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Chapter2

BIOS Setup

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PCI / VGA Palette Snoop

Choose Disabled or Enabled. Some graphic controllers which are not VGA
compatible take the output from a VGA controller and map it to their display as a
way to provide boot information and VGA compatibility.

Disabled

(default)

Disables the function.

Enabled

Enables the function.

Assign IRQ For VGA

Lets the user choose which IRQ to assign for the VGA.

Assign IRQ For USB

Lets the user choose which IRQ to assign for the USB.

Summary of Contents for M7VKE

Page 1: ...ed to ensure compliance with FCC Rules It is the responsibility of the user to provide and use these accessories properly This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class...

Page 2: ...ication in part or in whole is not allowed without first obtaining the vendor s approval in writing Trademarks and Remarks MS DOS Windows NT Windows 9X Windows 2000 and Windows ME are products of Micr...

Page 3: ...NEL1 JPANEL2 1 8 1 3 2 Floppy Disk Connector FDD1 1 10 1 3 3 Hard Disk Connectors IDE1 IDE2 1 10 1 3 4 ATX 20 pin Power Connector JATXPWR1 1 11 1 4 Back Panel Connectors 1 12 1 4 1 PS 2 Mouse Keyboard...

Page 4: ...26 1 9 2 Telephony Connector JTAD1 1 26 1 9 3 AUX Audio in Connector JAUX1 Optional 1 26 1 9 4 Front Audio Connector JF_AUDIO Optional 1 27 2 BIOS Setup 2 1 2 1 Main Menu 2 3 2 2 Standard CMOS Feature...

Page 5: ...2 12 Set Supervisor User Password 2 34 2 13 Save Exit Setup 2 36 2 14 Exit Without Saving 2 37 3 Software Setup 3 1 3 1 Software List 3 1 3 2 Software Installation 3 2 3 3 Using Software 3 4 4 Trouble...

Page 6: ...topics This board incorporates the system board I O and PCI IDE into one board that provides a total PC solution The mainboard a AMD AthlonTM and DuronTM processor based PC Micro ATX system supports...

Page 7: ...odule socket Supports Synchronous DRAM 3 3V Support a maximum memory size of 1024MB with SDRAM Shadow RAM A memory controller provide shadow RAM and supports 8 bit ROM BIOS Green Function Support powe...

Page 8: ...Audio Codec AC 97 2 1 interface 16 channels of high quality sample rate conversion 16x8 channel digital mixer Stereo 10 band graphic equalizer Sound Blaster and Sound Blaster Pro emulation 64 voice wa...

Page 9: ...2 2 cm X 24 3 cm W x L Integrated Savage4 2D 3D Video Accelerator Optimized Shared Memory Architecture SMA 2 to 32 MB frame buffer using system memory Floating point triangle setup engine Single cycle...

Page 10: ...ion Supports ACPI Operating System Offers the highest performance for MS DOS OS 2 Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows 95 98 Windows ME Novell UNIX SCO UNIX etc 1 1 3 Attachments HDD Cable FDD Cable Flash...

Page 11: ...Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 6 1 2 Motherboard Installation 1 2 1 Layout of Motherboard Model No M7VKE...

Page 12: ...AUX Audio In Connector JAUX1 N Wake On MODEM Connector JWOM1 E CD Audio In Connector JCDIN1 2 O System Fan Connector JSFAN1 F PCI BUS Slots PCI1 3 P FDD Connector FDD1 G Front Audio Connector JF_AUDIO...

Page 13: ...ANEL2 Pin Pin No Assignment Function No Assignment Function 1 HDD LED Hard Drive 2 Power LED 3 HDD LED LED 4 Power LED PWR LED 5 Ground Reset 6 Power Button ATX Power 7 Reset Control Button 8 Ground B...

Page 14: ...ion properly an IDE drive must be connected to the onboard hard drive controller Infrared Connector After the IrDA interface is configured files can be transferred from or to portable devices such as...

Page 15: ...Connectors IDE1 IDE2 The motherboard has a 32 bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO Mode 0 4 Bus Master and Ultra DMA 33 Ultra DMA 66 Ultra DMA 100 optional functionality It has two HDD co...

