User manual MATSONIC MS8117C

Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Product Specifications Ì Processor - Supports AMD Socket A processors up to 950MHz. - 100MHz DDR (Double Data Rate) transfer on K7 CPU address and data buses - High efficiency switching power modules provides 1.6v for Vcc and up to 40A for Icc Ì Chipset - VIA Apollo KT133 (VT8363/686A) two chip AGPset Ì DRAM Memory - Three 3.3V 168-pin DIMM sockets support up to 1.5GB - Supports PC-100, PC-133 SDRAM, and VCM - Provides single-bit ECC capability Ì Expansion Slots - One AMR slot (Rev 1.0 compliant) for cost effective soft modem riser - One 32-bit AGP slot for both 2x/4xAGP at 3.3v or 1.5v (Rev 2.0 compliant) - Five 32-bit PCI slots (Rev 2.2 compliant) - One 16-bit ISA slot (with sharing slot) Ì 2Mb Boot-Block Flash ROM - Award System BIOS, supports PnP, APM, DMI, ACPI & Multi-device booting features i.e. floppy, LS120, CD-ROM, HDD(IDE, SCSI), ZIP-ATAPI etc. - Includes Trend ChipAway Virus protection for virus-free boot and virus free operating system - BIOS Wonder technology including ChipAway Virus, Flash BIOS Write Protect, Embedded Flash Utility, Built-in HDD Instant Recovery utility - Optional TwinBIOS technology for security and management. Ì Embedded Ultra DMA-66 PCI IDE controller - Supports two IDE ports up to 4 ATAPI devices - Supports up to PIO Mode 4 up to 16.6MBps, Multi Word Mode 4 up to 66MBps with bus mastering - Bus Master software drivers for all common multi-task operating systems - Optional VIA 686B ATA-100 support 1 Chapter 1 Ì Embedded Super I/O Functions - Two UARTs support two serial ports and IR function for HPSIR and ASKIR - One parallel supports SPP/ECP/EPP - One floppy disk drive connector supports up to 2.88MB, Japanese 3- Mode and 1Mbps transfer rate - Supports Game/MIDI port for soft-audio Ì Double Stack Back-Panel I/O Connectors with PC99 Colored Codes - PS/2 Mini-DIN keyboard and mouse ports - Two Channel USB ports - Two D-SUB 9-pin male serial port - One D-SUB 25-pin female Printer port - One D-SUB 15-pin female Game/MIDI port - Audio Line-out, Line-in, Mic-in jacks Ì Embedded PCI Audio Subsystem - Built-in Sample Rate Converter to ensure all internal operation at 48KHz - Full-duplex operation for simultaneous recording and playback - Built-in FM-emulation music synthesizer - With external high quality AC`97 ..CODEC provides 90dB+ SNR CD quality audio - Using wavetable data on the system memory - Hardware SoundBlaster Pro for Windows DOS box and real-mode DOS legacy compatibility - Complete software driver support for Win95/98/NT Ì Optional PCI Audio Subsystem - CMedia 8738 audio chip w/ legacy audio SB16/Pro compatible - Advanced 64-Voice Wavetable synthesizer - Programmable independent sample rate from 4KHz to 48KHz for recording and playback - Full-duplex operation for simultaneous recording and playback - Supports MS DLS (Downloadable sample) level-1 technology with limitless variety of instrument samples using PC RAM - Up to 8MB wavedata provides 128 GM, GS and WT-32 compatible instruments and 10 drum kits - Supports HRTF 3D positional audio with MSDS, DS3D, DirectMusic, Aureal A3D and Creative EAX (Environment Audio Extensions) APIs - 4-Channel speaker audio support is easy to build up a Home Theater environment - Supports 24-bit S/PDIF-in/out for digital audio (i.e. compressed AC3 data) - Supports Fiber Optic module for Internet music, PC, and MD connections - Supports MIDI and dual game ports - Embedded 32OHM .5w earphone amplifier 2 Introduction Ì Optional Embedded Graphic Accelerator - Integrated 128-bit S3 Savage4 2D/3D graphics engine - Floating point triangle setup engine w/ 8 MTps setup engine and 140MPps trilinear fill rate - Optimized Shared Memory Architecture (SMA) supports 2 to 32MB frame buffer using system memory - Supports AGP 4x, including sideband addressing and execute mode - Supports up to 1920x1440 resolution - Motion Video compensation for full speed DVD playback - With TV encoder or TMDS Transmitter, to support DFP monitor and NTSC/ PAL TV - Supports 12-bit digital interface with up t o1280x1024 resolution DFP Ì Embedded USB Controller - USB host controller (UHCI v1.0 compliant) with Root Hub - Four USB ports with over-current protection * Optional USB riser with 2 additional USB ports Ì Embedded System Monitoring Hardware Subsystem - 5 external voltage inputs for CPU Vcore, VDD, +12v, +5v and 3.3v (internal detecting) - 2 temperature sensor with thermistor for CPU & System - 2 Fan speed (CPU and System) monitoring and control with ON/OFF control in suspend Ì Board Dimensions - Standard ATX form factor, 305mm x 220mm, 4 Layers 3 Chapter 1 Ì Switching Power Supply Requirement Output Voltage Max. Regulation Requirement Min. Current Requirement (Amps) +12V +5V +3.3V -5V -12V +5VSB +/- 5% +/- 5% +/- 5% +/- 10% +/- 10% +/- 5% 5.5 20 15 0.5 0.5 0.75 Table 1-1 3.3Vat 15Amps is necessary to guarantee full loading operation because some AGP cards and memory modules have high current consumption. 1-2 Product Feature - Innovative SeePU technology for jumperless CPU installation - Superior Overclocking capability with up to 150MHz frequency - Complete CPU protection with OVT (Over Voltage Protect) and OCP (Over Current Protect) technology - Complete Data Security: * Flash BIOS write protection against unauthorized access * Trend ChipAway Virus for a 100% virus free system boot-up * Embbeded Flash Utility to ease BIOS upgrade and eliminate in compatibility with the flash utility version. * Embedded HDD Instant Recovery to protect against system crash. - Advanced Management Features: * Power-on events: WOL(Wake-on-LAN) network card, Modem ring, RTC Alarm * Software power-off control for Win95 * Over-ride power button * Three states advanced Power-failure recovery: Always On, Always Off, Last state * Chassis intrusion detection with mnemonics during power loss * Blinking Power-LED in suspend 4 Introduction 1-3 Package Contents This product comes with the following components: Ì One mainboard Ì One 40-pin Ultra DMA-66 IDE connector ribbon cable (Figure 1-1) * Color coded connection for UDMA/66 cable Blue to mainboard, Gray to Master and Black to slave Ì One 34-pin floppy disk drive ribbon cable (Figure 1-2) Ì One User's Manual Ì One CD-ROM that includes -- Acrobat Reader - Award Flash EPROM Utility - Award DMI Utility for DOS - VIA Service Pack for Win9x/WinNT including Bus Master IDE drivers, AGP VxD and etc. - VIA Sound Driver for DOS/Win95/98/NT - Optional S3 AGP Driver for Win95/98/NT - CMedia audio drivers for Win3.1, Win95/98/2000, NT4.0 and Linux - CMedia Multimedia Decks - Optional Value Pack 2000 software group including Sheperd2000, Trend PC-cillin, Norton AntiVirus, ADOBE ActiveShare, Appio and X-stop Figure 1-1 UDMA66 IDE cable Figure 1-2 Standard Floppy cable 5 Chapter 1 Memo 6 Hardware Setup Chapter 2 Hardware Setup If your mainboard has already been installed in your computer you may still need to refer to this chapter if you plan to upgrade your system's hardware. Be sure to disconnect the power cable from the power source before performing any work on your mainboard, i. e. installing a CPU, memory module, changing a jumper setting, etc. Not doing so may result in electrical shock! 