
MVP3
SYSTEM BOARD
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter & Section
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1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................. 1-1
1.1 SYSTEM OVERVIEW ................................................................................ 1-1
1.2 SYSTEM BOARD LAYOUT ...................................................................... 1-2
2. FEATURES......................................................................................................... 2-1
2.1 MAINBOARD SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................... 2-1
3. HARDWARE SETUP ........................................................................................ 3-1
3.1 UNPACKING................................................................................................ 3-1
3.2 HARDWARE CONFIGURATION............................................................ 3-2
3.2.1 CONNECTORS.................................................................................. 3-2
3.2.2 JUMPERS ........................................................................................... 3-9
3.2.3 SUGGESTED MEMORY MODULES ............................................ 3-22
4. AWARD BIOS SETUP ...................................................................................... 4-1
4.1 GETTING STARTED.................................................................................. 4-1
4.2 MAIN MENU................................................................................................ 4-3
4.3 CONTROL KEYS ........................................................................................ 4-4
4.4 STANDARD CMOS SETUP ....................................................................... 4-5
4.5 BIOS FEATURES SETUP .......................................................................... 4-6
4.6 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP .................................................................. 4-11
4.7 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP............................................................ 4-14
4.8 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION .................................................................... 4-19
4.9 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS................................................................ 4-22
4.10 LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS ...................................................................... 4-25
4.11 SUPERVISOR PASSWORD / USER PASSWORD............................... 4-26
4.12 IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION ............................................................... 4-26
4.13 HDD LOW LEVEL FORMAT ................................................................. 4-28
4.14 SAVE &EXIT SETUP ............................................................................... 4-29
4.15 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING....................................................................... 4-30