SOLTEK SL-65F+ User Manual And Technical Manual

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© Copyright 2000 Soltek Computer Inc.

Model : SL-65F

All rights reserved.

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Edition : March 2000
Version : 2.0

http://www.soltek.com.tw

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CONTENT

FEATURES ............................................................................... 4

JUMPER SETTING .................................................................. 9

STANDARD CMOS SETUP.................................................... 13

BIOS FEATURES SETUP ...................................................... 15

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP ............................................... 1 9

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP........................................... 23

PnP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP ...................................... 27

LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS ..................................................... 29

INTEGRA TED PERIPHERALS............................................... 30

SUPERVISOR/USER PASSWORD........................................ 34

IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION ................................................ 35

SAVE & EXIT SETUP............................................................. 35

EXIT WITHOUT SA VING........................................................ 35

Appendix A

Flash Memory Update Installation ....................................... 36

Appendix B

Driver installation .................................................................. 37

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Appendix C

Thermal Sensor Connector.................................................. 39

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SL-65F

INTEL 82440ZX SOCKET-370

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F E A T U R E

PROCESSOR

Supports Intel PPGA Celeron 370 CPUs 300 ~ 533MHz or
higher.
Supports Intel FC-PGA Pentium III (Coppermine) CPUs 500E
~ 750 MHz or higher.
Supports Cyrix Joshua CPUs.
Supports 66/ 75*/ 83*/ 100/ 103*/ 112*/ 124*/ 133*/ 140*/
150*MHz system bus speeds.
Clock multipliers up to 8x.

CHIPSET

Intel 82440ZX chipset.

SYSTEM MEMORY

3x 3.3V DIMM sockets.
8MB to 256MB DRAM size.

SLOT

1x AGP slot supports 1x / 2x mode bus; 3x PCI Bus Master
slots; 1x PCI Slave slot; 2x ISA slots.

ONBOARD I/O

2x Ultra ATA/33 Bus Master IDE ports.
2x USB ports.
1x PS/2 mouse connector and 1x PS/2 keyboard connector.
1x 2.88MB Floppy port, 2x High Speed 16550A UART ports
and 1x IrDA TX / RX Header.

POWER

ATX power supply connector.
Power-On by LAN(WOL), RTC Alarm, Modem Ring.

BIOS

2MB FLASH BIOS.
Licensed AWARD BIOS, supports SCSI / ZIP / LS-120 / CD­ROM boot and ACPI Power Management.

FORM FACTOR / PCB

ATX, 4 layers PCB, 17.0cm x 30.5cm size.

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upper

upper

PS/2

MOUSE

USB0

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M O T H E R B O A R D D I A G R A M

3

JP2

lower

PS/2

K/B

lower

USB1

FAN1

1

JP3

JP21
JP22

JP4

JP5

1 3

1 3

1 3

1 3

1 3

Clock

Generator

FDC

LPT1

COM2 COM1

ES1938S

FAN3

ATX POWER

Intel

Cyrix

I/O

Controller

1 1

1 3

FAN2

FLASH BIOS

JWOL1

JP20/JP21/JP22

1-2 SHORT
2-3 SHORT

AGP

JP16

1 3

82440ZX

JP11JP10

JVGA1

PCI 4

SOCKET 370

JP20

Intel

DIMM1

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

(Slave PCI)

Please refer to next page for the precise

arrangement of DIMM module.

IDE2

3

1

JBAT1

IDE1

15

HD/LED IR PWR SUSPEND

J2

15

SPK RST PWR/LED SUSLED

J3

DIMM2

DIMM3

1 3
1 3
1 3
1 3

Battery

1 3

JP17

JP12
JP13
JP14
JP15

Intel

82371

PIIX4

Li

ISA1

ISA2

Default setting: Intel Celeron 300A/66MHz.

NOTE: For 100MHz/133MHz CPU environment, the SDRAM sepc must comply

with PC-100/PC-133 spec.

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SYSTEM MEMORY CONFIGURATION

The 82440ZX motherboard supports 168 pins DIMM of 4MB, 8MB,
16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB and 256MB to form a memory sie between
8MB to 256MB(SDRAM).
82440ZX chipset provides “Table-Free” function, but do remember
that the DRAM must be 3.3V Unbuffered and 4 clock type. User can
use two DIMMs without any limit but if uses three DIMMs then must
follow the rules below:

A.

Double or single side SDRAM
Double or single side SDRAM

EMPTY

DIMM1
DIMM2
DIMM3

B.

Double or single side SDRAM

Single side SDRAM
Single side SDRAM

DIMM1
DIMM2
DIMM3

C.

Double or single side SDRAM

EMPTY

Double or single side SDRAM

DIMM1
DIMM2
DIMM3

NOTE: ONLY SINGLE SIDE SDRAM CAN BE PLUGGED WHEN DIMM2/DIMM3

SIMULTANEOUSL Y USED.

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C P U C L O C K S E T T I N G

CPU MODEL BUS RATIO BUS CLOCK

NOTE: (#) Pentium III Coppermin FC-PGA CPUs.