2-1 Introduction to Jumpers Jumpers are used to select between various operating modes. A jumper consists of a row of gold colored pins that protrude from the surface of the mainboard. It is important not to confuse jumpers with connectors or headers. Putting jumper caps on anything that is not a jumper may result in damaging your mainboard. Please refer to Section 1-3, Mainboard Layout, for the location of jumpers on your mainboard. As indicated in Figure 2-1 below, a cap is used to cover the pins of a jumper, resulting in shorting those pins that it covers. If the cap is removed from the top of the pins, the jumper is left "open." The number 1 shown both in the diagram below and in all multiple pin jumper and header diagrams in this manual indicates the pin designated with the number 1. The numbering of the remaining pins follows in sequence. Pins 1 Cap Setting 1 Cap Style 2 A 3-pin jumper A cap over pin 1 and pin 2 shorts these pins Figure 2-1 7 Chapter 2 2-2 Installing an AMD Athlon Processor in Socket A 1 The Socket 462, designed for AMD Athlon processors, has been incorporated as a standard mainboard specification.To insert your CPU into Socket A please do the following: 1. Locate a small dot marked on the top surface of the CPU close to one if it's corners. The same corner will also be cut off, leaving a noticeable notch in the CPU's corner. These markings indicate Pin 1 of the CPU. 2. Pull up the lever of Socket 462 so that it is perpendicular with the surface of the mainboard. Gently insert the CPU with Pin 1 at the same corner of Socket 462 that contains the end of the lever. Allow the the weight of the CPU to push itself into place. Do not apply extra pressure as doing so may result in damaging your CPU. Snap the lever back into place. Installing a heat sink with cooling fan is necessary for proper heat dissipation from your CPU. Failing to install these items may result in overheating and possible burnout of your CPU. 2-3 Plug and Play CPU Configuration This board support plug and play CPU configuration, if you install a CPU on this mainboard, the board will automatically detect and set the CPU system bus frequency speed. It is no longer necessary to make many jumper settings as on conventional mainboards. CPU Host/PCI Clock Timing 1. After installing all your hardware into your PC system, turn on your system's power. Enter the CMOS Setup Utility by pressing the Delete key when your BIOS identification screen appears. 2. Move the cursor to Frequency/Voltage Control Setup menu and press Enter. Select the CPU Host/PCI Clock Setup commands at the left hand side of the BIOS screen. 3. Select the CPU Host/PCI Clock value according to the speed of your CPU processor and PCI bus. (See section 3-8) 4. Press Esc to return to the CMOS Setup Utility, press F10 to Save and Exit Setup and choose to confirm. The system will automatically reboot and during start-up you will see the correct CPU type shown on the screen. You do not need to make frequency ratio and voltage settings because this board will automatically sets your CPU frequency ratio & voltage. 8 Hardware Setup JP1,J1,J4 J2,J3,JP2/JP3 AMR1,JP4,PW1,J8,J9,FAN1 J5,FAN2,J6,J7,JP5,JP6,JP7 Jumper & Connector No. JP1 JP2/JP3 JP4 JP5 JP6 JP7 J1 J2 J3 J4 Onboard Audio Audio Line out or Speaker out Primary Audio CODEC Selector Clear CMOS data jumper Chassis Intrusion Detection Optional Boot BIOS Selector S/PDIF-Out Connector Auxiliary CD-ROM Audio-in Connector CD-ROM Audio in Connector Infrared Connector Over-ride Power Button Connector Power Indicator LED Connector Green Switch/Green LED Connector J5 System Reset Switch Connecto Speaker Connector IDE Activity LED Connector Turbo LED Connector J6 J7 J8 J9 PW1 FAN1/FAN2 USB 2/3Connector WOL (Wake-on-LAN) Connector Optional LTI Riser Optional VGA Header ATX Power Supply Connector CPU/System Cooling Fan Connectors SW1,SW2,SW3 Function Page 13 13 13 14 14 14 15 15 15 16 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 16 17 17 17 10 18 9 Chapter 2 2-4 Connector and Jumper Settings Connectors are used to link the system board with other parts of the system, including the power supply, the keyboard, and the various controllers on the front panel of the system case. The power supply connector is the last connection to be made while installing a mainboard. Before connecting the power supply, please make sure it is not connected to the power source. ATX Power Supply Connector (PW1) The power cord leading from the system's power supply to the external power source must be the very last part connected when assembling a system. The ATX power supply provides a single 20-pin connector interface which incorporates standard +/ -5V, +/-12V, optional 3.3V and Soft-power signals. The Soft-power signal, a 5V trickle supply is continuously supplied when AC power is available. When the system is in the Soft-Off mode, this trickle supply maintains the system in it's minimum power state. Software Power-Off Control This mainboard can be powered down using the Windows 95/98 Software Power-Off function. To power down your computer, click the START button on the Windows 95 task bar. Select "Shut Down The Computer" and the system turns off. The message "It is now safe to turn off your computer" will not be shown when using this function. Power-On By Modem While in Soft-off state, if an external modem ring-up signal occurs, the system wakes up and can be remotely accessed. You may enable this function in BIOS's Power Management Setup menu. (See section 3-4) 10 Hardware Setup Front Panel Connector Set (J5) A through G A. Over-ride Power Button Connector The power button on the ATX chassis can be used as a normal power switch as well as a device to activate Advanced Power Management Suspend mode. This mode is used for saving electricity when the computer is not in use for long periods of time. The Soft-OFF by PWR-BTTN function in BIOS's Power Management Setup menu must be set to "Delay 4 Sec." to activate this function. (See section 3-5) When the Soft-OFF by PWR-BTTN function is enabled, pushing the power button rapidly will switch the system to Suspend mode. Any occurrence of external activities such as pressing a key on the keyboard or moving the mouse will bring the system back to Full-On. Pushing the button while in Full-On mode for more than 4 seconds will switch the system completely off. See Over-ride Power Button Operation diagram. Over-ride Power Button Operation Pin 1 Definition +5V DC Ground Key Lock Ground Power Indicator LED 2 No Connection 3 4 5 B. Power Indicator LED Connector The power indicator LED shows the system's power status. It is important to pay attention to the correct cables and pin orientation (i.e., not to reverse the order of these two connectors.) Keyboard Lock Blinking LED in Suspend Mode While in Suspend mode, the LED light on the front panel of your computer will flash. Suspend mode is entered by pressing the Override Power Button, pushing the Green button on your ATX case, or enabling the Power Management and Suspend Mode options in BIOS's Power Management menu. (See section 3-4) 11 Chapter 2 C. Green Switch/Green LED Connector Some ATX cases provide a Green switch which is used to put the system in Suspend mode. In Suspend mode, the power supply to the system is reduced to a trickle, the CPU clock is stopped, and the CPU core is in it's minimum power state. The system is waken up whenever the keyboard or mouse is touched. The system resumes in different ways as defined by Power Management Setup screen in BIOS. D. System Reset Switch Connector This connector should be connected to the reset switch on the front panel of the system case. The reset switch allows you to restart the system without turning the power off. Pin 1 2 Definition System GND E. Speaker Connector Pin 1 2 3 4 Definition Speaker Signal No Connection No Connection +5V DC F. IDE Activity LED Connector The IDE activity LED lights up whenever the system reads/writes to the IDE devices. G. Turbo LED Connector This mainboard does not have a Turbo/De-turbo speed modes. So the turbo LED will always light . Poly-fuse Over Current Protection The poly-fuse protects the system from dangerous voltages the system might be exposed to via the keyboard or USB connectors. In case of such exposure, the polyfuse will immediately be disconnected from the circuit, just like a normal fuse. After being disconnected for a certain period of time, the poly-fuse will return to its normal state, after which the keyboard or USB can function properly again. Unlike conventional fuses, the poly-fuse does not have to be replaced, relieving the user wasted time and inconvenience. 