Lucky Tech 6A815E User Manual

User's Manual Version 1.0

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction ................................................ 1

How this manual is organized .............................1

Package checklist ................................................ 2

Chapter 2 Features ...................................................... 3

Features of the mainboard ........................ 3

The mainboard layout ............................... 6

Chapter 3 Installation ................................................... 8

System Installation Setups ...................... 10

Static Electricity Precaution .................... 10

Jumper Settings ........................................ 11

System Memory (DIMM modules) ............ 13

DIMM Memory Installation ........................ 14

CPU Installation ........................................ 16

Clearance Requirements .......................... 17

Fan Exhaust .............................................. 17

External Connectors ................................ 18

Chapter 4 BIOS Setup ............................................... 27

Chapter 1

1

Introduction

How This Manual is Organized

This manual is divided into the following sections:

Chapter 1 Introduction : Manual information and checklist.
Chapter 2 Features : Information and Specifications con-

cerning this mainboard.

Chapter 3 Installation : Instructions on setting up the board.

Chapter 1 Introduction / 1

Package Checklist

Please check that your package is complete . If you discover any item
damaged or missing , please contact with your retailer immediately.

 The 6A815E mainboard.

 1 x IDE UDMA66 ribbon cable.

 1 x COM2 cable.

 1 x Floppy ribbon cable.

 6A815E support software:

CD driver and utilites.

 This user's Manual

2 / Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2

2

Features

Features of the 6A815E Mainboard

The 6A815E is designed for the PC user who want many new key
features processed by the fastest CPU in a economic package. This
mainboard :

 New general CPU support :

- Socket 370 for Intel PPGA/FC-PGA PII/PIII processor.

- Socket 370 Celeron (300MHz~733MHz) or higher
processor.

- Socket 370 VIA Cyrix III 500~600MHz processor.

- Socket 370 Coppermine (500MHz~1GHz) or higher
processor.

3 / Chapter 2 Features

 Chipset :

-GMCH Chipset :Intel 815 support a 66/100/133 FSB.

-ICH Chipset :Intel ICH2.

 Biggest memory capacity :

6A815E is equipped with three DIMM socket to support

(16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB.256MB) 168 pin 3.3v
SDRAM SPD(Special Presence Detect).Maximum
memory up to 512MB.

-Supports up to 3 double sided DIMMs at 100MHz

system memory bus.

-Supports up to 2 double sided or 3 single sided

DIMMs at 133MHz system memory bus.

 AGP for fast VGA solution :

-AGP specification compliant.

-AGP 66 MHz 3.3v/1.5v for 1X/2X/4X device support.

 PCI Expansion Slot :

Provide five 32 bit PCI slots.

 On-Board IDE :

-An IDE controller on the ICH2 chipset provides IDE HDD/

CD-ROM with PIO,Bus Master and Ultra DMA 33/66/100
operation modes.

-Can connect up to four IDE device.

 On-Board Peripherals:

-1 floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K,720K,1.2M, 1.

44M and 2.88M byte.

-2 serial ports (COM1+COM2 (10pin )).

-4 USB ports.

-1 VGA ports.

-1 parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode.

-1 RJ-45 connector. (option)

 Audio:

- ICH2 chip integrated.

- AC’97 CODEC on board ,support 3D sound effect.

4 / Chapter 2 Features

 BIOS:

- The mainboard BIOS provides “Plug & Play” BIOS which
detects the peripheral devices and expansion cards of the
board automatically.

- The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface
(DMI) function which records your mainboard
specifications.

- BIOS support CD-ROM, SCSI, LAN BOOT,Temperature
sensor, Wake on modem, LAN, Alarm Bus CLK setup with
BIOS.

 Intel Accelerated Hub Architecture :

Features a dedicated high speed hub link between the ICH2
and GMCH with a bandwidth of 266MB/sec-twice the maxi­mum bandwidth of the PCI bus.

 CNR Support :

Two Communication and Networking Riser(CNR) slots
provide interface to support very affordable multichannel
audio,V.90 analog modem, Home PNA, 10/100 Ethernet
networking,USB hub, as well as future technologies such
as XDSL .

 Fan Status Monitoring and Alarm Temperature Monitor-

ing/Voltage Monitoring and Alert.

 Integrated Graphics :

Controller supports 3D hyper pipelined architecture,
parallel data processing and compression,precise pixel
interpolation, full 2D hardware acceleration,and motion
video acceleration.

5 / Chapter 2 Features

 Support Ring on by modem/Alarm on :

Support System power up from Modem ring up or timer
of System. Required enabled in Ring on by modem and
Alarm on in BIOS.

 PC Health Monitoring :

Provides an easy way to examine and manage system
status information, such as CPU and system voltages,
temperatures, and fan status through the onboard hardware.

 Suspend and Go :

Suspend-to-RAM (str) provides maximum power savings
as an alternative to leaving the computer ON and Quickstart
so that you do not have to wait for a long time for system
boot.

 Dual Function Power Button :

Through BIOS, the power button can be defined as the
“Stand by” button or as the Soft-Off button.

6 / Chapter 2 Features

The 6A815E Mainboard layout

JP7

FAN3

T:R J-4 5
B:USB1/2

COM1

Printer

VGA

Intel

JACK1

JACK2

JACK3

GAME1

LAN CHIP

CNR SLOT

FAN2

BIOS

FAN1

PCI SLOT1

PCI SLOT2

PCI SLOT3

PCI SLOT4

PCI SLOT5

JP4

AGP1

Intel

I/O CHIP

IR

7 / Chapter 2 Features

LED1

JP6

1

J6

Chapter 3

3

Installation

Jumper

Jumper Refer to page

 J P6 - Real time Clock RTC Clean 12
 J 6 - HD_ LED 23
 J 6 - Reset Switch 23
 J 6 - Power LED 23
 J 6 - Speaker Connector 24
 J 6 - ATX Power Switch 2 4
 J P4 - BIOS Flash Jumper 25
 J P7 - Keyboard Wake up Setting 26
 J 8 - CNR Card Use Setting 26

8 / Chapter 3 Installation

Expansion Slot

 168 pin DIMM Socket 13
 Socket 370 16
 AGP (Accelerator Graphic Port) SLOT 18
 PCI SLOT 1,2,3,4,5 -32bits PCI SLOT 1 8
 CNR(Communication and Networking Riser) SLOT18

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Which page

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Connectors Refer to page

 KB1(DP) - PS/2 Keyboard port 19
 KB1(UP) - PS/2 Mouse port. 19
 USB - USB1,2,3,4 Port 19
 COM1 - COM 1 serial port (9 pin) 19
 COM2 - Serial port COM 2 Header(1-10pin) 19
 LPT1 - Parallel port 19
 VGA - Moniter output connector (15 pin) 20
 RJ-45 - LAN connector 20
 FDD1 - FLOPPY connector 20
 IDE1 - Primary IDE connector 20
 IDE2 - Secondary IDE connector 20
 FAN1 - FAN CONN. for CPU 21
 FAN2 - FAN CONN. for SYS 21
 FAN3 - FAN CONN. for MB 21
 IR - IrDA connector 22
 PW1 - ATX Power Connector 24
 CN1 - CD Audio connector 25
 LED1 - STR LED 26

Chapter3 Installation / 9

System Installation Setup

Before using your computer, you must finish the following steps:

1. Set jumpers on mainboard

2. Install SDRAM module.

3. Install the Processor.

4. Connect Ribbon Cables, Cabinet Wires, and Power supply.

5. Install Add on Cards.

6. Setup the BIOS software.

7. Make sure your ATX Power Supply the 5VSB output has 1

Ampere or more.

