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  • Page 1 AV64 Pentium ™ II/III 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 FEATURES..................7 2.1 SPECIFICATIONS ..................7 3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION............10 3.1 STEP BY STEP INSTALLATION..............1 0 Accessories Of AV64 ................10 STEP 1 Install the CPU ................11 STEP 2 Set Jumpers ................13 STEP 3 Install SDRAM System Memory ..........13 STEP 4 Install Internal Peripherals in System Case .......
  • Page 4 STEP 12 First Time System Boot Up ............21 STEP 13 Install Drivers & Software Components ........22 3.2 JUMPER SETTINGS ................... 2 3 Jumpers & Connectors Guide ..............24 Set Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Power-On (JP38)........26 CPU Host Frequency hardware Setting (JP39) ........27 CPU Clock Ratio Setting (JP37) ..............
  • Page 5 3.3 SYSTEM MEMORY CONFIGURATION ............38 Install Memory..................38 Upgrade Memory ..................38 4 SOFTWARE UTILITY ..............39 4.1 AV64 MAINBOARD CD OVERVIEW............39 4.2 INSTALL MAINBOARD DRIVER............... 4 0 4.3 TO VIEW THE USER'S MANUAL..............41 5 BIOS SETUP ................42 5.1 ENTERING BIOS..................4 2 5.2 THE MAIN MENU..................

  • Page 6: What's In The Manual

    WHAT’S IN THE MANUAL Quick Reference Hardware Installation >> Step-by-Step ..........Page 10 Jumper Settings >> A Closer Look............Page 23 Software Utility >> How to Install............Page 39 BIOS Setup >> How to Configure............Page 42 About This Manual For First-Time DIY System Builder............Page 5 For Experienced DIY User...............Page 5 For System Integrator................

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Experienced DIY User Congratulations on your purchase of the Shuttle AV64 mainboard. You will find that installing your new Shuttle AV64 mainboard is just that easy. Bundled with an array of onboard functions, the highly-integrated AV64 mainboard provides you with a total solution to build the most stable and reliable system.

  • Page 8: Item Checklist

    1.2 Item Checklist Check all items you received with your AV64 mainboard to make sure nothing is missing. The complete package should include: One Shuttle AV64 Mainboard (with onboard Slot1, built-in VIA694X chipset, ATX form factor, including 2xUSB, 2xSerial, and 1xParallel ports, plus 1xPS/2 Keyboard, and 1xPS/2 Mouse connectors.)

  • Page 9: Features

    2 FEATURES The AV64 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 Supports Slot-1 (Celeron, Pentium II/III and Coppermine) processor. 66/100/133MHz CPU Front Side Bus (FSB).
  • Page 10 format or for 5.25-inch FDD with 360KB or 1.2MB format. 1 × PS/2 mouse connector 1 × PS/2 Keyboard connector 2 × USB connectors 2 × DB9 Serial connectors 16550 UART compatible 1 × Infrared communications port ASKIR and HPSIR compatible. (Serial port COM2 can also be redirected to an external IrDA Adapter for wireless connection.) 1 ×...
  • Page 11 ATX Form Factor System board conforms to the ATX specification. Board dimensions: 305mm × 170mm 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. Pushing the power button for less than 4 seconds places the system into Suspend mode.

  • Page 12: Hardware Installation

    3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION This section outlines how to install and configure your AV64 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 13: Step 1 Install The Cpu

    Step 1 Install the CPU 1. Mark your CPU Frequency Checking the working frequency of your cpu that should be clearly marked on the CPU cover or write your own combination in the space provided. Pentium II/III Processor Installation <Locate the Retention Mechanism> To install a CPU, first turn off your system and remove its cover.
  • Page 14 Celeron Processor Installation <Locate the Retention Mechanism> To install a CPU, first turn off your system and remove its cover. Insert two Retention Mechanism (3) on opposite side of Slot 1. Fix (3) by inserting Attach Mounts (4) up through holes (A1...A4) in the bottom of the mainboard, and screw the four captive nuts (3.1).

