MSI MS-6368 User Manual

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Version 5.0

G52-MA00463

MS-6368 Micro-ATX Mainboard

MSI

MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL

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Manual Rev: 5.0
Release Date: October 2001

FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class
B 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’INSTALLA TION AVANT DE RACCORDER AU
RESEAU.

Micro-Star International MS-6368

T ested to comply
with FCC Standard

For Home or Office Use

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Edition

October 2001

Copyright Notice

The material in this document is the intellectual property of MICRO­STAR 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

All trademarks used in this manual are the property of their respective
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Award is a registered trademark of A ward Software Inc.

Revision History

Revision Revision History Date

5. 0 First release for PCB 5.X October 2001

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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.

1 0 . Never pour any liquid into the opening that could damage or cause electri-

cal shock.

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

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

to User’s Manual.

z The equipment has dropped and damaged
z If the equipment has obvious sign of breakage

12. DO NOT LEAVE THIS EQUIPMENT IN AN ENVIRONMENT
UNCONDITIONED, STORAGE TEMPERA TURE ABOVE 600 C (1400F), IT
MA Y 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.

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CONTENTS

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

Mainboard Specification ......................................................................1-2

Mainboard Layout ...............................................................................1-4

Quick Components Guide ....................................................................1-5

Key Features ........................................................................................1-6

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

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

CPU Installation Procedures .........................................................2-2

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

Memory................................................................................................2-4

Introduction to SDRAM ...............................................................2-4

DIMM Modules Combination.......................................................2-5

Installing DIMM Modules ............................................................ 2-5

Power Supply ....................................................................................... 2-6

ATX 20-Pin Power Supply ............................................................. 2-6

Back Panel ............................................................................................2-7

Mouse Connector ......................................................................... 2-7

Keyboard Connector ..................................................................... 2-8

USB Connectors ............................................................................ 2-8

Parallel Port Connector .................................................................. 2-9

Serial Port Connector: COM 1 & COM 2 ..................................... 2-10

VGA DB 15 Pin Connector .......................................................... 2-10

Joystick/Midi Connectors ........................................................... 2-11

Audio Port Connectors ............................................................... 2-11

LAN Jack (RJ-45) (Optional) ........................................................ 2-11

Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD ............................................ 2-12

USB Front Panel Connector: USB2..............................................2-12

Connectors......................................................................................... 2-12

Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2 ........................................... 2-13

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Case Connector: JFP1.................................................................. 2-14

Wake On Ring Connector: JMDM1 ............................................. 2-16

Wake On LA N Connector: WOL1 ............................................... 2-16

Fan Power Connectors: CPUF AN/SYSF AN ................................ 2-17

CD-In/Aux Line-In/Modem-In Connector: CD_IN/AUX_IN/

MODEM_IN ................................................................................ 2-18

IrDA Infrared Module Connector: JIR1 ....................................... 2-19

Front Panel Audio Connector: FRONT AUDIO .......................... 2-20

Jumpers .............................................................................................. 2-22

Clear CMOS Jumper: JBIOS......................................................... 2-22

BIOS Flash Jumper: JBIOS1......................................................... 2-23

Slots ................................................................................................... 2-24

PCI Slots...................................................................................... 2-24

CNR (Communication Network Riser) Slot .................................. 2-24

ISA Slot (Optional) ...................................................................... 2-24

PCI Interrupt Request Routing .................................................... 2-25

Chapter 3. A WARD® 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

Advanced BIOS Features ....................................................................3-9

Advanced Chipset Features............................................................... 3-13

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

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

PnP/PCI Configurations ..................................................................... 3-28

PC Health Status ................................................................................ 3-30

Frequency/Voltage Control ................................................................ 3-31

Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Defaults ..................................................... 3-32

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Set Supervisor/User Password........................................................... 3-34

Save & Exit Setup............................................................................... 3-36

Exit Without Saving ........................................................................... 3-37

Chapter 4. Installing Drivers................................................................... 4-1

VIA Driver Installation for Windows® 98SE/2000/ME/NT4.0.............. 4-2

Realtek® 8100L Fast Ethernet Controller ............................................. 4-4

Glossary ....................................................................................................G-1

Introduction

1-1

Chapter 1.

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the MS-6368 (v5.X) Micro-ATX

motherboard. The mainboard, based on VIA® Apollo PLE133T (VT8601T
& VT82C686B) chipsets, is a high-performance computer mainboard
designed for Intel® Celeron/Pentium® III (including Tualatin)/VIA C3™
processor in the 370 pin package that provides a cost-effective and profes­sional value PC platform solution.

This chapter includes the following topics:

Mainboard Specification 1 -2
Mainboard Layout 1-4
Quick Components Guide 1 - 5
Key Features 1-6

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Chapter 1

1-2

CPU

z Socket 370 for Intel® Celeron™ / Tualatin / Pentium III (FC-PGA) proces-

sor and VIA C3™ processor

z Supports 500MHZ, 533MHz., 550MHz, 667MHz, 700Mhz, 750MHz,

800MHz, 850MHz, 933MHz, 950MHz, 1GHz, 1.13GHz, 1.2GHz and above

Chipset

z VIA® PLE133T VT8601T chipset (552 BGA)

- FSB @133MHz

- Integrated Trident Blade 2D/3D video accelerator

- PCI Advanced high performance memory controller

- Supports PC100/133 SDRAM, VCM & ESDRAM technology

z VIA® VT686B chipset (352 BGA)

- Enhanced Power Management Features

- Integrated Super I/O (FDC, LPT, COM 1/2, and IR)

- Dual bus Master IDE Ultra DMA33/66/100

- Integrated Hardware Soundblaster

- Direct Sound AC97 Audio

- ACPI

Clock Generator

z 66.6MHz, 100MHz and 133MHz clocks are supported

Main Memory

z Supports four memory banks using two 168-pin unbuffered DIMM
z Supports a maximum memory size of 1GB (32M x 8)
z Supports 3.3v SDRAM DIMM

Slots

z One CNR (Communication Network Riser) slot
z Three 32-bit Master PCI Bus slots
z Supports 3.3v/5v PCI bus Interface
z One ISA slot (optional)

Mainboard Specification

Introduction

1-3

On-Board IDE

z An IDE controller on the VIA® VT82C686B chipset provides IDE HDD/

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

z Can connect up to four IDE devices

Audio

z Audio controller integrated in 686B chipset
z SW Audio Codec VIA 1611A

- Front Audio Pin Header onboard

Network

z Realtek 8100L (optional)

On-Board Peripherals

z On-Board Peripherals include:

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

1.44M and 2.88Mbytes.

- 2 serial ports (COMA + COMB)

- 1 parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode

- 4 USB ports (2 Rear Connectors/USB Front Pin Header)

- 1 IrDA connector for SIR/CIR/FIR/ASKIR/HPSIR

- 1 VGA connector

- 1 Audio/Game port

BIOS

z The mainboard BIOS provides “Plug & Play” BIOS which detects the

peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically.

z The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface (DMI) func-

tion which records your mainboard specifications.

