DFI KT600-AL User Manual

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KT600-AL

Re v . A+ System Board User’s Manual

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

This publication is provided for informational purposes only. The manufacturer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents or use of this manual and specifically disclaims any express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. The user will assume the entire risk of the use or the results of the use of this document. 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.

Trademarks

Microsoft® MS-DOS®, WindowsTM, Windows® 95, Windows® 98, Windows® 98 SE, Windows® ME, Windows® 200 and Windows

XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. AMD, AthlonTM XP, AthlonTM and DuronTM are registered trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. VIA is a registered trademark of VIA Technologies, Inc. Award is a registered trademark of Award Software, Inc. Other trademarks and registered trademarks of products appearing in this manual are the properties of their respective holders.

Caution

To avoid damage to the system:

• Use the correct AC input voltage range

To reduce the risk of electric shock:

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

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Battery:

• Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced.

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

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

instructions.

FCC and DOC Statement on Class B

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

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.

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

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

Notice:

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

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

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Notice

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

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

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - Introduction

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

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

Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup

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

3.2 VIA RAID BIOS................................................................................................................

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

Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares

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

4 .2 Driver s and Utilities Installation Notes................................................

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

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

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45 86 87

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Introduction

Appendix A - Using the Suspend to RAM

Function

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

Appendix B - System Error Messages

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

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

Appendix C - Troubleshooting

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

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Introduction

1.1 Features and Specifications

1.1.1 Features

Chipset

• VIA® chipset

- Nor th bridge: VIA® KT600

- South bridge: VIA® VT8237

Processor

The system board is equipped with Socket-A for 462-pin PGA processor. It is also equipped with a switching voltage regulator that automatically detects 1.100V to 1.850V.

• AMD AthlonTM XP 266/333/400MHz FSB

• AMD Athlon

200/266MHz FSB

• AMD DuronTM 200/266MHz FSB

Important:

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

System Memory

• Three 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets

• Supports up to 3GB memory (unbuffered DIMM)

• Supports PC1600 (DDR200), PC2100 (DDR266), PC2700 (DDR333) and PC3200 (DDR400) DDR SDRAM DIMM, 2.5V type

Chapter 1 - Introduction

DIMMs

2MBx64 4MBx64 8MBx64

Memory Size

16MB 32MB 64MB

DIMMs

16MBx64 32MBx64 64MBx64

Memory Size

128MB 256MB 512MB

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Expansion Slots

• 1 AGP slot

• 5 PCI slots

AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port)

AGP is an interface designed to support high performance 3D graphics cards. It utilizes a dedicated pipeline to access system memory for texturing, z-buffering and alpha blending. The universal AGP slot supports AGP 8x with up to 2.13GB/sec. bandwidth and AGP 4x with up to 1066MB/sec. bandwidth for 3D graphics applications. AGP in this system board will deliver faster and better graphics to your PC.

Onboard LAN Features

• VIA 6103 LAN Phy

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

• 32-bit PCI master interface

• Integrated power management functions

• Full duplex suppor t at both 10 and 100 Mbps

• Supports IEEE 802.3u auto-negotiation

• Supports wire for management

Onboard Audio Features

• AC’97 2.2 S/PDIF extension compliant codec

• Supports Microsoft® DirectSound / DirectSound 3D

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

• S/PDIF-in/out compressed digital output

• 6-channel audio output

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Introduction

S/PDIF

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

6-channel Audio

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

SATA IDE Interface with RAID

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

• Suppor ts RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD

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

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Introduction

PCI Bus Master IDE Controller

• Suppor ts ATA/33, ATA/66, ATA/100 and ATA/133 hard drives

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

• Bus mastering reduces CPU utilization during disk transfer

• Suppor ts ATAPI CD-ROM, LS-120 and ZIP

USB Ports

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

BIOS

• Award BIOS, Windows® 95/98/2000/ME/XP Plug and Play compatible

• Supports SCSI sequential boot-up

• Flash EPROM for easy BIOS upgrades

• Supports DMI 2.0 function

• 2Mbit flash memory

Desktop Management Interface (DMI)

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

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Introduction

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

• One mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port

• One mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port

• Two DB-9 serial por ts

• One DB-25 parallel por t

• Four USB ports

• One LAN port

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

Connectors

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

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

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

• One surround connector

• One S/PDIF-in/out connector

• Two SATA connectors

• Two IDE connectors

• One floppy connector

• One ATX power supply connector

• 2 fan connectors

1.1.2 System Health Monitor Functions

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

• Monitors CPU/system temperature and overheat alarm

• Monitors ±12V/+5V/3.3V/CPU/VBAT(V)/5VSB(V) voltages

• Monitors CPU/system fan speed

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

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1.1.3 Intelligence

CPU Temperature Protection

The CPU Temperature Protection function has the capability of monitoring the CPU’s temperature during system boot-up. Once it has detected that the CPU’s temperature exceeded the “shutdown temperature” defined in the BIOS, the system will automatically power-off after 5 warning beeps.

