Soltek SL-848P-L User Manual

Contents Contents

Contents

Chapter 1 Specification ............................................. 7

1-1 Mainboard Layout ...................................................................8

1-2 Mainboard Specifications .......................................................9

1-2.1 CPU Socket ..................................................................................... 9

1-2.2 System Chipsets ............................................................................. 9

1-2.3 Memory ........................................................................................... 9

1-2.4 AMI BIOS ....................................................................................... 9

1-2.5 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Interface............................. 9

1-2.6 Advanced System Power Management ....................................10

1-2.7 Multi-I/O Functions :..................................................................10

1-2.8 LAN on board (for 848P-L only)...............................................10

1-2.9 Hardware Monitor on board ..................................................... 11

1-2.10 AC’97 Audio Codec on board................................................. 11

1-2.11 Form Factor................................................................................ 11

1-3 Mainboard Specification Table ........................................... 12

Chapter 2 Hardware Setup..................................... 13

2-1 CPU and CPU Fan Installation with Socket 478B........... 13

2-1.1 CPU Installation with Socket 478B ..........................................13

2-1.2 Hyper-threading CPU supported by Win XP......................... 13

2-2 Memory Installation ............................................................. 14

2-2.1 To Install DDR SDRAM Module .............................................. 14

2-3 AGP 8X/4X Slot Installation................................................ 15

2-4 IDE Connectors Installation................................................ 15

2-5 Floppy Drive Connector Installation ................................. 16

2-6 Serial ATA Connectors Setup .............................................. 16

2-7 ATX V2.03 Power Supply Installation ............................... 17

2-8 On Board Fan Connectors ................................................... 17

2-9 Jumper Settings ..................................................................... 18

2-9.1 JFSB1 & JFSB2: CPU Frequency Select................................. 19

2-9.2 JBAT1: Clear CMOS ..................................................................20

2-9.3 LJP1: LAN Controller Select (for 848P-L only) ....................21

2-9.4 JKB1: Keyboard / Mouse Wake Up .........................................21

2-10 Other connectors setup....................................................... 22

2-10.1 Chassis Panel Connectors ........................................................22

2-10.2 LAN Connector ( for 848P-L Only)........................................22

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2-10.3 CD-ROM Audio Connectors.................................................... 23

2-10.4 External Audio Connector ...................................................... 23

2-10.5 Thermal Detector.......................................................................23

2-10.6 Complex Pin-header (Front Panel Connector) ....................24

2-10.7 USB Ports and USB Pin-headers ............................................25

Chapter 3 Software Setup ....................................... 26

3-1 To Open up the Support CD ................................................ 26

3-2 Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility........................ 27

3-3 AC’97 Audio Driver Installation......................................... 27

3-3.1 Install AC’97 6-channel Audio Driver ..................................... 27

3-3.2 Verify 6-channel Audio ...............................................................28

3-4 To Install LAN Drivers (for 848P-L only) ......................... 30

3-4.1 RTL8101L/VIA6107 LAN driver on Win ME / 2000 / XP ...30

3-4.2 RTL8101L / VIA 6107 LAN driver on Windows 9X.............. 30

3-5 To Install Hardware Monitor Utility.................................. 31

3-5.1 Installation ................................................................................... 31

3-5.2 Verification .................................................................................. 32

3-6 To Install USB 2.0 Driver for Windows 2000/XP............. 33

Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Setup.................................... 34

4-1 About BIOS Setup ................................................................. 35

4-2 To Run BIOS Setup ............................................................... 35

4-3 About CMOS .......................................................................... 35

4-4 The POST ( Power On Self Test ) ....................................... 35

4-5 To Update BIOS ..................................................................... 36

4-6 BIOS SETUP --- CMOS Setup Utility................................ 37

4-6.1 CMOS Setup Utility ....................................................................37

4-6.2 Standard BIOS Features ............................................................39

4-6.3 Advanced BIOS Features ...........................................................40

4-6.3.1 CPU Configuration: Press Enter to reveal submenu ............ 40

4-6.3.2 IDE Configuration: Press Enter to reveal submenu ............. 41

4-6.3.3 Floppy Configuration: Press Enter to reveal submenu ........ 44

4-6.3.4 Super IO Configuration: Press Enter to reveal submenu..... 45

4-6.3.5 Hardware Health Configuration............................................. 47

4-6.3.6 ACPI Configuration: Press Enter to reveal submenu ........... 48

4-6.3.7 Clock Generator Configuration .............................................. 49

4-6.3.7 USB Configuration: Press Enter to reveal submenu............. 50

4-6.3.8 Voltage Control ......................................................................... 51

4-6.3.9 Power Management: Press Enter to reveal submenu ........... 52

4-6.4 Advanced Chipset Features ....................................................... 54

4-6.4.1 NorthBridge Configuration ..................................................... 54

4-6.4.2 SouthBridge Configuration ..................................................... 55

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4-6.5 PCI/PNP Resource Management .............................................. 56

4-6.6 Boot Configuration Setup .......................................................... 58

4-6.6.1 Boot Settings Configuration .................................................... 59

4-6.6.2 Boot Device Priority ................................................................. 60

4-6.7 Boot Security Features ............................................................... 61

4-6.7.1 Supervisor Password ................................................................61

4-6.7.2 User Password........................................................................... 61

4-6.7.3 Change Supervisor Password .................................................. 62

4-6.7.4 Change User Password ............................................................ 63

4-6.7.5 Clear User Password ................................................................ 63

4-6.7.6 Boot Sector Virus Protection ................................................... 64

4-6.8 Load Optimal Defaults ............................................................... 64

4-6.9 Discard Changes ..........................................................................64

4-6.10 Save Changes and Exit ............................................................. 65

4-6.11 Discard Changes and Exit........................................................ 65

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848P / 848P-L

Chapter 1 Specification

Chapter 1 Specification

Introduction

This series of mainboards features an integration of the powerful pro­cessor Intel Pentium 4 and the single-chip North Bridge Intel 848P. The
Intel P4 processor is a rapid execution engine providing 800/533/
400MHz system bus, while North Bridge Intel 848P is a high perfor­mance integrated chipset providing DDR 400/333/266 SDRAM memory
interface, Hub interface as well as AGP interface.

Integrated with 848P, South Bridge Intel ICH5 supports the LPC I/O,
upstream Hub interface, PCI interface, IDE interface, Serial ATA
interface, USB 2.0 interface, AC’97 2.2 (6-channel) Audio interface and
the interrupt control. This chapter is to introduce to users every ad­vanced function of this high performance integration.

Topics included in this chapter are:
1-1 Mainboard Layout
1-2 Mainboard Specifications**
1-3 Mainboard Specification Table
1-4 Chipset Diagram

** If any difference is found between the mainboard description
and the Mainboard you are using, please look up the Errata/
Update Slip enclosed inside for the correction or updated
information, or else contact the mainboard Dealer or visit our
Web Site for the latest manual update.

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1-1 Mainboard Layout

LAN Controller

LJP1
RJ45

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Chapter 1 Specification

for 848P-L only

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Chapter 1 Specification

1-2 Mainboard Specifications

1-2.1 CPU Socket

CPU Socket 478B on board, supporting Intel® Pentium 4 processors
(including Intel Hyper-Threading CPUs) in 478-pin package for :

-- 800/533/400MHz System Bus; 512KB L2 Advanced Transfer Cache

-- Hyper-pipelined technology; Advanced dynamic execution;

-- Rapid Execution Engine; Streaming SIMD Extensions 2

-- 128 Bit Enhanced Floating Point Unit; Execution Trace Cache

1-2.2 System Chipsets

North Bridge Intel 848P:

• A high performance integrated chipset providing processor interface

(including Hyper-Threading Technology), DDR 400/333/266 SDRAM

memory interface, Hub interface, AGP interface.

• Showing Hyper-Threading Logo when booting with a Hyper-thread-

ing CPU.
South Bridge Intel ICH5:

• Supporting the LPC I/O, upstream Hub interface, PCI interface, IDE

interface, Serial ATA interface, USB 2.0 interface, AC’97 2.2 (6-

channel) Audio interface and the interrupt control.

1-2.3 Memory

2 DDR DIMM 184-pin slots on board :

• Supporting unregistered, non-ECC DDR 400/333/266 SDRAM up to

2GBs

• SPD (Serial Presence Detect) Scheme for DIMM Detection supported

1-2.4 AMI BIOS

Flash Memory for easy upgrade, Year 2000 compliant, and supporting
various hardware configuration during booting system (See Chapter 4

BIOS Setup):

• Standard BIOS Features(Times, Date, System Information etc.)

• Advanced BIOS Features (CPU, IDE, Floppy, Super I/O, Hardware

Health, ACPI, USB, and Frequency/Voltage Control)

• Advanced Chipset Features (NorthBridge, SouthBridge Configuration)

• PCI/PNP Resource Management (IRQ Settings, Latency Timers etc.)

