Shuttle FB83 User Manual

FB83

Pentium 4, LGA 775 Processor

Based MAIN BOARD

Shuttle® FB83

Pentium 4, LGA 775 Processor Based Mainboard
Manual Version 1.0

Copyright

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performance or use of this product.

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Information in this manual has been carefully checked for reliability; however, no guarantee is
given as to the correctness of the contents. In the interest of continued product improvement,
this company reserves the right to revise the manual or include changes in the specifications
of the product described within it at any time without notice and without obligation to notify any
person of such revision or changes. The information contained in this manual is provided for
general use by the customers.

Trademarks

Shuttle is a registered trademark of Shuttle Inc.
Intel, Pentium is a registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.
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General Notice: Other product names used in this manual are ascribed to their respective
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M921

Statement of Shuttle Mainboard via the EMI Test

Shuttle mainboards have been via the EMI test in terms of series of regulations: EN55022/
CISPR22/AS/NZS3548 Class B, EN55024 (1998/AS/NZS), EN4252.1 (1994), EN61000, ANSI
C63.4 (1992), CFR47 Part 15 Subpart B, and CNS13438 (1997). The items tested are illus­trated as follows:

(A) Voltage: AC 110V/60HZ & AC 230V/50HZ
(B) Tested Product Information:

Product Name: PC Mainboard
Status: Sample
Model Name: FB83
S/N: N/A
CPU:

External Frequency: 133 MHz

Intel Pentium 4, LGA 775 Processor: 1.86/ 2/ 2.13/ 2.26/ 2.40/ 2.53/ 2.66/ 2.80 GHz

External Frequency: 200 MHz

Intel Pentium 4, LGA 775 Processor: 2.8/ 3/ 3.2/ 3.4/ 3.6 GHz
Serial Port: one port with 9 pins
VGA Port: one port with 15 pins
Keyboard Port: one port with 6 pins
Mouse Port: one port with 6 pins
USB 2.0 Port: four ports with 4 pins respectively
1394 Port: one port with 4 pins and one port with 6 pins respectively
LAN Port: one port with 8 pins (10Mbps/100Mbps/1000Mbps)
Center/Bass-Out Port: four ports
Mic-In Ports: one port
Line-In Ports: two ports
SPDIF-Out (Coaxial) Port: one port
SPDIF-Out (Optical) Port: one port
SPDIF-In (Optical) Port: one port
Clear CMOS button: one port
DIMM Memory (optional): DDR 400 256 MB *2
Power Cable: Detachable and Shielded (with a GND pin)
Monitor: CRT+DVI
Maximum Resolution: 1280 X 1024 V:60Hz

All CPUs have completely been tested, and values offered by the worst EMI combination of
CPU external frequency are listed as follows:

Test Mode External Frequency CPU CPU Open/Close
1 200MHz P4 3.6 GHz Close

2 200MHz P4 3.6 GHz Open
3 133MHz P4 2.8 GHz Close
4 133MHz P4 2.8 GHz Open

(C) Remedy for the Tested Product & Its EMI Interference:

Remedy: N/A
EMI Interference:

Crystal: 14.318MHz(X2)/ 25MHz(X3)/ 32.768KHz(X1)/ 24.576MHz(X4)
Clock Generator: U5

(D) Supported Host Peripherals:

Host Peripheral Product Name Model Name
# 1 Case FB83
# 2 Power Supply PC40I22502
# 3 Serial ATA Westerm Digital WD1200JD-00FYB0
# 4 Panasonic FDD JU-257A606P
# 5 Pioneer DVD Player DVD-116

(E) Notices for Assembling Computers:

1. Cases should be made of iron or other metal that has good electric conductivity.

2. Cylinders in a case should be made of metal, and as having a mainboard mounted

in a case, make sure screws are all utilized and fastened on a mainboard.

3. An I/O shielding should be contacted with I/O metallic parts of a mainboard.

4. Cables should appropriately be arranged and fixed in a case. Follow instructions:

Ø Leave IDE cables not crossed upon CPU and SDRAM;
Ø Leave power cables minimum in length, and not crossed upon a mainboard;
Ø Leave CPU fan cables minimum in length, and not near CPU;
Ø Leave cables on panels and other spare cables tied in a computer case.

5. Make sure an EMI shielding attached to a case has properly been installed.

6. Make sure a 5.25" and screws are fastened to an EMI shielding.

7. Make sure a case is closely in contact with EMI connected points.

8. Make sure there is no cleft in a case which is not deformed.

9. Make sure a PCI door is bound to a case.

10. Make sure cables of other devices (fans or some others) are fixed in a case.

TABLE 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 INTEGRATOR............................................................................... 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 FB83..............................................................................11

STEP 1 CPU Installation........................................................................ 12

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

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

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

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

STEP 6 Connect Front-Panel Switches/LEDs/USBs/1394a/Aux-In/Mic-In/

Line-Out ................................................................................................ 16

STEP 7 Connect IDE, Floppy and Serial ATA Disk Drives...................... 17

STEP 8 Connect Other Internal Peripherals............................................ 18

STEP 9 Install Add-on Cards in Expansion Slots .................................... 20

STEP 10 Connect Power Supply ........................................................... 21

STEP 11 Connect External Peripherals to Back-panel ........................... 21

STEP 12 First Time System Boot Up..................................................... 22

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STEP 13 Install Driver & Software Components..................................... 23

3.2 JUMPER SETTINGS ................................................................................. 24

JUMPERS & CONNECTORS GUIDE.................................................... 25

Back-Panel Connectors

VGA Port............................................................................................... 28

COM Port .............................................................................................. 28

SPDIF-IN Port........................................................................................ 28

1394a Port ............................................................................................ 28

PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Ports ..................................................... 28

LAN Port ............................................................................................... 29

USB Ports ............................................................................................. 29

SPDIF-OUT RCA Port ........................................................................... 29

Line-In Port ............................................................................................ 29

5.1 Channel Bass/Center port................................................................ 30

5.1 Channel Rear-Out port ..................................................................... 30

5.1 Channel Front-Out port..................................................................... 30

Clear CMOS Button............................................................................... 30

Front-Panel Connector

FRONT PANEL Connector (JP4/JP9) .................................................... 31

Internal Peripherals Connectors

Enhanced IDE, Floppy Connectors ........................................................ 32

Serial ATA Connectors........................................................................... 32

Other Connectors

ATX Power Supply Connectors (ATX1/ATX2/ATX3)............................... 33

Fan Connectors (FAN1/2/3) ................................................................... 34

CD-IN (J1)(Black)/ LINE-IN (J4)(Blue) Connectors.................................. 34

Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Connectors (JP7).................................. 35

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IR Connector (JP8) ................................................................................ 35

Parallel Port Header-EXT. Print Port (JP5)............................................. 36

