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User's Manual Version 1.0

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Page 1: ... notice IBM PC AT and PC XT are trademarks of Interna tional Business Machines Corporation Socket462 is a trademark of AMD Corporation AWARD is a registered trademark of Phoenix Software Inc MS DOS and WINDOWS NT are registered trade marks of Microsoft Corporation Trademarks and or registered trademarks are the properties of their respective owners User s Manual Version 1 0 7KT333 i ...

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Page 4: ... PC 1600 PC 2100 PC 2700 DDR DRAM The 7KT333 motherboard offers ULTRA ATA 100 133 to provide speedier HDD throughout that boosts overall system performance It is ideal for multi tasking and fully supporting MS DOS Windows Windows NT Windows ME Windows 2000 Novell OS 2 Windows95 98 Windows 98SE Windows XP UNIX Liunx SCO UNIX etc This manual also explains how to install the mainboard for operation a...

Page 5: ...et VIA KT333 North Bridge VIA VT8233A South Bridge PCI AGP Speed Supports 33MHz PCI Bus speed Supports AGP 66MHz for 4X device DDR SDRAM Memory Supports 64 128 256 512 MB DDR module socket Supports 200 266 333MHz DDR SDRAM 2 5V Supports a maximum memory size of 3GB with DDR SDRAM Note Note Note Note Note When using DDR 333MHz memory please make sure the CPU Front Side Bus frequency is 266MHz Bus S...

Page 6: ... automatically BIOS support CD ROM SCSI LAN BOOT Temperature sensor LAN Modem Alarm Bus CLK setup with BIOS The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface DMI function which records your mainboard specifications IDE Built in On Board Supports four IDE devices Supports PIO Mode 5 Master Mode high performance hard disk drives Support Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 Bus Master Mode Supports IDE interf...

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Page 8: ...d USB1 COM1 COM2 Printer MIC in Line in Speaker out Game stick 2 ATX Power Connector ATX 3 CPU Processor Socket 370 4 DDR SDRAM Sockets DDR1 DDR2 DDR3 USB1 COM1 COM2 Printer FAN3 Speak out Line in MIC in GAME1 VIA FAN4 AGP SLOT PCI2 PCI3 PCI4 PCI5 DDR3 DDR2 DDR1 I O CHIP JBAT1 2 1 SP J2 SP J6 1 PCI1 BIOS FAN1 J3 FAN2 1 PANEL 462 PCI6 2 1 8 7 WTD1 10 6 7 1 19 16 21 10 15 18 17 22 10 11 14 22 2 4 3 ...

Page 9: ... IDE2 8 North Bridge VIA KT333 9 South Bridge VIA VT8233A 10 Fan Connectors Fan1 2 3 4 11 CD Audio In Connectors CDIN1 CDIN2 12 Wake On LAN Connector 13 Wake On Modem Connector 14 Front USB2 Port Connector 15 Front COM2 Port Connector 16 Front Panel Connector PANEL 17 CMOS Function Selection JBAT1 18 CPU Clock Freq Setting JP3 19 Keyboard Wake up Setting J3 20 Watch Dog WTD1 21 IR Connector 22 Sma...

Page 10: ...hlonTM and DuronTM processor The CPU should always has a Heat Sink and cooling fan attached to prevent overheating CPU Installation Procedures Socket 462 1 Pull the lever sideways away from the socket then raise the lever to a 90 degree angle 2 Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for the white dot or cut edge in the CPU Match Pin 1 with the white dot or cut edge then insert the CPU 3 Press the lev...

Page 11: ... DDR socket has a Plastic Safety Tab and the DDR memory module has an asymmetrical notch so the DDR memory module can only fit into the slot in one direction 2 Push the tabs out Insert the DDR memory modules into the socket at a 90 degree angle then push down vertically to fit onto place 3 The Mounting Holes and plastic tabs should fit over the edge and hold the DDR memory modules in place 184Phn ...