8. First turn off the ATX Power Supply when you setup the

SDRAM Module.

Static Electricity Precaution

 Keep the mainboard and other system components in their anti-

static packaging until you are ready to install them.

 Do all preparative work on a static-free surface with the main

board components facing up.

 Unplug your computer when working on the inside.

 Wear an Anti-static wrist strap.

 Hold the system components, boards or cards by its edges only.

Be careful not to touch any of IC chips, circuitry, contacts or
connections, especially gold contacts on the mainboard.

10 / Chapter 3 Installation

Jumper Settings

Jumpers

Several hardware setting are made through the use of jumper caps to
connect jumper pins (Jxx) on the mainboard. See " Map of the
mainboard" for locations of jumpers.
The jumper settings will be described numerically such as [----], [1-2],
[2-3] for no connection, connect pins 1 & 2, and connect pins 2 & 3
respectively. Pin 1 for our mainboard is always on top one or on the
left when holding the mainboard with the keyboard away from
yourself. "P1" is written besides pin 1 on jumper with three pins. The
jumpers will also be shown graphically such as to connect pin
1&2 and to connect 2&3. Jumpers with two pins will be shown
as for Short (on )and for Open (off).For manufacturing
simplicity it may be sharing pins from other groups. Use the diagrams
in this manual instead of following the pin layout on the board. Set­tings with two jumper numbers require that both jumpers be moved
together. To connect the pin, simply place a plastic jumper cap over
the two pins as diagrammed.

Chapter3 Installation / 11

Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM - JP6 :

The CMOS RAM is powered by the onboard button cell battery. To
clear the RTC data:
(1)Turn off your computer, (2) Move this jumper to "2-3Pin Clear
Data", (3) Move the jumper back to "Default", (4) Turn on your
computer, (5) Hold down <Delete > during bootup and enter BIOS
setup to re-enter user Preferences.

T:R J- 45
B:USB1/2

COM1

VGA

JACK1

JACK2

JACK3

Printer

GAME1

LAN CHIP

JP7

CNR SLOT

FAN2

FAN3

JP6 CMOS Clear

[1-2] Normal (Default)

PCI SLOT1

PCI SLOT2

PCI SLOT3

PCI SLOT4

PCI SLOT5

JP4

AGP1

Intel

IR

Intel

I/O CHIP

LED1

JP6

1

J6

[2-3] Enabled (Clear CMOS)

FAN1

BIOS

12 / Chapter 3 Installation

System Memory ( DIMM Module)

This 6A815E main board supports three 168 pin DIMM of 16 MB,
32 MB, 64 MB, 128 MB ,256MB to form a memory size between
16MB to 256MB.
The DRAM can be either 45ns,50ns,or60ns SDRAMs.
Install memory in any or all Banks in Combination:

Note:

-Supports up to 3 double sided DIMMs at 100MHz
system memory bus.

-Supports up to 2 double sided or 3 sided DIMMs at
133MHz system memory bus.

Bank Memory module

DIMM 1 16MB,32MB,64MB,128MB,256MB

( Bank 0-1 ) 168 pin,3.3v SDRAM

DIMM 2 16MB,32MB,64MB,128MB,256MB

( Bank 2-3 ) 168 pin 3.3v,SDRAM

DIMM 3 16MB,32MB,64MB,128MB,256MB

( Bank 4-5 ) 168 pin 3.3v,SDRAM

Total System Memory(Max 512MB)

Note :



 The DIMM Slot does not support any 5V EDO DIMM



module.



 The DIMM Slot does not support any 5V SDRAM



DIMM module.



 Memory speed setup is required through "Auto Con-



figuration" in BIOS chipset Setup of BIOS SOFTWARE.
If several speed memories are used, You must set Auto
Configuration to low. Example If both 50ns, 60ns are
used, Please set Auto configuration to 60ns.



 It's allowed any DIMM module put in any DIMM slot.



It's allowed there are different capacity DIMM module
in all DIMM slot.



 Please shut down the ATX Power when you setup the



DIMM Module.

Chapter3 Installation / 13

DIMM Memory Installation

Insert the module (s) as shown. Because the number pins are differ­ent on either side of the breaks,the module will only fit in the ori­entation as shown. SDRAM DIMM modules have different pin con­tacts on each side and therefore have a higher pin density.

JP7

T:R J- 45
B:USB1/2

COM1

Printer

VGA

JACK1

JACK2

JACK3

GAME1

168 Pin DIMM Socket

88 pins

LAN CHIP

60 pins

20 pins

CNR SLOT

FAN2

BIOS

FAN1

FAN3

JP4

AGP1

PCI SLOT1

PCI SLOT2

PCI SLOT3

PCI SLOT4

PCI SLOT5

Intel

IR

Intel

I/O CHIP

LED1

JP6

1

J6

14 / Chapter 3 Installation

The Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) memory module must
be 3.3v . You can identify the type of DIMM module by the illustra­tion below:

RFU Unbuffered

Buffered

DRAM Key Position

5.0V Reserved

3.3V

Voltage Key Position

168 Pin DRAM DIMM Notch Key Definitions

The notch on the DIMM module will shift between left, center, or
right to identify the type and also to prevent the wrong type to be
inserted into the DIMM slot on the Mainboard. You must ask your
retailer for Specifications before purchasing.

Four clock signals are supported on this mainboard

Chapter3 Installation / 15

CPU Installation

The motherboard provides a ZIF socket 370. The CPU that came
with the motherboard should have a fan attached to it to prevent
overheating . If this is not the case then purchase a fan before you
turn on your system.
To install a CPU , first turn off your system and remove its cover.
Locate the ZIF socket and open it by first pulling the lever sideways
away from the socket then upwards to a 90-degree right angle. In­sert the CPU with the correct orientation shown . The notched cor­ner should point towards the end of the lever. Because the CPU has
a corner pin for two of the four corners, the CPU will only fit in the
orientation as shown.

T:R J- 45
B:USB1/2

COM1

VGA

JP7

Printer

FAN3

Intel

JACK1

JACK2

JACK3

GAME1

LAN CHIP

CNR SLOT

FAN2

BIOS

FAN1

PCI SLOT1

PCI SLOT2

PCI SLOT3

PCI SLOT4

PCI SLOT5

JP4

AGP1

LED1

Intel

JP6

I/O CHIP

IR

1

J6

Notch

16 / Chapter 3 Installation

Selecting the CPU Frequency

CPU voltage auto-detection and allow user to set CPU frequency
through BIOS setup, no jumper or switch is needed. The correct
CPU information is saved into EPROM, with these technologies,
the disadvantages of Pentium base jumper-less design are eliminated.
There will be no worry of wrong CPU voltage detection and no need
to re-open the housing if CMOS battery loss. The CPU frequency
selection is set by going into:
Choose “CPU SPEED SETTING” from the BIOS and a screen with
frequency/voltage control items appears.

CPU Clock Ratio

This item lets you select the ratio of Core/Bus frequency. Have
the following selection: 3x, 3.5x, 4x, 4.5x, 5x, 5.5x, 6x, 6.5x,

7.0x, 7.5x,8.

CPU Host/PCI Clock/PC133

This item lets you set external clock (bus clock). The possible

settings are 66,100 and 133 MHZ....

Clearance Requirements

To maintain proper airflow once the processor is installed on the
mainboard, the processor and fan heatsink require certain space
clearances. The clearance above the processor must be at least 0.3
inches. The clearance on at least 3 of 4 sides of the processor and
fan heatsink must be at least 0.2 inches. All cables (for Floppy drive,
Hard drive,CD-ROM,and so on) must be routed clear of the proc­essor and its airspace.