Extended USB Connectors (USB2/USB3/USB4)................................... 37

SPDIF-Out Connector (J2) (White)......................................................... 38

EXT. GPI Header (JP1).......................................................................... 38

3.3 SYSTEM MEMORY CONFIGURATION ..................................................... 39

INSTALL MEMORY................................................................................ 39

UPGRADE MEMORY............................................................................ 39

4 SOFTWARE UTILITY ......................................................................40

4.1 Mainboard CD Overview ......................................................................... 40

4.2 Install Mainboard Software ..................................................................... 41

4.2.A Install Intel Chipset Driver.................................................................... 42

4.2.B Install Intel VGA Driver ......................................................................... 42

4.2.C Install Intel Ultra ATA Driver................................................................. 43

4.2.D Install Realtek Audio Driver ................................................................. 43

4.2.E Install Marvell Giga Lan Driver............................................................. 44

4.2.F Install Intel USB 2.0 Driver ................................................................... 44

4.2.G Install DirectX9 Utility............................................................................ 45

4.3 View the User's Manual........................................................................... 45

5 BIOS SETUP ...................................................................................46

5.1 Enter the BIOS .......................................................................................... 46

5.2 THE MAIN MENU ...................................................................................... 47

STANDARD CMOS FEATURES ............................................................... 49

ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES................................................................. 52

ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES .......................................................... 57

INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS .................................................................. 59

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP.............................................................. 64

PNP/PCI CONFIGURATIONS .................................................................... 69

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PC HEALTH STATUS................................................................................ 71

Frequency/Voltage Control......................................................................... 73

LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS .................................................................. 75

LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS ................................................................. 75

SET PASSWORD ..................................................................................... 76

SAVE & EXIT SETUP................................................................................ 77

EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ............................................................................ 77

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WHAT'S IN THE MANUAL

Quick Reference

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

Jumper Settings >> A Closer Look.......................................................Page 24

Drivers/Software Utilities >> How to Install .........................................Page 40

BIOS Setup >> How to Configure.........................................................Page 46

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 FB83 mainboard.

Experienced DIY User

Congratulate on your purchase of the Shuttle FB83 mainboard. You will find
that installing your new Shuttle FB83 mainboard is just easy. Bundled with an
array of onboard functions, the highly-integrated FB83 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 FB83 to construct your system. Shuttle FB83
incorporates all the state-of-the-art technology of the Grantsdale-G + ICH6R
chipset from Intel. It integrates the most advanced functions you can find to
date in a compact Small Form Factor board.

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1.2 Item Checklist

VSO

1

1

JP5

ATX1

ATX2

49LF004833-4C-NH0342124-C

ATX3

FAN1

R

JP7

JP4

Check all items with your FB83 mainboard to make sure nothing is missing.
The complete package should include:

- One piece of Shuttle FB83 Mainboard

- One piece of ATA100/66/33 Ribbon Cable

SW1

3B041TF 346E

ALC658

J1

1

1

PCI1

ADD2

FAN3

1

SATA1

SATA2

JP2

1

USB1 LAN1

AUDIO1

J2

USB2

4

4

USB3

KB1

CN5

J3

1

J4

346

560

4

SEPC

560

4

346

560

SEPC

4

346

560

SEPC

JP1

SEPC

346

560

SEPC

560

4

JP9

1

1

IDE1

FDD1

JP8

1

346

346

560

4

SEPC

346

SEPC

346

560

4

SEPC

FAN2

1

DIMM1 DIMM2

1

- One piece of Serial ATA Cable

- FB83 User's Manual

- ICH6R RAID Manual

- One piece of Bundled CD-ROM with containing:
Ø FB83 user's manual saved in PDF format

Ø Install Intel Chipset Driver
Ø Install Intel VGA Driver

Ø Install Intel Ultra ATA Driver
Ø Install Realtek Audio Driver
Ø Install Marvell Giga Lan Driver
Ø Install Intel USB 2.0 Driver
Ø Install DirectX9 Utility

Ø Award Flashing Utility

SERIAL

ATA

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2 FEATURES

FB83 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 Prescott /Tejas Desktop Processors in the LGA 775 pin package with
533 / 800 MHz FSB.

- Chipset

Features Intel Grantsdale-G N.B. and ICH6R S.B..

Onboard Lan

Marvell 88E8001 Lan Chipset support 10/100/1000 Mbps operation rate and
wake-on-Lan (WOL) function.

Onboard 1394a

VIA VT6307, support 400Mb/s, 200Mb/s, or100Mb/s data transfer rate.

- Jumperless CPU Configuration

Soft-configuration FSB (The FSB speed is software configurable from 100 MHz
to 233 MHz of BIOS setup program.)

- On Board 6 Channel AC97 Audio

Realtek ALC658 supports 18bits ADC and DAC resolution and 6 channel
slot selec table DAC Output for multi-channel applications.

Compliant with AC'97 2.3 specifications.

- Versatile Memory Support

Features the dual-channel mode of 128 bit data transfer rate.

Two 184-pin DIMM slots to support up to 4GB of PC2700 or PC3200 compli­ant unbuffered without ECC DDR SDRAM module..

- PCI Expansion Slot

Provides one 32-bit PCI slot.

- PCI Express Graphics (PEG) & SDVO Interface Slot

The X16 port operates at a frequency of 2.5 Gb/s while employing 8b / 10b

encoding. Supports Analog / Digital display & TMDS transmitters or TV-OUT
encoders via an Advance Digital Display (ADD2) card.

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- USB 1.1/2.0 Complaint Interface Onboard

Ø 4 UHCI host controller, 1 EHCI host controllers to support 8 USB 1.1/2.0

devices. All 8 USB ports can be assigned to USB 2.0 interface with BIOS
option

- I/O Interface

Provides a variety of I/O interfaces:

Ø 1 x DB9 Serial port.
Ø 1 x DB15 VGA connector.
Ø 1 x SPDIF-In port.
Ø 1 x 1394a port.
Ø 1 x PS/2 Mouse.
Ø 1 x PS/2 Keyboard port.
Ø 1 x LAN port.
Ø 2 x USB 1.1/2.0 ports.
Ø 1 x SPDIF-Out RCA port.
Ø 1 x Line-In port.
Ø 1 x 5.1 Channel Bass/Center port.
Ø 1 x 5.1 Channel Rear-Out port.
Ø 1 x 5.1 Channel Front-Out port.
Ø 1 x Clear CMOS button.

- PCI Bus Master IDE Controller Onboard

One Ultra DMA 100/66/33 Bus Master Dual-channel IDE ports provide sup­port to a maximum of two 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 CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, and LS-120 supports.

- ATX Power Supply Connector

ATX power supply unit can connect 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 other 4-pin +12V ATX power
connector.

