MX3W-V User's Guide Printed in Taiwan PART NO.: DOC. NO.
AWARD BIOS MX3W-V Motherboard User's Guide Document Number : MX3WV-1-E9910A Model and revision : For MX3W-V rev 1.xx Manual version : English, rev A Release Date : Oct. 8, 1999 More help for latest information: Taiwan http://www.aopen.com.tw USA http://www.aopenusa.com Europe http://www.aopen.
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AWARD BIOS Disclaimer This company makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties, merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Any software described in this manual is sold or licensed "as is".
AWARD BIOS FCC Class B Radio Frequency Declaration of Conformity This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B Subassembly -CPU Board device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and 2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
AWARD BIOS Organization Chapter 1, Overview, covers the introduction and specifications of the system board and special features. Chapter 2, Hardware Installation, describes hardware jumpers, connectors and memory configuration. There are user friendly drawings to locate jumper and connector. Chapter 3, AWARD BIOS, explains the system BIOS and tells how to configure the system by setting the BIOS parameters.
AWARD BIOS Conventions The following conventions are used in this manual: Text entered by user, default settings, recommended selections Represent text input by the user, default settings and recommended selections , ,, , , etc Represent the actual keys that you have to press on the keyboard. , Note: Gives bits and pieces of additional information related to the current topic. Warning: Alerts you to any damage that might result from doing or not doing specific actions.
AWARD BIOS Contents chapter 1 overview 1.1 Specifications...............................................................4 1.2 APM Suspend to Hard Drive ........................................5 1.3 Zero Voltage Wake On Modem ....................................8 1.4 System Voltage Monitoring .......................................10 1.5 Fan Monitoring ...........................................................10 1.6 CPU Thermal Protection ............................................11 1.
AWARD BIOS 2.3.11 Panel Connector.................................................11 2.3.12 IrDA Connector...................................................12 2.3.13 Wake On Modem Connector ..............................13 2.3.14 Wake On LAN Connector ...................................13 2.3.15 CD Audio Connector...........................................14 2.3.16 Mono In/Mic Out Connector ................................14 2.4 Configuring the System Memory...............................15 2.
AWARD BIOS Chapter 1 Overview MX3W-V is a new generation Socket 370 based system board that utilizes Intel 810 AGPset on Micro ATX PCI/ISA platform. This AGPset is designed for Celeron PPGA CPU, and supports new architectures such as high speed AGP graphic port, PC100 SDRAM, AMR slot, Ultra DMA 33/66, Bus master IDE, PCI 2.2 and USB port. It has two Dual in-line Memory Module (DIMM) slots that allow to install PC100 SDRAMs and expand up to a maximum of 512MB.
AWARD BIOS ACPI Suspend to Hard Drive The conventional "Suspend to Hard Drive" function is a private design of AOpen motherboards, the requirement to run it is a BIOS revision and correct chipset that supports this function. However, nowadays "Suspend to Hard Drive" has been become widely known as the "S4 - Hibernation" state defined in the ACPI specification; in this case not only the BIOS itself but also the operation system (i.e.
AWARD BIOS high efficient synchronous switching design that the temperature of MOS FET is far less than Schottky diode of asynchronous design. Over Current Protection The Over Current Protection was very popular implemented on the Baby AT or ATX 3.3V/5V/12V switching power supply. However, the new generation Celeron PPGA CPU uses different voltage that have regulator to transfer 5V to CPU voltage (for example, 2.0V), and make 5V over current protection useless.
AWARD BIOS Note: This motherboard is battery-less, that means the RTC (real time clock) can keep running without battery as long as the power cord is plugged. But in case of power failure or the power cord unplugged, you need to reset date and time from "Standard CMOS Setup" section of BIOS Setup. For more information, please see "Chapter 3 BIOS Setup".
