Soltek SL-65KV2-T User Manual

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SL-65KV2-T

User Manual V1.1

Product Model : SL-65KV2-T

NOTICE

his Users’ Guide & Technical Reference is to help system
manufacturers and end-users set up and install the mainboard.

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Manual Revision : V1.1
Release Date : August 2001

Copyright © 2001 Soltek Computer Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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

• VIA, VT82C694T and VT82C686B are trademarks of VIA Corporation.

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65KV2-T

C O N T E N T

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ......................................... 8

1- 1 MAINBOARD SPECIFICATION ................................................... 9

1-1-1 CPU ..................................................................................................... 9

1-1-2 CHIPSET ............................................................................................. 9

1-1-3 ADVANCED HIGH-PERFORMANCE DRAM CONTROLLER ............ 9

1-1-4 FULL FEATURED ACCELERATED GRAPHICS PORT (AGP)

CONTROLLER .................................................................................... 9

1-1-5 MULTI-I/O FUNCTION ...................................................................... 10

1-1-6 EXPANSION SLOTS ......................................................................... 10

1-1-7 AWARD BIOS V6.0, SUPPORTING ................................................. 10

1-1-8 SOUND CONTROLLER .................................................................... 10

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

1-1-10 FORM FACTOR .............................................................................. 11

1-1-11 HARDWARE MONITORING ........................................................... 11

1-1-12 OTHERS ......................................................................................... 11

1-2 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT --- 65KV2-T..................................... 12

1-3 CHIPSET SYSTEM BLOCK DIAGRAM...................................... 13

CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE SETUP.................................15

2- 1 CPU INSTALLATION ................................................................. 16

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

2- 3 HDD/FDD INSTALLATION ......................................................... 18

2-4 CPU BUS RATIO SELECT (BY SW1 DIP1~DIP4) ..................... 20

2-4-1 FSB FREQUENCY SELECT (BY SW1 DIP5~DIP8) ......................... 21

2- 5 JUMPER SETTING FOR DEVICES ON BOARD: ..................... 22

2-5-1 JUMPER JBAT1 FOR CLEARING CMOS DATA: ............................. 22

2-5-2 USB2 HEADER SELECT-1 (BY JP3/JP4) ........................................ 23

2-5-3 ONBOARD AC’97 CODEC SELECT (BY JP5/JP9) .......................... 23

2-5-4 USB 1 SELECT-2 (BY JP6/JP7) ....................................................... 24

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2-5-5 POWER LOST RESUME (BY JP8) ................................................... 24

2-5-6 FACTORY TEST (BY JP14) .............................................................. 25

2-6 CONNECTORS CONFIGURATIONS ......................................... 26

2-6-1 ONBOARD FAN CONNECTOR (FAN1/FAN2).................................. 26

2-6-3 WAKE ON LAN (JWOL1) .................................................................. 27

2-6-2 CD-ROM AUDIO CONNECTOR (CD_IN1/CD_IN2) ......................... 27

2-6-4 THERMAL SENSOR CONNECTOR (RT2) ....................................... 28

2-6-5 COMPLEX HEADER J2&J3 ............................................................. 29

2-6-6 CHASSIS PANEL CONNECTOR ...................................................... 30

2-6-7 ATX POWER SUPPLY CONNECTOR .............................................. 31

2-6-8 PS/2 MOUSE AND PS/2 KEYBOARD .............................................. 31

2-6-9 SECOND USB HEADER (USB2) ...................................................... 32

2-6-10 IRQS DESCRIPTION FOR VARIOUS DEVICES............................ 33

CHAPTER 3 SOFTWARE SETUP ................................. 35

3-1 VIA CHIPSET DRIVER INSTALLATION (4-IN-1 DRIVER) ......... 36

3-2 AC97 AUDIO CODEC DRIVER INSTALLATION ........................ 39

3-3 HARDWARE MONITOR DRIVER INSTALLATION .................... 40

CHAPTER 4 BIOS SETUP ............................................. 42

4-1 WHAT IS BIOS SETUP............................................................... 43

4-2 HOW TO RUN BIOS SETUP ...................................................... 43

4-3 WHAT IS CMOS ......................................................................... 43

4-4 WHAT IS POST .......................................................................... 43

4-5 BIOS UPGRADE......................................................................... 43

4-5-1 BEFORE UPGRADING BIOS ........................................................... 44

4-5-2 UPGRADE PROCESS ...................................................................... 44

4-6 BIOS SETUP-- CMOS SETUP UTILITY ..................................... 48

4-6-1 STANDARD CMOS SETUP .............................................................. 49

4-6-2 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES ......................................................... 52

4-6-3 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES .................................................. 57

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4-6-4 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS ......................................................... 63

4-6-5 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP ..................................................... 67

4-6-6 PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION ........................................................... 74

4-6-7 PC HEALTH STATUS ........................................................................ 77

4-6-8 FREQUENCY/VOLTAGE CONTROL................................................ 78

4-6-9 LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS ......................................................... 80

4-6-10 SET SUPERVISOR / USER PASSWORD ...................................... 81

4-6-11 SAVE & EXIT SETUP ...................................................................... 82

4-6-12 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ................................................................ 82

APPENDICES ................................................................. 83

APPENDIX-1 TECHNICAL TERMS INTRODUCTION .................... 84

APPENDIX-2 IDENTIFYING BIOS VERSION AND BIOS PART

NUMBER.................................................................... 85

APPENDIX-3 IDENTIFYING MAINBOARD / MODEL NUMBER ..... 87

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======ITEM LIST CHECKUP

Content

Mainboard
Support CD
User’s Manual
Bundled Bonus Pack CD
Bundled Bonus Pack Manual
Temperature Sensor Cable
ATA66/100 IDE Cable
RS232 Cable
FDD Cable

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65KV2-T

CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

• This chapter briefly introduces the characteristics of this 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

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Chapter 1 Introduction

1- 1 MAINBOARD SPECIFICATION

1-1-1 CPU

• Supporting Intel® FC-PGA Pentium!!!

• Supporting Intel

• Supporting Intel

• Supporting VIA Cyrix!!! up to 800MHz.

• Supporting 66 to 200 MHz system bus speed.

• Supporting CPU voltage Auto-Detect circuit.

®

FC-PGA 370 Celeron up to 850MHz.

®

FC-PGA2 Tualatin processors.

1-1-2 CHIPSET

• North Bridge - VIA VT82C694T.

• South Bridge - VIA VT82C686B.

1-1-3 ADVANCED HIGH-PERFORMANCE DRAM CONTROLLER

• Supporting FP, SDRAM, and VCM SDRAM memory types up to 3 DIMMs.

• 64-bit data width and 3.3V DRAM interface.

• Supporting up to 1.5 GB memory space.

• Different DRAM types may be used in mixed combinations.

• PCI-2.2 compliant, 32 bit 3.3V PCI interface with 5V tolerant inputs .

• DRAM interface synchronous with host CPU (66/100/133 MHz) or AGP
(66MHz) for most flexible configuration.

• DRAM interface may be faster than CPU by 33MHz to allow use of PC100
memory modules with 66MHz Celeron or use of PC133 with 100MHz
Pentium III.

• DRAM interface may be slower than CPU by 33 MHz to allow use of older
memory modules with newer CPUs (e.g., PC66 memory modules with
100 MHz Pentium III).

TM

up to 1GHz.

