MSI E7210 Master-FARM, MS-9149 User Manual

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Version 1.0

G52-S9149X1

E7210 Master-FARM

MS-9149 (v1.X) ATX Server Board

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Manual Rev: 1.0
Release Date: October 2003

FCC-A Radio Frequency Interference Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class
A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed
to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equip­ment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses
and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accor­dance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to
cause harmful interference, in which case the user will be required to correct
the interference at his own expense.

Notice 1

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

Notice 2

Shielded interface cables and A.C. power cord, if any, must be used in order to
comply with the emission limits.

VOIR LA NOTICE D’INSTALLATION AVANT DE RACCORDER AU
RESEAU.

Copyright Notice

The material in this document is the intellectual property of MICRO-STAR
INTERNATIONAL. We take every care in the preparation of this document,

but no guarantee is given as to the correctness of its contents. Our products
are under continual improvement and we reserve the right to make changes
without notice.

Trademarks

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AMI® is a registered trademark of American Megatrends Inc.

Revision History

Revision Revision History Date

V1.0 First release for PCB 1.X October 2003

Technical Support

If a problem arises with your system and no solution can be obtained from the
user’s manual, please contact your place of purchase or local distributor.
Alternatively, please try the following help resources for further guidance.

Visit the MSI website for FAQ, technical guide, BIOS updates, driver

updates, and other information: http://www.msi.com.tw/

Contact our technical staff at: [e-mail]

Micro-Star International MS-9149

Tested to comply
with FCC Standard

For Home or Office Use

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CONTENTS

FCC-A Radio Frequency Interference Statement ............................................... ii

Copyright Notice .................................................................................................... iii

Trademarks .............................................................................................................. iii

Revision History ..................................................................................................... iii

Technical Support................................................................................................... iii

Safety Instructions .................................................................................................iv

Chapter 1. Getting Started................................................................................ 1-1

Mainboard Specifications ............................................................................1-2

Mainboard Layout ........................................................................................1-5

MSI Special Features ....................................................................................1-6

PC Alert™ III .......................................................................................... 1-6

Chapter 2. Hardware Setup............................................................................... 2-1

Quick Components Guide ............................................................................ 2-2

Central Processing Unit: CPU......................................................................2-3

CPU Core Speed Derivation Procedure .............................................. 2-3

CPU Installation Procedures for Socket 478...................................... 2-4

Installing the CPU Fan..........................................................................2-5

Memory........................................................................................................... 2-7

Memory Speed/CPU FSB Support Matrix..........................................2-7

DIMM Module Combination...............................................................2-7

Installing DDR Modules ....................................................................... 2-8

Power Supply.................................................................................................2-9

ATX 20-pin Power Connector: JPWR2...............................................2-9

ATX 12V Power Connector: JPWR1................................................... 2-9

Back Panel .................................................................................................... 2-10

Connectors, Jumpers & Slots .................................................................... 2-11

Floppy Disk Drive Connector: JFDD1.............................................. 2-11

Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1/2........................................................... 2-11

SATA Connectors Supported by ICH-HR: SATA1 & SATA2...... 2-12

1. Always read the safety instructions carefully.

2. Keep this User’s Manual for future reference.

3. Keep this equipment away from humidity.

4. Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting it up.

5. The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence protects the
equipment from overheating. DO NOT COVER THE OPENINGS.

6. Make sure the voltage of the power source and adjust properly 110/220V
before connecting the equipment to the power inlet.

7. Place the power cord such a way that people can not step on it. Do not
place anything over the power cord.

8. Always Unplug the Power Cord before inserting any add-on card or module.

9. All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted.

10. Never pour any liquid into the opening that could damage or cause electri­cal shock.

11. If any of the following situations arises, get the equipment checked by a
service personnel:

l The power cord or plug is damaged.
l Liquid has penetrated into the equipment.
l The equipment has been exposed to moisture.
l The equipment has not work well or you can not get it work according

to User’s Manual.

l The equipment has dropped and damaged.
l The equipment has obvious sign of breakage.

12. DO NOT LEAVE THIS EQUIPMENT IN A N ENVIRONMENT
UNCONDITIONED, STORAGE TEMPERATURE ABOVE 600 C (1400F), IT
MAY DAMAGE THE EQUIPMENT.

Safety Instructions

CAUTION: Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.

Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the
manufacturer.

警告使用者:
這是甲類的資訊產品，在居住的環境中使用時，可能會造成無線電干
擾，在這種情況下，使用者會被要求採取某些適當的對策。

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Advanced BIOS Features .......................................................................... 3-10

Advanced Chipset Features ......................................................................3-15

Integrated Peripherals ................................................................................. 3-17

Power Management Setup.........................................................................3-22

PnP/PCI Configurations ............................................................................. 3-24

PC Health Status .......................................................................................... 3-26

Frequency/Voltage Control........................................................................ 3-27

Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Defaults ........................................................... 3-28

Set Supervisor/User Password .................................................................. 3-29

Hard Disk RAID Connectors Supported by Promise PDC20378: IDE3,

SATA3 & SATA4 (Optional) .............................................................2-12

Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN1, SYSFAN1/2/3/4/5..................2-13

LCD Panel Connector: JLCD1 (Optional).........................................2-14

I2C Bus Connector: JIPMB1.............................................................. 2-14

82547 GI LAN Active LED Connector: JACT1 (Optional) ............ 2-14

82541 GI LAN Active LED Connector: JACT2 (Optional) ............ 2-14

Front Panel Connector: JFP1.............................................................2-15

Front USB Connector: JUSB2............................................................ 2-15

Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector: JCI1...................................... 2-16

ISA Bridge Control Connector: JISA1 ............................................. 2-16

Enable/Disable PROMISE SATA Header: J2................................... 2-16

PCI-X Devices Header: J4 .................................................................. 2-16

PCI-X Bus Speed Header: J5.............................................................. 2-17

FWH Write Protect Connector: J9 .................................................... 2-17

ID Header for BIOS Version: J10 & J11............................................2-17

Enable/Disable VGA Jumper: J8........................................................2-17

Enable/Disable 82541 EI LAN Jumper: J1........................................2-18

Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1..............................................................2-18

System Configure Jumper: J3............................................................. 2-19

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots ............................. 2-19

PCI Interrupt Request Routing.......................................................... 2-20

Chapter 3. BIOS Setup ...................................................................................... 3-1

Entering Setup ............................................................................................... 3-2

Control Keys ..........................................................................................3-2

Getting Help ........................................................................................... 3-3

The Main Menu ............................................................................................ 3-4

Standard CMOS Features ............................................................................ 3-6

IPMI V1.5 BIOS Features .............................................................................3-8

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Getting Started

Chapter 1. Getting
Started

Getting Started

Thank you for choosing the E7210 Master-FARM (MS-

9149 v1.X) ATX server board. The E7210 Master-FARM is a
superior computer mainboard based on Intel® Canterwood-ES
& Hance Rapids chipsets for optimal system efficiency. Designed
to fit the advanced Intel® P4 (Northwood/Prescott) processor,
this mainboard provides a cost-effective and professional solu­tion for high-end workstation and server markets.

