Soltek SL-85ERV4-RL User Manual

SL-85ERV4-R/85ERV4-RL Contents

Contents

Chapter 1 Specification ............................................. 8

1-1 85ERV4-R / 85ERV4-RL Components Locations...............9

1-2 Chipset System Block Diagram........................................... 10

1-3 Mainboard Specifications ..................................................... 11

1-3.1 CPU Socket ................................................................................... 11

1-3.2 System Chipsets ........................................................................... 11

1-3.3 Memory ......................................................................................... 11

1-3.4 AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) interface .......................... 11

1-3.5 BIOS............................................................................................... 12

1-3.6 Multi-I/O Functions: ................................................................... 12

1-3.7 SATA RAID Interface .................................................................12

1-3.8 Hardware Monitor on board ..................................................... 13

1-3.9 AC’97 Audio Codec on board .................................................... 13

1-3.10 Advanced System Power Management ..................................13

1-3.11 LAN on board (for 85ERV4-RL only).................................... 13

1-3.12 Form Factor................................................................................13

Chapter 2 Hardware Setup..................................... 14

2-1 CPU Installation with Socket 478B .................................... 15

2-1.1 To Identify a Pentium 4 CPU..................................................... 15

2-1.2 CPU Installation with Socket 478B ..........................................16

2-2 Pentium 4 CPU Fan Installation: ....................................... 17

2-3 Memory Installation ............................................................. 18

2-3.1 How to tackle with the memory Modules................................ 18

2-3.2 To Install DDR SDRAM Module .............................................. 18

2-3.3 To remove a DDR SDRAM Module from mainboard........... 18

2-4 AGP slot Installation ............................................................. 19

2-5 On Board FAN Connectors .................................................. 19

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2-6 IDE Connector Installation ................................................. 20

2-7 Floppy Drive Connector Installation ................................. 21

2-8 SATA RAID Connectors Installation ................................. 22

2-9 ATX V2.03 Power Supply Installation ............................... 23

2-10 Jumper Settings ................................................................... 24

2-10.1 JCLK1&JCLK2: CPU Frequency Select .............................. 25

2-10.2 JBAT1: Clear CMOS ................................................................26

2-10.3 JKB1: Keyboard / Mouse Wake Up .......................................26

2-11 Other Connectors Configuration ...................................... 27

2-11.1 Chassis Panel Connector .......................................................... 27

2-11.2 RJ45 Connector ( for 85ERV4-RL only) ............................... 27

2-11.3 Complex Header......................................................................... 28

2-11.4 Thermal Detector ....................................................................... 29

2-11.5 CD-ROM Audio Connector...................................................... 29

2-11.6 USB Ports and USB Pin-headers ............................................30

2-11.7 External Audio Connector ......................................................31

Chapter 3 Software Setup ....................................... 32

3-1 To Open Up Support CD:..................................................... 32

3-2 VIA 4-IN-1 Drivers Installation .......................................... 33

3-3 To Install AC’97 Audio Driver ............................................ 35

3-3.1 Installation ................................................................................... 35

3-3.2 To verify 6-channel Audio ..........................................................36

3-4 USB 2.0 Driver installation .................................................. 38

3-5 Install Hardware Monitor Utility ....................................... 39

3-5.1 Installation ................................................................................... 39

3-5.2 Verification .................................................................................. 40

3-6 LAN Driver Installation (for 85ERV4-RL only) .............. 41

3-6.1 Installation ................................................................................... 41

3-6.2 Verification .................................................................................. 41

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Chapter 4 BIOS Setup............................................. 42

4-1 About BIOS Setup ................................................................. 43

4-2 To Run BIOS Setup ............................................................... 43

4-3 About CMOS .......................................................................... 43

4-4 The POST ( Power On Self Test ) ....................................... 43

4-5 To Upgrade BIOS .................................................................. 44

4-5.1 Before Upgrading BIOS ............................................................. 44

4-5.2 Upgrade Process........................................................................... 44

4-6 BIOS SETUP --- CMOS Setup Utility................................ 48

4-6.1 CMOS Setup Utility ....................................................................48

4-6.2 Standard CMOS Setup ...............................................................50

4-6.3 Advanced BIOS Features ........................................................... 53

4-6.4 Advanced Chipset Features ....................................................... 56

4-6.4.1 DRAM Clock/Drive Control.................................................... 56

4-6.4.2 AGP & P2P Bridge Control ..................................................... 58

4-6.4.3 CPU & PCI Bus Control .......................................................... 59

4-6.5 Integrated Peripherals................................................................ 60

4-6.5.1 VIA OnChip IDE Device .......................................................... 60

4-6.5.2 VIA OnChip PCI Device .......................................................... 62

4-6.5.3 SuperIO Device ......................................................................... 63

4-6.6 Power Management Setup ......................................................... 64

4-6.7 PnP / PCI Configuration ............................................................ 68

4-6.8 SmartDoc Anti-Burn Shield....................................................... 70

4-6.9 CPU Ratio/Voltage Control........................................................ 71

4-6.10 Load Optimized Defaults .........................................................72

4-6.11 SET SUPERVISOR / USER PASSWORD.............................72

4-6.12 SAVE & EXIT SETUP..............................................................73

4-6.13 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ......................................................73

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Chapter 5 VT8237 SATA RAID ............................. 74

5-0 About Disk Array................................................................... 75

5-0-1 Disk Array Interpretation..........................................................75

5-0-2 Disk Array Member .................................................................... 75

5-0-3 Disk Array Types Supported by VT8237 ................................ 75

5-1 First Step to Set Up SATA RAID System .......................... 76

5-2 Enable SATA-RAID Interface with System BIOS ........... 77

5-3 To Enter VIA Tech. RAID BIOS Setup .............................. 78

5-4 Using VIA RAID BIOS Setup to Create Disk Array ....... 79

5-5 Using VIA RAID BIOS Setup to change Array mode ..... 83

5-6 To Install SATA RAID Driver.............................................. 85

5-6-1 To Install SATA RAID Driver on Windows 2000/XP............ 85

5-6-2 To Install SATA RAID Driver on Windows 98SE/ME.......... 86

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Chapter 1 Specification

Introduction

This series features an integration of the powerful processor Intel
Pentium 4 and the single-chip North Bridge of VIA P4X533 plus South
Bridge VT8237. The Intel P4 processor is a rapid execution engine pro­viding 800/533/400MHz FSB, while North Bridge P4X533 is a high per­formance integrated chipset providing DDR *400/333/266/200 SDRAM
memory interface, Hub interface, and AGP interface.

Integrated with P4X533, South Bridge VT8237 supports the LPC Su­per I/O, the USB 2.0 interface, ATA 133/100/66 data transfer rate, SATA
RAID interface and AC’97 6 channel Audio interface. This chapter is to
introduce to users every advanced function of this high performance
integration.

Topics included in this chapter are:
1-1 Component Locations
1-2 Chipset Diagram
1-3 Mainboard Specifications**

** 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 85ERV4-R / 85ERV4-RL Components Locations

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RJ45 LAN Connector

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AGP 8X/4X

PCI 1

PCI 2

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DIMM1

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PCI 3

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PCI 4

BIOS

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PCI 5

USB2

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1-2 Chipset System Block Diagram

Intel Pentium 4 CPU
(HT & Prescott CPUs
up to 3.0 GHz)

System Bus 400/533/*800MHz

AGP Slot

2 IDE
Connector

Audio
Connectors

USB
Ports

AGP 8X/4X

ATA 133/100/66

AC’97 2.2

(6-channel)

USB Bus V2.0

Keyboard & Mouse

IR

FDD
Serial Ports
Printer Port

H/Monitor

LPC I/O
IT8705F

North Bridge

VIA P4X533

8X V-Link
533MB/s

South
Bridge

VT8237

Single Channel

DDR 266/333/*400
SDRAM

PCI Bus

(Optional)

VT6103
(LAN)

SATA RAID

System
Memory

PCI Slots

RJ45

2 SATA
Connectors

BIOS

*FSB800 and DDR400 are unguaranteed overclock support.

Intel Pentium 4 + VIA P4X533 + VT8237 Diagram

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1-3 Mainboard Specifications

1-3.1 CPU Socket

CPU Socket 478B on board, supporting Intel® Pentium 4 processors

(including Intel Hyper-Threading and Prescott CPUs up to 3.0GHz) in the
478-pin package for :

-- 400/533/800MHz 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

1-3.2 System Chipsets

North Bridge VIA P4X533:

• Supporting 400/533/*800MHz Front Side Bus

• Supporting DDR 266/333/*400 SDRAM memory interface(DDR400
unguaranteed overclock support), HUB interface, AGP 8x/4X interface
as well as Hyper Threading Technology.

• Showing Hyper Threading Logo when booting with a Hyper Threading
CPU.

South Bridge VT8237:

• Supporting the 8X V-Link, LPC Super I/O, Upstream Hub interface,

PCI interface, IDE interface, LAN interface, USB V2.0 interface, SATA
RAID interface as well as the AC’97 6-channel Audio interface.

1-3.3 Memory

2 DDR DIMM 184-pin slots on board for non-ECC DDR 400/333/266
SDRAMs:

• Installation of mixed volumes yet same type of DDR SDRAM modules

supported .

1-3.4 AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) interface

AGP Controller is embedded on board, supporting:

• 1.5V (8x/4x) power mode

• 8X 66MHz AD and SBA signaling; AGP pipelined split-transaction

longburst transfers up to 2GB/sec.

• One AGP Slot on board, AGP v3.0 compliant

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1-3.5 BIOS

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

• Standard CMOS Features (Times, Date, Hard Disk Type etc,)

• Advanced BIOS Features (Password Check, Boot Sequence etc.)

• Advanced Chipset Features (AT Clock, DRAM Timing etc.)

• Power Management Features (Sleep Timer, Suspend Timer etc.)

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

• Integrated Peripherals (Onboard I/O, IRQ, DMA Assign. etc.)

• Hardware Monitor Status (CPU/System Temp., Fan speed etc.)

• Frequency/Voltage Control (CPU clock, Voltage of CPU, DIMM, AGP etc.)

1-3.6 Multi-I/O Functions:

• PCI EIDE Controller, supporting:

-- 2x Ultra ATA 133/100 / 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, ECP and EPP support;

• Floppy Disk connector:

-- One FDD connector with drive swap support;

• Universal Serial Bus Transfer Mode:

-- USB V2.0 compliant, 480 Mb/s USB Bus, supporting Windows 98 and later
operating systems; USB drivers provided in Support CD for installation

-- 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):

-- 1x Serial Port COM1 on board;

1-3.7 SATA RAID Interface

Serial ATA RAID Interface supported by VT8237:

• Supporting 2 Serial ATA RAID connectors for 2 SATA Hard Disks Array

configuration with 150Mb/s transfer rate

• Serial ATA RAID Drivers enclosed in Support CD/Floppy Diskette for user’s

installation

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1-3.8 Hardware Monitor on board

• Hardware Monitor in IT8705F, providing monitoring and alarm for flexible

desktop management of hardware voltage, temperatures and fan speeds.

