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WHAT'S IN THE MANUAL ...................................................................... 5

Quick Reference ................................................................................................ 5

About This Manual ............................................................................................ 5

1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................. 6

1.1 TO DIFFERENT USERS ............................................................................... 6

First-Time DIY System Builder ................................................................. 6

Experienced DIY User .............................................................................. 6

System Integrator .................................................................................... 6

1.2 ITEM CHECKLIST ........................................................................................ 7

2 FEATURES........................................................................................... 8

2.1 SPECIFICATIONS ......................................................................................... 8

3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ............................................................ 11

3.1 STEP-BY-STEP INSTALLATION ................................................................ 11

STEP 1 Install the CPU .......................................................................... 12

STEP 2 Set Jumpers ............................................................................. 13

STEP 3 Install SDRAM System Memory ................................................ 13

STEP 4 Install Internal Peripherals in System Case ............................... 14

STEP 5 Mount the Mainboard on the Computer Chassis ....................... 15

STEP 6 Connect Front-panel Switches/LEDs/Speaker/USB .................. 16

STEP 7 Connect IDE & Floppy Disk Drives ............................................ 18

STEP 8 Connect Other Internal Peripherals ........................................... 19

STEP 9 Connect Power Supply.............................................................. 19

STEP 10 Install Add-on Cards in Expansion Slots .................................. 20

STEP 11 Connect External Peripherals to Back-panel ........................... 21

STEP 12 First Time System Boot Up ..................................................... 23

STEP 13 Install Driver & Software Components .................................... 24

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Summary of Contents for AK32A

Page 1: ...AK32A SocketA AMD Athlon Duron Processor Based DDR SDR Main Board User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...iability 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 contained in this manual is pr...

Page 3: ...Jumpers 13 STEP 3 Install SDRAM System Memory 13 STEP 4 Install Internal Peripherals in System Case 14 STEP 5 Mount the Mainboard on the Computer Chassis 15 STEP 6 Connect Front panel Switches LEDs Speaker USB 16 STEP 7 Connect IDE Floppy Disk Drives 18 STEP 8 Connect Other Internal Peripherals 19 STEP 9 Connect Power Supply 19 STEP 10 Install Add on Cards in Expansion Slots 20 STEP 11 Connect Ext...

Page 4: ... 31 Parallel Port Connector 32 Line Out 32 Line In 32 Mic In 32 MIDI GAME Port 32 Front Panel Connectors ATX Power On Off Switch Connector PWR PT 33 EPMI Connector EPMI 33 Green LED Connector GLED 34 HDD LED Connector HLED 34 PWR LED Connector PLED 34 Hardware Reset Connector RST 35 Speaker Connector SPEAK 35 Extended four USB Connector Header JP1 JP5 36 Internal Peripherals Connectors Enhanced ID...

Page 5: ...3 White 41 Audio Connector TAD_In CN4 Green 41 3 3 SYSTEM MEMORY CONFIGURATION 42 Install Memory 42 Upgrade Memory 42 4 SOFTWARE UTILITY 43 4 1 Mainboard CD Overview 43 4 2 Install VIA 4 in 1 Driver 44 4 3 Install Audio Device Software 45 4 4 View the User s Manual 46 5 BIOS SETUP 47 5 1 ENTER THE BIOS 47 5 2 THE MAIN MENU 48 STANDARD CMOS FEATURES 50 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES 54 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEA...

Page 6: ...I CONFIGURATION 70 PC HEALTH STATUS 72 FREQUENCY VOLTAGE CONTROL 74 LOAD FAIL SAFE DEFAULTS 75 LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS 75 SET SUPERVISOR PASSWORD 76 SET USER PASSWORD 76 SAVE EXIT SETUP 77 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING 77 ...

Page 7: ...e 11 Jumper Settings A Closer Look Page 25 Software Utility How to Install Page 43 BIOS Setup How to Configure Page 56 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: ...o build the most stable and reliable 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 Software Utility Chapter 4 Software Utility Chapter 4 Software Utility Chapter 4 Software Utility Chapter 4 Software Utility to find out how to get the best out of your new mainboard Chapter 5 BIOS Chapter 5 BIOS Chapter 5 B...

