ECS A13G Series User Manual

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The information in this document is subject to change without notice. The
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Trademarks

IBM, VGA, and PS/2 are registered trademarks of International Business
Machines.
AMD, Athlon 64 Sempron are registered trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices
Inc.
Microsoft, MS-DOS and Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP are registered trade­marks of Microsoft Corporation.
AMI is a registered trademark of American Megatrends Inc.
Other names used in this publication may be trademarks and are acknowledged.

Static Electricity Precautions

1. Don’t take this motherboard and components out of their original static­proof package until you are ready to install them.

2. While installing, please wear a grounded wrist strap if possible. If you
don’t have a wrist strap, discharge static electricity by touching the bare
metal of the system chassis.

3. Carefully hold this motherboard by its edges. Do not touch those
components unless it is absolutely necessary. Put this motherboard on
the top of static-protection package with component side facing up
while installing.

Pre-Installation Inspection

1. Inspect this motherboard whether there are any damages to components
and connectors on the board.

2. If you suspect this motherboard has been damaged, do not connect
power to the system. Contact your motherboard vendor about those
damages.

Copyright © 2006

All Rights Reserved

A13G Series, V1.0

September 2006

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Table of Contents

Trademark ............................................................................................................i

Chapter 1: Introduction ..................................................................................... 1

Key Features .................................................................................................................... 1

Package Contents ........................................................................................................... 4

Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation .............................................................. 5

Motherboard Components ............................................................................................ 6

I/O Ports .......................................................................................................................... 7

Installing the Processor ................................................................................................. 7

Installing Memory Modules .......................................................................................... 8

Jumper Settings ............................................................................................................ 1 0

Install the Motherboard ............................................................................................... 11

Connecting Optional Devices .....................................................................................12

Install Other Devices ....................................................................................................14

Expansion Slots ............................................................................................................ 1 6

Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility ....................................................................... 20

Introduction .................................................................................................................. 2 0

Running the Setup Utility ................................................... …………………………...20

Standard CMOS Setup Page ....................................................................................... 21

Advanced BIOS Features Page ..................................................................................22

Advanced Chipset Features Page ...............................................................................2 7

Integrated Peripherals Page..............................................................................30

Power Management Setup Page ................................................................................3 4

PnP/PCI Configurations Page .................................................................................... 36

PC Health Status Page ................................................................................................37

Load Fail-Safe Defaults ..............................................................................................39

Load Optimized Defaults ............................................................................................. 3 9

Set Supervisor/User Password .....................................................................................3 9

Save & Exit setup .........................................................................................................40

Exit without saving .......................................................................................................40

Chapter 4: Software & Applications .............................................................. 41

Introduction .................................................................................................................. 4 1

Installing Support Software ........................................................................................41

Bundled Software Installation .................................................................................... 4 3

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Notice:

1. Owing to Microsoft’s certifying schedule is various to every supplier, we
might have some drivers not certified yet by Microsoft. Therefore, it
might happen under Windows XP that a dialogue box (shown as below)
pops out warning you this software has not passed Windows Logo
testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP. Please rest assured
that our RD department has already tested and verified these drivers.
Just click the “Continue Anyway” button and go ahead the installation.

2. USB 2.0 Driver Limitations:

2-1. The USB 2.0 driver only supports Windows XP and Windows 2000.
2-2. If you connect a USB 2.0 hub to the root hub, plugging USB devices

into this hub, the system might not successfully execute certain USB
devices’ connection because it could not recognize these devices.

Currently, we are working on such limitations’ solution. As soon as the
olution is done, the updated USB drive will be released to our website:
www.pcchips.com for your downloading.

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Chapter 1 Introduction

This motherboard has a Socket AM2 supporting the newest and advanced AM2

AMD Athlon 64 FX/Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core/Athlon 64/Sempron CPUs

with HyperTransport Technology processors, Front-Side Bus (FSB) speeds up
to 1000 MHz.

This motherboard is based on MCP61 Value media and communications
processor that supports the Serial ATA interface for high-performance and
mainstream desktop PCs, and the built-in USB 2.0 providing higher bandwidth.
It implements Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2.0.

It supports 6-channel High Definition Audio Codec and provides one IDE

Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33 channel. It has two 32-bit PCI slots, one PCI
Express Pro slot and one PCI Express x1 slot, and supports the onboard
10Base-T/100Base-TX Network interface (optional). In addition, this

motherboard has a full set of I/O ports including two PS/2 ports for mouse and
keyboard, one serial port, one parallel port, one LAN port (optional), one VGA
port, four back-panel USB2.0 ports, and three audio jacks for microphone, line­in and line-out. Onboard USB header(s) can provide extra ports by connecting
the Extended USB Module to the motherboard.

This motherboard is a micro-ATX size motherboard and has power connectors
for an ATX power supply.

Key Features

The key features of this motherboard include:

Socket-AM2 Processor Support

• Supports AM2 AMD Athlon 64 FX/Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core/Athlon

64/Sempron processors

• Supports Front-Side Bus 1000 MHz

Note: HyperTransport Technology is a point-to-point link between two

devices, it enables integrated circuits to exchange information at much
higher speeds than currently available interconnect technologies.

Chipset

There is a single chip “NVIDIA nForce® MCP61 Value media”, in this chipset
in accordance with an innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability
and performance.

• HyperTransport link up to 1.0 GHz to the CPU

• DirectX 9.0c Shader Model 3.0 graphics processing unit

• Two separate PCI Express controllers with 2 total lanes configured as

one x16 (support x1 VGA Interface) and one x1 PCI Express slots

• Support 2 SATA2 3.0 Gb/s devices

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• IEEE 802.3 NVIDIA MAC for 100BASE-T/10BASE-T Fast Ethernet/

Ethernet

• USB 2.0 EHCI , supporting up to eight ports

• Fast ATA-133 IDE Controller

Memory Support

• Two 240-pin DIMM slots for DDR2 SDRAM memory modules

• Supports DDR2 800/667/533/400 memory bus

• Maximum installed memory is 16 GB

Expansion Slots

• One Azalia CNR slot

• One PCI Express Pro slot

• One PCI Express x1 slot

• Two 32-bit PCI slots

Onboard IDE channels

• One IDE Connector

• Supports PIO (Programmable Input/Output) and DMA (Direct Memory

Access) modes

• Supports IDE Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 133/100/

66/33 MB/sec

Serial ATA

• Two Serial ATA Connectors

• Compliant with the SATA2 with 3 Gb/s per direction per channel

Audio Codec

• Three Stereo DACs support 16/20/24-bit PCM format for 5.1 channel

audio solution

• ADCs support 44.1k/48k/96k sample rate

• Meets Microsoft WHQL/WLP 3.0x audio requirements

• Direct Sound 3D

TM

compatible

Onboard I/O Ports

• Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard

• One serial port

• One parallel port

• Four back-panel USB2.0 ports

• One VGA port

• One LAN port (optional)

• Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and line-out

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Fast Ethernet LAN (optional)

• Built-in 10Base-T/100Base-Tx IEEE 802.3u fast Ethernet transceiver

• Low-power mode

• MII and 7-wire serial interface

USB 2.0

• Compliant with Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2.0

• Compliant with Universal Host Controller Interface Specification

Revision 1.1

BIOS Firmware

This motherboard uses Award BIOS that enables users to configure many
system features including the following:

• Power management

• Wake-up alarms

• CPU parameters and memory timing

• CPU and memory timing

The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock
speeds.

