FIC FR33 User Manual

FR33

MAINBOARD

MANUAL

DOC No.: M00301
Rev. : A0
Date : 12, 2000
Part No. : 25-11505-20

T able of Contents

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Overview

Package Checklist ...................................................................... 1-1

The FR33 Mainboard ................................................................ 1-2

Main Features ................................................................................ 1-3

ACPI Ready ................................................................................... 1-4

Chapter 2 Installation Procedures

Quick Reference (from Page 2-2 to 2-4) .......................................... 2-2

Mainboard Layout .................................................................... 2-2

1). Clear CMOS Enable ...................................................... 2-3

2). Front Panel Block Cable Connection ............................ 2-3

3). CPU Fan Installation .................................................... 2-4

1). Set System Jumpers .................................................................. 2-5

Clear CMOS: CLR_CMOS ................................................. 2-6

2). Install Memory Modules .......................................................... 2-6

3). Install the CPU .......................................................................... 2-7

4). Install Expansion Cards ............................................................. 2-8

5). Connect Devices ....................................................................... 2-10

Floppy Diskette Drive Connector: FDD1 .......................... 2-10

IDE HDD Device Connectors: PRIMARY, ISECONDARY . 2-11

Infrared Connector: IR ....................................................... 2-11

ATX Power Connector: ATX ............................................ 2-12

CPU Fan Connector: JFAN1 .............................................. 2-12

System Case Fan Connector: JFAN2 ................................. 2-13

Wake-On-LAN Connector: WOL1 .................................... 2-13

Wake-On-Ring Connector: WOR1 .................................... 2-14

CD Audio-In Connector: CD_IN, CD_IN1 ........................ 2-14

Front Panel Block Connector: J3 ....................................... 2-15

PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Connector: KB, MS ............... 2-16

Universal Serial Bus Connectors: Rear USBs

and Front USBs ................................................................. 2-16

Serial Port Connectors: COM1, COM2 .............................. 2-17

Video Graphics Accelerator Connectors: VGA.................. 2-17

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Printer Connector: LPT ...................................................... 2-18

Audio I/O Jacks: LINE_OUT, LINE_IN, MIC_IN,

FNT_AUDIO ..................................................................... 2-18

GAME/MIDI Connector: GAME ....................................... 2-19

Chapter 3 BIOS Setup

CMOS Setup Utility ....................................................................... 3-1

Standard CMOS Setup ................................................................... 3-2

Advanced BIOS Features .............................................................. 3-4

Advanced Chipset Features .......................................................... 3-8

Integrated Peripherals .................................................................... 3-12

Power Management Setup ............................................................. 3-17

PnP/PCI Configurations ................................................................. 3-21

PC Health Status ............................................................................ 3-23

Frequency/Voltage Control ............................................................ 3-24

Load Fail-Safe Defaults .................................................................. 3-25

Load Optimized Defaults ................................................................ 3-25

Supervisor/User Password ............................................................ 3-26

Save and Exit Setup ....................................................................... 3-27

Exit without Saving ........................................................................ 3-27

Quick Reference (German) G- 1
Quick Reference (French) F- 1
Quick Reference (Spanish) S-1
Quick Reference (Japanese) J-1
Quick Reference (Chinese) C-1
Quick Reference (Simplified Chinese) |||||||||||||SC-1

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Overview

Chapter 1

Overview

The Micro ATX, Socket 370 1stMainboard FR33 supports both the latest

generation Intel® and Cyrix processors. Intels new Celeron  FC-PGA and

super fast Pentium FC-PGA Pentium®III processors are supported with Front

Side Bus speeds of 66 /100/133 MHz, while Cyrix III Processors are supported

at Front Side Bus speeds of 100/133 MHz.

The 1stMainboard FR33 is built around the new VIA Apollo PLE

(VT8601+686A) chipset supporting both DVD and AGP 1/2x, thus ensuring

photo-realistic 3D. Onboard AC97 sound ensures high quality audio, while

providing the option of being disabled through the BIOS. Support for the

Ultra DMA/66 protocol ensures for high data transfer speeds especially for

long sequential transfers required by audio/visual applications. With 2 DIMM

there is up to 1 GB available SDRAM.

Expansion is provided by 1 AMR, 1 ISA and 2 PCIs. I/O connections include

2 serial ports, 1 parallel port, 1 VGA port, 1 PS/2 mouse and keyboard connec-

tor, 4 USB connectors and 1 media connector (Line-In, Line-Out, Mic-In, Game/

Midi).

Package Checklist

If you discover any item below was damaged or lost, please contact your
vendor.

þ The mainboard þ This user manual
þ One FDD cable þ One HDD cable
þ One A T A/66 cable þ T wo software CDs (CD Pro, CD Plus)

þ

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The FR33 Mainboard

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Overview

Main Features

■ Easy Installation

||BIOS with support for Plug and Play, auto detection of IDE hard drives,

||LS-120|drives, IDE ZIP drives, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME,

|Windows NT, Windows 2000, |and OS/2.

■ Leading Edge Chipset

VIA Apollo PLE133 (VT8601+686A) chipset provides integrated DRAM

controllers with new Dynamic Power Management Architecture (DPMA),

concurrent PCI (2.1), AGP 1.0 compliant and USB. It offers integrated

Trident graphics, DVD-capable multimedia (MPEG-2 & AC-3) accelerators

■ Advanced High Performance Memory Controller

Accepts up to 1GB DRAM using two DIMMs of 32, 64, 128, 256, 512MB

with support for lightenning-fast PC133 SDRAM. Supports FP, EDO,

SDRAM.

