Gigabyte GA-8ILFT User Manual

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GA-8ILFT Series

P4 Titan-DDR Motherboard

USER’S MANUAL

Pentium®4 Processor Motherboard

Rev. 1001

12ME-8ILFT-1001

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

WARNIN G! ....................................................................................... 4

Chapter 1 I ntroduction ....................................................................... 5

Chapter 2 Hardware I nstallation Process ............................................8

Table of Content

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

GA-8ILFT Series Motherboard Layout..............................................................7

Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)...........................................9

Step1-1 CPU Installation................................................................................9

Step1-2 CPU Heat Sink Installation................................................................ 10

Step 2: Install memory modules ....................................................................... 11

Step 3: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply.............13

Step3-1 I/O Back Panel Introduction .............................................................. 13

Step3-2 Connectors Introduction ................................................................... 15

Chapter 3 BIOS Setup ....................................................................22

The Mai n Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. :F1)..............................................23

Standard CMOS Features.................................................................................25

Advanced BIOS Features...................................................................................28

Integrated Peripherals .......................................................................................31

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Power Management Setup................................................................................35

PnP/PCI Configurations......................................................................................37

PC Health Status..................................................................................................38

Frequency/V oltage Control ................................................................................40

Load Fail-Safe Defaults......................................................................................42

Load Optimized Defaults....................................................................................43

Set Supervisor/User Password..........................................................................44

Save & Exit Setup.................................................................................................45

Exit Without Saving .............................................................................................46

Chapt er 4 Technical Reference........................................................47

Block Diag ram .....................................................................................................47

Q-Flash In troduction ...........................................................................................48

@ BIOS Introduction ...........................................................................................50

Easy Tune 4TM Introd uction ...............................................................................51

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Chapter 5 Appendix .......................................................................52

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Table of Content

Item Checklist

þ The GA-8ILFT motherboard þ I/O Shield

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þ IDE cable x 1/ Floppy cable x 1 þ CD for motherboard driver & utility (IUCD) þ GA-8 ILFT user’s manual

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

W ARNING!

1. Unplug your computer when working on the inside.

2. Use a grounded wrist strap before handlin g 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 co mponents.

4. Place comp onents on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the components whene ver the components are separated from the system.

5. Ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off befo re you plug in or remove the ATX power connector o n the motherboard.

Installing the motherboard to the chassis…

If the mo therboard has mounting holes, but they don’t line up with the holes on the base and there are no slots to attach the spa cers, do not become alarmed you can still attach the spacers to the mounting holes. Just cut the botto m portion of the spacers (the spacer may be a little hard to cut off, so be careful of you r hands). In this way you can still attach the motherboard to the base without worrying about short circuits. Sometimes yo u may need to use the plastic springs to isolate the screw from the motherboard PCB sur face, 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 boa rd malfunctioning.

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Chapter 1 Introduction

Features Summary

Form Factor — 20.3cm x 2.9cm Flex ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB. Motherboard — GA-8ILFT Series Motherboard:

GA-8ILFT and GA-8ILFT-C

CP U — Socket 478 for Intel® Micro FC-PGA2 Pentium® 4 processor

— Support Intel® Pentium® 4 (Northwood, 0.13 m) processor — Intel Pentium®4 400MHz FSB — 2nd cache depends on CPU

Chipset — Chipset 82845GL HOST/AGP/Controller

— ICH4 I/O Controller Hub

Memory — 2 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets

— Supports PC1600 DDR or PC2100 DDR SDRAM — Supports up to 2GB DRAM (Max) — Supports only 2.5V DDR SDRAM

I/O Control — ITE8712 Sl ots — 3 PCI slot supports 33MHz & PCI 2.2 compliant On-Board IDE — An IDE controller on the Intel ICH4 PCI chipset

provides IDE HDD/CD-ROM with PIO, Bus Master (Ultra DMA33/ATA66/ATA100 ) operation modes.

— Can connect up to four IDE devices

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 ports (COMA), 1 VGA port — 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 (2x Rear, 2Front by cable) — 1 Front Audio connector — 1 Serial IRQ connector

On-Board VGA — Built in Intel 845GL Chipset On-Board Sound — AC97 CODEC (RealTek ALC201A)

— 1 Buzzer — Line In/Line Out/Mic In/CD In/AUX In/Game Port/SPDIF

to be continued......

