Mercury PVT800X7 User Manual

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Trademarks

IBM, VGA, and PS/2 are registered trademarks of International Business
Machines.
Intel, Pentium/II/III, Pentium 4, Celeron and MMX are registered trademarks of
Intel Corporation.
Microsoft, MS-DOS and Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP are registered trade­marks of Microsoft Corporation.
AMI is a trademark of American Megatrends Inc.
It has been acknowledged that other brands or product names in this User’s
Guide are trademarks or the properties of their respective owners.

Static Electricity Precautions

1. Don’t take this motherboard and components out of their original static­proof package until you are ready to install them.

2. While installing, please 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. Carefully hold this motherboard by its edges. Do not touch those
components unless it is absolutely necessary. Put this motherboard on
the top of static-protection package with component side facing up
while installing.

Pre-Installation Inspection

1. Inspect this motherboard whether there are any damages to components
and connectors on the board.

2. If you suspect this motherboard has been damaged, do not connect
power to the system. Contact your motherboard vendor about those
damages.

Copyright © 2005

All Rights Reserved

PVT800X7 Series, V1.0

January 2005

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Table of Content s

Trademark............................................................................................................i

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

Key Features .................................................................................................................... 1

Package Contents ........................................................................................................... 4

Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation .............................................................. 5

Motherboard Components ............................................................................................ 6

I/O Ports .......................................................................................................................... 7

Installing the Processor ................................................................................................. 7

Installing Memory Modules .......................................................................................... 9

Jumper Settings ............................................................................................................10

Install the Motherboard ............................................................................................... 11

Connecting Optional Devices ..................................................................................... 1 2

Install Other Devices ....................................................................................................14

Expansion Slots ............................................................................................................16

Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility ....................................................................... 18

Introduction ..................................................................................................................18

Running the Setup Utility ...................................................…………………………...18

Standard CMOS Setup Page .......................................................................................19

Advanced Setup Page ..................................................................................................20

Features Setup Page ....................................................................................................2 1

Power Management Setup Page ................................................................................23

PCI/Plug and Play Setup Page ..................................................................................24

BIOS Security Features Setup Page ...........................................................................24

CPU PnP Setup Page ..................................................................................................25

Hardware Monitor Page ..............................................................................................26

Load Optimal Defaults ................................................................................................26

Save Changes and Exit ................................................................................................ 26

Discard Changes and Exit ...........................................................................................26

Chapter 4: Software & Applications ..............................................................27

Introduction ..................................................................................................................27

Installing Support Software ........................................................................................ 2 7

Bundled Software Installation ....................................................................................29

Hyper-Threading CPU .................................................................................................30

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Notice:

1 Owing to Microsoft’s certifying schedule is various 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.
Just 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 success fully execute certain USB

devices’ connection because it could not recognize these devices.

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Chapter 1 Introduction

This motherboard has a LGA775 socket for latest Intel Pentium 4/Celeron D
processors with Hyper-Threading Technology and Front-Side Bus (FSB)
speeds up to 800/533 MHz. Hyper-Threading Technology, edsigned to take
advantage of the multitasking features in Windows XP, gives you the power to
do more things at once.

This motherboard integrates the VIA PT800CE Northbridge along with
VT8237R Southbridge that supports the Serial ATA interface for high­performance and mainstream desktop PCs; the built-in USB 2.0 providing higher
bandwidth, implementing Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2.0
and is compliant with UHCI 1.1 and EHCI 1.0.

It supports 6-channel AC’97 Audio Codec and provides one IDE Ultra DMA
133/100/66 channel. It has one 8X AGP, one CNR (Communications and
Networking Riser), and five 32-bit PCI slots. There is a full set of I/O ports
including two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard, one serial port, one parallel
port, one LAN port (optional), three audio jacks for micropone, line-in and line­out, and four back-panel USB 2.0 ports. Onboard USB headers provide extra
ports by connecting the extended USB module to the motherboard.

It is an ATX motherboard and has power connectors for an ATX power supply.

Key Features

The key features of this motherboard include:

LGA775 Socket Processor Support

• Supports the latest Intel Pentium 4/Celeron D Series processors

with Hyper-Threading Technology

• Supports up to 800/533 MHz Front-Side Bus

Note: Hyper-Threading technology enables the operating system into

thinking it’s hooked up to two processors, allowing two threads to be
run in parallel, both on separate ‘logical’ processors within the same
physical processor.

