The AZZA 810T Mainboard Series
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Package Checklist
This package contains the following items:
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Mainboard Users manual
One IDE cable support ATA/33, ATA/66 or ATA100 IDE drives
One 34-pin floppy disk drive cable
One Driver Utility CD
One COM Port 1 and 2 Cable with bracket
One print port and PS/2 Cable with bracket
One Game and Audio Cable with bracket
One VGA Cable with bracket.
If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your dealer or sales representative for
assistance.
Technical Support
If you require additional information, assistance during installation, please contact your dealer. Your
dealer will be able to provide the latest information. If you need additional help, please visit our web site
for technical support or e-mail to us.
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1.1. Overview................................................................................................... 5
1.1.1. Mainboard Series................................................................................... 6
1.1.2. Mainboard Dimensions........................................................................... 6
1.1.3. Environmental Limitations ...................................................................... 6
1.2. Features and Specifications ...................................................................... 6
1.3. System Intelligence .................................................................................. 9
2.1. Installation Checklist ................................................................................ 10
2.2. Installation Steps...................................................................................... 11
2.3.1. Installation of Processor (CPU) ............................................................... 13
2.3.2. Memory Modules ................................................................................... 13
2.3.3. PCI Slots ............................................................................................... 14
2.4. Internal Connectors.................................................................................. 14
2.4.1. AT Keyboard Connector.......................................................................... 14
2.4.2. PS/2 Mouse Connector........................................................................... 15
2.4.4. Parallel Port Connector: LPT1 ................................................................. 15
2.4.6. Floppy Disk Drive (FDD)......................................................................... 16
2.4.8. Standard Infrared Connector .................................................................. 16
2.4.9. CPU and Chassis Fan Connectors ............................................................ 17
2.410. AT Power Supply Connector.................................................................... 17
2.4.11. ATX Power Supply Connector.................................................................. 17
2.4.12. WOL (Wake-On-LAN) Connector ............................................................ 18
2.4.13. Audio/Game Port Connector.................................................................... 18
2.4.14. VGA Connector ...................................................................................... 18
2.4.15. CD Audio In Connector........................................................................... 19
2.4.16. AIR Bus Connector................................................................................. 19
2.4.17. Front Audio Connector............................................................................ 19
2.5. System Panel Buttons and LED Connectors .............................................. 20
2.5.1. PW: Power On/Off and External Suspend Switch Connector........................ 20
2.5.2. TL: Turbo LED Connector ......................................................................... 21
2.5.3. HL: IDE HDD LED Connector .................................................................... 21
2.5.4. RS: Reset Button Connector ..................................................................... 21
2.6. Speaker, Power LED and Key-Lock Connector.......................................... 21
2.6.1. Speaker Connector................................................................................... 21
2.6.2. Front Panel LED and Key-Lock Connector .................................................. 21
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2.7. Jumper Settings.........................................................................................22
2.7.1. JP 1: OnNow Function ..............................................................................22
2.7.2. JP 2: Clear CMOS .....................................................................................23
2.7.3. JP 3: Clear Keyboard Password..................................................................23
3.2. Main Menu ..............................................................................................25
3.3. Standard CMOS Setup.............................................................................26
3.4. ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES ...................................................................28
3.5. ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES .............................................................31
3.6. INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS...................................................................33
3.7. Power Management Setup......................................................................37
3.8. PNP/PCI Configuration...........................................................................40
3.9. Frequency/Voltage Control ....................................................................42
3.10. Load Optimized Defaults.........................................................................43
3.11. Set Supervisor Password........................................................................43
3.12. Set User Password..................................................................................44
3.13. SAVE & EXIT SETUP/EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ........................................45
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Introduction
1.1.1.
Mainboard Series
The 810 mainboard series has two models. They are:
1.
2.
8102T
810E2T
1.1.2.
Mainboard Dimensions
Width & Length:
Height:
PCB Thickness:
Weight:
222 mm x 210 mm.
1 1/2 inches
1.6 mm
8.27 inches x 8.74 inches
18 ounces.
1.1.3.
Environmental Limitations
Operating Temperature:
Required Airflow:
Storage Temperature:
Humidity:
10°C to 40°C . (50°Fto 104°F)
50 linear feet per minute across CPU.
- 40°C to 70°C. (- 40°F to 158°F)
0 to 90% non-condensing.
