PT-5VMX

VIA MVP3

 

ATX MAINBOARD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPERATION MANUAL

 

 

DOC NO. UM-VMX-E3 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Printed in Taiwan

 

 

 

 

VIA MVP3

ATX

SYSTEM BOARD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPERATION MANUAL

 

 

DOC NO. UM-VMX-O3 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Printed in Taiwan..

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter & Section Page

1. INTRODUCTION *

1.1 SYSTEM OVERVIEW *

1.2 SYSTEM BOARD LAYOUT *

2. FEATURES *

2.1 MAINBOARD SPECIFICATIONS *

2.2 AMAZING WAYS TO POWER ON THE PC SYSTEM *

2.3 POWER OFF THE PC SYSTEM *

3. HARDWARE SETUP *

3.1 UNPACKING *

3.2 HARDWARE CONFIGURATION *

3.2.1 CONNECTORS *

3.2.2 JUMPERS *

3.3 INSTALLING A CPU ONTO THE ZIF SOCKET *

3.4 INSTALLATION OF CPU COOLING FAN *

3.5 INSTALL THE SYSTEM MEMORY *

4. AWARD BIOS SETUP *

4.1 GETTING STARTED *

4.2 MAIN MENU *

4.3 CONTROL KEYS *

4.4 STANDARD CMOS SETUP *

4.5 BIOS FEATURES SETUP *

4.6 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP *

4.7 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP *

4.8 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION *

4.9 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS *

4.10 LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS *

4.11 SUPERVISOR PASSWORD / USER PASSWORD *

4.12 IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION *

4.13 SAVE &EXIT SETUP *

4.14 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING *

 

 

 

TRADEMARDKS

All trademarks used in this manual are the property of their respective owners.

 

NOTE

The "LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS" function loads the default settings directly from BIOS default table, these default settings are the best-case values that will optimize the system performance and increase the system stability. This strongly recommended when you first receive this system board, or the system CMOS data is corrupted.

Move the selection bar to "LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS" and then press the "ENTER" key and then the SETUP default values will be loaded into the system. (Please refers to the Chapter 4 AWARD BIOS SETUP procedures in this manual.)

 

 

NOTICE

Information presented in this manual has been carefully checked for reliability; however, no responsibility is assumed for inaccuracies. The information contained in this manual is subject to change without prior notice.

  1. INTRODUCTION
    1. SYSTEM OVERVIEW
    2. This mainboard is an ATX form-factor PCI Local Bus Pentium TM system board with the updated AGP interface designed onboard. The most updated VIA MVP3 chipset for 100MHz Front Side Bus (FSB) is choosen for this mainboard and it gives the most outstanding performance for different applications.

      This mainboard is designed for the high performance PentiumTM or other equivalent processors for high-end application and it is a true GREEN-PC computer system. The FSB (Front Side Bus) clock speed can be adjusted to 100MHz when we are installing the 100MHz FSB processor.

      This system board supports the Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) Local Bus standard (PCI Specification Rev. 2.1 compliant). It not only breaks through the I/O bottlenecks of the traditional ISA mainboard, but also provides the ultra high performance for networking and multi-user environments.

      The mainboard has built-in two channels PIO and Bus Master Enhanced PCI IDE port, one Floppy Disk control port, two high speed Serial ports (UARTs), one multi-mode Parallel port, one PS/2 keyboard port, one PS/2 mouse port, one IR port, two USB ports.

      The Accelerated Graphic Port (A.G.P.) on the board is designed for the updated AGP 3D video display card. Unlike the traditional PCI-based display cards, AGP technology provides lightening data throughput to fully facilitate the 3Diminsional and multimedia graphic display. The data transfer rate on the AGP port can be as fast as 133MHz and it is much faster than the traditional 33MHz PCI VGA cards.

      The AGP is a new video display technology and it requires the device driver or new operating system to enable the accelerated graphic feature. Windows® 98 will supports AGP directly, but Windows® 95 still needs the appropriate device drivers to enable the AGP feature. Please don’t worry about the device driver, you can always find the device driver included in the AGP card.

       

    3. SYSTEM BOARD LAYOUT

    Explanation : The connectors, jumpers and components which has the black point marked on the corner means the location of pin-1 side of the connector, jumper and component.

  2. FEATURES
    1. MAINBOARD SPECIFICATIONS

VIA MVP3 (VT82C598MVP, VT82C586B) and Winbond W83877F / TF.

Intel : Pentium TM processor and OverDrive processor

90 / 100 / 120 / 133 / 150 / 166 / 200 / 233 MHz.

Cyrix : 6x86 / 6x86L - P150+ / P166+ / P200+.

6x86MX - PR166 / PR200 / PR233,6x86MII - 266/300/333/366

IBM : 6x86MX - PR166 / PR200 / PR233 / PR266/PR300/PR333

AMD : K5 - PR90 / PR100 / PR120 / PR133 / PR150 / PR166.

K6-166 / 200 / 233 / 266 / 300

K6-2 -300 / 333 / 350 / 366 / 380 / 400 / 450.

K6-3 –400 / 450.

IDT : Win Chip C6-180 / 200 / 225 / 240.

WinChip 2A – 200 / 233 / 266 / 300.

WinChip 3 – 266 / 300 / 333 / 350.

(1).CPU I/O voltage : "+3.3V DC" or "+3.5V DC".

(2).CPU CORE voltage : +1.3V DC ~ +3.5V DC.

60 / 66 / 75 / 83 / 95 / 100 MHz

DRAM :Three banks, each bank can be single or double sided. Memory size up to 1GB. Supports SDRAM memory (use 168 pin DIMM module x 3). Supports Parity / ECC (Error Checking and Correcting)

SRAM : 512KB or 1MB (optional) pipelined burst SRAM on board.

AWARD System BIOS. 128KB x 8 Flash ROM (for Plug & Play BIOS).

 

Expansion Slots

AGP Slots: 32-bit x 1 (Supports 1x/2x AGP graphics cards)

PCI Slots : 32-bit x 4 (All Master / Slave, PCI 2.1 Compliant).

ISA Slots : 16-bit x 3 (PCI / ISA slot share one slot).

Two channel PIO and "Ultra DMA/33" Bus Master PCI IDE ports, which will connect maximum 4 IDE devices like IDE Hard Disk and ATAPI CD-ROM device. PIO Mode 4 transfer rate up to 14 Mbytes/s transfer rates and supports "Ultra DMA/33" mode transfers up to 33 Mbytes/sec.

1.Power on by Panel-Switch, or Modem Ring-in or LAN signal.

2.Power off (Soft-off) by OS or Panel-Switch.

3.Resume by several system devices (such as modem ring-in, RTC alarm).

One WOL connector supports Wake-On-LAN.

Two Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports.

1.Two high speed NS16C550 compatible Serial ports (UARTs).

2.One SPP / EPP / ECP mode Bi-directional parallel port.

3.One Floppy Disk Control port.

One HPSIR and ASKIR compatible Infrared port.

Supports PS/2 Mouse connector, PS/2 Keyboard connector

MS-DOS, Windows NT, OS/2, UNIX, NOVELL, MS Windows, CAD/CAM, Windows 98 (Beta), ...etc.

Width & Length : 304 mm x 200 mm.

Height : 3/4 inches with components mounted.

PCB Thickness : 4-layers, 0.05 inches normal.

Weight : 20 ounces.

Operating Temperature : 10° C to 40° C. (50° F to 104° F).

Require Airflow : 50 linear feet per minute across CPU.

Storage Temperature : -40° C to 70° C. (-40° F to 158° F).

Humidity : 0 to 90% non-condensing.

Altitude : 0 to 10,000 feet.

 

    1. AMAZING WAYS TO POWER ON THE PC SYSTEM

When the mainboard has been installed successfully, there are several ways to power on the system. Please read the following description for all the details.

The power button can be programmed by COMS setup program and it has different features. Please refer to page 3-11 for detail function description.

PC system can be waked up by the RTC setting in the CMOS. You can set the alarming date and time in the RTC memory, When RTC alarms, the PC system will be triggered and wakes up automatically.

Enable the "Resume by Alarm" selection in the BIOS setup utility, and then input the accurate date and time in following fields. (the "Resume by Alarm" is located in the "POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP", please refer to Section 4-7), Having stored the RTC alarm setting, the PC system will be turned on automatically according to the date and time which is recorded in the CMOS memory.

Same as the above, you have to reboot the PC system and wait for the POST (Power On Self Test) is completed to enable the RTC alarm.

