LanPorty NFII ULTRA B User Guide

Rev. A+ System Board User’s Manual

75300331

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Trademarks

Microsoft® MS-DOS®, WindowsTM, Windows® 95, Windows® 98, Windows® 98 SE, Windows® ME, Windows® 2000, Windows NT

4.0 and Windows® XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. AMD, AthlonTM XP and AthlonTM are registered trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. nVIDIA® is a registered trademark of NVIDIA Corporation. Award is a registered trademark of Award Software, Inc. Other trademarks and registered trademarks of products appearing in this manual are the properties of their respective holders.

Caution

To avoid damage to the system:

• Use the correct AC input voltage range

To reduce the risk of electric shock:

• Unplug the power cord before removing the system chassis cover for installation or servicing. After installation or servicing, cover the system chassis before plugging the power cord.

Battery:

• Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced.

• Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend the manufacturer.

• Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturer’s

Joystick or MIDI port:

• Do not use any joystick or MIDI device that requires more than 10A current at 5V DC. There is a risk of fire for devices that exceed this limit.

instructions.

FCC and DOC Statement on Class B

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help.

Notice:

1. The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

2. Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with the emission limits.

Notice

This user’s manual contains detailed information about the system board. If, in some cases, some information doesn’t match those shown in the multilingual manual, the multilingual manual should always be regarded as the most updated version. The multilingual manual is included in the system board package.

To view the user’s manual, insert the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen (Mainboard Utility CD) will appear. Click the “TOOLS” icon then click “Manual” on the main menu.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - Introduction

1.1 Features and Specifications.................................................................................

1.2 Package Checklist.........................................................................................................

Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

2.1 System Board Layout ........................................................................................

2.2 Installing the CPU....................................................................................................

2.3 System Memor y........................................................................................................

2.4 Jumper Settings...........................................................................................................

2.5 Rear Panel I/O Ports............................................................................................

2.6 I/O Connectors..........................................................................................................

Chapter 3 - Award BIOS Setup Utility

3.1 The Basic Input/Output System....................................................................

3.1.1 Standard CMOS Features.............................................................

3.1.2 Advanced BIOS Features..............................................................

3.1.3 Advanced Chipset Features .....................................................

3.1.4 Integrated Peripherals........................................................................

3.1.5 Power Management Setup..........................................................

3.1.6 PnP/PCI Configurations....................................................................

3.1.7 PC Health Status...................................................................................

3.1.8 Genie BIOS Setting.............................................................................

3.1.9 CMOS Reloaded.....................................................................................

3.1.10 Load Optimized Defaults..............................................................

3.1.11 Set Supervisor Password...............................................................

3.1.12 Set User Password..............................................................................

3.1.13 Save & Exit Setup.................................................................................

3.1.14 Exit Without Saving.............................................................................

3.2 Sil3114 SataRAID BIOS...........................................................................................

3.3 Selecting the First Boot Device During POST.............................

3.4 Updating the BIOS.......................................................................................................

16 17 20 24 27 37

52 53 58 62 66 72 77 79 81 85 87 88 89 90 91 92 92 93

Introduction

Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares

4.1 Desktop Management Interface..................................................................

4.2 Drivers, Utilities and Software Applications..................................

4.3 Installation Notes........................................................................................................

Appendix A - Using the Suspend to RAM

Function

A.1 Using the Suspend to RAM Function..................................................

Appendix B - System Error Messages

B.1 POST Beep......................................................................................................................

B.2 Error Messages.............................................................................................................

Appendix C - Troubleshooting

C.1 Troubleshooting Checklist...................................................................................

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111

115 115

117

Introduction

Chapter 1 - Introduction

1.1 Features and Specifications

1.1.1 Features

Chipset

• nVIDIA® nForce2 chipset

- nForce2 Ultra 400

- nForce2 MCP-T

Processor

The system board is equipped with Socket-A for PGA processor. It is also equipped with a switching voltage regulator that automatically detects 1.100V to 1.850V.

• AMD AthlonTM XP 266/333/400MHz FSB

• AMD Athlon

• AMD Duron

200/266MHz FSB

Important:

To ensure proper boot up and operation of your system, you must power-off the system then turn off the power supply’s switch or unplug the AC power cord prior to replacing the CPU.

System Memory

• Supports dual channel memory interface

• Supports up to 3GB memory (unbuffered DIMM)

• Suppor ts PC1600 (DDR200), PC2100 (DDR266), PC2700 (DDR333) and PC 3200 (DDR 400) DDR SDRAM DIMM,

2.5V type

• Three 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets

DIMMs

2MBx64 4MBx64 8MBx64

Memory Size

16MB 32MB 64MB

DIMMs

16MBx64 32MBx64 64MBx64

Memory Size

128MB 256MB 512MB

Introduction

Expansion Slots

• 1 AGP slot

• 5 PCI slots

AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port)

AGP is an interface designed to support high performance 3D graphics cards. It utilizes a dedicated pipeline to access system memory for texturing, z-buffering and alpha blending. The AGP slot supports AGP 8x with up to 2132MB/sec. bandwidth and AGP 4x with up to 1066MB/sec. bandwidth for 3D graphics applications. AGP in this system board will deliver faster and better graphics to your PC.

Onboard Audio Features

• Realtek ALC650

• AC’97 2.2 S/PDIF extension compliant codec

• Supports Microsoft® DirectSound/DirectSound 3D

• AC’97 supported with full duplex, independent sample rate converter for audio recording and playback

• S/PDIF-in/out interface

• 6-channel audio output

S/PDIF

S/PDIF is a standard audio file transfer format that transfers digital audio signals to a device without having to be converted first to an analog format. This prevents the quality of the audio signal from degrading whenever it is converted to analog. S/PDIF is usually found on digital audio equipment such as a DAT machine or audio processing device. The S/PDIF connector on the system board sends surround sound and 3D audio signal outputs to amplifiers and speakers and to digital recording devices like CD recorders.

6-channel Audio

The center/bass and rear out jacks which support four audio output signals: center channel, subwoofer, rear right channel and rear left channel; together with the line-out (2-channel) jack support 6-channel audio output.

Introduction

Onboard Dual LAN Features

• nVIDIA® nForce2 MCP-T and ICS1893 Phy

- Full duplex support at both 10 and 100 Mbps

• Realtek RTL8110S Gigabit LAN

- Full duplex support at 10, 100 and 1000 Mbps

• Integrated IEEE 802.3, 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX compatible PHY

• Integrated power management functions

• Supports IEEE 802.3u auto-negotiation

PCI Bus Master IDE Controller

• Supports ATA/33, ATA/66, ATA/100 and ATA/133 hard drives

• UDMA Modes 3, 4, 5 and 6 Enhanced IDE (data transfer rate up to 133MB/sec.)

• Bus mastering reduces CPU utilization during disk transfer

• Supports ATAPI CD-ROM, LS-120 and ZIP

SATA IDE/RAID Interface

• Silicon Image Sil3114 PCI to Serial ATA controller

• Supports four SATA (Serial ATA) interfaces which are compliant with SATA 1.0 specification (1.5Gbps interface)

• Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1

Serial ATA (SATA) is a storage interface that is compliant with SATA 1.0 specification. With speed of up to 1.5Gbps, it improves hard drive performance even in data intensive environments such as audio/video, consumer electronics and entry-level servers.

IEEE 1394 Interface

• nVIDIA® nForce2 MCP-T and Agere FW803 Phy chips

• Supports three 100/200/400 Mb/sec ports

IEEE 1394 is fully compliant with the 1394 OHCI (Open Host Controller Interface) 1.1 specification. It suppor ts up to 63 devices that can run simultaneously on a system. 1394 is a fast external bus standard that supports data transfer rates of up to 400Mbps. In addition to its high speed, it also supports isochronous data transfer which is ideal for video devices that need to transfer high levels of data in real-time. 1394 supports both Plug-and-Play and hot plugging.

Introduction

IrDA Interface

The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices. The IRDA (Infrared Data Association) specification supports data transfers of 115K baud at a distance of 1 meter.

USB Ports

The system board supports USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 ports. USB 1.1 supports 12Mb/second bandwidth while USB 2.0 supports 480Mb/ second bandwidth providing a marked improvement in device transfer speeds between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals..

BIOS

• Award BIOS, Windows® 95/98/2000/ME/XP Plug and Play compatible

• Genie BIOS provides:

- CPU/DRAM/AGP overclocking

- CPU/AGP/DRAM/Chipset overvoltage

• Supports SCSI sequential boot-up

• Flash EPROM for easy BIOS upgrades

• Supports DMI 2.0 function

• 4Mbit flash memory

Desktop Management Interface (DMI)

The system board comes with a DMI 2.0 built into the BIOS. The DMI utility in the BIOS automatically records various information about your system configuration and stores these information in the DMI pool, which is a part of the system board's Plug and Play BIOS. DMI, along with the appropriately networked software, is designed to make inventory, maintenance and troubleshooting of computer systems easier.

