DFI SR330-N User Manual

SR330-N

System Board
User’s Manual

935-SR3301-000G

A06320020

Copyright

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

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

© 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..........................................................................................................................

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

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

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

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

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

Overview...........................................................................................................................................

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

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 - Troubleshooting..........................................................

Appendix D - Frequently Asked Questions...................................

Appendix E - Hot Keys for Graphics Display...............................

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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
; A user’s manual
; One IDE cable
; One FDD cable
; One USB cable
; One Serial ATA data cable
; One Serial ATA power cable
; One “Main Board Utility” CD

; Two floppy diskettes

; One I/O shield
; 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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Introduction

Chapter 1 - Introduction

Specifications

Processor

Chipset

System Memory

Expansion Slots

Graphics

• Intel® CoreTM2 Duo mobile processor

- 800/533MHz system data bus

®

• Intel

• Processor socket: mPGA478P

• Intel

• Two 240-pin DDR2 DIMM sockets

• Supports 533MHz and 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM

• Supports maximum of 4GB system memory

• 1 PCI Express x16 slot

• 1 PCI Express x4 slot

• 2 PCI slots

• Internal graphics feature

• Integrated graphics interface

Celeron® M 500 series processor for mobile Intel® 965

Express chipset

®

chipset

®

- Intel

- Intel® 82801HBM I/O Controller Hub (ICH8M)

- Mobile Intel

- Dynamic Video Memory Technology 4.0

- Microsoft DirectX 9x

- OpenGL 1.5

- Analog CRT

- LVDS

- DVI (supports DVI-D signal only)

GME965 Express chipset

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Graphics Media Accelerator X3100

- Integrated 300MHz RAMDAC

- Analog monitor supports up to QXGA (2048x1536@60Hz)

- 25MHz-112MHz single/dual channel, TFT panel type support

- Single/Dual channel LVDS interface support:
2 x 24 bpp panel supports up to WUXGA
(1920X1200@65Hz) or UXGA (1600x1200@75Hz)

- DVI 1.0 support for external digital monitor

Audio

LAN

Serial ATA

IDE

• Realtek ALC262 2-channel High Definition Audio

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

• S/PDIF input/output interface

• 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

• Three Serial ATA por ts, compliant with SATA 1.0a
specification

• Data transfer rate up to 3Gb/s

• Supports Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI)

• Supports up to two IDE devices

• Supports Ultra ATA 100/66/33

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Introduction

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Rear Panel I/O
Ports

I/O Connectors

• 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port

• 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port

• 2 DB-9 serial ports

• 1 DB-15 VGA port

• 1 DVI-I port (DVI-D signal only)

• 2 RJ45 LAN ports

• 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports

• Mic-in, line-in and line out jacks

• 3 connectors for 6 additional external USB 2.0/1.1 por ts

• 2 connectors for external serial ports

• 1 LCD brightness control connector

• 1 LVDS LCD panel connector

• 1 LCD/inverter power connector

• 1 LCD AUX 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

• 3 Serial ATA connectors

• 1 IrDA connector

• 1 40-pin IDE connector

• 1 FDD connector

• 1 parallel connector

• 1 24-pin ATX power connector

• 1 front panel connector

• 1 chassis intrusion connector

• 3 fan connectors

BIOS

Energy Efficient
Design

Damage Free
Intelligence

Temperature

Humidity

PCB

• Award BIOS

• 8Mbit SPI flash memory

• Supports ACPI specification 2.0/1.0

• Wake-On-Events include:

- Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse / Wake-On-USB

- Wake-On-LAN and Wake-On-Ring

- RTC timer to power-on the system

®

• Enhanced Intel

• Intel® Rapid Memory power management

• Dynamic FSB frequency switching

• AC power failure recovery

• Monitors CPU/system temperature and overheat alarm

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

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

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

• Watchdog timer function

o

C to 60oC

•0

• 10% to 90%

• 6-layers, microATX form factor

• 24.4cm (9.6") x 24.4cm (9.6")

SpeedStep Technology

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Introduction

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

exceptional 3D graphics performance. It supports analog CRT, LVDS
and SDVO interfaces.

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

The Intel northbridge chip comes integrated with the
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 delivering

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

DVI

panel LCD monitors and modern video graphics cards. Data is
transmitted using the TMDS (Transition Minimized Differential
Signaling) protocol, providing a digital signal from the PC’s graphics
subsystem to the display.

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.

