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PCI Health Status Option

On mainboards that support hardware monitoring, this item
lets you monitor the parameters for critical voltages, critical
temperatures, and fan speeds.

CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1984 – 2000 Award Software

PC Health Status

Item Help

Shutdown Temperature

Disabled

Current CPU Temp.

Current System Temp.

CPU Fan Speed

Power Fan Speed

Voltage core

2.5V

3.3V

5.0V

12.0V

Menu Level

↑

↓

→

←

: MoveEnter : Select +/-/PU/PD:Value: F10: Save ESC: Exit F1:General

Help F5:Previous Values

F6:Fail-Safe Defaults

F7:Optimized Defaults

Shutdown Temperature (Disabled)

Enables you to set the maximum 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 changes to these fields. The
following information is displayed:

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CPU temperature in degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius

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System temperature in degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius

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CPU fan speed (in RPMs)

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Power fan speed (in RPMs)

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Vcore (CPU core voltage)

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VCC SRAM (CPU L2 cache voltage)

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Vcc3 (onboard 3.3 volt)

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Power supply’s ± 5 volt

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Power supply’s ±12 volt

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Summary of Contents for P6VXM2T

Page 1: ...ect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose The manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the content hereof without obliga tion of the manufacturer to notify any person of such revision or changes Trademark Recognition Microsoft MS DOS and Windows are...

Page 2: ...e harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment onto an outlet on a circuit different from that to which ...

Page 3: ...nd This device must accept any interference received includ ing interference that may cause undesired operation Canadian Department of Communications This class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Cana dian Interference causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Réglement sur le matériel brouilieur du Canada ...

Page 4: ...page 1 Chapter 2 Installing the Mainboard Describes installation of main board components Go to page 8 Chapter 3 Using BIOS Provides information on using the BIOS Setup Utility Go to page 35 Chapter 4 Using the Mainboard Software Describes the mainboard soft ware Go to page 67 Appendix A Setting Jumpers Provides a reference to the jumpers on the mainboard Go to page 74 ...

Page 5: ...ettings 11 Jumper Settings 12 Installing the Mainboard in a Case 14 Connecting Case Components 15 The Panel Connector 16 Installing Hardware 17 Installing the Processor 17 Installing Memory Modules 20 Installing a Hard Disk Drive CD ROM 23 Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive 26 Installing Add on Cards 27 Connecting Optional Devices 29 Connecting I O Devices 33 External Connector Color Coding 34 CHA...

Page 6: ...oltage Control 63 Load Fail Safe Defaults Option 64 Load Optimized Defaults Option 64 Set Supervisor and User Passwords Options 65 Save Exit Setup Option 66 Exit Without Saving 66 CHAPTER 4 67 Using the Mainboard Software 67 About the Software CD ROM 67 Auto installing under Windows 98 68 Running Setup 69 Manual Installation 71 Utility Software Reference 71 APPENDIX A 74 Setting Jumpers 74 Jumper ...

Page 7: ...A ports that support up to four ATAPI AT Attachment Packet Interface devices The PCI IDE also supports PIO Mode 3 and 4 UDMA33 66 100 IDE and an ATAPI CD ROM The mainboard accommodates PC 100 133 SDRAM Syn chronous DRAM up to 1 GB using two 3 3V unbuffered DIMM modules The P6VXM2T also has a full set of I O ports such as dual channel IDE interfaces a floppy controller two FIFO serial port connecto...

Page 8: ...pare the mainboard s package contents with the following checklists Standard Items One mainboard One diskette drive ribbon cable and bracket One IDE drive ribbon cable and bracket One auto install software support CD This user s manual ...

Page 9: ...pports up to four double sided DIMMs consisting of EDO SDRAM or VCM SDRAM The NB chipset pro vides SDRAM with a 64 bit data interface VIA South Bridge Chipset The VIA VT82C686B SB South Bridge chipset comes in a 352 pin BGA package The PCI to ISA Bridge has an integrated ISA bus controller with integrated DMA timer and interrupt controllers The VIA VT82C686B chipset supports UDMA33 66 100 Memory T...