Page 9: ...ser s manual on PDF format VIA 4 IN 1 driver VIA Audio driver Award Flashing Utility K B 1 U S B 1 S Y S TE M_FA N I D E 2 C P U _FA N I D E 1 FD D WO L P C I 1 P C I 2 P C I 3 P C I 4 P C I 5 I R U S B 3 U S B 2 P anas on i c C R 2 032 3V JA PA N 1 M C VT8 366 0102C D TAI W AN 12c0 00600 M C VT8 233 0039C D TAI W AN 13C 001005 C N 2 C N 3 C N 4 TA D I O C D I N A U X A G P 1 JP 7 1R S T P LE D S ...

Page 10: ... step by 1MHz step in the Frequency Voltage Control of BIOS setup program AC 97 Link for Audio and Telephony CODEC AC 97 2 1 compliant Spread independent PCI functions for Audio and Modem Versatile Memory Support Two 184 pin 184 pin 184 pin 184 pin 184 pin DIMM DIMM DIMM DIMM DIMM slots to support up to 2GB of PC1600 or PC2100 compliant DDR DDR DDR DDR DDR SDRAM module or two 168 pin 168 pin 168 p...

Page 11: ...100 66 33 100 66 33 100 66 33 Bus Master Dual channel IDE ports provide sup port to a maximum of four IDE devices one Master and one Slave per chan nel The IDE Bus implements the data transfer speed 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 0 4 80 pin Cable Backward Compatible Legacy ATAPI Devices ATAPI IDE CD ROM CD R CD RW and LS 120 Supp...

Page 12: ...m ring CPU Clock Setting CPU Clock Setting CPU Clock Setting CPU Clock Setting CPU Clock Setting This item allows users to adjust CPU Host Clock in BIOS CPU Ratio Setting CPU Ratio Setting CPU Ratio Setting CPU Ratio Setting CPU Ratio Setting This item allows users to adjust CPU Ratio in BIOS CPU Vcore Setting CPU Vcore Setting CPU Vcore Setting CPU Vcore Setting CPU Vcore Setting This item allows...

Page 13: ...e steps to guide you through a quick and correct installation of your system 3 1 Step by Step Installation Accessories Of AK32A KB1 US B1 CON1 AGP_FA N SYSTE M_FAN AUDIO1 IDE2 CP U_FAN NB _FAN IDE1 FDD WOL PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 PCI4 PCI5 IR US B3 US B2 Panas onic CR20 32 3V JA PA N 1 CN2 CN3 CN4 TAD IO CD IN A UX AGP1 JP7 1 RST P LED SPEAK 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 JP1 6 JP2 JP5 JP4 JP3 F AN3 F A N...

Page 14: ...ower the socket lever all the way down to its horizontal position and lock it to secure the CPU in place 5 The AMD 462 Athlon Duron processor requires a set of heatsink fan to ensure proper cooling of the processor If heatsink fan have not been already mounted on your CPU you must purchase the heatsink fan sepa rately and have it installed Plug the cable through the heatsink fan in the CPU fan pow...

Page 15: ...The factory set default settings are tuned for optimum 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 or SDR SDRAM System Memory To insert memory module s in any one...

Page 16: ...device according to the instructions provided by the manufacturer IDE devices HDD and CD ROM have to set jumpers on Master or Slave mode depending on your willing to install more than one device for 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 17: ...he 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 shortage between the board and the metal frame of 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 18: ...set Switch PC Speaker or USB devices etc These cables serve to connect the front panel switches LEDs USB con nectors to the mainboard s front panel connectors group JP7 JP4 and JP5 as shown below 1 ATX Soft Power On Off PWR PT 2 EPMI Hardware System Management Interface JP7 1 RST P LED SPEAK GLED EPMI PWR PT HLED JP7 1 RST P LED SPEAK GLED EPMI PWR PT HLED USB3 1 10 USB2 10 1 JP4 JP5 JP7 1 RST P L...

