FIC VG33 User Manual

VG33

MAINBOARD

MANUAL

DOC No.: M02A04
Rev. |: A0
Date |:1, 2003
Part No. |: 25-10630-00

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:

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

connected to a natural earth ground.

 Touch a grounded or anti-static surfa ce or a metal fixture such as a

water pipe.

 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
mounting 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.

T able of Contents

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 V G33 Mainboard ................................................................ 1-3

Main Features................................................................................ 1-4

Chapter 2 Installation Procedures

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

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

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

(2). Front Panel Block Ca ble Connection ........................... 2-3

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

1). Set System Jumper .................................................................... 2- 4

Clear CMOS: JP3 ............................................................... 2-4

2). Install Memory Modules .......................................................... 2- 5

3). Install the CPU .......................................................................... 2-5

4). Install Expa nsion Cards ............................................................. 2-7

5). Connect Devices ....................................................................... 2- 8

Floppy Diskette Drive Connector ...................................... 2- 8

IDE Device Connectors ..................................................... 2-9

Power Connectors ............................................................. 2-9

CD Audio-In Connectors................................................... 2-10

Front Panel Block, Power LED, IR, and Speaker Connector

.......................................................................................... 2-10

Fan Connectors................................................................. 2-12

Wake-On-Lan Connector................................................... 2-12

Wake-On-Ring Connector................................................. 2-13

SPDIF Out Connector ....................................................... 2-13

Serial IRQ Connector......................................................... 2-14

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PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Connector.............................. 2-14

Universal Serial Bus Connectors....................................... 2-14

Serial Port Connectors....................................................... 2-15

Printer Connector .............................................................. 2-16

Audio I/O Jacks ................................................................ 2-16

Video Gra phics Accelerator Connector.............................. 2-17

LAN Connector................................................................. 2-17

IEEE 1394 Connectors (mfg. optional) ............................... 2-18

Chapter 3 BIOS Setup

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

Advanced Features Setup ............................................................. 3-3

Onboard device Configuration.................................................. 3 - 5

I/O device Configuration........................................................... 3-6

Hardware Monitor ..................................................................... 3-7

Power Features Setup .................................................................... 3-8

Boot Features Setup ...................................................................... 3-9

Exit Features Setup ........................................................................ 3-10

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Overview

Chapter 1

Overview

The new microATX 1stMainboard® VG33 supports a full range of the latest
generation Intel® Pentium® 4 CPUs. The leading edge chipset Intel® 845GE
MCH was designed for coworking with Pentium® 4 in the mPGA478 CPU
socket based on V RM 9.X spec. a nd 533 MHz FSB. Being built by the lea ding
edge technology, the Intel Pentium® 4 processors provide a significa nt perfor -
mance over previous Pentium® III processors. Onboard two DDR SDRAM
sockets support DD R333 SD RAM for up to 2GB me mory capa city . The ICH4
brings the ATA100 IDE performance and its high-speed interface further en­sures that data tra nsfer speeds are improved, e specially for six USB 2.0 peri ph­eral devices. The board also features onboard audio with either 2-channel or

5.1-cha nnel.

The board comes with a versatile range of I/O features such as 2 serial ports,
three optional 1394 ports (pinheaders onboard), 1 parallel port, 1 LAN, 1 IR, 1
PS/2 mouse a nd keyboard connector, 6 USB 2.0 ports (two of the m are in one
pinheader), 1 media connector (front audio pinheader, Line-in, Line-out and
Mic-in). Ample expa nsion is available through 3 PCI, 1 AGP slot to meet the
requirement for fully making use of the P4 CPU benefits in internet applicatons,
video/3D graphics performance, and so forth.

Other key features are Remote On/Off, Auto Power Failure Recovery, inte­grated temperature monitoring a nd syste m fan control. Included also is a CD,
1st Utilities, with enha nced drivers.

