VIA MVP3

AT
SYSTEM BOARD

OPERATION MANUAL

DOC NO. UM-VML-E2…………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………….PRINTED IN TAIWAN

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter & Section Page
1. INTRODUCTION............................................................................................... 1-1
1.1 SYSTEM OVERVIEW .............................................................................. 1-1
1.2 SYSTEM BOARD LAYOUT .................................................................... 1-2
2. FEATURES ......................................................................................................... 2-1
2.1 MAINBOARD SPECIFICATIONS.......................................................... 2-1
3. HARDWARE SETUP ........................................................................................ 3-1
3.1 UNPACKING.............................................................................................. 3-1
3.2 HARDWARE CONFIGURATION .......................................................... 3-1
3.2.1 CONNECTORS............................................................................ 3-2
3.2.2 JUMPERS ..................................................................................... 3-7
3.3 INSTALLING A CPU ONTO THE ZIF SOCKET ................................ 3-18
3.4 INSTALLATION OF CPU COOLING FAN .......................................... 3-20
3.5 UPGRADE THE SYSTEM MEMORY ................................................... 3-21
3.5.1 Installing a SIMM module........................................................... 3-21
3.5.2 Install the DIMM Module ........................................................... 3-22
3.5.3 Suggested Memory Modules ....................................................... 3-23
4. AWARD BIOS SETUP ...................................................................................... 4-1
4.1 GETTING STARTED................................................................................ 4-1
4.2 MAIN MENU .............................................................................................. 4-2
4.3 CONTROL KEYS ...................................................................................... 4-3
4.4 STANDARD CMOS SETUP ..................................................................... 4-4
4.5 BIOS FEATURES SETUP ........................................................................ 4-5
4.6 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP ................................................................ 4-7
4.7 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP .......................................................... 4-8
4.8 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION................................................................... 4-10
4.9 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS.............................................................. 4-13
4.10 LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS..................................................................... 4-14
4.11 SUPERVISOR PASSWORD / USER PASSWORD.............................. 4-14
4.12 IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION .............................................................. 4-15
4.13 SAVE &EXIT SETUP .............................................................................. 4-15
4.14 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ..................................................................... 4-15

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TRADEMARKS

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

NOTE

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

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

NOTICE

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

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1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 SYSTEM OVERVIEW

This mainboard is an AT form-factor PCI Local Bus Pentium system board with the
updated AGP technology designed onboard. The most updated VIA MVP3 chipset for
100MHz Front Side Bus (FSB) is designed on the board.

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

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

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

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

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

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1.2 SYSTEM BOARD LAYOUT

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

CN3
CN2

CN4 USB
PS/2
MS. AT K/B

CN8 POWER CON.

CN6 CN5
SYS. BIOS
CN7 LPT.

CN10 IR
CN9 IDE 2
CN11 IDE1
CN13 FDC.
PCI 3

PCI 2

PCI 1
SL3

SL2

SL1

AGP

DIMM1
DIMM2

SIMM2

SIMM1
JP12

BAT1

JP14
JP15
JP16
JP17
JP18

CN14
CPU
FAN
CPU
JP1
JP2
JP7 JP3
JP8 JP4
RS
HL
TL
SS

JP9 JP5
SPK JP10 JP6
KBLOCK

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2. FEATURES

2.1 MAINBOARD SPECIFICATIONS

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

¨ CPU
Intel : Pentium processor and OverDrive processor
90 / 100 / 120 / 133 / 150 / 166 / 200 / 233 MHz.
Cyrix : 6x86 / 6x86L - P150+ / P166+ / P200+.
6x86MX - PR166 / PR200 / PR233,6x86MII - PR266/PR300
AMD : K5 - PR90 / PR100 / PR120 / PR133 / PR150 / PR166.
K6 / PR2-166 / -200 / -233 / -266/ -300
K6-2 (3D)/300/333./350/366/380/400
IDT : Win Chip C6-180 / 200 / 225 / 240.

¨ CPU Voltage
(1).CPU I/O voltage : “+3.3V DC” or ”+3.5V DC”.
(2).CPU CORE voltage : +1.3V DC ~ +3.5V DC.

¨ System Clock
60 / 66 / 75 / 83 / 95 / 100 MHz

¨ Memory
DRAM : Three banks, each bank can be single or double sided, 8MB up to 1GB.
Supports fast page mode (FPM), Extended Data Out (EDO), and SDRAM
memory (Use 72-pin SIMM module x 2, and 168-pin DIMM module x 2).
Support +3.3V DC operating voltage on DIMM sockets.
SRAM : 512KB pipelined burst SRAM on board.

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

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¨ Expansion Slots
AGP Slots: 32-bit x 1 (Supports 1x/2x AGP graphics cards)
PCI Slots : 32-bit x 3 (All Master / Slave, PCI 2.1 Compliant).
ISA Slots : 16-bit x 3 (PCI / ISA slot share one slot).

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

¨ USB Ports
Two Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports.

¨ Super I/O Ports

1.Two high speed NS16C550 compatible Serial ports (UARTs).
2.One SPP / EPP / ECP mode Bi-directional parallel port.
3.One Floppy Disk Control port.

¨ IR Port
One HPSIR and ASKIR compatible Infrared port.

¨ Mouse and Keyboard

Supports PS/2 Mouse connector, PS/2 Keyboard connector (optional) and AT
Keyboard connector.

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

¨ DIMENSION
Width & Length : 220 mm x 220 mm.
Height : 3/4 inches with components mounted.
PCB Thickness : 4-layers, 0.05 inches normal.
Weight : 20 ounces.

