Soltek SL-86SP3-L User Manual

Contents

Contents

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

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

1-1 Mainboard Layout ...................................................................9

1-2 Mainboard Specification Table ........................................... 10

1-3 Chipset System Block Diagram............................................11

1-4 Mainboard Specifications .................................................... 12

1-4.1 CPU Socket ...................................................................................12

1-4.2 System Chipsets ........................................................................... 12

1-4.3 Memory ......................................................................................... 12

1-4.4 Advanced System Power Management .................................... 12

1-4.5 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Interface........................... 13

1-4.6 AMI BIOS .....................................................................................13

1-4.7 Multi-I/O Functions :..................................................................13

1-4.8 Expansion Slots ............................................................................ 14

1-4.9 LAN on board (for 86SP3-L only) ............................................ 14

1-4.10 Hardware Monitor on board ................................................... 14

1-4.11 AC’97 Audio Codec on board.................................................14

1-4.12 Form Factor................................................................................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 .............................................. 21

2-3.2 To Remove a DIMM ....................................................................21

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2-4 AGP 8X/4X Slot Installation ................................................ 22

2-5 IDE Connectors Installation................................................ 23

2-6 Floppy Drive Connector Installation ................................. 24

2-7 ATX V2.03 Power Supply Installation ............................... 25

2-8 Jumper Settings ..................................................................... 26

2-8.1 JFSB1 & JFSB2: CPU Frequency Select................................. 27

2-8.2 JBAT1: Clear CMOS .................................................................. 28

2-8.3 LJP1: LAN Controller Select (86SP3-L only) ........................ 29

2-8.4 (Optional) JKB1: Keyboard / Mouse Wake Up ..................... 29

2-8.5 JP5: 1.75V CPU Support............................................................29

2-9 Other Connectors Configuration........................................ 30

2-9.1 On Board Fan Connectors .........................................................30

2-9.2 USB Ports and USB Pin-headers ..............................................31

2-9.3 Chassis Panel Connectors .......................................................... 32

2-9.4 CD-ROM Audio Connectors...................................................... 32

2-9.5 PS/2 Mouse And PS/2 Keyboard............................................... 33

2-9.6 Front Panel Audio Connector .................................................. 33

2-9.7 LAN Connector (86SP3-L Only) ............................................... 34

2-9.8 Thermal Resistor ......................................................................... 34

2-9.9 Complex Pin-header (for Front Panel Connectors) .............. 35

Chapter 3 Software Setup ....................................... 37

3-1 To Open up the Support CD ................................................ 38

3-2 Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility........................ 39

3-3 Intel Application Accelerator Installation......................... 40

3-4 AC’97 Audio Driver Installation......................................... 42

3-4.1 Install AC’97 6-channel Audio Driver .....................................42

3-4.2 Verify 6-channel Audio ............................................................... 43

3-5 To Install Hardware Monitor Utility.................................. 46

3-5.1 Installation ................................................................................... 46

3-5.2 Verification .................................................................................. 47

3-6 To Install LAN Drivers (for 86SP3-L only) ....................... 48

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3-6.1 RTL8101L LAN driver on Windows ME / 2000 / XP............ 48

3-6.2 RTL8101L LAN driver on Windows 9X.................................. 48

3-7 To Install USB 2.0 Driver for Windows 2000/XP ............. 50

Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Setup.................................... 51

4-1 About BIOS Setup ................................................................. 52

4-2 To Run BIOS Setup ............................................................... 52

4-3 About CMOS .......................................................................... 52

4-4 The POST ( Power On Self Test ) ....................................... 52

4-5 To Update BIOS ..................................................................... 53

4-6 BIOS SETUP --- CMOS Setup Utility................................ 55

4-6.1 CMOS Setup Utility ....................................................................55

4-6.2 Standard BIOS Features ............................................................57

4-6.3 Advanced BIOS Features ........................................................... 58

4-6.3.1 CPU Configuration................................................................... 59

4-6.3.2 IDE Configuration.................................................................... 60

4-6.3.3 Floppy Configuration ............................................................... 63

4-6.3.4 Super IO Configuration ...........................................................64

4-6.3.5 Hardware Health Configuration............................................. 66

4-6.3.6 ACPI Configuration ................................................................. 67

4-6.3.7 USB Configuration ................................................................... 69

4-6.3.8 Power Management .................................................................. 70

4-6.3.9 Frequency/Voltage Control...................................................... 72

4-6.4 Advanced Chipset Features ....................................................... 73

4-6.4.1 NorthBridge Configuration ..................................................... 74

4-6.4.2 SouthBridge Configuration ..................................................... 76

4-6.5 PCI/PNP Resource Management .............................................. 77

4-6.6 Boot Configuration Setup .......................................................... 79

4-6.6.1 Boot Settings Configuration .................................................... 80

4-6.6.2 Boot Device Priority ................................................................. 81

4-6.7 Boot Security Features ............................................................... 82

4-6.7.1 Supervisor Password ................................................................82

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4-6.7.2 User Password........................................................................... 82

4-6.7.3 Change Supervisor Password .................................................. 83

4-6.7.4 Change User Password ............................................................ 84

4-6.7.5 Clear User Password ................................................................ 84

4-6.7.6 Boot Sector Virus Protection ................................................... 85

4-6.8 Save Changes and Exit ............................................................... 85

4-6.9 Discard Changes ( and Exit )..................................................... 86

4-6.10 Load Optimal Defaults .............................................................86

4-6.11 Discard Changes ........................................................................86

APPENDICES.......................................................... 87

Appendix-1 Identify Mainboard Model Number ................... 88

Appendix-2 Technical Terms ...................................................... 89

Item Checkup

• Mainboard

• Multi-lingual Quick Installation Guide

• User Manual (Mainboard)

• Support CD

• Bundled Bonus Pack CD

• Bundled Bonus Pack Manual

• Cable :
ATA66/100 IDE Cable
FDD Cable
USB Cable (Optional)

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86SP3 / 86SP3-L

Chapter 1 Specification

Introduction

This series of mainboards features an integration of the powerful pro­cessor Intel Pentium 4 and the single-chip North Bridge Intel 865P. The
Intel P4 processor is a rapid execution engine providing 800/533/
400MHz system bus, while North Bridge Intel 865P is a high perfor­mance integrated chipset providing Dual Channel DDR 333/266 SDRAM
memory interface, Hub interface as well as AGP interface.

