K7VM2

User Manual

Version 1.0

Published October 2002

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1.1 Package Contents ......................................................... 4

1.2 Specifications ................................................................ 4

1.3 Motherboard Layout ...................................................... 6

1.4 ASRock I/O TM

....................................................................................................................................

7

2.1 Screw Holes ................................................................. 8

2.2 Pre-installation Precautions ........................................... 8

2.3 CPU Installation .............................................................. 8

2.4 Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan ............................. 9

2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) ......................... 9

2.6 Expansion Slots ............................................................. 10

2.7 Jumpers Setup .............................................................. 11

2.8 Connectors .................................................................... 11

3.1 BIOS Setup Utility ........................................................... 14

3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar ....................................................... 14

3.1.2 Legend Bar ............................................................. 15

3.2 Main Menu ...................................................................... 15

3.3 Advanced, Security, Power, Boot, and Exit Menus ..... 17

4.1 Installing Operating System ........................................... 18

4.2 Support CD Information ................................................. 18

4.2.1 Running Support CD ............................................... 18

4.2.2 Drivers Menu .......................................................... 18

4.2.3 Utilities Menu ........................................................... 18

4.2.4 Contact Information ................................................ 18

1. Advanced Menu .......................................................... 19

2. Security Menu ............................................................. 21

3. Power Menu ................................................................ 22

4. Boot Menu ................................................................... 23

5. Exit Menu ..................................................................... 23

Thank you for purchasing ASRock K7VM2 motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commitment to quality and endurance.

Chapter 1 and 2 of this manual contain introduction of the motherboard and step-bystep installation guide for new DIY system builders. Chapter 3 and 4 contain basic

BIOS setup and Support CD information.

For advanced users’ reference, the Appendix offers more advanced BIOS Setup information.

ASRock K7VM2 Motherboard (Micro ATX form factor: 9.6" x 9.6")

ASRock K7VM2 Quick Installation Guide

ASRock AMD-VIA Series Support CD

1 cable for IDE devices (1 x ATA 66/100/133)

1 cable for floppy drive (1 x ribbon cable)

1 ASRock I/O shield

1 COM port bracket

Platform:

CPU:

Micro ATX form factor (9.6" x 9.6")

Socket A (462 pins) for AMD Athlon

TM

/ Athlon

TM

XP / Duron

TM processor

North Bridge: VIA KM266, FSB@200/266 MHz, AGP4X

Chipsets:

South Bridge: Supports USB 2.0, ATA 133

Clock Generator:

100 MHz - 200MHz

Memory:

2 slots for DDR: DIMM1 and DIMM2 (PC1600/ PC2100)

Max. 2GB

IDE:

2 slots for SDR: DIMM3 and DIMM4 (PC100/ PC133)

Max. 2GB

IDE1: ATA 133 / Ultra DMA Mode 4

IDE2: ATA 133 / Ultra DMA Mode 4

Floppy Port:

Audio:

LAN:

Can connect up to 4 IDE devices

Supports floppy disk drive

2 channels AC’97 Audio

Speed: 802.3u (10/100 Ethernet), supports Wake-On-LAN

ASRock U-COP:

AMR slot:

Dual External/Internal temperature sensor

Hardware mechanism

CPU overheat shutdown to protect CPU life

Supports all socket A AMD CPU, Athlon TM / Athlon TM XP/

Duron TM

Hardware Monitor:

Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3V, Vcore

CPU fan tachometer

Chassis fan tachometer

PCI slots:

AGP slot:

3 slots with PCI Specification 2.2

1 universal AGP slot, supports 3.3v / 1.5v, 4X / 2X / 1X AGP card

1 slot, supports ASRock AMR modem card, shares the

USB 2.0:

ASRock I/O TM :

bracket with the slot PCI 3

4 default USB ports and a set of header for two additional

USB ports upgrade

PS/2: 1 keyboard port / 1 mouse port

1 RJ 45 port

4 rear default USB ports (USB 2.0)

1 VGA port

1 Parallel port, supports ECP/EPP

BIOS:

OS:

Audio Jack: Line Out/ Line In/ Microphone + Game port

AMI legal BIOS

Supports “Plug and Play”

ACPI 1.1 compliance wake up events

Supports jumperfree

SMBIOS 3.0 support

CPU frequency stepless control

(only for advanced users’ reference)

Windows 98SE / ME / 2000 / XP compliant

1.