Fan Exhaust

The processor must be kept cool by using a processor with heatsink
and fan attached . The temperature of the air filled with the fan/
heatsink cannot exceed 45 OC(113 OF ) . The ambient or room tem­perature must be below 37 OC ( 99 OF) .

Chapter3 Installation / 17

EXTERNAL CONNECTORS

Both Ribbon cable and Connectors on board are with direction signs
to avoid that user insert wrong directions. On the other hand, the
ribbon cables should always be connected with the red stripe on the
pin 1 of side of the connector.

2

PS/2 Mouse

RJ-45 (option)

7

Parallel (Printer) Port

(25-pin Female)

4

MIDI/(GAME) Port

(15-pin Female)

1

PS/2 Keyboard

(6-pin Female)

T:RJ -45
B:USB1/2

COM1

VGA

JACK1

JACK2

JACK3

3

5

USB1/2

JP7

Printer

GAME1

COM2

5

USB3/4

IR Port

11

CD Audio
Connector

LAN CHI P

14

18 / Chapter 3 Installation

COM1

CNR SLOT

FAN2

3

Serial Port

FAN1

BIOS

FAN3

JP4

VGA

AGP1

PCI SLOT1

PCI SLOT2

PCI SLOT3

PCI SLOT4

PCI SLOT5

Intel

IR

6

I/O CHIP

SPEAKER

Intel

1

LINE IN

LED1

JP6

J6

MIC

13

ATX Power
Connector

FAN 1,2,3

10

Connector

9

IDE Connec­tor

Floppy
Driver Connec­tor

8

PANEL

12

1. PS/2 Keyboard port
This connection is for a standard keyboard using an PS/2 plug
(mini DIN) . This connector will not allow standard at AT size
(large DIN) keyboard plugs. You may use a DIN to mini DIN
adapter on standard AT keyboards.

2. PS/2 Mouse port
This system will direct IRQ12 to PS/2 mouse.

3. Serial Port COM 1 and COM 2 port
The one serial ports can be used for pointing devices or other
serial devices. See "Onboard Serial Port" in chipset Feature Setup
of the BIOS SOFTWARE.Serial port COM 2 Header(1-10pin).

NOTE:

Serial {D-type 9pin (F) } must be connected to the
serial port.

4. Parallel Printer port
You can enable the parallel port and choose the IRQ through "
Onboard Parallel Port" in Chipset. Feature Setup of the BIOS
SOFTWARE.

5. - Universal Serial BUS Ports 1,2

Two USB ports are available for connecting USB devices.

- Universal Serial BUS Ports 3,4

Two USB ports are available on the back panel.Therefore,we
provide a 10 pin ribbon cable with bracket to connect Built­in on-board USB header.

USB 3,4

1

VCC

P0-

P0+

GND

10
2

3

4

5

9

GND

8

P1+

7

P1-

6

VCC

Chapter3 Installation / 19

6. VGA Connectors (15-pin)
This connectors support monitor.

7. RJ-45 Connector (option)

Onboard 10/100MB PCI Fast Ethenet Network.
The RJ-45 connectors at the time of purchase and is located on
top of the USB connectors.The connector allows the
motherboard to connect to a Local Area Network (LAN) through
a network hub .

8. Floppy drive connector
This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable.
After connecting the single end to the board, connect the two
plus on the other end to the floppy drives.

9. Primary / Secondary IDE connectors (Two 40-pin Blocks)
These connectors support the provided IDE hard disk ribbon
cable. After connecting the single end to the board, connect the
two plugs at the other end to your hard disk no space(s) . If you
install two hard disks, you must configure the second drive to
Slave mode by setting its jumper settings. BIOS now supports
SCSI device or IDE CD-ROM boot up (see "HDD Sequence SCSI/
IDE First" & "Boot Sequence" in the BIOS Features Setup of the
BIOS SOFTWARE) (Pin 20 is removed to prevent inserting in
the wrong orientation when using ribbon cables with pin 20
plugged) .

Tip :

You may configure two hard disks to be both Master
using one ribbon cable on the primary IDE connector.
You may install one operating system on an IDE drive
and another on a SCSI drive and select one of the two
through BIOS Feature Setup.

20 / Chapter 3 Installation

10. FAN1 , FAN2 , FAN3 CPU Cooling Fan (FAN/PWR)

These connectors support cooling fans of 500mAmp
(6Watt) or less. Orientate the fans so that the heatsink
fins allow airflow to go across the onboard heat sink(s)
instead of the expansion slots. Depending on the fan
manufacturer, the wiring and plug may be different. The
red wire should be positive, while the black should be
ground. Connect the fan’s plug to the board taking into
consideration the polarity of this connector.

T:RJ -4 5
B:USB1/2

COM1

VGA

JP7

Printer

FAN3

Intel

NOTE :

JACK1

JACK2

JACK3

GAME1

LAN CHIP

CNR SLOT

FAN1

AGP1

FAN1/2/3 CPU Cooling FAN

PCI SLOT1

Pin Description

PCI SLOT2

1 Ground

P1

P2

2 +12VDC

PCI SLOT3

P3

3 Signal

PCI SLOT4

PCI SLOT5

JP4

BIOS

FAN2

IR

Intel

I/O CHIP

LED1

JP6

1

J6

The "Rotation" signal is to be used only by a specially
designed fan with rotation signal.

WARNING :

The CPU and/or motherboard will overheat if there is
no air flowing across the CPU and onboard heatsinks.
Damage may occur to the motherboard and/or the CPU
fan if these pins are incorrectly used. These are not
jumpers, do not place jumper caps over these pins.

Chapter3 Installation / 21

11. IrDA / Fast IR-Compliant infrared module connector - IR

This connector supports the optional wireless transmitting and
receiving infrared module. This module mounts to a small open­ing on system cases that support this feature. You must also
configure the setting through UART2 Use Infrared” in Chipset
Feature Setup to select whether UART2 is directed for use with
COM2 or IrDA. Use the five pins as shown on the Back View
and connect a ribbon cable from the module to the motherboard
according to the pin definitions.

T:RJ -45
B:USB1/2

COM1

VGA

JACK1

JACK2

JACK3

Printer

GAME1

LAN CHI P

JP7

CNR SLOT

FAN2

BIOS

FAN3

Intel

FAN1

AGP1

PCI SLOT1

PCI SLOT2

PCI SLOT3

PCI SLOT4

PCI SLOT5

Pin Description

LED1

IrDA/Fast IR Connector

Intel

1 VCC

2 IR4_MODE

JP6

3 IRRXA

4 GND

1

5 IRTXA

I/O CHIP

JP4

IR

1

J6

22 / Chapter 3 Installation

12.J6

J6 PANEL Connector

SPEAK

+

2

1

+

PW_BN

PW_LED

+

HD_LED

RST

a. IDE activity LED (HD-LED)

This connector supplies power to the cabinet’s IDE activity LED.
Read and write activity by devices connected to the Primary or
Secondary IDE connectors will cause the LED to light up.

b. Power LED Lead (PW_LED)

The system power LED lights when the system’s power is on.

c. Reset Switch Lead (RST)

This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted reset switch
for rebooting your computer without having to turn off your
power switch. This is a preferred method of rebooting in order
to prolong the life of the system's power supply.

d. Speaker Connector (SPEAKER)

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

e. ATX Power Switch (PW_BN)

The system power is controlled by a momentary switch con­nected to this lead. Pushing the button once will switch the sys­tem ON. The system power LED lights when the system's power
is on.

