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Summary of Contents for 6VIA85X

Page 1: ...thout notice IBM PC AT and PC XT are trademarks of Interna tional Business Machines Corporation Pentium is a trademark of Intel Corporation AWARD is a registered trademark of Phoenix Software Inc MS DOS and WINDOWS NT are registered trade marks of Microsoft Corporation Trademarks and or registered trademarks are the properties of their respective owners User s Manual Version 1 0 6VIA85X i ...

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Page 4: ...n page 1 17 so don t use this funciton 2 Because 6VIA85X M B doesn t support AMR slot please modify BIOS item on page 2 17 see the below Onchip sound Onchip Modem The choices Disabled default Auto IR K B PW1 ISA SLOT WOL1 MS1 1 JBAT1 1 FAN1 FAN2 PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 JC1 1 JC3 1 JC4 1 JC5 1 COM2 1 1 COM1 1 1 USB1 1 1 LPT AMR AGP SLOT USB2 1 1 ISA SOLT DIMM PW2 Socket 370 SOCKET AGP SOLT IDE FDD AMR SOLT ...

Page 5: ... the expanded table of contents to find relevant topics This board provides a total PC solution by incorporating the System I O and PCI IDE The mainboard is designed for Intel PIII Celeron Coppermine processors base PC ATX system support single processors with ISA Bus AMR Bus PCI Local Bus and AGP Bus to support upgrades to your system performance It is ideal for multi tasking and fully supports M...

Page 6: ... Cyrix III Processors Chipset North Bridge System Chipset VT82C694X Sourth Bridge System Chipset VT82C686B Biggest memory capacity 6VIA85X is equipped with three DIMM socket to support 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB 168 pin 3 3v SDRAM SPD Special Presence Detect Maximum memory up to 1 536GB AGP for fast VGA solution AGP specification compliant AGP 66 MHz 3 3v 1 5v for 2X 4X device support Note If an u...

Page 7: ... parallel port supports SPP EPP ECP mode 1 IrDA HP connector for SIR BIOS The mainboard BIOS provides Plug Play BIOS which detects the peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface DMI function which records your mainboard specifications BIOS support CD ROM SCSI LAN BOOT Temperature sensor Wake on LAN Alarm Bus CLK setup wit...

Page 8: ... 1 1 2 Software BIOS AWARD legal BIOS Supports APM 1 2 Supports USB Function Supports ACPI Operation System Offers the highest performance for MS DOS Windows Windows NT Windows ME Windows 2000 Novell OS 2 Windows95 98 Windows98SE UNIX SCO UNIX etc 1 1 3 Attachments HDD UDMA 66 100 Cable FDD Cable Flash Memory Written for BIOS Update USB Cable optional PS2 Print Port Cable COM1 COM2 Cable Fully Set...

Page 9: ... Chaosdr 1 Mnshdranarc Cdrbrhoshnn Chaosdr 1 Mnshdranarc Cdrbrhoshnn Chaosdr 1 Mnshdranarc Cdrbrhoshnn Chaosdr 1 Mnshdranarc Cdrbrhoshnn Chaosdr 1 Mnshdranarc Cdrbrhoshnn 1 2 Motherboard Installation 1 2 1 Motherboard Map ...

Page 10: ...Mnshdranarc Cdrbrhoshnn Chaosdr 1 Mnshdranarc Cdrbrhoshnn 1 2 Motherboard Installation 1 2 1 Motherboard Layout IR K B PW1 ISA SLOT WOL1 MS1 1 JBAT1 1 FAN1 FAN2 PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 JC1 1 JC3 1 JC4 1 JC5 1 COM2 1 1 COM1 1 1 USB1 1 1 LPT AMR AGP SLOT USB2 1 1 ISA SOLT DIMM PW2 Socket 370 SOCKET AGP SOLT IDE FDD AMR SOLT JCK4 JCK3 JCK2 JCK1 ...

