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Setting BIOS Function

4.8 Integrated peripherals

On-Chip IDE

This setting controls the onboard IDE controller. Setting options:

Disabled,

Primary, Secondary, Both.

Onboard LAN Controller

This setting controls the onboard LAN controller. Setting options:

Disabled

Enabled

OnBoard LAN P.M.E

This setting controls the power management function of LAN. Setting “

Enabled

” allows you to wake up the system through LAN.

Onboard LAN ROM

This setting controls the power management function of LAN. Setting “

Enabled

” allows you to boot the system through LAN.

Summary of Contents for Mega 400

Page 1: ...i User s Guide ...

Page 2: ...manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Notice 1 The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Not...

Page 3: ...copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners Use of this copyright pro tection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation and is in tended for home and other limited viewing users only unless otherwise autho rized by Macrovision Corporation Reve...

Page 4: ...rting any add on card or module 9 All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted 10 Never pour any liquid into the opening that could damage or cause elec trical shock 11 If any of the following situations arises get the equipment checked by a service personnel The power cord or plug is damaged Liquid has penetrated into the equipment The equipment has been exposed to moisture The equi...

Page 5: ...ademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Windows 95 98 2000 NT XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Netware is a registered trademark of Novell Inc Award is a registered trademark of Phoenix Technologies Ltd AMI is a registered trademark of American Megatrends Inc Revision History Revision Revision History Date V1 0 First Release Aug 2003 ...

Page 6: ... 2 3 CPU Clock Frequency Selection 2 3 CPU Installation Procedures 2 4 2 3 Memory 2 5 Introduction to DDR SDRAM 2 5 Memory Speed CPU FSB Support Matrix 2 5 DIMM Module Combination 2 5 2 4 Power Supply 2 6 2 5 Front Panel 2 7 IEEE 1394 Port J1394 2 2 7 IEEE 1394 Port J1394 1 2 8 USB Ports 2 8 Mic in Head Phone 2 9 OPTICAL SPDIF in 2 9 2 6 Back Panel 2 10 Serial Port 2 10 Mouse Keyboard Connectors 2...

Page 7: ...5 2 17 Hi Fi Power Connector U11 2 17 LCM Connector J8 2 18 Modem Module Connector J6 Optional 2 18 Radio Antenna Connector J3 2 18 2 8 Jumpers 2 19 Clear CMOS Jumper JBAT1 2 19 CPU FSB Mode Jumper J1 2 19 2 9 Slots 2 20 PCI Slot 2 20 AGP Slot 2 20 Chapter 3 Using Audio Function 3 1 3 1 Control Panel 3 3 3 2 Remote Controller 3 4 3 3 AC Power on 3 5 3 4 Playing CD MP3 in Hi Fi Mode 3 6 3 5 Playing...

Page 8: ...n Menu 4 4 4 3 Standard CMOS Features 4 6 4 4 Advanced BIOS Features 4 8 4 5 Advanced Chipset Features 4 11 4 6 Power Management Setup 4 16 4 7 PNP PCI Configurations 4 18 4 8 Integrated Peripherals 4 19 4 9 PC Health Status 4 22 4 10 System Information 4 23 Appendix Using Mega Radio A 1 Listening to Radio A 2 Setting Memory Station A 6 Recording Music A 7 ...

Page 9: ...Introduction Introducing Your Digital Media Platform ...

Page 10: ... Center Edition on HP Free Style Intel is also exploring their Digital Home concept for the Home use PC To meet the new concept of Home PC the MEGA 400 has been posi tioned as a Digital Media Platform to perform TV recording optional home theater DVD 5 1 channels digital audio playback MP3 Audio CD photo and video stream data browsing Meanwhile it can also support high game performance AGP 8x slot...

