Embedded M-700-10E - VIA Mini ITX Motherboard, EPIA-M700 User Manual

EPIA

EPIA----M700

EPIAEPIA

M700

M700M700

User’s Manual

User’s Manual

User’s ManualUser’s Manual

Version 1.03

September 25, 2008

Copyright

Copyright

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Copyright © 2008 VIA Technologies Incorporated. All rights reserved.

No part of this document may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or
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All trademarks are the property of their respective holders. PS/2 is a registered trademark of IBM
Corporation.

Disclaimer

Disclaimer

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No license is granted, implied or otherwise, under any patent or patent rights of VIA Technologies. VIA
Technologies makes no warranties, implied or otherwise, in regard to this document and to the products
described in this document. The information provided in this document is believed to be accurate and
reliable as of the publication date of this document. However, VIA Technologies assumes no responsibility
for the use or misuse of the information in this document and for any patent infringements that may arise
from the use of this document. The information and product specifications within this document are subject
to change at any time, without notice and without obligation to notify any person of such change.

FCC

FCC----B Radio Frequency Interference Statement

B Radio Frequency Interference Statement

FCCFCC

B Radio Frequency Interference StatementB Radio Frequency Interference Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to
part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses
and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction
manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a
residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case the user will be required to correct the
interference at his personal expense.

Notice 1

Notice 1

Notice 1Notice 1

The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the
user's authority to operate the equipment.

Notice 2

Notice 2

Notice 2Notice 2

Shielded interface cables and A.C. power cord, if any, must be used in order to comply with the emission
limits.

Tested To Comply
With FCC Standards
FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

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NSTRUCTIONSNSTRUCTIONS

Always read the safety instructions carefully.

Keep this User's Manual for future reference.

Keep this equipment away from humidity.

Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting it up.

The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence protects the
equipment from overheating. Do not cover the openings.

Make sure the voltage of the power source and adjust properly 110/220V
before connecting the equipment to the power inlet.

Place the power cord in such a way that people cannot step on it. Do not
place anything over the power cord.

Always unplug the power cord before inserting any add-on card or module.

All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted.

Never pour any liquid into the opening. Liquid can cause damage or
electrical shock.

If any of the following situations arises, get the equipment checked by a
service personnel:

 The power cord or plug is damaged.
 Liquid has penetrated into the equipment.
 The equipment has been exposed to moisture.
 The equipment has not worked well or you cannot get it work

according to User's Manual.

 The equipment has dropped and damaged.
 If the equipment has obvious sign of breakage.

Do not leave this equipment in an environment unconditioned or in a
storage temperature above 60oC (140oF). The equipment may be damaged.

Caution:

Caution:

Caution:Caution:
Only use the appropriate battery specified for this product.
Do not reuse, recharge, or reheat an old battery.
Do not attempt to force open the battery.
Do not discard used batteries with regular trash.
Discard used batteries according to local regulations.

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Mainboard Specifications.........................................................................................2

Mainboard Layout .......................................................................................................4

Back Panel Layout........................................................................................................6

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CPU ....................................................................................................................................8

Memory Module Installation...................................................................................9

Connecting the Power Supply ............................................................................. 10

Back Panel Ports ........................................................................................................ 11

Connectors................................................................................................................... 12

Jumpers......................................................................................................................... 18

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Installation ......................................................................................................7

CPU Fan and System Fan: CPUFAN and SYSFAN ......................................8

Memory Slot: DDR2 DIMM.................................................................................9

DDR2 SDRAM Module Installation Procedures .........................................9

Available DDR2 SDRAM Configurations .......................................................9

ATX 20-Pin Power Connector .........................................................................10

COM (Serial) Port ................................................................................................. 11

DVI-I Port................................................................................................................. 11

RJ-45 LAN Ports.................................................................................................... 11

USB Ports................................................................................................................. 11

Audio Port...............................................................................................................11

IDE Connector: IDE.............................................................................................. 12

SATA Ports ..............................................................................................................13

USB Pin Connector: USB_2/1........................................................................... 13

KB/MS Connector ................................................................................................13

Front Panel Audio: F_Audio ............................................................................. 14

Digital I/O: DIO ..................................................................................................... 14

MFX............................................................................................................................ 14

Serial IrDA Infrared Module: SIR .................................................................. 15

Serial Port: COM2 ................................................................................................ 15

SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface)......................................................................15

Buzzer ....................................................................................................................... 15

DVP (Digital Video Port) ................................................................................... 16

S/PDIF: Digital Audio Connector.................................................................. 16

VIP (Video Input Port)........................................................................................ 17

Front Panel: F_Panel............................................................................................ 17

System Temperature Sensor ........................................................................... 17

Clear CMOS Connector: CLEAR_CMOS1 .................................................... 18

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MS_CF_SEL ..............................................................................................................18

Voltage Selector for the CF Connector: V_CF_SEL ................................ 18

Slots ................................................................................................................................ 19

Peripheral Component Interconnect: PCI.................................................. 19

PCI Interrupt Request Routing ....................................................................... 19

Compact Flash Type I Connector: CF...........................................................19

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BIOS Setup....................................................................................................21

Entering the BIOS Setup Menu ........................................................................... 22

Control Keys ................................................................................................................23

Navigating the BIOS Menus ................................................................................. 24

Getting Help................................................................................................................ 25

Main Menu................................................................................................................... 26

Standard CMOS Features ................................................................................. 26

Advanced BIOS Features................................................................................... 26

Advanced Chipset Features ............................................................................. 26

Integrated Peripherals ....................................................................................... 26

Power Management Setup .............................................................................. 26

PnP/PCI Configurations..................................................................................... 26

PC Health Status................................................................................................... 27

Frequency/Voltage Control ............................................................................. 27

Load Optimized Defaults.................................................................................. 27

Set Supervisor Password................................................................................... 27

Set User Password ............................................................................................... 27

Save & Exit Setup................................................................................................. 27

Exit Without Saving............................................................................................. 27

Standard CMOS Features ...................................................................................... 28

Date ........................................................................................................................... 28

Time........................................................................................................................... 28

Video.........................................................................................................................28

Halt On..................................................................................................................... 28

IDE Drives ..................................................................................................................... 29

IDE Channel 0 Master......................................................................................... 29

IDE Channel 0 Slave ............................................................................................ 29

IDE Channel 1 Master......................................................................................... 30

IDE Channel 1 Slave ............................................................................................ 30

Advanced BIOS Features........................................................................................ 32

Virus Warning........................................................................................................ 32

CPU L1 & L2 Cache ............................................................................................. 32

CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking........................................................................... 32

Quick Power On Self-Test ................................................................................ 33

First/Second/Third Boot Device..................................................................... 33

Boot Other Device............................................................................................... 33

Boot Up NumLock Status ................................................................................. 33

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Typematic Rate Setting ..................................................................................... 33

Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)............................................................................. 34

Typematic Delay (Msec).................................................................................... 34

Security Option..................................................................................................... 34