1-1-4 FULL FEATURED ACCELERATED GRAPHICS PORT
(AGP) CONTROLLER

• Synchronous and pseudo-synchronous with the host CPU bus with
optimal skew control PCI AGP CPU Mode 33/66/100 MHz DDR 3x
synchronous.

• Supporting 66MHz 1x/2x/4x modes for AD and SBA signaling.

• AGP v2.0 compliant.

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1-1-5 MULTI-I/O FUNCTION

• Two Ultra DMA-33 / 66 / 100 Master Mode PCI EIDE ports.

• Two UARTs for Complete Serial Ports.

• One dedicated IR connector:

--- Third serial port dedicated to IR function either through the two complete serial
ports or the third dedicated port Infrared-IrDA (HPSIR) and ASK (Amplitude
Shift Keyed) IR.

• Multi-mode parallel connector supporting:

--- Standard mode, ECP and EPP.

• Floppy Disk connector supporting:

--- Two FDDs with drive swap function.

• Universal Serial Bus connector supporting:

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

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

• PS/2 Keyboard connector.

• PS/2 Mouse connector.

1-1-6 EXPANSION SLOTS

• Five PCI bus Mater slots.

• One ISA slot.

• One AMR slot.

• One AGP 4x mode slot.

• Three DIMM slots.

1-1-7 AWARD BIOS V6.0, SUPPORTING

• Plug & Play V1.0.

• Flash Memory for easy upgrade.

• Year 2000 compliant.

• BIOS writing protection.

1-1-8 SOUND CONTROLLER

• Sound Blaster Pro Hardware and Direct Sound Ready AC’97 Digital
Audio Controller with Codec onboard.

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1-1-9 POWER MANAGEMENT

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

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

• 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.

1-1-10 FORM FACTOR

• ATX form factor, 4 layer PCB.

• Motherboard size: 19.0cm X 30.5cm.

1-1-11 HARDWARE MONITORING

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

• 5 positive voltage statuses monitoring.

• 2 fan speeds statuses monitoring.

• 2 temperature statuses monitoring.

1-1-12 OTHERS

• Clock generator supporting 1 MHz linear clock setting.

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1-2 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT --- 65KV2-T

lower

upper

PS/2

MOUSE

PS/2

upper

USB0

COM2 COM1

LINE

LINE

MIC

1 4

1 4

313

JP8

lower

OUT

IN

JP9

K/B

16

USB1

1

LPT1

GAME/MIDI PORT

CD_IN2
CD_IN1

AC'97
Codec

1

FLASH BIOS

JWOL1

USB2

JP3
JP4

FAN1

ATX POWER

FAN3

SW1

ON DIP

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

AMR

1 3
1 3

JP6
JP7

1 3

1 3
1 3

JP5

RT1

VIA

VT82C

694T

AGP 4X

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

DIMM1

DIMM2

SOCKET 370

JP14

VIA

VT82C

686B

ISA

DIMM3

Battery

RT2

Clock
Generator

FDC1

IDE2

IDE1

Li

FAN2

JBAT1

3

1

-

+

SPK RST PWR/LED SUSLED

--

HDD/LED IR PWR SMI

++

1 15

1 15

J2

J3

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1-3 CHIPSET SYSTEM BLOCK DIAGRAM

HCLK
SMI#, STPCLK#, SLP#

CKE#

Memory Bus

MCLK

HCLK

PCLK

CPUSTP#
PCISTP#

Power Plane & Peripheral Control
GPIO and ACPI Events
Hardware Monitoring Inputs
Keyboard / PS2 Mouse
Serial Ports 1 and 2
Parallel Port
Floppy Drive Interface
MIDI / Game Ports

SMBus

SDRAM

Clock

Buffer

Clock

Generator

3D Graphics

Controller

PCLK

AC97 Audio Codec

GCLK

AGP Bus

PCKRUN#

PCI Bus

BIOS ROM

ATA 33/66/100

USB Ports 0 - 3

AC97 Link

ISA Bus

RTC Crystal

Socket-370 or

Slot-1 Host CPU

SMIACT#

VT82C

694T

Pro133T

North Bridge

552 BGA

SUSCLK,
SUSST1#

VT82C

686B

Super South

South Bridge

352 BGA

Diagram of Pro133T System Block Using the VT82C686B South Bridge

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O

MEM

MEMO

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CHAPTER 2

1. Please refer to your processor installation or other
documentation attached with 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

HARDWARE SETUP

ATTENTION !!!

THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING TOPICS :

2-1 CPU INSTALLATION
2-2 MEMORY INSTALLATION
2-3 HDD/FDD INSTALLATION
2-4 FOR CPU FREQUENCY AND VOLTAGE
2-5 FOR DEVICE ON BOARD
2-6 CONNECTORS CONFIGURATION

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2- 1 CPU INSTALLATION

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

• Pull out the lever from the
socket, and then raise the le-

1

ver up to a 90-degree angle.

370

T

E

K

C

O

S

• Take notice of the red circles
as shown below. While in-

2

serting the CPU into the
socket, you can find out
there is a definite pin orien-

0

7

3

T

E

K

C

O

S

tation for CPU and socket.

SOCKET 370

16

• Make sure that the CPU is
placed into the socket tightly.

3

Then lower down the lever
to complete the CPU
installation.

Chapter 2 Hardware Setup

2- 2 MEMORY INSTALLATION

WARING !!!

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

• Be careful when inserting or removing DIMM, forcing a DIMM in or
out of a socket can be damaged the memory module or the socket. Some
of DIMMs contain EDO or FTP DRAM that accept only 5V power. These
DIMM types are incompliant with the mainboard, the M/B only supports

3.3V true SDRAM DIMMs.

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.

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

lower

upper

PS/2

MOUSE

PS/2

upper

1 4

1 4

313

lower

USB0

COM2 COM1

LINE

OUT

LINE

IN

MIC

JP8

JP9

AC'97

Codec

1

K/B

16

USB1

USB2

1

LPT1

GAME/MIDI PORT

CD_IN2
CD_IN1

FLASH BIOS

JWOL1

FAN1

RT1

ATX POWER

FAN3

SW1

ON DIP

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

AMR

JP3

1 3

1 3

1 3

JP5

JP4

JP6

1 3
1 3

JP7

VIA

VT82C

694T

SOCKET 370

AGP 4X

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

DIMM1

VIA

VT82C

686B

DIMM2

JP14

RT2

ISA

DIMM3

Battery

Clock
Generator

FDC1

Li

HDD/LED IR PWR SMI

IDE2

IDE1

FAN2

JBAT1

3

1

-

+

SPK RST PWR/LED SUSLED

-­++

1 15

1 15

J2

J3

Hard Disk Drive Connector:

Orient the red line on the IDE ribbon
cable to Pin1.

black connector

gray connector

red line

blue connector

IDE Cable

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Chapter 2 Hardware Setup

• To install FDD (Floppy Disk Drive), connect the end with single connector
to the mainboard, and connect other end with two connectors to the floppy
drives.

lower

upper

PS/2

MOUSE

PS/2

upper

1 4

1 4

313

USB0

LINE

LINE

JP8

COM2 COM1

MIC

lower

OUT

IN

AC'97

Codec

1

JP9

K/B

16

USB1

USB2

1

LPT1

GAME/MIDI PORT

CD_IN2
CD_IN1

FLASH BIOS

JWOL1

FAN1

RT1

ATX POWER

FAN3

SW1

ON DIP

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

AMR

JP3

1 3

1 3

1 3

JP5

JP4

JP6

1 3
1 3

JP7

VIA

VT82C

694T

SOCKET 370

AGP 4X

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

DIMM1

VIA

VT82C

686B

DIMM2

JP14

RT2

ISA

DIMM3

Battery

Clock
Generator

FDC1

Li

HDD/LED IR PWR SMI

IDE2

IDE1

FAN2

JBAT1

3

1

-

+

SPK RST PWR/LED SUSLED

-­++

1 15

1 15

J2

J3

Floppy Disk Drive Connector:

Orient the red line on the
floppy ribbon cable to Pin1.

