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Thank you for choosing ROCKY-4786EVG R SOCKET 478 PENTIUM 4 Single Board
Computer. The ROCKY-4786EVG R board is an PICMG form factor board, which
comes fully equipped with high performance Processor and advanced high
performance multi-mode I/O, designed for the system manufacturers, integrators,
or VARs that want to provide all the performance, reliability, and quality at a
reasonable price.
In addition, ROCKY-4786EVG R built in a 3D AGP 4X controller (Intel 865GV), which
provides up to 2048x1536x16-color clear resolution that shares 1/8/16MB system
DDR-SDRAM.
ROCKY-4786EVG R supports one or two 64-bit wide DDR400 data channels.
Available bandwidth up to 3.2GB/s in single -channel mode and 6.4GB/s in dualchannel mode.
The CSA interface connects the GMCH with a Gigabit Ethernet controller.
ROCKY-4786EVG R’s built -in ICH5R has 10/100 Fast Ethernet LAN capability. It is
fully integrated 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX LAN solution with high performance
networking functions and low power features.
The ICH5R has an integrated SATA host controller that supports independent DMA
operation on two port and supports data transfer rate of up to 1.5Gb/s.The ICH5R
Offers data striping for higher performance(RAID Level 0),and offers mirroring for
Data security(RAID Level 1).
For applications that needs high speed serial transmission, the ROCKY-4786EVG R
provides USB2.0 for your convenience. The high speed USB2.0 host controller
implements an ECHI interface that provides bandwidth up to 480Mb/s.
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1.1 Specifications
Floppy disk drive
USB 2.0/1.1 port
Intel Pentium 4(NORTHWOOD,PRESCOTT)
CPU(PGA 478)
Bus interface PICMG 1.0 compliant, PCI 2.1
Bus speed PCI: 33MHz
DMA channels 7
Interrupt levels 15
Chipset INTEL 865G V / ICH5R
RAM memory
Ultra DMA 100
IDE interface
interface
Serial ports
Bi-directional
parallel port
Hardware
monitor
IrDA port
Watchdog timer
/4-M Processor, supports 400/533/800
MHz PSB (SET BY BIOS)
Two 184-pin DIMM sockets support Dual
Channel DDR333/400 SDRAM .Support
one or two 64-bit wide DDR data
channels. The max. memory supported is
up to 2GB.
Up to four PCI Enhanced IDE hard drives.
The Ultra DMA 100 IDE can handle data
transfer up to 100MB/s. Compatible with
existing ATA IDE specifications its best
advantage, so there is no need to do any
changes for users’ current accessories.
Supports up to two floppy disk drives,
5.25”(360KB and 1.2MB) and/or 3.5”
(720KB, 1.44MB, and 2.88MB)
Two RS-232 ports with 16C550 UART (or
compatible) with 16-byte FIFO buffer.
Support up to 115.2Kbps. Ports can be
individually configured to COM1, COM2 or
disabled.
Configurable to LPT1, LPT2, LPT3 or
disabled. Supports EPP/ECP/SPP
Built-in to monitor power supply voltage
and fan speed status
Supports Serial Infrared(SIR) and
Amplitude Shift Keyed IR(ASKIR) interface
Supports 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports for future
expansion
Software Programmable Reset generated
when CPU does not periodically trigger
the timer.
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Supports Two independent serial ATA
Serial ATA
Ethernet
Keyboard and
PS/2 mouse
connector
Audio AC’97 Audio CODEC
VGA controller
Compact flash
Power
consumption
Operating
temperature
channels. Serial ATA generation 1 transfer
rate of 150MB/s.Support (RAID Level 0),
(RAID Level 1)
The CSA interface connectors GMCH with
a 82547EI Gigabit Ethernet controller. It’s
to Support full 100/1000-bast-T Ethernet
ICH5 integrated fast Ethernet MAC
features an IEEE802.3 and 802.3x
compliant MAC supporting full duplex 10base-T,100-bast-T Ethernet.
A 6-pin mini DIN connector is located on
the mounting bracket for easy connection
to a keyboard or PS/2 mouse. For
alternative application, a keyboard and a
PS/2 mouse pin header connector are
also available on board.
Built-in AGP 4X 3D graphics engine.
Share s system DDR SDRAM 16MB.
Onboard DVO chip(SIL164) supports color
DVI display(optional).
It can be used with a passive adapter
(True IDE Mode ) in a Type I/II Socket.
PENTIUM4 NORTHWOOD :3.0GHz, 512MB
DDR400 DDR-SDRAM
+12V@ 7.52A ,+5V@6.98A ,-12V@0.5A.
Recommended : 350-watt power supply
or higher
0° ~ 55° C
( *CPU needs Cooler & silicone heat sink
paste* )
WARNING : 1. Never run the processor without the heat-sink and (Cooler).
2. Be sure to use ATX-12V power connector (CN2) for the CPU
power.
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1.2 Package Contents
The ROCKY-4786EVG R package includes the following items:
l One ROCKY-4786EVG R Single Board Computer
l One RS -232 & Printer Cables with bracket
l One FDD cable.
l One ATA IDE cable.
l Two SATA IDE cables.
l One SATA Power c ord.
l One AT X-12V cable.
l One keyboard and mouse Y -Adapter cable.
l One Driver CD
l User manual
If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact the dealer from
whom you purchased this product. Save the shipping materials and carton in case
you want to ship or store the product in the future.
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Chapter 2 Installation
This chapter describes how to install the ROCKY-4786EVG R. First a layout diagram
of the ROCKY-4786EVG R is shown, followed by unpacking information that should
be carefully followed. The jumpers and switch settings for the ROCKY-4786EVG R
configuration, such as CPU type selection, system clock setting, and watchdog
timer, are also listed.
(This space is intentionally left blank.
Please refer to the next page.)
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2.1 Layout & Dimensions
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2.2 Unpacking Precautions
Some components on ROCKY-4786EVG R are very sensitive to static electric
charges and can be damaged by a sudden rush of power. To protect it from
unintended damage, be sure to follow these precautions:
l Ground yourself to remove any static charge before touching your ROCKY-
l Handle your ROCKY-4786EVG R by its edges. Don’t touch IC chips, leads or
l Do not plug any connector or jumper while the power is on.