MPS Version Control for OS............................................................................ 34

OS Select for DRAM > 64MB.......................................................................... 34

HDD S.M.A.R.T Capability.................................................................................34

Video BIOS Shadow............................................................................................ 34

Full Screen Logo Show ...................................................................................... 34

Summary Screen Show...................................................................................... 35

CPU Features...............................................................................................................36

Delay Prior to Thermal.......................................................................................36

Thermal Management ....................................................................................... 36

Hard Disk Boot Priority........................................................................................... 37

Advanced Chipset Features .................................................................................. 38

Memory Hole.........................................................................................................38

System BIOS Cacheable .................................................................................... 38

Video RAM Cacheable .......................................................................................38

Internal VGA Control ............................................................................................... 39

VGA Share Memory size ................................................................................... 39

Direct Frame Buffer............................................................................................. 39

Select Display Device ......................................................................................... 39

CPU & PCI Bus Control ........................................................................................... 40

PCI Master 0 WS Write ...................................................................................... 40

PCI Delay Transaction ........................................................................................ 40

VIA PWR Management...................................................................................... 40

Integrated Peripherals............................................................................................. 41

VIA OnChip IDE Device........................................................................................... 42

DOM/CF Support ATA66 .................................................................................. 42

SATA Controller .................................................................................................... 42

IDE DMA Transfer Access ................................................................................. 42

OnChip IDE Channel 1 ....................................................................................... 42

IDE Prefetch Mode .............................................................................................. 42

Secondary Master PIO ....................................................................................... 42

Secondary Slave PIO........................................................................................... 42

Secondary Master UDMA................................................................................. 43

Secondary Slave UDMA .................................................................................... 43

IDE HDD Block Mode ......................................................................................... 43

VIA OnChip PCI Device ........................................................................................... 44

Azalia HDA Controller........................................................................................ 44

SuperIO Device .......................................................................................................... 45

Onboard Serial Port 1 ........................................................................................ 45

Onboard Serial Port 2 ........................................................................................ 45

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IR Mode Select...................................................................................................... 45

Watch Dog Timer Select ................................................................................... 45

USB Device Setting................................................................................................... 46

USB 1.0 Controller ............................................................................................... 46

USB 2.0 Controller ............................................................................................... 46

USB Operation Mode......................................................................................... 46

USB Keyboard Function .................................................................................... 46

USB Mouse Function .......................................................................................... 47

USB Storage Function ........................................................................................ 47

Power Management Setup ................................................................................... 48

ACPI Suspend Type............................................................................................. 48

Power Management Option............................................................................ 48

HDD Power Down................................................................................................ 48

Suspend Mode...................................................................................................... 49

Video Off Option.................................................................................................. 49

Video Off Method................................................................................................49

MODEM Use IRQ..................................................................................................49

Soft-Off by PWRBTN .......................................................................................... 49

Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume............................................................................. 49

AC Loss Auto Restart..........................................................................................49

Wakeup Event Detect..............................................................................................50

PS2KB Wakeup Select ........................................................................................50

PS2KB Wakeup Key Select ............................................................................... 50

PS2MS Wakeup Key Select .............................................................................. 50

PS2 Keyboard Power On................................................................................... 50

PS2 Mouse Power On ........................................................................................ 51

PowerOn by PCI Card......................................................................................... 51

RTC Alarm Resume.............................................................................................. 51

Date (of Month).................................................................................................... 51

Resume Time (hh : mm : ss).............................................................................51

PnP/PCI Configurations.......................................................................................... 52

Init Display First .................................................................................................... 52

PNP OS Installed ..................................................................................................52

Reset Configuration Data.................................................................................52

Resources Controlled By................................................................................... 53

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop ..................................................................................... 53

Assign IRQ for VGA............................................................................................. 53

Assign IRQ for USB.............................................................................................. 53

Maximum Payload Size ..................................................................................... 53

PC Health Status........................................................................................................ 54

Frequency/Voltage Control .................................................................................. 55

DRAM Frequency................................................................................................. 55

DRAM Channel Mode ........................................................................................ 55

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DDR CAS Latency Control ................................................................................ 55

DDR Burst Length ................................................................................................ 55

DDR 1T Command Rate.................................................................................... 55

DRDY Table............................................................................................................. 55

ODT............................................................................................................................ 55

Spread Spectrum .................................................................................................56

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

Set Supervisor/User Password............................................................................. 58

Set Supervisor ....................................................................................................... 58

User Password....................................................................................................... 58

Save & Exit Setup...................................................................................................... 60

Exit Without Saving.................................................................................................. 61

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Driver Installation.......................................................................................63

Driver Utilities ............................................................................................................. 64

Getting Started ..................................................................................................... 64

Running the Driver Utilities CD...................................................................... 65

CD Content ..................................................................................................................66

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PECIFICATIONS

The ultra-compact and highly integrated VIA EPIA-M700 uses the Mini­ITX mainboard form-factor developed by VIA Technologies, Inc. as part
of the company’s open industry-wide total connectivity initiative. The
mainboard enables the creation of an exciting new generation of small,
ergonomic, innovative and affordable embedded systems. Through a
high level of integration, the Mini-ITX occupy 66% of the size of FlexATX
mainboard form factor. The mainboard comes with a VIA C7 NanoBGA2
Processor, boasting of ultra-low power consumption, cool and quiet
operation.

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Mainboard Specifications

Mainboard Specifications

Mainboard SpecificationsMainboard Specifications

CPU

CPU

CPUCPU

• VIA C7 1.0GHz / 1.5GHz NanoBGA2 processor

Chipset

Chipset

ChipsetChipset

• VIA VX800 advanced all-in-one system processor

Graphics

Graphics

GraphicsGraphics

• Integrated VIA Chrome9™ HC DX9 3D/2D Graphics and Unified

Video Decoding Accelerator

Audio

Audio

AudioAudio

• VIA VT1708B High Definition Audio codec

Memory

Memory

MemoryMemory

• 1 x DDR2 667/533 DIMM slot (up to 2 GB)

Expansion Slot

Expansion Slot

Expansion SlotExpansion Slot

• 1 x PCI slot

IDE

IDE

IDEIDE

• 1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66/33 pin header

LAN

LAN

LANLAN

• 2 x VIA VT6130 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet Controllers

Onboard I/O Connectors

Onboard I/O Connectors

Onboard I/O ConnectorsOnboard I/O Connectors

• 1 x USB pin header for 2 additional USB 2.0 ports

• 1 x Digital video input pin header for CCIR-656/601/transport

stream video

• 1 x Digital video out pin header for HDMI transmitter, DVI

transmitter (different add-on card is required for different
function) or 18-bit TTL (when onboard DVI is disabled)

• 1 x CF (Compact Flash) type I connector (shared with IDE)

• 1 x KB/MS pin header

• 1 x Serial port pin header

• 1 x Digital I/O pin header

• 1 x SPI pin header

• 1 x SIR pin header (IRDA 1.0)

