Shuttle MT63 User Manual

MT63

Pentium 4/Celeron , 478-pin Processor

Based MAIN BOARD

Shuttle® MT63

Pentium 4/Celeron , 478-pin Processor Based Mainboard
Manual Version 1.0

Copyright

Copyright© 2003 by Shuttle® Inc. All Rights Reserved.
No part of this publication may be reproduced, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system,

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Disclaimer

Shuttle® Inc. shall not be liable for any incidental or consequential damages resulting from the
performance or use of this product.

This company makes no representations or warranties regarding the contents of this manual.
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.
PS/2 is a registered trademark of IBM Corporation.
AWARD is a registered trademark of Award Software Inc.
Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

General Notice: Other product names used in this manual are ascribed to their respective
owners and acknowledged.

M863

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: MT63
S/N: N/A
CPU:

External Frequency: 100 MHz

Intel Pentium4: 1.6/ 1.8/ 2.0/2.2/2.4/2.6 GHz

External Frequency: 133 MHz

Intel Pentium4: 2.26/ 2.40/ 2.53/ 2.66/ 2.80/ 3.06 GHz

External Frequency: 200 MHz

Intel Pentium4: 2.8/ 3.0/ 3.2 GHz
Serial Port: one ports with 9 pins
Parallel Port: one port with 25 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
LAN Port: one port with 8 pins (10Mbps/100Mbps/1000Mbps)
Mic-In & Line-Out & Line-In Ports: one port for each
DIMM Memory (optional): DDR 400 256 MB *4

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 100MHz P4 2.60 GHz Close
2 100MHz P4 2.60 GHz Open
3 133MHz P4 3.06 GHz Close
4 133MHz P4 3.06 GHz Open
5 200MHz P4 3.20 GHz Close
6 200MHz P4 3.20 GHz Open

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

Remedy: N/A
EMI Interference:

Crystal: 14.318MHz(X1)/ 32.768KHz(X2)/ 25.00MHz(X3)/ 25.00MHz(X4)/

24.576MHz(X5)

Clock Generator: CLK1

(D) Supported Host Peripherals:

Host Peripheral Product Name Model Name S/N FCC ID

#1 Case MT63 N/A
#2 power supply (300w) delta DPS-300KB-1A TDC0024000143
#3 Maxtor HDD (40 GB) D740X-6L N/A 3902B975
#4 Panasonic FDD JU-257A606P
#5 Pioneer DVD Player DVD-116 AAMS027197WL 3892D029

(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" or 3.5" FDD 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 or AGP 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 MT63..............................................................................11

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

STEP 2 Set Jumpers............................................................................. 13

STEP 3 Install DDR SDRAM System Memory........................................ 13

STEP 4 Install Internal Peripherals in System Case ................................ 14

STEP 5 Mount the Mainboard on the Computer Chassis........................ 15

STEP 6 Connect Front-Panel Switches/LEDs/Speaker connectors........ 16

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

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

STEP 9 Connect Power Supply ............................................................. 19

STEP 10 Install Add-on Cards in Expansion Slots .................................. 20

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

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

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

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

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

Jumpers

Clear CMOS Setting (JP1) ................................................................... 27

Back-Panel Connectors

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

Parallel Port Connector.......................................................................... 28

VGA Connector ..................................................................................... 28

COM1 Port Connector ........................................................................... 28

USB Port Connectors ............................................................................ 29

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

Bass/Center-Out (Mic-In) Port ................................................................ 29

Line-In (Rear-Out) Port.......................................................................... .29

Line-Out Port ......................................................................................... 29

Front-Panel Connectors

ATX Power On/Off Switch Connector (PWON) ....................................... 30

Green LED/Power LED Connector (GLED/PLED)................................. 31

HDD LED Connector (HLED) ................................................................ 31

Power LED Connector (PLED).............................................................. 32

Hardware Reset Connector (Reset) ....................................................... 32

Speaker Connector (Speaker) ............................................................... 32

Internal Peripherals Connectors

Enhanced IDE, Floppy ATA Connectors ................................................. 33

Serial ATA Connectors (ATA1) (Optional) ............................................... 33

Other Connectors

ATX Power Supply Connectors (ATX1 and ATX2).................................. 34

CPU, Chipset and System Fan Connectors (FAN1/2/3).......................... 35

Audio CD_IN Connectors (J4)(Black) / (J6)(White)................................. 35

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AUXILIARY CD in Connector (J5)(White) ............................................... 36

SPDIF_Out/In Header (JP4)................................................................... 36

Front-Panel Microphone and Line_out Header (JP3) ............................. 37

Extended one USB Connector Header (J2)............................................ 37