CPU Fan Protection

The CPU Fan Protection function has the capability of monitoring the CPU fan during system boot-up and will automatically poweroff the system once it has detected that the CPU fan did not rotate. This preventive measure has been added to protect the CPU from damage and insure a safe computing environment.

CPU Overclocking

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

Overvoltage

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

Dual Function Power Button

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

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Introduction

Wake-On-Ring

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

Important:

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

Wake-On-LAN

This feature allows the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC. It is supported via the onboard LAN port 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 interr upt.

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

720mA.

Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse

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

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

720mA.

Wake-On-USB

This function allows you to use a USB device to wake up the system.

Important:

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

≥

1.5A.

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

RTC Timer to Power-on the System

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

AC Power Failure Recovery

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

ACPI

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

®®

98/2000/ME/XP supports the ACPI function allowing 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

®®

98/2000/ME/XP without having to go through the sometimes tiresome process of closing files, applications and operating system. This is because the system is capable of storing all programs and data files during the entire operating session into RAM (Random Access Memory) when it powers-off. The operating session will resume exactly where you left off the next time you power-on the system.

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

1A.

Virus Protection

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

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Introduction

1.2 Package Checklist

The system board package contains the following items:

! The system board ! A user’s manual ! One Serial ATA cable ! One IDE cable for ATA/33/66/100/133 IDE drives ! One 34-pin floppy disk drive cable ! One I/O shield ! One “Main Board Utility” CD

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

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2.1 System Board Layout

Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

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2.2 System Memory

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.

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

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

BIOS Setting

Configure the system memory in the Advanced Chipset Features submenu (“DRAM Clock/Drive Control” section) of the BIOS.

DDR 1 DDR 2

DDR 3

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2.2.1 Installing the DIM Module

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

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

side.

2. Position the DIMM above the socket with the “notch” in the

module aligned with the “key” on the socket.

3. Seat the module vertically into the socket. Make sure it is

completely seated. The tabs will hold the DIMM in place.

Pin 1

Notch Key

Tab

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2.3 CPU

2.3.1 Overview

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

2.3.2 Installing the CPU

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

2. Disconnect all power cords and cables.

3. Locate Socket A on the system board.

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

Lever

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

Important:

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

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

Important:

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

Gold mark

Pin 1

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

Lever lock

2.3.3 Installing the Fan and Heat Sink

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

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

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

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

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

Retaining clip Tab

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 then place the fan / heat sink on top of the CPU.

Strip

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2.4 Jumper Settings

2.4.1 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data

If you encounter the following,

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

essor’s clock was incorrectly set in the BIOS.

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

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

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

2. Set JP1 pins 2 and 3 to On. Wait for a few seconds and set JP1 back to its default setting, pins 1 and 2 On.

3. Plug the power cord and power-on the system. If your reason for clearing the CMOS data is due to incorrect

setting of the processor’s clock in the BIOS, please proceed to step 4.

2-3 On:

Clear CMOS Data

1-2 On: Normal

(default)

JP1

312

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

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

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

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

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

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2.5 Rear Panel I/O Ports

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

• PS/2 mouse port

• PS/2 keyboard port

• Parallel port

• COM ports

• USB ports

• LAN port

• Line-in jack

• Line-out jack

• Mic-in jack

PS/2

Mouse

RJ45

LAN

Parallel

USB 2

Line-out

Line-in

Mic-in

PS/2

K/B

COM 1

USB 3-4

USB 1COM 2

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2.5.1 PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard Ports

The system board is equipped with an onboard PS/2 mouse (Green) and PS/2 keyboard (Purple) ports - both at location CN19 of the system board. The PS/2 mouse port uses IRQ12. If a mouse is not connected to this port, the system will reserve IRQ12 for other expansion cards.

Warning:

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

Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse

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

• BIOS Setting:

Configure the KB/mouse wake up function in the Power Management Setup submenu (“IRQ/Event Activity Detect” section) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

720mA.