Page 11: ...tion Media Center Card Reader 1394 SPDIF I O PVR Completed PC Office Game Machine A New Digital Media Form Factor that Allows You to Control Live Television Enjoy Home Theater DVD 5 1 Channel Listen to Digital Music MP3 Audio CD Burn Music Photos and Video View Your Favorite Photos Incredible Gaming Performance And more For Home For Work For Fun ...

Page 12: ...1 1 Getting Started Getting Started 1 1 All in One Feature Set 1 2 System Specification 1 3 Performance PC 1 4 Hi Fi Audio ...

Page 13: ...ler When PC is power on you can use it for Home Theater and Media Center PC The all in one feature provides you with multiple functions in a small form factor It can be set anywhere you want such as bedroom or living room while it s easily be moved to anywhere whenever you need See the following for the feature TV out TV Tuner Option Optical Drive Option Equalizer LCM Card Reader 5 1 Channel Hi Fi...

Page 14: ...F out Speak out Lin in Mic in AGP Slot PCI Slot Phone Jack RJ11 Mouse LAN Port Parallel Port Radio Antenna Jack Optical SPDIF in Mic in Head Phone USB x 2 J1394 1 J1394 2 IR Receiver Mode Eject Stop Forward Play Pause Backward Shuttle Controller PC Reset Hi Fi Power Switch HDD LED PC Power Switch S Video ...

Page 15: ...A memory None On Board Communication LAN integrated in VIA VT6103 10 100Mb Modem 56K MDC module Optional On Board TV out Integrated in VIA 1622AM 800 x 600 On Board USB Front x 2 Rear x 2 On Board x 2 for Card Reader RF K B M S MFG Option On Board IEEE 1394 Integrated in VIA VT6307 2 ports in the front 4 pin x 1 and 6 pin x 1 Expansion Slots PCI 2 2 x 1 AGP 8X x1 Power Off Function Playback Audio ...

Page 16: ... x 2 SPDIF I x 1 1394 x 1 4 pin 1394 x 1 6 pin BIOS 2MB Flash Clock Generator Integrated in ICS ICS94230 Others Microsoft PC 2001 LAN Wake Up Function Suspend to RAM Disk function Top Tech III Thermal Overheat Protection Technology PC Alert System Hardware Monitor On Board BlueBird Module for Power Off features On Board Equalizer LCM WARNING The power supply is set to 230V when shipped out To make...

Page 17: ...e Power button to start the PC function CPU support AMD K7 processor Expansion slot PCI x 1 and AGP x 1 Front I O Mic in Head Phone USB x 2 1394 x 2 6 pin 4 pin Optical SPDIF in 6 in 1 Card Reader See Chapter 2 for more information on mainboard Front and Rear I O Features Rear I O COM VGA Parallel PS2 x 2 LAN RJ45 USB x 2 Optical SPDIF out Speaker out Line in Mic in 5 1channel Phone Jack RJ11 Radi...

Page 18: ...to protect the computer system Storage Subsystem 1 Hard Disk OPTIONAL 2 CD ROM OPTIONAL 3 DVD ROM OPTIONAL 4 CD RW OPTIONAL 5 DVD CD RW Combo OPTIONAL 6 6 in 1 Card Reader In pure barebone Hi Fi mode with NO CPU Memory and Had Disk installed if you push the PC power button the system will be no function or hang up The Hi Fi mode will also malfunction It s impossible to recover the system by pressi...

Page 19: ...f means When used as a Hi Fi audio the PC should be in power off status If you press the PC power button on the Hi Fi audio will be disabled Press the Power button to use the audio function Option 1 Press the Hi Fi button to use the audio function Features LCM Display Clock AM FM Radio Tuner Audio CD Play MP3 CD Play SRS See Chapter 3 for more information on using audio function Option 2 ...

Page 20: ... but masked by traditional record ing and playback methods Whether the signal is mono or stereo SRS ex pands the audio material to create a realistic three dimensional sound image SRS has no sweet spot and fills the room with a sound experience much closer to that of a live performance SRS is a trademark of SRS Labs Inc SRS tech nology is incorporated under license from SRS Labs Inc After connecti...

