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XPC User Guide

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SB83G5C

Summary of Contents for XPC MAX SB83G5C

Page 1: ...XPC User Guide For the XPC MAX SB83G5C ...

Page 2: ...GHz External Frequency 200 MHz Intel Pentium 4 LGA 775 Processor 2 8 3 3 2 3 4 3 6 GHz Serial Port one port with 9 pins VGA Port one port with 15 pins Keyboard Port one port with 6 pins Mouse Port one port with 6 pins USB 2 0 Port four ports with 4 pins respectively 1394 Port one port with 4 pins and one port with 6 pins respectively LAN Port one port with 8 pins 10Mbps 100Mbps 1000Mbps Center Bas...

Page 3: ...d Shuttle PM 12 Power Shuttle PC40N250EV 250W E Notices for Assembling Computers 1 An I O shielding should be contacted with I O metallic parts of a mainboard 2 Cables should appropriately be arranged and fixed in a case Follow instructions Ø Leave IDE cables not crossed upon CPU and SDRAM Ø Leave power cables minimum in length and not crossed upon a mainboard Ø Leave CPU fan cables minimum in len...

Page 4: ...erves the right to revise the manual or include changes in the specifications of the product described within it at any time without notice and without obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes The information contained in this manual is provided for general use by customers This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 ...

Page 5: ...c fields as magnetic interference may affect the performance of the device Do not block the air vents to this device or impede the airflow in any way CAUTION Incorrectly replacing the battery may damage this computer Replace only with the same or equivalent as recommended by Shuttle Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions Safety Information Read the following precaut...

Page 6: ...lue Connectors 7 Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Connectors JP7 7 IR Connector JP8 8 Parallel Port Header EXT Print Port JP5 8 Extended USB Connectors USB2 USB3 USB4 9 SPDIF Out Connector J2 White 9 1 5 Remote Control Key Definition 10 1 6 Shuttle Versatile Front panel Display VFD Introduction 11 2 XPC Installation Guide 12 2 1 Installation 12 2 1 1 Remove the Cover 12 2 1 2 Remove the Rack 13 2 2 CPU...

Page 7: ...e 27 2 6 Accessories Installation 31 2 6 1 Install PCI Express Card 31 2 7 Final Touches 33 2 7 1 Close the Chassis Cover 33 2 7 2 Install Front Feet 33 2 7 3 Complete 34 2 8 XPC Accessories 34 2 9 Tech Support 34 2 A Technical Notes Clear CMOS Button 35 2 B TV tuner setup notes 35 FM signal antenna 35 TV signal cable 36 Multi functionAudio Video port 36 3 Driver and Software Installation 37 3 1 M...

Page 8: ...al Settings 42 TV Settings 42 Picture Settings 43 DVD Settings 43 4 4 Using XPC MAX 44 TV Mode 44 Watching TV 44 Play DVD VCD 46 Pictures Mode 48 Slide Show 49 Play Video Clips 50 Music Mode 51 Listening to Music 52 Playlist 53 Listening to Radio 54 Appendix 56 Enter the BIOS 56 THE MAIN MENU 57 STANDARD CMOS FEATURES 59 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES 62 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES 67 ...

Page 9: ...ERALS 69 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP 74 PNP PCI CONFIGURATIONS 78 PC HEALTH STATUS 80 Frequency Voltage Control 82 LOAD FAIL SAFE DEFAULTS 84 LOAD OPTIMIZEDDEFAULTS 84 SET PASSWORD 85 SAVE EXIT SETUP 86 EXITWITHOUTSAVING 86 ...

Page 10: ...ww shuttle com The Shuttle XPC owes its popularity to its unique combination of small size high performance and near universal component compatibility However unlike ordinary desktop computers Shuttle XPC s have been engineered as complete systems The XPC concept can be summarized as Use of high performance industry standard components Minimum size possible while preserving component compatibility...

Page 11: ...94 OHCI v1 0 compliant Up to 400Mb s data transfer rate Serial ATA ICH6 R integrated SATA Dual Channel UDMA 150MB s S ATA Support RAID 0 1 JBOD Onboard headers connectors 1 ATA100 IDE connector 1 Floppy connector 3 Fan connectors 1 CD_in header 1 Power reset header 2 SATA connectors 1 IR header 1 Line_in header 2 1x5 pin USB 2 0 headers 1 2x5 USB 2 0 header 1 GPIO header 1 Printer port header 1 Po...

