FIC FW37T User Manual

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FW37T
MAINBOARD
MANUAL
DOC No.: M01803 Rev. : A0 Date : 10, 2001 Part No. : 25-11629-00
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Table of Contents
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
Chapter 1 Overview
Package Checklist .......................................................................... 1-2
The FW37T Mainboard ............................................................. 1-3
Main Features ................................................................................ 1-4
FIC Unique Innovation for Users (NOVUS) -
Enhanced Mainboard Features and System Support ..................... 1-6
Chapter 2 Installation Procedures
Quick Reference (from Page 2-2 to 2-4) .......................................... 2-2
Mainboard Layout .................................................................... 2-2
1). Clear CMOS, Clear Password, FSB Speed Select .......... 2-3
2). Front Panel Block Cable Connection ............................ 2-3
3). CPU Fan Installation ..................................................... 2-5
1). Set System Jumpers/Switches ................................................... 2-5
Clear CMOS: SW1-1 .......................................................... 2-6
Clear Password: SW1-2 ..................................................... 2-6
FSB Speed Select: J1 ......................................................... 2-7
2). Install Memory Modules .......................................................... 2-8
3). Install the CPU .......................................................................... 2-8
4). Install Expansion Cards ............................................................. 2-9
5). Connect Devices ....................................................................... 2-10
Floppy Diskette Drive Connector ...................................... 2-11
IDE Device Connectors ..................................................... 2-11
ATX Power Connector ...................................................... 2-12
Fan Connectors ................................................................. 2-12
Front Panel Block and Power LED Connector .................... 2-13
Wake-On-Lan Connector ................................................... 2-14
Wake-On-Ring Connector ................................................. 2-14
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CD Audio Connector ......................................................... 2-15
PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Connector .............................. 2-15
Universal Serial Bus Connectors ....................................... 2-16
LAN Connector ................................................................. 2-16
Serial Port Connectors ....................................................... 2-17
Video Graphics Accelerator Connector.............................. 2-17
Printer Connector .............................................................. 2-18
Audio I/O Jacks ................................................................ 2-18
Game/MIDI Connector ...................................................... 2-19
Chapter 3 BIOS Setup
CMOS Setup Utility ....................................................................... 3-1
Standard CMOS Setup ................................................................... 3-2
Advanced BIOS Features .............................................................. 3-4
Advanced Chipset Features .......................................................... 3-7
Integrated Peripherals .................................................................... 3-9
Power Management Setup ............................................................. 3-14
PnP/PCI Configurations ................................................................. 3-17
PC Health Status ............................................................................ 3-18
Frequency/Voltage Control ............................................................ 3-19
Load Fail-Safe Defaults .................................................................. 3-20
Load Optimized Defaults ................................................................ 3-20
Supervisor/User Password ............................................................ 3-20
Save and Exit Setup ........................................................................ 3-20
Exit without Saving ........................................................................ 3-20
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Notice
Handling Precautions
Warning:
1. Static electricity may cause damage to the integrated circuits on
the motherboard. Before handling any motherboard outside of its protective packaging, ensure that there is no static electric charge in your body.
2. There is a danger of explosion if the battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or an equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer.
3. Discard used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
4. Never run the processor without the heatsink properly and firmly
attached. PERMANENT DAMAGE WILL RESULT!
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 Avoid contacting the components on add-on cards, motherboards,
and modules with the golden fingers connectors plugged into the
expansion slot. It is best to handle system components by their
monting brackets.
The above methods prevent static build-up and cause it to be discharged
properly.
Trademark
All trademarks mentioned in this manual are registered properly of
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.
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Overview
Chapter 1
Overview
The new Micro ATX, Socket 370 1stMainboard® FW37T supports a full range
of the latest generation Intel® and VIA C3 Ezra® processors. Intel® Celeron
and lightening fast processors of up to 1.4*GHz and up* are supported with
Front Side Bus speeds up to 133 MHz. Built using the leading edge 0.13 micron
technology and based on the VRM 8.5 spec., the Intel® FC-PGA Pentium® III
processors provide a significant performance scaling boost over previous
Pentium® processors. (*: not tested yet)
The Intel 810E accelerated Hub architecture provides exceptional onboard
video. Direct AGP and its efficient memory makes use of Dynamic Video
Memory Technology. The 1stMainboard FW37T also features onboard audio
provided by the state of the art embedded Codec and onboard LAN feature.
