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AOpen MK77M-V User Manual

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  • Page 1 MK77M-V Socket A AMD Athlon XP / Duron Processor Based DDR Main Board User's Manual...
  • Page 2 WARNING Thermal issue is highly essential for processors with a speed of 600MHz and above. Hence, we recommend you to use the CPU fan qualified by AMD or motherboard manufacturer. Meanwhile, please make sure CPU and fan are securely fastened well. Otherwise, improper fan installation not gets system unstable but also could damage both CPU and motherboard because insufficient thermal dissipation.
  • Page 3 MK77M-V SocketA AMD Athlon/ Duron Processor based DDR Mainboard Manual Version 1.0 Disclaimer This company shall not be liable for any incidental or consequential damages resulting from the performance or use of this product. This company makes no representations or warranties regarding the contents of this manual.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS WHAT'S IN THE MANUAL ..............5 Quick Reference ....................5 About This Manual ................... 5 1 INTRODUCTION ................6 1.1 TO DIFFERENT USERS ................6 First-Time DIY System Builder ..............6 Experienced DIY User ................6 System Integrator ..................6 1.2 ITEM CHECKLIST ..................
  • Page 5 3.2 JUMPER SETTINGS ................. 24 JUMPER & CONNECTOR GUIDE............25 Jumpers Clear CMOS (JP1) ................28 BIOS Protection (JP2) ................28 CPU Frequency (JP3)................29 Back-Panel Connectors PS2 Keyboard & PS2 Mouse Connectors ..........30 COM Port Connector ................30 VGA Connector ..................
  • Page 6 Internal Peripherals Connectors Enhanced IDE Ports and Floppy Connectors ......... 37 Other Connectors ATX Power Supply Connector (ATX1) ............ 38 Cooling FAN Connectors for CPU FAN (CPUFAN1) and Case FAN (CASFAN1) ................38 IR Header (SIR1) ................... 39 Audio CD-IN Connector (CD1)............... 40 Audio Connector (CD2) .................
  • Page 7 5 BIOS SETUP ..................55 5.1 ENTER THE BIOS ..................55 5.2 THE MAIN MENU ..................56 STANDARD CMOS FEATURES ............... 58 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES ..............62 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES ............66 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS ..............71 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP .............. 75 PNP/ PCI CONFIGURATION ..............

  • Page 8: What's In The Manual

    WHAT'S IN THE MANUAL Quick Reference Hardware Installation >> Step-by-Step ..........Page 11 Jumper Settings >> A Closer Look ............Page 24 Software Utility >> How to Install ............Page 44 BIOS Setup >> How to Configure ............Page 55 About This Manual For First-Time DIY System Builder ............

  • Page 9: Introduction

    MK77M-V mainboard. Experienced DIY User Congratulate on your purchase of the MK77M-V mainboard. You will find that installing your new MK77M-V mainboard is just easy. Bundled with an array of onboard functions, the highly-integrated MK77M-V mainboard provides you with a total solution to build the most stable and reliable system.

  • Page 10: Item Checklist

    1.2 Item Checklist Check all items with you MK77M-V mainboard to make sure nothing is missing. The complete package should include: One piece of MK77M-V Mainboard RTL8100B 18034T3 0 0 9 B T A I W A N ALC201A 1C231Q1 206D...

  • Page 11: Features

    2 FEATURES MK77M-V mainboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants high performance and maximum intelligent features in a compact package. 2.1 Specifications CPU Support Support Socket462 package CPU with 200/266 MHz FSB. Chipset Features VIA KM266, VT8735 N.B. and VT8233A S.B. Chipset.
  • Page 12 IO Interface Provides a variety of IO interfaces: 1* Floppy interface for 3.5-inch FDD with 720KB, 1.44MB, or 2.88MB format or for 5.25-inch FDD with 360K or 1.2MB format. 1* PS2 mouse connector. 1* PS2 Keyboard connector. 1* RJ45 LAN connector. 1* DB9 Serial connectors 16550 UART compatible.

