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  • Page 1 NT70-SC NT70-SC NT70-SC NT70-SC NT70-SC Rev. A+ Rev. A+ Rev. A+ Rev. A+ Rev. A+ System Board System Board System Board System Board System Board User’s Manual User’s Manual User’s Manual User’s Manual User’s Manual 52300135...
  • Page 2 Copyright Copyright Copyright Copyright Copyright This publication contains information that is protected by copyright. No part of it may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any transformation/adaptation without the prior written permission from the copyright holders. This publication is provided for informational purposes only.
  • Page 3 Battery: • Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced. • Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend by the manufacturer. • Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturer’s instructions. Joystick or MIDI port: • Do not use any joystick or MIDI device that requires more than 10A current at 5V DC.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Introduction Table of Contents Chapter 1 - Introduction 1.1 Features and Specifications.................. Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation System Board Layout ..................System Memory......................Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data........Jumper Settings for Wake-On-Keyboard/Mouse........Jumper Settings for Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse..... Jumper Settings for Selecting the CPU’s Front Side Bus..... Jumper Settings for USB 4................

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 - Introduction

    Introduction Chapter 1 - Introduction 1.1 Features and Specifications 1.1.1 Features Chipset • Intel 850 chipset ® - Intel 82850 Memory Controller Hub (MCH) ® - Intel 82801 I/O Controller Hub (ICH2) ® Processor The system board is equipped with Socket 478 for installing a Pentium 4 processor.
  • Page 6 Introduction Expansion Slots The system board is equipped with 1 AGP slot, 4 dedicated PCI slots and 1 shared PCI/CNR slot. The AGP slot only supports 1.5V AGP 4x (1066MB/sec. bandwidth) add-in cards. AGP is an interface designed to support high performance 3D graphics cards for 3D graphics applications.
  • Page 7 Introduction ATX Double Deck Ports (PC 99 color-coded connectors) • Two USB ports • Two NS16C550A-compatible DB-9 serial ports • One DB-25 parallel port • One mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port • One mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port • One game/MIDI port •...

  • Page 8: System Health Monitor Functions

    Introduction USB Ports The system board supports 4 USB ports. Two onboard USB ports are located at the ATX double deck ports of the board. The J16/J50 connector on the system board allows you to connect 2 more optional USB ports. These optional USB ports, which are mounted on a card-edge bracket, will be provided as an option.
  • Page 9 Introduction • Automatic chassis fan on/off control • Read back capability that displays temperature, voltage and fan speed • Opened chassis alarm (optional) Refer to the “PC Health Status” section in chapter 3 for more information. 1.1.3 Intelligence Automatic Chassis Fan Off The chassis fan will automatically turn off once the system enters the Suspend mode.
  • Page 10 Introduction Wake-On-LAN The Wake-On-LAN function allows the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC. Your LAN card must support the remote wakeup function. Refer to “Wake-On-LAN Connector” in chapter 2 and “Resume On LAN” in the Power Management Setup section in chapter 3 for more information.
  • Page 11 Introduction Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse The Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse function allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system that is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state. Refer to “Jumper Settings for Wake-On-USB Keyboard/ Mouse”...
  • Page 12 Introduction With the Suspend to RAM function enabled, you can power-off the system at once by pressing the power button or selecting “Standby” when you shut down Windows 98/2000/ME without having to go through ® ® ® ® ® the sometimes tiresome process of closing files, applications and operating system.

  • Page 13: Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

    Hardware Installation Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation 2.1 System Board Layout NT70-SC (Supports onboard audio)

  • Page 14: Hardware Installation

    Hardware Installation Warning: Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your system board, processor, disk drives, add-in boards, and other components. Perform the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation only. If such a station is not available, you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis.
  • Page 15 Hardware Installation 2.2.1 Important Installation Instructions Certain rules must be followed when installing RIMM to obtain optimum system performance. Rule 1: Before installing or uninstalling a RIMM, power off the system and unplug the power cord. Make sure the Power/Standby LED is off.
  • Page 16 Hardware Installation The CRIMM module included in the system board package looks similar to the one shown below.. 2.2.2 Installing a RIMM A RIMM simply snaps into a RIMM socket on the system board. Pin 1 of the RIMM must correspond with pin 1 of the socket. 1 .

