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BIOS

Page 4-24

4-9 Defaults Menu

Selecting “Defaults” from the main menu shows you two options which are described

below

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

When you press <Enter> on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a
message similar to:

Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N) ? N

Pressing ‘Y’ loads the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal-perfor-
mance system operations.

Load Optimized Defaults

When you press <Enter> on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a
message similar to:

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N) ? N

Pressing ‘Y’ loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal perfor-
mance system operations.

Summary of Contents for EP-8kem

Page 1: ...et A Pr A Pr A Pr A Pr A Processor based ocessor based ocessor based ocessor based ocessor based mainboard 100 133MHz mainboard 100 133MHz mainboard 100 133MHz mainboard 100 133MHz mainboard 100 133MH...

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Page 3: ...Block Diagram 1 6 Section 2 Features Mainboard Features 2 1 Section 3 Installation Mainboard Detailed Layout 3 2 Easy Installation Procedure CPU Insertion 3 3 Jumper Settings 3 5 System Memory Configu...

Page 4: ...Control 4 23 Defaults Menu 4 24 Supervisor User Password Setting 4 25 Exit Selecting 4 26 Section 5 Driver Installation Easy Driver Installation 5 1 Section 6 PCI Audio Sound CMI8738 Features 6 1 App...

Page 5: ...UCTION Components Checklist 9 9 9 9 9 A 1 Mainboard 9 9 9 9 9 B 1 User s manual 9 9 9 9 9 C 1 Floppy ribbon cable 9 9 9 9 9 D 1 ATA 66 100 Hard drive ribbon cable E 1 USB Cable 9 9 9 9 9 F 1 Driver an...

Page 6: ...3DNow technology L1 and L2 caches Dynamic branch prediction Socket A is the name for AMD s new socketed interface designed to support both AMD DuronTM and AMD AthlonTM processors This innovation is m...

Page 7: ...Ultra ATA 66 100 The board provides two channel one channel is optional Ultra ATA 66 100 Bus Master IDE controller that support Ultra ATA 66 100 protocols perfect for such demanding applications as re...

Page 8: ...nboard I O Only the size and position of this aperture is defined allowing PC manufacturers to add new I O features e g TV input TV output joystick modem LAN etc to systems This will help systems inte...

Page 9: ...the system from one of two sources The first is the front panel Power On Off button and the other is the Soft Off function coming from the M B s onboard circuit controller that can be controlled by t...

Page 10: ...Page 1 6 Figure 5 System Block Diagram System Block Diagram PAC PCI Bridge and memory controller KLE133 133 100MHz AMD Socket A Processors VT82C686B I O Bridge C Media CMI8738 USB 0 1 USB 2 3 ATA66 10...

Page 11: ...pin DIMM x 2 for PC133 VC133 Memory DRAM Size 32MB to 1GB EXPANSION SLOT PCI x 3 Panel Link slot x 1 ONBOARD I O On Chip I O integrated with K B Mouse FDD Parallel and Serial Fast IR and Power ON cont...

Page 12: ...ENDED FUNCTION Supports exclusive USDM Unified System Diagnostic Manager and Hardware Monitoring Function by VT82C686B Supports exclusive KBPO KeyBoard Power On Supports Power Loss Recovery Function S...

Page 13: ...Installation Page 3 1 Figure 1 Mainboard Detailed Layout Section 3 INSTALLATION...

Page 14: ...CPU Insertion CPU Insertion use AMD AthlonTM as reference Step 1 Open the socket by raising the actuation lever Figure 2 Step 2 Insert the processor Ensure proper pin 1 orientation by aligning the FC...

Page 15: ...re 5 Step 4 Thermal compound and qualified heatsink recommended by AMD are a must to avoid CPU overheat damage For more information about installing your CPU please refer to the AMD website article So...

Page 16: ...board was designed with very few jumpers to make your installation faster and easier 1 JP1 CMOS Clear JP1 1 2 Normal Default 2 3 Clear CMOS JP2 1 JP3 Power Loss Recovery JP3 1 2 Disabled Default 2 3 E...

Page 17: ...ion Page 3 5 JP5 1 1 CPU Host Clock Select JP5 1 2 100MHz Default 2 3 133MHz Keyboard Power ON Function JP4 1 2 Disabled Default 2 3 Enabled JP4 JP6 1 Onboard CMI8738 audio JP6 1 2 Enabled Default 2 3...