0 to 10,000 feet
Altitude:
1.2 Features and Specifications
Processor
Supports Intel® Socket 370 0.25ц Celeron, 0.18ц Celeron, 0.18ц Pentium III or
VIA Cyrix C3
Chipset
Intel FW82810 (for 8102T) or Intel FW82810E (for 810E2T) and FW82801BA
Super I/O
Winbond W83627SF
CPU Switching Voltage Regulator
Equipped with a switching voltage regulator that automatically detects +1.30V to
+3.50V DC power supply.
System Memory
• 8MB to 512MB of 3.3V SDRAM memory.
• Two 168-pin DIMM sockets.
• Supports PC-100 SDRAM DIMM and PC-133 SDRAM DIMM.
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Expansion Slots
Three dedicated PCI slots, and one (optional) CNR (Communication Network
Riser) slot. The CNR slot provides the opportunity to install a flexible and cost
reduced method of implementing LAN, home networking, DSL, USB, wireless,
audio and modem subsystems widely used in today's "connected PCs".
Onboard Audio Features
• Supports Microsoft ® DirectSound/DirectSound 3D.
• AC97 supported full duplex, independent sample rate converter for audio
recording and playback.
Front Audio Port (Optional)
For use with a Front Utility Panel that connects Ear Phone, Microphone and Audio-
in. For more details, please consult your dealer.
Word Size
Data Path:
8-bit, 16-bit, 32-bit, 64-bit.
32-bit.
Address Path:
FRONT SIDE BUS FREQUENCY
Supports 66 MHz, 100 MHz and 133 MHz FSB. Refer to the following table:
CPU
SDRAM
100 MHz
100 MHz
133 MHz
CPU
SDRAM
100 MHz
100 MHz
100 MHz
66 MHz
100 MHz
133 MHz
66 MHz
100 MHz
133 MHz
8102T
810E2T
BIOS
• Award BIOS, Windows ® 95/98 Plug and Play compatible.
• Supports SCSI sequential boot-up.
• Flash EPROM for easy BIOS upgrades (2 Mbit).
• Supports DMI 2.0 function.
Desktop Management Interface (DMI)
The mainboard comes with a DMI 2.0 built into the BIOS. The DMI utility in the
BIOS will automatically record different system configuration information and
store this information in the DMI pool, which is a part of the system board's Plug
and Play BIOS. DMI, along with the appropriately networked software, is designed
for easy inventory, maintenance and simplified troubleshooting of computer sys-
tems.
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WOL (Wake-On-Lan) Port (optional)
One WOL connector supports Wake-On-LAN functionality.
USB Ports
The mainboard is equipped with four internal USB connectors. USB allows data
exchange between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible
external Plug and Play peripherals. ( Cable set for two connectors are optional and
is sold separately).
IrDA Interface (optional)
The mainboard is equipped with an IR and CIR IrDA connector for wireless
connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices. It supports peripheral
devices that meet the HPSIR or ASKIR standard.
Connectors
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One connector for SIR and one connector for CIR IrDA interface.
One floppy drive interface supports up to two 2.88MB floppy drives.
One ATX and one AT power supply connector.
One CPU and one chassis fan connector.
One CD audio-in connector.
One Front Audio Connector supports a Front Utility Panel.
Two NS16C550A-compatible DB-9 serial port connectors (UARTs).
One SPP/ECP/EPP DB-25 parallel port.
One internal PS/2 mouse port connector.
One AT keyboard port.
One Audio/Game connector.
One VGA connector.
PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
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Two PCI IDE interfaces support up to four IDE devices.
Support ATA/33, ATA/66 and ATA100 hard disk drives.
PIO Mode 3 and Mode 4 Enhanced IDE (data transfer rate up to 16.6MB/
sec.).
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Bus mastering reduces CPU utilization during disk transfer.
Supports ATAPI CD-ROM, LS-120 and ZIP
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1.3 Intelligence
Dual Function Power Button
ꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀ Depending on the setting in the Soft-Off By Power-Button field of the Power
Management Setup, this switch allows the system to enter the Soft-Off or Suspend
mode.
External Modem Ring-on (optional)
ꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀThe Modem Ring-on feature allows the system that is in the Suspend mode
or Soft Power Off mode to wake-up/power-on to respond to incoming calls. This
feature supports external modem only.
RTC Timer to Power-on the System
ꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀThe RTC installed on the system board allows your system to automatically
power-on on the set date and time.
