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SL-65EP-T/65EP+-T User Manual V1.0

SL-65EP-T/65EP+-T

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

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manufacturers and end-users set up and install the mainboard. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this manual is accurate. Soltek Computer Inc. is not responsible for printing or clerical errors. Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Soltek Computer Inc. No part of this manual may be reproduced, transmitted, translated into any language in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, for any purpose without the express written permission of Soltek Computer Inc. Companies and products mentioned in this manual are for identification purpose only. Product names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies.

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Release Date : October 2001

• Intel, Celeron, Pentium II, Pentium III are trademarks of Intel Corporation.

• Intel 82815 Graphic Memory Controller Hub(GMCH), 82801 I/O Controller Hub(ICH) are trademark of Intel Corporation.

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65EP-T/EP+-T

CONTENT

Chapter 1 Introduction.......................................................... 8

1-1 Mainboard Specification ............................................................ 9

1-1.1 Processor .......................................................................................... 9

1-1.2 Chipset .............................................................................................. 9

1-1.3 AWARD BIOS V6.0, Supporting ........................................................ 9

1-1.4 Sound Controller ............................................................................... 9

1-1.5 Integrated SDRAM Controller ........................................................... 9

1-1.6 Full Featured Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Controller............... 9

1-1.7 Power Management ........................................................................ 10

1-1.8 Multi-I/O Function ............................................................................ 10

1-1.9 Form Factor ..................................................................................... 10

1-1.10 Expansion Slots ............................................................................ 11

1-1.11 Hardware Monitoring ..................................................................... 11

1-1.12 Others ........................................................................................... 11

1-2 Mainboard Layout .................................................................... 12

1-2.1 Mainboard Layout --- 65EP-T .......................................................... 12

1-2.2 Mainboard Layout --- 65EP+-T........................................................ 13

1-3 Chipset System Block Diagram ............................................... 14

1-4 Mainboard Specification Table Of 65EP-T/EP+-T.................... 15

Chapter 2 Hardware Setup ................................................. 17

2-1 CPU Installation ....................................................................... 18

2-1.1 CPU Frequency ............................................................................... 18

2-2 Memory Installation.................................................................. 19

2-2.1 Supported System Bus And System Memory Bus Frequencies Table .... 20

2-3 HDD/FDD Installation .............................................................. 21

2-4 Jumper Setting For Devices On Board .................................... 23

2-4.1 JP1 Keyboard/Mouse Power On ..................................................... 23

2-4.2 JP5/JP6 FSB Frequency Select ......................................................24

2-4.3 BIOS Boot Block Lock (JP16) ......................................................... 25

2-4.4 JP21 On-Board Creative Sound Select (For 65EP+-T only) ........... 25

2-4.5 JBAT1/JBAT2 For Clear CMOS DATA ............................................ 26

2-5 CONNECTORS CONFIGURATIONS ...................................... 27

2-5.1 On Board FAN Connector (CPUFA1, AUXFA1, CHAFA1) .............. 27

2-5.2 JWOL1 Wake On LAN .................................................................... 28

2-5.3 CD-ROM Audio Connector (CD_IN1/CD_IN2) ................................ 29

2-5.4 TAD1/TV1 Connector ...................................................................... 30

2-5.5 Thermal Sensor Connector (RT2) (Optional) .................................. 31

2-5.6 Complex Header J2&J3 ................................................................. 32

2-5.7 ATX Power Supply Connector ......................................................... 33

2-5.8 Chassis Panel Connector ............................................................... 34

2-5.9 Smart Card Reader Connector (SCR1) .......................................... 35

2-5.10 Communication And Networking Riser Slot (CNR) ....................... 36

2-5.11 USB1 Header ................................................................................ 37

2-5.12 PS/2 Mouse And PS/2 Keyboard .................................................. 37

2-6 IRQ Description ....................................................................... 38

Chapter 3 Software Setup .................................................. 40

3-1 Open up the Support CD and choose Drivers and Utilities..... 41

3-2 Install “Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility” ..................... 42

3-3 Install “Intel Application Accelerator” ........................................ 43

3-4 Creative Audio Driver Installation (For 65EP-T Only) .............. 45

3-4.1 To Install Creative Audio Driver ....................................................... 45

3-4.2 To Enable The Rear Line Out (For 4 Speakers) .............................. 46

3-4.3 Identifying Connectors On The Built-in Audio ................................. 47

3-5 AC’97 Audio Driver Installation (For 65EP-T Only) .................. 48

65EP-T/EP+-T

3-6 Proceed To Hardware Monitor Utility Installation ..................... 49

Chapter 4

BIOS Setup ............................................................................ 52

4-1 What Is BIOS Setup ................................................................. 53

4-2 How To Run BIOS Setup ......................................................... 53

4-3 What Is CMOS ......................................................................... 53

4-4 What Is POST .......................................................................... 53

4-5 BIOS Upgrade ......................................................................... 53

4-5.1 Before Upgrading BIOS .................................................................. 54

4-5.2 Upgrade Process ............................................................................ 54

4-6 BIOS Setup --- CMOS Setup Utility ......................................... 58

4-6.1 CMOS Setup Utility ......................................................................... 58

4-6.2 Standard CMOS Setup ................................................................... 59

4-6.3 Advanced BIOS Features................................................................ 62

4-6.4 Advanced Chipset Features ............................................................66

4-6.5 Integrated Peripherals .....................................................................69

4-6.6 Power Management Setup .............................................................. 75

4-6.7 PNP / PCI Configuration ................................................................. 80

4-6.8 PC Health Status ............................................................................. 83

4-6.9 Frequency/Voltage Control.............................................................. 85

4-6.10 Load Optimized Defaults ...............................................................88

4-6.11 Set SuperVisor / User Password ................................................... 89

4-6.12 Save & Exit Setup ......................................................................... 90

4-6.13 Exit Without Saving ....................................................................... 90

Appendix ................................................................................ 92

Appendix-1 Identifying BIOS Version & BIOS Part Number ......... 93

Appendix-2 Identifying Mainboard model Number ........................ 94

Appendix-3 Technical Terms .......................................................... 95

ITEM LIST CHECKUP

Mainboard

====Support CD ====User’s Manual ====Bundled Bonus Pack CD ====Bundled Bonus Pack Manual ====Temperature Sensor Cable (Optional) ====ATA66/100 IDE Cable

FDD Cable

Chapter 1 Introduction

65EP-T/EP+-T

Chapter 1 Introduction

• This chapter briefly introduces this characteristics of the mainboard. It includes the information regarding the chipset, CPU types, built-in functions and layout. Users will have more ideas about mainboards after reading this chapter.

This chapter contains the following topics :

1-1 Mainboard Specification 1-2 Mainboard Layout 1-3 Chipset Diagram 1-4 Mainboard Specification Table

Chapter 1 Introduction

1-1 Mainboard Specification

1-1.1 Processor

• Supporting Intel® FC-PGA Pentium IIITM up to 1GHz.

• Supporting Intel

• Supporting VIA

• Supporting CPU voltage Auto-Detect circuit.

FC-PGA CeleronTM processor up to 1.1GHz.

FC-PGA2TM processors.

Cyrix IIITM up to 800MHz.

1-1.2 Chipset

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

• ITE 8712 EC-LPC I/O chip.

1-1.3 AWARD BIOS V6.0, Supporting

• Plug & Play V1.0.

• Flash Memory for easy upgrade.

• BIOS writing protection.

• Year 2000 compliant.

1-1.4 Sound Controller

• Built-in AC’97 Audio codec (for 65EP-T only).

• Built-in Creative CT5880 Audio chip (for 65EP+-T only).

1-1.5 Integrated SDRAM Controller

• Providing 3pcs DIMM slots for double-sided DIMMs.

• Supporting 100/133MHz SDRAM spec.

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

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

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

• Unbuffered, Non-ECC SDRAM supported only.

1-1.6 Full Featured Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Controller

• Provides 1x/ 2x/ 4x AGP controller

• AGP v2.0 compliant.

65EP-T/EP+-T

1-1.7 Power Management

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

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

• Supporting POS mode (Power On Suspend).

• System event monitoring with two event classes.

• Supporting PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse power on.

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

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

1-1.8 Multi-I/O Function

• Integrated IDE Controller.

• Supporting Ultra ATA100/66, BMIDE and PIO modes Universal Serial Bus connector:

-- USB v1.1 compliant.

-- 2 built-in USB connectors, in addition to one internal USB header which requires a USB cable to support 2 more optional USB ports.

• Two UART’s for Complete Serial Ports.

• 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 supporting:

-- Standard mode, ECP and EPP.

• Floppy Disk connector supporting:

-- One FDD connector with drive swap support .

• Universal Serial Bus connector supporting:

--- USB v1.1 and Intel Universal HCI v1.1 compatible.

--- 2 built-in USB connectors and one USB Header (USB1) which requires an optional USB cable to provide 2 more optional USB ports.

• PS/2 Keyboard connector.

• PS/2 Mouse connector.

1-1.9 Form Factor

• ATX form factor 4-layer PCB.

• Mainboard size: 30.5cm x 19.0cm.

Chapter 1 Introduction

1-1.10 Expansion Slots

• Five PCI bus Master slots.

• One AGP 4x mode slot.

• One CNR slot.

• Three DIMM slots.

• One SCR (Smart Card Reader) slot.

1-1.11 Hardware Monitoring

• Programmable control, status, to provide monitoring and alarm for flexible desktop management of hardware temperature (software provided in support CD).

• 8 positive voltage statuses monitoring.

• 3 temperatures statuses monitoring.

• 3 Fan-speeds statuses monitoring.

1-1.12 Others

• CPU core voltage adjusting.