12 Hardware Setup Optional Onboard Audio Selector (JP1) 1 Enabled (default) 1 Disabled This function allows you to enable and disable the on board audio. You must set the jumper's cap to pins 1-2 to enable or set pins 2-3 to disable this function. Audio Line out or Speaker out (JP2/JP3) JP2 1 JP3 Line_out JP2 1 JP3 Speaker_out(default) This jumper allows you to select between audio line-out or speaker out function. Set both JP2 and JP3 pins to 1-2 for line-out function or set both JP2 and JP3 pins to 2-3 for speaker out function.. Primary Audio CODEC Selector (JP4) 1 1 Onboard CODEC (Default) AMR (Soft-Audio/Modem riser) Short pin 1-2 to enable onboard AC`97 CODEC. Short pin 2-3 to enable AMR (Soft Audio/Modem riser). 13 Chapter 2 Clear CMOS data Jumper (JP5) 1 1 Normal (default) Clear CMOS To clear the contents of the CMOS, please follow the steps below. 1. Disconnect the system power supply from the power source. 2. Set the jumper cap at location 2~3 for 5 seconds, then set it back to the default position. 3. Connect the system's power and then start the system. 4. Enter BIOS's CMOS Setup Utility and choose Load Setup Defaults. Type Y and press enter. 5. Set the system configuration in the Standard CMOS Setup menu. Chassis Intrusion Detection (JP6) This board supports the chassis instruction monitoring feature of the management extension hardware by means of a mechanical or photo sensor switch attached to the motherboard through this 1x3-pin chassis security header. The mechanical switch is set to open for normal computer operation. Optional Boot BIOS Selector (JP7) 1 1 Boot BIOS select (default) BIOS 1 (Power-on only) / BIOS 2 (Power-on + Reset ) This feature allows you to select a BIOS to boot up your system. Set the pin to 1-2 to enable Boot BIOS select in the BIOS Features Setup and then select either BIOS 1 or BIOS 2 for startup (see section 2-4).The feature also allows you to manually shift to another BIOS once the BIOS fail to boot. Set pin to 2-3 to boot from BIOS 1 and then press the power on button to boot up or press reset and power on button to boot from BIOS 2. 14 Hardware Setup S/PIDIF-out Connector (J1) The S/PDIF-out connector supports the digital audio. This connector must be connected to the cable from an external device (i.e.2-channel decoded AC-3 from DVD decoders). Auxiliary CD-ROM Audio-in Connector (J2) Use the auxiliary audio cable enclosed with your CD-ROM disk drive to connect the CD-ROM to your mainboard. This will enable your CD-ROM's audio function. CD-ROM audio in Connector (J3) Use the audio cable enclosed with your CD-ROM disk drive to connect the CD-ROM to your mainboard. This will enable your CD-ROM's audio function. GND L 1 R 15 Chapter 2 Infrared Connector (J4) If you enable the UART 2 Mode in BIOS's Integrated Peripherals menu the COM2 port will support IR functions. (See section 3-4) 1 V cc Ir-R x GND Ir-T x V cc USB 0/1 Ports and USB 2/3 Connector (J6) If you want to use a USB keyboard, you must enable the onchip USB & USB keyboard support function in BIOS's Integrated Peripherals menu (See Section 3-4). USB is an open industry standard, providing a simple and inexpensive way to connect up to 125 devices to a single computer port. Keyboards, mice, tablets, digitizers, scanners, bar-code readers, modems, printers and many more can all be used at the same time. USB is a dynamically reconfigurable serial bus with an elementary data rate of 12Mbps. Based on off the shelf, low cost micro-controller technology, its modular layered software protocol supports sophisticated devices and application programs. This board contains a USB Host controller and includes a root hub with two USB 0/1 ports (meets USB Rev 1.0 spec.) and a connector for optional USB Adaptor (USB2/3). Four USB peripherals or hub devices are able to be connected. USB3 U SB 4 JP1 (Optional) 16 Hardware Setup WOL (Wake-on-LAN) Connector (J7) Enable the Wake Up On LAN selection in BIOS's Power Management Menu to use this function. The capability to remotely manage PCs on a network is a significant factor in reducing administrative and ownership costs. Magic Packet technology is designed to give WOL (Wake-on-LAN) capability to the LAN controller. When a PC capable of receiving wake up command goes to sleep, the Magic Packet mode in the LAN controller is enabled. When the LAN controller receives a Magic Packet frame, the LAN controller will wake up the PC. This header is used to connect an add-in NIC (Network Interface Card) which gives WOL capability to the mainboard. To support this function, a switching power supply with a minimum of 750mA 5VSB standby signal is required. Optional LTI Riser (J8) This connector is to be connected to an optional TV/LCD/2nd CRT Output adapter card. Optional VGA Header (J9) This board includes a VGA ports riser which is to be connected to this header. 17 Chapter 2 PS/2 Mouse and Keyboard Ports (CN1) If a PS/2 mouse is used, BIOS will automatically detect and assign IRQ12 to the PS/2 mouse. Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 Definition Data No Connection Ground + 5V (fused) Clock No Connection CPU/System Cooling Fan Connectors (FAN1/FAN2) These added connectors allow the fan to draw their power from the mainboard instead of the disk drive connector. The board's management extension hardware is able to detect the CPU and system fan speed in rpm (revolutions per minute). These connectors supports 3-pin cooling fans with minimum of 3500 RPM. The wiring and plug may vary depending on the manufacturer. On standard fans, the red is positive (+12V), the black is ground, and the yellow wire is the rotation signal. FAN1 FAN2 GND +12 Rotation Default Dip Switches (SW1/SW2/SW3) SW1 Default 1 ON 2 ON 3 ON 4 ON 5 OFF 6 OFF SW2 Default 1 ON 2 OFF 3 OFF 4 ON 5 ON 6 OFF SW3 Default 1 OFF 2 OFF 3 OFF 4 OFF SW1 SW2 SW3 Note: SW1, SW2 and SW3 dip switches are factory reserved for future support (don't change the default setting). 