To 1st Floppy Drive

To 2nd Floppy Drive

red line

To mainboard

FDD Cable

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2-4 CPU BUS RATIO SELECT (BY SW1 DIP1~DIP4)

• Normally, the Bus Ratio (Frequency Multiplier) of your processor is locked
by processor’s Vendor and setting of the CPU Bus Ratio will have no
effect.

• The Bus Ratio Setting is available on unlocked processors only.

SW1 DIP1 ~ DIP4 SETTING

5.5x 6.0x 6.5x

(default)

ON DIP

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

ON DIP

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

ON DIP

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

7.0x 7.5x

ON DIP

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

8.5x 9.5x

ON DIP

9.0x

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

ON DIP

ON DIP

10.0x

ON DIP

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

ON DIP

8.0x

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

11.0x10.5x

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

11.5x 12.0x

ON DIP

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

ON DIP

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

ON DIP

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

ON DIP

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

ON DIP

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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2-4-1 FSB FREQUENCY SELECT (BY SW1 DIP5~DIP8)

• Over clocking is not recommended, your system may work unstable.

• SW1 DIP5~8 settings for FSB (Front Side Bus) Frequency Select is a
redundancy device designed for professional CPU overclocking only.
Since this mainboard is designed with CPU clock auto-detection function,
you are recommended to use the SW1 DIP5~8 default setting for a stable
system performance. In case of CPU overclocking to higher frequency,
these 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.

SW1 DIP5 ~ DIP8

DIP

66/100/133MHz

Auto Select

(default)

ON

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

DIP

66MHz

ON

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

100MHz

133MHz

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DIP

ON

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

DIP

ON

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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2- 5 JUMPER SETTING FOR DEVICES ON BOARD:

• The following diagrams show the location for 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.

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

2-5-1 JUMPER JBAT1 FOR CLEARING CMOS DATA:

lower

upper

PS/2

MOUSE

PS/2

upper

1 4

1 4

313

lower

USB0

COM2 COM1

LINE

OUT

LINE

IN

MIC

1

JP8

JP9

USB1

AC'97
Codec

K/B

16

USB2

1

LPT1

GAME/MIDI PORT

JP3

CD_IN2

JP4

CD_IN1

FLASH BIOS

JWOL1

FAN1

ATX POWER

FAN3

ON DIP

1 3
1 3

JP6
JP7

SW1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

AMR

1 3
1 3

RT1

1 3

JP5

VIA

VT82C

694T

SOCKET 370

AGP 4X

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

DIMM1

VIA

VT82C

686B

DIMM2

JP14

ISA

DIMM3

FDC1

Battery

RT2

Clock
Generator

IDE2

IDE1

Li

FAN2

JBAT1

3

1

-

+

SPK RST PWR/LED SUSLED

--

HDD/LED IR PWR SMI

++

1 15

1 15

J2

J3

Jumper JBAT1 For Clearing CMOS
Data

Clear CMOS Data

Retain Data (default)

JBAT1

JBAT1

3

1
3

1

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

NOTE : You can clear CMOS by setting pin 2-3 closed when the system

is POWER OFF. Then,return to pin 1-2 closed position (default). You
may damage the mainboard if clearing the CMOS with POWER ON .
Unplugging the power cord from power supply before clearing CMOS

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2-5-2 USB2 HEADER SELECT-1 (BY JP3/JP4)

lower

upper

PS/2

MOUSE

PS/2

upper

1 4

1 4

313

USB0

COM2 COM1

LINE

LINE

MIC

JP8

lower

OUT

IN

1

JP9

K/B

16

USB1

1

LPT1

GAME/MIDI PORT

CD_IN2
CD_IN1

AC'97
Codec

FLASH BIOS

JWOL1

USB2

FAN1

RT1

ATX POWER

FAN3

SW1

ON DIP

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

AMR

JP3

1 3

1 3

1 3

JP5

JP4

JP6

1 3
1 3

JP7

VIA

VT82C

694T

SOCKET 370

AGP 4X

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

DIMM1

VIA

VT82C

686B

DIMM2

JP14

ISA

DIMM3

FDC1

Battery

RT2

Clock
Generator

IDE2

IDE1

Li

FAN2

JBAT1

3

1

-

+

SPK RST PWR/LED SUSLED

--

HDD/LED IR PWR SMI

++

1 15

1 15

J2

J3

USB Header Select-1 (by JP3/JP4)

Redirect USB port 3 to
USB 2 header (default)

Redirect USB 2 header
to AMR (not connected)

JP3
JP4

JP3
JP4

1 3

1 3
1 3

1 3

USB2 Header Select1 by JP3/4 is for future use when there is a need to connect
USB2 Header to AMR. Currently, USB2 to AMR is not connected. Please keep
use default setting to enable USB2 Header.

2-5-3 ONBOARD AC’97 CODEC SELECT (BY JP5/JP9)

lower

upper

PS/2

MOUSE

PS/2

upper

1 4

1 4

313

USB0

COM2 COM1

LINE

LINE

MIC

JP8

lower

OUT

IN

1

JP9

K/B

16

USB1

1

LPT1

GAME/MIDI PORT

CD_IN2
CD_IN1

AC'97
Codec

FLASH BIOS

JWOL1

USB2

FAN1

RT1

ATX POWER

FAN3

SW1

ON DIP

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

AMR

JP3

1 3

1 3

1 3

JP5

JP4

JP6

1 3
1 3

JP7

VIA

VT82C

694T

SOCKET 370

AGP 4X

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

DIMM1

VIA

VT82C

686B

DIMM2

JP14

ISA

DIMM3

FDC1

Battery

RT2

Clock
Generator

IDE2

IDE1

Li

FAN2

JBAT1

3

1

-

+

SPK RST PWR/LED SUSLED

--

HDD/LED IR PWR SMI

++

1 15

1 15

J2

J3

Onboard AC’97 Codec Select (by JP5/
JP9)

Disabled

Enabled
(default)

1 3

JP5 JP9

1 3

JP5 JP9

3

1

3

1

If there is Audio/Modem AMR card on the motherboard using primary channel,
the on-board AC’97 codec must be disabled.