65EP-T/EP+-T

1-2 Mainboard Layout

1-2.1 Mainboard Layout --- 65EP-T

1 3

upper

lower

1 3

PS/2

MOUSE

PS/2

K/B

upper

lower

USB1

USB0

COM1COM2

LPT1

LINE

OUT

LINE

GAME/MIDI PORT

MIC

AC'97 Codec

CD_IN1 CD_IN2

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

JP1

1 4

JWOL1

CPUFA1

AUXFA1

1 3

RT1

CNR1

ATX POWER

Intel

82815EP

MCH

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

JP5

JP6

1 3

SOCKET 370

DIMM2

DIMM1

DIMM3

AGP 4X

Intel

ICH2

FWH

I/O Controller

USB1

SCR1

IDE2

1 3 1 3 1 3

Battery

IDE1

JBAT1 JBAT2

Clock Generator

FDC1

RT2

1 3

CHAFA1

JP16

SPK RST KEYLOCK T/LED

HDD/LED IR PWR SUSPEND

1 15

1-2.2 Mainboard Layout --- 65EP+-T

1 3

JP1

1 4

JWOL1

1 4

CPUFA1

AUXFA1

1 3

RT1

CNR1

ATX POWER

Intel

82815EP

MCH

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

9 16 1 8

AGP 4X

USB1 SCR1

upper

PS/2

MOUSE

upper

lower

USB0

COM1COM2

LINE

OUT

LINE

MIC

TAD1

TV1

lower

1 3

PS/2

K/B

USB1

LPT1

GAME/MIDI PORT

CD_IN1 CD_IN2

CT5880

1 3

JP21

Chapter 1 Introduction

JP5

JP6

1 3

SOCKET 370

DIMM2

DIMM1

DIMM3

Intel

ICH2

FWH

Battery

I/O Controller

IDE2

1 3 1 3 1 3

Clock Generator

FDC1

IDE1

RT2

1 3

CHAFA1

JBAT1 JBAT2

JP16

SPK RST KEYLOCK T/LED

HDD/LED IR PWR SUSPEND

1 15

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

65EP-T/EP+-T

1-3 Chipset System Block Diagram

Ultra DMA100/66

Audio Codec(s)

Keyboard

Mouse,FD,PP

SP,IR

LAN Connect

AGP Slot

4 IDE Drivers

4 USB Ports

Super

I/O

AC'97 2.1

LPC I/F

Intel Pentium III Processor

Intel Celeron Processor

Digital Video Out

Intel 82815EP

B-stepping

-Memory Controller

AGP 2.0

-AGP Controller

(I/O Controller Hub)

System Bus (66/100/133MHz)

Intel 815EP Chipset

64bit 66/

100/133MHz

(MCH)

ICH2

PCI Bus

GPIO

System

Memory

PCI Slots

PCI

Agent

FWH

(Firmware Hub)

Intel 82815EP MCH Chipset Diagram

Chapter 1 Introduction

1-4 Mainboard Specification Table Of 65EP-T/EP+-T

Model

Memory Controller Hub

I/O Controller Hub

LPC I/O Chip

Memory

AGP Interface AGP 4X Mode Audio

IDE

I/O

PCI slot

CNR slot

Smart card reader support

Hardware Monitoring

BIOS writing Protection

Keyboard power on function

Remark

65EP-T

Intel 82815EP B-stepping (MCH)

Intel 82801BA (ICH2)

ITE 8712

Supports PC133 and PC100 SDRAM up to 512MB 3 DIMM Slots

built-in AC'97

2 x ATA 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

(Provides a Smart Card Reader connector)

8 positive voltage statuses monitioring, 3 temperatures statuses monitoring, 3 Fan-speeds statuses monitoring

Yes*

Yes

65EP+-T

Creative CT5880

65EP-T/EP+-T

MEM

MEMO

Chapter 2 Hardware Setup

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

2. Installing a heat sink and cooling fan is necessary for proper heat dissipation from your CPU. Incorrect 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. Incorrect setting may cause damage to your CPU.

Chapter 2 Hardware Setup

ATTENTION !!!

This chapter contains the following topics :

2-1 CPU Installation 2-2 MEMORY Installation 2-3 AGP PRO Installation 2-4 HDD/FDD Installation 2-5 BUS Clock Select 2-6 Jumper Setting For Devices On Boards 2-7 Connectors Configuration

65EP-T/EP+-T

SOCKET 370

2-1 CPU Installation

WARNING !!!

• Make sure that +5V DCV and +3.3 DCV of your power supply are suitable for the processor.

• Any attempt to operate the Celeron or PIII processor without a suitable cooling Fan will damage processor and other component.

Pull out the lever from the socket,

and then raise the lever up to a 90-degree angle.

Take notice of the red circles

as shown here. While inserting the CPU into the socket, you can find out there is a definite pin orientation for CPU and socket.

SOCKET 370

Make sure that the CPU is

placed into the socket tightly. Then lower down the lever to complete the CPU installation.

2-1.1 CPU Frequency

• The CPU’s “CPU CLOCK RATIO” and “CPU HOST/PCI CLOCK” settings 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 such as overclocking that changes the CPU default setting. Incorrect CLOCK RATIO and HOST/PCI CLOCK settings may cause damage to your CPU.

Chapter 2 Hardware Setup

2-2 Memory Installation

WARNING!!!

• Make sure to unplug your power supply before adding or removing memory modules or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your mainboard and expansion cards.

• Be careful when inserting or removing DIMM. Forcing a DIMM in or out of a socket improperly may damage the memory module or the socket. Some DIMMs which contain EDO or FPM DRAM are incompliant with the mainboard. The M/B supports 3.3V true SDRAM DIMMs only.

Installing DIMM

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

• Insert the module(s) as shown below, DIMMs have 168-pins and two notches that will be matched by the onboard DIMM socket. Memory modules are installed by inserting them straight into the slot until they “click” in the right place. They only fit in one direction, so do not force them in by a wrong direction.

168-Pin DIMM Notch Key Definitions(3.3V)

DRAM Key Position Voltage Key Position

Unbuffered

3.3V

Removing DIMM

• Press down the holding clips on both sides of a DIMM socket and the module will be released from it.

65EP-T/EP+-T

2-2.1 Supported System Bus And System Memory Bus Frequencies Table

• The 82815EP B-stepping MCH has a new type of clocking architecture. It has integrated 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 of 82815EP B-stepping.

Front Side Bus Frequency

66MHz 66MHz 33MHz 3 single sided DIMMs

100MHz 100MHz

133MHz

133MHz 133MHz

System Memory Bus Frequency

100MHz

AGP Bus Frequency

66MHz

PCI Bus Frequency

33MHz

Supported Maximum DIMM numbers

3 single sided DIMMs

2 double sided or 3 single sides DIMMs

Chapter 2 Hardware Setup

2-3 HDD/FDD Installation

• To install HDD (Hard Disk Drive), you may connect the cable’s blue connector to the mainboard’s primary (IDE1) or secondary (IDE2) 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.

1 3

upper

PS/2

MOUSE

upper

USB0

CPUFA1

lower

1 3

JP1

PS/2

K/B

lower

USB1

ATX POWER

JP5

JP6

1 3

Clock Generator

COM1COM2

LINE

OUT

LINE

MIC

AC'97 Codec

LPT1

GAME/MIDI PORT

CD_IN1 CD_IN2

JWOL1

1 4

AUXFA1

1 3

RT1

CNR1

Black connector

Intel

82815EP

MCH

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

SOCKET 370

DIMM2

AGP 4X

I/O Controller

USB1

DIMM1

DIMM3

Intel ICH2

FWH

FDC1

IDE2

IDE1

RT2

1 3

CHAFA1

JBAT1

1 3 1 3

JBAT2

1 3

JP16

Battery

SPK RST KEYLOCK T/LED

HDD/LED IR PWR SUSPEND

SCR1

1 15

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

Gray connector

red line

IDE Cable

Blue connector

65EP-T/EP+-T

• To install FDD (Floppy Disk Drive), you may connect the end with single connector to the board , and connect the other and with two plugs to the floppy drives.

1 3

upper

PS/2

MOUSE

upper

USB0

CPUFA1

lower

1 3

JP1

PS/2

K/B

lower

USB1

ATX POWER

JP5

JP6

1 3

Clock Generator

COM1COM2

LINE

OUT

LINE

MIC

AC'97 Codec

LPT1

GAME/MIDI PORT

1 4

CD_IN1

1 4

CD_IN2

JWOL1

AUXFA1

1 3

RT1

CNR1

Intel

82815EP

MCH

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

SOCKET 370

DIMM2

AGP 4X

I/O Controller

USB1

DIMM1

DIMM3

Intel ICH2

FWH

FDC1

IDE2

IDE1

RT2

1 3

CHAFA1

JBAT1

1 3 1 3

JBAT2

1 3

JP16

Battery

SPK RST KEYLOCK T/LED

HDD/LED IR PWR SUSPEND

SCR1

1 15

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

To 2nd Floppy Drive

red line

To 1st Floppy Drive

FDD Cable

To mainboard

Chapter 2 Hardware Setup

2-4 Jumper Setting For Devices On Board

• The following diagrams show the locations of jumper blocks on the mainboard.

CAUTION

• Do not remove the jumper when power is on. Always make sure the power is off before changing any jumpers. Otherwise, mainboard could be damaged.

• In diagrams below, all jumper pins covered with black marks stand for closed pins.

• All jumper pins covered with black marks are closed pins.