DVI (Digital Visual Interface) is a form of video inter­face technology made to maximize the quality of flat

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

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Introduction

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SERIAL ATA

3Gbps, it improves hard drive performance faster than the standard
parallel ATA whose data transfer rate is 100MB/s.

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 PCI modem 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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Introduction

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.

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

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Introduction

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ACPI STR

fication. ACPI has energy saving features that enables PCs to imple­ment Power Management and Plug-and-Play with operating systems
that support OS Direct Power Management. 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 without having to go through the sometimes
tiresome process of closing files, applications and operating system.
This is because the system is capable of storing all programs and
data files during the entire operating session into RAM (Random
Access Memory) when it powers-off. The operating session will
resume exactly where you left off the next time you power-on the
system.

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

Important:

The 5V_standby power source of your power supply must sup-

≥

port

Power failure
recovery

automatically.

720mA.

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

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2

Hardware Installation

Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

System Board Layout

PS/2 power

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 KB

COM 2
COM 1

VGA
DVI-I

LAN 1

USB 1
USB 0

LAN 2

USB 3
USB 2

Mic-in

Line-in

Line-out

Chassis

open

select ( )JP3

1

2
1

COM 3 RS232/422/
485 select (JP6)

DVI-I port

1

1

I/O

Winbond

CD-in

1

Realtek
ALC262

1

Front audio

2

6

5

1

COM 2 RS232/AUX
select ( )JP4

6
5

(DVI-D signal only)

Realtek

RTL8111

LCD

brightness

Realtek

RTL8111

Display device

1

USB 0-3 power
select (J )P2

IrDA

S/PDIF

1

1

1

(J5)

setting (J 5)P

PCIE 2

1

COM 3

COM 4

Chrontel
CH7307

LCD/Inverter
power

1

1

2

4

1

3

1

1

System fan

1

LCD AUX power

1

40

39

5

1

LVDS panel power
select (J 8)P

6

2

Display device
setting (J 5)P1

PCI 1

PCI 2

DIO

Intel

GME965

2

LVDS LCD panel

1

30
20
10

SPI Flash

1

DDR2-2

DDR2-1

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1

Battery

BIOS

LPT

Display device
setting (J )P9

PCIE 1

1

ICH8M

Clear CMOS

Intel

USB 4-9power

USB 4-5

1

(J 11)P

select (J 12)P

USB 6-7

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113

Power-on

select (J 13)P

1

1

1

1

1

Power LED

SATA 0

SATA 1

SATA 2

USB 8-9

CPU

fan

1

1

ATX p ow er

IDE

1

Front panel

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FDD

1

2nd fan

12

1

1

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Note:

The DVI-I port supports DVI-D signal only.

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 Power 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

2

DDR2-2
DDR2-1

Power LED

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

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2

Hardware Installation

Installing the DIM Module

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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Hardware Installation

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

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

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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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2

Hardware Installation

CPU

Overview

The system board is equipped with a surface mount mPGA478P
CPU socket.

Note:

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

Installing the CPU

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

2. Disconnect all power cords and cables.

3. Locate the mPGA478P socket on the system board.

X

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4. Use a screwdriver to turn the screw to its unlock position.

Lock

Unlock

Hardware Installation

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

Important:

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

Pin 1 of the socket

Gold
triangular
mark

6. Insert the CPU into the socket until it is seated in place. The
CPU will fit in only one orientation and can easily be inserted
without exerting any force. Use a screwdriver to turn the screw
to its lock position.

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Important:

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

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2

Hardware Installation

Installing the Fan and Heat Sink

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

Note:

• Use only certified fan and heat sink.

• Your fan and heat sink package usually contains the fan

and heat sink assembly, and an installation guide. If the in­stallation procedure in the installation guide differs from the
one in this section, please follow the installation guide in the
package.

1. On the solder side of the board, match the screw holes of the
retention module base to the mounting holes around the CPU
socket.

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Retention
module base

Hardware Installation

2. Apply a thin layer of thermal paste on top of the CPU. Do not
spread the paste all over the surface. When you later place the
heat sink on top, the compound will disperse evenly.

3. While holding the retention module base in position (step 1),
place the fan / heat sink assembly on top of the CPU. The 4
screws around the heat sink must match the screw holes of the
retention module base. We strongly recommend using this type
of fan / heat sink assembly because it provides adequate cooling
to the components of the system board.

Turn each Phillips head screw half way down first to initially stabi­lize the heat sink onto the board, then finally tighten each screw.

Important:

Do not turn the first screw all the way down followed by
the next and so on. This is to avoid imbalance which might
cause cracks or fractures to the CPU and/or heat sink as­sembly.

