DFI ITOX LT330-B User Manual

LT330-BR

LT330-B

System Board
User’s Manual

935-LT3301-000G

A07900845

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.

© 2008. All Rights Reserved.

Trademarks

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

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.

Table of Contents

About this Manual................................................................................

Warranty.................................................................................................

Static Electricity Precaution................................................................

Safety Measures.....................................................................................

About the Package...............................................................................

Before Using the System Board.........................................................

Chapter 1 - Introduction....................................................................

Specifications...................................................................................................................................

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

Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation....................................................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup......................................................................

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

Intel RAID BIOS........................................................................................................................

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

Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares.....................................................

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

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

Chapter 5 - RAID.................................................................................

Appendix A - Watchdog Timer.............................................................

Appendix B - System Error Messages...............................................

Appendix C - Troubleshooting..........................................................

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About this Manual

An electronic file of this manual is included in the CD. To view the
user’s manual in the CD, 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.

Warranty

1. Warranty does not cover damages or failures that arised from
misuse of the product, inability to use the product, unauthorized
replacement or alteration of components and product specifica­tions.

2. The warranty is void if the product has been subjected to physi­cal abuse, improper installation, modification, accidents or unau­thorized repair of the product.

3. Unless otherwise instructed in this user’s manual, the user may
not, under any circumstances, attempt to perform service, adjust­ments or repairs on the product, whether in or out of warranty.
It must be returned to the purchase point, factory or authorized
service agency for all such work.

4. We will not be liable for any indirect, special, incidental or
consequencial damages to the product that has been modified
or altered.

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Introduction

Static Electricity Precautions

It is quite easy to inadvertently damage your PC, system board,
components or devices even before installing them in your system
unit. Static electrical discharge can damage computer components
without causing any signs of physical damage. You must take extra
care in handling them to ensure against electrostatic build-up.

1. To prevent electrostatic build-up, leave the system board in its
anti-static bag until you are ready to install it.

2. Wear an antistatic wrist strap.

3. Do all preparation work on a static-free surface.

4. Hold the device only by its edges. Be careful not to touch any of
the components, contacts or connections.

5. Avoid touching the pins or contacts on all modules and connec­tors. Hold modules or connectors by their ends.

Important:

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your processor,
disk drive 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.

Safety Measures

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 local ordinance.

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About the Package

The system board package contains the following items. If any of
these items are missing or damaged, please contact your dealer or
sales representative for assistance.

; The system board
; One IDE cable
; One USB port cable
; Two Serial ATA data cables
; Two Serial ATA power cables
; One “Main Board Utility” CD
; Two floppy diskettes (LT330-BR only)
; One I/O shield
; A user’s manual
; One QR (Quick Reference)

Introduction

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The system board and accessories in the package may not come
similar to the information listed above. This may differ in accordance
to the sales region or models in which it was sold. For more infor­mation about the standard package in your region, please contact
your dealer or sales representative.

Before Using the System Board

Before using the system board, prepare basic system components.

If you are installing the system board in a new system, you will need
at least the following internal components.

• A CPU

• Memory module

• Storage devices such as hard disk drive, CD-ROM, etc.

You will also need external system peripherals you intend to use
which will normally include at least a keyboard, a mouse and a video
display monitor.

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Chapter 1 - Introduction

Specifications

Processor

Chipset

System Memory

Expansion Slots

• LGA 775 socket for:

-Intel® CoreTM2 Duo

-Intel® Pentium® 4 or Intel® Celeron

-Intel® Celeron D

• Suppor ts Intel Enhanced Memory 64 Technology (EMT64T)

• Supports Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST)

• Supports Intel Hyper-Threading Technology

• Supports 800/533MHz FSB

• Supports FMB06, TDP = 65 watts CPU

®

• Intel

• One 240-pin DDR2 DIMM socket

• Supports DDR2 400/533/667MHz DIMMs

• Supports up to 2GB system memor y

• Suppor ts non-ECC x8 and x16 DIMMs

• Supports up to 1Gb DRAM densities

• Suppor ts unbuffered DIMMs

• 1 PCI Express x16 slot

• 3 PCI slots

chipset

- Nor thbridge: Intel® 945GC Express chipset

- Southbridge: Intel® ICH7 (LT330-B only)
Intel® ICH7R (LT330-BR only)

Graphics

Audio

LAN

Serial ATA

IDE Interface

• Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950

• Realtek ALC662 5.1-channel High Definition Audio CODEC

• Six channel DAC support 16/20/24-bit PCM format for 5.1
channel audio solution

• Two stereo ADC support 16/20-bit PCM format

• All DAC/ADC support independent 44.1k/48k/96kHz sample
rate

• 44.1k/48k/96kHz S/PDIF-out interface

• One Realtek RTL8111C PCI Express Gigabit controller

• Suppor ts 10Mbps, 100Mbps and 1Gbps data transmission

• IEEE 802.3 (10/100Mbps) and IEEE 802.3ab (1Gbps) compliant

• Suppor ts four SATA (Serial ATA) interfaces which are compliant
with SATA 1.0 specification

• SATA speed up to 3Gb/s

• RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and RAID 5 (LT330-BR only)

• Supports up to 2 UltraDMA 100Mbps hard drives

• Supports PIO IDE transfers up to 16MB/sec

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Introduction

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Rear Panel I/O
Ports

I/O Connectors

• 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port

• 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port

• 1 DB-25 parallel por t

• 1 DB-9 serial port

• 1 DB-15 VGA port

• 1 RJ45 LAN por t

• 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports

• Line-in, line-out and mic-in

• 2 connectors for 4 additional external USB 2.0/1.1 ports

• 1 connector for an external COM 2 por t

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

• 1 CD-in internal audio connector

• 1 S/PDIF-out connector

• 4 Serial ATA connectors

• 1 40-pin IDE connector

• 1 floppy connector

• 1 chassis open connector

• 1 20-pin ATX power connector

• 1 4-pin 12V power connector

• 1 front panel connector

• 3 fan connectors

BIOS

Energy Efficient
Design

Damage Free
Intelligence

Temperature

• Award BIOS

• 8Mbit flash memory

• Suppor ts ACPI specification and OS Directed Power
Management

• Suppor ts ACPI STR (Suspend to RAM) function

• Wake-On-Events include:

- Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse

- Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse

- Wake-On-LAN

- Wake-On-Ring

- RTC timer to power-on the system

• System power management supported

• CPU stopped clock control

• Microsoft®/Intel® APM 1.2 compliant

• Soft Power supported - ACPI v2.0 specification

• AC power failure recovery

• Monitors CPU/system/AUX temperature and overheat alarm

• Monitors Vcore/VCC3/VBAT/3VSB/12V/1.5V/1.8V/5V voltages
and failure alarm

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

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

• Watchdog Timer function

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•0

C to 60oC

Humidity

PCB

• 10% to 90%

• 4 layers, microATX form factor

• 21cm (8.26") x 24.4cm (9.6")

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Features

watchdog timer

the set time interval. If the system hangs or fails to function, it will
reset at the set time interval so that your system will continue to
operate.

