User`s Manual - BCM Advanced Research
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1. A A PRIMARY CODEC SELECT PGA370 Ween EE EE E aE HR BE E o E DO CHASSIS INTRUSION BIOS CONFIG Power Fan J22 3 pin The power fan connector provides 12V DC for system power supply Primary Codec Select JP2 3 pin Description 12 Specific For using with Comxent Modem Riser Card Normal This is the default setting for normal Modem Riser Card BIOS Config JP1 4 pin Function Description 1 2 Recovery The BIOS will recover the BIOS configuration recovery disk is needed 3 1 2 2 3 for booting Normal The BIOS uses current configuration setting and password 34 3 Installation 3 4 Clear The BIOS clear the CMOS Password data and reload the CMOS Password default settings Chassis Intrusion J15 2 pin The board supports a chassis security feature that detects 1f the chassis cover is removed and sounds an alarm through the onboard speaker or PC chassis speaker 1f either 1s present For the chassis intrusion circuit to function the chassis power supply must be connected to AC power The security feature uses a mechanical switch on the chassis that attaches to the chassis intrusion detect connector The mechanical switch is closed for normal computer operation 35 3 Installation Ready To Turn On Power Check Again Is the CPU installed exactly and firmly into the socket Sec 3 32. PGA370 wor scsiHpp WOL CHASSIS FAN S P DIF J1 2 pin This connector is the digital link between the motherboard and your audio devices such as CD player or DAT recorder It allows the digital transmission of audio data in SPDIF Sony Philips Digital Interface Format MODEM IN Header J11 4 pin Green A 1x4 pin ATAPI style connector is available for connecting the monaural audio signals of an internal telephony device to the audio subsystem A monaural audio in and audio out signal interface is necessary for telephony applications such as speakerphones fax modems and answering machines 31 3 Installation CD IN Header J13 4 pin Black A connector is available for audio input from CD ROM drives AUX IN Header J14 4 pin White It allows access to the AUX IN connector for audio input from AUX devices CPU Fan J33 3 pin Your CPU may have an attached heatsink and Fan this connector is the power source for the CPU Fan Chassis Fan J7 3 pin This header can supply power for Chassis Fan which may be mounted inside your case to cool down your system components If your chassis have a Chassis Fan this header will support WOL Wake On LAN J17 This he
3. TELEPH AUX IN Poog gt 200 d D EE E BE loo obese ea aeeBEANB soe iu O EL wem 8 i 3 3 1 Install CPU Please follow the below steps to install your CPU and configure the types and speed in accordingly to the Processor Jumper Setting List Step 1 Pull the handling bar of the socket upward to the other end to loosen the socket s openings Step 2 Place the CPU on the middle of the socket orienting its beveled corner to line up with the socket s beveled corner Make sure the pins of the CPU fit evenly to the socket openings Handling Bar 18 3 Installation Step 3 Press the handling bar downward to fasten the CPU to the socket 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 3 3 2 Set CPU Speed For different CPU frequency ratio you have to configure the jumper settings for your CPU Please refer to the following figure and tables to carefully finish it ES1373 TELEPH CD IN AUX IN aal VIA 694X PGA370 BE Go SSS AE Se me Do eaaoeBBBaeDEEEBaaa d MM oepngaooeeeogoepooenog
4. 8 EE EET Now follow the below table to configure your CPU settings 19 3 Installation For JP9 setting Intel CPU BUS JP9 Ratio Pin Pin 1 amp 2 Pin Pin 3 amp 4 Pin Pin 56 Pin 5 amp 6 Pin 7 amp 8 For JP3 amp JP4 setting The Host Bus Frequency is selected by JP3 and JP4 For JP10 setting This setting allows you to select CPU type for Socket 370 CPU TYPE INTEL CYRIX 20 3 Installation 3 4 System Memory DRAM 3 4 1 DIMM Dual Inline Memory Module The motherboard features three 168 pin DIMM sockets You can configure the system memory size from 8MB to 1 5GB in a variety of ways by using different combinations of the three 168 pin DIMM mr ma l z a O om d
5. Instant off then Power Switch function work as regular power switch Di 3 Installation 3 6 6 Back Panel Connectors ES1373 ll MENER FEE Q VIA 694X OO 0 Mouse E Keyboard C ake nn ou PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports J32 The motherboard offers 1 PS 2 Keyboard and 1 PS 2 Mouse port Mouse 18 Keyboard 28 N 4 N ad eps A e 28 USB2 USBI 3 Installation Universal Serial Bus USB Ports J31 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 eve 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 po
6. 2 Are all the DRAM modules installed properly Sec 3 4 3 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 CAUTION I Mount your motherboard to the chassis frame and close the case cover CAUTION Switch off all power 2 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 monitor 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 lt DEL gt button on the keyboard to enter BIOS Setup Next follow the instructions in the next chapter BIOS SETUP 36 4 BIOS Setup 4 BIOS Setup The motherboard uses