Dimension

z Micro-A TX Form Factor: 24.5cm (L) x 21cm (W)

Mounting

z 6 mounting holes

Chapter 1

1-4

Mainboard Layout

MS-6368 (v5.X) Micro-A TX Mainboard

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VT82C

686B

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Front Audio

JBIOS

JBIOS1

USB2

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JFP1

CPUFAN

SYSFAN

BIOS

PCI Slot 1

PCI Slot 2

PCI Slot 3

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CNR

ISA (Optional)

Top :
Parallel Port

Bottom:
COM Port &
VGA Port

Top : mouse
Bottom :
keyboard

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WOL1

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Game Port

Bottom:
Line-Out
Line-In
Mic

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COM 2

Introduction

1-5

Quick Components Guide

Component Function Reference

DIMM 1~2 Installing memory modules See p. 2-4~2-5
Socket 370 Installing CPU See p. 2-2~2-3
CPUFAN Connecting to CPUFAN See p. 2-17
SYSFAN Connecting to SYSFAN See p. 2-17
ATX Power Supply Installing power supply See p. 2-6
IDE1& IDE2 Connecting to IDE hard disk drive See p.2-13
FDD Connecting to floppy disk drive See p.2-12
USB2 Connecting to USB interfaces See p. 2-12
PCI Slot 1~3 Installing expansion cards See p. 2-24
ISA Slot Installing ISA cards See p. 2-24
CNR Slot Installing expansion cards See p. 2-24
JFP1 Connecting to the case See p. 2-14
JMDM1 Connecting to a modem card See p. 2-16
WOL1 Connecting to an LAN card See p. 2-16
JIR1 Connecting to IrDA infrared module See p. 2-19
JBIOS Clearing CMOS data See p. 2-22
JBIOS1 Setting BIOS flash function See p. 2-23
Front Audio Connecting to an Audio connector See p. 2-20

Chapter 1

1-6

z Micro-ATX Form Factor
z CPU: Socket 370 for Intel

®

CeleronTM/Pentium® III (including Tualatin)/

VIA C3™ Processor

z Memory: 2 SDRAM DIMMs
z Slot: 1 CNR slot, 3 PCI slots, 1 ISA slot (optional)
z I/O: 2 serial ports (COM2 is the onboard pin header), 1 parallel port, 4

USB ports, 1 floppy port, 1 IrDA connector, 1 Audio/Game port, 1 VGA
port, 1 LAN jack (optional)

z LAN Wake up Function
z Modem (External/Internal) Ring Wake up Function
z Chip integrated audio
z PC 2001 compliant
z Supports PCI 2.2

Key Features

Hardware Setup

2-1

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.

This chapter contains the following topics:

Central Processing Unit (CPU) 2- 2
Memory 2 -4
Power Supply 2 - 6
Back Panel 2 -7
Connectors 2-12
Jumpers 2-22
Slots 2-24

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Chapter 2. Hardware Setup

Chapter 2

2-2

The mainboard supports Intel® Celeron™, Pentium® III (including
Tualatin) and VIA C3™ processor. The mainboard uses a CPU socket called
Socket 370 for easy CPU installation. Make sure the CPU has a Heat Sink
and a cooling fan attached on 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.

Central Processing Unit: CPU

1. Pull the lever sideways away

from the socket. Then, raise
the lever up to a 90-degree
angle.

CPU Installation Procedures

2. Look for the gold arrow.

The gold arrow should point
towards the end of lever.
The CPU will only fit in the
correct orientation.

3. Hold the CPU down firmly,

and then close the lever to
complete the installation.

Open Lever

Gold Arrow

Sliding

Plate

Close
Lever

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

WARNING!

Hardware Setup

2-3

CPU Core Speed Derivation Procedure

The mainboard can automatically set the CPU Host Bus Frequency Clock.

If CPU Clock = 100MHz

Core/Bus ratio = 7
then CPU core speed = Host Clock x Core/Bus ratio

= 100MHz x 7
= 700MHz

Overclocking

This motherboard is designed to support overclocking.
However, please make sure your components are able to
tolerate such abnormal setting, while doing overclocking.
Any attempt to operate beyond product specifications is
not recommended. We do not guarantee the damages or

risks caused by inadequate operation or beyond product
specifications.

WARNING!

Chapter 2

2-4

The mainboard supports a maximum memory size of 1GB. It provides
two 168-pin unbuffered SDRAM DIMM (Double In-Line Memory Module)
sockets and supports 64MB to 512MB technology.

Memory

DIMM1

DIMM2

Introduction to SDRAM

Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM) is a type of dynamic RAM memory
chip that has been widely used starting in the latter part of the 1990s. SDRAMs
are based on standard dynamic RAM chips, but have sophisticated features
that make them considerably faster. First, SDRAM chips are fast enough to be
synchronized with the CPU's clock, which eliminates wait states. Second, the
SDRAM chip is divided into two cell blocks, and data is interleaved between
the two so that while a bit in one block is being accessed, the bit in the other is
being prepared for access. This allows SDRAM to burst the second and
subsequent, contiguous characters at a rate of 10ns, compared to 60ns for the
first character.

SDRAM provides 800 MBps or 1 GBps data transfer depending on
whether the bus is 100MHz or 133MHz.

Hardware Setup

2-5

DIMM Modules Combination

At least one DIMM module should be installed on the motherboard.
Memory modules can be installed on the slots in any order. The single-/
double-sided module each DIMM slot supports is listed below:

S: Single Side D: Double Side

Socket Memory Module Total Memory

DIMM 1
(Bank0 & Bank1)

S/D 64MB ~ 512MB

DIMM 2
(Bank2 & Bank3)

S/D 64MB ~ 512MB

Maximum System Memory Supported 64MB ~ 1GB

1. The DIMM slot has 2 Notch Keys “VOLT and DRAM”, so the DIMM

memory module can only fit in one direction.

2. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM slot. Then

push it in.

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

close.

VOLTDRAM

Front View Rear View

Installing DIMM Modules

Chapter 2

2-6

Power Supply

A TX 20-Pin Power Supply

This connector allows you to connect to an ATX power supply. To
connect to the ATX power supply, make sure the power supply connector is
installed in the right orientation and the pins are aligned. Then push down the
power supply connector firmly into the power connector on the mainboard.

ATX

Power Connector

The mainboard supports ATX power supply for the power system.
Before connecting to the power supply, always make sure that all components
are installed properly and no damage will be caused.

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1

11

20

PIN SIGNAL

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

PIN SIGNAL

1 3.3V
2 3.3V
3 GND
45V
5 GND
65V
7 GND
8 PW_OK
9 5V_SB
10 12V

Hardware Setup

2-7

The Back Panel provides the following connectors:

Mouse

Keyboard USB

Parallel

COM 1 VG A L-out L-in

Mouse Connector

The mainboard provides a standard PS/2® mouse mini DIN connector
for attaching a PS/2® mouse. You can plug a PS/2® mouse directly into this
connector.