• 1 x Front Panel pin header

• 1 x Front-panel audio pin header for HP-out/MIC-in or

amplifier module

• 1 x MFX pin header

• 2 x SATA port connectors

• 1 x S/PDIF out connector

• 2 x Fan connectors for CPU and System fans

• 1 x ATX power connector

• 1 x System temperature reading pin header

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Back Panel I/O Ports

Back Panel I/O Ports

Back Panel I/O PortsBack Panel I/O Ports

• 1 x Serial port

• 2 x RJ45 LAN ports

• 1 x DVI-I port

• 4 x USB 2.0 ports

• 3 x Audio phone jacks: Line-out, Line-in and MIC-in (Horizontal

type, Smart 5.1 supported)

BIOS

BIOS

BIOSBIOS

• Award BIOS with SPI 4/8Mbit flash memory capacity

Form Factor

Form Factor

Form FactorForm Factor

• Mini-ITX (6-layer)

• 17cm X 17cm

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Mainboard Layout

Mainboard Layout

Mainboard LayoutMainboard Layout

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(Bottom side)

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Back Panel LayoutBack Panel Layout

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NSTALLATION

This chapter provides you with information about hardware installation
procedures. It is recommended to use a grounded wrist strap before
handling computer components. Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can
damage some components.

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CPU_FAN

CPU_FANCPU_FAN

CPU_FAN

SYS

SYSSYS

SYS

_FAN

_FAN_FAN

_FAN

CPU

CPU

CPUCPU

The VIA EPIA-M700 mainboard is packaged with a standard VIA C7 1.5
GHz / 1.0 GHz NanoBGA2 processor. To provide sufficient cooling, VIA
C7 1.5 GHz processor requires a heatsink with fan while VIA C7 1.0 GHz
requires only a heatsink.

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CPU Fan and System Fan: CPUFAN and SYSFAN

The CPU_FAN (CPU fan) and SYS_FAN (system fan) run on +12V and
maintain system cooling. When connecting the wire to the connectors,
always be aware that the red wire (positive wire) should be connected to the
+12V. The black wire is Ground and should always be connected to GND.

Pin

Pin Signal

PinPin
1 F_IO1
2 +12V
3 GND

Pin

Pin Signal

PinPin
1 F_IO2
2 +12V
3 GND

Signal

SignalSignal

Signal

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Memory Module Installation

Memory Module Installation

Memory Module InstallationMemory Module Installation

Memory Slot: DDR2 DIMM

The VIA EPIA-M700 mainboard provide one 240-DIMM slot for DDR2
667/533 SDRAM memory modules and supports memory sizes up to 2GB.

DDR2 SDRAM Module Installation Procedures

• Locate the DIMM slot in the motherboard.

• Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward.

• Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM

matches the break on the slot.

• Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining clips

snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated.

Available DDR2 SDRAM Configurations

Refer to the table below for available DDR2 SDRAM configurations on
the mainboard.

Slot

Slot Module Size

SlotSlot
DIMM1 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1GB, 2GB 64MB - 2GB
Maximum supported system memory 64MB - 2GB

Module Size Total

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Connecting the Power Supply

Connecting the Power Supply

Connecting the Power SupplyConnecting the Power Supply

The VIA EPIA-M700 mainboard supports a conventional ATX power
supply for the power system. Before inserting the power supply
connector, always make sure that all components are installed correctly
to ensure that no damage will be caused.

ATX 20-Pin Power Connector

To connect the power supply, make sure the power plug is inserted in
the proper orientation and the pins are aligned. Then push down the
plug firmly into the connector.

Pin

Pin Signal

Signal Pin

PinPin

SignalSignal
1 +3.3V 11 +3.3V
2 +3.3V 12 -12V
3 GND 13 GND
4 +5V 14 Power Supply On
5 GND 15 GND
6 +5V 16 GND
7 GND 17 GND
8 Power Good 18 -5V
9 +5V Standby 19 +5V
10 +12V 20 +5V

Pin Signal

Signal

PinPin

SignalSignal

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Back Panel Ports

Back Panel Ports

Back Panel PortsBack Panel Ports

The back panel has the following ports:

Gigabit Ethernet

RJ-45 Ports

Line-In

Com Port

DVI-I Port

USB2.0 Ports

Line-Out Mic-In

COM (Serial) Port

The 9-pin COM port is for pointing devices or other serial devices.

DVI-I Port

The DVI-I port allows you to connect display with analog or digital
connection.

RJ-45 LAN Ports

The mainboard provides a standard RJ-45 (Gigabit Ethernet). This port
allows the connection to a Local Area Network (LAN) through a network
hub.

USB Ports

Four standard USB 2.0 ports are provided on the back panel. These ports
used to connect the USB2.0 devices.

Audio Port

The Line-Out jack is for connecting to external speakers or headphones.
The Line-In jack is for connecting to an external audio device such as a CD
player, tape player, etc. The Mic jack is for connecting to a microphone.

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Connectors

Connectors

ConnectorsConnectors

IDE Connector: IDE

The mainboard has an Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33 controller. You can
connect up to two IDE devices in any combination.

Pin

Pin Signal

Signal Pin

PinPin

SignalSignal
1 #IDE_RST 2 GND
3 PD_7 4 PD_8
5 PD_6 6 PD_9
7 PD_5 8 PD_10
9 PD_4 10 PD_11
11 PD_3 12 PD_12
13 PD_2 14 PD_13
15 PD_1 16 PD_14
17 PD_0 18 PD_15
19 GND 20 ­21 #PD_REQ 22 GND
23 #PD_IOW 24 GND
25 #PD_IOR 26 GND
27 #PD_RDY 28 Primary
29 #PD_ACK 30 GND
31 PD_IRQ15 32 NC
33 PD_A1 34 IDE_DMADET
35 PD_A0 36 PD_A2
37 #PD_CS1 38 #PD_CS3
39 #HD_LED1 40 GND

If two drives are connected to a single cable, the jumper on the second
drive must be set to slave mode. Refer to the drive documentation
supplied by the vendor for the jumper settings.

Pin Signal

Signal

PinPin

SignalSignal

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These next generation connectors support the thin SATA cables for
primary internal storage devices. The current SATA interface allows up to
300MB/s data transfer rate, faster than the standard parallel ATA with
133 MB/s (Ultra DMA).

USB Pin Connector: USB_2/1

The mainboard provides 4 USB ports and one USB pin header (allowing
up to two additional USB 2.0 ports). Therefore mainboard can support
up to six USB 2.0 ports. These ports can be used to connect high-speed
USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD, digital cameras, MP3
players, printers, modem and the like.

Pin

Pin Signal

Signal Pin

PinPin

SignalSignal
1 +5VDUAL 2 +5VDUAL
3 USBD_T0- 4 USBD_T1­5 USBD_T0+ 6 USBD_T1+
7 GND 8 GND
9 - 10 GND

Pin Signal

Signal

PinPin

SignalSignal

KB/MS Connector

The mainboard provides a PS2 pin header to attach a PS2 keyboard and
mouse.

