P4X4-ALH
Mainboard Manual
Socket 478 DDR333 ATX Mainboard
Version 1.x
UM-P4X4-ALH-E1
Rev 1.0V
Creation Date: 02 August 2002
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Package Checklist
This package contains the following items:
®
, MS-DOS®, WindowsTM, Windows®95 and Windows®98 are
®
PentiumTM4 is a
• Mainboard
• User’s manual
• One IDE cable
• One 34-pin floppy disk drive cable
• One 4 CH out cable
• One Driver Utility CD
If any of these items are damaged or missing, please contact your
dealer or sales representative for assistance.
Technical Support
If you require additional information or assistance during installation
please contact your dealer. Your dealer will be able to provide the latest information.
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Table Of Contents
Chapter 1:- Introduction
1.1. Mainboard and PC 99 ATX External Connector Layout ...............................5
1.2. Overview .......................................................................................................6
1.2.1. The P4X4-ALH Mainboard ................................................................... 6
1.2.2. Mainboard Dimensions ..........................................................................6
1.2.3. Environmental Limitations ......................................................................6
1.3. Features and Specifications ......................................................................... 6
1.4. System Health Monitor Functions ................................................................9
1.5. System Intelligence ......................................................................................9
Chapter 2:- Hardware Installation
2.1. Installation Checklist ...................................................................................10
2.2. Installation Steps .........................................................................................11
2.3. Expansion Slots, Jumpers and Internal Connectors ...................................12
2.4. CPU, Memory and Expansion Slots ..............................................................13
2.4.1. Installation of the CPU ..........................................................................13
2.4.2. Memory Modules ..................................................................................13
2.4.3. PCI Slots ..............................................................................................14
2.4.4. AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Slot ......................................................14
2.5. Internal Connectors .....................................................................................15
2.5.1. Floppy Disk Drive Connector ..................................................................15
2.5.2. Primary and Secondary IDE Connectors ..................................................15
2.5.3. Infrared Connector (Optional) ................................................................15
2.5.4. CPU Fan and Chassis Fan Connectors .....................................................16
2.5.5. ATX Power Supply Connectors ...............................................................16
2.5.6. CD-IN/AUX-IN Connector .......................................................................17
2.5.7. WOL (Wake-On-LAN) Connector ............................................................17
2.5.8. S/PDIF Connector (Optional) .................................................................17
2.5.9. USB3, USB4, USB5, USB6 Connectors ....................................................18
2.5.10. Front Audio Connector ..........................................................................18
2.5.11. 4 CH OUT ............................................................................................19
2.6. System Panel Buttons and LED Connectors ................................................20
2.6.1. PW: Power On / Off and External Suspend Switch Connector ....................20
2.6.2. SL: Sleep LED Connector .......................................................................20
2.6.3. HL: IDE HDD LED Connector .................................................................20
2.6.4. RS: Reset Button Connector ...................................................................20
2.7. Speaker and Power LED Connectors ...........................................................21
2.7.1. Speaker Connector ................................................................................21
2.7.2. Front Panel Power LED ..........................................................................21
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2.8. External Connectors .....................................................................................21
2.8.1. PS/2 Keyboard Connector ......................................................................21
2.8.2. PS/2 Mouse Connector ..........................................................................21
2.8.3. Serial Port Connectors ...........................................................................21
2.8.4. Parallel Port Connector ..........................................................................22
2.8.5. Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports .............................................................22
2.8.6. Audio/Game Connector .........................................................................22
2.8.7. RJ-45 (LAN Port) Connector ...................................................................22
2.9. Jumper Settings ...........................................................................................23
2.9.1. JP1: Keyboard Power ............................................................................23
2.9.2. JP3: USB 1, 2 Power ............................................................................23
2.9.3. JP5: CPU Clock .....................................................................................23
2.9.4. JP8: Check 1.5V AGP ............................................................................24
2.9.5. JP9: Clears CMOS .................................................................................24
Chapter 3:- Managing The PC BIOS
3.1. Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility ............................................................... 25
3.2. Main Menu .................................................................................................25
3.3. Standard CMOS Setup ...............................................................................26
3.4. Advanced BIOS Features ...........................................................................28
3.5. Advanced Chipset Features .......................................................................31
3.6. Integrated Peripherals ..............................................................................34
3.7. Power Management Setup ........................................................................ 38
3.8. PNP/PCI Configuration ............................................................................. 41
3.9. PC Health Status ........................................................................................42
3.10. Frequency/Voltage Control .......................................................................43
3.11. Load Fail-Safe Defaults / Load Optimized Defaults .................................44
3.11.1. Load Fail-Safe Defaults .......................................................................44
3.11.2. Load Optimized Defaults .....................................................................44
3.12. Set Supervisor Password and User Password ..........................................45
3.12.1. Set Supervisor Password .....................................................................45
3.12.2. Set User Password .............................................................................45
3.13. Save & Exit Setup/Exit Without Saving ...................................................46
3.13.1. Save & Exit Setup ..............................................................................46
3.13.2. Exit Without Saving ............................................................................46
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Introduction
Chapter 1
Chapter 1
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1.1. Mainboard and PC 99 ATX External Connector Layout
CN36:
S/PDIF
(Optional)
CN12: IR
(Optional)
CN39: Front Audio
CN21: CD-IN
CN45: AUX-IN
CN46: 4 CH OUT
CN15-A: ATX
CN15-D: AUX12V
CN15-B: ATX12V
PC 99 ATX External Connector
CN16:
WOL
PCI 6
PCI 5
PCI 4
PCI 3
PCI 2
PCI 1
CN17:
Chassis
Fan
CN13:
CPU Fan
CPU
Socket
DIMM1
DIMM2
DIMM3
SPK
PWRLED
CN30: USB3
CN31: USB4
CN32: USB5
CN38: USB6
CN9: IDE1
CN8: FDC
System Panel and
Power LED Connectors
CN10: IDE2
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PC 99 ATX External Connector
CN35: LAN
CN5: LPT
CN18: GAME
CN2: M/S
CN1: K/B
CN6: USB1
CN7: USB2
CN3: COM1
CN4: COM2
SPK-OUT / FRONT SPK-OUT
LINE-IN
MIC-IN
1.2. Overview
1.2.1. The P4X4-ALH Mainboard
The P4X4-ALH mainboard is a Pentium™ 4 DDR platform. Onboard it provides three DDR DIMM slots (support up to DDR333), six USB2.0 ports, six PCI
slots and one 1.5V 4X/8X AGP slot. There are also two fan connectors (for additional thermal protection) and three power supply connectors. Additionally, it
comes with Onboard Audio (AC’97 6-channel), Onboard LAN [VIA VT6103
(PHY)] and WOL (Wake-On-LAN) connector that enables it to be “woken up”
from a soft-off power state when it receives a signal from the LAN. Other onboard connectors include CD-IN, AUX-IN and Front Audio connectors etc.
1.2.2. Mainboard Dimensions
Width 305 mm
Length 230 mm
1.2.3. Environmental Limitations
Operating Temperature: 10°C to 40°C (50°F to 104°F)
Required Airflow: 50 linear feet per minute across the CPU
Storage Temperature: -40°C to 70°C (-40°F to 158°F)
Humidity: 0 to 90% non-condensing
Altitude: 0 to 10 000 feet
1.3. Features and Specifications
Processor
The P4X4-ALH mainboard supports Intel
Chipsets
Northbridge Southbridge I/O Chipset
VIA P4X400 VIA VT8235 (CD) Winbond W83697HF
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Pentium™ 4 Socket 478 CPUs.
Introduction
CPU Switching Voltage Regulator
The mainboard is equipped with a switching voltage regulator that automatically detects a DC power supply from +1.10V to +1.85V.
System Memory
The mainboard uses Double Data Rate Dual Inline Memory Modules (DDR
DIMM). Each mainboard has three 184-pin DIMM sockets which support 2.5V
(power level) single-sided or double sided PC1600 (DDR200), PC2100
(DDR266) or PC2700 (DDR333) DDR DIMM modules. The maximum memory
supported by the mainboard is 3 GB.
Expansion Slots
The mainboard is equipped with six dedicated PCI slots and one 1.5V 4X/8X
AGP slot.
Onboard Audio Features
The mainboard supports Microsoft DirectSound/DirectSound 3D and AC97 Full
Duplex.
Onboard LAN Features
The mainboard comes with Onboard LAN [VIA VT6103 (PHY)].
WOL (Wake-On-LAN) Port
The mainboard supports Wake-On-LAN functionality.
Word Size
Data Path: 8-bit, 16-bit, 32-bit, 64-bit
Address Path: 32-bit
Front Side Bus Frequency (FSB)
The Front Side Bus Frequency (FSB) clock is 400/533 MHz.
