DFI NP101-D16C User Manual

NP101-D16C

System Board
User’s Manual

935-NP1011-000G

A08930024

Copyright

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

© 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.

Table of Contents

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Drivers for Windows 7 / Windows Vista System.....................................

Drivers for Windows XP System..............................................................................

Appendix A - NLITE and AHCI Installation Guide..........................

Appendix B - Watchdog Timer.............................................................

Appendix C - System Error Message...............................................

Appendix D - Troubleshooting..........................................................

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About this Manual

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

Warranty

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

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

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

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

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Introduction

Static Electricity Precautions

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

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

2. Wear an antistatic wrist strap.

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

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

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

Important:

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your processor,
disk drive and other components. Perform the upgrade in­struction procedures described at an ESD workstation
only. If such a station is not available, you can provide
some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap
and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis. If a
wrist strap is unavailable, establish and maintain contact
with the system chassis throughout any procedures requir­ing ESD protection.

Safety Measures

To avoid damage to the system:

• Use the correct AC input voltage range

To reduce the risk of electric shock:

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

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Battery:

• Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced.

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

• Dispose of used batteries according to local ordinance.

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About the Package

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

; The system board
; One IDE cable
; One USB cable
; One Serial ATA data cable
; One Serial ATA power cable
; One bracket mounted with a COM port
; One “Main Board Utility” CD
; One I/O shield
; A user’s manual
; One QR (Quick Reference)

Introduction

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

Before Using the System Board

Before using the system board, prepare basic system components.

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

• A CPU

• Memory module

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

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

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Chapter 1 - Introduction

Specifications

Processor

Chipset

System Memory

Expansion Slots

Graphics

Audio

• Intel® AtomTM N270 (Diamondville SC) processor

• 1.6GHz core frequency, 1.10V voltage

• 2.5W thermal design power

• 512KB on-die second level cache

• 533-MT/s FSB

• 22x22 mm, 1.0 mm ball pitch and 437 balls FCBGA

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• Intel

• One 240-pin DDR2 DIMM socket

• Maximum memory supports up to 2GB

• Supports 400MHz and 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM

• 1 PCI Express x1 slot

• 1 PCI slot

• 133/166MHz internal graphics core render frequency at 1.05V

• One SDVO port (Port B)

• Supports 18-bit dual-channel LVDS

• Supports CRT resolutions up to SXGA+

• Realtek ALC262 2-channel High Definition Audio

• 2x 6W for 8ohm speaker

• Two 24-bit stereo DACs and three 20-bit stereo ADCs

• S/PDIF input/output interface

chipset

- Northbridge: Intel® 945GSE GMCH

- Southbridge: Intel® 82801GBM ICH7M

core voltage

- SDVO slot reversal not supported

LAN

Serial ATA

IDE

BIOS

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• Two Realtek RTL8111C PCI Express Gigabit controllers

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

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

• Two SATA ports with independent DMA operation supported
on ports 0 and 2

• Two-mode operation supports legacy mode using I/O space or
an AHCI mode using memory space

• SATA and PATA can be used in a combined function mode
(When SATA is used with PATA, AHCI mode is not suppor ted.)

• Bus Master IDE (PATA) controller

• Supports up to two IDE devices

• Ultra ATA 33

• Award BIOS

• 8Mbit SPI interface BIOS

Introduction

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Rear Panel I/O
Ports

I/O Connectors

• 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port

• 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port

• 1 1-pin DC 12V jack

• 1 4-pin DC 12V jack or 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
(optional)

• 1 DB-9 serial port

• 1 DB-15 VGA port

• 2 RJ45 LAN ports

• 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports

• Mic-in, line-in and line-out

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

• 1 connector for an additional external serial por t

• 1 speaker-out connector with amplifying feature

• 1 SDVO connector for DFI NP1-LVDS (24-bit / 2 channels
external LVDS) or NP1-DVI (external DVI-D) daughterboard

• 1 LVDS LCD panel connector

• 1 LCD/inverter power connector

• 1 DIO connector

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

• 1 CD-in internal audio connector

• 1 S/PDIF connector

• 2 Serial ATA connectors

• 1 44-pin IDE connector

• 1 FDD connector (FPC type) - optional

• 1 4-pin power connector for the SATA drive

• 1 front panel connector

• 1 chassis intrusion connector

• 1 fan connector

Energy Efficient
Design

Damage Free
Intelligence

Temperature

Humidity

PCB

• Supports ACPI specification 2.0/1.0

• Supports ACPI STR (Suspend to RAM) function

• Wake-On-Events include:

- Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse

- Wake up by PCI card

- PCI Express PME

- USB KB/MS wake up from S3

- Wake-On-Ring

- RTC timer to power-on the system

• Enhanced Intel

• AC power failure recovery

• Monitors CPU/system temperature and overheat alarm

• Monitors CPU(V)/3.3V/5V/12V/VBAT(V) voltages and failure
alarm

• Monitors system fan speed and failure alarm

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

• Watchdog timer function

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•0

C to 60oC

• 10% to 90%

• 6-layers, Mini-ITX form factor

• 17cm (6.7") x 17cm (6.7")

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SpeedStep Technology

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Features

watchdog timer

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

DDR2

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

graphics

Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 architecture; delivering
sophisticated graphics for large display applications. Graphics
interfaces such as single-channel SDVO, VGA and dual-channel LVDS
support multiple graphics display options.