■ Flexible Processor Support

Onboard CPU socket supports:

Intel® Celeron FC-PGA 533/566/600/633/667/700/733/766 MHz at 66 MHz

FSB; Intel® Celeron FC-PGA 800 MHz at 100 MHz FSB

Intel® Pentium III FC-PGA 500/550/600/650/700/750/800/850 MHz at

100MHz FSB

Intel® Pentium III FC-PGA 533/600/667/733/800/866/933 MHz/1 GHz at

133MHz FSB

Cyrix® III 533-650 MHz and beyond* at 100/133 MHz FSB

(*: not yet test)

■ Enhanced IDE Controller with Ultra DMA/33 and Ultra DMA/66

Support

Enhanced IDE controller features two dual-channel connectors that up to

four enhanced IDE devices, including CD-ROM and Tape Backup Drives,

as well as Hard Disk Drives supporting the new Ultra DMA/66 protocol.

Standard PIO Mode 3, PIO Mode 4, DMA Mode 2, DMA Mode 4 devices

are also supported.

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■ AMR, ISA and PCI Expansion Slots

One AMR (Audio Modem Riser), one ISA Bus expansion slot and two

PCI Bus expansion slots provided the room to install a full range of add-

on cards.

■ Compact Onboard Audio Subsystem

Embeded in VIA 686A, the audio processor offers mainly in the aspects

of dual full-duplex Direct Sound channels, PCI master interface, stan-

dard AC97 (1.0/2.0) Codec interface, direct two game ports and one MIDI

port interface, and complete software driver support for Windows 95/98/

NT.

■■

■ Super Multi Input/Output (I/O) Support

■■

Embeded in 686A, the features that included are dual full-duplex Direct

Sound channels between system memory and AC97 link; PCI master in-

terface with bursting capability; standard AC97 Codec interface (1.0/2.0);

hardware SoundBlaster Pro for Windows DOS box and real-mode DOS

legacy compatibility; plug and play with 4 IRQ, 4 DMA, and 4 I/O space

options for SoundBlaster Pro and MIDI hardware.

■■

■ Convenient Rear Panel USB Connection Support

■■

Two USB ports integrated in the rear I/O panel and two USB ports for

front panel connection allow convenient and high-speed Plug and Play

connections to the growing number of USB compliant peripheral devices

on the market.

ACPI Ready

This mainboard fully implements the new ACPI (Advanced Configuration and

Power Interface) 1.0 Hardware and BIOS requirement. If you install ACPI aware

of operating system, such as Windows 98, you fully utilized the power saving

under ACPI. (Windows 2000/ME Professional supports ACPI functions.)

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Chapter 2

Installation Procedures

The mainboard has several user-adjustable jumpers on the board that allow you to

configure your system to suit your requirements. This chapter contains information

on the various jumper settings on your mainboard.

To set up your computer, you must complete the following steps:

■ Step 1 - Set system jumpers/switches

■ Step 2 - Install memory modules

■ Step 3 - Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)

■ Step 4 - Install expansion cards

■ Step 5 - Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply

■ Step 6 - Set up BIOS software

■ Step 7 - Install supporting software tools

WARNING: Excessive torque may damage the mainboard. When
using an electric screwdriver on the mainboard, make sure that
the torque is set to the allowable range of 5.0 ~ 8.0kg/cm.

Mainboard components contain very delicate Integrated Circuit
(IC) chips. To prevent static electricity from harming any of the
mainboard’s sensitive components, you should follow the
following precautions whenever working on the computer:

1. Unplug the computer when working on the inside.

2. Hold components by the edges and try not to touch the IC

||||chips, leads, or circuitry.

3. Wear an anti-static wrist strap which fits around the wrist.

4. Place components on a grounded anti-static pad or on the bag
that came with the component whenever the components are
separated from the system.

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Quick Reference (from Page 2-2 to 2-4)

Mainboard Layout

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Installation Procedures

1). Clear CMOS Enable

2). Front Panel Block Cable Connection

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3). CPU Fan Installation

This connector is linked to the CPU fan. When the system is in power saving mode, the

CPU fan will turn off; when it reverts back to full on mode, the fan will turn back on.

Without sufficient air circulation, the CPU may overheat resulting in damage

to both the CPU and the mainboard.

Damage may occur to the mainboard and/or the CPU fan if these pins are

used incorrectly. These are not jumpers, do not place jumper caps over these

pins.

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Installation Procedures

1). Set System Jumpers

Jumpers are used to select the operation modes for your system. Some jump-

ers on the board have three metal pins with each pin representing a different

function. A 1 is written besides pin 1 on jumpers with three pins. To set a

jumper, a black cap containing metal contacts is placed over the jumper pin/s

according to the required configuration. A jumper is said to be shorted when

the black cap has been placed on one or two of its pins. The types of jumpers

used in this manual are shown below:

NOTE: Users are not encouraged to change the jumper settings
not listed in this manual. Changing the jumper settings improperly
may adversely affect system performance.

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Clear CMOS: CLR_CMOS

The CMOS RAM is powered by the onboard button cell battery. To clear the

RTC data: (1). Turn off your computer, (2). Move the jumper to CLEAR, (3).