• Utility Software Soltek Hardware Monitor for displaying Monitoring status

is enclosed in Support CD for user’s installation.

1-3.9 AC’97 Audio Codec on board

AC’97 Audio Codec Version 2.2 compliant on board

• Supporting up to 6 channels 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

1-3.10 Advanced System Power Management

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

cluding ACPI Suspend mode support (See “Power management Features”
in BIOS Setup)

• APM V1.2 compliant (Legacy Power Management)

• Wake On LAN supported (See “Power Management Features” in BIOS

Setup)

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

1-3.11 LAN on board (for 85ERV4-RL only)

PCI local bus single-chip Fast Ethernet Controller VT6103 on board:

• Supporting 10/100Mb data transfer

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

Connector

1-3.12 Form Factor

• ATX Form Factor, ATX Power Supply Version 2.03 compliant, supported

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

• Mainboard size: 215mm x 305mm

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Chapter 2 Hardware Setup

To Get things ready for Hardware setup !

1. We recommend to install your CPU before any other components.
For detailed installation instructions of processor, you can also refer
to the pamphlet enclosed in your CPU package.

2. Installing a cooling fan with a good heatsink is a must for proper heat
dissipation for your CPU. Get ready an appropriate fan with heatsink
for proper installation. Improper fan and installation will damage your
CPU.

3. In case CPU Vcore, CPU clock or Frequency Ratio is adjustable on
board, please follow the instructions described in the User manual
for proper setup. Incorrect setting will cause damage to your CPU.

The following topics are included in this chapter:

2-1 CPU Installation with Socket 478B .................................... 15

2-1.1 To Identify a Pentium 4 CPU..................................................... 15

2-1.2 CPU Installation with Socket 478B ..........................................16

2-2 Pentium 4 CPU Fan Installation: ....................................... 17

2-3 Memory Installation ............................................................. 18

2-3.1 Dual Channel Memory Features............................................... 18

2-3.2 To Install DDR SDRAM Module .............................................. 18

2-4 AGP slot Installation ............................................................. 19

2-5 On Board FAN Connectors .................................................. 19

2-6 IDE Connector Installation ................................................. 20

2-7 Floppy Drive Connector Installation ................................. 21

2-8 SATA RAID Connectors Installation ................................. 22

2-9 ATX V2.03 Power Supply Installation ............................... 23

2-10 Jumper Settings ................................................................... 24

2-11 Other Connectors Configuration ...................................... 27

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2-1 CPU Installation with Socket 478B

2-1.1 To Identify a Pentium 4 CPU

Intel

PENTIUM 4

2.80 GHz / 512 / 800

3) System Bus

2) CPU L2 Cache

1) CPU Working Frequency

On the heatsink side of a Pentium 4 CPU, there printed a line of figures
to identify its specifications. The line consists of 4 parts:

1. CPU Working Frequency: this part depicts the working frequency of

the CPU. The Intel P4 processor with three differeent System Bus

mode provides a variety of speeds ranging from 2A Ghz to 3.2GHz.

400MHz System Bus: 2.60, 2.50, 2.40, 2.20, 2A GHz
533MHz System Bus: 3.06, 2.80, 2.66, 2.53, 2.40, 2.26 GHz
800MHz System Bus: 3.20, 3, 2.80C, 2.60C, 2.40C GHz

2. CPU L2 Cache: this part depicts the L2 Cache size. For example,

512 stands for 512 KB L2 Cache; 256 stands for 256 KB L2 Cache

3. System Bus: this part depicts the System Bus (Front Side Bus) is

provided by CPU clock x 4. For example,
800MHz = 200MHz(CPU clock) x 4; 533MHz = 133MHz x 4
400MHz = 100MHz x 4

Note: System Bus vs CPU Clock
P4 CPU is a quad-pumped CPU. The system bus is provided by the
CPU clock x 4. Therefore, users can figure out the P4 CPU clock by the
System Bus divided by 4.

Pentium 4 with Hyper Threading Technology :
The new P4 processors at 2.40C, 2.60C, 2.80C, 3, 3.20GHz with an
advanced 800MHz system bus and P4 processor at 3.06Ghz with
533MHz system bus all support Hyper Threading Technology.

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This mainboard is built with CPU
Socket 478B (478-pin) supporting the
Intel Pentium 4 CPU:

• Follow the steps described in this sec­tion to install the 478-pin Pentium 4
CPU into the on board Socket 478.

• After installation of Pentium 4 CPU,
you must also install the specific Pen­tium 4 CPU fan designed in tandem
with this CPU. This CPU Fan instal­lation is described in next section.

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

1. First pull sideways the lever of
Socket 478, and then turn it up

0

90

so as to raise the upper layer
of the socket from the lower
platform.

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

mPGA478B

2. Configure Pin 1 of CPU to Pin 1
of the Socket, just as the way
shown in the diagram on the
right. Adjust the position of CPU
until you can feel all CPU pins
get into the socket with ease.

3. Make sure that all CPU pins have
completely entered the socket
and then lower down the lever
to lock up CPU to socket.

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2-2 Pentium 4 CPU Fan Installation:

CPU Fan Connector

Pentium 4 Fanbase

Press down 2 Spring Locks to lock fan to fanbase

Connect Fan Connector to CPU FAN connector

The above pictures are taken from sample mainboards as installation illustr­ation. The layout in the pictures may be different from your mainboard.

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2-3 Memory Installation

2-3.1 How to tackle with the memory Modules

• Make sure to unplug your Power Supply before adding or removing
memory module. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your
mainboard and the memory module.

• Pay attention to the orientation of the DIMM slots. Forcing a DIMM in a
socket improperly will damage the memory module and slot.

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

2-3.2 To Install DDR SDRAM Module

• 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

(2.5V Voltage Key) DDR Notch

DIMM1

DIMM2

Slot Rib

2-3.3 To remove a DDR SDRAM Module from mainboard

Before removing a DIMM from mainboard, you must first power off sys­tem and then press down the DIMM slot latches at both side to release
the DIMM.

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2-4 AGP slot Installation

To install a VGA card into AGP 8X/4X slot on board, users can
install 8X or 4X AGP card with its only card driver. An AGP
8X card will support a data transfer rate up to 2GB/sec., and an 4X
card supports a date transfer rate up to 1GB/sec..

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GND

Sensor Conn.

FAN1, yellow, sensor

FAN2, white, no sensor

FAN3, yellow, sensor

Both Sensor and No-sensor Fan Connectors support CPU/AGP/Sys-

tem/Case cooling fan with +12V mode. A Hardware Monitor chipset is
on board, with which users can install a Hardware Monitor Utility and
read the fan speed transmitted from the sensor fan. Otherwise, users
can read the fan speed from the “Hardware Monitor Status” via BIOS.

Void

+12V

No Sensor

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2-6 IDE Connector 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 slave device and the black
connector to your master device. If you install two hard disks, you must
configure the second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumpers correctly.
Please refer to your hard disk documentation for the jumper settings.

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PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

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VT8237

USB3

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

DDR 266/333/*400MHz

(DDR 400MHz is an unguaranteed overclock support)

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DIMM2

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1

NJ1

FDD1

IDE2

IDE1

Pin 1 (to Red Line)

Black connector

(To Master Device)

Gray connector

(To Slave device)

Red line

Blue connector

(To Mainboard)

IDE Flat Cable

20

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2-7 Floppy Drive Connector Installation

To install FDD, you should connect the end of FDD 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)

Fan1

1

PS/2 Keyboard

USB0

(underside)

(on top)

(2 USB ports))

USB1

COM1

LPT1

PW1

+12V Power

RJ45

USB port
USB port

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Pin 1 (to Red Line)

PW2

Main Power

Fan3

P4X533

AGP 8X/4X

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

USB2

1

mPGA478B

1

VIA

DDR 266/333/*400MHz

(DDR 400MHz is an unguaranteed overclock support)

DIMM1

DIMM2

IDE1IDE2

FDD

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

1

20

-

PWLED

+

-

SPK RST

1

NJ1

Battery

1

Li

VIA

VT8237

USB3

ATA1ATA2

1

PWR

IR

LED

+

JBAT1

1

1

HDD

FDD1

Signal Swap End

To 1st Floppy Drive

Red line

FDD Cable

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2-8 SATA RAID Connectors Installation

2 Serial ATA connectors for 2 SATA Hard Disks with RAID mode are
supported by the South Bridge VIA VT8237. Please see Chapter 5 Disk
Array Installation for detail RAID installaion.

PS/2 Mouse

JKB1

(on top)

Fan1

1

PS/2 Keyboard

USB0

(underside)

(on top)

(2 USB ports))

USB1

mPGA478B

COM1

LPT1

PW1

+12V Power

Main Power

RJ45

USB port

USB port

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ATA1 ATA2

SATA RAID Connector

1

VIA

PW2

P4X533

DDR 266/333/*400MHz

(DDR 400MHz is an unguaranteed overclock support)

AGP 8X/4X

PCI 1

DIMM1

DIMM2

IDE1IDE2

PCI 2

VIA

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

Battery

USB2

Fan3

1

Li

1

VT8237

USB3

ATA1ATA2

1

1

20

-

PWR

PWLED

+

IR

-

SPK RST

LED

+

JBAT1

1

1

HDD

1

NJ1

FDD1

To Power Supply

Serial ATA Hard Disk

SATA Power Connector

Serial ATA Power Cable

(optional)

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2-9 ATX V2.03 Power Supply Installation

PS/2 Mouse

(on top)

USB0

(on top)

COM1

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LPT1

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RT2

Fan1

PS/2 Keyboard

(underside)

(2 USB ports))

USB1

RJ45

USB port
USB port

JAUD1

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PW1

+12V Power

Fan2

VT6103

mPGA478B

1

VIA

PW2

P4X533

Main Power

1

JCLK1

1

JCLK2

Fan3

AGP 8X/4X

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

USB2

1

Li

Battery

1

VIA

VT8237

USB3

VIA

DDR 266/333/*400MHz

DIMM1

ATA1ATA2

1

JBAT1

1

FDD1

1

+12V Power Connector

GND

2

4

+12V

Main Power
Connector

(DDR 400MHz is an unguaranteed overclock support)

DIMM2

IDE1IDE2

1

20

-

PWR

PWLED

+

IR

-

SPK RST

LED

+

HDD

1

NJ1

+12V

5SB

PWR OK

GND

+5V

GND

+5V

GND

+3.3V

+3.3V +3.3V

Pin1 Pin11

GND

1

3

+12V

+5V
+5V

-5V
GND

GND

GND
PS ON#
GND

-12V

To set up Power Supply on this mainboard:

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

1.
should be connected to Power Supply; otherwise, the system may
either not start or be damaged.

