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Introduction

 

 
1.2 

Description 

 

The IP-M945A Series combines the high performance and exceptional 

value of Intel

®

 945G chipset with a full-featured board.  The Intel

®

 advanced 

945G chipset support regular socket LGA775-pins Intel

®

 Pentium

®

 4 / 

Celeron

®

 D processors of 3.8GHz and support Intel

® 

Pentium D

®

  to 3.4GHz, 

that memory base on the FSB 533/800/1066MHz operation supports dual 
channel DDR2 400/533/667 SDRAM interface.   In the meantime, the 945G 
chipset integrated the graphic function.  The IP-M945A system memory size 
can be up to 2GB DDR2 memory, onboard Intel

®

 82573 PCI-E Ethernet 

controller (support 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet), Audio and with 4 COM 
ports, besides the IP-M945A add one 6-pins connector that can extend to 
front of chassis for KB & MS. 
 

The 82801GB I/O Controller Hub (ICH7) employs the Intel

®

 Accelerated 

Hub Architecture to make a direct connection from the graphics and memory 
to the integrated Ethernet controller, such as the IDE & S-ATA controllers 
(ATA/33 or ATA/66 or ATA/100), eight USB ports that are supported USB 
1.1/2.0 standard meets the performance, stability and reliability 
requirements. 
 
 
 

1.3 

Features 

 

  1.3.1 

Chipsets Features 

The IP-M945A is base on the Intel

®

 945G chipset, offers users the 

integration graphic, Ethernet, Audio function.  The features of chipset are as 
below: 
 

  Enhanced integrated graphics & system performance:  

- Support 533/800/1066 MHz FSB 
 

  Memory:  

- DDR2 533/667 SDRAM 
- Dual channel up to 2.0GB Max. Memory 
- 2 x DDR2 DIMM sockets 

 
 

Summary of Contents for IP-M945A SERIES

Page 1: ...IP M945A Series Motherboard INSTALLATION GUIDE Installation Guide Revision A0 600C002945AA0 ...

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Page 3: ...ublication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of Manufacturer TRADEMARK Intel Pentium and Celeron are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All products and company names a...

Page 4: ... 1 3 4 I O Shield Connector 4 1 3 5 Power On Off 5 1 3 6 IP M945A Series Overview 5 1 3 7 System Block Diagram 6 1 4 Specifications 7 SECTION 2 INSTALLATIONS 9 2 1 System Installation 9 2 1 1 CPU Installation 9 2 1 2 Heat Sink Installation 10 2 1 3 DDR2 Memory Module Installation 11 2 1 4 Setting Jumpers 13 2 2 Board Layout 14 2 3 Jumper Setting 15 2 4 Connector s Description 18 ...

Page 5: ...Advanced BIOS Features 42 3 6 Advanced Chipset Features 47 3 7 Integrated Peripherals 50 3 8 Power Management Setup 56 3 9 PnP PCI PCI E Configurations 60 3 10 PC Health Status 62 3 11 Frequency Voltage Control 63 3 12 Load Fail Safe Default 64 3 13 Load Optimized Defaults 64 3 14 Supervisor User Password Setting 65 3 15 Exit Selecting 66 ...

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Page 7: ...he IP M945A series unit from the carton box check if the unit is properly secure in the plastic bag 2 Check the contents of the carton box Sketch map Motherboard Installation Guide ATA 66 100 HDD ribbon cable Floppy ribbon cable Driver CD I O Shield SECTION 1 ...

Page 8: ...Introduction 2 S ATA cable 2 Sets Extend to front panel cable for K B M S COM2 ribbon cable 1 Set for RS 232 3 Optional Kits USB cable COM3 COM4 ribbon cable for USB2 0 for RS 232 S ATA cable ...

