ECS P6STMT User Manual

Preface

Copyright

This publication, including all photographs, illustrations and software,
is protected under international copyright laws, with all rights re­served. Neither this manual, nor any of the material contained herein,
may be reproduced without written consent of the author.

Version 1.0a

Disclaimer

The information in this document is subject to change without notice.
The manufacturer makes no representations or warranties with re­spect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied
warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose.
The manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and to
make changes from time to time in the content hereof without obliga­tion of the manufacturer to notify any person of such revision or
changes.

Trademark Recognition

Microsoft, MS-DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Mi­crosoft Corp.

MMX, Pentium, Pentium-II, Pentium-III, Celeron are registered
trademarks of Intel Corporation.

Other product names used in this manual are the properties of their
respective owners and are acknowledged.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

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 in a residential installation. This equipment gen­erates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instructions, 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 onto 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.

Shielded interconnect cables and a shielded AC power cable must
be employed with this equipment to ensure compliance with the per­tinent RF emission limits governing this device. Changes or
modifications not expressly approved by the system's manufacturer
could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

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Declaration of Conformity

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is sub­ject to the following conditions:

− This device may not cause harmful interference, and

− This device must accept any interference received, includ-

ing interference that may cause undesired operation.

Canadian Department of Communications

This class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Cana­dian Interference-causing Equipment Regulations.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences
du Réglement sur le matériel brouilieur du Canada.

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About the Manual

The manual consists of the following:

Chapter 1

Introducing the Mainboard

Chapter 2

Installing the Mainboard

Chapter 3

Using BIOS

Chapter 4

Using the Mainboard Software

Appendix A

Setting Jumpers

Describes features of the main­board, and provides a shipping
checklist.

Go to ⇒ page 1

Describes installation of main­board components.

Go to ⇒ page 7

Provides information on using
the BIOS Setup Utility.

Go to ⇒ page 33

Describes the mainboard soft­ware.

Go to ⇒ page 61

Provides a reference to the
jumpers on the mainboard.

Go to ⇒ page 70

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CHAPTER 1 1

Introducing the Mainboard 1

Introduction ...............................................................................1

Checklist ...................................................................................1

Standard Items ................................................................................................1

Features ...................................................................................2

Mainboard Components.............................................................4

Choosing a Computer Case.......................................................6

CHAPTER 2 7

Installing the Mainboard 7

Safety Precautions.....................................................................7

Quick Guide ..............................................................................8

Checking Jumper Settings..........................................................9

Setting Jumpers ..............................................................................................9

Checking Jumper Settings..........................................................................10

Jumper Settings............................................................................................11

Installing the Mainboard in a Case............................................ 12

Connecting Case Components ................................................. 13

The Panel Connector ................................................................................... 14

Installing Hardware .................................................................. 15

Installing the Processor...............................................................................15

Installing Memory Modules.......................................................................19

Installing a Hard Disk Drive/CD -ROM ................................................... 21

Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive............................................................24

Installing Add-on Cards..............................................................................25

Connecting Optional Devices ....................................................................27

Connecting I/O Devices............................................................ 30

External Connector Color Coding.............................................................31

CHAPTER 3 33

Using BIOS 33

About the Setup Utility.............................................................. 33

The Standard Configuration.......................................................................34

Entering the Setup Utility...........................................................................35

Updating the BIOS.......................................................................................36

Using BIOS ............................................................................. 37

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Standard CMOS Features ...........................................................................37

Advanced BIOS Setup Option...................................................................40

Advanced Chipse t Features Option...........................................................44

Integrated Peripherals Option ....................................................................46

Power Management Setup Option.............................................................50

PNP/PCI Configuration Option.................................................................53

PCI Health Status Option............................................................................55

Frequency/Voltage Control.........................................................................56

Load Fail -Safe Defaults Option.................................................................57

Load Optimized Defaults Option..............................................................57

Set Supervisor and User Passwords Options ...........................................58

Save & Exit Setup Option...........................................................................59

Exit Without Saving.....................................................................................59

CHAPTER 4 61

Using the Mainboard Software 61

About the Software CD -ROM....................................................61

Auto-installing under Windows 98 ............................................. 62

Running Setup..............................................................................................63

Manual Installation................................................................... 65

Utility Software Reference........................................................ 66

APPENDIX A 70

Setting Jumpers 70

Jumper Settings............................................................................................70

The Panel Connector ................................................................................... 71

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Introducing the Mainboard

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Congratulations on purchasing the P6STMT mainboard. The
P6STMT mainboard is a Micro ATX mainboard that uses a 4­layer printed circuit board and measures 220 x 244 mm. The
mainboard features a Socket 370 that accommodates Intel
Celeron/Pentium III/Tualatin and VIA C3 processors support­ing frontside bus (FSB) speeds up to 133 MHz.

The P6STMT incorporates the SiS630ET chipset, which includes
integrated built- in video, audio, networking and communications
capabilities, and features the AC 97 audio codec.

The mainboard delivers high-level performance with an inte­grated 4xAGP controller, which is compliant with the AGP 2.0
specification. Two Bus Master Ultra DMA (UDMA) ports that
support four ATAPI (AT Attachment Packet Interface) devi ces.
The IDE also supports PIO Mode 3 and 4, UDMA33/66/100
IDE, and an ATAPI CD-ROM.

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Compare the mainboard’s package contents with the following
checklists:

Standard Items

• One mainboard

• One diskette drive ribbon cable and bracket

• One IDE drive ribbon cable and bracket

• One auto-install software support CD

• This user’s manual

FFeeaattuurreess

Processor

Chipset

Memory

AC’ 97 Audio
Codec

The P6STMT mainboard uses a Socket 370 that
has the following features:

• Accommodates Intel FC-PGA Celeron CPUs
that support an FSB of 66 MHz

• Accommodates Intel Pentium III/Tualatin
CPUs that support an FSB of 100 or 133 MHz

• Accommodates VIA C3 processors that sup­port an FSB of 100 or 133 MHz

The Silicon Integrated System SiS630ET chipset
is based on an innovative and scalable architec­ture with proven reliability and performance. A few
of the chipset’s advanced features are:

• Host interface controller supports 66/100/133
MHz front side bus frequency

• DRAM controller supports up to 1 GB of
SDRAM

• AGP controller is AGP 2.0 compliant and sup­ports a graphic window size up to 256 MB

• PCI IDE controller supports PCI bus master­ing, PIO modes 0~4, and UDMA 33/66/100

• Two USB controllers double the bandwidth to
24 Mbps across four ports

• Integrated AC 97 audio that supports full sur­round sound with up to 6 channels

• Integrated LAN capability

Additional key features include support for four USB
ports, an AC 97 link for audio and modem, hardware
monitoring, and ACPI/OnNow power management.

The mainboard accommodates SDRAM up to 1 GB
using two 3.3V unbuffered DIM M modules.

The AC’ 97 Audio codec is compliant with the AC’
97 2.1 specification, and supports 18-bit ADC
(Analog Digital Converter) and DAC (Digital Ana­log Converter) resolution as well as 18-bit stereo
full-duplex codec with independent and variable
sampling rates. Further features include support
for four analog line-level stereo inputs.

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Expansion
Options

Integrated I/O

BIOS
Firmware

The mainboard comes with the following expan­sion options:

• Three 32-bit PCI slots

• One 8/16-bit ISA slot (optional)

• An Audio Modem Riser (AMR) slot

• Two IDE channels and a floppy disk drive

interface

The P6STMT supports Ultra DMA bus mastering
with transfer rates of 33/66/100 MB/sec.