Note: All shaded rows in tables of this manual are the
4786EVG R. You can do it by using a grounded wrist strap at all times or by
frequently touching any conducting materials that is connected to the ground.
circuitry if not necessary.
default settings for ROCKY-4786EVGR .
2.3 Clear CMOS Setup
To clear the CMOS Setup (for example if you have forgotten the password, you
should clear the CMOS and then re -set the password), you should close the JP2
(2-3) for about 3 seconds, then open it once more. This will set back to normal
operation mode.
JP2 : Clear CMOS Setup
•
JP2 DESCRIPTION
1-2 or open
(default)*
2-3 Clear CMOS Setup
Keep CMOS Setup
(Normal Operation)
2.4 Compact Flash Master/Slave Function
Setting
JP1 : Compact Flash Master/Slave Function Setting Short 1 - 2 pin ,
•
Compact Flash is Master
JP1 DESCRIPTION
Short Master
Open Slave
2.5 CPU type Setting
ROCKY-4786EVG R board can use two different types of CPU. One is Pentium4 CPU
model and the other is Pentium4 -M CPU.
l 2.5-1: When using Pentium4 CPU, please short JP4 (1-2). CPU VID will now
automatically configure the power of CPU. (Default)
l 2.5-2: When using Pentium4-M CPU, please short JP4 (2-3). The power of
CPU will be set to 1.3V at this time.
JP4 DESCRIPTION
Short (1-2)
Short (2-3)
Pentium4 CPU
Pentium4-M CPU
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Chapter 3 CONNECTION
This chapter describes how to connect peripherals, switches and indicators to the
ROCKY-4786EVG R board.
Label Function
IDE1 & IDE2 Ultra ATA100 Primary & Secondary IDE
connectors
FDD1 Floppy connector
LPT1 Parallel port connector
COM1 & COM2 Serial port connectors
CF1 Compact Flash Storage Card Type II connector
IR1 IRDA infrared interface port
USB1 USB dual port connector
USB2 USB dual port connector
USB3 USB dual port connector
USB4 USB dual port connector
LAN1 & LAN2 LAN RJ45 connectors
KB/MS1 6-pin Mini -Din Keyboard & Mouse connector
CN5 External 5-pin Header Keyboard Connector
FAN1 & FAN2 FAN connectors
SATA1 & SATA2
CN1 External switches and indicators
CN2 ATX +12V Power connector
CN3 & CN4 LAN LED connectors
CD-IN Audio CD in connector
LINE-IN Audio LINE in connector
MIC-IN Audio MIC in connector
PW-SW1 ATX Power Button connector
ATXCTL Backplane to Main board ATX power control
Serial ATA connectors
Connector
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3.1 Audio Connector
The ROCKY-4786EVG R has a built -in AC’97 AUDIO CODEC; connector directly
connects to your MIC-IN & CD-IN & LINE -IN.
• SPK_OUT : AUDIO Headphone Jack (Output)
• LINE-IN : AUDIO LINE-IN Connector (Input)
• CD -IN : AUDIO CD-IN Connector (Input)
• MIC-IN : AUDIO MIC-IN Connector (Input)
PIN NO.
1 LEFT LEFT MIC-IN
2 GND GND GND
3 GND GND GND
LINE-IN CD-IN MIC-IN
DESCRIPTION
4 RIGHT RIGHT
3.2 VGA Connector
• VGA1: 15-pin Female Connector
PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION
1 RED 2 GREEN
3 BLUE 4 NC
5 GROUND 6 GROUND
7 GROUND 8 GROUND
You can attach up to four IDE( Integrated Device Electronics) devices.
IDE1 : Primary IDE Connector
•
IDE2 : Secondary IDE Connector
•
IDE1 & IDE2 : IDE Interface Connector
•
PIN DESCRIPTION PIN
1 RESET# 2 GROUND
3 DATA 7 4 DATA 8
5 DATA 6 6 DATA 9
7 DATA 5 8 DATA 10
9 DATA 4 10 DATA 11
11 DATA 3 12 DATA 12
13 DATA 2 14 DATA 13
15 DATA 1 16 DATA 14
17 DATA 0 18 DATA 15
19 GROUND 20 N/C
21 DRQ 22 GROUND
23 IOW# 24 GROUND
25 IOR# 26 GROUND
27 CHRDY 28 REV. PULL LOW
29 DACK 30 GROUND-DEFAULT
31 INTERRUPT 32 N/C
33 SA1 34 N/C
35 SA0 36 SA2
37 HDC CS0# 38 HDC CS1#
39 HDD ACTIVE# 40 GROUND
DESCRIPTION
3.4 Parallel Port Connector
Usually, a printer is connected to the parallel port. The ROCKY-4786EVGR includes
an on-board parallel port, accessed via a 26-pin flat -cable connector LPT1.
LPT1 : Parallel Port Connector
•
PIN
1 STROBE# 2 DATA 0
3 DATA 1 4 DATA 2
5 DATA 3 6 DATA 4
7 DATA 5 8 DATA 6
9 DATA 7 10
11
13
17 PRINTER SELECT LN# 18
19
21
23
25
DESCRIPTION PIN
BUSY 12
PRINTER SELECT 14 AUTO FORM FEED #
ERROR# 16
GROUND 20
GROUND 22
GROUND 24
GROUND 26
DESCRIPTION
ACKNOWLEDGE
PAPER EMPTY
INITIALIZE
GROUND
GROUND
GROUND
GROUND
NC
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3.5 ATX Power Button Connector
PW-SW1: ATX Power Button Connector
•
PIN DESCRIPTION
1 PWRBTN
2 GROUND
3.6 USB Port Connector
The ROCKY-4786EVG R is equipped with Four USB(Version. 2.0) ports for the future
new I/O bus expansion.
USB1,USB2, USB3,UBS4 : 2 ports USB Connector
•
PIN DESCRIPTION PIN
1. VCC 2. GROUND
3. DATA0- 4. DATA1+
5. DATA0+ 6. DATA1-
7. GROUND 8. VCC
DESCRIPTION
3.7 Serial Port
The ROCKY-4786EVG R offers Two high speed NS16C550 compatible UART’s with
16-byte Read/Receive FIFO serial ports.
