Hsin Tech W30 User Manual

Motherboard User’s Guide

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Table of Contents

Trademark ...................................................................................I

Static Electricity Precautions............................................................ III

Pre-Installation Inspection ................................................................ III

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

Key Features ........................................................................................ 2

Package Contents ................................................................................6

Chapter 2: Mainboard Installation .......................................... 7

Mainboard Components ...................................................................... 8

I/O Ports ...............................................................................................9

Installing the Processor .....................................................................10

Installing Memory Modules ............................................................... 11

Jumper Settings .................................................................................. 1 3

Install the Mainboard ........................................................................ 1 4

Connecting Optional Devices ............................................................ 1 6

Install Other Devices..........................................................................18

Expansion Slots ..................................................................................21

Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility ............................................... 2 3

Introduction ....................................................................................... 23

Running the Setup Utility ........................... …………………………...24

Standard CMOS Setup Page .............................................................2 5

Advanced Setup Page ........................................................................ 2 6

Power Management Setup Page........................................................2 8

PCI/Plug and Play Setup Page..........................................................29

Load Optimal Settings .......................................................................3 0

Load Best Performance Settings ........................................................3 0

Features Setup Page ..........................................................................3 1

CPU PnP Setup Page ......................................................................... 32

Hardware Monitor Page....................................................................3 4

Change Password .............................................................................. 34

Exit .....................................................................................................35

Chapter 4: Software & Applications ..................................... 3 6

Introduction ....................................................................................... 36

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

Bundled Software Installation...........................................................39

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Static Electricity Precautions

Static electricity could damage components on this mainboard.
T ake the following precautions while unpacking this mainboard
and installing it in a system.

1. Don’t take this mainboard and components out of their
original static-proof 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 mainboard by its edges. Do not touch
those components unless it is absolutely necessary. Put this
mainboard on the top of static-protection package with
component side facing up while installing.

Pre-Installation Inspection

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

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

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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) pop 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.
Currently, we are working on such limitations’ solution. As soon
as the solution is done, the updated USB drive will be released to
our website:

www.pcchips.com.tw for your downloading.

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Chapter 1 Introduction

This mainboard has a Socket-A supporting AMD K7 processors
with Front-Side Bus (FSB) speeds up to 400 MHz.

This mainboard integrates the SiS748 Northbridge and SiS964
Southbridage chipsets that support the Serial A T A — a new
interface for high-performance and mainstream desktop PCs; the
built-in USB 2.0 providing higher bandwidth, implementing
Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2.0 and is
compliant with UHCI 1.1 and EHCI 0.95.

It features the Gigabit Ethernet (optional) interface that
provides up to ten times the throughput (10/100/1000 Mb/s
operation) and faster transfer rate (1 Gigabit/s) than conventional
Ethernet connection. It improves system availability, data security ,
user bandwidth and network manageability.

It supports AC 97 Audio Codec and provides Ultra DMA 66/
100/133 function. It has one 8x AGP, one CNR (Communications
and Networking Riser) and five 32-bit PCI slots. There is a full
set of I/O ports including two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard,
one serial port, one parallel port and maximum eight USB2.0 ports
– four back-panel ports and onboard USB connectors USB3/
USB4 providing four extra ports by connecting the Extended USB
Module to the mainboard.

This mainboard is an ATX mainboard and has power connectors
for an ATX power supply. It is also certified by WHQL (Windows
Hardware Quality Labs) that ensures you the hardware and
drivers compatibility with W indows operating systems.

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Key Features

The key features of this mainboard include:

Socket-A Processor Support

• Supports AMD Athlon XP/Athlon/Duron processors

• Supports 400 MHz Front-Side Bus

Chipset

There are SiS748 Northbridge and SiS964 Southbridge in the
chipsets in accordance with an innovative and scalable architec­ture with proven reliability and performance.