Chapter3 Installation / 23

13. ATX Power Supply Connector (20-pin block) - PW1

This connector connects to a ATX power supply. The plug from
the power supply will only insert in one orientation because of
the different hole sizes. Find the proper orientation and push
down firmly making sure that the pins are aligned.

IMPORTANT:

Make sure that the ATX power supply can take at least
10mAmp load on the 5Volt standby lead (5VSB). You may
experience difficulty in powering on your system with­out this.

Pin Description Pin Description

1 3.3V 2 3.3V
3 GND 4 5V

5 GND 6 5V

7 GND 8 PW-OK

9 5VSB 10 12V

1 1 3.3V 12 -12V

13 GND 14 PS-ON

15 GND 16 GND

17 GND 18 -5V

19 5V 20 5V

24 / Chapter 3 Installation

14. CD Audio Connector- CN1

The 4-pin connectors enable the system to receive the audio
output from the CD-ROM.

T:RJ -45
B:USB1/2

COM1

VGA

JACK1

JACK2

JACK3

CN1 Description

1 CD-R
2 GND
3 GND
4 CD-L

Printer

GAME1

JP7

LAN CHIP

CNR SLOT

FAN2

BIOS

FAN3

Intel

FAN1

PCI SLOT1

PCI SLOT2

PCI SLOT3

PCI SLOT4

PCI SLOT5

JP4

AGP1

I/O CHIP

IR

Intel

LED1

JP6

1

J6

JP4 BIOS Boot Block Flash

[1-2] UnLocked (Default)

[2-3] Locked

15.BIOS Boot Block Flash Jumper-JP4

The Jumper is used to locked/unlocked BIOS Boot Block Flash.

This Jumper should be unlock when flashing/programming the

BIOS.

Chapter3 Installation / 25

16. Keyboard Wake up Setting- JP7

The Jumper is used to Keyboard boot setting.

JP7

T:RJ -45

JP7 Keyboard Wake up Setting

[1-2] Disabled

B:USB1/2

COM1

Printer

VGA

[2-3] Enabled (Default)

Keyboard Boot

JACK1

JACK2

JACK3

GAME1

Pin J8 Assignment

Close:secondary

(Default)

Open :primary

LAN CHIP

CNR SLOT

BIOS

FAN2

17.CNR Card Use Setting-J8

The Jumper is used to CNR Card use setting.

FAN3

Intel

FAN1

PCI SLOT1

PCI SLOT2

PCI SLOT3

PCI SLOT4

PCI SLOT5

JP4

AGP1

IR

Intel

I/O CHIP

LED1

JP6

1

J6

18.STR LED-LED1

The LED is used to STR ON/OFF state.

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Chapter 4

4

Award BIOS
Setup

Introduction

This chapter discusses the Award Setup program built into

the ROM BIOS. The Setup program allows user to modify

the basic system configuration. This special information is

then stored in battery-backed RAM so that it retains the setup

information when the power is turned off.

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The Award BIOS installed in your computer system’s ROM

(Read Only Memory)is a custom version of an industry

standard BIOS. The BIOS provides critical low-level

support for standard devices such as disk drives and serial

and parallel ports.

The rest of this manual is intended to guide you through the

process of configuring your system using Setup.

Plug and Play Support

This AWARD BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version

1.0A specification. ESCD(Extended System Configuration

Data)write is supported.

EPA Green PC Support

This AWARD BIOS supports Version 1.03 of the EPA Green

PC specification.

APM Support

These AWARD BIOS supports Version 1.1&1.2 of the

Advanced Power Management(APM) specification. Power

management features are implemented via the System

Management Interrupt(SMI). Sleep and Suspend power

management modes are supported. Power to the hard disk

drives and video monitors can be managed by this AWARD

BIOS.

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PCI Bus Support

This AWARD BIOS also supports Version 2.1 of the Intel

specification.

DRAM Support

SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) are supported.

Support CPU

This AWARD BIOS supports the Intel Celeron/Coppermine

PII/PIII Processor.

Using Setup

In general,you use the arrow keys to highlight items,press

<Enter>to select, use the <PgUp>and <PgDn>keys to

change entries, press<F1>for help and press <Esc>to quit.

The following table provides more detail about how to navi

gate in the Setup program by using the keyboard.

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Keystroke Function

Up arrow Move to previous item

Down arrow Move to next item

Left arrow Move to the item on the left(menu bar)

Right arrow Move to the item on the right(menu bar)

Esc Main Menu:Quit without saving changes

Submenus:Exit Current page to the next higher

level menu

Move Enter Move to item you desired

PgUp key Increase the numeric value or make changes

PgDn key Decrease the numeric value or make changes

+Key Increase the numeric value or make changes

-Key Decrease the numeric value or make changes

Esc Key Main menu-Quit and not save changes into

CMOS

Status Page Setup Menu and option Page Setup

Menu -Exit Current page and return to Main

Menu

F1 Key General help on Setup navigation keys.

F5 Key Load previous values from CMOS

F6 Key Load the fail-safe defaults from BIOS default

table

F7 Key Load the optimized defaults

F10 Key Save all the CMOS changes and exit

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4.1 Main Menu

Once you enter AWARD BIOS CMOS Set up Utility, the Main

Menu will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you

to select from several setup function. Use the arrow keys to

select among the items and press<Enter> to accept and

enter the sub-menu.

“WARNING”

The information about BIOS defaults on manual (Figure

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14)is just for reference,please

refer to the BIOS installed on the board for update

information.

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◎ Figure 1. Main Menu

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Software

Standard CMOS Features Frequency/Voltage Control

Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults

Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password

Power Management Setup Set User Password

PNP/PCI Configuration Save & Exit Setup

PC Health Status Exit Without Saving

Esc : Quit ←→↑↓: Select Item

F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Time , Date , Hard Disk Type ...

Standard CMOS Features

This setup page includes all the item in standard compatible

BIOS.

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Advanced BIOS Features

This setup page includes all the item of BIOS special

enchanced features.

Advanced Chipset Features

This setup page includes all the item of Chipset special

enchanced features.

Integrated Peripherals

This selection page includes all the item of IDE hard drive

and Programmed Input/Output features.

Power Management Setup

This setup page includes all the item of power management

features.

PnP/PCI Configuration

This setup page includes IRQ Setting by user define or

default.

PC Health Status

This page shows the hardware Monitor information of the

system.

Frequency / Voltage Control

This setup page is control CPU's clock and frequency ratio.

Load Fail-Safed Defaults

Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for the

minimal/stable performance for your system to operate.

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Load Optimized Defaults

These settings are more likely to configure a workable

computer when something is wrong. If you cannot boot the

computer seccessfully, select the BIOS Setup options and

try to diagnose the problem after the computer boots. These

settings do not provide optional performance.

Set Supervisor Password

Change, set , or, disable password.It allows you to limit

accessto the system and Setup, or just to Setup.

Set User Password

You can specify both a User and a Supervisor password. When

you select either password option, you are prompted for a

1-6 character password. Enter the password and then retype

the password when prompted.

Save & Exit Setup

Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup.

Exit Without Saving

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

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4.2 Standard CMOS Features

This item in Standard CMOS Setup Menu is divided into

10 categories. Each category includes no, one or more than

one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item

and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value

you want in each item.

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◎ Figure 2. Standard CMOS Features

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Date(mm:dd:yy) Tue,Jun 6 2000 Item Help

Time (hh:mm:ss) 11:26:10

IDE Primary Master Press Enter None
IDE Primary Slave Press Enter None Change the day,
IDE Secondary Master Press Enter None month,year
IDE Secondary Master Press Enter None and century.

