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All Rights Reserved

KOB P4M266a NDMx Series

V7.1

P4M266A/March 2003

Notice:

1. Owing to Microsoft’s certifying schedule is various to every

supplier, we might have some drivers not certified yet by

Microsoft. Therefore, it might happen under Windows XP that a

dialogue box (shown as below) pop out warning you this

software has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its

compatibility with Windows XP. Please rest assured that our RD

department has already tested and verified these drivers. Just

click the “Continue Anyway” button and go ahead the

installation.

2. USB 2.0 Driver Limitations:

2-1 The USB 2.0 driver only supports Windows XP and

Windows 2000.

2-2 If you connect a USB 2.0 hub to the root hub, plugging USB devices into this hub, the system might not successfully execute certain USB devices’ connection because it could not recognize these devices.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction ...................................................................1

Key Features............................................................................2

Package Contents ....................................................................6

Static Electricity Precautions...................................................7

Pre-Installation Inspection.......................................................7

Chapter 2: Mainboard Installation...................................................8

Mainboard Components ..........................................................9

I/O Ports ..................................................................................9

Installing the Processor..........................................................10

Installing Memory Modules ..................................................11

Jumper Settings .....................................................................12

The Panel Connectors............................................................13

Other Devices Installation .....................................................15

Expansion Slots Installation ..................................................15

Connecting Optional Devices ...............................................16

Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility.......................................................19

Introduction ...........................................................................19

Running the Setup Utility ........... …………………………...20

Standard CMOS Setup Page..................................................21

Advanced Setup Page ............................................................22

Power Management Setup Page ............................................25

PCI/Plug and Play Setup Page...............................................27

Load Optimal Settings...........................................................27

Load Best Performance Settings ...........................................28

Features Setup Page...............................................................28

CPU PnP Setup Page .............................................................30

Hardware Monitor Page ........................................................30

Change Password ..................................................................31

Exit ........................................................................................31

Chapter 4: Software & Applications .............................................32

Introduction ...........................................................................32

Installing Support Software ...................................................33

Bundled Software Installation ...............................................35

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Chapter 1

Introduction

This mainboard has a Socket 478 for the Intel Pentium 4 type of processors supporting front side bus (FSB) speeds up to 533/400

MHz.

This mainboard has the VIA P4M266/A Northbridge and VT8235

Southbridge chipsets that support AC 97 audio codec, and provide

Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33 function. It supports built-in USB 2.0 providing higher bandwidth. It implements Universal Serial Bus

Specification Revision 2.0 and is compliant with UHCI 1.1 and

EHCI 0.95. This mainboard has two 32-bit PCI slots, one 4xAGP slot, one CNR (Communications and Networking Riser) slot, and an onboard 10BaseT/100BaseTX Network interface (optional). In addition, this mainboard has a full set of I/O ports including two

PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard, one serial port, one VGA port, one parallel port and six USB2.0 ports– four back-panel ports and onboard USB header USB2 providing two extra ports by connecting the Extended USB Module to the mainboard.

This mainboard is a Micro ATX size mainboard and has power connectors for an ATX power supply.

Key Features

This mainboard has these key features:

Socket 478 Processor

♦ The PGA Socket 478

♦ Accommodates Intel Pentium 4 CPUs

♦ Supports a front-side bus (FSB) of 533/400 MHz

Chipset

There are VIA P4M266/A Northbridge and VT8235 Southbridge in this chipset in accordance with an innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability and performance. A few of the chipset’s advanced features are:

♦ An advanced V-Link memory controller architecture that provides the bandwidth up to 266 MB/s and performance necessary for even the most demanding Internet and 3D graphics

♦ Support for an 4xAGP interface providing vivid 3D graphics and video performance

♦ An ATA 133 interface on the chipset, which helps boost system performance by providing a high-speed connection to ATA 133 Hard Disk Drives, delivering maximum sustained data transfer rates of 133 MB/sec

Additional key features include support for six USB ports, an AC

97 link for audio and modem, hardware monitoring, and

ACPI/OnNow power management.

Memory Support

♦ The mainboard accommodates two 184-pin, 2.5V DDR

DIMM sockets with a total capacity of 2 GB system memory.

♦ Supports DDR 200/266MHz memory bus

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Built-in Graphics System

♦ P4M266/A integrates S3’s Savag4 graphics accelerator into a single chip. P4M266/A brings mainstream graphics performance to the Value PC with leading-edge 2D, 3D and DVD video acceleration into a cost effective package.

Based on its capabilities, P4M266/A is an ideal solution for the consumer, corporate mobile users and entry level professionals.

♦ Maximum shared memory size is 32 MB.

VGA

♦ This mainboard includes a 4xAGP slot that provides four times the bandwidth of the original AGP specification.

AGP technology provides a direct connection between the graphics sub-system and memory so that the graphics do not have to compete for processor time with other devices on the PCI bus.

