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MSI Mega 400 User Manual

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  • Page 1 User’s Guide...

  • Page 2: Fcc-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement

    Shielded interface cables and AC. power cord, if any, must be used in order to comply with the emission limits. VOIR LA NOTICE D’ INSTALLATION AVANT DE RACCORDER AU RESEAU. Micro-Star International MEGA 400 Tested to comply with FCC Standard...

  • Page 3: Lithium Battery Statement

    Lithium Battery Statement CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufactuer. Discard used bat- teries according to the manufacturer’ s instructions. Macrovision Statement ® This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S.

  • Page 4: Safety Instructions

    Safety Instructions Always read the safety instructions carefully. Keep this User’ s Manual for future reference. Keep this equipment away from humidity. Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting it up. The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence protects the equipment from overheating.

  • Page 5: Revision History

    Trademarks All trademarks are the properties of their respective owners. Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. ® ® PS/2 and OS /2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines ® Corporation. Windows 95/98/2000/NT/XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. ®...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Introduction Chapter 1. Getting Started -------------------------------------------------------- 1-1 1.1 All-in-One Feature Set ------------------------------------------------- 1-2 Front Panel -------------------------------------------------------------- 1-3 Back Panel -------------------------------------------------------------- 1-3 1.2 System Specification --------------------------------------------------- 1-4 1.3 Performance PC ---------------------------------------------------------- 1-6 1.4 Hi-Fi Audio --------------------------------------------------------------- 1-8 Chapter 2. Introducing Mainboard ---------------------------------------------- 2-1 2.1 Mainboard Layout ------------------------------------------------------- 2-2 2.2 CPU ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2-3 CPU Clock Frequency Selection ----------------------------------- 2-3...
  • Page 7 OPTICAL SPDIF-out ------------------------------------------------- 2-12 Parallel Port ----------------------------------------------------------- 2-13 USB Ports -------------------------------------------------------------- 2-14 Audio Port ------------------------------------------------------------- 2-14 2.7 Connectors -------------------------------------------------------------- 2-15 IDE Connectors: IDE1&IDE2 -------------------------------------- 2-15 CD-in Connector: JCD1 -------------------------------------------- 2-16 TV-Tuner Card Connector: JCD2 --------------------------------- 2-16 CPU/System Fan Connectors: CPUFAN1/CN31/CN30 ------ 2-16 Front Panel Power Connector: JFP1 ------------------------------ 2-17 Card Reader Connector: J5 ---------------------------------------- 2-17 Hi-Fi Power Connector: U11 -------------------------------------- 2-17...
  • Page 8 Chapter 4: Setting BIOS Function ... 4-1 4.1 Entering Setup ... 4-2 Control Keys ... 4-2 Getting Help ... 4-3 Main Menu ... 4-3 Sub-Menu ... 4-3 General Help<F1> ... 4-3 4.2 The Main Menu ... 4-4 4.3 Standard CMOS Features ... 4-6 4.4 Advanced BIOS Features ...

  • Page 9: Introduction

    Introduction Introducing Your “Digital Media Platform”...
  • Page 10 Thank you for your purchasing of MEGA 400, the Best of Computing & Home Entertainment. Based on the design idea of consumer product, the MEGA 400 is not just a PC anymore. The “All-in-One” feature positions MEGA 400 as a Digital Media Platform.
  • Page 11 Introduction maximize your connection to the digital planet - Hi-Fi Stereo: Audio CD+MP3 Player+AM/FM Tuner - Home Theater: DVD + 5.1 Channel + TV Tuner (option) - Media Center: Card Reader + 1394 + SPDIF I/O +PVR - Completed PC: Office + Game Machine A New Digital Media Form Factor that Allows You to - Control Live Television - Enjoy Home Theater (DVD + 5.1 Channel)

  • Page 12: Chapter 1. Getting Started

    Getting Started Getting Started 1.1 All-in-One Feature Set 1.2 System Specification 1.3 Performance PC 1.4 Hi-Fi Audio...