Pin

Pin Signal

Signal Pin

PinPin

SignalSignal
1 +5VDUAL 2 +5VDUAL
3 NC 4 ­5 GND 6 GND
7 KB_DT 8 MS_DT
9 KB_CK 10 MS_CK

Note:

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When the pin header is not in use. Please short pin 3&5, pin 4&6,
pin 7&9 and pin 8&10.

Pin Signal

Signal

PinPin

SignalSignal

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Front Panel Audio: F_Audio

This pin header is an interface for the VIA front panel audio cable that
allow convenient connection and control of audio devices.

Pin

Pin Signal

Signal Pin

PinPin

SignalSignal

1 MIC2_FR_L 2 AGND
3 MIC2_FR_R 4 FNT_DET
5 LINE_OUT_R 6 LINE_R_R
7 FNT_IO_SENSE 8 ­9 LINE_OUT_L 10 LINE_R_L
11 +12V 12 +12V
13 AGND 14 AGND

Note:

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If you don’t want to connect to the front audio header, pins 5 & 6, 9
& 10 have to be jumpered in order to have signal output directed to
the rear audio ports. Otherwise, the Line-Out connector on the back
panel will not function.

Pin Signal

Signal

PinPin

SignalSignal

Digital I/O: DIO

General purpose digital input and output.

Pin

Pin Signal

Signal Pin

PinPin

SignalSignal
1 +5V 2 +12V
3 GPO_24 4 GPI_20
5 GPO_25 6 GPI_21
7 GPO_26 8 GPI_22
9 GPO_27 10 GPI_23
11 GND 12 GND

Pin Signal

PinPin

Signal

SignalSignal

MFX

This pin header is for MFX-01 add-on cards. And also allows you to
connect SMBus (System Management Bus) devices (using pins 4, 6, and

8). Such devices communicate with a SMBus host and/or other SMBus
devices using the SMBus interface.

Pin

Pin Signal

Signal Pin

PinPin

SignalSignal
1 +5V 2 +5VSUS
3 PW_BN 4 SMB_CLK
5 NC 6 SMB_DAT
7 NC 8 GND
9 GND 10 -

Pin Signal

PinPin

Signal

SignalSignal

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Serial IrDA Infrared Module: SIR

This pin header is used to connect to an IrDA module. The BIOS settings
must be configured to activate the IR function.

Pin

Pin Signal

PinPin

Signal

SignalSignal
1 +5V
2 ­3 IR_RX
4 GND
5 IR_TX

Serial Port: COM2

COM2 pin header can be used to attach an additional port for serial devices.

Pin

Pin Signal

Signal Pin

PinPin

SignalSignal
1 COM_DCD2 2 COM_RXD2
3 COM_TXD2 4 COM_DTR2
5 GND 6 COM_DSR2
7 COM_RTS2 8 COM_CTS2
9 COM_RI2 10 -

Pin Signal

Signal

PinPin

SignalSignal

SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface)

This pin header allows you to connect SPI device.

Pin

Pin Signal

Signal Pin

PinPin

SignalSignal
1 +3.3V 2 GND
3 SPI_SS0 4 SPI_CLK
5 SPI_DI 6 SPI_DO
7 NC 8 RST_SW

Pin Signal

Signal

PinPin

SignalSignal

Buzzer

This pin header allows you to connect the buzzer speaker.

Pin

Pin Signal

Signal

PinPin

SignalSignal

1 +5V
2 GND
3 GND
4 SPEAK

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DVP (Digital Video Port)

This female connector works the interface to display devices, which
allows you to connect an additional daughter cards required for a
certain display support. Daughter cards for HDMI and DVI are currently
available respectively.

Pin

Pin Signal

Signal Pin

PinPin

SignalSignal
1 +12V 2 +5V
3 +12V 4 +5V
5 +12V 6 +5V
7 GND 8 GND
9 +3.3V 10 GND
11 +3.3V 12 DVP1_D1
13 DVP1_D0 14 DVP1_D3
15 DVP1_D2 16 DVP1_D5
17 DVP1_D4 18 GND
19 GND 20 DVP1_D7
21 DVP1_D6 22 DVP1_D9
23 DVP1_D8 24 DVP1_D11
25 DVP1_D10 26 GND
27 GND 28 DVP1_D13
29 DVP1_D12 30 DVP1_D15
31 DVP1_D14 32 DVP1_DET
33 DVP1_DE 34 GND
35 GND 36 DVP1_CLK
37 DVP1_VS 38 GND
39 DVP1_HS 40 EN_VDD2
41 DVP1_TVFLD 42 ENVBLT2
43 GND 44 GND
45 -PCI_RST-1 46 DVP1_TVCLKR
47 -PCI_INT_A 48 GND
49 DVP1_SPD 50 DVP1_SPCLK

Pin Signal

Signal

PinPin

SignalSignal

S/PDIF: Digital Audio Connector

This connector is for connecting the Sony Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF)
bracket. The S/PDIF output provides digital audio to external speakers or
compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder. The feature is
available only with stereo system that has digital output function.

Pin

Pin Signal

Signal

PinPin

SignalSignal

1 +5V
2 SPDIF_OUT
3 GND

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VIP (Video Input Port)

This pin header is used for CCIR-656/601/transport stream video.

Pin

Pin Signal

Signal Pin

PinPin

SignalSignal
1 GND 2 VCP_D0
3 VCP_D7 4 VCP_D4
5 VCP_D6 6 VCP_D5
7 VCP_HS 8 VCP_D2
9 VCP_D1 10 VCP_D3
11 VCP_VS 12 VCP_CLK
13 DVP1_SPD 14 ­15 DVP1_SPCLK 16 GND

Pin Signal

Signal

PinPin

SignalSignal

Front Panel: F_Panel

The F_PANEL pin header allows you to connect the power switch, reset
switch, power LED, sleep LED, HDD LED and the case speaker.

Pin

Pin Signal

Signal Pin

PinPin

SignalSignal
1 +5VDUAL 2 +5V
3 +5VDUAL 4 HD_LED
5 -PLED_2 6 PW_BN
7 +5V 8 GND
9 NC 10 RST_SW
11 NC 12 GND
13 SPEAK- 14 +5V
15 - 16 -SLEEPLED

Pin Signal

Signal

PinPin

SignalSignal

System Temperature Sensor

This pin header allows you to connect the system temperature reading
device.

Pin

Pin Signal

Signal

PinPin

SignalSignal

1 VTIN2
2 VTIN2
3 HM_AGND

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Normal

NormalNormal

Normal

Clear

ClearClear

Clear

Slave

SlaveSlave

Slave

Master

MasterMaster

Master

+3.3V

+3.3V+3.3V

+3.3V

+5V

+5V+5V

+5V

Jumpers

Jumpers

JumpersJumpers

The mainboard provides jumpers for setting some mainboard functions.
This section will explain how to change the settings of the mainboard
functions using the jumpers.