Integrated with 865P, South Bridge Intel ICH4 supports the LPC I/O,
upstream Hub interface, PCI interface, IDE interface, USB 2.0 interface,
AC’97 2.2 (6-channel) Audio interface and the interrupt control. This
chapter is to introduce to users every advanced function of this high
performance integration.

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

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

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Chapter 1 Specification

1-1 Mainboard Layout

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86SP3 / 86SP3-L

1-2 Mainboard Specification Table

86SP3/86SP3-L Specifications and Features

CPU

North Bridge

South Bridge

BIOS

Memory

I/O Chip

AGP interface

Audio

IDE Interface

PCI Slots

I/O Connectors

Networking

Other optional
feature

Socket 478B for P4 CPU( HT CPU included)

Intel 865P, supporting *800/533/400MHz FSB

Intel ICH4

AMI BIOS

Supporting Dual-channel DDR 333/266 SDRAM,
up to 2GB in 2 DIMM slots

IT8712F, with Hardware Monitor

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

AC’97 Audio 2.2 compliant, 6 channel audio

2 UATA 66/100 IDE ports

5 PCI Master slots on board

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

LAN Controller RTL8101L and Connector RJ45
(for 86SP3-L only)

PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Wake Up

Models
Optional
Features

LAN Controller
on board

* Note: FSB 800MHz is supported by North Bridge Overclocking.

86SP3

No

86SP3-L

Yes

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Chapter 1 Specification

1-3 Chipset System Block Diagram

Intel Pentium 4 CPU

(Hyper-Threading Included)

System Bus 533/400MHz

AGP Slot

2 IDE
Connectors

USB
Ports

Mouse/Keyboard

Serial Ports
Printer Port

Game/MIDI

H/Monitor

AGP 8X/4X

ATA 100/66/33

USB Bus V2.0

IR

FDD

LPC I/O
IT8712F

North Bridge

Intel 865P

266MB/s
Hub Interface

South
Bridge

Intel

ICH4

DDR memory
Interface

DDR 333/
266 SDRAM

PCI Bus

AC’97 2.2

RTL8101L

(Optional)

System
Memory

5 PCI Slots

Audio Codec
(6-channel)

RJ45

BIOS

Pentium 4 + Intel 865P + Intel ICH4 Diagram

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86SP3 / 86SP3-L

1-4 Mainboard Specifications

1-4.1 CPU Socket

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

-- 800/533/400MHz System Bus;

-- Hyper-pipelined technology;

-- Advanced dynamic execution;

-- Advanced transfer cache;

1-4.2 System Chipsets

North Bridge Intel 865P:

• Supporting 533/400MHz Front Side Bus officially

• Supporting 800MHz Front Side Bus by North Bridge overclocking

• Supporting processor interface(including Hyper-Threading

Technology), Dual channel DDR 333/266 SDRAM memory interface,
Hub interface, AGP interface.

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

ing CPU.

South Bridge Intel ICH4:

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

interface, USB 2.0 interface, AC’97 2.2 (6-channel) Audio interface
and the interrupt control.

1-4.3 Memory

2 DDR DIMM 184-pin slots on board :

• Supporting unregistered, non-ECC Dual-channel DDR 333/266

SDRAM up to 2GBs

• DIMMs to be populated in identical pairs for Dual-channel operation

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

1-4.4 Advanced System Power Management

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

including ACPI suspend mode support (See ACPI Configuration of
Advanced BIOS Features in BIOS Setup)

• APM V1.2 compliant (Legacy Power Management)

• Supporting Wake-on-LAN

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

field

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Chapter 1 Specification

1-4.5 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Interface

AGP Controller embedded on board, supporting:

• 1.5V (4x/8x) power mode only

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

longburst transfers up to 2GB/sec

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

1-4.6 AMI 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 BIOS Features(Times, Date, System Information etc.)

• Advanced BIOS Features (CPU, IDE, Floppy, Super IO, Hardware

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

• Advanced Chipset Features (NorthBridge, SouthBridge Configuration)

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

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

• BIOS Security Features (Supervisor Password, User Password)

1-4.7 Multi-I/O Functions :

• PCI EIDE Controller, supporting:

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

• Dedicated IR Functions:

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

• Multi-mode Parallel Data Transfer:

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

• Floppy Disk Connector:

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

• Universal Serial Bus Transfer Mode:

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

-- 4 built-in USB connectors; 1 USB Header which require 1 additional
USB cable to provide 2 more optional USB ports

• PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse

• UARTs (Universal Asynchronous Receiver / Transmitter):

-- Two serial ports (COM1 & COM2) on board

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86SP3 / 86SP3-L

1-4.8 Expansion Slots

• 5 PCI Bus Master slots

• 1 AGP slot

• 2 DDR SDRAM DIMM slots

1-4.9 LAN on board (for 86SP3-L only)

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

• Supporting 10/100Mb data transfer

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

Connector

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

1-4.10 Hardware Monitor on board

• Hardware Monitor supported by IT8712F, providing monitoring and

alarm for flexible desktop management of hardware voltage, tempera­tures and fan speeds.

• Utility Software Soltek Hardware Monitor for displaying system status

is enclosed in Support CD for user’s installation.

