Freetech P5F113 User Manual

P5F113 Mainboard Manual

Friday, March 02, 2001

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Preface

ii

Using This Manual

This manual is designed to help you build a reliable Personal Com­puter based on the P5F113 platform.

Chapter 1—Quick Reference

This chapter is for advanced users who want to quickly assemble a
system. The mainboard layout along with jumper and switch set-

tings, and memory configuration are provided.

Chapter 2—Introduction

This chapter includes an introduction, a checklist of the items that
ship with this mainboard, and a summary of the principal features

and components.

Chapter 3—Hardware Installation

This chapter explains how to prepare your mainboard for use and
how to make the various connections to other computer components

and peripheral items.

Chapter 4—BIOS Configuration

This chapter explains how to use the system setup utility that is
stored in the mainboard’s firmware.

Chapter 5—Driver and Utility

This chapter briefly describes the drivers and utility programs that
are packaged with the mainboard.

Preface

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Table of Contents

1. QUICK REFERENCE 1

1.1. Mainboard and I/O Ports Layout....................................1

1.2. Front Panel Connector...................................................2

1.3. Jumpers.........................................................................2

1.4. AGP Clock Jumper Settings...........................................2

1.5. CPU, PCI, and AGP Frequency Settings........................3

1.6. CPU Ratio Setting..........................................................3

1.7. CPU VCORE Jumper Setting (JPW1)............................4

1.8. Connectors....................................................................4

1.9. Memory Installation........................................................4

2. INTRODUCTION 5

2.1. Overview........................................................................5

2.2. Mainboard Specifications and Features.........................6

2.2.1. Hardware.............................................................................................6

2.2.2. Software...............................................................................................7

2.2.3. Environment........................................................................................7

2.3. Mainboard Layout..........................................................8

2.4. Microprocessor............................................................10

2.5. CPU Packaging ...........................................................10

2.6. Chipset........................................................................11

3. HARDWARE INSTALLATION 12

3.1. Unpacking....................................................................12

3.2. Installation ...................................................................13

3.3. Safety Measures..........................................................13

3.4. Connector/Jumper Location.........................................14

3.5. Attaching Connectors...................................................15

3.5.1. Front Panel Connectors..................................................................15

3.5.2. Back Panel Connectors...................................................................20

3.6. Installing the CPU........................................................24

3.6.1. Before You Begin..............................................................................24

3.6.2. Installation Procedure.....................................................................24

3.6.3. Removing the Processor..................................................................25

3.6.4. Installing System Memory...............................................................26

3.6.5. Setting Jumpers................................................................................28

3.6.6. Auto Power On .................................................................................30

4. BIOS CONFIGU RATION 31

4.1. Entering Setup.............................................................32

Preface

iv

4.2. Standard CMOS Setup................................................34

4.3. IDE HDD Auto Detection..............................................36

4.4. BIOS Features Setup...................................................37

4.5. Chipset Features Setup...............................................40

4.6. Power Management.....................................................43

4.7. PnP/PCI Configuration.................................................47

4.8. Integrated Peripherals..................................................49

4.9. Supervisor/User Password...........................................53

4.10. Load Setup Defaults.................................................53

4.11. Save & Exit Setup ....................................................54

4.12. Exit Without Saving..................................................54

5. DRIVER AND UTILIT Y 55

5.1. Flash Utility..................................................................55

5.2. VIA 4-in-1 Driver..........................................................55

5.3. System Environment Monitor.......................................56

5.3.1. Hardware Monitor System Setup...................................................56

5.3.2. Setting the Threshold.......................................................................57

5.4. Creative Lab SB AudioPCI 128V (optional)..................58

5.5. ATA66 Controller Options............................................59

5.6. Online Services............................................................60

1. Quick Reference

This section is for users to get started using the mainboard straight away.

1.1. Mainboard and I/O Ports Layout

WOL

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

ISA

JP2

BT

IDE2

I DE1

DIMM1

DIMM2

DIMM3

FAN1

FAN2

MD1
MD2

CD1

CD2

JP2

WOM

JPW1

JAGP1

JAGP 2

JAGP 3

BF2

BF1

BF0

FS0

FS1

FS2

IR

FDC

PWR

Parallel

and
serial
ports

USB

ports

PS/2

mouse/keyboard

ports

Gamel

and

audio

ports

PS/2

mouse
PS/2

keyboard

USB

ports

Parallel port (LPT1)

Serial ports

COM 1 COM 2

Line-in

Microphone

Game port

Line-out

1. DIMM module sockets

2. CPU fan connector (FAN1)

3. Socket 7 CPU socket

4. ATX power connector

5. Floppy drive connector (FDC)

6. IDE connector IDE1

7. IDE connector IDE2

8. AGP Slot (3.3V)

9. Wake on Modem (WOM) connector

10. Wake on LAN (WOL) connector

11. IR port header

12. PCI expansion slots

13. RTC battery

14. Flash BIOS

15. AMR slot

16. ISA expansion slot

17. Secondary fan connector (FAN2)

18. Front panel connectors

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1.2. Front Panel Connector

The following illustration shows the front panel connector pin as­signments:

HDD
LED

STANDBY

LED

SPEAKER

Ground

Ground

LED cathode

LED cathode

LED cathode

LED anode

LED anode

LED anode

Keylock

Non

Ground

Ground

Power on/off

Reset Single

+5V

+5V

Speaker-out

POWER LED
& KEYLOCK

RESET
BUTTON

POWER
SWITCH

Pin 1

1.3. Jumpers

JAGP1 See section 1.4 “AGP Clock Jumper Settings.”

1-2: DRAM Run 66 MHz JAGP2
2-3: DRAM Run CPU Clock

JAGP3 See section 1.4 “AGP Clock Jumper Settings.”

1-2: Normal Mode JP2
2-3: Clear CMOS RAM

FS2/FS1/FS0 See section 1.5 “CPU, PCI, and AGP Fre-

quency Settings.”

BF0/BF1/BF2 See section 1.6 “CPU Ratio Setting.”
JPW1 See section 1.7 “CPU VCORE Jumper Setting

(JPW1).”

1.4. AGP Clock Jumper Settings

The following table shows the mainboard’s AGP clock jumper set­tings:

Quick Reference

CPU, PCI, and AGP Frequency Settings 3

JAGP1 JAGP3 CPU/AGP

2-3 X 66/66
1-2 2-3 100/66
1-2 1-2 83/66 (75/60)

Note: X = no shunt

1.5. CPU, PCI, and AGP Frequency Settings

The following table shows the mainboard’s CPU, PCI, and AGP fre­quency settings:

Pin settings Frequency settings

FS2

(JP4)

FS1

(JP5)

FS0

(JP6)

CPU PCI AGP

1-2 1-2 1-2 100 MHz 33 MHz 66 MHz
1-2 1-2 2-3 95 MHz 31 MHz 63 MHz
1-2 2-3 1-2 83 MHz 33 MHz 66 MHz
1-2 2-3 2-3 75 MHz 30 MHz 60 MHz
2-3 1-2 1-2 75 MHz 37 MHz 75 MHz
2-3 1-2 2-3 68 MHz 34 MHz 68 MHz
2-3 2-3 1-2 66 MHz 33 MHz 66 MHz
2-3 2-3 2-3 60 MHz 30 MHz 60 MHz

1.6. CPU Ratio Setting

The following table allows you to set the CPU clock speed:

Pin settings CPU ratio

BF0 BF1 BF2 P54C/K5 P55C/M2 K6 M1

1-2 1-2

O/P

1.5X 3.5X 3.5X 3X

2-3 1-2

O/P

2X 2X 2X 2X

1-2 2-3

O/P

3X 3X 3X X

2-3 2-3

O/P

2.5X 2.5X 2.5X 1X/2X

2-3 1-2 2-3 X X 4X X
2-3 2-3 2-3 X X 4.5X X

1-2 2-3 2-3 X X 5X X
1-2 1-2 2-3 X X 5.5X X

Note: O/P = open

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4 CPU V CORE Jumper Setting (JPW1)

1.7. CPU VCORE Jumper Setting (JPW1)

The following table shows the mainboard’s CPU VCORE jumper se ttings:

VID3 VID2 VID1 VID0 VCORE

1 1 1 1 2.0V
1 1 1 0 2.1V

1 1 0 1 2.2V
1 1 0 0 2.3V

1 0 1 1 2.4V
1 0 1 0 2.5V
1 0 0 1 2.6V

1 0 0 0 2.7V
0 1 1 1 2.8V
0 1 1 0 2.9V

0 1 0 1 3.0V
0 1 0 0 3.1V

0 0 1 1 3.2V
0 0 1 0 3.3V
0 0 0 1 3.4V

0 0 0 0 3.5V

Note: 0 = short; 1 = open

1.8. Connectors

WOL Wake On LAN Connector: This 3-pin header is used for

remote wake up of the computer through a network card.

WOM Wake On Modem Connector: This 3-pin header is use d

for remote wake up of the computer through a modem.

1.9. Memory Installation

168-Pin DIMM SDRAM Memory Configuration

Bank 0 (DIMM1) 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256 MB
Bank 1 (DIMM2) 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256 MB

Bank 2 (DIMM3) 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256 MB
Total 8 MB to 768 MB

This concludes Chapter 1. Chapter 2 covers the mainboard’s specifi­cations and features.

2. Introduction

2.1. Overview

The P5F113 is a high quality, high performance, enhanced function
mainboard that supports 64-bit Pentium-class Socket 7 and Super7

processors. This mainboard is designed around the latest and fastest
VIA 598MVP Apollo MVP3 and VIA 686A chipsets in a standard
ATX form factor.

The mainboard delivers workstation-level performance with an inte­grated AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port), bus mastering EIDE

(Enhanced IDE) controller, and concurrent PCI bus. The mainboard
accommodates SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) memory and sup­ports ATA33/66.

The mainboard achieves the highest reliability by supporting ECC
(Error Checking and Correction) memory protection, enabling the

mainboard to achieve superior data integrity and fault-tolerance in re­spect to memory errors while running applications.