  • Page 13: System Bios

    System BIOS Provides licensed Award BIOS V6.0 PG on 2Mb Flash EEPROM and supports Green PC, Desktop Management Interface (DMI). Micro ATX Form Factor System board conforms to the Micor ATX specification. Board dimension: 244mm*220mm. Advanced Features Dual Function Power Button - The system can be in one of two states; one is Suspend mode and the other is Soft-Off mode.

  • Page 14: Hardware Installation

    Before removing or installing any of these devices including CPU, DIMMs, Add-On Cards, Cables, please make sure to unplug the onboard power connector. This section outlines how to install and configure your MK77M-V mainboard. Refer to the following mainboard layout to help you identify various jumpers, connectors, slots, and ports.

  • Page 15: Step 1 Install The Cpu

    Step 1 Install the CPU: 1. Locate the CPU ZIF (Zero Insertion Force) socket on the upper-right sector of your mainboard (between the back-panel connectors and the DIMM memory slots). 2. Pull the CPU ZIF socket lever slightly sideways away from the socket to unlock the lever, and then bring it to an upwardly vertical position.

  • Page 16: Step 2 Set Jumpers

    Step 2. Set Jumpers This mainboard is jumperless! The default jumper settings have been set for the common usage standard of this mainboard. Therefore, you do not need to reset the jumpers unless you require special adjustments as in any of the following cases: 1.

  • Page 17: Step 4 Install Internal Peripherals In System Case

    Step 4 Install Internal Peripherals in System Case Before you install and connect the mainboard into your system case, we recommend that you first assemble all the internal peripheral devices into the computer housing, including but not limited to the hard disk drive (IDE HDD), floppy disk drive (FDD), CD-ROM drive, and ATX power supply unit.

  • Page 18: Step 5 Mount The Mainboard On The Computer Chassis

    Step 5 Mount the Mainboard on the Computer Chassis 1. You may find that there are a lot of different mounting hole positions both on your computer chassis and on the mainboard. To choose a correct mounting hole, the key point is to keep the back-panel of the mainboard in a close fit with your system case, as shown below.

  • Page 19: Step 6 Connect Front-Panel Switches/Leds/Speaker/Usb

    Step 6 Connect Front-Panel Switches/LEDs/Speaker/USB connectors You can find there are several different cables already existing in the system case and originating from the computer's front-panel devices (HDD LED, Power LED, Reset Switch, PC Speaker, or USB devices etc.) These cables serve to connect the front-panel switches, LEDs, and USB connectors to the mainboard's front-panel connectors group (PANEL1,SJ1,J1), as shown below.
  • Page 20 3. Single color LED header(SJ1) 4.SPEAKER (SPEAKER 1) SPEAKER1 5. EPMI Header (J1) - 17 -...

  • Page 21: Step 7 Connect Ide & Floppy Disk Drives

    Step 7 Connect IDE & Floppy Disk Drives 1. IDE cable connector IDE1 IDE2 2. FDD cable connector Step 8 Connect Other Internal Peripherals 1. CD1, CD2, and Front-Panel AUDIO1 connectors AUDIO1 - 18 -...

  • Page 22: Step 9 Connect Power Supply

    2. IR connector(SIR1) 3. SPDIF connector(SPDIF1) Step 9 Connect Power Supply 1. System power connector - 19 -...

  • Page 23: Step 10 Install Add-On Cards In Expansion Slots

    Step 10 Install Add-on Cards in Expansion Slots 1. PCI Card 2. AGP Card 3. CNR Card Step 11 Connect External Peripherals to Back-Panel You are now ready to put the computer case back together and get on to the external peripherals connections to your system's back-panel.
  • Page 24 PS2 Mouse 1. PS2 Mouse and Keyboard PS2 keyboard LAN Port 2. LAN Port USB Port 0 3. USB Ports USB Port 1 4. Parallel Port Parallel Port foxconn 5. COM1 and VGA Ports VGA Port COM2 Port - 21 -...
  • Page 25 6. Audio Line_out, Line_in, Mic_In Line-Out Port Mic-In Port Line-In Port 7. MIDI/ Game Port MIDI/GAME Port - 22 -...