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

The Intel
integrated 32-bit 3D graphics engine based on the

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

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945GSE Express Chipset features an

pci express

scale speeds by forming multiple lanes. The x1 PCI Express lane
supports transfer rate of 2.5 Gigabytes (250MBbps) per second
which is nearly 4 times faster than the traditional PCI.

S/PDIF

having to be converted first to an analog format. This prevents the
quality of the audio signal from degrading whenever it is converted
to analog. S/PDIF is usually found on digital audio equipment such as
a DAT machine or audio processing device. The S/PDIF connector on
the system board sends surround sound and 3D audio signal out­puts to amplifiers and speakers and to digital recording devices like
CD recorders.

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

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

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Introduction

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SERIAL ATA

150MB/s, it improves hard drive performance faster than the stand­ard parallel ATA whose data transfer rate is 100MB/s.

gigabit lan

sion.

USB

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

wake-on-ring

wake-up/power-on to respond to calls coming from an external mo­dem or respond to calls from a modem PCI card that uses the PCI
PME (Power Management Event) signal to remotely wake up the
PC.

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

The two Realtek RTL8111C PCI Express Gigabit
controllers support up to 1Gbps data transmis-

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

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

Important:

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

wake-on-lan

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

Important:

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

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

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wake-on-PS/2

tem.

Important:

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

wake-on-USB

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

Important:

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

≥

2A.

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

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

rtc timer

and time.

ACPI STR

fication. ACPI has energy saving features that enables PCs to imple­ment Power Management and Plug-and-Play with operating systems
that support OS Direct Power Management. ACPI when enabled in
the Power Management Setup will allow you to use the Suspend to
RAM function.

With the Suspend to RAM function enabled, you can power-off the
system at once by pressing the power button or selecting “Standby”
when you shut down Windows
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

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

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

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without having to go through the

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will resume exactly where you left off the next time you power-on
the system.

Important:

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

When power returns after an AC power fail-

Power failure
recovery

automatically.

ure, you may choose to either power-on the
system manually or let the system power-on

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Hardware Installation

Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

System Board Layout

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 KB

DC Jack

12V

1

(optional)

DC Jack 12V

COM 1

VGA

LAN 1

USB 1
USB 0

LAN 2

USB 3
USB 2

Mic-in

Line-in

Line-out

1

PS/2 power
select ( )JP1

ATX +12V

power

1

Realtek

ALC262

1

Chassis
open

1

USB 0-3 power
select (J )P2

Speaker-out

CD-in

Front
audio

1

1

S/PDIF

2
1

1

COM 2

9

Battery

1

USB 4-51USB 6-7

SATA 0

2
1

2

1

Winbond

W83627

USB 4-7 power
select (J )P4

1

1

DIO

FDD

Intel

ICH7M

SATA 2

PCI

1

1

1

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1

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Clear CMOS
(J )P5

IDE

1

System

fan

Power-on
select ( )JP6

SPI Flash
BIOS

44
43

56

12

40

39

LVDS LCD panel

SDVO

Peripheral power

1

Panel power
select ( )J15

Intel

945GSE

Intel

Atom N270

LCD/Inverter
power

2

1

1

Front panel

PCIE

DIMM

Standby

LED

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Warning:

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Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your system board, proces­sor, disk drives, add-in boards, and other components. Perform the
upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation only.
If such a station is not available, you can provide some ESD protec­tion by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal
part of the system chassis. If a wrist strap is unavailable, establish
and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any proce­dures requiring ESD protection.

System Memory

Warning:

When the Standby LED lit red, it indicates that there is power on the
system 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 motherboard and components.

Hardware Installation

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DIMM

Standby LED

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

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Hardware Installation

Installing the DIM Module

Note:

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

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

2. Disconnect all power cords and cables.

3. Locate the DDR2 socket on the board.

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

Ejector

tab

DDR2 socket

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

Notch

Key

Ejector
tab

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

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

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

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Hardware Installation

Jumper Settings

Clear CMOS Data

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2

1-2 On: Normal

(default)

JP5

312

X

2-3 On:

Clear CMOS Data

If you encounter the following,

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

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

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

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

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

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

PS/2 Power Select

Hardware Installation

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JP1

X

1-2 On: 5V

(default)

3
2
1

5V_standby

3
2
1

2-3 On:

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

BIOS Setting

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

Important:

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

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USB Power Select

USB 0-3

(JP2)

31

2

312

X

USB 4-7

(JP4)

1-2 On: 5V

(default)

31

2

2-3 On:

5V_standby

312

X

1-2 On: 5V

(default)

JP2 (for USB 0-3) and JP4 (for USB 4-7) are used to select the
power of the USB ports. Selecting 5V_standby will allow you to use
a USB device to wake up the system.

BIOS Setting

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

2-3 On:

5V_standby

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Important:

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

≥

2A.

Panel Power Select

Hardware Installation

2

J15

X

6
4

2

1-2 On: 12V

5

3

1

6

4
2

3-4 On: 5V 5-6 On: 3.3V

5

3

1

6

4
2

(default)

5

3

1

J15 is used to select the power supplied to the LCD panel.