In addition to superior hardware capabilities, features like bus ma s­tering EIDE driver, Plug and Play, Soft-off, APM (Advanced Power
Management), Keyboard Turn On, External Modem Ring On, Wake

On LAN (WOL), Watchdog timer wake up, Fan Off in sleeping state
and BIOS upgradability are provided with this platform.

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6 Mainboard Specifications and Features

2.2. Mainboard Specifications and Features

2.2.1. Hardware

CPU Supports a Pentium CPU chip or Pentium chip clones

such as the 5x86, 6x86, K5 and K6.

VRM Onboard Voltage Regulator Module

Provides 1. 8V to 3.5V operating voltage

Coprocessor CPU has built -in floating point unit
Speed System bus clock 66/75/83/100 MHz

AGP clock 60/66 MHz
PCI bus clock 33/37/41 MHz
ISA bus clock 8.33~9.35 MHz

Chipset VT82C598MVP system controller

VT82C686A PCI to ISA bridge

L2 Cache Flexible cache size: 0K/256K/512K/1MB/2MB
DRAM Three x 168-pin DIMM sockets

Supports 8 MB to 768 MB memory
Supports EDO and SDRAM memory

EIDE
Controller

Supports four IDE devices in two channels
Supports PIO mode 0 through mode 4 drives
Supports Bus Mastering DMA mode 2 drives

Supports Bus Mastering Ultra DMA-33 drives
Supports Iomega ZIP or LS-120 removable drives

Enhanced
I/O

One floppy disk controller
One Standard/EPP/ECP parallel port connector

Two 16550 compatible serial port connectors
One IrDA compatible Infrared port

Two USB (Universal Serial Bus) connectors

Mouse and
Keyboard

PS/2 mouse connector
PS/2 keyboard connector

Expansion
Slots

One AGP slot
Four 32-bit PCI slots

One 8/16-bit ISA slot

Introduction

Mainboard Specifications and Features 7

Power
Management

Compliant with EPA, APM 1.2 and ACPI
ATX soft-off power control
Power – on by keyboard and PS/2 mouse

Power – on by external modem ring
Power – on by alarm
Power – on by Wake On LAN (WOL)
Fan off in sleep mode

System
Management

CPU temperature warning and system temperature
detection

CPU and system voltage detection
CPU and secondary fan RPM detection

Voltage
Regulator

Switching regulator
CPU voltage auto-detection

Form Factor ATX form factor 20 cm x 30.5 cm (7.9-inch x 12.0-inch)

2.2.2. Software

BIOS AWARD Pentium II AGP/PCI BIOS

2M-bit Flash BIOS with ESCD (Extended System
Configuration Data) block

Supports APM, Plug and Play, Multi-Boot, DMI and
EIDE devices

Supports high-capacity LS-120 and ZIP removable
media drive

Driver and
Utility

IDE Bus mastering Ultra DMA driver
Flash utility for BIOS upgrade

System Environment Monitoring Utility
Optional ES1373 audio drivers

Operating
System

Operates with MS_DOS, Windows 3.x/95/98/2000/NT,
OS/2, Novell Netware/UnixWare 1.1, and SCO Unix 4.2

2.2.3. Environment

Ambient Temperature 0ºC to 50ºC (operating)
Relative Humidity 0 to 85% (operating)
Vibration 0 to 500 Hz
DC Voltage 4.9V to 5.2V
DC Voltage 1.8V to 3.50V
DC Voltage -5V, +12V, -12V, +5VSB 5% tolerance

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2.3. Mainboard Layout

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5
6

7
8

9

10

11

12

14

15

16

17

18

20

19

21

2

13

Note: Because of optional items and design changes, your
mainboard may not be identical to the one shown in the illus-

tration.

Introduction

Mainboard Layout 9

Key to Mainboard Components

No. Name Function

1 DIMM 1~3 Three DIMM module slots
2 FAN1 CPU fan connector
3 VIA VT82C598MVP AGPset
4 CPU Slot
5 PW 12V ATX power connector
6 FDC Connector for floppy disk drives
7 IDE1 IDE 1 connector (white)
8 IDE2 IDE 2 connector (black)

9 AGP AGP slot (3.3V)
10 Connector for front panel switches and indicators
11 VIA VT82C686A PCIset
12 BT Backup battery for CMOS memory and real-

time clock (RTC)
13 FAN2 Secondary CPU fan connector
14 ISA ISA expansion slot
15 AMR AMR slot
16 Flash BIOS

17 PCI 1~4 32-bit PCI expansion slots
18 Game port (top), audio ports (bottom)
19 Parallel port (top); two serial ports (bottom)
20 Two USB ports
21 PS/2 mouse (top); PS/2 keyboard (bottom)

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2.4. Microprocessor

The mainboard is designed to operate with the following processors:

Processor Type Speed FSB

Intel Pentium 200/233 MHz 66 MHz
AMD 6x86, K6,

K6-2, K6-3

233/266/300 MHz
300 ~ 550+ MHz

333/380/475 MHz

66 MHz
100 MHz

95 MHz

Cyrix/IBM
6x86/6x86MX

MIIPR 200/233 MHz
MIIPR 266/333 MHz

MIIPR 366 MHz

75 M Hz
83 MHz

100 MHz

An onboard switching voltage regulator provides the required 1.8 to

3.5 volts for the processor. The processor sends five VID (Voltage
Identification) signals to the switching voltage regulator. The
switching regulator generates the correct voltage for the processor.

2.5. CPU Packaging

Socket 7 and Super7 CPUs are packaged in an SPGA (Staggered Pin
Grid Array) configuration. Socket 7 uses an SPGA socket, either a

296-pin LIF or a 321-pin ZIF.
The Super7 specification from AMD allows non-Intel CPU chips to

take advantage of faster bus speeds and newer peripheral technolo­gies. Super7 adds support for AGP, USB, Ultra ATA and the 100
MHz bus.

Introduction

Chipset 11

2.6. Chipset

The P5F113 supports the VIA 82C598MVP Apollo MVP3 chipset.
The chipset comes in pairs—the North Bridge chip and the South

Bridge chip.

North Bridge

• CPU interface controller (66/100 MHz FSB)

• AGP interface controller (AGP 2x)

• Integrated DRAM controller

(Synchronous 66/100 MHz SDRAM)

• Fully synchronous PCI 2.1 bus interface

• Data buffering:
♦ CPU-to-AGP
♦ CPU-to-DRAM
♦ CPU-to-PCI
♦ AGP-to-DRAM
♦ AGP-to-PCI
♦ PCI-to-AGP
♦ PCI-to-DRAM

Southbridge

• Interface between the PCI and ISA buses

• Power Management Logic

• USB controller

• EIDE controller (ATA33)

• Seven DMA channels

• One timer/counter

• Two 8-channel interrupt controllers

• NMI logic and SMI interrupt logic

• PCI/ ISA bus arbitrator

• SMBus interface

• Power management Logic

• Realtime clock (RTC)

• ACPI controller

This concludes Chapter 2. Chapter 3 covers hardware installation.

3. Hardware Installation

This chapter explains how to use your mainboard to build a powerful
computer system. At a minimum, you will need the following com-

ponents in order to build a fully functioning system.

• Computer case with ATX power supply

• Super7 processor

• One SDRAM memory module

• One floppy disk drive

• One UDMA-33 IDE hard disk drive

• One CD-ROM drive

• One display monitor

• One PS/2 mouse

• One PS/2 keyboard

• One set of loudspeakers

Of course, you can use the system I/O ports and expansion slots to
add many more features and components to your system than the

items listed above.

3.1. Unpacking

The P5F113 mainboard package contains the following items:

q One mainboard
q One IDE 40-pin ribbon cable

q One floppy 34-pin ribbon cable
q Driver and utility CD
q User's manual

After removing the mainboard from its anti-static bag, place it on a
grounded or anti-static surface (component side up). Inspect the
mainboard and contact your vendor immediately if it is damaged.

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Installation 13

3.2. Installation

The P5F113 is designed to fit into a standard ATX form factor chas­sis. The pattern of the mounting holes and the position of the back

panel connectors meet the ATX system board specification. The
chassis comes with various mounting fasteners, which are made of

metal or plastic. It is highly recommended to use as many metal fas­teners as possible to mount the mainboard in the chassis for better
grounding.

To install the mainboard you need to install the CPU and DIMM
memory modules, attach the connectors, and set the correct CPU

speed in the CMOS setup.

3.3. Safety Measures

Computer components and electro nic circuit boards can be damaged
by discharges of static electricity. Working on computers that are
still connected to a power supply can be extremely dangerous. Fo l-

low the simple guidelines below to avoid damaging your computer:

• Always disconnect the mainboard from the ATX power

supply, and disconnect the computer from the power outlet
whenever you are working inside the computer case.

• If possible, wear a grounded wrist strap when you are in-

stalling the mainboard or working inside the computer case.
Alternatively, discharge any static electricity by touching

the bare metal chassis of the computer case, or the bare
metal body of any other grounded appliance.

• Hold electronic circuit boards by the edges only. Do not

touch the components on the board unless it is necessary to
do so. Do not flex or stress the circuit board.

• Leave each component inside the static-proof packaging

that it ships with until you are ready to use the component
for the installation.

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14 Connector/Jumper Location

3.4. Connector/Jumper Location

WOL

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

ISA

JP2

BT

IDE2

IDE1

DIMM1

DIMM2

DIMM3

FAN1

FAN2

MD1
MD2

CD1

CD2

JP2

WOM

JPW1

JAGP1

JAGP2

JAGP3

BF2

BF1

BF0

FS0

FS1

FS2

IR

FDC

PWR

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Attaching Connectors 15

3.5. Attaching Connectors

3.5.1. Front Panel Connectors

There are six connectors on the mainboard for speaker, switches, and
indicator lights on the system’s front panel.

WOL

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

ISA

JP2

BT

IDE2

IDE1

DIMM 1

DIMM 2

DIMM 3

FAN1

FAN2

MD1
MD2

CD1

CD2

JP2

WOM

JPW1

JAG P1

JAGP2

JAGP3

BF2BF1BF0

FS0

FS1

FS2

IR

FD C

PWR

HDD
LED

STANDBY

LED

SPEAKER

Ground

Ground

LED cathode

LED cathode

LED cathode

LED anode

LED anode

LED anode

Keylock

Non

GroundGround

Power on/off

Reset Single

+5V

+5V

Speaker-out

POWER LED
& KEYLOCK

RESET
BUTTON

POWER
SWITCH

Pin 1

Front Panel Connectors

Speaker

This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted speaker.