7. 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 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 1999 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Le EAS E e gt i i i E Virus Warning Disabled ltem Help External Cache Enabled CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enabled y Move to items Quick Power On Self Test Enabled Menu Level Enter Sub First Boot Device Floppy Menu Second Boot Device HDD 0 Third Boot Device LS ZIP Boot Other Device Enabled Swap Floppy Drive Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled EF Boot Up NumLock Status On 1 IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled E Gate A20 Option Fast l Typematic Rate Settings Disabled E oe Typematic Rate Chars Sec Disabled Exit to Main Typematic Delay Msec 6 Menu Security Option 250 OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Setup Modify values Report No FDD For WIN95 Non OS2 Video BIOS Shadow Yes C8000 CBFFF Shadow Enabled CCOOO CFFF Shadow Disabled D0000 D3FFF Shadow Disabled D4000 D7FFF Shadow Disabled D8000 DBFFF Shadow Disabled DC000 DFFFF Shadow Disabled Disabled Tl gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 3 Standard CMOS Features
8. Chapter 4 INSTALLATION T Release Static Electricity Insert CPU amp RAM Set Jumpers of CPU y Install All Expansion Slots A Couple Connectors of HDD FDD Contents Re E de OE EE OE OE OE EN 2 Compliance Ae edd 3 Easy EET OU EE EE EE 4 Mocs MVOC 2 9 1 1 How To Use This Manual NE 9 12 Chec our Re EE 9 N FEAM CS ER RE LR N A A EE 11 2 1 Features Of The Motherboard iese see ee ee EE EE Ee EE ee Ee RE ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 11 a UNS CaN o Ag 13 3 1 Motherboard Layout amp Main Parts esse sees se ee se ee ee ee ee Ee ee ee Ee ee ee ee ee ee 13 Static Electricity Damage esse Ee EE ER EE ek EE ek ek Ee eek ee ek eek ee ee ee ee ee 16 Misplaced Jumper Uamage A 16 3 2 Slots And COME Sa ii 17 3 3 CPU Central Processing Un 18 GE HEG EA e o E ARE aaa n 18 02 Ee EE EE AEA 19 3 4 System Memory HAM 21 3 4 1 DIMM Dual Inline Memory Module 21 3 4 2 Installation E Gelee 21 3 4 3 DIMM Module Combnatons ees ee see ee ee ee Ee ER ee ee Ee ee ee ee ee ee 22 PAN NNN 23 EE 24 3 6 1 Primary IDE Connector J16 39 pin block Plack 24 3 6 2 Secondary IDE Connector J18 39 pin block White 24 3 6 3 Floppy Drive Connector J30 33 pin Doch 25 3 6 4 Power Input Connector J26 20 pin Doch 25 3 6 5 Front Panel Connectors J33 J39 pm 26 3 6 6 Back Panel Connectors ie ee ee ee Ee EE ER Ee ee ee Ee
9. Clik Enabled Item Help 4H Enter Spread Spectrum Enabled Move to items Enter Sub Menu Level Menu Exit to Main Leren Menu Modify values Tl gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save EEU F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 9 Frequency Voltage Control 4 10 1 Auto Detect DIMM PCI Cllk 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 This feature is used to set the spread spectrum to be spread type or down spread type The choices are Enabled and Disabled Default 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 4 12 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 59 4 BIOS Setup previously entered password from CMOS memory Now the message changes CONFIRM PASSWARD Again 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 th
10. Enter None Ez Esc DriveA 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B None Fuge Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Exit to Main levers Menu Video EGA VGA Halt on Modify values All But Keyboard Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 31744K Total Memory 32768K NET Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save GJE 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 40 4 BIOS Setup 4 3 2 Time The time format is based on the 24 hour military time clock For example I 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 4 3 3 Hard Disks The BIOS supports up to four IDE drives 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 ev
11. device for the third boot drives that the AMIBIOS attempts to boot from after AMIBIOS Post completes 4 4 8 Boot Other Device This option allows you to boot other device 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 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 on the numeric keypad generates numbers instead of controlling cursor Operations 45 4 BIOS Setup 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 t
12. di po ATX Power ae Ee ch 11 on ae d o mmm 10 1 ig dT TE This connector supports a 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 25 3 Installation 3 6 5 Front Panel Connectors J33 J39 15 pin Front Panel includes headers for the following seven I O connectors Power Switch Power LED Speaker Reset Sleep Infrared and HDD LED CW w TELEPH AUX IN a Eeg PGA370 VIA 694X J4 as HDD LED BED lt pwr LED OD lt RESET PWR SW cx LEI a SLEEP CD ED cD IRDA PD VIA 686A st set f l Speaker Connector J4 4 pin It is used to drive a chassis mounted speaker if desired 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 Power LED 4 pin This header can be connected to an LED that will light when the computer is powered on HDD IDE LED Connector 4 pin The motherboard supports one
13. errors All errors If the BIOS detect any non fatal error POST stops and prompts you to take corrective action All 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 DOS 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 43 4 BIOS Setup 4 4 Advanced BIOS Features Menu This screen Figure
