DFI-ITOX EL330-DR User Manual

EL330-DR

System Board

User’s Manual

935-EL3301-050G

I08710919

Copyright

This publication contains information that is protected by copyright.

No part of it may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any transformation/adaptation without the prior written permission from the copyright holders.

This publication is provided for informational purposes only. The manufacturer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents or use of this manual and specifically disclaims any express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. The user will assume the entire risk of the use or the results of the use of this document. Further, the manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and make changes to its contents at any time, without obligation to notify any person or entity of such revisions or changes.

© 2009. All Rights Reserved.

Trademarks

Product names or trademarks appearing in this manual are for identification purpose only and are the properties of the respective owners.

FCC and DOC Statement on Class B

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 residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help.

Notice:

1. The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

2. Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with the emission limits.

Table of Contents

About this Manual................................................................................

Warranty.................................................................................................

Static Electricity Precaution................................................................

Safety Measures.....................................................................................

About the Package...............................................................................

Before Using the System Board.........................................................

Chapter 1 - Introduction....................................................................

Specifications...................................................................................................................................

Features..............................................................................................................................................

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Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation....................................................

System Board Layout ..........................................................................................................

System Memory..........................................................................................................................

CPU.......................................................................................................................................................

Jumper Settings............................................................................................................................

Rear Panel I/O Ports.............................................................................................................

I/O Connectors..........................................................................................................................

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Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup......................................................................

Overview...........................................................................................................................................

Intel RAID BIOS........................................................................................................................

Updating the BIOS..................................................................................................................

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Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares.....................................................

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Drivers for Windows Vista System..........................................................................

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Drivers for Windows XP System..............................................................................

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Chapter 5 - RAID.................................................................................

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Appendix A - Watchdog Timer.............................................................

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Appendix B - System Error Message..................................................

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Appendix C - Troubleshooting..........................................................

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Warranty

1. Warranty does not cover damages or failures that arised from misuse of the product, inability to use the product, unauthorized replacement or alteration of components and product specifications.

2. The warranty is void if the product has been subjected to physical abuse, improper installation, modification, accidents or unauthorized repair of the product.

3. Unless otherwise instructed in this user’s manual, the user may not, under any circumstances, attempt to perform service, adjustments or repairs on the product, whether in or out of warranty.

It must be returned to the purchase point, factory or authorized service agency for all such work.

4. We will not be liable for any indirect, special, incidental or consequencial damages to the product that has been modified or altered.

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Static Electricity Precautions

It is quite easy to inadvertently damage your PC, system board, components or devices even before installing them in your system unit. Static electrical discharge can damage computer components without causing any signs of physical damage. You must take extra care in handling them to ensure against electrostatic build-up.

1. To prevent electrostatic build-up, leave the system board in its anti-static bag until you are ready to install it.

2. Wear an antistatic wrist strap.

3. Do all preparation work on a static-free surface.

4. Hold the device only by its edges. Be careful not to touch any of the components, contacts or connections.

5. Avoid touching the pins or contacts on all modules and connectors. Hold modules or connectors by their ends.

Important:

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your processor, disk drive and other components. Perform the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation only. If such a station is not available, you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis. If a wrist strap is unavailable, establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection.

Safety Measures

To avoid damage to the system:

• Use the correct AC input voltage range.....

To reduce the risk of electric shock:

• Unplug the power cord before removing the system chassis cover for installation or servicing. After installation or servicing, cover the system chassis before plugging the power cord.

Battery:

• Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced.

• Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend by the manufacturer.

• Dispose of used batteries according to local ordinance.

Introduction

About the Package

The system board package contains the following items. If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance.

; The system board

; One IDE cable

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One FDD cable

; Two USB cables

; Two Serial ATA data cables

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Two Serial ATA power cables

; One bracket mounted with a serial (COM) port

; One “Main Board Utility” CD

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One I/O shield

; One QR (Quick Reference)

The system board and accessories in the package may not come similar to the information listed above. This may differ in accordance to the sales region or models in which it was sold. For more information about the standard package in your region, please contact your dealer or sales representative.

Before Using the System Board

Before using the system board, prepare basic system components.

If you are installing the system board in a new system, you will need at least the following internal components.

• A CPU

• Memory module

• Storage devices such as hard disk drive, CD-ROM, etc.

You will also need external system peripherals you intend to use which will normally include at least a keyboard, a mouse and a video display monitor.

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Chapter 1 - Introduction

Specifications

Processor

Chipset

System Memory

Expansion Slots

Graphics

Audio

LAN

Serial ATA

IDE

• LGA 775 socket for:

- Intel ® Core TM 2 Quad / Intel ® Core TM 2 Duo

- Intel ® Wolfdale 45nm processors

• Supports Intel Enhanced Memory 64 Technology (EMT64T)

• Supports Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST)

• 1333/1066/800MHz FSB

• Intel ® chipset

- Intel ® Q45 Express chipset

- Intel ® ICH10DO I/O Controller Hub

• Four 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets

• Supports DDR3 800/1066MHz

• Suppor ts maximum memor y bandwidth of 17GB/s in dualchannel mode when using DDR3 1066MHz

• Supports dual channel (128-bit wide) memory interface

• Supports up to 8GB system memory

• Supports unbuffered x8 and x16 DIMMs

• 1 PCI Express x16 slot (PCIE 2.0)

• 1 PCI Express x4 slot (PCIEX4 1.1)

• 2 PCI slots (PCI 2.3)

• Intel GMA 4500

- Suppor ts 3D, 2D and video capabilities, DX10 and OpenGL

2.1

• Realtek ALC262 2-channel High Definition Audio

• Two 24-bit stereo DACs and three 20-bit stereo ADCs

• S/PDIF input/output interface

• Two Realtek RTL8111C PCI Express Gigabit controllers

• Supports 10Mbps, 100Mbps and 1Gbps data transmission

• IEEE 802.3 (10/100Mbps) and IEEE 802.3ab (1Gbps) compliant

• Four Serial ATA por ts, compliant with SATA 1.0a

specification

• Data transfer rate up to 3Gb/s (SATA 2.0)

• Supports RAID 0, 1, 0+1 and 5

• Supports up to two IDE devices

• Supports Ultra ATA 133/100/66/33

Introduction

Rear Panel I/O

Ports

I/O Connectors

BIOS

Energy Efficient

Design

Damage Free

Intelligence

Temperature

Humidity

PCB

• 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port

• 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port

• 1 DB-25 parallel port

• 1 DB-9 serial port

• 1 DB-15 VGA port

• 2 RJ45 LAN ports

• 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports

• Mic-in, line-in and line out jacks

• 2 connectors for 4 additional external USB 2.0/1.1 ports

• 1 connector for external serial port

• 1 DIO connector

• 1 front audio connector

• 1 CD-in internal audio connector

• 1 S/PDIF connector

• 4 Serial ATA connectors

• 1 40-pin IDE connector

• 1 FDD connector

• 1 24-pin ATX power connector

• 1 4-pin 12V power connector

• 1 chassis open connector

• 1 front panel connector

• 2 fan connectors

• Award BIOS

• 8Mbit SPI flash memory

• Suppor ts ACPI specification and OS Directed Power

Management

• Supports ACPI STR (Suspend to RAM) function

• Wake-On-Events include:

- Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse

- Wake-On-LAN

- Wake-On-Ring

- RTC timer to power-on the system

• System power management supported

• Microsoft ® /Intel ® APM 1.2 compliant

• Soft Power supported - ACPI v3.0b specification

• AC power failure recovery

• Monitors CPU/system temperature and overheat alarm

• Monitors CPU/DIMM/5V/12V/5VSB/VBAT voltages and failure alarm

• Monitors CPU/system fan speed and failure alarm

• Read back capability that displays temperature, voltage and fan speed

• Watchdog timer function

• 0 o C to 60 o C

• 10% to 90%

• 4 layers, microATX form factor

• 24.4cm (9.6") x 24.4cm (9.6")

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Features

watchdog timer

The Watchdog Timer function allows your application to regularly “clear” the system at the set time interval. If the system hangs or fails to function, it will reset at the set time interval so that your system will continue to operate.

DDR3

DDR3 delivers increased system bandwidth and improved performance. It offers peak data transfer rate of up to 21 Gb/s bandwidth. The advantages of DDR3 are its higher bandwidth and its increase in performance at a lower power than DDR2.

graphics

The Intel northbridge chip comes integrated with the

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500 delivering an excellent blend of graphics performance and features to meet business needs. With support for Microsoft DirectX 10, Shader

Model 4.0 and OpenGL* 2.0, Intel GMA 4500 delivers excellent video and 3D graphics with outstanding graphics responsiveness.

These enhancements deliver the performance and compatibility needed for today’s and tomorrow’s business applications.

S/PDIF

S/PDIF is a standard audio file transfer format that transfers digital audio signals to a device without having to be converted first to an analog format. This prevents the quality of the audio signal from degrading whenever it is converted to analog. S/PDIF is usually found on digital audio equipment such as a DAT machine or audio processing device. The S/PDIF connector on the system board sends surround sound and 3D audio signal outputs to amplifiers and speakers and to digital recording devices like

CD recorders.

SERIAL ATA

Serial ATA is a storage interface that is compliant with SATA 1.0a specification. With speed of up to

3Gbps, it improves hard drive performance faster than the standard parallel ATA whose data transfer rate is 100MB/s. The system board allows configuring RAID on Serial ATA devices. It supports RAID 0,

RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and RAID 5.

Introduction gigabit lan

The two Realtek RTL8111C PCI Express Gigabit controllers suppor t up to 1Gbps data transmission.

USB

The system board supports USB 2.0 and USB 1.1

ports. USB 1.1 supports 12Mb/second bandwidth while USB 2.0 suppor ts 480Mb/second bandwidth providing a marked improvement in device transfer speeds between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals.

pci express

PCI Express is a high bandwidth I/O infrastructure that possesses the ability to scale speeds by forming multiple lanes. The x4 PCI Express lane supports transfer rate of 1 Gigabyte per second. The PCI Express architecture also provides a high performance graphics infrastructure by enhancing the capability of a x16 PCI Express lane to provide 4

Gigabytes per second transfer rate.

wake-on-ring

This feature allows the system that is in the

Suspend mode or Soft Power Off mode to wake-up/power-on to respond to calls coming from an external modem or respond to calls from a PCI modem card that uses the PCI

PME (Power Management Event) signal to remotely wake up the

PC.

Important:

The 5V_standby power source of your power supply must support

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720mA.

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Introduction wake-on-lan

This feature allows the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC.

It is supported via the onboard LAN port or via a PCI LAN card that uses the PCI PME (Power Management Event) signal. However, if your system is in the Suspend mode, you can power-on the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt.

Important:


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wake-on-PS/2 tem.

This function allows you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to power-on the sys-

Important:


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rtc timer

The RTC installed on the system board allows your system to automatically power-on on the set date and time.

