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VT310-DP
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October 7, 2005

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  • Page 1 User’s Manual VT310-DP Version 1.01 October 7, 2005...
  • Page 2 However, VIA Technologies assumes no responsibility for the use or misuse of the information in this document and for any patent infringements that may arise from the use of this document.
  • Page 3 FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.

  • 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 ONTENTS One VIA Mini-ITX mainboard One Quick Installation Guide One ATA-133/100 IDE ribbon cable One driver and utilities CD One IO bracket...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    ABLE OF ONTENTS Box Contents ................i Table of Contents................ii Chapter 1 ..................1 Specifications ................1 Mainboard Specifications ............2 Mainboard Layout ..............4 Back Panel Layout ..............5 Back Panel Ports ............... 6 Slots ..................6 Onboard Connectors ..............7 Onboard Jumpers ..............
  • Page 7 Console Redirection ..............41 Advanced Chipset Features ............42 DRAM Clock / Drive Control ............43 AGP & P2P Bridge Control ............46 TV Output Connector ...............48 CPU and PCI Bus Control............49 Integrated Peripherals..............51 VIA OnChip IDE Device ............52 VIA OnChip PCI Device ............54 Super IO Device ..............56 Power Management Setup............58 IRQ/Event Activity Detect............61...
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  • Page 9: Chapter 1

    HAPTER Specifications The ultra-compact and highly integrated VIA VT310-DP uses the Mini-ITX mainboard form-factor developed by VIA Technologies, Inc. as part of the company’s open industry-wide total connectivity initiative. The mainboard enables the creation of an exciting new generation of small, ergonomic, innovative and affordable embedded systems.

  • Page 10: Mainboard Specifications

    Chapter 1 AINBOARD PECIFICATIONS • Dual VIA Eden-N NanoBGA 1.0GHz Processors Chipset • VIA CN400 North Bridge • VIA VT8237R South Bridge Graphics • Integrated UniChrome™ Pro IGP graphics with MPEG-2 decoding / MPEG-4 acceleration Audio • VIA VT1616 6-channel AC'97 Codec Memory •...

  • Page 11: Form Factor

    Specifications Back Panel I/O Ports • 3 x RJ45 LAN ports • 1 x COM port • 2 x USB 2.0 ports • 1 x VGA port Onboard I/O Connectors • 1 x USB front pin header for 2 additional USB 2.0 ports •...

  • Page 12: Mainboard Layout

    Chapter 1 AINBOARD AYOUT DIMM1DIMM2 COM2 FAN1 FAN3 COM1 VGA2 BIOS Socket CMOS Battery VGA1 F_USB KBMS CN400 CLEAR_CMOS North Bridge Top: RJ45 Port IDE1 Bot: USB Ports Top: RJ45 Port Bot: RJ45 Port SATA1 VT8237R AUDIO South Bridge SATA2 CD_IN BUZZER FAN2...

  • Page 13: Back Panel Layout

    Specifications ANEL AYOUT RJ45 Port COM1 VGA1 RJ45 Ports Giga LAN USB Ports...

  • Page 14: Back Panel Ports

    Chapter 1 ANEL ORTS Port Description Page COM1 Serial port 1 RJ45 RJ45 ports 14-15 USB 2.0 ports VGA1 VGA port 1 LOTS Port Description Page DDR DIMM1-2 Memory module slots Expansion card for PCI slot...

  • Page 15: Onboard Connectors

    Specifications NBOARD ONNECTORS Connector Description Page ATXPWR Power cable connector Buzzer Buzzer pin connector CD_IN Onboard CD audio cable connector COM2 COM port 2 connector CPUFAN1 CPU fan connector AUDIO Front Audio pin connector FAN3 Extra fan connector FPANL Front panel pin connector F_USB Universal Serial Bus 2.0 pin connector IDE1...
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  • Page 17: Chapter 2

    HAPTER Installation This chapter provides you with information about hardware installation procedures. It is recommended to use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage some components.

