User`s manual
Table Of Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1
- Introducing the Mainboard
- Chapter 2
- Installing the Mainboard
- Safety Precautions
- Quick Guide
- Installing the Mainboard in a Case
- Checking Jumper Settings
- Connecting Case Components
- Installing Hardware
- Installing the Processor
- Installing Memory Modules
- Installing a Hard Disk Drive/CD-ROM
- Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive
- Installing Add-on Cards
- Connecting Optional Devices
- Connecting I/O Devices
- Chapter 3
- Using BIOS
- About the Setup Utility
- Using BIOS
- Standard CMOS Features
- Advanced BIOS Setup Option
- Anti-Virus Protection (Disabled)
- Y2K Monitor (Disabled)
- CPU Internal Cache CPU Internal Cache (Enabled)
- External Cache (Enabled)
- CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking (Enabled)
- Quick Power On Self Test (Enabled)
- 1st/2nd/3rd Boot Device (Floppy/HDD-0/LS120)
- Boot Other Device (Enabled)
- Swap Floppy Drive (Disabled)
- Boot Up Floppy Seek (Enabled)
- Boot Up NumLock Status (On)
- ATA 66/100 IDE Cable MSG (Enabled)
- Gate A20 Option (Fast)
- Typematic Rate Setting (Disabled)
- Security Option (Setup)
- OS Select For DRAM > 64 MB (Non-OS2)
- HDD S.M.A.R.T Capability (Disabled)
- Report No FDD For WIN95 (Yes)
- Advanced Chipset Features Option
- Integrated Peripherals Option
- OnChip IDE Device
- OnChip PCI Device
- SuperIO Device
- POWER ON Function (Hot KEY)
- KB Power ON Password
- Hot Key Power ON (Ctrl-F12)
- Onboard FDC Controller (Enabled)
- Onboard Serial Port 1 (3F8/IRQ4)
- Onboard Serial Port 2 (2F8/IRQ3)
- UART Mode Select (Normal)
- UR2 Duplex Mode (Half)
- Onboard Parallel Port (378/IRQ7)
- Parallel Port Mode (ECP)
- ECP Mode Use DMA (3)
- Game Port Address (201)
- Midi Port Address (330)
- Midi Port IRQ (10)
- Init Display First (PCI Slot)
- OnChip USB Controller (All Enabled)
- USB Keyboard Support (Disabled)
- IDE HDD Block Mode (Enabled)
- Power Management Setup Option
- Power Management Timeouts
- Wake Up Calls
- ACPI Function (Enabled)
- ACPI Suspend Type (S1 (POS))
- Power Management Option (User Define)
- HDD Power Down (Disable)
- Suspend Mode (Disable)
- Video Off Option (Suspend --> Off)
- Video Off Method (DPMS Support)
- MODEM Use IRQ (3)
- Soft-Off by PWRBTN (Instant-Off)
- AC Resume Function (Always Off)
- IRQ/Event Activity Detect
- Press
to return to the previous screen. - PNP/PCI Configuration Option
- PC Health Status Option
- Frequency/Voltage Control
- Load Fail-Safe Defaults Option
- Load Optimized Defaults Option
- Set Password Option
- Save & Exit Setup Option
- Exit Without Saving
- Chapter 4
- Using the Mainboard Software
PNP/PCI Configuration Option
These options configure how PnP (Plug and Play) and PCI expansion cards oper-
ate in your system. Both the ISA and PCI buses on the Mainboard use system
IRQs (Interrupt ReQuests) and DMAs (Direct Memory Access). You must set up
the IRQ and DMA assignments correctly through the PnP/PCI Configurations
Setup utility for the mainboard to work properly. Selecting PnP/PCI Configurations
on the main program screen displays this menu:
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PnP/PCI Configurations
Item Help
PNP OS Installed [No]
Reset Configuration Data [Disabled]
Resources Controlled by [Auto(ESCD)]
x IRQ Resources Press Enter
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled]
Assign IRQ For VGA [Enabled]
Assign IRQ For USB [Enabled]
INT Pin 1 Assignment [Auto]
INT Pin 2 Assignment [Auto]
INT Pin 3 Assignment [Auto]
INT Pin 4 Assignment [Auto]
Menu Level
Default is Disabled.
Select Enabled to reset
Extended System Con-
figuration Data (ESCD)
when you exit Setup if you
have installed a new add-
on and the system recon-
figuration has caused
such a serious conflict
that the OS cannot boot
↑ ↓ → ← : Move Enter : Select +/-/PU/PD:Value: F10: Save ESC: Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults
PNP OS Installed (No)
Setting this option to Yes allows the PnP OS (instead of BIOS) to assign the
system resources such as IRQ and I/O address to the ISA PnP device. The
default setting is No.
Reset Configuration Data (Disabled)
If you enable this item and restart the system, any Plug and Play configuration
data stored in the BIOS setup is cleared from memory. New updated data is
created.
Resources Controlled By (Auto(ESCD))
You should leave this item at the default Auto(ESCD). Under this setting, the
system dynamically allocates resources to plug and play devices as they are
required.
If you cannot get a legacy ISA (Industry Standard Architecture) expansion card
to work properly, you might be able to solve the problem by changing this item
to Manual, and then opening up the IRQ Resources and Memory Resources
sub-menus.
In the IRQ Resources sub-menu, if you change any of the IRQ assignations to
Legacy ISA, then that Interrupt Request Line is reserved for a legacy ISA ex-
pansion card. Press <Esc> to close the IRQ Resources sub-menu.
In the Memory Resources sub menu, use the first item Reserved Memory
Base to set the start address of the memory you want to reserve for the ISA
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