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ASUS K7V-RM User’s Manual

3. HARDWARE SETUP

Layout Contents

3. H/W SETUP

21) SPEAKER (PANEL)

p.44 System Warning Speaker Connector (4 pins)

22) PWRLED (PANEL)

p.44 System Power LED Lead (3-1 pins)

23) MSGLED (PANEL)

p.44 System MessageLED Lead (2 pins)

24) RESET (PANEL)

p.44 Reset Switch Lead (2 pins)

25) PWRSW (PANEL)

p.44 ATX Power / Soft-Off Switch Lead (2 pins)

26) SMI (PANEL)

p.44 System Management Interrupt Switch Lead (2 pins)

Summary of Contents for K7V-RM

Page 1: ...R K7V RM Slot A Motherboard USER S MANUAL ...

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Page 4: ...7 3 5 System Memory DIMM 22 3 5 1 General DIMM Notes 22 3 5 2 DIMM Memory Installation 23 3 6 Central Processing Unit CPU 25 3 6 1 Quick CPU Installation Procedure 25 3 6 3 Installing the Universal Retention Mechanism 26 3 6 2 Attaching the Heatsink 26 3 6 4 Installing the Processor 26 3 6 5 Removing the Processor 28 3 6 6 Smart Thermal Solutions 29 3 6 7 Recommended Heatsinks for Slot A Processor...

Page 5: ...tup Program 51 4 2 1 BIOS Menu Bar 52 4 2 2 Legend Bar 52 4 3 Main Menu 54 4 3 1 Primary Secondary Master Slave 55 4 3 2 Keyboard Features 58 4 4 Advanced Menu 60 4 4 1 Chip Configuration 63 4 4 2 I O Device Configuration 65 4 4 3 PCI Configuration 68 4 4 4 Shadow Configuration 71 4 5 Power Menu 72 4 5 1 Power Up Control 74 4 5 2 Hardware Monitor 76 4 6 Boot Menu 77 4 7 Exit Menu 79 ...

Page 6: ... determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interfer ence by one or more of the following measures Re orient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV ...

Page 7: ... Motherboard 1 Universal Retention Mechanism factory installed 1 ASUS USB Connector Set 1 Ribbon cable for master and slave UltraDMA 33 UltraDMA 66 IDE drives 1 Ribbon cable for 1 3 5 floppy disk drive 1 Bag of spare jumper caps 1 Support CD with drivers and utilities 1 This Motherboard User s Manual ASUS IrDA compliant infrared module optional ASUS PCI L101 Wake On LAN 10 100 Fast Ethernet Card o...

Page 8: ...utomatic setup PC133 PC100 Memory Support Equipped with three DIMM sockets to sup port PC133 PC100 compliant SDRAMs or VCM SDRAMs 16 32 64 128 256 512MB up to 1 5GB JumperFree Mode Allows processor settings and easy overclocking of fre quency and Vcore voltage all through BIOS setup when JumperFree mode is enabled Easy to use DIP switches instead of jumpers are included to allow manual adjustment ...

Page 9: ...e motherboard Provides CPU SDRAM fre quency adjustments and HD SCSI ZIP CD Floppy Network boot selection Color codedConnectors Toenhanceuseraccessibilitytosystemcomponentsand to meet PC 99 compliancy major connectors in this motherboard are color coded 2 1 1 1 Optional Components The following onboard components are optional at the time of purchase OnboardAudio HardwareAC 97V2 1 CODEC compliant Cr...

Page 10: ...This motherboard supports Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory SDRAM which increases the data transfer rate 1 064GB s max using PC133 compliant SDRAMs and 800MB s max us ing PC100 compliant SDRAMs ACPI Ready ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface provides more Energy Saving Features for future operating systems OS supporting OS Direct Power Management OSPM functionality With these fea...

Page 11: ... to ensure stable current to critical motherboard components Voltage speci fications are more critical for future processors so monitoring is necessary to ensure proper system configuration and management Auto Fan Off The system fans will power off automatically even in sleep mode This function reduces both energy consumption and system noise and is an important feature to implement silent PC syst...

