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Copyright and Trademarks

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person of such change.

Regulatory Compliance

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 ca se 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

Battery Recycling and Disposal

Only use the appropriate battery specified for this product.
Do not re-use, recharge, or reheat an old battery.
Do not attempt to force open the battery.
Do not discard used batteries with regular trash.
Discard used batteries according to local regulations.

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Safety Precautions

 Always read the safety instructions carefully.
 Keep this User's Manual for future reference.
 Keep this equipment away from humidity.
 Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting it up.
 The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence

protects the equipment from overheating. Do not cover the
openings.

 Make sure the voltage of the power source and adjust properly

110/220V before connecting the equipment to the power inlet.

 Place the power cord in such a way that people cannot step on it.

Do not place anything over the power cord.

 Always unplug the power cord before inserting any add-on card

or module.

 All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted.
 Never pour any liquid into the opening. Liquid can cause

damage or electrical shock.

 If any of the following situations arises, get the equipment

checked by authorized service personnel:

o The power cord or plug is damaged.
o Liquid has penetrated into the equipment.
o The equipment has been exposed to moisture.
o The equipment has not worked well or you cannot get it

work according to User's Manual.

o The equipment has dropped and damaged.
o The equipment has obvious sign of breakage.

 Do not leave this equipment in an environment unconditioned or

in a storage temperature above 60°C (140°F). The equipment
may be damaged.

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Box Contents

 1 x VB7007 mainboard
 1 x ATA-66/100/133 IDE ribbon cable
 1 x I/O bracket
 1 x Driver Utility CD

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1: Specifications................................................................................................................ 1

Mainboard Specifications.......................................................................................... 2

Mainboard Layout........................................................................................................ 5

Back Panel Layout ........................................................................................................ 6

2: Installation ..................................................................................................................... 7

CPU..................................................................................................................................... 8

CPU Fan and System Fan: CPUFAN and SYSFAN........................................ 8

Memory Module Installation ................................................................................... 9

Memory Slot: DDR2 DIMM .................................................................................. 9

DDR2 SDRAM Module Installation Procedures .........................................10

Available DDR2 SDRAM Configurations ....................................................... 10

Connecting the Power Supply ............................................................................... 11

ATX 20-Pin Power Connector ...........................................................................12

Back Panel Ports..........................................................................................................13

PS/2 ports: mouse and keyboard ....................................................................13

VGA port....................................................................................................................13

Serial port: COM1 ..................................................................................................13

Parallel port .............................................................................................................. 13

USB Ports...................................................................................................................13

LAN Ports ..................................................................................................................13

Audio jacks: Line-in, Line-out, and MIC-in...................................................13

Connectors .................................................................................................................... 14

Serial ATA Connectors: SATA1 and SATA2 ..................................................14

IDE Connector: IDE1.............................................................................................. 15

USB Pin Connector: USB_0/1 and USB_2/3..................................................16

Digital I/O Connector: DIO.................................................................................17

System Management Bus Connector: SMBUS ...........................................18

Serial Port Connector: COM2/3/4 ...................................................................18

Case Connector: F_PANEL ..................................................................................19

KBMS Connector: KB/MS ....................................................................................20

Fast Infrared Connector: FIR ..............................................................................21

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S/PDIF Connector: SPDIF ....................................................................................21

Front Audio: F_AUDIO.......................................................................................... 22

LVDS Connector: PANEL_CONN ......................................................................23

LVDS Inverter: INVERTER ....................................................................................23

Jumpers ..........................................................................................................................24

Clear CMOS Connector: CLEAR_CMOS .........................................................24

Voltage Selector for COM2/3/4: J3/2/1 ........................................................24

Panel Power Selector: PVDD..............................................................................25

Inverter Power Selector: IVDD_SEL .................................................................25

Slots .................................................................................................................................26

Peripheral Component Interconnect: PCI_SLOT ........................................26

PCI Interrupt Request Routing .........................................................................26

3: BIOS Setup...................................................................................................................27

Entering the BIOS Setup Menu .............................................................................28

Control Keys .................................................................................................................29

Navigating the BIOS Menus ................................................................................... 31

Getting Help .................................................................................................................32

Main Menu....................................................................................................................33

Standard CMOS Features ...................................................................................33

Advanced BIOS Features.....................................................................................33

Advanced Chipset Features ...............................................................................33

Integrated Peripherals.......................................................................................... 33

Power Management Setup ................................................................................33

PnP/PCI Configurations .......................................................................................34

PC Health Status.....................................................................................................34

Frequency/Voltage Control ...............................................................................34

Load Optimized Defaults ....................................................................................34

Set Supervisor Password..................................................................................... 34

Set User Password .................................................................................................34

Save & Exit Setup...................................................................................................34

Exit Without Saving...............................................................................................34

Standard CMOS Features ........................................................................................35

Date............................................................................................................................. 35

Time............................................................................................................................. 35

Halt On.......................................................................................................................35

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IDE Channels................................................................................................................. 36

Advanced BIOS Features .........................................................................................37

Virus Warning.......................................................................................................... 37

