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Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of Contents Declaration .......................2 Compliance & Certificate ..................3 Easy Installation ......................4 1. Introduction......................9 1.1 How To Use This Manual .................9 1.2 Check Your Device Items.................9 2. Features......................10 2.1 Features Of The Motherboard................10 3.
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Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of Contents 4.3.3 Hard Disks....................41 4.3.4 Drive A/B type ..................42 4.3.5 Video ......................42 4.3.6 Halt on......................43 4.3.7 Memory ....................43 4.4 Advanced BIOS Features Menu..............44 4.4.1 Virus Warning...................45 4.4.2 External Cache..................45 4.4.3 CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking..............45 4.4.4 Processor Number Feature..............45 4.4.5 Quick Power On Self Test................45...
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Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of Contents 4.8 PnP/PCI Configurations Menu ...............60 4.8.1 PNP OS Installed ..................60 4.8.2 Reset Configuration Data.................60 4.8.3 Resources Controlled By .................60 4.8.4 PCI/VGA Palette Snoop ................60 4.8.5 Assign IRQ for VGA .................61 4.8.6 Assign IRQ for USB .................61 4.9 PC Health Status ....................62 4.9.1 Chassis Intrusion..................62...
2. Features 2. Features 2. Features 2. Features 2 2 2 2 ..F F F F e e e e a a a a t t t t u u u u r r r r e e e e s s s s 2 2 2 2...
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2. Features 2. Features 2. Features 2. Features Integrated I/O Integrated I/O Integrated I/O Integrated I/O !" 1 Floppy Port (up to 2.88 MB) !" 1 Parallel Port (ECP/EPP) !" 2 Serial Ports (16C550 Fast UART Compatible) !" 1 PS/2 Mouse Connector, 1 PS/2 Keyboard connector !"...
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2. Features 2. Features 2. Features 2. Features Mechanical Mechanical Mechanical Mechanical !" This motherboard complies with the ATX Form Factor specifications and has four layers with dimensions of 12” x 8” (30.5x21cm)
3. Installation 3. Installation 3. Installation 3. Installation 3 3 3 3 ..I I I I n n n n s s s s t t t t a a a a l l l l l l l l a a a a t t t t...
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3. Installation 3. Installation 3. Installation 3. Installation Significant Parts List Significant Parts List Significant Parts List Significant Parts List Front Panel Connectors Infrared Connector Refer to Sec. 3.6.5 Power Switch Refer to Sec. 3.6.5 Power LED Refer to Sec. 3.6.5 Speaker Refer to Sec.
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3. Installation 3. Installation 3. Installation 3. Installation Additional Connectors SCSI HD Connector Refer to Sec. 3.6.7 Chassis Intrusion Connector Refer to Sec. 3.6.7 Clear CMOS / Password Jumper Block Refer to Sec. 3.6.7 Chassis Fan Connector Refer to Sec. 3.6.7 Wake On LAN Technology Connector Refer to Sec.
3. Installation 3. Installation 3. Installation 3. Installation Precaution Before Start Precaution Before Start Precaution Before Start Precaution Before Start Static Electricity Damage: Static Electricity Damage: Static Electricity Damage: Static Electricity Damage: Static electricity can easily damage your motherboard. Observing a few basic precautions can help safeguard against damage that could result in expensive repairs.
3. Installation 3. Installation 3. Installation 3. Installation 3.2 Slots And Connectors 3.2 Slots And Connectors 3.2 Slots And Connectors 3.2 Slots And Connectors This motherboard requires jumper setting for making some change. PIN 1 PIN 1 Note: In the following pages, the triangle mark stands for pin 1 of the connectors.
3. Installation 3. Installation 3. Installation 3. Installation 3.3 CPU (Central Processing Unit) 3.3 CPU (Central Processing Unit) 3.3 CPU (Central Processing Unit) 3.3 CPU (Central Processing Unit) This motherboard supports an Intel socket 370 PGA family processor. To complete CPU installation, please install CPU to socket firmly as presented in sec. 3.3.1. 3.3.1 Install CPU 3.3.1 Install CPU 3.3.1 Install CPU...