Page 19: ...ware Reset Switch RST 7 PC Speaker SPEAK JP7 1 RST P LED SPEAK GLED EPMI PWR PT HLED JP7 1 RST P LED SPEAK GLED EPMI PWR PT HLED JP7 1 RST P LED SPEAK GLED EPMI PWR PT HLED JP7 1 RST P LED SPEAK GLED EPMI PWR PT HLED JP7 1 RST P LED SPEAK GLED EPMI PWR PT HLED ...

Page 20: ... USB Connector Header Step 7 Connect IDE Floppy Disk Drives 1 IDE cable connector 2 FDD cable connector USB3 USB5 USB4 USB6 JP4 JP5 GND GND USBD3 USBD3 5V 5V USBD2 USBD2 GND GND 9 10 1 2 FDD 1 FDD1 IDE2 IDE1 1 1 IDE2 IDE1 ...

Page 21: ... 19 Step 8 Connect Other Internal Peripherals 1 CD_IN TAD_IN and AUX_IN connectors 2 IR connector Step 9 Connect Power Supply 1 System power connector JP6 IR 1 JP2 CN3 AUX 1 1 CN4 TAD IO CN2 CD IN 1 ...

Page 22: ... 20 Step 10 Install Add on Cards in Expansion Slots 1 Accelerated Graphics Port AGP Card 2 PCI Card ...

Page 23: ...nel 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 Keyboard 2 USB Port 3 Parallel Port PS 2 keyboard PS 2 Mouse Parallel Port USB1 USB2 KB1 USB1 CON1 AUDIO1 ...

Page 24: ... 22 4 COM1 2 Port 5 Audio Line_out Line_in Mic_in Purts 6 MIDI Game Port Line Out Mic_in Line In MIDI GAME Port COM2 COM1 ...

Page 25: ...extended partition The FDISK utility will assign a drive letter i e C D E to each partition which will be shown in the FDISK program After FDISK procedure reboot your system by using the same system floppy disk Note Note Note Note Note DOS 6 2x and Windows 95A can only support up to 2 1GB of HDD partition If you use the FDISK utility with one of the operating systems mentioned above you can only d...

Page 26: ...is already installed before running the drivers installation CD ROM programs 1 Insert the AK32A bundled CD ROM into your CD ROM drive The auto run program will display the drivers main installation window on screen 2 Select the Mainboard related program 3 Install VIA 4 in 1drivers 4 Return to the main installation window and select the Audio Device related program 5 Install VIA Audio driver ...

Page 27: ...pers with two pins are shown as for Close On or for Open Off To Short jumper pins simply place a plastic jumper cap 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 down...

Page 28: ...ts and connectors along with their assigned functions CPU Memory Expansion Slots Socket 462 CPU Socket for AMD Athlon and Duron processors DIMM1 2 Two DIMM Slots for 16 32 64 128 256 and 512 MB of 3 3V SDR SDRAM DIM1 2 Two DIMM Slots for 64 128 256 512 MB and 1GB of 2 5V DDR SDRAM AGP One AGP Accelerated Graphics Port Slot PCI Five 32 bit PCI Expansion Slots A1 A2 E2 E1 E2 E2 E2 B1 B5 B8 B3 B4 B2 ...

Page 29: ...are System Management Interface Momentary Type switch GLED Green LED ON when system stays in power saving mode HLED IDE Drive Active LED PLED System Power LED RST Hardware Reset Switch SPEAK Housing Internal Speaker JP4 JP5 Extended four USB Connector Header USB3 USB6 Internal Peripherals Connectors FDD Floppy Disk Drive Interface IDE1 IDE Primary Interface Dual channel IDE2 IDE Secondary Interfac...

Page 30: ... 28 JP2 IR Connector CN1 Wake On LAN Connector CN2 CD in CN3 AUX in CN4 TAD in E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 ...

Page 31: ...gs 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 jumper cap from JP16 pins 1 2 Step 3 Step 3 Step 3 Step 3 Step 3 Place the jumper cap on JP16 pin 2 3 for a few seconds Step 4 Step 4 Step 4 Step 4 Step 4 Return the jumper cap to pin 1 2 Step 5 Step 5 Step 5 Step 5 Step 5 Turn on the system power PC O...

