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BIOS Setup

Memory Hole

When you install a Legacy ISA card, this feature allows you to select the

memory hole’s address range of the ISA cycle when the processor ac-

cesses the selected address area. Please read your card manual for detail

information. When disabled, the memory hole at the 14MB (or 15MB)

address will be treated as a DRAM cycle when the processor accesses the

14~16MB (or 15~16MB) address area.

The options are: 15M - 16M, Disabled.

P2C/C2P Concurrency

This feature allows users to set PCI/AGP Master-to-CPU/ CPU-to-PCI/

AGP Slave concurrent. The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

System BIOS Cacheable

When enabled, allows the ROM area F000H-FFFFH to be cacheable when

cache controller is activated. The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

Video RAM Cacheable

When enabled, allows the system to use the video RAM from cache RAM,

instead of the slower DRAMs or ROMs.

The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

AGP-4X Mode

This feature allows user to select the AGP mode be to 2x or 4x when an

AGP add-in card installed. However, when set at Enabled and the AGP

card only support 1x mode, the system will fall back 1x mode automatically.

The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

AGP Driving Control / AGP Driving Value

These two features allow user to improve the performance of AGP card

manually by pressing Page Down/Page UP key if necessary.

The options of AGP Driving Control are: Auto, Manual.

AGP Aperture Size

It allows you to select the main memory frame size for AGP use.

The options are 4M, 8M, 16M, 32M, 64M, 128M.

Summary of Contents for FA33

Page 1: ...FA33 MAINBOARD MANUAL DOC No M01204 Rev A0 Date 3 2001 Part No 25 11434 20 ...

Page 2: ...ter components n Wear a static wrist strap which fits around your wrist and is connected to a natural earth ground n Touch a grounded or anti static surface or a metal fixture such as a water pipe n Avoid contacting the components on add on cards motherboards and modules with the golden fingers connectors plugged into the expansion slot It is best to handle system components by their monting brack...

Page 3: ...ed Select JP3 JP4 2 7 2 Install Memory Modules 2 8 Install and Remove DIMMs 2 8 3 Install the CPU 2 9 4 Install Expansion Cards 2 10 5 Connect Devices 2 11 Floppy Diskette Drive Connector 2 11 IDE Device Connectors 2 12 ATX Power Connector 2 12 CPU Fan Connector 2 13 System Case Fan Connector 2 13 Wake On LAN Connector 2 14 Infrared Connector 2 14 CD Audio In Connector CN2 2 14 Auxiliary Audio In ...

Page 4: ...9 Power Management Setup 3 14 PNP PCI Configurations 3 18 PC Health Status 3 20 Frequency Voltage Control 3 21 Load Fail Safe Defaults 3 22 Load Optimized Defaults 3 22 Supervisor User Password 3 23 Save and Exit Setup 3 24 Exit without Saving 3 24 Quick Reference German G 1 Quick Reference French F 1 Quick Reference Spanish S 1 Quick Reference Japanese J 1 Quick Reference Chinese C 1 Quick Refere...

Page 5: ...phics as well as reducing power consumption The VIA Super South supports Sound Blaster Pro which provides exceptional onboard audio capabilities With 2 DIMM the FA33 affords a large 1 0 GB of memory support while support for the PC133 protocol results in a highly promoted and advanced system performance Ultra DMA 66 100 allows for high range bandwidth and high speed data transfer necessary for the...

Page 6: ...ard Manual Package Checklist If you discover any item below was damaged or lost please contact your vendor þ The mainboard þ This user manual þ One FDD cable þ One HDD cable þ One ATA 66 cable þ One Software CD CD Pro ...

Page 7: ...1 3 Overview The FA33 Mainboard ...

Page 8: ... USB Versatile Main Memory Support Accepts up to 1 0 GB DRAM using two DIMMs of 16 32 64 128 256 512MB with support for lightning fast SDRAM 66 100 133MHz Super Multi Input Output I O Support Integrated Plug and Play multi I O chipset features one high speed UART 16550 compatible serial ports one infrared port one EPP ECP capable parallel port and one FDD connector Flexible Processor Support Onboa...

Page 9: ...6MHz 133MHz path from the graphics card to the system memory in 4x mode offering much greater bandwidth than the 32 bit PCI bus does AGP en abled 3D graphics cards can directly access main memory across this fast path instead of using local memory To make use of the improved AGP performance the motherboard should be installed with SDRAM type memory and the VGA card and drivers should also be fully...

Page 10: ...ements the new ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface 1 0B Hardware and BIOS requirement If you install ACPI aware of operating system such as Windows 98 you fully utilized the power saving under ACPI Windows ME 2000 Professional supports ACPI func tions ...

