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4. BIOS SETUP

4.7.12

 

Assign IRQ For USB/VGA

Enable/Disable to assign IRQ for USB/VGA. The choices: Enabled, Disabled.

4.7.13

 

Assign IRQ For ACPI

Assign a IRQ for ACPI. The choice: IRQ9, IRQ10, IRQ11.

Summary of Contents for QS440VA

Page 1: ...1 Advanced Pentium II Motherboard QS440VA USER S MANUAL...

Page 2: ...3 3 1 DIMM Dual Inline Memory Module 17 3 3 2 Installation Procedure 17 3 3 3 DIMM Combination 18 3 4 EXPANSION SLOTS 19 3 5 CONNECTORS 20 3 5 1 Primary IDE Connector J14 39 pin block 20 3 5 2 Seconda...

Page 3: ...43 4 4 8 Boot Up Floppy Seek 43 4 4 9 Boot Up NumLock Status 44 4 4 10 IDE HDD Block Mode 44 4 4 11 Typematic Rate Setting 44 4 4 12 Typematic Rate Chars Sec 44 4 4 13 Typematic Delay Msec 44 4 4 14...

Page 4: ...6 6 MODEM Use IRQ 50 4 6 7 Soft Off by PWRBTN 50 4 6 8 HDD Power Down 51 4 6 9 Doze Mode 51 4 6 10 Suspend Mode 51 4 6 11 VGA 51 4 6 12 LPT COM 51 4 6 13 HDD FDD 51 4 6 14 DMA master 51 4 6 15 Wake U...

Page 5: ...fetch Mode 56 4 8 4 Primary Secondary Master Slave PIO 56 4 8 5 Init Display First 57 4 8 6 Onboard FDC Controller 57 4 8 7 Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 57 4 8 8 UART Mode Select 57 4 8...

Page 6: ...NSTALLATION Page and refer to the section number following each step if you require more detailed instructions Check Your Device Items The standard package should contain following items marked with a...

Page 7: ...7 2 FEATURES 2 2 F Fe ea at tu ur re es s Photo Of The Motherboard...

Page 8: ...hecking Correction or non ECC memory support Graphics Support l Supports AGP Accelerated Graphics Port for increased performance of Graphic Displays special 3D operations in multimedia and higher spee...

Page 9: ...nd PCI Add In card auto configuring l Also it supports DMI which allows hardware to communicate within a standard protocol creating a higher level of compatibility Requires DMI enabled component Green...

Page 10: ...rboard Layout Main Parts ISA Slot SB LINK WOL J28 Modem Ring JP2 CPU Speed CPU Slot COM2 PRINTER COM1 USB 2 PS 2 2 DIMM Sockets CPU Fan ATX Power Connector Chassis Fan Key Lock Pwr LED Clear Password...

Page 11: ...Two USB connectors SEC 3 5 6 Two serials ports SEC 3 5 6 One parallel port SEC 3 5 6 Expansion Slots Sockets DIMM Sockets SEC 3 3 SEC CPU Slot SEC 3 2 ISA Slots SEC 3 4 PCI Slots SEC 3 4 AGP Slot SEC...

Page 12: ...ounded 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 t...

Page 13: ...5 J5 Parallel Port 6 J6 J10 PCI Slots 7 J11 WOL Wake On LAN Connector 8 J12 AGP Accelerated Graphics Port Slot 9 J13 CPU Fan 10 J14 Primary IDE 11 J15 ATX Power Connector 12 J16 Chassis Fan 13 J17 Ke...

Page 14: ...he motherboard Also this motherboard can be upgraded with Pentium II processors that run at higher speeds When upgrading the processor use the BIOS configuration mode to change the processor speed 3 2...

Page 15: ...ge s two locks inward and insert the CPU into Retention Mechanism Press the top of CPU gently but firmly until it is fully inserted Warning It is strongly recommended that a heatsink and CPU cooling f...

Page 16: ...300MHz 66 66MHz Close Open Open Close 5 333MHz 66 66MHz Open Open Close Close 11 2 366MHz 66 66MHz Open Open Open Close 6 400MHz 66 66MHz Close Close Close Open 13 2 433MHz 66 66MHz Close Close Open...

Page 17: ...in 1 of the DIMM must match pin 1 of the DIMM socket Step2 Insert the DIMM module into the DIMM socket at a 90 degree angle If pin 1 of the DIMM module does not line up with pin 1 of the socket the DI...

Page 18: ...ect 1 out of 6 items empty 8MB 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB in DIMM3 Then repeat again in DIMM2 DIMM1 to go through your own path A total of 343 combinations ensure you can insert your DIMM modules any...

Page 19: ...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 interfac...

Page 20: ...pin block This connector supports two secondary channel IDE devices as well as the 120MB Floppy drives via a ribbon cable When two IDE devices are installed using the secondary IDE connector make sure...

Page 21: ...This connector supports a standard 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 1 2...

Page 22: ...eader can select between the chassis speaker and internal buzzer by installing a cap over pin1 2 When the chassis mounted speaker is needed the jumper should be removed Reset Switch Connector J21 2 pi...

Page 23: ...nsmission and reception of infrared data The module mounts in a small opening on the system case that supports this feature The efficient distance is 100cm and the transfer rate is 1 44M KB sec Sleep...

Page 24: ...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...

Page 25: ...ort Universal Serial Bus USB Ports The motherboard has two USB connectors USB devices provide a more convenient operating environment and improve data transferring capacity True Plug Play this new bus...

