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BIOS

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Notes:

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If the hard disk Primary Master/Slave and Secondary Master/Slave are
set to Auto, then the hard disk size and model will be auto-detected.

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The “Halt On:” field is used to determine when to halt the system by the
BIOS if an error occurs.

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Floppy 3 Mode support is a mode used to support a special 3.5-inch
drive used in Japan.  This is a 3.5-inch disk that stores 1.2 MB. The
default setting for this is disabled.

4-2 Advanced BIOS Features

Selecting the “ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES” option in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY
menu allows users to change system related parameters in the displayed menu. This
menu shows all  of the manufacturer’s default values for the board.
Pressing the [F1] key displays a help message for the selected item.

Figure 3:  BIOS Features Setup

Summary of Contents for DDR266 (PC2100)

Page 1: ...ed An Intel Socket 478 Processor Based Mainboard Mainboard Mainboard Mainboard Mainboard Suppor Suppor Suppor Suppor Supports ts ts ts ts FSB400 DDR266 PC2100 FSB400 DDR266 PC2100 FSB400 DDR266 PC2100 FSB400 DDR266 PC2100 FSB400 DDR266 PC2100 FSB533 DDR266 333 PC2100 PC2700 FSB533 DDR266 333 PC2100 PC2700 FSB533 DDR266 333 PC2100 PC2700 FSB533 DDR266 333 PC2100 PC2700 FSB533 DDR266 333 PC2100 PC27...

Page 2: ...EXCLUDESALL OTHERWARRANTIES EXPRESSORIMPLIED REGARDINGITS PRODUCTS INCLUDINGANYIMPLIEDWARRANTIESOF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSEOR NONINFRINGEMENT THISDISCLAIMEROFWARRANTIESSHALL APPLY TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED UNDER LOCAL LAWS IN THE COUNTRY PURCHASED IN WHICH LOCAL LAWS DO NOT ALLOW OR LIMIT THE EXCLUSION OF THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES ...

Page 3: ... from the manufacturer s Web site 3 Replace mainboard 4 Remove and replace the add on card C1h C5h 1 Memory module inserted incorrectly 2 Memory compatibility problem 3 Memory module damaged 1 Reinsert memory module 2 Replace memory with correct type 3 Replace memory module 2Dh 1 Error occured in VGA BIOS 2 VGA card inserted incorrectly 1 Replace VGA card 2 Reinsert the VGA card 26h Overclock erro...

Page 4: ...ctor 1 5 I O Shield Connector 1 6 Power On Off Remote 1 6 System Block Diagram 1 7 Section 2 Features Mainboard Features 2 1 Section 3 Installation Mainboard Layout 3 2 Easy Installation Procedure CPU Installation 3 3 Jumper Settings 3 5 System Memory Configuration 3 6 Expansion slots 3 9 Device Connectors 3 11 External Modem Ring in Power ON and Keyboard Power ON Function KBPO 3 18 STR Suspend To...

Page 5: ...on Setup 4 22 PC Health Status 4 24 Power BIOS Features 4 26 Defaults Menu 4 30 Supervisor User Password Setting 4 31 Exit Selecting 4 32 Section 5 Driver Installation Easy Driver Installation 5 1 C Media Audio Configuration Brief Guide 5 2 Appendix Appendix A Update Your System BIOS A 1 Appendix B EEPROMBOISRemover B 1 Appendix C GHOST 7 Quick User s Guide Optional C 1 Appendix D POST Codes D 1 ...

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Page 7: ...ual C Floppy drive cable D HDD drive cable or round cable E CD and diskette drivers and utilities F Game port cable G I O Shield H S ATA data and power cable Deluxe Pack Items I IEEE 1394 two port cable Other Optional Items J USB2 0 port cable K S PDIF Module H If you need the other optional item please contact dealer for assistance ...

Page 8: ...entium 4 processor family HT Technology allows a single physical Pentium 4 processor to function as two logical processor for next generation multi threaded application For more information about all the new features the Pentium 4 delivers check out the Intel website at http www intel com Chipset Components This board is designed with Intel 865PE Springdale PE chipset The Intel 865PE chipset consi...

