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1. 9 1 1 How Use This Manual 7777 9 1 2 Check Your Device 9 21 11 2 1 Features Of The 11 Se INSTALLA TIONG alia lea aaa 13 3 1 Motherboard Layout A Main Parts 13 Significant Parts List 14 Static Electricity Damage nnne 15 Misplaced Jumper Damage 15 3 2 Slots ANd Gonnectors uu eee Meet Date re ee a 16 3 3 CPU Central Processing Unit 17 3 3 1 Install CPU 17 3 4 System Memory DRAM 19 3 4 1 DIMM Dual Inline Memory Module 19 3 4 2 Installation 19 3 4 8 DIMM Module 2 20 3 5 Expansion Slots en ee oe 20 3 6 GONMECIONS EE 21 3 6 1 Primary IDE Connector 39 pin block Black 21 3 6 2 Secondary IDE Connector 39 pin block White 21 3 6 3 Floppy Drive Connector 33 pin block 22 3 6 4 Power Input Connector 20 pin 22 3 6 5 Front Panel connectors 20 15 23 3 6 6 Keylock Switch 2 pin2. sessi 23 3 6 7 Reset Switch Connector 2 pin essen 23 3 6 8 HDD IDE LED Connector Go 23 3 6 9 Sleep Switch 2 pin isses 23 3 6 10 Power Switch G pDml 24 9 6 17 Power LED Z DIn iuit preter ln 24 3 6 12 Back Panel Connectors 24 3 6 13 PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports 25 25 3 6 14 Universal Serial Bus USB Ports 26 25 3 6 15 Parallel Port Printer J27 25 3 6 16 Serial Port 1 2 J27 iii 25 Contents 3 6 17 WOL Wake On LAN 916 17 26 3 6 18 CPU Fan J9 Zon 26 4 BIOS S tUD mc 29 AA BIOS Setup rper 29 dITZSeiunpbkeys 29 4 1 2 Getting Help 30 4 1 3 In Case of Probleme nee 30 4 2 Main Setup Menu ceteri iene aa ais 30 4 3 Standard CMOS Setup Menu 32 4 3 1 Date 32 4 3 2 Time 32 4 3 9 Hard DISKS nog OL RR II ala 33 43 4 DIIVGA B LY PG 34 4 3 5 Video 34 4 3 6 Halt ON 34 4 3 7 Memor 35 4 4 Advanced BIOS Features Setup 36 4 4 1 Virus Warning iii 36 4 4 2 CPU Internal Cache 9252 36 4 4 3 External Cache 50 37 4 4 4 Quick Power On Self 37 4 4 5 First Boot DEVIC 37 4 4 6 Second Boot
3. 2 37 4 4 7 Third Boot 2052 2 37 4 4 8 Boot Other 250 20 959 37 4 4 9 Swap Floppy Drive 37 4 4 10 Boot Up Floppy 37 4 4 11 Boot Up NumLock Status 38 4 4 12 Gate A20 Option 38 4 4 13 Typematic Rate Geng 38 4 4 14 Typematic Rate Chars Sec esses 38 4 4 15 Typematic Delay Meer 38 4 4 16 Security Option 38 4 4 17 OS Select for DRAM gt 64MB 38 22 18 Shag6W n 38 4 5 Advanced Chipset Features Setup MENU iii 40 4 5 1 System BIOS Cacheable un uuu uuu uuu sesenta 40 4 5 2 Video RAM Cacheable 40 4 5 3 Memory Hole At 15M 16M 40 4 5 4 AGP Aperture Size 40 45 5 SDRAM ECC Setting iii 41 Contents 4 5 6 SDRAM CAS Latency seen 41 4 6 Integrated Peripherals 41 4 6 1 IDE Read Write PDreietch 9 41 4 6 2 IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave 41 4 6 3 IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA 42 4 6 4 On chip Primary PCI IDE 42 4 6 5 On Chip Secondary PCI IDEA 42 4 6 6 USB Keyboard Support 42 4 6 7 Init Display First 9 42 4 6 8 IDE HDD Block Mode 42 4 6 9 Onboard FD
4. Parallel port Mouse 6 E Keyboard amp ES a 24 3 Installation 3 6 13 PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports J25 The motherboard offers 1 PS 2 Keyboard and 1 PS 2 Mouse port e AE e Mouse O Keyboard Al E 1 3 6 14 Universal Serial Bus USB Ports 26 The motherboard has two USB connectors USB devices provide a more convenient operating environment and improve data transferring capacity True Plug amp Play This new bus technology will support over 127 different peripherals through a Hub USBI USB2 3 6 15 Parallel Port Printer J27 The motherboard includes a parallel port EPP ECP compatible The parallel port is capable of being disabled or remapped to either the secondary LPT address or the primary LPT address through BIOS if another parallel port is installed Parallel port 3 6 16 Serial Port COM1 COM2 27 The motherboard has two serial ports one on rare panel one on board The electrical 25 3 Installation characteristics are compliant with the EIA 232 D Serial Communications Specifications The serial ports may be remapped over other installable serial ports or disabled through the BIOS COM2 This product integrate the function via a port beside the COMI The Accelerated Graphics Port AGP or A G P is a high pe
5. 37 4 BIOS Setup 4 4 11 Boot Up NumLock Status Toggle between On or off to control the state of the NumLock key when the system boots When toggled the numeric keypad generates numbers instead of controlling cursor operations 4 4 12 Gate A20 Option This entry allows you to select how the gate A20 is handled The gate A20 is a device used to address memory above 1 Megabytes Initially the gate A20 was handled via a pin on the keyboard Today while keyboards still support this function it is more common and much faster that the system chipset supports 4 4 13 Typematic Rate Setting When Disabled the following two items Typematic Rate and Typematic Delay are irrelevant Keystrokes repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller in your system When Enabled you can select a typematic a rate and typematic delay 4 4 14 Typematic Rate Chars Sec When the typematic rate setting is enabled you can select a typematic rate the rate at which character repeats when you hold down a key of 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 or 30 characters per second 4 4 15 Typematic Delay Msec When the typematic rate setting is enabled you can select a typematic delay the delay before keystrokes begin to repeat of 250 500 750 or 1000 milliseconds 4 4 16 Security O ption If you have set a password select whether the password is required every time the System boots or only when you enter Setup 4 4 17 OS Select for DRAM gt 64MB S
6. 3 6 8 HDD IDE LED Connector 2 pin The mainboard supports one straight 4 pin header for connecting to front Panel Hard Disk activity LED indicator 3 6 9 Sleep Switch 2 pin When the APM Advanced Power Management feature is enabled in the system BIOS and the operating system s APM driver is loaded the system can enter the sleep standby mode in one of the following ways gt Optional front panel sleep resume button gt Prolonged system inactivity using the BIOS inactivity timer feature The 2 pin header supports a front panel sleep resume switch which must be a momentary SPST type that is normally open 23 3 Installation 3 6 10 Power Switch 2 pin This connector supports the ATX case mounted Power Switch which in turn supports System Suspend function When the BIOS sets the Power Button function to Delay 4 sec the system can be set to the suspended mode once you push the power switch for no longer then 4 seconds If the power switch is pushed down for over 4 seconds the system will be totally Power Off When the BIOS setting sets the Delay 4 second to Instant off then Power Switch function work as regular power switch 3 6 11 Power LED 2 pin This header can be connected to a LED that will light when the computer is powered on 3 6 12 Back Panel Connectors TX AMD 756 s e