The mainboard has a full set of I/O ports and con­nectors:

• Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard

• One LAN port (optional)

• One serial port

• One VGA port

• One parallel port

• One MIDI/game port

• Two USB ports

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

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

• Power management

• Wake-up alarms

• CPU parameters

• CPU and memory timing

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

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CPUFAN1

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CPUFAN1

CPU SOCKET

ATX1

ATX1

SIR1

1

SIR1

J3
J2

AMR1

EUSB1

EUSB1

1

PCI1

PCI1

PCI2

PCI2

PCI3

ISA1

PCI3

ISA1

J3

J2

1

J1

J1

JP3

JP1

DIMM2DIMM1

LED1

LED1

FLOPPY1

DIMM1

DIMM2

FLOPPY1

IDE2

IDE1

IDE1 IDE2

CA SFAN1

J4

CASFAN1

J4

1

PANEL1

1

PANEL1

BT1

BT1

1

JP1
JP3

1

WOL1 WOM1

J5

J5

4

WOL1 WOM1

Table of Mainboard Components

Label Component

AMR Audio Modem Riser slot
ATX1 Power connector
BT1 Three volt realtime clock battery
CASFAN1 Auxiliary case cooling fan
CPU SOCKET

CPUFAN1 Cooling fan for CPU
DIMM1, DIMM2 Two 168-pin DIMM sockets
EUSB1 Front panel USB headers
FLOPPY1 Floppy disk drive connector
IDE 1 Primary IDE channel
IDE 2 Secondary IDE channel
ISA1 One 8/16-bit ISA slot
J1 Front audio header
J2 Secondary CD-in connector
J3 Primary CD-in connector
J4

J5 Smart Card Reader header
JP1 Clear BIOS jumper
JP3 BIOS flash protection jumper
LED11 Red 3.3V SB LED for SDRAM
PANEL1

PCI1 ~ PCI3 Three 32-bit add-on card slots
SIR1 Serial infrared cable header
WOL1 Wake On LAN wakeup connector
WOM1 Wake On Modem wakeup connector

Socket 370 for Intel Celeron/ Pentium
III/Tualatin and Cyrix processors

Connector for case front panel switches and
LED indicators.

Connector for case front panel switches and
LED indicators

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The red indicator LED1 turns on if your system is still pow­ered, at which time memory modules cannot be installed or
uninstalled.

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There are many types of computer cases on the market. The
mainboard complies with the specifications for the Micro ATX
system case. Some features on the mainboard are imple­mented by cabling connectors on the mainboard to indicators
and switches on the system case. Ensure that your case sup­ports all the features required. The mainboard can support
one or two floppy diskette drives and four enhanced IDE
drives. Ensure that your case has sufficient power and space
for all the drives that you intend to install.

Most cases have a choice of I/O templates in the rear panel.
Make sure that the I/O template in the case matches the I/O
ports installed on the rear edge of the mainboard.

This mainboard has a Micro ATX form factor of 220 x 244 mm.
Choose a case that accommodates this form factor.

This concludes Chapter 1. The next chapter explains how to
install the mainboard.

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Installing the Mainboard

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Follow these safety precautions when installing the mainboard:

• Wear a grounding strap attached to a grounded device
to avoid damage from static electricity.

• Discharge static electricity by touching the metal case
of a safely grounded object before working on the
mainboard.

• Leave components in the static-proof bags they came
in.

• Hold all circuit boards by the edges. Do not bend cir­cuit boards.

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This Quick Guide suggests the steps you can take to assem­ble your system with the mainboards.

The following table provides a reference for installing specific
components:

Locating Mainboard Components Go to page 4
Setting Jumpers Go to page 9
Installing the Mainboard in a Case Go to page 12
Installing Case Components Go to page 13
Installing the CPU Go to page 15
Installing Memory Go to page 19
Installing an HDD and CD-ROM Drive Go to page 21
Installing an FDD Go to page 24
Installing Add-on Cards Go to page 25
Connecting Options Go to page 27
Connecting Peripheral (I/O) Devices Go to page 29

Note: The appendix provides a quick reference for jumper

settings.

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This section explains how to set jumpers for correct configur a­tion of the mainboard.

Setting Jumpers

Use the mainboard jumpers to set system configuration op­tions. Jumpers with more than one pin are numbered. When
setting the jumpers, ensure that the jumper caps are placed
on the correct pins.

This illustration shows a 2-pin
jumper. When the jumper cap is
placed on both pins, the jumper is
SHORT. If you remove the jumper

Short Open

cap, or place the jumper cap on
just one pin, the jumper is OPEN.

This illustration shows a 3-pin
jumper. Pins 1 and 2 are SHORT.

1

2

3

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Checking Jumper Settings

The following illustration shows the location of the mainboard
jumpers. Pin 1 is labeled.

CPUFAN1

ATX1

1

SIR1

J3

J2

1

J1

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

EUSB1

1

ISA1

LED1

DIMM1

DIMM2

FLOPPY1

IDE2

IDE1

CA SFAN1

BT1

J4

1

JP1
JP3

1

WOL1 WOM1

1

J5

PANEL1

1

JP1

1

JP3

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Jumper Settings

Jumper Type Description Setting (default)

JP1 3-pin Clear CMOS 1-2: Clear

2-3: Normal

JP3 2-pin BIOS flash

protection

Jumper 1 – enables you to clear the BIOS. Follow these in­structions:

1. Turn the system off.

2. Short pins 1 and 2 on jumper 1.

3. Return the jumper to the normal setting.

4. Turn the system on. The BIOS is returned to the de­fault settings.

Jumper 3 – enables you to prevent the BIOS from being up­dated (flashed). Open the jumper if you are going to update
your BIOS. After updating the BIOS, short the jumper to pr o­tect the BIOS from being flashed. For instructions on updating
the BIOS refer to Chapter 3.

Short: Enable

Open: Disable

JP1

1

JP3

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Refer to the following illustration and instructions for installing
the mainboard in a case:

This illustration shows
an example of a main­board being installed in
a tower-type case:

Note: Do not over-

tighten the
screws as this
can stress the
mai nboard.

Most system cases have
mounting brackets in­stalled in the case,
which correspond to the
holes in the mainboard.
Place the mainboard
over the mounting
brackets and secure the
mainboard onto the
mounting brackets with
screws.

2. Secure the mainboard with
screws where appropriate.

1. Place the mainboard
over the mounting brackets.

Ensure that your case has an I/O template that supports the
I/O ports and expansion slots on your mainboard.

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After you have installed the mainboard into a case, you can
begin connecting the mainboard components. Refer to the fol­lowing:

CPUFAN1

ATX1

CPUFAN1

A TX 1

1

SIR1

J3

J2

1

J1

EUSB1

1

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

ISA1

1. Connect the case power supply connector to ATX1.

2. Connect the CPU cooling fan cable to CPUFAN1.

3. Connect the case cooling fan connector to CASFAN1

D IMM1

1

JP1
JP3 J5

1

WOL1 WOM1

LED1

D IMM2

FL OPP Y 1

BT1

IDE2

IDE1

PANEL1

C A SF AN 1

J4

1

PA N E L1

1

1

The following page explains how to make panel connections.

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The Panel Connector

The panel connector provides a standard set of switch and
LED connectors commonly found on ATX or Micro ATX cases.
Refer to the table below for information:

Device Pins

Empty 13

Reset

+12, -14

Switch

Power

+9, -11

Switch

Speaker +4, -6, -8, 10

Power LED -3 (Y), -5 (G), +7

HDD LED +1, -2

Reset Switch
(Pins +12, -14)

Speaker
(Pins +4, - 6,

-8, 10)

14 13

Empty
(Pin 13)

Power Switch
(Pin +9, -11)

Power LED
(Pin -3, -5, +7)

HDD LED
(Pins +1, -2)

2 1

Note: The plus sign (+) indicates a pin which must be con-

nected to a positive voltage.

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Installing the Processor

Caution: When installing a CPU heatsink and cooling fan

make sure that you DO NOT scratch the mainboard or any
of the surface-mount resistors with the clip of the cooling
fan. If the clip of the cooling fan scrapes across the main­board, you may cause serious damage to the mainboard or
its components.

On most mainboards, there are small surface-mount resis­tors near the processor socket, which may be damaged if
the cooling fan is carelessly installed.

Avoid using cooling fans with sharp edges on the fan casing
and the clips. Also, install the cooling fan in a well-lit work
area so that you can clearly see the mainboard and proces­sor socket.

