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Introduction 

Mainboard Specifications and Features 

Power 
Management 

Compliant with EPA, APM 1.2 and ACPI  
Auto Power on 
ATX soft-off power control 
Power – on by keyboard and PS/2 mouse 
Power – on by external modem ring 
Power – on by alarm 
Power – on by Wake On LAN (WOL) 
Fan off in sleep mode 

System Man-
agement 

CPU temperature warning and system temperature detec-
tion 
CPU and system voltage detection 
CPU and secondary fan RPM detection 

Voltage Regu-
lator 

Switching regulator 
CPU voltage auto-detection 

Form Factor 

ATX form factor 19 cm x 30.5 cm (7.5 x 12.0-inch) (F133) 
FATX form factor 19 cm x 22.8 cm (7.5 x 8.98-inch) (F132) 

2.2.2. 

Software  

BIOS 

AWARD AGP/PCI BIOS 
4M-bit Flash BIOS with ESCD (Extended System 
Configuration Data) block 
Supports APM, Plug and Play, Multi-Boot, DMI and EIDE 
devices 
Supports ACPI 
Supports high-capacity LS-120 and ZIP removable 
media drive 

Driver and 
Utility 

IDE Bus mastering Ultra DMA driver 
Flash utility for BIOS upgrade 
System Environment Monitoring Utility 
Optional ES1373 audio drivers 

Operating 
System 

Operates with MS_DOS, Windows 3.x/95/98/2000/NT, OS/2, 
Novell NetWare/UnixWare 1.1, and SCO Unix 4.2 

2.2.3. 

Environment 

Ambient Temperature 

0ºC to 50ºC (operating) 

Relative Humidity 

0 to 85% (operating) 

Vibration 

0 to 500 Hz 

DC Voltage  

4.9V to 5.2V 

DC Voltage  

1.05V to 1.825V 

DC Voltage  

-5V, +12V, -12V, +5VSB 5% tolerance 

Summary of Contents for FLEXUS P6F132

Page 1: ...P6F132 133 Mainboard Manual September 11 2001 ...

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Page 3: ... this user s manual and all accompanying documentation and to make changes in the con tent without obligation to notify any person or organization of the revision or change IN NO EVENT WILL THE VENDOR BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES I...

Page 4: ...udes an introduction a checklist of the items that ship with this mainboard and a summary of the principal features and components Chapter 3 Hardware Installation This chapter explains how to prepare your mainboard for use and how to make the various connections to other computer components and peripheral items Chapter 4 BIOS Configuration This chapter explains how to use the system setup utility ...

Page 5: ...8 2 4 Microprocessor 10 2 5 CPU Packaging 10 2 6 Chipset 10 2 7 RAID 11 3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 12 3 1 Unpacking 12 3 2 Installation 13 3 3 Safety Measures 13 3 4 Connector Jumper Location 14 3 5 Attaching Connectors 15 3 5 1 Front Panel Connectors 15 3 5 2 Infrared IR Connectors 16 3 5 3 CD ROM Connectors 16 3 5 4 Wake on LAN 17 3 5 5 Floppy Drive Connector 17 3 5 6 IDE Connectors 18 3 5 7 Back P...

Page 6: ...ls 43 4 6 Power Management Setup 47 4 7 PnP PCI Configurations 51 4 8 PC Health Status Option 52 4 9 Frequency Voltage Control 54 4 10 Load Optimized Defaults Option 55 4 11 Set Supervisor User Password 55 4 12 Save Exit Setup 56 4 13 Exit Without Saving 56 5 DRIVER AND UTILITY 57 5 1 Flash Utility 57 5 2 Intel 81x Installation Utility 58 5 3 Intel 81x AGP Installation 59 5 4 AD1881 Audio Driver 6...

Page 7: ... 2 mouse keyboard ports Game and audio ports 1 CPU fan connector FAN1 2 PGA370 CPU socket PGA370 3 DIMM module sockets DIMM1 2 4 ATX power connector J27 5 Floppy Disc Drive FDD FLP1 6 IDE connector IDE1 7 IDE connector IDE2 8 RTC battery BAT 9 Boot Block protect J8 10 CPU chipset fan connector FAN2 11 Accelerated Graphics Port slot AGP 12 PCI expansion slots PCI1 6 13 COM2 JP6 14 Communications Ne...