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Getting Started

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Onboard S-ATA

† 4 x S-ATA, 2 from south bridge, 2 from Promise controller (optional: Promise

20378 RAID controller)

† RAID 0, 1 support

Onboard I/O

† On-Board Peripherals include:

- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port

- 1 x floppy port

- 2 x serial ports

- 1 x parallel port

- 2 x USB2.0 ports (rear)

- 2 x USB 2.0 ports (front)

- 2 x RJ-45

BIOS

† PCI 2.2 compliant, VPD and DMI
† PnP 1.0A, SMBIOS 2.3, ACPI 2.0
† Supports PXE boot protocol
† APM 1.2
† WOL
† WOR
† USB keyboard and mouse
† PC 2001 system design compliant
† BIOS Flash Write Protect
† BBS
† Event Log
† USB Legacy Support KB & Mouse
† Chassis Intrusion
† Console Redirection
† AC Recovery (back to original status)
† RTC alarm and wake up
† Boot Block
† Remote Diag.

Mainboard Specifications

CPU

† Supports Intel® P4 (Northwood/Prescott) processors
† Supports 533/800MHz FSB
† Meets thermal requirements
† Onboard voltage regulator module

Chipset

† Intel® Canterwood-ES + Hance Rapids
† LPC Super I/O controller with floppy write protect function
† 4Mbit Flash EEPROM

Main Memory

† Supports 4GB ECC memory
† 4 DDR DIMM sockets
† Supports PC3200 ECC, unbuffered

Onboard VGA

† ATI Rage XL with 8MB SDRAM

Onboard LAN

† Onboard dual Intel Gigabit LAN
† Intel 82547GI Gigabit LAN
† Intel 82541GI Gigabit LAN
† Programmed Ethernet MAC address and EEPROM

MSI Server Management: (Optional)

† mBMC and MSI iConsole support IPMI 1.5

Slots

† 3 x PCI 32bit/33MHz slots
† 2 x PCI 64bit/66MHz slots

Onboard IDE

† 2 x IDE connector to support ATA 100/66/33
† 1 x IDE RAID connector for 0, 1 and 0+1 support (optional: Promise 20378

RAID controller)

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Mainboard Layout

E7210 Master-FARM (MS-9149 v1.X) ATX Server Board

DIMM

1DIMM 3

D

IMM 2

DIMM

4

Top : mouse
Bottom: keyboard

USB ports

JPWR1

COM2

Intel

82541GI

Intel

82547GI

BATT

+

BIOS

NS

PC87366

Promise

PDC20378

Intel

Hance Rapids

Intel

Canterwood-ES

Chipsets

I

D

E

1

IDE 3

I

D

E

2

JFDD1

PCI Slot 1

PCIX1

PCIX2

PCI Slot 2

PCI Slot 3

CPUFAN1

SYSFAN2 SYSFAN3

SYSFAN1

SYSFAN4
SYSFAN5

J

F

P

1

J

A

C

T

1

J

A

C

T

2

JISA1

J

1

0

J

8

J

1

1

J1

JBAT1

J9

J

3

J4J

5

J

L

C

D

1

J

C

I

1

J

P

W

R

2

JIPMB1

SATA2

SATA3

SATA4

JUSB2

SATA1

Top : LPT
Bottom:

COM A
VGA port

ATI

Rage XL

RJ45 LAN jack

RJ45 LAN jack

J2

Power Management Features

† RTC alarm and wake up
† Wake up on LAN (WOL)
† Wake up on serial ring
† Wake up on Keyboard/Mouse from S1
† Wake up on USB from S1
† Wake up on PCI
† Supports ACPI S1/S4/S5 functions

Regulatory

† FCC Class B
† EMC
† CE

Board Size

† ATX compatible form factor with 9 mounting holes

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PC Alert™ III

The PC AlertTM III is a utility you can find in the CD-ROM disk. The
utility is just like your PC doctor that can detect the following PC hardware
status during real time operation:

ö monitor CPU & system temperatures
ö monitor fan speed(s)
ö monitor system voltage
ö monitor chassis intrusion

If one of the items above is abnormal,
the program main screen will be immediately
shown on the screen, with the abnormal item
highlighted in red. This will continue to be
shown until user disables the warning.

MSI Special Features

MSI Reminds You...

1. Items shown on PC Alert™ III vary depending on your system
status.

2. This feature is only available for MS-9149 mainboard without
mBMC chipset.

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Hardware Setup

Chapter 2. Hardware
Setup

Hardware Setup

This chapter provides you with the information about hard­ware setup procedures. While doing the installation, be careful
in holding the components and follow the installation
procedures. For some components, if you install in the wrong
orientation, the components will not work properly.

Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer
components. Static electricity may damage the components.

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Quick Components Guide Central Processing Unit: CPU

CPU Core Speed Derivation Procedure

If CPU Clock = 100MHz

Core/Bus ratio = 17

then CPU core speed = Host Clock x Core/Bus ratio

= 100MHz x 17
= 1.7 GHz

The mainboard supports Intel® Pentium® 4 Northwood / Prescott proces-

sor in the 478 pin package. The mainboard uses a CPU socket called PGA478
for easy CPU installation. When you are installing the CPU, make sure the

CPU has a heat sink and a cooling fan attached on the top to prevent overheating.

If you do not find the heat sink and cooling fan, contact your dealer to pur­chase and install them before turning on the computer.

MSI Reminds You...

Overheating

Overheating will seriously damage the CPU and system, always
make sure the cooling fan can work properly to protect the CPU
from overheating.

Replacing the CPU

While replacing the CPU, always turn off the ATX power supply
or unplug the power supply’s power cord from grounded outlet
first to ensure the safety of CPU.

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Installing the CPU Fan

As proces sor technology pushes to faster s peeds and higher
performance, thermal management becomes increasingly important. To dissi­pate heat, you need to attach the CPU cooling fan and heatsink on top of the
CPU. Follow the instructions below to install the Heatsink/Fan:

2. Position the heatsink onto the reten­tion mechanism.

1. Locate the CPU and its retention
mechanism on the motherboard.

3. Mount the fan on top of the heatsink.
Press down the fan until its four clips
get wedged in the holes of the reten­tion mechanism.