Chipset

There are VIA PT800CE Northbridge and VT8237R Southbridge in the
chipsets in accordance with an innovative and scalable architecture with proven
reliability and performance.

• Defines Highly Integrated Solutions for Performance PC Desktop

Designs—High performance Northbridge with 800/533 MHz Front Side
Bus for Pentium 4 plus AGP 8X/4X external bus; Combines with VIA
VT8237 V -Link Southbridge for integrated 10/100 LAN, Audio, Serial­ATA, ATA-133 IDE, LPC and eight USB2.0 ports.

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• High Performance CPU Interface—Supports Intel 800/533/400 MHz

FSB Pentium 4 and Pentium M processors.

• Full Featured Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Controller —AGP v3.0

compliant with 8X/4X transfer mode.

• Advanced High-Performance DDR SDRAM Controller —Supports

DDR400/333/266 with 2.5V SSTL-2 DRAM Interface; supports 4
unbuffered or registered double-sided DIMMs and up to 16 GBytes of
physical memory.

• High Bandwidth 1 GB/sec “Ultra V-Link” Host Controller —Supports

66 MHz, 4X and 8X transfer modes, Ultra V-Link Host interface with
1 GB/sec total bandwidth.

• Advanced System Power Management Support – ACPI 1.0B and PCI

Bus Power Management 1.1 compliant.

• PCI to system memory data streaming up to 132Mbyte/sec (data sent to

north bridge via high speed Ultra V -Link interface)

• PCI-2.2 compliant, 32-bit 3.3V PCI interface with 5V tolerant inputs

• Support five PCI slots of arbitration and decoding for all integrated

functions and LPC bus.

• Dual Channel Serial ATA/RAID Controller—Complies with Serial ATA

Specification Revision 1.0

Memory Support

• Two 184-pin 2.5V DIMM sockets for DDR SDRAM memory modules

• Supports DDR 400/333/266 memory bus

• Maximum installed memory is 2GB

Expansion Slots

• One 8X AGP slot

• Five 32-bit PCI slots for PCI 2.2-compliant bus interface

• One Communications and Networking Riser (CNR) slot

Onboard IDE channels

• Two IDE connectors

• Supports PIO (Programmable Input/Output) and DMA (Direct Memory

Access) modes

• Supports IDE Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 133/100/

66 MB/sec

Serial AT A

• Two Serial ATA Connectors

• Transfer rate exceeding best ATA (~150 MB/s) with scalability to higher

rates

• Low pin count for both host and devices

AC’97 Audio Codec

• Compliant with AC’97 2.3 specification

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• 16-bit Stereo full-duplex CODEC with independent and variable

sampling rate

• Support for 3.3v digital, 5v analog power supply and low power

consumption management

• Three analog line-level stereo inputs with 5-bit volume control:

LINE_IN, CD, AUX

• Front-Out, Surround-Out, MIC-In and LINE-In Jack Sensing

• Two analog line-level mono input

• Standard 48-Pin LQFP

Onboard I/O Ports

• Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard

• One serial port

• One parallel port

• One LAN port (optional)

• Four back-panel USB2.0 ports

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

Fast Ethernet LAN (optional)

••

••

• 100Base-TX/10Base-T Physical Layer Solution

• Dual Speed - 100/10 Mbps

• 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 1.0

• 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, up to
eight functional ports

• Support PCI-Bus Power Management Interface Specification release 1.1

• Legacy support for all downstream facing ports

BIOS Firmware

This motherboard uses AMI BIOS that enables users to configure many system
features including the following:

• Power management

• Wake-up alarms

• CPU parameters and memory timing

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• CPU and memory timing

The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock
speeds.

Dimensions

• ATX form factor of 305 x 220 mm

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

Package Contents

Y our motherboard package ships with the following items:

 The motherboard
 The User’s Guide
 One diskette drive ribbon cable (optional)
 One IDE drive ribbon cable
 The Software support CD

Optional Accessories

Y ou can purchase the following optional accessories for this motherboard.

 The Extended USB module
 The CNR v .90 56K Fax/Modem card
 The Serial ATA cable
 The Serial AT A power cable

Note: You can purchase your own optional accessories from the third party,

but please contact your local vendor on any issues of the specification
and compatibility.