Support for the Ultra DMA/100 protocol and its high-speed interface further
ensures that data transfer speeds are improved, especially for long sequential
transfers required by audio/visual applications. With 2 DIMM there is up to
512 MB available PC100/PC133 SDRAM.
The 1stMainboard FW37T comes with a versatile range of I/O features such
as 2 serial port, 1 parallel port, 1 PS/2 mouse and keyboard connector, 4 USB
connectors, 1 LAN jack, 1 VGA connector, 1 media connector (MIDI /game
port, Line-in, Line-out and Mic-in). Ample expansion is available through 3 PCI
and 1 CNR.
Other key features are Remote On/Off, Auto Power Failure Recovery, Key-
board /Mouse Power On, Wake on Lan (WOL) and Wake on Ring (WOR),
integrated temperature monitoring and system fan control. Included also is
CD Pro with enhanced drivers and the new CD Plus package containing 9
bundled soft-ware solutions including Norton AntiVirus, Ghost, Virtual Drive.
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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 TA/66 cable þ Two Software CDs
(CD Pro, CD Plus)
NOTE: CDPro that contains patch files, onboard video/audio chip drivers, related online help and other useful information can be found in your mainboard package.
Please install it right after your Windows operating system installa­tion is done.
appears in your monitor. Please select matically detect which software tools (patch files, drivers) that the mainboard needs. Press OK button to go through the whole instal­lation procedure in a very straight forward and easy way. It also provides you with a custom way to select wanted patch files and software drivers that for onboard chips use. The top menu of the
CD Pro lists all the functions that allowed by this board.
Place your CDPro in the drive, an operating menu will
Auto Installation
. It will auto-
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Overview
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Main Features
n Easy Installation
||BIOS with support for Plug and Play, auto detection of IDE hard drives,
||LS-120|drives, IDE ZIP drives, Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows
||NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and OS/2.
n Leading Edge Chipset
Intel 810E provides integrated DRAM controllers with new Dynamic Power
Management Architecture (DPMA), concurrent PCI, AGP 2.0 compliant
and USB. The built-in audio and vedio features of the Intel chipset pro-
vides better visual performance with the Dynamic Video Memory Tech-
nology (DVMT) properties.
n Versatile Main Memory Support
Accepts up to 512MB DRAM using two DIMMs of 64, 128, 256, 512MB
with support for lightning-fast PC100/PC133 SDRAM.
n Flexible Processor Support
Onboard CPU socket supports:
.18u process Socket 370 Intel® Celeron 800 MHz - 1.1GHz at 100 MHz FSB
.13u process Socket 370 Intel® Celeron 1.2 GHz - 1.4*GHz at 100 MHz FSB
Intel® Pentium III FC-PGA 500 - 1.1GHz and up*at 100MHz FSB
Intel® Pentium III FC-PGA 533 - 1 GHz and up* at 133MHz FSB
.13u process Intel® Pentium III FC-PGA2 Tualatin 1.13/1.2/1.26 GHz at
133MHz FSB
VIA C3 Ezra® 800A to 866A at 100/133MHz FSB
(*: not tested yet)
n PCI Expansion Slots and CNR Slot
Three 32-bit PCI Bus expansion slots provide the room to install a full
range of add-on cards and an CNR slot for communicating and network-
ing riser card.