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¨ ENVIRONMENT
Operating Temperature : 10°C to 40°C. (50°F to 104°F).
Require Airflow : 50 linear feet per minute across CPU.
Storage Temperature : -40°C to 70°C. (-40°F to 158°F).
Humidity : 0 to 90% non-condensing.
Altitude : 0 to 10,000 feet.

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3. HARDWARE SETUP

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

3.1 UNPACKING
The system board package contains the following parts :
Ÿ This system board.
Ÿ Operation manual.
Ÿ Cable set for IDE and I/O device.
Ÿ A CD diskette which includes device driver and utility program

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

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

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

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

Press on all of the socket IC‘s to make sure that they are properly seated. Do this only
with the board placed on a firm flat surface.

3.2 HARDWARE CONFIGURATION

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

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

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

Pin # Assignment
+ Battery Positive
- Ground

(B) CN2 AT Keyboard connector

Pin # Assignment Pin # Assignment
1 Keyboard Clock 2 Keyboard Data
3 No Connection 4 Ground
5 +5V DC

(C) CN3 PS/2 Mouse connector

Pin # Assignment
1 ● 1 Mouse Data
2 2 No Connection
3 ● 3 Ground
4 ● 4 +5V DC
5 ● 5 Mouse Clock

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(D) CN4 USB (Universal Serial Bus) connector
Caution: Please make sure of the correction to the connector, wrong connector
will destroy the mainboard.

(USB2) Pin # 5 1 Pin # (USB1)

Ground (BLACK WIRE) 5 ● ● 1 +5V DC (RED WIRE)
Ground (BLACK WIRE) 4 ● ● 2 DATA- (WHITE WIRE)
DATA+ (GREEN WIRE) 3 ● ● 3 DATA+ (GREEN WIRE)
DATA- (WHITE WIRE) 2 ● ● 4 Ground (BLACK WIRE)
+5V DC (RED WIRE) 1 ● ● 5 Ground (BLACK WIRE)
1 5

(E) CN5 COM A (Serial Port 1) connector

(F) CN6 COM B (Serial Port 2) connector

1 2 Pin # Assignment Pin # Assignment

● ● 1 DCD (Data Carrier Detect) 2 RD (Received Data)
● ● 3 TD (Transmit Data) 4 DTR (Data Terminal Ready)
● ● 5 Ground 6 DSR (Data Set Ready)
● ● 7 RTS (Request To Send) 8 CTS (Clear To Send)
● ● 9 RI (Ring Indicator) 10 No Connection
9 10

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(G) CN7 Parallel Port Connector
(Supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode, using IRQ7 or IRQ5, ECP modes use DMA
channel 3 or channel 1, and it can be programmed by CMOS setup)

1 14 Pin # Assignment Pin # Assignment

● ● 1 STROBE- 14 AUTO FEED-
● ● 2 Data Bit 0 15 ERROR-
● ● 3 Data Bit 1 16 INIT-
● ● 4 Data Bit 2 17 SLCT IN-
● ● 5 Data Bit 3 18 Ground
● ● 6 Data Bit 4 19 Ground
● ● 7 Data Bit 5 20 Ground
● ● 8 Data Bit 6 21 Ground
● ● 9 Data Bit 7 22 Ground
● ● 10 ACK- 23 Ground
● ● 11 BUSY 24 Ground
● ● 12 PE 25 Ground
● ● 13 SLCT 26 No Connection
13 26

(H) CN8 AT Power connector

Pin # Assignment
1 ● 1 Power Good (Orange)
2 ● 2 +5V DC (Red)
3 ● 3 +12V DC (Yellow)
P8

4 ● 4 -12V DC (Blue)
5 ● 5 Ground (Black)
6 ● 6 Ground (Black)
7 ● 7 Ground (Black)
8 ● 8 Ground (Black)
9 ● 9 -5V DC (White)
P9

10 ● 10 +5V DC (Red)
11 ● 11 +5V DC (Red)
12 ● 12 +5V DC (Red)

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(I) CN9 IDE 2 connector (Secondary IDE Port, using IRQ15)

(J) CN10 IR (Infrared Rays) transmission connector

Pin # Assignment
● 1 +5V DC
2 No Connection
● 3 IR Receive
● 4 Ground
● 5 IR Transmit

(K) CN11 IDE 1 connector (Primary IDE Port, using IRQ14)

(L) CN13 Floppy Disk Control Port connector (Using IRQ6, DMA channel 2)

(M) CN14 CPU Cooling Fan Power connector (optional)

Pin # Assignment
● 1 Ground
● 2 +12V DC
● 3 Fan Sense Signal

(N) KBLOCK Front Panel Power LED & Key-Lock connector

1 Pin # Assignment
● 1 Pullup (+5V DC for Power LED)
● 2 No Connection
● 3 Ground
● 4 Keyboard Lock
● 5 Ground
5

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(O) SPK Speaker connector

1 Pin # Assignment
● 1 +5V DC
● 2 No Connection
● 3 No Connection
● 4 Speaker Data Signal
4

(P) RS Reset Button connector

Open : No action Short : System Reset
Pin # Assignment Pin # Assignment
1 Reset Control 2 Ground

(Q) HL IDE HDD LED connector

Pin # Assignment Pin # Assignment
1 Pullup (+5V DC) 2 Signal Pin

(R) SS Suspend Switch connector

This switch will be used to change the system into suspend status to save
power consumption. There are different sustend states can be programmed in
the BIOS setup program, please refer to chapter 4 for details:

First click: Tell the PC system to change into suspend mode.

