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AB48/AB48N

Pentium 4/Celeron, 478-pin 

Processor

Based MAIN BOARD

Summary of Contents for AB48

Page 1: ...AB48 AB48N Pentium 4 Celeron 478 pin Processor Based MAIN BOARD ...

Page 2: ...carefully checked for reliability however no guarantee is given as to the correctness of the contents In the interest of continued product improvement this company reserves the right to revise the manual or include changes in the specifications of the product described within it at any time without notice and without obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes The information conta...

Page 3: ... Install the CPU 12 STEP 2 Set Jumpers 14 STEP 3 Install DDR SDRAM System Memory 14 STEP 4 Install Peripherals in System Case 15 STEP 5 Mount the Mainboard on the Computer Chassis 16 STEP 6 Connect Front Panel Switches LEDs Speaker USB 17 STEP 7 Connect IDE and Floppy Disk Drives 19 STEP 8 Connect Other Internal Peripherals 20 STEP 9 Connect the Power Supply 20 STEP 10 Install Add on Cards in Expa...

Page 4: ...el Rear Out Port Connector 31 Mic In 6 channel Center Bass Out Port Connector 31 MIDI GAME Port Connector 31 USB1 USB2 Port Connectors 31 LAN Port Connector AB48N Only 31 Front Panel Connectors Green LED Connector Green LED 32 HDD LED Connector HLED 32 ATX Power On Off Switch Connector Power On 33 Hardware Reset Connector Reset 33 Power LED Connector Power LED 34 System Management Interface Connec...

Page 5: ...te 40 Front Panel Microphone and Line_out Header JP10 41 SPDIF Ext Header JP14 41 3 3 SYSTEM MEMORY CONFIGURATION 42 1 INSTALL MEMORY 42 2 UPGRADE MEMORY 42 4 SOFTWARE UTILITY 43 4 1 Mainboard CD Overview 43 4 2 Install Mainboard Software 44 4 2 A Install Intel Chipset Driver 45 4 2 B Install IDE Driver 46 4 2 C Install Audio Driver 47 4 2 D Install LAN Driver AB48N Only 48 4 3 View the User s Man...

Page 6: ...RATED PERIPHERALS 67 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP 71 PNP PCI CONFIGURATION 74 PC HEALTH STATUS 76 FREQUENCY VOLTAGE CONTROL 77 LOAD FAIL SAFE DEFAULTS 78 LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS 78 SET SUPERVISOR PASSWORD 79 SET USER PASSWORD 79 SAVE EXIT SETUP 81 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING 81 ...

Page 7: ...Jumper Settings A Closer Look Page 24 Drivers Software Utilities How to Install Page 43 BIOS Setup How to Configure Page 55 About This Manual For First Time DIY System Builder Page 6 For Experienced DIY User Page 6 For System Integrator Page 6 WHAT S IN THE MANUAL ...

Page 8: ...f onboard functions the highly integrated AB48 AB48N mainboard provides you with a total solution to build the most stable and reli able system Refer to sections 3 2 Jumper Settings 3 2 Jumper Settings 3 2 Jumper Settings 3 2 Jumper Settings 3 2 Jumper Settings and Chapter 4 Drivers Chapter 4 Drivers Chapter 4 Drivers Chapter 4 Drivers Chapter 4 Drivers Software Utilities Software Utilities Softwa...

Page 9: ...E driver Ø Award Flashing Utility UA 2 3 0 8 9 02 2 9 95 0 2 0 2 A USB AU D IO C N 1 J P 4 J P 6 J P 7 J P 1 4 SPD I USB 3 J P 1 1 USB 5 J P 8 J P 9 I R J P 2 JP21 1 1 1 1 K T S J A PAN STD Cr 2 03 2 L I T H I U M B A T T E R Y S E C R E F W8 2 8 0 1 D L 2 2 6 1 Z 3 Q Q D 4 5 E S I N T E L C Z 2 2 6 1 0 4 9 2 2 6 K O R E A FAN2 1 FAN3 1 1 ATXPW R FDC ATX12 FAN1 KB MS COM 1 COM 2 PRT DI M M1 DI M M...