14. mode To install expansion cards please read the expansion card s documentation for instructions and cautions 3 Installation 3 6 Connectors This motherboard contains IDE floppy power input front panel back panel and additional connectors 3 6 1 Primary IDE Connector J16 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 TU BR E CW wg TELEPH z Al CO om in m AUXIN E FOR eno PGA370 2 40 HEEL G900066665 gt EE f Secondary IDE ji Wel 2 40 688 p EE EL EEE Doadbasodaoceaanaees EE 3 y Primary IDE SS 3 6 2 Secondary IDE Connector J18 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 d
15. 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 6 Init Display First This item allows you to decide to active whether PCI Slot or AGP first The choices PCI Slot AGP 4 6 7 Onboard Audio Device This is used to select onboard audio choices are Enabled and Disabled 4 6 8 Onboard FDD 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 9 Onboard Serial Port 1 Port 2 This item allows you to determine access onboard serial port 1 port 2 controller with which I O address The choice 3F8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 Disabled Auto 4 6 10 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 11 Onboard Parallel Mode 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 Standard parallel port mode Default Bi directional mode Fast buffered ECP EPP Bi directional and buffered a2 4 BIOS Setup 4 6 12 ECP Mode Use DMA Select a DMA channel for the p
16. 4MB Total DIMM2 16MB DIMM 3 128MB 64 16 128 208 MB Select one of the 7 choices Empty 8MB 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB in DIMM1 Then repeat in DIMM 2 and 3 Empty 8MB 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB to go through your own path 22 3 Installation 3 5 Expansion Slots PGA370 This motherboard contains 4 expansion slots onboard Two 32 bit PCI expansion slots one 32 bit AGP slot and one AMR slot are shown as above PCI Expansion Slots All PCI expansion slots accept PCI bus master cards and are fully supported by the PCI 2 1 specification AMR Expansion Slot The Audio Modern Riser AMR connector which supports an industry standard riser board and interface for both audio and modem while also addressing specific function limitations of previous audio and modern subsystem AMR interface specification Rev 1 01 compliant AGP Expansion Slot 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 specification Rev 2 0 compliant Note The motherboard supports AGP 1X 2X 4X
17. AGP 4X mode transfers 4 5 8 OnChip USB Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus USB controller The choices Enabled Disabled 4 5 9 OnChip FrontSide USB Select Enabled if your system contains a FrontSide Universal Serial Bus USB controller The choices Enabled Disabled 4 5 10 USB Keyboard Support Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus USB controller and you have a USB keyboard 4 5 11 OnChip Modem Select Enabled if your system contains software modem controller The choices Enabled Disabled 4 5 12 CPU to PCI Write Buffer When this field is enabled writes from the CPU to the PCI bus are buffered to compensate for the speed differences between the CPU and the PCI bus When disabled the writes are not buffered and the CPU must wait until the write is complete before starting another write cycle 49 4 BIOS Setup 4 5 13 PCI Dynamic Bursting When enabled every write transaction goes to the write buffer Burstable transactions then burst on the PCI bus and nonburstable transactions don t The choices Enabled and Disabled 4 5 14 Master 0 WS Write When enabled Writes to the PCI bus are executed with zero wait states The choices Enabled and Disabled 4 5 15 PCI Delay Transaction The chipset has an embedded 32 bit posted write buffer to support delay transactions cycles Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specification version 2 1 The choices Enab
18. 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 CMOS RAM that retains the information when the power is turned off 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 process 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 lt Del gt 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
19. C AUTION headers in wrong directions 16 3 Installation 3 2 Slots And Connectors This motherboard requires jumper setting for making some change A PIN 1 Note In the following pages the triangle A mark stands for pin 1 of connectors Slots Connectors List J2 PET J3 PCI 1 J12 AGP Slot J10 AMR Slot J16 Primary IDE J18 Secondary IDE J30 Floppy J5 Front USB JP9 CPU Speed JP3 amp 4 CPU Frequency Select JP10 CPU Type Select JP1 Clear CMOS Password BIOS Config J22 Power Fan J33 CPU Fan J7 Chassis Fan J9 SCSI HDD Connector JP2 Primary Codec Select J32 Keyboard Mouse J31 USB1 USB2 J27 Printer J28 COM J21 COM2 J20 Line In Line Out Mic In J19 MIDI J11 MODEM IN J13 CD IN J14 AUX IN J1 S P DIF J26 ATX Power J6 Front Panel Header J17 WOL Wake On LAN J8 WOR Wake On Ring J15 Chassis Intrusion Connector J4 Speaker 17 3 Installation 3 3 CPU Central Processing U nit This motherboard provides a Single Edge Contact SEC slot and a Bridges on the board for the Pentium III processor packaged in a SEC cartridge This cartridge includes the processor core second level cache thermal plate and black cover When mounted in Slot the processor is secured by two retention mechanism attached to the motherboard mek O mx U il Z O
