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Motherboard User’s Guide

The 

Browse CD

 button is a standard Windows command that you can check the

contents of the disc with the Windows 98 file browsing interface.

The 

Exit

 button closes the Auto Setup window. To run the program again,

reinsert the CD-ROM disc in the drive; or click the CD-ROM driver from the
Windows Explorer, and click the Setup icon.

The 

Application

 button brings up a software menu. It shows the bundled

software that this mainboard supports.

The 

ReadMe

 brings you to the Install Path where you can find out path names

of software driver.

Auto-Installing under Windows 2000/XP

If you are under Windows 2000/XP, please click the 

Setup

 button to run the

software auto-installing program while the Auto Setup screen pops out after
inserting the support CD-ROM:

1

The installation program loads and displays the following screen.

Click the 

Next

 button.

2

Select the items that you want to setup by clicking on it (the default

options are recommended). Click the 

Next

 button to proceed.

Summary of Contents for A13G Series

Page 1: ...vanced Micro Devices Inc Microsoft MS DOS and Windows 98 ME NT 2000 XP are registered trade marks of Microsoft Corporation AMI is a registered trademark of American Megatrends Inc Other names used in...

Page 2: ...xpansion Slots 16 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility 20 Introduction 20 Running the Setup Utility 20 Standard CMOS Setup Page 21 Advanced BIOS Features Page 22 Advanced Chipset Features Page 27 Integrated P...

Page 3: ...artment has already tested and verified these drivers Just click the Continue Anyway button and go ahead the installation 2 USB 2 0 Driver Limitations 2 1 The USB 2 0 driver only supports Windows XP a...

Page 4: ...tional one VGA port four back panel USB2 0 ports and three audio jacks for microphone line in and line out Onboard USB header s can provide extra ports by connecting the Extended USB Module to the mot...

Page 5: ...s PIO Programmable Input Output and DMA Direct Memory Access modes Supports IDE Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 133 100 66 33 MB sec Serial ATA Two Serial ATA Connectors Compliant with...

Page 6: ...er Interface Specification Revision 1 1 BIOS Firmware This motherboard uses Award BIOS that enables users to configure many system features including the following Power management Wake up alarms CPU...

Page 7: ...e IDE drive ribbon cable The Software support CD Optional Accessories You can purchase the following optional accessories for this motherboard The Extended USB module The SerialATAcable The Serial ATA...

Page 8: ...Install this motherboard in a system chassis case Connect any extension brackets or cables to headers connectors on the motherboard Install peripheral devices and make the appropriate connections to h...

Page 9: ...mary IDE connector 7 SYS_FAN System cooling fan connector 8 SPK1 Speaker Header 9 SATA1 2 Serial ATA connectors 10 IR1 Infrared Header 11 CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS jumper 12 PANEL1 Front Panel switch LED he...

Page 10: ...S 2 pointing device PS 2 Keyboard Use the low er PS 2 port to connect a PS 2 keyboard Parallel Port LPT1 Use the Parallel port to connect printers or other parallel communications devices Serial Port...

Page 11: ...e top of the CPU 5 Install the cooling fan heatsink unit onto the CPU and secure them all onto the socket base 6 Plug the CPU fan power cable into the CPU fan connector CPU_FAN on the motherboard Inst...

Page 12: ...cutout on the DIMM module with the notch on the DIMM socket 3 Install the DIMM module into the socket and press it firmly down until it is seated correctly The socket latches are levered upwards and l...

Page 13: ...p into the CLEAR setting for a few seconds Function Jumper Normal Short Pins 1 2 Clear CMOS Short Pins 2 3 Note To avoid the system unstability after clearing CMOS we recommend users to enter the main...

Page 14: ...ect the power connector from the power supply to the PWR1 connector on the motherboard PWR2 is a 12V connecotr for CPU Vcore power If there is a cooling fan installed in the system chassis connect the...

Page 15: ...ing the motherboard s optional devices SPK1 Speaker Header Connect the cable from the PC speaker to the SPK1 header on the motherboard F_AUDIO Front Panel Audio Header This header allows the user to i...

Page 16: ...As and other computers 1 Locate the infrared port IR1 header on the motherboard 2 If you are adding an infrared port connect the ribbon cable from the port to the SIR1 header and then secure the port...

Page 17: ...VD ROM drives among others The mainboard ships with an IDE cable that can support one or two IDE devices If you connect two devices to a single cable you must configure one of the drives as Master and...

Page 18: ...motherboard locate the Serial ATA connectors SATA1 2 which support new Serial ATA devices for the highest data transfer rates simpler disk drive cabling and easier PC assembly It eliminates limitatio...

Page 19: ...d User s Guide Pin Signal 1 CD IN L 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD IN R Here is a list of CD_IN pin assignments Expansion Slots This motherboard has one PCI Ex16 one PCI Ex1 slots two 32 bit PCI slots and one optio...

Page 20: ...ly seated in the slot 4 Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system chassis with a screw PCI Slots You can install the 32 bit PCI interface expansion cards in the slots PCI Express Pro Slot Sup...