  • Page 13: All-In-One Feature Set

    Chapter 1 1.1 All-in-one Feature Set The MEGA 400 implements all the Hi-Fi Stereo into Home-PC with a fancy equalizer LCM and control panel in the front bezel. When PC is power off, you can use it just like a Hi-Fi Stereo with a remote controller. When PC is power on, you can use it for Home Theater and Media Center PC.

  • Page 14: Front Panel

    Getting Started Front Panel Shuttle Controller Hi-Fi Power Switch IR Receiver Mode Eject/Stop Forward Play/Pause Backward PC Power Switch HDD LED PC Reset Optical SPDIF-in J1394-2 USB x 2 Mic-in J1394-1 Head-Phone Back Panel Mouse Parallel Port Power Jack LAN Port Radio Antenna Jack Serial Port Phone Jack (RJ11)

  • Page 15: System Specification

    Chapter 1 1.2 System Specification - MS-6749 (Proprietary F/F), 185 x 290 mm (4 layer) CPU: - Support Socket 462 for AMD Chipset: - VIA VT8205A2(KM400)+VT8235CD Memory: - DDR 333 x 2, support memory up to 2.0GB On-Board Audio: - AC’ 97 Codec integrated in ALC 650, support 5.1 channel , SPDIF In/Out. On-Board VGA: - Integrated (AGP 8X) - On-Board VGA memory: None...
  • Page 16 Chassi s: - 202(W) x 320(D) x 151(H) mm (9.76 Liters) On-Board Headers & Connectors - Rear Panel: Parallel Port x 1, Serial Port x 1, VGA x 1, PS/2 x 2, Mic in/Line in/ Line out x 1, USB x 2, LAN (RJ45) x 1, SPDIF/O x 1, TV out x1, Phone Jack (RJ11) x1, Radio Antenna Jack x1 - Front Panel: Mic in/Headphone x 1, USB x 2, SPDIF/I x 1, 1394 x 1 (4-pin), 1394 x 1(6-pin)

  • Page 17: Performance Pc

    Chapter 1 1.3 Performance PC When PC is power on, the MEGA 400 is your performance PC. Power on means “If the power button of PC is pressed, the Hi-Fi stereo has no function even you press the Hi-Fi button.”...
  • Page 18 -- The security features protect the data of machine from publicity and unautho- rized access through BIOS control. Password -- The MEGA 400 uses two levels of BIOS access (User Password & Supervisor Password) to protect the computer system. Storage Subsystem...

  • Page 19: Hi-Fi Audio

    Chapter 1 1.4 Hi-Fi Audio When PC is power off, the MEGA 400 can be used as a Hi-Fi audio. You can press the Hi-Fi button or use the remote controller to start the audio function. Power-off means “When used as a Hi-Fi audio, the PC should be in power-off status.
  • Page 20 MEGA 400 is equipped with SRS audio enforce- ment technology. SRS (Sound Retrieval System) was the first generation of 3D sound, dramatically improv- ing the quality of standard stereo. SRS is based on the human hearing system and was designed to retrieve...
  • Page 21 Chapter 1 1-10...

  • Page 22: Chapter 2. Introducing Mainboard

    Introducing Mainboard Introducing Mainboard Introducing Mainboard Introducing Mainboard Introducing Mainboard 2.1 Mainboard Layout 2.1 Mainboard Layout 2.1 Mainboard Layout 2.1 Mainboard Layout 2.1 Mainboard Layout 2.2 CPU 2.2 CPU 2.2 CPU 2.2 CPU 2.2 CPU 2.3 Memory 2.3 Memory 2.3 Memory 2.3 Memory 2.3 Memory 2.4 Power Supply...

  • Page 23: Mainboard Layout

    Chapter 2 2.1 Mainboard layout JBAT1 VT6307 BATT MS-6749 v1.X Mainboard ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○...