Power

LED &

Keylock

This 5-pin connector connects to the case-mounted key­lock switch and the power LED. The keylock switch is
used to lock the keyboard for security purposes.

HDD LED

This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted HDD
LED to indicate hard disk activity.

STB LED

This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted STB
LED to indicate a standby status. The LED remains lit
even when the system is off to indicate that AC power is
available. When the system enters standby mode, the
LED starts blinking.

Reset

This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted reset
switch and is used to reboot the system.

PW SW

This 2-pin connector connects to the case -mounted Power button.

The front panel on your case may have a turbo switch to deactivate
Turbo mode when a slower speed is required for a specific applic a-

tion. The P5F113 series does not support the hardware turbo
deactivation function. Use <CTRL><ALT><+/-> keys to change the

speed if necessary.

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16 Attaching Connectors

IrDA-compliant (Infrared) Connector

This 5-pin connector connects to an optional wireless transmitting
and receiving infrared module via a cable and a bracket. Configure

BIOS to enable the IrDA port if you attach an infrared module to this
connector. Refer to Integrated Peripherals in Chapter 4 for details.

WOL

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

ISA

JP2

BT

ID E2

IDE1

D IMM1

D IMM2

D IMM3

FAN1

FAN 2

MD1
MD2

CD1
CD2

JP2

WOM

JPW1

JAGP1

JAGP2

JAGP3

B F2B F1B F

0

FS0

FS1

FS2

IR

FDC

PWR

Infrared Connector

Pin 1

IR Transmitter

IR Receiver

Ground

IRM_IR

+5V

CD-ROM Connectors

These connectors enable you to connect a CD-ROM to the main­board and receive stereo audio input.

WOL

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

ISA

JP2

B T

IDE2

ID E1

D IMM1

D IMM2

D IMM3

FAN1

FAN2

MD1
MD2

CD1
CD2

JP2

WOM

JPW1

JAGP1

JAGP2

JAGP3

B F2B F

1BF0

FS0

FS1

FS2

IR

FDC

PWR

Pin 1

CD1 CD2

CD-ROM Connectors

Right audio channel

Ground

Ground

GroundGround

Left audio channel

Left audio channel

Right audio channel

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Attaching Connectors 17

Modem Voice Input Connector

This 4-pin header is used for the Voice Modem’s internal connector.

WOL

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

ISA

JP2

B T

ID E2

IDE1

DIMM1

DIMM2

DIMM3

FAN1

FAN2

MD1
MD2

CD1

CD2

JP2

WOM

JPW1

JAGP1

J A GP2

J A GP3

BF2BF1B F

0

FS0

FS1

FS2

IR

FDC

PWR

MD1

MD2

Modem Voice Input Connector

Ground

PHN

PHN

MIC

MIC

Ground

Ground

Ground

Pin 1

Wake on LAN Connector:

This 3-pin header is used for remote wake up of the computer
through a network.

WOL

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

ISA

JP2

B T

ID E2

IDE1

D IMM1

D IMM2

D IMM3

FAN1

FAN2

MD1
MD2

CD1
CD2

JP2

WOM

JPW1

JAGP1

JAGP2

JAGP3

B F2B F1B F

0

FS0

FS1

FS2

IR

FDC

PWR

WOL1

Wake On LAN Connector

Ground

Wake-up signal

+5VSB

Pin 1

WOM1

Wake On Modem Connector

Ground

Wake-up signal

+5VSB

Pin 1

Note: You must enable the Wake On LAN feature in the BIOS
setup if you use this feature. Refer to the Power Management
section in Chapter 4 for details.

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18 Attaching Connectors

Wake on Modem Connector:

This 3-pin header is used for remote wake up of the computer
through a modem.

Note: You must enable the Wake On Modem feature in the
BIOS setup if you use this feature. Refer to the Power Man-

agement section in Chapter 4 for details.

Floppy Drive Connector (One 34-pin Block)

A floppy disk drive ribbon cable has two connectors to support two
floppy disk drives. The connector with twisted wires always con-

nects to drive A; the connector with untwisted wires connects to
drive B. You must orient the cable connector so that the pin 1 (color)

edge of the cable corresponds with pin 1 of the I/O port connector.

WOL

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

ISA

J P2

B T

ID E2

IDE1

D IMM1

D IMM2

D IMM3

FAN1

FAN2

MD1
MD2

CD1

CD2

J P2

WOM

JPW1

JAGP1

JAGP2

JAGP3

B F2B F

1BF0

FS0

FS1

FS2

IR

FDC

PWR

FDC

Pin 1

Floppy Disk Drive Connector

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Attaching Connectors 19

IDE Connectors

An IDE drive ribbon cable has two connectors to support two IDE
drives. If a ribbon cable connects to two IDE drives at the same

time, one of them has to be configured as Master and the other has to
be configured as Slave by setting the drive select jumpers on the

drive.

WOL

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

ISA

JP2

BT

IDE2

ID E1

DIMM1

DIMM2

DIMM3

FAN1

FAN2

MD1
MD2

CD1
CD2

JP2

WOM

JPW1

J A GP1

JAGP2

JAGP3

B F2B F1B F

0

FS0

FS1

FS2

IR

FDC

PWR

IDE2

IDE1

Pin 1

IDE Connectors

Consult the documentation that came with your IDE drive for details
on jumper locations and settings. You must orient the cable connec­tor so that the pin 1 (color) edge of the cable corresponds to pin 1 of

the I/O port connector.

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20 Attaching Connectors

3.5.2. Back Panel Connectors

The back panel provides external access to PS/2 style keyboard and
mouse connectors, two serial ports, one parallel port and dual USB

ports which are integrated on the mainboard. Some mainboards have
a game port and audio ports as optional accessories. The figures be-

low show the location of the back panel I/O connectors.

PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard

Connect a PS/2 mouse to the green 6-pin mini DIN connector. The system
will automatically assign IRQ 12 to the PS/2 mouse if one is connected.

PS/2

mouse
PS/2

keyboard

Connect a PS/2 keyboard to the purple 6-pin mini DIN connector. If
you want to connect a standard AT size (large DIN) connector, you

must use an adapter.

Universal Serial Bus Ports

You can connect two USB devices or USB hubs to the USB ports.

USB

Ports

The USB ports provide a hardware interface for low-speed peripher­als such as the keyboard, mouse, joystick, scanner, printer and

telephony devices, and also support MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 digital
video. The USB ports have a maximum bandwidth of 12 Mbits/sec

(equivalent to 1.5 Mbytes/sec), and up to 127 devices can be at­tached. Fast devices can use the full bandwidth, while lower-speed
ones can transfer data using a 1.5 Mbits/sec subchannel.

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Attaching Connectors 21

Parallel Port Connector

Connect a printer or other parallel device to the burgundy-colored 25-pin
parallel port. You can set the parallel port IRQ and parallel port mode in

BIOS. Refer to Integrated Peripherals in Chapter 4 for details.

Parallel Port

Serial Port Connectors

Connect a serial device such as a mouse or modem to the turquoise 9­pin serial ports. You can set the serial port IRQs in BIOS. Refer to

Integrated Peripherals in Chapter 4 for details.

Serial
Port 1

Serial
Port 2

Note: Serial printers must be connected to the serial port.

Game Port

You can connect a joystick, game pad, or other game device to the
gold 15-pin game port. You can also connect a MIDI device for

playing or editing audio.

Game Port

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22 Attaching Connectors

Audio Port Connectors

You can connect various audio devices to these audio jacks. Connect
headphones or powered speakers to the lime-colored Line-out con-

nector. Connect a tape player or another audio source to the light
blue Line-in connector to record audio on your computer or to play

audio through your computer’s sound chip and speake rs. Connect a
microphone to the pink microphone connector to record audio to
your computer.

Line-out

Microphone

Line-in

Power Supply Connector

The ATX power supply has a single lead connector with a clip on
one side of the plastic housing. There is only one way to plug the

lead into the ATX power connector. Press the lead connector down
until the clip snaps into place and secures the lead onto the connector.

WOL

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

ISA

JP2

B T

IDE2

ID E1

D IMM1

D IMM2

D IMM3

FAN1

FAN 2

MD1
MD2

CD1

CD2

JP2

WOM

JPW1

JAGP1

J A GP2

J A GP3

B F2B F1B F

0

FS0

FS1

FS2

IR

FDC

PWR

Power connector

+3.3V

-12V

-12V

Ground

Ground

Ground

Ground
Power good

Ground

Power Supply On

Ground
Ground

+3.3V
+3.3V

+5V

-5V

+5V

+5V

+5V

+5V Standby

PW

Warning: Incorrect installation of the power supply could

result in serious damage to the mainboard and connected
peripherals. Make sure the power supply is unplugged

from the AC outlet before connecting the leads from the
power supply.

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Attaching Connectors 23

CPU Fan Power Supply

There are two fan connectors on the mainboard for the cooling fans.
The connectors support fans of 12V DC/500mAMP (six watt) or less.

When the system goes into sleep state, fans should be shut down to
eliminate audible noise and reduce power consumption. You can

monitor the fan speed by way of the VT82C686A chip (providing the
fan comes with a tachometer output).

You can monitor the fans’ RPM with the Hardware Doctor utility.
Refer to System Environment Monitor in Chapter 5 for details.

WOL

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

ISA

JP2

BT

IDE2

IDE1

DIMM1

DIMM2

DIMM3

FAN1

FAN2

MD1
MD2

CD1
CD2

JP2

WOM

JPW1

JAGP1

JAGP2

JAGP3

BF2

BF1

BF0

FS0

FS1

FS2

IR

FDC

PWR

Fan1

Fan2

CPU Fan Power Supply

Ground

+12V

Speed/RPM

Ground
+12V

Speed/RPM

Pin 1

Pin 1

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24 Installing the CPU

3.6. Installing the CPU

3.6.1. Before You Begin

1. Be sure that your Intel Pentium-class processor kit includes

the following items:

♦ One processor with the fan or heat sink attached
♦ One power cable (for CPU with cooling fan attached)

2. Place the mainboard on a workbench (not in a chassis). Be

sure that the mainboard is empty (that is, no DIMMs, ca­bles, or cards are installed) and that the holes for the fan or
heat sink support pegs are empty.