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Introduction

On-Board LAN* — Builit in RTL8100BL Chipset

Hardware Monitor — CPU/System Fan Revolution detect

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PS/2 Connector — PS/2 Keyboard interface and PS/2 Mouse interace BIOS — Licensed AWARD BIOS, 2M bit FWH Additiona l Features — External Modem wake up

— 1 RJ45 port

— CPU/System Fan Control — CPU Overheat Warning — System Voltage Detect

— PS/2 Keyboard password power on — PS/2 Mouse power on — AC Recovery — USB KB/Mouse wake up from S3 — Poly fuse for keyboard,USB,game port over-current protection — Supports @BIOS — Supports EasyTune4

Please set the CPU host frequency in accord ance with your processor’s specifications. We don’t recommend yo u to set the system bus frequency over the CPU’s specification because the se specific bus frequencies are not the standard specifications for CPU, chipset and most of the peripherals. Whethe r your system can run under these specific bus frequencies properly will depend on your hardware configurations, including CPU, Chipsets,SDRA M,Cards….etc.

* For GA-8ILFT Only.

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GA-8ILFT Series Motherboard Layout

KB_MS

CPU_FAN

COMA

ATX_12V

LPT

VGA

SOCKET478

DDR1

DDR2

FDD

ATX_POWER

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LINE_OUTMIC_IN

LINE_IN

USB/

GAME

LAN*

RTL8100BL*

AC97

F_AUDIO

CD_IN

SPDIF

ITE8712

S_IRG

AUX_IN

Intel 845GL

GA-8ILFT

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

ICH4

F_USB1

BIOS

IDE2

BAT1

Buzzer

CLR_COMS

BIOS_WP

IDE1

SYS _FAN

F_PANEL

* For GA-8ILFT Only.

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Introduction

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process

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

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Step 1- Install the Central Processi ng Unit (CPU) Step 2- Install memory modules Step 3- Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply Step 4- Setup BIOS s oftware Step 5- Install supporting software tools

Step1

Step4

Step 2

Step 4

Step3

Step 4

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Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)

Step 1-1 : CPU Installation

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Pin1 indicator

CPU Top V iew CPU Bott om View

Socket Actuation Lever

1. Pull up the CP U socket lever and up to 90-degree angle.

3. Press down the CPU socket lever and finish CPU installation.

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

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.

Pin1 indicator

2. 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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1. Hook one end of the cooler bracket to the CPU socke t first.

Please use Intel ap proved cooling fan.

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 therm al paste, or remove the cooling fan with extreme caution.)

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

this completes the installation.

Please refer to CP U heat sink user’s manual for more detail installation

procedure.

2. Hook the oth er end of the cooler bracket to the CPU socket.

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Step 2: Install memory modules

The motherboard has 2 dual inline memory module (DIMM) sockets. The BIOS will automatically detects mem ory type and size. To install the memory module, just push it vertically into the DIMM Slot .The DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the notch. Memory size can vary between sockets.

Total Memory Sizes With Unbuffered DDR DIMM Devices used on DIMM 1 DIMM x 64 / x 72 2 DIMMs x 64 / x 72

64 Mbit (2M x8x4 banks) 128 MBytes 256 MBytes 64 Mbit (1M x16x4 banks) 32 MBytes 64 MBytes 128 Mbit(4M x8x4 banks) 256 MBytes 512 MBytes 128 Mbit(2M x16x4 banks) 64 MBytes 128 MBytes 256 Mbit(8M x8x4 banks) 512 MBytes 1 GBytes 256 Mbit(4M x16x4 banks) 128 MBytes 256 MBytes 512 Mbit(16Mx8x4 banks) 1 GBytes 2 GBytes 512 Mbit(8M x16x4 banks) 256 MBytes 512 MBytes

Notes: Double-sided x16 DDR memory devices are not support by Intel 845 chipset.

DDR

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1. The DIMM slot has a notch, so the DIMMmemory module can only fit in one direction.

2. Insert the DIMM memory module verticallyinto the DIMM slot. Then push it down.

3. Close the pla stic clip at both edges of theDIMM slots to lock the DIMM module. Reverse the installation steps when you wish to remove the DIMM module.

M When STR/DIMM LED is ON, you do not install / remove DDR from socket.

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DDR Introduction

high performance and cost-effective solution that allows e asy adoption for memory vendors, OEMs and system in tegrators.

