MSi MS-6534 User Manual

MSI

MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL

MS-6534 Micro ATX Mainboard

Version 1.0

G52-MA00417

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Manual Rev: 1.0
Release Date: August 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'INSTALLATION AVANT DE RACCORDER
AU RESEAU.

Micro-Star International MS-6534

Tested to comply
with FCC Standard

For Home or Office Use

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Edition

August 2001

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

All trademarks used in this manual are the property of their respective
owners.

Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.
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Windows 98/2000/ME and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft.
Netware is a registered trademark of Novell.
Award is a registered trademark of Award Software Inc.
AMI is a registered trademark of American Megatrends. Inc.

Revision History

Revision Revision History Date

1.0 First Release August 2001

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Safety Instructions

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:

• The power cord or plug is damaged

• Liquid has penetrated into the equipment

• The equipment has been exposed to moisture

• The equipment has not work well or you can not get it work

according to User’s Manual.

• The equipment has dropped and damaged

• If the equipment has obvious sign of breakage

12. DO NOT LEAVE THIS EQUIPMENT IN AN ENVIRONMENT
UNCONDITIONED, STORAGE TEMPERATURE ABOVE 60

0

F), IT MAY DAMAGE THE EQUIPMENT.

(140

0

C

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

Installing the CPU ...............................................................2-2

Installing the CPU Fan ........................................................2-3

CPU Core Speed Derivation Procedure................................2-4

Memory ....................................................................................2-5

Introduction to SDRAM .......................................................2-5

DIMM Modules Combination ...............................................2-6

Installing DIMM Modules .....................................................2-6

Power Supply............................................................................2-7

A TX 20-Pin Power Connector...............................................2-7

A TX 12V Power Connector: JPW1.......................................2-8

Back Panel ...............................................................................2-9

Mouse Connector................................................................2-9

Keyboard Connector .........................................................2-10

USB Connectors ...............................................................2-10

Parallel Port Connector ..................................................... 2-11

Serial Port Connectors: COM A & COM B ........................2-12

Joystick/Midi Connector....................................................2-12

Audio Port Connectors ......................................................2-12

Connectors .............................................................................2-13

Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1 ..................................2-13

Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2 .................................2-14

Case Connectors: F_P1 & F_P2 ....................................... 2-15

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Power Saving Switch Connector: JGS1 .............................2-19

Wake On LAN Connector: JWOL1 .................................... 2-19

Wake On Ring Connector: JMDM1 (Optional) ................... 2-20

IrDA Infrared Module Connectors: IR1 & IR2 ......................2-21

Fan Power Connectors: C_FAN1/S_F AN1.........................2-22

CD-In/Aux Line-In/Modem-In Connector: CD_IN1/AUX_IN1/

MDM_IN1..........................................................................2-23

USB Front Panel Connectors: USB1 & USB2 ...................2-24

Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUDIO1 ............................ 2-25

Jumpers ..................................................................................2-26

Clear CMOS Jumper: JBA T1 .............................................2-26

Slots .......................................................................................2-27

AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Slot ..............................2-27

PCI Slots ..........................................................................2-27

CNR (Communication Network Riser) Slot ........................2-27

PCI Interrupt Request Routing ........................................... 2-28

Chapter 3. AWARD® 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 ............................................................. 3-15

Power Management Setup ......................................................3-19

PnP/PCI Configurations...........................................................3-23

PC Health Status ....................................................................3-25

Frequency/Voltage Control ...................................................... 3-26

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

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Set Supervisor/User Password ................................................ 3-30

Save & Exit Setup...................................................................3-32

Exit Without Saving.................................................................3-33

Chapter 4. AMI® BIOS Setup......................................................4-1

Entering Setup ..........................................................................4-2

Selecting the First Boot Device .................................................4-2

Control Keys .............................................................................4-3

Getting Help..............................................................................4-4

The Main Menu .........................................................................4-5

Standard CMOS Setup .............................................................4-7

BIOS Features Setup................................................................4-9

Chipset Features Setup ..........................................................4-12

Power Management Setup ......................................................4-14

PNP/PCI Configuration ............................................................4-18

Integrated Peripherals ............................................................. 4-20

Hardware Monitor Setup..........................................................4-24

Load Optimal/Fail Safe Defaults ..............................................4-26

Supervisor/User Password ...................................................... 4-28

IDE HDD AUTO Detection ....................................................... 4-30

Save & Exit Setup...................................................................4-31

Exit Without Saving.................................................................4-32

Appendix A. Using 4-/6-channel Audio Function ..................... A-1

Installing C-Media Drivers ......................................................... A-2

Hardware Configuration ............................................................ A-2

Software Configuration.............................................................. A-3

Glossary............................................................................................ I

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Chapter 1.

Introduction

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the MS-6534 Micro-ATX motherboard.

The mainboard, based on Intel® Brookdale (82845) & 82801BA chipsets, is
a high-performance computer mainboard designed for Intel® Pentium® 4
processor in the 478 pin package that provides a high-end and professional
desktop 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

Mainboard Specification

CPU

z Supports Socket478 for Intel® Pentium 4 (FC-PGA2) processor
z Supports 1.3GHz, 1.4GHz and up to 2.xGHz

Chipset

z Intel® Brookdale chipset

- AGP 4x/2x universal slot

- Supports 100MHz FSB

- Supports 400MHz Intel NetBurst micro-architecture bus

z Intel® ICH2 chipset (360 BGA)

- AC’97 Controller Integrated

- 2 full IDE channels, up to ATA100

- Low pin count interface for Winbond SIO

Main Memory

z Supports two 168-pin DIMM sockets
z Supports 32MB to 1GB memory using 512Mbit technology
z Max. memory size: 2GB

Note: As 845 chipset does not properly support the PC100 memory, it
is strongly recommended to install PC133 DIMM modules for better
system performance and stability. We do not guarantee the system
stability when installing PC 100 DIMM modules.

Slots

z One AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) 2x/4x 1.5V slot
z Three PCI 2.2 32-bit Master PCI Bus slots
z Supports 3.3v/5v PCI bus Interface
z One CNR slot

On-Board IDE

z An IDE controller on the ICH2 chipset provides IDE HDD/CD-ROM with

PIO, Bus Master and Ultra DMA66/100 operation modes.

z Can connect up to four IDE devices.

On-Board Peripherals

z On-Board Peripherals include:

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Introduction

- 1 floppy port supports 1 FDD 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 (Rear * 2 / Front * 2)

- PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse connector

- 1 Line-In/Line-Out/Mic-In/Game port

H/W Audio (Optional)

z C-media CMI8738-6CH-LX
z Supports 6 channel Audio
z AC97 2.1 compliant

S/W Audio

z 2-channel Audio Codec
z 4-channel Audio Codec (Optional)
z AC97 2.1 compliant

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 (24.4cm x 22.4cm)

Mounting

z 6 mounting holes

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Chapter 1

Mainboard Layout

Top : mouse
Bottom:
keyboard

USB ports

Top :
Parallel Port

Bottom:
COM A
COM B

Top :
Game port

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Introduction

Quick Components Guide

Component Function Reference

DIMM1~2 Installing DIMM modules See p. 2-5~2-6
Socket 478 Installing CPU See p. 2-2~2-4
C_FAN1 Connecting to CPU FAN See p. 2-22
S_FAN1 Connecting to SYSTEM FAN See p. 2-22
ATX Power Supply Installing power supply See p. 2-7
JPW1 Connecting to 12V ATX power supply See p. 2-8
IDE1& IDE2 Connecting to IDE hard disk drives See p. 2-14
FDD1 Connecting to floppy disk drive See p. 2-13
USB1/2 Connecting to USB interfaces See p. 2-24
PCI Slot 1~3 Installing PCI expansion cards See p. 2-27
AGP Slot Installing AGP cards See p. 2-27
CNR Slot Installing CNR cards See p. 2-27
JMDM1 (Optional) Connecting to modem module See p. 2-20
JWOL1 Connecting to LAN module See p. 2-19
JBAT1 Clearing CMOS data See p. 2-26
F_P1/2 Connecting to case See p. 2-15
JGS1 Connecting to power saving switch See p. 2-19
IR1/2 Connecting to IR modules See p. 2-21
JAUDIO1 Connecting to front audio connectors See p. 2-25

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Chapter 1

Key Features

z Micro-A TX Form Factor
z CPU: Socket 478 for Intel

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Pentium® 4 Processors

z Memory: 2 SDRAM DIMMs
z Slot: 1 AGP slot, 1 CNR slot, 3 PCI slots
z I/O: 2 serial ports, 1 parallel port, 4 USB 1.1 ports, 1 floppy port, 2 IrDA

connectors, 1 Audio/Game port

z PC2001 Compliant
z LAN Wake up Function
z Modem (External/Internal) Ring W ake up Function (Internal Ring W ake

up feature is Optional)

z STR (Suspend to RAM)
z Suspend to Disk
z Audio: Chip integrated

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Chapter 2. Hardware Setup

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.