3.6.2. Installation Procedure

1. On the motherboard, identify the CPU Socket 7 and the

cooling fan power-supply connector FAN1.

WOL

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

ISA

JP2

BT

IDE2

IDE1

DIMM1

DIMM2

DIMM3

FAN1

FAN2

MD1
MD2

CD1

CD2

JP2

WOM

JPW1

JAGP1

JAGP2

JAGP3

BF2

BF1

BF0

FS0

F S1

FS2

IR

F DC

PWR

FAN1

CPU Fan Power Supply

CPU Socket 7

2. Push the CPU socket lever slightly to the side and then

raise it as far as it can go.

3. Identify the pin-1 corner of the Socket 7. The pin-1 corner

is on the same side as the locking lever, as shown in the il­lustration below.

Hardware Installation

Installing the CPU 25

4. Identify the pin-1 corner of the processor (the pin-1 corner

on the processor has a beveled edge).

Socket Lever

Pin-1

CPU
Processor

5. Align the pin-1 corners and drop the processor into the

Socket 7. The processor should drop into place without
any force. If it doesn’t seat properly, check that you have
the pin-1 corner in the correct position.

6. Swing the locking lever down to lock the processor in place

and latch the lever under the catch on the side of the socket.

7. Plug the cable from the heat sink/cooling fan assembly into

the processor cooling fan power supply FAN1.

8. Configuration of the processor is carried out using the sys-

tem setup utility as described in Chapter 4. Configure the
processor the first time you turn on the assembled com-

puter.

3.6.3. Removing the Processor

First, remove the mainboard from the chassis. To remove the proces­sor from the mainboard, follow these steps:

1. Disconnect the fan power cable from the mainboard.

2. Push the CPU socket lever slightly to the side and then

raise it as far as it can go. You will feel a resistance as the
processor is freed from the socket.

3. Remove the processor.

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26 Installing the CPU

3.6.4. Installing System Memory

Maximum system memory supported by the mainboard is 768 MB.
The mainboard has three DIMM Sockets. Memory can be installed

using 168-pin SDRAM DIMM memory modules. There are no
jumper settings required for the memory size or type, which is auto­matically detected by the BIOS.

WOL

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

ISA

JP2

BT

IDE2

IDE1

DIMM1

DIMM2

DIMM3

FAN1

FAN2

MD1
MD2

CD1
CD2

JP2

WOM

JPW1

JAGP1

JAGP2

JAGP3

BF2

BF1

BF0

FS0

FS1

FS2

IR

FDC

PWR

DIMM1

DIMM2

DIMM3

Memory Modules

Lock

Lock

80 pins

60 pins

20 pins

You must use 3.3V unbuffered DIMMs in the mainboard. To deter­mine the DIMM type, check the notches on the DIMMs.

168-pin DIMM

DRAM key position Voltage key position

Buffered

3.3V

Unbuffered

Reserved

RFU

5.0V

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Installing the CPU 27

Due to the high-speed design of the mainboard, the memory modules
must meet the following requirements:

DRAM TYPE SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM)

Single Sided Asymmetric

1Mx64, 4Mx64, 8Mx64, 16Mx64

Module Size

Double-Sided Asymmetric

2Mx64, 4Mx64, 8Mx64, 16Mx64, 32Mx64

EDO

Extended Data Output

SDRAM

Synchronous DRAM

Requirements

• DRAM Speed
60 ns or fast er

• RAS Access Time
60 ns or faster

• CAS Access Time
20 ns or faster

• DIMM module

3.3V unbuffered

• Speed Grade

66.6 MHz or faster

• CAS latency
3 or faster

Install the 168-pin SDRAM modules in any combination as follows:

BANK 0 (DIMM1) 8/16/32/64/128/256 MB
BANK 1 (DIMM2) 8/16/32/64/128/256 MB
BANK 2 (DIMM3) 8/16/32/64/128/256 MB
Total System Memory 8 ~ 768 MB

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28 Installing the CPU

3.6.5. Setting Jumpers

Refer to the following illustration and instructions to set the jumpers
on your mainboard.

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PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

ISA

JP2

BT

IDE2

IDE1

DI MM1

DI MM2

DI MM3

F AN1

FAN2

MD1
MD2

CD1

CD2

JP2

WOM

JPW1

JAG P1

JAGP2

JAGP3

BF 2

BF 1

BF 0

F S0

FS1

F S2

IR

FDC

PWR

J P2

Clear CMOS/Password Jumper

FS0

FS1

FS2

Pin 1

CPU, PCI and AGP Frequency Settings

BF2

BF1

BF0

Pin 1

CPU VCORE Jumper Settings

J AG P1

J AG P2

J AG P3

Pin 1

AGP and DRAM Clock Settings

CPU Speed Settings

Pin 1

J PW1

Pin 1

Clear CMOS/Password Jumper

You may need to clear the CMOS if your system cannot boot up b e­cause you forgot your password, or the CMOS settings need to be

reset to default values after the system BIOS has been updated.
Refer to the following to reset your CMOS setting.

1. Power off the system and disconnect the power cable.

2. Place a shunt to short pin 2 and pin 3 of JP2 for five sec-

onds.

3. Place the shunt back to pin 1 and pin 2 of JP2.

4. Power on the system.

Hardware Installation

Installing the CPU 29

CPU, PCI, and AGP Frequency Settings

The following table shows the CPU, PCI, and AGP frequency settings:

Pin settings Frequency settings

FS2

(JP4)

FS1

(JP5)

FS0

(JP6)

CPU PCI AGP

1-2 1-2 1-2 100 MHz 33 MHz 66 MHz
1-2 1-2 2-3 95 MHz 31 MHz 63 MHz
1-2 2-3 1-2 83 MHz 33 MHz 66 MHz

1-2 2-3 2-3 75 MHz 30 MHz 60 MHz
2-3 1-2 1-2 75 MHz 37 MHz 75 MHz
2-3 1-2 2-3 68 MHz 34 MHz 68 MHz
2-3 2-3 1-2 66 MHz 33 MHz 66 MHz
2-3 2-3 2-3 60 MHz 30 MHz 60 MHz

AGP and DRAM Clock Settings

The following table shows the AGP clock jumper settings:

JAGP1 JAGP3 CPU/AGP

2-3 X 66/66
1-2 2-3 100/66
1-2 1-2 83/66 (75/60)

Note: X = no shunt
The following table shows the DRAM clock jumper settings:

1-2: DRAM Run 66 MHz JAGP2
2-3: DRAM Run CPU Clock

CPU Speed Settings

Refer to the following table to set the CPU speed for your processor

Pin settings CPU ratio

BF0 BF1 BF2 P54C/K5 P55C/M2 K6 M1

1-2 1-2

O/P

1.5X 3.5X 3.5X 3X

2-3 1-2

O/P

2X 2X 2X 2X

1-2 2-3

O/P

3X 3X 3X X

2-3 2-3

O/P

2.5X 2.5X 2.5X 1X/2X
2-3 1-2 2-3 X X 4X X
2-3 2-3 2-3 X X 4.5X X
1-2 2-3 2-3 X X 5X X
1-2 1-2 2-3 X X 5.5X X

Note: O/P = open

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30 Installing the CPU

CPU VCORE Jumper Setting

The following table shows the mainboard’s CPU VCORE jumper
settings:

VID3 VID2 VID1 VID0 VCORE

1 1 1 1 2.0V
1 1 1 0 2.1V

1 1 0 1 2.2V
1 1 0 0 2.3V

1 0 1 1 2.4V
1 0 1 0 2.5V

1 0 0 1 2.6V
1 0 0 0 2.7V
0 1 1 1 2.8V

0 1 1 0 2.9V
0 1 0 1 3.0V
0 1 0 0 3.1V

0 0 1 1 3.2V
0 0 1 0 3.3V
0 0 0 1 3.4V

0 0 0 0 3.5V

Note: 0 = short; 1 = open

3.6.6. Auto Power On

After losing AC power, the system will not turn on automatically
when the power comes back unless you set the options in BIOS.

This concludes Chapter 3. Chapter 4 covers the BIOS setup program.

4. BIOS Configuration

After the hardware configuration of the mainboard is finished, and
the system hardware has been assembled, the system may be pow­ered up. At this point, CMOS setup should be run to ensure that

system information is correct.
The mainboard employs the latest Award BIOS CMOS chip with

support for Windows Plug and Play. This CMOS chip contains the
ROM Setup instructions for configuring the mainboard’s BIOS. The

BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) Setup program is a menu
driven utility that enables you to make changes to the system con­figuration and tailor your system to suit your individual work needs.

It is a ROM-based configuration utility that displays the system’s
configuration status and provides you with a tool to set system pa­rameters. These parameters are stored in non-volatile battery-

backed-up CMOS RAM that saves this information even when the
power is turned off. When the system is turned back on, the system
is configured with the values found in CMOS.

Using easy-to-use pull down menus, you can configure such items as:

• Hard drives, diskette drives, and peripherals

• Video display type and display options

• Password protection from unauthorized use

• Power management features

The settings made in the Setup program intimately affect how the
computer performs. It is important, therefore, first to try to under-

stand all the Setup’s options, and second, to make settings
appropriate for the way you use the computer. This chapter provides

clear explanations for all Setup options.

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32 Entering Setup

This program should be executed under the following conditions:

• When changing the system configuration

• When a configuration error is detected by the system and

you are prompted to make changes to the Setup program

• When resetting the system clock

• When setting the CPU clock speed so that it automatically

runs either fast or slow

• When redefining the communication ports to prevent any

conflicts

• When making changes to the Power Management configu-

ration

• When changing the password or making other changes to

the security setup

Normally, CMOS setup is needed when the system hardware is not
consistent with the information contained in the CMOS RAM, when-

ever the CMOS RAM has lost power, or the system fe atures need to
be changed.

