Chapter 2
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CN24 (Front Audio Connector)
This connector give you the option of a front panel audio
jack cable ext. to be plug into a special custom designed
system case.
Simply remove the two jumper caps at pin [
5-6
] and [
9-10
]
then plug it into the (optional) cable ext. connector. Pin [
5-6
]
and [
9-10
] are shorted (default) to enable the back panel
audio function.
IR2 (IR Connector)
Select a UART Mode in BIOS's Integrated Peripherals
menu the UART port to support IR function. (See section
3.4
Super I/O Device of
Integrated Peripherals
)
Chapter 3
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Chapter 3
BIOS Setup Program
Phoenix-Award BIOS ROM has a built-in setup program that allows users to modify
the basic system configuration. This information is stored in CMOS RAM so that it
can retain the setup information, even when the power is turned off.
To enter the
Phoenix-Award BIOS
setup program press the [
Delete key
] when you
Power on
or
reboot
the computer system. The primary screen as shown in Figure
3-1 is a list of the menus and functions available in the setup program. Select the
desired item by your arrow keys and press enter to make the changes. Operating
commands are located at the bottom of this and all other BIOS screens. When a field
is highlighted, on-line help information is displayed on the right side of the screen.
Figure 3-1 Setup Program Initial Screen
3-1 Standard CMOS Setup
The Standard CMOS Setup allows users to configure system components such as
hard disk drive, floppy disk drive and video display as well as date, time and
boot-up error signaling. This configuration menu should be changed when installing
a motherboard for the first time, changing hardware in your system such as the HDD,
FDD, video display, or when the CMOS data has been lost or contaminated. Choose
the Standard CMOS Setup option from the CMOS Setup Utility menu (Figure 3-1)
to display the following screen.
Date/Time
Set the date and time of the system. Do not skip this function as all of your timed
events such as power management, saving files, etc are based on this timer.
IDE (Primary/Secondary; Master/Slave)