ACPI STR

The system board is designed to meet the ACPI

(Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) specification. ACPI has energy saving features that enables PCs to implement Power Management and Plug-and-Play with operating systems that support OS Direct Power Management. ACPI when enabled in the Power Management Setup will allow you to use the Suspend to

RAM function.

With the Suspend to RAM function enabled, you can power-off the system at once by pressing the power button or selecting “Standby” when you shut down without having to go through the sometimes tiresome process of closing files, applications and operating system.

This is because the system is capable of storing all programs and data files during the entire operating session into RAM (Random

Introduction

Access Memory) when it powers-off. The operating session will resume exactly where you left off the next time you power-on the system.

Important:


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Power failure recovery automatically.

When power returns after an AC power failure, you may choose to either power-on the system manually or let the system power-on

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Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

System Board Layout

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 KB

PS/2 power select ( JP8 )

1

COM 1

1

+12V power

1

Parallel

1

COM 2

1

CPU fan

1

Chassis open

DIO

FDD

1

VGA

LAN 1

USB 1

USB 0

LAN 2

USB 3

USB 2

Mic-in

Line-in

Line-out

USB 0-3 power select (J P6 )

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Realtek

RTL8111C

Battery

Realtek

RTL8111C

PCIE 2

1

Front audio

CD-in

1

Realtek

ALC262

1

S/PDIF

PCIE 1

Intel

Q45

1

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DIMM 1

DIMM 2

DIMM 3

1

Power-on select (J P5 )

1 13

ATX power

DIMM 4

FAN 2

1

PCI 1

PCI 2

Download

Flash BIOS

1

SPI Flash

BIOS

1

Clear CMOS

(J P1 )

Intel

ICH10DO

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1

ITE

IT8213F

IDE

1

USB 6-7

USB 4-7 power select (J P7 )

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USB 4-5 SATA 3

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SATA 0

1 SATA 1

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Front panel

Standby

Power LED

SATA 2

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Warning:

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your system board, processor, disk drives, add-in boards, and other components. Perform the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation only.

If such a station is not available, you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis. If a wrist strap is unavailable, establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection.

System Memory

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Warning:

When the Standby Power LED lit red, it indicates that there is power on the system board. Power-off the PC then unplug the power cord prior to installing any devices. Failure to do so will cause severe damage to the motherboard and components.

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DIMM 1

DIMM 2

DIMM 3

DIMM 4

Channel A

Channel B

Standby

Power LED

The system board supports 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets. The four

DDR3 DIMM sockets on the system board are divided into 2 channels:

Channel A - DIMM 1 and DIMM 2

Channel B - DIMM 3 and DIMM 4

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The system board supports the following memory interface.

Single Channel (SC)

Data will be accessed in chunks of 64 bits (8B) from the memory channels.

Dual Channel (DC)

Data will be accessed in chunks of 128 bits from the memory channels. Dual channel provides better system performance because it doubles the data transfer rate.

Single Channel

Dual Channel

• DIMMs are on the same channel.

• DIMMs in a channel can be identical or completely different. However, we highly recommend using identical DIMMs.

• Not all slots need to be populated.

• DIMMs of the same memory configuration are on different channels.


Installing the DIM Module

Note:

The system board used in the following illustrations may not resemble the actual board. These illustrations are for reference only.

1. Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to it has been powered down.

2. Disconnect all power cords and cables.

3. Locate the DIMM socket on the system board.

4. Push the “ejector tabs” which are at the ends of the socket to the side.

Ejector tab

Ejector tab

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5. Note how the module is keyed to the socket.

Notch

Key

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6. Grasping the module by its edges, position the module above the socket with the “notch” in the module aligned with the “key” on the socket. The keying mechanism ensures the module can be plugged into the socket in only one way.

7. Seat the module vertically, pressing it down firmly until it is completely seated in the socket.

8. The ejector tabs at the ends of the socket will automatically snap into the locked position to hold the module in place.

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CPU

Overview

The system board is equipped with a surface mount LGA 775 socket. This socket is exclusively designed for installing a LGA 775 packaged Intel

CPU.

Important:

2 damaged, contact your dealer immediately

Installing the CPU

1. Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to it has been powered down.

2. Disconnect all power cords and cables.

3. Locate the LGA 775

CPU socket on the system board.

Important:

The CPU socket must not come in contact with anything other than the

CPU. Avoid unnecessary exposure. Remove the protective cap only when you are about to install the CPU.

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4. The CPU socket comes with a cover that is attached with a removable protective cap. The cap is used to protect the CPU socket against dust and harmful particles. Remove the protective cap only when you are about to install the

CPU.

Cover

5. Lift the protective cap from the location pointed below to detach the cap from the cover.

6. Unlock the socket by pushing the lever down, moving it away from the side tab of the socket, then lifting it up.

Tab

7. Now lift the cover.

Protective cap

Lever

Lift this part up

Lever lifted

Cover


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8. Position the CPU above the socket. The gold mark on the CPU must align with pin 1 of the

CPU socket.

Important:

Handle the CPU by its edges and avoid touching the pins.

9. Insert the CPU into the socket until it is seated in place. The CPU will fit in only one orientation and can easily be inserted without exerting any force.

Important:

Do not force the CPU into the socket. Forcing the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and damage the CPU.

Gold mark

Pin 1 of the socket

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10. Once the CPU is in place, move the cover down.

Cover

11. Push the lever down to lock the socket. The lever should hook onto the side tab to indicate that the CPU is completely secured in the socket.

Lever

Installing the Fan and Heat Sink

The CPU must be kept cool by using a CPU fan with heat sink.

Without sufficient air circulation across the CPU and heat sink, the

CPU will overheat damaging both the CPU and system board.

Note:

• Use only certified fan and heat sink.

• The fan and heat sink package usually contains the fan and heat sink assembly, and an installation guide. If the installation procedure in the installation guide differs from the one in this section, please follow the installation guide in the package.

1. Before you install the fan / heat sink, you must apply a thermal paste onto the top of the CPU. The thermal paste is usually supplied when you purchase the CPU or fan heat sink assembly.

Do not spread the paste all over the surface. When you later place the heat sink on top of the CPU, the compound will disperse evenly.

Do not apply the paste if the fan / heat sink already has a patch of thermal paste on its underside. Peel the strip that covers the paste before you place the fan / heat sink on top of the CPU.

2. Place the heat sink on top of the CPU. The 4 studs around the heat sink which are used to secure the heat sink onto the system board must match the 4 mounting holes around the socket.

Position each stud so that the groove faces the heat sink then push it down firmly until it clicks into place.

Groove

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Mounting hole

2

Mounting hole

Fan

Heat sink

Stud

Note:

You will not be able to secure the fan and heat sink assembly in place if the groove is not facing the heat sink.

3. Connect the CPU fan’s cable connector to the CPU fan connector on the system board.

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Jumper Settings

Clear CMOS Data

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3 2 1

1-2 On: Normal

(default)

3 2 1

JP1

X

2-3 On:

Clear CMOS Data

If you encounter the following, a) CMOS data becomes corrupted.

b) You forgot the supervisor or user password.

you can reconfigure the system with the default values stored in the

ROM BIOS.

To load the default values stored in the ROM BIOS, please follow the steps below.

1. Power-off the system and unplug the power cord.

2. Set JP1 pins 2 and 3 to On. Wait for a few seconds and set JP1 back to its default setting, pins 1 and 2 On.

3. Now plug the power cord and power-on the system.

PS/2 Power Select

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JP8

3 2 1

X

1-2 On: 5V

(default)

3 2 1

2-3 On:

5V_standby

JP8 is used to select the power of the PS/2 keyboard/mouse port.

Selecting 5V_standby will allow you to use the PS/2 keyboard or

PS/2 mouse to wake up the system.

BIOS Setting

Configure the PS/2 keyboard/mouse wake up function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“Super IO Device” section) of the BIOS.

Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

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USB Power Select

1

1

2

3

USB 0-3

(JP6)

X

1-2 On: 5V

(default)

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2

3

2-3 On:

5V_standby

1 2 3

USB 4-7

(JP7)

X

1-2 On: 5V

(default)

1 2 3

2-3 On:

5V_standby

JP6 and JP7 are used to select the power of the USB ports. Selecting 5V_standby will allow you to use the USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up the system.


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Power-on Select

1

JP5 X

3

2

1

1-2 On:

Power-on via power button

(default)

3

2

1

2-3 On:

Power-on via

AC power

JP5 is used to select the method of powering on the system. If you want the system to power-on whenever AC power comes in, set

JP5 pins 2 and 3 to On. If you want to use the power button, set pins 1 and 2 to On.

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Rear Panel I/O Ports

PS/2

Mouse Parallel LAN 1 LAN 2

Mic-in

Line-in

Line-out

PS/2 K/B COM 1 VGA USB 0-1 USB 2-3

The rear panel I/O ports consist of the following:

• PS/2 mouse port

• PS/2 keyboard port

• Parallel port

• COM port

• VGA port

• LAN ports

• USB ports

• Mic-in jack

• Line-in jack

• Line-out jack

PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard Ports

PS/2 Mouse

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These ports are used to connect a PS/2 mouse and a PS/2 keyboard. The PS/2 mouse por t uses IRQ12. If a mouse is not connected to this port, the system will reserve IRQ12 for other expansion cards.

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Warning:

Make sure to turn off your computer prior to connecting or disconnecting a mouse or keyboard. Failure to do so may damage the system board.

Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse

The Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse function allows you to use the

PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to power-on the system. To use this function:

• Jumper Setting:

JP8 must be set to “2-3 On: 5V_standby”. Refer to “PS/2 Power

Select” in this chapter for more information.

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• BIOS Setting:

Configure the PS/2 keyboard/mouse wake up function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“Super IO Device” section) of the

BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

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Parallel Port

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The parallel port is used for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer.

It supports SPP, ECP and EPP.

Setting

SPP

(Standard Parallel Port)

ECP

(Extended Capabilities Port)

EPP

(Enhanced Parallel Port)

Function

Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only.

Allows parallel port to operate in bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the SPP’s data transfer rate.

Allows bidirectional parallel port operation at maximum speed.

BIOS Setting

Configure the parallel port in the Integrated Peripherals submenu

(“Super IO Device” section) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

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Serial (COM) Ports

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COM 1

9

CTS

DSR

DTR

RD

2 1

COM 2

RI

RTS

GND

TD

CD

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The system board is equipped with an onboard serial port (COM

1). It is also equipped with a 9-pin connector (COM 2). These serial por ts are RS-232 asynchronous communication por ts with

16C550A-compatible UARTs that can be used with modems, serial printers, remote display terminals, and other serial devices.

Your COM port may come mounted on a card-edge bracket. Install the card-edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then insert the serial port cable to COM 2. Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned with pin 1 of COM 2. .