Page 12: ...ors UltraDMA33 66 Support 6 1 Floppy Disk Driver Connector 7 1 Serial COM1 Connector 21 1 Serial COM2 Connector 19 1 Parallel Port Connector 20 USB Connectors Port 0 Port 1 22 USB Connectors Port 2 Port 3 optional 10 1 PS 2 Mouse Connector Top 23 1 PS 2 Keyboard Connector Bottom 23 Audio AC 97 V2 1 Audio Codec optional 15 1 Joystick MIDI Connector on audio model only Top 18 1 Line Out Connector on...

Page 13: ...ASUS K7V RM User s Manual 13 2 FEATURES 2 FEATURES Component Locations K7V RM Motherboard Component Locations 6 3 2 4 22 20 18 17 19 21 23 9 8 10 12 7 13 1 15 14 16 11 5 ...

Page 14: ...M1 64 72 bit 168 pin module 1 0 Row USBPORT Ports 2 3 HPHONE Audio Modem Riser AMR K7V RM Audio Codec Audio Codec Setting SPK ADN AUD_EN2 AUD_EN1 SMB CPU S2K SLOT A 2Mbit Flash EEPROM Programmable BIOS CHA_FAN DSW DIP Switches CPU Core Voltage Setting VID 3VSBSEL JTCPU 3 3V Power Source PRIMARY IDE IDELED PARALLEL PORT GAME_AUDIO Mic In Line Out Line In CLRTC PS 2 T Mouse B Keyboard USB T Port0 B ...

Page 15: ... Ports 0 1 Two 4 pin female 4 PRINTER p 35 Parallel Port Connector 25 pin female 5 COM1 COM2 p 35 Serial Port Connectors Two 9 pin male 6 GAME_AUDIO p 36 Joystick MIDI Connector 15 pin female optional 7 GAME_AUDIO p 36 Audio Port Connectors Three 1 8 female optional 8 PRIMARY SECONDARYIDE p 37 Primary Secondary IDE Connectors Two 40 1pins 9 FLOPPY p 37 Floppy Disk Drive Connector 34 1pins 10 WOL_C...

Page 16: ... Warning Speaker Connector 4 pins 22 PWRLED PANEL p 44 System Power LED Lead 3 1 pins 23 MSGLED PANEL p 44 System MessageLED Lead 2 pins 24 RESET PANEL p 44 Reset Switch Lead 2 pins 25 PWRSW PANEL p 44 ATX Power Soft Off Switch Lead 2 pins 26 SMI PANEL p 44 System Management Interrupt Switch Lead 2 pins ...

Page 17: ...e 2 Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components If you do not have one touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object such as the power supply case 3 Hold components by the edges and try not to touch the IC chips leads or connectors or other components 4 Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the compo nent whenever ...

Page 18: ...SB Default 1 2 3 1 2 3 3VSBSLT 1 JumperFree Mode JEN This jumper allows you to enable or disable the JumperFree mode The JumperFree mode allows processor settings to be made through the BIOS setup see 4 4 Advanced Menu IMPORTANT In JumperFree mode all DIP switches DSW must be set to OFF and VID1 VID2 and VID3 see 6 Voltage Regulator Output Setting must be set to 3 4 Setting JEN Enable JumperFree 2...

Page 19: ... 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 K7V RM K7V RM Audio Codec Setting Enable Onboard Audio Codec Default 1 2 3 1 2 3 SPK ADN AUD_EN2 AUD_EN1 SPK AUD_EN2 Disable Onboard Audio Codec ADN AUD_EN1 3 3 3V Power Source Setting JP3 JP10 Requires optional components This jumper lets you select the onboard 3 3V from the motherboard if yourATX power supply does not have a 3 3V lead and 3 3V optional components are...

Page 20: ...l dip switches DSW 1 DSW 4 must be set to OFF 3 When JumperFree mode is enabled use BIOS setup in place of these switches set Operating Frequency Setting to User Define under 4 4Advanced Menu in BIOS Setup so you can set the CPU Frequency 0 1 0 1 0 1 K7V RM K7V RM CPU External Frequency Selection CPU PCI DSW 100 00MHz 33 33MHz 103 00MHz 34 33MHz 105MHz 35MHz 110 00MHz 36 67MHz ON 1 2 3 4 ON 1 2 3 ...

