Rosch Computer G4V506-P, G4V508-P User Manual

G4V506-P
G4V508-P

System Board
User’s Manual

935-G4V506-000(G)

A76410546

Copyright

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This publication is provided for informational purposes only. The
manufacturer makes no representations or warranties with re­spect to the contents or use of this manual and specifically dis­claims any express or implied warranties of merchantability or
fitness for any particular purpose. The user will assume the entire
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the manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and
make changes to its contents at any time, without obligation to
notify any person or entity of such revisions or changes.

© 2005. All Rights Reserved.

Trademarks

Windows® 98 SE, Windows® ME, Windows® 2000, Windows NT

®

4.0 and Windows® XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation. Intel

®

, Pentium® 4 and Celeron® are registered
trademarks of Intel Corporation. Award is a registered trademark
of Award Software, Inc. Other trademarks and registered trade­marks of products appearing in this manual are the properties of
their respective holders.

Caution

To avoid damage to the system:

• Use the correct AC input voltage range

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To reduce the risk of electric shock:

• Unplug the power cord before removing the system chassis

cover for installation or servicing. After installation or servic­ing, cover the system chassis before plugging the power cord.

Battery:

• Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced.

• Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend
by the manufacturer.

• Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufac­turer’s

instructions.

Joystick or MIDI port:

• Do not use any joystick or MIDI device that requires more
than 10A current at 5V DC. There is a risk of fire for devices
that exceed this limit.

FCC and DOC Statement on Class B

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
residential installation. 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. However, there is no guarantee
that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference
by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and the re­ceiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different
from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for
help.

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.

2. Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply
with the emission limits.

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Notice

An electronic file of this manual is included in the CD. To view
the user’s manual in the CD, insert the CD into a CD-ROM drive.
The autorun screen (Main Board Utility CD) will appear. Click
“User’s Manual” on the main menu.

System Boards

This user’s manual is for the G4V506-P and G4V508-P system
boards. The differences between these boards are shown below.

• G4V506-P

- 1 PCI riser card slot for 1, 2 or 3 PCI slots expansion (for
low profile PCI card only)

- EmbATX form factor

• G4V508-P

- 3 PCI slots

- microATX form factor

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - Introduction

1.1 Features and Specifications.................................................................................

1.2 Hyper-Threading Technology Functionality Requirements...

1.3 Package Checklist...........................................................................................................

Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

2.1 System Board Layout ............................................................................................

2.2 System Memory.............................................................................................................

2.3 CPU..............................................................................................................................................

2.4 Jumper Settings...............................................................................................................

2.5 Rear Panel I/O Ports................................................................................................

2.6 I/O Connectors.............................................................................................................

Chapter 3 - Award BIOS Setup Utility

3.1 The Basic Input/Output System....................................................................

3.1.1 Standard CMOS Features.............................................................

3.1.2 Advanced BIOS Features...............................................................

3.1.3 Advanced Chipset Features ......................................................

3.1.4 Integrated Peripherals........................................................................

3.1.5 Power Management Setup..........................................................

3.1.6 PnP/PCI Configurations....................................................................

3.1.7 PC Health Status.....................................................................................

3.1.8 CPU Frequency Control................................................................

3.1.9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults.....................................................................

3.1.10 Load Optimized Defaults..............................................................

3.1.11 Set Super visor Password..............................................................

3.1.12 Set User Password...............................................................................

3.1.13 Save & Exit Setup..................................................................................

3.1.14 Exit Without Saving.............................................................................

3.2 Updating the BIOS.......................................................................................................

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Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares

4.1 Drivers, Utilities and Software Applications.....................................

4.2 Installation Notes...........................................................................................................

Appendix A - Enabling Hyper-Threading Tech-

nology

A.1 Enabling Hyper-Threading Technology....................................................

Appendix B - Watchdog Timer

B.1 Watchdog Timer...............................................................................................................

Appendix C - System Error Messages

C.1 POST Beep............................................................................................................................

C.2 Error Messages..................................................................................................................

Appendix D - Troubleshooting

D.1 Troubleshooting Checklist....................................................................................

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1.1 Features and Specifications

1.1.1 Features

Chipset

• Intel® 845GV chipset

- Intel® 845GV B1 stepping Graphics Memory Controller
Hub (GMCH)

- Intel® 82801DB I/O Controller Hub (ICH4)

Processor

The system board is equipped with Socket 478 for installing one
of the following supported processors.

• Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with Hyper-Threading Technology

- 533MHz system data bus

• Intel® Pentium® 4 processor (478-pin)

- 533MHz system data bus

- 400MHz system data bus

• Intel® Celeron® processor (478-pin)

- 400MHz system data bus

System Memory

• Two 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets

• PC1600 (DDR200), PC2100 (DDR266) or PC2700 (DDR333)
DDR SDRAM DIMM, 2.5V unbuffered

• Supports maximum of 2GB system memory using 64Mbit,
128Mbit, 256Mbit or 512Mbit technology

- Double-sided x16 DDR SDRAM DIMM is not supported

Chapter 1 - Introduction

Density Width

Single/Double

184-pin DDR

64 Mbit

X8

SS/DS

64/128MB

X16

SS/DS

32MB/NA

Density

128 Mbit

X8

SS/DS

128/256MB

X16

SS/DS

64MB/NA

256 Mbit

X8

SS/DS

256/512MB

X16

SS/DS

128MB/NA

512 Mbit

X8

SS/DS

512/1024MB

X16

SS/DS

256MB/NA

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Expansion Slots

• G4V506-P

- 1 PCI riser card slot for 1, 2 or 3 PCI slots expansion (for
low profile PCI card only)

• G4V508-P

- 3 PCI slots

Onboard Graphics Features

• Graphics memor y

- Shares 512K/1MB/8MB of the system memory in DOS
mode

- Uses Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT) in Win­dows mode

• Graphics controller

- Core frequency of 200MHz

- 350MHz integrated 24-bit RAMDAC

- Analog display up to 2048x1536 @ 60Hz refresh

- 3D setup and render engine - Discrete, Triangles, Strips and
fans

- Per pixel perspective corrected texture mapping

- Software DVD at 30fps, full screen

The type of DIMM that you will use will depend on the front
side bus of the CPU installed on the system board. Please refer
to the table below.

CPU FSB

533MHz

400MHz

DDR DIMM

PC2700
PC2100
PC1600

PC2100
PC1600

Memory Frequency

333MHz
266MHz
200MHz

266MHz
200MHz

Important:

400MHz FSB CPU supports up to DDR266 only. You may use
DDR333 with this CPU but the system will run at 166MHz
memory frequency.

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• 2D graphics features

- Optimized 256-bit BLT engine

- 32-bit alpha blended cursor

- Programmable 3-color transparent cursor

• 3D graphics features

- 200 megapixels/sec fill rate

- Maximum 3D resolution: 1600x1200x32 @ 85Hz

- Flat and Gouraud shading

- 16- and 24-bit Z-buffering and 16- and 24-bit W-buffering

- Vertex and programmable pixel fogging and atmospheric
effects

- Double and triple render buffer

• Software drivers

- Windows® 98SE/2000/ME/XP

- Windows NT® 4.0

Onboard Audio Features

• 18-bit stereo full-duplex codec with independent variable sam­pling rate

• High quality differential CD input

• True stereo line level outputs

• S/PDIF-out interface

• 2-channel audio output

• Headphone amplifier - 1W

S/PDIF

S/PDIF is a standard audio file transfer format that transfers digital
audio signals to a device without having to be converted first to
an analog format. This prevents the quality of the audio signal
from degrading whenever it is converted to analog. S/PDIF is usu­ally found on digital audio equipment such as a DAT machine or
audio processing device. The S/PDIF connector on the system
board sends surround sound and 3D audio signal outputs to am­plifiers and speakers and to digital recording devices like CD re­corders.

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Onboard LAN Features

• Uses Intel 82562ET fast ethernet controller

• Basic 10/100 Client Connection. Supports 559 level cable and
PHY Stats. Suppor t for Server OS included as check item, but
no Server function included

• Same Quality Driver suits as 82559

• Supports DMI/SNMP/WMI

• 10/100 Auto Sensing

• IEEE 802.3, 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX compliant physical layer in­terface

• IEEE 802.3u Auto-Negotiation

• 48-pin SSOP, 3.3V device

Compatibility

• PCI 2.2 and AC ’97 compliant

PCI Bus Master IDE Controller

• Two PCI IDE interfaces support up to four IDE devices

• Supports ATA/33, ATA/66 and ATA/100 hard drives

• PIO Mode 4 Enhanced IDE (data transfer rate up to 14MB/
sec.)

• Bus mastering reduces CPU utilization during disk transfer

• Supports ATAPI CD-ROM, LS-120 and ZIP

IrDA Interface

The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wire­less connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices.
The IRDA (Infrared Data Association) specification supports data
transfers of 115K baud at a distance of 1 meter.

USB Ports

The system board supports USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 ports. USB 1.1
supports 12Mb/second bandwidth while USB 2.0 supports
480Mb/second bandwidth providing a marked improvement in
device transfer speeds between your computer and a wide range
of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals.

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Watchdog Timer

The Watchdog Timer function allows your application to regularly
“clear” the system at the set time interval. If the system hangs or
fails to function, it will reset at the set time interval so that your
system will continue to operate.