Everyone knows that a PC system can be used as a fax machine to send or receive fax messages. But most people still use fax machine to receive their messages because it is not practical to have the system powered on all day long waiting for the incoming messages. Now the problem can be solved by using this mainboard. This mainboard can be triggered by a modem ring-in signal. When you have a external modem installed, you can leave the PC system power off. Whenever there

is the incoming message, the PC system will be triggered by the ring-in signal and wake up automatically to receive the message for you. From now on, you can tell your PC system to receive the fax message for you.

In order to use the ring-in signal to wake up your PC system, you will have to use the EXTERNAL MODEM and have it connected to one of the SERIAL PORTS

( COMA or COM B ). When the system power is off, this mainboard will continue to detect the serial port status. When it detects the ring-in signal from the serial port, the system power will be turned on and start to receive the incoming messages automatically.

To enable the Modem Ring-In feature, you have to run the BIOS setup utility and enable the "Resume by Ring or LAN" option (it is located in the "POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP", please refer to Section 4-7 for the settings). Having completed the BIOS setup, you have to reboot the PC system so that BIOS can verify the setting. (the "DMI pool data" will be verified by the BIOS when loading the operating system). Simply speaking, shut down the PC system and then re-start the system. The modem ring-in feature will be enabled when the operation system has been loaded.

Note: This function is not available when using the internal MODEM card.

 

There is a WOL connector CN10 (see page 3-8) on the mainboard which is designed to connect to the signal from a LAN card which supports the Wake On LAN feature. When such LAN card is installed, you may turn on the PC system from your remote server and monitor the PC status.

To enable this feature, you will have to use the BIOS setup utility to enable the "Resume by Ring or LAN" (it is located at "POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP", please refer to Section 4-7 for the settings). Having completed the BIOS setup, you have to reboot the PC system so that BIOS can verify the setting. ( the "DMI pool data" will be verified by the BIOS when loading the operating system). Simply speaking, reboot the PC system, the Wake On LAN feature will be enabled when the operation system has been loaded

Note: This function will be disabled if you turn off the power before the system can verify the DMI pool data.

 

    1. POWER OFF THE PC SYSTEM

There are two ways to power off the system. They are "Shut Down by Power Button" and " Shut Down by OS". (such as Windows® 95 and Windows® 98, you can choose the Shut Down from the file menu and the system will be powered off immediately ).

 

  1. HARDWARE SETUP
  2. This chapter explains how to configure the mainboard hardware. When you are installing the mainboard, you will have to make jumper settings and cable connections. Please refer to the following sections for the details:

     

    1. UNPACKING

The system board package contains the following parts :

The mainboard contains electric sensitive components which can be easily damaged by static electricity, please leave the mainboard sealed in its original packing until when installation.

Unpacking and installation shall be done on a grounded anti-static mat. The operator will have to wear an anti static wristband, grounded at the same point as the anti-static mat.

Inspect the mainboard carton to see whether there is any obvious damage. Shipping and handling may cause damage to your board. Be sure there is no shipping or handling damages on the board before proceeding.

After opening the motherboard color box, extract the mainboard and place it only on a grounded anti-static surface with the component side up. Inspect the board again to see whether there is any damage.

Press on all sockets of IC‘s to make sure that they are properly seated. Please put the mainboard on a firm flat surface when you are installing the component to the socket on the mainboard..

 

    1. HARDWARE CONFIGURATION
    2. Before the system board is ready for operating, the hardware must be configured to make sure it will work properly with different environment. To configure the system board is a simple task, only a few jumpers, connectors, cables and sockets needs to be selected and installed.

       

      1. CONNECTORS

A connector is two or more pins that are used make connections to the system standard accessories (such as power, mouse, printer,...etc.). The following is a list of connectors on board, as well as descriptions of each individual connector.

(A) BAT1 Non-rechargeable battery (Use 3V Lithium battery : CR2032)

 

 

(B) CN1 COM 1 (Serial Port 1) connector

(C) CN2 COM 2 (Serial Port 2) connector

Ping assignment of serial port connector:

 

1

6

 

Pin #

Signal name

Pin #

Signal name

 

 

1

DCD (Data Carrier Detect)

6

DSR (Data Set Ready)

 

 

2

RD (Received Data)

7

RTS (Request To Send)

 

 

3

TD (Transmit Data)

8

CTS (Clear To Send)

 

 

4

DTR (Data Terminal Ready)

9

RI (Ring Indicator)

 

   

5

Ground

   
 

5

9

         

I/O address 3F8H/2F8H/3E8H/2E8H, IRQ3/IRQ4, selected by CMOS setup.

(D) CN4 PS/2 Mouse and Keyboard Connector

Pin assignment of PS/2 mouse connector:

Pin # Signal name Pin # Signal name Pin # Signal name

1 Mouse Data 3 Ground 5 Mouse Clock

2 No Connection 4 + 5V DC 6 No Connection

Pin assignment of keyboard connector

Pin # Signal name Pin # Signal name Pin # Signal name

1 Keyboard Data 3 Ground 5 Keyboard Clock

2 No Connection 4 + 5V DC 6 No Connection

 

(E) CN5 USB (Universal Serial Bus) connector

.

Pin assignment of USB connector:

(F) CN6 Parallel Port Connector

(Supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode, using IRQ7 or IRQ5, ECP modes use DMA channel 3 or channel 1, and it can be programmed by CMOS setup)

Pin assignment of parallel port:

 

1

14

 

Pin #

Signal name

Pin #

Signal name

 

 

1

STROBE

14

AUTO FEED

 

 

2

Data Bit 0

15

ERROR

 

 

3

Data Bit 1

16

INIT

 

 

4

Data Bit 2

17

SLCT IN

 

 

5

Data Bit 3

18

Ground

 

 

6

Data Bit 4

19

Ground

 

 

7

Data Bit 5

20

Ground

 

 

8

Data Bit 6

21

Ground

 

 

9

Data Bit 7

22

Ground

 

 

10

ACK

23

Ground

 

 

11

BUSY

24

Ground

 

 

12

PE

25

Ground

 

   

13

SLCT

   
 

13

25

         

 

(G) CN7 IR (Infrared Rays) transmission connector

 

(H) CN8 ATX Power connector

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pin assignment of ATX power connector

 

11

1

 

Pin #

Signal name

Pin #

Signal name

 

 

11

+ 3.3V DC

1

+ 3.3V DC

 

 

12

- 12V DC

2

+ 3.3V DC

 

 

13

Ground

3

Ground

 

 

14

PS-ON

4

+ 5V DC

 

 

15

Ground

5

Ground

 

 

16

Ground

6

+ 5V DC

 

 

17

Ground

7

Ground

 

 

18

- 5V DC

8

PW-OK

 

 

19

+ 5V DC

9

+ 5V SB

 

 

20

+ 5V DC

10

+ 12V DC

 

20

10

         

(I) CN9 Floppy Disk Control Port connector (Using IRQ6, DMA channel 2)

 

(J) CN10: WOL (Wake On LAN) Connector

In order to use the WOL LAN card to trigger the power of the PC system, the switching power supply must be able to provide at least 700mA current driving ability on the "5V standby" voltage.

Pin assignment of WOL Connector

 

1

2

3

 

Pin #

Signal name

Pin #

Signal name

Pin #

Signal name

 

 

1

5V standby

2

Ground

3

WOL Signal

 

(K) CN11 CPU Cooling Fan Power connector (optional)

 

 

(L) CN12 IDE 1 Connector (Primary IDE Port, using IRQ14)

(M) CN13 IDE 2 Connector (Secondary IDE Port, using IRQ15)

 

(N) SPK & KEYLOCK Connector:

1. SPK: Speaker connector

 

1

 

Pin #

Assignment

 

l

 

1

+5V DC

 

l

 

2

No Connection

 

l

 

3

No Connection

 

l

 

4

Speaker Data Signal

 

4

     

2. KEYLOCK Connector: Front Panel Power LED & Key-Lock connector

 

1

 

Pin #

Assignment

 

l

 

1

Pullup (+5V DC for Power LED)

 

l

 

2

No Connection

 

l

 

3

Ground

 

l

 

4

Keyboard Lock

 

l

 

5

Ground

 

5

     
         

(O) Push buttons and LED connectors

A series of connectors are designed on the board to connect the push buttons and LED indicators. Please see the following for the details:

1. RS: Reset Button connector

Open : No action Short : System Reset

Pin # Assignment Pin # Assignment

1 Reset Control 2 Ground

2. HL: IDE HDD LED connector

Pin # Assignment Pin # Assignment

1 Pullup (+5V DC) 2 Signal Pin

3. TL: Turbo LED connector

Pin # Assignment

1 Pullup (+5V DC)

2 Ground

4. SL: Sleep LED Connector

This LED will be lightened when the AC power is connected and the

system is power off, darkened when the AC power is disconnected or the

system is powered on.