  • Page 18: Cpu

    Chapter 2 The VIA Eden-N Processors The VIA VT310-DP Mini-ITX mainboard includes two embedded VIA Eden-N Processors. The dual Eden-N Processors provides ultra-low power consumption and advanced thermal dissipation properties. The dual Eden-N Processors requires only a heatsink to provide sufficient cooling, as a fanless solution, by satisfying the VIA recommended system-level thermal guideline.
  • Page 19 Installation CPU Fan and System Fan: CPUFAN1, SYSFAN and FAN3 The CPUFAN1 (CPU fan), SYSFAN2 (system fan) and FAN3 runs on +12V and maintain system cooling. When connecting the wire to the connectors, always be aware that the red wire is the Positive and should be connected to the +12V.

  • Page 20: Memory Module Installation

    Chapter 2 EMORY ODULE NSTALLATION The VIA VT310-DP Mini-ITX mainboard provides two 184-pin DIMM slots for DDR400/333/266 SDRAM memory modules and supports the memory size up to 1.5GB. DDR SDRAM Module Installation Procedures • Locate the DIMM sockets in the motherboard.

  • Page 21: Connecting The Power Supply

    ONNECTING THE OWER UPPLY The VIA VT310-DP Mini-ITX mainboard supports a conventional ATX power supply for the power system. Before inserting the power supply connector, always make sure that all components are installed correctly to ensure that no damage will be caused.

  • Page 22: Back Panel Ports

    Chapter 2 ANEL ORTS The back panel has the following ports: RJ45 Port COM1 VGA1 RJ45 Ports Giga LAN USB Ports VGA Out: VGA1 The 15-pin female VGA connector can be used to connect to any analog VGA monitor. Serial port: COM 1 This 9-pin COM 1 port is for pointing devices or other serial devices.
  • Page 23 Installation Stacked RJ45 10/100 & 10/100/1000 LAN Connectors The stacked RJ45 connector provides two Ethernet ports. The top RJ45 is a 10/100 Ethernet port, and the bottom RJ45 is a 10/100/1000 Ethernet port...

  • Page 24: Connectors

    Chapter 2 ONNECTORS Hard Disk Connector: IDE1 The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced IDE and Ultra DMA 133/100 controller that provides PIO mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 133/100 functions. You can connect up to two hard disk drives, CD-ROM and other devices. IDE1 If two drives are connected to a single cable, the jumper on the second drive must be set to slave mode.
  • Page 25 Installation Case Connector: FPANL The FPANL pin header allows you to connect the power switch, reset switch, power LED and the HDD LED. Signal Signal FPNL PW_LED 5V_P PW_LED HD_LED PW_BN RST_SW -EXTSMI Power Switch (PW_BN), pin 6 & pin 8 Connect to a 2-pin power button switch.
  • Page 26 Chapter 2 System Management Bus Connector: SM Bus The connector allows you to connect SM Bus (System Management Bus) devices for IPMB. Devices communicate with an SM Bus host and or other SM Bus devices using the SM Bus interface Signal IPMB 551SMDAT_IP...
  • Page 27 Installation USB Connector: F_USB The mainboard provides a front USB pin header, allowing up to 2 additional USB2.0 ports up to maximum throughput of 480 Mbps. Connect each 2-port USB cable into the pin header. These ports can be used to connect high- speed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD, digital cameras, MP3 players, printers, modem and the like.
  • Page 28 Chapter 2 Serial Port Connector: COM2 COM2 can be used to attach additional port for serial mouse or another serial device. Signal Signal COM2 DCD2_L_SER DCD2_L_SER RXD2_SER RTS2_L_SER_R TXD2_SER_R CTS2_L_SER DTR2_L_SER_R RI2_L_SER VGA Connector: VGA2 VGA2 pin header can be used to attach additional port for VGA monitor. Signal Signal VGA2...
  • Page 29 Installation Front Panel Audio Connector: AUDIO The Line-Out jack is for connecting to external speakers or headphones. The Line-In jack is for connecting to an external audio device such as a CD player, tape player, etc. The Mic jack is for connecting to a microphone. See Appendix A for details on using the 6-channel audio mode.

