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AV18E

FC-PGA/PPGA Celeron  and
FC-PGA Pentium III processor

Based AGPset 

MAIN BOARD

User's Manual

Summary of Contents for AV18E

Page 1: ...AV18E FC PGA PPGA Celeron and FC PGA Pentium III processor Based AGPset MAIN BOARD User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...ven 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 provided for general use by the custo...

Page 3: ...EP INSTALLATION 10 Accessories Of AV18E 10 STEP 1 Install the CPU 11 STEP 2 Set Jumpers 12 STEP 3 Install SDRAM System Memory 12 STEP 4 Install Internal Peripherals in System Case 13 STEP 5 Mount the Mainboard on the Computer Chassis 14 STEP 6 Connect Front Panel Switches LEDs Speaker 15 STEP 7 Connect IDE Floppy Disk Drives 17 STEP 8 Connect Other Internal Peripherals 18 STEP 9 Connect the Power ...

Page 4: ... 2 Mouse Connectors 30 USB1 USB2 Port Connectors 30 COM1 COM2 Connectors 30 Parallel Port Connector 30 Line Out and Line In and Mic In Header 31 MIDI GAME Port 31 Hardware Reset Connector RST 32 HDD LED Connector HDLED 32 Green LED Connector GLED 32 EPMI Connector EPMI 32 ATX Power On Off Switch Connector PWON 33 Speaker Connector SPEAKER 33 PWR LED Connector POWER LED 33 Enhanced IDE and Floppy C...

Page 5: ...D SOFTWARE 40 4 3 INSTALL Audio Device SOFTWARE 41 4 4 INSTALL VIA Hardware Monitor 42 4 5 TO VIEW THE USER S MANUAL 43 5 BIOS SETUP 44 5 1 ENTERING BIOS 44 5 2 THE MAIN MENU 45 Standard CMOS Setup 47 Advanced BIOS Features 49 Advanced Chipset Features 53 Integrated Peripherals 57 Power Management Setup 61 PnP PCI Configurations 65 PC Health Status 67 Frequency Voltage Control 68 Load Fail Safe Op...

Page 6: ...e 10 Jumper Settings A Closer Look Page 24 Software Utility How to Install Page 39 BIOS Setup How to Configure Page 44 About This Manual For First Time DIY System Builder Page 5 For Experienced DIY User Page 5 For System Integrator Page 5 WHAT S IN THE MANUAL ...

Page 7: ...new Shuttle AV18E mainboard is just that easy Bundled with an array of onboard functions the highly integrated AV18E mainboard provides you with a total solution to build the most stable and reliable system Refer to section 3 2 Jumper Settings and Chapter 4 Software Utility to find out how to get the best out of your new mainboard Chapter 5 BIOS Setup also contains relevant information on how to t...

Page 8: ...o Driver Ø The VIA Hardware Monitor Ø The Award Flashing Utility PG A3 7 0 R i chT ekR T9 23 1 C S AH K1 C A 3 7 5 7 A E S 0 0 0 5 9 2 4 8 C F 4 3 8 J P 7 2 4 6 8 1 3 5 7 V T 8 2 C 6 8 6 A 0 0 06 C F TA I W AN 1 E K 4 15 1 1 1 S P K P O W E R L E D R S T H D L E D G L E D E P M I P W O N J 3 9 4 A l l r i g h t s r e s e r v e d P C I P N P 5 8 6 S N 19 97 W 8 3 7 8 1 D 8 0 7 A B J P 1 0 A U X T A...

Page 9: ...igure CPU Speed The CPU operating speed is software configurable from Frequency Voltage Control of BIOS Setup program Versatile Memory Support Equipped with three DIMM banks of PC66 100 133 compliant SDRAM to provide up to 1 5GB of system memory Configurable support for EC Error Checking and ECC Error Checking and Correcting AGP Slot Supports up to 4X Accelerated Graphics Port cards for high perfo...

Page 10: ...P data transmission schemes Ø 1 Game MIDI connector 1 x Line out connector 1 x Line in conector 1 x Speaker connector PCI Bus Master IDE Controller Onboard Two UltraDMA 33 66 100 Bus Master Dual channel IDE ports provide support to a maximum of four IDE devices one Master and one Slave per channel The IDE Bus implements data transfer speeds of up to 33 66 100 MB sec and also supports Enhanced PIO ...

