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BIOS Setup

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BIOS Setup

This chapter gives you detailed explaination of BIOS setup
functions. It consists of the following topics:

Entering Setup

3-2

Control Keys

3-2

Getting Help

3-3

The Main Menu

3-4

Standard CMOS Features

3-6

Advanced BIOS Features

3-8

Advanced Chipset Features

3-11

Integrated Peripherals

3-13

Power Management Setup

3-17

PNP/PCI Configurations

3-22

PC Health Status

3-24

Frequency/Voltage Control

3-25

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

3-28

Load Optimized Defaults

3-29

Set Supervisor/User Password

3-30

Save & Exit Setup

3-32

Exit Without Saving

3-33

Summary of Contents for P4MA PRO

Page 1: ...i VIA Mainboard User s Manual VIA P4MA PRO Version 1 0 August 16th 2002 P N 99 51 010811...

Page 2: ...y of the content of this manual However it is possible that it may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical or other errors VIA will assume no liability for any inaccuracy found in this publica...

Page 3: ...energy and if not installed and used in accor dance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to ca...

Page 4: ...sure the voltage of the power source and adjust properly 110 220V before connecting the equipment to the power inlet 7 Place the power cord such a way that people cannot step on it Do not place anyth...

Page 5: ...v Box Contents 1 x VIA Mainboard 1 x User s manual 1 x Floppy ribbon cable 1 x ATA 66 100 133 IDE ribbon cable 1 x 2 Port USB 2 0 Module 1 x Driver Utilities CD...

Page 6: ...or AUX12V 2 7 Back Panel 2 8 Mouse Connector JMS1 2 8 Keyboard Connector JKB1 2 8 USB Port Connectors 2 9 Parallel Port Connector LPT1 2 9 Serial Port Connector COM 1 2 10 MIDI Game Connector 2 10 Aud...

Page 7: ...s 2 21 CNR Communication Network Riser Slot 2 21 PCI Interrupt Request Routing 2 22 BIOS Setup 3 1 EnteringSetup 3 2 Control Keys 3 2 GettingHelp 3 3 TheMainMenu 3 4 Standard CMOS Features 3 6 Advance...

Page 8: ...viii Software Setup 4 1 Driver Utilities CD Content 4 2 Getting Started 4 2 Running the Driver Utilities CD 4 2 CD Content 4 2...

Page 9: ...ent SMA chipset for the desktop PC VIA s advanced V Link controller brings optimal system efficiency by effectively dou bling bandwidth between the chipset s north and south bridges P4M266 integrates...

Page 10: ...io Ultra DMA 66 100 133 master mode PCI EIDE controller ACPI 1 0B and APM 1 2 compliant Main Memory 2 x 184 pin DDR DIMM sockets Supports up to 2GB of 2 5v DDR SDRAM PC2100 PC1600 Slots 1 x AGP Accele...

Page 11: ...em intrusion connector Back Panel I O 1 PS2 mouse port 1 PS2 keyboard port 1 Parallel port 1 game MIDI port 1 RJ 45 LAN port 1 Serial port 2 USB 2 0 ports 1 VGA port 3 audio jacks line out line in and...

Page 12: ...5 Bottom USB ports Top Parallel port Bottom COM 1 VGA out Top Game port Bottom Line Out Line In Mic FDD F_PANEL Socket 478 M BIOS AUX12V OB_Codec AGP Slot PCI Slot 1 PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 3 CNR SPDIF US...

Page 13: ...ector see p 2 10 FDD Floppy disk drive connector see p 2 11 IR IrDAInfraredModuleconnector see p 2 11 F_AUDIO Front panel audio connector see p 2 12 CD IN CD In connector see p 2 12 IDE 1 IDE2 Hard di...

Page 14: ...he installation procedures Some components may be damaged if they are installed incorrectly It is recommended to use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components Static electricity can d...

Page 15: ...o purchase and install them before turning on the computer CPU Installation Overheating will cause serious damage to the CPU and system Ensure the cooling fan and heatsink work properly to protect the...

Page 16: ...18 then CPU core speed CPU Clock x Core Bus ratio 100MHz x 18 1 8GHz 2 Position the heatsink and fan onto the retention mechanism 1 Locate the CPU and its retention mechanism on the mainboard Retenti...

Page 17: ...fan power connector on the mainboard 3 Mount the fan on top of the heatsink Press down the fan firmly until its four clips become wedged in the holes of the retention mechanism 4 Press the two levers...

Page 18: ...both the rising and falling edges of the clock Conven tional SDRAM only uses the rising edge of the clock to transfer data Therefore conventionalSDRAMiscalledSDR SingleDataRate SDRAM DDRSDRAM uses 2 5...

Page 19: ...will only fit if placed in the correct orientation You can install DDR SDRAM modules in any of the following combinations Slot Memory Module Total Memory Slot 1 Bank 0 Bank 1 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1G...

Page 20: ...e ATX power supply make sure the plugs of the power supply are inserted in the correct orientation and the pins are properly aligned Then push down the plugs firmly into the connector ATX 12V Power Co...

