IPOX Tech IP-3ETI33 User Manual

P-3ETI33

I

Series

(Industrial Board)

INSTALLATION GUIDE

Installation Guide Revision A0

6007002333A00

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®

Intel

, Pentium® and MMX® are registered trademarks of Intel® Corporation.

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®

and Windows® are registered trademarks of Microsoft

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Installation Guide Revision A0

February 2004

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ECTION 1 INTRODUCTION 1

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1.1 Unpacking IP-3ETI33 1

1.2 Description 3

1.3 Features 3

1.3.1 Accelerated Graphics Port 3

1.3.2 Ultra ATA/66/100 4

1.3.3 Hardware Monitoring 4

1.3.4 I/O Shield Connector 4

1.3.5 Power-On/Off 5

1.3.6 IP-3ETI33 Series Overview 5

1.3.7 System Block Diagram 6

1.4 Specifications 7

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NSTALLATIONS

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2.1 System Installation 9

2.1.1 CPU Installation 9

2.1.2 Memory Module Installation 11

2.1.3 Setting Jumper and DIP Switches 13

2.2 Board Layout 14

2.3 Jumper Setting 15

2.4 Connector’s Description 16

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ECTION 3 AWARD BIOS SETUP 32

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3.1 BIOS Instructions 32

3.2 Main Menu 33

3.3 Standard CMOS Features 35

3.4 IDE Adapters 37

3.5 Advanced BIOS Features 39

3.6 Advanced Chipset Features 43

3.7 Integrated Peripherals 46

3.8 Power Management Setup 50

3.9 PnP/PCI Configurations 54

3.10 PC Health Status 56

3.11 Frequency/Voltage Control 58

3.12 Load Fail-Safe Default 59

3.13 Load Optimized Defaults 59

3.14 Supervisor/User Password Setting 60

3.15 Exit Selecting 61

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1

INTRODUCTION

1.1 Unpacking IP-3ETI33

1. Take out the IP-3ETI33 unit from the carton box, check if the unit is
properly secure in the plastic bag.

2. Check the contents of the carton box:

¡ Industrial Board ¡ Installation Guide

¡

¡ Driver CD ¡ USB cable (1 Set)

Floppy ribbon cable

(for USB1.1)

¡

ATA-66/100 HDD ribbon cable

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Introduction

¡

K/B & M/S extended cable

(6-pins to 6-pins)

3. Optional Cable

¡

COM2 ribbon cable

(for RS-232)

2

Introduction

1.2 Description

The IP-3ETI33 combines the high performance and exceptional value of

®

Intel
The Intel
133MHz operation, the Intel
providing next generation features. The Intel

815E chipset with a full-featured, new generation, industrial board.

®

815E chipset, that SDRAM interface supports 100MHz and

®

815E chipset has re-engineered the Value PC,

®

815E integrated graphic
2D/3D and provides an AGP universal connector to support the AGP 2.0
including AGP4X data transfers, besides the IP-3ETI33 add one 6-pins
connector for external K/B & M/S.

The 82801BA I/O Controller Hub (ICH2) employs the Intel

®

Accelerated Hub
Architecture to make a direct connection from the graphics and memory to
the integrated AC97 controller, the IDE controllers (ATA/33 or ATA/66 or
ATA/100), four USB ports that meets the performance, stability and
reliability requirements.

The industrial board - IP-3ETI33 is suitable and valuable for all the industry
applications, which also well support with the Windows
and Windows

®

NT operation system.

®

2000/SE/ME/XP

1.3 Features

1.3.1 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP or A.G.P.)

Typically, 3D graphics rendering requires a tremendous amount of memory,
and demands ever increasing throughput speed as well. As 3D products for
the personal computer become more and more popular, these demands will
only increase. This will cause a rise in costs for both end users and
manufacturers. Lowering these costs as well as improving performance is
the primary motivation behind AGP. By providing a massive increase in the
bandwidth available between the video card and the processor, it will assist
in relieving some of these pressures for quite sometime.

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The board provides the AGP 2.0 interface. The AGP Interface Specification
revision 2.0 enhances the functionality of the original AGP Interface
Specification (revision 1.0) by allowing 4X data transfers (4 data samples per
clock) and 1.5 volts (power supply) operation. The AGP 2.0 interface, along
with Direct Rambus memory technology, allows graphics controllers to
access main memory at over 1GB/s. In order to match the 1X, 2X and 4X
AGP' card. The board used the Universal AGP connector. To maximize
add-in flexibility. (such as 1.5 volts for 1X, 2X and 4X or 3.3 volts for 1X and
2X AGP card).

1.3.2 Ultra ATA/66/100

The ICH2 provides two channel Ultra ATA/66/100 Bus Master IDE controller,
that support Ultra ATA/66/100 protocols, perfect for such demanding
applications as real-time video, multimedia, and high performance operating
system. A new IDE cable is required for Ultra ATA/66/100. This cable is an
80-conductor cable; however the connectors are, of course, backwards
compatible with ATA/33.

1.3.3 Hardware Monitoring

Hardware monitoring allows you to monitor various aspects of your systems
operations and status. The features include CPU temperature, voltage and
RPM of fan.

1.3.4 I/O Shield Connector

The board is equipped with an I/O back panel. Please use the appropriate
I/O shield (figure 1).

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]

76.9 [3.03"] 58.1 [2.29"]

21.7 [0.85"]

6.5 [0.26"]

12.0 [0.47"]

18.1 [0.71"]

31.0 [1.22"]

58.9 [2.32"] 36.0 [1.42"]

7.6 [0.30"]

122.7 [4.83"] 12.4 [0.49"]

12.5 [0.49"]

25.2 [0.99"

6.4 [0.25"]

Figure 1: I/O back panel layout

1.3.5 Power-On/Off (Remote)

The board has a single 20-pins connector for ATX power supplies. For ATX
power supplies that support the Remote On/Off feature, this should be
connected to the systems front panel for system Power On/Off button. The
systems power On/Off button should be a momentary button that is normally
open.