• Boot Configuration Setup (Boot Settings, Boot Device Priority etc.)

• BIOS Security Features (Supervisor Password, User Password)

1-2.5 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Interface

AGP Controller embedded on board, supporting:

• 1.5V (4x/8x) power mode only

• 8x 66MHz AD and SBA signalling, AGP pipelined split-transection

longburst transfers up to 2GB/sec

• AGP 8X/4X supported, AGP V3.0 compliant

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1-2.6 Advanced System Power Management

• ACPI 1.0B compliant (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface),

including ACPI suspend mode support (See ACPI Configuration of

Advanced BIOS Features in BIOS Setup)

• APM V1.2 compliant (Legacy Power Management)

• Supporting Wake-on-LAN

• Real Time Clock (RTC) with date alarm, month alarm, and century

field

1-2.7 Multi-I/O Functions :

• Serial ATA Controller integrated in ICH5, supporting:

-- 2x Serial ATA connectors supporting up to 150MByte/s transfer rate

• PCI EIDE Controller, supporting:

-- 2x UATA100/66/33 IDE connectors supporting up to 4 IDE devices

• Dedicated IR Functions:

-- 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 Data Transfer:

-- Standard mode, high speed mode ECP and enhanced mode EPP

• Floppy Disk Connector:

-- One FDD connector supporting 2 floppy drives with drive swap support

• Universal Serial Bus Transfer Mode:

-- USB V2.0 compliant; 480Mb/s USB Bus, supporting Windows 2000 or
later operating system (no support for Windows 9X/ME)

-- 4 built-in USB connectors and 2 USB Headers which require 2 additional
USB cables to provide 4 more optional USB ports

• PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse

• UARTs (Universal Asynchronous Receiver / Transmitter):

-- One serial port (COM1) on board

1-2.8 LAN on board (for 848P-L only)

PCI local bus single-chip Fast Ethernet Controller RTL8101L on board:

• Supporting 10/100Mb data transfer

• Supporting Wake On LAN function through the on-board RJ45 LAN

Connector

• LAN Driver enclosed in Support CD for user’s installation.

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1-2.9 Hardware Monitor on board

• Hardware Monitor supported by W83627HF, providing monitoring and

alarm for flexible desktop management of hardware voltage, tempera-

tures and fan speeds.

• Utility Software Soltek Hardware Monitor for displaying system status

is enclosed in Support CD for user’s installation.

1-2.10 AC’97 Audio Codec on board

AC’97 Audio Codec 2.2 compliant on board

• Supporting 6-channel display of PCM audio output

• 6 channel audio consists of Front Left, Front Right, Back Left, Back

Right, Center and Subwoofer for complete surround sound effect

• AC’97 Audio Codec Driver enclosed in Support CD for user’s

installation.

1-2.11 Form Factor

• ATX Form Factor, ATX Power Supply, version 2.03 compliant, sup-

ported by one Main Power Connector, one +12V Power Connector.

• Mainboard size: 305mm x 210mm

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1-3 Mainboard Specification Table

848P/848P-L Specifications and Features

Chapter 1 Specification

CPU

North Bridge

South Bridge

BIOS

Memory

I/O Chip

AGP interface

Audio

IDE Interface

SATA Interface

PCI Slots

I/O Connectors

Networking

Other optional
feature

Socket 478B for P4 CPU( HT CPU included)

Intel 848P, supporting 800/533/400MHz FSB

Intel ICH5

AMI BIOS

Supporting DDR 400/333/266 SDRAM, up to
2GB in 2 DIMM slots

W83627HF, with Hardware Monitor

AGP8X/4X Mode only; 1 AGP Slot on board

AC’97 Audio 2.2 compliant, 6 channel audio

2 UATA 66/100 IDE ports

1 Serial ATA connector

5 PCI Master slots on board

8 USB V2.0, 1 FDD port, 1 COM port, 1 LPT,
1 IrDA, 1 PS/2 K/B, 1 PS/2 Mouse

LAN Controller RTL8101L and Connector RJ45
(for 848P-L only)

Keyboard/Mouse Wake Up

Models
Optional
Features

LAN Controller
on board

848P

No

848P-L

Yes

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Chapter 2 Hardware Setup

2-1 CPU and CPU Fan Installation with Socket 478B

2-1.1 CPU Installation with Socket 478B

(1) Pentium 4 CPU

Pin 1

Pin 1

(2) Pull up the lever and insert
P4 CPU into socket 478

(3) Pull down the lever to
fix down CPU

(4) Load down the P4 CPU
Fan into Fan base

Connect Fan Power cable
to onboard FAN connector

2-1.2 Hyper-threading CPU supported by Win XP

This mainboard supports Hyper­threading dual-in-one CPU, the func­tion of which can be enabled by Win­dows XP. (See illustration on the
right.)

( If Hyper-Threading CPU is
installed successfully with
Windows XP, the O/S will
enable the dual-in-one CPU
function.)

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2-2 Memory Installation

2-2.1 To Install DDR SDRAM Module

• Make sure to unplug your power supply before adding or removing
memory module.

• Pay attention to the orientation of the DIMM slots.

• This mainboard supports up to 2GB unbuffered DDR 400/333/266
SDRAM, with 2 DDR DIMM slots on board. Do not insert other type of
modules into these slots.

• DDR DIMM slot has 184-pins and one notch. Insert a DDR SDRAM
vertically into the 184-pin slot with the notch-to-rib matching.

184-Pin DIMM Notch Key Definition

DRAM Key Position Voltage Key Position

(2.5V Voltage Key)DDR Notch

DIMM1

DIMM2

DDR Rib

Module Latch

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2-3 AGP 8X/4X Slot Installation

The AGP slot on board supports 1.5V AGP 8X/4X card only. A Rib is
specifically added to the 8X/4X slot so as to match the AGP 8X/4X card.
To insert a 3.3V AGP 2X card into the AGP 4X slot will damage the
system chip and burn the 1.5V circuitry.
An AGP 8X card will support a data transfer rate up to 2GB/sec, while
an AGP 4X card will provide 1GB/sec transfer rate.

2-4 IDE Connectors Installation

To install IDE Connector, you may connect the blue connector of IDE
cable to the primary (IDE1) or secondary (IDE2) connector on board,
and then connect the gray connector to your hard disk. If you install two
hard disks, you must configure the second drive to Slave mode by set­ting its jumpers correctly. Please refer to your hard disk documenta­tion for the jumper settings.

AGP Slot for AGP 8X/4X card

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IDE2
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DIMM1

Hard Disk Drive Connector

IDE1IDE2

Orient the red line on the IDE
Flat Cable to Pin1.

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ATA1

NJ1

ATA2

20

JBAT1

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PWR

PWLED

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LED

HDD

FD1

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Pin 1 (to Red Line)

Black connector

(To Master Device)

IDE Flat Cable

Red line

15

Gray connector

(To Slave device)

80-conductor
cable

Blue connector

(To Mainboard)

Chapter 2 Hardware Setup848P / 848P-L

2-5 Floppy Drive Connector Installation

To install FDC, you should connect the end of FDC cable with single
connector to the board, and connect the other end with two connectors
to the floppy drives.

PS/2 Mouse

JKB1

(on top)

1

Fan1

PS/2 K/B (underside)

USB0

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USB1 (underside)

COM1

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PCI 4

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JBAT1

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FD1

1

FDD Cable

Floppy Drive Connector:

Orient the red line of the
Floppy Flat Cable to Pin1.

Serial ATA
Cable

To Power
Supply

To Mainboard

SATA Power

Serial ATA
Hard Disk

Connector

Serial ATA Power Cable

(optional)

2-6 Serial ATA Connectors Setup

The Serial ATA interface improves the Parallel ATA with the capability of
Hot Plug and offers a data bandwidth of 150Mbytes/second. It also re­duces voltage and pin count.
2 Serial ATA connectors are built on board, supported by the ICH5 for
SATA Hard Disk Drives setup.

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2-7 ATX V2.03 Power Supply Installation

PS/2 Mouse

JKB1

(on top)

1

Fan1

PS/2 K/B (underside)

USB0

(on top)

USB1 (underside)

+12V Power

connector

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3

GND+12V

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PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

Fan3

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1. ATX V2.03 compliant Power Supply is needed for this mainboard to

support both the Main Power Connector and the +12V Power
Connector.

2. This ATX Power Supply should be able to provide at least 720mA/

+5V standby power for Wake On Lan function.

Warning: Both the Main Power Connector and the +12V Power

Connector should be connected to Power Supply; otherwise, the
system may either not start or damaged.

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GND

+5V

GND

+5V

GND

DIMM2

DIMM1

IDE1IDE2

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ATA1

NJ1

ATA2

20

JBAT1

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PWR

PWLED

+

1

Li

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BIOS

Battery

-

SPK RST

LED

+

HDD

1

FD1

USB31USB2

1

+3.3V

+3.3V +3.3V

Pin1 Pin11

Main Power Connector
(20-pin)

+5V
+5V

-5V
GND

GND

GND
PS ON#
GND

-12V

2-8 On Board Fan Connectors

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ATA2

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PWLED

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FD1

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Sensor

+12V

GND

Sensor Conn.

