Jetway A200GDMS PRO Slightly broken User Manual (there's no other known yet)

Table of Content

Manual Revision History....................................................................................................................... ii

Copyright Announcement..................................................................................................................... ii

Trademarks Notice................................................................................................................................ii

Safety Instructions................................................................................................................................. iii

Packing Item Checklist.......................................................................................................................... iv

AMD Athlon64 (K8) Socket 754 Processor Thermal Solutions......................................................... iv

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION OF MOTHERBOARD

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

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

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

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

CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION

2-1 PRE-HARDWARE INSTALLATION.........................................................................................6

2-2 TO VERIFY THE JUMPER SETTINGS OF THE MOTHERBOARD...................................6

2-3 TO INSTALL THE CPU...............................................................................................................7

2-3-1 GLOSSARY.....................................................................................................................7

2-3-2 ABOUT AMD Athlon64 K8

2-4 TO INSTALL THE SYSTEM MEMORY...................................................................................9

2-5 TO INSTALL THE EXPANSION CARDS.................................................................................10

2-5-1 PROCEDURE FOR EXPANSION CARD INSTALLATI ON ....................................10

2-5-2 ASSIGNING IRQS FOR EXPANSION CARD............................................................10

2-5-3 INTERRUPT REQUEST TABLE FOR THIS MOTHERBOARD............................11

2-5-4 PCI-EXPRESS SLOT .....................................................................................................11

2-6 CONNECTORS AND PIN HEADERS........................................................................................11

2-6-1 CONNECTORS...............................................................................................................12

2-6-2 PIN HEADERS................................................................................................................15

2-7 STARTING UP YOUR COMPUTER..........................................................................................18

CHAPTER 3 INTRODUCING BIOS SETTINGS

3-1 ENTERING SETUP.......................................................................................................................19

3-2 GETTING HELP...........................................................................................................................20

3-3 THE MAIN MENU........................................................................................................................20

3-4 STANDARD CMOS FEATURES.................................................................................................22

3-5 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES ..................................................................................................23

3-6 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES ..........................................................................................25

3-6-1 DRAM TIMING SETTINGS .......................................................................................26

3-6-2 PCIE TIMING SE TTINGS..........................................................................................26

3-6-3 HYPERTRANSPORT SETTINGS..............................................................................27

3-7 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS..................................................................................................27

3-7-1 ONCHIP IDE FUNCTION...........................................................................................28

3-7-2 ONCHIP DEVICE FUNCTION...................................................................................29

3-7-2.1 SOUTH BRIDGE FEATURE.............................................................................29

3-7-3 ONCHIP SUPERIO DEVICE......................................................................................30

3-8 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP..............................................................................................31

3-8-1 WAKE UP EVENTS.....................................................................................................32

3-9 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP.........................................................................................32

3-9-1 IRQ RESOURCES ........................................................................................................33

3-10 PC HEALTH STATUS..................................................................................................................34

3-11 MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL..................................................................................................35

3-12 LOAD STANDARD/OPTIMIZED DE FAULTS.........................................................................36

3-13 SET SUPERVISOR/USER PASSWORD ....................................................................................36

CHAPTER 4 DRIVER & FREE PROGRAM INSTALLATION

MAGIC INSTALL SUPPORTS WI NDOWS 9X/NT/2K/XP......................................................................37

4-1 ATI INSTALL ATI DRIVER PACK..............................................................................38

4-2 SOUND INSTALL REALTEK AUDIO CODEC DRIVER ................................................39

4-3 LAN INSTALL REALTEK LAN CONTROL LER DRIVER.......................................40

4-4 USB2.0 INSTALL ULI USB2.0 DRIVER............................................................................40

4-5 RAID INSTALL ULI SA TA DRIVER AN D UTILITY...................................................40

4-6 PC-HEALTH INSTALL INT EL HARDWARE DOCTOR UTILITY..............................41

4-7 PC-CILLIN INSTALL PC-C ILLIN 2004 ANTI-VI RUS PROGRAM............................42

CHAPTER 5 SURROUNDVIEW™ Installation and Setup User’s Guide

5-1 Getting Started...............................................................................................................................44

5-2 System Requirements.....................................................................................................................44

5-3 Installing the External ATI Graphi cs Card.................................................................................45

5-4 Enabling SURROUNDVIEW........................................................................................................46

5-5 Using SURROUNDVIEW™.........................................................................................................48

754-PIN

CPU ...................................................................8

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Safety Instructions

1. Please read these safety instructions carefully.

2. Please keep this User‘s Manual for later reference.

3. Please place the equipment on a reliable flat surface before installation.

4. Make sure the voltage of the power source when you try to connect the equipment to
the power outlet.

5. All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted.

6. Disconnect this equipment from connecter before inserting add-on interfaces or

modules.

7. Never pour any liquid into the opening, this could cause fire or electrical shock.

8. Explosion may occur if the battery is replaced incorrectly. Replace only with the type

recommended by the manufacturer.

9. If one of the following situations arises, get the equipment checked by a service

personnel:
a. Liquid has penetrated into the equipment.
b. The equipment has been exposed to moisture.

c. The equipment has not work well or you can not get it work according to user’s

manual.
d. The equipment has dropped and damaged.
e. If the equipment has obvious sign of breakage.