Page 12: ...tile Front panel Display VFD 9 Mic 10 Headphones 11 USB ports 12 FireWire 400 mini port 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 12 9 11 10 8 1 3 XPC Exterior Dissection Note Shuttle offers a variety of different XPC models loaded with various options The illustration below will help familarize you with the included features in your new XPC ...

Page 13: ...B ports 11 SPDIF OUT 12 Line in port Coaxial 13 Central Bass 14 Rear out R L 15 Front out R L 16 Clear CMOS button 17 FM in Port 18 TV RF in Port 19 Multi function Video Audio Port a Audio in Port c Composite video in Port b Audio out Port d S video in Port A Wireless LAN perforation B Parallel port perforation A B 1 2 3 4 5 7 6 10 11 19 12 8 16 9 13 18 17 14 OUT 15 ...

Page 14: ... Bass Rear Out Front Out Ports LAN USB 2 0 s Port Power Connector ATX2 EXT Print Port JP5 SPDIF In Port USB Header USB2 Two Serial ATAConnectors One PCI Slot One PEG Slot ATX5V 12V Connector ATX3 FAN Connector FAN2 Power Connector ATX1 FAN Connector FAN3 Front Panel Connector JP4 EXT GPI Header JP1 Reserved LGA775 Package CPU Socket TWO 184 pin DDR SDRAM DIMM Sockets ICH6RChipset Intel 915G Chipse...

Page 15: ... on the mainboard 3 Wear an antistatic wrist strap or take other suitable measures to prevent electrostatic discharge ESD whenever handling this equipment or insta lling components Front Panel Connector JP9 Header JP9 can be used to provide operation status signals to the front daughterboard Note that this is an alternative header to the 50pin streamline header that also con nects the motherboard ...

Page 16: ...er 1 Ground FAN_CTRL FAN_SEN 12V 1 FAN_SEN FAN_CTRL 12V Ground Pin Assignments J1 J4 1 CD in Left Line in Left 2 CD GND Line GND 3 CD GND Line GND 4 CD in Right Line in Right J1 J4 1 2 3 4 CD IN J1 Black LINE IN J4 Blue Connectors Port J1 Black and J4 Blue are used to connect stereo audio inputs from a CD ROM TV tuner or MPEG card Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Connectors JP7 JP7 header provides supp...

Page 17: ...D7 10 P_ ACK 11 P_ BUSY 12 P_PE 13 P_SLCT 14 P_ AFD 15 P_ ERR 16 P_ INIT 17 P_ SLIN 18 GND 19 GND 20 GND 21 GND 22 GND 23 GND 24 GND 25 GND 26 KEY Note Before connecting your IR device ensure the IR onboard pin alloca tion matches the IR device Incorrect installation may damage your IR device Step1 Attach the 6 pin infrared device cable to JP8 Refer to the above diagram for IR pin assignment Step2...

Page 18: ...n 1 2 3 4 5 USB2 1 2 3 4 5 USB3 2 4 6 8 10 1 3 5 7 9 USB4 Pin Assignments USB2 Pin Assignments USB4 1 GND 1 VCC 2 GND 2 VCC 3 Data5 3 Data2 4 Data5 4 Data3 5 VCC 5 Data2 6 Data3 Pin Assignments USB3 7 Ground 1 GND 8 Ground 2 GND 9 Key 3 Data4 10 N C 4 Data4 5 VCC SPDIF out Connector J2 White Port J2 provides the mainboard connection for the SPDIF out signal port J2 3 2 1 Pin Assignments J2 1 SPDIF...

Page 19: ... Rewind Play FastFwd Back Replay Previous Skip Next Select OK Direction up down left right Volume up down Home Mute on off Channel Page up down Mode TV Music Pictures Videos Print DVD Menu Numeric pad 0 9 A Z 1 5 Remote Control Key Definition ...

Page 20: ...e Mute Volume The VFD panel included in this XPC is designed to serve as an alternative display for enhanced multimedia enjoyment As such the VPD panel can display music track info time track time DVD info DVD play length TV channel radio stations picture information and much more Better still this VFD panel delivers all this content with out obstructing your main display or vision ...