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 Keyboard

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COM 1

COM 2

2.5.2 Serial Port

The system board is equipped with two onboard serial ports (COM 1: CN22 and COM 2: CN23) - both in Teal/Turquoise color.

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

BIOS Setting

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

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2.5.3 Parallel Port

The system board has a standard parallel port (Burgundy) at location CN21 for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer. It suppor ts SPP, ECP and EPP.

BIOS Setting

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

Setting

SPP (Standard Parallel Port)

ECP (Extended Capabilities Port)

EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port)

Function

Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only.

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

Allows bidirectional parallel por t operation at maximum speed.

Parallel

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2.5.4 Universal Serial Bus Ports

Four onboard USB 2.0/1.1 ports (Black) are at locations CN24 (USB 1-2) and CN26 (USB 3-4) of the system board.

J9 (USB 5-6) and J10 (USB 7-8) connectors allow you to connect 4 additional USB 2.0/1.1 ports. Insert the connector that is attached to the USB por t cables to J9 or J10.

BIOS Setting

Configure the onboard USB in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“VIA OnChip PCI Device” section) of the BIOS.

Driver Installation

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

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

USB 4 USB 3

USB 5-6

USB 7-8

USB 2 USB 1

VCC

-Data

+Data

Ground

Key

VCC

-Data

+Data

Ground

N. C .

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Wake-On-USB

The Wake-On-USB function allows you to use a USB device to wake up the system.

• BIOS Setting:

Enable the USB wake up function in the Power Management Setup submenu (“IRQ/Event Activity Detect” section) of the Award BIOS.

Important:

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

≥

1.5A.

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

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RJ45 LAN

2.5.5 RJ45 Fast-Ethernet Port

The system board is equipped with an onboard RJ45 fastethernet LAN port at location CN26 of the system board. It allows the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub.

BIOS Setting

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

Driver Installation

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

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2.5.6 Audio

Front audio

Mic-in, Line-in and Line-out

The mic-in, line-in and line-out jacks are at location CN25 of the system board. A jack is a one-hole connecting interface for inserting a plug.

• Mic-in Jack (Pink)

This jack is used to connect an external microphone.

• Line-in Jack (Light Blue)

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

out jack of your external device to this line-in jack.

• Line-out Jack (Lime)

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

Mic

Mic Power

AuD_R_Out

N. C .

AuD_L_Out

GND

AuD_Vcc

Key

AuD_R_Return

AuD_L_Return

Line-out

Line-in

Mic-in

Ground

Ground/JS

Center out

Center Out Return

LFE Out

LFE Out Return

Key

Surr_con

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

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

Pins 5-6 and 9-10 shor t (default)

Pins 5-6 and 9-10 open

Front Audio

The front audio connector (J18) allows you to connect to the line-out and mic-in jacks that are at the front panel of your system. Using this connector will disable the rear audio’s line-out and mic-in functions.

Remove the jumper caps from pins 5-6 and pins 9-10 of J18 prior to connecting the front audio cable connector. Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J18. If you are not using this connector, make sure to replace the jumper caps back to their original pin locations.

Surround Connector

The surr_connector (J19) supports 4 audio output signals: center channel, subwoofer, rear right channel and rear left channel. The 4 audio output signals together with the 2-channel line-out jack (at the rear panel) support 6-channel audio output.

Remove the jumper caps from pins 2-4 and pins 6-8 of J19 prior to connecting your audio cable connector. Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J19. If you are not using this connector, replace the jumper caps back to their original pin locations.

Driver Installation

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

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2.6.1 Internal Audio Connectors

The CD-in (J15) and AUX-in (J14) connectors are used to re-

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

Right audio channel

Left audio

channel

Ground Ground

2.6 I/O Connectors

Right audio channel

Left audio

channel

Ground Ground

CD- in AUX-in

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2.6.2 S/PDIF Connector

The S/PDIF connector (J16) is used to connect external S/PDIF ports. Connect the audio cable connector to J16. Make sure pin 1 of the audio cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J16.

+5V

Key

SPDIF out

GND

SPDIF in

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2.6.3 Floppy Disk Drive Connector

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

Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable

Install one end of the floppy disk drive cable into the shrouded floppy disk header (J2) on the system board and the other endmost connector to the drive you want to designate as Drive A. If you are connecting another drive (Drive B), install the middle connector of the cable to the drive. The colored edge of the daisy chained ribbon cable should be aligned with pin 1 of J2.

