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1. VCC Power Good ele 5V GND Cd GND VCC ele i GND GND r GND VCC Ae Power Supply on GND Elle GND VCC3 EE 12V VCC3 de VCC3 35 75DRV5 2 7 7 Chassis Panel Connectors i PS 2 MOUSE PORT USB 0 PORT LPT1 PORT GAME MIDI PORT PS 2 KEYBOARD PORT USB 1 PORT COM 1 PORT COM 2 PORT LINE OUT SPEAKER OUT PORT LINE IN MICROPHONE AcCc7 rommoou 2 7 8 PS 2 Mouse And PS 2 Keyboard None PIN 6 None Mouse Clock PIN 5 Keyboard Clock Vcc PIN 4 Vcc GND PIN 3 GND None PIN 2 None Mouse Data PIN 1 Keyboard Data PS 2 MOUSE PS 2 KEYBOARD 36 Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2 7 9 Smart Card Reader Connector SCR1 The connector SCR1 allows you to use Smart Card Reader It is compliant with Personal Computer Smart Card PC SC working group standard and smart card ISO 7816 protocols n psp SOCKET A Ww wouse useo s I WE ZDi USB1 FDC1 LI LILLLILLLI DODE CN1 HN zz zz ER an d AGPAX quj aa B z FANS RFU SCRPRES LED SCRREST SCRIO VCC scRrET4 RFU NC SCRCLK GND SCR1 pin assignment 37 75DRV5
2. Advanced Chipset Features is used to modify the values of chipset buffers These buffers control the system options Run the Advanced Chipset Features as follows 1 Choose Advanced Chipset Features from the Main Menu and a list of option will appear 2 Use one of the arrow keys to move between options and modify the selected options by using PgUp PgDn keys An explanation of the lt F gt keys follows F1 Help gives options available for each item F5 Get the previous values These values are the values with which the user starts the current session F6 Load all options with the BIOS default values F7 Load all options with the Setup default values CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software Advanced Chipset Features gt DRAM Colck Drive Control Press Enter Item Help AGP amp P2P Bridge Control Press Enter Menu Level gt CPU amp PCI Bus Control Press Enter Memory Hole Disabled System BIOS Cacheable Disabled Video RAM Cacheable Disabled 14 lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults 63 75DRV5 DRAM Clock Drive Control CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software DRAM Clock Drive Control Current FSB Frequency Item Help Current DRAM Frequency Menu Level DRAM Clock By SPD DRAM Timing Manual
3. ese RR AR RA ee ee ee ee ee ee 50 75DRVS 4 4 What ls POST 52 aio edo e etes bene fees 50 4 5 BIOS Upgrade epe Coe en lads 51 4 5 1 Before Upgrading BIOS ssssssssssseeeeernnee 51 4 5 2 Upgrade Process ee Re ee Re ee ee Re ee ee enne 51 4 6 BIOS Setup CMOS Setup Utility see ee ee ee 55 4 6 1 CMOS Setup Utility ee ee esse 55 4 6 2 Standard CMOS Setup ese sese 56 4 6 3 Advanced BIOS Features sees ee ee ee ee eke ee 59 4 6 4 Advanced Chipset Features sesse ee ee Re ee ee ee Re ee ee ee 63 4 6 5 Integrated Peripherals see ee ee iiiv 69 4 6 6 Power Management Setup sees esse ee RR Re ee ee RR ee ee ee de ee 75 4 6 7 PnP PCI Configuration esse ee ee ee ee Re e 81 4 6 8 SmartDoc Anti Burn Shield ee ee ee Re RA ee ee 84 4 6 9 Frequency Voltage Control ese 87 4 6 10 Load Optimized Defaults ee EE RR Re ee ee ee ee ee ee 89 4 6 11 Set Supervisor User Password iese ee ee Re ee ee 89 4 6 12 Save amp Exit Setup ie ee ek Re ee ee Ge ee Re ee Re ee ee ee ee en 90 4 6 13 Exit Without Saving sss mm 90 P derer e e Tni 92 Appendix 1 Identify BIOS Version amp BIOS Part Number 93 Appendix 2 Identifying Mainboard model Number 94 Appendix 3 Technical Terms ss ee ee ee RR Re ee ee ee ee 95 Content ITEM LIST CHECKUP RARAORORRERR Mainboard
4. 2 7 10 Communication And Networking Riser Slot CNR This connector allows you to use network modem or audio riser cards SOCKET A DOOD LEITET ET JP22 uso 53888 BOOG ses CNR slot Note 1 If modem CNR is installed the modem CNR must be set as primary 2 LAN CNR is not supported on this mainboard 3 The audio CNR must be set as secondary if on chip AC 97 is enabled 4 CNR devices are not provided with this mainboard 38 Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2 7 11 USB Ports and USB Headers Header USB 3 This series of mainboards provides two USB ports USBO and USB1 on board supporting various USB devices In addition the USB header is added on board to provide two additional USB ports by using one additional USB Cables User can order the additional USB cable from your mainboard dealers or venders Additional USB Cable Optional Oy j USB Port EC USB P3D GND USB 5V P3D 4 N C 10 1 5V USB Void P2D USB GND P2D USB3 Header Pin Assignment LIE SLRS When plugging the USB cable into Header USB3 user must make sure the red wire is connected to Pin 1 39 75DRV5 MEMO Cha
5. 4 SOLTEK The Soul Of Computer Technology Mainboard SL 7SDRV5 User Manual V2 0 Product Model SL 75DRV5 Manual Revision V2 0 N OT l C E Release Date March 2002 T his Users Guide amp Technical Reference is to help system manufacturers and end users set up and install the mainboard Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this manual is accurate Soltek Computer Inc is not responsible for printing or clerical errors Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Soltek Computer Inc No part of this manual may be reproduced transmitted translated into any language in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying and recording for any purpose without the express written permission of Soltek Computer Inc Companies and products mentioned in this manual are for identification purpose only Product names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies Soltek Computer Inc provides this manual As is without warranty of any kind either express or implied including but not limited to the implied warranties or conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose In no event shall Soltek Computer Inc be liable for any loss or profits loss of business loss of use or data interruption of business or for indirect special inci
6. 1 p m is 13 00 00 Press the left or right arrow key to move to desired field Press the PgUp or PgDn key to increment the setting or type the desired value into the field Primary Secondary This field records the specifications for all non SCSl Master Slave hard disk drives installed in your system Refer to the respective documentation on how to install the drives CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software IDE Primary Master IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter Item Help z Menu Level IDE Primary Master Auto Access Mode Auto Capacity 13022 MB Cylinder 25232 Head 16 Precomp 0 Landing Zone 25231 Sector 63 14 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults 57 75DRV5 Drive A Drive B Video Halt On Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory Select this field to the type s of floppy disk drive s installed in your system The choices are 360KB 5 25in 1 2MB 5 25in 720KB 3 5in 1 44MB 3 5in 2 88MB 3 5in None 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 itin setup During the power on self test POST the computer stops if the BIOS detects a hardware error You can tell the BIOS to ignore certain
7. hh mm ss 000 gt IRQs Activity Monitoring Press Enter 11 e Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults USB Resume from S3 VGA LPT amp COM HDD amp FDD PCI Master This item will enable you to wake up the system by USB keyboard when you shut down the computer in S3 mode The choices Enabled Disabled When Enabled you can set the VGA awakens the system When LPT amp COM is ON any activity from one of the listed system peripheral devices or IRQs wakes up the system When HDD amp FDD is ON any activity from one of the listed system peripheral devices wakes up the system When PCI Master is ON any activity from one of the listed system devices wakes up the system 78 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup PowerOn by PCI Card This item allows system wake up by PCI Device Wake Up On LAN An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator RI line Ring in other words an incoming call on the modem awakens the system from a soft off state The choices Enabled Disabled RTC Alarm Resume When Enabled you can set the data at which the RTC Real Time Clock alarm awakens the system from suspend mode The choices Disabled default Enabled Date of Month Set a certain date when RTC Alarm Resume option is Enabled to awaken the system This option is concurrent with Resume Time option Resume Ti
8. 15 75DRV5 2 1 CPU Installation Make sure that 5V DCV and 3 3 DCV capabilities of your power supply are suitable for the processor Any attempt to operate the AMD Athlon or Duron processor without a suitable cooling Fan will damage processor and other component 16 Pull out the lever from the Socket and then raise the lever up to a 90 degree angle Take notice of the red circles as shown below While inserting the CPU into the socket you can find out there is a definite pin orientation for CPU and socket Make sure that the CPU is placed into the socket tightly Then lower down the lever to complete the CPU installation Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2 2 Memory Installation Make sure to unplug your power supply before adding or removing memory modules or other system components Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your mainboard and expansion cards Be careful when inserting or removing DIMM Forcing a DIMM in or out of a slot improperly may damage the memory module or the slot Some DIMMs which contain EDO or FTP DRAM are incompliant with the mainboard The M B supports 2 5V true DDR SDRAM DIMMs only Installing DIMM Make sure you have the correct memory module type for your mainboard Insert the module s as shown below DIMMs have 184 pins and one notch that will be matched by the onboard DIMM slot Memory modules are installed by inserting them straight into the slot unt
9. 4 The BIOS will detect the Master Slave PIO HDD mode type automatically when you choose Secondary Auto You need to set to a lower mode than Auto Master Slave PIO when your hard disk becomes unstable The choices Auto Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 70 Primary Master Slave UDMA Secondary Master Slave UDMA Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Ultra DMA33 66 100 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it if the operating environment includes a DMA drive and if your system software both support Ultra DMA33 66 100 Select Auto to enable BIOS support The choices Auto Disabled VIA OnChip PCI Device CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software VIA OnChip PCI Device VIA 3058 AC 97 Audio VIA 3068 MC97 Modem Disabled Menu Level Auto Item Help fi e Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults VIA 3058 AC 97 Audio VIA 3068 MC97 Modem Select Disabled to use the on chip audio capability of your system Most of the field do not appear when this field is Disabled for user who wants to use add on sound card this tiled must be disabled This option allows you to decide to enable disable the Onchip Modem The choices Auto Disabled 71 75DRV5 VIA SuperlO Device CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software SuperIO Dev