Page 8: ...ort Line in VGA port 1 3 Panel Connector The following illustration shows the front panel connector pin as signments HDD LED STANDBY LED SPEAKER Ground Ground LED cathode LED cathode LED cathode LED anode LED anode LED anode Keylock Non Ground Ground Power on off Reset Single 5V 5V Speaker out POWER LED KEYLOCK RESET BUTTON POWER SWITCH Pin 1 ...

Page 9: ...M2 Serial Port Connector This 10 pin header is used to connect a serial port extension bracket for add ing a second serial port to your system JP8 TAD Mono phone mono out JP9 CD in Connectors These 4 pin headers are used for connecting the CD ROM audio input to the sound card JP10 Auxiliary Connector This 4 pin header is an auxiliary input connector J10 Wake On LAN Connector This 3 pin header is u...

Page 10: ... sided or three single sided DIMMs when the SDRAM interface is operating at 133 MHz Installing DIMM modules that exceed these specifica tions requires that the BIOS down shifts the SDRAM clocks to 100 MHz through a two wire interface of the system clock gen erator 168 Pin DIMM SDRAM Memory Configuration Bank 0 DIMM1 8 16 32 64 128 256 MB Bank 1 DIMM2 8 16 32 64 128 256 MB Total 8 MB to 512 MB This...

Page 11: ... capabilities and high performance with an integrated AGP Accelerated Graphics Port bus mastering EIDE Enhanced IDE controller and concurrent PCI bus The mainboard accommodates SDRAM Synchronous DRAM memory and supports ATA33 66 100 The mainboard achieves the highest reliability by supporting ECC Error Checking and Correction memory protection enabling the mainboard to achieve superior data integr...

Page 12: ...rts FP EDO SDRAM ESDRAM and VCM SDRAM memory types EIDE Controller Supports four IDE devices in two channels Supports PIO mode 0 through mode 4 drives Supports Bus Mastering DMA mode 2 drives Supports two Bus Mastering Ultra DMA ATA 33 66 100 drives Supports Iomega ZIP or LS 120 removable drives Enhanced I O One floppy disk controller One Standard EPP ECP parallel port connector Two 16550 compatib...

Page 13: ... form factor 19 cm x 22 8 cm 7 5 x 8 98 inch F132 2 2 2 Software BIOS AWARD AGP PCI BIOS 4M bit Flash BIOS with ESCD Extended System Configuration Data block Supports APM Plug and Play Multi Boot DMI and EIDE devices Supports ACPI Supports high capacity LS 120 and ZIP removable media drive Driver and Utility IDE Bus mastering Ultra DMA driver Flash utility for BIOS upgrade System Environment Monit...

Page 14: ...r s Manual 8 Mainboard Layout 2 3 Mainboard Layout 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 9 Note Because of optional items and design changes your mainboard may not be identical to the one shown in the illus tration ...

Page 15: ... FAN2 CPU chipset fan connector 6 FLP1 Floppy drive connector 7 IDE1 IDE 1 connector black 8 IDE2 IDE 2 connector white 9 BAT RTC battery 10 J8 Boot Block protect 11 AGP Accelerated Graphics Port slot 12 J29 Front panel connectors 13 FAN3 Secondary case fan connector 14 J10 Wake On LAN WOL connector 15 CNR1 Communications Networking Riser 16 PCI1 6 32 bit PCI expansion slots 17 JP6 COM2 ...

Page 16: ...3 supports the Intel 815E 815EP chipset The 815E 815EP chipset is designed for desktops and workstations that provide internal or external graphics and provides ATA 100 4x AGP and SDRAM support The 82801BA I O controller hub makes a direct connection between the graphics system the IDE controller and the PCI bus It uses ac celerated hub architecture to effectively double the bandwidth between thes...

Page 17: ...cialized disk controller which controls the RAID function Us ing a RAID the user can write and read to more than one disk at the same time that is complete data duplication can be achieved or ex cess data can be transferred to another disk The problems of disk failure are minimized with the use of a RAID This concludes Chapter 2 Chapter 3 covers hardware installation ...

Page 18: ...S 2 keyboard One set of loudspeakers Of course you can use the system I O ports and expansion slots to add many more features and components to your system than the items listed above 3 1 Unpacking The P6F132 133 mainboard package contains the following items q One mainboard q One IDE 40 pin ribbon cable q One floppy 34 pin ribbon cable q Driver and utility CD q One dual port USB bracket q User s ...

