Shuttle AB40R User Manual

AB40/AB40R

Pentium 4 Processor

Based DDR MAIN BOARD

User's Manual

Shuttle® SpacewalkerTM AB40/AB40R

Pentium 4 , 478-pin processor based DDR Mainboard
Manual Version 1.0

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T ABLE OF CONTENTS

WHAT’S IN THE MANUAL.....................................................................5

Quick Reference................................................................................................5

About This Manual ............................................................................................5

1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................. 6

1.1 TO DIFFERENT USERS ..............................................................................6

FIRST-TIME DIY SYSTEM BUILDER ............................................................ 6

EXPERIENCED DIY USER .........................................................................6

SYSTEM INTEGRA TOR ...............................................................................6

1.2 ITEM CHECKLIST:.......................................................................................7

2 FEATURES .......................................................................................... 8

2.1 SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................................8

3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ...........................................................11

3.1 STEP BY STEP INSTALLATION................................................................11

Accessories of AB40/AB40R ................................................................11

STEP 1 Install the CPU...........................................................................12

STEP 2 Set Jumpers..............................................................................14

STEP 3 Install DDR SDRAM System Memory ........................................14

STEP 4 Install Peripherals in System Case.............................................15

STEP 5 Mount the Mainboard on the Computer Chassis ........................16

STEP 6 Connect Front Panel Switches/LEDs/Speaker/USB ..................17

STEP 7 Connect IDE, IDE RAID, and Floppy Disk Drives.......................19

STEP 8 Connect Other Internal Peripherals ............................................20

STEP 9 Connect the Power Supply ........................................................21

STEP 10 Install Add-on Cards in Expansion Slots ..................................21

STEP 11 Connect External Peripherals to Back Panel...........................22

STEP 12 First Time System Boot Up......................................................24

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STEP 13 Install Drivers & Software Components....................................25

3.2 JUMPER SETTINGS ..................................................................................26

JUMPERS & CONNECTORS GUIDE ....................................................27

Jumpers

Clear CMOS Setting (JP1) ....................................................................30

On board RAID Enable/Disable Setting (JP18) (AB40R only) .................31

Back-Panel Connectors

PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connectors ............................................32

USB1/USB2 Port Connectors.................................................................32

COM1/2 Port Connectors .......................................................................32

Parallel Port Connector...........................................................................32

Line-Out (Front-Out) Port Connector .......................................................33

Line-In (Rear-Out) Port Connector...........................................................33

Mic-In Port Connector .............................................................................33

MIDI/GAME Port Connector....................................................................33

Front-Panel Connectors

A TX Power On/Off Switch Connector (PWON)........................................34

System Management Interface Connector (EPMI) ...................................34

Green LED/Power LED Connector (GLED/PLED) .................................35

HDD LED Connector (HLED).................................................................35

Power LED Connector (PLED)...............................................................36

Hardware Reset Connector (RST) ..........................................................36

Keylock Connector (KEYLOCK) .............................................................36

Speaker Connector (SPEAKER)............................................................37

Extended USB Header (JP4)..................................................................37

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Internal Peripherals Connectors

Enhanced IDE, IDE RAID, and Floppy Connector ...................................38

Other Connectors

ATX Power Supply Connector (CN7, JP12, and JP13) ...........................39

Cooling Fan Connectors for CPU (FAN1), AGP (F AN2), chipset (F AN3),

System (FAN4).......................................................................................40

IR Header (JP16) ...................................................................................40

Audio CD-IN Connector (CN5) (Black)....................................................41

Audio Auxiliary-IN Connector (CN4) (White) ............................................41

Audio Bass/Center-Out Header (JP17)...................................................41

Wake-on Lan Connector (JP3)................................................................42

Smart Card Header (JP15) ....................................................................42

3.3 SYSTEM MEMORY CONFIGURATION ......................................................43

1. INST ALL MEMORY.............................................................................43

2. UPGRADE MEMORY.........................................................................43

4 SOFTWARE UTILITY .......................................................................44

4.1 Mainboard CD Overview ..........................................................................44

4.2 Install Mainboard Software ......................................................................45

4.2.A Install Chipset System Driver ............................................................46

4.2.B Install IDE Driver ...............................................................................47

4.2.C Install Audio Driver............................................................................48

4.2.D Install IDE RAID Driver (AB40R only) ................................................49

4.3 View the User's Manual............................................................................50

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5 BIOS SETUP.....................................................................................5 1

5.1 ENTER BIOS ..............................................................................................51

5.2 THE MAIN MENU .......................................................................................52

ST ANDARD CMOS FEATURES ................................................................54

ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES..................................................................58

ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES ...........................................................62

INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS...................................................................65

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP ..............................................................70

PNP/PCI CONFIGURA TION .......................................................................74

PC HEALTH STA TUS.................................................................................76

FREQUENCY/VOL TAGE CONTROL..........................................................78

LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS...................................................................79

LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAU L TS ..................................................................79

SET SUPERVISOR P ASSWORD ..............................................................80

SET USER PASSWORD ...........................................................................80

SAVE & EXIT SETUP.................................................................................82

EXIT WITHOUT SA VING .............................................................................82

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WHAT’S IN THE MANUAL

Quick Reference

Hardware Installation >> Step-by-Step ................................................ Page 11

Jumper Settings >> A Closer Look ...................................................... Page 26

Drivers/Software Utilities >> How to Install ......................................... Page 44

BIOS Setup >> How to Configure ........................................................ Page 51

About This Manual

For First-Time DIY System Builder......................................................... Page 6

For Experienced DIY User ...................................................................... Page 6

For System Integrator ............................................................................. Page 6

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1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 To Different Users

First-Time DIY System Builder

Welcome to the DIY world! Building your own computer system is not as
difficult as you may think. To make your first computer DIY experience
successful, right from the start, we have designed the 3.1 Hardware Installation
section in a step-by-step fashion for all the first-time DIY system builders. Prior
to installation, we also suggest you to read the whole manual carefully to gain a
complete understanding of your new Shuttle AB40/AB40R mainboard.

Experienced DIY User

Congratulate on your purchase of the Shuttle AB40/AB40R mainboard. You
will find that installing your new Shuttle AB40/AB40R mainboard is just easy.
Bundled with an array of onboard functions, the highly-integrated AB40/AB40R
mainboard provides you with a total solution to build the most stable and reli­able system. Refer to sections 3.2 Jumper Settings and Chapter 4 Drivers/

Software Utilities to find out how to get the best out of your new mainboard.
Chapter 5 BIOS Setup also contains the relevant information on how to tune

up your system to achieve higher performance.

System Integrator

You have wisely chosen Shuttle AB40/AB40R to construct your system.
Shuttle AB40/AB40R incorporates all the state-of-the-art technology of the
Brookdale chipset from Intel. It integrates the most advanced functions you
can find to date in a compact ATX board.

This manual adopted in AB40 and AB40R mainboards at the same time.
The difference between AB40 and AB40R is that AB40R equips with

onboard IDE RAID Controller. In the manual, if there are some standards,
characters, equipment or software only appeared or adopted by AB40R; it
will be mentioned (AB40R only)

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1.2 Item Checklist:

KB_MS

USB

COM1

COM2 PRT

AUDIO

DIMM2

DIMM1

RAID1

RAID2

ATX12V

AUX_IN

CD-IN

WOL

BASS

PCI1

AGP

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

PCI5

Check all items with you AB40/AB40R mainboard to make sure nothing is
missing. The complete package should include:

 One piece of Shuttle AB40/AB40R Mainboard

 One piece of Audio Cable (Central/Bass Channel)

 One piece of ATA 100/66/33 Ribbon Cable

 One piece of Floppy Ribbon Cable

CN4

JP17

1

11

CMI8738/PCI-6ch-LX
HRTF 3D Audio
MCX58.02-0110UGGDA

JP16
1

1

JP4

1

1

JP3

JP14

-
EPMI RSTSPEAKER

+

CR2032

PWONPLEDKEYLOCK

Panasonic

-

GLED

HLED

+

+

-

1

FAN3

CN5

Smart Reader
JP15

1

IT8712F-A

9944-DXS

MA4500

FAN2

RG82845

QC 22 ES

14.3C93

950202AF
01132

2000-0051c

UJ01C-ES

PDC20265R

PROMISE

3V

JAPAN1

FAN4

11

1

JP18

KOREA

C

INTEL 0Q
QB73ES
V102TABQ
FW82801BA
SECRET

JP11

11

FAN1

1

JP13

ATX PWR

CN7

IDE1ID E2

FLP1

1

FDC

JP12

AUX PWR

 One piece of twin ports USB Cable (optional)

 AB40/AB40R Users Manual

 One piece of Bundled CD-ROM with containing:

Ø AB40/AB40R users manual saved in PDF format
Ø IDE RAID users manual saved in PDF format (AB40R only)
Ø Intel Chipset System Driver
Ø Onboard Audio controller driver
Ø IDE driver
Ø IDE RAID driver and Utility (AB40R only)
Ø Award Flashing Utility

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2 FEA TURES

AB40/AB40R mainboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants
high performance and maximum intelligent features in a compact package.