10. 66 95 APPENDIX ATAPI AT Attachment Packet Interface This is the extension of the EIDE extended IDE that enables the interface to support CD ROM players and tape drives BIOS Basic Input Output System BIOS is a set of assembly routine program that resides in EPROM or Flash ROM BIOS controls Input output devices and other hardware devices of the mainboard Generally operation system and drivers will access BIOS before accessing hardware devices so as to enhance the portability of the hardware devices Bus Master IDE DMA mode An IDE interface is an interface for mass storage devices in which the controller is integrated into the disk or CD ROM itself To reduce the workload of the CPU the bus master IDE device transfers data from to memory without interrupting CPU and releases CPU to operate concurrently while data is transferring between memory and IDE device You need the bus master IDE driver and the bus master IDE HDD to support bus master IDE mode CAS Column Address Strobe CAS is a technology of DRAM writes and reads The number of clock cycles of the CAS signals is depending on the DRAM timing CNR Communication and Networking Riser CNR interface provides a cost reducing method of implementing LAN home networking DSL USB wireless audio and modem subsystems through a CNR card and a CNR connector CODEC Coder and Decoder Normally CODEC means a circuit that can do digital to analog conversion and vice
11. Fr eter ideae 10 1 1 9 Advanced High Performance DDR DRAM Controller 10 ede GEE AE ee nent aa e reete 10 1 1 11 Hardware Monitoring iese esse ee ee ee ee ee ee ee Re ee ee ee ee Re ee ee ee gee ee 11 1 2 Mainboard Layout asrdir nissin eadar ee ee ke ee ee 12 1 3 Chipset Diagrames hoii en ee aa A ee ee Re ee ee 13 Chapter 2 Hardware Setup eee 15 2 1 CPU Installation nonea ee Re ee m 16 2 2 Memory Installation see ee Re Re ee eke 17 2 3 AGP 4X Accelerated Graphics Port Installation 19 2 4 HDD FDD Installation eeeee 20 2 5 Switch Setting For CPU Frequency And Voltage 22 2 5 1 Information On AMD Socket 462 Processor Model 4 5 Products 22 2 5 2 Information On AMD Socket 462 Processor Model 6 7 Products 23 2 5 3 Information On AMD Socket 462 Processor Model 8 Products 24 2 5 4 Frequency Ratio Select By SW1 DIP1 DIP5 ss 25 2 5 5 CPU External Frequency Setting By SW2 sssssse 26 Content 2 6 Jumper Settings se Aide ee et eeu die feet Se 27 2 6 1 JP1 JP2 AGP 4X Voltage Select eek Re Re ee Re ek Re ee 28 2 6 2 JP3 JP4 Memory Module Voltage Select esse ee ee ee ee 28 2 6 3 JP1 Power Lost Resume seem 29 2 6 4 JP24 Overheated CPU Shutdown ees ee ee ee Re 29 2 6 5 JBAT1 For Clear CMOS Data eie ee ee
12. Password N 4 Enter the same password exactly the same as you have just typed to confirm the password and press lt Enter gt 5 Move the cursor to Save amp Exit Setup to save the password 6 If you need to delete the password entered before choose the Supervisor Password and press Enter It will delete the password that you have entered before 89 75DRV5 7 Move the cursor to Save amp Exit Setup to save the option you have just configured otherwise the old password will still be there the next time you turn your system on 8 Press Enter to exit to the Main Menu NOTE If you forget or lose the password the only way to access the system is to clear the CMOS RAM All setup informations will be lost and you need to run the BIOS setup program again 4 6 12 Save amp Exit Setup SAVE amp EXIT SETUP allows you to save all modifications you have specified into the CMOS memory Highlight this option on the Main Menu and the following message appears SAVE to CMOS and EXIT Y N Y Y is for Yes and N is for No Press Enter key to save the configuration changes 4 6 13 Exit Without Saving EXIT WITHOUT SAVING option allows you to exit the Setup Utility without saving the modifications that you have specified Highlight this option on the Main Menu and the following message appears Quit Without Saving Y N N Y is for Yes and N is for No You may change the prompt
13. Shutdown For CPUFan is different from Shutdown For Temperature in that BIOS detects CPU cooling fan speed in spite of CPU Temperature being detected in this field When CPU FAN speed is lower than the value that you select in this field the BIOS will shutdown your system within 3 seconds NOTE Enabled feature Shutdown For CPUFan without CPU cooling fan connecting to onboard fan connector FANI your system will not be able to boot CPU Vcore Shows CPU core actual voltage value DDR DIMM Shows DDR DIMM actual voltage value 85 75DRV5 Temperature 1 2 3 This field displays the current CPU temperature if your computer contains a monitoring system FAN 1 3 Speed These fields display the current speed of up to twoCPU fans if your computer contains a monitoring system 3 Press lt ESC gt to return to the Main Menu when you finish setting up all items 86 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4 6 9 Frequency Voltage Control Run the Frequency Voltage Control as following 1 Choose Frequency Voltage Control from the Main Menu and a screen with a list of options will appear CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software Frequency Voltage Control Red Storm Overclocking Press Enter Item Help CPU Vcore Select Default Menu Level Auto Detect DIMM PCI CIK Enabled Spread Spectrum Disabled CPU Skew Adjust Disabled CHIP Skew Adjust Disabled PCI Skew Adjust Disabled AGP Skew Adjust Disabled
14. Support CD User s Manual Bundled Bonus Pack CD Bundled Bonus Pack Manual Temperature Sensor Cable Optional ATA66 100 133 IDE Cable RS232 Cable FDD Cable USB Cable Optional 75DRVS Chapter I Introduction This chapter briefly introduces the characteristics of the mainboards It includes the information regarding the chipset CPU types built in functions and layout Users will have more ideas about mainboards after reading this chapter This chapter contains the following topics 1 1 Mainboard Specification 1 2 Mainboard Layout 1 3 Chipset Diagram Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Mainboard Specification 1 1 1 Processor Supporting AMD Athlon Thunderbird processor up to 1 5GHz or above Supporting AMD Duron processor up to 1 2GHz or above Supporting 200MHz amp 266MHz FSB bus Supporting Processor VID voltage ID and FID Frequency ID auto detection Supporting Atholon XP Processors 1 1 2 Chipset VIA KT333 DDR V Link Host North Bridge VIA VT8233A V Link Client South Bridge e ITE 8705 LPC I O 1 1 3 AWARD BIOS V6 0 Supporting Plug amp Play V1 0 Flash Memory for easy upgrade Year 2000 compliant BIOS writing protection TrueBlue Anti Burn shield 1 1 4 Sound Controller SoundBlaster Pro Hardware and Direct Sound Ready AC97 Digital Audio Controller with Codec onboard 1 1 5 Power Management ACPI 1 0 compliant Advanced Configuration and Power Interfac
15. from the Main Menu and a screen with a list of options will appear CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software PnP PCI Configurations PNP OS Installed No Item Help Reset Configuration Data Disabled Menu Level Resources Controlled By Auto ESCD XIRO Resources Press Enter PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Assign IRQ For VGA Enabled Assign IRQ For USB Enabled PCI SLOT1 5 IRQ Assigned Auto PCI SLOT2 IRQ Assigned Auto PCI SLOT3 IRQ Assigned Auto PCI SLOT4 IRQ Assigned Auto ti Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults 2 Use one of the arrow keys to move between options and modify the selected options by using PgUp PgDn keys An explanation of the lt F gt keys follows F1 Help gives options available for each item F5 Get the previous values These values are the values with which the user starts the current session F6 Load all options with the BIOS default values F7 Load all options with the Setup default values 81 75DRV5 PNP OS Installed Select Yes if the system operating environment is Plug and Play aware e g Windows95 NOTE BIOS will automatically disable all PnP resources except the boot device card when you select Yes on Non PnP operating system Reset Configuration Data Resource Controlled By PCI VGA Palette Snoop A
16. low medium speed peripherals less than 10Mbit s such as keyboard mouse joystick scanner printer and modem VCM Virtual Channel Memory NEC s Virtual Channel Memory VCM is a new DRAM core architecture that dramatically improves the memory system s ability to service multimedia requirements VCM increases memory bus efficiency and performance of any DRAM technology by providing a set of fast static registers between the memory core and I O pins Using VCM technology results in reducing data access latency and reducing power consumption VRM Voltage regulator Module This is a small module installed on a mainboard to regulate the voltage fed into the processor on board Voltage regulator can be built on board in various way VRM is a socketed type of regulator module which is easier to change when needed Zero Wait State When memory is operating at its fastest speed in its course of fetching and yielding data it allows no no op cycle and is called in a zero wait state On the other hand a memory is in a wait state after it gets a command to fetch data it waits for one two or more cycles to assure that the expected data is in the buffer ZIP file Zip file is a compressed file with a reduced file size Zoom To zoom is to make a window or screen larger or smaller in a Graphical User Interface of a computer system Usually to zoom in means to enlarge and to zoom out means to reduce size 101 APPENDIX
17. only need to modify the configuration values of this option if you want to change your system hardware configuration or when the data stored in the CMOS memory gets lost or damaged Run the Standard CMOS Setup as follows 1 Choose Standard CMOS Setup from the Main Menu and a screen with a list of options will appear CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Mon January 22 2002 Item Help Time hh mm ss 9 52 15 Menu Level gt IDE Primary Master None IDE Primary Slave None IDE Secondary Master None gt IDE Secondary Slave None Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B None Video EGA VGA Halt On All Errors Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 31744K Total Memory 32768K fi s Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults 2 Use one of the arrow keys to move between options and modify the selected options by using PgUp PgDn keys 56 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Date mm dd yy 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 Time hh mm ss The time format is based on the 24 hour military time clock For example
18. to Fast the system chipset controls Gate A20 When set to Normal a pin in the keyboard control ler controls Gate A20 Setting Gate A20 to Fast improves system speed particularly with OS 2 and Windows 61 75DRV5 Typematic Rate Setting Typematic Rate Chars Sec Typematic Delay Msec Security Option OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Video BIOS Shadow When Disabled the following two items Typematic Rate and Typematic Delay are irrelevant Keystroke repeats at a rate determined by the keyboard controller in your system When Enabled you can select a typematic rate and typematic delay 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 Choices 250 500 750 1000 This option sets the time interval for displaying the first and the second characters If enabled the time interval is optional If you have set a password select whether the password is required every time the System boots or only when you enter setup The choices system setup Select OS2 only if you are running OS 2 operating system with greater than 64MB of RAM on your system Performance will be improved by copying Video BIOS to Shadow RAM 3 Press lt ESC gt to return to the Main Menu when you finish setting up all items 62 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4 6 4 Advanced Chipset Features
