VIA EPIA NX User Manual

User’s Manual

EPIA-NX

Version 1.01

September 3, 2007

Copyright

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IBM Corporation. Award BIOS is a registered trademark of Phoenix Technologies Ltd.

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change at any time, without notice and without obligation to notify any person of such change.

FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital
device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial
environment. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference
to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause
harmful interference, in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his
personal expense.

Notice 1

The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance
could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

Notice 2

Shielded interface cables and A.C. power cord, if any, must be used in order to comply with
the emission limits.

Tested To Comply
With FCC Standards
FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

Safety Instructions

1. Always read the safety instructions carefully.

2. Keep this User's Manual for future reference.

3. Keep this equipment away from humidity.

4. Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting it up.

5. The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence protects the equipment from

overheating. DO NOT COVER THE OPENINGS.

6. Make sure the voltage of the power source and adjust properly 110/220V before

connecting the equipment to the power inlet.

7. Place the power cord in such a way that people cannot step on it. Do not place anything

over the power cord.

8. Always unplug the power cord before inserting any add-on card or module.

9. All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted.

10. Never pour any liquid into the opening. Liquid can cause damage or electrical shock.

11. If any of the following situations arises, get the equipment checked by a service personnel:

• The power cord or plug is damaged

• Liquid has penetrated into the equipment

• The equipment has been exposed to moisture

• The equipment has not work well or you cannot get it work according to User's

Manual.

• The equipment has dropped and damaged

• If the equipment has obvious sign of breakage

12. DO NOT LEAVE THIS EQUIPMENT IN AN ENVIRONMENT UNCONDITIONED,

STORAGE TEMPERATURE ABOVE 60 C (140F), IT MAY DAMAGE THE
EQUIPMENT.

CAUTION: Explosion or serious damage may occur if the battery is
incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent
battery type recommended by the manufacturer.

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OX CONTENTS

One VIA Nano-ITX mainboard
One Quick Installation Guide
One ATA-133/100 IDE ribbon cable

One PS2 KB/MS cable
One VGA cable
One USB cable
One power cable
One driver and utilities CD

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ABLE OF CONTENTS

SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................1

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AINBOARD SPECIFICATIONS

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AINBOARD LAYOUT

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ACK PANEL LAYOUT

INSTALLATION ............................................................................... 5

CPU ................................................................................................ 6

CPU Fan and System Fan: CPU_FAN and SYS_FAN .....................6

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EMORY MODULE INSTALLATION

Memory Slot: DDR2_SODIMM ...................................................... 7

Available DDR2 SDRAM Configurations........................................7

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ONNECTING THE POWER SUPPLY

Nano-ITX 12-Pin Power Connector ................................................ 8

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ACK PANEL PORTS

RJ45 LAN Port.............................................................................. 9

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ONNECTORS

IDE Connector: IDE .................................................................. 10

Case Connector: FPNL ..............................................................11

Power Switch (PW_BN) ...............................................................11

Reset Switch (RST_SW) ...............................................................11

Power LED (PWR_LED)..............................................................11

HDD LED (HD_LED)..................................................................11

Speaker (SPEAK)........................................................................ 11

Audio Connector: AUDIO...........................................................12

KBMS Connector: KB/MS ...........................................................12

LPC Connector: LPC .................................................................12

LVDS Panel Connector: PANEL..................................................13

Inverter Connector...................................................................... 13

Secondary LVDS Connector: LVDS............................................. 14

Serial ATA Connectors: SATA1 and SATA2 .................................15

USB Pin Connector: USB ...........................................................15

CRT, Video Capture and SMBus Connector.................................. 16

TV-out Connector........................................................................16

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J

UMPERS

Clear CMOS: CLEAR_CMOS......................................................17

Inverter Selector: IVDD_SEL .....................................................17

Panel Power Selector: PVDD_SEL.............................................. 18

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LOTS

Mini Peripheral Component Interconnect: MINIPCI.................... 19

PCI Interrupt Request Routing.....................................................19

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BIOS SETUP....................................................................................21

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NTERING SETUP

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ONTROL KEYS

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AVIGATING THE

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ETTING HELP

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AIN MENU

Standard CMOS Features............................................................ 26

Advanced BIOS Features.............................................................26

Advanced Chipset Features.......................................................... 26

Integrated Peripherals ................................................................26

Power Management Setup............................................................26

PnP/PCI Configurations.............................................................. 26

Frequency/Voltage Control.......................................................... 26

Load Fail-Safe Defaults .............................................................. 27

Load Optimized Defaults............................................................. 27

Set Supervisor Password .............................................................27

Set User Password ...................................................................... 27

Save & Exit Setup .......................................................................27

Exit Without Saving.....................................................................27

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TANDARD

Date........................................................................................... 28

Time ...........................................................................................28

Halt On ......................................................................................28

Video..........................................................................................28

IDE D

RIVES

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DVANCED

Virus Warning ............................................................................30

Quick Power On Self-Test............................................................30

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BIOS M

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CMOS F

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BIOS F

ENUS

EATURES

EATURES

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First/Second/Third Boot Device ................................................... 31

Boot Other Device.......................................................................31

Boot Up NumLock Status............................................................. 31

Typematic Rate Setting ................................................................31

Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec).........................................................32

Typematic Delay (Msec).............................................................. 32

Security Option ...........................................................................32

APIC Mode................................................................................. 32

MPS Variation Control for OS .....................................................32

OS Select For DRAM > 64MB......................................................32

Video BIOS Shadow ....................................................................32

Full Screen Logo Show ................................................................33

Summary Screen Show................................................................. 33

CPU F

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AGP & P2P B

EATURE

Deplay Prior to Thermal .............................................................34

Thermal Management ..................................................................34

TM2 Bus Ratio ............................................................................ 34

TM2 Bus VID .............................................................................. 35

Execute Disable Bit..................................................................... 35

ARD DISK BOOT PRIORITY
DVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES

Memory Hole.............................................................................. 37

System BIOS Cacheable...............................................................37

Video RAM Cacheable.................................................................37

Init Display First ........................................................................37

Select Display Device..................................................................38

Panel Type.................................................................................. 38

TV H/W Layout ...........................................................................38

TV Type ......................................................................................38

AGP Aperture Size ...................................................................... 39

AGP 2.0 Mode ............................................................................39

AGP Driving Control .................................................................. 40

AGP Fast Write...........................................................................40

AGP Master 1 WS Write .............................................................. 40

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RIDGE CONTROL

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AGP Master 1 WS Read ...............................................................40

AGP 3.0 Calibration Cycle.......................................................... 40

VGA Share Memory Size ..............................................................40

Direct Frame Buffer ....................................................................40

CPU & PCI B

PCI Master 0 WS Write ...............................................................41

PCI Delay Transaction ................................................................41

DRDY_Timing.............................................................................41

TV O

UTPUT CONNECTOR

CVBS (Composite) ...................................................................... 42