Page 21: ... 1 85Volts 1 6 1 65Volts 1 4 1 45Volts 1 3 1 35olts CPU Default JumperFree Default 2 2 05Volts 1 5 1 55Volts VID2 VID3 VID1 1 7 1 75Volts VID2 VID3 VID1 VID2 VID3 VID1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 4 WARNING Premature wearing of the processor may result when overclocking Be sure that the DIMM you use can handle the specified SDRAM MHz or else bootup will not...

Page 22: ...Chipset Setup Install memory in any combination as follows IMPORTANT For optimum signal integrity inserting the DIMMs in the following order is recommended DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 SDRAMs used must be compatible with the current PC133 PC100 SDRAM specification DO NOT attempt to mix SDRAMs with VCM SDRAMs Location 168 pin DIMM Total Memory DIMM1 Rows 0 1 SDRAM 16 32 64 128 256 512MB x1 DIMM2 Rows 2 3 SDRA...

Page 23: ...K7V RM 168 Pin DIMM Sockets Lock 20 Pins 60 Pins 88 Pins 0 1 0 1 0 1 K7V RM TheDIMMsmustbe3 3VUnbuffered forthismotherboard TodeterminetheDIMM type check the notches on the DIMMs see figure below 168 Pin DIMM Notch Key Definitions 3 3V DRAM Key Position Voltage Key Position Unbuffered RFU Buffered Reserved 3 3V 5 0V The notches on the DIMM module will shift between left center or right to identify...

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Page 25: ...ach the heatsink to the processor with thermal grease and retention clip The recommended heatsinks see section on recommended heatsinks for your processor are those with three pin fans that can be connected to the fan connec tors on the motherboard WARNING Be sure that there is sufficient air circulation across the processor s heatsink by regularly checking that your CPU fan is working Without suf...

Page 26: ...sh the two lock arms one direction to clamp the heatsink onto the processor and the other direction to release 3 6 3 Installing the Universal Retention Mechanism Your motherboard comes with a set of Universal Retention Mechanism URM which supports Athlon processors There are two types of URMs A With Inte grated Retainer Pins and B With Separate Retainer Pins URM A URM B Separate Retainer Pins Inte...

Page 27: ...ner pins are not pushed in press down on the retention brackets until the black fastener sleeves fit snugly against the board 5 Push the four retainer pins completely down into the black fastener sleeves until the head of each pin is securely seated WARNING Installing the URM while the retainer pins are pushed in will not only cause the URM to be installed improperly but will also damage the URM 3...

Page 28: ... else misalignment will occur Secure the assembly in place by pushing the two locks outward so that the locks show through the retention mechanism s lock holes 3 6 5 Removing the Processor Push the two locks inward to disengage the latch feature and firmly lift the assembly out of the URM Push lock inward CPU fan cable to fan connector Locked Position push upward CAUTION You may wear gloves to pro...

Page 29: ...des the best protection to your computer system To Use the ASUS S K7FAN See 2 Attach the Heatsink on the preceding page for the relevant procedures Note that the S K7FAN comes with a rock arm design for easy FAN CPU installation ASUS P2T Cable The optional ASUS P2T Cable can be used for a processor packaged in an SECC2 SECC SEPP NOTE TheASUS P2T Cable can only be used in a Slot A motherboard with ...

Page 30: ... s RPM and use the alert function with the Intel LANDesk Client Manager LDCM or the ASUS PC Probe software SECC Heatsink Fan WARNING Do not insert the sensor between the processor and heatsink other wise it will cause damage to the P2T Cable IMPORTANT Accurate readings are guaranteed only for theASUS Smart Fan 2 Connect the P2T Cable to the CPU thermal sensor connector JTCPU 0 1 0 1 0 1 K7V RM K7V...

Page 31: ... bracket for possible future use 3 Carefully align the card s connectors and press firmly 4 Secure the card on the slot with the screw you removed above 5 Replace the computer system s cover 6 Set up the BIOS if necessary such as IRQ xx Used By ISA Yes in PNPAND PCI SETUP 7 Install the necessary software drivers for your expansion card 3 7 2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards Some expansion cards ...

