Hsin Tech A16 User Manual

Motherboard User’s Guide

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Trademarks

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Machines.
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Other names used in this publication may be trademarks and are acknowledged.

Static Electricity Precautions

1. Don’t take this motherboard and components out of their original static­proof package until you are ready to install them.

2. While installing, please wear a grounded wrist strap if possible. If you
don’t have a wrist strap, discharge static electricity by touching the bare
metal of the system chassis.

3. Carefully hold this motherboard by its edges. Do not touch those
components unless it is absolutely necessary. Put this motherboard on
the top of static-protection package with component side facing up
while installing.

Pre-Installation Inspection

1. Inspect this motherboard whether there are any damages to components
and connectors on the board.

2. If you suspect this motherboard has been damaged, do not connect
power to the system. Contact your motherboard vendor about those
damages.

Copyright © 2006

All Rights Reserved

A16 Series, V1.0

September 2006

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Table of Contents

Trademark ............................................................................................................i

Chapter 1: Introduction ..................................................................................... 1

Key Features .................................................................................................................... 1

Package Contents ........................................................................................................... 4

Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation .............................................................. 5

Motherboard Components ............................................................................................ 6

I/O Ports .......................................................................................................................... 7

Installing the Processor ................................................................................................. 8

Installing Memory Modules .......................................................................................... 9

Jumper Settings ............................................................................................................ 10

Install the Motherboard ............................................................................................... 11

Connecting Optional Devices .....................................................................................1 2

Install Other Devices .................................................................................................... 14

Expansion Slots ............................................................................................................ 16

Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility ....................................................................... 19

Introduction .................................................................................................................. 19

Running the Setup Utility ............................................................................................ 19

Standard CMOS Features Page .................................................................................2 0

Advanced BIOS Features Page .................................................................................. 21

Advanced Chipset Features Page ...............................................................................2 5

Integrated Peripherals ................................................................................................. 27

Power Management Setup Page........................................................................ 32

PnP/PCI Configurations Page .................................................................................... 3 3

PC Health Status Page ................................................................................................3 4

Load Fail-Safe Defaults ..............................................................................................3 5

Load Optimized Defaults ............................................................................................. 3 5

Set Supervisor/User Password .....................................................................................3 5

Save & Exit Setup ......................................................................................................... 36

Exit Without Saving ...................................................................................................... 36

Chapter 4: Software & Applications .............................................................. 37

Introduction .................................................................................................................. 3 7

Installing Support Software ........................................................................................3 7

Bundled Software Installation ....................................................................................3 9

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Notice:

1. Owing to Microsoft’s certifying schedule is various to every supplier, we
might have some drivers not certified yet by Microsoft. Therefore, it
might happen under Windows XP that a dialogue box (shown as below)
pops out warning you this software has not passed Windows Logo
testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP. Please rest assured
that our RD department has already tested and verified these drivers.
Just click the “Continue Anyway” button and go ahead the installation.

2. USB 2.0 Driver Limitations:

2-1. The USB 2.0 driver only supports Windows XP and Windows 2000.
2-2. If you connect a USB 2.0 hub to the root hub, plugging USB devices

into this hub, the system might not successfully execute certain USB
devices’ connection because it could not recognize these devices.

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Chapter 1 Introduction

This motherboard has a Socket AM2 supporting the newest and advanced AMD
Athlon 64 FX/Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core/Athlon 64/Sempron with
HyperTransport Technology processors.

This motherboard integrates the NVIDIATM nFORCE3 250, which is a single-chip,
highly integrated, high performance HyperTransportTM peripheral controller, un­matched by any other single chip-device controller. It supports the Serial ATA
interface for high-performance and mainstream desktop PCs, and the built-in USB

2.0 providing higher bandwidth. It implements single USB 2.0 EHCI and dual
USB 1.1 OHCI..

It supports 6-channel AC’97 Audio Codec and provides one IDE Ultra DMA 133/
100/66 channel. It has five 32-bit PCI slots and one AGP 8x slot, and supports the
onboard 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T Network interface. In addition, this
motherboard has a full set of I/O ports including two PS/2 ports for mouse and
keyboard, one serial port, one parallel port, one LAN port (optional), four back­panel USB 2.0 ports, and three audio jacks for microphone, line-in and line-out.
Onboard USB header(s) can provide extra ports by connecting the Extended USB
Module to the motherboard.

This motherboard is an ATX size motherboard and has power connectors for an
ATX power supply.

Key Features

The key features of this motherboard include:

Socket AM2 Processor Support

• Supports AMD Athlon 64 FX/Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core/Athlon 64/

Sempron processors

Note: HyperTransport Technology is a point-to-point link between two

devices, it enables integrated circuits to exchange information at much
higher speeds than currently available interconnect technologies.

Chipset

There is an NVIDIATM nFORCE3 250 single chip in this chipset in accordance
with an innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability and perfor­mance.

• HyperTransport link to the AMD Athlon 64 FX/Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core/

Athlon 64/Sempron CPU

• AGP 3.0 8X interface at 533 MT/s

• PCI 2.3 interface supporting up to six PCI slots

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• AC’97 2.3-compliant interface which is integrated to communicate to ex-

ternal AC’ 97 audio and modem codecs.