4. Press the two levers dow n to fasten
the fan. Each lever can be pressed
down in only ONE direction.

retention mechanism

levers

CPU Installation Procedures for Socket 478

1. Please turn off the power and
unplug the power cord before
installing the CPU.

2. Pull the lever sideways away
from the socket. Make sure
to raise the lever up to a 90­degree angle.

3. Look for the gold arrow. The
gold arrow should point to­wards the lever pivot. The
CPU can only fit in the correct
orientation.

4. If the CPU is c orr ect ly
installed, the pins should be
completely embedded into the
socket and can not be seen.
Please note that any violation
of the correct installation pro­cedures may cause permanent
damages to your mainboard.

5. Press the CPU down firmly into
the socket and close the lever.
As the CPU is likely to move
while the lever is being closed,
always close the lever with
your fingers pressing tightly
on top of the CPU to make sure
the CPU is properly and com­pletely embedded into the
socket.

Open Lever

90 degree

Sliding

Plate

Close

Lever

Press down

the CPU

Gold arrow

Gold arrow

Gold arrow

Correct CPU placement

Incorrect CPU placement

X

O

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Memory

5. Connect the fan power cable from the mounted fan to the 3-pin fan power connec­tor on the board.

fan pow er cable

NOTES

The mainboard provides four 184-pin ECC non-registered DDR266/
DDR333/DDR400 SDRAM with the maximum memory size up to 4GB. To oper­ate properly, install at least one memory module on the slot. To achieve the
optimal efficiency of dual channel, install memory modules on Channel A
(DIMM 1 & 2) and Channel B (DIMM3 & 4). Make sure that you install
memory modules of the same type and density on the same channel.

DIMM1 ~ DIMM4

(from left to right)

Memory Speed/CPU FSB Support Matrix

CPU FSB

Memory

DDR 266 DDR333 DDR400

Yes Yes Yes

533MHz
800MHz

Yes Yes Yes

The memory modules can be installed in the following combination:

DIMM Module Combination

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Power Supply

The mainboard supports SSI power supply for the power system. Be­fore inserting the power supply connector, always make sure that all compo­nents are installed properly to ensure that no damage will be caused.

ATX 20-Pin Power Connector: JPWR2

This connector allows you to connect to an ATX power supply. To
connect to the ATX power supply, make sure the plug of the power supply is
inserted in the proper orientation and the pins are aligned. Then push down
the power supply firmly into the connector.

ATX 12V Power Connector: JPWR1

This 12V power connector is used to provide power to the CPU.

Installing DDR Modules

1. The DDR DIMM has only one notch on the center of module. The module
will only fit in the right orientation.

2. Ins ert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM slot. Then
push it in until the golden finger on the memory module is deeply inserted
in the socket.

3. The plastic clip at each side of the DIMM slot will automatically close.

Volt

Notch

PIN SIG NAL

1 GND
2 GND
3 12V
4 12V

JPWR 1 Pin D efinitio n PIN SIG NAL

11 3.3V
12 -12V
13 GND
14 PS_ON
15 GND
16 GND
17 GND
18 -5V
19 5V
20 5V

PIN SIGNAL

1 3.3V
2 3.3V
3 GND
4 5V
5 GND
6 5V
7 GND
8 PW_OK
9 5V_SB
10 12V

JPWR 2 Pin D efinitio n

JPWR2

JPWR1

DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 DIMM4 Total Memory

128MB~1GB 128MB~1GB

128MB~1GB 128MB~1GB

128MB~1GB 128MB~1GB

128MB~1GB 128MB~1GB
128MB~1GB 128MB~1GB 256MB~2GB
128MB~1GB 128MB~1GB 256MB~2GB
128MB~1GB 128MB~1GB 256MB~2GB

128MB~1GB 128MB~1GB 256MB~2GB
128MB~1GB 128MB~1GB 256MB~2GB

128MB~1GB 128MB~1GB 256MB~2GB
128MB~1GB 128MB~1GB 128MB~1GB 384MB~3GB
128MB~1GB 128MB~1GB 128MB~1GB 384MB~3GB
128MB~1GB 128MB~1GB 128MB~1GB 384MB~3GB

128MB~1GB 128MB~1GB 128MB~1GB 384MB~3GB

128MB~1GB 128MB~1GB 128MB~1GB 128MB~1GB 512MB~4GB

MSI Reminds You...

You can barely see the golden finger if the module is properly
inserted in the socket.

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Connectors, Jumpers & Slots

MSI Reminds You...

If you install two hard disks on cable, you must configure the
second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumper. Refer to the
hard disk documentation supplied by hard disk vendors for
jumper setting instructions.

Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1/2

The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA 33/66/
100 controller that provides PIO mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/
66/100 function. You can connect up to four hard disk drives, CD-ROM,
120MB Floppy (reserved for future BIOS) and other devices. These connec­tors support the provided IDE hard disk cable.

IDE1 (Primary IDE Connector)
The first hard drive should always be connected to IDE1. IDE1 can

connect a Master and a Slave drive. You must configure second hard
drive to Slave mode by setting the jumper accordingly.

IDE2 (Secondary IDE Connector)
IDE2 can also connect a Master and a Slave drive.

Back Panel

Mouse

Keyboard

USB

Parallel

COM A LAN1VGA

Serial Ports

KB/Mouse Connector

VGA Port

USB Ports

PIN SIGNAL

1 VCC

LAN2

RJ-45 LAN Jack

8 1

Gigab it LAN Pin Defin ition

1 D0P Differential Pair 0+
2 D0N Differential Pair 0­3 D1P Differential Pair 1+
4 D2P Differential Pair 2+
5 D2N Differential Pair 2­6 D1N Differential Pair 1­7 D3P Differential Pair 3+
8 D3N Differential Pair 3-

PIN SIGNAL

COM2

IDE1

IDE2

Floppy Disk Drive Connector: JFDD1

The mainboard provides a standard floppy disk drive connector that
supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types.

JFDD1

VGA Connector

(DB 15-pin)

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SATA Connectors Supported by ICH-HR: SATA1 & SATA2
Hard Disk RAID Connectors Supported by Promise PDC20378:

IDE3, SATA3 & SATA4 (Optional)

The Promise 20378 chipset supports one IDE RAID connector (IDE3)
and two SATA connectors (SATA3 & SATA4). The ICH-HR chipset supports
two serial IDE connectors (SATA1 & SATA2).