Page 16: ...ft 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 t...

Page 17: ...use You can plug a PS 2 mouse Keyboard directly into this connector The connector location and pin definition are shown below PS 2 Keyboard PS 2 Mouse USB VGA1 Parallel Game Port Speaker out Line in M...

Page 18: ...tion 1 4 2 USB Connectors JUSB1 The motherboard provides a OHCI Open Host Controller Interface Universal Serial Bus Roots for attaching USB devices such as keyboard mouse and other USB device Stacked...

Page 19: ...oard has built in video facilities Your monitor will attach directly to JVGA1 connector on the motherboard Pin No Assignment Pin No Assignment 1 Red 2 Green 3 Blue 4 5V 5 Ground 6 Ground 7 Ground 8 Gr...

Page 20: ...hapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 15 1 4 4 Front USB Connector JUSB2 Pin No Signal Name Pin No Signal Name 1 5V 2 Ground 3 USBP2 4 Ground 5 USBP2 6 USBP3 7 Ground 8 USBP3 9 Ground 10 5V JUSB2 10 2 1...

Page 21: ...modems and other peripheral devices can be connected to a serial port The serial port can also be used to connect your computer with another computer system If you wish to transfer the contents of you...

Page 22: ...each pin on the 9 pin connector and some of the 25 pin connector This information can be used when configuring certain software programs to work with the serial port Signal Name DB9 PIN DB25 PIN DCD D...

Page 23: ...parallel port is almost exclusively used with printers The parallel port on your system has a 25 pin DB25 connector see picture below The pinouts for the parallel port are shown in the table below Si...

Page 24: ...1 Pull the lever sideways away from the socket then raise the lever up to a 90 degree angle 2 Locate Pin A in the socket and look for the white dot or cut edge in the CPU Match Pin A with the white do...

Page 25: ...Description 1 20 1 7 Jumper Settings A jumper has two or more pins that can be covered by a plastic jumper cap allowing you to select different system options 1 JCFAN1 3 JWOL1 1 1 JSFAN1 JSFAN3 3 3 JC...

Page 26: ...ignment 1 Ground 2 12V 3 Sense 1 7 2 System Fan Connector JSFAN1 Pin No Assignment 1 Ground 2 12V 3 Sense 1 7 3 System Fan Connector JSFAN3 Optional Pin No Assignment 1 Ground 2 12V 3 Sense 1 7 4 Wake...

Page 27: ...tions which may be necessary in certain circumstances i e forgotten BIOS passwords JCMOS1 Assignment 1 3 1 2 Closed Normal Operation default 1 3 2 3 Closed Clear CMOS Data The following procedures are...

Page 28: ...Module 168pin Total Bank 0 Bank 1 Memory Size MB DIMM2 DIMM3 8 M 8M x 1 pc 16 M 16M x 1 pc 32 M 32M x 1 pc 64 M 64M x 1 pc 128 M 128M x 1 pc 256 M 256M x 1 pc 16 M 8M x 1 pc 8M x 1 pc 32 M 16M x 1 pc...

Page 29: ...as 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 memory modules into the socket at a 90 degree angle then push down ve...

Page 30: ...Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 25 1 9 Audio Subsystem Model No M7VKE JCDIN2 1 4 1 4 JCDIN1 1 4 1 4 JAUX1 1 4 1 4 JTAD1 1 4 JF_AUDIO 1 9 2 10...

Page 31: ...Ground 3 Left Channel Input 4 Ground Pin No of JCDIN1 Assignment 1 Right Channel Input 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 Left Channel Input 1 9 2 Telephony Connector JTAD1 Pin No TAD 1 MONO_IN 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 M...

Page 32: ...1 Motherboard Description 1 27 1 9 4 Front Audio Connector JF_AUDIO Optional Pin No Signal Name 1 AUD_MIC 2 AUD_GND 3 AUD_MIC_BIAS 4 AUD_VCC 5 AUD_FPOUT_R 6 AUD_RET_R 7 HP_ON 8 KEY 9 AUD_FPOUT_L 10 AU...