BIOS Setting

Configure the serial ports in the Integrated Peripherals submenu


VGA Port

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The VGA port is used for connecting a VGA monitor. Connect the monitor’s 15-pin D-shell cable connector to the VGA port .

After you plug the monitor’s cable connector into the VGA port, gently tighten the cable screws to hold the connector in place.

BIOS Setting

Configure the onboard VGA in the Advanced Chipset Features submenu of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Driver Installation

Install the graphics driver. Refer to chapter 4 for more information.

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Universal Serial Bus Connectors

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USB 1

USB 0

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USB 3

USB 2

USB 6-7

USB 4-5

2

1

1 0

9

The system board supports 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports. USB allows data exchange between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals.

The USB 4-7 connectors allow you to connect 4 additional USB 2.0/

1.1 ports. The USB ports may be mounted on a card-edge bracket.

Install the card-edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then insert the USB por t cables to these USB connectors.

BIOS Setting

Configure the onboard USB in the Integrated Peripherals submenu

(“USB Device Setting” section) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.


Driver Installation

You may need to install the proper drivers in your operating system to use the USB device. Refer to your operating system’s manual or documentation for more information.

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RJ45 Fast-Ethernet Ports

LAN 1

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LAN 2

The two onboard RJ45 LAN ports allow the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub.

BIOS Setting

Configure the onboard LAN in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Driver Installation

Install the LAN driver. Refer to chapter 4 for more information.


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1

Rear audio

Mic-in

Line-in

Line-out

W

2

1

1 0

9

W

Front audio

Rear Panel Audio

The system board is equipped with 3 audio jacks. A jack is a onehole connecting interface for inserting a plug.

• Mic-in Jack (Pink)

This jack is used to connect an external microphone.

• Line-in Jack (Light Blue)

This jack is used to connect any audio devices such as Hi-fi set,

CD player, tape player, AM/FM radio tuner, synthesizer, etc.

• Line-out Jack (Lime)

This jack is used to connect a headphone or external speakers.

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Front Audio

The front audio connector allows you to connect to the line-out and mic-in jacks that are at the front panel of your system.

Driver Installation

Install the audio driver. Refer to chapter 4 for more information.

I/O Connectors

CD-in Internal Audio Connector

1


2

Ground

Right audio channel

Ground

Left audio channel

4 1

W

The CD-in connector is use d to receive audio from a CD-ROM drive, TV tuner or MPEG card.

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S/PDIF Connector

1

1

SPDIF out

Key GND

+5V SPDIF in

5

W

The S/PDIF connector is used to connect an external S/PDIF port.

Your S/PDIF port may be mounted on a card-edge bracket. Install the card-edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then connect the audio cable to this connector. Make sure pin

1 of the audio cable is aligned with pin 1 of this connector.

DIO Connector

1


2

2 0

X

1 9

2 1

The DIO (Digital I/O) connector provides powering-on function to an external device that is connected to this connector.

Pins

1

3

5

7

9

1 1

1 3

1 5

1 7

1 9

Function

GND

DIO7

DIO6

DIO5

DIO4

DIO3

DIO2

DIO1

DIO0

GND

8

1 0

1 2

1 4

Pins

2

4

6

1 6

1 8

Function

+12V

+12V

GND

VCC

VCC

GND

5VSB

5VSB

GND

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Floppy Disk Drive Connector

1

X

1 2

3 3 3 4

The floppy disk drive connector supports a standard floppy disk drive. The floppy cable can be inserted into this connector only if pin

1 of the cable is aligned with pin 1 of this connector.

Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable

Install one end of the floppy disk drive cable into the floppy connector on the system board and the other end-most connector to the floppy drive. The colored edge of the daisy chained ribbon cable should align with pin 1 of the floppy connector.

BIOS Setting

Enable or disable this function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu



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Serial ATA Connectors

1

1 7

SATA 0

SATA 1

SATA 2

SATA 3

7

GND TXP TXN GND RXN RXP GND

SATA 0/1

1

SATA 2/3

Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to a Serial ATA connector and the other end to your Serial ATA device.

BIOS Setting

Configure the onboard Serial ATA in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“OnChip IDE Device” section) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Configuring RAID

The system board allows configuring RAID on Serial ATA drives.

Refer to chapter 5 for steps in configuring RAID.

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IDE Disk Drive Connectors

1

44

3 9 1

X

4 0 2

The IDE connector will interface two Enhanced IDE (Integrated Drive

Electronics) disk drives. The IDE cable can be inser ted into this connector only if pin 1 of the cable is aligned with pin 1 of this connector.

Connecting the IDE Disk Drive Cable

The IDE connector supports 2 devices, a Master and a Slave. Use an IDE ribbon cable to connect the drives to the system board. An

IDE ribbon cable have 3 connectors on them, one that plugs into an

IDE connector on the system board and the other 2 connects to

IDE devices. The connector at the end of the cable is for the Master drive and the connector in the middle of the cable is for the Slave drive.

Adding a Second IDE Disk Drive

When using two IDE drives, one must be set as the master and the other as the slave. Follow the instructions provided by the drive manufacturer for setting the jumpers and/or switches on the drives.


The system board suppor ts Enhanced IDE or ATA-2, ATA/33,

ATA/66 and ATA/100 hard drives. We recommend that you use hard drives from the same manufacturer. In a few cases, drives from two different manufacturers will not function properly when used together. The problem lies in the hard drives, not the system board.

Important:

If you encountered problems while using an ATAPI CD-ROM drive that is set in Master mode, please set the CD-ROM drive to Slave mode. Some ATAPI CD-ROMs may not be recognized and cannot be used if incorrectly set in Master mode.

BIOS Setting

Configure the onboard IDE in the Integrated Peripherals submenu

(“OnChip IDE Device” section) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

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Cooling Fan Connectors

Ground

Sense

Power

Speed

Control

W

1 4

CPU fan

1

Fan 2

3 1

Sense Ground

Power

W

The fan connectors are used to connect cooling fans. The cooling fans will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and system board components.

BIOS Setting

The “PC Health Status” submenu of the BIOS will display the current speed of the cooling fans. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Chassis Open Connector

1


2

X

Ground

Chassis signal

2 1

The system board supports the chassis intrusion detection function.

Connect the chassis intrusion sensor cable from the chassis to the chassis open connector. When the system’s power is on and a chassis intrusion occurred, an alarm will sound. When the system’s power is off and a chassis intrusion occurred, the alarm will sound only when the system restarts.

Hardware Monitor for Windows

Install the “Hardware Monitor for Windows” utility. By default, the chassis intrusion detection function is disabled. When enabled, a warning message will appear when the chassis is open. The utility can also be configured so that a beeping alarm will sound when the chassis is open. Refer to the “Hardware Monitor for Windows” section in chapter 4 for more information.

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Power Connectors

Use a power supply that complies with the ATX12V Power Supply

Design Guide Version 1.1. An ATX12V power supply unit has a standard 24-pin ATX main power connector that must be inserted into this connector.

1

+3.3VDC

+12VDC

+12VDC

+5VSB

PWR_OK

X

GND

+5VDC

GND

+5VDC

GND

+3.3VDC

+3.3VDC

1 2 2 4

1 1 3

GND

+5VDC

+5VDC

+5VDC

N. C.

GND

GND

GND

PS_ON#

GND

-12VDC

+3.3VDC

Your power supply unit may come with a 4-pin +12V power connector. The +12V power enables the delivery of more +12VDC current to the processor’s Voltage Regulator Module (VRM). Connect the 4-pin power connector to this connector.

1

X

+12V

Ground

3 4

1 2

+12V

Ground


The system board requires a minimum of 300 Watt power supply to operate. Your system configuration (CPU power, amount of memory, add-in cards, peripherals, etc.) may exceed the minimum power requirement. To ensure that adequate power is provided, we strongly recommend that you use a minimum of 400 Watt (or greater) power supply.

Important:

Insufficient power supplied to the system may result in instability or the add-in boards and peripherals not functioning properly. Calculating the system’s approximate power usage is important to ensure that the power supply meets the system’s consumption requirements.

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Front Panel Connectors

1

50

1 2

HDD-LED

X

RESET SW

PWR-LED

PWR-BTN

1 11 2

HDD-LED - HDD LED

This LED will light when the hard drive is being accessed.

RESET SW - Reset Switch

This switch allows you to reboot without having to power off the system.

PWR-BTN - Power Switch

This switch is used to power on or off the system.

PWR-LED - Power/Standby LED

When the system’s power is on, this LED will light. When the system is in the S1 (POS - Power On Suspend) state, it will blink every second. When the system is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state, it will blink every 4 seconds.

N. C.

HDD-LED

RESET SW

N. C.

Pin

1

Pin Assignment

N. C.

PWR-LED

PWR-BTN

Pin

2

4

6

8

1 0

Pin Assignment

LED Power

LED Power

Signal

Ground

Signal

3

5

7

9

1 1

HDD Power

Signal

Ground

RST Signal

N. C.

Key 1 2 Key

Download Flash BIOS Connector

1


2

X 7

8

1

2

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Standby Power LED

1

Standby

Power LED

When the Standby Power LED lit red, it indicates that there is power on the system board. Power-off the PC then unplug the power cord prior to installing any devices. Failure to do so will cause severe damage to the motherboard and components.


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PCIE Slots

1

PCIE x16 slot

PCIE x4 slot

PCI Express x16

Install PCI Express x16 graphics card, that comply to the PCI Express specifications, into the PCI Express x16 slot. To install a graphics card into the x16 slot, align the graphics card above the slot then press it down firmly until it is completely seated in the slot. The retaining clip of the slot will automatically hold the graphics card in place.

PCI Express x4

Install PCI Express x4 cards such as network cards or other cards that comply to the PCI Express specifications into the PCI Express x4 slot.

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Battery

1

Battery

The lithium ion battery powers the real-time clock and CMOS memory. It is an auxiliary source of power when the main power is shut off.

Safety Measures

• Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced.

• Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend by the manufacturer.

• Dispose of used batteries according to local ordinance.

BIOS Setup

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Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup

Award BIOS Setup Utility

The Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) is a program that takes care of the basic level of communication between the processor and peripherals. In addition, the BIOS also contains codes for various advanced features found in this system board. This chapter explains the

Setup Utility for the Award BIOS.

After you power up the system, the BIOS message appears on the screen and the memory count begins. After the memory test, the following message will appear on the screen:

Press DEL to enter setup

If the message disappears before you respond, restart the system or press the “Reset” button. You may also restart the system by pressing the <Ctrl> <Alt> and <Del> keys simultaneously.

When you press <Del>, the main menu screen will appear.

X Standard CMOS Features

X Advanced BIOS Features

X Advanced Chipset Features

X Integrated Peripherals

X Power Management Setup

X PnP/PCI Configurations

X PC Health Status

Esc : Quit

F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

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Standard CMOS Features

Use the arrow keys to highlight “Standard CMOS Features” then press <Enter>. A screen similar to the one below will appear.