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

CPU fan

cable

Important:

When you install the CPU fan and heat sink assembly, make
sure the assembly is positioned in such a way that the direc­tion of the airflow blows towards the Northbridge. This is to
ensure optimum thermal condition and system performance.

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Hardware Installation

Jumper Settings

Clear CMOS Data

3
2
1

1-2 On: Normal

(default)

JP11

X

Clear CMOS Data

3
2
1

2-3 On:

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.

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2. Set JP11 pins 2 and 3 to On. Wait for a few seconds and set
JP11 back to its default setting, pins 1 and 2 On.

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

PS/2 Power Select

Hardware Installation

2

JP3

X

1
2

3

1-2 On: 5V

(default)

5V_standby

1
2
3

2-3 On:

JP3 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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2

Hardware Installation

USB Power Select

USB 0-3

(JP2)

1-2 On: 5V

(default)

X

312 312

2-3 On:

5V_standby

3
2
1

2-3 On:

USB 4-9

(JP12)

1-2 On: 5V

X

(default)

3
2
1

5V_standby

JP2 (for USB 0-3) and JP12 (for USB 4-9) 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.

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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Onboard DVI-D / PEG x16 Slot Select

Hardware Installation

2

30

JP9

20

X

10

3
2
1

JP5

JP15

X

2

4

X

3

1

DVI-D / PEG x16 Select

Onboard DVI-D enabled. (default)

PEG x16 slot enabled (PCIE x16/x8/
x4/x1, ADD2 card)

(onboard DVI-D will be disabled)

Possible Display Ports Configurations by Different Devices When PEG x16 Slot is Enabled

PEG x16
ADD2 card
PCIE CARD x8, x4, x1 (non-graphics card)
PEG x1

JP5

1-2, 3-4 On

1-2, 3-4 Off

JP15

1-2 On

2-3 On

Discrete Graphics
CRT/ LVDS / SDVO
CRT / LVDS
CRT / LVDS / Discrete Graphic

1/5-11/15 On, 6/10-16/20 On
Possible display: CRT / onboard DVD-D
/ LVDS

11/15-21/25 On, 16/20-26/30 On
Possible display: PEG x16 / SDVO /
CRT / LVDS

JP9

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11

1

1. DVI-D or PEG x16 select only support two display streams in any
display port combination: CRT, SDVO, LVDS, DVI-D and Discrete
Graphic.

2. DVI-D and LVDS can display at the same time only when under
Windows operation system.

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2

Hardware Installation

LVDS Panel Power Select

JP8

X

3

3

1

4526

1-2 On: 12V

3

1

4526

3-4 On: 5V

5-6 On: 3.3V

1

4526

(default)

JP8 is used to select the power supplied to the LCD panel.

Important:

Before powering-on the system, make sure JP8’s setting
matches the LCD panel’s specification. Selecting the incorrect
voltage will seriously damage the LCD panel.

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COM 2 RS232/AUX Select

Hardware Installation

2

JP4

4526

4526

X

31

1-3, 2-4 On:

RS232

(default)

Auxiliary power

COM 2 is an RS232 port. If the serial device connected to this port
requires 5V/12V power from the system board, set JP4 pins 3-5
and 4-6 to On. Otherwise, leave this jumper’s setting at 1-3, 2-4 On.

The table below list the pin assignment of JP4.

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3-5 (5V),

4-6 (12V) On:

1
3
5

MRIX-

X_MRIX-

+5V

2
4
6

MDCDX-

X_MDCDX-

+12V

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2

Hardware Installation

COM 3 RS232/RS422/RS485 Select

COM 3

JP6

JP6 is used to configure the COM 3 serial port to RS232, RS422
(Half Duplex) or RS485.

The pin function of COM 3 will vary according to JP6’s setting.

6

5

22

11

2

1

22

11

DATA­N. C.
N. C.
N. C.

99

9

99

COM 3

JP6

DCD-

TD

GND

RTS-

RI-

2

1

1-2 On:

RS232

(default)

6

5

2
1

3-4 On:

RS422

6
5

2
1

5-6 On:

RS485

Half Duplex

22

11

2

1

22

11

RD
DTR­DSR­CTS-

99

9

99

RXD+

N. C.
N. C.
N. C.
N. C.

22

11

2

1

22

11

RXD­N. C.
N. C.
N. C.