Page 32: ...ll make the system unstable or cards inoperable The following table lists the default IRQ assignments for standard PC devices Use this table when configuring your system and for resolving IRQ conflicts Standard Interrupt Assignments IRQ Priority Standard Function 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 N A Programmable Interrupt 3 11 Communications Port COM2 4 12 Communications Port COM1 5 13 6...

Page 33: ... motherboard s sys tem chipset This provides an upgradeable audio and or modem solution at an incred ibly low cost There are two types of AMR one defined as primary and another de fined as secondary This motherboard uses the primary channel so that a secondary AMR cancoexistwithouttheneedtodisabletheonboardCODEC Themotherboard s onboard CODEC must be disabled when using a primary AMR IMPORTANT The...

Page 34: ...loppy disk drives Check the connectors before installation because there may be exceptions IDE ribbon cable must be less than 46 cm 18 in with the sec ond drive connector no more than 15 cm 6 in from the first connector 1 PS 2 Mouse Connector Green 6 pin PS2KBMS The system will direct IRQ12 to the PS 2 mouse if one is detected If one is not detected expansion cards can use IRQ12 See PS 2 Mouse Fun...

Page 35: ... choose the IRQ through Onboard Parallel Port see 4 4 2 I O Device Configuration NOTE Serial printers must be connected to the serial port Parallel Printer Port 25 pin Female 5 Serial Port Connectors Teal Turquoise 9 pin COM1 COM2 One serial port is ready for a mouse or other serial devices A second serial port is available using a serial port bracket connected from the motherboard to an expansion...

Page 36: ...ying or editing professional audio Joystick Midi 15 pin Female 7 Audio Port Connectors Three 1 8 GAME_AUDIO optional Line Out lime can be connected to headphones or preferably powered speak ers Line In light blue allows tape players or other audio sources to be re corded by your computer or played through the Line Out lime Mic pink allows microphones to be connected for inputting voice Mic Line In...

Page 37: ...using ribbon cables with pin 20 plugged TIP You may configure two hard disks to be both Masters with two ribbon cables one for the primary IDE connector and another for the secondary IDE connector You may install one operating system on an IDE drive and another on a SCSI drive and select the boot disk through 4 4 1 Advanced CMOS Setup IMPORTANT UltraDMA 66 IDE devices must use a 40 pin 80 conducto...

Page 38: ...r 0 1 0 1 0 1 K7V RM K7V RM Wake On LAN Connector IMPORTANT Requires an ATX power supply with at least 720mA 5 volt standby power 5 Volt Standby PME Ground WOL_CON 11 Wake On Ring Connector 2 pin WOR This connector connects to internal modem cards with a Wake On Ring output The connector powers up the system when a ringup packet or signal is received through the internal modem card NOTE For extern...

Page 39: ...tead of the expansion slots Depending on the fan manufacturer the wiring and plug may be different The red wire should be positive while the black should be ground Connect the fan s plug to the board taking into consid eration the polarity of the connector NOTE The Rotation signal is to be used only by a specially designed fan with rotation signal The Rotations per Minute RPM can be monitored usin...

Page 40: ...r between the onboard audio and a voice modem card AUX White Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground 0 1 0 1 0 1 K7V RM K7V RM Internal Audio Connectors MODEM Modem Out from Modem Ground to Modem Modem In CD Black Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground VIDEO Green Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground 15 Headphone True Level Line Out Header 3 pin HPHONE optional This connector...

Page 41: ...n cable from the module to the motherboard s IR connector according to the pin definitions K7V RM Infrared Module Connector Front View Back View 5V IRTX IRRX NC GND IR 5V IRRX IRTX GND 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 K7V RM 17 SMBus Connector 5 1 pin SMB This connector allows you to connect SMBus System Management Bus de vices SMBus devices communicate by means of the SMBus with an SMBus host and or other SMBus dev...

Page 42: ...onnector 20 pin block ATXPWR This connector connects to an ATX power supply The plug from the power sup ply will only insert in one orientation because of the different hole sizes Find the proper orientation and push down firmly making sure that the pins are aligned IMPORTANT Make sure that yourATX power supply minimum recommended wattage 200 watts 235W for a fully configured system can supply at ...