  • Page 24: Cpu

    2.2 CPU The MEGA 400 supports AMD 2800+ processors in the 462-pin package. The mainboard uses a CPU socket called Socket 462 for easy CPU installation. When you are installing the CPU, make sure the CPU has a heat sink and a cooling fan attached on the top to prevent overheating.

  • Page 25: Cpu Installation Procedures

    Chapter 2 CPU Installation Procedures Please turn off the power and unplug the power cord before install- ing the CPU. Pull the lever sideways away from the socket. Make sure to raise the lever up to a 90-degree angle. Look for the gold arrow. The gold arrow should point towards the lever pivot.

  • Page 26: Memory

    2.3 Memory The mainboard provides 2 slots for 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM (Double In-Line Memory Module) modules and supports the memory size up to 2GB. You can install PC2700/DDR333, PC2100/DDR266 or PC1600/DDR200 modules into the DDR DIMM slots (DIMM1&DIMM2). Introduction to DDR SDRAM DDR (Double Data Rate) SDRAM is similar to conventional SDRAM, but doubles the rate by transferring data twice per cycle.

  • Page 27: Power Supply

    Chapter 2 2.4 Power Supply The system is equipped with a 200W(PFC) ATX power supply. The power cord of power supply has been connected to the connector JWR1 on the mainboard when shipped out. Except the 20-pin connector JWR1, you can find another 4-pin power connector JPW1 on the mainboard.

  • Page 28: Front Panel

    2.5 Front panel The Front Panel is independent and extended from the mainboard. It’s connected to the Front I/O Connector on the mainboard. You can find the following ports on the Front Panel. Optical SPDIF-In Mic-In Head-Phone IEEE 1394 Port: J1394-2 The mainboard provides two IEEE 1394 ports.

  • Page 29: Ieee 1394 Port: J1394-1

    Chapter 2 IEEE 1394 Port: J1394-1 The bigger 6-pin IEEE 1394 Port on the back panel is designed for you to connect to IEEE 1394 devices without external power. That means the mainboard can provide the power for the devices connected to this port. Software Support IEEE 1394 Driver is provided by Windows Windows...

  • Page 30: Mic-In/Head-Phone

    Mic-in/Head-Phone Mic-in is a connector for microphone. Head-Phone is a connector for Speakers or Headphones. OPTICAL SPDIF-in The OPTICAL connector allows you to receive the audio file of SPDIF interface for recording and playing. The SPDIF (Sony & Philips Digital Interface) is developed jointly by the Sony and Philips corporations .

  • Page 31: Back Panel

    Chapter 2 2.6 Back panel The Back Panel provides the following ports: Mouse Serial Port Keyboard USB x 2 VGA Port Serial Port The mainboard offers a 9-pin male DIN serial port . The port is 16550A high speed communication ports that sends/receives 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a serial mouse or other serial devices directly to the connector.

  • Page 32: Mouse/Keyboard Connectors

    Mouse/Keyboard Connectors The mainboard provides two standard mini DIN connectors for attaching PS/2 mouse and keyboard. You can plug a PS/2 ® into the connector. PS/2 Mouse (6-pin Female) PS/2 Keyboard (6-pin Female) VGA Port The mainboard provides one DB 15-pin female connector to connect a VGA monitor.

  • Page 33: Lan Port

    Chapter 2 LAN Port The mainboard provides one standard RJ-45 jack for connection to Local Area Network (LAN). You can connect a network cable to the LAN jack. S-Video Out Connector You can connect to a TV or video device to S-Video out connector for video-out function which allows you to output the image to a TV or video device.

  • Page 34: Parallel Port

    Parallel Port The mainboard provides a 25-pin female centronic connector as LPT. A parallel port is a standard printer port that supports Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) and Extended Capabilities Parallel Port (ECP) mode. ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Pin Definition SIGNAL DESCRIPTION...