1.3.6 IP-3ETI33 Series Overview

Function / Model IP-3ETI33

Chipset

¡

VGA Function

¡

Ethernet Function

¡

Audio Function

¡

Two EIDE Interface

¡

One Floppy Interface

¡

One Parallel

¡

AGP Slot

¡

PCI Slots

¡

Serial Ports

¡

Four USB 1.1 ports (Two for USB Cable)

¡

6-pins for external K/B & M/S Connector

¡

5

Intel

®

815E













1

6

2

4

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Introduction

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1.3.7 System Block Diagram

CRT

IDE Primary

IDE Secondary

USB Port 1/2

USB Port 3/4

GP4X

ATA100

USB

P!!! Socket 370-pins

GMCH (815E)

544 BGA

ICH2

360 EBGA

DATACTRLADDR

PCI BUS

ClockVRM

SDRAM

100/133 X2

Intel 82562ET

10/100 T-Base

C97
udio

Codec

PCI SLOTS

Super I/O

FWH

W83627HF

Keyboard

Mouse

COM Port

LPT Port

Floppy

Figure 2: System Block Diagram

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1.4 Specifications

¡

Processor:

-

Intel

®

Pentium® !!! / Celeron™ processor with socket 370-pins package

- Processor operating at 400MHz and up to 1.4GHz

- System bus frequency at 100/133 MHz FSB

¡

Chipset:

- Intel

®

815E AGPset

¡

DRAM Module:

- 168-pins DIMM x 2 for PC133 Memory

- DRAM Size: 32MB to 512MB

¡ VGA Function:

- Intel

®

815E Chipset integrated graphic controller

- Onboard one 15-pins VGA connector

- AGP4X slot

¡ LAN Function:

- Intel

®

82562ET Ethernet controller

- For 10/100Base-TX Ethernet

- Onboard one RJ-45 Ethernet connector

¡ Expansion Slot:

- 1 x AGP4X slot

-

6 x PCI slots

¡ Onboard I/O:

- On-Chip I/O integrated with K/B, Mouse, FDD, Parallel and Serial,
Fast IR and Power-ON controllers

¡ Onboard PCI / IDE:

- Intel

®

(ICH2) Controller

- PCI Rev2.2 Compliant

- ACPI Compliant Power Management

- PCI Bus IDE Port with PIO /Ultra DMA-100 x 2 (Up to 4 Devices)

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¡ Internal I/O Connectors (pin-header):

- 1 x COM2 Serial port for RS-232 (for Optional Series port cable with
bracket)

- 2 x USB1.1 connectors (for USB ports cable with bracket)

-

1 x 6-pins connector for external K/B & M/S

¡ Rear I/O Connectors:

-

PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 style Keyboard

- RJ-45 Ethernet connector
Two USB1.1 connectors

-

D-Sub 25-pins Printer port connector
D-Sub 9-pins COM1 Serial port connector for RS-232
D-Sub 15-pins VGA connector

- D-Sub 15-pins Game Port connector
Audio (Line-Out, Line-In, MIC) connectors

¡

BIOS:

- Award Plug & Play BIOS

¡ Extended Function:

- Supports Hardware Monitoring Function by W83627HF-AW

- Supports exclusive KBPO (Keyboard Power ON) Function

- Supports CPU Clock Settings via Jumper & BIOS

- Supports Wake-On-LAN Function

¡ Form Factor:

- 305mm x 210mm ATX Size

¡ Weight:

- 1.35lb (610g) ---

IP-3ETI33

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2

INSTALLATIONS

2.1 System Installation

2.1.1 CPU Installation

Carefully follow the steps below in order to install the CPU:

1. Check and confirm that the jumpers are correctly set for the CPU you
are going to install (figure 3).

2. Lift the releasing lever of the Socket 370.

3. Align the pin of the CPU against the pinholes of the Socket 370. Be sure
to pay attention to the orientation of the CPU.

Figure 3: CPU Socket

4. Push down the CPU into the Socket 370.

5. Push down the release lever and lock it against the key hook.

6. Hook the hole in ZIF clip for the CPU cooling fan onto the notch on the
socket 370.

7. Place the CPU cooling fan atop the CPU surface.

8. Push down the opposite side of the ZIF clip and hook it.

9. Slide the head of the clip to left and lock it.

10. Connect the cooling fan cable to the socket as shown below. Be careful
not to place the cable on the CPU cooling fan.

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Removing a CPU:

1. Before removing the CPU, turn off the IP-3ETI33 power; then wait for
about 20 minutes until the heat radiation plate of the cooling fan and the
CPU cools down.

2. To remove the CPU, lift the releasing lever of the Socket 370.

Note: The CPU and the heat radiation plate are hot. They may cause
burns.

To remove the CPU, reverse the installation steps.

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2.1.2 Memory Module Installation

Figure 4 display the notch marks and what they should look like on your
DIMM memory module.

DIMMs have168-pins and two notches, that will match with the onboard
DIMM socket. DIMM modules are installed by placing the chip firmly into the
socket at a 90-degree angle and pressing straight down (figure 5) until it fits
tightly into the DIMM socket.

Figure 4: DIMM Memory and 168-pins Socket

Figure 5: Memory Installation

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Carefully follow the steps below in order to install the DIMMs:

1. To avoid generating static electricity and damaging the DIMM, ground
yourself by touching a grounded metal surface or using a ground scrap
before you touch the DIMM.

2. Do not touch the connector of the DIMM. Dirt residue may cause a
malfunction.

3. Hold the DIMM with its notch to the front side of the IP-3ETI33 and insert
it completely into the socket. A DIMM should be inserted into the inner
socket first. Guiding the hole at each end of the DIMM over the retaining
post at each end of the DIMM socket.

4. If you install two DIMMs, install the second DIMM using the same
procedure as above.

5. If DIMM does not go in smoothly, do not force it. Pull it all the way out
and try again.

6. Make sure the DIMM is properly installed and locked by the tabs on both
sides of the socket.

Removing a DIMM:

To remove the DIMM, use your fingers or a small screwdriver to carefully
push away the plastic tabs that secure the DIMM at each end. Lift it out of
the socket.

Make sure you store the DIMM in an anti-static bag and must be
populated the same size and manufactory of memory modules.

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2.1.3 Setting Jumpers and DIP Switches

There are jumpers and DIP-switches on the system board of the IP-3ETI33.
You can set the jumpers to make the necessary operations.

Figure 6: Jumper Connector

For any three-pins jumpers (Figure 6), the jumper setting is 1-2 when the
jumper connects pin 1 and 2. The setting is 2-3 when pin 2 and 3 are
connected and so on. You see a number “ 1 “ and a “ 3 “ printed on the
circuit board to identify these pins. And also, there is a second way of
indication – one of the lines surrounding jumpers is thick, which indicates pin
NO.1.

To move a jumper from one position to another, use needle-nose pliers or
tweezers to pull the pin cap off the pins and move it to the desired position.