Second click: Tell the PC system to wake up from suspend state.

Pin # Assignment
1 Suspend Control
2 Ground

(S) TL Turbo LED connector

Pin # Assignment
1 Pullup (+5V DC)
2 Ground

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3.2.2 JUMPER SETTINGS

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

(A) JP1~ JP6, JP9, JP10 & JP14~JP18: CPU type selection
These jumpers are designed to select voltage and frequency for different CPUs,
please refer to the following tables for details

CPU TYPE JP1~6, JP9~10 JP14~JP18 CPU TYPE JP1~6, JP9~10 JP14~JP18
60MHz x 1.5 VCORE = 3.5V 66MHz x 1.5 VCORE = 3.5V
AMD 1 2 1 2 AMD 1 2 1 2
K5-PR90 JP1 JP14 K5-PR100 JP1 JP14
K5-PR120 JP2 JP15 K5-PR133 JP2 JP15
JP3 JP16 JP3 JP16
JP4 JP17 JP4 JP17
JP5 JP18 JP5 JP18
JP6 JP6
JP9 JP9
JP10 JP10

CPU TYPE JP1~6, JP9~10 JP14~JP18 CPU TYPE JP1~6, JP9~10 JP14~JP18
60MHz x 2.5 VCORE = 3.5V 66MHz x 2.5 VCORE = 3.5V
AMD 1 2 1 2 AMD 1 2 1 2
K5-PR150 JP1 JP14 K5-PR166 JP1 JP14
JP2 JP15 JP2 JP15
JP3 JP16 JP3 JP16
JP4 JP17 JP4 JP17
JP5 JP18 JP5 JP18
JP6 JP6
JP9 JP9
JP10 JP10

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CPU TYPE JP1~6, JP9~10 JP14~JP18 CPU TYPE JP1~6, JP9~10 JP14~JP18
66MHz x 2.5 VCORE = 2.9V 66MHz x 3 VCORE = 2.9V
AMD 1 2 1 2 AMD 1 2 1 2
K6 / PR2 JP1 JP14 K6 / PR2 JP1 JP14
-166 JP2 JP15 -200 JP2 JP15
JP3 JP16 JP3 JP16
JP4 JP17 JP4 JP17
JP5 JP18 JP5 JP18
JP6 JP6
JP9 JP9
JP10 JP10

CPU TYPE JP1~6, JP9~10 JP14~JP18 CPU TYPE JP1~6, JP9~10 JP14~JP18
66MHz x 3.5 VCORE = 3.2V 66MHz x 4 VCORE = 2.2V
AMD 1 2 1 2 AMD 1 2 1 2
K6-233 JP1 JP14 K6 / 266 JP1 JP14
JP2 JP15 K6-2/266 JP2 JP15
JP3 JP16 JP3 JP16
JP4 JP17 JP4 JP17
JP5 JP18 JP5 JP18
JP6 JP6
JP9 JP9
JP10 JP10

CPU TYPE JP1~6, JP9~10 JP14~JP18 CPU TYPE JP1~6, JP9~10 JP14~JP18
66MHz x 4.5 VCORE = 2.2V 100MHz x 3 VCORE = 2.2V
AMD 1 2 1 2 AMD 1 2 1 2
K6 / 300 JP1 JP14 K6-2/300 JP1 JP14
JP2 JP15 JP2 JP15
JP3 JP16 JP3 JP16
JP4 JP17 JP4 JP17
JP5 JP18 JP5 JP18
JP6 JP6
JP9 JP9
JP10 JP10

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CPU TYPE JP1~6, JP9~10 JP14~JP18 CPU TYPE JP1~6, JP9~10 JP14~JP18
95MHz x 3.5 VCORE = 2.2V 100MHz x 3.5 VCORE = 2.2V
AMD 1 2 1 2 AMD 1 2 1 2
K6-2/333 JP1 JP14 K6-2/350 JP1 JP14
JP2 JP15 JP2 JP15
JP3 JP16 JP3 JP16
JP4 JP17 JP4 JP17
JP5 JP18 JP5 JP18
JP6 JP6
JP9 JP9
JP10 JP10

CPU TYPE JP1~6, JP9~10 JP14~JP18 CPU TYPE JP1~6, JP9~10 JP14~JP18
66MHz x 5.5 VCORE = 2.2V 95MHz x 4 VCORE = 2.2V
AMD 1 2 1 2 AMD 1 2 1 2
K6-2/366 JP1 JP14 K6-2/380 JP1 JP14
JP2 JP15 JP2 JP15
JP3 JP16 JP3 JP16
JP4 JP17 JP4 JP17
JP5 JP18 JP5 JP18
JP6 JP6
JP9 JP9
JP10 JP10

CPU TYPE JP1~6, JP9~10 JP14~JP18 CPU TYPE JP1~6, JP9~10 JP14~JP18
100MHz x 4 VCORE = 2.2V 100MHz x 4.5 VCORE = 2.2V
AMD 1 2 1 2 AMD 1 2 1 2
K6-2/400 JP1 JP14 K6-2/450 JP1 JP14
JP2 JP15 JP2 JP15
JP3 JP16 JP3 JP16
JP4 JP17 JP4 JP17
JP5 JP18 JP5 JP18
JP6 JP6
JP9 JP9
JP10 JP10