Page 11: ...all supporting software tools WARNING Excessive torque may damage the mainboard When using an electric screwdriver on the mainboard make sure that the torque is set to the allowable range of 5 0 8 0kg cm Mainboard components contain very delicate Integrated Circuit IC chips To prevent static electricity from harming any of the mainboard s sensitive components you should follow the following precau...

Page 12: ...2 2 FA33 Mainboard Manual Mainboard Layout Quick Reference from Page 2 2 to 2 4 ...

Page 13: ...2 3 Installation Procedures 1 Clear CMOS CPU Bus Ratio Select FSB Speed Select ...

Page 14: ... it reverts back to full on mode the fan will turn back on Without sufficient air circulation the CPU may overheat resulting in damage to both the CPU and the mainboard Damage may occur to the mainboard and or the CPU fan if these pins are used incorrectly These are not jumpers do not place jumper caps over these pins 2 Front Panel Block Cable Connection ...

Page 15: ...h three pins To set a jumper a black cap containing metal contacts is placed over the jumper pin s according to the required configuration A jumper is said to be shorted when the black cap has been placed on one or two of its pins The types of jumpers used in this manual are shown below NOTE Users are not encouraged to change the jumper settings not listed in this manual Changing the jumper settin...

Page 16: ...system 4 Enter BIOS CMOS Setup Utility and Select Load Setup Defaults Type Y and press Enter key 5 Set the system configuration in the Standard CMOS Setup menu CPU Bus Ratio Select JP2 This feature allows users to select a CPU at a higher frequency clock ratio than that specification allows It may or may not run at this ratio depending on the quality of the processor and the extent to which the ra...

Page 17: ... FSB Speed Select JP3 JP4 This feature allows users to select the front side bus speed Set both jumper caps to pin pair 1 2 Auto is the default setting if you are not sure what front side bus frequency that your processor support ...

Page 18: ...M modules Either 32 64 128 256 512 MB DIMM can be installed on these three sockets The maximum total memory supported is up to 1 0 GB Install and Remove DIMMs 1 Locate the DIMM slots on the mainboard 2 Install the DIMM straight down into the DIMM slot using both hands 3 The clip on both ends of the DIMM slot will close up to hold the DIMM in place when the DIMM reaches the slot s bottom ...

Page 19: ...o not force the chip The CPU should slide easily into the socket 4 Swing the lever to the down position to lock the CPU in place 5 Place the cooling fan with heatsink on top of the installed CPU 3 Install the CPU The mainboard has built in Switching Voltage Regulator to support CPU Vcore autodetection That is It has the ability to detect and recognize the CPU voltage clock ratio and enables users ...

Page 20: ...Make sure to unplug the power supply when adding or removing expansion cards or other system components Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the mainboard and expansioncards Always observe static electricity precautions Please read Handling Precautions at the start of this manual To install an expansion card follow the steps below 1 Remove the computer chassis cover and select an empty...

Page 21: ...he expansion card 3 Holding the edge of the peripheral card carefully align the edge connector with the expansion slot 4 Push the card firmly into the slot Push down on one end of the expansion card then the other Use this rocking motion until the add on card is firmly seated inside the expansion slot 5 Connect Devices Floppy Diskette Drive Connector This connector provides the connection with you...

Page 22: ... The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin 1 ATX Power Connector This 20 pin male block connector is connected to the ATX power supply The plug from the power supply will only insert in one orientation because of the different hole sizes Find the proper orientation and push down firmly making sure that the pins are aligned ...

Page 23: ...n suspend mode the CPU fan will turn off when it reverts back to full on mode the fan will turn back on Please refer to the CPU fan installation manual for more information System Case Fan Connector The 3 pin connector allows you to link with the cooling fan on the system case to lower the system temperature ...

Page 24: ...ws the remove servers to manage the system that installed this mainboard via your network adapter which also supports WOL When you install such a LAN card please read its installation guide for more information Infrared Connector This 6 pin connector is used to link with your ID device to allow transmission of data to another system that also supports the IR feature This module mounts to a small o...

Page 25: ...lation Procedures Auxiliary Audio In Connector CN3 This connector is used for DVD ROM or add on card Audio Mono In Out Connector CN4 This connector is used for add on card such as modem with mono in out connector ...

Page 26: ...reen Switch is connected with suspend mode switch Power Switch is connected with remote power soft power switch Push this switch This switch allows the system to be turned on and off rather than using the power supply switch Front Panel Block Connector This block connector includes the connectors for linking with IDE LED power LED power button suspend button reset button and speaker on the front p...