S-Video 0 (Y/C)...........................................................................42

R/G/B......................................................................................... 42

Cr/Y/Cb...................................................................................... 42

SDTV-R/G/B ...............................................................................42

SDTV-Pr/Y/Pb............................................................................. 42

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NTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

VIA ONC

Azalia HAD Controller ................................................................44

OnBoard LAN Boot ROM.............................................................44

USB D

USB 1.0 Controller .....................................................................45

USB 2.0 Controller .....................................................................45

USB Operation Mode ..................................................................45

USB Keyboard Function.............................................................. 46

USB Storage Function .................................................................46

No Device ...................................................................................46

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OWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

ACPI Suspend Type .....................................................................47

Power Management Option..........................................................47

HDD Power Down....................................................................... 47

Suspend Mode .............................................................................47

Video Off Option......................................................................... 48

Video Off Method ........................................................................48

MODEM Use IRQ ....................................................................... 48

Soft-Off by PWRBTN................................................................... 48

US CONTROL

HIP

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EVICE

EVICE SETTING

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Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume.........................................................48

AC Loss Auto restart................................................................... 48

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AKEUP EVENT DETECT

PS2KB Wakeup Select .................................................................49

PS2KB Wakeup Key Select...........................................................49

PS2MS Wakeup Key Select........................................................... 49

PS2 Keyboard Power On ............................................................. 50

PS2 Mouse Power On .................................................................. 50

PowerOn by PCI Card.................................................................50

Wake Up On LAN/Ring................................................................ 50

RTC Alarm Resume .....................................................................50

Date (of Month) .......................................................................... 50

Resume Time (hh:mm:ss) .............................................................50

PNP/PCI C

PNP OS Installed........................................................................51

Reset Configuration Data............................................................ 51

Resource Controlled By............................................................... 52

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop............................................................... 52

Assign IRQ For VGA/USB ...........................................................52

Maximum ASPM supported..........................................................52

Maximum Payload Size................................................................52

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REQUENCY / VOLTAGE CONTROL

DRAM Clock ...............................................................................53

Auto Detect PCI Clk ....................................................................53

DRAM C

DRAM Clock ...............................................................................54

DRAM Timing............................................................................. 54

Read to Precharge (Trtp) ............................................................55

Write to Read CMD (Trtp) ........................................................... 55

Write Recovery Time (Twr) ..........................................................55

RDSAIT mode .............................................................................55

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OAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS

L

OAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS

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ET SUPERVISOR / USER PASSWORD

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AVE & EXIT SETUP

ONFIGURATIONS

LOCK/DRIVE CONTROL

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XIT WITHOUT SAVING

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DRIVER INSTALLATION ..............................................................63

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RIVER UTILITIES

Getting Started ...........................................................................64

Running the Driver Utilities CD ..................................................65

CD C

ONTENT

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Specifications

The ultra-compact and highly integrated VIA EPIA-NX Nano-ITX
mainboard is the smallest form-factor available today. Through a
high level of integration, the Nano-ITX measures at only 50% of
the size of a Mini-ITX mainboard. The mainboard enables the
creation of an exciting new generation of small, ergonomic,
innovative and affordable embedded systems.

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AINBOARD SPECIFICATIONS

CPU

• Supports VIA C7 1.5GHz NanoBGA2 Processor

• Supports VIA Eden 1.2GHz NanoBGA2 Processor

Chipset

• VIA CX700M2 Advanced All-in-one System Processor

Graphics

• Integrated UniChrome™ Pro II 3D/2D AGP with MPEG-2/4 and
WMV9 Video Decoding Acceleration

Audio

• VIA VT1708A High Definition Audio Codec

Memory

• 1 x DDR2 533 DIMM slot (up to 1 GB)

Expansion Slot

• 1 x miniPCI slot

IDE

• 1 x UltraDMA 133/100 connector (2.0mm 40-pin header)

LAN

• VIA VT6107 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet Controller or VT6122
Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Optional)

Back Panel I/O Port

• 1 x RJ-45

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Onboard I/O Connectors

• 1 x USB pin connector for 6 additional USB 2.0 ports

• 1 x LPC header

• 1 x PS2 mouse/keyboard header

• 2 x Fan pin connectors for CPU and System fans

• 1 x LVDS panel connector

• 1 x DVO connector to support 2

nd

LVDS panel

(VT1636 add-on card required)

• 1 x Audio connector: Line-out, Line-in, MIC-in, and S/PDIF out

• 1 x TV out connector for Composite, S-Video, or Component

(YPbPr)

• 1 x Video pin connector for VGA output, CCIR656/601 video
input and SMBUS

• 2 x SATA connectors

• 1 x Nano-ITX power connector

BIOS

• Award BIOS with LPC 4/8Mbit flash memory capacity

Form Factor

• Nano-ITX (8 layers)

• 12 cm X 12 cm

Specifications

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AINBOARD LAYOUT

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ACK PANEL LAYOUT

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2

Installation

This chapter provides you with information about hardware
installation procedures. It is recommended to use a grounded wrist
strap before handling computer components. Electrostatic discharge
(ESD) can damage some components.

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CPU

The VIA EPIA-NX Nano-ITX mainboard ca n support V IA C7 Nan oBGA2 and
VIA Eden NanoBGA2 processors. The p rocessor requ ires a he atsink with fan
for 1.5GHz SKU and a fanless heatsink for 1.2GHz SKU.

CPU Fan and System Fan: CPU_FAN and SYS_FAN

The CPU_FAN (CPU fan) and SYS_FAN (system fan) run on +12V and
maintain system cooling. When connectin g the wire to the c onnectors,
always be aware that the red wire (p ositive wire) shoul d be conn ected to
+12V. The black wire is Ground and should a lways be connecte d to GND .

1 3

Pin Signal

1 NC
2 +12V
3 GND

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EMORY MODULE INSTALLATION

Memory Slot: DDR2_SODIMM

The VIA EPIA-NX Nano-ITX mainboard provides one SODIMM slot for DDR2
533 SDRAM memory modules and supports memory s izes up to 1GB.

Insert the SODIMM module at a 45 degree angle.

Push the SODIMM module back towards the board un til th e clips l ock the
module in place.

Available DDR2 SDRAM Configurations

Refer to the table below for available DDR 2 SDRAM confi gurations on the
mainboard.

Slot Module Size Total

SODIMM 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1GB 64MB-1GB
Maximum supported system memory 64MB-1GB

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ONNECTING THE POWER SUPPLY

The VIA EPIA-NX Nano-ITX mainboard supports a Nano -ITX power supply for
the power system. Before inserting the power supply connector, always
make sure that all components are installed correctly to ensure that no
damage will be caused.

Nano-ITX 12-Pin Power Connector

To connect the power supply, make sure the power plug is inserted in the
proper orientation and the pins are aligned. Then push down the plu g firmly
into the connector.