BIOS

• Award BIOS, Windows® 98SE/2000/ME/XP Plug and Play
compatible

• Supports SCSI sequential boot-up

• Flash EPROM for easy BIOS upgrades

• Supports DMI 2.0 function

• 4Mbit flash memory

Desktop Management Interface (DMI)

The system board comes with a DMI 2.0 built into the BIOS. The
DMI utility in the BIOS automatically records various information
about your system configuration and stores these information in
the DMI pool, which is a part of the system board's Plug and Play
BIOS. DMI, along with the appropriately networked software, is
designed to make inventory, maintenance and troubleshooting of
computer systems easier. Refer to chapter 4 for instructions on
using the DMI utility.

Rear Panel I/O Ports (PC 99 color-coded connectors)

• 2 USB 2.0/1.1 ports

• 1 RJ45 LAN port

• 1 DB-9 serial por t

• 1 DB-15 VGA port

• 1 DB-25 parallel port

• 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port

• 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port

• 1 game/MIDI port

• 3 audio jacks: speaker-out, line-in and mic-in

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I/O Connectors

• 2 connectors for 4 additional external USB 2.0/1.1 ports

• 3 connectors for 3 external serial ports (COM 4 can be
switched between RS232 and RS485 protocols)

• 1 front audio connector for external line-out and mic-in jacks

• 1 CD-in internal audio connector

• 1 S/PDIF-out connector

• 1 connector for IrDA interface

• 2 IDE connectors

• 1 floppy connector

• 2 ATX power supply connectors

• 1 Wake-On-LAN connector

• 1 chassis open connector

• CPU fan, system fan and 2nd fan connectors

PCB

• 4 layers, EmbATX form factor (G4V506-P only)
4 layers, microATX form factor (G4V508-P only)

• 24.38cm (9.6") x 24.38cm (9.6")

1.1.2 System Health Monitor Functions

The system board is capable of monitoring the following “system
health” conditions.

• Monitors CPU/system temperature and overheat alarm

• Monitors CPU(V)/1.5V/3.3V/5V/±12V/5VSB(V)/VBAT(V) volt­ages and failure alarm

• Monitors the fan speed of CPU fan, system fan and 2nd fan;
and failure alarm

• Read back capability that displays temperature, voltage and fan
speed

• Opened chassis alarm

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1.1.3 Intelligence

Dual Function Power Button

Depending on the setting in the “Soft-Off By PWR-BTTN” field of
the Power Management Setup, this switch will allow the system

to enter the Soft-Off or Suspend mode.

Wake-On-LAN

This feature allows the network to remotely wake up a Soft
Power Down (Soft-Off) PC. It is supported via the onboard LAN
port, via a PCI LAN card that uses the PCI PME (Power Manage­ment Event) signal or via a LAN card that uses the Wake-On­LAN connector. However, if your system is in the Suspend mode,
you can power-on the system only through an IRQ or DMA
interrupt.

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

720mA.

Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse

This function allows you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2
mouse to power-on the system.

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

720mA.

Wake-On-USB

This function allows you to use a USB device to wake up a
system that is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state.

Important:

• If you are using the Wake-On-USB function for 2 USB ports,
the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

1.5A.

• If you are using the Wake-On-USB function for 3 or more
USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power supply
must support ≥2A.

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RTC Timer to Power-on the System

The RTC installed on the system board allows your system to
automatically power-on on the set date and time.

ACPI STR

The system board is designed to meet the ACPI (Advanced Con­figuration and Power Interface) specification. ACPI has energy sav­ing features that enables PCs to implement Power Management
and Plug-and-Play with operating systems that support OS Direct
Power Management. Currently, only Windows

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98SE/2000/ME/XP
supports the ACPI function. ACPI when enabled in the Power
Management Setup will allow you to use the Suspend to RAM
function.

With the Suspend to RAM function enabled, you can power-off
the system at once by pressing the power button or selecting
“Standby” when you shut down Windows

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98SE/2000/ME/XP
without having to go through the sometimes tiresome process of
closing files, applications and operating system. This is because the
system is capable of storing all programs and data files during the
entire operating session into RAM (Random Access Memory)
when it powers-off. The operating session will resume exactly
where you left off the next time you power-on the system.

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

1A.

AC Power Failure Recovery

When power returns after an AC power failure, you may choose
to either power-on the system manually, let the system power-on
automatically or return to the state where you left off before
power failure occurs.

Virus Protection

Most viruses today destroy data stored in hard drives. The system
board is designed to protect the boot sector and partition table
of your hard disk drive.

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1.2 Hyper-Threading Technology Functionality
Requirements

Enabling the functionality of Hyper-Threading Technology for your
computer system requires ALL of the following platforms.

Components:

• CPU - an Intel

®

Pentium® 4 Processor with HT Technology

• Chipset - an Intel

®

chipset that supports HT Technology

• BIOS - a BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it ena­bled

• OS - an operating system that includes optimizations for HT
Technology

Please refer to Appendix A for information about enabling the
functionality of the Hyper-Threading Technology. For more infor­mation on Hyper-Threading Technology, go to: www.intel.com/
info/hyperthreading.

1.3 Package Checklist

The system board package contains the following items:

; The system board
; A user’s manual
; One card-edge bracket mounted with a serial port
; One card-edge bracket mounted with two USB ports
; One IDE cable
; One FDD cable
; One I/O shield
; One “Main Board Utility” CD

If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your
dealer or sales representative for assistance.

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2.1 System Board Layout

Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

G4V506-P

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Note:

The illustrations on the following pages are based on the G4V506-P
system board.

G4V508-P

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2.2 System Memory

Warning:

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your system board,
processor, disk drives, add-in boards, and other components. Perform
the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation
only. If such a station is not available, you can provide some ESD
protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a
metal part of the system chassis. If a wrist strap is unavailable,
establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout
any procedures requiring ESD protection.

The system board supports DDR SDRAM DIMM. Double Data
Rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM) is a type of SDRAM that doubles
the data rate through reading and writing at both the rising and
falling edge of each clock. This effectively doubles the speed of
operation therefore doubling the speed of data transfer.

Refer to chapter 1 (System Memory section) for detailed specifi­cation of the memory supported by the system board.

BIOS Setting

Configure the system memory in the Advanced Chipset Features
submenu of the BIOS.

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DDR 1

DDR 2

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2.2.1 Installing the DIM Module

A DIM module simply snaps into a DIMM socket on the system
board. Pin 1 of the DIM module must correspond with Pin 1 of the
socket.

1. Pull the “tabs” which are at the ends of the socket to the side.

2. Position the DIMM above the socket with the “notch” in the
module aligned with the “key” on the socket.

3. Seat the module vertically into the socket. Make sure it is
completely seated. The tabs will hold the DIMM in place.

Pin 1

Notch
Key

Tab

Tab

2

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2.3 CPU

2.3.1 Overview

The system board is equipped with a surface mount 478-pin CPU
socket. This socket is exclusively designed for installing an Intel
processor.

2.3.2 Installing the CPU

1. Locate Socket 478 on the system board.

2. Unlock the socket by pushing the lever sideways, away from the
socket, then lifting it up to a 90o angle. Make sure the socket is
lifted to at least this angle otherwise the CPU will not fit in properly.

Lever

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3. Position the CPU above the socket then align the gold mark on
the corner of the CPU (designated as pin 1) with pin 1 of the
socket.

Important:

Handle the CPU by its edges and avoid touching the pins.

Gold mark

4. Insert the CPU into the socket until it is seated in place. The
CPU will fit in only one orientation and can easily be inserted
without exerting any force.

Important:

Do not force the CPU into the socket. Forcing the CPU into
the socket may bend the pins and damage the CPU.

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5. Once the CPU is in place, push down the lever to lock the
socket. The lever should click on the side tab to indicate that the
CPU is completely secured in the socket.

2.3.3 Installing the Fan and Heat Sink

The CPU must be kept cool by using a CPU fan with heatsink.
Without sufficient air circulation across the CPU and heat sink, the
CPU will overheat damaging both the CPU and system board.

Note:

• Only use Intel

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certified fan and heat sink.

• An Intel

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boxed processor package contains a retention
mechanism, heat sink, fan and installation guide. If the
installation procedure in the installation guide differs from
the one in this section, please follow the installation guide in
the package.

• If you are installing a non-boxed processor, the heat sink,

fan and retention mechanism assembly may look different
from the one shown in this section but the procedure will
more or less be the same.

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1. The system board comes with the retention module base already
installed.

Retention

module base

Retention

hole

Retention

hole

Retention

hole

Retention

hole

2. Position the fan / heat sink and retention mechanism assembly
on the CPU, then align and snap the retention legs’ hooks to the
retention holes at the 4 corners of the retention module base.

Note:

You will not be able to snap the hooks into the holes if the
fan / heat sink and retention mechanism assembly did not
fit properly onto the CPU and retention module base.

Unsnapped

Fan / heat sink
and retention
mechanism
assembly

Snapped

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3. The retention levers at this time remains unlocked as shown in
the illustration below.

Retention lever

Retention lever

4. Move the retention levers to their opposite directions then push
them down. This will secure the fan / heat sink and retention
mechanism assembly to the retention module base.

Note:

You will not be able to push the lever down if the direction
is incorrect.

