DFI ML905-B11C, ML905-B16C User Manual

ML905-B SERIES

Micro COM Express Board

User’s Manual

935-ML9051-000G

A13500005

Copyright

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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.

© 2010. 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.

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Table of Contents

Copyright ........................................................................................... 2

Trademarks ........................................................................................ 2

FCC and DOC Statement on Class B .............................................. 3

About this Manual ............................................................................. 6

Warranty .......................................................................................... 6

Static Electricity Precautions ............................................................. 7

Safety Measures ................................................................................. 7

About the Package ............................................................................8

Chapter 1 - Introduction .................................................................. 9

Specifications ..................................................................................9

Features ...................................................................................... 11

Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation .................................................. 12

Board Layout ................................................................................ 12

Mechanical Diagram ........................................................................................... 13

System Memory ........................................................................... 14

Installing the DIM Module ......................................................... 15

Jumper Settings ............................................................................. 17

Clear CMOS Data ..................................................................... 17

Connectors .................................................................................. 18

COM Express Connectors .......................................................... 18

Standby Power LED ...................................................................... 23

SDIO/MMC Expansion Port.............................................................................24

Cooling Option ................................................................................................... 25

Installing ML905-B onto a Carrier Board ........................................ 28

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Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup .................................................................. 32

Award BIOS Setup Utility .............................................................. 32

Standard CMOS Features .......................................................... 33

Advanced BIOS Features ........................................................... 37

Advanced Chipset Features ........................................................ 41

Integrated Peripherals .............................................................. 43

Power Management Setup ......................................................... 47

PnP/PCI Configurations ............................................................. 48

PC Health Status ...................................................................... 50

Load Fail-Safe Defaults ............................................................. 51

Load Optimized Defaults ........................................................... 52

Set Supervisor Password ........................................................... 53

Set User Password ................................................................... 54

Save & Exit Setup .................................................................... 55

Exit Without Saving .................................................................. 56

Updating the BIOS ........................................................................ 57

Chapter 4 - Supported Software ................................................... 59

Microsoft DirectX 9.0C Driver ......................................................................60

Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility .................................................... 61

Intel Graphics Drivers .......................................................................................63

Audio Drivers ......................................................................................................65

LAN Drivers ........................................................................................................ 66

DFI Hardware Monitor for Windows ...........................................................67

Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 .............................................................................. 69

Appendix A - System Error Message .............................................. 71

Appendix B - Troubleshooting ......................................................... 73

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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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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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About the Package

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

 One ML905-B board
 One heat sink
 One CD
 One QR (Quick Reference)

The 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.

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Chapter 1 - Introduction

Specifications

Processor

Chipset

System Memory

Expansion
Interfaces
(Type II)

Graphics

Audio

LAN

•Intel® Low Power (IA-32 microarchitecture) processor

- ML905-B11C
: Intel® Z510P processor
: 400MHz system front side bus
: Speed supports 1.1GHz

- ML905-B16C
: Intel® Z530P processor
: 533MHz system front side bus
: Speed supports 1.6GHz

•Intel® US15WP SCH single chip

•One200-pinSODIMMsocket

•Supports400/533MHzDDR2SDRAM

•Supportsmaximumof2GBsystem memory

•PCI2.3interface(supportsup to4 PCIbus masters)

•Supports8USBports(USB 1.1/2.0host controllers)

•Supports1PCIE x1interface

•Supports8-bitGPIO

•Intel® GMA500 integrated graphics engine

•Estimated200MHzcore renderclock at1.05V corevoltage

•Ultralow powerintegrated 3Dgraphics

•Highdefinitionhardwarevideodecode engine

•SupportsLVDSandSDVO interfaces
 - LVDS: Supports pixel clock depths of 18 or24bits,max.

pixel clock of 112MHz, equates to 1376x768 @ 85Hz

 - SDVO:Up to 160MHz pixel clock, equates to 1280x1024

@ 85Hz

•SupportsAzaliainterface

•OneRealtekRTL8111CPCI ExpressGigabit controller

•Supports10Mbps,100Mbpsand1Gbps datatransmission

•IEEE802.3 (10/100Mbps) and IEEE 802.3ab (1Gbps) com-

pliant

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Serial ATA

IDE

PCI Interface

Connectors

BIOS

Energy Efficient
Design

Power

Temperature

Humidity

PCB

• JMicron JMB362 PCI Express to SATA host controller

- x1 PCI Express to 2-port Serial ATA

• Supports 1-lane 2.5Gbps PCI Express bus

• Supports 2-port 3.0Gbps SATA II interface

• Bus Master IDE (PATA) controller

• Supports up to two IDE devices

• Ultra ATA 100/66/33

• Fully compliant with PCI Express to PCI/PCI-X bridge speci­fication, revision 1.0

• Full x1 PCI Express Throughput

• PCI Express advanced error reporting capability including

ECRC support

• COM Express connectors

- Two 220-pin COM Express standard connectors

- Module connector pin: Tyco 3-1827231-6

• Award BIOS

• 8Mbit flash memory

• Supports ACPI specification 2.0/1.0

• Enhanced Intel® SpeedStep Technology

• AC power failure recovery

- Depending on the type of power supply used, when us-

ing the “AC power failure recovery” feature to power the
system back on after an AC power failure occurs, the sys­tem may not power back on if the power lost is resumed
within 4 seconds.