BIOS Setting

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

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2.6.4 Serial ATA Connectors

SATA 2 SATA 1

GND

TXP

TXN

GND

RXN

RXP

GND

Connect one end of the SATA cable to J6 (SATA 1) or J8 (SATA

2) and the other end to your serial ATA device .

BIOS Setting

Enable the onboard SATA in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“VIA OnChip IDE Device” section) of the Award BIOS.

If you want the system to boot from the SATA drive, set the “RAID or SCSI Card Boot” field to “Onboard RAID” in the Advanced BIOS Features submenu of the Award BIOS.

Configuring RAID on SATA Drives

The system board allows configuring RAID on SATA drives. It supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD. The following must be set accordingly.

• BIOS Setting

Configure RAID (e.g. creating or deleting RAID) in the VIA RAID BIOS. You can enter this utility by pressing the <Tab> key during system boot up. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

• Drivers and Utility

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

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2.6.5 IDE Disk Drive Connectors

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

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

Connecting the IDE Disk Drive Cable

Install one end of the IDE cable into the IDE-P header (J5) on the system board and the other connectors to the IDE devices.

If you are adding a third or fourth IDE device, use another IDE cable and install one end of the cable into the IDE-S header (J7) on the system board and the other connectors to the IDE devices.

IDE-P

IDE-S

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Note:

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

Adding a Second IDE Disk Drive

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

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

Important:

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

BIOS Setting

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

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2.6.6 Cooling Fan Connectors

Connect the CPU fan’s cable connector to the CPU fan connector (J3) on the system board. The system fan connector (J4) is used to connect an additional cooling fan. The cooling fans will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and system board components.

CPU fan

System fan

Ground

Power

Sense

Ground

Power

Sense

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2.6.7 DIMM Standby Power LED

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

Important:

Lighted LED ser ves as a reminder that you must power-off the system then turn off the power supply’s switch or unplug the power cord prior to installing any memor y modules.

DIMM Standby Power LED

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2.6.8 Power Connector

We recommend that you use a power supply that complies with the ATX12V Power Supply Design Guide Version 1.1. An ATX12V power supply has a standard 20-pin ATX main power connector that must be inserted onto the CN18 connector.

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

+12V

111

3.3V

Ground

+5V

Ground

+5V

Ground

PW-OK

5VSB

+5V

3.3V

-12V

Ground

PS-ON

Ground

-5V

+5V

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2.6.9 Front Panel Connectors

HD-LED: Primary/Secondary IDE LED

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

RESET: Reset Switch

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

SPEAKER: Speaker Connector

This connects to the speaker installed in the system chassis.

ATX-SW: ATX Power Switch

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

J10

HD-LED

PWR-LED

A TX-SW

RESET

SPEAKER

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PWR-LED: Power/Standby LED

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

Note:

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

3 5

14 16

10 18

7 9

13 15 17 19

2 4 6

HD-LED

(Primary/Secondary IDE LED)

Reserved

ATX-SW

(ATX power switch)

Reserved

RESET

(Reset switch)

SPEAKER

(Speaker connector)

PWR-LED

(Power/Standby LED)

Pin Assignment

HDD LED Power HDD

N. C. N. C.

PWRBT+ PWRBT-

N. C. N. C.

Ground H/W Reset

Speaker Data N. C. Ground Speaker Power

LED Power (+) LED Power (+) LED Power (-) or Standby Signal

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3.1 Award BIOS Setup Utility

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

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

Press DEL to enter setup

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

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

Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup

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

3.1.1.1 Date

The date format is <day>, <month>, <date>, <year>. Day displays a day, from Sunday to Saturday. Month displays the month, from January to December. Date displays the date, from 1 to 31. Year displays the year, from 1994 to 2079.

3.1.1.2 Time

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

3.1.1 Standard CMOS Features

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

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

IDE HDD Auto-Detection

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

IDE Primary Master/Slave and IDE Secondary Master/Slave

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

Access Mode

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

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

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

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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.

3.1.1.4 Drive A and Drive B

These fields identify the types of floppy disk drives installed.

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

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

ity

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

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

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

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3.1.1.5 Video

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

EGA/VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter/Video Graphics Array.

For EGA, VGA, SVGA and PGA monitor adapters.

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

mode.

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

mode.

Mono Monochrome adapter. Includes high resolution

monochrome adapters.

3.1.1.6 Halt On

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

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

tected.