2. This ATX Power Supply should be able to provide at least 720mA/
+5V standby power for Wake On Lan function.

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2-10 Jumper Settings

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

JKB1:

Keyboard / Mouse Wake Up

1-2 closed (default)

Disabled

1

2-3 closed

JKB1

Fan1

1

PS/2 Keyboard

(underside)

USB1

Enabled

(2 USB ports))

1

PS/2 Mouse

(on top)

USB0

(on top)

JCLK1&JCLK2: CPU Frequency Select

(default)

CPU

Auto-

Detection

JCLK1

1

1

JCLK2

mPGA478B

100MHz 133MHz *200MHz

(FSB400) *(FSB800)

JCLK1

1

1

1

1

JCLK2

(FSB533)

JCLK1

JCLK2

JCLK1

1

1

JCLK2

COM1

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+12V Power

PW2

RJ45

USB port
USB port

JAUD1

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Main Power

Fan2

1

JCLK1

1

JCLK2

)

VIA

VT6103

Fan3

VIA

P4X533

AGP 8X/4X

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

USB2

1

1

Battery

1

VT8237

Li

USB3

DDR 266/333/*400MHz

(DDR 400MHz is an unguaranteed overclock support)

DIMM1

DIMM2

IDE1IDE2

VIA

ATA1ATA2

1

1

20

-

PWR

PWLED

+

IR

-

SPK RST

LED

+

JBAT1

1

1

HDD

1

NJ1

FDD1

*FSB800 is unguaranteed overclock support.

Clear CMOS

1

2-3 closed

1

To clear CMOS

JBAT1:

1-2 closed
(default)

To hold data

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How to tackle the Jumpers:

123

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.

1 13313

Jp X

Jumper with

Pin 2-3 closed

Jumper with

all Pins open

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.

2-10.1 JCLK1&JCLK2: CPU Frequency Select

JCLK1 and JCLK2 are designed on board for CPU frequency select.

1. Setting JCLK1 1-2 closed and JCLK2 to 1-2 closed will allow CPU on
board to Auto Detect its own frequency and apply it to the System
Bus.

2. Setting JCLK1 2-3 closed and JCLK2 2-3 closed is for 100 MHz CPU.

3. Setting JCLK1 2-3 closed and JCLK2 opened is for 133 MHz CPU.

4. Setting JCLK1 opened and JCLK2 2-3 closed 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.)

JCLK1&JCLK2: CPU Frequency Select

(default)

CPU

Auto-

Detection

JCLK1

1

1

JCLK2

100MHz 133MHz 200MHz

(FSB400) (FSB800)

JCLK1

1

1

JCLK2

(FSB533)

JCLK1

1

1

JCLK2

JCLK1

1

1

JCLK2

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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” menu,
and then 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 .

2-10.2 JBAT1: Clear CMOS

When you have problems 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, return the JBAT1 setting
to Pin1-2 closed.

4. CMOS data are restored to default.
Remember never clear CMOS when system
power is on.

JBAT1:

Clear CMOS

1

1-2 closed
(default)
To hold data

1

2-3 closed
To clear CMOS

2-10.3 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.

Keyboard / Mouse Wake Up

1

1

JKB1:

1-2 closed (default)

Disabled

2-3 closed

Enabled

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2-11 Other Connectors Configuration

2-11.1 Chassis Panel Connector

A

B

C

D

K

E

A : PS/2 Mouse
B : LPT1 Port
C : RJ45 (85ERV4-RL only)
D : Line in/
Rear Speaker Out
E : PS/2 Keyboard
F : 2 USB ports

F

GHI

G : COM1 Connector
H : (COM2 not available)
I : 2 USB ports
J : Microphone Input /
Center Subwoofer Out
K : Line Out /
Front Speaker Out

2-11.2 RJ45 Connector ( for 85ERV4-RL only)

One RJ45 connector is on board for LAN connection.

Green LED blinks to indicate

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

RJ45 Connector

that data transmission is un­dergoing in 10/100 Base T
mode.

PS/2 Mouse

JKB1

(on top)

Fan1

1

PS/2 Keyboard

USB0

(underside)

(on top)

USB1

(2 USB ports))

COM1

LPT1

PW1

+12V Power

PW2

Main Power

RJ45

USB port
USB port

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Fan3

P4X533

AGP 8X/4X

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

1

J

mPGA478B

1

VIA

DDR 266/333/*400MHz

(DDR 400MHz is an unguaranteed overclock support)

DIMM1

DIMM2

IDE1IDE2

VIA

ATA1ATA2

VT8237

Li

Battery

USB3

USB2

1

1

1

20

-

PWR

PWLED

+

IR

-

SPK RST

LED

+

HDD

JBAT1

1

NJ1

1

FDD1

1

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2-11.3 Complex Header

This complex Header consists of 6 connectors providing various
supports:

PS/2 Mouse

JKB1

(on top)

Fan1

1

PS/2 Keyboard

USB0

(underside)

(on top)

USB1

(2 USB ports))

mPGA478B

COM1

LPT1

PW1

+12V Power

RJ45

USB port
USB port

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Power Switch

(1)Power Switch

(2)Infrared(IR)

(3)HDD LED

1

PW2

Main Power

JCLK1
JCLK2

VIA

P4X533

AGP 8X/4X

PCI 1

PCI 2

VIA

PCI 3

VT8237

PCI 4

Li

PCI 5

Battery

1

USB3

USB2

Fan3

1

1

Connect thiese connectors
to PC Front Panel

PWRBT#

PWRBT

IR_VCC

NC

IRRX

IRGND

IRTX
HDLED­HDLED+

JBAT1

1

DDR 266/333/*400MHz

DIMM1

ATA1ATA2

1

FDD1

PLED-

NC

PLED+

RSTGND
RST1

SP1
NC
SP3
SPVCC

(DDR 400MHz is an unguaranteed overclock support)

DIMM2

IDE1IDE2

1

20

-

PWR

PWLED

+

IR

-

SPK RST

LED

+

HDD

1

NJ1

Power LED

Power LED (4)

Reset Switch (5)

Speaker (6)

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2-11.4 Thermal Detector

PS/2 Mouse

JKB1

(on top)

Fan1

1

PS/2 Keyboard

USB0

(underside)

(on top)

USB1

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COM1

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CD-IN1

(2 USB ports))

LPT1

PW1

+12V Power

Main Power

RJ45

USB port
USB port

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1

Thermal Detector RT2

VIA

PW2

Fan3

P4X533

AGP 8X/4X

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

USB2

1

Battery

1

DDR 266/333/*400MHz

(DDR 400MHz is an unguaranteed overclock support)

DIMM1

DIMM2

IDE1IDE2

VIA

ATA1ATA2

VT8237

Li

1

USB3

1

1

20

-

PWR

PWLED

+

IR

-

SPK RST

LED

+

HDD

JBAT1

1

NJ1

FDD1

1

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

RT2

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.

2-11.5 CD-ROM Audio Connector

PS/2 Mouse

(on top)

(on top)

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USB0

COM1

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CD-IN1

JKB1

Fan1

1

PS/2 Keyboard

(underside)

(2 USB ports))

USB1

LPT1

PW1

+12V Power

Main Power

RJ45

USB port

USB port

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Fan2

1

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JCLK1

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JCLK2

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VT1617

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mPGA478B

1

VIA

PW2

P4X533

DDR 266/333/*400MHz

CD-IN 1

AGP 8X/4X

PCI 1

(DDR 400MHz is an unguaranteed overclock support)

DIMM1

DIMM2

IDE1IDE2

PCI 2

VIA

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

USB2

Fan3

1

Battery

ATA1ATA2

VT8237

Li

1

USB3

1

1

1

20

-

PWR

PWLED

+

IR

-

SPK RST

LED

+

HDD

JBAT1

1

NJ1

FDD1

1

CD-ROM Audio Pin Assignment

Pin 4 Pin 3 Pin 2

1

Right

Channel

GND

GND

Pin 1

Left

Channel

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2-11.6 USB Ports and USB Pin-headers

This series provides four USB ports USB0 to USB3 on board sup­porting various USB devices. In addition, two USB pin-headers are
added on board to provide expansion of four more optional USB ports
by using two additional USB Cables. Users can order the optional USB
cables from your mainboard dealer or vender.

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 1.0 / 2.0 USB Bus. USB 2.0 sup­ports Windows 98 and up . USB 1.0 / 2.0 drivers are provided in Sup­port CD for user’s installation.

4 USB Ports

PS/2 Mouse

JKB1

(on top)

Fan1

1

PS/2 Keyboard

USB0

(underside)

(on top)

(2 USB ports))

USB1

COM1

LPT1

PW1

+12V Power

Main Power

RJ45

USB port
USB port

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mPGA478B

1

VIA

PW2

P4X533

DDR 266/333/*400MHz

(DDR 400MHz is an unguaranteed overclock support)

DIMM1

DIMM2

IDE1IDE2

ATA1ATA2

1

1

20

-

PWR

PWLED

+

IR

-

SPK RST

LED

+

HDD

JBAT1

1

NJ1

1

FDD1

1

Fan3

AGP 8X/4X

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

1

VIA

VT8237

Li

Battery

USB3

USB2

1

USB cable for 2 USB ports

10-pin connector of this USB
cable supports 2 USB ports.

2 USB ports

10-pin
connector

Red wire

1

10

10

1

USB Pin-headers USB2 and USB3

Use a 4-pin connector to connect USB pin-header to 1 USB port

First USB Port Wiring for 1 Front USB port

USB Header

Pin Assignment

Red White

+5V

1

+5V
Red

D1-

D2-

White

Green

D1+

D2+

Green

black
GND

GND
black

10

Use 4-pin connector
to support 1USB port
only.

Second USB Port Wiring for another Front USB port

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BIOS

mPGA478B

1

USB2

1

AGP 8X/4X

IDE1IDE2

1

DDR 266/333/*400MHz

DIMM2

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

LPT1

COM1

PS/2 Keyboard

USB1

(2 USB ports))

USB0

FDD1

1

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1

PS/2 Mouse

(on top)

Battery

Li

HDD

IR

PWR

1

20

SPK RST

+

-

+

-

PWLED

NJ1

LED

RJ45

(on top)

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DIMM1

1

PW2

PW1

1

JBAT1

1

JCLK1

1

JCLK2

RT2

VT1617

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VIA

VT6103

1

VIA

P4X533

Fan1

Fan3

Fan2

USB3

1

ATA1ATA2

VIA

VT8237

Main Power

+12V Power

(underside)

JAUD1

1

JKB1

(DDR 400MHz is an unguaranteed overclock support)

2-11.7 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.

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

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Chapter 3 Software Setup

Drivers, Utilities and Software Installation

Support CD:
This mainboard 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.

This chapter is devoted to describing the installations of all these
essential drivers and utilities.

