Foxconn N570SM2AA User Manual
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Declaration of conformity
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMPANY LTD
66 , CHUNG SHAN RD., TU-CHENG INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT,
TAIPEI HSIEN, TAIWAN, R.O.C.
declares that the product
Motherboard
N570SM2AA
is in conformity with
(reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in
accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive)
þ EN 55022: 1998/A2: 2003Limits and methods of measurements of radio disturbance
characteristics of information technology equipment
þ EN 61000-3-2/:2000 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
Part 3: Limits
Section 2: Limits for harmonic current emissions
(equipment input current <= 16A per phase)
þ EN 61000-3-3/A1:2001 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
Part 3: Limits
Section 2: Limits of voltage fluctuations and flicker in low-voltage
supply systems for equipment with rated current <= 16A
þ EN 55024/A2:2003 Information technology equipment-Immunity characteristics limits
and methods of measurement
Signature : Place / Date : TAIPEI/2006
Printed Name : James Liang Position/ Title : Assistant President
Declaration of conformity
Trade Name: WinFast
Model Name: N570SM2AA
Responsible Party: PCE Industry Inc.
Address: 458 E. Lambert Rd.
Fullerton, CA 92835
Telephone: 714-738-8868
Facsimile: 714-738-8838
Equipment Classification: FCC Class B Subassembly
Type of Product: Motherboard
Manufacturer: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY
COMPANY LTD
Address: 66 , CHUNG SHAN RD., TU-CHENG
INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT, TAIPEI HSIEN,
TAIWAN, R.O.C.
Supplementary Information:
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the follow-
ing two conditions : (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this
device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
Tested to comply with FCC standards.
Signature : Date : 2006
Table of Contents
Chapter
Main Features.........................................................................................2
Layout.......................................................................................................4
Rear Panel Ports....................................................................................5
Chapter
CPU..........................................................................................................8
Memory...................................................................................................11
Power Supply.......................................................................................13
Other Connectors................................................................................14
Expansion Slots...................................................................................18
Jumpers...............................................................................................19
Chapter
Enter BIOS Setup.................................................................................21
Main menu............................................................................................21
Standard CMOS Features...................................................................23
Tiger Central Control Unit ......................................................................25
Advanced BIOS Features....................................................................28
Advanced Chipset Features...............................................................31
Integrated Peripherals........................................................................32
Power Management Setup.................................................................37
PnP/PCI Configurations......................................................................40
PC Health Status.................................................................................41
Load Fail-Safe Defaults.....................................................................42
Load Optimized Defaults..................................................................42
Set Supervisor/User Password.........................................................42
Save & Exit Setup.................................................................................43
Exit Without Saving..............................................................................43
Product Introduction
1
2
2
3
Installation Instructions
BIOS Description
Table of Contents
Chapter
Utility CD content.................................................................................45
Installing drivers..................................................................................46
Installing Utilities.................................................................................46
Directions for Bundled Software
Chapter
TIGER ONE .............................................................................................48
Fox LiveUpdate....................................................................................55
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5
Driver CD Introduction
Appendix
NVIDIA SLI
NVIDIA RAID.........................................................................................65
Audio Configuration.............................................................................77
TM
Technology....................................................................62
Attention:
1.Attach the CPU and heatsink using silica gel to ensure full contact.
2.It is suggested to select high-quality, certified fans in order to avoid
damage to the motherboard and CPU due high temperatures.
3.Never turn on the machine if the CPU fan is not properly installed.
4.Ensure that the DC power supply is turned off before inserting or
removing expansion cards or other peripherals, especially when
you insert or remove a memory module. Failure to switch off the DC
power supply may result in serious damage to your system or
memory module.
Attention:
We cannot guarantee that your system will operate normally while
over-clocked. Normal operation depends on the over-clock capacity
of your device.