Page 11: ...LAN WOL The onboard WOL connector can be attached to a network card that supports this function to wake up the system via LAN ØModem Ring Power On The system can be powered on automatically bythe activation of modem ring Other Features Ø Voltage Monitoring Monitors various voltages of key elements such as the CPU and other critical system voltage levels to ensure stable current reach to mainboard ...

Page 12: ...D_ IN TAD I O AUX 1 JP11 1 JP12 1 VT82C686B 0006CF TAIWAN 1EK415111 FAN 2 1 FAN 3 1 FAN 1 1 JP 4 2 4 6 8 1 3 5 7 SPE AKER POWER LE D HDLED RS T EP MI GLE D PWON J 3 JP 5 E XT U S B P OR T 1 JP 6 1 JP 1 IR 1 JP 2 1 JP 7 2 4 6 8 1 3 5 7 Wak e On L a n J2 1 PS2 Keyboard Mouse Connectors Two USB Connectors Socket 370 Serial Port Connector COM2 Serial Port Connector COM1 Parallel Connector VIA 694X Chi...

Page 13: ...the socket lever all the way down to its horizontal position and lock it to secure the CPU in place 5 The FC PGA PPGA 370 CPU requires a set of heatsink fan to ensure proper cooling of the processor If not already mounted on your CPU you must purchase the heatsink fan separately and have it installed Plug the cable from the heatsink fan to the CPU fan power connector located nearby Note that there...

Page 14: ...igu ration procedures 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 will provide detailed information on how to configure your mainboard manually Step 3 Install SDRAM System Memory To install memory insert SDRAM memory module s in any one two or three DIMM banks Note that SDRAM modules...

Page 15: ...equired jumpers on 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 Note that the cable should be oriented with its colored stripe usually red or magenta...

Page 16: ...ssis and the 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 In most computer housings you will be able to...

Page 17: ...tch PC Speaker etc These cables serve to connect the front panel switches and LEDs to the mainboard s front panel connectors group as shown below 1 ATX Soft Power On Off PWON 2 Green LED GLED 3 EPMI Hardware System Management Interface J3 1 RST SPEAKER POWER LED HDLED GLED EPMI PWON J3 RST SPEAKER POWER LED HDLED GLED EPMI PWON POWER LED J3 RST SPEAKER HDLED GLED EPMI PWON POWER LED J3 RST SPEAKER...

Page 18: ... Switch RST 6 PC Speaker SPEAKER 7 POWER LED POWER LED POWER LED J3 RST SPEAKER HDLED GLED EPMI PWON POWER LED J3 RST SPEAKER HDLED GLED EPMI PWON POWER LED J3 RST SPEAKER HDLED GLED EPMI PWON POWER LED J3 RST SPEAKER HDLED GLED EPMI PWON ...

Page 19: ... 17 Step 7 Connect IDE Floppy Disk Drives 1 IDE cable connector 2 Floppy cable connector IDE 1 IDE 2 1 1 FDC 1 1 ...

Page 20: ... 18 Step 8 Connect Other Internal Peripherals 1 IR connector Step 9 Connect the Power Supply 1 System power connector JP1 1 ATX PWR ...

Page 21: ... 19 Step 10 Install Add on Cards in Expansion Slots 1 Accelerated Graphics Port AGP Card 2 PCI Card 3 AMR Card 4 ISA Card ...

Page 22: ...ow 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 2 USB Ports 3 COM Ports PS 2 Mouse PS 2 keyboard USB1 USB2 COM1 COM2 KEYBOARD MOUSE USB PORT COM2 COM1 PRINT ...

Page 23: ... 21 4 Parallel Port 5 Audio Line_Out Line_In Mic_In Ports 6 MIDI Game Port MIDI GAME Port Line_Out Line_In Mic_In Parallel Port ...

Page 24: ...ce available to the 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 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 25: ...8E bundled CD ROM into your CD ROM drive The auto run program will display the drivers main installation window on screen 2 Choose Install Mainboard Software and complete it 3 Return to the SHUTTLE MAINBOARD SOFTWARE SETUP screen 4 Choose Install Audio Device Software and complete it 5 Return to the SHUTTLE MAINBOARD SOFTWARE SETUP screen 6 Choose Install VIA Hardware Monitor and complete it 7 Ret...