Page 9: ...on Supports Maximum AGP interface bandwidth 2 1GB s 1 5 volt AGPCardsupportsonly Ultra ATA 66 100 The ICH5 R provides an Ultra ATA 66 100 Bus Master IDE controller This controller supports Ultra ATA 66 100 protocols which are ideal for supporting demanding applications such as real time video multimedia and a high performance operating system A new IDE cable is required for Ultra ATA 66 100 This c...

Page 10: ...pgrade storage devices that are compatible with the serial ATA interface specification Serial ATA is completely software compatible with parallel ATA requiring no modification to your operating system IEEE1394 Optional IEEE 1394 is a high speed serial bus developed by Apple that allows users to connect up to 63 devices to the serial bus on a PC IEEE is sometimes called the IEEE 1394 standard the i...

Page 11: ... systems integrators differentiate their products in the marketplace and better meet your needs By integrating more I O down onto the board and better positioning the hard drive and floppy connectors material cost of cables and add in cards is reduced By reducing the number of cables and components in the system manufac turing time and inventory holding costs are reduced and reliability will incre...

Page 12: ...ngly recommend to use power supplies that have a 5VSB current of 2A Please check the 5VSB s specification that has been printed on the power supply s outer case Note The board requires a minimum of 250 Watt power supply to operate Your system configuration amount of memory add in cards peripherals etc may exceed the minimum power requirement but to ensure that adequate power is provided use a 300 ...

Page 13: ...Introduction Page 1 7 Figure 5 System Block Diagram System Block Diagram ...

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Page 15: ...setting memory channel to 320MHz Supports Hyper Threading Technology Enabling the functionality of Hyper Threading Technology for your computer system requires ALL of the following platform Components CPU An Intel Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology Chipset An Intel Chipset that supports HT Technology BIOS A BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it enabled OS An operating system that support...

Page 16: ...Serial ATA devices 2 for optional by Silicom Image SIL3112A Suppoers Serial ATA devices with up to 1 5Gbps bandwidth LAN Integrate 10 100Mps Fast Ethernet controller with Broadcom BCM4401 LAN Chipset Integrate 1Gbps Fast Ethernet controller with Broadcom BCM5705 5788 LAN Chipset for high level model only IDE 2 IDE Port with PIO Ultra DMA 33 66 100 up to 4 devices 2 Extra IDE Port by HPT372 with Ul...

Page 17: ...ne Parallel printer port at rear panel Two Serial ports 1 at rear panel Eight USB2 0 ports 4 at rear panel One RJ45 LAN connector at rear panel Optional One game port One floppy drive interface Two IDE interfaces Two IDE RAID interfaces Optional Three 1394 interface Optional Four Serial ATA interface 2 for Optional Three Fan connectors Front Panel Controller Supports Reset Soft Off switches Suppor...

Page 18: ...to boot from hard drive CD ROM floppy Supports exclusive KBPO Keyboard Power On function Excellent Over clocking capabilities by subtle voltage tuning on CPU Memory AGP subtle frequency tuning on FSB Supports complete FSB Memory and FSB AGP PCI Asynchronous scheme for over clocking Supports AGP card 3 3V Protection P80P for system debugging Form Factor 305 x 245 mm ATX size ...

Page 19: ...Installation Page 3 1 Section 3 INSTALLATION ...

Page 20: ...Installation Page 3 2 Mainboard Layout ...

Page 21: ...nectors 3 1 CPU Installation Step 1 Open the socket by raising the actuation lever Figure 1 Step 2 Align pin 1 on the CPU with pin 1 on the CPU socket as shown in the illustration above The CPU is keyed to prevent incorrect insertion Don t force the processor into the socket If it does not go in easily check for mis orienta tion and reinsert the CPU Make sure the processor is fully inserted into t...

Page 22: ... 6 NOTES Damage to Intel PentiumTM 4 processors might result if installed with incorrect CPU fan and heatsink assemblies Use Intel s design thermal solution shown in the illustrations above an active heatsink an extruded aluminum heatsink base and a fan attached to the top on the fin array Apply heatsink thermal compound or paste to the CPU to avoid CPU overheating and damage In accordance with In...