- 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

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Features controlled by your operating system that supports OS Direct Power
Management (OSPM) functionality.

- System BIOS

Provides licensed Award BIOS V6.0 PG on 4Mb Flash core and supports Green
PC, Desktop Management Interface (DMI).

- Form Factor

System board conforms to Shuttle small form factor II ATXspecification.
Board dimension: 254mm x 185mm.

- Advanced Features

Ø Low EMI - Built in spread spectrum 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.

- 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.

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.

Ø CPU Fan AutoGuardian - This SMART Bios enabled 3 phase Variable

Fan Speed and CPU temperature Control feature.

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3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION

1

JP5

ATX1

ATX2

49LF004833-4C-NH0342124-C

3
4
6

5
6
0

4

S
E
P
C

3
4
6

5
6
0

4

S
E
P
C

3
4
6

5
6
0

4

S
E
P
C

ATX3

FAN1

R

JP7

JP4

PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse s

Power Connector- ATX2

Front Panel Connector- JP4

EXT.GPI Header- JP1

SDRAM DIMM Sockets

Intel Grantsdale-G

One Floppy Connector

SPDIF-Out/Line-IN Ports

IR Connector- JP8

Front Panel Connector- JP9

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 FB83

LINE-IN- J4
Center/Bass/Rear-Out/

Front-Out Ports
Clear CMOS Button

Realtek ALC658
CD-IN- J1

ATX 5V/12V
Connector-ATX3

FAN Connector- FAN1
SPDIF-Out- J2

SW1

AUDIO1

3B041TF 34 6 E

ALC658

J1

J4

J2

USB1

KB1

LAN1

1

LAN & USB 2.0 sPort
1394a Port

SPDIF-In Port

CN5

J3

Port

COM & PortsVGA

FDD1

EXT. Print Port- JP5

Wireless KB/MS
Connector- JP7

One PCI Slot
Lan Chipset-

Marvell 88E8001
USB Header- USB2

34 6

56 0

4

USB2

1

1

SEP C

34 6

56 0

4

SEP C

34 6

56 0

4

SEP C

34 6

56 0

4

SE PC

34 6

56 0

4

SEP C

JP8

1

1

1394a Chipset

- VIA VT6307

USB Header- USB3

USB3

One PEG Slot

PCI1

ADD2

FAN2

LGA775 Package
CPU Socket

Chipset

FAN Connector- FAN2

ICH6R Chipset

1

DIMM1 DIMM2

FAN Connector- FAN3

DUAL USB Header

- USB4

FAN3

1

SATA1

SATA2

JP2

1

JP9

JP1

1

1

IDE1

1

TWO 184-pin DDR

Power Connector- ATX1

Two Serial ATA Connectors
One IDE Connector

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Step 1

CPU Installation:

This mainboard supports Socket 775 Prescott/Tegas Processors (CPU).
To install, follow the steps outlined below. Note the CPU orientation carefully
when you insert it into the socket.

Caution : This 775 pin socket is fragile and easily damaged.

Always use extreme care when installing a CPU and limit the
number of times that you remove or change the CPU.

1. Remove the protective cover.

2. Unlock the socket lever and lift it to 90-degrees (be careful not to touch the

socket pins during this process).

3

1

2

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3. Orientate the CPU and socket, aligning the yellow triangle on the corner of

Lever

Pentium 4, LGA 775 Processor

Triangle Mark

the CPU with the triangle on the socket. Gently insert. Take care not to place
any sideways force on the CPU when inserting, as the socket is fragile and
easily damaged.

4. Lower the CPU socket lever and lock in place.

Note : The CPU might be damaged

if you do not match the CPU
socket Pin 1 and cut edge well.

5. The Socket 775 processor requires a heat sink and cooling fan to run effi-

ciently, cool and stable. If you do not receive a bundled heat sink and fan
when you purchase you CPU, it is essential that you acquire one.

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Step 2.

(Green)

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

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.

Caution: If you did not place the battery apropriately, which may cause

risk of explosion. please pefer to the related rule for the dis­pose of used batteries.

Step 3

Install DDR SDRAM System Memory

To install memory, insert DDR SDRAM memory module(s) in DIMM slot(s).
Note that DDR SDRAM modules are directional and will not go in the DIMM
slots unless properly oriented. After the module is fully inserted into the DIMM
slots, lift the clips of both sides of the DIMM slot to lock the module in place.

Do not remove memory modules while DIMM LED is on. It might cause short
or other unexpected damages due to the 2.6V stand by voltage. Remove memory
modules only when AC Power cord is disconnected.

DDR SDRAM DIMM Power LED

DIMM
Power
LED

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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 pro-

vided 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 periph-

eral 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

JP4

Front Panel

1

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 backpanel of
the mainboard in a close fit with your system
case.

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's 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.

Step 6

Connect Front-Panel Switches/LEDs/
USBs/1394a/Aux-In/Mic-In/Line-Out

You can find there are several different cables
already existing in the system case and origin
atinting from the computer's front-panel devic
es (HDLED, GLED, USB4/5, Aux-In, Mic-In,
Line-Out, 1394a devices etc.) These cables
serve to connect the HDLED, GLED, USB4/5,
Aux-In, Mic-In, Line-Out or 1394a connectors
to the mainboard's front-panel connectors
group, as shown below.

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JP9

1

Step 7

IDE1

D
1

1

Connect IDE, Floppy, and Serial ATA Disk Drives

1. IDE cable connector

1

2. Floppy cable connector

3. Serial ATA connector

FD

SATA1

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SATA2

Step 8

LINE-IN

JP7

Wireless KB/MS

1

IR Connector

Connect Other Internal Peripherals

1. CD-IN Connector (J1)(Black)

LINE-IN Connector (J4)(Blue)

CD-IN

1

J1

1

J4

3. Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Connectors (JP7)

1

4. IR Connector(JP8)

JP8

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5. Parallel Port (EXT. Print) - (JP5)

1

JP5

EXT. Print Port

USB4

1

6. Dual USB Headers (USB2 / USB3/ USB4)

USB2

1

2. SPDIF_Out Connector (J2)

USB3

1

J2

SPIF-Out

1

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7. EXT. GPI Header (JP1)

EXT. GPI Header

Step 9

Install Add-on Cards in Expansion Slots

1. PCI Card

1

JP1

2. PCI Express Graphics (PEG)

& SDVO Interface Card

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Step 10

857

9

1

ATX1

ATX2

1

Connect the Power Supply

ATX3

1. System power connectors

(ATX1/ATX2/ATX3)

1

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. DB9 Serial port

2. DB15 VGA port

3. SPDIF-In port

4. 1394a port

5. PS/2 Mouse port

6. PS/2 Keyboard port

7. LAN port

8. USB 1.1/2.0 ports

9. SPDIF-Out RCA port

10. Line-In port

11. 5.1 Channel Bass/Center port

12. 5.1 Channel Rear-Out port

13. 5.1 Channel Front-Out port

14. Clear CMOS button

1

2

3 4

6

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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 partition 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 FORM­AT 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 2000/
XP operating systems only. Make sure your operating system is already installed
before running the drivers installation CD-ROM programs.