Date <mm:dd:yy>

Time <hh:mm:ss>

X

X

X

X

X

X

IDE Channel 0 Master

IDE Channel 0 Slave


IDE Channel 1 Slave


IDE Channel 2 Slave

Drive A

Video

Halt On

Base Memory

Extended Memory

Total Memory


Standard CMOS Features

Jan, 06 2009

9 : 3 : 54

None

None

None

None

None

None

1.44M, 3.5 in .

Item Help

Menu Level X

Change the day, month, year and century

EGA/VGA

All Errors

639K

1011712K

1012736K

↑↓→← : Move Enter: Select

F5: Previous Values

+/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save

F6: Fail-Safe Defaults

ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F7: Optimized Defaults

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

Date

Time

The date format is <day>, <month>, <date>, <year>. Day displays a day, from Sunday to Saturday. Month displays the month, from

January to December. Date displays the date, from 1 to 31. Year displays the year, from 1999 to 2099.

The time format is <hour>, <minute>, <second>. The time is based on the 24-hour military-time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00.

Hour displays hours from 00 to 23. Minute displays minutes from

00 to 59. Second displays seconds from 00 to 59.

BIOS Setup

IDE Channel 0 Master to IDE Channel 2 Slave

To configure the IDE drives, move the cursor to a field then press

<Enter>. The following screen will appear.

IDE HDD Auto-Detection


Access Mode

Capacity

Cylinder

Head

Precomp

Landing Zone

Sector



Press Enter

Auto

Auto

0 MB

0

0

0

0

0

Item Help

Menu Level XX

To auto-detect the

HDD’s size, head... on this channel

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IDE HDD Auto-Detection

Detects the parameters of the drive. The parameters will automatically be shown on the screen.

IDE Channel 0 Master to IDE Channel 2 Slave

If you select ”Auto”, the BIOS will auto-detect the HDD & CD-

ROM drive at the POST stage and show the IDE for the HDD &

CD-ROM drive. If a hard disk has not been installed, select “None”.

Access Mode

For hard drives larger than 528MB, you would typically select the

LBA type. Certain operating systems require that you select CHS or

Large. Please check your operating system’s manual or Help desk on which one to select.

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Capacity

Displays the approximate capacity of the disk drive. Usually the size is slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk checking program.

Cylinder

This field displays the number of cylinders.

Head

This field displays the number of read/write heads.

Precomp

This field displays the number of cylinders at which to change the write timing.

Landing Zone

This field displays the number of cylinders specified as the landing zone for the read/write heads.

Sector

This field displays the number sectors per track.

Drive A

This field identifies the type of floppy disk drive installed.

None No floppy drive is installed

360K, 5.25 in.

5-1/4 in. standard drive; 360KB capacity

1.2M, 5.25 in.

5-1/4 in. AT-type high-density drive; 1.2MB capacity

720K, 3.5 in.

3-1/2 in. double-sided drive; 720KB capacity

1.44M, 3.5 in.

3-1/2 in. double-sided drive; 1.44MB capacity

2.88M, 3.5 in.

3-1/2 in. double-sided drive; 2.88MB capacity

BIOS Setup

Video

This field selects the type of video adapter used for the primary system monitor. Although secondary monitors are supported, you do not have to select the type. The default setting is EGA/VGA.

EGA/VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter/Video Graphics Array. For

EGA, VGA, SVGA and PGA monitor adapters.

CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter. Power up in 40-column mode.

CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter. Power up in 80-column

Mono mode.

Monochrome adapter. Includes high resolution monochrome adapters.

Halt On

This field determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected during power up. The default setting is All Errors.

No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors detected.

All Errors The system boot will stop whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error.

All, But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error; it will stop for all other errors.

All, But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error; it will stop for all other errors.

All, But Disk/Key The system boot will not stop for a disk or keyboard error; it will stop for all other errors.

Base Memory

Displays the amount of base (or conventional) memory installed in the system. The value of the base memory is typically 512K for systems with 512K memory installed on the motherboard or 640K for systems with 640K or more memor y installed on the motherboard.

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Extended Memory

Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot-up.

Total Memory

Displays the total memory available in the system.

BIOS Setup

Advanced BIOS Features

The Advanced BIOS Features allows you to configure your system for basic operation. Some entries are defaults required by the system board, while others, if enabled, will improve the performance of your system or let you set some features according to your preference.


Advanced BIOS Features

X

X

CPU Feature

Hard Disk Boot Priority

Virus Warning

Quick Power On Self Test

First Boot Device

Second Boot Device

Third Boot Device

Boot Other Device

Boot Up Floppy Seek

Boot Up NumlLock Status

Gate A20 Option

Typematic Rate Setting x Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) x Typematic Delay (Msec)

Security Option

MPS Version Control For OS

OS Select For DRAM > 64MB

Report No FDD For Win 95

Small Logo(EPA) Show

Press Enter

Press Enter

Disabled

Enabled

Hard Disk

CDROM

LS120

Enabled

Disabled

On

Fast

Disabled

6

250

Setup

1.4

Non-OS2

No

Disabled

Item Help

Menu Level X

Select Removable Boot

Device Priority

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CPU Feature

This field is used to configure the CPU that is installed on the system board. Move the cursor to this field then press <Enter>.

PPM Mode

Limit CPUID MaxVal

CPU C State Capability

Execute Disable Bit

Virtualization Technology

Core Multi-Processing


CPU Feature

Native Mode

Disabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Item Help

Menu Level XX

↑↓ : Move PU/PD/+/-: Change Priority

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults

F10: Save ESC: Exit



PPM Mode

The options are Native Mode and SMM mode.

Limit CPUID MaxVal

The CPUID instruction of some newer CPUs will return a value greater than 3. The default is Disabled because this problem does not exist in the Windows series operating systems. If you are using an operating system other than Windows, this problem may occur. To avoid this problem, enable this field to limit the return value to 3 or lesser than 3.

CPU C State Capability

This field allows you to select the lowest C state.

Execute Disable Bit

When this field is set to Disabled, it will force the XD feature flag to always return to 0.

BIOS Setup

Virtualization Technology

When this field is set to Enabled, the VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology.

Core Multi-Processing

The options are Enabled and Disabled.


This field is used to select the boot sequence of the hard drives.

Move the cursor to this field then press <Enter>. Use the Up or

Down arrow keys to select a device then press <+> to move it up or <-> to move it down the list.



1. USB-HDD0 : JetFlashTranscend 4GB

2. Bootable Add-in Cards

Item Help

Menu Level XX

Use < ↑ > or < ↓ > to select a device, then press <+> to move it up, or <-> to move it down the list. Press <ESC> to exit this menu.

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↑↓ : Move PU/PD/+/-: Change Priority

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults

F10: Save ESC: Exit



Virus Warning

This field protects the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk drive. When this field is enabled, the Award BIOS will monitor the boot sector and partition table of the hard disk drive. If an attempt is made to write to the boot sector or partition table of the hard disk drive, the BIOS will halt the system and an error message will appear.

After seeing the error message, if necessary, you will be able to run an anti-virus program to locate and remove the problem before any damage is done.

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Many disk diagnostic programs which attempt to access the boot sector table will cause the warning message to appear. If you are running such a program, we recommend that you first disable this field.

Quick Power On Self Test

This field speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after you power on the system. When Enabled, the BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST.

First Boot Device, Second Boot Device, Third Boot Device and Boot

Other Device

Select the drive to boot first, second and third in the “First Boot

Device” “Second Boot Device” and “Third Boot Device” fields respectively. The BIOS will boot the operating system according to the sequence of the drive selected. Set “Boot Other Device” to Enabled if you wish to boot from another device.

Boot Up Floppy Seek

When enabled, the BIOS will check whether the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. Note that the BIOS cannot distinguish between 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M drive types as they are all 80 tracks. When disabled, the BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number. Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360KB.

Boot Up NumLock Status

This allows you to determine the default state of the numeric keypad. By default, the system boots up with NumLock on wherein the function of the numeric keypad is the number keys. When set to

Off, the function of the numeric keypad is the arrow keys.

Gate A20 Option

This entry allows you to select how gate A20 is handled. Gate A20 is a device used to address memory above 1 Mbyte. Initially, gate A20 was handled via the keyboard controller. Today, while keyboards still provide this support, it is more common, and much faster, for the system chipset to provide support for gate A20.

BIOS Setup

Typematic Rate Setting

Disabled Continually holding down a key on your keyboard will cause the BIOS to report that the key is down.

Enabled The BIOS will not only report that the key is down, but will first wait for a moment, and, if the key is still down, it will begin to report that the key has been depressed repeatedly. For example, you would use such a feature to accelerate cursor movements with the arrow keys. You can then select the typematic rate and typematic delay in the “Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)” and “Typematic Delay (Msec)” fields below.

Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

This field allows you to select the rate at which the keys are accelerated.

Typematic Delay (Msec)

This field allows you to select the delay between when the key was first depressed and when the acceleration begins.

Security Option

This field determines when the system will prompt for the password

- everytime the system boots or only when you enter the BIOS setup. Set the password in the Set Supervisor/User Password submenu.

System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied unless the correct password is entered at the prompt.

Setup The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied unless the correct password is entered at the prompt.

MPS Version Control for OS

This field is used to select the MPS version used by the system.

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OS Select for DRAM > 64MB

This field allows you to access the memory that is over 64MB in

OS/2. The options are: Non-OS2 and OS2.

Report No FDD For WIN 95

The options are Yes and No.

Small Logo(EPA) Show

Enabled The EPA logo will appear during system boot-up.

Disabled The EPA logo will not appear during system boot-up.

BIOS Setup

Advanced Chipset Features

X

System BIOS Cacheable

Memory Hole At 15M-16M

PCI Express Root Port Func

VT-d


Advanced Chipset Features

Enabled

Disabled

Press Enter

Disabled

Item Help

Menu Level XX

** VGA Setting **

PEG/Onchip VGA Control

On-Chip Frame Buffer Size

Total GFX Memory

PAVP Mode

Auto

32MB

128MB

Lite

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This section gives you functions to configure the system based on the specific features of the chipset. The chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources. These items should not be altered unless necessary.

The default settings have been chosen because they provide the best operating conditions for your system.

The only time you might consider making any changes would be if you discovered some incompatibility or that data was being lost while using your system.

System BIOS Cacheable

When this field is enabled, accesses to the system BIOS ROM addressed at F0000H-FFFFFH are cached, provided that the cache controller is enabled. The larger the range of the Cache RAM, the higher the efficiency of the system.

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Memory Hole At 15M-16M

In order to improve system performance, certain space in memory can be reserved for ISA cards. This memory must be mapped into the memory space below 16MB. When enabled, the CPU assumes the 15-

16MB memory range is allocated to the hidden ISA address range instead of the actual system DRAM. When disabled, the CPU assumes the 15-16MB address range actually contains DRAM memory. If more than 16MB of system memory is installed, this field must be disabled to provide contiguous system memory.