While CPU overheat is detected, the system will automatically shutdown and the power button on the chassis will be disabled.

Please check if the CPU fan on the motherboard functions properly before you resume the system.

2.

Although K7VM2 offers stepless control, it is not recommended to perform over clocking. Frequencies other than the recommended CPU bus frequencies may cause the instability of the system or damage the CPU.

PS/2

Mouse

PS/2

Keyboard

VGA

1 27 2

24.4cm (9.6 in)

3 4 5 6

CPU_FAN1

SOCKET462

21

24

23

11

19

20

LAN

USB01

USB23

LAN PHY

Line out

1

In

CD1

AUDIO

CODEC

AUX1

2MB

BIOS

AUDIO1

Accelerated Graphics Port

PCI 1

K7VM2

PCI 2

18

VIA

Chipset

7

8

0 1

2 3

VIA

South

Bridge

0 1 2 3

1

FSB_SEL1

CMOS

Battery

28

CHA_FAN1

17

9

16

26

AMR1

PCI 3

1

COM1

25

1

USB45

IR1

PANEL1

PLED PWRBTN

1

1

PS2_USB_PWR1

1

HDLED RST

1

SPEAKER1

FLOPPY1

13 14 22 12 15

10

12

13

14

8

9

10

11

6

7

4

5

1

2

3

ATX power connector (ATXPWR1)

CPU socket

CPU fan connector (CPU_FAN1)

North Bridge controller

184-pin DDR DIMM slots (blue)

168-pin SDRAM DIMM slots (black)

Primary IDE connector (IDE1, blue)

Secondary IDE connector (IDE2, black)

Chassis fan connector (CHA_FAN1)

Floppy connector (FLOPPY1)

Flash Memory

System panel connector (PANEL1)

USB header (USB45)

Infrared module connector (IR1)

26

27

28

22

23

24

25

18

19

20

21

15

16

17

Speaker connector (SPEAKER 1)

South Bridge controller

Clear CMOS jumper (CLRCMOS1)

PCI slots

AUDIO CODEC

Front panel audio connector (AUDIO1)

LAN PHY

PS2_USB_PWR1 jumper

Internal audio connector: AUX1 (white)

Internal audio connector: CD1 (black)

Serial port connector (COM1)

AMR slot

AGP slot

FSB_SEL1 jumper

1.4 ASRock I/O

TM

2

3

10 9

3

4

1

2

5

Parallel port

RJ-45 port

Game port

Microphone (Pink)

Line In (Light Blue)

8 7 6 5

8

9

6

7

10

Line Out (Lime)

USB 2.0 ports

VGA port

PS/2 keyboard port (Purple)

PS/2 mouse port (Green)

4

K7VM2 is a Micro ATX form factor (9.6" x 9.6") motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it.

Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard. Failure to do so may cause physical injuries to you and damages to motherboard components.

Place screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis.

Do not over-tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.

Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings.

1.

Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component.

2.

To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static electricity,

NEVER place your motherboard directly on the carpet or the like. Also remember to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle components.

3.

Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs.

4.

Whenever you uninstall any component, place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that comes with the component.

Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the power is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply.

Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals, and/ or components.

Step 1. Unlock the socket by lifting the lever up to a 90 to 100 angle.

Step 2. Position the CPU directly above the socket such that its marked corner matches the base of the socket lever.

Step 3. Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it fits in place.

The CPU fits only in one correct orientation. DO NOT force the

CPU into the socket to avoid bending of the pins.

Step 4. When the CPU is in place, press it firmly on the socket while you push down the socket lever to secure the CPU. The lever clicks on the side tab to indicate that it is locked.

Step 1 Step 2, 3 Step 4

AMD Ahtlon/Duron family CPUs with a speed of 600 MHz and higher require larger heatsink and cooling fan. Thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink is also needed to improve heat transfer. Make sure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in good contact with each other. For proper installation, please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of vendors of

CPU fan and heatsink.

SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) DIMM (Dual In-line Memory Module) has 168 pins and DDR (Double Data Rate) SDRAM DIMM has 184 pins.

Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components.

168-pin RAM 184-pin RAM

The 168-pin SDRAM DIMM (black) and 184-pin DDR DIMM (blue) can be easily distinguished by the fool-proof design.

Please do not insert both 168-pin SDRAM DIMM and 184-pin DDR

DIMM at the same time. To optimize the compatibility, it is not recommended to use two different models of the DIMMs at the same time.

Step 1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward.

Step 2. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot.

Step 3. Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining clip snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated.

There are 3 PCI slots, 1 AMR slot, and 1 AGP slot on K7VM2 motherboard.

PCI slots: PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI interface.

AMR slot: AMR slot is used to insert ASRock AMR card with v.92 Modem functionality. On K7VM2 motherboard, the AMR slot shares the bracket with the slot PCI 3.

AGP slot: The AGP slot is used to install a graphics card.

The ASRock AGP slot has a special locking mechanism which can securely fasten the graphics card inserted.

Step 1.

Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation of the expansion card and make necessary hardware settings for the card.

Step 2.

Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis).

Step 3.

Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use. Keep the screw for later use.

Step 4.

Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot.

Step 5.

Fasten the card to the chassis with screws.

Step 6.

Replace the system cover.

The illustration shows how jumpers are setup.

When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “SHORT”. If no jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “OPEN”. The illustration shows a

3-pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are “SHORT” when jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins.

Jumper Setting Description

FSB_SEL1

(see p.6 item 28)

FSB_SEL1

2_3

FSB_SEL1

1_2

FSB 100 MHz FSB 133 MHz

Note: Follow the figures to set the CPU front side bus frequency.

PS2_USB_PWR1

(see p.6 item 22)

1_2

+5V

2_3

+5VSB

Short pin2, pin3 to enable

+5VSB (standby) for PS/2 or

USB wake up events.

Note: To select +5VSB, it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current.

CLRCMOS1

(see p.6 item 17) solder points

Disconnect the power cord, then short the solder points to clear CMOS by using metal material, e.g., a paper clip.

Connector

Connectors are NOT jumpers. DO NOT place jumper caps over these connectors.

Figure Description

FDD connector

(33-pin FLOPPY1)

(see p.6 item 10)

Pin1

FLOPPY1

Red marking

Note: Match the red marking on the floppy ribbon cable with Pin1.

Primary IDE connector (Blue) Secondary IDE connector (Black)

(39-pin IDE1) (39-pin IDE2)

(see p.6 item 7) (see p.6 item 8)

PIN1

IDE1

Connect to the motherboard

Blue

PIN1

IDE2

Black

Connect to the IDE devices

80-Pin ATA 100/133 cable

Note: To optimize compatibility and performance, please connect your hard disk drive to the primary IDE connector (IDE1, blue) and CD-ROM to the secondary IDE connector (IDE2, black).

USB header

(9-pin USB45)

(see p.6 item 13)

USB_PWR

P-5

P+5

GND

DUMMY

1

GND

P-4

P+4

USB_PWR

ASRock I/O TM already provided 4 default USB ports.

If the 4 USB ports on the rear panel are not sufficient, an

USB header is available for 2 additional USB ports.

Infrared module connector

(5-pin IR1)

(see p.6 item 14)

IRTX

+5V

DUMMY

1

GND

IRRX

This connector supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module.

Internal audio connectors

CD-L

GND

(4-pin CD1, 4-pin AUX1) CD1

CD-R

(CD1: see p.6 item 24)

(AUX1: see p.6 item 23)

AUX-L

GND

AUX-R

These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, TV tuner card, or MPEG card.

Audio1 connector

(9-pin AUDIO1)

(see p.6 item 20)

GND

+5VA

BACKOUT-R

BACKOUT-L

1

AUD-OUT-L

DUMMY

AUD-OUT-R

MIC-POWER

MIC

This is an interface for front panel audio cable that allows convenient connection and control of audio devices.

