TECHNICAL MANUAL
Of
NVIDIA MCP7A-ION
Based
Mini-ITX M/B for ATOM Processor
NO.G03-NC63-F
Rev 2.0
Release date: Oct, 2009
Trademark:
* Specifications and Information contained in this documentation are furnished for information use only, and are
subject to change at any time without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by manufacturer.
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Manual Revision Information
Reversion Revision History Date
2.0 Second Edition Oct., 2009
Item Checklist
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Motherboard
5
User’s Manual
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DVD for motherboard utilities
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Cable(s)
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I/O Back panel shield
Environmental Safety Instruction
z Avoid the dusty, humidity and temperature extremes. Do not place the product in any
area where it may become wet.
z 0 to 60 centigrade is the suitable temperature. (The figure comes from the request of the
main chipset)
z Generally speaking, dramatic changes in temperature may lead to contact malfunction
and crackles due to constant thermal expansion and contraction from the welding spots’
that connect components and PCB. Computer should go through an adaptive phase
before it boots when it is moved from a cold environment to a warmer one to avoid
condensation phenomenon. These water drops attached on PCB or the surface of the
components can bring about phenomena as minor as computer instability resulted from
corrosion and oxidation from components and PCB or as major as short circuit that can
burn the components. Suggest starting the computer until the temperature goes up.
z The increasing temperature of the capacitor may decrease the life of computer. Using the
close case may decrease the life of other device because the higher temperature in the
inner of the case.
z Attention to the heat sink when you over-clocking. The higher temperature may decrease
the life of the device and burned the capacitor.
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Environmental Protection Announcement
Do not dispose this electronic device into the trash while discarding. To minimize pollution
and ensure environment protection of mother earth, please recycle.
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TABLE OF CONTENT
USER’S NOTICE.................................................................................................................................. i
MANUAL REVISION INFORMATION............................................................................................ i
ITEM CHECKLIST.............................................................................................................................. i
ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY INSTRUCTION............................................................................... ii
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ANOUNCEMENT................................................................ iii
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION OF THE MOTHERBOARD
1-1 FEATURE OF MOTHERBOARD...................................................................................... 1
1-2 SPECIFICATION.................................................................................................................. 2
1-3 LAYOUT DIAGRAM........................................................................................................... 3
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION
2-1 JUMPER SETTING..............................................................................................................7
2-2 CONNECTORS AND HEADERS....................................................................................... 9
2-2-1 CONNECTORS....................................................................................................... 9
2-2-2 HEADERS ............................................................................................................... 10
CHAPTER 3 INTRODUCING BIOS
3-1 ENTERNING SETUP ........................................................................................................... 16
3-2 GETTING HELP................................................................................................................... 16
3-3 THE MAIN MENU................................................................................................................ 16
3-4 STANDARD BIOS FEATURES........................................................................................... 18
3-5 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES.......................................................................................... 20
3-5-1 CPU FEATURES...................................................................................................... 22
3-6 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES.................................................................................. 23
3-7 INTEGRATED PHERIPHRALS......................................................................................... 24
3-7-1 ONBOARD SATAFUNCTION ................................................................................ 25
3-7-2 ONBOARD DEVICE FUNCTION........................................................................... 26
3-7-3 ONBOARD SUPERIO FUNCTION ........................................................................ 27
3-8 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP ..................................................................................... 27
3-9 MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL......................................................................................... 29
3-10 PC HEALTH STATUS.......................................................................................................... 30
3-10-1 SMART FAN CONFIGURATION ........................................................................ 31
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3-11 THERMAL THROTTLING OPTIONS.............................................................................. 32
3-12 POWER USER OVERCLOCK SETTING......................................................................... 33
3-13 PASSWORD SETTING........................................................................................................ 34
3-14 LOAD OPTIMAL DEFAULTS/LOAD STANDARD DEFAULTS.................................. 34
3-15 SAVE CHANGES AND EXIT/DISCARD CHANGES AND EXIT.................................. 35
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Chapter 1
Introduction of the Motherboard
1-1 Feature of Motherboard
z
NVidia MCP7A-ION chipset.
z
Onboard Atom CPU, with low power consumption never denies high performance.
z
Support FSB 533 MHz.
z
Support DDRII DIMM 667/800 up to 8GB.
z
Onboard Realtek RTL 8111DL Gigabit Ethernet LAN.
z
Integrated ALC 888 6-channel HD audio codec
z
Support USB2.0 data transport demands.
z
DV Power onboard, 12V input (NC63P series only).
z
Integrated NVIDIA ION Graphics, supports DX10, full HD 1080p, Blu-ray/HD-DVD
playback
Caution!
