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CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION The MS-6339 ATX TH1 mainboard is a high-performance computer mainboard based on Intel 82850 chipset. The MS-6339 is optimized to ® support the Intel Pentium 4 processor for high-end business/personal ®...
CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION Mainboard Features z Support Intel Pentium 4 processor ® ® z Supports 1.4GHz or faster Chipset z Intel Tehama chipset ® - Up to 2GB maximum memory (RAMBUS). - AGP Pro interface with 4x SBA/Data Transfer z Intel ICH2 chipset...
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CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION Integrated Super I/O Controller z Winbond W83627HF-AW I/O controller - 1 floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88Mbytes - 2 serial port (COM A + COM B) - 1 parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode - 1 IrDA connector for SIR Audio...
CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD HARDW W W W W ARE INST ARE INST ARE INST ARE INSTALLA ALLA ALLA ALLATION TION TION TION CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD ARE INST ALLA TION Chapter 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Central Processing Unit: CPU The mainboard operates with Intel 4 processor.
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CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD HARDW W W W W ARE INST ARE INST ARE INST ARE INSTALLA ALLA ALLA ALLATION TION TION TION CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD ARE INST ALLA TION • CPU Core Speed Derivation Procedure The mainboard CPU Bus Frequency can be set through BIOS setup.
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CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD HARDW W W W W ARE INST ARE INST ARE INSTALLA ARE INST ALLA ALLATION ALLA TION TION TION CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD ARE INST ALLA TION • Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN/PSFAN/SYSFAN These connectors support system cooling fan with + 12V.
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CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD HARDW W W W W ARE INST ARE INST ARE INST ARE INSTALLA ALLA ALLA ALLATION TION TION TION CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD ARE INST ALLA TION Clear CMOS Jumper: JBA Clear CMOS Jumper: JBA Clear CMOS Jumper: JBA Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1...
CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD HARDW W W W W ARE INST ARE INST ARE INSTALLA ARE INST ALLA ALLATION ALLA TION TION TION CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD ARE INST ALLA TION Memory Installation Memory Installation Memory Installation Memory Installation Memory Installation...
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CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD HARDW W W W W ARE INST ARE INST ARE INSTALLA ARE INST ALLA ALLATION ALLA TION TION TION CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD ARE INST ALLA TION • Memory Installation Procedures A.
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CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD HARDW W W W W ARE INST ARE INST ARE INSTALLA ARE INST ALLA ALLATION ALLA TION TION TION CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD ARE INST ALLA TION • Memory Population Rules 1.
CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD HARDW W W W W ARE INST ARE INST ARE INSTALLA ARE INST ALLA ALLATION ALLA TION TION TION CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD ARE INST ALLA TION Case Connector: JFP1 The Power Switch, Reset Switch, Power LED, Speaker, HDD LED and Keylock (reserved) are all connected to the JFP1 connector block.
CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD HARDW W W W W ARE INST ARE INST ARE INSTALLA ARE INST ALLA ALLATION ALLA TION TION TION CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD ARE INST ALLA TION Power Switch Connect to a 2-pin push button switch. This switch has the same feature with JRMS1.
CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD HARDW W W W W ARE INST ARE INST ARE INSTALLA ARE INST ALLA ALLATION ALLA TION TION TION CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD ARE INST ALLA TION Floppy Disk Connector: FDD The mainboard also provides a standard floppy disk connector FDD that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types.
CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD HARDW W W W W ARE INST ARE INST ARE INST ARE INSTALLA ALLA ALLA ALLATION TION TION TION CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD ARE INST ALLA TION Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2 The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA/66 Controller that provides PIO mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA/33/66 function.
CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD HARDW W W W W ARE INST ARE INST ARE INST ARE INSTALLA ALLA ALLA ALLATION TION TION TION CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD ARE INST ALLA TION Power Supply Power Supply Power Supply Power Supply Power Supply...
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CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD HARDW W W W W ARE INST ARE INST ARE INSTALLA ARE INST ALLA ALLATION ALLA TION TION TION CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD ARE INST ALLA TION • ATX 5V/3V Power Connector: JWR3 (optional) This mainboard supports an optional 5V/3V power supply connector.