• Input: 12V, 5VSB, VCC_RTC

• 0oC to 60oC

• Operating: 10% to 90%

• Dimensions

- Micro COM Express form factor

- 9.5cm (3.74”) x 9.5cm (3.74”)

• Compliance

- PICMG COM Express R1.0 basic form factor, Type 2

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Features

Watchdog Timer

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

DDR2 is a higher performance DDR technology whose data transfer rate delivers
bandwidth of 4.3 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 pre-fetch against DDR which fetches 2 bits per clock cycle.

Graphics

The Intel SCH’s integrated GMA 500 provides graphics (2D and 3D) and high­definition video decode capabilities with minimal power consumption. These
enhancements deliver the performance and compatibility needed for today’s and
tomorrow’s business applications.

Gigabit LAN

The Realtek RTL8111C Gigabit LAN controller supports up to 1Gbps data trans­mission.

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SODIMM

Intel

CPU

Intel

US15WP

Standby
Power LED

1

Clear CMOS
(JP1)

Realtek

RTL8111C

JMicron

JMB362

COM Expressconnector

COM Expressconnector

Maxim
8796G

SDIO/MMC

ITE

IT8516E

Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

Board Layout

Top View

Buttom View

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Mechanical Diagram

MADEIN TAIWAN

513

1

BIOS

0.00

0.00

4.00

4.00

0.00

76.00

91.00

4.00

87.00

91.00

91.00

87.00

0.00

87.00

91.00

4.00

2.00

14.00

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Important:

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your board, processor, disk
drives, add-in boards, and other components. Perform installation proce­dures 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

The system board is equipped with one 200-pin SODIMM socket that supports
DDR2 memory modules.

Important:

When the Standby Power LED lit red, it indicates that there is power on
the board. Power-off the PC then unplug the power cord prior to install­ing any devices. Failure to do so will cause severe damage to the board
and components.

SODIMM

Standby

Power LED

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Installing the DIM Module

Note:

The system board used in the following illustrations may not resemble
the actual one. 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 SODIMM socket on the system board.

4. Note the key on the socket. The key ensures the module can be plugged into
the socket in only one direction.

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5. Grasping the module by its edges, align the module into the socket at an ap-

proximately 30 degrees angle. Apply rm even pressure to each end of the
module until it slips down into the socket. The contact ngers on the edge of

the module will almost completely disappear inside the socket.

6. Push down the module until the clips at each end of the socket lock into
position. You will hear a distinctive “click”, indicating the module is correctly
locked into position.

Clip

Clip

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Jumper Settings

Clear CMOS Data

31 2

1-2 On: Normal

(default)

If you encounter the following,

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

you can recongure 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 the jumper back
to its default setting, pins 1 and 2 On.

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

Clear CMOS Data

31 2

2-3 On:

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Connectors

COM Express Connectors

The COM Express connectors are used to interface the ML905-B Micro COM Ex­press board to a carrier board. Connect the COM Express connectors (lcoated
on the solder side of the board) to the COM Express connectors on the carrier
board.

Refer to the “Installing ML905-B onto a Carrier Board” section for more informa­tion.

COM Express Connectors

Refer to the following pages for the pin functions of these connectors.

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1 GNDA1 56 NC
2 GBE0_MDI3- 57 GBD
3 GBE0_MDI3+ 58 PCIE_TX3+
4 GNE0_LINK100# 59 PCIE_TX3­5 GBE0_LINK1000# 60 GNDA7
6 GBE0_MDI2- 61 PCIE_TX2+
7 GBE0_MDI2+ 62 PCIE_TX2­8 NC 63 GPI1

9 GBE0_MDI1- 64 PCIE_TX1+
10 GBE0_MDI1+ 65 PCIE_TX1­11 GNDA2 66 GNDA8
12 GBE0_MDI0- 67 GPI2
13 GBE0_MDI0+ 68 PCIE_TX0+
14 GBE0_CTREF 69 PCIE_TX0­15 SUS_S3# 70 GNDA9
16 SATA0_TX+ 71 LVDS_A0+
17 SATA0_TX- 72 LVDS_A0­18 SUS_S4# 73 LVDS_A1+
19 SATA0_RX+ 74 LVDS_A1­20 SATA0_RX- 75 LVDS_A2+
21 GNDA3 76 LVDS_A2­22 SATA2_TX+ 77 LVDS_VDD_EN
23 SATA2_TX- 78 LVDS_A3+
24 SUS_S5# 79 LVDS_A3­25 SATA2_RX+ 80 GNDA10
26 SATA2_RX- 81 LVDS_A_CK+
27 BATLOW# 82 LVDS_A_CK­28 ATA_ACT# 83 LVDS_I2C_CK
29 AC_SYNC 84 LVDS_I2C_DAT
30 AC_RST# 85 GPI3
31 GNDA4 86 KBD_RST#
32 AC_BITCLK 87 KBD_A20GATE
33 AC_SDOUT 88 PCIE0_CK_REF+
34 BIOS_DISABLE# 89 PCIE1_CK_REF­35 THRMTRIP# 90 GNDA11
36 USB6- 91 RSVDA1
37 USB6+ 92 NC
38 USB67_OC# 93 GPO0
39 USB4- 94 NC
40 USB4+ 95 NC
41 GNDA5 96 GNDA12
42 USB2- 97 VCC_12VA1
43 USB2+ 98 VCC_12VA2
44 USB23_OC# 99 VCC_12VA3
45 USB0- 100 GNDA13
46 USB0+ 101 VCC_12VA4
47 VCC_RTC 102 VCC_12VA5
48 EXCD0_PERST# 103 VCC_12VA6
49 EXCD0_CPPE# 104 VCC_12VA7
50 LPC_SERIR