• COM1,COM2: 10Pin Serial Port Connector
PIN
1 DATA CARRIER DETECT (DCD)
2 RECEIVE DATA (RXD)
3 TRANSMIT DATA (TXD)
4 DATA TERMINAL READY (DTR)
5 GROUND (GND)
6 DATA SET READY (DSR)
7 REQUEST TO SEND (RTS)
8 CLEAR TO SEND (CTS)
9 RING INDICATOR (RI)
10 GROUND (GND)
DESCRIPTION
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3.8 Keyboard/Mouse Connector
The ROCKY-4786EVG R has a 6-pin DIN keyboard/mouse connector & a external
KB/MS1 :Mini DIN Keyboard/Mouse Connector
•
PIN DESCRIPTION
1 KEYBOARD DATA
2 MOUSE DATA
3 GROUND
4 +5V
5 KEYBOARD CLOCK
6 MOUSE CLOCK
For alternative application, a keyboard pin header connector are also
available on board, located on CN5 re spectively.
The ROCKY-4786EVG R comes with an integrated IrDA port which supports either a
Serial Infrared(SIR) or an Amplitude Shift Keyed IR(ASKIR) interface.
IR1: IrDA connector
•
PIN DESCRIPTION
1 VCC
2 NC
3 IR-RX
4 Ground
5 IR-TX
6 CIRRX
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3.10 Fan Connector
The ROCKY-4786EVG R also has a CPU with cooling fan connector and chassis fan
connector, which can supply 12V/500mA to the cooling fan. There is a “rotation”
pin in the fan connector, which transfers the fan’s rotation signal to the system
BIOS in order to recognize the fan speed. Please note that only some specific
types of fans offer a rotation signal.
• FAN1,FAN2 : Fan Connector
PIN
1 Ground
2 +12V
3 Rotation Signal
DESCRIPTION
3.11 External Switches and Indicators
There are several external switches and indicators for monitoring and controlling
your CPU board. All functions are in the CN1 connector.
CN1 : External Switches and Indicators
•
PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION
Power
LED
11
HDD LED 13
1
3
5
7
9
+5V 2
N/C 4
GND 6
NC 8
NC 10
GND 12
HDD LED + 14
Speaker +
Speaker Reset PIN1
Reset PIN2
HDD LED - HDD LED
N/C
N/C
Speaker
Reset
Button
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3.12 LAN Connector
The ROCKY-4786EVGR is equipped with one built -in 10/100Mbps
& one built -in 100/1000Mbps Ethernet controllers. You can connect it to your LAN
through RJ45 LAN connectors. There are two LED on the connector indicating the
status of LAN. The pin assignments are listed in the following table :
H Power source from Backplane with ATX Connector
(Through Power Button & +5VSB)
DESCRIPTION
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Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Setup
4.1 Introduction
This manual discusses AMI's Setup program built into the ROM BIOS. The Setup
program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This special
information is then stored in battery -backed RAM so that it retains the Setup
information when the power is turned off.
4.2 Starting Setup
The AMI BIOS is immediately activated when you first power on the computer.The
BIOS reads the system information contained in the CMOS and begins the process
of checking out the system and configuring it. When it finishes, the BIOS will seek
an operating system on one of the disks and then launch and turn control over to
the operating system.
While the BIOS is in control, the Setup program can be activated in one of two
ways:
1. By pressing <Del> immediately after switching the system on, or
2. by pressing the <Del>key when the following message appears briefly at the
bottom of the screen during the POST .
Press DEL to enter SETUP.
If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup,
restart the system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing the "RESET"
button on the system case. You may also restart by simultaneously pressing
<Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Delete> keys. If you do not press the keys at the correct
time and the system does not boot, an error message will be displayed and you will
again be asked to...
4.3 Using Setup
In general, you use the arrow keys to highlight items, press <Enter> to select, use
the PageUp and PageDown keys to change entries, press <F1> for help and press
<Esc> to quit. The following table provides more detail about how to navigate in
the Setup program using the keyboard.
Up arrow Move to previous item
Down arrow Move to next item
Left arrow Move to the item in the left hand
Right arrow Move to the item in the right hand
Esc key Main Menu -- Quit and not save changes into
CMOS
Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page
Setup Menu -- Exit current page and return to
Main Menu
Page Up key Increase the numeric value or make changes
Page Dn key Decrease the numeric value or make changes
F1 key General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu
and Option Page Setup Menu
F2 /F3 key Change color from total 16 colors. F2 to select
color forward.
F10 key Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu
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4.4 Getting Help
Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use
and the possible selections for the highlighted item. To exit the Help Window
press <Esc> or the F1 key again.
If, after making and saving system changes with Setup, you discover that your
computer no longer is able to boot, the AMI BIOS supports an override to the
CMOS settings which resets your system to its defaults.
The best advice is to only alter settings which you thoroughly understand. To this
end, we strongly recommend that you avoid making any changes to the chipset
defaults. These defaults have been carefully chosen by both AMI and your
systems manufacturer to provide the absolute maximum performance and reliability.
Even a seemingly small change to the chipset setup has the potential for causing
you to use the override.
4.5 BIOS menu bar
The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items:
Main For changing the basic system configuration.
Advanced For changing the advanced system settings.
PCI PnP This entry appears if your system supports PnP / PCI.
Boot For changing the system boot configuration.
Security Use this menu to set User and Supervisor Passwords.
Chipset For changing the chipset setting.
Power For changing the advanced power management configuration.
Exit For selecting the exit options and loading default settings.
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4.6 Main
When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears
giving you an overview of the basic system information.
AMI BIOS This item displays the auto-detected BIOS information.
Processor This item displays the auto-detected CPU specification.
System Memory This item displays the auto-detected system memory.
System Time [xx:xx:xx] This item allows you to set the system time.
System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] This item allows you to set the system date.
4.7 Advanced
The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other
system devices.
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4.7.1 CPU Configuration
The items in this menu show the CPU-related information auto-detected by
BIOS.