2.1 Specifications

 CPU Support

Intel Pentium 4, 478-pin processors with 100 MHz FSB.

 Chipset

Features Intel 82845 N.B. and Intel 82801BA S.B..

 CPU FSB Configuration

Soft-configuration FSB (The FSB speed is software configurable from 100MHz
to 166MHz by 1MHz step in the Frequency/Voltage Control of BIOS setup
program.)

 On Board Multi-Channel Hardware Audio Controller

Support 5.1 speakers, C3DX positional audio in 6 CH speaker mode.
HRTF-3D positional audio, supporting Direct Sound 3D and A3D interface.

Legacy SBPRO compatible.

 On Board IDE RAID Controller (AB40R only)

Support RAID 0, RAID 1 function.

 Versatile Memory Support

Two 184-pin DIMM slots to support max 2GB of PC1600 or PC2100
compliant unbuffered with or without ECC DDR SDRAM module.

 PCI Expansion Slots

Provides five 32-bit PCI slots.

 AGP Expansion Slots

Provides one 32-bit AGP slot which supports up to 4X AGP devices.

 4 USB Interface Onboard

2 × USB connectors on back-panel and one sets of dual USB ports headers
on mid-board.

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 I/O Interface

Provides a variety of I/O interfaces:
Ø 1 × Floppy interface for 3.5-inch FDD with 720KB, 1.44MB, or 2.88MB

format or for 5.25-inch FDD with 360K or 1.2MB format.

Ø 1 × PS/2 mouse connector.
Ø 1 × PS/2 Keyboard connector.
Ø 2 × DB9 Serial connectors 16550 UART compatible.
Ø 1 × Infrared communication port.

(Serial port COM2 can also be redirected to an external IrDA Adapter
for wireless connection.)

Ø 1 × DB25 Parallel port supports Standard Parallel Port and Bi-directional

(SPP), Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP), and Extended Capabilities Port (ECP)
data transmission schemes.

Ø 1 × Line-Out (Front-Out) port.
Ø 1 × Line-In port, shared with rear speaker output when multi-channel

audio is enabled.

Ø 1 × Mic-In port.
Ø 1 × MIDI/GAME port.

 PCI Bus Master IDE Controller Onboard

Two Ultra DMA 100/66/33 Bus Master Dual-channel IDE ports provide sup­port to a maximum of four IDE devices (one Master and one Slave per channel).
The IDE Bus implements data transfer speeds of up to 100/66/33 MB/sec and
also supports Enhanced PIO Modes.

80-pin Cable Backward Compatible Legacy ATAPI Devices, ATAPI IDE CD­ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, and LS-120 Supports.

 ATX Power Supply Connector

ATX power supply unit can connected to the onboard 20-pin Pentium 4
standard ATX power connectors, supporting Suspend and Soft-On/Off by
dual-function power button.

The Pentium 4 ATX power include three connectors.

 Advanced Configuration and Power Interface

Features four power saving modes: S1 (Snoop), S3 (Suspend to RAM), S4
(Suspend to DISK), and S5 (Soft-Off). ACPI provides more efficient Energy
Saving Features controlled by your operating system that supports OS Direct
Power Management (OSPM) functionality.

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 System BIOS

Provides licensed Award BIOS V6.0 PG on Intel Firmware Hub 2Mb Flash
core and supports Green PC, Desktop Management Interface (DMI).

 ATX Form Factor

System board conforms to ATX specification.
Board dimension: 305mm × 244mm.

 Advanced Features

Ø Low EMI - Built in spread spectrum and automatic clock shut-off of

unused PCI/DDR-SDRAMS slots to reduce EMI.

Ø Dual Function Power Button - The system can be in one of two states,

one is Suspend mode and the other is Soft-Off mode. Pushing the power
button for less than 4 seconds places the system into Suspend mode.
When the power button is pressed for longer than 4 seconds, the system
enters Soft-Off mode.

Ø Modem Ring Power-On - The system can be powered on automatically by

the activation of modem ringing.

Ø CPU Clock Setting - This item allows users to adjust CPU Host Clock in

BIOS.

Ø CPU Multiplier Setting - This item allows users to adjust CPU Multiplier in

BIOS.

Ø CPU Vcore Setting - This item allows users to adjust CPU Vcore in BIOS.

 Intelligent Features

Ø Voltage Monitoring - Monitors various voltages of key elements, such as

the CPU, and other critical system voltage levels to ensure stable current
passing through mainboard components. System voltages include CPU
Vcore, VDD, +3.3v, +5V, +12V, -12V, 1.8V, +5VSB, Voltage Battery
on system etc.

Ø Fan Status Monitoring - To prevent CPU from overheating, the CPU fan is

monitored for RPM and failure. (CPU Cooling FAN with RPM sensor is
required.)

Ø Temperature Monitoring - This item allows users to make sure whether the

CPU or system runs in a suitable temperature.

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3 HARDWARE INSTALLA TION

UJ01C-ES

01132

950202AF

PROMISE

PDC2026 5R

2000-0051

c

KB_MS

USB

COM1

COM2 PRT

AUDIO

14.3C93

DIMM2

DIMM1

JP17

JP111

CN4

CN5



Panasonic

CR2032

3V

JAPAN1

IT8712F-A

9944-DXS

MA4500

CMI8738/PC I-6ch-LX

HRTF 3D Audio

MCX58.02-0110

UGGDA

SECRET

FW82801BA

V102TABQ

QB 73ES

INTEL 0Q

C

KOREA

JP4

JP1611

1

FAN3

FAN4

FAN2

FAN11111

JP14

JP3

GLED

HLED

+++---EPMI

RST

SPEAKER

PWON

PLED

KEYLOCK

IDE1

IDE2

RA ID1

RA ID2

11111

FLP1

AUX PW R

ATX PWR

CN7

JP12

JP13

ATX12V

JP15

Smart Reader

RG8 2845

QC 22 ES

AUX_IN

CD-IN

WOL

BASS

PCI1

AGP

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

PCI5

JP18

FDC

Five PCI Sl ots

One AGP 4x Slot

SOCKET 478

FAN3

Two USB Connect ors

Exte nded USB 1 .1

Headers -

JP4

Parall el Connect or

Serial Port

Connector ( COM1)

Serial Port

Connector ( COM2)

Smar t Card Re ader

Connector -

JP1 5

On Board Multi -Channel

Hardware Audio Controller

Line-Out/Line-In/Mic-In/

Game/MIDI Connect ors

Onboard Audio

Connectors-

CN4/CN5/

JP17

PS/2 Keyboard and

PS/2 Mouse Connectors

I/O Controller

Two DIMM Slots

FAN1

FAN2

FAN4

ATX Power Conn ector

ATX

12V Power Connec tor

ATX AUX Power Connector

Front-Panel Connec tor -

JP1 4

On Board RAID Enable/Disable

(AB40R only)

Connector -

JP18

IR Connecto r -

JP1 6

Clear CMOS - JP1

Clock Generator

Prog ramma ble Flas h EEPROM (FWH)

Wake on LAN -

JP3

INTEL 82801BA Chipse t

On Board Promise 20265R IDE RAI D

Controll er

(AB40R only)

Floppy Co nnectorTwo E-IDE Con nectors

Two RAID Con nectors

(AB40R only)

INTEL 82845 Chipset

Before removing or installing any of these devices including CPU, DIMMs, Add-On
Cards, Cables, please make sure to unplug the onboard power connector.

This section outlines how to install and configure your mainboard. Refer to the following
mainboard layout to help you to identify various jumpers, connectors, slots, and ports.
Then follow these steps designed to guide you through a quick and correct installation of
your system.

3.1 Step-by-Step Installation

Accessories Of AB40/AB40R

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Step 1

CPU Installation:

This mainboard supports Intel ® Pentium ® 4 , Socket 478 series CPU. Please
follow the step as below to finish CPU installation.

Be careful of CPU orientation when you plug it into CPU socket.

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

CPU socket lever up to
90 degree

2. Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for a black dot or cut edge on the CPU
upper interface. Match Pin 1 and cut edge, then insert the CPU into the
socket.

CPU pin 1 and cut edge

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

Note: If you do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cut

edge well, it may damage the CPU.

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Step 2.

Set Jumpers

This mainboard is jumperless! The default jumper settings have been set for
the common usage standard of this mainboard. Therefore, you do not need
to reset the jumpers unless you require special adjustments as any of the
following cases:

1. Clear CMOS

2. Over Clock

For first-time DIY system builders, we recommend that you do not change the
default jumper settings if you are not totally familiar with the mainboard
configuration procedures. The factory-set default settings are tuned for opti­mum system performance. For the advanced users who wish to customize
their system, section 3.2 Jumper Settings will provide detailed information on
how to configure your mainboard manually.

Step 3

Install DDR SDRAM System Memory

To install memory, insert DDR-SDRAM memory module(s) in any one or two
DIMM banks. Note that SDRAM modules are directional and will not go in
the DIMM banks if they are not properly oriented. After the module is fully
inserted into the DIMM bank, lift the clips of both sides of the DIMM bank to
lock the module in place.