5. Connect the CPU fan’s cable connector to the CPU fan
connector on the system board.

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2.4.1 Clearing CMOS Data

If you encounter the following,

a) CMOS data becomes corrupted.
b) You forgot the supervisor or user password.
c) You are unable to boot-up the computer system because the

processor’s ratio/clock was incorrectly set in the BIOS.

you can reconfigure the system with the default values stored in the
ROM BIOS.

To load the default values stored in the ROM BIOS, please follow
the steps below.

1. Power-off the system.

2. Set JP4 pins 2 and 3 to On. Wait for a few seconds and set JP4
back to its default setting, pins 1 and 2 On.

3. Now power-on the system.

If your reason for clearing the CMOS data is due to incorrect
setting of the processor’s ratio/clock in the BIOS, please proceed
to step 4.

2-3 On:

Clear CMOS Data

1-2 On: Normal

(default)

312 312

X

JP4

2.4 Jumper Settings

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4. After powering-on the system, press <Del> to enter the main
menu of the BIOS.

5. Select the CPU Frequency Control submenu and press <Enter>.

6. Set the “CPU Clock Ratio” or “CPU Host/3V66/PCI Clock” field
to its default setting or an appropriate frequency ratio or bus
clock. Refer to the CPU Frequency Control section in chapter 3
for more information.

7. Press <Esc> to return to the main menu of the BIOS setup
utility. Select “Save & Exit Setup” and press <Enter>.

8. Type <Y> and press <Enter>.

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2.4.2 CPU FSB Select

X

2-3 On:

100MHz

1-2 On:

Auto

(default)

All Off:

133MHz

3

1

2

3

1

2

3

1

2

JP2

This jumper is used to select the front side bus of the CPU installed
on the system board. The default setting is Auto. The system will run
according to the front side bus of the CPU installed on the system
board.

Important:

• If you are using a CPU whose frequency has been locked
by the manufacturer, overclocking will have no effect.

• Overclocking may result to the CPU’s or system’s instability
and are not guaranteed to provide better system
performance. If you are unable to boot your system due to
overclocking, make sure to set this jumper back to its
default setting.

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2.4.3 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Wake Up

Selecting 5VSB will allow you to use the Wake-On-PS/2 Key­board/Mouse function. This function allows you to use the PS/2
keyboard or PS/2 mouse to wake up a system from the S3/S4/S5
state.

BIOS Setting:

“Keyboard/Mouse Power On” (“Onboard Super IO Device”
field) in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS must be
set accordingly. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Warning:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

720mA.

X

2-3 On: 5VSB

1-2 On: 5V

(default)

3

1

2

3

1

2

JP5

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2.4.4 USB Wake Up

X

USB 3-6 (JP6)

312

312

USB 1-2 (JP7)

X

3

1

2

3

1

2

2-3 On: 5VDU1-2 On: 5V

(default)

2-3 On: 5VDU1-2 On: 5V

(default)

Selecting 5VDU will allow you to use the Wake-On-USB function.
This function allows you to use a USB device to wake up a
system from the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state.

BIOS Setting:

“USB KB Wake-Up From S3” in the Power Management Setup
submenu of the BIOS must be set to Enabled. Refer to chapter 3
for more information.

Important:

• If you are using the Wake-On-USB function for 2 USB ports,
the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

1.5A.

• If you are using the Wake-On-USB function for 3 or more
USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power supply
must support ≥2A.

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2.4.5 COM 4 RS232/RS485/AUX Select

JP8 is used to select COM 4’s protocol. If this jumper sets COM
4 to RS232, COM 4 can also serve as an auxiliary power by
setting JP9 appropriately. Refer to the table below for the jumper
settings.

X

JP8, JP9

JP8

131234

9101112

JP9

JP9

1-5, 2-6 On

5-9, 6-10 On

7-11, 8-12 On

COM 4 RS232/RS485/AUX Select

RS232

RS485

Auxiliary power

JP8

1-2 On

2-3 On

1-2 On

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2.5 Rear Panel I/O Ports

PS/2

Mouse

RJ45
LAN

Parallel

GAME/MIDI

PS/2

K/B

USB 1-2

COM 1

Speaker-

out

Line-inMic-

in

VGA

The rear panel I/O ports consist of the following:

• PS/2 mouse port

• PS/2 keyboard port

• Parallel port

• COM 1 port

• VGA port

• LAN port

• USB ports

• Game port

• Speaker-out, line-in and mic-in jacks

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2.5.1 PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard Ports

The system board is equipped with an onboard PS/2 mouse
(Green) and PS/2 keyboard (Purple) ports - both at location CN1
of the system board. The PS/2 mouse port uses IRQ12. If a mouse
is not connected to this port, the system will reserve IRQ12 for
other expansion cards.

Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse

The Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse function allows you to use
the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to power-on the system. To
use this function:

• Jumper Setting:

JP5 must be set to “2-3 On: 5VSB”. Refer to “PS/2 Keyboard/
Mouse Wake Up” in this chapter for more information.

• BIOS Setting:

“Keyboard/Mouse Power On” (“Onboard Super IO Device” field)
in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS must be set
accordingly. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Warning:

Make sure to turn off your computer prior to connecting or
disconnecting a mouse or keyboard. Failure to do so may
damage the system board.

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PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 Keyboard

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2.5.2 Serial Ports

COM 1

W

W

1

9

2

CD

TD

RD

DTR

SG

RTS

DSR

CTS

RI

COM 2

The serial ports are RS-232C asynchronous communication ports
with 16C550A-compatible UARTs that can be used with modems,
serial printers, remote display terminals, and other serial devices.

The system board is equipped with an onboard serial port (CN6

- Teal/Turquoise) for COM 1 and three 9-pin connectors at loca­tions J17, J18 and J19 for COM 2, COM 3 and COM 4 respec­tively.

The serial ports for COM 2, COM 3 and COM 4 may be
mounted on a card-edge bracket. Install the card-edge bracket to
the system chassis then insert the cable connector to J17, J18 or
J19. Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned
with pin 1 of J17, J18 or J19.

BIOS Setting

Select the serial ports’ I/O address in the Integrated Peripherals
submenu (“Onboard Super IO Device” field) of the BIOS. Refer to
chapter 3 for more information.

COM 4

W

W

COM 3

1

9

2

CD

TD

RD

DTR

SG

RTS

DSR

CTS

RI

1

9

2

CD

TD

RD

DTR

SG

RTS

DSR

CTS

RI

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2.5.3 Parallel Port

The system board has a standard parallel port (CN9 - Burgundy)
for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer. It suppor ts SPP, ECP, EPP
and PntMode.

Setting

SPP
(Standard Parallel Port)

ECP
(Extended Capabilities Port)

EPP
(Enhanced Parallel Port)

PntMode

Function

Allows normal speed operation but
in one direction only.

Allows parallel port to operate in
bidirectional mode and at a speed
faster than the SPP’s data transfer
rate.

Allows bidirectional parallel port op­eration at maximum speed.

Allows parallel port to operate in
bipolar mode.

Parallel

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BIOS Setting

Select the parallel por t’s mode in the Integrated Peripherals submenu
(“Onboard Super IO Device” field) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3
for more information.

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2.5.4 VGA Port

The system board can only be used with an analog video monitor.
Connect the monitor’s 15-pin D-shell cable connector to the VGA
port (CN2 - Blue). If your monitor supports analog video but does
not have a 15-pin D-shell connector, see your monitor dealer for the
adapter or optional cable. After you plug the monitor cable into the
VGA port, gently tighten the cable screws to hold the connector in
place. Some monitors have a switch that chooses between analog
and TTL (or digital) operation. If your monitor has such a switch, set
it for analog.

BIOS Setting

Configure the onboard VGA in the Advanced Chipset Features
submenu of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Driver Installation

Install the “Intel 845 Graphics Drivers”. Refer to chapter 4 for
more information.

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2.5.5 Universal Serial Bus Ports

USB 2
USB 1

USB 5-6

USB 3-4

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W

Two onboard USB 2.0/1.1 ports (Black) are at location CN7 of
the system board.

JUSB1 (USB 3-4) and JUSB2 (USB 5-6) connectors allow you to
connect 4 additional USB 2.0/1.1 ports. The additional USB ports
may be mounted on a card-edge bracket. Install the card-edge
bracket to the system chassis then insert the cable connector to
JUSB1 or JUSB2.

BIOS Setting

Configure the onboard USB in the Integrated Peripherals
submenu of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Driver Installation

You may need to install the proper drivers in your operating
system to use the USB device. Refer to your operating system’s
manual or documentation for more information.

Refer to chapter 4 for more information about installing the USB 2.0
driver.

1

VCC

-Data
+Data

Ground

Key

VCC

-Data

+Data

Ground

N. C.

2

10

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Wake-On-USB

The Wake-On-USB function allows you to use a USB device to
wake up a system from the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state. To
use this function:

• Jumper Setting:
JP6 and/or JP7 must be set to “2-3 On: 5VDU”. Refer to “USB
Wake Up” in this chapter for more information.

• BIOS Setting:
“USB KB Wake-Up From S3” in the Power Management Setup
submenu of the BIOS must be set to Enabled. Refer to chapter
3 for more information.

Important:

If you are using the Wake-On-USB function for 2 USB ports,
the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

1.5A. For 3 or more USB ports, the 5VSB power source of

your power supply must support

≥

2A.

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2.5.6 RJ45 Fast-Ethernet Port

RJ45 LAN

The system board is equipped with an onboard RJ45 fast-ethernet
LAN port at location CN7 of the system board. It allows the
system board to connect to a local area network by means of a
network hub.