7. Modify values P Move Enter Select PU PD Modify F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 8 PC Health Menu 4 9 1 Hardware Monitoring Function It shows all power voltage CPU temperature and system temperature for the system 4 9 1 CPU Warning Temperature It allows you to set the CPU temperature While the computer is working the system will give you a warning message once the temperature of the CPU is higher than the setting 4 9 2 Shutdown Temperature This allows you to set the maximum temperature of the CPU Once the CPU temperature arrives such value the system will shutdown automatically 48 4 BIOS Setup 4 10 Frequency Voltage Control Setup Menu t CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 1999 Award Software 2 r Frequency Voltage Control a LI Autu Detect DIMM PCI Move to items Spread Spectrum Modulated CPU Host PCI Clock Menu Level OG Exit to Main Menu Modify values P Move Enter Select PU PD Modify F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 9 Frequency Voltage Control Setup Menu 4 10 1 Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Keeping this feature at Enabled allows the system to detect the DIMM clock automatically The choices are Enabled Default and Disabled 4 10 2 Spread Spectrum Modulated This feature
8. Auto Normal large or LBA Auto The BIOS automatically determines the optimal mode Normal Maximum number of cylinders heads and sectors supported are 1024 16 and 63 VON V V V V V V V WV Large For drives that do not support LBA and have more than 1024 cylinders 33 4 BIOS Setup gt Logical Block Addressing During drive accesses the IDE controller Transforms the data address described by sector head and cylinder number gt intoa physical block address significantly improving data transfer rates For drives with greater than 1024 cylinders 4 3 4 Drive A B type Select the correct specifications for the diskette drive s installed in the computer No diskette drive installed 360K 5 25 in 5 1 4 inch PC type standard drive 360 kilobyte capacity 1 2M 5 25 in 5 1 4 inch AT type high density drive 1 2 megabyte capacity 720K 3 5 in 3 1 2 inch double sided drive 720 kilobyte capacity 1 44M 3 5 in 3 1 2 inch double sided drive 1 44 megabyte capacity 2 88M 3 5 in 3 1 2 inch double sided drive 2 88 megabyte capacity 4 3 5 Video Select the type of primary video subsystem in your computer The BIOS usually detects the correct video type automatically The BIOS supports a secondary video subsystem but you do not select it in Setup Enhanced Graphics Adapter Video Graphics Array For EGA VGA SEGA SVGA or PGA monitor adapters Color Graphics Adapter power up in 40 column mode
9. Frequency Voltage Control Setup Mem 49 4 10 1 Auto Detect DIMM PCI 0000 49 Contents 4 10 2 Spread Spectrum Modulated sese 49 4 10 3 CPU HOSUPCI Cock 49 4 11 Load Optimized Defaults 49 4 12 Set Supervisor Password 50 4 13 Set User Password 50 4 14 Save amp Exit 50 4 15 Exit Without Saving nnne nnn 50 1 Introduction 1 Introduction 1 1 How To Use This Manual This manual provides information necessary for Original 4 MANUAL Equipment Manufactures OEMs and home users to build Em zm a PC AT compatible system using the AMD Athlon motherboard Follow the installation procedure presented on the Easy Installation Page and refer to the section number following each step if you require more detailed instructions 1 2 Check Your Device Items The standard package should contain the following items If you find any of these items be missing or damaged please contact your retailer The QS754 motherboard gt Universal Retention Mechanism Support AMD Athlon gt 1 IDE ribbon cable gt 1 floppy ribbon cable gt CD with drivers gt 1 User s Manual 1 Introduction 2 Features 2 Features 2 1 Features Of The Motherboard T
10. Inactivity period is 1 minute in each mode User Define Set each mode individually Select time out periods in the PM Timers section following 44 4 BIOS Setup Min Saving Minimum power savings Inactivity period is 1 hour in each mode except the hard drive 4 7 3 Video Off Method Determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked V H SYNC Blank System turns off vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and writes blanks to the video buffer Select this option if your monitor supports the Display Power Management Signaling DPMS standard of the Video Electronics Standards Association VESA Use the software supplied for your video subsystem to select video power management values DPMS Support Blank Screen System only writes blanks to the video buffer 4 7 4 Suspend Type When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity all devices except the CPU will be shut off 4 7 5 Standby Mode When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity the fixed disk drive and the video would be shut off while all other devices still operate at full speed 4 7 6 HDD Power Down When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active 4 7 7 HDD Down In Suspend When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity the hard disk drive will be in suspend mode 4 7 8 Soft Off by PWR BTTN This item allows you
11. is used to set the spread spectrum to be spread type or down spread type The choices are Enabled and Disabled Default 4 10 3 CPU Host PCI Clock If each bus master cycle does not take the same path it allows the multiple bus master cycles to be acted at the same time 4 11 Load Optimized Defaults The chipset defaults are settings which provide for maximum system performance While Award has designed the custom BIOS to maximize performance the manufacturer has the right to change these defaults to meet their needs 49 4 BIOS Setup 4 12 Set Supervisor Password The BIOS Setup will not be accessible unless you enter the correct password Select this function and press Enter the screen will display a start symbol instead of the characters entered After the new password is entered type the new password as prompted and press Enter again If the password confirmation is incorrect an error message appears If the new password is typed correctly press ESC The password is stored in NVRAM after AMIBIOS completes its cycle Next time when you boot the system a password prompt will appear if this function is enabled 4 13 Set User Password When you select this function a message appears at the center of the screen ENTER PASSWORD Type the password up to eight characters and press Enter Typing a password clears any previously entered password from CMOS memory Now the message changes CONFIRM PASSWARD Again
12. release the memory module push both latches down and carefully rock the module forward and backward while slowly lifting it upward 19 3 Installation 3 4 3 DIMM Module Combinations Each DIMM socket can be inserted with 8MB 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB 256 512 DIMM For example the following figure shows you one way to insert your DIMM Empty 256MB wUh nc OcQOaU Ga Empty 256MB Empty 256MB DIMM 3 Select DIMM 1 64MB Total DIMM2 16MB DIMM 3 128MB 64 16 128 208 MB Select one of the six choices Empty 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB in DIMMI Then repeat in DIMM2 Empty 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB to go through your own path 3 5 Expansion Slots E Ed LIO NN i This motherboard contains 8 expansion slots including one shared PCI ISA onboard Three 16 bit ISA Bus four 32 bit PCI expansion slots and one 32 bit AGP slot are shown as above All PCI expansion slots accept PCI bus master cards and are fully supported by the PCI 2 1 specification 20 3 Installation The Accelerated Graphics Port AGP or A G P is a high performance interconnect targeted at 3D graphical display applications and is based on a set of performance extensions or enhancements to the PCI bus AGP interface specifica