1-4.11 AC’97 Audio Codec on board

AC’97 Audio Codec 2.2 compliant on board

• Supporting 6-channel display of PCM audio output

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

Right, Center and Subwoofer for complete surround sound effect

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

installation.

1-4.12 Form Factor

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

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

• Mainboard size: 305mm x 210mm

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86SP3 / 86SP3-L

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 heat sink is a must for proper

heat dissipation for your CPU. Get ready an appropriate fan with
heat sink 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’s 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
2-2 Pentium 4 CPU Fan Installation
2-3 Memory Installation
2-4 AGP 8X/4X Slot Installation
2-5 IDE Connectors Installation
2-6 Floppy Drive Connector Installation
2-7 ATX V2.03 Power Supply Installation
2-8 Jumper Settings
2-9 Other Connectors Configuration

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Chapter 2 Hardware Setup

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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86SP3 / 86SP3-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
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

so as to raise the upper layer

90
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

1. Press down 4 latches.

2. Press down the 2 levers to lock fan to fanbase

3. Connect Fan Connector to CPU FAN connector

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

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86SP3 / 86SP3-L

2-3 Memory Installation

How to tackle the memory Modules:

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

• Pay attention to the orientation of the DIMM slots.

Dual Channel Memory Features

• Dual Channel Memory Configuration is established by couple of iden­tical DDR SDRAMs.

• Dual Channel memory configuration provides higher performance than
Single Channel configuration.

• Matched DIMMs need to have identical density, DRAM technology,
DRAM bus width, and equal number of memory banks.

• This series supports up to 2GB unbuffered Dual-channel DDR 333/
266 SDRAM, with 2 DDR DIMM slots on board.
type of modules into these slots.

• The dual memory controller can double the DDR memory bandwidth
up to 5.4GB/s with couple of DDR333 and 4.2GB/s with couple of
DDR266.

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2-3.1 To Install DDR SDRAM Module

• To enable Dual-channel memory function, users should insert totally
identical (size and frequency) DDR module pair into the bank-pair.

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

184-Pin DIMM Notch Key Definition

DRAM Key Position Voltage Key Position

(2.5V Voltage Key)DDR Notch

DIMM1

DIMM2

DDR Rib

Module Latch

DIMM1+DIMM2 = Dual Channel Memory

2-3.2 To Remove a DIMM

Power off the system first, and then press down the holding latches on
both sides of slot to release the module from the DIMM slot.

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86SP3 / 86SP3-L

2-4 AGP 8X/4X Slot Installation

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

AGP Accelerator

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2-5 IDE Connectors Installation

To install IDE Connector, you may connect the blue connector of IDE
cable to the primary (IDE1) or secondary (IDE2) connector on board,
and then connect the gray connector to your 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 Mouse

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(on top)

1

Fan1

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USB3

1

BIOS

Intel

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DIMM1

Li

Battery

FD1

Dual Channel DDR 333/266MHz

DIMM2

IDE1IDE2

1

1

NJ1

20

JBAT1

-

PWR

PWLED

+

1

IR

-

SPK RST

LED

+

HDD

1

IDE2

IDE1

Hard Disk Drive Connector

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

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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2-6 Floppy Drive Connector Installation

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

PS/2 Mouse

JKB1

(on top)

1

Fan1

PS/2 K/B (underside)

USB0

(on top)

USB1 (underside)

COM1

LPT1

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COM2

RJ45

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JFSB2

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PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

Signal Swap End

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Pin 1 (to Red Line)

Fan2

Dual Channel DDR 333/266MHz

DIMM2

IDE1IDE2

Floppy Drive Connector:

1

1

NJ1

20

JBAT1

-

PWR

PWLED

+

1

Orient the red line of the

IR

-

SPK RST

LED

+

HDD

1

Floppy Flat Cable to Pin1.

To 2nd Floppy Drive

To 1st Floppy Drive

Red line

FDD Cable

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To Mainboard

Chapter 2 Hardware Setup

2-7 ATX V2.03 Power Supply Installation

+12V Power Connector

GND+12V

AGP 8X/4X

Fan3

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GND+12V

mPGA478B

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PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

Jp5

1

Battery

FD1

1

Fan2

Dual Channel DDR 333/266MHz

DIMM2

DIMM1

IDE1IDE2

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1

NJ1

20

JBAT1

-

PWR

PWLED

+

1

IR

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-

SPK RST

LED

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HDD

1

+12V

5SB

PWR OK

GND

+5V

GND

+5V

GND

+3.3V

+3.3V +3.3V

Pin1 Pin11

Main Power Connector
(20-pin)

+5V
+5V

-5V
GND

GND

GND
PS ON#
GND

-12V

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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2-8 Jumper Settings

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

Keyboard / Mouse Wake Up

1

1

PS/2 Mouse

(on top)

USB0

(on top)

COM1

COM2

RJ45

(on top)

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CD-IN1

LJP1

1

JKB1:

(Optional)

1-2 closed (default)

Disabled

2-3 closed

Enabled

JKB1

1

Fan1

PS/2 K/B (underside)

USB1 (underside)

LPT1

JFSB1

1

JFSB2

Main

Power

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PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

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JFSB1&JFSB2: CPU Frequency Select

(default)

CPU

Auto-

Detection

JFSB1

1

1

JFSB2

Jp5

1

100MHz 133MHz 200MHz

(FSB400) (FSB800)

JFSB1

1

1

JFSB2

Fan2

1.75V CPU Support

1

Dual Channel DDR 333/266MHz

1

DIMM2

DIMM1

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NJ1

20

JBAT1

-

PWR

PWLED

+

1

IR

Li

BIOS

Battery

-

SPK RST

LED

+

HDD

FD1

1

1

(FSB533)

JFSB1

1

1

JFSB2

JP5

1-2 closed
(default)