Page 19: ...harges of static electricity Working on computers that are still connected to a power supply can be extremely dangerous Follow the simple guidelines below to avoid damaging your computer Always disconnect the mainboard from the ATX power supply and disconnect the computer from the power outlet whenever you are working inside the computer case If possible wear a grounded wrist strap when you are in...

Page 20: ...ard User s Manual 14 Connector Jumper Location 3 4 Connector Jumper Location PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 PCI4 PCI5 PCI6 BAT IDE2 IDE1 DIMM1DIMM2 FAN1 FAN2 JP11 FAN3 CNR1 P6F133 P6F132 AGP J10 J29 J17 J27 FLP1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ...

Page 21: ...OCK RESET BUTTON POWER SWITCH Pin 1 Front Panel Connectors PW SW This2 pinconnectorconnectstothecase mountedPowerbutton Reset This 2 pin connector connects to the case mounted reset switch and is used to reboot the system STB LED This 2 pin connector connects to the case mounted STB LED to indicate a standby status The LED remains lit even when the system is off to indicate that AC power is availa...

Page 22: ... M 2 F A N 1 F A N 2 J P 1 1 F A N 3 C N R 1 P6F133 P6F132 A G P J 1 0 J 2 9 J 1 7 J 2 7 F L P 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Infrared Connector Pin 1 IR Transmitter IR Receiv er Ground IRM_IR 5V 3 5 3 CD ROM Connectors These connectors enable you to connect a CD ROM to the main board and receive stereo audio input P C I 1 P C I 2 P C I 3 P C I 4 P C I 5 P C I 6 B A T I D E 2 I D E 1 D I M M 1 D I M M 2 F A N 1 F ...

Page 23: ...you use this feature Refer to the Power Management section in Chapter 4 for details 3 5 5 Floppy Drive Connector A floppy disk drive ribbon cable has two connectors to support two floppy disk drives The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A the connector with untwisted wires connects to drive B You must orient the cable connector so that the pin 1 color edge of the cable correspo...

Page 24: ... 1 F A N 3 C N R 1 P6F133 P6F132 A G P J 1 0 J 2 9 J 1 7 J 2 7 F L P 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 IDE2 IDE1 Pin 1 IDE Connectors Consult the documentation that came with your IDE drive for details on jumper locations and settings You must orient the cable connec tor so that the pin 1 color edge of the cable corresponds to pin 1 of the I O port connector 3 5 7 Back Panel Connectors The back panel provides externa...

Page 25: ...nnector you must use an adapter Universal Serial Bus Ports You can connect two USB devices or USB hubs to the USB ports USB Ports The USB ports provide a hardware interface for low speed peripher als such as the keyboard mouse joystick scanner printer and telephony devices and also support MPEG 1 and MPEG 2 digital video The USB ports have a maximum bandwidth of 12 Mbits sec equivalent to 1 5 Mbyt...

Page 26: ...s Parallel Port Serial Port Connect a serial device such as a mouse or modem to the turquoise 9 pin serial port You can set the serial port IRQs in BIOS Refer to In tegrated Peripherals in Chapter 4 for details Serial Port Note Serial printers must be connected to the serial port VGA Port for 815E chipset only Connect an external monitor to the blue 15 pin VGA port You can set the VGA port IRQs in...

Page 27: ...ors You can connect various audio devices to these audio jacks Connect headphones or powered speakers to the lime colored lineout connec tor Connect a tape player or another audio source to the light blue Line in connector to record audio on your computer or to play audio through your computer s sound chip and speakers Connect a micro phone to the pink microphone connector to record audio to your ...

Page 28: ... P C I 3 P C I 4 P C I 5 P C I 6 B A T I D E 2I D E 1 D I M M 1 D I M M 2 F A N 1 F A N 2 J P 1 1 F A N 3 C N R 1 P6F133 P6F132 A G P J 1 0 J 2 9 J 1 7 J 2 7 F L P 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Power connector 3 3V 12V 12V Ground Ground Ground Ground Powergood Ground PowerSupplyOn Ground Ground 3 3V 3 3V 5V 5V 5V 5V 5V 5V Standby J27 Warning Incorrect installation of the power supply could result in serious damag...

