Soltek SL-65EP User Manual

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SL-65EP/65EP+ V1.0

USER MANUAL

Product Model : SL-65EP/65EP+
Manual Revision : V1.0

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Release Date : December 2000

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65EP / 65EP+

C O N T E N T

CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION............................................................................ 7

1-1 ITEMLIST CHECKUP ............................................................................. 7

1-2 CPU ........................................................................................................ 7

1-3 CHIPSET ................................................................................................ 7

1-4 INTEGRATED SDRAM CONTROLLER ................................................. 7

1-5 BIOS ....................................................................................................... 8

1-6 FULL FEATURED ACCELERATED GRAPHICS PORTS(AGP)

CONTROLLER ....................................................................................... 8

1-7 MULTI-I/O FUNCTION ...........................................................................8

1-8 EXTENSION SLOTS ..............................................................................8

1-9 FORM FACTOR ..................................................................................... 9

1-10 SOUND CONTROLLER .......................................................................9

1-11 POWER MANAGEMENT ..................................................................... 9

1-12 HARDWARE MONITORING ................................................................ 9

1-13.1 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT --- 65EP............................................... 10

1-13.2 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT --- 65EP+............................................. 11

1-14 CHIPSET SYSTEM BLOCK DIAGRAM ............................................. 12

1-15 MOTHERBOARD SPECIFICATION TABLE OF 65EP & 65EP+........ 13

CHAPTER 2

HARDWARE SETUP ................................................................... 15

2-1 CPU INSTALLATION............................................................................ 15

2-2 CPU FREQUENCY .............................................................................. 16

2-3 MEMORY INSTALLATION ................................................................... 17

2-4 SUPPORTED SYSTEM BUS AND SYSTEM MEMORY BUS FREQUENCIES

TABLE ................................................................................................... 18

2-5 ACCELERATED GRAPHICS PORT(AGP) PRO INSTALLATION ........ 19

2-6 HDD/FDD INSTALLATION ................................................................... 20

2-7 JUMPER DEFINITION ......................................................................... 21

2-7.1 ONBOARD FAN (CPUFAN1/AUXFA1/CHAFA1) .............................. 21

2-7.2 KEYBOARD POWER ON (JP1) ........................................................ 21

2-7.3 BUS CLOCK SELECT (JP5/JP6) ...................................................... 22

2-7.4 USB PORT SELECT(1) (JP2/JP8) .................................................... 22

2-7.5 USB PORT SELECT(2) JP9/JP10) ................................................... 22

2-7.6 USB WAKE UP FUNCTION (JP11) ................................................... 22

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2-7.7 ONBOARD CREATIVE SOUND SELECT (JP21) ............................. 23

2-7.8 CLEAR CMOS DATA (JBAT1/JBAT2) ............................................... 23

2-7.9 BIOS BOOT BLOCK LOCK (JP16) ................................................... 23

2-7.10 WAKE ON LAN(WOL) FUNCTION (JWOL1) .................................. 24

2-7.11 CD-ROM AUDIO CONNECTOR (CD_IN1/CD_IN2)........................ 24

2-7.12 TAD1/TV1 CONNECTOR ................................................................ 24

2-7.13 THERMAL SENSOR CONNECTOR (RT2) ..................................... 25

2-8 CONNECTORS .................................................................................... 26

2-8.1 J2J3 ................................................................................................... 26

2-8.2 CHASSIS PANEL CONNECTOR ...................................................... 29

2-8.3 ATX POWER SUPPLY CONNECTOR .............................................. 30

2-8.4 SERIAL PORT CONNECTOR ........................................................... 31

2-8.5 SMART CARD RDADER CONNECTOR(SCR1) .............................. 32

2-8.6 COMMUNICATION AND NETWORKING RISER SLOT (CNR) ........ 33

2-8.7 SECOND USB CONNECTOR........................................................... 34

2-8.8 PS/2 MOUSE AND PS/2 KEYBOARD .............................................. 34

2-8.9 IRQ DESCRIPTION .......................................................................... 35

CHAPTER 3

SOFTWARE SETUP.................................................................... 36

3-1 ABOUT THE SUPPORT CD................................................................. 36

3-2 INTEL CHIPSET DRIVER INSTALLATION .......................................... 36

3-3 INTEL ULTRA ATA STORAGE DRIVER INSTALLATION ..................... 38

3-4 AC’97 DRIVER INSTALLATION (FOR 65EP ONLY) ............................ 40

3-5 CREATIVE SOUND DRIVER INSTALLATION (FOR 65EP+ ONLY).... 42

3-5.1 HOW TO ENABLE THE REAR LINE OUT (SECOND PAIR OF

SPEAKERS) ......................................................................................... 43

3-5.2 IDENTIFYING CONNECTORS ON THE BUILD-IN AUDIO .............. 45

3-6 INSTALLING ITE HARDWARE MONITOR UTILITY (SMARTGUARDIAM). 46

CHAPTER 4

BIOS SETUP ............................................................................... 48

4-1 INTRODUCE THE BIOS ...................................................................... 48

4-2 WHAT IS BIOS SETUP ........................................................................ 48

4-3 HOW TO RUN BIOS SETUP ............................................................... 48

4-4 WHAT IS CMOS ................................................................................... 49

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4-5 WHAT IS POST .................................................................................... 49

4-6 BIOS UPGRADE .................................................................................. 49

4-6.1 BEFORE UPGRADE BIOS ............................................................... 49

4-6.2 UPGRADE PROCESS ...................................................................... 50

4-7 CMOS SETUP UTILITY ....................................................................... 53

4-8 STANDARD CMOS SETUP ................................................................. 54

4-9 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES ............................................................ 57

4-10 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES ................................................... 62

4-11 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS........................................................... 66

4-12 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP ...................................................... 71

4-13 PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION ............................................................ 76

4-14 PC HEALTH STATUS ......................................................................... 79

4-15 FREQUENCY/VOLTAGE CONTROL ................................................. 80

4-16 LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS.......................................................... 82

4-17 SET SUPERVISOR / USER PASSWORD ......................................... 83

4-18 SAVE & EXIT SETUP ......................................................................... 84

4-19 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ................................................................... 84

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CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

1-1 ITEMLIST CHECKUP

• Motherboard

• Support CD

• User’s Manual

• Bundle Bonus Pack CD

• Bundle Bonus Pack Manual

• Temperature Sensor Cable

• ATA66/100 IDE Cable

• RS232 Cable

• FDD Cable

1-2 CPU

• Supports Intel® FC-PGA Pentium !!!TM up to 1GHz or above.

• Supports Intel
or above.

• Supports VIA Cyrix !!! up to 733MHz or above.

• Supports CPU voltage Auto-Detect circuit.

®

FC-PGA 370 Celeron & PGA 370 Celeron up to 800MHz

65EP / 65EP+

1-3 CHIPSET

• INTEL 82815EP Memory Controller Hub (MCH) & INTEL 82801BA I/O
Controller Hub (ICH2)

• ITE 8712 EC-LPC I/O chip

1-4 INTEGRATED SDRAM CONTROLLER

• Provides 3pcs DIMM slots supporting double-sided DIMMs.

• Supports 100/133MHz SDRAM spec.

• Supports total memory from 32MB to 512MB using 32Mb/64Mb/128Mb/
256Mb technology.

• Supports up to 3 double sided DIMMs at 100MHz system memory bus.

• Supports up to 2 double sided or 3 single sided DIMMs at 133MHz sys­tem memory bus.

• Unbuffered , Non-ECC SDRAM only supported.

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1-5 BIOS

• Award BIOS 6.0

• Supports Plug & Play V1.0.

• FLASH MEMORY for easy upgrade.

• Supports BIOS writing protection.

• Year 2000 compliant.

1-6 FULL FEATURED ACCELERATED GRAPHICS PORTS(AGP) CONTROLLER

• Provides 1x/ 2x/ 4x AGP controller

• AGP v2.0 compliant

1-7 MULTI-I/O FUNCTION

• Integrated IDE Controller:

Supports Ultra ATA100/66/33, BMIDE and PIO modes Universal Serial Bus

connector:

USB v1.1 compliant
Provides 2 build-in USB ports (another 2 internal USB ports for extensible purpose require an op­ tional USB connect cable).

• Two UARTs for Complete Serial Ports.

• One dedicated IR connector:

Third serial port dedicated to IR function either through the two complete serial ports or the third

dedicated port Infrared-IrDA (HPSIR) and ASK (Amplitude Shift Keyed) IR.

• Multi-mode parallel connector:

Standard mode, ECP and EPP support.

• Floppy Disk connector:

One FDDs with drive swap support.

• Universal Serial Bus connector:

USB V1.1 compliant.
Provides 2 build-in USB ports (another 2 internal USB ports for extensible purpose require an

optional USB connect cable).

• PS/2 Keyboard connector.

• PS/2 Mouse connector.

1-8 EXTENSION SLOTS

• Five PCI bus Mater slots.

• One AGP Pro 4x mode slot.

• One CNR slot.

• Three DIMM slots.

• One SCR (Smart Card Reader) slot.

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1-9 FORM FACTOR

• Micro ATX form factor 4 layers PCB.

• Motherboard size: 20.0cm x 24.5cm

1-10 SOUND CONTROLLER

• Build-in AC’97 Audio codec (for 65EP only).

• Build-in creative CT5880 Audio chip (for 65EP+ only).

1-11 POWER MANAGEMENT

• ACPI 1.0 compliant (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface).

• APM V1.2 compliant (Legacy power management).