10. Do not leave the equipment in an humidity or unconditional environment, storage
temperature above 60qC(140qF), it may damage the equipment.

Precaution: It may void the warranty if any label on the equipment been removed.

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Packing Item Checklist

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Motherboard

5

Cable for IDE/Floppy

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Cable for Serial ATA IDE Port(2pcs)

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CD for motherboard utilities
Cable for USB Port 3/4 (Option)

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User’s Manual

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Cable for S-Video/RCA TV-Out (Option)

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Cable for SPDIF In/Out (Option)

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Cable for COM2 Port (Option)

AMD K8 Socket 754 Processor Thermal 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 K8 Socket
754 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://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/DevelopWithAMD/0,,30_2252_869_9460^9515,00.html

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Chapter 1

Introduction of A200GDMS PRO/A200GDMS/ A200PDMS Motherboard

Thank you for purchasing the A200GDMS PRO/ A200GDMS/A200PDMS motherboard which
provide extremely performance and meet future specification demand.

A200GDMS PRO/ A200GDMS/ A200PDMS motherboard is adopted with advanced technologies
to deliver the extremely performance for AMD Athlon64 Socket754 processors. A200GDMS
PRO/ A200GDMS/ A200PDMS motherboards also feature PCI-EXPRESS, Serial ATA RAID0, 1,
0+1, USB 2.0 as well as 8-channel audio which are based on the advanced ATI RADEON
EXPRESS 200 (RS480) (for A200GDMS PRO/ A200GDMS) or ATI RADEON EXPRESS 200P
(RX480) (for A200PDMS only) chipset with FSB 800MHz processor and DDR 400 MHz
memory support. Now we could know more details by reading the features of motherboards
below.

1-1 Feature of motherboard

These motherboards are designed for AMD K8 Athlon64 Socket 754 800MHz Front Side Bus
Frequency CPUs and the memory size expandable to 2.0GB.

By using ATI RADEON EXPRESS 200/200P north bridge and ULI M1573 south bridge chipset
which provides 800MHz Front Side Bus frequency and DDR400 SDRAM support as a obvious
further step to the next generation of 800MHz processors . These motherboards also offers two
ULTRA ATA 133 to provide speedier HDD throughout that boosts overall system performance,
and support four Serial ATA(150Mb/sec transfer rate) ports. The Serial ATA ports are
support RAID0, RAID1, RAID 0+1 functions.

Integrated High Definition CODEC audio on system supports 8-channel speaker for 3D
Surround Effect which is fully compatible with Sound Blaster Pro“ that gives you the best
sound quality and compatibility. PCI Express slot enables more complex models and detailed
textures with PCI Express graphic accelerators which creates richer and more lifelike virtual
environments. These motherboards integrated RealTek RT8100C LAN controller chip supports
10/100Mbps data transfer rate full duplex, half duplex operation. USB control as well as
capability of expanding to 8 USB function ports support USB2.0/1.1 Devices.

A200GDMS PRO/ A200GDMS integrated ATI RADEON X300-based 2D/3D graphics engine
chipset share 16MB ~128MB system memory for on board VGA memory. The A200GDMS
PRO integrated 32MB Hyper memory for on board VGA memory to increase performance.

Built-in hardware monitor function will monitor and protect your computer which is the special
design in hardware for protecting processor from burned, and will shutdown power supply
automatically when CPU is overheated or the CPU cooling fan is not working.

Minor adjustable DDR memory 2.5V Voltage, CPU Vcore Voltage, and other special functions
allows user to increase CPU Host clock step by step by setting up BIOS to approach over
clocking and increasing stability of the system.

SURROUNDVIEW provided the power and convenience of multi-adapter, multi-monitor
support for computers that use internal ATI integrated graphics processors (IGP) in combination
with an external ATI graphics card, can support up to three independent monitors.

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1-2 Specification

Spec Description

Design
Chipset  ATI RADEON EXPRESS 200 (RS480) North Bridge Chipset for

CPU Socket  Support 64bit AMD Athlon64/ Sempron 754-Pin package utilizes

Memory Socket  184-pin DDR module socket x2, Support 2 pcs DDR266/ DDR333/

Expansion Slot &
Headers
Integrate IDE  Two PCI IDE controllers support PCI Bus Mastering, ATA

Serial ATA RAID

On board LAN

Integrate VGA
(for A200GDMS PRO/
A200GDMS only)

TV-Out  With optional cable support S-Video/ RCA TV-out signal (users only

High Definition Audio  High Definition Audio CODEC on board

BIOS  Award 4MBit Flash ROM

Multi I/O  PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse connectors



MICRO-ATX form factor 4 layers PCB size: 24.4x22.0cm

A200GDMS PRO/ A200GDMS

 ATI RADEON EXPRESS 200P (RX480) North Bridge Chipset for

A200PDMS

 ULI M1573 South Bridge

Flip-Chip Pin Grid Array package processor
 Support CPU Frequency 800MHz
 Support up to 4000+ processor
 Reserves support for future AMD Athlon64/Sempron 754-pin

processors

DDR400 DDR Modules Expandable to 2.0GB
 PCI-Express x16 slot 1pcs and PCI-Express x1 slot 1pcs
 32-bit PCI slot x2