Pin Signal

1 +3.3V
2 +3.3V
3 +3.3V
4 +5VSUS
5 GND
6 +12V
7 -PSON
8 +5V
9 GND
10 +5V
11 GND
12 PWRGD

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ACK PANEL PORTS

The back panel has the following lay out:

RJ45 LAN Port

The mainboard provides a standard R J45 port for enab ling connections t o
networks.

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ONNECTORS

IDE Connector: IDE

The mainboard has an Ultra DMA 133/100 controller. You can connect up to
two IDE devices in any combination.

If two drives are connected to a single ca ble, the jumper on the sec ond drive
must be set to slave mode. Refer to the d rive documentation supplied by the
vendor for the jumper settings.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 #IDE_RST 2 GND
3 PD_7 4 PD_8
5 PD_6 6 PD_9
7 PD_5 8 PD_10
9 PD_4 10 PD_11
11 PD_3 12 PD_12
13 PD_2 14 PD_13
15 PD_1 16 PD_14
17 PD_0 18 PD_15
19 GND 20 NC
21 #PD_REQ 22 GND
23 #PD_IOW 24 GND
25 #PD_IOR 26 GND
27 #PD_RDY 28 PRIMARY
29 #PD_ACK 30 GND
31 PD_IRQ15 32 NC
33 PD_A1 34 IDE_DMADET
35 PD_A0 36 PD_A2
37 #PD_CS1 38 #PD_CS3
39 #HD_LED1 40 GND

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Case Connector: FPNL

The FPNL pin header allows you to connect the power switch, reset switch,
power LED, HDD LED and the case speaker.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 +PWR_LED 2 +HD_LED
3 +PWR_LED 4 -HD_LED
5 -PWR_LED 6 PW_BN
7 SPEAK+ 8 GND
9 KEY 10 RST_SW
11 SPEAK- 12 GND

Power Switch (PW_BN)

Connect to a 2-pin power button switch. Pressing this button will turn the
system power on or off.

Reset Switch (RST_SW)

The reset switch is used to rebo ot the system rather than turning the power
ON/OFF. Avoid rebooting the system, if the HDD is still working. Connect
the reset switch from the system case to this pin.

Power LED (PWR_LED)

The LED will light when the system is on. If the system is in S1 (POS - Power
On Suspend) or S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state, the LED will blink.

HDD LED (HD_LED)

HDD LED shows the activity of a hard disk drive. Av oid turning the power off
when the HDD LED still has a lit. Connect the HDD LED from the system ca se
to this pin.

Speaker (SPEAK)

The speaker from the system case is connected to this pin.

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Audio Connector: AUDIO

This is an interface for connections to external audio devices.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 SPDIF_OUT 2 +5V
3 GND 4 KEY
5 LINEOUT_R 6 LINEOUT_L
7 LINEIN_R 8 LINEIN_L
9 MICIN1_R 10 MICIN1_L
11 KEY 12 NC
13 AGND 14 AGND

KBMS Connector: KB/MS

The mainboard provides a PS2 pin header to atta ch a PS2 keyboa rd and
mouse.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 VCCE 2 VCCE
3 NC 4 KEY
5 GND 6 GND
7 KB_DT 8 MS_DT
9 KB_CK 10 MS_CK

LPC Connector: LPC

This pin connector is for LPC devices.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 LAD1 2 LPCCLK1
3 -PCIRSTX 4 GND
5 LAD0 6 SIO_48_OSC
7 LAD2 8 -LFRAME
9 SERIRQ 10 LAD3
11 -LDRQ1 12 -EXTSMI
13 +5V 14 +3.3V
15 +5V 16 +3.3V
17 GND 18 GND
19 GND 20 Key

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LVDS Panel Connector: PANEL

The LVDS Panel connector allows you to connect the panel’s LVDS cable
directly to support LVDS panel without any need of a dau ghter card .

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 -LD2C4 2 PVDD
3 +LD2C4 4 PVDD
5 GND 6 GND
7 -LD2C5 8 GND
9 +LD2C5 10 -LD1C0
11 GND 12 +LD1C0
13 -LD2C6 14 GND
15 +LD2C6 16 -LD1C1
17 GND 18 +LD1C1
19 -LCLK2 20 GND
21 +LCLK2 22 -LD1C2
23 GND 24 +LD1C2
25 -LD2C7 26 GND
27 +LD2C7 28 -LCLK1
29 NC 30 +LCLK1
31 NC 32 GND
33 NC 34 -LD1C3
35 NC 36 +LD1C3
37 NC 38 GPIOA_CLK
39 NC 40 GPIOB_DATA

Inverter Connector

The mainboard provides an invert er for su pplying p ower to the backlig ht of
the LCD panel.

Pin Signal

1 IVDD
2 IVDD
3 BLON
4 NC
5 BLON
6 BR_CNTR
7 GND
8 GND

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Secondary LVDS Connector: LVDS

ted through FAE to e nable t his f uncti on)

(Special BIOS needs to be reques-

The Secondary LVDS connector allows you to con nect a se cond LVDS panel.
A LVDS-08 add-on card is required for this to function.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 +12V 2 +5V
3 +12V 4 +5V
5 +12V 6 +5V
7 GND 8 GND
9 +3.3V 10 GND
11 +3.3V 12 KEY
13 KEY 14 DVP1D1 (AC2)
15 DVP1D0 (AB3) 16 DVP1D3 (AD4)
17 DVP1D2 (AC3) 18 DVP1D5 (AD3)
19 DVP1D4 (AC1) 20 GND
21 GND 22 DVP1D9 (AG5)
23 DVP1D6 (AD1) 24 DVP1D7 (A F5)
25 DVP1D8 (AE3) 26 DVP1D11 (AG3)
27 DVP1D10 (AF3) 28 GND
29 GND 30 DVP1DCLK (AD2)
31 DVP1DDE (AG4) 32 GND
33 DVP1DVS (AC4) 34 ENVDD2 (Y5)
35 DVP1DHS (AB4) 36 ENVBLD2 (Y6)
37 GND 38 -PCIRSTX
39 SPD1 (AA1) 40 SPCLK1 (AA2)

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Serial ATA Connectors: SATA1 and SATA2

These next generation connectors support the thin Serial ATA
cables for primary internal storage devices. The current Seria l ATA
interface allows up to 150MB/s data transfer rate, faster than the
standard parallel ATA with 133 MB/s (Ultra DMA).