BIOS
• Award BIOS, Windows 95/98 Plug and Play (PnP) compatible
• Supports SCSI sequential boot-up
• 2 Mb flash ROM for easy BIOS upgrades
• Supports DMI2.0 function
Desktop Management Interface (DMI)
The mainboard comes with DMI 2.0 built into the BIOS. The DMI utility in the
BIOS will automatically record different information about your system
configuration and store this information in the DMI pool, which is a part of the
system board's Plug and Play BIOS. DMI, along with the appropriately
networked software, is designed for easy inventory, maintenance and the
simplified troubleshooting of computer systems.
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USB2.0 Ports
USB allows data exchange between your computer and a wide range of
simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals. The mainboard is
equipped with six USB (version 2.0) connectors. USB1 and USB2 are external
connectors. They can be found on the PC 99 ATX connector. The other USB
connectors are internal connectors and can be used to connect other USB
devices. (Cables for the internal connectors are sold separately).
Please note that the PIN assignment of the internal USB 2.0 connectors (CN30,
CN31, CN32 and CN38) are follow the specifications of Intel standard.
Connectors
• Two IDE connectors (support ATA 33/66/100/133)
• One Floppy Drive connector supports up to two 2.88 MB floppy drives
• One 20-pin ATX power supply connector
• One 2x2 ATX 12V power supply connector
• One 1x4 AUX12V power supply connector
• Two fan connectors
• One CD-IN connector
• One AUX-IN connector
• One WOL (Wake-On-LAN) connector
• One Front Audio connector
• One 4-Channel out connector
• One S/PDIF connector (optional)
• One IR connector (optional)
ATX Double Deck Ports (PC 99 color-coded connectors)
• Two USB2.0 ports
• Two external DB-9 serial port connectors: COM 1, COM 2 (UART)
• One SPP/ECP/EPP DB-25 parallel port
• One mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port
• One mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port
• One GAME port
• One LAN port (RJ-45) connector
• Three audio jacks: SPK-OUT/FRONT SPK-OUT, LINE-IN and MIC-IN
PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
• Two PCI IDE interfaces support up to four IDE devices.
• This mainboard supports ATA 33/66/100/133 hard drives.
• PIO Mode 3 and Mode 4 Enhanced IDE (data transfer rate up to
16.6MB/sec.).
• Bus mastering reduces CPU utilization during disk transfer.
• Supports ATAPI CD-ROM, LS-120 and ZIP.
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1.4. System Health Monitor Functions
The mainboard is capable of monitoring the following health conditions of your
system:
1. Processor temperature. It has an overheat alarm.
2. VCORE/3.3V/5V/12V/-12V voltages and failure alarm.
3. Processor and chassis fan speeds. It has a failure alarm for these fans.
4. Read back capability that displays temperature, voltage and fan speed.
Hardware Monitoring System Utility
The mainboard comes with the Hardware Monitoring System utility contained
on the CD. It is capable of monitoring the system’s hardware conditions such
as the temperature of the processor, voltage, and the speed of both the CPU
and chassis fans. You are allowed to manually set a range to the items being
monitored. If the values are over or under the set range a warning message
will automatically pop up. We recommend that you use the Default Settings,
which are the ideal settings that will maintain the system in a good working
condition. To install this utility, please insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive.
The auto run screen (Driver Utility) will automatically appear. Click the Hardware Monitoring button, choose the chipset, model number and the OS that is
installed. Please refer to the CD “Readme” file for further installation instructions.
Note: Only use this utility in Windows operating systems.
1.5. System Intelligence
Dual Function Power Button
Depending on the setting in the Soft-Off By Power-Button field of the Power
Management Setup, this switch allows the system to enter the Soft-Off or
Suspend mode.
RTC Timer to Power-on the System
The RTC installed on the system board allows your system to automatically
power-on at a set date and time.
Wake-On-LAN Ready
The Wake-On-LAN function allows the network to remotely wake up a Soft
Power Down (Soft-Off) PC. Your LAN card must support the remote wakeup
function. The 5V SB power source of your power supply must be at least
720mA.
ACPI Ready
The mainboard is designed to meet the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and
Power Interface) specification. ACPI has energy saving features that support
OS Direct Power Management (OSPM) for round the clock PC operation.
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Chapter 2
Chapter 2
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2.1. Installation Checklist
The following is a checklist of all the expansion slots, jumpers and connectors
that should be configured on your mainboard before you can run your PC.
Installation Checklist
Expansion Slots and Sockets
CPU Socket
DIMM Slots
PCI Slots
AGP Slot
CN8
CN9
CN10
CN12
CN13
CN15-A
CN15-B
CN15-D
CN16
CN17
CN21
CN30/31
CN32/38
CN36
CN39
CN45
CN46
Intel® Pentium™ 4 Socket 478 CPU
Three 184-pin Slots
Six 32-bit PCI Slots
One 1.5V 4X/8X Accelerated Graphics Port Slot
Internal Connectors
Floppy Drive Connector
Primary IDE
Secondary IDE
Infrared
CPU Fan
ATX Power Supply
ATX 12V Power Supply
Auxiliary ATX 12V Power Supply
Wake-On-LAN Connector
Chassis Fan
CD Audio In
Universal Serial Bus 3/4
Universal Serial Bus 5/6
Sony Phillips Digital Interface
Front Audio Connector
Auxiliary In Connector
4 CH OUT
FDC
IDE1
IDE2
IR (optional)
CPU Fan
ATX
ATX12V
AUX12V
WOL
FAN2
CD-IN
USB3/4
USB5/6
S/PDIF (optional)
Front Audio
AUX-IN
4-Channel Audio Out
External Connectors
CN1
CN2
CN3
CN4
“Optional”: These are manufacturing options.
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PS/2 Keyboard Connector
PS/2 Mouse Connector
Serial Port 1
Serial Port 2
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K/B
M/S
COM1
COM2
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Installation Checklist (Continued)
CN5
CN6
CN7
CN18
CN35
Parallel Port
Universal Serial Port 1
Universal Serial Port 2
Audio/GAME Port
RJ-45 (LAN) Connector
LPT
USB1
USB2
AUDIO/GAME
LAN
Speaker and Power LED Connectors
PW
SL
HL
RS
Power On/Off and Suspend Switch Connector
Standby LED Connector
HDD LED Connector
Reset Button Connector
Speaker and Power LED Connectors
PWRLED
SPK
Power LED
Speaker Connector
Jumpers and Switches
JP1
JP3
JP5
JP8
JP9
K/B Power
USB1,2 Power
CPU Clock
Check 1.5V AGP (optional)
Clear CMOS
2.2. Installation Steps
You need to complete the following installation steps before you can use your
PC.
• Check and set the mainboard settings;
• Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU);
• Install the memory modules;
• Install the expansion cards;
• Connect the ribbon cables, panel wires and power supply;
• Setup the system BIOS.
Before you start installing your mainboard we strongly recommend
that you use a grounded anti-static mat. We further recommend
that you attach an anti-static wristband, which is grounded at the
same location as the mat, to your wrist.
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2.3. Expansion Slots, Jumpers and Internal Connectors
1
JP1
JP3
1
1
CN13: FAN1
CPU
CN15-D: AUX12V
CN15-B: ATX12V
CN15-A: ATX
VIA
P4X400
JP5
DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3
CN39: Front Audio
1
1
CD-IN
AUX-IN
1
6
1
CN46:
4 CH OUT
1
IR
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JP8
1
CN16 WOL
AGP 4X/8X Slot
PCI 1
PCI 2
VIA
VT8235
PCI 3
System Panel Buttons
PCI 4
PCI 5
CN38:USB6
CN32:USB5
and LED Connectors
1
JP9
1 1
CN27: FAN2
PCI 6
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CN10: IDE2
1
CN31:USB4
CN30:USB3
PWR LED
Speaker
CN8: FDC
CN9: IDE1
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2.4. CPU, Memory and Expansion Slots
2.4.1. Installation of the CPU
To install your processor, please complete the following set of instructions:
1. Locate a small dot marked on the top of the CPU. This mark indicates Pin
of the CPU.
2. Locate Pin 1 for the Socket on the mainboard.
3. There is a lever on the side of the socket. First push this lever sideways
and then lift it to a 90-degree angle.
4. Insert the CPU into the Socket. Please make sure that Pin 1 for the CPU is
inserted into Pin 1 of the Socket.
5. When the CPU is installed correctly push the lever back into place.
6. Install a proper heat sink with cooling fan for proper heat dissipation.
Failing to install a heat sink with cooling fan may cause overheating which
will burnout your CPU and damage your mainboard.
IMPORTANT: CPU COOLING FAN
Please ensure that you have an approved heat sink with cooling fan. Without a
proper heat sink with cooling fan
CPU.