Clear CMOS Connector: CLEAR_CMOS1

The onboard CMOS RAM stores system configuration data and has an
onboard battery power supply. To reset the CMOS settings, set the
jumper on pins 1 and 2 while the system is off. Return the jumper to
pins 2 and 3 afterwards. Setting the jumper while the system is on will
damage the mainboard.

Setting

Setting 1111 2222 3333

SettingSetting
Normal Operation ON ON OFF
Clear CMOS setting OFF ON ON

Caution

Caution::::

CautionCaution
Except when clearing the RTC RAM, never remove the cap on
CLEAR_CMOS jumper default position. Removing the cap will cause
system boot failure. Avoid clearing the CMOS while the system is on;
it will damage the mainboard.

MS_CF_SEL

This jumper determines the working state of the CF connector. The
default value is Master.

Setting

Setting 1111 2222 3333

SettingSetting
Slave ON ON OFF
Master OFF ON ON

Voltage Selector for the CF Connector: V_CF_SEL

This VCC selector jumper is to determine the input voltage of the CF
connector. The default value is +3.3V.

Setting

Setting 1111 2222 3333

SettingSetting
+3.3V ON ON OFF
+5V OFF ON ON

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Slots

Slots

SlotsSlots

Peripheral Component Interconnect: PCI

The PCI slot allows you to insert PCI expansion card. When adding or
removing expansion card, unplug first the power supply. Read the
documentation for the expansion card if any changes to the system are
necessary.

PCI Interrupt Request Routing

The IRQ (interrupt request line) are hardware lines over which devices
can send interrupt signals to the microprocessor. The “PCI & LAN” IRQ
pins are typically connected to the PCI bus INT A# ~ INT D# pins as
follows:

Order 1

PCI Slot INT B# INT C# INT D# INT A#

Order 1 Order 2

Order 1Order 1

Order 2 Order 3

Order 2Order 2

Order 3 Order 4

Order 3Order 3

Order 4

Order 4Order 4

Compact Flash Type I Connector: CF

This CF connector allows you to connect to a passive 50-pin Type I
adapter.

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BIOS S

This chapter gives a detailed explanation of the BIOS setup functions.

ETUP

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Entering

Entering the BIOS

Entering Entering

the BIOS Setup

the BIOS the BIOS

Setup Menu

SetupSetup

Menu

Menu Menu

Power on the computer and press <Delete
boot sequence to enter the BIOS setup menu. If you missed the BIOS
setup entry point, restart the system and try again.

Delete> during the beginning of the

DeleteDelete

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Control Keys

Control Keys

Control KeysControl Keys

Keys

Keys Description

KeysKeys

Enter

Esc

Page
Up

Page
Down

Description

DescriptionDescription
Move to the previous item

Move to the next item

Move to the item in the left side

Move to the item in the right side

Select the item

Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the
main menu from a submenu

Increase the numeric value or make changes

Decrease the numeric value or make changes

Increase the numeric value or make changes

F1

F5

F6

F7

F10

Decrease the numeric value or make changes

General help, only for Status Page Setup
Menu and Option Page Setup Menu

Restore the previous CMOS value from
CMOS, only for Option Page Setup Menu

Load the default CMOS value from Fail-Safe
default table, only for Option Page Setup
Menu
Load Optimized defaults

Save all the CMOS changes and exit

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Navigating the BIOS Menus

Navigating the BIOS Menus

Navigating the BIOS MenusNavigating the BIOS Menus

The main menu displays all the BIOS setup categories. Use the
<Left

Left>/<Right

LeftLeft

Right> and <Up

RightRight

Up>/<Down

UpUp

Down> arrow keys to select any item or

DownDown
sub-menu. Descriptions of the selected/highlighted category are
displayed at the bottom of the screen.

An arrow symbol next to a field indicates that a sub-menu is available
(see figure below). Press <Enter
sub-menu, press <Esc

Esc>.

EscEsc

Enter> to display the sub-menu. To exit the

EnterEnter

Sub-menu indicator

Phoenix- Awa rdBIOSCMOSSe tupUtility

StandardCMOS Features

AdvancedBIOS Features LoadOptimize dDefaults

AdvancedChip setFeatures

IntegratedPe ripherals

PowerManagem entSetup

PCHealthSta tus

Frequency/Vol tageControl

SetSuperviso rPassword

SetUserPass word

Save&ExitS etup

ExitWithout SavingPnP/PCIConfi gurations

Esc:Quit

F10:Save& ExitSetup

Time,Date,H ardDiskTyp e...

:SelectIt em

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Getting Help

Getting Help

Getting HelpGetting Help

The BIOS setup program provides a “General Help
display this screen from any menu/sub-menu by pressing <F1
help screen displays the keys for using and navigating the BIOS setup.
Press <Esc

Esc> to exit the help screen.

EscEsc

General Help” screen. You can

General HelpGeneral Help

F1>. The

F1F1

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Main Menu

Main Menu

Main MenuMain Menu

The Main Menu contains twelve setup functions and two exit choices.
Use arrow keys to select the items and press <Enter
Sub-menu.

Enter> to accept or enter

EnterEnter

Standard CMOS Features

Use this menu to set basic system configurations.

Advanced BIOS Features

Use this menu to set the advanced features available on your system.

Advanced Chipset Features

Use this menu to set chipset specific features and optimize system
performance.

Integrated Peripherals

Use this menu to set onboard peripherals features.

Power Management Setup

Use this menu to set onboard power management functions.

PnP/PCI Configurations

Use this menu to set the PnP and PCI configurations.

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PC Health Status

This menu shows the PC health status.

Frequency/Voltage Control

Use this menu to set the system frequency and voltage control.

Load Optimized Defaults

Use this menu option to load BIOS default settings for optimal and high
performance system operations.

Set Supervisor Password

Use this menu option to set the BIOS supervisor password.

Set User Password

Use this menu option to set the BIOS user password.

Save & Exit Setup

Save BIOS setting changes and exit setup.

Exit Without Saving

Discard all BIOS setting changes and exit setup.

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Standard CM

Standard CMOS Features

Standard CMStandard CM

OS Features

OS FeaturesOS Features

Date

The date format is [Day, Month Date, Year]

Time

The time format is [Hour : Minute : Second]

Video

Settings: [EGA/VGA, CGA 40, CGA 80, MONO]

Halt On

Set the system’s response to specific boot errors. Below is a table that
details the possible settings.

Settings

Settings Description

SettingsSettings

All Errors System halts when any error is detected
No Errors System does not halt for any error
All, But Keyboard System halts for all non-key errors

Description

DescriptionDescription

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IDE Drives

IDE Drives

IDE DrivesIDE Drives

IDE Channel 0 Master

IDE Channel 0 Slave

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IDE Channel 1 Master

IDE Channel 1 Slave

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The specifications of your drive must match with the drive table. The
hard disk will not work properly if you enter incorrect information in this
category. Select “Auto

Auto” whenever possible. If you select “Man

AutoAuto

Manual

ManMan

ual”,

ualual
make sure the information is from your hard disk vendor or system
manufacturer.