  • Page 30: Jumpers

    Chapter 2 UMPERS The mainboard provides jumpers for setting some mainboard functions. This section will explain how to change the settings of the mainboard functions using the jumpers. Clear CMOS: CLEAR_CMOS This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS. You can clear the CMOS memory of date, time and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data.

  • Page 31: Slots

    Installation LOTS Peripheral Component Interconnect: PCI The PCI slot allows you to insert PCI expansion card. When adding or removing expansion card, unplug first the power supply. Read the documentation for the expansion card if any changes to the system are necessary.
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  • Page 33: Chapter 3

    HAPTER BIOS Setup This chapter gives a detailed explanation of the BIOS setup functions.

  • Page 34: Entering Setup

    Chapter 3 NTERING ETUP Power on the computer and press <Delete> during the beginning of the boot sequence to enter the BIOS setup menu. If you missed the BIOS setup entry point, you may restart the system and try again.

  • Page 35: Control Keys

    BIOS Setup ONTROL Keys Description Up Arrow Move to the previous item Down Arrow Move to the next item Left Arrow Move to the item in the left side Right Arrow Move to the item in the right side Enter Select the item Escape Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu...

  • Page 36: Navigating The Bios Menus

    Chapter 3 BIOS M AVIGATING THE ENUS The main menu displays all the BIOS setup categories. Use the control keys Up/Down arrow keys to select any item/sub-menu. Description of the selected/highlighted category is displayed at the bottom of the screen. An arrow symbol next to a field indicates that a sub-menu is available (see figure below).

  • Page 37: Getting Help

    BIOS Setup ETTING The BIOS setup program provides a “General Help” screen. You can display this screen from any menu/sub-menu by pressing <F1>. The help screen displays the keys for using and navigating the BIOS setup. Press <Esc> to exit the help screen.

  • Page 38: Main Menu

    Chapter 3 Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Frequency / Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP / PCI Configurations Save &...
  • Page 39 BIOS Setup Load Fail-Safe Defaults Use this menu option to load the BIOS default settings for minimal and stable system operations. Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu option to load BIOS default settings for optimal and high performance system operations. Set Supervisor Password Use this menu option to set the BIOS supervisor password.

  • Page 40: Standard Cmos Features

    Chapter 3 CMOS F TANDARD EATURES Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy) Tue, 21 2005 Item Help Time (hh:mm:ss) 20 20 20 Menu Level IDE Primary Master [None] Change the day, month, year IDE Primary Slave [QUANTUM FIREBALLP AS] and century IDE Secondary Master...
  • Page 41 BIOS Setup Halt On Sets the system’s response to specific boot errors. Below is a table that details the possible settings. Setting Description All Errors System halts when any error is detected No Errors System does not halt for any error All, But Keyboard System halts for all non-key errors...

  • Page 42: Ide Drives

    Chapter 3 IDE D RIVES Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IDE Primary Master IDE HDD Auto-Detection [Press Enter] Item Help Menu Level IDE Primary Master [Auto] Access Mode [Auto] To auto-detect the HDD's size, head... channel Capacity 0 MB Cylinder Head Precomp...

  • Page 43: Advanced Bios Features

    BIOS Setup BIOS F DVANCED EATURES Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features CPU Internal Cache [Enabled] Item Help External Cache [Enabled] CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking [Enabled] Menu Level Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled] USB Flash Disk Type [Auto] Boot Sequence [Press Enter]...

  • Page 44: Boot Up Numlock Status

    Chapter 3 Quick Power On Self-Test Shortens Power On Self-Test (POST) cycle to enable shorter boot up time. Setting Description Enabled Shorten Power On Self Test (POST) cycle and bootup time Disabled Standard Power On Self Test (POST) USB Flash Disk Type This item sets disk type by USB device and emulation to Floppy/HDD mode.
  • Page 45 BIOS Setup Video BIOS Shadow Enabled copies Video BIOS to shadow RAM to improve performance. Settings: [Enabled, Disabled] Small Logo (EPA) Show Show small energy star logo during BIOS boot up process. Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]...

