Soltek SL-85MIV3-L User Manual

Contents

Contents

Item Checkup..................................................................................7

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

1-1 85MIV3 / 85MIV3-L Components Locations ......................9

1-2 Mainboard Specifications .................................................... 10

1-2.1 CPU Socket ...................................................................................10

1-2.2 System Chipsets ........................................................................... 10

1-2.3 Memory DDR266 / 200 SDRAMs ............................................. 10

1-2.4 BIOS............................................................................................... 10

1-2.5 Integrated AGP interface and additional AGP Slot .............. 11

1-2.6 Advanced System Power Management .................................... 11

1-2.7 Multi-I/O Functions: ................................................................... 11

1-2.8 Expansion Slots ............................................................................ 12

1-2.9 Hardware Monitor on board ..................................................... 12

1-2.10 AC’97 Audio Codec on board .................................................. 12

1-2.11 LAN on board (for 85MIV3-L only)....................................... 12

1-2.12 Form Factor................................................................................12

1-3 Mainboard Specification Table ........................................... 13

1-4 Chipset System Block Diagram........................................... 14

Chapter 2 Hardware Setup..................................... 16

2-1 CPU Installation with Socket 478B .................................... 17

2-1.1 To Identify a Pentium 4 CPU.....................................................17

2-1.2 CPU Installation with Socket 478B ..........................................18

2-2 Pentium 4 CPU Fan Installation: ....................................... 19

2-3 Memory Installation ............................................................. 20

2-3.1 To Install DDR SDRAM Module for this Mainboard : ........ 20

2-3.2 To Remove a DIMM:................................................................... 20

2-4 VGA connector and AGP slot Installation : ...................... 21

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2-5 IDE / FDD Connector Installation...................................... 22

2-6 ATX V2.03 Power Supply Installation ............................... 24

2-7 Jumper Settings ..................................................................... 25

2-7.1 Jp7: CPU Clock Select ................................................................ 26

2-7.2 JBAT1: Clear CMOS .................................................................. 27

2-8 Other Connectors Configuration........................................ 28

2-8.1 On Board FAN Connectors ........................................................28

2-8.2 CD-ROM Audio Connector .......................................................29

2-8.3 Chassis Panel Connector ............................................................ 29

2-8.4 Thermal Resistor and Connector.............................................. 30

2-8.5 PS/2 Mouse And PS/2 Keyboard...............................................30

2-8.6 Complex Header .......................................................................... 31

2-8.7 USB Ports and USB Pin-headers ..............................................33

2-8.8 COM 3 Header for one Serial Port...........................................34

2-8.9 RJ45 Connector ( for 85MIV3-L only) .................................... 35

2-8.10 Front Panel Audio Connector ................................................ 35

2-8.11 Wake On LAN Connector: ....................................................... 36

Chapter 3 Software Setup ....................................... 38

3-1 To Open Up Support CD:..................................................... 39

3-2 VIA 4-IN-1 Drivers Installation .......................................... 40

3-3 AC’97 Audio Driver Installation......................................... 42

3-4 DirectX Installation............................................................... 43

3-5 Graphics Driver Installation ............................................... 44

3-6 USB 2.0 Driver installation .................................................. 45

3-7 Hardware Monitor Utility Installation .............................. 47

3-7.1 Installation ................................................................................... 47

3-7.2 Verification .................................................................................. 48

3-8 LAN Driver Installation (for 85MIV3-L only) ................. 49

3-8-1. VIA6183 LAN driver on Windows 9X .................................... 49

3-8-2. VIA6183 LAN driver on Windows NT4.0 .............................. 51

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3-8-3. VIA6183 LAN driver on Windows ME / 2000 / XP ....................... 52

Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Setup.................................... 54

4-1 About BIOS Setup ................................................................. 55

4-2 To Run BIOS Setup ............................................................... 55

4-3 About CMOS .......................................................................... 55

4-4 The POST ( Power On Self Test ) ....................................... 55

4-5 To Update BIOS ..................................................................... 56

4-6 BIOS SETUP --- CMOS Setup Utility................................ 58

4-6.1 CMOS Setup Utility ....................................................................58

4-6.2 Standard CMOS Setup ...............................................................59

4-6.3 Advanced BIOS Features ........................................................... 62

4-6.4 Advanced Chipset Features .......................................................66

4-6.5 Power Management Features .................................................... 69

4-6.6 PNP / PCI Configurations .......................................................... 72

4-6.7 Integrated Peripherals................................................................ 74

4-6.8 Hardware Monitor Status .......................................................... 77

4-6.9 Frequency/Voltage Control ........................................................ 79

4-6.10 Set Supervisor Password .......................................................... 81

4-6.11 Load Optimized Defaults ........................................................83

4-6.12 Save & Exit Setup...................................................................... 83

4-6.13 Exit Without Saving .................................................................. 83

APPENDICES.......................................................... 84

Appendix-1 Identify Mainboard Model Number ................... 85

Appendix-2 Technical Terms ...................................................... 86

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Item Checkup

• Mainboard

• Multi-lingual Quick Installation Guide

• User Manual (Mainboard)

• Support CD

• Bundled Bonus Pack CD

• Bundled Bonus Pack Manual

• Cable :
ATA66/100/133 IDE Cable
FDD Cable
Thermal Sensor Cable (Optional)
RS232 Cable (Optional)
USB Cable (Optional)

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85MIV3 / 85MIV3-L

Chapter 1 Specification

Introduction

This mainboard features an integration of the powerful processor In­tel Pentium 4 and the single-chip North Bridge of ProSavage P4M266A
plus South Bridge VT8235, by which the whole system performance is
upgraded to 533 MHz system bus.

The Intel P4 processor is a rapid execution engine providing 533/
400MHz quadpumped system bus, while, in addition to the built-in S3
Savage4 Graphics Accelerator, ProSavage P4M266A North Bridge plus
VT8235 South Bridge supports Intel P4 processor to implement the AGP
4X external bus, the LPC Super I/O, the DDR SDRAM, the USB 2.0
interface and UATA 133/100/66 data transfer rate. 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 Mainboard Specifications**
1-3 Mainboard Specification Table
1-4 Chipset Diagram

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

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1-1 85MIV3 / 85MIV3-L Components Locations

LAN Controller

PS/2

(on top)

Mouse

PS/2 K/B

LINE

RJ45

USB1

COM1

VGA

OUT

LINE

IN

MIC

CD_IN1

1

(underside)

(on top)

USB0

(underside)

LPT1

JAUD1

GAME/MIDI PORT



VT6103

VT1612

AC'97

Audio

COM3

1

(middle)

Fan3

LAN

RJ45

Jp7

1

WOL1

1

for 85MIV3-L only

}

+12V Power

AGP (4X / 2X)

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

USB2

1

mPGA478B

VIA

P4M266A

USB3

1

RT1

Fan1

Li

Battery

DDR 266/200MHz

VIA

VT8235

JBAT1

1

DIMM1

DIMM2

DIMM3

IT8705F
LPC I/O

PW1

IDE2

RT2

BIOS

Main

Power

IDE1

Fan4

SMI

IR PWR

HDD/LED

30

FD1

SUS LED

PWR LED

SPK RST

1

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1-2 Mainboard Specifications

1-2.1 CPU Socket

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

• 533 / 400 MHz System Bus;

• Hyper-pipelined technology;

• Advanced dynamic execution;

• Advanced transfer cache;

1-2.2 System Chipsets

North Bridge VIA ProSavage P4M266A plus South Bridge VT8235 to
work with Intel Pentium 4 Processor for managing and arbitrating op­erations between all system interfaces.

1-2.3 Memory DDR266 / 200 SDRAMs

3 DDR DIMM 184-pin slots on board for DDR266 and DDR200 SDRAMs,
at 64bit data transfer rate:

• North Bridge P4M266A directly supporting pseudo-synchronous SDRAM

up to 3GB unbuffered DDR SDRAMs.

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

supported .

1-2.4 BIOS

Flash Memory for easy upgrade, supporting BIOS Writing Protection,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 (Virus Protection, 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.)

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1-2.5 Integrated AGP interface and additional AGP Slot

S3 Graphics ProSavage8 is embedded in chip, supporting:

• 1.5V (4x) / 3.3V (2x) power mode

• 2x/ 4x AD and SBA signalling, AGP pipelined split-transection long­ burst transfers up to 1GB/sec

• 15-pin VGA connector on board for analog display

• Additional AGP Slot on board, AGP v2.0 compliant for AGP card applica-

tion

• VGA Driver enclosed in Support CD for user’s installation

1-2.6 Advanced System Power Management

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

cluding ACPI Suspend mode support (See Power management of 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

1-2.7 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

-- 2 built-in USB connectors and two USB Headers which require two
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 and 1x COM3 Header on board;

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1-2.8 Expansion Slots

• 3 PCI Bus Master slots

• One AGP 4X/2X slot

• 3 DDR DIMM slots

1-2.9 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 SmartGuardian for displaying Monitoring status is enclosed

in Support CD for user’s installation.