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CPU TYPE JP1~6, JP9~10 JP14~JP18 CPU TYPE JP1~6, JP9~10 JP14~JP18
60MHz x 2 VCORE = 3.5V 60MHz x 2 VCORE = 2.8V
Cyrix 1 2 1 2 Cyrix 1 2 1 2
/ IBM JP1 JP14 / IBM JP1 JP14
6x86 JP2 JP15 6x86L JP2 JP15
-P150+ JP3 JP16 -P150+ JP3 JP16
JP4 JP17 JP4 JP17
JP5 JP18 JP5 JP18
JP6 JP6
JP9 JP9
JP10 JP10

CPU TYPE JP1~6, JP9~10 JP14~JP18 CPU TYPE JP1~6, JP9~10 JP14~JP18
66MHz x 2 VCORE = 3.5V 66MHz x 2 VCORE = 2.8V
Cyrix 1 2 1 2 Cyrix 1 2 1 2
/ IBM JP1 JP14 / IBM JP1 JP14
6x86 JP2 JP15 6x86L JP2 JP15
-P166+ JP3 JP16 -P166+ JP3 JP16
JP4 JP17 JP4 JP17
JP5 JP18 JP5 JP18
JP6 JP6
JP9 JP9
JP10 JP10

CPU TYPE JP1~6, JP9~10 JP14~JP18 CPU TYPE JP1~6, JP9~10 JP14~JP18
75MHz x 2 VCORE = 3.5V 75MHz x 2 VCORE = 2.8V
Cyrix 1 2 1 2 Cyrix 1 2 1 2
/ IBM JP1 JP14 / IBM JP1 JP14
6x86 JP2 JP15 6x86L JP2 JP15
-P200+ JP3 JP16 -P200+ JP3 JP16
JP4 JP17 JP4 JP17
JP5 JP18 JP5 JP18
JP6 JP6
JP9 JP9
JP10 JP10
CPU TYPE JP1~6, JP9~10 JP14~JP18 CPU TYPE JP1~6, JP9~10 JP14~JP18

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66MHz x 2 VCORE = 2.9V 66MHz x 2.5 VCORE = 2.9V
Cyrix 1 2 1 2 Cyrix 1 2 1 2
/ IBM JP1 JP14 / IBM JP1 JP14
6x86MX JP2 JP15 6x86MX JP2 JP15
-PR166 JP3 JP16 -PR200 JP3 JP16
JP4 JP17 (66MHz JP4 JP17
JP5 JP18 Bus) JP5 JP18
JP6 JP6
JP9 JP9
JP10 JP10

CPU TYPE JP1~6, JP9~10 JP14~JP18 CPU TYPE JP1~6, JP9~10 JP14~JP18
75MHz x 2 VCORE = 2.9V 66MHz x 3 VCORE = 2.9V
Cyrix 1 2 1 2 Cyrix 1 2 1 2
/ IBM JP1 JP14 / IBM JP1 JP14
6x86MX JP2 JP15 6x86MX JP2 JP15
-PR200 JP3 JP16 -PR233 JP3 JP16
(75MHz JP4 JP17 (66MHz JP4 JP17
Bus) JP5 JP18 Bus) JP5 JP18
JP6 JP6
JP9 JP9
JP10 JP10

CPU TYPE JP1~6, JP9~10 JP14~JP18 CPU TYPE JP1~6, JP9~10 JP14~JP18
75MHz x 2.5 VCORE = 2.9V 83MHz x 2.5 VCORE =2.9V
Cyrix 1 2 1 2 Cyrix 1 2 1 2
/ IBM JP1 JP14 6x86 MII JP1 JP14
6x86MX JP2 JP15 -266 JP2 JP15
-PR233 JP3 JP16 / IBM JP3 JP16
(75MHz JP4 JP17 6x86MX JP4 JP17
Bus) JP5 JP18 -PR266 JP5 JP18
JP6 JP6
JP9 JP9
JP10 JP10
CPU TYPE JP1~6, JP9~10 JP14~JP18 CPU TYPE JP1~6, JP9~10 JP14~JP18
66MHz x 3.5 VCORE = 2.9V 75MHz x 3 VCORE = 2.9V
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Cyrix 1 2 1 2 Cyrix 1 2 1 2
6x86MII JP1 JP14 6x86MII JP1 JP14
-300 JP2 JP15 -300 JP2 JP15
/ IBM JP3 JP16 / IBM JP3 JP16
6x86MX JP4 JP17 6x86MX JP4 JP17
-PR300 JP5 JP18 -PR300 JP5 JP18
(66MHz JP6 (75MHz JP6
Bus) JP9 Bus) JP9
JP10 JP10

CPU TYPE JP1~6, JP9~10 JP14~JP18

83MHz x 3 VCORE = 2.9V
Cyrix 1 2 1 2
6x86 MII JP1 JP14
-333 JP2 JP15
/ IBM JP3 JP16
6x86MX JP4 JP17
-PR333 JP5 JP18
JP6
JP9
JP10

CPU TYPE JP1~6, JP9~10 JP14~JP18 CPU TYPE JP1~6, JP9~10 JP14~JP18
60MHz x 3 VCORE = 3.5V 66MHz x 3 VCORE = 3.5V
IDT 1 2 1 2 IDT 1 2 1 2
C6-180 JP1 JP14 C6-200 JP1 JP14
JP2 JP15 JP2 JP15
JP3 JP16 JP3 JP16
JP4 JP17 JP4 JP17
JP5 JP18 JP5 JP18
JP6 JP6
JP9 JP9
JP10 JP10