  • Page 46: Boot Sequence

    Chapter 3 EQUENCE Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Boot Sequence Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter] Item Help First Boot Device [HDD-1] Menu Level Second Boot Device [HDD-2] Third Boot Device [LS120] Boot Other Device [Enabled] Select Hard Disk Boot Device Priority : Move Enter: Select...

  • Page 47: Boot Other Device

    BIOS Setup Boot Other Device Enables the system to boot from alternate devices if the system fails to boot from the “First/Second/Third Boot Device” list. Setting Description Enabled Enable alternate boot device Disabled No alternate boot device allowed...

  • Page 48: Hard Disk Boot Priority

    Chapter 3 RIORITY Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Hard Disk Boot Priority Bootable Add-in Cards Item Help Menu Level Use < > or < > to select a device, then press < + > to move it up, or < - > to move it down the list.

  • Page 49: Console Redirection

    BIOS Setup ONSOLE EDIRECTION Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Console Redirection Console Redirection [Disabled] Item Help Baud Rate 19200 Menu Level Agent after boot [Disabled] Enabled - Attempt to redirect sonsole via COM port Disabled - Attempt to redirect sonsole when keyboard absent : Move...

  • Page 50: Advanced Chipset Features

    Chapter 3 DVANCED HIPSET EATURES Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features DRAM Clock/Drive Control [Press Enter] Item Help AGP & P2P Bridge Control [Press Enter] Menu Level CPU & PCI Bus Control [Press Enter] Memory Hole [Disabled] System BIOS Cacheable [Enabled]...

  • Page 51: Dram Clock / Drive Control

    BIOS Setup DRAM C LOCK RIVE ONTROL Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility DRAM Clock/Drive Contorl Current FSB Frequency 133MHz Item Help Current DRAM Frequency 200MHz Menu Level DRAM Clock [By SPD] DRAM Timing [Auto By SPD] SDRAM CAS Latency Bank Interleave Disabled Precharge To Active (Trp)

  • Page 52: Dram Timing

    Chapter 3 DRAM Timing The value in this field depends on performance parameters of the installed memory chips (DRAM). Do not change the value from the factory setting unless you install new memory that has a different performance rating than the original DRAMs.

  • Page 53: Dram Command Rate

    BIOS Setup Active to Precharge (Tras) This setting determines the time RAS takes to read from and write to a memory. This setting determines the time RAS takes to read from and write to a memory cell. This field is only available when “DRAM Timing” is set to “Manual”.

  • Page 54: Agp & P2P Bridge Control

    Chapter 3 AGP & P2P B RIDGE ONTROL Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility AGP & P2P Bridge Control VGA Share Memory Size [64M] Item Help Direct Frame Buffer [Enabled] Menu Level Select Display Device [Auto] Panel Type [07] TV H/W Layout [Default] HDTV Type...
  • Page 55 BIOS Setup TV H/W Layout Settings: [Default, COMPOSITE + S-Video, S-Video + S-Video, COMP. + R/G/B, COMP. + Y/Cb/Cr, COMP. + SDTV-R.G.B, COMP. + SDTV-Y.Pb.Pr, COMPOSITE, S-Video, R.G.B, Y.Cb.Cr, SDTV – R.G.B, SDTV – Y.Pb.Pr, S- Video + R.G.B, S-Video + Y.b.Cr] HDTV Type This setting refers to the native resolution of the HDTV display being used with the system.

  • Page 56: Tv Output Connector

    Chapter 3 TV O UTPUT ONNECTOR Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility TV Output Connector CBVS (Composite) [Enabled] Item Help S-Video 0 (Y/C) [Enabled] R/G/B Menu Level [Disabled] Cr/Y/Cb [Disabled] SDTV-R/G/B [Disabled] SDTV-Pr/Y/Pb [Disabled] [Disabled] S-Video 1 (Y/C) [Disabled] : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value...