1-2.10 AC’97 Audio Codec on board

AC’97 Audio Codec on board

• Supporting 2-channel PCM audio output

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

1-2.11 LAN on board (for 85MIV3-L 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

1-2.12 Form Factor

• Micro-ATX Form Factor, Power Supply ATX spec. version 2.03 compliant,

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

• Mainboard size: 245mm x 245mm

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1-3 Mainboard Specification Table

SL-85MIV3 / 85MIV3-L Specifications and Features

CPU

North Bridge

South Bridge

BIOS

Memory

I/O Chip

AGP interface

Audio

IDE Interface

Networking

PCI Slots

I/O Connectors

VGA Display

Other Features

Socket 478B for Intel P4 CPUs (HT CPU included)

VIA ProSavage P4M266A

VIA VT8235

AMI BIOS

Supporting DDR 266/200 SDRAM, up to 3GB
in three DDR DIMM slots

ITE IT8705F

AGP4X / 2X Mode; 1 AGP Slot on board

AC’97 Audio V2.1 compliant, 2-channel audio

2 UATA 33/66/100/133 IDE ports

Fast Ethernet Controller, RJ45 on board (Optional)

3 PCI Master slots on board

6xUSB ports (V2.0), 1xFDD port, 2xCOM ports,
1xLPT, 1xIrDA, 1xPS/2 K/B, 1xPS/2 Mouse

1 x VGA connector on board for analog display

Hardware Monitoring in IT8705F
ATX 2.03 Power Supply
Micro-ATX Form Factor
Keyboard/Mouse Power On/Wake up

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1-4 Chipset System Block Diagram

Intel Pentium 4 CPU

(Hyper-Threading Included)

System Bus 533/400MHz

AGP Slot

AGP 4X/2X

VIA P4M266A

North Bridge

Bi-directional
16-bit Data Bus

DDR memory
Interface

DDR 266/200

SDRAM

System
Memory

2 IDE
Connector

RJ45

KB/Mouse

Serial Ports

Printer Port
Game/MIDI

H/Monitor

ATA 133/100/66

(Optional)

(VT6103)

IR

FDD

LPC I/O
IT8705F

VT8235
South
Bridge

PCI Bus

AC’97 2.1

(2-channel)

USB Bus V2.0/1.1

PCI Slots

Audio
Connectors

USB
Ports

BIOS

Intel Pentium 4 + VIA P4M266A + VT8235 Diagram

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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 Pentium 4 CPU Installation
2-2 Pentium 4 CPU Fan Installation
2-3 Memory Installation
2-4 VGA connector and AGP slot Installation
2-5 HDD/FDD Installation
2-6 ATX 2.03 Power Supplier Installation
2-7 Jumper and Switch Settings
2-8 Other Connectors Configuration

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2-1 CPU Installation with Socket 478B

2-1.1 To Identify a Pentium 4 CPU

Intel

pentium 4

2.4 GHz / 512 / 533 / 1.5V

(Hyper-Threading CPU included)

4) CPU Voltage Vcore

3) System Clock

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. For example,

2.4 GHz depicts that this CPU is locked to 2.4 GHz working frequency
(18 x 133MHz CPU clock);
2A GHz depicts that this CPU is an A version, locked to 2.0 GHz
working frequency (20 x 100MHz CPU clock)

3.06GHz depicts that this is a 3.06GHz hyper-threading CPU

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 Clock: this part depicts the System Clock (Front Side Bus)
provided by the CPU. For example,
533 stands for a 533MHz system clock provided by a 133MHz CPU
times 4;
400 stands for a 400 system clock provided by a 100 MHz CPU x 4.

4. CPU Voltage Vcore: this part depicts the CPU Voltage. For example,

1.5V stands for a CPU of 1.5V Vcore.

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

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85MIV3 / 85MIV3-L

Intel Pentium 4

2-1.2 CPU Installation with Socket 478B

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

• Follow the steps described in this sec-

tion 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 Pen-

tium 4 CPU fan designed in tandem

with this CPU. This CPU Fan instal-

lation is described in next section.

• This mainboard supports Hyper-

threading dual-in-one CPU, the func-

tion of which can be enabled by Win-

dows 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
Win XP, the O/S will enable the
dual-in-one CPU function.)

mPGA478B

Pin 1

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 4 Spring Locks to lock fan to fanbase

Connect Fan Connector to CPU FAN connector

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85MIV3 / 85MIV3-L

184-Pin DIMM Notch Key Definitions

DRAM Key Position Voltage Key Position

2-3 Memory Installation

How to tackle with the memory Modules:

• Make sure to unplug your Power Supplier 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.

2-3.1 To Install DDR SDRAM Module for this Mainboard :

• This mainboard only supports up to 3GB unbuffered DDR SDRAM, with 3
DDR DIMM slots on board.
slots.

• DDR DIMM slot has 184-pins and one notch. Insert a DDR SDRAM verti­cally into the 184-pin slot with the notch-to-rib matching. Press the Mod­ule down in a gradual way until it surely reaches the bottom and clicks
straight up the two latches on the left and right of the slot. If any one of the
latches has not turned up completely, you should unplug the module and
press it down a bit more firmly.

Do not insert other type of modules into these

(2.5V Voltage Key)

DDR Notch

DDR Rib

Module Latch

2-3.2 To Remove a DIMM:

Press down the holding latches on both sides of slot and the module
will be released from the DIMM slot.

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2-4 VGA connector and AGP slot Installation :

1. To install on-board VGA, please connect your monitor directly to VGA

connector on board.

2. To install additional card into AGP 4X slot on board, users can

install either a 4X or 2X AGP card with its only card driver.

AGP Accelerator

AGP 4X / 2X Slot

VGA
Connector

Analog
Monitor

PS/2

Mouse

PS/2 K/B

RJ45

USB1

COM1

VGA

LINE

OUT

LINE

IN

MIC

CD_IN1

1

(on top)

(underside)

(on top)

USB0

(underside)

LPT1

JAUD1

GAME/MIDI PORT



VT6103

VT1612

AC'97

Audio

COM3

1

(middle)

A

L

1

n

a

F

RT1

DIMM1

DIMM2

DIMM3

IT8705F
LPC I/O

RT2

BIOS

PW1

IDE2

Main

Power

IDE1

FD1

4

n

a

F

30

SMI

SUS LED

IR PWR

PWR LED

SPK RST

HDD/LED

1

mPGA478B

Battery

Li

DDR 266/200MHz

VIA

VT8235

1

JBAT1

+12V Power

3

n

a

F

Jp7

1

N

PCI 1

VIA

P4M266A

AGP (4X / 2X)

PCI 2

PCI 3

USB3

USB2

WOL1

1

1

1

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2-5 IDE / FDD 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.

PS/2

(on top)

Mouse

PS/2 K/B

(underside)

(on top)

RJ45

(middle)

USB0

(underside)

USB1

COM1

LPT1

VGA

LINE

OUT

LINE

IN

GAME/MIDI PORT

MIC

VT1612

AC'97

Audio

CD_IN1

1

+12V Power

Fan3

JAUD1

Jp7

1



VT6103

LAN

COM3

1

AGP (4X / 2X)

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

USB2

WOL1

1

1

Black connector

(To Master Device)

VIA

P4M266A

USB3

1

mPGA478B

RT1

Fan1

Battery

Li

VIA

VT8235

1

DDR 266/200MHz

DIMM1

DIMM2

DIMM3

IT8705F
LPC I/O

JBAT1

Hard Disk Drive Connector:
Orient the red line on the IDE

PW1

IDE2

RT2

BIOS

flat cable to Pin1.

Main

Power

IDE1

FD1

Fan4

30

SMI

SUS LED

IR PWR

PWR LED

SPK RST

HDD/LED

1

IDE2

IDE1

Pin 1 (to Red Line)

Gray connector

(To Slave device)

80-conductor
cable

Red line

Blue connector

(To Mainboard)

IDE Flat Cable

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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

(on top)

Mouse

PS/2 K/B

(underside)

(on top)

RJ45

(middle)

USB0

(underside)

USB1

COM1

LPT1

VGA

LINE

OUT

LINE

IN

JAUD1

GAME/MIDI PORT

MIC

VT1612

AC'97

Audio

CD_IN1

1

+12V Power

Fan3

Jp7

1



VT6103

LAN

COM3

WOL1

1

1

Signal Swap End

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

VIA

P4M266A

AGP (4X / 2X)

USB3

USB2

1

1

mPGA478B

RT1

Fan1

Battery

Li

DDR 266/200MHz

VIA

VT8235

JBAT1

1

DIMM1

DIMM2

Floppy Disk Drive Connector:
Orient the red line on the

PW1

floppy Flat cable to Pin1.