1. Insert the FB83 bundled CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. The autorun

program will display the drivers main installation window on
screen.

2. Choose "Install Intel Chipset Driver" and complete it.

3. Choose "Install Intel VGA Driver" and complete it.

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

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

6 Choose "Install Marvell Giga Lan Driver" and complete it.

7. Choose "Install Intel USB 2.0 Driver" and complete it.

8. Choose "Install DirectX9 Utility" and complete it.

9. Exit from the autorun drivers installation program.

] Please refer to section Chapter 4 Software Utility to install driver.

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3.2 Jumper Settings

Several hardware settings are made through the use of jumper caps to connect
jumper pins to the mainboard. Pin #1 could be located at any corner of each
jumper; you just find a location marked with a while right angle, which stands
for pin1#. There are several types of pin 1# shown as below:

3-pin and multi-pin (>3) jumpers show as follows:

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 jumper cap over the desired
pair of pins.

1

1

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 the top
of its original packaging film and 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

A1~A2

A6~A7

C1D6D5D4D2D1D2D7C2C1B1D9D1

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:

D3

D1
D2

D8

D7

D3

A8~A9

A5

A3A4

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CPU/Memory/Expansion Slots

LGA 775 : CPU Socket for Pentium 4 LGA 775 processors

DIMM1/2 : Two 184-pin DIMM Slots for 128, 256, 512 MB,

and 1GB of 2.6V DDR SDRAM
(The total installed memory does not exceed 2GB)

PCI : One 32-bit PCI Expansion Slot

PEG : One 16-Lane PCI Express port for Graphic Attach

Back Panel Connectors

A1
A2

A3
A4

A5
A5

A6
A7
A8
A9
A10
A11
A12

A13

VGA : VGA Port (DB15 female)

COM : Serial Port (DB9 male)

SPDIF-IN : SPDIF-IN Port

1394a : 1394a Port

MS : PS/2 mouse Port

KB : PS/2 keyboard Port

LAN : 10/100/1000Mbps LAN Port

USB : 2 USB 2.0/1.1 Ports

SPDIF-OUT RCA : SPDIF-OUT RCA Port

Line-IN : Line-In Port

Bass/Center : 5.1-Channel Bass/Center Port

Rear-OUT : 5.1-Channel Rear-Out Port

Front-OUT : 5.1-Channel Front-Out Port

Clear CMOS : Clear CMOS button

Front Panel Connectors

B1

C1
C1
C2

JP4/JP9 : Front Panel Connector

Internal Peripherals Connectors

FDD : Floppy disk drive interface
IDE1 : IDE primary interface (Dual-channel)

SATA1/2 : Serial ATA Connectors

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Other Connectors

D1

D2
D3
D3

D4
D5
D6
D7

D8
D9

ATX1/2/3 : Power Connectors

(4-pin ATX2, 20-pin ATX1, 4-pin ATX3)

FAN1/2/3 : Fan Connectors

J1 : CD-IN Connector

J4 : LINE-IN Connector

JP7 : Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Connectors

JP8 : IR Connector

JP5 : Parallel port Header

USB2/USB3/USB4 : Extended USB Connectors

J2 : SPDIF-Out Port

JP1 : EXT. GPI Header

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F Back-Panel Connectors

A1

VGA Port

One 15-pin VGA port is
located at the rear panel
of the mainboard.

A2

COM Port

This mainboard can accommodate one serial device on.
Attach a serial device cable to the DB9 serial port at the back-panel of your
computer.

COM Port

A3

SPDIF-IN Port

VGA Port

This mainboard can accommodate
one device on SPDIF-IN.
Attach a SPDIF cable to the
SPDIF-IN Port at the back­panel of your computer.

A4

1394a Port

This mainboard offers one
1394a port on back-panel.
Plug device jack into an avail­able 1394a port.

A5

PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Ports

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 port is situated at the top of the PS/2 Keyboard port when the main­board is laid into a desktop, as opposed to a tower where the PS/2 Mouse
port is located at the right of the PS/2 Keyboard's. Plug the PS/2 keyboard and
mouse jacks into their corresponding ports.

SPDIF-IN Port

1394a Port

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 keyboard

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A6

A1

LAN Port

This mainboard can accommodate one device on LAN. Attach a CAT-5
cable to the LAN port at the back-panel of your computer.

A7

USB Ports

Two female ports USB0/1 share the same USB ( Universal Serial Bus ) bracket at
the rear panel of your mainboard. Plug each USB device jack into an available
USB0/USB1 port.

LAN Port

USB Ports (0/1)

A8

SPDIF-OUT RCA Port

This mainboard can accommodate one device on SPDIF-OUT. Attach a
SPDIF cable to the SPDIF-OUT RCA Port at the back-panel of your computer.

A9

Line-In Port

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.

SPDIF-OUT Port

Line-In Port

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A10

5.1 Channel Bass/Center port

Bass/Center-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 bass/center
amplified speakers.

A11

5.1 Channel Rear-Out port

Rear-Out is a stereo line-level input port that accepts a 1/8-inch TRS stereo plug.

Bass/Center Port

Rear-Out Port

A12

5.1 Channel Front-Out port

Front-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.

A13

Clear CMOS Button

This button is used to clear CMOS data.
You can clear CMOS without opening the chassis. It's a very friendly button.

Front-Out Port

Clear CMOS button

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F Front-Panel Connector

50

2

1

JP4

Front Panel

1

97531

10

JP9

B1

FRONT PANEL Connector (JP4/JP9)

Headers JP4/JP9 is used to connect cable
to front panel connector mounted on
front-panel or back-panel.

The front panel is where the
hard drive activity lights, reset
button, on/off button, computer
power on light, USB connectors,
394a connectors, and audio
headers, are located.