Page 12: ...therboard provides the following back panel connectors 1 7 1 1 PS 2 Mouse Keyboard CONN The motherboard provides a standard PS 2 mouse Keyboard mini DIN connector for attaching a PS 2 mouse You can plug a PS 2 mouse Keyboard directly into this connector 1 7 1 2 USB Connector USB1 The motherboard provides a OHCI Open Host Controller Interface Universal Serial Bus Roots for attaching USB devices suc...

Page 13: ...the contents of your hard disk to another system it can be accomplished by serial port 1 7 1 4 Parallel Interface Port Unlike serial ports parallel interface ports have been standardized and should not present any difficulty interfacing peripherals to your system Sometimes called a Centronics port the parallel port is almost exclusively used with printers The parallel port on your system has a 25 ...

Page 14: ...3 3V 12 12V 3 GND 13 GND 4 5V 14 PS ON 5 GND 15 GND 6 5V 16 GND 7 GND 17 GND 8 PW OK 18 5V 9 5V_SB 19 5V 10 12V 20 5V 10 20 1 11 Note Make sure that the ATX PIII power supply can take at least 1Amp load on the 5Volt standby lead 5VSB 1 7 2 ATX Power Connector ATX This connector supports the power button on board Using the ATX power supply functions such as Modem Ring Wake Up and Soft Power Off are...

Page 15: ...the board connect those two plugs on the other end to the floppy drives 1 7 4 Hard Disk Connectors IDE1 IDE2 These connectors support the provided IDE hard disk ribbon cable After connecting the single end to the board connect those two plugs at the other end to your hard disk If you install two hard disks you must configure the second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumper settings BIOS now su...

Page 16: ... CD Audio Input signal Please connect it to CD ROM CD Audio output connector Pin Fan2 3 Definition 1 Ground 2 12VDC 3 Signal 1 3 2 These connectors support cooling fans of 1Amp or less Orientate the fans so that the heatsink fins allow airflow to go across the onboard heat sink s instead of the expansion slots Depending on the fan manufacturer the wiring and plug may be different The red wire shou...

Page 17: ... PCI3 PCI4 PCI5 DDR3 DDR2 DDR1 I O CHIP JBAT1 2 1 SP J2 SP J6 1 PCI1 BIOS FAN1 J3 FAN2 1 PANEL 462 PCI6 2 1 8 7 WTD1 1 7 7 Wake On LAN Connector WOL WOL Pin Definition 1 5V_SB 2 Ground 3 Signal 3 1 1 7 8 Wake On Modem Connector WOM USB1 COM1 COM2 Printer FAN3 Speak out Line in MIC in GAME1 VIA FAN4 AGP SLOT PCI2 PCI3 PCI4 PCI5 DDR3 DDR2 DDR1 I O CHIP JBAT1 2 1 SP J2 SP J6 1 PCI1 BIOS FAN1 J3 FAN2 ...

Page 18: ...I O CHIP JBAT1 2 1 SP J2 SP J6 1 PCI1 BIOS FAN1 J3 FAN2 1 PANEL 462 PCI6 2 1 8 7 WTD1 1 7 9 Front USB Port Connector USB2 USB2 USB2 1 3 5 7 9 VCC P2 P2 GND GND 2 4 6 8 10 GND GND P3 P3 VCC USB1 COM1 COM2 Printer FAN3 Speak out Line in MIC in GAME1 VIA FAN4 AGP SLOT PCI2 PCI3 PCI4 PCI5 DDR3 DDR2 DDR1 I O CHIP JBAT1 2 1 SP J2 SP J6 1 PCI1 BIOS FAN1 J3 FAN2 1 PANEL 462 PCI6 2 1 8 7 WTD1 1 7 10 Front ...

Page 19: ...tivity LED Read and write activity by devices connected to the Primary or Secondary IDE connectors will cause the LED to light up Keyboard Lock KBLOCK The header is for setting keyboard locked Reset Switch Lead RESET The connector can be connected to a momentary SPST type switch that is normally open When the switch is closed the motherboard resets and runs the POST SMI Suspend Switch Lead SMI_LED...