Page 21: ...ation Guide 2 1 Installation Note For safety reasons please ensure that the power cord is disconnected before opening the case 2 1 1 Remove the Cover 1 Unscrew the three thumbscrews 2 Slide the cover backwards and upwards 2 1 ...

Page 22: ...13 English Rack 2 1 2 Remove the Rack 1 Unfasten the rack mount screws 2 Remove the rack 1 2 ...

Page 23: ...14 English 2 2 CPU and ICE Installation 2 2 1 Remove the ICE Module 1 Unfasten the ICE fan thumbscrews on the back of the chassis 3 Unfasten the four attachment screws 2 Unplug the fan power connector ...

Page 24: ...15 English 4 Remove the ICE module from the chassis and put it aside ICE Heat Pipe Module Heat sink Smart Fan Smart Fan Power Connector ...

Page 25: ...e careful not to touch the socket pins during this process Note This 775 pin socket is fragile and easily damaged Always use extreme care when installing a CPU and limit the number of times that you remove or change the CPU 1 Remove the protective cover Lift the CPU socket lever unlock the lever 3 2 1 ...

Page 26: ...orner of the CPU with the triangle on the socket Making sure the CPU is perfectly horizontal insert the CPU into the socket Close the load plate lower the CPU socket lever and lock in place 4 Spread an even layer of thermal compound on the CPU die Thermal compound application area ...

Page 27: ...CPU and align the spring loaded screws with the mainboard mounting holes 2 Screw the ICE module to the mainboard Note to press down on the opposite diagonal corner while tightening each screw 3 Attach the fan power connector to the extension cable connected to the mainboard 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 28: ...e not supported 4 Only unbuffered without ECC DIMM are supported 5 Does not support X4 DDR SDRAM Note No jumper settings are required to configure memory The system BIOS utility automatically detects the memory settings Check the total installed system memory value in the BIOS menu TOTAL 2 DIMM in Single or Dual Channel Mode up to 4GB and 2GB per DIMM Density 256 Mbit 512 Mbit 1024 Mbit Device Wid...

Page 29: ... s cutout with the DIMM slot notch Slide the DDR module into the DIMM slot 3 Check that the latches are closed and the DDR module is firmly installed Install a DDR module in DIMM1 DIMM2 1 Unlock the DIMM latch Notch Cutout Latch Latch ...

Page 30: ...lug the FDD cable in the FDD header FDD1 2 Fold the FDD cable under the power supply Pin1 white line Adhesive Note If you do not wish to install a FDD proceed to step 2 4 2 3 Fix the FDD cable to the power and chassis rail with the supplied adhesive tape Pin 1 white line Pin1 ...

Page 31: ...om accessory box Connect the end labelled mainboard to the IDE1 header Pin1 white line Pin1 IDE1 header blue Purse lock Pin 1 white line IDE Optical drive cable Note Only complete section 2 4 2 if you wish to install a IDE hard drive If you do not wish to install an IDE hard drive proceed to section 2 4 3 ...

Page 32: ...TA HDD take the Serial ATA cable from acces sory box and plug it in the ATA2 header 3 Loosen the purse lock and separate the IDE HDD FDD power cable white IDE HDD FDD Power Connector Note Only complete this step if you will install two Serial ATA HDDs Serial ATA Cable ATA2 header Purse lock ...

Page 33: ...cond screw is located on the opposite side of rack Note Secure with two screws on each side 2 Loosen the purse lock and separate the FDD power cable white and Serial ATA HDD power cable black Screws HDD Screws FDD 2 Place the FDD in the rack and tighten with its own screws FDD Power Cable Serial ATA Power Cable ...

Page 34: ...an IDE HDD Refer to section 2 4 4 3B if installing a Serial ATA HDD 3A Place the IDE HDD and power cables in the rack clip located on the underside of the rack mount Note As you insert the rack use a small amount of pressure to pull the tuner card away from the rack Release the tuner card and ensure that the rubber knob sits firmly between the rack and the tuner card to avoid power shorts Rack Cli...