USB Pin Connector: USB

The mainboard provides 1 USB pin connector that allows up to 6 USB 2.0
ports to be added. This port can be used to connect high-speed USB
interface peripherals such as USB HDD, digital cameras, MP3 players, printers,
modem and the like.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 VUSB0 2 VUSB2
3 USBD_T0+ 4 USBD_T2+
5 USBD_T0- 6 USBD_T2­7 GND 8 GND
9 USBD_T1- 10 USBD_T3­11 USBD_T1+ 12 USBD_T3+
13 GND 14 KEY
15 VUSB4 16 VUSB4
17 USBD_T4- 18 USBD_T5­19 USBD_T4+ 20 USBD_T5+
21 GND 22 GND
23 KEY 24 GND

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CRT, Video Capture and SMBus Connector

The mainboard provides a single connector for the CRT, Video Capture and
SMBus interfaces.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 GND 2 +5V
3 AR 4 SPD2
5 AG 6 SPDCLK2
7 AB 8 HSYNC
9 GND 10 VSYNC
11 GND 12 GND
13 GND 14 KEY
15 GND 16 CAP0D0
17 CAP0D7 18 CAP0D4
19 CAP0D6 20 CAP0D5
21 CAP0HS 22 CAP0D2
23 CAP0D1 24 CAP0D3
25 CAP0VS 26 CAP0CLK
27 SPD1 28 KEY
29 SPCLK1 30 GND
31 GND 32 SMBCK
33 SMBDT 34 +3.3V

TV-out Connector

The mainboard provides a connector for adding C omposite , S-Video, a nd
Component TV-out ports.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 Y (Y , G) 2 GND
3 Pb (C , R) 4 KEY
5 Pr (CVBS, B) 6 GND

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UMPERS

The mainboard provides jumpers for setting some mainboard functions. This
section will explain how to change the settings of the mainboard functions
using the jumpers.

Clear CMOS: CLEAR_CMOS

The onboard CMOS RAM stores system configuration d ata and has an
onboard battery power supply. To reset the CMOS settings, set the jumper
on pins 2 and 3 while the system is off. R eturn the jumper t o pins 1 and 2
afterwards. Setting the jumper while the system is on will damage the
mainboard.

Setting 1 2 3

Normal Operation ON ON OFF
Clear CMOS setting OFF ON ON

Normal:

132

Clear:

132

WARNING: Except when clearing the RTC RAM, never remove the
cap on CLEAR_CMOS1 jumper default position. Removing the cap
will cause system boot failure. Avoid clearing the CMOS while the
system is on; it will damage the mainboard.

Inverter Selector: IVDD_SEL

IVDD_SEL

IVDD is the VCC selector jumper t o determine the input
voltage of the panel inverter for panel’s back-light.

+5V:

Setting 1 2 3

+5V ON ON OFF
+12V OFF ON ON

+12V:

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Panel Power Selector: PVDD_SEL

PVDD is the VCC selector jumper t o
determine the panel’s signal voltage.

PVDD_SEL

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+12V

PVDD_SEL

12
3

4

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+5V

PVDD_SEL

12
3

4

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+3.3V

Setting 1 2 3 4 5 6

+12V ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
+5V OFF OFF ON ON OFF OFF
+3.3V OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON

Display Selector

The jumper is the VCC selector jumper to determine a TV
or a CRT display.

Setting 1 2

CRT ON ON
TV OFF OFF

Display Selector

CRT:

TV:

4

2
1

2
1

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Mini Peripheral Component Interconnect: MINIPCI

The miniPCI slot allows you to insert a miniPCI expansion card. First unplug
the power supply before adding or removing expansion cards. Read the
documentation for the expansion card to see if any changes to the sy stem are
necessary.

PCI Interrupt Request Routing

The IRQ (interrupt request line) are hardware lines over which devices can
send interrupt signals to the microprocess or. The “PCI & LAN” IRQ pins are
typically connected to the PCI bus INT A# ~ INT D# pins as follows:

Order 1 Order 2 Order 3 Order 4

miniPCI Slot INT B# INT C# INT D# INT A#

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This chapter gives a detailed explanation of the BIOS setup functions.

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E

NTERING SETUP

Power on the computer and press <Delete> during the beginning of the boot
sequence to enter the BIOS setup menu. If you missed the BIOS setu p entry
point, you may restart the system and try again.

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ONTROL KEYS

Keys Description

Up Arrow Move to the previous item
Down Arrow Move to the next item
Left Arrow Move to the item in the left side
Right Arrow Move to the item in the right side
Enter Select the item
Escape Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a

Page Up / + Increase the numeric value or make changes
Page Down / - Decrease the numeric value or make changes
F1 General help, only for Sta tus Page Setup Menu and Option

F5 Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS, only for
F6 Load the default CMOS value from Fail-Safe d efault table,
F7 Load Optimized defaults

F9 Jumps to the Main Menu
F10 Save all the CMOS changes and exit

submenu

Page Setup Menu
Option Page Setup Menu
only for Option Page Setup Menu

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AVIGATING THE

The main menu displays all the BIOS setup categories. Use the Up/Down/
Left/Right arrow keys to select any item or sub-menu. Description of the
selected/highlighted category is disp layed at the bottom of the scre en.

An arrow symbol next to a field indicates that a sub-menu is availa ble (see
figure below). Press <Enter> to display the sub-menu. To exit the sub­menu, press <Esc>.

BIOS M

ENUS

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ETTING HELP

The BIOS setup program provides a “Gen eral Help” screen. You can display
this screen from any menu/sub-menu by pressing <F1>. The help screen
displays the keys for using and navigating the BIOS setup. Press <Esc> to
exit the help screen.

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AIN MENU

Standard CMOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features
Advanced Chipset Features
Integrated Peripherals
Power Management Setup
PnP / PCI Configurations
Frequency/Voltage Control

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Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving

Esc : Quit
F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

: Select ItemF9 : Menu in BIOS

Standard CMOS Features

Use this menu to set basic system configurations.

Advanced BIOS Features

Use this menu to set the advanced features available on your system.

Advanced Chipset Features

Use this menu to set chipset specific features and optimize system
performance.

Integrated Peripherals

Use this menu to set onboard peripherals f eatures .

Power Management Setup

Use this menu to set onboard power mana gement func tions.

PnP/PCI Configurations

Use this menu to set the PnP and PCI c onfigurat ions.

Frequency/Voltage Control

Use this menu to set the system frequen cy and volta ge contr ol.

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Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Use this menu option to load the BIOS default settings for minimal and stable
system operations.

Load Optimized Defaults

Use this menu option to load BIOS default settings for optimal and high
performance system operations.

Set Supervisor Password

Use this menu option to set the BI OS supe rvisor pass word.

Set User Password

Use this menu option to set the BIOS user password .

Save & Exit Setup

Save BIOS setting changes and exit setu p.

Exit Without Saving

Discard all BIOS setting changes and exit setup.

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TANDARD

CMOS F

Date (mm:dd:yy)
Time (hh:mm:ss)

IDE Channel 0 Master
IDE Channel 0 Slave
IDE Channel 1 Master
IDE Channel 1 Slave

EATURES

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Standard CMOS Features

Tue,

13 1999

Jul

:

:

11

20

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Item Help

Menu Level
Change the day, month, year

and century

Video
Halt On [All , But Keyboard]

Base Memory 640K
Extended Memory 15360K
Total Memory 16384K

: Move

Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

[EGA/VGA]

Date

The date format is [Day, Month Date Year]

Time

The time format is [Hour : Minute : Secon d]

Halt On

Sets the system’s response to specific boot errors. Below is a table that
details the possible settings.