Page 32: ...2 Reflash the BIOS follow these steps Reflash the BIOS follow these steps Reflash the BIOS follow these steps Reflash the BIOS follow these steps Reflash the BIOS follow these steps 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 Make sure of place jumper cap on JP3 pin 2 3 Step 3 Step 3 Step 3 Step 3 Step 3 Insert a bootable system floppy dis...

Page 33: ...board and mouse jacks into their corresponding connectors USB1 USB2 Port Connectors This mainboard offers 2 USB ports on back panel Plug each USB device jack into an available USB1 USB2 connector COM1 COM2 Connector This mainboard can accommodate two serial device on COM1 COM2 Attach a serial device cable to the DB9 serial port COM1 COM2 at the back panel of your computer Parallel Port Connector O...

Page 34: ...t It can use a dynamic mono or stereo microphone with a resistance of not more than 600 Ohms MIDI GAME Port The MIDI GAME port is a 15 pin female connector This port can be connected to any IBM PC compatible game with a 15 pin D sub connector MIDI Instrument Connection MIDI Instrument Connection MIDI Instrument Connection MIDI Instrument Connection MIDI Instrument Connection You will need a MIDI a...

Page 35: ...r EPMI Hardware System Management Interface EPMI header may attach to a 2 pin momentary switch Press the EPMI switch to force the system into power saving mode press again to resume normal operation Note Note Note Note Note Please note the Speaker and all the LED connectors are directional If your chassis s LED does not light up during running please simply change to the opposite direction C1 JP7 ...

Page 36: ... 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 PWR LED Connector PLED Attach the 3 pin Power LED connector cable from the housing front panel to the PLED header on the mainboard The power LED stays light while the sys tem is running C4 JP7 1 RST P LED SPEAK GLED EPMI PWRPT HLED JP7 1 RST P LED SPEAK...

Page 37: ...cable to the RST header Pressing the reset switch causes the system to restart Speaker Connector SPEAK Attach the PC speaker cable from the case to the 4 pin speaker connector SPEAK C6 C7 JP7 1 RST P LED SPEAK GLED EPMI PWRPT HLED JP7 1 RST P LED SPEAK GLED EPMI PWRPT HLED ...

Page 38: ...ched 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 USBD3 5 USBD3 7 GROUND 9 GROUND 2 GROUND 4 GROUND 6 USBD2 8 USBD2 10 5V C8 USB3 USB5 USB4 USB6 JP4 JP5 9 7 5 3 10 8 6 4 USB3 1 10 USB2 10 1 JP4 JP5 ...

Page 39: ...e Floppy Disk Drive F D D Moreover this mainboard comes with one 80pin ATA100 66 33 100 66 33 100 66 33 100 66 33 100 66 33 ribbon cable to connect to IDE H D D and one 34 pin ribbon cable for F D D connection Note Note Note Note Note Please connect you system H D D to IDE 1 Important Important Important Important Important Ribbon cables are directional therefore make sure to always connect with t...

Page 40: ...ctional 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 ...

Page 41: ...re to the ground GND header SENSE GND 12V 1 FAN1 FAN3 with rotate sense FAN2 FAN4 without rotate sense CoolingFanConnectorsforCPU FAN1 AGP FAN2 SYSTEM FAN3 andNorthBridge FAN4 Fan The mainboard provides four onboard 12V cooling fan power connectors to support CPU FAN FAN1 AGP FAN2 SYSTEM FAN3 and North Bridge FAN4 cooling fans SYSTEM_FAN 1 FAN3 CPU_FAN 1 FAN1 NB_FAN 1 FAN4 AGP_FAN 1 FAN2 E2 ...

Page 42: ...to your IR device Step 1 Step 1 Step 1 Step 1 Step 1 Attach the 5 pin infrared device cable to JP2 connector Refer to the above diagram for IR pin assignment Step 2 Step 2 Step 2 Step 2 Step 2 Configure the Infrared transfer mode in field UART Mode Select of Integrated Peripheral sub menu in BIOS setup program This mainboard supports IrDA ASKIR or Normal transfer modes Wake On LAN Connector CN1 At...