Page 10: ...with AC 97 2 2 specifications 6 channel slot selectable DAC output for multi channel applications Versatile Memory Support Two 184 pin 184 pin 184 pin 184 pin 184 pin DIMM DIMM DIMM DIMM DIMM slots to support max 2GB of PC2100 or PC2700 compliant unbuffered with or without ECC DDR DDR DDR DDR DDR SDRAM module PCI Expansion Slots Provides five 32 bit PCI slots AGP Expansion Slots Provides one 32 bi...

Page 11: ...an nel The IDE Bus implements data transfer speeds of up to 100 66 33 100 66 33 100 66 33 100 66 33 100 66 33 MB sec and also supports Enhanced PIO Modes 80 pin Cable Backward Compatible Legacy ATAPI Devices ATAPI IDE CD ROM CD R CD RW and LS 120 Supports ATX Power Supply Connector ATX power supply unit can connected to the onboard 20 pin Pentium 4 standard ATX power connectors supporting Suspend ...

Page 12: ...ting CPU Clock Setting CPU Clock Setting This item allows users to adjust CPU Host Clock in BIOS Ø CPU Multiplier Setting CPU Multiplier Setting CPU Multiplier Setting CPU Multiplier Setting CPU Multiplier Setting This item allows users to adjust CPU Multiplier in BIOS Intelligent Features Ø Voltage Monitoring Voltage Monitoring Voltage Monitoring Voltage Monitoring Voltage Monitoring Monitoring v...

Page 13: ...9 0229 950202 USB A UDI CN 17 J P4 J P6 J P7 J P14 SPDIF USB 3 4 J P11 USB 5 6 J P8 J P9 IR JP 2 JP21 1 1 1 1 K T S JAPAN STD Cr2032 L IT H IU M B A T T E R Y SE CRE FW8 28 01 L 22 61Z 3Q Q D4 5E S IN TEL C Z2 26 10 49 2 26 KO RE A FAN2 1 FAN3 1 1 ATX P WR FDC ATX12V FAN1 KB M S COM 1 COM 2 PRT D IM M 1 D IM M2 CN 6 R G 82 84 5 Q C 22 E S PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 PCI4 PCI5 J P10 Front Audi Center BASS AUX_I...

Page 14: ...U installation Be careful of CPU orientation when you plug it into CPU socket 1 Pull up the CPU socket lever and up to 90 degree angle 2 Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for a black dot or cut edge on the CPU upper interface Match Pin 1 and cut edge then insert the CPU into the socket CPU pin 1 and cut edge CPU socket lever up to 90 degree ...

Page 15: ... it installed Plug the cable through the heatsink fan in the CPU fan power connector located nearby Note that there are several types of CPU fan connectors Normally if your mainboard supports the hard ware moni toring function a 3 pin fan power connector should allow your system to detect the CPU fan s speed The CPU fan can also run with a 2 pin fan power connector however detection of CPU fan s s...

Page 16: ...ocedures The factory set default settings are tuned for opti mum system performance For the advanced users who wish to customize their system section 3 2 Jumper Settings 3 2 Jumper Settings 3 2 Jumper Settings 3 2 Jumper Settings 3 2 Jumper Settings will provide detailed information on how to configure your mainboard manually Step 3 Install DDR SDRAM System Memory To install memory insert DDR SDRA...

Page 17: ...each device according to the instructions provided by the manufacturer IDE devices HDD and CD ROM have to set jumpers to Master or Slave mode depending on whether you install more than one device of each kind 2 Connect IDE cable and FDD cable on the back panel of the internal peripheral devices to the corresponding headers on board Note that the cable should be oriented with its colored stripe usu...

Page 18: ... mainboard The studs are used to fix the mainboard and to keep a certain distance between the system chassis and the mainboard in order to avoid any electrical shorts between the board and the metal frame of the chassis If your computer case is already equipped with mounting studs you will need to tighten screws to attach the mainboard Note Note Note Note Note In most computer housings you will be...

Page 19: ...Speaker or USB devices etc These cables serve to connect the front panel switches LEDs and USB connectors to the mainboard s front panel connectors group JP11 as shown below 1 Green LED Green LED 2 ATX Soft Power On Off Power ON HDD LED 1 EPM I SPEAKER JP11 Reset Power LED Power O N G reen LED HDD LED 1 EPM I SPEAKER JP11 Reset Power LED Power O N G reen LED USB3 4 1 HDD LED 1 EPMI SPEAKER JP11 Re...