Introduction

Rear Panel I/O Ports (PC 99 color-coded connectors)

• 1 PS/2 mouse port

• 1 PS/2 keyboard port

• 1 DB-9 serial port

• 1 DB-25 parallel port

• 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports

• 2 RJ45 LAN ports

• 2 S/PDIF RCA jacks (S/PDIF-in and S/PDIF-out)

• 3 audio jacks: line-out, line-in and mic-in

• 2 audio jacks for center/bass and rear out

I/O Connectors

• 1 connector for 2 additional external USB 2.0/1.1 ports

• 3 connectors for 3 external IEEE 1394 por ts

• 1 front audio connector for external line-out and mic-in jacks

• 2 internal audio connectors (AUX-in and CD-in)

• 1 S/PDIF connector for optical cable connection

• 1 connector for IrDA interface

• 4 Serial ATA connectors

• 2 IDE connectors

• 1 floppy connector

• 2 ATX power supply connectors

• 3 fan connectors for CPU fan, chassis fan and 2nd fan

• 4 diagnostic LEDs

• 1 diagnostic LED connector for external 4 diagnostic LEDs display

• EZ touch switches (power switch and reset switch)

1.1.2 System Health Monitor Functions

The system board is capable of monitoring the following “system health” conditions.

• Monitors CPU/system temperature

• Monitors ±12V/5V/3.3V/VBAT(V)/5VSB(V) voltages

• Monitors CPU/chassis fan speed

• Read back capability that displays temperature, voltage and fan speed

Introduction

1.1.3 Intelligence

CPU Temperature Protection

The CPU Temperature Protection function has the capability of monitoring the CPU’s temperature during system boot-up. To prevent CPU overheat and damage, the system will automatically shutdown once it has detected that the CPU’s temperature exceeded the temperature limit pre-defined by the system.

Overvoltage

The Overvoltage function allows you to manually adjust to a higher core voltage that is supplied to the CPU, AGP, DRAM and/ or chipset. Although this function is supported, we do not recommend that you use a higher voltage because unstable current may be supplied to the system board causing damage.

Overclocking

The Overclocking function allows you to adjust the CPU and DRAM clock. However, overclocking may result to the CPU’s or system’s instability and are not guaranteed to provide better system performance.

Dual Function Power Button

Depending on the setting in the “Soft-Off By PBTN” field of the Power Management Setup, this switch will allow the system to enter the Soft-Off or Suspend mode.

Wake-On-Ring

This feature allows the system that is in the Suspend mode or Soft Power Off mode to wake-up/power-on to respond to calls coming from an external modem or respond to calls from a modem PCI card that uses the PCI PME (Power Management Event) signal to remotely wake up the PC.

Important:

If you are using a modem add-in card, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support a minimum of ≥720mA.

Introduction

Wake-On-LAN

This feature allows the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC. It is supported via the onboard LAN port or via a PCI LAN card that uses the PCI PME (Power Management Event) signal. However, if your system is in the Suspend mode, you can power-on the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt.

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

720mA.

Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse

This function allows you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to power-on the system.

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

720mA.

Wake-On-USB

This function allows you to use a USB device to wake up a system from the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state.

Important:

• If you are using the Wake-On-USB function for 2 USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

1.5A.

• If you are using the Wake-On-USB function for 3 or more USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥2A.

RTC Timer to Power-on the System

The RTC installed on the system board allows your system to automatically power-on on the set date and time.

Introduction

ACPI

The system board is designed to meet the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) specification. ACPI has energy saving features that enables PCs to implement Power Management and Plug-and-Play with operating systems that support OS Direct Power Management. Currently, only Windows supports the ACPI function. ACPI when enabled in the Power Management Setup will allow you to use the Suspend to RAM function.

With the Suspend to RAM function enabled, you can power-off the system at once by pressing the power button or selecting “Standby” when you shut down Windows without having to go through the sometimes tiresome process of closing files, applications and operating system. This is because the system is capable of storing all programs and data files during the entire operating session into RAM (Random Access Memory) when it powers-off. The operating session will resume exactly where you left off the next time you power-on the system.

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

1A.

®®

98SE/2000/ME/XP

®®

98SE/2000/ME/XP

AC Power Failure Recovery

When power returns after an AC power failure, you may choose to either power-on the system manually, let the system power-on automatically or return to the state where you left off before power failure occurs.

1.2 Package Checklist

The system board package contains the following items:

; One LANPARTY NFII ULTRA B system board ; One LANPARTY NFII ULTRA B user’s manuals ; One LANPARTY NFII ULTRA B quick installation guide ; Two Serial ATA data cables ; One Serial ATA power cable ; One card-edge bracket mounted with 2 IEEE 1394 ports ; Two IDE round cables ; One FDD round cable ; One PC Transpo kit ; One FrontX device equipped with:

- Two USB 2.0/1.1 ports

- One IEEE 1394 port

- One line-out jack

- One mic-in jack

- Four diagnostic LEDs

; One I/O shield ; One thermal paste ; One LANPARTY sticker ; One case badge ; One pack of jumper caps (five 2.54mm jumper caps) ; One “Silicon Image Sil3114 RAID Drivers” diskette ; One “Mainboard Utility” CD ; One “WinDVD/WinRIP Utility” CD

Introduction

If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance.

Hardware Installation

Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

2.1 System Board Layout

Hardware Installation

Warning:

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your system board, processor, disk drives, add-in boards, and other components. Perform the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation only. If such a station is not available, you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis. If a wrist strap is unavailable, establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection.

2.2 System Memory

DDR 1 DDR 2

DDR 3

The system board supports DDR SDRAM DIMM. Double Data Rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM) is a type of SDRAM that doubles the data rate through reading and writing at both the rising and falling edge of each clock. This effectively doubles the speed of operation therefore doubling the speed of data transfer.

Refer to chapter 1 (System Memory section) for detailed specification of the memory supported by the system board.

The three DDR DIMM sockets on the system board are divided into 2 channels:

1st channel - DDR 1 and DDR 2 2nd channel - DDR 3

Hardware Installation

The system board supports the following memory interface.

Single Channel (SC)

Data will be accessed in chunks of 64 bits (8B) from the memory channels.

Dual Channel (DC)

Dual channel provides better system performance because it doubles the data transfer rate.

Single Channel

Dual Channel

• DIMMs are on the same channel.

• DIMMs in a channel can be identical or

completely different. However, we highly recommend using identical DIMMs.

• Not all slots need to be populated.

• DIMMs of the same memor y configu-

ration are on different channels.

Hardware Installation

2.2.1 Installing the DIM Module

A DIM module simply snaps into a DIMM socket on the system board. Pin 1 of the DIM module must correspond with Pin 1 of the socket.

Notch Key

Tab

Pin 1

1. Pull the “tabs” which are at the ends of the socket to the side.

2. Position the DIMM above the socket with the “notch” in the module aligned with the “key” on the socket.

3. Seat the module vertically into the socket. Make sure it is completely seated. The tabs will hold the DIMM in place.

Tab

Hardware Installation

2.3 CPU

2.3.1 Overview

The system board is equipped with a surface mount Socket A CPU socket. This socket is exclusively designed for installing an AMD CPU.

2.3.2 Installing the CPU

1. Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to it has been powered down.

2. Disconnect all power cords and cables.

3. Locate Socket A on the system board.

4. Unlock the socket by pushing the lever sideways, away from the socket, then lifting it up to a 90o angle. Make sure the socket is lifted to at least this angle otherwise the CPU will not fit in properly.

Lever

Hardware Installation

5. Position the CPU above the socket then align the gold mark on the corner of the CPU (designated as pin 1) with pin 1 of the socket.

Important:

Handle the CPU by its edges and avoid touching the pins.

Gold mark

Pin 1

6. Insert the CPU into the socket until it is seated in place. The CPU will fit in only one orientation and can easily be inserted without exerting any force.

Important:

Do not force the CPU into the socket. Forcing the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and damage the CPU.

Hardware Installation

7. Once the CPU is in place, push down the lever to lock the socket. The lever should click on the side tab to indicate that the CPU is completely secured in the socket.

Lever lock

2.3.3 Installing the Fan and Heat Sink

The CPU must be kept cool by using a CPU fan with heat sink. Without sufficient air circulation across the CPU and heat sink, the CPU will overheat damaging both the CPU and system board.

1. Before you install the fan / heat sink, you must apply a thermal paste onto the top of the CPU. The thermal paste, which is usually supplied together with the CPU, looks somewhat similar to the one shown below. Do not spread the paste all over the surface. When you later place the heat sink on top of the CPU, the compound will disperse evenly.

Hardware Installation

Do not apply the paste if the fan / heat sink already has a patch of thermal paste on its underside. Peel the strip that covers the paste then place the fan / heat sink on top of the CPU.

Strip

2. After placing the fan / heat sink on top of the CPU, latch the retaining clip on one side of the fan heat sink onto the protruding tab on the side of the socket.

Retaining clip

Ta b

3. Push down the other retaining clip until it latches and lock onto the protruding tab on that side of the socket. Make sure there is sufficient air circulation across the CPU fan and heat sink.

4. Connect the CPU fan’s cable connector to the CPU fan connector on the system board.

Hardware Installation

2.4 Jumper Settings

2.4.1 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data

JP1

1-2 On: Normal

(default)

If you encounter the following,

a) CMOS data becomes corrupted. b) You forgot the keyboard, supervisor or user password. c) You are unable to boot-up the computer system because the proc-

essor’s clock/ratio was incorrectly set in the BIOS.

you can reconfigure the system with the default values stored in the ROM BIOS.

To load the default values stored in the ROM BIOS, please follow the steps below.

1. Power-off the system and unplug the power cord.

2. Set JP1 pins 2 and 3 to On. Wait for a few seconds and set JP1 back to its default setting, pins 1 and 2 On.

3. Plug the power cord and power-on the system.

If your reason for clearing the CMOS data is due to incorrect setting of the processor’s clock/ratio in the BIOS, please proceed to step 4.

