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Edition: March 1998
Version: 1.0
SL-67A, SL-67A-C SERIALS
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Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction --------------------------------------- 1
Features ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1
CPU ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1
Chipset -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1
L2 Cache ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1
Main Memory ----------------------------------------------------------- 1
BIOS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2
Super I/O Function ---------------------------------------------------- 2
SCSI Function (Only for SLÐ67A-C)-------------------------------- 2
Other Functions --------------------------------------------------------- 2
Mainboard Layout with Default Settings ------------------------------ 3
Chapter 2: Hardware Setup---------------------------------- 4
CPU Type Configuration--------------------------------------------------- 4
CPU 3.5X Clock Setting ----------------------------------------------- 4
Deschutes Ð 350/100MHz --------------------------------------- 4
Pentium II Ð 233/66MHz---------------------------------------- 4
CPU 4.0X Clock Setting ----------------------------------------------- 5
Deschutes Ð 400/100MHz --------------------------------------- 5
Pentium II Ð 266/66 MHz --------------------------------------- 5
CPU 4.5X Clock Setting ----------------------------------------------- 5
Deschutes Ð 450/100MHz --------------------------------------- 5
Pentium II Ð 300/66 MHz --------------------------------------- 5
CPU 5.0X Clock Setting ----------------------------------------------- 6
Deschutes Ð 500/100MHz --------------------------------------- 6
Pentium II Ð 333/66 MHz --------------------------------------- 6
System Memory Configuration------------------------------------------- 6
CPU Installation -------------------------------------------------------------- 6
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Jumper Settings ------------------------------------------------------------- 10
JP3: Keyboard Power Selection----------------------------------- 10
XFAN 1: Onboard FAN (12V) Connector ---------------------- 10
JBAT1: Clear CMOS Data ------------------------------------------ 11
JP5, JP6: DIP Switch or Jumperless Select ---------------------- 11
JP8, JP9: USB Port Select-------------------------------------------- 11
JVGA1: VGA Card--------------------------------------------------- 12
SW1: 5Ð6 Bus Clock Select ----------------------------------------- 12
SW1: 1Ð4: Bus Ratio Select ----------------------------------------- 13
IDE LED Activity Light: (J4 pin1Ð4)------------------------------ 13
Infrared Port Module Connector (J4 pin6Ð10) ----------------- 13
J4 pin12, 13: PWR Switch------------------------------------------- 13
SLEEP Switch (J4 pin14, 15) ---------------------------------------- 13
Speaker Connector (J5 pin1Ð4) ------------------------------------ 14
Reset Switch (J5 pin5, 6)--------------------------------------------- 14
Audio Socket ----------------------------------------------------------- 14
Power LED and Keylock Switch (J5 pin8Ð12)------------------ 14
Green LED (J5 pin14, 15)-------------------------------------------- 14
J4 Switch Signal Summary ----------------------------------------- 15
J5 Switch Signal Summary ----------------------------------------- 16
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup --------------------------------------- 17
Standard CMOS Setup ---------------------------------------------------- 18
BIOS Features Setup ------------------------------------------------------- 20
Chipset Features Setup --------------------------------------------------- 25
Power Management Setup ----------------------------------------------- 29
PnP/PCI Configuration Setup ------------------------------------------ 33
Load Setup Defaults ------------------------------------------------------- 35
Integrated Peripherals ---------------------------------------------------- 37
Supervisor/User Password---------------------------------------------- 40
IDE HDD Auto Detection ------------------------------------------------ 42
Save & Exit Setup ---------------------------------------------------------- 42
Exit Without Saving ------------------------------------------------------- 42
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Features
CPU
1. Supports Intel Pentium II and Deschutes CPU using
SLOT1 at 233 ~ 533 MHz
2. Supports CPU voltage autodetect circuit
3. Supports 66/100MHz Bus Clock.
Chipset
1. Intel 82440BX chipset
2. PCI Rev 2.1, 5V, 33MHz interface compliant
3. Supports 66/133MHz, 3.3V AGP (Accelerated Graphics
Port) slot
L2 Cache
1. CPU Card supports 256K/512k write back cache with
Pipelined Burst SRAMs
Main Memory
1. Memory range from 8MB (minimum) to 768MB (EDO)
or 768MB (SDRAM) (maximum) with DRAM Table Free
configurations
2. Supports EDO/SDRAM with 50ns/60ns/70ns DRAM
speed
3. Supports 3 pcs 168pin DIMM sockets (3.3V
Unbuffered type)
4. DRAM supports ECC or Parity function
Chapter 1
Introduction
Introduction 1
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BIOS
1. AWARD Plug and Play BIOS
2. Supports Advanced Power Management Function
3. Flash Memory for easy upgrade
Super I/O Function
1. Integrated USB (Universal Serial Bus) controller with
two USB ports.