AWARD BIOS 1.1 Specifications Form Factor Board Size CPU System Memory Chipset Onboard AGP Audio CODEC Expansion Slots Serial Port Parallel Port Floppy Interface IDE Interface USB Interface PS/2 Mouse Keyboard RTC and Battery BIOS Micro ATX 244 mm x 220 mm Celeron PPGA 168-pin DIMM x2, maximum 512 PC100 SDRAM. Intel 810 AGPset Intel I752 AD1881 PCI x3 and AMR x1 Two serial ports UART 16C550 compatible, and the 3rd UART for IR function.
AWARD BIOS 1.2 ACPI Suspend to Hard Drive For a detailed installation procedure please refer to the following procedure to enable ACPI Suspend to Hard Drive on the AOpen MX3W-V motherboard. First please check if your system meets the following requirements, then follow the procedure step by step. System Requirement 1. AOZVHDD.EXE 1.30b or later (http://www.aopen.com.tw/tech/mbdrv/ default.htm#Suspend to Hard Disk Drivers). 2. Delete config.sys and autoexec.bat. I. Fresh installation 1. Execute "Setup.
AWARD BIOS 5. You've already implemented ACPI with Suspend-to-Harddisk. Click "Start > Shut Down -> Standby" then the screen will go off immediately. And 1 minute or so will be taken for the system to save what's in the memory to the harddrive; the larger the memory size the longer this process will take. II. Changing from APM to ACPI (Windows 98 only) 1. Run "Regedit.exe" a. Go through the following path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE MICROSOFT WINDOWS CURRENT VERSION DETECT b.
AWARD BIOS b. Right click and select Modify, change "01" to "00" to make it "0000 02". "02" means Windows 98 is ACPI acknowledged but disable ACPI function. c. Save changes. 2. Select "Add New Hardware" under Control Panel. Allow Windows 98 to detect new hardware. (It will find "Plug and Play BIOS" and remove "ACPI BIOS") 3. Reboot system. 4. Run "Add New Hardware" again and it will find "Advanced Power Management Resource". 5. Click "OK".
AWARD BIOS 1.3 ACPI Suspend to DRAM This motherboard supports ACPI Suspend to DRAM function. With this function, you can resume your original work directly from DRAM without going through the Win98 booting process and run your application again. Suspend to DRAM saves your current work into the system memory. To implement ACPI Suspend to DRAM, please follow the procedures as below. System Requirement 1. An ACPI OS is required. Currently, Windows 98 is the only choice. (Please refer to 1.2 for details.
AWARD BIOS 1.4 Wake On Keyboard/Mouse This function allows you to power on your system by clicking a hot key or a mouse button that you specified. Besides, you can also disable the function of the power button and only the preset keys (like a password) can boot your system. Please follow the procedure below to enable Wake on Keyboard/Mouse function. 1. Set JP28 at pin 2-3 is to enable this function 2. Go to BIOS Setup ? Integrated Peripherals ? Power On Function. You can select various wakeup modes.
AWARD BIOS Caution: To implement this function, the 5V Stand By current of ATX power supply must be greater than 800mA. Caution: Wake On Mouse function applies to PS/2 mouse only Caution: The mouse can’t be moved between double clicking. Caution: If you set a Password but forget it, please clear CMOS. Caution: If you want to use Wake On Mouse function in DOS, it is necessary to install the DOS driver of the mouse.
AWARD BIOS 1.5 Zero Voltage Wake On Modem The Wake on Modem discussed here is to wakeup from true power off (identified by fan of power supply is off), This motherboard still supports traditional green PC suspend mode but it is not discussed here.
AWARD BIOS For Internal Modem Card (AOpen FM56-P): 1. Go into BIOS setup, Power Management ? 0V Wake On Modem, select Enabled. 2. Setup your application, put into Windows 95. 3. Turn system power off by soft power switch. 4. Connect 4-pin Modem Ring-On cable from FM56-P RING connector to MX3W-V connector WKUP. 5. Connect telephone line to FM56-P. You are now ready to use Wake On Modem. For External Box Modem: 1. Go into BIOS setup, Power Management ? 0V Wake On Modem, select Enabled. 2.