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Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation

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

 Identify the motherboard components
 Install a CPU
 Install one or more system memory modules
 Make sure all jumpers and switches are set correctly
 Install this motherboard in a system chassis (case)
 Connect any extension brackets or cables to headers/connectors on the

motherboard

 Install peripheral devices and make the appropriate connections to

headers/connectors on the motherboard

Note:

1. Before installing this motherboard, make sure jumper JP3 is under
Normal setting. See this chapter for information about locating JP3
and the setting options.

2. Never connect power to the system during installation; otherwise, it
may damage the motherboard.

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Motherboard Components

ITEM LA BEL COM PONENTS COL OR

1CPU_FAN

CPU Fan connector(4-pin)

WHITE

2CPU Socket

LGA775 Socket for Intel Pentium 4/
Celeon D process ors

WHITE

3 DDR1/2

184-pin DDR SDRAM sockets

PURPLE

4IDE1

Primary IDE connector

BLUE

5IDE2

Sceondary IDE connector

WHITE

6 SATA1/2

Serial ATA connectors

BLACK

7 USB2/3

Front Panel USB headers

YELLOW

8JP3

Clea r CMOS ju mper

RED

9SPK1

Speaker header

LIME

10 SW1

Front Panel Sw itch/LED header

COLOR

11 SYSFAN1

System Fan connector

WHITE

12 FDD1

Floppy Disk Drive connec tor

WHITE

13 CNR1

CNR sl o t

BROWN

14 IR1

Infrared header

BLACK

15 PCI 1-5

32-bit PCI slots

WHITE

16 CD1

Analog Audio Input header

BLACK

17 AGP1

AGP slot

ORANGE

18 AUDIO1

Front Panel Audio header

PURPLE

19 ATX1

Standard 20-Pin ATX Pow er connector

WHITE

20 PJ1

Standard 4-Pin ATX Power c onnec tor

WHITE

15

16

17

18

19

14

13

8

9

10

12 1 1

7

5

6

2

1

3

4

IO PORTS

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I/O Ports

This is a side view of the built-in I/O ports on the motherboard.

Installing the Processor

This motherboard has a LGA775 Socket for the latest Intel Pentium4 /
Celeron D processors. When choosing a processor, consider the performance

requirements of the system. Performance is based on the processor design, the
clock speed and system bus frequency of the processor, and the quantity of
internal cache memory and external cache memory.

PS/2 M ouse

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

PS/2 Keyboard

Use the low e r PS/2 port to connect a PS/2
keyboard.

Par a lle l Port (LP T1)

Use the Par a llel port to connect printers or other
parallel c ommunications devices.

Serial Port (C OM 1)

Use the COM port to connect serial devices such
as mice or fax /modems. COM1 is identified by the
system as COM1.

LAN Port (optional)

Connect an RJ-45 jack to the LAN port to connect
your c omputer to the Network.

USB Po rt s

Use the USB ports to connect USB devices.

Audio Ports

Use these three audio jacks to connect audio
devices. The firs t jack is for stereo Line-In signal,
the second jack f or stereo Line-Out signal, and the
third jack for Microphone.

PS2
mouse

PS2
keyboard

Parallel port (LPT1)

Serial port (COM1)

USB ports

USB ports

(optional)
LAN port

Line-in

Line-out

Microphone

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CPU Installation Procedure

Follow these instructions to install the CPU:

A. Unload the cap

• Use thumb & forefinger to hold the

lifting tab of the cap.

• Lift the cap up and remove the cap

completely from the socket.

B. Open the load plate

• Use thumb & forefinger to hold the

hook of the lever, pushing down and
pulling aside unlock it.

• Lift up the lever.

• Use thumb to open the load plate.

Be careful not to touch the contacts.

C. Install the CPU on the socket

• Orientate CPU package to the socket.

Make sure you match triangle marker
to pin 1 location.

D. Close the load plate

• Slightly push down the load plate onto

the tongue side, and hook the lever.

• CPU is locked completely.

LGA775 Socket

pin1

1

CPU_FAN

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E. Apply thermal grease on top of the CPU.
F. Fasten the cooling fan supporting base

onto the CPU socket on the
motherboard.