Q

105 VCC_12VA8
51 GNDA6 106 VCC_12VA9
52 NC 107 VCC_12VA10
53 NC 108 VCC_12VA11
54 GPI0 109 VCC_12VA12
55 NC 110 GNDA14

Row A

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1 GNDB1 56 NC
2 GBE0_ACT# 57 GPO2
3 LPC_FRAME# 58 PCIE_RX3+
4 LPC_AD0 59 PCIE_RX3­5 LPC_AD1 60 GNDB7
6 LPC_AD2 61 PCIE_RX2+
7 LPC_AD3 62 PCIE_RX2­8 LPC_DR

Q

0# 63 GPO3

9 LPC_DR

Q

1# 64 PCIE_RX1+
10 LPC_CLK 65 PCIE_RX1­11 GNDB2 66 WAKE0#
12 PWRBTN# 67 WAKE1#
13 SMB_CK 68 PCIE_RX0+
14 SMB_DAT 69 PCIE_RX0­15 SMB_ALERT# 70 GNDB8
16 SATA1_TX+ 71 LVDS_B0+
17 SATA1_TX- 72 LVDS_B0­18 SUS_STAT# 73 LVDS_B1+
19 SATA1_RX+ 74 LVDS_B1­20 SATA1_RX- 75 LVDS_B2+
21 GNDB3 76 LVDS_B2­22 SATA3_TX+ 77 LVDS_B3+
23 SATA3_TX- 78 LVDS_B3­24 PWR_OK 79 LVDS_BKLT_EN
25 SATA3_RX+ 80 GNDB9
26 SATA3_RX- 81 LVDS_B_CK+
27 WDT 82 LVDS_B_CK­28 AC_SDIN2 83 LVDS_BKLT_CTR

L

29 AC_SDIN1 84 VCC_5V_SBYB1
30 AC_SDIN0 85 VCC_5V_SBYB2
31 GNDB4 86 VCC_5V_SBYB3
32 SPK

R

87 VCC_5V_SBYB4
33 I2C_CK 88 NC
34 I2C_DAT 89 VGA_RED
35 THRM# 90 GNDB10
36 USB7- 91 VGA_GREEN
37 USB7+ 92 VGA_BLUE
38 USB45_OC# 93 VGA_HSYNC
39 USB5- 94 VGA_VSYNC
40 USB5+ 95 VGA_I2C_CK
41 GNDB5 96 VGA_I2C_DAT
42 USB3- 97 TV_DAC_A
43 USB3+ 98 TV_DAC_B
44 USB01_OC# 99 TV_DAC_C
45 USB1- 100 GNDB11
46 USB1+ 101 VCC_12VB1
47 EXCD1_PERST# 102 VCC_12VB2
48 EXCD1_CPPE# 103 VCC_12VB3
49 SYS_RESET# 104 VCC_12VB4
50 CB_RESET# 105 VCC_12VB5
51 GNDB6 106 VCC_12VB6
52 NC 107 VCC_12VB7
53 NC 108 VCC_12VB8
54 GPO1 109 VCC_12VB9
55 NC 110 GNDB12

Row B

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1 GNDC1 56 PEG_RX1­2 IDE_D7 57 NC
3 IDE_D6 58 PEG_RX2+
4 IDE_D3 59 PEG_RX2­5 IDE_D15 60 GNDC7
6 IDE_D8 61 PEG_RX3+
7 IDE_D9 62 PEG_RX3­8 IDE_D2 63 NC

9 IDE_D13 64 NC
10 IDE_D1 65 PEG_RX4+
11 GNDC2 66 PEG_RX4­12 IDE_D14 67 NC
13 IDE_IORDY 68 PEG_RX5+
14 IDE_IOR# 69 PEG_RX5­15 PCI_PME# 70 GNDC8
16 PCI_GNT2# 71 PEG_RX6+
17 PCI_RE

Q

2# 72 PEG_RX6­18 PCI_GNT1# 73 SDVO_DATA
19 PCI_RE

Q

1# 74 PEG_RX7+
20 PCI_GNT0# 75 PEG_RX7­21 GNDC3 76 GNDC9
22 PCI_RE

Q

0# 77 NC
23 PCI_RESET# 78 PEG_RX8+
24 PCI_AD0 79 PEG_RX8­25 PCI_AD2 80 GNDC10
26 PCI_AD4 81 PEG_RX9+
27 PCI_AD6 82 PEG_RX9­28 PCI_AD8 83 NC
29 PCI_AD10 84 GNDC11
30 PCI_AD12 85 PEG_RX10+
31 GNDC4 86 PEG_RX10­32 PCI_AD14 87 GNDC12
33 PCI_C/BE1# 88 PEG_RX11+
34 PCI_PERR# 89 PEG_RX11­35 PCI_LOCK# 90 GNDC13
36 PCI_DEVSEL# 91 PEG_RX12+
37 PCI_IRDY# 92 PEG_RX12­38 PCI_C/BE2# 93 GNDC14
39 PCI_AD17 94 PEG_RX13+
40 PCI_AD19 95 PEG_RX13­41 GNDC5 96 GNDC15
42 PCI_AD21 97 NC
43 PCI_AD23 98 PEG_RX14+
44 PCI_C/BE3# 99 PEG_RX14­45 PCI_AD25 100 GNDC16
46 PCI_AD27 101 PEG_RX15+
47 PCI_AD29 102 PEG_RX15­48 PCI_AD31 103 GNDC17
49 PCI_IR