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SDRAM infrastructu re, yet makes awesome advances in solving the system performance bottleneck by doubling t he memory bandwidth. DDR SDRAM will offer a superior solution and migration path from existing S DRAM designs due to its availability, pricing and overall market support. PC2100 DDR memory (DDR266) doub les 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 2.1GB per second, DDR memory enables system OEMs to build high performance and low latency DRAM subsystems that are suitable for servers, wo rkstations, highend 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 m emory is a compelling solution for small form factor desktops and notebook applications.

Established on the existing SDRAM i ndustry infrastructure, DDR (Double Data Rate) memory is a

DDR memory is a sensible evolutionary solution for the PC industry that builds on the existing

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Step 3: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply

Step3-1 : I/O Back Panel Introduction

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PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector

Parallel Port and Serial Ports (COM1/COM2)

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PS/2 Mouse Connector (6 pin Female)

PS/2 Keyboard Connector (6 pin Female)

Parallel Port (25 pin Female)

ØThis conn ector supports standard PS/2

keyboard and PS/2 mouse.

ØThis connector supports 2 standard COM ports

and 1 Parallel port. Device like printer can be connected to Parallel port ; mouse and modem etc can b e connected to Serial ports.

COMA VGA Serial Port (9 pin Male)

VGA Port (15 pin Female)

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Joystick/ MIDI (15 pin Female)

Game /MIDI Ports

Audio Connectors

MIC InLine Out

Line In

USB/LAN* Connector

LA N* Connector

USB 0 USB 1

ØThis connector supports joystick, MIDI keyboard and other

relate audio devices.

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.

ØBefore 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 (Win 95 with USB supplement, Win98, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Win NT with SP 6) supports USB controller. If your OS does not support USB controller, plea se contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade. For more information please contact your OS or device(s) vendors.

* For GA-8ILFT Only.

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Step 3-2 : Connectors Introduction

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A) ATX_12V B) CPU_FAN C) ATX D) FDD E) IDE1/ID E2 F) SYS_FAN G) C I H) CLR_CMOS I) F_PANEL

G H

J) BIOS_WP K) F_U SB1 L) BATTE RY M) AUX_IN N) CD_IN O) S_IR Q P) SPDIF Q) F_AUDIO

* For GA-8ILFT Only.

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A) ATX_12V ( +12V Power Connector)

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+12V

GND

ØThis connector (ATX +12V) suppliesthe CPU

operation voltage (Vcore). If this " ATX+ 12V connector" is no t connected,

+12V

GND

system cannot boot.

B) CPU_FAN (CPU FAN Connector)

Sense

GND

+12V/Control

F) SYS_FAN (System FAN Connector)

Sense

+12V/Control

GND

G) CI (CA SE OPEN)

GND

Signal

Ø Please note, a proper installation of the CPU

cooler is essential to prevent the CPU from running under abnormal condition or damaged by overheating.The CPU fan connector supports Max. current up to 600 mA.

Ø This 2 pin connector allows your system to

enable or disable the system alarm if the sys tem case begin remove.

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D) FDD (Floppy Connector)

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E) IDE1/ IDE2 (IDE1/IDE2 Conn ector)

IDE1

IDE2

K) F_USB 1 (Front USB Connector)

USB Dy+

USB Over

GND

Current

Power

USB Dy-

Ø Importan t Notice:

Please co nnect first harddisk to IDE1 and connect CDROM to IDE2.

Ø Be care ful with the polarity of the front

panel USB connector. Check the pin assignment while yo u connect the front panel USB cable. Please contact your nearest dealer for optional fron t panel USB cable.

Power

USB Dx-

GND

USB Dx+

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N) CD_IN (CD IN)

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CD_I N

CD-L

GND CD-R

Q)F_AUDIO (F_AUDIO Connector)

MI C

Front Audio (R)

Front Audio (L)

REF

Reserved

GND POWER

Rear Audio (R) Rear Audio (L)

P) SPDIF (SPDIF)

V CC

SPDIF OUT

GND

Ø If you want to use Front Audio connector, you must remove 5-6, 9-10 Jumper. In order to utilize the fro nt audio header, your chassis must have front audio connector. Also please make sure the pin assigment on the cable is the same as the pin assigment on the MB header. To find out if the chassis you are buying support front audio connector, please contact your dealer.

Ø The SPDIF outpu t is capable of providing digital

audio to external speakers or com pressed AC3 data to an external Dol by Digital Decoder. Use this feature only when your stereo system has digi tal output function.