18 Hardware Setup 2-5 Main Memory Configuration The DRAM memory system consists of three banks and the memory size ranges from 16~1.5GBytes. It does not matter which bank you want to install first. DRAM Specifications DIMM type: 3.3V, unbuffered, registered, 64/72-bit SDRAM with SPD* Module size: Single/double-side 16/32/64/128/256/512MBytes Parity: Either parity or non-parity This mainboard supports 3.3v, unbuffered, 4-clock, SDRAM DIMM only. Buffered, 5V, or 2-clock SDRAM DIMMs should not be used. Due to loading anomalies, using DIMM with an 'n x 4' DRAM base on this mainboard is not recommended. For example, a DIMM that uses sixteen 16Mb x 4 devices should not be used. 19 Chapter 2 Memo 20 Award BIOS Setup Program Chapter 3 3 Award BIOS Setup Program Award's BIOS ROM has a built-in setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This information is stored in CMOS RAM so that it can retain the setup information, even when the power is turned off. When you turn on or restart the system, press the Delete key to enter the Award BIOS setup program. The primary screen as shown in Figure 3-1 is a list of the menus and functions available in the setup program. Select the desired item and press enter to make changes. Operating commands are located at the bottom of this and all other BIOS screens. When a field is highlighted, on-line help information is displayed on the right side of the screen. CMOS Setup Utility- Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status Esc : Quit F10 : Save & Exit Setup Time, Date, Hard Disk Type... Frequency/Voltage Control Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving : Select Item Figure 3-1 Setup Program Initial Screen 21 User's Manual 3-1 Standard CMOS Feature The Standard CMOS Feature allows users to configure system components such as hard disk drive, floppy disk drive and video display as well as date, time and boot up error signaling. This configuration menu should be changed when installing a mainboard for the first time, changing hardware in your system such as the HDD, FDD, video display, or when the CMOS data has been lost or contaminated. Choose the Standard CMOS Setup option from the CMOS Setup Utility menu (Figure 31) to display the following screen. When a field is highlighted, on-line help information is displayed on the left bottom edge of the screen. CMOS Setup Utility- Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date (mm : dd : yy) Time (hh : mm : ss) IDE IDE IDE IDE Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Master Secondary Slave Thu, Jun 15 2000 17 : 14 : 44 Press Press Press Press Enter Enter Enter Enter None None None None Item Help Menu Level Drive A Drive B Floppy 3 Mode Support Video Halt On Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory Move Enter:Select F5:Previous Values 1.44M, 3.5 in. None Disabled EGA/VGA All Errors 640K 65472K 1024K +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults Figure 3-2 Standard CMOS Features Screen Date/Time Set the date and time. Do not skip this function as all of your timed events such as power management, saving files, etc. are based on this timer. Hard Disk Setup (Primary/Secondary; Master/Slave) This category identifies up to four IDE hard disk drives that have been installed in the computer. This section does not show information on other IDE devices such as CD-ROM drives or other hard drive types such as SCSI drives. 22 Award BIOS Setup Program Type (Auto/User/None): Use the fields under the Type column to determine the method you will use to configure the IDE devices. If you choose Auto, BIOS will automatically detect and make optimal settings for most IDE hard drives. The mainboard manufacturer recommends that you choose Auto for all drives. Choose User to define your own drive type manually. You must enter values indicated in the table below into each drive parameter field. This information should be included in the documentation from your hard disk vendor or system manufacturer: TYPE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Setting method Number of cylinders Number of heads Write precompensation cylinder Landing zone Number of sectors Mode type Table 3-1 Hard Disk Drive Parameters Cyls/Head/Sector: The number of Cylinders, Heads, and Sectors can usually be found written on the top of the hard disk. If you have a relatively new hard drive, entering this information alone is usually sufficient for normal hard disk operation. The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper information for these categories. Precomp: Older hard drives (i.e., MFM or RLL drives) have the same number of sectors per track at the innermost tracks as at the outermost tracks. Thus, the data density at the innermost tracks is higher and the bits are lying closer together. Even though the physical size of a sector gets progressively smaller as the track diameter diminishes, each sector must still hold 512 bytes. Write precompensation circuitry compensates for the difference in sector size by boosting the write current for inner track sectors. Landz: This defines the address of the landing zone and is only used for older hard drives which do not have an auto-parking feature. Mode: If the Type value is not None for any device, you must set the Mode value for that device. There are four different Mode values: Auto, Normal, Large, and LBA. * Auto - BIOS detects and enters the IDE drive type during boot up. * Normal - for IDE drives that meet the old IDE specification which support a maximum capacity of 528MB (1024 cylinders, 16 heads, and 63 sectors). 23 User's Manual * Large - for IDE drives that do not support LBA and have more than 1024 cylinders. Try this setting if your hard disk does not operate properly with the LBA setting. Large mode is not supported by all operating systems, i.e., only certain versions of DOS support large mode. * LBA - (Large/Logical Block Addressing) With LBA, the IDE controller transforms the data address described by sector, head, and cylinder number into a physical block address, significantly improving data transfer rates. This mode is for drives with greater than 1024 cylinders and between 528MB and 8.4GB in size. This protocol is the current common standard. Choose None for Type if there are no IDE HDD devices in your system. @ You can use the IDE HDD Auto Detection function to auto detect your hard drive parameters. Using this function will automatically insert the parameters discussed under Hard Disk Setup and will indicate User for the Field value. Please see Section 3-9 for more information. Floppy Disk Drives Choose the memory capacity and disk size that corresponds with that of your floppy disk drive(s). Video Select the type of video adapter present in your system. You can ignore this setting if you are using a VGA monitor since VGA BIOS automatically configures this setting. Halt When the system is powered on, BIOS performs a series of diagnosis tests called POST (Power On Self Test). This function stops the computer if BIOS detects a hardware error. You can tell BIOS to halt on all errors, no errors, or not to halt on specific errors. 24 Award BIOS Setup Program 3-2 Advanced BIOS Features By choosing the Advanced BIOS Features option from the CMOS Setup Utility menu (Figure 3-1), the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer's default values for the mainboard. CMOS Setup Utility- Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Item Help Boot ROM by BIOS setting Boot BIOS HDD Instant Recovery Anti-Virus Protection CPU Internal Cache External Cache CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Quick Power On Self Test First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Swap Floppy Drive Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up NumLock Status Typematic Rate Setting X Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) X Typematic Delay (Msec) Security Option Enabled BIOS 1 Disabled Disabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Floppy HDD-0 LS120 Enabled Disabled Enabled On Disabled 6 250 Setup Menu Level Move Enter:Select F5:Previous Values +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults Figure 3-3 Advanced BIOS Features Screen A. Boot ROM by BIOS Setting(Optional for Twin BIOS) Enabling this function allows you to choose between BIOS1(default) or BIOS2 option to boot your system. B. HDD Instant Recovery This board supports