Important:

Before powering-on the system, make sure J15’s setting
matches the LCD panel’s specification. Selecting the incorrect
voltage will seriously damage the LCD panel.

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Power-on Select

JP6

X

Power-on via

power button

1
2
3

1-2 On:

(default)

1
2
3

2-3 On:

Power-on via

AC power

JP6 is used to select the method of powering on the system. If you
want the system to power-on whenever AC power comes in, set
JP6 pins 2 and 3 to On. If you want to use the power button, set
pins 1 and 2 to On.

When using JP6 “Power On” feature to power the system back on
after a power failure occurs, may not power on the system if the
power lost is resumed within 5 seconds (power flicker).

Note:

In order to ensure that power is resumed after a power failure
that may occur within a 5 second period, JP6 should be set to
pins 2-3 and the “PWRON After PWR-Fail” in CMOS is set to
“Power On”.

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Rear Panel I/O Ports

Hardware Installation

2

PS/2

Mouse

PS/2

K/B

4-pin

DC 12V

1-pin

DC 12V

4-pin DC 12V jack or a
4-pin ATX 12V power (optional)

VGA

LAN 1COM 1

USB 0-1 USB 2-3

LAN 2

Mic-in

Line-in

Line-out

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

• PS/2 mouse port

• PS/2 keyboard port

• 1-pin DC 12V jack

• 4-pin DC 12V jack or 4-pin ATX 12V power connector

• COM port

• VGA port

• 2 LAN ports

• 4 USB ports

• Mic-in jack

• Line-in jack

• Line-out jack

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Hardware Installation

PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard Ports

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 Keyboard

W

These ports are used to connect a PS/2 mouse and a PS/2 key­board. The PS/2 mouse port uses IRQ12. If a mouse is not con­nected to this port, the system will reser ve IRQ12 for other expan­sion cards.

Warning:

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

Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse

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

• Jumper Setting:

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

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• BIOS Setting:

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

Important:

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

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Hardware Installation

DC 12V Jack / ATX 12V Power

W

4-pin

1-pin

DC 12V

+12V

DC 12V

12

GroundGround

+12V

3

4

ATX 12V power

W

The system board comes standard with the 1-pin DC 12V jack.
Beside this jack, the system board may come equipped with either
an optional 4-pin DC 12V jack or a 4-pin ATX 12V power
connector.

Note:

-12V power is optional.

1-pin DC 12V jack

This jack provides maximum of 60W power and is considered a
low power solution. The recommended system configuration for this
power jack includes a CPU, one HDD and a CD-ROM.

4-pin DC 12V jack

This optional jack provides 60W to 84W power. The recommended
system configuration for this power jack includes a high speed CPU
(more than 1GHz), one HDD and a CD-ROM.

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Hardware Installation

ATX 12V Power

This optional jack provides 100W to 150W power and is capable
of providing the maximum power requirement. The recommended
system configuration includes a high speed CPU (more than 1GHz),
HDD, CD-ROM, USB devices and an add-in card.

Important:

Every power supply has its minimum load of power. If you use
a greater than 150W power supply, the power consumed by
the system board may not attain its minimum load causing
instability to the entire system.

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Hardware Installation

Serial (COM) Port

DSR-

RD

DTR-

CTS-

COM 2

COM 1

2

1

12345

TD

DCD-

RD

DCD-

6 7 8 9

RTS-

DSR-

GND

TD

DTR-

RI-

CTS-

RI-

RTS-

GND

9

W

W

The system board is equipped with an onboard serial port (COM

1). It is also equipped with a 9-pin connector (COM 2). These serial

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

Your COM port may come mounted on a card-edge bracket. Install
the card-edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system
chassis then insert the serial port cable to COM 2. Make sure the
colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned with pin 1 of COM 2. .

BIOS Setting

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

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VGA Port

VGA

Hardware Installation

2

W

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

BIOS Setting

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

Driver Installation

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

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Hardware Installation

RJ45 Fast-Ethernet Ports

LAN 1

W

LAN 2

The LAN ports allow the system board to connect to a local area
network by means of a network hub.

BIOS Setting

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

Driver Installation

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

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Universal Serial Bus Connectors

USB 1

USB 0

W

USB 3

USB 2

W

Hardware Installation

2

USB 4-5

USB 6-7

-Data

+Data

-Data
+Data

GND

N. C.

10

Key

GND

W

9

VCC

2
1

VCC

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

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

BIOS Setting

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

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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.

Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse

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

• Jumper Setting:
JP2 and/or JP4 must be set to “2-3 On: 5V_standby”. Refer to
“USB Power Select” in this chapter for more information.

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

Important:

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

≥

2A.

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Audio

Hardware Installation

2

Rear audio

Mic-in

Line-in

Line-out

W

GND

Mic2-JD

Line2-JD

Key

10

W

9

Line2-L

Line2-R

Front_IO_Sense

Front audio

2

1

N.C.

Mic2-L

Mic2-R

Rear Audio

The system board is equipped with 3 audio jacks. A jack is a one­hole 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 is used to connect any audio devices such as Hi-fi set,
CD player, tape player, AM/FM radio tuner, synthesizer, etc.