IrDA Header (J3).................................................................................... 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 ATI Chipset Driver ...................................................................... 42

4.2.B Install ATI VGA Driver ........................................................................... 42

4.2.C Install Realtek Audio Driver ................................................................. 43

4.2.D Install Broadcom LAN Driver............................................................... 43

4.2.E Install Silicon RAID Driver (Optional) .................................................. 44

4.2.F Install ATI USB2.0 Driver ...................................................................... 44

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 .......................................................... 56

INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS .................................................................. 60

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

PNP/PCI CONFIGURATIONS .................................................................... 67

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PC HEALTH STATUS................................................................................ 69

LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS .................................................................. 70

LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS ................................................................. 70

SET PASSWORD ..................................................................................... 71

SAVE & EXIT SETUP................................................................................ 72

EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ............................................................................ 72

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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 MT63 mainboard.

Experienced DIY User

Congratulate on your purchase of the Shuttle MT63 mainboard. You will find
that installing your new Shuttle MT63 mainboard is just easy. Bundled with an
array of onboard functions, the highly-integrated MT63 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 MT63 to construct your system. Shuttle MT63
incorporates all the state-of-the-art technology of the RS300+IXP150 chipset
from ATI. It integrates the most advanced functions you can find to date in a
compact Micro ATX board.

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1.2 Item Checklist

VSO

PCI3J4J5

BAT1218S2EBNA42

JP2

JP1

-HLED+

+GLED-

Speaker

- PLED +

FAN3

215RPS3AGA21H

1DIM2DIM4

Check all items with your MT63 mainboard to make sure nothing is missing.
The complete package should include:

ATX1

KB1

VGA1

PRN1

ATX2

FAN1

- One piece of Shuttle MT63 Mainboard

- One piece of ATA100/66/33 Ribbon Cable

- One piece of Floppy Ribbon Cable

- One piece of twin ports USB Cable (optional)

- One piece of Serial ATA Cable (Optional).

- One Serial ATA Power Cord (Optional)

COM1

USB1

FAN2

LAN1

AUDIO1

J6

JP3 1

SERIAL

ATA

BCM4401KFB

Rs0303 P11

69144 E

PCI1

PCI2

JP41J2 1

RS300
G62219.1.W12
0324SS
TAIWAN

AGP1

1

FDD1

1

IDE2 IDE1

1

IR

AFJ47.W14
0323SS
TAIWAN

1

ResetEPMI

1

PWON

- MT63 User's Manual

- Serial RAID Manual(Optional)

- One piece of Bundled CD-ROM with containing:
Ø MT63 user's manual saved in PDF format

Ø Install ATI Chipset Driver
Ø Install ATI VGA Driver
Ø Install Realtek Audio Driver
Ø Install Broadcom LAN Driver
Ø Install Broadcom Advanced control Suite
Ø Install Silicon RAID Driver (Optional)
Ø Install Silicon RAID configuration (Optional)
Ø Install ATI USB2.0 Driver
Ø Award Flashing Utility

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2 FEATURES

MT63 mainboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants high perfor­mance and maximum intelligent features in a compact package.

2.1 Specifications

- CPU Support

Intel Pentium 4/Celeron, 478-pin support Northwood processor with 400/
533/800MHz FSB.

- Chipset

Features ATI RS300 N.B. and ATI IXP150 S.B..

Onboard Lan
BCM4401 support 10Mb/s and 100Mb/s operation.

Onboard SATA (Optional)
Sil3512 supports 2 serial ATA connectors (devices) with Raid 0/1 function.

SATA host controller support Generation 1 up to 1.2Gb/s (150MB/S).

- Jumperless CPU Configuration

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

- On Board 6 Channel AC97 Audio

Realtek ALC655 supports 18bits ADC and DAC resolution and 6 channel
slot selec table DAC Output for multi-channel applications.
Compliant with AC'97 2.2 specifications.

- Versatile Memory Support

Features the dual-channel mode of 128 bit data transfer rate.
Two 184-pin DIMM slots to support up to 2GB of PC1600,PC2100, PC2700
or PC3200 compliant DDR SDRAM module.

- AGP Expansion Slot

Provides one 32-bit AGP slot which supports 8X AGP device.

- PCI Expansion Slots

Provides three 32-bit PCI slot.

- 6 USB 1.1/2.0 Complaint Interface Onboard

Ø 2x2 USB connectors on back-panel and one sets of dual USB port headers

on mid-board.