20. D Connectors IDE connectors Power connector FDD connector 14 Refer to Sec Refer to Sec Refer to Sec Refer to Sec Refer to Sec Refer to Sec Refer to Sec Refer to Sec Refer to Sec Refer to Sec Refer to Sec Refer to Sec Refer to Sec Refer to Sec Refer to Sec Refer to Sec Refer to Sec Refer to Sec Refer to Sec Refer to Sec Refer to Sec 3 6 5 3 6 5 3 6 5 3 6 5 3 6 5 3 6 5 100 3 6 6 3 6 6 3 6 6 3 6 6 3 6 6 3 6 6 3 6 6 3 6 6 oo 3 4 id 3 6 1 3 6 2 3 6 4 3 6 3 3 Installation Additional Connectors SCSI HD Connector Chassis Intrusion Connector Clear CMOS Password Jumper Block Chassis Fan Connector Wake On LAN Technology Connector Wake On Ring Technology Connector CPU Fan Connector Power Fan Connector S P DIF Connector Optional Auxiliary Line IN Connector 15 Refer to Sec Refer to Sec Refer to Sec Refer to Sec Refer to Sec Refer to Sec Refer to Sec Refer to Sec Refer to Sec Refer to Sec 3 6 7 3 6 7 3 6 7 3 6 7 3 6 7 3 6 7 3 6 7 3 6 7 3 6 7 3 6 7 3 Installation Precaution Before Start Static Electricity Damage Static electricity can easily damage your motherboard Observing a few basic precautions can help safeguard against damage that could result in expensive repairs Follow the simple measures below to protect your equipment from static electricity damage CAUTION Keep the m
21. GT694VP M otherboard User s Manual 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 gt Intel MMX and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation gt IBM and OS 2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines gt AWARD is a registered trademark of Award Software Inc gt VIA is a trademark of Technology of Incorporated gt Creative is a trademark of Creative Technology 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 upda
22. 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 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 44 4 BIOS Setup 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 3 CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Select Enabled to allow CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking function 4 4 4 Quick Power On Self Test This allows you to enable or disable system self test when power on 4 4 5 First Boot Device This option sets the type of device for the first boot drives that the AMIBIOS attempts 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 attempts to boot from after AMIBIOS Post completes 4 4 7 Third Boot Device This option sets the type of
23. RQ7 Onboard Parallel Mode ECP EPP ECP Mode Use DMA 3 Parallel Port EPP Type EPP1 9 gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value 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 OnChip IDE Channel 0 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 2 OnChip IDE Channel 1 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 3 IDE Prefetch Mode The onboard IDE drive 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 4 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 51 4 BIOS Setup 4 6 5 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
24. 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 y gt The motherboard KA O gt 1 IDE ribbon cable ge N gt 1 floppy ribbon cable CHECK ITEMS gt 1 CD with drivers gt 1 User s Manual 1 Introduction 2 Features 2 Features 2 1 Features Of The Motherboard The motherboard integrates the Pentium HI microprocessor memory I O and AGP and is designed to fit into a Micro ATX form factor chassis Page 13 illustrates the Layout for the motherboard Below lists the key features provided by this motherboard Processor gt Support Intel Pentium III Processor and Cyrix Joshua Processor with 66 100 133 MHz host bus speed Chipset gt VIA VT82C694X VT82C686A chipset System Memory gt Three 168 pin DIMM sockets gt Minimum 8MB up to maximum 1 5 GB Memory Capacity gt 66MHz 100MHz 133MHz SDRAM Virtual Channel Memory VCM DIMM module Graphic Support gt Support full AGP V2 0 capability for maximum bus utilization including 2x and 4x mode transfers SBA Side Band Addressing Flush Fence commands and pipelined grants in a 132 pin Universal AGP slot PCI Bus Master IDE Controller gt Support for up to 4 IDE devices gt PIO Mode 4 transfers at up to 16MB Sec gt Support for Ultra ATA 33 and Ultra ATA 66 devices transfers at up to 66MB S
25. ader 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 SV 5 at 720mA WOR Wake On Ring J8 This header is used for resuming from either the APM sleep mode or the ACPI S1 state It requires only one call to access the computer In addition it detects incoming call similarly for external and internal modems It also requires modem interrupt be unmasked for correct operation SCSI HDD J9 The SCSI HDD connector is a 1x2 pin connector that allows an add in SCSI controller to use the same LED as the onboard IDE controller This connector can be connected to the LED output of the add in controller card The LED will indicate when data is being read or written using the add in controller 32 3 Installation Front USB J5 9 pin Front USB connector is provided as another choice for using USB devices Gleis 7 roun s oam 33 3 Installation x J E OO D a CD IN AUX IN TELEPH BE 3 POWER a FAN
26. arallel port for use during ECP mode The choices are 3 and l 4 6 13 Parallel Port EPP Type Select EPP port type The choices are EPP 1 7 and 1 9 53 4 BIOS Setup 4 7 Power Management Setup Menu Of Move to items CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 1999 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Function Power Management PM Control by APM Video Off After Video Off Method MODEM Use IRQ Disabled Press Enter Yes Suspend gt Off V H SYNC Blank 3 ltem Help Menu Level Enter Sub Menu Soft Off by PWRBTN Instant Off E Power Up State Stay off Le Keyboard Power On Disabled Wake Up Event Press Enter Page Exit to Main Leren Menu Modify values Tl gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save EEU 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 Availabl
