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  • Page 1 AK32E SocketA AMD Athlon/Duron Processor Based DDR/SDR Main Board User's Manual...
  • Page 2 The information contained in this manual is provided for general use by the customers. Trademarks Shuttle is a registered trademark of Shuttle Inc. VIA is a registered trademark of VIA Corporation. AMD, Athlon/Duron are registered trademarks of AMD Corporation.
  • Page 3 EMI Interference: Crystal: 32.768 KHz(X1)/14.318 MHz(X2)/24.576 MHz(X3) Clock Generator: U10 (D) Difference between AK32E and AK32: To discriminate AK32E from AK32 lies in the extent that chips in AK32E support USB 2.0, and the combination for testing is based on AK32E.
  • Page 4 (E) Supported Host Peripherals: Host Peripheral Product Name Model Name FCC ID Case KF45A Power Supply (300W) ENP-0730 (ATX12V) 100002885 IBM HDD (30.7GB) 91024UB YKFY7981 3892I168 MITSUMI FDD D353M ASUS VCD Player CD-S500/A 0524CIH4113070-2 AGP Card Winfast Geforce 2 MX 3892C520 Power Cable Detachable and Shielded...

  • Page 5: 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 6 3.2 JUMPER SETTINGS ................. 24 JUMPER & CONNECTOR GUIDE............25 Jumpers Clear CMOS (JP16) ................28 BIOS Write Protection (JP3) ..............29 Back-Panel Connectors PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connectors ..........30 USB1/USB2 Port Connectors ..............30 COM1/2 Connector................30 Parallel Port Connector ................
  • Page 7 (FAN3), or North Bridge Fan (FAN4) ............38 SIR/CIR Connector (JP2) ............... 39 Wake-On-LAN Connector (CN1) ............39 Audio Connector CD_In (CN2) (Black) ........... 40 Audio Connector AUX_In (CN3) (White) ..........40 Audio Connector TAD_In (CN4) (Green) ..........40 3.3 SYSTEM MEMORY CONFIGURATION ............. 41 Install Memory ..................
  • Page 8 LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS ..............75 SET SUPERVISOR PASSWORD ............. 76 SET USER PASSWORD ................76 SAVE & EXIT SETUP ................77 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ................77 - 4 -...

  • Page 9: 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 42 BIOS Setup >> How to Configure ............Page 47 About This Manual For First-Time DIY System Builder ............

  • Page 10: Introduction

    Experienced DIY User Congratulate on your purchase of the Shuttle AK32E mainboard. You will find that installing your new Shuttle AK32E mainboard is just easy. Bundled with an array of onboard functions, the highly-integrated AK32E 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...

  • Page 11: Item Checklist

    1.2 Item Checklist Check all items with your AK32E mainboard to make sure nothing is missing. The complete package should include: - One piece of Shuttle AK32E Mainboard - One piece of ATA133/100/66/33 Ribbon Cable - One piece of Floppy Ribbon Cable - One piece of twin ports USB2.0 Cable (optional)

  • Page 12: Features

    2 FEATURES AK32E mainboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants high performance and maximum intelligent features in a compact package. 2.1 Specifications - CPU Support Support Socket462 package CPU with 200/266 MHz FSB. AMD Athlon Processor: 600 ~ 1.33+GHz. XP2000+...
  • Page 13 format or for 5.25-inch FDD with 360K or 1.2MB format. Ø 1*PS/2 mouse connector. Ø 1*PS/2 Keyboard connector. Ø 2*DB9 Serial connectors 16550 UART compatible. Ø 1*Infrared communication port . (Serial port COM2 can also be redirected to an external IrDA Adapter for wireless connection.) Ø...
  • Page 14 - System BIOS Provides licensed Award BIOS V6.0 PG on 2Mb Flash EEPROM and supports Green PC, Desktop Management Interface (DMI). - ATX Form Factor System board conforms to the ATX specification. Board dimension: 305mm* 244mm. - Advanced Features Ø Dual Function Power Button - The system can be in one of two states; one is Suspend mode and the other is Soft-Off mode.

  • Page 15: Hardware Installation

    Add-On Cards, Cables, please make sure to unplug the onboard power connector. This section outlines how to install and configure your AK32E mainboard. Refer to the following mainboard layout to help you identify various jumpers, connectors, slots, and ports. Then follow these steps to guide you through a quick and correct installation of your system.

  • Page 16: 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 17: 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 18: 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 19: 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 20: 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, USB connectors to the mainboard's front-panel connectors group (JP7, JP4 and JP5), as shown below.
  • Page 21 4. HDD_LED (HLED) EPMI HLED SPEAKER Power Power LED GLED 5. Power-LED (PLED) EPMI HLED SPEAKER Power Power LED GLED 6. Hardware Reset Switch (RST) EPMI HLED SPEAKER Power Power LED GLED 7. PC Speaker (SPEAK) EPMI HLED SPEAKER Power Power LED GLED 8.