Please observe the following notice!
NC63P comes with a build-in DC-DC converter. To avoid high temperature, please DO
NOT overload the maximum power of the external power supply while the system
is consuming high voltage. Be aware of the maximum temperature allowance of the power
supply.
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1-2 Specification
Spec Description
Design z
Mini-ITX form factor 6 layers ; PCB size: 17.0x17.0cm
Chipset
z
NVIDIA MCP7A-ION
Embedded CPU
z
ATOM CPU
Memory Socket
z
240-pin DDRII DIMM slot x2
z
Support DDRII 667/800 MHz DDRII memory modules
z
Expandable to 8GB
Expansion Slot
z
Mini-PCIE slot x 1
LAN
z
Integrated Realtek RTL8111DL PCI-E Gigabit LAN
z
Support Fast Ethernet LAN function of providing
10Mb/100Mb/1000Mb Ethernet data transfer rate
Audio
z
ALC 888 6-channel audio codec integrated
z
Audio driver and utility included
BIOS z
AMI 8MB Flash ROM
Multi I/O
z
PS/2 keyboard connector x 1
z
USB port connector x 6 and USB header x2
z
HDMI connector x 1
z
DVI connector x1
z
VGA connector x1
z
RJ-45 LAN connector x1
z
Audio connector x1 (Line-in, Line-out, MIC)
z
Front panel audio header x1
z
Serial port header x1
z
GPIO header x1
z
LPC header x1
z
SATAII x4
1-3 Layout Diagram
NC63 Series Rear I/O
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DVI
Connector
RJ-45 LAN
Line-In
PS/2
Keyboard
Line-Out
USB
Connectors
USB
Connectors
HDMI
Connector
VGA
Connector
MIC-IN
NC63P Series Rear I/O
DVI
Connector
RJ-45 LAN
Line-In
PS/2
Keyboard
Line-Out
USB
Connectors
DC12V
USB
Connectors
HDMI
Connector
VGA
Connector
MIC-IN
Diagram for NC63 Series:
4
CPU FAN1
JP1
PS2 Keyboard
Over USB Port
ATOM CPU
Serial Port Header
HDMI Port
DDRII Slot x2
Mini-PCIE Slot
DVI over VGA port
ATX Powe
r
Connector
LPC Header
NVIDIA MCP7A-ION
8M DIP BIOS
SYS FAN2
USB Port
RJ-45 over
USB Port
JBAT
USB Headers
JP3
Audio
Connecto
r
CDIN Header
JP5
SATAII
Connecto
r
Front Panel Header
Audio Header
Power LED
Speaker Header
CIR Header
SYS FAN1
Diagram for NC63P Series:
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CPU FAN1
JP1
PS2 Keyboard
Over USB Port
ATOM CPU
Serial Port Header
HDMI Port
DDRII Slot x2
Mini-PCIE Slot
DVI over VGA port
LPC Header
NVIDIA MCP7A-ION
8M DIP BIOS
SYS FAN2
USB Port
Front Panel
Header
SATA DISK
Power
Connector
JP5
USB Headers
RJ-45 over
USB Port
JBAT
JP3
Audio
Connecto
r
CDIN Header
SATAII
Connecto
r
DC12V Power
Connector
Power LED
Speaker Header
Audio Header
SYS FAN1
CIR Header
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Jumper
Jumper Name Description
JBAT CMOS RAM Clear Function Setting 3-pin Block
JP1 KB/MS Power on Function Setting 3-pin Block
JP3/JP5 USB Power on Function Setting 3-pin Block
Connectors
Connector Name Description
DC12V_IN (for NC63P ) DC power Connector DC Jack
SATA_PWR(for NC63P) Power out Connector 4-pin Connector
ATXPWR(for NC63) ATX Power Connector 24-pin Connector
SATA1~SATA4 Serial ATAII Connector 7-pin Connector
KB from UK1 PS2 Keyboard Connector 6-pin Female
USB from UK1,UL1 USB Port Connectors 4-pin Connectors
LAN from UL1 RJ-45 LAN Connectors 8-pin Connectors
HDMI
High Definition Multimedia
Interface
19-pin Connector
DVI
Digital Visual Interface
29-pin Connector
VGA Video Graphic Attach Connector 15-pin Female
AUDIO AUDIO Connector 9-pin Connectors
Headers
Header Name Description
FP_AUDIO Front panel audio Headers 9-pin block