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2.2 Board Layout

Jumper & Connector Location

GAME1

CN2

CN1

CDIN

CN16

CN7

CN5

CN3

CN4

UXIN

CN6

CN20

CN21

COM2

PCI1

EXT KB/MS

CPU FAN

USB4

J2

USB3

AGP1

CN25

DIMM2

CN26 CN27

POWER FAN

DIMM1

IDE2

CN28

CN30

IDE1 F DD1

CN31 CN32

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

PCI5

J 1

PCI6

IP-3ETI33 REV1.0

CHASSIS FAN

BAT1

CN29

J 4

J5

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2.3 Jumper Setting

Table for Jumper Location Description:

Use the information in the following table to change the jumpers and the DIP
switches.

Jumpers Functions

J1 Watchdog Timer Setting Select
J4 Clear CMOS Setting Select

In order to set up the correct configuration, here is the description
about how to set the jumpers to enable/disable or change functions. All
jumpers’ location please refer to jumper location diagram.

 Watchdog Timer Setting Select: J1

Function J1

NMI 1-2

Reset System (Default) 2-3

y Location:

 Clear CMOS Setting Select: J4

Function J4

Normal (Default) 1-2

Clear CMOS 2-3

y Location:

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2.4 Connector’s Description

Connector Location

GAME1

CN2

CN1

CDIN

CN16

CN7

CN5

CN3

CN4

UXIN

CN6

CN20

CN21

COM2

PCI1

EXT KB/MS

CPU FAN

USB4

J2

USB3

AGP1

CN25

DIMM2

CN26 CN27

POWER FAN

DIMM1

IDE2

CN28

CN30

IDE1 F DD1

CN31 CN32

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

PCI5

J 1

PCI6

IP-3ETI33 REV1.0

CHASSIS FAN

BAT1

CN29

J 4

J5

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Table for Connector’s Location Description:

Use the information in the following table to change the connector.

Connectors Functions

CN1 CRT VGA Port Connector
CN2 COM1 RS-232 Serial Port Connector
CN3 Parallel Port Connector
CN4 Ethernet RJ-45 & USB 1/2 Connectors
CN5 PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse Connectors

CN7 CD Audio_IN Connector
CN16 AUX_IN Connector
CN20 External K/B & M/S Connector
CN21 CPU Fan Power Connector
CN22 COM2 RS-232 Serial Port (Pin-Header) Connector
CN25 ATX Power Connector
CN28 Secondary IDE Connector
CN29 Chassis Fan Power Connector
CN30 Power Fan Power Connector
CN31 Primary IDE Connector
CN32 Floppy Disk Connector

J2 USB 3/4 (Pin-Header) Connector
J5 System Panel Indicate Connector

GAME1 Game & Audio Port Connector

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

CRT VGA Port Connector (D-SUB 15-pins Female): CN1
Pin # Assignment Pin # Assignment

1 Red 2 Green
3 Blue 4 NC
5 Ground 6 Ground
7 Ground 8 Ground

9 NC 10 Ground
11 NC 12 DDData
13 HSync 14 VSync
15 DDClk

y Figure:

1

5

15

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 COM1 RS-232 Serial Port Connector (D-Sub 9-pins Male): CN2

Pin # Assignment Pin # Assignment

1 DCD (Data Carrier Detect) 6 DSR (Data Set Ready)

2 RXD (Receive Data) 7 RTS (Request to Send)

3 TXD (Transmit Data) 8 CTS (Clear to Send)

4 DTR (Data Terminal Ready) 9 RI (Ring Indicator)

5 Ground

y Figure:

1

5

6

9

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

Parallel Port Connector (D-Sub 25-pins Male): CN3
Pin # Assignment Pin # Assignment

1 Line Printer Strobe 14 Auto Feed

2 PD 0, Parallel Data 0 15 Error

3 PD 1, Parallel Data 1 16 Initialize

4 PD 2, Parallel Data 2 17 Select

5 PD 3, Parallel Data 3 18 Ground

6 PD 4, Parallel Data 4 19 Ground

7 PD 5, Parallel Data 5 20 Ground

8 PD 6, Parallel Data 6 21 Ground

9 PD 7, Parallel Data 7 22 Ground
10 ACK, Acknowledge 23 Ground
11 Busy 24 Ground
12 Paper Empty 25 Ground
13 Select 26 N/A

y Figure:

13

1

25

14

 Ethernet (82562ET) RJ-45 Connector (RJ-45 Phone–jacket): CN4

Pin # Assignment Pin # Assignment

1 Transmit output (+) 5 NC

2 Transmit output (-) 6 Receive input (-)

3 Receive input (+) 7 NC

4 NC 8 NC

y Figure:

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

USB1 / USB2 Connector (4-pins Female): CN4
Pin # Assignment Pin # Assignment

1a VCC via Ploy-fuse 1b VCC via Poly-fuse
2a USB1 - 2b USB2 ­3a USB1 + 3b USB2 +
4a Ground 4b Ground

y

Figure:

14

14



PS/2 Keyboard Connector (6-pins Mini Din): CN5

Pin # Assignment Pin # Assignment

1 Keyboard data 2 NC
3 Ground 4 +5V
5 Keyboard clock 6 NC

y

Figure:

20



PS/2 Mouse Connector (6-pins Mini Din): CN5

Pin # Assignment Pin # Assignment

1 Mouse data 2 NC
3 Ground 4 +5V
5 Mouse clock 6 NC

y Figure:

 CD_IN Connector: CN7

Installations

y Figure:

Pin # Assignment

1 CD_IN_Left
2 CD_Reference
3 CD_Reference
4 CD_IN_Right

1

4

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

AUX_IN Connector: CN16

Pin # Assignment

1 Left Line_IN
2 Ground
3 Ground
4 Right Line_IN_

y Figure:

1

4

 External K/B & M/S Connector (6-pins Male): CN20

Pin # Assignment

1 MS Clock
2 MS Data
3 KB Clock
4 KB Data
5 Ground
6 VCC

y Figure:

16

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

COM2 RS-232 Serial Port Connector (10-pins Pin-Header): CN22
Pin # Assignment Pin # Assignment

1 DCD (Data Carrier Detect) 2 DSR (Data Set Ready)

3 RXD (Receive Data) 4 RTS (Request to Send)

5 TXD (Transmit Data) 6 CTS (Clear to Send)

7 DTR (Data Terminal Ready) 8 RI (Ring Indicator)

9 Ground 10 Ground

y Figure:

 CPU Fan Power Connector: CN21

Pin # Assignment

1 Ground
2 +12V
3 Sense

y

Figure:

10

9

2

1

1 3

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

ATX Power Connector: CN25

Pin # Assignment Pin # Assignment

1 +3.3V 11 +3.3V
2 +3.3V 12 -12V
3 Ground 13 Ground
4 +5V 14 PS-ON
5 Ground 15 Ground
6 +5V 16 Ground
7 Ground 17 Ground
8 PW-OK 18 -5V
9 5VSB 19 +5V