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- I/O Interface

Provides a variety of I/O interfaces:
Ø 1 x 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 x DB25 Parallel port.
Ø 1 x DB9 Serial connector.
Ø 1 x DB15 VGA connector.
Ø 4 x USB 1.1/2.0 ports.
Ø 1 x LAN connector.
Ø 1 x PS/2 Mouse connector.
Ø 1 x PS/2 Keyboard connector.
Ø 1 x Line-in port.
Ø 1 x Line-out port.
Ø 1 x Microphone port.

- PCI Bus Master IDE Controller Onboard

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

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

- ATX Power Supply Connector

ATX power supply unit can 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 includes 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 power Saving
Features controlled by your operating system that supports OS Direct Power
Management (OSPM) functionality.

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- System BIOS

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

- Form Factor

System board conforms to MicroATX Form Factor specification.
Board dimension: 244mm x 244mm.

- 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.

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3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION

PCI3J4J5

BAT

1

218S2EBNA42

JP2

JP1

-HLED+

+GLED-

Speaker

- PLED +

FAN3

RS300

215RPS3AGA21H

1DIM2DIM4

- ATX

2

Two 184-pin DDR Slots

ATI Rs300 Chipset

Si 3512 Chipset (Optional)

USB Header - J2

IR Header - J

3

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 MT63

Socket 478
Chipset Fan Connector - FAN2

ATX 12V Power Connector - ATX1

PS/2 Mouse/
PS/2 Keyboard
Connectors

VGA Connector

KB1

VGA1

PRN1

Parallel Connector

COM1 Connector

COM1

USB1

USB Connectors

LAN1

USB Connector

&

LAN Connector

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

AUDIO1

BCM4401 Lan
Chipset

One AGP8X Slot
Realtek ALC650
CD_IN

Header

J4 (black)

­CD_IN

Header

J6 (white)

­Three PCI Slots

CPU Fan Connector - FAN1

ATX1

ATX2

FAN1

ATX Power

Connector

FAN2

1

FDD1

Two IDE Connector s

Floppy Connector

G62219.1.W12
0324SS
TAIWAN

BCM4401KFB

Rs0303 P11

69144 E

AGP1

PCI1

J6

PCI2

AFJ47.W14

0323SS
TAIWAN

IDE2 IDE1

1

1

IR

1

System Fan Connector - F AN3

Clear CMOS Jumper - JP1

FRONT AUDIO
HEADER - JP3

Auxiliary CD in Header - J5 (white)
SPDIF IN/OUT HEADER - JP4

JP3 1

JP4

1

J2

1

I

Serial ATA Connectors

- ATA1 (Optional)

Reset

1

PWON

FRONT PANEL HEADER - JP2
ATI IXP150 Chipset

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Step 1

CPU Installation:

This mainboard supports Intel Pentium 4/Celeron Socket 478 series CPU.
Please follow the steps as follows to finish CPU installation.

Note the CPU orientation when you plug it into CPU socket.

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

CPU socket lever up to
90-degree angle

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

socket.

CPU Pin 1 and cut edge

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

Note: The CPU might be damaged if you

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

4. Intel Pentium 4/Celeron processors require a set of heatsink and fan to cool
down the processor. You need to purchase a heatsink and fan if they are not
bundled with your CPU. Required is that install the set and plug its cable in
the CPU fan power connector. Note that there are kinds of CPU fan connec­tors. Normally, if your mainboard supports a hardware monitoring function,
a 3-pin fan power connector can have your system detect the CPU fan's spe­ed. A CPU fan with a 2-pin or 4-pin fan power connector does not support
the detection of the CPU fan's speed, and must directly be connected to the
system's power supply unit.

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Step 2.

DIMM

Power

(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.

Before clearing CMOS, please make sure to unplug AC cable connector.

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 2.5V standby voltage.
Remove memory modules only when AC Power cord is disconnected.

DDR SDRAM DIMM Power LED

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

2. Connect IDE cable and FDD cable on the back-panel of the internal periph­eral devices to the corresponding slots on board. Note that the cable should
be oriented with its colored stripe (usually red or magenta) connected to
pin#1 both on the mainboard IDE or FDD connector and on the device as
well.

3. Connect an available power cable from your system power supply unit to
the back-panel of each peripheral device. Note that the power cable is
directional and cannot fit in if not properly positioned.

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Step 5

Mount the Mainboard on the Computer Chassis

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

2. After deciding on the proper mounting holes, position the studs between the
frame of the chassis and the mainboard. The studs are used to fix the main­board and to keep a certain distance between the system'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.

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Step 6

HLED

GLED

5

3

1

2

Speaker

1

HLED

GLED

Reset

Connect Front-Panel Switches/LEDs/Speaker connectors

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 PC Speaker etc.) These cables serve to connect the front­panel switches and LEDs to the mainboard's front-panel connectors group
(JP 2), as shown below.