Celeron 300/66

(66MHz * 4.5x)

Pentium III 600EB/133

#

(133MHz * 4.5x)

JP12
JP13
JP14
JP15

1 3
1 3
1 3
1 3

1 3

1 3

1 3

JP3

JP4

JP5

Pentium III 533EB/133

#

(133MHz * 4.0x)

JP12
JP13
JP14
JP15

1 3
1 3
1 3
1 3

1 3

1 3

1 3

JP3

JP4

JP5

Celeron 333/66

(66MHz * 5.0x)

Pentium III 500E/100

#

(100MHz * 5.0x)

Pentium III 667B/133

#

(133MHz * 5.0x)

JP12
JP13
JP14
JP15

1 3
1 3
1 3
1 3

1 3

1 3

1 3

JP3

JP4

JP5

Celeron 366/66

(66MHz * 5.5x)

Pentium III 550E/100

#

(100MHz * 5.5x)

Pentium III 733B/133

#

(133MHz * 5.5x)

JP12
JP13
JP14
JP15

1 3
1 3
1 3
1 3

1 3

1 3

1 3

JP3

JP4

JP5

Celeron 400/66

(66MHz * 6.0x)

Pentium III 600E/100

#

(100MHz * 6.0x)

JP12
JP13
JP14
JP15

1 3
1 3
1 3
1 3

1 3

1 3

1 3

JP3

JP4

JP5

Celeron 433/66

(66MHz * 6.5x)

Pentium III 650/100

#

(100MHz * 6.5x)

JP12
JP13
JP14
JP15

1 3
1 3
1 3
1 3

1 3

1 3

1 3

JP3

JP4

JP5

Celeron 466/66

(66MHz * 7.0x)

Pentium III 700/100

#

(100MHz * 7.0x)

JP12
JP13
JP14
JP15

1 3
1 3
1 3
1 3

1 3

1 3

1 3

JP3

JP4

JP5

Celeron 500/66

(66MHz * 7.5x)

Pentium III 750/100

#

(100MHz * 7.5x)

JP12
JP13
JP14
JP15

1 3
1 3
1 3
1 3

1 3

1 3

1 3

JP3

JP4

JP5

Celeron 533/66
(66MHz * 8.0x)

JP12
JP13
JP14
JP15

1 3
1 3
1 3
1 3

1 3

1 3

1 3

JP3

JP4

JP5

CPU Type Configuration

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J U M P E R S E T T I N G

A1 A2

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J2

1

1

J3

EF

A1: 1st HDD LED
B. : INFRARED (IR)
D. : SUSPEND CONNECTOR
F. : RESET SWITCH
H. : KEYLOCK

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A2: 2nd HDD LED
C. : POWER SWITCH
E. : SPEAKER
G. : POWER LED
I. : SUSPEND LED

FAN#: Onboard FAN (12V) Connector

FAN# FUNCTION
FAN1 CPU FAN
FAN2 POWER FAN
FAN3 CHASSIS FAN

JP2: Keyboard Power On

Keyboard Power On JP2

Disabled (default)

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C

H I

D

15

15

1 3

Enabled

NOTE 1: If motherboard does not support keyboard power on function, the JP2

will be fixed by jumperwire.

NOTE 2: When the keyboard power on function shows any compatible problem,

choose Disabled and report the keyboard model to your vender/maker.

NOTE 3: Keyboard power on function must be set from the BIOS. Refer to the

“Integrated Peripherals” sector.

1 3

JP3: Signal Level Shift Control

Signal Level Shift Control JP3

Factory default setting

(default)

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3

1

JP4 / JP5: CPU Host Clock Select

CPU Host Clock

JP4 / JP5

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Auto (default)

100MHz (overlock)

313

JP4 JP5

JP4 JP5

1

313

1

JP10 / JP11: USB Port Select

JP10 / JP11USB Port

Redirect USB port1 to USB

connector (default)

Redirect USB port1 to AGP

JP17: Power Lost Resume

This jumper allows user to use the switch of ATX power supply to control ON/
OFF switch directly instead of using the power switch on the motherboard.

Power Lost Resume JP17

Enabled

Normal (default)

NOTE: This feature must work with BIOS. Please refer to the BIOS “Power On

After PWR-Fail” sector.

1 3

1 3

JP20 / JP21 / JP22: Intel / Cyrix CPU Select

CPU TYPE

Intel CPU (Default)

Cyrix Joshua CPU

JP20

1 3

1 3

JP21

1 3

1 3

JP22

1 3

1 3

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JVGA1: VGA Use

This jumper is set for the PCI VGA card only. Open this jumper when the system
is not able to boot up. If you use AGP card, it is important to set default with
JVGA1.

JVGA1

For PCI VGA card

Normal (default)

JBAT1: Clear CMOS data

Clear the CMOS memory by shorting this jumper 2 & 3 momentarily, and then
remove the cap back to 1 & 2 to retain original CMOS setting.

JBAT1

Clear CMOS Data

Retain Data (default)

JBAT1

JWOL1: Wake On LAN (WOL) Connector

This jumper is designed to use LAN to boot up the system. Connect the wake
on signal from LAN card to this connector.

