Pentium GA-8IEXW User Guide

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USER’S MANUAL

Pentium®4 P rocessor Motherboard

Rev. 1001

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GA-8IEXW Motherboard

Table of Content

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Item Checklist ................................................................................. 4

WARNING!....................................................................................... 4

Chapter 1 Introduction ......................................................................5

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process ...........................................8

Chapter 3 BIOS Setup ....................................................................24

Features Summary................................................................................................5

GA -8IEXW Motherboard Layout.........................................................................7

Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)........................................... 9

Step 1-2:CPU Heat Sink Installation............................................................... 10

Step 2: Install memory modules .......................................................................11

Step 3: Install expansion cards.........................................................................13

Step 4: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply.............14

Step 4-1 : I/O Back Panel Introduction ........................................................... 14

Step 4-2 :Connectors & Jumper Setting Introduction ......................................... 16

Q-Flash Utility.......................................................................................................25

Main (For example: BIOS Ver. :F1)..................................................................26

A dvanced...............................................................................................................29

Adv anced BIOS Features ............................................................................ 29

Integrated Peripherals ................................................................................ 32

Pow er Management Setup .......................................................................... 35

Pnp/PCI Configuration................................................................................. 38

Boot ........................................................................................................................39

Serv er.....................................................................................................................41

Security..................................................................................................................45

Clk/Voltage ............................................................................................................47

Defaults..................................................................................................................48

Exit..........................................................................................................................49

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Chapter 4 Technical Reference........................................................50

Block Diagram .....................................................................................................50

Chapter 5 Appendix........................................................................51

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Item Checklist

þ The GA-8IEXW motherboard

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þ IDE (ATA100 ) cable x 1 / Floppy cable x 1 þ IDE (ATA133 )cable x 2 þ CD for motherboard driver & utility þ GA-8IEXW user’s manual þ I/O Shield

Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. To protect them against damage from static electricity, you should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer.

W ARNING!

1. Unplug your computer w hen working on the inside.

2. Use a grounded w rist strap before handling computer components. If y ou do not have one, touch both of y our hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object, such as the pow er supply case.

3. Hold components by the edges and try not touch the IC chips, leads or connectors, or other components.

4. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the components whenever the components are separated from the sy stem.

5. Ensure that the ATX pow er supply is sw itched off before you plug in or remove the ATX pow er connector on the motherboard.

Installing the motherboard to the chassis…

If the motherboard has mounting holes, but they don’t line up with the holes on the base and there are no slots to attach the spacers, do not become alarmed y ou can still attach the spacers to the mounting holes. Just cut the bottom portion of the spacers (the spacer may be a little hard to cut off, so be careful of your hands). In this way y ou can still attach the motherboard to the base without worrying about short circuits. Sometimes you may need to use the plastic springs to isolate the screw from the motherboard PCB surface, because the circuit wire may be near by the hole. Be careful, don’t let the screw contact any printed circuit write or parts on the PCB that are near the fixing hole, otherwise it may damage the board or cause board malfunctioning.

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Introduction

Chapter 1 Introduction

Features Summary

Form Factor — 30.6cm x 24.4cm ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB. Motherboard — GA-8IEXW Motherboard:

CPU — Socket 478 for Intel® Micro FC-PGA2 Pentium® 4 processor

— Intel Pentium®4 533MHz/400MHz FSB — Support Intel ® Pentium ® 4 (Northwood, 0.13 m) processor — 2nd cache depend on CPU

Chipset — Chipset 845E HOST/AGP/Controller

— ICH4 I/O Controller Hub

Memory — 3 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets

— Supports PC2100 DDR or PC1600 DDR DIMM — Supports up to 2GB DRAM (Max) — Supports only 2.5V DDR DIMM — Supports 64bit ECC type DRAM integrity mode

I/O Control — IT8712 F-A Slots — 1 AGP slot 4X (1.5V only) device support

— 5 PCI slot support 33MHz & PCI 2.2 compliant

On-Board IDE — 2 IDE controllers on the Intel ICH4 PCI chipset

provides IDE HDD/CD-ROM (IDE1, IDE2) with PIO, Bus Mas ter (Ultra DMA33/ATA66/ATA100) operation modes.

— IDE3 and IDE4 Compatible with RAID,Ultra ATA133/100.

On-Board Peripherals — 1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K,1.2M, 1.44M

and 2.88M bytes.

— 1 Parallel port supports Normal/EPP/ECP mode — 1 Serial port (COM) — 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 (2 x Rear,4 xFront by cable ) — 1 IrDA connector for IR/CIR — 1 Front Audio connector

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Hardware Monitor — CPU/Power/System Fan Revolution Detect

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On-Board Sound — Realtek ALC650 CODEC

On-Board RAID — Onbard Promise PDC20276

On-Board LAN — Intel 82550PM On-Board USB 2.0 — Built in ICH4 Chipset PS/2 Connector — PS/2 Keyboard interface and PS/2 Mouse interace BIOS — Licensed AWARD BIOS, 4M Bit x FWH

Additional Features — PS/2 Keyboard power on by password

Overclocking — Over Voltage (DDR/AGP/CPU) by BIOS

— CPU/Power/System Fan Control — CPU Overheat Warning — System Voltage Detect

— Supports data striping (RAID 0) or mirroring (RAID 1) — Supports concurrent dual ATA133 IDE controller operation — Support ATAPI mode for CD ROM, DVD ROM ..etc. — Supports IDE bus master operation — Support ATA133/RAID mode switch by BIOS — Mirroring supports automatic background rebuilds — Features LBA and Extended Interrupt 13 drive translation in

controller onboard BIOS

— Supports Q-Flash

— PS/2 Mouse power on — External Modem wake up — STR(Suspend-To-RAM) — Wake on LAN (WOL) — AC Recovery — Poly fuse for keyboard over-current protection — Supports EasyTune 4