Page 20: ...ER HDD LED 1 EPM I SPEAKER JP11 Reset Power LED Power O N G reen LED HDD LED 1 EPM I SPEAKER JP11 Reset Power LED Power O N G reen LED HDD LED 1 EPM I SPEAKER JP11 Reset Power LED Power O N G reen LED HDD LED 1 EPM I SPEAKER JP11 Reset Power LED Power O N G reen LED HDD LED 1 EPM I SPEAKER JP11 Reset Power LED Power O N G reen LED ...

Page 21: ...Extended USB Header Step 7 Connect IDE and Floppy Disk Drives 1 IDE cable connector 2 Floppy cable connector NC GND US BD 1 US BD1 5V KE Y GND US BD0 USB D0 5V 1 USB port 5 6 USB port 3 4 IDE1 IDE2 1 1 1 FDC ...

Page 22: ...rnal Peripherals 1 CD IN Auxiliary IN Bass Center Out connectors 2 IR header Step 9 Connect the Power Supply 1 System power connector CN11 CN13 CN12 1 1 1 AUX_IN CENTER BASS CN4 1 CD IN CD IN JP9 1 IR ATX P W R C N 6 ATX 12V C N 17 ...

Page 23: ... 2 PCI Card Step 11 Connect External Peripherals to Back Panel You are now ready to put the computer case back together and get on to the external peripherals connections to your system s back panel 1 PS 2 Mouse and PS 2 Keyboard PS 2 keyboard PS 2 Mouse K B_ MS US B COM 1 COM2 PRT AU DIO ...

Page 24: ...Center Bass Out Line In Port 6 Channel Rear Our 2 LAN Port AB48N Only 3 USB Ports 4 COM Ports 5 Parallel Port 6 MIDI GAME Port 7 Audio Line Out 6 Channel Front Out Line In 6 Channel Rear Out Mic In 6 Channel Center Bass Out Ports USB Port 2 COM1 Port COM2 Port USB Port 1 LAN Port foxcon n ...

Page 25: ...M programs 1 Insert the AB48 AB48N bundled CD ROM into your CD ROM drive The auto run program will display the drivers main installation window on screen 2 Choose Install Chipset System Driver and complete it 3 Choose Install Intel Ultra ATA Driver and complete it 4 Choose Install Audio Driver and complete it 5 Choose Install LAN Driver and complete it AB48N Only 6 Return to the main installation ...

Page 26: ...Jumpers with two pins are shown as for Close On or for Open Off To Short jumper pins simply place a plastic mini jumpers over the desired pair of pins Caution Caution Caution Caution Caution 1 Do not remove the mainboard from its antistatic protective packaging until you are ready to install it 2 Carefully hold the mainboard by its edges and avoid touching its components When putting the mainboard...

Page 27: ...ts and connec tors along with their assigned functions CPU Memory Expansion Slots Socket478 CPU Socket for Pentium 4 Celeron 478 pin processors DIMM1 2 Two DIMM Slots for 64 128 256 512 MB and 1GB of 2 5V DDR SDRAM The total installed memory does not exceed 2GB AGP One 4 X AGP Accelerated Graphics Port Slot PCI Five 32 bit PCI Expansion Slots B4 B 7 B2 B 3 C1 C 7 B8 B 9 B1 E 1 D1 D1 E 7 A1 A2 E 2 ...

Page 28: ...al Bus ports LAN 1 LAN ports AB48N Only Front Panel Connectors Green LED Green LED HDD LED IDE drive active LED Power On ATX power on off momentary type switch Reset Hardware reset switch Power LED System power LED EPMI System Management Interface SPEAKER Internal speaker in housing JP7 8 Extended USB header Internal Peripherals Connectors FDC Floppy disk drive interface IDE1 IDE primary interface...

Page 29: ...s fan connector JP6 Wake On LAN connector JP9 IR header CN4 CN12 CD_IN connector CN13 Bass Center_Out header CN11 Auxiliary_IN connector JP10 Front Panel Microphone and Line Out Connector JP14 SPDIF Ext connector E2 E4 E5 E6 E2 E7 E8 E3 E9 ...