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CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD HARDW W W W W ARE INST ARE INST ARE INST ARE INSTALLA ALLA ALLA ALLATION TION TION TION CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD ARE INST ALLA TION PIN DEFINITION TABLE PIN DEFINITION TABLE PIN DEFINITION TABLE PIN DEFINITION TABLE...
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CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD HARDW W W W W ARE INST ARE INST ARE INSTALLA ARE INST ALLA ALLATION ALLA TION TION TION CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD ARE INST ALLA TION • Remote Power On/Off Switch: JRMS1 Connect to a 2-pin push button switch.
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CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD HARDW W W W W ARE INST ARE INST ARE INSTALLA ARE INST ALLA ALLATION ALLA TION TION TION CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD ARE INST ALLA TION IrDA Infrared Module Connector: J5 IrDA Infrared Module Connector: J5 IrDA Infrared Module Connector: J5 IrDA Infrared Module Connector: J5...
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CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD HARDW W W W W ARE INST ARE INST ARE INSTALLA ARE INST ALLA ALLATION ALLA TION TION TION CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD ARE INST ALLA TION Serial Port Connectors: COM A and COM B Serial Port Connectors: COM A and COM B Serial Port Connectors: COM A and COM B Serial Port Connectors: COM A and COM B...
CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD HARDW W W W W ARE INST ARE INST ARE INSTALLA ARE INST ALLA ALLATION ALLA TION TION TION CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD ARE INST ALLA TION Parallel Port Connector: LPT1 Parallel Port Connector: LPT1 Parallel Port Connector: LPT1 Parallel Port Connector: LPT1...
CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD HARDW W W W W ARE INST ARE INST ARE INSTALLA ARE INST ALLA ALLATION ALLA TION TION TION CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD ARE INST ALLA TION Mouse Connector: JKBMS1 Mouse Connector: JKBMS1 Mouse Connector: JKBMS1 Mouse Connector: JKBMS1...
CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD HARDW W W W W ARE INST ARE INST ARE INSTALLA ARE INST ALLA ALLATION ALLA TION TION TION CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD ARE INST ALLA TION Joystick/Midi Connectors You can connect a joystick or game pad to this connector. Joystick/MIDI Audio Port Connectors Line Out is a connector for Speakers or Headphones.
CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD HARDW W W W W ARE INST ARE INST ARE INST ARE INSTALLA ALLA ALLA ALLATION TION TION TION CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD ARE INST ALLA TION USB Connectors The mainboard provides a UHCI (Universal Host Controller Interface) Universal Serial Bus root for attaching USB devices like: keyboard, mouse and other USB devices.
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CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD HARDW W W W W ARE INST ARE INST ARE INST ARE INSTALLA ALLA ALLA ALLATION TION TION TION CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD ARE INST ALLA TION W W W W W ak ake e e e e -Up on LAN Connector: JWOL1 -Up on LAN Connector: JWOL1 -Up on LAN Connector: JWOL1...
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CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD HARDW W W W W ARE INST ARE INST ARE INSTALLA ARE INST ALLA ALLATION ALLA TION TION TION CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD ARE INST ALLA TION Modem W Modem W e Up Connector: JMDM1 e Up Connector: JMDM1 Modem W...
CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD HARDW W W W W ARE INST ARE INST ARE INST ARE INSTALLA ALLA ALLA ALLATION TION TION TION CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD ARE INST ALLA TION Power Saving LED Connector: JGL1 Power Saving LED Connector: JGL1 Power Saving LED Connector: JGL1 Power Saving LED Connector: JGL1...
CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD HARDW W W W W ARE INST ARE INST ARE INSTALLA ARE INST ALLA ALLATION ALLA TION TION TION CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD ARE INST ALLA TION Power Saving Switch Connector: JGS1 Power Saving Switch Connector: JGS1 Power Saving Switch Connector: JGS1 Power Saving Switch Connector: JGS1...
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CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD HARDW W W W W ARE INST ARE INST ARE INSTALLA ARE INST ALLA ALLATION ALLA TION TION TION CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD ARE INST ALLA TION -In Connector: J8 -In Connector: J8 CD-In Connector: J8 -In Connector: J8...
CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD HARDW W W W W ARE INST ARE INST ARE INSTALLA ARE INST ALLA ALLATION ALLA TION TION TION CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD ARE INST ALLA TION AUX Line In Connector: J9 AUX Line In Connector: J9 AUX Line In Connector: J9 AUX Line In Connector: J9...
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CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD HARDW W W W W ARE INST ARE INST ARE INSTALLA ARE INST ALLA ALLATION ALLA TION TION TION CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD ARE INST ALLA TION Modem-In: J10 The connector is for Modem with internal voice connector. Mono_Out Phone_In Mono_Out is connected to the Modem Speaker Out connector.
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CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD HARDW W W W W ARE INST ARE INST ARE INSTALLA ARE INST ALLA ALLATION ALLA TION TION TION CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD ARE INST ALLA TION Onboard Audio Codec: JP1 This jumper is used to Enabled/Disabled the onboard Soft audio codec.
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CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD HARDW W W W W ARE INST ARE INST ARE INSTALLA ARE INST ALLA ALLATION ALLA TION TION TION CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD ARE INST ALLA TION Chassis Intrusion Switch Case: J7 & J15 These connectors are connected to 2-pin connector chassis switch.
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CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD HARDW W W W W ARE INST ARE INST ARE INSTALLA ARE INST ALLA ALLATION ALLA TION TION TION CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD ARE INST ALLA TION Clear BIOS Password: J18 This is used to clear the BIOS password.
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CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD HARDW W W W W ARE INST ARE INST ARE INSTALLA ARE INST ALLA ALLATION ALLA TION TION TION CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD ARE INST ALLA TION BIOS Flash Jumper: J17 BIOS Flash Jumper: J17 BIOS Flash Jumper: J17 BIOS Flash Jumper: J17...
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CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD HARDW W W W W ARE INST ARE INST ARE INSTALLA ARE INST ALLA ALLATION ALLA TION TION TION CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD ARE INST ALLA TION Case Speak Case Speak er to Audio Speak er to Audio Speak er Jumper: J16...
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CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD HARDW W W W W ARE INST ARE INST ARE INSTALLA ARE INST ALLA ALLATION ALLA TION TION TION CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD ARE INST ALLA TION USB Front Connector: JUSB1 USB Front Connector: JUSB1 USB Front Connector: JUSB1 USB Front Connector: JUSB1...
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CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD HARDW W W W W ARE INST ARE INST ARE INSTALLA ARE INST ALLA ALLATION ALLA TION TION TION CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HARD HARD ARE INST ALLA TION CNR (Communication Network Riser) CNR (Communication Network Riser) CNR (Communication Network Riser) CNR (Communication Network Riser)
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CHAPTER 3 BIOS USERS GUIDE ® Chapter 3 ® BIOS USER’S GUIDE The system configuration information and chipset register information is stored in the CMOS RAM. This information is retained by a battery when the power is off. Enter the BIOS setup (if needed) to modify this information. The following pages will describe how to enter BIOS setup, and all about options.
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CHAPTER 3 BIOS USERS GUIDE ® Enter BIOS Setup ® Enter the AMI setup Program’s Main Menu as follows: 1. Turn on or reboot the system. The following screen appears with a series of diagnostic check. AMIBIOS (C) 1999 American Megatrends Inc. AGIOMS VXXX XXXXXX Hit <DEL>...
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CHAPTER 3 BIOS USERS GUIDE ® AMIBIOS HIFLEX SETUP UTILITIES - VERSION 1.30 (C) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Standard CMOS Feature Integrated Peripherals BIOS Features Setup Hardware Monitor Setup Chipset Features Setup Supervisor Password Power Management Setup User Password PnP/PCI Configuration IDE HDD Auto Detection...
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CHAPTER 3 BIOS USERS GUIDE ® Standard CMOS Setup 1. Press <ENTER> on “Standard CMOS Setup” of the main menu screen . AMIBIOS SETUP - STANDARD CMOS SETUP (C)1999 American Megatrends,Inc.All Rights Reserved Date (mm/dd/yyyy): Thu Oct 26, 2000 Time (hh/mm/ss): 19:22:43 TYPE SIZE...