CPU L1 & L2 Cache ...............................................................................................37

CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking.............................................................................38

Quick Power On Self-Test...................................................................................38

First/Second/Third Boot Device .......................................................................38

Boot Other Device .................................................................................................38

Boot Up NumLock Status ...................................................................................38

Typematic Rate Setting .......................................................................................38

Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)............................................................................... 39

Typematic Delay (Msec) ......................................................................................39

Security Option....................................................................................................... 39

MPS Version Control for OS .............................................................................. 39

Display Full Screen Logo..................................................................................... 39

Summary Screen Show ........................................................................................39

CPU Feature ..................................................................................................................40

Thermal Management..........................................................................................40

Hard Disk Boot Priority............................................................................................. 41

Advanced Chipset Features ....................................................................................42

Display Card Priority .............................................................................................42

Video RAM Cacheable .........................................................................................42

AGP Driving Control .............................................................................................42

AGP Driving Value .................................................................................................43

Select Display Device............................................................................................43

Panel Type ................................................................................................................43

AGP & P2P Bridge Control...................................................................................... 44

AGP Aperture Size .................................................................................................44

AGP3.0 Mode...........................................................................................................44

AGP Fast Write ........................................................................................................44

AGP 3.0 Calibration Cycle ...................................................................................45

VGA Share Memory Size .....................................................................................45

Direct Frame Buffer ...............................................................................................45

Outport Port.............................................................................................................45

Dithering....................................................................................................................45

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CPU & PCI Bus Control.............................................................................................46

VLink Mode Selection ..........................................................................................46

VLink 8X Support ...................................................................................................46

DRDY_Timing........................................................................................................... 46

Integrated Peripherals ..............................................................................................47

Onboard IDE Channel 1 and 2.......................................................................... 47

IDE Prefetch Mode ................................................................................................47

IDE HDD Block Mode ...........................................................................................47

SATA Controller ......................................................................................................48

SATA Controller Mode.........................................................................................48

Azalia HDA Controller ..........................................................................................48

LAN Controller ........................................................................................................48

OnChip LAN Boot ROM.......................................................................................48

Giga LAN Boot ROM............................................................................................. 48

WatchDog Support ...............................................................................................49

Watch Dog Timer Select .....................................................................................49

Watch Dog Count Value .....................................................................................49

SuperIO Device............................................................................................................ 50

Onboard Serial Port 1/2/3/4.............................................................................. 50

Onboard Parallel Port........................................................................................... 50

Parallel Port Mode................................................................................................. 51

EPP Mode Select ....................................................................................................51

ECP Mode Use DMA ............................................................................................. 51

Onboard Fast IR...................................................................................................... 51

Fast IR IRQ ................................................................................................................51

Fast IR DMA..............................................................................................................51

VIA OnChip IDE Device............................................................................................. 52

DOM support UDMA66....................................................................................... 52

IDE DMA Transfer Access ...................................................................................52

USB Device Setting ....................................................................................................53

USB 1.0 Controller .................................................................................................53

USB 2.0 Controller .................................................................................................53

USB Operation Mode ...........................................................................................53

USB Keyboard Function....................................................................................... 54

USB Mouse Function ............................................................................................54

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USB Storage Function ..........................................................................................54

Power Management Setup .....................................................................................55

ACPI Suspend Type ...............................................................................................55

HDD Power Down.................................................................................................. 55

Power Management Timer.................................................................................56

Video Off Option....................................................................................................56

Power Off by PWRBTN.........................................................................................56

Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume............................................................................... 56

AC Loss Auto Restart............................................................................................ 56

Peripherals Activities .................................................................................................57

PS2KB Wakeup Select ..........................................................................................57

PS2KB Wakeup Key Select..................................................................................57

PS2MS Wakeup Key Select ................................................................................57

PS2 Keyboard Power ON ....................................................................................57

PS2 Mouse Power ON..........................................................................................58

USB Resume.............................................................................................................58

PowerOn by PCI Card...........................................................................................58

RTC Alarm Resume................................................................................................58

Date (of Month)......................................................................................................58

Resume Time (hh:mm:ss).................................................................................... 58

PnP/PCI Configurations............................................................................................59

PNP OS Installed ....................................................................................................59

Reset Configuration Data ...................................................................................60

Resources Controlled By .....................................................................................60

Assign IRQ for VGA............................................................................................... 60

Assign IRQ for USB................................................................................................60

IRQ Resources..............................................................................................................61

PC Health Status .........................................................................................................62

Frequency/Voltage Control ....................................................................................63

DRAM Clock............................................................................................................. 63

DRAM Timing ..........................................................................................................63

SDRAM CAS Latency............................................................................................. 64

Bank Interleave .......................................................................................................64

Precharge to Active (Trp) ....................................................................................64

Active to Precharge (Tras) ..................................................................................64

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Active to CMD (Trcd) ............................................................................................64

REF to ACT/REF (Trfc) ...........................................................................................65

ACT(0) to ACT(1) (TRRD) .....................................................................................65

Read to Precharge (Trtp).....................................................................................65