Attention:
Since BIOS programs are upgraded from time to time, the BIOS
description in this manual is just for reference. We do not guarantee
that the content of this manual will remain consistent with the actual
BIOS version at any given time in the future.
Attention:
The pictures of objects used in this manual are just for your reference.
Please refer to the physical motherboard.
This manual is suitable for motherboard of N570SM2AA. Each
motherboard is carefully designed for the PC user who wants
diverse features.
-L with onboard 10/100M LAN (Default is omitted.)
-K with onboard Gigabit LAN
-6 with 6-Channel audio (Default is omitted.)
-8 with 8-Channel audio
-E with 1394 function
-S with SATA function
-2 with DDR2 function
-Rwith RAID function
-H comply with RoHS directives
You can find PPID label on the motherboard. It indicates the
functions that the motherboard has.
For example:
The letters On the black mark of the PPID label mean that the
motherboard supports 6-Channel Audio (-6)(default), onboard
10/100M LAN (-L)(default), 1394 port (-E), SATA function (-S).
Chapter
Thank you for buying WinFast N570SM2AA series motherboard.
This series of motherboard is one of our new products, offers
superior performance, and uses the advanced NVIDIA nForce
570 SLI MCP.
This chapter includes the following information:
1
1
v Main Features
v Layout
v Rear I/O Ports
®
Chapter 1 Product Introduction
Main Features
Size
·ATX form factor of 12 inch x 9.6 inch
Microprocessor
· Supports AMD® Socket AM2 Athlon
64 and SempronTM processor
· Supports HyperTransport up to 2000MT/s
MCP
· NVIDIA nForce® 570 SLI MCP
System Memory
· Four 240-pin DIMM slots
· Supports Dual-Channel DDR2 533/667/800
· Supports up to 8GB DDR2 memory
USB 2.0 Ports
TM
64 X2 Dual-Core, Athlon
TM
64 FX, Athlon
· Supports hot plug
·Ten USB 2.0 ports (four rear panel ports, three onboard USB headers
providing six extra ports)
· Supports wake-up from S1 and S3 mode
·Supports USB 2.0 protocol up to 480Mbps transmission rate
TM
Onboard Serial ATA II
· 300MBps data transfer rate
· Seven Serial ATA II and one E-SATA1 connectors
· NVIDIA MediaShieldTM RAID with support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1,
RAID 5
Dual Onboard LAN (-K)
· Two LAN interface built-in onboard
· Supports 10/100/1000 Mbit/sec Ethernet
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Onboard 1394 (-E ) (optional)
· Supports hot plug
·Two 1394a ports with rate of transmission at 400 Mbps
Onboard Audio (-8)
· Supports 8-channel audio
· Supports S/PDIF output
· Supports Jack-Sensing function
Dual PCI Express x16
·Slot PCI-E1_X16 supports PCI Express X16
·Supports 4 GB/sec bandwidth
·Slot PCI-E2_X16 supports PCI Express X8
·Supports 2 GB/sec bandwidth
· Low power consumption and power management features
Green Function
· Supports ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)
· Supports S0 (normal), S1 (power on suspend), S3 (suspend to RAM), S4
(Suspend to disk - depends on OS), and S5 (soft - off)
· Supports AMD® Cool ‘n’ QuietTM technology
Expansion Slots
· Two PCI slots
· Two PCI Express x1 slot
· Two PCI Express x16 Graphics slots
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Layout
Chapter 1 Product Introduction
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27
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
25
24
10
9
1.CD_IN Connector
2.Front Audio Connector
3.Speaker Connector
4.Front 1394 Connector(optional)
5.SYS_ FAN Connector
6.Front USB Connectors
7.Front Panel Connector
8.Chassis Intruder Connector
9.Clear CMOS Jumper
10.Serial ATA II Connectors
11.FAN Connector
12.ATA 133/100/66 IDE Connectors
13.FDD Connector
14.24-pin ATX Power Connector
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11
20 12 13
21
22
15.DDR2 DIMM Slots
16.nForce® 570 SLI MCP
17.Socket AM2
18.Serial ATA II Connector
19.CPU FAN Connector
20.4-pin ATX_12V Power Connector
21.COM1 Connector
22.IrDA Header
23.PWR3 Connector
24.PCI Exoress X1 Slots
25.PCI Express X 16 Slots
26.SPDIF_OUT Connector
27.PCI Connectors
Note: The above motherboard layout is provided for reference only,
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17
24
16
15
14
20
19
26
please refer to the physical motherboard.