Page 35: ...D 2 5 1 Install the IDE HDD 1 Connect the HDD power and IDE cables to the HDD IDE HDD Cable IDE Power Cable 2 Jumper settings If you are using an IDE HDD you will need to set the jumpers on the HDD to master and the optical drive to slave Refer to your peripherals for details on jumper positioning Optical Drive jumper IDE HDD jumper Details on jumper postitioning ...

Page 36: ...e 2 5 4 Install an Optical Drive 1 Loosen the purse lock around the optical drive and power cables than slide the optical drive into the chassis 2 5 2 Install the Serial ATA HDD 1 Connect the Serial ATA and power cables to the HDD Serial ATA Power Cable Serial ATA Cable FDD Cable FDD Power Cable ...

Page 37: ...trol rod Follow the steps below 2 Open the stealth drive door Check the alignment of the drive s eject button with this XPC s drive eject mechanism Press the external eject button to check If it is well aligned proceed Step 8 If it is poorly aligned adjust the internal control rod to suite 3 Remove the front panel USB cable 4 Remove the front panel Adjust Control rod Unlock the four chips ...

Page 38: ... the 1 2 mm control rod 6 Take out the 1 8 mm control rod from the accessory box and insert it in the slot as show 7 Connect the USB cable Reattach the front panel Check the alignment and adjust if necessary 1 2 mm 1 8 mm ...

Page 39: ...ve cable and power cable into the optical drive 9 Fasten the four side screws Screws Optical Drive Optical Drive Cable Optical Drive Power Cable Note If you are installing an IDE HDD use the same cable for the HDD and the optical drive ...

Page 40: ...PCI Express Card 1 A PCI Express VGA card will be used to demonstrate this installation procedure PCI Express card PCI Express slot 2 Unfasten the expansion slot bracket screws Lift up Slot Bracket 3 Remove the back panel bracket and put the bracket aside ...

Page 41: ...32 English 4 Install the PCI Express VGA card into the PCI Express slot 5 Secure the bracket ...

Page 42: ...ches 2 7 1 Close the Chassis Cover 1 Replace the cover and refasten the thumbscrews 2 7 2 Install Front Feet 1 Take out the two front feet from the accessory box Front feet 2 Screw the front feet to the base of the chassis 2 1 ...

Page 43: ...l shuttle com Download Download asp 4 Barebone FAQ http global shuttle com Support SupportFAQ_Brb asp 5 Barebone Support List http global shuttle com Support SupportList_Brb asp 2 8 XPC Accessories Shuttle offers over 25 great upgrade and modding kits for your XPC Visit our website at http www shuttle com for more information or speak to your local retailer ...

Page 44: ... the Clear CMOS Button by inserting a pointed object e g a pen nib into the clear CMOS hole Keep it pressed for 5 seconds 3 Reconnect the power cord and turn on the computer Note Remove the power cord before clearing CMOS Clear CMOS button 2 B TV tuner setup notes F FM signal antenna Take out the radio antenna from the accessory box and attach it to the FM in jack FM in jack Note Place the antenna...

Page 45: ... out the MF Audio Video cable from the accessory box 2 Connect the MF Audio Video cable to the AUX jack 3 Connect the SV Composite Video input cable to the S Video Composite Video jack on your VCR or alternative device 4 Connect the Audio out in cable to the audio input output jack on your VCR or alternative device AUX jack Note This cable connects the XPC to a video casette recorder VCR Audio in ...

Page 46: ...el Chipset Intel VGA Intel IAA Marvell Giga Lan Realtek Audio PM11 PM12 TV Intel USB 2 0 drivers and DirectX9 Utility F Install Utility Install Acrobat Reader WinFlash Utility XPC Tools F Manual XPC MAX SB83G5C user s guide in PDF format F Link to Shuttle Homepage Link to shuttle website homepage F Browse this CD Allows you to see contents of this CD F Quit Close this CD Note The CD contents attac...

Page 47: ...n in My Computer to bring up Shuttle Mainb oard Software Setup screen Click the Install Main board Software bar Individually install the following drivers E Install Intel Chipset Driver E Install Intel VGA Driver E Install Intel IAA Driver E Install Marvell Giga LAN Driver E Install Realtek Audio Driver E Install PM11 PM12 TV Driver E Install Intel USB 2 0 Driver E Install DirectX9 Utility ...