• Supports AMD Athlon XP CPU up to 400 MHz and
Synchronous/Quasi-synchronous Host-to-DRAM Timing

• Supports 266/333/400 DDR SDRAM and up to 3 unbuf­fered DIMM DDR266/333 or 2 unbuffered DIMM
DDR400

• Integrated A.G.P. Compliant Target/66 MHz Host-to-PCI
Bridge: AGP v3.0 Compliant and supports AGP 8X/4X
interface

• Integrated Multi-threaded I/O link ensures concurrency of

upstream/down stream data transfer with 1.2GB/s band­width

• PCI 2.2 Specification Compliance

• Integrated Multithreaded I/O Link Mastering with Read

Pipelined Streaming

Memory Support

• Two 184-pin DIMM sockets for DDR SDRAM memory
modules

• Supports DDR400 memory bus

• Maximum installed memory is 2GB

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Expansion Slots

• One CNR slot

• One 8x AGP slot

• Five 32-bit PCI slots for PCI 2.2-compliant bus interface

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 33/66/100/133 MB/sec

Serial A TA

• Two Serial ATA Connectors

• Transfer rate exceeding best ATA (~150 MB/s) with

scalability to higher rates

• Low pin count for both host and devices

AC97 Codec



• 6- channel and compliant with Intel

Spec, meeting with Microsoft PC2001 requirements

• Advanced power management and power saving capabili-

ties.

• Stereo Line-in function shared with Surround out.

• High quality pseudo-differential analog CD Audio input.

• S/PDIF Input support: S/PDIF In is featured with interrupt,

auto-lock, anti-noise, and anti-distortion functionalities
support.

• V aluable add-on software technology: Support most industry

standards of PC 3D sound and unique karaoke function
support featured with microphone echo, key shifting, and
vocal cancellation.

AC’97 (REV . 2.3)

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Onboard I/O Ports

The mainboard has a full set of I/O ports and connectors:

• Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard

• One serial port

• One parallel port

• Eight USB2.0 ports (four back-panel ports, onboard USB
connectors USB3/4 providing two extra ports)

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

Fast Ethernet LAN (optional)

• Onboard Gigabit LAN:

--Integrated 10/100/1000 transceiver

--Auto-Negotiation with Next page capability

--Supports Full Duplex flow control (IEEE 802.3x), and

IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging

--Fully compliant with IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE

802.3ab

• Onboard 10/100Mbps Ethernet LAN:

--10 Mb/s and 100 Mb/s operation

--Integrated Fast Ethernet MAC, physical chip, and

transceiver onto a single chip

--Supports 10Mb/s and 100Mb/s N-way auto-negotiation

--Support ACPI power management

-- Full Duplex Flow Control (IEEE 802.3x) and Half/Full

duplex capability

USB 2.0

• Compliant with Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision

2.0

• Compliant with Intel’s Enhanced Host Controller Interface
Specification Revision 0.95

• Compliant with Universal Host Controller Interface Specifi­cation Revision 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 high-speed signaling

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• Root hub consists 4 downstream facing ports with inte-

grated physical layer transceivers shared by UHCI and
EHCI Host Controller

• Support PCI-Bus Power Management Interface Specifica-

tion release 1.1

• Legacy support for all downstream facing ports

BIOS Firmware

This mainboard uses AMI 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.

Bundled Software

• PC-Cillin2002 provides automatic virus protection under

Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP

• Adobe Acrobat Reader V5.0 is the software to help

users read .PDF files.

• ShowShifter provides you with various options to create an

ultimate home media center for your PC that you can use it
to record and playback TV, enjoy your entertainment over a
network, look at digital photos as a slide show on your TV
or PC monitor, and so on

• WinDVD creator Plus is a storyboard interface making

the entire DVD-making process as easy as moving pictures
around on your screen.

• WinDVD 4 provides the automatic WinDVD software

installation.

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Dimensions

• ATX form factor of 305 x 224 mm

Note: Hardware specifications and software items are subject to
change without notification.

Package Contents

Y our mainboard package ships with the following items:

• The mainboard

• The User 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
mainboard.

• The Extended USB module

• The CNR v.90 56K Fax/Modem card

• The Serial AT A cable (optional)

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 Mainboard Installation

T o install this mainboard in a system, please follow these instruc­tions in this chapter:

• Identify the mainboard components

• Install a CPU

• Install one or more system memory modules

• Make sure all jumpers and switches are set correctly

• Install this mainboard in a system chassis (case)

• Connect any extension brackets or cables to connectors on

the mainboard

• Install peripheral devices and make the appropriate connec-

tions to connectors on the mainboard

Note:

1. Before installing this mainboard, make sure jumper JP3 is

under Normal setting. See this chapter for information
about locating JP3 and the setting options.

2. Never connect power to the system during installation;

otherwise, it may damage the mainboard.

