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AWARD BIOS 

 

3-29 

To attain the best system performance, you may manually set the parameters 
in the "Chipset Features Setup" to get proprietary setting.  Make sure that you 
know and understand the functions of every item in Chipset Setup menu.  The 
performance difference of Turbo from Optimal is normally around 3% to 10%, 
depending on the chipset and the application. 

3.9 Integrated 

Peripherals 

The following screen appears if you select the option "Integrated Peripherals" 
from the main menu.  This option allows you to configure the I/O features. 

 

Integrated Peripherals 

Æ

 IDE HDD Block Mode 

IDE HDD Block 
Mode

 

Enabled 
Disabled

 

This feature enhances disk performance by allowing 
multisector data transfers and eliminates the interrupt 
handling time for each sector.  Most IDE drives, 
except with old designs, can support this feature.

 

Summary of Contents for AX3L

Page 1: ...CPU information is saved into EEPROM with these technologies the disadvantages of Pentium base jumper less design are eliminated There will be no worry of wrong CPU voltage detection and no need to r...

Page 2: ...of power button and let the system can only be powered on through the preset keys like a password Wake on Mouse This function allows you wake up the system by clicking mouse button twice successively...

Page 3: ...l Icon for Hardware Monitoring for a warning to user Full range CPU core voltage This motherboard supports the CPU core voltage from 1 3V to 2 05V that can be applied to various CPU type in future Res...

Page 4: ...S 2 mouse connector onboard Keyboard Mini Din PS 2 keyboard connector onboard RTC and Battery RTC within Intel PIIX4E chipset Lithium CR 2032 battery is an option no battery is needed if power cord is...

Page 5: ...system will start in DOS command prompt 4 Copy AOZVHDD EXE to the root directory of your C drive 5 Option 1 Use file switch applied to FAT16 file system Please use following command to create a hidden...

Page 6: ...n C AOZVHDD c partition If there is no extra free partition and you don t want your data lost please do not use this partition method 6 After creating above partition or hidden file please reboot your...

Page 7: ...x AGP PLOTECH 3D IMAGE 9850 AGP CARDEX S3 Virge GX AGP Tip The following sound cards have been tested OK for Suspend to Hard Drive Creative Sound Blaster PCI 64 Creative Ensoniq Creative Sound Blaster...

Page 8: ...p to automatically answer a phone call such as answering machine or to send receive fax You may identify the true power off by checking fan of your power supply Both external box modem and internal mo...

Page 9: ...COM2 5 Connect telephone line to external box Modem Turn on Modem power you must keep Modem power always on You are now ready to use Wake On Modem Tip External Wake on Modem signal is detected through...

Page 10: ...by connecting fan to 3 pin fan connector CPUFAN1 or FAN and installing Hardware Monitoring Utility Note You need 3 pin fan that supports SENSE signal for fan monitoring function to work properly 1 6 C...

Page 11: ...ged In case of the AC power is shutdown or power cord is removed by accident the CMOS Setup and system configuration can be restored from EEPROM only the system clock needed to be re set to current da...

Page 12: ...autions before you install a system component 1 Do not remove a component from its protective packaging until you are ready to install it 2 Wear a wrist ground strap and attach it to a metal part of t...

Page 13: ...stallation 2 2 I S A 1 I S A 2 FDC IDE1 IDE2 USB KB BIOS PANEL A G P P C I 1 P C I 2 P C I 3 P C I 4 IrDA JP12 DIMM3 DIMM2 DIMM1 FAN CPU FAN1 PWR2 WOM COM1 PRINTER COM2 PS 2 WOL JP14 JP28 CDIN1 MODEM...

Page 14: ...tor FDC Floppy drive connector IDE1 IDE1 primary channel IDE2 IDE2 secondary channel CPUFAN1 CPU fan connector CDUFAN2 CPU fan connector FAN Housing Fan Connector IrDA IrDA Infrared connector PANEL Fr...

Page 15: ...Setup Chipset Features Setup CPU Clock Frequency The possible setting is 66 8 68 5 70 73 8 75 78 5 83 3 MHz BOIS Setup Chipset Features Setup CPU Clock Ratio The possible setting is 1 5x 2x 2 5x 3x 3...

Page 16: ...ort pins 2 3 for a few seconds 4 Return JP14 to its normal setting by shorting pins 1 2 5 Connect ATX power cable back to connector PWR2 6 Turn on the system power 7 Press during bootup to enter the B...

Page 17: ...Wakeup JP28 1 2 2 3 KB MS Wakeup Disabled Enabled This jumper is used to enable or disable Keyboard Mouse Power ON function If you select Enabled you may decide the wakeup mode from BIOS Setup To imp...

Page 18: ...oard You can plug the CPU fan cable to both the 2 pin fan connector CPUFAN1 and the 3 pin fan connector CPUFAN2 FAN can be reserved for the housing fan Note that only CPUFAN2 and FAN support the fan m...

Page 19: ...using PS 2 KB PCB 2 3 6 Serial Devices COM1 COM2 The onboard serial connectors are 9 pin D type connectors on the back panel of mainboard The serial port 1 connector is marked as COM1 and the serial p...

