Gigabyte GA-8GE800 Pro User Manual [ru]

When you installing AGP card, please make sure the following
notice is fully understood and practiced. If your AGP card has

"AGP 4X notch"(show below), please make sure your AGP card is
AGP 4X (1.5V).

Caution: AGP 2X card is not supported by Intel® 845(GE/PE) /
845(E/G) / 850(E). You might experience system unable to boot up
normally. Please insert an AGP 4X card.

Example 1: Diamond Vipper V770 golden finger is compatible with 2X/4X
mode AGP slot. It can be switched between AGP 2X(3.3V) or 4X(1.5V)
mode by adjusting the jumper. The factory default for this card is
2X(3.3V). The GA-8GE800 Pro (or any AGP 4X only) motherboards
might not function properly, if you install this card without switching the
jumper to 4X(1.5) mode in it.

Example 2: Some ATi Rage 128 Pro graphics cards made by “Power
Color”, the graphics card manufacturer & some SiS 305 cards, their
golden finger is compatible with 2X(3.3V)/4X(1.5V) mode AGP slot, but
they support 2X(3.3V) only. The GA-8GE800 Pro (or any AGP 4X only)
motherboards might not function properly, If you install this card in it.

Note : Although Gigabyte's AG32S(G) graphics card is based on
ATi Rage 128 Pro chip, the design of AG32S(G) is compliance
with AGP 4X(1.5V) specification. Therefore, AG32S (G)will work
fine with Intel® 845(GE/PE) /845(E/G) / 850(E) based motherboards.

Before you install PCI cards, please remove the Dual BIOS label from

PCI slots if there is one.

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Safety for information technology equipment

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General and Safety requirements for

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Motherboard

GA-8GE800 Pro

ERIC LU

Eric Lu

Date:

January 24, 2003

GA-8GE800 Pro

P4 Titan Motherboard

USER'S MANUAL

Pentium®4 Processor Motherboard

Rev. 1101

12ME-8GE800P-1101

Table of Content

English

Item Checklist ......................................................................................4

Chapter 1 Introduction ......................................................................... 5

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process ............................................ 10

Chapter 3 BIOS Setup ....................................................................... 33

Features Summary .................................................................................... 5

GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard Layout ...................................................... 7

Block Diagram ............................................................................................ 8

Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) .................................. 11

Step 1-1: CPU Installation ........................................................................................... 11

Step 1-2 : CPU Heat Sink Installation ..........................................................................12

Step 2: Install memory modules.............................................................. 13

Step 3: Install expansion cards ............................................................... 15

Step 4: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply ........ 16

Step 4-1: I/O Back Panel Introduction ..........................................................................16

Step 4-2: Connectors & Jumper Setting Introduction ....................................................18

The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : E4) ..................................... 34

Standard CMOS Features ....................................................................... 36

Advanced BIOS Features ........................................................................ 39

Integrated Peripherals ............................................................................ 41

Power Management Setup ...................................................................... 46

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PnP/PCI Configurations ........................................................................... 48

PC Health Status ..................................................................................... 49

Frequency/Voltage Control ...................................................................... 51

Top Performance...................................................................................... 54

Select Language ...................................................................................... 55

Load Fail-Safe Defaults ........................................................................... 56

Load Optimized Defaults ......................................................................... 57

Set Supervisor/User Password ............................................................... 58

Save & Exit Setup .................................................................................... 59

Exit Without Saving................................................................................. 60

Chapter 4 Technical Reference .......................................................... 63

@ BIOSTM Introduction ............................................................................. 63

Easy TuneTM 4 Introduction ...................................................................... 64

Face-WizardTM Utilities Installation ......................................................... 65

Flash BIOS Method Introduction ............................................................. 66

2-/4-/6-Channel Audio Function Introuction ............................................ 87

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Chapter 5 Appendix ........................................................................... 95

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Table of Content

Item Checklist

þ The GA-8GE800 Pro motherboard o 2 Port USB Cable x 1

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þ IDE cable x 1/ Floppy cable x 1 þ 2 Port USB Cable x 2
þ CD for motherboard driver & utility þ SPDIF-KIT x 1 (SPDIF Out KIT)
þ GA-8GE800 Pro user's manual þ IEEE 1394 Cable x1
þ I/O Shield o Audio Combo Kit x 1
þ Quick PC Installation Guide (SURROUND-Kit + SPDIF Out KIT)
o RAID M anual þ Motherboard Settings Label

Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. To
protect them against damage from static electricity, you should follow some precautions whenever you
work on your computer.

1. Unplug your computer when working on the inside.

2. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. If you do not have
one, touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object, such as
the power supply case.

3. Hold components by the edges and try not touch the IC chips, leads or connectors, or
other components.

4. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the
components whenever the components are separated from the system.

5. Ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off before you plug in or remove the ATX
ower connector on the motherboard.

Installing the motherboard to the chassis…

If the motherboard has mounting holes, but they don’t line up with the holes on the base and there

are no slots to attach the spacers, do not become alarmed you can still attach the spacers to the

mounting holes. Just cut the bottom portion of the spacers (the spacer may be a little hard to cut off, so

be careful of your hands). In this way you can still attach the motherboard to the base without worrying

about short circuits. Sometimes you may need to use the plastic springs to isolate the screw from the

motherboard PCB surface, because the circuit wire may be near by the hole. Be careful, don't let the

screw contact any printed circuit write or parts on the PCB that are near the fixing hole, otherwise it may

damage the board or cause board malfunctioning.

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Chapter 1 Introduction

Features Summary

Form Factor — 30.5cm x 24.4cm ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB.
CPU — Socket 478 for Intel® Micro FC-PGA2 Pentium® 4 processor

— Support Intel ® Pentium ® 4 (Northwood, 0.13 m) processor
— Support Intel ® Pentium ® 4 Processor with HT Technology
— Intel Pentium®4 400/533MHz FSB
— 2nd cache depends on CPU

Chipset — Chipset Intel 845GE HOST/AGP/Controller

— ICH4 I/O Controller Hub

Memory — 3 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets

— Supports DDR333/DDR266 DIMM
— Supports up to 2GB DRAM (Max)
— Supports only 2.5V DDR DIMM

I/O Control — IT8712
Slots — 1 AGP slot 4X (1.5V) device support

— 5 PCI slot supports 33MHz & PCI 2.2 compliant

On-Board IDE — 2 IDE bus master (UDMA33/ATA66/ATA100) IDE ports

for up to 4 ATAPI devices

— Supports PIO mode3,4 (UDMA 33/ATA66/ATA100) IDE

& ATAPICD-ROM

On-Board Peripherals — 1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K,1.2M, 1.44M

and 2.88M bytes.

— 1 Parallel port supports Normal/EPP/ECP mode
— 1 Serial port (COMA), 1 VGA port, COMB on Board
— 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 x Rear, 4 xFront by cable)
— 1 Front Audio Connector
— 1 IrDA connector for IR/CIR

Hardware Monitor — CPU/Power/System Fan Revolution detect

— CPU/Power/System Fan Fail Warning
— CPU Overheat Warning

— System Voltage Detect

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to be continued......

M Due to (Intel 845PE/GE/GV) chipset architecture limitation, DDR 333 memory module is

only supported when using FSB 533 Pentium 4 processor. A FSB 400 Pentium 4 processor
will only support DDR 266 memory module

Introduction- 5 -

On-Board Sound — Realtek ALC650 CODEC

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On-Board LAN — Build in Kinnereth-R Chipset
On-Board SCR — IT8712 I/O Chipset (Smart Card Reader)
On-Board IEEE1394 — VT6306
PS/2 Connector — PS/2 Keyboard interface and PS/2 Mouse interface
BIOS — Licensed AWARD BIOS, 3M bit Flash ROM

Additional Features — PS/2 Keyboard power on by password

Overclocking — Over Voltage (DDR/AGP/CPU) by BIOS

— Line Out / 2 front speaker
— Line In / 2 rear speaker(by s/w switch)
— Mic In / center& subwoofer(by s/w switch)
— SPDIF Out /SPDIF In
— CD In/ AUX_IN/ Game Port

— Supports Dual BIOS/Q-Flash
— Supports Multi Language
— Supports Face Wizard

— PS/2 Mouse power on
— STR(Suspend-To-RAM)
— AC Recovery
— USB KB/Mouse wake up from S3
— Supports EasyTune 4
— Supports @BIOS

— Over Clock (DDR/AGP/CPU) by BIOS

"*" HT functionality requirement content :

Enabling the functionality of Hyper-Threading Technology for your computer system requires
all of the following platform components:

- CPU: An Intel® Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology

- Chipset: An Intel® Chipset that supports HT Technology

- BIOS: A BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it enabled

- OS: An operation system that has optimizations for HT Technology

Please set the CPU host frequency in accordance with your processor's specifications.

We don't recommend you to set the system bus frequency over the CPU's specification

because these specific bus frequencies are not the standard specifications for CPU,

chipset and most of the peripherals. Whether your system can run under these specific

bus frequencies properly will depend on your hardware configurations, including CPU,

Chipsets,SDRAM,Cards… .etc.

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GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard Layout

English

KB_MS

COMA

VGA

LINE_OUT

LINE_IN

MIC_IN

USB_LAN

CODCE

LPT1

GAME

F_AUDIO

SPDIF_IO

AUX_IN

SUR_CEN

ATX_12V

NB_FAN

CD_IN

Kinnereth-R

P4 Titan

2X_D ET

SOC KET4 78

Intel 845GE

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

PCI5

BAT

CPU_FAN

AGP

RAM_LE D

PWR_FAN

ATX

GA-8GE800 Pro

DDR3

DDR2

DDR1

ICH4

MAIN

BACKUP

BIOS

BIOS

FDD

IDE1IDE2

CLR_PWD

SYS_FAN

SCR

CI

IR_C IR

IT87 12

COMB

F1 _13 94

VT63 06

F2 _13 94

F_U SB1 F_U SB2

PWR_L ED

F_PANEL

Introduction- 7 -

Block Diagram

English

PCICLK

(33M Hz)

AGPCLK

(66M Hz)

5 PCI

AGP 4X

IEEE 1394

VT 6306

Kinnereth-R

AC97 Link

AC97

CODEC

MIC

LINE-IN

VGA Port

RJ45

LINE-OUT

Pentium 4

Socket 478

CPU

82845GE

ICH4

6 USB

Ports

System Bus

400/533MHz

266/333MHz

48 MHz

LPC BUS

24 MHz

ATA33/66/100

IDE Channels

CPUCLK+/- (100/133MHz)

GMCHCLK (66MHz)

HCLK+/- (100/133MHz)

66MHz

33 MHz

14.318 MHz

BIOS

IT8712

33 MHz

SCR

DDR

Game Port

Floppy

LPT Port

PS/2

KB/Mouse

COM

Ports

PCICLK (33MHz)

USBCLK (48MHz)

14.318 MHz
33 MHz

24 MHz

CLK GEN

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GMCHCLK (66MHz)
CPUCLK+/- (100/133MHz)
AGPCLK (66MHz)

HCLK+/- (100/133MHz)

ICH3V66 (66M Hz)

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Introduction- 9 -

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process

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

English

Step 1- Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)

Step 2- Install memory modules

Step 3- Install expansion cards

Step 4- Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply

Step 4

Step 3

Step 4

Step 1

Step 2

Step 4

Congratulations you have accomplished the hardware installation!
Turn on the power supply or connect the power cable to the power outlet. Continue with
the BIOS/software installation.