Page 33: ...stomized the Award BIOS but nonstandard features such as virus and password protection as well as special support for detailed fine tuning of the chipset controlling the entire system The rest of this...

Page 34: ...ve to next item Left arrow Move to the item on the left menu bar Right arrow Move to the item on the right menu bar Esc Main Menu Quit without saving changes Submenus Exit Current page to the next hig...

Page 35: ...egrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP PCI Configurations Save Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving Esc Quit F9 Menu in BIOS Select Item F1...

Page 36: ...for your system to operate Load Optimized Defaults These settings are more likely to configure a workable computer when something is wrong If you cannot boot the computer successfully select the BIOS...

Page 37: ...lity Copyright C 1984 2000 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 Maxtor 54098H8 IDE Primary Slave None Chang...

Page 38: ...d options IDE Primary Slave Options are in its sub menu Press Enter to enter the sub menu of detailed options IDE Secondary Master Options are in its sub menu Press Enter to enter the sub menu of deta...

Page 39: ...Key Select the situation in which you want the BIOS to stop the POST process and notify you Base Memory N A Displays the amount of conventional memory detected during boot up Extended Memory N A Displ...

Page 40: ...Seek Enabled Boot Up NumLock Status On Gate A20 Option Fast Typematic Rate Setting Disabled X Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 X Typematic Delay Msec 250 Security Option Setup OS Select For DRAM 64MB Non OS...

Page 41: ...omatically enable the shadow RAM User does not have to select the item Anti Virus Protection This option allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection If this...

Page 42: ...ring boot up Disabling 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 O...

Page 43: ...the character repeating units are mil sec The Choices 250 default 500 750 1000 Security Option This category allows you to limit access to the system and Setup or just to Setup System The system will...

Page 44: ...000 Award Software Advanced Chipset Features Onchip Device Control Press Enter Item Help Chipset Specific Feature Press Enter AGP device control Press Enter DRAM Timing By SPD Disabled Menu Level DRAM...

Page 45: ...page includes all the items of chipset special features PCI Master Pipeline Req This item allows you to enable disable the PCI master pipeline request feature The Choices Enabled Disabled default P2C...

Page 46: ...1 Retry When enabled PCI 2 will be disconnected if max retries are attempted without success default When disabled PCI 2 will not be disconnected until access finishes The Choices Enabled default Dis...

Page 47: ...ult AGP Master 1 WS Read When Enabled read to the AGP Accelerated Graphics Port are executed with one wait states The Choices Enabled Disabled default Frame Buffer Size This item allows you to set fra...

Page 48: ...ler is enabled The Choices Enabled Disabled default Video RAM Cacheable Select Enabled allows caching of the video BIOS resulting in better system performance However if any program writes to this mem...

Page 49: ...U PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults OnChip IDE Control The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channel...

Page 50: ...erface supports Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance In Auto mode the system automatically determines the best mode for each device The Choices Auto default Mode0 Mode1 Mode2 M...

Page 51: ...ed default SB I O Base Address Change the SoundBlaster Pro Base I O Address settings The Choices 220H default 240H 260H 280H SB IRQ Select Change the SoundBlaster Pro interrupt signal The Choices IRQ5...

Page 52: ...ne which Infra Red IR function of the onboard I O chip you wish to use The Choices HPSIR default ASKIR IR Function Duplex This item allows you to determine which Infra Red IR function of onboard I O c...

Page 53: ...OS Setup 2 21 ECP Mode Use DMA Select a DMA channel for the parallel port for use during ECP mode The Choice 3 default 1 Parallel Port EPP Type Select a DMA Channel for the port The Choice EPP1 9 defa...

Page 54: ...em Help 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 Wake Up Events Press Enter Move Enter Select PU PD...

Page 55: ...no matter the mode 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 This means that you can elect to have your hard disk d...

Page 56: ...em Use IRQ This determines the IRQ which can be applied in MODEM use 3 default 4 5 7 9 10 11 NA Soft Off by PWRBTN Pressing the power button for more than 4 seconds forces the system to enter the Soft...