3. Installation 3. Installation 3. Installation 3. Installation Step 3: Press the handle bar downward to fasten the CPU into the socket. Warning: It is O.K. that a heatsink and CPU cooling fan be used to prevent the CPU from overheating.
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3. Installation 3. Installation 3. Installation 3. Installation Now follow the below table to configure your CPU settings. CPU/BUS Ratio Pin 1&2 Pin 3&4 Pin 5&6 Pin 7&8 X3.5 X4.5 X5.5 X6.5 X7.5 CPU Type Intel 1-3,2-4 Cyrix 3-5,4-6...
3. Installation 3. Installation 3. Installation 3. Installation 3.4.3 DIMM Module Combinations 3.4.3 DIMM Module Combinations 3.4.3 DIMM Module Combinations 3.4.3 DIMM Module Combinations Each DIMM socket can be inserted with 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB DIMM. For example, the following figure shows you one way to insert your DIMM. Select Empty 16MB...
3. Installation 3. Installation 3. Installation 3. Installation 3.5 Expansion Slots 3.5 Expansion Slots 3.5 Expansion Slots 3.5 Expansion Slots This motherboard contains 8 expansion slots (including one shared PCI/ISA). One 16-bit ISA Bus, four 32-bit PCI expansion slots, one 32-bit AGP slot and one AMR slot are shown as above.
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3. Installation 3. Installation 3. Installation 3. Installation Reset Switch Connector (2 Reset Switch Connector (2 Reset Switch Connector (2 Reset Switch Connector (2- - - - pin) pin) pin) pin) 23 22 RESEST GROUND FRONT PANEL RESET IN This connector supports the front panel case-mounted reset button. It is advised that the reset switch be used for rebooting the system in order to extend the life of the system’s power supply.
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3. Installation 3. Installation 3. Installation 3. Installation Sleep Switch (2 Sleep Switch (2 Sleep Switch (2 Sleep Switch (2- - - - pin) pin) pin) pin) SLEEP SLEEP GROUND When the APM (Advanced Power Management) feature is enabled in the system BIOS and the operating system’s APM driver is loaded, the system can enter the sleep (standby) mode in one of the following ways: !"...
3. Installation 3. Installation 3. Installation 3. Installation 3.6.6 Back Panel Connectors 3.6.6 Back Panel Connectors 3.6.6 Back Panel Connectors 3.6.6 Back Panel Connectors 694X 686A Parallel port Game/MIDI Mouse Keyboard COM1 USB2 COM2 Audio Jacks USB1...
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3. Installation 3. Installation 3. Installation 3. Installation PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports (J2) PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports (J2) PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports (J2) PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports (J2) The motherboard offers 1 PS/2 Keyboard and 1 PS/2 Mouse port. Mouse Keyboard Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports (J4)
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3. Installation 3. Installation 3. Installation 3. Installation Serial Port (COM1/COM2, J4/J3) Serial Port (COM1/COM2, J4/J3) Serial Port (COM1/COM2, J4/J3) Serial Port (COM1/COM2, J4/J3) The motherboard has two serial ports (one on rare panel, one on board). The electrical characteristics are compliant with the EIA-232-D Serial Communications Specifications. The serial ports may be remapped over other installable serial ports or disabled through the BIOS.
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3. Installation 3. Installation 3. Installation 3. Installation CD- - - - IN Header (J10, 4 IN Header (J10, 4 IN Header (J10, 4 IN Header (J10, 4- - - - pin, Black) pin, Black) pin, Black) pin, Black) A connector is available for audio input from CD-ROM drives. AUX- - - - IN Header (J11, 4 IN Header (J11, 4 IN Header (J11, 4...