Move the jumper back to NORMAL, (4). Turn on your computer, (5). Hold

down the <Delete> key during bootup and enter BIOS Setup to re-enter user

preferences. However, if the pin cap keeps staying at pin pair 2-3, the system

can not boot up.

2). Install Memory Modules

1. Locate the DIMM slots on the mainboard.

2. Install the DIMM straight down into the DIMM slot using both hands.

3. The clip on both ends of the DIMM slot will close up to hold the DIMM

in place when the DIMM reaches the slots bottom.

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Press the clips with both hands to remove the DIMM.

3). Install the CPU

The mainboard has built-in Switching Voltage Regulator to support CPU Vcore

autodetection. That is, It has the ability to detect and recognize the CPU

voltage, clock, ratio and enables users to set up the CPU frequency from the

BIOS Setup Screen. Users can adjust the frequency through Frequency /

Voltage Control of the BIOS Setup Screen.

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CAUTION:

1. The heatsink and fan you installed must be approved by CPU

|||||manufactories.

2. The mainboard must be placed on a solid place to avoid shaking

|||||while install the heatsink and fan on the board.

3. The heatsink must be contact with the CPU top tightly.

4. Never run the processor without the heatsink properly and firmly

attached. PERMANENT DAMAGE WILL RESULT!

To install the CPU, do the following:

1. Lift the lever on the side of the CPU socket.

2. Handle the chip by its edges and try not to touch any of the pins.

3. Place the CPU in the socket. The chip has two notches to correctly locate

the chip. Align two notches of the processor with the two triangular

marks on the socket. Do not force the chip. The CPU should slide easily

into the socket.

4. Swing the lever to the down position to lock the CPU in place.

5. Install the cooling fan with heatsink on top of the installed CPU.

6. Place the mainboard (with the CPU, its cooling fan, and heatsink) into the

system chassis and affix it with screws.

4). Install Expansion Cards

This section describes how to connect an expansion card to one of your

systems expansion slots. Expansion cards are printed circuit boards that,

when connected to the mainboard, increase the capabilities of your system.

For example, expansion cards can provide video and sound capabilities. The

mainboard features one AMR, one ISA, and two PCI bus expansion slots.

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CAUTION: Make sure to unplug the power supply when adding or
removing expansion cards or other system components. Failure to
do so may cause severe damage to both the mainboard and
expansioncards.
Always observe static electricity precautions.
Please read “Handling Precautions” at the start of this manual.

To install an expansion card, follow the steps below:

Installation Procedures

1. Remove the computer chassis cover and select an empty expansion

slot.

2. Remove the corresponding slot cover from the computer chassis.

Unscrew the mounting screw that secures the slot cover and pull

the slot cover out from the computer chassis. Keep the slot cover

mounting screw nearby.

3. Holding the edge of the peripheral card, carefully align the edge

connector with the expansion slot.

4. Push the card firmly into the slot. Push down on one end of the

expansion card, then the other. Use this rocking motion until the

addon card is firmly seated inside the expansion slot.

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5. Secure the board with the mounting screw removed in Step 2. Make

sure that the card has been placed evenly and completely into the

expansion slot.

6. Replace the computer systems cover.

7. Setup the BIOS if necessary.

8. Install the necessary software drivers for the expansion card.

5). Connect Devices

Floppy Diskette Drive Connector: FDD1

This connector provides the connection with your floppy disk drive.

The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin 1.

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IDE Device Connectors: PRIMARY, SECONDARY

These two connectors are used for your IDE hard disk drives, CD drives, LS-

120|drives, or IDE ZIP drives. The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the

same side with the Pin 1.

Infrared Connector: IR

This 5-pin connector is used to link with your IR device to allow transmission

of data to another system that also supports the IR feature. This module

mounts to a small opening on system cases that support it.

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ATX Power Connector: ATX

This 20-pin male block connector is connected to the ATX power supply. The

plug from the power supply will only insert in one orientation because of the

different hole sizes. Find the proper orientation and push down firmly making

sure that the pins are aligned.

CPU Fan Connector: CPU_FAN

This connector is linked to the CPU fan. When the system is in suspend mode,

the CPU fan will turn off; when it reverts back to fullon mode, the fan will turn

back on. Please refer to the CPU fan installation manual for more information.

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System Case Fan Connector: CHS_FAN

The 3-pin connector allows you to link with the cooling fan on the system case

to lower the system temperature.

Wake-On-Lan Connector: WOL1

This 3-pin connector allows the remote servers to manage the system that

installed this mainboard via your network adapter which also supports WOL.

When you install such a LAN card, please read its installation guide for more

information.

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Wake-On-Modem Connector: WOM1

This 3-pin connector allows the modem ring call to wake up your computer

system by connecting a wire between this connector and your modem card

that installed on the AMR slot.

CD Audio-In Connectors: CD_IN, CD_IN1

The two connectors are used for different types for CD drive audio in port.

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Front Panel Block Connector: J3

This block connector includes the connectors for linking with IDE LED, power

LED, sleep LED, power button, sleep button, reset button and speaker on the

front panel of the system case. Please identify polarities of plug wires for the

case speaker and LEDs. Please ask vendor about this information when you

buy them and install the system by yourself. The plug wires polarities of these

buttons will not affect the function.

Reset Button is connected to the reset button. Push this switch to reboot the

system instead of turning the power button off and on.

Power Button is connected with power button. Push this switch allows the

system to be turned on and off rather than using the power supply button.

Power LED is connected with the system power indicator to indicate whether

the system is on/off. It will blink when the system enters suspend mode.