HDD Instant Recovery, select enabled to use this function. Upon system boot up, the HDD Instant Recovery Utility will be shown on the screen. Selet Install or Do Not Install to continue booting. (See Appendix III) 25 User's Manual C. Anti-Virus Protection Trend ChipAway Virus Trend ChipAway Virus is a code incorporated in the mainboard's BIOS firmware. During the boot-up sequence, BIOS loads before loading of the partition table or boot sector. ChipAway Virus loads with BIOS and is able to detect bootup viruses before they have a chance to infect the hard drive. ChipAway Virus employs rule-based logic that doesn't look for specific viruses but rather detects patterns found in every virus, eliminating the need to perform periodical version updates after new viruses have been found. D. Cache Control CPU Internal Cache/External Cache Cache memory is much faster than conventional DRAM system memory. These fields allow you to enable or disable the CPUs Level 1 built-in cache and Level 2 external cache. Both settings are left enabled to significantly increase the performance of your computer. E. Boot Up Features After turning on the system, BIOS will perform a series of device initialization and diagnostic tests discussed below. Quick Power On Self Test (POST) Enable this function to reduce the amount of time required to run the POST (Power On Self Test). BIOS saves time by skipping some items during POST. It is recommended that you disable this setting. Discovering a problem during boot up is better than loosing data during your work. First/Second/Third/Boot Other Device This option sets the sequence of drives BIOS attempts to boot from after POST completes. BIOS will search these drives for an operating system. Swap Floppy Drive Enabling this function will swap the floppy drive assignment so that drive A will function as drive B, and drive B will function as drive A. Note that the boot sequence assignment mentioned directly above does not include booting from floppy drive B. This function is useful if floppy drives B and A are of a different format and you want to boot from floppy drive B. Boot up Floppy Seek During POST, BIOS will determine if the installed floppy disk drive has 40 or 80 tracks. A 360K drive has 40 tracks and 720K, 1.2M and 1.44M drives have 80 tracks. All modern floppy disk drives have 80 tracks. Boot Up NumLock Status This function defines the keyboard's number pad as number keys or arrow keys. 26 Award BIOS Setup Program F. Keyboard Interface Typematic Rate Setting When enabled, you can set the following two typematic control items. When disabled, keystrokes are determined arbitrarily by the keyboard controller in your system. Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) The typematic rate sets the rate at which characters on the screen repeat when a key is pressed and held down. Typematic Delay (Msec) The typematic delay sets how long after you press a key that a character begins repeating. G. Security Option The Supervisor and/or User Password functions shown in Figure 3-1 must be set to take advantage of this function. See Section 3-11 for password setting information. When the Security Option is set to System, a password must be entered to boot the system or enter the BIOS setup program. When the Security Option is set to Setup, a password is required to enter the BIOS setup program. H. OS Select (For DRAM >64MB) If your system's DRAM is larger than 64MB and you are running OS/2 , select OS/2 as the item value. Otherwise, set the item value to Non-OS/2 for all other operating systems. I. Shadow Memory Software such as system BIOS, video BIOS, SCSI BIOS, etc that resides in ROM (Read Only Memory) chips is called firmware. Shadowing of firmware occurs when BIOS is copied to RAM address C0000h through DFFFFh. Video BIOS loads into the C0000-C7FFF memory area when video shadowing is enabled. If an expansion peripheral in your system contains ROM-based firmware, you need to know the address range the ROM occupies to shadow it into the correct area of RAM. Shadowing improves the firmware's performance because the firmware can be read by the CPU through the 16- or 32-bit DRAM bus as opposed to the 8-bit XT bus. However, shadowing also results in reducing the amount of high memory (640 KB to 1 MB) for loading device drivers. Shadowing is used mostly for ROM chips on ISA cards and not for PCI cards. Shadowing and playing games at the same time may result in system instability as some games access the RAM memory area being shadowed. 27 User's Manual 3-3 Advanced Chipset Features By choosing the Advanced Chipset Features option from the CMOS Setup Utility menu (Figure 3-1), the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer's default values for the mainboard. CMOS Setup Utility- Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Advanced Chipset Features Bank 0/1 DRAM Timing Bank 2/3 DRAM Timing Bank 4/5 DRAM Timing SDRAM Cycle Length DRAM Clock Memory Hole PCI Master Pipeline Req P2C/C2P Concurrency Fast R-W Turn Around System BIOS Cacheable Video RAM Cacheable AGP Aperture Size AGP-4X Mode AGP Driving Control AGP Driving Value AGP Fast Write K7 CLK_CTL Select Flash BIOS Protection OnChip Sound SDRAM 8/10ns SDRAM 8/10ns SDRAM 8/10ns Auto Host CLK Disabled Enabled Enabled Disabled Disabled Disabled 64M Enabled Auto DA Disabled Optimal Disabled Auto Item Help Menu Level Move Enter:Select F5:Previous Values +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults Figure 3-4 Chipset Features Setup Screen All of the above settings have been determined by the mainboard manufacturer and should not be changed unless you are absolutely sure of what you are doing. Explanation of the DRAM timing and chipset features setup is lengthy, highly technical and beyond the scope of this manual. Below are abbreviated descriptions of the functions in this setup menu. You can look on the world wide web for helpful chipset and RAM configuration information including AWARD's web site at http://www.award.com. A. BANK 0/1, 2/3 & 4/5 DRAM Timing This item allows youto select the value in this field, depending on whether the board has paged DRAM or EDO (Extended Data Output) DRAMs. B. SDRAM Cycle Length When synchronous DRAM is installed, the number of the clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing. Do not reset this setting from the default value specified by the system designer. 28 Award BIOS Setup Program C. Memory Hole at 15M-16M Enabling this function will reserve the memory address space between 15MB and 16MB for ISA expansion cards. However, enabling this function will result in not allowing the system to have access to memory above 16MB. Please note that some expansion cards require this setting to be enabled. The default setting is Disabled. If Auto Configuration is enabled, you must set the DRAM timing function to 60ns or 70ns, depending on the type of DRAM you install. D. System BIOS Cacheable Enabling this function allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000hFFFFFh, resulting in better system performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error may result. Caching the system BIOS results in better performance than shadowing the system BIOS as discussed in Section 3-2. E. Video RAM Cacheable Enabling this function will allows caching of the video RAM, resulting in better system performance. However, if any programs write to this memory area, a system error may occur. F. AGP Aperture Size This function determines the amount of system memory that is given to the AGP card. Options range from 4MB to 128MB. This is a dynamic memory allotment in that the AGP card will only use the amount of memory that it needs. The remaining memory not in use will be available for the system to use. For example, if 16MB is alloted to the AGP card and the card only needs 8MB, the remaining 8MB will be available for system use. G. AGP-4X Mode Enable this setting to utilize the4X mode (twice as fast as2X) offered by advanced AGP cards. Your VGA card must support 4X mode in order to take advantage of the faster speed. H. Flash BIOS Protection The mainboard manufacturer developed BIOS protection technology that protects the System BIOS from accidental corruption by unauthorized users or computer viruses. When enabled, the BIOS data cannot be changed when attempting to update BIOS with the the FLASH utility. When disabled, the BIOS data can be updated by using the FLASH utility. 