Hyper-Threading Technology [Enabled]
This item allows you to enable or disable the processor Hyper-Threading
Technology.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
P4M SUPPORT [Disable]
This item allows you to enable or disable the P4-M CPU support.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
4.7.2 IDE Configuration
The items in this menu allow you to set or change the configurations for
the IDE devices installed in the system. Select an item then press Enter if
you wish to configure the item.
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IDE Configuration [P-ATA/RAID]
This item allows you to select the IDE mode
Configuration options: [Disabled] [P-ATA/RAID] [S-ATA Only ] [P-ATA/S-ATA]
Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave
Third and Fourth IDE Master
The values opposite the dimmed items (Device, Vendor, Size, LBA Mode,
Block Mode, PIO Mode, Async DMA, Ultra DMA, and SMART monitoring)
are auto-detected by BIOS and are not user-configurable. These items
show N/A if no IDE device is installed in the system.
Type [Auto]
Selects the type of IDE drive. Setting to Auto allows automatic selection of the
appropriate IDE device type. Select CDROM if you are specifically configuring a CDROM drive. Select ARMD (ATAPI Removable Media Device) if your device is either a
ZIP, LS-120, or MO drive.
Configuration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD] .
LBA/Large Mode [Auto]
Enables or disables the LBA mode. Setting to Auto enables the LBA mode if the
device supports this mode, and if the device was not previously formatted with
LBA mode disabled.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto]
Block (Multi -sector Transfer) [Auto]
Enables or disables data multi-sectors transfers. When set to Auto, the data
transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time if the device
supports multi-sector transfer feature. When set to Disabled, the data transfer
from and to the device occurs one sector at a time.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto]
PIO Mode [Auto]
Selects the PIO mode.
Configuration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4]
Sets the type of floppy drive installed.
Configuration options: [Disabled][360K, 5.25 in.][1.2M , 5.25 in.][720K , 3.5 in.]
[1.44M, 3.5 in.] [2.88M,3.5in.]
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4.7.4 Super IO Configuration
On Board Floppy Controller [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the floppy disk controller.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [ Enabled]
Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4]
Allows you to select the Serial Port1 base address.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [3E8/IRQ4] [2E8/IRQ3]
Serial Port2 Address [2F8/IRQ3]
Allows you to select the Serial Port2 base address.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [2F8/IRQ3] [3E8/IRQ4] [2E8/IRQ3]
Parallel Port Address [378]
Allows you to select the Parallel Port base addresses.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [378] [278] [3BC]
Parallel Port Mode [ Normal]
Allows you to select the Parallel Port mode.
Configuration options: [Normal] [Bi-directional] [EPP] [ECP]
Parallel Port IRQ [IRQ7]
Configuration options: [IRQ5] [IRQ7]
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4.7.5 Hardware Health Configuration
4.7.6 ACPI Configuration
Allows you to change the settings for the Advanced Power Management (APM).
Select an item then press Enter to display the configuration options.
General ACPI Configuration
Allows you to select the ACPI state to be used for system suspend.
Configuration options: [S1 (POS) Only]
Advanced ACPI Configuration
Use this section to configure additional ACPI options.
ACPI 2.0 Features [No]
Allows you to add more tables for ACPI 2.0 specifications.
Configuration options: [No] [Yes]
ACPI APIC support [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the ACPI support in the ASIC. When set to
Enabled, the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the RSDT pointer list.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
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AMI OEMB table [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the inclusion of the BIOS ->AML exchange
pointer to (X)RSDT pointer list.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Headless mode [Disabled]
Enable/Disable headless operation mode through ACPI.
4.7.7 MPS Configuration
Configure the Multi-Processor table
MPS Revision [1.4]
Configuration options: [1.1] [1.4]
4.7.8 Remote Access Configuration
Configure Remote Access.
Remote Access [Disabled]
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
4.7.9 USB Configuration
The items in this menu allows you to change the USB-related features.
Select an item then press Enter to display the configuration options.
USB Function [8 USB Ports]
Allows you to set the number of USB ports to activate.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [2 USB Ports] [4 USB Ports] [6 USB Ports]
[8 USB Ports]
Legacy USB Support [Enable]
Enable support for legacy US B.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the USB 2.0 controller.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed]
Allows you to configure the USB 2.0 controlle r in HiSpeed (480 Mbps) or Full Speed
(12 Mbps).
Configuration options: [HiSpeed ] [Full Speed]
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4.8 PCI PnP
The PCI PnP menu items allow you to change the advanced settings for
PCI/PnP devices. The menu includes setting IRQ and DMA channel
memory size blo ck for legacy ISA devices.
Clear NVRAM [NO]
Clear NVRAM during system boot.
Plug & Play O/S [NO]
When set to [No], BIOS configures all the devices in the system. When set
to [Yes] and if you installed a Plug & Play operating system, the operating
system configures the Plug & Play devices not required for boot.
Configuration options: [No] [Yes]
PCI Latency Timer [ 32]
Allows you to select the value in units of PCI clocks for the PCI device
latency timer register.
Configuration options: [32] [64] [96] [128] [160] [192] [224] [248].
Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA [Yes]
When set to [Yes], BIOS assigns an IRQ to PCI VGA card if the card
requests for an IRQ. When set to [No], BIOS does not assign an IRQ to
the PCI VGA card even if requested.
Configuration options: [No ] [Yes]
Palette Snooping [Disabled]
When set to [Enabled], the palet te snooping feature informs the PCI
devices that an ISA graphics device is installed in the system so that the
latter can function correctly. Setting to [Disabled] deactivates this feature .
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
PCI IDE Bus Master [ Disabled]
Allows BIOS to use PCI bus mastering when reading/writing to IDE
devices. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Off Board PCI/ISA IDE Card [Auto]
Some PCI IDE cards may require this to be set to the PCI slot number that is
holding the card.
IRQ xx [Available]
When set to [Available], the specific IRQ is free for use of PCI/PnP devices. When
set to [Reserved], the IRQ is reserved for legacy ISA devices.
Configuration options: [Available] [Reserved]
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4.9 Boot
The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options. Select
an item then press Enter to display the sub-menu.
4.9.1 Boot Settings Configuration
configure settings during system boot.