Page 26: ...led The parallel port contains 12mA source output drivers on the drive interface and incorporates Chip Protect circuitry for protection against damage due to printer s power being on Serial Port The m...

Page 27: ...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 5V 5 at 720mA Modem Ring This header is used for remote wakeup of...

Page 28: ...rd is set in the BIOS it can be cleared by inserting a jumper over JP1 The Power LED is as same as the Power LED connector found in the Front Panel Connectors You can lock your system by using a Key L...

Page 29: ...o inlet of the system case 4 Connect the power supply cord into an outlet of power supply 5 Connect Monitor signal cable to system VGA port and the monitor power cord to power outlet 6 Now turn on mon...

Page 30: ...30 3 INSTALLATION SETUP...

Page 31: ...31 3 INSTALLATION...

Page 32: ...he process of configuring your system using the BIOS Setup 4 1 How To Enter BIOS Setup The AWARD BIOS is immediately activated when you first turn on the computer The BIOS reads system configuration i...

Page 33: ...ge Setup Menu F7 Load the Setup default F10 Save all the CMOS changes only for Main Menu Getting Help Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible...

Page 34: ...34 4 BIOS SETUP setup may cause the system to become unstable...

Page 35: ...on of each highlighted selection appears at the bottom of the screen ROM PCI ISA BIOS 2A69KB3E CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE INC STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURE SETUP SUPER...

Page 36: ...peripherals controller in your system Supervisor User Password Setting Change set or disable a password In BIOS versions that allow separate user and supervisor passwords only the supervisor password...

Page 37: ...ss 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 ID...

Page 38: ...drive parameter field 3 Use the IDE HDD AUTO DECTECTION function in Setup Here is a brief explanation of drive specifications Type The BIOS contains a table of pre defined drive types Each defined dri...

Page 39: ...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...

Page 40: ...bytes 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...

Page 41: ...41 4 BIOS SETUP System total memory is the sum of base memory extended memory and other memory...

Page 42: ...che memory is additional memory that is much faster than conventional DRAM ROM PCI ISA BIOS 2A5KKG5C BIOS FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Esc Quit Select Item F1 Help PU PD Modify F5 Old value Shift...

Page 43: ...en enabled allows the BIOS to bypass the extensive memory test The options are Enabled Default Disabled 4 4 6 Boot Sequence The original IBM PCs loaded the DOS operating system from drive A floppy dis...

Page 44: ...ur system When Enabled you can select a typematic a rate and typematic delay 4 4 12 Typematic Rate Chars Sec When the typematic rate setting is enabled you can select a typematic rate the rate at whic...

Page 45: ...xample a SCSI adapter Shadowing copy firmware from ROM into system RAM where the CPU can read it through the 16 bit or 32 bit DRAM bus Firmware not shadowed must be read by the system through the 8 bi...

Page 46: ...area is reserved it cannot be cached The user information of peripherals that need to use this area of ROM PCI ISA BIOS 2A5KKG5C CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Esc Quit Select Item F1 Help...

Page 47: ...f the Accelerated Graphics Port AGP aperture The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address space Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded...

Page 48: ...e or down spread type The options are Enabled Disabled Default 4 5 13 CPU Warning Temperature This item presents the current hardware situation for the hardware monitoring feature of this motherboard...

Page 49: ...drive ROM PCI ISA BIOS 2A5KKG5C POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Esc Quit Select Item F1 Help PU PD Modify F5 Old value Shift F2 Color F7 Load Setup Defaults Move to items Exit to Main Menu...

Page 50: ...horizontal synchronization ports and writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS Support Select this option if your monitor supports the Display Power Management Signaling DPMS standard of the Video Elect...

Page 51: ...es except the CPU shut off 4 6 11 VGA When Enabled you can set the LAN awakens the system 4 6 12 LPT COM When On of LPT COM any activity from one of the listed system peripheral devices or IRQs wakes...

Page 52: ...g at will awaken a system which has been powered down The following is a list of IRQ s Interrupt ReQuests which can be exemted much as the COM ports and LPT ports above can When an I O device wants to...

Page 53: ...ation has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system cannot boot 4 7 4 CPU to PCI Write Buffer When this field is Enabled writes from the CPU to the PCI bus are buffered to compensate fo...

Page 54: ...ctions cycles Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specification version 2 1 The choices Enabled Disabled 4 7 8 PCI 2 Access 1 Retry When PCI 2 AGP bus access to PCE 1 PCI bus has a error occ...

Page 55: ...55 4 BIOS SETUP 4 7 12 Assign IRQ For USB VGA Enable Disable to assign IRQ for USB VGA The choices Enabled Disabled 4 7 13 Assign IRQ For ACPI Assign a IRQ for ACPI The choice IRQ9 IRQ10 IRQ11...

Page 56: ...4 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 ROM PCI ISA BI...

Page 57: ...abled in this field The choices Enabled Disabled 4 8 7 Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports The choices 3F8 I...

Page 58: ...re require one of the other modes offered in this field SPP Standard parallel port mode Default EPP Bi directional mode ECP Fast buffered ECP EPP Bi directional and buffered 4 8 13 ECP Mode Use DMA Se...

Page 59: ...n item in the BIOS Features Setup screen select System or Setup System Enter a password each time the system boots and whenever you enter Setup Setup Enter a password whenever you enter Setup NOTE To...

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