Page 23: ...supervisor or user password clear the CMOS data to reconfigure the system back to the default values stored in the ROM BIOS To CMOS Clear data please follow the steps below 1 Turn off the system 2 Change the jumper from 1 2 to 2 3 position for a few seconds 3 Replace the jumper on to the 1 2 position 4 Turn of the system and hold down the Del key to enter BIOS setup ...

Page 24: ...x8 x16 DDR devices with four banks SPD Serial Presence Detect scheme for DIMM detection support Supports configurations defined in the JEDEC DDR1 DIMM specification only Figure 6 and Table 1 show several possible memory configurations M M I D 1 t i b 4 6 M M I D 2 t i b 8 2 1 M M I D 3 t i b 4 6 M M I D 4 t i b 8 2 1 1 M M I D k c a l B S D S S S D S S S D S S S D S S S D S S 2 M M I D n e e r G S...

Page 25: ...ly in keeping those DIMMs in same type and same size are preferred We recommend you to use the same color DIMM sockets to obtain the best memory performance For one DIMM memory configuration the DIMM can be located on either of DIMM 1 to DIMM 4 in 64 bit mode For two DIMMs memory configuration they are prefer to located in same group so the system can perform 128 bit mode For three DIMMs memory co...

Page 26: ...lacing the chip firmly into the socket and pressing straight down as shown in figure 9 until the white clips close and the module fits tightly into the DIMM socket figure 10 Figure 8 DIMM notch Figure 10 DIMM module clip after installation To remove the DIMM module press down the white clips and the module is released from the socket Figure 9 DIMM module clips before installation CENTER KEY ZONE 2...

Page 27: ...Align the card above the slot then press it down firmly until it is completely seated in the slot 6 Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed in step 4 7 Replace the system unit cover 8 Power on the PC 9 Enter the BIOS step program to make the necessary settings 10 Save the settings and restart the PC 11 Install the software drivers of the expansion cards if necessary AGP Slot The ...

Page 28: ...d 3 AGP card edge connector is not inserted properly 1 AGP card component is not blocked by DIMM socket lock 2 AGP slot lock is locked 3 AGP card edge connector is inserted properly 1 AGP slot lock is not locked 2 AGP card edge connector is not inserted properly 1 AGP slot lock is locked 2 AGP card edge connector is inserted properly ...

Page 29: ...fan will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheat ing the CPU WOL1 WOL Wake On LAN Connector Reserved for an NIC Network Interface Card to wake the system Ground 12V Sence JCPU_FAN Figure 11 I O Ports 3 5 Connectors JCPU_FAN Ground 12V NC JPWR_FAN Ground 12V Sence JSYS_FAN JPWR_FAN JSYS_FAN COM1 Parallel Port RJ 45 LAN Optional USB2 0 ports USB2 0 ports PS 2 Mouse PS 2 K...

Page 30: ...power cables are designed to fit in only one orientation Find the proper orientation then insert the plugs into the connectors until they fit in place Caution Be sure that the PW1 and PW12 Power Connector must be used simultaneously or else can not boot up 40 39 2 1 IDE1 IDE2 34 33 2 1 FDD The board requires a minimum of 250 Watt power supply to operate Your system configuration amount of memory a...

Page 31: ...ed With phone plug inserted the rear panel audio is disabled In 2 Channel audio mode Mic In is shared for both front panel and rear panel In 6 Channel audio mode the Mic In is dedicated for front panel used and rear panel Mic In function will switch to Center and subwoofer support Rear Line out FR Front Line out R Rear Line out FL Front Line out L MIC_In NC 5V Key GND CD IN AUX IN CD IN AUX IN CD ...

Page 32: ...ector is the digital link between the mainboard and your audio devices such as CD player sampler or DAT recorder It allows the digital transmission of audio data in SPDIF format 1 5 2 6 VCC NC GND SPDIF_IN SPDIF_OUT COM2 Serial Port Connector The serial port can be used with modems serial printers remote display terminals and other serial device 1 9 2 10 NC CTS Ground TXD RI RTS RXD DTR DCD DSR ...