BIOS Setting

Enable or disable the onboard LAN in the Integrated Peripherals
submenu (“Intel OnChip PCI Device” field) of the BIOS. Refer to
chapter 3 for more information.

Driver Installation

Install the “Intel LAN Drivers”. Refer to chapter 4 for more infor­mation.

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2.5.7 Game/MIDI Port

The Game/MIDI port is identical to that of a standard PC game
adapter or game I/O port. Connect an analog joystick to the 15-pin
D-sub connector (Gold) at location CN10 of the system board. This
port works well with any application that is compatible with the
standard PC joystick.

BIOS Setting

Configure the game port in the Integrated Peripherals submenu
(“Onboard Super IO Device” field) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3
for more information.

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2.5.8 Audio Jacks

1

Mic

Mic Power

AuD_R_Out

N. C.

AuD_L_Out

GND

AuD_Vcc

Key

2

10

9

AuD_R_Return

AuD_L_Return

W

W

Speaker-out

Line-in

Mic-in

Audio Jacks

The system board is equipped with 3 audio jacks. A jack is a one­hole connecting interface for inserting a plug.

• Speaker-out Jack (Lime - CN3)

This amplified jack is used to connect external speakers for au­dio output from the system board.

• Line-in Jack (Light Blue - CN4)

This jack can be connected to the line-out jack of any external
audio devices such as Hi-fi set, CD player, AM/FM radio tuner,

synthesizer, etc. Connect a stereo cable from the line-out jack of
your external device to this line-in jack.

Front audio

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• Mic-in Jack (Pink - CN5)

This jack is used to connect an external microphone.

Front Audio

The front audio connector (J1) allows you to connect to the
line-out and mic-in jacks that are at the front panel of your sys­tem.

Remove the jumper caps from pins 5-6 and pins 9-10 of J1 prior
to connecting the front audio cable connector. Make sure pin 1
of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J1. If you are not
using this connector, make sure to replace the jumper caps back
to their original pin locations.

The front audio is disabled.
The rear audio is enabled.

The front audio is enabled.
The rear audio is disabled.

Pins 5-6 and 9-10 short
(default)

Pins 5-6 and 9-10 open

Driver Installation

Install the “Realtek Audio Drivers”. Refer to chapter 4 for more
information.

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2.6.1 CD-in Internal Audio Connector

The CD-in (J6) connector is used to receive audio from a CD­ROM drive, TV tuner or MPEG card.

2.6 I/O Connectors

W

1

4

Left audio
channel

Right audio

channel

Ground

Ground

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2.6.2 S/PDIF-out Connector

1

4

AVDD5

N. C.

SPDIF

Ground

W

The S/PDIF-out connector (J4) is used to connect an external
S/PDIF-out port. The S/PDIF-out port may be mounted on a
card-edge bracket. Install the card-edge bracket to the system
chassis then connect the audio cable connector to J4. Make sure
pin 1 of the audio cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J4.

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2.6.3 Floppy Disk Drive Connector

The system board is equipped with a shrouded floppy disk drive
connector that supports two standard floppy disk drives. To prevent
improper floppy cable installation, the shrouded floppy disk header
has a keying mechanism. The 34-pin connector on the floppy cable
can be placed into the header only if pin 1 of the connector is
aligned with pin 1 of the header.

Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable

Install one end of the floppy disk drive cable into the shrouded
floppy disk header (J15) on the system board and the other end­most connector to the drive you want to designate as Drive A. If
you are connecting another drive (Drive B), install the middle
connector of the cable to the drive. The colored edge of the daisy
chained ribbon cable should be aligned with pin 1 of J15.

BIOS Setting

Enable or disable this function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu
(“Onboard Super I/O Device” field) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3
for more information.

X

34

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2.6.4 IDE Disk Drive Connector

The system board is equipped with two shrouded PCI IDE headers
that will interface four Enhanced IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics)
disk drives. To prevent improper IDE cable installation, each shrouded
PCI IDE header has a keying mechanism. The 40-pin connector on
the IDE cable can be placed into the header only if pin 1 of the
connector is aligned with pin 1 of the header.

Each IDE connector supports 2 devices, a Master and a Slave. Use
an IDE ribbon cable to connect the drives to the system board. An
IDE ribbon cable have 3 connectors on them, one that plugs into an
IDE connector on the system board and the other 2 connects to
IDE devices. The connector at the end of the cable is for the Master
drive and the connector in the middle of the cable is for the Slave
drive.

Connecting the IDE Disk Drive Cable

Install one end of the IDE cable into the IDE 1 header (J16) on the
system board and the other connectors to the IDE devices.

If you are adding a third or fourth IDE device, use another IDE
cable and install one end of the cable into the IDE 2 header (J14)
on the system board and the other connectors to the IDE devices.

IDE 1IDE 2

X

X

40

39

21

40

39

21

IDE 1

IDE 2

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Note:

Refer to your disk drive user’s manual for information about
selecting proper drive switch settings.

Adding a Second IDE Disk Drive

When using two IDE drives, one must be set as the master and the
other as the slave. Follow the instructions provided by the drive
manufacturer for setting the jumpers and/or switches on the drives.

The system board supports Enhanced IDE or ATA-2, ATA/33,
ATA/66 or ATA/100 hard drives. We recommend that you use hard
drives from the same manufacturer. In a few cases, drives from two
different manufacturers will not function properly when used together.
The problem lies in the hard drives, not the system board.

Important:

If you encountered problems while using an ATAPI CD-ROM
drive that is set in Master mode, please set the CD-ROM drive
to Slave mode. Some ATAPI CD-ROMs may not be recognized
and cannot be used if incorrectly set in Master mode.

BIOS Setting

Configure the onboard primary or secondary IDE in the Inte­grated Peripherals submenu (“Intel OnChip IDE Device” field) of
the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

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2.6.5 IrDA Connector

W

15

VCC

N. C.

IRRX

Ground

IRTX

Connect your IrDA cable to connector J3 on the system board.

Note:

The sequence of the pin functions on some IrDA cable may be
reversed from the pin function defined on the system board.
Make sure to connect the cable to the IrDA connector
according to their pin functions.

BIOS Setting

Configure your IrDA device in the Integrated Peripherals
submenu (“Onboard Super IO Device” field) of the BIOS to the
type of IrDA standard supported by your device.

Driver Installation

You may need to install the proper drivers in your operating system
to use the IrDA function. Refer to your operating system’s manual or
documentation for more information.

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2.6.6 CPU Fan Connector

X

13

Ground

Power

Sense

The CPU must be kept cool by using a fan with heatsink. Connect
the CPU fan to the 3-pin fan connector at location J10 of the
system board. The system is capable of monitoring the speed of the
CPU fan.

BIOS Setting

The “PC Health Status” submenu of the BIOS will display the current
speed of the CPU fan. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

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2.6.7 System Fan and 2nd Fan Connectors

13

Ground

Power

Sense

System fan

X

13

Ground

Power

Sense

2nd fan

X

The system fan connector (J12) and 2nd fan connector (J11) are
used to connect cooling fans. The cooling fans will provide adequate
airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and
system board components. The system is capable of monitoring the
speed of the cooling fans.

BIOS Setting

The “PC Health Status” submenu of the BIOS will display the current
speed of the cooling fans. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

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2.6.8 Wake-On-LAN Connector

X

1

3

WOL

Ground

+5VSB

Your LAN card package should include a cable. Connect one end of
the cable to the wakeup header on the card and the other end to
location J8 on the system board. The network will detect Magic
Packet and assert a wakeup signal to power-up the system. Refer to
the add-in card’s manual for details. Note: Your LAN card must
support the remote wake up function.

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

720mA.

BIOS Setting

To use the Wake-On-LAN function, you must enable the “Resume
On LAN” in the Power Management Setup of the BIOS. Refer to
chapter 3 for more information.

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2.6.9 Chassis Open Connector

W

The system board supports the chassis intrusion detection function.
To use this function, connect the chassis intrusion sensor cable from
the chassis to J2. Whenever a chassis component has been removed,
the sensor sends signal to J2 alerting you of a chassis intrusion
event. To disable this function, place a jumper cap over J2.

Hardware Doctor Utility

Install “Hardware Doctor” that is in the provided CD. By default, the
chassis intrusion detection function is disabled. When enabled, a
warning message will appear when the chassis is open. The utility can
also be configured so that a beeping alarm will sound when the
chassis is open. Refer to the “Hardware Doctor” section in chapter 4
for more information.

1
2

Ground

Chassis signal

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2.6.10 DIMM Standby Power LED and PCI Standby
Power LED

DIMM Standby Power LED

This LED will turn red when the system’s power is on or when it is
in the Suspend state (Power On Suspend or Suspend to RAM). It
will not light when the system is in the Soft-Off state.

PCI Standby Power LED

This LED will turn red when the system is in the power-on, Soft-Off
or Suspend (Power On Suspend or Suspend to RAM) state.

Important:

If the DIMM Standby Power LED or PCI Standby Power LED is
lighted, you must power-off the system then turn off the power
supply’s switch or unplug the power cord prior to installing any
memory modules or add-in cards.

