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  • Page 1 MK20 SocketA AMD Athlon/Duron Processor Based SDR Main Board User's Manual...
  • Page 2 WARNING Thermal issue is highly essential for processors with a speed of 600MHz and above. Hence, we recommend you to use the CPU fan qualified by AMD or motherboard manufacturer. Meanwhile, please make sure CPU and fan are securely fastened well. Otherwise, improper fan installation not only gets system unstable but also could damage both CPU and motherboard because insufficient thermal dissipation.
  • Page 3 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, and Duron are registered trademarks of AMD Corporation.

  • Page 4: 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 5 3.2 JUMPER SETTINGS .................. 24 JUMPER & CONNECTOR GUIDE ............25 Jumpers USB1/2 Power-On Setting (JP1) ............28 USB3/4 Power-On Setting (JP9) ............28 FSB Speed Configuration Setting (J3) ........... 29 Clear CMOS (JBAT1) ................29 Back-Panel Connectors PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connectors ..........30 LAN Port Connector ................
  • Page 6 Internal Peripherals Connectors Enhanced IDE Ports and Floppy Connectors .......... 37 Other Connectors ATX Power Supply Connector (CN2) ............38 Cooling FAN Connectors for CPU FAN (FAN1) and Chassis FAN (FAN2/3) ................38 IR Connector (JP7) ................. 39 COM2 Connector (J5) ................40 Front-Panel Microphone and Line-Out Header (JP6) ......
  • Page 7 5 BIOS SETUP ..................57 5.1 ENTER THE BIOS ..................57 5.2 THE MAIN MENU ..................58 STANDARD CMOS FEATURES ..............60 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES ..............64 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES ............68 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS ..............72 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP .............. 76 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION ...............

  • Page 8: 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 43 BIOS Setup >> How to Configure ............Page 57 About This Manual For First-Time DIY System Builder ............

  • Page 9: Introduction

    Experienced DIY User Congratulate on your purchase of the Shuttle MK20 mainboard. You will find that installing your new Shuttle MK20 mainboard is just easy. Bundled with an array of onboard functions, the highly-integrated MK20 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 10: Item Checklist

    1.2 Item Checklist Check all items with you MK20 mainboard to make sure nothing is missing. The complete package should include: ! One piece of Shuttle MK20 Mainboard ! One piece of ATA100/66/33 Ribbon Cable ! One piece of Floppy Ribbon Cable...

  • Page 11: Features

    2 FEATURES MK20 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 ~ 1400+ MHz.
  • Page 12 ! ! ! ! ! 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 13 ! ! ! ! ! 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 14: 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 MK20 mainboard. Refer to the following mainboard layout to help you identify various jumpers, connectors, slots, and ports.

  • Page 15: 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 16: 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 17: 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 18: 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 19: 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, Green 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 (JP5 and JP8), as shown below.
  • Page 20 4. Power_LED (PLED) RST HDLED PLED PTSW GLED/PLED 5. Hardware Reset Switch (RST) HDLED PLED PTSW GLED/PLED 6. PC Speaker (SPK) RST HDLED PLED PTSW GLED/PLED 7. Extended USB Header USB port 3 USB port 4 - 17 -...

  • Page 21: 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, TAD_IN, AUX_IN, and Frint-Panel AUDIO connectors CD IN TAD IN 2. IR connector - 18 -...

  • Page 22: Step 9 Connect Power Supply

    Step 9 Connect Power Supply 1. System power connector C N 2 Step 10 Install Add-on Cards in Expansion Slots 1. PCI Card 2. ISA Card - 19 -...

  • 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 USB1 LAN1 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 5. COM1 Ports COM1 Port 6. VGA Port VGA Port 7. Audio Line_out / Line_in / Mic_In Line-Out Line-In Mic-In 8. MIDI/Game Port MIDI/GAME Port - 21 -...

  • 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 Driver & Software Components

    Step 13 Install Driver & Software Components Please note that all the system utilities and drivers are designed for Win 9x / 2000/ME/NT operating systems only. Make sure your operating system is already installed before running the drivers installation CD-ROM programs. 1.

  • Page 27: 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 28: 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: B2~B3 B4~B6 B7~B10...