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3. Installation 3. Installation 3. Installation 3. Installation WOL (Wake On LAN, J19 WOL (Wake On LAN, J19 WOL (Wake On LAN, J19 WOL (Wake On LAN, J19) ) ) ) This header is used for remote wakeup of the computer through a network. WOL requires a PCI add-in network interface card (NIC) with remote wakeup capabilities.
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3. Installation 3. Installation 3. Installation 3. Installation Front USB (J31, 9 Front USB (J31, 9 Front USB (J31, 9 Front USB (J31, 9- - - - pin) pin) pin) pin) Front USB connector is provided as another choice for using USB devices. Signal Signal Signal...
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3. Installation 3. Installation 3. Installation 3. Installation Ready To Turn Ready To Turn On Power On Power Ready To Turn Ready To Turn On Power On Power Check Again Check Again Check Again Check Again Is the CPU installed exactly and firmly into the socket (Sec. 3.3)? Are all the DRAM modules installed properly (Sec.
The best advice is to alter only settings that you thoroughly understand. In particular, do not change settings in the Chipset screen without a good reason. BCM Advanced Research Inc. or your system manufacturer for the best performance and reliability has carefully chosen the Chipset defaults.
4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4.2 Main Setup Menu 4.2 Main Setup Menu 4.2 Main Setup Menu 4.2 Main Setup Menu When you enter the Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, a Main Menu (Figure 1) appears on the screen.
4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4.3 Standard CMOS Features Menu 4.3 Standard CMOS Features Menu 4.3 Standard CMOS Features Menu 4.3 Standard CMOS Features Menu In the Standard CMOS Menu (Figure 2) you can set the system clock and calendar, record disk drive parameters and the video subsystem type, and select the type of errors that stop the BIOS POST.
4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4.3.3 Hard Disks 4.3.3 Hard Disks 4.3.3 Hard Disks 4.3.3 Hard Disks The BIOS supports up to four IDE drives. This section does not show information about other IDE devices, such as a CD-ROM drive, or about other hard drive types, such as SCSI drives.
4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4.3.4 Drive A/B type 4.3.4 Drive A/B type 4.3.4 Drive A/B type 4.3.4 Drive A/B type Select the correct specifications for the diskette drive(s) installed in the computer. None No diskette drive installed.
4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4.3.6 4.3.6 4.3.6 4.3.6 Halt on Halt on Halt on Halt on During the power-on self-test (POST), the computer stops if the BIOS detect a hardware error. You can tell the BIOS to ignore certain errors during POST and continue the boot-up process.
4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4.4 Advanced BIOS Features Menu 4.4 Advanced BIOS Features Menu 4.4 Advanced BIOS Features Menu 4.4 Advanced BIOS Features Menu These screens (Figure 3.1 and 3.2) contain industry-standard options additional to the core PC AT BIOS.
4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4.4.1 Virus Warning 4.4.1 Virus Warning 4.4.1 Virus Warning 4.4.1 Virus Warning When enabled, you receive a warning message if a program (specifically a virus) attempts to write to the boot sector or the partition table of the hard disk drive. You should then run an anti-virus program.
4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4.4.17 Security Option 4.4.17 Security Option 4.4.17 Security Option 4.4.17 Security Option If you have set a password, select whether the password is required every time the System boots, or only when you enter Setup.
4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4.5 Advanced Chipset Features Menu 4.5 Advanced Chipset Features Menu 4.5 Advanced Chipset Features Menu 4.5 Advanced Chipset Features Menu Figure 4.1: Advanced Chipset Features Menu Page 1 Figure 4.2: Advanced Chipset Features Menu Page 2 4.5.1 SDRAM Cycle Length 4.5.1 SDRAM Cycle Length...
4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4.5.2 DRAM Frequency 4.5.2 DRAM Frequency 4.5.2 DRAM Frequency 4.5.2 DRAM Frequency This is to select your SDRAM clock, the choices are: Host CLK, 66MHz, 100MHz, and 133MHz. Warning: Please select correct SDRAM clock setting.