4.1. Entering Setup

When the system is powered on, the BIOS will enter the Power-On
Self Test (POST) routines. These routines perform various diagnos-

tic checks; if an error is encountered, the error will be reported in one
of two different ways:

1. If the error occurs before the display device is initialized, a

series of beeps will be transmitted.

2. If the error occurs after the display device is initialized, the

screen will display the error message.

BIOS Configuration

Entering Setup 33

After the POST routines are completed, the following message ap­pears:

“Press DEL to enter SETUP”

To access the AWARD BIOS SETUP program, press the <DEL> key
to display the “CMOS SETUP UTILITY” screen:

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A5LEF2A)

CMOS SETUP UTILITY

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
STANDARD CMOS SETUP
IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS
SAVE & EXIT SETUP
EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

BIOS FEATURES SETUP
CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP
PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION
INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
SUPERVISOR PASSWORD
USER PASSWORD

Esc : Quit ↑↑ ↓↓ →→ ←← : Select Item
F10 : Save & Exit Setup (Shift) F2 : Change Color

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type . . .

Figure 4-1: Setup utility main screen

These screens provide access to the utility’s various functions.
Listed below are explanations of the keys displayed at the bottom of

the screen:

Key Function

Esc Exits the current menu.
↑ ↓ → ←

Select item.

SHIFT +F2 Change color.

PgUp Modify

PgDn Modify
F10 Save and Exit Setup

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34 Standard CMOS Setup

4.2. Standard CMOS Setup

Standard CMOS Setup is the same for all three chipsets. Selecting
“STANDARD CMOS SETUP “on the main program screen displays

the following menu:

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A5LEF2A)

STANDARD CMOS SETUP

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

Date (mm:dd:yy) : Fri, March 17 2000
Time (hh:mm:ss) : 8 : 38 : 16

HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE
Primary Master : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NORMAL
Primary Slave : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NORMAL
Secondary Master : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NORMAL

Secondary Slave : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NORMAL
Drive A : None

Drive B : None
Video : EGA/VGA

Halt On : All Errors

Esc : Quit ↑↑ ↓↓ →→ ←← : Select Item PU/PD/+/- : Modify
F10 : Save & Exit Setup (Shift) F2 : Change Color

Figure 4-2: Standard CMOS setup screen

The Standard CMOS Setup utility is similar for all three chipsets and
is used to configure the following features:

Set Date: Month, Day, Year
Set Time: Hour, Minute, and Second. Use 24 Hour clock format (for

PM numbers, add 12 to the hour, you would enter 4:30 p.m. As
16:30).

Hard Disks: There are four hard disks listed—Primary Master, Pr i­mary Slave, Secondary Master and Secondary Slave. For Each IDE

channel, the first device is the “Master” and the second device is
“Slave.”

Hard disk Types from 1 to 45 are standard ones. Type “Auto” en­ables BIOS to perform IDE HDD auto detection. Type “User” is
defined by the user. Type “None” is not installed (for example, a

SCSI device).

BIOS Configuration

Standard CMOS Setup 35

There are six categories of information you must enter for a HDD:

• CYLS (number of cylinders)

• HEAD (number of heads)

• PRECOMP (write pre-compensation)

• LANDZ (landing zone)

• SECTOR (number of sectors)

• MODE (Normal, LBA, LARGE or AUTO)

The hard disk vendor’s or system manufacturer’s documentation
should provide you with the information needed. The MODE option

is for IDE hard disk drives only. MODE has four options:

• NORMAL

• LBA

• LARGE

• AUTO

Set MODE to “NORMAL” for IDE hard disk drives smaller than 528
MB. Set MODE to “LBA” for IDE hard disk drives larger than 528
MB which support Logical Block Addressing mode. Set MODE to

“LARGE” for IDE hard disk drives larger than 528 MB that do not
support LBA mode. The LARGE type of drive is very uncommon

and can only be used under MS-DOS. Currently most IDE hard disk
drives over 528 MB support LBA mode. Set MODE to AUTO to
enable auto detection of your IDE hard disk drive during bootup.

Floppy Drive A and Floppy Drive B: Options for these fields are:

• 360K, 5.25 in.

• 1.2M, 5.25in.

• 720K, 3.5in.

• 1.44M, 3.5in.

• 2.88M, 3.5in.

• None (Not Installed)

The “Not Installed” option could be used as an option for diskless
workstations.

Video: Set this field to the type of graphics card installed in your sys­tem. If you are using a VGA or higher resolution card, choose the

“EGA/VGA” option. The options are:

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36 IDE HDD Auto Detection

• EGA/VGA (default)

• MONO

• CGA 40

• CGA 80

Halt On: This setting determines which type of errors will cause the
system to halt during bootup. The options are:

• All Errors (default)

• No Errors

• All, But Keyboard

• All, But Diskette

• All, But Disk/Key

After you have made your selections in the Standard CMOS Setup
screen, press <ESC> to go back to the main screen.

4.3. IDE HDD Auto Detection

If your system has an IDE hard drive, you can use this utility to de­tect its parameters and enter them into the Standard CMOS Setup

automatically.
If the auto-detected parameters displayed do not match the ones that

should be used for your hard drive, do not accept them. Press the
<N> key to reject the values and enter the correct ones manually in
the Standard CMOS Setup screen.

Note: If you are setting up a new hard disk drive that supports
LBA mode, more than one line will appear in the parameter
box. Choose the line that lists LBA for an LBA drive.

Do not choose “Large” or “Normal” if the hard disk drive is already
fully formatted when you installed it. Select the mode that was used

to format it.

BIOS Configuration

BIOS Features Setup 37

4.4. BIOS Features Setup

Selecting “BIOS Features Setup” on the main program screen dis­plays this menu:

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A5LEF2A)

BIOS FEATURES SETUP

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

Video BIOS Shadow : Disabled
C8000-CBFFF Shadow : Disabled
CC000-CFFFF Shadow : Disabled
D0000-D3FFF Shadow : Disabled
D4000-D7FFF Shadow : Disabled
D8000-DBFFF Shadow : Disabled
DC000-DFFFF Shadow : Disabled
Processor Number Feature : Enabled

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop : Disabled
OS Select For DRAM > 64 MB : Non-0S2

Virus Warning : Enabled
CPU Internal Cache : Enabled

External Cache : Disabled
Quick Power On Self Test : Enabled

Boot Sequence : A, C, SCSI
Swap Floppy Drive : Disabled
Boot Up Floppy Seek : Disabled

Boot Up NumLock Status : On
Gate A20 Option : Fast

Memory Parity/ECC Check : Disabled
Typematic Rate Setting : Disabled
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) : 6

Typematic Delay (Msec) : 250
Security Option : Setup

Esc : Quit ↑↑ ↓↓ →→ ←←: Select Item
F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify
F5 : Old Values (Shift) F2 : Color

F7 : Load Setup Defaults

Figure 4-3: BIOS features setup

The following explains the options for each feature:
Virus Warning: When enabled, any attempt to write to the boot sec-

tor or partition table will halt the system and cause a warning
message to appear. If this happens, you can use an anti-virus utility

on a virus free, bootable floppy diskette to reboot and clean your sys­tem. The Virus Warning’s default setting is “Disabled.”

CPU Internal Cache: This Setting enables the CPU internal cache.
The default setting is “Enabled.”

External Cache: This setting enables the Level 2 cache. The default
setting is “Enabled.”

Quick Power On Self Test: This will skip some diagnostic checks
during the Power On Self Test (POST) to speed up the booting proc-

ess. The default setting is “Enabled.”
Boot Sequence: The BIOS will load the operating system from the

disk drives in the sequence selected here. Options are:

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38 BIOS Features Setup

• C, A, SCSI (default)

• CDROM, C, A

• C, CDROM, A

• A, C, SCSI

• D, A, SCSI

• E, A, SCSI

• F, A, SCSI

• SCSI, A, C

• SCSI, C, A

• LS/ZIP, C

• C only

Swap Floppy Drive: This setting enables you to swap A and B
floppy disk drives. Floppy drive A is usually connected to the end of

the FDD cable. If you set this option to “Enabled,” the drive at the
end of the cable will be swapped to B. The default setting is “Dis­abled.”

Boot Up Floppy Seek: If set to “Enabled”, BIOS will check for in­stalled bootup disk in the floppy disk drives during bootup. The

default setting is “Disabled.”
Boot Up Numlock Status: If set to “Off,” the cursor controls will

function on the numeric keypad. The default setting is “On.”
Gate A20 Option: This option accesses memory above 1 MB using

the fast gate A20 line when set to “Fast” (default). The other option
is “Normal.”

Typematic Rate Setting: If set to “Enabled,” enables you to set the
Typematic Rate and Typematic Delay. The default setting is “Dis-

abled.”

• Typem atic Rate (Chars/Sec): This setting controls the

speed at which the system registers repeated keystrokes.
The choices range from 6 to 30 Chars/Sec. The default set­ting is “6” Chars/Sec.

• Typematic Delay (Msec): This setting controls the time

between the display of the first and second characters.
There are four delay choices: 250ms, 500ms, 750ms and

1000ms. The default setting is “250” ms.

BIOS Configuration

BIOS Features Setup 39

Security Option: This setting controls the password feature. The

options are “Setup” and “System.” Selecting “Setup” will protect the
configuration settings from being tampered with. Select “System” if

you want to use the password feature every time the system boots up.
The default setting is “Setup.” You can create your password by us­ing the “SUPERVISOR/USER PASSWORD” utility in the main
program screen.

Video BIOS Shadow: When set to “Enabled” (default), copies the
VGA BIOS into system DRAM.

C8000-CBFFF Shadow to DC000-DFFFF Shadow: When set to
“Enable,” the ROM with the specified address is copied into system

DRAM. It will also reduce the size of memory available to the sys­tem. The default setting for the shadow feature is “Disabled.”