  • Page 29: Jumpers

    Jumpers : USB1/2 Power-On Setting : USB3/4 Power-On Setting : FSB Speed Configuration Setting JBAT1 : Clear CMOS Back-Panel Connectors : PS/2 Keyboard : PS/2 Mouse : RJ45 LAN Port : 2 × USB (Universal Serial Bus) COM1 : Serial Port 1 (DB9 male) : VGA Port (DB15 female) PRINTER : Parallel Port (DB25 female)
  • Page 30 Other Connectors: : ATX Power (20-pin header) FAN1 : CPU Fan Power FAN2 : Chassis Fan Power FAN3 : Chassis Fan Power : IR Connector : COM2 Connector : Front-Panel Microphone and Line-Out Connector : CD-in Connector : AUX-in Connector : TAD-in Connector - 27 -...

  • Page 31: Usb1/2 Power-On Setting (Jp1)

    $ $ $ $ $ Jumpers USB1/2 Power-On Setting (JP1) MK20 provides one jumper to set USB devices which connect to back-panel to power-on system from Soft off stage. Place jumper cap on JP1 pin 1-2 for enabling USB device (USB port 1 and USB port 2) power-on function on back-panel.

  • Page 32: Fsb Speed Configuration Setting (J3)

    FSB Speed Configuration Setting (J3) MK20 provides jumper J3 to set front side bus at 100MHz and 133MHz. Insert mini-jumper caps on J3 to set FSB to 100MHz. Remove mini-jumper caps from J3 to set FSB to 133MHz. Set FSB hardware jumper to 100MHz.

  • Page 33: 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 PS/2 Mouse 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-...

  • Page 34: Vga Connector

    VGA Connector One 15-pin VGA connector is located at the rear panel of the mainboard. VGA Port Parallel Port Connector One DB25 female parallel connector is foxc on n 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 35: Midi/Game 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 instrument to the sound card.

  • Page 36: Front-Panel Connectors

    $ $ $ $ $ Front-Panel Connectors ATX Power On/Off Switch Connector (PTSW) 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 PTSW header on the mainboard.

  • Page 37: Green Led/ Power Led Connector (Gled/Pled)

    Green LED / Power LED Connector (GLED/PLED) This header is dual color LED function. Dual color LED function is defined by either Power LED or Green LED, the header can be in these states. The Green LED indicates that the system is currently in one of the power saving mode (Doze/Standby/Suspend).

  • 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. Speaker Connector (SPK) Attach the PC speaker cable from the case to the 4-pin speaker connector (SPK). - 35 -...

  • Page 39: Extended Usb Header (Jp8)

    Extended USB Header (JP8) 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. USB port 3 9 7 5 3 1 10 8 6 4 2 USB port 4 Pins Assignment:...

  • Page 40: Internal Peripherals Connectors

    $ $ $ $ $ Internal Peripherals Connectors Enhanced IDE Ports and Floppy Connector The MK20 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 (FDD1) to accommodate the Floppy Disk Drive (F.D.D.).

  • Page 41: Other Connectors

    $% Other Connectors ATX Power Supply Connector (CN2) Locate the 20-pin male header ATX power connector (CN2) on your mainboard. Plug the power cable from the ATX power supply unit directly into (CN2) ATX power supply connector. C N 2 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: Ir Connector (Jp7)

    IR Connector (JP7) If you have an Infrared device, this mainboard can implement IR transfer function. To enable the IR transfer function, 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 matched with the pin of the IR device.

  • Page 43: Com2 Connector (J5)

    COM2 Connector (J5) This mainboard comes with one 10-pin ribbon cable for COM2. Pins Assignment: 1=DCD2 2=RX2 3=TX2 4=DTR2 5=GND 6=DSR2 7=RTS2 8=CTS2 9=RI2 10=KEY Front-Panel Microphone and Line_out Header (JP6) This header allows users to install auxiliary front-oriented microphone and line- out ports for easier access.

  • Page 44: Audio Cd-In Header (Jp2) (Block)

    Audio Connector CD _In (JP2) (Black) Port JP2 is used to attach an audio connector cable from the CD-ROM drive. CD IN Pins Assignment: 1=CD_L 2=CD_GND 3=CD_GND 4=CD_R Audio Connector AUX _In (JP3) (White) Port JP3 can be used to connect a stereo audio input from CD-ROM, TV-tuner, or MPEG card.

