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CX70M-PE Setup Manual
FCC Information and Copyright
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class
B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed
to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may
cause harmful interference to radio communications. There is no guarantee
that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
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  • Page 1 CX70M-PE Setup Manual FCC Information and Copyright This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction ............3 Before You Start ................3 Package Checklist ................3 Mainboard Specifications ..............4 Rear Panel..................5 Mainboard Layout (Front) .............. 6 Mainboard Layout (Back) ............... 7 Chapter 2: Installation.............. 8 CPU...................... 8 Fan Headers..................

  • Page 3: Chapter 1: Introduction

    CX70M-PE CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION EFORE TART Thank you for choosing our product. Before you start installing the mainboard, please make sure you follow the instructions below: Prepare a dry and stable working environment with sufficient lighting. Always disconnect the system from power outlet before operation.

  • Page 4: Mainboard Specifications

    3.5” Mainboard Manual AINBOARD PECIFICATIONS Specifications On-Board VIA CPU Eden-ULV / Eden Series V4 bus NanoBGA2 800/400MHz Chipset VIA CX700M Max Shared Video Memory is 128 MB Graphic VIA UniChromePro II Supports DVI/LVDS Low Pin Count Interface ITE8712 Environment Control initiat ives, Super I/O Provides the most commonly used legacy H/W Monitor...

  • Page 5: Rear Panel

    USB Port LAN Port Audio Jack Board Size 105 mm (W) x 146 mm (L) 3.5" Biostar Reserves the right to add or remove Windows XP / WinCE / Linux Support support for any OS with or without notice. ANEL...

  • Page 6: Mainboard Layout (Front)

    3.5” Mainboard Manual AINBOARD AYOUT RONT JCFAN1 DC Power IDE1 LVDS CX700M USB1 JCMOS1 JCOM2 JCOM1 JAUDIO3 JAUDIO1 JAUDIO2 BIOS JMPCI 1 F_PANEL1 JUSB2 Note: represents the 1 pin. ■...

  • Page 7: Mainboard Layout (Back)

    CX70M-PE AINBOARD AYOUT CF Socket Note: represents the 1 pin. ■...

  • Page 8: Chapter 2: Installation

    3.5” Mainboard Manual CHAPTER 2: INSTALLATION The mainboard includes an embedded VIA V4 Bus processor and a heatsink has been installed to provide sufficient cooling. CX700M...

  • Page 9: Fan Headers

    CX70M-PE EADERS These fan headers support cooling-fans built in the system. The fan cable and connector may be different according to the fan manufacturer. Connect the fan cable to the connector while matching the black wire to GND. CPU Fan Header...

  • Page 10: System Memory

    3.5” Mainboard Manual YSTEM EMORY Memory Modules (200pin SO-DIMM) Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the Slot. Insert the DIMM firmly into the slot until the retaining chip snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated.

  • Page 11: Power Supply

    CX70M-PE OWER UPPLY HDD Power Connector This connector allows user to connect 4-pin power connector on the power supply for providing HDD power. Assignment +12V +3.3V...

