Shuttle FV25 FV25 User Manual

FV25

FC-PGA/FC-PGA2 Celeron and
FC-PGA/FC-PGA2 Pentium III
Processor Based

User's Manual

Main Board

Shuttle® SpacewalkerTM FV25

FC-PGA/FC-PGA2 Celeron and
FC-PGA/FC-PGA2 Pentium III processor based AGPset
Manual Version 2.0

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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 Integrator .....................................................................................6

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

2 FEATURES .......................................................................................... 9

2.1 SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................................9

3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ...........................................................12

3.1 STEP-BY-STEP INSTALLATION ...............................................................12

STEP 1 Install the CPU...........................................................................13

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

STEP 3 Install 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/Speaker/Audio/USB ........17

STEP 7 Connect IDE & Floppy Disk Drives............................................19

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

STEP 9 Connect Power Supply..............................................................20

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

STEP 1 1 Connect External Peripherals to Back-panel............................21

STEP 12 First Time System Boot Up......................................................23

STEP 13 Install Driver & Software Components......................................24

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3.2 JUMPER SETTINGS ..................................................................................25

JUMPER & CONNECTOR GUIDE .........................................................26

Jumpers

USB 0/1 Power-On Setting (J10)............................................................28

USB 2/3 Power-On Setting (J1 1) ............................................................28

Clear CMOS (J9) ...................................................................................29

Back-Panel Connectors

PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connectors ............................................30

VGA Port Connector...............................................................................30

COM1 Port Connector............................................................................30

Parallel Port Connector...........................................................................30

TV-Out S/Video Port Connectors............................................................31

1394 Port Connectors ............................................................................31

10/100 base-T LAN Port Connector........................................................31

USB0/USB1 Port Connectors.................................................................31

Line-In ....................................................................................................31

Speaker-Out...........................................................................................32

Front-Panel Connectors

A TX Power On/Off Switch Connector (PWON)........................................33

EPMI Connector (EPMI) .........................................................................33

Green LED / Power LED Connector (GLED / PLED)..............................34

HDD LED Connector (HDLED) ..............................................................34

PWR LED Connector (PLED) ................................................................35

Hardware Reset Connector (RST) ..........................................................35

SPK-Out and Mic-In Header (JP2)..........................................................35

Extended USB Header (USB2) ..............................................................36

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Internal Peripherals Connectors

Enhanced IDE Ports and Floppy Connectors ..........................................37

Other Connectors

ATX Power Supply Connector (JWR1)....................................................38

Cooling FAN Connectors for CPU FANs (F AN1/F AN2)...........................38

Optional Modem Riser Adapter Connector (JP5)....................................39

Audio Connector CD_In (SJP1)..............................................................39

3.3 SYSTEM MEMORY CONFIGURATION......................................................40

Install Memory.........................................................................................40

Upgrade Memory ...................................................................................40

4 SOFTWARE UTILITY .......................................................................41

4.1 Mainboard CD Overview ..........................................................................41

4.2 Install Mainboard Software ......................................................................42

Install VIA 4 in 1, AGP , Audio Driver........................................................43

4.3 Install VIA Hardware Monitor and LAN drivers.......................................44

4.4 Install LAN Software.................................................................................45

Install WIN98 LAN driver .........................................................................45

Install WINNT LAN driver.........................................................................48

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

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5 BIOS SETUP..................................................................................... 51

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

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

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

ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES..................................................................57

ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES ...........................................................61

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

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP ..............................................................68

PNP/PCI CONFIGURA TION .......................................................................73

PC HEALTH STATUS.................................................................................75

FREQUENCY/VOL TAGE CONTROL..........................................................76

LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS...................................................................77

LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAU L TS ..................................................................77

SET SUPERVISOR P ASSWORD ..............................................................78

SET USER PASSWORD ...........................................................................78

SAVE & EXIT SETUP.................................................................................79

EXIT WITHOUT SA VING .............................................................................79

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WHAT’S IN THE MANUAL

Quick Reference

Hardware Installation >> Step-by-Step ................................................ Page 12

Jumper Settings >> A Closer Look ...................................................... Page 25

Software Utility >> How to Install ......................................................... Page 41

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 Chapter 3 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 FV25 mainboard.

Experienced DIY User

Congratulate on your purchase of the FV25 mainboard. You will find that
installing your new FV25 mainboard is just easy. Bundled with an array of
onboard functions, the highly-integrated FV25 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 Software Utility 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 FV25 to construct your system. FV25 incorporates all
the state-of-the-art technology of the PN133T chipset from VIA. It integrates
the most advanced functions you can find to date in a compact FlexATX board.
Refer to sections 3.2 Jumper Settings and Chapter 4 Software Utility for an in-
depth view of system construction.