Dimensions

• Micro-ATX form factor of 244 x 214 mm

Note: Hardware specifications and software items are subject to change

without notification.

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Package Contents

Your motherboard package ships with the following items:

 The motherboard
 The User’s Guide
 One diskette drive ribbon cable (optional)
 One IDE drive ribbon cable
 The Software support CD

Optional Accessories

You can purchase the following optional accessories for this motherboard.

 The Extended USB module
 The Serial ATA cable
 The Serial ATA power cable

Note: You can purchase your own optional accessories from the third party,

but please contact your local vendor on any issues of the specification
and compatibility.

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Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation

To install this motherboard in a system, please follow these instructions in this
chapter:

 Identify the motherboard components
 Install a CPU
 Install one or more system memory modules
 Make sure all jumpers and switches are set correctly
 Install this motherboard in a system chassis (case)
 Connect any extension brackets or cables to headers/connectors on the

motherboard

 Install peripheral devices and make the appropriate connections to

headers/connectors on the motherboard

Note:

1 Before installing this motherboard, make sure jumper CLR_CMOS is

under Normal setting. See this chapter for information about locating

CLR_CMOS and the setting options.

2 Never connect power to the system during installation; otherwise, it

may damage the motherboard.

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Motherboard Components

ITEM L ABEL COM PONENTS

1 CPU_FAN CPU cooling fan connector

2 CPU Socket Socket AM2 for AMD Athlon 64 FX/At hlon 64 X2

Dual-Core/Athlon 64 /Sempron processor

3DDRΙΙ1~2 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM slots

4 FDD Floppy Disk Drive connect or

5 PWR1 Standard 24-Pin ATX Power connector

6 IDE1 Primary IDE connector

7 SYS_FAN System cooling fan connector

8 SPK1 Speaker Header

9 SATA1~2 Serial ATA connectors

10 IR1 Infrared Header

11 CLR_ CMOS Clear CMOS jum per

12 PANEL1 Front Panel switch/LED header

13 F_USB1~2 Front Panel USB headers

14 SPDIFO1 SPDIF out header

15 F_AUDIO Front Panel Audio header

16 AZ1 Azalia CNR slot(optional)

17 PCI1~2 32-bit PCI slots

18 CD_IN Analog Audio Input header

19 PCIEX1 PCI Express x1 slot

20 PCIEX16 PCI Express Pro slot for graphics interface

21 PWR2 Standard 4-Pin ATX Power connector

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I/O Ports

The illustration below shows a side view of the built-in I/O ports on the
motherboard.

Installing the Processor

This motherboard has an AM2 processor socket. When choosing a processor,
consider the performance requirements of the system. Performance is based on
the processor design, the clock speed and system bus frequency of the proces­sor, and the quantity of internal cache memory and external cache memory.

PS/2 Mouse

Use the upper PS/2 port to c onnect a PS/2 pointing
device.

PS/2 Ke yboar d

Use the low er PS/2 port to connect a PS/2
keyboard.

Parallel Port (LPT1)

Use the Parallel port to connect printers or other
parallel communications devices.

Se rial Port (COM 1)

Use the COM port to connect serial devices s uch
as mice or fax/modems. COM1 is identif ied by the
system as COM1.

VGA Port

Use the VGA port to connec t the VGA devices.

LAN Port (optional)

Connect an RJ-45 jack to the LAN port to connec t
your computer to the Netw ork.

USB Po r ts

Use the USB ports to connect USB devices.

Audio Ports

Use these three audio jacks to c onnect audio
devices. The first jack is f or stereo Line-In signal,
the second jack for stereo Line-Out signal, and the
third jack f or Microphone.

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CPU Installation Procedure

Follow these instructions to install the CPU:

1 Unhook the locking lever of the CPU

socket. Pull the locking lever away from the
socket and raising it to the upright position.

2 Match the pin1 corner marked as the

beveled edge on the CPU with the pin1
corner on the socket. Insert the CPU into
the socket. Do not use force.

3 Push the locking lever down and hook it

under the latch on the edge of socket.

4 Apply thermal grease to the top of the

CPU.

5 Install the cooling fan/heatsink unit onto the

CPU, and secure them all onto the socket
base.

6 Plug the CPU fan power cable into the CPU

fan connector (CPU_FAN) on the
motherboard.

Installing Memory Modules

This motherboard accommodates two 240-pin DIMM sockets (Dual Inline
Memory Module) for unbuffered DDR2 800/667/533/400 memory modules
(Double Data Rate SDRAM), and maximum 16 GB installed memory.

Note: To achieve better airflow rates and heat dissipation, we suggest that

you use a high quality fan with 4800 rpm at least. CPU fan and heatsink
installation procedures may vary with the type of CPU fan/heatsink
supplied. The form and size of fan/heatsink may also vary.

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Memory Module Installation Procedure

These modules can be installed with up to 16 GB system memory. Refer to the
following to install the memory module.

1. Push down the latches on both sides of the DIMM socket.

2. Align the memory module with the socket. There is a notch on the
DIMM socket that you can install the DIMM module in the correct
direction. Match the cutout on the DIMM module with the notch on the
DIMM socket.

3. Install the DIMM module into the socket and press it firmly down until
it is seated correctly. The socket latches are levered upwards and latch
on to the edges of the DIMM.

4. Install any remaining DIMM modules.

Over its predecessor, DDR2-SDRAM offers greater bandwidth and density in a
smaller package along with a reduction in power consumption. In addition, DDR2­SDRAM offers new features and functions that enable a higher clock rate and data
rate operations of 800/667/533/400 MHz. DDR2 transfers 64 bits of data twice
every clock cycle.

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CLR_CMOS: Clear CMOS Jumper

Use this jumper to clear the contents of the CMOS memory. You may need to
clear the CMOS memory if the settings in the Setup Utility are incorrect and
prevent your motherboard from operating. To clear the CMOS memory,
disconnect all the power cables from the motherboard and then move the jumper
cap into the CLEAR setting for a few seconds.

Function Jumper

Normal Short Pins 1-2
Clear CMOS Short Pins 2-3

Note: To avoid the system unstability after clearing CMOS, we recommend

users to enter the main BIOS setting page to “Load Optimal De-faults”
and then “Save Changes and Exit”.

Jumper Settings

Connecting two pins with a jumper cap is SHORT; removing a jumper cap from
these pins, OPEN.