10 +12V 20 +5V

y Figure:

20

10

11

1

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

Secondary IDE Connector (40-pins 2.54mm Pitch Pin-Header with

Housing): CN28

Pin # Assignment Pin # Assignment

1 Reset IDE 2 Ground

3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8

5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9

7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10

9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11
11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12
13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13
15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14
17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15
19 Ground 20 NC
21 DRQ 1 22 Ground
23 Host IOW 24 Ground
25 Host IOR 26 Ground
27 IOCHRDY 28 Host ALE
29 DACK 1 30 Ground
31 IRQ 15 32 NC
33 Address 1 34 NC
35 Address 0 36 Address 2
37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1
39 Activity 40 Ground

y

Figure:

40 39

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

Chassis Fan Power Connector: CN29

Pin # Assignment

1 Ground
2 +12V
3 Sense

y Figure:

 Power Fan Power Connector: CN30

Pin # Assignment

1 Ground
2 +12V
3 Sense

y Figure:

3

1

3

1

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

Primary IDE Connector (40-pins 2.54mm Pitch Pin-Header with

Housing): CN31

Pin # Assignment Pin # Assignment

1 Reset IDE 2 Ground

3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8

5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9

7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10

9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11
11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12
13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13
15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14
17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15
19 Ground 20 NC
21 DRQ 0 22 Ground
23 Host IOW 24 Ground
25 Host IOR 26 Ground
27 IOCHRDY 28 Host ALE
29 DACK 0 30 Ground
31 IRQ 14 32 NC
33 Address 1 34 NC
35 Address 0 36 Address 2
37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1
39 Activity 40 Ground

y

Figure:

40 39

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

Floppy Disk Connector (34-pins 2.54mm Pitch Pin-Header with

Housing): CN32

Pin # Assignment Pin # Assignment

1 Ground 2 Drive Density Selection

3 Ground 4 NC

5 Ground 6 Drive Density Selection

7 Ground 8 Index

9 Ground 10 Motor Enable 0
11 Ground 12 Drive Select 1
13 Ground 14 Drive Select 0
15 Ground 16 Motor Enable 1
17 Ground 18 Direction
19 Ground 20 Step
21 Ground 22 Write Data
23 Ground 24 Write Gate
25 Ground 26 Track 00
27 Ground 28 Write Protect
29 Ground 30 Read Data
31 Ground 32 Head Select
33 Ground 34 Diskette Change

y

Figure:

34 33

2

1

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

USB3 / USB4 Connector (10-pins Pin-Header): J2
Pin # Assignment Pin # Assignment

1 VCC 2 Ground

3 USB3 - 4 Ground

5 USB3 + 6 USB4 -

7 Ground 8 USB4 -

9 Ground 10 VCC

y Figure:

910

2

1

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

System Panel Indicate Connector: J5
Pin # Assignment Pin # Assignment

IR RESET

1 +5V 2 RESET+

3 FIRTX 4 RESET-

5 IRRX

7 Ground 8 SPEAKER

9 IRTX 10 NC

HDD LED

13 HDLED+ 14 +5V
15 HDLED-

TB LED

17 TBLED+ 20 NC
19 TBLED- 22 PWLED-

12 Ground

18 PWLED+

SPEAKER

PWR LED

PWR ON KEYLOCK

23 PWRBT+ 24 KBLOCK

25 PWRBT- 26 Ground

y Figure:

2526

2

1

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

Game Port Connector (D-SUB 15-pins Female): GAME1
Pin # Assignment Pin # Assignment

1 VCC +5V 2 GPXA1

3 GPX1 4 Ground

5 Ground 6 GPY1

7 GPSA2 8 VCC +5V

9 VCC +5V 10 GPXB1
11 GPX2 12 MSO
13 GPY2 14 GPSV2
15 MSI

y Figure:

8

1

15

9

 Audio Port Connector: GAME1

Pin # Assignment Pin # Assignment

Green Line-Out Blue Line-In

Red Mic-In

y Figure:

Green / Blue / Red

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SECTION 3

A

WARD

3.1 BIOS Instructions

Award’s ROM BIOS provides a built-in Setup program, which allows user to
modify the basic system configuration and hardware parameters. The
modified data will be stored in a battery-backed CMOS, so that data will be
retained even when the power is turned off. In general, the information
saved in the CMOS RAM will stay unchanged unless there is a configuration
change in the system, such as hard drive replacement or a device is added.

It is possible for the CMOS battery to fail, this will cause data loss in the
CMOS only. If this does happen you will need to reconfigure your BIOS
settings.

BIOS S

ETUP

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Award BIOS Setup

3.2 Main Menu

Once you enter the AwardBIOS™ CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will
appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from several
setup functions and two exit choices. Use the arrow keys to select among
the items and press <Enter> to accept and enter the sub-menu.

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

¾ Standard CMOS Feature

¾ Advanced BIOS Feature

¾ Advanced Chipset Feature

¾ Integrated Peripherals

¾ Power Management Setup

¾ PnP/PCI Configurations

¾ PC Health Status

Esc: Quit ↑ ↓ →←: Select Item

F10: Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type….

Note: that a brief description of each highlighted selection appears at the bottom of the screen.

¾ Frequency/Voltage Control

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

Setup Items:

The main menu includes the following main setup categories. Recall that
some systems may not include all entries.

Standard CMOS Features:

Use this menu for basic system configuration. See 3.3 for the details.

Advanced BIOS Features:

Use this menu to set the Advanced Features available on your system. See

3.5 for the details.

Advanced Chipset Features:

Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize
your system's performance. See 3.6 for the details.

Integrated Peripherals:

Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals. See 3.7 for
the details.

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Power Management Setup:

Use this menu to specify your settings for power management. See 3.8 for
the details.

PnP / PCI Configuration:

This entry appears if your system supports PnP / PCI. See 3.9 for the
details.

PC Health Status:

Use this menu to show your system temperature, speed and voltage status.
See 3.10 for the details.

Frequency / Voltage Control:

Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency/voltage control. See

3.11 for the details.

Load Fail-Safe Defaults:

Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for the minimal/stable
performance for your system to operate. See 3.12 for the details.

Load Optimized Defaults:

Use this menu to load the BIOS default values that are factory settings for
optimal performance system operations. While Award has designed the
custom BIOS to maximize performance, the factory has the right to change
these defaults to meet their needs. See 3.13 for the details.

Supervisor / User Password:

Use this menu to set User and Supervisor Passwords. See 3.14 for the
details.

Save & Exit Setup:

Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup. See 3.15 for the
details.

Exit Without Save:

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup. See 3.15 for the details.