Write to Read CMD (Twtr).................................................................................. 65

Write Recovery Time (Twr) .................................................................................65

RSAIT Mode .............................................................................................................65

RSAIT Selection....................................................................................................... 65

Auto Detect PCI Clk............................................................................................... 65

Spread Spectrum ...................................................................................................65

Load Optimized Defaults.........................................................................................66

Set Supervisor/User Password...............................................................................67

Save & Exit Setup .......................................................................................................69

Exit Without Saving....................................................................................................70

4: Driver Installation ...................................................................................................... 71

Driver Utilities............................................................................................................... 72

Getting Started .......................................................................................................72

Running the Driver Utilities CD ........................................................................72

CD Content ...................................................................................................................73

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Specifications

The compact and highly integrated VIA VB7007 mainboard comes with an
integrated VIA C7® NanoBGA2 processor, boasting of ultra-low power
consumption and cool operation.

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Mainboard Specifications

CPU

• VIA C7

• VIA C7

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-D 1.6 GHz NanoBGA2 processor with fansink

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1.0 GHz NanoBGA2 processor (fanless)

Chipset

• VIA CN700 North Bridge

• VIA VT8237S South Bridge

Graphics

• Integrated VIA UniChrome™ Pro II AGP graphics with 2D/3D and video

acceleration

Memory

• One DDR2 667

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/533 DIMM slots (up to 1 GB)

Expansion Slot

• One PCI slot

IDE

• One UltraDMA 133/100/66/33 connector

LAN

• One VIA VT6103L 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet PHY

• One VIA VT6107 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet controller or

one VIA VT6122 Gigabit LAN controller2

Audio Codec

• VIA VT1708B High Definition audio codec

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DDR2 667 MHz memory modules can be used but the effective speed with be limited to 533 MHz.

2

The VT6122 Gigabit LAN controller is a manufacturing option.

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Back Panel I/O Ports

• One VGA port

• One COM port

• One parallel port

• Two RJ-45 LAN ports

• Four USB 2.0 ports

• Three audio jacks: Line-in, Line-out, and MIC-in

• Two PS/2 ports: mouse and keyboard

Onboard I/O Connectors

• Three COM pin headers (with 5V/12V select)

• One digital I/O pin header (GPI x 4, GPO x 4)

• Two USB 2.0 pin headers (up to four additional ports)

• Two SATA connectors

• One SMBus pin header

• One S/PDIF-out connector

• One dual-channel LVDS panel connector (18/24-bit)

• One LVDS panel power selector (5V/3.3V)

• One LVDS inverter pin header

• One LVDS inverter power selector (5V/12V)

• One FIR pin header

• One chassis front panel pin header

• One front audio pin header

• Two fan connectors (CPU and SYS)

• One ATX power connector

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System Monitoring and Management

• AC power failure recovery

• RTC timer

• Wake-on LAN, keyboard, and mouse

Supported OS

• Windows 2000

• Windows XP

• Windows CE

• Windows XPe

• Linux

BIOS

• Award BIOS

• SPI 4/8Mbit flash memory

Operating Environment

• Temperature range: 0°C - 50°C

• Humidity range: 0% - 95%

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Form Factor

• Mini-ITX (17 cm x 17 cm)

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Relative humidity and non-condensing.

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Mainboard Layout

KB/MS

ATX Power

SYS_Fan

VIA C7 processor

CPU_Fan

FIR

COM3

COM4

COM2

Inverter

PVDD

IVDD_SEL

J2

J1

J3

Front Audio

SPDIF

USB_0/1

LVDS Panel

USB_2/3

SATA

PCI

DDR2 Memory slot

CN700 North Bridge

Buzzer

SMBus

DIO

VT8237S South Bridge

IDE

1

Battery

Front Panel

Clear CMOS

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Back 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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SYS_Fan

VIA C7 processor

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CPU_Fan

CPU

The VIA VB7007 mainboard is packaged with either the VIA C7®-D 1.6 GHz or VIA
C7® 1.0 GHz NanoBGA2 processor. The VIA C7®-D 1.6 GHz processor requires a
heatsink with fan to provide sufficient cooling. The VIA C7® 1.0 GHz processor is
for fanless solutions.

CPU Fan and System Fan: CPUFAN and SYSFAN

The CPU_FAN (CPU fan) and SYS_FAN (system fan) run on +12V and maintain
system cooling. When connecting the wire to the connectors, always be aware
that the red wire (positive wire) should be connected to the +12V. The black wire
is Ground and should always be connected to GND.

Pin Signal

1 FANIO
2 +12V
3 GND

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Memory Module Installation

Memory Slot: DDR2 DIMM

The VIA VB7007 mainboard has one 240-DIMM slot for DDR2 667/533 SDRAM
memory modules and supports memory sizes up to 1 GB.4

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1 GB SDRAM only supported with 64 MB x 8-bit x 16 configuration.

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DDR2 SDRAM Module Installation Procedures

• Locate the DIMM slot in the motherboard.

• Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward.

• Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches

the break on the slot.

• Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining clips snap back in

place and the DIMM is properly seated.