Page 48: ...hermals CPU and System 4 Monitor System Information 5 Manage Versatile Front panel Display VFD settings 6 Select Hot Keys for your Optical Drive 7 Optimize System settings for certain applications 8 Schedule auto shutdown To install XPC Tools 1 Select the utilities bar iin the mainboard driver CD 2 Click on XPC Tools Follow the on screen instructions 3 An XPC Tools icon will automatically appear o...

Page 49: ...se read the following license agreement carefully You must accept the terms of this agreement before continuing with the installation Click the Next button to pro ceed the installation 3 Select the folder where you would like XPC MAX to be installed then click Next 4 Please select a program folder Setup will add program icons to the Program Folder listed below You may type a new folder name or sel...

Page 50: ...lect and click the opera tion you want then sit back and enjoy Easy Main Menu Page UserName Date Time Pop upButton MainFeature 4 1 XPC MAX Configuration Media Library Configuration XPC MAX lets you set up your own media library In this configuration you can have four libraries for different file types video music picture and playlist Each library contains and lists paths that you add After you com...

Page 51: ...he interface To hide date time select the Yes Markers checkbox to show date time select the No Markers checkbox Music Visualization Select this function if you wish to view music visualization when ever you are listening to music Select no to disable this feature Run with Windows Start This option lets you choose to auto run XPC MAX when you boot into windows Select Yes to enable this feature Enab...

Page 52: ...ow to choose between Dolby 2 channel 4 channel or 6 channel Picture Settings Configuring your Picture settings gives you total control over the way you view your pictures Transition Time Change duration of the transition for a slide show Play in Random Order Choose whether to view your pictures in random order Select Yes or No checkbox Include SubFolders When searching for your pictures you might ...

Page 53: ...eat w Watching TV When you enter TV mode for the first time you are required to do some basic setup Please select the basic settings button and then Rescan Channels to exit Note 1 Selected playback controls are available when viewing a previously recorded program 2 TV feature is only available if you have a TV Tuner card installed and your cable or antenna plugged in 3 XPC MAX only supports analog...

Page 54: ...y will be saved Shared Videos After you enter Video mode page the shows or movies that you recorded will be shown in thumbnail Double click on the thumbnail to start watching recroded programs You can capture snapshot of TV programs or recorded TV shows When the image you like appears click Take Snapshot bar to capture a still image Clicking on View Snapshots bar will lead you to Pictuer mode page...

Page 55: ...jump back to live view To launch Time Shifting 1 On the Player Panel click Pause button or press the Space bar on the keyboard 2 To replay live TV click Play button or Pause button or Space bar again You will be watching live TV from where you just paused 3 To quit Time Shifting when the show is over click Stop button on the Player Panel Play DVD VCD XPC MAX is the ideal portal to play all your DV...

Page 56: ...oke feature only supports karaoke enabled VCD SVCD Karaoke discs You can capture snapshot of DVD film When the image you like appears click Take Snapshot bar to snapshot an still image of it By default all the still images that you have captured will be saved in Shared Pictures To view the images that you have captured click View Snapshots bar You will be led into Picture mode where the Captured I...

Page 57: ...luding those in the subfolders However if you prefer to save images in other folders for better management use Media Library Page41 for increased convenience Tips 1 To view the pictures in subfolder double click on the folder thumbnail to view the photos it contains 2 To view picture information resolution created date size move your cursor on the picture you want to examine 3 To view single pictu...

Page 58: ...nd then click Play Slideshow bar to enjoy your slide show If no pictures are selected the silde show will play all images contained in the appointed folder Sort your pictures based on the image file name Sort your pictures based on the date they were created Select a picture by clicking on it and it will then show in the view window Click the Rotate Left bar to have the selected picture rotate lef...

Page 59: ... by clicking on the video thumbnail Each video cilp is shown as thumbnail which provides easy selection By default Video Clips mode will load video clips stored in My Documents My Videos XPC MAX can import other video clips by adding the path to the Media Library Page41 Record Stop Fast Backward Pause Fast Forward Play Prev Next Volume Down Volume Up Mute ...

Page 60: ...d In addition to the video clips from Media Library you can also watch video files in Shared Video and other removable devices attached to your computer Double click on the thumbnail to view video clips from other media You can take snapshot of video clips When the image you like appears click Take Snapshot bar to capture an still image of it By default all the still images that you have captured ...