99

9

99

DATA+

N. C.
N. C.
N. C.
N. C.

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Power-on Select

Hardware Installation

2

JP13

X

1-2 On:

Power-on via

power button

(default)

3
2
1

Power-on via

AC power

3
2
1

2-3 On:

JP13 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
JP13 pins 2 and 3 to On. If you want to use the power button, set
pins 1 and 2 to On.

Note:

In order to ensure that power is resumed after a power failure,
JP13 should be set to pins 2-3 and the “PWRON After Pwr­Fail” in CMOS is set to “ON”.

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2

Hardware Installation

Rear Panel I/O Ports

PS/2

Mouse

PS/2 K/B COM 1 USB 2-3USB 0-1

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

• PS/2 mouse port

• PS/2 keyboard port

• 2 COM ports

• VGA port

• DVI-I port (DVI-D signal only)

• 2 LAN ports

• 4 USB ports

• Mic-in jack

• Line-in jack

• Line-out jack

VGA

DVI-I

LAN 1COM 2

LAN 2

Mic-in

Line-in

Line-out

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PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard Ports

Hardware Installation

2

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 reserve IRQ12 for other expan­sion cards.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

Warning:

.

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

Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse

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

• Jumper Setting:

JP3 must be set to “2-3 On: 5V_standby”. Refer to “PS/2 Power
Select” in this chapter for more information.

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Hardware Installation

• BIOS Setting:

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

Important:

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

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Serial Ports

Hardware Installation

2

COM 2

COM 1

DTR-

TD

DCD-

RD

12 345

6789

RTS-

CTS-

DSR-

RS232

GND

RI-

W

COM 3

COM 4

DCD-

TD

GND

RTS-

RI-

22

11

2

1

22

11

RD
DTR­DSR­CTS-

99

9

99

RXD+

N. C.
N. C.
N. C.
N. C.

22

11

2

1

22

11

99

9

99

RS232 RS485RS422

Half Duplex

RXD­N. C.
N. C.
N. C.

DATA+

N. C.
N. C.
N. C.
N. C.

22

11

2

1

22

11

DATA­N. C.
N. C.
N. C.

99

9

99

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Hardware Installation

The system board is equipped with 2 onboard serial ports. It is also
equipped with two 9-pin connectors for connecting addtional serial
ports. The serial por ts are asynchronous communication ports with
16C550A-compatible UARTs that can be used with modems, serial
printers, remote display terminals, and other serial devices.

To connect COM 3 and COM 4, please refer to the following
description. The serial 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 insert the cable connector to the COM port.
Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned with pin
1 of the COM Port.

Jumper Setting

Refer to the “Jumper Settings” section in this chapter for settings
relevant to the serial ports.

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

Hardware Installation

2

VGA

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.

Dual Display

The system board provides total of 3 display interfaces - DVI, VGA
and LVDS. The system will display maximum of 2 display devices only.
DVI-D and LVDS can display at the same time only when under
Windows operation system.

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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2

Hardware Installation

DVI-I Port

W

DVI-I

The DVI-I port is used to connect an LCD monitor. This port sup­ports DVI-D signal only.

Connect the display device’s cable connector to the DVI port. After
you plug the cable connector into the DVI port, gently tighten the
cable screws to hold the connector in place.

Dual Display

The system board provides total of 3 display interfaces - DVI, VGA
and LVDS. The system will display maximum of 2 display devices only.
DVI-D and LVDS can display at the same time only when under
Windows operation system.

BIOS Setting

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

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RJ45 Fast-Ethernet Port

LAN 1

W

Hardware Installation

2

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

Driver Installation

W

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

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2

Hardware Installation

Universal Serial Bus Connectors

USB 1

USB 0

W

W

USB 3

USB 2

2
1

VCC

-Data

VCC

-Data

GND

+Data

GND

+Data

N. C.

10

9

Key

W

USB 4-5

USB 4-5

USB 8-9

USB 6-7

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

The system board supports 10 USB 2.0/1.1 ports. The USB 4-5,
USB 6-7 and USB 8-9 connectors allow you to connect 6 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 connector (that is
attached to the USB port cables) to the USB connector.

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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.

Hardware Installation

Driver Installation

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

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

Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse

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

2

• Jumper Setting:
JP2 and/or JP12 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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2

Hardware Installation

Audio

Rear audio

Mic-in

Line-in

Line-out

W

GND

N. C.

Key

Mic2-JD

Line2-JD

2

1

10

9

W

Front audio

Mic2-L

Mic2-R

Line2-L

Line2-R

Front_IO_Sense

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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Hardware Installation

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.