***For support WOL, the ATX power supply has to have at least 5V/720mA

standby current.***

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JP12 / JP13 / JP14 / JP15: Bus Ratio Select

BUS RATIO

2.0x

3.0x

4.0x

5.0x

6.0x

7.0x

8.0x

JP12~JP15

JP12

1 3
1 3

JP13

1 3

JP14

1 3

JP15

JP12

1 3
1 3

JP13

1 3

JP14

1 3

JP15

JP12

1 3
1 3

JP13

1 3

JP14

1 3

JP15

JP12

1 3
1 3

JP13

1 3

JP14

1 3

JP15

JP12

1 3
1 3

JP13

1 3

JP14

1 3

JP15

JP12

1 3
1 3

JP13

1 3

JP14

1 3

JP15

JP12

1 3
1 3

JP13

1 3

JP14

1 3

JP15

BUS RATIO

2.5x

3.5x

4.5x

5.5x

6.5x

7.5x

By BIOS

(jumperless

setting)

(DEFAULT)

JP12~JP15

JP12

1 3
1 3

JP13

1 3

JP14

1 3

JP15

JP12

1 3
1 3

JP13

1 3

JP14

1 3

JP15

JP12

1 3
1 3

JP13

1 3

JP14

1 3

JP15

JP12

1 3
1 3

JP13

1 3

JP14

1 3

JP15

JP12

1 3
1 3

JP13

1 3

JP14

1 3

JP15

JP12

1 3
1 3

JP13

1 3

JP14

1 3

JP15

JP12

1 3
1 3

JP13

1 3

JP14

1 3

JP15

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65F+ BIOS

This Intel 82440ZX chipset comes with the AWARD BIOS from AWARD Soft­ware Inc. Enter the AWARD BIOS program Main Menu by:

1. Turn on or reboot the 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:

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A69KSNH)

CMOS SETUP UTILITY

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

STANDARD CMOS SETUP

BIOS FEATURES SETUP

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION

LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS

INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

USER PASSWORD

IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

HDD LOW LEVEL FORMAT

SAVE & EXIT SETUP

EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

Esc : Quit
F10 : Save & Exit Setup

: Select Item
(Shift)F2 : Change Color

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

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

4. You may return to the Main Menu anytime be 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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STANDARD CMOS SETUP

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

Run the Standard CMOS Setup as follows:

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

with 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.

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A69KSNH)

STANDARD CMOS SETUP

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

Date (mm:dd:yy) : Tue, Oct 19 1999
Time (hh:mm:ss) : 15 : 6 : 26

HARD DISK TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE

Primary Master : Auto 0M 0 0 0 0 0 AUTO
Primary Slave : Auto 0M 0 0 0 0 0 AUTO
Secondary Master : Auto 0M 0 0 0 0 0 AUTO
Secondary Slave : Auto 0M 0 0 0 0 0 AUTO

Drive A : 1.44, 3.5 in.
Drive B : None

Video : EGA/VGA
Halt On : All Errors

Esc : Quit
F1 : Help

(Shift) F2 : Change Color

: Select Item

Base Memory : 640K

Extended Memory : 64512K

Other Memory : 384K

Total Memory : 65536K

PU/PD/+/- : Modify

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Date (mm:dd:yy)
Time (hh:mm:ss)

Primary (Secondary)

Master / Slave

Drive A / B

Video

Halt On

Set the current date and time.

This field records the specification for all non-SCSI Hard Disk
Drives installed in your system. Refer to the respective docu­mentation on how to install the drives.

Set the field to the type(s) of Floppy Disk drive(s) installed in
your system.
The choice:
360KB, 5.25in.

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

1.44MB, 3.5in.

2.88MB, 3.5in.

Set the field to the type of video display card installed in your
system.
The choice:
Monochrome,
Color 40x25,
EGA / VGA, (default)
Color 80x25

Set this warning feature for the type of errors that will cause
the system to halt.
The choice:
All Errors, (defaults)
No Errors,
All But Keyboard,
All But Diskette,
All But Disk / Key

3. Press <ESC> and follow the screen instructions to save or disregard

your setting.

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BIOS FEATURES SETUP

BIOS Features Setup allows you to improve your system performance or set
up system features according to your preference.

Run the BIOS Features Setup as follows:

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

with a list of options will appear.