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

tects a non-fatal error.

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

board error ; it will stop for all other errors.

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

ror; it will stop for all other errors.

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

keyboard error; it will stop for all other errors.

3.1.1.7 Base Memory

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

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3.1.1.8 Extended Memory

Displays the amount of extended memory detected during bootup.

3.1.1.9 Total Memory

Displays the total memory available in the system.

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3.1.2 Advanced BIOS Features

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

3.1.2.1 Virus Warning

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

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

Many disk diagnostic programs which attempt to access the boot sector table will cause the warning message to appear. If you are running such a program, we recommend that you first disable this field. Also, disable this field if you are installing or running certain operating systems like Windows® 98/2000/ME/XP or the operating system may not install nor work.

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

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3.1.2.2 CPU Internal Cache and External Cache

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

3.1.2.3 CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking

The processors supported by the system board come with builtin Level 2 cache. By default, ECC is enabled to check the Level 2 cache. If you are not using this function, set this field to Disabled.

3.1.2.4 Quick Power On Self Test

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

3.1.2.5 RAID or SCSI Card Boot

This field is used to select between booting from the drive connected to the SATA connector and from the drive connected to the PCI SCSI add-in card.

Onboard RAID The drive is connected to the SATA connec-

tor.

PCI SCSI Card The drive is connected to the PCI SCSI add-

in card that is installed in a PCI slot.

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

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

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3.1.2.7 Swap Floppy Drive

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

3.1.2.8 Boot Up Floppy Seek

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

3.1.2.9 Boot Up NumLock Status

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

3.1.2.10 Gate A20 Option

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

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

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3.1.2.11 Typematic Rate Setting

Disabled Continually holding down a key on your keyboard

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

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

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

3.1.2.12 Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

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

3.1.2.13 Typematic Delay (Msec)

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

3.1.2.14 Security Option

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

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

denied unless the correct password is entered at the prompt.

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

nied unless the correct password is entered at the prompt.

3.1.2.15 MPS Version Control for OS

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

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3.1.2.16 OS Select for DRAM > 64MB

Select the “OS2” option only if the system that is running an OS/2 operating system has greater than 64MB RAM.

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

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

3.1.2.18 Full Screen Logo Show

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

Enabled The logo will appear in full screen during system

boot-up.

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

3.1.2.19 Small Logo(EPA) Show

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

up.

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3.1.3 Advanced Chipset Features

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.

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

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Current FSB Frequency

This field will show the detected FSB of the CPU.

Current DRAM Frequency

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

DRAM Clock

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

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.

133 MHz The memory clock speed will run at 266MHz. 166 MHz The memory clock speed will run at 333MHz.

3.1.3.1 DRAM Clock/Drive Control

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

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

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200 MHz The memory clock speed will run at 400MHz

DDR.

DRAM Timing

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

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

Turbo If you want the system to run at a speed faster

than “By SPD”, select this option. However, com-

patibility problems may occur with some DRAMs. If you encounter any problems, set this field to “By SPD” or “Manual”.

Ultra If you want the system to run at a speed faster

than “Turbo”, select this option. However, com-

patibility problems may occur with some DRAMs. If you encounter any problems, set this field to “By SPD” or “Manual”.

Manual This option allows you to manually select the

options in the “DRAM CAS Latency” to “Active to CMD (Trcd)” fields. The system will run according to the settings in these fields.

DRAM CAS Latency

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

Bank Interleave

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Precharge to Active (Trp)

The options are 2T, 3T, 4T and 5T.

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Tras Non-DDR400/DDR400

The options are 5T/6T, 8T/12T, 6T/8T and 7T/10T.

Active to CMD (Trcd)

The options are 2T, 3T, 4T and 5T.

DRAM Burst Length

The options are 4 and 8.

DRAM Command Rate

The options are 1T Command and 2T Command.

Write Recovery Time

The options are 2T and 3T.

tWTR for DDR400 Only

The options are 1T, 2T and 3T.

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AGP Aperture Size

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

AGP Mode

This field allows you to select the AGP mode (data transfer rate) that your AGP card suppor ts to enable enhanced graphics performance

with high bandwidth speeds.

4X provides data transfer rate of up to 1066MB/sec. 8X provides data transfer rate of up to 2133MB/sec.

AGP Driving Control

Set this field to Manual only if there are compatibility problems with some AGP cards. When set to Manual, you must select a value in the “AGP Driving Value” field.