Page 20: ... PCI4 PCI5 DDR3 DDR2 DDR1 I O CHIP JBAT1 2 1 SP J2 SP J6 1 PCI1 BIOS FAN1 J3 FAN2 1 PANEL 462 PCI6 2 1 8 7 WTD1 1 7 11 CMOS Function Selection JBAT1 A battery be used to retain the mainboard configuration in CMOS RAM JBAT1 Pin JBAT1 Definition 1 2 Normal Default 2 3 Clear CMOS NOTE Please follow the procedure below to clear CMOS data 1 Remove the AC power line 2 JBAT1 2 3 Closed 3 Wait five second...

Page 21: ...AT1 2 1 SP J2 SP J6 1 PCI1 BIOS FAN1 J3 FAN2 1 PANEL 462 PCI6 2 1 8 7 WTD1 1 7 12 CPU Clock Freq Setting JP3 Overclocking is operating a CPU Processor beyond its specified frequency JP3 jumper is used for the CPU Front Side Bus Frequencies from 100MHz to 200MHz JP3 Note We don t recommend you overclocking since it will make the CPU life short and get the risk of CPU damage OF F O FF OF F O FF OF F...

Page 22: ...iabled Default 2 3 Enabled USB1 COM1 COM2 Printer FAN3 Speak out Line in MIC in GAME1 VIA FAN4 AGP SLOT PCI2 PCI3 PCI4 PCI5 DDR3 DDR2 DDR1 I O CHIP JBAT1 2 1 SP J2 SP J6 1 PCI1 BIOS FAN1 J3 FAN2 1 PANEL 462 PCI6 2 1 8 7 WTD1 Pin WTD1 Definition 1 2 Diabled Default 2 3 Enabled USB1 COM1 COM2 Printer FAN3 Speak out Line in MIC in GAME1 VIA FAN4 AGP SLOT PCI2 PCI3 PCI4 PCI5 DDR3 DDR2 DDR1 I O CHIP JB...

Page 23: ...FAN4 AGP SLOT PCI2 PCI3 PCI4 PCI5 DDR3 DDR2 DDR1 I O CHIP JBAT1 2 1 SP J2 SP J6 1 PCI1 BIOS FAN1 J3 FAN2 1 PANEL 462 PCI6 2 1 8 7 WTD1 The Smart Panel provides the following panel connectors 1 7 15 Smart Panel Function SP J2 SP J6 SP J5 SP J7 SP J8 optional SP J2 SP J5 Note The motherboard provides the pin leads for Smart Panel II If you want POST Error Code or Smart Panel II function please r e f...

Page 24: ... 80 Debug Function SP J6 For Smart Panel connector SP J6 to M B SP J6 Pin SP J6 Assignment Pin SP J6 Assignment 1 ERD4 2 ERD0 3 ERD5 4 ERD1 5 ERD6 6 ERD2 7 ERD7 8 ERD3 9 GND 10 NC Pin SP J2 Assignment Pin SP J2 Assignment 1 XDD0 2 5V 3 XDD1 4 XAA0 5 XDD2 6 XAA1 7 XDD3 8 XAA2 9 XDD4 10 XAA3 11 XDD5 12 XAA4 13 XDD6 14 XAA5 15 XDD7 16 XAA6 17 GND 18 DISABLE 19 ROMCS 20 XAA7 21 MEMR 22 XAA8 23 MEMW 24...

Page 25: ...2 Pin SP J7 Assignment Pin SP J7 Assignment 1 DCD 2 RX 3 T X 4 DTR 5 GND 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 RI 1 7 15 5 Front USB3 4 Header Conn SP J8 USB2 For Smart Panel connector SP J8 to M B USB2 1 7 15 3 AUX Line Connector SP J5 For Smart Panel connector SP J5 to M B SP J5 Pin SP J5 Assignment Pin SP J5 Assignment 1 LINE_OUT_L 2 LINE_OUT_R 3 LINE_IN_L 4 LINE_IN_R 5 MIC_IN_L 6 MIC_IN_R Pin SP J8 Assignment P...

Page 26: ...ion of an industry standard BIOS This means that it supports AMD AthlonTM and DuronTM Processor The BIOS provides critical low level support for standard devices such as disk drives and serial and parallel ports The rest of this manual is intended to guide you through the process of configuring your system using Setup Plug and Play Support This AWARD BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1 0A sp...