3-1 To Open Up 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 VIA 4-IN-1 Drivers Installation

1. Following the procedures of opening the Support CD, click to “ VIA 4-

in-1 Drivers” to proceed.

2.The VIA Service Pack

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

Next

4. On the screen below, check

”Normally Install” and click
“Next” to continue. (If you
check “Quick Install”, you will
skip the detailed procedures of
the VIA 4-in-1 Setup.)

3. “VIA Service Pack README”
screen will appear, please click
the “Yes” button to agree with
the Licence Agreement and
continue.

Ye s

5. Select the checkbox as below
and click “Next” to continue:

VIA PCI IDE Bus Driver
AGP Driver (AGP 3.0 Supported)
VIA INF Driver 1.70a

Next

Next

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6. Select “Install VIA PCI IDE
Driver” checkbox, then click the
“Next” button to continue.

Next

8. After all these setup procedures have finished, you should restart
your computer by clicking on “OK” so as to put VIA 4-in-1drivers

into effect and proceed to next driver installation.

7. Select “Install VIA AGP Driver”
in turbo mode and press “Next”
button to continue.

Next

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3-3 To Install AC’97 Audio Driver

AC97 Audio Codec VT1617 / VT1616 on board, AC’97 2.2 compatible,
supporting 6 channel audio codec for PC multimedia systems. VIA AC’97
Audio Codec Driver is provided in Support CD for user’s installation.

3-3.1 Installation

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

2. Instantly, the “VIA Audio Driver
Setup Program”screen
appears to guide you through
the “VIA Audio Driver“ Setup,
please press “Next” button to
continue.

3. Instantly, check ” Install Driver”
and click “Next” to continue. (If
you want to stop setup, click
the “Cancel” button.)

Next

4. After 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.

Next

Finish

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3-3.2 To 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 “volume” icon at the taskbar to enter 6-channel configuration:

“Volume” icon

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3. Again click “Advanced“ button to enter 6 channel configuration.

4. At the “Other Controls”, pick the item “Smart 5.1 Enable” to activiate
6 channel configuration. Then click “Close” to finish configuration.

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3-4 USB 2.0 Driver installation

USB2.0 Driver is typically for Windows 98SE/ME. For Windows 2000/
XP, users can install their latest Service Pack instead of the USB2.0
driver to gain the USB2.0 support. For the Windows 98se/Me, users
must install the USB2.0 driver to activate the USB2.0 support:

1. Following the procedures of opening the Support CD, click to choose
“VIA USB 2.0 Driver” to proceed. Please notice that the USB card
driver is different from the USB 2.0 driver typically for the on-board
USB. Do not use the USB card driver here.

2. Instantly the “USB 2.0 Setup Program”
will pop up on screen. Click “Next” to
continue.

Next

3. Instantly, next screen will pop up to
prompt you to select component. Select
“Install USB Driver” and click “Next”
button to continue.

4. The USB 2.0 Setup Program will then
guide you through the whole driver setup
until the “Finish” screen appears to
prompt you to restart your system.
Please click “Finish” button to restart
system to put the new driver into effect.

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3-5 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.

Showing the Voltage(s) that is
supported by the mainboard.

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 LAN Driver Installation (for 85ERV4-RL only)

3-6.1 Installation

1. Following the procedures of opening the Support CD, click to “
Onboard LAN Driver” to proceed.

2. Instantly, “The installation is
completed” screen appears,
indicating that LAN Driver
setup is finished.

3-6.2 Verification

1. After LAN Driver setup, a new networking icon will appear at the
corner of the “Start” screen of your system, indicating that a network
channel has been set up.

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Chapter 4 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 ........................................................... 43

4-2 To Run BIOS Setup ......................................................... 43

4-3 About CMOS .................................................................... 43

4-4 The POST ( Power On Self Test ) ................................... 43

4-5 To Upgrade BIOS ............................................................ 44

4-6 BIOS SETUP --- CMOS Setup Utility .............................. 48

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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:

Press “DEL” to enter “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 do some proper settings in BIOS Setup.

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 Upgrade BIOS

• System BIOS is incorporated into a Flash memory component. Flash

BIOS allows user to upgrade BIOS without the need to replace an EPROM
component.

• The Upgrade Utility can be loaded on a floppy diskette to execute saving,

verifying, and updating the system BIOS. The Upgrade Utility can also be
run from a hard disk drive or a network drive.

4-5.1 Before Upgrading BIOS

• It is highly recommended that you save a copy of the original mainboard

BIOS along with a Flash EPROM Programming utility (AWDFLASH.EXE)
to a bootable floppy disk so that you can reinstall the BIOS when needed.

4-5.2 Upgrade Process

• Normally, to upgrade BIOS is unnecessary if the system is working fine

Users should only upgrade the BIOS when you experience incompatible
problems or need to create new features.

• “AWDFLASH.EXE” is a Flash EPROM Programming utility that up dates

the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM
on the mainboard. This program only works in DOS environment, the

utility can not be executed in Windows 95/98, ME, NT, WINDOWS
2000 or Windows XP environment.

• Please follow the steps below for upgrading the system BIOS:

Step 1. Please visit the board maker’s website, download the zip file
which contains the latest BIOS file and Award Flash Utility “AWDFLASH.
EXE”. After unzipping, the BIOS file format will be *.bin, of which “ * ”
stands for the specific BIOS file name.

Step 2. Create a bootable diskette. Then copy the BIOS file and Award
Flash Utility “AWDFLASH.EXE” into the diskette.

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

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

Step 5. Please press <F1> or <F10> to exit or reset your system.

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

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

The parameters of AWDFLASH.EXE

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

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

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

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BIOS Update Illustration:
(1) Executing the “awdflash.exe pt880.bin” in DOS system, Award Flash

Memory Writer Start Screen appears: To input BIOS file name.

AwardBIOS Flash Utility V8.24F
(C)Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved

For PT880-8237-6A7L2SN9C-00 Date: 09/18/2003

File Name to Program : PT880.BIN

Message: Input the (BIOS) file name

(2) Press Y if you want to back up your old BIOS. Otherwise, press N to go

on without saving.

AwardBIOS Flash Utility V8.24F
(C)Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved

For PT880-8237-6A7L2SN9C-00 Date: 09/18/2003

File Name to Program : PT880.BIN

Message: Do You Want To Save BIOS (Y/N)

(3) Press Y to write the latest BIOS into system.

AwardBIOS Flash Utility V8.24F
(C)Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved

For PT880-8237-6A7L2SN9C-00 Date: 09/18/2003

File Name to Program : PT880.BIN

Message: Press “Y” to Program or “N” to Exit

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(4) Updating is in progress. Do not turn off power at this moment.

AwardBIOS Flash Utility V8.24F

(C)Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved

For PT880-8237-6A7L2SN9C-00 Date: 09/18/2003
Flash Type - SST 39SF020 /5V

File Name to Program : pt880.bin

Writing Flash Memory - 0FE00 OK

Write OK No Update Write Fail

Warning: Don’t Turn Off Power Or Reset System !

(5) When the process is complete, remove the Floppy Diskette and press

F1 to restart the system to put the new BIOS into effect.

AwardBIOS Flash Utility V8.24F

(C)Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved

For PT880-8237-6A7L2SN9C-00 Date: 09/18/2003
Flash Type - SST 39SF020 /5V

File Name to Program : pt880.bin

Flashing Complete

Remove Floppy Diskette & Hit <F1> to Continue

Write OK No Update Write Fail

F1 Reset

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4-6 BIOS SETUP --- CMOS Setup Utility

Warning and Tips: If changing CMOS Configuration causes difficulty in
rebooting system, you can take the following measures:

1. At pressing the power button to reboot, press the “Insert” key at the
same time. As soon as the screen displays the booting message,
release the “Insert” key and press “Delete” key to enter CMOS Setup
Utility . Then choose the “Load Optimized (Optimal) Defaults” menu
to restore the default values for a new start. Or,

2. Open your machine cabinet and clear CMOS with jumper setting.
Please refer to the Jumper Setting Section of this User manual.

4-6.1 CMOS Setup Utility

1. Power on your system.

2. At the initial screen, enter CMOS Setup Utility by pressing < Del >
key before POST(Power on Self Test) is complete and the main pro­gram screen will appear as follows.

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Standard CMOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features

Advanced Chipset Features

Integrated Peripherals

Power Management Setup

PnP/PCI Configurations

SmartDoc Anti-Burn Shield

Esc: Quit : Select Item
F1: General Help F10: Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

CPU Ratio/Voltage Control

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

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3. When one main item of the Main Menu is chosen and clicked on, its
submenu will appear to display the related items and options. On the
other hand, a list of operation guide will appear at the end of the
submenu as below:

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

(1) 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.

(2) Press <Enter> to select item or option.
(3) +/- /PU/PD: To adjust or select value.
(4) F10: Save configuration.

(5) Esc: Press <Esc> key to get out of the menu on screen.
(6) F1: Press F1 to display General Help List.

(7) F5: Press F5 to restore the Previous Value.
(8) F6: Press F6 to load the Fail-Safe default values.

(9) F7: Press F7 to load the Optimized Default Values.

4. You may return to the Main Menu anytime by pressing <ESC>.

5. In the Main Menu, “SAVE AND EXIT SETUP” saves your changes
and reboots the system, and “EXIT WITHOUT SAVING” ignores your
changes and exits the program.

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4-6.2 Standard CMOS Setup

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

Run the Standard CMOS Setup as follows:
Choose “Standard CMOS Setup” from the Main Menu and a screen
with a list of options will appear:

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Standard CMOS Features

Date (mm:dd:yy) Wed, Nov 11 2003
Time (hh:mm:ss) 9 : 41 : 11

IDE Primary Master WDC WD400BB-00DEA0
IDE Primary Slave None
IDE Secondary Master None
IDE Secondary Slave None

Drive A 1.44M, 3.5 in.
Drive B None

Video EGA/VGA
Halt On All, But Keyboard

Base Memory 640K
Extended Memory 252928K
Total Memory 253952K

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

Menu Level

Change the day,
month, year and
century

Item Help

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Date (mm:dd:yy) The BIOS determines the day of the week from the

other date information. This field is for information
only.
Press the left or right arrow key to move to the
desired field (date, month, year). Press the PgUp
or PgDn key to increment the setting, or type the
desired value into the field.

Time (hh:mm:ss) The time format is based on the 24-hour military-time

clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00. Press the
left or right arrow key to move to desired field. Press
the PgUp or PgDn key to increment the setting, or
type the desired value into the field.

Primary / Secondary

Master / Slave

This field records the specifications for all non-SCSI
hard disk drives installed in your system. Refer to
the respective documentation on how to install the
drives.

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press Enter

IDE Primary Master Auto
Access Mode Auto

Capacity 40022MB

Cylinder 19158
Head 16
Precomp 0
Landing Zone 19157
Sector 255

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

IDE Primary Master

Item Help

Menu Level

To auto-detect the
HDD’s size, head...
on this channel

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

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

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

1.44MB, 3.5 in.