AWARD BIOS 1.6 System Voltage Monitoring This motherboard implements a voltage monitoring system. As you turn on your system, this smart design will continue to monitor your system’s working voltage. If any of the system’s voltage is over the component's standard there will be an alarm through application software such as the Hardware Monitoring Utility to warn the user. The system voltage monitoring function monitors CPU core voltage.
AWARD BIOS 1.8 CPU Thermal Protection This motherboard implements special thermal protection circuits. When temperature is higher than a predefined value, there will be warning through application software such as the Hardware Monitoring utility to notify the user. It is automatically implemented by the BIOS and the Hardware Monitoring Utility, no hardware installation is needed. 1.9 Battery-less Design To preserve the earth, AOpen MX3W-V implements the battery-less motherboard design.
AWARD BIOS Chapter 2 Hardware Installation This chapter gives you a step-by-step procedure on how to install your system. Follow each section accordingly. Caution: Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your processor, disk drives, expansion boards, and other components. Always observe the following precautions before you install a system component. 1. Do not remove a component from its protective packaging until you are ready to install it. 2.
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AWARD BIOS Jumpers: JP12: JP14: JP27: JP28: Enable/Disable Onboard Audio Clear CMOS SPK Out Enable/Disable KB/MS Wake Up Connectors: PS2: KB: COM1: COM2: PRINTER: PWR2: USB: FDC: IDE1: IDE2: CPUFAN1: CPU1: IrDA: PANEL: CD-IN: MODEM-CN: WOM: WOL: SB-LINK: PS/2 mouse connector PS/2 keyboard connector COM1 connector COM2 connector Printer connector ATX power connector USB connector Floppy drive connector IDE1 primary channel IDE2 secondary channel CPU fan connector Housing fan connector IrDA (Infrared) conn
AWARD BIOS 2.2 Jumpers With the help of Celeron PPGA VID signal and SMbus, this motherboard is jumper-less design. 2.2.1 Selecting the CPU Frequency Celeron PPGA VID signal and SMbus clock generator provide CPU voltage auto-detection and allow user to set CPU frequency through CMOS setup, no jumper or switch is needed. The correct CPU information is saved into EEPROM, with these technologies, the disadvantages of Pentium base jumper-less design are eliminated.
AWARD BIOS Warning: INTEL 810 chipset supports a maximum of 100MHz CPU FSB, the higher clock settings are for internal test only. These settings exceed the specification of the chipset, which may cause serious system damage.
AWARD BIOS 2.2.2 Setting the CPU Voltage This motherboard supports Celeron PPGA VID function, the CPU core voltage is automatically detected, the range is from 1.3V to 2.05V. 2.2.3 Clearing the CMOS JP14 1-2 2-3 Clear CMOS Normal operation (default) Clear CMOS You need to clear the CMOS if you forget your system password. To clear the CMOS, follow the procedures as below: JP14 JP14 1 2 3 1 2 3 Normal Operation (default) Clear CMOS The procedure to clear CMOS: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
AWARD BIOS Tip: If your system hangs or fails to boot because of overclocking, please clear CMOS and the system will go back to the default setting (233MHz or 350MHz). Tip: If your system hangs or fails to boot because of overclocking, simply use key to restore to the default setting. By this smart design, it would be more convenient to clear CPU frequency setting. For using this function, you just need to press key first and then press Power button at the same time.
AWARD BIOS JP28 JP28 1 2 3 1 2 3 Disabled Enabled 2.2.6 SPK Out JP27 1-2 2-3 SPK Out Disabled Enabled This jumper is used to enable or disable speaker out.