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3.3 Standard CMOS Features

The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories.
Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the
arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to
select the value you want in each item.

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Standard CMOS Features

Date (mm:dd:yy):
Time (hh:mm:ss):

¾ IDE Primary Master
¾ IDE Primary Slave
¾ IDE Secondary Master
¾ IDE Secondary Slave

Drive A
Drive B

Video
Halt On

Based Memory
Extended Memory
Total Memory

↑↓→←Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

Mon, Aug 4 2003
16:19:20

13579 MB
None
None
None

1.44M, 3.5 in.
None

EGA/VGA
All, But Keyboard

640K
515072K
516096K

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Menu Level ¾

Change the day, month, year and
century

Item Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-safe defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Date: Options Month/DD/YYYY
Set the system date. Note that the ‘Day’ automatically changes when you
set the date.

Time: Options HH : MM : SS
Set the system time.

IDE Primary Master:

Options are in its sub menu (described in 3.4)

Press <Enter> to enter the sub menu of detailed options.

IDE Primary Slave: Options are in its sub menu (described in 3.4)
Press <Enter> to enter the sub menu of detailed options.

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IDE Secondary Master: Options are in its sub menu (described in 3.4)
Press <Enter> to enter the sub menu of detailed options.

IDE Secondary Slave:

Options are in its sub menu (described in 3.4)

Press <Enter> to enter the sub menu of detailed options.

Drive A/ Drive B: Options None 360K, 5.25 in/1.2M, 5.25 in/720K, 3.5 in/

1.44M, 3.5 in/2.88M, 3.5 in
Select the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system.

Video: Options EGA/VGA/CGA 40/CGA 80/MONO
Select the default video device.

Halt On:

Options All Errors/No Errors/All, but Keyboard/All, but Diskette/All,
but Disk/Key
Select the situation in which you want the BIOS to stop the POST process
and notify you.

Base Memory: Option N/A
Displays the amount of conventional memory detected during boot up.

Extended Memory:

Option N/A

Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up.

Total Memory: Option N/A
Displays the total memory available in the system.

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3.4 IDE Adapters

The IDE adapters control the hard disk drive. Use a separate sub menu to
configure each hard disk drive.

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IDE Primary Master

IDE HDD Auto-Detection

IDE Primary Master
Access Mode

Capacity

Cylinder
Head
Precomp
Landing Zone
Sector

↑↓→←Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-safe defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Press Enter

Auto
Auto

13579 MB

26310
16
0
26309
63

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Menu Level ¾¾

To auto-detect the HDD’s size,
head... on this channel

Item Help

IDE HDD Auto-detection: Options Press Enter
Press Enter to auto-detect the HDD on this channel. If detection is
successful, it fills the remaining fields on this menu.

IDE Primary Master:

Options None, Auto and Manual
Selecting “Manual” lets you set the remaining fields on this screen. Selects
the type of fixed disk. "User Type" will let you select the number of cylinders,
heads, etc. Note: PRECOMP=65535 means NONE !

Capacity:

Options Auto Display your disk drive size
Disk drive capacity (Approximated). Note that this size is usually slightly
greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk-checking program.

Access Mode:

Options CHS, LBA, Large and Auto

Choose the access mode for this hard disk

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The following options are selectable only if the ‘IDE Primary Master’ item is
set to “Manual”

Cylinder:

Options Min = 0, Max = 65535

Set the number of cylinders for this hard disk.

Head: Options Min = 0, Max = 255
Set the number of read/write heads

Precomp:

Options Min = 0, Max = 65535

**** Warning: Setting a value of 65535 means no hard disk

Landing zone: Options Min = 0, Max = 65535
****

Sector:

Options Min = 0, Max = 255

Number of sectors per track

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3.5 Advanced BIOS Features

This section allows you to configure your system for basic operation. You
have the opportunity to select the system’s default speed, boot-up
sequence, keyboard operation, shadowing and security.

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Virus Warning
CPU Internal Cache
External Cache
CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking
Processor Number Feature
Quick Power On Self Test
First Boot device
Second Boot device
Third Boot device
Fourth Boot device
Swap Floppy Drive
Boot Up Floppy Seek
Boot Up NumLock Status
Gate A20 Option

Typematic Rate Setting

X Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)
X Typematic Delay (Msec)

Security Option

OS Select For DRAM > 64MB
Console Redirection
Baud Rate
Agent Commect via
Agent wait time (min)
Agent after boot
Report No FDD For WIN95
Small Logo (EPA)

Advanced BIOS Features

Disabled
Enabled
Enabled
Enabled
Enabled
Enabled
Floppy
HDD-0
LS120
Disabled
Disabled
Enabled
On
Fast
Disabled

6
250

Setup
Non-OS2
Disabled
19200
NULL
1
Enabled
No
Disabled

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Menu Level ¾

Allow you to choose the VIRUS
warning feature for IDE Hard Disk
boot sector protection. If this
function is enabled and someone
attempt to write data into this area,
BIOS will show a warning message
on screen and alarm beep

Item Help

↑↓→←Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-safe defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

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Virus Warning:

Allow you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot
sector protection. If this function is enabled and someone attempt to write
data into this area, BIOS will show a warning message on screen and alarm
beep.
Enabled---Activates automatically when the system boots up causing a
warning message to appear when anything attempts to
access the boot sector or hard disk partition table.
Disabled---No warning message will appear when anything attempts to
access the boot sector or hard disk partition table.

CPU Internal Cache/External Cache:

These two categories speed up memory access. However, it depends on
CPU chipset designed.
Enabled---Enable cache
Disabled---Disable cache

CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking:

This item allows you to enable or disable CPU L2 Cache ECC checking.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

Processor Number Feature:

This item will show Pentium

®

III or later CPU new feature. The default is

“Enabled”.

Enabled---Processor serial number readable.

Disabled---Processor serial number disabled

Quick Power On Self Test:

This category speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after you power up the
computer. If it is set to Enable, BIOS will shorten or skip some check items
during POST.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

First/Second/Third/Fourth Boot Device:

The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the
sequence selected in these items.

The Choice: Floppy, LS/ZIP, HDD, SCSI, CDROM, LAN and Disabled.

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Swap Floppy Drive:

If the system has two floppy drives, you can swap the logical drive name
assignments.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

Boot Up Floppy Seek:

Seeks disk drives during boot up. Disabling speeds boot up.

The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

Boot Up NumLock Status:

Select power on state for NumLock.
The choice: On, Off.