Clear CMOS Data

312312

2-3 On:

Hardware Installation

4. After powering-on the system, press <Del> to enter the main menu of the BIOS.

5. Select the Genie BIOS Setting submenu and press <Enter>.

6. Set the “CPU Clock Setting” or “CPU Ratio” field to its default setting or an appropriate bus clock or frequency ratio. Refer to the Genie BIOS Setting section in chapter 3 for more information.

7. Press <Esc> to return to the main menu of the BIOS setup utility. Select “Save & Exit Setup” and press <Enter>.

8. Type <Y> and press <Enter>.

Hardware Installation

2.4.2 Jumper Settings for Selecting the CPU’s FSB

On: Other CPUs

(default)

Off: 100MHz

This jumper is used to select the front side bus of the CPU installed on the system board.

Warning:

To ensure proper boot up and operation of your system, you must power-off the system then turn off the power supply’s switch or unplug the AC power cord prior to altering the setting of the jumper.

2.5 Rear Panel I/O Ports

Hardware Installation

PS/2

Mouse

PS/2

K/B

The rear panel I/O ports consist of the following:

• PS/2 mouse port

• PS/2 keyboard port

• Parallel port

• COM port

• S/PDIF-in jack

• S/PDIF-out jack

• LAN ports

• USB ports

• Mic-in jack

• Line-in jack

• Line-out jack

• Center/Bass jack

• Rear out jack

Parallel

COM S/PDIF-in

S/PDIF-out

LAN 1

USB 1-2

LAN 2

USB 4

USB 3-4

Mic-in

Line-in

Center/Bass

Rear out

Line-out

Hardware Installation

2.5.1 PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard Ports

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 Keyboard

The system board is equipped with an onboard PS/2 mouse (Green) and PS/2 keyboard (Purple) ports - both at location CN1 of the system board. The PS/2 mouse port uses IRQ12. If a mouse is not connected to this port, the system will reserve IRQ12 for other expansion cards.

Warning:

Make sure to turn off your computer prior to connecting or disconnecting a mouse or keyboard. Failure to do so may damage the system board.

Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse

The Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse function allows you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to power-on the system. To use this function:

• BIOS Setting:

“Keyboard/Mouse Power On” in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS must be set accordingly. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

720mA.

Hardware Installation

2.5.2 Serial Port

COM

The system board is equipped with an onboard serial port (Teal/ Turquoise) at location CN6 of the system board. It is a RS-232C asynchronous communication port with 16C550A-compatible UART that can be used with a modem, serial printer, remote display terminal or other serial devices.

BIOS Setting

Select the serial port’s I/O address in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“Super IO Device” section) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Hardware Installation

2.5.3 Parallel Port

Parallel

The system board has a standard parallel port (Burgundy) at location CN9 for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer. It supports SPP, ECP and EPP.

Setting

SPP (Standard Parallel Port)

ECP (Extended Capabilities Por t)

EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port)

BIOS Setting

Select the parallel port’s mode in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“Super IO Device” section) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only.

Allows parallel port to operate in bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the SPP’s data transfer rate.

Allows bidirectional parallel port operation at maximum speed.

Function

Hardware Installation

2.5.4 S/PDIF-in/out Jacks

S/PDIF-in

S/PDIF-out

SPDIF out

Key

GND

VCC

The system board is equipped with an onboard S/PDIF-in RCA jack (red) and a S/PDIF-out RCA jack (yellow) at locations CN2 and CN3 respectively.

The S/PDIF connector at location J2 is for optical S/PDIF cable connection. Connect the optical audio cable connector of your S/PDIF module to J2. Make sure pin 1 of the audio cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J2.

SPDIF in

DO NOT use RCA S/PDIF and optical S/PDIF at the same time.

Hardware Installation

2.5.5 RJ45 LAN Ports

RJ45 LAN 1

RJ45 LAN 2

The system board is equipped with two onboard RJ45 fast- ethernet LAN ports - LAN 1 at location CN7 and LAN 2 at location CN8. These LAN ports allow the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub.

The LAN 1 port is controlled by the nVIDIA® nForce2 MCP-T and ICS1893 Phy chips. The LAN 2 port is controlled by the Realtek RTL8110S Gigabit LAN chip.

BIOS Setting

Enable or disable these LAN ports in the Genie BIOS Setting of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Hardware Installation

2.5.6 Universal Serial Bus Ports

USB 2 USB 1

USB 4 USB 3

Four onboard USB 2.0/1.1 ports (Black) are at locations CN7 (USB 1-2) and CN8 (USB 3-4) of the system board.

Ground

+Data

KeyN. C.

+Data

Ground

USB 5-6

-Data

VCC VCC

-Data

1 210

The J13 (USB 5-6) connector allows you to connect to the 2 USB ports that are on the FrontX device. (The FrontX device, which comes with LANPARTY series products, must be installed into a drive bay of the chassis.) Connect the USB cable connector from FrontX to J13. Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J13.

BIOS Setting

Configure the onboard USB in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Driver Installation

You may need to install the proper drivers in your operating system to use the USB device. Refer to your operating system’s manual or documentation for more information.

Hardware Installation

Wake-On-USB

The Wake-On-USB function allows you to use a USB device to wake up a system from the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state. To use this function:

• BIOS Setting: “USB Resume From S3” in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS must be set to Enabled. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Important:

• If you are using the Wake-On-USB function for 2 USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

1.5A.

• If you are using the Wake-On-USB function for 3 or more USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥2A.

2.5.7 Audio

Mic-in

Line-in

Line-out

Hardware Installation

Center/Bass

Rear out

AuD_L_Out

AuD_R_Out

MicGND

N. C.

Mic Power

Key

AuD_Vcc

AuD_L_Return

AuD_R_Return

Front audio

Mic-in, Line-in and Line-out

The mic-in, line-in and line-out jacks are at location CN5 of the system board. A jack is a one-hole connecting interface for inserting a plug.

• Mic-in Jack (Pink)

This jack is used to connect an external microphone. Use the C-Media application software to select between using this jack and the front audio’s mic-in jack.

• Line-in Jack (Light Blue)

This jack can be connected to the line-out jack of any external audio devices such as Hi-fi set, CD player, AM/FM radio tuner, synthesizer, etc. Connect a stereo cable from the lineout jack of your external device to this line-in jack.

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• Line-out Jack (Lime)

This jack is used to connect external speakers for audio output from the system board. Using this jack disables the front audio’s line-out function.

Center/Bass and Rear Out Jacks

Center/Bass and Rear Out Jacks (CN4) support 4 audio output signals: center channel, subwoofer, rear right channel and rear left channel. These 4 audio output signals together with the line-out (2-channel) jack support 6-channel audio output.

Front Audio

The front audio connector (J4) allows you to connect to the line-out and mic-in jacks that are on the FrontX device. Using the line-out and mic-in jacks will disable the rear audio’s line-out and mic-in functions. (The FrontX device, which comes with LANPARTY series products, must be installed into a drive bay of the chassis.)

Remove the jumper caps from pins 5-6 and pins 9-10 of J4 prior to connecting the front audio cable connector. Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J4. If you are not using this connector, make sure to replace the jumper caps back to their original pin locations.

Pins 5-6 and 9-10 short (default)

Pins 5-6 and 9-10 open

The front audio is disabled. The rear audio is enabled.

The front audio is enabled. The rear audio is disabled.

2.6 I/O Connectors

2.6.1 Internal Audio Connectors

Hardware Installation

Ground Ground

Left audio

channel

Right audio channel

CD-in

The CD-in (J1) and AUX-in (J3) connectors are used to receive

audio from a CD-ROM drive, TV tuner or MPEG card.

Left audio

Ground Ground

Right audio

channel

AUX-in

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2.6.2 IEEE 1394

KeyShield

VCC VCC

TPB- TPB+

TPA+

Ground

TPA-

Ground

1394_2

The system board is equipped with three IEEE 1394 connectors at locations J5 (1394_1), J7 (1394_2) and J9 (1394_3) for connecting 1394 ports. One of these connectors allows you to connect to the IEEE 1394 port that is on the FrontX device. (The FrontX device, which comes with LANPARTY series products, must be installed into a drive bay of the chassis.) Connect the IEEE 1394 cable connector from FrontX to J5, J7 or J9. Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J5, J7 or J9.

One card-edge bracket, mounted with 2 IEEE 1394 ports, is included in the system board package. Install the card-edge bracket to the system chassis then connect the cable connector to the IEEE 1394 connector on the system board. Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J5, J7 or J9. Now connect your IEEE 1394 devices to the ports that are on the bracket.

BIOS Setting

Enable or disable the onboard IEEE 1394 in the Genie BIOS Setting of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

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2.6.3 Floppy Disk Drive Connector

The system board is equipped with a 90o floppy disk drive connector that supports two standard floppy disk drives. To prevent improper floppy cable installation, the shrouded floppy disk header has a keying mechanism. The 34-pin connector on the floppy cable can be placed into the header only if pin 1 of the connector is aligned with pin 1 of the header.

Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable

Install one end of the floppy disk drive cable into the shrouded floppy disk header (J21) on the system board and the other endmost connector to the drive you want to designate as Drive A. If you are connecting another drive (Drive B), install the middle connector of the cable to the drive. The colored edge of the daisy chained ribbon cable should be aligned with pin 1 of J21.

BIOS Setting

Enable or disable this function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“Super I/O Device” section) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

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2.6.4 SATA (Serial ATA) Connectors

SATA 4

SATA 3

SATA 2

SATA 1

The system board is equipped with 4 SATA connectors at locations J18 (SATA 1), J17 (SATA 2), J16 (SATA 3) and J15 (SATA 4) for connecting SATA devices. Connect one end of the SATA cable to a SATA connector and the other end to your SATA device.