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Rear I/O Ports
This motherboard provides the ports as below:
10 9
1
2
3
4 5 6
3
1. PS/2 Mouse Port
This port is used to connect a PS/2 mouse.
2. PS/2 Keyboard Port
This port is used to connect a PS/2 keyboard.
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7
3. External SATA Port
This port is used to connect an external SATA box or a Serial ATA port multiplier
and enables smart setup and hot-plug function.
4. Coaxial S/PDIF Out Port
This port is used to connect an external audio output device via a coaxial S/P-
DIF cable.
5. Optical S/PDIF Out Port
This port is used to connect an external audio output device via a optical S/P-
DIF cable.
6. 1394a Port(optional)
This port is used to connect a 1394 device.
7. USB 2.0 Ports
The four ports are used to connect USB 2.0/1.1 devices.
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8. Line in, Line out, Microphone, Rear, LEF/CEN, Side Jacks
Port 2-channel 4-channel 6-channel 8-channel
Blue Line In Line In Line In Line In
Green Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out
Pink Mic In Mic In Mic In Mic In
Orange - - Center/Subwoofer Center/Subwoofer
Black - Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out
Grey - - - Side Speaker Out
9. LAN Ports
Left : Link/Active LED Right: Speed LED
Status Description Status Description
Off No Link Off 10 Mbps Connection
Green Linked Green 100 Mbps Connection
Blinking Data Activity Orange 1 Gbps Connection
Link/Active
10. Parallel Port
The port is used to connect a parallel port device, such as a printer.
LED
LAN Port
Speed
LED
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Chapter 1 Product Introduction
Chapter
This chapter introduces the hardware installation process, in-
cluding the installation of the CPU, memory, power supply,
slots, and pin headers, and the mounting of jumpers. Cau-
tion should be exercised during the installation of these
modules. Please refer to the motherboard layout prior to any
installation and read the contents in this chapter carefully.
This chapter includes the following information:
2
2
v CPU
v Memory
v Power supply
v Other Connectors
v Expansion Slots
v Jumpers
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CPU
Chapter 2 Installation Instructions
This motherboard supports AMD Socket AM2 Athlon
64 FX, Athlon
TM
64 and SempronTM processor with Hyper-Transport Technology.
TM
64 X2 Dual-Core, Athlon
Attention:
The CPU pins must be properly aligned with the holes in the
socket, otherwise the CPU may be damaged.
For the detailed CPU vendor list qualified on this motherboard, please visit
the website: http://www.foxconnchannel.com
Installation of CPU
Follow these steps to install the CPU.
1.Unlock the socket by pressing the le-
ver sideways, then lift it up to a 90
o
angle.
o
90
Gap in the base
TM
2.Align the cut edge to the gap in the
base of the socket. Carefully insert the
CPU into the socket until it fits in place.
3.When the CPU is in place, press it
firmly on the socket while you push
down the socket lever to secure the
CPU. The lever clicks on the side tab
to indicate that it is locked.
8
Cut edge
Push down the socket
lever to secure the CPU.
Chapter 2 Installation Instructions
Installation of CPU Fan
New technology allows processors to run at higher and higher frequencies.
To avoid problems arising from high-speed operation, for example, overheating, you need to install the proper fan. The following procedure is provided
for reference only, please refer to your CPU fan user guide for the actual
procedure.