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Package Checklist

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

; The mainboard ; This user manual
; One F DD cable ; |Software CD
; One A TA/100 cable ; |I/O shilding

NOTE: lst Utilities CD 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.Place your lst Utilities CD in the drive, an operating

menu will appears in your monitor. Please select Auto Installation.
It will automatically 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 lst Utilities CD lists all the functions that allowed by this board.

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NOTE: About the USB 2.0 driver .
if you use-

Windows XP + Sevice Pack 1: it offers the driver.
Windows XP: download it from Microsoft web site.
Windows 2000/98SE/ME:

driver in lst Utilities CD, please manually installed it.

The VG33 Mainboard

Overview

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Main Features

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 Easy Installation

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||BIOS with support for Plug and Play , auto detection of IDE hard drives,
||LS-120|drives, IDE ZIP drives, Windows 98SE, W indows ME, W indows
||NT , W indows 2000, Windows XP , a nd OS/2.

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 Leading Edge Chipset

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Intel® 845GE supports integrated graphic (UMA only) features that of 32
bpp true color and flat panel monitors. The ICH4 provides SMBus 2.0
support, 20-bit AC97 audio, 6 USB 2.0 ports, a nd Ultra ATA100 IDE perf or­ma nce between mainboard and peripheral devices.

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 Versatile Main Memory Support

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Accepts up to 2 GB DD R SDRAM using two me mory sockets for allowing
that from 64, 128, 256, 512MB, 1GB with support for lightenning-fast DD R
SDRAM (DD R 200/266/333 MHz).

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 Intel P4 Processors Support

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1.4 G to 2.5 GHz and up* (FSB 400) / Celeron 1.7 -2.0 GHz a nd up* (FSB 400)

2.0 G to 3.06 GHz a nd up* (FSB 533)
(*: not tested yet)

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 AGP a nd PCI Expa nsion Slots

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One AGP Bus that supports AGP (only 1.5V AGP 4X card allowed) and
three PCI Bus expa nsion slots provided the room to install a full range of
add-on cards.

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

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Integrated Plug a nd Play multi-I/O chipset feature s two high-speed UART
16550 compatible serial ports, one parallel port a nd one FDD connector .

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 Integrated Audio Subsystem

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Onboard audio features included one SPDIF pinhea der for digital audio
resource output use. The onboard AC97 Codec chip has two options:
either supports 2-channel or optional 5.1-channel audio feature. If the
latter one onbaord, the Microphone/Line_In/Line_Out can be used as
audio output.

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 Convenient Rear Panel USB Connection Support

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Four USB ports integrated in the rear I/O pa nel a nd one USB pinhea der for
two USB ports to allow the connecting with either front or rear pa nel jacks
in a convenient way a nd high-speed Plug a nd Play connection to the USB

2.0 complia nt peri pheral devices on the market.

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 Enhanced PCI Bus Master IDE Controller with Ultra DMA 33/66/100

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Support

Integrated Enhanced PCI Bus Master IDE controller features two dual­channel connectors that up to four Enhanced IDE devices, including CD­ROM and Tape Backup Drives, as well as Hard Disk Drives supporting
the new Ultra AT A 100 protocol. Sta ndard PIO Mode 3, PIO Mode 4, DMA
Mode 2, DMA Mode 4, UltraDMA-100 Mode 5 devices are also sup­ported.

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 LAN Support

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Onboard optional LAN controller with one optional RJ45 jack integrated
with other rear panel I/O connectors pvovides users with a convenient
connection with network environment.

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 1394 Support (optional)

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One optional 1394 controller with three optional 2x5 pinheaders of 1394
ports (Intel spec.) for more efficient peripheral device connection and
data transaction.

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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
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
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

* When link to Line_Out ja ck, please use a speaker that with amplifier .
* Connector Serial IRQ is for system integration use.

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(1). Clear CMOS

(2). Front Panel Block Cable Conne ction

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(3). CPU Fan Installation

This connector is linked to the CPU fan. When the system is in some 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.