Page 29: ... should be shut down to eliminate audible noise and reduce power consumption You can monitor the fan speed by way of the 82801BA chip providing the fan comes with a tachometer output PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 PCI4 PCI5 PCI6 BAT IDE2IDE1 DIMM1DIMM2 FAN1 FAN2 JP11 FAN3 CNR1 P6F133 P6F132 AGP J10 J29 J17 J2 7 F LP1 1 1 1 1 1 1 CPU System Chipset FanPower Connectors CPU FAN1 FAN2 Ground Ground 12V 12V Speed RPM ...

Page 30: ...t pegs are empty 3 6 2 Installation Procedure 1 On the motherboard identify the CPU Socket 370 and the cooling fan power supply connector CPU FAN PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 PCI4 PCI5 PCI6 B AT IDE2IDE1 DIMM1 DIMM2 FAN1 FAN2 JP11 FAN3 CNR1 P6F133 P6F132 AG P J10 J29 J17 J 2 7 FLP1 1 1 1 1 1 1 CPU FAN1 CPU Fan Power Supply CPUSOCKET370 2 Push the CPU socket lever slightly to the side and then raise it as far as...

Page 31: ...the heat sink cooling fan assembly into the processor cooling fan power supply CPU FAN 8 Configuration of the processor is carried out using the sys tem setup utility as described in Chapter 4 Configure the processor the first time you turn on the assembled com puter 3 6 3 Removing the Processor First remove the mainboard from the chassis To remove the proces sor from the mainboard follow these st...

Page 32: ...d for the memory size or type which is automatically detected by the BIOS PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 PCI4 PCI5 PCI6 BA T IDE2 IDE1 DIMM1DIMM2 FAN1 FAN2 JP11 FAN3 CNR1 P6F133 P6F132 AGP J10 J29 J17 J27 FLP1 1 1 1 1 1 1 DIMM 1 D IMM2 Memory Modules Lock Lock 88 pins 60 pins 20 pins You must use 3 3V unbuffered DIMMs in the mainboard To deter mine the DIMM type check the notches on the DIMMs 168 pin DIMM DRAM ke...

Page 33: ...e Sided Asymmetric 2Mx64 4Mx64 8Mx64 16Mx64 32Mx64 EDO Extended Data Output SDRAM Synchronous DRAM Requirements DRAM Speed 60 ns or faster RAS Access Time 60 ns or faster CAS Access Time 20 ns or faster DIMM module 3 3V unbuffered Speed Grade 66 6 MHz or faster CAS latency 3 or faster Install the 168 pin SDRAM modules in any combination as follows BANK 0 DIMM1 8 16 32 64 128 256 MB BANK 1 DIMM2 8 ...

Page 34: ... FAN2 JP11 FAN3 CNR1 P6F133 P6F132 AGP J10 J29 J17 J27 FLP1 1 1 1 1 1 1 J3 KB USB Voltage Settings JP11 Pin 1 Pin 1 J9 Clear CMOS Settings Clear PASSWORD Settings Pin 1 Clear CMOS Password Jumper You may need to clear the CMOS if your system cannot boot up be cause you forgot your password the CPU clock setup is incorrect or the CMOS settings need to be reset to default values after the system BIO...

Page 35: ...e system off then on again The CPU will auto matically boot up using standard parameters 2 As the system boots enter BIOS and set up the CPU clock Note If you are unable to enter BIOS setup turn the system on and off a few times or press INSERT when booting up to have the system boot up with standard parameters BIOS Flash Protect Jumper Use this jumper to protect the system BIOS from being acciden...

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Page 37: ...on utility that displays the system s configuration status and provides you with a tool to set system pa rameters These parameters are stored in non volatile battery backed up CMOS RAM that saves this information even when the power is turned off When the system is turned back on the system is config ured with the values found in CMOS Using easy to use pull down menus you can configure such items ...

Page 38: ...n the system hardware is not consistent with the information contained in the CMOS RAM when ever the CMOS RAM has lost power or the system features need to be changed 4 1 Entering Setup When the system is powered on the BIOS will enter the Power On Self Test POST routines These routines perform various diagnostic checks if an error is encountered the error will be reported in one of two different ...

Page 39: ...cess to the utility s various functions Listed below are explanations of the keys displayed at the bottom of the screen Key Function Esc Escape key Exits the current menu Cursor keys Scroll through the items on a menu PU PD Plus minus Page Up and Page Down keys Modify the selected field s values F10 F10 key Saves the current configuration and exits setup F1 F1 key Displays a screen that explains a...