2. Supports 2 IDE channels with 4IDE devices (including
120MB IDE floppy)
3. Provides PCI IDE Bus Master function and supports
Ultra DMA33 function
4. One floppy port
5. Two high speed 16550 FIFO UART ports
6. One parallel port with EPP/ECP/SPP capabilities
7. PS/2 mouse connector
8. Built-in RTC, CMOS, keyboard controller on single I/O
chip
9. Peripherals boot function (with ATX power)
SCSI Function (Only for SL–67A-C)
1. Supports Adaptec Ultra Wide SCSI Transfer Rate up to
40MB/sec
2. 50/68pin SCSI connector
Other Functions
1. ATX size 22cm x 30.5cm
2. 4 PCI Master slots, 3 ISA slots, and 1 AGP slot
3. Supports SCSI/CD-ROM Boot function
4. Supports CPU temperature warning function (optional)
5. Provides DIP switch or jumperless setting
6. Supports 66/100MHz Bus Clock
7. Supports keyboard Power On function.
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Mainboard Layout with Default Settings
The default settings of the following figure is for the
Pentium II 233/66MHz or Deschutes 350/100MHz.
PFAN1
J5
FLASH BIOS
J4
HD/LED IR PWR/SW
16Bit ISA Slot
16Bit ISA Slot
JBAT1
KEYLOCKRESETSPK
GRN-LED
EXTSM1
IDE1
8Bit SCSI Connector (50pin)
+
Battery
1
Intel
82371EB
(PIIXE)
IDE2
FDC
SW1
1
Off
Off
16 64
16Bit SCSI Conn. (68pin)
JP6
Off
JP5
Clock Gen.
16Bit ISA Slot
PCI4
Adaptec
7880 Ultra
Wide SCSI
Controller
AUDIO
PCI3RAID Port
PCI2
JVGA1
PCI1
Winbond
83977
I/O Controller
1
JP9
JP8
AGP Port
On
1
2
3
On
4
5
On
6
ON
Bank 1
Bank 2
Bank 3
Intel
440BX
Chipset
ATX Power
SLOT1 (Pentium II or Deschutes)
COM2 COM1
LPT1
Lower
USB0
USB1
Upper
K/B
PS/2
1
SFAN1CFAN1
JP3
Figure 1–1. Motherboard Layout
For 100MHz CPU environment, the SDRAM specification
must comply with PC/100 spec.
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There are two ways to set the CPU type and both ways are
controlled by JP5 and JP6:
1. Use SW1 (hardware): JP5/JP6 must be closed at pin 2Ð3
(default). Refer to the following pages (page 4~6).
2. Use BIOS (jumperless): JP5/JP6 must be closed at pin 1Ð
2. Refer to page 28 for detail description.
CPU Type Configuration
CPU 3.5X Clock Setting
Deschutes – 350/100MHz
Pentium II – 233/66MHz
Bank 1
Bank 2
Bank 3
SW1
On
On
ON
On
Off
Off
Off
654321
1
JP6
JP5
16
16Bit SCSI Conn. (68pin)
8Bit SCSI Connector (50pin)
Chapter 2
Hardware Setup
Clock Gen.
Figure 2–1. CPU Type Configuration
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CPU 4.0X Clock Setting
Deschutes – 400/100MHz
Pentium II – 266/66 MHz
SW1
On
On
ON
On
On
Off
Off
654321
1
JP6
JP5
16
16Bit SCSI Conn. (68pin)
8Bit SCSI Connector (50pin)
Figure 2–2. CPU Type Configuration
CPU 4.5X Clock Setting
Deschutes – 450/100MHz
Pentium II – 300/66 MHz
SW1
On
On
ON
On
Off
Off
Off
654321
1
JP6
JP5
16
16Bit SCSI Conn. (68pin)
8Bit SCSI Connector (50pin)
Bank 1
Bank 2
Bank 3
Clock Gen.
Bank 1
Bank 2
Bank 3
Clock Gen.
Figure 2–3. CPU Type Configuration
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CPU 5.0X Clock Setting
Deschutes – 500/100MHz
Pentium II – 333/66 MHz
Bank 1
Bank 2
Bank 3
SW1
On
On
ON
On
Off
Off
Off
654321
1
JP6
JP5
16
16Bit SCSI Conn. (68pin)
8Bit SCSI Connector (50pin)
Figure 2–4. CPU Type Configuration
System Memory Configuration
This 82440BX motherboard supports 168 pin DIMM of 4MB,
8MB, 16MB, 32MB or 64MB to form a memory size between
8MB to 768MB (EDO) or 768MB (SDRAM). 82440BX
chipsets provide ÒTable-FreeÓ function. It means that users
can install DRAM with any configuration and in any bank,
and that is why the DRAM table is not needed but do
remember that the DRAM must be 3.3V type. For 100MHz
CPU environment, the SDRAM specification must comply
with PC/100 spec.
Clock Gen.
CPU Installation
Follow the following steps in order to install your Intel
Pentium II and Deschutes properly.
Step 1:
Be sure you are in contact with heat sink vendors for
attaching the heat sink on to the CPU.
