Jetway 866ASUR2A User Manual

866AS ULTRA/866AS ULTRA RAID

USER'S MANUAL

M/B For Socket-A Athlon/Duron Processor

Trademark:

NO. G03-866ASUR2A

Release date: November 2001

* Specifications and Information contained in this documentation are furnished for information use only, and are

subject to change at any time without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by manufacturer.

TABLE OF CONTENT

USER’S NOTICE................................................................................1

MANUAL REVISION INFORMATION..............................................2

COOLING SOLUTIONS ...................................................................2

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION OF 866AS ULTRA/ 866AS ULTRA RAID
MOTHERBOARD

1-1 FEATURE OF MOTHERBOARD ...............................................3

1-2 SPECIFICATION .................................................................... 4

1-3 PERFORMANCE LIST.............................................................5

1-4 LAYOUT DIAGRAM & JUMPER SETTING ................................6

CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION

2-1 HARDWARE INSTALLATION STEPS........................................ 8

2-2 CHECKING MOTHERBAORD'S JUMPER SETTING....................8

2-3 INSTALL CPU........................................................................10

2-3-1 GLOSSARY...........................................................................10

2-3-2 ABOUT AMD ATHLON & DURON 462-PIN CPU.........................

2-4 INSTALL MEMORY................................................................12

2-5 EXPANSION CARD.................................................................13

2-5-1 PROCEDURE FOR EXPANSION CARD INSTALLATION .............13

2-5-2 ASSIGNING IRQ FOR EXPANSION CARD.................................

2-5-3 INTERRUPT REQUEST TABLE FOR THIS MOTHERBOARD.......

2-5-4 AGP SLOT ............................................................................

2-6 CONNECTORS, HEADERS.......................................................15

2-6-1 CONNECTORS ......................................................................

2-6-2 HEADERS.............................................................................18

2-7 STARTING UP YOUR COMPUTER ........................................... 21

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CHAPTER 3 INTRODUCING BIOS

3-1 ENTERING SETUP..................................................................22

3-2 GETTING HELP ..................................................................... 23

3-3 THE MAIN MENU...................................................................23

3-4 STANDARD CMOS FEATURES.................................................24

3-5 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES..................................................26

3-6 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES............................................28

3-6-1 DRAM TIMING SETTINGS.............................................29

3-6-2 AGP TIMING SETTINGS................................................ 29

3-6-3 PCI TIMING SETTINGS.................................................30

3-7 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS.................................................. 30

3-7-1 ONCHIP IDE FUNCTION ...............................................31

3-7-2 ONCHIP DEVICE FUNCTION ......................................... 32

3-7-3 ONCHIP SUPER IO FUNCTION ......................................32

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3-8 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP...............................................34

3-8-1 WAKE UP EVENTS.......................................................35

3-8-1.1 IRQS ACTIVITIES...................................................36

3-9 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP ..........................................36

3-9-1 IRQ RESOURCES .........................................................37

3-10 PC HEALTH STATUS.............................................................38

3-11 MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL.................................................39

3-12 LOAD STANDARD/OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS .............................40

3-13 SET SUPERVISOR/USER PASSWORD ......................................40

CHAPTER 4 DRIVER & FREE PROGRAM INSTALLATION

MAGIC INSTALL SUPPORTS WINDOWS 95/98/98SE/NT4.0/2000......... 41

4-1 VIA 4 IN 1
4-2 SOUND

FOR EDITING/PLAYBACK

4-3 ATA100

(ONLY FOR 866AS ULTRA RAID)

INSTALL VIA SERVICE PACK 4 IN 1 DRIVER
AC97 SOUND DRIVER AND THE PROGRAM INSTALL

.......................................44

INSTALL PROMISE ATA100/RAID DRIVER

..............................45

4-3-1 INSTALL PROMISE ATA100 IDE CONTROLLER DRIVER.45

4-3-2 INSTALL PROMISE IDE RAID CONTROLLER DRIVER....46

4-3-3 INSTALL PROMISE IDE RAID CONTROLLER UTILITY... 47
4-4 PC-HEALTH

WINBOND HARDWARE DOCTOR MONITORING SOFTWARE

........................................................................48

4-4-1

HOW TO UTILIZE PC-HEALTH

4-5 MAGIC BIOS
4-6 PC-CILLIN

INSTALL BIOS LIVE UPDATE UTILITY
INSTALL PC-CILLIN2000 ANTI-VIRUS PROGRAM

.......................................49

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4-7 HOW TO DISABLE ON-BOARD SOUND ....................................53

4-8 HOW TO UPDATE BIOS..........................................................53

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USER’S NOTICE

COPYRIGHT OF THIS MANUAL BELONGS TO THE MANUFACTURER. NO PART OF
THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT
MAY BE REPRODUCED, TRANSMITTED OR TRANSLATED INTO ANY LANGUAGE IN
ANY FORM OR BY ANY MEANS WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE

MANUFACTURER.

THIS MANUAL CONTAINS ALL INFORMATION REQUIRED TO USE 866AS ULTRA/
866AS ULTRA RAID MOTHER-BOARD AND WE DO ASSURE THIS MANUAL MEETS
USE R’ S RE QU IR EM E NT BU T W IL L CHANGE, CORRECT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE.

MANUFACTURER PROVIDES THIS MANUAL “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY

KIND, AND WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTIAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMANGES FOR LOSS OF PROFIT, LOSS OF
BUSINESS, LOSS OF USE OF DATA, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE).

PRODUCTS AND CORPORATE NAMES APPEARING IN THIS MANUAL MAY OR MAY
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AND TO THE OWNER’S BENEFIT, WITHOUT INTENT TO INFRINGE.

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Manual Revision Information

Reversion Revision History Date

2.0 Second Edition November 2001

Item Checklist

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866AS ULTRA/ 866AS ULTRA RAID



Cable for IDE/Floppy



CD for motherboard utilities

□

Cable for USB Port 3/4 (Option)

□

Cable for IDE RAID (only for 866AS ULTRA RAID)

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866AS ULTRA/ 866AS ULTRA RAID User’s Manual

AMD Athlon™ / Duron™ Processor Family

Cooling Solutions

As processor technology pushes to faster speeds and higher performance, thermal
management becomes increasingly crucial when building computer systems.
Maintaining the proper thermal environment is key to reliable, long-term system
operation. The overall goal in providing the proper thermal environment is keeping
the processor below its specified maximum case temperature. Heatsinks induce
improved processor heat dissipation through increased surface area and concentrated
airflow from attached fans. In addition, interface materials allow effective transfers
of heat from the processor to the heatsink. For optimum heat transfer, AMD
recommends the use of thermal grease and mounting clips to attach the heatsink to
the processor.
When selecting a thermal solution for your system, please refer to the website below
for collection of heatsinks evaluated and recommended by AMD for use with AMD
processors. Note, those heatsinks are recommended for maintaining the specified
Maximum T case requirement. In addition, this collection is not intended to be a
comprehensive listing of all heatsinks that support AMD processors.

For vendor list of heatsink and fan, please visit

：

http://www1.amd.com/products/duron/thermals
http://www1.amd.com/products/athlon/thermals

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Chapter 1

Introduction of 866AS ULTRA /866AS ULTRA RAID
Motherboard

1-1 Feature of motherboard

The 866AS ULTRA /866AS ULTRA RAID motherboard is design for use AMD
Athlon/Duron 200MHZ /266MHz (Double Data Rate) Front Side Bus Frequency
CPU, which utilize the Socket-A design and the memory size expandable to 3.0GB.

This motherboard use the newest VIA KT266A chipset which provides better
performance than KT266 chipset, whose 133MHz/266MHz (Double Data Rate)
Front Side Bus frequency and 266MHz memory interface delivers a clear upgrade
path to the future generation of 266MHz processors and PC-1600/PC-2100 DDR
DRAM. The 866AS ULTRA /866AS ULTRA RAID motherboard offers ULTRA
ATA 100 to provide speedier HDD throughout that boosts overall system
performance.

866AS ULTRA RAID including IDE RAID chipset and added extra 2 channel IDE
interface supports either ATA100, or RAID0 (striping), RAID1 (mirroring) function.
Use RAID0 function it can increasing data storage performance, use RAID1 function
it can protect data which save in hard disk drive.