2.88MB, 3.5 in.
None

Video Select the type of primary video subsystem in your

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

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

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

Base Memory Typically 640KB. Also called conventional memory.

The DOS operating system and conventional appli­cations use this area.

Extended Memory Above the 1MB boundary. Early IBM personal

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

Total Memory This option shows system memory capacity.

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4-6.3 Advanced BIOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features improves your system performance or sets
up system features according to your preference.

Run the Advanced BIOS Features as follows:

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

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Advanced BIOS Features

Virus Warning Disabled
CPU L1 & L2 Cache Enabled
CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enabled
Hyper Threading Technology Enabled
Quick Power On Self Test Enabled
First Boot Device Floppy
Second Boot Device HDD-0
Third Boot Device CDROM
Boot Other Device Enabled
Swap Floppy Drive Disabled
Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled
Boot Up NumLock Status On
Typematic Rate Setting Disabled
x Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) 6
x Typematic Delay (Msec) 250
Security Option Setup
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB Non-OS2
Video BIOS Shadow Enabled

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

Item Help

Menu Level

Allows you to choose
the VIRUS warning
feature for IDE Hard
Disk boot sector
protection. If this
functions is enabled
and someone attempt
to write data into this
area, BIOS will show a
warning message on
screen and alarm beep

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Virus Warning When enabled, you receive a warning message if a

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

NOTE: Many disk diagnostic programs that access the boot

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

CPU L1 & L2 Cache Cache memory is additional memory that is much

faster than conventional DRAM (system memory).
CPUs from 486-type up contain internal cache
memory (L1), and most, but not all, modern PCs
have additional (external) cache memory (L2).
When the CPU requests data, the system transfers
the requested data from the main DRAM into cache
memory, for faster access by the CPU.

CPU L2 Cache ECC

Checking

Hyper Threading

Technology

Quick Power On Self

First/Second/Third/

Boot Other Device

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

To enable/disable Error Checking and Correcting Code
on CPU L2 Cache.

If a P4 CPU with Hyper Threading technology is installed
on board, this item will appear and allow you to enable/
disable the function. If not, this item will not appear.

Select Enabled to reduce the amount of time re-

Test

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

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

changing without any physical connection and modi­fication on the cables.

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

to determine whether they have 40 or 80 tracks. Only
360-KB floppy drives have 40 tracks; drives with
270KB, 1.2MB, and 1.44MB capacity all have 80
tracks. Because very few modern PCs have 40-track
floppy drives, we recommend that you set this field
to disabled to save time.

Boot Up NumLock

Status

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

Typematic Rate (Chars

/ Sec)

Typematic Delay

(Msec)

Security Option

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

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

When the typematic rate setting is enabled, you can
select a typematic rate (the rate at which character
repeats when you hold down a key) of 6, 8, 10, 12,
15, 20, 24, or 30 characters per second.

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

If you have set a password, select whether the
password is required every time the System
boots, or only when you enter setup.
Choices: System; Setup

OS Select For DRAM >

64MB

Video BIOS Shadow Selecting Enabled allows copying Video BIOS to

Select OS2 only if you are running OS/2 operating
system with greater than 64MB of RAM on your
system.

shadow RAM, resulting in better video performance.

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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:

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Advanced Chipset Features

DRAM Clock/Drive Control Press Enter
AGP & P2P Bridge Control Press Enter
CPU & PCI Bus Control Press Enter
Memory Hole Disabled
System BIOS Cacheable Disabled
Init Display First AGP

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

Item Help

Menu Level

4-6.4.1 DRAM Clock/Drive Control

Choose “DRAM Clock/Drive Control” in “Advanced Chipset Features”
and press <Enter>. The following sub-screen will appear for DRAM
Control configuration:

Current FSB Frequency 133MHz
Current DRAM Frequency 133MHz
DRAM Clock By SPD
DRAM Timing Auto By SPD
x SDRAM CAS Latency 2,5
x Bank Interleave Disabled
x Precharge to Active(Trp) 4T
x Active to Precharge(Tras) 9T
x Active to CMD(Trcd) 4T
x REF to ACT/REF to REF(Trfc) 15T
xACT(0) to ACT(1) (TRRD) 3T
DRAM Command Rate 2T Command
Delay Dclk Control Disable

Current FSB

Frequency

Current DRAM

Frequency

DRAM Clock/Drive Control

Item Help

Menu Level

This item is to show the current FSB Frequency.

This item is to show the current DRAM Frequency.

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DRAM Clock This item allows you to set the DRAM Clock.

SPD (Serial Presence Detect) is located on the
memory modules, BIOS reads information coded in
SPD during system boot up.
Choices: By SPD; 100MHz;133MHz; 166MHz;
200MHz

DRAM Timing This item allows you to set the DRAM Timing.

Choices: Auto By SPD; Manual

SDRAM CAS Latency

With SDRAM Timing by SPD disabled, you can se­lect the SDRAM CAS# (Column Address Strode)la­tency manually. Choices: 1.5; 2.0; 2.5; 3.0

Bank Interleave

Precharge to Active

Active to Precharge

(Tras)

Active to CMD(Trcd)

REF to ACT/REF to

REF(Trfc)

ACT(0) to ACT (1)

(TRRD)

DRAM Command Rate Allows you to set the DRAM Command Rate.

Delay Dclk Control Allows you to enable / disable the Delay Dclk Control.

This value appears when “DRAM Timing” is set at
“Manual”. Choices: 2 Bank; 4 Bank; Disabled

This value appears when “DRAM Timing” is set at

(Trp)

“Manual”. Choices: 2T; 3T; 4T; 5T

This value appears when “DRAM Timing” is set at
“Manual”. Choices: 6T; 7T; 8T; 9T

This value appears when “DRAM Timing” is set at
“Manual”. Choices: 2T; 3T; 4T; 5T

This value appears when “DRAM Timing” is set at
“Manual”. Choices: 12T; 13T; 14T; 15T

This value appears when “DRAM Timing” is set at
“Manual”. Choices: 2T; 3T

Choices: 1T Command; 2T Command

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4-6.4.2 AGP & P2P Bridge Control

Choose “AGP & P2P Bridge Control” in “Advanced Chipset Features”
and press <Enter>. The following sub-screen will appear for AGP &
P2P Bridge Control configuration:

AGP & P2P Bridge Control

AGP Aperture Size 64M
AGP3.0 Mode 8X
AGP Driving Control Auto
x AGP Driving Value DA
AGP Fast Write Enabled
AGP Master 1 WS Write Disabled
AGP Master 1 WS Read Disabled
AGP 3.0 Calibration cycle Disabled
DBI Output for AGP Trans. Disabled
DBI Output for Frame Trans Disabled

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

or 256 MB. Memory mapped and graphics data
structures can reside in a Graphics Aperture. BIOS
will automatically report the starting address of this
buffer to the O.S.

AGP3.0 Mode

This item allows you to select AGP Mode.
Choices: 1X; 2X; 4X; 8X

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

Choose Manual to key in a AGP Driving Value in the
next selection.
Choices: Manual; Auto

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

Choices: Min=0000 ~ Max=00FF

Item Help

Menu Level

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

mode.

AGP Master 1 WS

Leave this field at default.

Write

AGP Master 1 WS

Leave this field at default.

Read

AGP 3.0 Calibration

Leave this field at default.

cycle

DBI Output for AGP

Leave this field at default.

Trans.

DBI Output for Fame

Leave this field at default.

Trans.

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4-6.4.3 CPU & PCI Bus Control

Choose “CPU & PCI Bus Control” in “Advanced Chipset Features” and
press <Enter>. The following sub-screen will appear for CPU & PCI
Bus Control configuration:

CPU & PCI Bus Control

PCI Master 0 WS Write Enabled
VLink mode selection By Auto
VLink 8X Support Enabled

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

with zero wait states.
Choices: Enabled, Disabled

VLink mode selection Allows you select VLink mode.

Choices: By Auto; Mode 0; Mode 1; Mode 2; Mode
3; Mode 4

VLink 8X Support Default is enabled to improve the system

performance.

○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○

Item Help

Menu Level

Memory Hole In order to improve performance, certain space in

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

System BIOS

Cacheable

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

Init Display First Initialize the AGP video display before initializing any

other display device on the system. Thus the AGP
display becomes the primary display.

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4-6.5 Integrated Peripherals

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

Run the Integrated Peripherals as follows:

Choose “Integrated peripherals” from the Main Menu and a list of options
will appear:

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Integrated Peripherals

VIA OnChip IDE Device Press Enter
VIA OnChip PCI Device Press Enter
SuperIO Device Press Enter

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

Item Help

4-6.5.1 VIA OnChip IDE Device

Choose “VIA OnChip IDE Device” in “Integrated Peripherals” and press
<Enter>. The following sub-screen will appear for VIA OnChip IDE
Device configuration:

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
VIA OnChip IDE Device

IDE DMA transfer access Enabled
OnChip IDE Channel0 Enabled
OnChip IDE Channel1 Enabled
IDE Prefetch Mode Enabled
Primary Master PIO Auto
Primary Slave PIO Auto
Secondary Master PIO Auto
Secondary Slave PIO Auto
Primary Master UDMA Auto
Primary Slave UDMA Auto
Secondary Master UDMA Auto
Secondary Slave UDMA Auto
IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled

Item Help

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IDE DMA transfer

access

On-Chip IDE Channel

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

Primary

Master / Slave PIO

Secondary

Master / Slave PIO

Primary

Master / Slave UDMA

Secondary

Master / Slave UDMA

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

This item is to improved the whole system per­formance with DMA mode of IDE devices
enabled.

The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with

0/1

support from two IDE channels. Select Enabled
to activate the first and/or the second IDE
interface. Select Disabled to inactivate an inter­face if you install a primary and/or second add­on IDE interface.

for faster drive accesses. If the IDE device doesn’t
support prefetching, set this field to Disabled.

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

Ultra DMA33/66/100/133 implementation is possible
only if your IDE hard drive supports it, if the operat­ing environment includes a DMA drive, and if your
system software supports Ultra DMA33/66/100/133.
Select “Auto” to enable BIOS support.

commands, or multiple sector read/write.Select En­abled for automatic detection of the optimal number
of block read/write per sector the drive can support.

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4-6.5.2 VIA OnChip PCI Device

Choose “VIA OnChip PCI Device” in “Integrated Peripherals” and press
<Enter>. The following sub-screen will appear for VIA OnChip PCI
Device configuration:

OnChip SATA/RAID Enabled
VIA-3058 AC97 Audio Auto
VIA-3043 OnChip LAN Enabled
Onboard Lan Boot ROM Disabled
OnChip USB Controller All Enabled
OnChip EHCI Controller Enabled
USB Keyboard Support Disabled
USB Mouse Support DisabledUSB
Emulation Off
x USB Keyboard Support Disabled
x USB Mouse Support Disabled

On Chip SATA/RAID This item allows you to enable/disable the onchip

VIA-3058 AC’97 Audio To auto-select or disable the VIA-3058 AC97 audio.
VIA-3043 OnChip LAN Allows you to enable/disable the Onchip LAN.