Page 10: ...llowing expan sion options Three 32 bit PCI slots A 4xAGP slot A Communication Network Riser CNR slot One 8 16 bit ISA slot optional Two IDE channels and a floppy disk drive interface The P6VXM2T supports Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 33 66 100 MB sec Integrated I O The mainboard has a full set of I O ports and con nectors Two PS 2 ports for mouse and keyboard One LAN port optiona...

Page 11: ...5 M Ma ai in nb bo oa ar rd d C Co om mp po on ne en nt ts s ...

Page 12: ...ppy disk drives IDE 1 Primary IDE channel IDE 2 Secondary IDE channel J1 Audio header J2 External SMI JP1 Clear CMOS jumper JP3 JP6 CPU clock ratio jumper JP9 BIOS protection jumper JP10 A C resume jumper LED1 LED status indicator connector LSJ1 Single color LED header PANEL1 Front panel connectors PCI1 PCI3 Three 32 bit PCI slots PWRFAN1 Power connector for case cooling fan SIR1 SIR connector for...

Page 13: ... the features required The mainboard can support one or two floppy diskette drives and four enhanced IDE drives Ensure that your case has sufficient power and space for all the drives that you intend to install Most cases have a choice of I O templates in the rear panel Make sure that the I O template in the case matches the I O ports installed on the rear edge of the mainboard This mainboard has ...

Page 14: ...lling the mainboard Wear a grounding strap attached to a grounded device to avoid damage from static electricity Discharge static electricity by touching the metal case of a safely grounded object before working on the mainboard Leave components in the static proof bags they came in Hold all circuit boards by the edges Do not bend cir cuit boards ...

Page 15: ...Setting Jumpers Go to page 10 Installing the Mainboard in a Case Go to page 14 Installing Case Components Go to page 15 Installing the CPU Go to page 17 Installing Memory Go to page 20 Installing an HDD and CD ROM Drive Go to page 23 Installing an FDD Go to page 26 Installing Add on Cards Go to page 27 Connecting Options Go to page 29 Connecting Peripheral I O Devices Go to page 33 Note The append...

Page 16: ...nfiguration op tions Jumpers with more than one pin are numbered When setting the jumpers ensure that the jumper caps are placed on the correct pins Short Open This illustration shows a 2 pin jumper When the jumper cap is placed on both pins the jumper is SHORT If you remove the jumper cap or place the jumper cap on just one pin the jumper is OPEN 1 2 3 This illustration shows a 3 pin jumper Pins ...

Page 17: ...11 Checking Jumper Settings The following illustration shows the location of the mainboard jumpers Pin 1 is labeled ...

Page 18: ... JP4 JP5 JP6 1 2 3 JP9 2 pin BIOS flash protection Short Enable Open Disable JP9 JP10 3 pin AC power resume 1 2 Enable 2 3 Disable JP10 1 Jumper 1 Enables you to clear the BIOS Follow these in structions 1 Turn the system off 2 Short pins 1 and 2 on jumper 1 3 Return the jumper to the normal setting 4 Turn the system on The BIOS is returned to the de fault settings ...

Page 19: ...5 0 12 2 3 1 2 1 2 2 3 5 5 13 2 3 1 2 1 2 1 2 6 0 14 0 1 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 6 5 15 0 1 2 2 3 2 3 1 2 7 0 16 0 1 2 2 3 1 2 2 3 7 5 1 2 2 3 1 2 1 2 8 0 1 2 1 2 2 3 2 3 9 0 2 3 2 3 1 2 1 2 9 5 2 3 2 3 2 3 1 2 10 0 1 2 1 2 2 3 1 2 10 5 2 3 1 2 2 3 2 3 11 0 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 3 Jumper 9 Use this jumper to enable or disable the BIOS flash protection on the mainboard You should disable this jumper when you want to...

Page 20: ... over tighten the screws as this can stress the mainboard Most system cases have mounting brackets in stalled in the case which correspond to the holes in the mainboard Place the mainboard over the mounting brackets and secure the mainboard onto the mounting brackets with screws 2 Secure the mainboard with screws where appropriate 1 Place the mainboard over the mounting brackets Ensure that your c...

Page 21: ...he mainboard into a case you can begin connecting the mainboard components Refer to the fol lowing 1 Connect the case power supply connector to ATX1 2 Connect the CPU cooling fan cable to CPUFAN1 3 Connect the case cooling fan connector to PWRFAN1 The following page explains how to make panel connections ...