29 User's Manual I. Hardware Reset Protect When this function is enabled, your PC's hardware reset button will not function. This function is especially useful to prevent accidental resets for file servers and routers, etc., which should be available 24 hrs/day. When disabled, your PC's hardware reset button will function normally. J. OnChip Sound This function must be enabled in order to use the onboard audio function. To terminate this function set it to disabled. K. OnChip Modem This function must be enabled in order to use the soft modem riser card on AMR slot. To terminate this function set it to disabled. Be sure to set AMR/MR Setting jumpers (JP4A/B/C/D) as discussed in Section 2-4 of this manual to enable this function. L. CPU to PCI Write Buffer When Enabled, CPU to the PCI bus are buffered, to compensate for the speed differences between the CPU and the PCI bus. M. PCI Delay Transaction The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer to support delay transactions cycles. Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specification version 2.1. N. Memory Parity/ECC Check If the DRAM chips in your system support parity/ECC check, select Enabled 30 Award BIOS Setup Program 3-4 Integrated Peripherals This section provides information on setting peripheral devices. By choosing the Integrated Peripherals option from the CMOS Setup Utility menu (Figure 3-1), the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer's default values for the mainboard. CMOS Setup Utility- Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Integrated Peripherals On-Chip IDE Channel 0 On-Chip IDE Channel 1 IDE Prefetch Mode Primary Master PIO Primary Slave PIO Secondary Master PIO Secondary Slave PIO Primary Master UDMA Primary Slave UDMA Secondary Master UDMA Secondary Slave UDMA Init Display First OnChip USB USB Keyboard Support Case Open Warning IDE HDD Block Mode Onboard FDD Controller Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 Enabled Enabled Enabled Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto PCI Slot Enabled Disabled Disabled Enabled Enabled Auto Auto Item Help Menu Level Move Enter:Select F5:Previous Values +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults Figure 3-5 Integrated Peripherals Screen A. On Board IDE Control On-chip IDE channel 0/1 You can set this to disable the On-chip IDE controller if you are going to add a higher performance IDE board. IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO The four IDE PIO (programmed Input/Output) fields let you set a PIO mode (04) for each IDE device that the internal PCI IDE interface supports. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance. In Auto mode, the system automatically determines the best mode for each device. B. Init Display First This function allows user to choose between AGP slot or VGA slot to initialize Display first . 31 User's Manual C. OnChip USB Enable the on-board Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller if you want to connect a USB keyboard to your system. Note that if this setting is disabled, you can still temporarily use a USB keyboard during bootup so that you can enter BIOS and enable this setting. If you pass the bootup stage without enabling this function, your PS/2 keyboard will no longer work. D. USB Keyboard Support Select Enabled if your system has a USB keyboard installed on the system board. If your system has no USB keyboard, select Disabled in this field. E. Case Open Warning This board supports the case open warning(chassis instruction monitoring) feature of the management extension hardware by means of a mechanical or photo sensor switch attached to the motherboard through this 1x3-pin chassis security header. The mechanical switch is set to open for normal computer operation. Select enabled to use this function. F. IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sector read/write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read/writes per sector the drive can support. G. Onboard FDC Controller Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on the system board and you wish to use it. If you install an add-in FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select Disabled in this field. H. UART 2 Mode Select This function allows you to select an operating mode for the second serial port. (Standard RS-232C serial port/HPSIR 1.0 specification/ASKIR 0.57-MB/sec infrared port) I. Onboard Parallel Port Select a logical LPT port address and corresponding interrupt for the physical parallel port. J. Parallel Port Mode Select an operating mode for the onboard parallel (printer) port. Select SPP unless you are certain your hardware and software support one of the other available modes. 32 Award BIOS Setup Program 3-5 Power Management Setup This section provides information on the Green PC power management functions. By choosing the Power Management Setup option from the CMOS Setup Utility menu (Figure 3-1), the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer's default values for the mainboard CMOS Setup Utility- Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI function Power Management ACPI Suspend Type PM Control by APM Video Off Option Video Off Method MODEM Use IRQ Soft-Off by PWRBTN State After Power Failure Wake Up Events Enabled Press Enter S1(POS) Yes Suspend -> Off DPMS Support 3 Delay 4 Sec Off Press Enter Item Help Menu Level Move Enter:Select F5:Previous Values +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults Figure 3-6 Power Management Setup Screen A. Advanced Configuration Power Interface (ACPI) ACPI management enables the operating system to control the amount of power given to each device attached to the computer. With ACPI, the operating system can turn off peripherals devices, such as CD-ROM players, when they are not in use. B. Power Management Power management allows the computer to save electricity when it is not in use by entering increasingly deep power saving modes as shown by the diagram below. Figure 3-7 Power Saving Mode Flow Chart 33 User's Manual C. Video Off Option This setting allow you to selects the power-saving modes during which the monitor goes blank: D. Video Off Method This function serves as both a screen saver and power saver for monitors. See the next function, Video Off After, for setting the video timer. Blank - BIOS will only blank the monitor's screen. The electricity saved in this mode is negligible and this function is only used as a screen saver to prevent screen damage while the screen is on but not in use. V/H SYNC+Blank - The system turns off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports, writes blanks to the VGA buffer and the monitor's electron gun turns off. This function requires a monitor with Green features in order to take advantage of the power saving function. If you enable this function and do not have a Green monitor, the result will be the same as if you had selected Blank. This function serves as both a screen saver and an electricity saver. DPMS Supported - Select this option if your video card supports the Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS) standard (i.e., you have a monitor that supports Green features). Use software supplied by your video subsystem to set video power management options. E. Modem Use IRQ If your computer has an modem, use this function to tell BIOS which IRQ is being occupied by the modem card. When the system is in Green mode, the modem requires an IRQ assignment to wake up the system and perform tasks. This assignment is compliant with the APM 1.2 specification and is to be used in coordination with APM 1.2 compliant operating systems. F. Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN When set to Delay 4 Sec., this function allows the power button to put the system in Suspend, a power saving mode. See Section 2-4 for operation instructions of the override power button operation which puts the system in Suspend mode. When set to Instant-Off the Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN function is disabled and the computer turns completely off when the power button is pressed. 34 Award BIOS Setup Program H. Power On By PCI Card When enabled, a PCI card that receives a signal will wake up the system from soft off and green mode. I. Power On By Modem/LAN When enabled, a modem/LAN that receives a signal will wake up the system from soft off and green mode. You should connect the modem to the COM port. J. Power On By Alarm When enabled, this setting allows the system to turn back on at a designated time of the month. User must designate date of month and time of day. This function is only available when using an ATX power supply and the Software Power-Off function to turn off the computer. See the Software Power-Off feature in Section 2-4 of this manual for instructions. 35 User's Manual 3-6 PNP/PCI Configuration This section provides IRQ and DMA setting information. By choosing the PNP/ PCI Configuration option from the CMOS Setup Utility menu (Figure 3-1), the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer's default values for the mainboard. CMOS Setup Utility- Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software PnP/PCI Configurations PNP OS Installed Reset Configuration Data Resources Controlled By X IRQ Resources X DMA- Resources PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Assign IRQ For VGA Assign IRQ For USB Slot 1/5 Use IRQ No. Slot 2 Use IRQ No. Slot 3 Use IRQ No. Slot 4 Use IRQ No. FDD IRQ Can Be Free No Disabled Auto(ESCD) Press Enter Press Enter Disabled Enabled Enabled Auto Auto Auto Auto Yes Item Help Menu Level Move Enter:Select F5:Previous Values +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults Figure 3-7 PnP/PCI Configurations Screen A. PNP OS Installed If you want to install a PNP compatible OS(such as Windows 95) set to Yes. B. Resources Controlled By When set to Manual the system BIOS will not refer to the ESCD for IRQ & DMA information. Instead, it will refer to the items in the setup menu for assigning IRQ & DMA. When set to Auto the system BIOS will refer to the ESCD for all legacy information. ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data) provides a detailed format of the configuration data structures stored in flash memory. Each data structure defines the resources used by a device or a card in the system. This includes legacy and PCI/ISA PnP devices. C. FDD IRQ Can Be Free This function allows user to choose if the FDD IRQ is able to be freed up. The default setting is Yes and this does not allow the IRQ to be free. 36 Award BIOS Setup Program 3-7 PC Health Status By choosing the PC Health Status option from the CMOS Setup Utility menu (Figure 3-1), the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer's default values for the mainboard. CMOS Setup Utility- Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software PC Health Status Current CPU Temp. Current System Temp. Current CPU FAN Speed Current SYS FAN Speed VCore Vcc SRAM 3.3V 5V 12 V 31 oC/87 oF 31 oC/87 oF 3500 RPM 3500 RPM 0.00V 2.48V 3.32V 5.05V 12.16V Item Help Menu Level Move Enter:Select F5:Previous Values +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults Figure 3-8 PC Health Status Screen 37 User's Manual 3-8 Frequency/Voltage Control By choosing the Frequency/Voltage Control Setup option from the CMOS Setup Utility menu (Figure 3-1), the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer's default values for the mainboard. CMOS Setup Utility- Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Frequency/Voltage Control CPU Host/PCI/Spread Spec. Default Item Help Menu Level Move Enter:Select F5:Previous Values +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults Figure 3-9 SeePU Setup Screen A. CPU Host/PCI Clock Thie feature allow your to select a timing combination for the CPU/PCI bus and Spread Spectrum frequency. 38 Award BIOS Setup Program 3-9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Fail-Safe Defaults loads the default BIOS values directly from the CMOS Setup Utility menu (Figure3-1). If the stored record created by the setup program becomes corrupted and therefore unusable, these defaults will be loaded automatically when you turn on the computer. CMOS Setup Utility- Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configur PC Health Status Esc : Quit F10 : Save & Exit Setup Load Fail-Safe Defaults Frequency/Voltage Control Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Setup Saving : Select Item Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N) ? N Figure 3-10 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Screen 39 User's Manual 3-10 Load Optimized Defaults Load Optimized Defaults loads the default system values directly from the CMOS Setup Utility menu (Figure3-1). If the stored record created by the setup program becomes corrupted and therefore unusable, these defaults will be loaded automatically when you turn on the computer. CMOS Setup Utility- Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configur PC Health Status Esc F10 : Quit : Save & Exit Setup Load Optimized Defaults Frequency/Voltage Control Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Setup Saving : Select Item Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N) ? N Figure 3-11 Load Optimized Defaults Screen 40 Award BIOS Setup Program 3-11 Supervisor Password & User Password Setting There are four different variables that control password settings. The first two are located under the Security Option function in BIOS Features Setup Menu (Figure 3-1). When the Security Option function is set to Setup, a password is required to enter BIOS and change BIOS settings. When the Security Option function is set to System, a password is required to enter both BIOS and the computer's operating system (for example Windows 98) found on the boot drive. This is shown in Figures 3-12 and 3-13. The third and fourth variables are user password and supervisor password selected in BIOS (Figure 3-1). The main purpose of separating user and supervisor is to allow only the supervisor to have control over the settings in BIOS. The user, on the other hand, is only allowed to access the computer's operating system and change the user