AC’97 Audio Codec

♦ Compliant with AC’97 2.1 specification

♦ 16-bit stereo full-duplex CODEC with fixed 48KHz sampling rate

♦ 3 analog line-level stereo inputs with 5-bit volume control:

LINE-IN, CD-IN, AUX-IN

♦ 1 analog line-level mono input: PHONE-IN

♦ Three Audio Jacks – Line-Out, Line-In and Microphone-In

♦ Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster Pro Compatible

♦ Digital I/O compatible with consumer mode S/PDIF

♦ Advanced power management support

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Expansion Options

The mainboard comes with the following expansion options:

♦ Two 32-bit PCI slots capable of Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 33/66/100/133 MB/sec

♦ One 4xAGP slot

♦ One CNR (Communications and Networking Riser) slot

Onboard I/O Ports

The mainboard has a full set of I/O ports and connectors:

♦ Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard

♦ One serial port

♦ One VGA port

♦ One parallel port

♦ Six USB2.0 ports (four back-panel ports, onboard USB header providing two extra ports)

♦ Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and line-out

BIOS Firmware

This mainboard uses AMI BIOS that enables users to configure many system features including the following:

♦ Power management

♦ Wake-up alarms

♦ CPU parameters and memory timing

♦ CPU and memory timing

The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock speeds.

USB 2.0

♦ Compliant with Universal Serial Bus Specification

Revision 2.0

♦ Compliant with Intel’s Enhanced Host Controller

Interface Specification Revision 0.95

♦ Compliant with Universal Host Controller Interface

Specification Revision 1.1

♦ PCI multi-function device consists of two UHCI Host

Controller cores for full-/low-speed signaling and one

EHCI Host Controller core for high-speed signaling

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♦ Root hub consists 4 downstream facing ports with integrated physical layer transceivers shared by UHCI and

EHCI Host Controller

♦ Support PCI-Bus Power Management Interface

Specification release 1.1

♦ Legacy support for all downstream facing ports

Built-in Ethernet LAN (optional)

♦ 100Base-TX/10Base-T Physical Layer Solution

♦ Dual Speed – 100/10 Mbps

♦ MII Interface to Ethernet Controller/Configuration &

Status

♦ Auto Negotiation: 10/100, Full/Half Duplex

♦ Meet All Applicable IEEE802.3, 10Base-T and 100Base-

TX Standards

Bundled Software

♦ PC-Cillin 2002 provides automatic virus protection under

Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP

♦ MediaRing Talk provides PC to PC or PC to Phone internet phone communication

♦ 3Deep delivers the precise imagery and displays accurate color in your monitor

♦ PC DJ is a dual-MP3 player that enables users to actually mix music right on their own personal computers.

♦ Adobe Acrobat Reader V5.0 is the software to help users read .PDF files.

Dimensions

♦ Micro ATX form factor of 244 x 200 mm

Note: Hardware specifications and software items are subject to change without notification

.

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Package Contents

Your mainboard package contains the following items:

The mainboard

The User’s Manual

One diskette drive ribbon cable

One IDE drive ribbon cable

Software support CD

Optional Accessories

You can purchase the following optional accessories for this mainboard.

Extended USB module

CNR v.90 56K Fax/Modem card

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Static Electricity Precautions

Static electricity could damage components on this mainboard.

Take the following precautions while unpacking this mainboard and installing it in a system.

1. Don’t take this mainboard and components out of their original static-proof package until you are ready to install them.

2. While installing, please wear a grounded wrist strap if possible.

If you don’t have a wrist strap, discharge static electricity by touching the bare metal of the system chassis.

3.

Carefully hold this mainboard by its edges. Do not touch those components unless it is absolutely necessary. Put this mainboard on the top of static-protection package with component side facing up while installing.

Pre-Installation Inspection

1. Inspect this mainboard whether there are any damages to components and connectors on the board.

2. If you suspect this mainboard has been damaged, do not connect power to the system. Contact your mainboard vendor about those damages.

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Chapter 2

Mainboard Installation

To install this mainboard in a system, please follow these instructions in this chapter:

Identify the mainboard components

Install a CPU

Install one or more system memory modules

Make sure all jumpers and switches are set correctly

Install this mainboard in a system chassis (case)

Connect any extension brackets or cables to connecting headers on the mainboard

Install other devices and make the appropriate connections to the mainboard connecting headers.

Note:

1. Before installing this mainboard, make sure jumper JBAT1 is under Normal setting. See this chapter for information about locating JBAT1 and the setting options.

2. Never connect power to the system during installation; otherwise, it may damage the mainboard.

Mainboard Components

Identify major components on the mainboard via this diagram underneath.

Note: Those jumpers of mainboard not appearing in this illustration are for testing only.

I/O Ports

The illustration below shows a side view of the built-in I/O ports on the mainboard.