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2-5-4 USB 1 SELECT-2 (BY JP6/JP7)

lower

upper

PS/2

MOUSE

PS/2

upper

1 4

1 4

313

USB0

COM2 COM1

LINE

LINE

MIC

JP8

lower

OUT

IN

1

JP9

K/B

16

USB1

1

LPT1

GAME/MIDI PORT

CD_IN2
CD_IN1

AC'97
Codec

FLASH BIOS

JWOL1

USB2

FAN1

RT1

ATX POWER

FAN3

SW1

ON DIP

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

AMR

JP3

1 3

1 3

1 3

JP5

JP4

JP6

1 3
1 3

JP7

VIA

VT82C

694T

SOCKET 370

AGP 4X

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

DIMM1

VIA

VT82C

686B

DIMM2

JP14

ISA

DIMM3

FDC1

Battery

RT2

Clock
Generator

IDE2

IDE1

Li

FAN2

JBAT1

3

1

-

+

SPK RST PWR/LED SUSLED

--

HDD/LED IR PWR SMI

++

1 15

1 15

J2

J3

USB 1 Select-2 (by JP6/JP7)

Redirect USB 1 to USB
connector (default)

Redirect USB 1 to AGP
(not connected)

JP6
JP7

JP6
JP7

1 3

1 3

JP6/7 are for future use when there is a need to connect USB1 to AGP. Currently,
USB1 to AGP is not connected. Please keep use default setting to enable USB1.

2-5-5 POWER LOST RESUME (BY JP8)

lower

upper

PS/2

MOUSE

PS/2

313

upper

1 4

1 4

USB0

LINE

LINE

JP8

lower

COM2 COM1

OUT

IN

MIC

1

JP9

K/B

16

USB1

LPT1

GAME/MIDI PORT

CD_IN2
CD_IN1

AC'97
Codec

FLASH BIOS

JWOL1

USB2

1

FAN1

RT1

ATX POWER

FAN3

SW1

ON DIP

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

AMR

JP3

1 3

1 3

1 3

JP5

JP4

JP6

1 3
1 3

JP7

VIA

VT82C

694T

SOCKET 370

AGP 4X

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

DIMM1

VIA

VT82C

686B

DIMM2

JP14

ISA

DIMM3

RT2

Clock
Generator

FDC1

Battery

Li

IDE2

IDE1

FAN2

JBAT1

3

1

-

+

SPK RST PWR/LED SUSLED

--

HDD/LED IR PWR SMI

++

1 15

1 15

J2

J3

Power Lost Resume (by JP8)

Normal (default)

Enabled

JP8

JP8

3

1

3

1

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

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2-5-6 FACTORY TEST (BY JP14)

lower

upper

PS/2

MOUSE

PS/2

upper

1 4

1 4

313

USB0

COM2 COM1

LINE

LINE

MIC

JP8

lower

OUT

IN

1

JP9

K/B

16

USB1

1

LPT1

GAME/MIDI PORT

CD_IN2
CD_IN1

AC'97
Codec

FLASH BIOS

JWOL1

USB2

FAN1

RT1

ATX POWER

FAN3

SW1

ON DIP

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

AMR

JP3

1 3

1 3

1 3

JP5

JP4

JP6

1 3
1 3

JP7

VIA

VT82C

694T

SOCKET 370

AGP 4X

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

DIMM1

VIA

VT82C

686B

DIMM2

JP14

ISA

DIMM3

FDC1

Battery

RT2

Clock
Generator

IDE2

IDE1

Li

FAN2

JBAT1

3

1

-

+

SPK RST PWR/LED SUSLED

--

HDD/LED IR PWR SMI

++

1 15

1 15

J2

J3

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Factory Test (by JP14)

Only for factory test.

JP14

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2-6 CONNECTORS CONFIGURATIONS

• This section lists out all connectors configurations for users’ reference:

2-6-1 ONBOARD FAN CONNECTOR (FAN1/FAN2)

lower

upper

upper

1 4

1 4

313

PS/2

MOUSE

USB0

COM2 COM1

LINE

LINE

MIC

JP8

lower

OUT

IN

1

JP9

PS/2

K/B

16

USB1

1

LPT1

GAME/MIDI PORT

CD_IN2
CD_IN1

AC'97
Codec

FLASH BIOS

JWOL1

DIMM1

DIMM2

DIMM3

Clock

VIA

VT82C

686B

JP14

ISA

Generator

FDC1

Battery

RT2

IDE2

IDE1

Li

FAN2

JBAT1

3

1

-

+

SPK RST PWR/LED SUSLED

--

HDD/LED IR PWR SMI

++

1 15

1 15

J2

J3

USB2

FAN1

RT1

ATX POWER

FAN3

SW1

ON DIP

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

AMR

JP3

1 3

1 3

1 3

JP4

JP6

1 3
1 3

JP7

SOCKET 370

VIA

VT82C

694T

JP5

AGP 4X

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

Onboard FAN Connector
(FAN1)

Onboard FAN Connector
(FAN3)

Onboard FAN Connector
(FAN2)

CPU FAN

SYSTEM FAN

CHASSIS FAN

FAN1

FAN2

FAN3

GND
+12V
SENSOR

These connectors support CPU/System 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, the rotation of the fan blades will send out 2 electric
pulses, by which system Hardware Monitor will work out the fan rotation speed.

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

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

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2-6-2 CD-ROM AUDIO CONNECTOR (CD_IN1/CD_IN2)

lower

upper

PS/2

MOUSE

PS/2

upper

1 4

1 4

313

USB0

COM2 COM1

LINE

LINE

MIC

JP8

lower

OUT

IN

1

JP9

K/B

16

USB1

1

LPT1

GAME/MIDI PORT

CD_IN2
CD_IN1

AC'97
Codec

FLASH BIOS

JWOL1

USB2

FAN1

RT1

ATX POWER

FAN3

SW1

ON DIP

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

AMR

JP3

1 3

1 3

1 3

JP5

JP4

JP6

1 3
1 3

JP7

VIA

VT82C

694T

SOCKET 370

AGP 4X

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

DIMM1

VIA

VT82C

686B

DIMM2

JP14

ISA

DIMM3

FDC1

Battery

RT2

Clock
Generator

IDE2

IDE1

Li

FAN2

JBAT1

3

1

-

+

SPK RST PWR/LED SUSLED

--

HDD/LED IR PWR SMI

++

1 15

1 15

J2

J3

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CD_IN2

41

CD_IN1

CD-ROM Audio Connector (CD_IN1/
CD_IN2)

CD_IN1PIN NO. CD_IN2

Left ChannelPIN 1 Left Channel

GNDPIN 2 GND
GNDPIN 3 Right Channel

Right ChannelPIN 4 GND

2-6-3 WAKE ON LAN (JWOL1)

lower

upper

PS/2

MOUSE

PS/2

upper

1 4

1 4

313

USB0

COM2 COM1

LINE

LINE

MIC

JP8

lower

OUT

IN

1

JP9

K/B

16

USB1

1

LPT1

GAME/MIDI PORT

CD_IN2
CD_IN1

AC'97
Codec

FLASH BIOS

JWOL1

USB2

FAN1

RT1

ATX POWER

FAN3

SW1

ON DIP

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

AMR

JP3

1 3

1 3

1 3

JP5

JP4

JP6

1 3
1 3

JP7

VIA

VT82C

694T

SOCKET 370

AGP 4X

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

DIMM1

VIA

VT82C

686B

DIMM2

JP14

ISA

DIMM3

FDC1

Battery

RT2

Clock
Generator

IDE2

IDE1

Li

FAN2

JBAT1

3

1

-

+

SPK RST PWR/LED SUSLED

--

HDD/LED IR PWR SMI

++

1 15

1 15

J2

J3

+5V standby

GND

PME

Wake On Lan (JWOL1)

Connect the Wake On LAN
signal from LAN card
to WOL1

JWOL1

This connector connects to a LAN card with a Wake On LAN output. The
connector powers up the system when a wake-up packet or signal is received
through the LAN card.
This feature requires that Wake On LAN feature is enabled in the BIOS setting
called “Power Management Setup” on the BIOS setup and that your system
must have an ATX power supply with at least 720mA / +5V standby power.