DDR2

GB per second and beyond. That is twice the speed of the conven­tional DDR without increasing its power consumption. DDR2
SDRAM modules work at 1.8V supply compared to 2.6V memory
voltage for DDR modules. DDR2 also incorporates new innovations
such as the On-Die Termination (ODT) as well as larger 4-bit pre­fetch against DDR which fetches 2 bits per clock cycle.

graphics

ering exceptional 3D graphics performance.

DDR2 is a higher performance DDR technology
whose data transfer rate delivers bandwidth of 4.3

The Intel 945GC northbridge chip comes integrated
with the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 deliv-

The Watchdog Timer function allows your
application to regularly “clear” the system at

5.1-channel audio

audio utility is configured to support this function. The mic-in at the
rear will be disabled. Use the front audio’s mic-in jack.

S/PDIF

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.

S/PDIF is a standard audio file transfer format that
transfers digital audio signals to a device without

The audio jacks at the rear panel will
support 5.1-channel audio only when the

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Introduction

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SERIAL ATA

3Gbps, it improves hard drive performance faster than the standard
parallel ATA whose data transfer rate is 100MB/s. LT330-BR allows
configuring RAID on Serial ATA drives. It supports RAID 0, RAID 1,
RAID 0+1 and RAID 5.

gigabit lan

USB

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.

pci express

speeds by forming multiple lanes. The system board currently sup­ports the physical layer of x16 lane widths. The x16 PCI Express
lane supports transfer rate of 4 Gigabytes per second.

Serial ATA is a storage interface that is compliant
with SATA 1.0 specification. With speed of up to

The Realtek PCI Express Gigabit LAN controller
supports up to 1Gbps data transmission.

The system board supports USB 2.0 and USB 1.1
ports. USB 1.1 supports 12Mb/second bandwidth

PCI Express is a high bandwidth I/O infra­structure that possesses the ability to scale

wake-on-ring

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:

The 5V_standby power source of your power supply must sup­port ≥720mA.

This feature allows the system that is in the
Suspend mode or Soft Power Off mode to

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Introduction

wake-on-lan

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

Important:

The 5V_standby power source of your power supply must sup­port ≥720mA.

wake-on-PS/2

tem.

Important:

The 5V_standby power source of your power supply must sup­port ≥720mA.

This feature allows the network to remotely
wake up a Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC.

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

wake-on-USB

from the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state.

Important:

If you are using the Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse function for
2 USB ports, the 5V_standby power source of your power sup­ply must support ≥1.5A. For 3 or more USB ports, the
5V_standby power source of your power supply must support

≥

2A.

rtc timer

and time.

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

This function allows you to use a USB key­board or USB mouse to wake up a system

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Introduction

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ACPI STR

fication. 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 Win-

®®

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dows
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
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.

2000/XP supports the ACPI function. ACPI when enabled in

The system board is designed to meet the ACPI
(Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) speci-

®®

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®®

2000/XP without having to go

Important:

The 5V_standby power source of your power supply must sup­port ≥720mA.

Power failure
recovery

automatically.

When power returns after an AC power fail­ure, you may choose to either power-on the
system manually or let the system power-on

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Hardware Installation

Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

System Board Layout

Mouse

KB

Parallel

Parallel

USB 0
USB 1

LAN
USB 2
USB 3

Mic-in
Line-in

Line-out

COM 1

VGA

PS/2 power

select (JP1)

1

+12V power

1

USB 0-3 power
select (JP3)

1

CD-in

1

1

CPU fan

DDR2

Battery

Realtek
RTL8111C

Socket 775

Intel

945GC

PCIE 1

1

2nd fan

ATX po we r

10

1

IDE

SATA 3

20

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1

Realtek
ALC662

Front audio

1

1

Winbond

I/O

S/PDIF

1

Chassis open

1

COM 2

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

1

LT330-BR

FDD

USB 4-7 power
select (J 2)P

1

1

USB 4-5

Intel

ICH7R

Clear CMOS

1

USB 6-7

(JP5)

System fan

SPI Flash

BIOS

Standby

Power LED

1

1

SATA 2

SATA 1

SATA 0

1

Front panel

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Hardware Installation

2

Mouse

KB

Parallel

Parallel

USB 0
USB 1

LAN
USB 2
USB 3

Mic-in

Line-in

Line-out

COM 1

VGA

PS/2 power

select (JP1)

1

+12V power

1

USB 0-3 power
select (JP3)

1

CD-in

1

1

CPU fan

DDR2

Battery

Realtek
RTL8111C

Socket 775

Intel

945GC

PCIE 1

1

2nd fan

ATX po we r

10

1

IDE

SATA 3

20

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1

Realtek
ALC662

Front audio

1

1

Winbond

I/O

S/PDIF

1

Chassis open

1

COM 2

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

1

FDD

LT330-B

USB 4-7 power
select (J 2)P

1

1

USB 4-5

Intel

ICH7

Clear CMOS

1

USB 6-7

(JP5)

System fan

SPI Flash

BIOS

Standby

Power LED

1

1

SATA 2

SATA 1

SATA 0

1

Front panel

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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

DDR2

The system board supports one 240-pin DDR2 DIMM sockets.

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Installing the DIMM

Note:

The system board used in the following illustrations may not
resemble the actual board. These illustrations are for reference
only.

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

2. Disconnect all power cords and cables.

3. Locate the DDR2 socket on the system board.

4. Push the “ejector tabs” which are at the ends of the socket to
the side.

Hardware Installation

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Ejector

tab

DDR2 socket

5. Note how the module is keyed to the socket.

Notch

Key

Ejector
tab

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Hardware Installation

6. Grasping the module by its edges, position the module above
the socket with the “notch” in the module aligned with the “key”
on the socket. The keying mechanism ensures the module can be
plugged into the socket in only one way.