Page 11: ...an Cnnndbsnrr Ean1 1 7 Ean Cnnndbsnrr Ean1 1 7 Ean Cnnndbsnrr Ean1 1 8 ICD Cnnndbsnrr 8 ICD Cnnndbsnrr 8 ICD Cnnndbsnrr 8 ICD Cnnndbsnrr 8 ICD Cnnndbsnrr 9 Eknooy Cnnndbsnr 9 Eknooy Cnnndbsnr 9 Eknooy Cnnndbsnr 9 Eknooy Cnnndbsnr 9 Eknooy Cnnndbsnr 1 AT ATX Onwdr Cnnndbsnr 1 AT ATX Onwdr Cnnndbsnr 1 AT ATX Onwdr Cnnndbsnr 1 AT ATX Onwdr Cnnndbsnr 1 AT ATX Onwdr Cnnndbsnr 11 COU Cknbk Sdkdbshnn JCJ...

Page 12: ...ivity by devices connected to the Primary or Secondary IDE connectors will cause the LED to light up SMI Suspend Switch Lead SMI This allows the user to manually place the system into a suspend mode of Green mode System activity will be instantly decreased to save electricity and expand the life of certain components when the system is not in use This 2 pin connector see the figure connects to the...

Page 13: ...he motherboard resets and runs the POST 1 3 2 Floppy Disk Connector FDD1 This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable After connecting the single end to the board connect the two plugs on the other end to the floppy drives 1 3 3 Hard Disk Connectors IDE1 IDE2 These connectors support the provided IDE hard disk ribbon cable After connecting the single end to the board connect the ...

Page 14: ...e Up and Soft Power Off are supported on this motherboard This power connector supports instant power on functionality which means that the system will boot up instantly when the power connector is inserted on the board 1 3 5 Infrared Connector IR After the IrDA interface is configured files can be transferred from or to portable devices such as laptops PDAs and printers using application software...

Page 15: ...nector will compatible with standard at AT size large DIN keyboard plugs You may use a DIN to mini DIN adapter on standard AT keyboards Mouse Port This system will direct IRQ12 to PS 2 mouse 1 4 2 USB Connectors USB1 USB2 The motherboard provides a OHCI Open Host Controller Interface Universal Serial Bus Roots for attaching USB devices such as a keyboard mouse and other USB devices You can plug th...

Page 16: ...2 JCK1 1 5 Serial and Parallel Interface Ports This system comes equipped with two serial ports and one parallel port Both types of interface ports will be explained in this chapter The Serial Interfaces COM1 COM2 The serial interface port is sometimes refered to as an RS 232 port or an asynchronous communication port Mice printers modems and other peripheral devices can be connected to a serial p...

Page 17: ...rallel interface ports have been standardized and should not present any difficulty interfacing peripherals to your system Sometimes called a Centronics port the parallel port is almost exclusively used with printers LPT IR K B PW1 ISA SLOT WOL1 MS1 1 JBAT1 1 FAN1 FAN2 PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 JC1 1 JC3 1 JC4 1 JC5 1 COM2 1 1 COM1 1 1 USB1 1 1 LPT AMR AGP SLOT USB2 1 1 ISA SOLT DIMM PW2 Socket 370 SOCKET AG...

Page 18: ... 90 degree angle 2 Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for the white dot or cut edge in the CPU Match Pin 1 with the white dot cut edge then insert the CPU 3 Press the lever down to complete the installation 4 Make sure the spec of the heatsink is good enough or the processor and motherboard will damage Notch IR K B PW1 ISA SLOT WOL1 MS1 1 JBAT1 1 FAN1 FAN2 PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 JC1 1 JC3 1 JC4 1 JC5 1 C...

Page 19: ... SOLT IDE FDD AMR SOLT JCK4 JCK3 JCK2 JCK1 1 6 2 CPU Clock Selection JCK1 JCK4 JC1 JC3 The JCK1 4 jumpers are used to set the PCI and CPU external bus clock JCK1 4 jumper is used for the CPU Front Side Bus Frequencies from 66MHz to 133MHz Note Please select Auto Intel in jumper setting if you use VIA Cyrix III samuel 2 processor F E Q JCK1 JCK2 JCK3 JCK4 J C 1 J C 3 66MHz 1 2 1 2 2 3 2 3 OPEN OPEN...