Page 43: ...stereo audio input from CD ROM TV tuner or MPEG card Pins Assignment 1 AUX_L 2 AGND 3 AGND 4 AUX_R Audio Connector TAD _In CN4 Green Port CN4 can be used to connect a modem audio line to AK32A mainboard Typically you would use this connector when running the voice mail software on your system for audio input and output Pins Assignment 1 PHONE_IN 2 AGND 3 AGND 4 MONO_OUT E5 E6 E7 4 3 4 3 4 3 CN2 CD...

Page 44: ...matically You can check the total system memory value in the BIOS Standard CMOS Setup menu Upgrade Memory You can easily upgrade the system memory by inserting additional SDRAM modules in available DIMM slots The total system memory is calculated by simply adding up the memory in all DIMM slots After upgrade the new system memory value will automatically be computed and displayed in the field Stan...

Page 45: ...the AutoRun screen does not appear double click or run D Autorun exe assuming that your CD ROM drive is drive D Navigation Bar Description F Install Mainboard Software Installing 4 in 1drivers F Install Audio Device Software Installing Audio driver F Manual AK32A series mainboard user s manual in PDF format F Link to Shuttle Homepage Link to shuttle website homepage F Browse this CD Allows you to ...

Page 46: ...con in My Computer to bring up Shuttle Mainboard Software Setup screen Select the item using your pointing device e g mouse on the Install Mainboard Software bar to install 4 in 1 driver Once you make your selection a Setup window will automatically runs the installation When the files are done copying make sure you reboot the system to insure that the files are installed correctly ...

Page 47: ... in My Computer to bring up Shuttle Mainboard Software Setup screen Select the item using your pointing device e g mouse on the Install Audio Device Software bar to Install Audio driver Once you make your selection a Setup window will automatically runs the installation When the files are done copying make sure you reboot the system to insure that the files are installed correctly ...

Page 48: ...uble click on Autorun icon in My Computer to bring up Shuttle Mainboard Software Setup screen Select the item using your pointing device e g mouse on the Manual bar Then Online Information windows will appear on the screen Click on the Install Acrobat Reader bar if you need to install acrobat reader Then click on AK32A Manual bar to view AK32A user s manual ...

Page 49: ...UP or simultaneously press Ctrl Alt Esc keys Note 1 Note 1 Note 1 Note 1 Note 1 If you miss trains of words mentioned 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 by simultaneously pressi...

Page 50: ...selection appears at the bottom of the screen Setup Items The main menu includes 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 chi...

Page 51: ... minimal stable performance of your system to operate Load Optimized Defaults 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 use...

Page 52: ...ote that the Day automatically changes when you set the date Time Time Time Time Time HH MM SS 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...

Page 53: ...44M 3 5 in or 2 88M 3 5 in Video Video Video Video Video Select the default video device The choice EGA VGA CGA 40 CGA 80 or MONO Halt On Halt On Halt On Halt On Halt On Select the situation in which you want the BIOS to stop the POST process and notify you The choice All Errors No Errors All But Keyboard All But Diskette or All But Disk Key Base Memory Base Memory Base Memory Base Memory Base Mem...

Page 54: ... User Type will let you select the number of cylinders heads etc Note PRECOMP 65535 means NONE The choice None Auto or Manual Access Mode Access Mode Access Mode Access Mode Access Mode Choose the access mode for this hard disk The choice CHS LBA Large or Auto Capacity Capacity Capacity Capacity Capacity Disk drive capacity Approximated Note that this size is usually slightly greater than the size...

Page 55: ...rning Setting a value of 65535 means no hard disk Min 0 Max 65535 Landing zone Landing zone Landing zone Landing zone Landing zone Set the Landing zone size Min 0 Max 65535 Sector Sector Sector Sector Sector Number of sector per track Min 0 Max 255 ...

Page 56: ... Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Activates automatically when the system boots up causing a warning message to appear 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 The choice Enabled or Disabled CPU L1 Ca...

Page 57: ...ther Device Boot Other Device Boot Other Device Boot Other Device Select Your Boot Device Priority The choice Enabled or Disabled Swap Floppy Drive Swap Floppy Drive Swap Floppy Drive Swap Floppy Drive Swap Floppy Drive If the system has two floppy drives you can swap the logical drive name assignment The choice Enabled or Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot U...