Page 26: ...m Jumpers with two pins are shown as for Close On or for Open Off To Short jumper pins simply place a plastic mini jumper over the desired pair of pins 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 place it on top of its or...

Page 27: ... Slots Socket370 CPU Socket for FC PGA PGA 370 Celeron and FC PGA Intel Pentium III processors DIMM1 2 3 Three DIMM Sockets for 16 32 64 128 256 512MB 3 3V SDRAM AGP One AGP Accelerated Graphics Port Slot PCI Five 32 bit PCI Expansion Slots AMR One AMR Expansion Slot for Audio Modem Riser Cards ISA One 16 bit ISA Expansion Slot Jumpers JP6 EEPROM Block Lock JP4 CPU Clock Ratio Setting JP2 Clear CM...

Page 28: ...rdware System Management Interface Momentary Type switch PWON ATX Power On Off Momentary Type Switch POWER LED System Power LED SPEAKER Housing Internal Speaker Internal Peripherals Connectors FDC1 Floppy Disk Drive Interface IDE1 IDE Primary Interface Dual channel IDE2 IDE Secondary Interface Dual channel Other Connectors JP10 On Board Audio Connector CD_IN JP11 On Board Audio Connector TAD I O J...

Page 29: ...erting mini jumpers on JP4 properly the user can configure the CPU Clock Ratio manually Note Normally JP4 is a backup function because for all the processors on market nowadays have locked frequency multiple A2 Frequency Ratio 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 3 x ON OFF ON ON 3 5 x ON OFF OFF ON 4 x OFF ON ON ON 4 5 x OFF ON OFF ON 5 x OFF OFF ON ON 5 5 x OFF OFF OFF ON 6 x ON ON ON OFF 6 5 x ON ON OFF OFF 7 x ON ...

Page 30: ... settings and restoring the original factory set system settings Pin 1 2 Default Pin 2 3 Clear CMOS Step 1 Turn off the system power PC Off Step 2 Remove mini jumper from JP2 pins 1 2 Step 3 Place the mini jumper on JP2 pin 2 3 for a few seconds Step 4 Return the mini jumper to pin 1 2 Step 5 Turn on the system power PC On A3 JP2 1 ...

Page 31: ...each FSB through Frequency Voltage Control of BIOS Setup program For experienced users AV18E mainboard provides an alternative hardware configure function to adjust front side bus manually Please insert mini jumpers perperly on JP7 and set CPU Host PCI Clock in Frequency Voltage Control of BIOS Setup program A4 Default Auto Configure Manual 2 4 6 8 1 3 5 7 2 4 6 8 1 3 5 7 System Clock 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 32: ...responding connectors USB1 USB2 Port Connectors Two female connectors USB1 USB2 share the same USB Universal Serial Bus bracket at the rear panel of your mainboard Plug each USB device jack into an available USB1 USB2 connector COM1 COM2 Connectors This mainboard can accommodate two serial devices on COM1 COM2 Attach a serial device cable to the DB9 serial port COM1 COM2 at the back panel of your ...

Page 33: ...In MIC_IN is a 1 8 inch jack that provides a mono input 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 fe male connector This port can be con nected to any IBM PC compatible game with a 15 pin D sub connector MIDI Instrument Connection You will need a MIDI adapter to connect a MIDI compatible instru ment to t...

Page 34: ...tly in one of the power saving mode Doze Standby Suspend When the sys tem resumes to normal operation mode the Green LED will go off Attach a 2 pin Green LED cable to GLED header EPMI Connector EPMI Hardware System Management In terface 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 C1 C2 C3...

Page 35: ...pin speaker con nector SPEAKER POWER LED POWER LED Attach the 3 pin Power LED con nector cable from the housing front panel to the PW LED header on the mainboard The power LED stays light while the system is running C5 Note Please notice all the LED connectors are directional If your chassis s LED does not light during running please simply change to the opposite direction C6 C7 1 RST SPEAKER HDLE...

Page 36: ...es with one 40pin ribbon cable to connect to IDE H D D and one 34 pin ribbon cable for F D D connection Important Ribbon cables are directional therefore make sure to always connect with the red cable stripe on the same side as pin 1 of the IDE1 IDE2 or FDC connector on the mainboard D1 Note Please connect your system H D D to IDE 1 E1 IDE 1 IDE 2 1 1 FDC 1 1 JP 10 1 CD_IN Audio CD_IN Header JP10 ...