1). Set System Jumper

Clear CMOS: JP3

The CMOS RAM is powered by the onboard button cell battery . To clear the
RTC data: (1) Turn of f your computer (2) Place the jumper ca p onto the pinpair
2-3 at least 6 seconds to ena ble CMOS cleara nce (3) Place the jumper ca p onto
the pinpair 1-2 to disable the eff ect of CMOS cleara nce (4) T urn on your com­puter until CMOS checksum error appears (5) Hold down the Delete key when
boots (6) Enter the BIOS Setup to re-enter user preferences.

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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 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 a nd ratio.

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When you install your CPU on this mainboard, please use a power supply that
designed and manufactured only for CPU use. Your CPU fansink combined
with its retention module must be completely closed a nd firmly attached on the
top of the processor.

T o 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. 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.

NOTE: Users The CPU installing procedures should be:

1. Insert the CPU (with its fansink and retention module) on the
socket.

2. Connect the 4-pin plug of the power supply.

3. Connect the 20-pin plug of the power supply
To remove the processor, please do it in reverse order.

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4). Install Expansion Cards

This section describes how to connect an expansion card to one of your
system 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 AGP and three PCI bus expansion slots.

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.

T o 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.

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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
expa nsion card, then the other . Use this rocking” motion until the a dd
on card is firmly seated inside the expa nsion 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 nece ssary.

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

5). Connect Devices

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.

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IDE Device Connectors

These two connectors are used for your IDE hard disk drives, CD drives, LS­120|drives, or IDE ZIP drives. The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the
same side with the Pin 1.

Power Connectors

The 20-pin male block connector is connected to the ATX power supply. The
4-pin male block connector is for the 12V power use. The connectors are linked
with your 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.

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CD Audio-In Connectors

The connectors, CD_IN and AUX_IN, are for CD-ROM drive audio analog
input use.

Front Panel Block, Power LED, IR, and Speaker Connector

This block connector includes the connectors for linking with Power LED (3­pin), HDD LED, power button, power/sleep/message waiting button, reset
buttonon the front panel of the system case. Plea se identify polarities of plug
wires for the case speaker and LEDs. Please ask vendor about this inf ormation
when you buy them and install the system by yourself. The plug wires polari­ties of these buttons will not affect the function.

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NOTE: Users that want to use IR port must set BIOS feature UART
Mode Select to set COM2 at IrDA or ASKIR mode depending re-

quest.

Installation Procedures

(1) Reset Switch is connected to the reset button. Push this switch to reboot
the system instead of turning the power button off and on.

(2) HDD LED is connected to the IDE device indicator. This LED will blink
when the hard disk drives are activated.

(3) Power (Single a nd Dual) /Sleep LED

Please refer to the tables below for the representations of LED states.
There is a nother 3-Pin Power LED connector on board for some cases that with
a 3-pin plug.

(4) 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.

IR is a pinheader that is used f or linking with your ID device to allow transmis­sion of data to another system that also supports the IR feature.

Speaker is connected with the case speaker.

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Fan Connectors

The two connectors, CPU_F AN, SYS_F AN are linked to the CPU fa n, ca se fa n,
respectively.

Wake-On-Lan Connector

This 3-pin connector allows the remove servers to manage the system that
installed this mainboard via your network adapter which also supports WOL.

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Wake-On-Ring Connector

The 2-pin connector allows you to link with your modem card which outputs
a WOR singal; the system can be turned on from the power-off status by a
remote phone call via the modem card.

CAUTION: Improper orientation of SPDIF connection may cause
damage of your device.

SPDIF Out Connector

The mainboard equipped one 1x4 pinhea der . It is used for SPDIF digital audio
output.

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Serial IRQ Connector

This 2-pin connector is used for some system integration use.

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.

Universal Serial Bus Connectors

These two black connectors integrated on the edge of the board are used for
linking with USB peripheral devices. This board also provides two extra USB
ports for either linking with front or rear USB sockets of system cases. Please
note that your operating system must support USB features.