Available DDR2 SDRAM Configurations

Refer to the table below for available DDR2 SDRAM configurations on the
mainboard.

Slot Module Size Total

DIMM1 64 MB, 128 MB, 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB 64 MB - 1 GB
Maximum supported system memory 64 MB - 1 GB

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Connecting the Power Supply

The VIA VB7007 mainboard supports a conventional ATX 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.

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ATX 20-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 plug firmly into the
connector.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 +3.3V 11 +3.3V
2 +3.3V 12 -12V
3 GND 13 GND
4 +5V 14 Power Supply On
5 GND 15 GND
6 +5V 16 GND
7 GND 17 GND
8 Power Good 18 -5V
9 +5V Standby 19 +5V
10 +12V 20 +5V

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Back Panel Ports

The back panel has the following ports:

PS/2 ports: mouse and keyboard

The green PS/2 port is used to connect a mouse. The purple PS/2 port is used to
connect a keyboard.

VGA port

The 15-pin VGA port is for connecting to analog displays.

Serial port: COM1

The 9-pin COM port is for pointing devices or other serial devices.

Parallel port

The parallel port is for connecting to LPT devices.

USB Ports

Four standard USB 2.0 ports are provided on the back panel.

LAN Ports

The mainboard provides two Fast Ethernet ports controlled with separate VIA
Fast Ethernet controllers. One of the controllers can be substituted for a Gigabit
LAN controller as a manufacturing option.

Audio jacks: Line-in, Line-out, and MIC-in

Three audio jacks are provided on the back panel.

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Connectors

Serial ATA Connectors: SATA1 and SATA2

The current SATA interface allows up to 300 MB/s data transfer rate, faster than
the standard parallel ATA with 133 MB/s (Ultra DMA).

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Pin Signal

Pin Signal

IDE Connector: IDE1

The mainboard has an Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33 controller. You can connect up
to two IDE devices in any combination.

1 -IDERST1 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 KEY
21 PDREQ 22 GND
23 -PIOW 24 GND
25 -PIOR 26 GND
27 PDRDY 28 GND
29 -PDACK 30 GND
31 IRQ14_R 32 NC
33 PD_A1 34 P_ATA66
35 PD_A0 36 PD_A2
37 -PCS_1 38 -PCS_3
39 -HD_LED1 40 GND

If two drives are connected to a single cable, the jumper on the second drive
must be set to slave mode. Refer to the drive documentation supplied by the
vendor for the jumper settings.

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USB Pin Connector: USB_0/1 and USB_2/3

The mainboard provides two 10-pin USB pin connectors (allowing up to four
additional USB 2.0 ports).

USB_0/1

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 VUSB0 2 VUSB0
3 USBD_T0- 4 USBD_T1­5 USBD_T0+ 6 USBD_T1+
7 GND 8 GND
9 KEY 10 GND

USB_2/3

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 VUSB0 2 VUSB0
3 USBD_T2- 4 USBD_T3­5 USBD_T2+ 6 USBD_T3+
7 GND 8 GND
9 KEY 10 GND

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Digital I/O Connector: DIO

General purpose digital input and output.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 +5V 2 +12V
3 GPO1 4 GPI4
5 GPO7 6 GPI13
7 GPO26 8 GPI14
9 GPO27 10 GPI15
11 GND 12 GND

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System Management Bus Connector: SMBUS

This pin header allows you to connect SMBus (System Management Bus) devices.
Devices communicate with a SMBus host and/or other SMBus devices using the
SMBus interface.

Pin Signal

1 SMBCK
2 SMBDT
3 GND

Serial Port Connector: COM2/3/4

COM pin headers can be used to attach an additional port for serial devices.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 COM_DCD 2 COM_SIN
3 COM_SOUT 4 COM_DTR
5 GND 6 COM_DSR
7 COM_RTS 8 COM_CTS
9 COM_RI 10 KEY

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Pin Signal

Pin Sig

nal

Case Connector: F_PANEL

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

1 +5VDUAL 2 +5V
3 +5VDUAL 4 HD_LED
5 -PLED_2 6 PW_BN
7 +5V 8 GND
9 NC 10 RST_SW
11 NC 12 GND
13 SPEAK 14 +5V
15 KEY 16 -SLEEP_LED

Power LED (PLED)

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. Avoid turning the power off
when the HDD LED is still on. Connect the HDD LED from the system case to this
pin.

Power Switch (PW_BN)

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

Speaker (SPEAK)

This pin header is for connecting to the system buzzer.

Reset Switch (RST_SW)

The reset switch is used to reboot 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.

Sleep LED (SLEEP_LED)

The SLEEP LED is lit when the system is in the S1 (POW-Power On Suspend)

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Pin Signal

Pin Signal

KBMS Connector: KB/MS

The mainboard provides a PS2 pin header to attach a PS2 keyboard and mouse.