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Step 4

Install Internal Peripherals in System Case

Before you install and connect the mainboard into your system case, we
recommend that you first assemble all the internal peripheral devices into the
computer housing, including but not limited to the hard disk drive (IDE/
HDD), floppy disk drive (FDD), CD-ROM drive, and ATX power supply unit.
This will greatly facilitate in making the connections to the mainboard de­scribed below.

To install IDE & FDD drives, follow this procedure:

1. Set the required jumpers on each device according to the instructions
provided by the manufacturer. (IDE devices, HDD, and CD-ROM, have to
set jumpers to Master or Slave mode depending on whether you install
more than one device of each kind.)

2. Connect IDE cable and FDD cable on the back-panel of the internal
peripheral devices to the corresponding headers on board. Note that the

cable should be oriented with its colored stripe (usually red or magenta)
connected to pin#1 both on the mainboard IDE or FDD connector and on
the device as well.

3. Connect an available power cable from your system power supply unit
to the back-panel of each peripheral device. Note that the power cable is

directional and cannot fit in if not properly positioned.

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Step 5

Mount the Mainboard on the Computer Chassis

1. You may find that there are a lot of different mounting hole positions
both on your computer chassis and on the mainboard. To choose
correct mounting holes, the key point is to keep the back-panel of the
mainboard in a close fit with your system case, as shown below.

2. After deciding on the proper mounting holes, position the studs between
the frame of the chassis and the mainboard. The studs are used to fix the
mainboard and to keep a certain distance between the system chassis
and the mainboard, in order to avoid any electrical shorts between the
board and the metal frame of the chassis. (If your computer case is
already equipped with mounting studs, you will need to tighten screws to
attach the mainboard.)

Note: In most computer housings, you will be able to find 4 or more

attachment points to install mounting studs and then fix the
mainboard. If there arent enough matching holes, then make sure to
install at least 4 mounting studs to ensure proper attachment of the
mainboard.

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Step 6

JP14

HLED1+

--+

++--EPMI

RST

SPEAKER

PWON

GLED

PLED

PLED

KEYLOCK

JP4

1

Connect Front Panel Switches/LEDs/Speaker/USB

You can find there are several different cables already existing in the system
case and originating from the computers front-panel devices (HDD LED,
Power LED, Reset Switch, PC Speaker, or USB devices etc.) These cables
serve to connect the front-panel switches, LEDs, and USB connectors to the
mainboards front-panel connectors group (JP14 and JP4), as shown below.

1. Hardware Reset Switch Button (RST)

SPEAKER

JP 1 4

EPMI

RST

HLED

-

++

­PWONPLEDKEYLOCK

GLED/PLED

+

1

-

+

-

2. HDD-LED (HLED)

JP 1 4

3. Green-LED/Power-LED (GLED/PLED)

JP 1 4

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SPEAKER

SPEAKER

EPMI

RST

HLED

+

­1

+

-

EPMI

PWONPLEDKEYLOCK

RST

-

+

GLED/PLED

HLED

+

­1

++

­PWONPLEDKEYLOCK

-

GLED/PLED

-

+

-

+

4. System Management Interface Button

JP 1 4

GLED/PLED

1

HLED

+

--+

++--EPMI

RST

SPEAKER

PWON

PLED

KEYLOCK

(EPMI)

5. ATX Soft Power On/Off (PWON)

6. Power LED (PLED)

JP 1 4

JP 1 4

SPEAKER

EPMI

++

­PWONPLEDKEYLOCK

EPMI

++

­PWONPLEDKEYLOCK

RST

RSTSPEAKER

HLED

+

­1

-

-

GLED/PLED

HLED

-

+

1

-

GLED/PLED

+

-

+

7. Keylock (KEYLOCK)

8. PC Speaker (SPEAKER)

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JP 1 4

JP 1 4

SPEAKER

EPMI

-

EPMI

-

RSTSPEAKER

HLED

-

+

1

++

PWONPLEDKEYLOCK

RST

++

PWONPLEDKEYLOCK

-

GLED/PLED

HLED

+

-

1

-

GLED/PLED

-

+

-

+

9. Extended USB Header

IDE1

IDE211

USB port 4

+5V

1

U SBD 1-

U SBD 1+

GND

OC0

Step 7

Connect IDE, IDE RAID, and Floppy Disk Drives

1. IDE cable connector

2. IDE RAID cable connector (AB40R only)

+5V

U SBD 0-

GND

U SBD 0+

USB port 3

KEY

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RAID1

RAID2

1

1

3. Floppy cable connector

JP17

CN4

CN5

111

AU X_IN

CD-IN

BASS

Step 8

Connect Other Internal Peripherals

1. CD-IN , Auxiliary-IN, Bass/Center-Out connectors

FLP1

FDC

1

2. IR header

JP16

1

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Step 9

Connect the Power Supply

1. System power connector

Step 10

Install Add-on Cards in Expansion Slots

1. Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Card

ATX12V

JP13

AUX PWR

JP12

ATX PW R

CN7

2. PCI Card

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Step 11

Connect External Peripherals to Back-Panel

You are now ready to put the computer case back together and get on to the
external peripherals connections to your systems back-panel.

1. PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard

PS/2 Mouse

KB_MS

US B

COM 1

COM2 PRT

AUDIO

2. USB Ports

3. COM Ports

PS/2 keyboard

USB Port 2

USB Port 1

COM1 Port COM2 Port

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4. Parallel Port

foxco nn

Parallel Port

5. MIDI/GAME Port

MIDI/GAME Port

6. Audio Line-Out (Front-Out) /Line-In (Rear-Out) / Mic-In Ports

Line-Out Port
(Front-Out)

Line-In Port
(Rear-Our)

Mic-In Port

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Step 12

First Time System Boot Up

To assure the completeness and correctness of your system installation, you
may check the above installation steps once again before you boot up your
system for the first time.

1. Insert a bootable system floppy disk (DOS 6.2x, Windows 95/98/NT, or
others) which contains FDISK and FORMAT utilities into the FDD.

2. Turn on the system power.

3. First, you must use the FDISK utility to create a primary partition of the
hard disk. You can also add an extended partition if your primary parti-

tion does not use all of the available hard disk space. If you choose to
add an extended partition, you will have to create one or more logical
partitions to occupy all the space available to the extended partition. The
FDISK utility will assign a drive letter (i.e., C:, D:, E:,...) to each partition
which will be shown in the FDISK program. After FDISK procedure,
reboot your system by using the same system floppy disk.

Note: DOS 6.2x and Windows 95A can only support up to 2.1GB of

HDD partition. If you use the FDISK utility with one of the opera­ting systems mentioned above, you can only install your HDD into

partitions no larger than 2.1GB each.

4. Now, use the FORMAT utility to format all the partitions youve created.
When formatting the primary partition (C:), make sure to use the FORM-

AT C: /S command.

Note: FORMAT C: /S can transfer all the necessary system files into the

primary partition of your hard disk. Then, your HDD will become
a bootable drive.

5. Install all the necessary drivers for CD-ROM, Mouse, etc.

6. Setup the complete operating system according to your OS installation
guide.

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Step 13

Install Drivers & Software Components

Please note that all the system utilities and drivers are designed for Win 9x/
2000/ME/NT operating systems only. Make sure your operating system is
already installed before running the drivers installation CD-ROM programs.

1. Insert the AB40/AB40R bundled CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. The

auto-run program will display the drivers main installation window on
screen.

2. Select the "Install Mainboard Software" bar to run into sub-menu.

3. Choose "Install Chipset System Driver" and complete it.

4. Choose "Install Intel Ultra ATA Driver" and complete it.

5. Choose "Install Audio Driver" and complete it.

6. Choose "Install Promise 20265R RAID Driver" bar to run readme

windows if you need install drivers. (AB40R only)

7. Choose "Install RAID Utility" bar to install RAID utility drivers. (AB40R

only)

8. Return to the main installation window and exit from the auto-run drivers

installation program.

Note: Please refer to IDE Raid Manual to install IDE RAID

Controller driver when you purchase AB40R mainboard.

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3.2 Jumper Settings

Several hardware settings are made through the use of mini jumpers to con­nect jumper pins on the mainboard. Pin #1 could be located at any corner
of each jumper, you just find the location with a white right angle which
stands for pin 1#. There are several types of pin 1# shown as below:

3-pin and multi (>3) pin jumpers shown as following:
Pin #1 to the left:

Pin #1 on the top:

Pin #1 to the right:

Pin #1 on the bottom:

Jumpers with two pins are shown as for Close [On] or for
Open [Off]. To Short jumper pins, simply place a plastic mini jumpers over
the desired pair of pins.

Caution!

1. Do not remove the mainboard from its antistatic protective packaging
until you are ready to install it.

2. Carefully hold the mainboard by its edges and avoid touching its
components. When putting the mainboard down, place it on top of its
original packaging film, on an even surface, and components side up.

3. Wear an antistatic wrist strap or take other suitable measures to prevent
electrostatic discharge (ESD) whenever handling this equipment.