DIMM Standby
Power LED

PCI Standby
Power LED

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2.6.11 Power Connectors

X

X

+12V

10

1

20

11

3.3V

3.3V

Ground
+5V
Ground
+5V

Ground
PW-OK

5VSB

+5V

3.3V

-12V

Ground

PS-ON
Ground
Ground
Ground

-5V

+5V

+12V

4

3

12

GroundGround
+12V

We recommend that you use a power supply that complies with the
ATX12V Power Supply Design Guide Version 1.1. An ATX12V
power supply has a standard 20-pin ATX main power connector
and a 4-pin +12V power connector that must be inserted onto
PL1 and ATXP1 connectors respectively.

The 4-pin +12V power connector enables the delivery of more
+12VDC current to the processor’s Voltage Regulator Module
(VRM).

The system board requires a minimum of 250 Watt power supply
to operate. Your system configuration (amount of memory, add-in
cards, peripherals, etc.) may exceed the minimum power requirement.
To ensure that adequate power is provided, use a 300 Watt (or
greater) power supply.

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2.6.12 Front Panel Connectors

HD-LED: Primary/Secondary IDE LED

This LED will light when the hard drive is being accessed.

RESET: Reset Switch

This switch allows you to reboot without having to power off the
system thus prolonging the life of the power supply or system.

SPEAKER: Speaker Connector

This connects to the speaker installed in the system chassis.

G-SW: Green Switch

This switch will allow your system to enter the Suspend mode.

G-LED: Green LED

This LED will not light when the system’s power is on or when the
system is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state. It will blink every
second when the system is in the S1 (POS - Power On Suspend)
state.

ATX-SW: ATX Power Switch

Depending on the setting in the BIOS setup, this switch is a “dual
function power button” that will allow your system to enter the Soft­Off or Suspend mode. Refer to “Soft-Off By PWR-BTTN” in the
Power Management Setup (Chapter 3).

X

20

19

2

1

HD-LED

PWR-LED

ATX-SW

RESET

SPEAKER

G-LED

G-SW

J13

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PWR-LED: Power/Standby LED

When the system’s power is on, this LED will light. When the system
is in the S1 (POS - Power On Suspend) or S3 (STR - Suspend
To RAM) state, it will blink every second.

Note:

If a system did not boot-up and the Power/Standby LED did
not light after it was powered-on, it may indicate that the CPU
or memory module was not installed properly. Please make
sure they are properly inserted into their corresponding socket.

Pin

3
5

14
16

8

10

18
20

7
9

13
15
17
19

2
4
6

HD-LED

(Primary/Secondary IDE LED)

G-LED

(Green LED)

ATX-SW

(ATX power switch)

G-SW

(Green switch)

RESET

(Reset switch)

SPEAKER

(Speaker connector)

PWR-LED

(Power/Standby LED)

Pin Assignment

HDD LED Power
HDD

Green LED Power
Ground

PWRBT+
PWRBT-

Ground
SMI

Ground
H/W Reset

Speaker Data
N. C.
Ground
Speaker Power

LED Power (+)
LED Power (+)
LED Power (-) or Standby Signal

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2.6.13 Expansion Slots

G4V506-P

PCI Riser
Card Slot

G4V506-P is an EmbATX form factor system board that is
equipped with 1 PCI riser card slot for 1, 2 or 3 PCI slots expan­sion (for low profile PCI card only).

G4V508-P

PCI Slots

G4V508-P is a microATX form factor system board that is
equipped with 3 PCI slots.

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3.1 The Basic Input/Output System

The Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) is a program that takes
care of the basic level of communication between the processor
and peripherals. In addition, the BIOS also contains codes for vari­ous advanced features found in this system board. This chapter
explains the Setup Utility for the Award BIOS.

After you power up the system, the BIOS message appears on
the screen and the memory count begins. After the memory test,
the following message will appear on the screen:

Press DEL to enter setup

If the message disappears before you respond, restart the system
or press the “Reset” button. You may also restart the system by
pressing the <Ctrl> <Alt> and <Del> keys simultaneously.

When you press <Del>, the main menu screen will appear.

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3.1.1.1 Date

The date format is <day>, <month>, <date>, <year>. Day dis­plays a day, from Sunday to Saturday. Month displays the month,
from January to December. Date displays the date, from 1 to 31.
Year displays the year, from 1994 to 2079.

3.1.1.2 Time

The time format is <hour>, <minute>, <second>. The time is
based on the 24-hour military-time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is
13:00:00. Hour displays hours from 00 to 23. Minute displays min­utes from 00 to 59. Second displays seconds from 00 to 59.

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical
to this one.

3.1.1 Standard CMOS Features

Use the arrow keys to highlight “Standard CMOS Features” and
press <Enter>. A screen similar to the one below will appear.

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IDE HDD Auto Detection

Detects the parameters of the drive. The parameters will auto­matically be shown on the screen.

IDE Primary Master/Slave and IDE Secondary Master/Slave

The drive type information should be included in the documenta­tion from your hard disk vendor. If you select ”Auto”, the BIOS
will auto-detect the HDD & CD-ROM drive at the POST stage
and show the IDE for the HDD & CD-ROM drive. If a hard disk
has not been installed, select “None”.

Access Mode

For hard drives larger than 528MB, you would typically select the
LBA type. Certain operating systems require that you select CHS
or Large. Please check your operating system’s manual or Help
desk on which one to select.

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical
to this one.

3.1.1.3 IDE Primary Master, IDE Primary Slave, IDE Secondary Master
and IDE Secondary Slave

Move the cursor to the “IDE Primary Master”, “IDE Primary
Slave”, “IDE Secondary Master” or “IDE Secondary Slave” field,
then press <Enter>.

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Capacity

Displays the approximate capacity of the disk drive. Usually the
size is slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a
disk checking program.

Cylinder

This field displays the number of cylinders.

Head

This field displays the number of read/write heads.

Precomp

This field displays the number of cylinders at which to change
the write timing.

Landing Zone

This field displays the number of cylinders specified as the landing
zone for the read/write heads.

Sector

This field displays the number sectors per track.

3.1.1.4 Drive A and Drive B

These fields identify the types of floppy disk drives installed.

None No floppy drive is installed
360K, 5.25 in. 5-1/4 in. standard drive; 360KB capacity

1.2M, 5.25 in. 5-1/4 in. AT-type high-density drive; 1.2MB capac-

ity

720K, 3.5 in. 3-1/2 in. double-sided drive; 720KB capacity

1.44M, 3.5 in. 3-1/2 in. double-sided drive; 1.44MB capacity

2.88M, 3.5 in. 3-1/2 in. double-sided drive; 2.88MB capacity

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3.1.1.5 Video

This field selects the type of video adapter used for the primary
system monitor. Although secondary monitors are supported, you
do not have to select the type. The default setting is EGA/VGA.

EGA/VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter/Video Graphics Array.

For EGA, VGA, SVGA and PGA monitor adapters.

CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter. Power up in 40-column

mode.

CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter. Power up in 80-column

mode.

Mono Monochrome adapter. Includes high resolution

monochrome adapters.

3.1.1.6 Halt On

This field determines whether the system will stop if an error is
detected during power up. The default setting is All Errors.

No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors de-

tected.

All Errors The system boot will stop whenever the BIOS de-

tects a non-fatal error.

All, But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a key-

board error; it will stop for all other errors.

All, But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk er-

ror; it will stop for all other errors.

All, But Disk/Key The system boot will not stop for a disk or

keyboard error; it will stop for all other er­rors.

3.1.1.7 Base Memory

Displays the amount of base (or conventional) memory installed
in the system. The value of the base memory is typically 512K for
systems with 512K memory installed on the motherboard or
640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed on the
motherboard.

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3.1.1.8 Extended Memory

Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot­up.

3.1.1.9 Total Memory

Displays the total memory available in the system.

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3.1.2 Advanced BIOS Features

The Advanced BIOS Features allows you to configure your sys­tem for basic operation. Some entries are defaults required by
the system board, while others, if enabled, will improve the per­formance of your system or let you set some features according
to your preference.

3.1.2.1 Virus Warning

This field protects the boot sector and partition table of your hard
disk drive. When this field is enabled, the Award BIOS will moni­tor the boot sector and partition table of the hard disk drive. If an
attempt is made to write to the boot sector or partition table of
the hard disk drive, the BIOS will halt the system and an error
message will appear.

After seeing the error message, if necessary, you will be able to
run an anti-virus program to locate and remove the problem be­fore any damage is done.

Many disk diagnostic programs which attempt to access the boot
sector table will cause the warning message to appear. If you are
running such a program, we recommend that you first disable this
field. Also, disable this field if you are installing or running cer tain
operating systems like Windows® 98SE/2000/ME/XP or the oper­ating system may not install nor work.

The screen above list all the fields available in the Advanced BIOS Features submenu,
for ease of reference in this manual. In the actual CMOS setup, you have to use the
scroll bar to view the fields. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your
version may not be identical to this one.

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3.1.2.2 CPU L1 & L2 Cache

This field speeds up the memory access.

3.1.2.3 CPU Hyper-Threading (for Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with
Hyper-Threading Technology)

This field is used to enable the functionality of the Intel

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Pentium® 4 Processor with Hyper-Threading Technology and will
appear only when using this processor.

3.1.2.4 Quick Power On Self Test

This field speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after you power
on the system. When this field is set to “Fast”, the BIOS will
shorten or skip some check items during POST.