Q

A# 104 VCC_12VC1

50 PCI_IR

Q

B# 105 VCC_12VC2
51 GNDC6 106 VCC_12VC3
52 PEG_RX0+ 107 VCC_12VC4
53 PEG_RX0- 108 VCC_12VC5
54 NC 109 VCC_12VC6
55 PEG_RX1+ 110 GNDC18

Row C

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1 GNDD1 56 PEG_TX1­2 IDE_D5 57 NC
3 IDE_D10 58 PEG_TX2+
4 IDE_D11 59 PEG_TX2­5 IDE_D12 60 GNDD7
6 IDE_D4 61 PEG_TX3+
7 IDE_D0 62 PEG_TX3­8 IDE_RE

Q

# 63 NC

9 IDE_IOW# 64 NC
10 IDE_ACK# 65 PEG_TX4+
11 GNDD2 66 PEG_TX4­12 IDE_IR

Q

67 GNDD8
13 IDE_A0 68 PEG_TX5+
14 IDE_A1 69 PEG_TX5­15 IDE_A2 70 GNDD9
16 IDE_CS1# 71 PEG_TX6+
17 IDE_CS3# 72 PEG_TX6­18 IDE_RESET# 73 SDVO_CLK
19 PCI_GNT3# 74 PEG_TX7+
20 PCI_RE

Q

3# 75 PEG_TX7­21 GNDD3 76 GNDD10
22 PCI_AD1 77 IDE_CBLID#
23 PCI_AD3 78 PEG_TX8+
24 PCI_AD5 79 PEG_TX8­25 PCI_AD7 80 GNDD11
26 PCI_C/BE0# 81 PEG_TX9+
27 PCI_AD9 82 PEG_TX9­28 PCI_AD11 83 NC
29 PCI_AD13 84 GNDD12
30 PCI_AD15 85 PEG_TX10+
31 GNDD4 86 PEG_TX10­32 PCI_PAR 87 GNDD13
33 PCI_SERR# 88 PEG_TX11+
34 PCI_STOP# 89 PEG_TX11­35 PCI_TRDY# 90 GNDD14
36 PCI_FRAME# 91 PEG_TX12+
37 PCI_AD16 92 PEG_TX12­38 PCI_AD18 93 GNDD15
39 PCI_AD20 94 PEG_TX13+
40 PCI_AD22 95 PEG_TX13­41 GNDD5 96 GNDD16
42 PCI_AD24 97 PEG_ENABLE#
43 PCI_AD26 98 PEG_TX14+
44 PCI_AD28 99 PEG_TX14­45 PCI_AD30 100 GNDD17
46 PCI_IR

Q

C# 101 PEG_TX15+

47 PCI_IR

Q

D# 102 PEG_TX15­48 PCI_CLKRUN# 103 GNDD18
49 NC 104 VCC_12VD1
50 PCI_CLK 105 VCC_12VD2
51 GNDD6 106 VCC_12VD3
52 PEG_TX0+ 107 VCC_12VD4
53 PEG_TX0- 108 VCC_12VD5
54 NC 109 VCC_12VD6
55 PEG_TX1+ 110 GNDD19

Row D

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Standby Power LED

Standby

Power LED

This LED will light when the system is in the standby mode.

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SDIO/MMC Expansion Port

This expansion port is used to insert a Secure Digital Input/Output (SDIO) or

Multimedia Card (MMC) device. Aside from storing data les, an SDIO card is

also capable of storing powerful software applications.

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Cooling Option

Heat Sink

Top View of the Heat Sink

2

3

1

4

Bottom View of the Heat Sink

• “1” to “6” denote the locations of the

thermal pads designed to contact the
corresponding components that are on
ML905-B.

• Remove the plastic covering from the

thermal pads prior to mounting the
heat sink onto ML905-B.

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6.50 2.50

25.00

4.00 0.05± 87.00 0.05±

95.00

76.00 0.05±4.00

95.00

4- 2.70

Ø

87.00 0.05±

7.00 0.05± 8.00

6.00

4.00 0.05±

39.00

R2.00

9.20

75.30

F 2.70 0.05±

A 4.95 0.05±

B 3.78 0.05±

C 5.05 0.05±

E 4.40 0.05±

4- 5.00Ø

D 3.29 0.05±

G 4.50 0.05±

Dimensions

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B

A

F

D

G

F

C

E

8.19

15.94

32.30

41.62

46.17

63.44

64.20

70.04

84.64

6.29

17.09

27.37

49.98

20.00

20.00

12.00

12.00

7.00

7.00

15.02

18.00

14.65

15.00

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Installing ML905-B onto a Carrier Board

Important:

The carrier board used in this section is for reference purpose only and
may not resemble your carrier board. These illustrations are mainly
to guide you on how to install ML905-B onto the carrier board of your
choice.

1. The photo below shows the locations of the mounting holes.

Mounting hole

2. Insert the provided mounting screws into the mounting holes - from the bot­tom through the top of the carrier board.

Mounting screws

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3. While supporting the mounting screw at the bottom, from the top side of the
board, fasten a bolt into the screw.