17

Void

+12V

GND

No Sensor

Fan Connector
Fan2, yellow, sensor

Fan Connector
Fan1, yellow, sensor

Fan Connector
Fan4, white, no sensor

Fan Connector
Fan3, yellow, sensor

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2-9 Jumper Settings

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

JFSB1&JFSB2: CPU Frequency Select

(default)

CPU

Auto-

Detection

JFSB1

1

1

JFSB2

100MHz 133MHz 200MHz

(FSB400) (FSB800)

JFSB1

1

1

JFSB2

(FSB533)

JFSB1

1

1

JFSB2

1

1

Keyboard / Mouse

Wake Up

1-2 closed (default)

Disabled

1

2-3 closed

1

JKB1:

Enabled

JFSB1

JFSB2

PS/2 Mouse

JKB1

(on top)

1

Fan1

PS/2 K/B (underside)

USB0

(on top)

USB1 (underside)

COM1

LPT1

JFSB1

1

JFSB2

Main

Power

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Fan4

AGP 8X/4X

PCI 1

PCI 2

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A 3-pin Jumper

If a pin-header (of 2 or more pins) is
designed in such a way that its pins
can be closed or linked together to
set up a specific function,
is called a jumper in this manual.

this header

A 2-pin
Jumper
Cap

The conductor inside the cap
links two header-pins together.

• A Jumper is usually but not necessarily given a “JpX” legend.

• In the Jumper setting diagram, the jumper pins covered with
black marks stand for closed pins with jumper cap.

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Jp X

Jumper with

Pin 2-3 closed

Jumper with

all pins opened

Jumper with

Pin 1-2 closed

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

2-9.1 JFSB1 & JFSB2: CPU Frequency Select

JFSB1 and JFSB2 are designed on board for CPU frequency select.

1. Setting JFSB1 1-2 closed and JFSB2 to 1-2 closed will allow CPU on
board to Auto Detect its own frequency and apply it to the System
Bus.

2. Setting JFSB1 2-3 closed and JFSB2 2-3 closed is for 100 MHz CPU.

3. Setting JFSB1 opened and JFSB2 2-3 closed is for 133 MHz CPU.

4. Setting JFSB1 2-3 closed and JFSB2 opened is to select a CPU
clock at 200 MHz for your CPU. If 200MHz is an overclock for your
CPU, it may or may not boot your system. If an overclok fails to boot
system, you should restore the default setting and then clear CMOS
to reboot your system. (See Clear CMOS in next paragraph.)

JFSB1&JFSB2: CPU Frequency Select

(default)

CPU

Auto-

Detection

JFSB1

1

1

JFSB2

100MHz 133MHz 200MHz

(FSB400)

JFSB1

1

1

JFSB2

(FSB533)

JFSB1

1

1

JFSB2

(FSB800)

JFSB1

1

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Further Notes on CPU Overclocking:

1. If you have successfully booted system, with or without CPU
overclock, you still can try another CPU overclock in BIOS Setup.
Please enter BIOS Setup, choose “Frequency/Voltage Control” of
Advanced BIOS Features, and configure the “CPU Clock” item to
raise your CPU clock.

2. CPU overclocking should take all components on board into account.
If you fail in BIOS overclocking, you will not be able to restart system.
In such case, Power off system and clear CMOS by JBAT1 and then
restart your system. And remember to reconfigure whatever should
be reconfigured.

3. If your system is already fixed in a cabinet or case, you may not like
to take the trouble to clear CMOS. Then power on your system with
the power button on the PC case and simultaneously press down the
“Insert” key on the keyboard until you see the initial bootup screen
appear. And remember you should also enter CMOS BIOS Setup
instantly and choose “Load Optimized Defaults” to restore default
BIOS .

2-9.2 JBAT1: Clear CMOS

When you have problem with rebooting your system, you can clear
CMOS data and restore it to default value. To clear CMOS with Jumper
JBAT1, please follow the steps below:

1. Power off system.

2. Set JBAT1 to Pin 2-3 closed.

3. After 2 or 3 seconds, restore the JBAT1 setting to Pin1-2 closed.

4. CMOS data are restored to default now. Remember never clear

CMOS when system power is on.

Clear CMOS

1

1

JBAT1

1-2 closed
(default)

To hold data

2-3 closed

To clear CMOS

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2-9.3 LJP1: LAN Controller Select (for 848P-L only)

LJP1 is a 3-pin jumper for enabling or
disabling the on-board LAN Controller.
User can set LJP1 1-2 closed to enable
the on-board LAN Controller so as to
set up the LAN driver, or set LJP1 2-3
closed to disable the on-board LAN
Controller. Whether LJP1 is enabled
or not, it is still free for user to add an
add-on PCI LAN card for networking.

LAN Controller Select

1

1

LJP1

1-2 closed

LAN controller Enabled

2-3 closed

LAN controller Disabled

2-9.4 JKB1: Keyboard / Mouse Wake Up

JKB1 is designed on board as a jumper
to enable/disable the PS/2 keyboard/
mouse Wake Up from suspend mode.
USB keyboard/mouse Wake Up func­tion is not supported on this mainboard.

1

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JKB1:

Keyboard / Mouse

Wake Up

1-2 closed (default)

Disabled

2-3 closed

Enabled

(default)

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BIOS

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PS/2 K/B (underside)

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2-10.1 Chassis Panel Connectors

A.

F. G . H. I. J.

A: PS/2 Mouse
B: USB 1 (on top)
C: LPT1 Port
D: RJ45 (848P-L only)
E: Line in/
Rear Speaker Out
F: PS/2 Keyboard

2-10.2 LAN Connector ( for 848P-L Only)

One RJ45 connector is on board for network connection.

B. C.

D.

G : USB 0 (underside)
H: COM1 Connector
I: USB 2 (middle)
USB 3 (underside)
J: Microphone Input /
Center Subwoofer Out
K: Line Out /
Front Speaker Out

E.

K.

Yellow LED “On” to indicate
Network hub is in connection
with the system.

Green LED blinks to indicate
that data transmission is
undergoing in 10/100 Base T
mode.

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2-10.3 CD-ROM Audio Connectors

CD-IN1 is an audio connector connecting CD-ROM audio to mainboard.

2-10.4 External Audio Connector

This Mainboard is designed with an External Audio connector “JAUD1”
which provides connection to your chassis.

1. When JAUD1 is set to 5-6 closed and 9-10 closed, this default setting
disables this connector and leaves the Back Panel Audio enabled.

2. To use this Front Panel Audio Connector, please open all pins of
JAUD1 and connect it to your chassis.

2-10.5 Thermal Detector

Detector RT2: A thermal detector is mounted by default to connector

RT2 so as to detect the temperature of the system. What RT2 does
is to transmit the thermal signal to Hardware Monitor.

JAUD1: External Audio Connector

Pin 10 RET L

Pin 6 RET R
Pin 4 Aud Vcc
Pin 2 Aud GND

Pin 9 FPOUT L

Pin 7 (Key)
Pin 5 FPOUT R

Pin 3 Mic VREF
Pin 1 Mic In

CD-ROM Audio Pin Assignment

CD-IN1

Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 4

Left

GND GND

1

Channel

Thermal Resistor RT2

RT2

RT2 is mounted
with Thermal Resistor
by default for detecting
system temperature.

Right

Channel

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2-10.6 Complex Pin-header (Front Panel Connector)

This complex Pin-header consists of the following connectors for vari­ous supports. When you have fixed the mainboard to the case, join the
connectors of this Complex Pin-header to the case Front Panel.

PS/2 Mouse

(on top)

(1)Power Switch

(2)Infrared(IR)

(3)HDD LED

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Reset Switch(5)

Speaker (6)

To Case
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2-10.7 USB Ports and USB Pin-headers

This series provides 4 USB ports on board supporting various USB
devices. In addition, 2 USB pin-headers are added on board to provide
expansion of 4 more optional USB ports by using 2 additional USB
cables. Users can order the optional USB cables from your mainboard
dealer or vendor.

When plugging the USB cable to USB Header, users must make sure
the red wire is connected to Pin 1.
All 8 USB ports are compliant with 1.1 / 2.0 USB Bus. USB 2.0 supports
Windows 2000 and up (no support for Windows 9X/ME). Please see
Chapter 3 for USB2.0 Installation.