  • 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 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 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 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 and LEDs to the mainboard’s front-panel connectors group, as shown below.
  • Page 19 4. EPMI (Hardware System Management Interface) 5. Green-LED 6. PC Speaker 7. Hardware Reset Switch 8. Keylock - 17 -...

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

    Step 7 Connect IDE & Floppy Disk Drives 1. IDE cable connector 2. FDD cable connector Step 8 Connect Other Internal Peripherals 1. IR connector - 18 -...

  • Page 21: Step 9 Connect The Power Supply

    Step 9 Connect the Power Supply 1. System power connector Step 10 Install Add-on Cards in Expansion Slots 1. Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Card 2. PCI Card 3. ISA Card - 19 -...

  • Page 22: 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 23: 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 24: 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 AV64 bundled CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. The auto-run program will display the drivers main installation window on screen.

  • Page 25: 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 bottom or on the left when holding the mainboard with the keyboard connector or other back-panel connectors opposite from you, as shown below.

  • Page 26: Jumpers & Connectors Guide

    Jumpers & Connectors Guide Use the mainboard layout on page 10 to locate CPU socket, memory banks, expansion slots, jumpers and connectors on the mainboard during the instal- lation. The following list will help you identify jumpers, slots, and connec- tors along with their assigned functions: CPU/Memory/Expansion Slots Slot 1...
  • Page 27 J55 & JP45 : Over-Clocking the CPU : BIOS Top Block Lock Back Panel Connectors : PS/2 Keyboard : PS/2 Mouse : 2 × USB (Universal Serial Bus) COM1 : Serial Port 1 (DB9 male) COM2 : Serial Port 2 (DB9 male) PRINTER : Parallel Port (DB25 female) Front Panel Connectors PWON (S1)

  • Page 28: Set Keyboard & Ps/2 Mouse Power-On (Jp38)

    Set Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Power-On (JP38) AV64 mainboard provides an easy power-on 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 29: Cpu Host Frequency Hardware Setting (Jp39)

    We strongly advise novice users not to modify the original setting of the CPU host frequency, for setting an incorrect value may damage your CPU. For experienced users, the AV64 mainboard provides an alternative Hard- Configure function to adjust your CPU host frequency manually.

  • Page 30: Cpu Clock Ratio Setting (Jp37)

    CPU Clock Ratio Setting (JP37) AV64 mainboard provides a jumper group JP37 to set CPU speed configure by BIOS or by hardware jumper. By inserting jumper pack on Auto group, the user can Soft-Configure the CPU Host Frequency and CPU Clock Ratio from BIOS.

  • Page 31: Clear Cmos (Jp19)

    Clear CMOS (JP19) JP19 is used to clear CMOS data. Clearing CMOS will result in perma- nently erasing the previous system configuration settings and restoring the original (factory-set) system settings. Pin 1-2 (Default) Pin 2-3 (Clear CMOS) Step 1. Turn off the system power (PC-> Off) Step 2.

  • Page 32: Cpu Vcore Fine Tune (Jp48)

    The CPU voltage setting is jumperless. This means that your AV64 mainboard can detect the CPU voltage automatically; therefore, you do not need to configure any voltage jumper. But, AV64 provide an extra 4-pin jumper to increase CPU core voltage for overspeed usage. JP48 All open (default)

  • Page 33: Boot-Block Protection (J44)

    Boot-Block Protection (J44) J44 is used protect the Boot-Block in BIOS. If the virus infects the Boot- Block section, your system will not be able to boot forever. You may choose close J44 pins 1-2 for Boot-Block protection; however, please close J44 pins 2-3 if yu need to reflash the BIOS.