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Mainboard Components

IO

PORTS

JP4

AUDIO2

AGP1

CD_IN1

IR1

PCI

CNR1

U11CN1JP5

FDC1

Socket-462

JP6

JP3

SPK1

DDR

CPU_FAN

NB_FAN

USB3/4

IDE

SATA1/2

SW1

SYSTEM_FAN

CONNECTORS :

1. AUDIO2: Front Panel Audio

2. CD_IN1: Analog Audio

3. CN1: CPU Vcore power

4. CPU_FAN: CPU fan

5. FDC1: Floppy Disk Drive

6. IDE1/2: IDE channel

7. IR1: Infrared port

8. JP3: Clear CMOS

9. JP4: LAN selector

10. JP5/6: USB Power selector

11. NB_FAN: Power Cooling fan

12. SATA1/2: Serial ATA

13. SPK1: Speaker

14. SW1: Front Panel

15. U11: ATX Power

16. USB3/4: Front Panel USB

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I/O Ports

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

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2
Keyboard

Serial Port
COM1

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 Keyboard

Parallel Port (PRN)

COM1

LAN Port (optional)

USB Ports

Audio Ports

USB
Ports

LAN
Port

USB
Ports

Line-In

Line-Out

Microphone

Parallel Port (PRN)

Use the upper PS/2 port to connect a PS/2
pointing device.

Use the lower PS/2 port to connect a PS/2
keyboard.
Use the Parallel port to connect printers or

other parallel communications devices.
Use the COM port to connect serial devices

such as mice or fax/modems. COM1 is
identified by the system as COM1.

Connect an RJ-45 jack to the LAN port to
connect your computer to the Network.

Use the USB ports to connect USB devices.
Use the three audio ports to connect audio

devices. The first jack is for stereo Line-In
signal. The second jack is for stereo Line-Out
signal. The third jack is for Microphone.

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Installing the Processor

This mainboard has a Socket 478 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.

CPU Installation Procedure

Follow these instructions to install the CPU:

pin1

1

CPU_FAN

Socket-462

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.

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3 Push the locking lever down and hook it under 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 mainboard.

Installing Memor y Modules

This mainboard accommodates two 184-pin 2.5V unbuffered
Double Data Rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM) Dual Inline Memory
Module (DIMM) sockets, and supports up to 2.0 GB of 400 MHz
DDR SDRAM.

DDR SDRAM is a type of SDRAM that supports data transfers
on both edges of each clock cycle (the rising and falling edges),
effectively doubling the memory chip’ s data throughput. DDR
DIMMs can synchronously work with 100 MHz or 133 MHz
memory bus.

DDR SDRAM provides 1.6 GB/s, 2.1 GB/s or 3.2 GB/s data
transfer rate when the bus is 100 MHz, 133 MHz or 200 MHz
respectively. DDR SDRAM uses additional power and ground
lines and requires 184-pin 2.5V unbuffered DIMM module.

DDR1

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Memory Module Installation Procedure

These modules can be installed with up to 2 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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Jumper Settings

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

1

JP5

1

JP4

1

JP6

1

JP3

JP3: 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 mainboard from operating.
To clear the CMOS memory, disconnect all the power cables from
the mainboard and then move the jumper cap into the CLEAR
setting for a few seconds.

Function Jumper Setting

Clear CMOS Short Pins 1-2
Normal Short Pins 2-3

JP4: LAN Selector

Use this jumper to select LAN.

Function Jumper Setting

Enable Short Pins 1-2
Disable Open Pins 1-2

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JP5/JP6: USB Power Selector

Use these jumpers to select the voltage for USB ports:
JP5 USB1 Power Selector:

Function Jumper Setting

VCC5V Short Pins 1-2
SB5V Short Pins 2-3

JP6 USB2 Power Selector:

Function Jumper Setting

VCC5V Short Pins 1-2
SB5V Short Pins 2-3

Install the Mainboard

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

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

CN1

U11

1

NB_F AN

SW1

1

SYSTEM_FAN

1

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Connect the power connector from the power supply to the U11
connector on the mainboard. CN1 is the CPU Vcore power
connector.