  • Page 12: Onboard Slot/Connector/Header/Jumper

    3.5” Mainboard Manual NBOARD ONNECTOR EADER UMPER ATA Device Connector The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO Mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 functionality. It has one IDE connector. The IDE connector can connect a master and a slave drive, so you can connect up to two ATA devices.
  • Page 13 CX70M-PE Front Panel Connector This 14-pin connector includes Power-on, Reset, HDD LED, Power LED, and speaker connection. It allows user to connect the system case’s front panel switch functions. Assignment Function Assignment Function +5VDUAL HDD LED Power LED +5VDUAL HD_LED...
  • Page 14 3.5” Mainboard Manual Serial ATA Connectors These next generation connectors support the thin Serial ATA cables for primary internal storage devices. The current Serial ATA interface allows up to 3.0Gbit/s data transfer rate, faster than the standard parallel ATA with 133 MB/s (Ultra DMA).
  • Page 15 CX70M-PE Keyboard/Mouse Connector The mainboard provides a PS2 pin header to attach a PS2 keyboard/mouse. Assignment MS_CLK MS_DATA KB_CLK KB_DATA Audio Mic-In and Line-In Connector This connector provides Mic-in and Line-in connections. Assignment LINEIN_L MIC_IN_L Audio_GND Audio_GND LINEIN_JD MIC_JD LINEIN_R...
  • Page 16 3.5” Mainboard Manual Audio Line-Out Connector This connector provides Line-out connection. Assignment Line2 Out-Left Line2 Out-Right Fast IrDA Infrared Module Connector This connector is used to connect to an IrDA module. The BIOS settings must be configured to activate the IR function. Assignment CIRRX IRRX...
  • Page 17 CX70M-PE Clear CMOS Header * By placing the jumper on pin2-3, it allows user to restore the BIOS safe setting and the CMOS data, please carefully follow the procedures to avoid damaging the mainboard. Pin 1-2 Close: Normal Operation(default). Pin 2-3 Close: Clear CMOS data.
  • Page 18 3.5” Mainboard Manual LCD Backlight Inverter This connector is for connecting to LCD for providing backlight control function. Assignment 5V/12V DC (by J7) 5V/12V DC (by J7) Backlight On Brightness Adjust (by JP2) LCD Backlight Power Select Header (J7) * This header is for selecting LCD backlight power.
  • Page 19 CX70M-PE LCD Backlight Brightness Adjust Header (JP2) * This header is for adjusting LCD backlight brightness. Short Pin 1-2: Decrease Brightness Short Pin 3-4: Increase Brightness Serial Port Connectors These are Serial Port Connectors for connecting RS-232 Port. Assignment Carrier detect...
  • Page 20 3.5” Mainboard Manual Mini PCI Slot Mini-PCI socket for TYPE III B (32-bit, 33MHz), Power supply: +3.3V, +12V. Mini PCI is a standard for a computer bus for attaching peripheral devices to a computer mainboard and is an adaptation of the Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus.
  • Page 21 CX70M-PE LVDS Connector This connector is for devices requiring display interface such as LVDS. This connector supports only 18-bit single-/dual-channel panels up to UXGA (1600 x 1200), 25 MHz to 112 MHz; at 24bpp (24-bit TFT panel type supported.) Supports panel resolution from VGA through UXGA (1600 x 1200).
  • Page 22 3.5” Mainboard Manual *How to Setup Jumpers The illustration shows how to set up jumpers. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “close”, if not, that means the jumper is “open”. Pin opened Pin closed Pin1-2 closed...

  • Page 23: Chapter 3: Bios Setup

    CX70M-PE CHAPTER 3: BIOS SETUP NTERING ETUP Power on the system and press <Delete> during the beginning of the boot sequence to enter the BIOS setup menu. If you missed the BIOS setup entry point, you may restart the system and try again.

  • Page 24: Main Menu

    3.5” Mainboard Manual Once you enter Phoenix-Award BIOS™ CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from several setup functions. Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter>...
  • Page 25 CX70M-PE PnP/PCI Configurations This submenu allows you to configure certain “Plug and Play” and PCI options. PC Health Status This submenu allows you to monitor the hardware of your system. Frequency/Voltage Control This submenu allows you to change CPU Vcore Voltage and CPU/PCI clock.
  • Page 26 3.5” Mainboard Manual Set User Password If the Supervisor Password is not set, then the User Password will function in the same way as the Supervisor Password. If the Supervisor Password is set and the User Password is set, the “User” will only be able to view configurations but will not be able to change them.

  • Page 27: Standard Cmos Features

    CX70M-PE CMOS F TANDARD EATURES Selections This table shows the items and the available options on the menu of Standard CMOS Features. Item Options Description Set the system date. Note that the ‘Day’ automatically Date mm : dd : yy changes when you set the date.
  • Page 28 3.5” Mainboard Manual Item Options Description Press <Enter> to enter the Options are in its sub IDE Channel 1 Slave sub menu of detailed menu. options. EGA/VGA CGA 40 Select the default video Video CGA 80 device. MONO Select the situation in All Errors which you want the BIOS Halt On...

  • Page 29: Advanced Bios Features

    CX70M-PE BIOS F DVANCED EATURES CPU Features Delay Prior to Thermal This option controls the activation of the Thermal Monitor's automatic mode. It allows you to determine when the Thermal Monitor should be activated in automatic mode after the system boots.
  • Page 30 3.5” Mainboard Manual Thermal Management This option allows you to select the way to control the “Thermal Management.” The Choices: Thermal Monitor 1(Default) / Thermal Monitor 2 Thermal Monitor Bus Ratio This option sets the frequency (bus ratio) of the throttled performance that will be initiated when the on die sensor goes from not hot to hot.
  • Page 31 CX70M-PE Virus Warning This option allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature that is used to protect the IDE Hard Disk boot sector. If this function is enabled and an attempt is made to write to the boot sector, BIOS will display a warning message on the screen and sound an alarm beep.
  • Page 32 3.5” Mainboard Manual Boot Up NumLock Status Selects the NumLock State after the system switched on. The Choices: The Choices: On (Default) Numpad is number keys. Numpad is arrow keys. Typematic Rate Setting When a key is held down, the keystroke will repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller.
  • Page 33 CX70M-PE MPS Version Control For OS The BIOS supports version 1.1 and 1.4 of the Intel multiprocessor specification. Select version supported by the operation system running on this computer. The Choices: 1.4 (Default) / 1.1 OS Select For DRAM > 64MB A choice other than Non-OS2 is only used for OS2 systems with memory exceeding 64MB.