Page 40: ...y Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 4 2 Standard CMOS setup screen The Standard CMOS Setup utility is similar for all three chipsets and is used to configure the following features Date Month Day Year Time Hour Minute and Second Use 24 Hour clock format for PM numbers add 12 to the hour you would en...

Page 41: ...ard disk drive that supports LBA mode more than one line will appear in the parameter box Choose the line that lists LBA for an LBA drive Do not choose Large or Normal if the hard disk drive is already fully formatted when you installed it Select the mode that was used to format it Access Mode This item defines some special ways that can be used to access IDE hard disks such as LBA Large Block Add...

Page 42: ...This setting determines which type of errors will cause the system to halt during bootup The options are All Errors No Errors All But Keyboard default All But Diskette All But Disk Key Base Extended Total Memory These items are automatically de tected by the system at start up time These are display only fields You cannot make changes to these fields After you have made your selections in the Stan...

Page 43: ...k Status On Gate A20 Option Fast Typematic Rate Setting Disabled x Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 x Typematic Delay Msec 250 Security Option Setup OS Select For DRAM 64MB Non OS2 Menu Level Allows you to choose the VIRUS warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection If this function is enabled and someone attempt to write data into this area BIOS will show a warning message on screen and al...

Page 44: ...tem at start up time The default settings are Floppy HDD 0 LS120 and Disabled respectively Swap Floppy Drive If you have two floppy diskette drives in your system this item allows you to swap the assigned drive letters so that drive A becomes drive B and drive B becomes drive A The default setting is Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek If this item is enabled it checks the geometry of the floppy disk dri...

Page 45: ...e password feature The op tions are Setup and System Selecting Setup will protect the configuration settings from being tampered with Select System if you want to use the password feature every time the system boots up The default setting is Setup You can create your password by us ing the SUPERVISOR USER PASSWORD utility in the main program screen OS Select For DRAM 64MB Set to OS2 if the system ...

Page 46: ...er Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 4 4 Chipset features setup This screen controls the settings for the board s chipset All entries related to the DRAM timing on the screen are automatically config ured Do not make any changes unless you are familiar with the chipset SDRAM CAS Latency Time Enables you to sel...

Page 47: ...lt value Delayed Transaction The chipset has an embedded 32 bit posted write buffer to support delay transactions cycles Enable to support compliance with PCI specification version 2 1 The default is En abled AGP Graphics Aperture Size This option determines the effective size of the AGP Graphic Aperture where memory mapped graphic data structures are located Display Cache Frequency This item sets...

Page 48: ... GMCH memory controller tends to leave the page open RAS to CAS Override This item sets the timing parameters for the system memory such as the CAS Column Address Strobe and RAS Row Address Strobe We recommend that you set RAS to CAS to byCAS LT default so that the memory timing is automatically detected RAS Timing Sets the Row Address Strobe RAS timing Leave this at the default setting Fast RAS P...

Page 49: ...it Display First PCI Slot AC97 Audio Auto AC97 Modem Auto IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled POWER ON Function BUTTON ONLY KB Power ON Password Enabled Menu Level MoveEnter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 4 5 Integrated peripherals On Chip Primary Secondary PCI IDE These options enable or disable the primary and sec...

Page 50: ...ault AC97 Audio Set these items to Auto when you are using the on board AC 97 audio chip If you are using an audio add in card you should disable this item IDE HDD Block Mode Enable this field if your IDE hard drive supports block mode Block mode enables BIOS to automatically de tect the optimal number of block read and writes per sector that the drive can support The default setting is Enabled PO...

Page 51: ...12 Onboard FDC Controller This option enables the onboard floppy disk drive controller The default setting is Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 2 These options are used to assign the I O addresses for the two onboard serial ports They can be assigned as follows 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Auto default Disabled disables the onboard serial port UART Mode Select Enables you to select the infrared...

Page 52: ... to assign the I O address for the onboard parallel port The options are 378 IRQ7 default 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Disabled disables the onboard parallel port Parallel Port Mode There are four options the default setting SPP Standard Parallel Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities Port and ECP EPP Change the mode from SPP to the enhanced mode only if your peripheral de vice can support...

Page 53: ...Power Management Setup on the main program screen displays this menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Power Management Setup Item Help ACPI Function Enabled ACPI Suspend Type S1 POS Power Management User Define Video Off Method V H SYNC Blank Video Off In Suspend Yes Suspend Type Stop Grant MODEM Use IRQ 3 Suspend Mode Disabled HDD Power Down Disabled Soft Off by PWR BTTN In...