• Dual Fast ATA-133 IDE controllers

• Single USB 2.0 EHCI and Dual USB 1.1 OHCI, supporting up to eight

ports

• IEEE 802.3 NVIDIA MAC for 1000Base-T/100Base-TX/10Base-T Giga-

bit/Fast Ethernet/Ethernet

• Two separate SATA controllers with integrated PHYs, each supporting

two drives in master mode

Memory Support

• Two 240-pin DIMM sockets for DDR2 SDRAM dual channel memory

modules

• Supports DDR2 800/667/533/400 memory bus

• Maximum installed memory is 16 GB

Expansion Slots

• One AGP 8x slot

• Five 32-bit PCI slots

Onboard IDE channels

• Two IDE Connectors

• Supports PIO (Programmable Input/Output) and DMA (Direct Memory

Access) modes

• Supports IDE Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 133/100/66

MB/sec

Serial ATA

• Two Serial ATA Connectors

• Transfer rate exceeding best ATA (~1.5 Gb/s) with scalability to higher

rates

• Low pin count for both host and devices

AC’97 Codec

• Compliant with AC’97 2.3 specification

• 16-bit Stereo full-duplex CODEC with independent and variable sampling

rate

• Support for 3.3v digital, 5v analog power supply and low power consump-

tion management

• Three analog line-level stereo inputs with 5-bit volume control: LINE_IN,

CD, AUX

• Front-Out, Surround-Out, MIC-In and LINE-In Jack Sensing

• Two analog line-level mono input

• Standard 48-Pin LQFP

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Onboard I/O Ports

• Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard

• One serial port

• One parallel port

• Four back-panel USB2.0 ports

• One LAN port (optional)

• Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and line-out

Fast Ethernet LAN (optional)

• Supports MII and 7-wire SNI (Serial Network Interface)

• 10/100 Mb/s Auto-Negotiation operation

• Full/half duplex operation

• IEEE 802.3/802.3u compliant

USB 2.0

• Compliant with Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2.0

• Compliant with Intel’s Enhanced Host Controller Interface Specification

Revision 1.0

• Compliant with Universal Host Controller Interface Specification Revi-

sion 1.1

• PCI multi-function device consists of two UHCI Host Controller cores

for full-/low-speed signaling and one EHCI Host Controller core for high­speed signaling

• Root hub consists 4 downstream facing ports with integrated physical

layer transceivers shared by UHCI and EHCI Host Controller, up to eight
functional ports

• Support PCI-Bus Power Management Interface Specification release 1.1

• Legacy support for all downstream facing ports

BIOS Firmware

This motherboard uses Award BIOS that enables users to configure many system
features including the following:

• Power management

• Wake-up alarms

• CPU parameters and memory timing

• CPU and memory timing

The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock
speeds.

Dimensions

• ATX form factor of 305 x 210 mm

Note: Hardware specifications and software items are subject to change

without notification.

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Package Contents

Your motherboard package ships with the following items:

 The motherboard
 The User’s Guide
 One diskette drive ribbon cable (optional)
 One IDE drive ribbon cable
 The Software support CD

Optional Accessories

You can purchase the following optional accessories for this motherboard.

 The Extended USB module
 The Serial ATA cable
 The Serial ATA power cable

Note: You can purchase your own optional accessories from the third party,

but please contact your local vendor on any issues of the specification
and compatibility.

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Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation

To install this motherboard in a system, please follow these instructions in this
chapter:

 Identify the motherboard components
 Install a CPU
 Install one or more system memory modules
 Make sure all jumpers and switches are set correctly
 Install this motherboard in a system chassis (case)
 Connect any extension brackets or cables to headers/connectors on the

motherboard

 Install peripheral devices and make the appropriate connections to

headers/connectors on the motherboard

Note:

1 Before installing this motherboard, make sure jumper JCMOS1 is

under Normal setting. See this chapter for information about locating

JCMOS1 and the setting options.

2 Never connect power to the system during installation; otherwise, it

may damage the motherboard.

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Motherboard Components

IT EM LA BEL CO M PONENT S

1 CPU Socket Soc ket AM2 for A MD At hlon 64 FX/Athlon 64

2 CPU_FAN CPU Fan conne ctor (4 PIN)

3 DIMM1~2 240- pin DDR2 SDRA M soc kets

4 FDD1 Floppy Disk Drive connector

5 JSFAN2 System Fan connector

6 AGP1 Ac celerated Graphics Port

7 JUSBV3 Pow er Sourc e header

8 JCMOS1 Clear CMOS jumper

SPK1 Speaker header

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10 IDE1 Primar y IDE connec tor

11 IDE2 Secondary IDE connector

12 IR1 Infrare d header

13 SW1 Front Panel Switc h/LED header

14 JUSB1~2 Front Panel USB header s

15 PC I1 -5 32 -b it PCI s lot s

16 JSPDIF_OUT SPDIF out header

17 JCDIN1 Analog A udio Input header

18 JA UDIO1 Front Panel Audio header

JSATA4~5 Serial ATA connec tors

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20 JA TXPWR2 Standard 2 0-Pin ATX Pow er c onnector

21 PWR1 Standard 4-Pin ATX Pow er c onnector

22 JUSBV1 Pow er Source header

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JKBMSV1

X2 Dual-Core/Athlon 64/Sempron CPUs

Power Source header

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I/O Ports

The illustration below shows a side view of the built-in I/O ports on the
motherboard.

PS/2 Mouse Use the upper PS/2 port to c onnec t a PS/2 pointing

PS/2 Keyboar d Use the low er PS/2 port to c onnec t a PS/2

Parallel Por t (L PT1) Use the Parallel port to connect printers or other

Ser ial Port (COM 1) Use the COM port to connect serial devices such

LAN Port (optional) Connect an RJ-45 jack to the LA N port to connect

USB Po rt s Use the USB ports to connect USB devices.

Audio Ports Use these three audio jacks to c onnect audio

device.

key boar d.

par alle l communic ations de vices .

as mice or f ax/modems. COM1 is identified by the
system as COM1.

your computer to the Netw ork.

devices. The first jack is for stereo Line-In signal,
the sec ond jack for ster eo Line-Out s ignal, and the
third jack f or Microphone.

Installing the Processor

This motherboard has a socket AM2 processor socket. When choosing a processor,
consider the performance requirements of the system. Performance is based on the
processor design, the clock speed and system bus frequency of the processor, and
the quantity of internal cache memory and external cache memory.

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CPU Installation Procedure

Follow these instructions to install the CPU:

1 Unhook the locking lever of the CPU socket.

Pull the locking lever away from the socket
and raising it to the upright position.

2 Match the pin1 corner marked as the beveled

edge on the CPU with the pin1 corner on the
socket. Insert the CPU into the socket. Do
not use force.