Bolts

4. The photo below shows the solder side of the board with the screws already

xed in place.

Mounting screw

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5. The photo below shows the component side of the board with the bolts al-

ready xed in place.

Bolts

6. Grasping ML905-B by its edges, position it on top of the carrier board with its
mounting holes aligned with the bolts on the carrier board. This will also align
the COM Express connectors of the two boards to each other.

Press ML905-B down rmly until it is completely seated on the COM Express

connectors of the carrier board.

COM Express

connectors on

ML905-B

COM Express
connectors
on the carrier
board

ML905-B installed
on the carrier board

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7. Position the heat sink on top of ML905-B with the heat sink’s mounting holes
aligned with ML905-B’s mounting holes. Use the provided long screws to se­cure the heat sink to the board.

Heat Sink

Mounting screws

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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

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

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

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Standard CMOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features

Advanced Chipset Features

Integrated Peripherals

Power Management Setup

PnP/PCI Congurations

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” and press <Enter>. A
screen similar to the one below will appear.

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Standard CMOS Features

 Date <mm:dd:yy>

Time <hh:mm:ss>

IDE Channel 0 Master
IDE Channel 0 Slave
IDE Channel 2 Master
IDE Channel 2 Slave

Video
Halt On



Base Memory
Extended Memory
Total Memory
EC Build Date

↑↓→←: 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.

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 1999 to 2099.

Mon, Mar 1 2010
15: 29: 19

[None]
[LITE-ON CD-ROM LTN-4]
[ST3250318AS]
[None]

[EGA/VGA]
[All Errors]

639K
2086912K
2087936K
20100107

Item Help

Menu Level 

Change the day, month,
year and century

Time

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

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IDE Channel 0 Master to IDE Channel 2 Slave

To congure the IDE drives, move the cursor to a eld then press <Enter>. The

following screen will appear.

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IDE Channel 0 Master

 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 HDD Auto-Detection

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

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

IDE Channel 0 Master to IDE Channel 2 Slave

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.

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 eld displays the number of cylinders.

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Head

This eld displays the number of read/write heads.

Precomp

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

Landing Zone

This eld displays the number of cylinders specied as the landing zone for

the read/write heads.

Sector

This eld displays the number sectors per track.

Video

This eld 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.

Halt On

This eld determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected during

power up. The default setting is All Errors.

No Errors

The system boot will not stop for any errors detected.

All Errors

The system boot will stop whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error.

All, But Keyboard

The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error; it will stop for all other
errors.

All, But Diskette

The system boot will not stop for a disk error; it will stop for all other errors.

All, But Disk/Key

The system boot will not stop for a disk or keyboard error; it will stop for all
other errors.

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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.

Extended Memory

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

Total Memory

Displays the total memory available in the system.

EC Build Date

Displays the EC’s build date.

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Advanced BIOS Features

The Advanced BIOS Features allows you to congure 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.

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Advanced BIOS Features

CPU Feature
Hard Disk Boot Priority

 Virus Warning

CPU L1 & L2 Cache
Hyper-Threading Technology
Quick Power On Self Test
First Boot Device
Second Boot Device
Third Boot Device
Boot Other Device
Security Option
Report No FDD For WIN 95

↑↓→←: 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.

[Press Enter]
[Press Enter]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[USB-FDD]
[Hard Disk]
[CDROM]
[Enabled]
[Setup]
[No]

Item Help

Menu Level 

Select Removable Boot
Device Priority

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CPU Feature

This eld is used to congure the CPU that is installed on the system board.
Move the cursor to this eld then press <Enter>.

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 Delay Prior to Thermal
Limit CPUID MaxVal
C1E Function
Execute Disable Bit
Virtualization Technology

↑↓: 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.

Delay Prior To Thermal

This eld is used to select the time that would force the CPU to a 50% duty

cycle when it exceeds its maximum operating temperature therefore protect­ing the CPU and the system board from overheating to ensure a safe com­puting environment..

Limit CPUID MaxVal

The CPUID instruction of some newer CPUs will return a value greater than 3.
The default is Disabled because this problem does not exist in the Windows
series operating systems. If you are using an operating system other than

Windows, this problem may occur. To avoid this problem, enable this eld to

limit the return value to 3 or lesser than 3.

CPU Feature

 [16 Min]
[Disabled]
[Auto]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]

Item Help

Menu Level 

C1E Function

The options are Auto and Disabled.

Execute Disable Bit

When this eld is set to Disabled, it will force the XD feature ag to always

return to 0.

Virtualization technology

When this eld is set to Enabled, the VMM can utilize the additional hardware

capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology.

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Hard Disk Boot Priority

This eld is used to select the boot sequence of the hard drives. Move the cursor
to this eld then press <Enter>. Use the Up or Down arrow keys to select a de-

vice then press <+> to move it up or <-> to move it down the list.

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Hard Disk Boot Priority

 1. Ch2 M. : ST3250318AS

2. 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.

Virus Warning

This eld protects the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk drive.
When this eld is enabled, the Award BIOS will monitor the boot sector and par-

tition table of the hard disk drive. If an attempt is made to write to the boot sec­tor or partition table of the hard disk drive, the BIOS will halt the system and an
error message will appear.



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.

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 recom-

mend that you rst disable this eld.

CPU L1 and L2 Cache

This eld is used to speed up the memory access. Enable the external cache for

better performance.