27. at 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 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 38 4 BIOS Setup A brief description of each highlighted selection appears at the bottom of the screen Advanced BIOS Features Frequency Voltage Control Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defautls Integrated Peripherals Set User Password Power Management Setup Save amp Exit Setup PnP PCI Configulations Exit Without Saving Standard CMOS Features PC Health Status Time Date Hard Disk Type Figure 1 Main Menu Following is a brief summary of each Setup category Standard CMOS Options in the original PC AT compatible BIOS Features Advanced BIOS Award enhanced BIOS options Features Advanced Chipset Options specific to your system chipset Features Integrated I O subsystems that depend o
28. cally 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 56 4 BIOS Setup 4 8 5 Assign IRQ for VGA Choose Enabled to assign an IRQ automatically for some specific VGA to make sure the system can operate normally 4 8 6 Assign IRQ for USB Choose Enabled if you want to use an USB mouse under DOS environment 57 4 BIOS Setup 4 9 PC Health Status WW Ee CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 1999 Award Software Chassis Intrasion Current CPU Temp Disabled 36C 96 F PC Health Status Item Help Enter Sub Move to items METERS 36 89 Current CPU FAN Speed 5201 RPM Menu Level Menu Current CHA FAN Speed O RPM 2 01V 1 53V E l 3 30V B 5 02V ks 11 64V Vaar Exit to Main Leren e Menu Modify values 112 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 8 PC Health Status 4 9 1 Chassis Intrasion Choose Enabled to display the error message once the system cover has been opened by anyone 58 4 BIOS Setup 4 10 Frequency Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 1999 Award Software Freguency Voltage Control es Jes JE E Ab Auto Detect DIMM PCI
29. e 47 4 5 Advanced Chipset Features Menu 48 NNN 48 4 5 2 DRAM Freouenck 48 TONN 48 4 5 4 System BIOS Cache able cccccsscccsecccsececsecccsesessusesseessusessusessnsesseeesans 48 4 5 5 Video RAM Cacheable ococooccocccocccoccnncooncoconocnonanononnonononanonannonnnenanenannns 49 4 5 6 AGP Aperture ze 49 RED MOUE A NE 49 E ONC AAA 49 4 5 9 ONGRIO FrontSide USB a as 49 4 5 10 USB Keyboard Support 49 4517 ONGIIO MODO ets EE RE EE EE RE Ge Ee EG EE ee 49 4 5 12 CPU to PCI Write Guter 49 Contents 45 13 PO Dynamic BS A 50 4 5 14 Master O WS Write ee EE EER EE ER Ee RR ER Ee ee ee Ee ee Ee ea ee Ee ee ee 50 4 5 15 PCI Delay Transachon sesse see sk ER Ee Ee ek Ee ee ee Ee ee Ee ee Ee ee ee ee ee ee 50 4 5 16 PCIH2 Access 1 Heim 50 4 517 AGP Master T WS MG ostias 50 AO 16 AQ Masier TUS 0 ea 50 4 5 19 Memory Parity ECC Check 50 4 6 Integrated Peripherals esse ee ER EE RE RE ee EE ee EE ee ee Ee ee Ee ee Ee ee ee EE ee ee 51 461 ONCRIDADE Channel D I EE eg 51 4 6 2 OnChip IDE Channel 51 4 0 3 IDE Preielch MOI ee eae 51 4 6 4 IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave PIC 51 4 6 5 IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA ee see see se ee ee ee 52 4 6 6 Init Display Fuer 52 4 6 7 000030 AUDIO DEVICE ese EE ER EE RE Ee EE EN EE ER EE Ee Re 52 4 6 8 Onboard FDD CGontroller 52 4 6 9 Onboard Serial Port 1 POrt 3 52 4 6 10 Onboard Parallel POM a 52 e SE Bee RETTEN 52 4 6 12 ECP Mode Use DA assesseer d
30. e for SL CPUs Inactivity period is I minute in each mode User Define Set each mode individually Select time out periods in the PM Timers section following Min Saving Minimum power savings Inactivity period is 1 hour in each mode except the hard drive 54 4 BIOS Setup 4 7 3 PM Control by APM If Advanced Power Management APM is installed on your system selecting Yes gives better power savings 4 7 4 Video Off After As the system moves from lesser to greater power saving modes select the mode in which you want the monitor to blank 4 7 5 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 6 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 7 Soft O ff by PWR BTTN This item allows you to select the function of power button The choices Instant Off Delay 4 Sec 4 7 8 Keyboard Power On This option allows you to use PS 2 keyboard by pressing any key or specific key The c
31. e 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 13 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 14 Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value change without saving 60
32. ec gt Support CD ROM Backup machines and LS120 floppy disk driver through IDE interface Integrated I O 1 Floppy Port up to 2 88 MB gt I Parallel Port ECP EPP gt 2 Serial Ports 16C550 Fast UART Compatible gt 1 PS 2 Mouse Connector 1 PS 2 Keyboard connector v 11 2 Features gt 4 Standard USB Connector 48MHz gt I IrDA TX RX Port Optional System BIOS gt 2MB flash EPROM gt Award PCI BIOS with plug and play ACPI STR APM Y2K PC99 and DMI support gt Bootable from CD ROM supported Green Features gt Power Management APM 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 Sound System gt Creative Lab ES1373 PCI 3D Audio Chip Optional gt 3 Audio Phone Jacks Line out Line in Mic In gt 1 MIDI Game port 1 CD in 1 Modem in 1 Aux in gt S PDIF Interface support Creative ES1373 gt VT82C686A Integrated AC97 Controller AC97 Codec Rev 2 1 Additional features gt Wake On LAN header gt Keyboard power on function gt Modem Ring up function gt Front USB header Hardware Monitor Capability gt Internal ambient temperature sensing gt Remote thermal diode sensing for direct monitoring of processor temperature gt Power supply monitoing 12V VCORE VCC VTT to detect levels above or below acceptable values gt SMBus interface Expansi