Drive A 1.44M,3.5 in
Drive B None
Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled

Video EGA/VGA
Halt On All,But Keyboard

Base Memory 640 K
Extended Memory 39 1168K
Total 392192K

←→↑↓: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit
F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults
F7:Optimized Defaults

Menu Level

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Main Menu Selections

This table shows the selections that you can make on the

Main Menu.

Item Options Description

Date Month DD YYYY Set the system,date.note that the

‘Day’ automatically changes

when you set the data.

IDE Primary Options are in its sub Press<Enter> to enter the sub menu

Master menu. of detailed.

IDE Primary Options are in its sub Press<Enter> to enter the sub menu

Slave menu. of detailed.

IDE Secondary Options are in its sub Press<Enter> to enter the sub menu

Master menu. of detailed.

IDE Secondary Options are in its sub Press<Enter> to enter the sub menu

Slave menu. of detailed.

Drive A None Select the type of floppy disk drive

Drive B 360K,5.25in installed in your system.

1.2M,5.25in

720K,3.5in

1.44M,3.5in

2.88M,3.5in

Video EGA/VGA Select the default video device.

CGA 40

CGA 80

MONO

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Item Options Description

Halt On All Errors Select the situation in which you

No Errors want the BIOS to stop the POST

All,but Keyboard process and notify.

All,but Diskette

All,but Disk/Key

Base Memory N/A Displays the amount of conventional

memory detected during boot up.

Extended N/A Displays the amount of conventional

Memory memory detected during boot up.

Total N/A Displays the total memory

Memory available in the system.

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4.3 Advanced BIOS Features

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◎ Figure 3. Advanced BIOS Features

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Virus Warning Disabled Item Help
CPU Internal Cache Enabled
External Cache Enabled Menu Level
CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enabled
Processor Number Feature Enabled Allows you to
Quick Power On Self Test Enabled choose the
First Boot Device Floopy VIRUS warning
Second Boot Device HDD-0 feature for IDE
Third Boot Device LS120 Hard Disk boot
Boot Other Device Enabled sector protection.
Swap Floppy Device Disabled If this function
Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled is enabled and
Boot Up NumLock Status On someone attempt
Gate A20 Option Fast t o writ e dat a int o
Typematic Rate Setting Disabled this area,BIOS
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) 6 will show a
Typematic Delay (Msec) 25 0 warning message
Security Option Setup on screen and
OS Select For DRAM >64MB Non-OS2 alarm beep
HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability Disabled
Report No FDD For WIN 95 No

←→↑↓: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit
F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults
F7:Optimized Defaults

Virus Warning

This option allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning

feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection. If this

function is enabled and someone attempt to write data into

this area, BIOS will show a warning message on screen and

alarm beep.

The Choices:Disabled(default),Enabled.

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CPU Internal Cache

These two categories speed up memory access.However,it
depends on CPU/chipset design.

Enabled(default) Enabled cache.
Disabled Disabled cache.

External Cache

This fields allow you to Enable or Disable the CPU’S
“Level 2” secondary cache.Caching allows better
performance.

Enabled(default) Enabled cache.
Disabled Disabled cache.

CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking

The item allows you to enable/disable CPU L2 Cache ECC
Checking.

The Choices:Enabled(default),Disabled.

Processor Number Feature

The item will show up when you install the Pentium III
processor.
Enabled(default) Pentium Processor Number

Feature.

Disabled Disabled.

Quick Power On Self Test

This category seeds up Power on self-Test(POST) after
you power up the computer. If it is set to Enable, BIOS
will shorten or skip some check items during POST.

Enabled(default) Enabled quick POST.
Disabled Normal POST.

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First/Secondary/Third/Boot Other Device

These BIOS attempts to load the operating system from
the devices in the sequence selected in these items.
The Choices:Floppy, LS120, HDD-0, HDD-1, HDD-2,
HDD-3, SCSI, CDROM, Enabled, ZIP, LAN, Disabled.

Swap Floppy Seek

If the system has two floppy drives, you can swap the
logical drive name assignments.

The Choices:Enabled,Disabled(default).

Boot Up Floppy Seek

Seek disk drives during boot up. Disabled speeds boot-up.

The Choices:Enabled(default),Disabled.

Boot Up NumLock Status

Select power on state for Numlock.

On(default) Numpad is number keys.
Off Numpad is arrow keys.

Gate A20 Option

Select if chipset or keyboard controller should control
Gate A20.
Normal A pin in the keyboard

controller controls Gate A20.

Fast(default) Lets chipset control Gate A20.

Typematic Rate Setting

Enabled Enabled this option to adjust

the keystroke repeat rate.

Disabled(default) Disabled.

Typematic Rate (Char/Sec)

Range between 6(default) and 30 characters per second.
This option controls the speed of repeating keystrokes.

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Typematic Delay (Msec)

This option sets the time interval for displaying the first
and the second characters.

The Choices:250(default) ,500,750,1000

Security Option

This category allows you to limit access to the system and
Setup,or just to Setup.
System The system will not boot and

access to Setup will be defined
if the correct password is not
entered in prompt.

Setup(default) The system will boot,but

access to Setup will be defined
if the correct password is not
entered in prompt.

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

Enabled Enabled HDD S.M.A.R.T.

Capability.

Disabled(default) Disabled HDD S.M.A.R.T.

Capability.

OS Select For DRAM >64MB

Select the operating system that is running with greater
than 64MB of RAM on the system.

The Choices:Non-OS2(default),OS2

Report No FDD For Window 95

No(default) Assign IRQ6 For FDD.
Ye s FDD Detect IRQ6

Automatically.

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4.4 Advanced Chipset Features

This section allows you to configure the system based on

the specific features of the installed chipset. This chipset

manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources,

such as DRAM and external cache. It also coordinates

communications the PCI bus. It must be stated that these

items should never need to be altered. The default settings

have been chosen because they provide the best operating

conditions for your system. The only time you might

consider making any changes would be if you discovered that

data was being lost while using your system.

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◎ Figure 4. Advanced Chipset Features

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SDRAM CAS Latency/Time 3 Item Help
SDRAM Cycle Time Tras/Trc 6/ 8
SDRAM RAS -to- CAS Delay 3 Menu Level
SDRAM RAS Precharge Time 3
System BIOS Cacheable Disabled
Video BIOS Cacheable Disabled
Memory Hole At 15M-16M Disabled
CPU Latency Timer Enabled
Delayed Transaction Enabled
On-Chip Video Window Size 64MB
AGP Graphic Aperture Size 64MB
System Memory Frequency Auto

←→↑↓: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit
F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults
F7:Optimized Defaults

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SDRAM CAS latency Time

3(default) Slower SDRAM DIMM

Module.

2 Fastest SDRAM DIMM

Module.

SDRAM Cycle Time Tras/Trc

6/8(default) Set SDRAM Tras/Trc Cycle

time in 6/8 SCLKs.

5/7 Set SDRAM Tras/Trc Cycle

time in 5/7 SCLKs.

SDRAM RAS -to- CAS Delay

3(default) Set SDRAM RAS -to- CAS

delay 3 SCLKs.

2 Set SDRAM RAS -to- CAS

delay 2 SCLKs.

SDRAM RAS Precharge Time

3(default) Set SDRAM RAS Precharge

Time to 3.

2 Set SDRAM RAS Precharge

Time to 2.

Delayed Transaction

Enabled(default) Slow speed ISA device in

system.

Disabled Disabled.