Before installing the Processor

This mainboard automatically determines the CPU clock fre­quency and system bus frequency for the processor. You may
be able to change these settings by making changes to jump­ers on the mainboard, or changing the settings in the system
Setup Utility. We strongly recommend that you do not over­clock processors or other components to run faster than their
rated speed.

Warning: Overclocking components can adversely affect

the reliability of the system and introduce errors into your
system. Overclocking can permanently damage the main­board by generating excess heat in components that are
run beyond the rated limits.

This mainboard has a Socket 370 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.

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CPU Installation Procedure

The following illustration shows CPU installation components:

Socket 370

CPU fan

Pin-1 corner

Locking lever

Note: The Pin-1 corner is empty on both the socket and

the CPU.

Follow these instructions to install the CPU:

1. Pull the CPU socket locking lever away from the
socket (A) to unhook it and raise the locking lever to
the upright position (B).

Locking lever

CPU

Pin-1 corners

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2. Match the pins on the underside of the CPU with the
pin holes on the Socket 370. Two adjacent corners on
the Socket are missing pin holes: two corresponding
corners on the CPU are missing pins. Lower the CPU
onto the socket accordingly.

Note: The socket is designed to ZIF (Zero Insertion Force)

specifications which means that the CPU pins
should easily drop into the socket pin holes without
any exertion or pressure on the CPU.

3. Swing the locking lever down and hook it under the
latch on the edge of the socket.

4. Apply thermal grease to the top of the CPU. See your
dealer for more information about thermal grease.

5. Lower the CPU fan/heatsink unit onto the CPU socket.

Fan power cable

Socket 370

6. Secure the two retention clips on either side of the
fan/heatsink unit onto the Socket 370 base.

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7. Connect the CPU fan power cable to the CPUFAN1

Fan power cable

CPU fan connector

connector.

Fan/heatsink unit

secured to socket

Note: The CPU fan/heatsink unit installation procedures

may vary with the model of the fan/heatsink sup­plied. The form, size, and color of the fan/heatsink
unit may also vary.

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Installing Memory Modules

For this mainboard, you must use 168-pin 3.3V non-buffered
Dual In-line Memory Modules (DIMMs). The memory chips
must be standard or registered SDRAM (Synchronous Dy­namic Random Access Memory).

The memory bus can run at 66 MHz, 100 MHz, or 133 MHz. If
your processor operates over a 133 MHz FSB (frontside bus),
you can install PC133 or PC100 memory modules that ope r­ate over a 133 or 100 MHz bus. If your processor operates
over a 100 MHz frontside bus, you can install memory mod­ules that operate over a 133 MHz, 100 MHz, or 66 MHz bus. If
your processor operates over a 66 MHz frontside bus, you
can only install memory modules that operate at 66 or 100
MHz.

Installation Procedure

The mainboard accommodates two memory modules. You
must install at least one module in either of the two slots.
Each module can be installe d with 32 MB to 512 MB of mem­ory; total memory capacity is 1 GB.

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Refer to the following to install the memory modules.

1. Push the latches on each side of the DIMM slot down.

2. Align the memory module with the slot. The DIMM
slots are keyed with notches and the DIMMs are keyed
with cutouts so that they can only be installed correctly.

3. Check that the cutouts on the DIMM module edge
connector match the notches in the DIMM slot:

Latch

Notches

Cutouts

Latch

4. Install the DIMM module into the slot and press it firmly
down until it seats correctly. The slot latches are lev­ered upwards and latch on to the edges of the DIMM.

5. Install any remaining DIMM modules.

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Installing a Hard Disk Drive/CD-ROM

This section describes how to install IDE devices such as a
hard disk drive and a CD-ROM drive.

About IDE Devices

Your mainboard has a primary and secondary IDE channel inter­face (IDE1 and IDE2). An IDE ribbon cable supporting two IDE
devices is bundled with the mainboard.

If you want to install more than two IDE devices, get a second
IDE cable and you can add two more devices to the secon­dary IDE channel.

IDE devices have jumpers or switches that are used to set the
IDE device as MASTER or SLAVE. Refer to the IDE device
user’s manual. When installing two IDE devices on one cable,
ensure that one device is set to MASTER and the other de­vice is set to SLAVE. The documentation of your IDE device
explains how to do this.

About UltraDMA

This mainboard supports UltraDMA 33/66/100. UDMA is a
technology that accelerates the performance of devices in the
IDE channel. Install IDE devices that support UDMA and use
IDE cables that support UDMA for better performance.

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Installing a Hard Disk Drive

1. Install the hard disk drive into the drive cage in your
system case.

2. Plug the IDE cable into IDE1 (A):

HDD

Colored
stripe

B C

A

Pin 1

Note: Ribbon cable connectors are usually keyed so that

they can only be installed correctly on the device
connector. If the connector is not keyed, make sure
that you match the pin-1 side of the cable connector
with the pin-1 side of the device connector. Each
connector has the pin-1 side clearly marked. The
pin-1 side of each ribbon cable is always marked
with a colored stripe on the cable.

3. Plug an IDE cable connector into the hard disk drive
IDE connector (B). It doesn't matter which connector
on the cable you use.

4. Plug a power cable from the case power supply into
the power connector on the hard disk drive (C).

When you first start up your system, the BIOS should auto­matically detect your hard disk drive. If it doesn’t, enter the
Setup Utility and use the IDE Hard Disk Auto Detect feature to
configure the hard disk drive that you have installed. See IDE
HDD Auto-Detection on page 38 for more information.

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Installing a CD-ROM/DVD Drive

1. Install the CD-ROM/DVD drive into the drive cage in
your system case.

2. Plug the IDE cable into IDE1 (A). If you have already
installed an HDD, use the other connector on the IDE
cable.

CD-ROM

CD-ROM audio
connector

Colored
stripe

A

B

Pin 1

C

D

J3

Note: Ribbon cable connectors are usually keyed so that

they can only be installed correctly on the device
connector. If the connector is not keyed, make sure
that you match the pin-1 side of the cable connector
with the pin-1 side of the device connector. Each
connector has the pin-1 side clearly marked. The
pin-1 side of each ribbon cable is always mar ked
with a colored stripe on the cable.

3. Plug an IDE cable connector into the CD-ROM/DVD
drive IDE connector (B). It doesn't matter which con­nector on the cable you use.

4. Plug a power cable from the case power supply into
the power connector on the CD-ROM/DVD drive (C).

5. Use the audio cable provided with the CD-ROM/DVD
drive to connect to the mainboard CD-in connector
CDIN1 or CDIN2 (D).

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Pin 1

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. See IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave
(Auto) on page 38 for more information.

Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive

The mainboard has a floppy diskette drive (FDD) interface
and ships with a diskette drive ribbon cable that supports one
or two floppy diskette drives. You can install a 5.25-inch drive
and a 3.5-inch drive with various capacities. The floppy disk­ette drive cable has one type of connector for a 5.25-inch
drive and another type of connector for a 3.5-inch drive.

1. Install the FDD into the drive cage in your system case.

2. Plug the FDD cable into FLOPPY1 (A):

FDD

Colored
stripe

B

A

Note: Ribbon cable connectors are usually keyed so that

they can only be installed correctly on the device
connector. If the connector is not keyed, make sure
that you match the pin-1 side of the cable connector
with the pin-1 side of the device connector. Each
connector has the pin-1 side clearly marked. The
pin-1 side of each ribbon cable is always marked
with a colored stripe on the cable.

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3. Plug the correct connector on the FDD cable for the

5.25-inch or 3.5-inch drive into the FDD connector (B).

4. Plug a power cable from the case power supply into
the power connector on the FDD.

When you first start up your system, go immediately to the
Setup Utility to configure the floppy diskette drives that you
have installed. See Standard CMOS Features on page 37 for
more information.

Installing Add-on Cards

This mainboard has three 32-bit PCI (Peripheral Components
Interconnect) expansion slots, one 8/16-bit ISA (Industry
Standard Architecture) slot, and one Audio Modem Riser
(AMR) slot.