This chapter contains the following topics:

Central Processing Unit (CPU) 2- 2
Memory 2-5
Power Supply 2-7
Back Panel 2- 9
Connectors 2-13
Jumpers 2-26
Slots 2-27

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2-1

Chapter 2

Central Processing Unit: CPU

The mainboard supports Intel® Pentium® 4 processor. The mainboard
uses a CPU socket called Socket 478 for easy CPU installation. Make sure
that the CPU has a Heat Sink and a cooling fan attached to prevent
overheating. If you do not find the Heat Sink and cooling fan, contact your
dealer or purchase them before turning on the computer.

Installing the CPU

1. Pull the lever sideways away

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

2. Look for the dot/cut edge.

The dot/cut edge should
point towards the lever
pivot. 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

Sliding

Plate

Dot / Cut edge

Close
Lever

WARNING!

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

2-2

Hardware Setup

Installing the CPU Fan

As processor technology pushes to faster speeds 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:

1. Locate the CPU and its retention

mechanism on the motherboard.

Retention Mechanism

3. Mount the fan on top of the

heatsink. Press down the fan until
its four clips get locked in the holes
of the retention mechanism.

2. Position the heatsink onto the

retention mechanism.

4. Press the two levers down to

fasten the fan. Each lever can be
pressed down in only ONE
direction.

Levers

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Chapter 2

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

fan power cable

CPU Core Speed Derivation Procedure

If CPU Clock = 100MHz

Core/Bus ratio = 1 4
then CPU core speed = Host Clock x Core/Bus ratio

= 100MHz x 14
= 1.4GHz

WARNING!

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.

2-4

Hardware Setup

Memory

The mainboard provides 2 sockets for 168-pin SDRAM DIMM (Double
In-Line Memory Module) modules and supports a maximum memory size of
2GB.

DIMM Slots

(DIMM 1~2)

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.

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Chapter 2

DIMM Modules Combination

You can install memory modules in any combination as follows:

DIMM 1 DIMM 2

S/D --

S (Single Side): 32MB ~ 512MB
D (Double Side): 64MB ~ 1GB

-- S/D
S D
D S
S S
D D

Note: As 845 chipset does not properly support the PC100 memory, it
is strongly recommended to install PC133 DIMM modules for better
system performance and stability. We do not guarantee the system
stability when installing PC 100 DIMM modules.

Installing DIMM Modules

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

memory module can only fit in one direction.

Front View Rear View

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

push it in.

VOLTDRAM

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

close.

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Hardware Setup

Power Supply

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

ATX 20-Pin Power Connector

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.

PIN SIGNAL

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

ATX

Power Connector

PIN SIGNAL

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

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Chapter 2

A TX 12V Power Connector: JPW1

Attaching the ATX power supply to the connector is helpful for offer­ing sufficient voltage to Pentium 4 CPU.

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PIN SIGNAL

1 GND
2 GND
3 12V
4 12V

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Back Panel

The Back Panel provides the following connectors:

Hardware Setup

Mouse

Keyboard USB

Parallel

COM A COM B L-out L-in MIC

Midi/Joystick

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.

Pin Definition

6

4

2

PS/2 Mouse (6-pin Female)

5

3

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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

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Chapter 2

Keyboard Connector

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

Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

6

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PS/2 Keyboard (6-pin Female)

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

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
ths connector.

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

USB Ports

USB Port Description

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

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Hardware Setup

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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Pin Definition

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

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Chapter 2

Serial Port Connectors: COM A & COM B

The mainboard has two 9-pin male DIN connectors for serial port COM
A and COM B. You can attach a serial mouse or other serial devices.

Pin Definition

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9

9-Pin Male DIN Connectors

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 T o Send
9 RI Ring Indicate

Joystick/Midi Connector

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

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

The mainboard provides 6-channel audio support and can turn the

rear audio connectors from 2-channel to 4-/6-channel audio. For

TIP

more information, refer to Appendix A. Using 4-/6-channel Audio

Function.

Line In MI C

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Hardware Setup

Connectors

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

Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1

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

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FDD1

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Chapter 2

Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2

The mainboard uses an IDE controller on the Intel® ICH2 chipset that
provides PIO mode 0-4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 66/100 modes. It has two
HDD connectors IDE1 (Primary) and IDE2 (Secondary). Y ou 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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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

TIP

jumper setting instructions.

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Primary IDE Connector

Secondary IDE Connector

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Hardware Setup

Case Connectors: F_P1 & F_P2

The case connector block F_P1 allows you to connect to the Power
Switch, Reset Switch, Speaker, Power LED, Keylock and HDD LED on the case.

The other case connector block F_P2 is compliant to Intel Front Panel
I/O Connectivity Design Guide and can connect to the the Power Switch,
Reset Switch, Power LED and HDD LED on the case.

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Reset
Switch

Speaker

Buzzer

(short pin)

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Keylock

F_P1

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Switch

Power
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HDD LED

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Power
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Power
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2

F_P2

F_P2 Pin Definition

Pin Description Pin Description

1 *HDD_LED+ 2 PWR_LED G
3 HDD_LED- 4 PWR_LED Y
5 RESET- 6 PWR_SW+
7 RESET+ 8 PWR_SW­9 RSVD_DNU 10 NC

* Hard disk LED pullup (330 ohm) to +5V

Reserved
Reset

Switch

HDD
LED

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F_P1 Pin Definition

Pin Description Pin Description

1 Keylock 10 Keylock
2NC 11NC
3 HDD_LED+ 12 HDD_LED­4 GND 13 CASE_SPK
5 PWR_LED Y 14 CASE_SPK
6 PWR_LED G 1 5 CASE_SPK
7 PWR_SW+ 16 CASE_SPK
8 PWR_SW- 17 RESET+
9 NC 18 RESET-

Chapter 2

Power Switch

Connect to a 2-pin push button switch.

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 (F_P1)

The Power LED is lit while the system power is on. There are three types of
LEDs you can connect from the system case to the pin:

2-pin single color power LED: Connected to pin 5 & 6. The power

LED is not able to change its color. You can only choose Blinking in

the BIOS utility for the power LED to indicate the suspend/sleep

mode.

LED Status Description

Steady Green The system is in the full-on mode.
Blinking The system enters the suspend/sleep mode.

2-pin/3-pin dual color power LED: 2-pin LED is connected to pin 5 &

6. 3-pin LED is connected to pin 4, 5 & 6. The dual color power LED

is able to change its color to indicate different system states.

Therefore, you can select either Blinking or Dual (color) for the

power LED to show the suspend/sleep mode.

z When you select Blinking in the BIOS utility:

LED Status Description

Steady Green The system is in the full-on mode.
Blinking The system enters the suspend/sleep mode.

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Hardware Setup

z When you select Dual (color) in the BIOS utility:

LED Status Description

Steady Green The system is in the full-on mode.
Steady Orange The system enters the suspend/sleep mode.

Power LED (F_P2)

The Power LED is lit while the system power is on. There are two types of
LEDs you can connect from the system case to the pin:

2-pin single color power LED: The power LED is not able to change

its color. Therefore, you can only choose Blinking in the BIOS

utility for the power LED to indicate the suspend/sleep mode.

LED Status Description

Steady Green The system is in the full-on mode.
Blinking The system enters the suspend/sleep mode.

2-pin dual color power LED: The 2-pin power LED can change its

color to indicate different system states. Therefore, you can select

either Blinking or Dual (color) for the power LED to show the

suspend/sleep mode.

z When you select Blinking:

LED Status Description

Steady Green The system is in the full-on mode.
Blinking The system enters the suspend/sleep mode.

z When you select Dual (color):

LED Status Description

Steady Green The system is in the full-on mode.
Steady Orange The system enters the suspend/sleep mode.