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C) ATX_POWE R (ATX Power)

3.3V

-12V

PS- ON(Soft On/Off)

GND GND

-5V V CC V CC

ØAC power cord should only be connected to

your power supply unit after ATX power cable

3.3V

3.3V GND

V CC GND

Power Good

5V SB (Stand by +5V)

+12V

and other related devices are firmly connected to the mainboard.

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J) B IOS_WP (BIOS Write Protection)

2-3 close: Normal

1-2 close: Wr ite Protection

Ø Please note , To flash/upgrade BIOS on this MB

BIOS_WP must be se t to 2-3 close. We recommend BIOS_WP to be set to "1-2 close", whenever user does not need to flash/upgrade the BIOS.

O) S_IRQ (For special design, for example: PCM CIA add on card)

Signal

GND

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M) AUX_IN ( AUX In Connector)

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GND

AUX-L

AUX-R

H) CLR _CMOS (Clear CMOS)

2-3 close: Normal

1-2 close: Clear CMOS

L) BATTERY (Battery)

Ø You may clear the CMOS data to its default

values by this jumper.

CAUTION

v Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly

replaced.

v Replace only with the same or equivalent

type recommended b y the manufacturer.

v Dispose of used batteries according to the

man ufacturer’s instructions.

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I) F_P ANEL (2x7 pins connector)

RSTRST+ SPK+

SPK-

HD-

2 14

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

Pin 2: LED cathode(-)

SPK (Speaker Connector) Pin 1: VCC(+)

Pin 2- P in 3: NC Pin 4: Data(-)

RST (Reset Switch) Open: Normal Operation

Close: Reset Hardware System

PD+/PD_G-/PD_Y-(Power LED) Pin 1: LED anode(+)

Pin 2: LED cathode(-) Pin 3: LED cathode(-)

PW (Soft Power Connector) Open: Normal Operation

Close: Power On/Off

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PW+

PW-

PD+ PD_GPD_Y-

HD+

Ø Please connect the power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and power switch etc of your chassis

front panel to the F_PANEL connector according to the pin assi gnment above.

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Chapter 3 BIOS Setup

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

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basic system configuration. This type of informati on is stored in battery-backed CMOS RAM so that it retains the Setup info rmation when the power is turned off.

EN TERING

Powering ON the computer and pressing <Del> immediately will allow you to enter Setup. If you require more a dvanced BIOS settings, please go to “Advanced BIOS” setting menu.To enter Advanced BIOS setting m enu, press “Ctrl+F1” key on the BIOS screen.

CO NTROL

<á> Move to previous item <â> Move to next item <ß> Move to the item in the left hand <à> Move to the item in the right hand <Esc> Main Menu - Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and

<+/P gUp> 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> Reserved <F3> Reserved <F4> Reserved <F5> Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS, only for Opt ion Page Setup Menu <F6> Load the file-safe default CMOS value from BIOS de fault table <F7> Load th e Optimized Defaults <F8> Q-Flash function <F9> Reserved <F10> Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu

S ETUP

K EYS

Option Page Setup Menu - Exit current page and return to Main Menu

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G ETTING HELP

Main Menu

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

Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu

Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item. To exit the Help Window press <Esc>.

The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : F1)

Once you e nter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (Figure 1) will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from eight setup functions and two exit choices. Use arrow keys to select am ong the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu.

}Standard CMOS Features Top Performance }Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults }Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults }Power Management Setup Set Supervis or Password }PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Password }PC Health Status Save & Exit Setup }Frequency/Voltage Control Exit Without Saving

ESC:Quit higf:Select Item F8: Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

Figure 1: Main Menu

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Standard CMOS Features

This setup page includes all the items in standard comp atible BIOS.

Advanced BIOS Features

This setup pa ge includes all the items of Award special enhanced features.

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Integrated Peripherals

This setup page includes all onboard peripherals.

Power Management Setup

This se tup page includes all the items of Green function features.

PnP/PCI Configurations

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

PC Health Status

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

Frequency/V oltage Control

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

Top Performance

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

Select Language

This setup page is select multi language.

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Fail-Safe Defau lts indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in safe configuration.

Load Optimized Defaults

Optimized Defau lts indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in best performance configuration.

Set Supervisor password

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

Set User password

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

Save & Exit Setup

Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup.

Exit Without Saving

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

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