Back Panel

MIC

Midi/Joystick

PS/2 Mouse (6-pin Female)

2

1

3

4

5

6

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 Mouse DATA Mouse DATA
2 NC No connection
3 GND Ground
4 VCC +5V
5 Mouse Clock Mouse clock
6 NC No connection

Pin Definition

LAN

Chapter 2

2-8

Keyboard Connector

The mainboard provides a standard PS/2® keyboard mini DIN connec­tor for attaching a PS/2® keyboard. You can plug a PS/2® keyboard directly into
this connector.

USB Connectors

The mainboard provides a UHCI (Universal Host Controller Interface)
Universal Serial Bus root for attaching USB devices such as keyboard, mouse
or other USB-compatible devices. You can plug the USB device directly into
the connector.

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5

6

PS/2 Keyboard (6-pin Female)

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 Keyboard DATA Keyboard DATA
2 NC No connection
3 GND Ground
4 VCC +5V
5 Keyboard Clock Keyboard clock
6 NC No connection

Pin Definition

USB Ports

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 VCC +5V
2 -Data 0 Negative Data Channel 0
3 +Data0 Positive Data Channel 0
4 GND Ground
5 VCC +5V
6 -Data 1 Negative Data Channel 1
7 +Data 1 Positive Data Channel 1
8 GND Ground

USB Port Description

Hardware Setup

2-9

Parallel Port Connector

The mainboard provides a 25-pin female centronic connector for LPT.
A parallel port is a standard printer port that supports Enhanced Parallel Port
(EPP) and Extended Capabilities Parallel Port (ECP) mode.

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1

1425

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 STROBE Strobe
2 DATA0 Data0
3 DATA1 Data1
4 DATA2 Data2
5 DATA3 Data3
6 DATA4 Data4
7 DATA5 Data5
8 DATA6 Data6
9 DATA7 Data7
10 ACK# Acknowledge
11 BUSY Busy
12 PE Paper End
13 SELECT Select
14 AUTO FEED# Automatic Feed
15 ERR# Error
16 INIT# Initialize Printer
17 SLIN# Select In
18 GND Ground
19 GND Ground
20 GND Ground
21 GND Ground
22 GND Ground
23 GND Ground
24 GND Ground
25 GND Ground

Pin Definition

Chapter 2

2-10

Serial Port Connector: COM 1 & COM 2

The mainboard has one 9-pin male DIN connector COM 1 and one 9-pin
COM 2 pin header, which allows you to attach a serial port bracket. You can
attach a serial mouse or other serial devices to serial ports.

VGA DB 15 Pin Connector

The mainboard provides one DB 15-pin female connector to connect a
VGA monitor.

Pin Definition

Analog Video Display Connector (DB-15S)
PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 Red
2 Green
3 Blue
4 Not used
5 Ground
6 Ground
7 Ground
8 Ground
9 Power
10 Ground
11 Not used
1 2 SDA
1 3 Horizontal Sync
1 4 Vertical Sync
15 SCL

DB 15-Pin Female Connector

5 1

15 11

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9

9-Pin Male DIN Connector

5 4 3 2 1

9 8 7 6

COM 2

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 DCD Data Carry Detect
2 SIN Serial In or Receive Data
3 SOUT Serial Out or Transmit Data
4 DTR Data Terminal Ready)
5 GND Ground
6 DSR Data Set Ready
7 RTS Request T o Send
8 CTS Clear To Send
9 RI Ring Indicate

Pin Definition

Hardware Setup

2-11

Audio Port Connectors

Line Out is to connect speakers or headphones. Line In is a connector
for external CD player, Tape player or other audio devices. Mic is used to
connect to a microphone.

Line

Out

Line

In

MIC

Joystick/Midi Connectors

You can connect a joystick or game pad to this connector.

LAN Jack (RJ-45) (Optional)

The mainboard provides one standard RJ-45 jack for connection to
Local Area Network (LAN). You can connect a network cable to the LAN jack.

LAN RJ-45 Jack

Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 TDP Transmit Differential Pair
2 TDN Transmit Differential Pair
3 RDP Receive Differential Pair
4 NC Not Used
5 NC Not Used
6 RDN Receive Differential Pair
7 NC Not Used
8 NC Not Used

Chapter 2

2-12

USB Front Panel Connector: USB2

The mainboard provides one Front USB (Universal Serial Bus) pin
header that allows you to connect optional USB ports for Front Panel.

FDD

1

2

33 34

The mainboard provides connectors to connect to FDD, IDE HDD,
case, modem, LAN, USB Ports, IR module and CPU/System F AN.

Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD

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

1 5

USB2

6 10

Connectors

Pin Description Pin Description

1 USBPWR 6 GND
2 USBP2- 7 GND
3 USBP2+ 8 USBP3+
4 GND 9 USBP3­5 GND 10 USBPWR

Pin Definition

Hardware Setup

2-13

Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2

The mainboard uses an IDE controller on the VIA® VT82C686B chipset
that provides PIO mode 0-4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100 modes. It
has two HDD connectors IDE1 (Primary) and IDE2 (Secondary). You can
connect up to four hard disk drives, CD-ROM or 120MB Floppy to IDE1 and
IDE2.

IDE1 (Primary IDE Connector)

- The first hard disk drive should always be connected to IDE1. You can
connect a Master and a Slave drive to IDE1.
IDE2 (Secondary IDE Connector)

- You can connect a Master and a Slave drive to IDE2.

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12

40

Secondary IDE Connector

12

40

39

Primary IDE Co nn ect or

TIP

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.

Chapter 2

2-14

Case Connector: JFP1

The case connector block JFP1 allows you to connect to the Power
Switch, Reset Switch, Speaker, Power LED and HDD LED on the case.

Power Switch

Connect to a 2-pin push button switch. Pressing this button can turn the
system power on or off.

JFP1

Power
Switch

Power
LED

+

Reset
Switch

HDD
LED

Speaker

7

1

14

8

Pin Description Pin Description

1 HDD+ 8 HDD­2 SLED- 9 SPK­3 PLED- 1 0 BUZ+
4 PLED+ 11 BUZ­5 PWSW+ 12 SPK+
6 PWSW- 13 RST+
7 NC 14 RST-

JFP1 Pin Definition

Hardware Setup

2-15

Reset Switch

Reset switch is used to reboot the system rather than turning the power ON/
OFF. Avoid rebooting while the HDD is working. You can connect the
Reset switch from the system case to this pin.

Power LED

The Power LED is lit while the system power is on.

Speaker

Speaker from the system case is connected to this pin.

HDD LED

HDD LED shows the activity of a hard disk drive. Avoid turning the power
off while the HDD is working. You can connect the HDD LED from the
system case to this pin.

Chapter 2

2-16

W ake On LAN Connector: WOL1

This connector allows you to connect to a LAN card with Wake On
LAN function. You can wake up the computer via remote control through a
local area network.

WOL1

5VSB

GND

MP_WAKEUP

1

W ake On Ring Connector: JMDM1

This connector allows you to connect to a modem card with Wake On
Ring function. The connector will power up the system when a signal is
received through the modem card.