— Over Clock (CPU/DDR/AGP) by BIOS

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GA-8IEXW Motherboard Layout

Hardware Installation Process

VGA_EN

ATI Rage XL

W986432DH-6

WOR

F_USB2/4

F_USB1/3

PCI 5

PDC20276

IDE 3

IDE 4

PCI 4

F_P ANEL

AC97

SPDIF

PCI 3

CLR_CMOS

AUX_IN

BIOS

ICH4

PCI 2

SYS _FAN

CD_IN

M odel_SW1

PCI 1

DDR1

DDR 2 DDR 3

USB

LAN

AGP Slot

BATTERY

P WR_FAN

MIC_IN

LINE_IN

Intel 845E

IDE 2

IDE 1

FDD

LINE_OUT

GAME

NB_FAN

VGA COM

LPT1

AUX _12V

CPU

SOCKET478

ATX

KB_MS

CPU_FAN

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Chapter 2 Hardw are Installation Process

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To set up your computer, you must complete the following steps:

Step 4

Step 1- Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) Step 2- Install memory modules Step 3- Install expansion cards Step 4- Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply Step 5- Setup BIOS software Step 6- Install supporting software tools

Step3

Step4

Step1

Step4

Step 4 Step 4

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Step 2

Hardware Installation Process

Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)

Pin1 indicator

CPU Top View CPU Bottom View

Socket Actuation Lever

1. Pull up the CPU socket lever and up to 90-degree angle.

3. Press down the CPU socket lever and finish CPU installation.

M Please make sure the CPU type is supported by the motherboard.

Pin1indicator

Pin1 indicator

2. Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for a (golden) cut edge on the CPU upper corner. Then insert the CPU into the socket.

M If you do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well, it will cause

improper installation. Please change the insert orientation.

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Step 1-2:CPU Heat Sink Installation

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1. Hook one end of the cooler bracket to the CPU socket first. Hook the other end of the cooler bracket to the CPU socket.

2. Make sure the CPU fa n is plugged to the CPU fan connector. Install complete.

M Please use Intel® approved cooling fan. M We recommend you to apply the thermal paste to provide better heat

conduction between the CPU and heatsink.

M Make sure the CPU fan power cable is plugged in to the CPU fan connector,

to completes the installation.

M Please refer to CPU heat sink user’s manual for more detail installation

procedure.

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Hardware Installation Process

Step 2: Install memory modules

The motherboard has 3 dual inline memory module (DIMM) sockets, but it can only support a maximum of 4 banks DDR memory. DDR socket 1 uses 2 banks, DDR socket 2& 3 share the remaining 2 banks. Please refer to the following tables for possible memory configurations supported. The BIOS will automatically detects memory type and size. To install the memory module, just push it vertically into the DIMM Slot .The DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the notch. Memory size can vary between sockets.

Total Memory Size with Unbuffered DDR DIMM

Device used on DIMM 1 DIMM x 64/ x72 2 DIMMs x 64/ x72 3 DIMMs x 64/ x72

64 Mbit (2Mx 8x 4 banks) 128 MBytes 256 MBytes 256 MBytes

64 Mbit (1Mx 16x 4 banks) 32 MBytes 64 MBytes 96 MBytes 128 Mbit(4Mx 8x 4 banks) 256 MBytes 512 MBytes 512 MBytes 128 Mbit(2Mx 16x 4 banks) 64 MBytes 128 MBytes 96 MBytes

256 Mbit(8Mx 8x 4 banks) 512 MBytes 1 GBytes 1 GBytes

256 Mbit(4Mx 16x 4 banks) 128 MBytes 256 MBytes 384 MBytes

512 Mbit(16Mx 8x 4 banks) 1 GBytes 2 GBytes 2 GBytes

512 Mbit(8Mx 16x 4 banks) 256 MBy es 512 MBytes 786 MBytes

Notes: Double-sided x 16 DDR memory dev ices are not support by Intel 845E/G chipset.

DDR 1 DDR 2 DDR 3

S S S D S S D D X D X D S D X S X D

D:Double Sided DIMM; S:Single Sided DIMM; X:Not Use

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DDR Introduction

high performance and cost-effective solution that allows easy adoption for memory vendors, OEMs and system integrators.

SDRAM infrastructure, yet makes awesome advances in solving th e system performance bottle neck by doubling the memory bandwidth. DDR SDRAM w ill offer a superior solution and migration path from existing SDRAM designs due to its availability, pricing and overall market support. PC2100 DDR memory (DDR266) doubles the data rate through readin g and writing at both the rising a nd falling edge of the clock, achieving data bandwidth 2X greater than PC133 when running with the same DRAM clock frequency. With peak bandwidth of 2.1GB per second, DDR memory enables system OEMs to build high performance and low latency DRAM subsystems that are suitable for servers, workstations, highend PC's and value desktop SM A systems. With a core voltage of only 2.5 Volts compared to conventional SDRAM's 3.3 volts, DDR memory is a compelling solution for small form factor desktops and notebook applications.

DDR

1. The DIMM slot has a notch, so the DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction.

2. Insert the DIMM memory module verticallyinto the DIMM slots. Then push it down.

3. Close the plastic clip at both edges of theDIMM slots to lock the DIMM module.

M Reverse the installation processes when you want to

remove the DIMM module.

Established on the existing SDRAM industry infrastructure, DDR (Double Data Rate) memory is a

DDR memory is a sensible evolutionary solution for the PC industry that builds on the existing

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Step 3: Install expansion cards

1. Read the related expansion card’s instruction document before install the expansion card into the computer.

2. Remove your server’s chassis cover, necessary screws and slot bracket from the computer.

3. Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slot in motherboard.

4. Be sure the metal contacts on the card are indeed seated in the slot.

5. Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card.