3.1.2.5 First Boot Device, Second Boot Device, Third Boot Device
and Boot Other Device

Select the drive to boot first, second and third in the “First Boot
Device” “Second Boot Device” and “Third Boot Device” fields
respectively. The BIOS will boot the operating system according
to the sequence of the drive selected. Set “Boot Other Device”
to Enabled if you wish to boot from another device.

3.1.2.6 Swap Floppy Drive

When this field is enabled and the system is booting from the
floppy drive, the system will boot from drive B instead of drive A.
When this field is disabled and the system is booting from the
floppy drive, the system will boot from drive A. You must have
two floppy drives to use this function.

3.1.2.7 Boot Up Floppy Seek

When enabled, the BIOS will check whether the floppy disk drive
installed is 40 or 80 tracks. Note that the BIOS cannot distinguish
between 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M drive types as they are all 80
tracks. When disabled, the BIOS will not search for the type of
floppy disk drive by track number. Note that there will not be any
warning message if the drive installed is 360KB.

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3.1.2.8 Boot Up NumLock Status

This allows you to determine the default state of the numeric
keypad. By default, the system boots up with NumLock on
wherein the function of the numeric keypad is the number keys.
When set to Off, the function of the numeric keypad is the ar­row keys.

3.1.2.9 Typematic Rate Setting

Disabled Continually holding down a key on your keyboard

will cause the BIOS to report that the key is down.

Enabled The BIOS will not only report that the key is down,

but will first wait for a moment, and, if the key is still
down, it will begin to report that the key has been
depressed repeatedly. For example, you would use
such a feature to accelerate cursor movements with
the arrow keys. You can then select the typematic
rate and typematic delay in the “Typematic Rate
(Chars/Sec)” and “Typematic Delay (Msec)” fields
below.

3.1.2.10 Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

This field allows you to select the rate at which the keys are
accelerated.

3.1.2.11 Typematic Delay (Msec)

This field allows you to select the delay between when the key
was first depressed and when the acceleration begins.

3.1.2.12 Security Option

This field determines when the system will prompt for the pass­word - everytime the system boots or only when you enter the
BIOS setup. Set the password in the Set Supervisor/User Pass­word submenu.

System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be

denied unless the correct password is entered at the
prompt.

Setup The system will boot, but access to Setup will be de-

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nied unless the correct password is entered at the
prompt.

3.1.2.13 APIC Mode

Leave this field in its default setting.

3.1.2.14 MPS Version Control for OS

This field is used to select the MPS version that the system
board is using.

3.1.2.15 OS Select for DRAM > 64MB

This field allows you to access the memory that is over 64MB in
OS/2.

3.1.2.16 HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability

The system board supports SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and
Reporting Technology) hard drives. SMART is a reliability predic­tion technology for ATA/IDE and SCSI drives. The drive will pro­vide sufficient notice to the system or user to backup data prior
to the drive’s failure. The default is Disabled. If you are using hard
drives that support S.M.A.R.T., set this field to Enabled. SMART is
supported in ATA/33 or later hard drives.

3.1.2.17 Report No FDD For WIN 95

The options are Yes and No.

3.1.2.18 Full Screen Logo Show

This field is applicable only if you want a particular logo to ap­pear during system boot-up.

Enabled The logo will appear in full screen during system

boot-up.

Disabled The logo will not appear during system boot-up.

3.1.2.19 Small Logo(EPA) Show

Enabled The EPA logo will appear during system boot-up.
Disabled The EPA logo will not appear during system boot-

up.

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3.1.3 Advanced Chipset Features

This section gives you functions to configure the system based
on the specific features of the chipset. The chipset manages bus
speeds and access to system memory resources. These items

should not be altered unless necessary. The default settings have

been chosen because they provide the best operating conditions
for your system. The only time you might consider making any
changes would be if you discovered some incompatibility or that
data was being lost while using your system.

3.1.3.1 DRAM Timing Selectable

This field is used to select the timing of the DRAM.

By SPD The EEPROM on a DIMM has SPD (Serial Pres-

ence Detect) data structure that stores infor­mation about the module such as the memory
type, memory size, memory speed, etc. When
this option is selected, the system will run ac­cording to the information in the EEPROM. This
option is the default setting because it provides
the most stable condition for the system. The
“CAS Latency Time” and “Active to Precharge
Delay” fields will show the default settings by
SPD.

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical
to this one.

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By User If you want your system to run at a perform-

ance better than the one “By SPD”, select “By
User” then select the best option in the “CAS
Latency Time” and “Active to Precharge Delay
fields.

3.1.3.2 CAS Latency Time

This field is used to select the local memory clock periods.

3.1.3.3 Active to Precharge Delay

The options are 5, 6 and 7.

3.1.3.4 DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay

The options are 2 and 3.

3.1.3.5 DRAM RAS# Precharge

This field controls RAS# precharge (in local memory clocks).

3.1.3.6 Memory Enhancement

To enhance the memory speed of the system, set this field to
“Enabled”.

3.1.3.7 Memory Frequency For

This field is used to select the memory clock speed of the DIMM.

3.1.3.8 System BIOS Cacheable

When this field is enabled, accesses to the system BIOS ROM
addressed at F0000H-FFFFFH are cached, provided that the cache
controller is enabled. The larger the range of the Cache RAM, the
higher the efficiency of the system.

3.1.3.9 Video BIOS Cacheable

As with caching the system BIOS, enabling the Video BIOS cache
will allow access to video BIOS addresssed at C0000H to
C7FFFH to be cached, if the cache controller is also enabled. The
larger the range of the Cache RAM, the faster the video perform­ance.

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3.1.3.10 Delayed Transaction

When enabled, this function frees up the PCI bus for other PCI
masters during the PCI-to-ISA transactions. This allows PCI and
ISA buses to be used more efficiently and prevents degradation
of performance on the PCI bus when ISA accesses are made.

3.1.3.11 On-Chip Video

This field is used to enable or disable the onboard video.

3.1.3.12 On-Chip Frame Buffer Size

This field is used to select the frame buffer size.

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3.1.4 Integrated Peripherals

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical
to this one.

3.1.4.1 INTEL OnChip IDE Device

Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following
screen will appear.

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical
to this one.

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On-Chip Primary PCI IDE and On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE

These fields allow you to enable or disable the primary and sec­ondary IDE controller. Select Disabled if you want to add a differ­ent hard drive controller.

IDE Primary Master/Slave PIO and IDE Secondary Master/Slave
PIO

PIO means Programmed Input/Output. Rather than have the
BIOS issue a series of commands to effect a transfer to or from
the disk drive, PIO allows the BIOS to tell the controller what it
wants and then let the controller and the CPU perform the com­plete task by themselves. Your system supports five modes, 0 (de­fault) to 4, which primarily differ in timing. When Auto is selected,
the BIOS will select the best available mode after checking your
drive.

Auto The BIOS will automatically set the system ac-

cording to your hard disk drive’s timing.

Mode 0-4 You can select a mode that matches your hard

disk drive’s timing. Caution: Do not use the wrong
setting or you will have drive errors.

IDE Primary Master/Slave UDMA and IDE Secondary Master/
Slave UDMA

These fields allow you to set the Ultra DMA in use. When Auto
is selected, the BIOS will select the best available option after
checking your hard drive or CD-ROM.

Auto The BIOS will automatically detect the settings

for you.

Disabled The BIOS will not detect these categories.

IDE HDD Block Mode

Enabled The IDE HDD uses the block mode. The system

BIOS will check the hard disk drive for the maxi­mum block size the system can transfer. The block
size will depend on the type of hard disk drive.

Disabled The IDE HDD uses the standard mode.

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3.1.4.2 INTEL OnChip PCI Device

Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following
screen will appear.

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical
to this one.

AC97 Audio

Auto Select this option when using the onboard audio

codec.

Disabled Select this option when using a PCI sound card.

On-Chip LAN Control

This field is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN.

Onboard LAN Boot ROM

Enable this field if you wish to use the boot ROM (instead of a
disk drive) to boot-up the system and access the local area net­work directly.

If you wish to change the boot ROM’s settings, type the <Shift>
and <F10> keys simultaneously when prompted during boot-up.
Take note: you will be able to access the boot ROM’s program
(by typing <Shift> + <F10>) only when this field is enabled.

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3.1.4.3 Onboard Super IO Device

Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following
screen will appear.

KBC Input Clock

This is used to select the input clock of your keyboard.

Keyboard/Mouse Power On

This field allows you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to
power-on the system.

Disabled Default setting.
Password When this option is selected, set the password

you would like to use to power-on the system in
the “KB Power On Password” field.

Hot Key When this option is selected, select the function

key you would like to use to power-on the sys­tem in the “KB Power On Hot Key” field.

Mouse Left When this option is selected, double-click the left

button of the mouse to power-on the system.

Mouse Right When this option is selected, double-click the

right button of the mouse to power-on the sys­tem.

The screen above list all the fields available in the Onboard Super IO Device section,
for ease of reference in this manual. In the actual CMOS setup, you have to use the
scroll bar to view the fields. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your
version may not be identical to this one.

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Any Key Press any key to power-on the system.
Keyboard 98 When this option is selected, press the “wake

up” key of the Windows 98 compatible key­board to power-on the system.

KB Power On Password

Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. Enter your pass­word. You can enter up to 5 characters. Type in exactly the same
password to confirm, then press <Enter>.