USB connectors

PS/2 Mouse

JKB1

(on top)

1

Fan1

PS/2 K/B (underside)

USB0

(on top)

USB1 (underside)

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USB Port

Red wire

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USB Header

Pin Assignment

Second USB Port Wiring for Front USB

Red White

+5V

1

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D1-

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Chapter 3 Software Setup

Drivers, Utilities and Software Installation

• Support CD:

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

3-1 To Open up the Support CD
3-2 To Install Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility
3-3 To Install AC’97 Audio Drivers
3-4 To Install Hardware Monitor Utility
3-5 To Install LAN Drivers (for 86SPE2-L only)
3-6 To Install Intel USB V2.0 Drivers

3-1 To Open up the Support CD

1. Please put the Support CD enclosed in your mainboard package into
the CD-ROM drive. In a few seconds, the Main Menu will automatic­ally appear, displaying the contents to be installed for this series:

2. In case your system does not open the Support CD automatically,
please click to the following path to enter the Main Installation Menu:

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

3. We recommand that drivers installation should be started from top to
bottom of main menu.

4. Drivers may be updated from time to time in our web site. If you are
installing a newer driver than the one illustrated in this chapter, please
be aware that the illustration pictures might be different.

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3-2 Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility

1. Following the procedures of opening the Support CD, click to “
Install Intel Chipset software installation Utility” to proceed.

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

3. In a few seconds, the setup
process is finished,. Please
restart your computer by
clicking on “Finish” so as to
take the Utility into effect.

Next

Finish

3-3 AC’97 Audio Driver Installation

3-3.1 Install AC’97 6-channel Audio Driver

1. Following the procedures of opening the Support CD, click to “ AC’97
Audio Driver” to proceed.

2. Instantly, the “installShield
Wizard” screen appears to
guide you through the “Avance
AC’97 Audio Setup””.

Next

3. In a few seconds, the setup
process is finished, please
check the radial button “Yes, I
want to restart my computer
now.” And click “Finish” to
restart your system.

Finish

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3-3.2 Verify 6-channel Audio

After installation of AC’97 6-channel Codec, you must configure the 5.1
Speaker connection to enable the 6-channel audio.

1. Connect your on-board Audio Connector to your 6-channel speakers

as depicted in the figure below:

Pale Blue Connector
to Rear Speaker

Pale Green Connector
to Front Speaker

Pale Pink Connector to
Center/Subwoofer Speaker

2. After Connection is done, start your Windows system and double

click the Avance Sound Effect manager icon to enter 6-channel
configuration:

Sound Effect
Manager icon on
Windows XP

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3. The AC’97 Audio Configuration” screen will pop out. Clikc the “Speaker
Configuration” bar with your mouse.

4. Instantly, the “Speaker Configuration” screen will pop out. Pick the
items “6-channel mode for 5.1 speakers output” and “ Synchronize
the phonejack switch with the speakers settings” and then click “OK”
to finish configuration.

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3-4 To Install LAN Drivers (for 848P-L only)

3-4.1 RTL8101L/VIA6107 LAN driver on Win ME / 2000 / XP

1. When you newly install Windows ME, Windows 2000 or Windows
XP, the system will detect the LAN Controller on board and configure
it automatically into system. Therefore, users need not bother to install
the LAN controller into these operating systems.

2. To verify the existence of RTL8101L Controller and Driver, please
enter the “Control Panel” of your system and click “Network” to open
the “Configuration” screen. You can then see the “Realtek8139 (A/
B/C) PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter” is already installed in system.

3-4.2 RTL8101L / VIA 6107 LAN driver on Windows 9X

The LAN driver contained in the Support CD is included in the Autorun
Menu. To install RTL8101L LAN driver on Windows 9X, please click on
the “Onboard LAN Driver” bar and start autorun installation.
The InstallShield Wizard will pop out to guide you through the whole
setup in a few seconds.

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3-5 To Install Hardware Monitor Utility

3-5.1 Installation

Hardware Monitor is built on this mainboard. Its installation is pro-

grammed to a fully automated mode on Windows 9X/Me/NT4/2000/
XP. Users can follow the model installation below for its installation
on various Windows System.

1.Following the procedures of opening the Support CD, click to “
Hardware Monitor Utility” to proceed.

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

3. The InstallShield Wizard
screen will show the current
setting, please click the
“Install” button to continue.

Next

4. After all the setup process

is finished, click “Finish” to

exit the wizard.

Install

Finish

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3-5.2 Verification

1. After installing Soltek Hardware
Monitor, double click “SoltekHM”
icon on the desktop to open the main
window of the Soltek Hardware
Doctor.

2.Then the pop-up screen will show all information about CPU
Temperature, Fan Speed and various Voltages.

Showing the Fan Speed(s) that

Showing the temperature(s), the
function of which is supported by
the mainboard.

is supported by the mainboard.

Click on “Soltek” button to
display the function menu.

Status Warning LED

*Note: Not all items or functions showing in the above picture will
show up. Only those items or functions that are supported
by the mainboard will reveal themselves in the above
screen.

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3-6 To Install USB 2.0 Driver for Windows 2000/XP

USB V2.0 with its 480Mb/s transfer rate supports operating system
Windows 2000 and Windows XP via the Windows 2000 and Windows
XP Service Pack. For archieving Intel USB 2.0 support, users should
install the latest Service Pack for Windows 2000 or Windows XP. (intel
USB 2.0 does not support Windows 9X/ME.)

1. After installation of Intel Chipset software installation Utility in Windows
2000 or Windows XP, start to install the latest Service Pack version
into the operating system. The installation of the latest Service Pack
will support USB2.0 in Windows 2000 or Windows XP now.(The latest
Service Pack can be found in Microsoft Web Site.)

2. To verify USB2.0 installation, please enter “Device Manager” of “My
Computer”. On the “Device Manager” screen, you should be able to
see the item “Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller”,
verifying USB2.0 Driver is installed successfully.

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Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Setup

THE BIOS

BIOS stands for Basic Input and Output System. It was once called
ROM BIOS when it was stored in a Read-Only Memory (ROM) chip
Now manufacturers would like to store BIOS in EEPROM which means
Electrically Erasable Programmable Memory. BIOS used in this series
of mainboard is stored in EEPROM, and 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 manage
your PC hardware by means of a set of routines called BIOS Run­Time Service.

This Chapter includes the following topics :
4-1 About BIOS Setup
4-2 To Run BIOS Setup
4-3 About CMOS
4-4 The POST (Power On Self Test)
4-5 To Update BIOS
4-6 BIOS Setup

Attention: The BIOS Setup is subject to constant update without further
notice to users. It is necessary for users to update the onboard BIOS
by the latest BIOS version provided in our web site: www.soltek.com.tw

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4-1 About BIOS Setup

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

1. Changing the hardware of your system. (For example: installing a
new Hard Disk etc.)

2. Modifying the behavior of your computer. (For example: changing
the system time or date, or turning special features on or off etc.)

3. Enhancing your computer’s behavior. (For example: speeding up
performance by turning on shadowing or cache)

4-2 To Run BIOS Setup

First access BIOS setup menu by pressing < DEL > key after “POST” is
complete ( before OS is loaded ). BIOS will then display the following
message:

DEL:SETUP

4-3 About CMOS

CMOS is the memory maintained by a battery. CMOS is used to store
the BIOS settings you have selected in BIOS Setup. 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 runs 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 check and configure the BIOS Setup for the new start.

4-4 The POST ( Power On Self Test )

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

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4-5 To Update BIOS

• System BIOS is incorporated into a Flash memory component. Flash
BIOS allows user to update BIOS without replacing an EPROM component.

• The Update BIOS Utility “AMIflash.EXE” is a Flash EPROM Program­ming utility that can be loaded on a floppy diskette or a hard disk drive for
updating BIOS.

• Normally, to update BIOS is unnecessary if the system is working fine.
Users should only update BIOS when incompatible problems are encoun­tered or new features have to be added to system.

• AMIflash.exe only works in DOS environment. It can not be executed in

Windows 95/98, ME, NT, 2000 or Windows XP environment.

• Please follow the steps below for updating the sys­ tem BIOS:

Step 1. Please visit the board maker’s website, download the zip files
of the latest BIOS and AMI flash utility “amiflash.exe” for your
mainboard. After unzipping, the BIOS file format will be *.ROM, of which
“ * ” stands for the specific BIOS file name.

Step 2. Create a bootable diskette. Then copy the BIOS file and AMI
flash utility “amiflash.exe” into the diskette.

Step 3. Insert the diskette into drive A, boot your system from the
diskette.

Step 4. Under “ A “ prompt, type “ amiflash *.ROM “ and then press
<Enter> to run BIOS update program. (*.ROM depends on your
mainboard model and version code. Instead of typing “*”, you should
type the specific file name for your specific mainboard). For example,
you may type “amiflash MP005.rom ”.

Step 5. When the message “Flash ROM Update Completed - Pass.”
appears, please restart your system.

Step 6. You will see a message “CMOS Memory Size Wrong” during
booting the system. Press <Del> or <F1> to run CMOS setup utility,
then reload “Load Failsafe Defaults” or “Load Optimal Defaults” and
save this change.