7. Seat the module vertically, pressing it down firmly until it is com­pletely seated in the socket.

8. The ejector tabs at the ends of the socket will automatically
snap into the locked position to hold the module in place.

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CPU

Overview

The system board is equipped with a surface mount LGA 775
socket. This socket is exclusively designed for installing a LGA 775
packaged Intel CPU.

Hardware Installation

Important:

1. Before you proceed, make sure (1) the LGA7751. Before you proceed, make sure (1) the LGA775

1. Before you proceed, make sure (1) the LGA775

1. Before you proceed, make sure (1) the LGA7751. Before you proceed, make sure (1) the LGA775
socket comes with a protective cap, (2) the capsocket comes with a protective cap, (2) the cap

socket comes with a protective cap, (2) the cap

socket comes with a protective cap, (2) the capsocket comes with a protective cap, (2) the cap
is not damaged and (3) the socket’s contact pinsis not damaged and (3) the socket’s contact pins

is not damaged and (3) the socket’s contact pins

is not damaged and (3) the socket’s contact pinsis not damaged and (3) the socket’s contact pins
are not bent. If the cap is missing or the capare not bent. If the cap is missing or the cap

are not bent. If the cap is missing or the cap

are not bent. If the cap is missing or the capare not bent. If the cap is missing or the cap
and/or contact pins are damaged, contact yourand/or contact pins are damaged, contact your

and/or contact pins are damaged, contact your

and/or contact pins are damaged, contact yourand/or contact pins are damaged, contact your
dealer immediatelydealer immediately

dealer immediately

dealer immediatelydealer immediately

2.2.

Make sure to keep the protective cap. RMA re-Make sure to keep the protective cap. RMA re-

2.

Make sure to keep the protective cap. RMA re-

2.2.

Make sure to keep the protective cap. RMA re-Make sure to keep the protective cap. RMA re­quests will be accepted and processed only if thequests will be accepted and processed only if the

quests will be accepted and processed only if the

quests will be accepted and processed only if thequests will be accepted and processed only if the
LGA775 socket comes with the protective cap.LGA775 socket comes with the protective cap.

LGA775 socket comes with the protective cap.

LGA775 socket comes with the protective cap.LGA775 socket comes with the protective cap.

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Installing the CPU

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

2. Disconnect all power cords and cables.

3. Locate the LGA 775
CPU socket on the
system board.

Important:

The CPU socket must
not come in contact with
anything other than the
CPU. Avoid unnecessary
exposure. Remove the
protective cap only when
you are about to install
the CPU.

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4. The CPU socket comes
with a cover that is
attached with a remov­able protective cap. The
cap is used to protect
the CPU socket against
dust and harmful parti­cles. Remove the protec­tive cap only when you
are about to install the
CPU.

5. Lift the protective cap
from the location
pointed below to detach
the cap from the cover.

Cover

Protective cap

Lever

Lift this part up

6. Unlock the socket by
pushing the lever down,
moving it away from the
side tab of the socket,
then lifting it up.

7. Now lift the cover.

Lever
lifted

Ta b

Cover

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8. Position the CPU above
the socket. The gold
mark on the CPU must
align with pin 1 of the
CPU socket.

Important:

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

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Pin 1 of
the socket

9. 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.

Gold mark

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10. Once the CPU is in
place, move the cover
down.

11. Push the lever down to
lock the socket. The
lever should hook onto
the side tab to indicate
that the CPU is com­pletely secured in the
socket.

Installing the Fan and Heat Sink

Cover

Lever

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

Note:

• Use only certified fan and heat sink.

• The fan and heat sink package usually contains the fan and

heat sink assembly, and an 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.

1. Before you install the fan / heat sink, you must apply a thermal
paste onto the top of the CPU. The thermal paste is usually
supplied when you purchase the CPU or fan heat sink assembly.
Do not spread the paste all over the surface. When you later
place the heat sink on top of the CPU, the compound will dis­perse evenly.

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

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2

2. Place the heat sink on
top of the CPU. The 4
studs around the heat
sink which are used to
secure the heat sink
onto the system board
must match the 4
mounting holes around
the socket.

Position each stud so
that the groove faces
the heat sink then push
it down firmly until it
clicks into place.

Groove

Mounting hole

Mounting hole

Fan

Heat sink
Stud

Note:

You will not be able to secure the fan and heat sink assembly in place
if the groove is facing outward.

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

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Hardware Installation

Jumper Settings

Clear CMOS Data

132

JP5

1-2 On: Normal

X

If you encounter the following,

a) CMOS data becomes corrupted.
b) You forgot the supervisor or user password.

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 JP5 pins 2 and 3 to On. Wait for a few seconds and set JP5
back to its default setting, pins 1 and 2 On.

(default)

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2-3 On:

Clear CMOS Data

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

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PS/2 Power Select

Hardware Installation

2

JP1

X

1-2 On: 5V

(default)

1
2
3

5V_standby

1
2

3

2-3 On:

JP1 is used to select the power of the PS/2 keyboard/mouse port.
Selecting 5V_standby will allow you to use the PS/2 keyboard or
PS/2 mouse to wake up the system.

BIOS Setting

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

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

720mA.

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Hardware Installation

USB Power Select

USB 0-3
(JP3)

USB 4-7
(JP2)

X

1-2 On: 5V

(default)

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1-2 On: 5V

X

(default)

3
2
1

5V_standby

1

5V_standby

3
2
1

2-3 On:

2

13

2-3 On:

JP2 and JP3 are used to select the power of the USB ports. Select­ing 5V_standby will allow you to use the USB keyboard or USB
mouse to wake up the system.

BIOS Setting

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

Important:

If you are using the Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse function for
2 USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power supply
must support ≥1.5A. For 3 or more USB ports, the 5VSB
power source of your power supply must support ≥2A.

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Rear Panel I/O Ports

Hardware Installation

2

PS/2

Mouse

PS/2 K/B

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

• PS/2 mouse port

• PS/2 keyboard port

• Parallel port

• COM port

• VGA port

• USB ports

• LAN port

• Mic-in jack

• Line-in jack

• Line-out jack

Parallel

USB 1

USB 0 USB 2-3COM 1 VGA

LAN

Mic-in

Line-in

Line-out

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2

Parallel

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

Hardware Installation

PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard Ports

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 Keyboard

W

These ports are used to connect a PS/2 mouse and a PS/2 key­board. 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.