System panel connector

(9-pin PANEL1)

(see p.6 item 12)

Speaker1 connector

(4-pin SPEAKER 1)

(see p.6 item 15)

Chassis fan connector

(3-pin CHA_FAN1)

(see p.6 item 9)

CPU fan connector

(3-pin CPU_FAN1)

(see p.6 item 3)

ATX power connector

(20-pin ATXPWR1)

(see p.6 item 1)

PLED+

PLED-

PWRBTN#

GND

1

DUMMY

RESET#

GND

HDLED-

HDLED+

1

SPEAKER

DUMMY

DUMMY

+5V

CHA_FAN_SPEED

+12V

GND

GND

+12V

CPU_FAN_SPEED

This connector accommodates several system front panel functions.

This connector allows you to attach to an external speaker.

Connect the fan cable to the connector matching the black wire to the ground pin.

Connect the fan cable to the connector matching the black wire to the ground pin.

Connect an ATX power supply to the connector.

COM1 connector

(9-pin COM1)

(see p.6 item 25)

RRXD1

DDTR#1

DDSR#1

CCTS#1

1

RRI#1

RRTS#1

GND

TTXD1

DDCD#1

This connector supports a serial port module.

This section explains how to configure your system using the BIOS Setup utility. The

Flash Memory on the motherboard stores the BIOS Setup utility. When you start up the computer, there is a chance for you to run the BIOS Setup. Press <F2> during the

Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS Setup utility, otherwise, POST continues with its test routines.

If you wish to enter the BIOS Setup after POST, restart the system by pressing

<Ctl> + <Alt> + <Delete>, or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis. You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on.

The BIOS Setup utility is designed to be user-friendly. It is a menu-driven program, which allows you to scroll through its various sub-menus and select among the predetermined choices.

Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen.

The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections:

MAIN

Sets up the basic system configuration

ADVANCED

SECURITY

Sets up the advanced features

Sets up the security features

POWER

BOOT

EXIT

Configures Power Management features

Configures the default system device that is used to locate and load the Operating System

Exits the current menu or the BIOS Setup

To access the menu bar items, press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted.

At the bottom of the Setup Screen is a legend bar. The following table lists the keys in the legend bar with their corresponding functions.

Navigation Key(s)

<F1>

<ESC>

/

/

+ / -

<Enter>

<F9>

<F10>

Function Description

Displays the General Help Screen

Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the upper menu

from the current menu

Moves cursor up or down between fields

Selects menu to the left or right

Increases or decreases values

Brings up a selected menu for a highlighted field

Resets the current screen to its Setup Defaults

Saves changes and exits Setup

When you enter the BIOS Setup utility, the following screen appears.

System Date [Month/Day/Year]

Set the system date that you specify. Valid values for month, day, and year are

Month: (Jan to Dec), Day: (1 to 31), Year: (up to 2099). Use keys to move between the Month, Day and Year fields.

System Time [Hour:Minute:Second]

Set the system to the time that you specify. Use keys to move between the Hour, Minute and Second fields.

Floppy Drives

Use this to set the type of floppy drives installed.

IDE Devices

Use this to configure IDE devices.

TYPE

It allows user to select the type of the IDE Drive. Below are the configuration options. After making your selections on this sub-menu, press <ESC> key to return to the upper menu, in which the hard disk drive field will display the size for the hard disk drive that you configured.

[USER]: It allows user to manually enter the number of cylinders, heads, and sectors per track for the drive.

Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive, make sure you have the correct configuration information supplied by the drive manufacturer. Incorrect settings may cause the system to fail to recognize the installed hard disk.

[Auto]: Select [Auto] to automatically detect hard disk drive. If auto-detection is successful, the BIOS Setup automatically fills in the correct values for the remaining fields on this sub-menu. If the autodetection fails, it may due to that the hard disk is too old or too new.

If the hard disk was already formatted on an older system, the BIOS

Setup may detect incorrect parameters. In these cases, select [User] to manually enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters.

After entering the hard disk information into BIOS, use a disk utility, such as FDISK, to partition and format new IDE hard disk drives. This is necessary so that you can write or read data from the hard disk. Make sure to set the partition of the Primary

IDE hard disk drives to active.

[CD/DVD]: This is used for IDE CD/DVD drives.

[ARMD]: This is used for IDE ARMD (Accelerated Removable Media

Cylinders

Device), such as MO.

This is used to configure the number of cylinders. Refer to the drive documentation to determine the correct value.