Page 33: ...SATA2 1 GND A B B GND A GND SATA1 C1394 1 C1394 2 C1394 3 Optional 400Mbps 1394a FireWire Connectors C1394 1 C1394 2 and C1394 3 enable you to connect three IEEE 1394 ports for use with external devices that conform to the IEEE 1394 specification 10 2 9 1 TPA TPB TPA TPB GND 12V Fused 12V Fused GND GND Key SATA3 SATA4 C1394 3 C1394 1 C1394 2 CP80P 80 port debug connector Optional 10 2 9 1 DGH LED ...

Page 34: ...em chassis then insert the connector that is attached to the USB port cables to the 10 pin connector It will help your device more efficient for the transfer speed up to 480Mbps USB3 USB1 USB2 USB4 LED1 80 Port Debug LED Provides two digits LED light to show why system boots failed for quick and easy optimization 80 Port Debug 7 segment LED display Refer to Appendix E for POST codes CAUTION Please...

Page 35: ... system PW_ON This is connected to the power button on the case Using the Soft Off by Pwr BTTN feature you can choose either Instant Off turns system off immediately or 4 sec delay push the button for 4 seconds before the system turns off When the system is in 4 sec delay mode suspend mode is enabled by pushing the button momentarily CIR IR connector Connect your IrDA cable to the IR connector 1 V...

Page 36: ...ction Once you connect an external modem to COM1 or COM2 the mainboard enables you to turn on the system through remote and host dial up control Keyboard Power ON Function The mainboard features a keyboard power on function that enables you to turn on the power supply using a keypress Follow these instructions to enable the Key board Power ON function Step Use the Keyboard Power ON function KBPO t...

Page 37: ...ce c Install Windows XP 2000 ME 98SE d Restart the system e Open the Control Panel Power Management application and click the Advanced tab In the Power buttons section select Stand By from the drop down lists 2 To enable the STR function click the START button and choose Shut Down In the Shut Down Windows dialog box select the Stand By option to enter STR mode The following lists the differences b...

Page 38: ...when a 3 3V AGP card is inadvertently inserted into the AGP slot If this happens we recommend you to follow these steps Step 1 Remove the 3 3V AGP card from the AGP slot Step 2 Unplug the ATX ATX12V power cable Step 3 Insert a 1 5V AGP card into the AGP slot Step 4 Wait for 5 7 seconds and then plug in the ATX ATX12V power cord again or turn on the ATX ATX12V power switch to turn on your system No...

Page 39: ...al 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 the CMOS battery to fail causing CMOS data loss If this happens you will need install a new CMOS battery and reconfigure your BIOS settings To enter the Setup Program Power on the computer and press the Del key duri...

Page 40: ...ed item will appear so that the user can modify associated configuration parameters 4 1 Standard CMOS Setup Choose STANDARD CMOS FEATURES in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY Menu Figure 2 Standard CMOS Features Setup allows the user to configure system settings such as the current date and time type of hard disk drive installed floppy drive type and display type Memory size is auto detected by the BIOS and ...

Page 41: ...rt is a mode used to support a special 3 5 inch drive used in Japan This is a 3 5 inch disk that stores 1 2 MB The default setting for this is disabled 4 2 Advanced BIOS Features Selecting the ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES option in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY menu allows users to change system related parameters in the displayed menu This menu shows all of the manufacturer s default values for the board Pres...

Page 42: ...arning message If you plan to run such a program we recommend that you first disable the virus warning CPU L1 L2 Cache This controls the status of the processor s internal Level One and Level Two cache The default is Enabled Enabled This activates the processor s internal cache thereby increasing performance Disabled This deactivates the processor s internal cache thereby lowering performance Hype...

Page 43: ... under the O S Disabled Floppy A B will be not swapped Boot Up Floppy Seek If this item is enabled it checks the size of the floppy disk drives at start up time You don t need to enable this item unless you have a legacy diskette drive with 360K capacity The default is Disabled Options Enabled Disabled Boot Up NumLock Status This controls the state of the NumLock key when the system boots The defa...

Page 44: ...g Analysis and Reporting Technology system is a diagnostics technology that monitors and predicts device performance S M A R T Software resides on both the disk drive and the host computer The disk drive software 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 pred...