Page 22: ...ble below for information Device Pins Empty 7 Reset Switch 13 14 Power Switch 5 6 Speaker 9 10 11 12 Power LED 2 Y 3 G 4 HDD LED 1 8 1 8 HDD LED Pin 1 8 PLEDY Pin 2 Reset Pin 13 14 7 14 Cut away Pin 7 Case Speaker Pin 9 10 11 12 PLEDG Pin 3 PLED Pin 4 Power Switch Pin 5 6 Note The plus sign indicates a pin which must be con nected to a positive voltage ...

Page 23: ...stalling the Processor This mainboard automatically determines the CPU clock fre quency and system bus frequency for the processor You may be able to change these settings by making changes to jump ers on the mainboard or changing the settings in the system Setup Utility We strongly recommend that you do not over clock processors or other components to run faster than their rated speed Warning Ove...

Page 24: ... to install the CPU 1 Pull the CPU socket locking lever away from the socket A to unhook it and raise the locking lever to the upright position B 2 Match the pins on the underside of the CPU with the pin holes on the Socket 370 Two adjacent corners on the Socket are missing pin holes two corresponding corners on the CPU are missing pins Lower the CPU onto the socket accordingly ...

Page 25: ...n the CPU 3 Swing the locking lever down and hook it under the latch on the edge of the socket 4 Apply thermal grease to the top of the CPU See your dealer for more information about thermal grease 5 Lower the CPU fan heatsink unit onto the CPU socket 6 Secure the two retention clips on either side of the fan heatsink unit onto the Socket 370 base Fan heatsink unit secured to socket ...

Page 26: ...l PC133 or PC100 memory that operates over a 133 or 100 MHz bus If your processor operates over a 100 MHz system bus you can install memory that operates over a 133MHz 100 MHz or 66MHz bus If your processor operates over a 66MHz you can only install memory chips that operate at 66MHz or 100MHz Supported Memory Configurations The following table shows the memory configurations supported Technology ...

Page 27: ...2 128 Mbit 32M x 4 256 512 512 1024 Note SS Single Sided DS Double Sided Installation Procedure There are two slots for memory modules You must install at least one module and it makes no difference which slot you use to install the module Each module can be populated with from 32 MB to 512 MB of memory total memory capacity is 1 GB 1 Locate the DIMM slots on the mainboard 2 The DIMM slots are key...

Page 28: ...ch the notches in the DIMM slot 3 Push the latches on each side of the DIMM slot down Cutouts Notches Latch Latch 4 Install the DIMM module into the slot and press it firmly down so that it seats correctly The latches at ei ther side of the slot will be levered upwards and latch on to the edges of the DIMM when it is installed cor rectly ...

Page 29: ...o SLAVE The documentation of your IDE device explains how to do this If you want to install more than two IDE devices obtain a sec ond IDE cable and you can add two more devices to the secondary IDE channel If there are two devices on the cable make one MASTER and one SLAVE About UltraDMA This board supports UltraDMA 33 66 or UDMA 100 with the optional VIA VT82C686B chipset UDMA is a technology th...

Page 30: ...h connector has the pin 1 side clearly marked The pin 1 side of each ribbon cable is always marked with a colored stripe on the cable 3 Plug an IDE cable connector into the hard disk drive IDE connector B It doesn t matter which connector on the cable you use 4 Plug a power cable from the case power supply into the power connector on the hard disk drive C When you first start up your system the BI...

Page 31: ...evice connector If the connector is not keyed make sure that you match the pin 1 side of the cable connector with the pin 1 side of the device connector Each connector has the pin 1 side clearly marked The pin 1 side of each ribbon cable is always marked with a colored stripe on the cable 3 Plug an IDE cable connector into the CD ROM DVD drive IDE connector B It doesn t matter which con nector on ...

Page 32: ...t supports 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 disk ette drive cable has one type of connector for a 5 25 inch drive and another type of connector for a 3 5 inch drive 1 Install the FDD into the drive cage in your system case 2 Plug the FDD cable into FLOPPY1 A Note Ribbon cable connectors are usually keyed so ...