Main

Power

IDE2

IDE1

FD1

Fan4

DIMM3

30

RT2

SMI

SUS LED

IT8705F
LPC I/O

IR PWR

PWR LED

SPK RST

HDD/LED

1

BIOS

To 2nd Floppy Drive

FDD

Pin 1 (to Red Line)

To 1st Floppy Drive

Red line

FDD Cable

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To Mainboard

85MIV3 / 85MIV3-L

2-6 ATX V2.03 Power Supply Installation

PS/2

Mouse

PS/2 K/B

RJ45

USB1

COM1

VGA

LINE

OUT

LINE

IN

MIC

CD_IN1

1

(on top)

(on top)

USB0

(underside)

LPT1

JAUD1

GAME/MIDI PORT

VT1612

AC'97

Audio

1

(underside)

(middle)

Fan3



VT6103

LAN

COM3

Jp7

1

WOL1

1

+12V Power

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

AGP (4X / 2X)

USB2

1

G

ND

VIA

P4M266A

USB3

1

GND

mPGA478B

RT1

Fan1

Battery

Li

VIA

VT8235

DDR 266/200MHz

DIMM1

JBAT1

1

DIMM2

DIMM3

IT8705F

PW1

Main

Power

IDE2

IDE1

FD1

Fan4

30

RT2

SMI

SUS LED

LPC I/O

IR PWR

PWR LED

SPK RST

HDD/LED

1

BIOS

Main Power
Connector

+12V

5SB

PWR OK

GND

+5V

GND

+5V

GND
+3.3V
+3.3V +3.3V

Pin1 Pin11

+5V
+5V

-5V
GND

GND

GND
PS ON#
GND

-12V

12

34

+

+

1

2

1

2V

V

+12V Power Connector

ATX V2.03 Power Supply is strongly recommended for mainboard run­ning with 2GHz or higher CPU.

To set up Power Supply on this mainboard:

1. Connect the on-board Main Power Connector (20-pin) to the Main
Power Connector (20-pin) of an ATX Power Supply which can be of
the latest version 2.03 model, and then connect the square-shaped
+12V Power Connector on board to the square-shaped +12V Power
Connector of the Power Supply.

Warning: Both the Main Power Connector and the +12V Power
Connector should be connected to Power Supply; otherwise, the
system may either not start or 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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2-7 Jumper Settings

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

PS/2

(on top)

Mouse

PS/2 K/B

(on top)

RJ45

USB0

(underside)

USB1

COM1

LPT1

VGA

LINE

OUT

LINE

IN

JAUD1

GAME/MIDI PORT

MIC

VT1612

AC'97

Audio

CD_IN1

1

JP7:

CPU Clock Select

1-2 closed

CPU clock
Auto Detect

1

2-3 closed

100MHz selected

1

(underside)

(middle)



VT6103

A

L

COM3

1

1

n

a

F

RT1

DIMM1

DIMM2

DIMM3

IT8705F

LPC I/O

RT2

BIOS

PW1

IDE2

Main

Power

IDE1

FD1

4

n

a

F

30

SMI

SUS LED

IR PWR

PWR LED

SPK RST

HDD/LED

1

mPGA478B

Battery

Li

DDR 266/200MHz

VIA

VT8235

JBAT1

1

+12V Power

3

n

a

F

Jp7

1

N

PCI 1

VIA

P4M266A

AGP (4X / 2X)

PCI 2

PCI 3

USB3

USB2

WOL1

1

1

1

JBAT1:

Clear CMOS

1

1

1-2 closed:

To Hold data

(default)

2-3 closed:

To Clear
CMOS

All Pins Open

133MHz selected

1

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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.

2-7.1 Jp7: CPU Clock Select

Jp7 is designed for CPU clock select. With Jp7, users can choose the
default CPU clock or automatically detected to boot system. Before
setting Jp7, users should read the CPU Identification and find out the
default CPU clock of the on-board CPU.

1. If Jp7 is set to 1-2 closed, the auto-detect mode will recognize the
CPU clock automatically and send the signal to system chips. If a
100MHz CPU is used and detected, the FSB on board will be 400MHz.
If a 133MHz CPU is usedand detected, the FSB on board will be
533MHz.

2. If Jp7 is set to 2-3 closed, CPU is set to 100MHz.

3. If Jp7 is set all pins open, CPU clock is set to 133MHz. If a 133MHz
CPU is used on board, the system should start without problems. If a
100MHz CPU is used, it may fail to boot up system, you must clear
CMOS and reset Jp7 to default settings for booting system.( See
JBAT 1 Clear CMOS )

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Jp7:

CPU Clock Select

1-2 closed
CPU clock

1

Auto Detect

2-3 closed

100MHz selected

1

All Pins Open

133MHz selected

1

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 .

2-7.2 JBAT1: Clear CMOS

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

1. Power off system;

2. Set JBAT1 to Pin 2-3 closed.

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

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

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JBAT1:

Clear CMOS

1

1-2 closed
(default)
To hold data

1

2-3 closed
To clear CMOS

85MIV3 / 85MIV3-L

2-8 Other Connectors Configuration

This section lists out all connectors configurations for users’ reference.

2-8.1 On Board FAN Connectors

Sensor

+12V

GND

Void

+12V

GND

PS/2
Mouse

PS/2 K/B

RJ45

COM1

VGA

LINE

OUT

LINE

IN

MIC

USB1

CD_IN1

1

(on top)

(on top)

USB0

(underside)

LPT1

JAUD1

GAME/MIDI PORT

VT1612

AC'97

Audio

(underside)

(middle)



VT6103

COM3

1

Sensor Conn.

1

n

a

F

RT1

DDR 266/200MHz

DIMM1

DIMM2

DIMM3

JBAT1

PW1

IDE2

RT2

IT8705F
LPC I/O

BIOS

mPGA478B

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

P4M266A

AGP (4X / 2X)

USB3

USB2

1

1

VIA

VIA

VT8235

Li

Battery

1

+12V Power

3

n

a

F

Jp7

1

N

A

L

WOL1

1

Power

IDE1

Main

FD1

n

a

F

30

SMI

IR PWR

HDD/LED

4

SUS LED

PWR LED

SPK RST

1

No Sensor

CPU FAN Connector
(FAN1, yellow, sensor)

AGP FAN Connector
(FAN3, yellow, sensor)

System FAN Connector
(FAN4, white, no sensor)

Both Sensor and No-sensor Fan Connectors support CPU/AGP/Sys­tem/Case cooling fan with +12V mode. Sensor Fan Connector is yellow
in color on board. When connecting the wire to any Fan Connector,
user should make sure that the red wire is for the positive current and
should be connected to pin +12V, and the black wire is Ground and
should be connected to pin GND. A Hardware Monitor chipset is on
board, with which user can install a Hardware Monitor Utility and read
the fan speed transmitted from the sensor fan. Otherwise, user can
read the fan speed from the “Hardware Monitor Status” in CMOS BIOS.

A running fan will send out 2 electric pulses per rotation of its fan
blade. A Sensor Fan Connector will count the electric pulses and send
the information to the System Hardware Monitor which in turn will work
out the fan rotation speed and display it with the monitoring program.

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2-8.2 CD-ROM Audio Connector

PS/2

(on top)

Mouse

PS/2 K/B

(underside)

(on top)

RJ45

(middle)

USB0

(underside)

USB1

COM1

LPT1

VGA

LINE

OUT

LINE

IN

MIC

CD_IN1

1

+12V Power

3

n

a

F

JAUD1

Jp7

1

GAME/MIDI PORT



VT6103

VT1612

AC'97
Audio

COM3

1

AGP (4X / 2X)

N

A

L

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

USB2

WOL1

1

1

CD-ROM Audio Pin Assignment

VIA

P4M266A

USB3

1

mPGA478B

1

n

a

F

RT1

PW1

Main

Power

IDE2

IDE1

DIMM2

DIMM3

FD1

4

n

a

F

30

RT2

SMI

SUS LED

IT8705F
LPC I/O

IR PWR

PWR LED

SPK RST

HDD/LED

1

BIOS

Battery

Li

VT8235

VIA

DDR 266/200MHz

DIMM1

JBAT1

1

CDIN 1

1

Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 4

Left

Channel

GND

GND

Right

Channel

2-8.3 Chassis Panel Connector

A.

B. C. D.

E. F. G. H. I. J. K.

A: PS/2 Mouse Port
B: RJ45 LAN Port (For 85MIV3-L only)
C: LPT1 Port
D: Game/MIDI Port
E: PS/2 Keyboard Port
F: USB 1(underside) / USB0 (middle)

G: COM1 Port
H: VGA Connector
I: Line/Speaker Out
J: Line In
K: Microphone Input

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2-8.4 Thermal Resistor and Connector

PS/2

Mouse

PS/2 K/B

RJ45

USB1

COM1

VGA

LINE

OUT

LINE

IN

MIC

1

(on top)

(on top)

USB0

(underside)

LPT1

JAUD1

GAME/MIDI PORT

VT1612

AC'97

Audio

CD_IN1

(underside)

(middle)



VT6103

LAN

COM3

1

+12V Power

Fan3

Jp7

1

AGP (4X / 2X)

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

USB2

WOL1

1

1

VIA

P4M266A

USB3

1

mPGA478B

RT1

Fan1

Battery

Li

VIA

VT8235

DDR 266/200MHz

DIMM1

JBAT1

1

DIMM2

DIMM3

IT8705F
LPC I/O

PW1

Main

Power

RT1

RT1 is mounted
with Thermal Resistor
by default.

IDE2

IDE1

FD1

RT2

Fan4

30

RT2

SMI

SUS LED

IR PWR

PWR LED

SPK RST

HDD/LED

1

BIOS

To R T2

To Devices

Thermal Cable

1. Resistor RT1: A thermal resistor is mounted by default to connector

RT1 so as to detect the temperature of the CPU. What RT2 does is
to transmit the thermal signal to BIOS or Hardware Monitor.

2. Connector RT2: A thermal cable is needed to connect RT2 to on-

board devices such as HDD, Graphics card etc., so as to detect the
temperature generated therein. Please connect the end (a) of the
thermal cable to mainboard RT2 header, and tape another end (b) of
thermal cable on to the device which you want to monitor. After you
have finished the thermal cable installation, you will see the detected

temperature in BIOS setup or Hardware monitor utility.