Wake-On-LAN Ready (optional)
ꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀThe Wake-On-LAN function allows the network to remotely wake up a Soft
Power Down (Soft-Off) PC. Your LAN card must support the remote wakeup
function. The 5VSB power source of your power supply must be at least 720mA.
ACPI Ready
ꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀThe mainboard is designed to meet the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and
Power Interface) specification. ACPI has energy saving features supporting OS
Direct Power Management (OSPM) for round the clock PC operation.
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Chapter 2 - Hardware
The following is a checklist of all the expansion slots, jumpers and connectors that
should be configured on your mainboard before you can run your pc.
Installation Checklist
Expansion Slots and Sockets
CPU Slot
DIMM Slots
PCI Slots
Socket 370 supports Celeron, Pentium III and Cyrix C3.
Two 168 pin slots that support upto 512 MB SDRAM.
Three 32 bit PCI Slots.
Jumpers
JP1
JP2
JP3
OnNow Function
Clear CMOS Data
Only on ATX Power
Internal Connectors
CN1
CN2
AT Keyboard Connector
PS/2 Mouse
K/B
M/S
CN3
CN4
CN5
Serial Port 1
Serial Port 2
Parallel Port
COM1
COM2
LPT
CN6
CN7
CN8
CN9
Universal Serial Bus 1
Universal Serial Bus 2
Floppy Disk Drive
Primary IDE
USB1
USB2
FDC
IDE1
CN10
CN13
CN14
CN15
CN17
CN18
CN19
CN21
CN30
CN31
Secondary IDE
CPU Fan 1
AT Power
ATX Power
CPU Fan 2/Chassis Fan
Audio/Game Port
VGA Video Port
CD-In without housing
Universal Serial Bus 3
Universal Serial Bus 4
IDE2
CPU Fan1
AT
ATX
CPU Fan2
Audio/Game
VGA
CD-In
USB3
USB4
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Installation Checklist (Continued)
System Panel Buttons and LED Connectors
PW
TL
Power On/Off and Suspend Switch Connector.
Turbo LED
HL
RS
HDD LED Connector
Reset Button LED Connector
Speaker, Power LED and Keyboard Lock Connector
PWR-LED
SPK
KBLOCK
Power LED
Speaker Connector
Keyboard Lock Connector
Optional Connectors
CN12
CN16
CN25
CN39
Infrared Connector
Wake-On-LAN Connector
AIR BUS Interface
IR
WOL
AIRBUS
Front AUDIO
Front Audio Interface
A Diagram of the Expansion Slots, Jumpers and Connectors can be seen
on the following page
2.2. Installation Steps
You need to complete the following installation steps before you can use your PC.
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Check and Set the Mainboard Settings.
Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU).
Install the Memory Modules.
Install the Expansion Cards.
Connect the Ribbon Cables, Panel Wires and the Power Supply.
Setup the system BIOS
Before you start installing your mainboard we strongly recommend that
you use a grounded anti-static mat. We further recommend that you attach
an anti-static wristband, which is grounded at the same location as the mat,
to your wrist.
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2.3. CPU, Memory and Expansion Slots
2.3.1 Installation of Processor (CPU)
Before you install the processor, make sure that you have an approved Heat Sink
with Cooling Fan. Without proper heat sink with cooling fan will damage the proc-
essor and mainboard.
To install your processor, please do the following:
1.
Locate a small dot marked on top of the CPU. The marking indicate Pin 1 of
the CPU.
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Locate the Socket Pin 1 marking on the mainboard.
Push the lever sideway and lift it upwards
to 90-degree angle. Insert the CPU into the
Socket. Please make sure that the CPU Pin
1 is insert to the socket Pin 1 location.
Snap back the lever into place.
Install an approved heat sink with
cooling fan for proper heat dissipation.
Falling to install a heat sink with cooling
fan may cause overheating and burnout
your CPU.
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5.
Caution! Be careful not to scrape the mainboard when mounting a clamp-
style processor fan to prevent damage to the mainboard.
2.3.2. Memory Modules
These mainboards all have two 168-pin SDR DIMM slots and are able to support a
maximum memory (SDRAM) of 512 MB. The SDR DIMM slots are located on the
right hand side of the board. To install the DIMM’s into these slots, make sure the
white lever at each side of the slot has been pulled down to an angle of
approximately 45°. Make sure that the DIMM is in the correct orientation. Place
the DIMM on the slot and push down firmly.The white levers will come back up
and lock the module in place.