Page 21: ...1 10 Chapter 1 ...

Page 22: ...PU 2 3 Memory 2 3 Memory 2 3 Memory 2 3 Memory 2 3 Memory 2 4 Power Supply 2 4 Power Supply 2 4 Power Supply 2 4 Power Supply 2 4 Power Supply 2 5 Front Panel 2 5 Front Panel 2 5 Front Panel 2 5 Front Panel 2 5 Front Panel 2 6 Back Panel 2 6 Back Panel 2 6 Back Panel 2 6 Back Panel 2 6 Back Panel 2 7 Connectors 2 7 Connectors 2 7 Connectors 2 7 Connectors 2 7 Connectors 2 8 Jumper 2 8 Jumper 2 8 J...

Page 23: ... JCD2 Codec VIA VT6103 VIA VT1622AM VIA VT6307 Winb ond W83697HF BATT BIOS ID E 1 IDE 2 PCI Slot 1 ATX P owe r Supply JFP1 J8 J3 J2 J5 J9 JBAT1 Top COMA Botto m VG A Port Top Parallel P ort Bo ttom SPDIF O ut Line_Ou t Line_I n M IC SOCKET 46 2 AGP Slot J1 BlueBirdVL VIA KM400 VIA VT8235 TV O ut U31 J1 CN1 AUDIO1 AUDIO2 USB1 USB2 J1394 1 J1394 2 Mic in Headphone ...

Page 24: ...led CPU refer to Jumpers in later section As processor technology pushes to faster speeds and higher performance thermal management becomes increasingly crucial when building computer systems Maintaining the proper thermal environ ment is key to reliable operation As such the processor must be main tained in the specified thermal requirements AMD Athlon Duron Athlon XP processor with a speed of 60...

Page 25: ...pins should be completely embed ded into the socket and can not be seen Any violation of the correct in stallation procedures may cause per manent damages to your mainboard 5 Press the CPU down firmly into the socket and close the lever Always close the lever with your fingers pressing tightly on top of the CPU to make sure the CPU is prop erly and completely embedded into the socket CPU Installat...

Page 26: ...ing data twice per cycle It uses 2 5 volts as opposed to 3 3 volts used in SDR SDRAM and requires 184 pin DIMM modules rather than 168 pin DIMM modules used by SDR SDRAM High memory bandwidth makes DDR an ideal solution for high performance PC workstations and servers DIMM2 DIMM1 DIMM Module Combination Install at least one DIMM module on the slots You can install either single or double sided mod...

Page 27: ...12 12V 13 GND 14 PS_ON 15 GND 16 GND 17 GND 18 19 5V 20 5V PIN SINGAL 1 3 3V 2 3 3V 3 GND 4 5V 5 GND 6 5V 7 GND 8 PW_OK 9 5V_SB 10 12V JWR1 Pin Definition PIN SINGAL 1 GND 2 GND 3 12V 4 12V JPW1 Pin Definition 1 3 4 2 JPW1 Dimension 70 H x1450 W x105 D mm PFC Yes passive Wattage 200W Max Electrical Design Specification AC Output 100 127 200 240 VAC Switch Selectable Auto Protection DC Output 3 3V ...

Page 28: ...orts This smaller one is de signed for you to connect the IEEE 1394 device with external power The IEEE 1394 high speed serial bus complements USB by providing enhanced PC con nectivity for a wide range of devices including consumer electronics audio video A V appliances storage peripherals other PCs and portable devices Software Support IEEE 1394 Driver is provided by Windows 98 SE Windows XP Win...

Page 29: ...g in the IEEE 1394 connector into the port These Operating Systems will install the driver for IEEE 1394 USB Ports The mainboard provides an OHCI Open Host Controller Interface Uni versal Serial Bus root for attaching USB devices such as keyboard mouse or other USB compatible devices You can plug the USB device directly into the connector PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 VCC 5V 2 Data 0 Negative Data Chan...