Pin # Signal name

1 Signal Pin

2 Ground

5. PW: Power On/Off and External Suspend Switch Connector

According to the setup in CMOS, the PW connector has two functions. It

can be the Power Switch or Suspend Switch of your PC system.

(please refer to Section- 4-7 "Soft-Off by PWRBTN")

(1) The setup in CMOS is "Instant-off":

A. When system power is off :

Click on this switch, the system will be powered on immediately.

B. When system power is on :

Click on this switch, the system will be powered off instantly

    1. If the setup in CMOS is "Delay 4 Sec.", the switch function will be:

A. When system is power off :

Press this switch, the system will power on immediately.

B. When system power is on :

a. The system is in Full-ON mode :

a-1. Click on this switch ( less than 4 seconds ), the system will be turned into Suspend mode. (get into a GREEN mode)

a-2. Press and hold this switch for more than 4 seconds, the system will be powered off.

b. When the system is in Suspend mode :

b-1. Click on this switch ( less than 4 seconds ), the system will return to Full-ON mode.

b-2. Press and hold this switch more than 4 seconds, the system will be powered off.

 

      1. JUMPERS

A jumper is a set of two, three or more jumper pins which allows you to make different system configuration by putting the plastic connector plug (mini-jumper) on it. The jumper setting is necessary when installing different components onto the mainboard. Please make sure all jumper settings are correct before you can installation the mainboard into the PC system.

(A) JP1 Clear CMOS button

Pin # Function

1 - 2 Normal Operation

2 - 3 Clear CMOS

Note: Improper BIOS setting may cause hang-up to the PC system, In case that it be happened and you can not handle your PC system any more, you can use JP1 to clear the system configuration information which is stored in the CMOS memory and get the PC system back to normal status.. Due to the VIA MVP3 chipset features, Clear the CMOS when the power is on is recommended. Please refer to the following steps to clear the CMOS

    1. Open the system cabinet and leave the system power on.
    2. Move the mini-mumper to Pin2 and Pin3.
    3. Click on the Reset button to reboot the PC system to clear the CMOS.
    4. Return the mini-jumper to its normal position ( Pin1 and Pin2).

(B) JP2~ JP4, JP6~JP8: CPU frequency selection

(C) JP9~JP13: CPU Voltage selection

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

 

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

 

60MHz x 1.5

VCORE = 3.5V

   

66MHz x 1.5

VCORE = 3.5V

AMD

 

1

2

   

1

2

   

AMD

 

1

2

   

1

2

 

K5–PR90

 

JP2

 

JP9

 

K5-PR100

 

JP2

 

JP9

K5–PR120

 

JP3

 

JP10

 

K5-PR133

 

JP3

 

JP10

   

JP4

 

JP11

     

JP4

 

JP11

   

JP6

 

JP12

     

JP6

 

JP12

   

JP7

 

JP13

     

JP7

 

JP13

   

JP8

             

JP8

       

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

 

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

 

60MHz x 2.5

VCORE = 3.5V

   

66MHz x 2.5

VCORE = 3.5V

AMD

 

1

2

   

1

2

   

AMD

 

1

2

   

1

2

 

K5-PR150

 

JP2

 

JP9

 

K5-PR166

 

JP2

 

JP9

   

JP3

 

JP10

     

JP3

 

JP10

   

JP4

 

JP11

     

JP4

 

JP11

   

JP6

 

JP12

     

JP6

 

JP12

   

JP7

 

JP13

     

JP7

 

JP13

   

JP8

             

JP8

       

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

 

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

 

66MHz x 2.5

VCORE = 2.9V

   

66MHz x 3

VCORE = 2.9V

AMD

 

1

2

   

1

2

   

AMD

 

1

2

   

1

2

 

K6 / PR2

 

JP2

 

JP9

 

K6 / PR2

 

JP2

 

JP9

-166

 

JP3

 

JP10

 

-200

 

JP3

 

JP10

   

JP4

 

JP11

     

JP4

 

JP11

   

JP6

 

JP12

     

JP6

 

JP12

   

JP7

 

JP13

     

JP7

 

JP13

   

JP8

             

JP8

       

 

 

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

 

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

 

66MHz x 3.5

VCORE = 3.2V

   

66MHz x 4

VCORE = 2.2V

AMD

 

1

2

   

1

2

   

AMD

 

1

2

   

1

2

 

K6 - 233

 

JP2

 

JP9

 

K6 - 266

 

JP2

 

JP9

   

JP3

 

JP10

 

K6-2/266

 

JP3

 

JP10

   

JP4

 

JP11

     

JP4

 

JP11

   

JP6

 

JP12

     

JP6

 

JP12

   

JP7

 

JP13

     

JP7

 

JP13

   

JP8

             

JP8

       

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

 

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

 

66MHz x 4.5

VCORE = 2.2V

   

100MHz x 3

VCORE = 2.2V

AMD

 

1

2

   

1

2

   

AMD

 

1

2

   

1

2

 

K6 - 300

 

JP2

 

JP9

 

K6–2/300

 

JP2

 

JP9

   

JP3

 

JP10

     

JP3

 

JP10

   

JP4

 

JP11

     

JP4

 

JP11

   

JP6

 

JP12

     

JP6

 

JP12

   

JP7

 

JP13

     

JP7

 

JP13

   

JP8

             

JP8

       

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

 

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

 

95MHz x 3.5

VCORE = 2.2V

   

100MHz x 3.5

VCORE = 2.2V

AMD

 

1

2

   

1

2

   

AMD

 

1

2

   

1

2

 

K6-2/333

 

JP2

 

JP9

 

K6–2/350

 

JP2

 

JP9

   

JP3

 

JP10

     

JP3

 

JP10

   

JP4

 

JP11

     

JP4

 

JP11

   

JP6

 

JP12

     

JP6

 

JP12

   

JP7

 

JP13

     

JP7

 

JP13

   

JP8

             

JP8

       

 

 

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

 

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

 

66MHz x 5.5

VCORE = 2.2V

   

95MHz x 4

VCORE = 2.2V

AMD

 

1

2

   

1

2

   

AMD

 

1

2

   

1

2

 

K6-2/366

 

JP2

 

JP9

 

K6–2/380

 

JP2

 

JP9

   

JP3

 

JP10

     

JP3

 

JP10

   

JP4

 

JP11

     

JP4

 

JP11

   

JP6

 

JP12

     

JP6

 

JP12

   

JP7

 

JP13

     

JP7

 

JP13

   

JP8

             

JP8

       

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

 

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

 

100MHz x 4

VCORE = 2.2V

   

100MHz x 4.5

VCORE = 2.4V

AMD

 

1

2

   

1

2

   

AMD

 

1

2

   

1

2

 

K6-2/400

 

JP2

 

JP9

 

K6–2/450

 

JP2

 

JP9

   

JP3

 

JP10

     

JP3

 

JP10

   

JP4

 

JP11

     

JP4

 

JP11

   

JP6

 

JP12

     

JP6

 

JP12

   

JP7

 

JP13

     

JP7

 

JP13

   

JP8

             

JP8

       

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

 

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

 

100MHz x 4

VCORE = 2.4V

   

100MHz x 4.5

VCORE = 2.4V

AMD

 

1

2

   

1

2

   

AMD

 

1

2

   

1

2

 

K6-3/400

 

JP2

 

JP9

 

K6–3/450

 

JP2

 

JP9

   

JP3

 

JP10

     

JP3

 

JP10

   

JP4

 

JP11

     

JP4

 

JP11

   

JP6

 

JP12

     

JP6

 

JP12

   

JP7

 

JP13

     

JP7

 

JP13

   

JP8

             

JP8

       

 

 

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

 

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

 

66MHz x 2

VCORE = 3.5V

   

66MHz x 2

VCORE = 2.8V

Cyrix /

 

1

2

   

1

2

   

Cyrix /

 

1

2

   

1

2

 

IBM 6x86

 

JP2

 

JP9

 

IBM 6x86L

 

JP2

 

JP9

-P166+

 

JP3

 

JP10

 

-P166+

 

JP3

 

JP10

   

JP4

 

JP11

     

JP4

 

JP11

   

JP6

 

JP12

     

JP6

 