3 Push the locking lever down and hook it un-

der the latch on the edge of socket.
4 Apply thermal grease to the top of the CPU.
5 Install the cooling fan/heatsink unit onto the

CPU, and secure them all onto the socket

base.
6 Plug the CPU fan power cable into the CPU

fan connector (CPU_FAN) on the

motherboard.

Note: To achieve better airflow rates and heat dissipation, we suggest that

you use a high quality fan with 4800 rpm at least. CPU fan and heatsink
installation procedures may vary with the type of CPU fan/heatsink
supplied. The form and size of fan/heatsink may also vary.

Installing Memory Modules

This motherboard accommodates two 240-pin DIMM sockets (Dual Inline Memory
Module) for unbuffered DDR2 800/667/533/400 memory modules (Double Data
Rate SDRAM), and maximum 16 GB installed memory.

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Over its predecessor, DDR-SDRAM, DDR2-SDRAM offers greater bandwidth
and density in a smaller package along with a reduction in power consumption. In
addition, DDR2-SDRAM offers new features and functions that enable a higher
clock rate and data rate operations of 400 MHz, 533 MHz 667 MHz and 800
MHz. DDR2 transfers 64 bits of data twice every clock cycle.

Memory Module Installation Procedure

These modules can be installed with up to 16 GB system memory. Refer to the
following to install the memory module.

1. Push down the latches on both sides of the DIMM socket.

2. Align the memory module with the socket. There is a notch on the DIMM
socket that you can install the DIMM module in the correct direction.
Match the cutout on the DIMM module with the notch on the DIMM
socket.

3. Install the DIMM module into the socket and press it firmly down until it
is seated correctly. The socket latches are levered upwards and latch on to
the edges of the DIMM.

4. Install any remaining DIMM modules.

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Note for dual-channel DDR2:

1. You CAN NOT use only one DIMM2 for it might cause the system shutdown.

2. You need to use DIMM1 and DIMM2 with the same size of memory modules.

Jumper Settings

Connecting two pins with a jumper cap is SHORT; removing a jumper cap from
these pins, OPEN.

JCMOS1: Clear CMOS Jumper

Use this jumper to clear the contents of the CMOS memory. You may need to clear
the CMOS memory if the settings in the Setup Utility are incorrect and prevent
your motherboard from operating. To clear the CMOS memory, disconnect all the
power cables from the motherboard and then move the jumper cap into the CLEAR
setting for a few seconds.

Fun cti on Jum pe r

Normal Short Pins 1-2

Clear CMOS Short Pins 2-3

Note: To avoid the system unstability after clearing CMOS, we recommend

users to enter the main BIOS setting page to “Load Optimized Defaults”
and then “Save & Exit Setup”.

JUSBV1/JUSBV3/JKBMSV1: Power Source Jumpers

Function Jumpe r

+5V Short Pins 1-2

+5V Stan dby
Voltage

Short Pins 2-3

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Install The Motherboard

Install the motherboard in a system chassis (case). The board is an ATX size
motherboard. You can install this motherboard in an ATX case. Make sure your
case has an I/O cover plate matching the ports on this motherboard.

Install the motherboard in a case. Follow the case manufacturer’s instructions to
use the hardware and internal mounting points on the chassis.

Connect the power connector from the power supply to the TATXPWR1 connec-
tor on the motherboard. PWR1 is a +12V connecotr for CPU Vcore power.

If there is a cooling fan installed in the system chassis, connect the cable from the
cooling fan to the JSFAN2 fan power connector on the motherboard.

Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the SW1 header.

Pin Sig nal Pin Signa l

1 HD_LED_P( +) 2 FP PWR/ SL P( +)

3 HD_LED_N( - ) 4 FP PWR/S L P(- )

5 RES ET_ SW _ N( - ) 6 PO WER _S W _P( + )
7 RES ET_ SW _ P( +) 8 PO WER_ S W_ N( - )

9 RSV D_DNU 10 KEY

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Connecting Optional Devices

Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard’s optional
devices:

SPK1: Speaker Header

Connect the cable from the PC speaker to the SPK1 header on the motherboard.

Pin Sign al

1 +5V
2NC

3GND
4SPKR

JAUDIO1: Front Panel Audio Header

This header allows the user to install auxiliary front-oriented microphone and line­out ports for easier access.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1AUD_MIC 2AUD_GND
3 A UD_MIC_BIAS 4 AUD_VCC
5 A UD_FPOUT_R 6 AUD_RET_R
7HP_ON 8KEY
9 A UD_FPOUT_L 10 AUD_RET_L

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JUSB1~2: Front Panel USB Headers

The motherboard has USB ports installed on the rear edge I/O port array. Addition­ally, some computer cases have USB ports at the front of the case. If you have this
kind of case, use auxiliary USB headers JUSB1~2 to connect the front-mounted
ports to the motherboard.

Here is a list of USB pin assignments.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 V ERG_FP_USBPWR0 2 V ERG_FP_USBPWR0
3 USB_FP_P0(-) 4 USB_FP_P1(-)

5 USB_FP_P0(+) 6 USB_FP_P1(+)

7 GROUND 8 GRO UND
9 KEY 10 GROUND

1. Locate the JUSB1~2 headers on the motherboard.

2. Plug the bracket cable onto the JUSB1~2 headers.

3. Remove a slot cover from one of the expansion slots on the system chassis.
Install an extension bracket in the opening. Secure the extension bracket to
the chassis with a screw.

IR1: Infrared Port Header

The infrared port allows the wireless exchange of information between your com­puter and similarly equipped devices such as printers, laptops, Personal Digital
Assistants (PDAs), and other computers.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1NC2KEY
3+5V 4GND
5 IRTX 6 IRRX

1. Locate the infrared port-IR1 header on the motherboard.

2. If you are adding an infrared port, connect the ribbon cable from the port to
the IR1 header and then secure the port to an appropriate place in your
system chassis.