Gate A20 Option:

Select if chipset or keyboard controller should control GateA20.
Normal---A pin in the keyboard controller controls GateA20
Fast---Lets chipset control GateA20

Typematic Rate Setting:

Keystrokes repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller. When
enabled, the typematic rate and typematic delay can be selected.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec):

Sets the number of times a second to repeat a keystroke when you hold the
key down.
The choice: 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24 and 30.

Typematic Delay (Msec):

Sets the delay time after the key is held down before it begins to repeat the
keystroke.
The choice: 250, 500, 750 and 1000.

Security Option:

Select whether the password is required every time the system boots or only
when you enter setup.
System---The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied if
the correct password is not entered at the prompt.
Setup ---The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if the
correct password is not entered at the prompt.

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Note: To disable security, select PASSWORD SETTING at Main Menu and then you will be

asked to enter password. Do not type anything and just press <Enter>, it will disable

security. Once the security is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup

freely.

OS Select For DRAM > 64MB:

Select the operating system that is running with greater than 64MB of RAM
on the system.
The choice: Non-OS2, OS2.

Console Redirection:

This item allows you to redirect console.

The choice: Enabled---Redirect console via Com Port.

Disabled---Redirect console when keyboard absent.

Baud Rate:

This item specifies baud rate of console redirection.
The choice: 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200.

Agent Connect Via:

Select Null let agent connect directly.

The choice: NULL.

Agent Wait Time (min):

Select the time to allow agent connects when timeout.

The choice: 1, 2, 4, 8.

Agent After Boot:

This item allows you to keep agent running after OS boot.

The Choice: Enabled, Disabled.

Report No FDD For Win 95:

Whether report no FDD for Win 95 or not.
The choice: Yes, No.

Small Logo (EPA) Show:

Set the Logo (EPA) show or not.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

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3.6 Advanced Chipset Features

This section allows you to configure the system based on the specific
features of the installed chipset. This chipset manages bus speeds and
access to system memory resources, such as DRAM and the external
cache. It also coordinates communications between the conventional ISA
bus and the PCI bus. It must be stated that these items should never need
to be altered. The default settings have been chosen because they provide
the best operating conditions for your system. The only time you might
consider making any changes would be if you discovered that data was
being lost while using your system.

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Advanced Chipset Features

SDRAM CAS Latency Time
SDRAM Cycle Time Tras/Trc
SDRAM RAS-to-CAS Delay
SDRAM RAS Precharge Time
System BIOS Cacheable
Video BIOS Cacheable
CPU Latency Timer
Delayed Transaction
AGP Graphics Aperture Size

On-chip Video Window Size

3
Auto
Auto
Auto
Disabled
Disabled
Enabled
Enabled
64MB

64MB

Item Help

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Menu Level ¾

↑↓→←

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-safe defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

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

SDRAM CAS Latency Time:

When synchronous DRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles of CAS
latency depends on the DRAM timing.
The choice: 2, 3

SDRAM Cycle Time Tras/Trc:

Select the number of SCLKs for an access cycle.
The choice: 5/7, 7/9 and Auto.

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SDRAM RAS-to-CAS Delay:

This field let’s you insert a timing delay between the CAS and RAS strobe
signals, used when DRAM is written to, read from, or refreshed. Fast gives
faster performance; and Slow gives more stable performance. This field
applies only when synchronous DRAM is installed in the system.
The choice: 2, 3 and Auto.

SDRAM RAS Precharge Time:

If an insufficient number of cycles are allowed for the RAS to accumulate its
charge before DRAM refresh, the refresh may be incomplete and the DRAM
may fail to retain data. Fast gives faster performance; and Slow gives more
stable performance. This field applies only when synchronous DRAM is
installed in the system.
The choice: 2, 3 and Auto.

System BIOS Cacheable:

Selecting “Enabled” allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at
F0000h-FFFFFh, resulting in better system performance. However, if any
program writes to this memory area, a system error may result.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

Video BIOS Cacheable:

Select “Enabled” allows caching of the video BIOS, resulting in better
system performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a
system error may result.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

CPU Latency Timer:

When enabled this item, the CPU cycle will only be deferred after it has been
held in a “Snoop Stall” for 31 clocks and another ADS# has arrived. When
disabled, the CPU cycle will be deferred immediately after the GMCH
receives another ADS#.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

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Delayed Transaction:

The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer to support delay
transactions cycles. Select “Enabled” to support compliance with PCI
specification version 2.2.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

AGP Graphics Aperture Size:

This field determines the effective size of the Graphic Aperture used for a
particular GMCH configuration. It can be updated by the GMCH-specific
BIOS configuration sequence before the PCI standard bus enumeration
sequence takes place. If it is not updated then a default value will select an
aperture of maximum size.
The choice: 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128 and 256.

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3.7 Integrated Peripherals

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Integrated Peripherals

On-Chip Primary PCI IDE
On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE
IDE Primary Master PIO
IDE Primary Slave PIO
IDE Secondary Master PIO
IDE Secondary Slave PIO
IDE Primary Master UDMA
IDE Primary Slave UDMA
IDE Secondary Master UDMA
IDE Secondary Slave UDMA
USB Controller
USB Keyboard Support
Init Display First
AC97 Audio
IDE HDD Block Mode
Onboard FDC Controller
Onboard Serial Port 1
Onboard Serial Port 2

UART Mode Select

X RxD, TxD Active
X IR Transmission Delay
X UR2 Duplex Mode
X Use IR Pins

Onboard Parallel Port

Parallel Port Mode

X EPP Mode Select
X ECP Mode Use DMA

Power On Function

Game Port Address

Midi Port Address

X Midi Port IRQ

Enabled
Enabled
Auto
Auto
Auto
Auto
Auto
Auto
Auto
Auto
Enabled
Disabled
PCI Slot
Auto
Disabled
Enabled
3F8/IRQ4
2F8/IRQ3
Normal

Hi, Lo
Enabled
Half
IR-Rx2Tx2

378/IRQ7
SPP

EPP1.7
3

Button Only
201
Disabled

10

Item Help

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Menu Level ¾
If your IDE hard drive supports block
mode select Enabled for automatic
detection of the optimal number of
block read/write per sector the drive
can support

↑↓→←Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-safe defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

OnChip Primary/Secondary PCI IDE:

The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support
for two IDE channels. Select “Enabled” to activate each channel separately.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

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IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO:

The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields let you set a PIO mode
(0-4) for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface
supports. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance.
In Auto mode, the system automatically determines the best mode for each
device.
The choice: Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3 and Mode 4.

IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA:

Ultra DMA/33 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive
supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver (Windows
95 OSR2 or a third-party IDE bus master driver). If your hard drive and your
system software both support Ultra DMA/33, select “Auto” to enable BIOS
support.
The choice: Auto, Disabled.