Note for dual-channel DDR:

1. You CAN NOT use only one DIMM2 for it might cause the system shutdown.

2. You need to use DIMM1 and DIMM2 with the same size of memory modules.

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Install The Motherboard

Install the motherboard in a system chassis (case). The board is an micro-ATX
size motherboard. You can install this motherboard in an ATX case. Make sure
your case has an I/O cover plate matching the ports on this motherboard.

Connect the power connector from the power supply to the PWR1 connector on
the motherboard. PWR2 is a +12V connecotr for CPU Vcore power.

If there is a cooling fan installed in the system chassis, connect the system
cooling fan cable to the SYS_FAN fan power connector on the motherboard.

Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the PANEL1 header.

Install the motherboard in a case. Follow the case manufacturer’s instructions to
use the hardware and internal mounting points on the chassis.

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Pin Sign al Pin Signal

1 HD_LED_ P( + ) 2 F P PWR/ S L P( + )

3 HD_LED_N(-) 4 FP PWR/SLP(-)

5 R ESET_ SW _N (- ) 6 PO WER_ SW _P(+)
7 R ESET_ SW _P( + ) 8 POW ER_ SW_ N( - )

9 RS VD_DNU 10 K EY

Connecting Optional Devices

Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard’s optional
devices:

SPK1: Speaker Header

Connect the cable from the PC speaker to the SPK1 header on the motherboard.

F_AUDIO: Front Panel Audio Header

This header allows the user to install auxiliary front-oriented microphone and
line-out ports for easier access.

Pin Signal

1SPKR
2NC

3GND
4+5V

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1PORT 1L 2GND
3PORT 1R 4PRESENCE#
5 PORT 2R 6 Sense1_return
7 SENCE_ SEND 8 KEY
9 PORT 2L 10 Sense2_return

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Here is a list of USB pin assignments.

1. Locate the F_USB1/2 header on the motherboard.

2. Plug the bracket cable onto the F_USB1/2 header.

3. Remove a slot cover from one of the expansion slots on the system
chassis. Install an extension bracket in the opening. Secure the extension
bracket to the chassis with a screw.

IR1: Infrared Port Header

The infrared port allows the wireless exchange of information between your
computer and similarly equipped devices such as printers, laptops, Personal
Digital Assistants (PDAs), and other computers.

1. Locate the infrared port-IR1 header on the motherboard.

2. If you are adding an infrared port, connect the ribbon cable from the port
to the SIR1 header and then secure the port to an appropriate place in
your system chassis.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 VERG_FP_USBPWR0 2 V ERG_FP_USBPWR0
3 USB_FP_P0( -) 4 USB_FP_P1(-)

5 USB_FP_P0( +) 6 USB_FP_P1(+)

7 GROUND 8 GROUND
9 KEY 10 USB_FP_OC0

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1NC2KEY
3+5V 4GND

5 IRTX 6 IRRX

F_USB1/2: Front Panel USB Headers

The motherboard has USB ports installed on the rear edge I/O port array.
Additionally, some computer cases have USB ports at the front of the case. If
you have this kind of case, use auxiliary USB headers F_USB1/2 to connect the
front-mounted ports to the motherboard.

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Floppy Disk Drive

The motherboard ships with a floppy disk drive cable that can support one or
two drives. Drives can be 3.5" or 5.25" wide, with capacities of 360K, 720K,

1.2MB, 1.44MB, or 2.88MB.

Install your drives and connect power from the system power supply. Use the
cable provided to connect the drives to the floppy disk drive connector FDD.

IDE Devices

IDE devices include hard disk drives, high-density diskette drives, and CD-ROM
or DVD-ROM drives, among others.

The mainboard ships with an IDE cable that can support one or two IDE
devices. If you connect two devices to a single cable, you must configure one of
the drives as Master and one of the drives as Slave. The documentation of the
IDE device will tell you how to configure the device as a Master or Slave device.
The Master device connects to the end of the cable.

Install the device(s) and connect power from the system power supply. Use the
cable provided to connect the device(s) to the Primary IDE channel connector
IDE1 on the motherboard.

Install Other Devices

Install and connect any other devices in the system following the steps below.

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Serial ATA Devices

The Serial ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment) is the standard interface
for the IDE hard drives, which is designed to overcome the design limitations
while enabling the storage interface to scale with the growing media rate demands
of PC platforms. It provides you a faster transfer rate of 3.0 Gb/s. If you have
installed a Serial ATA hard drive, you can connect the Serial ATA cables to the
Serial ATA hard drive or the connector on the motherboard.

On the motherboard, locate the Serial ATA connectors SATA1-2, which support
new Serial ATA devices for the highest data transfer rates, simpler disk drive
cabling and easier PC assembly.

It eliminates limitations of the current Parallel ATA interface, but maintains
register compatibility and software compatibility with Parallel ATA.

Analog Audio Input Header

If you have installed a CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive, you can connect
the drive audio cable to the onboard sound system.

When you first start up your system, the BIOS should automatically detect
your CD-ROM/DVD drive. If it doesn’t, enter the Setup Utility and configure
the CD-ROM/DVD drive that you have installed. On the motherboard, locate
the 4-pin header CD_IN.

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Pin Signal

1 CD IN L
2GND
3GND

4 CD IN R

Here is a list of CD_IN pin assignments.

Expansion Slots

This motherboard has one PCI Ex16, one PCI Ex1 slots, two 32-bit PCI slots
and one optional CNR slot.

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Follow the steps below to install an PCI Express Pro/ PCI Express x1/Azalia
CNR/PCI expansion card.

1. Locate the PCI Express Pro, PCI Express x1,Azalia CNR and PCI slots
on the mainboard.

2. Remove the blanking plate of the slot from the system chassis.

3. Install the edge connector of the expansion card into the slot. Ensure the
edge connector is correctly seated in the slot.

4. Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system chassis with a screw.

PCI Slots

You can install the 32-bit PCI interface expansion cards in the slots.

PCI Express Pro Slot(Support x1 VGA Interface)

The one PCI Express Pro slot is fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specification
revision 1.0a as well.

PCI Express x1 Slot

The one PCI Express x1 slot is fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specification
revision 1.0a as well.

Azalia CNR Slot (Optional)

You can install the CNR (Communications and Networking Riser) cards in this slot,
including Modem functions.