2.4.2. Memory Modules
The mainboard has three 184-pin DDR DIMM slots which are located on the
right-hand side of the board. To install the DIMM’s into these slots, make
sure the white lever at each side of the slot has been pulled down to an angle
of approximately 45°. Make sure that the DIMM is in the correct orientation.
Place the DIMM on the slot and push down firmly.The white levers will come
back up and lock the module in place.
you will damage both the mainboard and the
Supports 128 MB, 256 MB, 512 MB and 1 GB technologies for x8 and x16 devices.
Top View of a 184-pin DIMM Slot
52 pins 40 pins
Important: The DIMM’s can only be fitted into the slots in one orientation.
Make sure that the DIMM’s are in the correct orientation and the pins are correctly aligned before you insert them.
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NOTE: “Out Of Memory” Error Message
If you have installed more than 512 MB of RAM and are running Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows 98 or Windows 95 you may experience memory problems. Two symptoms of these problems are being unable to run
an MS-DOS session while you are running Windows or the computer may stop responding while Windows is starting.
There are three possible solutions to this problem:
1) Reduce the amount of memory Vcache uses to 512 MB or less by altering the Max-
FileCache setting in the System.ini file.
2) Use the System Configuration Utility to reduce the amount of memory Windows
uses to 512 MB or less.
3) Reduce the memory installed on your computer to 512 MB or less.
This problem can also occur if an Advanced Graphic Port (AGP) video adapter is used.
2.4.3. PCI Slots
The mainboard comes with six PCI slots. They are located on the left-hand
side of the board. Both PCI and PCI expansion cards may require IRQ’s. This
mainboard complies with Plug and Play (PnP) specifications. Whenever a PnP
compliant card is added the system will automatically be configured and the
IRQ’s will be assigned automatically.
Top View of a 32-bit PCI Slot
11 pins 49 pins
2.4.4. AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Slot
AGP is a dedicated bus slot. It operates at 66 MHz and transfers data at a rate
up to 533 MB(8x). This allows 3D applications to run more smoothly. The
mainboard comes with a 1.5V AGP slot which is able to support 4x/8X AGP
cards.
Top View of an AGP Slot
21 pins 41 pins
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2.5. Internal Connectors
2.5.1. Floppy Disk Drive Connector
Connector: CN8 (FDC)
Type: 34 pin block
The FDC connector can support two floppy drives. It is located at the front of
the mainboard. To connect, use the ribbon cable that has been provided. Make
sure that the red strip is connected to Pin 1 of the connector.
Top View of a Floppy
Disk Drive Connector
2.5.2. Primary and Secondary IDE Connectors
Connector: CN9 (IDE1)/CN10 (IDE2)
Type: 40 pin block
The mainboard has two IDE connectors: a primary and secondary. Each IDE
connector can support two IDE drives. The mainboard each can therefore support up to four IDE devices. If you install two hard drives, you need to configure the second drive to Slave mode in the BIOS setup. Please refer to your
hard drive manual for the appropriate jumper settings.
Pin 1
2.5.3. Infrared Connector (Optional )
Connector: CN12 (IR)
Type: 5 pin
The IR connector supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving
module. Please make sure the Pin 1 location.
Top View of an IR Connector
1 5V DC
2 No Connection
3 IR Reciever
4 Ground
5 IR Transmitter
Pin 1
20 pins
17 pins
Top View of an
IDE Connector
Front View of an IR Connector
IR Receiver
5V DC
Ground
IR Transmitter
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2.5.4. CPU Fan and Chassis Fan Connectors
Connector: CN13 (FAN1)/CN17 (FAN2)
Type: 3 pin
The cooling fans must be connected to their respective power connectors. If
you have installed the hardware-monitoring feature you will be able to monitor
the rotating speed of the CPU cooling fan in your Windows operating system.
Top View of a Fan Connector Front View of a Fan Connector
1 Ground
2 +12V DC
Fan Signal
3 Fan Signal
2.5.5. ATX Power Supply Connectors
+12V DC
Ground
Connector: CN15-A/CN15-B/CN15-D
Type: 20 pin block/2x2 12V/1x4 AUX12V
The mainboard comes with three onboard power supply connectors labeled
CN15-A, CN15-B and CN-15D. CN15-A and CN15-B are regular ATX12V power
supply connectors. CN15A and CN15D are regular ATX power supply connectors. The auxiliary power supply connector (CN15-D) is for a +12V and +5V
power supply. These increased power supplies are necessary to provide extra
power for the slot. The ATX 12V power supplies are all downward compatible
with standard ATX power supplies.
ATX Connectors Pin Assignments
CN15-A CN15-B
Pin 1 +3.3VDC Pin 11 +3.3VDC Pin 1 COM
Pin 2 +3.3VDC Pin 12 -12VDC Pin 2 COM
Pin 3 COM Pin 13 COM Pin 3 +12VDC
Pin 4 +5VDC Pin 14 PS_ON# Pin 4 +12VDC
Pin 5 COM Pin 15 COM
Pin 6 +5VDC Pin 16 COM
Pin 7 COM Pin 17 COM Pin 2 COM
Pin 8 PWR_OK Pin 18 -5VDC Pin 3 COM
Pin 9 +5VSB Pin 19 +5VDC Pin 4 +5VDC
Pin 10 +12VDC Pin 20 +5VDC
CN15-D
Pin 1 +12VDC
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2.5.6. CD-IN/AUX-IN Connector
Connector: CN21 (CD-IN)/CN45 (AUX-IN)
Type: 4 pin un-housed
The mainboard has one CD-IN connector and one AUX-IN connector. The CDIN connector is used to connect the CD ROM audio out and allows the system
to receive audio input from the CD ROM. The AUX-IN connector allows the
system to receive signals from other audio devices like a radio or tape.
Top View of a CD/AUX-IN
Connector
1 Left Channel CD/AUX-IN
2 Ground
3 Ground
4 Right Channel CD/AUX-IN
2.5.7. WOL (Wake-On-LAN) Connector
Connector: CN16 (WOL)
Type: 3 pin
The mainboard has a WOL (Wake-On-LAN) connector. This connector must be
connected to a LAN card that has Wake-On-LAN (WOL) output. This connector
powers up the system when a wakeup packet or signal is received through the
LAN card.
In order to use the WOL LAN card to trigger the power on the PC system, the
switching power supply must have the ability to provide a driving current of at
least 720 mA and be connected to a “5V standby” voltage.
Front View of a CD/AUX-IN
Connector
Left Channel
CD-IN/
AUX-IN
Ground
Right Channel
CD-IN/
AUX-IN
Ground
Top View of a WOL Connector Front View of a WOL Connector
Ground
1 5V_SB
2 Ground
3 WOL
5V_SB
WOL
2.5.8. S/PDIF Connector (Optional)
Connector: CN36 (S/PDIF)
Type: 4 pin un-housed
The Sony Phillips Digital Interface, S/PDIF, connector is a digital interface that
can be used to improve the quality of the sound output from your system.
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2.5.9. USB3, USB4, USB5, USB6 Connectors
Connector: CN30 (USB 3)/CN31 (USB 4)/CN32 (USB5)/CN38 (USB6)
Type: 5 pin
You already have two USB2.0 ports available, USB1 and 2 (see external connectors). The internal USB connectors allow you to add on an optional kit to
expand the total number of USB ports available. The mainboard has four internal USB2.0 connectors (CN30/CN31/CN32/CN38). This enables you to use an
extra four USB devices. Cable for these additional connectors needs to be purchased separately.
Note: The PIN assignment of the internal USB 2.0 connectors (CN30, CN31,
CN32 and CN38) are follow the specifications of Intel standard.
Top View of USB Ports Front View of USB Ports
USB3/5 USB4/6
1 VCC 2 VCC
3 Data-
5 Data+
7 Ground
2.5.10. Front Audio Connector
4 Data-
6 Data+
8 Ground
10 NC
7 Ground
USB3/5
5 Data +
3 Data -
1 VCC
8 Ground
10 NC
USB4/6
6 Data +
4 Data -
2 VCC
Connector: CN39 (Front Audio)
Type: 10 pin
This connector is designed to be used with a Front-Utility Panel. The utility
panel was developed so that a user is able to bring the speaker out, microphone in connectors to the front of their PC. This makes things like plugging in
speakers and earphones much less troublesome.
Front Audio Connector
Pin
8
10
9
7
2
1
5
3
6
4
1 MIC-IN (Left) 2 Ground
3 MIC-IN (Right) 4 NC
5 LINE-OUT R 6 NC
7 NC 8 Key
9 LINE-OUT L 10 NC
Pin
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2.5.11. 4-Channel OUT Connector
Connector: CN46 (4 CH OUT)
Type: 6 pin
This mainboard has the capability of 5.1 channel sound surrounded function,
specifically sound effect that is destined for DVD or DTS home entertainment
playback. In order to fully get the sound surrounded effect, this connector has
to be used together with the Audio portion of the PC 99 ATX external connector on the mainboard. Special audio cable for this connector is attached.