6. Replace your computer’s chassis cover.

7. Power on the computer, if necessary, setup BIOS utility of expansion card from BIOS.

8. Install related driver from the operating system.

Please carefully pull out the small whitedrawable bar at the end of the AGP slot when you try to install/ Uninstall the AGP card. Please align the AGP card to the onboard AGP slot and press firmly down to the slot .

AGP Card

Make sure your AGP card is locked by the small white- drawable bar.

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Step 4: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply

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Step 4-1 : I/O Back Panel Introduction

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u PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector

PS/2 Mouse Connector (6 pin Female)

PS/2 K eyboard Connector (6 pin Female)

ØThis connector supports standard P S/2

keyboard and PS/2 mouse.

v Parallel Port and Serial Ports (COMA/COMB)

Parallel Port (25 pin Female)

ØThis connector supports 1 standard COM port , 1 VGA port and 1 Parallel port. Device like printer can be connected to Parallel port ; mouse and modem etc can be connected to Serial and VGA ports.

COM VGA

Serial Ports (9 pin Male)

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w Game /MIDI Ports

Joystick/ MIDI (15 pin Female)

Hardware Installation Process

ØThis connector supports joystick, M IDI keyboard

and other relate audio devices.

x Audio Connectors

Line Out 1

(Line Out 2)

MIC In

Line In

y USB/ LAN(**) Connector

LAN(**)

USB 0 USB 1

Ø After install onboard audio driver, you may connect

speaker to Line Out jack, micro phone to MIC In jack. Device like CD-ROM , walkman etc can be connected to Line-In jack. Please note: Line Out 1: Line Out or SPDIF (The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby digital decoder). To enable SPDIF, simply insert SPDIF connector into Line Out1. Line Out1 will become SPDIF Out automatically. To enable Four Speaker (for Creative 5880 audio only), and Line In will become Line Out2 to support second pair of stereo speakers.

If you want the detail information for “6 / 4 Channel Audio & SPDIF “ setup, please download 8IEX Series manual (Complete Version) from Gigabyte web. http://www.gigabyte.com.tw.

ØBefore you connect your device(s) into USB

connector(s), please make sure your device(s) such as USB keyboard, mouse, scanner, zip, speaker..etc. Have a standard USB interface. Also make sure your OS (Win 95 with USB supplement, Win98, Windows 2000, Windows ME, WinNT with SP 6) supports USB controller. If your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade. For more information please contact your OS or device(s) vendors.

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Step 4-2 :Connectors & Jumper Setting Introduction

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T VU

Q P

A) CPU_FAN N) Model_SW1 B) BATTERY O) IDE4 C) ATX P) F_USB1/F_USB3 D) IR/CIR Q) F_USB2/F_USB4 E) FDD R) WOL F) IDE 1 S) VGA_EN G) IDE 2 T) SPDIF H) PWR_FAN U) AUX_IN I) SYS_FAN V) CD_IN J) CI W) SCSI_CON K) CLR_CMOS X) NB_FAN L) F_P ANEL Y) AUX_12V M) IDE3

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Y ) AUX_12V( +12V Power Connector)

Hardware Installation Process

GND

+12V +12V

234

A) CPU_FAN (CPU Fan Connector)

+12V/Control

GND

Sense

I) SYS_FAN (System Fan Connector)

GND +12V/Control

Sense

C) ATX (ATX Power Connector)

5V SB (Stand by +5V)

+12V

Power Good

GND VCC

GND VCC GND

3.3V

3.3V 1

Ø This connector (ATX +12V) is

used only for CPU Core Voltage.

Ø Please note, a proper installation of the CPU

cooler is essential to prevent the CPU from running under abnormal condition or damaged by overheating.The CPU fan connector supports Max. current up to 600mA .

J) PWR_FAN (Power Fan Connector)

Sense

Ø AC power cord should only be connected to

your power supply unit after ATX power cable and other related dev ices are firmly

VCC

connected to the mainboard.

VCC

-5V GND GND GND

PS-ON(Soft On/Off)

GND

-12V

3.3V

+12V/Control

GND

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F,G ) IDE1 / IDE2 Connector(Primary/Secondary]

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M,O) IDE3/IDE4 Connector

1. Please connect first harddisk to IDE1 and connect CDROM to IDE2.

2. If you wish to use IDE3 and IDE4, please use it in unity with BIOS (either RAID or

If you want the detail information for “RAID“ setup , please download 8IEX Series manual (Complete Version) from Gigabyte web. http://www.gigabyte.com.tw.

IDE2

IDE1

IDE3

Important Notice:

ATA 133). Then, install the correct driver to have proper operation. For details, please refer to the RAID manual.

IDE4

Ø Important Notice:

Please connect first hard disk to IDE1 and connect CDROM to IDE2.

U) AUX_IN ( AUX In Connector)

AUX-R

AUX-L

GND

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R) WOL(Wake on LAN)

+5V SB

GND

Hardware Installation Process

Signal

T)SPDIF

SPDIF

X) NB _FAN

VCC SPDIF Out

GND

VCC

Ø The SPDIF output is capable of providing

digital audio to external speakers or com

pressed AC3 data to an external Dolby

Digital Decoder. U se this feature only when your stereo system has digital output function.

Ø If installed wrong direction, the Chip Fan will

not work. Sometimes will damage the Chip Fan. (Usually black cable is GND)

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P)F_ USB1 / F_USB3(Front USB Connector)

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Q) F_ USB2 / F_USB4(Front USB Connector)

USBx+

GND

USBX-

GND

USBx+

USBX-

GND

Ø Be careful with the polarity of the front

panel USB connector. Check the pin

Power

USBy+

USBy-

Power

USBy+

USBy-

assignment while you connect the front panel USB cable. Please contact your nearest dealer for optional front panel USB cable.

Ø Be careful with the polarity of the front

panel USB connector. Check the pin assignment while you connect the front panel USB cable. Please contact your nearest dealer for optional front panel USB cable.