JMDM1

NC

MDM_WAKEUP

5VSB

1

GND

Hardware Setup

2-17

Fan Power Connectors: CPUF AN/SYSF AN

The CPUFAN (processor fan) and SYSFAN (system fan) 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.

GND
+12V

SENSOR

SYSFAN

GND

+12V

SENSOR

CPUFAN

Note:

1. Always consult the vendor for proper CPU cooling fan.

2. CPU Fan supports the fan control. You can install the PC Alert

utility that will automatically control the CPU Fan speed according
to the actual CPU temperature.

Chapter 2

2-18

MODEM_IN

CD-In/Aux Line-In/Modem-In Connector: CD_IN/AUX_IN/
MODEM_IN

CD_IN connector is for CD-ROM audio connector.

AUX_IN connector is for DVD add-on card with Line-in connector.

MODEM_IN connector is for modem with internal audio connector.

CD_IN

AUX_IN

GND

R

L

GND

R

L

GND

Mono_Out

Phone_In

Note:

Mono_Out is connected to the Modem speaker-out connector.
Phone_In is connected to the Modem Microphone-In connector.

Hardware Setup

2-19

IrDA Infrared Module Connector: JIR1

This connector allows you to connect an IrDA Infrared module. You
must configure the setting through the BIOS setup to use the IR function.

JIR1

1 VCC
2NC
3 IRRX
4 GND
5 IRTX

Pin Signal

Pin Definition

1

5

Chapter 2

2-20

Front Panel Audio Connector: FRONT AUDIO

You can connect an optional audio connector to the Front Panel Audio
Header.

FRONT AUDIO

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1 Active Line Out (R) 2 Active Line Out (L)
3 GND (ALO) 4 GND (ALO)
5 GND (+12) 6 GND (+12)
7 +12V (1A) 8 NC
9 M IC 10 GND (MIC)
11 Front Line Out (R) 12 Line Next (R)
13 Front Line Out (L) 14 Line Next (L)
15 GND (FLO) 16 N C
17 Line In (R) 18 Line In (L)

PIN PINDescription Description

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(SHORT pin# 11~14)

- Enable Line-out connector on
the back panel

- Disable Front Panel Audio
Connector

Note: To have the Line-out connector on the back panel work
properly, you need to place the jumper on the pin# 11~14 of the
FRONT AUDIO connector. Otherwise, this Line-out connector will
not function and nothing can be heard through speakers or
headphones attached to the connector. But front panel audio
connector is enabled at this point and allows you to connect
speakers or headphones.

(OPEN pin# 11~14)

- Disable Line-out connector on
the back panel

- Enable Front Panel Audio
Connector

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Clear CMOS Jumper: JBIOS

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 stored in the CMOS RAM, use the JBIOS (Clear
CMOS Jumper ) to clear data. Follow the instructions below to clear the data:

Jumpers

JBIOS

1

The motherboard provides the following jumpers for you to set the
computer’s function. This section describes how to change your motherboard’ s
function through the use of jumpers.

1

3

keep data

clear data

1

3

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.

WARNING!

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BIOS Flash Jumper: JBIOS1

This jumper is used to lock or unlock the boot block area on BIOS.
When unlocked, the BIOS boot block area can be updated. When locked, the
BIOS boot block area can not be updated.

JBIOS1

BIOS Flash Unlocked

BIOS Flash Locked

(Write Protect)

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Slots

PCI Slots

CNR Slot

ISA Slot
(Optional)

The motherboard provides three 32-bit Master PCI Bus Slots, one CNR
and one optional ISA slot.

PCI Slots

Three PCI slots allow you to install 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.

CNR (Communication Network Riser) Slot

The CNR specification is an open industry-standard specification that
defines a hardware scalable Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) main­board riser board and interface, which supports audio and modem only.

ISA Slot (Optional)

This slot allows you to install ISA expansion card.

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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/USB/AC97 IRQ pins are typically connected to the
PCI bus INTA#-INTD# pins as follows:

Order 1 Order 2 Order 3 Orde r 4
PCI Slot 1 INT A# INT B# INT C# INT D#
PCI Slot 2 INT B# INT C# INT D# INT A#
PCI Slot 3 INT C# INT D# INT A# INT B#
USB-1 INT D# INT A# INT B# INT C#
USB-2 INT D# INT A# INT B# INT C#
AC97 INT C# INT D# INT A# INT B#

PCI Slot 3 & AC97 codec shared.

PCI Slot 1~3: Bus Master.

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Chapter 3.
AWARD® BIOS
Setup

3AWARD

®

BIOS Setup

The mainboard uses AWARD® BIOS ROM that provides a Setup util­ity for users to modify the basic system configuration. The information is
stored in a battery-backed CMOS RAM so it retains the Setup information
when the power is turned off.

The chapter contains the following topics:

Entering Setup 3 -2
Control Keys 3 -2
Getting Help 3 - 3

The Main Menu 3-4
Standard CMOS Features 3-6
Advanced BIOS Features 3-9
Advanced Chipset Features 3-13
Integrated Peripherals 3-17
Power Management Setup 3-22
PnP/PCI Configurations 3-28
PC Health Status 3-30
Frequency/Voltage Control 3-31
Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Defaults 3-32
Set Supervisor/User Password 3-34
Save & Exit Setup 3-36
Exit Without Saving 3-37

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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.

Hit DEL if you want to run 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

Entering Setup

Control Keys

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Getting Help

After entering the Setup utility, the first screen you see is the Main Menu.

Main Menu

The main menu displays the setup categories the BIOS supplies. You can use
the arrow keys ( ↑↓ ) to select the item. The on-line description for the selected
setup category is displayed on the bottom of the screen.

Sub-Menu

If you find a right pointer symbol appears
to the left of certain fields (as shown in the
right view), that means a sub-menu contain­ing additional options for the field can be
launched from this field. To enter the sub­menu, highlight the field and press <Enter>. Then you can use control keys to
move between and change the settings of the sub-menu. T o return to the main
menu, press <Esc>.

General Help <F1>

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

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Standard CMOS Features

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

Advanced BIOS Features

Use this menu to setup the items of Award® 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 Setup

Use this menu to specify your settings for power management.

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

The Main Menu

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PnP/PCI Configurations

This entry appears if your system supports PnP/PCI.

PC Health Status

This entry displays the current status of your PC.

Frequency/V oltage 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 the minimal/stable per­formance of your PC.

Load Optimized Defaults

Use this menu to load the default factory settings for BIOS for optimal
system performance.

Supervisor Password

Use this menu to set Supervisor Password.

User Password

Use this menu to set User Password.

Save & Exit Setup

Save changes to CMOS and exit setup.

Exit Without Saving

Abandon all changes and exit setup.

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The items inside Standard CMOS Features menu are divided into 13
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

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 depends on the year of the BIOS.