  • Page 57: Cpu And Pci Bus Control

    BIOS Setup PCI B ONTROL Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CPU & PCI Bus Contorl PCI Master 0 WS Write [Enabled] Item Help PCI Delay Transaction [Enabled] Menu Level VLink mode Selection [Mode 1] VLink 8X Support Enabled : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value...
  • Page 58 Chapter 3 V-Link mode selection This menu item controls the data transfer speed between the north and south bridge. Settings: [By Auto, Mode 0~4] VLINK 8X Support This setting controls the utilized widths of the V-link. Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]...

  • Page 59: Integrated Peripherals

    BIOS Setup NTEGRATED ERIPHERALS Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals VIA OnChip IDE Device [Press Enter] Item Help VIA OnChip PCI Device [Press Enter] Menu Level Super IO Device [Press Enter] Watch Dog Timer Select [Disabled] : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save...

  • Page 60: Via Onchip Ide Device

    Chapter 3 VIA O IDE D EVICE Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility VIA OnChip IDE Device OnChip SATA [Enabled] Item Help SATA Mode [RAID] Menu Level OnChip IDE Channel0 [Enabled] IDE Prefetch Mode [Enabled] Primary Master [Auto] Primary Slave [Auto] Primary Master UDMA...
  • Page 61 BIOS Setup IDE Prefetch Mode This allows the hard disk controller to use the fast block mode to transfer data to and from the hard disk drive. Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands or multiple sector read / write. Setting Description Enabled...

  • Page 62: Via Onchip Pci Device

    Chapter 3 VIA O PCI D EVICE Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility VIA OnChip PCI Device VIA-3059 AC97 Audio [Auto] Item Help VIA OnChip LAN [Enabled] Menu Level OnBoard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] VIA VT1622 LAN [Enabled] OnChip USB Controller [All Enabled] OnChip EHCI Controller [Enabled]...

  • Page 63: Usb Keyboard Support

    BIOS Setup OnChip USB Controller Settings: [All Enabled, All Disabled] OnChip EHCI Controller Settings: [Enabled, Disabled] USB Emulation Set this field to choose the USB emulation. When set to “OFF “, do not support any USB device on DOS. When set to “KB/MS”, support USB legacy keyboard and mouse, no support USB storage.

  • Page 64: Super Io Device

    Chapter 3 IO D UPER EVICE Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility SuperIO Device Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4] Item Help Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8/IRQ3] Menu Level UART Mode Select [Normal] Rxd, Txd Active Hi, Lo IR Transmission Delay Enabled UR2 Duplex Mode Half...

  • Page 65: Ir Transmission Delay

    BIOS Setup UART Mode Select Select an operating mode for the serial port. Setting Description IrDA Infrared port ASKIR Amplitude shift keyed infrared port Normal RS-232C serial port RxD, TxD Active Settings: [Hi.Hi, Hi.Lo, Lo.Hi, Lo.Lo] IR Transmission Delay Settings: [Disabled, Enabled] UR2 Duplex Mode Settings: [Full, Half] Use IR Pins...

  • Page 66: Power Management Setup

    Chapter 3 OWER ANAGEMENT ETUP Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup ACPI Function [Enabled] Item Help ACPI Suspend Type [S1(POS)] Menu Level Power Management Option [User Define] HDD Power Down [Disable] Suspend Mode [Disable] Video Off Option [Suspend - >...

  • Page 67: Hdd Power Down

    BIOS Setup HDD Power Down Sets the length of time for a period of inactivity before powering down the hard disk. Settings: [Disable, 1~15(minutes)] Suspend Mode Set the idle time before system enters power saving mode. ACPI OS such as Windows XP will override this option. Settings: [Disable, 1/2/4/6/8/10/20/30/40(minutes), 1(hour)] Video Off Option Select whether or not to turn off the screen when system enters power...

  • Page 68: Run Vgabios If S3 Resume

    Chapter 3 Soft Off by PWRBTN This field configures the power button on the chassis. Setting Description Delay 4 Sec System is turned off if power button is pressed for more than four seconds Instant-Off Power button functions as a normal power-on/-off button Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume Select whether to run VGA BIOS if resuming from S3 state.