• Supports ACPI suspend STR mode (Suspend To DRAM) and POS mode (Power

On Suspend).

• System event monitoring with two event classes.

• Supports PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse power on.

• Supports Wake On LAN (WOL) & Wake On Modem.

• Supports real time clock (RTC) with date alarm, month alarm, and century field.

• USB wake-up Function.

1-12 HARDWARE MONITORING

• Programmable control, status, monitor and alarm for flexible desktop manage-

ment (software included).

• 5-positive voltage.

• 2-temperature monitoring.

• 3 Fan-speed monitoring.

65EP / 65EP+

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1-13.1 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT --- 65EP

• Default Setting: Intel Celeron 300A/66 MHz

lower

upper

PS/2

MOUSE

upper

USB0

COM1

LINE

OUT

LINE

IN

MIC

AC'97
Codec

lower

PS/2

K/B

USB1

LPT1

CD_IN1
CD_IN2

CPUFA1

JP1

1 3

1 3

JP2
JP8
JP9
JP10

1 3

GAME/MIDI PORT

1 4
1 4

1 3

JP11

AUXFA1

RT1

ATX POWER

Intel

815EP

MCH

PCI 1

PCI 2

JP5

JP6

1 3

1 3

SOCKET 370

DIMM2

DIMM1

DIMM3

AGP PRO

Intel

ICH2

IDE2

IDE1

Clock
Generator

LED1

FDC1

1

11

RT2

CHAFA1

10

JBAT1

1 3
1 3
1 3

Li

Battery

JBAT2

JP16

-­++

HDD/LED IR PWR SUSPEND

1 15

J2

COM2

JWOL1

CNR

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

USB1

1

FWH

I/O
Controller

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SCR1

Using non-compliant memory with higher bus clock (over clocking) may severely
compromise the integrity of system.

-

+

SPK RST KEYLOCK T/LED

1 15

J3

1-13.2 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT --- 65EP+

• Default Setting: Intel Celeron 300A/66 MHz

lower

upper

PS/2

MOUSE

PS/2

K/B

lower

upper

USB1

USB0

COM1

LPT1

LINE

OUT

LINE

IN

MIC

CD_IN1
CD_IN2

TAD1

TV1

1 3

JP21

COM2

Using non-compliant memory with higher bus clock (over clocking) may severely
compromise the integrity of system.

CPUFA1

JP1

1 3

1 3

JP2
JP8
JP9
JP10

1 3

GAME/MIDI PORT

1 4
1 4

CT5880

JWOL1

1 3

JP11

AUXFA1

RT1

CNR

ATX POWER

Intel
815E
MCH

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

USB1 SCR1

9 16
1 8

JP5

JP6

1 3

1 3

SOCKET 370

DIMM2

DIMM1

DIMM3

AGP PRO

Intel
ICH2

FWH

I/O
Controller

Battery

IDE2

1 3
1 3
1 3

Li

65EP / 65EP+

Clock
Generator

LED1

FDC1

1

11

IDE1

RT2

CHAFA1

JBAT1
JBAT2

JP16

-

+

--

SPK RST KEYLOCK T/LED

++

HDD/LED IR PWR SUSPEND

1 15

1 15

J2

J3

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1-14 CHIPSET SYSTEM BLOCK DIAGRAM

4 IDE Drivers

Ultra DMA100/66/33

4 USB Ports

Audio Codec(s)

Keyboard

Mouse,FD,PP

SP,IR

AGP Connector

AGP Graphics

Display Cache
(4MB SDRAM,

133MHz)

Super

I/O

AC'97 2.1

LPC I/F

Intel Pentium III Processor

Intel Celeron Processor

Digital Video Out

Intel 82815EP

-Memory Controller

AGP 2.0

-AGP Controller

(I/O Controller Hub)

or

System Bus (66/100/133MHz)

Intel 82815EP Chipset

64bit 66/

(MCH)

ICH2

100/133MHz

PCI Bus

System

Memory

PCI Slots

PCI

Agent

12

LAN Connect

GPIO

FWH

(Firmware Hub)

Intel 82815EP MCH Chipset Diagram

65EP / 65EP+

1-15 MOTHERBOARD SPECIFICATION TABLE OF 65EP & 65EP+

Model

Memory
Controller Hub

I/O
Controller Hub

LPC I/O Chip

Memory

AGP Interface AGP 4X Pro Mode

Audio

IDE

I/O

PCI slot

CNR slot

Smart card
reader support

Hardware
Monitoring

BIOS writing
Protection

Keyboard power
on function &
USB wake up
Function

Remark

65EP

Intel 82815EP (MCH)

Intel 82801BA (ICH2)

ITE 8712

Supports PC133 and PC100 SDRAM up to 512GB

3 DIMM Slots

On-Chip AC'97

2 x ATA 33/66/100

IDE ports

4 x USB ports, 1 x FDD port, 2 x COM ports,

1 x LPT port, 1 IrDA, 1 PS/2 Mouse, 1 PS/2 K/B

5 PCI Master Slots

1 x CNR slot

Yes*

(Provides a Smart Card Reader connector)

Yes

Yes

Yes

65EP+

Creative CT5880
2 x ATA 33/66/100

IDE ports

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ATTENTION !!!

1. Please refer to your processor installation or other
documentation attached with your CPU for detailed
installing instruction.

2. Installing a heat sink and cooling fan is necessary for
proper heat dissipation from your CPU. Uncorrected
installation may result in overheating and damage of
your CPU.

3. Before changing the setting of CPU Vcore from BIOS
program, user SHOULD make sure of correct specifi­cation both of CPU CLOCK and RATIO. Uncorrected
setting may cause damage to your CPU.

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CHAPTER 2

HARDWARE SETUP

2-1 CPU INSTALLATION

WARNING !!!

Never run you processor without the heat sink properly and firmly attached.
PERMANET DAMAGE WILL RESULT!

1. Pull the lever sidways away from the socket, and then raise the lever up
to a 90-degree angle.

SOCKET 370

65EP / 65EP+

2. Take note of the red circle as below picture. When insert the CPU into
socket, you can find out there is a definite pin orientation for CPU and
socket.

SOCKET 370

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3. Make sure that the CPU positions in the socket tightly, and then put the
lever down to complete the CPU installation.

SOCKET 370

2-2 CPU FREQUENCY

• The CPU’s “CPU CLOCK RATIO” and “CPU HOST/PCI CLOCK” set-

tings are automatically detected to be default value by BIOS in the
“Frequency/Voltage Control” section.

• We do not suggest and assume the responsibility for any action that

changes the CPU default setting such as overclocking. Uncorrect
CLOCK RATIO and HOST/PCI CLOCK settings may cause damage
to your CPU.

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2-3 MEMORY INSTALLATION

WARING !!!

• Make sure that you unplug your power supply when adding or removing

memory modules or other system components, failure to do so may cause

severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards.

• Be careful when inserting or removing DIMM, forcing a DIMM in or out of a

socket can be damaged the memory module or the socket. Some of DIMMs
contain EDO or FPM DRAM. These DIMM types are incompliant with the
motherboard, the M/B only supports 3.3V Non-ECC SDRAM DIMMs.

Installing DIMM:

• Make sure you have the correct memory module type for your motherboard

• Insert the mdule(s) as shown, DIMMs have 168-pins and two notches that

will match with the onboard DIMM socket, memory modules are installed by
inserting them straight into the slot until they “click” into place. They only fit
in one direction so do not force them into place.

168-Pin DIMM Notch Key Definitions(3.3V)

DRAM Key Position Voltage Key Position

Unbuffered

3.3V

65EP / 65EP+

Removing:

• Press the holding clips on both sides of socket out ward to release the

DIMM, Gintly pull the DIMM out of the socket.

lower

upper

PS/2

upper

USB0

LINE

LINE

MOUSE

PS/2

lower

USB1

COM1

OUT

IN

MIC

K/B

LPT1

CPUFA1

JP1

1 3

1 3

JP2
JP8
JP9
JP10

1 3

GAME/MIDI PORT

1 3

JP11

ATX POWER

JP5

JP6

1 3

1 3

NOTICE : When LED1 light is on ,

Clock
Generator

meaning that 3.3V is conducting DIMM
slots , please do not add or remove
memory modules .

RT1

SOCKET 370

Intel

815EP

MCH

IMM2

IMM1

IMM3

LED1

FDC1

1

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2-4 SUPPORTED SYSTEM BUS AND SYSTEM MEMORY BUS FREQUENCIES TABLE

• The 82815EP MCH has a new type of clocking architecture. It has inte-

grated SDRAM buffers that run at either 100 or 133 MHz, independent of
the system bus frequency. See table below for supported system bus and
system memory bus frequencies.

Front Side Bus
Frequency

66MHz 66MHz 33MHz 3single sides DIMMs

100MHz 100MHz

133MHz

133MHz 133MHz

System Memory
Bus Frequency

100MHz

100MHz

AGP Bus
Frequency

66MHz

66MHz

66MHz

PCI Bus
Frequency

33MHz

33MHz

33MHz

Supported
Maximum DIMM
numbers

3single sides DIMMs

2 doubled sides or 3
single sides DIMMs

2 doubled sides or 3
single sides DIMMs

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2-5 ACCELERATED GRAPHICS PORT(AGP) PRO INSTALLATION

• The AGP Pro slot is an extension of the existing AGP slot and it

accepts exiting AGP Card.

