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  • Page 1 MS11 PPGA Celeron/Coppermine processor Based AGPset MAIN BOARD User's Manual...
  • Page 2 Shuttle Inc. Disclaimer Shuttle Inc. 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 3: Table Of Contents

    2.1 MAINBOARD SPECIFICATIONS ............8 3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ............11 3.1 STEP BY STEP INSTALLATION ............11 MS11 Mainboard with 3 PCI slots ............11 STEP 1 Install the CPU ................ 12 STEP 2 Set Jumpers ................13 STEP 3 Install SDRAM System Memory ..........13 STEP 4 Install Peripherals in System Case .........
  • Page 4 STEP 13 Install Drivers & Software Components ......... 24 3.2 JUMPER SETTINGS ................25 JUMPERS & CONNECTORS GUIDE ..........26 CPU Host Frequency Setting (JP3) ............. 29 Factory Reserved (JP14) ..............30 Set Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Power-On (JP19) ........30 Clear the CMOS (JP13) ...............
  • Page 5 1. INSTALL MEMORY: ................ 40 2. UPGRADE MEMORY: ..............40 4 SOFTWARE UTILITY ..............41 4.1 MS11 Mainboard CD Overview ............41 4.2 Install Display Adaptor Driver Software ..........42 4.3 Install Audio Device Software ............43 4.4 To View the User's Manual ............... 44 5 BIOS SETUP................
  • Page 6 PC HEALTH STATUS ................71 FREQUENCY/VOLTAGE CONTROL ............73 LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS ..............74 LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS ............... 74 SET PASSWORD ..................75 SAVE & EXIT SETUP ................77 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ................. 77 - 4 -...

  • Page 7: 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 25 Drivers/Software Utilities >> How to Install ........Page 41 BIOS Setup >> How to Configure ............ Page 45 About This Manual For First-Time DIY System Builder ............

  • Page 8: Introduction

    Experienced DIY User Congratulations on your purchase of the Shuttle MS11 mainboard. You will find that installing your new Shuttle MS11 mainboard is just that easy. Bundled with an array of onboard functions, the highly-integrated MS11 mainboard provides you with a total solution to build the most stable and reliable system.

  • Page 9: Item Checklist

    1.2 Item Checklist: Check all items you received with your MS11 mainboard to make sure nothing is missing. The complete package should include: One Shuttle MS11 Mainboard (with onboard Socket370, built-in SiS630 and SiS950 chipset , MicroATX form factor, including 2xUSB, 1xSerial, and 1xParallel ports, plus 1xPS/2 Keyboard, and 1xPS/2 Mouse connectors.)

  • Page 10: Features

    2 FEATURES The MS11 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 Intel PPGA Celeron processors 300 ~ 600+ MHz. Intel Coppermine FC-PGA processors 500 ~ 850+/100 MHz FSB.
  • Page 11 PCI Expansion Slots Provides three 32-bit PCI slots. UPT and AMR Expansion Slots Provides one UPT (PanelLink-TV out) slot and featuring one AMR (Audio/ Modem Riser) slot. 5 USB Ports Onboard 2 × USB connectors on back-panel and two set header for 3 × USB connectors on front panel.
  • Page 12 Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Features four power savings modes: S1 (Snoop), S3 (Suspend to RAM), S4 (Suspend to Disk), and S5 (Soft-Off). ACPI provides more efficient Energy Savings Features controlled by your operating system that supports OS Direct Power Management (OSPM) functionality. System BIOS Provides licensed Award BIOS V6.0 PG on 2Mbit flash EEPROM.

  • Page 13: Hardware Installation

    3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION This section outlines how to install and configure your MS11 mainboard. Refer to the following mainboard layout to help you identify various jumpers, connectors, slots, and ports. Then follow these steps designed to guide you through a quick and correct instal- lation of your system.

  • Page 14: 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 banks). 2. Pull the CPU ZIF socket lever slightly sideways away from the socket to unlock the lever, then bring it to an upward vertical position.