Time

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

Standard CMOS Features

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

Press PgUp/<+> or PgDn/<-> to select the hard disk drive type. The
specification of hard disk drive will show up on the right hand according to
your selection.

Access Mode The settings are Auto, CHS, LBA and Large.
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: 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

The item sets the type of video adapter used for the primary monitor of the
system . Available options: EGA/VGA , CGA 40, CGA 80 and Mono.

Halt On

The item determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected at

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boot. Available options are:

All Errors The system stops when any error is detected.
No Errors 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

keyboard error.

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Advanced BIOS Features

Anti-Virus Protection

The item is to set the V irus Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector
protection. If the function is enabled and any attempt to write data into this
area is made, BIOS will display a warning message on screen and beep.
Settings: Disabled and Enabled.

CPU Internal/External Cache

Cache memory is additional memory that is must faster than conventional
DRAM (system memory). When the CPU requests data, the system trans­fers requested data from main DRAM into cache memory, for even faster
access by the CPU. The settings enable/disable the internal cache (also
known as L1 or level 1 cache) and external cache (also known as L2 or level 2
cache). Settings: Enabled and Disabled.

CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking

This allows you to enable or disable the ECC (Error-Correcting Code) feature

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for error detection and correction when data passes through L2 cache
memory. Settings: Enabled and Disabled.

Processor Number Feature

This feature is for Pentium® !!! only. When set to Enabled, the system will
check CPU Serial Number. Set to Disabled if you don’t want the system to
know the CPU Serial Number.

Quick Power On Self Test

Setting the item to Enabled allows the system to shorten boot time since it
will skip some check items. Settings: Enabled and 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. The settings are:

Floppy The system will boot from floppy drive.
LS120 The system will boot from LS-120 drive.
HDD-0 The system will boot from the first HDD.
SCSI The system will boot from the SCSI.
CDROM The system will boot from the CD-ROM.
HDD-1 The system will boot from the second HDD.
HDD-2 The system will boot from the third HDD.
HDD-3 The system will boot from the fourth HDD.
ZIP The system will boot from AT API ZIP drive.
LAN The system will boot from the Network drive.
Disabled Disable this sequence.

Boot Other Device

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

Swap Floppy Drive

Setting to Enabled will swap floppy drives A: and B:.

Boot Up Floppy Seek

This setting causes the BIOS to search for floppy disk drives at boot time.
When enabled, the BIOS will activate the floppy disk drives during boot

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process: the drive activity light will come on and the head will move back
and forth once. Settings: Enabled and Disabled.

Boot Up NumLock Status

This item 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 end users to use the arrow keys on the numeric
keypad. Settings: On and Off.

Gate A20 Option

This item is to set the Gate A20 status. A20 refers to the first 64KB of
extended memory. When the default value Fast is selected, the Gate A20 is
controlled by Port92 or chipset specific method resulting in faster system
performance. When Normal is selected, A20 is controlled by a keyboard
controller or chipset hardware.

T ypematic Rate Setting

This item is used to enable or disable the typematic rate setting including
T ypematic Rate & Typematic Delay .

T ypematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

After T ypematic Rate Setting is enabled, this item allows you to set the rate
(characters/second) at which the keys are accelerated. Settings: 6, 8, 10, 12,
15, 20, 24 and 30.

T ypematic Delay (Msec)

This item allows you to select the delay between when the key was first
pressed and when the acceleration begins. Settings: 250, 500, 750 and

1000.

Security Option

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

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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 and Disabled.

MPS V ersion Contr ol For OS

This field allows you to select which MPS (Multi-Processor Specification)
version to be used for the operating system. You need to select the MPS
version supported by your operating system. To find out which version to
use, consult the vendor of your operating system. Settings: 1.4 and 1.1.

OS Select for DRAM > 64MB

This allows you to run the OS/2® operating system with DRAM larger than
64MB. When you choose Non-OS2, you cannot run the OS/2® operating
system with DRAM larger than 64MB. But it is possible if you choose OS2.

Video BIOS Shadow

This items sets if the V ideo BIOS will be copied to RAM and increase video
speed accordingly. Settings: Enabled and Disabled.

C8000-CBFFF/CC000-CFFFF/D0000-D3FFF/D4000-D7FFF/D8000­DBFFF/DC000-DFFFF Shadow

These items specify whether the contents of the adapter ROM named in the
items will be copied into RAM to improve the performance of ROM firmware
for adapters. You need to know the address of each adapter ROM occupies
to shadow (copy) it into the correct area of RAM. Settings: Enabled and
Disabled.

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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DRAM Timing By SPD

Selects whether DRAM timing is configured by reading the contents of the
SPD (Serial Presence Detect) device on the DRAM module. Setting to
Enabled makes both SDRAM Cycle Length and DRAM Clock automatically
determined by BIOS according to the configurations on the SPD.

SDRAM Cycle Length

The option controls the CAS latency, which determines the timing delay
before SDRAM starts a read command after receiving it. Settings: 2 and 3
(clock cycles). 2 increases system performance while 3 provides more stable
system performance.

DRAM Clock

The chipset supports synchronous and asynchronous mode between host
clock and DRAM clock frequency. The settings are:

Host CLK The DRAM clock will be equal to the Host Clock.

Advanced Chipset Features

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

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HCLK-33M The DRAM clock will be equal to the Host Clock minus

33MHz. For example, if the Host Clock is 133MHz, the
DRAM clock will be 100MHz.

HCLK+33M The DRAM clock will be equal to the Host Clock plus

33MHz. For example, if the Host Clock is 100MHz, the
DRAM clock will be 133MHz.

Memory Hole

In order to improve performance, certain space in memory can be reserved
for ISA cards. This memory must be mapped into the memory space below
16MB. When this area is reserved, it cannot be cached. Settings: 15M-16M
and Disabled.

P2C/C2P Concurrency

This field enables or disables the PCI to CPU and CPU to PCI concurrency
feature, which allows synchronous data transmission from PCI to CPU and
vice versa. Selecting Enabled will increase system performance.

Fast R-W T urn Around

This is used to control the fast read/write turn around feature for DRAM
timing. Settings: Enabled and Disabled. Enabled improves system per­formance while Disabled provides stability.

System BIOS Cacheable

System BIOS ROM at F000h-F0000h is always copied to RAM for faster
execution. Selecting Enabled allows the contents of F0000h RAM memory
segment to be written to and read from cache memory, resulting in better
system performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a
system error may result. Settings: Enabled and Disabled.

Video RAM Cacheable

Selecting Enabled allows caching of the video memory (RAM) at A0000h­AFFFFh, resulting in better video performance. However, if any program
writes to this memory area, a memory access error may result. Settings:
Enabled and Disabled.

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Frame Buffer Size

Frame Buffer is the video memory that stores data for video display (frame).
This field is used to determine the memory size for Frame Buffer. Larger
frame buffer size increases video performance. Settings: 2M, 4M and 8M.

AGP Aperture Size

Selects the size of the Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) aperture. 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. Options: 4M, 8M, 16M, 32M, 64M and 128M.