33. ee Ge ee ee ee ee ee 28 3 6 7 Additional CONNCCIOIS E 31 e BIOS SAP sr 37 A nn 37 A A 38 EE GOUN HEIT OPC PEPPER UE EE eee rere 38 4 1 3 Wl 04560 FIODICINS ee EE EE E ocn ER EE ene 38 4 2 Main Setup Menu 38 4 3 Standard CMOS Features Menu 40 EE DENE 40 Contents d OE HE SN 41 EDD TAO SR 41 4 3 4 Drive AB fie 42 e 42 pa ES A SN 50 AE SE EEE ETNE 42 MN 43 4 4 Advanced BIOS Features Men 44 EG SE e REE 44 44 2 SEE A 44 4 4 3 CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking iese ee se ee se ee Ee ee Ee ee Ee ee Ee ee ee ee ee ee 45 44 4 Quick Power On Sos 45 4 4 5 First Boot Re 45 EE 45 4 4 7 Third Boot Uewce 45 SEET 45 4 4 9 Swap Floppy Drive EE EE RE EE RR EE RR EE RR EE RE Ee ee Ee RR ER ee Ee ee ee ee Ee ee 45 4 4 10 Boot Up Floppy Geck 45 4 4 11 Boot Up NumLock Status ee ee EE ee ee EE ee Ee ee ee ee ee ee 45 44 12 Gale ACUDA EEEE EEE EEE aR 46 4 4 13 Typematic Rate Setting oooccoccnnoccnnocononccnnononnononnnnannonannonannonanonos 46 4 4 14 Typematic Rate CGhars Gecl 46 4 4 15 Typematic Delay Meecl ie Ee ER RR EE ER RE ee RE ee ea ee eke ea ee 46 4 4 16 Secuuly ODE EE N GE EG RE EG DR EE ER DE EE EE DR EE 46 4 4 17 PCI VGA Palette Snoop iese ee Ee EE ER Ee ee ee Ee ee Ee ea Ee ee eke EG ee 46 4 4 18 OS Select for DPRAM GAME 46 4 4 19 Report No FDD For WIN OS ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 46 44 20 Video BIOS MAMA iia 46 4 4 21 C8000 CBFFF to DCOOO DEEFEF ee ees see se ee ee see ee ee see ee ee ee ee ee ee e
34. ery 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 Use the IDE HDD AUTO DECTECTION function in Setup Here is a brief explanation of drive specifications gt Type 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 v Size 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 Auto Normal large or LBA Auto The BIOS automatically determines the optimal mode VW WM VV WM V WV Normal Maximum number of cylinders heads and sectors supported are 41 4 BIOS Setup 1024 16 and 63 Large For drives that do not support LBA and have more than 1024 cylinders LBA Logical Block Addressing During drive accesses the IDE controller Transforms the data address described by sector
35. evices 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 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 24 3 Installation 3 6 3 Floppy Drive Connector J30 33 pin block Ll T TI N d O i i i e e VIA 686A TELEPH CD IN AUXIN e fa PGA370 des 1 A The FDC sub system 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 33 3 6 4 Power Input Connector J26 20 pin block ii e n o H D 3 13 D a a D H a E
36. he 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 PCI VGA Palette Snoop Some display cards that are not standard VGA such as graphics accelerators or MPEG cards may not show the correct colors the setting can correct this problem once you set it to Enable To default setting leave at Disabled 4 4 18 OS Select for DRAM gt 64MB Select OS2 only if you are running OS 2 operating system with greater than 64MB of RAM on your system 4 4 19 Report No FDD For WIN 95 Leave on default setting 4 4 20 Video BIOS Shadow This field allows you to change the video BIOS location from ROM to RAM Relocating to 46 4 BIOS Setup RAM enhances system performance as information access is faster than the ROM 4 4 21 C8000 C BFFF to DC000 DFFFF These fields are used for shadowing other expansion card ROMs If you
37. head and cylinder number Y v WM V WV into a 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 BAKER VGA SEGA SVGA or PGA monitor adapters CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter power up in 40 column mode CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter power up in 80 column mode MONO 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 42 4 BIOS Setup POST does not stop for any
38. hoices are Enabled and Disabled 55 4 BIOS Setup 4 8 PnP PCI Configurations Menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 1999 Award Software PnP PCI Configurations alle PNP OS Installed No Move to items FT DT EN TEE DEE Enter Sub Menu Level Menu Resource Controlled By Auto ESCD IRO Resources Press Enter DMA Resources Press Enter CG PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Esc Assign IRQ for USB Enabled Assign IRQ for VGA i Gerten Exit to Main d lirs Menu Modify values gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 7 PCI Configuration Setup Menu 4 8 1 PNP OS Installed The default setting is No when a non PNP OS installed or to prevent reassigning of interrupt setting for some of non PNP cards installed Select Yes if the OS is PNP aware e g Windows 95 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 automati