AGP Accelerator

blockader

AGP Pro slot

Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Pro Slot

20-pin bay

Rib(inside slot)

CAUTION!!
The AGP Pro slot is shipped with a warning label over the 20-pin bay.Do not remove
this lable and the safety tab underneath it if you will be using an AGP card without
a retention notch.Removing may cause the card to shift and may cause damage to
your card , slot , and motherboard. Remove ONLY when you will be using an AGP
Pro card.

Rib(inside slot) 28-pin bay

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2-6 HDD/FDD INSTALLATION

• To install HDD (Hard Disk Drive), you may connect the cable’s blue

connector to the motherboard’s primary (IDE1) or secondary IDE
connector, and then connect the gray connector to your slave de­vice and the black connector to your master device.If you install two
hard disks , you must configure the second drive to Slave mode by
setting its jumper accordingly.Please refer to your hard disk docu­mentation for the jumper settings.

• To install FDD (Floppy Disk Drive), you may connect the single end

to the board , and connect two plugs on the other end to the floopy
drives.

lower

upper

PS/2

upper

USB0

COM1

LINE

LINE

MIC

AC'97
Codec

COM2

MOUSE

PS/2

K/B

lower

USB1

LPT1

OUT

IN

GAME/MIDI PORT

CD_IN1
CD_IN2

CPUFA1

JP1

1 3

1 3

JP2
JP8
JP9
JP10

1 3

1 3

JP11

AUXFA1

1 4
1 4

JWOL1

RT1

CNR

Intel

815EP

MCH

ATX POWER

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

USB1

1

JP5

JP6

1 3

1 3

SOCKET 370

DIMM2

DIMM1

DIMM3

AGP PRO

Intel
ICH2

FWH

I/O
Controller

SCR1

16

Clock
Generator

LED1

FDC1

1

11

IDE2

IDE1

RT2

CHAFA1

JBAT1

1 3
1 3

JBAT2

1 3

JP16

Li

Battery

-

+

--

SPK RST KEYLOCK T/LED

++

HDD/LED IR PWR SUSPEND

1 15

1 15

J2

J3

Floppy Disk Drive Connector:
Orient the red markings on
the floppy ribbon cable to
Pin1.

Hard Disk Drive Connector:
Orient the red markings on
the IDE ribbon cable to Pin1.

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2-7 JUMPER DEFINITION

• The figure below shows the location of the motherboard’s jumper blocks.

CAUTION

• Do not move the jumper with the power on. Always turn off the power and unplug

the power cord from the computer before changing the jumper. Otherwise, the
motherboard could be damaged.

2-7.1 ONBOARD FAN (CPUFAN1/AUXFA1/CHAFA1)

CPUFA1/AUXFA1/CHAFA1: ONBOARD FAN (12V)

CPU FAN

CPUFA1

SYSTEM FAN

CHASSIS FAN

Those connectors support processor/system/chassis cooling fan with +12V. Those
support three pin head connector. When connecting the wire to FAN connectors,
user should give attention that the red wire is the positive and should be connected
to the +12V, the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND. If your
motherboard has Hardware Monitor chipset on-board, you must use a specially
designed fan with speed sensor to take advantage of this function.
For fans with fan speed sensor, every rotation of the fan will send out 2 pulses.
System Hardware Monitor will count and report the fan rotation speed.

AUXFA1

CHAFA1

GND
+12V
SENSOR

NOTE 1: Always consult vendor for proper CPU cooling fan.
NOTE 2: CPU FAN supports the FAN control. You can install PC Alert utility.

This will automatically control the CPU FAN speed according to the
actual CPU temperature.

2-7.2 KEYBOARD POWER ON (JP1)

JP1: KEYBOARD POWER ON

Disabled (default)

Enabled

JP1

JP1

3

1

3

1

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2-7.3 BUS CLOCK SELECT (JP5/JP6)

JP5/JP6: BUS CLOCK SELECT

66MHz / 100MHz / 133MHz
Auto Select (default)

100MHz

133MHz

3

JP5 JP6

1

3

JP5 JP6

1

3

JP5 JP6

1

2-7.4 USB PORT SELECT(1) (JP2/JP8)

JP2/JP8: USB PORT SELECT (1)

Redirect USB port 0 to USB
connector (default)

Redirect USB1 to AGP port

JP2
JP8

JP2
JP8

2-7.5 USB PORT SELECT(2) JP9/JP10)

JP9/JP10: USB PORT SELECT (2)

Redirect USB port 1 to USB ¤
connector (default)

Redirect USB1 to CNR port

JP9
JP10

JP9
JP10

3

1

3

1

3

1

1 3

1 3

1 3

1 3

2-7.6 USB WAKE UP FUNCTION (JP11)

JP11: USB WAKE UP FUNCTION

Disabled (default)

Enabled

NOTE : This Function allows you to use USB mouse or keyboard to wake up the

system and it also allows “USB keyboard wake up from S3 (Suspend To
RAM). The function must be set in junction with “USB keyboard wake
up from S3” that states in BIOS setup “Power Management Setup” section.

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JP11

JP11

1

3
1

3

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2-7.7 ONBOARD CREATIVE SOUND SELECT (JP21)

JP21: ONBOARD CREATIVE SOUND SELECT

Enabled (default)

Disabled

JP21

JP21

NOTE: This jumper is only for 65EP+.

1

3
1

3

2-7.8 CLEAR CMOS DATA (JBAT1/JBAT2)

JBAT1/JBAT2: CLEAR CMOS DATA

Clear CMOS Data

Retain Data (default)

A battery must be used to retain the motherboard configuration in CMOS RAM.

NOTE : You can clear CMOS by shorting 2-3 pin when the system is POWER

OFF. Then, return to 1-2 pin position (default). It may damage the
motherboard if clearing the CMOS in POWER ON status. Unplug the
power cord from power supply before clearing CMOS will be a best bet
for user.

JBAT1
JBAT2

JBAT1
JBAT2

1 3

1 3
1 3

1 3

2-7.9 BIOS BOOT BLOCK LOCK (JP16)

JP16: BIOS BOOT BLOCK LOCK

Locked

Unlocked (default)

NOTE : When upgrading new BIOS version for 65ME/ME+, JP16 must be on 1-

2 (unlocked).

JP16

JP16

1 3

1 3

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2-7.10 WAKE ON LAN(WOL) FUNCTION (JWOL1)

JWOL1 : WAKE ON LAN (WOL) FUNCTION

Connect the Wake On LAN signal from LAN card
to JWOL1

JWOL1

+5V standby
GND

PME

This connector connects to a LAN card with a Wake On LAN output. The connector
powers up the system when a wake-up packet or signal is received through the
LAN card.
This feature requires that Wake On LAN feature is enabled at the BIOS “Power
Management Setup” and that your system has an ATX power supply with at least

720mA / +5V standby power.

2-7.11 CD-ROM AUDIO CONNECTOR (CD_IN1/CD_IN2)

CD_IN1/CD_IN2: CD-ROM AUDIO CONNECTOR

CD_IN1PIN NO.
PIN 1 Left Channel
PIN 2

GND

Left Channel

GNDPIN 3

Right ChannelPIN 4

CD_IN2

GND
GND

Right Channel

2-7.12 TAD1/TV1 CONNECTOR

TAD1 / TV1 CONNECTOR

TAD1PIN NO.
PIN 1 TV_L CHANNEL
PIN 2

TAD1 : Telephone Answering Device / Modem connector.

Connects a voice modem to transmit and receive audio signals.

TV1 : TV Tuner connector.

Connects a TV card or second CD-ROM drive.
TAD1 / TV1 is only for 65EP+

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PHONE

GND
GNDPIN 3

TADOUTPIN 4

TV1

GND
GND

TV_R CHANNEL

2-7.13 THERMAL SENSOR CONNECTOR (RT2)

RT2: THERMAL SENSOR CONNECTOR

a: Connect to RT2.
b: Connect this thermal sensor to
particular device which
generates lots of heat such as
Hard Driver, VGA chip, etc,.
When connected, user could
observe the temperature
change from the BIOS
program.

USB1: 2nd USB Port

GAME/MIDI PORT

MIC port: Microphone Jack

Line In port: Audio In Jack

Line Out / Speaker Out port: Audio Out Jack

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2-8 CONNECTORS

• In this section we list all external connectors that user will use them.

2-8.1 J2J3

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J2

HDD LED CONNECTOR

PIN 1 +5V
PIN 2 HDD LED SIGNAL
PIN 3 HDD LED SIGNAL
PIN 4 +5V

This connector supplies power to the cabinet's IDE

DESCRIPTION

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J2

activity LED. Read and write activity by devices
connected to the Primary or SecondaryIDE
connector will cause the LED to light up.

INFRARED CONNECTOR

PIN 6 INFRARED TRANSMIT SIGNAL
PIN 7 GND
PIN 8 INFRARED RECEIVE SIGNAL
PIN 9 NONE
PIN 10 +5V

This connector supports an optional wireless
transmitting and receiving infrared module. This
module mounts to a small opening on system cases
that support this feature.

DESCRIPTION

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User must also configure the setting through
BIOS program "Peripheral Setup" to select whether
UART2 is directed for use with COM2 or IrDA.
Use the five pins and connect a ribbon cable from
the module to the motherboard's IR connector
according to the pin definitions.

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ATX POWER SWITCH

PIN 12 ATX POWER SWITCH
PIN 13 GND

The system power is controlled by a momentary
switch connected to this lead.
Pressing the button once will switch the system

DESCRIPTION

between ON and SOFT OFF.
Pushing the switch while in the ON mode for more
4 seconds will turn the system off.
The system power LED shows the status of the
system's power.

