Matsonic MS8157E user guide

Mainboard User’s Manual

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Trademarks

IBM, VGA, and PS/2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines. AMD, Duron and Athlon are registered trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. Microsoft, MS-DOS and Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. PC-cillin is a registered trademark of Trend Micro Inc. AMI is a registered trademark of American Megatrends Inc. A3D is a registered trademark of Aureal Inc. MediaRing Talk is a registered trademark of MediaRing Inc. 3Deep is a registered trademark of E-Color Inc. Other names used in this publication may be trademarks and are acknowledged.

MS8157E Series, V1.0

KM266/January 2003

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Notice:

1. Owing to Microsoft’s certifying schedule is variou s to every

supplier, we might have some drivers not certified yet by Microsoft. Therefore, it might happen under Windows XP that a dialogue box (shown as below) pop out warning you this software has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP. Please rest assured that our RD department has already tested and verified these drivers. Click the “Continue Anyway” button and go ahead the installation.

2. USB 2.0 Driver Limitations: 2-1 The USB 2.0 driver only supports Windows XP and

Windows 2000. 2-2 If you connect a USB 2.0 hub to the root hub, plugging USB

devices into this hub, the system might not successfully execute certain USB devices’ connection because it could not recognize these devices.

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Table of Contents

Trademarks........................................................................ I

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

Key Features......................................................................2

Package Contents............................................................... 6

Static Electricity Precautions ............................................... 7

Pre-Installation Inspection ...................................................7

Chapter 2: Mainboard Installation............................................... 9

Mainboard Components ....................................................10

I/O Ports.......................................................................... 11

Install A CPU................................................................... 12

Install Memory................................................................. 14

Setting Jumper Switches................................................... 16

Install the Mainboard........................................................17

Optional Extension Brackets .............................................18

Install Other Devices ........................................................ 19

Expansion Slots ................................................................ 22

Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility.................................................. 25

Introduction..................................................................... 25

Running the Setup Utility.................................................. 26

Standard CMOS Setup Page.............................................. 27

Advanced Setup Page.......................................................28

Power Management Setup Page......................................... 30

PCI / Plug and Play Setup Page ......................................... 32

Load Optimal Settings ...................................................... 33

Load Best Perfo rmance Settings ........................................33

Features Setup Page.......................................................... 34

CPU PnP Setup Page ........................................................36

Hardware Monitor Page.................................................... 37

Change Password............................................................. 37

Exit ................................................................................. 38

Chapter 4: Software & Applications.......................................... 39

About the software CD-ROM ............................................39

Utility software reference.................................................. 40

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1: Introduction

Chapter 1

Introduction

This mainboard has a Socket-A support for the AMD K7 processors. The Socket-A processor’s front-side bus speed is 200/ 266MHz.

This mainboard has a KM266 chipset that supports a 4X AGP slot for highly graphics display, 100/133 MHz DDR/SDR, and Ultra DMA ATA100 /133 function to provide outstanding high system performance under all types of system operations. The mainboard has the built -in AC97 Codec, a CNR (Communications and Networking Riser) slot and a built-in 10BaseT/100BaseTX

Network Interface. This mainboard has the 128-bit 2D/3D AGP Graphics Accelerator with 32MB frame buffer, supporting AGP 4X 266MHz mode up to 1GB/s bandwidth, which provides a direct

connection between the graphics sub-system and memory so that the graphics do not have to compete for processor time with other devices on the PCI bus. There is a full set of I/O ports including two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard, one serial port, one VGA port, one parallel port and six USB ports (USB2.0)– four back- panel ports and onboard USB header USB3 providing two extra ports by connecting the Extended USB Module to the mainboard.

This mainboard has all the features you need to develop a powerful multimedia workstation that is network ready. The board is ATX

size and has power connectors for an ATX power supply.

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Key Features

The key features of this mainboard include:

Socket-A Processor Support

Supports AMD

♦

Athlon XP/Athlon/Duron

♦ Supports 200/266 MHz Front-Side Bus

Chipset

There are VIA KM266 Northbridge and VT8235 Southbridge in this chipset in accordance with an innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability and performance. A few of the chipset’s advanced features are:

♦ An advanced V-Link memory controller architecture that

provides the bandwidth up to 266 MB/s and performance necessary for even the most demanding Internet and

2D/3D graphics

♦ Support for an 4xAGP interface providing vivid 2D/3D

graphics and video performance

Memory Support

♦ Two 168-pin DIMM slots for SDRAM memory modules ♦ Two 184-pin DIMM slots for DDR memory modules ♦ Support for 100/133 MHz memory bus ♦ Maximum installed memory is 2GB

Notice: You can NOT use SDRAM and DDR simultaneously.