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Latch
Heat Sink
Intel Pentium II (Klamath)
CPU Side View
Heat Sink
Latch
Intel Pentium II (Klamath)
CPU Top View
Notice that the heat sink may be different from the drawings
shown here.
Step 2:
Install the 2 pairs of screws, which are shown in the
following drawing, onto the mainboard under the SLOT1
Socket.
Two of the screws are right around the SLOT1 Socket and
the other pair of screws should be inserted opposite the first
pair. The screws should be inserted from the bottom of the
motherboard upward.
Step 3:
Retention clip is shown in the following figure:
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Set the board according to the following diagram before
installing the retention clip.
CPU Heatsink
should be on this side.
The retention clip should be inserted so that the small
rectangle window is more toward to the right hand side of
the board.
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If installed incorrectly, you will not be able to insert the CPU
into the retention clip and in this situation you might need
to rotate the retention clip by 180¡.
Tighten the 4 screws on the retention clip till the neck of the
screws can not be seen from the bottom of the board
Step 4:
Pull the latches up on the base of the CPU supporter and
insert it into the two holes directly to the left of the retention
clip so that the larger hole is on the bottom.
Press the base of the CPU supporter down in to the holes
and lock the latches.
Latch Latch
Side View of CPU Supporter Base
Step 5:
Flatten the two latches on the side of CPU. Insert the CPU
into the retention clip and notice that the heat sink is on the
right hand side of the board. Lock the two latches to secure
the CPU.
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Step 6:
Insert the clip portion of the CPU supporter so that the heat
sink can sit on the top of the whole CPU supporter.
Top View of CPU Support Clip
Notice that the base and the clip of CPU Supporter may be
different from the figures shown here.
Jumper Settings
JP3: Keyboard Power Selection
Keyboard Power On JP3
Disabled (default)
13
Enabled
13
Note: 1. If the JP3 is fixed by jumperwire then the board
does not support keyboard power on function.
2. When the keyboard power on function shows
any compatible problem, choose Disabled and
report the keyboard model to the vendor/maker.
3. Keyboard power on function must be set from
the BIOS. Refer to the “Integrated Peripherals”
section in the Chapter 3.
XFAN 1: Onboard FAN (12V) Connector
FAN# Function
SFAN1 Power FAN
CFAN1 CPU FAN
PFAN1 Chasis FAN
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JBAT1: Clear CMOS Data
Clear the CMOS memory by shorting this jumper
momentarily; then remove the cap to retain new settings.
COMS Data JBAT1
1
Clear Data
3
1
Retain Data
(default)
3
JP5, JP6: DIP Switch or Jumperless Select
CPU Clock Setting JP6/JP5
DIP SW1 Enabled
(default)
BIOS Setting Enabled
(Jumperless)
JP8, JP9: USB Port Select
USB Port JP9/JP8
Redirect all USB ports
to USB connector
(default)
Redirect USB1 to AGP
port
JP6
JP5
1
3
JP6
JP5
1
3
JP9
JP8
1
3
JP9
JP8
1
3
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JVGA1: VGA Card
For Special VGA Card*
Normal
(default)
Note: This jumper is set for the special VGA card. Open
this jumper when the systme isn’t able to boot
SW1: 5–6 Bus Clock Select
JVGA1
Bus Clock
66MHz
100MHz
Auto Detect
(default)
SW: 5~6
On
On
Off
65
On
Off
Off
65
On
On
Off
65
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SW1: 1–4: Bus Ratio Select
Bus Ratio SW: 1~4
3.0x
3.5x
4.0x
4.5x
On
Off
On
Off
Off
On
Off
On
On
4321
On
Off
4321
OnOnOn
4321
On
Off
4321
ON
ON
ON
ON
Bus Ratio
5.0x
5.5x
6.0x
6.5x
SW: 1~4
ON
On
On
Off
Off
4321
ON
On
Off
Off
Off
4321
ON
On
On
On
Off
4321
ON
On
On
Off
Off
4321
Bus Ratio
7.0x
7.5x
8.0x
IDE LED Activity Light: (J4 pin1–4)
This connector connects to the hard disk activity indicator
light on the case.
Infrared Port Module Connector (J4 pin6–10)
The system board provides a 5-pin infrared connectorÑIR1
as an optional module for wireless transmitting and
receiving. Pin 6 through 10 are Transmit, GND, Receive
(low speed), Receive (high speed), and Vcc, respectively.
SW: 1~4
ON
On
On
Off
Off
4321
ON
On
Off
Off
Off
4321
ON
On
On
Off
Off
4321
J4 pin12, 13: PWR Switch
Power Switch: Toggle this pin for turnning on/off of the
power supply (for ATX power only).
SLEEP Switch (J4 pin14, 15)
Toggle this jumper forces the system to sleep and the system
wonÕt wake up until the hardware event is coming. (The
BIOS Power Management setting muse be Enabled.)
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Speaker Connector (J5 pin1–4)
The speaker connector is a 4-pin connector for connecting
the system and the speaker. (See the following drawing for
jumper position.)