JSPDIF_OUT: SPDIF out Header

This is an optional header that provides an S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface)
output to digital multimedia device through optical fiber or coaxial connector.

Pin Signal

1SPDIF

2(+)5VA

3GND

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Install Other Devices

Install and connect any other devices in the system following the steps below.

Floppy Disk Drive

The motherboard ships with a floppy disk drive cable that can support one or
two drives. Drives can be 3.5" or 5.25" wide, with capacities of 360K, 720K,

1.2MB, 1.44MB, or 2.88MB.

Install your drives and connect power from the system power supply. Use the
cable provided to connect the drives to the floppy disk drive connector FDD1.

IDE Devices

IDE devices include hard disk drives, high-density diskette drives, and CD-ROM
or DVD-ROM drives, among others.

The mainboard ships with an IDE cable that can support one or two IDE
devices. If you connect two devices to a single cable, you must configure one of
the drives as Master and one of the drives as Slave. The documentation of the
IDE device will tell you how to configure the device as a Master or Slave device.
The Master device connects to the end of the cable.

Install the device(s) and connect power from the system power

supply. Use the cable provided to connect the device(s) to the Primary IDE
channel connector IDE1 on the motherboard.

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If you want to install more IDE devices, you can purchase a second IDE cable and
connect one or two devices to the Secondary IDE channel connector IDE2 on the
motherboard. If you have two devices on the cable, one must be Master and one
must be Slave.

Serial ATA Devices

The Serial ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment) is the standard interface for
the IDE hard drives, which is designed to overcome the design limitations while
enabling the storage interface to scale with the growing media rate demands of PC
platforms. It provides you a faster transfer rate of 1.5 Gb/s. If you have installed a
Serial ATA hard drive, you can connect the Serial ATA cables to the Serial ATA hard
drive or the connector on the motherboard.

On the motherboard, locate the Serial ATA connectors JSATA4-5, which support
new Serial ATA devices for the highest data transfer rates, simpler disk drive cabling
and easier PC assembly.

It eliminates limitations of the current Parallel ATA interface, but maintains register
compatibility and software compatibility with Parallel ATA.

Analog Audio Input Header

If you have installed a CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive, you can connect the
drive audio cable to the onboard sound system.

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When you first start up your system, the BIOS should automatically detect your
CD-ROM/DVD drive. If it doesn’t, enter the Setup Utility and configure the CD­ROM/DVD drive that you have installed. On the motherboard, locate the 4-pin
header JCDIN1.

Here is a list of JCDIN1 pin assignments.

Pin Signal

1 CD IN L

2GND
3GND

4 CD IN R

Expansion Slots

This motherboard has one AGP and five 32-bit PCI slots.

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Follow the steps below to install an AGP/PCI expansion card.

1. Locate the AGP or PCI slots on the mainboard.

2. Remove the blanking plate of the slot from the system chassis.

3. Install the edge connector of the expansion card into the slot. Ensure the
edge connector is correctly seated in the slot.

4. Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system chassis with a screw.

AGP Slot

You can install a graphics adapter that supports the 8x AGP specification and has
an 8x AGP edge connector in the AGP slot.

PCI Slots

You can install the 32-bit PCI interface expansion cards in the slots.

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Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility

Introduction

The BIOS Setup Utility records settings and information of your computer, such
as date and time, the type of hardware installed, and various configuration settings.
Your computer applies the information to initialize all the components when boot­ing up and basic functions of coordination between system components.

You can run the setup utility and manually change the configuration. You might
need to do this to configure some hardware installed in or connected to the
motherboard, such as the CPU, system memory, disk drives, etc.

Running the Setup Utility

Every time you start your computer, a message appears on the screen before the
operating system loading that prompts you to “Hit <DEL>if you want to run
SETUP”. Whenever you see this message, press the Delete key, and the Main
menu page of the Setup Utility appears on your monitor.

Phonex-Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Standard CMOS Features
Advanced BIOS Features
Advanced Chipset Features
Integrated Peripherals
Power Management Setup
PnP/PCI Configurations
PC Health Status

Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit without Saving

Esc: Exit : Select Item
F10: Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

You can use cursor arrow keys to highlight anyone of options on the main menu
page. Press Enter to select the highlighted option. Press the Escape key to leave
the setup utility. Press +/-/ to modify the selected field’s values.

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Some options on the main menu page lead to tables of items with installed values
that you can use cursor arrow keys to highlight one item, and press PgUp and PgDn
keys to cycle through alternative values of that item. The other options on the main
menu page lead to dialog boxes requiring your answer OK or Cancel by selecting the
[OK] or [Cancel] key.

If you have already changed the setup utility, press F10 to save those changes and
exit the utility. Press F1 to display a screen describing all key functions. Press F9
to install the setup utility with a set of default values.

Standard CMOS Features Page

This page displays a table of items defining basic information about your
system.

Phonex-Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Date (mm:dd:yy) Wed, Jan. 1 2006
Time (hh:mm:ss) 0 : 15 : 47

IDE Channel 0 Master [None]

f

IDE Channel 0 Slave [None]

f

IDE Channel 1 Master [None]

f

IDE Channel 1 Slave [None]

f

Drive A [1.44M, 3.5 in.]
Drive B [None]

Video [EGA/VGA]
Halt On [All Errors]

Base Memory 640K
Extended memory 523264K
Total Memory 524288K

Standard CMOS Features

Help Item

Menu Level

Change the day, month, year and
century

f

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fial-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

System Date & System Time

These items set up system date and time.

IDE Channel 0/1 Master & IDE Channel 0/1 Slave

Use these items to configure devices connected to the Primary/Secondary IDE
channels. To configure an IDE hard disk drive, choose Auto. If the Auto setting fails
to find a hard disk drive, set it to User, and then fill in the hard disk characteristics
(Size, Cyls, etc.) manually. If you have a CD-ROM drive, select the setting CDROM.
If you have an ATAPI device with removable media (e.g. a ZIP drive or an LS-120),
select Floptical.