  • Page 15: 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 16: Step 4 Install 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 17: 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 18: Step 6 Connect Front Panel Switches/Leds/Speaker

    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, etc.) These cables serve to connect the front-panel switches, LEDs and USB connectors to the mainboard’s front-panel connectors group (J8 and J5/JP4), as shown below.
  • Page 19 3. Hardware Reset Switch 4. Keylock 5. PC Speaker 6. HDD-LED 7. Green-LED 8. Power-LED - 17 -...

  • Page 20: Step 7 Connect Ide & Floppy Disk Drives

    9. Front panel USB connectors header Step 7 Connect IDE & Floppy Disk Drives 1. IDE cable connector 2. FDD cable connector - 18 -...

  • Page 21: Step 8 Connect Other Internal Peripherals

    Step 8 Connect Other Internal Peripherals 1. COM 2 cable connector 2. AUX-IN, VIDEO-IN, CD-IN connector 3. IrDA connector Step 9 Connect the Power Supply 1. System power connector - 19 -...

  • Page 22: Step 10 Install Add-On Cards In Expansion Slots

    Step 10 Install Add-on Cards in Expansion Slots 1. Audio Modem Riser (AMR) Card Note: You may purchase the optional Modem Riser Card. 2. PanelLink-TV out (UPT) Card Note: You may purchase the optional. UPT interface TV-Out or Panel-Link add-on Card. 3.

  • Page 23: Step 11 Connect External Peripherals To Back Panel

    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. 1. PS/2 Mouse and Keyboard PS/2 Mouse PS/2 keyboard 2.
  • Page 24 4. VGA Port 5. Parallel Port Parallel Port 6. MIDI/GAME Port MIDI/GAME Port 7. Audio Line-in / Line-out / Mic-in Line-Out Line-In Mic-In - 22 -...

  • Page 25: Step 12 First Time System Boot Up

    Step 12 First Time System Boot Up To assure the completeness and correctness of your system installation, you may check the above installation steps once again before you boot up your system for the first time. 1. Insert a bootable system floppy disk (DOS 6.2x, Windows 95/98/NT, or others) which contains FDISK and FORMAT utilities into the FDD.

  • Page 26: Step 13 Install Drivers & Software Components

    Make sure your Windows 9x operating system is already installed before running the drivers installation CD-ROM programs. 1. Insert the MS11 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 connect jumper pins on the mainboard. Pin #1 is located on the top or on the left when holding the mainboard with the keyboard connector or other back-panel connectors opposite from you, as shown below.

  • Page 28: Jumpers & Connectors Guide

    Jumpers & Connectors Guide Use the mainboard layout on page 11 to locate CPU socket, memory banks, expansion slots, jumpers and connectors on the mainboard during the installation. The following list will help you identify jumpers, slots, and connectors along with their assigned functions: CPU/Memory/Expansion Slots Socket370 : CPU Socket for PGA 370 Celeron processors...
  • Page 29 Jumpers : CPU Host Clock setting JP14 : Factory Reserved JP19 : K/B & PS/2 Power-On JP13 : Clear CMOS JP12 : Flash EEPROM Protection : Factory Reserved Back Panel Connectors : PS/2 Keyboard : PS/2 Mouse : 2 × USB (Universal Serial Bus) COM1 : Serial Port 1 (DB9 male) : VGA Port 2 (DB15 female)
  • Page 30 Internal Peripherals Connectors : Floppy Disk Drive Interface IDE1 : IDE Primary Interface (Dual-channel) IDE2 : IDE Secondary Interface (Dual-channel) Other Connectors: ATP1 : ATX Power (20-pin header) FAN1 : CPU Cooling Fan Power FAN2 : Housing Cooling Fan Power FAN3 : Housing Cooling Fan Power COM2 (JP7) : COM2 Connector...

  • Page 31: Cpu Host Frequency Setting (Jp3)

    CPU Host Clock Setting (JP3) MS11 provide jumper JP3 to set CPU host clock auto-detect or setting by system BIOS. Or you may hardware configure the CPU host clock to 66MHz, 100MHz or 133MHz manually for over-clocking your 66MHz- based processor up to 100MHz, or over-clocking your 100MHz-based processor up to 133MHz.