PCI Express Port 1

Onboard Lan1 Control

Onboard Lan2 Control

PCI-E Compliancy Mode



Auto

Auto

Disabled v1.0a

Item Help

Menu Level XX

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PCI Express Port 1

This field is used to enable or disable the PCI Express port function.

Onboard Lan1 Control and Onboard Lan2 Control

These fields are used to enable or disable the onboard LAN controllers.

PCI-E Compliancy Mode

This field is used to select the mode for the PCI Express add-in card.

The optioins are Enabled and Disabled.

BIOS Setup

PEG/OnChip VGA Control

This field is used to select the graphics controller that will serve as the primary boot device. The options are Auto, Onchip VGA and

PEG Port.

On-Chip Frame Buffer Size

This field is used to select the onboard VGA’s frame buffer size that is shared from the system memory.

Total GFX Memory

For Windows XP operating system, the maximum value is based on the system memory size.

512MB for 1GB DRAM

768MB for 1.5GB to 2GB DRAM

1GB for above 2GB DRAM

The options are 128MB, 256MB and MAX.

PAVP Mode

The options are Disabled, Lite and Paranoid.

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Integrated Peripherals

X

X

X

OnChip IDE Device

Super IO Device

USB Device Setting

GLAN1 ROM

GLAN2 ROM

W83627DHG WDT Time


Integrated Peripherals

Press Enter

Press Enter

Press Enter

Disabled

Disabled

0

Item Help

Menu Level X


F5: Previous Values






OnChip IDE Device

Super IO Device

USB Device Setting

Refer to the following pages for more information on these submenus.

GLAN1 ROM and GLAN2 ROM

These fields are used to enable or disable the onboard LAN controllers.

BW83627DHG WDT Time

This field is used to enter the time interval of the Watchdog timer. If the system hangs or fails to function, it will reset at the set time interval so that your system will continue to operate.

BIOS Setup

OnChip IDE Device

Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear.


OnChip IDE Device

IDE HDD Block Mode

IDE DMA Transfer Access

IDE Primary Master PIO

IDE Primary Slave PIO

IDE Primary Master UDMA

IDE Primary Slave UDMA

On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE

IDE Secondary Master PIO

IDE Secondary Slave PIO

IDE Secondary Master UDMA

IDE Secondary Slave UDMA

SATA Mode

Legacy Mode Support

Enabled

Enabled

Auto

Auto

Auto

Auto

Enabled

Auto

Auto

Auto

Auto

IDE

Disabled

Item Help

Menu Level XX

If your IDE hard drive supports block mode

Select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read/writes per sector the drive can support

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IDE HDD Block Mode

Enabled The IDE HDD uses the block mode. The system BIOS will check the hard disk drive for the maximum block size the system can transfer. The block size will depend on the type of hard disk drive.

Disabled The IDE HDD uses the standard mode.

IDE DMA Transfer Access

This field is used to enable or disable the DMA transfer function of an IDE hard drive.

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IDE Primary Master/Slave PIO and IDE Secondary Master/Slave

PIO

PIO means Programmed Input/Output. Rather than have the BIOS issue a series of commands to effect a transfer to or from the disk drive, PIO allows the BIOS to tell the controller what it wants and then let the controller and the CPU perform the complete task by themselves. Your system supports five modes, 0 (default) to 4, which primarily differ in timing. When Auto is selected, the BIOS will select the best available mode after checking your drive.

Auto

Mode 0-4

The BIOS will automatically set the system according to your hard disk drive’s timing.

You can select a mode that matches your hard disk drive’s timing. Caution: Do not use the wrong setting or you will have drive errors.

IDE Primary Master/Slave UDMA and IDE Secondary Master/

Slave UDMA

These fields allow you to set the Ultra DMA in use. When Auto is selected, the BIOS will select the best available option after checking your hard drive or CD-ROM.

Auto

Disabled

The BIOS will automatically detect the settings for you.

The BIOS will not detect these categories.

On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE

This field is used to enable or disable the secondary IDE controller.

The default is Enabled. Select Disabled if you want to add a different hard drive controller.

BIOS Setup

SATA Mode

IDE This option configures the Serial ATA drives in IDE mode.

RAID This option enables the RAID function for Serial ATA drives.

AHCI This option configures the Serial ATA drives in AHCI mode.

Legacy Mode Support

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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Super IO Device


Power On Function

Onboard FDC Controller

Onboard Serial Port 1

Onboard Serial Port 2

Onboard Parallel Port

Parallel Port Mode x EPP Mode Select x ECP Mode Use DMA

PWRON After PWR-Fail


Super IO Device

BUTTON ONLY

Enabled

3F8/IRQ4

2F8/IRQ3

378/IRQ7

SPP

EPP1.7

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Off

Item Help

Menu Level XX


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Power On Function

This field allows you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to power-on the system.

Button only Default setting. Uses the power button to power on the system.

Mouse Left When this option is selected, double-click the left button of the mouse to power-on the system.

Mouse Right When this option is selected, double-click the right

Any Key button of the mouse to power-on the system.

Press any key to power-on the system.

Onboard FDC Controller

Enabled

Disabled

Enables the onboard floppy disk controller.

Disables the onboard floppy disk controller.

BIOS Setup

Onboard Serial Port 1 and Onboard Serial Port 2

Auto The system will automatically select an I/O address for the onboard serial port 1 and serial port 2.

3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3 Allows you to manually select an I/O address for the onboard se-

Disabled rial port 1 and serial port 2.

Disables the onboard serial port 1 and/or serial port 2.

Onboard Parallel Port

378/IRQ7, 3BC/IRQ7, 278/IRQ5 Selects the I/O address and

IRQ for the onboard parallel port.

Disabled Disables the onboard parallel port.

Parallel Port Mode

The options are SPP, EPP, ECP and ECP+EPP. These apply to a standard specification and will depend on the type and speed of your device. Refer to your peripheral’s manual for the best option.

SPP

Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only.

“ECP (Extended Capabilities Port)”

Allows parallel port to operate in bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the normal mode’s data transfer rate.

“EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port)”

Allows bidirectional parallel port operation at maximum speed.

EPP Mode Select

This field is used to select the EPP mode.

ECP Mode Use DMA

This field is used to select a DMA channel for the parallel por t. The options are 1 and 3.

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PWRON After PWR-Fail

Off When power returns after an AC power failure, the system’s power is off. You must press the Power button to power-on the system.

When power returns after an AC power failure, the On system will automatically power-on.

Former-Sts When power returns after an AC power failure, the system will return to the state where you left off before power failure occurs. If the system’s power is off when AC power failure occurs, it will remain off when power returns. If the system’s power is on when AC power failure occurs, the system will power-on when power returns.

BIOS Setup

USB Device Setting


USB 1.0 Controller

USB 2.0 Controller

USB Operation Mode

USB Keyboard Function

USB Mouse Function

USB Storage Function


USB Device Setting

Enabled

Enabled

High Speed

Enabled

Enabled

Enabled

Item Help

Menu Level XX

*** USB Mass Storage Device Boot Setting ***

JetFlashTranscend 4GB 8.07

Auto Mode

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USB 1.0 Controller

This field is used to enable or disable the Universal Host Controller

Interface (USB 1.0).

USB 2.0 Controller

This field is used to enable or disable the Enhanced Host Controller

Interface (USB 2.0).

USB Operation Mode

This field is used to select the USB’s operation mode. The options are Full/Low Speed and High Speed.

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USB Keyboard Function

Due to the limited space of the BIOS ROM, the support for legacy

USB keyboard (in DOS mode) is by default set to Disabled. With more BIOS ROM space available, it will be able to support more advanced features as well as provide compatibility to a wide variety of peripheral devices.

If a PS/2 keyboard is not available and you need to use a USB keyboard to install Windows (installation is performed in DOS mode) or run any program under DOS, set this field to Enabled.

USB Mouse Function

Due to the limited space of the BIOS ROM, the support for legacy

USB mouse (in DOS mode) is by default set to Disabled. With more BIOS ROM space available, it will be able to support more advanced features as well as provide compatibility to a wide variety of peripheral devices.

If a PS/2 mouse is not available and you need to use a USB mouse to install Windows (installation is performed in DOS mode) or run any program under DOS, set this field to Enabled.

USB Storage Function

If you are using a USB storage device, set this field to Enabled.

BIOS Setup

Power Management Setup

The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively save energy.

X PCI Express PM Function

ACPI Function

ACPI Suspend Type

Power Management

Video Off Method

Video Off In Suspend

Suspend Type

MODEM Use IRQ

Suspend Mode

Soft-Off By PWR-BTTN

Wake-Up by PCI Card

Power On by Ring

USB KB Wake-up From S3

Resume By Alarm x Date(of Month) Alarm x Time(hh:mm:ss) Alarm

HPET Support

HPET Mode


Power Management Setup

Press Enter

Enabled

S3(STR)

User Define

DPMS

Yes

Stop Grant

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Disabled

Instant-Off

Disabled

Disabled

Disabled

Disabled

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0 : 0 : 0

Enabled

32-bit mode

Item Help

Menu Level X

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PCI Express PM Function


Root Port ASPM

DMI Port ASPM


PCI Express PM Function

Disabled

Disabled

Item Help

Menu Level XX

Legacy ISA for devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification. PCI/ISA

PnP for devices compliant with the Plug and Play standard whether designed for

PCI or ISA bus architecture.


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Root Port ASPM

The options are Disabled, L0s, L1 and L1/L0s.

DMI Port ASPM

The options are Disabled and L1.

ACPI Function

This function should be enabled only in operating systems that support ACPI. Currently, only Windows XP / XP 64 / Vista 32 / Vista

64 supports this function. If you want to use the Suspend to RAM function, make sure this field is enabled then select “S3(STR)” in the

“ACPI Suspend Type” field.

ACPI Suspend Type

This field is used to select the type of Suspend mode.

S1(POS) Enables the Power On Suspend function.

S3(STR) Enables the Suspend to RAM function.

Power Management

This field allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving by changing the length of idle time that elapses before the HDD

Power Down field is activated.

Min Saving

Max Saving

User Define

Disabled

Minimum power saving time for the HDD Power

Down = 15 min.

Maximum power saving time for the HDD

Power Down = 1 min.

Allows you to set the power saving time in the

“HDD Power Down” field.

Disables the Power Management function.

BIOS Setup

Video Off Method

This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.

V/H SYNC + Blank This will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer.

Blank Screen This only writes blanks to the video buffer.

DPMS Support Initializes display power management signaling. Select this if your video board supports it.

Video Off In Suspend

This field is used to activate the video off feature when the system enters the Suspend mode.

Suspend Type

The options are Stop Grant and PwrOn Suspend.

MODEM Use IRQ

This field is used to set an IRQ channel for the modem installed in your system.