  • Page 26: Step 12 Install Driver & Software Components

    2000/ME/NT operating systems . Make sure your operating system is already installed before running the drivers installation CD-ROM programs. 1. Insert the MK77M-V bundled CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. The auto-run program will display the drivers main installation window on screen.

  • Page 27: Jumper Settings

    3.2 Jumper Settings Several hardware settings are made through the use of jumper caps to con- nect jumper pins to the mainboard. Pin #1 could be located at any corner of each jumper; you just find a location marked with a while right angle, which stands for pin1#.

  • Page 28: Jumper & Connector Guide

    Jumper & Connector Guide Use the mainboard layout on page 11 to locate CPU socket, memory slots, expansion slots, jumpers and connectors on the mainboard during installation. The following list will help you identify jumpers, slots, and connectors along with their assigned functions: B2~B4 B5~B8 B9~B10...
  • Page 29 Jumpers : Clear CMOS : BIOS protection : CPU Frequency Back-Panel Connectors : PS2 Keyboard : PS2 Mouse COM1 : Serial Port 1 (DB9 male) : VGA Port (DB15 female) PRINTER : Parallel Port (DB25 female) LINE-OUT : Line-Out Port LINE-IN : Line-In Port MIC-IN...
  • Page 30 Other Connectors: ATX1 : ATX Power (20-pin header) CAS FAN1 : Case Fan Power CPU FAN1 : CPU Fan Power SIR1 : IR Header : CD_IN connector : Audio connector Audio 1 : Front-oriented microphone/line-out port header SPDIF1 : SPDIF out header WOL1 : Wake-On-LAN connector WOM1...

  • Page 31: Jumpers Clear Cmos (Jp1)

    Jumpers Clear CMOS (JP1) JP1 is used to clear CMOS data. Clearing CMOS will result in the permanent erasing of previous system configuration settings and the restoration of original (factory-default) system settings. Pin 1-2 (Default) Pin 2-3 (Clear CMOS) BIOS Write Protection (JP2) JP2 is used to protect BIOS from abnormal writing.

  • Page 32: Cpu Frequency (Jp3)

    CPU Frequency (JP3) JP3 is set the CPU frequency (100MHz or 133 MHz) according to the CPU. You may choose to place jumper cap on pins 1-2 for 100MHz; however, please place jumper cap on pins 2-3 if you need to run 133MHz. 100MHz Pin 1-2 133MHz...

  • Page 33: Back-Panel Connectors Ps2 Keyboard & Ps2 Mouse Connectors

    Back-Panel Connectors PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connectors Two 6-pin female PS/2 keyboard & Mouse connectors are located at the PS2 Mouse rear panel of the mainboard. Depending on the computer housing you use (desktop or tower), the PS/2 Mouse connector is situated at the top of the PS/2 Keyboard connector when the mainboard is laid into a desktop, as opposed to a tower where the PS/2...

  • Page 34: Line-Out

    Line-Out Port Line-Out is a stereo output port through which the combined signal of all internal and external audio sources on the board is output. It can be connected to 1/8-inch TRS stereo headphones or to amplified Line-Out Port speakers. Line-In Port Line-In is a stereo line-level input port that accepts a 1/8-inch TRS stereo plug.

  • Page 35: Usb Port Connector

    USB Port Connectors This mainboard offers 2 USB ports on front panel. Plug each USB device jack into an available USB1/USB2 connector. USB Port 0 USB Port 1 - 32 -...

  • Page 36: Front-Panel Connectors Hdd Led Connector (Hdd Led)

    Front-Panel Connectors HDD LED Connector (HDD LED) Attach the connector cable from the IDE device LED to the 2-pin HDD LED header. The HDD LED lights up whenever an IDE device is active. PANEL1 Power LED Connentor (Power LED) Attach the 2-pin Power-LED connector cable from the housing front-panel to the Power LED header on the mainboard.