Speaker is connected with the case speaker.

IDE LED is connected to the IDE device indicator. This LED will blink when

the hard disk drives are activated.

Sleep LED is connected with sleep mode indicator.

Sleep Button is connected with sleep button. To enter the system into power

saving mode, simply press this button when the system is in full-on mode.

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PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Connector: KB, MS

These two 6-pin female (PS/2 keyboard is purple color and PS/2 mouse is

green color) connectors are used for your PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse.

Universal Serial Bus Connectors: Rear USBs, Front USBs

These two black connectors integrated on the edge of the board are used for

linking with USB peripheral devices. This board also providesa front USB

connector for linking with the two USB sockets on the front panel of some

system cases. Please note your operating system must support USB features,

such as MS Windows 98, MS Windows 95 OSR2.5 with USB Supplement.

The figure below is the pin assignment

of the front USB connector for two front

panel USB connections.

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Serial Port Connectors: COM1, COM2

COM1 (9-pin D-sub male connector with teal color) and COM2 (9-pin male

connector) allow you to connect with your devices that use serial ports, such

as a serial mouse or an external modem.

Video Graphics Accelerator Connector: VGA

This 15-pin female D-sub blue connector is connected to your display moni-

tor.

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Printer Connector: LPT

This 25-pin D-Sub female burgundy-colored connector is attached to your

printer.

Audio I/O Jacks: LINE_OUT, LINE_IN, MIC_IN,

FNT_AUDIO

LINE_OUT (lime) can be connected to headphones or preferably powered

speakers. LINE_IN (light blue) allows tape players or other audio sources to

be recorded by your computer or played through the LINE_OUT. MIC_IN

(pink) allows microphones to be connected for voice input. The mainboard

also provides you with a front panel audio port connector, FNT_AUDIO,

when needed. Its pin definitions were presented below.

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Game/MIDI Connector: GAME

This 15-pin female gold-colored connector allows you to connect game joy-

sticks or game pads. Connect MIDI devices for playing or editing audio.

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BIOS Setup

Chapter 3

BIOS Setup

The mainboard comes with the chip that Award BIOS that contains the ROM

Setup information of your system. (This chip serves as an interface between

the processor and the rest of the mainboards components.) This section

explains the information contained in the Setup program and tells you how to

modify the settings according to your system configuration.

CMOS Setup Utility

A Setup program, built into the system BIOS, is stored in the CMOS. This

Setup utility program allows updates to the mainboard configuration settings.

It is executed when the user changes system configuration; user changes

system backup battery; or the system detects a configuration error and asks

the user to run the Setup program. Use the arrow keys to select and press

Enter to run the selected program.

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Standard CMOS Setup

The Standard CMOS Setup screen is displayed above. Each item may have

one or more option settings. The system BIOS automatically detects memory

size, thus no changes are necessary. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item

and then use PgUp or PgDn keys to select the value you want in each item.

Date

To set the date, highlight the Date field and then press Page Up/Page

Down or +/- keys to set the current date. Follow the month, day and year

format.

Time

To set the time, highlight the Time field and then press Page Up/Page Down

or +/- keys to set the current time. Follow the hour, minute, and second

format.

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BIOS Setup

Hard Disks

This field records the specifications for all non-SCSI hard drives installed

in the system. The onboard PCI IDE connectors provide Primary and Sec-

ondary channels for connecting up to four IDE hard disks or other IDE

devices. Each channel can support up to two hard disks, the first of which

is the Master and the second is the Slave.

Hard Disk Configurations

Capacity: The hard disk size. The unit is Bytes.

Cylinder: The cylinder number of the hard disk.

Head: The read/write head number of hard disk.

Precomp: The cylinder number at which the disk drive

changes the write current.

Landing Zone: The cylinder number that the disk drive heads

(read/write) are seated when the disk drive is

parked.

Sector: The sector number of each track defined on the

hard disk.

Drive A / Drive B

This field records the types of floppy drives installed in the system. To

enter the configuration value for a particular drive, highlight its corre-

sponding field and then select the drive type using the left- or right-arrow

key.

Floppy 3 Mode Support

This is a Japanese standard floppy type drive. The standard stores 1.2MB

in a 3.5 inch diskette.

Video

Set this field to the type of video display card installed in the system.

Halt On

This field determines which types of errors will cause the system to halt.

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Advanced BIOS Features

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Anti-Virus Protection

This feature starts the virus scan tool to detect if boot virus in boot sector

of the first hard disk drive when booting up.

The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

CPU Internal Cache

When enabled, improves the system performance. Disable this item when

testing or trouble-shooting. The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

External Cache

When enabled, supports an optional cache SRAM. This feature allows

you to disable the cache function when the system performance is un-

stable to run some software. The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

Processor Number Feature

If a Pentium III processor is installed on this mainboard, the system BIOS

will allow other utilities to access the Intel Pentium III serial number while

this feature set at Enabled. The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

Quick Power On Self T est

When enabled, allows the BIOS to bypass the extensive memory test.

The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

First Boot Device

This feature allows user to select the boot device priority. The options are:

Floppy, LS120, HDD-0, SCSI, CDROM, HDD-1, HDD-2, HDD-3, ZIP100,

USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USB-CDROM, USB-HDD, LAN, Disabled.

Second Boot Device

This feature allows user to select the boot device priority. The options are:

Floppy, LS120, HDD-0, SCSI, CDROM, HDD-1, HDD-2, HDD-3, ZIP100,

USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USB-CDROM, USB-HDD, LAN, Disabled.