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n Enhanced PCI Bus Master IDE Controller with Ultra DMA/33 and
Ultra DMA/66 Support
Integrated Enhanced PCI Bus Master IDE controller features two dual-
channel connectors that accept up to four Enhanced IDE devices, includ-
ing CD-ROM and Tape Backup Drives, as well as Hard Disk Drives sup-
porting the new Ultra DMA/66 protocol. Standard PIO Mode 3, PIO Mode
4, DMA Mode 2, DMA Mode 4 devices are also supported.
n Integrated Audio Subsystem
Embedded audio features in the ICH2 with an integrated PCI audio con-
troller, DOS games compatible engine. The subsystem utilizes line-out,
line-in, and MIC mini-jack external jacks, one joystick port with MIDI
interface.
n Super Multi Input/Output (I/O) Support
Integrated Plug and Play multi-I/O chipset features two high-speed UART
16550 compatible serial ports, one infrared port, one EPP/ECP capable
parallel port, and one FDD connector.
n Convenient Rear Panel USB Connection Support
Two USB ports integrated in the rear I/O panel and two extra USB ports
for either front or rear panel connection allow convenient and high-speed
Plug and Play connections to the growing number of USB compliant
peripheral devices on the market.
n Remote Wake-Up Support
One LAN wake-up connector, WOL, and one wake-on-ring, WOR, allow
users to awake their systems by means of remote control.
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FIC Unique Innovation for Users (NOVUS) -
Enhanced Mainboard Features and System Support
n LogoGenie
A user friendly GUI supporting Windows 95/98/98SE (not Windows 2000/
NT/ME), LogoGenie allows you to customize, create or select a Logo
which will be displayed when the system is booting.
NOTE:
1. LogoGenie supports Award BIOS only.
2. If you create a Logo file (.bmp) by LogoGenie, the file size must
||||be 640 x 464 x 256 colors.
To enable this utility, please proceed as follows:
1. Insert CD Pro. Select LogoGenie from the Menu and
follow the installation instructions.
2. After LogoGenie has been installed, go to Windows Start Box.
In Programs Menu, select LogoGenie (ver.), then select LogoGenie.
3. Press F1 to read Help file to understand how to use this software if
it is new to you.
n BIOS Guardian
BIOS Guardian by default is enabled. It must be disabled in order to reflash
BIOS, thus effectively acts as a fire-wall against viruses that can attack
the BIOS while the system is running.
WARNING: While excute Step3 below, please do not turn off the sytsem power in order to avoid BIOS damage.
BIOS Guardian can be disabled as follows:
1. Go to BIOS Set Up Menu. (Press Del key while booting.)
2. Go to Advanced BIOS Features Set Up Submenu.
3. Disable BIOS Guardian.
4. Save the setting, and restart system.
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NOTE: However, if it is disabled and while boot the system, the POST screen will be held and shows you the message to let you know the current status of BIOS Guardian. To press G key will en­able the BIOS Guardian again; or simply to press the space bar will continue the booting process.
n Easy Key
Instead of completing the multi-layered BIOS setup process these 3 Easy
Key functions provide direct access to Sub-Menus when completing
BIOS settings adjustments.
Easy-Keys are as follows:
Ctrl + c: To enter clock settings menu.
Ctrl + p: To load Performance Default settings and restart.
Ctrl + f: To load Fail-Safe Default settings and restart.
n Overclock Partner
Should the system not start because clock speed settings have been
increased to a speed incompatible with the system, the Overclock Partner
allows you to reboot at system default settings, protecting hardware from
any damages.
Complete the following steps:
1. Turn the system off.
2. Restart while holding down the Insert key. It is important that the
Insert key is held down until the default clock speed is shown on
the POST screen.
3. Enter BIOS settings menu, and re-set clock speed desired or default.
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Installation Procedures
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 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, Clear Password, FSB Speed Select
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 some status of power
saving modes, 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 re-
sulting 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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1). Set System Jumpers/Switches
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: SW1-1
The CMOS RAM is powered by the onboard button cell battery. To clear the
RTC data: (1) Turn off your computer. (2) Move the CMOS Clear switch
SW1-1 to On (Enabled). (3) Turn on your computer to display CMOS checksum
error. (4) Turn off your computer. (5) Move the CMOS Clear switch SW1-1
to Off (Disabled). (6) Turn on your computer. (7) Hold down the Delete key
when boots. (8) Enter the BIOS Setup to re-enter user preferences.