19. versa It is part of AC 97 sound modem solution DDR Double Data Rated SDRAM DDR SDRAM essentially doubles the memory speed of SDRAMS without increasing the clock frequency 96 APPENDIX DIMM Dual In Line Memory Module DIMM socket is built with a 168 pin assignment and supports 64 bit data DIMM can be single or double sided The golden finger signals on each side of the module are different and that is why it is called Dual In Line Almost all DIMMS are made with SDRAM now which operate at 3 3V Some old DIMMs are made by FPM EDO and only operate at 5V DMA Direct Memory Access Channel for communications between memory and surrounding devices ECC Error Checking and Correction The ECC algorithm has the ability to detect double bit error and automatically correct single bit error while parity mode can only detect single bit error ECP Enhanced Communication Port ECP is a technology designed to improved I O for parallel ports EPP Enhanced Parallel Port EPP is a standard that supports data transfer rates of up to 500 kps for parallel printers EDO Extended Data Output Memory Unlike traditional FPM Fast Page Mode memory that tri states the memory output data to start the pre charge activity EDO DRAM holds the memory data valid until the next memory access cycle which is similar to pipeline effect in reducing one clock state EEPROM Electronic Erasable Programmable ROM Both EEPROM and Flash ROM can be re p
20. 5 IRQ Routing Driver 1 30 x Setup program wil install urinstall AGP diver for you MA insert Routing Miripon Diver C Install VIA AGP VAD in Standard mode 10 After all these setup procedures have finished you should restart your computer by clicking on Finish so as to put VIA 4in1 drivers into effect and proceed to second driver installation tt Windows or Should restart system Chapter 3 Software Setup 3 3 Proceed to AC 97 Audio Driver Installation 1 Following the installation of VIA 4in1 drivers you have to restart system so that your system can be reconfigured with VIA 4in1 When restarting procedures finish please open the Support CD with your CD ROM to enter the Main Installation Menu Then click to Install VIA AC 97 Audio Driver 2 The VIA Audio Driver Setup InstallShield Wizard will pop up to guide you to the VIA Audio Driver installation Press Next 3 When asked to install or remove the audio driver please select Install and press Next button to continue button to continue 4 After all these setup procedures have completed click to Finish button to exit the Installation program Setup Complete taling VIA Audio Driver Setup Program on h the Read Me fle and VIA Audio Driver Setup e the options you want below 45 75DRV5 3 4 Proceed to Hardware Monitor Installation 1 Following the installation of AC 97 driver you have to ins
21. BIOS Setup CMOS Setup Utility 4 6 1 CMOS Setup Utility This mainboard comes with the AWARD BIOS from AWARD Software Inc Enter the CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu by 1 Turn on or reboot your system After a series of diagnostic checks the following message will appear PRESS DEL TO ENTER SETUP 2 Press the DEL key and the main program screen will appear as follows CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software Standard CMOS Features gt Frequeny Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Peripherals Set User Password Power Management Setup Save amp Exit Setup gt PnP PCI Configurations Exit Without Saving SmartDoc Anti Burn shield Esc Quit Ti Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type 3 Use the arrow keys on your keyboard to select an option and press Enter Modify the system parameters to reflect the options installed in your system 4 You may return to the Main Menu anytime by pressing lt ESC gt 5 In the Main Menu SAVE AND EXIT SETUP saves your changes and reboots the system and EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ignores your changes and exits the program 55 75DRV5 4 6 2 Standard CMOS Setup Standard CMOS Setup records some basic system hardware configuration and sets the system clock and error handling You
22. CK FSB CLOCK 100MHz Default 33 3MHz 200MHz 133 3MHz 33 3MHz 266MHz 140MHz 35 0MHz 280MHz 150MHz 37 5MHz 300MHz 166MHz 33 3MHz 333MHz Important Do figure out the correct processor type by processor s OPN Ordering Part Numbers Correct CPU external frequency is key to ensure reliability of your system ncorrect CPU external frequency or overclocking might cause unstable performance so we strongly recommend to leave SW2 at default setting or legal operation 26 Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2 6 Jumper Settings The following diagrams show the locations and settings of jumper blocks on the mainboard E DE T A JP24 Overheated CPU Shutdown 85 C Overheated CPU shutdown function E enabled default im pad Overheated prevention 3 p 5 disabled ilo JP24 JP3 JP4 Memory Module Voltage Select Hoon JP3 PA jpa 2 5V default 2 6V ni 2N JP3 E JP4 JBAT1 Clear CMOS Data Clear CMOS Data A Ol JBATi Km Retain Data Default B JBAT1 JP1 JP2 AGP 4X Voltage Select 1 5V W default JP1 OO JP2 JP22 Power Lost Resume HRS mE 1 6V dpi B apo Disabled default OS OR EEO 14M JP1 E JP2 Enabled 1 3 JP22 How to tackle with Jumpers Do not re
23. DRAM CAS Latency 2 5 Bank Interleave Disabled DRAM Burst Length 4 DRAM Queue Depth 2 level DRAM Command Rate 2T Command Sysem Performance Normal DDSkew Level 00 14 gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Current FSB Fre quency Current DRAM Frequency DRAM Clock DRAM Timing This item allows you to control the FSB Frequency This item allows you to control the DRAM Frequency The value represents the performance parameters of the installed memory chips DRAM Do not change the value from the factory setting unless you install new memory that has a different performance rating When this item Enabled DRAM Timing is set by SPD SPD Serial Presence Detect is located on the memory modules BIOS reads information coded in SPD during system boot up 64 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup DRAM CAS Latency When synchronous DRAM is installed the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing Do not reset this field from the default value specified by the system designer Bank Interleave The choices Disabled 2 Bank 4 Bank DRAM Burst Length This setting allows you to set the size of Burst Length for DRAM Bursting feature is a technique that DRAM itself predicts the address of the next memory location to be accessed after the first address is accessed To use the feature y
24. FAN Connectors CPU FAN1 s FAMi CPU FAN2 E Fanz SYSTEM FAN1 ms FANS i CHASSIS FAN 8 Faw4 i 7 SYSTEM FAN2 Bee FANS These fan connectors support CPU System chassis cooling fan with 12V When connecting wire to FAN connectors users should pay attention that the red wire is for the positive current and should be connected to pin 12V and the black wire is Ground and should be connected to pin GND If your mainboard has Hardware Monitor chipset on board you must use a specially designed fan with speed sensor to take advantage of this function For fans with speed sensors each rotation of the fan blades will send out 2 electric pulses by which System Hardware Monitor will work out the fan rotation speed by counting the pulses NOTE 1 Always consult vendor for proper CPU cooling fan 2 2 Yellow fan connectors are used on this series to mark that they support fan speed sensor function The other 3 white fan connectors do not support sensor function 31 75DRV5 2 7 2 WOL1 Wake On LAN B GND 5V Standby PME ad FDCi WOL1 Wake On LAN Connect the Wake On wel LAN signal from LAN GER E card to WOL1 WOL1 i E
25. I di TT PA This connector connects to a LAN card with a Wake On LAN output The connector powers up the system when it receives a wake up packet or signal through the LAN card This feature requires that Wake On LAN feature is enabled in the BIOS setting called Power Management Setup and that your system must be on ATX power supply with at least 720mA 5V standby power 2 7 3 CD ROM Audio Connector JCD IN1 dis Ww ue jy N B 1 weeela JCD_IN1 Ja JCD_IN1 CD ROM Audio Connector PIN NO CD1 Left PIN 1 Channel PIN 2 GND h PIN 3 GND B Right S PIN 4 PEE T an d Channel 32 Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2 7 4 RT1 RT2 Thermal Sensor Connector Option FEE SOCKETA Li mel RT1 mounted with blue RT1 Thermal Resistor To RT2 H b To Devices RT2 z Thermal Cable 1 Connector RT1 A blue thermal resistor is already soldered to connector RT1 to detect the temperature round the mainboard What RT1 does is to transmit the thermal signal to BIOS or Hardware Monitor 2 Connector RT2 A thermal cable is needed to connect RT2 to on board devices such as HDD Graphics card etc so as to detect the temper
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27. Use CPU Linear Freq Use Linear CPU Clock 100 fi Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults 2 Use one of the arrow keys to move between options and modify the selected options by using PgUp PgDn keys F1 Help gives options available for each item F5 Get the previous values These values are the values with which the user starts the current session F6 Load all options with the BIOS default values F7 Load all options with the Setup default values 87 75DRV5 Redstorm Overclocking Tech CPU Vcore Select Auto Detect DIMM PCI CIk Spread Spec trum CPU Skew Adjust CHIP Skew Adjust PCI Skew Adjust AGP Skew Adjust Use CPU Linear Freq CPU Clock Please press Enter to start RED STORM OVER CLOCKING TECH this option helps user an easy way to overclocking it will increase CPU external clock automatically when CPU external clock increasing to unacceptable value BIOS will restart your system then running at acceptable CPU external clock This item allows users to adjust the CPU Vcore voltage The instant damage of CPU is due to the wrong Vcore voltage setting so we highly recommend that user should leave this item to Default setting unless you fully understand it This item allows you to enable disable detect DIMM PCI Clock The choice Enabled Disable
28. ature generated therein Please connect the end a of the thermal cable to mainboard RT2 header and tape another end b of thermal cable on to the device which you want to monitor After you have finished the thermal cable installation you will see the detected temperature in BIOS setup or Hardware monitor utility 33 75DRV5 2 7 5 Complex Header INFRARED IR INFRARED TRANSMIT SIGNAL This complex Header consists the following connector for various supports GND SUSPEND LED 6 SUSPEND LED SIGNAL GND smi SMI SIGNAL Vcc POWER SWITCH ATX POWER SWITCH NO CONNECTION NO CONNECTION GND NO CONNECTION POWER LED 6 Vec Vcc NO CONNECTION GND INFRARED TRANSMIT SIGNAL GND RESET SWITCH 7 RESET SIGNAL Logic High 2nd HDD LED i gic miga SPEAKER SIGNAL HDD LED SIGNAL GND or HDD LED SIGNAL NO CONNECTION SPEAKER List HDD LED TJ Logic High ro ne SMI Connector System Management Interrupt Connection This 2 pin connector is connected to the case mounted Suspend Switch Function Manually placing the system into a Suspend mode or Green mode Power Switch Connector Connection Connected to a momentary button or switch Function Manually switching the system between On and Soft Off Pressing the momentary button for more than 4 seconds will also turn the system off IR Connector Infrared Connector Connection Connected