Onboard Lan Boot

OnChip USB

OnChip EHCI

USB Keyboard

USB Mouse

USB Emulation To enable/disable the USB emulation on DOS.

USB Keyboard

USB Mouse

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
VIA OnChip PCI Device

SATA or RAID interface.

Choices: Enabled; Disabled
To enable/disable onboard LAN Boot Rom function.

ROM

Choices: Enabled; Disabled
To enable/disable the Onchip USB controller.

Controller

Choices: All Disabled; All Enabled
Allows you to enable/disable the Onchip EHCI

Controller

(Enhanced Host Controller Interface) controller.
Choices: Enabled; Disabled

Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal

Support

Serial Bus (USB) controller.
Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal

Support

Serial Bus (USB) controller.

Choices: off; K/B/Ms; On
If USB Emulation is set at K/B / Mouse, this item

Support

allows you to enable/disable USB keyboard support.
If USB Emulation is set at K/B / Mouse, this item

Support

allows you to enable/disable USB Mouse support.

Item Help

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4-6.5.3 SuperIO Device

Choose “SuperIO Device” in “Integrated Peripherals” and press <Enter>.
The following sub-screen will appear for SuperIO Device configuration:

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
SuperIO Device

Onboard FDC Controller Enabled
Onboard Serial Port 1 Auto
Onboard Serial Port 2 Auto
UART Mode Select Normal
x UR2 Duplex Mode Half
Onboard Parallel Port 378.IRQ7
Parallel Port Mode SPP
x ECP Mode Use DM A 3

Item Help

Onboard FDC

Controller

Select Enabled if your system has a floppy drive
controller (FDC) installing in the system board and
you want to use it.
Choices: Enabled; Disabled

Onboard Serial

Port 1 / Port 2

Select a logical COM port name and matching
address for the first and second serial ports.
Select an address and corresponding interrupt
for the first and second serial ports.
Choices: Disabled; Auto;

3F8/IRQ4; 2F8/IRQ3;
3E8/IRQ4; 2E8/IRQ3

UART Mode Select The serial port 2 on your system may offer a va-

riety of infrared port modes. Click here for a de­scription of various modes.
The choices: Normal; IrDA; ASKIR; SCR

UR2 Duplex Mode

If IrDA or ASKIR is selected, UR2 Duplex Mode
should be configured to Half or Full.
Choices: Half; Full

Onboard Parallel Port This item allows you to determine onboard parallel

port controller I/O address setting.
Choices: 378H/IRQ7; 278H/IRQ5; 3BC/IRQ7; Dis
abled

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

(printer) port.
Choices: SPP; EPP; ECP; ECP+EPP;

ECP mode Use DMA Select a DMA channel for the port when you choose

ECP or ECP+EPP mode for the Parallel Port Mode.
Choices: 1; 3

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4-6.6 Power Management Setup

Run the Power Management Setup as follows:
Choose “Power Management Setup” from the Main Menu and a list of
options will appear:

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Power Management Setup

ACPI function Enabled
ACPI Suspend Type S1(POS)
Power Management Option User Define
HDD Power Down Disabled
Suspend Mode Disabled
Video Off Option Suspend -> Off
Video Off Method V/H SYNC+Blank
MODEM Use IRQ 3
Soft-off by PWRBTN Instant-off
AC Loss Auto Restart Off
Delay Prior to Thermal 16 Min
IRQ/Event Activity Detect Press Enter

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

ACPI Function Select Enabled(default) only if your computer’s op-

erating system supports the Advanced Configura­tion and Power Interface (ACPI) specification.
Currently, Windows 98SE/ME, Windows 2000 and
Windows XP supports ACPI.

Item Help

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

type. You can select S3(STR) for Suspending To
RAM if your system supports this mode. Or you can
select S1(POS) for Power On Suspend under ACPI
mode.
Choices: S1(POS); S3(STR);

Power Management

Option

This option allows you to select the type (or degree)
of power saving for Doze, Standby, and Suspend
modes. Choices:

User Define; Max Saving; Min Saving

HDD Power Down When enabled and after the set time of system

inactivity, the hard disk drive will be powered down
while all other devices remain active.

Suspend Mode Allows you to set a suspend time for HDD inactivity.

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

to operate in a power saving mode.
Always On: Monitor will remain on during power

saving modes.
Suspend -> Off: Monitor blanked when the system

enter the suspend mode.

Video Off Method

MODEM Use IRQ Name the interrupt request (IRQ) line assigned to

Soft-Off by PWRBTN When Enabled, turning the system off by pressing

AC Loss Auto Restart

Delay Prior to Thermal This item allows the system to send the signal to

This determines the manner by which the monitor is
blanked.
V/H SYNC+Blank: To turn off the vertical and hori­zontal snchronization ports and write blanks to the
video buffer.
Blank Screen: To write blanks to the video buffer.
DPMS Support: Select this option if your monitor
supports the Display Power Management Singaling
(DPMS) standard of the Video Electronics Standards
to select video power management values.

the modem (if any) on your system. Activity of the
selected IRQ always awakens the system.
The choices: 3; 4; 5; 7; 9; 10; 11; NA.

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

Allows you to automatically restart from AC/Power
Loss.
Choices: On; Off; Former-Sts

detect the temperature of the mainboard under DOS
mode in a regular time.
Choices: 4 mins; 8 mins; 16 mins; 32 mins

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IRQ/Event Activity Detect

Choose “IRQ/Event Activity Detect” in “Power Management Setup” and
press <Enter>. The following sub-screen will appear for IRQ/Event
Activity Detect configuration:

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
IRQ/Event Activity Detect

PS2KB Wakeup Select Hot key
PS2KB Wakeup Disable
x Power Button Lock Disabled
PS2MS Wakeup Disabled
VGA Off
LPT & COM LPT/COM
HDD & FDD ON
PCI Master OFF
PowerOn by PCI Card Disabled
Modem Ring Resume Disabled
RTC Alarm Resume Disabled
x Date (of Month) 0
x Resume Time (hh:mm:ss) 0: 0: 0
IRQs Activity Monitoring Press Enter

PS2KB Wakeup Select Allows you to set the way to wake up the system by

PS/2 keyboard.

PS2KB Wakeup Allows you to wake up the system by PS/2 keyboard.

Choices: Desabled ; Crtl+(F1~F12); Power ; wake;

Any Key.

Power Button Lock Allows you to enable/disable to lock the power but-

ton when the system is set to wake up by PS/2
keyboard.

PS2MS Wakeup Allows you to wake up the system by PS/2 mouse.

VGA To set Off/On the VGA Wakeup.

LPT & COM When LPT & COM is ON, any activity from one of

the listed system peripheral devices or IRQs wakes
up the system.

HDD & FDD When HDD & FDD is ON, any activity from one of

the listed system peripheral devices wakes up the
system.

PCI Master To set Off/On the PCI Master Wakeup system

function.

PowerOn by PCI Card This item allows system wake up by PCI Device.

Modem Ring Resume An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator (RI) Line

(in other words, an incoming call on the modem)
Awakens the system from a soft off state.

Item Help

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

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

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

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

Resume Time (hh:mm:

Set a certain time when RTC Alarm Resume

ss)

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

IRQ Activity Monitoring

Choose “IRQ Activity Monitoring” in “IRQ/Event Activity Detect” and press
<Enter>. The following sub-screen will appear for IRQ Activity Monitoring
configuration:

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
IRQs Activity Monitoring

Primary INTR ON
IRQ3 (COM 2 ) Disabled
IRQ4 (COM 1 ) Enabled
IRQ5 ( LPT 2 ) Enabled
IRQ6 ( Floppy Disk ) Enabled
IRQ7 ( LPT 1 ) Enabled
IRQ8 ( RTC Alarm ) Disabled
IRQ9 ( IRQ2 Redir ) Disabled
IRQ10 ( Reserved ) Disabled
IRQ11 ( Reserved ) Disabled
IRQ12 (PS/2 Mouse ) Enabled
IRQ13 ( Coprocessor ) Disabled
IRQ14 ( Hard Disk ) Enabled
IRQ15 (Reserved ) Disabled

Item Help

IRQ Activity Monitor-

ing

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

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4-6.7 PnP / PCI Configuration

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

Run the PnP/PCI Configuration as follows:

Choose “PnP/PCI Configuration” from the Main Menu and a screen with
a list of options will appear:

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
PnP PCI Configurations

PNP OS Installed No
Reset Configuration Data Disabled

Resources Controlled by Auto(ESCD)

x IRQ Resources Press Enter

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Disabled
Assign IRQ For VGA Enabled
Assign IRQ For USB Enabled

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

PNP OS Installed Select Yes if the system operating environment is

Plug-and-Play system (e.g., Windows98).

Item Help

NOTE: BIOS will automatically disable all PnP resources except

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

Reset Configuration

Normally, you leave this Disabled(default). Select

Data

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

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Resource ControlledByThe Plug and Play Award BIOS can automatically

configure all the boot and Plug and Play compatible
devices. If you select Auto(default), all the interrupt
request (IRQ) and DMA assignment fields will not
appear, as the BIOS automatically assigns them. If
you select Manual, the IRQ Resources item will ap­pear for your configuration (see below).

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

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
IRQ Resources

IRQ-3 assigned to PCI Device
IRQ-4 assigned to PCI Device
IRQ-5 assigned to PCI Device
IRQ-7 assigned to PCI Device
IRQ-9 assigned to PCI Device
IRQ-10 assigned to PCI Device
IRQ-11 assigned to PCI Device
IRQ-12 assigned to PCI Device
IRQ-14 assigned to PCI Device
IRQ-15 assigned to PCI Device

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

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop This option allows the BIOS to preview VGA status,

and to modify the information delivered from the
feature Connector of the VGA card to MPEG card.
This option can solve the display inversion to black
after you have used a MPEG card.

Item Help

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

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

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

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

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4-6.8 SmartDoc Anti-Burn Shield

This section helps you to get more information about your system in­cluding CPU temperature, FAN speed and voltage. It is recommended
that you contact your mainboard supplier to get proper values about
the setting of the CPU temperature.

Run the “SmartDoc Anti-Burn Shield” as follows:

Choose “SmartDoc Anti-Burn Shield” from the Main Menu and a screen
with a list of options will appear:

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
SmartDoc Anti-Burn Shield

Vcore 1.45V
VDIMM 2.57V
+3.3V 3.20V
+5V 5.13V
+12V 11.64V

-12V -10.96V

-5V -5.355V
+5Vsb 5.08V
Voltage Battery 3.10V
CPU Internal Temp. 55˚C
SYSTEM Temp. 36˚C
CPU Fan Speed 3068 RPM
SYStem Fan Speed 0 RPM

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

Item Help

Vcore Shows actual CPU core actual voltage value.