Page 61: ... it to listen to music of the same genre Listen to music from your playlist Add the selected songs to playlist In addition to music files from Media Library you can also organize listen to music in CD or MP3 device Click Other Media bar to load in or listen to music in other removable device attached to your machine When you have made some changes to your music files click Update Music to rescan y...

Page 62: ...t Using a playlist enables you to organize and arrange the way your music is played With a playlist you can sort music to suit your current mood Want all smooth and relaxing music Create a playlist with all your favorite adult contemporary to jazz XPC MAX provides various ways for you to create playlists You can either create playlists from the already sorted music files or from all the music file...

Page 63: ...t of all playlists that you saved earlier 3 Double click on the playlist that you want to listen to the songs will be auto loaded in Click the Play button in the control panel to start enjoying music Listening to the Radio XPC MAX provides radio features so you can set a list of frequently listened to radio stations or a list of your favorite radio stations Each time when you feel like listening t...

Page 64: ...d are listed here Click the checkbox to select the stations you want to add to your favorite station list Sort by Name Sort your radio station by name Sort your radio station by Name Sort your radio station by frequency Scan for the desired radio station click Add Station bar to add the station to your Station List You can record radio shows news songs you like or any piece from the radio Click on...

Page 65: ...hecks Step2 Press the Del key immediately or at the following message Press DEL to enter SETUP or simultaneously press Ctrl Alt Esc keys Note 1 If you miss trains of words mentioned in step2 the message disap pears before you can respond and you still wish to enter BIOS Setup restart the system and try again by turning the computer OFF and ON again or by pressing the RESET switch located at the co...

Page 66: ...cludes the following main setup categories Recall that some systems may not include all entries Standard CMOS Features Use this menu for basic system configuration Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to set the Advanced Features available on your system Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system s performance Integrated Periphera...

Page 67: ...ed Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS default values that are factory set for opti mal system operation While Award has designed the custom BIOS to maximize performance the factory has the right to change these defaults to meet users needs Set Supervisor User Password Use this menu to change set or disable password protection This allows you to limit access to the system and Setup or only to ...

Page 68: ...tem date Note that the Day automatically changes when you set the date Time HH MM SS The time is converted based on the 24 hour military time clock For example 5 p m is 17 00 00 IDE Channel Master Slave Options are in its sub menu Press Enter to enter the sub menu of detailed options Drive A Select the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system Ø The choice None 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 7...

Page 69: ... the system Ø The choice N A IDE Adapters The IDE adapters control the hard disk drive Use a separate sub menu to configure each hard disk drive IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter to auto detect HDD on this channel If detection is successful it fills the remaining fields on this menu Ø Press Enter IDE Channel Master Slave Selecting manual lets you set the remaining fields on this screen and select...

Page 70: ... options are selectable only if the IDE Primary Master item is set to Manual and Access mode set to CHS Cylinder Set the number of cylinders for this hard disk Ø Min 0 Max 65535 Head Set the number of read write heads Ø Min 0 Max 255 Precomp Warning Setting a value of 65535 means no hard disk Ø Min 0 Max 65535 Landing zone Set the Landing zone size Ø Min 0 Max 65535 Sector Number of sector per tra...

Page 71: ...ptions Delay Prior to Thermal This item is select Delay Prior to Thermal Ø The Choice 4Min 8Min 16Min or 32 Min Thermal Management This item is select Thermal Management Thermal Monitor 1 On die throtting Thermal Monitor 2 Ratio VID transition Ø The Choice Thermal Monitor 1 or Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 Bus Ratio Represents the frequency bus ratio of the throttled performance statethat will be initiate...

Page 72: ...led Hard Disk Boot Priority This item allows you to select Hard Disk Book Device Priority Bios Write Protect This item allows you to enable or disable the Bios Write Protect If you want to flash BIOS you must set it Disabled Ø The choice Enabled or Disabled Virus Warning Allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection If this function is enables and someone ...

Page 73: ...ice Enabled or Disabled Quick Power On Self Test This item speeds up Power On Self Test POST after you power on the computer If it is set to enabled BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST Ø The choice Enabled or Disabled First Second Third Boot Device The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items Ø The Choice LS120 Hard Disk...

