOS Setup

Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

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

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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BIOS Setup

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 denied

unless the correct password is entered at the prompt.

APIC Mode

Leave this field in its default setting.

MPS Version Control for OS

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

OS Select for DRAM > 64MB

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

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.

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Report No FDD For WIN 95

The options are Yes and No.

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.

BIOS Setup

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BIOS Setup

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.

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.

CAS Latency Time

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

Active to Precharge Delay

The options are 5, 6, 7 and 8.

DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay

The options are 2, 3 and 4.

BIOS Setup

DRAM RAS# Precharge

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

DRAM Data Integrity Mode

The ECC (Error Checking and Correction) function is supported only in x72 (72-bit) PC SDRAM DIMMs. If you are using x64 (64-bit) PC SDRAM DIMMs, set this field to Non-ECC.

Non-ECC Uses x64 PC SDRAM DIMM. ECC This option allows the system to recover from memory

failure. It detects single-bit and multiple-bit errors, then automatically corrects single-bit error.

Memory Frequency For

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

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BIOS Setup

DRAM Read Thermal Mgmt

This field is used to detect the DDR’s thermal condition.

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.

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.

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 1516MB 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.

Delayed Transaction

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

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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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.

BIOS Setup

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BIOS Setup

Integrated Peripherals

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

OnChip IDE 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.

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BIOS Setup

IDE DMA Transfer Access

This field is used to enable or disable the DMA transfer function of an IDE hard 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. The default is Enabled. 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.

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.

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.

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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.

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Onboard Super I/O 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.

Power On Function

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

Button only 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 “Hot Key Power On” 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 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.

Hot Key Power On

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

Onboard FDC Controller

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 manu-

ally 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.

UART Mode Select

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

RxD, TxD Active

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

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IR Transmission Delay

If this field is Enabled, transmission of data will be slower. This is recommended when you encounter transmission problem with your device. The options are: Enabled and Disabled.

UR2 Duplex Mode

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

Use IR Pins

The options are IR-Rx2Tx2 and RxD2TxD2.

Onboard Parallel Port

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

IRQ for the onboard parallel port.

Disabled Disables the onboard parallel port.

Parallel Port Mode

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

SPP

Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only.

“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.

EPP Mode Select

This field is used to select the EPP mode of the parallel port.

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ECP Mode Use DMA

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

PWRON After Power-Fail

Off When power returns after an AC power failure, the

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

On When power returns after an AC power failure, the

system will automatically power-on.

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

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

Game Port Address

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.

USB Controller

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

USB 2.0 Controller

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

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USB Keyboard Support

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

AC97 Audio

Auto Select this option when using the onboard AC97 codec. Disabled Select this option when using a PCI sound card.

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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On-Chip LAN Control

This field is used to enable or disable the

Onboard LAN Control (G4E620-N only)

This field is used to enable or disable the Intel 82551 LAN chip.

Intel 82562ET LAN chip.

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Power Management Setup

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

The screen above list all the fields available in the Power Management Setup 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.

ACPI Function

This function should be enabled only in operating systems that support ACPI. Currently, only Windows this function. If you want to use the Suspend to RAM function, make sure this field is enabled then select “S3(STR)” in the “ACPI Suspend Type” field.

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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Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume

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

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)”.

Power Management

This field allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving by changing the length of idle time that elapses before the Suspend mode and HDD Power Down fields are activated.

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Min Saving Minimum power saving time for the Suspend Mode

Max Saving Maximum power saving time for the. Suspend

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

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

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

Video Off In Suspend

(1 hour) and HDD Power Down (15 min.)

Mode and HDD Power Down = 1 min.

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

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

this option if your video board supports it.

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

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Suspend Type

The options are Stop Grant and PwrOn Suspend.

MODEM Use IRQ

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

Suspend Mode

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

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.

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 func-

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

Instant-Off Pressing and then releasing the power button at

once will immediately power off your system.

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Wake-Up Event Setup

Wake-Up by PCI Card

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

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

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

card’s documentation for more information.

Disabled The system will not wake up despite access to the PCI

card.

Power On by Ring

Set this field to Enabled to use the modem ring-on function. This will allow your system to power-on to respond to calls coming from an external modem.

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Wake Up On LAN

Set this field to Enabled to 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.

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.

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.

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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.

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

PNP OS Installed

If you selected “Yes”, the BIOS will detect the Plug and Play devices for some compatible resources.

Reset Configuration Data

Enabled The BIOS will reset the Extended System Configuration

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

Disabled The BIOS will not reset the configuration data.

Resources Controlled By

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

Auto The system will automatically detect the settings for you. Manual Choose the specific IRQ and DMA in the “IRQ

Resources” and “DMA Resources” field respectively.

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IRQ Resources

Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>.

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

Set each system interrupt to either PCI/ISA PnP or Legacy ISA.

PCI/ISA PnP For devices compliant with the Plug and Play

standard whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture.

Legacy ISA For devices compliant with the original PC AT bus

specification.

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DMA Resources

Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>.

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

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Set each system interrupt to either PCI/ISA PnP or Legacy ISA.

PCI/ISA PnP For devices compliant with the Plug and Play

standard whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture.

Legacy ISA For devices compliant with the original PC AT bus

specification.

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

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

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

VGA.

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PC Health Status

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

CPU Warning Temperature

This field is used to select the CPU’s temperature limit. Once the system

has detected that the CPU’s temperature exceeded the limit, warning beeps will sound.

Current System Temperature, Current CPU Temperature, Current Chassis Fan, Current CPU Fan and Current Second Fan

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

Vcore

This field shows the voltage of the processor.

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+1.5V, +3.3V, +5V, +12V, -12V, -5V, VBAT(V) and 5VSB(V)

These fields show the output voltage of the power supply.

Note:

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

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Frequency/Voltage Control

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

CPU Clock Ratio

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

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.

Auto Detect PCI Clk

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

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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CPU Host/3V66/PCI Clock

This field provides several options for selecting the external system bus clock of the processor. The AGP clock and PCI clock will at the same time appear next to the external bus clock selected. For example, if you selected “100/66/33MHz”, “100” is the external bus clock, “66” is the AGP clock and “33” is the PCI clock. The default setting is “Default”. Under this setting, the system will run according to the processor’s clock frequency.

Important:

Overclocking may result to the processor’s or system’s instability and are not guaranteed to provide better system performance.

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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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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>.

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

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Set Supervisor Password

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

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

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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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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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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