These motherboards also has an integrated AC’97 2.1 CODEC on board which is



fully compatible with Sound Blaster Pro

that gives you the best sound quality and

compatibility.
For those wanting even greater graphic per forman ce, an AGP 4X s lot is includ ed on

the board.
With USB control as well as capability of expanding to 6 USB function ports, the

866AS ULTRA /866AS ULTRA RAID meet future USB demand also this
motherboard has built-in hardware monitor function. This will monitor and protect
your computer. 866AS ULTRA integrated Recovery Genius in BIOS protected your
hard disk from virus crash hard disk data.

In 866AS ULTRA /866AS ULTRA RAID we design in CPU Vcore Voltage, System

3.3V Voltage, DDR memory 2.5V Voltage, AGP 1.5V/3.3V Voltage those can
minor adjustable in BIOS setup. This design can let users approach over clock
demand and also can make system more stable. The 866AS ULTRA /866AS

ULTRA RAID motherboard provides special function in BIOS Setup to setting CPU
Host clock step by step increasing let users to approach over clocking, and special
design in hardware to protect BIOS from virus crash BIOS data.

866AS ULTRA /866AS ULTRA RAID provides high performance & meets future
specification demand. It is really wise choice for your computer.

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1-2 Specification

Spec Description

Design
Chipset

CPU Socket

Memory Socket

Expansion Slot &
Headers

Integrate IDE

IDE RAID
(Only for 866AS
ULTRA RAID)
Audio

BIOS
Multi I/O

ATX form factor 4 layers PCB size: 30.5x24.4cm

∗

VIA KT266A/VT8233 Chipset

∗

PROMISE PDC20265R IDE RAID chip for 866AS

∗

ULTRA RAID only

Support AMD Athlon 700MHz∼1.533GHz processor

∗

Support AMD Duron 600MHz∼1.1GHz processor

∗

Support 200MHz/266MHz (Double Data Rate) Front

∗

Side Bus frequency processors

Reserves support for future AMD Athlon/Duron

∗

processors

184-pin DDR module socket x3

∗

Support PC1600/PC2100 DDR SDRAM

∗

Expandable to 3.0GB

∗

AGP slot x1 support AGP 2.0 & 4X mode

∗

32-bit PCI slot x5

∗

CNR slot x1

∗

Two PCI IDE controllers support PCI Bus Mastering,

∗

ATA PIO/DMA and the ULTRA DMA 33/66/100
functions that deliver the data transfer rate up to 100
MB/s

2 channel IDE RAID interface supports either ATA100

∗

or RAID0, RAID1 function

AC’97 Digital Audio controller integrated

∗

AC’97 Audio CODEC on board

∗

Audio driver and utility included

∗

Award 2MBit Flash ROM

∗

PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse connectors

∗

Floppy disk drive connector x1

∗

Parallel port x1

∗

Serial port x2

∗

USB connector x2

∗

USB headers x4 (connecting cable option)

∗

Audio connector (Line-in, Line-out , MIC & Game Port)

∗

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1-3 Performance List

The following performance data list is the testing result of some popular benchmark
testing programs. These data are just referred by users, and there is no responsibility
for different testing data values gotten by users (the different Hardware & Software
configuration will result in different benchmark testing results.)

Performance Test Report

CPU: AMD Athlon 1.2GHz
DRAM: 128M SDRAM x2 (SAMSUNG DDR K4H280838B-TCB0)
VGA Expansion Card: Geforce 2 MX400 (1024x768 Hi-color)
Hard Disk Driver: IBM DTLA-305040 (ATA-100)
BIOS: Award Optimal default
OS: Win 98SE

Performance Test Report

3D Mark 2000
3D Mark 2001
3D Winbench 2000
Final Reality
Content Creation Winstone 2000
Content Creation Winstone 2001
Business Winstone2001
Winbench 99 :

CPU Mark 99 114 108
FPU Winmark 99 6570 6560
Business Disk Winmark99 6940 7880
Hi-end Disk Winmark99 20100 19500
Business Graphic Winmark 554 529
Hi-end Graphic Winmark 1580 1520
SYS Mark 2000 : SISMark 2000 Rating (Internet Content Creation/Office Productivity)
Suites 222 (228/218) 209 (215/204)
SISOFT Sandra 2001 :

Dhrystone ALU MIPS
Whetstone FPU MFLOPS
Int ALU/RAM MB/S
Float FPU/RAM MB/S
QUAKE3 DEMO1 FPS
DEMO2 FPS

866AS ULTRA

(KT266A)

5514 5440
2385 2333

104 104

7.18 6.59

44.3 42.6

53.6 50.6

46.2 45.2

3338 3347
1628 1643

722 532
879 687

151.3 133.2

150.5 132.0

866AS

(KT266)

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1-4 Layout Diagram & Jumper Setting

PS/2 MOUSE

PRINT GAME/MIDI PORT

PS/2 Keyboard

USB

K/B Power ON
Jumper (JP1)

PC99 Back Panel

Front Panel Audio

COM1 COM2

MIC
LINE-IN
LINE-OUT

ATX Power
Connector

CPU FAN

CPU Socket

PC1600/PC2100
DDRX2

VIA KT266A Chip

ATA 100 IDE
Connector

FAN2

CD Audio

CPU F.S.B. Clock
Jumper (JP4)

AGP Slot

PCI Slo

Winbond 83697HF

Chip

CNR Slot

IR Connector

(SW1)

CPU Ratio Selector
IDE RAID Connector

(for 866AS ULTRA
RAID)

VIA VT8233 Chip
Floppy Connector

Clear CMOS (JBAT)

PDC20265R

Front Panel Connector
2MBit Flash ROM BIOS

USB Port

(J6)

ATA100/RAID Mode Selector

FAN1

Wake On Modem Wake On LAN

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Jumpers

Jumper Name Description Page

SW1 CPU Ratio Selector 10-pin Block P.8
JP4 CPU Front Side Bus Frequency OFF : 133MHz /266MHz

P.9

ON : 100MHz /200MHz
JBAT CMOS RAM Clear 3-pin Block P.9
JP1 Keyboard Power On Enable/Disabled 3-pin Block P.9

J6 ATA 100/RAID Mode Selector

3-pin Block ( for 866AS ULTRA RAID)

P.10

Connectors

Connector Name Description Page

ATXPOWER ATX Power Connector 20-pin Block P.15
J2 PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard

Connector
J3 USB Port Connector 4-pin Connector P.15
PARALLEL Parallel Port Connector 25-pin Female P.15
AUD_GAME Audio/Game Connector 3 phone jack + 15-pin Connector P.15
COM1/COM2 Serial Port COM1/2 Connector 9-pin Connector P.15
FDD Floppy Driver Connector 34-pin Block P.16
IDE1 Primary IDE Connector 40-pin Block P.16
IDE2 Secondary IDE Connector 40-pin Block P.17

IDE3/IDE4 IDE RAID Connectors 40-pin Block(

6-pin Female P.15

for 866AS ULTRA RAID)

P.17

Headers

Header Name Description Page

AUDIO Line-In/Out, MIC header 9-pin Block P.18
USB1/USB2 USB Port Headers 9-pin Block P.18
IDE LED IDE activity LED 2-pin Block P.18
TB LED Turbo LED switch 2-pin Block P.18
RESET Reset switch lead 2-pin Block P.18
SPEAKER Speaker connector 4-pin Block P.19
PWR LED
PW BN Power switch 2-pin Block P.19
WOL/WOM Wake On-LAN/Modem Headers 3-pin Block P.19
FAN1,FAN2,CPUFAN FAN Speed Headers 3-pin Block P.19
IR IR infrared module Headers 5-pin Block P.20
CDIN1,CDIN2 CD Audio-In Headers 4-pin Block P.20

Expansion Sockets

Socket/Slot Name Description Page

ZIF Socket 462 CPU Socket 462-pin PPGA CPU Socket P.11
D D R 1 , D D R 2 , D D R 3 DDR SDRAM Module

PCI1, PCI2, PCI3,
PCI4, PCI5
AGP AGP 4X Mode Slot AGP Expansion Slot P.14

Power LED 2-pin Block P.19

Socket

184-pin DDR SDRAM Module
Expansion Socket

P.12

PCI Slot 32-bit PCI Local Bus Expansion slots P.14

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Chapter 2

Hardware installation

2-1 Hardware installation Steps

Before using your computer, you had better complete the following steps:

1. Check motherboard setting

2. Install CPU

3. Install Memory

4. Install Expansion cards

5. Connect Ribbon cables, Panel wires, and power supply

6. Setup BIOS

7. Install software driver & utility

2-2 Checking Motherboard’s Jumper Setting

1. CPU Ratio Selector (10-pin) : SW1

Ratio

5.0x ON ON ON OFF ON 9.0x ON ON ON OFF OFF

5.5x ON OFF ON OFF ON 9.5x ON OFF ON OFF OFF

6.0x ON ON OFF OFF ON 10.0x ON ON OFF OFF OFF

6.5x ON OFF OFF OFF ON 10.5x ON OFF OFF OFF OFF

7.0X ON ON ON ON OFF 11.0x ON ON ON ON ON

7.5x ON OFF ON ON OFF 11.5x ON OFF ON ON ON

8.0x ON ON OFF ON OFF 12.0x ON ON OFF ON ON

8.5x ON OFF OFF ON OFF 12.5x ON OFF OFF ON ON

1 2 3 4 5 Ratio 1 2 3 4 5

SW1

1 2 3 4 5

CPU Ratio Selector

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2. CPU Front Side Bus Frequency Setting (2-pin) : JP4

1

JP4

ON : 100MHz

CPU Front Side Bus Frequency Setting

2

(Default)

1

JP4

OFF : 133MHz

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Note: CPU Front Side Bus Frequency also can setting step by step in BIOS

SETUP, please refer page 39 Miscellaneous Control in Host Clock at
Next.