PIO/DMA and the ULTRA DMA 66/100/133 functions that deliver

the data transfer rate up to 133 MB/s
 Integrated Serial ATA controller support four serial ATA IDE ports

provide 150 MB/sec data transfer rate for Serial ATA Devices and

offer RAID 0, 1 and 0+1functions
 RealTek RT8100C LAN controller chip support 10/100Mbps full

duplex, half duplex operation
 Support Boot On LAN function
 Integrated an ATI RADEON X300-based 2D/3D graphics engine
 On board Hyper Memory 32MB VGA memory for A200GDMS PRO
 VGA memory share 16~128MB from sy stem memory
 24-bit true-color RAMDAC up to 350MHz pixel rate
 Resolution up to 2048x1536 @ 32bpp

can use either CRT or TV-Out at the same time)

 Audio driver and utility included
 Support 8 channel Speaker for 3D surround effect
 With optional cable support SPDIF-In/Out function

 Floppy disk drive connector x1
 Parallel port x1, Serial port x1 (2pcs for A200PDMS)
 USB2.0 connector x4, headers x4 (connecting cable option)
 Audio connector (Line-in, Line-out, MIC)

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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 K8 ATHLON 64 3400+ Support

DRAM:

TwinMOS Hynix HY5DU56822CT 512MB DDR400 X 2 (1Gbyte) Memory

VGA Expansion Card: Onboard VGA share 64M + Hyper Memory 32M (Memory Clock :

350Mhz, 1024X768X32BIT Color)

Hard Disk Driver: Seagate Barracude 7200.7 SATA150
BIOS:
OS:

3D Mark 2001SE 6373
3D Mark 2003 1692
3D Mark 2005 647
AQUAMRK3 13975 (1506 / 9665)
PCMark2004
System / CPU / Memory 3975 / 4069 / 3483
Graph / HDD 1540 / 4568
Content Creation Winstone 2004 32.8
Business Winstone 2004 24.9
Winbench 99 V2.0:
Business/Hi-end Disk Winmark99 12600 / 28100
Business/Hi-end Graphic Winmark 974 / 2120
SISMark 2004: SISMark Rating (Internet Content Creation / Office
Productivity)
SISMark 2004 173 (197 / 152)
3D Creation / 2D Creation 192 / 239
/ Web publication 167
Communication / Document Creation 155 / 165
/ Data Analysis 148
SISOFT Sandra 2005 : 1.CPU Arithmetic Benchmark 2.Memory
bandwidth Benchmark 3.CPU Multi-Media Benchmark

1.Dhrystone ALU MIPS 9422
Whetstone FPU iSSE2 FLOPS 3604 / 4667

2.Int/Float Buffered iSSE2 MB/S 2710 / 2710

3.Integer/Floating-Point SSE2 IT/S 20939 / 22594
UT2003 Benchmark (flyby/botmatch) 69.14 / 45.23
Quake3 DEMO1 / DEMO2 FPS 171.2 / 165.0
Return to Castle Wolfenstein FPS 80.6
Super Pi (1M) Second 42s
CPUZ System / CPU Clock 200.0 / 200 / 2199.8

Award Optimal default

Windows XP Professional (SERVICE PACK 2)

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1-4 Layout Diagram & Jumper Setting

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 Keyboard

PS2 KB/Mouse Port
COM2_A Connector

PC99 Back Panel

ATX 12V Power Connector
KB/MS/USB Power On Jumper
(JP1)

USB Port/LAN Connector

RTL8100C LAN Controller

FINTEK F71872F LPC I/O

USB Power On Jumper (JP4)

Audio Connector

SYSFAN1

USB Port

TV-Out Connector

PCI EXPRESSx16

PCI EXPRESSx1

IR Connector

8-CH Audio Codec

Front Panel Audio

SPDIF Connector

PCI Slot

CD Audio

Line-IN

Surrback

Line-OUT

PRINT

COM1 VGA/COM2 USB2

GEN/LFE

USB Port

(USB2,USB3)

LAN

USB

MIC-IN
SURROUND

CPU Socket

CPU FAN

DDR DIMM X2

AT X Power Connector

Floppy Connector

ATA 133 IDE Connector

ATi RS480 Chip or
ATi RX480 Chip

4MBit Flash ROM BIOS
Clear CMOS (JP3)

ALI M1573 Serial ATA Controller

Serial-ATA Connector
(SATA1, 2, 3, 4)

Front Panel Connector

Power LED/Speaker Connector

SYSFAN2

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Jumpers

Jumper Name Description Page

JP3 CMOS RAM Clear 3-pin Block P.6

JP1 Keyboard/ USB/ USB1 Power On

3-pin Block P.7

Enable/Disabled

JP4 USB2/USB3 Power On Enable/Disabled 3-pin Block P.7

Connectors

Connector Name Description Page

ATXPWR ATX Power Connector 20-pin Block P.11
ATX12V1 ATX 12V Power Connector 4-pin Block P.12
KB_MS PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard

Connector

USB1, USB USB Port Connector 4-pin Connector P.12
COM1/COM2

Serial Port COM1/COM2 Connector 9-pin Connector P.12
(COM2 only for
A200PDMS)
PARALLEL Parallel Port Header 25-pin Connector P.12
LAN LAN Port Connector RJ-45 Connector P.12
VGA

VGA Display Connector 15-pin Female Connector P.13
(for A200GDMS serial)

J1 High Definition Audio Connector 6 phone jack P.13
FDD Floppy Driver Connector 34-pin Block P.13
IDE1/IDE2 Primary/Secondary IDE Connector 40-pin Block P.13
SATA1, SATA2

Serial ATA Port Connector 7-pin Block
SATA3, SATA4

6-pin Female P.12

P.14

Headers

Header Name Description Page

AUDIO Line-Out, MIC Header 9-pin Block P.15
COM2A
(for A200GDMS serial)
USB2/USB3 USB Port Headers 9-pin Block P.15
JW FP
(Power LED/Reset/
IDE LED/ Power Button)

SPEAK PC Speaker Connector 4-pin Block P.16
PWR LED Power LED 3-pin Block P.16
SYSFAN1, SYSFAN2,
CPUFAN
CDIN CD Audio-In Headers 4-pin Block P. 17
TV-Out TV S-Video/ RCA Headers 5-pin Block P. 17
SPDIF SPDIF In/Out Headers 9-pin Block P. 17

Expansion Sockets

Socket/Slot Name Description Page

ZIF Socket 754 Pin CPU Socket 754-pin mPGA AMD K8 CPU Socket P.8
DIMM1, DIMM2 DDR Module Socket 184-pin DDR Module expansion Socket P.9
PE1 PCI-EXPRESS x16 164-pin PCI-EXPRESS X16 slot P.11
PE2 PCI-EXPRESS x1 36-pin PCI-EXPRESS x1 slot P.11
PCI1 a PCI2 PCI Slot 32-bit PCI Local Bus Expansion slots P.10

Serial Port COM2 Header 9-pin Block P.15

Front Panel Header

9-pin Block P.15
(including Power LED/IDE activity
LED/Reset switch / Power On
Button lead)

FAN Headers 3-pin Block P.16

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Chapter 2

Hardware installation
2-1 Pre-Hardware installation

Before starting to use the computer with the motherboard installed the components on it, please
make sure complete the following steps:

1. To verify the jumper settings of your motherboard

2. To install the CPU and Cooling Kits

3. To install the system memory

4. To install the expansion cards

5. To connect with ribbon cables, panel wires, and power supply

6. To setup BIOS

7. To install software driver & utility

2-2 To verify the jumper settings of the motherboard

(1) CMOS RAM Clear (3-pin) : JP3

A battery must be used to retain the motherboard configuration in CMOS RAM short 1-2
pins of JP3 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 JP3 and short pins 2-3 for a few seconds

4. Return JP3 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

JP3

1-2 closed Normal (Default)

CMOS RAM Clear Setting

1 3

JP3

2-3 closed Clear CMOS

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(2) Keyboard/USB Power On function Enabled/Disabled: JP1, JP4

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

JP1

2-3 closed K/B Power ON E nabled 1-2 closed K/B Powe r ON Disable

JP4

2-3 closed USB Power On Enabled 1-2 closed USB Power On Disable

1

3

1 3

(Default)

(Default)

JP1

JP4

1

3

Keyboard Power On Setting

1 3

USB Power On Setting

2-3 To install the 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 socket - the socket used to mount the system processor on the motherboard.
Slot (PCI, RAM DIMMs) - the slots used to mount adapter cards and system RAM.
PCI - Peripheral Component Interconnect - the high speed interface for video cards, sound cards,

network interface cards, and modems which runs at 33MHz.
Serial Port - the low speed interface typically used for mouse and external modems.
Parallel Port - the low speed interface typically used for printers.
PS/2 - the low speed interface used for mouse and keyboards.
USB - Universal Serial Bus - the medium speed interface typically used for mouse, keyboards,

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 links to local area network.
BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) - the program logic used to boot up a computer and establish

the relationship between 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"

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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 serial CPU has 256K or

above, and Sempron has 64K.

2-3-2 About AMD Athlon64 754-pin CPU

This motherboard provides a 754-pin Socket, Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket, referred to as the
mPGA754 socket supports AMD Athlon64 processor in the 754 Pin package utilizes Flip-Chip
Pin Grid Array package technology.

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!

To install a CPU, first turn off your system and remove its cover. Locate the ZIF socket and

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.

open it by first pulling the level sideways away from the socket then upward to a 90-degree 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.

Socket 754

Colden Arrow

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.

CPU ZIF mPGAB Socket

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2-4 To install the system memory

This motherboard provides two 184-pin DUAL INLINE MEMORY MODULES (DIMM) sites
for memory ex pans ion avail able from min imu m memo ry si ze o f 64M B to ma ximu m memo ry si ze
of 2.0GB DDR SDRAM.