  • Page 35: Usb Ports

    Chapter 2 USB Ports The mainboard provides two USB2.0 EHCI/USB1.1 OHCI Universal Se- rial Bus root for attaching USB devices such as keyboard, mouse or other USB- compatible devices. You can plug the USB device directly into the connector. USB Ports Audio Port Speak-out is a connector for Speakers or Headphones.

  • Page 36: Connectors

    2.7 Connectors IDE Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2 The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/ 133 controller that provides PIO mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA/33/66/ 100/133 function. The two connectors on the mainboard allows you to connect to two IDE devices.

  • Page 37: Cd-In Connector: Jcd1

    Chapter 2 CD-in Connector: JCD1 The connector is for CD-ROM audio connector. TV-Tuner Card Connector: JCD2 The mainboard provides the connector to connect the TV-Tuner card. The TV-Tuner card is included in the package. You can insert the TV-Tuner card into the PCI Slot 1.

  • Page 38: Front Panel Power Connector: Jfp1

    Front Panel Power Connector: JFP1 The mainboard provides a Front Panel connector for electrical connection to the Front Panel switches and LEDs. JFP1 is compliant with Intel I/O Connectivity Design Guide. JFP1 SIGNAL HD_LED_P FP PWR/SLP HD_LED_N FP PWR/SLP RST_SW_N PWR_SW_P RST_SW_P PWR_SW_N...

  • Page 39: Lcm Connector: J8

    Chapter 2 LCM Connector: J8 The connector is used to connect the LCM on the front panel. +12VSBY Key (0-~5) VCC5SBY Modem Module Connector: J6 (Optional) The mainboard provides the connector to connect the modem module. The modem module is directly inserted into the connector without an extra cable. Radio Antenna Connector: J3 The connector allows you to connect the radio antenna.

  • Page 40: Jumpers

    2.8 Jumpers There is a CMOS RAM on board that has a power supply from external battery to keep the data of system configuration. With the CMOS RAM, the sys- tem can automatically boot OS every time it is turned on. That battery has long life time for at least 2 years.

  • Page 41: Slots

    Chapter 2 2.9 Slots PCI Slot The PCI slot allows you to insert PCI card or TV Tuner card. When adding or removing expansion cards, make sure that you unplug the power supply first. Meanwhile, read the documentation for the expansion card to make any neces- sary hardware or software settings NOTE: You can install the OPTIONAL MS8606 card into the PCI slot to enjoy watching TV.

  • Page 42: Chapter 3. Using Audio Function

    Using Audio Function Using Audio Function Introduction 3.1 Control Panel 3.2 Remote Controller 3.3 AC Power on 3.4 Playing CD/MP3 in Hi-Fi Mode 3.5 Playing FM/AM in Hi-Fi Mode 3.6 Using Audio Function in PC Mode...
  • Page 43 The MEGA 400 is featured with audio function. There are two ways to use audio function: in PC mode, in Hi-Fi mode. As the Mega 400 is shipped out in barebone, you must install the necessary components (such as HDD, CPU, RAM...) before us- ing audio function in PC mode.

  • Page 44: Control Panel

    3.1 Control Panel Hi-Fi Power Switch IR Receiver Mode Eject/Stop Forward Play/Pause Backward PC Power Switch HDD LED PC Reset HiFi Power Start the audio function. Mode Eject/Stop Forward Play/Pause Backward Shuttle Shuttle Controller Choose the audio mode (CD/MP3, FM, AM) Eject the CD/MP3 or stop the play.

  • Page 45: Remote Controller

    Chapter 3 3.2 remote Controller The buttons on the bottom are used for audio function while the ones on the top are used for TV application. See the manual of TV Tuner Card MS8606 for information on top part button. SRS on/off Button Mute Button Mode Button...

  • Page 46: Ac Power On

    Using Audio Function 3.3 AC Power ON - Plug in the power cord Plug in the power cord. You will see the panel (LCM) items FLASH 2 times. - Set Timer Then you can adjust time by shuttle. You will see timer 00:00 flash Turn the shuttle clockwise to adjust minute.