Page 45: ...PD CAS Latency Time Enables you to select the CAS latency time The value is set at the factory depending on the DRAM installed Do not change the values in this field unless you change specifications of the installed DRAM and DRAM clock from DRAM Timing Selectable The default is by DRAM SPD Options 2 2 5 3 Active to Precharge Delay This item specifies the number of clock cycles needed after a bank ...

Page 46: ...ystem to be cached in memory for faster execution Options Disabled Enabled Video BIOS Cacheable This item allows the video to be cached in memory for faster execution Options Disabled Enabled Delay Prior to Thermal Set this item to enable the CPU Thermal function to engage after the specified time The default is 16 minutes Options 4 8 16 32 minutes AGP Aperture Size MB This item defines the size o...

Page 47: ...connector then you will need to set that Onboard Primary PCI IDE Disabled and Onboard Secondary PCI IDE Disabled The Onboard PCI IDE cable should be equal to or less than 18 inches 45 cm BROADCOM Lan Boot ROM Optional Enables and disables the onboard LAN Boot ROM The default is Disabled Options Enabled Disabled ...

Page 48: ...Options Enabled Disabled IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave PIO The four IDE PIO Programmed Input Output fields let you set a PIO mode 0 4 for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports From Modes 0 to 4 provide successively increased performance In Auto mode the system automatically determines the best mode for each device Options Auto Mode 0 4 IDE Primary Secondary Mast...

Page 49: ...or this feature is available only for Windows XP please check future updates for other O S support On Chip Serial ATA Applicable only when RAID function above is Disabled Assigning Primary will make Serial ATA IDE the Primary port and in effect disable the Parallel ATA Primary port Similarly assigning Secondary will disable the Parallel ATA Secondary port Options RAID Disabled For Primary For Seco...

Page 50: ...screen shows RAID function Disabled and on chip Serial ATA assigned to Primary The following screen shows RAID function Disabled and on chip Serial ATA assigned to Secondary Display only Display only Compatible Mode Compatible Mode ...

Page 51: ...l Bus USB controller and you have a USB keyboard The default is Auto detect Options Auto Enabled Disabled USB Mouse Support Your system contains a Universal Serial Bus USB controller and you have a USB Mouse The default is Disabled Options Enabled Disabled AC97 Audio This item allows you to decide to auto or disable the chipset family to support AC97 Audio The function setting AC97 Audio Codec sta...

Page 52: ...ighPoint Device Optional Enables the onboard HighPoint RAID feature Options Enabled Disabled Auto Onboard LAN Device Optional Enables the onboard LAN feature Options Enabled Disabled Onboard SIT3112 Optional Enables the onboard Serial ATA feature Options Enabled Disabled Onboard IC FW323 1394 Optional Enables the onboard IEEE 1394 feature Options Enabled Disabled ...

Page 53: ...the first and second serial ports Options 3F8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 Disabled Auto UART Mode Select This filed allows the users to configure what IR mode the 2nd serial port should use The default is Normal Options Normal IrDA and ASKIR RxD TxD Active This field configures the receive and transmit signals generated from the IR port The default is Hi Lo when UART Mode Select is not set to ...

Page 54: ...s the user to configure the LPT port Options 378 IRQ7 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Disabled Parallel Port Mode This field allows the user to select the parallel port mode Options SPP EPP ECP ECP EPP EPP Mode Select This item allows you to determine the IR transfer mode of onboard I O chip Options EPP1 9 EPP1 7 ECP Mode USE DMA This field allows the user to select DMA1 or DMA3 for the ECP mode Options DMA1 DM...

Page 55: ...eral these parameters should not be changed unless it s absolutely necessary Figure6 PowerManagement ACPI Suspend Type This item allows you to select S1 POS or S3 STR function When set to S3 STR or S1 S3 the following two fields become available Options S1 POS S3 STR S1 S3 Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume This determines whether or not to enable the system to run the VGA BIOS when resuming from S3 STR or ...