Quick Boot [Enabled]
Enabling this item allows BIOS to skip some power on self tests (POST)
while booting to decrease the time needed to boot the system. When set
to [Disabled], BIOS performs all the POST items.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Quiet Boot [Disabled]
This allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Add On ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS]
Sets the display mode for option ROM.
Configuration options: [Force BIOS] [Keep Current]
Bootup Num-Lock [On]
Allows you to select the power-on state for the NumLock.
Configuration options: [Off] [On]
PS/2 Mouse Support [Auto]
Allows you to enable or disable support for PS/2 mouse.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto]
Wait for ‘F1’ If Error [Enabled]
When set to Enabled, the system waits for F1 key to be pressed when error
occurs.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Hit ‘DEL’ Message Display [Enabled]
When set to Enabled, the system displays the message ‘Press DEL to run
Setup’ during POST.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Interrupt 19 Capture [Disabled]
When set to [Enabled], this function allows the option ROMs to trap Interrupt 19.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
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4.9.2 Boot Device Priority
Specifies the boot device priority sequence.
1st ~ xxth Boot Device
These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available
hard disk drives. The number of items that appear on the screen depends on the
number of hard disk drives installed in the system.
Configuration options: [xxxxx Drive] [Disabled]
Removable Drives
Specifies the boot device priority sequence from available removable drives.
4.10 Security
The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings.
Select an item then press Enter to display the configuration options.
Change Supervisor Password
Select this item to set or change the supervisor password. The Supervisor
Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed. After
you have set a password, this item shows Installed.
Change User Password
Select this item to set or change the user password. The User Password
item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed. After you have
set a password, this item shows Installed.
Boot Sector Virus Protection [Disabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the boot sector virus protection.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
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4.11 Chipset
The Chipset menu items allow you to change the advanced chipset
settings. Select an item then press Enter to display the sub-menu.
4.11.1 North Bridge Configuration
Configure DRAM Timing by SPD [Enabled]
When this item is enabled, the DRAM timing parameters are set according
to the DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect). When disabled, you can
manually set the DRAM timing parameters through the DRAM sub-items.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Memory Hole [Disabled]
Configuration options: [Disabled] [15MB-16MB]
Init. Graphic Adapter Priority [ Internal VGA]
Allows selection of the graphics controller to use as primary boot device.
Configuration options: [Internal VGA ] [PCI/Int-VGA]
Internal Graphics Mode Select [Enable, 8MB]
Select the amount of system memory used by the internal graphics device.
Configuration options: [Enable, 1MB] [Enable, 4MB] [Enable, 8MB] [Enable, 16MB]
[Enable, 32MB]
Graphics Aperture Size [64MB]
Allows you to select the size of mapped memory for AGP graphic data.
Configuration options: [4MB] [8MB] [16MB] [32MB] [64MB] [128MB] [256MB]
C.S.A Gigabit Ethernet [Auto]
Allows you to enable or disable the C.S.A Gigabit Ethernet .
4.11.2 South Bridge Configuration
On Board AC’97 Audio [Auto]
Allows you to enable or disable the AC’97 Audio.
Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled]
Restore on AC Power Loss [Last State]
When set to Power Off, the system goes into off state after an AC power loss.
When set to Power On, the system goes on after an AC power loss.
When set to Last State, the system goes into either off or on state
Whatever was the system state before the AC power loss.
Configuration options: [Power Off] [Power On] [Last State]
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4.12 Power
Power Management/APM [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the Advanced Power Management (APM) feature.
Configuration options: [Dis abled] [Enabled]
Power Type Select [ ATX]
Allows you to select the power type mode.
Configuration options: [ATX] [AT]
Video Power Down Mode [Suspend]
Allows you to select the video power down mode.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Standby] [Suspend]
Hard Disk Power Down Mode [Suspend]
Allows you to select the hard disk power down mode.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Standby] [Suspend]
Standby Time Out [Disabled]
Allows you to select the specified time at which the system goes on standby.
Configuration options:[Disabled] [1 Min] [2 Min] [4 Min] [8 Min] [10 Min] [20 Min]
[30 Min] [40 Min] [50 Min] [60 Min]
Suspend Time Out [Disabled]
Allows you to select the specified time at which the system goes on suspend.
Configuration options:[Disabled] [1 Min] [2 Min] [4 Min] [8 Min] [10 Min] [20 Min]
[30 Min] [40 Min] [50 Min] [60 Min]
Throttle Slow Clock Ratio [50%]
Allows you to select the duty cycle in throttle mode.
Configuration options: [87.5%] [75.0%] [62.5%] [50%] [37.5%] [25%] [12.5%]
System Thermal [Disabled]
power management event.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Power Button Mode [On/Off]
Allows the system to go into On/Off mode or suspend mode when the power
button is pressed.
Configuration options: [On/Off] [Suspend]
Resume On Ring [Disabled]
Allows you to enable or disable RI to generate a wake event.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
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Resume On LAN [Disabled]
Allows you to enable or disable LAN GPI to generate a wake event.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Resume On PME# [Disabled]
Allows you to enable or disable PCI PME# to generate a wake event.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Resume On RTC Alarm [Disabled]
Allows you to enable or disable RTC to generate a wake event. When this item is
set to Enabled, the items RTC Alarm Date, RTC Alarm Hour, RTC Alarm Minute, and
RTC Alarm Second appear with set values.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
4.13 Exit
The Exit menu items allow you to load the optimal or failsafe default values
for the BIOS items, and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items.
Save Changes and Exit
Once you are finished making your selections, choose this option from the Exit
menu to ensure the values you selected are saved to the CMOS RAM. The CMOS
RAM is sustained by an onboard backup battery and stays on even when the PC is
turned off. When you selec t this option, a confirmation window appears.
Select [Yes] to save changes and exit.
Discard Changes and Exit
Select this option only if you do not want to save the changes that you made to
the Setup program. If you made changes to fields other than syst em date, system
time, and password, the BIOS asks for a confirmation before exiting.
Discard Changes
This option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the
previously saved values. After selecting this option, a confirmation appears. Select
[Yes] to discard any changes and load the previously saved values.
Load Optimal Defaults
This option allows you to load optimal default values for each of the
parameters on the Setup menus. F9 key can be used for this operation.
