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Video BIOS Shadow (Enabled) 

This item determines whether the BIOS will be copied to RAM for faster exe-
cution. 

Small Logo (EPA) Show (Disabled) 

Enables or disables the display of the EPA logo during boot. 

Advanced Chipset Features 

These items define critical timing parameters of the motherboard. You should 
leave the items on this page at their default values unless you are very famil-
iar with the technical specifications of your system hardware. If you change 
the values incorrectly, you may introduce fatal errors or recurring instability 
into your system.  

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Summary of Contents for SF2/648

Page 1: ...sted and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digi tal device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a...

Page 2: ...nce causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil num rique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilieur du Canada About the Manual The manual consists of the foll...

Page 3: ...ents 10 Front Panel Connector 12 Installing Hardware 13 Installing the Processor 13 Installing Memory Modules 15 Installing a Hard Disk Drive CD ROM 17 Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive 20 Installing...

Page 4: ...d Defaults Option 51 Set Password 51 Save Exit Setup Option 52 Exit Without Saving 52 CHAPTER 4 53 Using the Motherboard Software 53 About the Software CD ROM 53 Auto installing under Windows 98 ME 20...

Page 5: ...peed serial port a VGA port an EPP ECP capable bi directional parallel port connector four USB Universal Serial Bus connector optional LAN and 1394 port a PS 2 key board and mouse connectors A range o...

Page 6: ...es include support for eight USB ports Fast Ethernet MAC controller AC 97 interface advanced power management integrated DMA controller and keyboard controller Memory Supports DDR up to 400 333 266 MH...

Page 7: ...00Mbps Ethernet The devices support an auxiliary power auto detect function and will auto configure related bits of the PCI power management registers in PCI configuration space IEEE 1394A Con troller...

Page 8: ...case Ensure that your case supports all the features required The motherboard can support one or two floppy diskette drives and four enhanced IDE drives Ensure that your case has sufficient power and...

Page 9: ...5 M Mo ot th he er rb bo oa ar rd d C Co om mp po on ne en nt ts s...

Page 10: ...ling fan for CPU DIMM1 DIMM2 Two 184 pin DDR SDRAM FDD1 Floppy disk drive connector IDE 1 Primary IDE channel IDE 2 Secondary IDE channel JP1 Clear CMOS jumper JP3 BIOS flash protect jumper LSIR1 Seri...

Page 11: ...ds Q Qu ui ic ck k G Gu ui id de e This Quick Guide suggests the steps you can take to assemble your system with the motherboards The following table provides a reference for installing specific compo...

Page 12: ...ckets with screws Ensure that your case has an I O template that supports the I O ports and expansion slots on your motherboard C Ch he ec ck ki in ng g J Ju um mp pe er r S Se et tt ti in ng gs s Thi...

Page 13: ...o clear the contents of CMOS RAM You may need to clear the CMOS memory if the settings in the Setup Utility are incorrect that prevents your motherboard from operating To clear the CMOS RAM disconnect...

Page 14: ...icator LEDs to the PANEL1 If there are 2 pins in the case LED cable connect to SJ1 4 Connect the standard power supply connec tor to ATX1 5 Connect the auxiliary power supply connector to ATX2 CPUFAN1...

Page 15: ...me Pin Signal Name 1 3 3V 11 3 3V 2 3 3V 12 12V 3 Ground 13 Ground 4 5V 14 PS ON 5 Ground 15 Ground 6 5V 16 Ground 7 Ground 17 Ground 8 PWRGD 18 5V 9 5VSB 19 5V 10 12V 20 5V ATX2 ATX 12V Power Connect...

Page 16: ...E drive should be connected to the onboard IDE inter face The LED will also show activity for devices connected to the SCSI hard drive activity LED connector Power Sleep Message Waiting LED Connecting...

Page 17: ...stalling the Processor This motherboard automatically determines the CPU clock frequency and system bus frequency for the processor You may be able to change these settings by making changes to jumper...