G. Make sure the CPU fan is plugged to
the CPU fan connector. Please refer to
the CPU cooling fan user’s manual for
more detail installation procedure.

Note1:To achieve better airflow rates and heat dissipation, we suggest that
you use a high quality fan with 3800 rpm at least. CPU fan and
heatsink installation procedures may vary with the type of CPU fan/
heatsink supplied. The form and size of fan/heatsink may also vary.
Note2:The fan connector supports the CPU cooling fan of 1.1A~2.2A (26.4W
max.) at +12V.

Installing Memory Modules

This motherboard accommodates two 184-pin 2.5V DIMM sockets (Dual Inline
Memory Module) for unbuffered DDR 400/333/266/200 memory modules
(Double Data Rate SDRAM), and maximum 2.0 GB installed memory.

DDR SDRAM is a type of SDRAM that supports data transfers on both edges
of each clock cycle (the rising and falling edges), effectively doubling the memory
chip’s data throughput. DDR DIMMs can synchronously work with 400/333/
266/200 MHz memory and provide 3.2 GB/s, 2.7 GB/s, 2.1 GB/s and 1.6 GB/s
data transfer rate.

DDR1 DDR2

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Jumper Settings

Connecting two pins with a jumper cap is SHORT; removing a jumper cap from
these pins, OPEN.

Memory Module Installation Procedure

These modules can be installed with up to 2 GB system memory. Refer to the
following to install the memory module.

1. Push down the latches on both sides of the DIMM socket.

2. Align the memory module with the socket. There is a notch on the
DIMM socket that you can install the DIMM module in the correct
direction. Match the cutout on the DIMM module with the notch on
the DIMM socket.

3. 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.

4. Install any remaining DIMM modules.

JP3

1

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Function Jumper

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

JP3: Clear CMOS Jumper

Use this jumper to clear the contents of the CMOS memory. You may need to
clear the CMOS memory if the settings in the Setup Utility are incorrect and
prevent your motherboard from operating. To clear the CMOS memory,
disconnect all the power cables from the motherboard and then move the jumper
cap into the CLEAR setting for a few seconds.

Note: To avoid the system unstability after clearing CMOS, we recommend

users to enter the main BIOS setting page to “Load Optimal De-faults”
and then “Save Changes and Exit”.

Install the Motherboard

Install the motherboard in a system chassis (case). The board is an ATX size
motherboard. You can install this motherboard in an ATX case. Make sure your
case has an I/O cover plate matching the ports on this motherboard.

Install the motherboard in a case. Follow the case manufacturer’s instructions to
use the hardware and internal mounting points on the chassis.

J1

ATX1

SYSFAN1

1

1

SW 1

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Pin Signal

1Vcc5
2NC
3GND
4SPKR

Connect the power connector from the power supply to the ATX1 connector on
the motherboard. PJ1 is a +12V connector for CPU Vcore power.

If there is a cooling fan installed in the system chassis, connect the cable from the
cooling fan to the SYSFAN1 fan power connector on the motherboard.

Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the SW1 header.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 HD_LED_P( +) 2 FP PWR/SLP( +)
3 HD_LED_N(-) 4 FP PWR/SLP(-)
5 RESET_SW_N( - ) 6 POWER_SW_P(+)
7 RESET_SW_P(+) 8 POWER_SW_N( - )
9 RSVD_DNU 10 KEY

Connecting Optional Devices

Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard’s optional
devices:

1

USB2

1

USB3

SPK1

1

IR1

1

AUDIO1

1

SPK1: Speaker Header

Connect the cable from the PC speaker to the SPK1 header on the motherboard.

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AUDIO1: Front Panel Audio Header

This header allows the user to install auxiliary front-oriented microphone and
line-out ports for easier access.

USB2/USB3: Front panel USB Header

The motherboard has USB ports installed on the rear edge I/O port array.
Additionally, some computer cases have USB ports at the front of the case. If
you have this kind of case, use auxiliary USB headers USB2/USB3 to connect
the front-mounted ports to the motherboard.

1. Locate the USB2/USB3 header on the motherboard.

2. Plug the bracket cable onto the USB2/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.

IR1: Infrared Port

The infrared port allows the wireless exchange of information between your
computer and similarly equipped devices such as printers, laptops, Personal
Digital Assistants (PDAs), and other computers.