29. ced High Performance DDR DRAM Controller Supporting memory size up to 3GB Supporting 184 pin DDR SDRAM type only Supporting PC1600 PC2100 and PC2700 DDR SDRAM 1 1 10 Form Factor ATX form factor 4 layer PCB Mainboard size 22 5cm x 30 5cm 10 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 11 Hardware Monitoring Programmable control status to provide monitoring and alarm for flexible desktop management software include 5 positive voltage statuses monitoring 2 temperatures statuses monitoring 2 Fan speeds statuses monitoring 11 75DRV5 1 2 Mainboard Layout m SOCKET A AGP 4X JCD_IN1 1p FAN3 1m4 VIA VT8233A Using non compliant memory with higher bus clock overclocking may severely compromise the integrity of system 12 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 Chipset Diagram The KT333 and VT8233A chipset is a high performance cost effective and energy efficient system controller for the implementation of AGP PCI desktop personal computer system based on 64 bit Socket A AMD Athlon processors I SYSCLK SYSCLK Athlon A Hos
30. d This item allows you to enable disable the spread spectrum modulate The choice Enabled Disabled Leave this field at default Leave this field at default Leave this field at default Leave this field at default If users would like to adjust CPU clock this items must be Linear The choices Default Linear These items allows users to adjust CPU frequency 3 Press lt ESC gt to return to the Main Menu when you finish setting up all items 88 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4 6 10 Load Optimized Defaults When you press Enter on this item you will get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to Load Optimized Defaults Y N N Pressing Y loads the BIOS default values that are factor settings for optimal performance of system operations 4 6 11 Set Supervisor User Password These two options allow you to set your system passwords Normally the supervisor has a higher priority to change the CMOS setup option than the users The way to set up the passwords for both Supervisor and Users are as follows 1 Choose Change Password in the Main Menu and press Enter Then following message appears Enter Password N 2 The first time you run this option enter your password up to 8 characters and press Enter The screen does not display the entered characters 3 After you enter the password the following message appears prompting you to confirm the password Confirm
31. d to run when 1 Changing the hardware of your system For example installing a new Hard Disk etc 2 Modifying the behavior of your computer For example changing the System time or date or turning special features on or off etc 3 Enhancing your computer s behavior For example speeding up performance by turning on shadowing or cache 4 2 How To Run BIOS Setup To access BIOS setup menu press DEL gt key after POST and before the OS is loaded The BIOS usually display the following message Press DEL to enter SETUP 4 3 What Is CMOS CMOS is the memory maintained by a battery The BIOS uses CMOS to store the settings you have selected in SETUP The CMOS also maintains the internal clock Every time you turn on your computer the BIOS Looks into CMOS for the settings you have selected and configures your computer accordingly If the battery is out of power the CMOS data will be lost and POST will issue a CMOS invalid or CMOS checksum invalid message If this happens you have to replace the battery and do some proper settings in SETUP 4 4 What Is POST POST is an acronym for Power On Self Test POST will test all things the BIOS does before the operating system is started Each of POST routines is assigned a POST code a unique number which is sent to I O port 080h before the routine is executed 50 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4 5 BIOS Upgrade System BIOS is incorporated into a Flash memory compo
32. den finger signals on each side of PCB are identical That is why it is called Single In Line SIMM is made of FPM or EDO DRAM and supports 32 bit data SIMM is phased out in current mainboard design SPD Serial Presence Detect SPD is a small ROM or EEPROM device resided on the DIMM or RIMM Memory module information such as DRAM timing and chip parameters can be stored into SPD so that BIOS can access it and use it to decide best timing for this DIMM or RIMM UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver transmitter UART is built in a chip that controls the data send and receive a serial port A 16550 UART is now standard in most PCs and supports modem speed up to 57 600 bps and beyond and direct connect speed of 115 200 bps Many UARTS have built in errors in the internal code and just do not work correctly with many external modems UART is also found as the serial interface on internal modem Ultra DMA Ultra DMA or more accurately Ultra DMA 33 is a protocol for transferring data at 33 3MB s between a hard disk drive through the computer s data path or bus to the computer s random access memory RAM The transfer data is twice as fast as the previous Direct Access Memory DMA interface The latest Ultra DMA has advanced to Ultra DMA 66 and Ultra DMA 100 16 6MB s x2 33MB s 16 6MB s x4 66MB s 16 6MB s x6 100MB s 100 APPENDIX USB Universal Serial Bus USB is a 4 pin serial peripheral bus that is capable of cascading
33. dental or consequential damages of any kind even if Soltek Computer Inc has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in this manual or product Copyright 2002 Soltek Computer Inc All Rights Reserved AMD Athlon Thunderbird Duron and Athlon XP processors are trademarks of AMD Corporation VIA KT 333 and VT8233A are trademarks of VIA Corporation SOLTEK AROUND THE WORLD SOLTEK COMPUTER INC Address 7F No 306 3 Ta Tung Rd Sec 1 Hsi Chih Taipei Hsien Taiwan R O C Telephone 886 2 2642 9060 Fax 886 2 2642 9065 E mail sales soltek com tw Web site http www soltek com tw SOUL TECHNOLOGY EUROPE B V Address Hongkongstraat 55 3047 BP Rotterdam The Neth erlands Telephone 31 10 2457492 Fax 31 10 2457493 E mail sales soltekcomputer nl Web site http www soltekcomputer nl 75DRVS CONTENT Chapter 1 Introduction ER ER ER ER RR ER ER RE ee Re ee 8 1 1 Mainboard Specification ees ee ee RR RA ee ee ee ee ee 9 WTA dele ie AO E RR EE EN 9 1 12 Ghipset oo eene 9 1 1 3 AWARD BIOS V6 0 Supporting iese ese ee ek ee Re Ee Re ee Re ee 9 1 1 4 Sound Controller tret etr beni 9 1 1 5 Power Management see ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee Re ee ee ee ee 9 1 1 6 Full Featured Accelerated Graphic Port AGP Controller 10 1 1 7 Multi I O Function esses 10 1 1 9 Expanslon Slots icti etr dee
34. des Off Monitor blanked when the system enters either Suspend or Standby modes Video Off Method This determines the manner by which the monitor is V H SYNC Blank Blank Screen blanked This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer This option only writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS Supports Select this option if you monitor supports the Display Power Management Signaling DPMS standard of the Video Electronics Standards to select video power management values MODEM Use IRQ Name the interrupt request IRQ line assigned to the modem if any on your system Activity of the selected IRQ always awakens the system The choices 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 NA Soft Off by PWRBTN When Enabled turning the system off by pressing the on off button places the system in a very low power usage state State After Power This field lets you determine the state that your PC Failure returns to after a power failure The choices On Off Auto 71 75DRV5 IRQ Event Activity Detect CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software IRQ Event Activity Detect USB Resume from S3 Disabled Item Help VGA OFF Menu Level LPT amp COM LPT COM HDD amp FDD ON PCI Master OFF PowerOn by PCI Card Disabled Wake Up On LAN Ring Disabled RTC Alarm Resume Disabled x Date of Month 0 X Resume
35. e APM V1 2 compliant legacy power management Supporting POS mode Power On Suspend System event monitoring with two event classes Supporting Wake On LAN WOL amp Wake On Ring Supporting Real Time Clock RTC with date alarm month alarm and century field USB wake up from S3 function 75DRVS 1 1 6 Full Featured Accelerated Graphic Port AGP Controller AGP v2 0 compliant Supporting Side Band Addressing SBA mode non multiplexed address data e Supporting 66MHz 1x 2x and 4x modes for AD and SBA signaling 1 1 7 Multi I O Function Two UltraDMA 33 66 100 133 Master Mode PCI EIDE ports Two UARTS for complete Serial Ports One dedicated IR connector At third serial port dedicated to IR function either through the two complete serial ports or the third dedicated port Infrared IrDA HPSIR and ASK Amplitude Shift Keyed IR Multi mode parallel connector supporting Standard mode ECP and EPP Floppy Disk connector supporting One FDD with drive swap function Universal Serial Bus connector supporting USB v1 1 and Intel Universal HCI v1 1 compatible 2 built in USB connectors in addition to one internal USB header which requires a USB cable to support 2 more optional USB ports PS 2 keyboard connector PS 2 Mouse connector 1 1 8 Expansion Slots Five PCI bus Master slots One CNR slot One AGP 4x mode slot Three 184 pin DIMM slots 1 1 9 Advan
36. e CPU The marking is interpreted as below E Family Architecture OM GO OON D A AMD Athlon Model 4 Processor Architure D AMD Duron Processor Architecture Speed 0850 850MHz 0900 900MHz 1000 1000MHz 1100 1100MHz etc 8 Package Type M Card Module A PGA Operating Voltage S 1 5V U 1 6V P 1 7V M 1 75V N 1 8 Case Temperature Q 60 C X 65 C R 707C Y 75 C T 90 C Size of L2 Cache 1 64Kbyte 2 128Kbyte 3 256Kbyte Max FSB A B 200MHz C or others 266MHz For correct FSB setting please refer to chapter 2 5 22 Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2 5 2 Information On AMD Socket 462 Processor Model 6 7 Products AMD XXXX AHD 1533AN83C Family Architecture A AMD Athlon XP Processor Model 6 Architecture D AMD Duron Model 7 Processor Architecture Generation HD Desktop Processor 2 X High Performance Desktop Processor Speed 0900 900MHz 1000 1000MHz 11002 1100MHz 1133 1133MHz 1200 1200MHz 1300 1300MHz 1333 1333MHz 1400 1400MHz 1500 1500MHz 1533 1533MHz etc a Package Typs DOFO Re CPC O Operating votags Me T Ne v Ease Temperatur THOUS SST Size aL Cache T aR Eers Max FSB B 200MHz C 266MHz 23 75DRV5 2 5 3 Information On AMD Socket 462 Processor Model 8 Products AMD XXXX AX2000DKS3C OO OOOO Family Architecture A AMD Athlon XP Processo
37. ee Re ee GR Re Re Re Re ee 30 2 7 Connectors Configurations ee ee Re ee bee 31 2 7 1 On Board FAN Connector ee ee ee ee ke ee ee ke ee 31 2 7 2 WOL1 Wake On LAN ee ee ee Ge ee GR Re GR Re GR ee Re Re Re ee ee 32 2 7 3 CD ROM Audio Connector JCD IN ee ee ee ek Re ek Re ee 32 2 7 4 RT1 RT2 Thermal Sensor Connector Option 33 2 7 5 Complex Header vannis edu tette eint rs 34 2 7 6 ATX Power Supply Connector sees ee ee ee ee Re ee ee ee 35 2 7 7 Chassis Panel Connectors ese ee ee ke ee ee eke ee 36 2 7 8 PS 2 Mouse And PS 2 Keyboard ese ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 36 2 7 9 Smart Card Reader Connector SCR1 sess 37 2 7 10 Communication And Networking Riser Slot CNR 38 2 7 11 USB Ports and USB Headers Header USB 3 39 Chapter 3 Software Setup ee ee EE EE EE Ee ee 41 3 1 Open up the Support CD and choose Drivers and Utilities 42 3 2 Proceed to VIA 4 In 1 Drivers Installation 43 3 3 Proceed to AC 97 Audio Driver Installation 45 3 4 Proceed to Hardware Monitor Installation 46 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup ee ee ee ee RR RR RR RR ER RR RR RR Re ER 49 4 1 What Is BIOS Setup sss 50 4 2 How To Run BIOS Setup sesse ee ee ee ee RR Re ee ee ee ee ee ee 50 4 3 What Is CMOS