8
6
4
2

49

Pin Assignments (JP4):
1=USBVCC
4=USBVCC
7=USBVCC
10=USB6­13=USB7+
16=GND
19=GND
22=TPB1­25=Front MIC
28=GND_Audio
31=AUX-In_R

2=USBVCC
5=USBVCC
8=USBVCC
11=GND
14=USB7­17=TPA1+
20=GND
23=GND
26=FMIC_Power
29=AUX-In_L
32=NA

3=USBVCC
6=USBVCC
9=USB6+
12=GND
15=GND
18=TPA1­21=TPB1+
24=GND
27=NA
30=GND_Audio
33=GND_Audio

JP9

1

Pin Assignments (JP9):
1=HDLED_PU
2=GLEDA
3=HDLED
4=GLEDB
5=Reset_SW
6=Power_SW
7=GND
8=GND
9=NC
10=KEY

34=GND_Audio
37=GND_Audio
40=FrontOut_L
43=HDLED_PU
46=GLEDB
49=VCC

35=LineOut_R
38=GND_Audio
41=GND_Audio
44=GLEDA
47=Reset_Sw
50=VCC

36=FrontOut_R
39=LineOut_L
42=GND_Audio
45=HDLED
48=Power_Sw

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F Internal Peripherals Connectors

F
D

D
1

1

C1

Enhanced IDE, Floppy Connectors

The mainboard features one 40-pin dual-channel IDE device connectors (IDE1)
providing support for up to two IDE devices, such as CD-ROM and Hard Disk
Drives (H.D.D.). This mainboard also includes one 34-pin floppy disk control­ler (FDC) to accommodate the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD1). Moreover, this
mainboard comes with one 80-pin ATA 100/66/33 ribbon cable to connect
to IDE H.D.D. and one 34-pin ribbon cable for F.D.D. connection.

Important: Ribbon cables are di­rectional, therefore, make sure to
always connect with the red cable
stripe on the same side as pin #1 of
the IDE1 or FDC connector on the
mainboard.

IDE1

1

C2

Serial ATA Connectors

The Serial ATA is an enolutionary replacement for the Parallel ATA physical
storge interface. Serial ATA is scalable and will allow future enhancements to
the computing platform. The Serial ATA interface supports data transfer rates
up to 150MB/s.

SATA1

SATA2

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F Other Connectors

1

ATX1

ATX2

D1

ATX Power Supply Connectors (ATX1/ATX2/ATX3)

This mainboard uses 20-pin (ATX1) Pentium 4 standard ATX power header ,
ATX2 with 1X4-pin +12V PC ATX power supply header and ATX3 5V/12V.
Please make sure you plug in the right direction.

ATX1

ATX2

1

ATX3

1

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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D2

1

Ground

FAN_SEN

1

FAN_CTRL(

+12V)

1234

LINE-IN

FAN2

Fan Connectors - FAN1/2/3

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

FAN_CTRL

+12V

FAN_SEN

Ground

1

FAN1

FAN3

1

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.

D3

CD-IN (J1)(Black)/ LINE-IN (J4)(Blue) Connectors

Port J1(Black) and J4(Blue) can be used to connect a stereo audio input from
CD-ROM, TV-tuner or MPEG card.

1

Pin Assignments (J1):
1=CD-in Left
2=CD-GND
3=CD-GND
4=CD-in Right

Pin Assignments (J4):
1=Line-in Left
2=Line-GND
3=Line-GND
4=Line-in Right

1

J1/J4

CD-IN

J1

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1

J4

D4

1197531

12108642

JP8

JP7

Wireless KB/MS

1

IR Connector

Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Connectors (JP7)

Port JP7 can be used to connect wireless keyboard and mouse device.
4 mini Jumper must be setted on pin 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 and 11-12 when this
header is not used.

Pin Assignments (JP7):

1=VCC 2=VCC
3=Ground 4=KEY
5=MSCLK 6=MS_CK
7=MSDATA 8=MS_DK
9=KBCLK 10=KB_CK

11=KBDATA 12=KB_DK

D5

IR Connector (JP8)

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

Pins Assignment:
1=NC
2=KEY
3=VCC

1

JP8

4=Ground
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. Other wise,
incorrect IR connection may do damage to your IR device.

Step1 : Attach the 6-pin infrared device cable to J7.

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

Step2 : This mainboard support IrDA, or Normal transfer modes.

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D6

131211

10

JP5

1

JP5

EXT. Print Port

Parallel Port Header-EXT. Print Port (JP5)

One DB25 male parallel port header is located at the rear panel of the maiboard.
The header is used to connect the cable attached to parallel connector. But the
parallel cable is optional at the time of purchase.

26
25
24
23
22
21
20
19
18
17
16
15
14

9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

Pin Assignments (JP5):

1=P_-STB 2=P_-PPD0 3=P_-PPD1
4=P_-PPD2 5=P_-PPD3 6=P_-PPD4

7=P_-PPD5 8=P_-PPD6 9=P_-PPD7
10=P_-ACK 11=P_-BUSY 12=P_PE
13=P_SLCT 14=P_-AFD 15=P_-ERR
16=P_-INIT 17=P_-SLIN 18=GND
19=GND 20=GND 21=GND
22=GND 23=GND 24=GND
25=GND 26=KEY

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D7

12345

USB2

12345

USB3

USB4

1

246810

USB4

Extended USB Connectors (USB2/USB3/USB4)

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.

USB2

1

USB3

1

Pin Assignments (USB2): Pin Assignments (USB4):

1=GND 1=VCC

2=GND 2=VCC

3=Data5+ 3=Data2-

4=Data5- 4=Data3-

5=VCC 5=Data2+

6=Data3+

Pin Assignments (USB3): 7=Ground

1=GND 8=Ground

2=GND 9=Key

3=Data4+ 10=N/C

4=Data4-

5=VCC

1
3
5
7
9

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D8

J2

3

2

1

54321

JP1

SPDIF-Out Connector (J2) (White)

Port J2 can be used to connect special device.

Pin Assignments (J2):

1=SPDIF-OUT

2=VCC

3=GND

D9

EXT. GPI Header (JP1)

Port JP1 can be used to connect special device.

J2

SPIF-Out

1

Pin Assignments (JP1):
1=5VSB
2=KEY
3=GND
4=GPI8
5=GPI11

EXT. GPI Header

1

JP1

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3.3 System Memory Configuration

The FB83 mainboard has two 184-pin DIMM slots that allow you to install
from 128MB up to 4GB of system memory. Each 184-pin DIMM (Dual In-line
Memory Module) Slot can accommodate 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1GB,
and 2GB of PC2700/PC3200 compliant 2.6V single (1 Bank) or double (2
Bank) side 64-bit wide data path DDR SDRAM modules.

Install Memory:

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

TOTAL 2 DIMM in Single or Dual Channel Mode

up to 4GB and 2GB per DIMM

Density 256 Mbit 512 Mbit 1024 Mbit

Device Width X8 X16 X8 X16 X8 X16

Single Side 256MB 128MB 512MB 256MB 1024MB 512MB

Double Side 512MB N/A 1024MB N/A 2048MB N/A

Note: 1. Maximum installed memory is 4GB.

2. Double -side X16 DDR-SDRAM chips are not supported.

3. Registered DIMM are not supported.

4. Only unbuffered without ECC DIMM are supported.

5. Does not support X4 DDR-SDRAM.

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.