  • Page 37: Hardware Reset Connector (Reset Switch)

    Hardware Reset Connector (Reset Switch) Attach the 2-pin hardware reset switch cable to the Reset Switch header. Press- ing the reset switch causes the system to restart. PANEL1 ATX Power On/Off Switch Connector (Power Switch) The Power On/ Off Switch is a momentary-type switch used for turning on or off the system's ATX power supply.

  • Page 38: Single Color Led Header (Sj1)

    Single color LED Header (SJ1) The headers is reserved for future use. Pins Assignment: 1=SUSLED-G 2=SUSLED-G 3=5VSB Speaker Connector (SPEAKER1) Attach the PC speaker cable from the case to the 4-pin speaker connector (SPKR). Pins Assignment: 1=SIGNAL 2=NC 3=NC 4=+5V SPEAKER1 External SMI Header (J1) Hardware System Management Interface (J1) header may attach to 2-pin mo-...

  • Page 39: Extended Usb Header (Usb2)

    Extended USB Header (USB2) The headers are used to connect the cable attached to USB connectors which are mounted on front-panel or back-panel. But the USB cable is optional at the time of purchase. USB port 4 USB2 USB port 3 Pins Assignment: 1=USBPWR0 3=USB_FP_P0-...

  • Page 40: Internal Peripherals Connectors Enhanced Ide Ports And Floppy Connectors

    Internal Peripherals Connectors Enhanced IDE Ports and Floppy Connector The MK77M-V mainboard features two 40-pin dual-channel IDE device connectors (IDE1/IDE2) providing support to up to four IDE devices, such as CD-ROM and Hard Disk Drives (H.D.D.). This mainboard also includes one 34-pin floppy disk controller (FDC) to accommodate the Floppy Disk Drive (F.D.D.).

  • Page 41: Other Connectors Atx Power Supply Connector (Atx1)

    Other Connectors ATX Power Supply Connector (ATX1) Locate the 20-pin male header ATX power connector (ATX1) on your mainboard. Plug the power cable from the ATX power supply unit directly into (PWR1) ATX power supply connector. Note 1: The ATX power connector is directional and will not go in unless the guides match perfectly making sure that pin#1 is properly positioned.

  • Page 42: Ir Header (Sir1)

    IR Header (SIR1) If you have an Infrared device, this mainboard can implement SIR (Standard IR) transfer function. To enable the IR transfer function, follow these steps: Pins Assignment: 1=NC 2=KEY 3=+5V 4=GND 5=IRTX 6=IRRX Note: Before connect your IR device, please be sure each IR on board pin allocation is matched with the pin of the IR device.

  • Page 43: Audio Cd-In Connector (Cd1)

    Audio CD_IN Connector (CD1) Port CD1 is used to attach an audio connector cable from the CD-ROM drive. Audio Connector (CD2) Port CD2 can be used to connect a stereo audio input from CD-ROM, TV-tuner or MPEG card. Front panel Microphone and Line_out Header (AUDIO1) This header allows the user to install auxiliary front-panel1 microphone and line-out ports for easier access.

  • Page 44: Spdif Out Header (Spdif1)

    Pins Assignment: 1=AUD_MIC 2=AUD_GND 3=MIC_BIOS 4=AUD_VDD 5=AUD_F_R 6=AUD_RET_R 7=RESERVED 8=KEY 9=AUD_F_L 10=AUD_RET_L SPDIF out header (SPDIF1) You can purchase an optional 24-bit digital audio extension bracket from a third-party vendor. You can use the audio RCA jacks to con- nect to digital audio devices. If you CD-ROM/DVD drive has digital audio output, you can connect it to the input pins of the SPDIF con- nector.

  • Page 45: Wake-On-Modem Connector (Wom1)

    Wake-On-Modem Connector (WOM1) If you have installed a modem, use the cable provided with the modem to plug into the mainboard WOM1 connector. This enables the Wake On Modem(WOM1) feature. When your system is in a power-saving mode, any modem signal automatically resumes the system. You must enable this item using the Power Management page of the Setup Utility.