-+

JP2

-+

PLED

PWON

+-

6

Speaker

Reset

JP2

-+

PLED

PWON

4

1. ATX Power On/Off Switch Connector (PWON)

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

3. HDD LED Connector (HLED)

4. Power LED Connector (PLED)

5. Hardware Reset Connector (Reset)

6. Speaker Connector (Speaker)

-+

1
2

+-

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Step 7

1IDE11IDE21FDD1

Connect IDE, Floppy, and Serial ATA Disk Drives

1. IDE cable connectors

2. Floppy cable connector

3. Serial ATA connectors (Optional)

ATA1

Serial ATA

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Step 8

Connect Other Internal Peripherals

1. CD_IN Header (J4) (black)
CD_IN Header (J6) (white)
Auxiliary CD in Header (J5)(white)

1

J4 (black)

J5 (white)

2. SPDIF In/Out Header (JP4)

1

J6 (white)

1

JP4

2
1

3. Front Audio Header (JP3)

JP3

1

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4. USB Header (J2)

1

IR (J3)

A
T
X
2

5. IR Header (J3)

J2

1

Step 9

Connect the Power Supply

1. System power connector (ATX1/ATX2)

ATX12V

ATX1

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Step 10

Install Add-on Cards in Expansion Slots

1. Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Card

AGP proof LED: Serving as a smrt burn-out protection for the motherboard,
this red LED lights up if you plug in any 3.3V AGP card into the AGP slot.
When this LED is Lit, there is no way you can turn on the system power even if
you press the power button. The red LED(AGP proof) is a smart protection from
motherboard burn out caused by an incorrect AGP card. If you plug in any

3.3V AGP card into the 1.5V AGP slot, this LED lights up thus preventing the

system to power up. This LED remains off if you plug in a 1.5V AGP card.

2. PCI Card

AGP
Proof

+

-

(Red)

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Step 11

62789

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 Port

2. PS/2 keyboard Port

3. Parallel port (DB25 female)

4. VGA Port (DB15 female)

5. Serial Port (DB9 male)

6. 4 USB 2.0/1.1 (0/1) (Universal Serial Bus) Ports

7. LAN Port

8. Bass/Center-Out (Mic-In) Port

9. Line-In (Rear-Out) Port

10. Line-Out Port

1

4

3

5

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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 FORM-

AT C: /S command.

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

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

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

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

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Step 13

Install Drivers & Software Components

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

1. Insert the MT63 bundled CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.

The autorun program will display the drivers main installation window on
screen.

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

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

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

5. Choose "Install Broadcom LAN Driver" and complete it.

6. Choose "Install Broadcom Advanced control Suite" and complete it.

7. Choose "Install Silicon RAID Driver" and complete it. (Optional)

8. Choose "Install Silicon RAID configuration" and complete it. (Optional)

9. Choose "Install ATI USB2.0 Driver" and complete it.

10. 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.

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

E6E4E5D1E2

E1A1E8E7D2

Use the mainboard layout on page 11 to locate CPU socket, memory slots,
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:

B2~B4

B5~B6

B7~B9

B1

B5

E3

E1

E2

CPU/Memory/Expansion Slots

Socket478 : CPU Socket for Pentium 4/Celeron processors

DIMM 2/4 : Two 184-pin DIMM Slots for 64,128, 256, 512 MB,

and 1GB of 2.5V DDR SDRAM
(The total installed memory does not exceed 2GB)

AGP : One 8X AGP Slot

PCI : Three 32-bit PCI Expansion Slots

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Jumpers

A1

JP1 : Clear CMOS setting

Back Panel Connectors

B1

MS : PS/2 mouse Port

KB : PS/2 keyboard Port

B2
B3

B4
B5
B6
B7
B8
B9

PRN1 : Parallel port (DB25 female)

VGA1 : VGA Port (DB15 female)

COM1 : Serial Port (DB9 male)

USB : 4 USB 2.0/1.1 (0/1) (Universal Serial Bus) Ports

LAN : LAN Port

MIC_IN : Bass/Center-Out (Mic-In) Port

LINE_IN : Line-In (Rear-Out) Port

LINE_OUT : Line-Out Port

Front Panel Connectors

C1
C2

C3
C4
C5
C6

PWON : ATX Power On/Off Momentary Type Switch
GLED/PLED : Green LED (ON when system stays in power

HLED : IDE Drive Active LED
PLED : System Power LED
RESET : Hardware Reset Switch
SPEAKER : Housing Internal Speaker

saving mode) / System Power LED

Internal Peripherals Connectors

D1
D1
D1
D2

FDD1 : Floppy disk drive interface

IDE1 : IDE primary interface (Dual-channel)