Page 37: ...und 3 Ground 4 MONO Audio AUX Header JP12 WHITE Port JP12 can be used to connect a stereo audio input from such as CD ROM TV turner or MPEG card JP12 Pin Assignments 1 AUX_L 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 AUX_R E1 E1 JP 11 1 TAD I O JP 12 1 AUX External USB Ports JP5 This header is used to connect the cable attached to USB connectors mounted on front panel or back panel But the USB cable is optional at the t...

Page 38: ...LAN card which supports the Wake On LAN WOL function This function lets users wake up the connected system through LAN card JP1 VCC NC IRRX GND IRTX 1 Step 1 Attach the 5 pin infrared device cable to JP1connector Refer to the above diagram for IR pin assignment Step 2 Configure the Infrared transfer mode in the UR2 Mode field of integrated Peripherals menu in BIOS Setup program This mainboard supp...

Page 39: ...te the 20 pin male header ATX power connector ATX PWR on your mainboard Plug the power cable from the ATX power supply unit directly into ATX PWR ATX power supply connector Note 1 The ATX power connector is directional and will not go in unless the guides match perfectly Make sure that pin 1 is properly positioned Note 2 Make sure the latch of the ATX power connector clicks into place to ensure a ...

Page 40: ... Install Memory Install memory in any or all of the banks and in any combination as follows Note You do not need to set any jumper to configure memory 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 Upgrade Memory You can easily upgrade the system memory by inserting additional SDRAM modules in avail...

Page 41: ... click or run D Autorun exe assuming that your CD ROM drive is drive D Navigation Bar Description F Install Mainboard Software Installing Mainboard Drivers for Windows F Install Audio Device Software Installing Audio Driver F Install VIA Hardware Monitor Installing VIA Hardware Monitor Driver F Manual AV18E series mainboard user s manual in PDF format F Link to Shuttle Homepage Link to shuttle web...

Page 42: ...ear double click on Autorun icon in My Computer to bring up Shuttle Mainboard Software Setup screen Select using your pointing device e g mouse on the Install Mainboard Software bar Once you made your selection a Setup window runs the installation automatically When the copying files is done make sure you reboot the system to take the installation effect ...

Page 43: ...ear double click on Autorun icon in My Computer to bring up Shuttle Mainboard Software Setup screen Select using your pointing device e g mouse on the Install Audio Device Software bar Once you made your selection a Setup window runs the installation automatically When the copying files is done make sure you reboot the system to take the installation effect ...

Page 44: ...ear double click on Autorun icon in My Computer to bring up Shuttle Mainboard Software Setup screen Select using your pointing device e g mouse on the Install VIA Hardware Monitor bar Once you made your selection a Setup window runs the installation automatically When the copying files is done make sure you reboot the system to take the installation effect ...

Page 45: ...ear double click on Autorun icon in My Computer to bring up Shuttle Mainboard Software Setup screen Select using your pointing device e g mouse on the Manual bar Then Online Information windows will appear on your screen Click on the Install Acrobe Reader bar if you need to install acrobe reader Then click on AV18E Manual bar to view AV18E user s manual ...

Page 46: ...its POST Power On Self Test routine checks Step 2 Press Del key immediately or at the following message Press DEL to enter SETUP or simultaneously press Ctrl Alt Esc keys Note 1 If you miss the train 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 a...

Page 47: ...S Features This setup page includes all items in a standard compatible BIOS Advanced BIOS Features This setup page includes all items of Award special enhanced features Advanced Chipset Features This setup page includes all items of chipset features Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all items of peripheral features Power Management Setup This setup page includes all items of Power Ma...

Page 48: ...ad Optimized Defaults BIOS defaults loads the values required by the System for the maximum performance However you can change the parameter through each Setup Menu Set Supervisor Password Change set or disable supervisor password It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup or just to Setup Set User Password Change set or disable user password It allows you to limit access to the system ...

Page 49: ...ct a numbered hard disk type or type the number and press Enter Note that the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper information for this item If your hard disk drive type is not matched or listed you can use Type User to define your own drive type manually Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu ...