Page 30: ...Pin 1 2 Default Pin 2 3 Clear CMOS Step 1 Step 1 Step 1 Step 1 Step 1 Turn off the system power PC Off Step 2 Step 2 Step 2 Step 2 Step 2 Remove ATX Power cable from ATX Power connector Step 3 Step 3 Step 3 Step 3 Step 3 Remove jumper cap from JP1 pins 1 2 Step 4 Step 4 Step 4 Step 4 Step 4 Place the jumper cap on JP1 pin 2 3 for a few seconds Step 5 Step 5 Step 5 Step 5 Step 5 Return the jumper c...

Page 31: ... 29 LAN Select on Board Setting JP21 JP21 is used to enable or disable built in LAN adapter A3 1 1 Pin 1 2 Enable Pin 2 3 Disable 1 JP21 ...

Page 32: ...rs Parallel Port Connector One DB25 female parallel connector is lo cated at the rear panel of the mainboard Plug the connection cable from your paral lel device printer scanner etc into this connector COM1 2 Port Connectors This mainboard can accommodate two serial device on COM1 2 Attach a serial device cable to the DB9 serial port COM1 2 at the back panel of your computer Line Out 6 Channel Fro...

Page 33: ...MIDI Instrument Connection MIDI Instrument Connection MIDI Instrument Connection MIDI Instrument Connection MIDI Instrument Connection You will need a MIDI adapter to connect a MIDI compatible instrument to the sound card The MIDI adapter can in turn be connected to the Joystick MIDI port You will also need the MIDI sequencing software to run MIDI instruments with your computer etc into this conne...

Page 34: ...e system resumes to normal operation mode the Green LED will go off Attach a 2 pin Green LED cable to Green LED header HDD LED Connector HLED Attach the connector cable from the IDE device LED to the 2 pin HLED header The HDD LED lights up whenever an IDE device is active HDD LED 1 EPMI SPEAKER JP11 Reset Power LED Power ON Green LED HDD LED 1 EPMI SPEAKER JP11 Reset Power LED Power ON Green LED ...

Page 35: ... Reset Connector Rsest Attach the 2 pin hardware reset switch cable to the Reset header Pressing the reset switch causes the system to restart C4 C3 Note Note Note Note Note Please notice all the LED connectors are directional If your chassis s LED does not light up during running please simply change to the opposite direction HDD LED 1 EPMI SPEAKER JP11 Reset Power LED Power ON Green LED HDD LED ...

Page 36: ...ile the system is on EPMI Connector EPMI Hardware System Management Interface EPMI header may attach to 2 pin momentary switch Press the switch to force system into power saving mode press it again to resume back the normal operation situation C5 C6 HDD LED 1 EPM I SPEAKER JP11 Reset Power LED Power ON Green LED HDD LED 1 EPMI SPEAKER JP11 Reset Power LED Power ON Green LED ...

Page 37: ...ttached to USB connectors which are mounted on front panel or back panel But the USB cable is optional at the time of purchase Pins Assignment 1 5V 3 USBD0 5 USBD0 7 GND 9 KEY 2 5V 4 USBD1 6 USBD1 8 GND 10 NC C8 C7 N C G N D US B D 1 U S B D 1 5V KE Y G N D U S B D 0 U S B D 0 5V 1 USB port 5 6 USB port 3 4 HDD LED 1 EPM I SPEAKER JP11 Reset Power LED Power ON Green LED USB3 4 1 ...

Page 38: ...E2 providing support for up to four IDE devices such as CD ROM and Hard Disk Drives H D D This mainboard also includes one 34 pin floppy disk controller FDC to accommodate the Floppy Disk Drive FDD D1 Important Important Important Important Important Ribbon cables are directional therefore make sure to always con nect with the red cable IDE1 IDE2 1 1 1 FDC ...

Page 39: ... and will not go in unless the guides match perfectly making sure that pin 1 is properly positioned Note 2 Note 2 Note 2 Note 2 Note 2 Make sure the latch of the ATX power connector clicks into place to ensure a solid attachment Note 3 Note 3 Note 3 Note 3 Note 3 Your ATX power supply must be supplied to ACPI 5V standby power and at least 720mA compatible Note 4 Note 4 Note 4 Note 4 Note 4 Make su...