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A69KSNH)

BIOS FEATURES SETUP

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

Virus Warning : Disabled
CPU Internal Cache : Enabled
External Cache : Enabled
CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking : Enabled
Processor Number Feature : Disabled
Quick Power On Self Test : Enabled
Boot Sequence : A,C,SCSI
Swap Floppy Drive : Disabled
Boot Up Floppy Seek : Disabled
Boot Up NumLock Status : On
Gate A20 Option : Fast
Typematic Rate Setting : Disabled
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) : 6
Typematic Delay (Msec) : 250
Security Option : Setup
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop : Disabled
Assign IRQ For VGA : Enabled
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB : Non-OS2
Report No FDD For WIN 95 : No

Video BIOS Shadow : Enabled
C8000-CBFFF Shadow : Disabled
CC000-CFFFF Shadow : Disabled
D0000-D3FFF Shadow : Disabled
D4000-D7FFF Shadow : Disabled
D8000-DBFFF Shadow : Disabled
DC000-DFFFF Shadow : Disabled

ESC : Quit
F1 : Help
F5 : Old Value
F7 : Load Setup Defaults

: Select Item
PU/PD/+/- : Modify
(Shift)F2 : Color

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.
<Shift> + <F2>: Change BIOS screen color.
<F5>: Get the previous values. These values are the values with the

user started in 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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Virus Warning

CPU Internal Cache

External Cache

CPU L2 Cache ECC

Checking

Processor Number

Feature

Enabled: Activates automatically when the system boots up

causing a warning message to appear if there is
anything attempting to access the boot sector or
Hard Disk partition table.

Disabled: No warning message will appear when there is

something attempting to access the boot sector or
Hard Disk partition table.

Note: Many diagnostic (or boot manager) programs which

attempt to access the boot sector table can cause the
above warning message. If you will be running such a
program, we recommend that you disable the virus
protection first.

Choose Enabled (default) or Disabled. This option allows user
to enable or disable the CPU internal cache.

Choose Enabled (default) or Disabled. This option allows user
to enable or disable the external cache memory.

Choose Enabled (default) or Disabled.

Choose Enabled or Disabled (default).

Quick Power On Self

Boot Sequence

Swap Floppy Drive

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Choose Enabled (default) or Disabled. This option allows user
to speed up the Power-On-Self-T est routine.

Test

Default is “A , C, SCSI”. This option determines which drive
to boot at first for an operating system.

Default is “A, C, SCSI”. This option determines which drive
to boot at first for an operating system.

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Boot Up Floppy Seek

Boot Up NumLock

Status

Gate A20 Option

Typematic Rate Setting

Typematic Rate

(Char / Sec)

Typematic Delay (Msec)

Enabled (default): During POST, BIOS checks the track num-

ber for Floppy Disk drive to see whether it’s 40 or
80 tracks.

Disabled: During POST, BIOS will not check the track num-

ber for Floppy Disk drive.

On (default): Activate the NumLock function at boot up.
Off: Close the NumLock function at boot up.

Choose Normal or Fast (default): This option allows the RAM
to access the memory above 1MB by using the fast gate A20
line.

Choose Enabled or Disabled (default): Enable this option to
adjust the deystroke repeat rate.

Range between 6 (default) and 30 characters per second.
This option controls the speed of repeating keystrokes.

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

Security Option

Assign IRQ For VGA

PCI / VGA Palette

Snoop

Choose System or Setup (default). This option prevents un­authorized system boot up or use of BIOS Setup.

Choose Enabled (default) or Disabled.
Enabled: Assign one IRQ to VGA controller.
Disabled: Remove IRQ from VGA controller. The system will

have extra IRQ for other devices but the VGA con­troller will still work (only IRQ will be removed).

Choose Enabled or Disabled (default). It determines whether
or not the MPEG ISA cards can work with PCI / AGP.

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OS Select for DRAM >

64MB

Report No FDD For

WIN95

Video BIOS Shadow

C8000-CBFFF to DC000-

DFFFF Shadow

Non-OS2 (default): For Non-OS/2 operating system.
OS: For OS/2 operating system.

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

Enabled (default): Map the VGA BIOS to system RAM.
Disabled: Don’t map the VGA BIOS to system RAM.

These options are used to shadow other expansion card
ROMs.

3. Press <ESC> and follow the screen instructions to save or disregard
your setting.

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CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

Chipset Features Setup changes the values of the chipset registers. These
registers control the system options.

Run the Chipset Features Setup as follows:

1. Choose “CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP” from the Main Menu and a
screen with 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.

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A69KSNH)

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

Auto Configuration : Enabled
EDO DRAM Speed Selection : 60ns
EDO CASx# MA Wait State : 2
EDO RASx# Wait State : 2
SDRAM RAS-to-CAS Delay : 3
SDRAM RAS Precharge Time : 3
SDRAM CAS latency Time : 3
SDRAM Precharge Control : Disabled
DRAM Data Integrity Mode : Non-ECC
System BIOS Cacaheable : Disabled
Video BIOS Cacacheable : Disabled
Video RAM Cacheable : Disabled
8 bit I/O Recovery Time : 3
16 bit I/O Recovery Time : 2
Memory Hole At 15M-16M : Disabled
Passive Release : Enabled
Delayed Transaction : Disabled
AGP Aperture Size (MB) : 64

Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk : Disabled
Spread Spectrum : Disabled
CPU Host Clock (CPU/PCI) : Default
CPU Ratio : 3.0X

ESC : Quit
F1 : Help
F5 : Old Value
F7 : Load Setup Defaults

: Select Item
PU/PD/+/- : Modify
(Shift)F2 : Color

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Auto Configuration

EDO DRAM Speed

Selection

EDO CASx# MA Wait

State

EDO RASx# Wait State

SDRAM RAS-to-CAS

Delay

SDRAM RAS Precharge

Time

Choose Enabled (default) or Disabled. The system sets all
options on the left of the screen automatically when you choose
enabled.