Hyper-Threading Technology

Enable this eld for Windows XP and Linux which are optimized for Hyper-Thread­ing technology. Select disabled for other OSes not optimized for Hyper-Threading
technology. When disabled, only one thread per enabled core is enabled

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Quick Power On Self Test

This eld 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 rst, second and third in the “First Boot Device” “Sec­ond Boot Device” and “Third Boot Device” elds 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.

Security Option

This eld 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.

Report No FDD for WIN 95

Yes

Will report no FDD for Windows®95.

No

Will not report no FDD for Windows®95.

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Advanced Chipset Features

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Advanced Chipset Features

 DRAM Timing Selectable

System BIOS Cacheable
Video BIOS Cacheable

** VGA Setting **
On-Chip Frame Buffer Size
Boot Type
LCD Panel Type

↑↓→←: 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.

This section gives you functions to congure the system based on the specic

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.

By SPD
[Enabled]
[Disabled]

[8MB]
[SDVO]
[1 : 640*480 (18b it)]

Item Help

Menu Level 

DRAM Timing Selectable

This eld is used to select the timing of the DRAM.

By SPD

The EEPROM on a DIMM has SPD (Serial Presence 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 “System Memory Frequency” elds will show the default settings by

SPD.

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

“System Memory Frequency” elds.

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System BIOS Cacheable

When this eld 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 efciency of the system.

Video BIOS Cacheable

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

On-Chip Frame Buffer Size

This eld is used to select the onboard VGA’s frame buffer size that is shared

from the system memory.

Boot Type

This eld is used to select the type of display to use when the system boots.

LCD Panel Type

This eld is used to select the type of LCD panel that you are using.

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Integrated Peripherals

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Integrated Peripherals

Onboard Device
Onboard I/O Chip Setup
USB Device Setting

↑↓→←: 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.

[Press Enter]
[Press Enter]
[Press Enter]

Onboard Device

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

Item Help

Menu Level 

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 Intel HD Audio Controller
SDIO/MMC Controller
JM362 Mode Select
Onboard Lan Boot Rom

↑↓→←: 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.

Onboard Device

[Auto]
[Enabled]
[IDE]
[Disabled]

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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Intel HD Audio Controller

Enables or disables the Intel HD audio controller.

SDIO/MMC Controller

Enables or disables the SDIO/MMC controller.

JM362 Mode Select

IDE

This option congures the Serial ATA drives as Parallel ATA storage devices.

RAID

This option allows you to create RAID or Intel Matrix Storage conguration on

Serial ATA devices.

AHCI

This option allows the Serial ATA devices to use AHCI (Advanced Host Con­troller Interface).

Onboard Lan Boot ROM

Enable this eld 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 eld is enabled.

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Onboard I/O Chip Setup

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

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Onboard I/O Chip Setup

Onboard Serial Port 1
Serial Port 1 Mode
Serial Port 1 Use IRQ

 Onboard Serial Port 2

Serial Port 2 Use IRQ
Onboard Serial Port 3
Serial Port 3 Use IRQ
Onboard Serial Port 4
Serial Port 4 Use IRQ

↑↓→←: 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.

Onboard Serial Port 1 , Onboard Serial Port 2, Onboard Serial Port 3
and Onboard Serial Port 4

3F8, 2F8, 3E8, 2E8

Allows you to manually select an I/O address for the serial port.

Disabled

Disables the serial port.

[3F8]
[Normal]
[IRQ3]
[2F8]
[IRQ4]
[3E8]
[IRQ5]
[2E8]
[IRQ7]

Item Help

Menu Level 

Serial Port 1 Mode

COM 1 functions as a serial port or IrDA. You cannot use both at the same
time.

Normal

This option sets COM 1 to serial port mode.

IrDA

This option sets COM 1 to IrDA mode.

Serial Port 1 Use IRQ, Serial Port 2 Use IRQ, Serial Port 3 Use IRQ
and Serial Port 4 Use IRQ

These elds are used to select an IRQ for the onboard serial ports 1, 2, 3

and 4.

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USB Device Setting

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

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USB Device Setting

 USB 1.0 Controller

USB 2.0 Controller
USB Keyboard Function
USB Storage Function

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

↑↓→←: 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.

USB 1.0 Controller

This eld is used to enable or disable the Universal Host Controller Interface

(USB 1.0).

[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]

Item Help

Menu Level 

[Enable] or [Disable]
Universal Host
Controller Interface
for Universal Serial
Bus.

USB 2.0 Controller

This eld 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 eld to Enabled.

USB Storage Function

This eld 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 congure your system to most ef­fectively save energy.

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Power Management Setup

 AC Auto Power On

Watch Dog Timer (Sec)
Wake Up Event

↑↓→←: 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.

AC Auto Power On

Enable this eld if you want the system to automatically power-on whenever AC

power comes in.

[Disabled]
[0]
[Disabled]

Item Help

Menu Level 

Watch Dog Timer (Secs)

This eld is used to select the time interval of the Watchdog timer. If the system

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

Wake Up Event

Set this eld to Enabled to wake up the system via the onboard LAN, external

modem or a card that uses the PCI PME (Power Management Event) signal to
remotely wake up the system.

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PnP/PCI Configurations

This section shows how to congure the PCI bus system. It covers some very

technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users
should make any changes to the default settings.