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HDD LED

HDD LED shows the activity of a hard disk drive connected to the IDE1 or
IDE2 connector. Avoid turning the power off while the HDD is working.
You can connect the HDD LED from the system case to this pin.

Speaker (F_P1 only)

Speaker from the system case is connected to this pin.
If on-board Buzzer is available, then:
Short pin 14-15: On-board Buzzer Enabled.
Open pin 14-15: On-board Buzzer Disabled.

Keylock (F_P1 only)

Keylock allows you to disable the keyboard for security purpose. You can
connect the keylock to this connector.

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Power Saving Switch Connector: JGS1

Attach a power saving switch to this connector. Pressing the switch
once will have the system enter the sleep/suspend state. Press any key to
wake up the system.

ExtSMI#

GND

1

JGS1

Wake On LAN Connector: JWOL1

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.

1

5VSB
GND
MP_WAKEUP

JWOL1

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Chapter 2

Wake On Ring Connector: JMDM1 (Optional)

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.

5VSB
NC

MDM_WAKEUP
GND

NC

1

JMDM1

Note: Modem wake-up signal is active “low”.

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Hardware Setup

IrDA Infrared Module Connectors: IR1 & IR2

These connectors allow you to connect to IrDA Infrared modules. You
must configure the setting through the BIOS setup to use the IR function. The
difference between IR1 & IR2 is that IR2 is compliant to Intel Front Panel I/O

Connectivity Design Guide.

1

IR1

IR2 Pin Definition

Pin Signal

1 Not assigned
2NC
3 VCC
4 GND
5 IRTX
6 IRRX

56

12

IR2

IR1 Pin Definition

Pin Signal

1 VCC
2NC
3 IRRX
4 GND
5 IRTX

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Chapter 2

Fan Power Connectors: C_FAN1/S_FAN1

The C_F AN1 (processor fan) and S_FAN1 (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.

SENSOR

+12V

GND

C_FAN1

SENSOR

+12V
GND

S_FAN1

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.

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CD-In/Aux Line-In/Modem-In Connector: CD_IN1/AUX_IN1/
MDM_IN1

CD_IN1 connector is for CD-ROM audio connector.

AUX_IN1 connector is for DVD add-on card with Line-in connector.

MDM_IN1 connector is for modem with internal audio connector.

R

GND

L

CD_IN1

Phone_In

R

GND

L

AUX_IN1

GND

Mono_Out

MDM_IN1

Note:

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

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Chapter 2

USB Front Panel Connectors: USB1 & USB2

The mainboard provides two Front USB (Universal Serial Bus) pin head­ers that allow you to connect optional USB ports for front panel. Different from
USB1, USB2 is compliant to Intel Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide.

2

1

USB2

USB2 Pin Definition

Pin Description Pin Description

1 VCC 2 VCC
3 USB3- 4 USB2­5 USB3+ 6 USB2+
7 GND 8 GND
9 NC 10 *USB_FP_OC0

*USB_FP_OC0 is Front Panel USB Overcurrent
signal (Ports 2 & 3)

10

9

Pin Description Pin Description

1 VCC 2 GND
3 USB2- 4 GND
5 USB2+ 6 USB3+
7 GND 8 USB3­9 GND 10 VCC

2

1

USB1 Pin Definition

Note:

You can use only ONE USB header to connect USB ports. Make sure
you choose the appropriate one for your USB ports.

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USB1

10

9

Hardware Setup

Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUDIO1

You can connect an optional audio connector to the Front Panel Audio
Header. Pin number 1to 10 of the audio pin header is compliant to Intel Front

Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide.

2

1

10

9

JAUDIO1

JAUDIO1 Pin Definition (1~10)

Pin Signal Description

1 AUD_MIC Front Panel Microphone input signal
2 AUD_GND Ground u sed by Analog Audio Circuits
3 AUD_MIC_BIAS Microphone Power
4 AUD_VCC Filtered +5V used by Analog Audio Circuits
5 AUD_FPOUT_R Right Channel Audio signal to Front Panel
6 AUD_RET_R Right Channel Audio signal Return from Front Panel
7 HP_ON RSVD for future use to control Headphone Amplifier
8 NC No Connection
9 AUD_FPOUT_L Left Channel Audio signal to Front Panel

10 AUD_RET_L Left Channel Audio signal Return from Front Panel

JAUDIO1 Pin Definition (11~20)

Pin Signal Description

11 AUD_MIC Front Panel Microphone input signal
12 AUD_GND Ground use d by A nalog Audio Circuits
13 AUD_FPOUT_R Right Channel Audio signal to Front Panel
14 AUD_RET_R Right Channel Audio signal Return from Front Panel
15 AUD_FPOUT_L Left Channel Audio signal to Front Panel
16 AUD_RET_L Left Channel Audio signal Return from Front Panel
17 AUD_GND Ground use d by A nalog Audio Circuits
18 NC No Connection
19 LINE-IN-R Line in Right
20 LINE-IN-L Line in Left

20

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Jumpers

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

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:

WARNING!

1

JBAT1

3

1

keep data

3

1

clear data

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.

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Hardware Setup

Slots

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

AGP Slot

PCI Slots

CNR Slot

AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Slot

The AGP slot allows you to insert the AGP 1.5V graphics card. AGP is
an interface specification designed for the throughput demands of 3D graphics.
It introduces a 66MHz, 32-bit channel for the graphics controller to directly
access main memory and provides three levels of throughputs: 1x (266Mbps),
2x (533Mbps) and 4x (1.07Gbps).

PCI Slots

Three PCI slots 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.

CNR (Communication Network Riser) Slot

The CNR slot allows you to insert the CNR expansion cards. CNR is a
specially designed network, audio, or modem riser card for ATX family
motherboards. Its main processing is done through software and controlled
by the motherboard’s chipset.

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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 “AGP/PCI/USB/AC’97 codec” IRQ pins are typically
connected to the PCI bus INTA#-INTH# pins as follows:

Order 1 Order 2 Order 3 Order 4
AGP INT A# INT B#

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#
USB-2 INT H#
AC97 INT B#

AGP & PCI Slot 1 shared.
PCI Slot 2 & AC97 shared.

PCI Slot 1~3: Bus Master

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Chapter 3.
AWARD® BIOS
Setup

AWARD® BIOS Setup

A WARD® BIOS Setup

If your motherboard comes with the AWARD® BIOS ROM, read this
chapter for an overview of the Award® BIOS settings. A WARD® BIOS ROM
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 3-15
Power Management Setup 3-19
PnP/PCI Configurations 3-23
PC Health Status 3-25
Frequency/Voltage Control 3-26
Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Defaults 3-28
Set Supervisor/User Password 3-30
Save & Exit Setup 3-32
Exit Without Saving 3-33

3

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Entering Setup

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.

Control Keys

<↑>
<↓>
<←>
<→>
<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 ch anges
<-/PD> Decrease the numeric value or make change s
<F1> General help, only for Status Page Setup Me nu and Option Page

<F5> Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS, only for Option Page

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

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

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

Setup Menu

Setup Menu

Option Page Setup Menu

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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 up/down 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 sub-menu, highlight
the field and press <Enter>. Then you can use
control keys to move between and change the set­tings of the sub-menu. To 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.

8IDE Primary Master
8IDE Primary Slave
8IDE Secondary Master
8IDE Secondary Slave

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The Main Menu

Once you enter A WARD® BIOS 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.

CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright(C) 1984-2001 Award Software

8Standard CMOS Features

8Advanced BIOS Features

8Advanced Chipset Features

8Integrated Peripherals

8Power Management Setup

8PnP/PCI Configurations

8PC Health Status

Esc : Quit F9 : Menu in BIOS

F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type…

8Frequency/Voltage Control

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

↑ ↓ → ← ↑ ↓ → ←

↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item

↑ ↓ → ← ↑ ↓ → ←

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.

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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.

Set Supervisor Password

Use this menu to set Supervisor Password.

Set 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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Standard CMOS Features

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.

CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2001 Award Software

Date (mm:dd:yy) Wed, Aug 1 2001

Time (hh:mm:ss) 00:00:00

IDE Primary Master

8

IDE Primary Slave

8

IDE Secondary Master

8

IDE Secondary Slave

8

Drive A [1.44M, 3.5 in.]

Drive B [None]

Video [EGA/VGA]

Halt On [All, But Keyboard]

Base Memory 640K

Extended Memory 65472K

Total Memory 66112K

↑↓→←:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Standard CMOS Features

Item Help

Menu Level 8

Change the day, month,
year and century

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 can by adjusted by users.