CPU TYPE JP1~6, JP9~10 JP14~JP18 CPU TYPE JP1~6, JP9~10 JP14~JP18
75MHz x 3 VCORE = 3.5V 60MHz x 4 VCORE = 3.5V
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IDT 1 2 1 2 IDT 1 2 1 2
C6-225 JP1 JP14 C6-240 JP1 JP14
JP2 JP15 JP2 JP15
JP3 JP16 JP3 JP16
JP4 JP17 JP4 JP17
JP5 JP18 JP5 JP18
JP6 JP6
JP9 JP9
JP10 JP10

CPU TYPE JP1~6, JP9~10 JP14~JP18 CPU TYPE JP1~6, JP9~10 JP14~JP18
60MHz x 1.5 VCORE = 3.3V 66MHz x 1.5 VCORE = 3.3V
Intel 1 2 1 2 Intel 1 2 1 2
80502 JP1 JP14 80502 JP1 JP14
-90 JP2 JP15 -100 JP2 JP15
JP3 JP16 JP3 JP16
JP4 JP17 JP4 JP17
JP5 JP18 JP5 JP18
JP6 JP6
JP9 JP9
JP10 JP10

CPU TYPE JP1~6, JP9~10 JP14~JP18 CPU TYPE JP1~6, JP9~10 JP14~JP18
60MHz x 2 VCORE = 3.3V 66MHz x 2 VCORE = 3.3V
Intel 1 2 1 2 Intel 1 2 1 2
80502 JP1 JP14 80502 JP1 JP14
-120 JP2 JP15 -133 JP2 JP15
JP3 JP16 JP3 JP16
JP4 JP17 JP4 JP17
JP5 JP18 JP5 JP18
JP6 JP6
JP9 JP9
JP10 JP10

CPU TYPE JP1~6, JP9~10 JP14~JP18 CPU TYPE JP1~6, JP9~10 JP14~JP18
60MHz x 2.5 VCORE = 3.3V 66MHz x 2.5 VCORE = 3.3V

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Intel 1 2 1 2 Intel 1 2 1 2
80502 JP1 JP14 80502 JP1 JP14
-150 JP2 JP15 -166 JP2 JP15
JP3 JP16 JP3 JP16
JP4 JP17 JP4 JP17
JP5 JP18 JP5 JP18
JP6 JP6
JP9 JP9
JP10 JP10

CPU TYPE JP1~6, JP9~10 JP14~JP18 CPU TYPE JP1~6, JP9~10 JP14~JP18
66MHz x 3 VCORE = 3.3V 66MHz x 2.5 VCORE = 2.8V
Intel 1 2 1 2 Intel 1 2 1 2
80502 JP1 JP14 80503 JP1 JP14
-200 JP2 JP15 -166 JP2 JP15
JP3 JP16 JP3 JP16
JP4 JP17 JP4 JP17
JP5 JP18 JP5 JP18
JP6 JP6
JP9 JP9
JP10 JP10

CPU TYPE JP1~6, JP9~10 JP14~JP18 CPU TYPE JP1~6, JP9~10 JP14~JP18
66MHz x 3 VCORE = 2.8V 66MHz x 3.5 VCORE = 2.8V
Intel 1 2 1 2 Intel 1 2 1 2
80503 JP1 JP14 80503 JP1 JP14
-200 JP2 JP15 -233 JP2 JP15
JP3 JP16 JP3 JP16
JP4 JP17 JP4 JP17
JP5 JP18 JP5 JP18
JP6 JP6
JP9 JP9
JP10 JP10

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

66MHz x 5 66MHz x 5.5 75MHz x 3.5 75MHz x 4 75MHz x 4.5

1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
JP1 JP1 JP1 JP1 JP1
JP2 JP2 JP2 JP2 JP2
JP3 JP3 JP3 JP3 JP3
JP4 JP4 JP4 JP4 JP4
JP5 JP5 JP5 JP5 JP5
JP6 JP6 JP6 JP6 JP6
JP9 JP9 JP9 JP9 JP9
JP10 JP10 JP10 JP10 JP10

75MHz x 5 83MHz x 3.5 83MHz x 4 83MHz x 4.5 83MHz x 5

1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
JP1 JP1 JP1 JP1 JP1
JP2 JP2 JP2 JP2 JP2
JP3 JP3 JP3 JP3 JP3
JP4 JP4 JP4 JP4 JP4
JP5 JP5 JP5 JP5 JP5
JP6 JP6 JP6 JP6 JP6
JP9 JP9 JP9 JP9 JP9
JP10 JP10 JP10 JP10 JP10

83MHz x 5.5 95MHz x 3 95MHz x 3.5 95MHz x 4 95MHz x 4.5

1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
JP1 JP1 JP1 JP1 JP1
JP2 JP2 JP2 JP2 JP2
JP3 JP3 JP3 JP3 JP3
JP4 JP4 JP4 JP4 JP4
JP5 JP5 JP5 JP5 JP5
JP6 JP6 JP6 JP6 JP6
JP9 JP9 JP9 JP9 JP9
JP10 JP10 JP10 JP10 JP10

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95MHz x 5 95MHz x 5.5 100MHz x 3.5 100MHz x 4 100MHz x 4.5

1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
JP1 JP1 JP1 JP1 JP1
JP2 JP2 JP2 JP2 JP2
JP3 JP3 JP3 JP3 JP3
JP4 JP4 JP4 JP4 JP4
JP5 JP5 JP5 JP5 JP5
JP6 JP6 JP6 JP6 JP6
JP9 JP9 JP9 JP9 JP9
JP10 JP10 JP10 JP10 JP10