Suspend Mode

This is configurable only when the Power Management field is set to

“User Define”. When the system enters the power saving time set in this field, the CPU and onboard peripherals will be shut off.

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Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN

This field allows you to select the method of powering off your system.

Delay 4 Sec.

Regardless of whether the Power Management function is enabled or disabled, if the power button is pushed and released in less than 4 sec, the system enters the Suspend mode. The purpose of this function is to prevent the system from powering off in case you accidentally “hit” or pushed the power button. Push and release again in less than 4 sec to restore. Pushing the power button for more than 4 seconds will power off the system.

Instant-Off Pressing and then releasing the power button at once will immediately power off your system.

Wake-Up By PCI Card

Enabled This field should be set to Enabled only if your PCI card such as LAN card or modem card uses the PCI

PME (Power Management Event) signal to remotely wake up the system. Access to the LAN card or PCI card will cause the system to wake up. Refer to the card’s documentation for more information.

Disabled The system will not wake up despite access to the PCI card.

Power On By Ring

When this field is set to Enabled, the system will power-on to respond to calls coming from a modem.

USB KB Wake-Up From S3

This field, when enabled, allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system that is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To

RAM) state. This can be configured only if the “ACPI Suspend Type” field is set to “S3(STR)”.

BIOS Setup

Resume By Alarm

Enabled When Enabled, you can set the date and time you would like the Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC to power-on in the “Date (of Month) Alarm” and “Time

(hh:mm:ss) Alarm” fields. However, if the system is being accessed by incoming calls or the network (Resume On

Ring/LAN) prior to the date and time set in these fields, the system will give priority to the incoming calls or network.

Disabled Disables the automatic power-on function. (default)

Date (of Month) Alarm

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The system will power-on everyday according to the time set in the “Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm” field.

Select a date you would like the system to power-on.

The system will power-on on the set date, and time set in the “Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm” field.

Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm

This is used to set the time you would like the system to power-on.

If you want the system to power-on everyday as set in the “Date

(of Month) Alarm” field, the time set in this field must be later than the time of the RTC set in the Standard CMOS Features submenu.

HPET Support

This field is used to enable or disable HPET.

HPET Mode

The options are 32-bit mode and 64-bit mode.

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PnP/PCI Configurations

This section shows how to configure the PCI bus system. It covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings.

Init Display First

Reset Configuration Data



PCI Slot

Disabled

Item Help

Menu Level X

Resources Controlled By x IRQ Resources

Auto(ESCD)

Press Enter

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

INT Pin 1 Assignment








** PCI Express Relative Items **

Maximum Payload Size

Disabled

Auto

Auto

Auto

Auto

Auto

Auto

Auto

Auto

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Init Display First

Onboard When the system boots, it will first initialize the onboard VGA.

PCI Slot When the system boots, it will first initialize PCI.

Reset Configuration Data

Enabled The BIOS will reset the Extended System Configuration

Data (ESCD) once automatically. It will then recreate a new set of configuration data.

Disabled The BIOS will not reset the configuration data.

BIOS Setup

Resources Controlled By

The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capability to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices.

Auto(ESCD) The system will automatically detect the settings for you.

Manual Choose the specific IRQ resources in the “IRQ Resources” field.

IRQ Resources

Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. Set each system interrupt to either PCI Device or Reserved.

IRQ-3 assigned to

IRQ-4 assigned to

IRQ-5 assigned to

IRQ-7 assigned to

IRQ-9 assigned to

IRQ-10 assigned to

IRQ-11 assigned to

IRQ-12 assigned to

IRQ-14 assigned to

IRQ-15 assigned to


IRQ Resources

PCI Device

PCI Device

PCI Device

PCI Device

PCI Device

PCI Device

PCI Device

PCI Device

PCI Device

PCI Device

Item Help

Menu Level XX

Legacy ISA for devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification. PCI/ISA

PnP for devices compliant with the Plug and Play standard whether designed for

PCI or ISA bus architecture.

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PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

This field determines whether the MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards can work with PCI/VGA or not. The default value is Disabled.

Enabled MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards work with PCI/VGA.

Disabled MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards does not work with PCI/

VGA.

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INT Pin 1 Assignment to INT Pin 8 Assignment

By default, a device is automatically assigned to each INT. You can also manually assign an INT for each device.

Maximum Payload Size

This field is used to select the maximum TLP payload size of the PCI

Express devices. The unit is byte.

BIOS Setup

PC Health Status


PC Health Status

Case Open Warning

CPU Warning Temperature

Current System Temp

Current CPU1 Temperature

SYSFAN Speed

CPUFAN Speed

Vcore

+5V

5VSB

VDDR

+12V

VBAT (V)

Smart CPUFAN Temperature

CPUFAN Tolerance Value

Disabled

Disabled

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C/95 o o F

F

RPM

865 RPM

1.25V

5.06V

5.17V

1.56V

12.35V

3.24V

40 o C/104 o F

Item Help

Menu Level X

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Case Open Warning

Set this field to Enabled to allow the system to alert you of a chassis intrusion event.

CPU Warning Temperature

This field is used to select the CPU’s temperature limit. Once the system has detected that the CPU’s temperature exceeded the limit, warning beeps will sound.

Current System Temp to VBAT (V)

These fields will show the temperature, fan speed and output voltage of the monitored devices or components.

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Smart CPUFAN Temperature

This field is used to select the temperature at which the CPU fan runs at full speed. The temperature will vary within the range of the tolerance value selected in the field below.

CPUFAN Tolerance Value

This field is used to select the tolerance value of the CPU’s temperature. The options are 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. If you selected 3, it allows the temperature to run 3 degrees higher or lower. The CPU fan will smartly adjust it’s speed in accordance to the temperature.

BIOS Setup


The “Load Fail-Safe Defaults” option loads the troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the ROM chips. These settings are not optimal and turn off all high performance features. You should use these values only if you have hardware problems. Highlight this option in the main menu and press <Enter>.







X PCI Health Status

Esc : Quit






Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup



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If you want to proceed, type <Y> and press <Enter>. The default settings will be loaded.

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The “Load Optimized Defaults” option loads optimized se ttings from the BIOS ROM. Use the default values as standard values for your system. Highlight this option in the main menu and press <Enter>.







X PCI Health Status

Esc : Quit






Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup



Type <Y> and press <Enter> to load the Setup default values.

BIOS Setup


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

“Setup” option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features. You will not be prompted for a password when you cold boot the system.

Use the arrow keys to highlight “Set Supervisor Password” and press <Enter>.







X

X


Enter Password:

PCI Health Status

Esc : Quit





Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

↑ ↓ → ←

Change/Set/Disable Password

: Select Item

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Type in the password. You are limited to eight characters. When done, the message below will appear:

Confirm Password:

You are asked to verify the password. Type in exactly the same password. If you type in a wrong password, you will be prompted to enter the correct password again. To delete or disable the password function, highlight “Set Supervisor Password” and press <Enter>, instead of typing in a new password. Press the <Esc> key to return to the main menu.

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Set User Password

If you want another user to ha ve access only to your system but not to setup, set a user’s password with the “System” option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features. If you want a user to enter a password when trying to access setup, set a user’s password with the “Setup” option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features.

Using user’s password to enter Setup allows a user to access only

“Set User Password” that appears in the main menu screen. Access to all other options is denied.

Use the arrow keys to highlight “Set User Password” and press

<Enter>.







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X


Enter Password:

PCI Health Status

Esc : Quit





Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

↑ ↓ → ←

Change/Set/Disable Password

: Select Item

Type in the password. You are limited to eight characters. When done, the message below will appear:

Confirm Password:

You are asked to verify the password. Type in exactly the same password. If you type in a wrong password, you will be prompted to enter the correct password again. To delete or disable the password function, highlight “Set User Password” and press <Enter>, instead of typing in a new password. Press the <Esc> key to return to the main menu.

BIOS Setup

Save & Exit Setup

When all the changes have been made, highlight “Save & Exit Setup” and press <Enter>.







X PCI Health Status

Esc : Quit






Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup


Save Data to CMOS

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Type “Y” and press <Enter>. The modifications you have made will be written into the CMOS memory, and the system will reboot. You will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen. If you wish to make additional changes to the setup, press <Ctrl> <Alt> <Del> simultaneously after memory testing is done.

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Exit Without Saving

When you do not want to save the changes you have made, highlight “Exit Without Saving” and press <Enter>.







X PCI Health Status

Esc : Quit






Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup


Abandon All Data

Type “Y” and press <Enter>. The system will reboot and you will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen. If you wish to make any changes to the setup, press <Ctrl> <Alt> <Del> simultaneously after memory testing is done.

BIOS Setup

Intel RAID BIOS

The Intel RAID BIOS utility is used to configure and manage RAID on Serial ATA drives.

After you power up the system and all drives have been detected, the Intel RAID BIOS status message screen will appear. Press the

<Ctrl> and <I> keys simultaneously to enter the utility. The utility allows you to build a RAID system on Serial ATA drives.

Refer to chapter 5 for steps in configuring RAID.

Important:

Before creating RAID, make sure you have installed the Serial

ATA drives and connected the data cables otherwise you won’t be able to enter the RAID BIOS utility.

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Updating the BIOS

To update the BIOS, you will need the new BIOS file and a flash utility, AWDFLASH.EXE. Please contact technical support or your sales representative for the files.

1. Save the new BIOS file along with the flash utility

AWDFLASH.EXE to a floppy disk.

2. Reboot the system and enter the Award BIOS Setup Utility to set the first boot drive to “Floppy”.

3. Save the setting and reboot the system.

4. After the system booted from the floppy disk, execute the flash utility by typing AWDFLASH.EXE. The following screen will appear.

Award BIOS Flash Utility V.8.15B

(C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

(The current BIOS information will appear in this area.)

File Name to Program :

5. Type the new BIOS file name onto the gray area that is next to

“File Name to Program” then press <Enter>.

BIOS Setup

6. The following will appear.

Do You Want to Save BIOS (Y/N)

This question refers to the current existing BIOS in your system.

We recommend that you save the current BIOS and its flash utility; just in case you need to reinstall the BIOS. To save the current BIOS, press <Y> then enter the file name of the current

BIOS. Otherwise, press <N>.

7. The following will then appear.

Press “Y” to Program or “N” to Exit

8. Press <Y> to flash the new BIOS.

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Chapter 4 - Supported Software

Drivers for Windows Vista System

The CD that came with the system board contains drivers, utilities and software applications required to enhance the performance of the system board. Insert the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen (Mainboard Utility CD) will appear. If after inserting the CD,

"Autorun" did not automatically start, please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double-click "Setup".

Supported Software

Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility

The Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility is used for updating

Windows ® INF files so that the Intel chipset can be recognized and configured properly in the system.

To install the utility, click “Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility” on the main menu.

1. Setup is now ready to install the utility. Click

Next.

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2. Read the license agreement then click Yes.

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3. Go through the readme document for system requirements and installation tips then click

Next.