Upgrade Memory:

You can easily upgrade the system memory by inserting additional DDR SDRAM
modules in available DIMM slots. The total system memory is calculated by
simply adding up the memory in all DIMM slots. 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 SOFTWARE UTILITY

4.1 Mainboard CD Overview

Note : The CD contents attached in FB83 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 Software - Installing Intel Chipset, Intel VGA,

Intel Ultra ATA, Realtek Audio, Marvell Giga Lan, Intel USB 2.0 drivers
and DirectX9 Utility.

F Install Utility - Installing Acrobat Reader, WinFlash Utility.

F Manual - FB83 Series mainboard 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
Software" bar to run into sub-menu.

The Mainboard Software include:

[4.2.A] Install Intel Chipset Driver

[4.2.B] Install Intel VGA Driver

[4.2.C] Install Intel Ultra ATA Driver

[4.2.D] Install Realtek Audio Driver

[4.2.E] Install Marvell Giga LAN Driver

[4.2.F] Install Intel USB 2.0 Driver

[4.2.G] Install DirectX9 Utility

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4.2.A Install Intel Chipset Driver

Click on the "Install Mainboard Software"; then click on the "Install Intel
Chipset Driver" bar to install the chipset driver. Once you made your selec­tion, a Setup window will run the installation automatically. Reboot the system
after the installation.

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.

4.2.B Install Intel VGA Driver

Select using your pointing device (e.g. mouse) on the "Install Intel VGA
Driver" bar to install Intel VGA Driver.

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 Ultra ATA Driver

Select using your pointing device (e.g. mouse) on the "Install Ultra ATA Driver
Driver" bar to install Ultra ATA Driver.

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.

4.2.D Install Realtek Audio Driver

Select using your pointing device (e.g. mouse) on the "Install Realtek Audio
Driver" bar to Realtek Audio Driver.

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.E Install Marvell Giga Lan Driver

Click on the "Install Mainboard Software"; then click on the "Install Marvell
Giga Lan Driver" bar to install the LAN driver. Once you made your selec­tion, a Setup window will run the installation automatically. Reboot the system
after the installation.

4.2.F Install Intel USB 2.0 Driver

Click on the "Install Mainboard Software"; then click on the "Install Intel
USB 2.0 Driver" bar to install the USB 2.0 driver. Once you made your selec­tion, a Setup window will run the installation automatically. Reboot the system
after the installation.

Important:
Under Win 98/Me,
please check the
"Read me" file and
follow steps for
manual installation.

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4.2.G Install DirectX9 Utility

Select using your pointing device (e.g. mouse) on the “Install DirectX9
Utility“ bar to install DirectX9.

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.

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 "FB83 Manual" or "ICH6R Manual" bar to view user's
manual.

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5 BIOS SETUP

FB83 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

Note1. If you miss trains of words mentioned in step2 (the message dis-

appears 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 simulta­neously.

Note2. 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.

PnP / PCI Configurations

This entry appears if your system supports PnP / PCI.

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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.

Set Supervisor / User Password

Use this menu to change, set, or disable 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 several
categories. Each category includes no, one or more than one setup
items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the
<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 Channel Master/Slave

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

Drive A

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.

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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,

or All, But Diskette, 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 Channel Master/Slave
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.

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The following options are selectable only if the 'IDE Primary Master'
item is set to 'Manual', and Access mode set to CHS.

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

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.

CPU Feature

Options are in its sub-menu.

Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu of detailed options.

Delay Prior to Thermal

This item is select Delay Prior to Thermal.

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

Thermal Management

This item is select Thermal Management . Thermal Monitor 1 (On die
throtting). Thermal Monitor 2 Ratio & VID transition ).

Ø The Choice: Thermal Monitor 1 or Thermal Monitor 2.

TM2 Bus Ratio

Represents the frequency (bus ratio of the throttled performance statethat
will be initiated when the on-diesensor gose from not hot to hot.

Ø The Choice: Min=0 Max=255.

Note: CPU support TM2, item appear.

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TM2 Bus VID

Represents the voltageof the throttled performance statethat will be initi­ated when the on diesensor gose from not hot to hot.

Ø The Choice: 0.8375V ~1.6000V.

Note: CPU support TM2, item appear.

Limit CPUID MaxVal

Set Limit CPUID MaxVal to 3,Should Be "Disabled" for WinXp.

Ø The Choice: Disabled or Enabled.

Note: Some older O.S.'s (Win98,WinMe..) cannot handle a

CPUID MaxVal greater than 3. Please choose "Enabled"
if you use one of those O.S. If your O.S. is WinXP or
Win2000, we suggest you "Disabled" the item.

NX BIOS Control

When disabled, forces the NX feature flag to always return 0.

Ø The Choice: Enabled or Disabled.

Hard Disk Boot Priority

This item allows you to select Hard Disk Book Device Priority.

Bios Write Protect

This item allows you to enable or disable the Bios Write Protect.
If you want to flash BIOS, you must set it [Disabled].

Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

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.

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CPU L1&L2&L3 Cache

All processors that can be installed in this mainboard use internal level1(L1)
, external 2(L2) and (L3) cache memory to imporve performance.

Leave this item at the default value for better performance.

Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

Note: CPU support, L3 item appear.

Hyper-Threading Technology

The latest Intel application defines a high-speed calculating ability to
optimize your system by two CUPs supported(one virtual, one physical)
in a multi-task environment. "Enabled" for Windows XP and Linux

2.4.x(OS optimized for Hyper Threading Technology and "Disable" for
other OS(OS not optimized for Hyper Threading Technology)

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.

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: LS120, Hard Disk, CDROM, ZIP100, USB-FDD,

USB-ZIP,USB-CDROM, LAN, Disabled or Floppy.

Boot Other Device

If BIOS can't load O.S. from First/Second/Third boot device you select
above, BIOS will search other devices and attempt to load O.S..

Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

Boot Up Floppy Seek

Enabled tests floppy drives to determine whether they have 40 or 80 tracks

Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

Boot Up NumLock Status

Selects power on state for NumLock.

Ø The choice: Off or On.

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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.

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 repeat 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. Don't
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.

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APIC Mode

Via the routing, I/O APIC support a total of 24 interrupts. We recommend
to choose [Enabled] for Windows XP and Windows 2000.

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

Delay For HDD <Secs>

This item allows you to set delay for HDD<secs>.
Ø The choice: 0~15.

Small Logo(EPA) Show

This item allows you to enable/disable the EPA Logo.
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.

System BIOS Cacheable

Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at
F0000h~FFFFFh, 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.

Memory Hole At 15M-16M

You can reserve this area of system memory for ISA adapter ROM. When
this area is reserved, it can't be cached. The user information of peripher-

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als that need to use this area of system memory usually discusses their
memory requirements.

Ø The Choice: Enabled or Disabled.

********** VGA Setting ******3****

PEG/Onchip VGA Control

This item allows you to decide to activate whether PEG slot or Onchip
VGA first.