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Table A: Supported PCI-E 8X VGA Cards List

ASUS EAX300LE A334C/TD

ASUS EAX1600XT SILENT/TVD/256M/A

ASUS EAX1300PRO/TD/256M/A

ASUS EAX850XTP/2DHTV/256M/A

ASUS EAX1800XT2DHTV/512M/A

ATI RADEON X850 CrossFire Edition 256M

Colorful ATI X300/TV Out 128M

Colorful X800XL/CH 128MB DDR

Colorful X1300-GD3 /128M/128bit/DDR3

Colorful X1300-GD2 UP 256M/128bit/DDR2

Colorful X1600PRO-GD3/128M/128bit/DDR3

Colourful Radium WindX550-GD2 CT

DATALAND Radeon X300/128Bit/128M

DATALAND X700Pro/DVI/TV/128Bit/256M

ELSA FALCONX X70PRO 256B3

GIGABYTE GV-RX60XT 128V

GIGABYTE X700Pro/DVI+Tv Out 128M

Jetway 600XT 256M

MSI RX800XT-VDT256E

MSI RX1300 TD256E

MSI X800Pro TD256E

MAXSUM MS-X550-G2-128B-DT

MAXSUN X550 128Bit/256M

MAXSUN X1600XT 256M/128bit/DDR3

ONDA X550 256MB/128Bit

SAPPHIRE ATI Radeon X700 VPU 128MB

SAPPHIRE ATI Radeon X800 VPU 128MB

SAPPHIRE X1900XT 512M PCI-E

UNIKA FireWindPAC5528 TURBO

Model Name

ATI 8X

VGA Chip BUS

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Model NameVGA Chip BUS

ASL Power Stick 6600LE 256M 128Bit GD2
ASUS EN5750/A
ASUS EN7800GTX/2DHTV/OSP/A
ASUS EN5750/TD/P/128M
ASUS EN6600LE/SILENCER/TD/256M/A
ASUS EN6800XT/HTD/256M/V1.00
BD3466 V1.2 GeForce 6600/256M
BD3493 6200TC 128M
Colorful 6600GT/128M
Colorful 7800GT/CH 512MB DDRIII
ECS N6200LE-128TT DDR1 128M
ECS N6200LE-128TY/128M/64bit/DDR2
ECS N6600LE-128DV DDR1 128M
ECS N6600LE-256DY DDR2 256M
ECS N7300LE -256DZ DDR2 256M
ECS N7300LE-128TY DDR2 128M
ELSA PCX935
ELSA GLADIAC 760GT 256B3 2DT
FORSA 7900GT 256MB DDRIII Dual DVI/HDTV
GIGABYTE GV-NX53128D
GIGABYET GV-NX62128D
GIGABYTE GV-NX62TC256D
GIGABYTE GV-NX66T128D
Leadtek Nvidia Quadro FX1300 128MB

MAXSUN 7600GS 256MB/128Bit/DDRII
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E
PixelView PV-N72EM2
SPARK 7300LE 128MB DDRII

UNIKA PCX7618GS Pro/128MB/128Bit
UNIKA PCX7858 GTX 512MB/256Bit
UNIKA PCX7958GTX 512MB/256Bit
WINFAST PX6600TD/128MB
WINFAST PX6600TD/256MB

WINFAST PX6800GS
WINFAST PX6800Ultra
WINFAST PX350XT

XFX GF 5300/128M
XFX 6800LE GF 6800LE 128M DDR
YESTON G7300GS 12 8MB/GD 2
ZENO GeForce 7600GS-128M DDR3

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Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility

Introduction

The BIOS Setup Utility records settings and information of your computer, such
as date and time, the type of hardware installed, and various configuration
settings. Your computer applies the information to initialize all the components
when booting up and basic functions of coordination between system compo­nents.

If the Setup Utility configuration is incorrect, it may cause the system to
malfunction. It can even stop your computer booting properly. If it happens,
you can use the clear CMOS jumper to clear the CMOS memory which has
stored the configuration information; or you can hold down the Page Up key
while rebooting your computer. Holding down the Page Up key also clears the
setup information.

You can run the setup utility and manually change the configuration. You might
need to do this to configure some hardware installed in or connected to the
motherboard, such as the CPU, system memory, disk drives, etc.

Running the Setup Utility

Every time you start your computer, a message appears on the screen before the
operating system loading that prompts you to “Hit <DEL>if you want to run
SETUP”. Whenever you see this message, press the Delete key, and the Main
menu page of the Setup Utility appears on your monitor.

You can use cursor arrow keys to highlight anyone of options on the main menu
page. Press Enter to select the highlighted option. Press the Escape key to leave
the setup utility. Press +/-/ to modify the selected field’s values.

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit
F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fial-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Phonex-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

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

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

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Some options on the main menu page lead to tables of items with installed values
that you can use cursor arrow keys to highlight one item, and press PgUp and
PgDn keys to cycle through alternative values of that item. The other options on
the main menu page lead to dialog boxes requiring your answer OK or Cancel by
selecting the [OK] or [Cancel] key.

If you have already changed the setup utility, press F10 to save those changes
and exit the utility. Press F1 to display a screen describing all key functions.
Press F9 to install the setup utility with a set of default values.

Standard CMOS Setup Page

This page displays a table of items defining basic information about your
system.

System Date & System Time

These items set up system date and time.

IDE Channel 0/2/3/4/5 Master & IDE Channel 0 Salve

Use these items to configure devices connected to the Primary/Secondary IDE
channels. To configure an IDE hard disk drive, choose Auto. If the Auto setting
fails to find a hard disk drive, set it to User, and then fill in the hard disk
characteristics (Size, Cyls, etc.) manually. If you have a CD-ROM drive, select
the setting CDROM. If you have an ATAPI device with removable media (e.g. a
ZIP drive or an LS-120), select Floptical.

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit
F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fial-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

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Standard CMOS Setup

Help Item

Date (mm:dd:yy) Wed, Jan. 1 2006
Time (hh:mm:ss) 0 : 15 : 47

f
f
f
f
f
f

IDE Channel 0 Master [PIONEER DVD-ROM DVD]
IDE Channel 0 Slave [None]
IDE Channel 2 Master [WDC WD1600JS-22MHB0]
IDE Channel 3 Master [None]
IDE Channel 4 Master [None]
IDE Channel 5 Master [None]

Drive A [1.44M, 3.5 in.]

Video [EGA/VGA]
Halt On Setting [All, But Keyboard]

Base Memory 640K
Extended memory 523264K
Total Memory 524288K

Change the day, month, year and century

Menu Level

f

Drive A

This item define the characteristics of any diskette drive attached to the system.
You can connect one or two diskette drives.

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Halt On Setting

This item defines the operation of the system POST (Power On Self Test)
routine. You can use this item to select which types of errors in the POST are
sufficient to halt the system.

Base Memory, Extended Memory, and Total Memory

These items are automatically detected by the system at start up time. These
are display-only fields. You cannot make changes to these fields.

Advanced BIOS Features Page

This page sets up more advanced information about your system. Handle this
page with caution. Any changes can affect the operation of your computer.