Please refer the following drawings or schematics to have the right connection
for your sound systems.
4 CH OUT Connector
1 2
3 4
5 6
Pin
1 Rear Left Channel 2 Rear Right Channel
3 Ground 4 Ground
5 Center
Audio Cable for 4 CH OUT Connector
Cable
Rear Left & Rear Right Jack
Center & LFE (Woofer) Jack
Bracket
Rear Left & Rear Right Jack
Center & LFE (Woofer) Jack
Bracket
Pin
6
LFE (WOOFER)
Speakers connection for
5.1 channel sound systems
on P4X4-ALH mainboard.
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2.6. System Panel Buttons and LED Connectors
The following System Panel Buttons and
LED Connectors (2 x 4 pins) can be
found at the front of the mainboard on
the left hand side.
PW= Power On/Off and Suspend Switch
Connector
RS: Reset Control
HL: +5V DC Pull Up
SL: Signal Pin
PW:+5V DC Pull Up
Ground
Ground
Ground
Ground
SL = Sleep LED Connector
HL = HDD LED Connector
RS = Reset Button Connector
PIN 1
Top View of the System Panel
and LED Connectors
2.6.1 PW: Power On/Off and External Suspend Switch Connector
The Power On/Off connector has two functions. It can be the Power Switch or
Suspend Switch of your PC system. You can either choose “Delay 4 Sec” or
“Instant OFF” .
Option 1:
tion of “PW” will be:
A. When the system power is "OFF", press this switch, the system will
power on.
B. When system power is "ON”, you can select two different modes: -
Mode 1: Press and hold the Power ON button for less than 4 seconds and then
release it. The system will be turned into Suspend mode (turned into the
GREEN mode) When the system is in the Suspend mode:
Mode 2:
system will be completely powered off.
Option 2: If you choose “Instant OFF.” In the BIOS CMOS Setup, the power
switch will operate like a normal ON / OFF Power button.
2.6.2. SL: Sleep LED Connector
When lighted, the LED indicates that the AC power is ON but your system is
switched OFF. When unlighted, the LED indicates that either the AC power is
OFF/Unconnected or the system is switched ON.
2.6.3. HL: IDE HDD LED Connector
Any read and write activity by the HDD will turn this LED on.
2.6.4. RS: Reset Button Connector
If you connect this connector, you will be able to reset you computer by pressing the reset button at the front of the chassis.
If you choose “
Delay 4 Sec.
” In the BIOS CMOS Setup, the func-
Press the Power on button (less than 4 seconds), the system will return
to Full-ON mode.
Press and hold the Power On Button for more than 4 seconds, the system will be powered off.
Press and hold the Power ON button for more than 4 seconds, the
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2.7. Speaker and Power LED Connectors
2.7.1. Speaker Connector (SPKR)
Connect your chassis speaker to this
four-pin connector. It allows you to hear
systems beeps and warnings sound.
2.7.2. Front Panel Power LED
The chassis power LED connector can be
connected to the four-pin connector.
When you turn your system on, this LED
will also be turned on.
(PWRLED)
PIN 1
PIN 1
+5V DC
+5V DC
Top View of the Speaker and
SPKR
Speaker
Signal
Ground
PWRLED
Speaker
Signal
Ground
Speaker
Signal
NC
Power LED Connectors
2.8. External Connectors
2.8.1. PS/2 Keyboard Connector
Connector: CN1 (K/B)
Type: 6 pin female
This connector only supports a PS/2 keyboard plug. If you have a standard AT
size (large DIN) keyboard plug, you need to use a mini DIN adapter.
2.8.2. PS/2 Mouse Connector
Connector: CN2 (M/S)
Type: 6 pin female
This connector only supports a PS/2 mouse plug. If a PS/2 mouse is detected then IRQ 12 will be directed to CN2.
2.8.3. Serial Port Connectors
Connector: CN3 (COM 1)/CN4 (COM2)
Type: 9 pin male
One serial port is available for a mouse and
other serial devices. (I/O addresses used are
3F8H/2F8H/3E8H/2E8H and IRQ3/IRQ4,
selected by CMOS setup.)
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2.8.4. Parallel Port Connector
Connector: CN5 (LPT)
Type: 25 pin female.
This parallel port is used by printers
which support the SPP, EPP and ECP
modes IRQ7 or IRQ5 can be selected. The
ECP mode will use either DMA 3 or DMA 1
(which can be selected by the BIOS setup
program).
2.8.5. Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports
Connector: CN6 (USB 1)/CN7 (USB 2)
Type: 4 pin female
Two USB ports are available for connecting
USB devices. The mainboard is also
equipped with an expansion connector that
supports two additional USB external
connectors. (The USB cable is not included
in the package).
2.8.6. Audio/Game Connector
SPK-OUT/Front SPK-OUT
MIC-IN
LINE-IN
Connector: CN18
Type: 15 pin female
The Audio/Game port connector is a
dual purpose connector. It can either be
used to connect a joystick to the computer for game participation, or it can
be used to attach an external MIDI device. All these motherboards have 3D
audio interfaces onboard.
USB 2
USB 1
2.8.7. RJ-45 (LAN Port) Connector
Connector: CN35 (LAN)
The mainboard comes with onboard
10/100 Mb Fast Ethernet Network.
The RJ-45 connector allows you to
easily connect to a Local Area Network (LAN) through a network hub.
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2.9. Jumper Settings
Jumpers are built on the mainboard to allow the user flexibility to configure the
mainboard settings to meet their specific requirements. The mainboard comes
with five jumpers, three 3-pin and two 2-pin jumper. When there is no
jumper cap inserted into the jumper it is called “OPEN.” When a cap is inserted
into the jumper it is known as a “SHORT.” Below are examples of short settings or open settings on a jumper.
Two-Pin Jumper
Open Short
2.9.1. JP1: Keyboard Power
Type: 3 pin (K/B Power)
Default: Pin 1 and Pin 2 Short
This jumper allows you to Power On your system using your mouse or keyboard. If you short Pin 1 and Pin 2 then the “Keyboard/Mouse Wakeup”
function will be disabled. If Pin 2 and Pin 3 are short then the “Keyboard/
Mouse Power On” function will be enabled. If you choose to enable this option then you need to enable the POWER ON field in the Power Manage-
ment Setup - IRQ/Event Activity Detect Menu of the BIOS setup.
2.9.2. JP3: USB1, USB2 Power
Type: 3 pin
Default: Pin 1 and Pin 2 Short
This jumper allows you to select the voltage that is supplied to USB1 and
USB2. You have two choices: 5 V (pin 1 and pin 2 short) or standby 5 V (pin 2
and pin 3 short). Some USB devices may not follow the standard USB power
specifications. If you are using such a device it may unstable. If you do experience problems try to change the setting on Pin 2 and Pin 3. This might help
solve this problem.
2.9.3. JP5: CPU Clock
Type: 2 pin
Default: Short
If this jumper is short, the mainboard will automatically detect the CPU clock
speed FSB 400 MHz or 533MHz. If this jumper is open then the FSB will be
forced to be 533 MHz.
SHORT Pin 1/Pin 2 Pin 2/Pin 3
Three-Pin Jumper
PIN: 1 2 3 PIN: 1 2 3
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2.9.4. JP8: Check 1.5V AGP (otional)
Type: 2 pin
Default: Open
This jumper can be used to check if your AGP card is 1.5V or 3.3V. If you open
this jumper then the system will check to see what type of AGP card you are
using. If a 3.3V card is detected your system will not boot.
Note: The jumper must be made Open after the AGP card has been inserted
into the slot. If this jumper remains Short the system will boot with both a
1.5V and 3.3V AGP card.
Warning: if you are using a 3.3V AGP card you may damage your system.
2.9.5. JP9: Clear CMOS
Type: 3 pin
Default: Pin 1 and Pin 2 Short
If you have made an improper setting in the BIOS setup and your computer is
not functioning, or if you have forgotten your password, you can use this
jumper to clear the CMOS memory and to reconfigure your system.
To clear the CMOS, please follow these instructions:
1. Turn the system power off and unplug your computer;
2. Insert the jumper cap on Pin 2 and Pin 3 for 3 ~ 5 seconds;
3. Pull out the jumper cap and replace it on Pin 1 and Pin 2;
4. Turn your PC on and run the BIOS setup program.
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Chapter 3
Chapter 3
Chapter 3
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Managing the PC BIOS
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Managing the PC BIOS
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Managing the PC BIOS
3.1. Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Once you have installed the mainboard you still need to setup the BIOS before
you can run your PC. The EEPROM on the mainboard stores the AWARD BIOS
CMOS Setup Utility, which allows you to configure your system. When you
want to configure or make any changes to the configuration of your system
BIOS you must run the BIOS CMOS Setup Utility.