Setting Description

All Errors System halts when any error is detected
No Errors System does not halt for any error
All, But Keyboard System halts for all non-key errors

Video

Settings:[EGA/VGA, CGA 40, CGA 80, MONO]

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IDE D

RIVES

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IDE HDD Auto-Detection [Press Enter]
IDE Channel 0 Master [Auto]

Access Mode [Auto]

Capacity 0 MB
Cylinder 0

Head 0
Precomp 0
Landing Zone 0
Sector 0

: Move

Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

IDE Channel 0 Master

Item Help

Menu Level
To auto-detect the HDD's size,

head... on this channel

The specifications of your drive must match with the drive table. The hard
disk will not work prope rly if you enter incorre ct information in thi s category.
Select “Auto” whenever possible. If you select “Manual”, make sure the
information is from your hard disk vendor or sy stem manufacturer. Below is
a table that details required hard drive information when using the “Manual”
mode.

Setting Description

IDE Channel The na me of this match the name of the menu. Settings:
Access Mode Settings: [CHS, LBA, Large, Auto]

Capacity Formatted size of the storage device
Cylinder Number of cylinders
Head Number of heads
Precomp Write precompensation
Landing Zone Cylinder location of the landing zone
Sector Number of sectors

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[None, Auto, Manual]

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EATURES

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CPU Feature [Press Enter]
Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter]
Virus Warning [Disabled]
Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled]
First Boot Device [USB-FDD]
Second Boot Device [Hard Disk]
Third Boot Device [LS120]
Boot Other Device [Enabled]
Boot Up NumLock Status [On]
Typematic Rate Setting [Enabled]
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) [30]
Typematic Delay (Msec) [250]
Security Option [Setup]
APIC Mode [Enabled]
MPS Version Control For OS [1.4]

Video BIOS Shadow [Enabled]
Full Screen LOGO Show [Enabled]
Summary Screen Show

: Move

Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Advanced BIOS Features

Item Help

Menu Level

[Non-OS2]OS Select For DRAM > 64MB

[Enabled]

Virus Warning

Setting Description

Enabled Turns on hard disk boot sector virus protection
Disabled Turns off hard disk boot sector virus protection

Quick Power On Self-Test

Shortens Power On Self-Test (POST ) cycle to enabl e shorter b oot up time .

Setting Description

Enabled Shorten Power On Self Test (POST) cycle and bootup time
Disabled Standard Power On Self Test (POST)

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First/Second/Third Boot Device

Set the boot device sequence as BIOS attempts to load the disk operating
system.

Setting Description

LS120 Boot from LS-12 0 drive
Hard Disk Boot from the HDD
CD-ROM Boot from CD-ROM
ZIP100 Boot from ATAPI ZIP drive
USB-FDD Boot from USB floppy drive
USB-ZIP Boot from USB ZIP drive
USB-CDROM Boot from USB CDROM
Legacy LAN Boot from network drive
Disabled Di sable the boo t device sequen ce

Boot Other Device

Enables the system to boot from alternate devices if the system fails to boot
from the “First/Second/Third Boot Device” list.

Setting Description

Enabled Enable alternate boot device
Disabled No alternate boot device allowed

Boot Up NumLock Status

Set the NumLock status when the sy stem is powered on.

Setting Description

On Forces keypad to behave as 10-key
Off Forces keypad to behave as arrow keys

Typematic Rate Setting

Enables “Typematic Rate” and “Typema tic Delay” func tions.
Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

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Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

This item sets the rate (characters/second) at which the system retrieves a
signal from a depressed key.

Settings: [6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 3 0]

Typematic Delay (Msec)

This item sets the delay between when the key was first pressed and when
the system begins to repeat the signal from the d epressed key .

Settings: [250, 500, 750, 1000]

Security Option

Selects whether the password is required every time the System boots, or
only when you enter Setup.

Setting Description

Setup Password prompt appears only when end users try to run BIOS
System Password prompt appears every time when the computer is

Setup
powered on and when end users try to run BIOS Setup

APIC Mode

Enables APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller) functionality.
Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

MPS Variation Control for OS

Settings: [1.1, 1.4]

OS Select For DRAM > 64MB

Select OS2 only if you are running OS /2 operat ing sy stem with greater than
64MB of RAM on the system.

Settings: [Non-OS2, OS2 ]

Video BIOS Shadow

Enabled copies Video BIOS to shadow RAM Improves performance.
Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

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Full Screen Logo Show

Show full screen logo during BIOS boot up process.
Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

Summary Screen Show

Show summary screen.
Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

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Deplay Prior to Thermal
Thermal Management [Thermal Monitor 1]
TM2 Bus Ratio
TM2 Bus VID
Execute Disable Bit [Enabled]

: Move

Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

[16 Min]
[ 0 X]

[0.700V]

CPU Feature

Item Help

Menu Level

Deplay Prior to Thermal

Settings: [4 Min, 8 Min, 16 Min, 32 Min]

Thermal Management

This item sets CPU’s thermal control rule to protect CP U from overheat .

Setting Description

Thermal Monitor 1 On-die throtting
Thermal Monitor 2 Ratio & VID transition

TM2 Bus Ratio

This item sets the frequency (bus ratio) of the th rottled p erformanc e that will
be initiated when the on die sensor goes from not hot to hot.

Key in a DEC number.
Settings: [Min = 0, Max = 255]

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TM2 Bus VID

This item sets the voltage of the throttled performanc e that will be init iated
when the on die sensor goes from not hot to hot.

Settings: [0.700V, 0.716V, 0.732V, 0.748 V, 0.764V , 0.780V, 0 .796V, 0.8 12V,

0.828V, 0.844V, 0.860V, 0.8 76V, 0.892V, 0.908V, 0 .924V , 0.940V , 0.956V,

0.972V, 0.988V, 1.004V, 1.0 20V, 1.036V, 1.052V, 1 .068V , 1.084V , 1.100V,

1.116V, 1.132V, 1.148V, 1.1 64V, 1.180V, 1.196V, 1 .212V , 1.228V , 1.244V,

1.260V, 1.276V, 1.292V, 1.3 08V, 1.324V, 1.340V, 1 .356V , 1.372V , 1.388V,

1.404V, 1.420V, 1.436V, 1.4 52V, 1.468V, 1.484V, 1 .500V , 1.516V , 1.532V,

1.548V, 1.564V, 1.580V, 1.5 96V, 1.612V, 1.628V, 1 .644V , 1.660V , 1.676V,

1.692V, 1.708]

Execute Disable Bit

Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

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ARD DISK BOOT PRIORITY

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1.

Pri. Master :

Pri. Slave :

2.

Sec. Master :

3.

Sec. Slave :

4.

USBHDD0 :

5.

USBHDD1 :

6.

USBHDD2 :

7.

Bootable Add-In Cards

8.