On-Chip Video Window Size

64MB(default) Set Graphics Aperture Size to

64 MB.

32MB Set Graphics Aperture Size to

32 MB.

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Memory Hole At 15M-16M

In order to improve performace, certain space in memory
can be reserved for ISA cards. This memory must be
mapped into the memory's space below 16MB.

The Choices:Diasbled(default),Enabled.

AGP Graphics Aperture Size

64MB(default) AGP Graphics Aperture Size

is 64 MB.

32MB AGP Graphics Aperture Size

is 32 MB.

System Memory Frequency

Auto(default) System Memory Frequency to

Auto.

100MHZ Set system Memory Frequency

to 100MHZ.

133MHZ Set system Memory Frequency

to 133MHZ.

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4.5 Integrated Peripherals

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◎ Figure 5. Integrated Peripherals

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Software Integrated Peripherals

On-Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled Item Help
On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled
IDE Primary Master PIO Auto Menu Level
IDE Primary Slave PIO Auto
IDE Secondary Master PIO Auto
IDE Secondary Slave PIO Auto
IDE Primary Master UDMA Auto
IDE Primary Slave UDMA Auto
IDE Secondary Master UDMA Auto
IDE Secondary Slave UDMA Auto
USB Controller Enabled
USB Keyboard Support Disabled
Init Display First PCI Solt
AC97 Audio Auto
IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled
Power On Function Button Only
KB Power On Password Enter
Hot Key Power On Ctrl-F1
Onboard FDC Controller Enabled
Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8/IRQ4
Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8/IRQ3
UART Mode Select Normal
RxD,TxD Active Hi,Lo
IR Transmission Delay Enabled
UR2 Duplex Mode Half
Use IR Pins IR/Rx2Tx2
Onboard Paraller Port 378/IRQ7
Parallel Port Mode SPP
EPP Mode Type EPP1.7
ECP Mode Use DMA 3
PWRON After PWR-Fail O ff
Game Port Address 201
Midi Port Adress 330
Midi Port IRQ 10

←→↑↓: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit
F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults
F7:Optimized Defaults

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On-Chip Primary PCI IDE

Enabled(default) Enabled onboard 1st channel

IDE port.

Disabled Disabled onboard 1st channel

IDE port.

On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE

Enabled(default) Enabled onboard 2nd channel

IDE port.

Disabled Disabled onboard 2nd channel

IDE port.

IDE Primary Master PIO (for onboard IDE 1st channel)

Auto(default) BIOS will automatically detect

the IDE HDD Accessing mode.

Mode 0~4 Manually set the IDE

Accessing mode.

IDE Primary Slave PIO (for onboard IDE 2nd channel)

Auto(default) BIOS will automatically detect

the IDE HDD Accessing mode.

Mode 0~4 Manually set the IDE

Accessing mode.

IDE Secondary Master PIO (for onboard IDE 1st channel)

Auto(default) BIOS will automatically detect

the IDE HDD Accessing mode.

Mode 0~4 Manually set the IDE

Accessing mode.

IDE Secondary Slave PIO (for onboard IDE 2nd channel)

Auto(default) BIOS will automatically detect

the IDE HDD Accessing mode.

Mode 0~4 Manually set the IDE

Accessing mode.

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IDE Primary Master UDMA

Auto(default) BIOS will automatically detect

the IDE HDD Accessing mode.

Disabled Disabled.

IDE Primary Slave UDMA

Auto(default) BIOS will automatically detect

the IDE HDD Accessing mode.

Disabled Disabled.

IDE Secondary Master UDMA

Auto(default) BIOS will automatically detect

the IDE HDD Accessing mode.

Disabled Disabled.

IDE Secondary Slave UDMA

Auto(default) BIOS will automatically detect

the IDE HDD Accessing mode.

Disabled Disabled.

USB Controller

Enabled(default) Enabled USB Controller.
Disabled Disabled USB Controller.

USB Keyboard Support

Enabled Enabled USB Keyboard

Support.

Disabled(default) Disabled USB Keyboard

Support.

Init Display First

PCI Slot(default) Set Init Display First to PCI

Slot.

Onboard AGP Set Init Display First to

onboard AGP.

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AC 97 Audio

Auto(default) BIOS will automatically detect

onboard Audio.

Disabled Disabled.

IDE HDD Block Mode

Enabled(default) Enabled.
Disabled Disabled.

Power On by Function

Password Enter from 1 to 7 characters to

set the Keyboard Power On
Password.

Hot Key Hot Key.
Mouse Left Mouse Left.
Mouse Right Mouse Right.
Any Key Any Key.
Button Only Button Only.
Keyboard 98 If your keyboard have Owner

key button,you can press the
key to power on your system.

KB Power On Password

Enter Enter from 1 to 7 characters to

set the keyboard Power On
Password.

Hot Key Power On First you must to choose the

Ctrl-F1 Power On by Hot Key function
Ctrl-F2 then Enter from 1 to 8
Ctrl-F3 characters to set the Hot Key
Ctrl-F4 Power On your system.
Ctrl-F5
Ctrl-F6
Ctrl-F7
Ctrl-F8

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Onboard FDC Controller

Enabled(default) Enabled onboard FDC

Controller.

Disabled Disabled onboard FDC

Controller.

Onboard Serial Port1/Port2

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

UART Mode Select

This item allows you decide which Infra Red(IR) function
of the onboard I/O chip,you wish to use.

The Choices:Normal(default),IrDA,SCR,ASKIR.

UR2 Duplex Mode

This item allows you decide which Infra Red(IR) function
of the onboard I/O chip.

The Choices:Half (default),Full.

Onboard Parallel Port

This item allows you decide access onboard parallel port
controller with which I/O address.

Disabled.
378/IRQ7. (default)
278/IRQ5.
3BC/IRQ7.

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PWRON After PWR-Fail

The Choices:Off(default),On.

Parallel Port Mode

SPP(default) Using Parallel port as Standard

Parallel Port.

EPP Using Parallel port as En-

hanced Parallel Port .

ECP Using Parallel port as Ex-

tended Capabilites Port.

ECP+EPP Using Parallel port as

ECP+EPP mode.

Game Port Address

201(default) Set onboard game port is 201.
209 Set onboard game port is 209.
Disabled Disabled.

Midi Port Address

300 Set Midi Port address is 300.
330(default) Set Midi Port address is 330.

Midi Port IRQ

10(default) Set Midi Port IRQ 10.
5 Set Midi Port IRQ 5.

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4.6 Power Management Setup

The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your

system to most effectively save energy while operating in a

manner consistent with your own style of computer use.

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◎ Figure 6. Power Management Setup

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ACPI Function Enabled Item Help
ACPI Suspend Type S1(POS)
Power Management User Define Me nu Level
Video Off Method DPMS
Video Off In Suspend Yes
Suspend Type Stop Grant
Modem Use IRQ 3
Suspend Mode Disabled
HDD Power Down Disabled
Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN Instant-Off
Wake Up by PCI Card Disabled
Power On by Ring Enabled
USB KB Wake-Up From S3 Disabled
PWRON After PWR-Fail O ff
CPU Thermal-Throttling 50.0%
Resume by Alarm Disabled
Data (of Month) Alarm 0
Time (of hh:mm:ss) Alarm 0 0 0
**Reload Global Timer Events **
Primary IDE 0 Disabled
Primary IDE 1 Disabled
Secondary IDE 0 Disabled
Secondary IDE 1 Disabled
FDD,COM,LPT Port Disabled
PCI PIRQ[A-D]# Disabled

←→↑↓: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit
F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults
F7:Optimized Defaults

ACPI Function

This item display status of the Advanced Configuration and
Power Management (ACPI).

ACPI Suspend Type

The item allows you to select the suspend type under ACPI
operating system.