Choose 50ns or 60ns (default). Don’t change this setting un­less you know the DRAM access time spec.

You could select the timing control type of the EDO DRAM
CAS MA (Memory Address bus).
The choice: 1, 2 (default).

You could select the timing control type of the EDO DRAM
RAS.
The choice: 1(default), 2.

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. Slow gives more
stable performance.
This field applies only when synchronous DRAM is installed
in the system.
Ther choice: 2, 3 (default).

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

SDRAM CAS latency

DRAM Data Integrity

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Time

Control

Mode

When synchronous DRAM is installed, the number of clock
cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing. Don’t
reset this field from the default value specified by system
designer.
The choice: 2T, 3T.

Use the default setting.SDRAM Precharge

Choose Non-ECC (default) or ECC, depends on the DRAM
type.
Non-ECC: Disable the ECC check function.
ECC: Enable the ECC check function. ECC stands for error

check and correct.

65F+ BIOS

Memory Hole At 15M-

16M

System BIOS

Cacheable

Video BIOS Cacheable

Video RAM Cacheable

8 bit I/O Recovery Time

16 bit I/O Recovery Time

Passive Release

Choose Enabled or Disabled (default). In order to improve
performance, certain space in memory can be reserved for
ISA cards. This memory must be mapped into the memory’s
space below 16MB. Enable this option will cause memory
only connect to 16MB.

Choose Enabled or Disabled (default). When Enabled, the
access to the system BIOS ROM addressed at F0000H­FFFFFH is cached.

Choose Enabled or Disabled (default). When enabled, the
access to the VGA BIOS ROM addressed at C0000H ~
C7FFFH is cached.

Choose Enabled or Disabled (default). When enabled, the
access to the VGA RAM addressed is cached.

This delay happens when the CPU is running so much faster
than the I/O bus that the CPU must be delayed to allow for
the completion of the I/O.
The choice for 8 bit I/O: NA, 1, 2, 3 (default), 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.

This delay happens when the CPU is running so much faster
than the I/O bus that the CPU must be delayed to allow for
the completion of the I/O.
The choice for 16 bit I/O: NA, 1, 2 (default), 3, 4.

When enabled, CPU to PCI bus accesses are allowed when
passive release. Otherwise, the arbiter only accepts another
PCI master access to local DRAM.
The choice: Enabled (default), Disabled.

Delay Transaction

AGP Aperture Size (MB)

The chipset has an embedded a 32-bit posted write buffer to
support delay transaction cycles. Select enabled to support
compliance with PCI specification version 2.1.
The choice: Enabled (default), Disabled.

Choose 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 (default), 128 or 256MB. Memory
map 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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Auto Detect DIMM/PCI

Spread Spectrum

CPU Host Clock (CPU/

CPU Ratio

Choose Disabled (default) or Enabled. The clock generator
will turn off the DIMM clock if this slot is empty .

clk

Choose Disabled (default) or Enabled. This function is de­signed to EMI test only.

Select the CPU Host Clock.
The choice: default, 66/33MHz, 75/37MHz, 83/41MHz, 100/

PCI)

Select the CPU Ratio.
The choice: 2.0x, 2.5x, 3.0x (default), 3.5x, 4.0x, 4.5x, 5.0x,

33MHz, 103/34MHz, 112/37MHz, 124/41MHz,
133/44MHz, 124/31MHz, 133/33MHz, 140/
35MHz, 150/37MHz.

5.5x, 6.0x, 6.5x, 7.0x, 7.5x, 8.0x.

3. Press <ESC> and follow the screen instructions to save or disregard
your setting.

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POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

Power Management Setup changes the system power savings function.

Run the Power Management Setup as follows:

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

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A69KSNH)
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

ACPI function : Disabled
Power Management : User Define
PM Control by APM : Yes
Video Off Method : V/H SYNC+Blank
Video Off After : Standby
MODEM Use IRQ : 3
Doze Mode : Disabled
Standby Mode : Disabled
Suspend Mode : Disabled
HDD Power Down : Disabled
Throttle Duty Cycle : 62.5%
PCI/VGA Act-Monitor : Disabled
Soft-Off by PWRBTN : Instant-Off
PowerOn by Ring : Disabled
Wake Up On LAN : Disabled
IRQ 8 Break Suspend : Disabled
Resume by Alarm : Disabled

** Reload Global Timer Events **
IRQ[3-7,9-15],NMI : Enabled
Primary IDE 0 : Enabled
Primary IDE 1 : Enabled
Secondary IDE 0 : Enabled
Secondary IDE 1 : Enabled
Floppy Disk : Enabled
Serial Port : Enabled
Parallel Port : Enabled

ESC : Quit
F1 : Help
F5 : Old Value
F7 : Load Setup Defaults

: Select Item
PU/PD/+/- : Modify
(Shift)F2 : Color

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ACPI Function

Power Management

PM Control By APM

Video Off Method

Video Off After

Modem Use IRQ

Doze Mode

Enabled: Turn on ACPI function.
Disabled (default): Turn off ACPI function.