Enabled

2-3 closed

Disabled

JFSB1

1

1

JFSB2

LAN Controller Select

LJP1

(86SP3-L only)

1

1

1-2 closed

2-3 closed

(default)

Enabled

Disabled

1

1

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JBAT1

Clear CMOS

1-2 closed
(default)

To hold data

2-3 closed

To clear CMOS

Chapter 2 Hardware Setup

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 opened

Jumper with

Pin 1-2 closed

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

2-8.1 JFSB1 & JFSB2: CPU Frequency Select

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

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

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

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

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

JFSB1&JFSB2: CPU Frequency Select

(default)

CPU

Auto-

Detection

JFSB1

1

1

JFSB2

100MHz 133MHz 200MHz

(FSB400)

JFSB1

1

1

JFSB2

(FSB533)

JFSB1

1

1

JFSB2

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(FSB800)

JFSB1

1

1

JFSB2

86SP3 / 86SP3-L

Further Notes on CPU Overclocking:

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

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

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

2-8.2 JBAT1: Clear CMOS

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

1. Power off system.

2. Set JBAT1 to Pin 2-3 closed.

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

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

CMOS when system power is on.

1

1

JBAT1

Clear CMOS

1-2 closed
(default)

To hold data

2-3 closed

To clear CMOS

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2-8.3 LJP1: LAN Controller Select (86SP3-L only)

LJP1 is a 3-pin jumper for enabling or
disabling the on-board LAN Controller.
Users can set LJP1 1-2 closed to en­able the on-board LAN Controller so as
to set up the LAN driver, or to set LJP1
2-3 closed to disable the on-board LAN
Controller. Users are free to use an
add-on PCI LAN card for networking
whether LJP1 is enabled or disabled.

LAN Controller Select

1

1

LJP1

(86SP3-L only)

1-2 closed

Enabled

2-3 closed

Disabled

(default)

2-8.4 (Optional) 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.

2-8.5 JP5: 1.75V CPU Support

JP5 is designed on board to support the

1.75V Pentium 4 CPU. Users can read

Chapter 2-1 to identify the Voltage of a
Pentium 4 CPU. Setting JP5 1-2 closed
is to enable this function or JP5 2-3
closed to disable this function.

Keyboard / Mouse Wake Up

1

1

1

1

JKB1:

(Optional)

1-2 closed (default)

Disabled

2-3 closed

Enabled

JP5

1.75V CPU Support

1-2 closed
(default)

Enabled

2-3 closed

Disabled

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86SP3 / 86SP3-L

2-9 Other Connectors Configuration

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

2-9.1 On Board Fan Connectors

Void

+12V

No Sensor

PS/2 Mouse

(on top)

USB0

(on top)

M

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COM1

COM2

(on top)

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PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

Fan3

USB3

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DIMM1

Li

Battery

FD1

Dual Channel DDR 333/266MHz

DIMM2

IDE1IDE2

1

1

NJ1

20

JBAT1

PWR

1

IR

-

LED

+

HDD

1

Sensor

+12V

GND

GND

Sensor Conn.

Fan Connector
Fan2, yellow, sensor

Fan Connector
Fan1, yellow, sensor

-

PWLED

+

SPK RST

Fan Connector
Fan4, white, no sensor

Fan Connector
Fan3, yellow, sensor

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

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 on screen.

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2-9.2 USB Ports and USB Pin-headers

This series provides four USB ports on board supporting various USB
devices. In addition, one USB pin-header is added on board to provide
expansion of two more optional USB ports by using an additional USB
cable. Users can order the optional USB cable from your mainboard
dealer or vendor.
When plugging the USB cable to USB Header, users must make sure
the red wire is connected to Pin 1.
All 6 USB ports are compliant with 1.1 / 2.0 USB Bus. USB 2.0 supports
Windows 2000 and up (no support for Windows 9X/ME). Please see
Chapter 3 for USB2.0 Installation.

USB connectors USB0 and USB1

PS/2 Mouse

(on top)

USB0

(on top)

M

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COM1

COM2

RJ45

(on top)

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JFSB2

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AGP 8X/4X

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

Fan3

USB3

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JBAT1

USB Pin-header USB2

First USB Port Wiring for Front USB

Fan2

DIMM2

IDE1IDE2

1

1

NJ1

20

-

PWR

PWLED

+

1

IR

-

SPK RST

LED

+

HDD

1

USB Cable (Optional)

USB Port

Red wire

1

10

1

10

USB Header

Pin Assignment

Second USB Port Wiring for Front USB

Red White

+5V

1

+5V

Red

D1-

D2-

White

Green

D1+

D2+

Green

black

GND

GND

black

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2-9.3 Chassis Panel Connectors

A.

B. C.

D.

E.

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

A: PS/2 Mouse
B: USB 1
C: LPT1 Port
D: RJ45 (86SP3-L only)
E: Line in/
Rear Speaker Out
F: PS/2 Keyboard

G : USB 0
H: COM1 Connector
I: COM2 Connector
J: USB 2 (middle)
USB 3 (underside)
K: Microphone Input /
Center Subwoofer Out
L : Line Out /
Front Speaker Out

2-9.4 CD-ROM Audio Connectors

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

PS/2 Mouse

(on top)

USB0

(on top)

M

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COM1

COM2

RJ45

(on top)

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AGP 8X/4X

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

Fan3

1

Jp5

Fan2

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DIMM1

JBAT1

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CD-IN1

DIMM2

IDE1IDE2

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1

NJ1

20

-

PWR

PWLED

+

1

IR

-

SPK RST

LED

+

HDD

1

Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 4

Left

GND GND

1

Channel

Right

Channel

L.