Expansion Slots

♦ One CNR slot ♦ One 4X AGP slot for AGP 2.0-compliant interface ♦ Five 32-bit PCI slots for PCI 2.2 -compliant bus interface

processors

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Onboard IDE channels

♦ Primary and Secondary PCI IDE channels ♦ Support for PIO (programmable input/output) modes ♦ Support for Multiword DMA modes ♦ Support for Bus Mastering and Ultra DMA ATA 100

66/ 100/133 modes

Power Supply and Power Management

♦ ATX power supply connector ♦ ACPI and previous PMU support, suspend switch,

keyboard power on/off

♦ Supports Wake on LAN

VGA

♦ Single cycle 128-bit 3D architecture

128-bit 2D graphic engine

♦ ♦ 8/16/32 MB frame buffer using system memory ♦ Supports AGP 4X 26 6 MHz mode up to 1GB/s bandwidth ♦ Supports 250MHz RAMDAC ♦ 2D/3D resolutions up to 1920x1440 ♦ Supports AGP Rev. 2.0 Spec. Compliant

AC97 Codec

♦ Compliant with AC’97 2.1 specification ♦ 16 -bit stereo full-duplex CODEC with fixed 48KHz

sampling rate

♦ 3 analog line-level stereo inputs with 5-bit volume control:

LINE-IN, CD-IN, AUX-IN

♦ Three Audio Jacks – Line-Out, Line-In and Microphone-In ♦ Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster Pro Compatible ♦ Advanced power management support

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Onboard I/O Ports

The mainboard has a full set of I/O ports and connectors:

♦ Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard ♦ One serial port ♦ One VGA port ♦ One parallel port ♦ Six USB ports (four back-panel ports, onboard USB

headers providing two extra ports)— USB2.0

♦ Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and line-out

Built -in Ethernet LAN (Optional)

♦ 10Base -TX/100Base-T Physical Layer Solution ♦ Dual Speed – 100/10 Mbps ♦ MII Interface to Ethernet Controller/Configuration & Status ♦ Auto Negotiation: 10/100, Full/Half Duplex ♦ Meet All Applicable IEEE802.3, 10Base-T and 100Base-

TX Standards

USB 2.0

♦ Compliant with Universal Serial Bus Specification

Revision 2.0

♦ Compliant with Intel’s Enhanced Host Controller

Interface Specification Revision 0.95

♦ Compliant with Universal Host Controller Interface

Specification Revision 1.1

♦ PCI multi-function device consists of two UHCI Host

Controller cores for full-/low-speed signaling and one EHCI Host Controller core for high-speed signaling

♦ Root hub consists 4 downstream facing ports with

integrated physical layer transceivers shared by UHCI and EHCI Host Controller

♦ Support PCI-Bus Power Management Interface

Specification release 1.1

♦ Legacy support for all downstream facing ports

Hardware Monitoring

♦ Built-in hardware monitoring for CPU & System

temperatures, fan speeds and mainboard voltages

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Onboard Flash ROM

♦ Supports Plug and Play configuration of peripheral devices

and expansion cards

Bundled Software

♦ PC-Cillin2002 provides automatic virus protection under

Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP

♦ MediaRing Talk provides PC to PC or PC to Phone

internet phone communication

♦ Super Voice is data, fax and voice communication software. ♦ PageABC is the software to help you create your own

home page.

Dimensions

♦ ATX form factor (30.5cm x 22cm)

Note: Hardware specifications and software items are subject to change without notification.

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Package Contents

Your mainboard package ships with the following items:

The mainboard

q This User’s Manual q 1 UDMA 66/100 IDE cable q 1 Floppy disk drive cable q Support software on CD-ROM disk

Optional Accessories

You can purchase the following optional accessories for this mainboard.

Extended USB module

1: Introduction

Static Electricity Precautions

Components on this mainboard can be damaged by static electricity. Take the following precautions when unpacking the mainboard and installing it in a system.

1. Keep the mainboard and other components in their original

static-proof packaging until you are ready to install them.

2. During installation, wear a grounded wrist strap if possible. If

you don’t have a wrist strap, discharge static electricity by touching the bare metal of the system chassis.

3. Handle the mainboard carefully by the edges. Avoid touching

the components unless it is absolutely necessary. During installation put the mainboard on top of the static-protection packaging it ca me in with the component side facing up.

Pre-Installation Inspection

1. Inspect the mainboard for damage to the components and

connectors on the board.

2. If you suspect that the mainboard has been damaged, do not

connect power to the system. Contact your mainboard vendor and report the damage.

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Chapter 2

Mainboard Installation

To install this mainboard in a system, please follow these instructions in this chapter:

q Identify the mainboard components q

Install a CPU

q Install one or more system memory modules q Make sure all jumpers and switches are set correctly q Install this mainboard in a system chassis (case) q Connect any extension brackets or cables to connecting

headers on the mainboard

q Install other devices and make the appropriate connections to

the mainboard connecting headers

Note:

1. Before installing this mainboard, make sure jumper JP2 is

under Normal setting. See this chapter for information about locating JP2 and the setting options.