(shared with

JUSBC)

(optional)

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PS/2 Mouse

Use the upper PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 pointing device.

PS/2 Keyboard Use the lower PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 keyboard.

LPT1

COM1

VGA

LAN Port

(optional)

USB Ports

Audio Ports

Use LPT1 to connect printers or other parallel communications devices.

Use the COM port to connect serial devices such as mice or fax/modems. COM1 is identified by the system as COM1.

Use the VGA port to connect VGA devices.

Connect an RJ-45 jack to the LAN port to connect your computer to the Network.

Use the USB ports to connect USB devices.

Note: The lower USB port located beside the

VGA port is shared with the JUSBC connector.

Use the three audio ports to connect audio devices. The first jack is for stereo Line-In signal. The second jack is for stereo Line-

Out signal. The third jack is for

Microphone.

Installing the Processor

This mainboard has a Socket 478 processor socket. When choosing a processor, consider the performance requirements of the system.

Performance is based on the processor design, the clock speed and system bus frequency of the processor, and the quantity of internal cache memory and external cache memory.

CPU Installation Procedure

Follow these instructions to install the CPU:

1. Unhook the CPU socket’s locking lever by pulling it away from socket and raising it to the upright position.

2. Match the pin 1 corner of CPU socket to the one of processor, and insert the processor into the socket.

Do not use force.

3. Push the locking lever down and hook it under the latch on the edge of socket.

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4. Apply thermal grease to the top of the CPU.

5. Lower the CPU fan/heatsink unit onto the CPU and

CPU socket, and then use the retention module clamps to snap the fan/heatsink into place.

6. Plug the CPU fan power cable into the CPU cooling fan power supply (CPU_FAN) on the mainboard.

Installing Memory Modules

This mainboard accommodates two 184-pin 2.5V unbuffered

Double Data Rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM)

Dual Inline

Memory Module (DIMM) sockets, and supports up to 2.0 GB of 200/266 MHz DDR SDRAM.

DDR SDRAM is a type of SDRAM that supports data transfers on both edges of each clock cycle (the rising and falling edges), effectively doubling the memory chip’s data throughput. DDR

DIMMs can synchronously work with 100 MHz or 133 MHz memory bus.

DDR SDRAM provides 1.6 GB/s or 2.1 GB/s data transfer rate depending on whether the bus is 100 MHz or 133 MHz.

DDR SDRAM uses additional power and ground lines and requires

184-pin 2.5V unbuffered DIMM module.

DDR1

DDR2

Installation Procedure

These modules can be installed with up to 2 GB system memory.

Refer to the following to install the memory module.

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Refer to the following to install the memory modules.

1. Push the latches on each side of the DIMM socket down.

2. Align the memory module with the socket. The

DIMM sockets are keyed with notches and the

DIMMs are keyed with cutouts so that they can only be installed correctly.

3. Check that the cutouts on the DIMM module edge connector match the notches in the DIMM socket.

4. Install the DIMM module into the socket and press it firmly down until it is seated correctly. The socket latches are levered upwards and latch on to the edges of the DIMM.

5. Install any remaining DIMM modules.

Jumper Settings

1

1

1

1

J16

JP1A1

JP1B1

PANEL1

JP2

1

1

JBAT1

J1

1

1

PANEL2

JBAT1: Clear CMOS Jumper

This jumper is to clear the contents of CMOS memory. You may need to clear the CMOS memory if the settings in the Setup Utility are incorrect that prevents your mainboard from operating. To clear the CMOS memory, disconnect all the power cables from the mainboard and then move the jumper cap into the CLEAR setting for a few seconds.

Normal

Clear CMOS

Short Pins 1-2

Short Pins 2-3

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JP1A1, JP1B1: CPU Clock

This jumper enables to select CPU frequency.

CPU Clock

100M

133M

JP1A1

Short Pins 1-2

Short Pins 1-2

JP1B1

Short Pins 2-3

Short Pins 1-2

JP2: Keyboard Power On

This jumper enables any keyboard activity to power up a system previously in a standby or sleep state.

5V Short Pins 1-2

J1: USB Card Reader Voltage Selector (VCC)

This jumper enables to select voltage of the USB Card Reader.

5V

5VSB

Short Pins 1-2

Short Pins 2-3

The Panel Connector

PANEL1

If there are a headphone jack or/and a microphone jack on the front panel, connect the cables to the PANEL1 on the mainboard.

Device Pins 10 9

Line Out(L)

(Pin 9)

Line Out (L) 9, 10

Line Out(L)

(Pin 10)

Empty 8

NC 7

Empty

(Pin 8)

NC (Pin 7)

Line Out (R)

+5V Audio

5, 6

4

Line Out(R)

(Pin 6)

Line Out(R)

(Pin 5)

+5V Audio

(Pin 4)

VCC M IC

(Pin 3)

VCCMIC 3

MIC-IN 1,2

M IN-IN

(Pin 2)

2 1

M IC-IN

(Pin 1)

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PANEL2

This panel connector provides a set of switch and LED connectors found on ATX case. Refer to the table below for information.