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:

• Jumper Setting:

JP1 must be set to “2-3 On: 5V_standby”. Refer to “PS/2 Power
Select” in this chapter for more information.

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Hardware Installation

• BIOS Setting:
Configure the PS/2 keyboard/mouse wake up function in the In­tegrated Peripherals submenu (“Super IO Device” section) of the
BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Important:

The 5V_standby power source of your power supply must sup­port ≥720mA.

2

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2

Parallel

Hardware Installation

Parallel Port

Parallel

W

The parallel port is 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
(“Super IO Device” section) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for
more information.

Allows normal speed operation but
in one direction only.

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

Allows bidirectional parallel port op­eration at maximum speed.

Function

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Parallel

Serial Ports

COM 1

DTR-

TD

DCD-

RD

12 345

Hardware Installation

2

W

GND

6789

RD

CTS

DTR

CD

TD

DSR

RTS

GND

9

RI

RTS-

DSR-

RI-

CTS-

COM 2

W

2
1

The onboard COM 1 port and the 9-pin connector for COM 2 are
RS-232 asynchronous communication ports with 16C550A-compat­ible UARTs that can be used with modems, serial printers, remote
display terminals, and other serial devices.

Your additional COM port may come mounted on a card-edge
bracket. Install the card-edge bracket to an available slot at the rear
of the system chassis then insert the serial port cable to the 9-pin
connector. Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is
aligned with pin 1 of the connector.

BIOS Setting

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

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Hardware Installation

VGA Port

W

VGA

The VGA port is used for connecting a VGA monitor. Connect the
monitor’s 15-pin D-shell cable connector to the VGA port. After you
plug the monitor’s cable connector into the VGA port, gently tighten
the cable screws to hold the connector in place.

BIOS Setting

Configure the onboard VGA in the Advanced Chipset Features
submenu of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Driver Installation

Install the graphics driver. Refer to chapter 4 for more information.

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Parallel

USB Ports

Hardware Installation

2

USB 1

USB 0

W

USB 3

USB 2

VCC

-Data

2

1

VCC

-Data

W

GND

+Data

GND

+Data

N. C.

10

9

Key

W

USB 4-5

USB 6-7

USB allows data exchange between your computer and a wide
range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals.

The system board is equipped with four onboard USB 2.0/1.1 ports.
The USB 4-5 and USB 6-7 connectors allow you to connect 4
additional USB 2.0/1.1 ports. The additional USB ports may be
mounted on a card-edge bracket. Install the card-edge bracket to an
available slot at the rear of the system chassis then insert the USB
port cables to a USB connector.

BIOS Setting

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

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Hardware Installation

Driver Installation

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

Refer to chapter 4 for more information about installing the USB 2.0
driver.

Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse

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

• Jumper Setting:
JP2 and/or JP3 must be set to “2-3 On: 5V_standby”. 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:

If you are using the Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse function for
2 USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power supply
must support ≥1.5A. For 3 or more USB ports, the 5VSB
power source of your power supply must support ≥2A.

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LAN Port

Hardware Installation

2

LAN

The RJ45 LAN port allows the system board to connect to a local
area network by means of a network hub.

BIOS Setting

Configure the onboard LAN in the Integrated Peripherals submenu
(“Onboard Device” section) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for
more information.

Driver Installation

W

Install the LAN driver. Refer to chapter 4 for more information.

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2

Parallel

Hardware Installation

Audio

Rear Audio

Mic-in

Line-in

Line-out

2

1

GND

Presense-signal

Mic-L

Mic-R

W

Mic-jack-sense

Key

Line-out-jack-sense

10

W

9

Front audio

Line-out-L

Line-out-R

Front-sense

Rear Panel Audio

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

• Mic-in (Pink)
In a 2-channel or 4-channel mode, this jack is used to connect an
external microphone. In a 6-channel mode, this jack functions as
Center/Subwoofer.

• Line-in (Light Blue)
In a 2-channel mode, this jack is used to connect any audio
devices such as Hi-fi set, CD player, tape player, AM/FM radio
tuner, synthesizer, etc. In a 4-channel or 6-channel mode, this jack
functions as rear right/left speaker out.

• Line-out (Lime)
In a 2-channel mode, this jack is used to connect a headphone
or external speakers. In a 4-channel or 6-channel mode, this jack
functions as front right/left speaker out.

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Hardware Installation

2

2-channel

Light Blue

Lime

Pink

Front Audio

The front audio connector allows you to connect to the line-out and
mic-in jacks that are at the front panel of your system.

BIOS Setting

Configure the onboard audio in the Integrated Peripherals submenu
(“Onboard Device” section) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for
more information.

Driver Installation

Line-in

Line-out

Mic-in

4-channel

Rear R/L

Front R/L

Mic-in

6-channel

Rear R/L

Front R/L

Center/Subwoofer

Install the audio driver. Refer to chapter 4 for more information.

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2

Parallel

Hardware Installation

I/O Connectors

CD-in Internal Audio Connector

4

Right audio channel

Ground
Ground

Left audio channel

1

W

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

drive, TV tuner or MPEG card.

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Parallel

S/PDIF Connector

SPDIF out

Key

+5V

Hardware Installation

2

GND

SPDIF in

15

The S/PDIF connector is used to connect an external S/PDIF port.
Your S/PDIF port may be mounted on a card-edge bracket. Install

the card-edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system
chassis then connect the audio cable to this connector. Make sure pin

1 of the audio cable is aligned with pin 1 of the connector.

W

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2

Parallel

Hardware Installation

Floppy Disk Drive Connector

2

X

133

The floppy disk drive connector supports a standard floppy disk
drive. The 34-pin floppy cable can be placed into the connector only
if pin 1 of the cable is aligned with pin 1 of the connector.

Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable

Install one end of the floppy disk drive cable into the connector on
the system board and the other end-most connector to the floppy
drive. The colored edge of the daisy chained ribbon cable should be
aligned with pin 1 of the connector.

BIOS Setting

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

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40

Parallel

Serial ATA Connectors

Hardware Installation

2

SATA 3

SATA 2

SATA 1

SATA 0

• SATA speed up to 3Gb/s

• RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and RAID 5 (LT330-BR only)

Connecting Serial ATA Cables

Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to a Serial ATA connector
and the other end to your Serial ATA device.