Valid Memory Configurations

Bank 184-Pin DIMM PCS Total Memory

Bank 0, 1 (DIMM1) PC2100/PC2700/PC3200 DDR SDRAM X1
Bank 2, 3 (DIMM2) PC2100/PC2700/PC3200 DDR SDRAM X1

Total System Memory (Max. 2.0GB) 2

NOTE!

Make sure the total installed memory does not exceed 2.0GB, otherwise the system

64MBa1.0GB
64MBa1.0GB
64MBa2.0GB

may hang during startup.

Generally speaking, installing DDR SDRAM modules to your motherboard is very easy, you can
refer to figure 2-4 to see what a 184-Pin PC2100/PC2700/PC3200 DDR SDRAM module looks
like.

DIMM2 (BANK2+BANK3)

DIMM1 (BANK0+BANK1)

Figure 2-4

NOTE!

When you install DIMM modules fully into the DIMM sockets the eject tab
should be locked into the DIMM modules firmly and fit to its indention on both
sides.

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2-5 To install the 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. To read documentations or manuals for your expansion cards and make any necessary
hardware or software settings for your expansion card such as jumpers.

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

3. To align the card’s connectors and press firmly.

4. To secure the card on the slot with the screen you remove above.

5. To replace the computer system’s cover.

6. To set up the BIOS if it’s necessary.

7. To install the necessary software drivers for your expansion cards.

2-5-2 Assigning IRQs For Expansion Card

Some expansion cards need to assign an IRQ address to operate. Generally speaking, an IRQ
address must exclusively assign to one use only. With standard factory 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 requests are shared as shown the table below:

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

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• • •

Shared

• •

IMPORTANT! While using PCI cards on shared slots, make sure that the drivers support

“Shared IRQ” or that the cards don’t need IRQ assignments. Conflicts will
arise between the two PCI groups that will make the system unstable or
cards inoperable Slot

2-5-4 PCI-EXPRESS Slot

This motherboard provides one 16-lane PCI Express slot intended for Graphics Attach, and one x1
PCI Express Slot. Fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specification revision 1.0a , support
PCI Express VGA card, and other PCI Express device.

2-6 Connectors and pin headers

2-6-1 Connectors

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

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 turns 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.

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

Pin 1

PIN ROW1 ROW2

(2) ATX 12V Power Connector (4-pin block) : ATX12V1

This is a new defined 4-pins connector that usually comes with ATX Power Supply. The

ATX Power Supply which fully support processor must including this connector for support
extra 12V voltage to maintain system power consumption. Without this connector might
cause system unstable because the power supply can not provide sufficient current for
system.

Pin 1

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

KB_MS

The connectors for PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 Mouse.
(4) USB Port connector: USB1, USB
The connectors are 4-pin connector that connect USB devices to the system board.

(5) Serial Port COM1/COM2: COM1/COM2 (COM2 only for A200PDMS)

COM1/COM2 is the 9-pin D-Subminiature mail connector. The On-board serial port can be
disabled through BIOS SETUP. Please refer to Chapter 3 “INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

SETUP” section for more detail information.

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

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

(7) LAN Port connector: LAN
This connector is standard RJ45 connector for Network

(8) High Definition Audio Connector:

J1

This Connector are 6 phone Jack for LINE-OUT, LINE-IN, MIC, Surrback, Surround, GEN/LEF

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Line-out : (GREEN)
Line-in : (BLUE)
MIC : (PINK)

Audio input to sound chip

Microphone Connector
Surrback : (ORANGE)
Surround : (BLACKNESS)
GEN/LEF: (GRAY)

Audio output to speaker

Audio output to speaker-Rear speaker out
Audio output to speaker-Center/Subwoofer speaker out
Audio output to speaker-Side speaker out

(9) VGA Connector (15-pin D-Sub) Connector: VGA (for A200GDMS serial)

VGA is the 15-pin D-Subminiature female connector for display monitor.

Line-OUT

LAN

PS/2

Mouse

Line-IN

Surrback

PRINT

Keyboard

PS/2

COM1 VGA/COM2 USB2

GEN/LFE

USB

MIC-IN
SURROUND

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

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

FDD

Pin 1

Floppy Drive Connector

(11) 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.

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IDE1

Pin 1

Primary IDE Connector

(12) 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.

IDE2

Pin 1

Secondary IDE Connector

x 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”.

x For performance issues, we strongly suggest you don’t install a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM

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

(13) Serial-ATA Port connector: SATA1/SATA2/SATA3/SATA4

This connector support the provided Serial ATA IDE hard disk cable to connecting the
motherboard and serial ATA hard disk.

SATA4
SATA3
SATA2
SATA1

Serial-ATA Port Connector

Green

Blue
White
Black

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2-6-2 Pin headers

(1) Line-Out, MIC Header (9-pin): AUDIO
This header connect to Front Panel Line-out, MIC connector with cable.

GND

_

AUD

NC

NC

NC

AUDIO

Pin 1

2

L
MIC

_

AUD

R

_

MIC

_

AUD

R

_

FROUT

_

AUD

10

9

L

_

FROUT

_

AUD

Line-Out, MIC Headers

(2) Serial Port COM2 (9-pin): COM2A (for A200GDMS PRO/A200GDMS)

COM2A

Pin 1

Note: Orient the read marking on the

COM2 ribbon cable to pin 1

(3) USB Port Headers (9-pin) : USB2/USB3

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

USB3

OC

GND

Pin 1

GND

USB Port Headers

OC

VCC

GND

DATA

-

+DATA

VCC

GND

DATA

-

+DATA

USB2

Pin 1

(4) 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.