Device Pins 10 9

Empty 10

Empty

(Pin 10)

N/C

(Pin 9)

N/C 9

Power

ON/OFF

6, 8

Power Switch

(Pins 6, 8)

Reset Switch

(Pins 5, 7)

Reset Switch

SPD-LED

Indicator

5, 7

+2, 4

SPD-LED

(Pins 2, 4)

+

HDD LED

(Pins 1, 3)

+

HDD LED +1, -3

2 1

J16: LAN LED Indicator

This connector is attached to LAN device that needs a LED indicator.

Device Pins

Link LED 1, +2

1

LINK

LED

ACT LED +3, 4

+

+

ACT

LED

4

Note: The plus sign (+) indicates a pin which must be connected to a positive voltage.

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Other Devices Installation

Floppy Diskette Drive Installation

The mainboard has a floppy diskette drive (FDD) interface and ships with a diskette drive ribbon cable that supports one or two floppy diskette drives. You can install a 5.25-inch drive and a 3.5inch drive with various capacities. The floppy diskette drive cable has one type of connector for a 5.25-inch drive and another type of connector for a 3.5-inch drive.

IDE Devices

Your mainboard has a primary and secondary IDE channel interface (IDE1 and IDE2). An IDE ribbon cable supporting two

IDE devices is bundled with the mainboard.

If you want to install more than two IDE devices, get a second IDE cable and you can add two more devices to the secondary IDE channel.

IDE devices have jumpers or switches to set the IDE device as

MASTER or SLAVE. When installing two IDE devices on

one

cable, ensure that one device is set to MASTER and the other one to SLAVE.

This mainboard supports Ultra DMA 66/100/133. UDMA is a technology to accelerate devices’ performance in the IDE channel.

To maximize performance, install IDE devices that support UDMA and use 80-pin IDE cables supporting UDMA 66/100/133.

Expansion Slots Installation

This mainboard has one 4xAGP, one CNR and two 32-bit PCI

(Peripheral Components Interconnect) expansion slots.

4 x AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Slot

You can install a graphics adapter supporting 4xAGP specification in the AGP slot. This slot has one 4xAGP edge connector.

CNR (Communications Networking Riser) Slot

You can install a CNR (the Communications Networking Riser) card in the CNR slot.

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PCI (Peripheral Components Interconnect) Slot

You can install the 32-bit PCI interface expansion cards in the slots.

CNR1

PCI

AGP1

1. Remove a blanking plate from the system case corresponding to the slot you are going to use.

2. Install the edge connector of the expansion card into the expansion slot. Ensure that the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot.

3. Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system case with a screw.

Connecting Optional Devices

Refer to the following for information on connecting the mainboard’s optional devices:

1

SIR1

JUSBC

1

1

CD2 CD1

USB2

1 1

SPK1

1

SPK1: Speaker Connector

Connect the cable from the PC speaker to the SPK1 header on the mainboard.

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Pin Signal

1 SPKR

3 GND

Pin Signal

2 NC

4 +5V

USB2: Front panel USB header

The mainboard has USB ports installed on the rear edge I/O port array. Some computer cases have a special module that mounts

USB ports at the front of the case. If you have this kind of case, use auxiliary USB connectors USB2 to connect the front-mounted ports to the mainboard.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 VERG_FP_USBPWR0 2 VERG_FP_USBPWR0

3 USB_FP_P0-

5 USB_FP_P0+

4 USB_FP_P1-

6 USB_FP_P1+

7 GROUND

9 KEY

8 GROUND

10 USB_FP_OC0

JUSBC: USB Card Reader Connector

This connector is for connecting internal USB card reader. You can use a card reader to read or transfer files and digital images to your computer.

Pin Signal

1 VCC

2 USB-

3 USB+

4 GND

5 KEY

Note: The JUSBC is shared with one of the USB ports of the

I/O back panel. The USB port is located beside the serial port connectors. See “I/O Ports” for more information.

CD1/2:CD-ROM/DVD Audio Input Connector

If you have installed a CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive, you can connect the drive audio cable to the onboard sound system.

On the mainboard, locate the two 4-pin connectors CD1 and CD2.

There are two kinds of connector because different brands of CD-

ROM drive have different kinds of audio cable connectors.

Connect the cable to the appropriate connector.