IDE2 : IDE secondary interface (Dual-channel)

ATA1 : Serial ATA Connectors (Optional)

Other Connectors

E1
E2

ATX1/ATX2 : ATX/ATX+12V power Connectors

FAN1/2/3 : CPU/Chipset/ System Fan Connectors

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E3

1

1

1

JP1

J4 : CD_IN (black) Header

E3
E4
E5
E6
E7
E8

J6 : CD_IN (white) Header

J5 : Auxiliary CD in (white) Header

JP4 : SPDIF In/Out Header

JP3 : Front Audio Header

J2 : USB Header

J3 : IR Header

F Jumpers

A1

Clear CMOS Setting (JP1)

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

Pin 1-2 (Default)

Pin 2-3 (Clear CMOS)

Before clearing CMOS, please make sure to unplug AC cable connector.

Step 1. Turn off the system power (PC-> Off).

Step 2. Remove ATX Power cable from ATX Power connector.

Step 3. Remove jumper cap from JP1 pins 1-2.

Step 4. Place the jumper cap on JP1 pin 2-3 for a few seconds.

Step 5. Return the jumper cap to pin 1-2.

Step 6. Plug ATX Power cable into ATX Power connector.

Step 7. Turn on the system power (PC-> On).

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F Back-Panel Connectors

B1

PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connectors

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

PS/2 keyboard

B2

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.

PS/2 Mouse

B3

VGA Connector

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

B4

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 back-panel of
your computer.

Parallel Port

VGA Port

COM1 Port

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B5

USB Port Connectors

Four female connectors USB0/USB1
share the same USB(Universal Serial
Bus)bracket at the rear panel of your
mainboard. Plug each USB device
jack into an available USB0, 1, 2, 3
connector.

B6

LAN Port Connector

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

B7

Bass/Center-Out (Mic-In) 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.

USB Port 0/1/2/3

LAN Port

Bass/Center-Out Port

B8

Line-In (Rear-Out) Port

Stereo out of rear (surround) channel.

B9

Line-Out Port

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

Rear-Out Port

Line-Out Port

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F Front-Panel Connectors

JP2

HLED

GLED

Reset

Speaker

C1

ATX Power On/Off Switch Connector (PWON)

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

-+

1

-+

+-

PWONPLED

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

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

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C2

GLED

JP2

HLED

GLED

PWON

PLED

Reset

Speaker

JP2

HLED

GLED

PWON

PLED

Reset

Speaker

Green LED/Power LED 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.

C3

HDD LED Connector (HLED)

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

4 2

PLED

-

4 2

-+

-+

+

-+

1

+-

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-+

-+

1

+-

C4

JP2

HLED

GLED

PWON

PLED

Reset

Speaker

JP2

HLED

GLED

PWON

PLED

Reset

Speaker

JP2

HLED

GLED

PWON

PLED

Reset

Speaker

Power LED Connector (PLED)

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 running.

-+

1

C5

Hardware Reset Connector (Reset)

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

C6

Speaker Connector (Speaker)

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

-+

-+

+-

-+

1

+-

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-+

-+

1

+-

F Internal Peripherals Connectors

1FDD1

1IDE11IDE

2

Enhanced IDE, Floppy Connectors

D1

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

Serial ATA Connectors (ATA1) (Optional)

D2

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 supports all ATA and ATAPI device,
including CDs, DVDs, tapes devices, high capacity removeable devices, zip
drivers, and CDRW's. The Serial ATA interface supports data transfer rates up
to 150MB/s.

ATA1

Serial ATA

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F Other Connectors

A
T
X
2

E1

ATX Power Supply Connectors (ATX1 and ATX2)

This motherboard uses 20-pin (ATX2) Pentium 4 standard ATX power
header, and ATX1 with 1X4-pin +12V PC ATX power supply headers.

Please make sure you plug in the right direction.

ATX12V

ATX1

ATX2

ATX1

Note1: The ATX power connector is directional and will not go in unless

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

Note2: Make sure the latch of the ATX power connector clicks into place

to ensure a solid attachment.

Note3: Your ATX power supply must be supplied to ACPI +5V standby

power and at least 720mA compatible.

Note4: Make sure your power supply have enough power for higher

speed processor installed.

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E2

CD_IN

CD_IN Right

123

4

GND

J4 (black)

J6

(white)

FANIO1

N
I

O
2
/

3

FAN1

FAN3

CPU, Chipset and System Fan Connectors - FAN1/2/3

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

GND +12V

GND +12V FA

FAN2

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 conected
to the +12V header and the black wire to the ground (GND) header.