Choose Max. Saving, User Define (default), Disabled, or Min.
Saving.

Choose Y es (default) or No. You need to choose Yes when
the operating system has the APM functions, otherwise
choose No.

Choose Blank, DPMS or V/H Sync+Blank (default). Y ou can
choose either DPMS or V/H Sync+Blank when ther monitor
has the Green function. Y ou need to choose Blank when the
monitor has neither the Green function.

Choose NA, Suspend, Standby (default) or Doze.

Assign the IRQ number to the modem which is being used so
that the ring signal can wake up the system. The default set­ting is 3 (COM2).

This mode sets the CPU speed down to 33MHz.

Standby Mode /

Suspend Mode

HDD Power Down

Throttle Duty Cycle

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These two options allow you to choose the mode for the dif­ferent timer. The Standby mode turns off the VGA monitor,
and the Suspend mode turns off the CPU and saves the en­ergy of the system.

Time is adjustable from 1 to 15 minutes. When the set time
has elapsed, the BIOS sends a command to the HDD to power
down which turns off the motor.

Choose the duty cycle time: 12.5%, 25%, 37.5%, 50%, 62.
5% (default) or 75%. The bigger percentage, the more power
saving.

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PCI / VGA Act-Monitor

Soft-Off By PWR-BTTN

PowerOn by Ring

Wake On LAN

IRQ 8 Break Suspend

Enabled: The system can not enter the power saving mode

when monitor is on.

Disabled (default): The system can enter the power saving

mode when monitor is on.

Instant-Off (default): Turn of f the system power at once after

pushing the power button.

Delay 4 Sec: Turn off the system power 4 seconds after push-

ing the power button (to meet PC97/98 spec)

When user sets Enabled, a signal from ring returns the sys­tem to Full On state.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled (default).

Enabled: Wake on the system from the LAN card (LAN card

must support wake on LAN function and the power
supply must provide at least 5V/7750mA standby
current)

Disabled(default): Disable Wake On LAN function.

Y ou can enable or disable monitoring of IRQ 8, so that it doesn’t
awaken the system from suspend mode.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled (default).

Resume by Alarm

Primary INTR

Enabled: Wake up the system at assigned time, and also,

then user needs to set both “Date Alarm” and “Time
Alarm” options.

Disabled (default): Disable this feature.

When set to On, any event occurring at will awaken a system

which has been powered down.

On(default): The system can not enter the power saving mode

when I/O ports or IRQ# is activated.

Off: The system still can enter the power saving mode when

I/O ports or IRQ# is activated.

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The following is a list of IRQ’s(Interrupt ReQuests), which can be exempted much as the
COM ports and LPT ports above can. When an I/O device wants to gain the attention of the
operating system, it signals this by causing an IRQ to occur. When the operating system is
ready to respond to the request, it interrupts itself and performs the service.
When set On, activity will neither prevent the system from going into a power management
mode nor awaken it.

IRQ3 (COM2)
IRQ4 (COM1)
IRQ5 (LPT2)
IRQ6 (Floppy Disk)
IRQ7 (LPT1)
IRQ8 (RTC Alarm)

3. Press <ESC> and follow the screen instructions to save or disregard
your setting.

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PnP/PCI CONFIGURA TION SETUP

PnP/PCI Configuration Setup defines PCI bus slots.

Run the PnP/PCI Configuration Setup as follows:

1. Choose “PnP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP” from the Main Menu and
a screen with 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.

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A69KSNH)

PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

65F+ BIOS

PNP OS Installed : No
Resources Controlled By : Manual
Reset Configuration Data : Disabled
IRQ 3 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ 4 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ 5 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ 7 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ 9 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ 10 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ 11 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ 12 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ 14 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ 15 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
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

Used Mem base addr : N / A

Assign IRQ For USB : Enabled

ESC : Quit
F1 : Help
F5 : Old Value
F7 : Load Setup Defaults

: Select Item
PU/PD/+/- : Modify
(Shift)F2 : Color

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Note: BIOS will automatically diable all PnP resources ex-

cept the boot device card when you select Yes on Non­PnP O.S.

PNP OS Installed

Resources Controlled

By

Reset Configuration

Data

IRQ-x assigned to

DMA-x assigned to

Assign IRQ for USB

Y es: OS supportsss Plug and Play function.
No (default): OS doesn’t support Plug and Play function.

Choose Manual (default) or Auto. The BIOS checks the IRQ/
DMA chaannel number on the ISA and PCI card manually if
you choose Manual. And the IRQ/DMA channel number will
be checked automatically if you choose Auto.

Choose Enabled or Disabled (default). Disable retains En­abled PnP configuration data in BIOS and resets the PnP
configuration data in the BIOS.

Legacy ISA: Manually assigns IRQ / DMA to device.
PCI / ISA PnP: BIOS assigns IRQ / DMA to device

automatically.