OnChip USB

This is used to enable or disable the USB ports. Settings: Enabled and
Disabled.

USB Keyboard Support

Set to Enabled if your need to use an USB keyboard in the operating system
that does not support or have any USB driver installed, such as DOS and
SCO Unix.

OnChip Sound

Auto allows the mainboard to detect whether an audio device is used. If the
device is detected, the onboard audio controller will be enabled; if not, the
controller is disabled. Disable the controller if you want to use other
controller cards to connect an audio device. Settings: Auto and Disable.

OnChip Modem

Auto allows the mainboard to detect whether a modem is used. If a modem is
detected, the onboard modem controller will be enabled; if not, the controller
is disabled. Disable the controller if you want to use other controller cards
to connect modems. Settings: Auto and Disable.

CPU to PCI Write Buffer

When Enabled, CPU can write up to four words of data into the PCI write
buffer before the CPU must wait for PCI bus cycles to finish. When
Disabled, the CPU must wait after each write cycle until the PCI bus signals
that it is ready to receive more data.

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PCI Dynamic Bursting

When Enabled, every write transaction goes to the write buffer. Then
burstable transactions burst on the PCI bus and nonburstable transactions
do not.

PCI Master 0 WS Write

When Enabled, writes to the PCI bus are executed with zero wait state.

PCI Delay T ransaction

The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer to support delay
transactions cycles so that transactions to and from ISA bus are buffered
and PCI bus can perform other transactions while ISA transaction is
underway. Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specification
version 2.1. Settings: Enabled and Disabled.

PCI #2 Access #1 Retry

When Disabled, PCI#2 will not be disconnected until access finishes.
When Enabled, PCI#2 will be disconnected if max retries are attempted
without success.

AGP Master 1 WS Write

When Enabled, writes to the AGP bus are executed with one wait state
inserted.

AGP Master 1 WS Read

When Enabled, one wait state is inserted in the AGP read cycle.

Memory Parity/ECC Check

User can set the field to Enabled for memory checking if the type of DRAM
installed in your system is Parity or ECC (Error-Correcting Code) DRAM.

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Integrated Peripherals

OnChip IDE Channel0/1

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

IDE Prefetch Mode

The onboard IDE drive interfaces supports prefetching, for faster drive
accesses. Set to Disabled if your primary and/or secondary add-in IDE
interface does not support prefetching.

Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO

The four fields 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 increased performance. In Auto mode, BIOS automati-

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cally determines the best mode for each IDE device.

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, select Auto to enable BIOS support.

Init Display First

This item specifies which VGA card is your primary graphics adapter.
Available options: PCI Slot and AGP.

Onboard Lan Device

This is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN controller. Settings:
Enabled and Disabled.

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.

Onboard Lan Boot ROM

Boot ROM of the LAN controller enables network booting or software
installation/updating from a remote location. The field decides whether to
invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN controller. Settings: Enabled
and Disabled.

Onboard FDD Controller

This is to enable or disable the onboard Floppy controller. Set to Enabled if
you have a floppy disk drive installed on the mainboard and want to use it.

Onboard Serial Port 1/2

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

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Default is Auto. If you have ISA add-on card, the suggested configuration
is as the following:

UART 2 Mode

The item allows you to specify the operation mode for serial port “COM 2”.
Settings are:

Standard RS-232C Serial Port
HPSIR IrDA-compliant Serial Infrared Port
ASKIR Amplitude Shift Keyed Infrared Port

IR Function Duplex

This field specifies a duplex value for the IR device connected to COM 2.
Full-Duplex mode permits simultaneous two-direction transmission. Half­Duplex mode permits transmission in one direction only at a time. Settings:
Half and Full.

9999DISABLED X DISABLED X
99X X COM3 4 COM4 3
XX99 COM1 4 COM2 3
9 XX9 COM2 3 COM3 4
X 99X COM1 4 COM4 3
999X COM4 3 DISABLED X
99X 9 COM3 4 DISABLED X
9 X 99 COM2 3 DISABLED X

X 999COM1 4 DISABLED X
X X X X COM1 4 COM2 3
9 X X X COM2 3 COM3 4
X 9 X X COM1 4 COM3 4
XX9 X COM1 4 COM2 3
XXX9 COM1 4 COM2 3

If the ISA add-on card has Onboard Serial port to be set at

COM1
(I/O:3F8H)

COM2
(I/O:3F8H)

COM3
(I/O:3E8H)

COM4
(I/O:2E8H)

PORT1

PORT2

IRQ

ASSIGNED

IRQ

ASSIGNED

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TX, RX inverting enable

This item allows you to enable the TX, RX inverting which depends on
different H/W requirement. This field is not recommended to change its
default setting for avoiding any error in your system. Settings are “No, Yes”,
“Yes, No”, “Yes, Y es” and “No, No.”

Onboard Parallel Port

This specifies the base I/O port address and IRQ of the onboard Parallel
Port. Settings: 378/IRQ7, 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7 and Disabled. If you have
an ISA add-on card, the suggested configuration is as below:

Note: If the onboard parallel port interrupt and ISA add-on card

interrupt are in conflict, the parallel port will not work properly.
Please disable one of the devices.

Onboard Parallel Mode

This item selects the operating mode for the parallel port: Normal, EPP, ECP
or ECP/EPP.

ECP Mode Use DMA

This item specifies an DMA channel 1 or 3 for the Parallel Port when it is set
to ECP or ECP/EPPmode.

If the ISA add-on card has Onboard parallel port to be set as

999Disabled X
99X LPT3 5
9 X 9 LPT2 5

X 99 LPT1 7

9 X X LPT2 5

X 9 X LPT1 7
XX9 LPT1 7

X X X LPT1 7

LPT1

I/O:378H

LPT2

I/O:278H

LPT3

I/O:3BCH

POR T

ASSIGNED

IRQ

ASSIGNED

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Parallel Port EPP T ype

The item selects the EPP version used by the parallel port if the port is set to
EPP or ECP/EPP mode. Settings: EPP1.7 and EPP1.9.

Onboard Legacy Audio

The item enables or disables the onboard audio features of the mainbaord
and the following audio options in the BIOS.

Sound Blaster

The item turns on/off the Sound Blaster feature of the board. If you want to
play the Sound Blaster compatible games, you need to set the field to
Enabled.

SB I/O Base Address

This item specifies the I/O Base Address for the Sound Blaster. Settings are
220H, 240H, 260H and 280H.

SB IRQ Select

This item specifies the IRQ for the Sound Blaster. Settings: IRQ 5, IRQ 7,
IRQ 9 and IRQ 10.

SB DMA Select

This item specifies the DMA channel for the Sound Blaster. Settings: DMA
1, DMA 2, DMA 3 and DMA 0.

MPU-401

The field enables or disables the MPU-401 interface (the Yamaha Sound
Blaster mode).

MPU-401 I/O Address

This item selects the base I/O port address for the MPU-401 interface.
Settings: 330-333H, 300-303 and 310-313.

Game Port (200-207H)

The item enables or disables the Joystick/Game port.