2-4.1 JP1 Keyboard/Mouse Power On

1 3

upper

CPUFA1

lower

1 3

JP1

PS/2

MOUSE

PS/2

K/B

lower

USB1

USB0

ATX POWER

JP5

JP6

1 3

Clock Generator

COM1COM2

LPT1

RT1

SOCKET 370

FDC1

LINE

OUT

LINE

MIC

AC'97 Codec

GAME/MIDI PORT

1 4

CD_IN1

1 4

CD_IN2

JWOL1

AUXFA1

1 3

CNR1

Intel

82815EP

MCH

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

AGP 4X

USB1

DIMM2

I/O Controller

DIMM1

Intel ICH2

FWH

DIMM3

SCR1

IDE2

IDE1

RT2

1 3

CHAFA1

JBAT1

1 3 1 3

JBAT2

1 3

JP16

Battery

SPK RST KEYLOCK T/LED

HDD/LED IR PWR SUSPEND

1 15

PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Power On:

Disabled (default)

Enabled

NOTE: This function allows you to use PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse

to power on your system. The function must be set in conjunction with “Power on function” state in BIOS setup “Integrated peripherals” section.

JP1

65EP-T/EP+-T

2-4.2 JP5/JP6 FSB Frequency Select

JP5/JP6 settings for FSB (Front Side Bus) Frequency Select is a redundancy device designed for professional CPU overcolocking only. Since this mainboard is designed with CPU clock auto-detection function, you are recommended to use the JP5/JP6 default setting for a stable system performance. In case of CPU overclocking to higher frequency, there exists high possibility of failure due to the high complexity of components adopted on board. On the other hand, selecting a lower frequency setting for a CPU with higher frequency (e.g. select 100MHz setting for a 133MHz CPU) will also cause system failure.

1 3

upper

CPUFA1

lower

1 3

JP1

PS/2

MOUSE

PS/2

K/B

lower

USB1

USB0

ATX POWER

JP5

JP6

1 3

Clock Generator

COM1COM2

LINE

MIC

AC'97 Codec

OUT

LPT1

GAME/MIDI PORT

1 4

CD_IN1

1 4

CD_IN2

JWOL1

AUXFA1

1 3

RT1

CNR1

Intel

82815EP

MCH

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

SOCKET 370

DIMM2

AGP 4X

I/O Controller

USB1

DIMM1

Intel ICH2

FWH

DIMM3

SCR1

FDC1

IDE2

IDE1

RT2

1 3

CHAFA1

JBAT1

1 3 1 3

JBAT2

1 3

JP16

Battery

SPK RST KEYLOCK T/LED

HDD/LED IR PWR SUSPEND

1 15

FSB Frequency Select:

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

For 100MHz Bus Only

For 133MHz Bus Only

JP5

1 3

JP6

1 3

JP6

1 3

JP6

2-4.3 BIOS Boot Block Lock (JP16)

1 3

upper

CPUFA1

lower

1 3

PS/2

MOUSE

PS/2

K/B

JP1

lower

USB1

USB0

ATX POWER

JP5

JP6

1 3

Clock Generator

Chapter 2 Hardware Setup

LINE

TAD1

TV1

COM1COM2

MIC

LPT1

OUT

GAME/MIDI PORT

CD_IN1 CD_IN2

1 3

JP21

CT5880

1 4

JWOL1

AUXFA1

1 3

RT1

CNR1

Intel

82815EP

MCH

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

9 16 1 8

SOCKET 370

DIMM2

DIMM1

DIMM3

AGP 4X

Intel ICH2

FWH

I/O Controller

USB1 SCR1

FDC1

IDE2

IDE1

RT2

1 3

CHAFA1

JBAT1

1 3 1 3

JBAT2

1 3

JP16

Battery

SPK RST KEYLOCK T/LED

HDD/LED IR PWR SUSPEND

1 15

BIOS Boot Block Lock:

Locked

Unlocked (default)

JP16

NOTE: When upgrading new

BIOS version for 65EP-T/EP+-T, JP16 must be on 1-2 (unlocked).

2-4.4 JP21 On-Board Creative Sound Select (For 65EP+-T only)

1 3

PS/2

MOUSE

USB0

COM1COM2

LINE

MIC

TV1

lower

OUT

1 3

PS/2

K/B

JP1

USB1

LPT1

GAME/MIDI PORT

CD_IN1 CD_IN2

CT5880

1 3

JP21

1 4 1 4

JWOL1

CPUFA1

AUXFA1

1 3

RT1

CNR1

Intel

82815EP

MCH

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

9 16 1 8

ATX POWER

JP5

JP6

SOCKET 370

DIMM2

AGP 4X

I/O Controller

USB1 SCR1

1 3

DIMM1

Intel ICH2

FWH

1 3

DIMM3

Clock Generator

FDC1

IDE2

IDE1

RT2

1 3

CHAFA1

JBAT1

1 3 1 3

JBAT2

1 3

JP16

Battery

SPK RST KEYLOCK T/LED

HDD/LED IR PWR SUSPEND

1 15

On-Board Creative Sound Select:

Enabled (default)

Disabled

JP21

upper

TAD1

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Clear CMOS Data

1 3

Retain Data (default)

JBAT1 JBAT2

1 3

JBAT1 JBAT2

2-4.5 JBAT1/JBAT2 For Clear CMOS DATA

A battery should be used to supply the power for the CMOS RAM to retain the mainboard configuration.

1 3

upper

CPUFA1

lower

1 3

JP1

PS/2

MOUSE

PS/2

K/B

lower

USB1

USB0

ATX POWER

JP5

JP6

1 3

Clock Generator

COM1COM2

LPT1

RT1

SOCKET 370

FDC1

LINE

OUT

LINE

MIC

AC'97 Codec

GAME/MIDI PORT

1 4

CD_IN1

1 4

CD_IN2

JWOL1

AUXFA1

1 3

CNR1

Intel

82815EP

MCH

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

AGP 4X

USB1

I/O Controller

DIMM2

DIMM1

Intel ICH2

FWH

DIMM3

SCR1

IDE2

IDE1

RT2

1 3

CHAFA1

JBAT1

1 3 1 3

JBAT2

1 3

JP16

Battery

SPK RST KEYLOCK T/LED

HDD/LED IR PWR SUSPEND

1 15

JBAT1/JBAT2 For Clear CMOS DATA:

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

Then, return to 1-2 pin position (default). It may damage the mainboard if clearing the CMOS with POWER ON. Unplugging the power cord from power supply before clearing CMOS will be a safest bet for user.

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CPU FAN1

SYSTEM FAN

CHASSIS FAN

CHAFA1

AUXFA1

CPUFA1

2-5 CONNECTORS CONFIGURATIONS

• This section list out all connectors configurations for users’ reference.

2-5.1 On Board FAN Connector (CPUFA1, AUXFA1, CHAFA1)

1 3

PS/2

MOUSE

USB0

COM1COM2

LINE

MIC

AC'97 Codec

lower

OUT

1 3

PS/2

K/B

USB1

LPT1

GAME/MIDI PORT

CD_IN1 CD_IN2

1 4

JWOL1

CPUFA1

JP1

ATX POWER

JP5

JP6

1 3

Clock Generator

GND +12V SENSOR

AUXFA1

1 3

RT1

CNR1

Intel

82815EP

MCH

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

SOCKET 370

DIMM2

AGP 4X

I/O Controller

USB1

DIMM1

Intel ICH2

FWH

DIMM3

SCR1

FDC1

IDE2

IDE1

RT2

1 3

CHAFA1

JBAT1

1 3 1 3

JBAT2

1 3

JP16

Battery

SPK RST KEYLOCK T/LED

HDD/LED IR PWR SUSPEND

1 15

On Board FAN Connector (CPUFA1):

On Board FAN Connector (AUXFA1):

On Board FAN Connector (CHAFA1):

upper

These fan connectors support CPU/System/chassis cooling fan with +12V. When connecting wire to FAN connectors, users should pay attention that the red wire is for the positive current and should be connected to pin +12V, and the black wire is Ground and should be connected to pin GND. If your mainboard 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 speed sensors, each rotation of the fan blades will send out 2 electric pulses, by which System Hardware Monitor will work out the fan rotation speed by counting the pulses.

NOTE:

1. Always consult vendor for proper CPU cooling fan.

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.

3. We use 3 “Yellow” fan connectors to mark that they support fan speed sensor function.

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Connect the Wake On LAN signal from LAN card to JWOL1

JWOL1

2-5.2 JWOL1 Wake On LAN

1 3

upper

CPUFA1

lower

1 3

JP1

PS/2

MOUSE

PS/2

K/B

lower

USB1

USB0

ATX POWER

JP5

JP6

1 3

Clock Generator

COM1COM2

LINE

OUT

LINE

MIC

AC'97 Codec

LPT1

GAME/MIDI PORT

1 4

CD_IN1

1 4

CD_IN2

JWOL1

AUXFA1

1 3

RT1

CNR1

Intel

82815EP

MCH

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

SOCKET 370

DIMM2

AGP 4X

I/O Controller

USB1

DIMM1

Intel ICH2

FWH

DIMM3

SCR1

FDC1

IDE2

IDE1

RT2

1 3

CHAFA1

JBAT1

1 3 1 3

JBAT2

1 3

JP16

Battery

SPK RST KEYLOCK T/LED

HDD/LED IR PWR SUSPEND

1 15

Wake On LAN:

+5V standby GND

PME

This connector is connected to the LAN card with a Wake On LAN output. The connector powers up the system when it receives a wake-up packet or signal through the LAN card.

This feature requires that Wake On LAN feature is enabled in the “Power Management Setup” of BIOS setting and that your system must be on an ATX power supply with at least 720mA / +5V standby power.