  • Page 34: Advanced Chipset Features

    3.5” Mainboard Manual DVANCED HIPSET EATURES DRAM Clock/Drive Control DRAM Clock This item determines DRAM clock. The Choices: 200MHz (Default) / By SPD / 266MHz / 533MHz...
  • Page 35 CX70M-PE DRAM Timing This item determines DRAM clock/ timing. The Choices: Auto by SPD (Default) / Manual SDRAM CAS Latency [DDR/DDR2] When DRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing. The Choices: 2.5/4(Default) / 1.5/2 / 2/3 / 3/5 Bank Interleave This item allows you to enable or disable the bank interleave feature.
  • Page 36 3.5” Mainboard Manual Read to Precharge (Trtp) This item allows you to determine the selection for Read to Precharge (TRTP) The Choices: 2T (Default) / 3T Write to Read CMD (Twtr) This item allows you to determine the selection for Write to Read CMD (TWTR) The Choices: 1T/2T (Default) / 2T/3T Write Recovery Time (Twr)
  • Page 37 CX70M-PE AGP & P2P Bridge Control AGP Aperture Size This setting controls how much memory space can be allocated to AGP for video purposes. The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated to graphics memory address space.
  • Page 38 3.5” Mainboard Manual AGP Fast Write This item is used to enable or disable the caching of display data for the video memory of the processor. The Choices: Disabled (Default) / Enabled AGP Master 1 WS Write/Read This item is used to enable or disable the AGP Master 1 WS Write/Read function.
  • Page 39 CX70M-PE CPU & PCI Bus Control PCI Master 0 WS Write When enabled, writes to the PCI bus are executed with zero-wait states. The Choices: Enabled (Default) / Disabled PCI Delay Transaction The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer to support delay transactions cycles.

  • Page 40: Integrated Peripherals

    3.5” Mainboard Manual System BIOS Cacheable Selecting the “Enabled” option allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h-FFFFFh, which is able to improve the system performance. However, any programs that attempts to write to this memory block will cause conflicts and result in system errors. The Choices: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Video RAM Cacheable This option allows you to turn on/off the video ram cacheable function.
  • Page 41 CX70M-PE VIA OnChip IDE Device SATA Controller This option allows you to enable the on-chip Serial ATA. The Choices: Enabled (Default) / Disabled IDE DMA transfer Access This item allows you to enable or disable the IDE DMA transfer access.
  • Page 42 3.5” Mainboard Manual Primary Master/Slave PIO The IDE PIO (Programmed Input / Output) fields let you set a PIO mode (0-4) for each of the IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports. Modes 0 to 4 will increase performance progressively. In Auto mode, the system automatically determines the best mode for each device.
  • Page 43 CX70M-PE Azalia HAD Controller Auto allows the mainboard to detect whether an audio device is used. If the device is detected, the onboard HD audio controller will be disabled; otherwise, it is enabled. Disable the controller if another controller card is being used to connect to an audio device.
  • Page 44 3.5” Mainboard Manual KB POWER ON Password Input password and press Enter to set the Keyboard power on password. Hot Key Power ON This item allows you to set the hot-key for powering on the system. The Choices: Ctrl-F1 (Default) / Ctrl-F2 / Ctrl-F3 / Ctrl-F4 / Ctrl-F5 / Ctrl-F6 / Ctrl-F7 / Ctrl-F8 / Ctrl-F9 / Ctrl-F10 / Ctrl-F11 / Ctrl-F12 Onboard Serial Port 1/2 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second...
  • Page 45 CX70M-PE USB 1.0/2.0 Controller This entry is to enabled/ disabled EHCI controller only. This Bios itself may/may not have high speed USB support. If the Bios has high speed USB support built in,the support will be automately turn on when high speed device were attached.