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Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)

Before installing the processor , adhere to the following warning:

If you do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well, it will

cause improper installation. Please change the insert orientation.

Please make sure the CPU type is supported by the motherboard.

Step 1-1: CPU Installation

English

Angling the

rod to 65

1. Angling the rod to 65-degree maybe feel a

kind of tight , and then continue pull the rod

to 90-degree when a noise “cough” made.

0

Pin1 indicator

3. CPU Top View

Socket

Actuation

Lever

2. Pull the rod to the 90-degree directly.

Pin1 indicator

4. Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look

for a (golden) cut edge on the CPU

upper corner. Then insert the CPU

into the socket.

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Step 1-2 : CPU Heat Sink Installation

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Before installing the CPU Heat Sink , adhere to the following warning:

1.Please use Intel approved cooling fan.

2.We recommend you to apply the thermal tape to provide better heat conduction

between your CPU and heatsink.

(The CPU cooling fan might stick to the CPU due to the hardening of the thermal

paste. During this condition if you try to remove the cooling fan, you might pull the

processor out of the CPU socket alone with the cooling fan, and might damage the

processor. To avoid this from happening, we suggest you to either use thermal tape

instead of thermal paste, or remove the cooling fan with extreme caution.)

3.Make sure the CPU fan power cable is plugged in to the CPU fan connector, this

completes the installation.

Please refer to CPU heat sink user's manual for more detail installation procedure.

1. Fasten the heatsink supporting-base

onto the CPU socket on the

mainboard.

2. Make sure the CPU fan is plugged to

the CPU fan connector, than install

complete.

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Step 2: Install memory modules

Before installing the processor and heatsink, adhere to the following warning:

When RAM_LED is ON, do not install/remove DIMM from socket.
Please note that the DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the one notches.
Wrong orientation will cause improper installation. Please change the insert orientation.

The motherboard has 3 dual inline memory module (DIMM) sockets. The BIOS will automatically

detects memory type and size. To install the memory module, just push it vertically into the DIMM

socket. The DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the notch. Memory size can vary

between sockets.

Notch

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DDR

Support Unbuffered DDR DIMM Sizes type:

64 Mbit (2Mx8x4 banks) 64 Mbit (1Mx16x4 banks) 128 Mbit(4Mx8x4 banks)

128 Mbit(2Mx16x4 banks) 256 Mbit(8Mx8x4 banks) 256 Mbit(4Mx16x4 banks)

512 Mbit(16Mx8x4 banks) 512 Mbit(8Mx16x4 banks)

Total System Memory (Max2GB)

DDR1 DDR2 DDR3

S S S

D S S

D D X

D X D

S D X

S X D

D:Double Sided DIMM S:Single Sided DIMM

X:Not Use

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1. The DIM M slot has a notch, so the DIMM

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2. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into

3. Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM

DDR Introduction

Established on the existing SDRAM industry infrastructure, DDR (Double Data Rate) memory is a
high performance and cost-effective solution that allows easy adoption for memory vendors, OEMs
and system integrators.
DDR memory is a sensible evolutionary solution for the PC industry that builds on the existing
SDRAM infrastructure, yet makes awesome advances in solving the system performance bottle­neck by doubling the memory bandwidth. DDR SDRAM will offer a superior solution and migration
path from existing SDRAM designs due to its availability, pricing and overall market support. PC2100
DDR memory (DDR266) doubles the data rate through reading and writing at both the rising and
falling edge of the clock, achieving data bandwidth 2X greater than PC133 when running with the
same DRAM clock frequency. With peak bandwidth of 2.664GB per second, DDR memory enables
system OEMs to build high performance and low latency DRAM subsystems that are suitable for
servers, workstations, high-end PC's and value desktop SMA systems. With a core voltage of only

2.5 Volts compared to conventional SDRAM's 3.3 volts, DDR memory is a compelling solution for
small form factor desktops and notebook applications.

mem ory module can only fit in one direction.

the DIMM slot. Then push it down.

slots to lock the DIMM module.
Reverse the installation steps when you wish
to remove the DIM M module.

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Step 3: Install expansion cards

1. Read the related expansion card’s instruction document before install the expansion card into

the computer.

2. Remove your computer’s chassis cover, necessary screws and slot bracket from the computer.

3. Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slot in motherboard.

4. Be sure the metal contacts on the card are indeed seated in the slot.

5. Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card.

6. Replace your computer’s chassis cover.

7. Power on the computer, if necessary, setup BIOS utility of expansion card from BIOS.

8. Install related driver from the operating system.

Please carefully pull out the sm all white- drawable bar
at the end of the AGP slot when you try to i nstall/
Uninstall the AGP card. Please align the AGP card to

AGP Card

the onboard AGP slot and press firmly down on the slot
.Make sure your AGP card is locked by the sm all white­drawable bar.

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When an AGP 2x (3.3V) card is installed the 2X_DET will light up, indicating a non-supported

graphics card is inserted. Informing users that system might not boot up normally due to AGP 2x

(3.3V) is not supported by the chipset.

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Step 4: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power

supply

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Step 4-1: I/O Back Panel Introduction

u

v

w

x

u PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector

PS/2 Mouse Connector

(6 pin Female)

PS/2 Keyboard Connector

(6 pin Female)

ØThis connector supports standard PS/2 keyboard

and PS/2 mouse.

vParallel Port, Serial Port and VGA Port (LPT/COMA/VGA)

Parallel Port

(25 pin Female)

Ø This connector supports 1 standard COM port,

1 Parallel port and 1 VGA port. Device like

printer can be connected to Parallel port ;

mouse and modem etc can be connected to

Serial ports.

y

COMA

Serial Port

(9 pin Male)

VGA

VGA Port

(15 pin Female)

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w Game /MIDI Ports

Joystick/ MIDI (15 pin Female)

ØThis connector supports joystick, MIDI keyboard

and other relate audio devices.

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x Audio Connectors

Line Out

(Front

Speaker)

(Rear Speaker)

MIC In
(Center and Subwoofer)

Line In

If you want the detail information for 2-/4-/6-channel audio setup

installation, please refer to page 87.

y USB & LAN Connector

LAN

USB 0

USB 1

Ø After install onboard audio driver, you may

connect speaker to Line Out jack, micro phone
to MIC In jack.
Device like CD-ROM , walkman etc can be
connected to Line-In jack.
Please note:

You are able to use 2-/4-/6- channel audio

feature by S/W selection.

If you want to enable 6-channel function, you

have 2 choose for hardware connection.

Method1:

Connect "Front Speaker" to "Line Out"
Connect "Rear Speaker" to "Line In"
Connect "Center and Subwoofer" to "MIC Out".

Method2:

You can refer to page 26, and contact your
nearest dealerfor optional SUR_CEN cable.

Ø Before you connect your device(s) into USB

connector(s), please make sure your device(s)

such as USB keyboard,mouse, scanner, zip,

speaker..etc. Have a standard USB interface.

Also make sure your OS supports USB

controller.

If your OS does not support USB controller,

please contact OS vendor for possible patch

or driver upgrade. For more information please

contact your OS or device(s) vendors.

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Step 4-2: Connectors & Jumper Setting Introduction

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6

1 3

14
16

11

18

17

15

22

23

5

24

20

2

9

8

7
26

4

21

25
19

12

10

13

1) ATX_12V 14) F_AUDIO

2) ATX 15) SUR_CEN

3) CPU_FAN 16) CD_IN

4) SYS_FAN 17) AUX_IN

5) PWR_FAN 18) SPDIF_IO

6) NB_FAN 19) IR_CIR

7) IDE1/IDE2 20) F_USB1/F_USB2

8) FDD 21) SCR

9) RAM_LED 22) COMB

10) PWR_LED 23) F1_1394

11) 2X_DET 24) F2_1394

12) F_PANEL 25) CI

13) BAT 26) CLR_PWD

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1) ATX_12V ( +12V Power Connector)

This connector (ATX _12V) suppliesthe CPU operation voltage (Vcore). If this " ATX_ 12V connector" is not
connected, system cannot boot.

English

2

4

1

Pin No. Definition

3

1 GND
2 GND
3 +12V
4 +12V

2) ATX (ATX Power)

AC power cord should only be connected to your power supply unit after ATX power cable and other
related devices are firmly connected to the mainboard.

Pin No. Definition
1 3.3V
2 3.3V
3 GND
4 VCC
5 GND

11

20

1

6 VCC
7 GND
8 Power Good
9 5V SB( stand by +5 V)
10 +12V
11 3.3V
12 -12V
13 GND
14 PS _ON( softOn/ Off)
15 GND
16 GND

10

17 GND
18 -5V
19 VCC
20 VCC

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3) CPU_FAN (CPU FAN Connector)

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4) SYS_FAN (System FAN Connector)

Please note, a proper installation of the CPU cooler is essential to prevent the CPU from running
under abnormal condition or dam aged by overheating.The CPU fan connector supports Max.
current up to 600 mA.

Pin No. Definition

1

This connector allows you to link with the cooling fan on the system case to lower the system
temperature.

1 GND
2 +12V
3 Sense

Pin No. Definition

1 GND
2 +12V

1

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3 Sense

5) PWR_FAN (Power Fan Connector)

This connector allows you to link with the cooling fan on the system case to lower the system
temperature.

Pin No. Definition

1 GND

1

2 +12V
3 Sense

6) NB_FAN

If you installed wrong direction, the Chip Fan will not work. Sometimes will damage the Chip Fan.
(Usually black cable is GND)

English

1

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Pin No. Definition

1 VCC
2 GND

7) IDE1/ IDE2(IDE1/IDE2 Connector)

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Please connect first harddisk to IDE1 and connect CDROM to IDE2. The red stripe of the ribbon cable must
be the same side with the Pin1.

40

2

IDE2

39

1

IDE1

8) FDD (Floppy Connector)

Please connect the floppy drive ribbon cables to FDD. It supports 360K,720K,1.2M,1.44M and

2.88Mbytes floppy disk types. The red stripe of the ribbon cable m ust be the same side with the Pin1.

34

33

2

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1

9) RAM_LED

Do not remove memory m odules while DIMM LED is on. It might cause short or other unexpected dam ages
due to the 2.5V stand by voltage. Remove memory modules only when AC Power cord is disconnected.

+ -

10) PWR_LED

PWR_LED is connect with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on/off. It will blink
when the system enters suspend m ode. If you use dual color LED, power LED will turn to another color.

English

Pin No. Definition

1 MPD+

1

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2 MPD­3 MPD-

11) 2X_DET

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12) F_PANEL (2x10 pins connector)

When an AGP 2X (3.3V) card is installed the 2X_DET will light up , indicating a nonsupported graphics

card is inserted. Informing users that system m ight not boot up normal ly due to AGP 2X (3.3V) is not
supported by the chipset.

+ -

Please connect the power LED, PC peaker, reset switch and power switch etc of your chassis front panel to
the F_PANEL connector according to the pin assignment above.