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

Connect the power cooling fan cable to NB_FAN connector.
Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the SW1

connector. Here is a list of the SW1 pin assignments.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 HD_LED_P 2 FP PWR/SLP
3 HD_LED_N 4 FP PWR/SLP
5 RESET_SW_N 6 POWER_SW_P
7 RESET_SW_P 8 POWER_SW_N
9 RSVD_DNU 10 KEY

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Connecting Optional Devices

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

AUDIO2

1

1

IR1

USB3
1
1

USB4

1

SPK1

SPK1: Speaker Connector

Connect the cable from the PC speaker to the SPK1 connector on
the mainboard.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 SPKR 2 NC
3 GND 4 +5V

AUDIO2: Front Panel Audio Connector

This connector allows the user to install auxiliary front-oriented
microphone and line-out ports for easier access.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 AUD_MIC 2 AUD_GND
3 AUD_MIC_BIAS 4 AUD_VCC
5 AUD_FPOUT_R 6 AUD_RET_R
7 HP_ON 8 KEY
9 AUD_FPOUT_L 10 AUD_RET_L

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USB3/USB4: Front panel USB Connector

The mainboard 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
connectors USB3/USB4 to connect the front-mounted ports to the
mainboard.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 VERG_FP_USBPWR0 2 VERG_FP_USBPWR0
3 USB_FP_P0- 4 USB_FP_P1­5 USB_FP_P0+ 6 USB_FP_P1+
7 GROUND 8 GROUND
9 KEY 10 USB_FP_OC0

1. Locate the USB3/4 connector on the mainboard.

2. Plug the bracket cable onto the USB3/4 connector.

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

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

1 NC 2 KEY
3 +5V 4 GND
5 IRTX 6 IRRX

1. Locate the infrared port IR1 connector on the
mainboard.

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

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Install Other Devices

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

IDE1 IDE2

1 1

FDC1

1

SATA1

SATA2

Floppy Disk Drive

The mainboard 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 FDC1.

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

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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 mainboard.

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 mainboard. 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 150 Mbytes/
second. If you have installed a Serial ATA hard drive, you can
connect the Serial ATA cables to the Serial ATA hard drive or the
connecter on the mainboard.

On the mainboard, locate the Serial ATA connectors SATA1/2,
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 AT A interface, but
maintains register compatibility and software compatibility with
Parallel ATA.

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Internal Sound Connections

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

1

CD_IN1

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 CD-ROM/DVD drive that you
have installed. On the mainboard, locate the 4-pin connector
CD_IN1.

Pin Signal

1 CD IN L
2 GND
3 GND
4 CD IN R

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Expansion Slots

This mainboard has one AGP, one CNR and five 32-bit PCI slots.

AGP1

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

PCI5

CNR1

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

1. Locate the AGP, CNR 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.

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

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8x AGP Slot

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

CNR Slot

You can install the CNR (Communications and Networking Riser)
cards in this slot, including LAN, Modem, and Audio functions.

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.

If the Setup Utility configuration is incorrect, it may cause the
system to malfunction. It can even stop your computer booting
properly. If it happens, you can use the clear CMOS jumper to
clear the CMOS memory which has stored the configuration
information; or you can hold down the Page Up key while
rebooting your computer. Holding down the Page Up key also
clears the setup information.

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 mainboard, such as the CPU,
system memory, disk drives, etc.

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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.

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY – VERSION 1.21.12

(C) 2000 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Standard CMOS Setup
Advanced Setup
Power Management Setup
PCI/Plug and Play Setup
Load Optimal Settings
Load Best Performance Settings

ESC: Quit : Select Item <Shift>F2:Chabge Color F5: Old Values
F6: Optimal Values F7: Best Performance Values F10: Save&Exit

Standards CMOS setup for changing time, date, hard disk type, etc.

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. Hold down the
Shift key and press F2 to cycle through the Setup Utility’s op­tional color schemes.

Features Setup
CPU PnP Setup
Hardware Monitor
Load Optimal Defaults
Change Password
Exit

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 Yes or No
by hitting the Y or N keys.

If you have already changed the setup utility, press F10 to save
those changes and exit the utility. Press F5 to reset the changes to
the original values. Press F6 to install the setup utility with a set of
default values. Press F7 to install the setup utility with a set of
high-performance values.