Page 18: ...memory configurations SDRAM supports 32 64 128 256MB 512MB DIMM modules We recommend to use PC100 VC100 Memory Module for bus speed 100MHz and PC133 VC133 Memory for bus speed over 100MHz Using non c...

Page 19: ...alled by placing the chip firmly into the socket at a 90 degree angle and pressing straight down figure 8 until it fits tightly into the DIMM socket figure 9 Figure 7 Figure 9 DIMM Module clip after i...

Page 20: ...Power A plug in for the chassis Fan Power J7 WOL Wake On Lan Connector COM2 RS232 COM2 Connector IDE1 Ultra ATA 66 100 Primary IDE Connector Blue color IDE2 Ultra ATA 66 100 Secondary IDE Connector Bl...

Page 21: ...r G a t a D a t a D 4 k c a l B d n u o r G d n u o r G e l b a C 5 k c a l B d n u o r G d n u o r G e s a C 6 k c a l B d n u o r G d n u o r G e s a C 7 k c a l B d n u o r G d n u o r G e l b a C...

Page 22: ...seconds before the system turns off When the system is in 4 sec delay mode suspend mode is enabled by pushing the button momentarily Turbo LED indicator LED ON when higher speed is selected IDE LED i...

Page 23: ...Installation Page 3 11 Device Connectors continued PL3 Connector Digital Video Out interface for digital display The EP PL3 adapter card optional Digital display DTFP EP PL3 Flat Panel Slot...

Page 24: ...it Step 1 Please check JP4 at the position 2 3 after you finished the system installation Step 2 You can enjoy the Keyboard Power ON function KBPO by pressing any key and BUTTON only to turn on your...

Page 25: ...ch as LAN Modem cards b In BIOS please select ACPI function Enable and ACPI Suspend Type S3 STR in the Power Management Setup menu c Then please install the Windows 98SE ME or Windows 2000 d Restart y...

Page 26: ...N ON OFF J2 PW_LED OFF ON Blinking Blinking OFF d You must push the Power button connected with onboard J3 pin to wake up you system not to click to mouse or press keyboard to wake up the system Just...

Page 27: ...Installation Page 3 15 Page Left Blank...

Page 28: ...ed off In general the information saved in the CMOS RAM will stay unchanged unless there is a configuration change in the system such as hard drive replacement or a device is added It is possible for...

Page 29: ...item will appear so that the user can modify associated configuration parameters 4 1 Standard CMOS Setup Choose Standard CMOS Setup in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY Menu Figure 2 The Standard CMOS Setup allo...

Page 30: ...s a mode used to support a special 3 5 drive used in Japan This is a 3 5 disk that stores only 1 2 MB the default setting for this is disabled 4 2 Advanced BIOS Features Selecting the BIOS FEATURES SE...

Page 31: ...the virus warning CPU Internal Cache This controls the status of the processor s internal cache area The default is Enabled Enabled This activates the CPU s internal cache thereby increasing performan...

Page 32: ...k drive to determine if it is 40 or 80 tracks Disabled The BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number Note BIOS can not tell the difference between 720K 1 2MB and 1 44MB dr...

Page 33: ...System The system will not boot and the access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Setup The system will boot but the access to Setup will be denied if the in...

Page 34: ...These categories determine whether ROMs from option cards will be copied into RAM This will be in 16K byte or 32K byte units and the size will depend on chipset of the option card Enabled Optional sha...

Page 35: ...AM Cycle length This setting defines the CAS timing parameter of the SDRAM in terms of clocks Default is by SPD 2 Provides faster memory performance 3 Provides better memory compatibility Bank Interle...

Page 36: ...ll not be able to cache this memory segment P2C C2P Concurrency This item allows you to enable disable the PCI to CPU CPU to PCI concurrency Fast R W Turn Around This item controls the DRAM timing It...

Page 37: ...AGP Driving Control This item allows you to adjust the AGP driving force Choose Manual to key in a AGP Driving Value in the next selection This field is recommended to set in Auto for avoiding any er...

Page 38: ...The chipset has an embedded 32 bit posted write buffer to support delay transactions cycles Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specification version 2 1 The Choice Enabled Disabled PCI 2 A...

Page 39: ...primary port Disabled Disables Onboard IDE primary port OnChip IDE Channel1 The default is Enabled Enabled Enables Onboard IDE secondary port Disabled Disables Onboard IDE secondary port IDE Prefetch...

Page 40: ...cessing mode Mode 0 4 Manually set the IDE Programmed interrupt mode Primary Master UDMA This allows you to select the mode of operation for the hard drive The default is Auto Auto The computer will s...