100MHz x 5 100MHz x 5.5

1 2 1 2
JP1 JP1
JP2 JP2
JP3 JP3
JP4 JP4
JP5 JP5
JP6 JP6
JP9 JP9
JP10 JP10

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

VCORE = 3.4V VCORE = 3.1V VCORE = 3.0V VCORE = 2.7V VCORE = 2.6V
1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
JP14 JP14 JP14 JP14 JP14
JP15 JP15 JP15 JP15 JP15
JP16 JP16 JP16 JP16 JP16
JP17 JP17 JP17 JP17 JP17
JP18 JP18 JP18 JP18 JP18

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VCORE = 2.5V VCORE = 2.4V VCORE = 2.3V VCORE = 2.1V VCORE = 2.0V
1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
JP14 JP14 JP14 JP14 JP14
JP15 JP15 JP15 JP15 JP15
JP16 JP16 JP16 JP16 JP16
JP17 JP17 JP17 JP17 JP17
JP18 JP18 JP18 JP18 JP18

VCORE = 1.9V VCORE = 1.8V VCORE = 1.7V VCORE = 1.6V

1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
JP14 JP14 JP14 JP14
JP15 JP15 JP15 JP15
JP16 JP16 JP16 JP16
JP17 JP17 JP17 JP17
JP18 JP18 JP18 JP18

(D) JP12Clear CMOS button

Pin # Function
1-2 Normal Operation
2-3 Clear CMOS

Note: Improper BIOS setting may cause hang-up to the PC system, Should it be
happened, you can use JP12 to clear the information which is stored in the
CMOS memory and get the PC system back to normal status. Improper
connection may cause permanent damage to the mainboard. Please refer to
the following steps to clear the CMOS
1. Unplug the AC power cable from the PC system.
2. Put the mini jumper on pin 2-3 of JP12 around 3 to 5 seconds will clear
the CMOS data, and then return it to the original position ( pin 1-2 ).
3. Re-connect the AC power cable.

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(E) JP7, JP8 DRAM Clock selection

JP7, JP8 SDRAM CLOCK SELECT

1 2
JP7 SDRAM CLOCK = CPU CLOCK
JP8
1 2
JP7 SDRAM CLOCK = AGP CLOCK
JP8

3.3 INSTALLING A CPU ONTO THE ZIF SOCKET

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

1. Make sure the ZIF socket level is up.

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

Pull lever
out & up.

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

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

Pull lever
down.

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3.4 INSTALLATION OF CPU COOLING FAN

Improper installation of CPU cooling fan may cause serious damage to the
motherboard. Please follow the procedures carefully:

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

Right hand side

Metal clip

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

Metal clip

right hand

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

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

3.5 UPGRADE THE SYSTEM MEMORY

There are two 72-pin SIMM sockets (SIMM1, SIMM2) and two 168-pin DIMM sockets
(DIMM1, DIMM2) on the mainboard where we can install maximum 1GB memory on the
mainboard. Please refer to the following sections to see the details. Upgradable from 8MB
to 1GB.

3.5.1 Installing a SIMM module

1.

Insert the SIMM into the

socket as shown left.
SIMM

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2.

Push the SIMM module forward

onto the positioning pins.

3.

The retaining clips should

fit over the edge and hold
the SIMM in place.

3.5.2 Install the DIMM Module

1.

Insert the DIMM module

into the socket as shown in
the left picture.

DIMM

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2.Extract the DIMM module from the DIMM socket.

Press Press
down down

3.5.3 Suggested Memory Modules

This mainboard has three banks of main memory (bank0 - 2) on board, (using two 72-pin
SIMM sockets - SIMM 1-2, or two 168-pin DIMM sockets - DIMM 1-2) each bank can
be single-sided or double-sided, 8MB up to 1GB of local memory can be populated on the
board. Standard fast page mode (FPM), Extended Data Out (EDO) and synchronous
DRAM (SDRAM) memory are all supported by this mainboard.

The suggested DRAM modules to use on this mainboard is shown as following. :

(1) FPM and EDO memory : 512Kbx32 (2MB), 1Mbx32 (4MB),

2Mbx32 (8MB), 4Mbx32 (16MB),
8Mbx32 (32MB), 16Mbx32 (64MB).

(2) SDRAM memory : 1Mbx64 (8MB), 2Mbx64 (16MB),

4Mbx64 (32MB), 8Mbx64 (64MB),
16Mbx64 (128MB).

The DC voltage are different on SIMM and DIMM subsystem. Please refer to the
followings for the details. Please make sure to check it with your memory module before
you can install it on to the mainboard.

(1) SIMM1- SIMM2 : +5V DC

(2) DIMM1- DIMM2 : +3.3V DC

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In order to make the mainboard working, at least one bank of memory have to be installed
on the board. The “BANK” is the definition of the memory subsystem addressing. Please
refer to the following for the definition of “BANK”

BANK0: DIMM 1
BANK1: DIMM 2
BANK2: SIMM 1 and SIMM 2

This mainboard supports EDO, FPM and SDRAM types of memory module. When
installing memory modules, you don’t have to start from Bank0 first. Basically, the
memory can be populated on the board in any order and the system board will detect the
memory installed on the board automatically.

So you can install a DIMM module onto either Bank0 or Bank 1 first and afterward you
may upgrade your system memory by plugging in another DIMM module in the DIMM
socket and need not to worry about the memory type which is installed on the board.

However, when you are installing the memory modules in the SIMM sockets, you have to
make sure that the module must be the same type. The reason is because SIMM1 and
SIMM2 are defined as Bank 2 and the memory installed in the same bank must be the
same type. So you will have to install two SIMM modules in Bank2 to make the
mainboard working.