Drive A/Drive B

This item define the characteristics of any diskette drive attached to the system.
You can connect one or two diskette drives.

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Video

This item defines the video mode of the system. The motherboard has a built-in
VGA graphics system; you must leave this item at the default value.

Halt On

This item defines the operation of the system POST (Power On Self Test) routine.
You can use this item to select which types of errors in the POST are sufficient to
halt the system.

Base Memory, Extended Memory, and Total Memory

These items are automatically detected by the system at start up time. These are
display-only fields. You cannot make changes to these fields.

Advanced BIOS Features Page

This page sets up more advanced information about your system. Handle this
page with caution. Any changes can affect the operation of your computer.

Phonex-Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

f

CPU Feature [Press Enter]
Removable Device Priority [Press Enter]

f

Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter]

f

CD-ROM Boot Priority [Press Enter]

f

CPU Internal Cache [Enabled]
External Cache [Enabled]
Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled]
First Boot Device [Removable]
Second Boot Device [Hard Disk]
Third Boot Device [CDROM]
Boot Other Device [Enabled]
Swap Floppy Drive [Disabled]
Boot Up Floppy Seek [Disabled]
Boot Up NumLock Status [On]
Gate A20 Option [Fast]
Typematic Rate Setting [Disabled]

Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) 6

X

Typematic Delay (Msec) 25 0

X

Security Option [Setup]
APIC Mode [Enabled]
OS Select For DRAM > 64 MB [None-OS2]
Small Logo (EPA) Show [Disabled]

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fial-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

f

CPU Feature (Press Enter)

Advanced BIOS Features

Help Item

Menu Level

Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen:

f

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Phonex-Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

NPT Fid Control [Auto]
NPT Vid Control [Auto]
AMD K8 Cool & Quiet control [Auto]

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fial-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

CPU Feature

Help Item

Menu Level

ff

NPT Fid Control

This item allows users to adjust the CPU frequency; the range will be varied
accoeding to the different CPUs. We stronly recommend you leave this item at its
default value.

NPT Vid Control

This item allows users to adjust the CPU voltage.We stronly recommend you leave
this item at its default value.

AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control

This item allows users to adjust the AMD K8 Cool & Quiet control function.

Press <Esc> to return to Advanced BIOS Features page.

Removable Device Priority (Press Enter)

f

Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen:

Phonex-Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

1. Floppy Disks

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fial-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Removable Device Priority

Help Item

Use < > or < > to select a device,

m

then press <+> to move it up, or <­> to move it down the list. Press
to exit this menu.

Press <Esc> to return to Advanced BIOS Features page.

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f Hard Disk Boot Priority (Press Enter)

Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen:

Phonex-Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

1. Ch2 M : WDCWD1600JS-22MHB0

2. Bootable Add-in Cards

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fial-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Press <Esc> to return to Advanced BIOS Features page.

f CD-ROM Boot Priority (Press Enter)

Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen:

Phonex-Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

1. Ch0 M : PIONEER DVD-ROM DVD-126P

Hard Disk Boot Priority

CD-ROM Boot Priority

Help Item

Use < > or < > to select a device,

m

then press <+> to move it up, or <­> to move it down the list. Press
to exit this menu.

Help Item

Use < > or < > to select a device,

m

then press <+> to move it up, or <­> to move it down the list. Press to
exit this menu.

n

n

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fial-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Press <Esc> to return to Advanced BIOS Features page.

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CPU Internal Cache

All processors that can be installed in this motherboard use internal level 1 (L1)
cache memory to improve performance. Leave this item at the default value for
better performance.

External Cache

Most processors that can be installed in this system use external level 2 (L2) cache
memory to improve performance. Leave this item at the default value for better
performance.

Quick Power On Self Test

Enable this item to shorten the power on testing (POST) and have your system
start up faster. You might like to enable this item after you are confident that
your system hardware is operating smoothly.

First/Second/Third Boot Device

Use these three items to select the priority and order of the devices that your
system searches for an operating system at start-up time.

Boot Other Device

When enabled, the system searches all other possible locations for an operating
system if it fails to find one in the devices specified under the First, Second, and
Third boot devices.

Swap Floppy Drive

If you have two floppy diskette drives in your system, this item allows you to
swap the assigned drive letters so that drive A becomes drive B, and drive b
Becomes drive A.

Boot Up Floppy Seek

If this item is enabled, it checks the size of the floppy disk drives at start-up time.
You don’t need to enable this item unless you have a legacy diskette drive with
360K capacity.

Boot Up NumLock Status

This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is
started.

Gate A20 Option

This item defines how the system handles legacy software that was written for an
earlier generation of processors. Leave this item at the default value.

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Typematic Rate Setting

If this item is enabled, you can use the following two items to set the typematic rate
and the typematic delay settings for your keyboard.

• Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec): Use this item to define how many charac­ters per second are generated by a held-down key.

• Typematic Delay (Msec): Use this item to define how many millisec­onds must elapse before a held-down key begins generating repeat char­acters.

Security Option

If you have installed password protection, this item defines if the password is
required at system start up, or if it is only required when a user tries to enter the
Setup Utility.

APIC Mode

This item allows you to enable or disable the APIC (Advanced Programmable
Interrupt Controller) mode. APIC provides symmetric multi-processing (SMP)
for systems, allowing support for up to 60 processors.

OS Select For DRAM > 64 MB

This item is only required if you have installed more than 64 MB of memory and
you are running the OS/2 operating system. Otherwise, leave this item at the
default.

Small Logo (EPA) Show

Enables or disables the display of the EPA logo during boot.

Advanced Chipset Features Page

These items define critical timing parameters of the motherboard. You should leave
the items on this page at their default values unless you are very familiar with the
technical specifications of your system hardware. If you change the values incorrectly,
you may introduce fatal errors or recurring instability into your system.