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Jumpers & Connectors Guide

B3~B4

C1~C8

B5~B8

B1

B2E1D1D1E7A1A2

C9

E2E2E8

E2E2E3E5E4

E6

Use the mainboard layout on page 11 to locate CPU socket, memory banks,
expansion slots, jumpers and connectors on the mainboard during the instal­lation. The following list will help you to identify jumpers, slots, and connec­tors along with their assigned functions:

CPU/Memory/Expansion Slots

Socket478 : CPU Socket for Pentium 4 processors
DIMM1/2 : Two DIMM Slots for 64, 128, 256, 512 MB, and

1GB of 2.5V DDR SDRAM

(The total installed memory does not exceed 2GB)
AGP : One AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Slot
PCI : Five 32-bit PCI Expansion Slots

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Jumpers

A1
A2

JP1 : Clear CMOS setting
JP18 : On board RAID Enable/Disable setting (AB40R only)

Back Panel Connectors

B1

B1

B2
B3

B4
B5
B6

B7
B8

KB : PS/2 keyboard port
MS : PS/2 mouse port
USB : 2 USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports
COM1/2 : Serial ports 1/2 (DB9 male)
PRINTER : Parallel port (DB25 female)
LINE_OUT : Line-Out (Front-Out) port
LINE_IN : Line-In (Rear-Out) port
MIC_IN : Mic-In port
GAME/MIDI : GAME/MIDI Port

Front Panel Connectors

C1
C2

C3

C4
C5

C6
C7
C8

C9

PWON : ATX power on/off momentary type switch
EPMI : System Management Interface
GLED/PLED : Green LED (ON when system stays in power

HLED : IDE drive active LED
PLED : System power LED
RST : Hardware reset switch
KEYLOCK : KEYLOCK
SPEAKER : Internal speaker in housing
JP4 : Extended USB header

saving mode) / System Power LED

Internal Peripherals Connectors

D1
D1

D1
D1

FLP1 : Floppy disk drive interface
IDE1 : IDE primary interface (Dual-channel)
IDE2 : IDE secondary interface (Dual-channel)
RAID1 : RAID primary interface (Dual-channel) (AB40R only)

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D1

RAID2 : RAID secondary interface (Dual-channel) (AB40R only)

Other Connectors

E1
E2
E2

E2
E2

E3
E4
E5
E6
E7
E8

CN7/JP12/JP13 : ATX power connector
FAN1 : CPU fan connector
FAN2 : AGP fan connector
FAN3 : Chipset fan connector
FAN4 : System fan connector
JP16 : IR header
CN5 : CD_IN connector
CN4 : Auxiliary_IN connector
JP17 : Bass/Center_Out header
JP3 : Wake-On-LAN connector
JP15 : Smart Card header

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F Jumpers

A1

Clear CMOS Setting (JP1)

JP1 is used to clear CMOS data. Clearing CMOS will result in the perma­nently erasing previous system configuration settings and the restoring origi­nal (factory-set) system settings.

1

Pin 1-2 (Default)

1

Pin 2-3 (Clear CMOS)

Step 1. Turn off the system power (PC-> Off).
Step 2. Remove ATX Power cable from ATX Power connector.
Step 3. Remove jumper cap from JP1 pins 1-2.
Step 4. Place the jumper cap on JP1 pin 2-3 for a few seconds.
Step 5. Return the jumper cap to pin 1-2.
Step 6. Plug ATX Power cable into ATX Power connector.
Step 7. Turn on the system power (PC-> On).

JP1 1

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A2

On board RAID Enable/Disable Setting (JP18) (AB40R only)

JP18 is used to enable/disable IDE RAID controller.
You may choose to place jumper cap on pins 1-2 for enable IDE RAID

controller function; inserting jumper cap on pins 2-3 for disable IDE RAID
controller function.

1

To disable IDE RAID
function
Pin 2-3

1

To enable IDE RAID
function
Pin 1-2

1

Note: Please refer to IDE Raid Manual to check information about IDE

RAID Controller.

JP18

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F Back-Panel Connectors

B1

PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connectors

Two 6-pin female PS/2 keyboard & Mouse
connectors are located at the rear panel of
the mainboard. Depending on the com­puter housing you use (desktop or tower),
the PS/2 Mouse connector is situated at the
top of the PS/2 Keyboard connector when
the mainboard is laid into a desktop, as op­posed to a tower where the PS/2 Mouse
connector is located at the right of the PS/2
Keyboard's. Plug the PS/2 keyboard and
mouse jacks into their corresponding con­nectors.

B2

USB1/USB2 Port Connectors

This mainboard offers 2 USB ports on back
panel. Plug each USB device jack into an
available USB1/USB2 connector.

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 keyboard

USB Port 2

B3

COM1/2 Port Connectors

This mainboard can accommodate two
serial device on COM1/2. Attach a serial
device cable to the DB9 serial port COM1/
2 at the back panel of your computer.

B4

Parallel Port Connector

One DB25 female parallel connector is lo­cated at the rear panel of the mainboard.

Plug the connection cable from your paral­lel device (printer, scanner, etc.) into this
connector.

USB Port 1

COM1 Port COM2 Port

foxc onn

Parallel Port

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B5

Line-Out (Front-Out) Port Connector

Line-Out is a stereo output port through which
the combined signal of all internal and exter­nal audio sources on the board is output. It
can be connected to 1/8-inch TRS stereo
headphones or to amplified speakers

B6

Line-In (Rear-Out) Port Connector

Line-In is a stereo line-level input port that
accepts a 1/8-inch TRS stereo plug. It can be
used as a source for digital sound recording,
a source to be mixed with the output, or both.

B7

Mic-In Port Connector

Mic-In is a 1/8-inch jack that provides a mono
input. It can use a dynamic mono or stereo
microphone with a resistance of not more than
600 Ohms.

Line-Out (Front-Out)

Line-In (Rear-Out)

B8

MIDI/GAME Port Connector

The MIDI/GAME port is a 15-pin female con­nector. This port can be connected to any
IBM PC compatible game with a 15-pin D­sub connector.

MIDI Instrument Connection

You will need a MIDI adapter to connect a MIDI compatible instrument
to the sound card. The MIDI adapter can in turn be connected to the
Joystick/MIDI port. You will also need the MIDI sequencing software to
run MIDI instruments with your computer etc. into this connector.

Mic-in

MIDI/GAME Port

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F Front-Panel Connectors

JP14

GLED/PLED

1

HLED+--+

++--EPMI

RST

SPEAKER

PWON

PLED

KEYLOCK

JP14

GLED/PLED

1

HLED+--+

++--EPMI

RST

SPEAKER

PWON

PLED

KEYLOCK

C1

ATX Power On/Off Switch Connector (PWON)

The Power On/Off Switch is a momentary type switch used for turning on or off
the system ATX power supply. Attach the connector cable from the Power
Switch to the 2-pin (PWON) header on the mainboard.

Note : Please notice all the LED connectors are directional. If your chassiss

LED does not light up during running, please simply change to the
opposite direction.

C2

EPMI Connector (EPMI)

Hardware System Management Interface (EPMI) header may attach to 2-pin
momentary switch. Press the switch to force system into power saving mode;
press it again to resume back the normal operation situation.

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Green LED/Power LED Connector (GLED/PLED)

JP14

GLED/PLED

1

HLED+--+

++--EPMI

RST

SPEAKER

PWON

PLED

KEYLOCK

JP14

GLED/PLED

1

HLED+--+

++--EPMI

RST

SPEAKER

PWON

PLED

KEYLOCK

C3

This header is dual color LED function.
Dual color LED function is defined by either Power LED or Green LED, the

header can be in these states.
The Green LED indicates that the system is currently in one of the power saving

mode (Doze/Standby/Suspend). When the system resumes to normal opera­tion mode, the Green LED will go off, Power LED on.

This Power LED will go off during Power saving mode.
Attach a 2-pin Green LED/Power LED cable to (GLED/PLED) header.

4 2 4 2

C4

HDD LED Connector (HLED)

Attach the connector cable from the IDE device LED to the 2-pin (HLED) header.
The HDD LED lights up whenever an IDE device is active.

GLED PLED

-

+

-

+

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Power LED Connector (PLED)

JP14

GLED/PLED

1

HLED

+

--+

++--EPMI

RST

SPEAKER

PWON

PLED

KEYLOCK

JP14

GLED/PLED

HLED1+

--+

++--EPMI

RST

SPEAKER

PWON

PLED

KEYLOCK

JP14

GLED/PLED

1

HLED+--+

++--EPMI

RST

SPEAKER

PWON

PLED

KEYLOCK

C5

Attach the 3-pin Power LED connector cable from the housing front panel to
the (PLED) header on the mainboard. The power LED stays light while the sys­tem is on.

C6

Hardware Reset Connector (RST)

Attach the 2-pin hardware reset switch cable to the (RST) header. Pressing the
reset switch causes the system to restart.

C7

Keylock Connector (KEYLOCK)

Attach the 2-pin KEYLOCK connector cable from the housing front panel to the
(KEYLOCK) header on the mainboard.