Top View of a 168 pin DIMM Slot
10 pins
30 pins
44 pins
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NOTE: “Out Of Memory” Error Message
If you have installed more than 512 MB of RAM and are running Microsoft Windows Millen-
nium Edition, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows 98 or Windows 95 you may experience
memory problems. Two symptoms of these problems are being unable to run an MS-DOS
session while you are running Windows or the computer may stop responding while Win-
dows is starting.
There are three possible solutions to this problem:
1) Reduce the amount of memory Vcache uses to 512 MB or less by altering the MaxFile-
Cache setting in the System.ini file.
2) Use the System Configuration Utility to reduce the amount of memory Windows uses
to 512 MB or less.
3) Reduce the memory installed on your computer to 512 MB or less.
This problem can also occur if you are using an Advanced Graphic Port (AGP) video
adapter.
2.3.3. PCI Slots
These boards come with three PCI slots. They are located on the left hand side of
the board. Both PCI and PCI expansion cards may require IRQ’s. This mainboard
complies with Plug and Play (PnP) specifications. Whenever a PnP compliant card
is added the system will automatically be configured and the IRQ’s will be as-
signed automatically.
When you are inserting your PCI card make sure that the pins are correctly
aligned. When the pins are properly aligned with the hole’s in the slot, push down
gently.
Top View of a PCI Slot
11 pins
49 pins
2.4. Internal Connectors
2.4.1 AT Keyboard Connector
Connector:
Type:
CN 1
AT Keyboard Connector
This mainboard comes with a single AT keyboard connector.
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4
5
Mouse Data
No Connection
Ground
2.4.2 PS/2 Mouse Connector
Connector: CN2
Type: 5 pin
+5V DC
Mouse Clock
This mainboard comes with a single PS/2 mouse connector.
Use the ribbon cable that has been provided to connect your
mouse.
PS/2 Mouse
Connector
PIN 1
2.4.3 Serial Port Connectors: COM1 and COM2
Connector: CN3 (COM1) / CN4 (COM2)
Type:
9 pin
Two serial ports are available for mouse and other devices. (I/O
addresses used are 3F8H/2F8H/3E8H/2E8H and IRQ3/IRQ4, se-
lected by the CMOS Setup Utility). Use the ribbon cable that has
been provided to connect the serial ports.
Serial Port
Connector
PIN 1
2.4.4 Parallel Port Connector: LPT1
Connector: CN5
Type:
25 pin
This parallel port can be used with printers that support SPP/EPP/ECP
modes. IRQ7 or IRQ5 can be selected for use by this port. The ECP mode
will use either DMA 3 or DMA 1. These options can be selected in the
BIOS Utility. Use the ribbon cable that has been provided to connect the
parallel port.
2.4.5. USB Connectors: USB1, USB2 USB3 and USB4
Parallel Port
Connector
Connector: CN 6 (USB1)/ CN 7 (USB2)/ CN 30 (USB 3)/CN 31 (USB 4)
Type: 5 pin
This mainboard comes with 4 USB ports. Ribbon cable for these four connectors
are optional. These connectors allow you to connect 4 USB devices to the main-
board.
Top View of a USB Port
Front View of a USB Port
Data +
Ground
Data -
1
2
3
4
5
5V DC
Data-
Data+
Ground
Ground
Ground
5V DC
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2.4.6. Floppy Disk Drive (FDC)
Connector: CN 8
Type:
34 pin block
The FDC connector can support two Floppy drives. It is located at the front of the
mainboard. To connect, use the ribbon-cable that has been provided. Make sure
that the red strip is connected to PIN 1 of the connector.
Top View of a
PIN 1
Floppy Disk Drive
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2.4.7. Primary and Secondary IDE connectors
Connector: CN 9 (primary)/ CN 10 (secondary)
Type:
40 pin blocks
The 810T mainboards all have two IDE connectors: a primary and secondary.
Each IDE connector can support two IDE drives. These mainboards can therefore
support up to four IDE devices each. If you install two hard drives, you need to
configure the second drive to slave mode in the BIOS setup. Please refer to your
hard drive manual for the appropriate jumper settings.
Top View of an IDE
Connector
PIN 1
20 PINS
2.4.8. Standard Infrared Connector (Optional)
Connector:
Type:
CN 12
5 pin
The SIR connector supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving mod-
ule. You must configure UART 2 to select whether UART 2 is directed for use with
COM 2 or IrDA.