Page 27: ...k drives and video monitors can be managed by this AWARD BIOS DRAM Support SDRAM Synchronous DRAM are supported Support CPU This AWARD BIOS supports the AMD AthlonTM and DuronTM Processor Using Setup In general you use the arrow keys to highlight items press Enter to select use the PgUp and PgDn keys to change entries press F1 for help and press Esc to quit The following table provides more detail...

Page 28: ...nu Move Enter Move to item you desired PgUp key Increase the numeric value or make changes PgDn key Decrease the numeric value or make changes Key Increase the numeric value or make changes Key Decrease the numeric value or make changes Esc Key Main menu Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and option Page Setup Menu Exit Current page and return to Main Menu F1 Key General he...

Page 29: ...ure 1 Main Menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PNP PCIConfigurations Save Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving Esc Quit F9 Menu in...

Page 30: ...n page includes all the items of the IDE hard drive and Programmed Input Output features Power Management Setup This setup page includes all the items of the power manage ment features PnP PCI Configurations This setup page includes the user defined or default IRQ Setting PC Health Status This page shows the hardware Monitor information of the system Frequency Voltage Control This setup page contr...

Page 31: ...fter the computer boots These settings do not provide optional performance Set Supervisor Password Change set or disable password It allows you to limit accessto the system and Setup or just to Setup Set User Password You can specify both a User and a Supervisor password When you select either password option you are prompted for a 1 6 character password Enter the password and then retype the pass...

Page 32: ...2 Standard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Tue Jun 6 2000 Item Help Time hh mm ss 11 26 10 Menu Level IDE Primary Master None IDE Primary Slave Change the day IDE Secondary Master month year IDE Secondary Master None and century Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B None Video EGA VGA Halt On All But Keyboard Base Memory 640K Extend...

Page 33: ...are in its sub Press Enter to enter the sub menu Master menu of detailed IDE Primary Options are in its sub Press Enter to enter the sub menu Slave menu of detailed IDE Secondary Options are in its sub Press Enter to enter the sub menu Master menu of detailed IDE Secondary Options are in its sub Press Enter to enter the sub menu Slave menu of detailed Drive A None Select the type of floppy disk dr...

Page 34: ...nal memory detected during boot up Extended N A Displays the amount of conventional Memory memory detected during boot up Total N A Displays the total memory Memory available in the system CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001Award Software IDE Primary Master IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter ItemHelp IDE Primary Master Auto Access Mode Auto Menu Level Capacity 13022MB Cylinder 25232 Head 16 P...

Page 35: ...ed and Boot Up NumLock Status On someone attempts Gate A20 Option Fast to write data into Typematic Rate Setting Disabled this area BIOS Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 will show a Typematic Delay Msec 250 warning message Security Option Setup on screen and OS Select For DRAM Non OS2 alarm beep Video BIOS Shadow Enabled C8000 CBFFF Shadow CC000 CFFFF Shadow D0000 D3FFF Shadow D4000 D7FFF Shadow D8000 D...

Page 36: ... better performance Enabled default Enabled cache Disabled Disabled cache CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking The item allows you to enable disable CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking The Choices Enabled default Disabled Processor Number Feature The item will show up when you install the Pentium III processor Enabled default Pentium Processor Number Feature Disabled Disabled Quick Power On Self Test This category spe...

Page 37: ...tem has two floppy drives you can swap the logical drive name assignments The Choices Disabled default Enabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Seek disk drives during boot up Disabled speeds boot up The Choices Enabled default Disabled Boot Up NumLock Status Select power on state for Numlock On default Numpad is number keys Off Numpad is arrow keys Gate A20 Option Select if chipset or keyboard controller shou...

Page 38: ...imit access to the system and Setup or just to Setup System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered in prompt Setup default The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered in prompt OS Select For DRAM Select the operating system that is running with greater than 64MB of RAM on the system The C...