Page 21: ...PS 2 mouse directly into this connector The connector loca tion and pin assignments are as follows PS 2 Mouse 6 pin Female 2 1 3 4 5 6 PS 2 Keyboard 6 pin Female 2 1 3 4 5 6 Back Panel Mouse Keyboard...

Page 22: ...lities Parallel Port ECP modes 13 1 14 25 PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 STROBE Strobe 2 DATA0 Data0 3 DATA1 Data1 4 DATA2 Data2 5 DATA3 Data3 6 DATA4 Data4 7 DATA5 Data5 8 DATA6 Data6 9 DATA7 Data7 10 ACK...

Page 23: ...9 RI Ring Indicate Audio Port Connectors Line Out is a connector for speakers or headphones The Line In connec tor can be used for an external CD player tape player or other audio devices The Mic In...

Page 24: ...K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M Connectors IrDA Infrared Module Connector IR This connector allows you to connect an IrDA Infrared module You must configure the setting through the BIOS setup to activate the I...

Page 25: ...r conve nient connection and control of audio devices CD In Connector CD_IN This connector is for the CD ROM audio connector CD_IN CD_GND CD_R CD_L Socket 478 M Socket 478 M Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL...

Page 26: ...disk cable IDE1 PrimaryIDEConnector The first hard drive should always be connected to IDE1 IDE1 can connect a Master and a Slave drive You must configure the second hard drive to Slave mode by settin...

Page 27: ...n 12V and maintain system cooling When connecting the wire to the connectors always be aware that the red wire is the Positive and should be connected to the 12V The black wire is Ground and should be...

Page 28: ...em is in S1 POS Power On Suspend or S3 STR Suspend To RAM state the LED will blink HDDLED HD_LED HDD LED shows the activity of a hard disk drive Avoid turning the power off while HDD LED is lit Connec...

Page 29: ...nector Incorrect orientation may cause permanent damage to the module Chassis Intrusion Connector CI This connector is for a chassis designed with intrusion detection feature It requires a chassis int...

Page 30: ...s pin header Wake On LAN Connector WOL This connector allows you to connect a network card with the Wake On LAN function The connector will power up the system when a signal is received through the ne...

Page 31: ...ake On Ring Connector WOR This connector allows you to connect a modem card with the Wake On Ring function The connector will power up the system when a signal is received through the modem card Socke...

Page 32: ...per Follow the instructions below to clear the data Jumpers The VIA P4MA PRO mainboard provides jumpers for setting the mainboard s functions This section will explain how to change settings for your...

Page 33: ...etect function If a CNR card based audio codec is found then the auto detect function will automati cally disable the onboard audio codec to avoid conflict If the auto detect function is disabled then...

Page 34: ...dding or removing PCI expansion cards ensure that you unplug the power supply first Meanwhile read the documentation for the expansion card to make any necessary hardware or software settings for the...

Page 35: ...e microprocessor The PCI IRQ pins are typically connected to the PCI bus INT A INT D pins as follows Order 1 Order 2 Order 3 Order 4 PCI Slot 1 INT A INT B INT C INT D PCI Slot 2 INT B INT C INT D INT...

Page 36: ...3 3 The Main Menu 3 4 Standard CMOS Features 3 6 Advanced BIOS Features 3 8 Advanced Chipset Features 3 11 Integrated Peripherals 3 13 Power Management Setup 3 17 PNP PCI Configurations 3 22 PC Health...

Page 37: ...e right hand Enter Select the item Esc Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a submenu PU Increase the numeric value or make changes PD Decrease the numeric value or make changes F1...

Page 38: ...etup program provides a General Help screen You can call up this screen from any menu sub menu by pressing F1 The help screen displays the keys for use and navigate the BIOS setup Press Esc to exit th...

Page 39: ...chipset specific features and optimize system performance IntegratedPeripherals Use this menu to set onboard peripherals features PowerManagementSetup Use this menu to set onboard power management fu...

Page 40: ...ault settings for minimal and stable system operations LoadOptimizedDefaults Use this menu to load BIOS default settings for optimal and high performance system operations Set Supervisor Password Use...

Page 41: ...ailable options are None 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in Floppy3ModeSupport If enabled Drive A B is define to 3 Mode Floppy 3 Mode supports older Japanese Floppy Settin...

Page 42: ...drive table The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper information for this category Select Auto whenever possible If you select Manual make sure the informa tion provided is from your...

Page 43: ...el 2 cache Facilitates error detection correction when data passes through Level 2 cache Settings Ena bled and Disabled Quick Power On Self Test Shorten Power On Self Test POST cycle and enable shorte...

Page 44: ...to boot from the First Second Third boot device Settings Enabled and Disabled SwapFloppyDrive If the system has two floppy drives choose enable to assign physical drive B to logical drive A and vice...

Page 45: ...below Display Full Screen logo Show full screen logo during BIOS bootup process Settings Enabled and Disabled Show Summary Information Show summary information during BIOS bootup process Settings Ena...