GETTING STARTED
Every time you start your computer, the system provides you with an opportunity to run the BIOS CMOS Setup Utility. As soon as you turn on your system,
press the <Delete> button to activate the BIOS CMOS Setup Utility.
If your computer finishes the POST (Power-On-Self-Test) the BIOS CMOS
Setup Utility will not be activated. If your computer completes the POST you
need to restart the system to activate the BIOS CMOS Setup Utility. To restart
the system, you can either turn the power off, press the reset button on your
chassis or press the <Ctrl> + <Alt> + <Delete> button. In all three cases the
system will restart and, to activate the BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, you must immediately press the <Delete> button.
3.2. Main Menu
Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
4Standard CMOS Features 4Frequency/Voltage Control
4Advanced BIOS Features
4Advanced Chipset Features
4Integrated Peripherals
4Power Management Setup
4PNP/PCI Configuration
4PC Health Status Exit Without Saving
Esc : Quit ← ↑ ↓ → : Select Item
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Time, Date, Hard Disk Type ...
Note! BIOS software is continuously updated therefore the BIOS menus and
the descriptions that are given in this manual are for reference purposes only.
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Navigation Keys
You will notice a legend bar at the bottom of the main menu. The keys in this
legend bar show you how to navigate through the setup menus. The table below lists the control keys with their corresponding functions:
Control Key Function
Up Arrow
Down Arrow
Left Arrow
Right Arrow
Enter
F1
Esc key
PgUp(-)/PgDn(+)
F5
F7
F10
Moves to the previous item.
Moves to the next item.
Moves to the item on the left.
Moves to the item on the right.
Selects the desired item.
Displays the help screen for the selected feature.
Exits to the previous screen.
Modifies or changes the content of the highlighted item.
Restores the previous CMOS values to the current page setup.
This will not restore the previous values for any other pages.
Loads the SETUP default values from BIOS default table, (only
the current page setup will be loaded).
Saves changes to the CMOS and exits the setup.
3.3. Standard CMOS Setup (This menu is on page 27)
Date (mm : dd : yy)
Sets your system to the date that you specifiy (usually the current date). The
format is month, day, and year. Press the right or left arrow key to move to
the desired field (month, date, year). Press the PgUp or PgDn key to increment
the setting, or type the desired value into the field.
Time (hh : mm : ss)
Sets your system to the time you specify (usually the current time). The format is hour, minute, second. The time format is based on the 24-hour military-time clock. For example, 1 P.M. is 13:00:00. Press the right or left arrow
key to move to the desired field. Press the PgUp or PgDn key to increment the
setting, or type the desired value into the field.
IDE Primary / Secondary Master / Slave
This mainboard supports four IDE Hard Drives. These fields allow you to set
your Hard Drive parameters. Move the selection bar to the IDE Hard Drive you
want to configure. Press the "ENTER" key. If you select “AUTO” the system
BIOS will detect the HDD type automatically.
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Date (mm : dd : yy)
Time (hh : mm : ss)
4IDE Primary Master
4IDE Primary Slave
4IDE Secondary Master
4IDE Secondary Slave
Drive A
Drive B
Floppy 3 Mode Support
Video
Halt On
Base Memory
Extended Memory
Total Memory
Drive A /B
Standard CMOS Features
Fri, Jul 26, 2002
15 : 48 : 52
[Maxtor 52049H4]
[None]
[None]
[None]
1.44, 3.5 in
None
[Disabled]
EGA/VGA
All Errors
640K
65472K
1024K
Item Help
Menu Level 4
Change the day, month,
year and century
The mainboard can support up to two floppy disk drives. These two selection
fields allow you to select the floppy drives that are installed on your computer.
Select the correct specifications for the diskette drive(s) installed on your computer.
Floppy 3 Mode Support
If you have installed a 3.5 inch high capacity floppy disk drive you need to enable this option. If you have not installed one of these drives use the default
setting.
Diskette Drive Type of Disk Drive Capacity
None
360K 5.25 in
1.2M 5.25 in
720K 3.5 in
1.44M 3.5 in
2.88M 3.5 in
Video
No diskette drive installed
5-1/4 inch PC-type standard drive
5-1/4 inch AT-type high-density drive
3-1/2 inch single-sided drive
3-1/2 inch double-sided drive
3-1/2 inch double-sided drive
360 KB
1.2 MB
720 KB
1.44 MB
2.88 MB
This field selects the type of primary video subsystem that is on your computer. The BIOS CMOS Setup Utility will automatically detect the correct video
type.
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EGA/VGA
CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter power up in 40 column mode
CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter power up in 80 column mode
MONO Monochrome adapter includes high resolution monochrome adapters
Halt On
This field allows you to decide which errors, detected during the Power On Self
Test (POST), will halt the system.
Base Memory / Extended Memory / Total Memory
This field displays the amount of memory detected by the system during boot
up. This is a display only field. You cannot make any changes to this field.
Base Memory:
Extended Memory:
Total Memory:
Enhanced Graphics Adapter/Video Graphics Array. For EGA, VGA ,
SEGA, SVGA or PGA monitor adapters
Indicates the memory installed below the conventional
1MB space.
Indicates the memory installed above the 1MB space.
Indicates the total memory installed in the PC system.
3.4. Advanced BIOS Features
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Virus Warning
CPU L1 & L2 Cache
CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking
Quick Power On Self Test
First Boot Device
Second Boot Device
Third Boot Device
Boot Other Device
Swap Floppy Drive
Boot Up Floppy Seek
Boot Up NumLock Status
Typematic Rate Setting
X Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)
X Typematic Delay (Msec)
Security Option
PS/2 Mouse Function Control
OS Select For DRAM > 64 MB
HDD S.M.A.R.T Capability
Video BIOS Shadow
Full Screen Logo Show
Small Logo (EPA) Show
Advanced BIOS Features
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Floppy]
[HDD-0]
[LS120]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
[On]
[Disabled]
6
250
[Setup]
[Enabled]
[Non-OS2]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
Item Help
Menu Level 4
Allows you to choose
the VIRUS warning
feature for IDE Hard
disk boot sector
protection. If this
function is enabled
and someone attempts to
write data into this
area, BIOS will show
a warning message on
screen and alarm beep.
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Virus Warning
When you enable the virus warning you will receive a warning message
whenever a program (specifically, a virus) attempts to write to the boot sector
or the partition table of the hard disk drive. If you receive such a message you
should immediately run an anti-virus program. Keep in mind that this feature
only protects the boot sector and not the entire hard drive.
Disk diagnostic programs that access the boot sector table can trigger the virus-warning
message. If you run such a program, recommend that you first disable the virus warning.
CPU L1 & L2 Cache
This field can be used to enable or disable the system’s primary (L1) or secondary (L2) cache.
CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking
When you select Enabled, the ECC checking will ensure that the data stored on
the L2 cache is accurate.
Quick Power On Self Test
If enabled the amount of time required to run the power-on self-test (POST)
will decrease. A quick POST skips certain steps. We recommend that you disable quick POST. It is better to find a problem during POST than to lose data
during your work.
First / Second / Third Boot Device
These fields allow you to decide the boot sequence of your bootable devices
such as Floppy Drive, Hard Drive, CD ROM...etc
Boot Other Device
When this field is enabled you will be able Boot your computer from a different
device, not your HDD or FDD.
Swap Floppy Drive
This field is effective only in systems with two floppy drives. When Enabled is
selected physical drive B is assigned to logical drive A, and physical drive A is
assigned to logical drive B.
Boot Up Floppy Seek
When enabled, the BIOS tests (seeks) floppy drives to determine whether they
have 40 or 80 tracks. Only 360-KB floppy drives have 40 tracks; drives with
720 KB, 1.2 MB, and 1.44 MB capacity all have 80 tracks. Very few modern
PCs have 40-track floppy drives so we therefore recommend that you set this
field to Disabled to save time.
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Boot Up NumLock Status
This controls the state of the NumLock key when the system boots. This field is
toggled between On or Off. When it is on the numeric keypad generates
numbers instead of controlling the cursor operations. When it is off the
numeric keypad controls cursor operations and does not generate numbers.
Typematic Rate Setting
The keyboard controller determines the rate at which the keystrokes from the
keyboard are repeated. If enabled the typematic rate and the typematic delay
can be selected.
Typematic Rate
The rate a character will repeat itself on the screen when you hold down a key.
Typematic Delay
This is the delay time (Msec) before the repetition of characters starts.
Security Option
This field allows you to select the “Setup” or “System” security option. It works
concurrently with the “ Set Supervisor Password” in the main menu.