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit
F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fial-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

CPU Feature (Press Enter)

Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen:

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Advanced BIOS Features

Help Item

Allows BIOS to skip certain
tests while booting. This will
decrease the time needed to
boot the system.

f

X
X

CPU Feature [Press Enter]
Removable Device Priority [Press Enter]
Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter]
CD-ROM Boot Priority [Press Enter]
Network Boot Priority [Press Enter]
CPU Internal Cache [Enabled]
External Cache [Enabled]
Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled]
First Boot Device [Floppy]
Second Boot Device [Hard Disk]
Third Boot Device [CDROM]
Boot Other Device [Enabled]
Boot Up Floppy Seek [Disabled]
Boot Up NumLock Status [On]
Gate A20 Option [Fast]
Typematic Rate Setting [Disabled]

Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) 6
Typematic Delay (Msec) 250

Security Option [Setup]

Video

This item defines the video mode of the system. The motherboard has a built-in
VGA graphics system; you must leave this item at the default value.

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f

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: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit
F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fial-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

NPT Fid Control (Auto)

This item allows users to adjust the CPU frequency; the range will be varied
accoeding to the different CPUs. We stronly recommend you leave this item at its
default value.

NPT Vid Control (Auto)

This item allows users to adjust the CPU voltage.We stronly recommend you leave
this item at its default value.

Press <Esc> to return to Advanced BIOS Features page.

Removable Device Priority (Press Enter)

Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen:

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CPU Feature

Help Item

NPT Fid Control [Auto]
NPT Vid Control [Auto]

Use < > or < > to select a device,
then press <+> to move it up, or <­> to move it down the list. Press

m

n

to exit this menu.

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit
F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fial-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Press <Esc> to return to Advanced BIOS Features page.

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Removable Device Priority

Help Item

1. Floppy Disks
Use < > or < > to select a device,

then press <+> to move it up, or <­> to move it down the list. Press

m

n

to exit this menu.

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f Hard Disk Boot Priority (Press Enter)

Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen:

Press <Esc> to return to Advanced BIOS Features page.

f CD-ROM Boot Priority (Press Enter)

Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen:

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Hard Disk Boot Priority

Help Item

1. Ch2 M : WDCWD1600JS-22MHB0

2. Bootable Add-in Cards

Use < > or < > to select a device,
then press <+> to move it up, or <­> to move it down the list. Press

m

n

to exit this menu.

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit
F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fial-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

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CD-ROM Boot Priority

Help Item

1. Ch0 M : PIONEER DVD-ROM DVD-126P
Use < > or < > to select a device,

then press <+> to move it up, or <­> to move it down the list. Press

m

n

to exit this menu.

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit
F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fial-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Press <Esc> to return to Advanced BIOS Features page.

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Network Boot Priority

Help Item

1. Network 0: NVIDIA Boot Agent 227.0524
Use < > or < > to select a device,

then press <+> to move it up, or <­> to move it down the list. Press

m

n

to exit this menu.

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit
F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fial-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

f CD-ROM Boot Priority (Press Enter)

Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen:

Press <Esc> to return to Advanced BIOS Features page.

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CPU Internal Cache (Enabled)

All processors that can be installed in this motherboard use internal level 1 (L1)
cache memory to improve performance. Leave this item at the default value for
better performance.

External Cache (Enabled)

Most processors that can be installed in this system use external level 2 (L2) cache
memory to improve performance. Leave this item at the default value for better
performance.

Quick Power On Self Test (Enabled)

Enable this item to shorten the power on testing (POST) and have your system
start up faster. You might like to enable this item after you are confident that
your system hardware is operating smoothly.

First/Second/Third Boot Device (Floppy/Hard Disk/CDROM)

Use these three items to select the priority and order of the devices that your
system searches for an operating system at start-up time.

Boot Other Device (Enabled)

When enabled, the system searches all other possible locations for an operating
system if it fails to find one in the devices specified under the First, Second, and
Third boot devices.

Boot Up Floppy Seek (Disabled)

If this item is enabled, it checks the size of the floppy disk drives at start-up time.
You don’t need to enable this item unless you have a legacy diskette drive with
360K capacity.

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Boot Up NumLock Status (On)

This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is
started.

Gate A20 Option (Fast)

This item defines how the system handles legacy software that was written for an
earlier generation of processors. Leave this item at the default value.

Typematic Rate Setting (Disabled)

If this item is enabled, you can use the following two items to set the typematic rate
and the typematic delay settings for your keyboard.

• Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec): Use this item to define how many charac­ters per second are generated by a held-down key.

• Typematic Delay (Msec): Use this item to define how many millisec­onds must elapse before a held-down key begins generating repeat char­acters.

Security Option (Setup)

If you have installed password protection, this item defines if the password is
required at system start up, or if it is only required when a user tries to enter the
Setup Utility.

APIC Mode (Enabled)

This item allows you to enable or disable the APIC (Advanced Programmable
Interrupt Controller) mode. APIC provides symmetric multi-processing (SMP)
for systems, allowing support for up to 60 processors.

MPS Version Control For OS (1.4)

This item displays MPS version control for OS.

OS Select For DRAM > 64 MB (Non-OS2)

This item is only required if you have installed more than 64 MB of memory and
you are running the OS/2 operating system. Otherwise, leave this item at the
default.

Enables or disables the display of the EPA logo during boot.

Small Logo (EPA) Show (Disabled)

Summary Screen Show ( Enabled)

This item determines whether the summary system information will be showed
during boot-up.

ATA 66/100 IDE Cable Msg. (Enabled)

This item enables or disables the display of the ATA 66/100 Cable MSG.

BIOS Write Protect (Disabled)

This item enables or disables the BIOS write protect.

BIOS Bootblock Protect (Disabled)

This item enables or disables the BIOS bootblock protect.

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Advanced Chipset Features Page

These items define critical timing parameters of the motherboard. You should leave
the items on this page at their default values unless you are very familiar with the
technical specifications of your system hardware. If you change the values incorrectly,
you may introduce fatal errors or recurring instability into your system.

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit
F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fial-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Frame Buffer Size

This item enables users to specify the Onboard VGA share memory size.

GPU Bank Flip

This item enables or disables GPU Bank flip.

PMU (Disabled)

This item enables or disables ACPI power management unit function.

Onboard GPU

This item enables the onboard GPU function. Disable this item if you are going to
install an external GPU.

K8 NB HT Speed (Auto)

This item enables users to set the speed of HyperTransport between the CPU and
Northbridge.

K8 <-> NB HT Width (Auto )

This item enables users to set the HyperTransport width between CPU and the
Northbridge .

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Advanced Chipset Features

Help Item

Menu Level

f

f

Onboard GPU [Enable If No Ext GPU]
Frame Buffer Size [64M]
GPU Bank Flip [Disabled]
PMU [Disabled]
CPU Frequency [200.0]
K8<->NB HT Speed [Auto]
K8<->NB HT Width [Auto]
DRAM Configuration [Press Enter]
PCIE Spread Spectrum [Disabled]
SATA Spread Spectrum [Disabled]
HT Spread Spectrum [Disabled]
PCIE Clock [100Mhz]
SSE/SSE2 Instructions [Enabled]
TPM Control [No Change]
System BIOS Cacheable [Disabled]

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DRAM Configuration

Help Item

Menu Level

f

f

Onboard GPU [Enable If No Ext GPU]
Frame Buffer Size [64M]
GPU Bank Flip [Disabled]
PMU [Disabled]
CPU Frequency [200.0]
K8<->NB HT Speed [Auto]
K8<->NB HT Width [Auto]
DRAM Configuration [Press Enter]
PCIE Spread Spectrum [Disabled]
SATA Spread Spectrum [Disabled]
HT Spread Spectrum [Disabled]
PCIE Clock [100Mhz]
SSE/SSE2 Instructions [Enabled]
TPM Control [No Change]
System BIOS Cacheable [Disabled]

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit
F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fial-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Timing Mode

This item allows you to set up the DRAM timing nanually or automatically.