Third Boot Device

This feature allows user to select the boot device priority. The options are:

Floppy, LS120, HDD-0, SCSI, CDROM, HDD-1, HDD-2, HDD-3, ZIP100,

USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USB-CDROM, USB-HDD, LAN, Disabled.

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Boot Other Device

This feature allows user to select the boot device priority.

The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

Swap Floppy Drive

Allows you to switch the order in which the operating system accesses

the floppy drives during boot up.

The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

Boot Up Floppy Seek

When enabled, assigns the BIOS to perform floppy diskette drive tests by

issuing the time-consuming seek commands.

The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

Boot Up Numlock Status

When set to On, allows the BIOS to automatically enable the Num Lock

Function when the system boots up. The options are: On, Off.

Gate A20 Option

When set at Fast, allows a faster access response under Protected mode.

The options are: Fast, Normal.

Typematic Rate Setting

The term typematic means that when a keyboard key is held down, the

character is repeatedly entered until the key is released.

The options are: Disabled, Enabled.

Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

This feature is available only if the above item, Typematic Rate Setting, is

set at Enabled. Sets the rate of a character repeat when the key is held

down. The options are: 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30.

Typematic Delay (Msec)

This feature is available only if the item, Typematic Rate Setting, is set at

Enabled. Sets the delay time before a character is repeated.

The options are: 250, 500, 750, 1000 millisecond.

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Security Option

Allows you to set the security level of the system.

The options are: Setup, System.

OS Select For DRAM > 64MB

If your operating system (OS) is OS/2, select the option OS2. Otherwise,

stay with the default setting Non-OS2.

The options are: Non-OS2, OS2.

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

S.M.A.R.T. stands for Self-Monitoring and Analysis Reporting Technol-

ogy which allows your hard disk drive to report any read/write errors and

issues a warning with LDCM installed.

The options are: Disabled, Enabled.

Video BIOS Shadow

Allows the BIOS to copy the video ROM code of the add-on video card to

the system memory for faster access.

The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

C8000-CBFFF to DC000-DFFFF Shadow

These fields are used for shadowing other expansion card ROMs. If you

install other expansion cards with ROMs on them, you will need to know

which addresses the ROMs use to shadow them specifically. Shadowing a

ROM reduces the memoryavailable between 640KB and 1024KB by the

amount used for this purpose. The options are: Disabled, Enabled.

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Advanced Chipset Features

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Bank 0/1 DRAM Timing; Bank 2/3 DRAM Timing

This feature allows you to select the DRAM read/write speed.

The options are: SDRAM 8/10ns, Normal, Medium, Fast, Turbo

SDRAM Cycle Length

This item will function only when SDRAM DIMM/s are installed on the

mainboard (BIOS auto detection). If the CAS latency of your SDRAM

DIMM is 2, set it at 2 to enhance your system performance. If the CAS

latency of your SDRAM DIMM is 3, stay with the default setting, 3.

The options are: Auto, 3, 2.

DRAM Clock

The feature allows users to select the DRAM clock.

The options are: Host CLK, HCLK-33M, HCLK+33M.

Memory Hole

When you install a Legacy ISA card, this feature allows you to select the

memory holes address range of the ISA cycle when the processor ac-

cesses the selected address area. Please read your card manual for detail

information. When disabled, the memory hole at the 14MB (or 15MB)

address will be treated as a DRAM cycle when the processor accesses the

15~16MB address area. The options are: Disabled, 15M - 16M.

P2C/C2P Concurrency

This feature allows users to set PCI/AGP Master-to-CPU/ CPU-to-PCI/

AGP Slave concurrent. The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

Fast R-W Turn Around

It allows users to set DRAM fast read-to-write turn around.

The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

System BIOS Cacheable

When enabled, allows the ROM area F000H-FFFFH to be cacheable when

cache controller is activated. The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

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Video RAM Cacheable

When set at Enabled, allows the system to use the video RAM from cache

RAM, instead of the slower DRAMs or ROMs.

The options are Enabled, Disabled.

Frame Buffer Size

It allows user to select the frame buffer size of VGA share memory.

The options are 2M, 4M, 8M.

AGP Aperture Size

It allows you to select the main memory frame size for AGP use.

The options are 128M, 64M, 32M, 16M, 8M, 4M.

AGP-4X Mode

This feature allows user to select the AGP mode be to 2x or 4x when an

AGP add-in card installed. However, when set at Enabled and the AGP

card only support 1x mode, the system will fall back 1x mode automatically.

The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

OnChip USB

When enabled, this feature allows you to use the onboard USB feature.

The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

USB Keyboard Support

This feature will appear only if the above item Onchip USB is set at En-

abled. Set this feature to Enabled to use a USB keyboard with your system.

The options are: Disabled, Enabled.

OnChip Sound

This feature allows you to disable the onboard audio function if needed.

The options are: Enable, Disable.

OnChip Modem

This feature allows you to disable the embeded modem function if needed.

The options are: Enable, Disable.

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CPU to PCI Write Buffer

When enabled, allows data and address access to the internal buffer of

the system controller; so the processor can be released from the waiting

state. The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

PCI Dynamic Bursting

When enabled, the PCI controller allows Bursting PCI transfer if the con-

secutive PCI cycles come with the address falling in same 1KB space. This

improves the PCI bus throughput.