Reset Switch (J5 pin5, 6)
The system board has a 2-pin connector for rebooting your
computer without having to turn off your power switch.
This prolongs the life of the systemÕs power supply.
Audio Socket
This socket is designed for using SoundBlast PCI sound
card.
Power LED and Keylock Switch (J5 pin8–12)
The keylock switch is a 5-pin connector for locking the
keyboard for security purposes. (See the following drawing
for jumper position, and pin1~3 is connected to power LED
and pin 4~5 is connected to keylock switch.)
Green LED (J5 pin14, 15)
Reserved.
14
HDDLED
J4
J5
SPK RESET KEYLOCK GRN-LED
IR CON PWR
SLEEP
J4
J5
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J4 Switch Signal Summary
J4 Pin Signal Description
HDD LED Connector 2 HDD LED Signal
N.C. 5 No Connection
Infrared Connector 8 Infrared Receive Signal
N.C. 11 No Connection
PWR 12 GND
SLEEP 14 GND
1 +5V
3 HDD LED Signal
4 +5V
6 Infrared Transmit Signal
7 GND
(low speed)
9 Infrared Receive Signal
(high speed)
10 +5V
13 Power Switch (for ATX
Power)
15 Sleep Signal
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J5 Switch Signal Summary
J5 Pin Signal Description
Speaker Connector 2 No Connection
Reset Switch 5 Reset Signal
N.C. 7 No Connection
Power LED Connector 9 No Connection
Keylock Connector 11 Keylock Signal
N.C. 13 No Connection
Power Saving 14 No Connection
Connector 15 No Connection
1 Speaker Signal
3 Ground
4 +5V
6 Ground
8 +5V
10 Ground
12 GND
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Chapter 3
Award BIOS Setup
This 82440BX motherboard comes with the AWARD BIOS
from AWARD Software Inc. Enter the Award BIOS
programÕs Main Menu as follows:
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
appears as in the following page.
STANDARD CMOS SETUP
BIOS FEATURES SETUP
CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP
PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION
LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS
Esc : Quit ↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item
F10 : Save & Exit Setup (Shift) F2 : Change Color
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS
CMOS SETUP UTILITY
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
SUPERVISOR PASSWORD
USER PASSWORD
IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
SAVE & EXIT SETUP
EXIT WITHOUT SAVING
Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...
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3. Using one of the arrows on your keyboard to select an
option and press <Enter>. Modify the system parameters
to reflect the options installed in the system.
4. You may return to the Main Menu anytime by press
<ESC> .
5. In the Main Menu, ÒSAVE AND EXIT SETUPÓ saves your
changes and reboots the system, and ÒEXIT WITHOUT
SAVINGÓ ignores your changes and exits the program.
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 got lost or damaged.
Run the Standard CMOS Setup as follows:
1. Choose ÒSTANDARD CMOS SETUPÓ from the Main
Menu and a screen with a list of options appears.
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS
STANDARD CMOS SETUP
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
Date (mm:dd:yy) : Thu, May 9 1996
Time (hh:mm:ss) : 15 : 45 : 10
HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE
Primary Master : Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto
Primary Slave : Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto
Secondary Master : Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto
Secondary Slave : Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto
Drive A : 1.44M, 3.5 in.
Drive B : None
Video : EGA/VGA
Halt On : All Errors
Esc : Quit ↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item PU/PD/+/– : Modify
F1 : Help (Shift) F2 : Change Color
Base Memory: 640K
Extended Memory: 15360K
Other Memory: 384K
Total Memory: 16384K
2. Use one of the arrow keys to move between options and
modify the selected options by using PgUp/PgDn/+/Ð
keys.
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A short description of screen options follows:
Date (mm:dd:yy)
Set the current date and time.
Time (hh:mm:ss)
Primary
(Secondary)
Master/Slave
This field records the specifications
for all non-SCSI hard disk drives
installed in your system. Refer to
the respective documentation on
how to install the drivers.
Drive A/B Set this field to the types of floppy
disk drives installed in your system.
The choices are:
360KB, 5.25 in.,
1.2MB, 5.25 in.,
720KB, 3.5 in.,
1.44M, 3.5 in. (default),
2.88MB, 3.5 in., or None
Video Set this field to the type of video
display card installed in the system.
The choices are: Monochrome;
Color 40x25; VGA/EGA (default);
or Color 80x25
Halt On Set this filed to the type of errors
that will cause the system to halt.
The choices are: All Errors (default);
No Errors; All, But Keyboard;
All, But Diskette; or
All, But Disk/Key
3. Press <ESC> to return to the Main Menu when you finish
setting up in the ÒStandard CMOS SetupÓ.
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BIOS Features Setup
BIOS Features Setup allows you to improve your system
performance or set up some system features according to
your preference.
Run the BIOS Features Setup as follows:
1. Choose ÒBIOS FEATURES SETUPÓ from the Main Menu
and a screen with a list of options appears.