Page 9: ...et Audio and with 4 COM ports besides the IP M945A add one 6 pins connector that can extend to front of chassis for KB MS The 82801GB I O Controller Hub ICH7 employs the Intel Accelerated Hub Architecture to make a direct connection from the graphics and memory to the integrated Ethernet controller such as the IDE S ATA controllers ATA 33 or ATA 66 or ATA 100 eight USB ports that are supported USB...

Page 10: ...ing system A new IDE cable is required for Ultra ATA 66 100 This cable is an 80 conductor cable however the connectors are of course backwards compatible with ATA 33 1 3 3 Hardware Monitoring Hardware monitoring allows you to monitor various aspects of your systems operations and status The features include CPU temperature voltage and RPM of fan 1 3 4 I O Shield Connector The board is equipped wit...

Page 11: ...panel for system Power On Off button The systems power On Off button should be a momentary button that is normally open 1 3 6 IP M945A Series Overview Function Model IP M945A Chipset Intel 945G Graphic function Yes Ethernet function Yes Audio function Yes EIDE interface 1 Floppy interface 1 Parallel port 1 PCI E by 16 slots 1 PCI slots 5 Serial ports 4 USB 2 0 ports 8 Fan connectors 3 External KB ...

Page 12: ... CTRL ADDR GMCH 945G 1202 FCBGA ICH7 652 BGA Intel GMA 950 Graphics ATA100 USB 2 0 IDE Primary USB Port 1 2 3 4 USB Port 5 6 7 8 SATA Port1 2 3 4 II SATA DDR2 533 667 X1 PCI E x 16 SLOT Super I O IT8712 FWH Keyboard Mouse COM 1 2 Port LPT Port Floppy DDR2 533 667 X1 Super I O IT8712 COM 3 4 Port PCI E x16 Digital I O Port Figure 2 System Block Diagram ...

Page 13: ... 82573 Gigabit LAN for 10 100 1000 Base TX Ethernet Onboard one RJ 45 Ethernet connector Add one set LAN Active Link LED pin header for extend to front panel Audio Function AC 97 audio codec Onboard Audio Line_in Line_out MIC phone jack SATA Function Four S ATA II channel 300MB s support up to 4 S ATA devices External Connector 1 x 6 pins extend to front of chassis for external KB MS connector 3 x...

Page 14: ... PS 2 style keyboard D Sub 25 pins printer port connector D Sub 9 pins COM1 serial port connector for RS 232 D Sub 15 pins VGA connector 2 x USB2 0 connectors RJ 45 Ethernet and 2 x USB2 0 connectors Audio phone jacks for Cen Lfe Out Surr Out Side Out Line In Line Out MIC BIOS Award Plug Play BIOS Form Factor 12 x 8 7 305 x 220mm ATX Size Weight 1 44lb 650g IP M945A series ...

Page 15: ...f the socket LGA775 3 Align the pin of the CPU against the pinholes of the socket LGA775 Be sure to pay attention to the orientation of the CPU Figure 3 LGA775 CPU Socket 4 Push down the CPU into the LGA775 socket Figure 4 Push Down CPU 5 Push down the release lever and lock it against the key hook 6 Hook the hole in ZIF clip for the CPU cooling fan onto the notch on the socket LGA775 7 Place the ...

Page 16: ...te of the cooling fan and the CPU cools down 2 To remove the CPU lift the releasing lever of the socket LGA775 Note The CPU and the heat radiation plate are hot They may cause burns To remove the CPU reverse the installation steps 2 1 2 Heat Sink Retention Module Installation Make sure that good contact is made between the processors and the heat sinks fan Insufficient contact incorrect types of h...

Page 17: ...odule DDR2 DIMMs have 240 pins and two notches that will match with the onboard DIMM socket DDR2 DIMM modules are installed by placing the chip firmly into the socket at a 90 degree angle and pressing straight down figure 6 until it fits tightly into the DDR2 DIMM socket Figure 5 DDR2 DIMM Memory and 240 pins Socket Figure 6 Memory Installation ...