• Line-out Jack (Lime)

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

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Front Audio

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

BIOS Setting

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

Driver Installation

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

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I/O Connectors

CD-in Internal Audio Connector

4

Right audio channel

Ground
Ground

Left audio channel

W

Hardware Installation

2

1

The CD-in connector is used to receive audio from a CD-ROM
drive, TV tuner or MPEG card.

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2

Hardware Installation

Speaker-out Connector

Out L-Out R+

Out L+Out R-

1

The speaker-out connector which has amplifying feature is used to
connect external speakers.

4

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S/PDIF Connector

SPDIF out

Key

GND

+5V

SPDIF in

Hardware Installation

2

15

The S/PDIF connector is used to connect an external S/PDIF port.
Your S/PDIF port may be mounted on a card-edge bracket. Install
the card-edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system
chassis then connect the audio cable connector to the S/PDIF con­nector. Make sure pin 1 of the audio cable connector is aligned with
pin 1 of the S/PDIF connector.

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Hardware Installation

LVDS LCD Panel Connector
LCD/Inverter Power Connector

X

1

LCD/Inverter

Power

40

8

X

39

LVDS LCD Panel

The system board allows you to connect a LCD Display Panel by
means of the LVDS LCD panel connector and the LCD/Inverter
power connector. These connectors transmit video signals and power
from the system board to the LCD Display Panel.

2

1

Refer to the next page for the pin functions of these connectors.

BIOS Setting

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

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LVDS LCD Panel Connector

Hardware Installation

2

Pins

1

3

5

7

9

11

13

15

17

19

21

23

25

27

29

Function

GND

N. C.

N. C.

GND

LVDS_Out2+

LVDS_Out2-

GND

LVDS_Out1+

LVDS_Out1-

GND

LVDS_Out0+

LVDS_Out0-

GND

LVDS_CLK1+

LVDS_CLK1-

Pins

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

20

22

24

26

28

30

Function

GND

N. C.

N. C.

GND

LVDS_Out6+

LVDS_Out6-

GND

LVDS_Out5+

LVDS_Out5-

GND

LVDS_Out4+

LVDS_Out4-

GND

LVDS_CLK2+

LVDS_CLK2-

31

33

35

37

39

LCD/Inverter Power Connector

Pins

8

7

6

Panel Backlight On/Off Control

5

Function

+12V

+12V

+3.3V

GND

LVDS_DDCCLK

LVDS_DDCDAA

Panel Power

Panel Power

Pins

32

34

36

38

40

4

3

Panel Inverter Brightness Voltage Control

2

1

GND

N. C.

N. C.

Panel Power

Panel Power

Function

Panel Power

GND

GND

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Hardware Installation

SDVO Connector

PLT_RST-

SDVO_DATA

SDVO_CLK

ENABKL

ENAVDD

SDVO_FLDSTALL-

X

SDVO_FLDSTALL+

SDVO_INIT-

SDVO_INIT+

5V

1920

GND
GND
SDVOB_CLK­SDVOB_CLK+
SDVOB_BLUE­SDVOB_BLUE+
SDVOB_GREEN­SDVOB_GREEN+
SDVOB_RED­SDVOB_RED+

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The SDVO connector is used to install a DFI NP1-LVDS (24-bit / 2
channels external LVDS) or NP1-DVI (external DVI-D)

daughterboard. These daughterboards come equipped with LVDS or
DVI interface allowing you to connect external display devices.

NP101-D16C comes standard with a BIOS that supports only the

NP1-DVI daughterboard.
If you intend to use the NP1-LVDS daughterboard, please take note

of the following:

1. It will not support the onboard LVDS.

2. A customized BIOS is required to support the NP1-LVDS

daughterboard.

BIOS Setting

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

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Digital I/O Connector

Hardware Installation

2

X

1

2

19

The Digital I/O connector provides powering-on function to an ex­ternal device that is connected to this connector.

Digital I/O Connector

Pins

1

3

5

7

9

11

13

15

17

19

Function

GND

DIO7

DIO6

DIO5

DIO4

DIO3

DIO2

DIO1

DIO0

GND

Pins

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

Function

+12V

+12V

GND

VCC

VCC

GND

V_5P0_STBY

V_5P0_STBY

GND

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Serial ATA Connectors and Peripheral Power Connector

GroundGround

+5V+12V

4

SATA 0

SATA 2

1

X

Peripheral power

TXP

GND

1

7

RXP

TXN

RXN

GND

GND

The Serial ATA connectors are used to connect Serial ATA devices.
Connect one end of the Serial ATA data cable to a SATA connector
and the other end to your Serial ATA device.

The system board package also comes with a power cable that
must be connected from the system board to the SATA drive’s
power connector in order to provide power to the drive.

Connect to the
peripheral power
connector

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Connect to SATA
drives

BIOS Setting

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

IDE Disk Drive Connectors

Hardware Installation

2

2

X

143

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

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

Note:

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

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Hardware Installation

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 and ATA/33
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

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

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Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) Connector

Hardware Installation

2

X

The system board is equipped with a 26-pin FPC type floppy disk
drive connector. Only connect a 1.44MB slim-type floppy disk drive.
Refer to the next page for the pin function of this connector.

Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable

Install one end of the floppy disk drive cable into the floppy disk
connector on the system board and the other end of the connector
to the floppy drive. Pin 1 of the cable must align with pin 1 of the
FDD connector.