Driver Installation

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

2

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2

Hardware Installation

I/O Connectors

CD-in Internal Audio Connector

Ground Ground

Left audio

channel

Right audio
channel

14

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

W

42

S/PDIF Connector

SPDIF out

Key

GND

+5V

Hardware Installation

2

SPDIF in

15

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

W

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2

Hardware Installation

LVDS LCD Panel Connector
LCD/Inverter Power Connector
LCD AUX Power Connector
LCD Brightness Control (Voltage Level Adjust)

1

X

8

LCD/Inverter

Power

X

LCD AUX

40

1

3

Power

2

X

39

LVDS LCD Panel

1

X

LCD Brightness Control (J5)

1

1-2 On: Increases the voltage level

3

2-3 On: Decreases the voltage level

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.

The LCD AUX power connector is used to connect auxiliary power
to the LCD panel.

44

Use J5 to connect to the LCD Brightness Control button of the
LCD Display Panel. It is used to adjust the brightness of the LCD
Display Panel. Increasing or decreasing the voltage to control the
LCD panel’s brightness varies among Inverters. You must refer to the
Inverter’s specification to make the appropriate adjustment to the
brightness of the LCD panel.

Hardware Installation

Jumper Settings

Refer to the “Jumper Settings” section in this chapter for settings
relevant to the LCD panel.

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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45

2

Hardware Installation

LVDS LCD Panel Connector

Pins

1

3

5

7

9

11

13

15

17

19

21

23

25

27

29

Function

GND

LVDS_Out3+

LVDS_Out3-

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

LVDS_Out7+

LVDS_Out7-

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

Pins

GND

DDC_CLK

DDC_DATA

PANEL POWER

PANEL POWER

32

34

36

38

40

Pins

4

3

Panel Inverter Brightness Voltage Control

2

1

GND

N. C.

N. C.

PANEL POWER

PANEL POWER

LCD AUX Power Connector

Function

Function

Panel Power

GND

GND

46

1

2

3

Panel Power

Ground

Panel Power

Digital I/O Connector

Hardware Installation

2

X

2
1

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

Function

GND

DIO7

DIO6

DIO5

DIO4

DIO3

DIO2

DIO1

Pins

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

Function

+12V

+12V

GND

VCC

VCC

GND

V_5P0_STBY

V_5P0_STBY

17

19

DIO0

GND

18

GND

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2

Hardware Installation

Serial ATA Connectors

RXP

RXN

7

GND

1

TXP

TXN

GND

SATA 0

SATA 1

SATA 2

The Serial ATA por ts are used to connect Serial ATA devices. Con­nect one end of the Serial ATA cable to a SATA port and the other
end to your Serial ATA device.

BIOS Setting

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

GND

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IDE Disk Drive Connectors

Hardware Installation

2

40

X

21

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

Connecting the IDE Disk Drive Cable

39

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 an
IDE connector on the system board and the other 2 connects to
IDE devices. The connector at the end of the cable is for the Master
drive and the connector in the middle of the cable is for the Slave
drive.

Note:

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

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Adding a Second IDE Disk Drive

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

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

Important:

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

BIOS Setting

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

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Floppy Disk Drive Connector

Hardware Installation

2

1

X

33

The 34-pin connector is used to connect a standard floppy disk
drive. The connector on the floppy cable can be inserted into the
floppy connector only if pin 1 of the cable is aligned with pin 1 of
the floppy connector.

Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable

2

34

Insert one end of the floppy disk drive cable into the floppy
connector on the system board and the other end-most connector
to the floppy drive. The colored edge of the cable must align with
pin 1 of the connector.

BIOS Setting

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

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Hardware Installation

LPT (Parallel) Connector

W

2

1

25

The 25-pin connector is for connecting an external parallel port. The
parallel port connects your PC to a parallel printer. It supports SPP,
ECP, EPP and ECP+EPP.

Setting

SPP
(Standard Parallel Port)

ECP
(Extended Capabilities Port)

EPP
(Enhanced Parallel Port)

Connecting the Parallel Port Cable

Your parallel 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 insert the cable to this connector. Make sure the colored
stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned with pin 1 of this connector.

Allows normal speed operation but
in one direction only.

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

Allows bidirectional parallel port op­eration at maximum speed.

Function

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BIOS Setting

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

IrDA Connector

IRRX

N. C.

Ground

VCC

Hardware Installation

2

IRTX

15

The IrDA connector is for connecting an IrDA module. Connect the
cable connector from your IrDA module to this connector.

Note:

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

BIOS Setting

Configure IrDA in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“Super IO
Device” 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 IrDA function. Refer to your operating system’s manual or
documentation for more information.