BIOS Setting

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

Configuring RAID (LT330-BR only)

The system board allows configuring RAID on Serial ATA drives.
Refer to chapter 5 for steps in configuring RAID.

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2

Parallel

Hardware Installation

IDE Disk Drive Connectors

40

39

X

21

The 40-pin IDE connector is used to connect hard drives. The
connector on the IDE cable can be inserted into this connector only
if pin 1 of the cable is aligned with pin 1 of this connector.

Connecting the IDE Disk Drive Cable

The 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
the 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.

Note:

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

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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 and 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.

2

BIOS Setting

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

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2

Parallel

Hardware Installation

Cooling Fan Connectors

Power

X

Ground

CPU fan

Sense

Speed
Control

41

1

X

3

2nd fan

31

X

Sense

Power

System fan

Ground
Power
Sense

Ground

These fan connectors are used to connect cooling fans. Cooling fans
will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent over­heating the CPU and system board components.

BIOS Setting

The PC Health Status submenu of the BIOS will display the current
speed of the cooling fans. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

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Parallel

Chassis Instrusion Connector

Hardware Installation

2

1

X

Signal

The board supports the chassis intrusion detection function. Connect
the chassis intrusion sensor cable from the chassis to this connector.
When the system’s power is on and a chassis intrusion occurred, an
alarm will sound. When the system’s power is off and a chassis
intrusion occurred, the alarm will sound only when the system
restarts.

2

Ground

45

2

Parallel

Hardware Installation

Power Connectors

X

+12V

5VSB

PW-OK

Ground

+5V

Ground

+5V

Ground

3.3V

3.3V

10

20

+5V
+5V

-5V
Ground

Ground
Ground

PS-ON
Ground

-12V

3.3V

111

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+12V

Ground

2

X

Ground

+12V

1

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 their corresponding connectors.

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 (CPU power, amount of
memory, add-in cards, peripherals, etc.) may exceed the minimum
power requirement. To ensure that adequate power is provided, we
strongly recommend that you use a minimum of 300 Watt (or
greater) power supply.

Important:

Insufficient power supplied to the system may result in instabil­ity or the add-in boards and peripherals not functioning prop­erly. Calculating the system’s approximate power usage is im­portant to ensure that the power supply meets the system’s
consumption requirements.

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Parallel

Front Panel Connectors

Hardware Installation

2

RESET SW

HDD-LED

11
12

PWR-BTN

X

PWR-LED

1
2

HDD-LED - HDD LED

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

RESET SW - Reset Switch

This switch allows you to reboot without having to power off the
system.

PWR-BTN - Power Switch

This switch is used to power on or off the system.

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 4 seconds.

N. C.

HDD-LED

RESET SW

N. C.

Pin

Pin Assignment

1

N. C.

3

HDD Power

5

Signal

7

Ground

9

RST Signal

11

N. C.

PWR-LED

PWR-BTN

Key

Pin Assignment

Pin

LED Power

2

LED Power

4

Signal

6

Signal

8

Ground

10

Key

12

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2

Parallel

Hardware Installation

Standby Power LED

Standby
Power LED

This LED will light when the system’s standby power is on.

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Parallel

Expansion Slots

PCIE x16 slot

Hardware Installation

2

PCI 1 slot

PCI 2 slot

PCI 3 slot

PCI Express x16

Install PCI Express x16 graphics card, that comply to the PCI Ex­press specifications, into the PCI Express x16 slot. To install a graph­ics card into the x16 slot, align the graphics card above the slot then
press it down firmly until it is completely seated in the slot. The
retaining clip of the slot will automatically hold the graphics card in
place.

PCI Slot

The PCI slot supports expansion cards that comply with PCI
specifications.

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Hardware Installation

Battery

The lithium ion battery powers the real-time clock and CMOS
memory. It is an auxiliary source of power when the main power is
shut off.

Safety Measures

• Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced.

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

• Dispose of used batteries according to local ordinance.

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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

BIOS Setup

3

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.

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

X Standard CMOS Features
X Advanced BIOS Features
X Advanced Chipset Features
X Integrated Peripherals
X Power Management Setup
X PnP/PCI Configurations
X PC Health Status

Esc : Quit
F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving

↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item

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Standard CMOS Features

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

Date

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Date <mm:dd:yy>
Time <hh:mm:ss>

X IDE Channel 0 Master
X IDE Channel 0 Slave
X IDE Channel 1 Master
X IDE Channel 1 Slave

Drive A
Video

Halt On
Base Memory

Extended Memory
Total Memory

↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select F1: General Help+/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Standard CMOS Features

Thu, Oct 30 2008
9 : 3 : 54

None
None
None
None

1.44M, 3.5 in .
EGA/VGA

All Errors
640K

1039368K
1040384K

Item Help
Menu Level
Change the day, month,

year and century

X

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 1999 to 2099.

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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.

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

To configure the IDE drives, move the cursor to a field then press
<Enter>. The following screen will appear.

BIOS Setup

3

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

IDE HDD Auto-Detection
IDE Channel 0 Master

Access Mode
Capacity
Cylinder

Head
Precomp
Landing Zone
Sector

↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select F1: General Help+/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

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

IDE Channel 0 Master

Press Enter
Auto

Auto
0MB

0
0
0
0
0

Item Help
Menu Level
To auto-detect the

HDD’s size, head... on
this channel

XX

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

If you select ”Auto”, the BIOS will auto-detect the HDD & CD­ROM 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. Cer tain operating systems require that you select CHS or
Large. Please check your operating system’s manual or Help desk on
which one to select.

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Capacity

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

Cylinder

This field displays the number of cylinders.

Head

This field displays the number of read/write heads.

Precomp

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

Landing Zone

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

Sector

This field displays the number sectors per track.

Drive A

This field identifies the type of floppy disk drive installed.

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

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

BIOS Setup

3

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 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.

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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.