DQS Training Control

Memory Clock value or Limi

When DDR2 Timing Setting by is set to Manual, use this item to set the DRAM
frequency.

CKE based powerdown

The DRAM channel is placed in power down when all chip selects associated
with the channel are idle.

Memclock tri-stating

This item enables or disables memclock tri-stating function.

Memory Hole Remapping

This item allows users to enable or disable memory hole remapping.

Auto Optimize Bottom IO

This item is used to set the Auto Optimized Bottom IO.

Bottom of [31:24] IO space

This item is used to select the memory that will be remapped higher than 00E0.

Bottom of UMA DRAM [31:24]

This item is used to set the bottom of UMA DRAM [31:24]. We strongly
recommend that you leave this item at its default setting.

DQS training is used to place the DQS strobe in the center of the data eye.

CKE base power down mode

When in power down mode, if all pages of the DRAMs associated with a CKE
pin are closed, then these parts are placed in power down mode. Only pre­charge power down mode is supported, not active power down mode.

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PCIE Spread Spectrum

This item, when enabled, can significantly reduce the EMI (Electromagnetic Inter­ference) generated by the PCIE.

SATA Spread Spectrum

This item, when enabled, can significantly reduce the EMI (Electromagnetic Inter­ference) generated by the SATA.

HT Spread Spectrum

This item, when enabled, can significantly reduce the EMI (Electromagnetic Inter­ference) generated by the HT.

PCIE Clock

This item is used to set the frequency of PCIE clock.

SSE/SSE2 Instructions

This item enables or disables SSE/SSE2 instructions.

TPM Control

This item is used to set TPM control. Leave this item at its default setting.

System BIOS Cacheable

This item enables users to enable or disable the system BIOS cache.

Press <Esc> to return to the main menu setting page.

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Integrated Peripherals Page

These options display items that define the operation of peripheral
components on the system’s input/output ports.

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Integrated Peripherals

Help Item

f
f
f
f

Menu Level

f

IDE Function Setup [Press Enter]
RAID Config [Press Enter]
Onboard Device Setup [Press Enter]
Super IO Device [Press Enter]

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit
F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fial-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

On-Chip IDE Channel 0

Use these items to enable or disable the PCI IDE channels that are integrated on the
motherboard.

Primary Master/Slave PIO

Each IDE channel supports a master device and a slave device. These four items let
you assign the kind of PIO (Programmed Input/Output) was used by the IDE
devices. Choose Auto to let the system auto detect which PIO mode is best, or
select a PIO mode from 0-4.

IDE Function Setup (Press Enter)

Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen:

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IDE Function Setup

Help Item

Menu Level

f

OnChip IDE Channel 0 [Enabled]
Primary Master PIO [Auto]
Primary Slave PIO [Auto]
Primary Maste UDMA [Auto]
Primary Slave UDMA [Auto]
Secondary Master UDMA [Auto]
Secondary Slave UDMA [Auto]
IDE DMA transfer access [Enabled]
Serial-ATA Controller [All Enabled]
IDE Prefetch Mode [Enabled]
IDE HDD Block Mode [Enabled]

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit
F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fial-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

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IDE DMA transfer access

This item allows you to enable the transfer access of the IDE DMA then burst onto
the PCI bus and nonburstable transactions do not.

Serial-ATA Controller

This item allows you to enable or disable the onboard SATA controller.

IDE Prefetch Mode

The onboard IDE drive interface supports IDE prefetching, for faster drive access.
If you install a primary and secondary add-in IDE interface, set this field to Dis­abled if the interface does not support prefetching.

IDE HDD Block Mode

Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sector
read/write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode, select Enabled for auto­matic detection of the optimal number of block read/write per sector the drive can
support.

RAID Configuration (Press Enter)

Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen:

X

Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA

Each IDE channel supports a master device and a slave device. This motherboard
supports UltraDMA technology, which provides faster access to IDE devices.

If you install a device that supports UltraDMA, change the appropriate item on
this list to Auto. You may have to install the UltraDMA driver supplied with this
motherboard in order to use an UltraDMA device.

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RAID Configuration

Help Item

Menu Level

Press <Esc> to return to the Integrated Peripherals page.

RAID Enable [Disabled]

SATA 1 Primary RAID Disabled
SATA 1 Secondary RAID Disabled
SATA 2 Primary RAID Disabled
SATA 2 Secondary RAID Disabled

ff

x
x
x
x

RAID Enable

This item allows you to enable or disable the onboard RAID function of RAID
function of RAID supporting devices.

• SATA 1/2 Primary/Secondary RAID (Disabled): These four items

enable or disable the SATA 1/2 Primary/Secondary RAID.

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit
F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fial-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Press <Esc> to return to the Integrated Peripherals page.

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Onboard Device Setup (Press Enter)

Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen:

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Onboard Device Setup

Help Item

Menu Level

f

Onchip USB [V1.1 + V2.0]
USB Memory Type [SHADOW]
USB Keyboard Support [Enabled]
USB Mouse Support [Enabled]
HD Audio [Auto]
Onboard Lan [Enabled]
Onboard Lan Boot ROM [Enabled]
MAC Media Interface [Pin Strap]

Machine MAC(NV) Adress [Press Enter]

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f

Onchip USB

This item enables users to enable or disable the onchip USB function, setting it to
be USB1.1 or USB2.0 compatible.

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

MAC Media Interface

This item is used to select MAC Media interface.

Machine MAC(NV) Adress

Enable this field to enter the MAC(NV) address in the field below.

USB Mouse Support

Enable this item if you plan to use a mouse connected through the USB port in a
legacy operating system (such as DOS) that does not support Plug and Play.

HD Audio

Enables and disables the onboard audio chip. Disable this item if you are going to
install a PCI audio add-in card.

Onboard Lan

Enables or disables the Onboard Lan.

USB Memory Type

This item indicates the USB memory type.

USB Keyboard Support

Enable this item if you plan to use a keyboard connected through the USB port in
a legacy operating system (such as DOS) that does not support Plug and Play.

Onboard Lan Boot ROM

This item enables or disables LAN Boot ROM.

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit
F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fial-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Press <Esc> to return to the Integrated Peripherals page.

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Onboard FDC Controller

This option enables the onboard floppy disk drive controller.

Onboard Serial Port 1

This option is used to assign the I/O address and interrupt request (IRQ) for
onboard serial port 1/2.