3. CMOS RAM Clear (3-pin) : JBAT

A battery must be used to retain the motherboard configuration in CMOS RAM
short 1-2 pins of JBAT to store the CMOS data.

To clear the CMOS, follow the procedure below:

1. Turn off the system and unplug the AC power

2. Remove ATX power cable from ATX power connector

3. Locate JBAT and short pins 2-3 for a few seconds

4. Return JBAT to its normal setting by shorting pins 1-2

5. Connect ATX power cable back to ATX power connector

Note: When should clear CMOS

1. Troubleshooting

2. Forget password

3. After over clocking system boot fail

1 3

JBAT

2-3 closed Clear CMOS

1 3

JBAT

1-2 closed Normal

CMOS RAM Clear Setting

4. Keyboard Power On function Enabled/Disabled: JP1

When setting Enabled you can using keyboard by key in password to power on
system.

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d

r

r

1 3

JP1

1-2 closed K/B Power ON Disable

Default)

1 3

JP1

Keyboard Power On Setting

2-3 closed K/B Power ON Enabled

5. ATA100/RAID Mode Selector: J6 (Only for 866AS ULTRA RAID)

When J6 1-2 closed the IDE3 & IDE4 are setting in ATA100 Mode supports Ultra
DMA 100MB/sec transfer rate.
When J6 2-3 closed the IDE3 & IDE4 are setting in RAID Mode supports RAID 0
(striping) to increase hard drive performance or RAID 1 (mirroring) to protect hard
drive data for more detail information please refer CD-PACK in
X:\MANUAL\PROMISE.DOC

Note: If you only install hard drive in IDE3 an
IDE4 and the J6 setting 2-3 closed then this drive
must install IDE RAID 0 or IDE RAID 1 Mode by
Fast Build Utility, please press <Ctrl-F> to ente
setup Main Menu and choose “Auto Setup” to
setup your hard drive.

J6

1

J6

1

3

3

1-2 closed ATA100 Mode

ATA 100/RAID Mode Selector

2-3 closed RAID Mode

Default)

2-3 Install CPU

2-3-1 Glossary

Chipset (or core logic) - two or more integrated circuits which control the interfaces
between the system processor, RAM, I/O devises, and adapter cards.

Processor slot/socket - the slot or socket used to mount the system processor on the
motherboard.

Slot (AGP, PCI, ISA, RAM) - the slots used to mount adapter cards and system RAM.
AGP - Accelerated Graphics Port - a high speed interface for video cards; runs at 1X

(66MHz), 2X (133MHz), or 4X (266MHz).
PCI - Peripheral Component Interconnect - a high speed interface for video cards, sound

cards, network interface cards, and modems; runs at 33MHz.
ISA - Industry Standard Architecture - a relatively low speed interface primarily used for

sound cards and modems; runs at approx. 8MHz.

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Serial Port

- a low speed interface typically used for mouse and external modems.

Parallel Port
PS/2

- a low speed interface used for mouse and keyboards.

USB

- Universal Serial Bus - a medium speed interface typically used for mouse, keyboards,

- a low speed interface typically used for printers.

scanners, scanners, and some digital cameras.

Sound

(interface) - the interface between the sound card or integrated sound connectors and

speakers, MIC, game controllers, and MIDI sound devices.

LAN

(interface) - Local Area Network - the interface to your local area network.

BIOS (B

asic Input/Output System) - the program logic used to boot up a computer and

establish the relationship between the various components.

Driver

- software, which defines the characteristics of a device for use by another device or

other software.

Processor

- the "central processing unit" (CPU); the principal integrated circuit used for

doing the "computing" in "personal computer"

Front Side Bus Frequency -

the working frequency of the motherboard, which is generated

by the clock generator for CPU, DRAM and PCI BUS.

CPU L2 Cache -

the flash memory inside the CPU, normally Athlon CPU has 256K or

above, while Duron will have 64K.

2-3-2 About AMD Athlon & Duron 462-pin CPU

This motherboard supports Socket-A (Socket-462) AMD Athlon/Duron processors.
This motherboard Provides a ZIF Socket-A. The CPU that comes with the motherboard

should have a cooling FAN attached to prevent overheating. If this is not the case, then
purchase a correct cooling FAN before you turn on your system.

WARNING! Be sure that there is sufficient air circulation across the processor’s heatsink

and CPU cooling FAN is working correctly, otherwise it may cause the
processor and motherboard overheat and damage, you may install an
auxiliary cooling FAN, if necessary.

WARNING! Due to this motherboard provides new function of protecting CPU；you

must connect the CPU FAN connector on FAN1 location in order to obtain
this feature. Without connection on FAN1 (or you have connect CPU FAN
on FAN2), the system will shut down immediately to protect both your CPU
and motherboard.

To install a CPU, first turn off your system and remove its cover. Locate the ZIF socket
and open it by first pulling the level sideways away from the socket then upward to a 90­degree angle. Insert the CPU with the correct orientation as shown below. The notched
corner should point toward the end of the level. Because the CPU has a corner pin for two
of the four corners, the CPU will only fit in the orientation as shown.

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Socket-A

Colden Arrow

AMD

CPU ZIF Socket-A

When you put the CPU into the ZIF socket. No force require to insert of the CPU, then
press the level to Locate position slightly without any extra force.

2-4 Install Memory

This motherboard provides three 184-pin DUAL INLINE MEMORY MODULES (DIMM)
sites for memory expansion available from minimum memory size of 64MB to maximum
memory size of 3.0GB DDR SDRAM.

Valid Memory Configurations

Bank 184-Pin DIMM Total Memory

Bank 0, 1 (DDR1) PC1600/PC2100 DDR SDRAM X1 64MB∼1.0GB
Bank 2, 3 (DDR2) PC1600/PC2100 DDR SDRAM X1 64MB∼1.0GB
Bank 4, 5 (DDR3) PC1600/PC2100 DDR SDRAM X1 64MB∼1.0GB

Total System Memory (Max. 3.0GB) 3 64MB∼3.0GB

NOTE! Make sure the total installed memory does not exceeds 3.0GB, otherwise the

system may hang during startup.

Generally, installing DDR SDRAM modules to your motherboard is very easy, you can
refer to figure 2-4 to see what a 184-Pin PC1600/PC2100 DDR SDRAM module looks like.

DDR2 (BANK2+BANK3)

DDR1 (BANK0+BANK1)

DDR3 (BANK4+BANK5)

Figure 2-4

NOTE! When you install DIMM module fully into the DIMM socket the eject tab should be

locked into the DIMM module very firmly and fit into its indention on both sides.

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WARNING! For the DDR SDRAM CLOCK is set at 133MHz, use only P C2100-compliant

DDR Modules. When this motherboard operate at 133Mhz, most system
will not even boot if non-compliant modules are used because of the strict
timing issues, if your DDR Modules are not PC266-compliant, set the DDR
SDRAM clock to 100MHz to ensure system stability.

2-5 Expansion Cards

WARNING!

Turn off your power when adding or removing expansion cards or other
system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both
your motherboard and expansion cards.

2-5-1 Procedure For Expansion Card Installation

1. Read the documentation for your expansion card and make any necessary hardware or
software setting for your expansion card such as jumpers.

2. Remove your computer’s cover and the bracket plate on the slot you intend to use.

3. Align the card’s connectors and press firmly.

4. Secure the card on the slot with the screen you remove above.

5. Replace the computer system’s cover.

6. Set up the BIOS if necessary.

7. Install the necessary software driver for your expansion card.

2-5-2 Assigning IRQs For Expansion Card

Some expansion cards need an IRQ to operate. Generally, an IRQ must exclusively assign
to one use. In a standard design, there are 16 IRQs available but most of them are already
in use.