Page 39: ...vered that data was lost while using your system DRAM Clock Drive Control Press Enter Item Help AGP P2P Bridge Control Press Enter CPU PCI Bus Control Press Enter Menu Level Chipset Register Adjust Press Enter Memory Hole Disabled System BIOS Cacheable Disabled Video RAM Cacheable Disabled Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 O...

Page 40: ...o this register are dependent on the system design The Choices By SPD default Manual SDRAM CAS Latency 2 5 default Set SDRAM latency Time to 2 5 2 Set SDRAM latency Time to 2 Bank Interleave The Choices Disabled default 2 Bank 4 Bank Precharge to Active Trp The Choices 3T default 2T Active to Precharge 6T default Set DRAM Precharge in 6 5T Set DRAM Precharge in 5 Active to CMD Trcd The Choices 3T ...

Page 41: ...Buffer Drive strength that were defined by AGP Card By choosing Manual it allows user to set AGP output Buffer Drive strength by manual The Choices Auto default Manual AGP Fast Write The Choices Disabled default Enabled AGP Master 1WS Write When Enabled write data to the AGP Accelerated Graphic Port that will be executed with one wait states The Choices Disabled default Enabled CMOS Setup Utility ...

Page 42: ...led Menu Level PCI 2 Port Write Enabled PCI Delay Transaction Disabled Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults PCI 1 Master 0 WS Write When this field is Enabled write data to the PCI bus are executed with zero wait states The Choices Enabled default Disabled PCI 2 Master 0 WS Write When this field is Enabled wr...

Page 43: ...e system BIOS ROM address at F0000H FFFFFFH is cached The Choices Disabled default Enabled Video RAM Cacheable Enabled Enabled Video RAM Cacheable Disabled default Disabled Video RAM Cacheable CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Chipset Register Adjust CS CKE Early Clock Select Auto Item Help SMCD MA Early Clock Select Auto KT333 Rx6D Register Auto Menu Level KT333 Rx6D Registe...

Page 44: ...ral Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software VIA Onchip IDE Device On Chip IDE Channel 0 Enabled Item Help On Chip IDE Channel 1 Enabled IDE Prefetch Mode Enabled Menu Level Primary Master PIO Auto Primary Slave PIO Auto Secondary Master PIO Auto Secondary Slave PIO Auto Primary Master UDMA Auto Primary Slave UDMA A...

Page 45: ...he Choices Enabled default Disabled Primary Master PIO for onboard IDE 1st channel Auto default BIOS will automatically detect the IDE HDD Accessing mode Mode 0 4 Manually set the IDE Accessing mode Primary Slave PIO for onboard IDE 2nd channel Auto default BIOS will automatically detect the IDE HDD Accessing mode Mode 0 4 Manually set the IDE Accessing mode Secondary Master PIO for onboard IDE 1s...

Page 46: ...ary Slave UDMA Auto default BIOS will automatically detect the IDE HDD Accessing mode Disabled Disabled VIA 3058 AC97 Audio Auto Item Help VIA 3068 AC97 Modem Auto VIA 3043 Onchip LAN Enabled Menu Level OnChip LAN Boot ROM Disabled Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 ...

Page 47: ...Device Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Item Help Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8 IRQ3 Menu Level UART Mode Select Normal RxD TxD Active Hi Lo IR Transmission Delay Enabled UR2 Duplex Mode Half Use IR Pins IR Rx2Tx2 Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode SPP EPP Mode Type EPP1 7 ECP Mode Use DMA 3 Game Port Address 201 Midi Port Adress 330 Midi Port IRQ 10 Move En...

Page 48: ...nabled onboard Serial Port 2 and address is 2F8 3E8 IRQ4 Enabled onboard Serial Port2 and address is 3E8 2E8 IRQ3 Enabled onboard Serial Port2 and address is 2E8 Disabled Disabled UART Mode Select This item allows you to select which Infra Red IR function of the onboard I O chip you wish to use The Choices Normal default IrDA SCR ASKIR UR2 Duplex Mode This item allows you to select which Infra Red...