Ø The choice: Auto, Onchip VGA or PEG Port .

PEG Force X1

This item allows you to force PEG link X1.
Ø The Choice: Enabled, or Disabled.

On-Chip Frame Buffer Size

This item allows you to set the onboard VGA share memory size.
Ø The Choice: 1MB, 4MB, 8MB, 16MB or 32MB.

DVMT Version

This item allows you to set the DVMT Version.
Ø The Choice: DVMT 3.0.

FIXED Memory Size

This item allows you to set the FIXED Memory Size.
Ø The Choice: 64MB or 128MB.

DVMT Memory Size

This item allows you to set the DVMT Memory Size.
Ø The Choice: 64MB or 128MB.

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@ Integrated Peripherals

On-Chip IDE Device

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

IDE HDD Block Mode
If your IDE hard disk drive supports block mode (most new drives do),

select Enabled to automatic detect the optimal number of block read
and writes per sector that the drive can support and improves the
speed of access to IDE devices.

Ø The choice: Enabled, or Disabled.
IDE DMA transfer access
Improve IDE HD/CDROM transfer performance.
Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

On-Chip Primary PCI IDE
Use these items to enable or disable the PCI IDE channels that are

integrated on the mainboard.
Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

IDE Primary Master/Slave PIO
Each IDE channel supports a master device and a slave device. These

four items let you assign which kind of PIO ( Programmed Input / Out­put ) is used by IDE devices. Choose Auto to let the system auto detect
which PIO mode is best or select a PIO mode from 0-4.

Ø The choice: Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, or Mode 4.

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IDE Primary Master/Slave UDMA

Master

Slave

Disable

Serial ATA 1

Serial ATA 2

Each IDE channel supports a master device and a slave device. This
mainboard supports UltraDMA technology, which provides faster
access to IDE devices.

If you install a device that supports UltraDMA, change the appropriate
item on this list to Auto. You may have to install the UltraDMA driver
supplied with this mainboard in order to use an UltraDMA device.

Ø The Choice: Auto or Disabled.

********** On -Chip Serial ATA Setting **********

SATA Mode
This item allows you to set the SATA Mode.

Ø The choice: IDE, RAID or AHCI.

On-Chip Serial ATA
Ø The Choice: Disabled, Enhanced Mode or SATA Only.

Disabled : Disabled SATA Controller.

Parallel ATA

Serial ATA

IDE1

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(Channel 0)

Enhanced Mode:Enable both SATA and PATA. Max. of 4 ATA drives

Master

Slave

(Channel 0)

Serial ATA 1

Serial ATA 2

Master

(Channel 1)

(Channel 2)

Master

Serial ATA 1

Serial ATA 2

Master

(Channel 1)

(Channel 2)

Master

Disable

are supported.

New OS that support switch to Enhanced mode (WinXP,Windows.NET
Server,Windows2000 ) can set SATA and PATA to Enhanced Mode.

Serial ATA

IDE1

Parallel ATA

SATA-Only:SATA is operating in legacy mode.

Serial ATA

IDE1

Parallel ATA

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Onboard Device

Option are in its sub-menu.

Press<Enter>to enter the sub-menu of detailed options.

USB Controller

Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port
on this mainboard.

Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

USB 2.0 Controller

Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0
controller and you have USB peripherals.

Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

AC97 Audio

This item allows you to select AC 97 audio chip to support Audio.
Disable this item If you are going to install a PCI audio add-on card.

Ø The Choice: Auto or Disabled.

SuperIO Device

Option are in its sub-menu.

Press<Enter>to enter the sub-menu of detailed options.

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.

Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

Onboard Serial Port 1

This option is used to assign the I/O address and interrupt request
( IRQ ) for the onboard serial port 1 ( COM1 ).

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

or Auto.

Onboard Infrared Port

This option is used to assign the I/O address and interrupt request
( IRQ ) for the onboard infrared port.

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

or Auto.

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UART Mode Select

This field is available if the Onboard Serial Port 2 field is set to any option
but disabled. UART Mode Select enables you to select the infrared com­munication protocol-Normal ( default ), IrDA, or ASKIR. IrDA is an infra­red communication protocol with a maximum baud rate up to 115.2K
bps. ASKIR is Sharp's infrared communication protocol with a maximum
baud rate up to 57.6K bps.

Ø The choice: SCR, IrDA or ASKIR .

UR2 Duplex Mode

This item is available when UART 2 mode is set to either ASKIR or
IrDA. This item enables you to determin the infrared function of the
onboard infrared chip. The options are Full and Half ( default ).

Full-duplex means that you can transmit and send information simulta­neously. Half-duplex is the transmission of data in both directions, but
only one direction at a time.

Ø The choice: Full or Half.

Onboard Parallel Port

This item allows you to determine onboard parallel port controller I/O
address and interrupt request ( IRQ ).

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

When the onboard parallel is set to ECP mode, the parallel port can use
DMA3 or DMA1.

Ø The choice: 1 or 3.

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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.

PCI Express PM Function

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

PEG Port ASPM
This item allows you to set the PEG Port ASPM.

Ø The choice: Disabled, L0s or L1/L0s.

Root Port ASPM
This item allows you to set the Root Port ASPM.

Ø The choice: Disabled, L0s,L1 or L1/L0s.

PCI Express PME
This item allows you to set the PCI Express PME.

Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

DMI Port ASPM
This item allows you to set the DMI Port ASPM.

Ø The choice: Disabled or L0s.

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ACPI Function

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

Ø Always "Enabled".

ACPI Suspend Type

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

Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume(Auto)

This item allows the system to initialize the VGA BIOS from S3(Sus­pend to RAM) sleep state.

Ø The choice: Auto, Yes or No.

Power Management

This item allows you to decide the timing to enter suspend mode.
Ø The choice: User Define, Min Saving, 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: Stop Grant or PwrOn suspend.

MODEM Use IRQ

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

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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, 1Min, 2Min, 4Min, 8Min, 12Min, 20Min,
30Min, 40Min, or 1Hour.

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

Under ACPI you can create a software power down. In a software
power down, the system can be resumed by Wake UP Alarms. This
item lets you install a software power down that is controlled by the
power button on your system. If the item is set to Instant-Off, then the
power button causes a software power down. If the item is set to Delay4
Sec. then you have to hold the power button down for 4 seconds to
cause a software power down.

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

Wake-Up by PCI card

This item Enabled/Disabled PCI Power Management Event to wake up
system.

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/MS Wake-up From S3

If you are using a USB KB/MS, and the ACPI suspend type is set to S3,
you can enable this item to allow a KB/MS to wake up the system from
power saving mode.

Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

Resume by Alarm

When this item enabled, your can set the date (day of the month) and
time to turn on your system.

Ø The choice: Disabled or Enabled.