Hard Disk Boot Priority

Item Help

Menu Level

Use < > or < > to
select a device, then
press < + > to move it
up, or < - > to move it
down the list. Press
<ESC> to exit this
menu.

: Move

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

PU/PD/+/-:Change Priority F10: Save

ESC: Exit

This is for setting the priority of the hard disk bo ot order wh en the “Hard
Disk” option is selected in the “ [Firs t/Second/Th ird] B oot Device ” menu i tem.

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Advanced Chipset Features

AGP & P2P Bridge Control
CPU & PCI Bus Control
Memory Hole
System BIOS Cacheable
Video RAM Cacheable
Init Display First

Select Display Device
Panel Type

HDTV Display
HDTV_type
HDTV Input Mode

TV H/W Layout
TV Type
TV Output Connector

: Move

Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

[Press Enter]
[Press Enter]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
[PCI Slot]

[CRT]
[02]

Disabled
HDTV 720P
RGB Input

[Default]
[NTSC]
[Press Enter]

WARNING: The Advanced Chipset Features menu is used for

optimizing the chipset functions . Do not change these settings unless
you are familiar with the chipset.

BIOS Setup

Item Help

Menu Level

Memory Hole

Settings: [Disabled, 15M – 16M]

System BIOS Cacheable

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

Video RAM Cacheable

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

Init Display First

Settings: [PCI Slot, AGP]

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Select Display Device

This setting refers to the type of display being used with the system.
Settings: [CRT, LCD, CRT+LCD, TV, LCD+TV]

Panel Type

This setting refers to the native resolution of the display being used with the
system.

Key in a HEX number.
Settings: [Min = 0000, Max = 000F]

TV H/W Layout

Settings: [Default, COMPOSITE+S-Vide o, COMP.+R/G/B, COMP .+Y/Cb/Cr ,
COMP.+SDTV-R,G,B, COMP.+SDTV- Y,Cb,C r, COMPOSIT E, S-Vi deo, R/ G/B,
Y/Cb/Cr, SDTV - R,G,B, SDTV - Y,Cb,Cr, S-Video+R,G,B, S-Video+Y,Cb,Cr]

TV Type

This setting refers to the native resolution of the display being used with the
system.

Settings: [NTSC, PAL]

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AGP & P2P B

RIDGE CONTROL

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AGP Aperture Size [128M]
AGP 2.0 Mode [4x]
AGP Driving Control [Auto]

x AGP Driving Value

AGP Fast Write [Disabled]
AGP Master 1 WS Write
AGP Master 1 WS Read [Enabled]
AGP 3.0 Calibration cycle [Enabled]
VGA Share Memory Size [64M]
Direct Frame Buffer

: Move

Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

AGP & P2P Bridge Control

DA

[Enabled]

[Enabled]

Item Help

Menu Level

AGP Aperture Size

This setting controls how much memory space can be allocated to AGP for
video purposes. The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range
dedicated to graphics memory address space. Host cycles that hit the
aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any transla tion.

Settings: [32MB, 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1G]

AGP 2.0 Mode

This mainboard supports the AGP 4x interface. When the AGP 4x video card
is used, it can transfer video data at 1066MB/s. AGP 4x is backward
compatible, leave the default 4x mode on . AGP 4x mode can be detect ed
automatically once you plug in the AGP 4x card.

Settings: [4x, 2x, 1x]

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AGP Driving Control

This item is used to signal driving current on AGP cards to auto or manual .
Settings: [Auto, Manual]

AGP Fast Write

This item is used to enable or disable the caching of display da ta for the
video memory of the processor.

Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

AGP Master 1 WS Write

Settings:[Enabled, Disabled]

AGP Master 1 WS Read

Settings:[Enabled, Disabled]

AGP 3.0 Calibration Cycle

Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

VGA Share Memory Size

Settings: [Disabled, 32M, 64M, 128M]

Direct Frame Buffer

Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

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CPU & PCI B

US CONTROL

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CPU & PCI Bus Control

PCI Delay Transaction [Enabled]
DRDY_Timing [Optimize]

: Move

Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

[Enabled]PCI Master 0 WS Write

PCI Master 0 WS Write

Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

PCI Delay Transaction

Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

DRDY_Timing

Settings: [Slowest, Default , Optimize]

Item Help

Menu Level

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UTPUT CONNECTOR

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CVBS (Composite) [Enabled]
S-Video 0 (Y/C) [Enabled]
R/G/B [Disabled]
Cr/Y/Cb
SDTV-R/G/B [Disabled]
SDTV-Pr/Y/Pb

: Move

Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

CVBS (Composite)

Settings:[Enabled, Disabled]

S-Video 0 (Y/C)

Settings:[Enabled, Disabled]

TV Output Connector

[Disabled]
[Disabled]

Item Help

Menu Level

R/G/B

Settings:[Enabled, Disabled]

Cr/Y/Cb

Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

SDTV-R/G/B

Settings:[Enabled, Disabled]

SDTV-Pr/Y/Pb

Settings:[Enabled, Disabled]

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NTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

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VIA OnChip PCI Device [Press Enter]
USB Device Setting [Press Enter]

: Move

Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

BIOS Setup

Integrated Peripherals

Item Help

Menu Level

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HIP

PCI D

EVICE

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Azalia HDA Controller [Auto]
OnBoard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled]

: Move

Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Azalia HAD Controller

Settings:[Auto, Disabled]

OnBoard LAN Boot ROM

Settings:[Enabled, Disabled]

VIA OnChip PCI Device

Item Help

Menu Level

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USB D

EVICE SETTING

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USB 1.0 Controller [Enabled]
USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled]
USB Operation Mode [High Speed]
USB Keyboard Function [Enabled]
USB Storage Function [Enabled]

*** USB Mass Storage Device Boot Setting ***
UFDDA USB Floppy

No Device [Auto mode]

No Device [Auto mode]
No Device [Auto mode]

No Device [Auto mode]
No Device [Auto mode]

: Move

Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

USB Device Setting

USB FloppyUFDDB

[Auto mode]No Device
[Auto mode]No Device

[Auto mode]No Device

Item Help

Menu Level
[Enable] or [Disable]

Universal Host
Controller
Interface for Universal
Serial Bus

USB 1.0 Controller

Enable or disable Universal Host Contro ller In terface f or Unive rsal Seri al Bus.
Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

USB 2.0 Controller

Enable or disable Enhanced Host Controller Interface for Universal Serial Bus.
Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

USB Operation Mode

Auto decide USB device operation mode.

Setting Description

High Speed If USB device was high speed device, then it operated on high

Full/Low Speed All of USB Device operated on full/low speed mode

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speed mode. If USB device was full/low speed device, then it
operated on full/low speed mode.

Chapter 3

USB Keyboard Function

Enable or disable Legacy support of USB Keyboard
Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

USB Storage Function

Enable or disable Legacy support of USB Mass Storage
Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

No Device

Setting Description

Auto mode According to contents of USB MSD decide boot up type.
FDD mode The USB MSD always boot up as floop py d isk.
HDD mode The USB MSD always boot up as hard disc.