Page 40: ...depends on the fan maker Keep in mind that the red wire should always be connected to the 12V headerand the black wire to the ground GND header Wake On LAN Connector JP6 Attach a 3 pin connector through the LAN card which supports the Wake On LAN JP6 function This function lets users wake up the connected system through the LAN card Pins Assignment 1 Power 2 GND 3 RING E2 E3 FAN1 2 3 with rotate s...

Page 41: ...may do damage to your IR device Step 1 Step 1 Step 1 Step 1 Step 1 Attach the 6 pin infrared device cable to JP9 Refer to the above diagram for IR pin assignment Step 2 Step 2 Step 2 Step 2 Step 2 This mainboard support IrDA or Normal transfer modes Audio CD_IN Connector CN4 CN12 Black Write Port CN4 CN12 is used to attach an audio connector cable from the CD ROM drive Pin Assignments Pin Assignme...

Page 42: ...bass eenter amplified speakers Pin Assignments 1 CENTER 2 GND 3 GND 4 BASS Audio AUXILIARY_IN Connectorr CN11 White Port CN11 can be used to connect a stereo audio input from CD ROM TV tuner or MPEG card Pin Assignments 1 AUXL 2 AGND 3 AGND 4 AUXR E6 E7 1 3 2 4 1 3 2 4 CN13 1 CENTER BASS CN11 1 AUX_IN ...

Page 43: ...m JP10 and install your special Extra Mic Line_out cable instead Pins Assignment 1 AUD_MIC 2 AUD_GND 3 AUD_MIC_VCC 4 AUD_RESERVE 5 AUD_FRONT_R 6 AUD_RET_R 7 HP_ON 8 KEY 9 AUD_FRONT_L 10 AUD_RET_L E8 10 8 6 4 2 9 7 5 3 1 E9 SPDIF Ext Connector JP14 Port JP14 can be used to connect special device Pin Assignments 1 12V 2 N A 3 N A 4 SPDIF OUT 5 SPDIF IN 1 6 GND 7 SPDIF IN 2 optional 8 SPGPIO 9 KEY 10...

Page 44: ...y since the BIOS utility can detect the system memory automatically You can check the total system memory value in the BIOS Standard CMOS Setup menu 2 Upgrade Memory You can easily upgrade the system memory by inserting additional DDR SDRAM modules in available DIMM banks The total system memory is calculated by simply adding up the memory in all DIMM banks After up grade the new system memory val...

Page 45: ... Install Mainboard AB48 Software Install Mainboard AB48 Software Install Mainboard AB48 Software Installing Intel Chipset Intel Ultra ATA Audio drivers F Install Mainboard AB48N Software Install Mainboard AB48N Software Install Mainboard AB48N Software Install Mainboard AB48N Software Install Mainboard AB48N Software Installing Intel Chipset Intel Ultra ATA Audio LAN drivers F Manual Manual Manual...

Page 46: ...Install Mainboard AB48N Software Install Mainboard AB48N Software Install Mainboard AB48N Software Install Mainboard AB48N Software Install Mainboard AB48N Software to run into sub menu The Mainboard AB48 Software Mainboard AB48 Software Mainboard AB48 Software Mainboard AB48 Software Mainboard AB48 Software include 4 2 A 4 2 A 4 2 A 4 2 A 4 2 A Install Intel Chipset Driver 4 2 B 4 2 B 4 2 B 4 2 B...

Page 47: ... Intel Chipset Install Intel Chipset Install Intel Chipset Driver Driver Driver Driver Driver bar to install Intel Chipset driver Once you made your selection a Setup window run the installation automatically When the copying files is done make sure you reboot reboot reboot reboot reboot the system to take the installation effect AB48 AB48N ...

Page 48: ...ice e g mouse on the Install Intel Ultra Install Intel Ultra Install Intel Ultra Install Intel Ultra Install Intel Ultra ATA Driver ATA Driver ATA Driver ATA Driver ATA Driver bar to install Ultra ATA IDE driver P S P S P S P S P S Before doing this IDE Driver installation setup Chipset System Driver is necessary Once you made your selection a Setup window run the installation automatically When t...