CPU Fan
CPU Heatsink
CPU Retention
Mechanism
CPU Retention Bracket
CPU Retention Lock
1.Locate the CPU retention mecha-
nism base (surrounds the CPU
socket).
2.If required, apply a light coating of
silica gel to the top of the CPU.
NOTE: The CPU heatsink may have
a pre-applied thermal compound. In
that case, the silica gel is not required.
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3. Place the cooling set onto the re-
tention mechanism. Attach one end
of the retention bracket to retention
mechanism.
5.Push down the retention bracket
lock on the retention mechanism
to secure the heatsink and fan to
module base.
4.Align the other end of the reten-
tion bracket to fasten the cooling
set on the top of the retention
mechanism.
6.Connect the fan’s power cable to
the appropriate 4-pin terminal on the
motherboard.
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Memory
This motherboard includes four 240-pin slots with 1.8V for DDR2. These slots
support 256 Mb, 512 Mb and 1 Gb DDR2 technologies for x8 and x16 devices, and
support dual channel DDR2 memory technology up to 10.7GB/s. You must install
at least one memory bank to ensure normal operation.
Recommended Memory Configurations
The following table list is the recommended memory configurations. Please
install the memory according to the list.
Mode DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 DIMM4
Populated
Populated
Populated
Single Channel
Dual Channel
Populated
Populated
Populated
Populated
Populated Populated
Populated
Populated
PopulatedPopulated
Populated
Populated
Populated
Populated
Populated
Populated
Populated
Installation of DDR2 Memory
1.There is only one gap near the center of the DIMM slot, and the memory
module can be fixed in one direction only. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the
module clips outward.
2.Align the memory module to the DIMM slot, and insert the module vertically
into the DIMM slot.
128 Pins
3.The plastic clips at both sides of the DIMM slot will lock automatically.
112 Pins
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Warning :
Be sure to unplug the AC power supply before adding or removing
expansion cards or other system peripherals, especially the
memory devices, otherwise your motherboard or the system
memory might be seriously damaged.
For the detailed memory support list on this motherboard, please visit the
website: http://www.foxconnchannel.com
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Power Supply
This motherboard uses an ATX power supply. In order to avoid damaging any
devices, make sure that they have been installed properly prior to connecting
the power supply.
24-pin ATX power connector: PWR1
PWR1 is the ATX power supply connector. Make
sure that the power supply cable and pins are
properly aligned with the connector on the
motherboard. Firmly plug the power supply cable
into the connector and make sure it is secure.
24-pin ATX Power Connector
RSVD
GND
24
12
+3.3V
+5V
+12V
+5V
+12V
+
+5V
5V_AUX
GND
GND
PWROK
GND
+5V
PS-ON
+3.3V
GND
GND
-12V
13
1
+3.3V
GND
+3.3V
GND
+5V
4-pin ATX_12 V Power Connector: PWR2
The 4-pin ATX 12V power supply connects to
PWR2 and provides power to the CPU.
Exclusive Graphics Power Connector: PWR3
This connector is a auxiliary power for graphics
card. Exclusive power for graphics card is for bet-
ter graphics performance and for future upgrade
usage.
4-pin ATX_12 V Power Connector
2
GND
12V
1
Exclusive Graphics Power Connector
4
1
4
3
GND
12V
+5V
GND
GND
+12V
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Other Connectors
This motherboard includes connectors for FDD device, IDE devices, Serial ATA
devices, USB devices, and others.
FDD Connector: FLOPPY
This motherboard includes a standard FDD connector, supporting 360K, 720K,
1.2M, 1.44M, and 2.88M FDDs.
IDE Connector: PIDE , SIDE
The IDE connector supports Ultra ATA 133/100/66 IDE hard disk drives. Con-
nect the cable’s blue connector to the IDE connector, then connect the gray
connector to the slave device (hard disk drive) and the black connector to the
Ultra ATA master device. If you install two hard disks, you must configure the
second drive as a slave device by setting its jumper accordingly. Refer to the hard
disk documentation for the jumper settings.