Page 56: ...er on the computer BUTTONONLY Requires you to push the computer power button to power on the system Keyboard98 Enables you to set the Windows 98 key to power on the system Keyboard Power ON Password Press Enter to create a password that is required when you use the keyboard to power on the system You must set the POWER ON Function to Password to be prompted for a password at power on Hot Key Power...

Page 57: ...o Electronics Standards Association VESA Use the software supplied for your video subsystem to select video power management values Blank Screen System only writes blanks to the video buffer Video Off In Suspend Lets you enable the video to power off in suspend mode No Video power off not controlled by power management Yes Video powers off after time shown in suspend mode setting Suspend Type Dete...

Page 58: ...s item sets the percentage of time that the CPU is idled if CPU throttling is initiated by excess heat The default setting is 50 Options 12 5 25 0 37 5 50 0 62 5 75 0 87 5 PowerOn by PCI Card An input signal form PME on the PCI card awakens the system from a soft off state Options Enabled Disabled Power On by Ring or WOL When enabled any modem or LAN activity awakens the system from power savings ...

Page 59: ...ccuring on these channels awakens the system from power savings mode FDD COM LPT Port When enabled any event occurring on these ports awakens the system from power savings mode PCI PIRQ A D When enabled any event occurring on these PCI slots awakens the system from power savings mode ...

Page 60: ...ces The default is Auto ESCD Manual PNP Card s resources are controlled manually The IRQ Resources field becomes available and you can set which IRQ X and DMA X are assigned to PCI ISA PNP or Legacy ISA Cards Auto If your ISA card and PCI cards are all PNP cards BIOS assigns the interrupt resource automatically PCI VGA Palette Snoop This item is designed to overcome problems that can be caused by ...

Page 61: ...drivers support Shared IRQ or that the cards don t need IRQ assignments Conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups that will make the system unstable or cards inoperable A T N I B T N I C T N I D T N I E T N I F T N I G T N I H T N I t o l S P G A V 7 9 C A V 1 t o l S V 2 t o l S V t o l S 3 V t o l S 4 V t o l S 5 V l a n o i t p O N A L d r a o b n O V l a n o i t p O t n i o P h g i H d r...

Page 62: ...ll respond to an overheating CPU The default is Disabled Options Disabled 50O C 122O F 70O C 158O F Current CPU Temperature Displays the current CPU temperature Current System Temperature Displays the current system temperature Current CPU Chassis Power FAN Speed Displays the current speed of the CPU chassis and power fan speed in RPMs Vagp V The voltage level of Power supplied to AGP card 33o C 9...

Page 63: ... level of the switching power supply ACPI Shutdown Temperature This is the temperature that the computer will turn off the power to combat the effects of an overheating system requires ACPI to be enabled in Power Manage ment BIOS and ACPI compliant operating system The default is Disabled Options available are 60o C 140o F to 95o C 203o F in increments of 5o C ...

Page 64: ...the system will reset automatically by default configuration Options Enabled Disabled CPU FSB SPEED Enables you to set the CPU front side bus speed The default is 100 MHz Enables you to adjust CPU clock 1MHz by step Pressing Enter displays the following screen Key in the DEC decimalism number for the CPU FSB SPEED 1 75V 1 75V 2 50V 2 50V 1 50V 66 33 1 50V ...

Page 65: ... 533MHz the options will display 1 1 DDR266 4 5 DDR333 and Auto DDR333 by SPD When the FSB is 800MHz the options will display 1 1 DDR400 5 4 DDR320 and Auto DDR320 by SPD CPU Clock Ratio Use this item to select a multiplier for the system front side bus FSB frequency The value of the multiplier must be set so that Multiplier x Front side Bus Frequency CPU Clock Speed For example if you have a proc...

Page 66: ...le tuning AGP clock 1MHz by step The default is 66 MHz Pressing Enter displays the following screen Key in the DEC decimalism number for the AGP PCI subtle tuning In the following items Default Voltage indicates the original factory value and New Voltage indicates the value that you assign CPU Vcore Voltage This item allows you to set the CPU Vcore voltage The default is 0 075V Options 0 100V to 0...