When the "Setup" option is selected, you will be prompted to enter your
"Password" before you can start the BIOS CMOS Setup Utility. When you select
"System" option, you will be prompted to enter your password in order to load
the Operating System.
If you happen to forget your password you can use Jumper 9 (JP9) to clear the password
TIP: Forgot your password then clear the RTC RAM
by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC) Ram. Please see section 2.9.5. on page 24.
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB
Only select OS2 if you are running an OS/2 operating system with a RAM
greater than 64 Mb. Otherwise, for all other operating systems, use the default
setting “Non-OS2”
HDD S.M.A.R.T Capability
You may “enable” this option if your Hard Drive supports the S.M.A.R.T technology (Self Monitoring Analysis Reporting Technology) feature. S.M.A.R.T will
monitor and report your Hard Drive health status. Ask your Hard Drive vendor
for more information.
NOTE: Using this feature may decrease system performance.
Video BIOS Shadow
These fields allow you to change the Video BIOS location from ROM to RAM.
Information access is faster through RAM than ROM. Therefore when you
enable this option you will enhance your system performance.
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3.5. Advanced Chipset Features
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Advanced Chipset Features
4DRAM Clock/Drive Control
4AGP & P2P Bridge Control
4CPU & PCI Bus Control
Memory Hole
System BIOS Cacheable
Video RAM Cacheable
Delay Prior To Thermal
Dram Clock Drive Control
This field allows you to select the FSB and DRAM frequency. When you press
[Press Enter]
[Press Enter]
[Press Enter]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[16 Min]
enter the following menu will appear.
Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
DRAM Clock/Drive Control
Item Help
Menu Level 4
Current FSB Frequency
Current DRAM Frequency
DRAM Clock
DRAM Timing
X SDRAM CAS Latency
X Bank Interleave
X Precharge to Active (Trp)
X Active to Precharge (Tras)
X Active to CMD (Trcd)
XDRAM Command Rate
DRAM Burst Len
Write Recovery Time
100 MHz
133 MHz
[By SPD]
[By SPD]
3
[Disabled]
3T
7T
3T
2T Command
[4]
[3T]
Item Help
Menu Level 44
4Current FSB Frequency
The setting for this field will be automatically selected by the BIOS.
4Current Dram Frequency
The setting for this field will be automatically detected by the BIOS. The
value that is selected in derived from the RAM clock.
4DRAM Clock
When you press enter you will have three options:
By SPD :The BIOS will automatically detect the actual DRAM Clock.
100 MHz :The DRAM clock speed will be PC1600 (100 MHz DDR).
133 MHz :The DRAM clock speed will be PC2100 (133 MHz DDR).
166MHz :The DRAM clock speed will be PC2700 (166 MHz DDR).
4DRAM Timing
This field enables/disables you from selecting the values for following six
fields manually. These (six) fields determine the DRAM read/write timing. If
you select By SPD then those fields will be automatically configured by the
system BIOS. (The performance parameters of the installed memory chips
(DRAM) determines the value in those fields.)
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If you select Manual you will need to enter the values for those fields. You
should not change the values of those fields from the factory setting unless
you have installed new memory that has a different performance rating than
the original DRAMs.
4SDRAM CAS Latency
Before SDRAM can execute a read command that it receives, there is a delay time, which is measured in clock cycles (CLK). Some memory modules
are unable to deal with short delay times. We recommend that you set this
delay time between 1.5, 2, 2.5 and 3 CLK’s (the default is 3). If your system becomes unstable we recommend that you increase the delay time.
AGP & P2P Bridge Control
When you press enter the following menu will appear:
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AGP Aperture Size
AGP Mode
AGP Driving Control
X AGP Driving Value
AGP Fast Write
AGP Master 1 WS Write
AGP Master 1 WS Read
DBI Output for AGP Trans.
4AGP Aperture Size
This field selects the size of the Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) aperture.
The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for
graphics memory address space. Host cycles that hit the aperture range
are forwarded to the AGP without any translation. The default is 128MB.
You may increase this memory when you need to have faster access for 3D
graphics applications (e.g. games).
4AGP Driving Control
The recommended setting for this field is the default “Auto”. If you have an
unstable AGP card you may use this field to choose the appropriate settings. If you do need to tune the timing, please consult your AGP Card
manual or Vendor.
4AGP Driving Value
This item allows you to adjust the AGP driving force.
4AGP Master 1 WS Write
When Enabled, writes to the AGP are executed with one-wait states.
4AGP Master 1 WS Read
When Enabled, reads to the AGP are executed with one-wait states.
AGP & P2P Bridge Control
[128M]
[4X]
[Auto]
DA
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
Item Help
Menu Level 44
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CPU & PCI Bus Control
When you select this field the following menu will appear:
Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
CPU to PCI Write Buffer
PCI Master 0 WS Write
PCI Delay Transaction
4CPU to PCI Write Buffer
If enabled, writes from the CPU to the PCI bus will be buffered so that the
CPU will not have to wait until the write is completed before starting another
write cycle.
4PCI Master 0 WS Write
If enabled, writes to the PCI bus are executed with zero wait states
4PCI Master 0 WS Write
The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer to support delay
transaction cycles. Select enabled to support compliance with PCI specification version 2.1.
Memory Hole
You can reserve this area of system memory for ISA adapter ROM. When this
area is reserved, it cannot be cached. The user information of peripherals that
need to use this area of system memory usually discusses their memory requirements.
System BIOS Cacheable
Selecting “Enabled” allows caching of the system BIOS ROM. This results
system performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a
system error may occur.
Video RAM Cacheable
Select Enabled allows caching of the video RAM, resulting in better system performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error
may occur.
Delay Prior to Thermal
This item allows you to select the delay time before the P4 CPU Thermal Function is enabled. If you are using NT 4.0 you must be active to prevent the system from hanging. The options are: 4 min, 8 min, 16 min and 32 min.
CPU & PCI Bus Control
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
Item Help
Menu Level 44
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3.6. Integrated Peripherals
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4 VIA OnChip IDE Device
4 VIA OnChip PCI Device
4 SuperIO Device
Init Display First
OnChip USB Controller
USB Keyboard Support
IDE HDD Block Mode
VIA OnChip IDE Device
When you press enter the following menu will appear:
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OnChip IDE Channel0
OnChip IDE Channel1
IDE Prefetch Mode
Primary Master PIO
Primary Slave PIO
Secondary Master PIO
Secondary Slave PIO
Primary Master UDMA
Primary Slave UDMA
Secondary Master UDMA
Secondary Slave UDMA
4OnChip IDE Channel 0/1
The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels.
To activate the primary IDE interface select Enabled. If you want to disable
the onboard IDE 1 and/or 2, then select Disabled and this interface will be
deactivated.
4OnChip IDE Channel 0/1
The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels.
To activate the primary IDE interface select Enabled. If you want to disable
the onboard IDE 1 and/or 2, then select Disabled.
4IDE Prefetch Mode
The onboard IDE drive interfaces supports IDE pre-fetching for faster drive
access. If you install a primary and/or secondary add-in IDE interface
which does not support pre-fetching set this field to Disabled.
Integrated Peripherals
[Press Enter]
[Press Enter]
[Press Enter]
[PCI Slot]
[All Enabled]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
VIA OnChip IDE Device
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
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4Primary/Secondary, Master/Slave PIO
The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields let you set a PIO mode
(0-4) for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance. In
Auto mode, the system automatically determines the best mode for each
device.
4Primary/Secondary, Master/Slave UDMA
Ultra DMA/66 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive
supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver (Windows
98 OSR2 or a third-party IDE bus master driver). If your hard drive and
your system software both support Ultra DMA/66, select Auto to enable
BIOS support.
VIA OnChip PCI Device
When you select this field the following menu will appear:
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VIA OnChip PCI Device
VIA-3058 AC97 Audio [Auto]
VIA-3043 OnChip LAN [Enabled]
Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled]
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4VIA-3058 AC97 Audio
If you want to enable the on-chip audio capabilities of your system you
need use the default setting “Auto”. If you install an add on sound card you
must disable this field.
4VIA-3043 OnChip LAN
This field allows you to decide whether you want this support or not. If you
select “Enabled” the BIOS will automatically detect the LAN chip. If you select “Disabled” the Bios will not detect any on-chip LAN function.
4Onboard LAN Boot ROM
This field can be used to enable or disable the Boot ROM of the onboard
VIA 10/100 Adapter LAN Chip to support the boot up of a diskless client
functionality unit.
SuperIO Device
When you press enter the following menu on page 36 is shown
4Onboard FDC Controller
Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on
the system board and you want to use it. If you install an add-in FDC or
the system has no floppy drive, select Disabled in this field.
4Onboard Serial Port 1/2
These two selection fields allow you to select the I/O address and corresponding interrupts for the first and second serial port.