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1.2 Item Checklist

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 One pices of ATA100/66/33 Ribbon Cable

 One pices of Floppy Ribbon Cable

 One pices of twin ports USB Cable (optional)

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or 6P to 4P IEEE1394 Cable (optional)

 One I/O back-Panel Shielding

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 FV25 Users Manual

 One piece of Bundled CD-ROM with containing:

Ø FV25 users manual on PDF format
Ø VIA 4-IN-1 driver
Ø VIA AGP driver
Ø VIA Audio driver
Ø VIA Hardware Monitor driver
Ø LAN driver
Ø Award Flashing Utility

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2 FEA TURES

FV25 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 FC-PGA Celeron processors with 66/100 MHz FSB.
Intel FC-PGA2 Celeron processors with 100 MHz FSB.
Intel FC-PGA Pentium III processors with 100/133 MHz FSB.
Intel FC-PGA2 Pentium III processors with 133 MHz FSB.
VIA C3 processor and VIA C3 processor 750+MHz.

 Chipset

Features VIA Twister-T, PN133T/VT82C686B Chipset.

Onboard Lan

Realtek 8100B, support 10Mb/s and 100Mb/s operation.

Onboard TV-out

VIA TV-out Encoder

Onboard 1394

VIA VT6306, support 400Mb/s, 200Mb/s, 100Mb/s data transfer rate.

 CPU Configuration

Soft-configuration FSB (The FSB speed is software configurable from 66MHz
to 166MHz by 1 MHz in the Frequency/Voltage Control of BIOS setup
program.)

 Integrated Graphics Controller

3D Hyper Pipelined Architecture.
Full 2D Acceleration.
Motion Video Acceleration.
8 to 32MB frame buffer using system memory.

 AC'97 Link for Audio and Telephony CODEC

AC'97 2.2 compliant. Built in headphone amplifier.

 Versatile Memory Support

Two 168-pin DIMM slots to support up to 1GB of PC100 or PC133
compliant SDRAM.

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 PCI Expansion Slots

Provides one 32-bit PCI slot.

 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 1 × DB9 Serial connectors 16550 UART compatible.
Ø 1 ×DB15 VGA connector.
Ø 1 ×S-Video and Composite Video connector.
Ø 2 ×1394 connector.
Ø 1 ×RJ45 LAN connector.
Ø 1 × DB25 Parallel port supporting Standard Parallel Port (SPP),

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

Ø 1 ×Line-In connector.
Ø 1 ×/Speaker-Out connector.

 4 USB Interface Onboard

Ø 2 × USB connectors on back-panel and one 10-pin header for optional

USB cable to extend another 2 USB ports .

 PCI Bus Master IDE Controller Onboard

Two UltraDMA 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 the data transfer speed 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 be connect to the onboard 20-pin ATX power
connector, supporting Suspend and Soft-On/Off by dual-function power
button.

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 Advanced Configuration and Power Interface

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

 System BIOS

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

 Flex ATX Form Factor

System board conforms to the Flex ATX specification.
Board dimension: 190mm × 175mm.

 Advanced Features

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 the Soft-Off mode.

Ø CPU Clock Setting- This item allows users to adjust CPU Host Clock 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 Vcore
on CPU, and +2.5V, +3.3V, +5V, +12V 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 INST ALLATION

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Speaker- Out & Mic-In C onnectors -

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Two IDE Connectors

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ATX Power Connector

Socket 370

FAN2

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 FV25 mainboard. Refer to the
following mainboard layout to help you identify various jumpers, connectors, slots, and
ports. Then follow these steps to guide you through a quick and correct installation of
your system.

3.1 Step-by-Step Installation

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Install the CPU:

1. Locate the CPU ZIF (Zero Insertion Force) socket on the upper-right
sector of your mainboard (between the back-panel connectors and the

DIMM memory slots).

2. Pull the CPU ZIF socket lever slightly sideways away from the socket
to unlock the lever, and then bring it to an upwardly vertical position.

3. Place your FC-PGA/FC-PGA2 370 processor in the ZIF socket. Note that the
CPUs edges have been purposely designed non-symmetrically to prevent
from inserting the processor in the wrong direction. The following diagram
demonstrates the correct placement of the CPU in the ZIF socket. You can
see that the two blunt-edged corners should face towards the socket-lever.

4. Slightly push the FC-PGA/FC-PGA2 370 processor into the socket without
applying excessive force while making sure there is no gap between CPU
and socket. Then lower the socket-lever all the way down to its horizontal
position and lock it to secure the CPU in place.

5. The FC-PGA/FC-PGA2 370 processor requires a set of heatsink/fan to en
sure proper cooling of the processor. If heatsink/fan have not been already
mounted on your CPU, you must purchase the heatsink/fan separately
and have it installed. Plug the cable through the heatsink/fan in the CPU
fan power connector located nearby. Note that there are several types of
CPU fan connectors. Normally, if your mainboard supports the hardware
monitoring function, a 3-pin fan power connector should allow your system
to detect the CPU fans speed . The CPU fan can also run with a 2-pin fan
power connector, however, detection of CPU fans speed is not supported.
Another type of CPU fan may feature a large 4-pin fan power connector,
which does not support CPU fan's speed detection and must be directly
connected to the systems power supply unit. Please refer to the following
diagram.