The Silicon Image Sil3114 chip allows configuring RAID on SATA drives. It supports RAID 0 and RAID 1. The following must be set accordingly.

• BIOS Setting

1. Enable the SATA function in the Genie BIOS Setting of the Award BIOS.

2. The “S-ATA or SCSI Card Boot” field in the Advanced BIOS Features submenu of the Award BIOS must be properly configured.

3. Configure RAID (e.g. creating or deleting RAID) in the Sil3114 SataRAID BIOS. You can enter this utility by pressing the <Ctrl-S> or <F4> key during system boot up.

Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

RXP

TXP

TXN

RXN

GND

• Drivers and Utility

Install the Silicon Image RAID drivers and utility. Refer to chapter 4 for more information.

2.6.5 IDE Disk Drive Connector

Hardware Installation

IDE-S

IDE-P

The system board is equipped with two shrouded PCI IDE headers that will interface four Enhanced IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) disk drives. To prevent improper IDE cable installation, each shrouded PCI IDE header has a keying mechanism. The 40pin connector on the IDE cable can be placed into the header only if pin 1 of the connector is aligned with pin 1 of the header.

Each IDE connector supports 2 devices, a Master and a Slave. Use an IDE ribbon cable to connect the drives to the system board. An IDE ribbon cable have 3 connectors on them, one that plugs into an IDE connector on the system board and the other 2 connects to IDE devices. The connector at the end of the cable is for the Master drive and the connector in the middle of the cable is for the Slave drive.

Connecting the IDE Disk Drive Cable

Install one end of the IDE cable into the IDE-P header (J20) on the system board and the other connectors to the IDE devices.

If you are adding a third or fourth IDE device, use another IDE cable and install one end of the cable into the IDE-S header (J19) on the system board and the other connectors to the IDE devices.

Hardware Installation

Note:

Refer to your disk drive user’s manual for information about selecting proper drive switch settings.

Adding a Second IDE Disk Drive

When using two IDE drives, one must be set as the master and the other as the slave. Follow the instructions provided by the drive manufacturer for setting the jumpers and/or switches on the drives.

The system board supports Enhanced IDE or ATA-2, ATA/33, ATA/66, ATA/100 or ATA/133 hard drives. We recommend that you use hard drives from the same manufacturer. In a few cases, drives from two different manufacturers will not function properly when used together. The problem lies in the hard drives, not the system board.

Important:

If you encountered problems while using an ATAPI CD-ROM drive that is set in Master mode, please set the CD-ROM drive to Slave mode. Some ATAPI CD-ROMs may not be recognized and cannot be used if incorrectly set in Master mode.

BIOS Setting

Enable or disable the onboard primary or secondary IDE in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“nVidia OnChip IDE Device” section) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

2.6.6 IrDA Connector

IRRX

N. C.

Ground

VCC

IRTX

Hardware Installation

Connect your IrDA cable to connector J22 on the system board.

Note:

The sequence of the pin functions on some IrDA cable may be reversed from the pin function defined on the system board. Make sure to connect the cable to the IrDA connector according to their pin functions.

BIOS Setting

Configure your IrDA device in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“Super IO Device” section) of the BIOS.

Driver Installation

You may need to install the proper drivers in your operating system to use the IrDA function. Refer to your operating system’s manual or documentation for more information.

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2.6.7 Cooling Fan Connectors

Power

Ground Powe r Sense

Ground

CPU fan

Chassis fan 2nd fan

Ground Powe r Sense

Ground

Connect the CPU fan’s cable connector to the CPU fan connector (J11) on the system board. The chassis fan (J6) and 2nd fan (J10) connectors are used to connect additional cooling fans. The cooling fans will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and system board components.

BIOS Setting

The system is capable of monitoring the speed of the CPU fan and chassis fan. The “PC Health Status” submenu of the BIOS will display the current speed of these cooling fans. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

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2.6.8 DRAM Power LED and Standby Power LED

DRAM Power LED

Standby Power LED

DRAM Power LED

This LED will light when the system’s power is on.

Standby Power LED

This LED will light when the system is in the standby mode.

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2.6.9 Diagnostic LEDs

LED 1 LED 2 LED 3 LED 4

The 4 diagnostic LEDs on the system board are used to indicate the current condition of the system.

The 10-pin connector (J12) allows you to connect to the 4 LEDs that are on the FrontX device. (The FrontX device, which comes with LANPARTY series products, must be installed into a drive bay of the chassis.) Connect the Diagnostic LED cable connector from FrontX to J12.

D-LED4+

Key

N. C.

D-LED4-

D-LED1+

D-LED2+

D-LED3+

1 210

D-LED1-

D-LED2-

D-LED3-

Refer to the table on the next page for a list of LEDs status and their corresponding system condition.

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Diagnostic LEDs

LED 1 to LED 4 are diagnostic LEDs. These LEDs will indicate the current condition of the system.

Early program chipset register before POST.

Testing memory presence.

Initializing the DRAM controller (sizing).

Initializing the FSB frequency.

Initializing the DRAM frequency.

Programming the DRAM timing.

Checking CMOS checksum and battery.

Initializing the clock generator.

Initializing USB.

Testing all memory (cleared all extended memory to 0).

Initializing the onboard Super IO.

LED 4

Off

LED 3

Off

LED 2

Off

LED 1

Off

Detecting and installing an IDE device.

Final initialization.

Booting the system.

Off

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2.6.10 Power Connectors

3.3V

-12V

Ground

PS-ON Ground Ground Ground

-5V +5V +5V

10120

+12V

Ground

We recommend that you use a power supply that complies with the ATX12V Power Supply Design Guide Version 1.1. An ATX12V power supply has a standard 20-pin ATX main power connector and a 4-pin +12V power connector that must be inserted onto CN11 and CN10 connectors respectively.

3.3V

3.3V Ground

+5V

Ground

+5V

Ground

PW-OK 5VSB +12V

+12V

Ground

The 4-pin +12V power connector enables the delivery of more +12VDC current to the processor’s Voltage Regulator Module (VRM).

The system board requires a minimum of 250 Watt power supply to operate. Your system configuration (amount of memory, add-in cards, peripherals, etc.) may exceed the minimum power requirement. To ensure that adequate power is provided, use a 300 Watt (or greater) power supply.

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2.6.11 Front Panel Connectors

SPEAKER

J14

HD-LED: Primary/Secondary IDE LED

This LED will light when the hard drive is being accessed.

RESET

HD-LED

1 2

PWR-LED

ATX-SW

RESET: Reset Switch

This switch allows you to reboot without having to power off the system thus prolonging the life of the power supply or system.

SPEAKER: Speaker Connector

This connects to the speaker installed in the system chassis.

ATX-SW: ATX Power Switch

Depending on the setting in the BIOS setup, this switch is a “dual function power button” that will allow your system to enter the Soft-Off or Suspend mode. Refer to “Soft-Off By PBTN” in the Power Management Setup (Chapter 3).

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PWR-LED: Power/Standby LED

When the system’s power is on, this LED will light. When the system is in the S1 (POS - Power On Suspend) or S3 (STR Suspend To RAM) state, it will blink every second.

Note:

If a system did not boot-up and the Power/Standby LED did not light after it was powered-on, it may indicate that the CPU or memory module was not installed properly. Please make sure they are properly inserted into their corresponding socket.

Pin Assignment

HD-LED

(Primary/Secondary IDE LED)

Reserved

ATX-SW

(ATX power switch)

Reserved

RESET

(Reset switch)

SPEAKER

(Speaker connector)

PWR-LED

(Power/Standby LED)

HDD LED Power

HDD

N. C.

PWRBT+

PWRBT-

N. C.

Ground

H/W Reset

Speaker Data

N. C.

Ground

Speaker Power

LED Power (+)

LED Power (-) or Standby Signal

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2.6.12 EZ Touch Switches (Reset Switch and Power Switch)

Reset Switch

Power Switch

Reset Switch

Power Switch

The presence of the reset switch and power switch on the system board are user-friendly especially to DIY users. They provide convenience in powering on and/or resetting the system while fine tuning the system board before it is installed into the system chassis.

BIOS Setup

Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup

3.1 Award BIOS Setup Utility

The Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) is a program that takes care of the basic level of communication between the processor and peripherals. In addition, the BIOS also contains codes for various advanced features found in this system board. This chapter explains the Setup Utility for the Award BIOS.

After you power up the system, the BIOS message appears on the screen and the memory count begins. After the memory test, the following message will appear on the screen:

Press DEL to enter setup

If the message disappears before you respond, restart the system or press the “Reset” button. You may also restart the system by pressing the <Ctrl> <Alt> and <Del> keys simultaneously.

When you press <Del>, the main menu screen will appear.

BIOS Setup

3.1.1 Standard CMOS Features

Use the arrow keys to highlight “Standard CMOS Features” and press <Enter>. A screen similar to the one below will appear.

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

3.1.1.1 Date

The date format is <day>, <month>, <date>, <year>. Day displays a day, from Sunday to Saturday. Month displays the month, from January to December. Date displays the date, from 1 to 31. Year displays the year, from 1994 to 2079.

3.1.1.2 Time

The time format is <hour>, <minute>, <second>. The time is based on the 24-hour military-time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00. Hour displays hours from 00 to 23. Minute displays minutes from 00 to 59. Second displays seconds from 00 to 59.