USB Controller:

Select “Enabled” if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB)
controller and you have USB peripherals.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

USB Keyboard Support:

Select “Enabled” if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB)
controller and you have a USB keyboard.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

Init Display First:

This item allows you to decide to active whether PCI Slot or on-chip VGA
first.
The choice: PCI Slot, Onboard/AGP.

AC97 Audio:

This item allows you to enable/disable to support AC97 Audio.
The choice: Auto, Disabled.

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IDE HDD Block Mode:

Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple
sector read/write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new
drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of
block read/writes per sector the drive can support.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled

Onboard FDC Controller:

Select “Enabled” if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed
on the system board and you wish to use it. If you install and-in FDC or the
system has no floppy drive, select Disabled in this field.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

Onboard Serial Port 1/Port 2:

Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial
ports.
The choice: 3F8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, Disabled and
Auto.

UART Mode Select:

This item allows you to select UART mode.
The choice: IrDA, ASKIR and Normal.

RxD, TxD Active:

This item allows you to determine the active of RxD, TxD.
The Choice: “Hi, Hi”, “Lo, Lo”, “Lo, Hi” and “Hi, Lo”.

IR Transmission Delay:

This item allows you to enable/disable IR transmission delay.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

UR2 Duplex Mode:

This item allows you to select the IR half/full duplex function.
The choice: Half, Full.

Use IR Pins:

This item allows you to select IR transmission routes, one is RxD2m, TxD2
(COM Port) and the other is IR-Rx2Tx2.
The choice: IR-Rx2Tx2, RxD2 and TxD2.

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Onboard Parallel Port:

This item allows you to determine access onboard parallel port controller
with which I/O address.
The choice: 3BC/IRQ7, 378/IRQ7, 278/IRQ5 and Disabled.

Parallel Port Mode:

Select an operating mode for the onboard parallel (printer) port. Select
Normal, Compatible, or SPP unless you are certain your hardware and
software both support one of the other available modes.
The choice: SPP, EPP, ECP, ECP+EPP and Normal.

EPP Mode Select:

Select EPP port type 1.7 or 1.9.
The choice: EPP1.7, 1.9.

ECP Mode Use DMA:

Select a DMA channel for the parallel port for use during ECP mode.
The choice: 3, 1.

POWER On Function:

This item allows you the select power on event.
The choice: Password, Hot Key, Mouse Left, Mouse Right, Any Key,
Button Only, Keyboard 98.

Game Port Address:

This item allows you to select the Game Port Address.
The choice: Disabled, 201 and 209.

Midi Port Address:

This item allows you to select the Midi Port Address.
The choice: Disabled, 330, 300, 290.

Midi Port IRQ:

This item allows you to select the Midi Port IRQ.
The choice: 5, 10.

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3.8 Power Management Setup

The Power Management Setup allows you to configure you system to most
effectively save energy while operating in a manner consistent with your
own style of computer use.

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Power Management Setup

ACPI Function
Power Management
Video Off Method
Video Off In Suspend
Suspend Type
MODEM Use IRQ
Suspend Mode
HDD Power Down
Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN
Wake-Up by PCI card
Power On By Ring
CPU Thermal-Throttling

Resume by Alarm

X Date (of Month) Alarm
X Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm

**Reload Global Timer Events**

Primary IDE 0

Primary IDE 1

Secondary IDE 0

Secondary IDE 1

FDD, COM, LPT Port

PCI PIRQ [A-D]#

Enable
User Define
DPMS
YES
Stop Grant
NA
Disabled
Disabled
Instant-Off
Disabled
Enabled

50.0%
Disabled

0
0 : 0 : 0

Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled

Item Help

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Menu Level ¾

↑↓→←Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-safe defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

ACPI Function:

This item allows you to enable/disable the Advanced Configuration and
Power Management (ACPI).
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

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Power Management:

This category allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving and
is directly related to the following modes:

Min. Power Saving:

Minimum power management. Doze Mode = 1 hr. Standby Mode = 1
hr., Suspend Mode = 1 hr., and HDD Power Down = 15 min.

Max. Power Saving:

Maximum power management -- ONLY AVAILABLE FOR SL CPU’s.
Doze Mode = 1 min., Standby Mode = 1 min., Suspend Mode = 1 min.,
and HDD Power Down = 1 min.

User Defined:

Allow you to set each mode individually. When not disabled, each of
the ranges is from 1 min. to 1 hr. except for HDD Power Down, which
ranges from 1 min. to 15 min. and disable.

Video Off Method:

This option allows you to select how the power management will disable the
video.

V/H SYNC+Blank:

This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and
horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer.

Blank Screen:

This option only writes blanks to the video buffer.

DPMS Support:

Initial display power management signaling.

Video Off In Suspend:

This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.
The choice: Yes, No.

Suspend Type:

Select the Suspend Type.
The choice: PWRON Suspend, Stop Grant.

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MODEM Use IRQ:

This determines the IRQ in which the MODEM can use.
The choice: 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11 and NA.

Suspend Mode:

When “Enabled” and after the set time of system inactivity. All devices
except the CPU will be shut off.
The choice: Disabled, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 20, 30, 40Min and 1hor.

HDD Power Down:

When “Enabled” and after the set time of system inactivity, the hard disk
drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active.
The choice: Disabled, 1~15Min.

Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN:

Pressing the power button for more than 4 seconds forces the system to
enter the Soft-Off state when the system has “hung.”
The choice: Delay 4 Sec, Instant-Off.

Wake-Up by PCI Card:

An input signal from PME on the PCI card awakens the system from a soft
off state.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

Power On by Ring:

An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator (RI) line (in other words, an
incoming call on the modem) awakens the system from a soft off state.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

CPU Thermal-Throttling:

Select the CPU THRM-Throttling rate.
The choice: 12.5%, 25.0%, 37.5%, 50.0%, 62.5%, 75.0% and 87.5%.

Resume by Alarm:

When “Enabled”, your can set the date and time at which the RTC (real-time
clock) alarm awakens the system from Suspend mode.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

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PM Events:

PM events are I/O events whose occurrence can prevent the system from
entering a power saving mode or can awaken the system from such a mode.
In effect, the system remains alert for anything, which occurs to a device,
which is configured as Enabled, even when the system is in a power down
mode.

Primary IDE 0
Primary IDE 1
Secondary IDE 0
Secondary IDE 1
FDD, COM, LPT Port
PCI PIRQ [A-D] #

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3.9 PnP/PCI Configurations

This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal
Computer Interconnect, is a system, which allows I/O devices to operate at
speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when communicating with its
own special components. This section covers some very technical items
and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make
any changes to the default settings.