  • Page 22: Step 7 Connect Ide & Floppy Disk Drives

    Step 7 Connect IDE & Floppy Disk Drives IDE2 IDE1 1. IDE cable connector 2. FDD cable connector Step 8 Connect Other Internal Peripherals 1. CD_IN, TAD_IN, and AUX_IN connectors CD-IN TAD/IO - 18 -...

  • Page 23: Step 9 Connect Power Supply

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

  • Page 24: 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 USB1 your system's back-panel. CON1 AUDIO1 PS/2 Mouse 1. PS/2 Mouse and Keyboard PS/2 keyboard USB2 2.
  • Page 25 5. Audio Line_out / Line_in / Mic_in Purts Line-In Mic_in Line-Out 6. MIDI/Game Port MIDI/GAME Port - 21 -...

  • Page 26: 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 27: Step 13 Install Driver & Software Components

    Make sure your Windows 9x operating system is already installed before running the drivers installation CD-ROM programs. 1. Insert the AK32E bundled CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. The auto-run program will display the drivers main installation window on screen.

  • Page 28: 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 29: 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 30: Jumpers

    Jumpers JP16 : 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 31 : IR Connector : Wake-On-LAN Connector : CD-in : AUX-in : TAD-in - 27 -...

  • Page 32: Clear Cmos (Jp16)

    Jumpers Clear CMOS (JP16) JP16 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) JP16 Step 1.

  • Page 33: Bios Write Protection (Jp3)

    Step 1. Turn off the system power (PC-> Off). Step 2. Make sure of place jumper cap on JP3 pin 2-3. Step 3. Insert a bootable system floppy disk with AK32E BIOS and flashutility and then turn on your system to execute flash utility.

  • Page 34: 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 PS/2 Mouse connectors are located at the rear panel of mainboard. Depending on the com- puter housing you use (desktop or tower), the PS/2 Mouse connector is situated at the top of the PS/2 Keyboard connector when the mainboard is laid into a desk- PS/2 keyboard...

  • Page 35: 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 Line-Out is output. It can be connected to 1/8-inch TRS stereo headphones or to amplified speakers. Line-In Line-In is a stereo line-level input port that accepts a 1/8-inch TRS stereo plug.

  • Page 36: Front-Panel Connectors

    Front-Panel Connectors ATX Power On Switch Connector (PWR PT) The Power On 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 PT header on the mainboard. EPMI HLED SPEAKER...

  • Page 37: Green Led Connector (Gled)

    Green LED Connector (GLED) The Green LED (GLED) indicates that the system is currently in one of the power saving 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 38: 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. EPMI HLED SPEAKER Power Power LED GLED Speaker Connector (SPEAKER) Attach the PC speaker cable from the case to the 4-pin speaker connector (SPEAK).

  • Page 39: Extended Usb Header (Jp4/Jp5)

    Extended USB Header (JP4/JP5) The headers are used to connect the cable attached to USB connectors which are mounted on front-panel or back-panel. But the USB cable is optional at the time of purchase. USB3&4 USB5&6 USB3&4(JP4) Pins Assignment: 1=+5V 3=USBD3- 5=USBD3+ 7=GROUND...

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

    Internal Peripherals Connectors Enhanced IDE Ports and Floppy Connector The AK32E 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 (FDC) to accommodate the Floppy Disk Drive (F.D.D.).

  • Page 41: Other Connectors Atx Power Supply Connector (Jp6)

    Other Connectors ATX Power Supply Connector (JP6) Locate the 20-pin male header ATX power connector (JP6) on your mainboard. Plug the power cable from the ATX power supply unit directly into JP6 ATX power supply connector. Note 1: The ATX power connector is directional and will not go in unless the guides match perfectly making sure that pin#1 is properly positioned.

  • Page 42: (Fan3), Or North Bridge Fan (Fan4)

    Cooling Fan Connectors for CPU (FAN1), AGP (FAN2), SYSTEM (FAN3), and North Bridge ( FAN4) Fan The mainboard provides four onboard 12V cooling fan power connectors to support CPU FAN (FAN1), AGP (FAN2), SYSTEM (FAN3), and North Bridge (FAN4) cooling fans. FAN1 CPU_FAN NB_FAN...

  • Page 43: Sir/Cir Connector (Jp2)

    SIR/CIR Connector (JP2) 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: Pins Assignment: 1=NC 2=KEY 3=+5V 4=GND 5=IRTX 6=IRRX Note: Before connect your IR device, please be sure each IR on board pin allocation is matchable with the pin of the IR device.

  • Page 44: Audio Connector Cd_In (Cn2) (Black)

    4=AUX_R Audio Connector TAD _In (CN4) (Green) Port CN4 can be used to connect a modem audio line to AK32E mainboard. Typically, you would use this connector when running the voice mail software on your system for audio input and output.