2. Never connect power to the system during installation;

otherwise, it may damage the mainboard.

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Mainboard Components

This diagram below identifies major components on the mainboard.

Note: Any jumpers on your mainboard that do not appear in the illustration above are for testing only.

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I/O Ports

The illu stration below shows a side view of the built-in I/O ports on the mainboard.

PS/2 Mouse PS/2 Keyboard LPT1 COM1

VGA LAN Port

USB Ports Audio Ports

Use the upper PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 pointing device.

Use the lower PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 keyboard. Use LPT1 to connect printers or other parallel communications devices. Use the COM port to connect serial devices such as mice or fax/modems. COM1 is identified by the system as COM1.

Use the VGA port to connect VGA devices. Connect an RJ-45 jack to the LAN port to connect your computer to the Network. Use the USB ports to connect USB devices. Use the three audio ports to connect audio devices. The first jack is for stereo Line-In signal. The second jack is for stereo LineOut signal. The third jack is for Microphone.

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Pin-1 Corner

CPUFAN

Install A CPU

This mainboard has a Socket-462 CPU socket for AMD K7 processors.

To ensure reliability, ensure that your processor has a heatsink/cooling fan assembly.

Do not try to install a Socket-370/Socket -7 processor in the Socket-

462. A Socket-370/Socket -7 processor such as the PPGA Celeron, FCPGA Pentium-III, Pentium-MMX, or the AMD K5/K6 does not fit in the Socket-462.

The following list notes the processors that are currently supported by this mainboard.

Athlon XP: 2000+ and up; FSB: 266 MHz Athlon: 650 MHz~1.4 GHz, FSB: 200 MHz, 266 MHz Duron : 550 MHz~1.2 GHz, FSB: 200 MHz

Installing a Socket -462 Processor

A processor installs into the ZIF (Zero Insertion Force) Socket-462 on the mainboard.

1. Locate the Socket-462 and CPUFAN. Pull the locking lever

out slightly from the socket and raise it to the upright position.

Socket-462

2. On the processor, identify the Pin-1 corner by its beveled edge.

3. On the Socket-462, identify the Pin-1 corner. The Pin-1 corner

is at the top of the locking lever when it locked.

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4. Match the Pin-1 corners and insert the processor into the

socket. No force is required and the processor should drop into place freely.

5. Swing the locking lever down and hook it under the catch on

the side of the socket. This secures the CPU in the socket.

6. All processors should be installed with a combination

heatsink/cooling fan (the original fan is recommended, the others’ fan is not), connect the cable from the fan to the CPU fan power connector CPUFAN.

See the Setting Jumper Switches section for detail information on CPU System Bus settings.

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SDR1

DDR1

Install Memory

This mainboard accommodates two 168-pin 3.3V unbuffered SDRAM and two 184-pin 2.5V unbuffered DDR SDRAM (Double Data Rate SDRAM) Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets. The memory chips must be standard or registered SDRAM (Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory). You must install at least one memory module in order to work the mainboard, either SDRAM or DDR SDRAM, but you cannot work them simultaneously. SDRAM provides 800 MB/s or 1 GB/s data transfer rate depending on whether the bus is 100 MHz or 133 MHz. DDR SDRAM doubles the rate to 1.6 GB/s and 2.1 GB/s by transferring data on both edges of each clock cycle (the rising and falling edges), effectively doub ling the memory chip’s data throughput. DDR SDRAM uses additional power and ground lines and requires 184pin 2.5V unbuffered DIMM module reather than the 168-pin 3.3V unbuffered DIMMs used by SDRAM.

DDR2

SDR2

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Installation Procedure

The mainboard accommodates four memory module sockets. You must install at least one module of them. It can be installed up to 2 GB system memory. Install the memory modules as the following steps:

1. Push the latches on each side of the DIMM socket

down.

2. Align the memory module with the socket. The

DIMM sockets are keyed with notches and the DIMMs are keyed with cutouts so that they can only be installed correctly.

3. Check that the cutouts on the DIMM module edge

connector match the notches in the DIMM socket.

4. Install the DIMM module into the socket and press it firmly down until it is seated correctly. The socket latches are levered upwards and latch on to the edges of the DIMM.

5. Install any remaining DIMM modules.

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JP2 1 JP3

Setting Jumper Switches

Jumpers are sets of pins connected together with jumper caps. The jumper caps change the mainboard’s operation by changing the electronic circuits on the mainboard. If we connect two pins with a jumper cap, these pins are SHORT; if remove a jumper cap from these pins, they are OPEN.

Jumper JP2: Clear CMOS Memory

This jumper can clear the CMOS memory. You may need to clear the CMOS memory if the settings in the Setup Utility are incorrect that your mainboard can’t operate. To clear the CMOS memory, disconnect all the power cables, and then move the jumper cap into the CLEAR setting for a few seconds.