Attention:
Ribbon cables are directional, therefore, make sure to always
connect with the cable on the same side as pin 1 of the PIDE or
FLOPPY connector on the motherboard.
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Front Panel Connector: FP1
This motherboard includes one connector for con-
PWRLED
+ -
PWRSW
Empty
necting the front panel switch and LED indicators.
1
+ -
NCHD-LED
RESET
FP1
HDD LED Connector (HDD-LED)
The connector connects to the case’s HDD indicator LED indicating the activity
status of hard disks.
Reset Switch (RESET)
Attach the connector to the Reset switch on the front panel of the case; the
system will restart when the switch is pressed.
Power LED Connector (PWRLED)
Attach the connector to the power LED on the front panel of the case. The Power
LED indicates the system’s status. When the system is in S0 status, the LED is
on. When the system is in S1, S3, S4, S5 status, the LED is off.
Power Switch Connector (PWRSW)
Attach the connector to the power button of the case. Pushing this switch allows
the system to be turned on and off rather than using the power supply button.
Audio Connector: F_AUDIO_1
The audio connector supports HD audio standard. It provides two kinds of
audio output choices: the Front Audio,
the Rear Audio. Front Audio supports
re-tasking function.
PORT1_L
PORT1_R
PORT2_R
SENSE_SEND
PORT2_L
1
F_AUDIO_1
AUD_GND
PRESENCE_J
SENSE1_RETURN
Empty
SENSE2_RETURN
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Serial ATA II Connectors: SATA_1, SATA_2,
SATA_3, SATA_4, SATA_5, SATA_6, E_SATA2
The Serial ATA II connectors are used to connect
the Serial ATA II devices to the motherboard.
These connectors support the thin Serial ATA II
cables for primary storage devices. The current
Serial ATA II interface allows up to 300MB/s data
transfer rate.
E_SATA2 Connector Supports RAID 0, RAID 1,
RAID 0+1, JBOD Function. The other serial ATA
II connectors support RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1,
RAID 5 Function.
Fan Connectors: CPU_FAN, SYS_FAN,FAN
The fan speed can be detected and viewed in
“PC Health Status” section of the CMOS Setup.
These fans will be automatically turned off after
the system enters S3, S4 and S5 mode.
1
GND GND
GND
RX+
TX+
RX-TX-
SATA II Connector
+12VGND SENSE
1
SENSE
GND
1
POWERCONTROL
SYS-FAN
FAN
CPU_FAN
USB Headers: F_USB1, F_USB2,F_USB3
Besides four USB ports on the rear panel, the
series of motherboards also have three 10-pin
headers on board which may connect to front
panel USB cable to provide additional six USB
ports.
Additional COM Connector: COM1
This motherboard provides an additional serial
COM header for your machine.
Connect one side of a switching cable to the
header, then attach the serial COM device to the
other side of the cable.
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NC
GND
D+
D-
5V_DUAL
F_USB 1/2/3
2
1
DTR#
DSR# SIN
GND RLSD RI#
SOUT
COM1
CTS#
RTS#
Empty
GND
D+
D-
5V_DUAL
1
Empty
10
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IEEE 1394a Connector: F_1394_1 (optional)
The 1394 expansion cable can be connected to either
the front (provided that the front panel of your chassis
is equipped with the appropriate interface) or real
panel of the chassis.
Speaker Connector: SPEAKER
The speaker connector is used to connect speaker of
the chassis.
Audio Connectors: CD_IN
CD_IN is Sony standard CD audio connectors, it can
be connected to a CD-ROM drive through a CD audio
cable.
Chassis Intruder Connector: INTR
The connector connects to the chassis security switch
on the case.The system can detect the chassis intrus-
ion through the status of this connector. If the connect-
or has been closed once, the system will send a mes-
sage. To utilize this function, set “Case Open Warning”
to “Enabled” in the “Power Management Setup” secti-
on of the CMOS Setup. Save and exit, then boot the op-
erating system once to make sure this function takes
effect.