  • Page 46: Power Management Setup

    3.5” Mainboard Manual OWER ANAGEMENT ETUP ACPI Function This item displays the status of the Advanced Configuration and Power Management (ACPI). The Choices: Enabled (Default) / Disabled. ACPI Suspend Type The item allows you to select the suspend type under the ACPI operating system.
  • Page 47 CX70M-PE Power Management Option This category allows you to select the power saving method and is directly related to the following modes: 1. HDD Power Down. 2. Suspend Mode. There are three options of Power Management, three of which have fixed mode settings.
  • Page 48 3.5” Mainboard Manual Video Off Method This option determines the manner when the monitor goes blank. The Choices: V/H SYNC+Blank (Default) 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.
  • Page 49 CX70M-PE Wakeup Event Detect USB Resume from S3 This item allows you to wake up from S3 with USB device. The Choices: Disabled (Default) / Enabled PowerOn by PCI Card When you select Enabled, a PME signal from PCI card returns the system to Full ON state.

  • Page 50: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    3.5” Mainboard Manual Date (of Month) You can choose which month the system will boot up. This field is only configurable when “RTC Resume” is set to “Enabled”. Resume Time (hh:mm:ss) You can choose the hour, minute and second the system will boot up. This field is only configurable when “RTC Resume”...
  • Page 51 CX70M-PE Reset Configuration Data The system BIOS supports the PnP feature which requires the system to record which resources are assigned and protects resources from conflict. Every peripheral device has a node, which is called ESCD. This node records which resources are assigned to it. The system needs to record and update ESCD to the memory locations.
  • Page 52 3.5” Mainboard Manual IRQ Resources This submenu will allow you to assign each system interrupt a type, depending on the type of device using the interrupt. When you press the “Press Enter” tag, you will be directed to a submenu that will allow you to configure the system interrupts.

  • Page 53: Pc Health Status

    CX70M-PE 3.10 PC H EALTH TATUS CPU FAN Control (Optional) This option allows you to choose the way system controls the CPU cooling fan. The Choices: Smart (Default) / Always ON / Thermal Cruise / Manual CPU Fan Off<℃> (Optional) If the CPU Temperature is lower than the set value, FAN will turn off.
  • Page 54 3.5” Mainboard Manual Start PWM Value (Optional) When CPU temperature arrives to the set value, the CPU fan will work under Smart Fan Function mode. The range is from 0~127, with an interval of 1. The Choices: Min=0, Max=127, Key in a DEC number. Shutdown Temperature This item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown Temperature.

  • Page 55: Frequency/Voltage Control

    CX70M-PE 3.11 F REQUENCY OLTAGE ONTROL CPU Clock Ratio This field is for setting the CPU internal clock multiplier. Min=8, Max=10, key in a DEC number. The Choices: 10X (Default) DDR Voltage Regulator This item allows you to select DDR Voltage Regulator.

  • Page 56: Chapter 4: Raid Functions

    3.5” Mainboard Manual CHAPTER 4: RAID FUNCTIONS PERATING YSTEM Supports Windows XP Home/Professional Edition, and Windows 2000 Professional. RRAYS RAID supports the following types of RAID arrays: RAID 0: RAID 0 defines a disk striping scheme that improves disk read and write times for many applications.
  • Page 57 CX70M-PE RAID 1: Every read and write is actually carried out in parallel across 2 disk drives in a RAID 1 array system. The mirrored (backup) copy of the data can reside on the same disk or on a second redundant drive in the array. RAID 1 provides a hot-standby copy of data if the active volume or drive is corrupted or becomes unavailable because of a hardware failure.

  • Page 58: Chapter 5: Useful Help

    3.5” Mainboard Manual CHAPTER 5: USEFUL HELP RIVER NSTALLATION After you installed your operating system, please insert the Fully Setup Driver CD into your optical drive and install the driver for better system performance. You will see the following window after you insert the CD The setup guide will auto detect your mainboard and operating system.

  • Page 59: Phoenix-Award Bios Beep Code

    CX70M-PE BIOS B HOENIX WARD Beep Sound Meaning One long beep followed by two short Video card not found or video card beeps memory bad High-low siren sound CPU overheated System will shut down automatically One Short beep when system boot-up...

  • Page 60: Troubleshooting

    3.5” Mainboard Manual ROUBLESHOOTING Probable Solution No power to the system at all Make sure power cable is Power light don’t illuminate, fan securely plugged in. inside power supply does not turn Replace cable. Contact technical support. Indicator light on keyboard does not turn on.

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