IDE3 is a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA 66/100/133 controller
that provides PIO mode 0~5, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 66/100/133 function.
You can connect up to 2 hard disk drives, CD-ROM, 120MB Floppy (reserved
for future BIOS) and other devices.

SATA connectors are dual high-speed Serial ATA interface ports. Each
supports 1st generation serial ATA data rates of 150 MB/s. All connectors are
fully compliant with Serial ATA 1.0 specifications. Each Serial ATA connector
can connect to 1 hard disk device. Please refer to Serial ATA/Serial ATA RAID
manual for detailed software installation procedures.

SATA4

PIN SIG NAL PIN SIGNAL

1 GND 2 TXP
3 TXN 4 GND
5 RXN 6 RXP
7 GND

SATA Pin D efinitio ns

SATA3SATA1/2

Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN1, SYSFAN1/2/3/4/5

The CPUFAN1 (processor fan) and SYSFAN1/2/3/4/5 (system fans) sup­port system cooling fan with +12V. It supports three-pin head connector. When
connecting the wire to the connectors, always take note that the red wire is the
positive and should be connected to the +12V, the black wire is Ground and
should be connected to GND. If the mainboard has a System Hardware Moni­tor chipset on-board, you must use a specially designed fan with speed sensor
to take advantage of the CPU fan control.

MSI Reminds You...

Please do not fold the Serial ATA cable into 90-degree angle.
Otherwise, the loss of data may occur during transmission.

Connect to SATA1/2/3/4

Optional Serial ATA cable

MSI Reminds You...

Always consult the vendors for proper CPU cooling fan.

CPUFAN1

SYSFAN1

SYSFAN4

SYSFAN3

SYSFAN2 SYSFAN5

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Front Panel Connector: JFP1

The mainboard provides one front panel connector for electrical
connection to the front panel switches and LEDs. JFP1 is compliant with Intel

®

Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide.

Front USB Connector: JUSB2

The mainboard provides one USB 2.0 pin header JUSB2 that is compliant
with Intel® I/O Connectivity Design Guide. USB 2.0 technology increases data
transfer rate up to a maximum throughput of 480Mbps, which is 40 times faster
than USB 1.1, and is ideal for connecting high-speed USB interface peripherals
such as USB HDD, digital cameras, MP3 players, printers, modems and the
like.

JFP1

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 HD_LED_P Hard disk LED pull-up
2 FP PWR/SLP MSG LED pull-up
3 HD_LED_N Hard disk active LED
4 FP PWR/SLP MSG LED pull-up
5 RST_SW_N Reset Switch low reference pull- down to GND
6 PWR_SW_P Power Switch high reference pull-up
7 RST_SW_P Reset Switch high reference pull-up
8 PWR_SW_N Power Switch low reference pull-down to GND
9 RSVD_DNU Reserved. Do not use.

JFP1 Pin Defin ition

PIN SIG NAL PIN SIG NAL

1 VCC 2 VCC
3 USB0- 4 USB1­5 USB0+ 6 USB1+
7 GND 8 GND
9 Ke y 10 NC

JUSB 2 Pin D efinitio n

JUSB2

LCD Panel Connector: JLCD1 (Optional)

The connector is additionally provided for connection to a LCD panel,
which shows information on the panel for you to identify the current status or
mode of the connected system.

PIN SIGNAL

1 SOUT
2 SIN
3 NC
4 GND1
5 GND0
6 VCC

JLCD1

I2C Bus Connector: JIPMB1 (Optional)

The mainboard provides one I2C (also known as I2C) Bus connector for
users to connect to System Management Bus (SMBus) interface.

PIN SIG NAL

1 SMBCLK
2 SMBDATA
3 SMBALERT#
4 GND
5 VCC3

JIPMB1 Pin Defin ition

JIPMB1

82547 GI LAN Active LED Connector: JACT1 (Optional)
82541 GI LAN Active LED Connector: JACT2 (Optional)

The LAN LED connectors are used to connect to LAN LEDs, which
show the activity of the LAN. JACT1 is for LAN1 jack and the JACT2 is for
LAN2 jack. Both LAN1 & LAN2 jacks are located on the back panel.

JACT1

JACT2

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Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector: JCI1

This connector is connected to a 2-pin chassis switch. If the chassis is
opened, the switch will be short. The system will record this status and show
a warning message on the screen. To clear the warning, you must enter the
BIOS utility and clear the record.

Enable/Disable PROMISE SATA Header: J2

J2

Disab le SATA IDSEL

Enab le SATA IDSEL

(defau lt)

ISA Bridge Control Connector: JISA1 (Optional)

JISA1

FWH Write Protect Connector: J9

Disab le F WH Write
Protect (d efault)

Enab le FW H W rite Protect

J9

PCI-X Devices Header: J4

PCI-X Bus Speed Header: J5

No t PCI-X D evice

PCI-X D evice

(defau lt)

J4

PCI-X B us Sp eed is

33MHz

PCI-X B us Sp eed is

66MHz (d efault)

J5

ID Header for BIOS Version: J10 & J11

J10 J11

JCI1

Enable/Disable VGA Jumper: J8

This jumper is used to enable or disable VGA IDSEL.

J8

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System Configure Jumper: J3

The J3 jumper determines which mode the system will enter while pow­ered on. During Normal Mode, the system will enter the assigned OS as usual.
During Configure Mode, the system will directly enter BIOS setup utility. This
enables you to modify the BIOS configurations. During Recovery Mode, you
have to insert certain boot disk into the floppy drive before powering on the
system. After powered on, the system will read the boot disk and enter DOS.
This enables you to update the BIOS with a Flash utility if necessary.

No rmal Mod e C on figu re Mod e Reco very Mod e

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MSI Reminds You...

You can clear CMOS by shorting 2-3 pin while the system is off.
Then return to 1-2 pin position. Avoid clearing the CMOS while
the system is on; it will damage the mainboard.

Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1

There is a CMOS RAM on board that has a power supply from external
battery to keep the data of system configuration. With the CMOS RAM, the
system can automatically boot OS every time it is turned on. If you want to
clear the system configuration, use the JBAT1 (Clear CMOS Jumper ) to clear
data. Follow the instructions below to clear the data:

JBAT1 Clear D ata

Keep Data

Enable/Disable 82541 GI LAN Jumper: J1

The LAN controller integrated on the motherboard varies depending on
the model you have purchased. The default factory settings are properly
configured for optimal system performance and thus should be left unchanged.