AGP Driving Value

This field is used to select a value for the AGP Driving control. We recommend that you leave this field in its default setting.

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

3.1.3.2 AGP & P2P Bridge Control

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

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AGP Fast Write

Select Enabled to suppor t the AGP Fast Write function.

AGP Master 1 WS Write

Set this field to Enabled to add one clock tick to AGP write operations.

AGP Master 1 WS Read

Set this field to Enabled to add one clock tick to AGP read operations.

AGP 3.0 Calibration Cycle

Set this field to Enabled to support the AGP 3.0 calibration cycle operations.

DBI Output for AGP Trans.

This field, when enabled, will provide better stability to the entire system. The default is Enabled.

3.1.3.3 PCI1 Master 0 WS Write and PCI2 Master 0 WS Write

When enabled, writes to the PCI bus are executed with zero wait state.

3.1.3.4 PCI1 Post Write and PCI2 Post Write

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

3.1.3.5 VLink 8x Support

Enabled VLink’s speed which links the North Bridge and

South Bridge is 8x.

Disabled VLink’s speed which links the North Bridge and

South Bridge is 4x.

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3.1.3.6 PCI Delay Transaction

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

3.1.3.7 Memory Hole

This field is used to select the memory area that must not be addressed to the ISA bus.

3.1.3.8 System BIOS Cacheable

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

3.1.3.9 Video RAM Cacheable

When enabled, it allows the video RAM to be cacheable thus providing better video performance. If your graphics card does not suppor t this function, leave this field in its default setting - Disabled.

3.1.3.10 I/O Recovery Time

Selecting Enabled will allow additional time for I/O devices to respond to the system. However, if your I/O devices are capable of fast I/O, select Disabled to speed up system operation.

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3.1.4 Integrated Peripherals

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

3.1.4.1 VIA OnChip IDE Device

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

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

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OnChip SATA

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

OnChip IDE Channel0 and OnChip IDE Channel1

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

IDE Prefetch Mode

This allows data and addresses to be stored in the internal buffer of the chip, thus reducing access time. Enable this field to achieve better performance.

Primary Master/Slave PIO and Secondary Master/Slave PIO

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

Auto The BIOS will automatically set the system ac-

cording to your hard disk drive’s timing.

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

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

Primary Master/Slave UDMA and Secondary Master/Slave UDMA

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

Auto The BIOS will automatically detect the settings

for you.

Disabled The BIOS will not detect these categories.

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VIA-3058 AC97 Audio

Auto Select this option when using the onboard audio

codec.

Disabled Select this option when using a PCI sound card.

VIA-3043 OnChip LAN

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

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

3.1.4.2 VIA OnChip PCI Device

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

IDE HDD Block Mode

Enabled The IDE HDD uses the block mode. The system

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

Disabled The IDE HDD uses the standard mode.

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Onboard 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.

OnChip USB Controller

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

OnChip EHCI Controller

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

USB Keyboard Support

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

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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 por t 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 por t 1 and serial por t 2.

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

Onboard Parallel Port

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

and IRQ for the onboard parallel por t.

Disabled Disables the onboard parallel port.

3.1.4.3 Super IO Device

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

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

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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.

ECP Mode Use DMA

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

3.1.4.4 Init Display First

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

AGP When the system boots, it will first initialize the

AGP.

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

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3.1.5 Power Management Setup

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

3.1.5.1 ACPI Function

This function should be enabled only in operating systems that support ACPI. Currently, only Windows

®®

98SE/2000/ME/XP supports this function. When this field is enabled, the system will ignore the settings in the “HDD Power Down” field. If you want to use the Suspend to RAM function, make sure this field is enabled then select “S3(STR)” in the field below.

3.1.5.2 ACPI Suspend Type

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

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

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

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3.1.5.3 Power Management Option

This field allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving by changing the length of idle time that elapses before the “HDD Power Down” field is activated.

Min Saving Minimum power saving time for the “HDD

Power Down” = 15 min.

Max Saving Maximum power saving time for the “HDD

Power Down” = 1 min.

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

“HDD Power Down” field.

3.1.5.4 HDD Power Down

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

3.1.5.5 Suspend Mode

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

3.1.5.6 Video Off Option

Always On The system BIOS will never turn off the

screen.

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

Suspend mode.

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3.1.5.7 Video Off Method

This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.

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

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

Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video

buffer.

DPMS Initializes display power management signaling.

Use this option if your video board supports it.