  • Page 32: Factory Reserved (Jp14)

    Factory Reserved (JP14) Pin 2-3 (default) Set Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Power-On (JP19) MS11 mainboard provides an easy power-on function by keyboard and PS/2 mouse. Note: When you enable Keyboard Power-On, you also need to configure the proper hot-key combination <Ctrl> + < function key F1 ~ F12 >...

  • Page 33: Clear The Cmos (Jp13)

    Clear CMOS (JP13) JP13 is used to clear the CMOS data. Clearing the CMOS will result in permanently erasing the previous system configuration settings and restoring the original (factory-set) system settings. Pin 1-2 (Clear CMOS) Pin 2-3 (Default) Step 1. Turn off the system power (PC-> Off) Step 2.

  • Page 34: Factory Reserved (Jp5)

    Factory Reserved (JP5) Pin 2-3 (default) PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connectors Two 6-pin female PS/2 keyboard & Mouse connectors are located at the rear panel of the mainboard. Depending on the com- PS/2 Mouse puter housing you use (desktop or minitower), the PS/2 Mouse connector is situated at the top of the PS/2 Keyboard connector when the mainboard is laid into...

  • Page 35: Vga Connectors

    VGA Connectors One 15-pin VGA connector is located at the rear panel of the mainboard. Parallel Port Connector One DB25 female parallel connector is located at the rear panel of the mainboard. Plug the connection cable from your par- allel device (printer, scanner, etc.) into this Parallel Port connector.

  • Page 36: Game/Midi Port

    MIDI/GAME Port The MIDI/GAME port is a 15-pin female connector. This port can be connected to any IBM PC compatible game with a 15- pin D-sub connector. MIDI/GAME Port MIDI Instrument Connection You will need a MIDI adapter to connect a MIDI compatible instru- ment to the sound card.

  • Page 37: Hardware Reset Connector (Rst)

    Hardware Reset Connector (RST) Attach the 2-pin hardware reset switch cable to the RST header. Pressing the reset switch causes the system to restart. KEYLOCK Connector ( KLOCK) Keylock connector is a 2-pin connector for a lock that may be installed on the system case for enabling or disabling the keyboard.

  • Page 38: Green Led Connector (G_Led)

    Green LED Connector (G_LED) The Green LED (GLED) indicates that the system is currently in one of the power savings mode (Doze/Standby/Suspend). When the system resumes to normal operation, mode, the Green LED will go off. Attach a 2-pin Green LED cable to GLED header.

  • Page 39: Enhanced Ide Ports And Floppy Connectors

    Note 2: Make sure the latch of the ATX power connector clicks into place to ensure a solid attachment. Note 3: For the requirement of CPU power consumption, MS11 needs the power supply which with 250W minimum load and minimum 20A DC output current on +5V.

  • Page 40: Cooling Fan Connectors For Cpu (Fan1), Chassis (Fan2) & Amr (Fan3)

    CPU, Chassis Fan connectors - FAN1, FAN2, FAN3 The mainboard provides three onboard 12V cooling fan power connectors to support CPU (FAN1), Chassis (FAN2), and (FAN3) cooling fans. Note: Both cable wiring and type of plug may vary depending on the fan maker.

  • Page 41: Wake-On Lan Connector (J1)

    Wake-on LAN Connector (J1) Attach a 3-pin connector from the LAN card which supports the Wake-On-LAN (WOL) function. This function lets users wake up the connected system through the LAN card. Audio Connector VIDEO-IN (JP9) Port JP9 can be used to connect a stereo audio input from such as VIDEO drive.

  • Page 42: System Memory Configuration

    3.3 System Memory Configuration The MS11 mainboard has two 168-pin DIMM sockets that allow you to install from 8MB up to 512MB of system memory with SDRAM (Synchro- nous DRAM). Each DIMM (Dual In-line Memory Module) socket can accommodate 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, and 256MB 3.3V single or double side SDRAM modules.