J1

Disab le LAN ID SEL

Enab le LAN ID SEL

(defau lt)

PCI Slots

Five PCI s lots allow you to insert the expansion cards to meet your
needs. When adding or removing expansion cards, make sure that you unplug
the power supply first. Meanwhile, read the documentation for the expansion
card to make any necessary hardware or software settings for the expansion
card, such as jumpers, switches or BIOS configuration. Three PCI slots are
conventional 32-bit PCI bus slots and the other two are 64-bit PCI bus (also
called PCIX) slots.

32-bit PCI bus: The bus has 32 data lines and runs at 33MHz.
64-bit PCI bus: The bus has 64 data lines and runs at 33, 66MHz. With

twice data lines and much faster PCI clock, the 64-bit PCI bus increases
the throughput and overall system performance.

The motherboard provides two PCI-X 64bit/66MHz and three PCI 32bit/
33MHz slots.

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PCI Interrupt Request Routing

The IRQ, abbreviation of interrupt request line and pronounced I-R-Q,
are hardware lines over which devices can send interrupt signals to the
microprocessor. The PCI IRQ pins are typically connected to the PCI bus INT
A# ~ INT D# pins as follows:

Primary IDE Interrupt: IRQ14 (for ICH-HR)

Secondary IDE Interrupt: IRQ15 (for ICH-HR)

PCI-32 IRQ Routing (for ICH-HR)

PCI Device INT A INT B INT C INT D
PCI32 Slot1 PIRQ#A PIRQ#B PIRQ#C PIRQ#D
PCI32 Slot2 PIRQ#B PIRQ#C PIRQ#D PIRQ#A
PCI32 Slot3 PIRQ#C PIRQ#D PIRQ#A PIRQ#B
VGA PIRQ#G
82541 GI LAN PIRQ#H
PDC20378 PIRQ#E

PCIX-64 IRQ Routing (for ICH-HR)

CSA Interface IRQ routing (for Canterwood-ES)

PCI Device INT A INT B INT C INT D
82547 GI LAN PIRQ#F

PCI Device INT A INT B INT C INT D
PCIX-64 Slot1 P X_IRQ#0 PX_IRQ#1 PX_IRQ#2 PX_IRQ#3
PCIX-64 Slot2 P X_IRQ#1 PX_IRQ#2 PX_IRQ#3 PX_IRQ#0

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BIOS Setup

This chapter provides information on the BIOS Setup pro­gram and allows you to configure the system for optimum use.
You may need to run the Setup program when:

² An error message appears on the screen during the system

booting up, and requests you to run SETUP.

² You want to change the default settings for customized

features.

BIOS Setup

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Entering Setup

Getting Help

After entering the Setup menu, the first menu you will see is the Main

Menu.

Main Menu

The main menu lists the setup functions you can make changes to. You

can use the arrow keys ( ↑↓ ) to select the item. The on-line description of the
highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen.

Sub-Menu

If you find a right pointer symbol (as shown in the right view) appears
to the left of certain fields that means a sub­menu can be launched from this field. A
sub-menu contains additional options for a
field parameter. You can use arrow keys (
↑↓ ) to highlight the field and press <Enter>
to call up the sub-menu. Then you can use
the control keys to enter values and move from field to field within a s ub­menu. If you want to return to the main menu, just press the <Esc >.

General Help <F1>

The BIOS setup program provides a General Help screen. You can call
up this screen from any menu by simply pressing <F1>. The Help screen lists
the appropriate keys to us e and the possible selections for the highlighted
item. Press <Esc> to exit the Help screen.

Control Keys

Power on the computer and the system will start POST (Power On Self
Test) process. When the message below appears on the screen, press <DEL>
key to enter Setup.

Press DEL to enter SETUP

If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter
Setup, restart the system by turning it OFF and On or pressing the RESET
button. You may also restart the system by simultaneously pressing <Ctrl>,
<Alt>, and <Delete> keys.

<↑> Move to the previous item
<↓>

Move to the next item
<←> Move to the item in the left hand
<→> Move to the item in the right hand
<Enter> Select the item
<Esc> Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a submenu
<+/PU> Increase the numeric value or make changes
<-/PD> Decrease the numeric value or make changes
<F1> General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page

Setup Menu
<F5>

Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS, only for Option Page

Setup Menu
<F6> Load the default CMOS value from Fail-Safe default table, only for

Option Page Setup Menu
<F7> Load Optimized defaults
<F10> Save all the CMOS changes and exit

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The items under each BIOS category described in this chapter
are under continuous update for better system performance.
Therefore, the description may be slightly different from the latest
BIOS and should be held for reference only.

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PnP/PCI Configurations

This entry appears if your system supports PnP/PCI.

PC Health Status (for mainboard without mBMC chip)

This entry shows your PC health status.

Frequency/Voltage Control

Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency/voltage control.

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for minimal but stable system
performance.

Load Optimized Defaults

Use this menu to load the BIOS default values that are factory settings for
optimal system operations.

Set Supervisor/User Pass word

Use this menu to set user and supervisor passwords.

Save & Exit Setup

Save changes to CMOS and exit setup.

Exit Without S aving

Abandon all changes and exit setup.

The Main Menu

Standard CMOS Features

Use this menu for basic system configurations, such as time, date etc.

IPMI V1.5 BIOS Features (for mainboards with mBMC chip)

Use this menu to configure the Platform Event Filter (PEF) status and
WatchDog TimeOut features.

Advanced BIOS Features

Use this menu to configure the special enhanced features.

Advanced Chipset Features

Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your
system’s performance.

Integrated Peripherals

Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals.

Power Management S etup

Use this menu to specify your settings for power management.

Once you enter Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu
will appear on the screen. The Main Menu displays twelve configurable func­tions and two exit choices. Use arrow keys to move among the items and press
<Enter> to enter the sub-menu.

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your hard disk drive type is not matched or listed, you can use Manual to
define your own drive type manually.

If you select Manual, related information is asked to be entered to the follow­ing items. Enter the information directly from the keyboard. This information
should be provided in the documentation from your hard disk vendor or the
system manufacturer.

If the controller of HDD interface is SCSI, the selection shall be “None”. If
the controller of HDD interface is CD-ROM, the selection shall be “None”.

Access Mode The settings are CHS, LBA, Large, Auto.
Capacity The formatted size of the storage device.
Cylinder Number of cylinders.
Head Number of heads.
Precomp Write precompensation.
Landing Zone Cylinder location of the landing zone.
Sector Number of sectors.