  • Page 34: Com1 / Com2 Connector

    COM1 / COM2 Connector This mainboard can accommodate two serial device on COM1/COM2 . Attach a serial device cable to the DB9 serial port COM1/COM2 at the back COM2 COM12 panel of your computer. Parallel Port Connector One DB25 female parallel connector is located at the rear panel of the mainboard.

  • Page 35: Epmi Connector (Epmi-J42)

    EPMI Connector (EPMI - J42) Hardware System Management Interface (EPMI) header may attach to a 2-pin mo- mentary switch. Press the EPMI switch to force the system into power savings mode; press again to resume normal operation. HDD LED Connector (HDD - S3) Attach the connector cable from the IDE device LED to the 2-pin HDD LED header.

  • Page 36: Speaker Connector (Speaker-Jp24)

    Speaker Connector (SPEAKER - JP24) Attach the PC speaker cable from the case to the 4-pin speaker connector (SPK). PWR LED Connector (PWR LED- J27) Attach the 3-pin Power-LED connector cable from the housing front panel to the PWR header on the mainboard. The power LED stays lit while the system is running.

  • Page 37: Enhanced Ide Ports And Floppy Connectors

    Enhanced IDE Ports and Floppy Connectors The AV64 mainboard features two 40-pin dual-channel IDE device connec- tors (IDE1/IDE2) providing support for 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 38: Cooling Fan Connectors For Cpu (Jp29), Chassis (Jp28), (J43) & (J47)

    Cooling Fan Connectors for CPU (JP29), Chassis (JP28), (J43) & (J47) The mainboard provides four onboard 12V cooling fan power connectors to support CPU (JP29), Chassis (JP28), (J43) and (J47) cooling fans. Note: Both cable wiring and type of plug may vary depending on the fan maker.

  • Page 39: Wake-On Lan Connector (J45)

    Wake-on LAN Connector (J45) 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. SB-Link Connector (JP46) The main board provides a 2x3 pin SB- Link header accepts the Creative CT4600 series PCI sound cards with PCI solution to connect the legacy Sound Blaster com-...

  • Page 40: System Memory Configuration

    3.3 System Memory Configuration The AV64 mainboard has three 168-pin DIMM sockets that allow you to install from 16MB up to 768MB of system memory with SDRAM (Synchro- nous DRAM). Each DIMM (Dual In-line Memory Module) socket can accommodate 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, and 256MB 3.3V single or double side SDRAM modules.

  • Page 41: Software Utility

    4 SOFTWARE UTILITY 4.1 AV64 Mainboard CD Overview Note: The AV64 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 42: Install Mainboard Driver

    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 Mainboard Software”...

  • Page 43: 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 44: Bios Setup

    5 BIOS SETUP AV64 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 45: 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 46 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 Configuration This entry appears if your system supports PnP / PCI. PC Health Status (optional features) This entry shows the current system temperature, Voltage and FAN speed.

  • Page 47: Standard Cmos Setup

    Standard CMOS Setup 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 48 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 49 ****************************************************** 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 50 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 ****************************************************** - 48 -...

  • Page 51: Bios Features Setup

    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 52 CPU Internal 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 53 Boot Up Floppy Seek Seeks disk drives during boot up. Disabling speeds boot up. The choice: Enabled, Disabled. 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.
  • Page 54 Security Option Select whether the password is required every time the system boots or only when you enter setup. System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt.

  • Page 55: Chipset Features Setup

    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 56 DRAM Clock This item set the DRAM Read/Write timings that the system uses. The choice: Host CLK, HCLK-33M, HCLK+33M. Memory Hole In order to improve performance, some space in memory can be reserved for ISA cards. The choice: Disabled, 15M-16M. P2C/C2P Concurrency This item allows you to enabled/disabled the PCI to CPU, CPU to PCI concorrency.