  • Page 45: System Memory Configuration

    3.3 System Memory Configuration The MK20 mainboard has two 168-pin DIMM slots that allow you to install from 16MB up to 1GB of system memory. Each 168-pin DIMM (Dual In-line Memory Module) Slot can accommodate 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, and 512MB of PC100/PC133 compliant 3.3V single or double side 64-bit wide data path SDRAM modules.

  • Page 46: Software Utility

    !" Install VIA Hardware Monitor - Installing VIA hardware monitor. !"Manual - MK20 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 47: Install Mainboard 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 using your pointing device (e.g. mouse) on the “Install Mainboard Software”...

  • Page 48: Install Via 4 In 1, Agp, And Audio Device Driver

    Install VIA 4 in 1, AGP, and Audio Device Driver [4.2.A] Select using your pointing device (e.g. mouse) on the “Install VIA Driver” bar to install VIA 4 in 1 driver. [4.2.B] Click on the “Install AGP Device Software” bar to install AGP device driver.

  • Page 49: Install Via Hardware Monitor

    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 VIA Hardware Monitor”...

  • Page 50: Install Lan Software

    4.4 Install LAN Software Install WIN98 LAN driver The LAN Device Driver can't install automatically, you need double click on My Computer -> Control Pnael -> System icon to bring up System Proper- ties screen. Select tab "Device Manager". You will find a yellow "?" mark at PCI Ethernet Controller, that means the driver is not recognize.
  • Page 51 Please choose "Display a list of the drivers in a specific location, so you can select the driver you want" to the manual install driver, and click on "Next" bar to continue. Select "Network adapters" bar for LAN device and click on "Next" bar to con- tinue.
  • Page 52 Select "Realtek RTL8139 [A/B/C/8130] PCI Fast Ethernet NIC" to install, and then click on "OK". Make sure "Realtek RTL8139 [A/B/C/ 8130] PCI Fast Ethernet NIC" driver, and click on "Next". Then the system will do the setup procddure automatically. Completing the upgrade device driver, and click on "Finish"...

  • Page 53: Install Win2000 Lan Driver

    Install WIN2000 LAN driver The LAN Device Driver can't install automatically, you need double click on My Computer -> Control Pnael -> System icon to bring up System Proper- ties screen. Select tab "Hardware" and then"Device Manager" bar. The Device Manager windows will appear on your screen.
  • Page 54 The Upgrade Device Driver Wizard windows will appear on your screen. Click on "Next" bar to continue. Please choose "Display a list of the known drivers for this device so that I can choose a specific driver" to the manual install driver, and click on "Next"...
  • Page 55 Indicate the driver's location as "D:\lan\WIN2000\NETRTS5.INF" (In this location CD disk drive is supposed to be "D" letter.) Select "Realtek RTL8139 [A/B/C/8130] PCI Fast Ethernet NIC" to install, and then click on "Next". Make sure "Realtek RTL8139 [A/B/C/ 8130] PCI Fast Ethernet NIC" driver, and click on "Next".
  • Page 56 After restart, you may check Network adapters under the location mentioned at right figure. The Network adapters shows correctly. - 53 -...

  • Page 57: Install Winnt Lan Driver

    Install WINNT LAN driver The LAN Device Driver can't install automatically, you need double click on My Computer -> Control Pnael -> Network icon to bring up Network screen. Select tab "Adapters" and "Add" bar to install driver. Insert the support CD by the mainboard manufacturer and choose "Have Disk"...
  • Page 58 Make sure "Realtek RTL8139 [A/B/C/8130] PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter" driver, and click on "Close". Setting yourself network. Then the system will do the setup procddure automatically. Completing the upgrade device driver, and click on "Yes" to restart the system to take all the changes effect. After restart, you may check Network adapters under the location mentioned at right figure.

  • Page 59: 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 60: Bios Setup

    5 BIOS SETUP MK20 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 61: 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 62 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 Configurations This entry appears if your system supports PnP / PCI. PC Health Status This entry shows the current system temperature, Voltage, and FAN speed.

  • Page 63: 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 64 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. " 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 This item defines the video mode of the system.
  • Page 65 ****************************************************** 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 66 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 ****************************************************** - 63 -...