Standard Interrupt Assignments

IRQ Priority Standard function

0 N/A System Timer
1 N/A Keyboard Controller
2 N/A Programmable Interrupt
3 * 8 Communications Port (COM2)
4 * 9 Communications Port (COM1)
5 * 6 Sound Card (sometimes LPT2)
6 * 11 Floppy Disk Controller
7 * 7 Printer Port (LPT1)
8 N/A System CMOS/Real Time Clock

9 * 10 ACPI Mode when enabled
10 * 3 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
11 * 2 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
12 * 4 PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port
13 N/A Numeric Data Processor
14 * 5 Primary IDE Channel
15 * 1 Secondary IDE Channel

* These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices.

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2-5-3 Interrupt Request Table For This Motherboard

Interrupt request are shared as shown the table below:

INT A INT B INT C INT D
PCI slot 1 Shared
PCI slot 2
PCI slot 3
PCI slot 4

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PCI slot 5 Shared
AGP slot Shared
AC97/MC97
Onboard USB
Onboard USB 1





Onboard USB 2 Shared



Shared












Not Shared





Shared








Shared





Shared
Shared

IMPORTANT!

If using PCI cards on shared slots, make sure that the drivers support
“Sh ared IRQ” or that the cards don’t need IRQ assi gnme nts. Con flict s
will arise between the two PCI groups that will make the system
unstable or cards inoperable.

2-5-4 AGP Slot

This motherboard provides an AGP Slot, support the 1X/2X/4X AGP VGA card.

AGP SLOT

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2-6 Connectors, Headers

2-6-1 Connectors

(1) Power Connector (20-pin block) : ATXPOWER

ATX Power Supply connector. This is a new defined 20-pins connector that usually

comes with ATX case. The ATX Power Supply allows to use soft power on
momentary switch that connect from the front panel switch to 2-pins Power On
jumper pole on the motherboard. When the power switch on the back of the ATX
power supply turned on, the full power will not come into the system board until the
front panel switch is momentarily pressed. Press this switch again will turn off the
power to the system board.

Pin 1

PIN ROW2 ROW1

1 3.3V 3.3V
2 -12V 3.3V
3 GND GND
4 Soft Power On 5V
5 GND GND
6 GND 5V
7 GND GND
8 -5V Power OK
9 +5V +5V (for Soft Logic)
10 +5V +12V

(2) PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard Connector: J2

The connectors for PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 Mouse.

(3) USB Port connector: J3

The connectors are 4-pin connector that connect USB devices to the system board.

(4) Parallel Port Connector (25-pin female): PARALLEL

Parallel Port connector is a 25-pin D-Subminiature Receptacle connector. The On­board Parallel Port can be disabled through the BIOS SETUP. Please refer to Chapter
3 “INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS SETUP” section for more detail information.

(5) Audio and Game Connector : AUD_GAME

This Connector are 3 phone Jack for LINE-OUT, LINE-IN, MIC and a 15-pin
D-Subminiature Receptacle Connector for joystick/MIDI Device.

Line-out :
Line-in :

Audio input to sound chip

MIC :
Game/MIDI :

Audio output to speaker

Microphone Connector

For joystick or MIDI Device

(6) Serial Port COM1, COM2 : COM1, COM2

COM1, COM2 are the 9-pin D-Subminiature mail connector. The On-board serial
por t can b e disabled through BIOS SETUP. Please refer to Chapter 3 “INTEGRATED
PERIPHERALS SETUP” s e c t i o n f o r m o re detail information.

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ppy

PS/2

MOUSE

PRINT GAME/MIDI PORT

PS/2

Keyboard

USB

COM1 COM2

MIC
LINE-IN
LINE-OUT

(7) Floppy drive Connector (34-pin block): FDD

This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. A fter connecting the
single plug end to motherboard, connect the two plugs at other end to the floppy
drives.

Pin 1

Flo

Drive Connector

(8) Primary IDE Connector (40-pin block): IDE1

This connector supports the provided IDE hard disk ribbon cable. After connecting

the single plug end to motherboard, connect the two plugs at other end to your hard
disk(s). If you install two hard disks, you must configure the second drive to Slave
mode by setting its jumpers accordingly. Please refer to the documentation of your
hard disk for the jumper settings.

Pin 1

Primary IDE Connector

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(9) Secondary IDE Connector (40-pin block): IDE2

This connector connects to the next set of Master and Slave hard disks. Follow the

same procedure described for the primary IDE connector. You may also configure
two hard disks to be both Masters using one ribbon cable on the primary IDE
connector and another ribbon cable on the secondary IDE connector.

Pin 1

Secondary IDE Connector

Two hard disks can be connected to each connector. The first HDD is referred to as

•

the “Master” and the second HDD is referred to as the “Slave”.
For performance issues, we strongly suggest you don’t install a CD-ROM or DVD-

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ROM drive on the same IDE channel as a hard disk. Otherwise, the system performance
on this channel may drop.

(10) IDE RAID Connectors : IDE3/IDE4 (Only for 866AS ULTRA RAID)

When J6 setting 1-2 closed IDE3/IDE4 are setting in ATA 100 Mode for Normal
extra IDE Interface. When J6 setting 2-3 closed IDE3/IDE4 can setting RAID Mode
for stripping capable to increase transfer rate, or RAID 1 Mode for mirroring capable
for data protection. For more detail description please read PROMISE.DOC in CD­PACK X:\MANUAL\PROMISE.DOC file.

Pin 1

Pin 1

IDE RAID Connectors

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IDE4

IDE3

2-6-2 Headers

(1) Line-In/Out, MIC Header (9-pin): AUDIO

This header connect to Front Panel Line-In, Line-out, MIC connector with cable.

AUDIO

L-IN-L
MIC
L-OUT-L

Pin 1

L-IN-R

MICP
GND
L-OUT-R

Line-In/Out, MIC Headers

(2) USB Port Headers (9-pin) : USB1, USB2

These headers are used for connecting the additional USB port plug. By attaching an

option USB cable, your can be provided with two additional USB plugs affixed to the

back panel.

VCC

DATA

-

+DATA

VCC

DATA

-

+DATA

USB Port Connector

USB1

Pin 1

(3) IDE Activity LED: IDE LED

This connector connects to the hard disk activity indicator light on the case.

(4) Turbo LED switch: TB LED

Since the motherboard’s turbo function is always on. The turbo LED will remain

constantly on while the system power is on. You may wish to connect the Power

LED from the system case to this lead. See the figure below.

(5) Reset switch lead: RESET

This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted reset switch for rebooting your

computer without having to turn off your power switch. This is a preferred method

of rebooting in order to prolong the lift of the system’s power supply. See the figure

below.

GND

GND

USB2

Pin 1

GND

VCC

GND

DATA

-

+DATA

VCC

GND

GND

DATA

-

+DATA

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(6)

Speaker connector: SPEAKER

This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted speaker. See the figure below.

(7) Power LED

: PWR LED

The Power LED is light on while the system power is on. Connect the Power LED

from the system case to this pin.

(8) Power switch

: PW BN

This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted power switch to power ON/OFF the

system.

Speaker

Reset SW

Turbo LED

VCC

NC

GND

GND

GND

GND

NC

VCC

GND

VCC

Power LED

Turbo SW

SMI

PW BN

IDE LED

System Case Connections

(9) Wake On-LAN/Modem Headers

(3-pin) : WOL, WOM

This connector connects to a LAN/Modem card with a WAKE ON-LAN/Modem

output. This connector power up the system when a wake up signal is received through

the LAN/Modem card.

NOTE: This feature requires that Wake On LAN or Ring In Wake up is enabled.

5VSB

GND

WOM

5VSB

GND

WON

WOM

Wake-On-Modem Headers

WOL

Wake-On-LAN Headers

(10) FAN Speed Headers (3-pin) : FAN1, FAN2, CPUFAN

These connectors support cooling fans of 350mA (4.2 Watts) or less, depending on the

fan manufacturer, the wire and plug may be different. The red wire should be positive,

while the black should be ground. Connect the fan’s plug to the board taking into

consideration the polarity of connector.

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CPUFAN

FAN2

FAN1

1

3

1 3

1 3

(11) IR infrared module Headers (9-pin) : IR

This connector supports the optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared

module. You must configure the setting through the BIOS setup to use the IR function.