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PnP/PCI Congurations

Resources Controlled By
x IRQ Resources

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

** PCI Express Relative Items **
Maximum Payload Size

↑↓→←: 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.

Resources Controlled By

The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capability to automatically congure all of

the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices.

[Auto (ESCD)]
Press Enter

[Disabled]

[128]

Item Help

Menu Level 

Auto(ESCD)

The system will automatically detect the settings for you.

Manual

Choose the specic IRQ resources in the “IRQ Resources” eld.

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IRQ Resources

Move the cursor to this eld 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

↑↓→←: 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.

IRQ Resources

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

Item Help

Menu Level 

Legacy ISA for
devices compliant with
the original PC AT bus

specication. PCI/ISA

PnP for devices compli­ant with the Plug and
Play standard whether
designed for PCI or ISA
bus architecture.

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

This eld determines whether the MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards can work with PCI/

VGA or not. The default value is Disabled.

Enabled

MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards work with PCI/VGA.

Disabled

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

Maximum Payload Size

This eld 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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 Case Open Warning

=== Module Board H/W Monitor ===
Current System Temp.
Current CPU Temperature
Vcore
+5 V
+1.05 V
+1.8 V
+12 V

=== Carrier Board H/W Monitor ===
Current CPUFAN1 Speed
Current CPUFAN2 Speed
Current CPUFAN3 Speed
+3.3 V
+12 V
VBAT (V)

↑↓→←: 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.

PC Health Status

[Disabled]

50oC/122oF
45oC/113oF

0.84 V

5.03 V

1.04 V

1.74 V

12.18 V

0 RPM
0 RPM
0 RPM

3.45 V

12.28 V

3.44 V

Item Help

Menu Level 

Case Open Warning

Set this eld to Enabled to allow the system to alert you of a chassis intrusion

event.

Current System Temp. to VBAT (V)

These elds will show the temperature, fan speed and output voltage of the

monitored devices or components.

Note:

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

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Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Standard CMOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features

Advanced Chipset Features

Integrated Peripherals

Power Management Setup

PnP/PCI Congurations

PC Health Status

Esc : Quit
F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N)?

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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

 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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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

Standard CMOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features

Advanced Chipset Features

Integrated Peripherals

Power Management Setup

PnP/PCI Congurations

PC Health Status

Esc : Quit
F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)?

Load Optimized Defaults

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

 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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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>.

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Standard CMOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features

Advanced Chipset Features

Integrated Peripherals

Power Management Setup

PnP/PCI Congurations

PC Health Status

Esc : Quit
F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Enter Password:

Change/Set/Disable Password

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

 Load Fail-Safe Defaults

 Load Optimized Defaults

 Set Supervisor Password

 Set User Password

 Save & Exit Setup

 Exit Without Saving

↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item

Conrm 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

Standard CMOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features

Advanced Chipset Features

Integrated Peripherals

Power Management Setup

PnP/PCI Congurations

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:

Conrm 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>.

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Standard CMOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features

Advanced Chipset Features

Integrated Peripherals

Power Management Setup

PnP/PCI Congurations

PC Health Status

Esc : Quit
F10 : Save & Exit Setup

SAVE to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)?

Save Data to CMOS

Type “Y” and press <Enter>. The modications 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.

 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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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

Standard CMOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features

Advanced Chipset Features

Integrated Peripherals

Power Management Setup

PnP/PCI Congurations

PC Health Status

Esc : Quit
F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N

Abandon All Data

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.

 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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Updating the BIOS

To update the BIOS, you will need the new BIOS le and a ash utility, AWD­FLASH.EXE. Please contact technical support or your sales representative for the
les.

1. Save the new BIOS le along with the ash utility AWDFLASH.EXE to a oppy

disk.

2. Reboot the system and enter the Award BIOS Setup Utility to set the rst

boot drive to “Floppy”.

3. Save the setting and reboot the system.

4. After the system booted from the oppy disk, execute the ash 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 le name onto the gray area that is next to “File Name to

Program” then press <Enter>.

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BIOS Setup

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 recom-

mend that you save the current BIOS and its ash utility; just in case you

need to reinstall the BIOS. To save the current BIOS, press <Y> then enter

the le 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 ash the new BIOS.

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Supported Software

Chapter 4 - Supported Software

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”.

4

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Supported Software

Microsoft DirectX 9.0C Driver

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

1. C l i c k “ I a cc ep t t h e
agreement” then click Next.

2. To start installation, click
Next.

3. Cl ic k Finish. Re bo ot t he
system for DirectX to take
effect.

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Supported Software

Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility

The Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility is used for updating Windows INF

les so that the Intel chipset can be recognized and congured properly in the

system.

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

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

2. Read the license agreement
then click Yes.

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3. Go t hro ug h t he re adm e
document for more installa­tion tips then click Next.

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

5. Click Finish to exit setup.

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Supported Software

Intel Graphics Drivers

Important:

After installing the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator driver, you will be
prompted to restart the computer for the drivers to take effect. When
the computer restarts, the default display device is the LVDS LCD panel.
If you intend to use the display device connected to the DVI port of a
SDVO card, you must press the following hot keys: Ctrl + Alt + F4.

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

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

2. Read the license agreement
then click Yes.

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3. Go t hro ug h t he re adm e
document for more installa­tion tips then click Next.

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.

Restarting the system will

allow the new software in­stalllation to take effect.