Soft Po wer

MPD-

MPD+

HD+

HD-

Connector

1

2

1

1

Reset Swi tch

PW+

1

RSE-

Mes sa ge LED /P ow er /

Sleep LED

IDE H ard Disk

Activ e LED

HD (IDE Hard Disk Ac tive LED) Pin 1: LED anode(+)

(Blue) Pin 2: LED cathode(-)
SPK (Speaker Connector) Pin 1: VCC(+)
(Amber) Pin 2- Pin 3: NC

Pin 4: Data(-)
RES (Reset Switch) Open: Normal Operation
(Green) Close: Reset Hardware System
PW (Soft Power Connector) Open: Normal Operation
(Red) Close: Power On/Off
MSG(Message LED/Power/ Pin 1: LED anode(+)
Sleep LED)(Yellow) Pin 2: LED cathode(-)
NC( Purple) NC

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RSE +

PW-

Speaker

Connector

SPK -

SPK +

1

1

NC

20

19

13) BAT (Battery)

+

CAUTION

v Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly

replaced.

v Replace only with the same or equivalent

type recom mended by the manufacturer.

v Dispose of used batteries according to the

manufacturer’s instructions.

If yo u want to erase CM OS...

1.Turn OFF the computer a nd unplug the power cord.

2.Remov e the battery, wait for 30 second.

3.Re-install the battery.

4.Plug the power cord and turn ON the com puter.

14) F_AUDIO (F_AUDIO Connector)

If you want to use Front Audio connector, you must remove 5-6, 9-10 Jum per. In order to utilize the
front audio header, your chassis must have front audio connector. Also please make sure the pin
assigment on the cable is the sam e as the pin assigment on the M B header. To find out if the chassis
you are buying support front audio connector, please contact your dealer.Please note, you can have the
alternati ve of using front audio connector or of using rear audio connector to play sound.

English

Pin No. Definition

1 MIC
2 GND
3 REF

10 9

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4 POWER
5 FrontAudio(R)
6 RearAudio(R)
7 Reserved
8 No Pin
9 FrontAudio (L)
10 RearAudio(L)

15) SUR_CEN

English

16) CD_IN (CD IN,Black)

Please contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable.

62

1 5

Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector.

Pin No. Definition

1 SUR OUT L
2 SUR OUT R
3 GND
4 No Pin
5 CENTER_OUT
6 BASS_OUT

Pin No. Definition

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1 CD-L
2 GND
3 GND
4 CD_R

17) AUX_IN (AUX In Connector)

Connect other device(such as PCI TV Tunner audio out)to the connector.

Pin No. Definition

1 AUX-L

1

2 GND
3 GND
4 AUX_R

18) SPDIF_IO (SPDIF In/Out)

The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital au dio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to
an external Dolby Digital Decoder. Use this feature only when your stereo system has digital input function.
Use SPDIF IN feature only when your device has digital output function.

English

Pin No. Definition

1 VCC

2

1

6

5

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2 No Pin
3 SPDIF
4 SPDIFI
5 GND
6 GND

19) IR_CIR

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20)F_ USB1 / F_USB2(Front USB Connector, Yellow )

Make sur e the pin 1 on the IR device is aling with pin one the connector. To en able the
IR/CIR function on the board, you are required to purchase an option IR/CIR module. For detail
information please contac t your autherized Giga-Byte distributor.
To us e IR func tion only, please connect IR module to Pin1 to Pin5.

Pin No. Definition

1 VCC

510

1

6

2 NC
3 IRRX
4 GND
5 IRT X
6 NC
7 CIRRX
8 VCC
9 CIRTX
10 NC

Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector. Check the pin assignment while you

connect the front USB cable. Please contact your nea rest dealer for optiona l front USB cable.

Pin No. Definition

1 Power

2

10

9

1

2 Power
3 USB DX­4 USB Dy­5 USB DX+
6 USB Dy+
7 GND
8 GND
9 No Pin
10 NC

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21) SCR (Smart Card Reader Header,Black Connector)

This MB supports smart card reader. To enable sm art card reader function an optional sm art card reader
box is required. Please contac t your autherized distributor.

Pin No. Definition

1 VCC

10

5

6

1

2 SCAPWCTL­3 SCAC4
4 SCAIO
5 SCACLK
6 GND
7 SCARST­8 SCALED
9 SCAC8
10 SCAPSNT

22) COMB (COM B Connector)(White)

Be careful with the polarity of the COM B connector. Check the pin assignment while you c onnect the
COMB cable. Please contact your nearest dealer for optional COMB cable.

English

Pin No. Definition

1 NDCDB­2 NSINB

10

9

2

1

3 NSOUTB
4 NDT RB­5 GND
6 NDSRB­7 NRTSB­8 NCTSB­9 NRIB­10 No Pin

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23) F1_1394 ( IEEE 1394 Connector)

English

24) F2_1394 ( IEEE 1394 Connector)

Please Note: Serial interface standard se t by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, which

has features like high speed, high bandwidth and hot p lug.

Pin No. Definition

1 Power
2 Power
3 TPA0+
4 TPA0­5 GND

1

6 GND
7 TPB0+
8 TPB0­9 Power
10 Power
11 TPA1+
12 TPA1­13 GND
14 No Pin
15 TPB1+
16 TPB1-

Please Note: Serial interface standard se t by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, which
has features like high speed, high bandwidth and hot p lug.

Pin No. Definition

1 TPA2+
2 TPA2-

1

3 GND
4 GND
5 TPB2+
6 TPB2­7 Power
8 Power
9 No Pin
10 GND

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25) CI (CASE OPEN)

This 2 pin connector allows your system to enable or dis able the "case open" i tem in BIOS if the
system case begin rem ove.

Pin No. Definition

1

1 Signal
2 GND

26) CLR_PWD

When Jum per is set to "open" and system is restarted, the password that is set will be cleared.

On the con trary when Jum per is set to "close", the current statu s remains.

English

open: Clear password

1

close: Normal

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Chapter 3 BIOS Setup

BIOS Setup is an overview of the BIOS Setup Program. The program that allow s users to modify the

basic system configuration. This type of information is stored in battery-backed C MOS RAM so that it

retains the Setup information when the power is turned off.

English

ENTERING

Powering ON the computer and pressing <Del> immediately will allow y ou to enter Setup. If y ou require

more advanced BIOS settings, please go to "Advanced BIOS" setting menu.To enter Advanced BIOS

setting menu, press " Ctrl+F1" key on the BIOS screen.

CONTROL

<á> M ove to prev ious item

<â> M ove to nex t item

<ß> M ove to the item in the left hand

<à> M ove to the item in the right hand

Enter Select item

<Esc> Main Menu - Quit and not save changes into C MOS Status Page Setup Menu and

<+/PgUp> Increase the numeric value or make changes

<-/PgDn> Decrease the numeric value or make changes

<F1> General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu

<F2> Item Help

<F3> Reserv ed

<F4> Reserv ed

<F5> Restore the prev ious CMOS v alue from C MOS, only for Option Page Setup Menu

<F6> Load the file-safe default CM OS value from BIOS default table

<F7> Load the Optimized Defaults

<F8> Dual BIOS/Q-Flash function

<F9> Sy stem Information

<F10> Save all the CM OS changes, only for M ain Menu

SETUP

K EY S

Option Page Setup M enu - Exit current page and return to Main M enu

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G ETTING HELP

The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is display ed at the bottom of the screen.

English

Press F1 to pop up a small help w indow that descr ibes the appro priate keys to use and the p ossible

selections for the highlighted item. To ex it the Help Window press <Esc>.

The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : E4)

Once you enter Award BIOS C MOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (Figure 1) will appear on the screen.

The Main Menu allow s you to select from eight setup functions and tw o exit choices. Use arrow keys to

select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu.

M ain Menu

Status Page Setup Menu / Op tion Page Setup Menu

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}Standard CMOS Features Select Language

}Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults

}Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password

}PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Passw ord

}PC Health Status Save & Exit Setup

}Frequency/Voltage Control Ex it Without Saving

Top Performance

ESC:Quit F3: Select Language

F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10:Sav e & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Ty pe...

Figure 1: Main Menu

If you can't find the setting you want, please press "Ctr l+F1" to

search the advanced option widden.

l Standard CMOS Features

This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS.

l Ad vanced BIOS Features

This setup page includes all the items of Aw ard special enhanced features.

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l Integrated Peripherals

This setup page includes all onboard peripherals.

l Pow er Manag ement Setup

This setup page includes all the items of Green function features.

l PnP/PCI Configurations

This setup page includes all the configurations of PC I & PnP ISA resources.

l PC H ealth Status

This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature, voltage, fan, speed.

l Freq uency/Voltage Control

This setup page is control CPU ’s clock and frequency ratio.

l Top Performance

If you wish to maximize the performance of your system, set " Top Performance" as "Enabled".

l Select Language

This setup page is select multi language.

l Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Fail-Safe Defaults indicates the value of the sy stem parameters which the system w ould

be in safe configuration.

l Load Optimized Defaults

Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the sy stem parameters which the system w ould

be in best performance configuration.

l Set Supervisor passw ord

Change, set, or disable password. It allow s you to limit access to the system and Setup,

or just to Setup.

l Set User password

Change, set, or disable password. It allow s you to limit access to the system.

l Save & Exit Setup

Save CMOS value settings to CM OS and exit setup.

l Exit Without Saving

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

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Standard CMOS Features

English

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Standard CMOS Features

Date (mm:dd:y y) Tue, Aug 13 2002 Item Help

Time (hh:mm:ss) 22:31:24 Menu Level u

Change the day, month,

}IDE Primary Master None year

}IDE Primary Slave None

}IDE Secondary Master None <Week>

}IDE Secondary Slave None Sun. to Sat.

Drive A 1.44M, 3.5 in. <Month>

Drive B None Jan. to Dec.

Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled

<Day>

Halt On All, But Keyboard 1 to 31 (or maximum

allowed in the month)

Base Memory 640K

Extended Memory 130048K <Year>

Total Memory 131072K 1999 to 2098

higf: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F3: Language F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Figure 2: Standard CMOS Features

C Date

The date format is <w eek>, <month>, <day>, <year>.

8Week The week, from Sun to Sat, determined by the BIOS and is display only

8Month The month, Jan. Through Dec.
8Day The day, from 1 to 31 (or the maximum allow ed in the month)
8Year The year, from 1999 through 2098

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C Time

The times format in <hour> <minute> <second>. The time is calculated base on the 24-hour military-

time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00.

C IDE Primary Master, Slave / IDE Secondary Master, Slave

The category identifies the types of hard disk from drive C to F that has been installed in the computer.

There are tw o types: auto type, and manual type. M anual ty pe is user-definable; Auto type which will

automatically detect HDD ty pe.

Note that the specifications of your drive must match w ith the drive table. The hard disk will not work

properly if you enter improper information for this category.

If y ou select User Type, related information will be aske d to enter to the follow ing items. Enter the

information directly from the keyboard and press <Enter>. Such information should be prov ided in the

documentation form your hard disk v endor or the system manufacturer.

8CYLS. Number of cylinders

8HEADS Number of heads

8PRECOMP Write precomp

8LANDZONE Landing zone

8SECTORS Number of sectors

If a hard disk has not been installed select NONE and press <Enter>.

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C Drive A / Drive B

The category identifi es the types of floppy disk driv e A or drive B that has been installed i n the

computer.

8None No floppy drive installed

8360K, 5.25 in. 5.25 inch PC-type standard drive; 360K by te capacity.

81.2M, 5.25 in. 5.25 inch AT-ty pe high-density drive; 1.2M byte capacity

(3.5 inch when 3 Mode is Enabled).

8720K, 3.5 in. 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 720K byte capacity

81.44M, 3.5 in. 3.5 inch double-sided driv e; 1.44M byte capacity .

82.88M, 3.5 in. 3.5 inch double-sided driv e; 2.88M byte capacity .