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2-6-4 THERMAL SENSOR CONNECTOR (RT2)

lower

upper

PS/2

MOUSE

PS/2

K/B

lower

upper

16

USB1

USB0

USB2

1

FAN1

ATX POWER

FAN3

ON DIP

JP3

1 3
1 3

JP4

FLASH BIOS

JP6
JP7

SW1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

AMR

1 3
1 3

RT1

1 3

JP5

1 4

1 4

313

COM2 COM1

LINE

LINE

MIC

JP8

OUT

IN

1

JP9

LPT1

GAME/MIDI PORT

CD_IN2
CD_IN1

AC'97
Codec

JWOL1

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

VIA

VT82C

694T

SOCKET 370

AGP 4X

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

DIMM1

VIA

VT82C

686B

DIMM2

JP14

ISA

DIMM3

FDC1

Battery

RT2

Clock
Generator

IDE2

IDE1

Li

FAN2

JBAT1

3

1

-

+

SPK RST PWR/LED SUSLED

--

HDD/LED IR PWR SMI

++

1 15

1 15

J2

J3

RT2

Thermal Sensor Connector
(RT2)

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2-6-5 COMPLEX HEADER J2&J3

• This complex Header consists of 9 connectors providing various supports:

J2J3

15 15

SMI SIGNAL

GND



Logic High (+)

Logic High (+)

GND

Vcc

Vcc

2

POWER SWITCH

INFRARED(IR)

3

4

2nd HDD LED

4

1st HDD LED

1

SMI

ATX POWER SWITCH

INFRARED TRANSMIT SIGNAL

INFRARED TRANSMIT SIGNAL

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

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GND

SUSPEND LED SIGNAL

NO CONNECTION
NO CONNECTION



GND (-)

NO CONNECTION
Vcc (+)

GND
RESET SIGNAL

Vcc
GND
NO CONNECTION
SPEAKER SIGNAL

SUSPEND LED

NO CONNECTION

POWER LED

RESET SWITCH

SPEAKER

5

6

6

7

8

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/J2 2nd HDD LED:

CONNECTION: Connected to HDD LED.
FUNCTION: To supply power to HDD LED.

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5. J3 Suspend LED Connector:

CONNECTION: Connected to Suspend indicator.
FUNCTION: To supply power to “Suspend indicator”.

6. J3 Power LED Connector:

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

7. J3 Reset Switch Connector:

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

function.

8. J3 Speaker Connector:

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

2-6-6 CHASSIS PANEL CONNECTOR

A.

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
K : MICROPHONE INPUT

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2-6-7 ATX POWER SUPPLY CONNECTOR

• This connector is connected to an ATX power supply by a plug from the
power supply. The plug can only be inserted in a specific orientation
because of the different hole sizes. Find the proper orientation and push
down the plug firmly to make sure that all pins are aligned.

• Your power supply should support at least 10mA on the 5V standby voltage.
There may be 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.

+5V Standby

+12V

Power Good

GND

VCC

GND

VCC

GND
VCC3
VCC3

VCC
VCC

-5V
GND
GND
GND
Power Supply on
GND

-12V
VCC3

2-6-8 PS/2 MOUSE AND PS/2 KEYBOARD

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

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

PS/2 MOUSE

PS/2 KEYBOARD

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2-6-9 SECOND USB HEADER (USB2)

• This header is for the additional USB cable to provide you two additional
USB ports. Users can order the additional USB cable from your mainboard
dealers or venders.

Additional USB Cable (Optional)

GND
Black

GND
Black

16

1

Red
VCC

White

DO-

Green

Red

DO+

VCC

Black

GND

USB 2

White

DO-

Green

DO+

Black

GND

1

1

USB 2

16

USB2 HEADER

• When plugging the USB cable to USB2 header, users must make sure
the red wire is connected to the first pin.

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2-6-10 IRQs DESCRIPTION FOR VARIOUS DEVICES

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 require IRQs. System IRQs are avail­able to cards installed in the ISA expansion bus first and 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, please click the My Computer



system, in which you can see the Device Manager tab. Double click on a
specific hardware device to display the Resources tab which shows the In­terrupt number and address. Double-Clicking the first option Computers of
the Device Manager screen to see all the interrupts and addresses for your
system. Make sure that ISA devices should not share IRQ with other devices;
otherwise your computer will get into trouble when those two devices are
used at the same time.

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CHAPTER 3

SOFTWARE SETUP

ABOUT SUPPORT CD

• In Support CD, it contains most information for users’ requirement,

such as Acrobat Reader, BIOS, Users’ full version Manual, Driver,
Hardware Monitor (if motherboard supports this function), Patch,
and Utilities etc., User can browse the CD and get further details in
regard of our motherboard. Of course, welcome to vendor’s website
for latest release.

THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING TOPICS :

3-1 VIA 4-IN-1 DRIVER INSTALLATION
3-2 AC’97 AUDIO CODEC INSTALLATION
3-3 HARDWARE MONITOR INSTALLATION

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3-1 VIA CHIPSET DRIVER INSTALLATION (4-IN-1 DRIVER)

• Please put the Support CD

1

into the CD-ROM drive.

• When a welcome window
appears on the screen,

choose “Install Driver”.

• Click on the “4-in-1 driver”.

2

3 4

5

Next

6

• Click on the “VIA Chipset
Driver”.

• Click on the “Install via 4-in­1 driver” to continue.

• When the welcome screen

appears, press Next button
to continue.

• “VIA Service Pack

README” screen will
appear, please click the
“Yes” button to continue.

Yes

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• Press select the checkbox as

7

below:

Bus Master PCI IDE Driver
AGP VxD Driver

Next

VIA Chipset Function’s Registry
IRQ Routing Miniport Driver

Note: For users who are upgrading VIA Drivers, we recommend to

install the 4-in-1 as it will automatically detect and update the necessary
drivers.

• Select “Install VIA ATAPI

8

Vendor Support Driver”

checkbox, then click the
“Next” button to continue.

Next

Next

37

• Click on “Click to enable

9

DMA Mode” checkbox to
enable DMA function, then
click the “Next” button to
continue.

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Next

Next

• Select “Install VIA AGP VxD”

10

11

12

in turbo mode and press
Next button to continue.

• Select “Install VIA IRQ

Routing Miniport Driver”
checkbox, then click the
“Next” button to continue.

• After all these setup proce­dures have finished, please
restart your computer by
clicking on Finish.

Finish

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3-2 AC97 AUDIO CODEC DRIVER INSTALLATION

• Please put the Support CD

1

into the CD-ROM drive.

• When a welcome window
appears on the screen,

choose “Install Driver”.

• Click on the “AC’97 driver”.

3

Next

• Click on the “VIA chipsets

2

Driver”.

• When “Welcome to VIA Au-

4

dio Driver Setup Program”

appears, please click on the
Next button to continue.

• When asking you install or

5

remove the audio driver,
please select “Install” and
press Next button to
continue.

Next

Finish

39

• Please click the “Finish”

6

button to complete setup.

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3-3 HARDWARE MONITOR DRIVER INSTALLATION

• Please put the Support CD

1

into the CD-ROM drive.