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Supported Software

Audio Drivers

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

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

2. Click “Yes, I want to restart
my comp ut er now” t he n
click Finish.

Restarting the system will

allow the new software in­stallation to take effect.

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LAN Drivers

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

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

2. Click Install to begin the
installation.

3. After com pleting insta lla­tion, click Finish.

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DFI Hardware Monitor for Windows

To install the driver, click “DFI Hardware Monitor for Windows” on the main
menu.

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

2. Click Install to begin instal­lation.

3. Setup is currently installing
the utility.

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4. Af ter c o mp let ing i nst al­lation, click Finish to exit
setup.

5. Run th e MyGu ar d utility

to view and congure the

system’s temperature, fan
speed, voltage, etc.

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Supported Software

Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0

To install the reader, click “Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0” on the main menu.

1. Click Next to continue.

2. Setup is now ready to in­stall. Click Next.

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Supported Software

3. Click Next to install or click
Change Destination Folder
to select another folder.

4. Click Install to begin instal­lation.

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5. Click Finish to exit instal­laion.

System Error Message

Appendix A - System Error Message

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

Error Messages

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

CMOS BATTERY HAS FAILED

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

Important

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

CMOS CHECKSUM ERROR

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

A

DISPLAY SWITCH IS SET INCORRECTLY

The display switch on the motherboard can be set to either monochrome or color.
This indicates the switch is set to a different setting than indicated in Setup.
Determine which setting is correct, either turn off the system and change the
jumper or enter Setup and change the VIDEO selection.

Hard Disk(s) fail (80)

HDD reset failed.

Hard Disk(s) fail (40)

HDD controller diagnostics failed.

Hard Disk(s) fail (20)

HDD initialization error.

Hard Disk(s) fail (10)

Unable to recalibrate xed disk.

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System Error Message

Hard Disk(s) fail (08)

Sector Verify failed.

Keyboard is locked out - Unlock the key

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

Keyboard error or no keyboard present

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

Manufacturing POST loop

System will repeat POST procedure innitely while the keyboard controller is pull

low. This is also used for the M/B burn in test at the factory.

BIOS ROM checksum error - System halted

The checksum of ROM address F0000H-FFFFFH is bad.

Memory test fail

The BIOS reports memory test fail if the memory has error(s).

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Troubleshooting

Appendix B - Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting Checklist

This chapter of the manual is designed to help you with problems that you may

encounter with your personal computer. To efciently troubleshoot your system,

treat each problem individually. This is to ensure an accurate diagnosis of the
problem in case a problem has multiple causes.

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

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

2. All cables and power cords are tightly connected.

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

4. The monitor is turned on.

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

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

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

B

Monitor/Display

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

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

2. Check that one end of the monitor’s power cord is properly attached to the

monitor and the other end is plugged into a working AC outlet. If necessary,

try another outlet.

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

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

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Troubleshooting

The picture seems to be constantly moving.

1. The monitor has lost its vertical sync. Adjust the monitor’s vertical sync.

2. Move away any objects, such as another monitor or fan, that may be creating
a magnetic eld around the display.

3. Make sure your video card’s output frequencies are supported by this moni­tor.

The screen seems to be constantly wavering.

1. If the monitor is close to another monitor, the adjacent monitor may need

to be turned off. Fluorescent lights adjacent to the monitor may also cause
screen wavering.

Power Supply

When the computer is turned on, nothing happens.

1. Check that one end of the AC power cord is plugged into a live outlet and the
other end properly plugged into the back of the system.

2. Make sure that the voltage selection switch on the back panel is set for the
correct type of voltage you are using.

3. The power cord may have a “short” or “open”. Inspect the cord and install a
new one if necessary.

B

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Troubleshooting

Hard Drive

Hard disk failure.

1. Make sure the correct drive type for the hard disk drive has been entered in
the BIOS.

2. If the system is congured with two hard drives, make sure the bootable
(rst) hard drive is congured as Master and the second hard drive is cong-

ured as Slave. The master hard drive must have an active/bootable partition.

Excessively long formatting period.

If your hard drive takes an excessively long period of time to format, it is likely a
cable connection problem. However, if your hard drive has a large capacity, it will

take a longer time to format.

Serial Port

The serial device (modem, printer) doesn’t output anything or is out­putting garbled characters.

1. Make sure that the serial device’s power is turned on and that the device is
on-line.

2. Verify that the device is plugged into the correct serial port on the rear of the
computer.

3. Verify that the attached serial device works by attaching it to a serial port

that is working and congured correctly. If the serial device does not work,
either the cable or the serial device has a problem. If the serial device works,

the problem may be due to the onboard I/O or the address setting.

4. Make sure the COM settings and I/O address are congured correctly.

Keyboard

Nothing happens when a key on the keyboard was pressed.

1. Make sure the keyboard is properly connected.

2. Make sure there are no objects resting on the keyboard and that no keys are
pressed during the booting process.

B

Troubleshooting

System Board

1. Make sure the add-in card is seated securely in the expansion slot. If the

add-in card is loose, power off the system, re-install the card and power up

the system.

2. Check the jumper settings to ensure that the jumpers are properly set.

3. Verify that all memory modules are seated securely into the memory sockets.

4. Make sure the memory modules are in the correct locations.

5. If the board fails to function, place the board on a at surface and seat all

socketed components. Gently press each component into the socket.

6. If you made changes to the BIOS settings, re-enter setup and load the BIOS

defaults.

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