CD1 CD2

Pin Signal Pin Signal

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1

2

GND

CD IN L

3 GND

4 CD IN R

SIR1: Serial infrared port

1

2

CD IN L

GND

3 GND

4 CD IN R

The mainboard supports a Serial Infrared (SIR1) data port. Infrared ports allow the wireless exchange of information between your computer and similarly equipped devices such as printers, laptops,

Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), and other computers.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 NC 2 KEY

3 +5V 4 GND

5 IRTX 6 IRRX

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Chapter 3

BIOS Setup Utility

Introduction

The BIOS Setup Utility records settings and information of your computer, such as date and time, the type of hardware installed, and various configuration settings. Your computer applies those information to initialize all the components when booting up and basic functions of coordination between system components.

If the Setup Utility configuration is incorrect, it may cause the system to malfunction. It can even stop your computer booting properly. If it happens, you can use the clear CMOS jumper to clear the CMOS memory which has stored the configuration information; or you can hold down the Page Up key while rebooting your computer. Holding down the Page Up key also clears the setup information.

You can run the setup utility and manually change the configuration. You might need to do this to configure some hardware installed in or connected to the mainboard, such as the

CPU, system memory, disk drives, etc.

Running the Setup Utility

Every time you start your computer, a message appears on the screen before the operating system loading that prompts you to

“Hit <DEL>if you want to run SETUP”. Whenever you see this message, press the Delete key, and the Main menu page of the

Setup Utility appears on your monitor.

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY – VERSION 1.21.12

(C) 2000 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Standard CMOS Setup

Advanced Setup

Power Management Setup

PCI / Plug and Play Setup

Load Optimal Settings

Load Best Performance Settings

Features Setup

CPU PnP Setup

Exit

Esc : Quit

↑ ↓ ← →: Select Item (Shift)F2 : Change Color F5 : Old Values

F6 : Optimal values F7 : Best performance values F10 : Save&Exit

Standards COMOS setup for changing time, date, hard disk type, etc.

You can use cursor arrow keys to highlight anyone of options on the main menu page. Press Enter to select the highlighted option.

Press the Escape key to leave the setup utility. Hold down the

Shift key and press F2 to cycle through the Setup Utility’s optional color schemes.

Some options on the main menu page lead to tables of items with installed values that you can use cursor arrow keys to highlight one item, and press PgUp and PgDn keys to cycle through alternative values of that item. The other options on the main menu page lead to dialog boxes requiring your answer Yes or No by hitting the Y or N keys.

If you have already changed the setup utility, press F10 to save those changes and exit the utility. Press F5 to reset the changes to the original values. Press F6 to install the setup utility with a set of default values. Press F7 to install the setup utility with a set of high-performance values.

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Standard CMOS Setup Page

This page helps you set up basic information such as the date and time, the IDE devices, and the diskette drives.

AMIBIOS SETUP – STANDARD CMOS SETUP

(C) 2000 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Date (mm/dd/yy) : Fri Mar 07, 2003

Time (hh/mm/ss) : 11:02:28

LBA Blk PIO 32Bit

Type Size Cyln Head WPcom Sec Mode Mode Mode Mode

Pri Master : Auto On

Pri Slave : Auto On

Sec Master : Auto On

Sec Slave : Auto On

Floppy Drive A : 1.44 MB 31/2

Floppy Drive B : Not Installed

Month : Jan – Dec ESC : Exit

Day : 01 – 31

↑↓ : Select Item

Year : 1901 – 2099 PU/PD/+/- : Modify

(Shift)F2 : Color

F3 : Detect All HDD

Date & Time

IDE Pri Master

Pri Slave

Sec Master

Sec Slave

Floppy Drive A

Floppy Drive B

Use these items to set up system date and time

Use these items to configure devices connected to the Primary and Secondary IDE channels. To configure an IDE hard disk drive, choose Auto. If the Auto setting fails to find a hard disk drive, set it to User, and then fill in the hard disk characteristics (Size,

Cyls, etc.) manually. If you have a CD-ROM drive, select the setting CDROM. If you have an ATAPI device with removable media (e.g. a ZIP drive or an LS-120), select Floptical.

Use these items to set up size and capacity of the floppy diskette drive(s) installed in the system.

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Advanced Setup Page

This page sets up more advanced information about your system.

Be more careful to this page. Any changes can affect the operation of your computer.

AMIBIOS SETUP – ADVANCED SETUP

(C) 2000 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Quick Boot

1 st

Boot Device

2 nd

Boot Device

3 rd

Boot Device

Try Other Boot Devices

S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks

BootUp Num-Lock

Floppy Drive Swap

Floppy Drive Seek

Password Check

Boot To OS/2

L2 Cache

System BIOS Cacheable

SDRAM Timing by SPD

SDRAM Frequency

SDRAM CAS# Latency

SDRAM Bank Interleave

AGP Mode

AGP Comp. Driving

Manual AGP Comp. Driving

Enabled

IDE-0

Floppy

CDROM

Yes

Disabled

On

Disabled

Disabled

Setup

No

Enabled

Enabled

Disables

100MHz

2.5

Disabled

4X

Auto

CB

AGP Aperture Size

Auto detect DIMM/PCI Clk

64MB

Enabled

CLK Gen Spread Spectrum Disabled

Hyper Threading Function Disabled

ESC : Quit

↑↓←→ : Select Item

F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify

F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color

F6 : Load BIOS Defaults

F7 : Load Setup Defaults

Quick Boot

1 st

Boot Device

2 nd

Boot Device

3 rd

Boot Device

Try Other Boot

Device

If you enable this item, the system starts up more quickly be elimination some of the power on test routines.