3.1.5.8 Soft-Off by PWRBTN

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

Delay 4 Sec. Regardless of whether the Power Management

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

Instant-Off Pressing and then releasing the power button at

once will immediately power off your system.

3.1.5.9 Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume

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

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3.1.5.10 AC Lost Auto Restart

Keep Off When power returns after an AC power failure,

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

Tu rn O n When power returns after an AC power failure,

the system will automatically power-on.

3.1.5.11 IRQ/Event Activity Detect

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

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

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PS2KB Wakeup Select

This field allows you to use a function key or password to wake up the system.

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

to wake up the system.

Password Use a password to wake up the system. Select this

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

Important:

If you forgot the password, you must power-off the system, unplug the power cord and clear the CMOS data by setting JP1 pins 2 and 3 to On.

PS2KB Wakeup from S3/S4/S5

The options in this field will allow you to use the PS/2 keyboard to wake up the system from the S3/S4/S5 state.

PS2MS Wakeup from S3/S4/S5

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

USB Resume from S3

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

VGA

When set to On, the system will respond and wake up to any VGA activity.

LPT & COM

Select the port you would like the system to respond and wake up when an event occurs on that por t.

HDD & FDD

When set to On, the system will respond and wake up to any hard drive or floppy drive activity.

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PCI Master

When set to On, the system will respond and wake up to any PCI or bus master activity.

PowerOn 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.

Modem Ring Resume

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

RTC Alarm Resume

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)” and “Resume Time (hh:mm:ss)” fields. However, if the system is being accessed by incoming calls or the network prior to the date and time set in these fields, the system will give priority to the incoming calls or network.

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

fault)

Date (of Month)

0 The system will power-on everyday according to the

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

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Resume Time (hh:mm:ss)

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

IRQs Activity Monitoring

Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The “Primary INTR”, and “IRQ3” - “IRQ15” fields will appear.

When enabled, access to the specified IRQ will cause the system to wake up completely from the power management mode. When disabled, the system will not wake up from the power management mode despite access to the specified IRQ.

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

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3.1.6 PnP/PCI Configurations

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

3.1.6.1 Reset Configuration Data

Enabled The BIOS will reset the Extended System Configura-

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

Disabled The BIOS will not reset the configuration data.

3.1.6.2 Resources Controlled By

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

Auto(ESCD) The system will automatically detect the settings

for you.

Manual Choose the specific IRQ in the “IRQ Resources”

field.

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

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3.1.6.4 PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

This field determines whether the MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards can work with PCI/VGA or not.

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

VGA.

3.1.6.5 Slot 1,5 to Slot 4

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

3.1.6.3 IRQ Resources

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

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

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3.1.7 PC Health Status

3.1.7.1 Shutdown Temperature

You can prevent the system from overheating by selecting a temperature in this field. If the system detected that its temperature exceeded the one set in this field, it will automatically shutdown. This function will work only when you enable this function in the Hardware Monitor utility.

3.1.7.2 CPU Voltage to Battery Voltage

These fields show the detected voltage of each item.

3.1.7.3 CPU Temperature and System Temperature

These fields show the current temperature of the CPU and the current internal temperature of the system.

3.1.7.4 CPU Fan Speed and System Fan Speed

These fields show the current fan speed of the CPU fan and system fan in RPM (Revolutions Per Minute).

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

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3.1.8 Frequency/Voltage Control

3.1.8.1 Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk

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

3.1.8.2 Spread Spectrum

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

3.1.8.3 CPU Clock

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

Important:

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

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

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3.1.8.4 CPU Voltage Control

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

Important:

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

3.1.8.5 DIMM Voltage Control

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

Important:

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

3.1.8.6 AGP Voltage Control

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

Important:

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

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3.1.9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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

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

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3.1.10 Load Optimized Defaults

The “Load Optimized Defaults” option loads optimized settings

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

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

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3.1.11 Set Supervisor Password

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

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

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

Confirm Password:

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

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3.1.12 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>.

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

Confirm Password:

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

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3.1.13 Save & Exit Setup

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

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

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3.1.14 Exit Without Saving

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

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

3.2 VIA RAID BIOS

The VIA RAID BIOS utility is used to configure and manage RAID on Serial ATA drives.

After you power up the system and all hard disk drives have been detected, the VIA RAID BIOS status message screen will appear. Press the <Tab> key to enter the utility. The utility allows you to build a RAID system using two Serial ATA (SATA) hard drives.

Note:

Refer to the VIA SATA RAID manual for information on using the utility. The manual is included in the CD.