NC

CIRRX

NC

IOVSB

CIR

6

IR

1

GND

IRRX

VCC

Infrared Module Headers

(12) CD Audio-In Headers (4-pin) : CDIN1, CDIN2

CD_IN1 and CDIN2 are the connectors for CD-Audio Input signal. Please connect it to

CD_IN1

CD IN2

4

1

1

4

CD-ROM CD-Audio output connector.

NC

10

5

IR: (Pin1∼Pin5) for Standard IR
CIR: (Pin6∼Pin10) for Consumer IR

IRTX

CD Audio-In Headers

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2-7 Starting Up Your Computer

1. After all connection are made, close your computer case cover.

2. Be sure all the switch are off, and check that the power supply input voltage is set to
proper position, usually in-put voltage is 220V∼240V or 110V∼120V depending on
your country’s voltage used.

3. Connect the power supply cord into the power supply located on the back of your
system case according to your system user’s manual.

4. Turn on your peripheral as following order:

a. Your monitor.
b. Other external peripheral (Printer, Scanner, External Modem etc…)
c. Your system power. For ATX power supplies, you need to turn on the power supply

and press the ATX power switch on the front side of the case.

5. The power LED on the front panel of the system case will light. The LED on the
monitor may light up or switch between orange and green after the system is on. If it
complies with green standards or if it is has a power standby feature. The system will
then run power-on test. While the test are running, the BIOS will alarm beeps or
additional message will appear on the screen.

If you do not see any thing within 30 seconds from the time you turn on the power.
The system may have failed on power-on test. Recheck your jumper settings and
connections or call your retailer for assistance.

Beep Meaning

One short beep when displaying logo No error during POST
Long beeps in an endless loop No DRAM install or detected
One long beep followed by three short

beeps
High frequency beeps when system is

working

Video card not found or video card memory
bad

CPU overheated
System running at a lower frequency

During power-on, press <Delete> key to enter BIOS setup. Follow the instructions in

6.

BIOS SETUP.

7.

Power off your computer:

You must first exit or shut down your operating system
before switch off the power switch. For ATX power supply, you can press ATX power
switching after exiting or shutting down your operating system. If you use Windows 9X,
click

“Start”

button, click

“Shut down”

and then click

“Shut down the computer?”

The power supply should turn off after windows shut down.

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Chapter 3

Introducing BIOS

The BIOS is a program located on a Flash Memory on the motherboard. This program is a
bridge between motherboard and operating system. When you start the computer, the BIOS
program gain control. The BIOS first operates an auto-diagnostic test called POST (power
on self test) for all the necessary hardware, it detects the entire hardware device and
configures the parameters of the hardware synchronization. Only when these tasks are
completed done it gives up control of the computer to operating system (OS). Since the
BIOS is the only channel for hardware and software to communicate, it is the key factor for
system stability, and in ensuring that your system performance as its best.

In the BIOS Setup main menu of Figure 3-1, you can see several options. We will explain
these options step by step in the following pages of this chapter, but let us first see a short
description of the function keys you may use here:

Press <Esc> to quit the BIOS Setup.

•

•

Press

↑↓←→

(up, down, left, right) to choose, in the main menu, the option you want

to confirm or to modify.
Press <F10> when you have completed the setup of BIOS parameters to save these

•

parameters and to exit the BIOS Setup menu.
Press Page Up/Page Down or +/– keys when you want to modify the BIOS parameters

•

for the active option.

3-1 Entering Setup

Power on the computer and by pressing <Del> immediately allows you to enter Setup.
If the message disappears before your 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

Press <F1> to continue, <Ctrl-Alt-Esc> or <Del> to enter Setup

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3-2 Getting Help

Main Menu

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

Status Page Setup Menu/Option Page Setup Menu

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

3-3 The Main Menu

Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (Figure 3-1) will
appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from fourteen setup functions
and two exit choices. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to
accept or enter the sub-menu.

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

F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

Figure 3-1

Miscellaneous Control
Load optimized Defaults
Load Standard Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving

↑↓→ ←

: Select Item

Standard CMOS Features

Use this Menu for basic system configurations.

Advanced BIOS Features

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

Advanced Chipset Features

Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system’s
performance.

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Integrated Peripherals

Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals.

Power Management Setup

Use this menu to specify your settings for power management.

PnP/PCI configurations

This entry appears if your system supports PnP/PCI.

PC Health Status

This entry shows your PC health status.

Miscellaneous Control

Use this menu to specify your settings for Miscellaneous control.

Load Optimized Defaults

Use this menu to load the BIOS default values that are factory settings for optimal
performances system operations.

Load Standard Defaults

Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for the minimal/stable performance system
operation.

Set Supervisor/User Password

Use this menu to set User and Supervisor Passwords.

Save & Exit Setup

Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup.

Exit Without Saving

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

3-4 Standard CMOS Features

The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into several 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) Thu, Jul, 05 2001
Time (hh:mm:ss) 11 : 33 : 50

> IDE Primary Master Press Enter None
> IDE Primary Slave Press Enter None
> IDE Secondary Master Press Enter None
> IDE Secondary Slave Press Enter None

Drive A 1.44M, 3.25 in.
Drive B None

Video EGA/VGA
Halt On All,But Keyboard

Base Memory 640K
Extended Memory 56320K
Total Memory 57344K

↑↓→←

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

F5:Previous Values F6:Optimized Defaults F7:Standard Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level >

Change the day, month,
year and century

Date

The date format is <day><month><date><year>.

Day Day of the week, from Sun to Sat, determined by BIOS. Read-only.
Month The month from Jan. through Dec.
Date The date from 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric function keys.
Year The year depends on the year of the BIOS.

Time

The time format is <hour><minute><second>.

Primary Master/Primary Slave
Secondary Master/Secondary Slave

Press PgUp/<+> or PgDn/<–> to select Manual, None, Auto type. Note that the
specifications of your drive must match with the drive table. The hard disk will not work
properly if you enter improper information for this category. If your hard disk drive type is
not matched or listed, you can use Manual to define your own drive type manually.

If you select Manual, related information is asked to be entered to the following items.
Enter the information directly from the keyboard. This information should be provided in
the documentation from your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer.
If the controller of HDD interface is SCSI, the selection shall be “None”.
If the controller of HDD interface is CD-ROM, the selection shall be “None”

Access Mode The settings are Auto Normal, Large, and LBA.
Cylinder number of cylinders
Head number of heads
Precomp write precomp
Landing Zone landing zone
Sector number of sectors

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3-5 Advanced BIOS Features

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Advanced BIOS Features

Anti-Virus Protection Disabled
Recovery Genius Enabled
PhoneixNet Support Disabled
CPU L1 Cache Enabled
CPU L2 Cache Enabled
Quick Power On Self Test Enabled
ATA & SCSI Boot Order ATA, SCSI
First Boot Device Floppy
Second Boot Device HDD-0
Third Boot Device CDROM
Boot other Device Enabled
Swap Floppy Drive Disabled
Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled
Boot Up NumLock Status On
Gate A20 Option Normal
Typematic Rate Setting Disabled
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) 6
Typematic Delay (Msec) 250
Security Option Setup
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB Non-OS2
HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability Disabled
Video BIOS Shadow Enabled

↑↓→←

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

F5:Previous Values F6:Optimized Defaults F7:Standard Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level >

Anti-Virus Protection

Allows 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.

Disabled (default) No warning message to appear when anything attempts to access the

boot sector or hard disk partition table.

Enabled Activates automatically when the system boots up causing a warning

message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector
of hard disk partition table.

CPU Internal Cache

The default value is Enabled.

Enabled (default) Enable cache
Disabled Disable cache

Note: The internal cache is built in the processor.

External Cache

Choose Enabled or Disabled. This option enables the Level 2 cache memory.

CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking

Choose Enabled or Disabled. This option enables the Level 2 cache memory ECC (error
check correction).

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Quick Power On Self-Test

This category speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after you power on the computer. If
this is set to Enabled. BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST.

Enabled (default) Enable quick POST
Disabled Normal POST

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 settings are Floppy, LS/ZIP, HDD-0/HDD-1/HDD-3, SCSI, CDROM,
LAD and Disabled.

Swap Floppy Drive

Switches the floppy disk drives between being designated as A and B. Default is Disabled.

Boot Up Floppy Seek

During POST, BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks.
360K type is 40 tracks while 760K, 1.2M and 1.44M are all 80 tracks.

Boot Up NumLock Status

The default value is On.

On (default) Keypad is numeric keys.
Off Keypad is arrow keys.