Function Jumper Setting

Normal Short Pins 1-2 Clear CMOS Short Pins 2-3

Jumper JP3: CPU Clock Selector

This 3-pin jumper selects the processor 133 MHz or 100 MHz.

Function Jumper Set ting

100 MHz Short Pins 1-2 133 MHz Short Pins 2-3

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ATX1

SPK1

SYSFAN2

SYSFAN1

AUDIO2

PANEL1

Install the Mainboard

Install the mainboard in a system chassis (case). The board is an ATX size mainboard with a twin -tier of I/O ports. You can install this mainboard in an ATX case. Ensure that your case has an I/O cover plate that matches the ports on this mainboard.

Install the mainboard in a case. Follow the instructions provided by the case manufacturer using the hardware and internal mounting points on the chassis.

Connect the power connector from the power supply to the ATX1 connector on the mainboard. If there is a cooling fan installed in the system chassis, connect the cable from the cooling fan to the SYSFAN1/SYSFAN2 fan power connector on the mainboard. Connect the ca ble from the PC speaker to the SPK1 header on the mainboard.

Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 +5V 2 NC

3 GND 4 SPKR

Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the PANEL1 header.

Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 HDD_LED_P 2 PWR/ACPI LED 3 HDD_LED_N 4 PWR/ACPI LED 5 RESET 6 POWER BUTTON 7 RESET 8 POWER BUTTON 9 NC 10 KEY

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USB3

If there are a headphone jack or/and a microphone jack on the front panel, connect the cables to the AUDIO2 header on the mainboard.

Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 MIC 2 GND 3 MIC-P 4 VCC 5 AUD_FPOUT_R 6 AUD_RFT_R 7 NC 8 KEY 9 AUD_FPOUT_L 10 AUD_RFT_L

Note: If you want to connect the front panel sound jack, you have to remove jumper caps of Pin(5-6) and Pin(9-10) from the AUDIO2

header.

Optional Extension Brackets

For this mainboard, you can obtain some USB module extension brackets. You can use auxiliary USB connectors USB2 and USB3 for USB 2.0 port. Following these steps below to install them.

Note: All the ribbon cables used on the extension brackets have a red stripe on the Pin-1 side of the cable.

Extended USB Module

Each module bracket has two USB ports for more USB devices (USB3 for USB 2.0).

Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 VERG_FP_USBPWR0 2 VERG_FP_USBPWR0 3 USB_FP_P0- 4 USB_FP_P15 USB_FP_P0+ 6 USB_FP_P1+ 7 GROUND 8 GROUND 9 KEY 10 NC

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FDC1

IDE2

IDE1

1. Locate the USB3 header on the mainboard.

2. Plug the bracket cable onto the USB3 header.

3. Remove a slot cover from one of the expansion slots on the

system chassis. Install an extension bracket in the opening. Secure the extension bracket to the chassis with a screw.

Install Other Devices

Install and connect any other devices in the system following the steps below.

Floppy Disk Drive

The mainboard ships with a floppy disk drive cable that can support one or two drives. Drives can be 3.5” or 5.25” wide, with

capacities of 360K, 720K, 1.2MB, 1.44MB, or 2.88MB. Install your drives and connect power from the system power supply. Use the cable provided to connect the drives to the floppy disk drive connector FDC1.

IDE Devices

IDE devices include hard disk drives, high-density diskette drives, and CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drives, among others. The mainboard ships with an IDE cable that can support one or two IDE devices. If you connect two devices to a single cable, you must configure one of the drives as Master and one of the drives as Slave. The documentation of the IDE device will tell you how to configure the device as a Master or Slave device. The Master device connects to the end of the cable.

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CD2

SIR1

Install the device(s) and connect power from the system power supply. Use the cable provided to connect the device(s) to the Primary IDE channel connector IDE1 on the mainboard. If you want to install more IDE devices, you can purchase a second IDE cable and connect one or two devices to the Secondary IDE channel connector IDE2 on the mainboard. If you have two devices on the cable, one must be Master and one must be Slave.

Internal Sound Connections

If you have installed a CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive, you can connect the drive audio cable to the onb oard sound system.

CD1

On the mainboard, locate the two 4-pin connectors CD1 and CD2. There are two kinds of connector because different brands of CD-

ROM drive have different kinds of audio cable connectors. Connect the cable to the appropriate connector.

CD1

Pin Signal 1 GND 2 CD IN L 3 GND 4 CD IN R

CD2

Pin Signal 1 CD IN L 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD IN R

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Infrared Port

You can connect an infrared port to the mainboard. You can purchase this option from third-party vendors.

Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 NC 2 KEY 3 +5V 4 GND 5 IRTX 6 IRRX

1. Locate the infrared port SIR1 header on the mainboard.

2. If you are adding an infrared port, connect the ribbon cable

from the port to the SIR1 header and then secure the port to an appropriate place in your system chassis.