Load Failsafe Defaults
This option allows you to load failsafe default values for each of the
parameters on the Setup menus. F8 key can be used for this operation.
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Appendix A Watchdog Timer
The Watchdog Timer is provided to ensure that standalone systems can always
recover from catastrophic conditions that cause the CPU to crash. This condition
may have occurred by external EMI or a software bug. When the CPU stops
working correctly, hardware on the board will either perform a hardware reset (cold
boot) or a Non-Maskable Interrupt (NMI) to bring the system back to a known
state.
A BIOS function call (INT 15H) is used to control the Watchdog Timer:
INT 15H:
AH – 6FH
Sub-function:
AL – 2 : Set the Watchdog Timer’s period
BL : Time-out value(Its unit --second is dependent on the item “Watchdog Timer
unit
select” in CMOS setup).
You have to call sub-function 2 to set the time-out period of Watchdog Timer first.
If the time -out value is not zero, the Watchdog Timer will start counting down.
While the timer value reaches zero, the system will reset. To ensure that this
reset condition does not occur, the Watchdog Timer must be periodically refreshed
by calling sub-function 2. However the Watchdog timer will be disabled if you set
the time-out value to be zero.
A tolerance of at least 10% must be maintained to avoid unknown routines
within the operating system (DOS), such as disk I/O that can be very timeconsuming.
Note: When exiting a program it is necessary to disable the Watchdog Timer,
otherwise the system will reset.
Example program:
; INITIAL TIMER PERIOD COUNTER
;
W_LOOP:
MOV AX, 6F02H ;setting the time-out value
MOV BL, 30 ;time-out value is 48 seconds
INT 15H
;
; ADD YOUR APPLICATION PROGRAM HERE
;
CMP EXIT_AP, 1 ;is your application over? JNE W_LOOP ;No, restart your application
IRQ2 Available IRQ10 LAN
IRQ3 COM2 IRQ11 LAN/USB2.0/SATA
IRQ4 COM1 IRQ12 PS/2 mouse
IRQ5 VGA/SMBus Cntrlr IRQ13 FPU
IRQ6 FDC IRQ14 Primary IDE
IRQ7 Available IRQ15 Secondary IDE
DMA Channel Assignments
Channel Function
0 Available
1 Available
2 Floppy disk ( 8-bit transfer )
3 Available
4 Cascade for DMA controller 1
5 Available
6 Available
7 Available
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Appendix C Intel RAID for SATA configuration
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General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu
Appendix D AMI BIOS Setup
D.1 Introduction
This manual discusses AMI's Setup program built into the ROM BIOS. The Setup
program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This special
information is then stored in battery -backed RAM so that it retains the Setup
information when the power is turned off.
D.2 Star ting Setup
The AMI BIOS is immediately activated when you first power on the computer.The
BIOS reads the system information contained in the CMOS and begins the process
of checking out the system and configuring it. When it finishes, the BIOS will seek
an operating system on one of the disks and then launch and turn control over to
the operating system.
While the BIOS is in control, the Setup program can be activated in one of two
ways:
By pressing <Del> immediately after switching the system on, or
by pre ssing the <Del>key when the following message appears briefly at the
bottom of the screen during the POST.
Press DEL to enter SETUP.
If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup,
restart the system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing the "RESET"
button on the system case. You may also restart by simultaneously pressing
<Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Delete> keys. If you do not press the keys at the correct
time and the system does not boot, an error message will be displayed and you will
again be asked to...
D.3 Using Setup
In general, you use the arrow keys to highlight items, press <Enter> to select, use
the PageUp and PageDown keys to change entries, press <F1> for help and press
<Esc> to quit. The following table provides more detail about how to navigate in
the Setup program using the keyboard.
Up arrow Move to previous item
Down arrow Move to next item
Left arrow Move to the item in the left hand
Right arrow Move to the item in the right hand
Esc key Main Menu -- Quit and not save changes into
CMOS
Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page
Setup Menu -- Exit current page and return to
Main Menu
Page Up key Increase the numeric value or make changes
Page Dn key Decrease the numeric value or make changes
F1 key
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and Option Page Setup Menu
F2 /F3 key Change color from total 16 colors. F2 to select
color forward.
F10 key Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu
D.4 Getting Help
Press F1 to pop up a small hel p window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible
selections for the highlighted item. To exit the Help Window press <Esc> or the F1 key again.
If, after making and saving system changes with Setup, you discover that your computer no longer is
able to boot, the AMI BIOS supports an override to the CMOS settings which resets your system to its
defaults.
The best advice is to only alter settings which you thoroughly understand. To this end, we strongly
recommend that you avoid making any changes to the chipset defaults. These defaults have been
carefully chosen by both AMI and your systems manufacturer to provide the absolute maximum
performance and reliability. Even a seemingly small change to the chipset setup has the potential for
causing you to use the override.
D.5 BIOS menu bar
The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items:
Main For changing the basic system configuration.
Advanced For changing the advanced system settings.
PCI PnP This entry appears if your system supports PnP / PCI.
Boot For changing the system boot configuration.
Security Use this menu to set User and Supervisor Passwords.
Chipset For changing the chipset setting.
Power For changing the advanced power management configuration.
Exit For selecting the exit options and loading default settings.
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D.6 Main
When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears
giving you an overview of the basic syst em information.
AMI BIOS This item displays the auto-detected BIOS information.
Processor This item displays the auto-detected CPU specification.
System Memory This item displays the auto-detected system memory.
System Time [xx:xx:xx] This item allows you to set the system time.
System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] This item allows you to set the system date.
D.7 Advanced
The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other
system devices.
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D.7.1 CPU Configuration
The items in this menu show the CPU-related information auto-detected by
BIOS.
Hyper-Threading Technology [Enabled]
This item allows you to enable or disable the processor Hyper-Threading
Technology.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
P4M SUPPORT [Disable]
This it em allows you to enable or disable the P4-M CPU support.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
D.7.2 IDE Configuration
The items in this menu allow you to set or change the configurations for
the IDE devices installed in the system. Select an item then press Enter if
you wish to configure the item.