• When a welcome window
appears on the screen,

choose “Install Driver”.

• Click on the “Hardware Monitor Utility”.

3

Next

• Click on the “VIA chipsets

2

Driver”.

• When “Welcome VIA

4

Hardware Monitor AP Setup

Program” screen appears,
please click on the Next

button to continue.

• The default destination is C:

5

\VIAhm, then press Next
button to continue.

Next

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• Press Next button to finish

6

the Hardware Monitor setup
process.

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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 sys-

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

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

mance by turning on shadowing or 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 display 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 that
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 also 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 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.

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 the specific file name for your
specific mainboard.)

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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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Figure 4-5-1 Award Flash Memory Writer Start Screen

Figure 4-5-2 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
programming

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 users to leave parameters alone
unless you fully understand their function.

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4-6 BIOS SETUP-- 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.

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Standard CMOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features

Advanced Chipset Features

Integrated Peripherals

Power Management Setup

PnP/PCI Configurations

PC Health Status

Esc : Quit F9 : Menu in BIOS
F10 : Save & Exit Setup

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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4-6-1 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 list of

options will apear:

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Date (mm:dd:yy) Thu, February 5 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, But keyboard
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

Standard CMOS Features

Item Help

Menu Level

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

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

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<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.

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

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

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.

stalled 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.

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

in the system. The choices are:
Monochrome;
Color 40x25;
VGA / EGA;
Color 80x25.

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

cause the system to halt. The choices are:
All Errors;
Post stops for all error.
No Errors;
Post does not stop for any error.
All, But Keyboard;
Post stops for all, but not for keyboard error.
All, But Diskette;
Post stops for all, but not for Diskette error.
All, But Disk / Key;
Post stops for all, but not for Disk / Keyboard.

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IDE Primary Master

IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press Enter

IDE Primary Master Auto
Access Mode Auto

Capacity 10243 MB

Cylinder 19846
Head 16
Precomp 65535
Landing Zone 19845
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

Item Help

Menu Level

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

items.

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4-6-2 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 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.

<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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Advanced BIOS Features

Virus Warning Disabled
CPU Internal Cache Enabled
External Cache Enabled
CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enabled
Process or Number Feature Enabled
Quick Power On Self Test Enabled
First Boot Device Floppy
Second Boot Device HDD-0
Third Boot Device CDROM
Boot Other Device Enabled
Swap Floppy Drive Disabled
Boot Up Floppy Seek  Enabled
Boot Up NumLock Status On
Gate A20 Option Fast
Typematic Rate Setting Disabled
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) 6
Typematic Delay (Msec) 250
Security Option Setup
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB Non-OS2
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

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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Virus Warning Enabled: Activates automatically when the system

boots up showing a warning message if
anything attempts 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.

CPU Internal Cache/

External Cache

CPU L2 Cache ECC

Checking

Processor Number

Feature

Quick Power On Self

Test

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

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

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 run the power-on self-test (POST). A quick POST
skips certain steps. We recommend that you normally
enable quick POST. Better to find a problem during
POST than lose data during your work.

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First/Second/Third/

Other Boot Device

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

Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled : During POST, BIOS checks the track number

Boot Up NumLock

Status

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

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.

of the floppy disk drive to see whether it is
40 or 80 tracks.

Disabled: During POST, BIOS will not check the track

number of the floppy disk drive.

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

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

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

Rate and Typematic Delay) are irrelevant. Keystroke
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

When the typematic rate setting is enabled, you can

/ Sec)

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.

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Typematic Delay

(Msec)

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

OS Select For DRAM >

Video BIOS Shadow Enabled, Vedio BIOS is copied to shadow RAM for

C8000-CBFFF to

DC000-DFFFF Shadow

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

64MB

system with greater than 64MB of RAM on your
system.

improving performance.
The choices: Enabled; Disabled.

These options are used to copy firmware from other
expansion card ROMs to system RAM.

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

items.

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4-6-3 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES

• ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES is used to modify the values of chipset

registers. These registers control the system options.

Run the ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES as following:

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

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.

<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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Advanced Chipset Features

Bank 0/1 DRAM Timing SDRAM 8/10ns
Bank 2/3 DRAM Timing SDRAM 8/10ns
Bank 4/5 DRAM Timing SDRAM 8/10ns
DRAM Clock Host CLK
SDRAM Cycle Length 3
DRAM Drive Strength Auto
DRAM Drive Value 2F
Memory Hole Disabled
P2C/C2P Concurrency Enabled
System BIOS Cacheable Disabled
Video RAM Cacheable Disabled
AGP Aperture Size 64M
AGP-4X Mode Enabled
AGP Driving Control Auto
AGP Driving Value DA
AGP Fast Write Disabled
OnChip USB Enabled
USB Keyboard Support Disabled
OnChip Sound Auto
OnChip Modem Auto
CPU to PCI Write Buffer Enabled
PCI Dynamic Bursting Enabled
PCI Master 0 WS Write Enabled
PCI Delay Transaction Enabled
PCI#2 Access #1 Retry Enabled
AGP Master 1 WS Write Disabled
AGP Master 1 WS Read Disabled
Memory Parity/ECC Check Disabled

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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Bank 0/1 2/3 4/5 DRAM

Timing

DRAM Clock This item allows you to control the DRAM speed.

SDRAM Cycle Length Select CAS latency time in HCLKs of 2 or 3. The

DRAM Drive Strength Leave this item at Auto mode.

DRAM Drive Value When “DRAM Drive Strength” is set to “Auto”, this

This item allows you to select the value in this field,
depending on whether the board has paged DRAMs
or EDO (Extended Data Output) DRAMs.
The choice: SDRAM 8/10ns ;

Normal ;
Medium ;
Fast ;
Turbo.

The choices: Host Clock; HCLK+33M; HCLK-33M.

system designer already set the values. Do not
change the default value unless you change
specifications of the installed DRAM or the installed
CPU.

The choices: Auto; Manual.

item will be unable to be selected. We don’t rec­ommend user to adjust this item.

Memory Hole In order to improve performance, certain space in

memory is reserved for ISA cards. This memory must
be mapped into the memory space below 16MB.
The choices: 15M-16M; Disabled.

P2C/C2P Concurrency This item allows you to enable/disable the PCI to CPU,

CPU to PCI concurrency.
The choices: Enabled; Disabled.

System BIOS

Cacheable

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

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Video RAM Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the video memory

(RAM) at A0000h to AFFFFh, resulting in better video
performance.
However, check your AGP manual to find out if any
compatibility problem exists.

AGP Aperture Size Series of options are available: 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128

or 256 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.
The default setting is 64MB.

AGP-4X Mode This item allows user enable/disable the AGP 4X

(133MHz clock)mode.
The choices: Enabled; Disabled.

AGP Driving Control This item allows you to adjust the AGP driving force.

Choose “Manual” to key in a AGP Driving Value in
the next selection. This field is recommended to set
to “Auto” for avoiding any error in your system.
The choices: Manual; Auto.

AGP Driving Value This item allows you to adjust the AGP driving force.

The choices: Min=0000 ~ Max=00FF.

AGP Fast Write This item will enable the AGP model into fast write

mode.

OnChip USB This should be enabled if our system has a USB

installed on the system board and you wish to use
it. Even when so equipped, if you add a higher
performance controller, you will need to disable
this feature. The choices: Enabled; Disabled.