Onboard LAN LED Connections

If you have a set indicator LEDs for the onboard LAN communication, you can connect the LED cable to the header J1.

Pins 1-2 are for Link LED. Pins 3-4 are for 10/100 Mbps mode LED, the onboard LAN run in 100 Mbps mode when the LED lit.

Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 Link LED 2 LED+ 3 LED+ 4 10/100 Mbps mode LED

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AGP1

CNR1

PCI5 PCI3 PCI1

PCI4 PCI2

Expansion Slots

This mainboard has one AGP, one CNR and five 32-bit PCI slots.

Follow the steps below to install a PCI/AGP/CNR expansion card.

1. Locate the CNR, AGP or PCI slots on the mainboard.

2. Remove the blanking plate of the slot from the system chassis.

3. Install the edge connector of the expansion card into the slot.

Ensure the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot.

4. Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system chassis with

a screw.

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WOL1

Wake On LAN (WOL)

If you have installed a LAN adapter expansion card, connect the card to the Wake On LAN connector WOL1. This allows incoming traffic to resume the system from a software power down. You need to enable this feature in the BIOS setup utility.

Header

Pin Signal 1 5VSB

2 GND 3 RIJ

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3: BIOS Setup Utility

Chapter 3

BIOS Setup Utility

Introduction

The BIOS Setup Utility records settings and information of your computer, such as date and time, the type of hardware installed, and various configuration settings. Your computer applies the information to initialize all the components when booting up and basic functions of coordination between system components.

If the Setup Utility configuration is incorrect, it may cause the system to malfunction. It can even stop your computer booting properly. If it happens, you can use the clear CMOS jumper to clear the CMOS memory which has stored the configuration information; or you can hold down the Page Up key while rebooting your computer. Holding down the clears the setup information.

You can run the setup utility and manually change the configuration. You might need to do this to configure some hardware installed in or connected to the mainboard, such as the CPU, system memory, disk drives, etc.

Page Up

key also

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Running the Setup Utility

Every time you start your computer, a message appears on the screen before the operating system loading that prompts you to “Hit <DEL>if you want to run SETUP”. Whenever you see this message, press the Delete key, and the Main menu page of the

Setup Utility appears on your monitor.

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY – VERSION 1.21.12

Standard CMOS Setup Advanced Setup Power Management Setup PCI / Plug and Play Setup Load Optimal Settings Load Best Performance Settings

Esc : Quit ↑ ↓ ← →: Select Item (Shift)F2 : Change Color F5 : Old Values F6 : Optimal values F7 : Best performance values F10 : Save&Exit

Features Setup CPU PnP Setup Hardware Monitor Change Password Exit

Standards COMOS setup for changing time, date, hard disk type, etc.

You can use the cursor arrow keys to highlight any of the options on the main menu page. Press Enter to select the highlighted option. To leave the setup utility, press the Escape key. To cycle through the Setup Utility’s optional color schemes hold down the

Shift key and press F2. Some of the options on the main menu page lead to tables of items

with installed values. In these pages, use the cursor arrow keys to highlight the items, and then use the PgUp and PgDn keys to cycle through the alternate values for each of the items. Other options on the main menu page lead to dialog boxes requiring you to answer Yes or No by hitting the Y or N keys.

If you have already made changes to the setup utility, press F10 to save those changes and exit the utility. Press F5 to reset the changes to the original values. Press F6 to install the setup utility with a set of default values. Press F7 to install the setup utility with a set of high-performance values.

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Sec Master : Auto On

Standard CMOS Setup Page

Use this page to set basic information such as the date, the time, the IDE devices, and the diskette drives. If you press the F3 key, the system will automatically detect and configure the hard disks on the IDE channels.

AMIBIOS SETUP – STANDARD CMOS SETUP

Date (mm/dd/yy) : Tue Jan 07, 2003 Time (hh/mm/ss) : 18:50:26 LBA Blk PIO 32Bit Type Size Cyln Head WPcom Sec Mode Mode Mode Mode

Pri Master : Auto Pri Slave : Auto

Sec Slave : Auto Floppy Drive A : 1.44 MB 3 1/2

Floppy Drive B : Not Installed

Month : Jan – Dec ESC : Exit Day : 01 – 31 ↑↓ : Select Item

Year : 1901 – 2099 PU/PD/+/- : Modify (Shift)F2 : Color F3 : Detect All HDD

Date & Time Pri Master

Pri Slave Sec Master Sec Slave

Floppy Drive A Floppy Drive B

Use these items to set the system date and time Use these items to configure devices connected to

the Primary and Secondary IDE channels. To configure an IDE hard disk drive, choose Auto. If the

Auto setting fails to find a hard disk drive, set it to User, and then fill in the hard disk characteristics

(Size, Cyls, etc.) manually. If you have a CD -ROM drive, select the setting CDROM. If you have an ATAPI device with removable media (e.g. a ZIP drive or an LS -120) select Floptical.