The power button will not function once a keyboard password
has been set in this field. You must type the correct password to
power-on the system. If you forgot the password, power-off the
system and remove the battery. Wait for a few seconds and in­stall it back before powering-on the system.

KB Power On Hot Key

This field is used to select a function key that you would like to
use to power-on the system.

Onboard FDC Controller

Enabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller.
Disabled Disables the onboard floppy disk controller.

Onboard Serial Port 1 and Onboard Serial Port 2

Auto The system will automatically select an I/O ad-

dress for the onboard serial port 1 and serial
port 2.

3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3 Allows you to

manually select an I/O address for the onboard
serial port 1 and serial port 2.

Disabled Disables the onboard serial port 1 and/or serial

port 2.

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UART2 Mode Select

This field is used to select the type of IrDA standard supported
by your IrDA device. For better transmission of data, your IrDA
peripheral device must be within a 30o angle and within a dis­tance of 1 meter. You may not use IrDA and the COM 2 serial
port at the same time. If you are using the COM 2 serial port,
make sure this field is set to Normal.

RxD, TxD Active

The options are Hi, Lo; Lo, Hi; Lo, Lo; and Hi, Hi.

IR Transmission Delay

If this field is Enabled, transmission of data will be slower. This is
recommended when you encounter transmission problem with
your device.

Onboard Parallel Port

378/IRQ7, 3BC/IRQ7, 278/IRQ5 Selects the I/O address and

IRQ for the onboard parallel port.

Disabled Disables the onboard parallel port.

Parallel Port Mode

The options are SPP, EPP, ECP, ECP+EPP and PntMode. These apply
to a standard specification and will depend on the type and
speed of your device. Refer to your peripheral’s manual for the
best option.

SPP

Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only.

ECP (Extended Capabilities Port)

Allows parallel port to operate in bidirectional mode and at a
speed faster than the normal mode’s data transfer rate.

EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port)

Allows bidirectional parallel port operation at maximum
speed.

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PntMode

Allows parallel port to operate in bipolar mode.

If you selected EPP, the “EPP Mode Select” field is configurable. If
you selected ECP, the “ECP Mode Use DMA” field is configurable.
If you selected ECP+EPP, both “EPP Mode Select” and “ECP
Mode Use DMA” are configurable.

EPP Mode Select

This is used to select the EPP mode.

ECP Mode Use DMA

This is used to select the DMA channel of the parallel port.

PWR Lost Resume State

Keep Off When power returns after an AC power failure,

the system’s power is off. You must press the
Power button to power-on the system.

Turn On When power returns after an AC power failure,

the system will automatically power-on.

Last State When power returns after an AC power failure,

the system will return to the state where you left
off before power failure occurs. If the system’s
power is off when AC power failure occurs, it will
remain off when power returns. If the system’s
power is on when AC power failure occurs, the
system will power-on when power returns.

Game Port Address

This field is used to select the game port’s address.

Midi Port Address

This field is used to select the midi port’s address.

Onboard Serial Port 3

This field is used to select an I/O address for the onboard serial
port 3.

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Serial Port 3 Use IRQ

This field is used to select an IRQ for the onboard serial port 3.
This field is not configurable if the “Onboard Serial Port 3” field
is set to Disabled.

Onboard Serial Port 4

This field is used to select an I/O address for the onboard serial
port 4.

Serial Port 4 Use IRQ

This is used to select an IRQ for the onboard serial port 4. This
field is not configurable if the “Onboard Serial Port 4” field is set
to Disabled.

3.1.4.4 USB Controller

All Enabled Enables all USB ports.
USB 2.0 Disabled USB 2.0 is disabled; USB 1.1 is enabled.
All Disabled Disables all USB ports.

3.1.4.5 USB Keyboard Support

If you are using a USB keyboard under DOS, set this field to
Enabled. This field can be configured only if the “USB Controller”
field is enabled.

3.1.4.6 Init Display First

This field is used to select whether to initialize the onboard
VGA or PCI first when the system boots.

Onboard VGA When the system boots, it will first initialize the

onboard VGA.

PCI Slot When the system boots, it will first initialize

PCI.

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3.1.5 Power Management Setup

The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your sys­tem to most effectively save energy.

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical
to this one.

3.1.5.1 ACPI Function

This function should be enabled only in operating systems that
support ACPI. Currently, only Windows

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98SE/2000/ME/XP sup­ports this function. When this field is enabled, the system will
ignore the settings in the “Suspend Mode” and “HDD Power
Down” fields. If you want to use the Suspend to RAM function,
make sure this field is enabled then select “S3(STR)” in the field
below.

3.1.5.2 ACPI Suspend Type

This field is used to select the type of Suspend mode.

S1(POS) Enables the Power On Suspend function.
S3(STR) Enables the Suspend to RAM function.

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3.1.5.3 Power Management

This field allows you to select the type (or degree) of power
saving by changing the length of idle time that elapses before the
HDD Power Down field is activated.

Min Saving Minimum power saving time for the HDD Power

Down = 15 min.

Max Saving Maximum power saving time for the HDD

Power Down = 1 min.

User Define Allows you to set the power saving time in the

“HDD Power Down” field.

3.1.5.4 Video Off Method

This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.

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

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

Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video

buffer.

DPMS Initializes display power management signaling.

Use this option if your video board supports it.

3.1.5.5 Video Off In Suspend

This field is used to activate the video off feature when the sys­tem enters the Suspend mode.

3.1.5.6 Suspend Mode

When the system enters the Suspend mode, the CPU and
onboard peripherals will be shut off.

3.1.5.7 HDD Power Down

This is selectable only when the Power Management field is set
to User Define. When the system enters the HDD Power Down
mode according to the power saving time selected, the hard disk
drive will be powered down while all other devices remain ac­tive.

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3.1.5.8 Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN

This field allows you to select the method of powering off your
system.

Delay 4 Sec. Regardless of whether the Power Management

function is enabled or disabled, if the power but­ton is pushed and released in less than 4 sec, the
system enters the Suspend mode. The purpose of
this function is to prevent the system from
powering off in case you accidentally “hit” or
pushed the power button. Push and release again
in less than 4 sec to restore. Pushing the power
button for more than 4 seconds will power off
the system.

Instant-Off Pressing and then releasing the power button at

once will immediately power off your system.

3.1.5.9 Resume on PCI Event

Enabled This field should be set to Enabled only if your PCI

card such as LAN card or modem card uses the PCI
PME (Power Management Event) signal to remotely
wake up the system. Access to the LAN card or PCI

card will cause the system to wake up. Refer to the

card’s documentation for more information.

Disabled The system will not wake up despite access to the

PCI card.

3.1.5.10 Resume On LAN

If you are using a LAN card that supports the remote wake up
function, set this field to Enabled. The will allow the network to
remotely wake up a Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC. However, if
your system is in the Suspend mode, you can wake up the sys­tem only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt. Refer to “Wake-On­LAN Connector” in chapter 2 for more information.

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3.1.5.11 USB KB Wake-Up From S3

This field, when enabled, allows you to use a USB keyboard to
wake up a system that is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM)
state. This can be configured only if the “ACPI Suspend Type” field
is set to “S3(STR)”.

3.1.5.12 Resume By Alarm

Enabled When Enabled, you can set the date and time you

would like the Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC to
power-on in the “Date (of Month) Alarm” and “Time
(hh:mm:ss) Alarm” fields. However, if the system is
being accessed by incoming calls or the network
(Resume On Ring/LAN) prior to the date and time
set in these fields, the system will give priority to the
incoming calls or network.

Disabled Disables the automatic power-on function. (default)

3.1.5.13 Date (of Month) Alarm

0 The system will power-on everyday according to the

time set in the “Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm” field.

1-31 Select a date you would like the system to power-

on. The system will power-on on the set date, and
time set in the “Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm” field.

3.1.5.14 Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm

This is used to set the time you would like the system to power­on. If you want the system to power-on everyday as set in the
“Date (of Month) Alarm” field, the time set in this field must be
later than the time of the RTC set in the Standard CMOS Fea­tures submenu.

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3.1.6 PnP/PCI Configurations

This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. It covers
some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that
only experienced users should make any changes to the default
settings.

3.1.6.1 Reset Configuration Data

Enabled The BIOS will reset the Extended System Configura-

tion Data (ESCD) once automatically. It will then rec­reate a new set of configuration data.

Disabled The BIOS will not reset the configuration data.

3.1.6.2 Resources Controlled By

The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capability to automatically
configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices.

Auto(ESCD) The system will automatically detect the settings

for you.

Manual Choose the specific IRQ in the “IRQ Resources”

field.

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical
to this one.

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3.1.6.3 IRQ Resources

Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The “IRQ-3” to
“IRQ-15” fields will appear. Set each system interrupt to either
PCI Device or Reserved.

3.1.6.4 PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

This field determines whether the MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards
can work with PCI/VGA or not.

Enabled MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards work with PCI/VGA.
Disabled MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards does not work with PCI/

VGA.

3.1.6.5 PCI IRQ Assignment - Onboard LAN

By default, an IRQ is automatically assigned to the onboard LAN.
You may also manually assign an IRQ in this field.

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical
to this one.

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3.1.7 PC Health Status

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical
to this one.