Page 67: ...roll to Clock Generation for EMI and press Enter The following screen appears Auto Detect PCI Clk When enabled the mainboard automatically disables the clock source for a PCI slot which does not have a module in it reducing EMI ElectroMagnetic Interference The default is Enabled Spread Spectrum Modulated If you enable spread spectrum it can significantly reduce the EMI ElectroMagnetic Interference...

Page 68: ... get a confirmation dialog box LoadFail SafeDefaults Y N N Pressing Y loads the BIOS default values for the most stable minimal performance system operations Load Optimized Defaults When you press Enter on this item you get a confirmation dialog box LoadOptimizedDefaults Y N N Pressing Y loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal perfor mance system operations ...

Page 69: ... Type the password and press Enter You may also press Esc to abort the selection and not enter a password To disable a password press Enter when you are prompted to enter the password A message will confirm the password is disabled PASSWORD DISABLED Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely When a password has been enabled you will be prompted to enter it ev...

Page 70: ...your system off The next time you boot your computer the BIOS configures your system according to the Setup selections stored in CMOS After saving the values the system is restarted again Exit Without Saving Pressing Enter on this item asks for confirmation Quit without saving Y N Y This allows you to exit Setup without storing in CMOS any change The previous selections remain in effect This exits...

Page 71: ...tion to install USB V2 0 driver Step 5 If your board equipped with a HPT370 A 372 372N device please install the driver from 3 5 floppy Optional The HPT370 A 372 372N RAID ADMINISTRATOR item is for install Raid Administrator Optional Step 6 Click SILICON IMAGE DRIVER to install serial ATA driver Optional Step 7 Click ICH5R RAID DRIVER to install ICH5R RAID driver DRIVER MANUAL CD EXPLORER EXIT INT...

Page 72: ...low is list brief guide of C Media Audio Configuration For more detailed information please refer to user s manual in the attached CD You are able to access the control panel from two places a The system tray in the right bottom of your screen You can click right button of the mouse on it to get an audio related pop up menu as follows b In the Control Panel Start Setting Control Panel double click...

Page 73: ... 5 3 1 Speaker output When you open the 3D Audio Configuration you will see the default Output tab as the figure below Speaker Output tab collects main setting options for analog output to speakers 2 channel mode 6 channel mode ...

Page 74: ...ying digital sound sources It s not effective for analog input sources 2 S PDIF C Media driver supports digital S PDIF output Sony Philips Digital InterFace developed by SONY PHILIPS to provide a low distortion digital data transfer between audio devices There may be an optical or coaxial connector for S PDIF on your system When you select S PDIF tab you will see the setting page as the figure bel...

Page 75: ...e convenience You can control microphone options in the tab though you can also reach them in Microsoft volume control 5 Xear 3D C Media driver now supports Xear 3D 5 1 Virtual SPEAKER SHIFTER and sound effects Just click the left button in Xear 3D tab and then the new friendly fancy graphic user interface will pop up Click this ...

Page 76: ...e and what application you are running You do NOT have to endure unbalanced speaker placement due to spatial limitation You can enjoy multi channel surround sound with even an earphone or usual 2 speakers Xear 3D Sound Effect Xear 3D Advanced Program provides another functional block Sound Effect You can create a different feeling for your music including 27 Environment Effects Environment Size 10...

Page 77: ...channel surround music and use it to test SPEAKER SHIFTER too All demo music sound here will repeat playing if you don t press Stop button Xear 3D Play3D Demo Xear 3D Advanced Program also provides interesting Play3D demo programs as below After installing the program with setup program you will find the program from the path Start Programs C Media 3D Audio Play3D Demo ...

Page 78: ...8 6 Information There is a C Media audio related Information tab in 3D Audio Configuration You can get a whole picture about the audio chip driver version 3D Audio Engine Microsoft DirectX Version and Configuration Version itself ...

Page 79: ...and 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 will see the following setup on screen 3 Please key in the xxxxx bin BIOS file name 4 If you want to save the previous BIOS data to the diskette please key in Y otherwise please key in N xxxxx bin X...

Page 80: ... 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 xxxxx bin xxxxx bin XXXXX XXXX ...

Page 81: ...pendix 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 replace the BIOS chip ...