Page 43: ...or set is available midboard If you want to use this connector you need to use the bundled external connector set The external connector set connects to the 10 1 pin block and mounts to an open slot on your computer s chassis K7V RM USB Ports 2 and 3 USBPORT 1 USB Power 2 USBP2 3 USBP2 4 GND 5 NC 6 USB Power 7 USBP3 8 USBP3 9 GND Optional USB 1 5 6 10 0 1 0 1 0 1 K7V RM ...

Page 44: ...ad 2 pin PWRSW The system power is controlled by a momentary switch connected to this lead Pressing the button once will switch the system between ON and SOFT OFF Pushing the switch while in the ON mode for more than 4 seconds will turn the system off The system power LED shows the status of the system s power 26 System Management Interrupt Lead 2 pin SMI This allows the user to manually place the...

Page 45: ...of the system case will light For ATX power supplies the system LED will light when the ATX power switch is pressed The LED on the monitor may light up or switch be tween orange and green after the system s if it complies with green standards or if it has a power standby feature The system will then run power on tests While the tests are running the BIOS will alarm beeps or additional messages wil...

Page 46: ...ating system before switching off the power switch ForATX power supplies you can press the ATX power switch after exiting or shutting down your operating system If you use Windows 9X click the Start button click Shut Down and then click Shut down the computer The power supply should turn off after Windows shuts down NOTE The message You can now safely turn off your computer will not appear when sh...

Page 47: ...MAT A S at the DOS prompt to create a bootable system floppy disk DO NOT copy AUTOEXEC BAT CONFIG SYS to the disk 2 Type COPYD AFLASH AFLASH EXEA assuming D is your CD ROM drive to copy AFLASH EXE to the just created boot disk NOTE AFLASH works only in DOS mode It will not work with DOS prompt in Windows and will not work with certain memory drivers that may be loaded when you boot from your hard ...

Page 48: ...revision will solve your problems Care less updating can result in your motherboard having more problems 1 Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet WWW or FTP see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION on page 3 for details and save to the disk you created earlier 2 Boot from the disk you created earlier 3 At the A prompt type AFLASH and then press Enter 4 At the Main Menu type 2 and then press Ente...

Page 49: ...en the programming is finished Flashed Successfully will be displayed 8 Follow the onscreen instructions to continue WARNING If you encounter problems while updating the new BIOS DO NOT turn off your system since this might prevent your system from booting up Just repeat the process and if the problem still persists update the original BIOS file you saved to disk above If the Flash Memory Writer u...

Page 50: ...ASUS K7V RM User s Manual 50 4 BIOS SETUP 4 BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS This page was intentionally left blank ...

Page 51: ...en you start up the computer the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program This appears during the Power On Self Test POST Press Delete to call up the Setup utility If you are a little bit late in pressing the mentioned key POST will continue with its test routines thus preventing you from calling up Setup If you still need to call Setup restart the system by pressing Ctrl Alt D...

Page 52: ...tice a legend bar The keys in the legend bar allow you to navigate through the various setup menus The following table lists the keys found in the legend bar with their corresponding alternates and functions Navigation Key s Function Description F1 or Alt H Displays the General Help screen from anywhere in the BIOS Setup Esc Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a sub menu or key...

Page 53: ...hat a right pointer symbol as shown in the left view appears to the left of certain fields This pointer indicates that a sub menu can be launched from this field A sub menu con tains additional options for a field parameter To call up a sub menu simply move the highlight to the field and press En ter The sub menu will then immediately appear Use the legend keys to enter values and move from field ...

Page 54: ...id values for month day and year are Month 1 to 12 Day 1 to 31 Year 100 year range Use the Tab or Shift Tab keys to move between the month day and year fields Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Legacy Diskette B None Sets the type of floppy drives installed Configuration options None 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled This is required to supp...

Page 55: ...sful the correct values will be filled in for the remaining fields on this sub menu If automatic detection fails your hard disk drive may be too old or too new You can try updating your BIOS or enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters manually NOTE After the IDE hard disk drive information has been entered into BIOS new IDE hard disk drives must be partitioned such as with FDISK and then formatted...

Page 56: ...eads and sectors per track for your drive Refer to your drive documentation or look on the drive for this information If no drive is installed or if you are removing a drive and not replacing it select None Translation Method LBA Select the hard disk drive type in this field When Logical BlockAddressing is enabled 28 bit addressing of the hard drive is used without regard for cylinders heads or se...