Page 30: ... connector allows you to receive the audio file of SPDIF interface for recording and playing The SPDIF Sony Philips Digital Interface is developed jointly by the Sony and Philips corporations A standard audio file transfer format SPDIF allows the transfer of digital audio signals from one device to another without having to be converted first to an analog format ...

Page 31: ...mainboard offers a 9 pin male DIN serial port The port is 16550A high speed communication ports that sends receives 16 bytes FIFOs You can attach a serial mouse or other serial devices directly to the connector PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 DCD Data Carry Detect 2 SIN Serial In or Receive Data 3 SOUT Serial Out or Transmit Data 4 DTR DataTerminalReady 5 GND Ground 6 DSR DataSetReady 7 RTS Request To Se...

Page 32: ...e 6 pin Female 2 1 3 4 5 6 PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 Keyboard DATA Keyboard DATA 2 NC No connection 3 GND Ground 4 VCC 5V 5 Keyboard Clock Keyboard clock 6 NC No connection Pin Definition PS 2 Keyboard 6 pin Female 2 1 3 4 5 6 Pin Definition Analog Video Display Connector DB 15s PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 Red 2 Green 3 Blue 4 Notused 5 Ground 6 Ground 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 Power 10 Ground 1 1 Notused 1...

Page 33: ...cable to the LAN jack Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 TDP Transmit Differential Pair 2 TDN Transmit Differential Pair 3 RDP Receive Differential Pair 4 NC Not Used 5 NC Not Used 6 RDN Receive Differential Pair 7 NC Not Used 8 NC Not Used LAN Port S Video Out Connector You can connect to a TV or video device to S Video out connector for video out function which allows you to output the imag...

Page 34: ...e PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 STROBE Strobe 2 DATA0 Data0 3 DATA1 Data1 4 DATA2 Data2 5 DATA3 Data3 6 DATA4 Data4 7 DATA5 Data5 8 DATA6 Data6 9 DATA7 Data7 10 ACK Acknowledge 11 BUSY Busy 12 PE Paper End 13 SELECT Select 14 AUTO FEED Automatic Feed 15 ERR Error 16 INIT Initialize Printer 17 SLIN Select In 18 GND Ground 19 GND Ground 20 GND Ground 21 GND Ground 22 GND Ground 23 GND Ground 24 GND Groun...

Page 35: ...ound left right while Mic in is used for Center LFE Subwoofer Speak out Lin in Mic in USB Ports The mainboard provides two USB2 0 EHCI USB1 1 OHCI Universal Se rial Bus root for attaching USB devices such as keyboard mouse or other USB compatible devices You can plug the USB device directly into the connector USB Ports 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 VCC 5V 2 Data 0 Negative Data Channel ...

Page 36: ...ced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 controller that provides PIO mode 0 4 Bus Master and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 function The two connectors on the mainboard allows you to connect to two IDE devices IDE1 IDE2 If you install two hard disks on cable you must configure the second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumper Refer to the hard disk documentation supplied by hard disk vendors for jumpe...

Page 37: ...into the PCI Slot 1 CPU System Fan Connectors CPUFAN1 CN31 CN30 The CPU and System Fan connectors support system cooling fans with 12V that is controlled by PWM When connecting the wire to the three pin head connectors always note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected to the 12V that is controlled by PWM the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND JCD1 JCD2 GND R L ...

Page 38: ...ED 4 FP PWR SLP MSG LED pull up 5 RST_SW_N Reset Switch low reference pull down to GND 6 PWR_SW_P Power Switch high reference pull up 7 RST_SW_P Reset Switch high reference pull up 8 PWR_SW_N Power Switch low reference pull down to GND 9 RSVD_DNU Reserved Do not use JFP1 Pin Definition Card Reader Connector J5 The mainboard provides a connector to connect the USB Card Reader on the Front Panel 1 9...