AWARD BIOS 2.3 Connectors 2.3.1 Power Cable The ATX power supply uses 20-pin connector shown below. Make sure you plug in the right direction. Caution: Make sure that the power supply is off before connecting or disconnecting the power cable. +5V 3.3V 5V SB 3.3V +5V PWR2 2.3.2 Fan Plug in the fan cable to the 3-pin fan connector onboard. The fan connector is marked CPUFAN1 and FAN1 on the system board.
AWARD BIOS 2.3.3 PS/2 Mouse The onboard PS/2 mouse connector is a 6-pin Mini-Din connector marked PS2. The view angle of drawing shown here is from back panel of the housing. PCB PS/2 Mouse 2.3.4 Keyboard The onboard PS/2 keyboard connector is a 6-pin Mini-Din connector marked KB2. The view angle of drawing shown here is from back panel of the housing.
AWARD BIOS 2.3.5 Serial Devices (COM1) The onboard serial connectors COM1 are 9-pin D-type connector on the back panel of mainboard. PCB COM1 2.3.6 Serial Devices (COM2) Plug in the IDE cable to the COM2 connectors.
AWARD BIOS 2.3.7 Printer The onboard printer connector is a 25-pin D-type connector marked PRINTER. The view angle of drawing shown here is from back panel of the housing. PRINTER PCB 2.3.8 USB Device You can attach USB devices to the USB connector. The motherboard contains two USB connectors, which are marked as USB.
AWARD BIOS 2.3.9 Floppy Drive Connect the 34-pin floppy drive cable to the floppy drive connector marked as FDC on the system board. 1 2 33 34 FDC 2.3.10 IDE Hard Disk and CD ROM This mainboard supports two 40 pin IDE connectors marked as IDE1 and IDE2. IDE1 is also known as primary channel and IDE2 as secondary channel, each channel supports two IDE devices that make total of four devices.
AWARD BIOS 2 40 1 39 IDE2 2 40 1 39 IDE1 Caution: The specification of IDE cable is maximum 46cm (18 inches), make sure your cable does not excess this length. Caution: For better signal quality, it is recommended to set far end side device to master mode and follow the suggested sequence to install your new device. Please refer to the following figure. IDE1 (Primary Channel) Slave (2nd) Master (1st) IDE2 (Second Channel) Slave (4th) 2.3.
AWARD BIOS The Panel (multifunction) connector is a 20-pin connector marked as PANEL on the board. Attach the power LED, keylock, speaker, SPWR, IDE LED and reset switch to the corresponding pins as shown in the figure. If your ATX housing supports ACPI specification, the ACPI & Power the LED will keep flashing if you have enabled “suspend mode” item in the BIOS Setup.
AWARD BIOS Pin 1 3 4 5 6 7 9 Install infrared module onto IrDA connector and enable infrared function from BIOS setup, make sure to have correct orientation when you plug onto IrDA connector.
AWARD BIOS 2.3.13 Wake On Modem Connector This motherboard implements special circuit to support Wake On Modem, both Internal Modem Card (AOpen MP56) and external box Modem are supported. Since Internal Modem card consumes no power when system power is off, it is recommended to use Internal Modem. To use AOpen MP56, connect 4-pin cable from RING connector of MP56 to WOM connector on the mainboard. Pin 1 2 3 4 Description +5V SB NC RING GND Pin 1 2 3 Description +5V SB GND LID 1 2 3 4 WOM 2.3.
AWARD BIOS 2.3.15 Sound Blaster LINK SB-LINK is used to connect Creative PCI sound card. If you have a Creative PCI sound card installed, it is necessary to link the card to this connector for compatibility issue under DOS environment. Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 5 6 Description GNT# GND NC REQ# GND SIRQ# SB-LINK 2.3.16 CD Audio Connector This connector is used to connect CD audio cable.