Phonex-Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

DRAM Configuration [Press Enter]

f

CPU OverClock in MHz [200]
AGP OverClock in MHz [60]
AGP Aperture Size (MB) [128M]
AGP 3.0 Speed [Auto]
AGP 2.0 Speed [Auto]
AGP Fast Write [Auto]
Clock Spread Spectrum [Disabled]
HT Frequency [4x]
System BIOS Cacheable [Disabled]
CPU Voltage [Default]
DDR2 Voltage [Default]

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fial-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Advanced Chipset Features

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Menu Level

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f DRAM Configuration (Press Enter)

Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen:

Phonex-Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Timing Mode [Auto]

Memory Clock value or Limi DDR2

x

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fial-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

DRAM Configuration

Help Item

Menu Level

Auto, no user limit MaxMemClk,
limit by Memory Clock value

ff

Timing Mode

This item allows you to set up the DRAM timing nanually or automatically.

Memory Clock value or Limi DDR2

When DDR2 Timing Setting by is set to Manual, use this item to set the DRAM
frequency.

Press <Esc> to return to Advanced Chipset Features page.

CPU OverClock in MHz

This item lets you select the CPU clock, the range is from 200MHz to 250MHz.

AGP OverClock in MHz

This item lets you select the AGP clock, the range is from 66MHz to 100MHz.

AGP Aperture Size (MB)

This item defines the size of the aperture if you use an AGP graphics adapter. The
AGP aperture refers to a section of the PCI memory address renge used graphics
memory. We recommend that you leave this item at default value.

AGP 2.0/3.0 Speed

This item lets you automatically and manually set AGP 2.0/3.0 speed.

AGP Fast Write

This item lets you enable or disable the caching of display data for the video
memory of the processor. Enabling this item can greatly improve the display speed.
Disable this item if your graphics display card does not support this feature.

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Clock Spread Spectrum

If you enable spread spectrum, it can significantly reduce the EMI (Electro-Mag­netic interface) generated by the system.

HT Frequency

This item enables users to manually set up the HyperTransport frequency, ranging
from 1x, 2x, 3x, and 4x.

System BIOS Cacheable

This item enables users to enable or disable the system BIOS cache.

CPU Voltage

This item enables users to manually set up the CPU Voltage.

DDR2 Voltage

This item enables users to manually set up the DDR2 Voltage.

Integrated Peripherals Page

These options display items that define the operation of peripheral
components on the system’s input/output ports.

Phonex-Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Integrated Peripherals

IDE Function Setup [Press Enter]

f

RAID Config [Press Enter]

f

Onboard Device [Press Enter]

f

Super IO Device [Press Enter]

f

Init Display First [PCI Slot]
IDE HDD Block Mode [Enabled]

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fial-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Help Item

Menu Level

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X

IDE Function Setup (Press Enter)

Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen:

Phonex-Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

OnChip IDE Channel 0 [Enabled]
Primary Master PIO [Auto]
Primary Slave PIO [Auto]
Primary Maste UDMA [Auto]
Primary Slave UDMA [Auto]
OnChip IDE Channel 1 [Enabled]
Secondary Master PIO [Auto]
Secondary Slave PIO [Auto]
Secondary Master UDMA [Auto]
Secondary Slave UDMA [Auto]
IDE DMA transfer access [Enabled]
Serial-ATA [All Enabled]
SATA DMA transfer [Enabled]
IDE Prefetch Mode [Enabled]

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fial-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

OnChip IDE Channel 0/1

Use these items to enable or disable the PCI IDE channels that are integrated on the
motherboard.

Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO

Each IDE channel supports a master device and a slave device. These four items let
you assign the kind of PIO (Programmed Input/Output) was used by the IDE
devices. Choose Auto to let the system auto detect which PIO mode is best, or
select a PIO mode from 0-4.

Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA

Each IDE channel supports a master device and a slave device. This motherboard
supports UltraDMA technology, which provides faster access to IDE devices.

If you install a device that supports UltraDMA, change the appropriate item on
this list to Auto. You may have to install the UltraDMA driver supplied with this
motherboard in order to use an UltraDMA device.

IDE DMA transfer access

This item allows you to enable the transfer access of the IDE DMA then burst onto
the PCI bus and nonburstable transactions do not.

Serial-ATA

This item allows you to enable or disable the onboard SATA controller.

SATA DMA transfer

This item allows you to enable or disable the function of DMA transfer with the
onboard Serial-ATA device.

IDE Function Setup

Help Item

Menu Level

ff

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IDE Prefetch Mode

The onboard IDE drive interface supports IDE prefetching, for faster drive access.
If you install a primary and secondary add-in IDE interface, set this field to Dis­abled if the interface does not support prefetching.

Press <Esc> to return to the Integrated Peripherals page.

X

RAID Config (Press Enter)

Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen:

Phonex-Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

IDE RAID [Disabled]

x

IDE Channel 0 Master RAID Disabled

x

IDE Channel 0 Slave RAID Disabled

x

IDE Channel 1 Master RAID Disabled

x

IDE Channel 1 Slave RAID Disabled
SATA Primary Master RAID Disabled
SATA Secondary Master RAID Disabled

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fial-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

RAID Config

Help Item

Menu Level

ff

IDE RAID

This item allows you to enable or disable the onboard RAID function of RAID
supporting devices.

• IDE Channel 0/1 Master/Slave RAID (Disabled): These four items

enable or disable the IDE Primary/Secondary RAID.

• SATA Primary/Secondary Master RAID (Disabled): These two items

enable or disable the SATA Primary/Secondary RAID.

Press <Esc> to return to the Integrated Peripherals page.

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X

Onboard Device (Press Enter)

Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen:

Phonex-Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

OnChip USB [V1.1 + V2.0]
USB Legacy Support [Enabled]
AC97 Audio [Auto]
Onboard LAN Device [Enabled]
Onboard Lan Boot ROM [Disabled]

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fial-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

OnChip USB

This item enables users to enable or disable the onchip USB function, setting it to
be USB1.1 or USB2.0 compatible.

USB Legacy Support

This item lets you enable or disable the USB Keyboard/Storage device support.