2-8.5 PS/2 Mouse And PS/2 Keyboard

PS/2 Mouse Connector

6 Void

(green, on top)

5 Mouse Clock

4 VCC

2 Void

6 Void

4 VCC

2 Void

PS/2 Keyboard Connector

3 GND

1 Mouse Data

5 Keyboard Clock

3 GND

1 Keyboard Data

(purple, underside)

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2-8.6 Complex Header

This complex Header consists of 9 connectors providing various
supports:

2

Power Switch

3

Infrared(IR)

2nd HDD LED

4

1st HDD LED

PS/2

(on top)

Mouse

PS/2 K/B

(underside)

(on top)

RJ45

USB1

(middle)

USB0

(underside)

COM1

LPT1

VGA

LINE

OUT

LINE

IN

JAUD1

GAME/MIDI PORT

MIC

VT1612

AC'97

Audio

CD_IN1

1

(Optional)

3

n

a

F

Jp7

1



VT6103

N

A

L

COM3

1

WOL1

1

1

SMI

ATX POWER SWITCH

NO CONNECTION

INFRARED TRANSMIT SIGNAL

INFRARED TRANSMIT SIGNAL

HDD LED SIGNAL
HDD LED SIGNAL

+12V Power

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

SMI SIGNAL

Logic High

Logic High

VIA

P4M266A

AGP (4X / 2X)

USB3

USB2

1

1

GND

Vcc

Vcc

GND

(+)

(-)
(-)

(+)

n

a

F

RT1

mPGA478B

Li

Battery

GND
SUSPEND LED SIGNAL

GND

KLOCK
GND
NO CONNECTION

Vcc

GND
RESET SIGNAL
SPEAKER SIGNAL
NO CONNECTION
GND
Vcc

1

DDR 266/200MHz

VIA

VT8235

JBAT1

1

DIMM1

DIMM2

Keylock

PW1

IDE2

DIMM3

RT2

IT8705F
LPC I/O

BIOS

Reset Switch

Main

Power

IDE1

FD1

4

n

a

F

30

SMI

SUS LED

IR PWR

PWR LED

SPK RST

HDD/LED

1

5

Suspend LED

(Optional)

6

Power LED

Speaker

7

8

9

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(1) SMI Connector (Optional):

Connection: Connected to the case-mounted Suspend Switch.

Function: Manually selecting DOS system into the Suspend
Mode or “Green Mode” by System mangement interrupt.

(2) Power Switch Connector:

Connection: Connected to a momentary button or switch.
Function: Manually switching the system between “On” and
“Soft Off”. Pressing the momentary button for more than 4
seconds will also turn the system off.

(3) IR Connector (Infrared Connector):

Connection: Connected to Connector IR on board.

Function: Supporting wireless transmitting and receiving module

on board.

(4) 1st HDD LED Connector/2nd HDD LED Connector:

Connection: Connected to HDD LED.
Function: To supply power to HDD LED.

(5) Suspend LED Connector:

Connection: Connected to Suspend Indicator.
Function: To supply power to “Suspend Indicator”.

(6) Keylock Connector (Optional):

Connection: Connected to keyboard.
Function: To lock keyboard and disable keyboard function.

(7) Power LED Connector:

Connection: Connected to System Power LED.
Function: To supply power to “System Power LED”.

(8) Reset Switch Connector:

Connection: Connected to case-mounted “Reset Switch”.

Function: To supply power to “Reset Switch” and support
system reboot function.

(9) Speaker Connector:

Connection: Connected to the case-mounted Speaker.
Function: To supply power to the case-mounted Speaker.

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1

USB Cable (Optional)

Red wire

USB Port

1

10

10

2-8.7 USB Ports and USB Pin-headers

This series provides two USB ports USB0 and USB1 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 vendor.

When plugging the USB cable to USB Header, users must make sure
the red wire is connected to Pin 1.

USB Ports USB 1 (underside)
& USB 0 (middle)

PS/2 K/B

RJ45

LINE

PS/2
Mouse

COM1

LINE

MIC

USB1

VGA

OUT

IN

1

LPT1

GAME/MIDI PORT

AC'97

CD_IN1

(on top)

(underside)

(on top)

USB0

(underside)

JAUD1



VT6103

VT1612

Audio

COM3

1

(middle)

+12V Power

3

n

a

F

Jp7

1

N

A

L

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

WOL1

1

P4M266A

AGP (4X / 2X)

USB2

1

1

n

a

F

RT1

VT8235

VIA

1

DDR 266/200MHz

DIMM1

DIMM2

DIMM3

JBAT1

PW1

IDE2

RT2

IT8705F
LPC I/O

BIOS

mPGA478B

VIA

Li

Battery

USB3

1

USB Pin-headers USB2 and USB3

First USB Port Wiring for Front USB

Red White

+5V

USB Header

Pin Assignment

1

+5V
Red

Second USB Port Wiring for Front USB

Main

Power

IDE1

FD1

4

n

a

F

30

SMI

SUS LED

IR PWR

PWR LED

SPK RST

HDD/LED

1

D1-

D2-

White

Green

D1+

D2+

Green

black
GND

GND
black

10

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2-8.8 COM 3 Header for one Serial Port

COM 3 Header is built on board, which requires a serial RS232 cable to
provide a 9-pin serial connector for a serial device. When you insert
RS232 cable to COM 3 header, take notice that the red line of the cable
must connect to Pin 1 of COM 3 header.

PS/2

(on top)

Mouse

PS/2 K/B

(underside)

(on top)

RJ45

(middle)

USB0

(underside)

USB1

COM1

LPT1

VGA

LINE

OUT

LINE

IN

JAUD1

GAME/MIDI PORT

MIC



VT6103

VT1612

AC'97

Audio

COM3

CD_IN1

1

1

9-pin Serial Connector

1

n

a

F

RT1

DIMM1

DIMM2

DIMM3

IT8705F
LPC I/O

RT2

BIOS

PW1

IDE2

Main

Power

IDE1

FD1

4

n

a

F

30

SMI

SUS LED

IR PWR

PWR LED

SPK RST

HDD/LED

1

mPGA478B

Battery

Li

DDR 266/200MHz

VIA

VT8235

1

JBAT1

+12V Power

3

n

a

F

Jp7

1

N

A

L

PCI 1

VIA

P4M266A

AGP (4X / 2X)

PCI 2

PCI 3

USB3

USB2

WOL1

1

1

1

Red Line to Pin 1

COM 3 female Header

RS232 Cable (Optional)

COM 3 Header

1

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VIA

P4M266A

mPGA478B

DIMM1

DIMM2

DDR 266/200MHz

PCI 1

GAME/MIDI PORT

LPT1

USB1

PS/2 K/B

Mouse

(on top)

(underside)

USB0

(middle)

(underside)

RJ45

(on top)

FD1

IDE2

IDE1

VT8235

VIA

Li

Battery

AGP (4X / 2X)



SPK RST

SMI

HDD/LED

IR PWR

1

30

SUS LED

PWR LED

IT8705F
LPC I/O

1

CD_IN1

AC'97

Audio

BIOS

RT1

RT2

USB3

JBAT1

1

Jp7

1

VGA

COM1

MIC

LINE

OUT

LINE

IN

+12V Power

Main

PS/2

PCI 2

PCI 3

COM3

1

VT1612

VT6103

DIMM3

USB2

1

JAUD1

WOL1

1

Fan3

Power

Fan1

Fan4

PW1

LAN

1

2-8.9 RJ45 Connector ( for 85MIV3-L only)

One RJ45 connector is on board for LAN connection which also sup­port Wake On LAN function.

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

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

RJ45 Connector

2-8.10 Front Panel Audio Connector

This Mainboard is designed with a Front
Panel 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.

Mouse

PS/2 K/B

RJ45

LINE

LINE

MIC

PS/2

(on top)

(underside)

(on top)

(middle)

USB0

(underside)

USB1

COM1

LPT1

VGA

+12V Power

OUT

Fan3

IN

JAUD1

Jp7

1

GAME/MIDI PORT



VT6103

LAN

PCI 1

VT1612

PCI 2

AC'97

Audio

PCI 3

COM3

WOL1

CD_IN1

1

1

1

P4M266A

AGP (4X / 2X)

USB2

1

Fan1

RT1

VT8235

Li

VIA

1

DDR 266/200MHz

DIMM1

DIMM2

DIMM3

JBAT1

PW1

Main

Power

IDE2

IDE1

FD1

Fan4

30

RT2

SMI

SUS LED

IT8705F
LPC I/O

IR PWR

PWR LED

SPK RST

HDD/LED

1

BIOS

mPGA478B

VIA

Battery

USB3

1

JAUD1: Front Audio Panel 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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2-8.11 Wake On LAN Connector:

1. This connector connects to a PCI LAN card with a Ring signal output.
The connector powers up the system when it receives a wake-up
packet or signal through the LAN card.

2. This feature requires that Resume On Ring feature is enabled in the
BIOS setting “Power Management Setup” and that your system must
be on ATX power supply with at least 720mA / +5V standby power.