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(5) IDE Activity LED: HD LED

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

(6) Power switch

: PWR BTN
This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted power switch to power ON/OFF the
system.

(7)

Speaker connector: SPEAK
This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted speaker. See the figure below.
(8) 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.

PWRBTN

PWR LED

PWRLED

Pin 1

VCC5

GND

NC

SPKR

SPEAK

JW FP

Pin 1

Pin 1

GND

VCC5

PWRLED

PWRBTN

NC

GND

VCC5

HDDLE

RSTSW

RESET

HDLED

System Case Connections

(9) FAN Headers (3-pin) : SYSFAN1, SYSFAN2, 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.

CPUFAN

3

1

SYSFAN1

SYSFAN2

3

1

3

1

FAN Headers

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(10) CD Audio-In Headers (4-pin) : CDIN

CDIN is the connector for CD-Audio Input signal. Please connect it to CD-ROM CD-Audio
output connector.

4

CDIN

1

CD Audio-In Headers

(11) TV-Out, S-Video/RCA Header (5-pin): TV_OUT

This headers is for on board VGA TV-out cable.
Users only can choose either CRT out-put or TV-out in Operating system, it can not
support both CRT out-put and TV-out at the same time.

TV_OUT

TV-OUT Header

5 6

2

Pin 1

(12) SPDIF In/Out Headers (9-pin) : SPDIF
This headers is for SPDIF (Sony Philip Digital InterFace) Device In/Out connector.

Use this headers users can In put or Out put high quality digital signal from SPDIF devices to
Computer or from computer to SPDIF devices.

SPDIF-OUT

GND

GND

NC

2 10

9

NC

NC

NC

12V

SPDIF-IN

SPDIF

Pin 1

SPDIF In/Out Headers

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2-7 Starting up your computer

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

2. Be sure all the switches are off, and check that the power supply input voltage is set to proper
position, usually in-put voltage is 220Va240V or 110Va120V 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 peripherals as following order:
a. Your monitor.
b. Other external peripherals (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

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

Chapter 3

Introducing BIOS Settings

The BIOS is a program located on a Flash Memory of the motherboard. Using this program as a
bridge between motherboard and operating system. When the computer starting to work, 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:
x Press <Esc> to quit the BIOS Setup.
x Press npmo (up, down, left, right) to choose, in the main menu, the option you want to

confirm or to modify.

x Press <F10> when you have completed the setup of BIOS parameters to save these parameters

and to exit the BIOS Setup menu.

x 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 BIOS Setup. If
the message disappears before your respond and you still wish to enter BIOS 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

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

npom

: Select Item

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

Figure 3-1

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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.

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.

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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) Tue, Jan, 18 2005
Time (hh:mm:ss) 16 : 45 : 35
> IDE Primary Master None
> IDE Primary Slave None
> IDE Secondary Master None
> IDE Secondary Slave None

Drive A 1.44M, 3.25 in.

Halt On All Errors

Base Memory 640K
Extended Memory 456704K
Total Memory 457728K

Menu Level >

Change the day, month,
year and century

Item Help

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

npom

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

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
info rmati on 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

Virus Warning Disabled
L1 Cache Enabled
L2 Cache Enabled
Quick Power On Self Test Enabled
SATA & SCSI Boot Order SATA, SCSI
First Boot Device Floppy
Second Boot Device HDD-0
Third Boot Device CDROM
Boot other Device Enabled
Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled
Boot Up NumLock Status On
Gate A20 Option Fast
Typematic Rate Setting Disabled
x Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) 6
x Typematic Delay (Msec) 250
Security Option Setup
APIC Mode Enabled
MPS Version Control For OS 1.4
OS Select for DRAM > 64MB Non-OS2
Report No FDD For Windows Yes

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

npom

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

Menu Level >

Item Help

Virus Warning
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 L1&L2 Cache
The default value is Enabled.

Enabled (default) Enable cache

Disabled Disable cache
Note: The internal cache is built in the processor.
CPU L3 Cache
Choose Enabled or Disabled. This option enables the Level 3 cache memory.
CPU L2 Cache
Choose Enabled or Disabled. This option enables the Level 2 cache memory.
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.

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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.
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.

(default) Keypad is numeric keys.

On
Off

Keypad is arrow keys.
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
> PCIE Timing Settings Press Enter
> Hypertransport Settings Press Enter
Video BIOS Cacheable Enabled
System BIOS Cacheable Enabled
Memory Hole Disabled

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

npom

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

Menu Level >

Item Help

DRAM Timing Settings
Please refer to section 3-6-1

PCIE Timing Settings
Please refer to section 3-6-2

Hypertransport 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 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 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 Auto
x DRAM CAS Latency CL-2.5
x RAS Active Time 6T
x RAS Precharge Time 4T
x RAS to CAS Delay Auto
x Bank Interleave Enabled
DRAM Command Rate 2T

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

npom

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

Menu Level >>

DRAM 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.