BIOS Setting

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

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2

Hardware Installation

FPC Type FDD Connector

Pins

1

3

5

7

9

11

13

15

17

19

21

23

25

Function

5V

5V

5V

N. C.

N. C.

N. C.

DRVDE0

GND

GND

GND

GND

GND

GND

Pins

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

20

22

24

26

Function

INDEX#

DR0#

DSKCH#

N. C.

MTR0#

DIR#

STEP#

WDATA#

WGATE#

TRK0#

WRPRO#

RDATA#

HDSEL#

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Cooling Fan Connector

Hardware Installation

Power

Ground

X

13

Sense

2

The fan connector is used to connect a cooling fan. The cooling fan
will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent
overheating the CPU and system board components.

BIOS Setting

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

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Chassis Instrusion Connector

Ground

Chassis signal

The board supports the chassis intrusion detection function. Connect
the chassis intrusion sensor cable from the chassis to this connector.
Regardless of whether the system’s power is on or not, as long as
the chassis cover has been opened, an alarm will sound once the
system restarts alerting you that a chassis intrusion event has
occurred. Reset this function in the BIOS.

Hardware Monitor for Windows

X

1
2

48

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

Standby LED

Hardware Installation

2

Standby
LED

This LED will lit red when the system is in the standby mode. It
indicates that there is power on the system 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 motherboard and
components.

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Hardware Installation

Front Panel Connectors

PWR-BTN

PWR-LED

2
1

HDD-LED

X

RESET SW

12

11

HDD-LED - HDD LED

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

RESET SW - Reset Switch

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

PWR-BTN - Power Switch

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

PWR-LED - Power/Standby LED

When the system’s power is on, this LED will light. When the system
is in the S1 (POS - Power On Suspend) state, it will blink every
second. When the system is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM)
state, it will blink every 4 seconds.

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N. C.

HDD-LED

RESET SW

N. C.

Pin

Pin Assignment

1

N. C.

3

HDD Power

5

Signal

7

Ground

9

RST Signal

11

N. C.

PWR-LED

PWR-BTN

Key

Pin Assignment

Pin

LED Power

2

LED Power

4

Signal

6

GND

8

Signal

10

Key

12

Expansion Slots

Hardware Installation

2

PCI

PCI Express x1

Install PCI Express cards such as network cards or other cards that
comply to the PCI Express specifications into the PCI Express x1
slot.

PCI Slot

The PCI slot supports expansion cards that comply with PCI
specifications. You can install a PCI expansion card or a customized
riser card designed for 1, 2 or 3 PCI slots expansion (for low
profile PCI card only) into the PCI slot.

Note:

You can install daughterboards on the PCI and PCI Express x1
slots. The supported daughterboards are:

PCI Express x1

• X100-2PE1 (one PCI slot and one PCI Express x1 slot)

• X100-2PC2 (two PCI slots)

• X100-2PC3 (three PCI slots)

These daughterboards, which comply with PCI specifications,
allow you to connect external PCI or PCI Express device.

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Battery

Battery

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

Safety Measures

• Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced.

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

• Dispose of used batteries according to local ordinance.

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Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup

Award BIOS Setup Utility

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

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

Press DEL to enter setup

BIOS Setup

3

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

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

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

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

Esc : Quit
F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

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

↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item

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Standard CMOS Features

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

Date

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

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

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

Video
Halt On

Base Memory
Extended Memory
Total Memory

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

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

Standard CMOS Features

Tue, Dec 16 2008
9 : 3 : 54

None
None
None
None

EGA/VGA
All Errors

640K
1038336K
1039360K

Item Help
Menu Level
Change the day, month,

year and century

X

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

The date format is <day>, <month>, <date>, <year>. Day displays
a day, from Sunday to Saturday. Month displays the month, from
January to December. Date displays the date, from 1 to 31. Year
displays the year, from 1999 to 2099.

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Time

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

IDE Channel 0 Master to IDE Channel 1 Slave

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

BIOS Setup

3

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

IDE HDD Auto-Detection
IDE Channel 0 Master

Access Mode
Capacity
Cylinder

Head
Precomp
Landing Zone
Sector

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

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

IDE Channel 0 Master

Press Enter
Auto

Auto
0MB

0
0
0
0
0

Item Help
Menu Level
To auto-detect the

HDD’s size, head... on
this channel

XX

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

IDE HDD Auto Detection

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

IDE Channel 0 Master to IDE Channel 1 Slave

If you select ”Auto”, the BIOS will auto-detect the HDD & CD­ROM drive at the POST stage and show the IDE for the HDD &
CD-ROM drive. If a hard disk has not been installed, select “None”.

Access Mode

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

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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.

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Video

BIOS Setup

3

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

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

EGA, VGA, SVGA and PGA monitor adapters.

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

mode.

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

mode.

Mono Monochrome adapter. Includes high resolution mono-

chrome adapters.

Halt On

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

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

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

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

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

Base Memory

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

a non-fatal error.

error; it will stop for all other errors.

it will stop for all other errors.

keyboard error; it will stop for all other errors.

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Extended Memory

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

Total Memory

Displays the total memory available in the system.