V) CD_IN (CD Audio Line In Connector)

CD_R

CD_L

GND

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D) IR/CIR (IR/CIR Connectors)

GND

VCC

CIRRX

IRTX

GND

IRRX

NC VCC

J ) CI

GND

Signal

Hardware Installation Process

Ø Make sure the pin 1 on the IR device is

aling with pin one connector . To enable the IR/CIR function on the board, you are required to purchase an option IR/ CIR module. For detail information, please contact your autherized Giga-Byte distributor. To use IR function only, please connect IR module to Pin1 to Pin5.

Ø This 2 pin connector allows your system to

enable or disable the system alarm if the sys tem case begin remove.

K) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS)

1-2 close: Clear CMOS

2-3 close: Normal

S) VGA_EN (Enable VGA Functions)

1-2 close: Enable VGA function

2-3 close: Disa ble VGA function

ØYou may clear the CMOS data to its default

values by this jumper.

Default value doesn’t include the “Shunter” to prevent from improper use this jumper. To clear CMOS, temporarily short 1-2 pin.

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N ) Model_SW1

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Non-jumper: Logo 1 (Default values)

Jumpered: Logo 2

B ) BATTERY (Battery)

CAUTION

v Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly

replaced.

v Replace only with the same or equivalent

type recommended by the manufacturer.

v Dispose of used batteries according to the

manufacturer’s instruc tions.

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L) F_P ANEL (2x9 pins connector)

Hardware Installation Process

H-

SPK

NC NC

RSSPK

G-

H+

P-

P- P+

GNG+

PIN REMOVERD

H+ Pin 1: Hard Disk LED power H- Pin 2: Hard Disk Active LED signal P- Pin 3: Front panel Green LED signal SPK Pin 4: Front panel speaker signal P- Pin 5: Front panel power LED signal P+ Pin 7: Front panel power LED power PW Pin 9: Front panel power button signal SPK Pin 10: Front panel speaker signal PW Pin 1 1: Front panel power button signal RS Pin 12: Front panel reset button RS Pin 14: Front panel reset button G+ Pin 15: Front panel Green LED power G- Pin 16: Front panel Green LED signal GN Pin 17: Front panel sleep button signal GN Pin 18: Front panel sleep button signal

Ø Please connect the power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and power switch of your chassis

front panel to the F_PANEL connector according to the pin assignment above.

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Chapter 3 BIOS Setup

BIOS Setup is an overview of the BIOS Setup Program. The program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This type of information is stored in battery-backed CMOS RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off.

ENTERING SETUP

Power ON the computer and press <F2> immediately will allow you to enter Setup.

CONTROL KEYS

<á> Move to previous item <â> Move to next item <ß> Move to the item in the left hand <à> Move to the item in the right hand <Esc> Main Menu - Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and

Option Page Setup Menu - Exit current page and return to Main Menu <+/PgUp> Increase the numeric value or make changes <-/PgDn> Decrease the numeric value or make changes <F1> General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu <F2> Reserved <F3> Reserved <F4> Reserved <F5> Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS, only for Option Page Setup Menu <F6> Reserved <F7> Load the Optimized Defaults <F8> Reserved <F9> Reserved <F10> Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu

BIOS Setup

Q-Flash Utility

After power on the computer, pressing <Del> immediately during POST (Power On Self Test) it will allow you to enter Award BIOS CMOS SETUP, then press <F8> to enter Q-Flash utility. If you

request detail information for “Q-Flash Utility “, please download the manual from Gigabyte web http://www.gigabyte.com.tw.

G ETTING HELP

M ain 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>.

l Main

This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS.

l Advanced

This setup page includes all the items of AWARD special enhanced features. (ex: Auto detect fan and temperature status, automatically configure hard disk parameters.)

l Boot

This setup page includes all the items of first boot function features.

l Server

This setup page includes the main function features of auto detect fan and temperature status.

l Security

Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just to Setup.

l Clk/V oltage

This setup page includes control CPU’s clock and frequency ratio.

l Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults option and loads prese t system parameter values to set the system in its highest performance configurations.

l Exit

Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup or abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

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Main (For example: BIOS Ver. : F1)

Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setu p Utility, the Main Menu (Figure 1) will appear on the screen. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu.

Main Adv anced Boot Serv er Security Clk/Voltage Defaults Ex it

Date (mm:dd:y y) Mon. Mov 5 2001 Item Help Time (hh:mm:ss) 10 : 40 : 24 Menu Lev el}

Change the day , month,

}IDE Primary Master [None] year }IDE Primary Slave [None] <Week> }IDE Secondary Master [None] Sun. to Sat. }IDE Secondary Slave [None] <Month>

Driv e A [1.44M, 3.5”] Jan. to Dec. Driv e B [None] <Day>

}Sy stem Information [Press Enter] 1 to 31 (or max imun

ø Base Memory 640K allow ed in the month) ø Ex tend Memory 1047552K <Year> ø Total Memory 1048576K 1999 to 2098

higf: Mov e Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Sav e ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Prev ious Values F7: Optimized Defaults F8: Q-Flash

Figure 1: Main

C Date

The date format is <week>, <month>, <day>, <year>.

8Week The w eek, from Sun to Sat, determined by the BIOS and it is displayed only 8Month The month, Jan. Through Dec. 8Day The day , from 1 to 31 (or the maximum allowed in the month) 8Year The year, from 1999 through 2098

H Note: ø indicates Display ONLY

BIOS Setup

C Time

The times format is set in <hour>, <minute> and <second>. The time is calculated base on the 24-

hour military-time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00.

C IDE Primary Master, Slave / Secondary Master, Slave

The category identifies the types of hard disk from drive C to F that has been installed in the computer . There are two types: auto type, and manual type. Manual type is user-definable; Auto type that will automatically detect HDD type.

Note that the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table. The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper information for this category.