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SuperIO Device
Onboard FDC Controller
Onboard Serial Port 1
Onboard Serial Port 2
UART Mode Select
RxD, TxD Active
IR Transmission Delay
UR2 Duplex Mode
Use IR Pins
Onboard Parallel Port
Parallel Port Mode
EPP Mode Select
ECP Mode Use DMA
Game Port Address
Midi Port Address
Midi Port IRQ
[Enabled]
[3F8/IRQ4]
[2F8/IRQ3]
[Normal]
[Hi, Lo]
[Enabled]
[Half]
[IR-Rx2Tx2]
[378/IRQ7]
[SPP]
[EPP1.7]
[3]
[201]
[330]
[10]
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4UART Mode Select
Your system may offer a variety of infrared modes on the second serial
port. The options are Standard, HPSIR or ASKIR.
4RxD, TxD Active
This field allows you to set the IR reception/transmission polarity as high or
low. To determine which polarity is appropriate you must refer to the documentation for your IR peripheral.
This field is usually found under the Onboard Serial Port 2 option. If you
disable the Onboard Serial Port 2 option then you will probably not be able
to configure this field.
4IR Transmission Delay
This field allows you to “Enable” or “Disable” the IR Transmission Delay.
4UR2 Duplex Mode
This field appears in an infrared port mode. You have two options: half or
full duplex function. The full duplex mode allows bi-directional transmission
at a single time where as the half duplex mode only allows transmission in
one direction at a time. This setting depends on the nature of your IR peripheral device. Check the IR device’s manual to determine the appropriate
setting.
4Use IR Pins
To determine the correct settings for the TxD and RxD signals of your IR
peripheral component, you need to consult the components manual.
4Onboard Parallel Port
This item allows you to determine the I/O address and the IRQ for the onboard parallel port. The default settings are adequate and should not give
you any problems. If they do you can try to change them.
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4Onboard Parallel Mode
This field allows you to select an operating mode for the onboard parallel
(printer) port. Select Normal, Compatible, or SPP unless you are certain
your hardware and software both support one of the other available modes.
4EPP Mode Select
This field allows you to choose the EPP version you want to use. We recom-
mend that you use EPP 1.9 for the best performance but if you do you may
have some connection problems so try setting it to EPP 1.7.
4ECP Mode Use DMA
This item allows you to select a DMA channel for the parallel port for use
during ECP.
4Game Port Address
This field allows you to select the I/O address for the onboard game port.
The default is 201.
4Midi Port Address
This field allows you to select the I/O address for the onboard MIDI port.
The default is 330.
4MIDI Port IRQ
This field allows you to select the IRQ for the onboard MIDI port. The default is 10.
Init Display First
This field allows a user, with two graphics cards installed on his system, to select which graphics card will be activated first: either the PCI graphics card or
the AGP graphics card. If you have only installed one graphics card the BIOS
will automatically detect it and you do not need to set this field.
OnChip USB Controller
This field allows you to enable or disable the onboard USB controller.
USB Keyboard Support
This field should only be enabled if you are using a USB keyboard. If you are
not using
IDE HDD Block Mode
Block mode is also known as block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple
sector read/write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode select “Enabled”
for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read/writes per sector
the drive can support.
this kind of keyboard you should disable it.
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3.7. Power Management Setup
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Power Management Setup
ACPI Function
ACPI Suspend Type
Power Management Option
HDD Power Down
Suspend Mode
Video Off Option
Video Off Method
MODEM Use IRQ
Soft-Off by PWRBTN
PWRON After PWR-Fail
4 IRQ/Event Activity Detect
ACPI function
[Enabled]
[S1(POS)]
[User Define]
[Disable]
[Disable]
[Suspend -> Off]
[Blank Screen]
[3]
[Instant-Off]
[Off]
[Press Enter]
This item allows you to enable/disable the Advanced Configuration and Power
Management (ACPI).
ACPI Suspend Type
This field selects the
Power Management
S1(POS)
(Power On Suspend) suspend state mode.
This category allows you to select the degree of power saving. The choices are
shown in the table below.
Min. Power Saving Minimum power management. Suspend Mode = 1 hr.
Max. Power Saving
Maximum power management -- ONLY AVAILABLE FOR SL
CPU. Suspend Mode = 1 min.
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Allows you to set each mode individually. When not disabled,
User Defined
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.
HDD Power Down
When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity, the hard disk drive
will be powered down while all other devices remain active.
Suspend Mode
When enabled, after the set time of system inactivity, all devices except the
CPU will be shut off.
Video Off Option
When enabled, this feature allows the VGA adapter to operate in a power
saving mode.
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Always On Monitor will remain on during power saving modes.
Suspend --> Off Monitor blanked when the systems enters the Suspend mode.
Modem Use IRQ
This determines the IRQ which the MODEM can use for Power Saving purposes. This mainboard has the ACPI feature designed on the board and it will
“wake-up” automatically when it detects an incoming modem Ring-in signal.
Before you can use the Ring-in signal to wakeup your PC system, you have to
install the “External” modem to your PC system and tell the PC system which
serial port connects to the modem by selecting the IRQ in this field. (Officially
COM1 uses IRQ4)
Video Off Method
This determines the manner in which the monitor goes blank.
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.
Select this option if your monitor supports the Display Power Man-
DPMS Support
MODEM Use IRQ
agement Signaling (DPMS) standard of the Video Electronics Standards to select video power management values.
This determines the IRQ which the MODEM can use for power saving purposes.
This mainboard has the ACPI feature designed on the board and it will
“wakeup” automatically when it detects an incoming modem Ring-in signal.
Before you can use the Ring-in signal to wakeup your PC system, you have to
install the “External” modem to your PC system and tell the PC system which
serial port connects to the modem by selecting the IRQ in this field, (officially,
COM 1 uses IRQ4, and COM 2 uses IRQ3)
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”.
PWRON After PWR Fail
See the following table for all the options.
Off:
When the power returns after an AC power failure the system’s power is
off. You must press the Power button to power-on the system
When power returns after an AC power failure, the system will return to
FormerSts:
the state where you left off before the power failure occurred. If the
system’s power is off when the AC power failure occurred, it will remain off
when the power returns. If the system’s power is on when the AC power
failure occurred, the system will power-on when the power returns.
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IRQ/Event Activity Detect
When you press the "Enter" the following menu will appear:
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IRQ/Event Activity Detect
PS2KB Wakeup Select
PS2KB Wakeup from S3/S4/S5
X Power Button Lock
PS2MS Wakeup from S3/S4/S5
VGA
LPT & COM
HDD & FDD
PCI Master
PowerOn by PCI Card
LAN Resume
RTC Alarm Resume
X Date (of Month)
X Resume Time (hh:mm:ss)
4IRQs Activity Monitoring
[Hot Key]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
[OFF]
[LPT/COM]
[ON]
[OFF]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
0
0 : 0 : 0
[Press Enter]
4VGA
When you enable this option, any VGA signal will wake up the system.
4LPT & COM
When this field is “ON” any activity from these devices, or their IRQ’s will
wake up the system.
4HDD & FDD
When this field is “ON” any activity from the HDD or the FDD will wake up
the system.
4PCI Master
When you enable the PCI Master mode, any activity from one of the listed
system peripheral devices wakes up the system.
4Power On by PCI Card
The system can be woken up by the PME# on the PCI card.
4LAN Resume
An input signal from the LAN will wake up the system from a soft off state.
4RTC Alarm Resume
When enabled, you can use the following two fields to select the time and
date to wake up the PC system from power saving mode.
4Date (of Month)/Resume Time (hh:mm:ss)
When RTC Alarm Resume is enabled, your can set the date and time at
which the RTC (real-time clock) alarm awakens the system from Suspend
mode.
4IRQs Activity Monitoring
The following is a list of IRQ’s, Interrupt ReQuests, which can be
exempted much as the COM ports and LPT ports above can. When an I/O
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Device wants to gain the attention of the operating system, it signals this
by causing an IRQ to occur. When the operating system is ready to
respond to the request, it interrupts itself and performs the service.
Note: When set On, activity will neither prevent the system from going into a power
management mode nor awaken it.
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Primary INTR
IRQ3 (COM 2)
IRQ4 (COM 1)
IRQ5 (LPT 2)
IRQ6 (Floppy Disk)
IRQ7 (LPT 1)
IRQ8 (RTC Alarm)
IRQ9 (IRQ2 Redir)
IRQ10 (Reserved)
IRQ11 (Reserved)
IRQ12 (PS/2 Mouse)
IRQ13 (Coprocessor)
IRQ14 (Hard Disk)
IRQ15 (Reserved)
IRQs Activity Monitoring
[ON]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Disabled
3.8. PNP/PCI Configuration
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PNP OS Installed
Reset Configuration Data
Resources Controlled By
×
IRQ Resources
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop
Assign IRQ For VGA
Assign IRQ For USB
PnP/PCI Configurations
[No]
[Disabled]
[Auto(ESCD)]
[Press Enter]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
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Select Yes if you are
using a Plug and Play
capable operating system. Select No if you
need the BIOS to configure non-boot devices.