Time

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

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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.

IDE Primary Master

IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press Enter

IDE Primary Master [Auto]
Access Mode [Auto]

Capacity 15021MB

Cylinder 291024
Head 1 6
Precomp 0
Landing Zone 29103
Sector 63

Item Help

Menu Level 88

To auto-detect the
HDD’s size, head...on
this channel

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 cylinder.

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. A vailable
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..

Video

The item sets the type of video adapter used for the primary monitor of the
system . A vailable options are EGA/VGA , CGA 40, CGA 80 and MONO.

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Halt On

The item determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected at
boot. A vailable 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

AWARD® BIOS Setup

CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2001 Award Software

Anti-Virus Protection [Disabled]
CPU L1 & L2 Cache [Enabled]
Quick Boot [Disabled]
1st Boot Device [Floppy]
2nd Boot Device [HDD-0]
3rd Boot Device [CDROM]
Boot Other Device [Enabled]
Swap Floppy [Disabled]
Seek Floppy [Disabled]
Boot Up Num-Lock LED [On]
Gate A20 Option [Fast]
Typematic Rate Setting [Disabled]
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) 6

x
x

Typematic Delay (Msec) 250
Security Option [Setup]
APIC Mode [Enabled]
MPS Version Control For OS [1.1]
Boot OS/2 for DRAM > 64MB [No]
Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T [Disabled]

Advanced BIOS Features

Item Help

Menu Level 8

Allows you to choose
the VIRUS warning
feature for IDE Hard
Disk boot sector
protection. If this
function is enabled
and someone attempt to
write data into this
area, BIOS will show
a warning message on
screen and alarm beep

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Full Screen LOGO Show [Disabled]

↑↓→←:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level 8

Anti-Virus Protection

The item is to set the Virus 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 L1 & L2 Cache

The item allows you to turn on or off CPU’ s L1 and L2 cache. Settings:
Enabled and Disabled.

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Quick Boot

The option speeds up Power On Self T est (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 and Disabled.

1st/2nd/3rd 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.

ZIP100 The system will boot from ATAPI 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

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

Seek Floppy

Setting to Enabled will make BIOS seek floppy drive A: before booting the
system. Settings: Disabled and Enabled.

Boot Up Num-Lock LED

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.

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Gate A20 Option

This item is to set the Gate A20 status. A20 refers to the first 64KB of
extended memory. When 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
Typematic 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.
Settings are described below:

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.

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.

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MPS V ersion Control 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.

Boot OS/2 for DRAM > 64MB

This allows you to run the OS/2® operating system with more than 64MB
DRAM. When you choose No, you cannot run the OS/2® operating system
with more than 64MB DRAM. But it is possible if you choose Yes.

Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T.

This allows you to activate the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis &
Reporting T echnology) capability for the hard disks. S.M.A.R.T is a utility
that monitors your disk status to predict hard disk failure. This gives you an
opportunity to move data from a hard disk that is going to fail to a safe place
before the hard disk becomes offline. Settings: Enabled and Disabled.

Full Screen LOGO Show

This item enables you to show the company logo on the bootup screen.
Settings are:

Disabled Shows the POST messages at boot.
Enabled Shows a still image (logo) on the full screen at boot.

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Advanced Chipset Features

AWARD® BIOS Setup

CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2001 Award Software

Configure DRAM Timing [By SPD]

CAS# Latency [1.5]
Precharge Delay [7]
RAS# to CAS# Delay [3]

RAS# Precharge [3]
DRAM Data Integrity Mode [Non-ECC]
Memory Hole At 15M-16M [Disabled]
Delayed Transaction [Enabled]
AGP Aperture Size (MB) [64]

↑↓→←:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Advanced Chipset Features

Item Help

Menu Level 8

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

Configure SDRAM Timing

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

CAS# Latency

This controls the timing delay (in clock cycles) before SDRAM starts a read
command after receiving it. Settings: 1.5, 2, 2.5 and 3 (clocks). 1.5 (clocks)
increases the system performance the most while 3 (clocks) provides the
most stable performance.

Precharge Delay

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

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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: 3 and 2 (clocks).

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. A vailable settings: 3 and 2 (clocks).

DRAM Data Integrity Mode

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

Memory Hole At 15M-16M

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

Delayed T ransaction

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

AGP Aperture Size (MB)

The item is used to select the size of Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP)
aperture. Aperture is a portion of PCI memory address range dedicated for
graphics memory address space. Host cycles that hit the aperture range are
forwarded to AGP without any translation. Settings: 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128
and 256.

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Integrated Peripherals

AWARD® BIOS Setup

CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2001 Award Software

On-Chip Primary PCI IDE [Enabled]
On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE [Enabled]
IDE Primary Master PIO [Auto]
IDE Primary Slave PIO [Auto]
IDE Secondary Master PIO [Auto]
IDE Secondary Slave PIO [Auto]
IDE Primary Master UDMA [Auto]
IDE Primary Slave UDMA [Auto]
IDE Secondary Master UDMA [Auto]
IDE Secondary Slave UDMA [Auto]
USB Controller [Enabled]
USB Mouse Support [Disabled]
USB Keyboard Support [Disabled]
Init Display First [AGP]
AC’97 Audio [Auto]
AC’97 Modem [Auto]
Onboard/CNR LAN selection [Auto]
IDE HDD Block Mode [Enabled]
Floppy Controller [Enabled]

Integrated Peripherals

Item Help

Menu Level 8

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Serial Port A [3F8/IRQ4]
Serial Port B [2F8/IRQ3]

Serial Port B Mode [Normal]
RxD, TxD Active [Hi, Lo]
IR Transmission Delay [Enabled]
IR Duplex Mode [Half]
IR Pin Select [IR-Rx2Tx2]

Parallel Port [378/IRQ7]

Parallel Port Mode [ECP]
EPP Version [1.7]

ECP Mode Use DMA [3]
Onboard Game Port [201]
Onboard Midi Port [330]

Midi IRQ Select [10]

↑↓→←:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level 8

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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 increased 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 66/100, select Auto to enable BIOS support.

USB Controller

The item enables or disables the USB (Universal Serial Bus) Ports. Settings:
Enabled and Disabled.

USB Mouse/Keyboard Support

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

Init Display First

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

AC’97 Audio

Auto allows the mainboard to detect whether an audio device is used. If the
device is detected, the onboard AC’97 (Audio Codec’97) controller will be
enabled; if not, it is disabled. Disable the controller if you want to use other
controller cards to connect an audio device. Settings: Auto and Disabled.

AC’97 Modem

Auto allows the mainboard to detect whether a modem is used. If a modem is
used, the onboard MC’97 (Modem Codec’97) controller will be enabled; if

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not, it is disabled. Disable the controller if you want to use other controller
cards to connect to a modem. Settings: Auto and Disabled.

Onboard/CNR LAN selection

Use the item to enable or disable the onboard or external CNR LAN device.
Settings:Auto, Onboard and Ext. CNR.

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.

Floppy 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.

Serial Port A/B

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

Serial Port B Mode

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

IrDA : IrDA-compliant Serial Infrared Port
ASKIR: Amplitude Shift Keyed Infrared Port
Normal: RS-232C Serial Port

RxD, TxD Active

The item determines the active of RxD, TxD. Settings are “Hi, Hi”, “Hi, Lo”,
“Lo, Hi” and “Lo, Lo”.

IR T ransmission Delay

The field enables or disables IR transmission delay function. Settings: En-

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abled and Disabled.

IR Duplex Mode

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

IR Pin Select

Consult your IR peripheral documentation to select the correct setting of TxD
and RxD signals. Settings: IR-Rx2Tx2 and RxD2, TxD2.

Parallel Port

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

Parallel Port Mode

This item selects the operating mode for the parallel port: SPP, EPP, ECP or
ECP+EPP.

EPP V ersion

The item selects the EPP version used by the parallel port if it is set to EPP or
ECP+EPP mode. Settings: 1.7 and 1.9.

ECP Mode Use DMA

The item specifies the DMA channel 1 or 3 for the parallel port when it is set to
ECP or ECP+EPP mode.

Onboard Game/Midi Port Address

The items disable or assign the address of the onboard Game/Midi port.

Midi IRQ Select

The item specifies an IRQ for the Midi port.