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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 in any of the
following cases:

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 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 SDRAM System Memory

To insert memory module(s) in any one or two DIMM slot(s). Please note
that 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.

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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 board each device according to the
instructions provided by the manufacturer. (IDE devices, HDD, and
CD-ROM have to set jumpers on Master or Slave mode depending
on your willing to install more than one device for 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 in 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 through 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 it is 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 a
correct mounting hole, 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 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 shortage between the
board and the metal frame of 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 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

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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, or USB devices etc.) These cables serve to connect
the front-panel switches, LEDs, USB, Speaker-Out, and Mic-In connectors to
the mainboards front-panel connectors group (JP3, JP4, USB2, and JP2), as
shown below.

1. ATX Soft Power On/Off (PWON)

2. EPMI
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7. Speaker-Out and Mic-In header

USB3

USB2

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Connect IDE & Floppy Disk Drives

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Step 8

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1. CD_IN connector

2. Optional Modem Riser adapter connector

SJP1

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Step 9

Connect Power Supply

1. System power connector

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Step 10

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Install Add-on Cards in Expansion Slots

1. PCI Card

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 Keyboard

2. VGA Port

3. COM1 Port

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4. Parallel Port
Parallel Port

5. Optional S-Video and Composite Video Ports for TV-out

S-Video Port CompositeVideo Port

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8. USB Ports

9. Line-In and Speaker-Out Port

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IEEE1394 Port 1

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USB1 Port

USB0 Port

Line-In Port

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Speaker-Out Port

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
partition(s) to occupy all the space available in 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 decide 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 Driver & 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 FV25 bundled CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. The

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

2. Select the Mainboard related program.

3. Install VIA 4-in-1, AGP, and Audio drivers.

4. Return to the main installation window and select the Hardware Monitor

related program.

5. Install Hardware Monitor driver.

6. Return to the Hardware Monitor installation window and exit the auto-run

driver installation program.

7. Install LAN driver.

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

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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Jumper & Connector Guide

A1A2A3E2B1

B4~B6

B2~B3

B7~B8

B9~B10

C1~C6

E3E1E4

C87C7D1

Use the mainboard layout on page 12 to locate CPU socket, memory slots,
expansion slots, jumpers and connectors on the mainboard during
installation. The following list will help you identify jumpers, slots, and
connectors along with their assigned functions:

CPU/Memory/Expansion Slots

Socket 370 : CPU Socket for FC-PGA and FC-PGA2 370 processors
DIMM1/2 : Two DIMM Slots for 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512 MB, and

1GB of 3.3V SDR SDRAM

PCI : One 32-bit PCI Expansion Slot

Jumpers

A1

J10 : USB 1 Power-On Setting

A2

J11 : USB 2 Power-On Setting

A3

J9 : Clear CMOS

Back-Panel Connectors

B1

KB : PS/2 Keyboard

B1

MS : PS/2 Mouse

B2

VGA : VGA Port (DB15 female)

B3

COM1 : Serial Port 1 (DB9 male)

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PRINTER : Parallel Port (DB25 female)

B4
B5

S/Video : S-Video and Composite Video Ports

B6

1394 : 2 x 1394 (0/1) Ports

B7

LAN : 10/100 base-T LAN Port

B8

USB : 2 × USB (0/1) Ports (Universal Serial Bus)

B9

LINE-IN : Line-In Port

B10

SPEAKER-OUT : Speaker-Out Port

Front-Panel Connectors (JP3, JP4, JP2, and USB2)

C1

PWON : ATX Power On/Off Momentary Type Switch

C2

EPMI : Hardware System Management Interface Momentary

Type switch

C3

GLED/PLED : Green LED (ON when system stays in power

saving mode) / System Power LED

C4

HDLED : IDE Drive Active LED

C5

PLED : System Power LED

C6

RST : Hardware Reset Switch

C7

SPK/MIC : Extended Spk-Out and Mic-In Header

C8

USB2/3 : Extended USB Header (USB2)

Internal Peripherals Connectors

D1

FDD : Floppy Disk Drive Interface
IDE1 : IDE Primary Interface (Dual-channel)

D1
D1

IDE2 : IDE Secondary Interface (Dual-channel)

Other Connectors:

E1

JWR1 : ATX Power (20-pin header)

E2

FAN1 : Cooling Fan Power

E2

FAN2 : Cooling Fan Power

E3

JP5 : Modem Riser Connector

E4

SJP1 : CD-in Connector

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F Jumpers

1

J10

A1

USB0/1 Power-On Setting (J10)

FV25 provides one jumper to set USB devices which connect to back-panel to
power-on system from Soft off stage.

Place jumper cap on J10 pin 2-3 for enabling USB device (USB port 0 and USB
port 1) power-on function on back-panel.