  • Page 47: Playing Cd/Mp3 In Hi-Fi Mode

    Chapter 3 3.4 playing CD/Mp3 in Hi-fi mode - Select CD/MP3 Press HiFi button to start the audio function. Press MODE on the Control Panel to select CD/MP3 mode or press CD/MP3 on the remote controller to play CD/MP3. If there is no CD in the tray or CD is broken, the LCM shows “NO disc”.
  • Page 48 Using Audio Function - Pause Music Press “Play/Pause” button to pause the music. The LCM shows - Play Next Song Press the “Forward” button to play the next song. - Replay the song Press “Backward” button once to re- play the song. - Replay previous song Press the “Backward”...
  • Page 49 Chapter 3 - Adjusting volume Turn the shuttle clockwise to turn the volume up and counterclockwise to turn the volume down. - Set Play Sub-Mode Press the shuttle once to set the Play Sub-Mode (NORMAL, RANDOM, REPEAT, and REPEAT DISC) Turn the shuttle to choose Play Sub- Mode.
  • Page 50 - Set EQ Sub-Mode Turn the shuttle to choose EQ Sub- Mode. The item you choose will flash and the others are on. Wait for 5 sec- onds to set the EQ Sub-Mode and go back to volume mode. You can also press the shuttle to set it and change to the Timer Sub-Mode at the same time.

  • Page 51: Playing Fm/Am In Hi-Fi Mode

    Chapter 3 3.5 playing FM/AM in Hi-fi mode - Select AM/FM Press the “MODE” button on the Con- trol Panel to set AM/FM mode or press AM/FM button on the Remote Control- ler to switch to AM or FM station. - Next Available Station Press the “Forward”...
  • Page 52 Using Audio Function - Adjusting Volume Turn the shuttle to adjust the volume. - Recall Memory Station Press the “Eject/Stop” once to recall the memory sub-mode and turn the shuttle to choose the number of spot (1-6) to play. - Set EQ Sub-Mode Press the shuttle once into the “EQ”...

  • Page 53: Using Audio Function In Pc Mode

    Remote Controller Function 1. Press “Hi-Fi” button to turn on/off radio. 2. Press “FM/AM” button to launch MSI Mega Radio to listen to radio. 3. Press “Mute” button to mute the volume. 4. Press “Vol up/down” button to adjust volume.

  • Page 54: Cd\Mp3 Mode

    Front Panel Function 1. Press “Hi-Fi” button to turn on/off radio. 2. Press “Mode” button to launch MSI Radio to listen to radio. 3. Turn “Shuttle” to adjust the volume. 4. Press “Forward/Backward” button to get an available station. Memory Station The shuttle is not allowed to set the memory station as in Hi-Fi mode.
  • Page 55 Chapter 3 Remote Controller Function 1. Press “Hi-Fi” button to turn on/off CD/MP3. 2. Press “FM/AM/CDMP3” button to select the mode you want. 3. Press “Mute” button to mute the volume. 4. Press “Vol up/down” button to adjust volume. 5. Press “Forward/Backward” button to get the next/last song. 6.

  • Page 56: Chapter 4: Setting Bios Function

    Setting BIOS Function Setting BIOS Function 4.1 Entering Setup 4.2 The Main Menu 4.3 Standard CMOS Features 4.4 Advanced BIOS Features 4.5 Advanced Chipset Features 4.6 Power Management Features 4.7 PnP/PCI Configurations 4.8 Integrated Peripherals 4.9 PC Health Status 4.10 System Information...

  • Page 57: Entering Setup

    Chapter 4 4.1 Entering Setup Power on the computer and the system will start POST (Power On Self Test) process. When the message below appears on the screen, press <DEL> key to enter Setup. If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup, restart the system by turning it OFF and On or pressing the RESET button.