Page 58: ...r 1000 Security Option Security Option Security Option Security Option Security Option Select whether the password is required every time the system boots or only when you enter setup System System System System System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered promptly Setup Setup Setup Setup Setup The system will boot but access to Setup wi...

Page 59: ...ll be copied to RAM However it is optional depending on chipset design Video Shadow will increase the video speed The choice Enabled or Disabled Small Logo EPA Show Small Logo EPA Show Small Logo EPA Show Small Logo EPA Show Small Logo EPA Show This item allows you to enable disable the EPA Logo The choice Enabled or Disabled ...

Page 60: ...making any changes DRAM Clock Drive Control DRAM Clock Drive Control DRAM Clock Drive Control DRAM Clock Drive Control DRAM Clock Drive Control Options are in its sub menu Press Enter to enter the sub menu of detailed options Current FSB Frequence Current FSB Frequence Current FSB Frequence Current FSB Frequence Current FSB Frequence This item show Current CPU Front Side Bus speed Current DRAM Fre...

Page 61: ...rleave When the dram timing is selected by SPD it will be set by the value on SPD of the RAM module SDR The Choice Disabled 2 Bank or 4 Bank DRAM Command Rate DDR only DRAM Command Rate DDR only DRAM Command Rate DDR only DRAM Command Rate DDR only DRAM Command Rate DDR only This item allows you to select the DRAM executed rate The Choice 2T Command or 1T Command APG P2P Bridge Control APG P2P Bri...

Page 62: ...s item enabled writing to the AGP Accelerated Graphics Port is executed with one wait state The Choice Enabled or Disabled AGP Master 1 WS Read AGP Master 1 WS Read AGP Master 1 WS Read AGP Master 1 WS Read AGP Master 1 WS Read When this item enabled reading from the AGP Accelerated Graphics Port is executed with one wait state The Choice Enabled or Disabled CPU PCI Bus Control CPU PCI Bus Control...

Page 63: ... bit posted write buffer to support delay transactions cycles Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specification version 2 1 The Choice Enabled or Disabled Memory Hole Memory Hole Memory Hole Memory Hole Memory Hole In order to improve performance some space in memory can be reserved for ISA cards The Choice Disabled or 15M 16M System BIOS Cacheable System BIOS Cacheable System BIOS Cache...

Page 64: ...nterface The choice Enabled or Disabled OnChip IDE Channel1 OnChip IDE Channel1 OnChip IDE Channel1 OnChip IDE Channel1 OnChip IDE Channel1 The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support to two IDE chan nels Select Enabled to activate the secondary IDE interface select Disabled to deactivate this interface The choice Enabled or Disabled IDE Prefetch Mode IDE Prefetch Mode IDE Prefetch Mode ...

Page 65: ...The choice Auto or Disabled VIA OnChip PCI Device VIA OnChip PCI Device VIA OnChip PCI Device VIA OnChip PCI Device VIA OnChip PCI Device Options are in its sub menu Press Enter to enter the sub menu of detailed options VIA 3058 AC97 Audio VIA 3058 AC97 Audio VIA 3058 AC97 Audio VIA 3058 AC97 Audio VIA 3058 AC97 Audio This item allows you to control the onboard AC 97 audio The Choice Auto or Disab...

Page 66: ...nction The choice Full or Half Use IR Pins Use IR Pins Use IR Pins Use IR Pins Use IR Pins This item allows you to select IR I O Pins location RxD2 TxD2 Through SINB SOUTB IR Rx2Tx2 Through IRRX IRTX The choice RxD2 TxD2 or IR Rx2Tx2 Onboard Parallel Port Onboard Parallel Port Onboard Parallel Port Onboard Parallel Port Onboard Parallel Port This item allows you to determine onboard parallel port ...

Page 67: ...SB Controller OnChip USB Controller OnChip USB Controller OnChip USB Controller This should be enabled if your system has a USB installed on the system board and you want to use it Even when on chip USB so equipped if you add a higher performance controller you will need to disable this feature The Choice All Disabled All Enabled 1 2 USB Port 2 3 USB Port 1 3 USB Port 1 USB Port 2 USB Port or 3 US...