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS
BIOS FEATURES SETUP
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
Virus Warning : Disabeld
CPU Internal Cache : Enabled
External Cache : Enabled
CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking : Enabled
Quick Power on Self Test : Enalbed
Boot Sequence : A,C, SCSI
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
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop : Disabled
Assign IRQ For VGA : Enabled
OS Select for DRAMs>64MB : Non-OS/2
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 ↑ ↓ → ←: Select Item
F1 : Help PU/PD/+/– : Modify
F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color
F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
F7 : Load Setup Defaults
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2. Use one of the arrow keys to move between options and
modify the selected options by using PgUp/PgDn/+/Ð
keys. An explanation of the <F> keys follows:
<F1>: ÒHelpÓ gives options available for each item.
Shift <F2>: Change color.
<F5> : Get the previous values. These values are the
values with which the user started 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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A short description of screen options follows:
Virus Warning Enabled: Activates automatically
when the system boots
up causing a warning
message to appear if
there is anything
attempts to access the
boot sector or hard disk
partition table.
Disabled: No warning message
will appear when there is
something attempts 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
Choose Enabled (default) or
Disabled. This option allows you to
enable or disable the CPUÕs internal
cache.
External Cache Choose Enabled (default) or
Disabled. This option allows you to
enable or disable the external cache
memory.
Quick Power On
Self Test
Choose Enabled (default)or
Disabled. This option allows you to
speed up the Power On Self Test
routine.
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Boot Sequence Default is ÒA, C, SCSIÓ. This option
determines which drive to look for
first for an operating system.
Swap Floppy Drive Choose Enabled or Disabled
(default). This option swaps floppy
drive assignments when it is
enabled.
Boot Up Floppy
Seek
Enabled (default): During POST,
BIOS checks the track number 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.
Boot Up NumLock
Status
Choose On (default) or Off. This
option lets user to activate the
NumLock function at boot-up.
Gate A20 Option Choose Normal or Fast (default).
This option allows the RAM to
access the memory above 1MB by
using the fast gate A20 line.
Typematic Rate
Setting
Choose Enabled or Disabled
(default). Enable this option to
adjust the keystroke repeat rate.
Typematic Rate
(Chars/Sec)
Range between 6 (default) and 30
characters per second. This option
controls the speed of repeating
keystrokes.
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Typematic Delay
(Msec)
Choose 250 (default), 500, 750, and
1000. This option sets the time
interval for displaying the first and
the second characters.
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Security Option Choose System or Setup (default).
This option is to prevent
unauthorized system boot-up or use
of BIOS Setup.
PCI/VGA palette
Snoop
Assign IRQ for
VGA
DS Select for
DRAM > 64MB
Report No FDD
For WIN95
Video BIOS
Shadow
Choose Enabled or Disabled
(default). It determines whether the
MPEG ISA cards can work with
PCI/VGA or not.
Choose Enabled (default) or
Disabled.
Enabled: Add one IRQ to VGA
controller.
Deisabled: Remove IRQ from VGA
controller. The system will have
extra IRQ for other devices but the
VGA controller will still not
disabled (only IRQ was removed.)
Non-OS2 (default): For Non-OS/2
system.
OS: For OS/2 system.
Yes: BIOS reports ÒNO FDDÓ to
Win95.
No (default): BIOS will not report
ÒNO FDDÓ to Win95.
Enabled (default): Map the VGA
BIOS to system RAM.
Disabled: DonÕt map the VGA BIOS
to system RAM.
C8000-CBFFF to
DC000-DFFF
These options are used to shadow
other expansion card ROMs.
Shadow
3. Press <ESC> and follow the screen instructions to save or
disregard your settings.
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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 ÒCHIPSET FEATURES SETUPÓ from the Main
Menu and a screen with a list of options appears.
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS
CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
Auto Configuration : Enabled
EDO DRAM Speed Selection : 60ns
EDO CASx# MA Wait State : 2
EDO RASx# To CAS# Delay : 1
SDRAM CAS latency Time : 3
DRAM Data Integrity Mode : Non-ECC
System BIOS Cacheable : Disabled
Video BIOS Cacheable : Disabled
Video RAM Cacheable : Disabled
8 Bit I/O Recovery Time : 1
16 Bit I/O Recovery Time : 1
Memory hole At 15M-16M : Disabled
Passive Release : Enabled
Delay Transaction : Enabled
AGP Aperture Size (MB) : 64
CPU Clock Control by : BIOS
CPU Clock Ratio : 3.5X
Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk : Enabled
Spread Spectrum : Disabled
CPU Warning Temperature : Disabled
CPU Clock Frequency : 66MHz
Current System Temp. :
Current CPU1 Temperature :
Current CPUFAN1 Speed :
Current CPUFAN2 Speed :
Current CPUFAN3 Speed :
INO (V) : IN1 (V) :
IN2 (V) : + 5 V :
+12 V : -12 V :-
- 5 V :
ESC : Quit ↑ ↓ → ←: Select Item
F1 : Help PU/PD/+/– : Modify
F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color
F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
F7 : Load Setup Defaults
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2. Use one of the arrow keys to move between options and
modify the selected options by using PgUp/PgDn/+/Ð
keys.