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

X CPU Feature
X Hard Disk Boot Priority

Virus Warning
CPU L1 & L2 Cache
CPU L3 Cache
Quick Power On Self Test
First Boot Device
Second Boot Device
Third Boot Device
Boot Other Device
Boot Up Floppy Seek
Boot Up Numlock Status
Gate A20 Option

Typematic Rate Setting
x Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)
x Typematic Delay (Msec)

Security Option

APIC Mode

MPS Version Control For OS

OS Select For DRAM > 64MB

Report No FDD For Win 95

Small Logo(EPA) Show

Advanced BIOS Features

Press Enter
Press Enter
Disabled
Enabled
Enabled
Enabled
Floppy
CDROM
Hard Disk
Enabled
Enabled
On
Fast
Disabled
6
250
Setup
Enabled

1.4
Non-OS2
No
Disabled

BIOS Setup

X

Menu Level
Select Removable Boot

Device Priority

X

Item Help

3

X

↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select F1: General Help+/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

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

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

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

PPM Mode
Limit CPUID MaxVal
C1E Function
Execute Disable Bit
Virtualization Technology
Core Multi-Processing

↑↓: Move PU/PD/+/-: Change Priority F10: Save ESC: Exit

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

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

CPU Feature

Native Mode
Disabled
Auto
Enabled
Enabled
Enabled

Item Help

Menu Level

XX

PPM Mode

The options are Native Mode and SMM Mode.

Limit CPUID MaxVal

The CPUID instruction of some newer CPUs will return a value
greater than 3. Problems will occur only in certain operating systems.
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 tihs
problem, enable this field to limit the return value to 3 or lesser than

3.

C1E Function

The options are Auto and Disabled.

Execute Disable Bit

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

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Virtualization Technology

When this field is set to Enabled, the VMM can utilize the additional
hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology.

Core Multi-Processing

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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.

BIOS Setup

3

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

1. Bootable Add-in Cards

↑↓: Move PU/PD/+/-: Change Priority F10: Save ESC: Exit

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

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

Hard Disk Boot Priority

Item Help
Menu Level
Use <↑> or <↓> to

select a device, then
press <+> to move it up,
or <-> to move it down
the list. Press <ESC> to
exit this menu.

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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.

CPU L1 and L2 Cache

This field is used to speed up the memory access. Enable the exter­nal cache for better performance.

CPU L3 Cache

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

Quick Power On Self Test

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

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

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

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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.

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.

Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

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

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Typematic Delay (Msec)

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

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 used by the system.

OS Select for DRAM > 64MB

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

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.

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Advanced Chipset Features

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Advanced Chipset Features

DRAM Timing Selectable
x CAS Latency Time
x DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay
x DRAM RAS# Precharge
x Precharge Delay <tRAS>
x System Memory Frequency

SLP_S4# Assertion Width

System BIOS Cacheable

Video BIOS Cacheable

Memory Hole At 15M-16M

X PCI Express Root Port Func

** VGA Setting **

PEG/Onchip VGA Control

On-Chip Frame Buffer Size

DVMT Mode

DVMT/FIXED Memory Size

By SPD
Auto
Auto
Auto
Auto
Auto
4 to 5 Sec.
Enabled
Disabled
Disabled
Press Enter

Auto
8MB
DVMT
128MB

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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 “Precharge Delay” fields will show the
default settings by SPD.

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Manual If you want better performance for your system

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

CAS Latency Time

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

DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay

This field is used to select the latency between the DRAM active
command and the read/write command.

DRAM RAS# Precharge

This field is used to select the idle clocks after issuing a precharge
command to the DRAM.

Precharge Delay (tRAS)

The options are Auto and 4 to15.

System Memory Frequency

This field is used to select the frequency of the system memory.

SLP_S4# Assertion Width

The options are 1 to 2 Sec., 2 to 3 Sec., 3 to 4 Sec. and 4 to 5
Sec.

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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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 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.

PCI Express Root Port Func

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PCI-E Compliancy Mode

PCI Express Root Port Func

v1.0a

BIOS Setup

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

PCI-E Compliancy Mode

This field is used to select the mode for the PCI Express add-in
card.

PEG/OnChip VGA Control

This field is used to select the graphics controller that will serve as
the primary boot device. The options are Auto, Onchip VGA and
PEG Port.

On-Chip Frame Buffer Size

This field is used to select the onboard VGA’s frame buffer size that
is shared from the system memory.

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DVMT Mode

This field shows the current DVMT mode.

DVMT/Fixed Memory Size

This field is used to select the graphics memory size used by DVMT/
Fixed mode.

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Integrated Peripherals

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X OnChip IDE Device
X Onboard Device
X Super IO Device
X USB Device Setting

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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.

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Integrated Peripherals

Press Enter
Press Enter
Press Enter
Press Enter

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X

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IDE HDD Block Mode
IDE DMA Transfer Access
On-Chip Primary PCI IDE
IDE Primary Master UDMA
IDE Primary Slave UDMA
On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE
IDE Secondary Master UDMA
IDE Secondary Slave UDMA

On-Chip Serial ATA Setting

***

x SATA Mode

On-Chip Serial ATA

x PATA IDE Mode

SATA Port

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OnChip IDE Device

Enabled
Enabled
Enabled
Auto
Auto
Enabled
Auto
Auto

***

IDE
Auto
Primary
P1, P3 is Secondary

Item Help

Menu Level
If your IDE hard drive

supports block mode
Select Enabled for
automatic detection of
the optimal number of
block read/writes per
sector the drive can
support

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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 is used to enable or disable the DMA transfer function of
an IDE hard drive.

On-Chip Primary/Secondary PCI IDE

This field is used to enable or disable the primary IDE controller. The
default is Enabled. Select Disabled if you want to add a different
hard drive controller.

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.

SATA Mode

IDE This option configures the Serial ATA drives in IDE

mode.

RAID This option enables the RAID function for Serial ATA

drives.

AHCI This option configures the Serial ATA drives in AHCI

mode.

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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.

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.

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PATA IDE Mode and SATA Port

The PATA IDE field is used to select the function mode for the IDE
connector and its relation to the SATA ports.

Primary IDE serves as Primary Master and Primary

Slave channel. SATA 1 and SATA 3 serve as
Secondary Master and Secondary Slave chan­nel.

Secondary IDE serves as Secondary Master and Second-

ary Slave channel. SATA 0 and SATA 2 serve
as Primary Master and Primary Slave channel.

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Onboard Device

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

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PCI Express GIGA LAN
Onboard Lan Boot ROM
Azalia Audio Select

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identical to this one.