Page 20: ...JC1 1 JC3 1 JC4 1 JC5 1 COM2 1 1 COM1 1 1 USB1 1 1 LPT AMR AGP SLOT USB2 1 1 ISA SOLT DIMM PW2 Socket 370 SOCKET AGP SOLT IDE FDD AMR SOLT JCK4 JCK3 JCK2 JCK1 1 7 Jumper Setting A jumper has two or more pins that can be covered by a plastic jumper cap allowing you to select different system options 1 7 1 CPU System Fan Connectors Fan1 2 Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 12VDC 3 Signal FAN 2 Connector 1 3 ...

Page 21: ...Pin Assignment Enabled AMR Slot Default Disabled AMR Slot 1 7 4 CMOS Function Selection JBAT1 Pin Assignment 1 2 Normal Default 2 3 Clear CMOS NOTE Please follow the procedure below to clear CMOS data 1 Remove the AC power line 2 JBAT1 2 3 Closed 3 Wait five seconds 4 JBAT1 1 2 Closed 5 AC Power on 6 Reset your desired password or clear CMOS data 1 7 2 Wake On LAN Header WOL1 Pin Assignment 1 5VSB...

Page 22: ...4 1 JC5 1 COM2 1 1 COM1 1 1 USB1 1 1 LPT AMR AGP SLOT USB2 1 1 ISA SOLT DIMM PW2 Socket 370 SOCKET AGP SOLT IDE FDD AMR SOLT JCK4 JCK3 JCK2 JCK1 1 7 5 CPU Type Select JC1 JC2 JC4 JC5 Current PCI bus in limited to 33MHz socket370 Celeron processors limited to 66MHz and SDRAM limited to the DIMM type 66 100 133MHz Other settings are for experienced users only CPU Type JC1 JC2 JC4 JC5 Intel old PPGA ...

Page 23: ...6MB 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB Bank 2 3 168 pin 3 3v SDRAM DIMM 3 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB Bank 4 5 168 pin 3 3v SDRAM Total System Memory Max 1 536GB 1 8 2 How to install a DIMM Module 1 The DIMM socket has a Plastic Safety Tab and the DIMM memory module has an asymmetrical notch so the DIMM memory module can only fit into the slot in one direction 2 Push the tabs out Insert the DIMM mem...

Page 24: ... s ROM Read Only Memory is a custom version of an industry standard BIOS The BIOS provides critical low level support for standard devices such as disk drives and serial and parallel ports The rest of this manual is intended to guide you through the process of configuring your system using Setup Plug and Play Support This AWARD BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1 0A specification ESCD Extend...

Page 25: ...the hard disk drives and video monitors can be managed by this AWARD BIOS Support CPU This AWARD BIOS supports the Intel Celeron Coppermine PII PIII and VIA Cyrix processors CPU Using Setup In general you use the arrow keys to highlight items press Enter to select use the PgUp and PgDn keys to changeentries press F1 for help and press Esc to quit The following table provides more detail about how ...

Page 26: ...u Move Enter Move to item you desired PgUp key Increase the numeric value or make changes PgDn key Decrease the numeric value or make changes Key Increase the numeric value or make changes Key Decrease the numeric value or make changes Esc Key Main menu Quit without saving changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and option Page Setup Menu Exit Current page and return to Main Menu F1 Key General h...

Page 27: ... 10 11 12 13 14 is just for reference please refer to the BIOS installed on the board for updated information Figure 1 Main Menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup...

Page 28: ...on page includes all the items of the IDE hard drive and Programmed Input Output features Power Management Setup This setup page includes all the items of the power management features PnP PCI Configuration This setup page includes the user defined or default IRQ Setting PC Health Status This page shows the hardware Monitor information of the system Frequency Voltage Control This setup page contro...

Page 29: ...fter the computer boots These settings do not provide optional performance Set Supervisor Password Change set or disable password It allows you to limit accessto the system and Setup or just to Setup Set User Password You can specify both a User and a Supervisor password When you select either password option you are prompted for a 1 6 character password Enter the password and then retype the pass...

Page 30: ...dard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Tue Jun 6 2000 Item Help Time hh mm ss 11 26 10 Menu Level IDE Primary Master Press Enter 13022MB IDE Primary Slave Press Enter None Change the day IDE Secondary Master Press Enter None month year IDE Secondary Slave Press Enter None and century Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B None Video EG...