38. errors during POST and continue the boot up process Typically 640KB Also called conventional memory The DOS operating system and conventional applications use this area Above the 1MB boundary Early IBM personal computers could not use memory above 1MB but current PCs and their software can use extended memory This option shows system memory capacity 3 Press lt ESC gt to return to the Main Menu when you finish setting up all items 58 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4 6 3 Advanced BIOS Features Advanced BIOS Features improves your system performance or sets up System features according to your preference Run the Advanced BIOS Features as follows 1 Choose Advanced BIOS Features from the Main Menu and a screen with a list of options will appear CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Virus Warning Disabled Item Help CPU Internal Cache Enabled Menu Level External Cache Enabled CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled First Boot Device Floppy Second Boot Device HDD O Third Boot Device CDROM Boot Other Device Enabled Swap Floppy Drive Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled Boot Up NumLock Status On Gate A20 Option Fast Typematic Rate Setting Disabled x Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 x Typematic Delay Msec 250 Security Option Setup OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Non OS2 Video BIOS Shadow Enabled 14 gt Move En
39. ery Temperature 1 Temperature 2 Fan 1 Speed Fan 3 Speed NOU BU N fi Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults 2 Use one of the arrow keys to move between options and modify the selected options by using PgUp PgDn keys F1 Help gives options available for each item F5 Get the previous values These values are the values with which the user starts the current session F6 Load all options with the BIOS default values F7 Load all options with the Setup default values 84 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup CPU Warning Tem Select the combination of lower and upper limits for perature the CPU temperature If the CPU temperature extends beyond either limit any warning mechanism programmed into your system will be activated Shutdown Temperature This feature prevents your CPU from damage by over heat If the CPU s temperature is higher than CPU warning temperature that you select in this field the BIOS will shut down your system within 3 seconds CPUFan Warning This feature prevents the malfunction of the CPU Speed cooling fan When CPU cooling fan speed is lower than value you select in this field the BIOS will send out sequence of beeps or send out a warning message Your CPU FAN speed is too low Shutdown For CPUFan This feature prevents your CPU from damaging by over heat but
40. esource and prevent any conflicts PnP BIOS or operating system will automatically allocate the IRQ DMA Memory Currently almost all the PCI cards and most ISA cards are already PnP compliant POST Power On Self Test The BIOS self test procedure after power on It is generally the first or the second program shown on your monitor screen during system boot RAS Row Address Strobe RAS is a technology that DRAM writes and reads to the Row addresses while a CAS Column Address Strobe signal is used to validate the column address The signals are generally sent CAS before RAS in Network field RAS stands for Remote Access Services RDRAM Rambus DRAM Rambus DRAM is a memory technology that uses large burst mode data transfer of up to 1 6GHz It is important to know that RDRAM technology helps to set up a system level improvement not just a component upgrade RIMM Rambus Inline Memory Module RIMM is built with a 184 pin architecture module that supports RDRAM memory technology A RIMM memory module may contain up to maximum of 16 RDRAM devices 99 APPENDIX SDRAM Synchronous DRAM SDRAM is one of the Dynamic Random Access Memory DRAM technologies that allow DRAM to use the same clock as the CPU host clock EDO and FPM are asynchronous and do not have clock signal SDRAM comes in 64 bit 168 pin DIMM and operates at 3 3V SIMM Single In Line Memory Module SIMM socket is only 72 pin and is only single side The gol
41. ice Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Item Help Onboard Serial Port 1 Auto Menu Level Onboard Serial Port 2 Auto UART Mode Select Normal UR2 Duplex Mode Half Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode SPP ECP Mode Use DMA 3 Game Port Address 201 Midi Port Address 330 Midi Port IRQ 10 fi Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help Onboard Serial Port 1 Port 2 UART Mode Select F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Onboard FDC Select Enabled if your system has a floppy drive controller FDC installing in the system board and you want to use it If you install add in FDC or the system has no floppy drive select Disabled in this field The choices Enabled Disabled Select a logical COM port name and matching address for the first and second serial ports Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports The second serial port on your system may offer a variety of infrared port modes Click here for a description of various modes Click your browser s Back button or your right mouse button to return to this page The choices Standard HPSIR ASKIR 72 UR2 Duplex Mode Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode ECP Mode Use DMA Game Port Address Midi Port Address Midi Port IRQ Chapter 4 BIOS Setup This item allows you to select the IR half ful
42. if your computer s operating system supports the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI specification Currently Windows NT 5 0 support ACPI This item allows you to select the ACPI suspend type You can select S1 POS for power on suspend under Windows 98 ACPI mode The choice S1 POS This option allows you to select the type or degree of power saving for Doze Standby and Suspend modes This table describes each power management mode Max Saving Maximum power savings Only Available for SL CPUs Inactivity period is 1 minute in each mode User Define Min Saving Set each mode individually Select time out period in the section for each mode stated below Minimum power savings Inactivity period is 1 hour in each mode except the hard drive 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 Suspend Mode After the selected period of system inactivity the chipset enters a hardware suspend mode stopping the CPU clock and possibly causing other system devices to enter power management modes 76 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Video Off Option When enabled this feature allows the VGA adapter Always On to operate in a power saving mode Monitor will remain on during power saving modes Suspend Off Monitor blanked when the systems enters the Suspend mode All Mo
43. il they click in the right place They only fit in one direction so do not force them in by a wrong direction 184 Pin DIMM Notch Key Defi DRAM Key Position Removing DIMM e Press down the holding clips on both sides of a DIMM slot and the module will be released from it 17 75DRV5 E js SOCKET A s B KH AI i NOTICE e z c fee When LED ZD1 is on ES T m meaning that 2 5V is H ND operating and flowing into g Eg DIMM slots please do not 888 add or remove memory modules AGP4X pu raus IDE1 PCI2 IDE2 PCI 3 VIA VT8233A 18 Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2 3 AGP 4X Accelerated Graphics Port Installation This AGP slot supports both 4X and 2X AGP cards An AGP 4X card will support a double transfer rate of an AGP 2X card When AGP 4X card is used on board it runs with 1 5V voltage In case of overclocking the AGP 4X voltage can be raised by 0 1 stepping by adjusting JP1 and JP2 so as to support a higher transfer rate TET ae SNIN I I I 1 w AGP 4X 2X 19 75DRV5 2 4 HDD FDD Installation To install HDD Hard Disk Drive you may connect the cable s blue connector to the mainboard s primary IDE1 or secondary IDE2 connector and then connect the gray connector to your s
44. ing up all items 74 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4 6 6 Power Management Setup Power Management Setup allows you to set the system s power saving functions Run the Power Management Setup as follows 1 Choose Power Management Setup from the Main Menu and a list of options will appear CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Function Enabled Item Help ACPI Suspend Type S1 POS Menu Level gt Power Management Option User Define HDD Power Down Disabled Suspend Mode Disabled Video Off Option Suspend Off Video Off Method V H SYNC Blank MODEM Use IRQ 3 Soft Off by PWRBTN Instant Off State After Power Failure Auto IRQ Event Activity Detect Press Enter fi e Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults 2 Use one of the arrow keys to move between options and modify the selected options by using PgUp PgDn keys An explanation of the lt F gt keys follows F1 Help gives options available for each item lt F5 gt Get the previous values These values are the values with which the user starts the current session lt F6 gt Load all options with the BIOS default values lt F7 gt Load all options with the Setup default values 75 75DRV5 ACPI Function ACPI Suspend Type Power Management Option Select Enabled only
45. ion amp Power Interface ACPI is developed together by Intel Microsoft and Toshiba This interface provides a channel of management of the PC system and its hardware such as CPU and BIOS pushing the PC power management to a more advanced and user friendly level AGP Accelerated Graphic Port AGP is a bus interface targeted for high performance 3D graphics AGP takes advantage of both rising and falling edge of the 66MHz clock For 2X AGP the data transfer rate is 66MHz x 4byte x 2 528MB s AGP 4X mode is 66MHz x 4byte x 4 1056MB s AMR Audio Modem Riser AMR is an interface to connect the CODEC circuit of AC 97 sound modem solution to the mainboard through an AMR card and an AMR connector APM Advanced Power Management APM is developed by Intel and Microsoft intending for PC power management through the system BIOS Through APM the PC power consumption can be reduced to 5W or lower ATA AT Attachment ATA 66 ATA 100 ATA is the specification of disk drive interface that integrates the controller on the disk drive itself with the IDE technology ATA 66 uses both rising edge and falling edge to provide a data transfer rate 16 6MB s x4 66MB s To use ATA 66 you need special ATA 66 IDE cable ATA 100 also uses both rising edge and falling edge as ATA 66 but clock cycle time is reduced to 40ns The data transfer rate is 1 40ns x 2 bytes x 2 100MB s To use ATA 100 you need special 80 wire IDE cable the same as ATA