PS/2

Mouse

PS/2 K/B

RJ45

USB1

COM1

VGA

LINE

OUT

LINE

IN

MIC

1

(on top)

(on top)

USB0

(underside)

LPT1

JAUD1

GAME/MIDI PORT

VT1612

AC'97

Audio

CD_IN1

(underside)

(middle)



VT6103

L

COM3

1

+12V Power

3

n

a

F

Jp7

1

N

A

WOL1

1

+5V
Standby

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

VIA

P4M266A

AGP (4X / 2X)

USB3

USB2

1

1

WOL1

GND

mPGA478B

Ring

RT1

F

Battery

n

a

Li

1

DDR 266/200MHz

VIA

VT8235

1

JBAT1

DIMM1

DIMM2

DIMM3

IT8705F
LPC I/O

PW1

Main

Power

IDE2

IDE1

FD1

4

n

a

F

30

RT2

SMI

SUS LED

IR PWR

PWR LED

SPK RST

HDD/LED

1

BIOS

Connect the Wake On LAN
signal from LAN card to WOL1

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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 on Windows 98SE, Windows ME , Win­dows 2000 and Windows XP. The installation procedures for all these
operating systems are programed into an auto-run mode. What users
have to do is read and follow the pop-up instructions. We therefore
take the installation on Windows 98SE as the general illustration hereby.

The priority of driver installation should also be noted. Users are rec­ommended to take the following installation order:

3-1 To Open Support CD
3-2 VIA 4-in-1 Drivers Installation
3-3 AC’97 Audio Driver Installation
3-4 DirectX Installation
3-5 Graphics driver installation
3-6 USB 2.0 Driver Installation
3-7 Hardware Monitor Utility Installation
3-8 LAN Driver Installation (for 85MIV3-L only)

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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 automatic
ally 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. Users are recommended to install all the drivers and utilities at a

time, though they can be installed separately.

Also, we should take “VIA 4-in-1 Drivers” as first installation priority

to optimize the VIA system.
From next section, we provide detailed descriptions of all these
installations with graphical illustrations.

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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.

Yes

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

VIA ATAPI Vendor Support Driver
AGP Driver (AGP 3.0 Supported)
IRQ Routing Miniport Driver
VIA INF Driver 1.70a

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6. Select “Install VIA ATAPI
Vendor Support Driver”
checkbox, then click the “Next”
button to continue.

Next Next

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

Next

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

9. Select “Install VIA IRQ Routing
Miniport Driver” checkbox, then
click the “Next” button to
continue.

Next

10. 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.

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3-3 AC’97 Audio Driver Installation

1. Following the installation of VIA 4-in-1 drivers, you have to restart
system so that your system can be reconfigured with VIA 4-in-1. When
restarting procedures finish, please open the Support CD with your
CD-ROM to enter the Main Installation Menu.

Then click to “Install AC’97 Audio Driver”.

2. The VIA Audio Driver Setup
InstallShield Wizard will pop up
to guide you to the VIA Audio
Driver installation. Press “Next”
button to continue.

Next

4. After all these setup procedures have completed, click to “Finish”
button to exit the Installation program.

3. When asked to install or
remove the audio driver,
please select “Install” and
press “Next” button to
continue.

Next

Finish

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3-4 DirectX Installation

1. Following the installation of AC’97 Audio driver, you have to restart
system so that your system can be reconfigured with the driver just
installed. When restarting procedures finish, please open the Support
CD with your CD-ROM to enter the Main Installation Menu.

Then click to “Install DirectX”. This utility will support a better graphic

display of the built-in VGA interface.

2. When the screen of “Microsoft DirectX 8.X Setup” appears, please
press “Yes” button to continue.

Yes

3. After all the setup procedures have completed, click to “OK” button
to exit the Installation program and restart your system.

OK

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3-5 Graphics Driver Installation

1. Following the installation of DirectX, you have to restart system so
that your system can be reconfigured with the utility. When restarting
procedures finish, please open the Support CD with your CD-ROM
to enter the Main Installation Menu.

Then click to “Install Graphics Driver”. The Graphics Driver is

specifically for on-board VGA.

2. When the screen of “ProSavageDDR Driver Setup Program “ appears,
please press “Next” button to continue.

Next

3. After all the setup procedures have completed, click to “Finish” button
to exit the Installation program and re-start your system.

Finish

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3-6 USB 2.0 Driver installation

VIA USB V2.0 is already integrated on board. Its 480Mb/s transfer rate
supports operating system Win98/Me/2000/XP. USB Driver installa­tion procedures are of similar steps in these systems. Please take the
following illustrations from Win XP as the USB driver installation guide:

1. Following the procedures of opening the Support CD, click to
“Motherboard Drivers” and then 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.

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

Next

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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3-7 Hardware Monitor Utility Installation

3-7.1 Installation

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

gramed 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.Then the installation program

automatically opens the
“Soltek HM Setup” screen.

Click “OK” to continue.

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and click the large button to

continue.

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5.On the “Soltek HM Setup”

screen, click “OK” to
restart your computer so
that the Utility can be put

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into effect.

3-7.2 Verification

1. After restarting your

computer, click “Start” and
choose the following path:
\ Soltek HM \ Soltek HM 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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3-8 LAN Driver Installation (for 85MIV3-L only)

3-8-1. VIA6183 LAN driver on Windows 9X

The VIA 6183 LAN driver contained in the Support CD supports VIA
6103 LAN chip. Yet it is not included in the Autorun Menu. To install VIA
LAN driver on Windows 98SE, please follow the steps shown below:

1. On the “Start” screen of your system, please click to the following
path:

\My Computer\properties\Device manager

2. In the “Device manager” screen, you can see the item “ PCI Ethernet
Controller” with a yellow question mark on its left side, which indicates

that the LAN controller is already detected by system but the driver

for the on-board LAN Ethernet Controller is not installed yet. Please
point to this item with your mouse and double click on it (or click the
“Properties” button).

3. Instantly, the “PCI Ethernet Controller Properties“ screen shows up.
Please click the “General” bar to continue.

4. 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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5. 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. You should now insert the Support CD into your CD-ROM.

6. 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. Supposing your CD-ROM drive is Drive E, please type:

E:\Driver\Network\VIA6183 into the blank bar. (If you are
installing on Win 95OSR2, you should type W95OSR2 instead of

Win98.) Then click the “Next” button to continue.

Enter the correct path for the

location of LAN Driver

7. The Update Device Driver Wizard will then go on installing the driver,

until the “Insert Disk” dialog box shows up. Please withdraw your

Support CD and insert the Win 98 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive
for updating system and click “OK” to continue.

8. The Update Device Driver Wizard will then proceed to update the
system with the LAN driver. When the “Finish” screen shows up,
click “Finish” to continue.

9. Final Dialog box will appear to remind you that you must restart your
computer to finish updating the new hardware. Please click “Yes” to
restart system and finish the LAN driver installation.

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3-8-2. VIA6183 LAN driver on Windows NT4.0

1. When you newly install Win NT4, the Setup program will ask you
whether your computer will participate on a network. please check
“Do not connect this computer to a network at this time” and continue
with your installation. That means, you are going to install the LAN
Adapter and driver after you have finished system installation. By
this way, you will set up your LAN Adapter and driver more surely.

2. If you have now installed Win NT4 in your computer, please boot
your system and in the “Start” screen click the following path to install
your computer networking:

\Start\Settings\Control Panel\Network (double click)

3. Instantly, a dialog box pops up, asking you, “Windows NT Networking
is not installed. Do you want to install it now?” Please click “Yes” to

continue.

4. The Network Setup Wizard will then proceed to guide you to the
installation of LAN Adapter and Driver, until the “Select Network
Adapter” screen pops up, on which you should click “Have Disk” to
install the on-board VIA LAN Controller.

5. Instantly, the “Insert Disk” dialog box pops up. You should now insert

the Support CD into your CD-ROM drive
bar the correct path for the location of the LAN driver. Supposing

your CD-ROM drive is drive D, please type the following path:

D:\Driver\Network\VIA6183\Winnt4 and click “OK” button to

continue.

6. Instantly, the Setup program detects the “VIA PCI 10/100MbFast
Ethernet Adapter” and shows it on the “Select OEM

Option” screen. Please click “OK” to continue.

7. The Setup program will then proceed to install the VIA PCI LAN
Adapter and then other networking components such as TCP/IP
protocol.

8. During the setup process, if “windows NT Setup” needs to copy

some Windows files, you should then withdraw the Support CD and

insert back the Win NT4 CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive to
continue.

9. After you have finished other networking components setup, you
should restart your syustem to put all the new setups into effect.

, and then type to the white

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10. To verify that the onboard VIA LAN Controller has been set up in

system, please click “Start”, then “Control Panel”, then “Network”.

11. In the “Network” screen, click the “Adapter” bar. You can now see

the “VIA PCI 10/100Mb Fast Ethernet Adapter is
already installed in system.

3-8-3. VIA6183 LAN driver on Windows ME / 2000 / XP

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

2. To verify the existence of VIA6183 LAN Controller and Driver, please
enter the “Control Panel” of your system and click “Network” to open
the “Configuration” screen. You can then see the “VIA PCI 10/
100MbFast Ethernet Adapter” is already installed in system.