AMR Slot This slot is used to insert Audio Modem

Riser cards including Modem and Audio
functions.

PCI Slots PCI slots are used to install expansion

cards that have the 32-bit PCI interface.

AMR slot

PCI slots

ISA slot

ISA Slot

(optional)

The ISA slot is used to install legacy cards
that have an 8/16-bit interface.

ATX1

1

SIR1

J3

J2

1

J1

EUSB1

1

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

ISA1

Note: Before installing an add-on card, check the docu-

mentation for the card carefully. If the card is not
Plug and Play, you may have to manually configure
the card before installation.

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DIM M1

1

JP1
JP3 J5

1

WOL1 WOM1

DIMM 2

FLO PPY1

IDE2

IDE1

CASFAN1

BT1

J4

1

PANEL1

1

1. Remove a blanking plate from the system case corre­sponding to the slot you are going to use.

2. Install the edge connector of the add-on card into the
expansion slot. Ensure that the edge connector is cor­rectly seated in the slot.

Add-on card

Edge connector

3. Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system
case with a screw.

Note: For some add-on cards, for example graphics adapters

and network adapters, you have to install drivers and
software before you can begin using the add-on card.

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WOL1

WOM1

SIR1

Connecting Optional Devices

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

CPUFAN1

1

LED1

EUSB1

1

J1

1

ATX 1

DIMM1

1

SIR1

J3

J2

1

J1

EUSB1

1

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

ISA1

D IMM2

1

JP1
JP3 J5

1

WOL1 WOM1

FLOP PY 1

IDE2

IDE1

BT1

J4

CA SF AN 1

J4

1

PA NE L1

1

1

J5

1

SIR1: Serial infrared port

The mainboard supports a Serial Infrared (SIR) data port. In­frared ports allow the wireless exchange of information
between your computer and similarly equipped devices such
as printers, laptops, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), and
other computers.

Pin Signal Name

1

VCC

2

KEY

3

IRRX

4

GROUND

5

IRTX

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EUSB1: USB port 3, 4

The mainboard has two 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 connectors USB2 to connect the front -mounted
ports to the mainboard.

Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name

1
3
5
7
9

USBVCC

-DATA1
+DATA1
GROUND
GROUND

2
4
6
8

10

GROUND
GROUND
+DATA3

-DATA3
USBVCC

J1: Front panel audio header

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

Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name

1

LINEOUT R

3

AGND

5

GROUND

7

+12V

9

MICROPHONE

11

FRONT LINE OUT (R)

13

FRONT LINE OUT (L)

15

GROUND

2

LINEOUT (L)

4

AGND

6

GROUND

8

EMPTY

10

GROUND (MIC)

12

LINE NEXT (R)

14

LINE NEXT (L)

16

EMPTY

J4: Front panel header

This is the auxiliary header for front panel switches and con­nectors.

Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name

1

GREEN LED

3

SMI SWITCH

5

KEYLOCK

2
4
6

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GREEN LED
SMI SWITCH
KEYLOCK

WOL1/WOM: Wake On LAN/Wake On Modem

If you have installed a LAN card, use the cable provided with
the card to plug into the mainboard WOL1 connector. This en­ables the Wake On LAN (WOL) feature. When your system is
in a power-saving mode, any LAN signal automatically re­sumes the system. You must enable this item using the Power
Management page of the Setup Utility.

Pin Signal Name

1

5VSB

2

GROUND

3

SENSE

If you have installed a modem, use the cable provided with
the modem to plug into the mainboard WOM1 connector. This
enables the Wake On Modem (WOM) feature.

When your system is in a power-saving mode, any modem
signal automatically resumes the system. You must enable
this item using the Power Management page of the Setup Util­ity. See Chapter 3 for more information.

J5: Smart Card Reader header

This header enables you to attach a Smart Card Reader to
read data from a Smart Card. A Smart Card is a credit card
with a built-in microprocessor and memory used for identifica­tion or financial transactions. You can use the reader to
transfer data to and from your computer.

Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name

1

PCICLK

3

SIRQ

5

LFRAME#

7

LDRQ#

9

LAD0

11

LAD1

13

LAD2

15

LAD3

17

PCIRST#

19

PME#

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2
4
6

8
10
12
14
16
18
20

VCC3
VCC3
SB6V
SB6V
SB6V
SB6V
SB6V
KEYPIN
VCC
VCC

CCoonnnneeccttiinngg II//OO DDeevviicceess

The backplane of the mainboard has the following I/O ports:

Parallel port (LPT1)

Serial port

COM 1

VGA

port

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

Use the lower PS/2 port to connect a
PS/2 keyboard.

Use the USB ports to connect USB
devices.

Use LPT1 to connect printers or other
parallel communications devices.

PS/2

mouse

PS/2

keyboard

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 Ke yboard

USB Ports

LPT1

LAN
port

USB

ports

Game port

Microphone
Line-in

Line-out

COM1

VGA Port

Game Port

Audio Ports

Use the COM port to connect serial
devices such as mice or fax/modems.
COM1 is identified by the system as
COM1/3.

Use the VGA port to connect an exter­nal monitor.

Use the game port to connect a joy­stick or a MIDI device.

Use the three audio ports to connect
audio devices. The left side jack is for
a stereo line-out signal. The middle
jack is for a stereo line-in signal. The
right side jack is for a microphone.

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External Connector Color Coding

Many connectors now use standard colors as shown in the
table below.

Connector Color

Analog VGA Blue

Audio line-in Light blue

Audio line-out Lime

Digital monitor/flat panel White

IEEE 1394 Grey

Microphone Pink

MIDI/game Gold

Parallel Burgundy

PS/2-compatible keyboard Purple

PS/2-compatible mouse Green

Serial Teal or Turquoise

Speaker out/subwoofer Orange

Right-to-left speaker Brown

USB Black

Video out Yellow

SCSI, network, telephone,

modem

None

This concludes Chapter 2. The next chapter covers the BIOS.

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Notes

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The computer uses the latest Award BIOS with support for
Windows Plug and Play. The CMOS chip on the mainboard
contains the ROM setup instructions for configuring the mai n­board BIOS.

The BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) Setup Utility dis­plays the system's configuration status and provides you with
options to set system parameters. The parameters are stored
in battery-backed-up CMOS RAM that saves this information
when the power is turned off. When the system is turned back
on, the system is configured with the values you stored in
CMOS.

The BIOS Setup Utility enables you to configure:

• Hard drives, diskette drives, and peripherals

• Video display type and display options

• Password protection from unauthorized use

• Power management features

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Using BIOS

The settings made in the Setup Utility affect how the computer
performs. Before using the Setup Utility, ensure that you un­derstand the Setup Utility options.

This chapter provides explanations for Setup Utility options.

The Standard Configuration

A standard configuration has already been set in the Setup
Utility. However, we recommend that you read this chapter in
case you need to make any changes in the future.

This Setup Utility should be used:

• when changing the system configuration

• when a configuration error is detected and you are

prompted to make changes to the Setup Utility

• when trying to resolve IRQ conflicts

• when making changes to the Power Management con-

figuration

• when changing the password or making other changes
to the Security Setup

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Entering the Setup Utility

When you power on the system, BIOS enters the Power-On
Self Test (POST) routines. POST is a series of built-in diag­nostics performed by the BIOS. After the POST routines are
completed, the following message appears:

Press DEL to enter SETUP

Pressing the delete key accesses the Award BIOS Setup
Utility:

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

Esc : Quit
F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Frequency/Voltage Control
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving

↑ ↓ →

← : Select Item

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type . . .

BIOS Navigation Keys

The BIOS navigation keys are listed below:

Key Function

Esc Exits the current menu

←↑↓→

+/–

/PU/PD

F10 Saves the current configuration and exits setup

F1

F5 Loads previously saved values to CMOS
F6

F7

Scrolls through the items on a menu
Modifies the selected field's values

Displays a screen that describes all key func­tions

Loads a minimum configuration for trouble­shooting.