3.1.7.1 Current System Temperature, Current CPU Temperature,
Current System Fan Speed, Current CPU Fan Speed and Cur­rent 2nd Fan Speed

These fields will show the internal temperature of the system, cur­rent temperature of the CPU, and the current fan speed of the sys­tem, CPU and 2nd fans in RPM (Revolutions Per Minute).

3.1.7.2 CPU(V)

This field will show the voltage of the processor.

3.1.7.3 +1.5V, +3.3V, +5V, +12V, -12V, VBAT(V) and 5VSB(V)

These fields will show the output voltage of the power supply.

Note:

The onboard hardware monitor function is capable of detecting
“system health” conditions but if you want a warning message
to pop-up or a warning alarm to sound when an abnormal
condition occurs, you must install the Hardware Doctor utility. This
utility is included in the CD that came with the system board.
Refer to the Hardware Doctor section in chapter 4 for more
information.

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3.1.8 CPU Frequency Control

3.1.8.1 CPU Clock Ratio

This field is used to select the frequency ratio of the processor.

Important:

The frequency ratio of some processors may have been locked
by the manufacturer. If you are using this kind of processor,
setting an extended ratio for the processor will have no effect.
The system will instead use its factory default ratio.

3.1.8.2 Auto Detect PCI Clk

When enabled, the system will automatically send clock signals to
existing PCI devices.

3.1.8.3 Spread Spectrum

Leave this field in its default setting. Do not alter this setting un­less advised by an engineer or technician.

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical
to this one.

3.1.7.4 Shutdown Temperature

To prevent system overheat, select a temperature that would shut­down the system. If the system detected that its temperature ex­ceeded the one set in this field, the system will automatically shut­down.

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3.1.8.4 CPU Host/3V66/PCI Clock

This field provides several options for selecting the external sys­tem bus clock of the processor. The AGP clock and PCI clock will
at the same time appear next to the external bus clock selected.
For example, if you selected “100/66/33MHz”, “100” is the exter­nal bus clock, “66” is the AGP clock and “33” is the PCI clock. The
default setting is “Default”. Under this setting, the system will run
according to the processor’s clock frequency.

Important:

Overclocking may result to the processor’s or system’s instability
and are not guaranteed to provide better system performance.

If you selected an option other than the default setting and is
unable to boot up the system, there are 2 methods of booting
up the system and going back to its default setting.

Method 1:
Clear the CMOS data by setting JP4 to 2-3 On. All fields in the
BIOS Setup will automatically be set to their default settings.

Method 2:
Press the <Insert> key and power button simultaneously, then
release the power button first. Keep-on pressing the <Insert>
key until the power-on screen appears. This will allow the system
to boot according to the FSB of the processor. Now press the
<Del> key to enter the main menu of the BIOS. Select “CPU
Frequency Control” and set the “CPU Clock Ratio” or “CPU
Host/3V66/PCI Clock” field to its default setting or an appropriate
frequency ratio or bus clock.

Note:

Use a PS/2 or AT (requires a DIN to mini DIN adapter) key­board for method 2.

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3.1.9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults

The “Load Fail-Safe Defaults” option loads the troubleshooting
default values permanently stored in the ROM chips. These set­tings are not optimal and turn off all high performance features.
You should use these values only if you have hardware problems.
Highlight this option in the main menu and press <Enter>.

If you want to proceed, type <Y> and press <Enter>. The default
settings will be loaded.

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3.1.10 Load Optimized Defaults

The “Load Optimized Defaults” option loads optimized settings

from the BIOS ROM. Use the default values as standard values for
your system. Highlight this option in the main menu and press
<Enter>.

Type <Y> and press <Enter> to load the Setup default values.

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3.1.11 Set Supervisor Password

If you want to protect your system and setup from unauthorized
entry, set a supervisor’s password with the “System” option se­lected in the Advanced BIOS Features. If you want to protect
access to setup only, but not your system, set a supervisor’s pass­word with the “Setup” option selected in the Advanced BIOS
Features. You will not be prompted for a password when you
cold boot the system.

Use the arrow keys to highlight “Set Supervisor Password” and
press <Enter>.

Type in the password. You are limited to eight characters. When
done, the message below will appear:

Confirm Password:

You are asked to verify the password. Type in exactly the same
password. If you type in a wrong password, you will be prompted
to enter the correct password again. To delete or disable the
password function, highlight “Set Supervisor Password” and press
<Enter>, instead of typing in a new password. Press the <Esc>
key to return to the main menu.

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3.1.12 Set User Password

If you want another user to have access only to your system but

not to setup, set a user’s password with the “System” option se­lected in the Advanced BIOS Features. If you want a user to en­ter a password when trying to access setup, set a user’s password
with the “Setup” option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features.

Using user’s password to enter Setup allows a user to access
only “Set User Password” that appears in the main menu screen.
Access to all other options is denied.

Use the arrow keys to highlight “Set User Password” and press
<Enter>.

Type in the password. You are limited to eight characters. When
done, the message below will appear:

Confirm Password:

You are asked to verify the password. Type in exactly the same
password. If you type in a wrong password, you will be prompted
to enter the correct password again. To delete or disable the
password function, highlight “Set User Password” and press <En­ter>, instead of typing in a new password. Press the <Esc> key to
return to the main menu.

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3.1.13 Save & Exit Setup

When all the changes have been made, highlight “Save & Exit
Setup” and press <Enter>.

Type “Y” and press <Enter>. The modifications you have made
will be written into the CMOS memory, and the system will
reboot. You will once again see the initial diagnostics on the
screen. If you wish to make additional changes to the setup, press
<Ctrl> <Alt> <Esc> simultaneously or <Del> after memory
testing is done.

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3.1.14 Exit Without Saving

When you do not want to save the changes you have made,
highlight “Exit Without Saving” and press <Enter>.

Type “Y” and press <Enter>. The system will reboot and you will
once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen. If you wish to
make any changes to the setup, press <Ctrl> <Alt> <Esc> simul­taneously or <Del> after memory testing is done.

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3.2 Updating the BIOS

To update the BIOS, you will need the new BIOS file and a flash
utility, AWDFLASH.EXE. Please contact technical support or your
sales representative for the files.

1. Save the new BIOS file along with the flash utility
AWDFLASH.EXE to a floppy disk.

2. Reboot the system and enter the Award BIOS Setup Utility to
set the first boot drive to “Floppy”.

3. Save the setting and reboot the system.

4. After the system booted from the floppy disk, execute the
flash utility by typing AWDFLASH.EXE. The following screen
will appear.

5. Type the new BIOS file name onto the gray area that is next
to “File Name to Program” then press <Enter>.

Award BIOS Flash Utility V.8.15B

(C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

(The current BIOS information will appear in this area.)
File Name to Program :

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6. The following will appear.

Do You Want to Save BIOS (Y/N)

This question refers to the current existing BIOS in your sys­tem. We recommend that you save the current BIOS and its
flash utility; just in case you need to reinstall the BIOS. To save
the current BIOS, press <Y> then enter the file name of the
current BIOS. Otherwise, press <N>.

7. The following will then appear.

Press “Y” to Program or “N” to Exit

8. Press <Y> to flash the new BIOS.

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Chapter 4 - Supported Software

4.1 Drivers, Utilities and Software Applications

The CD that came with the system board contains drivers, utili­ties and software applications required to enhance the perform­ance of the system board.

Insert the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen
(Mainboard Utility CD) will appear. If after inserting the CD,
"Autorun" did not automatically start (which is, the Mainboard
Utility CD screen did not appear), please go directly to the root
directory of the CD and double-click "Setup".

Intel 845 Family / Chipset Drivers

Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility

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4.1.1 Intel 845 INF Update Utility

The Intel 845 INF Update Utility is used for updating Windows

®

98SE/ME/2000/XP's INF files so that the Intel chipset can be
recognized and configured properly in the system.

To install the utility, please follow the steps below.

1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “CHIPSET”
icon.

2. Click “Intel 845 INF Update Utility”. The following screen will
appear.

3. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation.

4. Reboot the system for the utility to take effect.

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4.1.2 Intel 845 Graphics Drivers

To install the driver, please follow the steps below.

1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “GRAPHICS”
icon.

2. Click “Intel 845 Graphics Drivers”. The following screen will
appear.

3. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation.

4. Reboot the system for the driver to take effect.

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4.1.3 Intel LAN Drivers

To install the driver, please follow the steps below.

1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “NETWORK”
icon.

2. Click “Intel LAN Drivers”. The following screen will appear.

3. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation.

4. Reboot the system for the driver to take effect.

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4.1.4 Realtek Audio Drivers

The audio drivers are supported in the following operating systems:
Windows® 98SE, Windows® ME, Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000
and Windows® XP.

To install the driver, please follow the steps below.

1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “AUDIO”
icon.

2. Click “Realtek Audio Drivers”. The following screen will ap­pear.

3. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation.

4. Reboot the system for the driver to take effect.

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4.1.5 USB 2.0 Drivers

Click “USB 2.0 Drivers” on the main menu. A readme file about the
driver will appear.

Windows

®

XP

If your Windows® XP CD already includes Service Pack 1, the USB

2.0 driver will automatically install when you install the operating
system. If the CD does not include Service Pack 1, it is available for
download at Microsoft’s Windows Update website.

Windows

®

2000

If your Windows® 2000 CD already includes Service Pack 4, the
USB 2.0 driver will automatically install when you install the operating
system. If the CD does not include Service Pack 4, it is available for
download at Microsoft’s Windows Update website.