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Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Setup

THE BIOS

BIOS stands for Basic Input and Output System. It was once called
ROM BIOS when it was stored in a Read-Only Memory (ROM) chip
Now manufacturers would like to store BIOS in EEPROM which means
Electrically Erasable Programmable Memory. BIOS used in this series
of mainboard is stored in EEPROM, and is the first program to run when
you turn on your computer.

BIOS performs the following functions:

1. Initializing and testing hardware in your computer (a process called
“POST”, for Power On Self Test).

2. Loading and running your operating system.

3. Helping your operating system and application programs manage
your PC hardware by means of a set of routines called BIOS Run­Time Service.

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

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4-1 About BIOS Setup

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

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

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

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

4-2 To Run BIOS Setup

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

DEL:SETUP

4-3 About CMOS

CMOS is the memory maintained by a battery. CMOS is used to store
the BIOS settings you have selected in BIOS Setup. CMOS also
maintains the internal clock. Every time you turn on your computer, the
BIOS Looks into CMOS for the settings you have selected and configures
your computer accordingly. If the battery runs out of power, the CMOS
data will be lost and POST will issue a “CMOS invalid” or “CMOS
checksum invalid” message. If this happens, you have to replace the
battery and check and configure the BIOS Setup for the new start.

4-4 The POST ( Power On Self Test )

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

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4-5 To Update BIOS

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

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

• The Upgrade Utility can be loaded on a floppy diskette for upgrading

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

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

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

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

Users should only update BIOS when incompatible problems are encoun­tered or new features have to be added to system.

• “AMIFLASH.EXE” is a Flash EPROM Programming utility that updates

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

utility can not be executed in Win95/98, ME, NT, WINDOWS 2000 or
Windows XP environment.

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

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

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

Step 3. Insert the diskette into drive A, boot your system from the
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Step 4. Under “ A “ prompt, type “ AMIXXX.EXE *.ROM “ and then
press <Enter> to run BIOS update program. Please note that there
should be a space between AMIXXX.EXE and *.ROM. (*.ROM depends
on your mainboard model and version code. Instead of typing “*”, you
should type the specific file name for your specific mainboard). For
example, you may type “amiflash(space)LDL005.rom”.

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

Step 6. You will see a message “CMOS Memory Size Wrong” during
booting the system. Press <Del> or <F1> to run CMOS setup utility,
then reload “LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS” or “Load Optimal Defaults”
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4-6 BIOS SETUP --- CMOS Setup Utility

4-6.1 CMOS Setup Utility

This mainboard comes with the AMI BIOS from American Megatrends
Inc. Enter the CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu by:

1. Turn on or reboot your system. After a series of diagnostic checks,
the following message will appear:

PRESS <Del> TO RUN SETUP

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

AMIBIOS NEW SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 3.31a

Standard CMOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features

Advanced Chipset Features

Power Management Features

PNP/PCI Configurations

Integrated Peripherals

Hardware Monitor Status

Frequency/Voltage Control

F1: Help : Select Item +/- : Change Values F9: Setup Defaults
Esc: Exit : Select Menu Enter: Select Sub-Menu F10: Save and Exit

Set Time, Date, Hard Disk Type ...

Set Supervisor Password

Load Optimal Defaults

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

3. Use the arrow keys on your keyboard to select an option, and press
<Enter>. Modify the system parameters to reflect the options installed
in your system.

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

5. In the Main Menu, “Save & 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. Modify the
configuration values of this option if you want to change your system
hardware configuration or after you clear CMOS data.

Run the Standard CMOS Setup as follows:

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

Standard CMOS Features Setup Help

System Time 00 19 29
System Date May 14 2003 Wed

Floppy options.
IDE Device Config

F1: Help : Select Item +/- : Change Values F9: Setup Defaults
Esc: Previous Menu Enter: Select Sub-Menu F10: Save and Exit

2. Use one of the arrow keys to move between options and modify the
selected options by using PgUp / PgDn / + / - keys. An explanation
of the <F> keys follows:

<F1>: “Help” gives options available for each item.
<F9>: Setup BIOS default values.
<F10>: Save and Exit Setup.

3. Press <ESC> to return to the Main Menu when you finish setting up
all items. The following item descriptions are provided as a quick
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System Time The BIOS shows the time of the day in the format:

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

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

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

Floppy options Press Enter on “Floppy options” will let you select

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

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

1.44MB, 3.5 in.

2.88MB, 3.5 in.
Not Installed

IDE Device Config Press Enter on IDE Device Config will let you

configure the IDE devices on board and the fol­lowing menu will reveal the following submenu
for your configuration of the hard Disk you have
installed:

Primary IDE Master :Maxtor 82560 A4 Setup Help

Type Auto
Cylinders 4962
Heads 16
Write Precompensation
Sectors 63
Maxium Capacity 2561 Mb
LBA Mode On
Black Mode On
Fast Programmed I/O Modes 4
32 Bit Transfer Mode On

F1: Help : Select Item +/- : Change Values F9: Setup Defaults
Esc: Previous Menu Enter: Select Sub-Menu F10: Save and Exit

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Type This option shows the types of configuration for the

IDE devices:
1-50: Predefined types
USER: set Parameters by User
Auto: Set parameters automatically
CD-ROM: Use for ATAPI CD-ROM drives
Double click [Auto] to set all HDD parameters
automatically, including “Cylinders, Heads, Write
Precompensation, Sectors, Maximum Capacity and
32 Bit Transfer Mode.

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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:

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

AMIBIOS NEW SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 3.31a

Advanced BIOS Features

Quick Boot Enabled
Delay for Hard Drive (Sec.) 2
Boot Device Priority
1st Boot Device Floppy: 1.44 MB 3.5
2nd Boot Device CD-ROM
3rd Boot Device IDE-0 :Maxtor 20560 A4 ­Try Other Boot Devices Yes
Initial Display Mode Silent
Display Mode at Add-On ROM Init Force BIOS
S.M.A.R.T for Hard Disks Disabled
Bootup Num-lock On
Floppy Drive Swap Disabled
Floppy Drive Seek Disabled
PS/2 Mouse Support Enabled
Primary Display VGA/EGA
Password Check Setup
Ask HDD Password on Every Boot Yes
Boot To OS/2 No
CPU Microcode Updation Enabled
L1 Cache Enabled
L2 Cache Enabled
System BIOS Cacheable Enabled
C000,32K Shadow Cached
C800,16K Shadow Disabled
CC00,16K Shadow Disabled
D000,16K Shadow Disabled
D400,16K Shadow Disabled
D800,16K Shadow Disabled
DC00,16K Shadow Disabled

F1: Help : Select Item +/- : Change Values F9: Setup Defaults
Esc: Previous Menu Enter: Select Sub-Menu F10: Save and Exit

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2. Use one of the arrow keys to move between options and modify the
selected options by using PgUp / PgDn / + / - keys. An explanation
of the <F> keys follows:

<F1>: “Help” gives options available for each item.
<F9>: Setup BIOS default values.
<F10>: Save and Exit Setup.

3. Press <ESC> to return to the Main Menu when you finish setting up
all items. The following item descriptions are provided as a quick
guide.

Quick Boot

Delay for Hard Drive

(Sec.)

1st/2nd/3rd Boot

Device

Try Other Boot De-

vices

Initial Display Mode

Display Mode at Add-

On ROM Init

Allows you to enable (default)/ disable quick boot of
your system.

Allows you to adjust the time of detecting hard disk
on board at booting system.
Choices: Disabled; 1~10 sec. in 1 sec. stepping.

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

Allows you to enable/disable system to try to boot
with other boot devices.
Choises: Yes (default); No

If option is “Silent”, it allows user to add logo to ini­tial screen. If option is “BIOS”, the normal BIOS dis­play mode will be shown.
Choices: Silent (default); BIOS

If the item “Initial Display Mode” is set to “Silent”, two
sub-modes are provided for the initial display mode. If
“Force BIOS” (default) is chosen, the vendor’s logo screen
will be followed by the “Add-on ROM” initial screen (the
screen showing the add-on card BIOS message). If “Keep
Current” is chosen, no “Add-On ROM” screen is followed.

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S.M.A.R.T. for Hard

Disks

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

Floppy Drive Swap

Floppy Drive Seek

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

Primary Display Allows you to choose the primary display for the system.

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

Allows you to enable / disable the Self Monitoring
Analysis and Reporting Technology for the hard disk.
Choices: Enabled; Disabled (default)

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

Disabled (default), Floppy Drive A will not be changed to
B, nor B to A. Enabled, Floppy Drive A and B will change
position.

Disabled (default), Floppy Drives will not be checked and
diagnosed at system bootup; Enabled, Floppy Drives
will be checked and diagnosed at system bootup.

PS/2 Mouse is not supported

Choices: VGA/EGA (default); CGA40x25; CGA80x25;
Mono; Absent

password prompt at BIOS Setup or whenever re­starting system.
Choices: Setup (default); Always

Ask HDD Password on

Every Boot

Boot to OS/2 Allows you to set your system to OS/2 operating

CPU Microcode

Updation

Allows you to set HDD password on every boot
Choices: Yes (default); No

system.
Choices: Yes; No (default)

Allows you to enable/disable the CPU Microcode
Update function.
Choices: Disabled; Enabled (default)

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L1 /L2 Cache

System BIOS

Cacheable

C000, 32K Shadow Allows you to set these addresses cached, Enabled or

C800,CC00,D000,D400,

D800,DC00 16K

Shadow

Use this item to enable/disable the L1/L2 cache.
Choices: Enabled (default); Disabled

Allows you to enable (default)/ disable the System
BIOS Cacheable function.