AWARD BIOS 2.3.16 Mono In/Mic Out Connector This connector is used to connect Mono In/Mic Out connector of an internal modem card. The pin 1-2 is Mono In, and the pin 3-4 is Mic Out. Please note that there is no standard for this kind of connector yet, only some internal modem cards implement this connector. Pin 1 2 3 4 Description Mono In GND GND Mic Out Please see the pin definitions to connect the cable. 1 2 3 4 MODEM-CN 2.3.
AWARD BIOS 2.3.18 Audio Connector This motherboard comes with a 16-bit audio CODEC (AD1881) onboard. Game Port PCB SPK MIC LINE-IN To fully utilize the audio functions, you may connect various peripheral devices that the audio chip supports. The following figure shows the different devices that you can connect. Stereo Amplifier Headphones Speakers SPK Line-in Mic CD Player Microphone Tape Deck, Synthesizer, etc.
AWARD BIOS 2.4 Configuring the System Memory The DIMM type supported is PC100 SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) only. This motherboard has two 168-pin DIMM (Dual-in-line Memory Module) sockets that allow you to install system memory up to 512MB. Pin1 DIMM modules can be identified by the following factors: I. Size: single side, 1Mx64 (8MB), 2Mx64 (16MB), 4Mx64 (32MB), 8Mx64 (64MB), 16Mx64 (128MB), and double side, 1Mx64x2 (16MB), 2Mx64x2 (32MB), 4Mx64x2 (64MB), 8Mx64x2 (128MB).
AWARD BIOS III. Buffered and non-buffered: This motherboard supports non-buffered DIMMs. You can identify non-buffered DIMMs and buffered DIMMs according to the position of the notch, following figure is for your reference: non-buffered Reserved buffered Because the positions are different, only non-buffered DIMMs can be inserted into the DIMM sockets on this motherboard. Although most of DIMMs on current market are non-buffered, we still suggest you to ask your dealer for the correct type. IV.
AWARD BIOS The following table lists the recommended DRAM combinations of DIMM: DIMM Data chip 1M by 16 1M by 16 2M by 8 2M by 8 4M by 16 4M by 16 4M by 32 4M by 32 8M by 8 8M by 8 8M by 16 8M by 16 8M by 32 8M by 32 16M by 8 16M by 8 Bit size per side 1Mx64 1Mx64 2Mx64 2Mx64 4Mx64 4Mx64 4Mx64 4Mx64 8Mx64 8Mx64 8Mx64 8Mx64 8Mx64 8Mx64 16Mx64 16Mx64 Single/ Double side x1 x2 x1 x2 x1 x2 x1 x2 x1 x2 x1 x2 x1 x2 x1 x2 Chip count 4 8 8 16 4 8 2 4 8 16 4 8 2 4 8 16 DIMM size Recommended 8MB 16MB 16MB 32MB
AWARD BIOS Chapter 3 Award BIOS This chapter tells how to configure the system parameters. You may update your BIOS via AWARD Flash Utility. Important: Because the BIOS code is the most often changed part of the mainboard design, the BIOS information contained in this chapter (especially the Chipset Setup parameters) may be a little different compared to the actual BIOS that came with your mainboard.
AWARD BIOS 3.1 Entering the Award BIOS Setup Menu The BIOS setup utility is a segment of codes/routines residing in the BIOS Flash ROM. This routine allows you to configure the system parameters and save the configuration into the 128 byte CMOS area, (normally in the RTC chip or directly in the main chipset). To enter the BIOS Setup, press during POST (Power-On Self Test). Tip: Choose "Load Setup Defaults" for recommended optimal performance.
AWARD BIOS 3.2 Standard CMOS Setup The "Standard CMOS Setup" sets the basic system parameters such as the date, time, and the hard disk type. Use the arrow keys to highlight an item and or to select the value for each item. Standard CMOS ? Date To set the date, highlight the Date parameter. Press current date. The date format is month, date, and year. or to set the Standard CMOS ? Time To set the time, highlight the Time parameter. Press or to set the current time in hour, minute, and second format.