Page 49: ...ort as EPP Mode Select The Choices EPP1 7 default EPP1 9 ECP Mode Use DMA The Choices 3 default 1 Game Port Address 201 default Set onboard game port to 201 209 Set onboard game port to 209 Disabled Disabled Midi Port Address 300 Set Midi Port address to 300 330 default Set Midi Port address to 330 290 Set Midi Port address to 290 Disabled Disabled Midi Port IRQ 10 default Set Midi Port IRQ to 10 ...

Page 50: ... board and you wish to use it Even when so equipped if you add a higher performance controller you will need to disable this feature The Choices All Enabled default All Disabled 1 USB Port 2 USB Port USB Keyboard Support Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus USB controller and you have a USB keyboard The Choices Disabled default Enabled IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled default En...

Page 51: ...Off Method V H SYNC Blank Modem Use IRQ 3 Soft Off by PWRBTN Instant Off IRQ Event Activity Detect Press Enter Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults ACPI Function This item display status of the Advanced Configuration and Power Management ACPI The Choices Enabled Disabled ACPI Suspend Type The item allows you ...

Page 52: ...d Mode The Suspend Mode fields set the Period of time after each of these modes activates At Max Saving these modes activate sequentially in the given order after one minute at Min Saving after one hour The Choices Disabled default Video Off Option This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power management The Choices Suspend off default Always on Video Off Method Th...

Page 53: ...S5 Disabled VGA OFF Menu Level LPT COM LPT COM HDD FDD ON PCI Master OFF PowerOn by PCI Card Disabled Modem Ring Resume Disabled RTC Alarm Resume Disabled Date of Month 0 Resume Time hh mm ss 0 0 0 IRQs Activity Monitoring Press Enter Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults IRQ Event Activity Monitoring If you h...

Page 54: ...ort the wake up on LAN jump The Choices Disabled default RTC Alarm Resume When Enabled you can set the date and time at which the RTC real time clock alarm awakens the system from Suspend mode CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software IRQs Activity Monitoring Primary INTR ON Item Help IRQ 3 COM2 Enabled IRQ 4 COM1 Enabled Menu Level IRQ 5 LPT2 Enabled IRQ 6 Flppy Disk Enabled IRQ 7 L...

Page 55: ...ove can When an I O device wants to gain the attention of the operating system it signals this by causing an IRQ to occur When the operating system is ready to respond to the request it interrupts itself and performs the service As above the choices are On and Off Off is the default When set On activity will neither prevent the system from going into a power management mode nor awaken it IRQ3 COM1...

Page 56: ...P OS Installed No Item Help Reset Configuration Data Disabled Menu Level Resources Controlled By Auto ESCD Select Yes if IRQ Resources Press Enter you are using a Plug and Play capable operating system PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled select No if you Assign IRQ For VGA Enabled need the BIOS Assign IRQ For USB Enabled to configure non boot devices Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 G...

Page 57: ...e new configuration varies from the last one If Enabled is chosen the system is forced to update ESCDs and then is automatically set to the Disabled mode IRQ3 assigned to PCI PnP IRQ4 assigned to PCI PnP IRQ5 assigned to PCI PnP IRQ6 assigned to PCI PnP IRQ7 assigned to PCI PnP IRQ8 assigned to PCI PnP IRQ9 assigned to PCI PnP IRQ10 assigned to PCI PnP IRQ11 assigned to PCI PnP IRQ12 assigned to P...

Page 58: ... colors and the graphic controller needs to know what is in the palette of the VGA controller To do this the non VGA graphic controller watches for the write access to the VGA palette and registers the snoop data In PCI based systems the Write Access to the palette will not show up on the ISA bus if the PCI VGA controller responds to the Write In this case the PCI VGA controller should not respond...

Page 59: ...This field displays the current CPU temperature if your computer contains a monitoring system Fan2 Fan3 Speed These field displays the current speed of up to System Fans if your computer contains a monitoring system CPU Warning Temperature Disabled Item Help Current CPU Temperature Current System Temperature Menu Level Fan3 Speed Fan2 Speed Vcore 3 3V 5V 12V 12V VBAT V 5VSB V Shut down Temperature...