Page 39: ... provides the connector to connect the modem module The modem module is directly inserted into the connector without an extra cable J8 1 25 26 VCC3SBY 2 SPI Bus CD_SMI VCC5 HDLED PWRBTNH FP_RST PowerLED LED BL VCC5SBY IR GND GND Key 0 5 GND 12VSBY Radio Antenna Connector J3 The connector allows you to connect the radio antenna J6 J2 PowerLED ...

Page 40: ...f you want to clear the system configuration use the JBAT1 Clear CMOS Jumper to clear data Follow the instructions below to clear the data Clear Data 1 3 Keep Data 1 3 Clear CMOS Jumper JBAT1 You can clear CMOS by shorting 2 3 pin while the system is off Then return to 1 2 pin position Avoid clearing the CMOS while the system is on it will damage the mainboard J1 CPU FSB Mode Jumper J1 This jumper...

Page 41: ...er to directly access main memory and provides three levels of throughputs 1x 266Mbps 2x 533Mbps 4x 1 07Gbps and 8x PCI Slot The PCI slot allows you to insert PCI card or TV Tuner card When adding or removing expansion cards make sure that you unplug the power supply first Meanwhile read the documentation for the expansion card to make any neces sary hardware or software settings NOTE You can inst...

Page 42: ...ng Audio Function Using Audio Function Introduction 3 1 Control Panel 3 2 Remote Controller 3 3 AC Power on 3 4 Playing CD MP3 in Hi Fi Mode 3 5 Playing FM AM in Hi Fi Mode 3 6 Using Audio Function in PC Mode ...

Page 43: ... can use control panel or remote controller to select the audio function in Hi Fi mode However you can also use the control panel or remote control to select the audio function in PC mode See 3 1 and 3 2 for information on control panel and remote controller On the other hand the Mega Radio software has been included in package which allows you to listen to the radio in PC mode See Appendix for in...

Page 44: ...rd the channel search in FM AM mode or backward the music selection in CD MP3 mode a Adjust volume b Set EQ Play mode c Set SRS and timer Eject the CD MP3 or stop the play In Hi Fi mode you can press this button to recall memory sub mode Forward Eject Stop Forward the channel search in FM AM mode or forward the music selection in MP3 mode IR Receiver Mode Eject Stop Forward Play Pause Backward Shu...

Page 45: ...Button Hi Fi Power Mode Button Adjusting Volume EQ Mode Play Mode These buttons allow you to eject stop forward play pause and backward the play in CD MP3 AM or FM mode See p 3 3 for detail description Press this button to mute the volume Press this button to use the function of Hi Fi audio There are three buttons CD MP3 FM and AM Choose the mode you want Use this button to adjust the volume Use t...

Page 46: ...tems FLASH 2 times Set Timer Then you can adjust time by shuttle You will see timer 00 00 flash Turn the shuttle clockwise to adjust minute Turn the shuttle counterclockwise to adjust hour After adjusting the minute and hour press the shuttle to set the timer The second will be reset to zero while setting the timer ...

Page 47: ...ler to play CD MP3 If the disc in the tray is CD the LCM shows CD If the disc in the tray is MP3 the LCM shows MP3 If there is no CD in the tray or CD is broken the LCM shows NO disc Press the Eject Stop button to open the disc tray and put CD MP3 in 1 means the first song 00 means minute 02 means second Play music Press the Forward button to play the music The icon will run a circle The LCM shows...

Page 48: ... the previous song Play Next Song Press the Forward button to play the next song Replay the song Press Backward button once to re play the song Eject Stop Press the Eject Stop button once to stop the music twice to open the CD ROM Pause Music Press Play Pause button to pause the music The LCM shows ...