  • Page 17: Jumper Settings For Clearing Cmos Data

    Hardware Installation 2.3 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data 2-3 On: 1-2 On: Normal (default) Clear CMOS Data Clear CMOS Data - Jumper JP5 If you encounter the following, a) CMOS data becomes corrupted. b ) You forgot the supervisor or user password. c) You are unable to boot-up the computer system because the processor’s ratio was incorrectly set in the BIOS.
  • Page 18 Hardware Installation 3 . Now power-on the system. If your reason for clearing the CMOS data is due to incorrect setting of the processor’s ratio in the BIOS, please proceed to step 4. 4 . After powering-on the system, press <Del> to enter the main menu of the BIOS.

  • Page 19: Jumper Settings For Wake-On-Keyboard/Mouse

    Hardware Installation 2.4 Jumper Settings for Wake-On-Keyboard/ Wake-On-Mouse 2-3 On: Enable 1-2 On: Disable (default) Wake-On-Keyboard/Wake-On-Mouse - Jumper JP2 The Wake-On-Keyboard/Wake-On-Mouse function allows you to use the keyboard or PS/2 mouse to power-on the system. By default, JP2 is disabled. To use this function, set JP2 to 2-3 On. “Keyboard/ Mouse Power On”...
  • Page 20 Hardware Installation 2 . The power button will not function once a keyboard password has been set in the “KB Power On Password” field of the Integrated Peripherals submenu. You must type the correct password to power-on the system. 3 . The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 720mA.

  • Page 21: Jumper Settings For Wake-On-Usb Keyboard/Mouse

    Hardware Installation 2.5 Jumper Settings for Wake-On-USB Keyboard/ Mouse 1-2 On: Disable 2-3 On: Enable (default) Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse for USB 1 and 2 - JP1 Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse for USB 3 and 4 - JP4 The Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse function allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system that is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state.
  • Page 22 Hardware Installation Important: • If you are using the Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse function for 2 USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 1.5A. • If you are using the Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse function for 4 USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 2A.

  • Page 23: Jumper Settings For Selecting The Cpu's Front Side Bus

    Hardware Installation 2.6 Jumper Settings for Selecting the CPU’s Front Side Bus 1-2 On: 100MHz (default) CPU Front Side Bus Select - Jumper JP72 The default setting of this jumper is pins 1 and 2 On, 100MHz FSB.

  • Page 24: Jumper Settings For Usb 4

    Hardware Installation 2.7 Jumper Settings for USB 4 1-2 On: USB 4 on J16/J50 2-3 On: USB 4 on CNR (default) USB 4 Select - Jumpers JP70 and JP71 These jumpers are used to select USB 4’s location. Set pins 1 and 2 to On if you want USB 4 on J16/J50.

  • Page 25: Factory Use Jumpe

    Hardware Installation 2.8 Factory Use Jumper 1-2 On: Default Factory Use Only - Jumper J14 This jumper is for factory use only. Please leave it in its default setting. Reconfiguring the jumper may cause problems.

  • Page 26: Ports And Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.9 Ports and Connectors 2.9.1 Serial Ports COM 1 COM 2 Serial Port Serial Port The system board is equipped with onboard serial ports (COM 1: CN1 and COM 2: CN3) - both in Teal/Turquoise color located at the ATX double deck ports of the board.
  • Page 27 Hardware Installation 2.9.2 PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard Ports PS/2 Mouse PS/2 Keyboard The system board is equipped with an onboard PS/2 mouse (Green) and PS/2 keyboard (Purple) ports - both at location J1 of the ATX double deck ports of the system board. The PS/2 mouse port uses IRQ12.

  • Page 28: Parallel Port

    Hardware Installation 2.9.3 Parallel Port Parallel Port The system board has a standard parallel port (CN2 - Burgundy) located at the ATX double deck ports of the board for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer. It supports SPP, ECP, EPP and PntMode modes.

  • Page 29: Floppy Disk Drive Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.9.4 Floppy Disk Drive Connector The system board is equipped with a shrouded floppy disk drive connector that supports two standard floppy disk drives. To prevent improper floppy cable installation, the shrouded floppy disk header has a keying mechanism. The 34-pin connector on the floppy cable can be placed into the header only if pin 1 of the connector is aligned with pin 1 of the header.