Disabled (Default)

1

(USB power-on function)

1

Enabled
(USB power-on function)

A2

USB2/3 Power-On Setting (J11)

FV25 provides one jumper to set USB devices which connect to front-panel to
power-on system from Soft off stage.

Place jumper cap on J11 for enabling or disabling USB device (USB port 2 and
USB port 3) power-on function.

1

Disabled (Default)
(USB power-on function)

1

Enabled
(USB power-on function)

1

J11

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A3

Clear CMOS (J9)

J9 is used to clear CMOS data. Clearing CMOS will result in the permanent
erasing of previous system configuration settings and the restoration of original
(factory-set) system settings.

1

1

Step 1. Turn off the system power (PC-> Off).
Step 2. Remove jumper cap from J9 pins 1-2.
Step 3. Place the jumper cap on J9 pin 2-3 for a few seconds.
Step 4. Return the jumper cap to pin 1-2.

Pin 1-2 (Default)

Pin 2-3 (Clear CMOS)

J9

1

Step 5. Turn on the system power (PC-> On).

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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 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. Plug the PS/2
keyboard and mouse jacks into their
corresponding connectors.

B2

VGA Port Connector

A 15-pin VGA connector is located at
the rear panel of mainboard.

PS/2 Mouse

foxcon n

PS/2 keyboard

B3

COM1 Port Connector

This mainboard can accommodate
one serial device on COM1.
Attach a serial device cable to the
DB9 serial port COM1 at the back­panel 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.

VGA Port

COM1 Port

Parallel Port

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B5

Optional S/Composit Video TV-Out Connectors

This mainboard can accommodate S­Video and Composite Video ports on
back-panel.

S-Video Port CompositeVideo Port

B6

IEEE 1394 Port Connectors

This mainboard offers two 1394 ports
on back-panel. Plug each device jack
into an available 1394 connector.

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IEEE1394 Port 1IEEE1394 Port 0

B7

10/100 base-T LAN Port Connector

This mainboard can accommodate
one device on LAN.
Attach a RJ45 cable to the LAN port at
the back-panel of your computer.

B8

USB0/USB1 Port Connectors

Two female connectors USB1/USB2
share the same USB (Universal Serial
Bus) bracket at the rear panel of your
mainboard. Plug each USB device jack
into an available USB1/USB2 connec­tor.

B9

Line-In

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.

LAN Port

USB1 Port

USB0 Port

Line-In Port

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B10

Speaker-Out

Speaker-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.
The Speaker-Out port at the back-panel
and front-panel (JP2) can't be used at
the same time.

Speaker-Out Port

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F Front-Panel Connectors

JP4

JP3

1

1

EPMI

PLED

HDLED

RST

PWO N

+

-

-

+

+

-

-

+

PLED

GLED

JP4

JP3

1

1

EPMI

PLED

HDLED

RST

PWO N

+

-

-

-

+

+

-

-

+

PLED

GLED

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s ATX power supply. Attach the connector cable from the Power
Switch to the 2-pin (PWON) header on the mainboard.

Note : Please note the Speaker and 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 a 2-pin
momentary switch. Press the EPMI switch to force the system into power saving
mode; press again to resume normal operation.

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C3

+

-

-

+

PLED

GLED

JP4

JP3

1

1

EPMI

PLED

HDLED

RST

PWO N

+

-

-

--

+

+

-

-

+

PLED

GLED

JP4

JP3

1

1

EPMI

PLED

HDLED

RST

PWO N

-

+

+

-

+

-

-

+

PLED

GLED

Green LED/Power LEC Connector (GLED/PLED)

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.

C4

HDD LED Connector (HDLED)

Attach the connector cable from the IDE device LED to the 2-pin (HDLED)
header.

The HDD LED lights up whenever an IDE device is active.

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PWR LED Connector (PLED)

JP4

JP3

1

1

EPMI

PLED

HDLED

RST

PWO N

-

+

+

-

+

-

-

+

PLED

GLED

JP4

JP3

1

1

EPMI

PLED

HDLED

RST

PWO N

--

+

+

-

+

-

-

+

PLED

GLED

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

Spk-Out and Mic-In Header (JP2)

This header is used to connect the cable attached to (Spk-Out and Mic-In) phone
jacks which are mounted on front-panel.

5
4
3
2
1

Pins Assignment:

1=L Speaker-out 2=R Speaker-out
3=AGND 4=MIC_VCC
5=MIC_IN

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1

JP2

C8

USB2

1

Extended USB Header (USB2)

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

USB Port 3

2 4 6 8 10

1 3 5 7 9

USB Port 2

Pins Assignment:

1=+5V 3=USBD2­5=USBD2+ 7=GROUND
9=GROUND

2=GROUND 4=GROUND
6=USBD3+ 8=USBD3­10=+5V

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F Internal Peripherals Connectors

IDE1

IDE2

FDD1

111

D1

Enhanced IDE Ports and Floppy Connector

The FV25 mainboard features two 40-pin dual-channel IDE device connec­tors (IDE1/IDE2) providing support to up to four IDE devices, such as CD­ROM and Hard Disk Drives (H.D.D.). This mainboard also includes one 34­pin floppy disk controller (FDC) to accommodate the Floppy Disk Drive
(F.D.D.). Moreover, this mainboard comes with one 80pin ATA100/66/33
ribbon cable to connect to IDE H.D.D. and one 34-pin ribbon cable for
F.D.D. connection.