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2-9.5 PS/2 Mouse And PS/2 Keyboard

(PS/2 Mouse: On top of keyboard connector, green)

6 Void

4 VCC

2 Void

6 Void

4 VCC

2 Void

5 Mouse Clock

3 GND

1 Mouse Data

5 Keyboard Clock

3 GND

1 Keyboard Data

(PS/2 Keyboard Connector: Underside, purple)

2-9.6 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.

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

PS/2 Mouse

(on top)

USB0

(on top)

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COM1

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LJP1

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DIMM1

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NJ1

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JBAT1

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PWLED

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Li

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FD1

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2-9.7 LAN Connector (86SP3-L Only)

One RJ45 connector is on board for network connection.

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

2-9.8 Thermal Resistor

PS/2 Mouse

JKB1

(on top)

1

Fan1

PS/2 K/B (underside)

USB0

(on top)

M

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PCI 2

PCI 3

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PCI 5

BIOS

FD1

Fan3

USB3

1

1

Jp5

Fan2

1

Dual Channel DDR 333/266MHz

DIMM2

DIMM1

IDE1IDE2

1

JBAT1

PWR

1

IR

Li

Battery

-

LED

+

HDD

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

PS/2 Mouse

JKB1

(on top)

1

Fan1

PS/2 K/B (underside)

USB0

(on top)

USB1 (underside)

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LPT1

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PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

Fan3

Thermal Resistor RT1

RT1 is mounted
with Thermal Resistor
by default for detecting
system temperature.

1

NJ1

20

-

PWLED

+

SPK RST

1

Jp5

Fan2

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NJ1

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JBAT1

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PWR

PWLED

+

1

IR

Li

Battery

-

SPK RST

LED

+

HDD

1

FD1

1

RT1

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

RT1 so as to detect the temperature of the system. What RT1 does
is to transmit the thermal signal to Hardware Monitor.

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2-9.9 Complex Pin-header (for Front Panel Connectors)

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

PS/2 Mouse

JKB1

(on top)

1

Fan1

PS/2 K/B (underside)

USB0

(on top)

USB1 (underside)

COM1

LPT1

COM2

(on top)

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CD-IN1

LJP1

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JFSB1

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PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

RT1

ITE

PCI 4

PCI 5

Fan3

(1)Power Switch

(2)Infrared(IR)

(3)HDD LED

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JBAT1

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PWR

PWLED

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IR

Li

BIOS

Battery

-

SPK RST

LED

+

HDD

1

FD1

USB3

1

1

PWRBT#

PWRBT

PLED­NC

Front Panel

Power LED (4)

PLED+

IR_VCC

NC

IRRX

IRGND

IRTX
HDLED­HDLED+

RSTGND

RST1

SP1
NC
SP3
SPVCC

Reset Switch(5)

Speaker (6)

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(1) 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.

(2) IR Connector (Infrared Connector):

Connection: Connected to Connector IR on board.

Function: Supporting wireless transmitting and receiving module

on board.

(3) HDD LED Connector:

Connection: Connected to HDD LED.

Function: To supply power to HDD LED.

(4) Power LED Connector:

Connection: Connected to System Power LED.

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

(5) Reset Switch Connector:

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

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

(6) Speaker Connector:

Connection: Connected to the case-mounted Speaker.

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

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Chapter 3 Software Setup

Drivers, Utilities and Software Installation

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

This chapter is devoted to describing the installations of all these es­sential drivers and utilities on Windows 9X, Windows ME, Windows 2000
and Windows XP. And installation on Windows XP as the general illus­tration hereby.
The priority of drivers to be installed should also be noted. Users are
recommended to take the following installation orders :

3-1 To Open up the Support CD
3-2 To Install Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility
3-3 Intel Application Acceleration Installation
3-4 To Install AC’97 Audio Drivers
3-5 To Install Hardware Monitor Utility
3-6 To Install LAN Drivers (for 86SP3-L only)
3-7 To Install Intel USB V2.0 Drivers

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3-1 To Open up the Support CD

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

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

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

3. We should take “Intel Chipset Software installation Utility” as first
installation priority to optimize the Intel system.

From next section, we provide detailed descriptions of all these

installations with graphical illustrations.

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3-2 Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility

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

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

3. “Intel Software License
Agreement” screen will
appear, please click the
“Yes” button to agree with
the Licence Agreement and
continue.

Next

Yes

4. After all the setup process
is finished, please restart
your computer by clicking
on “Finish” so as to take
the Utility into effect.

Finish

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3-3 Intel Application Accelerator Installation

IAA supports all Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP with Pentium III / 4
processor. Installations of this software for these operating systems
are similarly programed to an auto-run mode. It is typically designed to
improve performance of the storage sub-system and overall system
performance. Below is a model installation on Windows XP. Users of
Windows 98SE/ME/2000 can also follow this example for IAA installation.

1. Following the procedures of opening the Support CD, click to “ Intel
Application Accelerator” to proceed.

2. On the “InstallShield Wizard”
screen, Click on “Next” to continue.

Next

3.On the “Licence Agreement”
screen, click on “Yes” to continue.

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4. On ”Choose Destination Location”
screen, press “Next” to continue.

5. On ”InstallShield Wizard Com­plete” screen, choose “Yes, I
want to restart my computer now”
and press “Finish” to restart.
Remember you must restart
computer to put setup into effect.

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Next

Finish

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3-4 AC’97 Audio Driver Installation

Avance AC97 Audio Codec on board, AC’97 2.2 compatible stereo audio
code for PC multimedia systems. Avance AC’97 Audio Codec Driver is pro­vided in Support CD for user’s installation.

3-4.1 Install AC’97 6-channel Audio Driver

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

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

Next

3. instantly, the Setup program
proceeds to install the softwares
which include AC’97 driver and
AVRack. (If you want to stop
setup, click the “Cancel”
button.)

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.