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C8

1 3 5 7 9

2 4 6 8 10

USB port 4

USB port 3

JP14

GLED/PLED

1

HLED+--+

++--EPMI

RST

SPEAKER

PWON

PLED

KEYLOCK

Speaker Connector (SPEAKER)

Attach the PC speaker cable from the case to the 4-pin speaker connector
(SPEAKER).

C9

Extended USB Header (JP4)

The headers are used to connect the cable attached to USB connectors which
are mounted on front panel or back panel. But the USB cable is optional at the
time of purchase.

Pins Assignment:
1=+5V
3=USBD0­5=USBD0+
7=GND
9=KEY

2=+5V
4=USBD1­6=USBD1+
8=GND
10=OC0

JP4

1

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F Internal Peripherals Connectors

RAID1

RAID2

11IDE1

IDE2111FLP1

FDC

D1

Enhanced IDE, IDE RAID (AB40R only), and Floppy
Connectors

The mainboard features two 40-pin dual-channel IDE device connectors
(IDE1/IDE2) providing support for up to four IDE devices, such as CD-ROM
and Hard Disk Drives (H.D.D.) and features two 40-pin dual-channel IDE
RAID device connectors (RAID1/RAID2) providing support for up to four IDE
devices, such as Hard Disk Drives (H.D.D.).

This mainboard also includes one 34-pin floppy disk controller (FDD1) to
accommodate the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD). Moreover, this mainboard
comes with one 80-pin ATA 100/66/33 ribbon cable to connect to IDE
(RAID) H.D.D. and one 34-pin ribbon cable for F.D.D. connection.

Note : 1. Please connect system H.D.D. to IDE 1 or RAID1.

2. If you used RAID1 connector, please refer to IDE RAID Manual

to setup RAID BIOS program.

Important: Ribbon cables are directional, therefore, make sure to always

connect with the red cable.

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F Other Connectors

JP13

ATX12V

AUX PWR

ATX PW R

CN7

JP12

E1

ATX Power Supply Connector (CN7, JP12, and JP13)

This motherboard uses 20-pin Pentium 4 standard ATX power header,
CN7 and comes with another two headers.
One is JP12 with 6-pin Aux Vcc/Vcc3 ATX power supply header.
Another is JP13 with 2X2-pin +12 V ATX power supply header.
Please make sure you plug in the right direction.

CN7 JP12 JP13

Note 1: The ATX power connector is directional and will not go in unless the guides

match perfectly making sure that pin#1 is properly positioned.

Note 2: Make sure the latch of the ATX power connector clicks into place to ensure a

solid attachment.

Note 3: Your ATX power supply must be supplied to ACPI +5V standby power and

at least 720mA compatible.

Note 4: Make sure your power supply have enough power for higher speed processor

installed.

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E2

1 3 5

2 4 6

CPU, AGP, Chipset and System Fan connectors - FAN1/2/3/4

The mainboard provides four onboard 12V cooling fan power connectors to
support CPU (FAN1), AGP (FAN2), Chipset (FAN3) or System (FAN4) cooling
fans.

Note:

Both cable wiring and type of plug may vary
, which depends on the fan maker. Keep in
mind that the red wire should always be
connected to the +12V header and the black

wire to the ground (GND) header.

GND +12V

E3

IR Header (JP16)

If you have an Infrared device, this mainboard can implement IR transfer
function. To enable the IR transfer function, follow these steps:

Pins Assignment:

SENSE

1

FAN1/2/3 with rotate sense.
FAN4 without rotate sense.

FAN11

1

FAN2

1

FAN4

1

FAN3

1=NC
2=KEY
3=+5V

JP16

1

4=GND
5=IRTX
6=IRRX

Note: Before connect your IR device, please be sure each IR on board pin

allocation is matchable with the pin of the IR device. Otherwise,
incorrect IR connection may do damage to your IR device.

Step 1. Attach the 6-pin infrared device cable to JP16.

(Refer to the above diagram for IR pin assignment.)

Step 2. This mainboard support IrDA, or Normal transfer modes.

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E4

CN4

1

AU X_IN

Audio CD_IN Connector (CN5) (Black)

Port CN5 is used to attach an audio connector cable from the CD-ROM drive.

4 3 2 1

Pin Assignments:
1=CD-L 2=CD-GND
3=CD-GND 4=CD-R

E5

Audio AUXILIARY_IN Connectorr (CN4) (White)

Port CN4 can be used to connect a stereo audio input from CD-ROM, TV-tuner
or MPEG card.

CN5

1

CD-IN

4 3 2 1

Pin Assignments:
1=AUXL 2=AGND
3=AGND 4=AUXR

E6

Audio Bass/Center_Out Header (JP17)

JP17 header can be used to connect the cable which attached to bass/center
amplified speakers.

4 3 2 1

Pin Assignments:
1=CENTER 2=CD-GND

BASS

JP17

1

3=CD-GND 4=BASS

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E7

Wake-On-LAN Connector (JP3)

Attach a 3-pin connector through the LAN card which supports the Wake-On­LAN (JP3) function. This function lets users wake up the connected system
through the LAN card.

3 2 1

Pins Assignment:

1=Power 2=GND
3=RING#

E8

Smart Card header (JP15)

JP15 header can be used to connect the smart card reader device cable which
attached to Smart Card Reader.

JP3

WOL

13 11 9 7 5 3 1

14 12 10 8 6 4 2

Pin Assignments:
1=VCC 2=NC
3=NC 4=NC
5=SCRFET# 6=SCRREST
7=SCRCLK 8=RFU
9=NC 10=SCRIO
11=GND 12=SCRPRES#
13=NC 14=NC

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JP15

Smart R eader

1

3.3 System Memory Configuration

DIMM

Soc ket

Memory Modules

Mod ule

Quantity

DIMM 1

64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, and 1GB, 184-pin

2.5

V DDR SDRAM DIMM

x 1

DIMM 2

64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, and 1GB, 184-pin

2.5

V DDR SDRAM DIMM

x 1

The AB40/AB40R mainboard has two 184-pin DIMM banks that allow you
to install from 64MB up to 1GB of system memory.

Each 184-pin DIMM (Dual In-line Memory Module) bank can accommodate
64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, and 1GB of PC1600/PC2100 compliant

2.5V single or double side unbuffered with or without ECC DDR SDRAM
modules. DIMM slots are arranged in two banks, each memory bank made
of one bank and providing a 64-bit wide data path.

1. Install Memory:

Install memory in any or all of the banks. The combination shown as follows.

Maximum installed memory is 2GB.

Note: You do not need to set any jumper to configure memory since the

BIOS utility can detect the system memory automatically. You can
check the total system memory value in the BIOS Standard CMOS
Setup menu.

2. Upgrade Memory:

You can easily upgrade the system memory by inserting additional DDR
SDRAM modules in available DIMM banks. The total system memory is
calculated by simply adding up the memory in all DIMM banks After up­grade, the new system memory value will automatically be computed and
displayed in the field "

Standard CMOS Setup" of BIOS setup program.

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4 SOFTW ARE UTILITY

4.1 Mainboard CD Overview

Note: The CD contents attached in AB40/AB40R mainboard are subject to

change without notice.

To start your mainboard CD disc, just insert it into your CD-ROM drive and
the CD AutoRun screen should appear. If the AutoRun screen does not
appear, double click or run D:\Autorun.exe (assuming that your CD-ROM
drive is drive D:)

Navigation Bar Description:

F Install Mainboard AB40 Software - Installing chipset, Ultral ATA and

Hardware audio drivers.

F Install Mainboard AB40R Software - Installing chipset, Ultral ATA,

Hardware audio drivers, IDE RAID driver installation guide, and RAID
utility.

F Manual - AB40/AB40R Series mainboard and IDE RAID (AB40R only)

user's manual in PDF format.

F Link to Shuttle Homepage - Link to shuttle website homepage.
F Browse this CD - Allows you to see contents of this CD.
F Quit - Close this CD.

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4.2 Install Mainboard Software

Insert the attached CD into your CD-ROM drive and the CD AutoRun screen
should appear. If the AutoRun screen does not appear, double click on
Autorun icon in My Computer to bring up Shuttle Mainboard Software
Setup screen.

Select using your pointing device (e.g. mouse) on the Install Mainboard
AB40 Software" or Install Mainboard AB40R Software" bar to run into
sub-menu.

The Mainboard AB40 Software include:

[4.2.A] Install Chipset System Driver
[4.2.B] Install Intel Ultra ATA Driver
[4.2.C] Install Audio Driver (Hardware Audio Software)

The Mainboard AB40R Software include:

[4.2.A] Install Chipset System Driver
[4.2.B] Install Intel Ultra ATA Driver
[4.2.C] Install Audio Driver (Hardware Audio Software)
[4.2.D] Install Promise 20265R RAID Driver

Install Promise 20265R RAID Utility

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4.2.A Install Chipset System Driver

Select using your pointing device (e.g. mouse) on the Install Chipset System
Driver bar to install chipset system driver.