Onboard Device

Auto
Disabled
Enabled

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PCI Express GIGA LAN

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

Onboard LAN Boot ROM

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

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

Azalia Audio Select

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

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Super IO Device

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

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KBC Input Clock

Power On Function
x KB Power On Password
x Hot Key Power ON

Onboard FDC Controller

Onboard Serial Port 1

Onboard Serial Port 2

Onboard Parallel Port

Parallel Port Mode
x EPP Mode Select
x ECP Mode Use DMA

PWRON After PWR-Fail

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

Super IO Device

12 MHz
BUTTON ONLY
Enter
Ctrl-F1
Enabled
3F8/IRQ4
2F8/IRQ3
378/IRQ7
SPP
EPP1.7
3
Off

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KBC Input Clock

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

Power On Function

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

Button only Default setting. Uses the power button to power

on the system.

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.

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

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

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

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

Disabled Disables the onboard serial port 1 and/or serial

port 2.

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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.

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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

3

This field is used to select the EPP mode.

ECP Mode Use DMA

This field is used to select a DMA channel for the parallel port. The
options are 1 and 3. Default setting: 3.

PWRON After PWR-Fail

Off When power returns after an AC power fail-

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

On When power returns after an AC power fail-

ure, the system will automatically power-on.

Former-Sts When power returns after an AC power fail-

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

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USB Device Setting

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USB 1.0 Controller
USB 2.0 Controller
USB Keyboard Function
USB Mouse Function
USB Storage Function

***USB Mass Storage Device Boot Setting***

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identical to this one.

USB Device Setting

Enabled
Enabled
Enabled
Enabled
Enalbed

Item Help
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[Enable] or [Disable]

Universal Host
Controller
Interfacefor Universal
Serial Bus USB
Operation Mode

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USB 1.0 Controller

This field is used to enable or disable the Universal Host Controller
Interface (USB 1.0).

USB 2.0 Controller

This field is used to enable or disable the Enhanced Host Controller
Interface (USB 2.0).

USB Keyboard Function

Due to the limited space of the BIOS ROM, the support for legacy
USB keyboard (in DOS mode) is by default set to Disabled. With
more BIOS ROM space available, it will be able to support more
advanced features as well as provide compatibility to a wide variety
of peripheral devices.

If a PS/2 keyboard is not available and you need to use a USB
keyboard to install Windows (installation is performed in DOS
mode) or run any program under DOS, set this field to Enabled.

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USB Mouse Function

Due to the limited space of the BIOS ROM, the support for legacy USB
mouse (in DOS mode) is by default set to Disabled. With more BIOS
ROM space available, it will be able to support more advanced features
as well as provide compatibility to a wide variety of peripheral devices.

If a PS/2 mouse is not available and you need to use a USB mouse to
install Windows (installation is performed in DOS mode) or run any
program under DOS, set this field to Enabled.

USB Storage Function

This field is used to enable or disable the support for legacy USB
mass storage.

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Power Management Setup

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

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ACPI Function
ACPI Suspend Type
Video Off Method
Video Off In Suspend
Suspend Type
MODEM Use IRQ
Soft-Off By PWR-BTTN
Wake-Up by PCI Card
Power On by Ring
USB KB Wake-Up From S3

Resume By Alarm
x Date(of Month) Alarm
x Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm

Power Management Setup

Enabled
S3(STR)
DPMS
Yes
Stop Grant
3
Instant-Off
Enabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
0
0 : 0 : 0

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X

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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. 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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Video Off Method

This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.

V/H SYNC + Blank This will cause the system to turn off the ver-

Blank Screen This only writes blanks to the video buffer.
DPMS Support Initializes display power management signaling. Se-

Video Off In Suspend

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

Suspend Type

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tical and horizontal synchronization ports and
write blanks to the video buffer.

lect this if your video board supports it.

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.

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 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

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

USB KB Wake-Up From S3

This field, when enabled, allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB
mouse 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.

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 shows how to configure 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.

Init Display First

Reset Configuration Data

Resources Controlled By
x IRQ Resources

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

PCI Latency Timer (CLK)

INT Pin 1 Assignment

INT Pin 2 Assignment

INT Pin 3 Assignment

INT Pin 4 Assignment

INT Pin 5 Assignment

INT Pin 6 Assignment

INT Pin 7 Assignment

INT Pin 8 Assignment
** PCI Express Relative Items **

Maximum Payload Size

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Init Display First

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PnP/PCI Configurations

PCI Slot
Disabled

Auto(ESCD)
Press Enter

Disabled
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Auto
Auto
Auto
Auto
Auto
Auto
Auto
Auto

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X

Onboard When the system boots, it will first initialize the

onboard VGA.

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

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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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 resources in the “IRQ Re-

sources” field.

IRQ Resources

Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. Set each system
interrupt to either PCI Device or Reserved.

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IRQ- 3 assigned to
IRQ- 4 assigned to
IRQ- 5 assigned to
IRQ- 7 assigned to
IRQ- 9 assigned to
IRQ-10 assigned to
IRQ-11 assigned to
IRQ-12 assigned to
IRQ-14 assigned to
IRQ-15 assigned to

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

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

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

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IRQ Resources

PCI Device
PCI Device
PCI Device
PCI Device
PCI Device
PCI Device
PCI Device
PCI Device
PCI Device
PCI Device

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Legacy ISA for devices

compliant with the
original PC AT bus
specification. PCI/ISA
PnP for devices
compliant with the Plug
and Play standard
whether designed for
PCI or ISA bus
architecture.

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

VGA.

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PCI Latency Timer (CLK)

This feature is used to select the length of time each PCI device will
control the bus before another takes over. The larger the value, the
longer the PCI device can retain control of the bus. Since each
access to the bus comes with an initial delay before any transaction
can be made, low values for the PCI Latency Timer will reduce the
effectiveness of the PCI bandwidth while higher values will improve it.

INT Pin 1 Assignment to INT Pin 8 Assignment

By default, a device is automatically assigned to each INT. You can
also manually assign an INT for each device.

Maximum Payload Size

This field is used to select the maximum TLP payload size of the PCI
Express devices. The unit is byte.

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PC Health Status

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Shutdown Temperature
Current System Temp
Current CPU Temperature
Current AUX Temperature
SYSTEM Fan Speed
CPU Fan Speed
2nd Fan Speed
CPU Voltage
+5V
PCI Express Voltage
DDRII Voltage
+12V
+3.3V
VBAT (V)
3VSB (V)
SYS Smart FAN Temperature
SYSTEM FAN Tolerance Value
CPU Smart FAN Temperature
CPU FAN Tolerance Value
2nd Smart FAN Temperature
2nd FAN Tolerance Value
Case Open Detection

↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select F1: General Help+/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

PC Health Status

Disabled

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C / 91oF
46oC / 114oF
45oC / 113oF

0 RPM

4655 RPM

0 RPM

1. 28V

5.12V

1.51V

1.89V

12.37V

3.32V

3.05V

3.34V
35oC/95 oF
3
35oC/95 oF
3
35oC/95 oF
3
Disabled

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Item Help

Menu Level

X

The screen above list all the fields available in the PC Health Status 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.