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USB Keyboard

Support

OnChip Sound Select Enabled to use the on-chip Audio capability of

OnChip Modem Select Enabled to use the on-chip Modem capability

CPU to PCI Write

Buffer

Enable function when the USB keyboard is being
used. When the AT keyboard is not used, choose
disabled.
The choices:Enabled; Disabled.

your system. Most of the following field do not
appear when this field is Disabled. For user who wants
to use another sound card, this field must be Disabled.

of your system. This field must be Disabled, if there
is NO AMR modem card installed.
The choices: Auto; Disabled.

When this field is Enabled, writes from the CPU to
the PCI bus are buffered, to compensate for the speed
defferences between the CPU and the PCI bus. When
Disabled, the writes are not buffered and the CPU
must wait until the write is complete before starting
another write cycle.
The choices: Enabled; Disabled.

PCI Dynamic Bursting When Enabled, every write transaction goes to the

write buffer. Bursting transactions then burst on the
PCI bus and non-bursting transactions don’t.
The choices: Enabled; Disabled.

PCI Master 0 WS Write When Enabled, writes to the PCI bus are executed

with zero wait states.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

PCI Delay Transaction Leave this field at default

The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

PCI # 2 Access # 1

Leave this field at default

Retry

The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

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AGP Master 1 WS

AGP Master 1 WS

Memory Parity/ECC

Check

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

items.

Leave this field at default

Write

The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

Leave this field at default

Read

The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

This item enabled to detect the memory parity and
Error Checking & Correcting.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

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4-6-4 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:

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Integrated Peripherals

OnChip IDE Channel 0 Enabled
OnChip IDE Channel 1 Enabled
IDE Prefetch Mode Enabled
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 Master UDMA Auto
Secondary Slave UDMA Auto
Init Display First PCI Slot
IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled
Onboard FDD Controller Enabled
Onboard Serial Port 1 AUTO
Onboard Serial Port 2 AUTO
UART 2 Mode Standard
IR Function Duplex Half
TX, RX inverting enable No, Yes
Onboard Parallel Port 378/IRQ7
Onboard Parallel Mode Normal
ECP Mode Use DMA 3
Parallel Port EPP Type EPP1.9
Onboard Legacy Audio Enabled
Sound Blaster Disabled
SB I/O Base Address 220H
SB IRQ Select IRQ 5
SB DMA Select DMA 1
MPU-401 Disabled
MPU-401 I/O Address 330-333H
Game Port (200-207H) Enabled

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

lected 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.

OnChip IDE Channel 0/

Channel 1

IDE Prefetch Mode The on-board IDE drive supports IDE prefetching for

Primary

Master / Slave PIO

Secondary

Master / Slave PIO

Primary

Master / Slave UDMA

Secondary

Master / Slave UDMA

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 inactivate an interface if you install a primary and/or
second add-on IDE interface.
The choices: Enabled; Disabled.

faster drive accesses. If the IDE device doesn’t
support prefetching, set this field to Disabled.
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 support Ultra DMA33/66/100. Select
“Auto” to enable BIOS support.
The choices: Auto; Disabled.

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Init Display First Initialize the AGP video display before initializing any

other display device on the system. Thus the AGP
display becomes the primary display.
The choices: PCI Slot; AGP.

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

commands, or multiple sector read/write. If your IDE
hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do),
select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal
number of block read/write per sector the drive can
support.
The choices: Enabled; Disabled.

Onboard FDD

Controller

Onboard Serial

Port 1 / Port2

UART 2 Mode The second serial port on your system may offer a

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

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.

Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the
first and second serial ports.
The choices: 3F8/IRQ4; 2E8/IRQ3; 3E8/IRQ4;
2F8/IRQ3; Disabled; Auto.

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.

function.
The choices: Half; Full.

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TX, RX inverting

enable

Onboard Parallel Port Select a logical LPT port name and matching address

Onboard Paralle Mode Select an operating mode for the onboard parallel

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

Parallel Port EPP Type Select EPP port type 1.7 or 1.9

This item allows you to enable the TX, RX inverting
which depends on different H/W requirement. You are
not recommended to change the default setting of
this field.
The choices: “No, No”; “No, Yes”; “Yes, No”;
“Yes, Yes”.

for the physical parallel (printer) port.
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.
The choices: SPP; EPP; ECP; ECP + EPP.

during ECP mode.
The choices: 3; 1.

The choices: EPP1.7; 1.9.

Onboard Legacy Audio This field controls the on-board audio.

• Sound Blaster

• SB I/O Base Address

• SB IRQ Select

• SB DMA Select

• MPU-401

• MPU-401 I/O Address

• Game Port (200-207H)

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

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4-6-5 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:

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Power Management Setup

ACPI Function Enabled
Power Management Press Enter
PM Control by APM Yes
Video Off Option Suspend -> Off
Video Off Method V/H SYNC+Blank
MODEM Use IRQ 3
Soft-Off by PWRBTN Instant-Off
State After Power Failure Auto
Wake Up Events Press Enter

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

Item Help

Menu Level

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

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

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

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

• Press <Enter> on the Power Management item, then there appears a list of

options for you to configure further setting.

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Power Management

Power Management User Define
HDD Power Down Disable
Doze Mode Disable
Suspend Mode Disable

: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

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

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

Max Saving

User Define

Min Saving

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

Set each mode individually. Select time-out 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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HDD Power Down After the selected period of drive inactivity, the hard

disk drive powers down while all other devices re­main active.

Doze Mode After the selected period of system inactivity, the CPU

clock runs at slower speed while all other devices still
operate at full speed.

Suspend Mode After the selected period of system inactivity, all de-

vices except the CPU shut off.

PM Control by APM If Advanced Power Management (APM) is installed

on your system, selecting “Yes” gives better power
savings.
The Choices: Yes; No.

Video Off Option When enabled, this feature allows the VGA adapter

to operate in a power saving mode.

Always On

Suspend -->Off

All Modes -->Off

Monitor will remain on during power saving
modes.

Monitor blanked when the systems enters the
Suspend mode.

Monitor blanked when the system enters either
Suspend or Standby modes.

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

blanked.

V/H SYNC +
Blank

Blank Screen

DPMS Supports

This selection will cause the system to turn off
the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports
and write blanks to the video buffer.

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.

MODEM Use IRQ This determines the IRQ which the MODEM can use.

The choices: 3; 4; 5; 7; 9; 10; 11; NA.

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

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

State after Power

Failure

This field lets you determine the state that your PC
returns to after a power failure.If set to off, the PC will
not boot after a power failure. If set to On, the PC will
restart after a power failure.

• Press <Enter> on the Wake Up Events item, then there is a list of it appears

for you to choose further setting.

Wake Up Events Enable or turn on the interrupts that you want to

awaken the system from a reduced-power mode. Dis­able or turn off the interrupts that you do not want to
awaken the system from a reduced-power mode.

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VGA When Enabled, you can set the VGA awakens the

system

LPT & COM When On of LPT & COM, any activity from one of the

listed system peripheral devices or IRQs wakes up
the system.

HDD & FDD When On of HDD & FDD, any activity from one of the

listed system peripheral devices wakes up the system.

PCI Master When On of PCI Master, any activity from one of the

listed system peripheral devices wakes up the system.