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Page 83: ...on is very easy You only need to copy the Ghost7 folder or Ghost exe to your hard disk In which Disk indicates hard disk options Partition indicates partition options Check indicates check options Description of Menu Ghost clones and backs up Disk and Partition Main Menu Disk ...

Page 84: ...n 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 this function the system must have at least 2 disks Press the Tab key to move the cursor 2 When restoring to a destination disk all data in that disk will be completely destroyed 4 Click OK to display the following confirmation screen Se...

Page 85: ...Backup 1 Select the location of the Source drive 3 Click OK to display the following confirmation screen Select Yes to start 2 Select the location for storing the backup file Disk From Image Restore Backup 1 Select the Restoring file ...

Page 86: ... Select the Destination drive of the disk to be restored 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 ...

Page 87: ...tion To Partition Partition Cloning The basic unit for partition cloning is a partition Refer to disk cloning for the operating method Partition To Image Partition Backup 1 Select the disk to be backed up 2 Select the first partition to be backed up This is usually where the operating system and programs are stored 3 Select the path and file name to store the backup file ...

Page 88: ...d 2 Select the source partition 5 Select Yes to start performing backup 4 Is the 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 requiring longer execution time ...

Page 89: ... 7 3 Select the disk to be restored 4 Select the partition to be restored 5 Select Yes to start restoring Check This function is to check possible error caused by defective FAT or track during backup or restoring ...

Page 90: ...plete Office programs require 360MB The remaining space can be used to store data After installing Windows use Ghost to create a backup area for the system and to store the file Image file in drive D The file is named Original gho Then create a recover floppy disk containing Bootable files Command com Io sys and MSDOS SYS Config sys configuration setup file Autoexec bat auto execution batch file G...

Page 91: ...estore 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 clone mode pload src d Original gho dst 1 1 fx sure rb If you select Windows and Application Programs the latest backup file Recent gho is restored skipping the installation and setup of application progra...

Page 92: ...nt of Autoexec bat includes MSCDEX EXE D IDECD001 L Z Ghost exe clone mode load src z original gho dst 1 sure rb 2 Write the backup image file original gho of the entire hard disk or partition into the recover CD Use the Recover CD to boot up the system and restore the backup files automatically For description of related parameters refer to Introducing Ghosts Functions Note For more details about...

Page 93: ...ecial keyboard controller for Winbond 977 series Super I O chips 2 Enable keyboard interface 09h Reserved 0Ah 1 Disable PS 2 mouse interface optional 2 Auto detect ports for keyboard mouse followed by a port interface swap optional 3 Reset keyboard for Winbond 977 series Super I O chips 0B 0Dh Reserved 0Eh Test F000h segment shadow to see whether it is R W able or not If test fails keep beeping th...

Page 94: ...y information 4 Onboard clock generator initialization Disable respective clock resource to empty PCI DIMM slots 5 Early PCI initialization Enumerate PCI bus number Assign memory I O resource Search for a valid VGA device VGA BIOS and put it into C000 0 24 26h Reserved 27h Initialize INT 09 buffer 28h Reserved 29h 1 Program CPU internal MTRR P6 PII for 0 640K memory address 2 Initialize the APIC f...

Page 95: ...56h Reserved 57h 1 Display PnP logo 2 Early ISA PnP initialization Assign CSN to every ISA PnP device 58h Reserved 59h Initialize the combined Trend Anti Virus code 5Ah Reserved 5Bh Optional Feature Show message for entering AWDFLASH EXE from FDD optional 5Ch Reserved 5Dh 1 Initialize Init_Onboard_Super_IO switch 2 Initialize Init_Onbaord_AUDIO switch 5E 5Fh Reserved 60h Okay to enter Setup utilit...

Page 96: ... not for full screen logo 3 If password is set ask for password 83h Save all data in stack back to CMOS 84h Initialize ISA PnP boot devices 85h 1 USB final Initialization 2 NET PC Build SYSID structure 3 Switch screen back to text mode 4 Set up ACPI table at top of memory 5 Invoke ISA adapter ROMs 6 Assign IRQs to PCI devices 7 Initialize APM 8 Clear noise of IRQs 86 92h Reserved 93h Read HDD boot...

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