Drive A/B

This item allows you to set the type of floppy drives installed. Available
options are None, 360K, 5.25 in., 1.2M, 5.25 in., 720K, 3.5 in., 1.44M, 3.5 in.,

2.88M, 3.5 in.

Halt On

The setting determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected at
boot. Available options are:

All Errors The system stops when any error is detected.
Disabled The system doesn’t stop for any detected error.
All, But Keyboard The system doesn’t stop for a keyboard error.
All, But Diskette The system doesn’t stop for a disk error.
All, But Disk/Key The system doesn’t stop for either a disk or a key-

board error.

Base/Extended/Total Memory

The three items s how the memory status of the system. (read only)

Standard CMOS Features

The items inside Standard CMOS Features menu are divided into 10
categories. Each category includes none, one or more setup items. Use the
arrow keys to highlight the item you want to modify and use the <PgUp> or
<PgDn> keys to switch to the value you prefer.

Date (mm:dd:yy)

This allows you to set the system to the date that you want (usually the current
date). The format is <day><month> <date> <year>.

day Day of the week, from Sun to Sat, determined by

BIOS. Read-only.

month The month from Jan. through Dec.
date The date from 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric

function keys.

year The year can be adjusted by users.

Time (hh:mm:ss)

This allows you to set the system time that you want (usually the current
time). The time format is <hour> <minute> <second>.

IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave

Press PgUp/<+> or PgDn/<-> to s elect Manual, None, Auto type. Note that
the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table. The hard disk
will not work properly if you enter improper information for this category. If

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IPMI V1.5 BIOS Features

This setup screen appears only when the mBMC chip (for Server
Management) is integrated on the mainboard.

PEF Configuration Status

This option shows the current Platform Event Filter (PEF) configuration status.
(Read only)

Setting PEF Configuration

This setting is used to set the Platform Event Filter (PEF) configuration. When
[Enabled] is selected, the server will send the event signal to the BMC. Set­ting options: Enabled, Disabled.

BMC Event Log

Select [Enabled] to store POST error or initial mess ages to the BMC Event
log. If you don’t want to store POST error or initial mess ages to the DMI
Event log, select [Disabled]. When [Cleared] is selected, the BMC event log
will be cleared at next POST stage. Setting options: Disabled, Enabled, Cleared.

WatchDog TimeOut Action

The Watch Dog Timer (WDT) is a special hardware device to monitor if the
computer system works normally. If the system does not work normally, it
will have some measures to fix up the system. The following actions are avail-

able on expiration of the Watchdog Timer: No Action, Hard Reset, Power

Down, Power Cycle.

WatchDog Timer Counter

This feature allows users to set the time interval to reboot the computer if a
timeout event occurs. Setting options: 10 Sec, 20 Sec, 30 Sec, 40 Sec.

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Quick Power On Self Test

The option speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after you power on the
computer. When setting the item to Enabled, BIOS will shorten or skip some
check items during POST. Settings: Enabled, Disabled.

First/Second/Third Boot Device

The items allow you to set the sequence of boot devices where BIOS attempts
to load the disk operating system.

Boot Other Device

Setting the option to Enabled allows the system to try to boot from other
devices if the system fails to boot from the 1st/2nd/3rd boot device.

Boot Up NumLock Status

This setting is to set the Num Lock status when the system is powered on.
Setting to On will turn on the Num Lock key when the system is powered on.
Setting to Off will allow users to use the arrow keys on the numeric keypad.
Setting options: On, Off.

Security Option

This specifies the type of BIOS password protection that is implemented. Set­tings are described below:

APIC Mode

This field is used to enable or disable the APIC (Advanced Programmable
Interrupt Controller). Due to compliance to PC2001 design guide, the system is
able to run in APIC mode. Enabling APIC mode will expand available IRQs
resources for the system. Settings: Enabled, Disabled.

MPS Version Control For OS

This field allows you to select which MPS (Multi-Processor Specification)
version to be used for the operating sys tem. You need to select the MPS

Advanced BIOS Features

Hard Disk Boot Priority

This setting determines the boot priority of the installed hard disks.

Hyper-Threading Technology

The Intel processor uses Hyper-Threading technology to increase transaction
rates and reduces end-user response times. The technology treats the two
cores inside the processor as two logical processors that can execute instruc­tions simultaneously. In this way, the system performance is highly improved.
If you disable the function, the processor will use only one core to execute the

instructions. Settings: Enabled, Disabled.

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Enabling the functionality of Hyper-Threading Technology for
your computer system requires ALL of the following platform
Components:
*CPU: An Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with HT Technology;
*Chipset: An Intel® Chipset that supports HT Technology;
*BIOS: A BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it enabled;
and
*OS: An operating system that supports HT Technology.
For more information on Hyper-threading Technology, go to:

www.intel.com/info/hyperthreading

Option Description

Setup The password prompt appears only when end users try to

run Setup.

System A password prompt appears every time when the com-

puter is powered on or when end users try to run Setup.

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View DMI Event Log

Press <Enter> to view all DMI event logs.

Mark DMI Events as Read

Press <Enter> and a screen pops up, asking users to confirm whether or not
to clear all DMI event logs immediately. Press <Y> and <Enter>, the BIOS

will clear all DMI event logs right away.

Event Log Capacity

The item allows the system to show if there is enough space for event logs.

Event Log Validity

The item allows the system to show if the event logs are valid.

Care Open Warning

The field enables or disables the feature of recording the chassis intrusion
status and issuing a warning message if the chassis is once opened. To clear
the warning message, set the field to Reset. The setting of the field will auto­matically return to Enabled later. Settings: Enabled, Reset, Disabled.

CPU Feature

Press <Enter> to enter the following sub-menu screen.

Delay Prior to Thermal

When the CPU temperature reaches a factory preset level, a thermal monitoring
mechanism will be enabled following the appropriate timing delay specified in

version supported by your operating system. To find out which version to use,
consult the vendor of your operating system. Settings: 1.4, 1.1.

Console Redirection

Console Redirection operates in host systems that do not have a monitor and
keyboard attached. This setting enables/disables the operation of console
redirection. When set to Enabled, BIOS redirects and sends all contents that
should be displayed on the screen to the serial COM port for display on the
terminal screen. Besides, all data received from the serial port is interpreted as
keystrokes from a local keyboard. Setting options: Enabled, Disabled.

Baud Rate

This setting specifies the transfer rate (bits per second) of Console Redirection.
Setting options: 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200.

Agent Connect via

To operate the system’s console redirection, you need a terminal supporting
ANSI terminal protocol and a RS-232 null modem cable connected between the
host system and terminal(s). This field is a read-only field, which is used to
indicate the type of device connected between the host system and terminal
(s). NULL stands for a null modem.