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Wake Up Events

VGA OFF
LPT & COM LPT/COM
HDD & FDD ON
PCI Master OFF
Modeam Ring Resume Disabled
RTC Alarm Resume Disabled
Date (of Month) 0
Resume Time (hh:mm:ss) 0 0 0
Primary INTR ON
IRQS Activity Monitoring Press Enter

: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

Modem Ring Resume 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.

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

the RTC (Real Time Clock) alarm awakens the system
from suspend mode.
The choices: Disabled; Enabled.

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

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

Resume Time (hh:mm:

ss)

Primary INTR

Set a certain time when RTC Alarm Resume option is
Enabled to awaken the system. This option is
concurrent with Date option.

When set to On, any event occurring at will awaken a
system which has been powered down.
On : The system can not enter the power saving mode
when I/O ports or IRQ# is activated.
Off: The system can enter the power saving mode

when I/O ports or IRQ# is activated.

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IRQS Activity Monitor-

The following is a list of IRQs (Interrupt ReQuests),
which can be exempted much as the COM ports and

ing

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.

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IRQ Activity Monitoring

IRQ 3 (COM2) Enabled
IRQ 4 (COM1) Enabled
IRQ 5 (LPT2) Enabled
IRQ 6 (Floppy Disk) Enabled
IRQ 7 (LPT1) Enabled
IRQ 8 (RTC Alarm) Disabled
IRQ 9 (IRQ2 Redir) Disabled
IRQ 10 (Reserved) Disabled
IRQ 11 (Reserved) Disabled
IRQ 12 (PS/2 Mouse) Enabled
IRQ 13 (Coprocessor) Enabled
IRQ 14 (Hard Disk) Enabled
IRQ 15 (Reserved) Disabled

Menu Level

Item Help

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

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

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

items.

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4-6-6 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 list of

options will appear:

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PnP/PCI Configurations

PNP OS Installed No
Reset Configuration Data Disabled

Resources Controlled By Auto(ESCD)
IRQ Resources Press Enter
DMA Resources Press Enter

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Disabled
Assign IRQ For VGA Enabled
Assign IRQ For USB Enabled
PCI SLOT1/5 IRQ Assigned Auto
PCI SLOT2 IRQ Assigned Auto
PCI SLOT3 IRQ Assigned Auto
PCI SLOT4 IRQ Assigned Auto

: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.

<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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PNP OS Installed Select Yes if the system operating environment is

Plug-and Play aware (e.g., Windows 95).

NOTE: BIOS will automatically disable all PnP resources except

the boot device card when you select Yes on Non-PnP operating
system.

Reset Configuration

Normally, you leave this Disabled. Select Enabled to

Data

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

Resource ControlledByChoose Manual or Auto. The BIOS checks the IRQ /

DMA channel number on the ISA and PCI card
manually set up if you choose Manual, and the IRQ /
DMA channel number will be checked automatically
if you choose Auto.

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

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IRQ Resources

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

Item Help

Menu Level

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

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

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

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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

DMA Resources

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.

Assign IRQ for VGA Select Enabled if your system has a VGA controller

and you have one or more USB devices connected.
If you are not using your system’s VGA controller,
select Disabled to free the IRQ resource.

Assign IRQ for USB Select Enabled if your system has a USB controller

and you have one or more USB devices connected.
If you are not using your system’s USB controller,
select Disabled to free the IRQ resource.

PCI SLOT1/5, 2/6, 3, 4

IRQ Assigned

These options allow you to assign an IRQ for each
PCI SLOT and this is a useful function when you want
to clear the IRQ conflict for a specific device. The
options are available: Auto; 3; 4; 7; 9; 10; 11.

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

items.

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4-6-7 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 value about your setting of
the CPU temperature.

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PC Health Status

Current CPU Temp.
Current System Temp.
Current CPUFAN1 Speed
Current CPUFAN2 Speed
Vcore

2.5V

3.3V
5V
12V

: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

Current CPU Temp. Shows current CPU temperature.

Current System Temp. Shows current system temperature.

Current CPUFAN1

Speed

Shows current CPUFAN1 speed. The fan must
provide rotary pulse. (Normally these types of fan
have a three-wire connector)

Current CPUFAN2

Speed

Shows current CPUFAN2 speed. The fan must
provide rotary pulse. (Normally these types of fan
have a three-wire connector)

Vcore Shows power supply actual voltage value.

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

items.

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4-6-8 FREQUENCY/VOLTAGE CONTROL

Run the “FREQUENCY/VOLTAGE CONTROL” as follows:

1. Choose “FREQUENCY/VOLTAGE CONTROL” from the Main Menu and

a list of options will appear:

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Frequency Control

CPU Vcore Select Default
Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk Disabled
Spread Spectrum  Disabled
CPU Host Clock 66
Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk Enabled
Spread Spectrum  Disabled
CPU Host Clock (CPU/PCI) Default

: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.

<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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CPU Vcore

Select

Auto Detect

DIMM/PCI CLK

Spread Spec-

trum Modulated

CPU Host/PCI

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

items.

The choice: +0.05V, +0.1V, +0.2V, +0.3V, +0.4V,

-0.05V, -0.1V.

This item allows you to enable/disable to detection of
DIMM/PCI Clock.
The choices: Enabled; Disabled.

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

This item allows you to select CPU/PCI frequency.

Clock

The choices: 66~200Mhz.

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4-6-9 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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4-6-10 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

the following message appears:

“Enter Password : “

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

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

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

you to confirm the password:

“Confirm Password : “

4. Enter the same password “exactly” 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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4-6-11 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.

4-6-12 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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APPENDICES

Appendices

THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING TOPICS :

APPENDIX-1 TECHNICAL TERMS INTRODUCTION
APPENDIX-2 IDENTIFYING BIOS VERSION
APPENDIX-3 IDENTIFYING MAINBOARD MODEL NUMBER

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APPENDIX-1 TECHNICAL TERMS INTRODUCTION

Technical Terms Introduction

Tech Term

AGP

AMR

ACR

CPU Central Processing Unit

CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor

CRIMM Continuity RIMM

CNR Communication and Networking Riser

DMA Direct Memory Access

DMI Desktop Management Interface

DIMM Dual Inline Memory Module

DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory

DDR Double Data Rate

ECP Extended Capabilities Port

ESCD Extended System Configuration Data

ECC Error Check and Correct

EPP Exhanced Parallel Port

FDD Floppy Disk Device

IDE Integrated Dual Channel Enhanced

IRQ Interrupt ReQuest

I/O Input/Output

LAN Local Area Network

LBA Logical Block Addressing

LED Local Emitting Diode

MHz Megahertz

PNP

USB

VCM

Accelerated Graphic Port

Audio Modem Riser

Advanced Communication Riser

Plug & Play

Universal Serial Bus

Virtual Channel Memory

Meaning

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APPENDIX-2 IDENTIFYING BIOS VERSION AND BIOS
PART NUMBER

• When you boot up your computer, you may see a screen which shows
your computer is phoenixnet™ enabled. Please see Picture-1 below

for an illustration.

• When the screen shows up press “Tab” key for BIOS information.

Figure 1 - Phoenixnet screen

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

1

Figure 2

2

1. BIOS VERSION example: REV T2.1

2. BIOS ID STRING example: 6A69RSNCC

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APPENDIX-3 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:

2

1. MAINBOARD MODEL NUMBER

example: SL-65KV2

2. MAINBOARD SERIAL NUMBER

example: 0012000T005679

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MEMO

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