JP12

   

JP7

 

JP13

     

JP7

 

JP13

   

JP8

             

JP8

       

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

 

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

 

75MHz x 2

VCORE = 3.5V

   

75MHz x 2

VCORE = 2.8V

Cyrix /

 

1

2

   

1

2

   

Cyrix /

 

1

2

   

1

2

 

IBM 6x86

 

JP2

 

JP9

 

IBM 6x86L

 

JP2

 

JP9

-P200+

 

JP3

 

JP10

 

-P200+

 

JP3

 

JP10

   

JP4

 

JP11

     

JP4

 

JP11

   

JP6

 

JP12

     

JP6

 

JP12

   

JP7

 

JP13

     

JP7

 

JP13

   

JP8

             

JP8

       

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

 

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

 

66MHz x 2

VCORE = 2.9V

   

66MHz x 2.5

VCORE = 2.9V

Cyrix

 

1

2

   

1

2

   

Cyrix

 

1

2

   

1

2

 

/ IBM

 

JP2

 

JP9

 

/ IBM

 

JP2

 

JP9

6x86MX

 

JP3

 

JP10

 

6x86MX

 

JP3

 

JP10

-PR166

 

JP4

 

JP11

 

-PR200

 

JP4

 

JP11

   

JP6

 

JP12

 

(66MHz

 

JP6

 

JP12

   

JP7

 

JP13

 

Bus)

 

JP7

 

JP13

   

JP8

             

JP8

       

 

 

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

 

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

 

75MHz x 2

VCORE = 2.9V

   

66MHz x 3

VCORE = 2.9V

Cyrix

 

1

2

   

1

2

   

Cyrix

 

1

2

   

1

2

 

/ IBM

 

JP2

 

JP9

 

/ IBM

 

JP2

 

JP9

6x86MX

 

JP3

 

JP10

 

6x86MX

 

JP3

 

JP10

-PR200

 

JP4

 

JP11

 

-PR233

 

JP4

 

JP11

(75MHz

 

JP6

 

JP12

 

(66MHz

 

JP6

 

JP12

Bus)

 

JP7

 

JP13

 

Bus)

 

JP7

 

JP13

   

JP8

             

JP8

       

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

 

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

 

75MHz x 2.5

VCORE = 2.9V

   

83MHz x 2.5

VCORE = 2.9V

Cyrix

 

1

2

   

1

2

   

Cyrix

 

1

2

   

1

2

 

/ IBM

 

JP2

 

JP9

 

6x86MII

 

JP2

 

JP9

6x86MX

 

JP3

 

JP10

 

-266

 

JP3

 

JP10

-PR233

 

JP4

 

JP11

 

/ IBM

 

JP4

 

JP11

(75MHz

 

JP6

 

JP12

 

6x86MX

 

JP6

 

JP12

Bus)

 

JP7

 

JP13

 

-PR266

 

JP7

 

JP13

   

JP8

             

JP8

       

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

 

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

Cyrix

66MHz x 3.5

VCORE = 2.9V

 

Cyrix

75MHz x 3

VCORE = 2.9V

6x86MII

 

1

2

   

1

2

   

6x86MII

 

1

2

   

1

2

 

-300

 

JP2

 

JP9

 

-300

 

JP2

 

JP9

/ IBM

 

JP3

 

JP10

 

/ IBM

 

JP3

 

JP10

6x86MX

 

JP4

 

JP11

 

6x86MX

 

JP4

 

JP11

-PR300

 

JP6

 

JP12

 

-PR300

 

JP6

 

JP12

(66MHz

 

JP7

 

JP13

 

(75MHz

 

JP7

 

JP13

Bus)

 

JP8

         

Bus)

 

JP8

       

 

 

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

 

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

 

83MHz x 3

VCORE = 2.9V

   

100MHz x 2.5

VCORE = 2.9V

Cyrix

 

1

2

   

1

2

   

Cyrix

 

1

2

   

1

2

 

6x86MII

 

JP2

 

JP9

 

6x86MII

 

JP2

 

JP9

-333

 

JP3

 

JP10

 

-366

 

JP3

 

JP10

/ IBM

 

JP4

 

JP11

     

JP4

 

JP11

6x86MX

 

JP6

 

JP12

     

JP6

 

JP12

-PR333

 

JP7

 

JP13

     

JP7

 

JP13

   

JP8

             

JP8

       

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

 

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

 

60MHz x 3

VCORE = 3.5V

   

66MHz x 3

VCORE = 3.5V

IDT

 

1

2

   

1

2

   

IDT

 

1

2

   

1

2

 

C6-180

 

JP2

 

JP9

 

C6-200

 

JP2

 

JP9

   

JP3

 

JP10

     

JP3

 

JP10

   

JP4

 

JP11

     

JP4

 

JP11

   

JP6

 

JP12

     

JP6

 

JP12

   

JP7

 

JP13

     

JP7

 

JP13

   

JP8

             

JP8

       

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

 

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

 

75MHz x 3

VCORE = 3.5V

   

60MHz x 4

VCORE = 3.5V

IDT

 

1

2

   

1

2

   

IDT

 

1

2

   

1

2

 

C6-225

 

JP2

 

JP9

 

C6-240

 

JP2

 

JP9

   

JP3

 

JP10

     

JP3

 

JP10

   

JP4

 

JP11

     

JP4

 

JP11

   

JP6

 

JP12

     

JP6

 

JP12

   

JP7

 

JP13

     

JP7

 

JP13

   

JP8

             

JP8

       

 

 

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

 

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

 

66MHz x 3

VCORE = 3.5V

   

66MHz x 3.5

VCORE = 3.5V

IDT

 

1

2

   

1

2

   

IDT

 

1

2

   

1

2

 

WinChip2A

 

JP2

 

JP9

 

WinChip2A

 

JP2

 

JP9

200

 

JP3

 

JP10

 

233

 

JP3

 

JP10

   

JP4

 

JP11

     

JP4

 

JP11

   

JP6

 

JP12

     

JP6

 

JP12

   

JP7

 

JP13

     

JP7

 

JP13

   

JP8

             

JP8

       

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

 

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

 

100MHz x 2.33

VCORE = 3.5V

   

100MHz x 2.5

VCORE = 3.5V

IDT

 

1

2

   

1

2

   

IDT

 

1

2

   

1

2

 

WinChip2A

 

JP2

 

JP9

 

WinChip2A

 

JP2

 

JP9

266

 

JP3

 

JP10

 

300

 

JP3

 

JP10

   

JP4

 

JP11

     

JP4

 

JP11

   

JP6

 

JP12

     

JP6

 

JP12

   

JP7

 

JP13

     

JP7

 

JP13

   

JP8

             

JP8

       

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

 

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

 

66MHz x 3.5

VCORE = 2.8V

   

66MHz x 4

VCORE = 2.8V

IDT

 

1

2

   

1

2

   

IDT

 

1

2

   

1

2

 

WinChip 3

 

JP2

 

JP9

 

WinChip3

 

JP2

 

JP9

266

 

JP3

 

JP10

 

300

 

JP3

 

JP10

   

JP4

 

JP11

     

JP4

 

JP11

   

JP6

 

JP12

     

JP6

 

JP12

   

JP7

 

JP13

     

JP7

 

JP13

   

JP8

             

JP8

       

 

 

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

 

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

 

100MHz x 2.66

VCORE = 2.8V

   

95MHz x 3

VCORE = 2.8V

IDT

 

1

2

   

1

2

   

IDT

 

1

2

   

1

2

 

WinChip3

 

JP2

 

JP9

 

WinChip3

 

JP2

 

JP9

333

 

JP3

 

JP10

 

350

 

JP3

 

JP10

   

JP4

 

JP11

     

JP4

 

JP11

   

JP6

 

JP12

     

JP6

 

JP12

   

JP7

 

JP13

     

JP7

 

JP13

   

JP8

             

JP8

       

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

 

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

 

60MHz x 1.5

VCORE = 3.3V

   

66MHz x 1.5

VCORE = 3.3V

Intel

 

1

2

   

1

2

   

Intel

 

1

2

   

1

2

 

80502-90

 

JP2

 

JP9

 

80502-100

 

JP2

 

JP9

   

JP3

 

JP10

     

JP3

 

JP10

   

JP4

 

JP11

     

JP4

 

JP11

   

JP6

 

JP12

     

JP6

 

JP12

   

JP7

 

JP13

     

JP7

 

JP13

   

JP8

             

JP8

       

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

 

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

 

60MHz x 2

VCORE = 3.3V

   