Gate A20 Option

Normal The A20 signal is controlled by keyboard controller or chipset hardware.
Fast (default) The A20 signal is controlled by port 92 or chipset specific method.

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 settings are: Enabled/Disabled.

Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

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

Typematic Delay (Msec)

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

Security Option

This category allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just to 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 (default) The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if the correct

password is not entered prompt.

OS Select For DRAM > 64MB

Allows OS2 to be used with >64MB or DRAM. Settings are Non-OS/2 (default) and
OS2. Set to OS/2 if using more than 64MB and running OS/2.

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3-6 Advanced Chipset Features

The Advanced Chipset Features Setup option is used to change the values of the chipset
registers. These registers control most of the system options in the computer.

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Advanced Chipset Features

> DRAM Timing Settings Press Enter
> AGP Timing Settings Press Enter
> PCI Timing Settings Press Enter
System BIOS Cacheable Disabled
Video RAM Cacheable Disabled
Memory Hole Disabled

↑↓→←

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

F5:Previous Values F6:Optimized Defaults F7:Standard Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level >

DRAM Timing Settings

Please refer to section 3-6-1

AGP Timing Settings

Please refer to section 3-6-2

PCI Timing Settings

Please refer to section 3-6-3

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 settings are: Enabled and Disabled.

Video RAM 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
settings are: Enabled and Disabled.

Memory Hole

You can reserve this area of system memory for ISA adapter ROM. When this area is
reserved, it cannot be cached. The user information of peripherals that need to use this area
of system memory usually discusses their memory requirements. The settings are: Enabled
and Disabled.

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3-6-1 DRAM Timing Settings

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DRAM Timing Settings

Auto Configuration Optimized
RAS Active Time 6T
RAS Precharge Time 3T
RAS to CAS Delay 3T
CAS Latency 2.5T
Bank Interleave 4 Bank
DRAM Command Rate 2T Command

Item Help

Menu Level >>

↑↓→←

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

F5:Previous Values F6:Optimized Defaults F7:Standard Defaults

RAS Active Time

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 settings are: 2T and 3T.

RAS Precharge Time

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

CAS Latency

When synchronous DRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends
on the DRAM timing. The settings are: 2T and 2.5T.

3-6-2 AGP Timing Settings

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AGP Timing Settings

AGP Transfer Aperture Size 128M
AGP Mode Auto
AGP Driving Control Auto
AGP Driving Value DA
AGP Fast Write Disabled
AGP Master 1 WS Write Enabled
AGP Master 1 WS Read Enabled
CPU to AGP Post Write Disabled
AGP Delay Transaction Disabled

Item Help

Menu Level >>

↑↓→←

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

F5:Previous Values F6:Optimized Defaults F7:Standard Defaults

Note: Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset.

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3-6-3 PCI Timing Settings

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PCI Timing Settings

PCI Master 1 WS Write Disabled
PCI Master 1 WS Read Disabled
CPU to AGP Post Write Disabled
PCI Delay Transaction Disabled

↑↓→←

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

F5:Previous Values F6:Optimized Defaults F7:Standard Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level >>

PCI Delay 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 2.1. The settings are:
Enabled and Disabled.

3-7 Integrated Peripherals

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Integrated Peripherals

> OnChip IDE Function Press Enter
> OnChip Device Function Press Enter
> Onboard Super IO Function Press Enter
Init Display First PCI Slot

↑↓→←

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

F5:Previous Values F6:Optimized Defaults F7:Standard Defaults

OnChip IDE Function

Please refer to section 3-7-1

Item Help

Menu Level >

OnChip Device Function

Please refer to section 3-7-2
Onboard Super IO Function

Please refer to section 3-7-3

Init Display First

This item allows you to decide to activate whether PCI Slot or AGP VGA first. The
settings are: PCI Slot, AGP Slot.

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3-7-1 OnChip IDE Function

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OnChip IDE Function

OnChip IDE Channel0 Enabled
OnChip IDE Channel1 Enabled
Primary Master PIO Auto
Primary Slave PIO Auto
Secondary Master PIO Auto
Secondary Slave PIO Auto
Primary Master UDMA Auto
Primary Slave UDMA Auto
Secondary Master UDMA Auto
Secondary Slave UDMA Auto
IDE 32-bit Transfer Mode Enabled
IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled
IDE Prefetch Mode Enabled
Delay For HDD (Secs) 0

Item Help

Menu Level >>

↑↓→←

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

F5:Previous Values F6:Optimized Defaults F7:Standard Defaults

OnChip IDE Channal0/Channel1

The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE
channels. Select Enabled to activate each channel separately. The settings are: Enabled and
Disabled.

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 settings are: Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode
2, Mode 3, Mode 4.

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
and Ultra DMA/66, select Auto to enable BIOS support. The settings are: Auto, Disabled.

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 settings are: Enabled, Disabled.

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3-7-2 OnChip Device Function

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OnChip Device Function

AC97 Sound Device Auto
Game Port Address 201
Midi Port Address Disabled
Midi Port IRQ 10
AC97 Modem Device Auto
USB Host Controller Enabled
USB Keyboard Legacy Support Disabled

↑↓→←

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

F5:Previous Values F6:Optimized Defaults F7:Standard Defaults

AC97 Sound Device

This item allows you to decide to enable/disable the KT266A chipset family to support
AC97 Audio. The settings are: Enabled, Disabled.

Item Help

Menu Level >>

Game Port Address/Midi Port Address

This will determine which Address the Game Port/Midi Port will use.

AC97 Modem Device

This item allows you to decide to enable/disable the KT266A chipset family to support
AC97 Modem. The settings are: Auto, Disabled.

USB Host Controller

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

USB Keyboard Support

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

3-7-3 Onboard Super IO Function

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Onboard Super IO Function

Onboard FDD Controller Enabled
Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8/IRQ4
Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8/IRQ3
UART2 Mode Normal
RxD, TxD Active Hi, Lo
IR Duplex Mode Half
Use IR Pins IRRX/IRTX
Onboard Parallel Port 378/IRQ7
Parallel Mode SPP
EPP Mode Select EPP1.9
ECP Mode Use DMA 3

Item Help

Menu Level >>

↑↓→←

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

F5:Previous Values F6:Optimized Defaults F7:Standard Defaults

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Onboard FDD Controller

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

Onboard Serial Port 1/Port 2

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

UART2 Mode

This item allows you to determine which InfraRed(IR) function of the onboard I/O chip, this
functions uses.

Onboard Parallel Port

There is a built-in parallel port on the on-board Super I/O chipset that Provides Standard,
ECP, and EPP features. It has the following option:

Disabled
(3BCH/IRQ7)/ Line Printer port 0
(278H/IRQ5)/ Line Printer port 2
(378H/IRQ7) Line Printer port 1

Parallel Port Mode

SPP : Standard Parallel Port
EPP : Enhanced Parallel Port
ECP : Extended Capability Port

SPP/EPP/ECP/ECP+EPP

To operate the onboard parallel port as Standard Parallel Port only, choose “SPP.” To
operate the onboard parallel port in the EPP modes simultaneously, choose “EPP.” By
choosing “ECP”, the onboard parallel port will operate in ECP mode only. Choosing
“ECP+EPP” will allow the onboard parallel port to support both the ECP and EPP
modes simultaneously. The ECP mode has to use the DMA channel, so choose the
onboard parallel port with the ECP feature. After selecting it, the following message
will appear: “ECP Mode Use DMA” at this time, the user can choose between DMA
channels 3 to 1. The onboard parallel port is EPP Spec. compliant, so after the user
chooses the onboard parallel port with the EPP function, the following message will be
displayed on the screen: “EPP Mode Select.” At this time either EPP 1.7 spec. or EPP

1.9 spec. can be chosen.

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3-8 Power Management Setup

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

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Power Management Setup

ACPI Function Enabled
ACPI Suspend Type S1(POS)
Video Off Option Suspend -> off
Video off Method V/H SYNC+Blank
MODEM Use IRQ 3
Power Button Function Instant-Off
> Wake Up Events Press Enter

Item Help

Menu Level >

↑↓→←

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

F5:Previous Values F6:Optimized Defaults F7:Standard Defaults

ACPI Function

This item allows you to Enabled/Disabled the Advanced Configuration and Power
Management (ACPI). The settings are Enabled and Disabled.

ACPI Suspend Type

This item allows you to select ACPI Suspend Type.
The setting are: S1(POS), S3(STR).

Video Off Option

This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked. The choice are Suspend →
off, All Modes → Off, and Always On.

Video Off Method

This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.

DPMS (default) Initial display power management signaling.
Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer.
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.