13. select from several Setup functions and two exit choices Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press Enter to accept and enter the sub menu 30 4 BIOS Setup A brief description of each highlighted selection appears at the bottom of the screen CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 1999 Award Software Standard CMOS Features ESC QUIT Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Figure 1 Main Menu Following is a brief summary of each Setup category Options in the original PC AT compatible BIOS Award enhanced BIOS options Options specific to your system chipset Advanced Power Management APM options PnP PCI Plug and Play standard and PCI Local Bus configuration options Configuration Integrated I O subsystems that depend on the integrated peripherals Peripherals controller in your system Supervisor User Change set or disable a password In BIOS versions that allow Password Setting separate user and supervisor passwords only the supervisor password permits access to Setup The user password generally allows only power on access IDE HDD Auto Automatically detect and configure IDE hard disk parameters Detection 31 4 BIOS Setup Load Setup Defaults Setup defaults are factory settings for optimal performance system operations Save amp Exit Setup Save settings in nonvolatile CMOS RAM and exit Setup Exit Without Save Abandon all changes and exit Setup 4 3 Stan
14. type the password and press Enter To abort the process at any time press Esc In the Security Option item in the BIOS Features Setup screen select System or Setup gt System Enter a password each time the system boots and whenever you enter Setup gt Setup Enter a password whenever you enter Setup NOTE To clear the password simply press Enter when asked to enter a password Then the password function is disabled 4 14 Save amp Exit Setup This feature allows the changes to be made to the CMOS setup to be saved The system will resume booting after a successful save 4 15 Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value change without saving 50
15. 27 Printer J15 PCI 4 J25 USB1 USB2 J10 AGP Slot J25 Keyboard Mouse J2 Secondary IDE IDE 1 J5 Front Panel Connectors J7 Primary IDE IDE 2 J4 Front USB Header J1 Floppy FLP1 J8 ATX Power J6 Power Fan J17 WOL Wake On Lan J9 CPU Fan 16 3 Installation 3 3 CPU Central Processing Unit This motherboard provides a Single Edge Contact SEC slot and a Bridges on the board for the AMD Athlon processor packaged in a SEC cartridge This cartridge includes the processor core second level cache thermal plate and black cover When mounted in Slot A the processor is secured by two retention mechanism attached to the motherboard 3 3 1 Install CPU Please follow the below steps to install your CPU First please ensure the following parts you received with this motherboard One AMD Athlon URM Universal Retention Mechanism and four Lock Pins Usually the URM was set on motherboard already 4 Lock Pin Universal Retention Mechanism 17 3 Installation 1 Unfold the Retention Mechanism 2 Place the Retention Mechanism over CPU Slot 3 Push 4 lock pins into holes to fix 4 Insert CPU Push two lock pins inward Retention and press CPU dowm gently Mechanism on motherboard Step 1 Place the Universal Retention Mechanisms over the CPU slot SEC slot on motherboard Step 2 Fix the Retention Mechanism to the motherboard with four Lock Pins To insert the Lock Pins into h
16. 7 4 6 13 ECP Mode Use DMA Select a DMA channel for the parallel port for use during ECP mode The choices are 3 and 1 4 6 14 EPP Mode Select Select EPP port type The choices are EPP 1 7 and 1 9 43 4 BIOS Setup 4 7 Power Management Setup Menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 1999 Award Software a Power Management 7 Move to items Power Management Video Off Method Menu Level Suspend Type Standby Mode HDD Power Down HDD Down In Suspend Soft Off by PBTN RI Resume WOL Modem Use IRQ RTC Resume Exit to Main Menu Primary IDE 0 Primary IDE 1 Modify values Secondary IDE 0 Secondary IDE 1 Parallel Port Serial Port Move Enter Select PU PD Modily F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 6 Power Management Setup Menu 4 7 1 ACPI function ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface evolves the existing motherboard configuration interfaces to support these advanced architectures in a more robust and potentially more efficient manner 4 7 2 Power Management This option allows you to select the type or degree of power saving for Doze Standby and Suspend modes See the section PM Timers for a brief description of each mode This table describes each power management mode Global Power Management will be disabled Max Saving Maximum power savings Only Available for SL CPUs
17. AM D Slot A AGP PCI ISA M otherboard QS754 User s Manual ICE FE e Declaration Declaration Rights No part of this manual including but not limited to the products and software described in it may be reproduced transmitted transcribes stored in a retrieval system or translated in any form or by any means without the expressed written permission of the manufacture Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies and are used only for identification or explanation purposes without intent to infringe AMD 3DNow and Athlon are registered trademarks of AMD Corporation IBM and 5 2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines e Award is a registered trademark of AWARD Software International Inc Responsibility This manual is provided As is with no warranties of any kind either expressed or implied including but not limited to the implied warranties or conditions of this product s fitness for any particular purpose In no event shall we be liable for any loss of profits loss of business loss of data interruption of business or indirect special incidental or consequential damages of any kind even the possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in this manual or product We reserve the right to modify and update the user manual without prior notice 1999 07 Compliance