  • Page 69: Irq/Event Activity Detect

    BIOS Setup IRQ/E VENT CTIVITY ETECT Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IRQ/Event Activity Detect PS2KB Wakeup Select [Hot Key] Item Help PS2KB Wakeup from S3/S4/S5 [Disable] Menu Level PS2MS Wakeup from S3/S4/S5 [Disabled] USB Resume from S3 [Disabled] When Select Password, [OFF] Please press Enter key...

  • Page 70: Modem Ring Resume

    Chapter 3 USB Resume Enables activity detected from USB devices to restore the system from a suspended state to an active state. Settings: [Disabled, Enabled] VGA Event Enables the power management unit to monitor VGA activities. Settings: [Off, On] LPT & COM Event Decide whether or not the power management unit should monitor parallel port (LPT) and serial port (COM) activities.

  • Page 71: Rtc Alarm Resume

    BIOS Setup RTC Alarm Resume Sets a scheduled time and/or date to automatically power on the system. Settings: [Disabled, Enabled] Date (of Month) The field specifies the date for “RTC Alarm Resume”. Resume Time (hh:mm:ss) The field specifies the time for “RTC Alarm Resume”.

  • Page 72: Irq Activity Monitoring

    Chapter 3 IRQ A CTIVITY ONITORING Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IRQ Activitiy Monitoring Primary INTR [ON] Item Help IRQ3 (COM2) [Disabled] Menu Level IRQ4 (COM1) [Enabled] IRQ5 (LPT2) [Enabled] If you choose Disabled, the IRQ6 (Floppy Disk) [Enabled] power management unit will IRQ7 (LPT1)

  • Page 73: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    BIOS Setup PNP/PCI C ONFIGURATIONS Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP / PCI Configurations PNP OS Installed [No] Item Help Reset Configuration Data [Disabled] Menu Level Resources Controlled by [Auto(ESCD)] Select Yes if you are using a IRQ Resources Press Enter Plug and Play capable PCI/VGA Palette Snoop...

  • Page 74: Resource Controlled By

    Chapter 3 Resource Controlled By Enables the BIOS to automatically configure all the Plug-and-Play compatible devices. Setting Description Auto(ESCD) BIOS will automatically assign IRQ, DMA and memory base address fields Manual Unlocks “IRQ Resources” for manual configuration PCI / VGA Palette Snoop This field should usually be left “Disabled”.

  • Page 75: Irq Resources

    BIOS Setup IRQ R ESOURCES Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IRQ Resources IRQ-3 assigned to [PCI Device] Item Help IRQ-4 assigned to [PCI Device] Menu Level IRQ-5 assigned to [PCI Device] IRQ-7 assigned to [PCI Device] Legacy ISA for devices IRQ-9 assigned to [PCI Device] compliant with the original PC...

  • Page 76: Pc Health Status

    Chapter 3 PC H EALTH TATUS Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status CPU Warning Temperature [Disabled] Item Help Current CPU1 Temperature C/104 Menu Level Current CPU2 Temperature C/104 Current CPUFAN Speed 5744 RPM Vcore0 1.00 V +3.3 V 3.31 V 5.00 V...

  • Page 77: Frequency / Voltage Control

    BIOS Setup REQUENCY OLTAGE ONTROL Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Frequency / Voltage Control VIA C3 Clock Ratio [Default] Item Help Auto Detect PCI/DIMM Clk [Enabled] Menu Level Spread Spectrum [Disabled] CPU Clock [133MHz] This item is for VIA C3 CPU Ratio adjustment.

  • Page 78: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

    Chapter 3 EFAULTS Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Load Fail-Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Set Supervisor Password Advanced Chipset Features Set User Password Integrated Peripherals Save & Exit Setup Power Management Setup Exit Without Saving PnP / PCI Configurations Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N)?

  • Page 79: Load Optimized Defaults

    BIOS Setup PTIMIZED EFAULTS Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Load Fail-Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Set Supervisor Password Advanced Chipset Features Set User Password Integrated Peripherals Save & Exit Setup Power Management Setup Exit Without Saving PnP / PCI Configurations Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)?