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CHAPTER 3 BIOS USERS GUIDE ® BIOS Features Setup 1. Press <ENTER> on “BIOS Features Setup” of the main menu screen. AMIBIOS SETUP - BIOS FEATURES SETUP (C) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Quick Boot :Enabled Ist Boot Device :Floppy 2nd Boot Device :IDE-O...
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CHAPTER 3 BIOS USERS GUIDE ® Description of the item on screen follows: Quick Boot ® Set this option to Enabled to permit AMI BIOS to boot within 5 seconds. This option replaces the old ABOVE 1 MB Memory Test option. 1st Boot Device/2nd Boot Device/3rd Boot Device This option sets the sequence of boot drives.
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CHAPTER 3 BIOS USERS GUIDE ® Floppy Drive Seek ® When this option is set to Enabled, AMI BIOS performs a Seek command on floppy drive A: before booting the system. The settings are Enabled and Disabled. The setup and BIOS default settings are Disabled. Password Check ®...
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CHAPTER 3 BIOS USERS GUIDE ® Chipset Features Setup 1. Press <ENTER> on “Chipset Features Setup” of the main menu screen. AMIBIOS SETUP - CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP (C) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved CPU Frequency Ratio :12.0X USB Function :Enabled USB Keyboard Support :Disabled...
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CHAPTER 3 BIOS USERS GUIDE ® Description of the item on screen follows: CPU Frequency Ratio This option enables you to set the CPU ratio. USB Function Set this option to Enabled or Disabled the on-chip USB controller. USB Keyboard Support Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have a USB keyboard.
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CHAPTER 3 BIOS USERS GUIDE ® ICH Decode Select This option allows you to select the PCI decode timing of ICH. CPU BIST Enable This option allows you Enable or Disable the CPU Built-In Self Test. ICH Delayed Transaction The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer to support delay transactions cycles.
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CHAPTER 3 BIOS USERS GUIDE ® Power Management Setup 1. Press <ENTER> on “Power Management Setup” of the main menu screen. AMIBIOS SETUP - POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP (C) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved IPCA Function :Yes Resume By Alarm :Disabled Sleep State :S1/POS...
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CHAPTER 3 BIOS USERS GUIDE ® Description of the item on screen follows: IPCA Function This item allows you to Enabled/Disabled the Advanced Configura- tion and Power Management (ACPI). The settings are Enabled and Disa- bled. Sleep State This option allows you to set which Sleep State will be used. S1/POS - Power on Suspend.
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CHAPTER 3 BIOS USERS GUIDE ® Standby Time Out (Minute) This option specifies the length of a period of system inactivity while in Standby state. When this length of time expires, the computer enters Suspend power state. The settings are Disabled, 1 min, 2 min, 4 min, 8 min, 10 min, 20 min, 30 min, 40 min, 50 min or 60 min.
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CHAPTER 3 BIOS USERS GUIDE ® Wake Up On Ring/Wake Up On LAN During Disabled, the system will ignore any incoming call from the modem/LAN. During Enabled, the system will boot up if there’s an incoming call from the modem/LAN. Note: If you have change the setting, you must let the system boot up until it goes to the operating system.
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CHAPTER 3 BIOS USERS GUIDE ® PNP/PCI Configuration 1. Press <ENTER> on “PNP/PCI Configuration” of the main menu screen. AMIBIOS SETUP - PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION (C) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Clear ESCD PCI VGA Palette Snoop :Disabled DMA Channel 0 :PnP DMA Channel 1 :PnP...
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CHAPTER 3 BIOS USERS GUIDE ® Description of the item on screen follows: Clear ESCD During Yes, this will clear ESCD data on every boot. PCI VGA Palette Snoop When this option is set to Enabled, multiple VGA devices operating on different buses can handle data from the CPU on each set of palette registers on every video device.
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CHAPTER 3 BIOS USERS GUIDE ® IRQ3/IRQ4/IRQ5/RQ7/IRQ9/IRQ10/IRQ11/IRQ14/IRQ15 These options specify the bus that the specified IRQ line is used on. These options allow you to reserve IRQs for legacy ISA adapter cards. ® These options determine if AMI BIOS should remove an IRQ from the pool of available IRQs passed to devices that are configurable by the system BIOS.