Finish

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3-4.2 Verify 6-channel Audio

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

1. Connect your on-board Audio Connector to your 6-channel speakers
as depicted in the figure below:

Pale Blue Connector
to Rear Speaker

Pale Green Connector
to Front Speaker

Pale Pink Connector to
Center/Subwoofer Speaker

2. After Connection is done, start your Windows system and double
click the Avance Sound Effect manager icon to enter 6-channel
configuration:

Sound Effect
Manager icon on
Windows XP

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

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

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5. At finishing the Speakers Configuration, you can also click the
“Speaker Test” bar on the screen to test the 6-channel performance.
The figure below is the “Speaker Test” screen with testing instructions
enclosed on it. Follow the instructions to perform the Speakers Test.

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3-5 To Install Hardware Monitor Utility

3-5.1 Installation

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

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

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

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

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

Next

4. After all the setup process

is finished, click “Finish” to

exit the wizard.

Install

Finish

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3-5.2 Verification

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

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

Showing the Fan Speed(s) that

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

is supported by the mainboard.

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

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 To Install LAN Drivers (for 86SP3-L only)

3-6.1 RTL8101L 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, users need not bother to install
the LAN controller into these operating systems.

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

3-6.2 RTL8101L LAN driver on Windows 9X

The LAN driver contained in the Support CD is not included in the
Autorun Menu. To install RTL8101L LAN driver on Windows 9X, 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 this on-board RTL8101L 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\RTL8139\Win98 into the blank bar. (Please note

that both RTL8101L and RTL8139C controllers are supported by
Driver RTL8139. ) 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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3-7 To Install USB 2.0 Driver for Windows 2000/XP

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

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

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

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Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Setup

THE BIOS

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

BIOS performs the following functions:

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

2. Loading and running your operating system.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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4-6 BIOS SETUP --- CMOS Setup Utility

4-6.1 CMOS Setup Utility

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

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

PRESS <Del> TO RUN SETUP

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

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

Standard BIOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features

Advanced Chipset Features

PCI/PNP Resource Management

Boot Configuration Setup

BIOS Security Features

Save Changes and Exit

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

Configure Time and Date. Display System Information ...

Discard Changes and Exit

Load Optimal Defaults

Discard Changes

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

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

5. In the Main Menu, “Save Changes and Exit” saves your changes and
reboots the system, and “Discard Changes and Exit” ignores your
changes and exits the program.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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4-6.2 Standard BIOS Features

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

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

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

System Overview

AMIBIOS

Version : 08.00.09
Build Date : 08/25/03
ID : AAAA000

Processor

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

System Memory

Size : 256MB

System Time 00 : 19 : 29
System Date Tue 08/26/2003

Standard BIOS Features

Help Item

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

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

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

AMIBIOS/Processor/

System memory

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

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

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

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

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

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4-6.3 Advanced BIOS Features

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

Port, Parallel Port etc....

Run the Advanced BIOS Features as follows:

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

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

Advanced Settings

Advanced BIOS Features

Help Item

Warning: Setting wrong values in below sections

Configure CPU.

may cause system to malfunction.

CPU Configuration Press Enter
IDE Configuration Press Enter
Floppy Configuration Press Enter
SuperIO Configuration Press Enter
Hardware Health Configuration Press Enter
ACPI Configuration Press Enter
USB Configuration Press Enter
POWER management Press Enter
Frequency/Voltage Control Press Enter

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

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4-6.3.1 CPU Configuration

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

CPU Configuration

Configure advanced CPU settings

Manufacturer : Intel
Brand String : Intel(R) Pentium (R) 4 CPU 1500MHz
Frequency : 1500MHz
PSB Speed : 100MHz

Ratio Status : Locked
Ratio Actual Value : 15
Ratio CMOS Setting : 8

Hyper Threading Technology Disabled

Help Item

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

Manufacturer

Brand String

Frequency

Ratio Status

Ratio Actual Value

Ratio CMOS Setting

Hyper Threading

Technology

BIOS shows the current manufacturer of on-board
CPU.

BIOS shows the current brand of on-board CPU.

BIOS shows the current on-board CPU frequency.

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

BIOS shows the actual CPU ratio.

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

Allows you to enable/disable Hyper Threading on
your CPU.

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4-6.3.2 IDE Configuration

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

IDE Configuration

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

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

IDE Configuration

Help Item

While entering setup, BIOS
auto detects the presence of
IDE devices. This displys
the status of auto detection
of IDE devices.

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4-6.3.2-1 Primary/Secondary IDE Master/Slave

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

Press <Enter> to show the detected information of Primary/Secondary
IDE Master/slave device(s). If any IDE device is detected in any one of
the above items press <Enter> to reveal the IDE information:

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

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

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

Type Auto

LBA/Large mode Auto

Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) Auto

PIO Mode Auto

S.M.A.R.T. Auto

32Bit Data Transfer Disabled

Help Item

Select the type of device
connected to the system.

Type

LBA/Large mode

Block (Multi-Sector

Transfer)

PIO Mode

S.M.A.R.T.

32Bit Data Transfer

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

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

data transfer from and to the device occurs one
sector or multiple sectors at a time.

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

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

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

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4-6.3.2-2 Hard Disk Write Protect

Hard Disk Write

Protect

4-6.3.2-3 IDE Detect Time Out

IDE Detect Time Out

4-6.3.2-4 ATA(P) 80Pin Cable Detection

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

Allows you to set time out for IDE Detection.

(Sec)

Choices: 0 - 35 seconds in 5 seconds stepping

ATA(PI) 80Pin Cable

Detection

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

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4-6.3.3 Floppy Configuration

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

Floppy Configuration

Floppy Configuration

Floppy A 1.44 MB 3.5 in
Floppy B Disabled

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

Help Item

Select the type of floppy
drive connected to the
system.

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

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

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

1.44MB, 3.5 in.