Item Help

Manual TRCD/ Manual TRP
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, 3T and 4T.
Manual TRAS
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: 6T, 7T and 8T.

3-6-2 PCIE Timing Settings

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PCIE Timing Settings

PCIE Reset Delay Disabled
Internal Video Mode UMA,Hyper Memory
UMA Frame Buffer Size 64MB
AGP Aperture Size 128MB
CFX Clock Mode Async
Async CFX Clock 250MHz
Video Display Devices Auto
TV Standard NTSC

* Surroundview Disabled

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

npom

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

Menu Level >>

Item Help

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

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3-6-3 Hypertransport Settings

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Hypertransport Settings

Hypertransport Link Frequency Auto
Hypertransport Link Width In 16 bit
Hypertransport Link Width Out 16 bit

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

npom

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

Menu Level >>

Item Help

3-7 Integrated Peripherals

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Integrated Peripherals

> OnChip IDE Function Press Enter
> OnChip Device Function Press Enter
> OnChip SuperIO Device Press Enter

Init Display First PCI Slot

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

npom

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

Menu Level >

Item Help

OnChip IDE Function
Please refer to section 3-7-1

OnChip Device Function
Please refer to section 3-7-2

OnChip SuperIO Device
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

SATA Function Enabled
On-Chip Primary IDE Enabled
Master PIO Auto
Slave PIO Auto
Master Ultra DMA Auto
Slave Ultra DMA Auto
On-Chip Secondary IDE Enabled
Master PIO Auto
Slave PIO Auto
Master Ultra DMA Auto
Slave Ultra DMA Auto
IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled
Delay For HDD (Secs) 0

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

npom

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

Menu Level >>

Item Help

OnChip Primary/Secondary IDE
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

> South Bridge Feature Press Enter
Onboard LAN Device Enabled
Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disabled
Azalia Audio Controller Auto

***** USB Controller System *****
USB 2.0 Support Enabled
USB 1.1 Support Enabled
USB Keyboard Support Disabled

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

npom

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

Menu Level >>

Item Help

South Bridge Feature
Please refer to section 3-7-2.1
USB 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 Legacy Support
Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have a
USB keyboard. The settings are: Enabled, Disabled.

3-7-2.1 South Bridge Feature

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South Bridge Feature

> P2P Pre-fetch Queue Depth Depth - 4
P2P Maximum Pre-fetch DW Pre-fetch 4x16DW
PCI/14M/USB CLK PowerDown Disabled
S.B. PCI-E Performance Enabled

ULI HPET Disabled

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

npom

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

Item Help

Menu Level >>

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3-7-3 OnChip SuperIO Device

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OnChip SuperIO Device

Onboard FDC Controller Enabled
Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8/IRQ4
Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8/IRQ3
UART Mode Select Normal
x UR2 Duplex Mode Half
Onboard Parallel Port 378/IRQ7
Parallel Mode SPP
x ECP Mode Use DMA 3

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

npom

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

Menu Level >>

Item Help

Onboard FDC 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 1/2
Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and the second serial ports. The settings
are: 3F8/IRQ4, 3E8/IRQ4, Disabled, Auto.

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.

Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Power Management Setup

ACPI Function Enabled
ACPI Support Type S1(POS)
Power Management Option User Define
HDD Power Down Disabled
Suspend Modem Disabled
Video Off In Suspend Yes
Video Off Method DPMS
MODEM Use IRQ 3
Power Button Function Instant-Off
AC Loss Auto Restart Always-Off
AMD K8 Cool’n’Quiet Control Auto
> Wake Up Events Press Enter
CPU THRM-Throttling Disabled
x CPU THRM-Throttling Temperature 75

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

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Item Help

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

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.

State After Power Failure
This item allows the system power ON/OFF automatic when power loss and recovery again, you
can choose Auto for recovery pre-state, or always ON/OFF after power recovery.

Wake Up Events
Please refer to section 3-8-1

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3-8-1 Wake Up Events

Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Wake Up Events

Wake-Up on Ring Disabled
Wake-Up on PCI PME Disabled
Wake-Up on USB Device 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

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

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Item Help

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.

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.

Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

PnP/PCI Configurations

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
** PCI Express relative items **
Maximum Payload Size 4096

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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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Item Help

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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

Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

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

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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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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.

Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

PC Health Status

Shutdown Temperature Disabled
Show PC Health in Post Enabled
Vcore 1.52V
ChipVCC (V) 1.78V
+5V (V) 4.77V
+12V (V) 11.79V
5VSB (V) 5.08V
VDIMM (V) 2.65V
VBAT (V) 3.17V
CPU Temperature 39
NB Temperature 35
System Temperature 28
CPUFAN Speed 0 RPM
SFAN1 Speed 0 RPM
SFAN2 Speed 0 RPM

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Show PC Health in Post
During Enabled, it displays information list below. The choice is either Enabled or Disabled.

Current CPU Temperature/Current System Temperature/Current FAN1, FAN2 Speed/
Vcore/3.3V/+5V/+12V/-12V/VBAT(V)/5VSB(V)
This will show the CPU/FAN/System voltage chart and FAN Speed.