Page 18: ...pin 1 corner is marked with an arrow Follow these instructions to install the Retention Module and CPU 1 Install your CPU Pull up the lever away from the socket and lift up to 90 degree angle 2 Locate...

Page 19: ...e suggest that you use a high quality fan with 4800 rpm at least CPU fan and heatsink installation procedures may vary with the type of CPU fan heatsink supplied The form and size of fan heatsink may...

Page 20: ...lation Procedure Refer to the following to install the memory modules 1 This motherboard supports unbuffered DDR SDRAM only Do not attempt to insert any other type of DDR SDRAM into the slots 2 Push t...

Page 21: ...423DTM CC4 NANYA NT512D64S8HB1G 5 Micron MT16VDDT6464AG 40BC4 NANYA NT512D64S8HB1G 5T Apacer Infineon Apacer MOSEL Apacer PSC SAMSUNG M368L6423ETM CC4 Infineon HYS64D64320HU 5 C Installing a Hard Disk...

Page 22: ...vices have jumpers or switches that are used to set the IDE device as MASTER or SLAVE Refer to the IDE device user s manual When installing two IDE devices on one cable ensure that one device is set t...

Page 23: ...upports the SiS964 Southbridge only Installing Serial ATA Hard Drives To install the Serial ATA SATA hard drives use the SATA cable that supports the Serial ATA protocol This SATA cable comes with an...

Page 24: ...rts one or two floppy diskette drives You can install a 5 25 inch drive and a 3 5 inch drive with various capacities The floppy diskette drive cable has one type of connector for a 5 25 inch drive and...

Page 25: ...8X AGP specification and has a 4X AGP edge connector Note Before installing an add on card check the documentation for the card carefully If the card is not Plug and Play you may have to manually con...

Page 26: ...1 AUD_MIC Front Panel Microphone input signal 2 AUD_GND Ground used by Analog Audio Circuits 3 AUD_MIC_BIAS Microphone Power 4 AUD_VCC Filtered 5 V used by Analog Audio Circuits 5 AUD_FPOUT_R Right Ch...

Page 27: ...sure that the USB cable has the same pin assignment as indi cated above A different pin assignment may cause damage or system hang up SPDIFO1 SPDIF out header optional You can purchase an optional 24...

Page 28: ...e On LAN WOL feature When your system is in a power saving mode any LAN signal automatically resumes the system You must enable this item using the Power Management page of the Setup Utility Pin Signa...

Page 29: ...the high est date transfer rates 150 MB s simpler disk drive cabling and easier PC assembly It eliminates limitations of the current Parallel ATA interface But maintains register compatibility and sof...

Page 30: ...M1 Use the COM ports to connect serial devices such as mice or fax modems COM1 is identified by the system as COM1 3 VGA Connect a monitor to the VGA port Audio Ports Use the three audio ports to conn...

Page 31: ...drives diskette drives and peripherals Video display type and display options Password protection from unauthorized use Power management features The settings made in the Setup Utility affect how the...

Page 32: ...elete key accesses the BIOS Setup Utility BIOS Navigation Keys The BIOS navigation keys are listed below Key Function Esc Exits the current menu Scrolls through the items on a menu PU PD Modifies the...

Page 33: ...e A prompt type the Flash Utility program name and press En ter 7 Type the filename of the new BIOS in the File Name to Program text box Follow the onscreen directions to update the motherboard BIOS 8...

Page 34: ...s to the Windows Date and Time Properties utility IDE Devices None Your computer has two IDE channels Primary and Secondary and each channel can be installed with one or two devices Master and Slave U...

Page 35: ...defines ways that can be used to access IDE hard disks such as LBA Large Block Addressing Leave this value at Auto and the system will automatically decide the fastest way to access the hard disk dri...

Page 36: ...d information about your system CPU Feature Press Enter Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen Thermal Management Thermal Monitor 1 This item displays CPU s temperature and e...

Page 37: ...esting POST and have your sys tem 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...