AB40

AB40R

Once you made your selection, a Setup window run the installation
automatically.
When the copying files is done, make sure you reboot the system to take the

installation effect.

P.S.: After the first reboot, the system will continue the setup procedure and

then reboot automatically. Please must be sure the complete installation.

Note: When the Windows 95/98 first reboot after Intel Chipset System
drivers installed, some new hardware devices will be found and added. For
those new hardware devices, related software driver will be searched for
installing. The user may find the software drivers retain on directory
C:\windows\system if some of software drivers could not be found during
searching.

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4.2.B Install IDE Driver

This driver may do bad effect on some model or brand of IDE HDD devices.
Hereby, we won't suggest users to install it cause it might crash your HDD
data. However, if you are very sure that the driver matches your IDE HDD,
please follow below indication to complete setup.

Select using your pointing device (e.g. mouse) on the Install Intel Ultra ATA

Driver bar to install Ultra ATA IDE driver.

P.S.: Before doing this IDE Driver installation, setup Chipset System Driver is

necessary.

AB40

AB40R

Once you made your selection, a Setup window run the installation
automatically.
When the copying files is done, make sure you reboot the system to take the

installation effect.

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4.2.C Install Audio Driver

Select using your pointing device (e.g. mouse) on the Install Audio Driver
bar to install audio driver.

AB40

AB40R

Once you made your selection, a Setup window run the installation
automatically.
When the copying files is done, make sure you reboot the system to take the

installation effect.

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4.2.D Install IDE RAID Driver (AB40R only)

Select using your pointing device (e.g. mouse) on the Install Promise
20265R RAID Driver bar.

AB40R

Cause the IDE RAID driver can't be setup automatically, please follow below
instructions to complete the installation.

Then click on Install Promise 20265R RAID Utility bar to install IDE RAID
Utility.

AB40R

Once you made your selection, a Setup window run the installation
automatically.
When the copying files is done, make sure you reboot the system to take the

installation effect.

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4.3 View the User's Manual

Insert the attached CD into your CD-ROM drive and the CD AutoRun screen
should appear. If the AutoRun screen does not appear, double click on
AutoRun icon in My Computer to bring up Shuttle Mainboard Software
Setup screen.

Select using your pointing device (e.g. mouse) on the Manual bar.

Then Online Information windows will appear on your screen. Click on the
Install Acrobe Reader  bar if you need to install acrobe reader.

Then click on "AB40/AB40R Manual" bar to view user's manual, and click
on "IDE Raid Manual" bar to view IDE RAID user's manual. (AB40R only)

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5 BIOS SETUP

AB40/AB40R BIOS ROM has a built-in Setup program that allows users to
modify the basic system configuration. This information is stored
in battery-backed RAM so that it retains the Setup information even if the
system power is turned off.

The system BIOS is managing and executing a variety of hardware related
functions in the system, including:

System date and time
Hardware execution sequence
Power management functions
Allocation of system resources

5.1 Enter the BIOS

To enter the BIOS (Basic Input / Output System) utility, follow these steps:

Step 1. Power on the computer, and the system will perform its

POST (Power-On Self Test) routine checks.

Step 2. Press <Del> key immediately, or at the following message:

Press DEL to enter SETUP
,or simultaneously press <Ctrl>, <Alt>, <Esc> keys

Note 1. If you miss trains of words meationed in step2 (the message

disappears before you can respond) and you still wish to enter BIOS
Setup, restart the system and try again by turning the computer OFF
and ON again or by pressing the <RESET> switch located at the
computers front-panel. You may also reboot by simultaneously
pressing the <Ctrl>, <Alt>, <Del> keys.

Note 2. If you do not press the keys in time and system does not boot, the

screen will prompt an error message, and you will be given the
following options:

Press F1 to Continue, DEL to Enter Setup

Step 3. As you enter the BIOS program, the CMOS Setup Utility will

prompt you the Main Menu, as shown in the next section.

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5.2 The Main Menu

Once you enter the AwardBIOS(tm) CMOS Setup Utility, the Main
Menu will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select
from several setup functions and two exit choices. Use the arrow keys
to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept and enter the
sub-menu.

Note that a brief description of each highlighted selection appears at the
bottom of the screen.

Setup Items

The main menu includes the following main setup categories. Recall
that some systems may not include all entries.

Standard CMOS Features

Use this menu for basic system configuration.

Advanced BIOS Features

Use this menu to set the Advanced Features available on your system.

Advanced Chipset Features

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

Integrated Peripherals

Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals.

Power Management Setup

Use this menu to specify your settings for power management.

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PnP / PCI Configurations

This entry appears if your system supports PnP / PCI.

PC Health Status

This entry shows the current system temperature, Voltage, and FAN
speed.

Frequency/Voltage Control

Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency/voltage control.

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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

Load Optimized Defaults

Use this menu to load the BIOS default values that are factory-set for
optimal performance system operation. While Award has designed the
custom BIOS to maximize performance, the factory has the right to
change these defaults to meet users' needs.

Supervisor / User Password

Use this menu to change, set, or disable supervisor/user password. It
allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or only to Setup.

Save & Exit Setup

Save CMOS value changes in CMOS and exit from setup.

Exit Without Saving

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit from setup.

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( Standard CMOS Features

The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 catego­ries. Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items.
Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the <PgUp> or
<PgDn> keys to select the value you want in each item.

Date

<Month> <DD> <YYYY>
Set the system date. Note that the 'Day' automatically changes when

you set the date.

Time

<HH : MM : SS>
The time is converted based on the 24-hour military-time clock. For

example, 5 p.m. is 17:00:00.

IDE Primary Master

Options are in its sub-menu.
Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu of detailed options.

IDE Primary Slave

Options are in its sub-menu.
Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu of detailed options.

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IDE Secondary Master

Options are in its sub-menu.
Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu of detailed options.

IDE Secondary Slave

Options are in its sub menu.
Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu of detailed options.

Drive A/Drive B

Select the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system.
Ø The choice: None, 360K, 5.25 in, 1.2M, 5.25 in, 720K, 3.5 in,

1.44M, 3.5 in, or 2.88M, 3.5 in.

Video

Select the default video device.
Ø The choice: EGA/VGA, CGA 40, CGA 80, or MONO.

Halt On

Select the situation in which you want the BIOS to stop the POST
process and notify you.

Ø The choice: All Errors, No Errors, All, But Keyboard, All, But

Diskette, or All, But Disk/Key.

Base Memory

Displays the amount of conventional memory detected during boot up.
Ø The choice: N/A.

Extended Memory

Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up.
Ø The choice: N/A.

Total Memory

Displays the total memory available in the system.
Ø The choice: N/A.

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IDE Adapters

The IDE adapters control the hard disk drive. Use a separate sub-menu
to configure each hard disk drive.

IDE HDD Auto-Detection

Press <Enter> to auto-detect HDD on this channel. If detection is
successful, it fills the remaining fields on this menu.

Ø Press Enter

IDE Primary Master

Selecting 'manual' lets you set the remaining fields on this screen and
select the type of fixed disk. "User Type" will let you select the number
of cylinders, heads, etc., Note: PRECOMP=65535 means

NONE !

Ø The choice: None, Auto, or Manual.

Access Mode

Choose the access mode for this hard disk.

Ø The choice: CHS, LBA, Large, or Auto.

Capacity

Disk drive capacity (Approximated). Note that this size is usually
slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk check­ing program.

Ø Auto-Display your disk drive size.

The following options are selectable only if the 'IDE Primary Master'
item is set to 'Manual'

Cylinder

Set the number of cylinders for this hard disk.

Ø Min = 0, Max = 65535

Head

Set the number of read/write heads.

Ø Min = 0, Max = 255

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Precomp

Warning: Setting a value of 65535 means no hard disk.

Ø Min = 0, Max = 65535

Landing zone

Set the Landing zone size.

Ø Min = 0, Max = 65535

Sector

Number of sector per track.

Ø Min = 0, Max = 255

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( Advanced BIOS Features

This section allows you to configure your system for basic operation.
You have the opportunity to select the system's default speed, boot-up
sequence, keyboard operation, shadowing, and security.

Virus Warning

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

Enabled Activates automatically when the system boots up,

causing a warning message to appear when anything
attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk parti­tion table.

Disabled No warning message will appear when anything

attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk parti­tion table.

Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

Quick Power On Self Test

This item speeds up Power-On Self Test (POST) after you power on the
computer. If it is set to enabled, BIOS will shorten or skip some check
items during POST.

Ø The choice: Enabled, or Disabled.

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RAID & SCSI Boot Order

The item select RAID and SCSI boot order.
Ø The Choice: RAID, SCSI or SCSI, RAID.

Hard Disk Boot Priority

The item select Hard Disk Boot device priority.
Ø The Choice: HDD-0, HDD-1, HDD-2, HDD-3, HDD-4, or HDD-5.

First/Second/Third Boot Device

The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the
sequence selected in these items.

Ø The Choice: Floppy, LS120, Hard Disk, CDROM, ZIP100, LAN, or

Disabled.