Page 57: ... This field can also be configured manu ally Note that when this field is automatically configured the set value may not always be the fastest value for the drive Refer to the documentation that came with your hard drive to determine the optimal value and set it manu ally NOTE To make changes to this field the Type field must be set to User Type HDD Configuration options Disabled 2 Sectors 4 Sec t...

Page 58: ...hat the drive size appear in the field for the hard disk drive that you just configured Main Menu Boot Up NumLock Status On This field enables users to activate the Number Lock function upon system boot Configuration options Off On Keyboard Auto Repeat Rate 12 Sec This controls the speed at which the system registers repeated keystrokes Options range from 6 to 30 characters per second Configuratio...

Page 59: ...clear the password highlight this field and press Enter The same dialog box as above will appear Press Enter and the password will be set to Disabled A Note about Passwords The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify passwords in the Main menu The pass words control access to the BIOS during system startup The passwords are not case sen sitive Inotherwords itmakesnodifferencewhetheryouenterapassw...

Page 60: ...ous or asynchronous mode with respect to the CPU Frequency This must be set in conjunction with CPU external Frequency to match the speed of your SDRAM NOTE When 4 3 is selected Suspend to RAM support will not be available because the chipset does not support STR at the frequency of 133MHz Configuration options 3 3 4 3 CPU Frequency when Operating Frequency Setting is set to User Define This featu...

Page 61: ...der integrated into the BIOS to supply the processor with the required data In the default position of Enabled the BIOS will load the update on all processors during system bootup Configu ration options Disabled Enabled PS 2 Mouse Function Control Auto The default of Auto allows the system to detect a PS 2 mouse on startup If detected IRQ12 will be used for the PS 2 mouse IRQ12 will be reserved fo...

Page 62: ...p If your system crashes or hangs due to improper frequency settings power OFF your system and restart The system will start up in safe mode running at a DRAM to CPU frequency ratio of 3 3 and a bus speed of 100MHz You will then be led to BIOS setup to adjust the configurations JumperFree Mode ...

Page 63: ...th P Ctrl C Configuration options 0 1 2 F AGP Drive Strenght N Ctrl E Configuration options 0 1 2 F AGP Fast Write Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled SDRAM Configuration By SPD This sets the optimal timings for SDRAM related fields depending on the memory modules that you are using Default setting is By SPD which configures the subsequent 3 items by reading the contents in the SPD Se ...

Page 64: ...abled for ISA cards that are not PCI 2 1 compliant Con figuration options Enabled Disabled PCI to DRAM Prefetch Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Byte Merge Disabled To optimize the data transfer on PCI this merges a sequence of individual memory writes bytes or words into a single 32 bit block of data However byte merging may only be done when the bytes within a data phase are in a p...

Page 65: ...board Serial Port 2 2F8H IRQ3 These fields allow you to set the addresses for the onboard serial connec tors Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 must have different addresses Configu ration options 3F8H IRQ4 2F8H IRQ3 3E8H IRQ4 2E8H IRQ10 Disabled UART2 Use Standard Infrared Disabled When enabled this field activates the onboard standard infrared feature and sets the second serial UART to support the ...

Page 66: ...ed operation in a two way mode Configuration op tions Normal ECP EPP ECP EPP ECP DMA Select 3 This field allows you to configure the parallel port DMA channel for the selected ECP mode This selection is available only if you select ECP or ECP EPP in Parallel Port Mode above Configuration options 1 3 Disabled Onboard Peripheral Resource Control Onboard AC97 Modem Controller Auto Onboard AC97 Audio ...

Page 67: ...ice NOTE To display the rest of the items this field must be enabled as shown below Sound Blaster Emulation Disabled Select Enabled for this field if you want to use the Sound Blaster emu lation feature Sound Blaster I O Base Address 220h 22Fh Sound Blaster IRQ IRQ5 Sound Blaster DMA DMA 1 These fields set the I O address IRQ and DMA channel for the Sound Blaster feature MPU 401 Enabled Enable thi...