Page 31: ...are in its sub Press Enter to enter the sub menu Master menu of detailed IDE Primary Options are in its sub Press Enter to enter the sub menu Slave menu of detailed IDE Secondary Options are in its sub Press Enter to enter the sub menu Master menu of detailed IDE Secondary Options are in its sub Press Enter to enter the sub menu Slave menu of detailed Drive A None Select the type of floppy disk dr...

Page 32: ... memory detected during boot up Extended N A Displays the amount of conventional Memory memory detected during boot up Total N A Displays the total memory Memory available in the system CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software IDE Primary Master IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter Item Help IDE Primary Master Auto Access Mode Auto Menu Level Capacity 13022MB Cylinder 25232 Head 16 Pr...

Page 33: ...Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled is enabled and Boot Up NumLock Status On someone attempts Gate A20 Option Fast to write data into Typematic Rate Setting Disabled this area BIOS Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 will show a Typematic Delay Msec 250 warning message Security Option Setup on screen and OS Select For DRAM 64MB Non OS2 alarm beep Video BIOS Shadow Enabled C8000 CBFFF Disabled CC000 CFFFF Disabled ...

Page 34: ... better performance Enabled default Enabled cache Disabled Disabled cache CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking The item allows you to enable disable CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking The Choices Enabled default Disabled Processor Number Feature The item will show up when you install the Pentium III processor Enabled default Pentium Processor Number Feature Disabled Disabled Quick Power On Self Test This category spe...

Page 35: ...sabled default Enabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Seek disk drives during boot up Disabled speeds boot up The Choices Enabled default Disabled Boot Up NumLock Status Select power on state for Numlock On default Numpad is number keys Off Numpad is arrow keys Gate A20 Option Select if chipset or keyboard controller should control Gate A20 Normal A pin in the keyboard controller controls Gate A20 Fast defau...

Page 36: ...l boot but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered in prompt OS Select For DRAM 64MB Select the operating system that is running with greater than 64MB of RAM on the system The Choices Non OS2 default OS2 Video BIOS Shadow Determines whether video BIOS will be copied to RAM for faster execution Enabled default Optional ROM is enabled Disabled Optional ROM is disabled ...

Page 37: ...pset Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Advanced Chipset Features Bank 0 1 DRAM Timing 8 10ns Item Help Bank 2 3 DRAM Timing 8 10ns Bank 4 5 DRAM Timing 8 10ns DRAM Clock Host CLK SDRAM Cycle Length 3 Menu Level Bank Interleave Disabled Memory Hole Disabled P2C C2P Concurrency Enabled System BIOS Cacheable Disabled Video RAM Cacheable Disabled AGP Aperture Size 64M AG...

Page 38: ...hronous DRAM is installed the number of clock cycle of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing Do not reset this field from the default value specified by the system designer The Choices 3 default 2 Auto Bank Interleave The Choices Disabled default Enabled Memory Hole In order to improve performace certain space in memory can be reserved for ISA cards This memory must be mapped into the memory s sp...

Page 39: ...ce Host cycle that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation The Choices 64M default 32M 16M 8M 4M 128M AGP 4X Mode The item allows you to enable disable the AGP 4X Mode The Choices Enabled default Disabled AGP Driving Control By choosing Auto the system BIOS will the AGP output Buffer Drive strength that were defined by AGP Card By choosing Manual it allows user to s...

Page 40: ...ains a Universal Serial Bus USB controller and you have a USB mouse The Choices Disabled default Enabled Onchip Sound Only support AMR CODEC function The default setting of this item utilizes an onboard sound chip for audio output There is no need to buy and insert a sound card If a sound card is installed disable this item The Choices Auto default Disabled Onchip Modem The item allows you to cont...

Page 41: ...ait states The Choices Enabled default Disabled PCI Delay Transaction The Choices Disabled default Enabled PCI 2 Access 1 Retry The Choices Enabled default Disabled AGP Master 1WS Write When Enabled write data to the AGP Accelerated Graphic Port that will be executed with one wait states The Choices Disabled default Enabled AGP Master 1WS Read When Enabled read data to the AGP Accelerated Graphic ...