Loads an optimum set of values for peak per­formance

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Updating the BIOS

You can download and install updated BIOS for this main­board from the manufacturer's Web site. Ne w BIOS provides
support for new peripherals, improvements in performance, or
fixes for known bugs. Install new BIOS as follows:

1. If your mainboard has a BIOS protection jumper,
change the setting to allow BIOS flashing. (Refer to
Appendix A for jumper settings.)

2. If your mainboard has an item called Firmware Write Pro­tect in Advanced BIOS features, disable it. (Firmware
Write Protect prevents BIOS from being overwritten.)

3. Create a bootable system disk. (Refer to Windows
online help for information on creating a bootable sys­tem disk.)

4. Download the Flash Utility and new BIOS file from the
manufacturer's Web site. Copy these files to the sys­tem diskette you created in Step 3.

5. Turn off your computer and insert the system diskette in
your computer's diskette drive . (You might need to run
the Setup Utility and change the boot priority items on the
Advanced BIOS Features Setup page, to force your
computer to boot from the floppy diskette drive first.)

6. At the A:\ prompt, type the Flash Utility program name
and press <Enter>. You see a screen similar to the fol­lowing:

(C) Award Software 1999 All Rights Reserved

For (MAINBOARD NAME) DATE: 10/26/2000
Flash Type
File Name to Program :____________________

Error Message

FLASH MEMORY WRITER V7.33

7. Type the filename of the new BIOS in the “File Name
to Program” text box. Follow the onscreen directions to
update the mainboard BIOS.

8. When the installation is complete, remove the floppy
diskette from the diskette drive and restart your com­puter. If your mainboard has a Flash BIOS jumper,
reset the jumper to protect the newly installed BIOS
from being overwritten.

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When you start the Setup Utility, the main menu appears. The
main menu of the Setup Utility displays a list of the options
that are available. A highlight indicates which option is cur­rently selected. Use the cursor arrow keys to move the
highlight to other options. When an option is highlighted, ex e­cute the option by pressing <Enter>.

Some options lead to pop -up dialog boxes that prompt you to
verify that you wish to execute that option. Other options lead
to dialog boxes that prompt you for information.

Some options (marked with a triangle ) lead to submenus
that enable you to change the values for the option. Use the
cursor arrow keys to scroll through the items in the submenu.

In this manual, default values are enclosed in parenthesis.
Submenu items are denoted by a triangle .

Standard CMOS Features

This option displays basic information about your system.

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Standard CMOS Features

Date (mm:dd:yy) Tue, July 11 2001
Time (hh:mm:ss) 12 : 8 : 59

IDE Primary Master
IDE Primary Slave
IDE Secondary Master
IDE Secondary Slave

Drive A [1.44M, 3.5 in.]
Drive B [None]
Floppy 3 Mode Support [Disabled]

Video [EGA/VGA]
Halt On [All Errors]

Base Memory 640K

Extended Memory 31744K
Total Memory 32768K

↑ ↓ → ←

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

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

Item Help

Menu Level
Change the day, month,

year and century.

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Date and Time

The Date and Time items show the current date and time on
the computer. If you are running a Windows OS, these items
are automatically updated whenever you make changes to the
Windows Date and Time Properties utility.

IDE Devices (None)

Your computer has two IDE channels (Primary and Secondary)
and each channel can be installed with one or two devices
(Master and Slave). Use these items to configure each device
on the IDE channel.

Press <Enter> to display the IDE submenu:

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IDE Primary Master

IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press Enter
IDE Primary Master [Auto]

Access Mode [Auto]

Capacity 0 MB
Cylinder 0

Head 0
Precomp 0
Landing Zone 0

Sector 0

↑ ↓ → ←

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

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

Item Help

Menu Level
To auto-detect the

HDD’s size, head . . . on
this channel

IDE HDD Auto-Detection

Press <Enter> while this item is highlighted to prompt the
Setup Utility to automatically detect and configure an IDE de­vice on the IDE channel.

Note: If you are setting up a new hard disk drive that sup-

ports LBA mode, more than one line will appear in
the parameter box. Choose the line that lists LBA
for an LBA drive.

IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave (Auto)

Leave this item at Auto to enable the system to automatically de­tect and configure IDE devices on the channel. If it fails to find a
device, change the value to Manual and then manually confi gure
the drive by entering the characteristics of the drive in the items
described below.

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Refer to your drive's documentation or look on the drive casing if
you need to obtain this information. If no device is installed,
change the value to None.

Note: Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive,

ensure that you have the configuration information
supplied by the manufacturer of your hard drive. In­correct settings can result in your system not
recognizing the installed hard disk.

Access Mode

This item defines ways that can be used to access IDE hard
disks such as LBA (Large Block Addressing). Leave this value
at Auto and the system will automatically decide the fastest
way to access the hard disk drive.

Press <Esc> to return to the Standard CMOS Features page.

Drive A/Drive B (1.44M, 3.5 in./None)

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

Floppy 3 Mode Support (Disabled)

Floppy 3 mode refers to a 3.5-inch diskette with a capacity of

1.2 MB. Floppy 3 mode is sometimes used in Japan.

Video (EGA/VGA)

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

Halt On (All Errors)

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.

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Advanced BIOS Setup Option

This option displays advanced information about your system.

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Advanced BIOS Features

Anti-Virus Protection Disabled
CPU Internal Cache Enabled
External Cache Enabled
CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enabled
Processor Number Feature Enabled
Quick Power On Self Test Enabled
First Boot Device Floppy
Second Boot Device HDD-0
Third Boot Device LS120
Boot Other Device Enabled
Swap Floppy Drive Disabled
Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled
Boot Up NumLock Status On
Gate A20 Option Fast
ATA 66/100 IDE Cable Msg. Enabled
Typematic Rate Setting Disabled

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

Security Option Setup

↑ ↓ → ←

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

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

Item Help

Menu Level
Allows you to choose

the VIRUS warning
feature for IDE Hard
Disk boot sector
protection. If this
function is enabled
and someone attempts
to write data into this
area, BIOS will show a
warning message on
screen and alarm beep

Anti-Virus Protection (Disabled)

When enabled, this item provides protection against viruses
that try to write to the boot sector and partition table of your
hard disk drive. You need to disable this item when installing
an operating system. We recommend that you enable this
item as soon as you have installed an operating system.

Note: For complete protection against viruses, install virus

software in your operating system and update the vi­rus definitions regularly.

CPU Internal Cache CPU Internal Cache (Enabled)

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

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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.

CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking (Enabled)

This item enables or disables ECC (Error Correction Code) er­ror checking on the CPU cache memory. We recommend that
you leave this item at the default value.

Processor Number Feature (Enabled)

Some new processors are installed with a unique processor
number. This number may be used for verification in Internet
transactions and e-commerce. If you prefer not to use or dis­tribute the unique processor number, disable this item to
suppress the processor number.

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/HDD-0/LS120)

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.

Swap Floppy Drive (Disabled)

If you have two floppy diskette drives in your system, this item
allows you to swap the assigned drive letters so that drive A
becomes drive B, and drive B becomes drive A.

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Boot Up Floppy Seek (Enabled)

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.

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.

ATA 66/100 IDE Cable Msg. (Enabled)

Enables or disables the ATA 66/100 IDE cable message. This
message appears during boot when you are using a 40-pin
cable on your ATA 66/100 hard disk.

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.

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.

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HDD S.M.A.R.T Capability (Disabled)

The S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting
Technology) system is a diagnostics technology that monitors
and predicts device performance. S.M.A.R.T. software resides
on both the disk drive and the host computer.

The disk drive software monitors the internal performance of
the motors, media, heads, and electronics of the drive. The
host software monitors the overall reliability status of the drive.
If a device failure is predicted, the host software, through the
Client WORKS S.M.A.R.T applet, warns the user of the im­pending condition and advises appropriate action to protect
the data.