Note: Please connect you system

H.D.D. to IDE 1

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/IDE2 or FDC connector on the mainboard.

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F Other Connectors

ATX Power Supply Connector (JWR1)

E1

Locate the 20-pin male header ATX power connector (JWR1) on your
mainboard. Plug the power cable from the ATX power supply unit directly
into JWR1 ATX power supply connector.

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.

JWR 1

1

E2

Cooling Fan Connectors for CPU (FAN1/2)

The mainboard provides two onboard 12V cooling fan power connectors to
support CPU and Chassis cooler.

1

SENSEGND +12V

Note: Both cable wiring and type of plug

may vary depending 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.

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1

FAN2

FAN1

1

E3

432

1

1

JP5

Optional Modem Riser Adapter Connector (JP5)

This header can be used to connect a optional MR slot adapter cable to FV25
mainboard. Typically, you would use this connector must be disabled onboard
modem on back-panel.

2 4 6 8 10

1 3 5 7 9

Pins Assignment:

1=SDIN 2=BITCLK 3=PRIMARY
4=GND 5=KEY 6=3V3_SB

7=SYNC 8=SDOUT 9=SDIN2
10=-ACRST

E4

Audio Connector CD _In (SJP1)

Port SJP1 is used to attach an audio connector cable from the CD-ROM drive.

Pins Assignment:

1=CD_L
2=CD_GND
3=CD_GND
4=CD_R

SJP1

1

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3.3 System Memory Configuration

DIMM Slot

Memory Modules

Module

Quantity

DIMM 1

16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, 256M

B, and

512MB 168-pin 3.3V SDR SDRAM DIMM

x 1

DIMM 2

16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, 256M

B, and

512MB 168-pin 3.3V SDR SDRAM DIMM

x 1

The FV25 mainboard has two 168-pin DIMM slots that allow you to install
from 16MB up to 1GB of system memory.

Each 168-pin DIMM (Dual In-line Memory Module) Slot can accommodate
16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, and 512MB of PC100/PC133
compliant 3.3V single or double side 64-bit wide data path SDRAM modules.

Install Memory:

Install memory in any or all of the slots and in any combination shown as
follows.

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

Setup menu.

Standard CMOS

Upgrade Memory:

You can easily upgrade the system memory by inserting additional 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 SOFTW ARE UTILITY

4.1 Mainboard CD Overview

Note: The CD contents attached in the FV25 mainboard are subject to

change without notice.

To start your mainboard CD disc, 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 4 in 1, AGP, and Audio drivers.
F Install VIA Hardware Monitor - Installing Hardware Monitor driver.
F LAN Driver Installation - Installing LAN driver.
F Manual - FV25 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 the contents of this CD.
F Quit - Close this CD.

] The Win 9x/NT LAN Device Driver must be installed manually.

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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 enter the sub-menu.

The Mainboard Software include:

F [4.2.A] Install VIA driver
F [4.2.B] Install AGP Device Software
F [4.2.C] Install Audio Device Software

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Install VIA 4 in 1, AGP, and Audio Device Driver

[4.2.A] Select using your pointing device (e.g. mouse) on the Install VIA

Driver bar to install VIA 4 in 1 driver.

[4.2.B] Click on the Install AGP Device Software bar to install AGP device

driver.

[4.2.C] Click on the "Install Audio Device Software" bar to install Audio driver.

Once you made your selection, a Setup window runs 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 Install VIA Hardware Monitor and LAN drivers

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 the item using your pointing device (e.g. mouse) on the Install VIA
Hardware Monitor bar to install VIA Hardware Monitor driver .

Then click on the LAN Driver Installation bar to install LAN driver.

Once you make your selection, a Setup window will automatically runs the
installation.

When the files are done copying, make sure you reboot the system to insure
that the files are installed correctly.

Note: When Install LAN driver, please confirm your OS and correctly

install driver. If your OS is win 9X/NT, please take the following
chapt description "Install LAN Software" for reference. The other
OS such as win 2000/XP/ME can be automatical installed

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4.4 Install LAN Software

Install WIN98 LAN driver

The LAN Device Driver can't install automatically, you need double click on

My Computer -> Control Pnael -> System icon to bring up System Proper-
ties screen.

Select tab "Device Manager".
You will find a yellow "?" mark at PCI

Ethernet Controller, that means the
driver is not recognize.

Double click on the Ethernet Controller.

Then PCI Ethernet Controller Properties
windows will appear on your screen.