Page 27: ... on the edge of the board are used for linking with USB peripheral devices This board also provides a connector CN14 for linking with the two USB sockets on the front panel of some system cases Please note your operating system must support USB features such as MS Windows 98 MS Windows 95 OSR2 5 with USB Supplement The figure below is the pin assignment of the CN14 connector for front panel USB co...

Page 28: ...anual Serial Port Connectors COM1 and COM2 allow you to connect your devices that use serial ports such as a serial mouse or an external modem Printer Connector This 25 pin D Sub female connector is attached to your printer ...

Page 29: ... game pads Connect MIDI devices for playing or editing audio Audio I O Jacks LINE_OUT can be connected to headphones or preferably powered speakers LINE_IN allows tape players or other audio sources to be recorded by your computer or played through the LINE_OUT MIC_IN allows microphones to be connected for voice input ...

Page 30: ...2 20 FA33 Mainboard Manual This Page Left Blank for Note ...

Page 31: ... and tells you how to modify the settings according to your system configuration CMOS Setup Utility A Setup program built into the system BIOS is stored in the CMOS RAM This Setup utility program allows changes to the mainboard configuration settings It is executed when the user changes system configuration user changes system backup battery or the system detects a configuration error and asks the...

Page 32: ...PgUp or PgDn keys to select the value you want in each item Hard Disk Configurations Capacity The hard disk size The unit is Mega Bytes Cylinder The cylinder number of the hard disk Head The read write head number of hard disk Precomp The cylinder number at which the disk drive changes the write current Landing Zone The cylinder number that the disk drive heads read write are seated when the disk ...

Page 33: ...ves the system performance Disable this item when testing or trouble shooting The options are Enabled Disabled External Cache When enabled supports an optional cache SRAM This feature allows you to disable the cache function when the system performance is un stable to run some software The options are Enabled Disabled CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking This feature enables BIOS to perform automatic CPU Lev...

Page 34: ...cond Boot Device This feature allows user to select the boot device priority The options are Floppy LS120 HDD 0 SCSI CDROM HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 ZIP100 LAN Disabled Third Boot Device This feature allows user to select the boot device priority The options are Floppy LS120 HDD 0 SCSI CDROM HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 ZIP100 LAN Disabled Boot Other Device This feature allows user to select the boot device priority...

Page 35: ... the add on video card to the system memory for faster access The options are Enabled Disabled C8000 CBFFF Shadow to DC000 DFFFF Shadow Allows the BIOS to copy the BIOS ROM code of the add on card to the system memory for faster access To use this options it is needed to know the memory address range used by the BIOS ROM of each card The options are Enabled Disabled Typematic Delay Msec This featu...

Page 36: ...llows users to select the DRAM clock The options are HCLK 33M HCLK 33M Host CLK SDRAM Cycle Length This item will function only when SDRAM DIMM s are installed on the mainboard BIOS auto detection If the CAS latency of your SDRAM DIMM is 2 set it at 2 to enhance your system performance If the CAS latency of your SDRAM DIMM is 3 stay with the default setting 3 The options are 3 2 Advanced Chipset F...

Page 37: ...0H FFFFH to be cacheable when cache controller is activated The options are Enabled Disabled Video RAM Cacheable When enabled allows the system to use the video RAM from cache RAM instead of the slower DRAMs or ROMs The options are Enabled Disabled AGP 4X Mode This feature allows user to select the AGP mode be to 2x or 4x when an AGP add in card installed However when set at Enabled and the AGP ca...

Page 38: ...hen enabled allows data and address access to the internal buffer of the system controller so the processor can be released from the waiting state The options are Enabled Disabled PCI Dynamic Bursting When enabled the PCI controller allows Bursting PCI transfer if the con secutive PCI cycles come with the address falling in same 1KB space This improves the PCI bus throughput The options are Enable...

Page 39: ...ter write access to DRAMs will add one wait state cycle The options are Disabled Enabled AGP Master 1 WS Read When enabled the AGP bus master read access to the DRAMs will add one wait state cycle The options are Disabled Enabled Memory Parity ECC Check This field enables BIOOS to perform automatic memory checking upon detection of ECC or parity DRAM The options are Disabled Enabled Integrated Per...

Page 40: ... disk controller card is used set at Disabled The options are Enabled Disabled OnChip IDE Channel1 When enabled allows you to use the onboard secondary PCI IDE If a hard disk controller card is used set at Disabled The options are Enabled Disabled IDE Prefetch Mode When set at Enabled it allows data to be posted to and prefetched from the primary IDE data ports Data prefetching is initiated when a...

Page 41: ...ry master hard disk mode or to detect it by the BIOS if the hard disk supports UDMA Ultra DMA faster than DMA The options are Auto Disable Secondary Slave UDMA Allows you to select the second PCI IDE channel of the secondary slave hard disk mode or to detect it by the BIOS if the hard disk supports UDMA Ultra DMA faster than DMA The options are Auto Disable Init Display First When you install an A...