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2

Hardware Installation

Cooling Fan Connectors

Power

Ground

X

13

Sense

System fan

X

X

1

3

CPU fan

1

3

2nd fan

Ground

Power
Sense

Ground

Power
Sense

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

BIOS Setting

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

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Chassis Open Connector

Chassis
signal

Ground

X

12

Hardware Installation

2

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

Hardware Monitor for Windows

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.

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2

Hardware Installation

Power Connector

+3.3VDC

-12VDC

X

Ground

PS_ON#

Ground
Ground
Ground

+5VDC
+5VDC
+5VDC

Ground

NC

13 1

+3.3VDC
+3.3VDC
Ground

+5VDC
Ground
+5VDC
Ground

PWR_OK

+5VSB
+12VDC
+12VDC
+3.3VDC

1224

Connect a 24-pin ATX main power connector from the power sup­ply unit to the ATX power connector. The system board requires a
minimum of 120 Watt power supply to operate. We recommend
that you use a power supply that complies with the ATX12V Power
Supply Design Guide Version 1.1.

Important:

The system board consumes a minimal amount of power. Due
to its low power consumption, you only need a
150W150W

150W power supply. Every power supply has its minimum

150W150W

120W to120W to

120W to

120W to120W to

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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Power LED

Hardware Installation

2

Power LED

When the Power 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.

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Hardware Installation

Front Panel Connectors

RESET SW

HDD-LED

11
12

PWR-BTN

X

PWR-LED

1
2

HDD-LED - HDD LED

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

RESET SW - Reset Switch

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

PWR-BTN - Power Switch

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

PWR-LED - Power/Standby LED

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

58

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

3V_DUAL

8

Signal

10

Key

12

PCI Express Slots

PCI Express x16

PCI Express x4

Hardware Installation

2

PCI Express x16

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

PCI Express x4

Install PCI Express cards such as network cards or other cards that
comply to the PCI Express specifications into the PCI Express x4
slot.

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Hardware Installation

Battery

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

Safety Measures

• Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced.

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

• Dispose of used batteries according to local ordinance.

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Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup

Award BIOS Setup Utility

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

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

Press DEL to enter setup

BIOS Setup

3

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

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

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

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

Esc : Quit
F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

X Frequency/Voltage Control

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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3

BIOS Setup

Standard CMOS Features

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

Date

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

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

X IDE Channel 0 Master
X IDE Channel 0 Slave
X IDE Channel 2 Master
X IDE Channel 2 Slave
X IDE Channel 3 Master

Drive A
Video

Halt On
Base Memory

Extended Memory
Total Memory

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

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

Standard CMOS Features

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9 : 3 : 54

None
DVDROM GO-D1600B
ST380817AS
None
None

1.44M, 3.5in.
EGA/VGA

All Errors
640K

514048K
515072K

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.

Time

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.

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

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IDE Channel 0 Master to IDE Channel 3 Master

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

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IDE Auto-Detection
Extended IDE Drive

Access Mode
Capacity
Cylinder

Head
Precomp
Landing Zone
Sector

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

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

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

IDE Channel 2 Master

Press Enter
Auto

Auto
80 GB

38309

16

0

38308

255

Item Help
Menu Level
To auto-detect the

HDD’s size, head... on
this channel

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IDE Auto-Detection

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

Extended IDE Drive

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

Access Mode

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

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Capacity

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

Cylinder

This field displays the number of cylinders.

Head

This field displays the number of read/write heads.

Precomp

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

Landing Zone

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

Sector

This field displays the number sectors per track.

Drive A

This field identifies the types of floppy disk drives installed.

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

1.2M, 5.25 in. 5-1/4 in. AT-type high-density drive; 1.2MB capacity
720K, 3.5 in. 3-1/2 in. double-sided drive; 720KB capacity

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

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

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Video

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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.

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X CPU Feature
X Hard Disk Boot Priority

Virus Warning
Quick Power On Self Test
First Boot Device
Second Boot Device
Third Boot Device
Boot Other Device
Swap Floppy Drive
Boot Up Floppy Seek
Boot Up NumlLock Status
Gate A20 Option
Security Option
APIC Mode
MPS Version Control For OS
Report No FDD For Win 95
Small Logo(EPA) Show

Advanced BIOS Features

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

1.4
No
Disabled

BIOS Setup

Item Help

Menu Level

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 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>.