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IPCA Function [Enabled]
ACPI Standby State [S1/POS]
Power Management/APM [User Define]
MODEM Use IRQ [3]
Suspend Time Out [Disabled]
Power Button Function [Power Off]
Wake Up On PME [Disabled]
Wake Up On Ring [Enabled]
Wake Up On LAN [Enabled]
USB Wakeup From S3 [Disabled]
CPU THRM-Throttling [50.0%]
Resume By RTC Alarm [Disabled]

x

Date(of Month) Alarm 0

x

Time(hh:mm:ss) Alarm 0 : 0 : 0
POWER ON Function [BUTTON ONLY]
KB Power ON Password [Enter]
Hot Key Power ON [Ctrl-F1]
Power Again [Power Off]
Sleep State LED [Blinking]

Power Management Setup

Item Help

Menu Level 8

- Next Page -

** Reload Global Timer Events **
Primary Master IDE [Disabled]
Primary Slave IDE [Disabled]
Secondary Master IDE [Disabled]
Secondary Slave IDE [Disabled]
FDC/LPT/COM Ports [Disabled]

↑↓→←:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level 8

IPCA 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.

ACPI Standby State

This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function. Options are:

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

no system context (CPU or chipset) is lost and hard­ware 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 memory will be used to restore the PC to
the previous state when an “wake up” event occurs.

Power Management/APM

This item is used to select the degree (or type) of power saving and is
related to the mode: Suspend Time Out. There are three options for power
management:

Min Saving Minimum Power Management. Suspend Time Out = 1

Hour.

Max Saving Maximum Power Management. Suspend Time Out = 1

Min.

User Define Allows end users to configure each mode separately.

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.

Suspend Time Out

If system activity is not detected for the length of time specified in this field,
all devices except CPU will be shut off. Settings are Disabled, 1 Min, 2 Min,
4 Min, 8 Min, 12 Min, 20 Min, 30 Min, 40 Min and 1 Hour.

Power Button Function

This feature allows users to configure the power button function. Settings
are:

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

off button.

Suspend When you press the power button, the computer

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

Wake Up On PME/Ring/LAN, USB W akeup From S3

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.

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

CPU THRM-Throttling

The item allows you to specify the percentage of CPU speed which it will
slow down to when the CPU temperature reaches the predetermined over­heat limit. Settings range from 12.5% to 87.5% at 12.5% increment.

Resume By RTC 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 RTC Alarm. Settings: 0~31.

Time(hh:mm:ss) Alarm

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

POWER ON Function

This controls which part and how the PS/2 mouse or keyboard can power
on the system. Settings: Password, Hot KEY, Mouse Left, Mouse Right,
BUTTON ONLY and Keyboard 98.

KB Power ON Password

If POWER ON Function is set to Password, then you can set a password in
the field for the PS/2 keyboard to power on the system.

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Hot Key Power ON

If POWER ON Function is set to Hot KEY, you can assign a hot key combina­tion in the field for the PS/2 keyboard to power on the system. Settings: Ctrl-
F1 through Ctrl-F12.

Power Again

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

Power Off Leaves the computer in the power off state.
Power On Reboots the computer.
Last State Restores the system to the status before power failure

or interrupt occured.

Sleep State LED

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

Dual The Power LED changes its color to indicate the

suspend state.

Blinking The Power LED blinks to indicate the suspend state.

** Reload Global Timer Events **

Primary/Secondary Master/Slave IDE, FDC/LPT/COM Ports

The global timer is the hardware timer that counts down to the power saving
modes. If the monitoring of the listed hardware peripheral or component is
enabled, they will awaken the system or reload the original count of global
timer when they are accessed.

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AWARD® BIOS Setup

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PNP OS Installed [No]
Reset Configuration Data [Disabled]

Resources Controlled By [Auto(ESCD)]

x

IRQ Resources Press Enter

x

DMA Resources Press Enter

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled]

↑↓→←:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

PnP/PCI Configurations

Item Help

Menu Level 8

Select Yes if you are
using a Plug and Play
capable operating
system Select No if
you need to BIOS to
configure non-boot
devices

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® 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

When selecting 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

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98. If you want to configure the system by yourself, select Manaul.

IRQ Resources
This item is adjustable only when Resources Controlled By is set to

Manual. Press <Enter> and you will enter the sub-menu of this item. The
item lists IRQ resources and allows you to set each IRQ a type depending on
the type of device using the IRQ. Settings: PCI/ISA PnP and Legacy ISA.

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.

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,
installed in the system requires VGA palette snooping.

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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 mechanism onboard.

CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright(C) 1984-2001 Award Software

Current System Temp. 32°C/89°F
Current CPU Temperature 58°C/132°F
POWER fan 0RPM
SYSTEM fan 0RPM
CPU fan 4560RPM
Vcore 1.66V
VTT 1.47V

3.3 V 3.33V
+ 5V 5.02V
+12V 12.05V

-12V -11.56V

- 5V -4.99V
VBA T(V) 3.22V
5VSB(V) 4.87V
CPU Critical Temperature [Disabled]

↑↓→←:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

PC Health Status

Item Help

Menu Level 8

Current System T emp., Current CPU T emperature, POWER/SYSTEM/CPU
fan, Vcore, VTT , 3.3 V/+ 5V/+12V/-12V/- 5V, VBAT(V), 5VSB(V)

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

CPU Critical T emperature

This item is used to specify a thermal limit for CPU. If CPU temperature
reaches the specified limit, the system will issue a warning and allows you to
prevent the CPU overheat problem. Settings: Disabled, 80°C/176°F, 85°C/
185°F and 90°C/194°F.

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Frequency/Voltage Control

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CPU Ratio Selection [X 8(Safe)]
Auto Detect PCI Clock [Enabled]
Spread Spectrum [+/-0.25%]
CPU Host/PCI Clock [Default]

↑↓→←:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Frequency/Voltage Control

Item Help

Menu Level 8

CPU Ratio Selection

End users can overclock the processor by specifying the CPU ratio (clock
multiplier) in this field. Settings: x 8(Safe) to x 23.

Auto Detect PCI Clock

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 and Disabled.

Spread Spectrum

This item is used to configure the clock generator’s Spread Spectrum feature.
Settings: Disabled, +/-0.25%, -0.5%, +/-0.5%, and +/-0.38%. Always
disable the feature when overclocking the processor.

CPU Host/PCI Clock

This item specifies the combination of CPU host bus (FSB) and PCI bus

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frequency. It provides end users an overclocking method. Settings: 100/
33Mhz and higher frequency combination.

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Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Defaults

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:

CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright(C) 1984-2001 Award Software

8Standard CMOS Features

8Advanced BIOS Features

8Advanced Chipset Features

8Integrated Peripherals

8Power Management Setup

8PnP/PCI Configurations

8PC Health Status

Esc : Quit F9 : Menu in BIOS

F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N)? N

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

8Frequency/Voltage Control

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

↑ ↓ → ← ↑ ↓ → ←

↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item

↑ ↓ → ← ↑ ↓ → ←

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

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

CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright(C) 1984-2001 Award Software

8Standard CMOS Features

8Advanced BIOS Features

8Advanced Chipset Features

8Integrated Peripherals

8Power Management Setup

8PnP/PCI Configurations

8PC Health Status

Esc : Quit F9 : Menu in BIOS

F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)? N

Load Optimized Defaults

8Frequency/Voltage Control

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

↑ ↓ → ← ↑ ↓ → ←

↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item

↑ ↓ → ← ↑ ↓ → ←

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:

CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright(C) 1984-2001 Award Software

8Standard CMOS Features

8Advanced BIOS Features

8Advanced Chipset Features

8Integrated Peripherals

8Power Management Setup

8PnP/PCI Configurations

8PC Health Status

Esc : Quit F9 : Menu in BIOS

F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Enter Password:

Change/Set/Disable Password

8Frequency/Voltage Control

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

↑ ↓ → ← ↑ ↓ → ←

↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item

↑ ↓ → ← ↑ ↓ → ←

Type the password, up to eight 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. 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

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use of your computer. The setting to determine when the password prompt is
required is the Security Option in 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
enter Setup.

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.