If you select User Type, related information will be asked to enter to the following items. Enter the informati on directly from the keyboard and press <Enter>. Such information should be provided in the documentation form your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer.

4 Write Cache

8Disabled Disabled write cache function. (Default values)

8Enabled Enabled write cache function.

4 Access Mode

This option allows user to set hard drive parameters.

Option: CHS, LBA, Large, Auto (Default Value)

8Capacity Display s the capacity of HDD

8CYLS. Number of cy linders

8HEADS Number of heads

8PRECOMP Write precomp

8LANDZONE Landing zone

8SECTORS Number of sectors

If a hard disk has not been installed, select NONE and press <Enter>.

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C Drive A / Drive B

The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the computer.

8None No floppy drive installed

8360K, 5.25 in. 5.25 inch PC-ty pe standard drive; 360K byte capacity .

81.2M, 5.25 in. 5.25 inch AT-ty pe high-density drive; 1.2M by te capacity

(3.5 inch w hen 3 Mode is Enabled).

8720K, 3.5 in. 3.5 inch double-sided driv e; 720K byte capacity

81.44M, 3.5 in. 3.5 inch double-sided driv e; 1.44M byte capacity .

82.88M, 3.5 in. 3.5 inch double-sided driv e; 2.88M byte capacity .

CMemory

The category is display-only which is determined by POST (Power On Self Test) of th e BIOS.

Base Memory

The POST of the BIOS will determine the amount of base (or conventional) memory installed in the system.

The value of the base memory is typically 512 K for systems with 512 K memory installed on the motherboard, or 640 K for systems with 640 K or more memory installed on the motherboard.

Extended Memory

The BIOS determines the amount of extended memory is present during the POST. This is the amount of memory located above 1 MB in the CPU’s memory

address map.

C System Information

8Please press enter to v iew the sy stem configuration.

BIOS Setup

Advanced

Main

Advanced Boot Server Security Clk/Voltage Defaults Exit

}Adv anced BIOS Feature Item Help

}Integrated Peripherals Menu Lev el} }Pow er Management Setup }PnP/PCI Configuration Miscellaneous BIOS

Feature...

higf: Mov e Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Ex it F1: General Help

F5: Prev ious Values F7: Optimized Defaults F8: Q-Flash

Figure 2: Adv anced

Advanced BIOS Features

Adv anced

Adv anced BIOS Features Item Help

ø DRAM Data Integrity Mode ECC ø CPU L1 &L2 Cache Enabled

Quick Pow er On Self Test ` [Enabled] Menu Level}} Boot Up Floppy Seek [Enabled] Allow s the system to

Interrupt Mode [APIC] skip certain tests Memory Parity/ECC Check Disabled w hile booting. This MPS Version for OS [1.4] w ill decrease the time

needed to boot the sy stem

higf: Mov e Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Ex it F1: General Help

F5: Prev ious Values F7: Optimized Defaults F8: Q-Flash

Figure 2-1: Adv anced BIOS Features

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C Quick Power On Self Test

This category speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after you power on the computer . If it is set to

Enable, BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST.

8Enabled Enable quick POST. (Default Value)

8Disabled Normal POST.

C Boot U p Floppy Seek

During POST, BIOS will determine the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. 360 K type is

40 tracks; 720 K, 1.2 M and 1.44 M are all 80 tracks.

8Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine it is 40 or 80 tracks. Note

that BIOS can not tell from 720 K, 1.2 M or 1.44 M drive type as they are all 80tracks. (Default v alue)

8Disabled BIOS w ill not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number. Note

that there will not be any w arning message if the drive installed is 360 K.

CInterrup t Mode

8APIC Through IOAPIC generate more IRQ for sy stem use.(Default value)

8PIC Use AT stantard IRQ controller to generate IRQ.

When y ou already hav e IOAPIC enable sy stem and want to upgrade the sy stem please note, since running an IOAPIC enabled OS (like Window s NT, Window s 2000, Windows XP...) system w ith none IOAPIC HW support w ill cause the system to hang. Follow ing are some situations users might run into:

1.An IOAPIC enabled OS and change the BIOS setting from IOAPIC to PIC, this w ill cause your system to hang.

CMemory Parity/ECC Check

This item will be av ailable w hen you use ECC memory.

BIOS Setup

C M PS Version Control For OS

This option allows user to set OS Multi Processors version. (Support Multi Processor Specification

revision 1.4)

Note: Some old MPS OS support 1.1 version only.

81.4 Support MPS Version 1.4 . (Default Value)

81.1 Support MPS Version 1.1.

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Integrated Peripherals

Adv anced

Integrated Peripherals Item Help

On-Chip Primary PCI IDE [Enabled] Menu Level}} On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE [Enabled] If a hard disk IDE 1 Conductor Cable [Auto] controller card is used, IDE 2 Conductor Cable [Auto] set at Disabled USB Controller [Enabled] USB Key board Support [Disabled] [Enabled] Onboard ATA/RAID Dev ice [Enabled] Enable onboard IDEPORT RAID Controller Function [RAID] Onboard Serial Port 1 [Auto] [Disabled] Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7] Disable onboard IDE PORT

Parallel Port Mode [ECP+EPP] x ECP Mode Use DMA 3 Game Port Address [Disabled] Midi Port Address [Disabled] x Midi Port IRQ 10 higf: Mov e Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Ex it F1: General Help

F5: Prev ious Values F7: Optimized Defaults F8: Q-Flash

Figure 2-2: Integrated Peripherals

C IDE 1/ 2 Conductor Cable

8Auto Set this functio to auto detect IDE cable ty pe. (Default value) 8ATA66/100 Set conductor cable to ATA66/100 8ATA33 Set conductor cable to ATA33

CUSB Controller

8Enabled Enable USB Controller function. (Default v alue) 8Disabled Disable USB Controller function.