Page 20: ...e You can attach USB devices to the USB connector The motherboard contains two USB connectors which are marked as USB USB PCB 2 3 9 Floppy Drive Connect the 34 pin floppy drive cable to the floppy dri...

Page 21: ...d CDROM manual accordingly Connect your first IDE hard disk to master mode of the primary channel If you have second IDE device to install in your system connect it as slave mode on the same channel a...

Page 22: ...e a five pin connector for the keylock and power LED Since power LED and keylock are aligned together you can still use this kind of connector If your ATX housing supports ACPI specification the ACPI...

Page 23: ...Connection user can transfer files to or from laptops notebooks PDA and printers This connector supports HPSIR 115 2Kbps 2 meters ASK IR 56Kbps and Fast IR 4Mbps 2 meters Install infrared module onto...

Page 24: ...t is recommended to use Internal Modem To use AOpen MP56 connect 4 pin cable from RING connector of MP56 to WOM connector on the mainboard Pin 1 2 3 4 Description 5V SB NC RING GND 1 2 3 4 WOM 2 3 15...

Page 25: ...tor This connector is used to connect Mono In Mic Out connector of an internal modem card The pin 1 2 is Mono In and the pin 3 4 is Mic Out Please note that there is no standard for this kind of conne...

Page 26: ...Mx64 128MB and double side 1Mx64x2 16MB 2Mx64x2 32MB 4Mx64x2 64MB 8Mx64x2 128MB Tip Here is a trick to check if your DIMM is single side or double side if there are traces connected to golden finger p...

Page 27: ...ng 4 clock SDRAM in consideration of reliability Tip To identify 2 clock and 4 clock SDRAM you may check if there are traces connected to golden finger pin 79 and pin 163 of the SDRAM If there are tra...

Page 28: ...2M by 32 2Mx64 x2 4 32MB Yes but not tested The following table lists the possible DRAM combinations that is NOT recommended DIMM Data chip Bit size per side Single Double side Chip count DIMM size Re...

Page 29: ...ilize the audio functions you may connect various peripheral devices that the audio chip supports The following figure shows the different devices that you can connect Stereo Amplifier Tape Deck Synth...

Page 30: ...KHz for record and playback Full duplex operation for simultaneous record and playback Support full DOS compatible modes PC PCI TDMA DDMA Sound Blaster Pro Windows Sound System compatible Stereo Inpu...

Page 31: ...Select Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer and click on OK Windows 95 98 prompts you for the driver disk 3 Insert the driver disk in the appropriate drive and specify another drive if r...

Page 32: ...age also comes with NT4 0 drivers Please refer to your NT4 0 manual or online help for any questions on NT4 0 Installing the Audio Drivers Follow these steps to install the audio drivers 1 Select MULT...

Page 33: ...the default path is the i386 directory 4 The Generic MPU 401 Joystick Setup dialog box will pop up Select the default configuration resource and press OK 5 Click on the Restart Now button Note X means...

Page 34: ...parameters may be a little different compared to the actual BIOS that came with your mainboard 3 1 Entering the Award BIOS Setup Menu The BIOS setup utility is a segment of codes routines residing in...

Page 35: ...s to move between items F9 to change language ESC to exit and F10 to save the changes before exit Another section at the bottom of the screen displays a brief description of the highlighted item After...

Page 36: ...Date parameter Press or to set the current date The date format is month date and year Standard CMOS Time To set the time highlight the Time parameter Press or to set the current time in hour minute a...

Page 37: ...f no HDD is connected to the system The IDE CDROM is always automatically detected Tip For an IDE hard disk we recommend that you use the IDE HDD Auto Detection to enter the drive specifications autom...

Page 38: ...ono This item specifies the type of video card in use The default setting is VGA EGA Since current PCs use VGA only this function is almost useless and may be disregarded in the future Standard CMOS H...

Page 39: ...ector and partition table of your hard disk from virus intrusion Any attempt during boot up to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive stops the system and the following warning message appear...

Page 40: ...his item lets you enable or disable L2 Cache ECC checking BIOS Features Quick Power On Self Test Quick Power on Self test Enable Disabled This parameter speeds up POST by skipping some items that are...

Page 41: ...System option limits access to both the System boot and BIOS setup A prompt asking you to enter your password appears on the screen every time you boot the system The Setup option limits access only...

Page 42: ...ay card BIOS into the DRAM area This enhances system performance because DRAM access time is faster than ROM BIOS Features C800 CBFF Shadow BIOS Features CC00 CFFF Shadow BIOS Features D000 D3FF Shado...

Page 43: ...s These features are related to system performance Caution Make sure you fully understand the items contained in this menu before you try to change anything You may change the parameter settings to im...

Page 44: ...s MA Wait State MA Wait State Slow Fast To enable or disable one additional MA DRAM memory address wait state The default setting is Slow Set it to Fast if you have heavy loading many chip count or lo...

