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Shuttle Spacewalker AK31 User Manual

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  • Page 1 AK31 SocketA AMD Athlon/Duron Processor Based DDR Main Board User's Manual...
  • Page 2 The information contained in this manual is provided for general use by the customers. Trademarks Spacewalker is a registered trademark of Shuttle Inc. VIA is a registered trademark of VIA Corporation. AMD, Athlon/Duron is a registered trademarks of AMD Corporation.

  • Page 3: 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 4 3.2 JUMPER SETTINGS .................. 24 JUMPER & CONNECTOR GUIDE ............25 Jumpers Clear CMOS (JP2) ................. 28 BIOS Write Protection (JP5) ..............29 Back-Panel Connectors PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connectors ..........30 USB1/USB2 Port Connectors ..............30 COM1/2 Connector ................30 Parallel Port Connector................30 Line-Out ....................
  • Page 5 Other Connectors ATX Power Supply Connector (ATX1) ............. 36 Cooling FAN Connectors for CPU FAN (FAN1), AGP FAN (FAN2), SYSTEM FAN (FAN3) & North Bridge (FAN4) FAN ........ 36 SIR/CIR Connector (JP4) ................ 37 Wake-On-LAN Connector (JP6).............. 37 Audio Connector CD_In (JP8) ..............38 Audio Connector AUX_In (JP9) ..............
  • Page 6 5 BIOS SETUP ..................44 5.1 ENTER THE BIOS ..................44 5.2 THE MAIN MENU ..................45 STANDARD CMOS FEATURES ..............47 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES ..............51 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES ............55 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS ..............59 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP .............. 64 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION ...............

  • 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 24 Software Utility >> How to Install ............Page 40 BIOS Setup >> How to Configure ............Page 44 About This Manual For First-Time DIY System Builder ............

  • Page 8: Introduction

    Experienced DIY User Congratulate on your purchase of the Shuttle AK31 mainboard. You will find that installing your new Shuttle AK31 mainboard is just easy. Bundled with an array of onboard functions, the highly-integrated AK31 mainboard provides you with a total solution to build the most stable and reliable system. Refer to sections 3.2 Jumper Settings and Chapter 4 Software Utility to find out how to...

  • Page 9: Item Checklist

    1.2 Item Checklist Check all items with you AK31 mainboard to make sure nothing is missing. The complete package should include: ! One piece of Shuttle AK31 Mainboard F A N 1 I D E 2 I D E 1...

  • Page 10: Features

    2 FEATURES AK31 mainboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants high perfor- mance and maximum intelligent features in a compact package. 2.1 Specifications ! ! ! ! ! CPU Support Support Socket462 package CPU with 200/266 MHz FSB. AMD Athlon Processor: 600 ~ 1.33+ GHz.
  • Page 11 ! ! ! ! ! I/O Interface Provides a variety of I/O 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 × PS/2 mouse connector. "...
  • Page 12 ! ! ! ! ! Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Features four power saving modes: Snoop, Suspend to RAM, Suspend to Disk, and Soft-Off. ACPI provides more efficient Energy Savings Features controlled by your operating system that supports OS Direct Power Manage- ment (OSPM) functionality.

  • Page 13: Hardware Installation

    3 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 AK31 mainboard. Refer to the following mainboard layout to help you identify various jumpers, connectors, slots, and ports.

  • 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 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 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/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 (JP11, USB2, and USB3), as shown below.
  • Page 19 4. HDD_LED (HDLED) SPEAKER PLED JP11 + - + - RST HLED GLED EPMI PWR ON 5. Power-LED (PLED) SPEAKER PLED JP11 + - + - RST HLED GLED EPMI PWR ON 6. Hardware Reset Switch (RST) SPEAKER PLED JP11 + - + - RST HLED GLED EPMI PWR ON...

  • 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. CD_IN, AUX_IN, and TAD_IN connectors CD_IN AUX_IN TAD I/O 2. IR connector - 18 -...

  • Page 21: Step 9 Connect Power Supply

    Step 9 Connect Power Supply 1. System power connector ATX1 Step 10 Install Add-on Cards in Expansion Slots 1. Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Card 2. PCI Card 3. Communication/Network (CNR) Card The CNR Slot supports the audio, modem, lan, Home PNA of VIA VT8233 chipset.

  • Page 22: Step 11 Connect External Peripherals To Back-Panel

    Step 11 Connect External Peripherals to Back-Panel KE YBOA RD & M OUSE You are now ready to put the computer K B 1 US B PORT US B 1 case back together and get on to the external peripherals connections to your system’s back-panel.
  • Page 23 5. Audio Line_out / Line_in / Mic_in Line-Out Line-In Mic-In 6. MIDI/Game Port MIDI/GAME Port - 21 -...