66MHz x 2

VCORE = 3.3V

Intel

 

1

2

   

1

2

   

Intel

 

1

2

   

1

2

 

80502-120

 

JP2

 

JP9

 

80502-133

 

JP2

 

JP9

   

JP3

 

JP10

     

JP3

 

JP10

   

JP4

 

JP11

     

JP4

 

JP11

   

JP6

 

JP12

     

JP6

 

JP12

   

JP7

 

JP13

     

JP7

 

JP13

   

JP8

             

JP8

       

 

 

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

 

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

 

66MHz x 2.5

VCORE = 3.3v

   

66MHz x 3

VCORE = 3.3v

Intel

 

1

2

   

1

2

   

Intel

 

1

2

   

1

2

 

80502-166

 

JP2

 

JP9

 

80502-200

 

JP2

 

JP9

   

JP3

 

JP10

     

JP3

 

JP10

   

JP4

 

JP11

     

JP4

 

JP11

   

JP6

 

JP12

     

JP6

 

JP12

   

JP7

 

JP13

     

JP7

 

JP13

   

JP8

             

JP8

       

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

 

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

 

66MHz x 2.5

VCORE = 2.8V

   

66MHz x 3

VCORE = 2.8V

Intel

 

1

2

   

1

2

   

Intel

 

1

2

   

1

2

 

80503-166

 

JP2

 

JP9

 

80503-200

 

JP2

 

JP9

   

JP3

 

JP10

     

JP3

 

JP10

   

JP4

 

JP11

     

JP4

 

JP11

   

JP6

 

JP12

     

JP6

 

JP12

   

JP7

 

JP13

     

JP7

 

JP13

   

JP8

             

JP8

       

CPU TYPE

JP2~4, JP6~8

JP9 ~ JP13

       
 

66MHz x 3.5

VCORE = 2.8V

       

Intel

 

1

2

   

1

2

                     

80503-233

 

JP2

 

JP9

                   
   

JP3

 

JP10

                   
   

JP4

 

JP11

                   
   

JP6

 

JP12

                   
   

JP7

 

JP13

                   
   

JP8

                           

 

 

 

 

(D) OTHER CPU CLOCK SETTING RESERVED ON THE BOARD :

66MHz x 5

66MHz x 5.5

75MHz x 3.5

75MHz x 4

75MHz x 4.5

 

1

2

   

1

2

   

1

2

   

1

2

   

1

2

 
 

JP2

 

JP2

 

JP2

 

JP2

 

JP2

 

JP3

 

JP3

 

JP3

 

JP3

 

JP3

 

JP4

 

JP4

 

JP4

 

JP4

 

JP4

 

JP6

 

JP6

 

JP6

 

JP6

 

JP6

 

JP7

 

JP7

 

JP7

 

JP7

 

JP7

 

JP8

 

JP8

 

JP8

 

JP8

 

JP8

75MHz x 5

75MHz x 5.5

83MHz x 3

83MHz x 3.5

83MHz x 4

 

1

2

   

1

2

   

1

2

   

1

2

   

1

2

 
 

JP2

 

JP2

 

JP2

 

JP2

 

JP2

 

JP3

 

JP3

 

JP3

 

JP3

 

JP3

 

JP4

 

JP4

 

JP4

 

JP4

 

JP4

 

JP6

 

JP6

 

JP6

 

JP6

 

JP6

 

JP7

 

JP7

 

JP7

 

JP7

 

JP7

 

JP8

 

JP8

 

JP8

 

JP8

 

JP8

83MHz x 4.5

83MHz x 5

83MHz x 5.5

95MHz x 2.5

95MHz x 3

 

1

2

   

1

2

   

1

2

   

1

2

   

1

2

 
 

JP2

 

JP2

 

JP2

 

JP2

 

JP2

 

JP3

 

JP3

 

JP3

 

JP3

 

JP3

 

JP4

 

JP4

 

JP4

 

JP4

 

JP4

 

JP6

 

JP6

 

JP6

 

JP6

 

JP6

 

JP7

 

JP7

 

JP7

 

JP7

 

JP7

 

JP8

 

JP8

 

JP8

 

JP8

 

JP8

 

 

95MHz x 3.5

95MHz x 4

95MHz x 4.5

95MHz x 5

95MHz x 5.5

 

1

2

   

1

2

   

1

2

   

1

2

   

1

2

 
 

JP2

 

JP2

 

JP2

 

JP2

 

JP2

 

JP3

 

JP3

 

JP3

 

JP3

 

JP3

 

JP4

 

JP4

 

JP4

 

JP4

 

JP4

 

JP6

 

JP6

 

JP6

 

JP6

 

JP6

 

JP7

 

JP7

 

JP7

 

JP7

 

JP7

 

JP8

 

JP8

 

JP8

 

JP8

 

JP8

100MHz x 3.5

100MHz x 4

100MHz x 4.5

100MHz x 5

100MHz x 5.5

 

1

2

   

1

2

   

1

2

   

1

2

   

1

2

 
 

JP2

 

JP2

 

JP2

 

JP2

 

JP2

 

JP3

 

JP3

 

JP3

 

JP3

 

JP3

 

JP4

 

JP4

 

JP4

 

JP4

 

JP4

 

JP6

 

JP6

 

JP6

 

JP6

 

JP6

 

JP7

 

JP7

 

JP7

 

JP7

 

JP7

 

JP8

 

JP8

 

JP8

 

JP8

 

JP8

(E) OTHER CPU VOLTAGE SETTING RESERVED ON THE BOARD:

VCORE = 3.4V

VCORE = 3.1V

VCORE = 3.0V

VCORE = 2.7V

VCORE = 2.6V

 

1

2

   

1

2

   

1

2

   

1

2

   

1

2

 
 

JP9

 

JP9

 

JP9

 

JP9

 

JP9

 

JP10

 

JP10

 

JP10

 

JP10

 

JP10

 

JP11

 

JP11

 

JP11

 

JP11

 

JP11

 

JP12

 

JP12

 

JP12

 

JP12

 

JP12

 

JP13

 

JP13

 

JP13

 

JP13

 

JP13

VCORE = 2.5V

VCORE = 2.4V

VCORE = 2.3V

VCORE = 2.1V

VCORE = 2.0V

 

1

2

   

1

2

   

1

2

   

1

2

   

1

2

 
 

JP9

 

JP9

 

JP9

 

JP9

 

JP9

 

JP10

 

JP10

 

JP10

 

JP10

 

JP10

 

JP11

 

JP11

 

JP11

 

JP11

 

JP11

 

JP12

 

JP12

 

JP12

 

JP12

 

JP12

 

JP13

 

JP13

 

JP13

 

JP13

 

JP13

VCORE = 1.9V

VCORE = 1.8V

VCORE = 1.7V

VCORE = 1.6V

 
 

1

2

   

1

2

   

1

2

   

1

2

         
 

JP9

 

JP9

 

JP9

 

JP9

       
 

JP10

 

JP10

 

JP10

 

JP10

       
 

JP11

 

JP11

 

JP11

 

JP11

       
 

JP12

 

JP12

 

JP12

 

JP12

       
 

JP13

 

JP13

 

JP13

 

JP13

       

(F) JP5 DRAM Clock selection

JP5

SDRAM CLOCK SELECT

 

1

2

   
 

JP5

SDRAM CLOCK = CPU CLOCK

 

1

2

   
 

JP5

SDRAM CLOCK = AGP CLOCK

 

(G) Cross-reference of all frequencies:

     

SDRAM

SDRAM

     

CPU Clk

AGP Clk

PCI Clk

Clock

Clock

JP6

JP7

JP8

     

JP5=Short

JP5=Open

     

60MHz

60MHz

30MHz

60MHz

60MHz

Short

Short

Short

66.8MHz

66.8MHz

33.4MHz

66.8MHz

66.8MHz

Open

Short

Short

75MHz

75MHz

37.5MHz

75MHz

75MHz

Open

Open

Short

75MHz

60MHz

30MHz

60MHz

75MHz

Short

Short

Open

83.3MHz

66.6MHz

33.3MHz

66.6MHz

83.3MHz

Open

Short

Open

95.2MHz

63.5MHz

31.75MHz

63.5MHz

95.2MHz

Short

Open

Open

100MHz

66.6MHz

33.3MHz

66.6MHz

100MHz

Open

Open

Open

 

 

 

    1. INSTALLING A CPU ONTO THE ZIF SOCKET
    2. The ZIP type Socket for CPU is the so called Socket 7. It is designed for the Pentium TM or other equivalent processors. When inserting the Pentium TM processor onto the Socket 7, certain precautionary steps must be followed. The following diagrams will show you how to install the CPU step by step.