E3

Audio CD_IN Connectors (J4)(Black) / (J6)(White)

Port J4 & J6 are used to attach an audio connector cable from the CD-ROM
drive.

Pin Assignments (J4):

1=CD_IN Left

1

1

2=GND

3=GND

4=CD_IN Right

J4 (black)

J6 (white)

Pin Assignments (J6):

1=GND

2=CD_IN Right

1 2 3 4

3=GND

CD_IN Left

GND

CD_IN Right

4=CD_IN Left

GND

Left

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AUXILIARY CD in Connector (J5) (White)

AUX_IN

Left

AUX_IN Right

GND

4321

SPDIF IN/OUT

E4

Port J5 can be used to connect a stereo audio input from CD-ROM, TV-tuner or
MPEG card.

Pin Assignments (J5):

1=AUX_IN Right

2=GND

3=GND

4=AUX_IN Left

1

J5 (white)

E5

SPDIF_Out/In Header (JP4)

Port JP4 can be used to connect to a device with digital audio inputs/outputs.

Pin Assignments:

1=+12V

2=VCC

3=NC

4=SPDIF_OUT

5=SPDIF_IN

6=GND

7=NC

8=NC

9=KEY

10=GND

2468

13579

10

JP4

2
1

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E7

FRONT AUDIO

E6

Front-Panel Microphone and Line_out Header (JP3)

This header allows users to install auxiliary front-oriented microphone and line­out ports for easier access. Either the Mic and Line_out connector on back­panel or JP3 header are available at the same time. If you would like to use this
JP3 header on front-panel, please remove all jumpers from JP3 and install your
special Extra Mic / Line_out cable instead. Two mini jumpers must be setted on
pins 5-6 and pins 9-10, when this header is in not used.

Pins Assignment:
1=AUD_MIC
2=AUD_GND
3=AUD_MIC_BIAS
4=AUD_VCC

5=AUD_FRONT_R
6=AUD_RET_R

97531

10

8642

JP3

7=HP_ON
8=KEY

9=AUD_FRONT_L
10=AUD_RET_L

E7

Extended one USB Connector Header (J2)

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

Pins Assignment:
1=VCC
2=VCC
3=USB5­4=USB4­5=USB5+
6=USB4+
7=GND
8=GND

USB (J2)

97531

10

8642

J2

1

1

9=KEY
10=NC

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IrDA Header (J3)

246

1

IR (J3)

E8

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

Pin Assignment:

1=NC 2=KEY

3=VCC 4=GND

5=IRTX 6=IRRX

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

allocation is matchable with the pin of the IR device. 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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3.3 System Memory Configuration

The MT63 mainboard has two 184-pin DIMM slots that allow you to install
from 64MB up to 2GB of system memory. Each 184-pin DIMM (Dual In-line
Memory Module) Slot can accommodate 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB,
and 1GB of PC1600/PC2100/PC2700/PC3200 compliant 2.5V 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 slots and in any combination shown as
follows.

DDR SDRAM

DIMM Slot Memory Modules

DIMM 2 64Mb, 128Mb, 256Mb ,512Mb and 1Gb (x4 x8 x16) 184-pin 2.5V DDR SDRAM DIMM X 1

DIMM 4 64Mb, 128Mb, 256Mb ,512Mb and 1Gb (x4 x8 x16) 184-pin 2.5V DDR SDRAM DIMM X 1

The PC3200 module support 4 Bank shown as follows:

Memory DIMM 2 DIMM 4 TOTAL

Single side Single side

PC3200

Module

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.

Double side Empty
Double side Single side
Double side Double side

2 BANK
2 BANK
3 BANK
4 BANK

Module

Quantity

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 MT63 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 ATI Chipset Driver, ATI VGA Driver, Realtek Audio Driver,
Broadcom LAN Driver, Broadcom Advanced control Suite,
Silicon RAID Driver, Silicon RAID configuration, ATI USB2.0 Driver.

F Install Utility - Installing Acrobat Reader, WinFlash Utility.

F Manual - MT63 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 ATI Chipset Driver

[4.2.B] Install ATI VGA Driver

[4.2.C] Install Realtek Audio Driver

[4.2.D] Install Broadcom LAN Driver

[4.2.E] Install Silicon RAID Driver (Optional)

[4.2.F] Install ATI USB2.0 Driver

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4.2.A Install ATI Chipset Driver

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

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

Select using your pointing device (e.g. mouse) on the "Install Realtek Audio
Driver" bar to install audio driver and AC'97 Sound System Software.

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 Broadcom LAN Driver

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

Important: Under Win 98/Me, please check the "Read me" file and follow

steps for manual installation.