The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

PCI Master 0 WS Write

When enabled, allows a zero-wait-state-cycle delay when the PCI master

drive writes data to DRAM. The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

PCI Delay Transaction

Enable this feature to abort the current CPI master cycle and to accept the

new PCI master request, it reaccepts the original PCI master and returns

the PCI data phase to the original PCI master.

The options are: Disabled, Enabled.

PCI#2 Access #1 Retry

When enabled, the AGP (PCI#2) access to PCI (PCI#1) will be retried until

the maximum count. The options are: Disabled, Enabled.

AGP Master 1 WS Write

When enabled, the AGP bus master write access to DRAMs will add one

wait-state cycle. The options are: Disabled, Enabled.

AGP Master 1 WS Read

When enabled, the AGP bus master read access to the DRAMs will add

one wait-state cycle. The options are: Disabled, Enabled.

Memory Parity/ECC Check

This field enables BIOOS to perform automatic memory checking upon

detection of ECC or parity DRAM. The options are: Disabled, Enabled.

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OnChip IDE Channel0

When enabled, allows you to use the onboard primary PCI IDE. If a hard

disk controller card is used, set at Disabled.

The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

OnChip IDE Channel1

When enabled, allows you to use the onboard secondary PCI IDE. If a

hard disk controller card is used, set at Disabled.

The options are: Enabled Disabled.

IDE Prefetch Mode

When set at Enabled, it allows data to be posted to and prefetched from

the primary IDE data ports. Data prefetching is initiated when a data port

read occurs. The read prefetch eliments latency to the IDE data ports and

allows them to be performed back to back for the highest possible PIO data

transfer rates. The first data port read of a sector is called the demand read.

Subsequent data port reads from the sector are called prefetch reads. The

demand read and all prefetch reads must be of the same size (16 or 32 bits).

The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

Primary Master PIO

Allows an automatic or a manual configuration of the PCI primary IDE hard

disk (master) mode. The options are: Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2,

Mode 3, Mode 4.

Primary Slave PIO

Allows an automatic or a manual configuration of the PCI primary IDE hard

disk (slave) mode. The options are: Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode

3, Mode 4.

Secondary Master PIO

Allows an automatic or a manual configuration of the PCI secondary IDE

hard disk (master) mode. The options are: Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2,

Mode 3, Mode 4.

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Secondary Slave PIO

Allows an automatic or a manual configuration of the PCI secondary IDE

hard disk (slave) mode. The options are: Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2,

Mode 3, Mode 4.

Primary Master UDMA

Allows you to select the first PCI IDE channel of the first master hard disk

mode or to detect it by the BIOS if the hard disk supports UDMA (Ultra

DMA, faster than DMA). The options are: Auto, Disable.

IDE Primary Slave UDMA

Allows you to select the first PCI IDE channel of the first slave hard disk

mode or to detect it by the BIOS if the hard disk supports UDMA (Ultra

DMA, faster than DMA). The options are: Auto, Disable.

IDE Secondary Master UDMA

Allows you to select the second PCI IDE channel of the secondary master

hard disk mode or to detect it by the BIOS if the hard disk supports UDMA

(Ultra DMA, faster than DMA). The options are: Auto, Disable.

IDE Secondary Slave UDMA

Allows you to select the second PCI IDE channel of the secondary slave

hard disk mode or to detect it by the BIOS if the hard disk supports UDMA

(Ultra DMA, faster than DMA). The options are: Auto, Disable.

Init Display First

When you install an AGP VGA card and a PCI VGA card on the board, this

feature allows you to select the first initiation of the monitor display from

which card. The options are: PCI Slot, AGP.

IDE HDD Block Mode

When enabled, the system executes read/write requests to hard disk in

block mode. The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

Onboard FDD Controller

When enabled, the floppy diskette drive (FDD) controller is activated.

The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

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Onboard Serial Port 1 / Onboard Serial Port 2

If the serial port 1/2 uses the onboard I/O controller, you can modify your

serial port parameters. If an I/O card needs to be installed, COM3 and

COM4 may be needed. The options are: Disabled, 3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3,

3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, Auto.

UART 2 Mode

Select an operating mode for the second serial port. Set at

Standard, if you use COM2 as the serial port as the serial port,

instead as an IR port. The options are: Standard, ASK-IR, HPSIR.

IR Function Duplex

This feature is available only it the above item , UART2 Mode, is set at

ASKIR or HPSIR. It allows you to select the infrared data transaction way.

The options are: Half , Full.

TX, RX Inverting Enable

This feature is available only it the above item , UART2 Mode, is set at

ASKIR or HPSIR. It allows you to select the active signals of the recep-

tion end and the transmission end.

The options are: No, Yes; Yes, Yes; No, No; Yes, No.

Onboard Parallel Port

Allows you to select from a given set of parameters if the parallel port uses

the onboard I/O controller.

The options are: 378/IRQ7, 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7, Disabled.

Onboard Parallel Port Mode

Allows you to connect with an advanced printer.

The options are: Normal, EPP, ECP, ECP/ ECP.

ECP Mode Use DMA

This feature allows you to select Direct Memory Access (DMA) channel if

the ECP mode selected. The options are: 3, 1.

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Parallel Port EPP Type

This feature allows you to select the EPP type for the parallel port.

The options are: EPP1.9, EPP1.7.

Onboard Legacy Audio

Allow use the audio function under DOS mode.