Processor Number Feature: Some new processors are installed
with a unique processor number. This number may be used for veri-

fication in Internet transactions and e-commerce. If you prefer not to
use or distribute the unique processor number, set this item to “Dis-

abled” to suppress the processor number.
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop: If there are two VGA cards in your sys-

tem (one PCI and one ISA) and this option is set to “Disabled,” data
read and written by the CPU is only directed to the PCI VGA card's
palette registers.

If set to “Enabled,” data read and written by CPU will be directed to
both the palette registers of the PCI VGA and ISA VGA cards. This

option must be set to “Enabled” if any ISA VGA card installed in
your system requires VGA palette snooping to fix color problems.

OS Select For DRAM > 64MB: Set to “OS2” if the system memory
size is greater than 64 MB and the operating system is OS/2. The de-

fault setting is “Non-OS2.”
After you have made your selections in the BIOS Features Setup

screen, press <ESC> to go back to the main screen.

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40 Chipset Features Setup

4.5. Chipset Features Setup

Selecting “Chipset Features Setup” on the main program screen dis­plays this menu:

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A5LEF2A)

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk : Enabled
Spread Spectrum : Disabled
Current CPU Temp. :
Current System Temp. :
Current CPU FAN Speed :
Current FAN2 Speed :
Vccp : 2.5V :
Vcc3 : 5V :

12V :

Bank 0/1 DRAM Timing : FP/EDO 60ns
Bank 2/3 DRAM Timing : FP/EDO 70ns
Bank 4/5 DRAM Timing : FP/EDO 70ns
SDRAM Cycle Length : 3
DRAM Read Pipeline : Enabled
Sustained 3T Write : Enabled

Cache Rd+CPU Wt Pipeline : Enabled
Cache Timing : Enabled

Video BIOS Cacheable : Enabled
System BIOS Cacheable : Enabled

Memory Hole At 15Mb Addr. : Disabled
AGP Aperture Size : 64M
OnChip USB : Enabled

USB Keyboard Support : Disabled
OnChip Sound : Enable
OnChip Modem : Disable

Esc : Quit ↑↑ ↓↓ →→ ←←: Select Item
F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify
F5 : Old Values (Shift) F2 : Color

F7 : Load Setup Defaults

Figure 4-4: Chipset features setup

This screen controls the settings for the board’s chipset. All entries
related to the DRAM timing on the screen are automatically config­ured. Do not make any changes unless you are familiar with the

chipset.
Bank 0/1 2/3 4/5 DRAM Timing: This item allows you to select the

value in the field, depending on whether the board has paged
DRAMs or EDO (extended data output) DRAMs. The following op­tions are allowed:

• FP/EDO 70ns

• FP/EDO 70ns

• Normal

• Medium

• Fast

• Turbo

SDRAM Cycle Length: This field enables you to set the CAS la­tency time in HCLKs of 2/2 or 3/3. The system board designer

should have set the values in this field, depending on the DRAM in­stalled. Do not change the values in this field unless you change
specifications of the installed DRAM or the installed CPU.

BIOS Configuration

Chipset Features Setup 41

DRAM Read Pipeline: You may select Enabled for this field when

DRAMs are installed. Pipelining improves system performance.
Sustained 3T Write: This item allows you to enable or disable direct

map write back/write through secondary cache. The default is “En­abled.”

Cache Rd+CPU Wt Pipeline: This item allows you to enable or dis­able the cache timing. The default is “Enabled.”

Cache Timing: This item allows you to set the cache timing. The
options are “Fast” (default) and “Disabled.”

Video BIOS Cacheable: When set to “Enabled” (default), the video
BIOS will be cached for faster execution.

Caching of the video BIOS ROM occurs at C0000h -F7FFFh, result­ing in better video performance. However, if any program writes to

this memory area, a system error may result.
System BIOS Cacheable: When set to “Enabled” (default), the Sys-

tem BIOS will be cached for faster execution.
Memory Hole: If Set to “Enabled”, when the system memory size is

equal to or greater than 16M bytes, the physical memory address
from 15M to 16M will be passed to PCI or ISA and there will be a 1

MB hole in your system memory. This option is designed for some
OS with special add-in cards which need 15-16 MB memory space.
The default setting is “Disabled.”

AGP Aperture Size (MB): This option determines the effective size
of the AGP Graphic Aperture, where memory-mapped graphic data

structures are located.
OnChip USB: This should be enabled if your system has a USB in-

stalled on the system board and you wish to use it. Options are
“Disabled” (default) and “Enabled.”

USB Keyboard Support: Enables function when the USB keyboard
is being used. Set to “Disabled” (default) when an AT keyboard is

used.

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42 Chipset Features Setup

OnChip Sound: When set to “Disable,” the onboard audio chip is
turned off. The default is “Enable.”

OnChip Modem: This should be enabled if your system has a mo-

dem installed on the system board and you wish to use it. The
default is “Disable.”

Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk: When set to “Enabled”, the system
will automatically turn off the PCI and DIMM clock when not in use

to reduce electromagnetic interference.
Spread Spectrum: When set to “Enabled,” the system clock fre-

quency will automatically be modulated to help reduce
electromagnetic interference. Default is “Enabled”.

Current CPU Temp: This field displays the current CPU tempera­ture. This feature gives you the ability to monitor your system’s

temperature without opening the chassis.
Current System Temperature: This field displays the current sys-

tem temperature. This feature gives you the ability to monitor your
system’s temperature without opening the chassis.

Current CPU FAN/FAN2 Speed: These fields display the CPU
FAN or FAN2 RPM (Revolution Per Minute) reading. You cannot
make changes to these fields. This feature gives you the ability to

monitor CPU FAN and FAN2 conditions.
Vccp, Vcc3, 2.5V, 5V, 12V: This feature gives you the ability to

monitor the condition of the system’s power. These fields display
the voltages of the following components

• Vccp (CPU Core voltage)

• Vcc3 (onboard 3.3 volt)

• 2.5V (power supply’s 2.5 volt)

• 5V (power supply’s 5 volt)

• 12V (power supply’s 12 volt)

After you have made your selections in the Chipset Features Setup
screen, press <ESC> to go back to the main screen.

BIOS Configuration

Power Management 43

4.6. Power Management

Power Management Setup controls the mainboard’s “Green” fea­tures. Selecting “Power Management Setup” on the main program

screen displays this menu:

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A5LEF2A)

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

Primary INTR : ON
IRQ3 (COM 2) : Primary
IRQ4 (COM 1) : Primary
IRQ5 (LPT 2) : Primary
IRQ6 (Floppy Disk) : Primary
IRQ7 (LPT 1) : Primary
IRQ8 (RTC Alarm) : Disabled
IRQ9 (IRQ2 Redir) : Secondary
IRQ10 (Reserved) : Secondary
IRQ11 (Reserved) : Secondary
IRQ12 (PS/2 Mouse) : Primary
IRQ13 (Coprocessor) : Primary
IRQ14 (Hard Disk) : Primary

IRQ15 (Reserved) : Disabled

ACPI function : Disabled
Power Management : User Define
PM Control by APM : Yes
Video Off Option : Suspend →→ off
Video Off Method : V/H SYNC+Blank
MODEM Use IRQ : 3
Doze Mode : Disable
Suspend Mode : Disable
HDD Power Down : Disable
Fan Off In Suspend : Off
Soft-Off by PWRBTN : Instant-Off

VGA : OFF
LPT & COM : LPT/COM
HDD & FDD : ON
PCI Master : OFF
Resume by Ring/LAN : Disabled
RTC Alarm Resume : Disabled

Esc : Quit ↑↑ ↓↓ c ←← : Select Item
F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify
F5 : Old Values (Shift) F2 : Color

F7 : Load Setup Defaults

Figure 4-5: Power management setup

ACPI Function: When set to “Enabled,” turns on the ACPI Func-

tion. The default setting is “Disabled.”

Note: ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) is
a power management specification that makes hardware status
information available to the operating system. ACPI enables a
PC to turn its peripherals on and off for improved power man-

agement. It also allows the PC to be turned on and off by
external devices, so that mouse or keyboard activity wakes up
the computer.

Power Management: This setting controls the System Doze Mode,
Standby Mode and Suspend Mode Timer features. There are four

options:

• User Define: allows you to customize all power saving

timer features

• Optimize: recommended setting for general use

• Test/Demo: for test/demonstration purposes

• Disable: disables the power management features

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44 Power Management

PM Control by APM: When set to “Yes” (default), the system

BIOS will wait for APM’s prompt before it enters any power man­agement mode. If your system power management is controlled by

APM and there is a task running, the APM will not prompt the BIOS
to enter any power saving mode after the time out period.

Note: If APM is not installed, this option has no effect.

APM (Advanced Power Management) should be installed to keep the
system’s time updated when the computer enters suspend mode acti-

vated by the BIOS Power Management. For DOS environments, you
need to add the line “DEVICE=C:\DOS\POWER.EXE” in your

CONFIG.SYS file. For Windows 3.1x and Windows 95, you need to
install Windows with the APM feature. Double-click the battery and

power cord icon labeled “Power” in the Control Panel and choose
“Advanced” in the Power Management field.

Video Off Option: This setting controls the video power saving pa­rameters. There are three options:

• Always On

• Suspend –> Off

• All Modes –> Off

Video Off Method: This setting controls the video off method in
power saving mode. The default setting is “V/H SYNC+Blank”
which disables V/H SYNC signals and blanks the screen. Other op-

tions are “DPMS” and “Blank Screen.” The “DPMS” option allows
the BIOS to control the video card if it has the DPMS (Display

Power Management System) feature. The “Blank Screen” option is
used when you do not have a “Green” monitor.

MODEM Use IRQ: This determines which IRQ the MODEM can
use. Options are 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, and NA.

Doze Mode: The system speed will change from turbo to slow if no
Power Management events occur for a specified length of time. Full

power function will return when a Power Management event is de­tected. Options are from “30 Sec” to “1 Hour” and “Disabled.”

Suspend Mode: The CPU clock will be stopped and the video signal
will be suspended if no Power Management events occur for a speci-

BIOS Configuration

Power Management 45

fied length of time. Full power function will return when a Power
Management event is detected. Options are from “30 Sec” to “1
Hour” and “Disabled.”