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4. AWARD BIOS SETUP

4.1 GETTING STARTED

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

Normally, the following screen will be displayed when the system is powered on:

Fig. 4-1 Initial Power-On screen.

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

“ Press DEL to enter SETUP ”

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

4.2 MAIN MENU

ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A5LEXXX)
CMOS SETUP UTILITY
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

STANDARD CMOS SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

BIOS FEATURES SETUP USER PASSWORD

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP SAVE & EXIT SETUP

PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS

ESC : Quit áâßà : Select Item

F10 : Save & Exit Setup (Shift)F2 : Change Color

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type …

Fig. 4-2 CMOS SETUP MAIN MENU screen.

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

Arrow Keys : Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the desired item.
Enter : To select the desired item.
F1 : Display the help screen for the selected feature.
(Shift)F2 : To change the screen color, total 16 colors.
ESC : Exit to the previous screen.
PgUp(-)/PgDn(+) : To modify or change the default value of the highlighted item.
F7 : Loads the SETUP default values from BIOS default table, (only
for the current page will be recovered)
F10 : Save all changes made to CMOS RAM in the MAIN MENU.

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

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4.4 STANDARD CMOS SETUP

ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A5LEXXX)
STANDARD CMOS SETUP
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
Date (mm : dd : yy) Sat Jul 4 1998
Time (hh : mm : ss) 08 : 35 : 45

HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE
Primary Master Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto
Primary Slave None 0 0 0 0 0 0 ------
Secondary Master Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto
Secondary Slave None 0 0 0 0 0 0 ------

Drive A : 1.44M, 3.5 in.

Drive B : None Base Memory : 640 K
Extended Memory : xxxxxx K
Other Memory : xxxxxx K
Video : EGA/VGA Total Memory : xxxxxx K
Halt On : All Errors
ESC : Quit áâßà : Select Item PU/PD/+/− : Modify
F1 : Help (Shift)F2 : Change Color

Fig. 4-3 STANDARD CMOS SETUP screen.

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

l NORMAL : For IDE hard disk drives which is smaller than 528MB.

l LBA : For IDE hard disk drive which is above 528MB (ideally, it can be as
big as 8.4GB ) that use Logic Block Addressing (LBA) mode.

l Large : For IDE hard disks size larger then 528MB but it does not support the
LBA mode.
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Note: Large mode is a new technology and it is not fully supported by most operation
systems so far. So only MS-DOS is recommended on such hard disk drive.
Fortunately, such hard disk drive is not very common nowadays.

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

4.5 BIOS FEATURES SETUP

ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A5LEXXX)
BIOS FEATURES SETUP
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
Virus Warning : Disabled Video BIOS Shadow : Enabled
CPU Internal Cache : Enabled C8000-CBFFF Shadow : Disabled
External Cache : Enabled CC000-CFFFF Shadow : Disabled
Quick Power On Self Test : Enabled D0000-D3FFF Shadow : Disabled
Boot Sequence : A,C,SCSI D4000-D7FFF Shadow : Disabled
Swap Floppy Drive : Disabled D8000-DBFFF Shadow : Disabled
Boot Up Floppy Seek : Enabled DC000-DFFFF Shadow : Disabled
Boot Up NumLock Status : On
Gate A20 Option : Fast
Memory Parity/ECC Check : Enabled
Typematic Rate Setting : Disabled
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) : 6
Typematic Rate (Msec) : 250
Security Option : Setup
IDE Second Channel Control : Enabled
PS/2 mouse function control : Enabled ESC : Quit áâßà :Select Item
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop : Disabled F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- :Modify
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB : Non-OS2 F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color
Report No FDD For WIN95 : No F7 : Load Setup Defaults

Fig. 4-4 BIOS FEATURES SETUP screen.

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

Enabled : Activate automatically when the system boots up causing a warning

message to appear on the screen when anything attempts to access the
boot sector of the hard disk partition table.

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

CPU Internal Cache :

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

External Cache :
This option enables L2 (secondary) external cache memory. If there is no external
cache memory on board you have to select “disabled”,

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4.6 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A5LEXXX)
CMOS SETUP UTILITY
CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP
Bank 0/1 DRAM Timing : SDRAM 10ns OnChip USB : Enabled
Bank 2/3 DRAM Timing : FP/EDO 70ns USB Keyboard Support : Disabled
Bank 4/5 DRAM Timing : FP/EDO 70ns
SDRAM Cycle Length : 3 Auto Detect DIMM/PCI CLK : Enabled
DRAM Read Pipeline : Enabled Spread Spectrum : Disabled

Cache Rd+CPU Wt Pipeline : Enabled

Cache Timing : Fast

Video BIOS Cacheable : Enabled

System BIOS Cacheable : Enabled
Memory Hole At 15Mb Addr. : Disabled
AGP Aperture Size : 64M

ESC : Quit áâßà : Select Item

F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify
F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color
F7 : Load Setup Defaults

Fig. 4-5 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP screen.

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

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

BANK 0/1: DIMM1
BANK 2/3: DIMM2
BANK 4/5: SIMM1 & SIMM2

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The memory modules inserted onto the memory subsystem will be detected by the
system BIOS automatically. For example, when you insert a SDRAM module onto
DIMM1 or DIMM2, “SDRAM 10ns” will be displayed on the screen shown above. (It
will be “FP/EDO 70ns” when SDRAM module is absent on the DIMM subsystem.)
There are two optimum values suggested for the chipset and CPU registers. You may
select either “60 ns” or “70 ns” for EDO and FPM modules (SIMM1 & SIMM2).
Basically, “60 ns” will let you have better performance. However, “70ns” is
recommended in most case causes it works with most DRAM modules, As for SDRAM
modules, “10ns” is suggested for most modules. “8ns” will let you have begtter
performance, but it may cause system unstable when SDRAM modules are not fast
enough.