  • Page 57: Pnp / Pci Configuration

    AGP-4X Mode This item allows you to enable/disable AGP-4X function. See www.apgforum.org for AGP information. The choice: Enabled, Disabled. On Chip USB Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have a USB peripheral. The choice: Enabled, Disabled.
  • Page 58 PCI Master 0 WS Write When Enabled, writes to the PCI bus are command with zero wait states. The choice: Enabled, Disabled. PCI Delay Transaction The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer to support delay transactions cycles. Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specification version 2.1.

  • Page 59: Integrated Peripherals

    Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Channel0 This item is used to defined on chip Primary PCI IDE controller is Enable or Disable setting. The choice: Enabled, Disabled. OnChip IDE Channel1 This item is used to defined on chip Secondary PCI IDE controller is Enable or Disable setting.
  • Page 60 The choice: Auto, Disabled. Secondary Master / Slave UDMA On this mainboard, AV64 PCIset improves IDE transfer rate using Bus Master UltraDMA 33/66 IDE which can handle data transfer up to 33MB/sec. Auto is the default settings for on board Secondary Master / Slave UltraDMA 33/66.
  • Page 61 IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sector read/write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read/writes per sector the drive can support. The choice: Enabled, Disabled.
  • Page 62 Onboard Serial Port 1 This item is used to define onboard serial port 1. The choice: 3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, Auto, Disabled. Onboard Serial Port 2 This item is used to define onboard serial port 2. The choice: 3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, Auto, Disabled.
  • Page 63 Parallel Port Mode This item specifies onboard parallel port mode. The options are SPP (Standard Parallel Port), EPP(Enhanced Parallel Port), ECP (Extended Capabilities Port), and EPP+ECP. ECP Mode Use DMA This item specifies DMA (Direct Memory Access) channel when ECP device is in use.

  • Page 64: 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 65 User Defined Allows you to set each mode individually. When not disabled, each of the ranges are from 1 min. to 1 hr. except for HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 min. to 15 min. and disable. The choice: Min Saving, Max Saving, User Define. PM Control by APM If this item set to No, system BIOS will be ignored and APM calls the power to manage the system.
  • Page 66 Soft-Off by PWRBTN The setting of Instant-Off allows the ATX switch to function as a normal system power off button when pressed for less than 4 seconds. The setting of Delay 4 Sec. Allows the button to have a dual function where to press the button for less than 4 seconds will place the system in suspend mode, and pressing the button for more than 4 seconds will shut place the system off.

  • Page 67: Cpu Features Setup

    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 68 Plug and Play operating system such as Windows 95. 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 preceded by a ">"). The choice: Auto(ESCD), Manual. IRQ/DMA Resources When resources are controlled manually, assign each system interrupt a type, depending on the type of device using the interrupt.
  • Page 69 PCI Latency Timer (CLK) The number of clocks programed in the PCI Latency Timer represents the guaranteed time slice allocated to the VT82C694X, after which it must complete the current data transfer phase and surrender the bus as soon as its bus grant is removed. The PCI Latency Timer is used to guarantee to the PCI agents a mini- mum amount of the sytem resource.

  • Page 70: Pc Health Status Setup

    PC Health Status Note: This screen will be shown up if optional features available. CPU Warning 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.
  • Page 71 IN0(V) ~ IN2(V), +5V ~ -5V The mainboard support CPU and mainboard voltages monitoring. The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the voltages output of the voltage regulators and power supply. 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.

  • Page 72: Frequency/Voltage Setup

    Frequency/Voltage Control Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk This item allows you to enable/disable auto detect DIMM/PCI Clock. The choice: Enabled, Disabled. Spread Spectrum This item allows you to enable/disable the spread spectrum modulate. The choice: Disabled, 0.25%, 0.5%. CPU Host Clock (CPU/PCI) The choice: Default, 66/33MHz ~ 150/37MHz.

  • Page 73: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

    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 74: Supervisor/User Password Setting

    Supervisor/User Password Setting You can set either supervisor or user password, or both of then. The differences between 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 75 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 76: Save & Exit Setup

    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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