AWARD BIOS Tip: For an IDE hard disk, we recommend that you use the "IDE HDD Auto Detection" to enter the drive specifications automatically. See the section "IDE HDD Auto Detection". Standard CMOS ? Drive A Standard CMOS ? Drive B Drive A None 360KB 5.25" 1.2MB 5.25" 720KB 3.5" 1.44MB 3.5" 2.88MB 3.5" These items select floppy drive type. The available settings and types supported by the mainboard are listed on the left.
AWARD BIOS 3.3 Advanced BIOS Features This screen appears when you select the option "BIOS Features Setup" from the main menu. Advanced BIOS Features ? Virus Warning Virus Warning Enabled Disabled Set this parameter to Enabled to activate the warning message. This feature protects the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk from virus intrusion.
AWARD BIOS CPU L2 Cache ECC Enabled Disabled This item lets you enable or disable L2 Cache ECC checking. Advanced BIOS Features ? Quick Power On Self Test Quick Power on Self test Enable Disabled This parameter speeds up POST by skipping some items that are normally checked. Advanced BIOS Features ? First Boot Device First Boot Device A: LS/ZIP C: SCSI CDROM D: E: F: LAN Disabled This parameter allows you to specify the system boot up search sequence.
AWARD BIOS Advanced BIOS Features ? Third Boot Device Third Boot Device A: LS/ZIP C: SCSI CDROM D: E: F: LAN Disabled This parameter allows you to specify the system boot up search sequence. The hard disk ID are listed below: C: Primary master D: Primary slave E: Secondary master F: Secondary slave LS: LS120 Zip: IOMEGA ZIP Drive Advanced BIOS Features ? Boot Other Device Boot Other Device Enabled Disabled This parameter allows you to specify the system boot up search sequence.
AWARD BIOS Typematic Rate Setting Enabled Disabled Set this parameter to Enable/Disable the keyboard repeat function. When enabled, continually holding down a key on the keyboard will generate repeatedly keystrokes. Advanced BIOS Features ? Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) Typematic Rate 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 This item allows you to control the speed of repeated keystrokes. The default is 30 characters/sec.
AWARD BIOS OS Select for DRAM > 64MB OS/2 Non-OS/2 Set to OS/2 if your system is utilizing an OS/2 operating system and has a memory size of more than 64 MB.
AWARD BIOS 3.4 Advanced Chipset Features The "Chipset Features Setup" includes settings for the chipset dependent features. These features are related to system performance. Caution: Make sure you fully understand the items contained in this menu before you try to change anything. You may change the parameter settings to improve system performance. However, it may cause system unstable if the setting is not correct for your system configuration.
AWARD BIOS Advanced Chipset Features ? SDRAM RAS Precharge Time SDRAM RAS Precharge Time 3 2 The RAS Precharge means the timing to inactive RAS and the timing for DRAM to do precharge before next RAS can be issued. RAS is the address latch control signal of DRAM row address. The default setting is 3 clocks. Advanced Chipset Features ? Video BIOS Cacheable Video BIOS Cacheable Enabled Disabled Allows the video BIOS to be cached to allow faster video performance.
AWARD BIOS On-Chip Video Enabled Disabled This item is used to enable or disable the onchip AGP. Advanced Chipset Features ? On-Chip Video Window Size On-Chip Video Window Size 64MB 32MB This item is used to select graphic display cache window size. Advanced Chipset Features ? Cas# Latency Cas# Latency 2 3 Cas# Latency is an important parameter that affects SDRAM performance. If the system fails to bootup, please set this item to 3.
AWARD BIOS RAS# Precharge Slow Fast This item will affect SDRAM performance. If the system fails to bootup, please set this item to Slow.
AWARD BIOS 3.5 Integrated Peripherals This submenu appears if you select the option "Integrated Peripherals" from the main menu. This option allows you to configure the I/O features. Integrated Peripherals ? On-Chip Primary PCI IDE Integrated Peripherals ? On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE On-Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled Disabled This parameter lets you enable or disable the IDE device connected to the primary IDE connector.