PNP OS Installed
This item allows you to determine if a PnP OS is installed or not.
Reset Configuration Data
Normally, you leave this field Disabled. If you have installed a new add-on and
the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system cannot boot then select Enabled. Selecting Enabled will reset the
Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD).
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Resources controlled By
Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capacity to automatically configure all of the
boot and Plug and Play compatible devices. However, this capability means
absolutely nothing unless you are using a Plug and Play operating system such
as Windows 98.
IRQ Resources
When resources are controlled manually, assign each system interrupt a type,
depending on the type of device using the interrupt
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop
Some display cards are non-standard VGA cards (such as graphics accelerators
and MPEG cards) which may not display color properly on your screen. If this
field is
Enabled
then leave this field
Assign IRQ For VGA/USB
A system’s IRQs are limited. Sometimes you may need to use more IRQ signals for your add-on cards. BIOS allows you to disable the IRQ which is supposed to be connected to the VGA and USB ports. If you choose to disable the
IRQ on the VGA or USB port, the IRQ will be released and becomes available
for other devices. Please make sure that you have a USB or VGA adapter that
does not need an IRQ before you select Disabled.
Assign IRQ For VGA/USB
A system’s IRQs are limited. Sometimes you may need to use more IRQ signals for your add-on cards. BIOS allows you to disable the IRQ which is supposed to be connected to the VGA and USB ports. If you choose to disable the
IRQ on the VGA or USB port, the IRQ will be released and becomes available
for other devices. Please make sure that you have a USB or VGA adapter that
does not need an IRQ before you select Disabled.
it may correct the problem. If you have a normal display card
Disabled
as the default setting .
3.9. PC Health Status
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CPU Warning Temperature
Current CPU Temperature
Current CPU FAN Speed
Current CHASSIS FAN Speed
Vcore (V)
+ 3.3 (V)
+ 5 V
+ 12 V
- 12 V
VBAT (V)
5VSB (V)
Shutdown Temperature
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[Disabled]
º
55
C/131ºF
4821 RPM
0 RPM
1.74 V
3.41V
4.75 V
12.09 V
-12.11 V
2.99 V
5.26 V
[Disabled]
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CPU Warning Temperature
This field allows you to select an operating temperature range for your CPU. If
the CPU temperature moves out of this range, any warning mechanism you
have programmed into your system will be activated.
Current CPU Temp.
This field shows the current temperature for CPU 1.
Current CPU FAN Speed
This field shows you the present CPU Cooling FAN1 speed.
Current Chassis FAN Speed
This field shows you the present CPU Cooling FAN2 speed.
Vcore
This field and the files below show you the current system voltage
Shutdown Temperature
When the system reaches a certain maximum temperature the system will
automatically shutdown.
3.10. Frequency/Voltage Control
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Frequency/Voltage Control
CPU Clock Ratio
Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk
Spread Spectrum
CPU Clock
[8X]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
[100MHz]
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CPU Clock Ratio
This field can be used to adjust the FSB (Front Side Bus) ratio. The default
(minimum adjustment) that can be made is X8. This shows the ratio range.
Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk
When “Enabled” is selected, the mainboard will detect the presence of devices
on DIMM and PCI slots. When there is no device present on some of the PCI or
DIMM connectors, the clock on the related DIMM and PCI slot will be disabled
to reduce the Electro-Magnetic Interference (EMI).
Spread Spectrum
When Spread Spectrum is enabled, the EMI radiation on this mainboard will be reduced.
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CPU Clock
This field allows a timing combination for the CPU to be selected. There is a
large range of possible combinations (+/- 1MHz to 132MHz). If Default is selected the BIOS will use the clock values for the CPU card.
3.11. Load Fail-Safe Defaults / Load Optimized Defaults
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4Standard CMOS Features 4Frequency/Voltage Control
4Advanced BIOS Features
4Advanced Chipset Features
4Integrated Peripherals
4Power Management Setup
4PNP/PCI Configuration
4PC Health Status Exit Without Saving
Esc : Quit F9 : Menu in BIOS ← ↑ ↓ → : Select Item
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Load Fail-Safe / Optimized Defaults
3.11.1. Load Fail-Safe Defaults
This option loads troubleshooting default values which are permanently stored
on the BIOS ROM Chip. If you made changes to the BIOS settings and your
system has become unstable, you can change it back to the default settings. If
you have made many changes to the BIOS settings and you are not sure
which setting is causing the problem then you should choose this option. This
will load the minimal performance settings and stabilize your system.
3.11.2. Load Optimized Defaults
There is CMOS memory on the mainboard that can be used to store the system settings. If you don't know how to use the Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility
to select the settings, you may use this field to load the optimized defaults
which are defined in the system BIOS. Our engineer recommends the Opti-
mized Defaults. If this option is selected it will give a series of parameters
that will ensure the reliability and performance of your PC.
If you lose your CMOS data or you don’t know how to complete the setup procedure, you may use this option to load the Optimized default values from the
BIOS default table.
If the CMOS data is corrupted, or if you selected some CMOS settings and find
that the PC system becomes very unstable, you should try to load the optimized default values first and then re-configure the BIOS.
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3.12. Set Supervisor Password and User Password
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4Standard CMOS Features 4Frequency/Voltage Control
4Advanced BIOS Features
4Advanced Chipset Features
4Integrated Peripherals
4Power Management Setup
4PNP/PCI Configuration
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
4PC Health Status Exit Without Saving
Esc : Quit F9 : Menu in BIOS ← ↑ ↓ → : Select Item
Change / Set / Disable Password
3.12.1. Set Supervisor Password
The “SUPERVISOR PASSWORD” is for you to control unauthorized access to
your BIOS CMOS Setup or Booting into the your PC system. The Supervisor
Password option is used together with the Security Option in section 3.5.
When "Setup" is selected in the Security Option:
If you want to change any BIOS setting, you will have to key-in the Supervisor
Password so that you can start the BIOS CMOS Setup Utility and change the
system setting.
When "System" is selected in Security Option:
Whenever you turn on the PC, it will request the user to enter the Password in
order to boot up your system. Without the correct password, the PC system
will stop and the operating system will not be loaded.
3.12.2. Set User Password
The User Password can be used to check the user's authority. However, this
password entry is different from the "SUPERVISOR PASSWORD". The User
Password has a different function to the "Supervisor Password" and the
"Security Option" setup in Section 3.5:
A. When there is the password stored in "SUPERVISOR PASSWORD"
1. When "Setup" is selected in the Security Option:
When you use the "User Password" to log into the BIOS setup program, you
can only view the BIOS settings, but you cannot change them. The only setting you can change is the "User Password" and you can also select "SAVE &
EXIT SETUP" and "EXIT WITHOUT SAVING" from the main menu. (If you use
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the Supervisor Password to log into the PC system, you will have complete
rights to all the BIOS settings.
2. When "System" is selected in Security Option:
When you turn on the PC system, it will request that you enter the Password.
Without the correct password, the PC system will stop and the operating system won't be loaded.
B. When there is no password stored in "SUPERVISOR PASSWORD"
1. When "Setup" is selected in Security Option:
Users can use the "User Password" to log into the BIOS setup program, and
they can change any of the BIOS settings.
2. When "System" is selected in Security Option:
When you turn on your PC, you will be requested to enter the Password. Without the correct password, the PC system will stop and the operation system
will not be loaded.
3.13. Save & Exit Setup/Exit Without Saving
4Standard CMOS Features 4Frequency/Voltage Control
4Advanced BIOS Features
4Advanced Chipset Features
4Integrated Peripherals
4Power Management Setup
4PNP/PCI Configuration
4PC Health Status
Esc : Quit F9 : Menu in BIOS ← ↑ ↓ → : Select Item
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Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
Save Data to CMOS & Exit SETUP / Abandon all Data & Exit SETUP
3.13.1. Save & Exit Setup
This option will save all the setup values to CMOS RAM and exit the SETUP utility. Move the selection bar to “SAVE & EXIT SETUP” and press the “Enter” key,
then type “Y” and press the “Enter” key again. The values you have entered
will be saved and all the information stored in the CMOS memory.
3.13.2. Exit Without Saving
This option will exits the setup utility without saving any of the values you
changed in the CMOS RAM. If you do not want to save any of the changes, or
settings you selected in the BIOS SETUP utility, move the selection bar to the
“EXIT WITHOUT SAVING” option. Press the “Enter” key. Then press “Y”.
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