Page 18: ...ket first Guiding the hole at each end of the DDR2 DIMM over the retaining post at each end of the DDR2 DIMM socket 4 If you install two DDR2 DIMMs install the second DDR2 DIMM using the same procedure as above 5 If DIMM does not go in smoothly do not force it Pull it all the way out and try again 6 Make sure the DDR2 DIMM is properly installed and locked by the tabs on both sides of the socket Re...

Page 19: ...or any three pins jumpers Figure 7 the jumper setting is 1 2 when the jumper connects pin 1 and 2 The setting is 2 3 when pin 2 and 3 are connected and so on You see one of the lines surrounding jumpers is thick which indicates pin NO 1 To move a jumper from one position to another use needle nose pliers or tweezers to pull the pin cap off the pins and move it to the desired position ...

Page 20: ... 1 CN31 LAN USB 2 3 CN23 CPU FAN CN12 CN11 CN10 CD IN CN25 COM3 COM2 COM4 CN26 CN27 USB 6 7 CN15 CN32 SYSTEM FAN CN13 SATA4 FDD IDE1 SATA3 SATA2 SATA1 DIMM1 DIMM2 CN16 POWER FAN CN5 ATX 24P PCI 1 PCI 2 PCI 3 PCI 4 PCI 5 CN30 CN29 CN9 CN8 CN7 BATT1 JP2 LAN LED HD_LED PWR_ON RS T SPKR KB_LOCK PW_LED IRDA DIO CN20 CN21 CN22 JP3 JP4 JP1 PCI Express 16 CN24 ...

Page 21: ...e jumpers Jumpers Functions JP1 Clear CMOS setting select JP3 BIOS write protection setting select JP4 Always power on setting select In order to set up the correct configuration here is the description about how to set the jumpers to enable disable or change functions All jumpers location please refer to jumper location diagram ...

Page 22: ...lations 16 Clear CMOS setting select JP1 Function JP1 Normal Default 1 2 Clear CMOS 2 3 Location BIOS write protect setting select JP3 Function JP3 BIOS write protection Default 1 2 BIOS writable 2 3 Location ...

Page 23: ...Installations 17 Always power on setting select JP4 Function JP4 Always power on On Disabled Default Off Location ...

Page 24: ... 0 1 CN31 LAN USB 2 3 CN23 CPU FAN CN12 CN11 CN10 CD IN CN25 COM3 COM2 COM4 CN26 CN27 USB 6 7 CN15 CN32 SYSTEM FAN CN13 SATA4 FDD IDE1 SATA3 SATA2 SATA1 DIMM1 DIMM2 CN16 POWER FAN CN5 ATX 24P PCI 1 PCI 2 PCI 3 PCI 4 PCI 5 CN30 CN29 CN9 CN8 CN7 BATT1 JP2 LAN LED HD_LED PWR_ON RS T SPKR KB_LOCK PW_LED IRDA DIO CN20 CN21 CN22 JP3 JP4 JP1 PCI Express 16 CN24 ...

Page 25: ...k CN12 Audio port phone jack CN13 Floppy disk connector CN15 System fan power connector CN16 Power fan power connector CN17 ATX12V 4pins power connector CN18 External K B M S pin header CN20 COM2 RS 232 serial port pin header CN21 COM3 RS 232 serial port pin header CN22 COM4 RS 232 serial port pin header CN23 CPU fan power connector CN25 8 bit Digital I O pin header CN26 USB 4 5 pin header CN27 US...

Page 26: ... 9 VCC 10 Ground 11 NC 12 DData 13 HSync 14 VSync 15 DClk Figure COM1 RS 232 serial port connector D Sub 9 pins male CN2 Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 DCD Data Carrier Detect 6 DSR Data Set Ready 2 RXD Receive Data 7 RTS Request to Send 3 TXD Transmit Data 8 CTS Clear to Send 4 DTR Data Terminal Ready 9 RI Ring Indicator 5 Ground Figure 1 11 5 15 5 9 1 6 ...