Use these items to set the size and capacity of the floppy diskette drive(s) installed in the system.

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Advanced Setup Page

Use this page to set more advanced information about your system. Take some care with this page. Making changes can affect the operation of your computer.

AMIBIOS SETUP – ADVANCED SETUP

Quick Boot Enabled 1st Boot Device Floppy

2nd Boot Device IDE-0 3rd Boot Device CD/DVD -0 Try Other Boot Devices Yes S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks Disabled BootUp Num -Lock On Floppy Drive Swap Disabled Floppy Drive Seek Disabled Password Check Setup Boot To OS/2>64MB No L2 Cache Enabled System BIOS Cacheable Enabled SDRAM Timing by SPD Enables SDRAM CAS# Latency 2.5 SDRAM Bank Interleave 2-Way AGP Mode 4X AGP Comp. Driving Auto Manual AGP Comp. Driving CB AGP Aperture Size 64MB

Quick Boot

1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device Try Other Boot

Device S.M.A.R.T. for

Hard Disks BootUp Num-

Lock Floppy Drive

Swap

If you enable this item, the system starts up more quickly be elimination some of the power on test routines.

Use these items to determine the device order the computer uses to look for an operating system to

load at start-up time. If you enable this item, the system will also search

for other boot devices if it fails to find an operating system from the first two locations.

Enable this item if any IDE hard disks support the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) feature.

This item determines if the Num Lock key is active or inactive at system start -up time.

If you have two diskette drives installed and you enable this item, drive A becomes drive B and drive B becomes drive A.

CLK Gen Spread Spectrum Disabled Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk Enabled

ESC : Quit F1 : Help PU/PD/+/ - : Modify F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color F6 : Load BIOS Defaults F7 : Load Setup Defaults

↑↓←→

: Select Item

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Floppy Drive Seek

Password Check

Boot to OS/2 > 64MB

L2 Cache

System BIOS Cacheable

SDRAM Timing by SPD SDRAM CAS# Latency

SDRAM Bank Interleave

AGP Mode

AGP Comp. Driving

If you enable this item, your system will check all floppy disk drives at start up. Disable this item unless you are using an old 360KB drive.

If you have entered a password for the system, use this item to determine, if the password is required to enter the Setup Utility (Setup) or required both at start-up and to enter the Setup Utility ( Always).

Enable this item if you are booting the OS/2 operating system and you have more than 64MB of system memory installed.

Leave these items enabled since all the processors that can be installed on this board have internal cache memory.

If you enable this item, a segment of the system BIOS will be cached to main memory for faster execution.

This item enables or disables the SDRAM timing defined by the Serial Presence Detect electrical.

This item determines the operation of SDRAM memory CAS (column address strobe). It is

recommended that you leave this item at the default value. The 2T setting requires faster memory that specifically supports this mode.

Enable this item to increase SDRAM memory speed. When enabled, separate memory banks are

set for odd and even addresses, and upcoming byte of memory is accessible while refreshing the current byte.

This item provides the OnBoard VGA mode with three options of 1,2, 4 multiplied frequency.

This item signals the auto or manual driving current on AGP cards. Some AGP cards need stronger driving current for operation. We recommend you set this item to be default value.

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Manual AGP Comp. Driving

AGP Aperture Size

CLK Gen Spread Spectrum Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk

This item decides the AGP current driving value while AGP Driving is set to Manual.

This option determines the effective size of the AGP Graphic Aperture, where memory -mapped graphic data structures are located.

This item enables the clock to generate spread spectrum.

When this item is enabled, BIOS will disable the clock signal of free DIMM/PCI slots.

Power Management Setup Page

This page sets some of the parameters for system power management operation.

AMIBIOS SETUP – POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

Power Management Enabled Hard Disk Time Out Stand By Suspend Time Out (Minute) Disabled LAN/Ring Power On Disabled Keyboard Power On Disabled Wake-Up Key Any Key Wake -Up Password N/A PowerOn by RTC Alarm Disabled

RTC Alarm Date 15 RTC Alarm Hour 12 RTC Alarm Minute 30 RTC Alarm Second 30

ACPI Aware O/S

Power Management

Hard Disk Time Out

This item supports ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power management Interface). Use this item

to enable or disable the ACPI feature. This item enables or disables a power

management scheme. If you enable power management, there are some options for you to decide the power management operation. Both APM and ACPI are supported.

This sets the timeout to power down the hard disk drive, if the time selected passes without any hard disk activity.