39. install other expansion cards with ROMs on them you will need to know which addresses the ROMs use to shadow them specifically Shadowing a ROM reduces the memory available between 640KB and 102KB by the amount used for this purpose 47 4 BIOS Setup 4 5 Advanced Chipset Features Menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 1999 Award Software Advanced Chipset Features Lt EN gt SDRAM Cycle Length 3 tem Help DRAM Freguency Host CLK Move to items Memory Hole System BIOS Cacheable PCl 2 Access 1 Retry AGP Master 1 WS Write AGP Master 1 WS Read Disabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Disabled Enter Sub Video RAM Cacheable Disabled ede Menn AGP Aperture Size 64M AGP 4X Mode Enabled Fl AGP Driving Control Auto ES AGP Driving Value EE Esc l OnChip USB Enabled OnChip FrontSide USB Enabled Page USB Keyboard Support Disabled Exit to Main Deed OnChip Modem Enabled Menu CPU to PCI Write Buffer Enabled PCI Dynamic Bursting Enabled Modify values PCI Master 0 WS Write Enabled Memory Parity ECC Check Disabled TlL gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 4 Advanced Chipset Features Menu 4 5 1 SDRAM Cycle Length The choices are 2 and 3 Default This feature appears only when SDRAM DIMM s is installed BIOS auto detection If the CAS latency of you
40. led and Disabled 4 5 16 PCI 2 Access 1 Retry When the first time PCI 2 AGP bus accesses to PCI 1 PCI bus has an error occurred system will try again automatically The choices Enabled and Disabled 4 5 17 AGP Master 1 WS Write When enabled writes to the AGP Accelerated Graphics Port is executed with one wait state The choices Enabled and Disabled 4 5 18 AGP Master 1 WS Read When enabled reads to the AGP Accelerated Graphics Port is executed with one wait state The choices Enabled and Disabled 4 5 19 Memory Parity ECC Check Leave it on default setting Disabled 50 4 BIOS Setup 4 6 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 1999 Award Software Integrated Peripherals E LO i OnChip IDE Channel 0 Enabled Item Help OnChip IDE Channel 1 Enabled Move to items IDE Prefetch Mode Enabled Enter Sub Primary Master PIO Auto Primary Slave PIO Auto Menu Level Menu Secondary Master PIO Auto Secondary Salve PIO Auto Primary Master UDMA Auto Primary Salve UDMA Auto Secondary Master UDMA Auto E Ez Secondary Salve UDMA Auto Esc Init Display First AGP Onboard Audio Device Enabled IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled i i e Onboard FDD Controller Enabled Exit to Main Onboard Serial Port 1 Auto Menu Onboard Serial Port 2 Auto UART 2 Mode Standard Modify values IR Function Duplex Half TX RX inverting enable No Yes Onboard Parallel Port 378 I
41. n the integrated peripherals Peripherals controller in your system Power Management Advanced Power Management APM options Setup PnP PCI Plug and Play standard and PCI Local Bus configuration options Configuration PC Health Status Display the temperature of your CPU and system Frequency Voltage Display the fan speed and voltage for your system Control Load optimized Setup defaults are factory settings for optimal performance 39 4 BIOS Setup system operations Set User Password Change set or disable a password In BIOS versions that allow separate user and supervisor passwords only the supervisor password permits access to Setup The user password generally allows only power on access Save amp Exit Setup Save settings in nonvolatile CMOS RAM and exit Setup Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes and exit Setup 4 3 Standard CMOS Features 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 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 1999 Award Software Standard CMOS Features EN 1 I gt Date mm dd yy Sun Jan 3 1999 tem Help Time hh mm ss 19 44 11 l Move to items TIET DE Press Enter None LE Enter Sub ie gek Side a abel weie Change the day month Menu econdary Master ress Enter None year and century IDE Secondary Slave Press
42. on Slots gt One AGP slot gt Two PCI slots gt One AMR slot Mechanical gt This motherboard complies with the Micro ATX Form Factor specifications and has four layers with dimensions of 9 6 x 8 12 3 Installation 3 Installation 3 1 Motherboard Layout 6 Main Parts GAME MIDI MIC IN C IN LINE IN LINE Ge E EE PCI MOUSE EXPANSION slot com2 COM1 USB SLOT de zZ an lle S PDIF H l CPU FAN PRIMARY y E D OZ IAE CODEC SELECT O E 2 POWER FAN AGP gt E P VIA 694X SCH SPEAKER gt PGA370 DIMM 1 BIOS CONFIG F En FRONT USB id CHASSIS BER CPU FREQUENCY FRONT PANEL rs gt ATX POWER CONNECTORS g O E oo g ERE CHASSIS WOL PRIMARY EN FLOPPY CPU TYPE FAN SCSI HDD IDE SELECT WOR CPU FREQUENCY RATIO SELECT 13 3 Installation Significant Parts List Front Panel Connectors Infrared Connector Power Switch Power LED Speaker Reset Sleep HDD LED Back Panel Connectors PS 2 style keyboard and mouse connectors USB connectors Two serials ports Parallel port Game Port Line Out Line In Mic In Expansion Slots CPU Slot DIMM Sockets PCI AGP AMR Slots Power IDE FD
43. otherboard and other system components in their anti static packaging until you are ready to install them 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 After removing the motherboard from 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 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 are clearly marked separately from the jumpers listed in Motherboard Layout Incorrect setting jumpers and connectors may lead to damage to your motherboard Please pay special attention not to connect these
44. r D DIMMI e EE NEE GE TELEPH AUX IN pong IERE m PGA370 ae Bean SBA BEE BAAL aoo f pom tg EL B 3 4 2 Installation Procedure Stepl Make sure Pin I 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 21 3 Installation 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 release the memory module push both latches down and carefully rock the module forward and backward while slowly lifting it upward 3 4 3 DIMM Module Combinations Each DIMM socket can be inserted with 8MB 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB DIMM For example the following figure shows you one way to insert your DIMM select Empty 8MB 256MB 512MB DIMM 1 ee Empty 8MB 256MB 512MB DIMM 2 ee Empty 8MB 256MB 512MB DIMM 3 Select DIMM 1 6