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4.2.E Install Silicon RAID Driver (Optional)

Select using your pointing device (e.g. mouse) on the "Install Silicon RAID
Driver" bar to install SATA RAID driver.

Important: Under Win 98/Me/2K/XP, please check the "Read me" file and

follow steps for manual installation.

4.2.F Install ATI USB 2.0 Driver

Select using your pointing device (e.g. mouse) on the "Install ATI USB 2.0
Driver" bar to install Install the USB 2.0 driver.

Important: Under Win 2K/XP, please check the "Read me" file and follow

steps for manual installation.

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4.3 View the User's Manual

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

Click on the "Install Acrobat Reader" bar if you need to install it, or click
on the "Manual" bar to view MT63 user's manual.

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5 BIOS SETUP

MT63 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.

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 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

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

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

Video

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

Halt On

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

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

Diskette, or All, But Disk/Key.

Base Memory

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

Extended Memory

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

Total Memory

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

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IDE Adapters

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

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

Ø Press Enter

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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', 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

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

Thermal Management
Use these items to set the Thermal Management.

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

TM2 Bus Ratio
Use these items to set the TM2 Bus Ratio.

Ø Min=0, Max=255

TM2 Bus VID
Use these items to set the TM2 Bus VID. This feature ranges from

0.8375V to 1.6000V, in an increment of 0.0125V.
Ø The choice: 0.8375V~1.6000V.

Hard Disk Boot Priority

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

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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.

CPU L1&L2&L3 Cache

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

Leave this item at the default value for better performance.
Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

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.

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

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

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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.

Swap Floppy Drive

If you have two floppy diskette drives in your system, this item allows you
to swap the assigned drive letters so that drive A becomes drive B, and
drive B becomes drive A.

Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

Boot Up Floppy Seek

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

Boot Up NumLock Status

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

Gate A20 Option

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

Ø The choice: Normal or Fast.

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.

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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.

APIC Mode

Via the routing, I/O APIC support a total of 24 interrupts. "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

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.

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

Whether report no FDD runs for Win 95 or not.
Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

Small Logo<EPA> Show

This item allows you to enable or 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 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.

------ Now CPU Frequency -----

It shows current frequency of CPU Clock.

CPU Clock Ratio

This item allows you to adjust CPU Ratio. The item becomes unavail­able if your CPU clock ratio is locked.

Min: 8
Max: 50
Ø Key in a DEC number: (Between Min and Max.)

CPU FSB Clock

This item allows the user to adjust CPU FSB Clock.

Ø The Choice: Auto, 100MHz, 133MHz, 166MHz, 200MHz.

CPU Over Clock By

This item allows the user to fine tuning CPU Clock.

Ø The Choice: +0 ~ +15MHz.

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VDIMM Voltage

This item allows you to set VDIMM Voltage.
Ø The Choice: Auto, 2.65V, 2.70V, 2.75V.

Note: Over voltage may damage DDR module.

VAGP Voltage

This item allows you to set VAGP Voltage.

Ø The Choice: Auto, 1.6V, 1.65V, 1.7V.

Note: Over voltage may damage AGP Card.

CPU Voltage set

This item allows you to set CPU Voltage.

Ø The Choice: Auto, 0.8250V ~ 1.5875V.

Note: Over voltage may damage CPU.

------ Now DDR Frequency -----

It shows current frequency of DDR Clock.

Memory Frequency For

This item allows the user to adjust Memory Frequency.

Ø The Choice: Auto, SYNC, DDR-200, DDR-266, DDR-333

or DDR-400.

DRAM Over Clock By

This item allows the user to fine tuning Memory Clock.

Ø The Choice: 0 ~ 15MHz.

Memory Timing Parameter

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: Auto or Manual.

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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: 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5 or 4.

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: 1, 2, 3 or 4.

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: 1, 2, 3 or 4.

Active to Precharge Delay

The precharge time is the number of cycles it takes for DRAM to accumu­late its charge before refresh.

Ø The Choice: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8.

Memory Hole

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

Ø The Choice: Enabled or Disabled.

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.

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Spectrum Spreading Amount

This item allows you to set the spectrum spreading amount.

Ø The Choice : 0.25%, 0.50%, 0.75%, 1.00%, 1.25%, 1.50%, 1.75%,

or Disabled.

** On-Chip VGA Setting **

AGP Aperture Size

This item defines the size of the aperture if you use an AGP graphics
adapter. The AGP aperture refers to section of the PCI memory address
range used for graphics memory. We recommend that you leave this item
at the default value.

Ø The Choice: None, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 1GB or 2GB.

UMA Frame Buffer Size

This item is select UMA Frame Buffer Size.

It will be shared from system memory.