Page 42: ... Slave UDMA Auto Init Display First PCISlot IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 Auto Onboard Serial Port 2 Auto UART 2 Mode Standard IR Function Duplex Half RxD TxD Active No Yes Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Parallel Onboard Mode Normal ECP Mode Use DMA 3 EPP Mode Type EPP1 9 Onboard Legacy Audio Enabled Sound Blaster Disabled SB I O Base Address 220H ...

Page 43: ...he Choices Enabled default Disabled Primary Master PIO for onboard IDE 1st channel Auto default BIOS will automatically detect the IDE HDD Accessing mode Mode 0 5 Manually set the IDE Accessing mode Primary Slave PIO for onboard IDE 2nd channel Auto default BIOS will automatically detect the IDE HDD Accessing mode Mode 0 5 Manually set the IDE Accessing mode Secondary Master PIO for onboard IDE 1s...

Page 44: ...automatically detect the IDE HDD Accessing mode Disabled Disabled Secondary Slave UDMA Auto default BIOS will automatically detect the IDE HDD Accessing mode Disabled Disabled Init Display First PCI Slot default Set Init Display First to PCI Slot Onboard AGP Set Init Display First to onboard AGP IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled default Enabled Disabled Disabled Onboard FDC Controller Enabled default Ena...

Page 45: ...ort as Standard Parallel Port EPP Using Parallel port as En hanced Parallel Port ECP Using Parallel port as Ex tendedCapabilites Port ECP EPP Using Parallel port as ECP EPP mode Onboard Parallel Port This item allows you to select the I O address with which to access the onboard parallel port controller The Choices 378 IRQ7 default Disabled 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Onboard Legacy Audio The Choices Enable...

Page 46: ... Power Management Press Enter PM Control by APM Yes Menu Level 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 Wake Up Events Press Enter Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Awa...

Page 47: ...idually When not disabled each of the ranges are from 1 min to 1 hr except for HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 min to 15 min and disable The Choices User Define default Min Saving Max Saving HDD Power Down By default this is Disabled meaning that no matter the mode of the rest of the system the hard drive will remain ready Otherwise you have a range of choices from 1 to 15 minutes or Suspend Th...

Page 48: ... determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked V H SYNC Blank This selection will cause the default system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS Support Initial display power management signaling Modem Use IRQ This determines the IRQ which can be applied in Mode...

Page 49: ...er Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Wake Up Events If you highlight the Press Enter next to the Wake Up Events label and then press the enter key it will take you to a submenu with the following options VGA When set to On any event occurring at a VGA port will awaken a system which has been powered down L...

Page 50: ...eal time clock alarm awakens the system from Suspend mode CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software IRQs Activity Monitoring IRQ 3 COM2 Enabled Item Help IRQ 4 COM1 Enabled IRQ 5 LPT2 Enabled Menu Level IRQ 6 Flppy Disk Enabled IRQ 7 LPT1 Enabled IRQ 8 RTC Alarm Enabled IRQ 9 IRQ2 Redir Enabled IRQ 10 Reserved Enabled IRQ 11 Reserved Enabled IRQ 12 PS2 Mouse Enabled IRQ 13 Coprocesso...

Page 51: ...n When an I O device wants to gain the attention of the operating system it signals this by causing an IRQ to occur When the operating system is ready to respond to the request it interrupts itself and performs the service As above the choices are On and Off Off is the default When set On activity will neither prevent the system from going into a power management mode nor awaken it IRQ3 COM1 IRQ4 ...

Page 52: ...CI Configurations PNP OS Installed No Item Help Reset Configuration Data Disabled Menu Level Resources Controlled By Auto ESCD Select Yes if IRQ Resources Press Enter you are using a DMA Resources Press Enter Plug and Play capable operating system PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled select No if you Assign IRQ For VGA Enabled need the BIOS Assign IRQ For USB Enabled to configure non boot devices Move E...

Page 53: ...when the new configuration varies from the last one If Enabled is chosen the system is forced to update ESCDs and then is automatically set to the Disabled mode IRQ3 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ4 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ5 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ6 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ7 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ8 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ9 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ10 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ11 ...