18. BFFF Shadow P Move Enter Select PU PD Modify F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 3 Advanced BIOS Features Setup Menu 4 4 1 Virus Warning When enabled you receive a warning message if a program specifically a virus attempts to write to the boot sector or the partition table of the hard disk drive You should then run an anti virus program Keep in mind that this feature protects only the boot sector not the entire hard drive NOTE Many disk diagnostic programs that access the boot sector table can trigger the virus warning message If you plan to run such a program we recommend that you first disable the virus warning 4 4 2 CPU Internal Cache Cache memory is an additional memory that is much faster than conventional DRAM system memory Some CPU integrates a build in Cache memory to speed up the data transferring This item allows you to enable or disable the inter Cache 36 4 BIOS Setup 4 4 3 External Cache Cache memory is an additional memory that is much faster than conventional DRAM system memory When the CPU requests data the system transfers the requested data from the main DRAM into cache memory for even faster access by the CPU The External Cache field may not appear if your system does not have external cache memory 4 4 4 Quick Power On Self Test This allows you to enable or disable system self test when power on 4 4 5 F
19. C 22 0 2 2 8 42 4 6 10 Onboard Serial Port 1 2 0000222 0000000000000000 00000 42 4 6 11 Onboard Parallel Port 43 4 6 12 Parallel Port Mode Activated by Onboard Parallel Port 43 4 6 13 ECP Mode Use DMA sessi 43 4 6 14 EPP Mode 002004020000000000000 43 4 7 Power Management Setup 44 4 7 1 ACPI function 44 4 7 2 Power Management 44 4 7 3 Video Off Meibod 2 45 4 74 S spend TYPE EE 45 4 7 5 Standby MOCO 45 4 7 6 HDD Power Dovwnn senses 45 4 7 7 HDD Down In 5 45 4 7 8 Soft Off by DW DIIN 45 4 7 9 Resume WOL 9 2 96 45 4 7 10 Modem Use 46 SEKR 46 4 7 12 IRQ 3 15 Primary IDEO Primary IDE1 Floppy Disk Serial Port Parallel fa unas dayaihayasy 46 4 8 PnP PCI Configuration Setup Menu ssssn 47 48 1 PNP OS Installed iiu duc ete nsa a wide o soa ROG 47 4 8 2 Reset Configuration Data seien 47 4 8 3 Resources Controlled Dy 47 4 8 4 PCI VGA Palette Snoop sss 47 4 9 PC Health Status 48 4 9 1 Hardware Monitoring Function eese 48 4 9 1 CPU Warning Temperature ii 48 4 9 2 Shutdown Temperature 48 4 10
20. CI Latency Timer CLK boot devices Modify values Exit to Main Menu P Move Enter Select PU PD Modify F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 7 PNP PCI Configuration Setup Menu 4 8 1 PNP OS Installed This item allows you to determine install PnP OS or not The choices are Yes and No 4 8 2 Reset Configuration Data Normally you leave this field Disabled Select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Date ESCD when you exit Setup if you have installed a new add on and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system cannot boot 4 8 3 Resources Controlled By The Award Plug and Play BIOS can automatically configure all the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices If you select Auto all the interrupt request IRQ and DMA assignment fields disappear as the BIOS automatically assign them 4 8 4 PCI VGA Palette Snoop Some display cards that are not standard VGA card such as graphics accelerators or MPEG cards may not show the correct colors This setting can correct this problem once you set it to enable To default setting leaves at Disabled 47 4 BIOS Setup 4 9 PC Health Status Menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 1999 Award Software aq i PC Health Status Menu UG CPU Warning Temperature a Menu Level Move to items EJ 5 Shutdown Temperature
21. Color Graphics Adapter power up in 80 column mode Monochrome adapter includes high resolution monochrome adapters 4 3 6 Halt on During the power on self test POST the computer stops if the BIOS detect a hardware error You can tell the BIOS to ignore certain errors during POST and continue the boot up process Below are the selections 34 4 BIOS Setup POST does not stop for any errors errors If the BIOS detect any non fatal error POST stops and prompts you to take corrective action But Keyboard POST does not stop for a keyboard error but stops for all other errors All But Diskette POST does not stop for diskette drive errors but stops for all other errors All But Disk Key POST does not stop for a keyboard or disk error but stops for all other errors 4 3 7 Memory You cannot change any values in the Memory fields they are only for your information The fields show the total installed random access memory RAM and amounts allocated to base memory extended memory and other high memory RAM is counted in kilobytes KB approximately one thousand bytes and megabytes MB approximately one million bytes RAM is the computer s working memory where the computer stores programs and data currently being used so they are accessible to the CPU Modern personal computers may contain up to 64 MB 128 MB or more Base Memory Typically 640 KB Also called conventional memory The D
22. OS operating system and conventional applications use this area Extended Memory Above the 1 MB boundary Early IBM personal computers could not use memory above 1 MB but current PCs and their software can use extended memory Total Memory System total memory is the sum of base memory extended memory and other memory 35 4 BIOS Setup 4 4 Advanced BIOS Features Setup Menu This screen Figure 3 contains industry standard options additional to the core PC AT BIOS This section describes all fields offered by Award Software in this screen Some fields may vary from those in your Setup program Your system board designer may omit or modify some fields _ El Move to items CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 1999 Award Software Virus Warning CPU Internal Cache External Cache Quick Power On Self Test First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Swap Floppy Drive Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up NumLock Status Advanced BIOS Features Menu Level Allows you to choose the VIRUS warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection If this function is enabled and someone attempts to write data into this area BIOS will show Gate A20 Option Exit to Main Typematic Rate Setting screen and alarm beep Menu Typematic Rate Chars Sec Modify values Typematic Delay Msec Security Option OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Video Bios Shadow C8000 C
23. address space Hose cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any transaction See www agpforum org for AGP information 40 4 BIOS Setup 4 5 5 SDRAM ECC Setting This item allows you to select among three methods of memory error checking Auto Enabled and Disabled 4 5 6 SDRAM CAS Latency The choices 2 and 3 default This feature appears only when SDRAM DIMMs are installed BIOS auto detection If the CAS latency of your SDRAM DIMM is 2 choose 2 to enhance the system performance If the CAS latency of your SDRAM DIMM is 3 stey with the default setting 4 6 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 1999 Award Software Integrated Peripherals IDE Read Write Prefetch IDE Primary Master PIO IDE Primary Slave PIO Menu Level IDE Secondary Master PIO IDE Secondary Slave PIO IDE Primary Master UDMA IDE Primary Slave UDMA IDE Secondary Master UDMA IDE Secondary Slave UDMA On Chip Primary PCI IDE On Chip Secondary PCI IDE N USB Host Controller i Exit to Main USB Keyboard Support Menu Init Display First IDE HDD Block Mode Onboard FDC Controller 1 cs Move to items Modify values Move Enter Select PU PD Modily F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 5 Integrated Peripherals Setup Menu 4 6 1 IDE Read Write Prefetch The onboard IDE dri