C U SB Keyboard Support

8Enabled Enable USB Key board Support. 8Disabled Disable USB Key board Support. (Default value)

C U SB Mouse Support

8Enabled Enable USB Mouse Support. 8Disabled Disable USB Mouse Support. (Default v alue)

COnboard ATA/ RAID Devices

8Enabled Enable Onboard ATA/RAID Dev ice. (Default value) 8Disabled Disable Onboard ATA/RAID Dev ice.

BIOS Setup

C RAID Controller Function

8RAID Set RAID Controller Function to RAID. (Default v alue) 8ATA Set RAID Controller Function to ATA.

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C Onb oard Ser ial Port 1

8Auto BIOS w ill automatically setup the port 1 address. (Default v alue) 83F8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and set IO address to 3F8. 82F8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and set IO address to 2F8. 83E8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and set IO address to 3E8. 82E8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and set IO address to 2E8. 8Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1.

C Onb oard Parallel port

8378/IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and set address to 378/IRQ7. (Default Value) 8278/IRQ5 Enable onboard LPT port and set address to 278/IRQ5. 83BC/IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and set address to 3BC/IRQ7. 8Disabled Disable onboard LPT port.

CParallel Port Mode

8SPP Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port. 8EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port. 8ECP Using Parallel port as Ex tended Capabilities Port. 8ECP+EPP Using Parallel port as ECP & EPP mode. (Default Value) 8Normal Using Parallel port as Normal.

CGame Port Address

8Disabled Disable this function. (Default v alues) 8201 Enabled Game Port and set address to 201. 8209 Enabled Game Port and address to 209.

CMidi Port Address

8Disabled Disable this function. (Default v alues) 8330 Enabled Midi Port and set address to 201. 8300 Enabled Midi Port and set address to 209.

Power Management Setup

Adv anced

Pow er Management Setup Item Help

ACPI Suspend Ty pe [Enabled] [S1 POS] Menu Lev el}} Soft-Off by PWR BTTN [Instantt-Off] [User Define] State After Pow er Failure [Auto] Configure our own PME Ev ent Wake Up [Auto] power management Resume by Alarm [Disabled] feature x Date (of Month) Alarm Every day [Min Saving] x Time (hh: mm: ss) Alarm 0:0:0 Minimun power Pow er On By Mouse [Disabled] savings in suspend Pow er On By Key board [Disabled] mode X KB Pow er On Password Enter [Max Sav ing]

Max imun power sav ings in suspend mode

BIOS Setup

higf: Mov e Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Ex it F1: General Help

F5: Prev ious Values F7: Optimized Defaults F8: Q-Flash

Figure 2-3: Pow er Management Setup

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C ACPI Suspend Type

8S1 Set suspend type to Power On Suspend under ACPI OS. (Default Value) 8S3 Set suspend ty pe to RAM under ACPI OS.

C Soft-off by PWR-BTTN

8Instant-off Press pow er button then Power off instantly. (Default value) 8Delay 4 Sec. Press power button 4 sec to Pow er off. Enter suspend if button is pressed less

than 4 sec.

C State After Pow er Failure

8Auto When AC-pow er back to the system, the system will return to the Last state

before AC-pow er off. (Default value)

8Off When AC-power back to the system, the sy stem will be in "Off" state. 8On When AC-power back to the system, the sy stem will be in "On" state.

C PM E Event Wake UP

8Disabled Disable this function. 8Enabled Enable PME Ev ent Wake up. (Default Value)

C Wake Up On Ring

8Disabled Disable Wake Up On Ring function. (Default Value) 8Enabled Enable Wake Up On Ring function.

C Resume by Alarm

You can set "Resume by Alarm" item to enabled and key in Data/time to pow er on system.

8Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value) 8Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON sy stem.

If RTC Alarm Lead To Pow er On is Enabled. Date ( of Month) Alarm : Everyday , 1~31 Time ( hh: mm: ss) Alarm : (0~23) : (0~59) : (0~59)

BIOS Setup

C Power On By Mouse

8Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value) 8Mouse Click Mose double click to pow er system.

C Power On By Keyboard

8Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value) 8Passw ord Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Passw ord. 8Key board 98 if your keyboard has “key board 98” button, you can press the key to power on

y our system.

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Pnp/PCI Configuration

Adv anced

PnP/PCI Configuration [Enabled] [

PCI 1/PCI 5 IRQ Assignment [Auto] POS] PCI 2 IRQ Assignment [Auto] PCI 3 IRQ Assignment [Auto] PCI 4 IRQ Assignment [Auto]

higf: Mov e Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Ex it F1: General Help

F5: Prev ious Values F7: Optimized Defaults F8: Q-Flash

Figure 2-4: PnP/PCI Configuration

C PCI 1/PCI 5 IRQ Assignment

8Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1. (Default value) 83,4,5,7,9.,10,11,12,14,15 Set 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 1.

Menu Level

}}

C PCI 2 IRQ Assignment

8Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2. (Default value) 83,4,5,7,9.,10,11,12,14,15 Set 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI2.

C PCI 3 IRQ Assignment

8Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 3. (Default value) 83,4,5,7,9.,10,11,12,14,15 Set 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 3.

C PCI 4 IRQ Assignment

8Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 4. (Default value) 83,4,5,7,9.,10,11,12,14,15 Set 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 4.

BIOS Setup

Boot

Main Adv anced Boot Serv er Security Clk/Voltage Defaults Ex it RAID/SCSI Boot Order [RAID, SCSI] Item Help First Boot Dev ice [Floppy ] Menu Level} Second Boot Dev ice [CDROM] Select Boot Decice Third Boot Dev ice [HDD] Priority BootUp Num-Lock [On] [Floppy] Boot to OS2 or DR-DOS [No] Boot from floppy Console Redirection [Disabled] [LS120]

ø Baud Rate 19200 Boot from LS120

Agent Address [Auto] [HDD] Agent after boot [Disabled] Boot from HDD

ø Ini Display s First AGP [SCSI]

Full Screen LOGO Show [Enabled] Boot from SCSI Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] higf: Mov e Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Ex it F1: General Help

F5: Prev ious Values F7: Optimized Defaults F8: QFlash

Figure 3: Boot

C RAID/SCSI Boot Order

8RAID, SCSI Select your boot device priority by RAID. (Default value) 8SCSI, RAID Select your boot device priority by SCSI.