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4-6 BIOS SETUP --- CMOS Setup Utility

4-6.1 CMOS Setup Utility

This mainboard comes with the AMI BIOS from American Megatrends
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 RUN SETUP

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

CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2004, American Megatrends, Inc.

Standard BIOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features

Advanced Chipset Features

PCI/PNP Resource Management

Boot Configuration Features

: : Move Enter : Select +/- : Values F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help
F7 : Previous Values F8 : Fail-Safe Defaults F9: Optimize Defaults

Configure Time and Date. Display System Information ...

BIOS Security Features

Load Optimal Defaults

Discard Changes

Save Changes and Exit

Discard Changes and Exit

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 Changes and Exit” saves your changes and
reboots the system, and “Discard Changes and Exit” ignores your
changes and exits the program.

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6. In entering the Main option of the Main Menu, please use the func­tions in the Function List to configure the setting:

: : Move Enter : Select +/- : Values F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help
F7 : Previous Values F8 : Fail-Safe Defaults F9: Optimized Defaults

Use [Enter], [Tab] or [Shift-Tab] to select a field.
Use [+] or [-] to choose the options.

<F1>: “General Help” provides explanations of the hot-key functions

available.
<F7>: “Previous values” allows user to discard previous values or not.
<F8>: “Fail-safe defaults” allows user to load Fail-safe Defaults or not. Save

and Exit Setup.
<F9>: “Optimized Defaults” alows user to load Optimal Defaults or not.

Attention: The BIOS Setup is subject to constant update without further
notice to users. It is necessary for users to update the onboard BIOS
by the latest BIOS version provided in our web site: www.soltek.com.tw

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4-6.2 Standard BIOS Features

“Standard BIOS Features” allows users to configure Time and Date.
This menu also displays system information.

Run the Standard BIOS Features as follows:
Choose “Standard BIOS Features” from the Main Menu and press
<Enter>. The following screen will appear:

CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2002, American Megatrends, Inc.

System Overview

AMIBIOS

Version : 08.00.09
Build Date : 12/03/03
ID : 1ABRQ011

Processor

Type : Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 1500MHz
Speed : 1500MHz
Count : 1

System Memory

Size : 256MB

System Time 00 : 19 : 29
System Date Fri 13/02/2004

Standard BIOS Features

Help Item

Use [Enter], [Tab] or [Shift­Tab] to select a field.

Use [+] or [-] to configure
system Time.

: : Move Enter : Select +/- : Values F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help
F7 : Previous Values F8 : Fail-Safe Defaults F9: Optimized Defaults

AMIBIOS/Processor/

System memory

These three items only show the respective current
statuses. They cannot be changed in the BIOS
Setup.

System Time The BIOS shows the time of the day in the format:

hh:mm:ss. Choose the field with the Arrow keys
and change the time with the Page Up/Page
Down +/- keys.

System Date The BIOS shows the date of the day in the format:

mm:dd:yy :day of the Week. Choose the field with
the Arrow keys and change the value with the
Page Up/Page Down +/- keys.

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4-6.3 Advanced BIOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features allows user to configure HDD, Floppy, Serial

Port, Parallel Port etc....

Run the Advanced BIOS Features as follows:

Choose “Advanced BIOS Features” from the Main Menu and a screen
with a list of options will appear:

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Advanced Settings

Advanced BIOS Features

Help Item

Warning: Setting wrong values in below sections

Configure CPU.

may cause system to malfunction.

CPU Configuration Press Enter
IDE Configuration Press Enter
Floppy Configuration Press Enter
SuperIO Configuration Press Enter
Hardware Health Configuration Press Enter
ACPI Configuration Press Enter
Clock Generator Configuration Press Enter
USB Configuration Press Enter
Voltage Control Press Enter
Power Management Press Enter

: : Move Enter : Select +/- : Values F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help
F7 : Previous Values F8 : Fail-Safe Defaults F9: Optimized Defaults

4-6.3.1 CPU Configuration: Press Enter to reveal submenu

CPU Configuration

Configure advanced CPU settings

Manufacturer : Intel
Brand String : Intel(R) Pentium (R) 4 CPU 1500MHz
Frequency : 1500MHz
FSB Speed : 400MHz

Cache L1 :8KB
Cache L2 :512KB
Cache L3 :0KB

Ratio Status : Unlocked(Max:19, Min:12)
Ratio Actual Value : 16
Ratio CMOS Setting : 12
VID CMOS Setting : 62

Max CPUID Value Limit : Disabled

Hyper Threading Technology Enabled

Help Item

Sets the ratio between CPU
core clock and the FSB
Frequency.
Note: If an invalid ratio is set
in CMOS, then actual and
setpoint values may differ.

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Manufacturer

BIOS shows the current manufacturer of on-board
CPU.

Brand String

BIOS shows the current brand of on-board CPU.

Frequency BIOS shows the current on-board CPU frequency.

FSB Speed BIOS shows the current Front Side Bus of the on-

board CPU.

Cache L1/L2/L3 BIOS shows the actual CPU internal Level 1/2/3

cache size.

Ratio Status

BIOS shows the current ratio (multiplier) status of
on-board CPU. For P4 CPUs, the ratio is usually
locked.

Ratio Actual Value BIOS shows the actual CPU ratio.

Ratio CMOS Setting

BIOS shows the CPU Ratio in CMOS. If an invalid
ratio is set in CMOS, then actual and setpoint val­ues may differ.

VID CMOS Setting BIOS shows VID setting at which the processor is

to run.

Max CPUID Value

lkj

Limit

Hyper Threading

Technology

BIOS shows the current status of Hyper Threading
Technology. If a Hyper Threading CPU is running
on board, this item will show “Enabled” status. If a
Hyper-threading CPU is not on-board, this item
shows “Disabled”.

4-6.3.2 IDE Configuration: Press Enter to reveal submenu

IDE Configuration

IDE Configuration

IDE Configuration P/S-ATA (Auto)
S-ATA Running Enhanced Mode Yes
P-ATA Channel Selection Both
S-ATA Ports Definition P0-3rd./P1-4th

Primary IDE Master Hard Disk
Primary IDE Slave ATAPI CDROM
Secondary IDE Master Not Detected
Secondary IDE Slave Not Detected
Third IDE Master Not Detected
Fourth IDE Master Not Detected

Hard Disk Write Protect Disabled
IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) 35
ATA(PI) 80Pin Cable Detection Host & Device

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4-6.3.2-1 IDE Configuration

IDE Configuration Allows you to configurare IDE device mode.

Choices:
P/S-ATA(Auto): Parallel/Serial ATA combined mode;
S-ATA Only: For S-ATA running on board only;
P/S-ATA(Win98/Me): P/S-ATA on Win98/Me only
Disabled: IDE Configuration disabled

IDE Configuration Choosing “P/S-ATA(Auto)” to configure the

following:

S-ATA Running En-

hanced Mode

(Combined Mode

Option)

IDE Configuration Choosing “S-ATA Only” to configure the

S-ATA Ports Defini-

IDE Configuration Choosing “P/S-ATA(Win98/Me)” to configure

Option

If P/S-ATA (Auto) is chosen, use this item to choose
S-ATA Running Enhanced Mode.
Choices:
Yes : Choose from the following option:

P-ATA (parallel ATA) Channel Selection:
Choices: Primary; Secondary; Both

S-ATA Ports Definition:
Choices: P0-3rd./P1-4th; P0-4th./P1-3rd.

No : Choose from the following options:

P-ATA (parallel ATA) Channel Selection:
Choices: Primary; Secondary; Both

following:
Allows you to assign the S-ATA port locations.

Choices: P0-3rd./P1-4th.; P0-4th./P1-3rd.;

tion

the following:
Choices: P-ATA 1st Channel; S-ATA 1st Channel; Combined Mode

tion

Choices: P0-Master/P1-Slave; P0-Slave/P1-Master; S-ATA Ports Defini-

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4-6.3.2-2 Primary/Secondary IDE Master/Slave and Third/Fourth IDE
Master

Primary IDE Master Hard Disk
Primary IDE Slave ATAPI CDROM
Secondary IDE Master Not Detected
Secondary IDE Slave Not Detected
Third IDE Master Not Detected
Fourth IDE Master Not Detected

Primary/Secondary

IDE Master/Slave

Third/Fourth IDE

Master

If any IDE device is detected in any one of the above items press <Enter>
to reveal the IDE information:

Primary/(Secondary/Third/Fourth) IDE Master/(Slave)

Primary/(Secondary/Third/Fourth) IDE Master/(Slave)

Device : Hard Disk
Vendor : WDC WD400BB-00DEA0
Size : 40.0GB
LBA Mode : Supported
Block Mode : 16Sectors
PIO Mode : 4
Async DMA : MultiWord DMA-2
Ultra DMA : Ultra DMA-5
S.M.A.R.T. : Supported

Type Auto
LBA/Large mode Auto
Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) Auto
PIO Mode Auto
S.M.A.R.T. Auto
32Bit Data Transfer Disabled

LBA/Large mode

Block (Multi-Sector

Transfer)

PIO Mode

S.M.A.R.T

32Bit Data Transfer

Press <Enter> To show the detected information of
Primary / Secondary IDE Master/Slave device(s).