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Execute Disable Bit
Virtualization Technology
Core Multi-processing

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

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

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

CPU Feature

Enabled
Enabled
Enabled

Item Help

Menu Level

XX

Execute Disable Bit

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

Virtualization Technology

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

Core Multi-Processing

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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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.

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1. CH2 M. : ST380817AS

2. Bootable Add-in Cards

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

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

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

Virus Warning

This 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.

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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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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.

Swap Floppy Drive

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

Boot Up Floppy Seek

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

Boot Up NumLock Status

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

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Gate A20 Option

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

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

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

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denied unless the correct password is entered at the
prompt.

unless the correct password is entered at the prompt.

APIC Mode

Leave this field in its default setting.

MPS Version Control for OS

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

Report No FDD For WIN 95

The options are Yes and No.

Small Logo(EPA) Show

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

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Advanced Chipset Features

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Advanced Chipset Features
System BIOS Cacheable
** VGA Setting **

PEG/Onchip VGA Control
PEG Force X1
On-Chip Frame Buffer Size
DVMT Mode
DVMT/FIXED Memory Size
Boot Display
Panel Number

Enabled

Auto
Disabled
8MB
DVMT
128MB
Auto

03.1024 x 768 18 Bit

Item Help

Menu Level

XX

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

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

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

This section gives you functions to 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.

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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PEG/OnChip VGA Control

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

PEG Force x1

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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

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The options are Fixed and DVMT.

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.

Panel Number

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

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Integrated Peripherals

X OnChip IDE Device
X Onboard Device
X SuperIO Device
X USB Device Setting

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

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

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

OnChip IDE Device

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

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Integrated Peripherals

Press Enter
Press Enter
Press Enter
Press Enter

Item Help

Menu Level

X

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IDE HDD Block Mode
IDE DMA Transfer Access

*** On-Chip Serial ATA Setting ***
SATA Mode
On-Chip Serial ATA

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

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

OnChip IDE Device

Enabled
Enabled

IDE
Enhanced Mode

Item Help

Menu Level
If your IDE hard drive

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

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

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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.

SATA Mode

IDE This option configures the Serial ATA drives in IDE

mode.

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.
Combined Mode This option allows you to use both PATA and

SATA drives; allowing a maximum of 2 IDE
drives in each channel.

Enhanced Mode This option allows you to use both PATA and

SATA drives; allowing a maximum of 5 IDE
drives.

SATA Only SATA is operating in legacy mode.

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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 LAN 1 Control
Onboard LAN 2 Control
Onboard LAN Rom Control

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

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

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

Onboard Device

Auto
Auto
Disabled

Item Help

Menu Level

XX

Onboard LAN 1 Control and Onboard LAN 2 Control

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

Onboard LAN 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.

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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 KB Power ON Password
x Hot Key Power ON

Onboard FDC Controller

UART Mode Select
x RxD, TxD Active
x IR Transmission Delay
x UR2 Duplex Mode
x Use IR Pins

Onboard Parallel Port

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

PWRON After PWR-Fail

Onboard Serial Port 1

Serial Port 1 use IRQ

Onboard Serial Port 2

Serial Port 2 use IRQ

Onboard Serial Port 3

Serial Port 3 use IRQ

Onboard Serial Port 4

Serial Port 4 use IRQ

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

F5: Previous Values

Super IO Device

BUTTON ONLY
Enter
Ctrl-F1
Enabled
Disabled
Hi, Lo
Enabled
Half
IR-Rx2Tx2
378/IRQ7
SPP
EPP 1.7
3
Off
3F8
IRQ4
2F8
IRQ3
3E8
IRQ10
2E8
IRQ11

F6: Fail-Safe Defaults

X

Menu Level

X

F7: Optimized Defaults

Item Help

XX

The screen above list all the fields available in the Super IO Device 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.

Power On Function

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

Button only Default setting. Uses the power button to power

on the system.

Password When this option is selected, set the password you

would like to use to power-on the system in the
“KB Power On Password” field.

Hot Key When this option is selected, select the function key

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

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

button of the mouse to power-on the system.

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

button of the mouse to power-on the system.

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Any Key Press any key to power-on the system.
Keyboard 98 When this option is selected, press the “wake up”

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

KB Power On Password

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

The power button will not function once a keyboard password has
been set in this field. You must type the correct password to power­on the system. If you forgot the password, power-off the system and
remove the battery. Wait for a few seconds and install it back be­fore powering-on the system.

Hot Key Power On

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

Onboard FDC Controller

Enabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller.
Disabled Disables the onboard floppy disk controller.