Page 27: ...l Data 2 17 Select 5 PD 3 Parallel Data 3 18 Ground 6 PD 4 Parallel Data 4 19 Ground 7 PD 5 Parallel Data 5 20 Ground 8 PD 6 Parallel Data 6 21 Ground 9 PD 7 Parallel Data 7 22 Ground 10 ACK Acknowledge 23 Ground 11 Busy 24 Ground 12 Paper Empty 25 Ground 13 Select Figure USB 0 1 connector CN4 Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1a VCC 1b VCC 2a USB0 2b USB1 3a USB0 3b USB1 4a Ground 4b Ground Figure 1 ...

Page 28: ... 15 Ground 4 5V 16 PS ON 5 Ground 17 Ground 6 5V 18 Ground 7 Ground 19 Ground 8 PWRGD 20 5V 9 5VSB 21 5V 10 12V 22 5V 11 12V 23 5V 12 3 3V 24 Ground Figure PS 2 keyboard connector purple Mini Din CN6 Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 Keyboard data 2 NC 3 Ground 4 5V 5 Keyboard clock 6 NC Figure 2 6 1 5 3 4 1 12 24 13 ...

Page 29: ... connector green Mini Din CN6 Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 Mouse data 2 NC 3 Ground 4 5V 5 Mouse clock 6 NC Figure CD_In pin header 4 pins CN10 Pin Assignment 1 Left CD_IN 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 Right CD_IN Figure 2 6 1 5 3 4 1 4 ...

Page 30: ...Audio port phone jack CN11 Pin Assignment Blue Line In Green Line Out Red Mic In Figure Audio port phone jack CN12 Pin Assignment Orange CEN LFE_Out Black SURR_Out Gray SIDE_Out Figure Blue Green Pink Orange Black Gray ...

Page 31: ... 5 Ground 6 DSI 7 Ground 8 Index 9 Ground 10 Motor Enable 0 11 Ground 12 DSB 13 Ground 14 Drive Select 0 15 Ground 16 Motor Enable 1 17 Ground 18 Direction 19 Ground 20 Step 21 Ground 22 Write Data 23 Ground 24 Write Gate 25 Ground 26 Track 00 27 Ground 28 Write Protect 29 NC 30 Read Data 31 Ground 32 Side 1 Select 33 NC 34 Diskette Change Figure 1 2 34 33 ...

Page 32: ...Installations 26 System fan power connector CN15 Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 12V 3 Fan Status Signal Figure Power fan power connector CN16 Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 12V 3 Fan Status Signal Figure 3 1 3 1 ...

Page 33: ...ins power connector CN17 Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 Ground 3 12V 2 Ground 4 12V Figure External K B M S pin header 6 pins wafer CN18 Pin Assignment 1 MS Clock 2 MS Data 3 KB Clock 4 KB Data 5 Ground 6 VCC Figure 3 1 4 2 1 6 ...

Page 34: ...n Assignment Pin Assignment 1 DCD 2 DSR 3 RXD 4 RTS 5 TXD 6 CTS 7 DTR 8 RI 9 Ground 10 Ground Figure COM3 RS 232 serial port pin header 10 pins CN21 Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 DCD 2 DSR 3 RXD 4 RTS 5 TXD 6 CTS 7 DTR 8 RI 9 Ground 10 Ground Figure 2 10 1 9 2 10 1 9 ...

Page 35: ...ort pin header 10 pins CN22 Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 DCD 2 DSR 3 RXD 4 RTS 5 TXD 6 CTS 7 DTR 8 RI 9 Ground 10 Ground Figure CPU fan power connector CN23 Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 12V 3 Fan Status Signal 4 Fanpwm Figure 2 10 1 9 4 1 ...

Page 36: ...CN25 Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 EXT_VDD 2 I1 3 O1 4 I2 5 O2 6 I3 7 O3 8 I4 9 O4 10 EXT_VSS Figure USB 4 5 pin header 10 pins CN26 Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 VCC 2 VCC 3 USB4 4 USB5 5 USB4 6 USB5 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 10 NC Figure 2 10 1 9 9 10 2 1 ...