CDIN CD Audio-In Header 4-pin Block
USB1; USB2 USB Headers 9-pin Block
JW_FP
(PWR LED/ HD LED/
/Power Button /Reset)
Front Panel Header
(PWR LED/ HD LED/ /Power Button
/Reset)
9-pin Block
PWR LED Power LED 3-pin Block
SPEAK Speaker Header 4-pin Block
COM1 Serial Port Header 9-pin Block
CIR CIR Header 4-pin Block
GPIO_CON GPIO header 10-pin Block
LPC_CON LPC Header 12-pin Block
Chapter 2
Hardware Installation
2-1 Jumper Setting
(1) Clear CMOS (3-pin): JBAT
CMOS RAM Cle ar Setting
2-3 closed Clear CMOS
JBAT
JBAT
1-2 closed Normal
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3
1
3
(2) JP1: KB/MS Power on Function Enabled/Disabled (3-pin)
JP1
1
3
JP1
1
3
1-2 Closed
KB/MS Power ON Disable (Default)
2-3 Closed
KB/M S Po wer ON Ena ble d
JP1:Keyboard/Mouse Power On Setting
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(3) USB Power on Function Enabled/Disabled: JP3
JP3
1
3
JP3
1
3
1-2 Closed
USB Power On Disable (Defaul t)
2-3 Closed
USB Po wer ON Enabled
JP3 :USB Power On Se tting
(4) USB Power on Function Enabled/Disabled: JP5
2-3 closed USB Power On
Enabl ed
JP5
8
1-(D2 closed USB Power On Disable
efault)
JP5
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JP5:USB Power-On Setting
2-2 Connectors and Headers
2-2-1 Connectors
(1) Rear Panel Connectors
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DVI
Connector
RJ-45 LAN
Line-In
PS/2
Keyboard
Line-Out
DC12V
-for NC63P
series only
USB
Connectors
USB
Connectors
HDMI
Connector
VGA
Connector
MIC-IN
(2) Serial-ATA Port connector: SATA1/SATA2/SATA3/SATA4
Serial-ATAII Connector
SATA1
SATA2
SATA3
SATA4
2-2-2 Headers
(1) Front panel audio (9-pin): FP_AUDIO
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Line-O ut, M IC Head ers
AUDIO
Pin 1
Lineout2-L
Lineout2
-R
Sense-FB
AUDIO-GN
D
LINE2-JD
Au dio - JD
2
9
10
Y
KE
MIC2-L
MIC2-JD
MIC2-R
(2) CD AUDIO-In Headers (4-pin): CDIN
CD Au di o-In Hea der s
CDIN
1 4
GND
CD-R
CD-L
GND
(3) USB Port Headers (9-pin): USB1/USB2
USB Port Header
VCC
Pin 1
-DATA
GND
+DATA
VCC
NC
-DATA
GND
+DATA
(4) Front Panel Header: JW-FP
System Case Connections
HDLED
RESET
VCC5
GND
VCC5
PWR LED
PWRBTN
PWRBTN
PWRLED
HDDLE
RSTSW
NC
GND
JW FP
Pin 1
SPEAK
SPKR
GND
NC
VCC5
Pin 1
PWRLED
Pin 1
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(5)FAN Speed Headers (3-pin): CPUFAN, SYSFAN1/SYSFAN2
Pin1: GND
Pin2: +12V fan power
Pin3: Fan clock
1 3
CPU FAN
SYSFA N2
SYSFAN1
3
1
3
1
(6) COM Port Header: COM1
COM Connec tor
COM
5
MD
C
D1-
GND
MSIN-
MSO1-
MDTR1-
MDSR1-
MCTS1-
MRTS1-
6
Pin 1
10
MRI1-
12
(7) CIR Header: CIR
CIR Header
1 4
5VSB
CIR_RX
GND
CIR LED
(8) GPIO Header (9-pin): GPIO_CON
GPIO Connector
GPIO
9
GPIO_10
GND
GPIO_11
GPIO_12
GPIO_13
GPIO_14
GPIO_16
GPIO_1
5
2
Pin 1
10
GPIO_17
VCC
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(9) LPC Connector (12-pin): LPC_CON
LPC Connect or
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LPC_CLOCK
VCC3
LFRAME-
LPCRST-
LAD3
GND
VCC
NC
2
Pin 1
12
LAD
2
LAD1
GND
LAD0
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Chapter 3
Introducing BIOS
Notice! The BIOS options in this manual are for reference only. Different
configurations may lead to difference in BIOS screen and BIOS screens in
manuals are usually the first BIOS version when the board is released and
may be different from your purchased motherboard. Users are welcome to
download the latest BIOS version form our official website.