Page 74: ... keystroke will be repeat in a second when you hold the key down Ø The choice 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 or 30 Typematic Delay Msec Sets the delay time after the key is held down before it begins to repeat the keystroke Ø The choice 250 500 750 or 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...

Page 75: ... 2000 Ø The choice Enabled or Disabled MPS Version Control For OS Selects the operating system multiprocessor support version Ø The choice 1 1 or 1 4 Delay For HDD Secs This item allows you to set delay for HDD secs Ø The choice 0 15 Small Logo EPA Show This item allows you to enable disable the EPA Logo Ø The choice Enabled or Disabled ...

Page 76: ...t data was being lost while using your system you might consider making any changes System BIOS Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h FFFFFh resulting in better system performance However if any program is written to this memory area a system error may result Ø The Choice Enabled or Disabled Video BIOS Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the video BI...

Page 77: ... Ø The Choice Enabled or Disabled On Chip Video Memory Size Press Enter to set the On Chip Video memory size On Chip Frame Buffer Size This item allows you to set the onboard VGA share memory size Ø The Choice 1MB or 8MB DVMT Version This item allows you to set the DVMT Version Ø The Choice DVMT 3 0 FIXED Memory Size This item allows you to set the FIXED Memory Size Ø The Choice 0MB 24MB 31MB 56MB...

Page 78: ...led or Disabled IDE DMA transfer access Improve IDE HD CDROM transfer performance Ø The choice Enabled or Disabled On Chip Primary PCI IDE Use these items to enable or disable the PCI IDE channels that are integrated on the mainboard Ø The choice Enabled or Disabled IDE Primary Master Slave PIO Each IDE channel supports a master device and a slave device These four items let you assign which kind ...

Page 79: ... item on this list to Auto You may have to install the UltraDMA driver supplied with this mainboard in order to use an UltraDMA device Ø The Choice Auto or Disabled On Chip Serial ATA Setting SATA Mode This item allows you to set the SATA Mode Ø The choice IDE RAID or AHCI On Chip Serial ATA Ø The Choice Disabled Enhanced Mode or SATA Only Disabled Disabled SATA Controller Parallel ATA Serial ATA ...

Page 80: ...tems WinXP Windows NET Server Windows2000 support Enhanced mode SATA Only SATA operates in legacy mode Parallel ATA Serial ATA Master Slave IDE1 Channel 0 Serial ATA 1 Serial ATA 2 Master Channel 1 Channel 2 Master Parallel ATA Serial ATA Serial ATA 1 Serial ATA 2 Master Channel 1 Channel 2 Master IDE1 Disable ...

Page 81: ...ed or Disabled AC97 Audio This item allows you to select AC 97 audio chip to support Audio Disable this item If you are going to install a PCI audio add on card Ø The Choice Auto or Disabled SuperIO Device Option are in its sub menu Press Enter to enter the sub menu of detailed options Onboard FDC Controller This item specifices onboard floppy disk drive controller This setting allows you to conne...

Page 82: ...to either ASKIR or IrDA This item enables you to determin the infrared function of the onboard infrared chip The options are Full and Half default Full duplex means that you can transmit and send information simul taneously Half duplex is the transmission of data in both directions but only one direction at a time Ø The choice Full or Half Onboard Parallel Port This item allows you to determine on...

Page 83: ...ment ACPI Ø Always Enabled ACPI Suspend Type This item allows you to select sleep state when suspend Ø The choice S1 POS S3 STR or S1 S3 Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume Auto This item allows the system to initialize the VGA BIOS from S3 Sus pend to RAM sleep state Ø The choice Auto Yes or No Power Management This item allows you to decide the timing to enter suspend mode Ø The choice User Define Min Savi...

Page 84: ...abled and after the set up time of system inactivity all devices except the CPU will be shut off Ø The choice Disabled 1Min 2Min 4Min 8Min 12Min 20Min 30Min 40Min or 1Hour HDD Power Down When this item enabled and after the set up time of system inactivity the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active Ø The choice Disabled or 1 Min 15 Min Soft Off by PWR BTTN Under...