S1(POS)(default) Power on Suspend.
S3(STR) Suspend to RAM.

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Power Management

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

1.HDD Power Down.

2.Doze Mode.

3.Suspend Mode.
If you highlight the literal “Press Enter” next to the
“Power Management” label and then press the enter key,
it will take you a submenu with the following options:

Power Management

This option allows you to set each mode individually.
When not disabled, each of the ranges are from 1 min. to 1
hr. except for HDD Power Down which ranges from 1
min. to 15 min. and disable.
The Choices:User Define (default),Min Saving,Max
Saving.

HDD Power Down

By default,this is “Disabled”, meaning that no matter the
mode the rest of system, the hard drive will remain ready.
Otherwise, you have a range of choices from 1 to 15
minutes or Suspend. This means that you can select to
have your hard disk drive be turned off after a selected
number of minutes or when the rest or the system goes
into a suspend mode.

Disabled(default).
Doze Mode/Suspend Mode

The Doze Mode , and Suspend Mode fields set the Period
of time after each of these modes actives. At Max
Saving, these modes activate sequentially (in the given
order) after one minute; at Min Saving after one hour.

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Video Off In Suspend

This field determines when to activate the video off feature
for monitor power management.

The Choices:Yes(default),No

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 Support Initial display power
(default) management signaling.

Suspend Type

Stop Grant(default) Set Susped type is stop grant.
PwrOn Suspend Set Suspend type is Power on

Suspend.

Modem Use IRQ

This determines the IRQ,which can be applied in Modem
use.

3(default)
4/5/7/9/10/11/NA

Suspend Mode

Disabled(default) Disabled.
1 min - 1 Hour Set the timer to enter Suspend

Mode.

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HDD Power Down

Disabled(default) Disabled.
1 - 15 mins Enabled.

Soft-Off by PWRBTN

Pressing the power button for more than 4 seconds forces
the system to enter the Soft-Off state when the system has
“hung”.

The Choices:Instant-Off(default),Delay 4 Sec.

Wake-Up by PCI card

Enabled Enabled.
Disabled(default) Disabled.

USB KB/Mouse Wake From S3

Disabled(default) Disabled.
Enabled Enabled.

CPU Termal-Throttling

50.0%(default)
Monitor CPU Temp. will cause system slow down
CPU Duty Cycle to 12.5% / 25.0% / 37.5% / 62.5% /

70.5% / 87.5%

Resume by Alarm

Disabled(default) Disabled.
Enabled Enabled.

Primary IDE 0/1

Disabled(default) Disabled.
Enabled Enabled monitor Primary IDE

0/1 for Green event.

Secondary IDE 0/1

Disabled(default) Disabled.
Enabled Enabled monitor Secondary

IDE 0/1 for Green event.

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FDD,COM,LPT Port

Disabled(default) Disabled.
Enabled Enabled monitor FDD,COM,

LPT Port.

PCI PIRQ[A-D]#

Disabled(default) Ignore PCI PIRQ[A-D]#

Active.

Enabled Monitor PCI PIRQ[A-D]#

Active.

PWRON After PWR-Fail

The Choices:Off(default),On.

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4.7 PnP/PCI Configurations

This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI

or Personal Computer Interconnect, is a system which

allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed of

the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own

special components. This section covers some very

technical items and it is strongly recommended that only

experienced user should make any changes to the default

settings.

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◎ Figure 7. PnP/PCI Configurations

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CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright(C) 1984-2000 Award

Software PnP/PCI Configurations

PNP OS Installed No Item Help
Reset Configuration Data Disabled
Resources Controlled By Auto(ESCD) Menu Level
IRQ Resources Press Enter

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Disabled are controlled

When resources

manually, assign
each system
interrupt a type,
depending on the
type of device
using the
interrupt

←→↑↓: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit
F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults
F7:Optimized Defaults

PNP OS Installed
When set to YES,BIOS will only initialize the PnP cards

used for booting(VGA,IDE,SCSI).The rest of the cards
will be initalized by the PnP operation system like

Windows 95.When set to No,BIOS will initialize all the

PnP cards .Therefore for non-PnP operating system
(DOS,Netware),this option must set to No.

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Reset Configuration Data

The system BIOS supports the PnP feature so the system
needs to record which resource is assigned and proceeds
resources from conflict. Every peripheral device has a
node, which is called ESCD. This node records which
resources are assigned to it. The system needs to record
and update ESCD to the memory locations. These
locations (4K) are reserved at the system BIOS. If
Disabled (Default) is chosen, the system’s ESCD will
update only when the new configuration varies from the
last one. If Enabled is chosen, the system is forced to
update ESCDs and then is automatically set to the
“Disabled” mode.

IRQ3 assigned to:PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ4 assigned to:PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ5 assigned to:PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ6 assigned to:PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ7 assigned to:PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ8 assigned to:PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ9 assigned to:PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ10 assigned to:PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ11 assigned to:PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ12 assigned to:PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ13 assigned to:PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ14 assigned to:PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ15 assigned to:PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-0 assigned to:PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-1 assigned to:PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-2 assigned to:PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-3 assigned to:PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-4 assigned to:PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-5 assigned to:PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-6 assigned to:PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-7 assigned to:PCI/ISA PnP

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The above settings will be shown on the screen only if
“Manual” is chosen for the resources controlled by
function.

Legacy is the term, which signifies that a resource is
assigned to the ISA Bus and provides for non-PnP ISA
add-on cards. PCI/ISA PnP signifies that a resource is
assigned to the PCI Bus or provides for ISA PnP add-on
cards and peripherals.

Resources Controlled By

By Choosing “Auto” (default), the system BIOS will detect
the system resources and automatcally assign the relative
IRQ and DMA channel for each peripheral. By Choosing
“Manual” , the user will need to assign IRQ & DMA for
add-on cards. Be sure that there no IRQ/DMA and I/O port
conflicts.

IRQ Resources

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

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PCI / VGA Palette Snoop

Choose Disabled or Enabled.Some graphic controllers
which are not VGA compatible take the output from a VGA
controller and map it to their display as a way to provide
boot information and VGA compatibility.

However, the color information coming from the VGA
controller is drawn from the palette table inside the VGA
controller to generate the proper colors, and the graphic
controller needs to know what is in the palette of the VGA
controller. To do this, the non-VGA graphic controller
watches for the write access to the VGA palette and
registers the snoop data. In PCI based systems, where the
bus, the Write Access to the palette will not show up on
the ISA bus if the PCI VGA controller responds to the
Write.

In this case, the PCI VGA controller should not respond to
the Write, it should only snoop the data and permit the
access to be forward to the ISA bus. The non-VGA ISA
graphic controller can then snoop the data on the ISA bus.
Unless you have the above sistuation, you should disable
this option.
Disabled(default) Disabled the function.
Enabled Enabled the function.

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4.8 PC Health Status

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◎ Figure 8. PC Health Status

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CPU Warning Temperature Disabled Item Help

Current System Temp. 39℃/102 ℉
Current CPU1 Temp. 44℃/111 ℉ Menu Level
Current CPU Fan1 Speed 0PRM
Current CPU Fan2 Speed 5578PRM
IN0(V) 1.61V
IN1(V) 1.82V
IN2(V) 3.31V
+5V 4.99V
+12V 11.91V

-12V -12.11V

-5V -5.75V
VBAT(V) 3.05V
5VSB(V) 4.75V
Shut down Temperature Disabled

←→↑↓: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit
F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults
F7:Optimized Defaults

Current Voltage(V) Vcore / VGTL / Vcc3/+-12V/5V/5VSB/
VBAT

Detect system’s voltage status automatically.