Agent wait time (min)

This setting controls the timeout for terminals’ (console redirection) connec­tion to the host system. Setting options: 1, 2, 4, 8 (Min).

Agent after boot

This setting determines whether or not to keep terminals’ console redirection
running after the OS has booted. Setting options: Disabled, Enabled.

DMI Event Log

This setting disables or enables the BIOS to log DMI (Desktop Management
Interface) events. Setting options: Enabled, Disabled.

Clear All DMI Event Log

When this setting is set to Yes, the DMI event log will be cleared at next
POST stage. Then, the BIOS will automatically set this option to No.

Setting options: Yes, No.

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Advanced Chipset Features

DRAM Timing Selectable

Selects whether DRAM timing is controlled by the SPD (Serial Presence Detect)
EEPROM on the DRAM module. Setting to By SPD enables DRAM timing to
be determined automatically by BIOS based on the configurations on the SPD.
Selecting Manual allows users to configure these fields manually.

CAS Latency Time

This controls the timing delay (in clock cycles) before SDRAM starts a read
command after receiving it. Settings: 2, 2.5, 3 (clocks). 2 (clocks) increases
the system performance the most while 3 (clocks) provides the most stable
performance.

Active to Precharge Delay

The field specifies the idle cycles before precharging an idle bank. Settings:
8, 7, 6, 5 (clocks).

DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay

This field allows you to set the number of cycles for a timing delay between
the CAS and RAS strobe signals, used when DRAM is written to, read from
or refreshed. Fast speed offers faster performance while slow speed offers
more stable performance. Settings: 4, 3, 2 (clocks).

NOTE

Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset.

this field. With the thermal monitoring enabled, clock modulation controlled
by the processor’s internal thermal sensor is also activated to keep the proces­sor within allowable temperature limit. Setting options: 4 Min, 8 Min, 16 Min,
32 Min.

Thermal Management

This feature allows you to specify the thermal monitoring system. Settings are:

Thermal Monitoring 1 on die throttling
Thermal Monitoring 2 Ratio & VID transition

TM2 Bus Ratio (hidden for Prescott processor)

It represents the frequency (bus ratio) of the throttled performance state that
will be initiated when the on die sensor goes from not hot to hot. Key in a DEC
number between 0 and 255.

TM2 Bus VID (hidden for Prescott processor)

It represents the voltage of the throttled performance state that will be initiated
when the on die sensor goes from not hot to hot. Settings range from 0.8375V
to 1.6000V.

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OnChip IDE Device

Press <Enter> to enter the following sub-menu screen.

IDE HDD Block Mode

This allows your hard disk controller to use the fast block mode to transfer
data to and from the hard disk drive. Block mode is also called block
transfer, multiple commands or multiple sector read/write. Enabled enables
IDE controller to use block mode; Disabled allows the controller to use
standard mode.

Integrated Peripherals

DRAM RAS# Precharge

This item controls the number of cycles for Row Address Strobe (RAS) to be
allowed to precharge. If insufficient time is allowed for the RAS to accumu­late its charge before DRAM refresh, refresh may be incomplete and DRAM
may fail to retain data. This item applies only when synchronous DRAM is
installed in the system. Available settings: 4, 3, 2 (clocks).

Memory Frequency For

Use this item to configure the clock frequency of the installed DRAMs.
Options: Auto, DDR 266, DDR333, DDR320, DDR400.

DRAM Data Integrity Mode

Select ECC (Error-Correcting Code) or Non-ECC according to the type of
installed DRAM.

Floppy Disk Access Control

This enables or disables the write protection for floppy drive. Setting
options: R/W, Read Only.

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4. Secondary Slave
=> Compatible Mode with Serial ATA Port 0 set to Secondary Slave

5. Logical Primary
=> Compatible Mode with only Serial ATA Enabled and Port 0 set to Pri­mary Master

6. Logical Secondary
=> Compatible Mode with only Serial ATA Enabled and Port 0 set to Sec­ondary Master

7. Enhance Mode Port 0 ( Tertiary Master )
=> Enhance Mode with Port 0 set to Native Mode Master

8. Enhance Mode Port 1 ( Quaternary Master )
=> Enhance Mode with Port 1 set to Native Mode Master

Onboard Device

Press <Enter> to enter the following sub-menu screen.

USB Controller

Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) con­troller and you have USB peripherals. Setting options: Enabled, Disabled.

USB 2.0 Controller

Set to Enabled if you need to use any USB 2.0 device in the operating
system that does not support or have any USB 2.0 driver installed, such as
DOS and SCO Unix. Setting options: Disabled, Enabled.

IDE DMA transfer access

Setting to Enabled will open DMA bus master and execute DMA action in
DOS, which will make the data transferring faster. Settings: Disabled,

Enabled.

On-Chip Primary/Secondary PCI IDE

The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support
for two IDE channels. Choose Enabled to activate each channel separately.

IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO

The four items allow you to set a PIO (Programmed Input/Output) mode for
each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports.
Modes 0~4 provide increas ed performance. In Auto mode, BIOS auto­matically determines the best mode for each IDE device.

IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA

Ultra DMA implementation is possible only if your IDE device supports it
and your operating environment contains a DMA driver. If both your
hard drive and software support Ultra DMA 33 (or higher), select Auto to
enable BIOS support.

**On-Chip Serial ATA Setting**
On-Chip Serial ATA

This setting allows you to detemine how the RAID controller on the south
bridge is going to switch to SATA controller. Options: Manual, Disabled
or Auto. When set to [Auto], BIOS will automatically swtich RAID to
SATA and vice versa. If [Disabled] is selected, only SATA controller will
be enabled.

Serial ATA Port 0/1 Mode

Select a compatible mode for Port 0 and Port 1 from Award setting to the
chipset settings:

1. Primary Master
=> Compatible Mode with Serial ATA Port 0 set to Primary Master

2. Primary Slave
=> Compatible Mode with Serial ATA Port 0 set to Primary Slave

3. Secondary Master
=> Compatible Mode with Serial ATA Port 0 set to Secondary Master

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USB Keyboard/Mouse Support

Select Enabled if you need to use a keyboard/mouse in the operating
system. Setting options: Enabled, Disabled.

CSA LAN (Giga-LAN)

The field determines whether the onboard Giga-bit LAN controller is
activated. Setting options: Enabled, Disabled.

82547 Lan Boot ROM

This setting enables/disables the initialization of the onboard LAN Boot
ROM during bootup. Selecting Disabled will speed up the boot process.