Report No FDD For WIN95 (Yes)

If you are running a system with no floppy drive and using
Windows 95, select Yes for this item to ensure compatibility
with the Windows 95 logo certification. Otherwise, select No.

Video BIOS Shadow (Enabled)

Enable this item to copy the video BIOS to shadow RAM for
improved performance.

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Advanced Chipset Features Option

These items define critical timing parameters of the main­board. 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.

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Auto Configuration Auto
SDRAM RAS Active Time 6T

SDRAM RAS Pr echarg Time 3T
RAS to CAS Delay 3T
Dram Background Command Delay 1T
LD-Off Dram RD/WR Cycles Delay 1T
Write Recovery Time 1T
VCM REF To ACT/REF Delay 9T
VCM ACCT – ACT/REF Delay 8T
Early CKE Delay 1T Cntrl Normal
Early CKE Delay Adjust 1ns

Mem Command Output Timer Delay 1T
SDRAM/VCM CAS Latency 3T
SDRCLK Control +2.0 ns
SDRCLK Control CS#/CKE +2.0 ns
SDRCLK Control MA/SRAS +2.0 ns
SDRCLK Control DQM/MD +2.0 ns
EGMRCLK Control +1.5 ns
EGMWCLK Control +2.5 ns

↑ ↓ → ←

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

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

Advanced Chipset Features

Item Help

Menu Level

Auto Configuration (Auto)

Auto Configuration installs preset default values for some of
the timing parameters for RAM memory. We recommend that
you leave these items at the default value Auto.

SDRAM Timing and Wait State Parameters

These items set the timing and wait states for SDRAM mem­ory. We recommend that you leave these items at the default
value:

• SDRAM RAS Active Time Default: 6T

• SDRAM RAS Precharge Time Default: 3T

• RAS-to-CAS Delay Default: 3T

• DRAM Background Command Default: Delay 1T

• LD-Off DRAM RD/WR Cycles Default: Delay 1T

• Write Recovery Time Default: 1T

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• VCM REF To ACT/REF Delay Default: 9T

• VCM ACCT – ACT/REF Delay Default: 8T

• Early CKE Delay 1T Cntrl Default: Normal

• Early CKE Delay Adjust Default: 1ns

• Mem Command Output Time Default: Delay 1T

• SDRAM/VCM CAS Latency Default: 3T

CPU Access Parameters

These items set timing parameters for the CPU access. We
recommend that you leave these items at the default value:

• SDRCLK Control Default: +2.0 ns

• SDRCLK Control CS#/CKE Default: +2.0 ns

• SDRCLK Control MA/SRAS Default: +2.0 ns

• SDRCLK Control DQM/MD Default: +2.0 ns

• EGMRCLK Control Default: +1.5 ns

• EGMWCLK Control Default: +2.5 ns

System BIOS Cacheable (Enabled)
Video BIOS Cacheable (Enabled)

These items allow the video and/or system to be cached in
memory for faster execution. We recommend that you leave
these items at the default value.

Memory Hole at 15M-16M (Disabled)

This item can be used to reserve memory space for some ISA
expansion cards that require it.

AGP Aperture Size (64MB)

This item defines the size of the aperture if you use an AGP
graphics adapter. It refers to a section of the PCI memory ad­dress range used for graphics memory.

Graphic Window WR Combin (Enabled)

Use this item to enable or disable CPU support for WR Com­bin feature.

Concurrent Function(MEM) (Enabled)
Concurrent Function(PCI) (Enabled)

Use these items to enable or disable concurrent memory/PCI
and CPU action.

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CPU Pipeline Control (Enabled)

This item sets a timing parameter for CPU access. Since the
CPU timing is determined by the system hardware, you can
set this item to Disabled.

PCI Delay Transaction (Enabled)

If the chipset has an embedded 32 -bit write buffer to support
delay transaction cycles, you can enable this item to provide
compliance with PCI Ver. 2.1 specifications. We recommend
that you leave this item at the default value.

Press <Esc> to return to the previous screen.

Integrated Peripherals Option

These items define the operation of peripheral components on
the system's input/output ports.

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Integrated Peripherals

Internal PCI/IDE Both
IDE Primary Master PIO Auto
IDE Primary Slave PIO Auto
IDE Secondary Master PIO Auto
IDE Secondary Slave PIO Auto
Primary Master UltraDMA Auto
Primary Slave UltraDMA Auto
Secondary Master UltraDMA Auto
Secondar y Slave UltraDMA Auto
IDE Burst Mode Enabled
SiS–7018 AC97 Audio Enabled
SiS–7013 S/W Modem Enabled

USB Controller Enabled
USB Keyboard Support Disabled
Onboard LAN Enabled
Onboard HDD Block Mode Enabled
Onboard FDC Controller Enabled
Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8/IRQ4

↑ ↓ → ←

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

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

Item Help

Menu Level

Internal PCI/IDE (Both)

Use this item to enable or disable the PCI IDE channels that
are int egrated on this mainboard.

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IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO (Auto)

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

IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA (Auto)

Each IDE channel supports a master device and a slave de­vice. This mainboard supports UltraDMA. UltraDMA
technology 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 mainboard in order to use
an UltraDMA device.

IDE Burst Mode (Enabled)

When set to “Enabled,” every write transaction goes to the
write buffer. “Burstable” transactions then burst on the PCI
bus and “nonburstable” transaction do not. The options are
“Enabled,” and “Disabled.”

SiS–7018 AC97 Audio (Auto)
SiS–7013 S/W Modem (Auto)

Configures the onboard SiS AC 97 audio codec and S/W mo­dem function. We recommend that you leave this at the
default value.

USB Controller (Enabled)

This item enables the onboard USB controller, so you can
connect USB devices to the standard two USB ports on the
board.

USB Keyboard Support (Disabled)

This item enables the use of a USB keyboard.

Onboard LAN (Enabled)

This item enables the integrated Ethernet capabilities. Your
mainboard might have an optional integrated PCI LAN (net­work adapter), use this item to enable or disable it.

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IDE HDD Block Mode (Enabled)

Enable this field if your IDE hard drive supports block mode.
Block mode enables BIOS to automatically detect the optimal
number of block read and writes per sector that the drive can
support and can improve the speed of access to IDE devices.

Onboard FDC Controller (Enabled)

This option enables the onboard floppy disk drive controller.

Onboard Serial Port 1 (3F8/IRQ4)

This item lets you disable the built-in serial port 1, or enable it
by assigning an I/O address and an Interrupt Request Line
(IRQ).

UART 2 Mode Controller (Disabled)

When enabled, this item activates the onboard infrared fea­ture and sets the second serial UART to support the infrared
module connector on the mainboard. Enabling this field dis­ables the onboard COM2 connector.

UART Mode Select (IrDA)
UR2 Duplex Mode (Half)

These items define the operation of serial port 1. In the No r­mal setting, serial port 1 is assigned to the external COM1
connector. If you have installed an optional infrared port, you
must change the setting of this item to one of the Infrared set­tings (usually IrDA or FIR). These settings will disable the
external COM2 serial port connector and assign the resources
to the infrared device.

If you have selected an IR mode, use the following item UR2
Duplex Mode to define if the IR port is full duplex or half du­plex.

Onboard Parallel Port (3F8/IRQ7)

This item lets you disable the built-in parallel port, or enable it
by assigning an I/O address and an Interrupt Request Line
(IRQ).

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Parallel Port Mode (ECP)
ECP Mode Use DMA (3)

This item defines the operation of the parallel port. As a de­fault, it is set to SPP (standard parallel port). If you are
connected to a parallel device that supports the higher­performance EPP (enhanced parallel port) or the ECP (ex­tended capabilities port) make the appropriate changes to this
item. If you have changed the parallel port to ECP mode, use
the following item ECP Mode Use DMA to assign a DMA
channel to the port.

Game Port Address (201)

Enables you to set the game port address.

MIDI Port Address (330)
MIDI Port IRQ (10)

Enables you to set the MIDI port address and IRQ.