  • Page 58: Getting Help

    Getting Help After entering the Setup menu, the first menu you will see is the Main Menu. Main Menu The main menu lists the setup functions you can make changes to. You can use the control keys ( highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen. Sub-Menu If you find a right pointer symbol (as shown in the right view) appears to the left of certain fields that means a sub-menu containing additional options can be...

  • Page 59: The Main Menu

    Chapter 4 4.2 The main menu Once you enter Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu ® (Figure 1) will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from twelve setup functions and two exit choices. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter>...
  • Page 60 Setting BIOS Function PnP/PCI Configurations This entry appears if your system supports PnP/PCI. Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals. PC Health Status This entry shows your PC health status. System Information This entry shows the system information. Set Supervisor Password Use this menu to set Supervisor Password.

  • Page 61: Standard Cmos Features

    Chapter 4 4.3 standard cmos features The items in Standard CMOS Features Menu are divided into 14 categories. 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> keys to select the value you want in each item.
  • Page 62 If you select Manual, related information is asked to be entered to the following items. Enter the information directly from the keyboard. This information should be provided in the documentation from your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer. Access Mode Capacity Cylinder Head...

  • Page 63: Advanced Bios Features

    Chapter 4 4.4 advanced bios features Quick Boot Setting the item to Enabled allows the system to boot within 5 seconds since it will skip some check items. Available options: Enabled, Disabled. Full Screen Logo Show This item enables you to show the company logo on the bootup screen. Settings are: Enabled Shows a still image (logo) on the full screen at boot.
  • Page 64 Boot Device Priority 1st/2nd/3rd Boot Device The items allow you to set the sequence of boot devices where BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system. If you select boot from USB device, USB Device Legacy Support must be set to Enabled. Try Other Boot Devices Setting the option to Enabled allows the system to try to boot from other device if the system fails to boot from the 1st/2nd/3rd boot device.
  • Page 65 Chapter 4 Security Option This specifies the type of BIOS password protection that is implemented. Set- tings are described below: Option Description Setup The password prompt appears only when end users try to run Setup. System A password prompt appears every time when the com- puter is powered on or when end users try to run Setup.

  • Page 66: Advanced Chipset Features

    Setting BIOS Function 4.5 advanced chipset features NOTE: Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset. Spread Spectrum This item is used to enable or disable the FSB clock generator’ s Spread Spectrum feature. When overclocking the FSB, always set it to Disabled. Options: Disabled, 0.50%, 1.00%.
  • Page 67 Chapter 4 Configure SDRAM Timing by SPD Selects whether DRAM timing is controlled by the SPD (Serial Presence Detect) EEPROM on the DRAM module. Setting to SPD enables SDRAMFrequency, SDRAM CAS Latency and SDRAM Bank Interleave automatically to be determined by BIOS based on the configurations on the SPD.
  • Page 68 Setting BIOS Function SDRAM Burst Length This setting allows you to set the size of Burst-Length for DRAM. Bursting feature is a technique that DRAM itself predicts the address of the next memory location to be accessed after the first address is accessed. To use the feature, you need to define the burst length, which is the actual length of burst plus the starting address and allows internal address counter to properly generate the next memory location.
  • Page 69 Chapter 4 AGP Fast Write This option enables or disables the AGP Fast Write feature. The Fast Write technology allows the CPU to write directly to the graphics card without passing anything through the system memory and improves the AGP 4X speed.
  • Page 70 Setting BIOS Function TV-Out Function Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: Boot Display Device This item allows you to select the Boot Display Device. Options: CRT, TV Type Select the TV standard which is used as the video signal format of your TV if you have connected a TV to the system.

  • Page 71: Power Management Features

    Chapter 4 4.6 Power management features Sleep State This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function. Options are: S1/POS The S1 sleep mode is a low power state. In this state, no system context is lost (CPU or chipset) and hardware main tains all system context.
  • Page 72 Set WakeUp Events Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: Wake Up On PME, Wake Up By Keyboard (with “Wake-Up Key” and “Wake-Up Password”), Wake Up By PS/2 Mouse These fields specify whether the system will be awakened from power saving modes when activity or input signal of the specified hardware peripheral or component is detected.