Page 50: ...s item selects the type of adapter used for the primary system moni tor that must matches your video display card and monitor Although secondary monitors are supported you do not have to select the type in Setup Halt On This item determines if the system will stop when an error is detected during power up Memory This item is display only It is automatically detected by POST Power On Self Test of t...

Page 51: ...Afterwards if necessary you will be able to run an anti virus program to locate and remove the problem before any damage is done Ø The choice Enabled Disabled CPU Internal Cache This item enables CPU internal cache to speed up memory access Ø The choice Enabled Disabled External Cache This item enables CPU secondary cache to speed up memory access Ø The choice Enabled Disabled WARNING Disk boot se...

Page 52: ...ot Device This BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items Ø The choice Floppy LS ZIP HDD 0 SCSI CDROM HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 LAN Disabled Boot Other Device Select your boot device priority ØThe choice Enabled Disabled Swap Floppy Drive When this item enables the BIOS will swap floppy drive assignments so that Drive A will function as Drive B and ...

Page 53: ...in the report that the key has been depressed repeatedly For example you would use such a feature to accelerate cursor move ments with the arrow keys Ø The choice Enabled Disabled Typematic Rate Chars Sec When the typematic rate is enabled this selection allows you to select the rate at which the keys are accelerated Ø The choice 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 Typematic Delay Msec When the typematic rate i...

Page 54: ...will be copied to RAM However it is optional depending on chipset design Video Shadow will increase the video speed Ø The choice Enabled Disabled XX000 XXFFF Shadow These categories determine whether option ROMs will be Chipset Features Setup Auto Configuration copied to RAM An example of such option ROM would be support of on board SCSI Ø The choice Enabled Disabled ...

Page 55: ...e choice SDRAM 10ns SDRAM 8ns Normal Medium Fast Turbo SDRAM Cycle Length This field allows you to set the SDRAM latency timer Ø The choice 2 3 DRAM Clock This item set the DRAM Read Write timings that the system uses Ø The choice Host CLK HCLK 33M HCLK 33M Memory Hole In order to improve performance some space in memory can be re served for ISA cards Ø The choice Disabled 15M 16M ...

Page 56: ...nnot support this feature or else your system may not boot Ø The choice Enabled Disabled AGP Aperture Size This item allows the user to set memory mapped graphics data struc tures can reside in Graphics Aperture Ø The choice 4M 8M 16M 32M 64M 128M AGP 4X Mode This item allows you to enable disable AGP 4X function See www apgforum org for AGP information Ø The choice Enabled Disabled AGP Driving Co...

Page 57: ...is item allows you to control the onboard MC97 Modem Ø The choice Auto Disabled CPU to PCI Write Buffer When enabled up to four Dwords of data can be written to the PCI bus without interrupting the CPU When disabled a write buffer is not used and the CPU read cycle will not be completed until the PCI bus signals that it is ready to receive the data Ø The choice Enabled Disabled PCI Dynamic Burstin...

Page 58: ...ngle delay when reading to the AGP Bus By default two wait states are used by the system allowing for greater stability Ø The choice Enabled Disabled Memory Parity ECC Check This item allows you to Enabled Disabled memory error checking and correction ECC In order for ECC to function 9 chip 8 memory chips 1 ECC chip SDRAM modules must be installed on the mainboard Ø The choice Enabled Disabled CPU...

Page 59: ...ller is Enable or Disable setting Ø The choice Enabled Disabled IDE Prefetch Mode Enable prefetching for IDE drive interfaces that support its faster drive accesses If you are getting disk drive errors change the setting to omit the drive interface where the errors occur Depending on the configuration of your IDE subsystem this field may not appear and it does not appear when the Internal PCI IDE ...

Page 60: ...to is the default settings for on board Primary Master Slave UltraDMA 33 66 Note Your hard drive must also support UDMA for this feature to work Ø The choice Auto Disabled Secondary Master Slave UDMA On this mainboard AV18E PCIset improves IDE transfer rate using Bus Master UltraDMA 33 66 IDE which can handle data transfer up to 33 66MB sec Auto is the default settings for on board Secondary Maste...