Modem Use IRQ

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

Power Button Function

Pressing the power button for more than 4 seconds forces the system to enter the Soft-Off
state. The settings are: Delay 4 Sec, Instant-Off.

Wake Up Events

Please refer to section 3-8-1

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3-8-1 Wake up Events

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Wake Up Events

VGA OFF
LPT & COM LPT/COM
HDD & FDD ON
PCI Master OFF
Wake-Up on Ring Disabled
Wake-Up on PCI PME Disabled
PS2 KB Wakeup Selection Hot Key
Wake-Up On Hot Key (PS2 KB) Disabled
Wake-Up on RTC Alarm Disabled
x Date of Month Alarm 0
x Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm 0 : 0 : 0
> IRQs Activities Press Enter

↑↓→←

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

F5:Previous Values F6:Optimized Defaults F7:Standard Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level >>

Wake Up On Ring/PME

During Disabled, the system will ignore any incoming call from the modem. During
Enabled, the system will boot up if there’s an incoming call from the modem.

Wake-Up on RTC Alarm

This function is for setting date and time for your computer to boot up. During Disabled,
you cannot use this function. During Enabled, choose the Date and Time Alarm:

Date(of month) Alarm

You can choose which month the system will boot up. Set to 0, to boot every day.

Time(hh:mm:ss) Alarm

You can choose what hour, minute and second the system will boot up.
Note: If you have change the setting, you must let the system boot up until it goes to

the operating system, before this function will work.

IRQs Activities

Please refer to section 3-8-1.1

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3-8-1.1 IRQs Activities

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IRQs Activities

Primary INTR ON
IRQ3 (COM 2) Enabled
IRQ4 (COM 1) Enabled
IRQ5 (LPT 2) Enabled
IRQ6 (Floppy Disk) Enabled
IRQ7 (LPT 1) Enabled
IRQ8 (RTC Alarm) Disabled
IRQ9 (IRQ2 Redir) Disabled
IRQ10 (Reserved) Disabled
IRQ11 (Reserved) Disabled
IRQ12 (PS/2 Mouse) Enabled
IRQ13 (Coprocessor) Disabled
IRQ14 (Hard Disk) Enabled
IRQ15 (Reserved) Disabled

↑↓→←

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

F5:Previous Values F6:Optimized Defaults F7:Standard Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level >>>

3-9 PnP/PCI Configuration Setup

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

PnP OS Installed No
Reset Configuration Data Disabled

Resources Controlled By Manual
x IRQ Resources Press Enter

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Disabled
Assign IRQ For VGA Enabled
Assign IRQ For USB Enabled

↑↓→←

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

F5:Previous Values F6:Optimized Defaults F7:Standard Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level >

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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 can not boot.
The settings are: Enabled and Disabled.

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95/98. 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 “>”).

The settings are: Auto(ESCD), Manual.

IRQ Resources

When resources are controlled manually, assign each system interrupt a type, depending on
the type of device using the interrupt.

Please refer to section 3-9-1

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

Leave this field at Disabled. The settings are Enabled, Disabled.

3-9-1 IRQ Resources

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IRQ Resources

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

↑↓→←

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

F5:Previous Values F6:Optimized Defaults F7:Standard Defaults

Menu Level >>

Item Help

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3-10 PC Health Status

This section shows the Status of you CPU, Fan, Warning for overall system status. This is
only available if there is Hardware Monitor onboard.

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PC Health Status

Shutdown Temperature Disabled
Show PC Health in Post Enabled
Detect CPUFAN in Post Enabled
Current System Temperature 25°C
Current CPU Temperature 38°C
Current CPUFAN Speed 5000 rpm
Current SYSFAN Speed 5000 rpm
Vcore 1.78V
Vcc3.3 3.31V
+ 5V 4.98V
+12V 12.22V

-12V -12.36V
VBAT(V) 3.21V
5VSB(V)

5.02V

↑↓→←

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

F5:Previous Values F6:Optimized Defaults F7:Standard Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level >

Shutdown Temperature

This item can let users setting the Shutdown temperature, when CPU temperature over this
setting the system will auto shutdown to protect CPU.

Show PC Health in Post

During Enabled, it displays information list below. The choice is either Enabled or Disabled

Current CPU Temperature/Current System Temp/Current FAN1, FAN2 Speed/Vcore/
Vdd/3.3V/+5V/+12V/-12V/VBAT(V)/5VSB(V)

This will show the CPU/FAN/System voltage chart and FAN Speed.

Detect CPUFAN in Post

During Enabled, system will warn the user if CPU Fan is not functioning.

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3-11 Miscellaneous Control

This section is for setting CPU Frequency/Voltage Control.

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Miscellaneous Control

Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk Enabled
Spread Spectrum Disabled
** Current Host Clock is
Host Clock at Next Boot is 100MHz
** Current DRAM Clock is
DRAM Clock at next Boot is
CPU Vcore Select Default
Vcc3 Select Default
AGP Vcc3 Select Default
AGP VddQ Select Default
VDIMM Select Default

Flash Part Write protect Enabled

Item Help

Menu Level >

↑↓→←

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

F5:Previous Values F6:Optimized Defaults F7:Standard Defaults

Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk

This item allows you to enable/disable auto detect DIMM/PCI Clock.

Spread Spectrum

This item allows you to set the CPU Host/PCI clock and Spread Spectrum.
The settings are: Enabled, Disabled.

Host Clock at next Boot is

This item allows you to select CPU frequency step by step increasing
The choice are: 100MHz∼133MHz, 133MHz∼166MHz.

DRAM Clock at next Boot is

This field displays the capability of the memory modules that you can use
The choice is either 100MHz or 133MHz (only select CPU Frequency 100MHz.)

CPU Vcore Select

This item allows you to select Vcore of the CPU. The choice are: +16.25V∼+1.850V.

VCC3 Select

This item allows you to select 3.3V of the system. The choice are: Default, 3.199V,

3.298V, 3.314V, 3.500V, 3.529V, 3.633V.

AGP VCC3 Select

This item allows you to select 3.3V of the AGP VGA card. The choice are: Default, 3.11V,

3.21V, 3.27V, 3.30V, 3.36V, 3.41V, 3.48V, 3.58V.

AGP VddQ Select

This item allows you to select 1.5V of the AGP VGA card. The choice are: Default, 1.5V,

1.6V, 1.7V.

VDIMM Select

This item allows you to select 2.5V of the DDR Module. The choice are: Default, 2.5V,

2.6V, 2.7V.

Flash Part Write Protect

This item allow you protect BIOS data, please setting Disabled before upgrade BIOS

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3-12 Load Standard/Optimized Defaults

Load Standard Defaults

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

Load Standard Defaults (Y/N)? N

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

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.

3-13 Set Supervisor/User Password

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

Supervisor password: Can enter and change the options of the setup menus.
User password: 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 that 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. 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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Chapter 4

DRIVER & FREE PROGRAM INSTALLATION

Check your package and there is A MAGIC INSTALL CD included. This CD consists of
all DRIVERS you need and some free application programs and utility programs. In
addition, this CD also include an auto detect software which can tell you which hardware is
installed, and which DRIVERS needed so that your system can function properly. We call
this auto detect software MAGIC INSTALL.

MAGIC INSTALL Supports WINDOWS 95/98/98SE/NT4.0/2000

Insert CD into your CD-ROM drive and the MAGIC INSTALL Menu should appear as
below. If the menu does not appear, double-click MY COMPUTER / double-click CD­ROM drive or click START / click RUN / type X:\SETUP.EXE (assuming X is your CD­ROM drive).