Heads

This is used to configure the number of read/write heads. Refer to the drive documentation to determine the correct values.

Write Pre-compensation

Enter Write Pre-compensation sector. Refer to the drive documentation to determine the correct value.

Sectors

This is used to configure the number of sectors per track. Refer to the drive documentation to determine the correct value.

Maximum Capacity

This field shows the drive’s maximum capacity as calculated by the BIOS based on the drive information you entered.

LBA Mode

This allows user to select the LBA mode for a hard disk > 512 MB under

DOS and Windows; for Netware and UNIX user, select [Off] to disable the

LBA mode.

Block Mode

Set the block mode to [On] will enhance hard disk performance by reading or writing more data during each transfer.

Fast Programmed I/O Modes

This allows user to set the PIO mode to enhance hard disk performance by optimizing the hard disk timing.

32 Bit Transfer Mode

It allows user to enable 32-bit access to maximize the IDE hard disk data transfer rate.

Ultra DMA Mode

Ultra DMA capability improves transfer speeds and data integrity for compatible IDE devices. Set to [Disabled] to suppress Ultra DMA capability.

Detailed descriptions of these menus are listed in the Appendix, see p.19.

This motherboard supports various Windows operating systems (98SE / ME / 2000

/ XP). Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary, use the setup procedures in this chapter for general reference only. Refer to your OS documentation for more information.

The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that enhance the motherboard features.

To begin using the support CD, insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if “AUTORUN” is enabled in your computer.

If the Main Menu did not appear automatically, locate and double click on the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder in the Support CD to display the menus.

The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects installed devices. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices.

The Utilities Menu shows the applications software that the motherboard supports. Click on a specific item then follow the installation wizard to install it.

ASRock presents you a multimedia PC-DIY live demo, which shows you how to install your own PC system step by step. You can find the file through the following path:

..\ MPEGAV \ AVSEQ01.DAT

To see this demo program, you can run Microsoft Media Player to play the file.

If you need to contact ASRock or want to know more about ASRock, welcome to ASRock’s website: http://www.asrock.com; or you may contact your dealer for further information.

This section will introduce you the following BIOS Setup menus: “Advanced,”

“Security,” “Power,” “Boot,” and “Exit.”

Spread Spectrum:

This field should always be “Disabled” for better system stability.

CPU Host Frequency:

[Auto]: The motherboard detects the jumper setup and sets the CPU host frequency automatically.

[Manual]: This allows user to set CPU host frequency manually. However, this is not recommended unless user thoroughly knows the feature.

Wrong setup may cause problems during operation.

SDRAM Frequency:

[Auto]: The motherboard detects the memory module(s) inserted and automatically assigns appropriate frequency.

[Other values]: This allows user to select the value as operating frequency.

Chipset Configuration:

AGP Mode: This motherboard supports the AGP 4X interface that transfers video data at 1066MB/s. Other configuration options are 2X mode and 1X mode.

AGP Aperture Size: It refers to a section of the PCI memory address range used for graphics memory. We recommend that you leave this field at the default value unless your AGP card requires other sizes.

OnBoard VGA Share Memory: This allows you to select the size of share memory for onboard VGA. Onboard VGA will get better resolution if larger

size of share memory is selected. Please do not select [None] if AGP or PCI graphics card is not inserted.

PCI Delay Transaction: Enable PCI Delay Transaction feature will free the PCI

Bus when the CPU is accessing 8-bit ISA cards. Disable this feature when using ISA cards that are not PCI 2.1 compliant.

USB Controller: Use this to enable or disable the use of USB controller.

USB Device Legacy Support: Use this to enable or disable support to emulate legacy I/O devices such as mouse, keyboard,... etc.

Resource Configuration:

PCI Latency Timer (PCI Clocks): The default is 32. We recommend you to keep the default value unless your PCI expansion cards’ specifications require other settings.

Primary Graphics Adapter: Select PCI, OnBoard VGA, or AGP as the primary graphics adapter.

Peripheral Configuration:

OnBoard FDC: Use this to enable or disable floppy drive controller.