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2-5.3 CD-ROM Audio Connector (CD_IN1/CD_IN2)

1 3

PS/2

MOUSE

USB0

COM1COM2

LINE

MIC

AC'97 Codec

lower

OUT

1 3

PS/2

K/B

USB1

LPT1

GAME/MIDI PORT

CD_IN1 CD_IN2

1 4

JWOL1

CPUFA1

JP1

ATX POWER

JP5

JP6

RT1

1 3

Clock Generator

1 4

CD_IN1 CD_IN2

SOCKET 370

CD-ROM Audio Connector:

PIN NO.

RT2

SPK RST KEYLOCK T/LED

1 15

PIN 1

PIN 2

PIN 3

PIN 4

CD_IN1 CD_IN2

GND

Left Channel

GND

Right Channel

AUXFA1

1 3

CNR1

Intel

82815EP

MCH

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

AGP 4X

USB1

DIMM2

I/O Controller

DIMM1

Intel ICH2

FWH

DIMM3

SCR1

1 3 1 3 1 3

Battery

IDE2

IDE1

FDC1

1 3

CHAFA1

JBAT1 JBAT2

JP16

-++

HDD/LED IR PWR SUSPEND

1 15

upper

Left Channel

GND

Right Channel

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2-5.4 TAD1/TV1 Connector

1 3

upper

TAD1

CPUFA1

lower

PS/2

MOUSE

USB0

COM1COM2

LINE

MIC

TV1

lower

OUT

1 3

PS/2

K/B

JP1

USB1

LPT1

GAME/MIDI PORT

CD_IN1 CD_IN2

CT5880

1 3

JP21

1 4 1 4

JWOL1

AUXFA1

1 3

RT1

CNR1

Intel

82815EP

MCH

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

9 16 1 8

ATX POWER

JP5

JP6

SOCKET 370

AGP 4X

I/O Controller

USB1 SCR1

1 3

DIMM2

DIMM1

Intel ICH2

FWH

1 3

DIMM3

Clock Generator

FDC1

IDE2

IDE1

RT2

1 3

CHAFA1

JBAT1

1 3 1 3

JBAT2

1 3

JP16

Battery

SPK RST KEYLOCK T/LED

HDD/LED IR PWR SUSPEND

1 15

1 4

TAD1/TV1 Connector:

PIN NO.

PIN 1

PIN 2

PIN 3

PIN 4

TAD1

PHONE

GND

TADOUT

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+-T

TAD1 TV1

TV1

TV_L CHANNEL

GND

TV_R CHANNEL

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2-5.5 Thermal Sensor Connector (RT2) (Optional)

1 3

upper

CPUFA1

lower

1 3

PS/2

MOUSE

USB0

COM1COM2

JP1

PS/2

K/B

lower

USB1

LPT1

ATX POWER

JP5

JP6

RT1

1 3

Clock Generator

Thermal Sensor Connector (RT2) (Optional):

SOCKET 370

FDC1

LINE

OUT

LINE

MIC

AC'97 Codec

GAME/MIDI PORT

1 4

CD_IN1

1 4

CD_IN2

JWOL1

AUXFA1

1 3

CNR1

Intel

82815EP

MCH

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

AGP 4X

USB1

DIMM2

I/O Controller

DIMM1

Intel ICH2

FWH

DIMM3

SCR1

IDE2

IDE1

RT2

1 3

CHAFA1

JBAT1

1 3 1 3

JBAT2

1 3

JP16

Battery

SPK RST KEYLOCK T/LED

HDD/LED IR PWR SUSPEND

1 15

RT2

We provide a thermal cable in the mainboard package. This thermal cable is to monitor device which will generates a lot of heat, such as HDD, Graphics card etc. Please connect one end (A) of the thermal cable to mainboard RT2 header, and tape another end (B) of thermal cable on to the device which you want to monitor. After you have finish the thermal cable installation, you will see the detected temperature in BIOS setup

or Hardware monitor utility.

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2-5.6 Complex Header J2&J3

• This complex Header consists of 10 connectors providing various supports:

J2J3

15 15

SMI SIGNAL

Logic High

GND

Vcc

GND

(+)

(-) (-)

(+)

POWER SWITCH

INFRARED(IR)

INFRARED TRANSMIT SIGNAL

2nd HDD LED

1st HDD LED

SMI

ATX POWER SWITCH

NO CONNECTION

HDD LED SIGNAL HDD LED SIGNAL

1. J2 SMI Connector (System Management Interrupt): CONNECTION: This 2-pin connector is connected to the case-mounted

Suspend Switch. FUNCTION : Manually placing the system into a Suspend mode or “Green” mode.

GND SUSPEND LED SIGNAL

GND KEYLOCK SIGNAL GND

(-)

NO CONNECTION

Vcc

(+)

GND RESET SIGNAL

Vcc GND NO CONNECTION SPEAKER SIGNAL

SUSPEND LED

KEYLOCK CONNECTOR

POWER LED

RESET SWITCH

SPEAKER

2. J2 Power Switch Connector: CONNECTION: Connected to a momentary button or switch. FUNCTION : Manually switching the system between “On” and “Soft

Off”. Pressing the momentary button for more than 4 seconds will also turn the system off.

3. J2 IR Connector (Infrared Connector): CONNECTION: Connected to Connector IR on board. FUNCTION : Supporting wireless transmitting and receiving module

on board.

4. J2 1st HDD LED Connector / J2 2nd HDD LED Connector: CONNECTION: Connected to HDD LED. FUNCTION : To supply power to HDD LED.

5. J3 Suspend LED Connector: CONNECTION: Connected to Suspend indicator. FUNCTION : To supply power to “Suspend indicator”.

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6. J3 Keylock Connector: CONNECTION: Connected to keylock switch. FUNCTION : To lock keyboard for security purpose.

7. J3 Power LED Connector: CONNECTION: Connected to System Power LED. FUNCTION : To supply power to “System Power LED”.

8. J3 Reset Switch Connector: CONNECTION: Connected to the case-mounted “Reset Switch”. FUNCTION : To supply power to “Reset Switch” and support system

reboot function.

9. J3 Speaker Connector: CONNECTION: Connected to the case-mounted Speaker. FUNCTION : To supply power to the case-mounted Speaker.

2-5.7 ATX Power Supply Connector

• This connector connects to an ATX power supply. The plug from the power supply should only be inserted to ATX Power connector in a specific orientation. Find the proper orientation and push it down firmly to make sure that all pins are aligned.

• Your power supply should support at least 10mA on the 5V standby voltage. It may cause difficulty to turn on the system power if the power supply does not 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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2-5.8 Chassis Panel Connector

B. C. D.

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

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 : COM2 PORT I : LINE/SPEAKER OUT J : LINE IN (or second speaker out for 65EP+-T only) K : MICROPHONE INPUT

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2-5.9 Smart Card Reader Connector (SCR1)

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

1 3

upper

lower

PS/2

MOUSE

PS/2

lower

USB1

USB0

CPUFA1

1 3

JP1

K/B

ATX POWER

JP5

JP6

1 3

Clock Generator

COM1COM2

LPT1

RT1

SOCKET 370

FDC1

LINE

LED

SCRREST

RFU

OUT

LINE

MIC

AC'97 Codec

CD_IN1 CD_IN2

SCRPRES#

SCRIO

GAME/MIDI PORT

1 4 1 4

JWOL1

AUXFA1

1 3

CNR1

Intel

82815EP

MCH

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

AGP 4X

I/O Controller

USB1

DIMM2

DIMM1

Intel ICH2

FWH

DIMM3

SCR1

1 3 1 3 1 3

Battery

IDE2

IDE1

RT2

1 3

CHAFA1

JBAT1 JBAT2

JP16

SPK RST KEYLOCK T/LED

HDD/LED IR PWRSUSPEND

1 15

VCC

SCRFET#

RFU

NCNCSCRCLK GND

SCR1 pin assignment

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2-5.10 Communication And Networking Riser Slot (CNR)

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

1 3

JP1

CPUFA1

ATX POWER

JP5

JP6

1 3

Clock Generator

upper

PS/2

USB0

lower

MOUSE

lower

PS/2

USB1

K/B

COM1COM2

LPT1

LINE

OUT

LINE

MIC

AC'97

Codec

CD_IN1 CD_IN2

GAME/MIDI PORT

1 4

JWOL1

AUXFA1

1 3

RT1

Intel

82815EP

MCH

CNR1

CNR slot

AGP 4X

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

USB1

SOCKET 370

DIMM2

DIMM1

DIMM3

Intel

ICH2

FWH

Battery

I/O Controller

SCR1

IDE2

1 3 1 3 1 3

FDC1

IDE1

RT2

1 3

CHAFA1

JBAT1 JBAT2

JP16

SPK RST KEYLOCK T/LED

HDD/LED IR PWR SUSPEND

1 15

Note:

1. If only modem CNR is installed, the modem CNR must be set as primary.

2. Only one LAN CNR can be supported.

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

4. CNR devices are not provided with this mainboard.

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2-5.11 USB1 Header

• This header is for connecting the additional USB cable to provides you two additional USB ports. User can order the additional USB cable from your mainboard dealer and vender.

Additional USB Cable (Optional)

GND Black

Red VCC

White

DO-

Green

DO+

Black

GND

Red

VCC

White

DO-

Green

DO+

Black GND

USB1 Header

• When plugging the USB cable into USB1 Header, users must make sure the red wire is connected to the first pin.

2-5.12 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

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

PS/2 KEYBOARD

65EP-T/EP+-T

2-6 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 you to configure 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 more than two devices use the same IRQ or your computer will result problems when those two devices are used at the same time.

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MEM

MEMO

65EP-T/EP+-T

Chapter 3 Software Setup

Drivers, Utilities and Software Installation

• Support CD: This series of mainboards will always be shipped with a Support CD which contains those necessary driver files, Application Softwares and some helpful utilities. It is a user-friendly, auto-run CD which will open itself up in a CD-ROM automatically.