24. amp Certificate Compliance amp Certificate ISO 9001 Certificate This device was produced in our plant with advanced quality system certified by DNV QA Ltd in according to ISO 9001 This Certificate is valid for DESIGN amp MANUFACTURE OF MOTHER BOARDS AND PERSONAL COMPUTERS CE Declaration CE marking is a visible declaration by the manufacturer or his authorized representatives that the electrical equipment to which it relates satisfies all the provisions of the 1994 Regulations FCC Compliance FCC stands for Federal Communications Commission This product complies with FCC Rules Part 15 and has been tested and complied with the EMI rules by a certified body In normal operation there shall be no harmful interference caused by this device nor shall this devise accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation of this product Year 2000 Compliance This product is tested to be qualified to bear the NSTL Year 2000 Compliant logo Year2000 problem is mainly a problem of computer software OS and the hardware issue With the support of BIOS on motherboard the Y2K problem can be thoroughly conquered Easy Installation Easy Installation Easy Installation Steps The following Easy Installation steps are for users accustomed to the assembly of a computer system For those individuals requiring more specific information please refer to the more detailed descriptions loca
25. dard CMOS Setup Menu In the Standard CMOS Menu Figure 2 you can set the system clock and calendar record disk drive parameters and the video subsystem type and select the type of errors that stop the BIOS POST t i CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 1999 Award Software Standard CMOS Features UE Date mm dd yy Mon Aug 2 1999 8 2 e e Move to items TTT 15 14 51 Enter Sub Menu Level Menu IDE Primary Master None IDE Primary Slave None Change the day month IDE Secondary Master None year and century IDE Secondary Slave F None BE Drive B Video V d Halt On Es Main enu Modify values P Move Enter Select PU PD Modify F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 2 Standard CMOS Setup 4 3 1 Date The BIOS determines the day of the week from the other date information This field is for information only Press the left or right arrow key to move to the desired field date month year Press the PgUp or PgDn key to increment the setting or type the desired value into the field 4 3 2 Time The time format is based on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 p m is 13 00 00 Press the left or right arrow key to move to the desired field Press the PgUp or PgDn key to increment the setting or type the desired value into the field 32 4 BIOS Setup 4 3 3 Hard Disks The BIOS supports up to four IDE driv
26. elect OS2 only if you are running OS 2 operating system with greater than 64MB of RAM on your system 4 4 18 Shadow Software that resides in a read only memory ROM chip on a device is called firmware The Award BIOS permits shadowing of firmware such as the system BIOS video BIOS and similar operating instructions that come with some expansion peripherals such as for example a SCSI adaptor 38 4 BIOS Setup Shadowing copies firmware from ROM into system RAM where the CPU can read it through the 16 bit or 32 bit DRAM bus Firmware not shadowed must be read by the system through the 8 bit X bus Shadowing improves the performance of the system BIOS and similar ROM firmware for expansion peripherals but it also reduces the amount of high memory 640 KB to 1 MB available for loading device drivers etc Enable shadowing into each section of memory separately Many system designers hardwire shadowing of the system BIOS and eliminate a System BIOS Shadow option Video BIOS shadows into memory area C0000 C7FFF The remaining areas shown on the BIOS Features Setup screen may be occupied by other expansion card firmware If an expansion peripheral in your system contains ROM based firmware you need to know the address range the ROM occupies to shadow it into the correct area of RAM 39 4 BIOS Setup 4 5 Advanced Chipset Features Setup Menu t CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 1999 Award Software el Advanced Chi
27. ep Refer to Sec 3 6 8 HDD LED Refer to Sec 3 6 7 Back Panel Connectors PS 2 style keyboard and mouse connectors Refer to Sec 3 5 13 USB connectors Refer to Sec 3 5 14 Two serials ports Refer to Sec 3 5 16 One parallel port Refer to Sec 3 5 15 Expansion Slots Sockets SEC CPU Slot Refer to Sec 3 3 DIMM Sockets Refer to Sec 3 4 1 ISA PCI Slots Refer to Sec 3 5 Power IDE FDD Connectors IDE connectors Refer to Sec 3 6 1 3 6 2 Power connector Refer to Sec 3 6 4 FDD connector Refer to Sec 3 6 3 Additional Connectors CPU Fan Refer to Sec 3 5 18 WOL Connector Refer to Sec 3 5 17 14 3 Installation Precaution Before Start Static Electricity Damage Static electricity can easily damage your motherboard Observing a few asic precautions can help safeguard against damage that could result N basic p i help safeguard against damage th ld I N in expensive repairs Follow the simple measures below to protect your equipment from static electricity damage CAUJION 1 Keep the motherboard and other system components in their anti static packaging until you are ready to install them 2 Touch a grounded surface before you remove any system component from its protective anti static packaging Unpacking and installation should be done on a grounded anti static mat The operator should be wearing an anti static wristband grounded at the same points as the anti static mat 3 After removing the motherboard from
28. es This section does not show information about other IDE devices such as a CD ROM drive or about other hard drive types such as SCSI drives NOTE We recommend that you select type AUTO for all drives The BIOS can automatically detect the specifications and optimal operating mode of almost all IDE hard drives When you select type AUTO for a hard drive the BIOS detects its specifications during POST every time the system boots If you do not want to select drive type AUTO other methods of selecting the drive type are available 1 Match the specifications of your installed IDE hard drive s with the preprogrammed values for drive types 1 through 45 2 Select USER and enter values into each drive parameter field 3 Usethe IDE HDD AUTO DECTECTION function in Setup Here is a brief explanation of drive specifications gt The BIOS contains a table of pre defined drive types Each defined drive type has a specified number of cylinders number of heads write precompensation factor landing zone and number of sectors Drives whose specifications do not accommodate any pre defined type are classified as type USER gt Disk drive capacity approximate Note that this size is usually slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk checking program Cyls Number of cylinders Head Number of herds Precomp Write precompensation cylinder Landz Landing zone Sector Number of sectors Mode