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Advanced BIOS Features

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

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

X CPU Feature
X Hard Disk Boot Priority

Virus Warning
CPU L1 & L2 Cache
Hyper-Threading Technology
Quick Powe-on Self Test
First Boot Device
Second Boot Device
Third Boot Device
Boot Other Device
Boot Up Floppy Seek
Boot Up NumLock Status
Gate A20 Option

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

Security Option
x APIC Mode

MPS Version Control For OS

OS Select For DRAM > 64MB

Small Logo(EPA) Show

Advanced BIOS Features

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

1.4
Non-OS2
Disabled

X

Menu Level
Select Removable Boot

Device Priority

X

Item Help

BIOS Setup

3

X

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

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

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

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CPU Feature

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

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

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

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

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

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

CPU Feature

16 Min
Disabled
Auto
Enabled

Item Help

Menu Level

XX

Delay Prior To Thermal

This field is used to select the time that would force the CPU to a
50% duty cycle when it exceeds its maximum operating temperature
therefore protecting the CPU and the system board from overheat­ing to ensure a safe computing environment..

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Limit CPUID MaxVal

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

C1E Function

The options are Auto and Disabled.

Execute Disable Bit

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

Hard Disk Boot Priority

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

BIOS Setup

3

1. Bootable Add-in Cards

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

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

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

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.

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Hard Disk Boot Priority

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

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

XX

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.

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CPU L1 and L2 Cache

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

Hyper-Threading Technology

This field is used to enable the functionality of an Intel® processor
that supports Hyper-Threading Technology and will appear only when
using this processor.

Quick Power On Self Test

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

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

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

Boot Up Floppy Seek

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

Boot Up NumLock Status

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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.

Gate A20 Option

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

Typematic Rate Setting

Disabled Continually holding down a key on your keyboard will

cause the BIOS to report that the key is down.

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

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

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Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

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

Typematic Delay (Msec)

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

Security Option

This field determines when the system will prompt for the password

- everytime the system boots or only when you enter the BIOS
setup. Set the password in the Set Supervisor/User Password
submenu.

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

denied unless the correct password is entered at the
prompt.

Setup The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied

unless the correct password is entered at the prompt.

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APIC Mode

Leave this field in its default setting.

MPS Version Control for OS

This field is used to select the MPS version used by the system.

OS Select for DRAM > 64MB

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

Small Logo(EPA) Show

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

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Advanced Chipset Features

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Advanced Chipset Features

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

SLP_S4# Assertion Width

System BIOS Cacheable

Video BIOS Cacheable

Memory Hole At 15M-16M

X PCI Express Root Port Func

** VGA Setting **

On-Chip Frame Buffer Size

DVMT Mode

DVMT/FIXED Memory Size

Boot Display

Panel Scaling

Panel Number

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

8MB
DVMT
128MB
Auto
Auto
3 : 1024*768 (18 bit)

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XX

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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 configure the system based on
the specific features of the chipset. The chipset manages bus speeds
and access to system memory resources. These items should not

be altered unless necessary. The default settings have been chosen

because they provide the best operating conditions for your system.
The only time you might consider making any changes would be if
you discovered some incompatibility or that data was being lost
while using your system.

DRAM Timing Selectable

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

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

ence Detect) data structure that stores informa­tion about the module such as the memory type,
memory size, memory speed, etc. When this op­tion is selected, the system will run according to
the information in the EEPROM. This option is the
default setting because it provides the most sta­ble condition for the system. The “CAS Latency

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Time” to “System Memory Frequency” fields 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 Memor y Frequency” fields.

CAS Latency Time

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

DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay

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

DRAM RAS# Precharge

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

Precharge Delay (tRAS)

The options are Auto and 4 to15.

System Memory Frequency

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

SLP_S4# Assertion Width

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

System BIOS Cacheable

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

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Video BIOS Cacheable

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

Memory Hole At 15M-16M

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

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PCI Express Root Port Func

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PCI Express Port 1
PCI-E Compliancy Mode

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

PCI Express Port 1

This field is used to enable or disable the PCI Express port function.

PCI Express Root Port Func

Auto
v1.0a

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PCI-E Compliancy Mode

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

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On-Chip Frame Buffer Size

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

DVMT Mode

The options are DVMT, Fixed and Both.

DVMT/Fixed Memory Size

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

Boot Display

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

CRT Select this option if you want the system to boot

LVDS Select this option if you want the system to boot

CRT+LVDS Select this option if you want the system to boot

DVI Select this option if you want the system to boot

CR T+DVI Select this option if you want the system to boot

Panel Scaling

This options are Auto, On and Off.

Panel Number

This field is used to select the type of panel that you are using.

the CRT display.

the LCD flat panel display.

both the CRT and LCD flat panel display.

the NP1-DVI daughterboard’s DVI-D’s display.

both the CRT and NP1-DVI daughterboard’s DVI-

D’s display.

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Integrated Peripherals

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X OnChip IDE Device
X Onboard Device
X Super IO Device

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identical to this one.

OnChip IDE Device

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

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Integrated Peripherals

Press Enter
Press Enter
Press Enter

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

On-Chip Serial ATA Setting

***

x SATA Mode

On-Chip Serial ATA

x PATA IDE Mode

SATA Port

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OnChip IDE Device

Enabled
Enabled
Enabled
Auto
Auto

***

IDE
Auto
Secondary
P0, P2 is Primary

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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

X

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be
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IDE HDD Block Mode

Enabled The IDE HDD uses the block mode. The system BIOS

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

Disabled The IDE HDD uses the standard mode.