4. Setup is now installing the driver. Click Next to continue.

5. After completing installation, click Finish to exit setup.

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Intel Graphics Drivers

To install the driver, click “Intel Graphics Drivers” on the main menu.

1. Setup is now ready to install the graphics driver.

Click Next.

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By default, the “Automatically run WinSAT and enable the Windows

Aero desktop theme” is enabled. With this enabled, after installing the graphics driver and the system rebooted, the screen will turn blank for

1 to 2 minutes (while WinSAT is running) before the Windows Vista desktop appears. The “blank screen” period is the time Windows is testing the graphics performance.

We recommend that you skip this process by disabling this function then click Next.

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Next.


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5. Click “Yes, I want to restar t this computer now” then click Finish.

Restarting the system will allow the new software installation to take effect.

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Audio Drivers

To install the driver, click “Audio Drivers” on the main menu.

1. Setup is now ready to install the driver. Click

Next.

2. Follow the remainder of the steps on the screen; clicking “Next” each time you finish a step.

3. Click “Yes, I want to restar t my computer now” then click Finish.


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LAN Drivers

To install the driver, click “LAN Drivers” on the main menu.


Next.

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2. Click Install to begin installation.


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The Hardware Monitor for Windows utility is capable of monitoring the system’s temperature, fan speed, voltage, etc. and allows you to manually set a range (Highest and Lowest Limit) to the items being monitored. If the settings/values are over or under the set range, a warning message will pop-up. The utility can also be configured so that a beeping alarm will sound whenever an error occurs. We recommend that you use the “Default Setting” which is the ideal setting that would keep the system in good working condition.

To install the utility, click “Hardware Monitor for Windows” on the main menu.

1. Click Yes to continue.


Next.

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3. Click Next to install or click Browse to select another folder.

4. Click Next to add the program icon to the

Program Folder.


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6. Click Yes if you want to create a Hardware

Doctor shortcut at your desktop.


Restarting the system will allow the utility to take effect.

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Using the Hardware Monitor for Windows Utility

1. When you try to run the utility, which is usually done by double-clicking the Hardware Doctor shor tcut, an er ror message will appear.

Supported Software

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2. To solve this problem, right-click the Hardware

Doctor shor tcut. then select Properties.

3. Select the Compatibility tab, click “Run this program as an administrator” then click OK.

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4. You can now access the utility.

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Intel Matrix Storage Manager for RAID/AHCI

The Intel Matrix Storage Manager can be installed from within Windows. It allows RAID volume management (create, delete, migrate) from within the operating system. It will also display useful SATA device and RAID volume information. The user interface, tray icon service and monitor service allow you to monitor the current status of the RAID volume and/or SATA drives. It enables enhanced performance and power management for the storage subsystem.

Note:

Configure the SATA Mode in the Integrated Peripherals submenu

(“OnChip IDE Device” section) of the BIOS.

To install the utility, click “Intel Matrix Storage Manager for RAID/AHCI” on the main menu.


Next.

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2. Read the Warning information carefully then click

Next to begin installation.

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Next.



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Supported Software

Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 (English Version)

To install, click “Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 (English Version)” on the main menu.

1. Click Next to continue.

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2. Setup is now ready to install. Click Next.

3. Click Next to install or click Change Destination

Folder to select another folder.

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5. Click Finish to exit installaion.

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Installing the AHCI Driver During Windows Vista Installation

The AHCI driver must be installed during Windows ® Vista installation. This is required in order to install the operating system onto a hard drive when in AHCI mode.

1. Star t Windows Setup by booting from the installation

CD. Follow the steps on the screen.

When the screen on the right appear s, click Custom

(advanced).

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2. Select Load Driver.

3. Inser t the provided floppy diskette then click OK.

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4. The screen on the right will appear. Select the driver.

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Creating an AHCI Driver Floppy Diskette under Vista

The system board package includes floppy diskettes which are needed when you install the AHCI driver during Windows Vista installation. If in any case you lost the diskette, you can create another one by following the steps below.

1. Insert the provided CD into a CD-ROM drive.

2. The execution files are located in: drive:>\AHCI_RAID\F6FLOPPY

3. Run f6flpy32.exe (for 32-bit system) or f6flpy64.exe (for 64-bit system).

4. Insert a blank floppy diskette then click OK.

5. The system will format and write the necessary driver files into the diskette.

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Drivers for Windows XP System

The CD that came with the system board contains drivers, utilities and software applications required to enhance the performance of the system board. Insert the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen (Main Board Utility CD) will appear. If after inserting the CD,

"Autorun" did not automatically start, please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double-click "Setup".

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Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility

The Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility is used for updating

Windows

®

INF files so that the Intel chipset can be recognized and configured properly in the system.

To install the utility, click “Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility” on the main menu.


Next.

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Next.


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Restar ting the system will allow the new software installation to take effect.

Supported Software

Microsoft DirectX 9.0C Driver

To install the driver, click “Microsoft DirectX 9.0C Driver” on the main menu.

1. Click “I accept the agreement” then click Next.

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2. To start installation, click

Next.

3. Click Finish. Reboot the system for DirectX to take effect.

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Intel Graphics Drivers

To install the driver, click “Intel Graphics Drivers” on the main menu.

1. To start installation, click

Next.


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Next.


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Audio Drivers

To install the driver, click “Audio Drivers” on the main menu.

1. Setup is now ready to install the audio driver.

Click Next.

2. Follow the remainder of the steps on the screen; clicking “Next” each time you finish a step.



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LAN Drivers

To install the driver, click “LAN Drivers” on the main menu.


Next.

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The Hardware Monitor for Windows utility is capable of monitoring the system’s temperature, fan speed, voltage, etc. and allows you to manually set a range (Highest and Lowest Limit) to the items being monitored. If the settings/values are over or under the set range, a warning message will pop-up. The utility can also be configured so that a beeping alarm will sound whenever an error occurs. We recommend that you use the “Default Setting” which is the ideal setting that would keep the system in good working condition.

To install the utility, click “Hardware Monitor for Windows” on the main menu.


Next.

2. Click Next to install or click Browse to select another folder.

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3. Click Next to add the program icon to the

Program Folder.


5. Click Yes if you want to create a Hardware

Doctor shortcut at your desktop.

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Restarting the system will allow the driver to take effect.

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Supported Software

Intel Matrix Storage Manager for RAID/AHCI

The Intel Matrix Storage Manager can be installed from within Windows. It allows RAID volume management (create, delete, migrate) from within the operating system. It will also display useful SATA device and RAID volume information. The user interface, tray icon service and monitor service allow you to monitor the current status of the RAID volume and/or SATA drives. It enables enhanced performance and power management for the storage subsystem.

Note:

Configure the SATA Mode in the Integrated Peripherals submenu

(“OnChip IDE Device” section) of the BIOS.

To install the utility, click “Intel Matrix Storage Manager for RAID/AHCI” on the main menu.


Next.

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2. Read the Warning information carefully then click

Next.

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Next.



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F6 Floppy Configuration Utility

This is used to create a floppy driver diskette needed when you install

Windows ® XP using the F6 installation method. This will allow you to install the operating system onto a hard drive when in AHCI mode.

Click “F6 Floppy Configuration Utility” on the main menu.

1. Inser t a blank floppy diskette then click OK.

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2. Make sure you have a backup of the data in the disk. Clicking Yes will erase all data.

3. The system is currently formatting and writing the necessary driver files into the diskette.

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Supported Software

Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 (English Version)

To install, click “Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 (English Version)” on the main menu.

1. Click Next to continue.

2. Setup is now ready to install. Click Next.

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3. Click Next to install or click Change Destination

Folder to select another folder.


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5. Click Finish to exit installaion.

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Installing the AHCI Driver During Windows XP Installation

The AHCI driver must be installed during the Windows ® XP installation using the F6 installation method. This is required in order to install the operating system onto a hard drive when in AHCI mode.

1.

Start Windows Setup by booting from the installation CD.

2.

Press <F6> when prompted in the status line with the ‘Press

F6 if you need to install a third party driver’ message.

3.

Press <S> to “Specify Additional Device”.

4.

At this point you will be prompted to insert a floppy disk containing the AHCI driver. Insert the provided floppy diskette.

5.

Locate for the drive where you inserted the diskette then select

AHCI controller that corresponds to your BIOS setup. Press

<Enter> to confirm.

You have successfully installed the driver. However you must continue installing the OS. Leave the floppy disk in the floppy drive until the system reboots itself because Windows setup will need to copy the files again from the floppy disk to the Windows installation folders.

After Windows setup has copied these files again, remove the floppy diskette so that Windows setup can reboot as needed.

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RAID

Chapter 5 - RAID

The Intel ICH10DO chip alows configuring RAID on Serial ATA drives. It supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and RAID 5.

RAID Levels

RAID 0 (Striped Disk Array without Fault Tolerance)

RAID 0 uses two new identical hard disk drives to read and write data in parallel, interleaved stacks. Data is divided into stripes and each stripe is written alternately between two disk drives. This improves the I/O performance of the drives at different channel; however it is not fault tolerant. A failed disk will result in data loss in the disk array.

RAID 1 (Mirroring Disk Array with Fault Tolerance)

RAID 1 copies and maintains an identical image of the data from one drive to the other drive. If a drive fails to function, the disk array management software directs all applications to the other drive since it contains a complete copy of the drive’s data. This enhances data protection and increases fault tolerance to the entire system. Use two new drives or an existing drive and a new drive but the size of the new drive must be the same or larger than the existing drive.

RAID 0+1 (Striping and Mirroring)

RAID 0+1 is a combination of data striping and data mirroring providing the benefits of both RAID 0 and RAID 1. Use four new drives or an existing drive and three new drives for this configuration.

RAID 5

RAID 5 stripes data and parity information across hard drives. It is fault tolerant and provides better hard drive performance and more storage capacity.

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Settings

To enable the RAID function, the following settings are required.

1. Connect the Serial ATA drives.

2. Configure Serial ATA in the Award BIOS.

3. Configure RAID in the RAID BIOS.

4. Install the RAID driver during OS installation.

5. Install the Intel Matrix Storage Manager

Step 1: Connect the Serial ATA Drives

Refer to chapter 2 for details on connecting the Serial ATA drives.

Important:

1.

Make sure you have installed the Serial ATA drives and connected the data cables otherwise you won’t be able to enter the RAID BIOS utility.

2.

Treat the cables with extreme caution especially while creating RAID. A damaged cable will ruin the entire installation process and operating system. The system will not boot and you will lost all data in the hard drives. Please give special attention to this warning because there is no way of recovering back the data.

Step 2: Configure Serial ATA in the Award BIOS

1. Power-on the system then press <Del> to enter the main menu of the Award BIOS.

2. Configure Serial ATA in the appropriate fields.

3. Press <Esc> to return to the main menu of the BIOS setup utility. Select “Save & Exit Setup” then press <Enter>.

4. Type <Y> and press <Enter>.

5. Reboot the system.

tep 3: Configure RAID in the RAID BIOS

When the system powers-up and all drives have been detected, the

Intel RAID BIOS status message screen will appear. Press the

<Ctrl> and <I> keys simultaneously to enter the utility. The utility allows you to build a RAID system on Serial ATA drives.