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PnP/PCI Configurations

Reset Configuration Data

Resources Controlled By

X IRQ Resources

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

Disabled

Auto (ESCD)

Press Enter

Disabled

Item Help

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Menu Level ¾

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

↑↓→←Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-safe defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Reset Configuration Data:

Normally, you leave this field Disabled. Select Enabled to reset Extended
System Configuration Data (ESCD) when you exit Setup if you have
installed a new add-on and the system reconfiguration has caused such a
serious conflict that the operating system cannot boot.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

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Resource controlled by:

The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capacity to automatically configure
all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices. However, this
capability means absolutely nothing unless you are using a Plug and Play
operating system such as Windows

®

95. If you set this field to “Manual”
choose specific resources by going into each of the sub menu that follows
this field (a sub menu is preceded by a “¾”).
The choice: Auto (ESCD), Manual.

IRQ Resources:

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IRQ Resources

IRQ3 assigned to
IRQ4 assigned to
IRQ5 assigned to
IRQ7 assigned to
IRQ8 assigned to
IRQ9 assigned to
IRQ10 assigned to
IRQ11 assigned to
IRQ12 assigned to
IRQ14 assigned to
IRQ15 assigned to

PCI Device
PCI Device
PCI Device
PCI Device
PCI Device
PCI Device
PCI Device
PCI Device
PCI Device
PCI Device
PCI Device

Item Help

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Menu Level ¾

↑↓→←Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-safe defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

IRQ3~15:

When resources are controlled manually, assign each system interrupt a
type, depending on the type of device using the interrupt.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop:

Leave this field at “Disabled”.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

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3.10 PC Health Status

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CPU Warning Temperature

Current System Temp.
Current CPU1 Temperature
Current Power Fan Speed
Current CPU Fan Speed
Current Chassis Fan Speed
Vdimm:
Vcore (V)

3.3V
+ 5V
+12V

-12V

-5V
VBAT (V)
5VSB (V)

Shutdown temperature

PC Health Status

Disabled

24°C / 75°F
40°C / 104°F
3283RPM
5152RPM
4718 RPM

1.47V

1.74V

3.24V

4.91V

11.79V

-12.61V

-5.04V

3.29V

4.96V

Disabled

Item Help

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Menu Level ¾

↑↓→←

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-safe defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

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

CPU Warning Temperature:

This item will prevent CPU from overheating.
The choice: 50°C /122°F ~70°C /158°F, Disabled.

Current System Temp:

Show you the current system temperature.

Current CPU1 Temperature:

Show you the current CPU temperature.

Current Power/CPU/Chassis Fan Speed:

Show you the current Power, CPU and Chassis fan operating speed.

Vdimm (V):

Show you the voltage level of the DRAM.

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Vcore (V)

Show you the voltage level of CPU (Vcore).

+3.3V/+5V/+12V/-12V/-5V/5VSB(V):

Show you the voltage of +3.3V/+5V/+12V/-12V/-5V/5VSB(V).

VBAT (V)

Show you the voltage level of the battery.

Shutdown Temperature:

This item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown Temperature. This item is
only effective under Windows

®

98 ACPI mode.

The choice: Disabled, 60°C / 140°F, 65°C / 149°F, 70°C / 159°F and

75°C / 167°F.

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3.11 Frequency/Voltage Control

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Frequency/Voltage Control

Auto Detect DIMM/PCI CLK

Spread Spectrum Modulated

X Linear Spread Model
X Linear Spread Range

CPU Host/PCI Clock

CPU Clock Ratio

↑↓→←Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-safe defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Enabled
Disabled

3
0

100/33MHz
X 8.5

Item Help

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Menu Level ¾

Auto Detect DIMM/PCI CLK:

When “Enabled”, this item will auto detect if the DIMM and PCI socket have
devices and will send clock signal to DIMM and PCI devices. When
disabled, it will send the clock signal to all DIMM and PCI socket.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

Spread Spectrum Modulated:

This item allows you to enabled or disabled the Spread Spectrum
Modulated.
The choice: Disabled, Enabled.

Linear Spread Mode:

This item allows you to select the spread model.
The choice: Min0 ~ Max7.

Linear Spread Range:

This item allows you to select the spread model.
The choice: Min0 ~ Max10.

CPU Host/PCI Clock:

This item allows you to select CPU Host/PCI Clock.
The choice: Min100 ~ Max132 MHz.

CPU Clock Ratio:

This item allows you to set up the CPU clock ratio, but this function depends
on different CPU performance. It is only effective for those clock ratio
haven’t been locked.
The choice: X8.5 ~ X16.

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3.12 Load Fail-Safe Defaults

When you press <Enter> on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with
a message similar to:

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

Pressing ‘Y’ loads the BIOS default values for the most stable,
minimal-performance system operations.

3.13 Load Optimized Defaults

When you press <Enter> on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with
a message similar to:

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)? N

Pressing ‘Y’ loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal
performance system operations.

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3.14 Supervisor/User Password Setting

You can set either supervisor or user password, or both of then. The
differences between are:

Set Supervisor Password:

can enter and change the options of the setup

menus.

Set User Password: just can only enter but do not have the right to change
the options of the setup menus. When you select this function, the following
message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a
password.

ENTER PASSWORD:

Type the password, up to eight characters in length, and press <Enter>.
The password typed now will clear any previously entered password from
CMOS memory. You will be asked to confirm the password. Type the
password again and press <Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the
selection and not enter a password.

To disable a password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter
the password. A message will confirm the password will be disabled. Once
the password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup
freely.

PASSWORD DISABLED.

When a password has been enabled, you will be prompted to enter it every
time you try to enter Setup. This prevents an unauthorized person from
changing any part of your system configuration.

Additionally, when a password is enabled, you can also require the BIOS to
request a password every time your system is rebooted. This would prevent
unauthorized use of your computer.

You determine when the password is required within the BIOS Features
Setup Menu and its Security option (see Section 3). If the Security option is
set to “System”, the password will be required both at boot and at entry to
Setup. If set to “Setup”, prompting only occurs when trying to enter Setup.

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3.15 Exit Selecting

Save & Exit Setup

Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation:

Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)?

Y

Pressing “Y” stores the selections made in the menus in CMOS – a special
section of memory that stays on after you turn your system off. The next
time you boot your computer, the BIOS configures your system according to
the Setup selections stored in CMOS. After saving the values the system is
restarted again.

Exit Without Saving

Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation:

Quit without saving (Y/N)? Y

This allows you to exit Setup without storing in CMOS any change. The
previous selections remain in effect. This exits the Setup utility and restarts
your computer.

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