46. item allows you to adjust the AGP driving force Choose Manual to key in a AGP Driving Value in the next selection This field is recommended to set in Auto for avoiding any error in your system The choice Manual Auto This item allows you to adjust the AGP driving force The choice Min 0000 Max 00FF This item will enable the AGP model into fast write mode If your graphics card does not support this function please do not enable this function 66 AGP Master 1 ws write AGP Master 1 ws read Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Leave this field at default Leave this field at default CPU amp PCI Bus Control CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software CPU amp PCI Bus Control PCI1 Master 0 WS Writer Enabled Item Help PCI2 Master 0 WS Write Enabled Menu Level PCI1 Post Write Enabled PCI2 Post Write Enabled 14 gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults PCI1 Master 0 WS Write PCI2 Master 0 WS Write PCI1 Post Write PCI2 Post Write When Enabled writes to the PCI bus are executed with zero wait states The choice Enabled Disabled Leave this field at default Leave this field at default Leave this field at default 67 75DRV5 Memory Hole System BIOS Cacheable Video RAM Cacheable In order to improve performance certain space in memory i
47. l duplex function The choices Half Full This item allows you to determine onboard parallel port controller I O address setting The choices 378H IRQ7 278H IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Disabled Select an operating mode for the on board parallel printer port Select Normal Compatible or SPP unless you are certain your hardware and software both support one of the other available modes Select a DMA channel for the port This item allows you to select the onboard game port I O address This item allows you to select the onboard Midi port VO address This item allows you to select the Midi port IRQ Init Display First OnChip USB Controller Initialize the AGP video display before initializing any other display device on the system Thus the AGP display becomes the primary display Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus USB controller and you have USB peripherals 73 75DRV5 USB Keyboard Support IDE HDD Block Mode Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus USB controller and you have a USB keyboard 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 write per sector the drive can support The choices Enabled Disabled 3 Press lt ESC gt to return to the Main Menu when you finish sett
48. lave device and the black connector to your master device If you install two hard disks you must configure the second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumper accordingly Please refer to your hard disk documentation for the jumper settings gm SocErA F usi FEE a USB0 OM1 tei m monn EE Hard Disk Drive Connector Orient the red line on the IDE ribbon cable to Pin1 FLASH BIOS Gray connector Black connector gt dl ee red line Blue connector IDE Cable 20 Chapter 2 Hardware Setup To install FDD Floppy Disk Drive you may connect the single end to the board and connect two plugs on the other end to the floppy drives HE His Usb Floppy Disk Drive Connector Orient the red line on the floppy ribbon cable to Pin1 To 2nd Floppy Drive a 7 red line 2 To mainboard To 1st Floppy Drive FDD Cable 21 75DRV5 2 5 Switch Setting For CPU Frequency And Voltage 2 5 1 Information On AMD Socket 462 Processor Model 4 5 Products On the AMD Socket 462 Processor you can find a codified identification marking which is to provide useful information about th
49. me hh Set a certain time when RTC Alarm Resume mm ss option is Enabled to awaken the system This option is concurrent with Date option 79 75DRV5 IRQ Activity Monitoring CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software IRQ Activity Monitoring Primary INTR ON Item Help IRQ 3 COM2 Enabled IRQ 4 COM1 Enabled Menu Levels IRQ 5 LPT2 Enabled IRQ 6 Floppy Disk Enabled IRQ 7 LPT1 Enabled IRQ 8 RTC Alarm Disabled IRQ 9 IRQ2 Redir Disabled IRQ 10 Reserved Disabled IRQ 11 Reserved Disabled IRQ 12 PS 2 Mouse Enabled IRQ 13 Coprocessor Disabled IRQ 14 Hard Disk Enabled IRQ 15 Reserved Disabled 142 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Primary INTR When the operating system is ready to respond to the request it interrupts itself and performs the service When set On activity will wake up system IRQ 3 15 When the operating system is ready to respond to the request it interrupts itself and performs the service When set Enabled activity will wake up system 3 Press lt ESC gt to return to the Main Menu when you finish setting up all items 80 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4 6 7 PnP PCI Configuration PnP PCI Configuration allows you to modify the system s power saving functions Run the PnP PCI Configuration as follows 1 Choose PnP PCI Configuration
50. move the jumper when power is on Always make sure the power is off before changing any jumper settings Otherwise mainboard could be damaged In the Jumper setting diagram all jumper pins covered with black marks stand for closed pins by jumper caps 27 75DRV5 2 6 1 JP1 JP2 AGP 4X Voltage Select JP1 JP2 AGP 4X Voltage Select 1 5V oog default JPi wt IP2 00 LSN JP1 By JP2 OW nee JP1 E JP2 2 6 2 JP3 JP4 Memory Module Voltage Select This function allows you to select the voltage supplied to the DRAM The default voltage 2 5V should be used unless processor overclocking requires a higher voltage JP3 JP4 Memory Module Voltage Select 2 5V RR default 3p3 HA pa om 26V JP3 a JP4 O zu JP3 By JP4 28 Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2 6 3 JP1 Power Lost Resume This jumper allows user to use the switch of ATX power supply to control ON OFF switch directly instead of using the power switch on the mainboard JP22 Power Lost Resume Disabled default OS p22 Enabled GEIO JP22 2 6 4 JP24 Overheated CPU Shutdown JP24 is a design to enable the overheat prevention function for some CPUs which are incorporated with a protective thermal diode The latest AMD Athlon XP CPUs are incorporated with such thermal diode and can be protected by this function Setting JP24 at 1 2 closed the default setting will shut down the s
51. nent of the mainboard Flash BIOS allows user to upgrade BIOS without the need to replace an EPROM component The upgrade utility can be loaded on a floppy diskette and used to provides the capability to save verify and update the system BIOS The upgrade utility can be run from a hard disk drive or a network drive 4 5 1 Before Upgrading BIOS e t is highly recommended that you save a copy of the original mainboard BIOS along with a Flash EPROM Programming utility AWDFLASH EXE to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to reinstall the BIOS later 4 5 2 Upgrade Process Note Normally to upgrade BIOS is unnecessary if the system is working fine without any problem Users should not upgrade the BIOS unless you experience incompatible problems or need to create new features However please read all information in this section before upgrading AWDFLASH EXE is a Flash EPROM Programming utility that updates the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM on the mainboard This program only works in DOS environment only the utility can not be executed in win95 98 ME NT or WINDOWS 2000 environment Upgrading the system BIOS Step 1 Please visit the board maker s website download latest BIOS file and award flash utility AWDFLASH EXE The BIOS file format will be bin of which stands for the specific file name Step 2 Create a bootable diskette Then copy the BIOS file and award flash utili
52. ocedures of the VIA 4in1 Setup METE xj Click to enable Normally or Quickly Install Nomalyinsial C Quickly Install 9 3 VIA Service Pack README screen will appear please click the Yes button to agree with the Licence Agreement and continue VIA Service Pack 1 README x JH VIA Service Pack 1 README Press PAGE DOWN key to see the rest of document VIA Service Pack VIA 4 In 1 Copyright C 1899 VIA Technologies Inc Table of Content ontents Abou VIA 4in1 Setting Up Update Technical Support Special Note WinFast AGP VGA users only z Clicking Yes means you have read and agreed with the IER TER and README Click No to decine and Ext s OE o 5 Select the checkbox as below and click Next to continue VIA ATAPI Vendor Support Driver AGP VxD Driver IRQ Routing Miniport Driver VIA Chipset Function s Registry Ka lt K Setup Components xl 75DRV5 6 Select Install VIA ATAPI 7 Click on Click to enable DMA Vendor Support Driver Mode checkbox to enable DMA checkbox then click the Next function then click the Next button to continue button to continue ATAPI Vendor Support Driver 1 10 8 Select Install VIA AGP VxD 9 Select Install VIA IRQ Routing in turbo mode and press Miniport Driver checkbox then Next button to continue click the Next button to continue VIA GART AGP Driver 4 0
53. ou need to define the burst length which is the actual length of burst plus the starting address and allows internal address counter to properly generate the next memory location The bigger the size the faster the DRAM performance The choices 4 QW 8 QW DRAM Queue Depth The choices 1 level 2 level 3 level 4 level DRAM Command The choices Disabled 2 Bank 4 Bank Rate System Performance The choices Normal Fast Faster Fastest DDSkew Level The choices 00 0C 65 75DRV5 AGP amp P2P Bridge Control CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software AGP amp P2P Bridge Control AGP Aperture Size 64M Item Help AGP Mode 4X Menu Level AGP Driving Control Auto X AGP Driving Value DA AGP Fast Write Disabled AGP Master 1 WS Write Disabled AGP Master 1 WS Read Disabled t4 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults AGP Aperture Size AGP Mode AGP Driving Control AGP Driving Value AGP Fast Write Series of options are available 4 8 16 32 64 128 or 256 MB Memory mapped and graphics data structures can reside in a Graphics Aperture This area is like a linear buffer BIOS will automatically report the starting address of this buffer to the O S The default setting is 64MB This item allows you to select AGP Mode The choice 1x 2x 4x This
54. pter 3 Software Setup Chapter 3 Software Setup Drivers Utilities and Software Installation Support CD This series of mainboards will always be shipped with a Support CD which contains those necessary driver files Application Softwares and some helpful utilities It is a user friendly auto run CD which will open itself up in a CD ROM automatically Contents of Support CD For this series user will be able to find in the Support CD the following drivers and utilities 1 VIA 4 in 1 Drivers 2 AC 97 Audio Drivers 3 Hardware Monitor Utility This chapter is devoted to describing the installations of all these essential drivers and utilities on Windows 9X Windows ME Windows NT4 0 Windows 2000 and Windows XP The installation procedures for all these operating systems are all programed into an auto run mode What users have to do is to read and follow the pop up instructions to carry out the installation We therefore take the installation on Windows 98 as the general illustration hereby The priority of drivers to be installed should also be noted Users are recommended to take the following installation orders This chapter contains the following topics 3 1 Open Support CD and choose your drivers 3 2 4 in 1 Drivers Installation 3 3 AC 97 Audio Drivers Installation 3 4 Hardware Monitor Utility Installation 41 75DRV5 3 1 Open up the Support CD and choose Drivers and Utilities 1 Please put the Suppor