Enabled (default): Add one IRQ to USB controller.
Disabled: Remove IRQ from USB controller. The system will

have extra IRQ for other devices but the USB con­troller will still not be diabled (only IRQ was
removed)

3. Press <ESC> and follow the screen instructions to save or disregard
your setting.

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LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS

Load Setup Defaults option loads the default system values to the system
configuration fields. If the CMOS is corrupted the defaults are loaded
automatically.

Choose this option and the following message will appear:

“Load Setup Defaults (Y/N)? N”

To use the Setup Defaults, change the prompt to “Y” and press <Enter>.

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INTEGRA TED PERIPHERALS

Integrated Peripherals option changes the values of the chipset registers. These
registers control system options in the computer.

Run the Integrated Peripherals as follows:

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

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A69KSNH)

INTEGRATED PERPHERALS

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

Primary Master PIO : Auto
Primary Slave PIO : Auto
Secondary Master PIO : Auto
Secondary Slave PIO : Auto
Primary Master UDMA : Auto
Primary Slave UDMA : Auto
Secondary MasterUDMA : Auto
Secondary Slave UDMA : Auto
OnChip Primary PCI IDE : Enabled
OnChip Secondary PCI IDE : Enabled
USB Keyboard Support : Enabled
Init Display First : PCI Slot
KBC input clock : 8MHz
Onboard FDC Controller : Enabled
Onboard Serial Port 1 : 3F8/IRQ4
Onboard Serial Port 2 : 2F8/IRQ3
UART Mode Select : IrDA
UART Duplex Mode : Half
RxD, TxD Active : Lo,Lo
IR Transmission delay : Disabled

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Onboard Parallel Port : 378/IRQ7
Parallel Port Mode : ECP + EPP
ECP Mode Use DMA : 3
EPP Mode Select : EPP1.7
POWER ON Function :
KB Power ON Password : Enter
Hot Key Power On : Ctrl - F1

ESC : Quit
F1 : Help
F5 : Old Value
F7 : Load Setup Defaults

: Select Item
PU/PD/+/- : Modify
(Shift)F2 : Color

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Primary

Master/Slave PIO

Secondary

Master/Slave PIO

Primary Master/Slave

UDMA

Secondary Master/Slave

UDMA

OnChip Primary/

Secondary PCI IDE

USB Keyboard Support

Init Display First

KBC input clock

Choose Auto (default) or Mode 0~4. The BIOS will detect the
HDD mode type automatically when you choose Auto. Y ou
need to set to a lower mode than Auto when your hard disk
becomes unstable.

Enabled (default): Turn on the onboard IDE function.
Disabled: Turn off the onboard IDE function.

Enabled (default): Turn on the onboard IDE function.
Disabled: Turn off the onboard IDE function.

Enabled: Enables this function when USB keyboard is being

used.

Disabled (default): Disableds this function when USB key-

board is not being used.

Choose PCI Slot(default), AGP.

Choose 6MHz, 8MHz(default), 12MHz or 16MHz.

Onboard FDC

Controller

Onboard Serial Port1

Onboard Serial Port2

Choose Enabled (default) or Disabled. Choose Disabled when
you use an ISA card with FDD function, or choose Enabled to
use the onboard FDD connector.

Choose Auto (default), 3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/
IRQ3 or Disabled. Don’t set port 1 & 2 to the same value,
except when setting at Disabled.

Choose Auto (default), 3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/
IRQ3 or Disabled.

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Note: This option will not be displayed unless the EPP/ECP

is selected.

Note: The above 2 options will not be displayed unless the

EPP/ECP is selected.

UART Mode Select

UART2 Duplex Mode

RxD, TxD Active

IR Transmission Delay

Onboard Paralle Port

Parallel Port Mode

Choose Standard (default), HPSIR or ASKIR.

Choose Half (default) or Full.

Choose Lo,Lo (default) / Lo,Hi / Hi,Hi / Hi,Lo.

Enabled: Enable delay when transferring data.
Disabled (default): Disable delay when transferring data.

Choose the printer I/O address: 378H/IRQ7 (default), 3BCH/
IRQ7, 278H/IRQ5 or Disabled.

Choose Normal (default), ECP/EPP, SPP mode. The mode
depends on the external device connected to this port.

ECP Mode Use DMA

Choose DMA3 (default) or DMA1. Most sound cards use
DMA1. Check with your sound card configuration to make
sure that there is no conflict with this function.

EPP Mode Select

Choose EPP1.7 (default) or EPP1.9. EPP1.9 supports hard­ware handshake. This setting is dependent upon your EPP
device.

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KB Power On Password

Hot Key Power On

When user sets a password for keyboard, the password user
set that return the system to Full On state.

Boot up the system via predetermined keyboard hot key.
The choice: <Ctrl> + <F1>...<F12>

3. Press <ESC> and follow the screen instructions to save or disregard
your setting.

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

access the system is to clear the CMOS RAM by set­ting JBAT1. All setup information will be lost and back
to default seting. You need to run the BIOS setup pro­gram and re-define all settings again.

SUPERVISOR/USER P ASSWORD

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

1. Choose “CHANGE PASSWORD” from the Main Menu and press
<Enter>. The following message appears:

Enter Password:

2. The first time you run this option, enter your own password up to 8
characters and press <Enter>. The screen doesn’t display the
entered characters.