• Contents of Support CD: For 65EP-T and 65EP+-T, user should be able to find in the Supported CD the following drivers and utilities supported by Intel 845 Chipset:

1. INF Utility (Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility);

2. Intel Application Accelerator ( IAA );

3. Creative Audio drivers;

4. AC’97 Audio Drivers;

5. Hardware Monitor Utility.

This chapter is devoted to describing the installations of all these essential drivers and utilities on Windows 9X, Windows ME, Windows 2000 and Windows XP. The installation procedures for all these operating sistems are all programed into an auto-run mode. What users have to do is to read and follow the pop-up instructions to carry out the installation. We therefore take the installation on Windows 98 as the general illustration hereby. The priority of drivers to be installed should also be noted.

This chapter contains the following topics :

3-1 Open up the Suport CD and choose Drivers and Utilities 3-2 Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility ( INF Utility ) 3-3 Intel Application Accelerator ( IAA ) 3-4 Creative Audio Drivers Installation (For 65EP+-T Only) 3-5 AC’97 Audio Drivers Installation (For 65EP-T Only) 3-6 Hardware Monitor Utility

Chapter 3 Software Setup

3-1 Open up the Support CD and choose Drivers and Utilities

Please put the Support CD enclosed in your mainboard package into

the CD-ROM drive. In a few seconds, the Main Menu will automatically appear, displaying the contents to be installed for this series:

Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility (INF Utility) Intel Application Accelerator (IAA) Creative Audio Drivers AC’97 Audio Drivers Hardware Monitor Utility Install Acrobat Reader Browse CD-ROM Exit

In case your system does not open the Support CD automatically, please

click to the following path to enter the Main Installation Menu:

D:\ Autorun.exe (assuming that your CD-ROM Drive is Drive D)

Users are recommended to install all the drivers and utilities at a time,

though they can be installed separately. Also, we should take “Intel Chipset Software installation Utility” as first installation priority to optimize the Intel system. From next section, we provide detailed descriptions of all these installations with graphical illustrations.

65EP-T/EP+-T

3-2 Install “Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility”

Following the procedures of opening the Support CD, click to “ Install

Intel Chipset software installation Utility” to proceed.

The Intel Service Pack

InstallShield Wizard will pop up to guide you to the Intel Service pack installation. Press “Next” button to continue.

“Intel Software License

Agreement” screen will appear, please click the “Yes” button to agree with the Licence Agreement and continue.

Yes

After all the setup process is

finished, please restart your computer by clicking on “Finish” so as to take the Utility into effect.

Finish

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3-3 Install “Intel Application Accelerator”

IAA supports all Windows 98/98se/Mellennium/NT4/2000/XP with Pentium III / 4 processor. Installations of this software for these operating systems are similarly programed to an auto-run mode, and it is typically designed to improve performance of the storage subsystem and overall system performance. Below is a model installation on Windows 98. Users of Windows Me/ NT4/2000/XP can also follow this example for IAA installation.

Following the procedures of opening the Support CD, click to “ Intel

Application Accelerator” to proceed.

On the “InstallShield Wizard”

screen, Click on “Next” to continue.

On the “Licence Agreement”

screen, click on “Yes” to continue.

Yes

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On ”Choose Destination Location”

screen, press “Yes” to continue.

On ”InstallShield Wizard

Complete” screen, choose “Yes, I want to restart my computer now” and press “finish” to restart. Remember you must restart computer to put setup into effect.

C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel Application Accelerator

Yes

Yes, I want to restart my computer now

Finish

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3-4 Creative Audio Driver Installation (For 65EP-T Only)

Please open your Support CD with your CD-ROM drive and select “Creative Audio Driver [Optional] “ to proceed.

3-4.1 To Install Creative Audio Driver

As soon as you click to the

“Creative Audio Driver [Optional]”, the “Licence Agreement” screen will appear instantly. You must click to “Yes” to continue installation.

Follow the instructions on screens to complete the installation, after

which please restart your PC to put the driver into effect.

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3-4.2 To Enable The Rear Line Out (For 4 Speakers)

After Installation Of Creative Audio Drivers, you should enable the Rear Line Out connector for 4-channel speaker.

Click to “My computer” icon, and then “Control Panel”, and then

“System”, and you will see the “System Properties” screen.

Click the “Device Manager” button.

Click the “Creative sound

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

Properties

• When “Creative Sound

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

• Click the “OK” button.

Your Audio System can now support 4 speakers out. Insert second

pair of speakers to the Rear Line out jack to verify this function. (See the following Section 3-4.3 for identifying the Rear Line out jack.)

Quad Speakers

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3-4.3 Identifying Connectors On The Built-in Audio

COM1COM2

LPT1

LINE

TAD1

TV1

OUT

MIC

GAME/MIDI PORT

1 4

CD_IN1

1 4

CD_IN2

CT5880

JWOL1

1 3

JP21

AUXFA1

1 3

RT1

Intel

82815

MCH

LINE OUT First Speaker Out1

LINE IN Rear LINE OUT

JACK (Second pair of speakers output for 65EP+-T only)

MICROPHONE IN JACK

GAME/MIDI Connector

CD Audio Connector 25

CD Audio Connector 1

Telephone Answering Device / Modem Connector (65EP+-T only)

TV TUNER Connector

(65EP+-T only)

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3-5 AC’97 Audio Driver Installation (For 65EP-T Only)

Please open the support CD with your CD-ROM and ckick to “ AC’97 Audio Driver [Optional]”.

The next screen will appear for user to select which AC’97 driver you

need to install depending on what operation system you are using. Supposing that your system is one of Windows 98SE/ME/Win2000, then click on the “Install AC’97 Driver for Win98SE/ME/Win2000 ”.

When the “SoundMAX Install”

screen appears, press “Next” to continue.

After all the setup process is

finished, please check the “Yes, I want to restart my computer now.” and click “OK” to restart your system.

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3-6 Proceed To Hardware Monitor Utility Installation

You have to install Hardware Monitor manually. Please click to the

following path to execute Hardware Monitor installation:

D: \ Hardwaremonitor\ ITE \ Install.exe (assuming that your CD-ROM Drive is Drive D)

In case you are already on the Installation Main Menu of the Support

CD, please click to the “Install Hardware Monitor”. Instantly, a message shows up to inform you of the correct path of installing “Hardware Monitor”. Please Exit the message and follow the path as instructed:

For user who wants to install Hardware monitor utility, please install it through this path: D:\hardwaremonitor\ITE\install.exe (assuming that your CD-ROM Drive is Drive D)

Once you enter the path and

click to the file “Install.exe”, instantly the “ITE SmartGuardian Install” pops up. Please click to “Install” to continue.

Install

In a few second, installation of

Hardware Monitor is complete. Please click on the “OK” Dialog Box to finish installation.

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To display the Hardware Monitor Utility, just click on the “ITE SMARTGUARDIAM” icon in your program file, and the following screen of Smartguardian Control Panel will show up, displaying the information about system temperatures, voltages and Fan speed. Clicking to the “Option” menu of the Control Panel, you can also change some Value settings for your system to optimize its performance.

“Exit” “Option”

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MEM

MEMO

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Chapter 4 BIOS Setup

THE BIOS

• BIOS stands for Basic Input and Output System. It is sometimes called ROM BIOS because it is stored in a Read-Only Memory(ROM) chip on the mainboard. 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.

This chapter contains the following topics :

4-1 What Is BIOS Setup 4-2 How To Run BIOS Setup 4-3 What Is CMOS 4-4 What Is POST 4-5 BIOS Upgrade 4-6 BIOS Setup

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4-1 What Is BIOS Setup

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

1. Changing the hardware of 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 performance by turning on shadowing or cache)

4-2 How To Run BIOS Setup

• To access BIOS setup menu, press < DEL > key after “POST”, and before the OS is loaded. The BIOS usually displays the following message:

Press DEL to enter SETUP

4-3 What Is CMOS

• CMOS is the memory maintained by a battery. The BIOS uses CMOS to store the settings you have selected in SETUP. The CMOS also maintains the internal clock. Every time you turn on your computer, the BIOS Looks into CMOS for the settings you have selected and configures your computer accordingly. If the battery is out of power, the CMOS data will be lost and POST will issue a “CMOS invalid” or “CMOS checksum invalid” message. If this happens, you have to replace the battery and do some proper settings in SETUP.

4-4 What Is POST

• POST is an acronym for Power On Self Test. POST will test all things the BIOS does before the operating system is started. Each of POST routines is assigned a POST code, a unique number which is sent to I/O port 080h before the routine is executed.

4-5 BIOS Upgrade

• System BIOS is incorporated into a Flash memory component of the mainboard. Flash BIOS allows user to upgrade BIOS without the need to replace an EPROM component.

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• The upgrade utility can be loaded on a floppy diskette and used to provide 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.

4-5.1 Before Upgrading BIOS

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

4-5.2 Upgrade Process

Note: Normally, to upgrade BIOS is unnecessary if the system is working

fine without any problem. Users should not upgrade the BIOS unless you experience incompatible problems or need 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 mainboard, This program only works in DOS environment only, the utility

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

Upgrading the system BIOS

Step 1. Please visit the board maker’s website, download latest BIOS file and award flash utility “AWDFLASH.EXE”. The BIOS file format will be *.bin, of which “*” stands for the specific file name.

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 your system and boot from the diskette.

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Step 4. Type awdflash *.bin /sn/py/cc and then press <Enter> to run BIOS upgrade program. (*.bin depends on your mainboard model and version code. Instead of typing “*”, you should type specific file name for your specific mainboard).