1. Locate the infrared port-IR1 header on the motherboard.

2. If you are adding an infrared port, connect the ribbon cable from the
port to the IR1 header and then secure the port to an appropriate
place in your system chassis.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 AUD_MIC 2 AUD_GND
3 AUD_MIC_BIA S 4 AUD_VCC
5 AUD_FPOUT_R 6 AUD_RET_R
7HP_ON 8KEY
9 AUD_FPOUT_L 10 AUD_RET_L

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 V ERG_FP_USBPWR0 2 VERG_FP_USBPWR0
3 USB_FP_P0(-) 4 USB_FP_P1(-)
5 USB_FP_P0(+) 6 USB_FP_P1(+)
7 GROUND 8 GROUND
9 KE Y 10 US B _FP_OC0

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1NC2KEY
3 Vcc5 4 GND
5 IRTX 6 IRRX

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Install Other Devices

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

Floppy Disk Drive

The motherboard 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 FDD1.

IDE Devices

IDE devices include hard disk drives, high-density diskette drives, and CD-ROM
or DVD-ROM drives, among others.

The motherboard 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.

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 motherboard.

FDD1

1

1

IDE2

1

IDE1

SAT A1

SAT A2

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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 motherboard. If you have two devices on the cable, one must be Master
and one must be Slave.

Serial AT A Devices

The Serial AT A (Advanced Technology Attachment) is the standard interface
for the IDE hard drives, which is designed to overcome the design limitations
while enabling the storage interface to scale with the growing media rate demands
of PC platforms. It provides you a faster transfer rate of 150 MB/s. If you have
installed a Serial ATA hard drive, you can connect the Serial ATA cables to the
Serial ATA hard drive or the connecter on the motherboard.

On the motherboard, locate the Serial ATA connectors SATA1-2, which support
new Serial ATA devices for the highest data transfer rates, simpler disk drive
cabling and easier PC assembly.

It eliminates limitations of the current Parallel ATA interface, but maintains
register compatibility and software compatibility with Parallel ATA.

Analog Audio Input Header

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

When you first start up your system, the BIOS should automatically detect
your CD-ROM/DVD drive. If it doesn’t, enter the Setup Utility and configure
the CD-ROM/DVD drive that you have installed. On the motherboard, locate
the 4-pin header CD1.

1

CD1

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Pin Signal

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

Here is a list of header CD1 pin assignments.

Expansion Slots

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

PCI2

CNR1

AGP1

PCI1

PCI3

PCI4

PCI5

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

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

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.

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

8X/4X AGP Slot

You can install a graphics adapter that supports the 8X/4X AGP specification
and has a 8X/4X AGP edge connector in the AGP slot.

CNR Slot

Y ou can install the CNR (Communications and Networking Riser) cards in this
slot, including LAN, Modem and Audio functions.

PCI Slots

You can install the 32-bit PCI interface expansion cards in the slots.

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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 Page Up key also clears the
setup information.

Y ou 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
motherboard, such as the CPU, system memory, disk drives, etc.

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.

You can use cursor arrow keys to highlight anyone of options on the main menu
page. Press Enter to select the highlighted option. Press the Escape key to leave
the setup utility. Press +/-/ to modify the selected field’s values.

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

V02.56 (C) 1985-2004, American Megatrends, Inc.

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit
F1: General Help F9: Optimized Defaults

CMOS SETUP UTILITY – Copyright (C) 1985-2004, American Megatrends, Inc

Standard CMOS Setup
Advanced Setup
Features Setup
Power Management Setup
PCI / Plug and Play Setup
BIOS Security Features

CPU PnP Setup
Hardware Monitor
Load Optimal Defaults
Save Changes and Exit
Discard Changes and Exit

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Some options on the main menu page lead to tables of items with installed values
that you can use cursor arrow keys to highlight one item, and press

++

++

+ and

--

--

-

keys to cycle through alternative values of that item. The other options on the
main menu page lead to dialog boxes requiring your answer OK or Cancel by
selecting the [OK] or [Cancel].

If you have already changed the setup utility, press F10 to save those changes
and exit the utility. Press F1 to display a screen describing all key functions.
Press F9 to install the setup utility with a set of default values.

Standard CMOS Setup Page

This page displays a table of items defining basic information about your
system.

Date & Time

These items set up system date and time.