Top View of an IR Connector
Front View of an IR Connector
Ground
IR Receiver
5V DC
IR Transmitter
1
2
3
4
5
5V DC
No Connection
IR Reciever
Ground
IR Transmitter
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2.4.9. CPU Fan and Chassis Fan Connector
Connector:
Type:
CN 13 (CPU Fan 1)/CN 17 (Chassis Fan)
3 pin
The cooling fans must be connected to their respective power connectors.
Top View of a Fan Connector
Front View of a Fan Connector
1
Ground
+12V DC
2
3
+12V DC
Fan Signal
Fan Signal
Ground
2.4.10. AT Power Supply Connector
Connector:
Type:
CN 14
12 pin block
This must be connected to an AT power supply. The plug from the power supply
can only be inserted in one orientation. Make sure the pins are correctly aligned.
Find the correct orientation and push the plug down firmly.
PIN 1
Top View of an AT
Power Connector
12 Pins
2.4.11. ATX Power Supply Connector
Connector:
Type:
CN 15
20 pin block
This must be connected to an ATX power supply. The plug from the power supply
can only be inserted in one orientation. Make sure the pins are correctly aligned.
Find the correct orientation and push the plug down firmly.
PIN 1
Top View of an ATX
Power Connector
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2.4.12. WOL (Wake On LAN) Connector(Optional)
Connector:
Type:
CN 16 (WOL)
3 pin
The WOL connector must be connected to a LAN card that has Wake-On-LAN
(WOL) output. This connector powers up the system when a wakeup packet or
signal is received through the LAN card.
In order to use the WOL LAN card or the modem to trigger the power on the PC
system, the switching power supply must have the ability to provide a driving cur-
rent of at least 720 mA and be connected to a “5V standby” voltage.
Top View of a WOL Connector Front View of a WOL Connector
Ground
1
WOL
2
3
Ground
5V_S
WOL
5V_SB
2.4.13. Audio/Game Port Connector
Connector:
Type:
CN 18
25 pin
The Game/Audio port connector is a dual purpose connector. It can either be used
to connect a joystick to the computer for game participation, or it can be used to
attach an external MIDI device. All these motherboards have 3D audio interfaces
onboard.
Top View of a Game/Audio Connector
PIN 1
2.4.14. VGA Connector
Connector:
Type:
CN 19
15 pin male.
Connect your VGA monitor adapter to this connector.
Top View of a VGA Connector
PIN 1
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2.4.15. CD Audio-in Connector
Connector:
Type:
CN 21 (un-housed)
4 pin
Top View of an Un-housed Front View of an Un-housed CD-Audio In
CD-Audio In Connector. Connector.
1
2
3
4
Left Channel Audio In
Ground
Ground
Right Channel Audio In
Right Channel
Audio In
Left Channel
Audio In
Ground
PIN 1
2.4.16.
AIR Bus Connector (Optional)
Connector:
Type:
CN 25
15 pin
AIR Bus is a revolutionary technological development. It is used in
conjunction with Portable BIOS. This helps the user to update
BIOS data, recover lost BIOS data (due to incomplete updates or
Virus corruption) as well as a BIOS replacement, i.e. a second
BIOS.
2.4.17. Front Audio Connector (Optional)
Top View of
an AIRBUS
Connector
Connector:
Type:
CN 39
10 pin
The front audio connector is an innovative development. This connector is de-
signed to be used with a Front-Utility Panel. The utility panel was developed so
that a user is able to bring the speaker out, microphone in and line in connectors
to the front of their PC. This makes things like plugging in speakers and ear-
phones much less troublesome. A diagram is on the next page.
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PIN 2: MIC-IN
PIN 4: No Con- PIN 6: LINE-IN PIN 8: EAR-
PIN 10: Ground
nection
Left
PHONE Left
Top View
of the
Front
Audio
Connector
PIN 1: Ground
PIN 3:
MIC_RCH
PIN 5: LINE-IN PIN 7: Ground
Right
PIN 9: Ear-
phones Right
2.5. System Panel Buttons and LED Connectors
PIN 1
PW:+5V DC Pull Up
No Connection
PIN 2
Ground
The following System Panel Buttons and LED
Connectors can be found at the front of the
mainboard on the left hand side.