Page 54: ...rovides for ISA PnP add on cards and peripherals Resources Controlled By By Choosing Auto default the system BIOS will detect the system resources and automatically assign the relative IRQ and DMA channel for each peripheral By Choosing Manual the user will need to assign IRQ DMA for add on cards Be sure that there are no IRQ DMA and I O port conflicts IRQ Resources When resources are controlled m...

Page 55: ...e of the VGA controller To do this the non VGA graphic controller watches for the write access to the VGA palette and registers the snoop data In PCI based systems the Write Access to the palette will not show up on the ISA bus if the PCI VGA controller responds to the Write In this case the PCI VGA controller should not respond to the Write it should only snoop the data and permit the access to b...

Page 56: ... 50V 3 3V 3 28V 5V 5 00V 12V 11 76V Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Current CPU Temp This field displays the current CPU temperature if your computer contains a monitoring system Current System Temp This field displays the current system temperature if your computer contains a monitoring system Current C...

Page 57: ...ults F7 Optimized Defaults Auto Detect DIMM PCI CLK This item allows you to enable disable auto detect DIMM PCI CLOCK The Choices Disabled default Enabled CPU Host Clock CPU PCI This item allows you to select the CPU Host Clock CPU PCI 133MHz The Choices Default 133 33MHz 0 5spd 133 33 0 5spd 138 35MHz spd off 147 37MHz spd off 66MHz The Choices Default 66 33MHz 0 5spd 66 33 0 5spd 66 33MHz spd of...

Page 58: ...ement Setup Set User Password PNP PCI Configuration Save Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving Esc Quit F9 Menu in BIOS Select Item F10 Save Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type 2 10 Load Fail Safe Defaults When you press Enter on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to Figure 10 Load Fail Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software ...

Page 59: ...ement Setup Set User Password PNP PCI Configuration Save Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving Esc Quit F9 Menu in BIOS Select Item F10 Save Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type 2 11 Load Optimized Defaults When you press Enter on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to Figure 11 Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software ...

Page 60: ...2 Set Supervisor User Password CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Enter Password When you select this function the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password Enter Password Type a password up to eight characters and press Enter The password you type now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory You will be a...

Page 61: ...ssword Disabled If you select System at the Security Option of BIOS Features Setup Menu you will be prompted for the password every time when the system is rebooted or any time when you try to enter Setup If you select Setup at the Security Option of the BIOS Features Setup Menu you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup ...

Page 62: ...ed Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PNP PCI Configuration Save Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving Esc Quit F9 Menu in BIOS Select Item F10 Save Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type 2 13 Save Exit Setup Figure 13 Save Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Save Exit Setup Y N Y Typing Y will quit the Setup Utility a...

Page 63: ...ted Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PNP PCI Configuration Save Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving Esc Quit F9 Menu in BIOS Select Item F10 Save Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type 2 14 Exit Without Saving Figure 14 Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Exit Without Saving Y N Y Typing Y will quit the Se...

Page 64: ...c You don t need to install all of them in order to boot your system But after you finish the hardware installation you have to install your operation system first such as windows 98 before you can install any drivers or utilities Please refer to your operation system installation guide 3 1 Auto run Menu You can use the auto run menu of Bonus CD disc Choose the utility or driver and select model n...

Page 65: ...oser 3 Crhver Inrsallashnn 3 2 Installing VIA 4 in 1 Driver You can install the VIA 4 in 1 driver IDE Bus master For Windows NT use VIA ATAPI Vendor Support Driver VIA AGP IRQ Routing Driver For Windows 98 use VIA Registry INF Driver from the Bonus Pack CD disc auto run menu 1 Click Driver Item 2 Click Chipset_driver Item 3 Click 4in1432v Item ...

Page 66: ...allashnn Chaoser 3 Crhver Inrsallashnn Chaoser 3 Crhver Inrsallashnn Chaoser 3 Crhver Inrsallashnn Chaoser 3 Crhver Inrsallashnn 5 Click Next Note Installing this Bus Master IDE driver may cause Suspend to Hard Drive failure 4 Click Setup Item ...

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