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Date(of Month) Alarm
This item selects the alarm Date (day of the month).

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.

*** Reload Global Timer Events ***

Global Timer (power management) events are I/O events whose occur­rence can prevent the system from entering a power saving mode or
can awaken the system from such as a mode. In effect, the system
remains alert for anything that occurs to a device that is configured as
Enabled, even when the system is in a power-down mode.

Primary IDE 0/1

When these items are enabled, the system will restart the power-saving
time out counters when any activity is detected on any of the drives or
devices on the primary or secondary IDE channels.

Ø The choice: Disabled or Enabled.

FDD, COM, LPT Port

When this item is enabled, the system will restart the power-saving
timeout counters when any activity is detected on the floppy disk drive,
serial ports, or the parallel port.

Ø The choice: Disabled or Enabled.

PCI PIRQ [A-D] #

When this item is disabled, any PCI device set as the Master will not
power on the system.

Ø The choice: Disabled or Enabled.

PS2 Keyboard Power ON

This item allows you to set the PS2 Keyboard Power On function
Ø The choice: Disabled, Password, or Hot Key.

KB Power ON Password

This item allows you to set the KB Power On Password.
Ø Press" Enter" to set Password.

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Hot Key Power On

This item allows you to set the Hot Key Power On.
Ø The choice: Any Key, Ctrl-F1~Ctrl-F12.

PS2 Mouse Power ON

This item allows you to enable or disable the PS2 Mouse Power On.
Ø The choice: Disabled or Enabled.

Pwron After PWR-Fail

This item defines if the system will be rebooted after the power fails.
Ø The choice: Off, On, Former-Sts.

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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.

Init Display First

This item allows you to decide to activate whether PCI slot or PCIEx first.

Ø The Choice: PCI Slot, Onboard or PCIEx.

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.

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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.

IRQ Resources

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

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

It determines whether the MPEG ISA/VESA VGA Cards can work with
PCI/VGA or not. If you have MPEG ISA/VESA VGA Cards and PCI/VGA
Card worked, Enable this field. Otherwise, please Disable it.

Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

INT Pin1~8 Assignment

Names the interrupt request(IRQ) line assigned to a device connected to
the PCI interface on your system.

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

********** PCI Express relative items **********

Maximum Payload Size

Set maximum TLP payload size for the PCI Express devices.
The unit is byte.

Ø The choice: 4096, 2048, 1024, 512, 256 or 128.

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@ PC Health Status

CPU Fan Speed Control

Set the CPU Fan Speed.
Ø The choice: Smart Fan, Ultra-Low, Low

Note : Before manually modifying the

, Mid , or Full .

CPU fan setting, please make
sure fan connectors are plug
into the correct fan connector
designations on the mainboard.

CPU Temperature below 80 oC , cpu fan speed 900 rpm.

Ultra-Low

CPU Temperature over 80 oC , cpu fan speed 3800 rpm.
CPU Temperature below 80 oC , cpu fan speed 1500 rpm.

Low

CPU Temperature over 80 oC , cpu fan speed 3800 rpm.
CPU Temperature below 80 oC , cpu fan speed 2100 rpm.

Mid

CPU Temperature over 80 oC , cpu fan speed 3800 rpm.

Full CPU fan always 3800 rpm.

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CPU Temp Tag

The item only for 'smart fan' and you
can choose 'smart fan' on 'CPU Fan
Speed Control'. This feature ranges
from 30 0C to 80 0C, in an increment
of 1 0C. When CPU current tempera­ture over CPU Temp Tag, CPU fan
will speed up. You can refer to table
below.

Ø The choice: 30~80 0C.

CPU Voltage

ChipSet Voltage

+3.3V

+5V

+12V

-12V

DDR Voltage

+5VSB

Voltage Battery

System Temperature

CPU Temperature

PWM Temperature

Fan 1 Speed

Fan 2 Speed

Fan 3 Speed

Warning : It is Strongly reco-mmended to disable CPU Fan Auto

Guardian feature, if you wish to use other fan cooler,
allowing the fan to run at its default speed.

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@ Frequency/Voltage Control

Auto Detect PCI Clk

This item allows you to enable/disable auto disable empty PCI Slot Clock.

Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

Spread Spectrum

This item allows you to enable or disable the spread spectrum modula­tion.

Ø The choice: Disabled or Enabled.

DRAM Timing Selectable

The value in this field depends on performance parameters of the installed
memory chips(DRAM). Don't change the value from the factory setting
unless you install new memory that has a different performance rating
than the original DRAMs.

Ø The Choice: Manual or BySPD

CAS Latency Time

When synchronous DRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles of
CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing. Don't change this field from
the default value specified by the system designer.

Ø The Choice: Auto, 2, 2.5, or 3.

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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: Auto, 5, 4, 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: Auto, 5, 4, 3 or 2.

Precharge delay (tRAS)

This item allows you to set Precharge delay (tRAS).

Ø The Choice: 4~15 or Auto.

System Memory Frequency

This item allows you to set System Memory Frequency.

Ø The Choice: 333MHz, 400MHz or Auto.

Refresh Mode Select

This item allows you to select Refresh Mode.

Ø The Choice: Auto, 7.8us, 15.6us or 64us.

****** Clock ******

Now CPU Frequency: Show now CPU frequency.

Now DDR Frequency: Show now DDR is DDR333 or DDR400,

singal or dual channel.

CPU Clock Ratio

This item allows the user to adjust CPU Clock Ratio.
If CPU is unlocked, item appear.

Ø The Choice: 8X~50X.

CPU Clock

This item allows the user to adjust CPU Host Clock.
Min: 100 Max: 355
Ø Key in a DEC number: (Between Min and Max.)

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****** Voltage ******

CPU Voltage

This item allows you to set CPU Voltage.

Ø The choice: 0.825V~1.5875V or Auto.

DDR Voltage

This item allows you to set DDR Voltage.

Ø The choice: Auto, 2.70V, 2.80V or 2.90V.

ChipSet Voltage set

This item allows you to set ChipSet Voltage.

Ø The choice: Auto, 1.60V or 1.70V.

@ 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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@ Set Password

This item is to set supervisor password. Please follow below steps.

New Password Setting :

1. While pressing <Enter> key to start setting password function, a
dialog box appears to ask you “Enter password: “.

2. Key in a new password now. However, the password can not be
over eight characters or numbers.

3. Then system will request you to confirm new password by asking
you to key in new password again.

4. Once the confirmation is completed, new code takes effect.

No Password Setting :

5. If you want to delete password, just press <Enter> key instead of
new password while password input is requested. And the other
procedures are the same as above password setting.

If You Forget Password :

6. While being asked of password, you just forget it and you must
access the system. The only way is to turn off system and clear
CMOS memory. Please take reference in page 30 for clear

CMOS setting.

A13

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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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