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IDE Configuration [P-ATA/RAID]
This item allows you to select the IDE mode
Configuration options: [Disabled] [P-ATA/RAID] [S-ATA Only] [P-ATA/S-ATA]
Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave
Third and Fourth IDE Master
The values opposite the dimmed items (Device, Vendor, Size, LBA Mode,
Block Mode, PIO Mode, Async DMA, Ultra DMA, and SMART monitoring)
are auto-detected by BIOS and are not user-configurable. These items
show N/A if no IDE device is installe d in the system.
Type [Auto]
Selects the type of IDE drive. Setting to Auto allows automatic selection of the
appropriate IDE device type. Select CDROM if you are specifically configuring a CDROM drive. Select ARMD (ATAPI Removable Media Device) if your device is either a
ZIP, LS-120, or MO drive.
Configuration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD].
LBA/Large Mode [Auto]
Enables or disables the LBA mode. Setting to Auto enables the LBA mode if the
device supports this mode, and if the device was not previously formatted with
LBA mode disabled.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto]
Block (Multi -sector Transfer) [Auto]
Enables or disables data multi-sectors transfers. When set to Auto, the data
transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sec tors at a time if the device
supports multi-sector transfer feature. When set to Disabled, the data transfer
from and to the device occurs one sector at a time.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto]
PIO Mode [Auto]
Selects the PIO mode.
Configuration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4]
Sets the type of floppy drive installed.
Configuration options: [Disabled][360K, 5.25 in.][1.2M , 5.25 in.][720K , 3.5 in.]
[1.44M, 3.5 in.] [2.88M,3.5in.]
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D.7.4 Super IO Configuration
On Board Floppy Controller [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the floppy disk controller.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [ Enabled]
Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4]
Allows you to selec t the Serial Port1 base address.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [3E8/IRQ4] [2E8/IRQ3]
Serial Port2 Address [2F8/IRQ3]
Allows you to select the Serial Port2 base address.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [2F8/IRQ3] [3E8/IRQ4] [2E8/IRQ3]
Parallel Port Address [378]
Allows you to select the Parallel Port base addresses.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [378] [278] [3BC]
Parallel Port Mode [Normal]
Allows you to select the Parallel Port mode.
Configuration options: [Normal] [Bi-directional] [EPP] [ECP]
Parallel Port IRQ [IRQ7]
Configuration options: [IRQ5] [IRQ7]
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D.7.5 Hardware Health Configuration
D.7.6 ACPI Configuration
Allows you to change the settings for the Advanced Power Management (APM).
Select an item then press Enter to display the configuration options.
General ACPI Configuration
Allows you to select the ACPI state to be used for system suspend.
Configuration options: [S1 (POS) Only]
Advanced ACPI Configuration
Use this section to configure additional ACPI options.
ACPI 2.0 Features [No]
Allows you to add more tables for ACPI 2.0 specifications.
Configuration options: [No] [Yes]
ACPI APIC support [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the ACPI support in the ASIC. When set to
Enabled, the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the RSDT pointer list.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
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AMI OEMB table [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the inclusion of the BIOS ->AML exchange
pointer to (X)RSDT pointer list.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Headless mode [Disabled]
Enable/Disable headless operation mode through ACPI.
D.7.7 MPS Configuration
Configure the Multi-Processor table
MPS Revision [1.4]
Configuration options: [1.1] [1.4]
D.7.8 Remote Access Configuration
Configure Remote Access.
Remote Access [Disabled]
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
D.7.9 USB Configuration
The items in this menu allows you to change the USB-related features.
Select an item then press Enter to display the configuration options.
USB Function [8 USB Ports]
Allows you to set the number of USB ports to activate.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [2 USB Ports] [4 USB Ports] [6 USB Ports]
[8 USB Ports]
Legacy USB Support [Enable]
Enable support for legacy USB.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the USB 2.0 controller.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed]
Allows you to configure the USB 2.0 controller in HiSpeed (480 Mbps) or Full Speed
(12 Mbps).
Configuration options: [HiSpeed ] [Full Speed]
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D.8 PCI PnP
The PCI PnP menu items allow you to change the advanced settings for
PCI/PnP devices. The menu includes setting IRQ and DMA channel
memory size block for legacy ISA devices.
Clear NVRAM [NO]
Clear NVRAM during system boot.
Plug & Play O/S [NO]
When set to [No], BIOS configures all the devices in the system. When set
to [Yes] and if you installed a Plug & Play operating system, the operating
system configures the Plug & Play devices not required for boot.
Configuration options: [No] [Yes]
PCI Latency Timer [32]
Allows you to select the value in units of PCI clocks for the PCI device
latency timer register.
Configuration options: [32] [64] [96] [128] [160] [192] [224] [248].
Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA [Yes]
When set to [Yes], BIOS assigns an IRQ to PCI VGA card if the card
requests for an IRQ. When set to [No], BIOS does not assign an IRQ to
the PCI VGA card even if requested.
Configuration options: [No] [Yes]
Palette Snooping [Disabled]
When set to [Enable d], the palette snooping feature informs the PCI
devices that an ISA graphics device is installed in the system so that the
latter can function correctly. Setting to [Disabled] deactivates this feature.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
PCI IDE Bus Master [Disabled]
Allows BIOS to use PCI bus mastering when reading/writing to IDE
devices. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Off Board PCI/ISA IDE Card [Auto]
Some PCI IDE cards may require this to be set to the PCI slot number that is
holding the card.
IRQ xx [Available]
When set to [Available], the specific IRQ is free for use of PCI/PnP devices. When
set to [Reserved], the IRQ is reserved for legacy ISA devices.
Configuration options: [Available] [Reserved]
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D.9 Boot
The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options. Select
an item then press Enter to display the sub-menu.
D.9.1 Boot Settings Configuration
configure settings during system boot.
Quick Boot [Enabled]
Enabling this item allows BIOS to skip some power on self tests (POST)
while booting to decrease the time needed to boot the system. When set
to [Disabled], BIOS performs all the POST items.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Quiet Boot [Disabled]
This allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Add On ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS]
Sets the display mode for option ROM.
Configuration options: [Force BIOS] [Keep Current]
Bootup Num-Lock [On]
Allows you to select the power-on state for the NumLock.