      1. Make sure the ZIF socket level is up.

      To raise the lever, pull it out to the side a little and raise it as far as it will go. Pin 1 is at the arm corner.

       

      2.Align the CPU and socket pin 1 corners. Match the processor corner containing the blunt edge and the white dot to the socket corner with the distinctive pin arrangement. The pins on the bottom should have aligned with the inner 3 rings of holes in the socket, Place the CPU into the socket and it will goes into the socket easily. If it won’t, pull the level up a little more and try again.

      3.Press the lever down. The plate will slide forward. You will feel some resistance as the pressure starts to secure the CPU in the socket. When the CPU is installed, the lever will snap into place at the side of the socket.

    3. INSTALLATION OF CPU COOLING FAN
    4. Improper installation of CPU cooling fan may cause serious damage to the motherboard. Please follow the procedures carefully:

      1.There is a metal clip attached to the CPU cooler as shown below.


      2.Place the CPU cooler squarely on the top of CPU.



      3.Hook the right hand side clip to the CPU socket first.


      4.Push down the opposite side of the metal clip firmly and carefully to lock the cooler in place.


       

    5. INSTALL THE SYSTEM MEMORY

This mainboard supports three 168-pin DIMM sockets (DIMM1, DIMM2 and DIMM3), each DIMM can be single-density or double-density, 8MB up to 1GB of local memory can be installed on the mainboard. It supports two types of DRAM memory, it can be either the Extended Data Out (EDO) or Synchronous (SDRAM) memory. (Both Symmetrical and Asymmetrical DRAM addressing are supported.) The recommended DIMM modules must be 3.3V, unbuffered and DRAMs‘ speed must be 60ns or 70ns,.

Picture of DRAM sub-system

 

In order to increase of the system performance, please avoid populating EDO DIMM module and SDRAM DIMM module on the mainboard at the same time.

In the DRAM subsystem, the ECC feature is supported by the mainboard and it will check on the DRAM interface (Functions selected by BIOS via CMOS setup, please refer to section 4-5, the default status is Non-ECC selected.) All DIMMs must be populated with true parity bit to implement ECC functions.

The ECC is an optional data integrity feature provided by the mainboard and the processor. This feature provides single-bit error correction, multiple-bit error detection, and detection of all errors confined to single nibble for DRAM memory subsystem.

*** Plaease make sure to use the 3.3V DIMM modules on the mainboard.. ***

 

Installation of DIMM modules:

  1. Outlook of DIMM modules:
  2.  

     

    (Single-Side DIMM Module)

     

     

    ( Double-Side DIMM Module )

  3. Minimum one DIMM module must be installed on the mainboard.
  4. You can use single side or double side DIMM module on this mainboard.
  5. If you are using 66MHz CPU, please use 3.3V PC-66 or PC-100 DIMM module.
  6. If you are using 100MHz CPU, please use 3.3V PC-100 DIMM module..
  7. Please install the DIMM module starting from DIMM1 or DIMM2 first.

 

  1. AWARD BIOS SETUP
    1. GETTING STARTED
    2. When the system is powered on or reset, the BIOS will execute the Power-On Self Test routines (POST) and checks the functionality of every component in the PC system. During the POST, you will see a copyright message on the screen followed by a diagnostics and initialization procedure. (If an EGA or VGA card is installed, the copyright message of the video card maybe displayed on the screen first.) When the system detects any error, it will gives a series of beeping sounds or display the error message on your screen. Basically, the following screen will be displayed when the system is powered on:

       

      Fig. 4-1 Initial Power-On screen.

       

      After the POST routines are completed, you will find the following message appears on the lower-left screen :

      " Press DEL to enter SETUP "

      To execute the Award BIOS Setup program, press the DEL key and the "MAIN MENU" of the BIOS setup utility as shown in Fig 4-2 will be triggered.

       

    3. MAIN MENU
    4. ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A5LEXXX)

      CMOS SETUP UTILITY

      AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

                                 
         

      STANDARD CMOS SETUP

                 

      SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

             
                                 
         

      BIOS FEATURES SETUP

                 

      USER PASSWORD

             
                                 
         

      CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

                 

      IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

             
                                 
         

      POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

                 

      SAVE & EXIT SETUP

             
                                 
         

      PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION

                 

      EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

             
                                 
         

      INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

                           
                                 
         

      LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS

                           
                                 
       

      ESC

      :

      Quit

             

      á â ß à

      :

      Select Item

           
       

      F10

      :

      Save & Exit Setup

             

      (Shift)F2

      :

      Change Color

           
                                 
                 

      Time, Date, Hard Disk Type …

                   
                                 

      Fig. 4-2 CMOS SETUP MAIN MENU screen.

    5. CONTROL KEYS
    6. Listed below is an explanation of the keys displayed at the bottom of the screens which will be used in the BIOS SETUP program :

      Arrow Keys : Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the desired item.

      Enter : To select the desired item.

      F1 : Display the help screen for the selected feature.

      (Shift)F2 : To change the screen color, total 16 colors.

      ESC : Exit to the previous screen.

      PgUp(-)/PgDn(+) : To modify or change the default value of the highlighted item.

      F7 : Loads the SETUP default values from BIOS default table, (only for the current page will be recovered)

      F10 : Save all changes made to CMOS RAM in the MAIN MENU.

      The following sections shows all the screens which you will find in the CMOS SETUP routine, each screen contains the selection options and its default settings. At the bottom of some screen display, you may find the description of all function key which you can use it to change the settings. If you are not quite sure of the definition for some specific items, please consult your mainboard supplier for details.

       

    7. STANDARD CMOS SETUP

ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A5LEXXX)

STANDARD CMOS SETUP

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

 

Date

(mm : dd : yy)

 

Fri

 

Jul

 

17

 

1998

     
 

Time

(hh : mm : ss)

 

9

:

6

:

45

         
                           
 

HARD DISKS

TYPE

SIZE

CYLS

HEAD

PRECOMP

LANDZ

SECTOR

MODE

 
 

Primary Master

Auto

0

0

0

0

0

0

Auto

 
 

Primary Slave

None

0

0

0

0

0

0

------

 
 

Secondary Master

Auto

0

0

0

0

0

0

Auto

 
 

Secondary

None

0

0

0

0

0

0

------

 
                           
 

Drive A

:

1.44M,

3.5 in.

                 
 

Drive B

:

None

                   
             

Base

Memory

:

640

K

   
             

Extended

Memory

:

xxxxxx

K

   
             

Other

Memory

:

xxxxxx

K

   
 

Video

:

EGA/VGA

     

Total

Memory

:

xxxxxx

K

   
 

Halt On

:

All Errors

                   
                           
 

ESC

:

Quit

á â ß à

:

Select Item

 

PU/PD/+/-

:

Modify

     
 

F1

:

Help

(Shift)F2

:

Change Color

             

Fig. 4-3 STANDARD CMOS SETUP screen.

MODE:

The BIOS on the mainboard is the updated one and which provides three different modes to support both normal size IDE hard disk drive and the hard disk drive above 528MB:

big as 8.4GB ) that use Logic Block Addressing (LBA) mode.

LBA mode.

Note: Large mode is a new technology and it is not fully supported by most operation systems so far. So only MS-DOS is recommended on such hard disk drive. Fortunately, such hard disk drive is not very common nowadays.

Note : Some certain operation system (like SCO-UNIX) will have to choose the "NORMAL" mode when installation.