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Standard CMOS Setup Page

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

AMIBIOS SETUP – Standard CMOS Setup

(C) 2000 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Date (mm/dd/yy) : Wed Oct 08, 2003
Time (hh/mm/ss) : 11:19:55

Type Size Cyln Head WPcom Sec Mode Mode Mode Mode
Pri Master:Auto On
Pri Slave: Auto O n
Sec Master:Auto On
Sec Slave:Auto On
Floppy Drive A: 1.44 MB 31/2
Floppy Drive B: Not Installed

Month : Jan – Dec ESC : Exit
Day : 01 – 31 : Select Item
Year : 1901 – 2099 PU/PD/+/- : Modify
(Shift)F2 : Color
F3 : Detect All HDD

Date & Time

LBA Blk PIO 32Bit

These items set up system date and time.

IDE Pri Master/Pri Slave/Sec Master/Sec Slave

Use these items to configure devices connected to the Primary
and 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.

Floppy Drive A/B

These items set up size and capacity of the floppy diskette
drive(s) installed in the system.

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Advanced Setup 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.

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Quick Boot Enabled
1st Boot Device IDE-0
2nd Boot Device Floppy
3rd Boot Device CD/DVD-0
Try Other Boot Devices Yes
S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks Disabled
BootUp Num-Lock On
Floppy Drive Swap Disabled
Floppy Drive Seek Disabled
Password Check Setup
Boot To OS/2 N o
L2 Cache Enabled
System BIOS Cacheable Enabled
Graphic Win Size 64MB
DRAM CAS# Latency 2.5T
Auto detect DIMM/PCI Clk Enabled
Spread Spectrum Disabled

AMIBIOS SETUP – Advanced Setup

ESC:Quit :Select Item
F1:Help PU/PD/+/-:Modify
F5:Old Values (Shift)F2:Color
F6:Load BIOS Defaults
F7:Load Setup Defaults

Quick Boot

If you enable this item, the system starts up more quickly be
elimination some of the power on test routines.

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Boot Device/2nd Boot Device/3rd Boot Device

Use these items to determine the device order the computer
uses to look for an operating system to load at start-up time.

Try Other Boot Device

If you enable this item, the system will also search for other
boot devices if it fails to find an operating system from the first
two locations.

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S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks

Enable this item if any IDE hard disks support the
S.M.A.R.T . (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting
Technology) feature.

BootUp Num-Lock

This item determines if the Num Lock key is active or
inactive at system start-up time.

Floppy Drive Swap

If you have two diskette drives installed and you enable this
item, drive A becomes drive B and drive B becomes drive A.

Floppy Drive Seek

If you enable this item, your system will check all floppy disk
drives at start up. Disable this item unless you are using an
old 360KB drive.

Password Check

If you have entered a password for the system, use this item
to determine, if the password is required to enter the Setup
Utility (Setup) or required both at start-up and to enter the
Setup Utility (Always).

Boot to OS/2 > 64MB

Enable this item if you are booting the OS/2 operating system
and you have more than 64MB of system memory installed.

L2 Cache

Leave these items enabled since all the processors that can
be installed on this board have internal L2 cache memory.

System BIOS Cacheable

If you enable this item, a segment of the system BIOS will
be copied to main memory for faster execution.

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Graphic Win Size

This item defines the size of aperture if you use a graphic
adapter.

DRAM Timing By SPD

This item allows you to enable or disable the DRAM timing
defined by the Serial Presence Detect electrical.

Auto detect DIMM/PCI Clock

When this item is enabled, BIOS will disable the clock signal of
free DIMM/PCI slots.

Spread Spectrum

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

Power Management Setup Page

This page sets some parameters for system power management
operation.

AMIBIOS SETUP – Power Management Setup

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ACPI Aware O/S Yes
ACPI Standby State S1
Power Management Enabled
Suspend Time Out Disabled
Resume On RTC Alarm Disabled
RTC Alarm Date 15
RTC Alarm Hour 12
RTC Alarm Minute 30
RTC Alarm Second 30
LAN/Ring Power On Disabled
Keyboard Power On Disabled
USB Device Power On Disabled

ESC:Quit :Select Item
F1:Help PU/PD/+/-:Modify
F5:Old Values (Shift)F2:Color
F6:Load BIOS Defaults
F7:Load Setup Defaults

ACPI Aware O/S

This item supports ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power
management Interface). Use this item to enable or disable the
ACPI feature.

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ACPI Standby State

This item selects the status S1(Stop Clock) or S3(Suspend to
RAM) when the system enters the power-saving Suspend
mode.

Power Management

Use this item to enable or disable a power management
scheme. If you enable power management, you can use the
items below to set the power management operation. Both
APM and ACPI are supported.