Ground
Ground
Ground
TL: +5V DC Pull Up
HL: +5V DC Pull Up
RS: Reset Control
PW= Power On/Off and
Suspend Switch Connector
TL = Turbo Light LED
HL = HDD LED Connector
RS = Reset Button LED Connector
Top View of the System
Panel and LED Connectors
2.5.1 PW: Power On / Off and External Suspend Switch Connector
Note: This connector can only be used with an ATX power supply
The Power On/Off connector has two functions. It can be the Power Switch or
Suspend Switch of your PC system. You can either choose “Delay 4 Sec or In-
stant OFF” (Please refer to the Award BIOS setup instructions in Chapter 3).
Option 1: If you choose “Delay 4 Sec.” In the BIOS CMOS Setup, the function
of “PW” will be:
A. When the system power is "OFF", press this switch, the system will
power on.
B. When system power is "ON”, you can select two different modes: -
Mode 1: Press and hold the Power ON button for less than 4 seconds and then
release it. The system will be turned into Suspend mode (turned into the GREEN
mode) When the system is in the Suspend mode:-
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Press the Power on button (less than 4 seconds), the system will return to
Full-ON mode.
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Press and hold the Power On Button for more than 4 seconds, the system
will be powered off.
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Mode 2: Press and hold the Power ON button for more than 4 seconds, the sys-
tem will be completely powered off.
Option 2: If you choose “Instant OFF.” In the BIOS CMOS Setup, the power
switch will operate like a normal ON / OFF Power button.
2.5.2. TL: Turbo LED
When you push the Turbo button on the front of your Chassis, this LED will come
on.
2.5.3. HL: IDE HDD LED Connector
Any read and write activity by the HDD will turn this LED on.
2.5.4. RS: Reset Button Connector
If you connect this connector, you will be able to reset you computer by pressing
the reset button at the front of the chassis.
2.6. Speaker, Power LED and Key-Lock Connector
SPEAKER
+5V DC
No Con- No Con- Speaker No Con-
nector
nector
Signal
nector
Top View of the
Speaker, Power LED PIN 1
PIN 5
PIN 5
and Key-Lock Con-
PIN 1
nector
+5V DC
Ground
Ground
Keyboard Ground
Signal
POWER LED
KEY LOCK
2.6.1. Speaker Connector
Connect your chassis speaker to this five pin connector. It allows you to hear
systems beeps and warnings sound.
2.6.2. Front Panel Power LED and Key-Lock Connector
Connect your chassis Power LED connector to pins 1-3. If your chassis has a Key-
Lock connector, attach the connector to pin 4 and 5.
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2.7. Jumper Settings
Jumpers are built on the mainboard to allow the user flexibility to configure the
mainboard settings to meet their specific requirements. The 810T mainboard se-
ries come with three jumpers. All the jumpers have three 3-pins.
When there is a jumper cap inserted on pins 1 and 2 we say PIN 1 and PIN 2
are SHORT. When the jumper cap is inserted on pin 2 and 3, we say PIN 2 and
PIN 3 are SHORT (see the diagram below).
Three Pin Jumpers
PIN 1
PIN 2
PIN 2
PIN 3
PIN 3
PIN 1
PIN 1 and PIN 2: SHORT
2.7.1. JP1: OnNow Function
Default: PIN 1 and PIN 2 Short (Disabled)
PIN 2 and PIN 3: SHORT
Short: PIN 1— PIN 2
Short: PIN 2— PIN 3
OnNow Function Disabled
OnNow Function Enabled
Note:
This connector can only be used with an ATX power supply
The Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse OnNow function is built into the mainboard. You
may use Keyboard and Mouse clicks to power up your system. If your keyboard or
mouse is not compatible with the new OnNow function use JP1 to disable it.
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2.7.2. JP2: Clear CMOS
Default: PIN 1 and PIN 2 Short (Normal)
Short: PIN 1— PIN 2
Short: PIN 2— PIN 3
Normal
Clear CMOS Data
If you have made an improper setting in the BIOS setup and your computer is not
functioning, or if you have forgotten your password, you can use this jumper, JP2,
to clear the CMOS memory and to reconfigure your system.
To clear the CMOS, please follow these instructions:
1. Turn the system power “OFF” and unplug your computer.
2. Insert the jumper cap on Pin 2 and Pin 3 for 3 ~ 5 seconds.
3. Pull out the jumper cap and replace it on Pin 1 and Pin 2.
4. Turn your PC on and run the BIOS setup program.
2.7.3. JP3: Clear Keyboard Password
Note:
This connector can only be used with an ATX power supply
Default:
PIN 1 and PIN 2 Short (Normal)
Short: PIN 1— PIN 2
Short: PIN 2— PIN 3
Normal
Clear Keyboard Password.