Configuration options: [Off] [On]
PS/2 Mouse Support [Auto]
Allows you to enable or disable support for PS/2 mouse.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto]
Wait for ‘F1’ If Error [Enabled]
When set to Enabled, the system waits for F1 key to be pressed when error
occurs.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Hit ‘DEL’ Message Display [Enabled]
When set to Enabled, the system displays the message ‘Press DEL to run
Setup’ during POST.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Interrupt 19 Capture [Disabled]
When set to [Enabled], this function allows the option ROMs to trap Interrupt 19.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
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D.9.2 Boot Device Priority
Specifies the boot device priority sequence.
1st ~ xxth Boot Device
These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available
hard disk drives. The number of items that appear on the screen depends on the
number of hard disk drives installed in the system.
Configuration options: [xxxxx Drive] [Disabled]
Removable Drives
Specifies the boot device priority sequence from available removable drives.
D.10 Security
The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings.
Select an item then press Enter to display the configuration options.
Change Supervisor Password
Select this item to set or change the supervisor password. The Supervisor
Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed. After
you have set a password, this item shows Installed.
Change User Password
Select this item to set or change the user password. The User Password
item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed. After you have
set a password, this item shows Installed.
Boot Sector Virus Protection [Disabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the boot sector virus protection.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
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D.11 Chipset
The Chipset menu items allow you to change the advanced chipset
settings. Select an item then press Enter to display the sub-menu.
D.11.1 North Bridge Configuration
Configure DRAM Timing by SPD [Enabled]
When this item is enabled, the DRAM timing parameters are set according
to the DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect). When disabled, you can
manually set the DRAM timing parameters through the DRAM sub-items.
Configuration opt ions: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Memory Hole [Disabled]
Configuration options: [Disabled] [15MB-16MB]
Init. Graphic Adapter Priority [Internal VGA]
Allows selection of the graphics controller to use as primary boot device.
Configuration options: [Internal VGA ] [PCI/Int-VGA]
Internal Graphics Mode Select [Enable, 8MB]
Select the amount of system memory used by the internal graphics device.
Configuration options: [Enable, 1MB] [Enable, 4MB] [Enable, 8MB] [Enable, 16MB]
[Enable, 32MB]
Graphics Aperture Size [64MB]
Allows you to select the size of mapped memory for AGP graphic data.
Configuration options: [4MB] [8MB] [16MB] [32MB] [64MB] [128MB] [256MB]
C.S.A Gigabit Ethernet [Auto]
Allows you to enable or disable the C.S.A Gigabit Ethernet.
D.11.2 South Bridge Configuration
On Board AC’97 Audio [Auto]
Allows you to enable or disable the AC’97 Audio.
Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled]
Restore on AC Power Loss [Last State]
When set to Power Off, the system goes into off state after an AC power loss.
When set to Power On, the system goes on after an AC power loss.
When set to Last State, the system goes into either off or on state
Whatever was the system state before the AC power loss.
Configuration options: [Power Off] [Power On] [Last State]
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D.12 Power
Power Management/APM [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the Advanced Power Management (APM) feature.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Power Type Select [ATX]
Allows you to select the power type mode.
Configuration options: [ATX] [AT]
Video Power Down Mode [Suspend]
Allows you to select the video power down mode.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Standby] [Suspend]
Hard Disk Power Down Mode [Suspend]
Allows you to select the hard disk power down mode.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Standby] [Suspend]
Standby Time Out [Disabled]
Allows you to select the specified time at which the system goes on standby.
Configuration options:[Disabled] [1 Min] [2 Min] [4 Min] [8 Min] [10 Min] [20 Min]
[30 Min] [40 Min] [50 Min] [60 Min]
Suspend Time Out [Disabled]
Allows you to select the specified time at which the system goes on suspend.
Configuration options:[Disabled] [1 Min] [2 Min] [4 Min] [8 Min] [10 Min] [20 Min]
[30 Min] [40 Min] [50 Min] [60 Min]
Throttle Slow Clock Ratio [50%]
Allows you to select the duty cycle in throttle mode.
Configuration options: [87.5%] [75.0%] [62.5%] [50%] [37.5%] [25%] [12.5%]
System Thermal [Disabled]
power management event.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Power Button Mode [On/Off]
Allows the system to go into On/Off mode or suspend mode when the power
button is pressed.
Configuration options: [On/Off] [Suspend]
Resume On Ring [Disabled]
Allows you to enable or disable RI to generate a wake event.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Resume On LAN [Disabled]
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Allows you to enable or disable LAN GPI to generate a wake event.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Resume On PME# [Disabled]
Allows you to enable or disable PCI PME# to generate a wake event.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Resume On RTC Alarm [Disabled]
Allows you to enable or disable RTC to generate a wake event. When this item is
set to Enabled, the items RTC Alarm Date, RTC Alarm Hour, RTC Alarm Minute, and
RTC Alarm Second appear with set values.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
D.13 Exit
The Exit menu items allow you to load the optimal or failsafe default values
for the BIOS items, and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items.
Save Changes and Exit
Once you are finished making your selections, choose this option from the Exit
menu to ensure the values you selected are saved to the CMOS RAM. The CMOS
RAM is sustained by an onboard backup battery and stays on even when the PC is
turned off. When you select this option, a confirmation window appears.
Select [Yes] to save changes and exit.
Discard Changes and Exit
Select this option only if you do not want to save the changes that you made to
the Setup program. If you made changes to fields other than system date, system
time, and password, the BIOS asks for a confirmation before exiting.
Discard Changes
This option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the
previously saved values. After selecting this option, a confirmation appears. Select
[Yes] to discard any changes and load the previously saved values.
Load Optimal Defaults
This option allows you to load optimal default values for each of the
parameters on the Setup menus. F9 key can be used for this operation.
Load Failsafe Defaults
This option allows you to load failsafe default values for each of the
parameters on the Setup menus. F8 key can be used for this operation.
3F6-3F6 Primary IDE Channel
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3F7-3F7 Standard floppy disk controller
3F8-3FF Serial Port 1 (COM1)
1st MB Memory Address Map
Memory address Description
00000-9FFFF System memory
A0000-BFFFF VGA buffer
F0000-FFFFF System BIOS
1000000- Extend BIOS