Press <Enter> to show the detected information of
third/fourth IDE Master device(s).

Help Item

Select the type of device
connected to the system.

Type

To select the types of the IDE devices:
Not Installed; Auto: Setting type automatically
CD-ROM: ATAPI (Packet Interface) CD-ROM drive
ARMD: ATAPI Removable Media Device

To auto-select (default) or disable LBA/Large mode.

To auto-select (default) or disable Block Mode.

To auto-select (default) or disable PIO Mode.
Choices: Disabled; 1, 2, 3, 4

Allows you to enable / disable the Self Monitoring
Analysis and Reporting Technology for the hard disk.

To auto-select (default) or disable 32Bit Data
Transfer.

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4-6.3.2-3 Hard Disk Write Protect

Hard Disk Write

Protect

Allows you to Enabled / Disable(default) Hard Disk
Write Protection

4-6.3.2-4 IDE Detect Time Out

IDE Detect Time Out

Allows you to set time out for IDE Detection.

(Sec)

Choices: 0 - 35 seconds in 5 seconds stepping

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ATA(PI) 80Pin Cable

Detection

Allows you to select ATA(PI) devices for 80Pin Cable
Detection. To set Host & Device allows onboard IDE
controller and IDE disk drive to detect the type of
IDE cable used.
Choices: Host & Device, Host, Device

4-6.3.3 Floppy Configuration: Press Enter to reveal submenu

Floppy Configuration

Floppy Configuration

Floppy A 1.44 MB 3.5 in
Floppy B Disabled

Floppy A/B Press Enter on “Floppy A/B” will let you select this

field to the type(s) of floppy disk drive(s) installed in
your system. The choices are:
360KB 5.25 in.

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

1.44MB, 3.5 in.

2.88MB, 3.5 in.
Disabled

Help Item

Select the type of floppy
drive connected to the
system.

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4-6.3.4 Super IO Configuration: Press Enter to reveal submenu

SuperIO Configuration

Configure Win627THF Super IO Chipset

Help Item

OnBoard Floppy Controller Enabled
Serial Port1 Address 3F8/IRQ4
Serial port2 Address 2F8/IRQ3
Serial port2 Mode Normal
OnBoard CIR Port Disabled
Parallel Port Address 378
Parallel Port Mode Normal
Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7

OnBoard Floppy

Controller

Allows you to enable / disable the Onboard Floppy
Controller.

Allows BIOS to Enable or
Disable Floppy Controller.

Choices: Enabled; Disabled

Serial Port1 Address Allows you to set the Onboard Serial Port1 Address.

Choices: Disabled; 3F8/IRQ4; 3E8/IRQ4; 2E8/IRQ3;

Serial Port2 Address Allows you to set the Onboard Serial Port2 Address.

Choices: Disabled; 2F8/IRQ3; 3E8/IRQ4; 2E8/
IRQ3;

Serial Port 2 Mode

If Serial Port2 Address is not disabled, it allows you
to set the Serial Port 2 Mode. Choices:

-- Normal;

-- IrDA: Providing 2 items for configuration:
IR I/O Pin Select: SINB/SOUTB; IRRX/IRTX
IR Duplex Mode: Half Duplex; Full Duplex

-- ASK IR: Providing 2 items for configuration:
IR I/O Pin Select: SINB/SOUTB; IRRX/IRTX
IR Duplex Mode: Half Duplex; Full Duplex

OnBoard CIR Port

Allows you to set the onboard CIR Port.
Choices: Disabled; 2E0; 3E0

Parallel Port Address Allows you to configure Parallel Port Address.

Choices: Disabled; 378; 278; 3BC;

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OnBoard CIR Port

CIR Port IRQ

Parallel Port Address Allows you to configure Parallel Port Address.

-- Disabled: To disable this function;

-- 378: 2 items to configure for address 378:

--- Parallel Port Mode:
Normal;
Bi-Directional;
EPP:
EPP Version: 1.9; 1.7
ECP:
ECP Mode DMA Channel: DMA0; DMA1; DMA3

--- Parallel Port IRQ: IRQ5; IRQ7

Allows you to set the onboard CIR Port.
Choices: Disabled; 2E0; 3E0

Allows you to set the onboard CIR Port IRQ for 2E0
or 3E0.
Choices: IRQ3; IRQ4; IRQ9; IRQ10; IRQ11

Choices: Disabled; 378; 278; 3BC;

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4-6.3.5 Hardware Health Configuration

Choose “Hardware Health Configuration” in “Advanced BIOS Features”
and press <Enter>. The following sub-screen will appear for
configuration:

Hardware Health Configuration

Hardware Health Configuration Help Item

System Temperature : 34˚C/93˚F

CPU Temperature : 45˚C/113˚F

Fan1 Speed : 3125 RPM

Fan2 Speed : 3169 RPM

Fan3 Speed : N/A

CPU Core : 1.500 V

AGP : 1.532 V

+1.50V : 1.516 V

+3.30V : 3.258 V

+5.00V : 5.094V

+12.0V : 12.074 V

-12.0V : -12.048 V

5VSB : 5.467 V

Battery : 3.444 V

: : Move Enter : Select +/- : Values F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help
F7 : Previous Values F8 : Fail-Safe Defaults F9: Optimize Defaults

Enables Hardware Health
Monitoring Device.

System Temperature Shows current system temperature.

CPU Temperature Shows current CPU internal temperature.

Fan1/2/3 Speed

Displaying the current speed of Chassis/CPU/Power
Fan.

CPU Core

1.5V/3.3V/+12V/+5.00V/
5VSB/Battery

Showing CPU core actual voltage value.

AGP

Showing AGP actual voltage value.

Showing current voltage against the 1.5V/3.3V/
+12V/+5V/5VSB/Battery power supply.

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4-6.3.6 ACPI Configuration: Press Enter to reveal submenu

ACPI Configuration

ACPI Settings

General ACPI Configuration Press Enter
Advanced ACPI Configuration Press Enter

Help Item

General ACPI
Configuration setting

General ACPI Configuration:

To press< Enter > on General ACPI Configuration will reveal the following
item(s).

Suspend mode This item allows you to select the Suspend mode.

You can select S3(STR) for suspending to DRAM if
your system supports this mode. Or you can select
S1 (POS) for Power on Suspend under ACPI mode.
Choices: S1(POS); S3(STR)(Optional); Auto

(Optional) Repost

Video at S3 Resume

If STR mode or Auto mode is selected, this item
allows you to enable / disable this function.
Choices: Yes; No

(Optional) USB Device

Wakeup From S3/S4

This item allows you to enable / disable the USB
device Wakeup function from S3/S4 mode.

Advanced ACPI Configuration:

To press< Enter > on Advanced ACPI Configuration will reveal the
following item(s).

ACPI 2.0 Support Allows you to enable / disable ACPI (Advanced Con-

figuration and Power Interface) 2.0 Support function.
Choices: Yes; No

ACPI APIC Support Allows you to enable / disable ACPI APIC (Advanced

Programmable Interrupt Controller) Support function.

APIC ACPI SCI IRQ If APIC ACPI Support is enabled (Yes), it allows you

to enable / disable APIC ACPI SCI IRQ function.

BIOS-->AML ACPI

Allows you to enable / disable BIOS-->AML ACPI

table

table function.

Headless mode Allows you to enable / disable Headless operation

mode through ACPI.

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4-6.3.7 Clock Generator Configuration

Clock Generator Configuration

Configure ICS ICS952603 Clock Generator

CPU Frequency Setting 133

AGP/PCI Frequency Setting 66.66/33.33 Fixed

Spread Spectrum Disable
Auto PCI Clock Disable

: : Move Enter : Select +/- : Values F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help
F7 : Previous Values F8 : Fail-Safe Defaults F9: Optimized Defaults

Allows BIOS to Select
CPU Over Clock.

CPU Frequency

Setting

This item allows you to enable / disable this setting
function.

CPU Clock If CPU Frequency is set at Enabled, this item al-

lows you to set CPU Clock.
Choices: 100MHz ~350MHz in 1MHz stepping.
(100MHz~250MHz is for 100MHz CPU;
133MHz~283MHz is for 133MHz CPU;
200MHz~350MHz is for 200MHz CPU.)

AGP/PCI Frequency

Setting

Allows you to fix AGP/PCI Frequency.
Choices: Disabled; 66.66/33.33 Fixed;

72.73/36.36 Fixed; 80.00/40.00 Fixed

Spread Spectrum Allow BIOS to Set Clock Spectrum for EMI Control

Choices: Disabled; 0.35%; 0.50%; 0.75%; 1.00%

Auto PCI Clock Set BIOS to Auto Set PCI Clock

Choices: Disabled; Enabled

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4-6.3.7 USB Configuration: Press Enter to reveal submenu

USB Configuration

USB Configuration

Module Version - 2.23.2-7.4

USB Devices Enabled :

USB Function 8 USB Ports
Legacy USB Support Enabled
USB 2.0 Controller Enabled
USB 2.0 Controller Mode FullSpeed

USB Mass Storage Device Config Press Enter

None

Help Item

Enable USB host
controllers.