Click on the "Reinstall Driver" bar to
install driver.

The Updade Device Driver Wizard
windows will appear on your screen.

Click on "Next" bar to continue.

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Please choose "Display a list of the
drivers in a specific location, so you
can select the driver you want" to the

manual install driver, and click on
"Next" bar to continue.

Select "Network adapters" bar for LAN
device and click on "Next" bar to con-
tinue.

Insert the support CD by the mainboard
manufacturer and choose "Have Disk"
bar to continue next step.

Indicate the driver's location as
"D:\lan\WIN98\NETRTS5.INF" (In this

location CD disk drive is supposed to be
"D" letter.)

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Select "Realtek RTL8139/810X Family
PCI Fast Ethernet NIC" to install, and

then click on "OK".

Make sure "Realtek RTL8139/810X
Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC" driver,
and click on "Next".

Then the system will do the setup
procddure automatically.

Completing the upgrade device driver,
and click on "Finish" to restart the system

to take all the changes effect.

After restart, you may check Network
adapters under the location mentioned
at right figure.

The Network adapters shows correctly.

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Install WINNT LAN driver

The LAN Device Driver can't install automatically, you need double click on
My Computer -> Control Pnael -> Network icon to bring up Network
screen.

Select tab "Adapters" and "Add" bar to
install driver.

Insert the support CD by the mainboard
manufacturer and choose "Have Disk"
bar to continue next step.

Key in the driver's location as
"D:\lan\WINNT4\" (In this location CD

disk drive is supposed to be "D" letter.)
and click on "OK".

Select "Realtek RTL8139/810X Family
PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter" to install
then click on "OK".

Chocse the proper Duplex Mode,
and click on "OK".

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Make sure "Realtek RTL8139/810X Family
PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter" driver, and click

on "Close".

Setting yourself network.
Then the system will do the setup

procddure automatically.

Completing the upgrade device driver,
and click on "Yes" to restart the system

to take all the changes effect.

After restart, you may check Network
adapters under the location mentioned
at right figure. The Network adapters
shows correctly.

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

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

Then click on "FV25 Manual" bar to view FV25 user's manual.

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5 BIOS SETUP

FV25 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 mentioned 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 simultaneously.

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.

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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 Configuration

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.

IDE Secondary Master

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

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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

Select Display Device

Select the Display device.
Ø The choice: Auto, CRT, TV, or CRT+TV.

Select TV mode

Select the TV mode.
Ø The choice: NTSC or PAL.

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

******************************************************

IDE Adapters

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

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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

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.

CPU Internal Cache

This item enables CPU internal cache to speed up memory access.
Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

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External Cache

This item enables CPU secondary cache to speed up memory access.
Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking

When you select Enabled, memory checking is enabled when the
CPU internal L2 cache contains ECC SRAMs.

Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

Processor Number Feature

Allows you to make Pentium III Processor Serial Number enabled/
disabled.

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: Floppy, LS120, HDD-0, SCSI, CDROM, HDD-1,

HDD-2, HDD-3, 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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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.

Video BIOS Shadow

Determines whether video BIOS will be copied to RAM. However, it is
optional depending on chipset design. Video Shadow will increase the
video speed.

Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

XX000-XXFFF Shadow

These categories determine whether option ROMs will be Chipset
Feature Setup Auto Configuration copied to RAM. An example of such
option ROM would be support of on-board SCSI.

Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

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.

DRAM Timing By SPD

This item allows you to select the value in this field, depending on
whether the board using which kind of SDR DRAM.

Ø The Choice: Enabled or Disabled.

DRAM Clock

This item allows you to control the DRAM speed.
Ø The Choice: Host CLK, HCLK-33M, HCLK+33M.

SDRAM Cycle Length

When synchronous DRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles of
CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing. Do not reset this field from
the default value specified by the system designer.

Ø The Choice: 3, or 2.

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Bank Interleave

The interleave number of internal banks, can be set to 2 way, 4 way
interleave or disabled. For VCM and 16Mb type dram chips, the bank
interleave is fixed at 2 way interleave.

When the dram timing is selected by SPD, it will be set by the value on
SPD of the RAM module(DDR or SDR).

Ø The Choice: Disabled, 2 Bank, or 4 Bank.

Memory Hole

In order to improve performance, some space in memory can be
reserved for ISA cards.

Ø The Choice: Disabled or 15M-16M.

P2C/C2P Concurrency

This item allows you to enable/disable the PCI to CPU and CPU to PCI
concurrently.

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 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.

Onboard VGA

This item allows you to Enabled/Disabled onboard VGA.
Ø The Choice: Enabled or Disabled.

Frame Buffer Size

This item allows you to control the VGA frame buffer size.
Ø The choice: 8M, 16M, or 32M.

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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: 4M, 8M, 16M, 32M, 64M, or 128M.

On Chip USB

This should be enabled if your system has a USB installed on the system
board and you want to use it. Even when on chip USB so equipped, if
you add a higher performance controller, you will need to disable this
feature.