Page 60: ...Temp at 60 140 63 145 Monitor CPU Temp at 63 145 66 151 Monitor CPU Temp at 66 151 70 158 Monitor CPU Temp at 70 158 Shutdown Temperature Disabled default Disabled 60 140 Monitor CPU Temp at 60 140 if Temp 60 140 system will automatically power off 65 149 Monitor CPU Temp at 65 149 if Temp 65 149 system will automatically power off 70 158 Monitor CPU Temp at 70 158 if Temp 70 158 system will autom...

Page 61: ...ve Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Auto Detect DIMM PCI CLK This item allows you to enable disable auto detect DIMM PCI CLOCK The Choices Enabled default Disabled Spread Spectrum This function is designed to EMI test only The Choices Disabled default Enabled CPU Clock This item allows you to select the CPU cl...

Page 62: ...es Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PNP PCI Configuration Save Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving Esc Quit F9 Menu in BIOS Select Item F10 Save Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type Load Fail Safe Default Y N N ...

Page 63: ...es Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PNP PCI Configuration Save Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving Esc Quit F9 Menu in BIOS Select Item F10 Save Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type Load Optimized Default Y N N ...

Page 64: ...ct Item F10 Save Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type Enter Password When you select this function the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password Enter Password Type a password up to eight characters and press Enter The password you type now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory You will be asked to confirm the password Type ...

Page 65: ...Password Disabled If you select System at the Security Option of BIOS Features Setup Menu you will be prompted for the password every time when the system is rebooted or any time when you try to enter Setup If you select Setup at the Security Option of BIOS Features Setup Menu you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup ...

Page 66: ...Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PNP PCI Configuration Save Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving Esc Quit F9 Menu in BIOS Select Item F10 Save Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type Save Exit Setup Y N Y Typing Y will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setu...

Page 67: ...ures Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PNP PCI Configuration Save Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving Esc Quit F9 Menu in BIOS Select Item F10 Save Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type Exit Without Saving Y N Y Typing Y will quit the Setup Utility without savin...

Page 68: ...all all of them in order to boot your system But after you finish the hardware installation you have to install your operation system first such as windows 98 before you can install any drivers or utilities Please refer to your operation system installation guide You can use the auto run menu of Bonus CD disc Choose the utility or driver and select model name 3 Chapter Note Please follow recommend...

Page 69: ...ser 3 Crhver Inrsallashnn 1 Click Driver Item 2 Click Chipset Item 3 Click VIA Service Pack Item You can install the VIA 4 in 1 driver IDE Bus master For Windows NT use VIA ATAPI Vendor Support Driver VIA AGP IRQ Routing Driver For Windows 98 use VIA Registry INF Driver from the Bonus Pack CD disc auto run menu 3 2 Installing VIA 4 in 1 Driver ...

Page 70: ... Chaoser 3 Crhver Inrsallashnn Chaoser 3 Crhver Inrsallashnn 4 Click Next This motherboard comes with an AC97 CODEC and the sound controller is in VIA South Bridge chipset You can find the audio driver from the Bonus Pack CD disc auto run menu 2 Click Audio Item 1 Click Driver Item 3 3 Installing Audio Driver ...

Page 71: ...rsallashnn Chaoser 3 Crhver Inrsallashnn Chaoser 3 Crhver Inrsallashnn Chaoser 3 Crhver Inrsallashnn Chaoser 3 Crhver Inrsallashnn 4 For Win NT Win 2000 Win 9X_ME system Select your O S system 5 Click Next 6 Click Finish 3 Click VT8233A Item ...

Page 72: ...ault 2 3 Clear CMOS Watch Dog WTD1 Pin WTD1 Definition 1 2 Diabled Default 2 3 Enabled Fan Connectors Fan2 3 Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 12VDC 3 Signal 1 3 2 Pin J3 Definition 1 2 Enabled 2 3 Diabled Default 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 CPU MHz PCI MHz Default NA ON NA ON 100 33 3 NA ON NA OFF 133 33 3 PANEL Connector SPEAKER PW_BN 2 1 RESET HDLED PW_LED 20 19 SMI_LED KBLOCK EXTSMI Wake On Modem Connector WOM Pi...

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