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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:

CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright(C) 1984-2001 Award Software

8Standard CMOS Features

8Advanced BIOS Features

8Advanced Chipset Features

8Integrated Peripherals

8Power Management Setup

8PnP/PCI Configurations

8PC Health Status

Esc : Quit F9 : Menu in BIOS

F10 : Save & Exit Setup

SAVE to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y

Save Data to CMOS

8Frequency/Voltage Control

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

↑ ↓ → ← ↑ ↓ → ←

↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item

↑ ↓ → ← ↑ ↓ → ←

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

T yping 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:

CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright(C) 1984-2001 Award Software

8Standard CMOS Features

8Advanced BIOS Features

8Advanced Chipset Features

8Integrated Peripherals

8Power Management Setup

8PnP/PCI Configurations

8PC Health Status

Esc : Quit F9 : Menu in BIOS

F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N

Abandon All Datas

8Frequency/Voltage Control

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

↑ ↓ → ← ↑ ↓ → ←

↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item

↑ ↓ → ← ↑ ↓ → ←

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

T yping N will return to the Setup Utility .

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Chapter 4. AMI

®

BIOS Setup

AMI® BIOS Setup

If your motherboard comes with the AMI® BIOS ROM, read this chap­ter for an overview of the AMI® BIOS settings. AMI® BIOS ROM 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 4-2
Selecting the First Boot Device 4-2
Control Keys 4-3
Getting Help 4- 4
The Main Menu 4-5
Standard CMOS Setup 4 -7
BIOS Features Setup 4-9
Chipset Features Setup 4-12
Power Management Setup 4-14
PNP/PCI Configurations 4-18
Integrated Peripherals 4-20
Hardware Monitor Setup 4-24
Load Optimal/Fail Safe Defaults 4-26
Supervisor/User Password 4-28
IDE HDD AUTO Detection 4-30
Save & Exit Setup 4-31
Exit Without Saving 4-32

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Entering Setup

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.

DEL:Setup F11:Boot Menu F12:Network boot TAB:Logo

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.

Selecting the First Boot Device

You are allowed to select the 1st boot device without entering the BIOS setup
utility by pressing <F11>. When the same message as listed above appears on
the screen, press <F11> to trigger the boot menu.

The POST messages might pass too quickly for you to respond in
time. If so, restart the system and press <F11> after around 2 or 3 seconds
to activate the boot menu similar to the following.

Select First Boot Device

Floppy : 1st Floppy
IDE-0 : IBM-DTLA-307038
CDROM : ATAPI CD-ROM DRIVE 40X M

[Up/Dn] Select [RETURN] Boot [ESC] cancel

The boot menu will list all the bootable devices. Select the one you
want to boot from by using arrow keys and then pressing <Enter>. The
system will boot from the selected device. The selection will not make
changes to the settings in the BIOS setup utility, so next time when you
power on the system, it will still use the original first boot device to boot up.

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AMI® BIOS Setup

<↑>
<↓>
<←>
<→>
<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
<F5> Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS, only for Option Page

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

<F7> Load BIOS Setup defaults
<F10> Save all the CMOS changes and exit

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

Setup Menu

Option Page Setup Menu

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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.

General Help <F1>

The BIOS setup program provides a General Help screen. Y ou can call up this
screen by simply pressing <F1>. The Help screen lists the appropriate keys to
use. T o exit the Help screen, press <Esc>.

Default Settings

The BIOS setup program contains two kinds of default settings: the Optimal
and Fail Safe defaults. Optimal defaults provide optimum performance settings
for all devices and the system. Fail Safe defaults provide stable but minimal
system performance.

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The Main Menu

Once you enter AMIBIOS SIMPLE 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.

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 1.41

(C)1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

STANDARD CMOS SETUP

BIOS FEATURES SETUP

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION

INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

HARDWARE MONITOR SETUP

ESC : Quit
F5 : Old Values F7 : Load Fail Safe Defaults

↑ ↓ ← →↑ ↓ ← →

↑ ↓ ← → : Select Item

↑ ↓ ← →↑ ↓ ← →

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type,…

LOAD OPTIMAL DEFAULTS

LOAD FAIL SAFE DEFAULTS

SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

USER PASSWORD

IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

SAVE & EXIT SETUP

EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

(Shift)F2 : Change Color

F10 : Save & Exit

Standard CMOS Setup

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

BIOS Features Setup

Use this menu to setup the items of AMI® special enhanced features.

Chipset Features Setup

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

Power Management Setup

Use this menu to specify your settings for power management.

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PNP/PCI Configuration

This entry appears if your system supports PnP/PCI.

Integrated Peripherals

Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals.

Hardware Monitor Setup

This entry shows your PC’s current status, and allows you to adjust CPU
clock etc. The hardware monitoring data appears only if your motherboard
comes with the Hardware Monitor chipset installed.

Load Optimal Defaults

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

Load Fail Safe Defaults

Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for the minimal/stable per­formance of your PC.

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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Standard CMOS Setup

The items inside ST ANDARD CMOS SETUP menu are divided into 9
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> key to switch to the value you prefer.

AMIBIOS SETUP - STANDARD CMOS SETUP

(C)1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Date (mm/dd/yyyy): Thu Aug 02, 2001
Time (hh/mm/ss) : 00:00:00

TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE

Pri Master : AUTO
Pri Slave : AUTO
Sec Master : AUTO
Sec Slave : AUTO

Floppy Drive A : 1.44 MB 3½
Floppy Drive B : Not Installed

Boot Sector Virus Protection Disabled

Month: Jan - De

Day: 01 - 31

Year: 1901 - 2099

c

Base Memory : 640 Kb
Other Memory : 384 Kb
Extended Memory : 127 Mb
Total Memory : 128 Mb

ESC : Exit
↑ ↓ : Select Item
PU/PD/+/- : Modify
(Shift) F2 : Color

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 can be adjusted by users.

Time

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

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Pri Master/Pri Slave/Sec Master/Sec 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.

TYPE Type of the device.

SIZE Capacity of the device.

C YL S Number of cylinders.

HEAD Number of heads.

PRECOMP Write precompensation cylinder.

LANDZ Cylinder location of Landing zone.

SECTOR Number of sectors.

MODE Access mode.

Floppy Drive A/B

This item allows you to set the type of floppy drives installed. A vailable
options: Not Installed, 360 KB 5¼, 1.2 MB 5¼, 720 KB 3½, 1.44 MB 3½
and 2.88MB 3½.

Boot Sector Virus Protection

The item is to set the Virus Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector
protection. When Enabled, BIOS will issue a virus warning message and
beep if a write to the boot sector or the partition table of the HDD is
attempted. Setting options: Disabled and Enabled.

Note: This feature only protects the boot sector, not the whole hard
disk.

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BIOS Features Setup

AMIBIOS SETUP - BIOS FEATURES SETUP

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Quick Boot :Enabled
1st Boot Device :Floppy
2nd Boot Device :IDE-0
3rd Boot Device :CDROM
Try Other Boot Devices :Yes
Full Screen LOGO Show :Disabled
S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks :Disabled
BootUp Num-Lock :On
Swap Floppy :Disabled
Seek Floppy :Disabled
Password Check :Setup
Boot OS/2 for DRAM > 64MB :No
L1 Cache :Enabled
Flash Protection :Enabled
System BIOS Cacheable :Enabled

Quick Boot

Setting the item to Enabled allows the system to boot within 5 seconds by
skiping some check items. Settings: Enabled and Disabled.

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

1st/2nd/3rd Boot Device

The items allow you to set the sequence of boot devices where AMIBIOS
attempts to load the operating system. Possible settings are:

IDE-0 The system will boot from the first HDD.

IDE-1 The system will boot from the second HDD.

IDE-2 The system will boot from the third HDD.

IDE-3 The system will boot from the fourth HDD.

Floppy The system will boot from floppy drive.

ARMD-FDD The system will boot from any ARMD device, such

as LS-120 or ZIP drive, that functions as a floppy
drive.

ARMD-HDD The system will boot from ARMD device, such as

MO or ZIP drive, that functions as hard disk drive.

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CDROM The system will boot from the CD-ROM.

SCSI The system will boot from the SCSI.

NETWORK The system will boot from the Network drive.

BBS-0 The system will boot from the first BBS (BIOS Boot

Specification) compliant device.

BBS-1 The system will boot from the second BBS (BIOS

Boot Specification) compliant device.

BBS-2 The system will boot from the third BBS (BIOS

Boot Specification) compliant device.

BBS-3 The system will boot from the fourth BBS (BIOS

Boot Specification) compliant device.

Disabled Disable this sequence.