ACPI Aware O/S Yes

ESC : Quit F1 : Help PU/PD/+/ - : Modify F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color F6 : Load BIOS Defaults F7 : Load Setup Defaults

↑↓←→

: Select Item

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password

Suspend Time Out (Minute)

LAN/Ring Power On

Keyboard Power On Wake up key Wake up

PowerOn by RTC Alarm / Date / Hour / Minute / Second

This item sets up the timeout (minutes) for the Suspend mode. The computer will be a powersaving Suspend mode if the system has been inactive after the setup time

The system can be turned off with a software command. If you enable this item, the system can automatically resume if there is an incoming call on the Modem. You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature.

If you enable this item, system can automatically resume by pressing hot keys on the keyboard or typing in the password. You must enable the

Keyboard Power On jumper and use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature.

The system can be turned off with a software command. If y ou enable this item, the system can automatically resume at a fixed time based on the system’s RTC (realtime clock). Use the items

below this one to set the date and time of the wake-up alarm. You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature.

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PCI / Plug and Play Setup Page

This page sets some of the parameters for devices installed on the PCI bus and devices that use the system plug and play capability.

AMIBIOS SETUP – PCI / PLUG AND PLAY SETUP

Share Memory Size 32MB Primary Graphics Adapter PCI Allocate IRQ for PCI VGA Yes

PCI IDE BusMaster Disabled

Plug and Play Aware O/S

Share Memory Size

Primary Graphics Adapter

Allocate IRQ for PCI VGA

PCI ID E BusMaster

Enable this item if you are using an O/S that supports Plug and Play such as Windows 95 or

98. This item lets you allocate a portion of the main

memory for the onboard VGA display application with 8/16/32MB options.

This item indicates if the primary graphics adapter uses the PCI or the AGP bus. The default PCI setting still lets the onboard display work and allows the use of a second display card installed in a PCI slot.

If this item is enabled, an IRQ will be assigned to the PCI VGA graphics system. You set this value to No to free up an IRQ.

This item enables or disables the DMA under DOS mode. We recommend you to leave this item at the default value.

Plug and Play Aware O/S Yes

ESC : Quit F1 : Help PU/PD/+/ - : Modify F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color F6 : Load BIOS Defaults F7 : Load Setup Defaults

↑↓←→

: Select Item

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Load Optimal Settings

If you select this item and press Enter a dialog box appears. If you press Y, and then Enter, the Setup Util ity loads a set of fail-safe default values. These default values are not very demanding and they should allow your system to function with most kinds of hardware and memory chips.

Note: It is highly recommend that users enter this option to load optimal values for accessing the best performance.

Load Best Performance Settings

If you select this item and press Enter a dialog box appears. If you press Y, and then Enter, the Setup Utility loads a set of best -

performance default values. These default values are quite demanding and your system might not function properly if you are using slower memory chips or other low -performance components.

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Features Setup Page

This page sets some of the parameters for peripheral devices connected to the system.

AMIBIOS SET UP – FEATURES SETUP

OnBoard Serial PortA 3F8h/COM1 OnBoard IR Port Disabled OnBoard Parallel Port 378h

Parallel Port Mode ECP Parallel Port IRQ Parallel Port DMA 3 OnBoard Game Port 201h OnBoard MIDI Port 300h MIDI Port IRQ 10 OnBoard IDE Both Ethernet Device Enabled Audio Device Enabled Modem Device Auto USB Controller Enabled USB Device Legacy Support Disabled ThumbDrive Support For DOS Disabled

OnBoard FDC

OnBoard Serial PortA OnBoard IR Port

Onboard Parallel Port

Parallel Port Mode

Parallel Port IRQ

This item enables or disables the onboard floppy disk drive interface.

These items enable or disable the onboard COM1 serial port, and assign a port address.

This item enables or disables the Infrared port, and assigns a port address. If you select a specific address, the resources are assigned to the IR port, and you can use the five items below to determine the operat ion of the IR port

This item enables or disables the onboard LPT1 parallel port, and assigns a port address. The Auto

setting will detect and available address. This item decides the parallel port mode. You can

select SPP (Standard Parallel Port), ECP (Extended Capabilities Port), EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port), or ECP + EPP.

This item assigns either IRQ 5 or 7 to the parallel port.

OnBoard FDC Enabled

ESC : Quit Item

F1 : Help PU/PD/+/ - : Modify F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color

F6 : Load BIOS Defaults F7 : Load Setup Defaults

↑↓←→

: Select

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Parallel Port DMA

OnBoard Game Port

OnBoard MIDI Port/IRQ

MIDI Port IRQ OnBoard IDE

Ethernet Device

Audio Device

Modem Device

USB Controller

USB Device Legacy Support ThumbDrive Support for DOS

This item assigns a DMA channel to the parallel port. The options are 0, 1 and 3.

This item enables or disables the I/O address for the game port.

This item enables or disables the onboard MIDI port, and assigns a port address.