IDE DMA Transfer Access

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

On-Chip Primary PCI IDE

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

IDE Primary Master/Slave UDMA

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

Auto The BIOS will automatically detect the settings for

you.

Disabled The BIOS will not detect these categories.

SATA Mode

IDE This option configures the Serial ATA drives as

Parallel ATA storage devices.

AHCI This option allows the Serial ATA devices to use

AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface).

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On-Chip Serial ATA

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

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

Combined Mode This option allows you to combine both IDE

and SATA drives; supporting maximum of 2
drives on each channel.

Enhanced Mode This option allows you to use both IDE and

SATA drives; allowing a maximum of 4 drives ­1 IDE Master, 1 IDE Slave and 2 SATA.

SATA Only This option automatically sets the SATA drives

to Primary Master mode. Since the SATA
drives are in Master mode, you cannot set the
IDE drive to Master mode.

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PATA IDE Mode and SATA Port

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

Primary IDE serves as Primary Master and Primary

Slave channel. SATA 1 and SATA 2 serve as
Secondary Master and Secondary Slave channel.

Secondary IDE serves as Secondary Master and Second-

ary Slave channel. SATA 1 and SATA 2 serve
as Primary Master and Primary Slave channel.

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Onboard Device

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

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Onboard LAN1 Control
Onboard LAN2 Control
Onboard PXE ROM Control
Azalia/AC97 Audio Select

X USB Device Setting

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identical to this one.

Onboard Device

Enabled
Enabled
Disabled
Auto
Press Enter

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XX

Onboard LAN1 Control and Onboard LAN2 Control

These fields are used to enable or disable the onboard LAN
controllers.

Onboard PXE ROM Control

Enable this field if you wish to use the boot ROM (instead of a disk
drive) to boot-up the system and access the local area network
directly. If you wish to change the boot ROM’s settings, type the
<Shift> and <F10> keys simultaneously when prompted during
boot-up. Take note: you will be able to access the boot ROM’s
program (by typing <Shift> + <F10>) only when this field is
enabled.

Azalia/AC97 Audio Select

Auto Enables the onboard Azalia/AC97 CODEC.
Disabled Disables the onboard audio. Disable the onboard

audio when using an audio PCI card.

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USB Device Setting

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

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

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

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

USB Device Setting

Enabled
Enabled
High Speed
Enabled
Enabled
Enabled

USB Floppy

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USB 1.0 Controller

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

USB 2.0 Controller

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

USB Operation Mode

This field is used to select the USB’s operation mode. The options
are Full/Low Speed and High Speed.

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USB Keyboard Function

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

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

USB Mouse Function

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

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

USB Storage Function

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

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Super IO Device

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

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Power On Function

x Hot Key Power ON

Onboard Serial Port 1
Onboard Serial Port 2
PWRON After PWR-Fail
W83627DHG.WDT Time

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

Super IO Device

BUTTON ONLY
Ctrl-F1
3F8/IRQ4
2F8/IRQ3
Off
0

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Power On Function

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

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

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

Button only Default setting. Uses the power button to power

on the system.

Hot Key When this option is selected, select the function

key you would like to use to power-on the system
in the “Hot Key Power On” field.

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

button of the mouse to power-on the system.

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

button of the mouse to power-on the system.

Any Key Press any key to power-on the system.

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Hot Key Power On

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

Onboard Serial Port 1 and Onboard Serial Port 2

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

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

Disabled Disables the onboard serial port.

PWRON After PWR-Fail

Off When power returns after an AC power failure, the

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

On When power returns after an AC power failure, the

system will automatically power-on.

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

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

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W83627DHG.WDT Time

This field 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.

Power Management Setup

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

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ACPI Function
ACPI Suspend Type
Soft-Off By PWR-BTTN
Wake-Up by PCI Card
Wake-Up by Ring
USB KB Wake-Up From S3

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

Power Management Setup

Enabled
S3(STR)
Instant-Off
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
0
0 : 0 : 0

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X

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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.

ACPI Function

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

ACPI Suspend Type

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

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

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Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN

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

Delay 4 Sec. Regardless of whether the Power Management func-

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

Instant-Off Pressing and then releasing the power button at

once will immediately power off your system.

Wake-Up By PCI Card

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

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

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

card’s documentation for more information.

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

card.

Wake-Up By Ring

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

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USB KB Wake-Up From S3

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

Resume By Alarm

Enabled When Enabled, you can set the date and time you

would like the Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC to
power-on in the “Date (of Month) Alarm” and “Time
(hh:mm:ss) Alarm” fields. However, if the system is being
accessed by incoming calls or the network (Resume On
Ring/LAN) prior to the date and time set in these
fields, the system will give priority to the incoming calls
or network.

Disabled Disables the automatic power-on function. (default)

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Date (of Month) Alarm

0 The system will power-on everyday according to the

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

1-31 Select a date you would like the system to power-on.

The system will power-on on the set date, and time set
in the “Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm” field.