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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. Settings: Enabled and
Disabled.

Power Management

Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu for power management options.

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Power Management

This item is used to select the degree (or type) or power saving and is
related to these modes: Doze Mode and Suspend Mode. There are
three options for power management:

Min Saving Minimum Power Management. Doze Mode = 1 Hour,

Suspend Mode = 1 Hour.

Max Saving Maximum Power Management. Doze Mode = 10 Sec,

Suspend Mode = 10 Sec.

User Define Allows end users to configure each mode separately.

Each of the ranges are from 1 Min to 1 Hour.

HDD Power Down

If HDD activity is not detected in the length of time specified in this
field, the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices
remain active. Settings: Disable and 1 through 15 Min.

Doze Mode

After the selected period of system inactivity, the CPU clock will run at
slower speed while other devices still run at full speed. Settings:

Disable, 1 Min, 2 Min, 4 Min, 6 Min, 8 Min, 10 Min, 20 Min, 30 Min,
40 Min and 1 Hour.

Suspend Mode

If system activity is not detected for the length of time specified in this
field, all devices except CPU will be shut off. Settings: Disable, 1 Min,

2 Min, 4 Min, 6 Min, 8 Min, 10 Min, 20 Min, 30 Min, 40 Min and 1
Hour.

ACPI Suspend Type

This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function. If your
operating system supports ACPI, such as Windows 98SE, Windows ME and
Windows 2000, you can choose to enter the Standby mode in S1(POS) or S3
(STR) fashion through the setting of this field. Options are:

S1(POS) The S1 sleep mode is a low power state. In this state,

no system context is lost (CPU or chipset) and hard-

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ware maintains all system context.

S3(STR) The S3 sleep mode is a power-down state in which

power is supplied only to essential components such
as main memory and wake-capable devices, and all
system context is saved to main memory. The informa­tion stored in main memory will be used to restore PC
to previous state when an “wake up” event occurs.

PM Control by APM

Setting to Yes will activate an Advanced Power Management (APM) device
to enhance Max Saving mode and stop CPU internal clock. Settings: Yes and
No.

Video Off Option

The settings are Always On, Suspend and All Modes. This option is for
choosing the setting in which the monitor will turn off.

Always On Always turn on.
Suspend --> Off During Suspend mode, the monitor will be

turned off.

All Modes --> Off The monitor is turned off during Doze, Standby

or Suspend mode.

Video Off Method

This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.

V/H SYNC+Blank This selection will cause the system to turn

off the vertical and horizontal synchroniza­tion ports and write blanks to the video
buffer.

Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video

buffer.

DPMS Support Initial display power management signaling.

MODEM Use IRQ

Name the interrupt request (IRQ) line assigned to the modem (if any) on your
system. Activity of the selected IRQ always awakens the system. Settings:
3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11 and NA.

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Soft-Off by PWRBTN

This feature allows users to configure the power button as a normal power­on/-off button or a soft-off button. Settings are:

Instant-Off The power button functions as a normal power-on/-

off button.

Delay 4 Sec. When you press the power button, the computer

enters the suspend/sleep mode, but if the button is
pressed for more than four seconds, the computer
is turned off.

State After Power Failure

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

Off Leaves the computer in the power off state.
On Reboots the computer.
Auto BIOS automatically determines the best mode.

LED In Suspend

This item sets how the system uses Power LED on the case to indicate the
suspend/sleep state. Settings are:

Blink The Power LED blinks to indicate the suspend state.
Single The Power LED remains the same color.
Dual The Power LED changes its color to indicate the

suspend state.

Wake Up Events

Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears:

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VGA, LPT & COM, HDD & FDD, PCI Master , PowerOn by PCI Card, Wake
Up On LAN/Ring

These items 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.

RTC Alarm Resume

This is to enable or disable the feature of booting up the system on a
scheduled time/date. Settings: Enabled and Disabled.

Date (of Month)
Specifies the date for RTC Alarm Resume. Settings are 0~31.

Resume Time (hh:mm:ss)

Specifies the time for RTC Alarm Resume. Format is <hour><minute>
<second>.

IRQs Activity Monitoring

Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears:

Note: To use the function of “Wake Up On LAN/Ring”, you need to
install a modem/LAN card supporting power on function.

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Primary INTR

When this is set to ON, any event occurring will wake up the system which
has been powered down.

IRQ3~IRQ15

Enables or disables the monitoring of the specified IRQ line. If set to
Enabled, the activity of the specified IRQ line will prevent the system from
entering power saving modes or awaken it from power saving modes.

Note: IRQ (Interrupt Request) lines are system resources allocated
to I/O devices. When an I/O device needs to gain attention of the
operating system, it signals this by causing an IRQ to occur. After
receiving the signal, when the operating system is ready, the
system will interrupt itself and perform the service required by the
I/O device.

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PnP/PCI Configurations

PNP OS Installed

When set to YES, BIOS will only initialize the PnP cards used for booting
(VGA, IDE, SCSI). The rest of the cards will be initialized by the PnP operat­ing system like Windows® 95 or 98. When set to NO, BIOS will initialize all
the PnP cards. So, select Yes if the operating system is Plug & Play aware.

Reset Configuration Data

The ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data) is a method that the BIOS
uses to store resource information for both PNP and non PNP devices in a
bit string format. When Enabled, the system will rebuild ESCD and you will
see the message “ESCD Update Successfully” on boot up.

Resources Controlled By

If select Auto(ESCD), BIOS will automatically configure all the boot and PnP
(Plug & Play) compatible devices and assigns system resources like IRQ to
these devices. However, this feature means absolutely nothing unless you
are using a Plug and Play operating system such as Windows95/98. If you
want to configure by yourself, select Manaul.

IRQ/DMA Resources
The items are adjustable only when Resources Controlled By is set to

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Manual. Press <Enter> and you will enter the sub-menu of the items. IRQ
Resources & DMA Resources list IRQ-3/-4/-5/-7/-9/-10/-11/-12/-14/-15 and

DMA-0/-1/-3/-5/-6/-7 for users to set each IRQ/DMA a type depending on
the type of device using the IRQ/DMA. Settings are:

PCI/ISA PnP For Plug & Play compatible devices designed for

PCI or ISA bus architecture.

Legacy ISA For devices compliant with the PC AT bus

specification, requiring a specific interrupt.

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

PCI VGA palette is the set of colors currently used by the video device.
Some special VGA cards may not show colors correctly and need to look
into the video device’ s VGA palette to determine what colors are in use.
Then you have to turn on the palette “snoop”, permitting the palette
registers of both VGA devices to be identical. The setting must be set to
Enabled if any non-standard VGA adapter card, such as MPEG card, in-

stalled in the system requires VGA palette snooping.

Assign IRQ For VGA/USB

Set to Enabled allows BIOS to assign an IRQ to VGA card/USB device.
Choose Disabled if you want to release the IRQ.