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J2

SMI CONNECTOR

PIN 14 SMI(System Managment Interrupt) SIGNAL
PIN 15 GND

This allows user to manually place the system into a
suspend mode or "Green" mode, where system
activity is decreased to save electricity and prolong
the life of certain components when the system is
not in use. This 2-in connector connects to the
case-mounted suspend switch. If you do not have a

DESCRIPTION

switch for the connector, you may use the "Turbo
Switch".
SMI is activated when it detects a short to open
moment and therefore leaving it shorted will not
cause any problems. This may require one or two
presses depending on the position of the switch.
Wake-Up can be controlled by settings in the BIOS
but the keyboard will always allow wake-up(the SMI
lead cannot wake up the system).

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J3

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SPEAKER CONNECTOR

PIN 1 SPEAKER SIGNAL
PIN 2 NONE
PIN 3 GND
PIN 4 +5V

This SPEAKER connector connects to the case­mounted speaker. Two sources (LINE OUT and

DESCRIPTION

SPEAKER) allow you to hear system beeps and
warnings. Only SPEAKER allows you to hear system
beeps before the integrated audio has been properly
initialized.

J3

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RESET SWITCH CONNECTOR

PIN 5 RESET SIGNAL
PIN 6 GND

RESET SWITCH connector connects to the case-

DESCRIPTION

mounted reset switch for rebooting your system
without having to turn off your power switch. This is
a preferred method of reboot to prolong the life of
the system's power supply.

J3

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POWER LED CONNECTOR

PIN 8 +5V
PIN 9 NONE
PIN 10 GND

DESCRIPTION

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This Power LED connector connects the system
power LED, which lights when the system is
powered on and blinks when it is in sleep mode.

J3

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SUSPEND LED

PIN 14 SUSPEND LED SIGNAL
PIN 15 GND

DESCRIPTION Connect to Suspend indicator light.

2-8.2 CHASSIS PANEL CONNECTOR

65EP / 65EP+

A.

B. C. D.

E. F. G. H. I. J.

A : PS/2 MOUSE PORT
B : USB 0 PORT
C : LPT1 PORT
D : GAME/MIDI PORT
E : PS/2 KEYBOARD PORT
F : USB 1 PORT
G : COM1 PORT
H : LINE / SPEAKER OUT
I : LINE IN (or second speaker out for 65ME+ only)
J : MICROPHONE

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2-8.3 ATX POWER SUPPLY CONNECTOR

• This connector connects to an ATX power supply. The plug from the power
supply only inserts in an orientation because of the different hole sizes.
Find the proper orientation and push down firmly making sure that all pins
are aligned.

• Reminding that your power supply should support at least 10mA on the
5V standby voltage. It may cause an difficulty to power on the system if
the power supply cant support the load.

• For Wake On LAN function, the power supply should support at least
720mA current.

+12V

+5V Standby

Power Good

GND

VCC

GND

VCC

GND
VCC3
VCC3

VCC
VCC

-5V
GND
GND
GND
Power Supply on
GND

-12V
VCC3

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2-8.4 SERIAL PORT CONNECTOR

• One serial port is ready for a mouse or other serial devices. A second
serial port is available using a serial port bracket connected from the
motherboard to an expansion slot opening.

lower

upper

upper

COM2

PS/2

MOUSE

lower

USB0

COM1

LINE

OUT

LINE

IN

MIC

AC'97
Codec

USB1

PS/2

K/B

1 3

1 3

1 3

LPT1

GAME/MIDI PORT

CD_IN1
CD_IN2

JP2
JP8
JP9
JP10

1 4
1 4

JWOL1

JP1

CPUFA1

1 3

JP11

AUXFA1

ATX POWER

JP5

JP6

Clock

1 3

1 3

Generator

RT1

SOCKET 370

Intel

815EP

MCH

AGP PRO

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

USB1

CNR

1

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DIMM2

I/O
Controller

Intel
ICH2

DIMM1

FWH

LED1

FDC1

DIMM3

1

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IDE2

IDE1

RT2

CHAFA1

JBAT1

1 3
1 3

JBAT2

1 3

JP16

Li

Battery

-

+

--

SPK RST KEYLOCK T/LED

++

HDD/LED IR PWRSUSPEND

SCR1

1 15

1 15

J2

J3

PIN1

Serial Port Connectors:
Orient the red markings on the
floppy ribbon cable to PIN1.

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RS232 cable

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2-8.5 SMART CARD RDADER CONNECTOR(SCR1)

• The connector “SCR1” allows you to use Smart Card Reader. It compliant
with Personal Computer Smart Card (PC/SC) working group standard
and smart card (ISO 7816) protocols.

lower

upper

RFU

SCRPRES#

LED

SCRREST

SCRIO

NC

14

1

VCC

SCRFET#

NCNCSCRCLK GND

RFU

NC

SCR1 pin assignment

PS/2

MOUSE

upper

USB0

COM1

LINE

LINE

MIC

AC'97
Codec

COM2

PS/2

K/B

lower

USB1

1 3

1 3

LPT1

OUT

IN

GAME/MIDI PORT

CD_IN1
CD_IN2

CPUFA1

JP1

1 3

JP2
JP8
JP9
JP10

1 3

JP11

AUXFA1

1 4
1 4

JWOL1

RT1

CNR

Intel

815EP

MCH

ATX POWER

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

USB1

1

JP5

JP6

1 3

1 3

SOCKET 370

DIMM2

DIMM1

DIMM3

AGP PRO

Intel

ICH2

FWH

I/O
Controller

SCR1

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1 3
1 3
1 3

Li

Battery

IDE2

Clock
Generator

LED1

FDC1

1

11

IDE1

RT2

CHAFA1

JBAT1
JBAT2

JP16

-

+

--

SPK RST KEYLOCK T/LED

++

HDD/LED IR PWR SUSPEND

1 15

1 15

J2

J3

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2-8.6 COMMUNICATION AND NETWORKING RISER SLOT (CNR)

• This connector allows you to use network, modem or audio riser cards.

lower

upper

PS/2

MOUSE

lower

upper

USB0

COM1

LINE

OUT

LINE

IN

MIC

AC'97

Codec

COM2

PS/2

K/B

1 3

USB1

1 3

JP2
JP8
JP9
JP10

1 3

LPT1

GAME/MIDI PORT

CD_IN1

1 4

1 4

CD_IN2

JWOL1

CPUFA1

JP1

1 3

JP11

AUXFA1

RT1

CNR

Intel

815EP

MCH

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

1

ATX POWER

JP5

SOCKET 370

AGP PRO

USB1

JP6

1 3

DIMM2

DIMM1

Intel
ICH2

FWH

I/O
Controller

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1 3

DIMM3

SCR1

1 3
1 3
1 3

Li

Battery

Clock
Generator

LED1

FDC1

1

11

IDE2

IDE1

RT2

CHAFA1

JBAT1
JBAT2

JP16

-

+

--

SPK RST KEYLOCK T/LED

++

HDD/LED IR PWR SUSPEND

1 15

1 15

J2

J3

Note:

1. If only one modem CNR installed, the modem CNR must be primary.

2. Only one LAN CNR can be supported.

3. The audio CNR must be secondary, if on-chip AC 97 is enabled.

4. CNR devices are not included with this motherboard.

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2-8.7 SECOND USB CONNECTOR

• This connector is for connecting the additional USB cable. It provides you
additional two USB ports. User can order the additional USB cable from
your motherboard dealer and vender.

Additional USB Cable (Optional)

GND
Black

GND
Black

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1

Red
VCC

White

DO-

Green

Red

DO+

VCC

Black

GND

USB 1

White

DO-

Green

DO+

Black

GND

1

1

USB 1

• When plugging the USB cable to USB2 connector, user can see each
color of wires to determine which is first pin.

2-8.8 PS/2 MOUSE AND PS/2 KEYBOARD

PIN 6 : None
PIN 5 : Mouse Clock
PIN 4 : Vcc
PIN 3 : GND
PIN 2 : None
PIN 1 : Mouse Data

PS/2 MOUSE

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PS/2 KEYBOARD

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PIN 6 : None
PIN 5 : Keyboard Clock
PIN 4 : Vcc
PIN 3 : GND
PIN 2 : None
PIN 1 : Keyboard Data

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2-8.9 IRQ DESCRIPTION

IRQ Function Description Priority

IRQ 0 System Timer 1
IRQ 1 Keyboard Controller 2
IRQ 2 Programmable Interrupt N/A
IRQ 3 Serial Port (COM 2) 11
IRQ 4 Serial Port (COM 1) 12
IRQ 5 13
IRQ 6 Floppy Disk Controller 14
IRQ 7 Parallel Port (LPT1) 15
IRQ 8 Real Time Clock (RTC) 3
IRQ 9 4
IRQ 10 5
IRQ 11 6
IRQ 12 PS/2 Mouse Port 7
IRQ 13 Coprocessor 8
IRQ 14 Primary IDE Channel 9
IRQ 15 Secondary IDE Channel 10

• Both ISA and PCI expansion cards may require IRQs. System IRQs are
available to cards installed in the ISA expansion bus first, then any re­maining IRQs are available to PCI cards. Currently, there are two types of
ISA cards.

• The original ISA expansion card design, now referred to as “Legacy” ISA
card, requires that you configurated the card’s jumpers manually and then
install it in any available slot on the ISA bus. To see a map of your used
and free IRQs in Windows 98, the Control Panel in My Computer, contains
a System icon, which gives you a Device Manager tab. Double-Clicking on
a specific hardware device gives you a Resources tab which shows the
Interrupt number and address. Double-Clicking Computers to see all the
interrupts and addresses for your system. Make sure that no two devices
use the same IRQ or your computer will experience problems when those
two devices are in use at the same time.