((

℃℃

//

℉℉

Current CPU1 Temperature

(

((

This field displays the current CPU temperature,if you
computer contain a monitoring system.

℃

℃℃

))

/

℉

)

//

℉℉

))

Current Fan/Power Fan / System Fan Speed

These field displays the current speed of up to System
Fans,if you computer contain a monitoring system.

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CPU Warning Temperature(

Disabled(default) Disabled.

℃℃

//

60

℃

℃℃

℃℃

50

℃

℃℃

℃℃

53

℃

℃℃

℃℃

56

℃

℃℃

℃℃

63

℃

℃℃

℃℃

66

℃

℃℃

℃℃

70

℃

℃℃

Shutdown Temperature(

℉℉

/ 140

℉ Monitor CPU Temp.at 60℃/

//

℉℉

//

℉℉

/ 122

℉ Monitor CPU Temp.at 50℃/

//

℉℉

//

℉℉

/ 127

℉ Monitor CPU Temp.at 53℃/

//

℉℉

//

℉℉

/ 133

℉ Monitor CPU Temp.at 56℃/

//

℉℉

//

℉℉

/ 145

℉ Monitor CPU Temp.at 63℃/

//

℉℉

//

℉℉

/ 151

℉ Monitor CPU Temp.at 66℃/

//

℉℉

//

℉℉

/ 158

℉ Monitor CPU Temp.at 70℃/

//

℉℉

℃℃

℃

℃℃

Disabled(default) Disabled.

℃℃

//

60

65

70

75

℃

℃℃

℃℃

℃

℃℃

℃℃

℃

℃℃

℃℃

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℉℉

/ 140

℉ Monitor CPU Temp.at 60℃/

//

℉℉

//

℉℉

/ 149

℉ Monitor CPU Temp.at 65℃/

//

℉℉

//

℉℉

/ 158

℉ Monitor CPU Temp.at 70℃/

//

℉℉

//

℉℉

/ 167

℉ Monitor CPU Temp.at 75℃/

//

℉℉

℃℃

℃)

℃℃

140℉.

122℉.

127℉.

133℉

145℉

151℉

158℉

//

℉℉

/

℉)

//

℉℉

140℉, if Temp.>60℃/140℉
system will automatically
power off.

149℉, if Temp.>65℃/149℉
system will automatically
power off.

158℉, if Temp.>70℃/158℉
system will automatically
power off.

167℉, if Temp.>75℃/167℉
system will automatically
power off.

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4.9 Frequency / Voltage Control

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◎ Figure 9. Frequency / Voltage Control

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Auto Detect DIMM / PCI CLK Disabled Item Help
Spread Spectrum Disabled
CPU Host/PCI/Spread Spec. Default Menu Level
CPU Clock Ratio X 7

←→↑↓: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit
F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults
F7:Optimized Defaults

Auto Detect DIMM / PCI CLK

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

The Choices:Disabled(default),Enabled.

CPU Host/PCI/Spread Spec.

This item allows you to select CPU Host Clock (CPU/
PCI).

NOTE:
If unfortunately,the system’s frequrency that you are
selected is not functioning, there are two methods od
booting-up the system.

Method1:Clear the COMS data by setting the JP6((2-3)
closed) as “On” status. All the COMS data will be loaded
as default setting.
Method2:Press the<Insert>key and Power button
simultaneously, after that keep-on pressing the<Insert>
key until the Power-on screen showed. This action will
boot-up the system according to FSB of the processor..

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CPU Clock Ratio

This option will not be shown if you are using a CPU with
the locked ratio.
X3/X3.5/X4/X4.5/X5/X5.5/X6/X6.5/X7/X7.5/X8

Spread Spectrum

This function id designed to EMI test only.
The Choices:Disabled(default),Enabled.

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4.10 Load Fail-Safe Defaults

When you press <Enter> on this item,you get a

confirmation dialog box with a message similar to:

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◎ Figure 10. Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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Standard CMOS Features Frequency/Voltage Control

Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults

Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password

Power Management Setup Set User Password

PNP/PCI Configuration Save & Exit Setup

PC Health Status Exit Without Saving

Esc : Quit F9 : Menu in BIOS ←→↑↓: Select Item

F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Pressing ‘Y’ loads the default values that are factory settings

for optimal performance system operations.

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

Time , Date , Hard Disk Type ...

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4.11 Load Optimized Defaults

When you press <Enter> on this item,you get a

confirmation dialog box with a message similar to:

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◎ Figure 11. Load Optimized Defaults

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Standard CMOS Features Frequency/Voltage Control

Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults

Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password

Power Management Setup Set User Password

PNP/PCI Configuration Save & Exit Setup

PC Health Status Exit Without Saving

Esc : Quit F9 : Menu in BIOS ←→↑↓: Select Item

F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Pressing ‘Y’ loads the default values that are factory settings

for optimal performance system operations.

Load Optimized Default (Y/N)? N

Time , Date , Hard Disk Type ...

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4.12 Set Supervisor / User Password

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◎ Figure 12. Set Supervisor / User Password

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Standard CMOS Features Frequency/Voltage Control

Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults

Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password

Power Management Setup Set User Password

PNP/PCI Configuration Save & Exit Setup

PC Health Status Exit Without Saving

Esc : Quit F9 : Menu in BIOS ←→↑↓: Select Item

F10 : Save & Exit Setup

When you select this function, the following message will

appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a

password.

Type the password,up to eight characters,and press <Enter>.

The password you type now will clear any previously entered

password from CMOS memory. You will be asked to comfirm

the password. Type the password again and press <Enter>.

You may also press <ESC> to about the selection and not

enter a password.To disable password, just press <Enter>

when you are prompted to enter password. A message will

comfirm that you wish to disable the password. Once the

password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter

setup freely.

Enter Password:

Time , Date , Hard Disk Type ...

Enter Password

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Password Disabled

If you select “System” at the Security Option of BIOS

Features Setup Menu, you willbe prompted for the password

every time when the system is rebooted, or any time when

you try to enter Setup. If you select “Setup” at Security

Option of BIOS Features Setup Menu, you willbe prompted

only when you try to enter Setup.

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4.13 Save & Exit Setup

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◎ Figure 13. Save & Exit Setup

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Standard CMOS Features Frequency/Voltage Control

Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults

Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password

Power Management Setup Set User Password

PNP/PCI Configuration Save & Exit Setup

PC Health Status Exit Without Saving

Esc : Quit F9 : Menu in BIOS ←→↑↓: Select Item

F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Type “Y” will quit the Setup Unility and save the user setup

value to RTC CMOS RAM.

Type “N” will return Setup Unility.

Save & Exit Setup (Y/N)? Y

Time , Date , Hard Disk Type ...

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4.14 Exit Without Saving

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◎ Figure 14. Exit Without Saving

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Standard CMOS Features Frequency/Voltage Control

Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults

Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password

Power Management Setup Set User Password

PNP/PCI Configuration Save & Exit Setup

PC Health Status Exit Without Saving

Esc : Quit F9 : Menu in BIOS ←→↑↓: Select Item

F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Type “Y” will quit the Setup Unility without saving to RTC

CMOS RAM.

Type “N” will return Setup Unility.

Exit Without Saving (Y/N)? Y

Time , Date , Hard Disk Type ...

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Date : / /

Warranty Card/Technical Fault Report

M/B Model No.: Vender

Serial No. :

Date of Purchasing:

Hardware Configuration Used :

CPU

RAM (Brand,MB)

Video Card

Hard Drive

Other Card

Diagnostic Software Used :

Fault Description :

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