Page 46: ...orwarded to the AGP without any translation Settings 4MB 8MB 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB and 256MB AGP Mode This mainboard supports AGP 4x interface When the AGP 4x video card is used it can transfer video d...

Page 47: ...he VGA Share Memory Size Settings 8M 16M and 32M FBAddressConversion Set the Frame Buffer address conversion mechanism This feature opti mizes MA table for VGA frame buffer accesses according to DRAM...

Page 48: ...ck transfer multiple commands or multiple sector read write Enabled ena bles IDE controller to use block mode Disabled allows the controller to use standard mode DisplayCardPriority This setting speci...

Page 49: ...e the controller if you want to use other controller cards to connect to a modem Settings Auto and Dis abled VIA 3043OnChipLAN Decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of VIA 3043 onchip LAN Settings Ena...

Page 50: ...to allows BIOS to automatically determine the correct base I O port address Settings Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 and Auto OnboardParallelPort This specifies the I O port address and I...

Page 51: ...de Settings EPP1 9 and EPP1 7 ECPModeUseDMA ECP utilises a DMA channel This field is only available if Parallel Port Mode is set to ECP Select DMA channel for ECP use Settings 1 and 3 GamePortAddress...

Page 52: ...dType Set the power saving mode for ACPI function Settings are S1 POS S1 Power On Suspend POS is a low power state In this state no system context CPU or chipset is lost and hardware maintains all sys...

Page 53: ...e PowerOffbyPWRBTN This field configures the power button function Settings are Delay 4 Sec The system is turned off if power button is pressed for more than four seconds Instant Off The power button...

Page 54: ...ld monitor parallel port LPT and serial port COM activities Settings None LPT COM and LPT COM HDD FDDEvent Decide whether or not the power management unit should monitor hard disks and floppy drives a...

Page 55: ...not a PCI card can power up the system or resume it from suspend state Such PCI cards include LAN onboard USB ports etc Settings Disabled and Enabled ModemRingResume Decide whether or not Ring In sign...

Page 56: ...line If set to Enabled the activity of the specified IRQ line will prevent the system from entering power saving modes or awaken it from power saving modes Settings Disabled and Enabled Note IRQ Inte...

Page 57: ...initialize all the PnP cards Set to Yes the operating system is Plug Play capable The settings No and Yes Reset Configuration Data Normally you leave this field Disabled Select Enabled to reset Extend...

Page 58: ...tems IRQ Resources list IRQ 3 4 5 7 10 11 12 14 15 for users to set each IRQ a type depending on the type of device using the IRQ Settings PCI Device For Plug Play compatible devices designed for PCI...

Page 59: ...f your CPU fan warning for overall system status CurrentCPUTemp CPUFanSpeed SystemFanSpeed 12V 5V 3 3V CPU Vcore 5VSB These items display the current status of all of the monitored hardware devices co...

Page 60: ...by BIOS according to the configurations on the SPD Settings Manual and By SPD SDRAMCASLatency Set the time between SDRAM read command and when the data actually be comes available Settings 2 and 2 5 B...

Page 61: ...you to set the CPU read DRAM mode Settings Slow Fast and Medium CPU Vcore Select This setting allows you to adjust the CPU Vcore by increasing or decreasing 0 025 each time Please note that it may be...

Page 62: ...s the EMI generated by modulating the pulses so that the spikes of the pulses are reduced to flatter curves If you do not have any EMI problems leave the setting at Disabled for optimal system stabili...

Page 63: ...default Fail Safe values These values are set by the mainboard manufac turer to provide the most stable system When you select Load Fail Safe Defaults a message as below appears Pressing Y loads the d...

Page 64: ...mized Defaults are the default values also set by the mainboard manufacturer for both optimized and stable perform ance of the mainboard When you select Load Optimized Defaults a message as below appe...

Page 65: ...be disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup without entering any password When a password has been set you will be prompted to enter it every time you try to...

Page 66: ...31 About Supervisor Password User Password Supervisor password Can enter and change the settings of the setup menus User password Can only enter but do not have the right to change the settings of the...

Page 67: ...When you want to quit the Setup menu you can select this option to save the changes and quit A message as below will appear on the screen Typing Y will allow you to quit the Setup Utility and save the...

Page 68: ...to quit the Setup menu you can select this option to abandon the changes A message as below will appear on the screen Typing Y will allow you to quit the Setup Utility without saving any changes to R...

Page 69: ...cations It consists of the following topic Note You must install VIA chipset drivers first before installing other drivers such as audio or VGA drivers Theapplicationswillonlyfunctioncorrectlyifthenec...

Page 70: ...er utilities and softwares of the VIA P4MA PRO mainboard Running the Driver Utilities CD To start using the CD just simply insert the CD into your local CD ROM or DVD ROM drive The CD should run autom...

Page 71: ...CI IRQ routing sequence and VIA INF Driver enables the VIA Power Management function VIA ProSavage8 P4M266 VGA Driver Enhance the onboard VIA VGA VIA Audio Driver Enhance the onboard VIA audio chip VI...

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