Page 49: ... on Wait for 5 sec onds to set the Play Sub Mode and go back to volume mode You can also press the shuttle to set it and change to the EQ Sub Mode at the same time Press the shuttle twice if you want to skip the Play Sub Mode to set the EQ Sub Mode NORMAL POP CLASSIC JAZZ Allows you to play the CD in normal selection Allows the system makes the random selection Allows you to repeat the song Allows...

Page 50: ...mal mode To play the CD MP3 in Classic mode To play the CD MP3 in Jazz mode To play the CD MP3 in POP mode NOTE You can also press the EQ MODE but ton on the remote controller to set it Turn on SRS Press the shuttle four times to turn on SRS You can also press the MTS but ton on the remote controller to turn on SRS Press the shuttle thrice if you want to skip Play and EQ sub modes to set the Timer...

Page 51: ...on Next Available Station Press the Forward button to jump to the next available station Previous Available Station Press the Backward button to jump to the previous available station Press the mem set Play Pause but ton to store the memory station and turn the shuttle to choose the spot you want to save Press the shuttle to set it You can set up to 6 spots You will see on the LCM Memory Station ...

Page 52: ...Set EQ Sub Mode Press the shuttle once into the EQ sub mode Turn the shuttle to choose the sub mode The operation is the same as in CD MP3 mode Press the shuttle twice to set the Timer sub mode operation is the same as in AC power on After you set the hour and minute it changes to the volume sub mode The LCM shows Set Timer NOTE Press the shuttle thrice or press the MTS button on the remote contro...

Page 53: ...a Radio to listen to radio 3 Press Mute button to mute the volume 4 Press Vol up down button to adjust volume 5 Press Forward Backward button to get an available station Setting Memory Station a Get an available station b Press mem set c Use Forward Backward button to choose the station number you want to store d Press mem set again Calling Memory Station a Press Memory b Use Forward Backward butt...

Page 54: ...tion as in Hi Fi mode Use the mem set button on the remote controller to set the memory station CD MP3 Mode To listen to the play of CD MP3 in PC mode you must use the application Media Player that is equipped in Windows As in Radio Mode there are two ways Remote Controller Front Panel to use the CD MP3 audio function Before playing MP3 in PC mode you need to download the MP3 file into system and ...

Page 55: ...ation The Eject button is not allowed to recall the memory station as in Hi Fi mode It can only be used to eject or retrieve the tray Front Panel Function 1 Press Hi Fi button to turn on off CD MP3 2 Press FM AM CDMP3 button to select the mode you want 3 Turn Shuttle to adjust the volume 4 Press Forward Backward button to get an available station 5 Press Play Pause button to play pause the song 6 ...

Page 56: ...4 1 Entering Setup 4 2 The Main Menu 4 3 Standard CMOS Features 4 4 Advanced BIOS Features 4 5 Advanced Chipset Features 4 6 Power Management Features 4 7 PnP PCI Configurations 4 8 Integrated Peripherals 4 9 PC Health Status 4 10 System Information ...

Page 57: ...d On or pressing the RESET button You may also restart the system by simultaneously pressing Ctrl Alt and Delete keys Control Keys Move to the previous item Move to the next item Move to the item in the left hand Move to the item in the right hand Enter Select the item Esc Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a submenu PD Decrease the numeric value or make changes PU Increase th...

Page 58: ...b menu containing additional options can be launched from this field You can use control keys to highlight the field and press Enter to call up the sub menu Then you can use the control keys to enter values and move from field to field within a sub menu If you want to return to the main menu just press Esc 8IDE Primary Master 8IDE Primary Slave 8IDE Secondary Master 8IDE Secondary Slave General He...

Page 59: ...the items and press Enter to accept or enter the sub menu Standard CMOS Features Use this menu for basic system configurations such as time date etc Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to setup the items of AWARD special enhanced features Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system s performance Power Management Features Use this ...