 

 

    1. BIOS FEATURES SETUP
    2. ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A5LEXXX)

      BIOS FEATURES SETUP

      AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

       

      Virus Warning

      :

      Disabled

         

      Video BIOS

      Shadow

      :

       

      Enabled

       
       

      CPU Internal Cache

      :

      Enabled

         

      C8000-CBFFF

      Shadow

      :

       

      Disabled

       
       

      External Cache

      :

      Enabled

         

      CC000-CFFFF

      Shadow

      :

       

      Disabled

       
       

      Quick Power On Self Test

      :

      Enabled

         

      D0000-D3FFF

      Shadow

      :

       

      Disabled

       
       

      Boot Sequence

      :

      A,C,SCSI

         

      D4000-D7FFF

      Shadow

      :

       

      Disabled

       
       

      Swap Floppy Drive

      :

      Disabled

         

      D8000-DBFFF

      Shadow

      :

       

      Disabled

       
       

      Boot Up Floppy Seek

      :

      Enabled

         

      DC000-DFFFF

      Shadow

      :

       

      Disabled

       
       

      Boot Up NumLock Status

      :

      On

                         
       

      Gate A20 Option

      :

      Normal

                         
       

      Memory Parity/ECC Check

      :

      Enabled

                         
       

      Typematic Rate Setting

      :

      Disabled

                         
       

      Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

      :

      6

                         
       

      Typematic Delay (Msec)

      :

      250

                         
       

      Security Option

      :

      Setup

                         
       

      IDE Second Channel Control

      :

      Enabled

                         
       

      PS/2 mouse function control

      :

      Enabled

         

      ESC

      :

      Quit

      á â ß à

      :

      Select Item

       
       

      PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

      :

      Disabled

         

      F1

      :

      Help

      PU/PD/+/-

      :

      Modify

       
       

      OS Select For DRAM>64MB

      :

      Non-OS2

         

      F5

      :

      Old Values

      (Shift)F2

      :

      Color

       
       

      Report No FDD For WIN95

      :

      No

         

      F7

      :

      Load Setup Defaults

               
                                 

      Fig. 4-4 BIOS FEATURES SETUP screen.

       

       

      Virus Warning : (Default values is "Disabled")

      In order to avoid virus infection happens on your PC system, this mainboard provides the virus warning features in the BIOS. During and after the operation system is loaded, any attempt to write to the boot sector or partition table on the IDE hard disk drive will trigger this feature and give you some warning messages on the screen and then halt the system. When you find the message on your screen, please run an anti-virus program to see whether your system is infected by a virus or not.

       

      Enabled : Activate automatically when the system boots up causing a warning message to appear on the screen when anything attempts to access the boot sector of the hard disk partition table.

      Disabled : No warning message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table.

       

      CPU Internal Cache :

      This option enables CPU‘s internal (L1) cache memory. If you want to use the internal (L1) cache memory and external (L2) cache memory, you may use this option to enable or disable the setting.

       

      External Cache :

      This option enables L2 (secondary) external cache memory. If there is no external cache memory on board you have to select "disabled",

       

       

    3. CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP
    4. ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A5LEXXX)

      CMOS SETUP UTILITY

      CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

       

      Bank 0/1 DRAM Timing

      :

      SDRAM 10ns

         

      OnChip USB

      :

      Disabled

           
       

      Bank 2/3 DRAM Timing

      :

      FP/EDO 70ns

         

      USB Keyboard Support

      :

      Disabled

           
       

      Bank 4/5 DRAM Timing

      :

      FP/EDO 70ns

                     
       

      SDRAM Cycle Length

      :

      3

         

      Auto Detect DIMM/PCI CLK

      :

      Enabled

           
       

      DRAM Read Pipeline

      :

      Enabled

         

      Spread Spectrum

      :

      Disabled

           
                             
       

      Cache Rd+CPU Wt Pipeline

      :

      Enabled

                     
       

      Cache Timing

      :

      Fast

                     
                             
       

      Video BIOS Cacheable

      :

      Enabled

                     
       

      System BIOS Cacheable

      :

      Enabled

                     
       

      Memory Hole At 15Mb Addr.

      :

      Disabled

                     
       

      AGP Aperture Size

      :

      64M

                     
                             
                             
                 

      ESC

      :

      Quit

      á â ß à

      :

      Select Item

                 

      F1

      :

      Help

      PU/PD/+/-

      :

      Modify

                 

      F5

      :

      Old Values

      (Shift)F2

      :

      Color

                 

      F7

      :

      Load Setup Defaults

           
                             

      Fig. 4-5 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP screen.

      WARNING : The selection fields on this screen are provided for the professional technician who can modify the Chipset features to meet some specific requirement. If you do not have the related technical background, do not attempt to make any change except the following items.

      Bank 0/1 ( 2/3, 4/5)DRAM Timing :

      BANK 0/1: DIMM1

      BANK 2/3: DIMM2

      BANK 4/5: DIMM3

      The memory modules inserted onto the memory subsystem will be detected by the system BIOS automatically. For example, when you insert a SDRAM module onto the DIMM sockets, "SDRAM 10ns" will be displayed on the screen shown above. (It will be "FP/EDO 70ns" when SDRAM module is absent on the DIMM subsystem.) There are two optimum values suggested for the chipset and CPU registers. You may select either 60ns or 70ns for EDO modules. Basically, "60 ns" will let you have better performance. However, "70ns" is recommended in most case causes it works with most EDO DRAM modules, As for SDRAM modules, "10ns" is suggested for most modules. "8ns" will let you have begtter performance, but it may cause system unstable when SDRAM modules are not fast enough.

       

    5. POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP
    6. ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A5LEXXX)

      POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

      AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

       

      Power Management

      :

      User Define

         

      Primary INTR

      :

      ON

             
       

      PM Control by APM

      :

      Yes

         

      IRQ3 (COM 2)

      :

      Primary

             
       

      Video Off Option

      :

      Suspend->Off

         

      IRQ4 (COM 1)

      :

      Primary

             
       

      Video Off Method

      :

      Blank Screen

         

      IRQ5 (LPT2)

      :

      Primary

             
       

      MODEM Use IRQ

      :

      3

         

      IRQ6 (Floppy Disk)

      :

      Primary

             
       

      Soft-Off by PWRBTN

      :

      Instant-Off.

         

      IRQ7 (LPT1)

      :

      Primary

             
       

      ** PM Timers **

             

      IRQ8 (RTC Alarm)

      :

      Disabled

             
       

      HDD Power Down

      :

      Disabled

         

      IRQ9 (IRQ2 Redir)

      :

      Secondary

             
       

      Doze Mode

      :

      Disabled

         

      IRQ10 (Reserved)

      :

      Secondary

             
       

      Suspend Mode

      :

      Disabled

         

      IRQ11 (Reserved)

      :

      Secondary

             
       

      ** PM Events **

             

      IRQ12 (PS/2 Mouse)

      :

      Primary

             
       

      VGA

      :

      OFF

         

      IRQ13 (Coprocessor)

      :

      Primary

             
       

      LPT & COM

      :

      LPT/COM

         

      IRQ14 (Hard Disk)

      :

      Primary

             
       

      HDD & FDD

      :

      ON

         

      IRQ15 (Reserved)

      :

      Disabled

             
       

      DMA/master

      :

      OFF

                       
       

      Modem or LAN Resume

      :

      Disabled

         

      ESC

      :

      Quit

      á â ß à

      :

      Select Item

       
       

      RTC Alarm Resume

      :

      Disabled

         

      F1

      :

      Help

      PU/PD/+/-

      :

      Modify

       
                 

      F5

      :

      Old Values

      (Shift)F2

      :

      Color

       
                 

      F7

      :

      Load Setup Defaults

             
                               

      Fig. 4-6 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP screen.

      WARNING : The selection fields on this screen are provided for the professional technician who can modify the Chipset features to meet some specific requirement. If you do not have the related technical background, do not attempt to make any change except the following items.

      Power management :

      This setting controls the Power Management functions. "User Define" will allow user to define his own parameters. "Min Saving" and "Max Saving" is a quick selection option which will fix the values of four parameters, including "Doze Mode", "Suspend Mode" and "HDD Power Down". When "Disable" is selected, it will disable all Power Management functions.

       

    7. PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION

ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A5LEXXX)

PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

 

PNP OS Installed

:

No

     

CPU to PCI Write Buffer

:

Enabled

   
 

Resources Controlled By

:

Manual

     

PCI Dynamic Bursting

:

Enabled

   
 

Reset Configuration Data

:

Disabled

     

PCI Master 0 WS Write

:

Enabled

   
 

ACPI I/O Device Node

:

Enabled

     

PCI Delay Transaction

:

Enabled

   
 

IRQ-3

assigned to

:

PCI/ISA PnP

   

PCI Master Read Prefetch

:

Enabled

   
 

IRQ-4

assigned to

:

PCI/ISA PnP

   

PCI #2 Access #1 Retry

:

Disabled

   
 

IRQ-5

assigned to

:

PCI/ISA PnP

   

AGP Master 1 WS Write

:

Enabled

   
 

IRQ-7

assigned to

:

PCI/ISA PnP

   

AGP Master 1 WS Read

:

Disabled

   
 

IRQ-9

assigned to

:

PCI/ISA PnP

             
 

IRQ-10

assigned to

:

PCI/ISA PnP

   

PCI IRQ Actived By

:

Level

   
 

IRQ-11

assigned to

:

PCI/ISA PnP

   

Assign IRQ For USB

:

Enabled

   
 

IRQ-12

assigned to

:

PCI/ISA PnP

   

Assign IRQ For VGA

:

Enabled

   
 

IRQ-14

assigned to

:

PCI/ISA PnP

             
 

IRQ-15

assigned to

:

PCI/ISA PnP

             
 

DMA-0

assigned to

:

PCI/ISA PnP

             
 

DMA-1

assigned to

:

PCI/ISA PnP

   

ESC

:

Quit

á â ß à

: Select Item

 

DMA-3

assigned to

:

PCI/ISA PnP

   

F1

:

Help

PU/PD/+/-

:Modify

 

DMA-5

assigned to

:

PCI/ISA PnP

   

F5

:

Old Values

(Shift)F2

:Color

 

DMA-6

assigned to

:

PCI/ISA PnP

   

F7

:

Load Setup Defaults

   
 

DMA-7

assigned to

:

PCI/ISA PnP

             

Fig. 4-7 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION setup screen.