55. quested data from the main DRAM into cache memory for faster access by the CPU When you select Enabled it will speed up memory checking when the external cache contains ECC SRAMs The choices Enabled Disabled 60 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Quick Power On Self Select Enabled to reduce the amount of time required to Test run the power on self test POST A quick POST skips certain steps We recommend that you normally enable quick POST First Second Third The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from Other Boot Device the devices in the sequence selected in these items The choices Floppy LS ZIP HDD SCSI CDROM Disabled Swap Floppy Drive When enabled floppy drives A and B will be exchanging without any physical connection and modification on the cables 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 270KB 1 2MB and 1 44MB capacity all have 80 tracks Because very few modern PCs have 40 track floppy drives we recommend that you set this field to a disabled to save time Boot Up NumLock Toggle between On or Off to control the state of Status the NumLock key when the system boots If On the numeric keypad is in numeric mode If off the numeric keypad is in cursor control mode Gate A20 Option Gate A20 refers to the way the system addresses memory above 1 MB extended memory When set
56. r Model 8 Architecture Generation X High Performance Desktop Processor Model Numbers 1800 operates at 1533 MHz 8 1900 at 1600 MHz 2000 at 1667 MHz TBA 1800 MHz TBA 1867 MHz TBA 2000 MHz Package Type D OPGA Operating Voltage K 1 65V Die Temperature Q 100 C S 957C T 90 C Size of L2 Cache 3 256Kbyte Max FSB C 266MHz 24 Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2 5 4 Frequency Ratio Select By SW1 DIP1 DIP5 The AMD Athlon and Duron processors provide four Frequency ID signals FID for the system controller to indicate the SYSTCLK multiplier at which the processor core operates Normally multiplier or bus ratio is detected automatically Therefore if the processor does not support the function then Bus Ratio can not be selected When DIP5 of SW1 is on LED SSF1 will be on and light is on it means that Bus Ratio Select Function is enabled As long as your CPU supports Bus Ratio Select function then Bus Ratio can be selected by users p ri SOCKET A FDCi Ew SW1 DIP5 Bus ratio detected by FID Auto Bus ratio selected by SW1 DIP 1 4 SW1 DIP 5 allows you to enable or disable the Frequency Ratio Select function 25 75DRV5 2 5 5 CPU External Frequency Setting By SW2 CPU EXTERNAL CLOCK PCI CLO
57. rogrammed by electronic signals but the interface technology is different Size of EEPROM is much smaller than flash ROM BIOS is now generally stored in EEPROM or Flash ROM EPROM Erasable Programmable ROM Traditional mainboard stores BIOS codes in EPROM which can only be erased by ultra violet UV light If BIOS has to be updated you need to remove EPROM from mainboard clear data by UV light re program and then insert it back to socket 97 APPENDIX FC PGA Flip Chip Pin Grid Array FC means Flip Chip while FC PGA is a new package of Intel for Pentium III CPU It is compatible with SKT370 socket but requires mainboard to add some signals on socket 370 Flash ROM Flash ROM can be re programmed by electronic signals It is easier for BIOS to upgrade by a flash utility but it is also easier to be infected by virus Because of increase of new functions BIOS size is increased from 64KB to 256KB 2M bit or more FSB Front Side Bus FSB is the data channel connecting the Processor to chipset RAM mainboard buses AGP socket etc Its speed is in terms of MHz and is talked to as FSB clock FSB Clock means CPU external bus clock CPU internal clock CPU FSB Clock x CPU Clock Ratio IEEE 1394 IEEE 1394 is a low cost digital transfer interface with transfer rate at 100 200 or 400 Mbps It provides solutions of connecting digital television devices and Serial Bus Management There are two type of IEEE 1394 data transfer a
58. s reserved for ISA cards This memory must be mapped into the memory space below 16MB The choices 15M 16M Disabled Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h FFFFFh resulting in better system performance Selecting Enabled allows caching of the video memory RAM at A0000h AFFFFh resulting in better video performance However check your AGP manual to find out if any compatibility problem exists 3 Press lt ESC gt to return to the Main Menu when you finish setting up all items 68 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4 6 5 Integrated Peripherals Integrated Peripherals option allows you to get some information inside your system when it is working Run the Integrated Peripherals as follows 1 Choose Integrated Peripherals from the Main Menu and a list of options will appear CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software Integrated Peripherals VIA OnChip IDE Device Press Enter Item Help VIA OnChip PCI Device Press Enter Menu Level gt SuperIO Device Press Enter Init Display First AGP OnChip USB Controller All Enabled USB keyboard Support Disabled IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled fi Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults 2 Use one of the arrow keys to move between options and modify the selected options by using PgUp PgDn keys An explanation of
59. se refer to the list below CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software IRQ Resources IRQ 3 assigned to PCI ISA PnP Item Help IRQ 4 assigned to PCI ISA PnP Menu Level IRQ 5 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ 7 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ 9 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ 10 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ 11 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ 12 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ 14 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ 15 assigned to PCI ISA PnP fi Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults 3 Press lt ESC gt to return to the Main Menu when you finish setting up all items 83 75DRV5 4 6 8 SmartDoc Anti Burn Shield This section helps you to get more information about your system including CPU temperature FAN speed and voltage It is recommended that you contact with your mainboard supplier to get proper values about the setting of the CPU temperature Run the SmartDoc Anti Burn Shield as follows 1 Choose SmartDoc Anti Burn Shield from the Main Menu and a screen with a list of options will appear CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software SmartDoc Anti Burn shield CPU Warning Temperature Disabled Item Help Shutdown Temperature Disabled Menu Level CPUFan Warning Speed Disabled Shutdown For CPUFan Disabled CPU Vcore 0 DDR DIMM 1 3 3V 5V 12V 12V 5V 5VSB Voltage Batt
60. splay the Hardware Monitor Utility just click on the ITE SMARTGUARDIAN icon in your program file and the following screen of Smartguardian Control Panel will show up displaying the information about system temperatures voltages and Fan speed Clicking to the Option menu of the Control Panel you can also change some Value settings for your system to optimize its performance Integrated Technology Express Inc 4 laf x mm 04623 00000 00000 O 92V 11 04V 5 08V 3 05V 01 08 2001 28 12 08 Exit Option 47 75DRV5 MEMO Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Chapter d BIOS Setup THE BIOS BIOS stands for Basic Input and Output System It is sometimes called ROM BIOS because it is stored in a Read Only Memory ROM chip on the mainboard BIOS is the first program to run when you turn on your computer BIOS performs the following functions 1 Initializing and testing hardware in your computer a process called POST for Power On Self Test 2 Loading and running your operating system 3 Helping your operating system and application programs to manage your PC hardware by means of a set of routines called BIOS Run Time Service This chapter contains the following topics 4 1 What Is BIOS Setup 4 2 How To Run BIOS Setup 4 3 What Is CMOS 4 4 What Is POST 4 5 BIOS Upgrade 4 6 BIOS Setup 49 75DRV5 4 1 What Is BIOS Setup BIOS setup is an interactive BIOS program that you nee
61. ssign IRQ for VGA Assign IRQ for USB Normally you leave this Disabled Select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data 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 The Plug and Play AwardBlOS 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 assigns them This option allows the BIOS to preview VGA status and to modify the information delivered from the feature Connector of the VGA card to MPEG card This option can solve the display inversion to black after you have used MPEG card Select Enabled if your system has a VGA controller and you have one or more VGA devices connected If you are not using your system s VGA controller select Disabled to free the IRQ resource Select Enabled if your system has a USB controller and you have one or more USB devices connected If you are not using your system s USB controller select Disabled to free the IRQ resource 82 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup PCI SLOT1 5 2 3 4 These options allow you to assign an IRQ for each IRQ Assigned PCI SLOT and this is a useful function when you want to clear the IRQ conflict for a specific device The options are available Auto 3 4 7 9 10 11 IRQ Resources Press Enter Plea
62. synchronous and isochronous Isochronous data channels provide guaranteed data transport at a pre determined rate This 1s especially important for time critical multimedia data where just in time delivery eliminates the need for costly buffering Parity Bit The parity bit mode of error detection uses 1 parity bit for each byte Normally it is even parity mode that is each time the memory data is updated parity bit will be adjusted to have even count 1 for each byte Next time when memory is read with odd number of 1 the parity error is occurred and this is called single bit error detection PC 100 DIMM SDRAM DIMM that supports 100MHz CPU FSB bus clock PC 133 DIMM SDRAM DIMM that supports 133MHz CPU FSB bus clock 98 APPENDIX PC 1600 or PC 2100 DDR SDRAM PC 1600 DDR SDRAM with a 64 bit data bus doubles the data transfer rate of PC100 SDRAM and hence provides data transfer bandwidth up to 100x64 8x2 1600MB s PC2100 DDR SDRAM doubles the data transfer rate of PC 133 and hence provides data transfer bandwidth up to 133x64 8x2 2100MB s PCI Peripheral Component Interface Bus A high speed data channel for the internal connection of peripheral devices and the computer system through a PCI expansion card PnP Plug and Play The PnP specification suggests a standard register interface for both BIOS and operating system such as Windows 95 These registers are used by BIOS and operating system to configure system r
63. t CD enclosed in your mainboard package into the CD ROM Drive In a few seconds the Main Menu will automatically appear displaying the contents to be installed for this series Install VIA din1 Driver Install AC 97 Audio Driver Install Hardware Monitor Utility Install Acrobat Reader Browse CD ROM Exit 2 In case your system does not open the Support CD automatically please click to the following path to enter the Main Installation Menu D Autorun exe assuming that your CD ROM Drive is Drive D 3 Users are recommended to install all the drivers and utilities at a time though they can be installed separately Also we should take VIA 4in1 Driver as first installation priority to optimize the VIA system From next section we provide detailed descriptions of all these instal Iltions with graphical illustrations 42 Chapter 3 Software Setup 3 2 Proceed to VIA 4 In 1 Drivers Installation 1 Following the procedures of opening the Support CD click to VIA 4in1 Drivers to proceed 2The VIA Service Pack InstallShield Wizard will pop up to guide you to the VIA Service pack installation Press Next button to continue Welcome x Welcome ta the VIA Sevice Pack Setup program This program wil install V Service Pack on your that you eit all Windows programs 4 On the screen below check Normally Install and click Next to continue If you check Quickly Install you will skip the detailed pr