Suspend Time Out

This sets the timeout for Suspend mode in minutes. If the time
selected passes without any system activity , the computer will
enter power-saving Suspend mode.

Resume On RTC Alarm / Date / Hour / Minute / Second

The system can be turned off with a software command. If
you enable this item, the system can automatically resume at a
fixed time based on the system’s RTC (realtime clock). Use
the items below this one to set the date and time of the wake­up alarm. You must use an ATX power supply in order to use
this feature.

LAN/Ring Power On

The 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 Modem. You must use an ATX
power supply in order to use this feature.

Keyboard Power On

If you enable this item, system can automatically resume by
pressing hot keys on the keyboard or typing in the password.
You must enable the Keyboard Power On jumper and use an
ATX power supply in order to use this feature.

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USB Device Power On

If you enable this item, the system can automatically resume by
using the USB device.

PCI / Plug and Play Setup Page

This page sets up some parameters for devices installed on the
PCI bus and those utilizing the system plug and play capability.

AMIBIOS SETUP – PCI / PLUG AND PLAY SETUP

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Primary Graphics Adapter AGP
Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes
PCI IDE BusMaster Disabled

ESC:Quit :Select Item
F1:Help PU/PD/+/-:Modify
F5:Old Values (Shift)F2:Color
F6:Load BIOS Defaults
F7:Load Setup Defaults

Primary Graphics Adapter

This item indicates if the primary graphics adapter uses the PCI
or the AGP bus. The default AGP setting still lets the onboard
display work and allows the use of a second display card
installed in an AGP slot.

Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA

If this item is enabled, an IRQ will be assigned to the PCI VGA
graphics system. You set this value to No to free up an IRQ.

PCI IDE BusMaster

This item enables or disables the DMA under DOS mode. We
recommend you to leave this item at the default value.

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Load Optimal Settings

If you select this item and press Enter a dialog box appears. If
you press Y, and then Enter, the Setup Utility loads a set of fail­safe default values. These default values are not very demanding
and they should allow your system to function with most kinds of
hardware and memory chips.

Note: It is highly recommended that users enter this option to
load optimal values for accessing the best performance.

Load Best Performance Settings

If you select this item and press Enter a dialog box appears. If
you press Y, and then Enter, the Setup Utility loads a set of best­performance default values. These default values are quite
demanding and your system might not function properly if you are
using slower memory chips or other low-performance compo­nents.

Features Setup Page

This page sets up some parameters for peripheral devices con­nected to the system.

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OnBoard FDC Enabled
OnBoard Serial PortA 3 F8h/COM1
OnBoard IR Port Disabled
OnBoard Parallel Port 378h
Parallel Port Mode EPP+ECP
Parallel Port IRQ 7
Parallel Port DMA 3
OnBoard PCI IDE Both
OnBoard PCI SATA Enabled
Audio Device Enabled
Modem Device Auto
Ethernet Device Enabled
IEEE1394 Device Enabled
OnBoard USB Function Enabled
USB Function for DOS Disabled
ThumbDrive for DOS Disabled

AMIBIOS SETUP – Features Setup

ESC:Quit :Select Item
F1:Help PU/PD/+/-:Modify
F5:Old Values (Shift)F2:Color
F6:Load BIOS Defaults
F7:Load Setup Defaults

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OnBoard FDC

Use this item to enable or disable the onboard floppy disk drive
interface.

OnBoard Serial PortA

Use this item to enable or disable the onboard COM1 serial port,
and to assign a port address.

OnBoard IR Port

Use this item to enable or disable the onboard infrared port, and
to assign a port address.

Onboard Parallel Port

This item enables or disables the onboard LPT1 parallel port,
and assigns a port address. The Auto setting will detect and
available address.

Parallel Port Mode

Use this item to set the parallel port mode. You can select SPP
(Standard Parallel Port), ECP (Extended Capabilities Port), EPP
(Enhanced Parallel Port), or ECP + EPP.

Parallel Port IRQ

Use this item to assign IRQ to the parallel port.

Parallel Port DMA

Use this item to assign a DMA channel to the parallel port.

OnBoard PCI IDE

Use this item to enable or disable the onboard PCI IDE channel.

OnBoard PCI SATA

Use this item to enable or disable the onboard PCI SATA
channel.

Audio Device

This item enables or disables the AC’97 audio chip.