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Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm

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

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PnP/PCI Configurations

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

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Init Display First

Reset Configuration Data

Resources Controlled By
x IRQ Resources

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

** PCI Express Relative Items **

Maximum Payload Size

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identical to this one.

Init Display First

Onboard When the system boots, it will first initialize the

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

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onboard VGA.

Onboard
Disabled

Auto(ESCD)
Press Enter

Disabled

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X

Reset Configuration Data

Enabled The BIOS will reset the Extended System Configuration

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

Disabled The BIOS will not reset the configuration data.

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Resources Controlled By

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

Auto(ESCD) The system will automatically detect the settings for

you.

Manual Choose the specific IRQ resources in the “IRQ Re-

sources” field.

IRQ Resources

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

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

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

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

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

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

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Legacy ISA for devices

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

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

VGA.

Maximum Payload Size

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

PC Health Status

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Case Open Warning

Shutdown Temperature

Current SYS Temperature

Current CPU Temperature

Current System Fan Speed

Vcore

5V

1.05V

1.8V

+12V

VBAT (V)

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

PC Health Status

Disabled
Disabled
43oC/109oF
42oC/107oF
0 RPM

0.91V

5.09V

1.07V

1.82V

12.14V

3.31V

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X

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

Case Open Warning

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

Shutdown Temperature

You can prevent the system from overheating by selecting a tem­perature at which the system will shutdown. If the system detected
that its temperature exceeded the one set in this field, it will auto­matically shutdown. This function will work only if your operating
system supports the ACPI feature.

Disabled Default setting.

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C/140oF If the CPU’s temperature is higher than 80oC/140oF,

90oC/149oF If the CPU’s temperature is higher than 90oC/149oF,

the system will automatically shutdown.

the system will automatically shutdown.

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Current SYS Temperature to VBAT (V)

These fields 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.

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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

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

Esc : Quit
F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N)?

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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

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

Load Optimized Defaults

The “Load Optimized Defaults” option loads optimized settings from

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

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

Esc : Quit
F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)?

Load Optimized Defaults

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

↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item

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

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Set Supervisor Password

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

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

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

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

Esc : Quit
F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Enter Password:

Change/Set/Disable Password

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

↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item

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

Confirm Password:

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

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Set User Password

If you want another user to have access only to your system but

not to setup, set a user’s password with the “System” option se­lected in the Advanced BIOS Features. If you want a user to enter a
password when trying to access setup, set a user’s password with
the “Setup” option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features.

Using user’s password to enter Setup allows a user to access only
“Set User Password” that appears in the main menu screen. Access
to all other options is denied.

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

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Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

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

Esc : Quit
F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Enter Password:

Change/Set/Disable Password

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

↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item

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

Confirm Password:

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

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Save & Exit Setup

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

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

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

Esc : Quit
F10 : Save & Exit Setup

SAVE to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)?

Save Data to CMOS

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

↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item

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

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Exit Without Saving

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

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Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

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

Esc : Quit
F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N

Abandon All Data

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

↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item

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

er memory testing is done.

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Updating the BIOS

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

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

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

3. Save the setting and reboot the system.

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

Award BIOS Flash Utility V.8.15B

(C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

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

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

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6. The following will appear.

Do You Want to Save BIOS (Y/N)

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

7. The following will then appear.

Press “Y” to Program or “N” to Exit

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

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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”.

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Drivers for Windows 7 / Windows Vista System

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 now ready to in­stall the utility. Click Next.

2. Read the license agreement
then click Yes.

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3. Go t hr ou gh the r ea dm e
document for system re­quirements and installation
tips then click Next.

5. Af te r c om ple ti ng i ns tal ­lation, click Finish to exit
setup.

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Intel Graphics Drivers

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

1. Setup is now ready to in­stall th e g rap hics dr ive r.
Click Next.

By default, the “Automatically run WinSAT and enable the Windows Aero
desktop theme” is enabled. With this enabled, after installing the graphics
driver and the system rebooted, the screen will turn blank for 1 to 2 minutes
(while WinSAT is running) before the Windows 7 / Windows Vista desktop ap­pears. The “blank screen” period is the time Windows is testing the graphics
performance.

We recomme nd that you

skip this process by dis­abl ing this funct ion th en
click Next.

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2. Read the license agreement
then click Yes.

3. Go t hr ough t he r eadme
document for system re­quirements and installation
tips then click Next.

4. Setup is now installing the
driver. Click Next to con­tinue.

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

Restarting the system will

allow the new software in­stallation to take effect.

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Audio Drivers

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

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

2. Follow the remainder of the
steps on the screen; click­ing “Next” each time you

nish a step.

3. Click “Yes, I want to restart
my co mp uter n ow” th en
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 c ompleti ng installa­tion, click Finish.

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Hardware Monitor for Windows

The Hardware Monitor for Windows utility is capable of monitoring the system’s
temperature, fan speed, voltage, etc. and allows you to manually set a range
(Highest and Lowest Limit) to the items being monitored. If the settings/values
are over or under the set range, a warning message will pop-up. The utility can

also be congured so that a beeping alarm will sound whenever an error occurs.

We recommend that you use the “Default Setting” which is the ideal setting that
would keep the system in good working condition.

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

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

2. Click Next to install or click
Browse to sel ect another
folder.