AC97 Audio

Enables and disables the onboard audio chip. Disable this item if you are going to
install a PCI audio add-in card.

Onboard Lan Device

Enables or disables the Onboard Lan device.

Onboard Lan Boot ROM

This item enables or disables LAN Boot ROM.

Onboard Device

Help Item

Menu Level

ff

Press <Esc> to return to the Integrated Peripherals page.

X

SuperIO Device (Press Enter)

Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen:

Phonex-Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Onboard FDC Controller [Enabled]
Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4]
Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8/IRQ3]
UART Mode Select [Normal]

UR2 Duplex Mode Half

x

Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7]
Parallel Port Mode [SPP]

x

ECP Mode Use DMA 3

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fial-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

SuperIO Device

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Onboard FDC Controller

This option enables the onboard floppy disk drive controller.

Onboard Serial Port 1/2

This option is used to assign the I/O address and interrupt request (IRQ) for
onboard serial port 1/2.

UART Mode Select

This field is available if the Onboard Serial Port 2 field is set to any option but
Disabled. . UART Mode Select enables you to select the infrared communication
protocol-IrDA, ASKIR or SCR.

UR2 Duplex Mode

This field is available when UART Mode is set to either ASKIR or IrDA. This
item enables you to determine the infrared function of the onboard infrared chip.
The options are Full and Half (default). Full-duplex means that you can transmit
and send information simultaneously. Half-duplex is the transmission of data in
both directions, but only one direction at a time.

Onboard Parallel Port

This option is used to assign the I/O address and interrupt request (IRQ) for the
onboard parallel port.

Parallel Port Mode

Enables you to set the data transfer protocol for your parallel port. There are four
options: SPP (Standard Parallel Port), EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port), ECP (Ex­tended Capabilities Port) and ECP+EPP.

SPP allows data output only. Extended Capabilities Port (ECP) and Enhanced
Parallel Port (EPP) are bi-directional modes, allowing both data input and output.
ECP and EPP modes are only supported with EPP- and ECP-aware peripherals.

ECP Mode Use DMA

When the onboard parallel port is set to ECP mode, the parallel port can use DMA
3 or DMA 1.

Press <Esc> to return to the Integrated Peripherals page.

Init Display First

This item allows you to choose the primary display card.

IDE HDD Block Mode

Enable this field if your IDE hard drive supports block mode. Block mode enables
BIOS to automatically detect the optimal number of block read and writes per
sector that the drive can support and improves the speed of access to IDE devices.

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Power Management Setup PagePower Management Setup Page

Power Management Setup Page

Power Management Setup PagePower Management Setup Page

This option lets you control system power management. The system has various
power-saving modes including powering down the hard disk, turning off the
video, suspending to RAM, and software power down that allows the system to
be automatically resumed by certain events.

Phonex-Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Video Off Method [DPMS Support]
Soft-Off by PBTN [Instant-Off]
Resume By PCI PME [Enabled]
Resume By WOM/Ring [Disabled]
Power-On by Alarm [Disabled]

Day of Month Alarm 0

X

Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm 0 : 0 : 0

X

PWRON After PWR-Fail [Off]

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fial-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Video Off Method

This item defines how the video is powered down to save power. This item is set
to DPMS (Display Power Management Software) by default.

Soft-Off by PBTN

Under ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power management Interface) you can
create a software power down. In a software power down, the system can be
resumed by Wake Up Alarms. This item lets you install a software power down
that is controlled by the power button on your system. If the item is set to Instant­Off, then the power button causes a software power down. If the item is set to

Resume by PCI PME

This system can be turned off with a software command. If you enable this
item, the system can automatically resume if there is an incoming call on the
PCI Modem card or PCI LAN card. You must use an ATX power supply
inorder to use this feature. Use this item to do wake-up action if inserting the
PCI card.

Resume by WOM/Ring

An input signal on the serial Ring indicator (RI) line (in other words, and
incoming call on the modem)/LAN awakens the system from a soft off state.

Power Management Setup

Help Item

Menu Level

f

Power-On by Alarm

This item allows users to enable or disable the alarm to wake up the system. If set
to Enabled, users can specify the specific day of month and the exact time to
power up the system.

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Power On After PWR-Fail

This item enables your computer to automatically restart or return to its last
operating status.

PnP/PCI Configurations Page

These options configure how PnP (Plug and Play) and PCI expansion cards
operate in your system. Both the the ISA and PCI buses on the motherboard use
system IRQs (Interrup ReQuests) and DMAs (Direct Memory Access). You
must set up the IRQ and DMA assignments correctly through the PnP/PCI
Configurations Setup utility for the motherboard to work properly. Selecting
PnP/PCI Configurations on the main program screen displays this menu:

Phonex-Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Resources Controlled By [Auto (ESCD)]

IRQ Resources Press Enter

X

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled]

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fial-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

PnP/PCI Configurations

Help Item

Menu Level

Default is Disabled. Select
Enabled to reset Extended
System Configuration Data
ESCD) when you exit Setup if
you have installed a new add­on and the system
reconfiguration has caused
such a serious conflict that
the OS cannot boot

f

Resource Controlled By Auto

You should leave this item at the default Auto (ESCD). Under this setting, the
system dynamically allocates resources to Plug and Play devices as they are
required.

If you cannot get a legacy ISA (Industry Standard Architecture) expansion card to
work properly, you might be able to solve the problem by changing this item to
Manual, and then opening up the IRQ Resources submenu.

• IRQ Resources: In the IRQ Resources submenu, if you assign an IRQ to
Legacy ISA, then that Interrupt Request Line is reserved for a legacy ISA
expansion card. Press <Esc> to close the IRQ Resources submenu.

In the Memory Resources submenu, use the first item Reserved Memory

Base to set the start address of the memory you want to reserve for the
ISA expansion card. Use the section item Reserved Memory Length to
set the amount of reserved memory. Press <Esc> to close the Memory
Resources submenu.

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PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

This item is designed to overcome problems that can be caused by some nonstandard
VGA cards. This board includes a built-in VGA system that does not require
palette snooping so you must leave this item disabled.