Page 37: ...27 Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 VCC 2 VCC 3 USB6 4 USB7 5 USB6 6 USB7 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 10 NC Figure USB 2 3 connector CN31 Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1a VCC 1b VCC 2a USB2 2b USB3 3a USB2 3b USB3 4a Ground 4b Ground Figure 9 10 2 1 1 4 1 4 ...

Page 38: ...e input 7 NC 4 NC 8 NC Figure System panel indicate pin header CN32 Pin Assignment Pin Assignment IRDA RESET 1 5V 2 RESET 3 FIRTX 4 RESET 5 IRRX SPEAKER 7 Ground 8 SPEAKER 9 IRTX 10 NC Buzz HDD LED 12 Ground 13 HDLED 14 5V 15 HDLED PW_ LED TB LED 18 PWLED 17 TBLED 20 NC 19 TBLED 22 PWLED PW_ON KB_LOCK 23 PWRBT 24 KBLOCK 25 PWRBT 26 Ground Figure 8 1 25 26 2 1 ...

Page 39: ... Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14 17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15 19 Ground 20 21 DRQ 0 22 Ground 23 Host IOW 24 Ground 25 Host IOR 26 Ground 27 IOCHRDY 28 Host ALE 29 DACK 0 30 Ground 31 IRQ 14 32 No Connect 33 Address 1 34 Ground 35 Address 0 36 Address 2 37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 39 Activity 40 Ground...

Page 40: ... 3 4 connector SATA1 2 3 4 Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 SATA_TX 3 SATA_TX 4 Ground 5 SATA_RX 6 SATA_RX 7 Ground Figure LAN LED pin header JP2 Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 LINK_LED 2 VCC_3V 3 ACT_LED 4 VCC_3V Figure 1 7 4 3 1 2 ...

Page 41: ...tery backed CMOS so that data will be retained even when the power is turned off In general the information saved in the CMOS RAM will stay unchanged unless there is a configuration change in the system such as hard drive replacement or a device is added It is possible for the CMOS battery to fail this will cause data loss in the CMOS only If this does happen you will need to reconfigure your BIOS...

Page 42: ...imized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Esc Quit Select Item F10 Save Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type Note that a brief description of each highlighted 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 Featur...

Page 43: ...rol See 3 11 for the details Load Fail Safe Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for the minimal stable performance for your system to operate See 3 12 for the details Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS default values that are factory settings for optimal performance system operations While Award has designed the custom BIOS to maximize performance the factory...

Page 44: ...Total Memory Mon May 8 2006 16 19 20 13579 MB None None None None None None None 1 44M 3 5 in None EGA VGA All Errors 640K 523264K 524288K Item Help ____________________________ Menu Level Change the day month year and century Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail safe defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Date Options Month DD YYYY Set the system date...

Page 45: ...n your system Video Options EGA VGA CGA 40 CGA 80 MONO Select the default video device Halt On Options All Errors No Errors All But Keyboard All But Diskette All But Disk Key Select the situation in which you want the BIOS to stop the POST process and notify you Base Memory Displays the amount of conventional memory detected during boot up Extended Memory Displays the amount of extended memory det...

Page 46: ...lues F6 Fail safe defaults F7 Optimized Defaults IDE HDD Auto detection Options Press Enter Press Enter to auto detect the HDD on this channel If detection is successful it fills the remaining fields on this menu IDE Channel 0 Master Options None Auto and Manual Selecting Manual lets you set the remaining fields on this screen Selects the type of fixed disk User Type will let you select the number...

Page 47: ...nder Options Min 0 Max 65535 Set the number of cylinders for this hard disk Head Options Min 0 Max 255 Set the number of read write heads Precomp Options Min 0 Max 65535 Warning Setting a value of 65535 means no hard disk Landing Zone Options Min 0 Max 65535 Sector Options Min 0 Max 255 Number of sectors per track ...