UART Mode Select

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

RxD, TxD Active

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

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IR Transmission Delay

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

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UR2 Duplex Mode

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

Use IR Pins

The options are IR-Rx2Tx2 and RxD2TxD2.

Onboard Parallel Port

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

IRQ for the onboard parallel port.

Disabled Disables the onboard parallel port.

Parallel Port Mode

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

SPP

Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only.

“ECP (Extended Capabilities Port)”

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

“EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port)”

Allows bidirectional parallel port operation at maximum speed.

EPP Mode Select

This field is used to select the EPP mode.

ECP Mode Use DMA

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

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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.

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

3F8, 2F8, 3E8, 2E8 Allows you to manually select an I/O

address for the serial port.

Disabled Disables the serial port.

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

These fields are used to select an IRQ for the onboard serial port 1,
2, 3 and 4.

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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 Storage Function

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

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

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

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

USB Device Setting

Enabled
Enabled
Enabled

Item Help

Menu Level

XX

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 Storage Function

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

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Power Management Setup

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

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PCI Express PME
ACPI Suspend Type
Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN
Wake-up By PCI Card
Power On By Ring
USB KB Wake-up From S3

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

Power Management Setup

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

Item Help

Menu Level

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

PCI Express PME

This field is used to configure the PCI Express PME..

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.

Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN

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

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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 but-

ton. 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.

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Power On By Ring

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

USB KB Wake-Up From S3

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

Resume By Alarm

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

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

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

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Date (of Month) Alarm

0 The system will power-on everyday according to the

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

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

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

Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm

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

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PnP/PCI Configurations

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

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Init Display First
Reset Configuration Data

Resources Controlled By

x IRQ Resources

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop
INT Pin 1 Assignment
INT Pin 2 Assignment
INT Pin 3 Assignment
INT Pin 4 Assignment
INT Pin 5 Assignment
INT Pin 6 Assignment
INT Pin 7 Assignment
INT Pin 8 Assignment

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

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

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

Init Display First

Onboard When the system boots, it will first initialize the

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

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PnP/PCI Configurations

PCIEx
Disabled

Auto(ESCD)
Press Enter

Disabled
Auto
Auto
Auto
Auto
Auto
Auto
Auto
Auto

onboard VGA.

Express display card.

Item Help

Menu Level
Warning: If use PCI VGA

“PEG/Onchip VGA Control”
item must be set to PEG
port.

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

Item Help

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

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

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

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

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

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

VGA.

INT Pin 1 Assignment to INT Pin 8 Assignment

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

PC Health Status

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Current System Temp
Current CPU1 Temperature
System Fan
CPU Fan
2nd Fan
Vcore
+12V
+5V
+3.3V
VBAT (V)
5VSB (V)

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

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

PC Health Status

28oC/82oF
41oC/105oF
0 RPM
2848 RPM
0 RPM

1.24V

12.28V

5.34V

3.21V

3.15V

5.26V

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X

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

Current System Temp to 5VSB (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.

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Frequency/Voltage Control

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Frequency/Voltage Control

Auto Detect PCI Clk
Spread Spectrum

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

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

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

Enabled
Disabled

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X

Auto Detect PCI Clk

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

Spread Spectrum

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

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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

X Frequency/Voltage Control

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

↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item

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

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Load Optimized Defaults

The “Load Optimized Defaults” option loads optimized settings from

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

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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

X Frequency/Voltage Control

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

↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item

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

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Set Supervisor Password

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

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

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

Esc : Quit
F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Enter Password:

Change/Set/Disable Password

X Frequency/Voltage Control

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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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

X Frequency/Voltage Control

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

↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item

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

Confirm Password:

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

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Save & Exit Setup

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

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

Esc : Quit

F10 : Save & Exit Setup

SAVE to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)?

Save Data to CMOS

X Frequency/Voltage Control

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> <Esc>
simultaneously or <Del> 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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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

X Frequency/Voltage Control

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> <Esc> simulta­neously or <Del> 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.

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Award BIOS Flash Utility V.8.15B

(C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

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

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

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6. The following will appear.

Do You Want to Save BIOS (Y/N)

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

7. The following will then appear.

Press “Y” to Program or “N” to Exit

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

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Supported Software

Chapter 4 - Supported Software

Drivers for Windows 7 / Windows Vista System

The CD that came with the 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, please go directly to
the root directory of the CD and double-click “Setup”.

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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 throu gh t he re adme
document for system re­quirements and installation
tips then click Next.

5. Aft er com pl eti ng ins ta l­lation, 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 recommend t hat yo u

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