Page 54: ...down with the exception of a refresh current to the system memory Power Management This setting controls the System Doze Mode Standby Mode and Suspend Mode Timer features There are four options User Define allows you to customize all power saving timer features Max Saving recommended setting for general use Min Saving sets power saving at minimum values Video Off Method This setting controls the v...

Page 55: ...ur and Disable The default is Disable HDD Power Down The IDE hard drive will spin down if it is not accessed within a specified length of time Options are from 1 Min to 15 Min and Disable The default is Disable Soft Off by PWRBTN When set to Instant Off default pressing the power button will turn off the system power When set to Delay 4 Sec you have to press the power button and hold it for more t...

Page 56: ...fied time Reload Global Timer Events Global Timer power management events are I O events whose oc currence can prevent the system from entering a power saving mode or can awaken the system from such a mode In effect the system remains alert for anything that occurs to a device that is configured as Enabled even when the system is in a power down mode Primary Secondary IDE 0 1 When enabled any acti...

Page 57: ...nded System Configuration Data ESCD when you exit Setup if you have installed a new add on and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the OS cannot boot Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 4 7 PNP PCI configuration Reset Configuration Data The system BIOS supports the Plug ...

Page 58: ...s This board includes a built in VGA system that does not require palette snooping so you must leave this item disabled 4 8 PC Health Status Option On mainboards that support hardware monitoring this item lets you monitor the parameters for critical voltages critical temperatures and fan speeds Selecting PC Health Status on the main program screen displays this menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C ...

Page 59: ...t make changes to these fields The following information is displayed CPU warning temperature Current System temp Current CPU 1 temperature Current CPU 2 temperature Current CPUFAN1 speed in RPMs Current CPUFAN2 speed in RPMs Current CPUFAN3 speed in RPMs IN 0 V IN 1 V IN 2 V 5 V 12V power supply s 12 volt 12V power supply s 12 volt 5 V VBAT V 5VSB V Shutdown Temperature Enables you to set the max...

Page 60: ... Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk When set to Enabled the system will automatically turn off the PCI and DIMM clock when not in use to reduce electromagnetic interference Spread Spectrum If you enable spread spectrum it can signifi cantly reduce the EMI Electro Magnetic Interference generated by the syst...

Page 61: ...ty Press the Y key and then Enter to install the defaults Press the N key and then Enter to not install the defaults The optimized defaults place demands on the system that may be greater than the performance level of the components such as the CPU and the memory You can cause fatal errors or instability if you install the optimized defaults when your hardware does not support them If you only wan...

Page 62: ...em is to discharge the CMOS memory by turning power off and placing a shunt on jumper JP12 to short pin 2 and pin 3 for five seconds then putting the shunt back to pin 1 and pin 2 of JP3 4 12 Save Exit Setup Selecting this option and pressing Enter will save the new setting information in the CMOS memory and continue with the booting process 4 13 Exit Without Saving Selecting this option and press...

Page 63: ...les in the FLASH directory FLASH EXE Flash utility for AWARD BIOS upgrade README TXT Text file of instructions The Flash utility will not work with any memory manager software running in the system In order to make sure no memory manager software is running boot your system from a bootable floppy diskette which does not contain CONFIG SYS and AUTOEXEC BAT files If you are using MS DOS 6 x you can ...

Page 64: ...nium 2000 98 95 NT The Installation Steps 1 Insert the manufacturer s CD ROM into your CD ROM drive 2 Click Driver Install 3 Scroll to and click the Install Intel 81x Installation utility to start the installation 4 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the instal lation After setup is completed you need to restart the computer ...

Page 65: ...ilt into the 81x chipset The Installation Steps 1 Insert the manufacturer s CD ROM into your PC s CD ROM drive 2 Click Driver Install 3 Select the folder 81x AGP driver for WIN2000 9X NT40 or OS2 to start the installation 4 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the instal lation After setup is completed you need to restart the computer ...

Page 66: ...em to generate optimal sound effects Drivers are provided for Windows NT 2000 98 95 The Installation Steps 1 Insert the manufacturer s CD ROM into your PC s CD ROM drive 2 Click Driver Install 3 Select the folder 815 AGP driver for WIN98 WIN2000 WIN95 WINNT to start the installation 4 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the instal lation After setup is completed you need to restart t...

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