The BIOS is a program located on a Flash Memory on the motherboard. This program is a
bridge between motherboard and operating system. When you start the computer, the BIOS
program will gain control. The BIOS first operates an auto-d i agnostic test called POST (power
on self test) for all the necessary hardware, it detects the entire hardware device and
configures the parameters of the hardware synchronization. Only when these tasks are
completed done it gives up control of the computer to operating system (OS). Since the
BIOS is the only channel for hardware and software to communicate, it is the key factor for
system stability, and in ensuring that your system performance as its best.
In the BIOS Setup main menu of Figure 3-1, you can see several options. We will explain
these options step by step in the following pages of this chapter, but let us first see a short
description of the function keys you may use here:
• Press <Esc> to quit the BIOS Setup.
• Press ↑↓←→ (up, down, left, right) to choose, in the main menu, the option you want to
confirm or to modify.
• PGUP: Previous Value; PGDN: Next Value.
• Press <F10> when you have completed the setup of BIOS parameters to save these
parameters and to exit the BIOS Setup menu.
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• Press <+>/<–> keys when you want to modify the BIOS parameters for the active option.
3-1 Entering Setup
Power on the computer and by pressing <Del> immediately allows you to enter Setup.
If the message disappears before your respond and you still wish to enter Setup, restart the
system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing the “RESET” button on the system
case. You may also restart by simultaneously pressing <Ctrl>, <Alt> and <Delete> keys. If
you do not press the keys at the correct time and the system does not boot, an error message
will be displayed and you will again be asked to
Press <Del> to enter Setup
3-2 Getting Help
Main Menu
The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the
screen.
Status Page Setup Menu/Option Page Setup Menu
Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the
possible selections for the highlighted item. To exit the Help Window, press <Esc>.
3-3 The Main Menu
Once you enter AMI BIOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (Figure 3-1) will appear on the
screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from 12 setup functions and 2 exit choices.
Use arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu.
Figure 3-1
Standard BIOS Features
Use this Menu for basic system configurations.
Advanced BIOS Features
Use this menu to set the Advanced Features available on your system.
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 setup.
Miscellaneous Control
Use this menu to specify your settings for Miscellaneous Control.
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PC Health Status
Use this item to configure hardware health status.
Thermal Throttling Options
Use this item to configure CPU thermal throttling options.
Power User Overclock Settings
Use this item to change power user overcook settings.
Password Settings
Use this item to set BIOS supervisor password and user password.
Load Optimal Defaults
Use this menu to load the BIOS default values these are setting for opt i m a l p e r f o r m a n c e s s y s t e m
operations for performance use.
Load Standard Defaults
This menu uses a standard performance setting, but the system would run in a stable way.
Save Changes and Exit
Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup.
Discard Changes and Exit
Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.
3-4 Standard BIOS Features
The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into several categories. Each
category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the
item and then use the <+> or <-> and numerical keyboard keys to select the value you want in
each item.
System Date
The date format is <day><month><date><year>.
Day
Day of the week, from Sun to Sat, determined by BIOS. Read-only.
Month
The month from Jan. through Dec.
Date
The date from 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric function keys.
Year
The year depends on the year of the BIOS.
System Time
The time format is <hour><minute><second>.
SATA 1, 2, 3, 4
While entering setup, BIOS auto detects the presence of SATA hard disk devices. This
displays the status of auto detection of devices.