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Current CPU T emp., Current System T emp., Current CPU/System Fan Speed,
Vcore, 2.5/3.3/5/12V

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

PC Health Status

This section is to monitor the current hardware status including CPU
temperature, CPU Fan speed, Vcore etc. This is available only if there is
hardware monitoring onboard.

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Frequency/Voltage Control

Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk

This item is used to auto detect the DIMM/PCI slots. When set to Enabled,
the system will remove (turn off) clocks from empty DIMM/PCI slots to
minimize the electromagnetic interference (EMI). Settings: Enabled and
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 En-
abled for EMI reduction. Remember to disable Spread Spectrum if you are
overclocking because even a 0.25% jitter can introduce a temporary boost in
clockspeed of 25MHz (with a 1GHz CPU) which may just cause your
overclocked processor to lock up.

CPU Host/PCI Clock

This item specifies the combination of CPU host bus (FSB) and PCI bus
frequency and provides a method for end users to overclock the processor
accordingly. If the item shows Default, the clock frequency will use the
default value for both the CPU host bus and PCI bus.

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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 the
optimal performance of the mainboard. The Fail-Safe Defaults are the default
values set by the BIOS vendor for the stable system performance.

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

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

Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Defaults

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

Pressing Y loads the default factory settings for optimal system performance.

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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 eight characters in length, and press <Enter>. The
password typed now will clear any previously set password from CMOS
memory . You will be prompted to confirm the password. Re-type the password
and press <Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the selection and not
enter a password.

T o 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 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 password is required both at boot and at
entry to Setup. If set to Setup, password prompt only occurs when trying to

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enter Setup.

About Supervisor Password & User Password:

Supervisor password : Can enter and change the

settings ofthe setup menu.

User password: Can only enter but do not have

the right to change the settings of
the setup menu.

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Save & Exit Setup

When you want to quit the Setup menu, you can select this option to save the
changes and quit. A message as below will appear on the screen:

Typing Y will allow you to quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup
changes to R TC CMOS.

Typing N will return to the Setup Utility.

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Exit Without Saving

When you want to quit the Setup menu, you can select this option to abandon
the changes. A message as below will appear on the screen:

Typing Y will allow you to quit the Setup Utility without saving any changes to
RTC CMOS.

Typing N will return to the Setup Utility.

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Chapter 4. Installing Drivers

Installing Drivers

The chapter describes how to install drivers for VIA chipset, AC97
audio, VGA and Realtek® 8100 fast ethernet controller, and the basic system
requirements for driver installation. T o install the drivers correctly, you must
install VIA chipset driver prior to other drivers.

This chapter includes the following topics:

VIA Driver Installation for Windows® 98SE/
2000/ME/NT4.0 4- 2
Realtek® 8100 Fast Ethernet Controller 4- 4

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VIA Driver Installation for Windows® 98SE/2000/
ME/NT4.0

Installing VIA® Chipset Driver

1. Insert the supplied CD disk into the CD-ROM drive.

2. The CD will auto-run and the setup screen will appear.

3. Click on Via Chipset Drivers and follow the on-screen instructions

to complete the installation.

4. Restart the system for the new chipset driver.

Installing VIA® AC97 PCI Sound Driver

1. Make sure the supplied CD disk is in the CD-ROM drive.

2. Go to My Computer and double click the CD-ROM icon. The setup

screen will appear again.

3. Click on VIA AC97 PCI Sound Drivers and follow the on-screen

instructions to complete the installation.

4. Restart the system.

Installing VIA® PLE133 VGA Driver

1. Make sure the supplied CD disk is in the CD-ROM drive.

2. Go to My Computer and double click the CD-ROM icon. The setup

screen will appear again.

3. Click on VIA PLE/KLE133 VGA Driver and follow the on-screen

instructions to complete the installation.

4. Restart the system.

Note 1: Install Windows® 2000 Service Pack2 or the latest version be-
fore installing the VIA drivers into Windows® 2000.
Note 2: Install Windows® NT4.0 Service Pack 6 or above before install-
ing the VIA drivers into Windows® NT.

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One Touch Setup:

In Windows 2000/ME, you may see the One Touch Setup button
appear on the setup screen. Choosing the button will help you to
install more than one driver into the system without going
through the installation process step by step and save a lot of time
accordingly. After clicking on One Touch Setup, a window will
show up indicating what drivers will be installed. Install other
drivers not included by One Touch Setup manually if any.

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Realtek® 8100L Fast Ethernet Controller

When your mainboard comes with the Realtek® 8100L LAN
controller, you must install the Realtek® LAN driver to support the LAN
function. The Realtek® 8100L is a sophisticated 32-bit PCI component, with
enhanced scatter-gather bus mastering capabilities. Its true 32-bit architec­ture enables it to perform high speed data transfers on the PCI bus using
four DMA channels.

Features

 IEEE 802.3/802.3u 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX compatible

 Glueless 32-bit PCI bus master interface

 Backward software compatible to the 82557

 Internal transmit and receive FIFOs (3 kbytes each)

 Back-to-back transmit at 100 Mbps within minimum IFS

 EEPROM support for configuration and customized feature

selection

 Advanced configuration and Power Interface Specification,

Revision 1.0, and PCI Power Management Specification, Revision

1.0 compliant

 Remote Wake Up (Magic Packet*) support in APM and ACPI

modes

 ACPI “interesting” packet wake support in D0 to D3 low power

states

 IEEE 802.3u Auto-Negotiation support for 10BASE-T and

100BASE-TX

 Full or half duplex capable at 10 or 100 Mbps

 IEEE 802.3x flow control support

Driver Installation

Installation for Windows® 98/2000/ME

In some operating systems like Windows® 98/2000/ME, the provided
CD will auto-run when you insert the CD disk into the CD-ROM drive. T o
install the LAN driver, just click on the “Realtek Network Drivers” button
on the screen.

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Installation for Windows® NT4.0

1. Insert the supplied CD disk into the CD-ROM drive.

2. Copy all files under CD-ROM drive:\Network\Realtek\8139\Winnt4

to your hard disk. For example, copy the files to C:\Lan.

3. Right click on Network Neighborhood.

4. Select Properties.

5. Click Yes to install the driver .

6. Click Next .

7. Choose Select from list.

8. Click Have Disk to specify the path of Lan driver.

9. T ype the path where the Lan driver exists. In the above example, it

should be C:\Lan. Then click OK.

10. When the driver is found, click OK.

11. Follow the on-screen instructions and continue to click OK or Next.

12. When the Windows NT Setup window appears, insert the W indows

NT CD disk into CD-ROM drive and type the path to CD-ROM drive.

Then click OK to start copying W indows NT files into the system.

13. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete installation.

14. Restart your system.

Installation for Other O/S

To find out the installation procedures for other operating systems
such as Linux, insert the provided CD disk into the CD-ROM drive. Run or
type the path to:

CD-ROM drive:\Network\Realtek\8139\Help8139.exe

Then press spacebar to continue and installation of the LAN driver for
different operating systems is listed on the screen. Select the operating
system you need by using arrow keys and follow the installation procedures
provided.