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CHAPTER 3

SOFTWARE SETUP

3-1 ABOUT THE SUPPORT CD

• In support CD, it contains most informations for user’s requirement, such
as Acrobat Reader, BIOS, User’s Manual, Driver, Hardware Monitor (if
motherboard supports this function), Patch, and Utility etc. User can browse
the CD and get further details in regard of our motherboard. Of course,
welcome to vendor’s website for the newest release.

3-2 INTEL CHIPSET DRIVER INSTALLATION

Step 1:

• Please put the Support CD attached to motherboard into the CD-ROM drive.

• When appears a welcome window as left screen, then user should choose “Install Driver”.

Step 2:

• Click on the “INTEL Chipsets Driver”.

Step 3:

• Click on the “INF Utility for All INTEL Chipsets”.

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Step 4:

• Press Next button to continue.

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Step 5:

• Press “Yes” to accept Software License Agreement.

Step 6:

• After all the setup process is finished, please restart
your computer by clicking on Finish.

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3-3 INTEL ULTRA ATA STORAGE DRIVER INSTALLATION

Step 1:

• Please put the Support CD attached to motherboard into the CD-ROM drive.

• When appears a welcome window as left screen, then user should choose “Install Mainboard
Driver”.

Step 2:

• Click on the “INTEL Driver”.

Step 3:

• Click on the “INTEL 815 Chipsets”.

Step 4:

• Click on the “INTEL ATA 66/100 Driver”.

Step 5:

• Press Next button to continue.

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Step 6:

• Press “Yes” to continue.

Step 7:

• Press “Next” to continue.

Step 8:

• Press “Next” to continue.

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Step 9:

• After all the setup process is finished, please restart
your computer by clicking on Finish.

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3-4 AC’97 DRIVER INSTALLATION (FOR 65EP ONLY)

Step 1:

• Please put the Support CD attached to motherboard into the CD-ROM drive.

• When appears a welcome window as left screen, then user should choose “Install Mainboard
Driver”.

Step 2:

• Click on the “INTEL Driver”.

Step 3:

• Click on the “INTEL 815 Chipsets”.

Step 4:

• Click on the “AC’97 Driver”.

Step 5:

• The next screen will appear for user to select which AC’97 driver you need to install that is
depended on what operation system you are using. Supposing that your system is Windows
98SE/ME/Win2000, then :

Click on the “Install AC’97 Driver for Win98SE/ME/Win2000 ” .

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Step 6:

• Press “Next” to continue.

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Step 7:

• After all the setup process is finished, please
restart your computer by clicking on Finish.

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3-5 CREATIVE SOUND DRIVER INSTALLATION (FOR 65EP+ ONLY)

Step 1:

• Please put the Support CD attached to motherboard into the CD-ROM drive.

• When appears a welcome window as left screen, then user should choose “Install Driver”.

Step 2:

• Click on the “INTEL Chipsets Driver”.

Step 3:

• Click on the “INTEL 815EP Chipsets”.

Step 4:

• Click on the “Creative Sound Driver”.

Step 5:

• Follow the instruction on screen to complete the installation, after which please restart your PC.

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3-5.1 HOW TO ENABLE THE REAR LINE OUT (SECOND PAIR OF SPEAKERS)

Step 1:

• Select the “My computer” icon.

Step 2:

• Select the “Control Panel” icon.

Step 3:

• Select the “System” icon.

Step 4:

• You should be in the “System Properties” window.

Step 5:

• Click the “Device Manager” button.

Step 6:

• Click the “Creative sound Blaster PCI128”
selection, then Click on the “Properties” button.

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Step 7:

• When “Creative Sound Blaster PCI128
Properties” Window appears, please Click the
3D Audio button, and then select “Quad Speakers”.

Step 8:

• Click the “OK” button.

Step 9:

• Connect your second pair of speakers to the Rear Line out Jack.

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3-5.2 IDENTIFYING CONNECTORS ON THE BUILD-IN AUDIO

USBUS

COM1

1 3

1 3

JP2
JP8
JP9
JP10

JP11

1 3

RT1

LINE IN or FIRST
SPEAKER OUT

LPT1

LINE

LINE

TAD1

TV1

OUT

IN

MIC

GAME/MIDI PORT

CD_IN1

1 4
1 4

CD_IN2

AUXFA1

LINE IN or REAR
LINE OUT JACK
(Second pair of
speakers input for
65EP+ only)

MICROPHONE
IN JACK

GAME/MIDI
CONNECTOR

TELEPHONE ANSWERING
DEVICE/MODEM
CONNECTOR (65ME+ only)

TV TUNER CONNECTOR
(65ME+ only)

CT5880

CD AUDIO
CONNECTOR 1

CD AUDIO
CONNECTOR 2

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3-6 INSTALLING ITE HARDWARE MONITOR UTILITY (SMARTGUARDIAM)

Step 1:

• Please put the Support CD attached to motherboard into the CD-ROM drive.

• When appears a welcome window as left screen, then user should choose “Install Mainboard”.

Step 2:

• Click on the “INTEL Driver”.

Step 3:

• Click on the “INTEL 815E Chipsets”.

Step 4:

• Click on the “Hardware monitor utility”.

Step 5:

• Click on the “Explore CD” or user can install it through directory CD-ROM \hardware monitor
utility\ITE\install.exe.

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Step 6:

• When “Exploring-ITE” window appears, please
click on the file “install”.

Step 7:

• After which Follow the instruction on screen to
complete the installation.

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This screen shows the ITE SMARTGUARDIAM, it shows the information about system

temperatures, voltages and Fan speed, you can accordance your system to make optimize Value
setting.

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CHAPTER 4

BIOS SETUP

4-1 INTRODUCE THE BIOS

• BIOS stands for Basic Input Output System. It is sometimes called ROM
BIOS because it is stored in a Read-Only Memory(ROM) chip on the
motherboard. BIOS is the first program to run when you turn on your
computer.

• BIOS performs the following functions:

1. Initializing and testing hardware in your computer (a process called “POST”,

for Power On Self Test).

2. Loading and running your operating system.

3. Helping your operating system and application programs to manage your

PC hardware by means of a set of routines called BIOS Run-Time Service.

4-2 WHAT IS BIOS SETUP

• Setup is an interactive BIOS program that you need to run when:

1. Changing the hardware on your system. (For example: installing a new

Hard Disk etc.)

2. Modifying the behavior of your computer. (For example: changing the

system time or date, or turning special features on or off etc.)

3. Enhancing your computer’s behavior. (For example: speeding up perfor-

mance by turning on shadowing or caching)

4-3 HOW TO RUN BIOS SETUP

• One way of running SETUP is to press a special function key or key combi­nation during POST, before the operating system is loaded during POST,
the BIOS usually displays a prompt such as:

Press DEL to enter SETUP

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4-4 WHAT IS CMOS

• CMOS is a special kind of memory maintained by a battery after you turn
your computer off. The BIOS uses CMOS to store the settings you selected
in SETUP. The CMOS also maintains the internal clock. Every time you
turn on your computer, the BIOS Looks in CMOS for the settings you se­lected and configures your computer accordingly. If the battery charge runs
too low, the CMOS content will be lost and POST will issue a “CMOS in­valid” or “CMOS checksum invalid” message. If this happens, you may
have to replace the battery. After the battery is replaced, the proper set­tings will need to be stored in SETUP.

4-5 WHAT IS POST

• POST is an acronym for Power On Self Test. It’s a traditional name for the
routines that the BIOS uses to test and initializes the devices on your sys­tem when the PC is powered on. Its meanings has grown to include any­thing the BIOS does before the operating system is started. Each of POST
routines is assigned a POST code, an unique number which is sent to I/O
port 080h before the routine is executed.

4-6 BIOS UPGRADE

• Motherboards incorporate the system BIOS in a Flash memory component.
Flash BIOS allows user upgrades without the need to replace an EPROM
component.

• The upgrade utility fits on a floppy diskette and provides the capability to
save, verify, and update the system BIOS. The upgrade utility can be run
from a hard disk drive or a network drive, but no memory managers can be
installed during upgrades.

4-6.1 BEFORE UPGRADE BIOS

• It is recommended that you save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS
along with a Flash EPROM Programming utility(AWDFLASH.EXE) to a
bootable floppy disk in case you need to reinstall the BIOS later.

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4-6.2 UPGRADE PROCESS

Note: Normally, to upgrade BIOS that is unnecessary if the system is working fine
without any problem, user should upgrade the BIOS unless you experienced
incompatible problem or need BIOS upgrade to create new features. However,
please read all information in this section before upgrading.

“AWDFLASH.EXE” is a Flash EPROM Programming utility that updates the
BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM on the
motherboard, This program only works in pure DOS environment, the utility

can not be worked in win95/98, ME, NT or WINDOWS 2000 environment.

Upgrading the system BIOS

Set 1. Pleas visit the board maker’s website, download the newest BIOS file and
newest award flash utility “AWDFLASH.EXE” for the motherboard. The BIOS
file you downloaded will be a *. bin format.

Step 2. Create a bootable diskette. Then copy the BIOS file and award flash utility
“AWDFLASH.EXE” into the diskette.

Step 3. Insert the diskette into drive A, reboot you system and boot form the diskette.