64. t CPU I INTR NMI SM STPCLK F IGNNE FERR A20M 5 9 5 PWROK INIT RESET BIZ leira E Ec CKE SDR VCM SDR DDR Memory Bus REM SOLE KT333 gt SD AGP Bus DDR Vlink MCLK i Graphics Host North gt Clock Controller GCKRUN 552 BGA HCLK Buffer PCLK CPUSTP4 _ Clock Generator PCKRUN X PCI Bus PCISTP Ae VT8233A PCLK ATA33 66 100 133 Vlink Client South 4x USB LPC 352 BGA SMBus Power Plan amp Peripheral Control GPIO and ACPI Events Diagram of Apollo KT333 System Block Using the VT8233A V Link South Bridge 13 75DRV5 MEMO Chapter 2 Hardware Setup Chapter 2 Hardware Setup ATTENTION Please refer to your processor installation or other documentation attached to your CPU for detailed in stalling instruction Installing a heat sink and cooling fan is necessary for proper heat dissipation from your CPU Incorrect installation may result in overheating and damage of your CPU Before changing the setting of CPU Vcore from BIOS program user SHOULD make sure of correct speci fication both of CPU CLOCK and RATIO Incorrect setting may cause damage to your CPU This chapter contains the following topics 2 1 CPU Installation 2 2 Memory Installation 2 3 AGP 4X Accelerated Graphics Port Installation 2 4 HDD FDD Installation 2 5 Switch Setting For CPU Frequency And Voltage 2 6 Jumper Settings 2 7 Connectors Configuration
65. tall Hardware Monitor manually Please click to the following path to execute Hardware Monitor installation D Hardwaremonitor ITE2 Install exe assuming that your CD ROM Drive is Drive D 2 In case you are already on the Installation Main Menu of the Support CD please click to the Install Hardware Monitor Instantly a message shows up to inform you of the correct path of installing Hardware Monitor Please Exit the message and follow the path as instructed For user who wants to install Hardware monitor utility please install it through this path D nardwaremonitor ITE2 install exe assuming that your CD ROM Drive is Drive D 3 Once you enter the path and 4 In a few second installation of click to the file Install exe in Hardware Monitor is complete stantly the ITE SmartGuardian Please click on the OK Dialog Install pops up Please click to Box to finish installation Install to continue TESmatguadin 1 ITE SmartGuardian Install Welcome to ITE SmartGuardin Install program To install SmartGuardian on your computer now click Install ITE SmartGuardian Install To exit without install SmartGuardian click Exit Your Platform is Window 95 98 amp Congratulation install OK this program wil to your HD 1 i 1 TES WS directo Leave SmartGuardian Install 2 Uni P directory To execute SmA fsuardian automatically at startup 46 Chapter 3 Software Setup 5 To di
66. ter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults 59 75DRV5 2 Use one of the arrow keys to move between options and modify the selected options by using PgUp PgDn keys An explanation of the lt F gt keys follows lt F1 gt Help gives options available for each item lt F5 gt Get the previous values These values are the values with which the user starts the current session lt F6 gt Load all options with the BIOS default values lt F7 gt Load all options with the Setup default values Virus Warning When enabled you receive a warning message if a program specifically a virus attempts to write to the boot sector or the partition table of the hard disk drive You should then run an antivirus program Keep in mind that this feature protects only the boot sector not the entire hard drive NOTE Many disk diagnostic programs that access the boot sector table can trigger the virus warning message If you plan to run such a program we recommend that you disable the virus warning CPU Internal Cache Cache memory is additional memory that is much External Cache CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking faster than conventional DRAM system memory CPUs from 486 type up contain internal cache memory and most but not all modern PCs have additional external cache memory When the CPU requests data the system transfers the re
67. the lt F gt keys follows F1 Help gives options available for each item F5 Get the previous values These values are the values with which the user starts the current session F6 Load all options with the BIOS default values F7 Load all options with the Setup default values 69 75DRV5 VIA OnChip IDE Device CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software VIA OnChip IDE Device OnChip IDE ChannelO Enabled Item Help OnChip IDE Channel1 Enabled Menu Level IDE Prefetch Mode Enabled Primary Master PIO Auto Primary Slave PIO Auto Secondary Master PIO Auto Secondary Slave PIO Auto Primary Master UDMA Auto Primary Slave UDMA Auto Secondary Master UDMA Auto Secondary Slave UDMA Auto fi e Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults On Chip IDE channel The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with 0 1 support from two IDE channels Select Enabled to activate the first and or the second IDE interface Select Disabled to inactivate an interface if you install a primary and or second add on IDE interface The choices Enabled Disabled DE Prefetch Mode The on board IDE drive supports IDE perfecting for faster drive accesses If the IDE device doesn t support perfecting set this field to Disabled The choices Enabled Disabled Primary Choose Auto or Mode 0
68. to Y and press Enter key to leave this option 90 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup MEMO 91 APPENDIX Appendices APPENDIX 1 Identify BIOS Version amp BIOS Part Number APPENDIX 2 Identify Mainboard Model Number APPENDIX 3 Technical Terms 92 APPENDIX Appendix 1 Identify BIOS Version amp BIOS Part Number See Picture 1 below for BIOS version and BIOS part number identification Award Modular BIOS v6 88PGN fin Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 2881 Award Software Inc REV T2 1 Main Processor Intel Pentium III GABEB MHz 133x6 8 Henory Testing 138848K OK 1824K Shared Menory Press BEL to enter SETUP 82 26 2881 1815E 1TE9712 Gn69RSNCC 88 Picture 1 1 BIOS VERSION example REV T2 1 2 BIOS ID STRING example 6GAG9RSNCC 93 APPENDIX Appendix 2 Identifying Mainboard model Number Usually the mainboard model number is labeled on the side of ISA side of slot or PCI slot Please see the picture below as an illustration Picture 2 1 MAINBOARD MODEL NUMBER example SL 65KV2 2 MAINBOARD SERIAL NUMBER example 0012000T005679 94 APPENDIX Appendix 3 Technical Terms AC 97 AC 97 is a device designed to include a digital processor for modem and an audio CODEC for analog I O These two parts are linked together by AC 97 link bus Putting the digital processor into the main system chipset will reduce the cost of sound modem onboard solution ACPI Advanced Configurat
69. to Connector IR on board Function Supporting wireless transmitting and receiving module on board 1st HDD LED Connector 2nd HDD LED Connector Connection Connected to HDD LED Function To supply power to HDD LED Suspend LED Connector Connection Connected to Suspend indicator Function To supply power to Suspend indicator 34 Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 6 Power LED Connector Connection Connected to System Power LED Function To supply power to System Power LED T Reset Switch Connector Connection Connected to the case mounted Reset Switch Function To supply power to Reset Switch and support system reboot function 8 Speaker Connector Connection Connected to the case mounted Speaker Function To supply power to the case mounted Speaker 2 7 6 ATX Power Supply Connector This connector connects to an ATX power supply The plug from the power supply should only be inserted to ATX Power connector in a specific orientation Find the proper orientation and push it down firmly to make sure that all pins are aligned Your power supply should support at least 10mA on the 5V standby voltage It may cause difficulty to turn on the system power if the power supply does not support the load For Wake On LAN function the power supply should support at least 720mA current 12V EA VCC 5V Standby eel
70. ty AWDFLASH EXE into the diskette Step 3 Insert the diskette into drive A reboot your system and boot form the diskette 51 75DRV5 Step 4 Type awdflash bin sn py cc and then press Enter to run BIOS upgrade program bin depends on your mainboard model and version code Instead of typing you should type specific file name for your specific mainboard Step 5 Please press F1 or lt F10 gt to exit or reset your system Warning If the message Write Fail appears while Award FLASH MEMORY WRITER is verifying Flash memory just repeat the process Please DO NOT reset or turn off the system If the award memory flash utility is not able to update the BIOS successfully your system may not be able to boot up Step 6 You will need a message CMOS checksum error Default loaded during booting the system Press Del to run CMOS setup utility then reload LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS or Load Optimized De faults and save this change 52 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup For 693 596 W977 2AGLGSNEC 0 DATE 08 02 2000 Flash Type Award Flash Memory Writer Start Screen FLASH MEMORY WRITER V7 8 C Award Software 2000 All Rights Reserved For 693 6866 286LGSNCC 0 DATE 07 11 2000 Flash Type WINBOND 49F002U 5U File Name MeL NH vu bin Verifying Flash Memory 3FE00 OK LI 0K Mo Update Write Fail Award Flash Memory Writer Complete Screen 53 75DRV5 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4 6
71. ystem when CPU gets to 85 C the default protection temperature Only when it gets cooler can you restart your system For other CPUs that are not incorporated with a protective thermal diode JP24 is a vain design Please set it at 2 3 closed to disable the function Reminder If a sudden shutdown happens to your system which has been running well for a while with an AMD Athlon XP CPU this might be caused by the Overheated CPU Shutdown design Please use a better CPU cooling fan and restart your system JP24 Overheated CPU Shutdown 85 C Overheated CPU 5 shutdown function JP24 o enabled default T Overheated prevention H disabled 10 JP24 29 75DRV5 2 6 5 JBAT1 For Clear CMOS Data A battery must be used to retain the mainboard configuration in CMOS RAM JBAT1 Clear CMOS Data Clear CMOS Data W O Retain Data Default SJ NOTE You can clear CMOS by 2 3 pin closed when the system is POWER OFF Then return to 1 2 pin closed position default You may damage the mainboard if clearing the CMOS with POWER ON Unplugging the power cord from power supply before clearing CMOS will be a safest bet for user 30 Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2 7 Connectors Configurations This section lists out all connectors configurations for users reference 2 7 1 On Board FAN Connector GND SENSOR On Board

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