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

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@ Integrated Peripherals

South OnChip IDE Device

Option are in its sub-menu.

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

IDE DMA transfer access

Internal PCI/IDE field, above, is Disabled.

Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

OnChip IDE Channel 0/1

Use these items to enable or disable the PCI IDE channels that are
integrated on the mainboard.

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.

Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO

The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) items let you set a PIO
mode (0-4) for each of the four IDE devices. Modes 0 through 4 provide
successively increased performance. In Auto mode, the system auto­matically determines the best mode for each device.

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

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Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA
If you install a device that supports UltraDMA that provides faster

access to IDE devices, change the item to Auto.
Ø The choice: Disabled or Auto.

South OnChip PCI Device

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

Onboard AC97 Audio
This item allows you to control the onboard AC97 Audio.

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 Serial Port1

This option is used to assign the I/O address and interrupt request ( IRQ )
for the onboard serial port1 ( 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.

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 ).

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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.

Init Display First

This item allows you to decide to activate whether PCI slot or AGP first.
Ø The Choice: PCI Slot or AGP/Onboard.

USB EHCI Controller

Select Enabled if your system contains a USB2.0 device on this
mainboard.

Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

OnChip USB Controller

Set enabled if your system has a USB device installed.
Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

OnChip USB KBC Controller

Enable this item if you need to use a keyboard connected through the
USB port in a legacy operating system (such as DOS) that does not
support Plug and Play.

Ø The Choice:Disabled or Enabled.

USB Mouse Support

Enable this item if you need to use a mouse connected through the
USB port in a legacy operating system (such as DOS) that does not

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support Plug and Play.
Ø The Choice:Disabled or Enabled.

IDE HDD Block Mode

The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE
channels. Select enabled to activate the primary and/or secondary IDE
interface. Select disabled to de-activate this interface, in case that you
install a primary and/or secondary add-in IDE interface.

Ø The choice:Disabled or Enabled.

Onboard LAN Boot ROM

Decide whether to invoke the Boot ROM of the Onboard LAN chip.

Ø The choice: Enabled, or Disabled.

Silicon Image Raid ROM

Decide whether to invoke the Raid ROM of the Silicon Image RAID
chip. If you want to boot from Serial ATA harddisk, you should set this
item enabled.

Ø The choice: Enabled, or Disabled.

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 Disabled.

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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 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.

Power Management Option

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

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 the power-

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

into the suspend mode.

Ø The choice: Always On or Suspend ->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 NA.

Soft-Off by PWRBTN

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.

PowerOn by PCI Card

This item Enabled/Disabled PCI Power Management Event to PowerOn
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 Wake up

If you are using a USB KB/MS, 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.

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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.

Hot Key Power On

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

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.

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.

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.

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@ PnP/PCI Configurations

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

Reset Configuration Data

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

Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled .

Resource controlled By

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

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

Ø The choice: Auto(ESCD) or Manual.

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IRQ Resources

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

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

Assign IRQ For VGA

The item aims at assigning the IRQ line to the VGA on your system.
When enabled, activity from the VGA will awaken the system.

Ø The choice: Disabled or Enabled.

Assign IRQ For USB

The item aims at assigning the IRQ line to the USB on your system.
When enabled, activity from the USB will awaken the system.

Ø The choice: Disabled or Enabled.

PCI Latency Timer <CLK>

Set the PCI Latency Timer.
Ø Min = 0, Max = 255

INT Pin1~4 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.

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@ PC Health Status

Shutdown Temperature

Select the combination of lower and upper limits for the system shutdown
temperature, if your computer contains an environmental monitoring sys­tem. If the temperature extends beyond either limit, the system shuts down.

Ø The choice: 60oC/140oF, 65oC /149oF, 70oC /158oF or Disabled.

System Component Characteristics

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

CPU Voltage
AGP Voltage
+3.3V
+5V
+12V

-12V
DDR Voltage
+5VSB
Voltage Battery
System Temperature
CPU Temperature
PWM Temperature
Fan1 Speed
Fan2 Speed
Fan3 Speed

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@ Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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

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

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

@ Load Optimized Defaults

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

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N) ? N

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

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@ Set Supervisor/User Password

Steps to set supervisor/user password are described as follows:

New Password Setting:

1. While pressing <Enter> to set a password, a dialog box appears to
ask you enter a password.

2. Key in a new password that can not exceed eight characters.

3. System will request you to confirm the new password again.

4. When completed, new code takes effect.

No Password Setting:

If you want to disable the password, just press <Enter> as a password
input is requested.

If You Forget Password:

If you forget the password, the only way to access the system is to clear

the CMOS memory. Please refer to page 27 on clear CMOS setting.

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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.

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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