HDD Power Down: The IDE hard drive will spin down if it is not
accessed within a specified length of time. Options are from “1 Min”

to “15 Min” and “Disabled.”
Fan Off In Suspend: If set to “On,” the fan will be powered off dur-

ing suspend mode. Options are “On” and “Off” (default).
Soft-Off by PWRBTN: When set to “Instant-Off” (default), pressing

the power button will turn off the system power. When set to “Delay
4 Sec.” you have to press the power button and hold it for more than
4 seconds to turn off the system power. Otherwise, the system just
goes into suspend mode. The options are “Instant-Off” and “Delay 4
Sec.”

VGA: When enabled, VGA activity wakes up the system.
LPT & COM: When set to “On,” any activity from one of the listed

system peripheral devices or IRQs wakes up the system.
HDD & FDD: When set to “On,” any activity from one of the listed

system peripheral devices wakes up the system.
PCI Master: When set to “On,” any activity from one of the listed

devices wakes up the system.
Resume by Ring/LAN: When set to “Enabled,” any activity on the

LAN or Modem port will wake up the system from a power saving
mode. The options are “Enabled” and “Disabled” (default)..

RTC Alarm Resume: When set to “Enabled,” you may set the date
(day of the month), hour, minute and second to turn on your system.

When set to set “0” (zero) for the day of the month, the alarm will
power on your system every day at the specified time.

Primary INTR: When set to “On” (default), any event occurring at
the specified IRQ will awaken a system which has been powered

down.

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46 Power Management

The following is a list of IRQs (Interrupt ReQuests) which can be ex­empted much as the COM ports and LPT ports above can. When an

I/O device wants to gain the attention of the operating system, it sig­nals this by causing an IRQ to occur. When the operating system is

ready to respond to the request, it interrupts itself and performs the
service. Options are “On,” and “Off” (default).

When set to On, activity will not prevent the system from going into
a power management mode and will not awaken it.

• IRQ3 (COM2)

• IRQ4 (COM1)

• IRQ5 (LPT2)

• IRQ6 (Floppy Disk)

• IRQ7 (LPT1)

• IRQ8 (RTC Alarm)

• IRQ9 (IRQ2 Redir)

• IRQ10 (Reserved)

• IRQ11 (Reserved)

• IRQ12 (PS/2 Mouse)

• IRQ13 (Coprocessor)

• IRQ14 (Reserved)

• IRQ15 (Reserved)

Press the <ESC> key to go back to the main program screen after you
have made your selections in the Power Management Setup screen.

BIOS Configuration

PnP/PCI Configuration 47

4.7. PnP/PCI Configuration

Both the ISA and PCI buses on the Mainboard use system IRQs (In­terrupt ReQuests) and DMAs (Direct Memory Access). You must

set up the IRQ and DMA assignments correctly through the PnP/PCI
Configuration Setup utility; otherwise, the mainboard will not work

properly.
Selecting “PnP/PCI CONFIGURATION” on the main program

screen displays this menu:

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A5LEF2A)

PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

CPU to PCI Write Buffer : Disabled
PCI Dynamic Bursting : Disabled
PCI Master 0 WS Write : Enabled
PCI Delay Transaction : Disabled
PCI#2 Access #1 Retry : Disabled
AGP Master 1 WS Write : Disabled
AGP Master 1 WS Read : Disabled

Assign IRQ For USB : Disabled
Assign IRQ For VGA : Disabled

PNP OS Installed : No
Resources Controlled by : Manual

Reset Configuration Data : Disabled
IRQ-3 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

IRQ-4 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-5 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-7 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-9 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-10 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-11 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-12 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-14 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-15 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-0 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-1 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-3 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-5 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

DMA-7 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

Esc : Quit ↑↑ ↓↓ →→ ←←: Select Item
F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify
F5 : Old Values (Shift) F2 : Color

F7 : Load Setup Defaults

Figure 4-6: PNP/PCI configuration

PnP OS Installed: Setting this option to “Yes” allows the PnP OS

(instead of BIOS) to assign the system resources such as IRQ and I/O
address to the ISA PnP device. The default setting is “No.”

Resources Controlled By: The default setting is “Manual” which al­lows you to control IRQs and DMAs individually. The other option

is “Auto” which will detect the system resources and automatically
assign the relative IRQs and DMAs for each peripheral.

Reset Configuration Data: The system BIOS supports the Plug and
Play feature so the resources assigned to each peripheral have to be
recorded to prevent them from conflicting. The location to store the

assigned resources is called ESCD (Extended System Configuration
Data) which is located in the system flash EEPROM. If this option is

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48 PnP/PCI Configuration

set to “Disabled,” the ESCD will update automatically when the new
configuration varies from the last one. If set to “Enable,” the ESCD
will be cleared and updated and then this option will automatically be
set to “Disabled.”

IRQ and DMA Assigned to: These fields only become available if
the Resources Controlled By field is set to “Manual.” If there is a

legacy ISA device which uses an IRQ or a DMA, set the correspond­ing IRQ or DMA to “Legacy ISA”; otherwise, you should set this
field to “PCI/ISA PnP.”

CPU to PCI Write Buffer: When enabled, up to four words of data
can be written to the PCI bus without interrupting the CPU. When

disabled, a write buffer is not used and the CPU read cycle will not
be completed until the PCI bus signals that it is ready to receive the
data.

PCI Dynamic Bursting: When set to “Enabled,” every write trans­action goes to the write buffer. “Burstable” transactions then burst
on the PCI bus and “nonburstable” transactions do not. The options

are “Enabled,” and “Disabled.”
PCI Master 0 WS Write: When set to “Enabled,” writes to the PCI

bus are executed with zero wait states. The options are “Enabled,”
and “Disabled.”

PCI Delay Transaction: The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted
write buffer to support delay transactions cycles. Select “Enabled” to
support compliance with PCI specification version 2.1. The options

are “Enabled,” and “Disabled.”
PCI #2 Access #1 Retry: This item allows you enable/disable the

PCI#2 Access #1 Retry.
AGP Master 1 WS Write: This implements a single delay when

writing to the AGP Bus. By default, two -wait states are used by the
system, allowing for greater stability. The options are “Enabled,”
and “Disabled.”

AGP Master 1 WS Read: This implements a single delay when
reading to the AGP Bus. By default, two -wait states are used by the

system, allowing for greater stability. The options are “Enabled,”
and “Disabled.”

BIOS Configuration

Integrated Peripherals 49

Assign IRQ for USB/VGA: Names the interrupt request (IRQ) line

assigned to the USA/VGA (if any) on your system. Activity of the
selected IRQ always awakens the system.

After you have made your selections in the PNP/PCI Configuration
Setup, press the <ESC> key to go back to the main program screen.

4.8. Integrated Peripherals

Selecting “Integrated Peripherals” on the main program screen dis­plays this menu:

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A5LEF2A)

INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

IR Function Duplex : Half
TX, RX inverting enable : Yes, No
Onboard Parallel Port :
Onboard Parallel Mode :
ECP Mode User DMA : 3
Parallel Port EPP Type : EPP1.9
Onboard Legacy Audio : Enabled
Sound Blaster : Disabled
SB I/O Base Address : 220H
SB IRQ Select : IRQ 5
SB DMA Select : DMA 1
MPU-401 I/O Address : 330-333H

Game Port (200-207H) : Enabled

OnChip IDE Channel0 : Enabled
OnChip IDE Channel1 : Enabled
IDE Prefetch Mode : Enabled
IDE HDD Block Mode : Enabled
IDE Primary Master PIO : Auto
IDE Primary Slave PIO : Auto
IDE Secondary Master PIO : Auto
IDE Secondary Slave PIO : Auto
IDE Primary Master UDMA : Auto
IDE Primary Slave UDMA : Auto
IDE Secondary Master UDMA : Auto

IDE Secondary Slave UDMA : Auto
Init Display First : AGP
Onboard FDC Controller : Enabled

Onboard Serial Port 1 : Auto
Onboard Serial Port 2 : Auto

UART 2 Mode : Standard

Esc : Quit ↑↑ ↓↓ →→ ←←: Select Item
F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify
F5 : Old Values (Shift) F2 : Color

F7 : Load Setup Defaults

Figure 4-7: Integrated peripherals

OnChip IDE Channel 0/1: This option enables or disables the on-

board IDE controller. The default setting is “Enabled.”
IDE Prefetch Mode: The onboard IDE drive interfaces supports IDE

prefetching, for faster drive accesses. If you install a primary and/or
secondary add -in IDE interface, set this field to “Disabled” if the in-

terface does not support prefetching. The default setting is
“Enabled.”

IDE HDD Block Mode: Enable this field if your IDE hard drive
supports block mode. Block mode enables BIOS to automatically
detect the optimal number of block read and writes per sector that the

drive can support. The default setting is “Enabled.”

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50 Integrated Peripherals

IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO: When set to “Auto”

the BIOS will automatically set the mode to match the transfer rate of
the hard disk. If the system won’t boot up when set to “Auto” set it

manually to a lower mode, e.g., from Mode 3 to Mode 2. All IDE
drives should work with PIO mode 0. There are six options:

• Auto (default)

• Mode 0

• Mode 1

• Mode 2

• Mode 3

• Mode 4

IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA: When set to
“Auto” the BIOS will automatically load the Ultra DMA 33 driver to

match the transfer rate of IDE hard disk drives that support Ultra
DMA 33 mode. The options are “Auto” (default) and “Disabled.”

Init Display First: This item sets whether the PCI Slot or AGP is ac­tivated first. The options are “PCI Slot” and “AGP.”

Onboard FDC Controller: This option enables the onboard floppy
disk drive controller. The default setting is “Enabled.”

Onboard Serial Port 1 and Onboard Serial Port 2: These options
are used to assign the I/O addresses for the two onboard serial ports.

They can be assigned as follows:

• 3F8/ IRQ4 (Serial Port 1 default)

• 2F8/ IRQ3 (Serial Port 2 default)

• 3E8/ IRQ4

• 2E8/ IRQ3

• Auto

• Disabled (disables the onboard serial port)

UART 2 Mode Select: Enables you to select the infrared communi­cation protocol—Normal (default), IrDA, or ASKIR. IrDA is

Hewlett Packard’s infrared communication protocol with a maximum
baud rate up to 115.2K bps. ASKIR is Sharp’s infrared communica-

tion protocol with a maximum baud rate up to 57.6K bps.