Step 4. When booting is finished type awdflash *.bin /sn/py/cc and then press
<Enter> to run BIOS upgrade program. (*.bin depends on your motherboard
model and version code).

Step 5. After upgraded, please press <F1> or <F10> to exit or reset your system,
Warning ! If there appears Write Fail while Award “FLASH MEMORY
WRITER” verifying Flash memory, just repeat the process, please DO NOT
reset or turn off the system. If the award memory flash utility was not able to
update the BIOS successfully, you system may not able to boot up,

Step 6. You will see a message “CMOS checksum error-Default loaded” during
booting the system. Please press <Del> to run CMOS setup utility, then
reload ‘LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS” or “Load Optimized Defaults” and
save this change.

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Figure 1 : Award Flash Memory Writer Start Screen

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Figure 2 : Award Flash Memory Writer Start Screen

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The parameters of AWDFLASH.EXE

/sn: No original BIOS backup
/py: Program flash memory
/cc: Clear CMOS data after programming
/r : Reset system after programming

NOTE: User can type AWDFLASH /? to get further details about

parameters. Wrong usage of parameter will damage the BIOS
information, so that we strongly recommend user to leave pa­rameters away unless you realize their function.

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4-7 CMOS SETUP UTILITY

• This INTEL 815EP motherboard comes with the AWARD BIOS from AWARD
Software Inc. Enter the Award BIOS program Main Menu by:

1. Turn on or reboot your system. After a series of diagnostic checks, the

following message will appear:

PRESS <DEL> TO ENTER SETUP

2. Press the <DEL> key and the main program screen will appear as follows.

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Standard CMOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features

Advanced Chipset Features

Integrated Peripherals

Power Management Setup

PnP/PCI Configurations

PC Health Status

Esc : Quit
F10 : Save & Exit Setup (Shift) F2 : Change Color

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

Frequency/Voltage Control

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

SAVE & EXIT SETUP

EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

: Select Item

3. Using the arrows on your keyboard, select an option, and press <Enter>.

Modify the system parameters to reflect the options installed in your system.

4. You may return to the Main Menu anytime by pressing <ESC>.

5. In the Main Menu, “SAVE AND EXIT SETUP” saves your changes and

reboots the system, and “EXIT WITHOUT SAVING” ignores your changes
and exits the program.

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4-8 STANDARD CMOS SETUP

• Standard CMOS Setup allows you to record some basic system hardware
configuration and set the system clock and error handling. You only need
to modify the configuration values of this option when you change your
system hardware configuration or the configuration stored in the CMOS
memory gets lost or damaged.

Run the STANDARD CMOS SETUP as following:

1. Choose “STANDARD CMOS SETUP” from the Main Menu and a screen

with a list of option will appear:

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Standard CMOS Features

Date (mm:dd:yy) Thu, Dec 30 2000¤
Time (hh:mm:ss) 9 : 52 : 15

IDE Primary Master Press Enter 13022 MB
IDE Primary Slave Press Enter None
IDE Secondary Master Press Enter None
IDE Secondary Slave Press Enter None

Drive A 1.44M, 3.5 in.
Drive B None

Video EGA/VGA
Halt On All Errors

Base Memory 640K
Extended Memory 31744K
Total Memory 32768K

:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Item Help

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2. Use one of the arrow keys to move between options and modify the se-

lected options by using PgUp / PgDn / + / - keys.

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Date (mm:dd:yy) The BIOS determines the day of the week from the

other date information. This field is for information
only.
Press the left or right arrow key to move to the de­sired field (date, month, year). Press the PgUp or
PgDn key to increment the setting, or type the de­sired value into the field.

Time (hh:mm:ss) The time format is based on the 24-hour military-time

clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00. Press the
left or right arrow key to move to desired field. Press
the PgUp or PgDn key to increment the setting, or
type the desired value into the field.

Primary / Secondary

Master / Slave

This field records the specifications for all non-SCSI
hard disk drives installed in your system. Refer to the
respective documentation on how to install the drives.

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IDE Primary Master

IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press Enter

IDE Primary Master Auto
Access Mode Auto

Capacity 13022 MB

Cylinder 25232
Head 16
Precomp 0
Landing Zone 25231
Sector 63

:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

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Drive A / Drive B Set this field to the type(s) of floppy disk drive(s) in-

stalled in your system. The choices are:
360KB, 5.25in.,

1.2MB, 5.25in.,
720KB, 3.5in.,

1.44MB, 3.5in., Drive A

2.88MB, 3.5in.,
None., Drive B

Video Set this field to the type of video display card installed

in the system. The choices are:
Mono,
VGA / EGA ,
CGA40,
CGA80.

Halt On Set this warning feature for the type of errors that will

cause the system to halt. The choices are:
All Errors,
No Errors,
All, But Keyboard,
All, But Diskette,
All, But Disk / Key.

3. Press <ESC> to return to the Main Menu when you finish setting up all

items.

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4-9 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES

• ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES allows you to improve your system perfor­mance or set up system features according to your preference.

Run the ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES as following:

1. Choose “ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES” from the Main Menu and a screen

with a list of option will appear:

2. Use one of the arrow keys to move between options and modify the se-

lected options by using PgUp / PgDn / + / - keys. An explanation of the
<F> keys follows:

<F1>: “Help” gives options available for each item.
<F5>: Get the previous values. These values are the values with which the

user started in the current session.
<F6>: Load all options with Fail-Safe default values.
<F7>: Load all options with Optimized default values.

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Advanced BIOS Features

Virus Warning Disabled
CPU Internal Cache Enabled
External Cache Enabled
CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enabled
Processor Number Feature Disabled
Quick Power On Self Test Enabled
First Boot Device Floppy
Second Boot Device  HDD-0
Third Boot Device CDROM
Boot Other Device Enabled
Swap Floppy Drive Disabled
Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled
Boot Up NumLock Status On
Gate A20 Option Fast
Typematic Rate Setting Disabled
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)  6
Typematic Delay (Msec) 250
Security Option Setup
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB Non-OS2
Report No FDD For WIN95 No

:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

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Virus Warning When enabled, you receive a warning message if a

program (specifically, a virus) attempts to write to the
boot sector or the partition table of the hard disk drive.
You should then run an antivirus program. Keep in

mind that this feature protects only the boot
sector, not the entire hard drive.

NOTE: Many disk diagnostic programs that access the boot sec-

tor table can trigger the virus warning message. If you
plan to run such a program, we recommend that you dis­able the virus warning.

CPU Internal Cache/

External Cache

CPU L2 Cache ECC

Checking

Process or Number

Feature

Quick Power On Self

Test

Cache memory is additional memory that is much
faster than conventional DRAM (system memory).
CPUs from 486-type on up contain internal cache
memory, and most, but not all, modern PCs have
additional (external) cache memory. When the CPU
requests data, the system transfers the requested
data from the main DRAM into cache memory, for
even faster access by the CPU.
The External Cache field may not appear if your sys­tem does not have external cache memory.

When you select Enabled, memory checking is en­able when the external cache contains ECC SRAMs.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

Select Enabled to reduce the amount of time required
to run the power-on self -test (POST). A quick POST
skips certain steps. We recommend that you nor­mally disable quick POST. Better to find a problem
during POST than lost data during your work.

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First/Second/Third/

Other Boot Device

The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from
the devices in the sequence selected in these items.
The choice: Floppy, LS/ZIP, HDD, SCSI, CDROM,

Disabled.

Swap Floppy Drive This field is effective only in systems with two floppy

drives. Selecting Enabled assigns physical drive B
logical drive A, and physical drive A to logical drive B.

Boot Up Floppy Seek When enabled, the BIOS tests (seeks) floppy drives

to determine whether they have 40 or 80 tracks. Only
360-KB floppy drives have 40 tracks; drives with
270KB, 1.2MB, and 1.44MB capacity all have 80
tracks. Because very few modern PCs have 40-track
floppy drives, we recommend that you set this field to
a disabled to save time.

Boot Up NumLock

Status

Toggle between On or Off to control the state of the
NumLock key when the system boots. When toggled
On, the numeric keypad generates numbers instead
of controlling cursor operations.

Gate A20 Option Gate A20 refers to the way the system addresses

memory above 1 MB (extended memory). When set
to Fast, the system chipset controls Gate A20. When
set to Normal, a pin in the keyboard controller con­trols Gate A20. Setting Gate A20 to Fast improves
system speed, particularly with OS/2 and Windows.

Typematic Rate Setting When Disabled, the following two items (Typematic

Rate and Typematic Delay) are irrelevant. Keystroke
repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard control­ler in your system.
When Enabled, you can select a typematic rate and
typematic delay.

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Typematic Rate (Chars

/ Sec)

Typematic Delay

(Msec)

Security Option If you have set a password, select whether the pass-

OS Select For DRAM >

64MB

Report No FDD For

Win95

When the typematic rate setting is enabled, you can
select a typematic rate (the rate at which character
repeats when you hold down a key) of 6, 8, 10, 12,
15, 20, 24, or 30 characters per second.

Choose 250, 500, 750 and 1000. This option sets
the time interval for displaying the first and the sec­ond characters.

word is required every time the System boots, or only
when you enter setup.

Non-OS/2: For Non-OS/2 system.
OS: For OS/2 operating system.

Yes:BIOS reports “NO FDD” to Win95.
No(default):BIOS will not report “NO FDD” to Win95.

3. Press <ESC> to return to the Main Menu when you finish setting up all

items.

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4-10 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES

• ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES allows you to change the values of

chipset registers. These registers control the system options.