2.88MB, 3.5 in.
Disabled

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4-6.3.4 Super IO Configuration

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

SuperIO Configuration

Configure ITE8712 Super IO Chipset

Help Item

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

OnBoard Floppy

Controller

Allows you to enable / disable the Onboard Floppy
Controller.

Allows BIOS to Enable or
Disable Floppy Controller.

Choices: Enabled; Disabled

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

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

Serial Port 1 Mode

If Serial Port1 Address is not disabled, it allows you
to set the Serial Port 1 Mode. Choices:

-- Normal;

-- IrDA: Providing 1 item for configuration:
COMA Duplex Mode: Half Duplex; Full Duplex

-- ASK IR: Providing 1 item for configuration:
COMA Duplex Mode: Half Duplex; Full Duplex

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

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

Serial Port 2 Mode If Serial Port2 Address is not disabled, it allows you

to set the Serial Port 2 Mode. Choices:

-- Normal;

-- IrDA: Providing 1 item for configuration:
COMA Duplex Mode: Half Duplex; Full Duplex

-- ASK IR: Providing 1 item for configuration:
COMA Duplex Mode: Half Duplex; Full Duplex

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OnBoard CIR Port

Parallel Port Address Allows you to configure Parallel Port Address.

OnBoard CIR Port

CIR Port IRQ

Parallel Port Address Allows you to configure Parallel Port Address.

-- Disabled: To disable this function;

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

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

--- Parallel Port IRQ: IRQ5; IRQ7

Allows you to set the onboard CIR Port.
Choices: Disabled; 2E0; 3E0; 298

Choices: Disabled; 378; 278; 3BC;

Allows you to set the onboard CIR Port.
Choices: Disabled; 2E0; 3E0; 298

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

Choices: Disabled; 378; 278; 3BC;

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4-6.3.5 Hardware Health Configuration

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

Hardware Health Configuration

Hardware Health Configuration Help Item

CPU Temperature : 43˚C/111˚F
System Temperature : 32˚C/89˚F

Fan1 Speed : 3125 RPM
Fan2 Speed : 3169 RPM
Fan3 Speed : N/A

CPU Core : 1.500 V
+1.50V : 1.516 V
+3.30V : 3.258 V
+5.00V : 5.094V
+12.0V : 12.074 V

-12.0V : -12.048 V
5VSB : 5.467 V
VBAT : 3.444 V

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

Enables Hardware Health
Monitoring Device.

System Temperature Shows current system temperature.

CPU Temperature Shows current CPU internal temperature.

Fan1/2/3 Speed

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

CPU Core

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

Showing CPU core actual voltage value.

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

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4-6.3.6 ACPI Configuration

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

ACPI Configuration

ACPI Settings

General ACPI Configuration Press Enter
Advanced ACPI Configuration Press Enter

Help Item

General ACPI
Configuration settings

General ACPI Configuration:

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

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

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

(Optional) Repost

Video at S3 Resume

(Optional) USB Device

Wakeup From S3/S4

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

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

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Advanced ACPI Configuration:

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

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

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

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

Programmable Interrupt Controller) Support function.

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

to enable / disable APIC ACPI SCI IRQ function.

BIOS-->AML ACPI

Headless mode Allows you to enable / disable Headless operation

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

table

table function.

mode through ACPI.

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4-6.3.7 USB Configuration

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

USB Configuration

USB Configuration

Module Version - 2.23.0-7.4

USB Devices Enabled :

USB Function 6 USB Ports
Legacy USB Support Enabled
USB 2.0 Controller Enabled
USB 2.0 Controller Mode FullSpeed

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

None

Help Item

Enable USB host
controllers.

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

(s).
Choices: 6 USB Ports ; Disabled

Legacy USB Support Allows you to enable(default) / disable the Legacy

USB support.
Choices: Enabled(default); Disabled; Auto

USB 2.0 Controller Allows you to enable(default)/ disable the USB 2.0

Controller.

USB 2.0 Controller

Allows you to configure the USB 2.0 Controller Mode.

Mode

Choices: FullSpeed; HiSpeed.

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4-6.3.8 Power Management

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

Power Management

APM Configuration

Help Item

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

Suspend Time Out Disabled

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

Resume On Ring Disabled
Resume On PME# Disabled

Resume On RTC Alarm Enabled
RTC Alarm Date 15
RTC Alarm Hour 12
RTC Alarm Minute 30
RTC Alarm Second 30

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

Enable or disable APM.

Power Management Allows you to enable (default)/ disable the Power

management

Video Power Down

Hard Disk Power

Down Mode

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

Mode

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

Standby Time Out

(Minute)

Suspend Time Out

(Minute)

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

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Power Button Function

Restore on AC/Power

Resume on Ring

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

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

RTC Alarm Date / Hour

/ Minute / Second

Allows you to set power Button function.
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.
An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator (RI) Line
(in other words, an incoming call on the modem)

awakens the system from a soft off state.

on PME# function.

On RTC Alarm function.

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

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4-6.3.9 Frequency/Voltage Control

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

Frequency/Voltage Control

Frequency/Voltage Configuration

CPU Linear Frequency Enabled
CPU Clock 100MHz

Fix AGP/PCI Frequency Enable

Soltek TURBO Mode Disable

AGP Voltage Control 1.5V
DIMM Voltage Control 2.6V

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

CPU Linear
Frequency

This item allows you to enable / disable this setting

function.

Help Item

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

allows you to set CPU Clock.

Choices: 100MHz ~350MHz in 1MHz stepping.

(100MHz~250MHz is for 100MHz CPU;

133MHz~283MHz is for 133MHz CPU;

200MHz~350MHz is for 200MHz CPU.)

Fix AGP/PCI

Frequency

Soltek TURBO

Allows you to fix AGP/PCI Frequency.

Choices: Enabled; Disabled

Allows you to enable/disable Soltek Turbo Mode.