  • Page 24: 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 25: Step 13 Install Driver & Software Components

    Step 13 Install Driver & Software Components Please note that all the system utilities and drivers are designed for Win 9x operating systems only. Make sure your Windows 9x operating system is already installed before running the drivers installation CD-ROM programs. 1.

  • Page 26: 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 27: 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: B3~B4 B5~B8 C1~C7...
  • Page 28 Jumpers : Clear CMOS : BIOS Write Protection 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) LINE-OUT : Line-Out Port LINE-IN...
  • Page 29 FAN4 : North Bridge Fan Power : IR Connector : Wake-On-LAN Connector : CD-in : AUX-in : TAD-in - 27 -...

  • Page 30: Jumpers Clear Cmos (Jp2)

    # # # # # Jumpers Clear CMOS (JP2) JP2 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) Step 1.

  • Page 31: Bios Write Protection (Jp5)

    BIOS Write Protection (JP5) JP5 is used to protect BIOS from abnormal writing. You may choose to place jumper cap on pins 1-2 for BIOS write protection; however, please place jumper cap on pins 2-3 if you need to reflash BIOS. To enable reflashing the BIOS Pin 2-3 (Default)

  • Page 32: Back-Panel Connectors Ps/2 Keyboard & Ps/2 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 rear panel of mainboard. Depending on the com- puter housing you use (desktop or tower), PS/2 Mouse the PS/2 Mouse connector is situated at the top of the PS/2 Keyboard connector...

  • Page 33: Line-Out

    Line-Out 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 speakers. Line-In Line-In is a stereo line-level input port that accepts a 1/8-inch TRS stereo plug.

  • Page 34: Front-Panel Connectors Atx Power On/Off Switch Connector (Pwr On)

    # # # # # Front-Panel Connectors ATX Power On/Off Switch Connector (PWR ON) The Power On/Off Switch is a momentary- type switch used for turning on or off the system’s ATX power supply. Attach the connector cable from the Power Switch to the 2-pin PWR ON header on the mainboard.

  • Page 35: Hdd Led Connector (Hled)

    HDD LED Connector (HLED) Attach the connector cable from the IDE device LED to the 2-pin HLED header. The HDD LED lights up whenever an IDE device is active. PLED SPEAKER JP11 + - + - RST HLED GLED EPMI PWR ON PWR LED Connector (PLED) Attach the 3-pin Power-LED connector cable from the housing front-panel to the PLED header on the mainboard.

  • Page 36: Speaker Connector (Speaker)

    Speaker Connector (SPEAKER) Attach the PC speaker cable from the case to the 4-pin speaker connector (SPEAKER). PLED SPEAKER JP11 + - + - RST HLED GLED EPMI PWR ON Extended four USB Connector Header (USB2/USB3) The headers are used to connect the cable attached to USB connectors which are mounted on front-panel or back-panel.

  • Page 37: Internal Peripherals Connectors

    # # # # # Internal Peripherals Connectors Enhanced IDE Ports and Floppy Connector The AK31 mainboard features two 40-pin dual-channel IDE device connec- tors (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 (FDD) to accommodate the Floppy Disk Drive (F.D.D.).

  • Page 38: Other Connectors

    #$ 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 (ATX1) ATX power supply connector. ATX1 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 39: Sir/Cir Connector (Jp4)

    SIR/CIR Connector (JP4) If you have an Infrared device, this mainboard can implement SIR (Standard IR) and CIR (Cirsumer IR) transfer function. To enable the IR transfer func- tion, follow these steps: 3 2 1 Pins Assignment: 1=+5V 2=CIRRX 3=IRRX 4=GND 5=IRTX Note: Before connect your IR device, please be sure each IR on board pin...

  • Page 40: Audio Connector Cd_In (Jp8)

    Audio Connector CD _In (JP8) (Black) Port JP8 is used to attach an audio connector cable from the CD-ROM drive. 4 3 2 1 Pins Assignment: CD_IN 1=CD_L 2=CD_GND 3=CD_GND 4=CD_R Audio Connector AUX _In (JP9) (White) Port JP9 can be used to connect a stereo audio input from CD-ROM, TV-tuner, or MPEG card.

  • Page 41: System Memory Configuration

    3.3 System Memory Configuration The AK31 mainboard has four 184-pin DIMM slots that allow you to install from 64MB up to 4GB of system memory. Each 184-pin DIMM (Dual In-line Memory Module) Slot can accommodate 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, and 1GB of PC1600/PC2100 compliant 2.5V single or double side 64-bit wide data path DDR SDRAM modules.

  • Page 42: Software Utility

    #$ Install Audio Device Software - Installing Audio driver. #$Manual - AK31 series mainboard user's manual in PDF format. #$ Link to Shuttle Homepage - Link to shuttle website homepage. #$Browse this CD - Allows you to see the contents of this CD.