1 +5VDUAL 2 GND
3 KB_CLK 4 KB_DATA
5 EKBCLK 6 EKBDATA
7 MS_CLK 8 MS_DATA
9 EMSCLK 10 EMSDATA

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Pin Signal

Pin Signal

Fast Infrared Connector: FIR

1 +5V
2 IRRX1
3 IRRX
4 GND
5 IRTX

S/PDIF Connector: SPDIF

1 +5V
3 SPDIF_OUT
5 GND

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Pin Signal

Pin Signal

Front Audio: F_AUDIO

This connector allows you to connect a front audio panel to the mainboard.

1 MIC2_IN_L 2 AGND
3 MIC2_IN_R 4 +3.3V
5 HP_OUT_R 6 NC
7 NC 8 KEY
9 HP_OUT_L 10 NC

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Pin Signal

Pin Signal

Pin Signal

LVDS Connector: PANEL_CONN

1 -A4_L 2 PVDD
3 A4_L 4 PVDD
5 GND 6 GND
7 -A5_L 8 GND
9 A5_L 10 -A0_L
11 GND 12 A0_L
13 -A6_L 14 GND
15 A6_L 16 -A1_L
17 GND 18 A1_L
19 -CLK2_L 20 GND
21 CLK2_L 22 -A2_L
23 GND 24 A2_L
25 -A7_L 26 GND
27 A7_L 28 -CLK1_L
29 NC 30 CLK1_L
31 NC 32 GND
33 NC 34 -A3_L
35 NC 36 A3_L
37 NC 38 SPCLK1
39 NC 40 SPD1

LVDS Inverter: INVERTER

1 VCC
2 VCC
3 BAKLITE
4 NC
5 BAKLITE
6 SMBUS OUT
7 GND
8 GND

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Jumpers

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 Connector: CLEAR_CMOS

The onboard CMOS RAM stores system configuration data and has an onboard
battery power supply. To reset the CMOS settings, set the jumper on pins 1 and 2
while the system is off. Return the jumper to pins 2 and 3 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

Caution:
Except when clearing the RTC RAM, never remove the cap on CLEAR_CMOS
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.

Voltage Selector for COM2/3/4: J3/2/1

This VCC selector is to determine the input voltage of each COM connector.

Setting 1 2 3

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

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Panel Power Selector: PVDD

Setting 1 2 3

5V ON ON OFF

3.3V OFF ON ON

Inverter Power Selector: IVDD_SEL

Setting 1 2 3

5V ON ON OFF
12V OFF ON ON

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Slots

Peripheral Component Interconnect: PCI_SLOT

The PCI slot allows you to insert a PCI 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 system are necessary.

PCI Interrupt Request Routing

The IRQ (interrupt request line) are hardware lines over which devices can send
interrupt signals to the microprocessor. 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

PCI slot -INT_B -INT_C -INT_D -INT_A

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BIOS Setup

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

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Entering the BIOS Setup Menu

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 setup entry point,
restart the system and try again.

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Control Keys

Keys Description

Move to the previous item

Enter

Esc

Page
Up

Page
Down

Move to the next item

Move to the item in the left side

Move to the item in the right side

Select the item

Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a
submenu

Increase the numeric value or make changes

Decrease the numeric value or make changes

Increase the numeric value or make changes

Decrease the numeric value or make changes

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Keys Description

F1

F5

F6

F7

F10

General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option
Page Setup Menu

Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS, only for
Option Page Setup Menu

Load the default CMOS value from Fail-Safe default table,
only for Option Page Setup Menu

Load Optimized defaults

Save all the CMOS changes and exit

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Navigating the BIOS Menus

The main menu displays all the BIOS setup categories. Use the <Left>/<Right>
and <Up>/<Down> arrow keys to select any item or sub-menu. Descriptions of
the selected/highlighted category are displayed at the bottom of the screen.

The small triangular arrowhead symbol next to a field indicates that a sub-menu
is available (see figure below). Press <Enter> to display the sub-menu. To exit the
sub-menu, press <Esc>.

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Getting Help

The BIOS setup program provides a “General 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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Main Menu

The Main Menu contains thirteen setup functions and two exit choices. Use arrow
keys to select the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter Sub-menu.

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 features.

Power Management Setup

Use this menu to set onboard power management functions.

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PnP/PCI Configurations

Use this menu to set the PnP and PCI configurations.

PC Health Status

This menu shows the PC health status.

Frequency/Voltage Control

Use this menu to set the system frequency and voltage control.

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 BIOS supervisor password.

Set User Password

Use this menu option to set the BIOS user password.

Save & Exit Setup

Save BIOS setting changes and exit setup.

Exit Without Saving

Discard all BIOS setting changes and exit setup.

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Standard CMOS Features

Date

The date format is [Day, Month Date, Year]

Time

The time format is [Hour : Minute : Second]

Halt On

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

Settings 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

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IDE Channels

The specifications of your drive must match with the drive table. The hard disk
will not work properly if you enter incorrect information in this category. Select
“Auto” whenever possible. If you select “Manual”, make sure the information is
from your hard disk vendor or system manufacturer.

Below is a table that details required hard drive information when using the
“Manual” mode.