Primary IDE Master/Primary IDE Slave/Secondary IDE Master/Secondary
IDE Slave

Use these items to configure devices connected to the Primary/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.

Floppy A/Floppy B

These items set up size and capacity of the floppy diskette drive(s) installed in
the system.

CMOS SETUP UTILITY – Copyright (C) 1985-2004, American Megatrends, Inc.

Standard CMOS Setup

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit
F1: General Help F9: Optimized Defaults

System Time 00:004:12
System Date Thu 05/06/2004

Primary IDE Master Not Detected
Primary IDE Slave Not Detected
Secondary IDE Master Not Detected
Secondary IDE Slave Not Detected

Floppy A 1.44 MB 3 1/2
Floppy B Disabled

Help Item

User [Enter], [TAB] or [SHIFT- TAB] to
select a field.
Use [+] or [-] to configure system
time.

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Advanced Setup Page

This page sets up more advanced information about your system. Handle this
page with caution. Any changes can affect the operation of your computer.

Quick Boot

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

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Boot Device/2nd Boot Device/3rd Boot Device

Use these items to determine the device order the computer uses to look for an
operating system to load at start-up time.

Try Other Boot Device

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.

BootUp Num-Lock

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

AGP Apreture Size

This item defines the size of aperture if you use a graphic adapter.

DRAM Timing

This item allows you to enable or diable the DRAM timing defined by the Serial
Presence Detect electrical.

Auto detect DIMM/PCI Clock

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

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Advanced Setup

Help Item

Allows BIOS to skip
certain tests while booting.
This will decrease the time
needed to boot the system.

Quick Boot
1st Boot Device
2nd Boot Device
3rd Boot Device
Try Other Boot Device
Bootup Num-Lock
AGP Aperture Size
DRAM Timing
Auto Detect DIMM/PCI C1K
Spread Spectrum
Hyper Threading Technology
Max CPUID Value Limit
DRAM Driving
Execute Disable Bit

Enabled
PM- Maxtor 6Y060P0
SS- MATSHITA CR-58
1st FLOPPY DRIVE
Yes
On
64 MB
Auto BY SPD
Enabled
Disabled
Enabled
Disabled
Normal
Disabled

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Spread Spectrum

If you enable spread spertrum, it can significantly reduce the EMI (Electro­Magnetic interface) generated by the system.

Hyper-Threading Technology

You can set “Disabled” or “Enabled” to control HT CPU support in O.S. Set
“Enabled” to test HT CPU function.

Max CPUID Value Limit

You can use Prescott CPU and LGA-775 CPU when this item is enabled, and
there will be a normal NT4.0 installation; otherwise, the automatic restarting will
occur while installing.

DRAM Driving

The default value is “Normal”. If the system is unstable while using some DDR
SDRAMs, you may select “High” option.

Execute Disable Bit

It allows the processor to classify areas in memory by where application code
can execute and where it cannot. When a malicious worm attempts to insert code
in the buffer, the processor disables code execution, preventing damage or worm
propagation. Replacing older computers with Execute Disable Bit-enabled
systems can halt worm attacks, reducing the need for virus related repairs.

Features Setup Page

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

OnBoard Floppy Controller

Use this item to enable or disable the onboard floppy disk drive interface.

Serial Port1 Address

Use this item to enable or disable the onboard COM1/2 serial port, and to assign
a port address.

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Features Setup

Help Item

Allows BIOS to Enable or
Disable Floppy Controller.

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit
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Enabled
3F8/IRQ4
Disabled
378
ECP
DMA3
IRQ7
Both
Enabled
Enabled
Auto
Enabled
Enabled
Disabled

OnBoard Floppy Controller
Serial Port1 Address
OnBoard IR Port
Parallel Port Address
Parrllel Port Mode
ECP Mode DMA Chnnel
Parallel Port IRQ
OnBoard PCI IDE Controller
OnBoard SATA-IDE
Audio Device
Modem Device
Ethernet Device
OnBoard USB Function
USB Function For DOS

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OnBoard IR Port

Use this item to enable or disable the onboard infrared port, and to assign a port
address.

Parallel Port Address

Use this item to enable or disable the onboard Parallel port, and to assign a port
address.

Parallel Port Mode

Use this item to set the parallel port mode. You can select ECP (Extended
Capabilities Port).