USB Function Allows you to set the USB Function on the USB port

(s).
Choices: 8 USB Ports; Disabled

Legacy USB Support Allows you to enable / disable the Legacy USB

support.

USB 2.0 Controller Allows you to enable/ disable the USB 2.0 Controller.

USB 2.0 Controller

USB Mass Storage

Allows you to configure the USB 2.0 Controller Mode.

Mode

Choices: FullSpeed; HiSpeed.

Press “Enter” to view its submenu shown below.

Device Config

USB Mass Storage

Reset Delay

No USB Mass Storage

Device detected

To select number of seconds POST waits for the
USB mass storage device after start unit command.
Choices: 10 Sec; 20 Sec; 30 Sec; 40 Sec

If no USB Mass Storage device is detected, this line
will appear on screen.

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4-6.3.8 Voltage Control

Choose “Frequency/Voltage Control” in “Advanced BIOS Features” and
press <Enter>. The following sub-screen will appear for configuration:

Vo ltage Control

Voltage Configuration

AGP Voltage Control 1.5V
DIMM Voltage Control 2.6V
CPU Voltage Control Auto

: : Move Enter : Select +/- : Values F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help
F7 : Previous Values F8 : Fail-Safe Defaults F9: Optimized Defaults

Help Item

Press “+”/”-” to select.

AGP Voltage Control Allows you to configure the AGP Voltage.

Choices: 1.5V; 1.6V; 1.7V; 1.8V

DIMM Voltage Control Allows you to configure the DIMM Voltage.

Choices: 2.6V; 2.7V; 2.8V; 2.9V

CPU Voltage Control Allows you to configure the CPU Voltage. Usually,

to raise CPU voltage will raise the chance of CPU
overclocking and yet risk damage of CPU.
Choices: Auto; 0.8375V ~1.8000V in 0.0125V step­ping

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4-6.3.9 Power Management: Press Enter to reveal submenu

Power Management

APM Configuration

Help Item

Power Management/APM Enabled
Video Power Down Mode Suspend
Hard Disk Power Down Mode Suspend
Standby Time Out Disabled

Suspend Time Out Disabled

Power Button Mode On/Off
Restore on AC Power Loss Power Off

Resume On Ring Disabled
Resume On LAN/PME# Disabled

Resume On RTC Alarm Disabled

Power Management/

Video Power Down

Hard Disk Power

Down Mode

Allows you to enable / disable the Power manage-

APM

ment / Advanced Power Management function.

Allows you to select the Video Power Down Mode.
Choices: Disabled; Standby; Suspend

Mode

Allows you to select the Hard Disk Power Down
Mode.
Choices: Disabled; Standby; Suspend

Standby Time Out

(Minute)

To set the duration of Standby Time Out.
Choices: Disabled; 1; 2; 4; 8; 10; 20; 30; 40; 50; 60

Enable or disable APM.

Suspend Time Out

(Minute)

Power Button Function

Restore on AC/Power

Loss

To set the duration of Suspend Time Out.
Choices: Disabled; 1; 2; 4; 8; 10; 20; 30; 40; 50; 60

Allows you to set power Button function.
Choices: On/Off (default); Suspend

Allows you to set the restore state from AC/Power
Loss.
Choices: Last State; Power Off (default); Power On

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Resume on Ring

Resume on LAN/PME# Allows you to enable / disable (default)the Resume

Resume On RTC Alarm Allows you to enable / disable (default)the Resume

RTC Alarm Date / Hour

/ Minute / Second

Allows you to enable / disable (default)the Resume

on Ring Signal function.
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.

on LAN/PME# function.

On RTC Alarm function.

If resume On RTC Alarm is enabled, this field al­lows you to set the Alarm date Hour, Minute and
second.
Date Choices: Every Day; 01 ~ 31
Hour Choices: 00 ~ 23
Minute Choices: 00 ~ 59
Second Choices: 00 ~ 59

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4-6.4 Advanced Chipset Features

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

Run the Advanced Chipset Features as follows:
Choose “Advanced Chipset Features” from the Main Menu and a
list of option will appear:

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Advanced Chipset Settings

Advanced Chipset Features

Help Item

Warning: Setting wrong values in below sections
may cause system to malfunction.

NorthBridge Configuration Press Enter
SouthBridge Configuration Press Enter

: : Move Enter : Select +/- : Values F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help
F7 : Previous Values F8 : Fail-Safe Defaults F9: Optimized Defaults

Options for NBEnable
USB host controllers.

4-6.4.1 NorthBridge Configuration

Choose “NorthBridge Configuration” in “Advanced Chipset Features”
and press <Enter>. The following sub-screen will appear for
configuration:

DRAM Frequency Auto
Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Enabled

Memory Hole Disabled
Init. Graphic Adapter Priority AGP/PCI
Graphics Aperture Size 64MB

DRAM Frequency Allows you to set the current SDRAM frequency.

Configure SDRAM

Timing by SPD

NorthBridge Configuration

Help Item

Choices: Auto; 266MHz; 333MHz; 400MHz
SPD (Serial presence detect) is a device in memory

module for storing the module information such as
DRAM timing and chip parameters. If this option is
enabled, BIOS will access SPD automatically to
configure module timing. If disabled, DRAM timing
can be configured manually.

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DRAM CAS# Latency With SDRAM Timing by SPD disabled, you can se-

lect the SDRAM CAS# (Column Address Strode)la­tency manually.
Choices: 2 Clocks; 2.5 Clocks; 3 Clocks

DRAM RAS#

Precharge

DRAM RAS# to CAS#

DRAM Precharge

DRAM Burst Length With SDRAM Timing by SPD disabled, you can se-

Memory Hole Allows you to enable / disable (default) the support

Init. Graphics Adapter

Priority

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

With SDRAM Timing by SPD disabled, you can se­lect the SDRAM RAS# (Row Address Strode)
Precharge cycle manually.
Choices: 2 Clocks; 3 Clocks; 4 Clocks
With SDRAM Timing by SPD disabled, you can se-

Delay

lect the SDRAM RAS# to CAS# delay cycle
manually.
Choices: 2 Clocks; 3 Clocks; 4 Clocks

Allows you to set SDRAM Precharge Delay cycle.

Delay

Choices: 5 Clocks; 6 Clocks; 7 Clocks; 8 Clocks

lect the SDRAM Burst length manually.
Choices: 8; 4

of Memory Hole which is reserved for ISA card.
Choices: Disabled; 15MB-16MB
Allows you to select the initial Graphics Adapter.
Choices: AGP/PCI(default); PCI/AGP;

256MB. 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.

4-6.4.2 SouthBridge Configuration

Choose “SouthBridge Configuration” in “Advanced Chipset Features”
and press <Enter>. The following sub-screen will appear for
configuration:

OnBoard AC’97 Audio Auto

Onboard AC‘97 Audio

SouthBridge Configuration

Help Item

Allows you to disable AC’ 97 Audio.
Choices: Auto (default); Disabled

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4-6.5 PCI/PNP Resource Management

PCI/PNP Resource Management allows you to modify the system’s
power saving functions.

1. Choose “PCI/PNP Resource Management” from the Main Menu and
a screen with a list of options will appear:

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PCI/PNP Resource Management

Advanced PCI/PNP Settings

Warning: Setting wrong values in below sections
may cause system to malfunction.

Plug & Play O/S No
PCI Latency Timer 32
Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes
Palette Snooping Disabled
PCI IDE BusMaster Disabled
OffBoard PCI/ISA IDE Card Auto

IRQ3 Available
IRQ4 Available
IRQ5 Available
IRQ7 Available
IRQ9 Available
IRQ10 Available
IRQ11 Available
IRQ14 Available
IRQ15 Available

DMA Channel 0 Available
DMA Channel 1 Available
DMA Channel 3 Available
DMA Channel 5 Available
DMA Channel 6 Available
DMA Channel 7 Available

Reserved Memory Size Disabled

: : Move Enter : Select +/- : Values F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help
F7 : Previous Values F8 : Fail-Safe Defaults F9: Optimized Defaults

Help Item

No: lets the BIOS
configure all the devices
in the system.
Yes: lets the operating
system configure Plug
and Play (PnP) devices
not required for boot if
your system has a Plug
and Play operating
system.