  • Page 45: System Memory Configuration

    3.3 System Memory Configuration The AK32E mainboard has two 184-pin and two 168-pin DIMM slots that allow you to install from 16MB up to 2GB 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 46: Software Utility

    4 SOFTWARE UTILITY 4.1 Mainboard CD Overview Note: The CD contents attached in the AK32E mainboard are subject to change without notice. To start your mainboard CD disc, 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 47: 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 48: 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 Au- dio Device Software"...

  • Page 49: Install Usb2.0 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 USB2.0 Driver"...

  • Page 50: View The User's Manual

    Select the item using your pointing device (e.g. mouse) on the “Manual” bar. Then Online Information windows will appear on the screen. Click on the “Install Acrobat Reader" bar if you need to install acrobat reader. Then click on "AK32E Manual" bar to view AK32E user's manual. - 46 -...

  • Page 51: Bios Setup

    5 BIOS SETUP AK32E 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 52: 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 53 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 54: 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 55 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. Ø The choice: None, 360K, 5.25 in, 1.2M, 5.25 in, 720K, 3.5 in, 1.44M, 3.5 in, or 2.88M, 3.5 in Video Select the default video device.
  • Page 56 ****************************************************** 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. Ø...
  • Page 57 Precomp Warning: Setting a value of 65535 means no hard disk. Ø Min = 0, Max = 65535 Landing zone Set the Landing zone size. Ø Min = 0, Max = 65535 Sector Number of sector per track. Ø Min = 0, Max = 255 ****************************************************** - 53 -...

  • Page 58: 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 59 CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking When you select Enabled, memory checking is enabled when the CPU internal L2 cache contains ECC SRAMs. Ø 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 60 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. Ø 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 61 OS Select For DRAM > 64MB Selects the operating system that is running with greater than 64MB of RAM in the system. Ø The choice: Non-OS2 or OS2. Video BIOS Shadow Determines whether video BIOS will be copied to RAM. However, it is optional depending on chipset design.

  • Page 62: 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 63 DRAM Timing This item allows you to select the value in this field, depending on whether the board using which kind of DDR DRAM. Ø 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 64 AGP Driving Value This item enables an end user to manually select the AGP output buffer drive strength. Ø 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 65 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. Ø The Choice: Enabled or Disabled. PCI Delay Transaction The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer to support delay transactions cycles.

  • Page 66: Integrated Peripherals

    Integrated Peripherals USB 2.0 Support The item allows you to enable/disable the USB2.0 support. Ø The Choice: Disabled or Enabled. 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 67 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 68 IR Transmission Delay This item enables/disables the delay of the IR state change from Rx to Tx mode or Tx to Rx mode. Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled. UR2 Duplex Mode This item allows you to selects the IR half/full duplex function. Ø...
  • Page 69 Midi Port IRQ This item selects Midi Port IRQ. Ø The choice: 5 or 10. OnBoard Sound This item selects Onboard Audio. Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled. Init Display First This item allows you to decide to activate PCI Slot or on-chip VGA first. Ø...

  • Page 70: 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 always enable the Advanced Configuration and Power Inter- face.
  • Page 71 HDD Power Down When this item enabled and after the set up time of system inactiv- ity, the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other de- vices remain active. Ø The choice: Disabled or 1 Min~15 Min. Suspend Mode When this item enabled and after the set up time of system inactivity, all devices except the CPU will be shut off.
  • Page 72 State After Power Failure This allows you to set whether you want your system to reboot after power has been interrupted. Ø The choice: Auto or Off. IRQ/Event Activity Detect Options are in its sub-menu. Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu of detailed options. When this item enabled, you can set VGA to awaken the system.
  • Page 73 Data (of Month) This item selects the alarm date. Ø Key in a DEC number:Min=0, Max=31. Resume Time (hh:mm:ss) This item selects the alarm Time. [hh] Ø Key in a DEC number:Min=0, Max=23. [mm/ss] Ø Key in a DEC number:Min=0, Max=59. IRQs Activity Monitoring Primary INTR Press Enter to on/off the wake up ability of a specified IRQ.

  • Page 74: 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 75 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 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 is compliant with the original PC AT bus specification;...

  • Page 76: Pc Health Status

    PC Health Status CPU Warning Temperature Since the mainboard support System and CPU temperature monitoring and overheat 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. Ø...
  • Page 77 VBAT (V) Monitor the output voltage of the a backup battery. 5VSB (V) 5V standby voltage by ATX power. Shutdown Temperature Select the combination of lower and upper limits for the system shutdown temperature, if your computer contains an environmental monitoring system.

  • Page 78: 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. Ø The choice: Default, - 0.025V~- 0.100V, or +0.025V ~+0.275V. CPU Ratio Select This item allows the user to adjust CPU Ratio .

  • Page 79: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

    Load Fail-Safe Defaults When you press <Enter> on this item, you will get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to: Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N) ? N Pressing 'Y' loads the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal performance system operations. Load Optimized Defaults When you press <Enter>...
  • Page 80 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 81 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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