WARNING : The selection fields on this screen are provided for the professional technician who can modify the Chipset features to meet some specific requirement. If you do not have the related technical background, do not attempt to make any change except the following items.

 

Resources Controlled by :

Manual : The system BIOS will not refer to the ESCD data to assign IRQ & DMA. Instead, it will refer to the information recorded in this field when assigning the IRQ & DMA resource. ( Anyhow, the system BIOS will always refer to the ESCD data to assign the I/O and memory space resources ).

Auto : The system BIOS will refer to the ESCD segment for all legacy information.

 

Reset Configuration Data :

Disabled : The system BIOS will do nothing.

Enabled : The system BIOS will clear/reset the ESCD during "POST". After clearing

the ESCD, the system BIOS will then change this item‘s value back to

"Disable", otherwise, the ESCD will become useless.

 

There are only 15 IRQs and 8 DMAs available on the mainboard and most of them are assigned for some specific purposes. Sometimes, user may feel like to have some more IRQ and DMA in order to install the new add on cards. In this case, you may use this field to assign some certain IRQ and DMA to "PCI/ISA PnP" so that the new add on card will find the free IRQ or DMA available for it.

Legacy : The system BIOS will skip and never assign the specified IRQ/DMA

ISA resource to PCI or ISA PnP devices and the IRQ and DMA can only be sued by their specified Legacy ISA cards.

PCI/ISA : When the "PCI/ISA PnP" is been selected, the related IRQ and DMA

PnP will be released and they can be used by other PCI or ISA devices.

Whenever there is the new PCI or ISA devices plugged onto the

mainboard, the system BIOS will detect it and assign a free IRQ or DMA

for the new devices.

 

Note: Most IRQ and DMA have its own purpose and they can not be assigned to "PCI/ISA PnP". For example, IRQ14 and IRQ15 are used by the onboard IDE device. If you change the setting on IRQ14 and IRQ15, you will be unable to connect the hard disk drive or CD-ROM drive to the IDE interface on the mainboard. So please make sure to check the IRQ and DMA assignment in your system before you proceed to do the setting. For instance, if you do not have the printer (IRQ7) or PS/2™ mouse (IRQ12) connected to your PC system, you may assign IRQ7 and IRQ12 to "PCI/ISA PnP" so that you can have more IRQs available for new add on cards.

Explanation for technical issue:

PnP device :

Legacy device :

 

Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) :

 

    1. INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
    2. ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A5LEXXX)

      INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

      AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

       

      On-Chip IDE First Channel

      :

      Enabled

         

      Onboard Parallel Port

      :

      378 / IRQ 7

           
       

      On-Chip IDE Second Channel

      :

      Enabled

         

      Onboard Parallel Mode

      :

      SPP

           
       

      IDE Prefetch Mode

      :

      Enabled

                     
       

      IDE HDD Block Mode

      :

      Enabled

                     
       

      IDE Primary Master PIO

      :

      Auto

                     
       

      IDE Primary Slave PIO

      :

      Auto

                     
       

      IDE Secondary Master PIO

      :

      Auto

                     
       

      IDE Secondary Slave PIO

      :

      Auto

                     
       

      IDE Primary Master UDMA

      :

      Auto

                     
       

      IDE Primary Slave UDMA

      :

      Auto

                     
       

      IDE Secondary Master UDMA

      :

      Auto

                     
       

      IDE Secondary Slave UDMA

      :

      Auto

                     
       

      Init Display First

      :

      PCI Slot

                     
                             
       

      Onboard FDC Controller

      :

      Enabled

                     
       

      Onboard Serial Port 1

      :

      3F8 / IRQ 4

         

      ESC

      :

      Quit

      á â ß à

      :

      Select Item

       

      Onboard Serial Port 2

      :

      2F8 / IRQ 3

         

      F1

      :

      Help

      PU/PD/+/-

      :

      Modify

       

      UART 2 Mode

      :

      Standard

         

      F5

      :

      Old Values

      (Shift)F2

      :

      Color

                 

      F7

      :

      Load Setup Defaults

           
                             

      Fig. 4-8 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS setup screen.

      WARNING : The selection fields on this screen are provided for the professional technician who can modify the Chipset features to meet some specific requirement. If you do not have the related technical background, do not attempt to make any change except the following items.

      UART 2 Mode :

      This setting determines the IR port (CN7) function mode. Supports both HPSIR and ASKIR.

      Onboard Parallel Mode :

      This setting determines the onboard parallel port (CN6) transmission mode. Supports either SPP, EPP, ECP, or ECP+EPP.

    3. LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS
    4. If you lost the CMOS data or you don’t know how to complete the setup procedure, you may use this option to load the SETUP default values from the BIOS default table. It is easy to load the default value, simply highlight the "LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS" field and then press the "Enter" key, when you see the "LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS (Y/N)" displayed on the screen, response to it with "Y" and then press the "Enter" key. The SETUP default values will be loaded. Basically, the SETUP default settings are the best-case values that will optimize system performance and increase system stability.

      In case that the CMOS data is corrupted, the SETUP DEFAULTS settings will be loaded automatically when you press the "Del" key and enter the main setup screen. So you may select "SAVE & EXIT SETUP" to leave setup program and the system is loaded with the default settings.

       

    5. SUPERVISOR PASSWORD / USER PASSWORD
    6. The "SUPERVISOR PASSWORD" and "USER PASSWORD" will be used to check the authority when power-on. Whenever there is the password stored in either of these fields, the correct password will be requested so that the PC system will continue to load the operation system.

      You can enter up to eight alphanumeric characters here. When you have typed in the password and pressed the "Enter" key, you will be asked to reconfirm your password again to complete password setup. If you press the "Enter" key twice without any alphanumeric character entered, the PASSWORD will be disabled.

      If the "User Password" and the "Supervisor Password" are both enabled and they have different password setup, "Supervisor Password" is always has the higher priority, Basically, an "User" is only authorized to change the content of "User Password", while a "Supervisor" has the authorization to dominate all settings.

       

    7. IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
    8. In order to make the IDE hard disk known to the system, you need to tell the system what kind of hard disk is connected to the mainboard by giving a set of hard disk parameters. Sometimes it is not easy for users to find the proper parameters for their IDE hard disk drive. In order to help users to find the parameters, the system BIOS provides a convent way – the auto detection of IDE hard disk drive.

      To run the auto detection program is extremely easy. Move the selection bar to "IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION" and then press "Enter", the system BIOS take over the job and try to detect the type of IDE hard disk. If it succeeds, you will see a list of hard disk with its related parameters. You may press on the "Y" key (or select one of the hard disk type listed on the screen ). The system BIOS will transfer the parameters to the corresponding fields in the STANDARD CMOS SETUP menu and you have completed the IDE hard disk setup.

    9. SAVE &EXIT SETUP
    10. This option will save all setup values to CMOS RAM & EXIT SETUP routine, by moving the selection bar to "SAVE & EXIT SETUP" and pressing "Enter" key, then types "Y" and "Enter" key, the values will be saved and all the information will be stored in the CMOS memory, and then the setup program will be terminated and the system will start to reboot.

       

    11. EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

This item exit the setup routine without saving any changed values to CMOS RAM, When you do not want to save your change to the CMOS memory, you may choose to run this option and the setting what you made in the BIOS setup routine will be given away.

Move the selection bar to "EXIT WITHOUT SAVING" and click on the "Enter" key, then you will be asked to confirm the action to exit, press the "Y" and "Enter" key, the setup program will be terminated and the system will start to reboot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Edition : 08 / 20 / 99