OnBoard Serial Port: Use this to set addresses for the onboard serial ports or disable serial ports. Configuration options: [Auto], [Disabled], [3F8 / IRQ4 /

COM1], [2F8 / IRQ3 / COM2], [3E8 / IRQ4 / COM3], [2E8 / IRQ3 / COM4].

OnBoard Infrared Port: This allows you to enable or disable the onboard infrared port feature. Select [Auto] will enable this feature if the infrared module is installed.

OnBoard Parallel Port: Select Parallel Port address or disable Parallel Port.

Configuration options: [Auto], [Disabled], [378], [278].

Parallel Port Mode: Set the operation mode of the parallel port.

OnBoard Midi Port: Select address for Midi Port or disable Midi Port. Configu ration options: [Disabled], [330], [300], [290], [292].

Midi IRQ Select: Use this to select Midi IRQ. Configuration options: [5],

[10], [11]. The default is 5.

OnBoard Game Port: Select address for Game Port or disable Game Port.

Configuration options: [200h], [208h], [Disabled].

OnBoard IDE: To enable either the primary IDE channel or the secondary IDE channel, set to [Disabled] will disable the both.

Configuration options: [both], [Disabled], [Primary], [Secondary].

OnBoard AC’97 Audio: Enable or disable onboard AC’97 audio feature.

OnBoard MC’97 Modem: Enable or disable onboard MC’97 modem feature.

Supervisor Password: This field shows the status of the Supervisor Password.

[Clear]: No password has been set.

[Set]: Supervisor password has been set.

User Password: This field shows the status of the User Password.

[Clear]: No password has been set.

[Set]: User password has been set.

Set Supervisor Password: Press <Enter> to set Supervisor Password. Valid password can be a 1 to 6 alphanumeric characters combination. If you already have a password, you must enter your current password first in order to create a new password.

Set User Password: Press <Enter> to set User Password. Valid password can be a 1 to 6 alphanumeric characters combination. If you already have a password, you must enter your current password first in order to create a new password.

Password Check: Select the check point for “Password Check”. Configuration options: [Setup], [Always]. If [Setup] option is selected, the “Password Check” is performed before BIOS setup. If [Always] option is selected, the “Password

Check” is performed before both boot-up and BIOS setup.

Suspend to RAM (S3): This field allows you to select whether to auto-detect or disable the ACPI Suspend-to-RAM feature. Select [Auto] will enable this feature if the system supports it.

Repost Video on S3 Resume: This feature allows you to repost video on S3 resume.

Restore on AC/Power Loss: This allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC power loss. If [Power Off] is selected, the AC power remains off when the power recovers. If [Power On] is selected, the AC power resumes and the system starts to boot up when the power recovers.

Ring-In Power On: Use this to enable or disable Ring-in signals to turn on the system from the power-soft-off mode.

PME# Power On: Use this to enable or disable PCI PME# to turn on the system from the power-soft-off mode.

Keyboard Power On: Use this to enable or disable keyboard to turn on the system from the power-soft-off mode.

RTC Alarm Power On: Use this to enable or disable RTC(Real Time Clock) to power on the system. If [Enable] is selected, you must fill the RTC Alarm Date / Hour /

Minute / Second sub-fields with the actual wake up time you desire.

Quick Boot Mode: This mode speeds up the boot-up routine by skipping memory retestings.

Boot-time Diagnostic Screen: This screen shows CPU and hardware information during Power-On-Self-Test (POST) routine. If this screen is disabled, only ASRock logo is shown during the boot up process.

Boot Up Num-Lock: This automatically activates the Numeric Lock function after boot up.

Boot to OS/2: This enables boot up to OS/2 operating system.

Boot Device Priority: This allows you to set the boot device priority.

Exit Saving Changes: After you enter the sub-menu, the message “Save current settings and exit” will appear. If you press <ENTER>, it will save the current settings and exit the BIOS SETUP Utility.

Exit Discarding Changes: After you enter the submenu, the message “Quit without saving changes” will appear. If you press <ENTER>, you will exit the

BIOS Setup Utility without making any changes to the settings.

Load Default Settings: This loads the default values for all the setup configuration.

Discard Changes: After you enter the sub-menu, the message “Load setup original values” will appear. If you press <ENTER>, original values will be restored.

All changes are discarded.