Settings Description

IDE Channel The name of this match the name of the menu. Settings:

[None, Auto, Manual]
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
Primary PIO Settings: [ Auto, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4]
Primary UDMA Settings: [Disabled, Auto]

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Advanced BIOS Features

Virus Warning

Allows you to choose the VIRUS warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector
protection.

Settings Description

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

Note:

If this function is enabled and someone attempt to write data into this area,
BIOS will show a warning message on the screen and alarm beep.

CPU L1 & L2 Cache

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

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CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking

This feature facilitates error detection/correction when data passes through Level
2 cache.
Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

Quick Power On Self-Test

Shortens Power On Self-Test (POST) cycle to enable shorter boot up time.

Settings Description

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

First/Second/Third Boot Device

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

Settings Description

Removable Boot from external drive
Hard Disk Boot from the HDD
CDROM Boot from CDROM
USB-CDROM Boot from USB CDROM
Network Boot from network drive
Disabled Disable the boot device sequence

Boot Other Device

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

Settings Description

Disabled No alternate boot device allowed
Enabled Enable alternate boot device

Boot Up NumLock Status

Set the NumLock status when the system is powered on.

Settings Description

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

Typematic Rate Setting

Enable “Typematic Rate” function.
Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

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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, 30]

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 depressed 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.

Settings Description

Setup Password prompt appears only when end users try to run BIOS

Setup

System Password prompt appears every time when the computer is

powered on and when end users try to run BIOS Setup

MPS Version Control for OS

Settings: [1.1, 1.4]

Display Full Screen Logo

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

Summary Screen Show

Show summary screen.
Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

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CPU Feature

Thermal Management

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

Settings Description

Thermal Monitor 1 On-die throttling

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Hard Disk Boot Priority

This is for setting the priority of the hard disk boot order when the “Hard Disk”
option is selected in the “[First/Second/Third] Boot Device” menu item.

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Advanced Chipset Features

Caution:
The Advanced Chipset Features menu is used for optimizing the chipset
functions. Do not change these settings unless you are familiar with the
chipset.

Display Card Priority

Settings: [PCI Slot, AGP]

Video RAM Cacheable

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

AGP Driving Control

Settings: [Auto, Manual]

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AGP Driving Value

This option can only be altered if “AGP Driving Control” is set to “Manual”. Input
is expected as hexidecimal

Select Display Device

Settings: [CRT, LCD, CRT&LCD]

Panel Type

Settings Description

00 640 x 480
01 800 x 600
02 1024 x 768
03 1280 x 768
04 1280 x 1024

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AGP & P2P Bridge Control

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 translation.
Settings: [32MB, 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1GB]

AGP3.0 Mode

This mainboard supports the AGP 8x interface. When the AGP 8x video card is
used, it can transfer video data at 2133MB/s. AGP 8x is backward compatible,
leave the default 4x mode on. AGP 4x mode can be detected automatically once
you plug in the AGP 4x card.
Settings: [8x, 4x]

AGP Fast Write

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

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AGP 3.0 Calibration Cycle

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

VGA Share Memory Size

This setting allows you to select the amount of system memory that is allocated
to the integrated graphics processor.
Settings: [Disabled, 16M, 32M, 64M]

Direct Frame Buffer

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

Outport Port

Settings: [DI0, DI1]

Dithering

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

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CPU & PCI Bus Control

VLink Mode Selection

Settings: [By Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1]

VLink 8X Support

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

DRDY_Timing

Settings: [Slowest, Default, Optimize]

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Integrated Peripherals

Onboard IDE Channel 1 and 2

The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for
two IDE channels.
Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

IDE Prefetch Mode

This allows your hard disk controller to use the fast block mode to transfer data
to and from the hard disk drive. Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple
commands or multiple sector read/write.
Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

IDE HDD Block Mode

Automatic detection of the optimal number of block read/writes per sector the
drive can support.
Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

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SATA Controller

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

SATA Controller Mode

Controls the features of the Serial ATA controller within the South Bridge. Serial
ATA is the latest generation of the ATA interface. Serial ATA hard drives deliver
transfer speeds of up to 300MB/sec.

Settings Description

IDE Supports two PATA hard disk drives. Disables RAID and AHCI

function.
RAID Only SATA supports RAID and AHCI function
AHCI Enable the AHCI function such as Native Command Queuing and

Hot Plug function

Azalia HDA Controller

Settings: [Auto, Disabled]

LAN Controller

Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

OnChip LAN Boot ROM

Decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip.
Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

Giga LAN Boot ROM

Decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard GigaLAN chip.
Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

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WatchDog Support

Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

Watch Dog Timer Select

This option can only be altered if “WatchDog Support” is enabled.
Settings: [Minute, Second]

Watch Dog Count Value

This option can only be altered if “WatchDog Support” is enabled.
Settings: [any integer from 0 to 255]

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SuperIO Device

Onboard Serial Port 1/2/3/4

Set the base I/O port address and IRQ for the onboard serial port A / serial port B.
Selecting Auto allows BIOS to automatically determine the correct base I/O port
address. Settings:

Port Settings

1 Disabled 3F8/IRQ4 2F8/IRQ3 3E8/IRQ4 2E8/IRQ3 Auto
2 Disabled 3F8/IRQ4 2F8/IRQ3 3E8/IRQ4 2E8/IRQ3 Auto
3 Disabled 3F8/IRQ5 2F8/IRQ10 3E8/IRQ5 2E8/IRQ10 --­4 Disabled 3F8/IRQ5 2F8/IRQ10 3E8/IRQ5 2E8/IRQ10 ---

Onboard Parallel Port

This specifies the I/O port address and IRQ of the onboard parallel port.
Settings: [Disabled, 378/IRQ7, 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7]

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Parallel Port Mode

Set the parallel port mode. To operate the onboard parallel port as Standard
Parallel Port, choose SPP. To operate the onboard parallel port in the EPP mode,
choose EPP. By choosing ECP, the onboard parallel port will operate in ECP mode.
Choosing ECP + EPP will allow the onboard parallel port to support both the ECP
and EPP modes simultaneously.
Settings: [SPP, EPP, ECP, ECP + EPP]

EPP Mode Select

EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port) comes in two modes: 1.9 and 1.7. EPP 1.9 is the
newer version of the protocol and is backwards compatible with most EPP
devices. If your EPP device does not work with the EPP 1.9 setting, try changing
the setting to EPP 1.7.
Settings: [EPP 1.9, EPP 1.7]

ECP Mode Use DMA

ECP (Extended Capabilities Port) has two DMA channels that it can use. The
default channel is 3. However, some expansion cards may use channel 3 as well.
To solve this conflict, change the ECP channel to 1. Select a DMA channel for the
port.
Settings: [1, 3]

Onboard Fast IR

Enables or disables the infrared port.
Settings: [Enabled and Disabled]

Fast IR IRQ

Set this field to reserve an IRQ for the Fast IR port. This field is only available if
Onboard Fast IR is enabled.
Settings: [3, 4]

Fast IR DMA

Set this field to choose the DMA channel. This field is only available if Onboard
Fast IR is enabled.
Settings: [6, 5]

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VIA OnChip IDE Device

DOM support UDMA66

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

IDE DMA Transfer Access

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

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USB Device Setting

USB 1.0 Controller

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

USB 2.0 Controller

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

USB Operation Mode

Auto decide USB device operation mode.

Settings Description

Full/Low Speed All of USB Device operated on full/low speed mode
High Speed If USB device was high speed device, then it operated on high

speed mode.

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USB Keyboard Function

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

USB Mouse Function

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

USB Storage Function

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

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Power Management Setup

ACPI Suspend Type

Settings Description

S1(POS) S1/Power On Suspend (POS) is a low power state. In this state, no

system context (CPU or chipset) is lost and hardware maintains all
system contexts.

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

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.

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

HDD Power Down

Set the length of time for a period of inactivity before powering down the hard
disk.
Settings: [Disable, 1 Min, 2 Min, 3 Min, 4 Min, 5 Min, 6 Min, 7 Min, 8 Min, 9 Min,
10 Min, 11 Min, 12 Min, 13 Min, 14 Min, 15 Min]

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Power Management Timer

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

Video Off Option

Select whether or not to turn off the screen when system enters power saving
mode, ACPI OS such as Windows XP will override this option.

Settings Description

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

Power Off by PWRBTN

Settings Description

Delay 4 Sec System is turned off if power button is pressed for more than four

seconds.
Instant-Off Power button functions as a normal power-on/-off button.

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.

Settings Description

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

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Peripherals Activities

PS2KB Wakeup Select

This feature has two settings: Hot Key and Password. To select the Password
option, press <Page Up> or <Page Down>. To set the password, enter up to
eight digits and press <Enter>.
Settings: [Hot Key, Password]

PS2KB Wakeup Key Select

This feature is only available when “Hot Key” is chosen in “PS2KB Wakeup Select”.
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

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

PS2 Keyboard Power ON

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

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PS2 Mouse Power ON

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

USB Resume

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 cards include LAN, onboard USB ports, etc.
Settings: [By OS, Enabled]

RTC Alarm Resume

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

Date (of Month)

This field can only be set if “RTC Alarm Resume” is enabled. The field specifies the
date for “RTC Alarm Resume”.

Resume Time (hh:mm:ss)

This field can only be set if “RTC Alarm Resume” is enabled. The field specifies the
time for “RTC Alarm Resume”.

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PnP/PCI Configurations

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

Settings Description

No BIOS will initialize all the PnP cards
Yes BIOS will only initialize the PnP cards used for booting (VGA,

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

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Reset Configuration Data

Settings Description

Disabled Default setting
Enabled Resets the ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data) after

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

Resources Controlled By

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

Settings Description

Auto(ESCD) BIOS will automatically assign IRQ, DMA and memory base

address fields

Manual Unlocks “IRQ Resources” for manual configuration

Assign IRQ for VGA

Assign IRQ for VGA devices.

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

Assign IRQ for USB

Assign IRQ for USB devices.