Disabled. Default: Cached

Allows you to set these addresses cached, Enabled or
Disabled. Default: Disabled

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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:

1. Choose “Advanced Chipset Features” from the Main Menu and a

list of option will appear:

AMIBIOS NEW SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 3.31a

Advanced Chipset Features Setup Help

DRAM Timing
Configure SDRAM timing by SPD Enabled
SDRAM Frequency Auto
SDRAM CAS# Latency 2.5
SDRAM Bank Interleave Disabled

SDRAM Burst Length 4QW
SDRAM Command Rate 2T
Memory Hole Disabled
Auto Precharge for TLB/WB Disabled
Write Recovery time 2T
CPU Read DRAm Fast Ready Disabled
AGP Mode 4x
AGP Read Synchronization Disabled
AGP Fast Write Disabled
AGP Comp. Driving Auto
Manual AGP Comp. Driving CB
AGP Aperture Size 64MB
AGP Master 1 W/S Write Disabled
AGP Master 1 W/S Read Disabled
APIC Interrupt Mode Enabled
USB Controller 6 USB Ports
USB 1.1 Device Legacy Support Disabled
USB 1.1 Port 64/60 Emulation Disabled

F1: Help : Select Item +/- : Change Values F9: Setup Defaults
Esc: Previous Menu Enter: Select Sub-Menu F10: Save and Exit

2. Use one of the arrow keys to move between options and modify the
selected options by using PgUp / PgDn / + / - keys. An explanation
of the <F> keys follows:

<F1>: “Help” gives options available for each item.
<F9>: Setup BIOS default values.
<F10>: Save and Exit Setup.

3. Press <ESC> to return to the Main Menu when you finish setting up
all items. The following item descriptions are provided as a quick
guide to your setup.

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Configure SDRAM

Timing by SPD

SDRAM Frequency Allows you to set the SDRAM frequency.

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

SDRAM Bank Inter-

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

SDRAM Command

Memory Hole Allows you to enabled / disabled (default) the sup-

SPD (Serial presence detect) is a device in memory
module for storing the module information such as
DRAM timing and chip parameters. If this option is
enabled, BIOS will access SPD automatically to
configure module timing. If disabled, DRAM timing
can be configured manually.
Default: Enabled

Choices: 200MHz; 266MHz; Auto(default)

lect the SDRAM CAS# (Column Address Strode)la­tency manually. A shorter time means a shorter wait
time after the CAS signal.
Choices: 2 Clocks; 2.5 Clocks

This item allows you to enable / disable(default)

leave

SDRAM Bank Interleave function (between differ­ent memory modules).

lect the SDRAM Burst Length manually.
Choices: 8QW, 4QW(default)

Allows you to set the SDRAM Command Rate.

Rate

Choices: 1T; 2T(default)

port of Memory Hole which is reserved for ISA card.
Choices: Disabled; 512KB-640KB; 15MB-16MB;
14MB-16MB

Auto Precharge for

TLB/WB

Write Recovery time If Auto Precharge for TLB/WB is enabled, this op-

CPU Read DRAM Fast

Ready

If enabled, Auto Precharge (refresh charge) is en­abled for the TLB (Translation Lookaside Buffer) or
Write Back for the system memory access.
Choices: Disabled(default); Enabled

tion is for setting the Wrie Recovery Time.
Choices: 2T(default); 1T

This item allows you to enable / disable the CPU
Read DRAM Fast Ready function.
Choices: Disabled(default); Enabled

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AGP Mode Allows you to set the AGP Mode on board.

Choices: 4x(default); 2x; 1x

AGP Read Synchroni-

zation

AGP Fast Write Allows you to enabled / disable the AGP Fast Write

AGP Comp. Driving Allows you to Auto or Manually set the AGP Com-

Manual AGP Comp.

Driving

AGP Aperture Size Allows you to set the AGP Aperture Size.

AGP Master 1 W/S

AGP Master 1 W/S

APIC Interrupt Mode Allows you to enable (default) / disable the APIC

Allows you to enabled / disable the AGP Read Syn­chronization function.
Choices: Enabled; Disabled (default)

function.
Choices: Enabled; Disabled (default)

pensation Driving Strength.
Choices: Manual; Auto (default)

If AGP Comp. Driving is set to Manual, this item al­lows you to set AGP Compensation Driving Strength.
Choices: 00h ~ FFh

Choices: 4MB; 8MB; 16MB; 32MB; 64MB; 128MB;
256MB;

Allows you to enable / disable (default) the support

Write

of AGP Master 1 Wait State Write.

Allows you to enable / disable (default) the support

Read

of AGP Master 1 Wait State Read.

function for selecting the APIC Interrupt Mode.

USB Controller Allows you to set the USB Controller on the USB

USB 1.1 Device Legacy

Support

USB 1.1 Port 64/60

Emulation

port(s).
Choices: 6 USB Ports (default) ; 4 USB Ports;
2 USB Ports; Disabled

Allows you to select the USB Device Legacy support.
Choices: No Mice; All Device; Disabled (default)

Allows you to enable / disable (default) the Port 64/
60 Emulation.

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4-6.5 Power Management Features

Power Management Features allows you to set the system’s power
saving functions.

Run the Power Management Features as follows:

1. Choose “Power Management Features” from the Main Menu and a
list of options will appear:

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Power Management Features Setup Help

ACPI Standby State S1/POS
Power Management/APM Enabled
Video Power Down Mode Suspend
Hard Disk Power Down Mode Stand By
Standby Time Out (Minute) Disabled
Suspend Time Out (Minute) Disabled
Power Button Function On/Off
Restore on AC/Power Loss Power Off
Resume On Ring/WOL Disabled
Resume On PME# Disabled
Resume On KBC Disabled
Wake-Up Key Any Key
Resume On PS/2 Mouse Disabled
Resume On RTC Alarm Disabled
RTC Alarm Date 15
RTC Alarm Hour 12
RTC Alarm Minute 30
RTC Alarm Second 30

F1: Help : Select Item +/- : Change Values F9: Setup Defaults
Esc: Previous Menu Enter: Select Sub-Menu F10: Save and Exit

2. Use one of the arrow keys to move between options and modify the
selected options by using PgUp / PgDn / + / - keys. An explanation
of the <F> keys follows:

<F1>: “Help” gives options available for each item.
<F9>: Setup BIOS default values.
<F10>: Save and Exit Setup.

3. Press <ESC> to return to the Main Menu when you finish setting up
all items. The following item descriptions are provided as a quick
guide to your setup.

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ACPI Standby State This item allows you to select the ACPI Suspend

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

Power Management/

Video Power Down

Hard Disk Power

Down Mode

Standby Time Out

(Minute)

Suspend Time Out

(Minute)

Power Button Function Allows you to set power button function.

Restore on AC/Power

Resume on Ring/WOL

Allows you to enable (optional)/ disable the Power
management / Advanced Power Management

APM

function.
Allows you to select the Video Power Down Mode.

Choices: Disabled; Standby; Suspend (default)

Mode

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

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

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

Choices: On/Off (default); Suspend

Allows you to set the restore state from AC/Power

Loss

Loss.
Choices: Last State; Power Off (default); Power On

Allows you to enable / disable (default)the Resume

on Ring Signal function and Wake On Lan function.
An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator (RI) Line
(in other words, an incoming call on the modem)
awakens the system from a soft off state.

Resume On PME#

Resume On KBC

Allows you to enable / disable (default) the Resume

On PME function.

Allows you to enable / disable (default) the Resume

On Keyboard Clock function.

Choices: S4/S5; Disabled

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Wake-Up Key If “Resume On KBC” function is enabled, this op-

tion allow you to set the key to wake up the system.
Choices: Any Key

Resume On PS/2

Mouse

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

RTC Alarm Date / Hour

/ Minute / Second

Allows you to enable / disable (default) the Resume
On PS/2 Mouse function.
Choices: S4/S5; Disabled

On RTC Alarm function.

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

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4-6.6 PNP / PCI Configurations

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

Run the PNP/PCI Configurations as follows:

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

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PNP/PCI Configurations Setup Help

Plug and play Aware O/S No
Clear NVRAM No
OnChip VGA Frame Buffer Size 16MB
PCI Latency Timer (PCI Clocks) 32
Primary Graphics Adapter PCI
PCI IDE Busmaster Enabled
PCI Slot1 IRQ Priority Auto
PCI Slot2 IRQ Priority Auto
PCI Slot3 IRQ Priority Auto

F1: Help : Select Item +/- : Change Values F9: Setup Defaults
Esc: Previous Menu Enter: Select Sub-Menu F10: Save and Exit

2. Use one of the arrow keys to move between options and modify the
selected options by using PgUp / PgDn / + / - keys. An explanation
of the <F> keys follows:

<F1>: “Help” gives options available for each item.
<F9>: Setup BIOS default values.
<F10>: Save and Exit Setup.

3. Press <ESC> to return to the Main Menu when you finish setting up
all items. The following item descriptions are provided as a quick
guide to your setup.

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Plug and Play Aware

Clear NVRAM Allows BIOS to clear the NVRAM data.