Page 42: ...M3 and COM4 may be needed The options are 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 2E8 IRQ3 Disabled Onboard Serial Port 2 If the serial port 2 uses the onboard I O controller you can modify your serial port parameters If an I O card needs to be installed COM3 and COM4 may be needed The options are 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 3F8 IRQ4 Disabled IR Function Duplex This feature is available only it the above item U...

Page 43: ...for the parallel port The options are EPP1 9 EPP1 7 Onboard Legacy Audio Allow use the audio function under DOS mode The options are Enabled Disabled Sound Blaster This feature allows you to select the Sound Blaster if the onboard Legacy audio chosen The options are Enabled Disabled SB I O Base Address This feature allows you to select the SB I O base address if the onboard Legacy audio chosen The...

Page 44: ...ect MPU 401 if the onboard Legacy audio chosen The options are Disabled Enabled MPU 401 I O Address This feature allows you to select the MPU 401 I O address if the onboard Legacy audio chosen Theoptionsare 300 303H 310 313H 320 323H 330 333H Game Port 200 207H This feature allows you to select the game port 200 207H if the onboard Legacy audio chosen The options are Enabled Disabled ...

Page 45: ...d Type This item allows you to select suspend mode when the system in ACPI mode The options are S1 POS S3 PTR Doze Mode When disabled the system will not enter Doze mode The specified time option defines the idle time the system takes before it enters Doze mode The options are Disable 10 20 30 40 Sec 1 2 4 6 8 10 20 30 40 Min 1 Hour Suspend Mode When disabled the system will not enter Suspend mode...

Page 46: ...e system will restart after power failure The settings are Auto On Off Video Off Method The option V H SYNC Blank allows the BIOS to blank off screen display by turning off the V Sync and H Sync signals sent from add on VGA card DPMS Support allows the BIOS to blank off screen display by your add on VGA card which supports DPMS Display Power Management Signal ing function Blank Screen allows the B...

Page 47: ...led any PCI PM event awakes the system from a PCI PM controlled state The options are Disabled or Enabled Power On By Modem Lan When set at Enabled an input signal comes from modem or from the other client server on the LAN awakes the system from a soft off state if con nected over LAN The options are Disabled or Enabled Power On By Alarm Enabled allows you to set the time the system will be turne...

Page 48: ...ck to full on mode directly If the IRQ activity which is defined as Non Primary takes place the system remains off until the corresponding IRQ handler finishes The options of IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 are Enabled Disabled Primary INTR Whe the Primary interrupt the Primary option in the featuer of IRQ Activ ity generates will make the Power Management feautre PM wake up event on If set at...

Page 49: ...ed Enabled Assign IRQ For VGA If your PCI VGA card does not need an IRQ select Disabled therefore an IRQ can be released for the system use The options are Enabled Disabled Assign IRQ For USB If your USB devices do not need an IRQ select Disabled therefore an IRQ can be released for the system use The options are Enabled Disabled SLOT 1 2 3 Use IRQ No This feature allows you to assign the PCI IRQ ...

Page 50: ...OS on this mainboard Some of them are not user configurable Current CPU Temp Current System Temp Current CPU FAN Speed Current System FAN Speed Vcore These items allow end users and technicians to monitor data provided by the BIOS on this mainboard It is not user configurable PC Health Status ...

Page 51: ...he CPU PCI clock frequency The default setting Default will detect your CPU PCI clock frequency automatically The recommended CPU clock frequencies are 66 and 100MHz The other options may effect the system perfomance If you set a unappropriate option which leads to a booting problem keep pressing the Insert key until the display appears will solve it The options are Default 66 33 MHz 75 37 MHz 83 ...

Page 52: ...his submenu is selected for settings which provide the best system perfor mance Load Fail Safe Defaults This submenu is selected to diagnose the problem after the computer boots if the computer will not boot These settings do not give optimal performance ...

Page 53: ... will be requested to enter the Password every time when you reboot the system or enter the CMOS Setup utility To enable the Supervisor User passwords select the item from the Standard CMOS Setup You will be prompted to create your own password Type your password up to eight characters and press Enter You will be asked to confirm the password Type the password again and press Enter To disable pass...

Page 54: ... Setup After you have made changes under Setup press Esc to return to the main menu Move cursor to Save and Exit Setup or press F10 and then press Y to change the CMOS Setup If you did not change anything press Esc again or move cursor to Exit Without Saving and press Y to retain the Setup settings The following message will appear at the center of the screen to allow you to save data to CMOS and ...

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