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

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IRQ Resources

IRQ Resources list IRQ 7/9/10/11/12/14/15 for users to set each IRQ a type
depending on the type of device using the IRQ. Settings:

PCI Device For Plug-and-Play compatible devices designed for PCI bus

architecture

Reserved The IRQ will be reserved for further requests

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PC Health Status

The PC Health Status displays the current status of all of the monitored hardware
devices/components such as CPU voltages, temperatures and fan speeds.

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Frequency/Voltage Control

DRAM Clock

The chipset supports synchronous and asynchronous mode between host clock
and DRAM clock frequency.
Settings: [By SPD, 200 MHz, 266 MHz]

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 than the original modules.
Settings: [Manual, By SPD]

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SDRAM CAS Latency

This item adjusts the speed it takes for the memory module to complete a
command. Generally, a lower setting will improve the performance of your
system. However, if your system becomes less stable, you should change it to a
higher setting. This field is only available when “DRAM Timing” is set to “Manual”.
Settings: [1.5/2, 2/3, 2.5/4, 3/5]

Bank Interleave

Set the interleave mode of the SDRAM interface. Interleaving allows banks of
SDRAM to alternate their refresh and access cycles. One bank will undergo its
refresh cycle while another is being accessed. This improves performance of the
SDRAM by masking the refresh time of each bank. This field is only available
when “DRAM Timing” is set to “Manual”.
Settings: [Disabled, 2 Bank, 4 Bank, 8 Bank]

Precharge to Active (Trp)

This field controls the length of time it takes to precharge a row in the memory
module before the row becomes active. Longer values are safer but may not offer
the best performance. This field is only available when “DRAM Timing” is set to
“Manual”.
Settings: [2T - 5T]

Active to Precharge (Tras)

This field controls the length of time it a row stays active before precharging.
Longer values are safer but may not offer the best performance. This field is only
available when “DRAM Timing” is set to “Manual”.
Settings: [5T – 20T]

Active to CMD (Trcd)

This field is only available when “DRAM Timing” is set to “Manual”.
Settings: [2T - 5T]

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REF to ACT/REF (Trfc)

This field is only available when “DRAM Timing” is set to “Manual”.
Settings: [08T - 71T]

ACT(0) to ACT(1) (TRRD)

This field is only available when “DRAM Timing” is set to “Manual”.
Settings: [2T - 5T]

Read to Precharge (Trtp)

Settings: [2T, 3T]

Write to Read CMD (Twtr)

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

Write Recovery Time (Twr)

Settings: [2T - 5T]

RSAIT Mode

Settings: [Auto, Manual]

RSAIT Selection

This field is only available when “RSAIT Mode” is set to “Manual”. Input should be
a hexadecimal number.

Auto Detect PCI Clk

Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

Spread Spectrum

When the mainboard's clock generator pulses, the extreme values (spikes) of the
pulses create EMI (Electromagnetic Interference). The Spread Spectrum function
reduces the EMI generated by modulating the pulses so that the spikes of the
pulses are reduced to flatter curves.
Settings: [Disabled, 0.20%, 0.25%, 0.35%]

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Load Optimized Defaults

This option is for restoring all the default optimized BIOS settings. The default
optimized values are set by the mainboard manufacturer to provide a stable
system with optimized performance. Entering “Y” and press <Enter> to load the
default optimized BIOS values. Entering ”N” will cancel the load optimized
defaults request.

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Set Supervisor/User Password

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 supervisor 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 press <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 to request the
password each time the system is booted. This would prevent unauthorized use
of the system. See “Security Option” in the “Advanced BIOS Features” section for
more details.

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Save & Exit Setup

Entering “Y” saves any changes made, and exits the program.

Entering “N” will cancel the exit request.

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Exit Without Saving

Entering “Y’ discards any changes made, and exits the program.

Entering “N” will cancel the exit request.

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4:

Driver Installation

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

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Driver Utilities

Getting Started

VIA VB7007 Developer kits include a driver CD that contains the drivers and
software for enhancing the performance of the mainboard. Regular kits do not
include a driver CD. However, the latest drivers can be downloaded from

http://www.via.com.tw.

Note:
The driver utilities and software are updated from time to time. The latest
updated versions are available at http://www.via.com.tw

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 after closing the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM 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".

For Linux drivers, click the right button on mouse and click open. Linux drivers
are located in the "Driver" folder.

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

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CD Content



VIA 4in1 Drivers:

 Contains VIA ATAPI 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).

 Includes V-RAID and RAID tools.



VIA Graphics Driver:

 Enhances the onboard VIA graphic chip.
 WinXP and Linux Fedora Core 4 drivers are provided.



VIA USB 2.0 Driver:

 Enhances VIA USB 2.0 ports.



VIA GigaLAN Driver:

 Enhances the onboard VIA VT6130 10/100/1000M PCIe Gigabit LAN

chips and the VIA VT6122 Gigabit LAN chip.

 WinXP and Linux Fedora Core 4 drivers are provided.



VIA Linux RAID Driver:

 Support for RAID devices.
 For Linux Fedora Core 4 and patch guide to enable PATA/IDE DMA

mode for VIA South Bridges.

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