  • Page 67: 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 68 External Cache Most processors that can be installed in this system use external level 2 (L2) cache memory to improve performance. Leave this item at the default value for better performance. " The choice: Enabled or Disabled. CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking This item enables or disables ECC (Error Correction Code) error check- ing on the CPU cache memory.
  • Page 69 Gate A20 Option This entry allows you to select how the gate A20 is handled. The gate A20 is a device used for above 1MByte of address memory. Initially, the gate A20 was handled via a pin on the keyboard. Today, while a keyboard still provides this support, it is more common and much faster in setting to Fast for the system chipset to provide support for gate A20.
  • Page 70 OS Select For DRAM > 64MB Selects the operating system that is running with greater than 64MB of RAM in the system. " 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 71: 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 72 Bank Interleave The interleave number of internal banks, can be set to 2 way, 4 way interleave or disabled. For VCM and 16Mb type dram chips, the bank interleave is fixed at 2 way interleave. When the dram timing is selected by SPD, it will be set by the value on SPD of the RAM module(DDR or SDR).
  • Page 73 On Chip USB This should be enabled if your system has a USB installed on the system board and you want to use it. Even when on chip USB so equipped, if you add a higher performance controller, you will need to disable this feature.
  • Page 74 PCI #2 Access #1 Retry When this item disabled, PCI#2 will not be disconnected until access finishes (default); On the contrary, PCI#2 will be disconnected if max etries are attempted without success. " The Choice: Enabled or Disabled. AGP Master 1 WS Write When this item enabled, writing to the AGP(Accelerated Graphics Port) is executed with one wait state.

  • Page 75: Integrated Peripherals

    $ $ $ $ $ Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Channel0 The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support to two IDE chan- nels. Select Enabled to activate the primary IDE interface; select Disabled to deactivate this interface " The choice: Enabled or Disabled. OnChip IDE Channel1 The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support to two IDE chan- nels.
  • Page 76 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 77 Onboard Parallel Port This item allows you to determine onboard parallel port controller I/O address setting. " The choice:: 378/IRQ7, 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7, or Disabled. Onboard Parallel Mode Select an operating mode for the onboard parallel (printer) port. Select Normal or Compatible unless you are certain your hardware and software both support one of the other available modes.
  • Page 78 MPU-401 This item enables/disables on-board MPU-401. " The choice: Enabled or Disabled. MPU-401 I/O Address This item selects MPU-401 I/O Address. " The choice: 300-303H, 310-313H, 320-323H, or 330-333H. Game Port (200-207H) This item enables/disables Game Port. " The choice: Enabled or Disabled. - 75 -...

  • Page 79: 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 80 User Define Allows you to set each mode individually. HDD Power Down=Disabled or 1min.~15min. Doze Mode = Disabled or 1 min ~1 hr. 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...
  • Page 81 All Modes --> Off Monitor is blanked when the system enters any power saving mode. " The choice: Always On, Suspend ->off, or All Modes -> off. 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...
  • Page 82 HDD & FDD When HDD & FDD stays On, any activity from one of the listed system peripheral devices wakes up the system. " The choice: OFF or ON PCI Master When PCI Master stays On, any activity from one of the listed system peripheral devices wakes up the system.
  • Page 83 IRQs Activity Monitoring In the following is a list of IRQ's, Interrupt ReQuests, which can be exempted much as the COM ports and LPT ports above can. When an I/O device wants to gain the attention of the operating system, it signals this by causing an IRQ to occur.

  • Page 84: Pnp/Pci Configuration

    $ $ $ $ $ PnP/PCI Configurations 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 85 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/DMA Resources When resources are controlled manually, assign each system interrupt a type, depending on the type of device using the interrupt.
  • Page 86 Assign IRQ For USB This item allows the user the option to assign an IRQ to on-board USB controller. Since the on-board controller is always enabled, if no IRQ is assigned to it, there will be a question mark report on the sytem device under Windows95/98.

  • Page 87: Pc Health Status

    $ $ $ $ $ PC Health Status Current CPU Temp Since the mainboard supports CPU temperature monitoring and over- heat alert. This item indicates the current Processor temperature. Current System Temp Since the mainboard supports System temperature monitoring and overheat alert.

  • Page 88: Frequency/Voltage Control

    $ $ $ $ $ Frequency/Voltage Control Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk This item allows you to enable/disable auto detection DIMM/PCI Clock. " The choice: Enabled or Disabled. Spread Spectrum This item allows you to enable/disable the spread spectrum modulation. " The choice: Enabled or Disabled. Linear Spread Model This item allows you to enable Spread Spectrum for reducing EMI.

  • Page 89: 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 90: 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 91: 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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