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.

On Chip Sound

This item allows you to control the onboard AC 97 audio.
Ø The Choice: Auto or Disabled.

CPU to PCI Write Buffer

When this field is Enabled, the writing from CPU to PCI bus is buffered,
to compensate for the speed differences between the CPU and the PCI
bus. When Disabled, the writing is are not buffered and the CPU must
wait until the write is complete before starting another write cycle.

Ø The Choice: Enabled or Disabled.

PCI Dynamic Bursting

This item allows you to enable/disable the PCI dynamic bursting func­tion.

Ø The Choice: Enabled or Disabled.

PCI Master 0 WS Write

When this item enabled, writing to the PCI bus is executed with zero
wait state.

Ø The Choice: Enabled or Disabled.

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PCI Delay Transaction

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

Ø The Choice: Enabled or Disabled.

PCI #2 Access #1 Retry

When this item disabled, PCI#2 will not be disconnected until access
finishes (default); On the contrary, PCI#2 will be disconnected if max
etries are attempted without success.

Ø The Choice: Enabled or Disabled.

AGP Master 1 WS Write

When this item enabled, writing to the AGP(Accelerated Graphics Port)
is executed with one wait state.

Ø The Choice: Enabled or Disabled.

AGP Master 1 WS Read

When this item enabled, reading from the AGP (Accelerated Graphics
Port) is executed with one wait state.

Ø The Choice: Enabled or Disabled.

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. Integrated Peripherals

OnChip IDE Channel0

The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support to two IDE chan­nels. Select Enabled to activate the primary IDE interface; select
Disabled to deactivate this interface

Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

OnChip IDE Channel1

The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support to two IDE chan­nels. Select Enabled to activate the secondary IDE interface; select
Disabled to deactivate this interface

Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

IDE Prefetch Mode

The onboard IDE drive interfaces support IDE prefetching for faster
drive access. If you install a primary and/or secondary add-on IDE
interface, set this field to Disabled if the interface does not support
prefetching.

Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

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Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO

The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields let you set a PIO
mode (0-4) for each of the four 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.

Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA

Ultra DMA/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 DMA/100,
select Auto to enable BIOS support.

Ø The choice: Auto or Disabled.

Init Display First

This item allows you to decide to activate PCI Slot or on-chip VGA first.
Ø The choice: PCI Slot or AGP.

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/write per sector the drive can support.

Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled

Onboard FDD Controller

Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) in­stalled on the system board and you want to use it. If you install add-on
FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select Disabled in this field.

Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

Onboard Serial Port1

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.

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.

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Onboard Parallel Mode

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

Ø The choice: Normal, 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.

Parallel Port EPP Type

Select a DMA channel for the parallel port for use during ECP mode.
Ø The choice: EPP1.7 or EPP1.9.

Onboard Legacy Audio

This field controls the onboard legacy audio.
Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

Sound Blaster

This item enables/disables the onboard Sound Blaster.
Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

SB I/O Base Address

This item selects the Sound Blaster I/O Base Address.
Ø The choice: 220H, 240H, 260H, or 280H.

SB IRQ Select

This item selects the Sound Blaster IRQ.
Ø The choice: IRQ5, IRQ7, IRQ 9, or IRQ10.

SB DMA Select

This item selects the Sound Blaster DMA.
Ø The choice: DMA0, DMA1, DMA2, or DMA3.

MPU-401

This item enables/disables on-board MPU-401.
Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

MPU-401 I/O Address

This item selects MPU-401 I/O Address.
Ø The choice: 300-303H, 310-313H, 320-323H, or 330-333H.

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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.

Power Management

Options are in its sub-menu.
Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu of detailed options.
This category allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving

mode settings.
Min Saving Minimum power management.

HDD Power Down=Allows you to set each mode

individually.

Doze Mode=1 hr.
Suspend Mode=1 hr.

Max Saving Maximum power management.

HDD Power Down=Allows you to set each mode

individually.

Doze Mode=1 min
Suspend Mode=1 min

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User Define Allows you to set each mode individually.

HDD Power Down=Disabled or 1min.~15min.
Doze Mode=Disabled or 1 min ~1 hr.
Suspend Mode= Disabled or 1 min ~1 hr.

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

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.

Doze Mode

When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity, the CPU clock
will run at slower sped while all other devices still operate at full speed.
Ø The choice: Disabled, 1 Min, 2 Min, 4 Min, 6 Min, 8 Min, 10 Min,

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

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, 6 Min, 8 Min, 10 Min,

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

ACPI Suspend Type

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

PM Control by APM

When this item enabled, an Advanced Power Management device will
be activated to enhance the Max. Power Saving mode and stop the
CPU internal clock. If Advance Power Management (APM) is installed
on your system, selecting Yes gives better power saving.

If the Max. Power Saving is not enabled, this will be preset to No.
Ø The choice: Yes or No.