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3-11 Miscellaneous Control

This section is for setting CPU Frequency/Voltage Control.

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Miscellaneous Control

CPU Ratio Default
Auto Detect PCI Clk Enabled

Spread Spectrum Disabled
*** Current Host Frequency is 200MHz ***

CPU Clock at Next Boot is 200MHz
*** Current DRAM Frequency is 200MHz ***
DRAM Clock at next Boot Auto
CPU Vcore Default
Over Voltage Enabled
VRAM Output 2.65V(Default)
ChipVCC Output 1.80V(Default)
Flash Write Protect Enabled

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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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Item Help

Auto Detect PCI Clk
This item allows you to enable/disable auto detect 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: 200MHza300MHz.

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 or 166MHz or 200MHz.

VRAM Output
This item allows you to select 2.5V of the DDR Module. The choice are: 2.5V, 2.6V, 2.7V, 2.8V.

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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:

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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:

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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 2000/XP

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 CD-ROM drive or click
START / click RUN / type X:\SETUP.EXE (assuming X is your CD-ROM drive).

The ATI RS480 serial chipset driver only support Windows 2000 and
Windows XP OS

From MAGIC INSTALL MENU you may make 10 selections:

1. ATI install ATi Driver Pack

2. SOUND install Audio Codec Installing driver

3. LAN install Realtek LAN Controller driver

4. USB2.0 install USB 2.0 driver

5. RAID install ULI SATA driver

6. DIRECTX9 install Microsoft DirectX 9 driver

7. PC-CILLIN install PC-CILLIN2004 anti-virus program

8. PC-HEALTH install MyGuard hardware monitor Software

9. BROWSE CD to browse the contents of the CD

10. EXIT to exit from MAGIC INSTALL menu

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4-1 ATI Install ATI Driver Pack

1. Click ATI when MAGIC INSTALL MENU

appears

2. Click NEXT when ATI software driver pack

3. When the license agreement window appear,

click Yes

4. Select Express: recommended, install ATI

wizard appears

AGP Gart driver/VGA driver/SMBUS driver

5. Click Finish to restart your computer

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4-2 SOUND install ALC880 High Definition Audio Driver

1. Click SOUND when MAGIC INSTALL

MENU appears

2.

Click NEXT When Realtek High Definition

Audio driver windows appear

3.

Click FINISH and restart your computer

4. Manual Sound Effect Setting

5. Speaker configuration setting 6. SPDIF out setting

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4-3 LAN install Realtek RTL8100 Ethernet NIC Driver

1. Click LAN when Magic Install Menu appear 2. Click finish, and select restart computer

4-4 USB2.0 Install ULI USB2.0 Driver

Windows 2000 OS
Please install Windows 2000 service pack 4 or later .
Windows XP OS
Please install Windows XP service pack 1 or later .

4-5 RAID Install ULI SATA Driver and Utility

1. Click RAID in MAGIC INSTALL MENU

appear

2. When "ULI SATA Driver setup” windows
appear, please click NEXT

3. Click OK and restart your computer 4. This is ULI SATA RAID utility

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Making SATA HDD driver diskette before Install WindowsXP/2000
If you only have Serial ATA HDDs on your system, before you install the Windows XP or Windows
2000, you will need to make a SATA HDD driver diskette before you start to install the Operating
System.

How to make a SATA HDD driver diskette?
STEP 1: Insert the diskette which been formatted in floppy drive on a system which can start OS.
STEP 2: After booting OS insert the bundle CD in your CD-ROM
STEP 3: Copy all the files from X:\ATIRS480\ULISATA\FLOPPY\*.* to floppy diskette
Once you have the SATA driver diskette ready, you may start to install Windows XP or Windows
2000 on your System.

Installation of Windows XP/ Windows 2000
For installation of Windows XP or Windows 2000, please insert Windows XP or Windows 2000 CD
into the CD-ROM drive. Then remove the floppy diskette, and boot the system. At the very
beginning, you will see the message at the bottom of screen, “Press F6 if you need to install a third
party SCSI or RAID driver….”
At this moment, please press <F6> key and

follow the instructions of Windows XP or Windows

2000 for the proper installation.

4-6 PC-HEALTH install Intel Hardware Doctor Utility

1. Click PC-HEALTH when MAGIC INSTALL
MENU appears

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2. Click Next when Install shield wizard Window
appears, Choose destination location and click
Next, when the start copy file windows appear,
click next

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3. Select Finish after setup complete 4. Execute MY GUARD utility, On-time
Monitoring your system health

NOTE:
MAGIC INSTALL will auto detect file path X:\ATIRS480\MYGUARD\SETUP.EXE

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4-7

PC-CILLIN Install PC-CILLIN 2004 Anti -virus program

1. Click PC-CILLIN when MAGIC INSTALL

MENU appear

2. Click NEXT when the "Trend Micro internet
security" installshield wizard windows appear

3. This is license agreement, select "I Accept
the terms" and Click NEXT

4. Click NEXT and Enter your Customer
Information, Click NEXT or choose Change
to change the path for the file to be stored

5. Click INSTALL, Start to install the software 6. Setup Complete and click FINISH

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