29. he QS754 motherboard integrates the AMD Athlon microprocessor memory I O and AGP and is designed to fit into a ATX form factor chassis Page 14 illustrates the Layout for the QS754 motherboard Below lists the key features provided by this motherboard Processor gt Single Slot A for Intel AMD Athlon Processor gt AMD Athlon CPU with built in 128K L1 Cache amp 512K L2 Cache gt Support AMD Athlon processor speeds Chipset gt AMD 751 756 AGP PCI ISA Chipset supports 200MHz FSB gt Winbond 83977 ATF Super I O Controller System Memory gt Three 168 pin DIMM sockets gt Minimum 16MB up to maximum 768MB Memory Capacity gt Support 100 2 SDRAM DIMM module PCI Bus Master IDE Controller gt Integrated PCI Bus Master IDE Controller Chip with Ultra DMA66 capabilities Up to four IDE devices can be supported using the two onboard IDE connectors Also supported is PIO Modes 3 amp 4 Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2 and Enhanced IDE devices such as Tape Backup machines and CD ROMs Either the 5 25 inch or 3 5 inch 1 44MB or 2 88MB floppy drives can be used without requiring an external card Additionally Floppy 3 mode Japanese standard 3 5 inch disk drive 1 2MB and LS 120 floppy disk drives 3 5 inch disk drive 120MB 1 44MB 720K are also supported Integrated 1 0 gt 1 Floppy Port up to 2 88 MB gt Parallel Port ECP EPP 11 2 Features gt 2 Serial Ports 16C550 Fast UART Compatible PS 2 Mo
30. hoice Enabled Disabled 4 6 7 Init Display First This item allows you to decide to active whether PCI Slot or AGP first The choices PCI Slot AGP 4 6 8 IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer multiple commands or multiple sector read write If your IDE hard drive supports block mode most new drives do select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read writes per sector the drive can support The Choice Enabled Disable 4 6 9 Onboard FDC Controller Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller FDC installed on the system board and you wish to use it If you install and in FDC or the system has no floppy drive select Disabled in this field The choice Enabled Disabled 4 6 10 Onboard Serial Port 1 Port 2 This item allows you to determine access onboard serial port 1 port 2 controller with which 42 4 BIOS Setup address The choice 3F8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 Disabled Auto 4 6 11 Onboard Parallel Port This item allows you to determine access onboard parallel port controller with which I O address The choice 378H IRQ7 278H IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Disabled 4 6 12 Parallel Port Mode Activated by Onboard Parallel Port Select an operating mode for the onboard parallel printer port Select Normal unless your hardware and software require one of the other modes offered in this field The choices are PS 2 EPP1 9 ECP ECPEPPI 9 SPP
31. irst Boot Device This option sets the type of device for the first boot drives that the AMIBIOS sttempts to boot from after AMIBIOS Post completes 4 4 6 Second Boot Device This option sets the type of device for the second boot drives that the AMIBIOS sttempts to boot from after AMIBIOS Post completes 4 4 7 Third Boot Device This option sets the type of device for the third boot drives that the AMIBIOS sttempts to boot from after AMIBIOS Post completes 4 4 8 Boot Other Device The original IBM PCs loaded the DOS operating system from drive A floppy disk so PC compatible systems are designed to search for an operating system first on drive A and then on drive C hard disk However the BIOS now offers 10 different boot sequence options of three drive each In addition to the traditional drives A and C options include IDE hard drives D E and F plus a SCSI hard drive and a CD ROM drive 4 4 9 Swap Floppy Drive This field is effective only in systems with two floppy drives Selecting Enabled assigns physical drive B to logical drive A and physical drive A to logical drive B 4 4 10 Boot Up Floppy Seek When Enabled the BIOS tests seeks floppy drives to determine whether they have 40 or 80 tracks Only 360 KB floppy drives have 40 tracks drives with 720 KB 1 2 MB and 1 44 MB capacity all have 80 tracks Because very few modern PCs have 40 track floppy drives we recommend that you set this field to Disabled to save time
32. its original packaging only place it on a grounded anti static surface component side up Immediately inspect the board for damage Due to shifting during shipping it is suggested that the installer press down on the entire socket ICs to ensure they are properly seated Do this only with the board placed on a firm flat surface 4 During configuration and installation touch a grounded surface frequently to discharge any static electrical charge that may have built up in your body The best precaution is to wear a grounded wrist strap Avoid touching the components When handling the motherboard or an adapter card Handle the motherboard and adapter cards either by the edges or by the adapter card case mounting bracket Misplaced Jumper Damage There are critical headers used for connectors or power sources These N are clearly marked separately from the jumpers listed in Motherboard N Layout Incorrect setting jumpers and connectors may lead to damage to your motherboard Please pay special attention not to connect these CAUTION headers in wrong directions 15 3 Installation 3 2 Slots And Connectors This motherboard requires jumper setting for making some change PIN 1 Note In the following pages the triangle A mark stands for pin 1 of connectors PINI Slots Connectors List J11 PCI 1 J27 COM 1 J12 PCI 2 J27 COM2 J13 PCI 3 J
33. oles to lock them tight and firmly And then unfold the URM Step 3 Push the SEC Cartridge s two locks inward and insert the CPU into Retention Mechanism Press the top of CPU gently but firmly until it is fully inserted Warning It is strongly recommended that a heatsink and CPU cooling fan be used to prevent the CPU from overheating Applying a thermal of jelly between the CPU and the heatsink fan will further cool the CPU 18 3 Installation 3 4 System Memory DRAM 3 4 1 DIMM Dual Inline Memory Module The QS750 features three 168 pin DIMM sockets You can configure the system memory size from 16MB to 768MB in a variety of ways by using different combinations of the three 168 pin DIMM Em DIMMI DIN 756 Jo 2 AMD 751 3 42 Installation Procedure Stepl Make sure Pin 1 of the DIMM match with pin 1 of the DIMM socket Step2 Insert the DIMM module into the DIMM socket vertically After inserting the DIMM module completely into the socket push up on the socket latches securing the DIMM into place If the pin 1 of the DIMM module does not line up with pin 1 of the socket the DIMM module will not be inserted correctly into the socket j Be careful not to misfit the DIMM Module into DIMM sockets in wrong direction This module can be inserted into the socket only one way To