3. After you entered the password, the following message appears
prompting you to confirm the password:

Confirm Password:

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

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

6. If you need to delete the password you entered before, choose the
Supervisor Password and press <Enter>. It will delete the password
that you had before.

7. Move the cursor to Save & Exit Setup to save the option you did,
otherwise the old password will still be there the next time you turn
your machine on.

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

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IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

IDE HDD Auto Detection detects the parameters of an IDE Hard Disk drive and
automatically enters them to the Standard CMOS Setup screen.

The screen will ask you to select a specific Hard Disk for Primary Master
after you selected this option. If you accept a Hard Disk detected by the
BIOS, you can enter “Y” to confirm and then press <Enter> to check next
Hard Disk. This function allows you to check four Hard Disks and you
may press the <ESC> after the <Enter> to skip this function and go back
to the Main Menu.

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

Press <Enter> key to save the configuration changes.

EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

Exit Without Saving allows you to exit the Setup utility without saving the modi­fications that you have specified. Highlight this option on the Main Menu and
following message appears:

Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N

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

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Appendix A

APPENDIX A

FLASH MEMORY UPDATE INSTALLATION

1. Download BIOS files and flash utility from your board vendor. They are:
awdflash.exe and .bin file.

2. Copy them to bootable diskette and boot from diskette.

3. The diskette cannot include memory manager e.g. emm386.exe,qemm and
himem.sys, otherwise there will appear an error message “insufficient memory”.

4. Type “awdflash filename(XXXX.bin)”.

5. Next screen will ask you save current bios to file or not? Depend on your
diskette capacity, choose Y or N for this option.

6. Then screen ask you programming the flash memory now? type Y for this
option.

7. Programming finish,utility will ask you reboot system.

8. Reset system and press DEL key enter bios setup screen.

9. Select LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS, press ENTER, press Y, press F10, press Y

10. Finish update procedure.

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Appendix B

APPENDIX B DRIVER INSTALLATION

If you are using Windows 98 SE, you do not need to install the 4-in-1
driver as the IRQ Routing Driver and the ACPI Registry are already incorpo­rated into the operating system. Users with Windows 98 SE may update the
IDE Busmaster and AGP drivers by installing them individually.

PART 1:

1. Put the CD into your CD-ROM.

2. There appears a welcome window.

(If doesn’t, it means that your CD-ROM auto-run function does not enable, but
you still can browser the CD via Windows Explorer and change the directory to
where your CD-ROM directory is. Then run the autorun.exe)

3. Select “Install Driver”.

4. Select “Install VIA Chipsets Driver”.

5. Select “Install 4in1 Driver”.

6. Then the program will automatically setup all drivers your system needs.

7. Finally, the system will re-boot.

NOTE: AFTER INSTALLED “ 4in1 Driver”, USER DOESN’T NEED TO INSTALL ANY

OTHER PROGRAM IN PART 2.

PART 2:

CAUTION!! ALL THE VIA MAINBOARD MUST INSTALL FOLLOWING 3 DRIVERS!!!

VIA Patch Code Installation

Windows95/Windows98:

1. Go to the CD-ROM disk, we suggest the CD-ROM title is D:\.

2. Find and run D:\Patch\Via\patch9x\Setup\Setup.exe

3. Select “Install VIA Chipset Functions’ Registry”, then it will automatically
install this program.

Note! This program should be installed before any other VIA’s drivers.

VIA AGP VxD Driver for Windows 9x Installation

Windows95/Windows98:

1. Go to the CD-ROM disk, we suggest the CD-ROM title is D:\.

2. Find and run D:\Driver\Via\Agp\Setup\Setup.exe

3. Select “Install VIA AGP VxD in turbo mode” or “Install VIA AGP VxD normal
mode”, then it will automatically install this program.

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Appendix B

VIA PCI IRQ Routing Miniport for Windows 9x Installation

Windows95/Windows98:

1. Go to the CD-ROM disk, we suggest the CD-ROM title is D:\.

2. Find and run D:\Patch\Via\Virq9x\Setup.exe

Note: Before install Windows98, user must enable two functions for this miniport driver

in the BIOS menu, one is “OnChip USB” in the “Chipset Features Setup” and
another is “Assign IRQ for USB” in the “PNP/PCI Configuration Setup”.

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Appendix C

APPENDIX C THERMAL SENSOR

Thermal Sensor Connector

a: Connect to RT2.
b: Connect this thermal sensor to

particular device which gener­ates lots of heat such as Hard
Disk, VGA chip, etc. When
connected, user could observe
the temperature change from
the BIOS program.

VIA Hardware Monitor Setup

1. Make sure that the CD is in the CD-ROM.

2. There will appear a welcome window, please use the mouse to choose
“Install Driver” item.

(If not, that means user’s CD-ROM autorun function is disabled, but user

could still install the program via Windows Explorer. )

3. Choose “Install VIA Chipset Driver” item, then choose “Install VIA
Hardware Monitor” item.

4. The setup program will install Hardware Monitor software automatically.

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