The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

Sound Blaster

This feature allows you to select the Sound Blaster, if the onboard Legacy

audio chosen. The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

SB I/O Base Address

This feature allows you to select the SB I/O base address, if the onboard

Legacy audio chosen. The options are: 220H, 240H, 260H, 280H.

SB IRQ Select

This feature allows you to select the SB IRQ, if the onboard Legacy audio

chosen. The options are: IRQ 5, IRQ 7, IRQ 9, IRQ 10.

SB DMA Select

This feature allows you to select the SB DMA channel, if the onboard

Legacy audio chosen.

The options are: DMA 1, DMA 2, DMA 3, DMA0.

MPU-401

This feature allows you to select MPU-401, if the onboard Legacy audio

chosen. The options are: Disabled, Enabled.

MPU-401 I/O Address

This feature allows you to select the MPU-401 I/O address, if the onboard

Legacy audio chosen.

The options are: 300-303H, 310-313H, 320-323H, 330-333H.

Game Port (200-207H)

This feature allows you to select the game port (200-207H), if the onboard

Legacy audio chosen.

The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

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Power Management Setup

ACPI function

This item allows user to select to report or not report ACPI function for

operating system use. The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

Power Management

This item allows you to adjust the power management features.

Select User Define for configuring your own power management features.

Min Saving initiates all predefined timers in their minimum values. Max

Saving, on the other hand, initiates maximum values. The options are: User

Define, Min Saving, Max Saving.

HDD Power Down

The option lets the BIOS turn the HDD motor off when system is in Sus-

pend mode. Selecting 1 Min..15 Min allows you define the HDD idle time

before the HDD enters the Power Saving Mode.

The options 1 Min..15 Min will not work concurrently. When HDD is in the

Power Saving Mode, any access to the HDD will wake the HDD up.

The options are: Disable, 1 Min..15 Min.

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Doze Mode

When disabled, the system will not enter Doze mode. The specified time

option defines the idle time the system takes before it enters Doze mode.

The options are: Disable, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 20, 30, 40 Min, 1 Hour.

Suspend Mode

When disabled, the system will not enter Suspend mode. The specified

time option defines the idle time the system takes before it enters Suspend

mode. The options are: Disable, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 20, 30, 40 Min, 1 Hour.

ACPI Suspend Type

This item allows you to select ACPI suspend types.

The options are: S1(POS), S3 (STR).

PM Control by APM

The option No allows the APM (Advanced Power Management) specifi-

cation be ignored. Selecting Yes will allow the BIOS wait for APMs prompt

before it enters Doze mode, Standby mode, or Suspend mode. If the APM

is installed, it will prompt the BIOS to set the system into power saving

mode when all tasks are done. The options are: No, Yes.

Video Off Option

This feature provides the selections of the video display power saving

mode. The option Suspend - Off allows the video display to go blank if the

system enters Suspend mode. The option All Modes - Off allows the video

display to go blank if the system enters Doze mode or Suspend mode. The

option Always On allows the video display to stay in Standby mode even

when the system enters Doze or Suspend mode.

The options are: Suspend - Off, All Modes -> Off, Always On.

Video Off Method

The option V/H SYNC+Blank allows the BIOS to blank off screen display

by turning off the V-Sync and H-Sync signals sent from add-on VGA card.

DPMS Support allows the BIOS to blank off screen display by your add-

on VGA card which supports DPMS (Display Power Management Signal-

ing function). Blank Screen allows the BIOS to blank off screen display by

turning off the red-green-blue signals.

The options are: Blank Screen, V/H SYNC+Blank, DPMS Support.

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MODEM Use IRQ

This feature allows you to select the IRQ# to meet your modems IRQ#.

The options are: NA, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11.

Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN

The selection Delay 4 Sec. will allow the system shut down after 4 seconds

after the power button is pressed. The selection Instant-Off will allow the

system shut down immediately once the power button is pressed.

The settings are: Delay 4 Sec, Instant-Off.

State After Power Failure

The item allows you to select the state that your personal computer re-

turns to after a power failure. If set at Off, the system will not boot after a

power failure. If set On, the system will restart after power failure.

The settings are: Auto, On, Off.

VGA

When set at On, any VGA activity will awake the system.

The options are: OFF, ON.

LPT & COM

When LPT/COM is selected, any access of LPT and COM ports will awake

the system. Likewise, either LPT or COM is chosen, the system will be

awaken by any activity of LPT or COM port.

The options are: LPT/COM, LPT, COM, NONE.

HDD & FDD

When it is set at ON, any access happened at hard drives and floppy

drives will awake the system.

The options are: OFF, ON.

PCI Master

To set this feature at ON activates that Power Management feautre (PM)

wake-up event for the PCI bus master card.

The options are: OFF, ON.

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PowerOn by PCI Card

When set at Enabled, any PCI-PM event awakes the system from a PCI-

PM controlled state.

The options are Disabled, Enabled.

Modem Ring Resume

An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator (RI) line (in other words, an

incoming call on the modem) awakens the system from a soft off state.

The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

RTC Alarm Resume

Enabled allows you to set the time the system will be turned on from the

system power-off status. The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

Date (of Month)

This feature allows you to set the day of the alarm starts when the RTC

Alarm Resume From Soft Off is set to be Enabled. The options are: 0, 1..31.

Resume Time (hh:mm:ss)

If an ATX power supply is installed and when RTC Alarm Resume is En-

abled, this feature allows you to set the time of the alarm starts when the

RTC Alarm Resume From Soft Off is set to be Enabled.