  • Page 43: Software Utility

    4 SOFTWARE UTILITY 4.1 MS11 Mainboard CD Overview Note: The MS11 mainboard attachment CD contents 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 44: Install Display Adaptor Driver Software

    Insert the attachment 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 Shuttle Mainboard Software Setup screen. Select using your pointing device (e.g. mouse) on the “Install Display Adap- tor Driver Software”...

  • Page 45: Install Audio Device Software

    Insert the attachment 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 Shuttle Mainboard Software Setup screen. Select using your pointing device (e.g. mouse) on the “Install Audio Device Software”...

  • Page 46: To View The User's Manual

    Insert the attachment 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 Shuttle Mainboard Software Setup screen. Select using your pointing device (e.g. mouse) on the “Manual” bar.

  • Page 47: Bios Setup

    5 BIOS SETUP MS11 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 48: 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 49 Power Management Setup This setup page includes all items of Power Management features. PnP/PCI Configuration This item specifies the value (in units of PCI bus blocks) of the latency timer for the PCI bus master and the IRQ level for PCI device. Power- on with BIOS defaults.

  • Page 50: Standard Cmos Setup

    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 51 IDE Secondary Master Options are in its sub menu. Press <Enter> to enter the sub menu of detailed options. IDE Secondary Slave Options are in its sub menu. Press <Enter> to enter the sub menu of detailed options. Drive A/Drive B Select the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system.
  • Page 52 ****************************************************** 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 the 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.
  • Page 53 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 sectors per track. Min = 0, Max = 255 ****************************************************** - 51 -...

  • Page 54: 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 55 External Cache This item enables CPU secondary cache to speed up memory access. The choice: Enabled, Disabled. CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking When you select Enabled, memory checking is enable when the external cache contains ECC SRAMs. The choice: Enabled, Disabled. Processor Number Feature Allows you to Enabled/Disabled, the processor serial number.
  • Page 56 Boot Up NumLock Status Select power on state for NumLock. The choice: Off, On. Gate A20 Option This entry allows you to select how the gate A20 is handled. The gate A20 is a device used to address memory above 1 MByte. Initially, the gate A20 was handled via a pin on the keyboard.
  • Page 57 Note: To disable security, select PASSWORD SETTING at Main Menu and then you will be asked to enter password. Do not type anything and just press <Enter>, it will disable security. Once the security is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.

  • Page 58: Advanced Chipset Features

    Advanced Chipset Features This section allows you to configure the system based on the specific features of the installed chipset. This chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources, such as DRAM and the external cache. It also coordinates communications between the conventional ISA bus and the PCI bus.
  • Page 59 SDRAM RAS Precharge Time This item defines SDRAM PRE to ACT command period. The Choice: 3T, 2T, 4T. RAS to CAS Delay This item defines SDRAM ACT to Read/Write command period. The choice: 3T, 2T, 4T. Dram Backgroud Command This item is lead-off time control for DRAM background command. When select 'Delay 1T' ,background commands are issued 1 clock behind memory address (MA) been issued.
  • Page 60 Early CKE Delay 1T Cntrl When this item is enabled, CKE is driven out from flip-flop. It is used when system operates under low frequency and CKE delay adjustment method defined in the 'Early CKE Delay Adjustment' which can not meet setup time and hold time requirement.
  • Page 61 Memory Hole at 15M-16M You can reserve this area of system memory for ISA adapter ROM. When this area is reserved, it cannot be cached. The user information of peripherals that need to use this area of system memory usually discusses their memory requirements.
  • Page 62 SDWCLK Control CS#/CKE This item controls the phase of SDWCLK used for chip set select signals pin that lags ahead SDCLK. The choice: +5.0ns~-2.5ns. SDWCLK Control MA/SRAS This item controls the phase of SDWCLK used for MA/ SRAS signals that lags ahead SDCLK. The choice: +5.0ns~-2.5ns.