UART Mode Select

This field is available if the Onboard Serial Port 2 field is set to any option but
Disabled. . UART Mode Select enables you to select the infrared communication
protocol-IrDA, ASKIR or SCR.

UR2 Duplex Mode

This field is available when UART Mode is set to either ASKIR or IrDA. This
item enables you to determine the infrared function of the onboard infrared chip.
The options are Full and Half (default). Full-duplex means that you can transmit
and send information simultaneously. Half-duplex is the transmission of data in
both directions, but only one direction at a time.

Onboard Parallel Port

This option is used to assign the I/O address and interrupt request (IRQ) for the
onboard parallel port.

Parallel Port Mode

Enables you to set the data transfer protocol for your parallel port. There are four
options: SPP (Standard Parallel Port), EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port), ECP (Ex­tended Capabilities Port) and ECP+EPP.

SPP allows data output only. Extended Capabilities Port (ECP) and Enhanced
Parallel Port (EPP) are bi-directional modes, allowing both data input and output.
ECP and EPP modes are only supported with EPP- and ECP-aware peripherals.

ECP Mode Use DMA

When the onboard parallel port is set to ECP mode, the parallel port can use DMA
3 or DMA 1.

SuperIO Device (Press Enter)

X

Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen:

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SuperIO Device

Help Item

Menu Level

f

x

Onboard FDC Controller [Enabled]
Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4]
Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8/IRQ3]
UART Mode Select [Normal]

UR2 Duplex Mode Half

Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7]
Parallel Port Mode [ECP+EPP]

ECP Mode Use DMA [3]

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit
F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fial-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

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Power Management Setup PagePower Management Setup Page

Power Management Setup PagePower Management Setup Page

Power Management Setup Page

This option lets you control system power management. The system has various
power-saving modes including powering down the hard disk, turning off the
video, suspending to RAM, and software power down that allows the system to
be automatically resumed by certain events.

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Power Management Setup

Help Item

Menu Level

f

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit
F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fial-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

X

X
X

X

ACPI Function [Enabled]

ACPI Suspend Type [S1&S3]
Power Management [User Define]
Video Off Method [DPMS Support]
HDD Power Down [Disabled]
Soft-Off by PBTN [Instant-Off]
HPET Support [Enabled]
Resume By PCI-E PME [Enabled]
Resume By PCI PME [Enabled]
Resume By WOM/RING [Disabled]
Resume By USB (S3) [Disabled]
Resume By PS2 MS(S3) [Disabled]
Resume By PS2 KB(S3) [Disabled]

Power On By Button Enabled
Hot Key Power ON Ctrl-F1

Power-On by Alarm [Disabled]

X Day of Month Alarm 0

Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm 0 : 0 : 0
Power on After Power Fial [Off]

X

ACPI Suspend Type

Use this item to define how your system suspends. In the default, S3 (STR),
the suspend mode is a suspend to RAM, i.e., the system shuts down with the
exception of a refresh current to the system memory.

Video Off Method

This item defines how the video is powered down to save power. This item is set
to DPMS (Display Power Management Software) by default.

HDD Power Down

The IDE hard drive will spin down if it is not accessed within a specified length
of time.

ACPI Function

Use this item to enable or disable ACPI function.

Power Management

This item is used to enable or disable users manually define power management.

Soft-Off by PBTN

Under ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power management Interface) you can
create a software power down. In a software power down, the system can be
resumed by Wake Up Alarms. This item lets you install a software power down
that is controlled by the power button on your system. If the item is set to Instant­Off, then the power button causes a software power down. If the item is set to

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Delay 4 Sec. then you have to hold the power button down for four seconds to
cause a software power down.

HPET Support

This item enables or disables HPET support.

Resume by PCI PME

This system can be turned off with a software command. If you enable this
item, the system can automatically resume if there is an incoming call on the
PCI Modem card or PCI LAN card. You must use an ATX power supply
inorder to use this feature. Use this item to do wake-up action if inserting the
PCI card.

Resume by WOM/Ring

An input signal on the serial Ring indicator (RI) line (in other words, and
incoming call on the modem)/LAN awakens the system from a soft off state.

Resume By USB (S3)

This item allows users to enable or disable the USB device Walk-up from S3
mode.

Resume By PS2 MS/KB (S3)

These items enable or disable you to allow mouse or keyboard activity to awaken
the system from power saving mode.

Power On By Button

This item enables or diables you to use only the power button to power on the
system.

Resume by PCI-E PME

This system can be turned off with a software command. If you enable this
item, the system can automatically resume if there is an incoming call on the
PCI Express card. You must use an ATX power supply inorder to use this
feature. Use this item to do wake-up action if inserting the PCI Express card.

Power-On by Alarm

This item allows users to enable or disable the alarm to wake up the system. If set
to Enabled, users can specify the specific day of month and the exact time to
power up the system.

Hot Key Power ON

Use this item to allocate the hot key to wake up the system.

Power On After Power Fail

This item enables your computer to automatically restart or return to its last
operating status.

Press <Esc> to return to the main menu setting page.

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PnP/PCI Configurations Page

These options configure how PnP (Plug and Play) and PCI expansion cards
operate in your system. Both the the ISA and PCI buses on the motherboard use
system IRQs (Interrup ReQuests) and DMAs (Direct Memory Access). You
must set up the IRQ and DMA assignments correctly through the PnP/PCI
Configurations Setup utility for the motherboard to work properly. Selecting
PnP/PCI Configurations on the main program screen displays this menu:

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PnP/PCI Configurations

Help Item

Menu Level

f

Default is Disabled. Select Enabled to reset
Extended System Configuration Data ESCD)
when you exit Setup if you have installed a
new add-on and the system reconfiguration
has caused such a serious conflict that the
OS cannot boot

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit
F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fial-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Init Display First [PCI Slot]

PNP OS Installed No

IRQ Resources [Press Enter]

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled]

Assign IRQ For VGA Enabled

Assign IRQ For USB [Enabled]

** PCI Express relative items**

Maximum Payload Size [4096]

f

Init Display First

This item allows you to choose the primary display card.

IRQ Resources

In the IRQ Resources submenu, if you assign an IRQ to Legacy ISA, then that
Interrupt Request Line is reserved for a legacy ISA expansion card. Press <Esc>
to close the IRQ Resources submenu.

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

This item is designed to overcome problems that can be caused by some nonstandard
VGA cards. This board includes a built-in VGA system that does not require
palette snooping so you must leave this item disabled.

Maximum Payload Size

This item specifies the maximum payload size for the PCI Express function.

Assign IRQ For VGA/USB

Names the interrupt request(IRQ) line assigned to the VGA/USB on your system.

Activity of the selected IRQ always awakens the system.

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PC Health Status Page

On motherboards that support hardware monitoring, this item lets you monitor the
parameters for critical voltages, temperatures and fan speeds.