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C Floppy 3 Mode Support (for J apan Area)

English

CHalt on

C Memory

8Disabled Normal Floppy Drive. (Default value)

8Drive A Drive A is 3 mode Floppy Drive.

8Drive B Drive B is 3 mode Floppy Drive.

8Both Drive A & B are 3 mode Floppy Drives.

The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up.

8NO Errors The system boot w ill not stop for any error that may be detected

and you will be prompted.

8All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system w ill be stopped.

8All, But Keyboard The system boot w ill not stop for a keyboard error; it w ill stop for

all other errors. (Default v alue)

8All, But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error; it will stop for all

other errors.

8All, But Disk/Key The sy stem boot will not stop for a key board or disk error; it w ill

stop for all other errors.

The category is display-only w hich is determined by POST (Power On Self Test) of the BIOS.

Base Memory

The POST of the BIOS w ill determine the amount of base (or conventional) memory

installed in the sy stem.

The value of the base memory is typically 512 K for sy stems with 512 K memory

installed on the motherboard, or 640 K for sy stems with 640 K or more memory

installed on the motherboard.

Extend ed Memory

The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST.

This is the amount of memory located above 1 MB in the C PU’s memory

address map.

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Advanced BIOS Features

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Advanced BIOS Features

First Boot Device [Floppy ] Item Help

Second Boot Dev ice [HDD-0] Menu Lev el u

Third Boot Dev ice [CDROM]

Boot Up Floppy Seek [Disabled]

Password Check [Setup]

# CPU Hyper-Threading [Enabled]

Init Display First [Onboard/AGP]

Graphics Aperture Size [128MB]

Graphics Share Memory [8MB]

higf: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F3: Language F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Figure 3: Advanced BIOS Features

English

" # " System will detect automatically and show up when you install the Intel

with HT Te chnology.

C First / Second / Third Boot Device

8Floppy Select your boot device priority by Floppy.

8LS120 Select your boot device priority by LS120.

8HDD-0~3 Select your boot device priority by HDD-0~3.

8SCSI Select y our boot device priority by SCSI.

8CDROM Select y our boot device priority by CDROM.

8ZIP Select y our boot dev ice priority by ZIP.

8USB-FDD Select your boot device priority by USB-FDD.

8USB-ZIP Select your boot dev ice priority by USB-ZIP.

8USB-CDROM Select your boot device priority by USB-CDROM.

8USB-HDD Select your boot device priority by USB-HDD.

8LAN Select your boot device priority by LAN.

8Disabled Select y our boot device priority by Disabled.

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®

Pentium

®

4 processor

C Boot Up Floppy Seek

English

C Passw ord Check

CCPU Hyper-Threading

During POST, BIOS will determine the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. 360 K ty pe is

40 tracks 720 K, 1.2 M and 1.44 M are all 80 tracks.

8Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine it is 40 or 80 tracks. Note

that BIOS can not tell from 720 K, 1.2 M or 1.44 M drive ty pe as they are

all 80tracks.

8Disabled BIOS will not search for the ty pe of floppy disk drive by track number. Note

that there w ill not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360 K.
(Default value)

Please refer to the detail on P.58

8System The system can not boot and can not access to Setup page will be denied

if the correct password is not entered at the prompt.

8Setup The system will boot, but access to Setup w ill be denied if the correct

password is not entered at the prompt. (Default value)

8Enabled Enables CPU Hy per Threading Feature. Please note that this feature is only

working for operating system with multi processors mode supported.

(Default value)

8Disabled Disables CPU Hy per Threading.

CInit Display First

8Onboard/AGP Set Init Display First to onboard/AGP. (Default value)

8PCI Set Init Display First to PCI.

CGraphics Aperture Size

8128MB Set Graphics Aperture Size to 128MB. (Default value)

8Disabled Disable this function.

CGraphics Share M emory

88MB Set Graphics Share Memory to 8MB. (Default value)

81MB Set Graphics Share Memory to 1MB.

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Integrated Peripherals

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Integrated Peripherals

On-Chip Primary PCI IDE [Enabled] Item Help

On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE [Enabled] Menu Level u

IDE1 Conductor Cable [Auto] If a hard disk

IDE2 Conductor Cable [Auto] controller card is

USB Controller [Enabled] used, set at Disable

USB Keyboard Support [Disabled]

USB Mouse Support [Disabled] [Enabled]

AC97 Audio [Auto] Enable onboard IDE

Onboard H/W 1394 [Enabled] PORT

Onboard H/W LAN [Enabled]

Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4] [Disabled]

Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8/IRQ3] Disable onboard IDE

UART Mode Select [Normal] PORT

x UR2 Duplex Mode Half

Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7]

Parallel Port Mode [SPP]

x ECP Mode Use DMA 3

Game Port Address [201]

Midi Port Address [330]

Midi Port IRQ [10]

CIR Port Address [Disabled]

x CIR Port IRQ 11

English

higf: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F3: Language F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Figure 4: Integrated Peripherals

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C On-Chip Primary PCI IDE

English

C On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE

C IDE1 Conductor Cable

C IDE2 Conductor Cable

8Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port. (Default v alue)

8Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port.

8Enabled Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port. (Default value)

8Disabled Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port.

8Auto Will be automatically detected by BIOS. (Default Value)

8ATA66/100 Set IDE1 Conductor Cable to ATA66/100 (Please make sure your IDE device

and cable is compatible with ATA66/100).

8ATA33 Set IDE1 Conductor Cable to ATA33 (Please make sure your IDE device and

cable is compatible with ATA33).

8Auto Will be automatically detected by BIOS. (Default Value)

8ATA66/100 Set IDE2 Conductor Cable to ATA66/100 (Please make sure your IDE device

and cable is compatible with ATA66/100).

8ATA33 Set IDE2 Conductor Cable to ATA33 (Please make sure your IDE device and

cable is compatible with ATA33).

C USB Controller

8Enabled Enable USB Controller. (Default value)

8Disabled Disable USB Controller.

C USB Keyboard Support

8Enabled Enable USB Keyboard Support.

8Disabled Disable USB Keyboard Support. (Default v alue)

C USB Mouse Support

8Enabled Enable USB Mouse Support.

8Disabled Disable USB Mouse Support. (Default value)

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C AC97 Audio

8Auto Enable onboard AC'97 audio function. (Default Value)

8Disabled Disable this function.

COnboard H/W 1394

8Enable Enable onboard IEEE 1394 function.(Default value)

8Disable Disable this function.

C Onboard H/W LAN

8Enabled Enable Onboard H/W LAN function. (Default v alue)

8Disabled Disable this function.

C Onboard Serial Port 1

8Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address.

83F8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8. (Default v alue)

82F8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8.

83E8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8.

82E8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8.

8Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1.

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C Onboard Serial Port 2

8Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 2 address.

83F8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3F8.

82F8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2F8. (Default v alue)

83E8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3E8.

82E8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2E8.

8Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 2.

C UART Mode Select

(This item allow s you to determine which Infra Red(IR) function of Onboard I/O chip)

8ASKIR Set onboard I/O chip UART to ASKIR Mode.

8IrDA Set onboard I/O chip UART to IrDA Mode.

8Normal Set onboard I/O chip UART to Normal Mode. (Default Value)

8SCR Set onboard I/O chip UART to SCR Mode.

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C UR2 Duplex Mode

English

C Onboard Parallel port

CParallel Port Mode

CECP Mode Use DMA

CGame Port Address

8Half IR Function Duplex Half. (Default Value)

8Full IR Function Duplex Full.

8378/IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378/IRQ7. (Default Value)

8278/IRQ5 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278/IRQ5.

8Disabled Disable onboard LPT port.

83BC/IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC/IRQ7.

8SPP Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port. (Default Value)

8EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port.

8ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port.

8ECP+EPP Using Parallel port as ECP & EPP mode.

83 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 3. (Default Value)

81 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 1.

8201 Set Game Port Address to 201. (Default Value)

8209 Set Game Port Address to 209.

8Disabled Disable this function.

CMidi Port Address

8300 Set Midi Port Address to 300.

8330 Set Midi Port Address to 330.(Default Value)

8Disabled Disable this function.

CMidi Port IRQ

85 Set Midi Port IRQ to 5.

810 Set Midi Port IRQ to 10. (Default Value)

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CCIR Port Address

8310 Set CIR Port Address to 310.

8320 Set CIR Port Address to 320.

8Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value)

CCIR Port IRQ

85 Set CIR Port IRQ to 5.

811 Set CIR Port IRQ to 11. (Default Value)

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Power Management Setup

English

ACPI Suspend Type [S1(POS)] Item Help

Power LED in S1 State [Blinking] Menu Lev el u

Soft-Off by PWR_BTTN [Instant-Off] [S1]

PME Event Wake Up [Enabled] Set suspend type to

ModemRingOn/WakeOnLan [Enabled] Pow er On Suspend under

Resume by Alarm [Disabled] ACPI OS

x Date (of Month) Alarm Everyday

x Time (hh:nn:ss) 0 0 0 [S3]

Power On By Mouse [Disabled] Set suspend ty pe to

Power On By Key board [Disabled] Suspend to RAM under

x KB Power ON Passw ord Enter ACPI OS

AC BACK Function [Soft-Off]

higf: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

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Power Management Setup

F3: Language F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Figure 5: Power Management Setup

C ACPI Suspend Type

8S1(POS) Set ACPI suspend ty pe to S1. (Default Value)

8S3(STR) Set ACPI suspend ty pe to S3.

C Power LED in S1 state

8Blinking In standby mode(S1), power LED will blink. (Default Value)

8Dual/OFF In standby mode(S1):

a. If use single color LED, power LED will turn off.

b. If use dual color LED, power LED will turn to another color.

C Soft-off by PWR_BTTN

8Instant-off Press power button then Power off instantly . (Default value)

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8Delay 4 Sec. Press power button 4 sec to Pow er off. Enter suspend if button is pressed less

than 4 sec.

C PME Event Wake Up

8Disabled Disable this function.

8Enabled Enable PME Event Wake up. (Default Value)

C ModemRingOn/WakeOnLAN

8Disabled Disable Modem Ring on/w ake on Lan function.

8Enabled Enable Modem Ring on/wake on Lan. (Default Value)

C Resume by Alarm

You can set "Resume by Alarm" item to enabled and key in Data/time to power on sy stem.

8Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value)

8Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system.

If RTC Alarm Lead To Power On is Enabled.

Date ( of Month) Alarm : Ev eryday, 1~31

Time ( hh: mm: ss) Alarm : (0~23) : (0~59) : (0~59)

C Power On By Mouse

8Disabled Disabled this function. (Default v alue)

8Mouse Click Double click on PS/2 mouse left button.

C Power On By Keyboard

8Password Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password.

8Disabled Disabled this function. (Default v alue)

8Keyboard 98 If your key board have “POWER Key” button, you can press the key to

power on your sy stem.

CKB Power ON Password

8Enter Input password (from 1 to 5 characters) and press Enter to set the Key

board Power On Password.

CAC BACK Function

8Memory System pow er on depends on the status before AC lost.

8Soft-Off Alw ays in Off state w hen AC back. (Default v alue)

8Full-On Alw ays pow er on the system when AC back.

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PnP/PCI Configurations

English

PCI 1/PCI 5 IRQ Assignment [Auto] Item Help

PCI 2/PCI 6 IRQ Assignment [Auto] Menu Level u

PCI 3 IRQ Assignment [Auto]

PCI 4 IRQ Assignment [Auto]

higf: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

C PCI 1/PCI 5 IRQ Assignment

C PCI 2/PCI 6 IRQ Assignment

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PnP/PCI Configurations

F3: Language F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Figure 6: PnP/PCI Configurations

8Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1/PCI 5. (Default value)

83,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 1/PCI 5.

8Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2/PCI 6. (Default value)
83,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 2/PCI 6.

C PCI 3 IRQ Assignment

8Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 3. (Default v alue)

83,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 3.

C PCI 4 IRQ Assignment

8Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 4. (Default v alue)

83,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 4.

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PC Health Status

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PC Health Status

Reset Case Open Status [Disabled] Item Help

Case Opened No Menu Level u

VCORE 1.730V

+1.5V 1.504V

+3.3V 3.360V

+5V 5.053V

+12V 11.840V

Current CPU Temperature 40°C

Current CPU FAN Speed 6490 RPM

Current POWER FAN Speed 0 RPM

Current SYSTEM FAN Speed 0 RPM

CPU Warning Temperature [Disabled]

CPU FAN Fail Warning [Disabled]

POWER FAN Fail Waring [Disabled]

SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning [Disabled]

higf: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F3: Language F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

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Figure 7: PC Health Status

CReset Case Open Status
CCase Opened

If the case i s closed, "Case Opened" w ill show "No".

If the case hav e been ope ned, "Case Opened" w ill show "Yes".
If y ou want to reset "Case Opened" v alue, set "Reset Case Open Statu s" to
"Enabled" and sav e CMOS, y our computer will restart.

C Current Voltage (V) VCORE / +1.5V / +3.3V / +5V / +12V

8Detect system’s voltage status automatically.

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CCurrent CPU Temperature

8Detect CPU Temp. automatically.

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C Current CPU /POWER/SYSTEM FAN Speed (RPM)

C CPU Warning Temperature

C CPU FAN Fail Warning

C POWER FAN Fail Warning

C SY STEM FAN Fail Warning

8Detect CPU/POWER/SYSTEM Fan speed status automatically .

860°C / 140°F Monitor CPU Temp. at 60°C / 140°F.

870°C / 158°F Monitor CPU Temp. at 70°C / 158°F.

880°C / 176°F Monitor CPU Temp. at 80°C / 176°F.

890°C / 194°F Monitor CPU Temp. at 90°C / 194°F.

8Disabled Disable this function.(Default v alue)

8Disabled Fan Warning Function Disable. (Default value)

8Enabled Fan Warning Function Enable.

8Disabled Fan Warning Function Disable. (Default value)

8Enabled Fan Warning Function Enable.

8Disabled Fan Warning Function Disable. (Default value)

8Enabled Fan Warning Function Enable.

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Frequency/Voltage Control

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Frequency/Voltage Control

CPU Clock Ratio [15X] Item Help

CPU Host Clock Control [Disabled] Menu Lev el u

øCPU Host Frequency (Mhz) 100

øFixed PCI/AGP Frequency 33/66

Host/DRAM Clock ratio [Auto]

Memory Frequency (Mhz) 266

PCI/AGP Frequency (Mhz) 33/66

DIMM Ov erVoltage Control [Normal]

AGP OverVoltage Control [Normal]

CPU Voltage Control [Normal]

Normal CPU Vcore 1.5000V

higf: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F3: Language F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Figure 8: Frequency/Voltage Control

øThose items w ill be available when " CPU H ost C lock Control" is set to Enabled.

CCPU Clock Ratio

This setup option will automatically assign by CPU detection.

For Willamette CPU:

8X~23X default: 14X

For C-Stepping P4:

8X,10X~24X defaul t: 15X

For Northwood CPU:

12X~24X default: 16X

The option w ill display “Locked” and read only if the CPU ratio is not changeable.

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CCPU Host Clock Control

Note: If sy stem hangs up before enter CMOS setup utility, wait for 20 sec for times out reboot . When
time out occur, sy stem will reset and run at CPU default Host clock at next boot.

8Disabled Disable CPU Host Clock Control.(Default value)

8Enabled Enable CPU Host Clock Control.

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CCPU Host Frequency

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C Fixed PCI/AGP Frequency

CHost/DRAM Clock Ratio

8100MHz ~ 355MHz Set CPU Host Clock from 100MHz to 355MHz.

Incorrect using it may cause y our system broken. For pow er End-User use only!

8You can choose those mode to adjust PCI/AGP frequency. (Select PCI/AGP frequency

asynchronous with CPU frequency ).

for FSB(Front Side Bus) frequency=400MHz,

82.0 Memory Frequency = Host clock X 2.0.

82.66 Memory Frequency = Host clock X 2.66.

8Auto Set Memory frequency by DRAM SPD data. (Default v alue)

for FSB(Front Side Bus) frequency=533MHz,

82.0 Memory Frequen cy = Host clock X 2.0.

82.5 Memory Frequency = Host clock X 2.5.

8Auto Set Memory frequency by DRAM SPD data. (Default v alue)

for FSB(Front Side Bus) frequency=667MHz,

82.0 Memory Frequency = Host clock X 2.0.

81.5 Memory Frequency = Host clock X 1.5.

8Auto Set Memory frequency by DRAM SPD data. (Default v alue)

C Memory Frequency(M hz)

8The values depend on CPU Host Frequency(Mhz) .

C PCI/AGP Frequency(Mhz)

8The values depend on Fixed PCI/AGP Frequency.

C DIMM OverVol tage Control

8Normal Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to Normal. (Default v alue)

8+0.1V Set DIMM Ov erVoltage Control to +0.1V.

8+0.2V Set DIMM Ov erVoltage Control to +0.2V.

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C AGP OverVoltage Control

8Normal Set AGP OverVoltage Control to Normal. (Default v alue)

8+0.1V Set AGP Ov erVoltage Control to +0.1V.

8+0.2V Set AGP Ov erVoltage Control to +0.2V.

8+0.3V Set AGP Ov erVoltage Control to +0.3V.

C CPU Voltag e Control

8 Supports adjustable CPU Vcore from 0.8375V to 1.6000V by 0.025V step.

(Default value: Normal)

C Normal CPU Vcore

8 Display y our CPU Vcore Voltage.

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Top Performance

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Top Performance

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}Standard CMOS Features Select Language

}Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults

}Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password

}PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Passw ord

}PC Health Status Save & Exit Setup

}Frequency/Voltage Control Ex it Without Saving

Top Performance

ESC:Quit F3: Select Language

F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10:Sav e & Exit Setup

Top Performance

Disabled...................[ n ]

Enabled................... [ ]

hi: Move ENTER: Accept

ESC: Abort

Figure 9: Top Performance

If you wish to maximize the performance of your system, set "Top Performance" as " Enabled".

8Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value)

8Enabled Enable Top Performance function.

"Top Performance" w ill increase H/W working speed. Different system configuration

(both H/W component and OS) w ill effect the result. For example, the same H/W configuration

might not run properly with Windows XP, but w orks smoothly with Windows NT. Therefore,

if your system is not perform enough, the reliability or stability problem w ill appear sometimes,

and we will recommend y ou disabling the option to avoid the problem as mentioned abov e.

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Select Language

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}Standard CMOS Features Select Language

}Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults

}Power Management Setup Set Superv isor Password

}PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Passw ord

}PC Health Status Save & Exit Setup

}Frequency/Voltage Control Exit Without Saving

Top Performance

ESC:Quit F3: Select Language

F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10:Sav e & Exit Setup

Figure 10:Select Language

Select Language

Multi Language is supports 7 languages. There are English, Japanese, French, Spanish,

Germany, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.

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Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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}Standard CMOS Features Select Language

}Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults

}Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password

}PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Passw ord

}PC Health Status Save & Exit Setup

}Frequency/Voltage Control Ex it Without Saving

Top Performance

ESC:Quit F3: Select Language

F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10:Sav e & Exit Setup

Fail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the sy stem parameters that allow

minimum system performance.

Load Fail-Safe Defaults? (Y/N)?Y

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Figure 11: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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Load Optimized Defaults

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}Standard CMOS Features Select Language

}Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults

}Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password

}PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Passw ord

}PC Health Status Save & Exit Setup

}Frequency/Voltage Control Ex it Without Saving

Top Performance

ESC:Quit F3: Select Language

F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10:Sav e & Exit Setup

Load Optimized Defaults

Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the

system automatically detects.

Load Optimized Defaults? (Y/N)?Y

Load Optimized Defaults

Figure 12: Load Optimized Defaults

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Set Supervisor/User Password

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you in creating a password.

password. Ty pe the passw ord aga in and pres s <Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the

selection and not enter a password.

“PASSWORD DISABLED” w ill appear to confirm the password being disabled. Once the password is

disabled, the system will boot and y ou can enter Setup freely.

all BIOS Setup program fu nction. When enabled, the Supervisor passw ord is required for entering the

BIOS Setup program and hav ing full configuration fields, the User password is required to access only

basic items.

prompted for the passw ord every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup Menu.

only when you try to enter Setup.

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}Standard CMOS Features Select Language

}Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults

}Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password

}PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Passw ord

}PC Health Status Save & Exit Setup

}Frequency/Voltage Control Ex it Without Saving

Top Performance

ESC:Quit F3: Select Language

F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10:Sav e & Exit Setup

When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist

Ty pe the password, up to eight characters, and press <Enter>. You will be asked to confi rm the

To disabl e password, just p ress <Enter> when you are prompted to enter passw ord. A message

The BIOS Setup program allow s you to specify two separate passwords:

SUPERVISOR PASSWORD and a USER PASSWORD. When disabled, anyone may access

If you select “System” at “Password C heck” in Advance BIOS Features M enu, you wil l be

If you select “Setup” at “Password C heck” in Advance BIOS Features Menu, you will be prompted

Enter Password:

Change/Set/Disable Passw ord

Figure 13: Password Setting

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Save & Exit Setup

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}Standard CMOS Features Select Language

}Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults

}Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password

}PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Passw ord

}PC Health Status Save & Exit Setup

}Frequency/Voltage Control Ex it Without Saving

Top Performance

ESC:Quit F3: Select Language

F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10:Sav e & Exit Setup

Ty pe “Y” will quit the Setup Utility and sav e the user setup value to RTC CMOS.

Ty pe “N” w ill retur n to Setup Utility.

Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y

Save Data to CMOS

Figure 14: Save & Exit Setup

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Exit Without Saving

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Ty pe “Y” will quit the Setup Utility w ithout saving to RTC CMOS.

Ty pe “N” w ill retur n to Setup Utility.

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}Standard CMOS Features Select Language

}Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults

}Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password

}PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Passw ord

}PC Health Status Save & Exit Setup

}Frequency/Voltage Control Ex it Without Saving

Top Performance

ESC:Quit F3: Select Language

F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10:Sav e & Exit Setup

Quit Wi thout Saving (Y/N)? N

Abandon all Data

Figure 15: Exit Without Saving

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Chapter 3 BIOS Setup

BIOS Setup is an overview of the BIOS Setup Program. The program that allow s users to modify the

basic system configuration. This type of information is stored in battery-backed C MOS RAM so that it

retains the Setup information when the power is turned off.

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ENTERING

Powering ON the computer and pressing <Del> immediately will allow you to enter Setup. If you require

more advanced BIOS settings, please go to "Advanced BIOS" setting menu.To enter Advanced BIOS

setting menu, press " Ctrl+F1" key on the BIOS screen.