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Installation Procedures

The figure below is the pin assignment
of the USB pinheader.

NOTE: About the USB 2.0 driver .
if you use-

Windows XP + Sevice Pack 1: it offers the driver.
Windows XP: download it from Microsoft web site.
Windows 2000/98SE/ME:

driver in lst Utilities CD, please manually installed it.

Serial Port Connectors

COM1 (9-pin D-sub male connector with teal color) a nd COM2 (2x5 pinhea der)
allow you to connect with your devices that use serial ports, such as a serial
mouse or a n external modem.

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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 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
offers a front panel audio connector (Intel spec.). Its pin definitions were
presented far below left.

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NOTE: If you do not use front audio pinheader, please keep the
pinpair 5-6, 9-10 short as default; also, when the front headphone
is plugged in, the rear audio output will be disabled.

NOTE: If your mainboard ha s 5.1-cha nnel audio option, use LINE_IN,
LINE_OUT, MICROPHONE jacks can be the 5.1-cha nnel audio out­put.

Installation Procedures

V ideo Graphics Accelerator Connector

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

LAN Connector

The RJ45 LAN ja ck is used for the LAN cable plug.

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IEEE 1394 Connectors (mfg. optional)

The board has three pinheaders of IEEE 1394 port to connect with their com­patible peripheral devices for higher syste m perf ormance.

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BIOS Setup

Chapter 3

BIOS Setup

The mainboard comes with the chip that 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 explains
the information contained in the Setup program and tells you how to modify
the settings according to your system configuration.

The Setup utility program allows updates to the mainboard configuration set­tings. The BIOS setup values will be saved in the CMOS. 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.

WARNING: While booting, press Delete key will allows users to
enter setting menus that for end users. Press F9 key will enter
menus that for manufacturer use only. End users are not encour­aged to configure attributes under this mode.

Main Features Setup

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The CMOS Setup screen is displayed above. Ea ch item may have one or more
option settings. The system BIOS automatically detects memory size, thus no
cha nges are necessary . Use the arrow keys to highlight the ite m a nd then press
Enter key to select the value you wa nt in ea ch ite m .

Date

T o set the date, highlight the Date field and then press T AB keys to select
items and +/- keys to set the current date. Follow the month, day and year
format.

Time

T o set the ti me, highlight the Time field and then press T A B keys to select
items and +/- keys to set the current time. Follow the hour, minute, and
second format.

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 Sec­ondary 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.

La nding Zone: The cylinder number that the disk drive hea ds

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

Sector: The sector number of each track defined on the

hard disk.

Floppy Diskette A

This field records the types of floppy drives installed in the system. To
enter the configuration value for a particular drive, highlight its corre­sponding field and then select the drive type using the +/- key.

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BIOS Setup

Floppy 3 Mode Support

This is a Japanese standard floppy type drive. The standard stores 1.2MB
in a 3.5 inch diskette.

Installed Memory/Memory Ba nk

These three items tell users the information about the installed memory
modules, type, and sizes.

BIOS Version/BIOS Relese Date/BIOS Implement Guide

These three items tell users the information about the BIOS of the com­puter system.

Advanced Features Setup

CPU T ype/CPU Speed/CPU Cache RAM

The three items present the working data about the installed CPU.

Plug and Play OS

The item is set at Yes when you use Plug and Play operating system.
The options are: Yes, No.

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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 operat­ing system can not boot. The options are: No, Yes.

Onboard Video Memory

The feature allows users to select the video memory size in the core chip
for V GA use.
The options are: 8MB, 1MB

Primary Video Adapter

The feature allows users to select which display device full on first if two
display device onboard.
The options are: PCI Slot, Onboard.

PS/2 Mouse

The feature allows users to select Auto to auto detect PS/2 mouse. Select
Disabled prevents any installed PS/2 mouse from functioning and free up
IRQ 12. The options are: Disabled, Ena bled, Auto.

Local Bus IDE Ad apter

The feature allows users to select or disable the IDE controller function.
If disabled, the IDE device will not be detected.
The options are: Disa bled, Primary , Secondary , Both.