Boot Other Device

Select Your Boot Device Priority.
Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

Swap Floppy Drive

If the system has two floppy drives, you can swap the logical drive
name assignment.

Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

Boot Up Floppy Seek

Seeks disk drives during boot-Up. Disabling speed boots up.
Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

Boot Up NumLock Status

Selects power-on state for NumLock.
Ø The choice: Off or On.

Gate A20 Option

This entry allows you to select how the gate A20 is handled. The gate
A20 is a device used for above 1MByte of address memory. Initially,
the gate A20 was handled via a pin on the keyboard. Today, while a
keyboard still provides this support, it is more common and much faster
in setting to Fast for the system chipset to provide support for gate A20.

Ø The choice: Normal, or Fast.

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Typematic Rate Setting

Keystrokes repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller.
When this controller enabled, the typematic rate and typematic delay
can be selected.

Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

This item sets how many times the keystroke will be repented in a
second when you hold the key down.

Ø The choice: 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, or 30.

Typematic Delay (Msec)

Sets the delay time after the key is held down before it begins to repeat
the keystroke.

Ø The choice: 250, 500, 750, or 1000.

Security Option

Select whether the password is required every time the system boots or
only when you enter setup.

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

denied if the correct password is not entered promptly.

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

denied if the correct password is not entered promptly.

Ø The choice: System or Setup.

Note: To disabled security, select PASSWORD SETTING at Main

Menu, and then you will be asked to enter password. Do not
type anything and just press <Enter>; it will disable security.

Once the security is disabled, the system will boot, and you
can enter Setup freely.

APIC Mode

Selects enable/disable IO APIC function
Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

MPS Version Control For OS

Selects the operating system multiprocessor support version.
Ø The choice: 1.1 or 1.4

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OS Select For DRAM > 64MB

Selects the operating system that is running with greater than 64MB of
RAM in the system.

Ø The choice: Non-OS2 or OS2.

Report No FDD For Win 95

Whether report no FDD runs for Win 95 or not.
Ø The choice: Yes or No.

Small Logo(EPA) Show

This item allows you to enable/disable the EPA Logo.
Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

Onboard RAID Boot ROM

This item allows you to enable/disable onboard RAID boot ROM.
Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

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( Advanced Chipset Features

This section allows you to configure the system based on the specific features
of the installed chipset. This chipset manages bus speeds and access to sys­tem memory resources, such as DRAM and the external cache. It also coor­dinates communications between the conventional ISA bus and the PCI bus.
It states that these items should never need to be altered.

The default settings have been chosen because they provide the best operat­ing conditions for your system. If you discovered that data was being lost
while using your system, you might consider making any changes.

DRAM Timing Selectable

This item select the DRAM Timing by SPD (Serial Presence Data) or by
manual selection.

Ø The Choice: Manual or By SPD.
In some DDR SDRAM module , there is no SPD on it, select by SPD will

cause system can not boot.

CAS Latency Time

This item select DDR SDRAM CAS latency. (1.5T, 2T, or 2.5T)
Ø The Choice: 1.5, 2, or 2.5.

Active to Precharge Delay

This item select the SDRAM Active to Precharge Delay. (7T, 6T, or 5T)
Ø The Choice: 7, 6, or 5.

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DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay

This field lets you insert a timing delay between the CAS and RAS
strobe signals, and you can use it when DRAM is written to, read from,
or refreshed. Faster performance is gained in high speed, more stable
performance, in low speed. This field is applied only when synchro­nous DRAM is installed in the system.

Ø The Choice: 3 or 2.

DRAM RAS# Precharge

If an insufficient number of cycles is allowed for the RAS to accumulate
its charge before DRAM refresh, the refresh may be-incompleted, and
the DRAM may fail to retain data. Fast gives faster performance; and
Slow gives more stable performance. This field is applied only

when synchronous DRAM is installed in the system.
Ø The Choice: 3 or 2.

DRAM Data Integrity Mode

This item enable/disable DDR SDRAM ECC support.
Ø The Choice: Non-ECC or ECC.

Memory Frequency For

This item select DDR SDRAM Frequency.
Ø The Choice: DDR200, DDR266, or Auto.

Dram Read Thermal Mgmt

This item Enable/Disable DRAM read thermal management function.
Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

System BIOS Cacheable

Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h­FFFFFh, resulting in better system performance. However, if any pro­gram is written to this memory area, a system error may result.

Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

Video BIOS Cacheable

Selecting Enabled allows caching of the video BIOS , resulting in better
system performance. However, if any program is written to this memory
area, a system error may result.

Ø The Choice: Enabled or Disabled.

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Video RAM Cacheable

Selecting Enabled allows caching of the video RAM , resulting in better
system performance. However, if any program is written to this memory
area, a system error may result.

Ø The Choice: Enabled or Disabled.

Memory Hole At 15M-16M

You can reserve this area of system memory for ISA adapter ROM.
When this area is reserved, it cannot be cached. The user information
of peripherals that need to use this area of system memory usually
discusses their memory requirements.

Ø The Choice: Enabled or Disabled.

Delayed Transaction

The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer to support
delayed transactions cycles. Select Enabled to support compliance with
PCI specification version 2.1.

Ø The Choice: Enabled or Disabled.

AGP Aperture Size (MB)

Select the size of Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) aperture. The aper­ture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated to graphics
memory address space. Host cycles that hit the aperture range are
forwarded to the AGP without any translation.

Ø The Choice: 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, or 256.

Delay Prior to Thermal

This item select the Delay time before thermal controller activate from
temperature too high.

Ø The Choice: 4 Min, 8 Min, 16 Min, or 32 Min.

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( Integrated Peripherals

On-Chip Primary PCI IDE

The integrated peripherals controller contains an IDE interface with
support to two IDE channels. Select Enabled to activate each channel
separately.

Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

IDE Primary Master/Slave PIO

The two IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields let you set a PIO
mode (0-4) for each of the two IDE devices that the onboard IDE inter­face supports. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased
performance. In Auto mode, the system automatically determines the

best mode for each device.
Ø The choice: Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, or Mode 4.

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IDE Primary Master/Slave UDMA

Ultra DMA33/66/100 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard
drive supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver
(Windows 95 OSR2 or a third-party IDE bus master driver). If both of
your hard drive and your system software support Ultra DMA33/66/
100, select Auto to enable BIOS support.

Ø The Choice: Auto or Disabled.

On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE

The integrated peripherals controller contains an IDE interface with
support to two IDE channels. Select Enabled to activate each channel
separately.

Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

IDE Secondary Master/Slave PIO

The two IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields let you set a PIO
mode (0-4) for each of the two IDE devices that the onboard IDE inter­face supports. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased
performance. In Auto mode, the system automatically determines the

best mode for each device.
Ø The choice: Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, or Mode 4.

IDE Secondary Master/Slave UDMA

Ultra DMA33/66/100 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard
drive supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver
(Windows 95 OSR2 or a third-party IDE bus master driver). If both of
your hard drive and your system software support Ultra DMA33/66/
100, select Auto to enable BIOS support.

Ø The Choice: Auto or Disabled.

USB Controller

Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB)
controller and you have USB peripherals.

Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

USB Keyboard Support

Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB)
controller and you have a USB keyboard.

Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

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AC97 Audio

This item allows you to select AC97 CODEC audio chip to support
Audio.

Ø The choice: Audio or Disabled.

Init Display First

This item allows you to decide to activate whether PCI Slot or AGP Slot
first.

Ø The choice: PCI Slot or AGP .

CMedia CMI8738 Audio

This item allows you to select CMI8738 Audio chip to support Audio.
Ø The choice: Enabled, or Disabled

IDE HDD Block Mode

Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or mul­tiple sector read/write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode
(most new drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the
optimal number of block read/writes per sector the drive can support.

Ø The choice: Enabled, or Disabled

POWER ON Function

This item is used to defined Keyboard & PS/2 mouse power-on function
enabled or disabled.

Ø The choice:Hot-KEY, Mouse Click, Any KEY, Button Only, Keyboard

98.

Note USB Keyboard, USB Mouse and Serial Mouse are not

supported to this function.

Hot Key Power ON

Power-on by soft-on/off button and keyboard are available.
Ø The choice: <Ctrl><F1> to <Ctrl><F12>.

Onboard FDC Controller

This item specifices onboard floppy disk drive controller. This setting
allows you to connect your floppy disk drives to the onboard floppy
connector. Choose the "Disabled" settings if you have a separate
control card.

Ø The choice: Enabled Disabled.

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Onboard Serial Port1/Port2

Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second
serial ports.

Ø The choice: 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, 3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3,Auto, or

Disabled.

UART Mode Select

The main board support IrDA infrared through COM 2 port.
Ø The choice: IrDA or Normal.

UR2 Duplex Mode

This item specifies onboard infrared transfer mode to full-duplex.
Ø The choice: Full, Half.

Onboard Parallel Port

This item allows you to determine onboard parallel port controller I/O
address setting.

Ø The choice:: 378/IRQ7, 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7, or Disabled.

Parallel Port Mode

Select an operating mode for the onboard parallel (printer) port. Select
Normal, Compatible, or SPP unless you are certain your hardware and
software both support one of the other available modes.