34. pset Features zm GI System BIOS Cacheable K Move to items Memory Hole At 15M 16M Menu Level AGP Aperture Size MB AGP ISA Aliasing K7 CLK CTL Select SDRAM ECC Setting Ea SDRAM PH Limit Gi SDRAM Idle Limit Es SDRAM Trc Timing Value SDRAM Trp Timing Value SDRAM Tras Timing Value Exit to Main SDRAM CAS Latency Menu SDRAM Trcd Timing Value Modify values P Move Enter Select PU PD Modify F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 4 Advanced Chipset Features Setup Menu 4 5 1 System BIOS Cacheable Select Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h FFFFFh resulting in better system performance However if any program writes to this memory area a system error may result 4 5 2 Video RAM Cacheable Select Enabled allows caching of the Video RAM resulting in better system performance However if any program writes to this memory area a system error may result 4 5 3 Memory Hole At 15M 16M You can reserve this area of system memory for ISA adapter ROM When this area is reserved it cannot be cached The user information of peripherals that need to use this area of system memory usually discusses their memory requirements 4 5 4 AGP Aperture Size MB Select the size of the Accelerated Graphics Port AGP aperture The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory
35. r and system power After Power on The power LED on the front panel of the system case will light For ATX power supplies the system LED will light when the ATX power switch is pressed The system will then do a power on tests item by item and additional messages will appear on screen If the screen blinks or the tests stops more than 30 seconds the system may have failed the power on test If so please recheck the above steps or call your retailer for assistance If the power on test goes well hold down F2 button on the keyboard to enter BIOS Setup Next follow the instructions in the next chapter BIOS SETUP 27 3 Installation 28 4 BIOS Setup 4 BIO S Setup The QS754 motherboard uses AWARD BIOS which is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be upgraded by a floppy disk based program The BIOS has a built in Setup Program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration settings The settings are then stored in a dedicated battery backed memory called CMMOS RAM that retains the information when the power is turned off lQ The BIOS provides critical low level support for the system s central processing memory and I O subsystems The AWARD BIOS has been customized by adding important nonstandard features such as virus and password protection power management and detailed fine tuning of the chipset which controls the system The remainder of this manual is intended to guide you through the proces
36. rformance interconnect targeted at 3D graphical display applications 3 6 17 WOL Wake On LAN J16 J17 This header is used for remote wakeup of the computer through a network WOL requires a PCI add in network interface card NIC with remote wakeup capabilities The remote wakeup header on the NIC must be connected to the onboard Wake on LAN header For Wake on LAN the 5 V standby line for the power supply must be capable of delivering SVt5 at 720mA 3 6 18 CPU Fan J9 3 pin Your CPU may have an attached heatsink and Fan this connector is the power source for the CPU Fan 26 3 Installation Ready To Turn On Power Check Again h Is the CPU installed exactly and firmly into the socket Sec 3 3 Are all the DRAM modules installed properly Sec 3 4 Did you insert the expansion card VGA Sound etc already Sec 3 5 Are you sure that all the connectors described in Sec 3 6 have been connected to their variable devices Sec 3 6 Yes have checked and assured the above steps Now get ready to turn on your device by following the steps below 1 Mount your motherboard to the chassis frame and close the case cover M 2 Switch off all power 3 Connect the power supply cord into inlet of the system case 4 Connect the power supply cord into an outlet of power supply 5 Connect Monitor signal cable to the system VGA port and the monitor power cord to power outlet 6 Now turn on the monito
37. s of configuring your system using the BIOS Setup 4 1 BIOS Setup The AWARD BIOS is immediately activated when you first turn on the computer The BIOS reads system configuration information in CMOS RAM and begins the process of checking the system and configuring it through the power on self test POST When these preliminaries are finished the BIOS seek an operation system on the data storage devices hard drive floppy drive etc The BIOS launches the operating system and hands over control of system operation to it To start Setup press the Del key during boot up before or while a message similar to this appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during POST Power On Self Test Press DEL if you want to enter SETUP If the above message disappears before you have responded and you still wish to enter Setup reboot the system to try again by pressing the RESET button on the system case You may also restart by simultaneously pressing the Ctrl Alt and Delete keys Press F1 to continue DEL to enter SETUP 4 1 1 Setup Keys The keys below help you navigate in Setup 29 4 BIOS Setup T lt gt Move to previous or next item lt gt lt gt Move to the item in the left or right hand Esc Main Menu Quit and not save changes into CMOS Other Pages Exit current page and return to Main Menu lt PgUp gt lt gt Increase the numeric value or make changes lt PgDn gt Decrease
38. stem can control three types of floppy drives 1 2 1 44 and 2 88MB or compatible tape drives The connection to the floppy drive is via a header The floppy disk interface includes 48mA drivers and inputs on the drive interface 3 6 4 Power Input Connector 20 pin block Il This connector supports a standard ATX power supply When connecting make sure the lock key matches the hook attached on a power supply cable The power cord should be unplugged when you connect it 3 Installation 3 6 5 Front Panel connectors J20 15 pin Front Panel includes headers for the following six I O connectors Power Switch Power LED Speaker Reset Sleep and HDD LED Keylock Sleep Button HDD LED p a D 6 Speaker Out Power LED Power Button Reset NC 17 18 3 6 6 Keylock Switch 2 pin This header allows you to lock the keyboard with a button or a key manually 3 6 7 Reset Switch Connector 2 pin This connector supports the front panel case mounted reset button It is advised that the reset switch be used for rebooting the system in order to extend the life of the system s power supply
39. ted within the latter chapters of this manual Note You must keep your power cable unplugged until the following installation steps are completed Getting Start Touch a grounded metal surface to release static electricity stored in your body before unpacking your motherboard For details please refer to Precaution section in Chapter 3 Install the CPU by correctly aligning the CPU with the Slot as noted in the motherboard diagram Once aligned press down on the CPU gently but firmly and lock it Next install the 3 3 volt unbuffered SDRAM into the 168 pin DIMMs See Sec 3 4 Set CPU speed in according to Sec 3 2 After completing the above steps install any expansion Cards PCI ISA into riser card and have the riser card installed firmly into the slot for riser card on board See Sec 3 5 Plug in all cables included in the package except for the power cord Please see Sec 3 6 Please recheck all steps to ensure no mistakes have been made and then plug in the power cord and turn on the power to enter the BIOS setup Chapter 4 4 INSTALLATION I Release Static Electricity Insert CPU amp RAM Set Jumpers of CPU Install Expansion Slots A Couple Connectors of HDD EDDY Contents Declaration 2 Compliance amp Certificate 3 EA E UE TE 4 Ms Introduction unun u cis