A short description of screen options follows:
Auto
Configuration
Choose Enabled (default) or
Disabled. The system sets all
options on the left side of the screen
automatically when choose
Enabled.
EDO DRAM Speed
Selection
Choose 50ns or 60ns (default). Do
not change this setting unless you
know the DRAM access time spec.
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EDO CASX# MA
Wait State
Use the default setting.
EDO RASX# Wait
State
SDRAM CAS
Latency Time
DRAM Data
Integrity Mode
System BIOS
Cacheable
Video BIOS
Cacheable
Use the default setting.
Use the default setting.
Choose Non-ECC (default) or ECC
depending on the DRAM type.
ECC stands for Error Check and
Correct.
Non-ECC: Disabled ECC check
function.
ECC: Enabled ECC check
function.
Choose Enabled or Disabled
(default). When Enabled, the access
to the system BIOS ROM addressed
at F0000H-FFFFFH is cached.
Choose Enabled or Disabled
(default). When Enabled, the access
to the VGA BIOS ROM addressed at
C0000H-C7FFFH is cached.
Video RAM
Cacheable
Choose Enabled or Disabled
(default). When Enabled, the access
to the VGA RAM addressed is
cached.
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8 Bit I/O Recovery
Time
16 Bit I/O Recovery
Time
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 choices for 8 bit I/O are NA, 1
to 8 CPU clock. Default is 3.
The choices for 16 bit I/O are NA, 1
to 4 CPU clock. Default is 2.
Memory Hole At
15M-16M
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
memoryÕs space below 16MB.
Passive Release Use the default setting.
Delayed
Use the default setting.
Transaction
AGP Aperture Size
(MB)
Choose 4 , 8, 16, 32, 64 (default), 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 auto
report the starting address of this
buffer to the O.S.
CPU Clock ControlByChoose Hardware (default) or BIOS.
Hardware: Use DIP switch setting
for CPU clock.
BIOS: Use BIOS (jumperless)
setting for CPU clock.
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CPU Clock Ratio* Choose 2.0X, 2.5X, 3.0X, 3.5X
(default), 4.0X, 4.5X, 5.0X, or 5.5X.
*: This option is available only when
ÒBIOSÓ is selected in the ÒCPU
Clock Control By Óoption.
Spread Spectrum
Modulated
Choose Disabled (default) or
Enabled. This function is designed
only for EMI test.
CPU Warning
Temperature
+
Choose Disabled (default),
60¡C/140¡F, 65¡C/149¡F,
70¡C/158¡F, 75¡C/167¡F,
80¡C/176¡F, 85¡C/185¡F,
90¡C/194¡F.
When CPU temperature is over the
setting value, the speaker will
sound an alarm and the clock will
drop until the temperature is within
optimum the temperature range.
+
Current System
Temp
BIOS will displays SystemÕs
temperature, fan speed, and voltage
value.
+
: These two functions are dependent
on the necessary hardware installation.
3. Press <ESC> and follow the screen instructions to save or
disregard your settings.
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Power Management Setup
Power Management Setup sets the systemÕs power saving
functions.
1. Choose ÒPOWER MANAGEMENT SETUPÓ from the
Main Menu and a screen with a list of options appears.
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
Power Management : Disabled
PM Control by APM : No
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%
ZZ Active in Suspend : Disabled
VGA Active Monitor : Enabled
Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN : Instant-Off
Resume by Ring : Disabled
IRQ 8 Break Suspend : Disabled
2. Use one of the arrow keys to move between options and
modify the selected options by using PgUp/PgDn/+/Ð
keys.
** 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 ↑ ↓ → ←: Select Item
F1 : Help PU/PD/+/– : Modify
F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color
F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
F7 : Load Setup Defaults
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A short description of screen options follows:
Power
Management
PM Control by
APM
Choose Max. Saving, User Define,
Disabled (default), or Min Saving.
Choose Yes or No (default). You
need to choose Yes when the
operating system has the APM
functions, choose No otherwise.
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Video Off Method Choose Blank , DPMS, or V/H
Sync+Blank (default). You can
chose either DPMS or V/H
Sync+Blank when the monitor has
the Green function. You need to
choose Blank when the monitor has
neither the Green function.
Video Off After Choose NA, Suspend, Standby
(default), or Doze.
MODEM Use IRQ Assign the IRQ number to the
modem which is being used so that
the ring signal can wakeup the
system. The default setting is 3
(COM2).
Doze Mode This option sets the CPU speed
down to 33MHz during this mode.
Standby Mode
Suspend Mode
These two options allow you to
choose the mode for the different
timers. The Standby Mode turns off
the VGA monitor, and the Suspend
Mode turns off the CPU and saves
the energy of the system.
HDD Power Down 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.