Page 33: ...n Cards This mainboard has three 32 bit PCI Peripheral Components Interconnect expansion slots one 4xAGP slot one Commu nications and Networking Riser CNR slot and an optional one 8 16 bit ISA Industry Standard Architecture slot PCI Slots PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32 bit PCI interface 4xAGP Slot The 4xAGP slot is used to install a graph ics adapter that supports t...

Page 34: ...tem case corre sponding to the slot you are going to use 2 Install the edge connector of the add on card into the expansion slot Ensure that the edge connector is cor rectly seated in the slot 3 Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system case with a screw Note For some add on cards for example graphics adapters and network adapters you have to install drivers and software before you can be...

Page 35: ...tional devices J1 Audio header This mainboard provides a second infrared k eyboard and mouse header giving the option of installing second infrared keyboard and mouse ports on the front panel Depending on your case and system configuration this connector may be more suitable as the sole IR port connector ...

Page 36: ...has two USB ports installed on the rear edge I O port array Additionally some computer cases have USB ports at the front of the case If you have this kind of case use auxiliary USB connectors USB2 to connect the front mounted ports to the mainboard Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 3 5 7 9 USBVCC DATA1 DATA1 Cut away GROUND 2 4 6 8 10 GROUND Cut away DATA3 DATA3 USBVCC SIR1 Serial infrared port Th...

Page 37: ... STR mode or normal mode Pin Signal Name 1 2 5 VSB SUSLED G WOL1 WOM Wake On LAN Wake On Modem If you have installed a LAN card use the cable provided with the card to plug into the mainboard WOL1 connector This en ables the Wake On LAN WOL feature When your system is in a power saving mode any LAN signal automatically r e sumes the system You must enable this item using the Power Management page ...

Page 38: ...hen your system is in a power saving mode any modem signal automatically resumes the system You must enable this item using the Power Management page of the Setup Util ity See Chapter 3 for more information ...

Page 39: ...eyboard USB Ports Use the USB ports to connect USB devices LPT1 Use LPT1 to connect printers or other parallel communications devices COM1 Use the COM port to connect serial devices such as mice or fax modems COM1 is identified by the system as COM1 3 VGA Port Use the VGA port to connect an exter nal monitor Game Port Use the game port to connect a joy stick or a MIDI device Audio Ports Use the th...

Page 40: ...ne out Lime Digital monitor flat panel White IEEE 1394 Grey Microphone Pink MIDI game Gold Parallel Burgundy PS 2 compatible keyboard Purple PS 2 compatible mouse Green Serial Teal or Turquoise Speaker out subwoofer Orange Right to left speaker Brown USB Black Video out Yellow SCSI network telephone modem None This concludes Chapter 2 The next chapter covers the BIOS ...

Page 41: ...eters The parameters are stored in battery backed up CMOS RAM that saves this information when the power is turned off When the system is turned back on the system is configured with the values you stored in CMOS The BIOS Setup Utility enables you to configure Hard drives diskette drives and peripherals Video display type and display options Password protection from unauthorized use Power manageme...

Page 42: ...ake any changes in the future This Setup Utility should be used when changing the system configuration when a configuration error is detected and you are prompted to make changes to the Setup Utility when trying to resolve IRQ conflicts when making changes to the Power Management con figuration when changing the password or making other changes to the Security Setup ...

Page 43: ...CI Configurations PC Health Status Frequency Voltage Control Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Esc Quit F9 Menu in BIOS Select Item F10 Save Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type BIOS Navigation Keys The BIOS navigation keys are listed below Key Function Esc Exits the current menu Scrolls through the items on...

Page 44: ...tem diskette you created in Step 3 5 Turn off your computer and insert the system diskette in your computer s diskette drive You might need to run the Setup Utility and change the boot priority items on the Advanced BIOS Features Setup page to force your computer to boot from the floppy diskette drive first 6 At the A prompt type the Flash Utility program name and press Enter You see a screen simi...

Page 45: ...r arrow keys to scroll through the items in the submenu In this manual default values are enclosed in parenthesis Submenu items are denoted by a triangle Standard CMOS Features This option displays basic information about your system CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Item Help Date mm dd yy Tue Feb 15 20000 Time hh mm ss 12 8 59 IDE Primary Master Press...