SATA RAID Boot ROM

This setting enables/disables the initialization of the onboard SATA RAID
Boot ROM during bootup. Selecting Disabled will speed up the boot
process.

Super IO Device

Press <Enter> to enter the following sub-menu screen.

Onboard FDC Controller

The item is used to enable or disable the onboard Floppy controller. Se­lect Enabled when you have installed a floppy disk drive and want to use
it.

Onboard Serial Port 1/2

The items specify the base I/O port address and IRQ for the onboard Serial
Port 1 (COM 1)/Serial Port 2 (COM 2). Selecting Auto allows BIOS to
automatically determine the correct base I/O port address. Settings:
Disabled, 3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, Auto.

Onboard Parallel Port

This specifies the I/O port address and IRQ of the onboard parallel port.
Settings: 378/IRQ7, 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7, Disabled.

PWRON After PWR-Fail

This item specifies whether your system will reboot after a power failure
or interrupt occurs. Available settings are:

Off Leaves the computer in the power off state.
On Reboots the computer.
Former-Sts Restores the system to the status before power failure

or interrupt occurred.

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NOTE

If you have changed this setting, you must let the system boot up
until it enters the operating system, before this function will work.

Power Management Setup

ACPI Function

This item is to activate the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Man­agement Interface) function. If your operating system is ACPI-aware, such as
Windows 98SE/2000/ME, select Enabled. Setting options: Enabled, Disabled.

Wake-Up by PCI Card, Power On by Ring, Wake Up On LAN

These fields specify whether the system will be awakened from power saving
modes when activity or input signal of the specified hardware peripheral or
component is detected.

Resume By Alarm

The field is used to enable or disable the feature of booting up the system on
a scheduled time/date.

Date (of Month) Alarm

The field specifies the date for Resume by Alarm. Settings: 0~31.

Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm

The field specifies the time for Resume by Alarm. Format is <hour>

<minute><second>.

NOTE

S3-related functions described in this section are available only
when your BIOS supports S3 sleep mode.

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IRQ Resources

The items are adjustable only when Resources Controlled By is set to Manual.
Press <Enter> and you will enter the sub-menu of the items. IRQ Resources
list IRQ 3/4/5/7/9/10/11/12/14/15 for users to set each IRQ a type depending
on the type of device using the IRQ. Settings are:

PCI Device For Plug & Play compatible devices designed for PCI

bus architecture.

Reserved The IRQ will be reserved for further request.

PNP/PCI Configurations

This section describes configuring the PCI bus system and PnP (Plug &
Play) feature. PCI, or Peripheral Component Interconnect, is a system which
allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses
when communicating with its special components. This section covers some
very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced
users should make any changes to the default settings.

Reset Configuration Data

Normally, you leave this field Disabled. Select Enabled to reset Extended
System Configuration Data (ESCD) when you exit Setup if you have installed
a new add-on card and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious
conflict that the operating system cannot boot. Setting options: Enabled,
Disabled.

Resource Controlled By

The 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® 95/98. If you set this field to “manual” choose specific
resources by going into each of the sub menu that follows this field (a sub
menu is preceded by a “Ø”). The settings are: Auto (ESCD), Manual.

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Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency/voltage control.

Frequency/Voltage Control

Auto Detect PCI Clk

This item is used to auto detect the PCI slots. When set to Enabled, the
system will remove (turn off) clocks from empty PCI slots to minimize the
electromagnetic interference (EMI). Settings: Enabled, Disabled.

Spread Spectrum

When the motherboard clock generator pulses, the extreme values (spikes) of
the pulses creates EMI (Electromagnetic Interference). The Spread Spectrum
function reduces the EMI generated by modulating the pulses so that the spikes
of the pulses are reduced to flatter curves. If you do not have any EMI problem,
leave the setting at Disabled for optimal system stability and performance.
But if you are plagued by EMI, setting to Enabled for EMI reduction. Re­member to disable Spread Spectrum if you are overclocking because even a
slight jitter can introduce a temporary boost in clockspeed which may just
cause your overclocked processor to lock up.

PC Health Status

This section shows the status of your CPU, fan, overall system status,
etc. Monitor function is available only if there is hardware monitoring mecha­nism onboard.

Shutdown Temperature

This option is for setting the shutdown temperature level for the processor.
When the processor reaches the temperature you set, the system will be shut
down. Options: Disabled, 800C/1750F, 850C/11830F, 900C/1910F.

Voltage 0, VCC3, VCCP, VTT DDR, VCC DDR, 12V, VCC5V, Current CPU/
System Temp, Current CPU FAN1 Speed, Current SYS FAN1/2/3/4/5 Speed

These items display the current status of all of the monitored hardware de­vices/components such as CPU voltages, temperatures and all fans’ speeds.

This setup screen appears only when the mBMC chip (for Server
Management) is not integrated on the mainboard.

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Set Supervisor/User Password

When you select this function, a message as below will appear on the

screen:

Type the password, up to six characters in length, and press <Enter>.
The password typed now will replace any previously set password from CMOS
memory. You will be prompted to confirm the password. Retype the pass­word and press <Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the selection and
not enter a password.

To clear a set password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to
enter the password. A message will show up confirming the password will be
disabled. Once the password is disabled, the system will boot and you can
enter Setup without entering any password.

When a password has been set, you will be prompted to enter it every
time you try to enter Setup. This prevents an unauthorized person from chang­ing any part of your system configuration.

Additionally, when a password is enabled, you can also have Award
BIOS to request a password each time the system is booted. This would pre­vent unauthorized use of your computer. The setting to determine when the
password prompt is required is the Security Option of the ADVANCED BIOS
FEATURES menu. If the Security Option is set to System, the pas sword is
required both at boot and at entry to Setup. If set to Setup, password prompt
only occurs when you try to enter Setup.

NOTE

About Supervisor Password & User Password:

Supervisor password: Can enter and change the settings of

the setup menu.

User password: Can only enter but do not have the

right to change the settings of the setup
menu.

Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Defaults

When you select Load Optimized Defaults, a message as below appears:

Pres sing Y loads the default factory s ettings for optimal s ys tem

performance.

The two options on the main menu allow users to restore all of the BIOS
settings to the default Fail-Safe or Optimized values. The Optimized Defaults
are the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifically for op­timal performance of the mainboard. The Fail-Safe Defaults are the default
values set by the BIOS vendor for stable system performance.

When you select Load Fail-Safe Defaults, a message as below appears:

Press ing Y loads the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal
system performance.