C First/Second/Third Boot Device

8Floppy Select y our boot device priority by Floppy . 8LS120 Select y our boot device priority by LS120. 8HDD Select y our boot device priority by HDD. 8CDROM Select y our boot device priority by CDROM. 8SCSI Select your boot device priority by SCSI. 8ZIP Select y our boot device priority by ZIP. 8LAN Select your boot device priority by LAN. 8Disabled Disable this function.

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C BootU p Num-Lock

8On Keypad is number key s. (Default value) 8Off Keypad is arrow keys.

C Boot to OS2 or DR-DOS

8No Disable this function. (Default Value) 8Yes Select Yes, if y ou are running OS/2 or DR-DOS with greater than 64MB of

RAM on the sy stem.

C Console Redirection

8Disabled Attempt to redirect console w hen keyboard absent. 8Enabled Attempt to redirect console v ia COM port. (Default Value)

C Agent Address

8Auto Auto assign agent address. (Default v alues) 8COM 1 Assign agent address to COM 1. 8COM 3 Assign agent address to COM 3. 8COM 4 Assign agent address to COM 4.

C Agent after boot

8Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value) 8Enabled Keep Agent running after OS boot.

C Full Screen LOGO Show

8Disabled Disable this function. 8Enabled Enable this function to show full screen logo. (Default Value)

C Onb oard LAN Boot ROM

Decide w hether to invoke the boot ROM of the Onboard LAN chip.

8Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value) 8Enabled Select y our boot device priority by LAN.

BIOS Setup

Server

Main Adv anced Boot Serv er Security Clk/Voltage Defaults Ex it

Item Help

}Sensor Information Menu Lev el}

Halt On [All, But Disk/Key]

higf: Mov e Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Ex it F1: General Help

F5: Prev ious Values F7: Optimized Defaults F8:Q-Flash

Figure 4: Serv er

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Serv er

Sensor Information Item Help

Reset Case Open Status [Disabled] Menu Lev el}}

ø Case Opened Yes ø VCORE 1.746V ø VCC18 1.776V

Current CPU Temperature -48oC Current CPU FAN Speed 4687 RPM Current POWER FAN Speed 0 RPM Current Sy stem FAN Speed 0 RPM +3.3V 3.37V +5V 5.10V +12V 11.96V CPU Warning Temperature [Disabled] CPU FAN Fail Warning [Disabled] Pow er FAN Fail Warning [Disabled] Sy stem FAN Fail Warning [Disabled]

higf: Mov e Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Sav e ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Prev ious Values F7: Optimized Defaults F8: Q-Flash

Figure 4-1: Sensor Information

CReset Case Open Status CCase Opened

If the case is closed, "Case Opened" will show "No". If the case have been opened, "Case Opened" will show "Yes".

If y ou w ant to reset "C ase Opened" v alue, set "Res et Case Open Status" to "Enabled" and save CMOS, and restart y our computer.

C Sensor Information

C Current CPU Temperature/System Temp.1/ System Temp.2

8Detect Temp. automatically.

C Current CPU FAN/Power FAN/ System FAN Speed (RPM)

8Detect Fan speed status automatically .

C Current System Voltage: +3.3V / +5V / +12V

8Detect sy stem's voltage status automatically.

C CPU Warning Temperature

8Disabled Don’t monitor current temperature.(Default values) 860oC~90oC Alarmed when current temperature is ov er than the selected temperature.

C CPU FAN Fail Warning

8Disabled Don’t monitor current FAN speed.(Default values) 8Enabled Alarmed w hen FAN stops.

BIOS Setup

C POWER FAN Fail Warning

8Disabled Don’t monitor current FAN speed.(Default values) 8Enabled Alarmed w hen FAN stops.

C SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning

8Disabled Don’t monitor current FAN speed.(Default values) 8Enabled Alarmed w hen FAN stops.

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CHalt On

The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up.

8NO Errors The system boot w ill not stop for any error that may be detected and you

w ill be prompted.

8All Errors Whenev er the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the sy stem will be stopped. 8All, But Key board The system boot w ill not stop for a keyboard error, and it will stop for all

other errors.

8All, But Diskette The system boot w ill not stop for a disk error; it will stop for all other

errors.

8All, But Disk/Key The sy stem boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk error; it will stop for

all other errors.(Default v alue)

BIOS Setup

Security

Main Adv anced Boot Serv er Security Clk/Voltage Defaults Ex it Set Superv isor Password Item Help Set User Passw ord Menu Level} Passw ord Check [Setup] Change/Set/Disable

Passw ord

higf: Mov e Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Ex it F1: General Help

F5: Prev ious Values F7: Optimized Defaults F8: Q-Flash

Figure 5: Security

When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist

you in creating a password.

Type the password, up to eight characters, and press <Enter>. You will be asked to confirm the entered password. Type the password again and press <Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the selection and not enter a password.

To disable password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter password. A message “PASSWORD DISABLED” will appe ar to confirm the password being disabled. Once the pa ssword is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.

The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords:

SUPERVISOR PASSWORD and a USER PASSWORD. When disabled, anyone may access all BIOS Setup program function. When enabled, the Supervisor password is required for entering the BIOS Setup program and having full configuration fields, the User password is required to access only basic items.

If you select “System” at “Password Check” in Advance BIOS Features Menu, you will be prompted for the password every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup Menu.

If you select “Setup” at “Password Check” in Advance BIOS Features Menu, y ou will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup.