  • Page 30: Ide Disk Drive Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.9.5 IDE Disk Drive Connector The system board is equipped with two shrouded PCI IDE headers that will interface four Enhanced IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) disk drives. To prevent improper IDE cable installation, each shrouded PCI IDE header has a keying mechanism. The 40-pin connector on the IDE cable can be placed into the header only if pin 1 of the connector is aligned with pin 1 of the header.
  • Page 31 Hardware Installation Adding a Second IDE Disk Drive When using two IDE drives, one must be set as the master and the other as the slave. Follow the instructions provided by the drive manufacturer for setting the jumpers and/or switches on the drives. The system board supports Enhanced IDE or ATA-2, ATA/33, ATA/66 or ATA/100 hard drives.

  • Page 32: Universal Serial Bus Ports

    Hardware Installation 2.9.6 Universal Serial Bus Ports Onboard USB Ports (J2) Additional USB Ports (J16/J50) Function Function Function Ground UP2- UP3- Ground UP2+ UP3+ UP2+ Ground Ground UP2- Ground...
  • Page 33 Hardware Installation The system board supports 4 USB ports. USB allows data exchange between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals. You must have the proper drivers installed in your operating system to use the USB ports.

  • Page 34: Irda Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.9.7 IrDA Connector Function N. C. IRRX Ground IRTX The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices. The IRDA (Infrared Data Association) specification supports data transfers of 115K baud at a distance of 1 meter. Connect your IrDA cable to connector J15 on the system board.
  • Page 35 Hardware Installation 2.9.8 CPU Fan Connector Function Ground Power Sense The processor must be kept cool by using a fan with heatsink. Connect the CPU fan to the 3-pin fan connector at location J9 on the system board. The system is capable of monitoring the speed of the CPU fan.

  • Page 36: Chassis Fan Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.9.9 Chassis Fan Connector Function Ground On/Off Sense If you are installing a chassis fan in the system unit, connect the fan’s connector to location J19 on the system board. The fan will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the processor.
  • Page 37 Hardware Installation 2.9.10 Second Fan Connector Function Ground +12V Sense If you are installing a second fan in the system unit, connect the fan’s connector to location JP7 on the system board. The system is capable of monitoring the speed of the second fan.
  • Page 38 Hardware Installation 2.9.11 Game/MIDI Port Game/MIDI Port The Game/MIDI port is identical to that of a standard PC game adapter or game I/O port. Connect an analog joystick to the 15-pin D-sub connector (CN6 - Gold) located at the ATX double deck ports of the system board.

  • Page 39: Audio Jacks

    Hardware Installation 2.9.12 Audio Jacks Onboard Audio Jacks Line-out Line-in Mic-in Additional Line-out/Mic-in (J51) Function Function Mic+ Ground N. C. AuD_Vcc (Avcc) AuD_R_Out N. C. N. C. AuD_L_Out N. C.
  • Page 40 Hardware Installation Onboard Audio Jacks The system board is equipped with 3 audio jacks. A jack is a one- hole connecting interface for inserting a plug. Line-out Jack (CN4 - Lime) This jack is used to connect external speakers for audio output from the system board.

  • Page 41: Internal Audio Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.9.13 Internal Audio Connectors CD-in This audio-in connector is used to Function receive audio from a CD-ROM Left audio channel drive, TV tuner or MPEG card. Ground Ground Right audio channel TAD is a connector for telephony Function audio devices such as voice modem Modem-out cards.
  • Page 42 Hardware Installation 2.9.14 Wake-On-LAN Connector Function Ground +5VSB The system board supports the Wake-On-LAN function. This function will allow the network to remotely power-on a Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC. However, if your system is in the Suspend mode, you can power-on the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt.
  • Page 43 Hardware Installation 2.9.15 Wake-On-Ring Connector Function Ground The Wake-On-Ring connector is used to connect to an internal modem card that has the same connector. It will allow the system that is in the Suspend mode or Soft Power Off mode to wake-up/ power-on to respond to calls coming through the internal modem card.
  • Page 44 Hardware Installation 2.9.16 Chassis Open Connector (optional) Function Ground Chassis signal N. C. The “chassis open” function, when enabled, will alert you that the system chassis is open. To use this function, connect the “chassis sensor” cable that is attached on your system chassis to location J5 on the system board.
  • Page 45 Hardware Installation 2.9.17 RIMM/PCI Standby Power LED RIMM 1 and RIMM 2 Standby Power LEDs These LEDs will turn red when the system’s power is on or when it is in the Suspend state (Power On Suspend or Suspend to RAM). It will not light when the system is in the Soft-Off state.