  • Page 43: Install Via 4 In 1 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 Shuttle Mainboard Software Setup screen. Select the item using your pointing device (e.g. mouse) on the “Install Mainboard Software”...

  • Page 44: Install Audio Device Software

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

  • Page 45: View The User's Manual

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

  • Page 46: Bios Setup

    5 BIOS SETUP AK31 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. The system BIOS is managing and executing a variety of hardware related functions in the system, including: System date and time...

  • Page 47: 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 48 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 This entry shows the current system temperature, Voltage, and FAN speed.

  • Page 49: 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 50 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 51 ****************************************************** 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. "...
  • Page 52 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 ****************************************************** - 50 -...

  • Page 53: 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 54 CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking When you select Enabled, memory checking is enabled when the CPU internal L2 cache contains ECC SRAMs. " The choice: Enabled or Disabled. Quick Power On Self Test This item speeds up Power-On Self Test (POST) after you power on the computer.
  • Page 55 Typematic Rate Setting Keystrokes repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller. When this controller enabled, the typematic rate and typematic delay can be selected. " The choice: Enabled or Disabled. Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) This item sets how many times the keystroke will be repented in a second when you hold the key down.
  • Page 56 Video BIOS Shadow Determines whether video BIOS will be copied to RAM. However, it is optional depending on chipset design. Video Shadow will increase the video speed. " The choice: Enabled or Disabled. - 54 -...

  • Page 57: 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.
  • Page 58 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 Cycle Length When synchronous DRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing.
  • Page 59 AGP Driving Value This item enables an end user to manually select the AGP output buffer drive strength. " Key in a HEX number: Min=0000, Max=00FF. AGP Fast Write This item enables an end user to manually select the AGP output buffer drive strength.
  • Page 60 PCI2 Post Write This Item enable/disable PCI post write function, which means when cpu accessing the PCI data, the chipset can queue the instruction when the PCI bus is busy, then write the data when AGP bus is available. " The Choice: Enabled or Disabled. PCI Delay Transaction The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer to support delay transactions cycles.

  • Page 61: 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.
  • Page 62 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. In Auto mode, the system automatically determines the best mode for each device.
  • Page 63 Onboard Serial Port1/Port2 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports. " The choice: 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, 3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3,Auto, or Disabled. UART Mode Select This item allows you to select which mode for the Onboard Serial Port "...
  • Page 64 EPP Mode Select This item selects the EPP Mode. " The choice: EPP1.7 or EPP1.9. ECP Mode Use DMA Select a DMA channel for the parallel port for use during ECP mode. " The choice: 1 or 3. Game Port Address This item selects Game Port Address.
  • Page 65 IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or mul- tiple 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/write per sector the drive can support. "...

  • Page 66: 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 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 67 User Define Allows you to set each mode individually. HDD Power Down=Disabled or 1min.~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 68 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. State After Power Failure This allows you to set whether you want your system to reboot after power has been interrupted.
  • Page 69 RTC Alarm Resume When this item enabled, your can set the date and time at which the RTC (real-time clock) alarm awakens the system from Suspend mode. " The choice: Disabled or Enabled. Data (of Month) This item selects the alarm date. "...

  • Page 70: Pnp/Pci Configuration

    # # # # # PnP/PCI Configuration This section describes the configuration of PCI bus system. PCI or Personal Computer Interconnection is a system which allows I/O 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 only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings.
  • Page 71 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 72: Pc Health Status

    # # # # # PC Health Status Current System Temperature Since the mainboard support System and CPU temperature monitoring and overheat alert. This item indicate the current main board tempera- ture. Current CPU1 Temperature Since the mainboard support System and CPU temperature monitoring and overheat alert.
  • Page 73 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 beyond either limit, the system shuts down. " The choice: Disabled, 60°C/140°F, 65°C/149°F, 70°C/158°F, 75°C/167°F.

  • Page 74: Frequency/Voltage Control

    # # # # # Frequency/Voltage Control CPU Voltage This item show the voltage set after fine tuning. CPU Voltage default This item show CPU voltage is set by manufacturer prior to delivery. CPU Vcore Select This item allows you to select CPU Vcore. "...
  • Page 75 Spread Spectrum This item allows you to enable/disable the spread spectrum modulation. " The choice: Enabled or Disabled. CPU Clock This item allows the user to adjust CPU Host Clock from 100MHz to 166MHz by 1MHz step. Min=BIOS auto detection CPU Host Clock. Max=BIOS auto detection CPU Host Clock.

  • Page 76: 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.

  • Page 77: 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 78: 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 only when you try to enter Setup.

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