BIOS Setup

3.1.1.3 IDE Primary Master, IDE Primary Slave, IDE Secondary Master and IDE Secondary Slave

Move the cursor to the “IDE Primary Master”, “IDE Primary Slave”, “IDE Secondary Master” or “IDE Secondary Slave” field, then press <Enter>. The following screen will appear.

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

IDE HDD Auto-Detection

Detects the parameters of the drive. The parameters will automatically be shown on the screen.

IDE Primary Master/Slave and IDE Secondary Master/Slave

The drive type information should be included in the documentation from your hard disk vendor. If you select ”Auto”, the BIOS will auto-detect the HDD & CD-ROM drive at the POST stage and show the IDE for the HDD & CD-ROM drive. If a hard disk has not been installed, select “None”.

Access Mode

For hard drives larger than 528MB, you would typically select the LBA type. Certain operating systems require that you select CHS or Large. Please check your operating system’s manual or Help desk on which one to select.

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Capacity

Displays the approximate capacity of the disk drive. Usually the size is slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk checking program.

Cylinder

This field displays the number of cylinders.

Head

This field displays the number of read/write heads.

Precomp

This field displays the number of cylinders at which to change the write timing.

Landing Zone

This field displays the number of cylinders specified as the landing zone for the read/write heads.

Sector

This field displays the number sectors per track.

3.1.1.4 Drive A and Drive B

These fields identify the types of floppy disk drives installed.

None No floppy drive is installed 360K, 5.25 in. 5-1/4 in. standard drive; 360KB capacity

1.2M, 5.25 in. 5-1/4 in. AT-type high-density drive; 1.2MB capac-

ity

720K, 3.5 in. 3-1/2 in. double-sided drive; 720KB capacity

1.44M, 3.5 in. 3-1/2 in. double-sided drive; 1.44MB capacity

2.88M, 3.5 in. 3-1/2 in. double-sided drive; 2.88MB capacity

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3.1.1.5 Video

This field selects the type of video adapter used for the primary system monitor. Although secondary monitors are suppor ted, you do not have to select the type. The default setting is EGA/VGA.

EGA/VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter/Video Graphics Array.

For EGA, VGA, SVGA and PGA monitor adapters.

CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter. Power up in 40-column

mode.

CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter. Power up in 80-column

mode.

Mono Monochrome adapter. Includes high resolution

monochrome adapters.

3.1.1.6 Halt On

This field determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected during power up. The default setting is All Errors.

No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors de-

tected.

All Errors The system boot will stop whenever the BIOS de-

tects a non-fatal error.

All, But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a key-

board error; it will stop for all other errors.

All, But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk er-

ror; it will stop for all other errors.

All, But Disk/Key The system boot will not stop for a disk or

keyboard error; it will stop for all other errors.

3.1.1.7 Base Memory

Displays the amount of base (or conventional) memory installed in the system. The value of the base memory is typically 512K for systems with 512K memory installed on the motherboard or 640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed on the motherboard.

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3.1.1.8 Extended Memory

Displays the amount of extended memory detected during bootup.

3.1.1.9 Total Memory

Displays the total memory available in the system.

BIOS Setup

3.1.2 Advanced BIOS Features

The Advanced BIOS Features allows you to configure your system for basic operation. Some entries are defaults required by the system board, while others, if enabled, will improve the performance of your system or let you set some features according to your preference.

The screen above list all the fields available in the Advanced BIOS Features submenu, for ease of reference in this manual. In the actual CMOS setup, you have to use the scroll bar to view the fields. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

3.1.2.1 Virus Warning

This field protects the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk drive. When this field is enabled, the Award BIOS will monitor the boot sector and partition table of the hard disk drive. If an attempt is made to write to the boot sector or partition table of the hard disk drive, the BIOS will halt the system and an error message will appear.

After seeing the error message, if necessary, you will be able to run an anti-virus program to locate and remove the problem before any damage is done.

Many disk diagnostic programs which attempt to access the boot sector table will cause the warning message to appear. If you are running such a program, we recommend that you first disable this field. Also, disable this field if you are installing or running certain operating systems like Windows® 95/98/2000/ME/XP or the operating system may not install nor work.

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3.1.2.2 CPU L1 Cache & CPU L2 Cache

These fields speed up the memory access.

3.1.2.3 Quick Power On Self Test

This field speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) whenever the system is powered on. The BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST. To attain the shortest POST time, select “Enabled”.

3.1.2.4 S-ATA or SCSI Card Boot

This field is used to select the RAID device you want to boot.

S-ATA The drive connected to the SATA connector. SCSI Card The drive connected to the SCSI add-in card that

is installed in a PCI slot.

If only one type of interface is connected with RAID device(s), you don’t need to particularly select an option in this field because the system will automatically detect for the existing drive.

3.1.2.5 First Boot Device, Second Boot Device, Third Boot Device and Boot Other Device

Select the drive to boot first, second and third in the “First Boot Device” “Second Boot Device” and “Third Boot Device” fields respectively. The BIOS will boot the operating system according to the sequence of the drive selected. Set “Boot Other Device” to Enabled if you wish to boot from another device.

3.1.2.6 Swap Floppy Drive

When this field is enabled and the system is booting from the floppy drive, the system will boot from drive B instead of drive A. When this field is disabled and the system is booting from the floppy drive, the system will boot from drive A. You must have two floppy drives to use this function.

BIOS Setup

3.1.2.7 Boot Up Floppy Seek

When enabled, the BIOS will check whether the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. Note that the BIOS cannot distinguish between 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M drive types as they are all 80 tracks. When disabled, the BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number. Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360KB.

3.1.2.8 Boot Up NumLock Status

This allows you to determine the default state of the numeric keypad. By default, the system boots up with NumLock on wherein the function of the numeric keypad is the number keys. When set to Off, the function of the numeric keypad is the arrow keys.

3.1.2.9 Typematic Rate Setting

Disabled Continually holding down a key on your keyboard

will cause the BIOS to report that the key is down.

Enabled The BIOS will not only report that the key is down,

but will first wait for a moment, and, if the key is still down, it will begin to repor t that the key has been depressed repeatedly. For example, you would use such a feature to accelerate cursor movements with the arrow keys. You can then select the typematic rate and typematic delay in the “Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)” and “Typematic Delay (Msec)” fields below.

3.1.2.10 Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

This field allows you to select the rate at which the keys are accelerated.

3.1.2.11 Typematic Delay (Msec)

This field allows you to select the delay between when the key was first depressed and when the acceleration begins.

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3.1.2.12 Security Option

This field determines when the system will prompt for the password - everytime the system boots or only when you enter the BIOS setup. Set the password in the Set Supervisor/User Password submenu.

System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be

denied unless the correct password is entered at the prompt.

Setup The system will boot, but access to Setup will be de-

nied unless the correct password is entered at the prompt.

3.1.2.13 APIC Mode

Leave this field in its default setting.

3.1.2.14 MPS Version Control for OS

This field is used to select the MPS version that the system board is using.

3.1.2.15 HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability

The system board supports SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) hard drives. SMART is a reliability prediction technology for ATA/IDE and SCSI drives. The drive will provide sufficient notice to the system or user to backup data prior to the drive’s failure. The default is Disabled. If you are using hard drives that support S.M.A.R.T., set this field to Enabled. SMART is supported in ATA/33 or later hard drives.

3.1.2.16 Delay for HDD (Secs)

This field is used to select the time that would delay the HDD controller’s initial time. This is specially useful for some HDDs which will not be ready at first boot when you power-on the system.

3.1.2.17 Small Logo(EPA) Show

Enabled The EPA logo will appear during system boot-up. Disabled The EPA logo will not appear during system boot-

up.

BIOS Setup

3.1.3 Advanced Chipset Features

The screen above list all the fields available in the Advanced Chipset Features submenu, for ease of reference in this manual. In the actual CMOS setup, you have to use the scroll bar to view the fields. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

This section gives you functions to configure the system based on the specific features of the chipset. The chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources. These items

should not be altered unless necessary. The default settings have

been chosen because they provide the best operating conditions for your system. The only time you might consider making any changes would be if you discovered some incompatibility or that data was being lost while using your system.

3.1.3.1 System Performance

This field is used to configure the system’s performance.

Optimal This option provides the most stable system per-

formance.

Aggressive This option uses the overclock settings for higher

performance but with higher risk of instability.

Turbo This option uses the overclock setting for higher

performance but with higher risk of instability.

Expert This option provides full customization of system

performance.

BIOS Setup

3.1.3.2 CPU Interface

This field is used to configure the CPU’s interface.

Optimal Uses the most stable CPU/FSB parameters. Aggressive Uses the overclock CPU/FSB parameters.

3.1.3.3 Memory Timings

This field is used to select the memory timing of the DRAM. The options are Optimal, Aggressive, Turbo and Expert.. Select Expert to select the timings manually.

3.1.3.4 T(RAS)

Row to active delay. Set the “System Performance” field to Optimal if you want to use the delay time recommended by the DIMM manufacturer.

3.1.3.5 T(RCD-Read)

RAS-to-CAS read delay. Set the “System Performance” field to Optimal if you want to use the delay time recommended by the DIMM manufacturer.

3.1.3.6 T(RCD-Write)

RAS-to-CAS write delay. Set the “System Performance” field to Optimal if you want to use the delay time recommended by the DIMM manufacturer.

3.1.3.7 T(RP)

Row-precharge delay. Set the “System Performance” field to Optimal if you want to use the delay time recommended by the DIMM manufacturer.