Init Display First (PCI Slot)

Use this item to define if your graphics adapter is installed in
one of the PCI slots or select Onboard if you have a graphics
system integrated on the mainboard.

System Share Memory Size (8 MB)

This item defines the amount of system memory that will be
shared and uses as video memory.

Extended Graphics Memory

This item displays the size of the extended A-DIMM memory
used by the Video system for frame buffering.

Press <Esc> to return to the previous screen.

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Power Management Setup Option

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 aut o­matically resumed by certain events.

The power -saving modes can be controlled by timeouts. If the
system is inactive for a time, the timeouts begin counting. If
the inactivity continues so that the timeout period elapses, the
system enters a power-saving mode. If any item in the list of
Reload Global Timer Events is Enabled, then any activity on
that item will reset the timeout counters to zero.

If the system is suspended or has been powered down by
software, it can be resumed by a wake up call that is gene r­ated by incoming traffic to a modem, a LAN card, a PCI card,
or a fixed alarm on the system realtime clock,

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ACPI Suspend Type S1(POS)
Video Off Option Susp,Stby --> Off
Video Off Method DPMS Supported
Switch Function Break/Wake
MODEM Use IRQ 3
Hot Key Function As Disable
HDD Off After Disable
Power Button Override Instant Off
IRQ [3-7, 9-15], NMI Enabled
IRQ 8 Break Suspend Disabled
RING/WOL/WOM WakeUp/PwrOn Disabled
PCI PME WakeUp/PwrOn Enabled
KB Power ON Password Enter
Power Up by Alarm Disabled

x Month Alarm NA
x Day of Month Alarm 0
x Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm 0 0 0

Power Management Setup

Menu Level

Item Help

↑ ↓ → ←

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

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

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ACPI Suspend Type (S1 (POS) )

Use this item to define how your system suspends. In the default,
S1(POS), the suspend mode is equivalent to a software power
down. If you select S3 (STR), the suspend mode is a suspend to
RAM – the system shuts down with the exception of a refresh
current to the system memory.

Video Off Option (Suspend --> Off)

This option defines if the video is powered down when the
system is put into suspend mode.

Video Off Method (DPMS Supported)

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

Switch Function (Break/Wake)

This item defines if pressing the power switch will cause the
system to wake up from suspend or standby mode.

MODEM Use IRQ (3)

If you want an incoming call on a modem to automatically re­sume the system from a power-saving mode, use this item to
specify the interrupt request line (IRQ) that is used by the m o­dem.

You might have to connect the fax/modem to the mainboard
Wake On Modem connector for this feature to work.

Hot Key Function As (Disable)

This item defines the function of an auxiliary power hot key on
the system keyboard. Your keyboard must feature such a hot
key for this function to work. When enabled, It can be set to
power off or suspend the system.

HDD Off After (Disable)

You can set this item to a selection of timeouts from 1 to 15
minutes. The hard disk drive will power down if the selected
timeout passes without any activity on the hard disk.

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Power Button Override (Instant Off)

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 normal power button on your system.
If the item is set to Instant -Off, then the power button causes a
software power down. If the item is set to Delay 4 Sec. Then
you have to hold the power button down for four seconds to
cause a software power down.

IRQ [3-7,9-15], NMI (Enabled)

You can set this item to enabled if you want the system to
wake up from suspend or standby mode when activity is de­tected on a device using any of these IRQ addresses.

IRQ 8 Break Suspend (Disabled)

You can set this item to enabled if you want the system to
wake up from suspend mode when activity is detected on a
device using IRQ 8.

Ring/WOL/WOM WakeUp/PwrOn (Disabled)

If this item is enabled, it allows the system to resume from a
software powerdown or a power-saving mode whenever there
is an incoming call to an installed fax/modem or network
adapter. You might have to connect the fax/modem and /or
network adapter to a mainboard Wake On Modem and Wake
On LAN connector for this feature to work.

PCI PME WakeUp/PwrOn (Enabled)

If this item is enabled, it allows the system to wakeup from
power saving mode when there is any activity on the PCI slots.

KB Power ON Password (Enter)

This item can be used to prompt the used for a password
when the system power is resumed by keyboard action.

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Power Up by Alarm (Disabled)

If this item is Enabled, it allows you to set a date and time
alarm that will automatically resume the system from a soft­ware power down. When you enable this feature, new setup
items appear to let you set the alarm. Date (of Month) Alarm
lets you select a day from 1 to 31. Time Alarm lets you select
a time for the alarm in hours, minutes, and seconds.

PNP/PCI Configuration Option

These options configure how PnP (Plug and Play) and PCI
expansion cards operate in your system. Both the ISA and
PCI buses on the Mainboard use system IRQs (Interrupt 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 mainboard to work pro perly.
Selecting PnP/PCI Configurations on the main program
screen displays this menu:

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PnP/PCI Configurations

Reset Configuration Data Disabled
Resources Controlled by Auto(ESCD)

x IRQ Resources Press Enter
x DMA Resources Press Enter

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Disabled

↑ ↓ → ←

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

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

Item Help

Menu Level
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.

Reset Configuration Data (Disabled)

If you enable this item and restart the system, any Plug and
Play configuration data stored in the BIOS Setup is cleared
from memory.

Resources Controlled By (Auto(ESCD))

You should leave this item at the default Auto(ESCD). Under
this setting, the system dynamically allocates resources to
Plug and Play devices as they are required.

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If you cannot get a legacy ISA (Industry Standard Architecture)
expansion card to work properly, you might be able to solve
the problem by changing this item to Manual, and then ope n­ing up the IRQ Resources and Memory Resources submenus.

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

In the DMA Resources submenu, if you assign a DMA to Le g­acy ISA, then that DMA is reserved for a legacy ISA
expansion card. Press <Esc> to close the DMA Resources
submenu.

In the Memory Resources submenu, use the first item Re­served Memory Base to set the start address of the memory
you want to reserve for the ISA expansion card. Use the sec­ond item Reserved Memory Length to set the amount of
reserved memory. Press <Esc> to close the Memory Re­sources submenu.

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop (Disabled)

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

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PCI Health Status Option

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

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PC Health Status

Vcore

2.5V
+3.3V
+5V
+12V
SB3V
SB5V
Voltage Battery
Board Temperature
CPU Temperature
CPU Fan Speed
Case Fan Speed

↑ ↓ → ←

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

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

Item Help

Menu Level

Shutdown Temperature (Disabled)

Enables you to set the maximum temperat ure the system can
reach 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.

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Frequency/Voltage Control

This item enables you to set the clock speed and system bus
for your system. The clock speed and system bus are deter­mined by the kind of processor you have installed in your
system.

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Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk Enabled
Spread Spectrum Enabled
CPU Host/SDRAM/PCI Clock Default

CPU Clock Ratio Jumpless By H/W

Frequency/Voltage Control

Item Help

Menu Level

↑ ↓ → ←

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

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

Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk (Enabled)

When this item is enabled, BIOS will disable the clock signal
of free DIMM and PCI slots.

Spread Spectrum (Enabled)

If you enable spread spectrum, it can significantly reduce the
EMI (Electro-Magnetic Interference) generated by the system.

CPU Host/SDRAM/PCI Clock (Default)

Use the CPU Host Clock to set the frontside bus frequency for
the installed processor (usually 133 MHz, 100 MHz or 66
MHz).

CPU Clock Ratio Jumpless (By H/W)

Use the CPU Host/SDRAM/PCI Clock to set the frontside bus
frequency for the installed processor (usually 133 MHz, 100
MHz or 66 MHz). Then use CPU Clock Ratio Jumpless to set
a multiple. The multiple times the frontside bus must equal the
core speed of the installed processor e.g., 3.5 (multiple) x

100 MHz (frontside bus) = 350 MHz (installed processor
clock speed).

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Load Fail-Safe Defaults Option

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 fail­safe defaults for a specific option, select and display that op­tion, and then press <F6>.

Load Optimized Defaults Option

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>.