Below is a table that details required hard drive information when using
the “Manual

Manual” mode.

ManualManual

Settings

Settings Description

SettingsSettings

IDE Channel The name of this match the name of the menu.

Access Mode Settings: [CHS, LBA, Large, Auto]
Capacity Formatted size of the storage device
Cylinder Number of cylinders
Head Number of heads
Precomp Write precompensation
Landing Zone Cylinder location of the landing zone
Sector Number of sectors

Description

DescriptionDescription

Settings: [None, Auto, Manual]

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Advanced BIOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features

Advanced BIOS FeaturesAdvanced BIOS Features

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AdvancedBIOS Features

CPUFeature [Press Enter]
HardDiskBoo tPriority [PressEnter]
VirusWarning
CPUL1&L2C ache
CPUL2Cache ECCChecking
QuickPowerO nSelfTest
FirstBootDe vice [CDROM]
SecondBootD evice
ThirdBootDe vice
BootOtherDe vice [Enabled]
BootUpNumLo ckStatus [On]
TypematicRat eSetting [Disabled]

TypematicRat e(Chars/Sec)
TypematicDel ay(Msec)

SecurityOpti on [Setup]
MPSVersionC ontrolforOS [1.4]
OSSelectfor DRAM>64MB [Non-OS2]
HDDS.M.A.R.T Capability [Dis abled]
VideoBIOSSh adow [Enabled]
FullScreenL OGOShow [Enabled]
SummaryScree nShow [Enabled]

:Move

Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Val ue F10:Save ESC:Exi t F1:Genera l H elp

F5: PreviousValu es F7: OptimizedDef aults

[Disabled]
[Enabled]

[Enabled]

[Enabled]

[HardDisk]
[LS120]

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Virus Warning

Allows you to choose the VIRUS warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot
sector protection.

Settings

Settings Description

SettingsSettings

Description

DescriptionDescription

Enabled Turns on hard disk boot sector virus protection
Disabled Turns off hard disk boot sector virus protection

Note:

Note:

Note:Note:
If this function is enabled and someone attempt to write data into
this area, BIOS will show a warning message on the screen and alarm
beep.

CPU L1 & L2 Cache

Settings

Settings Description

SettingsSettings

Description

DescriptionDescription

Disabled Turns off CPU L1 & L2 cache
Enabled Turns on CPU L1 & L2 cache

CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking

Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

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Quick Power On Self-Test

Shortens Power On Self-Test (POST) cycle to enable shorter boot up time.

Settings

Settings Description

SettingsSettings

Disabled Standard Power On Self Test (POST)
Enabled Shorten Power On Self Test (POST) cycle and boot up time

Description

DescriptionDescription

First/Second/Third Boot Device

Set the boot device sequence as BIOS attempts to load the disk operating
system.

Settings

Settings Description

SettingsSettings

LS120 Boot from LS-120 drive
Hard Disk Boot from the HDD
CDROM Boot from CDROM
ZIP100 Boot from ATAPI ZIP drive
USB-FDD Boot from USB Floppy drive
USB-ZIP Boot from USB ZIP drive
USB-CDROM Boot from USB CDROM
Legacy LAN Boot from network drive
VIA Networking Boot from network drive
Disabled Disable the boot device sequence

Description

DescriptionDescription

Boot Other Device

Enables the system to boot from alternate devices if the system fails to
boot from the “First/Second/Third Boot Device” lists.

Settings

Settings Description

SettingsSettings

Disabled No alternate boot device allowed
Enabled Enable alternate boot device

Description

DescriptionDescription

Boot Up NumLock Status

Set the NumLock status when the system is powered on.

Settings

Settings Description

SettingsSettings

Off Forces keypad to behave as arrow keys
On Forces keypad to behave as 10-key

Description

DescriptionDescription

Typematic Rate Setting

Enables “Typematic Rate” and “Typematic Delay” functions.

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

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Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

This item sets the rate (characters/second) at which the system retrieves
a signal from a depressed key.

Settings: [6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30]

Typematic Delay (Msec)

This item sets the delay between, when the key was first pressed and
when the system begins to repeat the signal from the depressed key.

Settings: [250, 500, 750, 1000]

Security Option

Selects whether the password is required every time the System boots,
or only when you enter Setup.

Settings

Settings Description

SettingsSettings

Setup Password prompt appears only when end users try to run BIOS

System Password prompt appears every time when the computer is

Description

DescriptionDescription

Setup

powered on and when end users try to run BIOS Setup

MPS Version Control for OS

Settings: [1.1, 1.4]

OS Select for DRAM > 64MB

Select OS2 only if you are running OS/2 operating system with greater
than 64MB of RAM on the system.

Settings: [Non-OS2, OS2]

HDD S.M.A.R.T Capability

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

Video BIOS Shadow

Enabled copies Video BIOS to shadow RAM Improves performance.

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

Full Screen Logo Show

Show full screen logo during BIOS boot up process.
Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

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Summary Screen Show

Show summary screen.

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

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CPU Features

CPU Features

CPU FeaturesCPU Features

Delay Prior to Thermal

Settings: [4 Min, 8 Min, 16 Min, 32 Min]

Thermal Management

This item sets CPU’s thermal control rule to protect CPU from overheat.

Settings

Settings Description

SettingsSettings

Thermal Monitor 1 On-die throtting
Thermal Monitor 2 Ratio & VID transition

Description

DescriptionDescription

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Hard Disk Boot Priority

Hard Disk Boot Priority

Hard Disk Boot PriorityHard Disk Boot Priority

This is for setting the priority of the hard disk boot order when the
“Hard Disk” option is selected in the “[First/Second/Third] Boot Device”
menu item.

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Advanced Chipset Features

Advanced Chipset Features

Advanced Chipset FeaturesAdvanced Chipset Features

Caution

Caution:

:

CautionCaution

: :
The Advanced Chipset Features menu is used for optimizing the
chipset functions. Do not change these settings unless you are
familiar with the chipset.

Memory Hole

Settings: [Disabled, 15M – 16M]

System BIOS Cacheable

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

Video RAM Cacheable

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

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Internal VGA

Internal VGA Control

Internal VGAInternal VGA

Control

Control Control

VGA Share Memory size

This setting allows you to select the amount of system memory that is
allocated to the integrated graphics processor.