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Video Off Option

When enabled, this feature allows the VGA adapter to operate in a
power saving mode.

Always On Monitor will remain on during power saving

mode.

Suspend --> Off Monitor is blanked when the system enters the

Suspend mode.

All Modes --> Off Monitor is blanked when the system enters any

power saving mode.

Ø The choice: Always On, Suspend ->off, or All Modes -> off.

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 Support Initial display power management signaling.

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

MODEM Use IRQ

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

Soft-Off by PWRBTN

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.

State After Power Failurs

This item to set the ATX power supply status when power resume after
unexpected power fail.

When off is selected, power supply will maintain on soft-off status,
when power is resume. When on is selected, power supply will turn
on, and when Auto is selected, power supply will maintain on the status
before unexpected power fail.

Ø The choice: Auto, Off, or On.

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Wake Up Events

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

USB Resume from S3

Set the item Enabled, users can awaken the system by USB keyboard.
Ø The choice: Disabled or Enabled.

VGA

When this item enabled, you can set VGA to awaken the system.
Ø The choice: OFF or ON

LPT & COM

When LPT & COM stays On, any activity from one of the listed system
peripheral devices or IRQs wakes up the system.
Ø The choice: NONE, LPT, COM, or LPT/COM

HDD & FDD

When HDD & FDD stays On, any activity from one of the listed system
peripheral devices wakes up the system.
Ø The choice: OFF or ON

PCI Master

When PCI Master stays On, any activity from one of the listed system
peripheral devices wakes up the system.
Ø The choice: OFF, or ON

Power-On by PCI Card

This item enables/disables the power on function of PCI Card.
Ø The choice: Disabled or Enabled.

Modem Ring Resume

When this item enabled, your 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.

RTC Alarm Resume

When this item enabled, your 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)

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

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Resume Time (hh:mm:ss)

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.

Primary INTR

Press Enter to on/off the wake up ability of a specified IRQ.
Ø The choice: OFF or ON.

IRQs Activity Monitoring

In the following is a list of IRQ's, Interrupt ReQuests, which can be
exempted much as the COM ports and LPT ports above can. When
an I/O device wants to gain the attention of the operating system, it
signals this by causing an IRQ to occur. When the operating system
is ready to respond to the request, it interrupts itself and performs the
service.

When On mode exist, activity will neither prevent the system from
going into a power management mode nor awaken it.

IRQ3 (COM 2 )
IRQ4 (COM 1)
IRQ5 (LPT 2)
IRQ6 (Floppy Disk)
IRQ7 (LPT 1)
IRQ8 (RTC Alarm)
IRQ9 (IRQ2 Redir)
IRQ10 (Reserved)
IRQ11 (Reserved)
IRQ12 ( PS / 2 Mouse )
IRQ13 (Coprocessor)
IRQ14 (Hard Disk)
IRQ15 (Reserved)

Ø The choice: Disabled or Enabled.

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. PnP/PCI Configuration

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.

PNP OS Installed

This item allows you to determine PnP OS is installed or not.
Ø The choice: Yes or No.

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/DMA Resources

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

IRQ 3/4/5/7/9/10/11/12/14/15 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: Legacy ISA or PCI/ISA PnP.

DMA 0/1/3/5/6/7 assigned

When resources are controlled manually, assign each system DMA
channel as one of the following types, depending on the type of device
using the interrupt:

Legacy ISA Devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specifica­tion, requiring a specific interrupt ( such as IRQ4 for serial port 1). PCI/
ISA PnP Devices compliant with the Plug-and-Play standard, whether
designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture.

Ø The choice: Legacy ISA or PCI/ISA PnP.

Assign IRQ For VGA

This item allows the user to set VGA IRQ Routing table Enabled or
Disabled.

Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

Assign IRQ For USB

This item allows the user the option to assign an IRQ to on-board USB
controller.

Since the on-board controller is always enabled, if no IRQ is assigned
to it, there will be a question mark report on the sytem device under
Windows95/98.

Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

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. PC Health Status

Current CPU Temp.

Since the mainboard support CPU temperature monitoring and over­heat alert. This item indicates the current Processor temperature.

Current CPUFAN1/2 Speed

The mainboard can detect three fans rotation speed for CPU cooler,
and system .

Vcore, 2.5V, 3.3V, 5V, 12V

The mainboard supports CPU and mainboard voltages monitoring.
The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the CPU voltage
(Vcore) and the voltage output from power supply.

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. Frequency/V oltage Control

Auto Detect DIMM/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.
Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

CPU Clock

This item allows the user to adjust CPU Host Clock from 66MHz to
166MHz by 1MHz step.

Min=BIOS auto detection CPU Host Clock.
Max=BIOS auto decection CPU Host Clock.
Ø Key in a DEC number: (Between Min and Max.)

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F 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.

F 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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F 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

F 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.

forget the password, the only way to access the system is
to clear CMOS, please refer to "Clear CMOS" on page 29.

F 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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