USB Legacy Mode Support

The features allows users to decide which way that the attached USB
keyboard was supported under legacy mode of operating system. When
set at Auto, the BIOS will detect if a USB keyboard be ing connected while
booting; if it is, BIOS will accept it under legacy mode, if not, the BIOS will
not release the related resourece.
The options are: Auto, Ena bled, Disabled.

Onboard Lan Boot ROM

Allows you to enable or disable the onboard Lan boot ROM.
The options are: Disa bled, Ena bled.

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BIOS Setup

Set Supervisor Password/Set User Pa ssword

The two features allow users to set the supervisor/user password. To set
supervisor password is a must. To set user password is not allowed if
supervisor password is clean. It is common to set both passwords.
Once it is set, the option will become Set automatically. Its default value is
Clear. The options are: Clear , Set

Onboard device Configuration

Audio Codec

Allows you to disable the onboard audio codec function.
The options are: Auto, Disabled.

USB Controller

Disable this option if you are not using the onboard USB feature.
The options are: Disa bled, Ena bled.

Onboard LAN Device

Allows you to enable or disa ble the optional LAN function.
The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

Onboard 1394 Device (optional)

Allows you to enable or disa ble the optional 1394 function.
The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

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I/O device Configuration

Serial Port A/B

Allows you to disable the COM1/2 port when it is needed to do so.
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.
The options are: 3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3.

Interrupt

It allows users to select the IRQ for COM1/2 port.
The options are: IRQ4, IRQ3.

UART Mode Select

If you wa nt to use IR port, set at IrDA or ASKIR; otherwise, stay at
Normal to use COM2 as a serial port.
The options are: Normal, IrDA, ASKIR.

Parallel Port

Allows you to disable the parallel port when it is needed to do so.
The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

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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.

Parallel Port Mode

Allows you to connect with an advanced printer via the port mode it
supports. The options are: SPP , EPP1.9+SPP , ECP , EPP1.9+ECP, EPP1.7+SPP ,
EPP1.7+ECP .

Interrupt

It allows users to select the some IRQ for parallel port.
The options are: IRQ7, IRQ5.

Hardware Monitor

CPU T emperature / Current CPU F AN Speed / Current SYS F AN 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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Power Features Setup

After AC Power Failure

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 system always be back to off if set at Stay Off. It always
will be back to on. It will be back to on.
The options are Auto, Power On, Stay Of f.

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BIOS Setup

Boot Features Setup

Boot-time Diagnostic Screen

This feature allows to be enabled for troubleshooting or other reason.
The options are Disa bled, Ena bled.

Quick Boot Mode

This feature allows users to disable the quick boot mode f or troubleshoot­ing or other reason. The options are Disabled, Enabled.

Boot Device Priority

This feature will auto detect all hard disks of bootable device on the sys­tem. It also allows users to select the device booting priority .

First/Second/Third/Fourth Boot Device

This feature allows user to select the boot device priority . The options are:
Removable, CD ROM, Hard Disk, LAN, Disa bled.

Removable Device Priority

This feature allows user to select the remova ble device boot priority. The
options are: Floppy, ZIP100, LS120, USB-Floppy , USB-ZIP, USB-CDROM,
USB-HDD.

Hard Disk Boot Priority

This feature allows user to select the hard disk boot priority .

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V G33 Mainboard Manual

Exit Features Setup

Exit Saving Changes

After you have made changes under Setup, press Esc to return to the main
menu. Move highlight bar to this item a nd press Enter key, then press Y to
change the CMOS Setup.

Exit discarding Changes

Select this feature to allow you to exit the setup utility without saving
CMOS modifications.

Load Setup Defaults

This item is selected to place all manufacturing default settings. These
settings do not give optimal performance.

Discarding Changes

This feature allows you to discard the current CMOS modifications.

Saving Changes

This feature allows you to save the current CMOS modifications.

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