Settings: [Disabled, 64M, 128M, 256M]

Direct Frame Buffer

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

Select Display Device

Settings: [CRT, DVI2, DVI, CRT+DVI, CRT+DVI2, DVI+DVI2]

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CPU & PCI Bus Control

CPU & PCI Bus Control

CPU & PCI Bus ControlCPU & PCI Bus Control

PCI Master 0 WS Write

Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

PCI Delay Transaction

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

VIA PWR Management

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

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Integrated Peripherals

Integrated Peripherals

Integrated PeripheralsIntegrated Peripherals

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VIA OnChip IDE Device

VIA OnChip IDE Device

VIA OnChip IDE DeviceVIA OnChip IDE Device

DOM/CF Support ATA66

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

SATA Controller

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

IDE DMA Transfer Access

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

OnChip IDE Channel 1

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

IDE Prefetch Mode

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

Secondary Master PIO

Settings: [Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4]

Secondary Slave PIO

Settings: [Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4]

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Secondary Master UDMA

Settings: [Disabled, Auto]

Secondary Slave UDMA

Settings: [Disabled, Auto]

IDE HDD Block Mode

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

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VIA OnChip PCI Device

VIA OnChip PCI Device

VIA OnChip PCI DeviceVIA OnChip PCI Device

Azalia HDA Controller

Settings: [Auto, Disabled]

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SuperIO Device

SuperIO Device

SuperIO DeviceSuperIO Device

Onboard Serial Port 1

Settings: [Disabled, 3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, Auto]

Onboard Serial Port 2

Settings: [Disabled, 3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, Auto]

IR Mode Select

Settings: [IrDA, ASKIR, Disabled]

Watch Dog Timer Select

Settings: [Disabled, 10 Sec, 20 Sec, 30 Sec, 40 Sec, 1 Min, 2 Min, 4 Min]

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USB Device Setting

USB Device Setting

USB Device SettingUSB Device Setting

USB 1.0 Controller

Enable or disable Universal Host Controller Interface for Universal Serial Bus.

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

USB 2.0 Controller

Enable or disable Enhanced Host Controller Interface for Universal Serial Bus.

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

USB Operation Mode

Auto decide USB device operation mode.

Settings

Settings Description

SettingsSettings

Full/Low Speed All of USB Device operated on full/low speed mode
High Speed If USB device was high speed device, then it operated on

Description

DescriptionDescription

high speed mode.

USB Keyboard Function

Enable or disable Legacy support of USB Keyboard.

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

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USB Mouse Function

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

USB Storage Function

Enable or disable Legacy support of USB Mass Storage.
Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

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Power Management Setup

Power Management Setup

Power Management SetupPower Management Setup

ACPI Suspend Type

Settings

Settings Description

SettingsSettings

S1(POS) S1/Power On Suspend (POS) is a low power state. In this

S3(STR) S3/Suspend To RAM (STR) is a power-down state. In this

S1 & S3 Depends on the OS to select S1 or S3.

Description

DescriptionDescription

state, no system context (CPU or chipset) is lost and
hardware maintains all system contexts.

state, power is supplied only to essential components such
as main memory and wakeup-capable devices. The system
context is saved to main memory, and context is restored
from the memory when a "wakeup" event occurs.

Power Management Option

Settings: [User Define, Min Saving, Max Saving]

HDD Power Down

Set the length of time for a period of inactivity before powering down the
hard disk.

Settings: [Disable, 1 Min, 2 Min, 3 Min, 4 Min, 5 Min, 6 Min, 7 Min, 8 Min,
9 Min, 10 Min, 11 Min, 12 Min, 13 Min, 14 Min, 15 Min]

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Suspend Mode

Sets the length of time for a period of inactivity before entering suspend
mode.

Settings: [Disable, 1 Min, 2 Min, 4 Min, 6 Min, 8 Min, 10 Min, 20 Min, 30
Min, 40 Min, 1 Hour]

Video Off Option

Select whether or not to turn off the screen when system enters power
saving mode, ACPI OS such as Windows XP will override this option.

Settings

Settings Descriptio

SettingsSettings

Always On Screen is always on even when system enters power

Suspend -> Off Screen is turned off when system enters power saving mode

Descriptionnnn

DescriptioDescriptio

saving mode

Video Off Method

Settings: [Blank Screen, V/H SYNC+Blank, DPMS Support]

MODEM Use IRQ

Settings: [NA, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11]

Soft-Off by PWRBTN

This field configures the power button on the chassis.

Settings

Settings Description

SettingsSettings

Delay 4 Sec System is turned off if power button is pressed for more

Instant-Off Power button functions as a normal power-on/-off button.

Description

DescriptionDescription

than four seconds.

Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume

Select whether to run VGA BIOS if resuming from S3 state. This is only
necessary for older VGA drivers.

Settings: [Auto, Yes, No]

AC Loss Auto Restart

The field defines how the system will respond after an AC power loss
during system operation.

Settings

Settings Description

SettingsSettings

Off Keeps the system in an off state until the power button is pressed
On Restarts the system when the power is back
Former-Sts Former-Sts

Description

DescriptionDescription

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Wakeup Event Detect

Wakeup Event Detect

Wakeup Event DetectWakeup Event Detect

PS2KB Wakeup Select

When selecting “Password”, press <Page Up> or <Page Down> to
change password. The maximum number of characters is eight. “PS2MS
Wakeup from S3/S4/S5” and “PS2KB Wakeup from S3/S4/S5” will be
disabled while changing the password.
Settings: [Hot Key, Password]

PS2KB Wakeup Key Select

Sets a Hot Key to restore the system from the power saving mode to an
active state.
Settings: [Ctrl+F1, Ctrl+F2, Ctrl+F3, Ctrl+F4, Ctrl+F5, Ctrl+F6, Ctrl+F7,
Ctrl+F8, Ctrl+F9, Ctrl+F10, Ctrl+F11, Ctrl+F12, Power, Wake, Any Key]

PS2MS Wakeup Key Select

Enables any mouse activity to restore the system from the power saving
mode to an active state.
Settings: [Any Button, Left Button, Right Button]

PS2 Keyboard Power On

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

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PS2 Mouse Power On

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

PowerOn by PCI Card

Enables activity detected from any PCI card to power up the system or
resume from a suspended state. Such PCI cards include LAN, onboard
USB ports, etc.

Settings: [By OS, Enabled]

RTC Alarm Resume

Set a scheduled time and/or date to automatically power on the system.

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

Date (of Month)

The field specifies the date for “RTC Alarm Resume”.

Key in a DEC number.

Settings: [Min = 0, Max = 31]

Resume Time (hh : mm : ss)

The field specifies the time for “RTC Alarm Resume”.

Key in a DEC number.

Settings: [Min = 0, Max = 23]

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PnP/PCI Configurations

PnP/PCI Configurations

PnP/PCI ConfigurationsPnP/PCI Configurations

Note:

Note:

Note:Note:
This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly
recommended to leave the default settings as is unless you are an
experienced user.

Init Display First

Settings: [PCI Slot, Onboard]

PNP OS Installed

Settings

Settings Description

SettingsSettings

No BIOS will initialize all the PnP cards
Yes BIOS will only initialize the PnP cards used for booting

Description

DescriptionDescription

(VGA, IDE, SCSI). The rest of the cards will be initialized by
the PnP operating system

Reset Configuration Data

Settings

Settings Description

SettingsSettings

Disabled Default setting
Enabled Resets the ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data)

Description

DescriptionDescription

after exiting BIOS Setup if a newly installed PCI card or the
system configuration prevents the operating system from
loading

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Enable the BIOS to automatically configure all the Plug-and-Play
compatible devices.