3.1.3.8 CAS Latency

This field is used to select the clock cycle of the SDRAM CAS latency time. The option selected specifies the time before SDRAM starts a read command after receiving it. Set the “System Performance” field to Optimal if you want to use the delay time recommended by the DIMM manufacturer.

BIOS Setup

3.1.3.9 T(RC)

Row-Cycle delay. Set the “System Performance” field to Optimal if you want to use the delay time recommended by the DIMM manufacturer.

3.1.3.10 T(RFC)

Auto refresh cycle time. Set the “System Performance” field to Optimal if you want to use the delay time recommended by the DIMM manufacturer.

3.1.3.11 SuperBypass

If this field is set to Enabled, the chip allows low-latency accesses to memory. However, memory incompatibility may occur. If the system becomes unstable after enabling this function, set this field to Disabled.

3.1.3.12 Sync Mode Memory Bypass

The options are Auto, Enabled and Disabled.

3.1.3.13 Data Scavenged Rate

The options are Fast and Normal.

3.1.3.14 DIMM1 Driving Strength, DIMM2 Driving Strength and DIMM3 Driving Strength

This field is used to select the DRAM signal driving strength of DIMM 1, DIMM 2 and DIMM 3.

3.1.3.15 DIMM1 Driving Slew Rate, DIMM2 Driving Slew Rate and DIMM3 Driving Slew Rate

This field is used to select the speed of the DRAM signal slew rate from high to low or low to high.

3.1.3.16 AGP Aperture Size (MB)

This field is relevant to the memory-mapped graphics data of the AGP card installed in your system. Leave this in its default setting.

BIOS Setup

3.1.3.17 AGP 8X Support

This field is used to enable or disable the AGP 8X mode.

3.1.3.18 AGP Fast Write Capability

Select Enabled to support the AGP Fast Write function.

3.1.3.19 CPU Thermal-Throttling

Thermal throttling regulates the thermal environment by alternating between running the processor at full speed and placing the processor in a sleep state whenever the upper limits of the thermal envelop are reached.

3.1.3.20 System BIOS Cacheable

When this field is enabled, accesses to the system BIOS ROM addressed at F0000H-FFFFFH are cached, provided that the cache controller is enabled. The larger the range of the Cache RAM, the higher the efficiency of the system.

3.1.3.21 Video RAM Cacheable

When enabled, it allows the video RAM to be cacheable thus providing better video performance. If your graphics card does not

support this function, leave this field in its default setting - Disabled.

BIOS Setup

3.1.4 Integrated Peripherals

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

3.1.4.1 nVidia OnChip IDE Device

Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear.

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

BIOS Setup

On-Chip Primary IDE and On-Chip Secondary IDE

These fields allow you to enable or disable the primary and secondary IDE controller. The default is Enabled. Select Disabled if you want to add a different hard drive controller.

IDE Primary Master/Slave PIO and IDE Secondary Master/Slave PIO

PIO means Programmed Input/Output. Rather than have the BIOS issue a series of commands to effect a transfer to or from the disk drive, PIO allows the BIOS to tell the controller what it wants and then let the controller and the CPU perform the complete task by themselves. Your system supports five modes, 0 (default) to 4, which primarily differ in timing. When Auto is selected, the BIOS will select the best available mode after checking your drive.

Auto The BIOS will automatically set the system ac-

cording to your hard disk drive’s timing.

Mode 0-4 You can select a mode that matches your hard

disk drive’s timing. Caution: Do not use the wrong setting or you will have drive errors.

IDE Primary Master/Slave UDMA and IDE Secondary Master/ Slave UDMA

These fields allow you to set the Ultra DMA in use. When Auto is selected, the BIOS will select the best available option after checking your hard drive or CD-ROM.

Auto The BIOS will automatically detect the settings

for you.

Disabled The BIOS will not detect these categories.

IDE Prefetch Mode

This allows data and addresses to be stored in the internal buffer of the chip, thus reducing access time. Enable this field to achieve better performance.

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3.1.4.2 nVidia OnChip PCI Device

Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear.

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

ALC-650 AC97 Audio

Auto Select this option when using the onboard audio

codec.

Disabled Select this option when using a PCI sound card.

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3.1.4.3 Super IO Device

Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear.

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

Onboard FDC Controller

Enabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller. Disabled Disables the onboard floppy disk controller.

Onboard Serial Port 1

Auto The system will automatically select an I/O ad-

dress for the onboard serial port.

3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3 Allows you to

manually select an I/O address for the onboard serial port.

Disabled Disables the onboard serial port.

Onboard IRDA Select

Auto Automatically detects the IrDA device. Disabled Disables the onboard IrDA.

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IRDA Mode Select

This field is used to select the type of IrDA standard supported by your IrDA device. For better transmission of data, your IrDA peripheral device must be within a 30o angle and within a distance of 1 meter.

RxD, TxD Active

The options are Hi, Lo; Lo, Hi; Lo, Lo; and Hi, Hi.

IR Transmission Delay

If this field is Enabled, transmission of data will be slower. This is recommended when you encounter transmission problem with your device.

Onboard Parallel Port

378/IRQ7, 3BC/IRQ7, 278/IRQ5 Selects the I/O address and

IRQ for the onboard parallel port.

Disabled Disables the onboard parallel port.

Parallel Port Mode

The options are SPP, EPP, ECP and ECP+EPP. These apply to a standard specification and will depend on the type and speed of your device. Refer to your peripheral’s manual for the best option.

SPP

Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only.

ECP (Extended Capabilities Port)

Allows parallel port to operate in bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the normal mode’s data transfer rate.

EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port)

Allows bidirectional parallel port operation at maximum speed.

If you selected EPP, the “EPP Mode Select” field is configurable. If you selected ECP, the “ECP Mode Use DMA” field is configurable. If you selected ECP+EPP, both “EPP Mode Select” and “ECP Mode Use DMA” are configurable.

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EPP Mode Select

This is used to select the EPP mode.

ECP Mode Use DMA

This is used to select the DMA channel of the parallel port.

3.1.4.4 Init Display First

This field is used to select whether to initialize the AGP or PCI first when the system boots.

Onboard/AGP When the system boots, it will first initialize

the AGP.

PCI Slot When the system boots, it will first initialize

PCI.

3.1.4.5 OnChip USB Control

This field is used to enable or disable USB 1.1 and/or USB 2.0.

3.1.4.6 USB Keyboard Support

By default, USB Keyboard Support is Disabled. However, if you are using a USB keyboard under DOS, make sure to enable this function.

3.1.4.7 IDE HDD Block Mode

Enabled The IDE HDD uses the block mode. The system

BIOS will check the hard disk drive for the maximum block size the system can transfer. The block size will depend on the type of hard disk drive.

Disabled The IDE HDD uses the standard mode.

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3.1.5 Power Management Setup

The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively save energy.

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

3.1.5.1 ACPI Function

This function should be enabled only in operating systems that support ACPI. Currently, only Windows ports this function. When this field is enabled, the system will ignore the settings in the “HDD Power Down” field. If you want to use the Suspend to RAM function, make sure this field is enabled then select “S3(STR)” in the field below.

3.1.5.2 ACPI Suspend Type

This field is used to select the type of Suspend mode.

S1(POS) Enables the Power On Suspend function. S3(STR) Enables the Suspend to RAM function.

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3.1.5.3 Power Management

This field allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving by changing the length of idle time that elapses before the “HDD Power Down” field is activated.

Min Saving Minimum power saving time for the “HDD

Power Down” = 15 min.

Max Saving Maximum power saving time for the “HDD

Power Down” = 1 min.

User Define Allows you to set the power saving time in the

“HDD Power Down” field.

3.1.5.4 Video Off Method

This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.

V/H SYNC + Blank This selection will cause the system to

turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer.

Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video

buffer.

DPMS Initializes display power management signaling.

Use this option if your video board supports it.

3.1.5.5 HDD Power Down

This is selectable only when the Power Management field is set to User Define. When the system enters the HDD Power Down mode according to the power saving time selected, the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active.

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3.1.5.6 Soft-Off by PBTN

This field allows you to select the method of powering off your system.

Delay 4 Sec. Regardless of whether the Power Management

function is enabled or disabled, if the power button is pushed and released in less than 4 sec, the system enters the Suspend mode. The purpose of this function is to prevent the system from powering off in case you accidentally “hit” or pushed the power button. Push and release again in less than 4 sec to restore. Pushing the power button for more than 4 seconds will power off the system.

Instant-Off Pressing and then releasing the power button at

once will immediately power off your system.

3.1.5.7 Wake On LAN from Soft-Off

If you are using a LAN card that supports the remote wake up function, set this field to Enabled. The will allow the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC. However, if your system is in the Suspend mode, you can wake up the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt.

3.1.5.8 Wake On Ring from Soft-Off

When this field is set to Enabled, the system will power-on to respond to calls coming from an external modem.

3.1.5.9 USB Resume From S3

This field, when enabled, allows you to use a USB device to wake up a system that is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state.

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3.1.5.10 Keyboard/Mouse Power On

This field allows you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to power-on the system.

Disabled Default setting. Uses the power button to power

on the system.

Password When this option is selected, set the password

you would like to use to power-on the system in the “KB Power On Password” field.

Hot Key When this option is selected, select the function

key you would like to use to power-on the system in the “KB Power On Hot Key” field.

Any Key Press any key to power-on the system. Mouse Left When this option is selected, double-click the left

button of the mouse to power-on the system.