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PC Health Status

Help Item

Menu Level

f

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit
F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fial-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Smart Fan Function [Press Enter]
Shutdown Temperature [Disabled]
Warning Temperature [Disabled]

CPU Tcontrol 24°C
System Temperature 29°C

CPU Fan Speed 2518 RPM
System Fan Speed 0 RPM
CPU Vcore 1.36V

VDIMM 1.79V

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Smart Fan Function

f Smart Fan Function (Press Enter)

Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen:

Item Help

ff

Menu Level

CPU Smart Fan Function [Disabled]

CPU FAN Low PWM 0
CPU FAN Temp of Low PWM 0
CPU FAN Slope(PWM/oC) 0
CPU SMART FAN Delta T 0

X
X
X
X

These items enable you to define the CPU/System temperatur by smartly adjusting
the CPU/System fan. When it is set at certain temperature, the CPU/SYS Fan
PWM value will change accordingly.

CPU/SYS Smart Fan Function

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

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

Press <Esc> to return to the main menu setting page.

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Shutdown Temperature

Enables you to set the maximum temperature the system can reach before powering
down.

Warning Temperature

Enables you to set the warning temperature before powering down.

System Component Characteristics

These fields provide you with information about the systems current operating
status. You cannot make changes to these fields.

• CPU Tcontrol

• System Temperature

• System Fan Speed

• CPU Vcore

• Vdimm

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Load Optimized Defaults

This option opens a dialog box that lets you install optimized defaults for all
appropriate items in the Setup Utility. Press <Y> and then <Enter> to install the
defaults. Press <N> and then <Enter> to not install the defaults. The optimized
defaults place demands on the system that may be greater than the performance
level of the components, such as the CPU and the memory. You can cause fatal
errors or instability if you install the optimized defaults when your hardware
does not support them. If you only want to install setup defaults for a specific
option, select and display that option, and then press <F7>.

Set Supervisor/User Password

When this function is selected, the following message appears at the center of the
screen to assist you in creating a password.

ENTER PASSWORD

Type the password, up to eight characters, and press <Enter>. The password
typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory.
You will be asked to confirm the password. Type the password again and press
<Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the selection.
To disable password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter password.
A message will confirm the password being disabled. Once the password is
disabled, the system will boot and you can enter BIOS Setup freely.

PASSWORD DISABLED

If you have selected “System” in “Security Option” of “BIOS Features Setup”
menu, you will be prompted for the password every time the system reboots or
any time you try to enter BIOS Setup.
If you have selected “Setup” at “Security Option” from “BIOS Features Setup”
menu, you will be prompted for the password only when you enter BIOS Setup.

Supervisor Password has higher priority than User Password. You can use
Supervisor Password when booting the system or entering BIOS Setup to modify all

settings. Also you can use User Password when booting the system or entering BIOS
Setup but can not modify any setting if Supervisor Password is enabled.

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

This option opens a dialog box that lets you install fail-safe defaults for all appro­priate items in the Setup Utility:

Press <Y> and then <Enter> to install the defaults. Press <N> and then <Enter> to
not install the defaults. The fail-safe defaults place no great demands on the system
and are generally stable. If your system is not functioning correctly, try installing
the fail-safe defaults as a first step in getting your system working properly again.
If you only want to install fail-safe defaults for a specific option, select and display
that option, and then press <F6>.

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Save & Exit Setup

Highlight this item and press <Enter> to save the changes that you have made in
the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility. When the Save and Exit dialog box
appears, press <Y> to save and exit, or press <N> to return to the main menu.

Exit Without Saving

Highlight this item and press <Enter> to discard any changes that you have made
in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility. When the Exit Without Saving
dialog box appears, press <Y> to discard changes and exit, or press <N> to return
to the main menu.

Note: If you have made settings that you do not want to save, use the “Exit
Without Saving” item and press <Y> to discard any changes you have made.

This concludes Chapter 3. Refer to the next chapter for information on the software
supplied with the motherboard.

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Chapter 4: Software & Applications

Chapter 4 Software & Applications

Introduction

This chapter describes the contents of the support CD-ROM that comes with
the motherboard package.

The support CD-ROM contains all useful software, necessary drivers and
utility programs to properly run our products. More program information is
available in a README file, located in the same directory as the software.

To run the support CD, simply insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. An
Auto Setup screen automatically pops out, and then you can go on the auto­installing or manual installation depending on your operating system.

If your operating system is Windows 2000/XP, it will automatically install all
the drivers and utilities for your motherboard; if Windows NT or manual
installation, please follow the instructions described as the Installing under
Windows NT or Manual Installation section.

Installing Support Software

1 Insert the support CD-ROM disc in the CD-ROM drive.
2 When you insert the CD-ROM disc in the system CD-ROM drive,

the CD automatically displays an Auto Setup screen.

3 The screen displays three buttons of Setup, Browse CD and Exit on

the right side, and three others Setup, Application and ReadMe at
the bottom. Please see the following illustration.

The Setup button runs the software auto-installing program as explained in next
section.

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The Browse CD button is a standard Windows command that you can check the
contents of the disc with the Windows 98 file browsing interface.

The Exit button closes the Auto Setup window. To run the program again,
reinsert the CD-ROM disc in the drive; or click the CD-ROM driver from the
Windows Explorer, and click the Setup icon.

The Application button brings up a software menu. It shows the bundled
software that this mainboard supports.

The ReadMe brings you to the Install Path where you can find out path names
of software driver.

Auto-Installing under Windows 2000/XP

If you are under Windows 2000/XP, please click the Setup button to run the
software auto-installing program while the Auto Setup screen pops out after
inserting the support CD-ROM:

1 The installation program loads and displays the following screen.

Click the Next button.

2 Select the items that you want to setup by clicking on it (the default

options are recommended). Click the Next button to proceed.

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Note: To install the CNR card driver, please select the “Modem” item manually
after the Auto Setup. Click on “Next >” and the CNR card driver will be
installed automatically.

3 The support software will automatically install.

Once any of the installation procedures start, software is automatically installed
in sequence. You need to follow the onscreen instructions, confirm commands
and allow the computer to restart as few times as needed to complete installing
whatever software you selected. When the process is finished, all the support
software will be installed and start working.

Installing under Windows NT or Manual Installation

If you are under Windows NT, the auto-installing program doesn’t work out; or
you have to do the manual installation, please follow this procedure while the
Auto Setup screen pops out after inserting the support CD-ROM:

1 Click the ReadMe to bring up a screen, and then click the Install Path

at the bottom of the screen.

2 Find out your mainboard model name and click on it to obtain its

correct driver directory.

3 Install each software in accordance with the corresponding driver

path.

Bundled Software Installation

All bundled software available on the CD-ROM is for users’ convenience. You
can install bundled software as follows:

1 Click the Application button while the Auto Setup screen pops out

after inserting the support CD-ROM.
2 A software menu appears. Click the software you want to install.
3 Follow onscreen instructions to install the software program step by

step until finished.

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