password in BIOS (See Figure 3-13 ). Note that when there is no supervisor password set, the user password controls access to all BIOS settings (See Figure 3-12 below). A. Set Either Supervisor Password or User Password Figure 3-12 Set Either Supervisor or User Password 41 User's Manual B. Set Both Supervisor Password and User Password Figure 3-13 Set Both Supervisor and User Password 3-12 Save and Exit Setup If you select this and type Y (for yes) followed by the [Enter] key, the values entered in the setup utilities will be recorded in the CMOS memory of the BIOS chip. 3-13 Exit Without Saving Selecting this option and pressing Y followed by the [Enter] key lets you exit the Setup program without recording any new values or changing old ones. 42 Chapter 4 Brief Software Driver Guide The Mainboard Software Guide is found on the CD-ROM that is enclosed with your mainboard and is a PDF file which must be viewed with Adobe's freeware called Acrobat® Reader. The Acrobat Reader software is also included on the same CDROM. See the Readme.txt file in the CD-ROM's root directory for installation instructions of the Acrobat Reader. The Mainboard software guide discusses the following items: The following items are discussed in the TXT or PDF files: - VIA Service Pack for Win9x/WinNT including Bus Master IDE drivers, AGP VxD IRQ routing mini port driver and etc. - ACPI Patch Installation - Sound Driver and Utility Installation - USB Driver Installation - Updating Your System BIOS - Installing and Using a Desktop Management Interface (DMI) Utility for DOS The DMI utility is a DOS utility, operating under Windows or other operating system might cause damage to the BIOS. 43 Chapter 4 Memo 44 Appendix I On Board I/O Addresses & IRQ Maps System Resource 1. Timer 2. Keyboard 3. Programmable INT IRQ IRQ0 IRQ1 IRQ2 I/O Address 040, 043 060, 064 0020, 0021, 00A0, 00A1 2F8, 2FF 3F8, 3FF 3F0, 3F7 378, 37F 070, 071 060, 064 0F0, 0FF 1F0, 1F7 170, 177 4. COM2(B) 5. COM1(A) 6. Floppy 7. LPT1 8. Real Time Clock 9. PS/2 Mouse 10.Math coprocessor 11.IDE 1 12.IDE 2 IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ6 IRQ7 IRQ8 IRQ12 IRQ13 IRQ14 IRQ15 @ IRQ 5, 9, 10 and 11 are available for interface cards. 45 User's Manual Memo 46 Appendix II Embedded Flash Utility This mainboard is equipped with an Erasable Flash ROM and an Embedded Flash Utility which allows the user to update the BIOS to a newer version. Embedded Flash Utility eases BIOS upgrade and eliminate the compatibility issue between different Flash ROM type and version of Flash utility. Update Your System BIOS 1. Start computer, upon post, press ALT+F2 Keys to enter AWDFLASH setup. 2. Insert the floppy disk with the latest BIOS file into the floppy drive A(or B) and then press Enter to start programming. FLASH MEMORY WRITER V 7.52C (C) Award Software 1999 All Right Reserved For XXX-XXXXXXX-6A69MC3DC-0 DATE: 01/20/2000 Flash Type- XXXXX E82802AB / 3.xV(1Mb) File Name to Program : 7AjA0615.BIN Programming Flash Memory Warning : Don't Turn Off Power Or Reset System ! Sample of Programing Flash Memory Screen 3. As programming finishes, the system will automatically Restart. Note: @ Flash BIOS Protection must be set to Disabled in the Advance Chipset Feature from the CMOS Setup Utility menu. See Chapter 3. @ Don't turn off or restart your system during programming process. @ Make sure that your floppy diskette have only one BIN file to aviod confussion. 47 434122090765432509376143910987644321 432121098765432109876543210987654321 5 2 3 1 1 8 9876 1 4 8 2 5 0 2 8765 5 3 2 1 5432109876543210987654321 5432109876543210987654321 Write OK 321 321 321 321 321 321 3 91 7654321098765432121098765432102876543210987654321 7654321098765432121098765432109876543210987654321 7654321098765432121098765432109876543210987654321 76 2 321 9 9 65 6 243 0 1 76 8 365 9 3 65 0 287 8 5 54 2 1 4354121008787435121298095472104872143910967643321 21 21 21 No Update Write Fail User's Manual Memo 48 Appendix III HDD Instant Recovery Utility This mainboard is equipped with HDD Instant Recovery utility embedded in the BIOS ROM. The feature is an option which allows the user to install or not. HDD Instant Recovery utility is a Pre-O.S. backup technology that provides backup before any OS is being activated. Just one press on the Hotkey, HDD Instant Recovery can revive your system even if your O.S. crashed or not working properly. Ì HDD Instant Recovery Concept HDD IR will save your vital O.S. and application software in a hidden space inside the same hard drive. Since the backup file occupies some space in the hidden directory, the displayed disk space will be reduced. HDD IR will backup your system either with the Smart or Equivalent Backup depends on your O.S. type. Smart Backup (FAT16/32 format i.e.Win 95/98 O.S.) - Backup space is the actual system space used. Equivalent Backup (NTFS format i.e.Windows 2000/NT.) - Backup space equivalent to the drive space where the O.S. located. Ì Utility Installation 1. Enable the HDD Instant Recovery in the BIOS Features setup from the CMOS Setup Utility menu. Save and exit to reboot. 2. Upon system boot up, the HDD Instant Recovery Utility will be shown on the screen. Selet Install and press Enter key to read the instruction. 3. Press F8 key to continue, you will be prompt to confirmed to keep original data. 4. Type Y and press Enter and wait for the installation process to finish and the system will automatically reboot. HDD Instant Recovery Utility : Backup System : Disk Information : Restore System : Defragmenter : Hard Disk Copy : Uninstall HDD Instant Recovery Utility Setup screen 49 Chapter 4 r Backup System Smart Backup 1. Upon system boot up, the HDD Instant Recovery Utility will be shown on the screen. Selet Backup System by pressing Alt+F1 key. 2. Select your hard drive to backup. 3. Wait for the backup process to finish and the system will automatically reboot. Equivalent Backup @ Still under evaluation testing for future Windows 2000/NT supports. r Disk Information 1. Upon system boot up, the HDD Instant Recovery Utility will be shown on the screen. Select Disk Information by pressing Alt+F2 key to view Disk Info. r Restore System 1. Upon system boot up, the HDD Instant Recovery Utility will be shown on the screen. Selet Restore System by pressing Alt+F3 key. 2. You will be prompt to confirmed restore drive. Type Y and press Enter key. 3. Wait for the backup process to finish and the system will automatically reboot. r Defragmenter 1. Upon system boot up, the HDD Instant Recovery Utility will be shown on the screen. Selet Defragmenter by pressing Alt+F3 key. 2. You will be prompt to confirmed defragment your drive. Type Y and press Enter key. 3. Wait for the defrgmentation process to finish and the system will automatically reboot. r Hard Disk Copy 1. Upon system boot up, the HDD Instant Recovery Utility will be shown on the screen. Selet Hard Disk Copy by pressing Alt+F4 key. 2. Select which hard drive to backup.(Copy 1 to 2 or 2 to 1 or 1 to 2 3 4) 3. Wait for the hard disk copy process to finish and the system will auto reboot. r Uninstall 1. Upon system boot up, the HDD Instant Recovery Utility will be shown on the screen. Seletc uninstall by pressing Alt+F5 key. 2. You will be prompt to confirmed uninstall. Type Y and press Enter key. 3. Wait for the uninstalling process to finish and press any key to reboot This function does not support Multi-Booting management utility like System Commander, etc. Alway uninstall this function before you format or partition the hard disk for other usage. 50