LBA/Large Mode:
The optional settings are Auto; Disabled.
Block (Multi-Sector Transfer):
The optional settings are: Disabled and Auto.
PIO Mode: the optional settings are:
Auto, 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4.
DMA MODE:
the optional settings are Auto, SWDMAn, MWDMAn , UDMAn.
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S.M.A.R.T.:
This option allows you to enable the HDD S.M.A.R.T Capability
(Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology). The optional settings are Auto;
Disabled; and Enabled.
32 Bit Data Transfer:
the optional settings are: Disabled and Enabled.
System Memory
This item will show information about the memory modules(s) installed.
3-5 Advanced BIOS Features
Boot Sector Virus Protection
The selection Allow 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.
Disabled
(default) No warning message to appear when anything attempts to access the
boot sector or hard disk partition table.
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Enabled
Activates automatically when the system boots up causing a warning
message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector
of hard disk partition table.
Quick Boot
Allows BIOS to skip certain tests while booting. This will decrease the needed to boot the
system.
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Boot Device
Use this item to specified the boot sequence from the available devices. A device enclosed in
parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu.
Boot Up NumLock Status
The default value is On.
On
(default)
Keypad is numeric keys.
Off
Keypad is arrow keys.
MPS Revision
This option is only valid for multiprocessor motherboards as it specifies the version of the
Multiprocessor Specification (MPS) that the motherboard will use. The optional settings are:
1.1; 1.4.
Quiet Boot
Disabled: Displays normal POST messages.
Enabled: Display OEM logo instead of POST messages.
3-5-1 CPU Features
Max CPUID Value Limit
Set it as Disabled for Windows XP. The optional settings are: Enabled; Disabled.
Execute-Disable Bit Capabili
When disabled, force the XD feature flag to always return 0. The optional settings are:
Enabled; Disabled.
Hyper Threading Technology
Enabled for Windows XP and Linux(OS optimized for Hyper Threading Technology) and
disabled for other OS(OS not optimized for Hyper-Threading Technology).
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3-6 Advanced Chipset Features
The Advanced Chipset Features Setup option is used to change the values of the chipset
registers. These registers control most of the system options in the computer.
Memory Configuration
Press Enter to set memory timing by auto or manual mode. The optional settings are: Auto;
Manual.
VGA Configuration
Press Enter to change setting for: iGPU Frame Buffer Detect and iGPU Frame Buffer Size
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3-7 Integrated Peripherals
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3-7-1 Onboard SATA Function
SATA Mode Select
Use this item to set SATA mode. The optional settings are: SATA Mode; RAID Mode; AHCI
Mode.
IDE Detect Time Out(Sec)
Use this item to select the time out value for detecting ATA/ATAPI devices.
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3-7-2 Onboard Device Function
Onboard Audio Device
The optional settings are: Disabled; AZALIA+HD AUDIO; AZALIA ONLY; HD AUDIO
ONLY.
USB 1.1/2.0 Support
Use this item to enable or disable USB 1.1 function support.
USB 2.0 Mode
The optional settings are: FullSpeed(480Mbps); HiSpeed(12Mbps).
USB Keyboard Legacy Support
Enable Legacy support for USB keyboard device.
USB Mouse Legacy Support
Enable Legacy support for USB mouse.
USB Storage Device Support
Enable Legacy support for USB mass storage devices.
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3-7-3 Onboard Super IO Function
Onboard CIR Port
Use this item to enable or disable support for onboard CIR port.
Serial Port1 Address
This allows BIOS to select serial port1 base addresses.
3-8 Power Management Setup
The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively save
energy saving while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use.
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Suspend Mode
Use this item to select the ACPI sate used for system suspend. The optional settings are:
S1(POS); S3(STR).
PWR Status after PWR failure
The optional settings are: Always Off; Always On; Former Status.
Power Button Mode
This item determines system to go into On/Off, or suspend when power button is pressed. The
optional settings are: On/Off; Delay 4Sec.
ASSC Support
Disabled: Disable ASSC function.
Auto; Auto detect resume item use or not for save more power under power off state.
Resume by Lan / Ring/RTC Alarm
Use these items to disable or enable PCIE PME/Ring/RTC to generate a wake event.