Clear Password: SW1-2
This switch allows you to enable or disable the password configuration. You
may need to enable this switch by moving it to the On(Enabled) position if
you forget your password. To clear the password setting: (1) Turn off your
computer. (2) Move the Clear Password switch SW1-2 to On (Enabled). (3)
Turn on your computer. (4) Hold down the Delete key during bootup and
enter BIOS Setup to re-enter user preferences. (5) Turn off your computer,
(6) Move the Clear Password switch SW1-2 to Off (Disabled). (7) Turn on
your computer for the new settings to take effect.
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FSB Speed Select: J1
This 6-pin jumper allows you to select the FSB speed of your mainboard.
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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.
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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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 lo-
cate 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. Place the cooling fan with heatsink on top of the installed CPU.
4). Install Expansion Cards
This section describes how to connect an expansion card to one of your sys-
tem 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 CNR and three PCI bus 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:
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.
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 cover.
7. Setup the BIOS if necessary.
8. Install the necessary software drivers for the expansion card.
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Connectors
Floppy Diskette Drive Connector
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.
IDE Device Connectors
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.
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ATX Power Connector
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.
Fan Connectors
The two connectors, CPU_FAN, SYS_FAN are linked to the CPU fan, sys-
tem case fan, respectively; for preventing the CPU and system from overheat
damage.
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Front Panel Block and Power LED Connector
This block connector includes the connectors for linking with HDD LED,
power LED (2 and 3 pins), dual power LED, power button, suspend button,
reset button, and IR 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.
1. Power LED (2-Pin) is connected with the system power indicator to indi-
cate whether the system is on/off. It will blink when the system enters sus-
pend mode. There is a 3-Pin Power LED connector on board for some cases
that with a 3-pin plug.
2. Reset Button is connected to the reset button. Push this switch to reboot
the system instead of turning the power button off and on.
3. HDD LED is connected to the IDE device indicator. This LED will blink
when the hard disk drives are activated.
4. Dual Power LED it is in green light when the system in power on status.
It is in yellow light when the system in suspend mode.
5. 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.
6. Suspend Button is connected with suspend 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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Wake-On-Lan Connector
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.
Wake-On-Ring Connector
This 2-pin connector allows the remote call via modem wake system.
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CD Audio Connector
The 4-pin connector is used for the audio input from your CD drive.
PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Connector
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.
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Universal Serial Bus Connectors
These two connectors that integrated on the edge of the board are used for
linking with USB peripheral devices. Also, this board provides users with
USB1 for linking with two extra USB devices on either front or rear panel.
Your operating system must support USB features.
The pin assignments of the USB1 are
listed below:
LAN Connector
The LAN jack is connected to the LAN cable.
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Serial Port Connectors
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
This 15-pin female D-sub blue connector is connected to your display moni-
tor.
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Printer Connector
This 25-pin D-Sub female burgundy-colored connector is attached to your
printer.
Audio I/O Jacks
LINE_OUT* (lime) can be connected to powered speakers. LINE_IN (light
blue) allows tape players or other audio sources to be recorded by your com-
puter. MIC_IN (pink) allows microphones to be connected for voice input.
The mainboard also provides you with a front panel audio port connector,
FNT_AUD1, when needed. Its pin definitions were presented below.
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Game/MIDI Connector
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 components.) This section ex-
plains 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, the settings are stored in the
CMOS. This Setup utility program allows updates to the mainboard configura-
tion 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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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 Page Up or Page
Down 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
Virus Warning
This feature will prompt uses a warning message, when any write boot
sector commend executed.
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 CPU L2 cache. This feature allows you to disable
the cache function when the system performance is unstable to run some
software. The options are: Enabled, Disabled.
CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking
When enabled, it activates the CPU L2 cache check and error correction.
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.
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Quick Power On Self T est
When enabled, allows the BIOS to bypass the extensive memory test.
The options are: Enabled, Disabled.