Note: Available settings for “1st/2nd/3rd Boot Device” vary depend­ing on the bootable devices you have installed. For example, if you
did not install a floppy drive, the setting “Floppy” does not show up.

T ry Other Boot Devices

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

Full Screen LOGO Show

This item enables you to show the company logo on the bootup screen.
Settings are:

Disabled Shows the POST messages at boot.
Enabled Shows a still image (logo) on the full screen at boot.

S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks

This allows you to activate the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis &
Reporting T echnology) capability for the hard disks. S.M.A.R.T is a utility
that monitors your disk status to predict hard disk failure. This gives you an
opportunity to move data to a safe place before the hard disk becomes
offline. Settings: Enabled and Disabled.

BootUp Num-Lock

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.

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Setting to Off will allow end users to use the arrow keys on the numeric
keypad. Settings: On and Off.

Swap Floppy

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

Seek Floppy

Setting to Enabled will make BIOS seek floppy drive A: before booting the
system. Settings: Disabled and Enabled.

Password Check

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

Option Description

Setup The password prompt appears only when end users try to

run Setup.

Always A password prompt appears every time when the com-

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

Boot OS/2 for DRAM > 64MB

This allows you to run the OS/2® operating system with more than 64MB
DRAM. When you choose No, you cannot run the OS/2® operating system
with more than 64MB DRAM. But it is possible if you choose Yes.

L1 Cache

The item enables or disables the L1 cache memory for CPU. Setting to
Enabled will speed up the system performance.

Flash Protection

The item is used to enable or disable the BIOS Flash Protection function.
Select Disabled when performing BIOS update with the flash utility.

System BIOS Cacheable

AMIBIOS always copies the system BIOS from ROM to RAM for faster
execution. Selecting Enabled allows the contents of F0000h RAM memory
segment to be written to and read from cache memory. Settings: Enabled
and Disabled.

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Chipset Features Setup

AMIBIOS SETUP - CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

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******** DRAM Timing *****
Configure DRAM Timing by :SPD
CAS# Latency :3 Clocks
RAS# Precharge :3 Clocks
RAS# to CAS# Delay :3 Clocks
Precharge Delay :7 Clocks
DRAM Integrity Mode :Non-ECC
AGP Aperture Size :64MB
Delayed Transaction :Enabled

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

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

Configure DRAM Timing by

Selects whether DRAM timing is controlled by the SPD (Serial Presence
Detect) EEPROM on the DRAM module. Setting to SPD enables CAS#
Latency, RAS# Precharge, RAS# to CAS# Delay and Precharge Delay
automatically to be determined by BIOS based on the configurations on the
SPD. Selecting Manual allows users to configure these fields manually.

CAS# Latency

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

RAS# Precharge

This item controls the number of cycles for Row Address Strobe (RAS) to be

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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: 3 Clocks and 2 Clocks.

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: 3 Clocks and 2 Clocks.

Precharge Delay

The field specifies the idle cycles before precharging an idle bank. Settings:
7 Clocks, 6 Clocks and 5 Clocks.

DRAM Integrity Mode

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

AGP Aperture Size

The field 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. Settings: 4MB, 8MB, 16MB,
32MB, 64MB, 128MB and 256MB.

Delayed T ransaction

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

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Power Management Setup

AMIBIOS SETUP - POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

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IPCA Function :Yes
ACPI Standby State :S1/POS
USB Wakeup From S3 :Disabled
Mouse Wakeup From S3 :Disabled
Keyboard Wakeup From S3 :Disabled
Specific Key for Wakeup :N/A
Power Management/APM :Enabled
Sleep State LED :Blinking
Suspend Time Out (Minute) :Disabled
FDC/LPT/COM Ports :Monitor
Primary Master IDE :Monitor
Primary Slave IDE :Ignore
Secondary Master IDE :Monitor
Secondary Slave IDE :Ignore
Power Button Function :Suspend
Wake Up On Ring :Enabled
Wake Up On LAN :Disabled
Wake Up On PME :Enabled
Resume By RTC Alarm :Disabled
RTC Alarm Date :15

IPCA 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 Yes. Settings: Yes and No.

RTC Alarm Hour :12
RTC Alarm Minute :30
RTC Alarm Second :30
Power Again :Last State

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

ACPI Standby State

This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function. 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 hard­ware maintains all system context.

S3/STR The S3 sleep mode is a lower power state where the

information of system cofiguration and open applica­tions/files is saved to main memory that remains
powered while most other hardware components turn
off to save energy. The information stored in memory
will be used to restore the system when an “wake up”
event occurs.

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USB Wakeup From S3

This item allows the activity of the USB device to wake up the system from
S3 sleep state. S3 is the STR (Suspend to RAM) mode. A vailable settings:
Enabled and Disabled.

Mouse Wakeup From S3

The item controls which button on the PS/2 mouse can wake up the system
from S3 mode. Settings: Disabled, Left-button and Right-button.

Keyboard Wakeup Fr om S3

The item controls which button on the PS/2 keyboard can wake up the
system from S3 mode. Settings: Disabled, PowerKey, Any Key and Specific
Key.

Specific Key for Wakeup

If Keyboard W akeup Fr om S3 is set to Specific Key, you can assign a
password for the keyboard to awaken the system in the field.

Power Management/APM

Setting to Enabled will activate the Advanced Power Management (APM)
features to enhance power saving modes. Settings: Enabled and Disabled.

Sleep State LED

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

Blinking The Power LED blinks to indicate the suspend/sleep

state.

Dual Color The Power LED changes its color to indicate the

suspend/sleep state.

Suspend Time Out (Minute)

The item specifies the length of the period of system inactivity before the
system enters the suspend mode from the standby mode. Nearly all power
use is reduced in the suspend mode. Settings: Disabled, 1, 2, 4, 8, 10, 20,
30, 40, 50 and 60 (Minutes).

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FDC/LPT/COM Ports, Primary Master IDE, Primary Slave IDE, Secondary
Master IDE, Secondary Slave IDE

These items specify if the BIOS will monitor the activity of the listed hard­ware peripheral or component. If set to Monitor, any activity detected on
the specified hardware peripheral or component will wake up the system or
prevent the system from entering the power saving modes. Settings:
Monitor and Ignore.

Power Button Function

This feature sets the function of the power button. Settings:

On/Off The power button functions as normal on/off button.

Suspend 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.

Wake Up On Ring/LAN/PME

When setting to Enabled, these features allow your system to be awakened
from the power saving modes through an incoming call from the modem, a
signal from the LAN, or any event on PME (Power Management Event).
Settings: Enabled and Disabled.

Note: You need to install a modem/LAN card supporting power on
function for Wake Up On Ring/LAN function.

Resume By RTC Alarm

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

RTC Alarm Date/Hour/Minute/Second

If Resume By RTC Alarm is set to Enabled, the system will automatically
resume (boot up) on a specific date/hour/minute/second specified in these
fields. A vailable settings for each item are:

R TC Alarm Date 01 ~ 31, Every Day

R TC Alarm Hour 00 ~ 23

RTC Alarm Minute 00 ~ 59

RTC Alarm Second 00 ~ 59

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Note: If you change these settings, you must reboot the system until it
enters the operating system and then power off the system. By doing
so, the changed settings will come into effect next time you power on
the system.

Power Again

This item specifies whether you system will reboot after a power failure or
interrupt occurs. Available options:

Power Off Leaves the computer in the power off state.

Power On Reboots the computer.

Last State Restores the system to the previous status before the

power failure or interrupt occurred.

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PNP/PCI Configuration

This section describes configuring the PCI bus system and PnP (Plug &
Play) feature. PCI, or Personal Computer 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.

AMIBIOS SETUP - PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION

(C)1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Clear ESCD :No
PCI VGA Palette Snoop :Disabled
DMA Channel 0 :PnP
DMA Channel 1 :ISA/EISA
DMA Channel 3 :PnP
DMA Channel 5 :PnP
DMA Channel 6 :PnP
DMA Channel 7 :PnP
IRQ3 :PCI/PnP
IRQ4 :PCI/PnP
IRQ5 :ISA/EISA
IRQ7 :PCI/PnP
IRQ9 :PCI/PnP
IRQ10 :PCI/PnP
IRQ11 :PCI/PnP

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

Clear ESCD

The ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data) NVRAM (Non-volatile
Random Access Memory) is where the BIOS stores resource information for
both PNP and non-PNP devices in a bit string format. When the item is set
to Yes, the system will reset ESCD NVRAM right after the system is booted
up and then set the setting of the item back to No automatically.