Page 45: ...value is x222 for 60ns EDO DRAM Which means the 2nd 3rd and 4th memory cycles are 2 CPU clocks for EDO The value of x is the timing of first memory cycle Chipset Features SDRAM CAS Lat RAS to CAS SDR...

Page 46: ...E Posting Enabled Disabled To enable or disable CPU to PCI IDE post write cycle The IDE write cycles will be queued in the FIFO or buffer and CPU can be released to do next job Disable it if you find...

Page 47: ...ery Time 1 2 3 4 NA The same as 16 bit I O recovery time This item lets you specify the recovery time for the execution of 16 bit I O commands by count of ISA bus clock If you find any of the installe...

Page 48: ...f the Graphic Aperture Chipset Features Pentium II Micro Codes Pentium II Micro Codes Enabled Disabled The micro codes are used to fix bugs of Pentium II CPU we strongly recommend to enable this item...

Page 49: ...8 5 Mhz 75 0 Mhz 83 3 Mhz This item lets you set external clock bus clock The possible settings of current Klamath CPU available on the market are 66 8 MHz the correct setting may vary because of new...

Page 50: ...Power Management Power Management Max Saving Mix Saving User Define Disabled This function allows you to set the default parameters of power saving modes Set to Disable to turn off power management fu...

Page 51: ...k DPMS Blank Screen This determines the way that monitor is off Blank Screen writes blanks to video buffer V H SYNC Blank allows BIOS to control VSYNC and HSYNC signals This function applies only for...

Page 52: ...in 1 Hour This item lets you set the period of time after which the system enters into Standby mode In this mode the monitor power saving feature activates Any activity detected returns the system to...

Page 53: ...r must be kept On to detect activities from modem keyboard mouse and returns the system to full power The system activities is detected by monitoring the IRQ signals or I O Suspend to Hard Drive saves...

Page 54: ...ively reduce CPU speed as well as CPU power Power Management VGA Active Monitor VGA Active Monitor Enabled Disabled To enable or disable the detection of VGA activity for power down state transition P...

Page 55: ...ime hh mm ss Alarm Time hh mm ss Alarm hh mm ss This item is displayed when you enable the Wake ON RTC Timer option Here you can specify what time you want to wake up the system Power Management IRQ 8...

Page 56: ...IDE 0 Enabled Disabled These items enable or disable the detection of IDE floppy serial and parallel port activities for power down state transition Actually it detects the read write to from I O por...

Page 57: ...resources are allocated by BIOS during POST Power On Self Test If you are using a PnP operating system such as Windows 95 set this item to Yes to inform BIOS to configure only the resources needed for...

Page 58: ...I O address PNP PCI Configuration IRQ3 COM2 PNP PCI Configuration IRQ4 COM1 PNP PCI Configuration IRQ5 Network Sound or Others PNP PCI Configuration IRQ7 Printer or Others PNP PCI Configuration IRQ9...

Page 59: ...I Auto Some old PCI IDE add on cards are not fully PnP compatible These cards require you to specify the slot in use to enable BIOS to properly configure the PnP resources This function allows you to...

Page 60: ...Used MEM Base Addr N A C800 CC00 D000 D400 D800 DC00 This item in conjunction with the Used MEM Length lets you set a memory space for non PnP compatible ISA card This item specifies the memory base...

Page 61: ...ngs We recommend you to use the Optimal settings if your system has large memory size and fully loaded with add on card for example a file server using double sided 8MB DIMM x4 and SCSI plus Network c...

Page 62: ...to 10 depending on the chipset and the application 3 9 Integrated Peripherals The following screen appears if you select the option Integrated Peripherals from the main menu This option allows you to...

Page 63: ...er mode Caution It is recommended that you connect the first IDE device of each channel to the endmost connector of the IDE cable Refer to section Connectors for details on how to connect IDE device s...

Page 64: ...e which one is the initial display card Integrated Peripherals Power On Function Power On Function Button Only Keyboard 98 Password Hot Key Mouse Left Mouse Right This item is used to select Wake on K...

Page 65: ...forget it please clear CMOS Integrated Peripherals Keyboard Power On Password Keyboard Power On Password You can specify 1 5 keys as a password Integrated Peripherals Hot Key Power On Hot Key Power On...

Page 66: ...stem will power on or power off based on the original state Integrated Peripherals Onboard FDC Controller Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Disabled Setting this parameter to Enabled allows you to connec...

Page 67: ...DA connector refer to section 2 3 Connectors This setting allows infrared serial communication at a maximum baud rate of 115K baud ASKIR Select this setting if you installed an Infrared module via IrD...

Page 68: ...ECP Mode Use DMA 3 1 This item lets you set the DMA channel of ECP mode Integrated Peripherals EPP Mode Select EPP Mode Select EPP1 7 EPP1 9 This item lets you select EPP mode 3 10 Password Setting P...

Page 69: ...the parameters listed do not match the ones used to format the disk the information on that disk will not be accessible If the auto detected parameters displayed do not match those that used for your...

Page 70: ...AOpen Easy Flash is more user friendly than traditional flash method The BIOS binary file and flash routine are combined together and you simply run a single file to complete the flash process 1 Get...

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