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

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

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Award Flash Memory Writer Start Screen

Award Flash Memory Writer Complete Screen

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The parameters of AWDFLASH.EXE

/sn: No original BIOS backup /py: Program flash memory /cc: Clear CMOS data (and update data automatically) after pro gramming

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

parameters. Incorrect usage of the parameter will damage the BIOS information, so we strongly recommend user to leave parameters alone unless you fully understand their function.

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4-6 BIOS Setup --- CMOS Setup Utility

4-6.1 CMOS Setup Utility

• This mainboard comes with the AWARD BIOS from AWARD Software Inc. Enter the CMOS Setup Utility 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.

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. Use the arrow keys on your keyboard to 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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4-6.2 Standard CMOS Setup

• Standard CMOS Setup records some basic system hardware configuration

and sets the system clock and error handling. You only need to modify the configuration values of this option if you want to change your system hardware configuration or when the data stored in the CMOS memory gets lost or damaged.

Run the Standard CMOS Setup as follows:

1. Choose “Standard CMOS Setup” from the Main Menu and a screen with

a list of options will appear:

Standard CMOS Features

Date (mm:dd:yy) Wed, May 23 2001 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

Menu Level

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

selected 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.

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 Select this field to the type(s) of floppy disk drive(s)

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

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

1.44MB, 3.5in;

2.88MB, 3.5in; None.

Video Select the type of primary video subsystem in your

computer. The BIOS usually detects the correct video type automatically. The BIOS supports a secondary video subsystem, but you do not select it in setup.

Halt On During the power-on self-test (POST), the computer

stops if the BIOS detects a hardware error. You can tell the BIOS to ignore certain errors during POST and continue the boot-up process.

Base Memory Typically 640KB. Also called conventional memory.

The DOS operating system and conventional applications use this area.

Extended Memory Above the 1MB boundary. Early IBM personal

computers could not use memory above 1MB, but current PCs and their software can use extended memory.

Total Memory This option shows system memory capacity.

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

items.

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4-6.3 Advanced BIOS Features

• Advanced BIOS Features improves your system performance or sets up

system features according to your preference.

Run the Advanced BIOS Features as follows:

1. Choose “Advanced BIOS Features” from the Main Menu and a screen

with a list of options will appear:

Advanced BIOS Features

Virus Warning CPU Internal Cache External Cached CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Processor Number Feature Quick Power On Self Test First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Swap Floppy Drived Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up NumLock Status Gate A20 Option Typematic Rate Setting Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) Typematic Delay (Msec) Security Option OS Select For DRAM > 64MB Report No FDD For WIN95

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

Disabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Floppy HDD-0 CDROM Enabled Disabled Disabled On Fast Disabled 6 250 Setup Non-OS2 No

Menu Level

Item Help

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

selected 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 starts the current session. <F6>: Load all options with the BIOS default values. <F7>: Load all options with the Setup default values.

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 sector 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

Cache memory is additional memory that is much faster than conventional DRAM (system memory). CPUs from 486-type 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 faster access by the CPU.

When you select Enabled, it will speed up memory checking when the external cache contains ECC SRAMs. The choices: Enabled; Disabled.

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Processor Number

Feature

Quick Power On Self

First/Second/Third/

Other Boot Device

Swap Floppy Drive When enabled, floppy drives A and B will be exchanging

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

Choose Disabled or Enabled. When enabled, the processor serial number will display during the boot up screen.

Select Enabled to reduce the amount of time required to

Test

run the power-on self-test (POST). A quick POST skips certain steps. We recommend that you normally enable quick POST.

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

status without any physical connection and modification on the cables.

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 disabled to save time.

Boot Up NumLock

Status

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

Toggle between On or Off to control the status of the NumLock key when the system boots. If On, the numeric keypad is in numeric mode. If off, the numeric keypad is in cursor control mode.

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.

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

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

Typematic Rate (Chars

/ Sec)

Typematic Delay

(Msec)

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

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.

Choices: 250; 500; 750; 1000. This option sets the time interval for displaying the first and the second characters. If enabled, the time interval is optional.

password is required every time the System boots, or only when you enter setup. The choices: system; setup.

Select OS2 only if you are running OS/2 operating system with greater than 64MB of RAM on your 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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4-6.4 Advanced Chipset Features

• Advanced Chipset Features is used to modify the values of chipset buffers. These buffers control the system options.

Run the Advanced Chipset Features as follows:

1. Choose “Advanced Chipset Features” from the Main Menu and a list of

option will appear:

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

Item Help

Menu Level

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

selected 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 starts the current session. <F6>: Load all options with the BIOS default values. <F7>: Load all options with the Setup default values.

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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 choices: 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 Choices: 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 Choices: 2; 3

System BIOS

Cacheable

Video BIOS Cacheable

Memory Hole At 15M-

16M

Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h-FFFFFh, resulting in better system performance.

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.

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

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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

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

items.

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.

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4-6.5 Integrated Peripherals

• Integrated Peripherals option allows you to get some information inside your system when it is working.

Run the Integrated Peripherals as follows:

1. Choose “Integrated Peripherals” from the Main Menu and a list of

options will appear:

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

selected 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 starts the current session. <F6>: Load all options with the BIOS default values. <F7>: Load all options with the Setup default values.

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Integrated Peripherals

On-Chip Primary PCI IDE On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE IDE Primary Master PIO IDE Primary Slave PIO IDE Secondary Master PIO IDE Secondary Slave PIO IDE Primary Master UDMA IDE Primary Slave UDMA IDE Secondary Master UDMA IDE Secondary Slave UDMA USB Controller USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Init Display First AC97 Audio AC97 Modem Onboard/CNR LAN Selection IDE HDD Block Mode Power ON Function KB Power ON Password Hot Key Power On Onboard FDC Controller Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 UART Mode Select UR2 Duplex Mode Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode ECP Mode Use DMA PWRON After PWR-Fail Game Port Address Midi Port Address Midi Port IRQ

Enabled Enabled Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Enabled Disabled Disabled PCI Slot Auto Auto Auto Enabled BUTTON ONLY Enter Ctrl - F1 Enabled Auto Auto Normal Half 378/IRQ7 SPP 3 Former Sts 201 330 10

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: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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On-Chip Primary/

Secondary PCI IDE

Primary

Master / Slave PIO

Secondary

Master / Slave PIO

Primary

Master / Slave UDMA

Secondary

Master / Slave UDMA

USB Controller Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal

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 choices: Enabled; Disabled.

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 choices: Auto; Mode 0; Mode 1; Mode 2; Mode 3; Mode 4.

Ultra DMA33/66/100 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it, if the operating environment includes a DMA drive, and if your system software supports Ultra DMA33/66/100. Select “Auto” to enable BIOS support. The choices: Auto; Disabled.

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

USB Keyboard Sup-

USB Mouse Support Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal

Init Display First Initialize the chosen video display before initializing

Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal

port

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

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

any other display device on the system. Thus the chosen 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 choices: Auto; Disabled

Onboard/CNR LAN

Selection

IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple

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

KB Power ON Pass-

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

Use the default setting. The choices: Auto; Onboard

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. The choices: Enabled; Disabled.

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

When user sets a password for keyboard, the

word

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

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

Onboard FDC

Controller

Select Enabled if your system has a floppy drive controller (FDC) installing in 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 choices: Enabled; Disabled.

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Onboard Serial

Port 1 / Port 2

UART Mode Select The second serial port on your system may offer

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

Onboard Parallel Port This item allows you to determine onboard parallel

Parallel Port Mode Select an operating mode for the on-board parallel

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.

a variety of infrared port modes. Click here for a description of various modes. (Click your browser’s Back button, or your right mouse button, to return to this page.) The choices: Standard; HPSIR; ASKIR

duplex function. The choices: Half; Full.

port controller I/O address setting. The choices: 378H/IRQ7; 278H/IRQ5; 3BC/IRQ7; Disabled.

(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 port.

PWRON After PWR-

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

Off: Disable Power Lost Resume function.

Fail

On: Enable Power Lost Resume function. Former Sts: Use Former status. The choices: Off; On; Former Sts.

Address. The choices: Disable; 201; 209

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

during ECP mode. The choices: Disabled; 330; 300

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

The choices: 5; 10

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

items.

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4-6.6 Power Management Setup

• Power Management Setup allows you to set the system’s power saving functions.

Run the Power Management Setup as follows:

1. Choose “Power Management Setup” from the Main Menu and a list of

options will appear:

Power Management Setup

ACPI Function ACPI Suspend Type Power Management Video Off Method Video Off In Suspend Suspend Type MODEM Use IRQ Suspend Mode HDD Power Down Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN Wake-up by PCI card Power On by Ring USB KB Wake-Up From S3 Resume by Alarm Date (of Month) Alarm Time (hh:mm:ss)

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

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

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

Enabled S1(POS) User Define V/H SYNC+Blank Yes Stop Grant 3 Disabled Disabled Instant-Off Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled 0 0 0 0

Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled

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

selected 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 starts the current session. <F6>: Load all options with the BIOS default values. <F7>: Load all options with the Setup default values.

ACPI Function Select Enabled only if your computer’s operating

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

ACPI Suspend Type This item allows you to select the ACPI suspend

type. You can select S1(POS) for power on suspend under Windows 98 ACPI mode. The choices: S1(POS).

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

of power saving for Doze, Standby, and Suspend modes. This table describes the power management modes for your reference:

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 period in the section for each mode stated below.

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

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

blanked. The choices of manner are:

This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical

V/H SYNC + Blank

and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer.

Blank Screen

DPMS Supports

This option only writes blanks to the video buffer.

Select this option if you monitor supports the Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS) standard of the Video Electronics Standards to select video power management values.

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

blanked. The choices: Yes; No.

Suspend Type Select the Suspend Type.

The choices: 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 choices: 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 PWRBTN When Enabled, turning the system off by pressing

the on/off button places the system in a very lowpower-usage state.