4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4.5.10 OnChip 4.5.10 OnChip 4.5.10 OnChip 4.5.10 OnChip USB Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller. The choices are: Enabled, and Disabled. 4.5.11 OnChip FrontSide USB 4.5.11 OnChip FrontSide USB 4.5.11 OnChip FrontSide USB 4.5.11 OnChip FrontSide USB...
4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4.6.2 4.6.2 4.6.2 4.6.2 OnChip IDE Channel 1 OnChip IDE Channel 1 OnChip IDE Channel 1 OnChip IDE Channel 1 The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Select Enabled to activate the secondary IDE interface.
4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4. 4. 4. 4.6.9 6.9 Onboard Serial Port 1/Port 2 Onboard Serial Port 1/Port 2 Onboard Serial Port 1/Port 2 Onboard Serial Port 1/Port 2 This item allows you to determine access onboard serial port 1/port 2 controller with which I/O address.
4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4.6.16 Parallel Port EPP Type 4.6.16 Parallel Port EPP Type 4.6.16 Parallel Port EPP Type 4.6.16 Parallel Port EPP Type Select EPP port type. The choices are: EPP 1.7, and 1.9 4.6.17 SB I/O Base Address 4.6.17 SB I/O Base Address 4.6.17 SB I/O Base Address...
4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4.7 Power Management Setup Menu 4.7 Power Management Setup Menu 4.7 Power Management Setup Menu 4.7 Power Management Setup Menu The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively save energy while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use.
4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4.7.2 Power Management 4.7.2 Power Management 4.7.2 Power Management 4.7.2 Power Management This option allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving for Doze, Standby, and Suspend modes.
4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4.7.4 Video Off Option 4.7.4 Video Off Option 4.7.4 Video Off Option 4.7.4 Video Off Option When enabled, this feature allows the VGA adapter to operate in a power saving mode. Always On Monitor will remain on during power saving modes.
4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4.7.9 Wake 4.7.9 Wake 4.7.9 Wake 4.7.9 Wake- - - - Up Events Up Events Up Events Up Events Wake-Up events are I/O events whose occurrence can prevent the system from entering a power saving mode or can awaken the system from such a mode.
4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4.8 PnP/PCI Configurations Menu 4.8 PnP/PCI Configurations Menu 4.8 PnP/PCI Configurations Menu 4.8 PnP/PCI Configurations Menu Figure 7: PnP/PCI Configurations Menu 4.8.1 PNP OS Installed 4.8.1 PNP OS Installed 4.8.1 PNP OS Installed 4.8.1 PNP OS Installed The default setting is No when a non-PnP OS installed or to prevent reassigning of interrupt...
4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4.8.5 Assign IRQ for VGA 4.8.5 Assign IRQ for VGA 4.8.5 Assign IRQ for VGA 4.8.5 Assign IRQ for VGA Choose Enabled to assign an IRQ automatically for some specific VGA to make sure the system can operate normally.
4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4.9 PC Health Status 4.9 PC Health Status 4.9 PC Health Status 4.9 PC Health Status Figure 8: PC Health Status 4.9.1 Chassis Intrusion 4.9.1 Chassis Intrusion 4.9.1 Chassis Intrusion 4.9.1 Chassis Intrusion...
4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4.10 Frequency/Voltage Contro 4.10 Frequency/Voltage Contro 4.10 Frequency/Voltage Contro 4.10 Frequency/Voltage Control l l l Figure 9: Frequency/Voltage Control 4.10.1 Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk 4.10.1 Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk 4.10.1 Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk 4.10.1 Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk Keeping this feature at Enabled allows the system to detect the DIMM clock automatically.
4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4. BIOS Setup 4.11 Load Optimized Defaults 4.11 Load Optimized Defaults 4.11 Load Optimized Defaults 4.11 Load Optimized Defaults The chipset defaults are settings, which provide for maximum system performance. While Award has designed the custom BIOS to maximize performance, the manufacturer has the right to change these defaults to meet their needs.
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