ECP Mode DMA Channel

Use this item to assign a DMA channel to the parallel port.

Parallel Port IRQ

Use this item to assign IRQ to the parallel port.

OnBoard PCI IDE Controller

Use this item to enable or disable both of the onboard Primary and Secondary
IDE channels.

OnBoard SATA-IDE

Use this item to enable or disable the onboard IDE channel.

Audio Device

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

Modem Device

This item enables or disables the onboard Modem.

Ethernet Device

This item enables or disables the onboard Ethernet LAN.

OnBoard USB Function

Enable this item if you plan to use the USB ports on this motherboard.

USB Function For DOS

Enable this item if you plan to use the USB ports on this motherboard in a DOS
environment.

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Power Management

Use this item to enable or disable a power management scheme. If you enable
power management, you can use the items below to set the power management
operation. Both APM and ACPI are supported.

Suspend Time Out

This sets the timeout for Suspend mode in minutes. If the time selected passes
without any system activity, the computer will enter power-saving Suspend
mode.

Resume On RTC Alarm/Date/Hour/Minute/Second

The system can be turned off with a software command. If you 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.

LAN/Ring Power On

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,
or traffic on the network adapter. You must use an ATX power supply in order
to use this feature.

Keyboard Power On/W ake-Up Key

If you enable this item, system can automatically resume by pressing any keys,
hot or power key on the keyboard, or typing in the password. You must use an
ATX power supply in order to initiate this feature.

Power Management Setup Page

This page sets some parameters for system power management operation.

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Power Management Setup

ACPI Aware O/S
Power Management
Suspend Time Out
Resume On RTC Alarm
LAN/Ring Power On
Keyboard Power On
Wake-Up Key

Help Item

Enable / Disable
ACPI support for
Operating System.
Enable: If OS supports
ACPI.
Disable: If OS does not
support ACPI.

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit
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Yes
Enabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled

Any Key

ACPI Awar e O/S

This item supports ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power management
Interface). Use this item to enable or disable the ACPI feature.

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Primary Graphics Adapter

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

Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA

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.

PCI IDE BusMaster

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

PCI / Plug and Play Setup Page

This page sets up some parameters for devices installed on the PCI bus and
those utilizing the system plug and play capability.

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PCI / Plug and Play Setup

Primary Graphics Adapter AGP
Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes
PCI IDE BusMaster Disabled

Help Item

Option
PCI
AGP

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Supervisor Password

This item indicates whether a supervisor password has been set. If the password
has been installed, Installed displays. If not, Not Installed displays.

BIOS Security Features Setup Page

This page helps you install or change a password.

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BIOS Security Features

Security Settings

Supervisor Password : Not Installed

Change Supervisor Password Press Enter
Password Check Setup

Help Item

Install or Change the
password.

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit
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Manufacturer

This item shows the brand of CPU installed in your system.

Ratio Status

This item shows the Locked/ Unlocked ratio status of CPU installed in your
system.

CPU Over-clocking Func.

This item decides the CPU over-clocking function installed in your system. If
the over-clocking fails, please turn off the system power. And then, hold the
PageUp key (similar to the Clear CMOS function) and turn on the power, the
BIOS will resume the safe deault.

CPU Frequency

This item shows the frequency of CPU installed in your system.

DRAM Frequency

This item shows the frequency of DRAM installed in your system.

CPU PnP Setup Page

This page helps you manually configure the mainboard for the CPU. The system
will automatically detect the type of installed CPU and make the appropriate
adjustments to the items on this page.

Change Supervisor Password

You can select this option and press <Enter> to access the sub menu. You can
use the sub menu to change the supervisor password.

Password Check

This item enables users to choose the time when the system will perform
password check.

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CPU PnP Setup

Help Item

Options

: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit
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Manufacturer
Ratio Status

CPU Over-clocking Func.

CPU Frequency

DRAM Frequency

: Intel
: Locked

: Disabled

: 200 MHz

: Auto

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Hardware Monitor Page

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

CPU/System Temperature

These items display CPU and system temperature measurement.

FANs & Voltage Measurements

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

Load Optimal Defaults

This option opens a dialog box to ask if you are sure to install optimized
defaults or not. You select [OK], and then <Enter>, the Setup Utility loads all
default values; or select [Cancel], and then <Enter>, the Setup Utility does not
load default values.