Page 68: ... Power Management Option Power Management Option This category allows you to select the type or degree of power saving mode settings Min Saving Min Saving Min Saving Min Saving Min Saving Minimum power management HDD Power Down Allows you to set each mode individually Suspend Mode 1 hr Max Saving Max Saving Max Saving Max Saving Max Saving Maximum power management HDD Power Down Allows you to set ...

Page 69: ...ters the Suspend mode The choice Always On or Suspend off Video Off Method Video Off Method Video Off Method Video Off Method Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked V H SYNC Blank V H SYNC Blank V H SYNC Blank V H SYNC Blank V H SYNC Blank This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the ...

Page 70: ... When HDD FDD stays On any activity from one of the listed system peripheral devices wakes up the system The choice OFF or ON PCI Master PCI Master PCI Master PCI Master PCI Master When PCI Master stays On any activity from one of the listed sys tem peripheral devices wakes up the system The choice OFF or ON Power On by PCI Card Power On by PCI Card Power On by PCI Card Power On by PCI Card Power ...

Page 71: ...interrupts itself and performs the service When On mode exist activity will neither prevent the system from going into a power management mode nor awaken it IRQ3 COM 2 IRQ3 COM 2 IRQ3 COM 2 IRQ3 COM 2 IRQ3 COM 2 IRQ4 COM 1 IRQ4 COM 1 IRQ4 COM 1 IRQ4 COM 1 IRQ4 COM 1 IRQ5 LPT 2 IRQ5 LPT 2 IRQ5 LPT 2 IRQ5 LPT 2 IRQ5 LPT 2 IRQ6 Floppy Disk IRQ6 Floppy Disk IRQ6 Floppy Disk IRQ6 Floppy Disk IRQ6 Flopp...

Page 72: ...figuration Data Reset Configuration Data Reset Configuration Data Reset Configuration Data Reset Configuration Data Normally you leave this field Disabled Select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data ESCD when you exit from Setup if you have installed a new device or software and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system can not boot The ...

Page 73: ...VGA Palette Snoop PCI VGA Palette Snoop PCI VGA Palette Snoop It determines whether the MPEG ISA VESA VGA Cards can work with PCI VGA or not If you have MPEG ISA VESA VGA Cards and PCI VGA Card worked Enable this field Otherwise please Disable it The choice Enabled or Disabled Assign IRQ For VGA Assign IRQ For VGA Assign IRQ For VGA Assign IRQ For VGA Assign IRQ For VGA This item allows the user t...

Page 74: ...System Temperature Current System Temperature Current System Temperature Current System Temperature Current System Temperature Since the mainboard support System and CPU temperature monitor ing and overheat alert This item indicate the current main board temperature Current CPU1 Temperature Current CPU1 Temperature Current CPU1 Temperature Current CPU1 Temperature Current CPU1 Temperature Since th...

Page 75: ...onitor the output voltage of the a backup battery 5VSB V 5VSB V 5VSB V 5VSB V 5VSB V 5V standby voltage by ATX power Shutdown Temperature Shutdown Temperature Shutdown Temperature Shutdown Temperature Shutdown Temperature Select the combination of lower and upper limits for the system shutdown temperature if your computer contains an environmental monitoring system If the temperature extends beyon...

Page 76: ...m allows the user to adjust CPU Ratio The choice Default x5 5 x6 x6 5 x7 x7 5 x8 x8 5 x9 x9 5 x10 x10 5 x11 x11 5 x12 x13 or x14 Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk This item allows you to enable disable auto detection DIMM PCI Clock The choice Enabled or Disabled Spread Spectrum Spread Spectrum Spread Spectru...

Page 77: ... 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 78: ...e Setup options whereas User mode has restricted access to the options By setting separate Supervisor 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 79: ...system is to clear CMOS please refer to Clear CMOS on page 29 Save Exit Setup Pressing Enter on this item asks for confirmation Save to CMOS and EXIT Y N Y Pressing Y stores the selections made in the menus of CMOS a special section of memory that stays on after you turn your system off The next time you boot your computer the BIOS configures your system according to the Setup selections stored in...

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