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Modem Device

This item enables or disables the MC’97 modem chip.Ethernet
Device

Ethernet Device

This item enables or disables the onboard Ethernet LAN.

IEEE1394 Device

This item enables or disables the onboard IEEE1394.

OnBoard USB Function

Enable this item if you plan to use the USB ports on this
mainboard.

USB Function for DOS

Enable this item if you plan to use the USB ports on this
mainboard in a DOS environment.

ThumbDrive for DOS

Enable this item to make a small portion of memory storage
device for the USB ports.

CPU PnP Setup Page

This page helps you manually configure the mainboard for the
CPU. The system will automatically detect the type of installed
CPU and make the appropriate adjustments to the items on this
page.

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CPU Type AMD K7
CPU Frequency 100 MHz
CPU Over-clocking Freq. 100 MHz
CPU/DRAM Frequrncy Ratio [1:1]
DRAM Frequency 100 MHz
CPU Ratio Locked

AMIBIOS SETUP – CPU PnP SETUP

ESC:Quit :Select Item
F1:Help PU/PD/+/-:Modify
F5:Old Values (Shift)F2:Color
F6:Load BIOS Defaults
F7:Load Setup Defaults

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CPU Type/Frequency

These items show type and frequency of the CPU installed in
your system.

CPU Over-clocking Freq.

This item decides CPU over-clocking frequency installed in
your system. If the over-clocking fails, please turn off the
system power. And then, hold the PageUp key (similar to the
Clear CMOS function) and turn on the power, the BIOS will
recover the safe default.

CPU/DRAM Frequency Ratio

This item adjusts the CPU/DRAM frequency installed in your
system.

DRAM Frequency

This item shows the DRAM frequency installed in your
system.

CPU Ratio

This item shows the CPU ratio installed in your system.

Hardware Monitor Page

This page sets up some parameters for the hardware monitoring
function of this mainboard.

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*** System Hardware ***
CPU Vcore 4.080V
Vcc 2.5V 4.080V
+3.3V 4.080V
+5 V 6.854V
+12V 16.320V
SB+3.3V 3.472V
SB+ 5V 5.053V
NB Fan Speed 0 RPM
SYSTEM Fan Speed 0 RPM
CPU Fan Speed 0 RPM
Vcore Temperature -1°C/-33°F
SYSTEM Temperature -1°C/-33°F
CPU Temperature -1°C/-33°F

AMIBIOS SETUP – Hardware Monitor

ESC:Quit :Select Item
F1:Help PU/PD/+/-:Modify
F5:Old Values (Shift)F2:Color
F6:Load BIOS Defaults
F7:Load Setup Defaults

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CPU / System Temperature

These items display CPU and system temperature measure­ment.

FANs & Voltage Measurements

These items indicate cooling fan speeds in RPM and the various
system voltage measurements.

Change Password

If you highlight this item and press Enter, a dialog box appears that
you can enter a Supervisor password. You can enter no more than
six letters or numbers. Press Enter after you have typed in the
password. There will be the second dialog box asking you to
retype the password for confirmation. Press Enter after you have
retyped it correctly. Then, the password is required for the access
to the Setup Utility or for it at start-up, depending on the setting of
the Password Check item in Advanced Setup.

Exit

Highlight this item and press Enter to save the changes that you
have made in the Setup Utility configuration and exit the program.
When the Save and Exit dialog box appears, press Y to save and
exit, or press N to exit without saving.

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Chapter 4 Software & Applications

Introduction

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

T o 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 98/ME/2000/XP, it will
automatically install all the drivers and utilities for your mainboard;
if Windows NT or manual installation, please follow the instruc­tions described as the Installing under W indows NT or Manual
Installation section.

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Installing Suppor t 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 contents of the disc with the Windows 98 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 W indows 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.

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Auto-Installing under Windows 98/ME/2000/XP

If you are under Windows 98/ME/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.

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.

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Installing under Windows NT or Manual Installation

If you are under Windows NT, the auto-installing program doesn’t
work out; or you have to do the manual installation, please follow
this procedure while the Auto Setup screen pops out after insert­ing the support CD-ROM:

1 Click the ReadMe to bring up a screen, and then click

the Install Path at the bottom of the screen.

2 Find out your mainboard model name and click on it to

obtain its correct driver directory .

3 Install each software in accordance with the

corresponding driver path.

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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