Page 49: ...tall Audio Install Audio Install Audio Driver Driver Driver Driver Driver bar to install audio driver Once you made your selection a Setup window run the installation automatically When the copying files is done make sure you reboot reboot reboot reboot reboot the system to take the installation effect AB48 AB48N ...

Page 50: ...u made your selection a Setup window run the installation automatically When the copying files is done make sure you reboot reboot reboot reboot reboot the system to take the installation effect Note Note Note Note Note When Install LAN driver please confirm your OS and correctly install driver If your OS is Win9X NT please take the following next page for reference The other OS such as Win 2000 X...

Page 51: ...stall Driver Reinstall Driver Reinstall Driver bar to install driver Please choose Display a list of the Display a list of the Display a list of the Display a list of the Display a list of the drivers in a specific location so drivers in a specific location so drivers in a specific location so drivers in a specific location so drivers in a specific location so you can select the driver you want yo...

Page 52: ... PCI Fast Ethernet A B C 8130 PCI Fast Ethernet NIC NIC NIC NIC NIC driver and click on Next Next Next Next Next Then the system will do the setup procddure automatically Indicate the driver s location as D lan WIN98 NETRTS5 INF D lan WIN98 NETRTS5 INF D lan WIN98 NETRTS5 INF D lan WIN98 NETRTS5 INF D lan WIN98 NETRTS5 INF In this location CD drive is supposed to be D D D D D letter Select Network...

Page 53: ... 0 LAN drivers Install WinNT4 0 LAN drivers Install WinNT4 0 LAN drivers Install WinNT4 0 LAN drivers Install WinNT4 0 LAN drivers The LAN Device Driver can t be set up automatically you need double click on Desktop Network Network Network Network Network icon to bring up Network Setup Wizard Network Setup Wizard Network Setup Wizard Network Setup Wizard Network Setup Wizard screen Select tab Adap...

Page 54: ...D lan WINNT4 In this location CD disk drive is supposed to be D D D D D letter and click on OK OK OK OK OK Select Realtek RTL8139 A B C Realtek RTL8139 A B C Realtek RTL8139 A B C Realtek RTL8139 A B C Realtek RTL8139 A B C 8130 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter 8130 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter 8130 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter 8130 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter 8130 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter to install then click...

Page 55: ...mentioned at right figure The Network adapters shows correctly Setting yourself network Then the system will do the setup proce dure automatically Completing the upgrade device driver and click on Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes to restart the system to take all the changes effect ...

Page 56: ... Mainboard Software Setup Setup Setup Setup Setup screen Select using your pointing device e g mouse on the Manual Manual Manual Manual Manual bar Then Online Information Online Information Online Information Online Information Online Information windows will appear on your screen Click on the Install Acrobe Reader Install Acrobe Reader Install Acrobe Reader Install Acrobe Reader Install Acrobe Re...

Page 57: ... Press DEL to enter SETUP or simultaneously press Ctrl Alt Esc keys Note 1 Note 1 Note 1 Note 1 Note 1 If you miss trains of words meationed in step2 the message disappears before you can respond and you still wish to enter BIOS Setup restart the system and try again by turning the computer OFF and ON again or by pressing the RESET switch located at the computer s front panel You may also reboot b...

Page 58: ...es the following main setup categories Recall that some systems may not include all entries Standard CMOS Features Use this menu for basic system configuration Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to set the Advanced Features available on your system Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and opti mize your system s performance Integrated Peripherals ...

Page 59: ...Use this menu to load the BIOS default values that are factory set for optimal performance system operation While Award has designed the custom BIOS to maximize performance the factory has the right to change these defaults to meet users needs Supervisor User Password Use this menu to change set or disable supervisor user password It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup or only to Se...

Page 60: ... The time is converted based on the 24 hour military time clock For example 5 p m is 17 00 00 IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Master Options are in its sub menu Press Enter to enter the sub menu of detailed options IDE Primary Slave IDE Primary Slave IDE Primary Slave IDE Primary Slave IDE Primary Slave Options are in its sub menu Press Enter...