Use these items to determine the device order the computer uses to look for an operating system to load at start-up time.

If you enable this item, the system will also search for other boot devices if it fails to find an operating system from the first two locations.

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S.M.A.R.T. for

Hard Disks

BootUp Num-

Lock

Floppy Drive

Swap

Floppy Drive

Seek

Enable this item if any IDE hard disks support the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-

Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting

Technology) feature.

This item determines if the Num Lock key is active or inactive at system startup time.

If you have two diskette drives installed and you enable this item, drive A becomes drive B and drive B becomes drive A.

If you enable this item, your system will check all floppy disk drives at start up.

Disable this item unless you are using an old 360KB drive.

Password Check

If you have entered a password for the system, use this item to determine, if the password is required to enter the Setup

Utility (Setup) or required both at start-

Boot to OS/2 >

64MB

up and to enter the Setup Utility

(Always).

Enable this item if you are booting the

OS/2 operating system and you have more than 64MB of system memory installed.

L2 Cache

System BIOS

Cacheable

SDRAM Timing

By SPD

Leave these items enabled since all the processors that can be installed on this board have internal L2 cache memory.

If you enable this item, a segment of the system BIOS will be copied to main memory for faster execution.

This item allows you to enable or disable

SDRAM

Frequency

the SDRAM timing defined by the Serial

Presence Detect electrical.

This item determines frequency of

SDRAM memory.

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SDRAM CAS#

Latency

SDRAM Bank

Interleave

AGP Comp.

Driving

Manual AGP

Comp. Driving

AGP Mode

AGP Aperture

Size

Auto detect

DIMM/PCI

Clock

CLK GEN

Spread Spectrum

This item determines the operation of

SDRAM memory CAS (column address strobe). It is recommended that you leave this item at the default value. The 2T setting requires faster memory that specifically supports this mode.

Enable this item to increase SDRAM memory speed. When enabled, separate memory banks are set for odd and even addresses and the next byte of memory can be accessed while the current byte is being refreshed.

Use this item to signal driving current on

AGP cards to auto or manual. Some

AGP cards need stronger than normal driving current in order to operate. We recommend that you set this item to the default.

When AGP Driving is set to Manual, use this item to set the AGP current driving value.

This item provides the OnBoard VGA mode with three options of 1,2, 4 multiplied frequency.

This item defines an AGP for the graphics. Leave this item at the default value 64MB.

When this item is enabled, BIOS will disable the clock signal of free

DIMM/PCI slots.

Use this item to set the system bus spread spectrum for the installed processor.

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Hyper Threading

Function

If your P4 CPU is not HT CPU, this item will be hidden.

If your P4 CPU is HT CPU, BIOS will show this item. You can set "Disabled" or "Enabled" to control HT CPU support in O.S. Set “Enabled” to test HT CPU function.

Power Management Setup Page

This page sets up some parameters of system power management operation.

AMIBIOS SETUP – POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

(C) 2000 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

ACPI Aware O/S

Power Management

Suspend Time Out <Min.>

Hard Disk Time Out <Min.>

Resume On RTC Alarm

RTC Alarm Date

RTC Alarm Hour

RTC Alarm Minute

RTC Alarm Second

LAN/Ring Power On

Keyboard Power On

Wake-Up Key

Wake-Up Password

Yes

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

Disabled

15

12

30

30

Disabled

Disabled

Any key

N/A

ESC : Quit

↑↓←→ : Select Item

F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify

F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color

F6 : Load BIOS Defaults

F7 : Load Setup Defaults

ACPI Aware

O/S

Power

Management

This item supports ACPI (Advanced

Configuration and Power management

Interface). Use this item to enable or disable the ACPI feature.

Use this item to enable or disable a power management scheme. If you enable power management, you can use the items below to set the power management operation.

Both APM and ACPI are supported.

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Suspend Time

Out

Hard Disk

Time Out

Resume On

RTC Alarm /

Date / Hour /

Minute /

Second

LAN/Ring

Power On

Keyboard

Power On

Wake-Up Key

Wake-Up

Password

This sets the timeout for Suspend mode in minutes. If the time selected passes without any system activity, the computer will enter power-saving Suspend mode.

This item sets up the timeout to power down the hard disk drive, if there is no hard disk activity after passing the preset period of time.