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From MAGIC INSTALL MENU you may make 11 selections:

1. VIA 4 IN 1 install VIA Service Pack 4 IN 1 driver

2. SOUND install AC97 Audio Codec Installing driver

3. ATA100 install Promise ATA 100 Controller driver

4. PROMISE RAID install Promise RAID Controller driver

5. RAID UTILITY install Promise RAID Controller Utility

(for 866AS ULTRA RAID only)

(for 866AS ULTRA RAID only)

(for 866AS ULTRA RAID only)

6. PC-HEALTH install VIA PC-HEALTH hardware monitor driver

7. MAGIC BIOS install BIOS Live Update Utility

8. PC-CILLIN install PC-CILLIN2000 anti-virus program

9. DIRECTX8 install Microsoft DirectX 8.0 driver

10. BROWSE CD to browse the contents of the CD

11. EXIT to exit from MAGIC INSTALL menu

4-1 IDE Install VIA Service Pack 4 IN 1 Driver

* The path of the file is X:\VIA\DRIVER\SETUP.EXE

IDE :

AGPVXD :

IRQ ROUTING :

INF :

VIA ATAPI VENDOR SUPPORT DRIVER IS USED TO FIXED COMPATIBILITY
ISSUE FOR IDE DEVICES

VIA AGPVXD DRIVER IS TO BE INSTALLED, IF YOU ARE USING AN
AGP VGA CARD, VIAGART.VXD WILL PROVIDE SERVICE ROUTINES
TO YOUR VGA DRIVER AND INTERFACE DIRECTLY TO HARDWARE,
PROVIDING FAST GRAPHIC ACCESS

VIA PCI IRQ MINIPORT DRIVER IS TO BE INSTALLED UNDER WIN98
ONLY, IT WILL FIX PCI IRQ ROUTING SEQUENCE

VIA REGISTRY DRIVER IS TO BE INSTALLED UNDER WINDOWS
THE DRIVER WILL ENABLE VIA POWER MANAGERMENT
CONTROLLER

1. Click IDE when MAGIC INSTALL MENU 2. Click NEXT when VIA Service Pack Wizard

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appears appears

3. This is to announce the Copy Write,
click Yes

5. Click NEXT to Install ATAPI Vender
Support Driver

4. Click NEXT to choose all driver

6. Click NEXT to choose enabled DMA
Mode

7. Click NEXT to Install VIA AGP VXD
Driver

8. Click NEXT to Install VIA IRQ Routing
Mini port Driver

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9. Click Finish to restart computer

4-2 AC97 sound driver and the program Install for editing/playback

1. Click SOUND when MAGIC INSTALL
MENU appears

2. Then auto detect operation system
language edition, click OK, start to install
DRIVER

3. When ask Remove old device driver, 4. Click Finish and Restart Windows

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Click OK

NOTE: MAGIC INSTALL will auto detect file path:

X:

\CODEC\ALC201\SETUP.EXE (for WINDOWS 95/98/98SE/ME/NT4.0/2000)

4-3 Install PROMISE ATA100/RAID Driver (Only for 866AS ULTRA

RAID)

(Read CD-PACK X:\MANUAL\PROMISE.DOC to get more information)

4-3-1 Install PROMISE ATA100 IDE Controller Driver

When the Jumper setting ATA100 you will have next screen in Magic Install MENU.

1. Click PROMISE ATA100 Controller
Driver in MAGIC INSTALL MENU

2. Install PROMISE ATA100 Controller
Driver

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3. Click Yes to Restart your computer
after Driver Install Finish

NOTE: The path of the file:

For Windows 95/98 is X:\PORMISE\ATA100\WIN95-98 (including Win95/98)
For Windows ME is X:\PORMISE\ATA100\WINME
For Windows 2000 is X:\PORMISE\ATA100\WIN2000
For Windows NT4.0 is X:\PORMISE\ATA100\NT4

4-3-2 Install PROMISE IDE RAID Controller Driver

When the Jumper setting in RAID Mode you will have next screen in Magic Install MENU.

1. Click PROMISE RAID Controller
Driver when MAGIC INSTALL
MENU

3. Click Yes to Restart your computer
after Driver Install Finish

NOTE: The path of the file:

For Windows 9X is X:\PORMISE\RAID\WIN9X-ME (including Win95/98/ME)
For Windows NT4.0 is X:\PORMISE\RAID\NT4

2. Install PROMISE RAID Controller
Driver

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For Windows 2000 is X:\PORMISE\RAID\WIN2000
For Novell Netware is X:\PORMISE\RAID\NETWARE

4-3-3 Install PROMISE IDE RAID Controller Utility

1. Click PROMISE RAID Controller
Utility in MAGIC INSTALL MENU

3. Click Next to continue Setup PROMISE
FastTrak Controller Utility

2. In this screen please click Next to install
PROMISE Monitoring Utility

4. Select the components you want to
install and click Next to Setup

5. Select Yes if you want the FastCheck
Monitoring Utility automatically run

6. Click Finish after complete Setup

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after windows starts

7. After Windows restart click FastCheck
Monitoring Utility you can monitor the
RAID Status

For detail information please read PROMISE.DOC in CD-PACK
X:\MANUAL\PROMISE.DOC

4-4 PC-HEALTH Winbond Hardware Doctor Monitoring Software

The path of the file is X:\VIA\HEALTH-W\SETUP.EXE
(Only support WINDOWS 95/98/98SE/ME)

In Windows 95/98 Winbond Hardware Doctor Monitoring Software needs some system files
to copy in Utility that’s why it needs install PC-HEALTH twice to complete setup.

1. Click PC-Health when Magic Install

Menu appears

2. Click OK when Winbond Hardware
Doctor Setup Window appears

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3. Click the Button to start installation 4. Select Program Group name or enter a
new group name, click continue to setup
and click OK after setup complete

4-4-1 How To Utilize PC-HEALTH

1. Click Program → Winbond Hardware

Doctor → Hardware Doctor the
Winbond Hardware Doctor will appears

You can remove the Utility in Control
Panel → Add/Remove Program icon

2. After executing Winbond Hardware
Doctor it supports system voltage, Fan
speed and CPU/SYSTEM Temperature.
Because this is a On-time Monitoring
program therefore the value will change
after it detected, if the value is over
default setting the system will have
warning picture and beeps

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4-5 MAGIC BIOS Install BIOS Live Update Utility

1. Click Magic BIOS when Magic Install
MENU appears

3. After finish Setup you will have a
Magic BIOS icon in your screen

2. Click Next to install the Magic BIOS in
Destination Folder

4. Double click the Magic BIOS icon you
will have this picture, choose from
internet you can upgrade BIOS On-line

5. When On-line update BIOS the program
will auto-check your BIOS version

6. Click Next if you need update BIOS,
after upgrade BIOS, the system will
clear CMOS and automatically restart

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7. Click Yes if you want to update the BIOS
otherwise choose No to exit

8. When System programming BIOS don’t turn
off power, after finish update BIOS, the
system will clear CMOS and automatically
Restart

9. When choose From Local Driver to update
BIOS, you must have the correct BIOS file
in your Local Driver

10. Choose the correct BIOS file to update BIOS

4-6 PC-CILLIN Install PC-CILLIN 2000 Anti-virus program

1. Click PC-CILLIN when MAGIC INSTALL

MENU Appears

2. Click NEXT when PC-CILIN 2000 SETUP
APPEARS. Then click YES when the
announcement of copyright appears.
Software is starting to detect HD for virus

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3. Click NEXT and Enter User Information,
Click NEXT or choose BROWSE to change
the path For the file to be stored

4. Click NEXT and Choose all Internet
Protection

5. Click OK and If You Have Proxy Server,
Enter Your Setting

7. If you want to make a rescue disc, insert a

1.44 MB disc

6. Click NEXT when Start Copy Files, Start to
install the software

8. Setup Complete and click Finish

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9. Enter Your name and E-mail address
Register PC-cillin 2000 or Click Cancel
Register Later

10. After install PC-cillin 2000 complete we
recommend select update item to download
newest virus code and setting Auto refresh
virus code

4-7 HOW TO DISABLE ON-BOARD SOUND

Enter BIOS SETUP choose INTEGRATE PERIPHERALS choose ON-CHIP DEVICE
FUNCTION choose AC97 SOUND DEVICE

Disable on-board sound function by press PAGE DOWN KEY to Disable

4-8 HOW TO UPDATE BIOS

Before update BIOS please choose Disabled in “Flash Part Write Protect” item on
“Miscellaneous Control” in BIOS Setup, please refer page 39

Method 1.
Method 2.

STEP 1.

STEP 2.

STEP 3.

STEP 4.

STEP 5. Push ENTER and the BIOS will be updated, computer will be restarted

Use “Magic BIOS” update BIOS in Windows 98 (refer page 50)
In DOS Mode

Prepare a boot disc. (you may make one by click START click RUN type SYS A:

click OK)

Copy utility program to your boot disc. You may copy from DRIVER CD

X:\FLASH\AWDFLASH.EXE or download from our web site.

Copy latest BIOS for 866AS ULTRA /866AS ULTRA RAID from our web site to

your boot disc.
Insert your boot disc into A:,
start the computer, type “Awdflash A:\866ASAxxx.BIN /SN/PY/CC/R”
866ASAxxx.BIN is the file name of latest BIOS it can be 866ASA03.BIN or

866ASB02.BIN
SN means don’t save existing BIOS data
PY means renew existing BIOS data
CC means clear existing CMOS data
R means restart computer

automatically

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