Mouse Right When this option is selected, double-click the

right button of the mouse to power-on the system.

Keyboard 98 When this option is selected, press the “wake up”

key of the Windows 98 compatible keyboard to power-on the system.

3.1.5.11 KB Power On Password

Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. Enter your password. You can enter up to 5 characters. Type in exactly the same password to confirm, then press <Enter>.

The power button will not function once a keyboard password has been set in this field. You must type the correct password to power-on the system. If you forgot the password, power-off the system and remove the battery. Wait for a few seconds and install it back before powering-on the system.

3.1.5.12 KB Power On Hot Key

This field is used to select a function key that you would like to use to power-on the system.

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3.1.5.13 PWR Lost Resume State

Keep Off When power returns after an AC power failure,

the system’s power is off. You must press the Power button to power-on the system.

Turn On When power returns after an AC power failure,

the system will automatically power-on.

Last State When power returns after an AC power failure,

the system will return to the state where you left off before power failure occurs. If the system’s power is off when AC power failure occurs, it will remain off when power returns. If the system’s power is on when AC power failure occurs, the system will power-on when power returns.

3.1.5.14 Power-On By Alarm

Enabled When Enabled, you can set the time you would like

the Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC to power-on in the “Time (dd:hh:mm) of Alarm” field. However, if the system is being accessed by incoming calls or the network prior to the time set in the field, the system will give priority to the incoming calls or network.

Disabled Disables the automatic power-on function. (default)

3.1.5.15 Time (hh:mm:ss) of Alarm

This is used to set the time you would like the system to poweron.

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3.1.6 PnP/PCI Configurations

This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. It covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings.

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

3.1.6.1 Reset Configuration Data

Enabled The BIOS will reset the Extended System Configura-

tion Data (ESCD) once automatically. It will then recreate a new set of configuration data.

Disabled The BIOS will not reset the configuration data.

3.1.6.2 Resources Controlled By

The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capability to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices.

Auto(ESCD) The system will automatically detect the settings

for you.

Manual Choose the specific IRQ in the “IRQ Resources”

field.

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3.1.6.3 IRQ Resources

Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. This field is used to set each system interrupt to either Reser ved or PCI Device.

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

3.1.6.4 PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

This field determines whether the MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards can work with PCI/VGA or not.

Enabled MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards work with PCI/VGA. Disabled MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards does not work with PCI/

VGA.

3.1.6.5 PCI IRQ Assignment

By default, an IRQ is automatically assigned to the PCI devices that are installed in the PCI slots. If a PCI device has not been assigned an IRQ, you must manually assign an IRQ for the device. During system boot-up, you will see “NA” for the device that does not have an IRQ assigned.

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3.1.7 PC Health Status

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

3.1.7.1 Show PC Health When POST

This field, when enabled, will display the temperature of the CPU and system, the fan speed of the CPU and chassis fans and ouput voltages when the system boots-up during POST.

3.1.7.2 Current System Temp., Current CPU Temperature, Current CPU Fan Speed and Current Chassis Fan Speed

These fields show the internal temperature of the system, current temperature of the CPU, and the current fan speed of the CPU and chassis fans in RPM (Revolutions Per Minute).

3.1.7.3 +3.3V, +5V, +12V, -12V, VBAT(V) and 5VSB(V)

These fields show the output voltage of the power supply.

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3.1.7.4 Shutdown Temperature

You can prevent the system from overheating by selecting a temperature in this field. If the system detected that its temperature exceeded the one set in this field, it will automatically shutdown. This function will work only when you enable this function in the Winbond Hardware Monitor utility.

Note:

The onboard hardware monitor function is capable of detecting “system health” conditions but if you want a warning message to pop-up or a warning alarm to sound when an abnormal condition occurs, you must install the Winbond Hardware Monitor utility. This utility is included in the CD that came with the system board. Refer to the Winbond Hardware Monitor section in chapter 4 for more information.

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3.1.8 Genie BIOS Setting

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

3.1.8.1 Current CPU Frequency is

This field will show the current CPU frequency.

3.1.8.2 CPU Clock Spread Spectrum

Leave this field in its default setting. Do not alter this setting unless advised by an engineer or technician.

3.1.8.3 AGP Clock Spread Spectrum

Leave this field in its default setting. Do not alter this setting unless advised by an engineer or technician.

3.1.8.4 CPU Clock Setting

This field provides several options for selecting the external system bus clock of the processor. The available options allow you to adjust the processor’s bus clock by 1MHz increment.

Important:

Selecting an external bus clock other than the default setting may result to the processor’s or system’s instability and are not guaranteed to provide better system performance.

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3.1.8.5 AGP Clock Setting

This field is used to select the AGP clock.

3.1.8.6 CPU Ratio

This field is used to select the CPU’s frequency ratio.

3.1.8.7 DDR DRAM Clock

This field is used to select the DRAM clock.

3.1.8.8 Current DDR Frenquency is

This field will show the current DDR frequency.

3.1.8.9 Current CPU Voltage is

This field will show the current CPU voltage.

3.1.8.10 Current DIMM Voltage is

This field will show the current DIMM voltage.

3.1.8.11 CPU Voltage Control

This field allows you to manually adjust to a higher core voltage that is supplied to the CPU. If you want to use the CPU’s default core voltage, leave this field in its default setting. The CPU’s Vcore will be generated according to the CPU VID configuration.

Important:

Although this function is supported, we do not recommend that you use a higher voltage because unstable current may be supplied to the system board causing damage.

3.1.8.12 AGP Voltage Control

This field allows you to manually select higher voltage supplied to the AGP. If you want to use the default voltage, leave this field in its default setting.

Important:

Although this function is supported, we do not recommend that you use a higher voltage because unstable current may be supplied to the system board causing damage.

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3.1.8.13 Chipset Voltage Control

This field allows you to manually select higher voltage supplied to the chipset. If you want to use the default voltage, leave this field in its default setting.

Important:

Although this function is supported, we do not recommend that you use a higher voltage because unstable current may be supplied to the system board causing damage.

3.1.8.14 DRAM Voltage Control

This field allows you to manually select higher voltage supplied to the DRAM. If you want to use the DRAM’s default voltage, leave this field in its default setting.

Important:

Although this function is supported, we do not recommend that you use a higher voltage because unstable current may be supplied to the system board causing damage.

3.1.8.15 BIOS Flash Protect

Enabled This option will protect the system from unneces-

sary updating or flashing of the BIOS. When enabled, it secures the BIOS therefore any updates to the BIOS will not take effect.

Disabled Disables the “BIOS flash lock” function, allowing you

to update or flash the BIOS any time needed.

3.1.8.16 nVidia Lan Chip Control

This field is used to enable or disable the LAN function of the nVIDIA® nForce2 MCP-T chip that controls the LAN 1 port.

3.1.8.17 nVidia Lan MAC Address

This field is used to select the MAC address of the nVIDIA nForce2 MCP-T chip.

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3.1.8.18 MAC(NV) Address Input

Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>, then enter the MAC address.

3.1.8.19 IEEE1394 Chip Control

This field is used to enable or disable the onboard IEEE 1394 function.

3.1.8.20 RTM Lan Device Control

This field is used to enable or disable the LAN function of the Realtek RTL8110S chip that controls the LAN 2 port.

3.1.8.21 RTM Lan Boot ROM

Enable this field if you wish to use the boot ROM (instead of a disk drive) to boot-up the system and access the local area network directly.

If you wish to change the boot ROM’s settings, type the <Shift> and <F10> keys simultaneously when prompted during boot-up. Take note: you will be able to access the boot ROM’s program

(by typing <Shift> + <F10>) only when this field is enabled.

3.1.8.22 Sil3114 S-ATA Control

This field is used to enable or disable the onboard serial ATA function.

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3.1.9 CMOS Reloaded

The CMOS Reloaded submenu allows you to save different configurations and when needed, allows you to conveniently restore one of these previously saved configurations. Highlight CMOS Re-

loaded in the main menu then press <Enter>.

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

You can save up to two configurations - in the “User Define Config 1” and “User Define Config 2” fields..

Saving a Configuration

After you have made the proper settings, move the cursor to “Backup” of “User Define Config 1” then press <Enter>. The message below will appear.

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Restoring a Configuration

To restore one of the previously saved configurations, move the cursor to “Load” of “User Define Config 1” then press <Enter>. The message below will appear.

Renaming a Configuration

The default name given in the “User Define Config 1” field is “Config 1” and “Config 2” in the “User Define Config 2” field. To rename, move the cursor to “Rename” then press <Enter>. The message below will appear. You can enter up to 16 characters.

To save another configuration, repeat the procedures above but this time, in the “User Define Config 2” field.

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3.1.10 Load Optimized Defaults

The “Load Optimized Defaults” option loads optimized settings

from the BIOS ROM. Use the default values as standard values for your system. Highlight this option in the main menu and press <Enter>.

Type <Y> and press <Enter> to load the Setup default values.

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3.1.11 Set Supervisor Password

If you want to protect your system and setup from unauthorized entry, set a supervisor’s password with the “System” option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features. If you want to protect access to setup only, but not your system, set a supervisor’s password with the “Setup” option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features. You will not be prompted for a password when you cold boot the system.

Use the arrow keys to highlight “Set Super visor Password” and press <Enter>.

Type in the password. You are limited to eight characters. When done, the message below will appear:

Confirm Password:

You are asked to verify the password. Type in exactly the same password. If you type in a wrong password, you will be prompted to enter the correct password again. To delete or disable the password function, highlight “Set Super visor Password” and press <Enter>, instead of typing in a new password. Press the <Esc> key to return to the main menu.