Run the ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES as following:

1. Choose “ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES” from the Main Menu and a

screen with a list of option will appear:

2. Use one of the arrow keys to move between options and modify the se-

lected options by using PgUp / PgDn / + / - keys. An explanation of the
<F> keys follows:

<F1>: “Help” gives options available for each item.
<F5>: Get the previous values. These values are the values with which the

user started in the current session.
<F6>: Load all options with Fail-Safe default values.
<F7>: Load all options with Optimized default values.

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Advanced Chipset Features

SDRAM CAS Latency Time
SDRAM Cycle Time Tras/Trc
SDRAM RAS-To-CAS Delay
SDRAM RAS Precharge Time
System BIOS Cacheable
Video BIOS Cacheable
Memory Hole At 15M-16M
CPU Latency Timer
Delayed Transaction
AGP Graphics Aperture Size

:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

3
7/9
3
3
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Enabled
Enabled
64MB

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SDRAM CAS Latency

Time

SDRAM Cycle Time

Tras/Trc

SDRAM RAS-To-CAS

Delay

SDRAM RAS

Precharge Time

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.

Select the number of SCLKs for an access cycle.
The choice:5/7,7/9

This field lets you insert a timing delay between the
CAS and RAS strobe signals, used when DRAM is
written to, read from, or refreshed. Fast gives faster
performance and Slow gives more stable
performance. This field applies only when synchro­nous DRAM is installed in the system.
The Choice:2,3

If an insufficient number of cycles is allowed for the
RAS to accumulate its charge before DRAM refresh,
the refresh may be incomplete and the DRAM may
fail to retain data. Fast gives faster performance;and
Slow gives more stable performance. This field ap­plies only when synchronous DRAM is installed in
the system.
The Choice:2,3

System BIOS

Cacheable

Video BIOS Cacheable

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Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS
ROM at F0000h-FFFFFh, resulting in better system
performance, However. if any program writes to this
memory area, a system error may result.

Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS
ROM at C0000h to C7FFFh, resulting in video
performance. However, if any program writes to this
memory area, a system error may result.

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Memory Hole At 15M-

You can reserve this area of system memory for ISA

16M

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

CPU Latency Timer Use Default setting.

Delayed 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.

AGP Graphics Aper-

ture Size

Choose 32, 64 MB. Memory mapped and graphics
data structures can reside in a Graphics Aperture.
This area is like a linear buffer. BIOS will automati­cally report the starting address of this buffer to the
O.S.

3. Press <ESC> to return to the Main Menu when you finish setting up all

items.

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4-11 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

• INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS option allows you to get some informations

inside your system when it is working.

Run the INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS as following:

1. Choose “INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS” from the Main Menu and a screen

with a list of option will appear:

2. Use one of the arrow keys to move between options and modify the se-

lected options by using PgUp / PgDn / + / - keys. An explanation of the
<F> keys follows:

<F1>: “Help” gives options available for each item.
<F5>: Get the previous values. These values are the values with which the

user started in the current session.
<F6>: Load all options with Fail-Safe default values.
<F7>: Load all options with Optimized default values.

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Integrated Peripherals

On-Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled
On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE  Enabled
IDE Primary Master PIO Auto
IDE Primary Slave PIO Auto
IDE Secondary Master PIO Auto
IDE Secondary Slave PIO Auto
IDE Primary Master UDMA Auto
IDE Primary Slave UDMA Auto
IDE Secondary Master UDMA Auto
IDE Secondary Slave UDMA Auto
USB Controller Enabled
USB Keyboard Support Disabled
USB Mouse Support Disabled
Init Display First PCI Slot
AC97 Audio Auto
AC97 Modem Auto
Onboard/CNR LAN Selection Auto
IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled
Power ON Function BUTTON ONLY
KB Power ON Password Enter
Hot Key Power On Ctrl - F1
Onboard FDC Controller Enabled
Onboard Serial Port 1 Auto
Onboard Serial Port 2 Auto
UART Mode Select Normal
UR2 Duplex Mode Half
Onboard Parallel Port  378/IRQ7
Parallel Port Mode SPP
ECP Mode Use DMA 3
PWRON After PWR-Fail Former Sts
Game Port Address 201
Midi Port Address 330
Midi Port IRQ 10

Item Help

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On-Chip Primary/

Secondary PCI IDE

The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with sup­port from two IDE channels. Select Enabled to acti­vate the first and/or the second IDE interface. Select
Disabled to deactivate an interface if you install a pri­mary and/or second add-on IDE interface.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

Primary

Master / Slave PIO

Secondary

Master / Slave PIO

Choose Auto\ or Mode 0~4. The BIOS will detect the
HDD mode type automatically when you choose Auto.
You need to set to a lower mode than Auto when your
hard disk becomes unstable.
The choice: Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3,

Mode 4.

Primary

Master / Slave UDMA

Secondary

Master / Slave UDMA

Ultra DMA/66 implementation is possible only if your
IDE hard drive supports it and the operating environ­ment includes a DMA drive and your system software
both support Ultra DMA/66, select Auto to enable
BIOS support.
The choice: Auto, Disabled.

USB Controller Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal

Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have USB
peripherals.

USB Keyboard Sup-

Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal

port

Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have a USB
keyboard.

USB Mouse Support Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal

Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have a USB
mouse.

Init Display First Initialize the AGP video display before initializing any

other display device on the system. Thus the AGP
display becomes the primary display.

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AC97 Audio/Modem This option allows you to decide to enable/disable

the 815 chipset to support AC97 Audio/Modem.
The choice:Auto,Disabled

Onboard/CNR LAN

Selection

Use the default setting.
The choice:Auto,Onboard

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.

Power ON Function This option allows you to select <KB Power ON

Password> , <Hot-Key Power ON> or others.
The choice:Any Key,Button only,Keyboard 98,
Password,Hot-Key,Mouse Move,Mouse Click.

KB Power ON Pass-

When user sets a password for keyboard, the pass-

word

word user set that return the system to Full On state.

Hot-Key Power ON Boot up the system via predetermined keyboard hot

key.
The choice:<Ctrl>+<F1>...<F12>

Onboard FDC

Controller

Onboard Serial

Port 1 / Port2

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

Select a logical COM port name and matching ad­dress for the first and second serial ports. Select an
address and corresponding interrupt for the first and
second serial ports.

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UART Mode Select This item allows you to select UART mode.

The choice:Normal,IrDA,ASKIR,SCR.

UR2 Duplex Mode This item allows you to select the IR half/full duplex

function.
The choice:Full,Half.

Onboard Parallel Port

Select a logical LPT port address and corresponding
interrupt for the physical parallel port.

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.

ECP Mode Use DMA Select a DMA channel for the parallel port for use

during ECP mode.

PWRON After PWR-

Off:Disable Power Lost Resume function.

Fail

On:Enable Power Lost Resume function.
Former Sts.:Use Former status.
The choice:Off,On,Former Sts.

Game Port Address This item allows you to select the Game Port Address.

The choice:Disabled,201,209

Midi Port Address Select a DMA channel for the parallel port for use

during ECP mode.
The choice: Disabled,330,300

Midi Port IRQ This item allows you to select the Midi Port IRQ.

The choice:5,10

3. Press <ESC> to return to the Main Menu when you finish setting up all

items.

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4-12 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

• POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP allows you to set the system’s power

saving functions.

Run the POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP as following:

1. Choose “POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP” from the Main Menu and a

screen with a list of option will appear:

2. Use one of the arrow keys to move between options and modify the se-

lected options by using PgUp / PgDn / + / - keys. An explanation of the
<F> keys follows:

<F1>: “Help” gives options available for each item.
<F5>: Get the previous values. These values are the values with which the

user started in the current session.
<F6>: Load all options with Fail-Safe default values.
<F7>: Load all options with Optimized default values.

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Power Management Setup

ACPI Function Enabled
ACPI Suspend Type S1(POS)
Power Management User Define
Video Off Method V/H SYNC+Blank
Video Off In Suspend Yes
Suspend Type Stop Grant
MODEM Use IRQ 3
Suspend Mode Disabled
HDD Power Down Disabled
Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN Instant-Off
Wake-up by PCI card Disabled
Power On by Ring Disabled
USB KB Wake-Up From S3 Disabled
Resume by Alarm Disabled
Date (of Month) Alarm  0
Time (hh:mm:ss) 0 0 0

** Reload Global Timer Events **
Primary IDE 0 Disabled
Primary IDE 1 Disabled
Secondary IDE 0 Disabled
Secondary IDE 1 Disabled
FDD, COM, LPT Port Disabled
PCI PIRQ[A-D] # Disabled

:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

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ACPI Function Select Enabled only if your computer’s operating sys-

tem supports the Advanced Configuration and Power
Interface (ACPI) specification. Currently, Windows
NT 5.0 support ACPI.

ACPI Suspend Type This item will allow you to select the ACPI suspend

type. You can select S3(STR) for suspending to DRAM
or S1(POS) for power on suspend under Windows
98 ACPI mode.
The choice: S1(POS), S3(STR).

Power Management This option allows you to select the type (or degree)

of power saving for Doze, Standby, and Suspend
modes.
This table describes each power management mode:

Max Saving

User Define

Min Saving

Maximum power savings. Only Available for SL CPUs.¤
Inactivity period is 1 minute in each mode.

Set each mode individually. Select time-out periods in¤
the section for each mode, below.

Minimum power savings. Inactivity period is 1 hour in¤
each mode (except the hard drive).

Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is

blanked.