AWARD BIOS Integrated Peripherals ? Integrated Peripherals ? Integrated Peripherals ? Integrated Peripherals ? IDE Primary Master UDMA Auto Disabled IDE Primary Master UDMA IDE Primary Slave UDMA IDE Secondary Master UDMA IDE Secondary Slave UDMA This item allows you to set the Ultra DMA/33 mode supported by the hard disk drive connected to your primary IDE connector.
AWARD BIOS Caution: You can not use both USB driver and USB legacy keyboard at the same time. Disable "USB Legacy Support" if you have USB driver in the operating system. Integrated Peripherals ? Init Display First Init Display First PCI Slot Onboard If you installed a PCI VGA card, this item lets you decide which one is the initial display card. Integrated Peripherals ? AC97 Audio AC97 Audio Enabled Disabled This item is used to enable or disable the onboard audio.
AWARD BIOS Power On Function Any Key Button Only Keyboard 98 Password Hot Key Mouse Left Mouse Right This item is used to select Wake on Keyboard/Mouse mode. Any Key: This function allows you wake up the system by clicking any key. Button Only: Disable Wake on KB/MS function. You can boot up your system by power button only. Keyboard 98: If selecting this option, you can boot up the system by power button and the “Wake” key on Keyboard 98.
AWARD BIOS Hot Key Power On Ctrl-F1 Ctrl-F2 Ctrl-F3 Ctrl-F4 Ctrl-F5 Ctrl-F6 Ctrl-F7 Ctrl-F8 Ctrl-F9 Ctrl-F10 Ctrl-F11 Ctrl-F12 If you select “Hot Key” option in “Power On Function” Item, you need to specify a hot key here. Integrated Peripherals ? Onboard FDC Controller Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Disabled Setting this parameter to Enabled allows you to connect your floppy disk drives to the onboard floppy disk connector instead of a separate controller card.
AWARD BIOS Integrated Peripherals ? UART Mode Select UART Mode Select IrDA ASKIR Normal ?? ?? ?? ?? This item is configurable only if the "Onboard UART 2" is enabled. This allows you to specify the mode of serial port2. The available mode selections are: ASKIR - Select this setting if you installed an Infrared module via IrDA connector (refer to section 2.3 "Connectors"). This ASKIR setting allows infrared serial communication at a maximum baud rate of 56K baud.
AWARD BIOS Integrated Peripherals ? Onboard Parallel Port Onboard Parallel Port This item controls the onboard parallel port address and interrupt. 3BC/IRQ7 378/IRQ7 278/IRQ5 Disabled Note: If you are using an I/O card with a parallel port, make sure that the addresses and IRQ do not conflict. Integrated Peripherals ? Parallel Port Mode Parallel Port Mode SPP EPP ECP ECP + EPP This item lets you set the parallel port mode.
AWARD BIOS Power Management ? PWRON After PWR-Fail PWRON After PWRFail Former-Sts On Off A traditional ATX system should remain at power off stage when AC power resumes from power failure. This design is inconvenient for a network server or workstation, without an UPS, that needs to keep power-on. This item is used to solve this problem. Selecting On lets the system can automatically power-on after AC power resumes; in the other hand, the system will power-off if you select Off.
AWARD BIOS 3.6 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup screen enables you to control the mainboard green features. Power Management ? ACPI Function ACPI Function Enabled Disabled If your OS is ACPI enabled you have to set this item to Enabled, or there may be unexpected errors. If your OS is APM mode, you can remain the Disabled setting.
AWARD BIOS Power Management ? Video Off In Suspend Video Off In Suspend No Yes The item is used to decide whether the video is off in the suspend mode. Power Management ? Suspend Type Suspend Type PWRON Suspend Stop Grant You can select suspend mode by this item. If PWRON Suspend is selected, the CPU will enter into Doze mode. If Stop Grant is selected, the CPU clock will enter into Sleep mode. In both of these modes, the system activities are detected by monitoring the IRQ signals or I/O.