BIOS Configuration

Integrated Peripherals 51

IR Function Duplex: This item enables you to determine the type of

infrared (IR) transmission of the onboard infrared chip. The options
are “Half” (default) and “Full.”

Full duplex mode means that information can be transmitted and re­ceived simultaneously. Half duplex means that data can be

transmitted in both directions, but only one direction at a time.
TX, RX inverting enable: Defines the voltage level for Infrared

module RX (receive) mode and TX (transmit) mode. This setting has
to match the requirements of the infrared module used in the system.
The options are:

• Yes, No (default)

• No, Yes

• No, No

• Yes, Yes

Onboard Parallel Port: This option is used to assign the I/O address
for the onboard parallel port. The options are:

• 378/IRQ7 (default)

• 278/IRQ5

• 3BC/IRQ7

• Disabled (disables the onboard parallel port).

Onboard Parallel Mode: There are four options—”Normal” (de­fault), “EPP” (Enhanced Parallel Port), “ECP” (Extended
Capabilities Port), and “ECP+EPP.” Change the mode from “Nor-

mal” to the enhanced mode only if your peripheral device can
support it.

ECP Mode Use DMA: When the onboard parallel port is set to ECP
mode, the parallel port has the option to use DMA “3”(default) or

DMA “1.”
Parallel Port EPP Type: Sets the EPP specification. There are two

options—”EPP1.9” (default) and “EPP1.7.”
Onboard Legacy Audio: Enables the onboard legacy audio func-

tion. If this item is enabled the following items become available.
Sound Blaster: Enables or disables a Sound Blaster card if installed.

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52 Integrated Peripherals

SB I/O Base Address: This item lets you set the I/O base address for
the Sound Blaster card. There are four options:

• 220H (default)

• 240H

• 260H

• 280H

SB IRQ Select: This item lets you set the Interrupt Request (IRQ)
for the Sound Blaster card. There are four options:

• IRQ 5 (default)

• IRQ 7

• IRQ 9

• IRQ 10

SB DMA Select: This item lets you select the DMA for the Sound
Blaster card. There are four options:

• DMA 0

• DMA 1 (default)

• DMA 2

• DMA 3

MPU-401: Use this item to enable or disable the MPU-401 function
for the game port. The default is “Disabled.”

MPU-401 I/O Address: Use this item to set the I/O address for the
game port. There are four options:

• 300-303H

• 310-313H

• 320-323H

• 330-333H (default)

Note: To use the MPU-401 standard on the game port you need
to use a MIDI adapter.

Game Port (200-207H): This item shows the I/O address for the
game port.

If you make any changes to the onboard FDD controller, serial ports
or parallel ports in this setup, save the changes and turn off the sys­tem. After powering up the system, ensure that the changes have

taken effect.

BIOS Configuration

Supervisor/User Password 53

4.9. Supervisor/User Password

The “Supervisor/User Password” utility sets the password. The
mainboard is shipped with the password disabled. If you want to

change the password, you must first enter the current password, then
at the prompt enter your new password. The password is case sens i-

tive. You can use up to eight alphanumeric characters. Press
<Enter> after entering the password. At the next prompt, confirm the
new password by retyping it and pressing <Enter> again.

To disable the password, press <Enter> instead of entering a new
password when the “Enter Password” dialog box appears. A

message appears confirming that the password has been disabled.
If you have set supervisor and user passwords, only the supervisor

password allows you to enter the BIOS Setup Program.

Note: If you forget your password, the only way to solve this
problem is to discharge the CMOS memory by turning power

off and placing a shunt on jumper JP12 to short pin 2 and pin
3 for five seconds, then putting the shunt back to pin 1 and pin
2 of JP12.

4.10.Load Setup Defaults

“Load Setup Defaults” loads optimal settings, which are stored in the
BIOS ROM.

The defaults loaded only affect the BIOS Features Setup, Chipset
Features Setup, Power Management Setup, PnP/PCI configuration

setup and Integrated Peripherals Setup. There is no effect on the
Standard CMOS Setup. To use this feature, highlight on the main

screen and press <Enter>. A line will appear on the screen asking if
you want to load the Setup default values. Press <Y> and then press
<Enter> if you want to load the Setup defaults. Press <N> if you
don’t want to proceed.

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54 Save & Exit Setup

4.11.Save & Exit Setup

Selecting this option and pressing <Enter> will save the new setting
information in the CMOS memory and continue with the booting

process.

4.12.Exit Without Saving

Selecting this option and pressing <Enter> will exit the Setup Utility
without recording any new values or changing old ones.

This concludes Chapter 4. Chapter 5 describes the drivers and utility
programs that are packaged with the mainboard.

5. Driver and Utility

5.1. Flash Utility

The BIOS of the P5F113 mainboard can be upgraded by using a
Flash utility. A new version of the BIOS can be downloaded from

the factory's BBS and Web site. The system BIOS is stored in a 1 M­bit Flash EEPROM that can be erased and reprogrammed by the
Flash utility.

There are two files in the FLASH directory:

• FLASH.EXE Flash utility for AWARD BIOS upgrade

• README.TXT Text file of instructions

The Flash utility will not work with any memory manager software
running in the system. In order to make sure no memory manager

software is running, boot your system from a bootable floppy diskette
which does not contain CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files.

If you are using MS-DOS 6.x, you can press the <F5> function key
when the “Starting MS-DOS...” message appears on the screen to
bypass the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT.

5.2. VIA 4-in-1 Driver

A 4-in-1 driver has been designed for the VIA Apollo Pro chipset.
You can install AGP, IRQ, ACPI and IDE drivers together from the

manufacturer’s support CD. The installation file is “4-in­1/Setup.exe.” You do not need to install the drivers one by one—the

VIA 4-in-1 installation program will automatically detect and install
the drivers.

Installation is in two steps:
Step 1: Insert the manufacturer’s CD-ROM into your PC’s CD-ROM

drive.
Step 2: Run “4-in-1\ Setup.exe” from your operating system to start

the installation. Follow the instructions on your screen.

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56 System Environment Monitor

5.3. System Environment Monitor

The System Environment Monitoring utility along with the onboard
VT82C686A system monitor chip enables you to monitor your sys-

tem’s operating characteristics such as temperature, fan speed and
CPU voltage. Using this utility, you can define the upper and lower

limits of these monitored parameters. A pre-warning message will
pop up on the screen when the monitored parameters move out of the

preset range. This software must be installed under Windows 9x.
However, the feature version may run on different operating systems,
such as Windows NT.

5.3.1. Hardware Monitor System Setup

The Installation Steps:

1. Insert the manufacturer’s CD-ROM into your CD-ROM

drive.

2. Install Hardware Monitor System from the directory

“Monitor\Setup.exe” on the CD-ROM to start the installa­tion.

3. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the instal-

lation. After setup is completed, you need to restart the
computer before you can activate the program.

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4. Click on the “VIA Hardware Monitor System” icon to ac-

cess the program.

5.3.2. Setting the Threshold

Set the threshold for system temperature, voltages and fan speeds.

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58 Creative Lab SB AudioPCI 128V (optional)

5.4. Creative Lab SB AudioPCI 128V (optional)

The compact disc that comes with your mainboard may have the
Sound Blaster AudioPCI 128V utility, which is the driver for the op-

tional onboard VIA Codec audio chip. The driver supports Windows
95/98/NT4.x operating systems. The drivers are located on the CD -

ROM in the following locations:

D:\Audio\English\NTdrvSB AudioPCI 128V driver for Win-

dows NT4. x

D:\Audio\English\win95drvSB AudioPCI 128V driver for Win-

dows95/98

Note: D is the letter that corresponds to your CD-ROM drive.

Installing the SB AudioPCI 128V driver

1. Insert the CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. If the in-

stallation screen does not display automatically, check that
“auto insert notification” has been enabled in the Control

Panel System Device Manager. Alternatively, you can use
the Windows Explorer and go to the \CTRUN directory in
the CD-ROM. Execute the CTRUN.EXE command to dis-

play the installation screen:

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2. Click OK and follow the instructions on your screen to start

the installation. After the driver installation has been com­pleted, Windows will prompt you to restart the system. As

the system restarts, Windows will detect the new hardware.

3. For the Windows NT4.x installation, double-click the mul-

timedia icon that is in the Control Panel and select “Add
Audio Device.” Follow the instructions on the screen to
add the drivers. The Windows NT 4.x driver can be found

in the \Audio\English\NTdrv directory of the CD.

After the drivers have been installed, you will be able to use the fo l­lowing audio programs:

Creative CD CD audio tools
Creative MIDI MIDI audio edit tools
Creative Remote (not supported)
Creative Wave WAV audio edit tools
SB Audio 128V Mixer Audio Mixer
Sound LE Line-in or Microphone recording

5.5. ATA66 Controller Options

When using the ATA66 controller, the HPT366 BIOS setting will al­low users to “Set Device Mode” and “Select Boot Sequence.”

Setting Device Mode: Choose UDMA (0~4), PIO (0~4), and MW
DMA (0~2) setting options transfer mode for any hard disks attached

to the HPT366.
Select Boot Sequence: This option allows users to choose the boot

sequence for the hard disk(s) attached to the HPT366. (No options
will be shown if there is a bootable disk on default IDE channels.)

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60 Online Services

5.6. Online Services

Flexus Computer Technology, under the Freetech brand name, has
consistently won recognition for excellence in the design and manu-

facturing of high quality mainboards!
Our products are globally recognized among the leading cost-

performance mainboards in the industry today and we are a certified
ISO-9002 manufacturer!

Our customers are our partners! Flexus practices partnership service
“not customer service”! Our attention to partnership service is ag-

gressive and proactive, by using our global partnership service
system. We create value for our partners in the high-end market and

we are always ready to see to our partners’ requirements, because at
Flexus, we believe our partners’ success is our success!

If you need technical support, information on products, or updated
versions of the BIOS, drivers and utilities access the Internet and

point your browser to:

www.freetech.com