  • Page 46: System Memory Configuration

    3.3 System Memory Configuration The MK77M-V mainboard has two 184-pin DIMM banks that allow you to install from 128MB up to 2GB of system memory. Each 184-pin DIMM (Dual In-line Memory Module) bank can accommodate 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, and 1GB of PC1600/PC2100 compliant 2.5V single or double side 64-bit wide data path DDR SDRAM modules.

  • Page 47: Software Utility

    4 SOFTWARE UTILITY 4.1 Mainboard CD Overview Note: The CD contents attached in the MK77M-V mainboard are subject to change without notice. To start your mainboard CD disc, just insert it into your CD-ROM drive, and the CD AutoRun screen should appear. If the AutoRun screen does not appear, double click or run D:\Autorun.exe (assuming that your CD-ROM...

  • Page 48: Install Via Chipset Driver

    4.2 Install VIA Chipset Driver Insert the attached CD into your CD-ROM drive, and the CD AutoRun screen should appear. If the AutoRun screen does not appear, double click on Autorun icon in My Computer to bring up Mainboard Software Setup screen. Select using your pointing device (e.g.

  • Page 49: Install Vga Driver

    4.3 Install VGA Driver Insert the attached CD into your CD-ROM drive, and the CD AutoRun screen should appear. If the AutoRun screen does not appear, double click on Autorun icon in My Computer to bring up Mainboard Software Setup screen. Select using your pointing device (e.g.

  • Page 50: Install Audio Driver

    4.4 Install Audio Driver Insert the attached CD into your CD-ROM drive, and the CD AutoRun screen should appear. If the AutoRun screen does not appear, double click on Autorun icon in My Computer to bring up Mainboard Software Setup screen. Select using your pointing device (e.g.

  • Page 51: Install Lan Driver

    4.5 Install LAN Driver Insert the attached CD into your CD-ROM drive, and the CD AutoRun screen should appear. If the AutoRun screen does not appear, double click on Autorun icon in My Computer to bring up Mainboard Software Setup screen. Select using your pointing device (e.g.

  • Page 52: Install Win98 Lan Driver

    Install WIN98 LAN drivers The LAN Device Driver can't be set up automatically, you need double click on My Computer -> Control Pnael -> System icon to bring up System Properties screen. Select tab "Device Manager". You will find a yellow "?" mark at PCI Ethernet Controller, that means the driver is not recognize.
  • Page 53 Please choose "Display a list of the drivers in a specific location, so you can select the driver you want" to the manual install driver, and click on "Next" bar to continue. Select "Network adapters" bar for LAN device and click on "Next" bar to con- tinue.
  • Page 54 Select "Realtek RTL8139 [A/B/C/8130] PCI Fast Ethernet NIC" to install, and then click on "OK". Make sure "Realtek RTL8139 [A/B/C/ 8130] PCI Fast Ethernet NIC" driver, and click on "Next". Then the system will do the setup procddure automatically. Completing the upgrade device driver, and click on "Finish"...

  • Page 55: Install Winnt Lan Driver

    Install WINNT LAN drivers The LAN Device Driver can't be set up automatically, you need double click on Desktop Network icon to bring up Network Setup Wizard screen. Select tab "Adapters" and "Add" bar to install driver. Insert the support CD by the mainboard manufacturer and choose "Have Disk"...
  • Page 56 Make sure "Realtek RTL8139 [A/B/C/8130] PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter" driver, and click on "Close". Setting yourself network. Then the system will do the setup procddure automatically. Completing the upgrade device driver, and click on "Yes" to restart the system to take all the changes effect. After restart, you may check Network adapters under the location mentioned at right figure.

  • Page 57: View The User's Manual

    Select the item using your pointing device (e.g. mouse) on the “Manual"bar. Then Online Information windows will appear on the screen. Click on the “Install Acrobe Reader" bar if you need to install acrobe reader. Then click on "MK77M-V Manual" bar to view MK77M-V user's manual. - 54 -...

  • Page 58: Bios Setup

    5 BIOS SETUP MK77M-V BIOS ROM has a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This information is stored in battery- backed RAM so that it retains the Setup information even if the system power is turned off.