Page 61: ...skette or All But Disk Key Base Memory Base Memory Base Memory Base Memory Base Memory Displays the amount of conventional memory detected during boot up Ø The choice 640K Extended Memory Extended Memory Extended Memory Extended Memory Extended Memory Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up Ø The choice 65472K Total Memory Total Memory Total Memory Total Memory Total Memory ...

Page 62: ...to Display your disk drive size The following options are selectable only if the IDE Primary Master item is set to Manual Cylinder Cylinder Cylinder Cylinder Cylinder Set the number of cylinders for this hard disk Ø 0 MB Head Head Head Head Head Set the number of read write heads Ø 0 Precomp Precomp Precomp Precomp Precomp Warning Setting a value of 65535 means no hard disk Ø 0 Landing zone Landin...

Page 63: ... when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk parti tion table Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled No warning message will appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk parti tion table Ø The choice Enabled or Disabled CPU Hyper Threading CPU Hyper Threading CPU Hyper Threading CPU Hyper Threading CPU Hyper Threading This itme allows you to enable d...

Page 64: ...us Boot Up NumLock Status Boot Up NumLock Status Boot Up NumLock Status Boot Up NumLock Status Selects power on state for NumLock Ø The choice Off or On Gate A20 Option Gate A20 Option Gate A20 Option Gate A20 Option Gate A20 Option This entry allows you to select how the gate A20 is handled The gate A20 is a device used for above 1MByte of address memory Initially the gate A20 was handled via a p...

Page 65: ...ress Enter it will disable security Once the security is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely APIC Mode APIC Mode APIC Mode APIC Mode APIC Mode Selects enable disable IO APIC function Ø The choice Enabled or Disabled MPS Version Control For OS MPS Version Control For OS MPS Version Control For OS MPS Version Control For OS MPS Version Control For OS Selects the operating sy...

Page 66: ...ys tem you might consider making any changes DRAM Timing Selectable DRAM Timing Selectable DRAM Timing Selectable DRAM Timing Selectable DRAM Timing Selectable This item select the DRAM Timing by SPD Serial Presence Data or by manual selection Ø The Choice Manual or By SPD In some DDR SDRAM module there is no SPD on it select by SPD will cause system can not boot CAS Latency Time CAS Latency Time ...

Page 67: ...sabled Memory Frequency For Memory Frequency For Memory Frequency For Memory Frequency For Memory Frequency For This item select DDR SDRAM Frequency Ø The Choice PC100 PC133 or Auto System BIOS Cacheable System BIOS Cacheable System BIOS Cacheable System BIOS Cacheable System BIOS Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h FFFFFh resulting in better system performa...

Page 68: ... Delay Prior to Thermal Delay Prior to Thermal This item select the Delay time before thermal controller activate from temperature too high Ø The Choice 4 Min 8 Min 16 Min or 32 Min AGP Aperture Size MB AGP Aperture Size MB AGP Aperture Size MB AGP Aperture Size MB AGP Aperture Size MB Select the size of Accelerated Graphics Port AGP aperture The aper ture is a portion of the PCI memory address ra...

Page 69: ...each of the two IDE devices that the onboard IDE inter face supports Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance In Auto mode the system automatically determines the best mode for each device Ø The choice Auto Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 or Mode 4 IDE Primary Master Slave UDMA IDE Primary Master Slave UDMA IDE Primary Master Slave UDMA IDE Primary Master Slave UDMA IDE Primary Mas...

Page 70: ...DE hard drive supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver Windows 95 OSR2 or a third party IDE bus master driver If both of your hard drive and your system software support Ultra DMA33 66 100 select Auto to enable BIOS support Ø The Choice Auto or Disabled USB Controller USB Controller USB Controller USB Controller USB Controller Select Enabled if your system contains a Univers...

Page 71: ...nboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard LAN Boot ROM This item allows you to connect the server directly and as a device to boot up Ø The choice Enable or Disable POWER ON Function POWER ON Function POWER ON Function POWER ON Function POWER ON Function This item is used to defined Keyboard PS 2 mouse power on function enabled or disabled Ø The choice Hot KEY Mouse Click Any KEY Button only Keyboard 98 Note No...