The system can be turned off with a software command. If you enable this item, the system can automatically resume at a fixed time based on the system’s RTC

(realtime clock). Use the items below this one to set the date and time of the wake-up alarm. You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature.

The system can be turned off with a software command. If you enable this item, the system can automatically resume if there is an incoming call on the Modem. You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature.

If you enable this item, system can automatically resume by pressing hot keys on the keyboard or typing in the password.

You must enable the Keyboard Power On jumper and use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature.

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PCI / Plug and Play Setup Page

This page sets up some parameters for devices installed on the PCI bus and those utilizing the system plug and play capability.

AMIBIOS SETUP – PCI / PLUG AND PLAY SETUP

(C) 2000 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Plug and Play Aware O/S

Share Memory Size

Primary Graphics Adapter

Allocate IRQ for PCI VGA

PCI IDE BusMaster

Yes

32MB

PCI

Yes

Disabled

ESC : Quit

↑↓←→ : Select Item

F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify

F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color

F6 : Load BIOS Defaults

F7 : Load Setup Defaults

Plug and Play

Aware O/S

Share

Memory Size

Primary

Graphics

Adapter

Allocate IRQ for PCI VGA

PCI IDE

BusMaster

Enable this item if you are using an O/S that supports Plug and Play such as Windows 95 or 98.

This item lets you allocate a portion of the main memory for the onboard VGA display application with three options of

8/16/32MB.

This item indicates if the primary graphics adapter uses the PCI or the AGP bus. The default AGP setting still lets the onboard display work and allows the use of a second display card installed in an AGP slot.

If this item is enabled, an IRQ will be assigned to the PCI VGA graphics system.

You set this value to No to free up an IRQ.

This item enables or disables the DMA under DOS mode. We recommend you to leave this item at the default value.

Load Optimal Settings

If you select this item and press Enter a dialog box appears. If you press Y, and then Enter, the Setup Utility loads a set of fail-safe default values. These default values are not very demanding and

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they should allow your system to function with most kinds of hardware and memory chips.

Note: It is highly recommended that users enter this option to load optimal values for accessing the best performance.

Load Best Performance Settings

If you select this item and press Enter a dialog box appears. If you press Y, and then Enter, the Setup Utility loads a set of bestperformance default values. These default values are quite demanding and your system might not function properly if you are using slower memory chips or other low-performance components.

Features Setup Page

This page sets up some parameters for those peripheral devices connected to the system.

AMIBIOS SETUP – FEATURES SETUP

(C) 2000 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

OnBoard FDC

OnBoard Serial PortA

OnBoard IR Port

OnBoard Parallel Port

Parallel Port Mode

Parallel Port IRQ

Parallel Port DMA

OnBoard Game Port

OnBoard MIDI Port

MIDI Port IRQ

OnBoard IDE

Audio Device

Modem Device

Ethernet Device

USB Controller

USB Device Legacy Support

ThumbDrive Support for DOS

Enabled

3F8h/COM1

Disabled

378h

SPP

7

N/A

201h

300h

10

Both

Enabled

Auto

Enabled

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

ESC : Quit

Item

↑↓←→ : Select

F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify

F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color

F6 : Load BIOS Defaults

F7 : Load Setup Defaults

OnBoard FDC

Use this item to enable or disable the onboard floppy disk drive interface.

OnBoard Serial

PortA

Use this item to enable or disable the onboard COM1 serial port, and to assign a port address.

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OnBoard IR

Port

Use this item to enable or disable the onboard infrared port, and to assign a port address.

Parallel Port

Mode

Parallel Port

IRQ

Parallel Port

DMA

Use this item to set the parallel port mode.

You can select SPP (Standard Parallel

Port), ECP (Extended Capabilities Port),

EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port), or ECP +

EPP.

Use this item to assign IRQ to the parallel port.

Use this item to assign a DMA channel to the parallel port.

OnBoard

Game Port

OnBoard MIDI

Port

This item enables or disables the I/O address for the game port.

Use this item to enable or disable the onboard MIDI port, and to assign a port address.

MIDI Port IRQ Use this item to assign IRQ 7 to the parallel port.

OnBoard IDE

Use this item to enable or disable the onboard IDE channel.

Audio Device

This item enables or disables the AC’97 audio chip.

Modem Device

This item enables or disables the MC’97 modem chip.

Ethernet

Device

USB

Controller

USB Device

Legacy

Support

ThumbDrive

Support For

DOS

This item enables or disables the onboard

Ethernet LAN.

Use this item to select the USB ports or disabled.

This item allows you to enable the USB device, if you have installed a USB device on the system board.

Enable this item to make a small portion of memory storage device for the USB ports.

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CPU PnP Setup Page

This page helps you manually configure the mainboard for the

CPU. The system will automatically detect the type of installed

CPU and make the appropriate adjustments to the items on this page.