This item assigns IRQ 5 to the parallel port. This item enables or disables either or both of the

onboard Primary and Secondary IDE channels. This item enables or disables the onboard

Ethernet LAN. This item enables or disables the onboard AC’97

audio chip. This item enables or disables the onboard AC’97

modem chip. Enable this item to select the USB ports or

disable. This item enables the USB device, if you have

installed a USB device on the system board. Enable this item to make a small portion of

memory storage device for the USB ports.

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CPU PnP Setup Page

This page lets you manually configure the mainboard for the CPU. The system will automa tically detect the kind of CPU that you have installed and make the appropriate adjustments to the items on this page.

AMIBIOS SETUP – CPU PnP SETUP

-=CPU PnP Type=CPU Brand AMD K7 CPU Type Duron

CPU Frequency Auto SDRAM Frequency Auto

CPU Brand/Type

CPU / SDRAM Frequency

ESC : Quit F1 : Help PU/PD/+/ - : Modify F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color

F6 : Load Optimal values F7 : Load Best performance values

These items show brand and type of the CPU installed in your system.

These items decide frequency of the CPU/SDRAM installed in your system.

↑↓←→

: Select Item

3: BIOS Setup Utility

Hardware Monitor Page

This page sets some of the parameters for the hardware monitoring function of this mainboard.

AMIBIOS SETUP – HARDWARE MONITOR

*** System Hardware ***

ESC : Quit F1 : Help PU/PD/+/ - : Modify F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color F6 : Load BIOS Defaults F7 : Load Setup Defaults

↑↓←→

Vcore 1.616 V Vcc 2.5V 2.496 V Vcc 3.3V 3.392 V

Vcc 5 V 4.945 V +12V 12.032V

-12V - 12.000V SB5V 5.026 V VBAT 3.472 V

SYSTEM2 Fan Speed 0 RPM SYSTEM1 Fan Speed 0 RPM CPU Fan Speed 1318 RPM SYSTEM Temperature 39°C/102°F CPU Temperature 31°C/ 87°F

System / CPU Temperature FANs & Voltage Measurements

These items display CPU and system temperature measurement.

These items indicate cooling fan speeds in RPM and the various system volta ge measurements.

: Select Item

Change Password

If you highlight this item and press Enter, a dialog box appears which lets you enter a Supervisor password. You can enter no more than six letters or numbers. Press Enter after you have typed in the password. A second dialog box asks you to retype the password for confirmation. Press password is then required to access the Setup Utility or for that and at start-up, depending on the setting of the Password Check item in Advan ced Setup.

after you have retyped it correctly. The

Enter

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Change or Remove the Password

Highlight this item, press Enter and type in the current password. At the next dialog box, type in the new password, or just press Enter to disable password protection.

Exit

Highlight this item and press Enter to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility configuration and exit the program. When the Save and Exit dialog box appears, press Y to save and exit, or press N to exit without saving.

4: Software & Applications

Chapter 4

About the Software CD - ROM

The support software CD-ROM that is included in the mainboard package contains all the drivers and utility programs needed to

properly run the bundled products. Below you can find a brief description of each software program, and the location for your mainboard version. More information on some programs is available in a README file, located in the same directory as the software.

Note: Never try to install software from a folder that is not

specified for use with your mainboard.

Before installing any software, always inspect the folder for files named README.TXT, INSTALL.TXT, or something similar. These files may contain important information that is not included in this manual.

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Utility Software Reference

All the utility software available on the CD-ROM is W indows compliant. It is provided only for the convenience of customers. The following software is furnished under license and may only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of the license.

Note: The software in these folders is subject to change at anytime

without prior notice. Please refer to the support CD for available software.

AMI Flash Memory Utility

This utility enables you to erase the system BIOS stored on a Flash Memory chip on the mainboard, and lets you copy an updated version of the BIOS to the chip. Proceed with caution when using this program. If you erase the current BIOS and fail to write a new BIOS, or write a new BIOS that is incorrect, your system will malfunction. Refer to Chapter 3, Using BIOS for more information.

PC-CILLIN 2002

The PC-CILLIN software program provides anti-virus protection for your sy stem. This program is available for Windows XP/2000/ME/98SE and Windows NT. Be sure to check the readme.txt and install the appropriate anti -virus software for your operating system.

We strongly recommend users to install this free anti-virus software to help protect your system against viruses.

Note: Update your virus software regularly to protect against new

viruses.

MediaRing Talk – Telephony Software

To install the MediaRing Talk voice modem software for the builtin modem, run MRTALK-SETUP72.EXE from the follo wing

directory:

\UTILITY\MEDIARING TALK

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Super Voice – Fax/Modem Software

To install the Super Voice voice, fax, data communication application for use with the built-in fax/modem, run PICSHELL.EXE from the following directory:

\UTILITY\SUPER VOICE

PageABC

The PageABC application software enables you to create your own home page. To install the PageABC, run SETUP.EXE from the

following directory: \UTILITY \PageABC

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