Page 72: ...e Parallel Port Mode Parallel Port Mode Parallel Port Mode Parallel Port Mode Select an operating mode for the onboard parallel printer port Select Normal Compatible or SPP unless you are certain your hardware and software both support one of the other available modes Ø The choice SPP EPP ECP or ECP EPP ECP Mode Use DMA ECP Mode Use DMA ECP Mode Use DMA ECP Mode Use DMA ECP Mode Use DMA Select a D...

Page 73: ...anagement This category allows you to select the type or degree of power saving and is directly related to the following modes Min Saving Min Saving Min Saving Min Saving Min Saving Minimum power management Suspend Mode 1 hr HDD Power Down 15min Max Saving Max Saving Max Saving Max Saving Max Saving Maximum power management Suspend Mode 1min HDD Power Down 1min User Define User Define User Define ...

Page 74: ... Type This item allows you to select the Suspend Type Ø The choice Stop Grant or PwrOn suspend MODEM Use IRQ MODEM Use IRQ MODEM Use IRQ MODEM Use IRQ MODEM Use IRQ This item determines the IRQ in which the MODEM can use Ø The choice 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 or NA Suspend Mode Suspend Mode Suspend Mode Suspend Mode Suspend Mode When this item enabled and after the set up time of system inactivity all devic...

Page 75: ...me by Alarm Resume by Alarm When this item enabled you can set the date and time at which the RTC real time clock alarm awakens the system from Suspend mode Ø The choice Disabled or Enabled Data of Month Alarm Data of Month Alarm Data of Month Alarm Data of Month Alarm Data of Month Alarm This item selects the alarm date Ø Key in a DEC number Min 0 Max 31 Time hh mm ss Alarm Time hh mm ss Alarm Ti...

Page 76: ...the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system can not boot Ø The choice Enabled or Disabled Resource controlled By Resource controlled By Resource controlled By Resource controlled By Resource controlled By The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capacity to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices How ever this capability ...

Page 77: ...ug and Play standard whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture Ø The choice PCI Device or Reserved PCI VGA Palette Snoop PCI VGA Palette Snoop PCI VGA Palette Snoop PCI VGA Palette Snoop PCI VGA Palette Snoop Leave this field Disabled Ø The choice Enabled or Disabled INT Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Assignment INT Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Assignment INT Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Assignment INT Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 78: ...es to these fields The fields include CPU Vcore CPU Vcore CPU Vcore CPU Vcore CPU Vcore Fan 1 Speed Fan 1 Speed Fan 1 Speed Fan 1 Speed Fan 1 Speed VDDQ VDDQ VDDQ VDDQ VDDQ Fan 2 Speed Fan 2 Speed Fan 2 Speed Fan 2 Speed Fan 2 Speed 3 3V 3 3V 3 3V 3 3V 3 3V Fan 3 Speed Fan 3 Speed Fan 3 Speed Fan 3 Speed Fan 3 Speed 5V 5V 5V 5V 5V 12V 12V 12V 12V 12V 12V 12V 12V 12V 12V 2 5V 2 5V 2 5V 2 5V 2 5V 5V...

Page 79: ... PCI Clk This item allows you to enable disable auto detection DIMM PCI Clock Ø The choice Enabled or Disabled Spread Spectrum Spread Spectrum Spread Spectrum Spread Spectrum Spread Spectrum This item allows you to enable disable the spread spectrum modulation Ø The choice Enabled or Disabled CPU Clock CPU Clock CPU Clock CPU Clock CPU Clock This item allows the user to adjust CPU Host Clock from ...

Page 80: ...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 will get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to Load Optimized Defaults Y N N Pressing Y loads the default values that are factory set for optimal performance system operation ...

Page 81: ... Setup options whereas User mode has restricted access to the options By setting separate Supervi sor and User password a system supervisor can limit who can change critical Setup values Enter Password Enter Password Enter Password Enter Password Enter Password Type the password up to eight characters and press Enter The password typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memor...

Page 82: ...e password whenever the system is rebooted or you try to enter Setup If you select Setup at Security Option of BIOS Features Setup Menu you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup Warning Warning Warning Warning Warning Retain a record of your password in a safe place If you forget the password the only way to access the system is to clear CMOS please refer to Clear CMOS on page 30 ...

Page 83: ...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 from Setup without storing in CMOS any change The previous selections remain in effect This exits from the Setup...

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