Page 48: ...tup Press Enter Disabled Enabled Enabled On Fast Disabled 6 250 Steup Disabled 1 4 Non OS2 Disabled Press Enter Press Enter Item Help ____________________________ Menu Level Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail safe defaults F7 Optimized Defaults CPU Feature Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CPU Feature Delay Prior to Thermal Thermal Managem...

Page 49: ...write data into this area BIOS will show a warning message on screen and alarm beep 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 partition table Disabled No warning message will appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table Hyper Threading Technology ...

Page 50: ...ec Sets the delay time after the key is held down before it begins to repeat the keystroke The choice 250 500 750 and 1000 Security Option Select whether the password is required every time the system boots or only when you enter setup System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Setup The system will boot but access to Set...

Page 51: ...ws you to enable or disable the HDD self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology system The choice Enabled Disabled Cache Setup Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Cache Setup CPU L1 L2 Cache Enabled Item Help ____________________________ Menu Level Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail safe defaults F7 Optimized Defaults CPU L1 L2 Cache T...

Page 52: ...n Card First Second Third Boot Device The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items The Choice Floppy LS120 HDD CDROM ZIP100 USB FDD USB ZIP USB CDROM LAN and Disabled Boot Other Device When enabled the system searches all other possible locations for an operating system if it fails to find one in the devices specified under the first secon...

Page 53: ...electable X CAS Latency Time X DRAM RAS To CAS Delay X DRAM RAS Precharge X Precharge dealy tRAS X System Memory Frequency SLP_S4 Assertion Width System BIOS Cacheable Video BIOS Cacheable Memory Hole At 15M 16M PCI Express Root Port Function VGA Setting PEG Onchip VGA Control On Chip Frame Buffer Size DVMT Mode DVMT FIXED Memory Size Boot Display By SPD 4 4 4 12 533MHz 1 to 2 Sec Enabled Disabled...

Page 54: ...ting system that is active to precharge delay The choice 5 15 SLP_S4 Assertion Width The item allows you to select the assertion width of SLP_S4 The choice 4 to 5 Sec 3 to 4 Sec 2 to 3 Sec 1 to 2 Sec System BIOS Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h FFFFFh resulting in better system performance However if any program writes to this memory area a system error m...

Page 55: ... choice Auto Enabled Disabled PCI E Compliancy Mode This item allows you to choose PCI E Compliancy Mode The choice v1 0a v1 0 PEG Onchip VGA Control This item allows you to control the PEG or on chip VGA The choice Onchip VGA PEG Port Auto On Chip Frame Buffer Size Select this item allows you to control the on chip frame buffer size The choice 1MB 8MB DVMT Mode This item allows you to select the ...

Page 56: ...IDE Secondary Slave PIO IDE Secondary Master UDMA IDE Secondary Slave UDMA On Chip Serial ATA Setting SATA Mode On Chip Serial ATA SATA Port Speed Settings X PATA IDE Mode SATA Port Enabled Enabled Enabled Auto Auto Auto Auto Enabled Auto Auto Auto Auto IDE Enhanced Mode Disabled Primary SATA2 4 is Secondary Item Help ____________________________ Menu Level If you IDE hard drive supports block mod...

Page 57: ...e The choice Auto Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 and Mode 4 IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA Ultra DMA 33 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver Windows 95 OSR2 or a third party IDE bus master driver If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA 33 select Auto to enable BIOS support The choice ...

Page 58: ...ntroller and you have USB peripherals The choice Enabled Disabled USB 2 0 Controller Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus 2 0 USB 2 0 controller and you have USB peripherals The choice Enabled Disabled USB Keyboard Support Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus USB controller and you have a USB keyboard The choice Enabled Disabled USB Mouse Support S...