CONTROL

<á> M ove to prev ious item

<â> M ove to nex t item

<ß> M ove to the item in the left hand

<à> M ove to the item in the right hand

Enter Select item

<Esc> Main Menu - Quit and not save changes into C MOS Status Page Setup Menu and

<+/PgUp> Increase the numeric value or make changes

<-/PgDn> Decrease the numeric value or make changes

<F1> General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu

<F2> Item Help

<F3> Reserv ed

<F4> Reserv ed

<F5> Restore the prev ious CMOS v alue from C MOS, only for Option Page Setup Menu

<F6> Load the file-safe default CM OS value from BIOS default table

<F7> Load the Optimized Defaults

<F8> Dual BIOS/Q-Flash function

<F9> Sy stem Information

<F10> Save all the CM OS changes, only for M ain Menu

SETUP

K EY S

Option Page Setup M enu - Exit current page and return to Main M enu

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G ETTING HELP

The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is display ed at the bottom of the screen.

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Press F1 to pop up a small help w indow that descr ibes the appro priate keys to use and the p ossible

selections for the highlighted item. To ex it the Help Window press <Esc>.

The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : E4)

Once you enter Award BIOS C MOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (Figure 1) will appear on the screen.

The Main Menu allow s you to select from eight setup functions and tw o exit choices. Use arrow keys to

select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu.

M ain Menu

Status Page Setup Menu / Op tion Page Setup Menu

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}Standard CMOS Features Select Language

}Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults

}Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password

}PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Passw ord

}PC Health Status Save & Exit Setup

}Frequency/Voltage Control Ex it Without Saving

Top Performance

ESC:Quit F3: Select Language

F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10:Sav e & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Ty pe...

Figure 1: Main Menu

If you can't find the setting you want, please press "Ctr l+F1" to

search the advanced option widden.

l Standard CMOS Features

This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS.

l Ad vanced BIOS Features

This setup page includes all the items of Aw ard special enhanced features.

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l Integrated Peripherals

This setup page includes all onboard peripherals.

l Pow er Manag ement Setup

This setup page includes all the items of Green function features.

l PnP/PCI Configurations

This setup page includes all the configurations of PC I & PnP ISA resources.

l PC H ealth Status

This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature, voltage, fan, speed.

l Freq uency/Voltage Control

This setup page is control CPU ’s clock and frequency ratio.

l Top Performance

If you wish to maximize the performance of your system, set " Top Performance" as "Enabled".

l Select Language

This setup page is select multi language.

l Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Fail-Safe Defaults indicates the value of the sy stem parameters which the system w ould

be in safe configuration.

l Load Optimized Defaults

Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the sy stem parameters which the system w ould

be in best performance configuration.

l Set Supervisor passw ord

Change, set, or disable password. It allow s you to limit access to the system and Setup,

or just to Setup.

l Set User password

Change, set, or disable password. It allow s you to limit access to the system.

l Save & Exit Setup

Save CMOS value settings to CM OS and exit setup.

l Exit Without Saving

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

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Standard CMOS Features

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Standard CMOS Features

Date (mm:dd:y y) Tue, Aug 13 2002 Item Help

Time (hh:mm:ss) 22:31:24 Menu Level u

Change the day, month,

}IDE Primary Master None year

}IDE Primary Slave None

}IDE Secondary Master None <Week>

}IDE Secondary Slave None Sun. to Sat.

Drive A 1.44M, 3.5 in. <Month>

Drive B None Jan. to Dec.

Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled

<Day>

Halt On All, But Keyboard 1 to 31 (or maximum

allowed in the month)

Base Memory 640K

Extended Memory 130048K <Year>

Total Memory 131072K 1999 to 2098

higf: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F3: Language F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Figure 2: Standard CMOS Features

C Date

The date format is <w eek>, <month>, <day>, <year>.

8Week The week, from Sun to Sat, determined by the BIOS and is display only

8Month The month, Jan. Through Dec.
8Day The day, from 1 to 31 (or the maximum allow ed in the month)
8Year The year, from 1999 through 2098

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C Time

The times format in <hour> <minute> <second>. The time is calculated base on the 24-hour military-

time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00.

C IDE Primary Master, Slave / IDE Secondary Master, Slave

The category identifies the types of hard disk from drive C to F that has been installed in the computer.

There are tw o types: auto type, and manual type. M anual ty pe is user-definable; Auto type which will

automatically detect HDD ty pe.

Note that the specifications of your drive must match w ith the drive table. The hard disk will not work

properly if you enter improper information for this category.

If y ou select User Type, related information will be aske d to enter to the follow ing items. Enter the

information directly from the keyboard and press <Enter>. Such information should be prov ided in the

documentation form your hard disk v endor or the system manufacturer.

8CYLS. Number of cylinders

8HEADS Number of heads

8PRECOMP Write precomp

8LANDZONE Landing zone

8SECTORS Number of sectors

If a hard disk has not been installed select NONE and press <Enter>.

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C Drive A / Drive B

The category identifi es the types of floppy disk driv e A or drive B that has been installed i n the

computer.

8None No floppy drive installed

8360K, 5.25 in. 5.25 inch PC-type standard drive; 360K by te capacity.

81.2M, 5.25 in. 5.25 inch AT-ty pe high-density drive; 1.2M byte capacity

(3.5 inch when 3 Mode is Enabled).

8720K, 3.5 in. 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 720K byte capacity

81.44M, 3.5 in. 3.5 inch double-sided driv e; 1.44M byte capacity .

82.88M, 3.5 in. 3.5 inch double-sided driv e; 2.88M byte capacity .

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C Floppy 3 Mode Support (for J apan Area)

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CHalt on

C Memory

8Disabled Normal Floppy Drive. (Default value)

8Drive A Drive A is 3 mode Floppy Driv e.

8Drive B Drive B is 3 mode Floppy Driv e.

8Both Drive A & B are 3 mode Floppy Drives.

The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up.

8NO Errors The system boot w ill not stop for any error that may be detected

and you will be prompted.

8All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system w ill be stopped.

8All, But Keyboard The system boot w ill not stop for a keyboard error; it w ill stop for

all other errors. (Default v alue)

8All, But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error; it will stop for all

other errors.

8All, But Disk/Key The sy stem boot will not stop for a key board or disk error; it w ill

stop for all other errors.

The category is display-only w hich is determined by POST (Power On Self Test) of the BIOS.

Base Memory

The POST of the BIOS w ill determine the amount of base (or conventional) memory

installed in the sy stem.

The value of the base memory is typically 512 K for sy stems with 512 K memory

installed on the motherboard, or 640 K for sy stems with 640 K or more memory

installed on the motherboard.

Extend ed Memory

The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST.

This is the amount of memory located above 1 MB in the C PU’s memory

address map.

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Advanced BIOS Features

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Advanced BIOS Features

First Boot Device [Floppy ] Item Help

Second Boot Dev ice [HDD-0] Menu Lev el u

Third Boot Dev ice [CDROM]

Boot Up Floppy Seek [Disabled]

Password Check [Setup]

# CPU Hyper-Threading [Enabled]

Init Display First [Onboard/AGP]

Graphics Aperture Size [128MB]

Graphics Share Memory [8MB]

higf: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F3: Language F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Figure 3: Advanced BIOS Features

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" # " System will detect automatically and show up when you install the Intel

with HT Te chnology.

C First / Second / Third Boot Device

8Floppy Select your boot device priority by Floppy.

8LS120 Select your boot device priority by LS120.

8HDD-0~3 Select your boot device priority by HDD-0~3.

8SCSI Select y our boot device priority by SCSI.

8CDROM Select y our boot device priority by CDROM.

8ZIP Select y our boot dev ice priority by ZIP.

8USB-FDD Select your boot device priority by USB-FDD.

8USB-ZIP Select your boot dev ice priority by USB-ZIP.

8USB-CDROM Select your boot device priority by USB-CDROM.

8USB-HDD Select your boot device priority by USB-HDD.

8LAN Select your boot device priority by LAN.

8Disabled Select y our boot device priority by Disabled.

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Pentium

®

4 processor

C Boot Up Floppy Seek

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C Passw ord Check

CCPU Hyper-Threading

During POST, BIOS will determine the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. 360 K ty pe is

40 tracks 720 K, 1.2 M and 1.44 M are all 80 tracks.

8Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine it is 40 or 80 tracks. Note

that BIOS can not tell from 720 K, 1.2 M or 1.44 M drive ty pe as they are

all 80tracks.

8Disabled BIOS will not search for the ty pe of floppy disk drive by track number. Note

that there w ill not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360 K.
(Default value)

Please refer to the detail on P.58

8System The system can not boot and can not access to Setup page will be denied

if the correct password is not entered at the prompt.

8Setup The system will boot, but access to Setup w ill be denied if the correct

password is not entered at the prompt. (Default value)

8Enabled Enables CPU Hy per Threading Feature. Please note that this feature is only

working for operating system with multi processors mode supported.

(Default value)

8Disabled Disables CPU Hy per Threading.

CInit Display First

8Onboard/AGP Set Init Display First to onboard/AGP. (Default value)

8PCI Set Init Display First to PCI.

CGraphics Aperture Size

8128MB Set Graphics Aperture Size to 128MB. (Default value)

8Disabled Disable this function.

CGraphics Share M emory

88MB Set Graphics Share Memory to 8MB. (Default value)

81MB Set Graphics Share Memory to 1MB.

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Integrated Peripherals

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Integrated Peripherals

On-Chip Primary PCI IDE [Enabled] Item Help

On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE [Enabled] Menu Level u

IDE1 Conductor Cable [Auto] If a hard disk

IDE2 Conductor Cable [Auto] controller card is

USB Controller [Enabled] used, set at Disable

USB Keyboard Support [Disabled]

USB Mouse Support [Disabled] [Enabled]

AC97 Audio [Auto] Enable onboard IDE

Onboard H/W 1394 [Enabled] PORT

Onboard H/W LAN [Enabled]

Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4] [Disabled]

Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8/IRQ3] Disable onboard IDE

UART Mode Select [Normal] PORT

x UR2 Duplex Mode Half

Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7]

Parallel Port Mode [SPP]

x ECP Mode Use DMA 3

Game Port Address [201]

Midi Port Address [330]

Midi Port IRQ [10]

CIR Port Address [Disabled]

x CIR Port IRQ 11

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higf: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F3: Language F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Figure 4: Integrated Peripherals

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C On-Chip Primary PCI IDE

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C On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE

C IDE1 Conductor Cable

C IDE2 Conductor Cable

8Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port. (Default v alue)

8Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port.

8Enabled Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port. (Default value)

8Disabled Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port.

8Auto Will be automatically detected by BIOS. (Default Value)

8ATA66/100 Set IDE1 Conductor Cable to ATA66/100 (Please make sure your IDE device

and cable is compatible with ATA66/100).

8ATA33 Set IDE1 Conductor Cable to ATA33 (Please make sure your IDE device and

cable is compatible with ATA33).

8Auto Will be automatically detected by BIOS. (Default Value)

8ATA66/100 Set IDE2 Conductor Cable to ATA66/100 (Please make sure your IDE device

and cable is compatible with ATA66/100).

8ATA33 Set IDE2 Conductor Cable to ATA33 (Please make sure your IDE device and

cable is compatible with ATA33).

C USB Controller

8Enabled Enable USB Controller. (Default value)

8Disabled Disable USB Controller.

C USB Keyboard Support

8Enabled Enable USB Keyboard Support.

8Disabled Disable USB Keyboard Support. (Default v alue)

C USB Mouse Support

8Enabled Enable USB Mouse Support.