Plug & Play O/S Allows you to configure the PNP devices by BIOS

PCI Latency Timer (PCI

Clocks)

Allocate IRQ to PCI

VGA

or O/S.
Choices: No(by BIOS) (default); Yes(by O/S)

Allows you to set the PCI Latency Time.
Choices: 32(default); 64; 96; 192; 128; 160; 192;
224; 248;

Allows you to assign IRQ to PCI VGA card if card
requests IRQ.
Choices: Yes(default); No

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Palette Snooping 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 a MPEG card.

PCI IDE BusMaster Allows you to enable / disable(default) the PCI IDE

Bus Master function.

OffBoard PCI/ISA IDE

IRQ 3/4/5/7/9/10/11/14/15Allows you to specify available IRQs to be used by

DMA 0/1/3/5/6/7 Allows you to specify available DMAs to be used by

Reserved Memory Size Allows you to specify memory size to reserve for

Some PCI IDE cards may require this to be set to

Card

the PCI slot number that is holding the card.
Choices: Auto; PCI Slot1; PCI Slot2; PCI Slot3; PCI
Slot4; PCI Slot5;

PCI/PNP devices.
Choices: Available(default); Reserved

PCI/PNP devices.
Choices: Available(default); Reserved

legacy ISA devices.
Choices: Disabled(default); 16K; 32K; 64K

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4-6.6 Boot Configuration Setup

Boot Configuration Setup allows you to modify the system’s boot
settings.

Choose “Boot Configuration Setup” from the Main Menu and a screen
with a list of options will appear:

CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2004, American Megatrends, Inc.

Boot Settings

Boot Setting Configuration Press Enter

Boot Device Priority Press Enter

: : Move Enter : Select +/- : Values F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help
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Boot Configuration Setup

Help Item

Configure Settings
during System Boot.

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4-6.6.1 Boot Settings Configuration

Choose “Boot Settings Configuration” in “Boot Configuration Setup” and
press <Enter>. The following items will appear for onfiguration:

Boot Configuration Setup

Boot Settings

Quick Boot Enabled
Quiet Boot Disabled
AddOn ROM Display Mode Force BIOS
Bootup Num-Lock On
PS/2 Mouse Support Auto
Wait For ‘F1’ If Error Enabled
Hit ‘DEL’ Message Display Enabled
Interrupt 19 Capture Disabled

Help Item

Configure Settings
during System Boot.

Quick Boot

Allows you to enable (default)/ disable quick boot of
your system. If enabled, BIOS will skip certain tests
whle booting. This will decrease the time needed to
boot the system.

Quiet Boot

The bootup screen displays normal POST messages
with Disabled selected; the bootup screen displays
OEM Logo instead of POST messages with Enabled
selected.
Choices: Enabled; Disabled

AddOn ROM Display

If “Force BIOS” (default) is chosen, the vendor’s
logo screen will be followed by the “AddOn ROM”

Mode

initial screen (the screen showing the add-on card
BIOS message). If “Keep Current” is chosen, no
“Add-On ROM” screen is followed.

Bootup Num-lock Allows you to toggle between On (default) or Off to

control the state of the NumLock keys when the
system boots. If On, the numeric keypad is in nu­meric mode. If off, the numeric keypad is in cursor
control mode.

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PS/2 Mouse Support Enabled (default), PS/2 mouse is supported. Disabled,

PS/2 Mouse is not supported. If “Auto” is set, the system
will auto detect the PS/2 Mouse.

Wait For ‘F1’ If Error Allows you to hit F1 key when errors occur.

Choices: Enabled(default); Disabled

Hit ‘DEL’ Message

Display

The system will show “Press DEL key to run Setup
when enabled.
Choices: Enabled(default); Disabled

Interrupt 19 Capture Allows option ROMs to trap interrupt 19.

Choices: Enabled; Disabled(default)

4-6.6.2 Boot Device Priority

Choose “Boot Device Priority” in “Boot Configuration Setup” and press
<Enter>. The bootable devices installed on board will appear and are
allowed to assign the Boot Priority.

Boot Device Priority

Boot Device Priority

1st Boot Device 1st FLOPPY DRIVE
2nd Boot Device PM-WDC WD400BB-00

Help Item

Configure Settings
during System Boot.

1st/2nd/3rd Boot

Device

Allows you to set (by pressing <Enter>) floppy or
IDE devices already installed to be the 1st/2nd/3rd
boot device.
Choices: Disabled; Device(s) installed

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4-6.7 Boot Security Features

Boot Security Features allows you to modify the system’s boot security
settings.

Choose “Boot Security Features” from the Main Menu and a screen
with a list of options will appear:

CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2002, American Megatrends, Inc.

Security Settings

Supervisor Password : Not Installed
User Password : Not Installed

Change Supervisor Password Press Enter
User Access Level Full Access
Change User Password Press Enter
Clear User Password Press Enter
Password Check Setup

Boot Sector Virus Protection Disabled

: : Move Enter : Select +/- : Values F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help
F7 : Previous Values F8 : Fail-Safe Defaults F9: Optimized Defaults

Boot Security Features

Help Item

Install or Change the
password.

4-6.7.1 Supervisor Password

To show the status of Supervisor Password. “Installed” is displayed when
supervisor password is set up. Otherwise, “Not Installed” is displayed.

4-6.7.2 User Password

To show the status of User Password. “Installed” is displayed when
supervisor password is set up. Otherwise, “Not Installed” is displayed.

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4-6.7.3 Change Supervisor Password

This option allows you to set a new Supervisor password for the system:

1. Choose “Change Supervisor Password” in the “BIOS Security Fea­tures” and press <Enter>. Then the following message appears:

[ Enter new supervisor password ]

2. The first time you run this option, enter your password up to 6 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 New Password ]

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

5. The following message appears to confirm the new password setup.

[ Password installed ]

[OK]

6. Then press any key to continue your CMOS Setup. To save the pass­word setup, you should press “Save Changes and Exit” and choose
“OK” to exit and save setup.

7. If you enter a new password into the box, you will be using this new
password after you have finished and saved this new setup. Instead,
if you press <Enter> before you enter any new password into the
instruction box, another message box appears, telling you that you
have disabled the Supervisor Password. That means, no password
is set for either entering BIOS Setup or system:

[ Password uninstalled ]

[OK]

User Access Level Allows you to set four different Access Levels when

Supervisor Password has been set.
Choices: Full Access; Limited; View Only; No Ac­cess

Note: “User Access Level” and “Password Check” will appear when “Su-

pervisor Password” has been set.

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4-6.7.4 Change User Password

This option allows you to set a new User password for the system:

1. Choose “Change User Password” in the “BIOS Security Features”
and press <Enter>. Then the following message appears:

[ Enter New Password ]

2. The first time you run this option, enter your password up to 6 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 New Password ]

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

5. The following message appears to confirm the new password setup.

[ Password installed ]

[OK]

6. Then press any key to continue your CMOS Setup. To save the pass­word setup, you should press “Save Changes and Exit” and choose
“OK” to exit and save setup.

4-6.7.5 Clear User Password

1. To remove the current user password, choose “Clear User Password”
and press <Enter>. An instruction box appears on the screen, assur­ing to clear User Password:

Clear User Password?

[OK] [Cancel]

2. Then choose [OK] and press <Enter>. The User Password is suc­cessfully removed.

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Password Check Allows you to set BIOS to check up password with

a password prompt at BIOS Setup or whenever re­starting system. This option will appear when you
have set Supervisor Password or User Password.
Choices: Setup (default); Always

4-6.7.6 Boot Sector Virus Protection

Boot Sector Virus

Protection

NOTE: Many disk diagnostic programs that access the boot

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

When enabled, you receive a warning message if a
program (specifically, a virus) attempts to write to
the boot sector or the partition table of the hard disk
drive.
You should then run an antivirus program. Keep in
mind that this feature protects only the boot sector,
not the entire hard drive.

4-6.8 Load Optimal Defaults

When you press <Enter> on this item, you will get a confirmation dialog
box with a message similar to:

[ Load Optimal Defaults ?]

[OK] [Cancel]

Press <Enter> now to load Optimal values for all the Setup options.

4-6.9 Discard Changes

Discard Changes option allows you to cancel the modifications that you
have specified in the Setup Utility. Highlight this option on the Main
Menu and press <Enter> and the following message appears:

[ Discard Changes?]

[OK] [Cancel]

Follow the message and press <Enter> key to cancel the modifications
that you have specified.

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4-6.10 Save Changes and Exit

Save Changes and Exit allows you to save all modifications you have
specified into the CMOS memory. Highlight this option on the Main Menu
and press <Enter>. The following message appears:

[ Saving configuration changes and exit setup? ]

[OK] [Cancel]

Press <Enter> key to save the configuration changes and exit CMOS
Setup to restart your system.

4-6.11 Discard Changes and Exit

Discard Changes option allows you to exit (or not exit) the Setup Utility
without saving the modifications that you have specified. Highlight this
option on the Main Menu and press <Enter> and the following message
appears:

[ Discard Changes (and exit setup?)]

[OK] [Cancel]

Follow the message and press <Enter> key to exit CMOS Setup and
restart system.

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