Page 85: ...e of Month Alarm This item selects the alarm Date day of the month Ø Key in a DEC number Min 0 Max 31 Time hh mm ss Alarm This item selects the alarm Time hh Ø Key in a DEC number Min 0 Max 23 mm ss Ø Key in a DEC number Min 0 Max 59 Reload Global Timer Events Global Timer power management events are I O events whose occur rence can prevent the system from entering a power saving mode or can awake...

Page 86: ...2 Keyboard Power ON This item allows you to set the PS2 Keyboard Power On function Ø The choice Disabled Password or Hot Key KB Power ON Password This item allows you to set the KB Power On Password Ø Press Enter to set Password Hot Key Power On This item allows you to set the Hot Key Power On Ø The choice Any Key Ctrl F1 Ctrl F12 PS2 Mouse Power ON This item allows you to enable or disable the PS...

Page 87: ...e whether PCI slot or PCIEx first Ø The Choice PCI Slot Onboard or PCIEx Reset Configuration Data Normally you leave this field Disabled Select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data ESCD when you exit from Setup if you have installed a new device or software and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating sys tem can not boot Ø The choice Enabled ...

Page 88: ...ification PCI ISA PnP for devices is compliant with the Plug and Play standard whether designed for PCI or ISA bus archi tecture Ø The choice PCI Device or Reserved PCI VGA Palette Snoop It determines whether the MPEG ISA VESA VGA Cards can work with PCI VGA or not If you have MPEG ISA VESA VGA Cards and PCI VGA Card worked Enable this field Otherwise please Disable it Ø The choice Enabled or Disa...

Page 89: ...re plug ged into the correct fan connector on the mainboard Ultra Low CPU Temperature below 80 o C fan spins at 900 rpm CPU Temperature over 80 o C fan spins at 3800 rpm Low CPU Temperature below 80 o C fan spins at 1500 rpm CPU Temperature over 80 o C fan spins at 3800 rpm Mid CPU Temperature below 80 o C fan spins at 2100 rpm CPU Temperature over 80 o C fan spins at 3800 rpm Full CPU fan always ...

Page 90: ...trols the fan rpm accordingly Choose a temperature setting between 250 C and 750 C in a 1 0 C increment Ø The choice 25 75 0 C CPU Voltage ChipSet Voltage 3 3V 5V 12V 12V DDR Voltage 5VSB Voltage Battery System Temperature CPU Temperature PWM Temperature Fan 1 Speed Fan 2 Speed Fan 3 Speed Warning It is Strongly reco mmended to disable Smart Fan if you use an alternative fan to the default ...

Page 91: ...eters of the installed memory chips DRAM It is recommended that you don t change the value from the factory setting unless you install new memory that has a different performance rating than the original DRAMs Ø The Choice Manual or BySPD CAS Latency Time When synchronous DRAM is installed the number of CAS latency clock cycles depends on the DRAM timing It is recommended don t change this field f...

Page 92: ... in the system Ø The Choice Auto 5 4 3 or 2 Precharge delay tRAS This item allows you to set Precharge delay tRAS Ø The Choice 4 15 or Auto System Memory Frequency This item allows you to set System Memory Frequency Ø The Choice 333MHz 400MHz or Auto Refresh Mode Select This item allows you to select Refresh Mode Ø The Choice Auto 7 8us 15 6us or 64us Clock Now CPU Frequency Show now CPU frequency...

Page 93: ...m allows you to set ChipSet Voltage Ø The choice Auto 1 60V or 1 70V LoadFail SafeDefaults When you press Enter on this item you will get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N N Pressing Y loads the BIOS default values for the most stable minimal system performance LoadOptimizedDefaults When you press Enter on this item you will get a confirmation dialog b...

Page 94: ...m will then request you to confirm the new password by asking you to key in the new password again 4 Once the confirmation is completed new code is in effect No Password Setting 5 If you want to delete the password just press the Enter key instead of typing a new password Follow the procedure as above If You Forget Password 6 If you forget your password you must turn off the system and clear CMOS ...

Page 95: ... The next time you boot your computer the BIOS configures your system accord ing to the Setup selections stored in CMOS After saving the values the system will restart Exit Without Saving Press Enter on this item to exit without saving changes The system will ask for confirmation Quit without saving Y N Y This allows you to exit from Setup without storing in CMOS any change The previous selections...

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