Mode

Choices: Enabled; Disabled

AGP Voltage

Control

DIMM Voltage

Control

Allows you to configure the AGP Voltage.

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

Allows you to configure the DIMM Voltage.

Choices: 2.5V; 2.6V; 2.7V; 2.8V

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4-6.4 Advanced Chipset Features

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

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

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Advanced Chipset Settings

Advanced Chipset Features

Help Item

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

NorthBridge Configuration Press Enter
SouthBridge Configuration Press Enter

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

Options for NB

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4-6.4.1 NorthBridge Configuration

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

NorthBridge Configuration

DRAM Frequency Auto
Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Enabled

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

Help Item

DRAM Frequency Allows you to set the current SDRAM frequency.

Choices: Auto; 266MHz; 333MHz; 400MHz

Configure SDRAM

Timing by SPD

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

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

lect the SDRAM CAS# (Column Address Strode)la-

tency manually.

Choices: 2 Clocks; 2.5 Clocks; 3 Clocks

DRAM RAS#

Precharge

DRAM RAS# to CAS#

DRAM Precharge

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

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

Init. Graphics Adapter

Priority

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

With SDRAM Timing by SPD disabled, you can se-

lect the SDRAM RAS# (Row Address Strode)

Precharge cycle manually.

Choices: 2 Clocks; 3 Clocks; 4 Clocks

With SDRAM Timing by SPD disabled, you can se-

Delay

lect the SDRAM RAS# to CAS# delay cycle

manually.

Choices: 2 Clocks; 3 Clocks; 4 Clocks

Allows you to set the SDRAM Precharge Delay

Delay

cycle.

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

lect the SDRAM Burst length manually.

Choices: 8; 4

of Memory Hole which is reserved for ISA card.

Choices: Disabled; 15MB-16MB

Allows you to select the initial Graphics Adapter.

Choices: AGP/PCI(default); PCI/AGP;

256MB. Memory mapped and graphics data struc-

tures can reside in a Graphics Aperture. This area

is like a linear buffer. BIOS will automatically report

the starting address of this buffer to the O.S. The

default setting is 64MB.

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4-6.4.2 SouthBridge Configuration

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

SouthBridge Configuration

OnBoard AC’97 Audio Auto

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

Onboard AC‘97 Audio

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

Help Item

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4-6.5 PCI/PNP Resource Management

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

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

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Advanced PCI/PNP Settings

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

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

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

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

Reserved Memory Size Disabled

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

PCI/PNP Resource Management

Help Item

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

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

PCI Latency Timer (PCI

Clocks)

Allocate IRQ to PCI

VGA

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

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

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

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Palette Snooping This option allows the BIOS to preview VGA status,

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

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

Bus Master function.

OffBoard PCI/ISA IDE

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

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

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

Some PCI IDE cards may require this to be set to

Card

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

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

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

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

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4-6.6 Boot Configuration Setup

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

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

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Boot Settings

Boot Setting Configuration Press Enter

Boot Device Priority Press Enter

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

Boot Configuration Setup

Help Item

Configure Settings
during System Boot.

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4-6.6.1 Boot Settings Configuration

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

Boot Configuration Setup

Boot Settings

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

Help Item

Allows BIOS to skip
certain tests while
booting. This will
decrease the time needed
to boot the system.

Quick Boot

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

Quiet Boot

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

AddOn ROM Display

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

Mode

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

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

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

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

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

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

Choices: Enabled(default); Disabled

Typematic Rate Allows you to set the typematic rate.

Choices: Slow; Fast

Parity Check Allows you to enable/disable Memory Parity Check.

Choices: Enabled(default); Disabled

Hit ‘DEL’ Message

Display

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

Interrupt 19 Capture Allows option ROMs to trap interrupt 19.

Choices: Enabled; Disabled(default)

4-6.6.2 Boot Device Priority

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

Boot Device Priority

Boot Device Priority

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

1st/2nd/3rd Boot

Device

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

Help Item

Specifies the boot
sequence from the
available devices.

A device enclosed in
parnthesis has been
disabled in the
corresponding type
menu.

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4-6.7 Boot Security Features

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

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

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Security Settings

Supervisor Password : Not Installed
User Password : Not Installed

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

Boot Sector Virus Protection Disabled

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

Boot Security Features

Help Item

Install or Change the
password.

4-6.7.1 Supervisor Password

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

4-6.7.2 User Password

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

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4-6.7.3 Change Supervisor Password

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

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

[ Enter new supervisor password ]

2. The first time you run this option, enter your password up to 6 char­acters and press <Enter>. (The screen does not display the entered
characters.)

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

[ Confirm New Password ]

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

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

[ Password installed ]

[OK]

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

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

[ Password uninstalled ]

[OK]

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

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

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

pervisor Password” has been set.

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4-6.7.4 Change User Password

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

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

[ Enter New Password ]

2. The first time you run this option, enter your password up to 6 char­acters and press <Enter>. (The screen does not display the entered
characters.)

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

[ Confirm New Password ]

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

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

[ Password installed ]

[OK]

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

4-6.7.5 Clear User Password

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

Clear User Password?

[OK] [Cancel]

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

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

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

4-6.7.6 Boot Sector Virus Protection

Boot Sector Virus

Protection

NOTE: Many disk diagnostic programs that access the boot

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

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

4-6.8 Save Changes and Exit

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

[ Saving configuration changes and exit setup? ]

[OK] [Cancel]

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

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4-6.9 Discard Changes ( and Exit )

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

[ Discard Changes (and exit setup?)]

[OK] [Cancel]

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

4-6.10 Load Optimal Defaults

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

[ Load Optimal Defaults ?]

[OK] [Cancel]

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

4-6.11 Discard Changes

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

[ Discard Changes?]

[OK] [Cancel]

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

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