Page 38: ...ty Option Setup If you have installed password protection this item defines if the password is required at system start up or if it is only required when a user tries to enter the Setup Utility APIC M...

Page 39: ...he EPA logo during boot Advanced Chipset Features These items define critical timing parameters of the motherboard You should leave the items on this page at their default values unless you are very f...

Page 40: ...t open for multiple accesses High figures will improve performance RAS Precharge Time tRP 3T This is the duration of the time interval during which the Row Address Strobe signal to a DRAM is held low...

Page 41: ...rture Size 128MB This setting controls just how much system RAM can be allocated to AGP for video purposes The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated to graphics memory addres...

Page 42: ...nwhile the same the main memory loses Press Esc to return to the Advanced Chipset Features screen System BIOS Cacheable Disabled This item allows the system to be cached in memory for faster execution...

Page 43: ...Internal PCI IDE Both Use these items to enable or disable the internal PCI IDE channels that are integrated on the motherboard IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave PIO Auto Each IDE channel supports a...

Page 44: ...ort if available for the two IDE devices Master and Slave drives attached to that particular IDE channel Normally you should leave it as Auto and let the BIOS auto detect if the drive supports UltraDM...

Page 45: ...interact with a USB keyboard or mouse to work with MS DOS based utilities and non Windows modes USB Mouse Support Disabled Enable this item if you plan to use a mouse connected through the USB port in...

Page 46: ...rrupt request IRQ for the onboard parallel port Parallel Port Mode ECP Enables you to set the data transfer protocol for your parallel port There are four options SPP Standard Parallel Port EPP Enhanc...

Page 47: ...this field if your IDE hard drive supports block mode Block mode en ables BIOS to automatically detect the optimal number of block read and writes per sector that the drive can support It also improve...

Page 48: ...will reset the timeout counters to zero Wake Up Calls If the system is suspended or has been powered down by software it can be resumed by a wake up call that is generated by incoming traffic to a mod...

Page 49: ...e from 1 Min to 15 Min and Disable Power Button Override Instant Off Under ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power management Interface you can create a software power down In a software power down the...

Page 50: ...ral or component is detected PS2KB Wakeup from S3 Hot Key This option allows you to set hot key combination to turn on the system by keyboard PS2MS Wakeup from S3 Disabled This option allows you to se...

Page 51: ...em is enabled any activity from one of the listed devices wakes up the system Press Esc to return to the Power Management Setup screen Delay Prior to Thermal None Enables you to set the delay time bef...

Page 52: ...Auto ESCD Under this setting the system dynamically allocates resources to Plug and Play devices as they are required If you cannot get a legacy ISA Industry Standard Architecture expansion card to wo...

Page 53: ...ximum temperature the system can reach before powering down System Component Characteristics These fields provide you with information about the systems current operating status You cannot make change...

Page 54: ...l of free DIMM and PCI slots Spread Spectrum Enabled If you enable spread spectrum it can significantly reduce the EMI Electro Magnetic Interference generated by the system Clock Control By Auto This...

Page 55: ...s for a specific option select and display that option and then press F7 Set Password When this function is selected the following message appears at the center of the screen to assist you in creating...

Page 56: ...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 Sav ing dialog box appears press Y to discard changes and exit or p...

Page 57: ...TXT or something similar These files may contain important information that is not included in this manual A Au ut to o i in ns st ta al ll li in ng g u un nd de er r W Wi in nd do ow ws s 9 98 8 M ME...

Page 58: ...rrectly Some software is installed in separate folders for different oper ating systems such as DOS WIN NT or WIN98 95 Always go to the correct folder for the kind of OS you are using To install the s...

Page 59: ...owing screen appears 3 Check the box next to the items you want to install The default options are recommended 4 Click Next run the Installation Wizard An item installation screen ap pears 5 Follow th...

Page 60: ...re s are subject to change at anytime without prior notice Please refer to the support CD for available software AWARD Flash Memory Utility This utility lets you erase the system BIOS stored on a Flas...

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