  • Page 73: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    Chapter 4 4.7 PNP/PCI Configurations Clear NVRAM The ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data) NVRAM (Nonvolatile Random Access Memory) is where the BIOS stores resource information for both PNP and non-PNP devices in a bit string format. When the item is set to Yes, the system will reset ESCD NVRAM right after the system is booted up and then set the setting of the item back to No automatically.

  • Page 74: Integrated Peripherals

    Setting BIOS Function 4.8 Integrated peripherals On-Chip IDE This setting controls the onboard IDE controller. Setting options: Disabled, Primary, Secondary, Both. Onboard LAN Controller This setting controls the onboard LAN controller. Setting options: Disabled, Enabled. OnBoard LAN P.M.E This setting controls the power management function of LAN. Setting “Enabled ”...
  • Page 75 Chapter 4 OnBoard AC’ 97 Audio Select Enabled to use the audio capabilities of your system. Most of the follow- ing fields do not appear when this field is Disabled. OnBoard 1394 Controller This setting controls the onboard 1394 device. Setting options: Disabled, Enabled. USB Controller This setting is used to enable/disable the onboard USB controller.
  • Page 76 Setting BIOS Function Serial Port 1 These items specify the base I/O port addresses of the onboard Serial Port 1 (COM A)/Serial Port 2 (COM B). Selecting Auto allows AMIBIOS to automatically determine the correct base I/O port address. Settings: Auto, 3F8/COM1, 2F8/COM2, 3E8/COM3, 2E8/COM4 and Disabled.

  • Page 77: Pc Health Status

    Chapter 4 4.9 PC health status System/CPU Temperature, CPU Fan1/CPU Fan2 Speed, Vcore, +5.0V, +12.0V, -12.0V, -5.0V, Battery, +5V SB These items display the current status of all of the monitored hardware devices/ components such as CPU voltages, temperatures and all fans’ speeds. 4-22...

  • Page 78: System Information

    Setting BIOS Function 4.10 System Information Product Name, System BIOS Version, BlueBird F/W Version, Processor Type, Processor Speed, Total Memory These items shows the information about the system status, such as product name, BIOS version, processor type, processor speed and total memory. 4-23...
  • Page 79 Chapter 4 4-24...

  • Page 80: Appendix. Using Mega Radio

    Appendix: Using Mega Radio...

  • Page 81: Listening To Radio

    This proprietary Mega Radio application is developed for this barebone only. The application allows you to listen to radio, set memory station and record braodcasting context. Please pay attention to the fact as below: If the AC power is shut down while you are using Mega Radio application, the saved data will lose even the power is turned on again.
  • Page 82 d. Preference Setting Click SET button, and the preference setting window appears as below. There are some items for your advanced setting. In “Configuration” window, you can set “Area” and “EQ Mode”. There are six options in “Area”: Asia, Middle East, Near East, Russia, South Africa and Others (Europe).
  • Page 83 <Setting AM/FM Memory List> In “AM Memory List” or “FM Memory List” window, you can set 6 AM or FM memory stations. Input the AM or FM frequency and station name to set the memory station. Remember to click OK to save the settings.
  • Page 84 <About Mega Radio> The window shows the Mega Radio version you that are using. Click the web address to contact us if you need more information on our products.

  • Page 85: Setting Memory Station

    Setting Memory Station Click the PREVIOUS or NEXT button to select an available station, and then click the memory station number you want to store and hold on the number for 3 seconds. There are 6 station numbers you can use. The number you choose will become “yellow”...

  • Page 86: Recording Music

    Recording Music Click the button to use the recording function. Click the button to use the recording function. You will see the recording window pops up. There are five buttons on the recording window. Click this button to close the recording window. Click this button to pause the recorded music.
  • Page 87 After recording, click the button again. You will see the “Save As” window pops up. Type the file name you want to save, and then click “Save” to save the music.

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