The options are: 7: 0: 0. hh (hour) - 0, 1, 2,.., 23; mm (minute) - 0, 1, 2,..,59;

ss (second) - 0, 1, 2,..,59.

Primary INTR

If set at ON, the Primary interrupt (the Primary option in the feature of IRQ#

Acitivity) will make the power management wake up the system.

The options are: ON, OFF.

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IRQs Activity Monitoring

After the time period which you set, the system advances from doze mode

to suspend mode in which the CPU clock stops and the screen display is

off. At this moment, if the IRQ activity occurs, the system goes back to

full-on mode directly.

If the IRQ activity which is defined as Non Primary takes place, the system

remains off until the corresponding IRQ handler finishes.

The options of IRQ 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 are: Enabled,

Disabled.

PnP/PCI Configurations

PNP OS Installed

If your operating system is a Plug-and-Play one, such as Windows NT,

Windows 95, select Yes. The options are: No, Yes.

Reset Configuration Data

Enabling it to reset the system Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD)

when you exit Setup if you have installed a new add-on card and the

system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operat-

ing system can not boot. The options are: Disabled, Enabled.

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Resources Controlled By

If set at Auto, the BIOS arranges all system resources. If there exists con-

flict, select Manual. The options are: Auto (ESCD), Manual.

If the manual options, after the featrue IRQ Resources being pressed, of

IRQ- Assigned To are: PCI Device, Reserved. When resources were con-

trolled manually, assign each system interrupt a type, depending on each

device type to use the interrupt.

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

Set this feature to be enabled if any ISA adapter card installed in the

system requires the VGA palette snoop function.

The options are: Disabled, Enabled.

Assign IRQ For VGA

If your PCI VGA card does not need an IRQ, select Disabled; therefore, an

IRQ can be released for the system use.

The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

Assign IRQ For USB

If you do not use USB devices, select Disabled; therefore, an IRQ can be

released for the system use.

The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

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PC Health Status

Current CPU T emp. / Current System T emp. / Current CPUF AN1 Speed
/ Current CPUFAN2 Speed / Vcore / 2.5V / 3.3V / 5V / 12V

These items allow end users and technicians to monitor data provided by

the BIOS on this mainboard. It is not user-configurable.

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Frequency/Voltage Control

Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk

When enabled, BIOS will detect the PCI slot and DIMM slot. If no any

device in, BIOS will auto disable its clock.

The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

Spread Spectrum

This feature is used to set the spread Spectrum to be center spread type or

down spread type. The options are: Disabled, Enabled.

CPU Host Clock (CPU/PCI)

This feature allows you to set the CPU/PCI clock frequency. The default

setting, Default, will detect your CPU/PCI clock frequency automatically. If

you set a unappropriate option which leads to a booting problem, keep

pressing the Insert key until the display appears will solve it.

The option list offered all combinations that supported by this mainboard.

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Load Fail-Safe Defaults

This submenu is selected to diagnose the problem after the computer boots, if

the computer will not boot. These settings do not give optimal performance.

Load Optimized Defaults

This submenu is selected for default settings which provide the best system

performance.

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Supervisor/User Password

To enable the Supervisor/User passwords, select the item from the Standard

CMOS Setup. You will be prompted to create your own password. Type your

password up to eight characters and press Enter. You will be asked to confirm

the password. Type the password again and press Enter. To disable password,

press Enter twice when you are prompted to enter a password. A message

appears, confirming the password is disabled.

Under the BIOS Feature Setup, if Setup is selected under the Security Option

field and the Supervisor/User Password is enabled, you will be prompted

password every time you try to enter the CMOS Setup Utility. If System is

selected and the Supervisor/User Password is enabled, you will be requested

to enter the Password every time when you reboot the system or enter the

CMOS Setup utility.

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Save and Exit Setup

After you have made changes under Setup, press Esc to return to the main

menu. Move cursor to Save and Exit Setup or press F10 and then press Y to

change the CMOS Setup. If you did not change anything, press Esc again or

move cursor to Exit Without Saving and press Y to retain the Setup settings.

The following message will appear at the center of the screen to allow you to

save data to CMOS and exit the setup utility: SAVE to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)?

Exit without Saving

If you select this feature, the following message will appear at the center of the

screen to allow you to exit the setup utility without saving CMOS modifica-

tions: Quit Without Saving (Y/N)?

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Notice

Handling Precautions

Warning:

1. Static electricity may cause damage to the integrated circuits on

the mainboard. Before handling any motherboard outside of its
protective packaging, ensure that your body is not electrostatically
charged.

2. There is a danger of explosion if the battery is incorrectly replaced.
Replace only with the same or an equivalent type of battery as
recommended by the manufacturer.

3. Discard used batteries according to the manufacturer’s
instructions.

Observe the following basic precautions when handling the motherboard

or other computer components:

n Wear a static wrist strap which fits around your wrist and is

connected to a natural earth ground.

n Touch a grounded or anti-static surface or a metal fixture such as a

water pipe.

n Ensure add-on cards, mainboards, and models do not come into

contact with the golden fingers connectors, plugged into the expan-

sion slot.

The above methods prevent static build-up and allow it to be discharged

properly.

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the respective owners.

Handling Precautions

This manual may not, in whole or in part, be photocopied, reproduced,

transcribed, translated, or transmitted in whatever form without the

written consent of the manufacturer, except for copies retained by the

purchaser for personal archival purposes.