Page 60: ...nformation Set Supervisor Password Use this menu to set Supervisor Password Set User Password Use this menu to set User Password Load Optimal Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS values for the best system performance but the system stability may be affected Load Fail Safe Defaults Use this menu to load factory default settings into the BIOS for stable system performance operations Save Exit Se...

Page 61: ...sually the current time The time format is hour minute second System Date This allows you to set the system to the date that you want usually the current date The format is day month date year Primary Secondary IDE Master Slave Press PgUp or PgDn to select Manual None or Auto type Note that the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table The hard disk will not work properly if you...

Page 62: ...endor or the system manufacturer Access Mode The settings are CHS LBA Large Auto Capacity The formatted size of the storage device Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of heads Precomp Write precompensation Landing Zone Cylinder location of the landing zone Sector Number of sectors Current Language This allows you to switch the language of BIOS Setting options English China Simplified Chinese ...

Page 63: ...you to show the company logo on the bootup screen Settings are Enabled Shows a still image logo on the full screen at boot Disabled Shows the POST messages at boot Anti Virus Protection The item is to set the Virus Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection If the function is enabled and any attempt to write data into this area is made BIOS will display a warning message on screen an...

Page 64: ... Hard Disk S M A R T This allows you to activate the S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis Report ing Technology capability for the hard disks S M A R T is a utility that monitors your disk status to predict hard disk failure This gives you an opportunity to move data from a hard disk that is going to fail to a safe place before the hard disk becomes offline Settings Enabled and Disabled BootUp Num L...

Page 65: ...compliance with PC2001 design guide the system is able to run in APIC mode Enabling APIC mode will expand available IRQ resources for the system Settings Enabled and Disabled MPS Table Version This field allows you to select which MPS Multi Processor Specification ver sion to be used for the operating system You need to select the MPS version supported by your operating system To find out which ve...

Page 66: ...ck generator s Spread Spectrum feature When overclocking the FSB always set it to Disabled Options Disabled 0 50 1 00 PCI Delayed Transaction The chipset has an embedded 32 bit posted write buffer to support delay transac tions cycles Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specification ver sion 2 1 DRAM Timing Control Press Enter to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears ...

Page 67: ...y SDRAM Frequency Use this item to configure the clock frequency of the installed SDRAM Settings options 200MHz 266MHz 333MHz 400MHz Auto SDRAM CAS Latency This controls the timing delay in clock cycles before SDRAM starts a read command after receiving it Settings Auto 1 5 2 2 5 3 0 clocks 2 clocks increases the system performance the most while 3 clocks provides the most stable performance SDRAM...

Page 68: ...n The bigger the size the faster the DRAM performance Settings 4 QW 8 QW SDRAM Command Rate This setting controls the SDRAM command rate Selecting Enabled al lows SDRAM signal controller to run at 1T T clock cycles rate Select ing Disabled makes SDRAM signal controller run at 2T rate 1T is faster than 2T Setting options Disabled Enabled Fast Command This item controls the internal timing of CPU Se...

Page 69: ...e aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation The option allows the selection of an aperture size of 4MB 8MB 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB and 256 MB AGP Master 1 W S Write The field allows users to insert one wait state into the AGP write cycle Settings Enabled Disabled AGP Master 1 W S Read The field allows users to insert one wait state into the AGP read cycle Settings Enabled Disabl...

Page 70: ...is item allows you to select the Boot Display Device Options CRT TV TV Type Select the TV standard which is used as the video signal format of your TV if you have connected a TV to the system Options NTSC PAL PALM PALN PALNc TV Output Connector This item allows you to select the type of TV output connector Options S Video Composite ...

Page 71: ...set and hardware main tains all system context S3 STR The S3 sleep mode is a lower power state where the infor mation of system configuration and open applications files is saved to main memory that remains powered while most other hardware components turn off to save energy The information stored in memory will be used to restore the system when a wake up event occurs Auto The system will decide ...