Page 46: ...ead 16 Precomp 0 Landing Zone 16367 Sector 63 Menu Level To auto detect the HDD s size head on this channel Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter while this item is highlighted to prompt the Setup Utility to automatically detect and configure an IDE de vice on the IDE channel...

Page 47: ...ndard CMOS Features page Drive A Drive B 1 44M 3 5 in None These items define the characteristics of any diskette drive at tached to the system You can connect one or two diskette drives Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Floppy 3 mode refers to a 3 5 inch diskette with a capacity of 1 2 MB Floppy 3 mode is sometimes used in Japan Video EGA VGA This item defines the video mode of the system This main ...

Page 48: ... feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection If this function is enabled and someone attempts to write data into this area BIOS will show a warning message on screen and alarm beep Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Anti Virus Protection Disabled When this item is enabled it provides some protection ag...

Page 49: ... cache memory We recommend that you leave this item at the default value Processor Number Feature Enabled Some new processors are installed with a unique processor number This number may be used for verification in Internet transactions and e commerce If you prefer not to use or dis tribute the unique processor number set this item to Disabled to suppress the processor number Quick Power On Self T...

Page 50: ...ith 360K capacity Boot Up NumLock Status On This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is started Gate A20 Option Normal This item defines how the system handles legacy software that was written for an earlier generation of processors Leave this item at the default value Typematic Rate Setting Disabled If this item is enabled you can use the following two items to se...

Page 51: ...ware monitors the internal performance of the motors media heads and electronics of the drive The host software monitors the overall reliability status of the drive If a device failure is predicted the host software through the Client WORKS S M A R T applet warns the user of the im pending condition and advises appropriate action to protect the data Report No FDD For WIN95 Yes If you are running a...

Page 52: ...ng Control Auto x AGP Driving Value DA AGP Fast Write Disabled OnChip USB Enabled USB Keyboard Support Disabled OnChip Sound Auto CPU to PCI Write Buffer Enabled Menu Level Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Bank 0 1 2 3 DRAM Timing 8 10 ns The DRAM timing is controlled by the DRAM Timing Registers The timi...

Page 53: ...ta for the video memory of the processor Enabling AGP 4X Mode can greatly improve the display speed If your graphics display card does not support this feature you need to disable this item AGP Driving Control auto This item can be used to signal driving current on AGP cards to auto or Manual Some AGP cards need stronger than nor mal driving current in order to operate We recommend that you set th...

Page 54: ...at it is ready to receive the data The default setting is Enabled PCI Dynamic Bursting Enabled When set to Enabled every write transaction goes to the write buffer Burstable transactions then burst on the PCI bus and nonburstable transaction do not PCI Master 0 WS Write Enabled When set to Enabled writes to the PCI bus are executed with zero wait states PCI Delay Transaction Enabled The chipset ha...

Page 55: ...ter stability AGP Master 1 WS Read Disabled This implements a single delay when reading to the AGP Bus By default two wait states are used by the system allowing for greater stability Memory Parity ECC Check Disabled Enable this item to allow BIOS to perform a parity check to the POST memory tests Select Enabled only if the system DRAM supports parity checking ...

Page 56: ...Level Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults On Chip IDE Channel 0 1 Enabled Use these items to enable or disable the PCI IDE channels that are integrated on the mainboard IDE Prefetch Mode Enabled The onboard IDE drive interfaces supports IDE prefetching for faster drive accesses If you install a primary and o...

Page 57: ...k drive controller Onboard Serial Port 1 Serial Port 2 Auto These options are used to assign the I O addresses for the two onboard serial ports UART 2 Mode Standard This field is available if the Onboard Serial Port 2 field is set to any option but Disabled UART Mode Select enables you to select the in frared communication protocol Standard default HPSIR or ASKIR HPSIR is Hewlett Packard s infrare...

Page 58: ... hanced Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities Port and ECP EPP Normal allows data output only Extended Capabilities Port ECP and Enhanced Parallel Port EPP are bi directional modes allowing both data input and output ECP and EPP modes are only supported with EPP and ECP aware periph erals ECP Mode Use DMA 3 When the onboard parallel port is set to ECP mode the paral lel port has the option to us...