Throttle Duty
Cycle
Choose the duty cycle time: 12.5%,
25%, 37.5%, 50%, 62.5% (default),
75%, or 87.5%. The bigger of the
percentage, the more saving power
it gets.
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ZZ Active in
Suspend
Enabled: PB SRAM (cache) still
consumes power when
entering the power
management mode.
Disabled: (default) PB SRAM
(cache) will not consume
power when entering the
power management
mode.
VGA Active
Monitor
Enabled: the system can not enter
the power saving mode
when monitor is on.
Disabled: the system can enter the
power saving mode
when monitor is on.
Soft-Off by PWRBTTN
Instant-off: (default) turns off the
system power at once
after pushing the
power button.
Delay 4 Sec: turns off the system
power 4 seconds after
pushing the power
button (to meet PC97
spec.)
Resume by Ring Enabled: Wake up the system
from ring signal.
Disabled: (default) Ring signal can
not wake up the system.
IRQ8 Break
Use the default setting.
Suspend
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IRQ (#), NMI;
Primary IDE 0
Primary IDE 1;
Secondary IDE 0
Secondary IDE 1;
Floppy Disk;
Serial Port;
Enabled: (default) The system can
not enter the power
saving mode when I/O
ports or IRQ# is
activated.
Disabled: The system still can enter
the power saving mode
when I/O ports or IRQ#
is activated.
Parallel Port
Note: These functions can only be
activated when the power
management option is
Enabled.
3. Press <ESC> and follow the screen instructions to save or
disregard your settings.
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PnP/PCI Configuration Setup
PnP/PCI Configuration Setup configures the PCI bus slots.
Run the Chipset Features Setup as follows:
1. Choose ÒPnP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUPÓ from the
PNP OS Installed : No
Resources Controlled By : Manual
Reset Configuration Data : Disabled
IRQ-3 assigned to : Legacy ISA
IRQ-4 assigned to : Legacy ISA
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
Main Menu and a screen with a list of options appears.
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS
PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
PCI IDE IRQ Map to : PCI-AUTO
Primary IDE INT# : A
Secondary IDE INT# : B
Used MEM base adr : N/A
Used MEM Length* : 8K
Assign IRQ For USB : Enabled
ESC : Quit ↑ ↓ → ←: Select Item
F1 : Help PU/PD/+/– : Modify
F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color
F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
F7 : Load Setup Defaults
2. Use one of the arrow keys to move between options and
modify the selected options by using PgUp/PgDn/+/Ð
keys.
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A short description of screen options follows:
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PNP OS Installed Yes: OS supports Plug and Play
function.
No (default): OS doesnÕt support
Plug and Play function.
Note: BIOS will automaticaly
disable all PnP resources
except the boot device card
when select Yes on Non-PnP
OS.
Resources
Controlled By
Reset
Configuration Data
IRQ-x assigned to
DMA-x assigned to
PCI IDE IRQ MapToSelect PCI-AUTO (default), ISA, or
Choose Manual (default) or Auto.
The BIOS checks the IRQ/DMA
channel number on the ISA and PCI
card manually if chose Manual and
the IRQ/DMA channel number will
be checked automatically if choose
Auto.
Choose Enabled or Disabled
(default). Disabled means to retain
PnP configuration data in BIOS and
Enabled means to reset PnP
configuration data in BIOS.
Legacy ISA: Manually assigns
IRQ/DMA to device.
PCI/ISA PnP: BIOS assigns
IRQ/DMA to device automatically.
assign a PCI SLOT number
(depending on which slot the PCI
IDE is inserted). If PCI-AUTO does
not work, then assign an individual
PCI SLOT number.
Primary/ IDE INT# Choose A (default), B, C, or D.
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Secondary IDE
INT#
Choose A, B (default), C, or D.
Used MEM Base
Addr
Used MEM
Length*
Assign IRQ for
USB
Choose N/A (default) or ISA legacy
card requests to have memory start
address.
Choose 8K, 16K, 32K, or 64K.
With the above two functions, users
can define where the used memory
address is located and its
corresponding length of the legacy
area. BIOS will skip the UMB area
which is used by the legacy device
to avoid memory space conflict.
* This function actives only when
the ÒUsed MEM Base AddrÓ is
chosen.
Choose Enabled (default) or
Disabled.
Enabled: Add one IRQ to USB
controller.
Deisabled: Remove IRQ from USB
controller. The system
will have extra IRQ for
other devices but the
USB controller will still
not disabled (only IRQ
was removed.)
3. Press <ESC> and follow the screen instructions to save or
disregard your settings.
Load Setup Defaults
Load Setup Defaults option loads the default system values
to the system configuration fields. If the CMOS is corrupted
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the defaults are loaded automatically. Choose this option
and the following message appears:
“Load Setup Defaults (Y/N)? N”
To use the Setup defaults, change the prompt to ÒYÓ and
press <Enter>.
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Integrated Peripherals
Integrated Peripherals option changes the values of the
chipset registers. These registers control system options in
the computer.