8Disabled Disable USB Mouse Support. (Default value)

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C AC97 Audio

8Auto Enable onboard AC'97 audio function. (Default Value)

8Disabled Disable this function.

COnboard H/W 1394

8Enable Enable onboard IEEE 1394 function.(Default value)

8Disable Disable this function.

C Onboard H/W LAN

8Enabled Enable Onboard H/W LAN function. (Default v alue)

8Disabled Disable this function.

C Onboard Serial Port 1

8Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address.

83F8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8. (Default v alue)

82F8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8.

83E8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8.

82E8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8.

8Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1.

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C Onboard Serial Port 2

8Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 2 address.

83F8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3F8.

82F8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2F8. (Default v alue)

83E8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3E8.

82E8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2E8.

8Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 2.

C UART Mode Select

(This item allow s you to determine which Infra Red(IR) function of Onboard I/O chip)

8ASKIR Set onboard I/O chip UART to ASKIR Mode.

8IrDA Set onboard I/O chip UART to IrDA Mode.

8Normal Set onboard I/O chip UART to Normal Mode. (Default Value)

8SCR Set onboard I/O chip UART to SCR Mode.

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C UR2 Duplex Mode

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C Onboard Parallel port

CParallel Port Mode

CECP Mode Use DMA

CGame Port Address

8Half IR Function Duplex Half. (Default Value)

8Full IR Function Duplex Full.

8378/IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378/IRQ7. (Default Value)

8278/IRQ5 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278/IRQ5.

8Disabled Disable onboard LPT port.

83BC/IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC/IRQ7.

8SPP Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port. (Default Value)

8EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port.

8ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port.

8ECP+EPP Using Parallel port as ECP & EPP mode.

83 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 3. (Default Value)

81 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 1.

8201 Set Game Port Address to 201. (Default Value)

8209 Set Game Port Address to 209.

8Disabled Disable this function.

CMidi Port Address

8300 Set Midi Port Address to 300.

8330 Set Midi Port Address to 330.(Default Value)

8Disabled Disable this function.

CMidi Port IRQ

85 Set Midi Port IRQ to 5.

810 Set Midi Port IRQ to 10. (Default Value)

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CCIR Port Address

8310 Set CIR Port Address to 310.

8320 Set CIR Port Address to 320.

8Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value)

CCIR Port IRQ

85 Set CIR Port IRQ to 5.

811 Set CIR Port IRQ to 11. (Default Value)

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Power Management Setup

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ACPI Suspend Type [S1(POS)] Item Help

Power LED in S1 State [Blinking] Menu Lev el u

Soft-Off by PWR_BTTN [Instant-Off] [S1]

PME Event Wake Up [Enabled] Set suspend type to

ModemRingOn/WakeOnLan [Enabled] Pow er On Suspend under

Resume by Alarm [Disabled] ACPI OS

x Date (of Month) Alarm Everyday

x Time (hh:nn:ss) 0 0 0 [S3]

Power On By Mouse [Disabled] Set suspend ty pe to

Power On By Key board [Disabled] Suspend to RAM under

x KB Power ON Passw ord Enter ACPI OS

AC BACK Function [Soft-Off]

higf: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

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Power Management Setup

F3: Language F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Figure 5: Power Management Setup

C ACPI Suspend Type

8S1(POS) Set ACPI suspend ty pe to S1. (Default Value)

8S3(STR) Set ACPI suspend ty pe to S3.

C Power LED in S1 state

8Blinking In standby mode(S1), power LED will blink. (Default Value)

8Dual/OFF In standby mode(S1):

a. If use single color LED, power LED will turn off.

b. If use dual color LED, power LED will turn to another color.

C Soft-off by PWR_BTTN

8Instant-off Press power button then Power off instantly . (Default value)

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8Delay 4 Sec. Press power button 4 sec to Pow er off. Enter suspend if button is pressed less

than 4 sec.

C PME Event Wake Up

8Disabled Disable this function.

8Enabled Enable PME Event Wake up. (Default Value)

C ModemRingOn/WakeOnLAN

8Disabled Disable Modem Ring on/w ake on Lan function.

8Enabled Enable Modem Ring on/wake on Lan. (Default Value)

C Resume by Alarm

You can set "Resume by Alarm" item to enabled and key in Data/time to power on sy stem.

8Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value)

8Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system.

If RTC Alarm Lead To Power On is Enabled.

Date ( of Month) Alarm : Ev eryday, 1~31

Time ( hh: mm: ss) Alarm : (0~23) : (0~59) : (0~59)

C Power On By Mouse

8Disabled Disabled this function. (Default v alue)

8Mouse Click Double click on PS/2 mouse left button.

C Power On By Keyboard

8Password Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password.

8Disabled Disabled this function. (Default v alue)

8Keyboard 98 If your key board have “POWER Key” button, you can press the key to

power on your sy stem.

CKB Power ON Password

8Enter Input password (from 1 to 5 characters) and press Enter to set the Key

board Power On Password.

CAC BACK Function

8Memory System pow er on depends on the status before AC lost.

8Soft-Off Alw ays in Off state w hen AC back. (Default v alue)

8Full-On Alw ays pow er on the system when AC back.

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PnP/PCI Configurations

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PCI 1/PCI 5 IRQ Assignment [Auto] Item Help

PCI 2/PCI 6 IRQ Assignment [Auto] Menu Level u

PCI 3 IRQ Assignment [Auto]

PCI 4 IRQ Assignment [Auto]

higf: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

C PCI 1/PCI 5 IRQ Assignment

C PCI 2/PCI 6 IRQ Assignment

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PnP/PCI Configurations

F3: Language F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Figure 6: PnP/PCI Configurations

8Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1/PCI 5. (Default value)

83,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 1/PCI 5.

8Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2/PCI 6. (Default value)
83,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 2/PCI 6.

C PCI 3 IRQ Assignment

8Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 3. (Default v alue)

83,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 3.

C PCI 4 IRQ Assignment

8Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 4. (Default v alue)

83,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 4.

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PC Health Status

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PC Health Status

Reset Case Open Status [Disabled] Item Help

Case Opened No Menu Level u

VCORE 1.730V

+1.5V 1.504V

+3.3V 3.360V

+5V 5.053V

+12V 11.840V

Current CPU Temperature 40°C

Current CPU FAN Speed 6490 RPM

Current POWER FAN Speed 0 RPM

Current SYSTEM FAN Speed 0 RPM

CPU Warning Temperature [Disabled]

CPU FAN Fail Warning [Disabled]

POWER FAN Fail Waring [Disabled]

SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning [Disabled]

higf: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F3: Language F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

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Figure 7: PC Health Status

CReset Case Open Status
CCase Opened

If the case i s closed, "Case Opened" w ill show "No".

If the case hav e been ope ned, "Case Opened" w ill show "Yes".
If y ou want to reset "Case Opened" v alue, set "Reset Case Open Statu s" to
"Enabled" and sav e CMOS, y our computer will restart.

C Current Voltage (V) VCORE / +1.5V / +3.3V / +5V / +12V

8Detect system’s voltage status automatically.

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CCurrent CPU Temperature

8Detect CPU Temp. automatically.

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C Current CPU /POWER/SYSTEM FAN Speed (RPM)

C CPU Warning Temperature

C CPU FAN Fail Warning

C POWER FAN Fail Warning

C SY STEM FAN Fail Warning

8Detect CPU/POWER/SYSTEM Fan speed status automatically .

860°C / 140°F Monitor CPU Temp. at 60°C / 140°F.

870°C / 158°F Monitor CPU Temp. at 70°C / 158°F.

880°C / 176°F Monitor CPU Temp. at 80°C / 176°F.

890°C / 194°F Monitor CPU Temp. at 90°C / 194°F.

8Disabled Disable this function.(Default v alue)

8Disabled Fan Warning Function Disable. (Default value)

8Enabled Fan Warning Function Enable.

8Disabled Fan Warning Function Disable. (Default value)

8Enabled Fan Warning Function Enable.

8Disabled Fan Warning Function Disable. (Default value)

8Enabled Fan Warning Function Enable.

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Frequency/Voltage Control

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Frequency/Voltage Control

CPU Clock Ratio [15X] Item Help

CPU Host Clock Control [Disabled] Menu Lev el u

øCPU Host Frequency (Mhz) 100

øFixed PCI/AGP Frequency 33/66

Host/DRAM Clock ratio [Auto]

Memory Frequency (Mhz) 266

PCI/AGP Frequency (Mhz) 33/66

DIMM Ov erVoltage Control [Normal]

AGP OverVoltage Control [Normal]

CPU Voltage Control [Normal]

Normal CPU Vcore 1.5000V

higf: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F3: Language F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Figure 8: Frequency/Voltage Control

øThose items w ill be available when " CPU H ost C lock Control" is set to Enabled.

CCPU Clock Ratio

This setup option will automatically assign by CPU detection.

For Willamette CPU:

8X~23X default: 14X

For C-Stepping P4:

8X,10X~24X defaul t: 15X

For Northwood CPU:

12X~24X default: 16X

The option w ill display “Locked” and read only if the CPU ratio is not changeable.

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CCPU Host Clock Control

Note: If sy stem hangs up before enter CMOS setup utility, wait for 20 sec for times out reboot . When
time out occur, sy stem will reset and run at CPU default Host clock at next boot.

8Disabled Disable CPU Host Clock Control.(Default value)

8Enabled Enable CPU Host Clock Control.

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CCPU Host Frequency

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C Fixed PCI/AGP Frequency

CHost/DRAM Clock Ratio

8100MHz ~ 355MHz Set CPU Host Clock from 100MHz to 355MHz.

Incorrect using it may cause y our system broken. For pow er End-User use only!

8You can choose those mode to adjust PCI/AGP frequency. (Select PCI/AGP frequency

asynchronous with CPU frequency ).

for FSB(Front Side Bus) frequency=400MHz,

82.0 Memory Frequency = Host clock X 2.0.

82.66 Memory Frequency = Host clock X 2.66.

8Auto Set Memory frequency by DRAM SPD data. (Default v alue)

for FSB(Front Side Bus) frequency=533MHz,

82.0 Memory Frequen cy = Host clock X 2.0.

82.5 Memory Frequency = Host clock X 2.5.

8Auto Set Memory frequency by DRAM SPD data. (Default v alue)

for FSB(Front Side Bus) frequency=667MHz,

82.0 Memory Frequency = Host clock X 2.0.

81.5 Memory Frequency = Host clock X 1.5.

8Auto Set Memory frequency by DRAM SPD data. (Default v alue)

C Memory Frequency(M hz)

8The values depend on CPU Host Frequency(Mhz) .

C PCI/AGP Frequency(Mhz)

8The values depend on Fixed PCI/AGP Frequency.

C DIMM OverVol tage Control

8Normal Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to Normal. (Default v alue)

8+0.1V Set DIMM Ov erVoltage Control to +0.1V.

8+0.2V Set DIMM Ov erVoltage Control to +0.2V.

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C AGP OverVoltage Control

8Normal Set AGP OverVoltage Control to Normal. (Default v alue)

8+0.1V Set AGP Ov erVoltage Control to +0.1V.

8+0.2V Set AGP Ov erVoltage Control to +0.2V.

8+0.3V Set AGP Ov erVoltage Control to +0.3V.