Page 72: ...ed hardware peripheral or component is detected Settings Enabled Disabled Resume By Alarm This is used to enable or disable the feature of booting up the system on a scheduled time date from the soft off S5 state Settings Enabled Disabled Alarm Date Hour Minute Second If Resume By Alarm is set to Enabled the system will automatically re sume boot up on a specific date hour minute second specified ...

Page 73: ...NVRAM Nonvolatile Random Access Memory is where the BIOS stores resource information for both PNP and non PNP devices in a bit string format When the item is set to Yes the system will reset ESCD NVRAM right after the system is booted up and then set the setting of the item back to No automatically ...

Page 74: ...rd LAN Controller This setting controls the onboard LAN controller Setting options Disabled Enabled OnBoard LAN P M E This setting controls the power management function of LAN Setting Enabled allows you to wake up the system through LAN Onboard LAN ROM This setting controls the power management function of LAN Setting Enabled allows you to boot the system through LAN ...

Page 75: ...his setting is used to enable disable the onboard USB controller Setting options Disabled Enabled USB Device Legacy Support Set to Enabled if your need to use any USB 1 1 2 0 device in the operating system that does not support or have any USB 1 1 2 0 driver installed such as DOS and SCO Unix Set to Disabled only if you want to use any USB device other than the USB mouse Setting options Disabled E...

Page 76: ...e I O port address Settings Auto 378 278 3BC Disabled Port Mode This item selects the operation mode for the onboard parallel port ECP Normal Bi Dir or EPP EPP Version The item selects the EPP version used by the parallel port if the port is set to EPP mode Settings 1 7 1 9 Port IRQ When OnBoard Parallel Port is set to Auto the item shows Auto indicat ing that BIOS determines the IRQ for the paral...

Page 77: ...ure CPU Fan1 CPU Fan2 Speed Vcore 5 0V 12 0V 12 0V 5 0V Battery 5V SB These items display the current status of all of the monitored hardware devices components such as CPU voltages temperatures and all fans speeds 4 9 PC health status ...

Page 78: ...rmation Product Name System BIOS Version BlueBird F W Version Processor Type Processor Speed Total Memory These items shows the information about the system status such as product name BIOS version processor type processor speed and total memory ...

Page 79: ...4 24 Chapter 4 ...

Page 80: ...A 1 Appendix Using Mega Radio ...

Page 81: ...ta will lose even the power is turned on again See the following for the three functions Listening to Radio When you launch the Mega Radio application you will see the control panel as below There are some functions on the control panel a Choosing previous next station Click PREVIOUS or NEXT button to shift to the previous or the next station b Choosing FM AM station Click FM or AM button to switc...

Page 82: ...a and EQ Mode There are six options in Area Asia Middle East Near East Russia South Africa and Others Europe Choose the area where you are NOTE Each area has its proprietary frequency range If you are not un able to receive some stations in your area there might be improper setting in this option In EQ Mode you have four options Normal POP Classic Jazz Choose the mode you prefer ...

Page 83: ...AM FM Memory List In AM Memory List or FM Memory List window you can set 6 AM or FM memory stations Input the AM or FM frequency and station name to set the memory station Remember to click OK to save the settings ...

Page 84: ...A 5 About Mega Radio The window shows the Mega Radio version you that are using Click the web address to contact us if you need more information on our products ...

Page 85: ... 3 seconds There are 6 station numbers you can use The number you choose will become yellow while others are in white color Click the station number you want to store and hold on the number for 3 seconds If you want to reset the memory station click the station number you want to reset Left click the mouse and a window as below will pop up Click Yes to erase the memory station ...

Page 86: ...e five buttons on the recording window Click the button to use the recording function Click this button to close the recording window Click this button to play the recorded music Click this button to pause the recorded music Click this button to stop the playing or recording music Click this button to record the music ...

Page 87: ...A 8 After recording click the button again You will see the Save As window pops up Type the file name you want to save and then click Save to save the music ...

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