Page 68: ...e default setting of Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCI Latency Timer 32 Leave on default setting for best performance vs stability SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS Auto Auto allows the motherboard s BIOS to detect whether you have a Symbios SCSI card If the Symbios SCSI card is detected the motherboard s Symbios BIOS will be enabled if no Symbios SCSI card is detected the onboard Symbios SCSI B...

Page 69: ...phics card to take precedence when detected Configuration options PCI AGP AGP PCI IRQ XX Used By ISA No ICU These fields indicate whether or not the displayed IRQ for each field is being used by a legacy non PnP ISA card The default value indicates either that the displayed IRQ is not used or that ISA Configuration Utility ICU is being used to determine if an ISA card is using that IRQ If you inst...

Page 70: ...lt setting indi cates either that the displayed DMA channel is not used or an ICU is being used to determine if an ISA card is using that channel If you install a legacy ISA card that requires a unique DMA channel and you are not using an ICU you must set the field for that channel to Yes Configuration options No ICU Yes PCI PNP ISA DMA Resource Exclusion PCI PNP ISA UMB Resource Exclusion PCI Con...

Page 71: ...he amount used for this purpose Configuration options Disabled Enabled ISA MEM Block BASE No ICU This field allows you to set the base address and block size of a legacy ISA card that uses any memory segment within the C800 and DFFF address range If you have such a card and you are not using an ICU to specify its address range select a base address from the six available options the ISA MEM Block ...

Page 72: ...er management modes Max Sav ing puts the system into power saving mode after a brief period of system inactiv ity Min Saving is almost the same as Max Saving except that the system inactiv ity period is longer Disabled disables the power saving features User Define allows you to set power saving options according to your preference Configuration options User Define Disabled Min Saving Max Saving I...

Page 73: ...Min 3 Min 15 Min Suspend to RAM Capability Disabled Suspend to RAM STR is an energy saving feature In Suspend to RAM state all devices on the computer are turned off except for the system RAM Thus the PC consumes less than 5 Watts of power Auto allows the BIOS to provide STR support but to make the STR feature function your operating system device drivers and power supply all have to support this ...

Page 74: ...mputer is in Soft off mode NOTE The computer cannot receive or transmit data until the com puter and applications are fully running Thus connection cannot be made on the first try Turning an external modem off and then back on while the computer is off causes an initialization string that will also cause the system to power on Configuration options Disabled Enabled Wake On LAN or PCI Modem Disable...

Page 75: ...utomatic Power Up Disabled This allows an unattended or automatic system power up You may config ure your system to power up at a certain time of the day by selecting Every day or at a certain time and day by selecting By Date Configuration options Disabled Everyday By Date ...

Page 76: ... speed power supply fan speed and the chassis fan speed in rotations per minute RPM The presence of the fans is automatically detected Set to Ignore only if necessary VCORE Voltage 3 3V Voltage 5V Voltage 12V Voltage xx xV 12V Voltage 5V Voltage Ignore The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the voltage output by the onboard voltage regulators Set to Ignore only if necessary NOTE If any of ...

Page 77: ... IDEHardDrive ATAPI CD ROM and Other Boot Device Removable Device Legacy Floppy Configuration options Disabled Legacy Floppy LS120 ZIP 100 ATAPI MO IDE Hard Drive This field allows you to select which IDE hard disk drive to use in the boot sequence Pressing Enter will show the product IDs of all connected IDE hard disk drives ATAPI CD ROM This field allows you to select which ATAPI CD ROM drive to...

Page 78: ...only if you want to clear these data during the Power On Self Test POST Configuration op tions No Yes Boot Virus Detection Enabled This field allows you to set boot virus detection ensuring a virus free boot sector The system halts and displays a warning message when it detects a virus If this occurs you can either allow the operation to continue or use a virus free bootable floppy disk to restart...

Page 79: ...a message asking if you want to save your changes before exiting Pressing Enter will then save changes while exiting Exit Discarding Changes This option should only be used if you do not want to save the changes you have made to the Setup program If you have made changes to fields other than system date system time and password the system will ask for con firmation before exiting 4 7 Exit Menu Onc...

Page 80: ... val ues to the non volatile RAM Discard Changes This option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the values you previously saved After selecting this option a confirmation is requested Select Yes to discard any changes and load the previously saved values Save Changes This option saves your selections without exiting the Setup program You can then return to other menus and ma...

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