1. Choose ÒINTEGRATED PERIPHERALSÓ from the Main
Menu and a screen with a list of options appears.
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS
INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
IDE HDD Block Mode : Enabled
IDE Primary Master PIO : Auto
IDE Primary Slave PIO : Auto
IDE Secondary Master PIO : Auto
IDE Secondary Slave PIO : Auto
IDE Primary Master UDMA : Auto
IDE Primary Slave UDMA : Auto
IDE Secondary Master UDMA : Auto
IDE Secondary Slave UDMA : Auto
On-Chip Primary PCI IDE : Enalbed
On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE : Enalbed
USB Keyboard Support : Disabled
KBC Input Clock : 8 MHz
Onboard FDC Controller : Enabled
Onboard Serial Port 1 : Auto
Onboard Serial Port 2 : Auto
2. Use one of the arrow keys to move between options and
modify the selected options by using PgUp/PgDn/+/Ð
keys.
UART Mode Select : IrDA
RxD, TxD Active : Lo, Lo
IR Transmittion Delay : Disabled
Onboard Parallel Port : 378/IRQ7
Parallel Port Mode : ECP+EPP
ECP Mode Use DMA : 3
EPP Mode Select : EPP1.7
Power On Function : BUTTON ONLY
ESC : Quit ↑ ↓ → ←: Select Item
F1 : Help PU/PD/+/– : Modify
F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color
F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
F7 : Load Setup Defaults
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A short description of screen options follows:
IDE HDD Block
Mode
Choose Enabled (default) or
Disabled. If your hard disk size is
larger than 540MB, choose Enabled,
and, if you are using the IDE HDD
Auto Detection option, the BIOS
will choose this option
automatically.
Note: Some HDDs of old models donÕt
provide this feature.)
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IDE Primary
Master/Slave PIO
IDE Secondary
Master/Slave PIO
Choose Auto (default) 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.
On-Chip Primary/
Secondary PCI IDE
Enabled: (default)Turn on the
onboard IDE function.
Disabled: Turn off the onboard IDE
function.
Onboard PCI SCSI
Chip
Choose Enabled or Disabled
(default).
Enabled: Turn on onboard SCSI
controller (Adaptec 7880
Ultra Wide SCSI.) This
function is only for SLÐ
67A-C.
Disabled: (default) Turn off
onboard SCSI controller.
USB Keyboard
Support
Enabled: Enables function when
the USB keyboard is
being used.
Disabled: (default) When the AT
keyboard be used.
KBC Input Clock Choose 6MHz, 8MHz (default),
12MHz, or 16MHz. There might be
a compatible problem when is
above 8MHz.
Onboard FDC
Controller
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.
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Onboard Serial
Port 1
Choose Auto (default), 3F8/IRQ4 ,
2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, or
Disabled. Do no set port 1 & 2 to
the same value except for Disabled.
Onboard Serial
Port 2
Choose Auto (default), 3F8/IRQ4 ,
2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, or
Disabled.
UART Mode select Choose Normal (default), IrDA, or
ASKIR.
IR Transmition
Delay
Enabled: Enabled delay when
transfers data.
Disabled (default) Disabled delay
when transfers data.
Onboard Parallel
Port
Choose the printer I/O address:
378H/IRQ7 (default), 3BCH/IRQ7,
278H/IRQ5
Parallel Port Mode Choose SPP (default), ECP + EPP
EPP, or ECP mode. The mode
depends on your external device
that connects 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.
*: This option will not be displayed
unless the EPP/ECP function is
selected..
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EPP Mode Select Choose EPP1.7 (default) or EPP1.9.
EPP1.9 supports hardware
handshake. This setting is
dependent on your EPP device.
Note: The above 2 options will not
be displayed unless the
EPP/ECP function is selected.
Power On Function Choose BUTTON ONLY (default),
Password, Mouse Left, or Mouse
Right.
Mouse Left: Use the PS/2 Mouse
Left to boot the system.
Mouse Right: Use the PS/2 Mouse
Right to boot the system.
Password: Choose a special
password which is defined by
the user or use one of the HOT
keys (from CTRL-F1 to CTRLF12) to boot the system.
3. Press <ESC> and follow the screen instructions to save or
disregard your settings.
Supervisor/User Password
These two options allows you to set your system passwords.
Normally, supervisor has a higher right to change the CMOS
setup option than the user. The way to set up the passwords
for both Supervisor and User are as follow:
1. Choose ÒChange PasswordÓ in the Main Menu and press
<Enter>. The following message appears:
“Enter Password:”
2. The first time you run this option, enter your password
up to only 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:
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“Confirm Password:”
4. Enter exact the same password 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
when you turn on your machine next time.
8. Press <ESC> 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 by
setting JBAT1. All setup information will be lost and
you need to run the BIOS setup program again.
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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 select this option. If you accept a
hard disk detected by the BIOS, you can enter ÒYÓ 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 the following
message appears:
Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N
You may change the prompt to ÒYÓ and press <Enter> key
to leave this option.
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