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C Password Check

8System The system can not boot and can not access to Setup page will be denied

if the correct passw ord is not entered at the prompt.

8Setup The sy stem will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if the correct

passw ord is not entered at the prompt. (Default value)

BIOS Setup

Clk/Voltage

CPU Clock Ratio [15x]

ø CPU Host Clock Control Disabled ø CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) 100 ø Fix ed PCI/AGP Frequency 33/36 ø Host DRAM Clock Ratio Auto ø Memory Frequency (Mhz) 266 ø PCI/AGP Frequency (Mhz) 33/36

higf: Mov e Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Ex it F1: General Help

F5: Prev ious Values F7: Optimized Defaults F8: Q-Flash

Figure 6: Clk/Voltage

C Spread S pectrum

8Enabled Enable Spread Spectrum of Centre. (Default values)

8Disabled Disable this function.

C CPU Clock Ratio

Key in a DEC number.

8Min = 10

8Max = 24

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Defaults

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

higf: Mov e Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Ex it F1: General Help

F5: Prev ious Values F7: Optimized Defaults F8: Q-Flash

Figure 7: Defaults

CLoad Optimized Defaults

When you press <Enter> on this item, you will get a confirmation dialog box with a message as below:

Load O ptimal Defaults? ( ( Y/N ) Y

CLoad Fail-Safe Defaults

When y ou press <Enter> on this item, you will get a confirmation dialog box with a message as below :

Load Failsafe Defaults? ( Y/N ) N

Press ‘Y’ to load the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimum-performance system operation.

BIOS Setup

Exit

Sav e Data to CMOS

higf: Mov e Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Sav e ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Prev ious Values F7: Optimized Defaults F8: Q-Falsh

Figure 8: Ex it

CSave & Exit Setup

Type “Y” will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS. Type “N” will return to Setup Utility.

CExit Without Saving

Type “Y” will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS. Type “N” will return to Setup Utility.

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Revision History

Chapter 4 Technical Reference

Block Diagram

Appendix

Revision History

Chapter 5 Appendix

Appendix A: INF Update Utility Installation

Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver, the driver CD-title will auto start and show a series of Setup Wizard dialog boxes. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in "My computer", and execute the setup.exe.

Installation Procedures:

1. The CD auto run program starts, Double click on “INF UPDATE UTILITY” to start the installation.

2. Then, a series of dialog boxes appear.

3.Setup completed, click “Finish” to restart your computer.

1.Click "INF Update Utility" item.

(1)

3.Click "Yes".

(3)

2.Click "Next".

(2)

4.Click "Next".

(4)

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5.Click "Finish" to restart computer.

(5)

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Appendix B: Intel® 82550 Network Driver Installation:

1.Click "Intel 82550 Network Driver" item.

(1)

3.Click "Next".

(3)

2.Click "Next".

(2)

4.Select Installation Type and Click "Next".

(4)

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6. Starting installation.5. Click "Install".

(5)

5. Wizard Completed. Click "Finish".

(7)

(6)

8.Click "OK".

(8)

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Appendix C: ATI-Rage XL VGA Driver Installation

2.Click "Next".

1. Click "ATI-Rage XL Driver" item.

(1)

3.Click "Yes".

(3)

(2)

4.Click "Finishl" to restart computer.

(4)

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Appendix D: Promise ATA Driver Installation

1. Click "Promise ATA Driver Information" item.

(1)

(2)

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Appendix E: Intel® Application Accelerator Installation

1. Click "Inel Application Accelerator" item.

(1) (2)

3.Click "Yes".

(3) (4)

2.Click "Next".

4.Click "Next".

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6.Click "Finishl" to restart computer.

5.Click "Next".

(5)

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Appendix F: RealTek Audio Driver Installation

1.Click "RealTek Audio Driver" item

(1)

4. Starting installation.

(4)

2.Click "Next".

(2)

5.Click "Finish" to restart computer.

(5)

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Appendix G: Acronyms

Acronyms Meaning ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface APM Advanced Power Management AGP Accelerated Graphics Port AMR Audio Modem Riser ACR Advanced Communications Riser BBS BIOS Boot Specification BIOS Basic Input / Output System CPU Central Processing Unit CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor CRIMM Continuity RIMM CNR Communication and Networking Riser DMA Direct Memory Access DMI Desktop Management Interface DIMM Dual Inline Memory Module DRM Dual Retention Mechanism DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory DDR Double Data Rate ECP Extended Capabilities Port ESCD Extended System Configuration Data ECC Error Checking and Correcting EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility EPP Enhanced Parallel Port ESD Electrostatic Discharge FDD Floppy Disk Device FSB Front Side Bus HDD Hard Disk Device IDE Integrated Dual Channel Enhanced IRQ Interrupt Request I/O Input / Output IOAPIC Input Output Advanced Programmable Input Controller ISA Industry Standard Architecture

to be continued......

Acronyms Meaning LAN Local Area Network LBA Logical Block Addressing LED Light Emitting Diode MHz Megahertz MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface MTH Memory Translator Hub MPT Memory Protocol Translator NIC Network Interface Card OS Operating System OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer PAC PCI A.G.P. Controller POST Power-On Self Test PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect RIMM Rambus in-line Memory Module SCI Special Circumstance Instructions SECC Single Edge Contact Cartridge SRAM Static Random Access Memory SMP Symmetric Multi-Processing SMI System Management Interrupt USB Universal Serial Bus VID Voltage ID

Appendix

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Technical Support/RMA Sheet

Customer/Country: Company: Phone No.: Contact Person: E-mail Add. :

Model name/Lot Number: PCB revision: BIOS version: O.S./A.S.:

Hardware Mfs. Model name Size: Driver/Utility: Configuration CPU Memory Brand Video Card Audio Card HDD CD-ROM / DVD-ROM Modem Network AMR / CNR Keyboard Mouse Power supply Other Device

Problem Description:

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