  • Page 63: Integrated Peripherals

    Integrated Peripherals Internal PCI / IDE This chipset contains an internal PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. The choice: Primary, Secondary, Both, Disabled. IDE 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 interface supports.
  • Page 64 IDE Burst Mode Selecting Enabled reduces latency between each drive read/write cycle, but may cause instability in IDE subsystems that cannot support such fast performance. If you are getting disk drive errors, try setting this value to Disabled. This field does not appear when the Internal PCI/IDE field, above, is Disabled.
  • Page 65 Onboard FDD Controller This should be enabled if your system has a floppy disk drive (FDD) installed on the system board and you wish to use it. Even when so equipped, if you add a higher performance controller, you will need to disable this feature.
  • Page 66 ECP Mode Use DMA Select a DMA channel for the parallel port for use during ECP mode. The choice: 3, 1. POWER After PWR-Fail This item to set the ATX power supply status when power resume after unexpected power fail. When off is selected, power supply will maintain on soft-off status, when power is resume.

  • Page 67: Power Management Setup

    Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure you system to most effectively save energy while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use. ACPI Function This item allows you to enable/disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Management (ACPI).
  • Page 68 Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked. V/H SYNC+Blank 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 69 ***** PM Events ***** You may disable activity monitoring of some common I/O events and interrupt requests so they do not wake up the system. The default wake-up event is keyboard activity. When On (or named, in the case of LPT & COM), any activity from one of the listed system peripheral devices or IRQs wakes up the system.
  • Page 70 Power Up by Alarm When you select Enabled, the following fields appear. They let you set the alarm that returns the system to Full On state. The choice: Enabled, Disabled Month Alarm This item select the alarm month. Key in a DEC number: Min=0, Max=31. Date (of Month) Alarm This item select the alarm date.

  • Page 71: Pnp/Pci Configuration

    PnP/PCI Configuration This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Per- sonal Computer Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when commu- nicating with its own special components. This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experi- enced users should make any changes to the default settings.
  • Page 72 IRQ Resources When resources are controlled manually, assign each system interrupt a type, depending on the type of device using the interrupt. IRQ3/4/5/7/9/10/11/12/14/15 assigned to This item allows you to determine the IRQ assigned to the ISA bus and is not available to any PCI slot. Legacy ISA for devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification, PCI/ISA PnP for devices compli- ant with the Plug and Play standard whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture.
  • Page 73 PC Health Status Note: This screen will be shown up if optional features available. Shutdown Temperature Select the combination of lower and upper limits for the system shut- down temperature, if your computer contains an environmental moni- toring system. If the temperature extends beyound either limit, the system shuts down.
  • Page 74 System Temperature Since the mainboard support CPU temperature monitoring and over- hear alert. This item allows the user to set the threshold of CPU warning temperature. When CPU temperature over the threshold, system will slow down clock to prevent CPU damage. The choice: Disabled, 50°C/122°F, 53°C/127°F, 56°C/133°F, 60°C/140°F, 63°C/145°F, 66°C/151°F, 70°C/158°F.
  • Page 75 Frequency/Voltage Control Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk This item allows you to enable/disable auto detect empty DIMM socket and PCI slot, and prevent any clock be send to then to reduce EMI. The choice: Enabled, Disabled. Spread Spectrum This item allows you to enable/disable the spread spectrum modulate to reduce EMI.
  • Page 76 Load Fail-Safe Defaults When you press <Enter> on this item you 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 77 Set Password You can set either password. The differences between are: Set Password The options on the Password screen menu make it possible to restrict access to the Setup program by enabling you to set passwords. Enter Password Type the password, up to eight characters, and press <Enter>. The password typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory.
  • Page 78 Password Disable If you select System at Security Option of BIOS Features Setup Menu, you will be prompted for the password every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup. If you select Setup at Security Option of BIOS Features Setup Menu, you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup.
  • Page 79 Save & Exit Setup Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation: Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y Pressing "Y" stores the selections made in the menus in CMOS - a special section of memory that stays on after you turn your system off. The next time you boot your computer, the BIOS configures your system according to the Setup selections stored in CMOS.

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