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OWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

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ACPI Suspend Type
Power Management Option [User Define]
HDD Power Down [Disabled]
Suspend Mode [Disabled]
Video Off Option [Suspend -> Off]
Video Off Method [V/H SYNC+Blank]
MODEM Use IRQ [3]
Soft-Off by PWRBTN [Delay 4 Sec]
Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume [Auto]
Ac Loss Auto Restart [Off]
Wakeup Event Detect [Press Enter]

: Move

Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Power Management Setup

[S1&S3]

Item Help

Menu Level

ACPI Suspend Type

Setting Description

S1(POS) S1/Power On Suspend (POS) is a low power state. In this state,

S3(STR) S3/Suspend To RAM (STR) is a power-down state. In this state,

S1 & S3 Depends on the OS to select S1 or S3.

no system context (CPU or chipset) is lost and hardware
maintains all system con texts.

power is supplied only to essential components such as main
memory and wakeup-capable devices. The system context is
saved to main memory, and context is restored from the
memory when a "wakeup" event occurs.

Power Management Option

Settings: [User Define, Min Saving, Max Saving]

HDD Power Down

Sets the length of time for a period of inactivity before powering down the
hard disk.

Settings: [Disabled, 1~15(minutes )]

Suspend Mode

Settings:[Disabled, 1 Min, 2 Min, 4 Min, 6 Min, 8 Min, 10 Min, 20 Min, 30 Min,
40 Min, 1 Hour]

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Video Off Option

Select whether or not to turn off the screen when system enters power
saving mode, ACPI OS such as Windo ws XP wil l over ride th is op tion.

Setting Description

Always On Screen is always on even when system enters power saving
Suspend -> Off Screen is turned off when system enters power saving mode

mode

Video Off Method

Settings:[Blank Screen, V/H SYNC+Blank, DPMS Support]

MODEM Use IRQ

Settings: [NA, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11]

Soft-Off by PWRBTN

Setting Description

Delay 4 Sec System is turned off if power button is pressed for more than
Instant-Off Power button functions as a normal power-on/-off button

four seconds

Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume

Select whether to run VGA BIOS if resuming from S3 state. This is only
necessary for older VGA drivers.

Settings: [Auto, Yes, No]

AC Loss Auto restart

The field defines how the system will respond after an AC power loss during
system operation.

Setting Description

Off Keeps the system in an off state until the power button is
On Restarts the system when the power is back

Former-Sts Former-Sts

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AKEUP EVENT DETECT

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Wakeup Event Detect

PS2KB Wakeup Select
PS2KB Wakeup Key Select
PS2MS Wakeup Key Select
PS2 Keyboard Power On
PS2 Mouse Power On
PowerOn by PCI Card
Wake Up On LAN/Ring
RTC Alarm Resume

Date (of Month)
Resume Time (hh:mm:ss)

: Move

Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

[Hot Key]
[Any Key]
[Any Botton]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[By OS]
[By OS]
[Disabled]

0
0: 0: 0

Item Help

Menu Level
When Select Password,

Please press ENTER key
to change Password
Max 8 numbers.

PS2KB Wakeup Select

When selecting Password, press Enter to change password. The maximum
number of characters is eight.

Settings: [Hot Key, Password]

PS2KB Wakeup Key Select

Sets a Hot Key to restore the system from the power saving mode to an
active state.

Settings: [Ctrl+F1, Ctrl+F2, Ctrl+F3, Ctrl+F4, Ctrl+F5, Ctrl+F6, Ctrl+F7,
Ctrl+F8, Ctrl+F9, Ctrl+F10, Ctrl+F11, Ctrl+F12, Power, Wake, Any Key]

PS2MS Wakeup Key Select

Enables any mouse activity to restore the system from the power saving
mode to an active state.

Settings: [Any Botton, Left Botton, Right Botton]

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PS2 Keyboard Power On

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

PS2 Mouse Power On

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

PowerOn by PCI Card

Enables activity detected from any PCI card to power up the system or
resume from a suspended state. Such PCI car ds include LAN, onboard USB
ports, etc.

Settings: [By OS, Enabled]

Wake Up On LAN/Ring

Settings: [By OS, Enabled]

RTC Alarm Resume

Sets a scheduled time and/or date to automatically power on the system.
Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

Date (of Month)

The field specifies the date for “RTC Alarm Resume ”.

Resume Time (hh:mm:ss)

The field specifies the time for “RTC Alarm Resume”.

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ONFIGURATIONS

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PNP OS Installed [No]
Reset Configuration Data [Disabled]

Resources Controlled By [Auto(ESCD)]

x IRQ Resources Press Enter

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

** PCI Express relative items **

Maximum ASPM supported [L0s&L1]
Maximum Payload Size [4096]

: Move

Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

PnP / PCI Configurations

Item Help

Menu Level
Select Yes if you are

using a Plug and Play
capable operating
system. Select No if
you need the BIOS to
configure non-boot
devices

NOTE: This section covers some very technical items and it is

strongly recommended to leave the default settings as is unless you
are an experienced user.

PNP OS Installed

Setting Description

Yes BIOS will only initialize the PnP cards used for booting (VGA,

No BIOS will initialize all the PnP cards

IDE, SCSI). The rest of the cards will be initialized by the
PnP operating system

Reset Configuration Data

This field should usually be left “Disabl ed”.

Setting Description

Enabled Resets the ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data)

Disabled Default setting

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after exiting BIOS Setup if a newly installed PCI card or the
system configuration prevents the operating system from
loading

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Enables the BIOS to automatically config ure all the Plug-and-Play compatible
devices.

Setting Description

Auto(ESCD) BIOS will automatically assign IRQ, DMA and memory base
Manual Unlocks “IRQ Resources” for manual configuration

address fields

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

Assign IRQ For VGA/USB

Assign IRQ for VGA and USB devices.
Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

Maximum ASPM supported

Control maximum level of ASPM supp orted on the given PCI Express link s on
the system.

Settings: [L0, L0s, L1, L0s&L1]

Maximum Payload Size

Set maximum TLP payload size for the PCI Express devices. The unit is byte.
Settings: [128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048, 4096]

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REQUENCY / VOLTAGE CONTROL

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

DRAM Clock/Drive Control [Press Enter]
Auto Detect PCI Clk [Enabled]
Spread Spectrum [0.25%]

: Move

Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Frequency / Voltage Control

Item Help

Menu Level

DRAM Clock

The chipset supports synchronous and asynchronous mode between host
clock and DRAM clock frequency.

Settings: [By SPD, 100 MHz, 133 MHz, 16 6 MHz, 200M Hz, 266MHz]

Auto Detect PCI Clk

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

Spread Spectrum

When the mainboard's clock generator pu lses, the extreme values (spikes ) of
the pulses create EMI (Electromagnetic Interferenc e). The Spread Spectrum
function reduces the EMI generated by modulating the pulses so that the
spikes of the pulses are redu ced to f latter curves.