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

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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,
installed in the system requires VGA palette snooping.

DMA Channel 0/1/3/5/6/7

These items specify the bus that the system DMA (Direct Memory Access)
channel is used. The settings determine if AMIBIOS should remove a DMA
from the available DMAs passed to devices that are configurable by the
system BIOS. The available DMA pool is determined by reading the ESCD
NVRAM. If more DMAs must be removed from the pool, the end user can
reserve the DMA by assigning an ISA/EISA setting to it.

IRQ 3/4/5/7/9/10/11

These items specify the bus where the specified IRQ line is used. The
settings determine if AMIBIOS should remove an IRQ from the pool of
available IRQs passed to devices that are configurable by the system BIOS.
The available IRQ pool is determined by reading the ESCD NVRAM. If more
IRQs must be removed from the IRQ pool, the end user can use these
settings to reserve the IRQ by assigning an ISA/EISA setting to it. Onboard
I/O is configured by AMIBIOS. All IRQs used by onboard I/O are
configured as PCI/PnP. If all IRQs are set to ISA/EISA, and IRQ 14/15 are
allocated to the onboard PCI IDE, IRQ 9 will still be available for PCI and PnP
devices. Settings: ISA/EISA and PCI/PnP.

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Integrated Peripherals

AMIBIOS SETUP - INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

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USB Controller :All USB Port
USB Legacy Support :Disabled
On-Chip IDE :Both
Onboard Audio Chip :Enabled
AC’97 Audio :Auto
AC’97 Modem :Auto
Floppy Controller :Enabled
Serial Port A :Auto
Serial Port B :Auto
Serial Port B Mode :Normal
IR Duplex Mode :Half Duplex
IR Pin Select :IRRX/IRTX
Parallel Port :Auto
Parallel Port Mode :ECP
EPP Version :N/A
IR Q :Auto
DMA Channel :Auto
OnBoard Midi Port :330
Midi IRQ Select :5
OnBoard Game Port :200

USB Controller

This is used to enable or disable the USB ports. Settings: Disabled, USB
Port 0&1, USB Port 2&3 and All USB Port.

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

USB Legacy Support

Set to All Device if you need to use any USB device in the operating system
that does not support or have any USB driver installed, such as DOS and
SCO Unix. Set to No Mice if your need to use any USB device except for the
USB mouse.

On-Chip IDE

This allows you to enable or disable on-chip IDE controller. Settings:
Disabled, Primary, Secondary and Both.

Onboard Audio Chip (Optional)

Use the item to enable or disable the OPTIONAL onboard hardware audio
controller.

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AC’97 Audio

This item is used to enable or disable the onboard AC’97 (Audio Codec’97)
feature. Selecting Auto allows the mainboard to detect whether an audio
device is used. If an audio device is detected, the onboard AC’97 controller
will be enabled; if not, the controller is disabled. Disable the function if you
want to use other controller cards to connect an audio device. Settings:
Disabled and Auto.

AC’97 Modem

This item is used to enable or disable the onboard MC’97 (Modem
Codec’97) feature. Selecting Auto allows the mainboard to detect whether a
modem is used. If a modem is detected, the onboard MC’97 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
Disabled.

Floppy Controller

This is used to enable or disable the onboard Floppy controller.

Option Description

Auto BIOS will automatically determine whether to enable the

onboard Floppy controller or not.
Enabled Enables the onboard Floppy controller.
Disabled Disables the onboard Floppy controller.

Serial Port A/B

These items specify the base I/O port addresses of the onboard Serial Port A
(COM A)/Serial Port B (COM B). Selecting Auto allows AMIBIOS to
automatically determine the correct base I/O port address. Settings: Auto,
Disabled, 3F8/COM1, 2F8/COM2, 3E8/COM3 and 2E8/COM4.

Serial Port B Mode

This item sets the operation mode for Serial Port B (COM B). Settings:
Normal, 1.6 uS, 3/16 Baud and ASKIR.

IR Duplex Mode

This field specifies a duplex value for the IR device connected to COM B.

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Full-Duplex mode permits simultaneous two-direction transmission. Half­Duplex mode permits transmission in one direction only at a time. Settings:
Half Duplex and Full Duplex.

IR Pin Select

Set to IRRX/IRTX when using an internal IR module connected to the IR
(IR1 or IR2) connector. Set to SINB/SOUTB. when connecting an IR
adapter to COM B.

Parallel Port

This field specifies the base I/O port address of the onboard parallel port.
Selecting Auto allows AMIBIOS to automatically determine the correct base
I/O port address. Settings: Auto, Disabled, 378, 278 and 3BC.

Parallel Port Mode

This item selects the operation mode for the onboard parallel port: Normal,
Bi-Dir, EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port) or ECP (Extended Capability Port).

EPP V ersion

The item selects the EPP version used by the parallel port if the port is set to
EPP mode. Settings: 1.7 and 1.9.

IRQ

The item shows Auto indicating that BIOS determines the IRQ for the parallel
port automatically.

DMA Channel

This feature is configured only when Parallel Port Mode is set to the ECP
mode. When Parallel Port is set to ECP, the field will show Auto indicating
that BIOS automatically determines the DMA channel for the parallel port.

OnBoard Midi Port

The item specifies I/O port address for the onboard Midi port. Settings:
Disabled, 300, 330, 290 and 292.

Midi IRQ Select

The item specifies the IRQ channel for the onboard Midi port. Settings: 5, 7,

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9, 10 and 11.

OnBoard Game Port

The item specifies I/O port address for the onboard Joystick/Game port.
Settings: Disabled, 200 and 208.

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Hardware Monitor Setup

This section describes how to set the CPU FSB frequency, monitor the
current hardware status including CPU/system temperatures, CPU/System
Fan speeds, Vcore etc. Monitor function, such as “Chassis Intrusion” and
“CPU Temperature”, is available only if there is hardware monitoring mecha­nism onboard.

AMIBIOS SETUP - Hardware Monitor Setup

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CPU Ratio Selection 8.0x
CPU FSB Clock (Mhz) 100
Spread Spectrum ±0.38%
Chassis Intrusion Disabled
CPU Temperature 29°C/84°F
System Temperature 39°C/102°F
CPU Fan Speed 6124 RPM
System Fan Speed 0 RPM
Vcore 1.71V
Vio 3.26V
+ 5.0V 4.92V
+12.0V 11.40V
–12.0V –11.56V
– 5.0V – 4.99V
Battery 3.22V
+5V SB 4.87V

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

CPU Ratio Selection

The item is used to adjust the CPU clock multiplier (ratio). The item enables
you to overclock the processor.

CPU FSB Clock (Mhz)

This item is used to set clock frequencies (in MHz) for CPU FSB (Front Side
Bus). The field provides you an overclocking method. Settings include 100
(MHz) and above .

Spread Spectrum

This item is used to configure the clock generator’s Spread Spectrum feature.
Always disable the feature when overclocking the processor.

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Chassis Intrusion (Optional)

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 and
Disabled.

CPU T emperature, System T emperature, CPU Fan Speed, System Fan Speed,
Vcore, Vio, + 5.0V, +12.0V, –12.0V, – 5.0V, Battery, +5V SB (All Optional)

These OPTIONAL items display the current status of all monitored hardware
devices/components such as system voltages, temperatures and fan speeds.

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Load Optimal/Fail Safe Defaults

The two options on the main menu allow users to restore all of the BIOS
settings to the default Fail Safe or Optimal values. The Optimal 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 Optimal Defaults, a message as below appears:

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 1.41

(C)1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

STANDARD CMOS SETUP

BIOS FEATURES SETUP

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION

INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

HARDWARE MONITOR SETUP

ESC : Quit
F5 : Old Values F7 : Load Fail Safe Defaults

Load Optimal Defaults(Y/N)? N

↑ ↓ ← →↑ ↓ ← →

↑ ↓ ← → : Select Item

↑ ↓ ← →↑ ↓ ← →

Load Optimal Defaults except Standard CMOS SETUP

LOAD OPTIMAL DEFAULTS

LOAD FAIL SAFE DEFAULTS

SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

USER PASSWORD

IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

SAVE & EXIT SETUP

EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

(Shift)F2 : Change Color

F10 : Save & Exit

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

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