Settings

Settings Description

SettingsSettings

Auto(ESCD) BIOS will automatically assign IRQ, DMA and memory base

Manual Unlocks “IRQ Resources” for manual configuration

Description

DescriptionDescription

address fields

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

Some non-standard VGA display cards may not show colors properly. This
field allows you to set whether MPEG ISA/VESA VGA Cards can work with
PCI/VGA or not. When enabled, a PCI/VGA can work with a MPEG
ISA/VESA VGA card. When disabled, a PCI/VGA cannot work with a MPEG
ISA/VESA Card.

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

Assign IRQ for VGA

Assign IRQ for VGA devices.

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

Assign IRQ for USB

Assign IRQ for USB devices.

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

Maximum Payload Size

Set maximum TLP payload size for the PCI Express devices. The unit is byte.

Settings: [128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048, 4096]

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PC Health Status

PC Health Status

PC Health StatusPC Health Status

The PC Health Status displays the current status of all of the monitored
hardware devices/components such as CPU voltages, temperatures and
fan speeds.

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Frequency/Voltage Control

Frequency/Voltage Control

Frequency/Voltage ControlFrequency/Voltage Control

DRAM Frequency

Settings: [DDR2-400, DDR2-533, DDR-667, SPD]

DRAM Channel Mode

Settings: [Channel A, Channel A&B, Channel A&C]

DDR CAS Latency Control

Settings: [2T, 3T, 4T, 5T, 6T, SPD]

DDR Burst Length

Settings: [4, 8, SPD]

DDR 1T Command Rate

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

DRDY Table

Settings: [Slowest, Optimize]

ODT

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

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Spread Spectrum

When the mainboard's clock generator pulses, the extreme values (spikes)
of the pulses create EMI (Electromagnetic Interference). The Spread
Spectrum function reduces the EMI generated by modulating the pulses
so that the spikes of the pulses are reduced to flatter curves.

Settings: [Disabled, +/- 0.1%, +/- 0.2%, +/- 0.3%, +/- 0.4%, +/- 0.5%, +/-

0.6%, +/- 0.7%, +/- 0.8%, +/- 0.9%]

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Load Optimized Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Load Optimized DefaultsLoad Optimized Defaults

This option is for restoring all the default optimized BIOS settings. The
default optimized values are set by the mainboard manufacturer to
provide a stable system with optimized performance.

Entering “YYYY” and press <Enter

Entering ”NNNN” will cancel the load optimized defaults request.

Enter> to load the default optimized BIOS values.

EnterEnter

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Set Supervisor/User Password

Set Supervisor/User Password

Set Supervisor/User PasswordSet Supervisor/User Password

Set Supervisor

User Password

This option is for setting a password for entering BIOS Setup. When a
password has been set, a password prompt will be displayed whenever
BIOS Setup is run. This prevents an unauthorized person from changing
any part of your system configuration.

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There are two types of passwords you can set. A supervisor password
and a user password. When a supervisor password is used, the BIOS
Setup program can be accessed and the BIOS settings can be changed.
When a user password is used, the BIOS Setup program can be accessed
but the BIOS settings cannot be changed.

To set the password, type the password (up to eight characters in length)
and press <Enter>. The password typed now will clear any previously
set password from CMOS memory. The new password will need to be
reentered to be confirmed. To cancel the process press <Esc>.

To disable the password, press <Enter
password. A message will show up to confirm disabling the password.
To cancel the process press <Esc

Additionally, when a password is enabled, the BIOS can be set to
request the password each time the system is booted. This would
prevent unauthorized use of the system. See “Security Option” in the
“Advanced BIOS Features” section for more details.

Enter> when prompted to enter a new

EnterEnter

Esc>.

EscEsc

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Save &

Save & Exit Setup

Save & Save &

Entering “YYYY” saves any changes made, and exits the program.

Entering “NNNN” will cancel the exit request.

Exit Setup

Exit SetupExit Setup

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Exit Without Saving

Exit Without Saving

Exit Without SavingExit Without Saving

Entering “YYYY’ discards any changes made and exits the program.

Entering “NNNN” will cancel the exit request.

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RIVER INSTALLATION

This chapter gives you brief descriptions of each mainboard driver and
application. You must install the VIA chipset drivers first before installing
other drivers such as VGA drivers. The applications will only function
correctly if the necessary drivers are already installed.

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Driver Utilities

Driver Utilities

Driver UtilitiesDriver Utilities

Getting Started

The mainboard includes a Driver Utilities CD that contains the drivers
and software for enhancing the performance of the mainboard. If the CD
is missing from the retail box, please contact the local dealer for the CD.

Note:

Note:

Note:Note:
The driver utilities and software are updated from time to time. The
latest updated versions are available at http://www.viaembedded.com/

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Running the Driver Utilities CD

To start using the CD, insert the CD into the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM
drive. The CD should run automatically after closing the CD-ROM or
DVD-ROM drive. The driver utilities and software menu screen should
then appear on the screen. If the CD does not run automatically, click on
the “Start” button and select “Run…” Then type: "D:\Setup.exe".

For Linux drivers, click the right button on mouse and click open. Linux
drivers are located in the "Driver" folder.

Note:

Note:

Note:Note:
D: might not be the drive letter of the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM in your
system.

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CD Content

CD Content

CD ContentCD Content



VIA 4in1 Drivers:

VIA 4in1 Drivers:

VIA 4in1 Drivers:VIA 4in1 Drivers:

 Contains VIA ATAPI Vendor Support Driver (enables the

performance enhancing bus mastering functions on ATA­capable Hard Disk Drives and ensures IDE device compatibility),
AGP VxD Driver (provides service routines to your VGA driver
and interface directly to hardware, providing fast graphical
access), IRQ Routing Miniport Driver (sets the system's PCI IRQ
routing sequence) and VIA INF Driver (enables the VIA Power
Management function).

 Includes V-RAID and RAID tools.



VIA Graphics Driver:

VIA Graphics Driver:

VIA Graphics Driver:VIA Graphics Driver:

 Enhances the onboard VIA graphic chip.



VIA Audio Driver:

VIA Audio Driver:

VIA Audio Driver:VIA Audio Driver:

 Enhances the onboard VIA audio chip.



VIA USB 2.0 Driver:

VIA USB 2.0 Driver:

VIA USB 2.0 Driver:VIA USB 2.0 Driver:

 Enhances VIA USB 2.0 ports.



VIA LAN Driver:

VIA LAN Driver:

VIA LAN Driver:VIA LAN Driver:

 Enhances the onboard VIA VT6130 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet chip.



VIA RAID Driver:

VIA RAID Driver:

VIA RAID Driver:VIA RAID Driver:

 Support for RAID devices.



VIA

VIA SSSSIR Driver:

IR Driver:

VIA VIA

IR Driver: IR Driver:

 Support for SIR.

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