  • Page 80: Set Supervisor / User Password

    Chapter 3 UPERVISOR ASSWORD Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Load Fail-Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Set Supervisor Password Advanced Chipset Features Set User Password Integrated Peripherals Save & Exit Setup Power Management Setup Exit Without Saving PnP / PCI Configurations Enter Password:...
  • Page 81 BIOS Setup Additionally, when a password is enabled, the BIOS can be set to request the password each time the system is booted. This would prevent unauthorized use of the system. See “Security Option” in the “Advanced BIOS Features” section for more details.

  • Page 82: Save & Exit Setup

    Chapter 3 & E ETUP Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Load Fail-Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Set Supervisor Password Advanced Chipset Features Set User Password Integrated Peripherals Save & Exit Setup Power Management Setup Exit Without Saving PnP / PCI Configurations SAVE to CMOS &...

  • Page 83: Exit Without Saving

    BIOS Setup ITHOUT AVING Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Load Fail-Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Set Supervisor Password Advanced Chipset Features Set User Password Integrated Peripherals Save & Exit Setup Power Management Setup Exit Without Saving PnP / PCI Configurations Quit Without Saving (Y/N)?
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  • Page 85: Chapter 4

    HAPTER Driver Installation This chapter gives you brief descriptions of each mainboard driver and application. You must install the VIA chipset drivers first before installing other drivers such as audio or VGA drivers. applications will only function correctly if the necessary drivers are already installed.

  • Page 86: Driver Utilities

    Chapter 4 RIVER TILITIES Getting Started The mainboard includes a Driver Utilities CD that contains the driver utilities and software for enhancing the performance of the mainboard. If the CD is missing from the retail box, please contact the local dealer for the CD. Note: The driver utilities and software are updated from time to time.

  • Page 87: Running The Driver Utilities Cd

    Driver Installation Running the Driver Utilities CD To start using the CD, insert the CD into the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. The CD should run automatically after closing the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. The driver utilities and software menu screen should then appear on the screen.

  • Page 88: Cd Content

    Chapter 4 CD C ONTENT VIA 4in1 Drivers: Contains VIA ATAPI Vendor Support Driver (enables the performance enhancing bus mastering functions on ATA-capable Hard Disk Drives and ensures IDE device compatibility), AGP VxD Driver (provides service routines to your VGA driver and interface directly to hardware, providing fast graphical access), IRQ Routing Miniport Driver (sets the system's PCI IRQ routing sequence) and VIA INF Driver (enables the VIA Power Management...

  • Page 89: Smart 5.1

    PPENDIX Smart 5.1 This chapter gives you brief description of how Smart 5.1 is enabled if your board is equipped with the VT1617A 6-channel AC'97 codec.

  • Page 90: Enabling Smart 5.1

    Appendix A NABLING MART Smart5.1 allows the system to output 6-channel audio directly from the audio jacks on the mainboard, using the traditional line-in, line-out and microphone jacks as output jacks. Windows® XP/2000 supports 6-channel. Windows® 98 only supports 4-channel. The examples in this section are based on Windows®...
  • Page 91 Smart 5.1 Example A 1. Double-click “Sounds and Audio Devices” icon in the control panel. 2. Select the “Audio” tab. Then press “Advanced” as shown in the picture.
  • Page 92 Appendix A 3. Choose “5.1 surround sound speakers” to support the 6-channel function.
  • Page 93 Smart 5.1 Example B 1. Double-click “Sounds and Audio Devices” icon in the control panel and then select the “Audio” tab on the panel as shown below. Press the “Volume” button in the “Sound playback” area 2. Select “Options” from the “Front Speaker” panel and select the item “Advanced Controls”.
  • Page 94 Appendix A 3. Click on the “Advanced” button. 4. Check the “Smart5.1 Enable” item as shown in the panel below.
  • Page 95 Smart 5.1 After completing the previous settings, connect the speakers to the 3-jack connector. Shown below are the corresponding connections to setup the 6-channel system. Jack 2-channel 6-channel Line-out Line-out Front (Left/Right) Line-in Line-in Rear (Left/Right) Microphone Microphone Center/Sub-woofer...

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