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

wake-up by PCI card. The choices: 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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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4-6.7 PNP / PCI Configuration

• PNP/PCI Configuration allows you to modify the system’s power saving functions.

Run the PNP/PCI Configuration as follows:

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

a list of options will appear:

PnP/PCI Configurations

Reset Configuration Data

Resources Controlled By IRQ Resources DMA Resources PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

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

Disabled

Auto(ESCD) Press Enter Press Enter Disabled

Item Help

Menu Level

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

selected 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 starts the current session. <F6>: Load all options with the BIOS default values. <F7>: Load all options with the Setup default values.

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Reset Configuration

Normally, you leave this Disabled. Select Enabled

Data

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

Resource ControlledByThe Plug and Play AwardBIOS can automatically

configure all the boot and Plug 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 at this item to reveal the following list:

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

IRQ Resources

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 at this item to reveal the following list:

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 from 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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4-6.8 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 your mainboard supplier to get proper values about the setting of the CPU temperature.

Run the “PC Health Status” as follows:

1. Choose “PC Health Status” from the Main Menu and a screen with a list of

options will appear:

Shutdown Temperature Disabled

1.8V 1.87 V CPU Vcore 2.00 V DIMM 3.37 V +5V 5.02 V +12V 12.28 V

- 12V (-)12.52 V

- 5 (-)5.10 V 5VSB  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

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

PC Health Status

Item Help

Menu Level

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

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

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

user starts the current session. <F6>: Load all options with the BIOS default values. <F7>: Load all options with the Setup default values.

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Shutdown Tempera-

CPU Vcore Shows CPU core actual voltage value.

DIMM Shows DDR DIMM actual voltage value.

Voltage Shows power supply actual voltage value.

Temperature Shows current temperature.

FAN 1/2/3 Speed These fields display the current speed of up to three

This feature prevents your CPU from damage by

ture

over heat. If the CPU’s temperature is higher than “CPU warning temperature” that you select in this field, the BIOS will shut down your system within 3 seconds.

CPU fans, if your computer contains a monitoring system.

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

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4-6.9 Frequency/Voltage Control

Run the “Frequency/Voltage Control” as following:

1. Choose “Frequency/Voltage Control” from the Main Menu and a screen

with a list of options will appear:

Frequency Control

Auto Overclocker Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk Spread Spectrum Modulated Linear Spread Model Linear Spread Range CPU Skew Adjust PCI Skew Adjust SDRAM Skew Adjust AGP Skew Adjust CPU Host/PCI Clock CPU Clock Ratio

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

Press Enter Enabled Disabled 3 0 Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled 100/33MHz x3

Item Help

Menu Level

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

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

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

user starts the current session. <F6>: Load all options with the BIOS default values. <F7>: Load all options with the Setup default values.

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Overclocker

Auto

Press <Enter> to start Auto Overclocker. This option offers users an easier way to overclocking, and it will increase CPU external clock automatically. When CPU external clock is increased to an unacceptable value, BIOS will restart your system, and then run at acceptable CPU external clock.

Auto Detect

DIMM/PCI CLK

Spread Spec-

trum Modulated

Linear Spread

Model

Linear Spread

Range

To reduce the occurrence of electromagnetic interference (EMI), the BIOS detects the presence or absence of components in DIMM and PCI slots and turns off system clock generator pulses to empty slots.

When the system clock generator pulses, the extreme values of the pulse generate excess EMI. Enabling pulse spectrum spread modulation changes the extreme values from spikes to flat curves, thus reducing EMI. This benefit may in some cases be outweighed by problems with timing-critical devices, such as a clock-sensitive SCSI device.

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

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

CPU Skew

Adjust

PCI Skew Adjust This item allows you to reduce PCI transfer rate.

This item allows you to reduce CPU transfer rate. Users should leave this item at default value. The choices: Disabled; 150ps; 300ps; 450ps.

Users should leave this item at default value. The choices: Disabled; 150ps; 300ps; 450ps.

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SDRAM Skew

Adjust

AGP Skew

Adjust

CPU Host/PCI

Clock

CPU Clock

Ratio

This item allows you to reduce SDRAM transfer rate. Users should leave this item at default value. The choices: Disabled; 150ps; 300ps; 450ps.

This item allows you to reduce AGP transfer rate. Users should leave this item at default value. The choices: 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 the CPU ratio, if CPU clock Ratio is locked, the function will have no effect.

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

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4-6.10 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 ”

“Y” is for “Yes”, and “N” is for “No”. Pressing “Y” loads the BIOS default values that are factor settings for

optimal performance of system operations.

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4-6.11 Set SuperVisor / User Password

• These two options allow you to set your system passwords. Normally, the supervisor has a higher priority to change the CMOS setup option than the users. The way to set up the passwords for both Supervisor and Users are as follows:

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

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” the same as you have just typed 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 have entered before.

7. Move the cursor to Save & Exit Setup to save the option you have just configured; otherwise 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.

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4-6.12 Save & Exit Setup

• SAVE & EXIT SETUP allows you to save all modifications you have specified into the CMOS memory. Highlight this option on the Main Menu and the following message appears:

“SAVE to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N) ? Y “

“Y” is for “Yes”, and “N” is for “No”. Press <Enter> key to save the configuration changes.

4-6.13 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 “

“Y” is for “Yes”, and “N” is for “No”. You may change the prompt to “Y” and press <Enter> key to leave this option .

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MEMO

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Appendix

Appendix-1 Identifying BIOS Version/BIOS Part Number Appendix-2 Identifying Mainboard Model Number Appendix-3 Technical Terms

APPENDICES

Appendix-1 Identifying BIOS Version & BIOS Part Number

• See Picture-2 below for BIOS version and BIOS part number identification.

Picture-2

1. BIOS VERSION

example: REV T2.1

2. BIOS ID STRING

example: 6A69RSNCC

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Appendix-2 Identifying Mainboard model Number

• Usually the mainboard model number is labeled on the side of ISA side of slot or PCI slot. Please see the picture below as an illustration:

1. MAINBOARD MODEL NUMBER

example: SL-65KV2

2. MAINBOARD SERIAL NUMBER

example: 0012000T005679

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Appendix-3 Technical Terms

AC’97

AC’97 is a device designed to include a digital processor for modem and an audio CODEC for analog I/O. These two parts are linked together by AC’97 link bus. Putting the digital processor into the main system chipset will reduce the cost of sound/modem onboard solution.

ACPI (Advanced Configuration & Power Interface)

ACPI is developed together by Intel, Microsoft and Toshiba. This interface provides a channel of management of the PC system and its hardware such as CPU and BIOS, pushing the PC power management to a more advanced and user-friendly level.

AGP (Accelerated Graphic Port)

AGP is a bus interface targeted for high-performance 3D graphics. AGP takes advantage of both rising and falling edge of the 66MHz clock. For 2X AGP, the data transfer rate is 66MHz x 4byte x 2 = 528MB/s. AGP 4X mode is 66MHz x 4byte x 4 = 1056MB/s.

AMR (Audio/Modem Riser)

AMR is an interface to connect the CODEC circuit of AC’97 sound/modem solution to the mainboard through an AMR card and an AMR connector.

APM (Advanced Power Management)

APM is developed by Intel and Microsoft , intending for PC power management through the system BIOS. Through APM, the PC power consumption can be reduced to 5W or lower.

ATA (AT Attachment), ATA/66, ATA/100

ATA is the specification of disk drive interface, that integrates the controller on the disk drive itself with the IDE technology. ATA/66 uses both rising edge and falling edge to provide a data transfer rate 16.6MB/s x4 = 66MB/s. To use ATA/66, you need special ATA/66 IDE cable. ATA/100 also uses both rising edge and falling edge as ATA/66, but clock cycle time is reduced to 40ns. The data transfer rate is (1/40ns) x 2 bytes x 2 = 100MB/s. To use ATA/100, you need special 80-wire IDE cable, the same as ATA/66.

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ATAPI (AT Attachment Packet Interface)

This is the exension of the EIDE (extended IDE) that enables the interface to support CD-ROM players and tape drives.

BIOS (Basic Input/Output System)

BIOS is a set of assembly routine/program that resides in EPROM or Flash ROM. BIOS controls Input/output devices and other hardware devices of the mainboard. Generally, operation system and drivers will access BIOS before accessing hardware devices so as to enhance the portability of the hardware devices.

Bus Master IDE (DMA mode)

An IDE interface is an interface for mass storage devices, in which the controller is integrated into the disk or CD-ROM itself. To reduce the workload of the CPU, the bus master IDE device transfers data from/to memory without interrupting CPU, and releases CPU to operate concurrently while data is transferring between memory and IDE device. You need the bus master IDE driver and the bus master IDE HDD to support bus master IDE mode.

CAS (Column Address Strobe)

CAS is a technology of DRAM writes and reads. The number of clock cycles of the CAS signals is depending on the DRAM timing.

CNR (Communication and Networking Riser)

CNR interface provides a cost reducing method of implementing LAN, home networking, DSL, USB, wireless, audio and modem subsystems through a CNR card and a CNR connector.

CODEC (Coder and Decoder)

Normally, CODEC means a circuit that can do digital to analog conversion and vice versa. It is part of AC’97 sound/modem solution.

DDR (Double Data Rated) SDRAM

DDR SDRAM essentially doubles the memory speed of SDRAMs without increasing the clock frequency.

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DIMM (Dual In Line Memory Module)

DIMM socket is built with a 168-pin assignment and supports 64-bit data. DIMM can be single or double sided. The golden finger signals on each side of the module are different, and that is why it is called Dual In Line. Almost all DIMMs are made with SDRAM now, which operate at 3.3V. Some old DIMMs are made by FPM/EDO and only operate at 5V.