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CHAPTER 3 BIOS USERS GUIDE ® Integrated Peripherals 1. Press <ENTER> on “Integrated Peripherals” of the main menu screen. AMIBIOS SETUP - INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS (C) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Floppy Controller :Auto Serial Port A :Auto Serial Port B :Auto Serial Port B Mode :Normal...
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CHAPTER 3 BIOS USERS GUIDE ® Description of the item on screen follows: Floppy Controller Set this option to Auto for the BIOS to automatically detect the device Serial Port A/Serial Port B Choose Auto, for the BIOS to automatically detect the device. If the ISA add-on card has Onboard Serial port to be set at COM4...
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CHAPTER 3 BIOS USERS GUIDE ® Serial Port B Mode Choosing Normal will set the Serial Port B for normal use, not for IR device. Choosing IrDA or Ask IR will set it for use with IR device using these protocols. IR Duplex Mode Can be set as either Half or Full duplex.
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CHAPTER 3 BIOS USERS GUIDE ® Onboard Parallel Port Choose Auto, the BIOS automatically assigned onboard parallel port to the available parallel port or disabled. If the ISA add-on card has Onboard parallel port to be set as LPT1 LPT2 LPT3 PORT I/O:378H...
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CHAPTER 3 BIOS USERS GUIDE ® Port IRQ If the onboard parallel mode is not on auto mode, the user can select the interrupt line for onboard parallel port. We suggest that the user select the interrupt for the onboard parallel port as shown below: Parallel Port IRQ Onboard parallel port set at LPT1(378H)
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CHAPTER 3 BIOS USERS GUIDE ® Hardware Monitor Setup The Hardware Monitor Setup is used to set the CPU speed and monitor the current CPU Temperature, CPU Fan speed, Chassis Fan Speed, Power fan speed, Vcore, etc. This is only available if there is Hardware Monitor onboard.
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CHAPTER 3 BIOS USERS GUIDE ® Description of the item on screen follows: Chassis Intrusion Set this option to Enabled, Reset, or Disabled the chassis intrusion detector. During Enabled, any intrusion on the system chassis will be recorded. The next time you turn on the system, it will show a warning message.
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CHAPTER 3 BIOS USERS GUIDE ® Supervisor/User Password This Main Menu item lets you configure the system so that a password is required each time the system boots or an attempt is made to enter the Setup program. Supervisor Password allows you to change all CMOS settings but the User Password setting doesn’t have this function.
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CHAPTER 3 BIOS USERS GUIDE ® IDE HDD Auto Detection You can use this utility to automatically detect the characteristics of most hard drives. AMIBIOS SETUP - STANDARD CMOS SETUP (C)1999 American Megatrends,Inc.All Rights Reserved Date (mm/dd/yyyy): Fri Jul 21, 2000 Time (hh/mm/ss): 01:01:34 TYPE...
CHAPTER 4 AWARD BIOS SETUP ® Chapter 4 ® AWARD BIOS SETUP ® Award BIOS ROM has a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This type of information is stored in battery-backed RAM (CMOS RAM), so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off.
CHAPTER 4 AWARD BIOS SETUP ® Entering Setup Power on the computer and press <Del> immediately to allow you to enter Setup. The other way to enter Setup is to power on the computer. When the below message appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST (Power On Self Test), press <Del>...
CHAPTER 4 AWARD BIOS SETUP ® The Main Menu ® Once you enter 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>...
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CHAPTER 4 AWARD BIOS SETUP ® Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system’s performance. 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.
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CHAPTER 4 AWARD BIOS SETUP ® Standard CMOS Setup The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 catego- ries. Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value you want in each item.
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CHAPTER 4 AWARD BIOS SETUP ® Date The date format is <day><month> <date> <year>. Day of the week, from Sun to Sat, determined by BIOS. Read-only. The month from Jan. through Dec. month date The date from 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric function keys.
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CHAPTER 4 AWARD BIOS SETUP ® If the controller of HDD interface is SCSI, the selection shall be “None”. If the controller of HDD interface is CD-ROM, the selection shall be “None”. The settings are Auto, Normal, Large,LBA. Access Mode Cylinder number of cylinders number of heads...