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Step 4: Install the RAID Driver During OS Installation

The RAID driver must be installed during the Windows ® XP or

Windows ® 2000 installation using the F6 installation method. This is required in order to install the operating system onto a hard drive or RAID volume when in RAID mode or onto a hard drive when in

AHCI mode.

1.

Start Windows Setup by booting from the installation CD.

2.

Press <F6> when prompted in the status line with the ‘Press

F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver’ message.

3.

Press <S> to “Specify Additional Device”.

4.

At this point you will be prompted to insert a floppy disk containing the RAID driver. Insert the provided RAID driver diskette.

5.

Locate for the drive where you inserted the diskette then select

RAID or AHCI controller that corresponds to your BIOS setup.

Press <Enter> to confirm.

You have successfully installed the driver. However you must continue installing the OS. Leave the floppy disk in the floppy drive until the system reboots itself because Windows setup will need to copy the files again from the floppy disk to the Windows installation folders.

After Windows setup has copied these files again, remove the floppy diskette so that Windows setup can reboot as needed.

Step 5: Install the Intel Matrix Storage Manager

Refer to chapter 4 of this manual for steps on installing the utlity and driver.

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Watchdog Timer

Appendix A - Watchdog Timer

Watchdog Timer

The following parameters are references for setting the time interval of the Watchdog Timer function. The system will regularly be “cleared” according to the set time interval. If the system hangs or fails to function, it will also reset according to the time interval so that your system will continue to operate.

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;----------------

;Port defination

;----------------

SuperIo_CFG_Port

SuperIo_DAT_Port

WDT_Counter EQU

EQU

EQU

10

2Eh ;Super I/O Config port. (2Eh/4Eh)

SuperIo_CFG_Port + 1

; 1 to 255 (Sec./Min), 0 means disabled mSuperio_Enter_Config mov

Macro dx, SuperIo_CFG_Port mov out dx, al al, 87h

NEWIODELAY out dx, al endM mSuperio_Exit_Config mov

Macro dx, SuperIo_CFG_Port mov out dx, al endM al, 0AAh mSuperio_GetSet_Reg mov

Macro RegIndex, AndMask, OrValue dx, SuperIo_CFG_Port mov mov in al, dx al, RegIndex out dx, al

NEWIODELAY dx, SuperIo_DAT_Port

NEWIODELAY mov ah, al and al, AndMask or al, OrValue out dx, al

NEWIODELAY endM mSuperio_Get_Reg mov

Macro RegIndex dx, SuperIo_CFG_Port mov out dx, al al, RegIndex

NEWIODELAY mov in al, dx dx, SuperIo_DAT_Port

NEWIODELAY

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Watchdog Timer endM mSuperio_LDN_Select mSuperio_Set_Reg endM

Macro

07h, LDN

LDN mSuperio_Set_Reg mov

Macro RegIndex, SetValue dx, SuperIo_CFG_Port mov al, RegIndex out dx, al

NEWIODELAY mov mov dx, SuperIo_DAT_Port al, SetValue out dx, al

NEWIODELAY endM

NEWIODELAY Macro out 0EBh, al ;Dummy I/O output for delay endM

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star t: call W83627Hx_WDT mov int 21h ah, 4ch

W83627Hx_WDT

;LDN8

Proc near

;CRF5[3] :RW 0/1 = WDTO Second/Minute

;CRF5[2] :RW 0/1 = Keyboard Reset Low/High when WDTO Timeout

;CRF6[7:0]:RW 00h = Disable , 01h~0FFh = 1~255 Sec/Min.

;CRF7[7] :RW 0/1 = Disable/Enable Mouse interrupt reset WDTO counting.

;CRF7[6] :RW 0/1 = Disable/Enable Keyboard interrupt reset WDTO counting.

;CRF7[5] :WO 1 = Force WDTO time out(Auto clear).

;CRF7[4] :RW 0/1 = WDTO time status TimeOut/Counting.

;CRF7[3:0]:RW 0~7 = Low IRQ for WDTO (Typical is 2, means SMI).

mSuperio_Enter_Config mSuperio_GetSet_Reg 02dh, 11111110b, 00000000b mSuperio_LDN_Select 08h mSuperio_GetSet_Reg 030h, 11111111b, 00000001b

;

;

; PLED mode register, WDTO time unit as second, Keyboard reset when WDTO time out mSuperio_GetSet_Reg 0F5h, 11110111b, 00000100b

, Disable MS/KB interrupt reset WDTO counting, IRQ2 for WDTO mSuperio_GetSet_Reg 0F7h, 11111111b, 11000010b

, WDTO Time out Value mSuperio_Set_Reg 0F6h, WDT_Counter mSuperio_Exit_Config

@@: ret

W83627Hx_WDT end start endP

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System Error Message

Appendix B - System Error Message

When the BIOS encounters an error that requires the user to correct something, either a beep code will sound or a message will be displayed in a box in the middle of the screen and the message,

PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, CTRL-ALT-ESC or DEL TO ENTER

SETUP, will be shown in the information box at the bottom. Enter

Setup to correct the error.

Error Messages

One or more of the following messages may be displayed if the

BIOS detects an error during the POST. This list indicates the error messages for all Awards BIOSes:

CMOS BATTERY HAS FAILED

The CMOS battery is no longer functional. It should be replaced.

Caution:

Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturer’s instructions.

CMOS CHECKSUM ERROR

Checksum of CMOS is incorrect. This can indicate that CMOS has become corrupt. This error may have been caused by a weak battery. Check the battery and replace if necessary.

DISPLAY SWITCH IS SET INCORRECTLY

The display switch on the motherboard can be set to either monochrome or color. This indicates the switch is set to a different setting than indicated in Setup. Determine which setting is correct, either turn off the system and change the jumper or enter Setup and change the VIDEO selection.

FLOPPY DISK(S) fail (80)

Unable to reset floppy subsystem.

FLOPPY DISK(S) fail (40)

Floppy type mismatch.

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System Error Message

Hard Disk(s) fail (80)

HDD reset failed.


HDD controller diagnostics failed.


HDD initialization error.


Unable to recalibrate fixed disk.


Sector Verify failed.

Keyboard is locked out - Unlock the key

The BIOS detects that the keyboard is locked. Keyboard controller is pulled low.

Keyboard error or no keyboard present

Cannot initialize the keyboard. Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and no keys are being pressed during the boot.

Manufacturing POST loop

System will repeat POST procedure infinitely while the keyboard controller is pull low. This is also used for the M/B burn in test at the factory.

BIOS ROM checksum error - System halted

The checksum of ROM address F0000H-FFFFFH is bad.

Memory test fail

The BIOS reports memory test fail if the memory has error(s).

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Troubleshooting

Appendix C - Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting Checklist

This chapter of the manual is designed to help you with problems that you may encounter with your personal computer. To efficiently troubleshoot your system, treat each problem individually. This is to ensure an accurate diagnosis of the problem in case a problem has multiple causes.

Some of the most common things to check when you encounter problems while using your system are listed below.

1. The power switch of each peripheral device is turned on.

2. All cables and power cords are tightly connected.

3. The electrical outlet to which your peripheral devices are connected is working. Test the outlet by plugging in a lamp or other electrical device.

4. The monitor is turned on.

5. The display’s brightness and contrast controls are adjusted properly.

6. All add-in boards in the expansion slots are seated securely.

7. Any add-in board you have installed is designed for your system and is set up correctly.

Monitor/Display

If the display screen remains dark after the system is turned on:

1. Make sure that the monitor’s power switch is on.

2. Check that one end of the monitor’s power cord is properly attached to the monitor and the other end is plugged into a working AC outlet. If necessary, try another outlet.

3. Check that the video input cable is properly attached to the monitor and the system’s display adapter.

4. Adjust the brightness of the display by turning the monitor’s brightness control knob.

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The picture seems to be constantly moving.

1. The monitor has lost its vertical sync. Adjust the monitor’s vertical sync.

2. Move away any objects, such as another monitor or fan, that may be creating a magnetic field around the display.

3. Make sure your video card’s output frequencies are supported by this monitor.

The screen seems to be constantly wavering.

1. If the monitor is close to another monitor, the adjacent monitor may need to be turned off. Fluorescent lights adjacent to the monitor may also cause screen wavering.

Power Supply

When the computer is turned on, nothing happens.

1. Check that one end of the AC power cord is plugged into a live outlet and the other end properly plugged into the back of the system.

2. Make sure that the voltage selection switch on the back panel is set for the correct type of voltage you are using.

3. The power cord may have a “short” or “open”. Inspect the cord and install a new one if necessary.

Floppy Drive

The computer cannot access the floppy drive.

1. The floppy diskette may not be formatted. Format the diskette and try again.

2. The diskette may be write-protected. Use a diskette that is not write-protected.

3. You may be writing to the wrong drive. Check the path statement to make sure you are writing to the targeted drive.

4. There is not enough space left on the diskette. Use another diskette with adequate storage space.

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Troubleshooting

Hard Drive

Hard disk failure.

1. Make sure the correct drive type for the hard disk drive has been entered in the BIOS.

2. If the system is configured with two hard drives, make sure the bootable (first) hard drive is configured as Master and the second hard drive is configured as Slave. The master hard drive must have an active/bootable partition.

Excessively long formatting period.

If your hard drive takes an excessively long period of time to format, it is likely a cable connection problem. However, if your hard drive has a large capacity, it will take a longer time to format.

Serial Port

The serial device (modem, printer) doesn’t output anything or is outputting garbled characters.

1. Make sure that the serial device’s power is turned on and that the device is on-line.

2. Verify that the device is plugged into the correct serial port on the rear of the computer.

3. Verify that the attached serial device works by attaching it to a serial port that is working and configured correctly. If the serial device does not work, either the cable or the serial device has a problem. If the serial device works, the problem may be due to the onboard I/O or the address setting.

4. Make sure the COM settings and I/O address are configured correctly.

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Keyboard

Nothing happens when a key on the keyboard was pressed.

1. Make sure the keyboard is properly connected.

2. Make sure there are no objects resting on the keyboard and that no keys are pressed during the booting process.

System Board

1. Make sure the add-in card is seated securely in the expansion slot. If the add-in card is loose, power off the system, re-install the card and power up the system.

2. Check the jumper settings to ensure that the jumpers are properly set.

3. Verify that all memory modules are seated securely into the memory sockets.

4. Make sure the memory modules are in the correct locations.

5. If the board fails to function, place the board on a flat surface and seat all socketed components. Gently press each component into the socket.

6. If you made changes to the BIOS settings, re-enter setup and load the BIOS defaults.

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