F_1394_1
1
CD_IN
INTR
910
TPB +
12
GND
SPKR
+3.3V
CD_L
GND
CD_R
Empty
+12V
GND
TPA +
GND
+12V
TPB -
GND
TPA -
SPEAKER
1
1 INTRUDERJ 2 GND
IrDA Connector: IR
This header supports wireless transmitting and recei-
ving device. Before using this function, configure the s-
ettings of IR Mode from the “ Integrated Peripherals” s-
ection of the CMOS Setup.
S/PDIF-OUT Connector: SPDIF _OUT
The SPDIF OUT Connector is capable of providing dig-
ital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 da-
ta to an external Dolby digital decoder.
1
IR
1
1
SPDIF_OUT
+5V
Empty
IRRX
GND
IRTX
5V
Empty
SPDIF_OUT
GND
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Expansion Slots
This motherboard includes two 32-bit master PCI bus slots, two PCI Express
x 1 slots, and two PCI Express x 16 slots.
PCI Slots
The expansion cards can be installed in the two PCI slots. PCI slots support
cards such as a LAN card, USB card, SCSI card and other cards that comply
with PCI specifications.
PCI Express x1 Slots
This motherboard has Two PCI Express x1 slots that designed to accommo-
date less bandwidth-intensive cards, such as a modem or LAN card.
PCI Express x16 Slots
This motherboard has two PCI Express x16 slots that reserved for graphics or
video cards. The difference in bandwidth between the x16 and x1 slots is no-
table to be sure. This motherboard design enables the support of dual PCI-Ex-
press graphics cards technology such as “SLI technology” and multiple display.
For the detailed PCI Express x16 graphics cards support list on this
motherboard, please visit the website: http://www.foxconnchannel.com
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Jumpers
The users can change the jumper settings on this motherboard if needed. This
section explains how to use the various functions of this motherboard by chang-
ing the jumper settings. Users should read the following content carefully prior to
modifying any jumper settings.
Description of Jumpers
1. For the jumpers on this motherboard, pin 1 can be identified by the silk-
screen printed “ ” next to it. However, in this manual, pin 1 is simply labeled
as “1”.
2. The following table provides some explanation of the jumper pin settings.
User should refer to this when adjusting jumper settings.
Jumper Diagram Definition Description
1
1
1
1
1
1
1-2 Set pin1 and pin2 closed
2-3 Set pin2 and pin3 closed
Closed Set the pin closed
Open Set the pin opened
Clear CMOS Jumper: CLR_CMOS
The motherboard uses the CMOS RAM to store all
the set parameters. The CMOS can be cleared by
removing the CMOS jumper.
How to clear CMOS?
1. Turn off the AC power supply and connect pins 1
and 2 together using the jumper cap.
2. Return the jumper setting to normal (pins 2 and
3 together with the jumper cap).
3. Turn the AC power supply back on.
Warning:
1. Disconnect the power cable before adjusting the jumper settings.
2. Do not clear the CMOS while the system is turned on.
NORMAL
(Default)
CLEAR
1 3 2
1 3 2
CLR_CMOS
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Chapter 3 BIOS Description
Chapter
20
3
3
This chapter tells how to change system settings through the
BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS param-
eters are also provided.
You have to run the Setup Program when the following cases
occur:
1.An error message appears on the screen during the system
POST process.
2.You want to change the default CMOS settings.
This chapter includes the following information:
v Enter BIOS Setup
v Main Menu
v Standard CMOS Features
v Tiger Central Control Unit
v Advanced BIOS Features
v Advanced Chipset Features
v Integrated Peripherals
v Power Management Setup
v PnP/PCI Configurations
v PC Health Status
v Load Fail-Safe Defaults
v Load Optimized Defaults
v Set Supervisor/User Password
v Save & Exit Setup
v Exit Without Saving
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