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3-9 Miscellaneous Control
iGPU Spread Spectrum
The optional settings are; Disabled; 1.00% Tri-Down; 2.00% Tri-Down; 3.00% Tri -own;
5.00% Tri-Down ; 2.00% Tri-Down(0608).
IRQ Resources
Set it as Available or Reserved.
Available: Specified IRQ is available to be used by PCI/PnP devices.
Reserved: Specified IRQ is reserved for used by legacy ISA devices.
Palette Snooping
The optional settings are: Enabled; Disabled.
Enabled: informs the PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed in the system so the
card will function correctly.
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3-10 PC Health Status
This section shows the Status of you CPU, Fan, and Warning for overall system status. This
is only available if there is Hardware Monitor onboard.
CPU Temperature/ System Temperature/CPUFAN Speed/SYSFAN1 Speed/SYSFAN2
Speed /Vcore/VCC1.0V/+12V/DRAM Voltage/3VCC/ VSB/VBAT
This will show the CPU/ /System voltage chart and FAN Speed, etc.
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3-10-1 Smart FAN Configuration
CPUFAN/SYSFAN1/SYSFAN2 Smart Mode
The optional settings are: Enabled; Disabled. When set as Enabled, user can set value for
CPUFAN/SYSFAN1/SYSFAN2 Full Speed Temp. And CPUFAN/SYSFAN1/SYSFAN2 Idle
Temp.
CPUFAN/SYSFAN1/SYSFAN2 Full Speed Temp.
The setting ranges from 20 to 70.
CPUFAN/SYSFAN1/SYSFAN2 Idle Temp.
The setting ranges from 20 to 70.
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3-11 Thermal Throttling Options
CPU Thermal Throttling Options
The optional settings are: Enabled; Disabled. When set as Enabled, user can set values for
sub-items such as: CPU Thermal Throttling Temp., CPU Thermal Throttling Beep and CPU
Thermal Throttling Duty.
CPU Thermal Throttling Temp.
The setting ranges from 20 to 70.
CPU Thermal Throttling Duty
The setting ranges from 12.5% to 87.5%.
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3-12 Power User Overclock Settings
System Clock Mode
The optional settings are: Auto; Manual.When set as Manual, user can sets FSB frequency
depend on CPU ranged from 533 to 800 (MHz) and sets memory frequency from 667 to
1066(MHz).
CPU PLL Select
The setting ranges from 1.527v(Default) to 2.530v.
VCC 1.0V
The setting ranges from 1.000v(Default) to 1.992v.
VCC1.5V
The setting ranges from 1.527v(Default) to 3.031v
CPU VTT Voltage
The setting ranges from 1.114v(Default) to 2.210v.
DRAM Voltage
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The setting ranges from 1.818v(Default) to 2.500v.
3-13 Password Setting
You can set either supervisor or user password, or both of them. The differences are:
Change Supervisor password: Can enter and change the options of the setup menus.
Change User password: Can only enter but do not have the right to change the options of the
setup menus. When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center
of the screen to assist you in creating a password.
Enter New Word:
Type the password, up to eight characters in length, and press <Enter>. The password typed
now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS me mory. You will be asked to
confirm the password. Type the password again and press <Enter>. You may also press
<Esc> to abort the selection and not enter a password.
To disable a password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter the password. A
message will confirm that the password will be disabled. Once the password is disabled, the
system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.
PASSWORD DISABLED.
When a password has been enabled, 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.
3-14 Load Optimal Defaults/ Load Standard Defaults
Load Optimal Defaults
When you press <Enter> on this item, you get a confirmation dialog box with a message
similar to:
Pressing <OK> loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal performance
system operations.
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Load Standard Defaults
When you press <Enter> on this item, you get a confirmation dialog box with a message
similar to:
Pressing <OK> loads the default values that are factory settings for stable performance
system operations.
3-15 Save Changes and Exit / Discard Changes and Exit
Save Changes and Exit
When you press <Enter> on this item, you get a confirmation dialog box with a message
similar to:
Pressing <OK> save the values you made previously and exit BIOS setup.
Discard and Exit
When you press <Enter> on this item, you get a confirmation dialog box with a message
similar to:
Pressing <OK> to leave BIOS setting without saving previously set values.
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