  • Page 59: The Main Menu

    5.2 The Main Menu Once you enter the AwardBIOS(tm) CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from several setup functions and two exit choices. Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept and enter the sub-menu.
  • Page 60 Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals. Power Management Setup Use this menu to specify your settings for power management. PnP / PCI Configurations This entry appears if your system supports PnP/ PCI. PC Health Status This entry shows the current system temperature, Voltage, and FAN speed.

  • Page 61: Standard Cmos Features

    Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 catego- ries. Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn>...
  • Page 62 IDE Secondary Slave Options are in its sub menu. Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu of detailed options. Drive ADrive B Select the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system. The choice: None, 360K, 5.25 in, 1.2M, 5.25 in, 720K, 3.5 in, 1.44M, 3.5 in, or 2.88M, 3.5 in Video This item defines the video mode of the system.
  • Page 63 ****************************************************** 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. Press Enter IDE Primary Master Selecting 'manual' lets you set the remaining fields on this screen and...
  • Page 64 Precomp Warning: Setting a value of 65535 means no hard disk. Min = 0, Max = 65535 Landing zone Set the Landing zone size. Min = 0, Max = 65535 Sector Number of sector per track. Min = 0, Max = 255 ****************************************************** - 61 -...

  • Page 65: Advanced Bios Features

    Advanced BIOS Features This section allows you to configure your system for basic operation. You have the opportunity to select the system's default speed, boot-up sequence, keyboard operation, shadowing, and security. Virus Warning Allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection.
  • Page 66 External Cache Most processors that can be installed in this system use external level 2 (L2) cache memory to improve performance. Leave this item at the default value for better performance. The choice: Enabled or Disabled. CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking This item enables or disables ECC (Error Correction Code) error check- ing on the CPU cache memory.
  • Page 67 Boot Up NumLock Status This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is started. The choice: Off or On. Gate A20 Option This entry allows you to select how the gate A20 is handled. The gate A20 is a device used for above 1MByte of address memory.
  • Page 68 System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered promptly. Setup The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered promptly. The choice: System or Setup.

  • Page 69: Advanced Chipset Features

    Advanced Chipset Features These items define critical timing parameters of the mainboard. You should leave the items on this page at their default values unless you are very familiar with the technical specifications of your system hardware. If you change the values incorrectly, you may introduce fatal errors or recurring instability into your system.
  • Page 70 DRAM Timing This item allows you to select the value in this field, depending on whether the board using which kind of DDR DRAM. The Choice: Manual or By SPD. SDRAM CAS Latency This item enables you to select CAS latency time in HCLKs of 2/2 or 3/ 3.
  • Page 71 APG & P2P Bridge Control Options are in its sub-menu. Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu of detailed options. AGP Aperture Size (MB) Select the size of Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) aperture. The aper- ture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated to graphics memory address space.
  • Page 72 PCI1Master 0 WS Write When this item enabled, writing to the PCI bus is executed with zero wait state. The Choice: Enabled or Disabled. PCI2 Master 0 WS Write When this item enabled, writing to the AGP bus is executed with zero wait state.
  • Page 73 Video RAM Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the video RAM , resulting in better system performance. However, if any program is written to this memory area, a system error may result. The Choice: Enabled or Disabled. VGA Share Memory Size These items allows you to select the shared memory size for VGA usage.

  • Page 74: Integrated Peripherals

    Integrated Peripherals VIA OnChip IDE Device Options are in its sub-menu. Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu of detailed options. OnChip IDE Channel0 The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support to two IDE chan- nels. Select Enabled to activate the primary IDE interface; select Disabled to deactivate this interface The choice: Enabled or Disabled.
  • Page 75 Primary/ Secondary / Master/ Slave PIO The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/ Output) fields let you set a PIO mode (0-4) for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE inter- face supports. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance.
  • Page 76 Onboard Serial Port1/ Port2 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports. The choice: 3E8IRQ4, 2E8IRQ3, 3F8IRQ4, 2F8IRQ3,Auto, or Disabled. UART Mode Select This item allows you to select which mode for the Onboard Serial Port The choice: IrDA, ASKIR, SCR, or Normal.
  • Page 77 Init Display First This item allows you to decide to activate PCI Slot or on-chip VGA first. The choice: PCI Slot or AGP. OnChip USB Controller This should be enabled if your system has a USB installed on the system board and you want to use it.