AMIBIOS SETUP – CPU PnP SETUP

©2000 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

CPU BRAND

CPU Type

CPU Ratio

CPU Frequency

INTEL

Pentium 4

8.0x

100 MHz

ESC : Quit

↑↓←→ : Select Item

F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify

F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color

F6 : Load Optimal values

F7 : Load Best performance values

CPU

BRAND/Type/

Core

Voltage/Ratio

/Frequency

These items show the type, core voltage, ratio and frequency of CPU installed in your system.

Hardware Monitor Page

This page sets up some parameters for the hardware monitoring function of this mainboard.

AMIBIOS SETUP – HARDWARE MONITOR

(C) 2000 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

*** System Hardware ***

Vcore

Vcc 2.5V

Vcc 3.3V

Vcc 5V

+12V

-12V

SB5V

VBAT

SYSTEM Fan Speed

CPU Fan Speed

Power Temperature

SYSTEM Temperature

CPU Temperature

1.632V

2.496V

3.392V

4.945V

12.032V

-11.968V

5.026V

ESC : Quit

↑↓←→ : Select Item

F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify

3.488V

0 RPM

F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color

F6 : Load BIOS Defaults

1308 RPM

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°C/89°F

39

°C/102°F

F7 : Load Setup Defaults

61

°C/141°F

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CPU / System

Temperature

FANs &

Voltage

Measurements

These items display CPU and system temperature measurement.

These items indicate cooling fan speeds in

RPM and the various system voltage measurements.

Change Password

If you highlight this item and press Enter, a dialog box appears that you can enter a Supervisor password. You can enter no more than six letters or numbers. Press Enter after you have typed in the password. There will be the second dialog box asking you to retype the password for confirmation. Press Enter after you have retyped it correctly. Then, the password is required for the access to the

Setup Utility or for it at start-up, depending on the setting of the

Password Check item in Advanced Setup.

Exit

Highlight this item and press Enter to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility configuration and exit the program.

When the

Save and Exit dialog box appears, press Y to save and exit, or press N to exit without saving.

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Chapter 4

Software & Applications

Introduction

This chapter describes the contents of the support CD-ROM that comes with the mainboard package.

The support CD-ROM contains all useful software, necessary drivers and utility programs to properly run our products. More program information is available in a README file, located in the same directory as the software.

To run the support CD, simply insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. An Auto Setup screen automatically pops out, and then you can go on the auto-installing or manual installation depending on your operating system.

If your operating system is Windows 98/ME/2000/XP, it will automatically install all the drivers and utilities for your mainboard; if Windows NT or manual installation, please follow the instructions described as the

Installing under Windows NT or

Manual Installation

section.

Installing Support Software

1.Insert the support CD-ROM disc in the CD-ROM drive.

2.When you insert the CD-ROM disc in the system CD-ROM

drive, the CD automatically displays an Auto Setup screen.

3.The screen displays three buttons of Setup, Browse CD and Exit

on the right side, and three others Setup, Application and

ReadMe at the bottom. Please see the following illustration.

The Setup button runs the software auto-installing program as explained in next section.

The Browse CD button is a standard Windows command that you can check the contents of the disc with the Windows 98 file browsing interface.

The Exit button closes the Auto Setup window. To run the program again, reinsert the CD-ROM disc in the drive; or click the

CD-ROM driver from the Windows Explorer, and click the Setup icon.

The Application button brings up a software menu. It shows the bundled software that this mainboard supports.

The ReadMe brings you to the Install Path where you can find out path names of software driver.

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Auto-Installing under Windows 98/ME/2000/XP

If you are under Windows 98/ME/2000/XP, please click the Setup button to run the software auto-installing program while the Auto

Setup screen pops out after inserting the support CD-ROM:

1. The installation program loads and displays the following

screen. Click the Next button.

2. Select the items that you want to setup by clicking on it (the default options are recommended). Click the Next button to proceed.

3. The support software will automatically install.

Once any of the installation procedures start, software is automatically installed in sequence. You need to follow the onscreen instructions, confirm commands and allow the computer to restart as few times as needed to complete installing whatever software you selected. When the process is finished, all the support software will be installed and start working.

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Installing under Windows NT or Manual Installation

If you are under Windows NT, the auto-installing program doesn’t work out; or you have to do the manual installation, please follow this procedure while the Auto Setup screen pops out after inserting the support CD-ROM:

1. Click the ReadMe to bring up a screen, and then click the

Install Path at the bottom of the screen.

2. Find out your mainboard model name and click on it to obtain

its correct driver directory.

3. Install each software in accordance with the corresponding

driver path.

Bundled Software Installation

All bundled software available on the CD-ROM is for users’ convenience. You can install bundled software as follows:

1. Click the Application button while the Auto Setup screen pops

out after inserting the support CD-ROM.

2. A software menu appears. Click the software you want to install.

3. Follow onscreen instructions to install the software program step

by step until finished.

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