Settings: [Disabled, 0.20%, 0.25%, 0.35%]

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LOCK/DRIVE CONTROL

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

DRAM Clock [By SPD]

DRAM Timing [Auto By SPD]

x SDRAM CAS Latency [DDR/DDR 2.5 / 4
x Bank Interleave Disabled
x Precharge to Active(Trp) 4T
x Active to Precharge(Tras)
x Active to CMD(Trcd)

x REF to ACT/REF (Trfc)
x ACT(0) to ACT(1) (TRRD)

Read to Precharge (Trtp)
Write to read CMD (Twtr)
Write Recovery Time (Twr)
RDSAIT mode

x RDSAIT selection

: Move

Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

PnP / PCI Configurations

07T
4T
25T
3T

[2T]
[1T/2T]
[4T]
[Auto]

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Item Help

Menu Level

DRAM Clock

The chipset supports synchronous and asynchronous mode between host
clock and DRAM clock frequency.

Settings: [By SPD, 100 MHz, 133 MHz, 166 MHz , 200MHz, 2 66MHz, 333MHz

DRAM Timing

The value in this field depends on the memory modules installed in your
system. Changing the value from the factory setting is not recommended
unless you install new memory that has a different performance rating t han
the original modules.

Settings: [Manual, Auto By SPD]

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Read to Precharge (Trtp)

Settings: [2T, 3T]

Write to Read CMD (Trtp)

Settings: [1T/2T, 2T/3T]

Write Recovery Time (Twr)

Settings: [2T, 3T, 4T, 5T]

RDSAIT mode

Settings: [Manual, Auto]

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OAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Standard CMOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features

Advanced Chipset Features

Integrated Peripherals

Power Management Setup

PnP / PCI Configurations

PC Health Status

Esc : Quit
F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N)?

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Frequency / Voltage Control

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup

N

Exit Without Saving

: Select ItemF9 : Menu in BIOS

This option is for restoring all the default fail-safe BIOS settings. These
values are set by the mainboard manufactu rer to pr ovide a stable syst em with
basic performance.

Entering “Y” loads the default fail-safe BIOS values.

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OAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

BIOS Setup

Standard CMOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features

Advanced Chipset Features

Integrated Peripherals

Power Management Setup

PnP / PCI Configurations

PC Health Status

Esc : Quit
F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)?

Load Optimized Defaults

Frequency / Voltage Control
Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup

N

Exit Without Saving

: Select ItemF9 : Menu in BIOS

This option is for restoring all the default optimized BIOS settings. The
default optimized values are set by the mainboard manufacturer to prov ide a
stable system with optimized performance.

Entering “Y” loads the default optimized BIOS values.

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ET SUPERVISOR / USER PASSWORD

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Standard CMOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features

Advanced Chipset Features

Integrated Peripherals

Power Management Setup

PnP / PCI Configurations

PC Health Status

Esc : Quit
F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Enter Password:

Change / Set / Disable Password

Frequency / Voltage Control
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving

: Select ItemF9 : Menu in BIOS

This option is for setting a password for entering BIOS Setup. When a
password has been set, a password prompt will be displayed whenever BIOS
Setup is run. This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part
of your system configuration.

There are two types of passwords you can set. A superv isor password and a
user password. When a supervisor password is used, the BIOS Setup
program can be accessed and the BIOS settings can be changed. When a
user password is used, the BIOS Setup program can be accessed but the
BIOS settings cannot be changed.

To set the password, type the password (up to eight characters in length)
and press <Enter>. The password typed now will clear any previously set
password from CMOS memory. The new password will need to be reentered
to be confirmed. To cancel the process p ress <Esc>.

To disable the password, press <Enter> when prompted to enter a new
password. A message will show up to confirm disabling the password. To
cancel the process press <Esc>.

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Additionally, when a password is enabled, the BIOS can be set t o request the
password each time the system is boote d. This would prevent unauthorized
use of the system. See “Security Option ” in the “Advanced BIOS Features”
section for more details .

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AVE & EXIT SETUP

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Standard CMOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features

Advanced Chipset Features

Integrated Peripherals

Power Management Setup

PnP / PCI Configurations

PC Health Status

Esc : Quit
F10 : Save & Exit Setup

SAVE to CMOS & EXIT (Y/N)?

Save Data to CMOS

Frequency / Voltage Control
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

N

Exit Without Saving

: Select ItemF9 : Menu in BIOS

Entering “Y” saves any changes made and exits the program.
Entering “N” will cancel the exit request.

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XIT WITHOUT SAVING

BIOS Setup

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Standard CMOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features

Advanced Chipset Features

Integrated Peripherals

Power Management Setup

PnP / PCI Configurations

PC Health Status

Esc : Quit
F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Quit Without Saving (Y/N)?

Abandon all Data

Frequency / Voltage Control
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup

N

Exit Without Saving

: Select ItemF9 : Menu in BIOS

Entering “Y” discards any changes made and exits the program.
Entering “N” will cancel the exit request.

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Driver Installation

This chapter gives you brief descriptions of ea ch mainboard dr iver and
application. You must install the VIA chipset drivers first before
installing other drivers such as audio or VGA drivers. The applications
will only function correctly if the necessary drivers are already
installed.

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RIVER UTILITIES

Getting Started

The mainboard includes a Driver Util ities CD that contains the driver utilities
and software for enhancing the performance of the mainboard. If the CD is
missing from the retail box, please contact the local dealer f or the C D.

Note: The driver utilities and software are updated from time to time. The latest
updated versions are avail able at http://www.viaembedded.com./

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Running the Driver Utilities CD

To start using the CD, insert the CD into the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
The CD should run automatically afte r clos ing the C D-ROM or DVD-R OM drive .
The driver utilities and software menu screen should then appear on the
screen. If the CD does not run automatically, click on the “Start” button and
select “Run…” Then type: "D:\Setup.exe".

NOTE: D: might not be the drive letter of the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM in
your system.

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VIA 4in1 Drivers: Conta ins VIA ATAP I Vendor Support

Driver (enables the performance enhancing bus mastering
functions on ATA-capable Hard Disk Drives and ensures IDE
device compatibility), AGP VxD Driver (provides service routines
to your VGA driver and interface directly to hardware, providing
fast graphical access), IRQ Routing Miniport Driver (sets the
system's PCI IRQ routing sequence) and VIA INF Driver
(enables the VIA Power Management function).

VIA Graphics Driver: Enhances the onboard VIA graphic

chip.

VIA Audio Driver: Enhances the onboard VIA audio chip.
VIA USB 2.0 Dr iver: Enhances VIA USB 2.0 ports.
VIA LAN Driver: Enhances the onboard VIA 10/100M LAN

chip.

VIA GigaLAN Driver: Enhances the onboard optional VIA

VT6122 10/100/1000M LAN chip.

VIA RAID Driver: Support for SATA RAID de vices.

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