  • Page 46: Power Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.9.18 Power Connectors We recommend that you use a power supply that complies with the ATX12V Power Supply Design Guide Version 1.1. An ATX12V power supply has a standard 20-pin ATX main power connector, a 4-pin +12V power connector and a 6-pin auxiliary power connector that must be inserted onto ATXP2, ATXP1 and ATXP3 connectors respectively.
  • Page 47 Hardware Installation ATX Main Power Connector Function Function 3.3V 3.3V 3.3V -12V Ground Ground PS-ON Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground PW-OK - 5 V 5VSB +12V +12V Power Connector Function Ground Ground +12V +12V Auxiliary Power Connector Function Function +3.3V Ground +3.3V Ground...

  • Page 48: Front Panel Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.9.19 Front Panel Connectors HD-LED: Primary/Secondary IDE LED This LED will light when the hard drive is being accessed. G-LED: Green LED This LED will not light when the system’s power is on or when the system is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state. It will blink every second when the system is in the S1 (POS - Power On Suspend) state.
  • Page 49 Hardware Installation PWR-LED: Power/Standby LED When the system’s power is on, this LED will light. When the system is in the S1 (POS - Power On Suspend) state, it will blink every second. When the system is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state, it will blink every 4 seconds.

  • Page 50: Chapter 3 - Award Bios Setup Utility

    Award BIOS Setup Utility Chapter 3 - Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1 The Basic Input/Output System The Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) is a program that takes care of the basic level of communication between the processor and peripherals. In addition, the BIOS also contains codes for various advanced features found in this system board.
  • Page 51 Award BIOS Setup Utility CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Item Help Date (mm:dd:yy) Wed, Aug 22 2001 Time (hh:mm:ss) 4 : 35 : 5 Menu Level IDE Primary Master Press Enter None Change the day, month, IDE Primary Slave Press Enter None year and century...
  • Page 52 Award BIOS Setup Utility IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave If you wish to define your own drive type manually, select “Manual”. The drive type information should be included in the documentation from your hard disk vendor. If you select ”Auto”, the BIOS will auto-detect the HDD & CD-ROM drive at the POST stage and show the IDE for the HDD &...
  • Page 53 Award BIOS Setup Utility Halt On This field determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected during power up. No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors detected. All Errors The system boot will stop whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error.

  • Page 54: Advanced Bios Features

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.2 Advanced BIOS Features The Advanced BIOS Features allows you to configure your system for basic operation. Some entries are defaults required by the system board, while others, if enabled, will improve the performance of your system or let you set some features according to your preference.
  • Page 55 Award BIOS Setup Utility Virus Warning This field protects the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk drive. When this field is enabled, the Award BIOS will monitor the boot sector and partition table of the hard disk drive. If an attempt is made to write to the boot sector or partition table of the hard disk drive, the BIOS will halt the system and an error message will appear.
  • Page 56 Award BIOS Setup Utility If the drive is connected to either one of them only, you don’t need to particularly select an option in this field because the system will automatically detect for the existing drive. First Boot Device, Second Boot Device, Third Boot Device and Boot Other Device Select the drive to boot first, second and third in the “First Boot Device”...
  • Page 57 Award BIOS Setup Utility down, it will begin to report that the key has been depressed repeatedly. For example, you would use such a feature to accelerate cursor movements with the arrow keys. You can then select the typematic rate and typematic delay in the “Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)”...
  • Page 58 Award BIOS Setup Utility HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability The system board supports SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) hard drives. SMART is a reliability prediction technology for ATA/IDE and SCSI drives. The drive will provide sufficient notice to the system or user to backup data prior to the drive’s failure.

  • Page 59: Advanced Chipset Features

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.3 Advanced Chipset Features CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Advanced Chipset Features Item Help Auto RDRAM Bus Frequency Non-ECC DRAM Data Integrity Mode Menu Level System BIOS Cacheable Disabled Video BIOS Cacheable Disabled Video RAM Cacheable Disabled...
  • Page 60 Award BIOS Setup Utility System BIOS Cacheable When this field is enabled, accesses to the system BIOS ROM addressed at F0000H-FFFFFH are cached, provided that the cache controller is enabled. The larger the range of the Cache RAM, the higher the efficiency of the system. Video BIOS Cacheable As with caching the system BIOS, enabling the Video BIOS cache will allow access to video BIOS addresssed at C0000H to C7FFFH to...
  • Page 61 Award BIOS Setup Utility Side Band Control The options are Enabled and Disabled. Delay Thermal Mode Time This field is used to select the time that would force the CPU to a 50% duty cycle when it exceeds its maximum operating temperature therefore protecting the CPU and the system board from overheating to ensure a safe computing environment..