First/Second/Third Boot Device
This feature allows user to select the boot device priority. The options are:
Floppy, LS120, Hard Disk, CDROM, ZIP100, LAN, Disabled.
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.
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 of address Line No. 20.
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.
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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.
Security Option
Allows you to set the security level of the system.
The options are: Setup, System.
APIC Mode
Allows you to decide if the system enters the APIC (Advanced Program-
mable Interrupt Controller) mode or not for more IRQs can be released.
MPS Version Control For OS
When two CPUs onboard (not this board) this feature allows you to select
MPS (Multi-Processor Spec.) version control for OS when logo test ex-
ecutes. The options are: 1.1, 1.4.
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.
Report No FDD For WIN 95
When the field under the Standard CMOS Setup Menu for Drive A and/or
Drive B is set at None, users must set this field is set at Yes for it to function
properly. Otherwise, set at No, even if field for Drive A and/or Drive B is set
at None, system will still detect and recognize of a floppy drive(s).
The options are: Yes, No.
BIOS Guardian
It allows the system to prevent computer viruses. Users will need to dis-
able it to update BIOS. The options are: Enabled, Disabled.
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NOTE: Please disable this BIOS feature about BIOS Guardian before you start to reflash BIOS.
Advanced Chipset Features
BIOS Setup
SDRAM CAS Latency Time
If the CAS latency of your installed SDRAM DIMM is 2, set it at 2 to
enhance system performance. If the CAS latency is 3, stay with the default
setting of 3. The options are: 2, 3, Auto.
SDRAM Cycle Time Tras/Trc
This item controls the number system clock for an access cycle.
The options are: 6/8, 5/7, Auto.
SDRAM RAS-to-CAS Delay
This item, which is available only when the above item Auto Configuration
is set at Disabled, allows you to define the time delay from DRAM CAS#
active to CAS# active, depending on the CPU frequency and DRAM type
used, whether 2 clocks or 3 clocks. The options are: 3, 2, Auto.
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SDRAM RAS Precharge Time
This item, which is available only when the above item Auto Configuration
is set at Disabled, allows you to select the DRAM RAS# precharge time
whether 3 clocks or 4 clocks. The options are: 3, 2.
System BIOS Cacheable
When enabled, allows the ROM area of F000H-FFFFH to be cacheable
when the cache controller is activated.
The options are Enabled, Disabled.
Video BIOS Cacheable
As with caching the system BIOS above, enabling the video BIOS cache
will cause access to the video BIOS addressed at C0000H-C7FFFH to be
cached, if the cache controller is also enabled.
The options are Enabled, Disabled.
CPU Latency Timer
CPU latency item setting to fix Japanese Win 95 problem.
The options are: Disabled, Enabled.
Delayed Transaction
When enabled, it allows the current PCI bus master to retry the current
PCI bus master cycle and to accept the new PCI bus master request. It re-
accepts the original PCI bus master and returns data to the original PCI
bus master, thereby enhancing system performance.
The options are: Disabled, Enabled.
On-Chip Video Window Size
This feature allows you to select the main memory frame size of AGP use.
The options are: 64MB, Disabled.
Local Memory Frequency
This item allows users to select the SDRAM frequency.
The options are: 100MHz, 133MHz.
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Integrated Peripherals
On-Chip Primary PCI IDE
When enabled, it allows you to use the onboard primary PCI IDE.
The options are: Enabled, Disabled.
On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE
When enabled, it allows you to use the onboard secondary PCI IDE.
The options are: Enabled, Disabled.
BIOS Setup
IDE Primary Master PIO
Allows an automatic or a manual configuration of the PCI primary IDE
hard drive (master) mode. The options are: Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode
2, Mode 3, Mode 4.
IDE Primary Slave PIO
Allows an automatic or a manual configuration of the PCI primary IDE
hard drive (slave) mode. The options are: Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2,
Mode 3, Mode 4.
IDE Secondary Master PIO
Allows an automatic or a manual configuration of the PCI secondary IDE
hard drive (master) mode. The options are: Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode
2, Mode 3, Mode 4.