Page 61: ...item allows you to select which mode for the Onboard Serial Port 2 Ø The choice Standard HPSIR ASKIR IR Function Duplex This item allows you to select the IR half full duplex function Ø The choice Half Full TX RX inverting enable This item allows you to enable the TX RX inverting which depends on different H W requirement This field is not recommended to change its default setting for avoiding any...

Page 62: ... legacy audio Ø The choice Enable Disable Sound Blaster This item allows to emulate the sound as Sound Blaster Ø The choice Enable Disable SB I O Base Address This item allows to select Sound Blaster I O address Ø The choice 220H 240H 260H 280H SB IRQ Select This item allows to select Sound Blaster IRQ ØThe choice 5 7 9 10 SB DMA Select This item allows to select Sound Blaster DMA ØThe choice 0 1 ...

Page 63: ...of the power management function Max Saving puts the system into power saving mode after a brief period of system inactivity Min Saving is the same as Max Saving except the time of the system inactivity period is longer Disabled disables the power saving feature User Defined allows you to set power saving options according to your preference Ø The choice User Define Min Saving Max Saving ACPI Susp...

Page 64: ...en This option only writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS Initial display power management signaling Ø The choice V H SYNC Blank Blank Screen DPMS Support Modem Use IRQ This item determines the IRQ in which the MODEM can use Ø The choice 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 N A Soft Off by PWRBTN The setting of Instant Off allows the ATX switch to function as a normal system power off button when pressed for less tha...

Page 65: ...m is in a power down mode Wake Up Events This item allows user to determine the wake up events Ø The choice Press Enter key to the sub menu VGA Set the item ON while you wake up the system by LAN the VGA is waken too Ø The choice ON OFF LPT COM Set the item Enabled users can awaken the system by any device connected to LPT COM ports Ø The choice NON LPT COM LPT COM HDD FDD Set the item ON users ca...

Page 66: ... choice Enabled Disabled Date of Month This is for specifying the alarm Date which the system will awaken the system from Suspend mode Ø The choice Key in a DEC number Min 0 Max 31 Resume Time hh mm ss This is for specifying the alarm Hour Minute Second which the system will awaken the system from Suspend mode Ø The choice Key in a DEC number Min 0 Max 23 59 Primary INTR Set the item Enabled users...

Page 67: ...PNP OS Installed When this item is set to Yes it will allow the PnP OS Windows 95 control the system resources except PCI devices and PnP boot devices Default setting is No Ø The choice Yes No Reset Configuration Data This item allows you to determine whether to reset the configuration data or not Ø The choice Enabled Disabled Resources Controlled By The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capability...

Page 68: ...you to determne the DMA assigned to the ISA bus and is not available for PCI slot Ø The choice Legacy ISA PCI ISA PnP PCI VGA Pallete 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 Ø The choice Disabled Enabled Assign IRQ for VGA This item allows the user ...

Page 69: ...te the current main board temperature Current CPUFAN1 2 Speed The mainboard can detect two fans rotation speed for CPU cooler Vcore This mainboard supports CPU and mainboard voltages monitoring The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the CPU voltage Vcore and the voltage output from power supply 2 5V 3 3V 5V 12V The mainboard supports CPU and mainboard voltages monitoring The onboard hardwa...

Page 70: ...odulation Ø The choice Enabled Disabled CPU Host PCI Clock This item allows you to select CPU host clock and PCI clock Before you over CPU Host Clock from BIOS setup program inserting jumpers properly on JP7 is necessary Ø The choice Default 66 MHz based 66 33MHz 68 34MHz 75 37MHz 83 41MHz 100 MHz based 95 31MHz 100 33MHz 103 34MHz 112 37MHz 133 MHz based 124 31MHz 133 33MHz 138 34MHz 140 35MHz 15...

Page 71: ... Pressing Y loads the BIOS default values for the most stable minimal perfo rmance system operations Load Optimized Defaults While 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 settings for optimal performance system operations ...

Page 72: ...ess to the options By setting separate Supervisor and User password a system supervisor can limit who can change critical Setup values Enter Password Type the password up to eight characters and press Enter The password typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory You will be asked to confirm the password Type the password again and press Enter You may also press Esc to ab...

Page 73: ... Enter on this item a similar dialog box shows up to ask you the following confirmation Save to CMOS and EXIT Y N Y Pressing Y stores the selections made in the menus in 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 CMOS After saving the values the system...

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