Page 41: ...r Disabled Disable the Onboard VIA686B Chip s floppy drive interface controller Onboard Serial Port 1 This field allows the user to configure the 1st serial port The default is Auto AUTO Enable Onboar...

Page 42: ...PC AT Compatible bidirectional parallel port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port mode ECP Extended Capabilities Port mode EPP ECP ECP Mode EPP Mode ECP Mode USE DMA This field allows the user to select DMA1 or...

Page 43: ...S Page 4 16 MPU 401 I O Address Built in MPU 401 compatible MIDI I O port selection 300 303H 310 313H 320 323H 330 333H default Game Port 200 207H Built in joystick port support disabled enabled defau...

Page 44: ...select ACPI Function The default is Enabled Enabled Support ACPI function for new O S Disabled No Support ACPI function You can only change the content of Doze Mode Standby Mode and Suspend Mode when...

Page 45: ...Method This option allows you to select how the video will be disabled by the power management The default is V H Sync Blank V H Sync Blank System turns off vertical and horizontal synchronization por...

Page 46: ...will awaken a system which has been powered down HDD FDD When set to On default any event occurring at a hard or floppy drive port will awaken a system which has been powered down PCI Master When set...

Page 47: ...p PNP OS Installed Do you have a PNP OS installed on your system The default is No Yes Select if you are using a PNP OS No Select if your OS does not support PNP Resources Controlled By Who controlled...

Page 48: ...B This item allows BIOS to assign whether IRQ is with VGA USB or not If you have not connect the VGA USB device Can release the IRQ for other device The default is Enabled Enabled Provides IRQ for VGA...

Page 49: ...e of the system Current CPU FAN Speed The current CPU fan speed in RPMs Current Chassis FAN Speed The current chassis fan speed in RPMs CPU V The voltage level of the CPU Vcore AGP Vcore The voltage l...

Page 50: ...t Same applies for PCI slots The default is Enabled Enabled Enables this option Disabled Disables this option CPU Host PCI Spread Spec The mainboard is designed to set the CPU PCI Spd clock at jumperf...

Page 51: ...with a message similar to Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N N Pressing Y loads the BIOS default values for the most stable minimal perfor mance system operations Load Optimized Defaults When you press Ente...

Page 52: ...ort the selection and not enter a password To disable a password just press Enter when you are prompted to enter the password A message will confirm the password will be disabled Once the pass word is...

Page 53: ...our system off The next time you boot your computer the BIOS configures your system according to the Setup selec tions stored in CMOS After saving the values the system is restarted again Exit Without...

Page 54: ...driver CD disk Step 1 Click SERVICE PACK 4IN1 DRIVER Install all components recommended Step 2 Click VGA DRIVER to install VGA Driver Step 3 Click C MEDIA 8738 AUDIO DRIVER to install Audio Sound Dri...

Page 55: ...Drivers Installation Page 5 2 Page Left Blank...

Page 56: ...OHM Earphone buffer and 3D surround MPU 401 Game Midi port and legacy audio SB16 support Downloadable Wave Table Synthesizer supports Direct Music z z z z z Stereo Mixer and FM Music Synthesizer Ster...

Page 57: ...t s f o t r o p t u p t u o o i d u a e h t h t i w t c e n n o C c p p A k c a R o i d u A e h t n i K P S 4 y b f f o n r u t r o n o n r u T C I M o n o M e n o h p o r c i M e h t h t i w t c e n...

Page 58: ...ce drivers in your current system 1 Power off your system install the PCI sound card audio cable speaker microphone and insert driver CD into the CD ROM drive 2 Turn on the computer and enter the Micr...

Page 59: ...creen instructions to re install the hardware If you want to completely remove the drivers you can also run the un install proce dure as described previously Remove the sound card from the slot and th...

Page 60: ...n such as D NT40 DRV 6 Select C Media CM8738 item and press OK button 7 Select proper I O value 8 Press OK button 9 Restart the system when being asked 10 Now you have already installed the PCI Audio...

Page 61: ...io Rack Introduction By means of a user friendly interface as easy as operating your home stereo system this PCI audio rack provides you with the control over your PC s audio functions including the a...

Page 62: ...Audio Rack Components To remove or add a component from the display click on the component s button on the Control Center s Button Bar or toggle it off MIDI Player Wave Player and CD Player CD Player...