VID, +3.3V, +5V, +12V,

-12V, -5V, +5Vsb,

Shows actual voltage value of all these default volt­age value on board.

Voltage Battery

CPU Internal Temp. Shows current CPU temperature.

System Temp. Shows current system temperature.

CPU/System Fan

Speed

These fields display the current speed of the CPU /
System fan.

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4-6.9 CPU Ratio/Voltage Control

Run the “CPU Ratio/Voltage Control” as following:

Choose “CPU Ratio/Voltage Control” from the Main Menu and a screen
with a list of options will appear:

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
CPU Ratio/Voltage Control

CPU Clock Ratio 10X
Auto Detect PCI Clk Enabled
Spread Spectrum Disabled
Async AGP/PCI CLK Disabled
CPU Clock 133MHz
AGP Voltage Select 1.5V
DIMM Voltage Select 2.6V

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

CPU Clock

If CPU onboard is one with an adjustable or un-

Ratio

locked CPU ratio, this item allows you user to ad­just the CPU Ratio. If your CPU is one with the
CPU Ratio locked, this item will be invalid.

Item Help

Auto Detect PCI

Spread Spec-

To enable / disable the Auto-detect PCI clock

CLK

function.

When the system clock generator pulses, the ex-

trum

treme values of the pulse generate excess EMI.
Enabling pulse spectrum spread modulation
changes the extreme values from spikes to flat
curves, thus reducing EMI.

Async AGP/PCI

Toset the Asynchronous AGP/PCI clock.

Clk

Choices: Disabled; 66/33MHz; 80/40MHz;73/36Mhz

CPU Clock This items allows users to adjust CPU frequency.

Choices: 133-165Mhz

AGP Voltage

Select

DIMM Voltage

Select

Allows you to configure the AGP Voltage.
Choices: 1.5V; 1.6V; 1.7V; 1.8V

Allows you to configure the DIMM Voltage.
Choices: 2.6V; 2.7V; 2.8V

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4-6.10 Load Optimized Defaults

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

“ Load Optimized Defaults (Y / N) ? N ”

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Standard CMOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features

Advanced Chipset Features

Integrated Peripherals

Power management Setup

PnP/PCI Configurations

SmartDoc Anti-Burn Shield

Esc: Quit : Select Item

F10: Save & Exit Setup

Load Optimized Defaults [Y/N] Y

Change CPU Clock & Voltage

CPU Ratio/Voltage Control

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Passward

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

“Y” is for “Yes”, and “N” is for “No”.
Pressing “Y” loads the BIOS Optimized default values to restore the
BIOS to its original status.

4-6.11 SET SUPERVISOR / USER PASSWORD

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

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

“Enter Password : “

2. The first time you run this option, enter your password up to 8 char­acters and press <Enter>. (The screen does not display the entered
characters.)

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

“Confirm Password : “

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

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

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

7. Move the cursor to Save & Exit Setup to save the option you have
just configured; otherwise the old password will still be there the next
time you turn your system on.

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

NOTE: If you forget or lose the password, the only way to access
the system is to clear the CMOS RAM. All setup information will
be lost and you need to run the BIOS setup program again.

4-6.12 SAVE & EXIT SETUP

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

“SAVE to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N) ? Y “

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

4-6.13 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

EXIT WITHOUT SAVING option allows you to exit the Setup Utility
without saving the modifications that you have specified. Highlight this
option on the Main Menu and the following message appears:

“Quit Without Saving (Y/N) ? N “

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

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Chapter 5 VT8237 SATA RAID

THE VIA SATA RAID Controller VT8237 & RAID Driver

VIA RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) Controller is built in
the South Bridge VT8237. With this RAID Controller, the VIA SATA RAID
BIOS is built into the system to help configure the Redundant Disk Array.
VT8237 supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 configuration.

This Chapter is to introduce the VT8237 SATA RAID
Configurations :

5-0 About Disk Array................................................................... 75

5-0-1 Disk Array Interpretation..........................................................75

5-0-2 Disk Array Member .................................................................... 75

5-0-3 Disk Array Types Supported by VT8237 ................................ 75

5-1 First Step to Set Up SATA RAID System .......................... 76

5-2 Enable SATA-RAID Interface with System BIOS ........... 77

5-3 To Enter VIA Tech. RAID BIOS Setup .............................. 78

5-4 Using VIA RAID BIOS Setup to Create Disk Array ....... 79

5-5 Using VIA RAID BIOS Setup to change Array mode ..... 83

5-6 To Install SATA RAID Driver.............................................. 85

5-6-1 To Install SATA RAID Driver on Windows 2000/XP............ 85

5-6-2 To Install SATA RAID Driver on Windows 98SE/ME.......... 86

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5-0 About Disk Array

5-0-1 Disk Array Interpretation

A “Disk Array” is formed from a group of 2 or more disk drives with the
RAID (Redundent Array of Independent Disks) technology. The aim of
a Disk Array is to provide better perfornance and/or data fault tolerance.

5-0-2 Disk Array Member

The individual disk drive in an array is called a “member”. Each member
of a specific disk array is coded in their “reserved sector” with
configuration information that identifies the drive as a member. All disk
members in a formed disk array are recognized as a single physical
drive to the system.

5-0-3 Disk Array Types Supported by VT8237

Different types or modes of Disk Array have different formation models
and functions. The South Bridge on this mainboard supports only two
types of Disk Arrays: RAID 0 and RAID 1, but not RAID 0+1.

1. RAID 0 (or Striping mode):

RAID 0 is a group of 2 to 4 Disk Drives configured together with

RAID technology to provide better data transfer performance than a
single drive since the workload is balanced between the array
members. Reads and Writes of RAID 0 data are interleaved between
multiple drives. When any disk member fails, it affects the entire array.
The disk array size is equal to the number of drive members times
the smallest member capacity. For example, one 1GB and three 1.
2GB drives will form a 4GB (4x1GB) disk array.

2. RAID 1 (or Mirroring mode):

RAID 1 is a group of 2 Disk Drives configured together with RAID

Technology to provide the fault tolerance function. Writes duplicate
data on to RAID 1 while reads are performed in parallel. If one of the
mirrored drives suffers a mechanical failure (e.g. spindle failure) or
does not respond , the remaining drive will continue to function. This
is called Fault Tolerance.

The drive capacity of RAID 1 is half the total drive capacity of two

equal-size drive.

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5-1 First Step to Set Up SATA RAID System

2 Serial ATA connectors for 2 SATA Hard Disks with RAID mode are
supported by the South Bridge VIA VT8237. Please see Chapter 5 Disk
Array Installation for detail RAID installaion.

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5-2 Enable SATA-RAID Interface with System BIOS

(1) Boot system and watch for the following initial screen to appear:

VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA VT6420 RAID BIOS Setting Utility v (xxx)
Copyright (C) VIA Technologies, Inc. All right reserved.

Scan Devices, please wait ....

Press < Tab > key into User Windows!
Channel 0 Master: ST3120023AS
Channel 1 Master: ST380023AS

(The above message indicates that the SATA hard disks on board are
detected by the RAID BIOS.)

(2) As soon as the above screen appears, press < Delete > key (not the

<Tab> key) to enter CMOS BIOS Setup. Choose “Integrated
Peripheral” and “VIA OnChip PCI Device”. As soon as you click on
the “VIA OnChip PCI Device”, a list of events appears for you to
configure their values. Choose “Enabled” for the “OnChip SATA/RAID”
so as to enable the SATA RAID interface.

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
VIA OnChip PCI Device

OnChip SATA/RAID Enabled
VIA-3058 AC97 Audio Auto
VIA-3043 OnChip LAN Enabled
Onboard Lan Boot ROM Disabled
OnChip USB Controller All Enabled
OnChip EHCI Controller Enabled
USB Keyboard Support Disabled
USB Mouse Support Disabled
USB Emulation Off
x USB Keyboard Support Disabled
x USB Mouse Support Disabled

OnChip

SATA/RAID

To enable/disable the South Bridge SATA/RAID
interface.

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5-3 To Enter VIA Tech. RAID BIOS Setup

Reboot the system with “OnChip SATA/RAID” enabled in system BIOS
Setup and watch for the following initial screen to appear:

VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA VT8237 Serial RAID BIOS Setting Utility
V2.10 Copyright (C) VIA Technologies, Inc. All right reserved.

Scan Devices, Please wait ....

Press < Tab > key into User Window!
Channel 0 Master: ST380023AS
Channel 1 Master: ST380023AS

(The above message indicates that the SATA hard disks on board are
detected by the RAID BIOS.)

As soon as the above screen appears,

press < Tab > key to enter VIA
Tech. RAID BIOS Setup.
In a few seconds, the VIA Tech. RAID BIOS Setup Utility appears as
shown below:

Press <Enter> to create Array.

VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.10

Create Array
Delete Array
Create/Delete
Spare
Select Boot Array
Serial Number View

Channel

Channel0 Master
Channel0 Slave
Channel1 Master
Channel1 Slave

Drive Name Array Name Mode

ST380023AS
No Drive
ST380023AS
No Drive

Create A RAID array with the
hard disks attatched to VIA RAID
controller

F1 : View Array/disk Status
: Move to next item
Enter : Confirm the selection
ESC : Exit

ATA 133

ATA 133

Size(GB)

74.53 Hdd

74.53 Hdd

Status

The Hard Disks connected to
SATA connectors are detected by
RAID BIOS.

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5-4 Using VIA RAID BIOS Setup to Create Disk Array

(5-4-1) When you press <Enter> on the “Create Array” bar, the follow­ing screen shows up. Press <Enter>on this bar to select the RAID mode.

VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.10

Auto Setup For Data Security
Array Mode RAID 1 (Mirroring)
Select Disk Drives
Start Create Process

Create A RAID array with the
hard disks attatched to VIA RAID
controller

F1 : View Array/disk Status
: Move to next item
Enter : Confirm the selection
ESC : Exit

Channel

Channel0 Master
Channel0 Slave
Channel1 Master
Channel1 Slave

Drive Name Array Name Mode

ST380023AS
No Drive
ST380023AS
No Drive

ATA 133

ATA 133

Size(GB)

74.53 Hdd

74.53 Hdd

Status

(5-4-2) When you press <Enter> on the “Array Mode RAID 1 (Mirroring)
” bar, the following screen shows up. Press <Enter>on either RAID0 or
RAID1 bar to select the RAID mode.

VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.10

RAID 0 for performance
RAID 1 for data protection
RAID 0/1
RAID SPAM for capacity

Create A RAID array with the
hard disks attatched to VIA RAID
controller

F1 : View Array/disk Status
: Move to next item
Enter : Confirm the selection
ESC : Exit

Channel

Channel0 Master
Channel0 Slave
Channel1 Master

Channel1 Slave

Drive Name Array Name Mode

ST380023AS
No Drive
ST380023AS
No Drive

ATA 133

ATA 133

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Size(GB)

74.53 Hdd

74.53 Hdd

Status

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(5-4-3) The following screen shows that RAID 0 (Striping) is selected.
Now, use the “Arrow” key to mark up the “Auto Setup For Performance”
bar.

VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.10

Auto Setup For Performance

Array Mode RAID 0 (Striping)

Select Disk Drives
Block Size 64K
Start Create Process

Create A RAID array with the
hard disks attatched to VIA RAID
controller

F1 : View Array/disk Status
: Move to next item
Enter : Confirm the selection
ESC : Exit

Channel

Channel0 Master
Channel0 Slave
Channel1 Master

Channel1 Slave

Drive Name Array Name Mode

ST380023AS
No Drive
ST380023AS
No Drive

ATA 133

ATA 133

Size(GB)

74.53 Hdd

74.53 Hdd

Status

(5-4-4) Press <Enter> on the “Auto Setup for Performance” bar, and
the following screen shows up to ask you to confirm the RAID Creation.
Press <Y> key to continue.

VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.10

Auto Setup For Performance

Array Mode RAID 0 (Striping)
Select Disk Drives
Block Size 64K
Start Create Process

You will create array
automatically, Are you sure?
Continue? Press Y/N

Create A RAID array with the
hard disks attatched to VIA RAID
controller

F1 : View Array/disk Status
: Move to next item
Enter : Confirm the selection
ESC : Exit

Channel

Channel0 Master
Channel0 Slave
Channel1 Master
Channel1 Slave

Drive Name Array Name Mode

ST380023AS
No Drive
ST380023AS
No Drive

ATA 133

ATA 133

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Size(GB)

74.53 Hdd

74.53 Hdd

Status

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(5-4-5) Instantly, the RAID 0 Striping mode is set up and shown on the
screen. Then press <Escape> key to exit the screen.

VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.10

Create Array

Set/Clear bootable array

Delete Array
Create/Delete Spare
Select Boot Array
Serial Number View

F1 : View Array/disk Status
: Move to next item
Enter : Confirm the selection
ESC : Exit

Channel

[ ]Channel0 Master

Channel0 Slave

[ ]Channel1 Master

Channel1 Slave

Drive Name Array Name Mode

ST380023AS
No Drive
ST380023AS
No Drive

ARRAY 0

ARRAY 0

ATA 133

ATA 133

Size(GB)

74.53 Stripe 0

74.53 Stripe 1

Status

(5-4-6) On the next screen, press the “Arrow” key to mark up the “Se­lect Boot Array” bar and press <Enter> key to set up “Boot Disk” for the
system.

VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.10

Create Array
Delete Array
Create/Delete Spare

Select Boot Array

Serial Number View

Set/Clear bootable array

F1 : View Array/disk Status
: Move to next item
Enter : Confirm the selection
ESC : Exit

Channel

Channel0 Master

Channel0 Slave

Channel1 Master

Channel1 Slave

Drive Name Array Name Mode

ST380023AS
No Drive
ST380023AS
No Drive

ARRAY 0

ARRAY 0

ATA 133

ATA 133

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74.53 Stripe 0

74.53 Stripe 1

Status

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(5-4-7) Instantly, the Master Hard Disk is marked up. Press <Enter> on
the screen to set up the “Boot Disk”.

VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.10

Create Array

Set/Clear bootable array

Delete Array
Create/Delete
Spare
Select Boot Array
Serial Number View

F1 : View Array/disk Status
: Move to next item
Enter : Confirm the selection
ESC : Exit

Channel

[ ]Channel0 Master

Channel0 Slave

[ ]Channel1 Master

Channel1 Slave

Drive Name Array Name Mode

ST380023AS
No Drive
ST380023AS
No Drive

ARRAY 0

ARRAY 0

ATA 133

ATA 133

Size(GB)

74.53 Stripe 0

74.53 Stripe 1

Status

(5-4-8) Instantly, the bootable hard disks are marked with an “asterisk
(star)” , indicating that those hard disks are bootable. You can exit from
this screen by pressing the “Escape” key now.

VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.10

Create Array
Delete Array
Create/Delete Spare
Select Boot Array
Serial Number View

Set/Clear bootable array

F1 : View Array/disk Status
: Move to next item
Enter : Confirm the selection
ESC : Exit

Channel

[*] Channel0 Master

Channel0 Slave

[*]Channel1 Master

Channel1 Slave

Drive Name Array Name Mode

ST380023AS
No Drive
ST380023AS
No Drive

ARRAY 0

ARRAY 0

ATA 133

ATA 133

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74.53 Boot

74.53 Boot

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5-5 Using VIA RAID BIOS Setup to change Array mode

(5-5-1) If you wants to change the RAID mode, say, from RAID 0 to
RAID 1, you must return to the Initial RAID BIOS Setup screen. Then,
press the “Arrow” key to mark the “Delete Array” bar and press <Enter>.

VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.10

Create Array

Delete Array

Create/Delete Spare
Select Boot Array
Serial Number View

Delete a RAID array contain the
hard disks attatched to VIA RAID
controller

F1 : View Array/disk Status
: Move to next item
Enter : Confirm the selection
ESC : Exit

Channel

Channel0 Master

Channel0 Slave

Channel1 Master

Channel1 Slave

Drive Name Array Name Mode

ST380023AS
No Drive
ST380023AS
No Drive

ARRAY 0

ARRAY 0

ATA 133

ATA 133

Size(GB)

74.53

74.53

Status

Boot

Boot

(5-5-2) Instantly, the Bootable Hard Disk(s) is marked up for deletion.
Press <Enter> key on this screen to delete the set-up array.

VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.10

Create Array
Delete Array
Create/Delete Spare
Select Boot Array
Serial Number View

Delete a RAID array contain the
hard disks attatched to VIA RAID
controller

F1 : View Array/disk Status
: Move to next item
Enter : Confirm the selection
ESC : Exit

Channel

[ ] Channel0 Master

Channel0 Slave

[ ]Channel1 Master

Channel1 Slave

Drive Name Array Name Mode

ST380023AS
No Drive
ST380023AS
No Drive

ARRAY 0

ARRAY 0

ATA 133

ATA 133

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74.53 Boot

74.53 Boot

Status

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(5-5-3) When the message “The selected array will be destroied.....”

appears on screen, press <Y> key to continue.

VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.10

Create Array
Delete Array
Create/Delete Spare
Select Boot Array
Serial Number View

The selected array will be
destoried. Are you sure?
Continue? Press Y/N

Channel

[*] Channel0 Master

Channel0 Slave

[*]Channel1 Master

Channel1 Slave

Drive Name Array Name Mode

ST380023AS
No Drive
ST380023AS
No Drive

Delete a RAID array contain the
hard disks attatched to VIA RAID
controller

F1 : View Array/disk Status
: Move to next item
Enter : Confirm the selection
ESC : Exit

Size(GB)

ARRAY 0

ARRAY 0

ATA 133

ATA 133

74.53 Boot

74.53 Boot

Status

(5-5-4) Instantly, the selected array is deleted. You can see that the
“Boot” marking on the Hard Disk is changed to HDD (Hard Disk Drive).
Only after you have deleted the selected array, are you able to set up a
new array mode.

VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.10

Create Array

Delete Array

Create/Delete Spare
Select Boot Array
Serial Number View

Delete a RAID array contain the
hard disks attatched to VIA RAID
controller

F1 : View Array/disk Status
: Move to next item
Enter : Confirm the selection
ESC : Exit

Channel

Channel0 Master

Channel0 Slave

Channel1 Master

Channel1 Slave

Drive Name Array Name Mode

ST380023AS
No Drive
ST380023AS
No Drive

ATA 133

ATA 133

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74.53

Status

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5-6 To Install SATA RAID Driver

SATA-RAID Driver is incorporated in Support CD/Floppy Disk for user’s
installation. The Driver Floppy Disk is needed for SATA RAID installa­tion on Windows 2K/XP. If you cannot find this Driver Floppy Disk in the
mainboard package, you can make one by copying the driver from the
Driver CD into a Floppy Disk.

5-6-1 To Install SATA RAID Driver on Windows 2000/XP

(1) Get ready the Floppy Diskette holding the RAID Driver.
(2) Check that SATA Hard Disks are connected properly to the SATA

Connectors.

(3) Start your PC system and use RAID BIOS Setup Utility to configure

RAID 0 or RAID 1 to the hard disks. (For SATA Interface, skip the

RAID configuration.)
(4) Restart System and format the bootable hard disks.
(5) Now, apply the Windows 2000/XP CD to CD-ROM for operating

system installation.
(6) On the Windows 2000 Setup screen, press “F6” key to set up RAID

driver for Windows 2000/XP.

Windows Setup

Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver....

(7) On next screen when you are instructed to insert the RAID Driver

Diskette into Floppy drive, follow the instruction to continue and

complete the installation.

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5-6-2 To Install SATA RAID Driver on Windows 98SE/ME

(1) Get ready the Floppy Diskette holding the SATA RAID Driver.
(2) Check that SATA Hard Disks are connected properly to the SATA

Connectors.
(3) Start your system and use RAID BIOS Setup Utility to configure

RAID 0 or RAID 1 to the hard disks. (For SATA Interface, skip the

RAID configuration.)
(4) Restart System and format the bootable hard disks.
(5) Now, apply the Windows 98SE/Me CD to CD-ROM for operating

system installation.
(6) Start the Windows 98SE/Me system.

(7) On the “Start” screen of your system, please click to the following

path:
\My Computer\properties\Device manager
(8) In the “Device manager” screen, you can see the item “ PCI RAID

Controller” with a yellow question mark on its left side, which indicates
that the RAID controller is already detected by system but the driver

is not installed yet. Please point to this item with your mouse and

double click on it (or click the “Properties” button).

The question mark here
indicates that RAID
Controller Driver
is not installed yet.

(9) Instantly, the “PCI RAID Controller Properties“ screen shows up.

Please click the “General” bar to continue.
(10) In the “General” screen, click “Reinstall

Driver” button to continue. Please note that

the status of “Device Usage” should stay at

“Exists in all hardware profiles”.

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(11) In the “Update device Driver Wizard” screen, click “Next” to continue

until you see a dialog box asking you to “Specify a location” for the

driver.

into CD-ROM/Drive A.
(12) As illustrated in the picture below, check the item “Specify a location”

and click the “Browse” button to find out the correct path for the

driver. As the RAID Driver is in Drive A, please type into the blank

bar the correct path and click “Next” to continue:

D:\Driver\VIA\VIA_serial\SATA\Win98-me
or
A:\Win98-me

You should now insert the SATARAID Driver CD/Diskette

(13) The Update Device Driver Wizard will then go on installing the

driver. In a few seconds, installation completes. Please click the “Fin­ish” button on the screen to complete the installation.

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