AWARD BIOS Suspend Mode Disabled 1 Min 2 Min 4 Min 8 Min 12 Min 20 Min 30 Min 40 Min 1 Hour This item lets you set the period of time after which the system enters into Suspend mode. The Suspend mode can be Power On Suspend or Suspend to Hard Drive, selected by "Suspend Mode Option". Power Management ? HDD Power Down HDD Power Down Disabled 1 Min ..... 15 Min This option lets you specify the IDE HDD idle time before the device enters the power down state.
AWARD BIOS Power Management ? CPU THRM-Throttling CPU THRMThrottling 87.5% 75.0% 62.5% 50.0% 37.5% 25.0% Clock Throttling means at the Doze/Standby state, the CPU clock count in a given time (not the frequency) is reduced to the ratio specified in this parameter. Actually, the period per CPU clock is not changed. For example, a 66MHz CPU clock remains the same 30ns clock period when system goes into Doze/Suspend.
AWARD BIOS Time (hh:mm:ss) hh:mm:ss This item is displayed when you enable the Wake ON RTC Timer option. Here you can specify what time you want to wake up the system.
AWARD BIOS 3.7 PNP/PCI Configurations The PNP/PCI Configuration Setup allows you to configure the ISA and PCI devices installed in your system. This submenu appears if you select the option "PNP/PCI Configurations" from the main menu.
AWARD BIOS IRQ 3 Legacy ISA PCI/ISA PnP If your ISA card is not PnP compatible and requires a special IRQ to support its function, set the selected IRQ to Legacy ISA. This setting informs the PnP BIOS to reserve the selected IRQ for the installed legacy ISA card. The default is PCI/ISA PnP. Take note that PCI cards are always PnP compatible (except old PCI IDE card).
AWARD BIOS 3.8 PC Health Status The PNP/PCI Configuration Setup allows you to configure the ISA and PCI devices installed in your system. This submenu appears if you select the option "PNP/PCI Configurations" from the main menu. PC Health Status ? CPU Warning Temperature CPU Warning Temperature Disabled 50 53 56 This item is used to specify a CPU warning temperature.
AWARD BIOS 3.9 Frequency/Voltage Control The PNP/PCI Configuration Setup allows you to configure the ISA and PCI devices installed in your system. This submenu appears if you select the option "PNP/PCI Configurations" from the main menu. Frequency/Voltage Control ? Clock Spread Spectrum Clock Spread Spectrum Enabled Disabled This item is used to set clock spread spectrum for EMI testing. Normally, you don’t need to change the default setting.
AWARD BIOS 3.10 Load Setup Defaults The "Load Setup Defaults" option loads optimized settings for optimum system performance. Optimal settings are relatively safer than the Turbo settings. All the product verification, compatibility/reliability test report and manufacture quality control are based on "Load Setup Defaults". We recommend that you use this settings for normal operation. "Load Setup Defaults" is not the slowest setting for this motherboard.
AWARD BIOS 3.12 Set Password Password prevents unauthorized use of your computer. If you set a password, the system prompts for the correct password before boot or access to Setup. To set a password: 1. At the prompt, type your password. Your password can be up to 8 alphanumeric characters. When you type the characters, they appear as asterisks on the password screen box. 2. After typing the password, press Enter. 3.
AWARD BIOS 3.16 Save EEPROM Defaults You may use this item to save your own settings into EEPROM. Then, if the data in CMOS is lost or you forget the previous settings, you may use "Load EEPROM Default " to reload. 3.17 How to Upgrade the BIOS AOpen Easy Flash is more user friendly than traditional flash method. The BIOS binary file and flash routine are combined together and you simply run a single file to complete the flash process. 1.