CHAPTER 4 AWARD BIOS SETUP ® Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright(C) 1984-2000 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Virus Warning Disabled BIOS Flash Write Control Disabled Item Help CPU L1 & L2 Cache Enabled Quick Power On Self Test Disabled First Boot Device Floppy...
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CHAPTER 4 AWARD BIOS SETUP ® BIOS Flash Write Control This option allows you to Enabled or Disabled the BIOS flash write control. CPU L1 & L2 Internal Cache Cache memory is additional memory that is much faster than the conventional DRAM (system memory).
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CHAPTER 4 AWARD BIOS SETUP ® Boot Up NumLock Status The default value is On. On (default) Keypad is numeric keys. Keypad is arrow keys. Gate A20 Option Normal The A20 signal is controlled by keyboard controller or chipset hardware. Fast(default) The A20 signal is controlled by port 92 or chipset specific method.
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CHAPTER 4 AWARD BIOS SETUP ® Security Option This category allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just to Setup. The system will not boot and access to Setup System will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt.
CHAPTER 4 AWARD BIOS SETUP ® Advanced Chipset Features The Advanced Chipset Features Setup option is used to change the values of the chipset registers. These registers control most of the system options in the computer. Choose the “ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES” from the Main Menu and the following screen will appear.
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CHAPTER 4 AWARD BIOS SETUP ® RDRAM Bus Frequency This will show the RDRAM Bus Frequency during boot-up. The settings are Auto, 400MHz and 300MHz. DRAM Data Integrity Mode This option allows you to select the Parity or ECC (Error-Checking and Correcting), according to the type of installed DRAM.
CHAPTER 4 AWARD BIOS SETUP ® AGP Aperture Size (MB) This option determines the effective size of the graphics aperture used in the particular PAC configuration. The AGP aperture is memory- mapped, while graphics data structure can reside in a graphics aperture. The aperture range should be programmed as not cacheable in the processor cache, accesses with the aperture range are forwaded to the main memory, then PAC will translate the original issued address via a translation table that...
CHAPTER 4 AWARD BIOS SETUP ® Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright(C) 1984-2000 Award Software Integrated Peripherals OnChip Primary PCI IDE Enabled OnChip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled Item Help IDE Primary Master PIO Auto IDE Primary Slave PIO Auto IDE Secondary Master PIO Auto Menu Level...
CHAPTER 4 AWARD BIOS SETUP ® OnChip Primary/Secondary PCI IDE The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with Enabled support for two IDE channels. Select to activate each channel separately. The settings are: Enabled and Disabled. IDE 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 interface supports.
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CHAPTER 4 AWARD BIOS SETUP ® AC97 Audio This item allows you to decide to Enable/Disable the 850 chipset family to support AC97 Audio. AC97 Modem This item allows you to Enabled or Disabled the AC97 Modem. IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sector read/write.
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CHAPTER 4 AWARD BIOS SETUP ® UART Mode Select This item allows you to determine which InfraRed(IR) function of the onboard I/O chip, this functions uses. RxD, TxD Active This item allows you to determine the active of RxD, TxD. The settings are “Hi,Hi”, “Lo,Lo”, “Lo,Hi”...
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CHAPTER 4 AWARD BIOS SETUP ® Onboard Parallel Mode To operate the onboard parallel port as Standard Parallel Port only, choose “SPP.” To operate the onboard parallel port in the EPP modes simultaneously, choose “EPP.” By choosing “ECP”, the onboard parallel port will operate in ECP mode only.
CHAPTER 4 AWARD BIOS SETUP ® Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure you system to most effectively save energy while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright(C) 1984-2000 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type S1(POS)
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CHAPTER 4 AWARD BIOS SETUP ® ACPI Suspend Type This item will set which ACPI suspend type will be used. S1 (POS) The S1 sleeping state is low wake-up latency sleeping state. In this state, no system context is lost (CPU or chipset) and hardware maintains all system context.
CHAPTER 4 AWARD BIOS SETUP ® Video Off In Suspend This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked. The settings are Yes and No. Suspend Type Select the Suspend Type. The settings are: PWRON Suspend, Stop Grant. Modem Use IRQ This determines the IRQ in which the MODEM can use.