Page 59: ...rrupt Request IRQ for the Sound Blaster card SB DMA Select DMA 1 This item lets you select the DMA for the Sound Blaster card MPU 401 Enabled Use this item to enable or disable the MPU 401 MIDI func tion for the game port The default is Disabled MPU 401 I O Address 330 333H Use this item to set the I O address for the MPU 401 MIDI function Game Port 200 207H Enabled This item sets the I O address ...

Page 60: ...ed by a wake up call that is gener ated by incoming traffic to a modem a LAN card a PCI card or a fixed alarm on the system realtime clock CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Power Management Setup Item Help ACPI Function Enabled Power Management Press Enter ACPI Suspend Type S1 POS PM Control by APM Yes Video Off Option Suspend Off Video Off Method DPMS Support MODEM Use IRQ 3...

Page 61: ...Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults This menu enables you to set the following items Power Management User Define This item acts like a master switch for the power saving modes and hard disk timeouts If this item is set to Max Sav ing power saving modes occur after a short timeout If this item is set to Min Saving power saving modes occur after a longer timeout If the item is set to User Define yo...

Page 62: ... some settings made in the BIOS Setup program may be overridden by APM Video Off Option Suspend Off This option defines if the video is powered down when the system is put into suspend mode Video Off Method DPMS Support This item defines how the video is powered down to save power This item is set to DPMS Display Power Management Software by default MODEM Use IRQ 3 If you want an incoming call on ...

Page 63: ...etup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Wake Up Events Item Help VGA OFF LPT COM LPT COM HDD FDD ON PCI Master OFF PowerOn by PCI Card Enabled Wake Up On LAN Ring Disabled RTC Alarm Resume Disabled x Date of Month 0 x Resume Time hh mm ss 0 0 0 Primary INTR ON IRQs Activity Monitoring Press Enter Menu Level Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Value...

Page 64: ...d Use this item to enable LAN or modem activity to wakeup the system from a power saving mode RTC Alarm Resume Disabled When set to Enabled the following two fields become avail able and you can set the date day of the month hour minute and second to turn on your system When set to 0 zero for the day of the month the alarm will power on your system every day at the specified time Primary INTR ON S...

Page 65: ... IRQ 4 COM1 Enabled IRQ 5 LPT2 Enabled IRQ 6 Floppy Disk Enabled IRQ 7 LPT1 Enabled IRQ 8 RTC Alarm Disabled IRQ 9 IRQ2 Redir Disabled IRQ 10 Reserved Disabled IRQ 11 Reserved Disabled IRQ 12 PS 2 Mouse Enabled IRQ 13 Coprocessor Disabled IRQ 14 Hard Disk Enabled IRQ 15 Reserved Disabled Menu Level Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defa...

Page 66: ...y capable operating system Select No if you need the BIOS to configure non boot devices Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults PNP OS Installed No Setting this option to Yes allows the PnP OS instead of BIOS to assign the system resources such as IRQ and I O address to the ISA PnP device The default setting is ...

Page 67: ...xpansion card Use the sec ond item Reserved Memory Length to set the amount of reserved memory Press Esc to close the Memory Re sources sub menu PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled This item is designed to overcome some problems that can be caused by some non standard VGA cards This board in cludes a built in VGA system that does not require palette snooping so you must leave this item disabled Assign ...

Page 68: ...neral Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Shutdown Temperature Disabled Enables you to set the maximum 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 changes to these fields The following information is displayed CPU temperatur...

Page 69: ...C Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Enabled When this item is enabled BIOS will disable the clock signal of free DIMM and PCI slots Spread Spectrum Modulated Disabled If you enable spread spectrum it can significantly reduce the EMI Electro Magnetic Interference generated by the system CPU Host SDRAM PCI Clock Default These...

Page 70: ...safe defaults for a specific option select and display that op tion and then press F6 Load Optimized Defaults Option This option opens a dialog box that lets you install optimized defaults for all appropriate items in the Setup Utility Press Y and then Enter to install the defaults Press N and then Enter to not install the defaults The optimized defaults place demands on the system that may be gre...

Page 71: ...more than eight characters or numbers The Set Supervisor User Password item dif ferentiates between upper and lower case characters Press Enter after you have typed in the password If you are deleting a password that is already installed press Enter when the password dialog box appears You see a message that indicates that the password has been disabled PASSWORD DISABLED Press any key to continue ...