Page 21: ...8bit DDR2 Colorful X1600PRO GD3 128M 128bit DDR3 Colourful Radium WindX550 GD2 CT DATALAND Radeon X300 128Bit 128M DATALAND X700Pro DVI TV 128Bit 256M ELSA FALCONX X70PRO 256B3 GIGABYTE GV RX60XT 128V...

Page 22: ...7300LE 128TY DDR2 128M ELSA PCX935 ELSA GLADIAC 760GT 256B3 2DT FORSA 7900GT 256MB DDRIII Dual DVI HDTV GIGABYTE GV NX53128D GIGABYET GV NX62128D GIGABYTE GV NX62TC256D GIGABYTE GV NX66T128D Leadtek N...

Page 23: ...dware installed in or connected to the motherboard such as the CPU system memory disk drives etc Running the Setup Utility Every time you start your computer a message appears on the screen before the...

Page 24: ...IDE channels To configure an IDE hard disk drive choose Auto If the Auto setting fails to find a hard disk drive set it to User and then fill in the hard disk characteristics Size Cyls etc manually If...

Page 25: ...l to this item and press Enter to view the following screen f Phonex AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features Help Item Allows BIOS to skip certain tests while booting This will decrease th...

Page 26: ...anced BIOS Features page Removable Device Priority Press Enter Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen f Phonex AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CPU Feature Help Item NPT Fid Cont...

Page 27: ...CMOS Setup Utility CD ROM Boot Priority Help Item 1 Ch0 M PIONEER DVD ROM DVD 126P Use or to select a device then press to move it up or to move it down the list Press m n to exit this menu Move Enter...

Page 28: ...stem start up faster You might like to enable this item after you are confident that your system hardware is operating smoothly First Second Third Boot Device Floppy Hard Disk CDROM Use these three it...

Page 29: ...tem start up or if it is only required when a user tries to enter the Setup Utility APIC Mode Enabled This item allows you to enable or disable the APIC Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller mode...

Page 30: ...d This item enables or disables ACPI power management unit function Onboard GPU This item enables the onboard GPU function Disable this item if you are going to install an external GPU K8 NB HT Speed...

Page 31: ...Manual use this item to set the DRAM frequency CKE based powerdown The DRAM channel is placed in power down when all chip selects associated with the channel are idle Memclock tri stating This item en...

Page 32: ...HT Spread Spectrum This item when enabled can significantly reduce the EMI Electromagnetic Inter ference generated by the HT PCIE Clock This item is used to set the frequency of PCIE clock SSE SSE2 In...

Page 33: ...IDE channel supports a master device and a slave device These four items let you assign the kind of PIO Programmed Input Output was used by the IDE devices Choose Auto to let the system auto detect w...

Page 34: ...y Secondary Master Slave UDMA Each IDE channel supports a master device and a slave device This motherboard supports UltraDMA technology which provides faster access to IDE devices If you install a de...

Page 35: ...hine MAC NV Adress Enable this field to enter the MAC NV address in the field below USB Mouse Support Enable this item if you plan to use a mouse connected through the USB port in a legacy operating s...

Page 36: ...rrupt request IRQ for the onboard parallel port Parallel Port Mode Enables you to set the data transfer protocol for your parallel port There are four options SPP Standard Parallel Port EPP Enhanced P...

Page 37: ...led Power On By Button Enabled Hot Key Power ON Ctrl F1 Power On by Alarm Disabled X Day of Month Alarm 0 Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 0 0 Power on After Power Fial Off X ACPI Suspend Type Use this item to d...

Page 38: ...KB S3 These items enable or disable you to allow mouse or keyboard activity to awaken the system from power saving mode Power On By Button This item enables or diables you to use only the power butto...

Page 39: ...ral Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fial Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Init Display First PCI Slot PNP OS Installed No IRQ Resources Press Enter PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Assign IRQ For VGA Enab...

Page 40: ...Speed 0 RPM CPU Vcore 1 36V VDIMM 1 79V Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Smart Fan Function f Smart Fan Function Press Enter Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following...

Page 41: ...powering down Warning Temperature Enables you to set the warning temperature before powering down System Component Characteristics These fields provide you with information about the systems current o...

Page 42: ...essage will confirm the password being disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter BIOS Setup freely PASSWORD DISABLED If you have selected System in Security Option...

Page 43: ...ight this item and press Enter to discard any changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility When the Exit Without Saving dialog box appears press Y to discard changes and...

Page 44: ...on depending on your operating system If your operating system is Windows 2000 XP it will automatically install all the drivers and utilities for your motherboard if Windows NT or manual installation...

Page 45: ...e menu It shows the bundled software that this mainboard supports The ReadMe brings you to the Install Path where you can find out path names of software driver Auto Installing under Windows 2000 XP I...

Page 46: ...ut after inserting the support CD ROM 1 Click the ReadMe to bring up a screen and then click the Install Path at the bottom of the screen 2 Find out your mainboard model name and click on it to obtain...

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