Shutdown Temperature

You can prevent the system from overheating by selecting a tem­perature at which the system will shutdown. If the system detected
that its temperature exceeded the one set in this field, it will auto­matically shutdown.

Current System Temp to 3VSB (V)

These fields will show the temperature, fan speed and output voltage
of the monitored devices or components.

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SYS Smart FAN Temperature

This field is used to select the temperature at which the system fan
runs at full speed. The temperature will vary within the range of the
tolerance value selected in the field below.

SYSTEM FAN Tolerance Value

This field is used to select the tolerance value of the system’s tem­perature. The options are 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. If you selected 3, it allows
the temperature to run 3 degrees higher or lower. The system fan
will smartly adjust it’s speed in accordance to the temperature.

CPU Smart FAN Temperature

This field is used to select the temperature at which the CPU fan
runs at full speed. The temperature will vary within the range of the
tolerance value selected in the field below.

CPU FAN Tolerance Value

This field is used to select the tolerance value of the CPU’s tempera­ture. The options are 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. If you selected 3, it allows the
temperature to run 3 degrees higher or lower. The CPU fan will
smartly adjust it’s speed in accordance to the temperature.

2nd Smart FAN Temperature

This field is used to select the temperature at which the 2nd fan
runs at full speed. The temperature will vary within the range of the
tolerance value selected in the field below.

2nd FAN Tolerance Value

This field is used to select the tolerance value of the system’s tem­perature. The options are 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. If you selected 3, it allows
the temperature to run 3 degrees higher or lower. The 2nd fan will
smartly adjust it’s speed in accordance to the temperature.

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Case Open Detection

Set this field to Enabled to allow the system to alert you of a
chassis intrusion event.

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>.

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X Standard CMOS Features
X Advanced BIOS Features
X Advanced Chipset Features
X Integrated Peripherals
X Power Management Setup
X PnP/PCI Configurations
X PC Health Status

Esc : Quit
F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N)?

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving

↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item

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>.

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

X Standard CMOS Features
X Advanced BIOS Features
X Advanced Chipset Features
X Integrated Peripherals
X Power Management Setup
X PnP/PCI Configurations
X PC Health Status

Esc : Quit
F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)?

Load Optimized Defaults

Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving

↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item

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 Super visor Password” and
press <Enter>.

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X Standard CMOS Features
X Advanced BIOS Features
X Advanced Chipset Features
X Integrated Peripherals
X Power Management Setup
X PnP/PCI Configurations
X PC Health Status

Esc : Quit
F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Enter Password:

Change/Set/Disable Password

Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving

↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item

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>.

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

X Standard CMOS Features
X Advanced BIOS Features
X Advanced Chipset Features
X Integrated Peripherals
X Power Management Setup
X PnP/PCI Configurations
X PC Health Status

Esc : Quit
F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Enter Password:

Change/Set/Disable Password

Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving

↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item

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>.

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X Standard CMOS Features
X Advanced BIOS Features
X Advanced Chipset Features
X Integrated Peripherals
X Power Management Setup
X PnP/PCI Configurations
X PC Health Status

Esc : Quit
F10 : Save & Exit Setup

SAVE to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)?

Save Data to CMOS

Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving

↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item

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> <Del>
simultaneously after memory testing is done.

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Exit Without Saving

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

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

X Standard CMOS Features
X Advanced BIOS Features
X Advanced Chipset Features
X Integrated Peripherals
X Power Management Setup
X PnP/PCI Configurations
X PC Health Status

Esc : Quit
F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N

Abandon All Data

Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving

↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item

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> <Del>
simultaneously after memory testing is done.

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Intel RAID BIOS (LT330-BR only)

The Intel ICH7R chip allows configuring RAID on Serial ATA drives. It
supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and RAID 5.

When the system powers-up and all drives have been detected, the
Intel BIOS status message screen will appear. Press the <Ctrl> and
<I> keys simultaneously to enter the utility. The utility allows you to
build a RAID system on Serial ATA drives.

Important:

Before creating RAID, make sure you have installed the Serial
ATA drives and connected the data cables otherwise you won’t
be able to enter the RAID BIOS utility.

Refer to chapter 5 for steps in configuring RAID.

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Updating the BIOS

To update the BIOS, you will need the new BIOS file and a flash
utility, AWDFLASH.EXE. Please contact technical support or your
sales representative for the files.

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 :

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

Drivers, Utilities and Software Applications

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

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

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Supported Software

Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility

The Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility is used for updating
Windows® INF files so that the Intel chipset can be recognized and
configured properly in the system.

To install the utility, click “Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility” on the
main menu.

1. Setup is now ready to
install the utility. Click
Next.

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2. Read the license
agreement then click Yes.

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3. Go through the readme
document for more
installation tips then click
Next.

4. After all setup operations
are done, click Next.

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5. Click Finish to exit setup.

Supported Software

Microsoft DirectX 9.0C Driver

To install, click “Microsoft DirectX 9.0C Driver” on the main menu.

1. Click “I accept the
agreement” then click
Next.

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2. You are now ready to
install DirectX. Click
Next.

3. Click Finish. Reboot the
system for DirectX to
take effect.

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Intel Graphics Drivers

To install the driver, click “Intel Graphics Drivers” on the main menu.

1. Setup is now ready to
install the graphics driver.
Click Next.

2. Read the license
agreement then click Yes.

3. Go through the readme
document for more
installation tips then click
Next.

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4. Setup is currently installing
the driver. After
installation has completed,
click Next.

5. Click “Yes, I want to
restart this computer
now.” then click Finish.

Supported Software

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Restarting the system will
allow the new software
installlation to take effect.

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Audio Drivers

To install the driver, click “Audio Drivers” on the main menu.

1. The installation wizard will
extract the files needed
to install HD audio. After
all files have been
extracted, click Next.

2. Setup is preparing to
install the driver.

3. Setup is now ready to
install the driver. Click
Next.

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