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3.1.12 Set User Password

If you want another user to have access only to your system but

not to setup, set a user’s password with the “System” option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features. If you want a user to enter a password when trying to access setup, set a user’s password with the “Setup” option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features.

Using user’s password to enter Setup allows a user to access only “Set User Password” that appears in the main menu screen. Access to all other options is denied.

Use the arrow keys to highlight “Set User Password” and press <Enter>.

Type in the password. You are limited to eight characters. When done, the message below will appear:

Confirm Password:

You are asked to verify the password. Type in exactly the same password. If you type in a wrong password, you will be prompted to enter the correct password again. To delete or disable the password function, highlight “Set User Password” and press <Enter>, instead of typing in a new password. Press the <Esc> key to return to the main menu.

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3.1.13 Save & Exit Setup

When all the changes have been made, highlight “Save & Exit Setup” and press <Enter>.

Type “Y” and press <Enter>. The modifications you have made will be written into the CMOS memory, and the system will reboot. You will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen. If you wish to make additional changes to the setup, press <Ctrl> <Alt> <Esc> simultaneously or <Del> after memory testing is done.

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3.1.14 Exit Without Saving

When you do not want to save the changes you have made, highlight “Exit Without Saving” and press <Enter>.

Type “Y” and press <Enter>. The system will reboot and you will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen. If you wish to make any changes to the setup, press <Ctrl> <Alt> <Esc> simultaneously or <Del> after memory testing is done.

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3.2 Sil3114 SataRAID BIOS

The Sil3114 SataRAID BIOS utility is used to configure and manage RAID on Serial ATA drives.

Important:

Before you run the Sil3114 SataRAID BIOS utility, make sure “Sil3114 S-ATA Control” in the Genie BIOS Setting submenu of the Award BIOS is configured properly.

After you power up the system and all hard disk drives have been detected, the Sil3114 SataRAID BIOS status message screen will appear. Press the <Ctrl-S> or <F4> key to enter the utility. The utility allows you to build a RAID system using Serial ATA (SATA) hard drives.

3.3 Selecting the First Boot Device During POST

The system board comes with a built-in program which you can conveniently run during POST to select the device you want to boot first; without having to enter the BIOS utility.

When you power-on the computer, press <Print Scrn> after the memory test. The “Boot Menu” screen will appear. Select the device you want to boot first then press <Enter>. POST will then continue with its test routines and boot up from the device you have selected awhile ago.

Take note - the setting will not be stored in the CMOS RAM of the firmware hub. The program is specially convenient when you want to boot a device for certain purposes at that particular time. The next time you boot up the computer and skip the “Boot Menu” program, the system will boot according to the settings in the BIOS.

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3.4 Updating the BIOS

To update the BIOS, you will need the new BIOS file and a flash utility, AWDFLASH.EXE. You can download them from DFI’s web site or contact technical support or your sales representative.

1. Save the new BIOS file along with the flash utility AWDFLASH.EXE to a floppy disk.

2. Reboot the system and enter the Award BIOS Setup Utility to set the first boot drive to “Floppy”.

3. Save the setting and reboot the system.

4. After the system booted from the floppy disk, execute the flash utility by typing AWDFLASH.EXE. The following screen will appear.

Award BIOS Flash Utility V.8.15B

(The current BIOS information will appear in this area.)

File Name to Program :

5. Type the new BIOS file name onto the gray area that is next to “File Name to Program” then press <Enter>.

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6. The following will appear.

Do You Want to Save BIOS (Y/N)

This question refers to the current existing BIOS in your system. We recommend that you save the current BIOS and its flash utility; just in case you need to reinstall the BIOS. To save the current BIOS, press <Y> then enter the file name of the current BIOS. Otherwise, press <N>.

7. The following will then appear.

Press “Y” to Program or “N” to Exit

8. Press <Y> to flash the new BIOS.

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Chapter 4 - Supported Software

4.1 Desktop Management Interface (DMI)

The mainboard comes with a DMI built into the BIOS. DMI, along with the appropriately networked software, is designed to make inventory, maintenance and troubleshooting of computer systems easier. With DMI, a network administrator or MIS engineer can remotely access some information about a particular computer system without physically going to it. Quite often a ser vice call may be unnecessary as the problem can be solved remotely.

The DMI utility in the BIOS automatically records various information about your system configuration. Information about the type and speed of CPU, type and amount of memor y for each memory slot, BIOS revision level, types of add-in PCI boards and components, certain revision numbers of hardware installed, etc. are automatically detected and stored in the DMI pool, which is a par t of the mainboard's Plug and Play BIOS. Additional information, such as ISA based peripherals, which may not be automatically detected, can be manually recorded in the DMI pool by using the Add DMI menu. The DMI pool data is then verified or updated whenever the system hardware or setup is altered.

4.1.1 Running the DMI Utility

To run the DMI utility, type: DMICFG.EXE. You can download this utility from ftp.dfiusa.com - /utilities/DMI directory.

The DMI utility must run in real mode with at least 180K of base memory. Memor y managers like HIMEM.SYS (required by Windows) must not be installed. You may do this by using one of the 3 methods listed below.

1. Boot up from a system diskette without the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files,

2. “REM” HIMEM.SYS in the CONFIG.SYS, or

3. Press <F5> during bootup to bypass your AUTOEXEC .BAT and CONFIG.SYS files.

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4.1.2 Using the DMI Utility

[Edit DMI] [Add DMI] [Load DMI File] [Save DMI File]

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BIOS

System

Enclosure/Chassis

Processor

Memory Controller

Memory Module Memory Module Memory Module Memory Module

Cache

Cache Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector

System Slots

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Move cursor ENTER-Accept DEL-Delete ESC-Abort&Exit

Type : BIOS Information Handle : 0000

Vendor Name : BIOS Version : BIOS Starting Address Segment : E000 BIOS Build Date : BIOS Characteristics : Size of BIOS ROM : 0256K

*** BIOS Auto Detect ***

The four menus located on top of the DMI Configuration Utility screen are Edit DMI, Add DMI, Load DMI File and Save DMI File.

Use the ← or → (left or right) arrow keys to select a menu from

the Menu bar.

On the left side of the screen is a list of the system configuration

items. Use the ↑ or ↓ (up or down) arrow keys to select an item.

The commands at the bottom of the screen will allow you to navigate through the various setup menus.

Edit DMI

1. Use the ← or → arrow keys to select the Edit DMI menu.

2. Highlight the item on the left screen that you would like to edit

by using the ↑ or ↓ arrow keys, then press <Enter>.

3. The cursor will move to the screen you select allowing you to edit information. The screen will also display the auto-detected information.

4. Press <F10> to update the edited information into the flash ROM.

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Add DMI

1. Use the ← or → arrow keys to select the Add DMI menu.

2. Highlight the item on the left screen that you would like to add

by using the ↑ or ↓ arrow keys, then press <Enter>.

3. The cursor will move to the screen you select allowing you to enter information about the added item.

4. Press <F10> to save information into the flash ROM.

To view information about the added items, go to the Edit DMI menu.

Load DMI File

1. Use the ← or → arrow keys to select the Load DMI File menu.

2. The following message will appear.

Press [Enter] to select DMI file for load

Press <Enter>.

3. The DMI files will appear on the screen. Select the file you would like to load and press <Enter>.

4. The following message will appear.

Do you want to execute? (Y/N)

Type <Y>. All previous DMI structures will be destroyed and the new file will be saved into the flash ROM.

Save DMI File

1. Use the ← or → arrow keys to select the Save DMI File menu.

2. The following message will appear.

Press [Enter] to select DMI file for save

Press <Enter>.

3. Enter the directory and filename under which you would like the DMI file saved.

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4.2 Drivers, Utilities and Software Applications

The CD that came with the system board contains drivers, utilities and software applications required to enhance the performance of the system board.

Insert the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen (Mainboard Utility CD) will appear. If after inserting the CD, "Autorun" did not automatically star t (which is, the Mainboard Utility CD screen did not appear), please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double-click "Setup".

nVidia nForce chipset / Chipset Drivers

nVidia Drivers

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4.2.1 nVidia Drivers

nVidia Drivers contain the following.

• NVIDIA IDE SW Driver

• Ethernet Driver

• NV GART Driver

• NVIDIA Audio Driver

To install nVidia nForce drivers, please follow the steps below.

1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “CHIPSET” icon.

2. Click “nVidia Drivers” on the main menu. The following screen will appear.

3. Click “Next”. Please read the “nVidia Drivers Readme” carefully before proceeding to step 4.

4. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete the installation.

5. Reboot the system for the drivers to take effect.

Supported Software

4.2.2 LAN Drivers

If you are using the LAN 2 port which is controlled by the Realtek RTL8110S chip, you must install the LAN drivers. The LAN drivers suppor t autorun for the following operating systems: Windows 98 SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000 and Windows XP.

To install the driver, please follow the steps below.

1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “NETWORK” icon.

2. Click “LAN Drivers” on the main menu. The following screen will appear.

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3. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation.

4. Reboot the system for the driver to take effect.

The LAN driver for Windows NT 4.0 does not support “Autorun”. Once the Windows NT 4.0 system has detected the Realtek RTL8110S Gigabit LAN PCI controller, it will prompt you to install the driver. The driver is in the “RTL_GLAN\WINNT4” directory of the CD.

LanPorty NFII ULTRA B User Guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Introduction

Hardware Installation

BIOS Setup

Supported Software