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Video Off in Suspend This determines the manner in which the monitor is

blanked.
The choice: Yes, No.

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Suspend Type Select the Suspend Type.

The choice:PWRON Suspend, Stop Grant.

MODEM Use IRQ Name the interrupt request (IRQ) line assigned to the

modem (if any) on your system. Activity of the se­lected IRQ always awakens the system.
The choice: 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, NA.

Suspend Mode After the selected period of system inactivity, the

chipset enters a hardware suspend mode, stopping
the CPU clock and possibly causing other system
devices to enter power management modes.

HDD Power Down When enabled and after the set time of system

inactivity, the hard disk drive will be powered down
while all other devices remain active.

Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN When Enabled, turning the system off with the on/off

button places the system in a very low-power-usage
state, with only enough circuitry receiving power to
detect power button activity or Resume by Ring
activity.

Wake-up by PCI card This function allows you to enabled the system by

wake-up by PCI card.
The choice:Delay 4 Sec,Instant-Off.

Power On by Ring An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator (RI) line

(in other words, an incoming call on the modem) awak­ens the system from a soft off state.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

USB KB Wake-Up

From S3

This item will enable you to Wake-up the system by
USB keyboard when you shut down the computer in
S3 Mode.
The choice:Enabled,Disabled.

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Resume by Alarm When Enabled, you can set the data and time at the

which the RTC (Real Time Clock) alarm awakens the
system from suspend mode.

Date (of Month) Alarm Set a certain date when RTC Alarm Resume option

is Enabled to awaken the system. THis option is con­current with Resume Time option.

Time (hh:mm:ss) Set a certain time when RTC Alarm Resume option is

Enabled to awaken the system. THis option is con­current with Date option.

Reload Global Timer

Events

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

Primary IDE 0

Primary IDE 1

Secondary IDE 0

Secondary IDE 1

FDD, COM, LPT Port

PCI PIPQ[A-D]

3. Press <ESC> to return to the Main Menu when you finish setting up all

items.

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4-13 PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION

• PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION allows you to set the system’s power saving

functions.

Run the PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION as following:

1. Choose “PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION” from the Main Menu and a screen

with a list of option will appear:

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PnP/PCI Configurations

Reset Configuration Data Disabled

Resources Controlled By Auto(ESCD)
IRQ Resources Press Enter
DMA Resources Press Enter
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Disabled

:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level

2. Use one of the arrow keys to move between options and modify the se-

lected options by using PgUp / PgDn / + / - keys. An explanation of the
<F> keys follows:

<F1>: “Help” gives options available for each item.
<F5>: Get the previous values. These values are the values with which the

user started in the current session.
<F6>: Load all options with Fail-Safe default values.
<F7>: Load all options with Optimized default values.

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Reset Configuration

Normally, you leave this Disabled. Select Enabled to

Data

reset Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD)
when you exit Setup if you have installed a new add­on and the system reconfiguration has caused such
a serious conflict that the operating system cannot
boot.

Resource ControlledByThe plug and play AwardBIOS can automatically con-

figure all the boot and play-compatible devices. If
you select Auto, all the interrupt request (IRQ) and
DMA assignment fields disappear, as the BIOS auto­matically assigns them.

IRQ Resources Press Enter. Please refer to the below list.

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IRQ Resources

IRQ-3 assigned to PCI Device
IRQ-4 assigned to PCI Device
IRQ-5 assigned to PCI Device
IRQ-7 assigned to PCI Device
IRQ-9 assigned to PCI Device
IRQ-10 assigned to PCI Device
IRQ-11 assigned to PCI Device
IRQ-12 assigned to PCI Device
IRQ-14 assigned to PCI Device
IRQ-15 assigned to PCI Device

Item Help

Menu Level

:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

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DMA Resources Press Enter. Please refer to the below list.

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DMA Resources

DMA-0 assigned to PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-1 assigned to PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-3 assigned to PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-5 assigned to PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-6 assigned to PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-7 assigned to PCI/ISA PnP

:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop This option allows the BIOS to preview VGA status,

and to modify the information delivered form the fea­ture Connector of the VGA card to MPEG card. This
option can solve the display inversion to black after
you have used MPEG card.

3. Press <ESC> to return to the Main Menu when you finish setting up all

items.

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4-14 PC HEALTH STATUS

• This section helps you to get more information about your system including

CPU temperature, FAN speed and voltage. It is recommended that you
contact with your motherboard supplier to get proper value about your set­ting of the CPU temperature.

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PC Health Status

Shutdown Temperature Disabled

1.8V 0 1.87 V
CPU Vcore 1 2.00 V
DIMM 2 3.37 V
+5V 3 5.02 V
+12V 4 12.28 V

- 12V 5 (-)12.52 V

- 5 6 (-)5.10 V
5VSB 7  5.08 V
Voltage Battery 3.08 V
Temperature 1 41˚C
Temperature 2 (-)55˚C
Temperature 3 (-)55˚C
Fan 1 Speed 5625 RPM
Fan 2 Speed 0 RPM
Fan 3 Speed 0 RPM

:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Shutdown Tempera-

This item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown

ture

Temperature. This item only effective under Windows

Menu Level

98 ACPI mode.

o

The choice:60

o

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C/167oF

C/140oF , 65oC/149oF , 70oC/158oF ,

Voltage Shows current voltage value.

Item Help

Temperature Shows current temperature.

FAN 1/2/3 Speed Shows current FAN speed. The fan must provide ro-

tary pulse. (Normally these types of fan have a three­wire connector)

• Press <ESC> to return to the Main Menu when you finish setting up all

items.

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4-15 FREQUENCY/VOLTAGE CONTROL

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Frequency Control

Auto Overclocker Press Enter¤
Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk Enabled
Spread Spectrum Modulated Disabled
Linear Spread Model 3
Linear Spread Range 0
CPU Skew Adjust Disabled
PCI Skew Adjust Disabled
SDRAM Skew Adjust Disabled
AGP Skew Adjust Disabled
CPU Host/PCI Clock 100/33MHz
CPU Voltage Regulator Default
CPU Clock Ratio x3

:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Auto Detect

DIMM/PCI CLK

This item allows you to enable/disable detect DIMM/
PCI Clock.

Item Help

Menu Level

The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

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Spread Spec-

trum Modulated

Linear Spread

Model

Linear Spread

Range

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

This item allows you to enable/disable the linear
spread model.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

This item allows you to enable/disable the linear
spread range.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

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CPU Skew

Adjust

PCI Skew

Adjust

SDRAM Skew

Adjust

AGP Skew

Adjust

CPU Host/PCI

Clock

CPU Voltage

Regulator

CPU Clock

Ratio

The choice: Disabled,150ps,300ps,450ps

The choice: Disabled, 150ps, 300ps, 450ps

The choice: Disabled, 150ps, 300ps, 450ps

The choice: Disabled, 150ps, 300ps, 450ps

Select Default or select a timing combination for the
CPU and the PCI bus. When set to Default, the BIOS
uses the actual CPU and PCI bus clock values.

This item allows you to select CPU Voltage.
The choice: Default, +0.05V, +0.10V, +0.20V, +0.30V,
+0.40V, -0.10V, -0.05V.

This item allows you to select the CPU ratio, if CPU
clock Ratio is locked, the function will have no effect.

• Press <ESC> to return to the Main Menu when you finish setting up all

items.

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4-16 LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS

• When you press <Enter> on this item you get a confirmation dialog box

with a message similar to:

“ Load Optimized Defaults (Y / N) ? N ”

Pressing “Y” loads the BIOS default values that are factory settings for opti-

mal performance system operations.

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4-17 SET SUPERVISOR / USER PASSWORD

• These two options allow you to set your system passwords. Normally, the

supervisor has a higher ability to change the CMOS setup option than the
user. The way to set up the passwords for both Supervisor and User are
as follows:

1. Choose “Change Password” in the Main Menu and press <Enter>. The

following message appears:

“Enter Password : “

2. The first time you run this option, enter your password up to 8 characters

and press <Enter>. The screen does not display the entered characters.

3. After you enter the password, the following message appears prompting

you to confirm the password:

“Confirm Password : “

4. Enter the same password “exactly” as you just typed again to confirm the

password and press <Enter>.

5. Move the cursor to Save & Exit Setup to save the password.

6. If you need to delete the password entered before, choose the Supervisor

Password and press <Enter>. It will delete the password that you had
before.

7. Move the cursor to Save & Exit Setup to save the option you did, other-

wise the old password will still be there the next time you turn your system
on.

8. Press <Enter> to exit to the Main Menu.

NOTE: If you forget or lose the password, the only way to access

the system is to clear the CMOS RAM. All setup informa­tions will be lost and you need to run the BIOS setup pro­gram again.

NOTE: You determine when the password is required within the

Advanced BIOS Features and its Security option. If the
Security option is set to “system”, the password will be
required both at boot and at entry to Setup. If set to “setup”,
prompting only occurs when trying to enter Setup.

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4-18 SAVE & EXIT SETUP

• SAVE & EXIT SETUP allows you to save all modifications you have speci-

fied into the CMOS memory. Highlight this option on the Main Menu and
the following message appears:

“SAVE to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N) ? Y “

Press <Enter> key to save the configuration changes.

4-19 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

• EXIT WITHOUT SAVING option allows you to exit the Setup Utility without

saving the modifications that you have specified. Highlight this option on
the Main Menu and the following message appears:

“Quit Without Saving (Y/N) ? N “

You may change the prompt to “Y” and press <Enter> key to leave this op­tion .

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