OnChip VGA Frame

Buffer Size

PCI Latency Timer (PCI

Clocks)

Primary Graphics

Adapter

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

PCI Slot 1/2/3 IRQ

Priority

Select Yes if the system operating environment is

O/S

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

Choices: No (default); Yes

Allows you to select the memory size shared with
the system.
Choices: None; 8MB; 16MB; 32MB

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

Allows you to select the Primary Graphics Adapter.
Choices: PCI; AGP

Bus Master function.

Allows you to specify the IRQ for the PCI slots.
Choices: Auto (default); 3; 4; 5; 7; 9; 10; 11

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4-6.7 Integrated Peripherals

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

Run the Integrated Peripherals as follows:

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

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Integrated Peripherals Setup Help

Onboard FDC Auto
Onboard Serial Port 1 Auto
Onboard Serial Port 2 Auto
Serial Port 2 Mode Normal
Onboard Parallel Port Auto
Parallel Port Mode ECP
Parallel Port IRQ Auto
Parallel Port DMA Channel Auto
Onboard MIDI Port Disabled
MIDI Port IRQ 5
Onboard Game Port 200
Onboard IDE Both
OnBoard Lan (Optional) Enabled
OnBoard LAN P.M.E (Optional) Enabled
Onboard AC’97 Audio Enabled

F1: Help : Select Item +/- : Change Values F9: Setup Defaults
Esc: Previous Menu Enter: Select Sub-Menu F10: Save and Exit

2. Use one of the arrow keys to move between options and modify the
selected options by using PgUp / PgDn / + / - keys. An explanation
of the <F> keys follows:

<F1>: “Help” gives options available for each item.
<F9>: Setup BIOS default values.
<F10>: Save and Exit Setup.

3. Press <ESC> to return to the Main Menu when you finish setting up
all items. The following item descriptions are provided as a quick
guide to your setup.

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OnBoard FDC Allows you to enable / disable the Onboard FDC.

Choices: Auto (default); Enabled; Disabled

Onboard Serial Port 1

Onboard Serial Port 2 Allows you to set the Onboard Serial Port 2.

Serial Port 2 Mode

OnBoard Parallel Port Allows you to configure onboard Parallel port .

Parallel Port Mode If Parallel Port is not disabled, this item allows you

Parallel Port IRQ Its variation depends on the selection of “Parallel

Parallel Port DMA

Channel

OnBoard MIDI Port

Allows you to set the Onboard Serial Port 1.
Choices: Auto (default); Disabled; 3F8/COM1; 2F8/
COM2; 3E8/COM3; 2E8/COM4;

Choices: Auto (default); Disabled; 3F8/COM1; 2F8/
COM2; 3E8/COM3; 2E8/COM4;

Allows you to set the Serial Port 2 Mode.
Choices: Normal (default); IrDA; ASKIR;

Choices: Auto (default); Disabled; 378; 278; 3BC;

to configure parallel port mode.
Choices: ECP (default); EPP + ECP; Normal; EPP

Port Mode”.

Its variation depends on the selection of “Parallel
Port Mode”.

Allows you to configure onboard MIDI port address.
The choices: Disabled(default); 300; 310; 320; 330

MIDI Port IRQ If the onboard MIDI port is set at 300 to 330, this

item shows up to allow you to configure the MIDI
Port IRQ5 to IRQ11.

OnBoard Game Port Allows you to configure Onboard Game port

address.
Choices: Disabled; 200h (default); 208h

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Onboard IDE Allows you to choose the Onboard IDE Mode.

Choices: Disabled; Primary; Secondary; Both
(default)

(Optional) OnBoard

LAN

(Optional) Onboard

LAN P.M.E

Onboard AC‘97 Audio

Allows you to enable / disable OnBoard Lan.
Choices: Enabled (default); Disabled

Allows you to enable / disable OnBoard LAN P.M.
E.
Choices: Enabled (default); Disabled

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

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4-6.8 Hardware Monitor Status

This menu helps you to read only and get more information on the
working CPU temperature, FAN speed and voltage.

1. Choose “Hardware Monitor Status” from the Main Menu and a screen
with a list of current status of your working system will appear:

AMIBIOS EASY SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 3.31a

Hardware Monitor Status Setup Help

CPU Vcore +1.680 V
+2.5V +2.528 V
+3.3V +3.408 V
+5.0V +5.126 V
+12.0V +11.187V

-12.0V -11.972V
5V SB +5.164V
Battery +3.296V
Fan 1 Speed 0 RPM
Fan 3 Speed 4687 RPM
Temperature 1 30
Temperature 2 0
Temperature 3 37˚C/98˚F

0

C/86 0F

0

C/32 0F

F1: Help : Select Item +/- : Change Values F9: Setup Defaults
Esc: Previous Menu Enter: Select Sub-Menu F10: Save and Exit

2. Press <ESC> to return to the Main Menu. In case any irregular read­ing appears about your system, it indicates that a problem exists
therein. To solve the problem, a hardware engineer or your dealer is
recommended.

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CPU Vcore Shows CPU core actual voltage value.

+2.5V Shows current voltage against the +2.5V power

+3.3V Shows current voltage against the +3.3V power

+5.0V Shows current voltage against the +5.0V power

+12V Shows current voltage against the +12V power

+5V SB Shows current voltage against the +5V SB power

Battery Shows current voltage against battery power supply.

Fan 1 / 3 Displays the current speed of CPU Fan, and other

supply.

supply.

supply.

supply.

-12V Shows current voltage against the -12V power
supply.

supply.

onboard device which user has connected to the
onboard Fan Connectors.

Temperature 1 Shows current CPU external temperature.

Temperature 2 Shows current system temperature.

Temperature 3 Shows current CPU internal temperature.

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4-6.9 Frequency/Voltage Control

Run the “Frequency/Voltage Control” as following:

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

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Frequency/Voltage Control Setup Help

RedStorm Overclocking Tech (Optional) (Press Enter)

CPU Linear Freq Disabled
CPU Clock (100 MHz)

Spread Spectrum Selection Disabled
Auto Detect PCI Slot Disabled

CPU Ratio Selection 8.0x

F1: Help : Select Item +/- : Change Values F9: Setup Defaults
Esc: Previous Menu Enter: Select Sub-Menu F10: Save and Exit

2. Use one of the arrow keys to move between options and modify the
selected options by using PgUp / PgDn / + / - keys. An explanation
of the <F> keys follows:

<F1>: “Help” gives options available for each item.
<F9>: Setup BIOS default values.
<F10>: Save and Exit Setup.

3. Press <ESC> to return to the Main Menu when you finish setting up
all items. The following item descriptions are provided as a quick
guide to your setup.

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(Optional) Redstorm

Overclocking Tech

CPU Linear
Frequency

CPU Clock If CPU Linear Frequency is set Enabled, this item

Spread Spec-

trum Selection

Auto Detect PCI

Slot

CPU Ratio

Selection

Press <Enter> to start RED STORM OVERCLOCK­ING TECH. This option gives user an easy way to

overclocking. It will increase CPU external clock
automatically. When CPU external clock increases
to an unacceptably high value, BIOS will restart your
system, then running at an acceptable CPU exter­nal clock.

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

allows you to set CPU Clock.
Choices: 100MHz ~200MHz in 1MHz stepping.

If CPU Linear Frequency is disabled, use this item
to enable/disable (default)Spread Spectrum
Selection. This function will reduce the EMI
(Electromagnetic Interference) in your system. If
you do not have an EMI problem, leave this item
disabled.

Allows you to enable / disable (default) this auto
detection function on PCI slot.

If CPU onboard is one with an adjustable or un­locked CPU ratio, this item allows you user to ad­just the CPU Ratio.

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4-6.10 Set Supervisor Password

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

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

[ Enter new supervisor password ]

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

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

[ Retype new supervisor Password ]

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

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

[ New supervisor password installed ]

Any Key to Continue

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

7. After the Supervisor password is set, you have to choose whether
the password is for entering the system or only for entering BIOS
Setup program. To make the choice, please enter BIOS Setup and
choose “Advanced BIOS Features” in the main menu. (At entering
BIOS Setup, you have to enter the password now.) In “Advanced
BIOS Features”, choose “Password Check” and change the option.
The “Setup” option is to set the password only for entering BIOS
Setup. The “Always” option is to set the password for entering the
system.

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8. To change or remove a current supervisor password, choose “Set
Supervisor Password” and press <Enter>. An instruction box appears
on the screen, prompting you to enter the current password first:

[ Enter current supervisor password ]

9. Type the current password with keyboard and then press <Enter>.
An instruction box appears, prompting you to enter new supervisor
password:

[ Enter new supervisor password ]

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

[ Supervisor password disabled ]

Any Key to Continue

NOTE: If you forget or lose a supervisor password, the only
way to access the system is to clear the CMOS. All setup
informations will then be cleared including the password and
you need to run the BIOS setup program again so as to
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4-6.11 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 ]

Press [Enter] to continue

or [ESC] to abort

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

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
press <Enter>. The following message appears:

[ Saving current settings and exit ]

Press [Enter] to continue

or [ESC] to abort

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

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 press <Enter> and the following message
appears:

[ Quit Without Saving Changes ]

Press [Enter] to continue

or [ESC] to abort

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

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