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3.3 Updating the BIOS

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

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

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

3. Save the setting and reboot the system.

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

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

Award BIOS Flash Utility V.8.15B

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

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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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4.1 Desktop Management Interface (DMI)

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

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

4.1.1 Running the DMI Utility

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

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

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

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

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

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4.1.2 Using the DMI Utility

The four menus located on top of the DMI Configuration Utility screen are Edit DMI, Add DMI, Load DMI File and Save DMI File. Use the ← or → (left or right) arrow keys to select a menu from the Menu bar.

On the left side of the screen is a list of the system configuration items. Use the ↑ or ↓ (up or down) arrow keys to select an item.

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

Edit DMI

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

2. Highlight the item on the left screen that you would like to edit by using the ↑ or ↓ arrow keys, then press <Enter>.

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

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

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

↑ ↓ ↑ ↓

↑ ↓

←←

←

→→

→

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

BIOS

System

Enclosure/Chassis

Processor

Memory Controller

Memory Module Memory Module Memory Module Memory Module

Cache

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

System Slots

*** BIOS Auto Detect ***

Type : BIOS Information Handle : 0000

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

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Add DMI

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

2. Highlight the item on the left screen that you would like to add by using the ↑ or ↓ arrow keys, then press <Enter>.

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

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

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

Load DMI File

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

2. The following message will appear.

Press [Enter] to select DMI file for load

Press <Enter>.

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

4. The following message will appear.

Do you want to execute? (Y/N)

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

Save DMI File

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

2. The following message will appear.

Press [Enter] to select DMI file for save

Press <Enter>.

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

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4.2 Drivers, Utilities and Software Applications

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

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

VIA KT600 chipset / Chipset Drivers

VIA Service Pack

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4.2.1 VIA® Service Pack

The VIA® Service Pack contains the following drivers.

• VIA ATAPI Vendor Suppor t Driver

• A GP VxD Driver

• IRQ Routing Miniport Driver

• VIA INF Driver

To install VIA Service Pack, please follow the steps below.

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

2. Click “VIA Service Pack” on the main screen. The following screen will appear.

3. Click “Next”. Please read the “VIA Service Pack Readme” carefully before proceeding to step 3.

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

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

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VIA® Service Pack Installation Notes

The “AGP VxD Driver” and “VIA INF Dr iver” driver s in the “VIA Service Pack” are supported in Windows® 95, Windows® 98, Windows® 98 SE, Windows® ME and Windows® 2000.

You must first install VIA® Service Pack prior to installing any other drivers. However, this may not be the case for some AGP cards. Please read carefully the following information.

Important:

The VGA driver that came with some AGP cards is already bundled with the AGP VxD driver. Since the version of the bundled VxD driver may be older than the one provided in the CD, installing the bundled VxD driver may cause problems. If you are using this type of card, we recommend that you install first the AGP card’s VGA driver before installing the VIA Service Pack.

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4.2.2 Audio Drivers

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

To install the driver, please follow the steps below.

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

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

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

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

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

Note:

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

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4.2.3 USB 2.0 Drivers

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

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

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

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

4. Restar t the system.

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4.2.4 VIA LAN Drivers

The LAN drivers for Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows



ME, Windows 2000 and Windows XP support “Autorun”. To install the LAN driver, please follow the steps below.

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

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

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

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

The LAN driver for Windows NT 4.0 does not support “Autorun”. Once the system has detected the fast ethernet controller, it will prompt you to install the driver for Windows NT



4.0. The driver is in the “VIALAN” root directory of the CD.

Please refer to README for the exact location of the drivers.

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4.2.5 SATA RAID Drivers

If the SATA drives will be configured as RAID, you must install the SATA RAID Driver s.

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

2. Click “SATA RAID Drivers” on the main screen. The following screen will appear.

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

4. Restar t the system.

Important Notice for Windows XP/2000 and SATA RAID Users

If you are (1) using a SATA drive to install the Windows XP/ 2000 operating system or (2) you are configuring RAID on SATA drives, you must install the SATA drivers from a diskette whenever you are prompted by the system to install the drivers.

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The SATA drivers are contained in the CD that came with the system board. Prepare a blank formatted diskette then copy all the SATA driver files from the SATA\DRIVERDISK\SATA directory of the CD into the blank diskette. You can now use the diskette to install the drivers.

Note:

Refer to the VIA SATA RAID manual for information on using the utility. The manual is included in the CD.