Page 59: ...After PWR Fail BUTTON ON Enter Ctrl F1 Enabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 Normal Half 378 IRQ7 SPP 3 Off Item Help ____________________________ Menu Level Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail safe defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Power On Function You can use this item to select operating Power On the system The choice Button Only Hot Key Mouse Move Mouse...

Page 60: ...IrDA ASKIR and SCR UR2 Duplex Mode This item allows you to select the IR half full duplex function The choice Half Full Onboard Parallel Port This item allows you to determine access onboard parallel port controller with which I O address The choice 3BC IRQ7 378 IRQ7 278 IRQ5 and Disabled Parallel Port Mode Select an operating mode for the onboard parallel printer port Select Normal Compatible or ...

Page 61: ... onboard LAN Boot ROM The choice Enabled Disabled Onboard Serial Port 3 4 Select an address for the third and fourth serial ports The choice 3F8 2F8 3E8 2E8 Disable Serial Port 3 4 Use IRQ Select a corresponding interrupt the third and fourth serial ports The choice IRQ10 IRQ11 IRQ3 IRQ4 ...

Page 62: ... Month Alarm X Time hh mm ss Alarm Reload Global Timer Events Primary IDE 0 Primary IDE 1 Enabled User Define DPMS YES Stop Grant 3 Disabled Disabled Instant Off 50 0 Disabled Disabled Disabled 0 0 0 0 Disabled Disabled Item Help ____________________________ Menu Level Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail safe defaults F7 Optimized Defaults ACP...

Page 63: ...n to 1 hr except for HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 min to 15 min and disable Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked V H SYNC Blank This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS Initial display power ...

Page 64: ...power button for more than 4 seconds forces the system to enter the Soft Off state when the system has hung The choice Delay 4 Sec Instant Off CPU THRM Throttling Select the CPU THRM Throttling rate The choice 25 0 50 0 75 0 Wake Up by PCI card An input signal from PME on the PCI card awakens the system from a soft off state The choice Enabled Disabled Power On by Ring An input signal on the seria...

Page 65: ...from entering a power saving mode or can awaken the system from such a mode In effect the system remains alert for anything which occurs to a device which is configured as Enabled even when the system is in a power down mode Primary IDE 0 Primary IDE 1 Secondary IDE 0 Secondary IDE 1 FDD COM LPT Port PCI PIRQ A D ...

Page 66: ...RQ Resources PCI VGA Palette Snoop PCI Express relative items Maximum Payload Size PCI Slot Disabled Auto ESCD Press Enter Disabled 4096 Item Help _________________________ Menu Level Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail safe defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Init Display First This item is used to select whether to initialize the PCI slot or on c...

Page 67: ...Q14 assigned to IRQ15 assigned to PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device Item Help ____________________________ Menu Level Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail safe defaults F7 Optimized Defaults IRQs When resources are controlled manually assign each system interrupt a type...

Page 68: ... Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail safe defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Shutdown Temperature This item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown Temperature The choice Disabled 60 C 140 F 65 C 149 F 70 C 158 F VDIMM The voltage level of the DRAM Vcore The voltage level of CPU Vcore 3 3V 5V 12V Show you the voltage of 3 3V 5V 12V Voltage Battery Show you the...

Page 69: ...t PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail safe defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Auto Detect PCI CLK When Enabled this item will auto detect if the PCI socket have devices and will send clock signal to PCI devices When disabled it will send the clock signal to all PCI socket The choice Enabled Disabled Spread Spectrum This item allows you to set the spread spectrum mo...

Page 70: ...lts Y N N Pressing Y loads the BIOS default values for the most stable minimal performance system operations 3 13 Load Optimized Defaults When you press Enter on this item you 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 71: ...rt the selection and not enter a password To disable a password just press Enter when you are prompted to enter the password A message will confirm the password will be disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely PASSWORD DISABLED When a password has been enabled you will be prompted to enter it every time you try to enter Setup This prevents an unaut...

Page 72: ...rn 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 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 Setup without storing in CMOS any change The previous selections remain in effect This ex...

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