PC Health Status Page

On motherboards that support hardware monitoring, this item lets you monitor the
parameters for critical voltages, temperatures and fan speeds.

Phonex-Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Shutdown Temperature [Disabled]

CPU Tcontrol 44°C
CPU Fan Speed 2678 RPM

NB Fan Speed 0 RPM
CPU Vcore 1.34V
5VSB 5.10V
+ 5.0V 4.97V
+12.0V 11.90V
+ 3.3V 3.28V
VBAT 2.99V

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fial-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

PC Health Status

Help Item

Menu Level

f

Shutdown Temperature

Enables you to set the maximum temperature the system can reach before powering
down.

System Component Characteristics

These fields provide you with information about the systems current operating
status. You cannot make changes to these fields.

• CPU Tcontrol

• CPU Fan Speed

• NB Fan Speed

• CPU Vcore

• 5VSB

• + 5.0V

• +12.0V

• + 3.3V

• VBAT

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Load Fail-Safe Defaults

This option opens a dialog box that lets you install fail-safe defaults for all appro­priate items in the Setup Utility:

Press <Y> and then <Enter> to install the defaults. Press <N> and then <Enter> to
not install the defaults. The fail-safe defaults place no great demands on the system
and are generally stable. If your system is not functioning correctly, try installing
the fail-safe defaults as a first step in getting your system working properly again.
If you only want to install fail-safe defaults for a specific option, select and display
that option, and then press <F6>.

Load Optimized Defaults

This option opens a dialog box that lets you install optimized defaults for all
appropriate items in the Setup Utility. Press <Y> and then <Enter> to install the
defaults. Press <N> and then <Enter> to not install the defaults. The optimized
defaults place demands on the system that may be greater than the performance
level of the components, such as the CPU and the memory. You can cause fatal
errors or instability if you install the optimized defaults when your hardware
does not support them. If you only want to install setup defaults for a specific
option, select and display that option, and then press <F7>.

Set Supervisor/User Password

When this function is selected, the following message appears at the center of the
screen to assist you in creating a password.

ENTER PASSWORD

Type the password, up to eight characters, and press <Enter>. The password
typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory.
You will be asked to confirm the password. Type the password again and press
<Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the selection.
To disable password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter password.
A message will confirm the password being disabled. Once the password is
disabled, the system will boot and you can enter BIOS Setup freely.

PASSWORD DISABLED

If you have selected “System” in “Security Option” of “BIOS Features Setup”
menu, you will be prompted for the password every time the system reboots or
any time you try to enter BIOS Setup.
If you have selected “Setup” at “Security Option” from “BIOS Features Setup”
menu, you will be prompted for the password only when you enter BIOS Setup.

Supervisor Password has higher priority than User Password. You can use
Supervisor Password when booting the system or entering BIOS Setup to modify all

settings. Also you can use User Password when booting the system or entering BIOS
Setup but can not modify any setting if Supervisor Password is enabled.

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Save & Exit Setup

Highlight this item and press <Enter> to save the changes that you have made in
the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility. When the Save and Exit dialog box
appears, press <Y> to save and exit, or press <N> to return to the main menu.

Exit Without Saving

Highlight this item and press <Enter> to discard any changes that you have made
in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility. When the Exit Without Saving
dialog box appears, press <Y> to discard changes and exit, or press <N> to return
to the main menu.

Note: If you have made settings that you do not want to save, use the “Exit
Without Saving” item and press <Y> to discard any changes you have made.

This concludes Chapter 3. Refer to the next chapter for information on the software
supplied with the motherboard.

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Chapter 4: Software & Applications

Chapter 4 Software & Applications

Introduction

This chapter describes the contents of the support CD-ROM that comes with the
motherboard package.

The support CD-ROM contains all useful software, necessary drivers and utility
programs to properly run our products. More program information is available in
a README file, located in the same directory as the software.

To run the support CD, simply insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. An Auto
Setup screen automatically pops out, and then you can go on the auto-installing or
manual installation depending on your operating system.

If your operating system is Windows 2000/XP, it will automatically install all the
drivers and utilities for your motherboard.

Installing Support Software

1 Insert the support CD-ROM disc in the CD-ROM drive.
2 When you insert the CD-ROM disc in the system CD-ROM drive,

the CD automatically displays an Auto Setup screen.

3 The screen displays three buttons of Setup, Browse CD and Exit on

the right side, and three others Setup, Application and ReadMe at
the bottom. Please see the following illustration.

The Setup button runs the software auto-installing program as explained in next
section.

The Browse CD button is a standard Windows command that you can check the

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contents of the disc with the Windows file browsing interface.

The Exit button closes the Auto Setup window. To run the program again, reinsert
the CD-ROM disc in the drive; or click the CD-ROM driver from the Windows
Explorer, and click the Setup icon.

The Application button brings up a software menu. It shows the bundled software
that this mainboard supports.

The ReadMe brings you to the Install Path where you can find out path names of
software driver.

Auto-Installing under Windows 2000/XP

If you are under Windows 2000/XP, please click the Setup button to run the
software auto-installing program while the Auto Setup screen pops out after
inserting the support CD-ROM:

1 The installation program loads and displays the following screen.

Click the Next button.

2 Select the items that you want to setup by clicking on it (the default

options are recommended). Click the Next button to proceed.

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3 The support software will automatically install.

Once any of the installation procedures start, software is automatically installed in
sequence. You need to follow the onscreen instructions, confirm commands and
allow the computer to restart as few times as needed to complete installing what­ever software you selected. When the process is finished, all the support software
will be installed and start working.

Bundled Software Installation

All bundled software available on the CD-ROM is for users’ convenience. You can
install bundled software as follows:

1 Click the Application button while the Auto Setup screen pops out

after inserting the support CD-ROM.
2 A software menu appears. Click the software you want to install.
3 Follow onscreen instructions to install the software program step by

step until finished.

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