American Megatrends Atlas PCI-II, User Manual

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Preface iii
Table of Contents
1 Hardware Installation ............................................... 1
Atlas PCI-II Dimensions ................................ ................................ ...........2
Atlas PCI-II Motherboard Layout ................................ ........................... 4
Step 1 Unpack the Motherboard ................................ ............................. 5
Avoid Static Electricity ................................ ................................ .............5
Step 2 Configure CPU ................................ ................................ ...............6
Step 3 Install Memory ................................ ................................ .............12
Step 4 Install the Motherboard ................................ .............................. 18
Step 5 Attach Cables ................................ ................................ ...............20
Step 6 Test and Configure ................................ ................................ ......37
2 WINBIOS Setup.......................................................39
Section 1 Setup ...........................................................................................43
Standard Setup ................................ ................................ ......................... 43
Advanced Setup ................................ ................................ ...................... 46
Chipset Setup ................................ ................................ ........................... 52
Power Management Setup ................................ ................................ .....56
Peripheral Setup ................................ ................................ ....................... 59
Section 2 Utility ..........................................................................................71
Section 3 Security ......................................................................................72
AMIBIOS Password Support ................................ ................................ 72
Setting a Password ................................ ................................ .................. 72
Changing a Password ................................ ................................ .............73
Anti-Virus ................................ ................................ ................................ .73
Section 4 Default ........................................................................................74
3 Programming the Flash ROM ..............................75
A Specifications.........................................................79
Appendix B Configuring an Offboard IDE
Controller.....................................................................81
Index..............................................................................83