  • Page 78: Power Management Setup

    Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively saving energy while operating in a manner con- sistent with your own style of computer use. ACPI Function This item allows you to enabledisable the Advanced Configuration and Power Management (ACPI) The choice: Enabled or Disabled.
  • Page 79 User Define Allows you to set each mode individually. HDD Power Down=Disabled or in.~15min. Suspend Mode= Disabled or 1 min ~1 hr. The choice: User Define, Min Saving, or Max Saving. 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.
  • Page 80 Soft-Off by PWRBTN Pressing the power button for more than 4 seconds forces the system to enter the Soft-Off state when the system has "hung". The choice: Instant-Off or Delay 4 Sec. Wakeup After PWR-Fail Use this item to indicate what you expect to happen after a power failure has occurred.
  • Page 81 alarm will power on your system every day at the specified time. The choice: OFF, or ON. PowerOn by PCI Card This item enablesdisables the power on function of PCI Card. The choice: Disabled or Enabled. Modem Ring Resume When this item enabled, any event occurring Modem Ringactivity of LAN will awaken a system which has been powered down.
  • Page 82 IRQ3 (COM 2) IRQ4 (COM 1) IRQ5 (LPT 2) IRQ6 (Floppy Disk) IRQ7 (LPT 1) IRQ8 (RTC Alarm) IRQ9 (IRQ2 Redir) IRQ10 (Reserved) IRQ11 (Reserved) IRQ12 ( PS 2 Mouse ) IRQ13 (Coprocessor) IRQ14 (Hard Disk) IRQ15 (Reserved) The choice: Disabled or Enabled. - 79 -...

  • Page 83: Pnp/ Pci Configuration

    PnP/PCI Configurations This section describes the configuration of PCI bus system. PCI or Personal Computer Interconnection is a system which allows IO devices to operate at the speed CPU itself keeps when CPU communicating with its own special components. This section covers some very technical items, and it is strongly recommended that experienced users should make any changes to the default settings.
  • Page 84 If you set this field to "manual" , choose specific resources by going into each of the sub-menu that follows this field (a sub-menu is pro- ceeded by a ">"). The choice: Auto(ESCD) or Manual. IRQ Resources When resources are controlled manually, assign each system interrupt a type, depending on the type of device using the interrupt.

  • Page 85: Pc Health Status

    PC Health Status Shutdown Temperature Enables you to set the maximum temperature the system can reach before powering down. The choice: Disabled, 60 C/140 F, 65 C/149 F, 70 C/158 F. System Component Characteristics These fields provide you with information about the systems current operating status.

  • Page 86: Frequencyvoltage Control

    FrequencyVoltage Control Auto Detect PCI/DIMM Clk This item allows you to enable/disable auto detection PCI/DIMM Clock. The choice: Enabled or Disabled. Spread Spectrum This item allows you to enable/disable the spread spectrum modulation. The choice: Enabled or Disabled. CPU Host/AGP/PCI Clock This item is used for overclocking only.

  • Page 87: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

    Load Fail-Safe Defaults 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 performance system operations. Load Optimized Defaults When you press <Enter>...

  • Page 88: Set Supervisor Password

    Supervisor/ User Password Setting You can set either supervisor or user password, or both of them. The differences between them are: Supervisor Password and User Password The options on the Password screen menu make it possible to restrict access to the Setup program by enabling you to set passwords for two different access modes: Supervisor mode and User mode.

  • Page 89: Save & Exit Setup

    Password Disable If you select System at Security Option of BIOS Features Setup Menu, you will be prompted in entering the password whenever the system is rebooted or you try to enter Setup. If you select Setup at Security Op- tion of BIOS Features Setup Menu, you will be prompted when you try to enter Setup.

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