Page 63: ...type the control slider controls the loudness whereas the horizontal slider controls the balance between the two speakers The mute button temporarily stops input or output without changing slider pos...

Page 64: ...ecording level z z z z z CD Controls the CD drive output level for CD drives configured to play their audio output through the PC s audio hardware z z z z z 4SPK Turn on or turn off the Rear speakers...

Page 65: ...jack of the audio adapter and then connect rear pair speakers to Line in Rear jack of the audio adapter The original Line in can be moved to Aux in 2 The positions of the speakers Put your speakers t...

Page 66: ...udio Demos of this audio adapter When the helicopter flies behind you the rear speakers will work DEMO1 Present to you the complete 4 speaker surround sound effect DEMO2 Present to you the sound effec...

Page 67: ...PCI Audio Sound Page 6 12 Page Left Blank...

Page 68: ...er or Ghost exe to your hard disk The current market version is for single Client so the LPT and NetBios portions will not be explained further Description of Menus Ghost clones and backs up Disk and...

Page 69: ...he required partition size as shown in the following figure There are 3 hard disk functions 1 Disk To Disk disk cloning 2 Disk To Image disk backup 3 Disk From Image restore backup Important 1 To use...

Page 70: ...endix A 3 4 Click OK to display the following confirmation screen Select Yes to start Disk To Image Disk Backup 1 Select the location of the Source drive 2 Select the location for storing the backup f...

Page 71: ...pendix A 4 Disk From Image Restore Backup 1 Select the Restore file 2 Select the Destination drive of the disk to be restored 3 Click OK to display the following confirmation screen Select Yes to star...

Page 72: ...Appendix A 5 3 When restoring disk backup set the required partition size as shown in the following figure 4 Click OK to display the following confirmation screen Select Yes to start Partition...

Page 73: ...on functions 1 Partition To Partition partition cloning 2 Partition To Image partition backup 3 Partition From Image restore partition Partition To Partition Partition Cloning The basic unit for parti...

Page 74: ...he file compressed There are 3 options 1 No do not compress data during backup 2 Fast Small volume compression 3 High high ratio compression File can be compressed to its minimum but this requires lon...

Page 75: ...Appendix A 8 Partition From Image Restore Partition 1 Select the backup file to be restored 2 Select the source partition 3 Select the disk to be restored...

Page 76: ...Appendix A 9 4 Select the partition to be restored 5 Select Yes to start restoring Check This function checks the hard disk or backup file for backup or restoration error due to FAT or track error...

Page 77: ...space while the complete Office installation requires 360MB The remaining space can be used to store other data After installing Windows use Ghost to create a backup of the source system and store the...

Page 78: ...Restore types include General Windows and Windows and Application Programs If you select General Windows the system is restored to the general Windows operation condition The command is Ghost exe clo...

Page 79: ...file Autoexec bat Auto execution batch file Mscdex exe CD Rom execution file Ghost exe Ghost execution file Oakcdrom sys ATAPI CD ROM compatible driver The content of Config sys is DEVICE Oakcdrom sy...

Page 80: ...the most useful of the batch switches and has a series of arguments that define a MODE This defines the type of clone command to be used COPY disk to disk copy LOAD file to disk load DUMP disk to fil...

Page 81: ...xM indicates that the n h destination partition is to have a size of xxxx Mb e g SZE2 800M indicates partition two is to have 800 mb n mmP indicates that the n h destination partition is to have a siz...

Page 82: ...ecides whether to copy just the files and directory structure or to do an image sector by sector copy If it understands the internal format of the partition it defaults to copying the files and direct...

Page 83: ...econd partition on a PC to drive two first parti tion the same PC without final prompt ghost exe clone mode pcopy src 1 2 dst 2 1 sure Example 4 To dump the second partition of drive one to an image f...

Page 84: ...endix B B 1 EEPROM BIOS Remover Do not remove the BIOS chip unless instructed by a technician and only with a PLCC IC extractor tool The BIOS socket may be damaged if using an improper method to repla...

Page 85: ...Appendix B 2 Page Left Blank...

Page 86: ...nd it will self extract Copy these extracted files to a bootable DOS floppy disk Note The DOS floppy disk should contain NO device drivers or other programs 1 Type A AWDFLASH and press Enter Key 2 You...

Page 87: ...to save previous BIOS to file 6 Are you sure to program y n please key in Y to start the programming 7 The programming is finished xxxxx bin F1 Reset F10 Exit XXXXX XXXX xxxxx bin xxxxx bin XXXXX XXXX...

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