  • Page 62: Integrated Peripherals

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.4 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Integrated Peripherals Item Help On-Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled Menu Level IDE Primary Master PIO Auto IDE Primary Slave PIO Auto IDE Secondary Master PIO Auto...
  • Page 63 Award BIOS Setup Utility Auto The BIOS will automatically set the system according to your hard disk drive’s timing. Mode 0-4 You can select a mode that matches your hard disk drive’s timing. Caution: Do not use the wrong setting or you will have drive errors.
  • Page 64 Award BIOS Setup Utility AC97 Modem Auto Select this option when using a primary or secondary modem riser card, or audio/modem riser card. Disabled Select this option when using a PCI modem card. IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled The IDE HDD uses the block mode. The system BIOS will check the hard disk drive for the maximum block size the system can transfer.
  • Page 65 Award BIOS Setup Utility system and remove the battery. Wait for a few seconds and install it back before powering-on the system. Hot Key When this option is selected, move the cursor to the “KB Power On Hot Key” field to select a function key you would like to use to power-on the system.
  • Page 66 Award BIOS Setup Utility 2 . Set the “UART2 Mode Select” field to the type of IrDA standard supported by your IrDA peripheral/device (IrDA or ASKIR). For better transmission of data, your IrDA peripheral device must be within a 30 angle and within a distance of 1 meter.
  • Page 67 Award BIOS Setup Utility If you selected EPP, the “EPP Mode Select” field is configurable. If you selected ECP, the “ECP Mode Use DMA” field is configurable. If you selected ECP+EPP, both “EPP Mode Select” and “ECP Mode Use DMA” are configurable. EPP Mode Select The options are EPP1.9 and EPP1.7.

  • Page 68: Power Management Setup

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.5 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively save energy. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Power Management Setup Item Help ACPI Function Enabled ACPI Suspend Type S1(POS) Menu Level...
  • Page 69 Award BIOS Setup Utility Power Management This field allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving by changing the length of idle time that elapses before the Suspend mode and HDD Power Down fields are activated. Min Saving Minimum power saving time for the Suspend Mode and HDD Power Down = 1 hr.
  • Page 70 Award BIOS Setup Utility Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN This field allows you to select the method of powering off your system. Hold 4 Sec. Regardless of whether the Power Management function is enabled or disabled, if the power button is pushed and released in less than 4 sec, the system enters the Suspend mode.
  • Page 71 Award BIOS Setup Utility USB KB/Mouse Wake-Up From S3 Set this field to Enabled to use the Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse function. This function allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system that is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state.

  • Page 72: Reset Configuration Data

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.6 PnP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. It covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software PnP/PCI Configurations Item Help Reset Configuration Data...
  • Page 73 Award BIOS Setup Utility IRQ Resources This field is used to set each system interrupt to either Legacy ISA or PCI. For devices compliant with the PCI bus architecture. Legacy ISA For devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification.

  • Page 74: Pc Health Status

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.7 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software PC Health Status Item Help Current System Temp. 27C/80F Current Chassis FAN Speed 0 RPM Menu Level Current CPU FAN Speed 0 RPM Current Second FAN Speed 0 RPM CPU (V)

  • Page 75: Cpu Frequency Control

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.8 CPU Frequency Control CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software CPU Frequency Control Item Help CPU Clock Ratio 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 The settings on the screen are for reference only.

  • Page 76: Load Optimized Defaults

    Award BIOS Setup Utility according to the FSB of the processor. Now press the <Del> key to enter the main menu of the BIOS. Select “CPU Frequency Control” and set the “CPU Clock Ratio” field to its default setting or an appropriate frequency ratio.

  • Page 77: Set Supervisor Password

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.11 Set Supervisor Password If you want to protect your system and setup from unauthorized entry, set a supervisor’s password with the “System” option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features. If you want to protect access to setup only, but not your system, set a supervisor’s password with the “Setup”...

  • Page 78: Save & Exit Setup

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.13 Save & Exit Setup When all the changes have been made, highlight “Save & Exit Setup” and press <Enter>. The message below will appear: Save to CMOS and Exit (Y/N)? N Type “Y” and press <Enter>. The modifications you have made will be written into the CMOS memory, and the system will reboot.

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