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CHAPTER 4 AWARD BIOS SETUP ® Power On by Ring During Disabled, the system will ignore any incoming call from the modem. During Enabled, the system will boot up if there’s an incoming call from the modem. Wake-Up on LAN To use this function, you need a LAN add-on card which support power on functions.
CHAPTER 4 AWARD BIOS SETUP ® Reload Global Timer Events Reload Global Timer events are I/O events whose occurrence can prevent the system from entering a power saving mode or can awaken the system from such a mode. In effect, the system remains alert for anything which occurs to Enabled a device which is configured as , even when the system is in a power...
CHAPTER 4 AWARD BIOS SETUP ® PnP/PCI Configuration Setup This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when communicat- ing with its own special components.
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CHAPTER 4 AWARD BIOS SETUP ® Reset Configuration Data Normally, you leave this field to Disabled. Select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) when you exit Setup if you have installed a new add-on and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system can not boot.
CHAPTER 4 AWARD BIOS SETUP ® PC Health Status This section shows the Status of your CPU, Fan, Warning for overall system status. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright(C) 1984-2000 Award Software PC Health Status Chassis Intrusion Detect Disabled CPU Warning Temperature Disabled Item Help Current System Temp...
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CHAPTER 4 AWARD BIOS SETUP ® CPU Warning Temperature Select the combination of lower and upper limits for the CPU temperature. If the CPU temperature extends beyond either limit, any warning mechanism programmed into your system will be activated. Current System Temp/Current CPU Temperature/Current CPU Fan (optional)/SYS Fan (optional)/PWR Fan/Vcore/ +1.88V/Vio/+5V/+12V/-12V/-5V/VBAT(V)/5VSB(V) This will show the CPU/FAN/System voltage chart and FAN Speed.
CHAPTER 4 AWARD BIOS SETUP ® Frequency/Voltage Control This section is for setting CPU Frequency/Voltage Control. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright(C) 1984-2000 Award Software Frequency/Voltage Control CPU Clock Ratio Item Help Menu Level > ↑ ↓ → ← Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe defaults F7:Optimized Defaults CPU Clock Ratio The CPU Clock Ratio provides flexibility for overclockers from x8 to...
CHAPTER 4 AWARD BIOS SETUP ® Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Defaults Load Fail-Safe Defaults When you press <Enter> on this item, you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to: Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N) ? N Pressing ‘Y’ loads the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal- performance system operations.
CHAPTER 4 AWARD BIOS SETUP ® Set Supervisor/User Password You can set either supervisor or user password, or both of them. The differences are: Can enter and change the options of the setup Supervisor password: menus. User password: Can only enter but do not have the right to change the options of the setup menus.
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CHAPTER 4 AWARD BIOS SETUP ® Additionally, when a password is enabled, you can also require the BIOS to request a password every time your system is rebooted. This would prevent unauthorized use of your computer. You determine when the password is required within the BIOS Features Setup Menu and its Security option.
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CHAPTER 5 AUDIO DRIVER Chapter 5 CREATIVE AUDIO DRIVER (OPTIONAL) +HA=JELA+6#&& ® The Creative CT5880 digital controller provides the next generation of audio performance to the PC market. Features SoundScape WaveTable Synthesizer. Full DOS Game Compatibility. PCI Bus Master for fast DMA. Fully Compliant with PC97 Power Management Specification.
CHAPTER 5 AUDIO DRIVER Audio Driver Setup Insert the CD-title into your CD-ROM drive. This CD will auto-run. This will display installation for Microsoft Direct X 7.0a, Creative PCI 128 Sound Driver and Intel Inf Update. Please make sure that you have finished the installation for Intel Inf Update before proceeding to install the Audio Driver.
CHAPTER 5 AUDIO DRIVER ® Windows NT 4.0 Audio Driver Installation Procedure: Step 1: Insert the provided CD_ROM disk into the CD-ROM drive. Step 2: Look for the CD_ROM drive, double click on the CD_ROM icon. This will show the setup screen. Step 3: Click on “Creative PCI 128 Sound Driver”...
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