Ø The choice: SPP, EPP, ECP, or ECP+EPP.

ECP Mode Use DMA

Select a DMA channel for the parallel port for use during ECP mode.
Ø The choice: 1 or 3.

PWRON After PWR-Fail

This item select power on function when power fail.
Ø The choice: Off, On, or Former-Sts..

Game Port Address

This item selects Game Port Address.
Ø The choice: Disabled, 201, or 209.

Midi Port Address

This item selects Midi Port Address.
Ø The choice: Disabled, 330, or 300.

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Midi Port IRQ

This item selects Midi Port IRQ.
Ø The choice: 5 or 10.

CIR Port Address

This item selects CIR Port Address.
Ø The choice: Disabled, 310, or 320.

CIR Port IRQ

This item selects CIR Port IRQ. This item will not show up when disable
CIR Port Address item.

Ø The choice: 11 or 5.

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( Power Management Setup

The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to
most effectively saving energy while operating in a manner consistent
with your own style of computer use.

ACPI Function

This item allows you to enable/disable the Advanced Configuration and
Power Management (ACPI)

Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

ACPI Suspend Type

This item allows you to select sleep state when suspend.
Ø The choice: S1(POS) or S3(STR).

Power Management

This category allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving
and is directly related to the following modes:

1. Suspend Mode

2. HDD Power Down

Min Saving Minimum power management.

Suspend Mode=

HDD Power Down=15min.

1 hr.

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Max Saving Maximum power management.

Suspend Mode=1min.

HDD Power Down=1min.

User Define Allows you to set each mode individually.

When this item not disabled, each of the

ranges are from 1 min. to 1 hr. except for HDD

Power Down which ranges from 1 min. to 15

min. and disable.

Ø The choice: User Define, Min Saving, or Max Saving.

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 Initial display power management signaling.

Ø The choice: V/H SYNC+Blank, Blank Screen, or DPMS.

Video Off In Suspend

This item determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.
Ø The choice: Yes or No.

Suspend Type

This item allows you to select the Suspend Type.
Ø The choice: PwrOn Suspend, Stop Grant.

MODEM Use IRQ

This item determines the IRQ in which the MODEM can use.
Ø The choice: 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, or NA.

Suspend Mode

When this item enabled and after the set up time of system inactivity, all
devices except the CPU will be shut off.
Ø The choice: Disabled, 1 Min, 2 Min, 4 Min, 8 Min, 12 Min,

20 Min, 30 Min, 40 Min, or 1 Hour.

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HDD Power Down

When this item enabled and after the set up time of system inactivity,
the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices
remain active.
Ø The choice: Disabled or 1 Min~15 Min.

Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN

Pressing the power button for more than 4 seconds forces the system to
enter the Soft-Off state when the system has "hung.".

Ø The choice: Instant-Off or Delay 4 Sec.

Wake-Up by PCI card

This item Enabled/Disabled PCI card wakeup for PCI Spec 2.2.
Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

Power On by Ring

This item determine the system will resume by activating of modem
ring.

Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

USB KB Wake-Up Fram S3

Set the item Enabled, users can awaken the system by USB keyboard.
When ACPI Suspend Type item select is S1(POS), then this item can not
show up.
Ø The choice: Disabled or Enabled.

Resume by Alarm

When this item enabled, you can set the date and time at which the
RTC (real-time clock) alarm awakens the system from Suspend mode.
Ø The choice: Disabled or Enabled.

Data (of Month) Alarm

This item selects the alarm date.
Ø Key in a DEC number:Min=0, Max=31.

Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm

This item selects the alarm Time.
[hh]
Ø Key in a DEC number:Min=0, Max=23.
[mm/ss]
Ø Key in a DEC number:Min=0, Max=59.

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*** Reload Global Timer Events ***

If any of these items is set to Disabled, system will not monitor the
activity event and reload global timer.
If these items is set to Enabled, system will monitor the system activity
event; if any of the events it monitored, it will cause system to reload
global timer.
These items include Primary IDE0/1, Secondary IDE 0/1, Floppy Disk,
Serial Port, Parallel Port, and PCI PIRQ[A-D]#.
Ø The choice: Disabled or Enabled.

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( PnP/PCI Configurations

This section describes the configuration of PCI bus system. PCI or
Personal Computer Interconnection is a system which allows I/O
devices to operate at the speed CPU itself keeps when CPU
communicating with its own special components.
This section covers some very technical items, and it is strongly
recommended that only experienced users should make any
changes to the default settings.

Reset Configuration Data

Normally, you leave this field Disabled. Select Enabled to reset
Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) when you exit from Setup
if you have installed a new device or software and the system
reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating
system can not boot.

Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled .

Resource controlled By

The Award Plug-and-Play BIOS has the capacity to automatically
configure all of the boot and Plug-and-Play compatible devices.
However, this capability means absolutely nothing unless you are using
a Plug-and-Play operating system such as Windows 95.

If you set this field to "manual" , choose specific resources by going into
each of the sub-menu that follows this field (a sub-menu is proceeded
by a ">").

Ø The choice: Auto(ESCD) or Manual.

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IRQ Resources

When resources are controlled manually, assign each system interrupt a
type, depending on the type of device using the interrupt.

IRQ3/4/5/7/9/10/11/12/14/15 assigned

This item allows you to determine the IRQ assigned to the ISA bus and
is not available to any PCI slot. Legacy ISA for devices is compliant with
the original PC AT bus specification; PCI/ISA PnP for devices is compli­ant with the Plug-and-Play standard whether designed for PCI or ISA
bus architecture.

Ø The choice: PCI Device or Reserved.

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

Leave this field Disabled.
Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

INT Pin 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8 Assignment

Names the interrupt request (IRQ) line assigned to PCI 1 throught PCI 8
on system. Activity of selected PCI slot awakens system.

Ø The choice: Auto, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, or 15.

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( PC Health Status

Shutdown Temperature

Enables you to set the maximum temperature the system can reach
before powering down.

Ø The choice: Disabled, 60°C/140°F, 65°C/149°F, 70°C/158°F.

System Component Characteristics

These fields provide you with information about the systems current
operating status. You cannot make changes to these fields.

The fields include

CPU Vcore
VDDQ
+3.3V
+5V
+12V

-12V

1.8V
+5VSB
Voltage Battery
System Temperature
CPU Temperature
PWM Temperature

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Fan 1 Speed
Fan 2 Speed
Fan 3 Speed

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( Frequency/Voltage Control

CPU Vcore Select

This item allows you to select the CPU Vcore.
Ø The choice: Default, 1.100V ~ 1.850V.

CPU Clock Ratio

This item allows you to adjust CPU Ratio.
Ø The choice: x8, or x10 ~ x24.

Auto Detect PCI Clk

This item allows you to enable/disable auto detection DIMM/PCI Clock.
Ø The choice: Enabled, or Disabled.

Spread Spectrum

This item allows you to enable/disable the spread spectrum modulation.
Ø The choice: Enabled, or Disabled.

CPU Clock

This item allows the user to adjust CPU Host Clock from 100 MHz to
166 MHz by 1 MHz step.

Min: 100 MHz
Man: 166 MHz
Ø Key in a DEC number: (Between Min and Max.)

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( Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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

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

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

( Load Optimized Defaults

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

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N) ? N

Pressing 'Y' loads the default values that are factory-set for
optimal performance system operation.

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@ Supervisor/User Password Setting

You can set either supervisor or user password, or both of them. The
differences between them are:

Supervisor Password and User Password

The options on the Password screen menu make it possible to restrict
access to the Setup program by enabling you to set passwords for two
different access modes: Supervisor mode and User mode.

In general, Supervisor mode has full access to the Setup options,
whereas User mode has restricted access to the options. By setting
separate Supervisor and User password, a system supervisor can limit
who can change critical Setup values.

Enter Password

Type the password up to eight characters, and press <Enter>. The
password typed now will clear any previously entered password from
CMOS memory. You will be asked to confirm the password. Type the
password again and press <Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to
abort the selection and not enter a password.

To disable password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to
enter password. A message will confirm the password being disabled.
Once the password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter
Setup freely.

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Password Disable

If you select System at Security Option of BIOS Features Setup Menu,
you will be prompted in entering the password whenever the system is
rebooted or you try to enter Setup. If you select Setup at Security Op­tion of BIOS Features Setup Menu, you will be prompted only when
you try to enter Setup.

Warning : Retain a record of your password in a safe place. If you

forget the password, the only way to access the system is
to clear CMOS, please refer to "Clear CMOS" on page 30.

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@ Save & Exit Setup

Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation:

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

Pressing "Y" stores the selections made in the menus of CMOS - a
special section of memory that stays on after you turn your system off.
The next time you boot your computer, the BIOS configures your
system according to the Setup selections stored in CMOS. After saving
the values the system is restarted again.

@ Exit Without Saving

Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation:

Quit without saving (Y/N)? Y

This allows you to exit from Setup without storing in CMOS any
change. The previous selections remain in effect. This exits from the
Setup utility and restarts your computer.

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