C CPU Voltag e Control

8 Supports adjustable CPU Vcore from 0.8375V to 1.6000V by 0.025V step.

(Default value: Normal)

C Normal CPU Vcore

8 Display y our CPU Vcore Voltage.

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Top Performance

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Top Performance

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}Standard CMOS Features Select Language

}Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults

}Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password

}PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Passw ord

}PC Health Status Save & Exit Setup

}Frequency/Voltage Control Ex it Without Saving

Top Performance

ESC:Quit F3: Select Language

F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10:Sav e & Exit Setup

Top Performance

Disabled...................[ n ]

Enabled................... [ ]

hi: Move ENTER: Accept

ESC: Abort

Figure 9: Top Performance

If you wish to maximize the performance of your system, set "Top Performance" as " Enabled".

8Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value)

8Enabled Enable Top Performance function.

"Top Performance" w ill increase H/W working speed. Different system configuration

(both H/W component and OS) w ill effect the result. For example, the same H/W configuration

might not run properly with Windows XP, but w orks smoothly with Windows NT. Therefore,

if your system is not perform enough, the reliability or stability problem w ill appear sometimes,

and we will recommend y ou disabling the option to avoid the problem as mentioned abov e.

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Select Language

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}Standard CMOS Features Select Language

}Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults

}Power Management Setup Set Superv isor Password

}PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Passw ord

}PC Health Status Save & Exit Setup

}Frequency/Voltage Control Exit Without Saving

Top Performance

ESC:Quit F3: Select Language

F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10:Sav e & Exit Setup

Figure 10:Select Language

Select Language

Multi Language is supports 7 languages. There are English, Japanese, French, Spanish,

Germany, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.

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Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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}Standard CMOS Features Select Language

}Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults

}Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password

}PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Passw ord

}PC Health Status Save & Exit Setup

}Frequency/Voltage Control Ex it Without Saving

Top Performance

ESC:Quit F3: Select Language

F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10:Sav e & Exit Setup

Fail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the sy stem parameters that allow

minimum system performance.

Load Fail-Safe Defaults? (Y/N)?Y

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Figure 11: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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Load Optimized Defaults

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}Standard CMOS Features Select Language

}Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults

}Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password

}PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Passw ord

}PC Health Status Save & Exit Setup

}Frequency/Voltage Control Ex it Without Saving

Top Performance

ESC:Quit F3: Select Language

F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10:Sav e & Exit Setup

Load Optimized Defaults

Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the

system automatically detects.

Load Optimized Defaults? (Y/N)?Y

Load Optimized Defaults

Figure 12: Load Optimized Defaults

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Set Supervisor/User Password

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you in creating a password.

password. Ty pe the passw ord aga in and pres s <Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the

selection and not enter a password.

“PASSWORD DISABLED” w ill appear to confirm the password being disabled. Once the password is

disabled, the system will boot and y ou can enter Setup freely.

all BIOS Setup program fu nction. When enabled, the Supervisor passw ord is required for entering the

BIOS Setup program and hav ing full configuration fields, the User password is required to access only

basic items.

prompted for the passw ord every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup Menu.

only when you try to enter Setup.

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}Standard CMOS Features Select Language

}Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults

}Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password

}PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Passw ord

}PC Health Status Save & Exit Setup

}Frequency/Voltage Control Ex it Without Saving

Top Performance

ESC:Quit F3: Select Language

F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10:Sav e & Exit Setup

When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist

Ty pe the password, up to eight characters, and press <Enter>. You will be asked to confi rm the

To disabl e password, just p ress <Enter> when you are prompted to enter passw ord. A message

The BIOS Setup program allow s you to specify two separate passwords:

SUPERVISOR PASSWORD and a USER PASSWORD. When disabled, anyone may access

If you select “System” at “Password C heck” in Advance BIOS Features M enu, you wil l be

If you select “Setup” at “Password C heck” in Advance BIOS Features Menu, you will be prompted

Enter Password:

Change/Set/Disable Passw ord

Figure 13: Password Setting

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Save & Exit Setup

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}Standard CMOS Features Select Language

}Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults

}Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password

}PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Passw ord

}PC Health Status Save & Exit Setup

}Frequency/Voltage Control Ex it Without Saving

Top Performance

ESC:Quit F3: Select Language

F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10:Sav e & Exit Setup

Ty pe “Y” will quit the Setup Utility and sav e the user setup value to RTC CMOS.

Ty pe “N” w ill retur n to Setup Utility.

Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y

Save Data to CMOS

Figure 14: Save & Exit Setup

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Exit Without Saving

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Ty pe “Y” will quit the Setup Utility w ithout saving to RTC CMOS.

Ty pe “N” w ill retur n to Setup Utility.

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}Standard CMOS Features Select Language

}Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults

}Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password

}PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Passw ord

}PC Health Status Save & Exit Setup

}Frequency/Voltage Control Ex it Without Saving

Top Performance

ESC:Quit F3: Select Language

F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10:Sav e & Exit Setup

Quit Wi thout Saving (Y/N)? N

Abandon all Data

Figure 15: Exit Without Saving

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Revision History

Chapter 4 Technical Reference

@ BIOSTM Introduction

Gigabyte announces @ BIOS

Windows BIOS live update utility

Have you ever updated BIOS by yourself? Or like

many other people, you just know what BIOS is,

but always hesitate to update it? Because you think

updating newest BIOS is unnecessary and actually

you don’t know how to update it.

Maybe not like others, you are very experienced in BIOS updating and spend quite a lot of time

to do it. But of course you don’t like to do it too much. First, download different BIOS from website and

then switch the operating system to DOS mode. Secondly, use different flash utility to update BIOS.

The above process is not a interesting job. Besides, always be carefully to store the BIOS source

code correctly in your disks as if you update the wrong BIOS, it will be a nightmare.

Certainly, you wonder why motherboard vendors could not just do something right to save your

time and effort and save you from the lousy BIOS updating work? Here it comes! Now Gigabyte

announces @BIOS— the first Windows BIOS live update utility. This is a smart BIOS update

software. It could help you to download the BIOS from internetand update it. Not like the other BIOS

update software, it’s a Windows utility. With the help of “@BIOS’, BIOS updating is no more than a

click.

Besides, no matter which mainboard you are using, if it’s a Gigabyte’s product*, @BIOS help

you to maintain the BIOS. This utility could detect your correct mainboard model and help you to

choose the BIOS accordingly. It then downloads the BIOS from the nearest Gigabyte ftp site

automatically. There are several different choices; you could use “Internet Update” to download and

update your BIOS directly. Or you may want to keep a backup for your current BIOS, just choose

“Save Current BIOS” to save it first. You make a wise choice to use Gigabyte, and @BIOS update

your BIOS smartly. You are now worry free from updating wrong BIOS, and capable to maintain and

manage your BIOS easily. Again, Gigabyte’s innovative product erects a milestone in mainboard

industries.

For such a wonderful software, how much it costs? Impossible! It’s free! Now, if you buy a

Gigabyte’s motherboard, you could find this amazing software in the attached driver CD. But please

remember, connected to internet at first, then you could have a internet BIOS update from your

Gigabyte @BIOS.

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Tech nical Reference

Easy TuneTM 4 Introduction

Gigabyte announces EasyTune

TM

4

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Windows based Overclocking utility

EasyTune 4 carries on the heritage so as to pave the way for future generations.

ware or BIOS tools to do "Overclock". And even with these technologies, they still learn that it's quite a
risk because the safety and stability of an "Overclock" system is unknown. Now everything is different
because of a Windows based overclocking utility "EasyTune 4" --announced by Gigabyte. This win­dows based utility has totally changed the gaming rule of "Overclock". This is the first windows based
overclocking utility is suitable for both normal and power users. Users can choose either "Easy Mode"
or "Advanced Mode" for overclocking at their convenience. For users who choose "Easy Mode", they
just need to click "Auto Optimize" to have autoed and immediate CPU overclocking. This software will
then overdrive CPU speed automatically with the result being shown in the control panel. If users prefer
"Overclock" by them, there is also another choice. Click "Advanced Mode" to enjoy "sport drive" class
Overclocking user interface. "Advanced Mode", allows users to change the system bus / AGP /
Memory working frequency in small increments to get ultimate system performance. It operates in
coordination with Gigabyte motherboards. Besides, it is different from other traditional over-clocking
methods, EasyTune 4 doesn't require users to change neither BIOS nor hardware switch/ jumper setting;
on the other hand, they can do "Overclock" at easy step . Therefore, this is a safer way for "Overclock"
as nothing is changed on software or hardware. If user runs EasyTune 4 over system's limitation, the
biggest lost is only to restart the computer again and the side effect is then well controlled. Moreover, if one
well-performed system speed has been tested in EasyTune 4, user can "Save" this setting and "Load"
it in next time. Obviously, Gigabyte EasyTune 4 has already turned the "Overclock" technology toward
to a newer generation. This wonderful software is now free bundled in Gigabyte motherboard attached in
driver CD. Users may make a test drive of "EasyTune 4" to find out more amazing features by
themselves.
*Some Gigabyte products are not fully supported by EasyTune 4. Please find the products supported list
in the web site.
*Any "Overclocking action" is at user's risk, Gigabyte Technology will not be responsible for any
damage or instability to your processor, motherboard, or any other components.

Overclock" might be one of the most common issues
in computer field. But have many users ever tried it?
The answer is probably "no". Because "Overclock"
is thought to be very difficult and includes a lot of
technical know-how, sometimes "Overclock" is even
considered as special skills found only in some
enthusiasts. But as to the experts in "Overclock",
what's the truth? They may spend quite a lot of time
and money to study, try and use many different hard-

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Face-WizardTM Utilities Installation

What is Face-WizardTM?

Face-WizardTM is a windows based utility with user-friendly interface that allows users to change the

boot-up logo with picture from Gigabyte Logo Gallery on web site or other compatible picture you have.

How does it work?

Face-WizardTM allows user to select BIOS on board or file in hard drive, floppy disk , zip, MO or other

storage devices and combine the compatible picture you prefer into BIOS. And not only this, Face-

WizardTM also helps user to update BIOS in windows mode.

What’s benefit for using Face-WizardTM?

It can personalize boot-up logo to show your unique style from others, and never again looking at the

black and white boot up screen.

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1.Click "Face-Wizard" item.

(1)

3.Click "Next".

(3)

(5)

2.Click "Next".

(2)

4.Click "Start"-"Programs"-"GIGABYTE

UTILITY"-"Face-Wizard".

(4)

5.Click "Help".

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Tech nical Reference

Flash BIOS Method Introduction

Method 1: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash

A. What is Dual BIOS Technology?

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BIOS and the other is Backup BIOS. Under the normal circumstances, the system works on the

Main BIOS. If the Main BIOS is corrupted or damaged, the Backup BIOS can take over while the

system is powered on. This means that your PC will still be able to run stably as if nothing has

happened in your BIOS.

B. How to use Dual BIOS and Q-Flash Utility?

a. After power on the computer, pressing <Del> immediately during POST (Power On Self Test) it will

allow you to enter Award BIOS CMOS SETUP, then press <F8> to enter Flash utility.

Dual BIOS means that there are two system BIOS (ROM) on the motherboard, one is the Main

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}Standard CMOS Fe atures Select Language

}Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults

}Power Manag ement Setup Set S upervisor Pas sword

}PnP/PCI Configurations Set Us er Password

}PC Health Status Save & Exit Setup

}Frequency/ Voltage Control Ex it Without Saving

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F8: Dual BIOS/Q-F lash F10:Save & Exit Setup

Enter Dual BIOS/Q-Flash Utility (Y/N)? Y

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