4.7 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A5LEXXX)
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
Power Management : User Define Primary INTR : ON
PM Control by APM : Yes IRQ3 (COM2) : Primary
Video Off Option : Suspend->Off IRQ4 (COM1) : Primary
Video Off Method : Blank Screen IRQ5 (LPT2) : Primary
MODEM Use IRQ : 3 IRQ6 (Floppy Disk) : Primary
IRQ7 (LPT1) : Primary
** PM Timers ** IRQ8 (RTC Alarm) : Disabled
HDD Power Down : Disabled IRQ9 (IRQ2 Redir) : Secondary
Doze Mode : Disabled IRQ10 (Reserved) : Secondary
Suspend Mode : Disabled IRQ11 (Reserved) : Secondary
** PM Events ** IRQ12 (PS/2 Mouse) : Primary
VGA : OFF IRQ13 (Coprocessor) : Primary
LPT & COM : LPT/COM IRQ14 (Hard Disk) : Primary
HDD & FDD : ON IRQ15 (Reserved) : Disabled
DMA/master : OFF
ESC : Quit áâßà : Select Item
F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify
F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color
F7 : Load Setup Defaults

Fig. 4-6 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP screen.

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

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

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4.8 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION

ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A5LEXXX)
INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
PNP OS Installed : No CPU to PCI Write Buffer : Enabled
Resources Controlled By : Manual PCI Dynamic Bursting : Enabled
Reset Configuration Data : Disabled PCI Master 0 WS Write : Enabled
PCI Delay Transaction : Enabled
IRQ-3 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP PCI Master Read Prefetch : Enabled
IRQ-4 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP PCI #2 Access #1 Retry : Disabled
IRQ-5 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP AGP Master 1 WS Write : Enabled
IRQ-7 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP AGP Master 1 WS Read : Disabled
IRQ-9 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-10 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP PCI IRQ Actived By : Level
IRQ-11 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP Assign IRQ For USB : Enabled
IRQ-12 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP Assign IRQ For VGA : Enabled
IRQ-14 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-15 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-0 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-1 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP ESC : Quit áâßà : Select Item
DMA-3 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify
DMA-5 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color
DMA-6 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP F7 : Load Setup Defaults
DMA-7 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
Fig. 4-7 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION setup screen.

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

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

Reset Configuration Data :

Disabled : The system BIOS will do nothing.

Enabled : The system BIOS will clear/reset the ESCD during “POST”. After clearing
the ESCD, the system BIOS will then change this item‘s value back to
“Disable”, otherwise, the ESCD will become useless.

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

Legacy : The system BIOS will skip and never assign the specified IRQ/DMA
ISA resource to PCI or ISA PnP devices and the IRQ and DMA can only be sued
by their specified Legacy ISA cards.

PCI/ISA: When the “PCI/ISA PnP” is been selected, the related IRQ and DMA
PnP will be released and they can be used by other PCI or ISA devices.
Whenever there is the new PCI or ISA devices plugged onto the
mainboard, the system BIOS will detect it and assign a free IRQ or DMA
for the new devices.

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

Explanation for technical issue:

PnP device :
Ÿ Device that has Plug & Play compatibility. That means it will request for DMA,
IRQ, I/O and Memory from the PnP BIOS and all these requests can be re-
locatable. In other words, these devices do not utilize any fixed resources.

Ÿ All PCI devices and all ISA PnP devices are PnP devices.

Legacy device :
Ÿ A legacy device is a device that all its resources are fixed by hardware (or selected
by jumpers).

Ÿ All ISA Non-PnP devices are legacy device.

Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) :

Ÿ A media between the user and the system BIOS for passing the legacy devices
information‘s. This information is stored in the onboard NVRAM (flash ROM).

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Ÿ

4.9 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A5LEXXX)
INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
On-Chip IDE First Channel : Enabled Onboard Parallel Port : 378 / IRQ 7
On-Chip IDE Second Channel : Enabled Onboard Parallel Mode : SPP
IDE Prefetch Mode : Enabled
IDE HDD Block Mode : Enabled
IDE Primary Master PIO : Auto
IDE Primary Slave PIO : Auto
IDE Secondary Master PIO : Auto
IDE Secondary Slave PIO : Auto
IDE Primary Master UDMA : Auto
IDE Primary Slave UDMA : Auto
IDE Secondary Master UDMA : Auto
IDE Secondary Slave UDMA : Auto
Init AGP Display First : PCI Slot

Onboard FDC Controller : Enabled

Onboard Serial Port 1 : 3F8 / IRQ 4 ESC : Quit áâßà : Select Item
Onboard Serial Port 2 : 2F8 / IRQ 3 F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify
UART 2 Mode : Standard F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color
F7 : Load Setup Defaults

Fig. 4-8 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS setup screen.

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

UART 2 Mode :
This setting determines the IR port (CN10) function mode. Supports both HPSIR and
ASKIR.

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Onboard Parallel Mode :
This setting determines the onboard parallel port (CN7) transmission mode. Supports
either SPP, EPP, ECP, or ECP+EPP.

4.10 LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS

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

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

4.11 SUPERVISOR PASSWORD / USER PASSWORD

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

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

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

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

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

4.13 SAVE &EXIT SETUP

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

4.14 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

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

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

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