Page 72: ...s item and press Enter to discard any changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Util ity When the Exit Without Saving dialog box appears press Y to discard changes and exit or press N to return to the main menu Note If you have made settings that you do not want to save use the Exit Without Saving item and press Y to discard any changes you have made This concludes Chapter...

Page 73: ...nd a brief description of each software program and the lo cation for your mainboard version More information on some programs is available in a README file located in the same directory as the software Note Never try to install software from a folder that is not specified for use with your mainboard Before installing any software always inspect the folder for files named README TXT INSTALL TXT or...

Page 74: ...x plorer Refer to Utility Folder Installation Notes later in this chapter The support software CD ROM disc loads automatically under Windows 98 When you insert the CD ROM disc in the CD ROM drive the autorun feature will automatically bring up the install screen The screen has three buttons on it Setup Browse CD and Exit Note If the opening screen doesn t appear double click the file setup exe in ...

Page 75: ...are correctly Some software is installed in separate folders for different op erating 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 software execute a file named SETUP EXE or INSTALL EXE by double clicking the file and then following the instructions on the screen Exit The Exit button closes the Auto Setup window Running Setu...

Page 76: ...Next The following screen appears 3 Check the items you want to install The default op tions are recommended 4 Click Next to run the Installation Wizard An item in stallation screen appears 5 Follow the instructions on the screen to install the items Drivers and software are automatically installed in sequence Follow the onscreen instructions confirm commands and a l low the computer to restart af...

Page 77: ...ng the driver or software for your operat ing system U Ut ti il li it ty y S So of ft tw wa ar re e R Re ef fe er re en nc ce e All the utility software available on the CD ROM is Windows compliant It is provided only for the convenience of custom ers The following software is furnished under license and may only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of the license Note The software in th...

Page 78: ...are for the built in modem run MRTALK SETUP72 EXE from the follow ing directory UTILITY MEDIARING TALK Super Voice Fax Modem Software To install the Super Voice voice fax data communication ap plication for use with the built in fax modem run PICSHELL EXE from the following directory UTILITY SUPER VOICE CD Ghost The CD Ghost software enables you to create a virtual cabinet of CD ROM drives on your...

Page 79: ...ENG RECOVERYGENIUS Language Genius The Language Genius is a software based product that helps you to learn new languages To install the Language Genius software program run SETUP EXE from the following directory UTILITY LANGUAGE GENIUS ENG LANGUAGEGENIUS PageABC The PageABC application software enables you to create your own home page To install the PageABC run SETUP EXE from the following directo...

Page 80: ...efer to next page JP3 JP4 JP5 JP6 1 2 3 JP9 2 pin BIOS flash protection Short Enable Open Disable JP9 JP10 3 pin AC power resume 1 2 Enable 2 3 Disable JP10 1 Jumper 1 Enables you to clear the BIOS Follow these in structions 1 Turn the system off 2 Short pins 1 and 2 on jumper 1 3 Return the jumper to the normal setting 4 Turn the system on The BIOS is returned to the de fault settings ...

Page 81: ...5 0 12 2 3 1 2 1 2 2 3 5 5 13 2 3 1 2 1 2 1 2 6 0 14 0 1 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 6 5 15 0 1 2 2 3 2 3 1 2 7 0 16 0 1 2 2 3 1 2 2 3 7 5 1 2 2 3 1 2 1 2 8 0 1 2 1 2 2 3 2 3 9 0 2 3 2 3 1 2 1 2 9 5 2 3 2 3 2 3 1 2 10 0 1 2 1 2 2 3 1 2 10 5 2 3 1 2 2 3 2 3 11 0 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 3 Jumper 9 Use this jumper to enable or disable the BIOS flash protection on the mainboard You should disable this jumper when you want to...

Page 82: ...ble below for information Device Pins Empty 7 Reset Switch 13 14 Power Switch 5 6 Speaker 9 10 11 12 Power LED 2 Y 3 G 4 HDD LED 1 8 1 8 HDD LED Pin 1 8 PLEDY Pin 2 Reset Pin 13 14 7 14 Cut away Pin 7 Case Speaker Pin 9 10 11 12 PLEDG Pin 3 PLED Pin 4 Power Switch Pin 5 6 Note The plus sign indicates a pin which must be con nected to a positive voltage ...

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