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IDE Secondary Slave PIO
Allows an automatic or a manual configuration of the PCI secondary IDE
hard drive (slave) mode.The options are: Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2,
Mode 3, Mode 4.
IDE Primary Master UDMA
Allows an automatic configuration of the PCI primary IDE hard drive
(master) mode if Ultra DMA is supported both on the motherboard and
the hard disk. The options are: Auto, Disabled.
IDE Primary Slave UDMA
Allows an automatic configuration of the PCI primary IDE hard drive
(slave) mode if Ultra DMA is supported both on the motherboard and the
hard disk. The options are: Auto, Disabled.
IDE Secondary Master UDMA
Allows an automatic configuration of the PCI secondary IDE hard drive
(master) mode if Ultra DMA is supported both on the motherboard and
the hard disk. The options are: Auto, Disabled.
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, Disabled.
USB Controller
Disable this option if you are not using the onboard USB feature.
The options are: Disabled, Enabled.
USB Keyboard Support
When a USB keyboard is installed, please set at Enabled.
The options are: Disabled, Enabled.
USB Mouse Support
When a USB mouse is installed, please set at Enabled.
The options are: Disabled, Enabled.
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, Onboard.
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AC97 Audio
This feature allows users to enable or disable the AC97 audio function.
The options are: Auto, Disabled.
AC97 Modem
This feature allows users to enable or disable the AC97 modem function.
The options are: Auto, Disabled.
IDE HDD Block Mode
When enabled, the system executes read/write requests to hard disk in
block mode. The options are: Enabled, Disabled.
Onboard Lan Device
This feature allows users to enable or disable the onboard Lan device.
The options are: Enabled, Disabled.
Onboard Lan Boot ROM
This feature allows users to enable or disable the onboard Lan boot ROM
to boot system.
The options are: Enabled, Disabled.
POWER ON Function
Allows you to set the method for powering-on the system. The default
option of BUTTON ONLY allows system power-on using the standard
system case mounted ON/OFF switch. The option Password allows you to
set up to 5 alphanumeric characters to power-on the system. The option
Hot KEY allows you to set which of the 12 keyboard function keys (F1 to
F12) in combination with the Ctrl key to power-on the system. The option
Mouse Click allows you to use the PS/2 mouse to power-on the system by
double-clicking on the mouse button.
The options are: Password, Hot KEY, Mouse Move, Mouse Click, Any
Key, BUTTON ONLY, Keyboard 98.
NOTE: When using Password option for the item POWER ON Func­tion will render the power button on the system case ineffective. In case user forgets password or hot key setting, use the clear pass­word switch or jumper to clear RTC data.
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Hot Key power ON
Allows you to set which of the 12 keyboard function keys (F1 to F12) in
combination with the Ctrl key will be used to power-on the system. The
options are: Ctrl-F1 up to Ctrl-F12.
Onboard FDC Controller
When enabled, the floppy diskette drive (FDD) controller is activated.
The options are: Enabled, Disabled.
Onboard Serial Port 1/2
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 Mode Select
Allows you to select the IR modes if the serial port 2 is used as an IR port.
Set at Standard, if you use COM2 as the serial port as the serial port,
instead as an IR port. The options are: Normal, IrDA, ASKIR, SCR.
UR2 Duplex Mode
Allows you to select the IR modes.
The options are: Full, Half.
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: Disabled, 378H/IRQ7, 278H/IRQ5, 3BCH/IRQ7.
Parallel Port Mode
Allows you to connect with an advanced printer via the port mode it sup-
ports. The options are: SPP, EPP, ECP, ECP+EPP.
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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PWRON After PWR-Fail
When the system is shut down owing to the power failure, the system will
not be back to power on by itself. This feature allows you to set the
system back to which power status of the system when the system power
is resumed. The options are: Off, On, Former-Sts.
Game Port Address
This feature allows you to select the game port address or disable it.
The options are: Disabled, 201, 209.
Midi Port Address
This feature allows you to select the Midi port address or disable it.
The options are: Disabled, 330, 300.