Note: It is highly recommend that users enter this option to load optimal default

values for accessing the best performance.

Save Changes and Exit

Highlight this item and press <Enter> to save the changes that you have made in
the Setup Utility configuration. When the Save Changes and Exit dialog box
appears, select [OK] to save and exit, or [Cancel] to return to the main menu.

Discard Changes and Exit

Highlight this item and press <Enter> to discard any changes that you have made
in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility. When the Discard Changes and
Exit dialog box appears, select [OK] to discard changes and exit, or [Cancel] to
return to the main menu.

Note: If you have made settings that you do not want to save, use the

“Discard Changes and Exit” item and select [OK] to discard any
changes you have made.

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Hardware Monitor Setup

*** System Hardware Monitor***
Vcore 1.280V
Vdimm 2.576V
Vivdd 1.520V
Vcc5V 4.954V
SB3V 3.184V
SB5V 4.945V
VBAT 3.184V
CPU FAN Speed 4440 RPM
SYSTEM FAN Speed 0 RPM
CPU Temperature 72°C/161°F
SYSTEM Temperature 32°C/89°F

Help Item

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Chapter 4 Software & Applications

Introduction

This chapter describes the contents of the support CD-ROM that comes with
the motherboard package.

The support CD-ROM contains all useful software, necessary drivers and
utility programs to properly run our products. More program information is
available in a README file, located in the same directory as the software.

To run the support CD, simply insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. An
Auto Setup screen automatically pops out, and then you can go on the auto­installing or manual installation depending on your operating system.

If your operating system is Windows 2000/XP, it will automatically install all
the drivers and utilities for your motherboard; if Windows NT or manual
installation, please follow the instructions described as the Installing under
Windows NT or Manual Installation section.

Installing Support Software

1 Insert the support CD-ROM disc in the CD-ROM drive.
2 When you insert the CD-ROM disc in the system CD-ROM drive,

the CD automatically displays an Auto Setup screen.

3 The screen displays three buttons of Setup, Browse CD and Exit on

the right side, and three others Setup, Application and ReadMe at
the bottom. Please see the following illustration.

The Setup button runs the software auto-installing program as explained in next
section.

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The Browse CD button is a standard Windows command that you can check the
contents of the disc with the Windows 98 file browsing interface.

The Exit button closes the Auto Setup window. To run the program again,
reinsert the CD-ROM disc in the drive; or click the CD-ROM driver from the
Windows Explorer, and click the Setup icon.

The Application button brings up a software menu. It shows the bundled
software that this mainboard supports.

The ReadMe brings you to the Install Path where you can find out path names
of software driver.

Auto-Installing under Windows 2000/XP

If you are under Windows 2000/XP, please click the Setup button to run the
software auto-installing program while the Auto Setup screen pops out after
inserting the support CD-ROM:

1 The installation program loads and displays the following screen.

Click the Next button.

2 Select the items that you want to setup by clicking on it (the default

options are recommended). Click the Next button to proceed.

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3 The support software will automatically install.

Once any of the installation procedures start, software is automatically installed
in sequence. You need to follow the onscreen instructions, confirm commands
and allow the computer to restart as few times as needed to complete installing
whatever software you selected. When the process is finished, all the support
software will be installed and start working.

Installing under Windows NT or Manual Installation

If you are under Windows NT, the auto-installing program doesn’t work out; or
you have to do the manual installation, please follow this procedure while the
Auto Setup screen pops out after inserting the support CD-ROM:

1 Click the ReadMe to bring up a screen, and then click the Install Path

at the bottom of the screen.

2 Find out your mainboard model name and click on it to obtain its

correct driver directory.

3 Install each software in accordance with the corresponding driver

path.

Bundled Software Installation

All bundled software available on the CD-ROM is for users’ convenience. You
can install bundled software as follows:

1 Click the Application button while the Auto Setup screen pops out

after inserting the support CD-ROM.

2 A software menu appears. Click the software you want to install.
3 Follow onscreen instructions to install the software program step by

step until finished.

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Hyper-Threading CPU

While you are in Windows Task Manager, please push down ctrl+Alt Del keys.
A dual CPU appears in the CPU Usage History&Device Manager under WinXP.

Note: Hyper-Threading Function only works under WINXP Operating System;

therefore, disable it under other Operating System.