DMA (Direct Memory Access)

Channel for communications between memory and surrounding devices.

ECC (Error Checking and Correction)

The ECC algorithm has the ability to detect double-bit error and automatically correct single-bit error while parity mode can only detect single-bit error.

ECP (Enhanced Communication Port)

ECP is a technology designed to improved I/O for parallel ports.

EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port)

EPP is a standard that supports data transfer rates of up to 500 kps for parallel printers

EDO (Extended Data Output) Memory

Unlike traditional FPM (Fast Page Mode) memory that tri-states the memory output data to start the pre-charge activity, EDO DRAM holds the memory data valid until the next memory access cycle, which is similar to pipeline effect in reducing one clock state.

EEPROM (Electronic Erasable Programmable ROM)

Both EEPROM and Flash ROM can be re-programmed by electronic signals, but the interface technology is different. Size of EEPROM is much smaller than flash ROM. BIOS is now generally stored in EEPROM or Flash ROM.

EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM)

Traditional mainboard stores BIOS codes in EPROM which can only be erased by ultra-violet (UV) light. If BIOS has to be updated, you need to remove EPROM from mainboard, clear data by UV light, re-program, and then insert it back to socket.

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FC-PGA (Flip Chip-Pin Grid Array)

FC means Flip Chip, while FC-PGA is a new package of Intel for Pentium III CPU. It is compatible with SKT370 socket, but requires mainboard to add some signals on socket 370.

Flash ROM

Flash ROM can be re-programmed by electronic signals. It is easier for BIOS to upgrade by a flash utility, but it is also easier to be infected by virus. Because of increase of new functions, BIOS size is increased from 64KB to 256KB (2M bit) or more.

FSB (Front Side Bus)

FSB is the data channel connecting the Processor to chipset, RAM, mainboard buses, AGP socket etc. Its speed is in terms of MHz and is talked to as FSB clock: FSB Clock means CPU external bus clock. CPU internal clock = CPU FSB Clock x CPU Clock Ratio

IEEE 1394

IEEE 1394 is a low-cost digital transfer interface with transfer rate at 100, 200 or 400 Mbps. It provides solutions of connecting digital television devices and Serial Bus Management. There are two type of IEEE 1394 data transfer: asynchronous and isochronous. Isochronous data channels provide guaranteed data transport at a pre-determined rate. This is especially important for time-critical multimedia data where just-in-time delivery eliminates the need for costly buffering.

Parity Bit

The parity bit mode of error detection uses 1 parity bit for each byte. Normally it is even parity mode, that is, each time the memory data is updated, parity bit will be adjusted to have even count “1” for each byte. Next time when memory is read with odd number of “1”, the parity error is occurred and this is called single bit error detection.

PC-100 DIMM

SDRAM DIMM that supports 100MHz CPU FSB bus clock.

PC-133 DIMM

SDRAM DIMM that supports 133MHz CPU FSB bus clock.

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PC-1600 or PC-2100 DDR SDRAM

PC-1600 DDR SDRAM with a 64-bit data bus doubles the data transfer rate of PC100 SDRAM and hence provides data transfer bandwidth up to 100x64/ 8x2=1600MB/s. PC2100 DDR SDRAM doubles the data transfer rate of PC-133 and hence provides data transfer bandwidth up to 133x64/ 8x2=2100MB/s.

PCI (Peripheral Component Interface) Bus

A high speed data channel for the internal connection of peripheral devices and the computer system through a PCI expansion card.

PnP (Plug and Play)

The PnP specification suggests a standard register interface for both BIOS and operating system (such as Windows 95). These registers are used by BIOS and operating system to configure system resource and prevent any conflicts. PnP BIOS or operating system will automatically allocate the IRQ/ DMA/Memory. Currently, almost all the PCI cards and most ISA cards are already PnP compliant.

POST (Power-On Self Test)

The BIOS self-test procedure after power-on. It is generally the first or the second program shown on your monitor screen during system boot.

RAS (Row Address Strobe)

RAS is a technology that DRAM writes and reads to the Row addresses, while a CAS (Column Address Strobe) signal is used to validate the column address. The signals are generally sent CAS before RAS. (in Network field, RAS stands for Remote Access Services).

RDRAM (Rambus DRAM)

Rambus DRAM is a memory technology that uses large burst mode data transfer of up to 1.6GHz. It is import to know that RDRAM technology helps set up a system level improvement, not just a component upgrade.

RIMM (Rambus Inline Memory Module)

RIMM is built with a 184-pin architecture module that supports RDRAM memory technology. A RIMM memory module may contain up to maximum of 16 RDRAM devices.

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SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM)

SDRAM is one of the Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) technologies that allow DRAM to use the same clock as the CPU host clock (EDO and FPM are asynchronous and do not have clock signal). SDRAM comes in 64-bit 168-pin DIMM and operates at 3.3V.

SIMM (Single In Line Memory Module)

SIMM socket is only 72-pin, and is only single side. The golden finger signals on each side of PCB are identical. That is why it is called Single In Line. SIMM is made of FPM or EDO DRAM and supports 32-bit data. SIMM is phased out in current mainboard design.

SPD (Serial Presence Detect)

SPD is a small ROM or EEPROM device resided on the DIMM or RIMM. Memory module information such as DRAM timing and chip parameters can be stored into SPD so that BIOS can access it and use it to decide best timing for this DIMM or RIMM.

UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver/transmitter)

UART is built in a chip that controls the data sent to and received from a serial port. A 16550 UART is now standard in most PCs, and supports modem speed up to 57,600 bps and beyond and direct connect speed of 115,200 bps. Many UARTs have built-in errors in the internal code and just do not work correctly with many external modems. UART is also found as the serial interface on internal modem.

Ultra DMA

Ultra DMA (or, more accurately, Ultra DMA/33) is a protocol for transferring data at 33.3MB/s between a hard disk drive through the computer’s data path (or bus) to the computer’s random access memory (RAM). The transfer data is twice as fast as the previous Direct Access Memory (DMA) interface. The latest Ultra DMA has advanced to Ultra DMA/66 and Ultra DMA/100.

16.6MB/s x2 = 33MB/s

16.6MB/s x4 = 66MB/s

16.6MB/s x6 = 100MB/s

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Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Chapter 1 Introduction

1-1 Mainboard Specification

1-1.1 Processor

1-1.2 Chipset

1-1.3 AWARD BIOS V6.0, Supporting

1-1.4 Sound Controller

1-1.5 Integrated SDRAM Controller

1-1.6 Full Featured Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Controller

1-1.7 Power Management

1-1.8 Multi-I/O Function

1-1.9 Form Factor

1-1.10 Expansion Slots

1-1.11 Hardware Monitoring

1-1.12 Others

1-2 Mainboard Layout

1-2.1 Mainboard Layout --- 65EP-T

1-2.2 Mainboard Layout --- 65EP+-T

1-3 Chipset System Block Diagram

1-4 Mainboard Specification Table Of 65EP-T/EP+-T

Chapter 2 Hardware Setup

2-1 CPU Installation

2-1.1 CPU Frequency

2-2 Memory Installation

2-2.1 Supported System Bus And System Memory Bus Frequencies Table

2-3 HDD/FDD Installation

2-4 Jumper Setting For Devices On Board

2-4.1 JP1 Keyboard/Mouse Power On

2-4.2 JP5/JP6 FSB Frequency Select

2-4.3 BIOS Boot Block Lock (JP16)

2-4.4 JP21 On-Board Creative Sound Select (For 65EP+-T only)

2-4.5 JBAT1/JBAT2 For Clear CMOS DATA

2-5 CONNECTORS CONFIGURATIONS

2-5.1 On Board FAN Connector (CPUFA1, AUXFA1, CHAFA1)

2-5.2 JWOL1 Wake On LAN

2-5.3 CD-ROM Audio Connector (CD_IN1/CD_IN2)

2-5.4 TAD1/TV1 Connector

2-5.5 Thermal Sensor Connector (RT2) (Optional)

2-5.6 Complex Header J2&J3

2-5.7 ATX Power Supply Connector

2-5.8 Chassis Panel Connector

2-5.9 Smart Card Reader Connector (SCR1)

2-5.10 Communication And Networking Riser Slot (CNR)

2-5.11 USB1 Header

2-5.12 PS/2 Mouse And PS/2 Keyboard

2-6 IRQ Description

Chapter 3 Software Setup

3-1 Open up the Support CD and choose Drivers and Utilities

3-4 Creative Audio Driver Installation (For 65EP-T Only)

3-4.1 To Install Creative Audio Driver

3-4.2 To Enable The Rear Line Out (For 4 Speakers)

3-4.3 Identifying Connectors On The Built-in Audio

3-6 Proceed To Hardware Monitor Utility Installation

Chapter 4 BIOS Setup

4-1 What Is BIOS Setup

4-2 How To Run BIOS Setup

4-3 What Is CMOS

4-4 What Is POST

4-5 BIOS Upgrade

4-5.1 Before Upgrading BIOS

4-5.2 Upgrade Process

4-6 BIOS Setup --- CMOS Setup Utility

4-6.1 CMOS Setup Utility

4-6.2 Standard CMOS Setup

4-6.3 Advanced BIOS Features

4-6.4 Advanced Chipset Features

4-6.5 Integrated Peripherals

4-6.6 Power Management Setup

4-6.7 PNP / PCI Configuration

4-6.8 PC Health Status

4-6.9 Frequency/Voltage Control

4-6.10 Load Optimized Defaults

4-6.11 Set SuperVisor / User Password

4-6.12 Save & Exit Setup

4-6.13 Exit Without Saving

Appendix

Appendix-1 Identifying BIOS Version & BIOS Part Number