Midi Port IRQ
It allows you to select Midi IRQ if Midi is enabled.
The options are: 5, 10.
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Power Management Setup
ACPI Function
This item allows you to disable the ACPI function.
The options are: Enabled, Disabled.
ACPI Suspend Type
This item allows you to select suspend mode when the system in ACPI
mode. The options are: S1 (POS), S3 (PTR).
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.
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 allows the BIOS to blank off screen display by your add-on VGA
card which supports DPMS (Display Power Management Signaling func-
tion). 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.
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Video Off In Suspend
The option allows you to select VGA status when the system goes to
suspend mode. The options are: Yes, No.
Suspend Type
The option allows you to select VGA status when the system goes to
suspend mode. The options are: Stop Grant, PwrOn Suspend.
MODEM Use IRQ
This feature allows you to select the IRQ# to meet your modem IRQ#.
The options are: NA, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11.
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: Disabled, 1, 2, 4, 8, 12, 20, 30, 40 Min, 1 Hour.
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: Disabled, 1 Min..15 Min.
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.
Wake-Up 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.
Power On by Ring
An incoming call via modem awakes the system from its soft-off mode.
The options are Disabled, Enabled.
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USB KB Wake-Up From S3
When set at Enabled, it allows USB keyboard to activate the system from
ACPI S3 power saving mode. The options are Disabled, Enabled.
Resume by Alarm
This feature allows you to set the when the system being turned on from
the system power-off status.
The options are: Enabled, Disabled.
Date (of Month) Alarm
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.
Timer (hh:mm:ss) Alarm
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: hh (hour) - 0, 1, 2,.., 23; mm (minute) - 0, 1, 2,..,59; ss
(second) - 0, 1, 2,..,59.
Reload Global Timer Events
Primary IDE 0/1
When the primary master/slave HDD is working, the system timer will be
reloaded and the system will not be into the suspend mode.
The options are: Disabled, Enabled.
Secondary IDE 0/1
When the secondary master/slave HDD is working, the system timer will
be reloaded and the system will not be into the suspend mode.
The options are: Disabled, Enabled.
FDD, COM, LPT Port
When FDD, COM, or LPT is working, the system timer will be reloaded and
the system will not be into the suspend mode.
The options are: Disabled, Enabled.
PCI PIRQ[A-D]#
When the PCI PIRQ[A-D]# has been alerted, the system timer will be re-
loaded and the system will not be into the suspend mode.
The options are: Disabled, Enabled.
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BIOS Setup
PnP/PCI Configurations
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.
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.
IRQ Resources
If resources are controlled manually, assign each system interrupt a type,
depending on the device type using the interrupt.
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IRQ-3/4/5/7/9/10/1 1/12/14/15
Legacy ISA for devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specifica-
tion, PCI/ISA PnP for devices compliant with PnP standard whether de-
signed for PCI or ISA bus architecture.
The options are: PCI Device, Reserved.
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.
PC Health Status
Shutdown T emperature
This feature helps to shutdown the system when the system temperature
is as high as the selected temperature to prevent from the overheat prob-
lem. The option list presents all the temperatures that supported by the
board and Disabled.
Voltage VCORE 0 / Voltage VCORE 1 / Voltage +3.3V / V oltage +5V / Voltage +12V / V oltage 5VSB / V oltage Battery / CPU T emp. / CPU F AN Speed / Chassis FAN Speed
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 set at Enabled, the system BIOS will detect the PCI slots and DIMM
slots. If a slot is found no device on it, the system BIOS will automatically
disable the slot clock.
The options are: Enabled, Disabled.
CPU Host/SDRAM/PCI Clk/Sst
This feature is used to set the CPU host, SDRAM, PCI clock frequencies
and spread spectrum percentage. The option list presents all available
combinations allowed by this system.
CPU Clock Ratio
This feature allows you to select the frequency mulitplier for CPU host
clock. The option list offers the ratios from X 3 to X 8.
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.
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Load Optimized Defaults
This submenu is selected for default settings which provide the best system
performance.
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.
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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