40. the numeric value or make changes lt F1 gt General help only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu lt F2 gt Change color from total 16 colors F2 to select Shift F2 color forward Shift F2 to select color backward lt F3 gt Calendar only for Status Page Setup Menu F5 Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS only for Option Page Setup Menu F7 Load the Setup default lt 10 gt Save all the CMOS changes only for Main Menu 4 1 2 Getting Help Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item To exit the Help Window press Esc or the F1 key again 4 1 3 In Case of Problems If after making and saving system changes with Setup you discover that your computer no longer is able to boot the Award BIOS supports an override to the CMOS settings that resets your system to its default configuration The best advice is to alter only settings that you thoroughly understand In particular do not change settings in the Chipset screen without a good reason BCM Advanced Research Inc or your system manufacturer for the best performance and reliability has carefully chosen the Chipset defaults Even a seemingly small change to the Chipset setup may cause the system to become unstable 4 2 Main Setup Menu When you enter the Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility a Main Menu Figure 1 appears on the screen The Main Menu allows you to
41. tion Rev 1 0 compliant To install expansion cards please read the expansion card s documentation for instructions and cautions 3 6 Connectors This motherboard contains IDE floppy power input front panel back panel and additional connectors 1 55 756 40 34 0 Sec IDE 3 6 1 Primary IDE Connector 39 pin block Black This connector supports two primary channel IDE devices via a ribbon cable When two IDE devices are installed using the primary IDE connector make sure that the second IDE device is set to slave mode as indicated in the device s manual 3 6 2 Secondary IDE Connector 39 pin block White This connector supports two secondary channel IDE devices as well as the 120MB Floppy drives via a ribbon cable When two IDE devices are installed using the secondary IDE connector make sure that the second IDE device is adjusted to slave mode as indicated in the device s manual 21 3 Installation Warning When you connect a ribbon cable to these ports you must orient the cable connector so that the PIN 1 edge of the cable is at the PIN 1 edge of the onboard connector 3 6 3 Floppy Drive Connector 33 pin block re Cp AMD 756 AMD 751 FDC sub sy
42. to select the function of power button The choices Instant Off Delay 4 Sec 4 7 9 RI Resume WOL An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator RI line an incoming call on the modem awakens the system from a soft off state WOL specifies whether the computer responds to 45 4 BIOS Setup an incoming call or not It requires a PCI add in network interface card with remote wakeup capabilities Please set this option to enable RI resume and WOL 4 7 10 Modem Use IRQ This determines the IRQ in which the MODEM can use The choices are 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 NA 4 7 11 RTC Resume This allows you to have an unattended or automatic power up of your system You may configure your system to power up at a certain time in a day by selecting or on the first through the end of one month by selecting the RTC Alarm Date 4 7 12 IRQ 3 15 Primary ID EO Primary ID E1 Floppy Disk Serial Port Parallel Port When these setting are enabled an event occurring on each device listed above restarts the global time for Standby mode 46 4 BIOS Setup 4 8 PnP PCI Configuration Setup Menu t CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 1999 Award Software Pnp PCI Configuration i GI PnP OS Installed Move to items Reset Configuration Data Menu Level Resources Controlled By Yes if you using a Plug and Play capable operating system Select No if you need the PCI VGA Palette Snoop BIOS to configure non E P
43. use Connector 1 PS 2 Keyboard connector gt 2 Standard USB Connector 48MHz System BIOS gt 2MB flash EPROM Award PCI BIOS gt PC98 and PnP compatible ACPI Y2K and DMI support gt Bootable from CD ROM supported Green Features gt Power Management 2 1 gt Additionally with support for ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface feature and On Now your system will become more wise in power management Additional features gt Wake On LAN header Expansion Slots gt 1 AGP 3 ISA 4 PCI expansion slots and one shared PCI slot Mechanical gt This motherboard complies with the ATX Form Factor specifications and has six layers with dimensions of 8 2 x 12 12 3 Installation 3 INSTALLATION 3 1 Motherboard Layout amp Main Parts FRONTPANEL CONNECTORS FLOPPY SECONDARYIDE PRIMARY IDE SYSTEM FAN AGP SOT EE E DIMM1 C DIMM2 DIMM3 Il pi AMD POWER 756 AMD onm m m ae Chu 751 A ESA SOTA n Lg Li USB R KEYBOARD MOUSE COMI COM2 PCI EXPANSON SLOT ISA BUS CPU FAN WOL 13 3 Installation Significant Parts List Front Panel Connectors Power Switch Refer to Sec 3 6 9 Power LED Refer to Sec 3 6 10 Speaker Refer to Sec 3 6 11 Reset Refer to Sec 3 6 6 Sle
44. ve interface supports IDE prefetching for faster drive accesses If you install a primary and or secondary add in IDE interface set this field to Disabled if the interface does not support prefetching The choices are Enabled and Disabled 4 6 2 IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave PIO The four IDE PIO Programmed Input Output fields let you set a PIO mode 0 4 for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports 41 4 BIOS Setup 4 6 3 IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA Ultra DMA 33 66 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver Windows 95 OSR2 or a third party IDE bus master driver If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA 33 66 select Auto to enable BIOS support The Choice Auto Disabled 4 6 4 On chip Primary PCI IDE The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels Select Enabled to activate the primary IDE interface Select Disabled to deactivate this interface The choice Enabled Disabled 4 6 5 On Chip Secondary PCI IDE The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels Select Enabled to activate the secondary IDE interface Select Disabled to deactivate this interface The choice Enabled Disabled 4 6 6 USB Host Cobtroller 4 6 6 USB Keyboard Support Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus USB Keyboard The c
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