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Set Supervisor and User Passwords Options

These items can be used to install a password. A Supervisor
password takes precedence over a User password, and the
Supervisor can limit the activities of a User. To install a pas s­word, follow these steps:

1. Highlight the item Set Supervisor/User Password on
the main menu and press <Enter>.

2. The password dialog box appears.

Enter Password:

3. If you are installing a new password, type in the pas s­word. You cannot use more than eight characters or
numbers. The Set Supervisor/User Password item dif­ferentiates between upper and lower case characters.
Press <Enter> after you have typed in the password. If
you are deleting a password that is already installed
press <Enter> when the password dialog box appears.
You see a message that indicates that the password
has been disabled.

PASSWORD DISABLED !!!
Press any key to continue . . .

4. Press any key. You are prompted to confirm the pas s­word:

Confirm Password:

5. Type the password again and press <Enter>, or press
<Enter> if you are deleting a password that is already
installed.

6. If you typed the password correctly, the password will
be installed.

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Save & Exit Setup Option

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 info r­mation on the software supplied with the mainboard.

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Using the Mainboard Software

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The support software CD-ROM that is included in the main­board package contains all the drivers and utility programs
needed to properly run the bundled pro ducts. Below you can
find a brief description of each software program, and the lo­cation for your mainboard version. More information on some
programs is available in a README file, located in the same
directory as the software.

Note: Never try to install software from a folder that is not

specified for use with your mainboard.

Before installing any software, always inspect the folder for
files named README.TXT, INSTALL.TXT, or something simi­lar. These files may contain important information that is not
included in this manual

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The Auto-install CD-ROM makes it easy for you to install the
drivers and software for your mainboard.

Note: If the Auto-install CD-ROM does not work on your

system, you can still install drivers through the file
manager for your OS (for example, Windows E x­plorer). Refer to Utility Folder Installation Notes
later in this chapter.

The support software CD-ROM disc loads automatically under
Windows 98. When you insert the CD-ROM disc in the CD­ROM drive, the autorun feature will automatically bring up the
install screen. The screen has three buttons on it, Setup,
Browse CD and Exit.

Note: If the opening screen doesn't appear, double-click

the file "setup.exe" in the root directory.

Setup

Click the Setup button to run the software installation pr ogram.
Select from the menu which software you want to install.

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Browse CD

The Browse CD button is the standard Windows command
that allows you to open Windows Explorer and show the con­tents of the support CD.

Before installing the software from Windows Explorer, look for
a file named README.TXT, INSTALL.TXT or something simi­lar. This file may contain important information to help you
install the software correctly.

Some software is installed in separate folders for different op­erating systems, such as DOS, WIN NT, or WIN98/95. Always
go to the correct folder for the kind of OS you are using.

To install the software, execute a file named SETUP.EXE or
INSTALL.EXE by double-clicking the file and then following
the instructions on the screen.

Exit

The Exit button closes the Auto Setup window.

Running Setup

Follow these instructions to install device drivers and software
for the mainboard:

1. Click Setup. The installation program begins:

Mainboard ID

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Note: The following screens are examples only. The

screens and driver lists will be different according to
the mainboard you are installing.

The mainboard identification is located in the upper
left-hand corner.

2. Click Next. The following screen appears:

3. Check the items you want to install. The default op­tions are recommended.

4. Click Next to run the Installation Wizard. An item in-
stallation screen appears:

5. Follow the instructions on the screen to install the
items.

Drivers and software are automatically installed in sequence.
Follow the onscreen instructions, confirm commands and al­low the computer to restart after each installation.

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Insert the CD in the CD-ROM drive and locate the PATH.DOC
file in the root directory. This file contains the information
needed to locate the drivers for your mainboard.

Look for the chipset and mainboard model; then browse to the
directory and path to begin installing the drivers. Most drivers
have a setup program (SETUP.EXE) that automatically de­tects your operating system before installation. Other drivers
have the setup program located in the operating system sub­folder.

If the driver you want to install does not have a setup pr ogram,
browse to the operating system subfolder and locate the re­adme text file (README.TXT or README.DOC) for
information on installing the driver or software for your operat­ing system.

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All the utility software available on the CD-ROM is Windows
compliant. It is provided only for the convenience of custom­ers. The following software is furnished under license and
may only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of
the license.

Note: The software in these folders is subject to change at

anytime without prior notice. Please refer to the
support CD for available software.

Award Flash Memory Utility

This utility enables you to erase the system BIOS stored on a
Flash Memory chip on the mainboard, and lets you copy an
updated version of the BIOS to the chip. Proceed with caution
when using this program. If you erase the current BIOS and
fail to write a new BIOS, or write a new BIOS that is incorrect,
your system will malfunction. Refer to Chapter 3, Using BIOS
for more information.

PC-CILLIN

The PC-CILLIN software program provides anti-virus protec­tion for your system. This program is available for Windows
2000/ME/98SE and Windows NT. Be sure to check the re­adme.txt and install the appropriate anti-virus software for
your operating system.

We strongly recommend users to install this free anti-virus
software to help protect your system against viruses.

Note: Update your virus software regularly to protect

against new viruses.

MediaRing Talk – Telephony Software

To install the MediaRing Talk voice modem software for the
built-in modem, run MRTALK -SETUP72.EXE from the follow­ing directory:

\UTILITY\MEDIARING TALK

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Super Voice – Fax/Modem Software

To install the Super Voice voice, fax, data communication ap­plication for use with the built-in fax/modem, run
PICSHELL.EXE from the following directory:

\UTILITY\SUPER VOICE

CD Ghost

The CD Ghost software enables you to create a virtual cabinet
of CD-ROM drives on your system to help you categorize and
organize your CD collection. A user-friendly interface assists
you in quickly creating images of both CDs and DVDs onto
your system. To install the software, run SETUP.EXE from the
following directory:

\UTILITY\CDGHOST \ENG\CDGHOST

Recovery Genius

The Recovery Genius software program is an innovative wi n­dows application system that protects your Hard Disk Drive
from virus intrusion, accidental deletions, and system corru p­tion. To install the Recovery Genius software program run
SETUP.EXE from the following directory

\UTILITY\RECOVERY GENIUS \ENG\RECOVERYGENIUS

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Language Genius

The Language Genius is a software-based product that helps
you to learn new languages. To install the Language Genius
software program run SETUP.EXE from the following directory

\UTILITY\LANGUAGE GENIUS \ENG\LANGUAGEGENIUS

PageABC

The PageABC application software enables you to create your
own home page. To install the PageABC, run SETUP.EXE
from the following directory:

\UTILITY\PageABC

This concludes Chapter 4.

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Setting Jumpers

Jumper Settings

Jumper Type Description Setting (default)

JP1 3-pin Clear CMOS 1-2: Clear

2-3: Normal

JP3 2-pin BIOS flash

protection

Jumper 1 – enables you to clear the BIOS. Follow these in­structions:

1. Turn the system off.

2. Short pins 1 and 2 on jumper 1.

3. Return the jumper to the normal setting.

4. Turn the system on. The BIOS is returned to the de­fault settings.

Short: Enable

Open: Disable

1

JP3

JP1

Jumper 3 – enables you to prevent the BIOS from being up-

dated (flashed). Open the jumper if you are going to update
your BIOS. After updating the BIOS, short the jumper to pr o­tect the BIOS from being flashed. For instructions on updating
the BIOS refer to Chapter 3.

2 1

(Pin 13)

14 13

(Pin +9, -11)

The Panel Connector

The panel connector provides a standard set of switch and
LED connectors usually found on ATX or Micro ATX cases.
Refer to the table below for information:

Device Pins

Empty 13

Reset

Switch

Power

+12, -14

+9, -11

Reset Switch
(Pins +12, -14)

Switch

Speaker +4, -6, -8, 10

Power LED -3 (Y), -5 (G), +7

HDD LED +1, -2

Speaker
(Pins +4, -6,

Note: The plus sign (+) indicates a pin which must be con-

nected to a positive voltage.

Empty

Power Switch

Power LED
(Pin -3, -5, +7)

HDD LED
(Pins +1, -2)

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