45. r SDRAM DIMM is 2 set at 2 to enhance the system performance If the CAS latency of your SDRAM DIMM is 3 stay with the default setting 3 4 5 2 DRAM Frequency This is to select your SDRAM clock the choices are Host CLK 66MHz 100MHz 133MHz Warning Please select correct SDRAM clock setting If your system hung due to incorrect setting reset your computer 4 5 3 Memory Hole 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 System BIOS Cacheable Select Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at FO000h FFFFFh resulting in 48 4 BIOS Setup better system performance However if any program writes to this memory area a system error may result 4 5 5 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 6 AGP Aperture Size 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 address space Hose cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any transaction See www agpforum org for AGP information 4 5 7 AGP 4X Mode Select Enabled allows the maximum bus utilization to
46. r ed 53 46 13 Farallel FON EFP 1106 sesse A 53 4 7 Power Management Setup Menu 54 MA Fe ke eie AA eer eer UE OE eer eer er rere EE 54 AJ ower MANACCINCIN een 54 4 7 3 PM Control BD AP Mannen N Re ita 55 PTE VIDEO NAN re 55 4 7 5 Video Off Metfod 55 A750 IO EEE 55 4 7 7 Soft Off by DW BRIIN a 55 47 O deele AIF ON Ee Ee 55 4 8 PnP PCI Configurations Men 56 A Ont NPS NS Ee AE tana e e PER O 56 4 8 2 Reset Contiguralion Data es EER EE EN EN ER EE Ee EE 56 4 8 3 Resources Controlled Dy 56 4 8 4 PCI VGA Palette Snoop iese ee see ee ee RR Ee ER Ee ee Ee ee Ee ee Se ee Ee ee ee ee ee 56 4 9 5 ASSION IRO Tor VM 57 40 6 ASSIGN FOR 10 USB vie ie ee too 57 4 9 PG Health E TEE 58 4 9 1 Chassis INU GSION EE 58 4 10 Frequency Voltage Control 59 4 10 1 Auto Detect DIMM PCI Ok 59 Contents ME O TU aa toas 59 4 11 Load Optimized Defaults 0 n00nnn0nnnannannnennnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnrsnnnsnrnnrrnsresnrenne 59 4 12 Set User asewor 59 4 1 ae ENEE 60 METT e esas 60 1 Introduction 1 Introduction 1 1 How To Use This Manual This manual provides information necessary for 1 USER y MANUALS Original Equipment Manufactures OEMs and home users to build a PC AT compatible system using the Pentium III PCI AMR AGP 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
47. r 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 located 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 3 2 After completing the above steps install any expansion Cards PCI ISA AMR 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
48. rt Serial Port COM1 COM2 J28 J21 The motherboard has two serial ports one on rare panel one on board The electrical 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 Ue 2 oe This product integrate the AGP function via a VGA port beside the COM1 The Accelerated 29 3 Installation Graphics Port AGP or A G P is a high performance interconnect targeted at 3D graphical display applications GAME MIDI Port J20 The motherboard integrates a Game MIDI port This port can let you pulg a joystick or MIDI device Game MIDI O o oe Audio Port Line in Line out MIC in J20 N 4 The motherboard also provides external sound system through a user accessible stereo jack connector soldered to the PWA This jack allow the connection of self amplified speakers Line in voice input and MIC in voice input o TH o oep Line out Line in MIC in 30 S PDIF 00 S e 3 Installation 3 6 7 Additional Connectors o 8 A MODEM IN CD IN AUX IN gt aoce OOOO ES1373 gt CPU FAN
49. straight 4 pin header for connecting to front Panel Hard Disk activity LED indicator Infrared IrDA Connector 6 pin The motherboard offers an IrDA infrared header that supports third party infrared modules The case must reserve space for the IR module if you want to use the IrDA function This option supports wireless transmission and reception of infrared data The module mounts in a small opening on the system case that supports this feature The efficient distance is 26 3 Installation 100cm and the transfer rate is 115 200 bits sec 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 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
50. te the user manual without prior notice Warning Replace your system s CMOS RAM battery only with the identical CR 2032 3V Lithium Ion coin cell or equivalent battery type to avoid risk of personal injury or physical damage to your equipment Always dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions or as required by local ordinance where applicable 2000 01 Compliance 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 compute
51. 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 lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt and lt Delete gt keys Press F1 to continue DEL to enter SETUP 37 4 BIOS Setup 4 1 1 Setup Keys The keys below help you navigate in Setup Als lt l gt Move to previous or next item SE lt gt Move to the item in the left or right hand lt Esc gt 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 lt gt Decrease 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 F10 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 Fl 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 th
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