Page 57: ...upported Enabled Wake up on LAN Ring supported RTC Alarm Resume When Enabled you can set the date and time at which the RTC real time clock alarm awakens the system from Suspend mode The Choices Enabl...

Page 58: ...ter2 BIOS Setup 2 26 IRQ3 COM2 IRQ4 COM1 IRQ5 LPT2 IRQ6 Floppy Disk IRQ7 LPT1 IRQ8 RTC Alarm IRQ9 IRQ2 Redir IRQ10 Reserved IRQ11 Reserved IRQ12 PS 2 Mouse IRQ13 Coprocessor IRQ14 Hard Disk IRQ15 Rese...

Page 59: ...ation Data Disabled Item Help Menu Level Resources Controlled By Auto ESCD X IRQ Resources Press Enter Select Yes if you are X DMA Resources Press Enter using a Plug and Play capable operating PCI VGA...

Page 60: ...o PCI PnP IRQ 7 assigned to PCI PnP IRQ 9 assigned to PCI PnP IRQ 10 assigned to PCI PnP IRQ 11 assigned to PCI PnP IRQ 12 assigned to PCI PnP IRQ 14 assigned to PCI PnP IRQ 15 assigned to PCI PnP The...

Page 61: ...the output from a VGA controller and map it to their display as a way to provide boot information and VGA compatibility Disabled default Disables the function Enabled Enables the function Assign IRQ...

Page 62: ...ious Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Show H W Monitor in POST If you computer contain a monitoring system it will show PC health status during POST stage The item offers several del...

Page 63: ...you to enable disable auto detect DIMM PCI Clock The Choices Enabled default Disabled CPU Host PCI Spread Spec This item allows you to select CPU Host Clock CPU PCI If unfortunately the system s frequ...

Page 64: ...ge Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP...

Page 65: ...ntrol Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP PCI C...

Page 66: ...it Setup Change Set Disable 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 the password u...

Page 67: ...ity 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 Security Option of BI...

Page 68: ...ced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP PCI Configurations Save Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Withou...

Page 69: ...efaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP PCI Configurations Save Exit Setup PC Health Statu...

Page 70: ...d Flash Utility Used for updating BIOS Please refer to chapter Application Software Need to be run under DOS environment Software Flash VIA AC97 Audio Option Install the driver to enable the VIA AC97...

Page 71: ...Driver CD to let users install some common used drivers conveniently The Wizard can automatically detect OS and switch to the proper page so you don t need to worry about installing the wrong drivers...

Page 72: ...will invoke other applications to complete the rest of installation When the drivers CAN NOT be installed directly from CD by using CD Installation Utility please do the following procedure Please rea...

Page 73: ...eral you can get more detailed information in the on line help or readme for the softwares Using VIA Hardware Monitor After the utility is installed you can follow the sequence Start Programs VIA HM V...

Page 74: ...ollowing figure is the main panel of VIA Hardware Monitor In the panel you can get some real time and important information Voltage Fan speed and temperature for example If there is an abnormal situat...

Page 75: ...and wall socket are OK but system is still dead Contact technical support Faulty wall outlet circuit breaker or fuse blown Plug in device known to work in socket and test Use different socket repair...

Page 76: ...t hard disk if unable to do so the hard disk may be defective Contact technical support Hard disk directory or FAT is scrambled Run the FDISK program format the hard drive Copy data that was backed up...

Page 77: ...rd drive Re install all saved data when completed PROBLEM Screen message says Invalid Configuration or CMOS Failure PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Incorrect information entered into the configurati...

Page 78: ...lled in correct sockets Computer virus Use anti virus programs to detect and clean viruses PROBLEM Screen goes blank periodically PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Screen saver is enabled Disable scre...

Page 79: ...ive failure PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Hard drive cable not connected properly Check hard drive cable PROBLEM Cannot boot system after installing second hard drive PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLU...

Page 80: ...LUTION CMOS setup has been changed Run setup and select correct drive type PROBLEM Certain keys do not function PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Keys jammed or defective Replace keyboard PROBLEM Keyb...

Page 81: ...03 08 2001 MADE IN TAIWAN R O C...

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