If you select a Keyboard password in the CMOS Setup and then you forget it you
will not be able to start your system. If you have forgotten the password you can
use JP3 to clear the password. To do this follow these instructions.
To clear the Keyboard Password, please follow these instructions:
1. Turn the system power “OFF” and unplug your computer.
2. Insert the jumper cap (of JP3) on Pin 2 and Pin 3 for 3 ~ 5 seconds.
3. Pull out the jumper cap and replace it on Pin 1 and Pin 2.
4. Turn your PC on and run the BIOS setup program.
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Chapter 3 - Managing the PC BIOS
3.1. Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility
The EEPROM on the mainboard stores the AWARD BIOS CMOS Setup Utility to
allow you to configure your system. Anytime, you wish to configure your system
BIOS, you need to run BIOS CMOS Setup Utility (for example, you may wish to set
the Security Password System or changing your Power Management Setting).
Entering Setup
Each time when you start your computer, the system provides you with the
opportunity to run the BIOS CMOS Setup Utility. Immediately when you turn on
your system, press the <Delete> button to call up the BIOS CMOS Setup Utility.
The BIOS CMOS Setup Utility will not activate if your computer finishes the POST
(Power-On-Self-Test) stage. You need to restart the system again to call up the
BIOS CMOS Setup Utility. To restart the system, either you can power off, press
the reset button on your chassis or simultaneously press the <Ctrl> + <Alt> +
<Delete> button. The system will restart and you need to press the <Delete>
immediately to call up the BIOS CMOS Setup Utility.
Control Keys
At the bottom of the utility, you will notice a legend bar. The keys in the legend
bar allow you to navigate through the various setup menus. The table below lists
the control keys with their corresponding functions: -
Up Arrow
Move to previous item.
Move to next item.
Down Arrow
Left Arrow
Right Arrow
Enter
Move to item on the left.
Move to item on the right.
Select the desired item.
F1
Display the help screen for the selected feature.
Exit to the previous screen.
Esc key
PgUp(-)/PgDn(+)
F5
Modify or change the content of the highlighted item.
Restore the previous CMOS value (only the current page
setup will be restored)
F7
Loads the optimized default values from BIOS default
table, (only the current page setup will be loaded).
Save changes to CMOS and exit setup.
F10
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Once you ave called up the BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the following screen will
appear:
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Standard CMOS Features
Frequency / Voltage Control
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Advanced BIOS Features
Advanced Chipset Features
Integrated Peripherals
Power Management Setup
PNP/PCI Configuration
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
ESC : Quit
F10 : Save & Exit Setup
↑↓→← : Select Item
(Shift)F2 : Change
Color
Time, Date, Hard Disk Type …
GETTING HELP
Main Menu
The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the
bottom of the screen.
Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu
Press F1 to pop up the help window that describes the appropriate keys to use
and the possible selections for the highlighted item. To exit the Help Window,
press <Esc>.
Due to constantly updating of BIOS software, the BIOS screen and
descriptions are only for reference purpose and may not reflect the
exact BIOS screen.
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3.3.
STANDARD CMOS SETUP
CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright ( C ) 1984 - 2001 Award Software.
Standard CMOS Setup
Item Help
Date (mm : dd : yy) : Tue, July 24 2001
Time (hh : mm : ss) : 14 : 52 : 45
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Menu Level !
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!IDE Primary Master
!IDE Primary Slave
[Maxtor 2049H4]
[None]
[None] ꢀ
Change the day,
month, year and
century
!IDE
!IDE
Secondary
Secondary
[None] ꢀ
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Drive A
Drive B
[1.44, 3.5 in.] ꢀ
[None] ꢀ
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Video
[EGA/VGA] ꢀ
Halt On
[All] ꢀ
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Base Memory
Extended Memory
Total Memory
[640K] ꢀ
[15360K] ꢀ
[16384K] ꢀ
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Date (mm : dd : yy)
Sets your system to the date that you specific (usually the current date). The
format is month, day, and year.
Time (hh : mm : ss)
Sets your system to the time you specific (usually the current time). The format is
hour, minute, second. The time format is based on the 24-hour military-time
clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00.
IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave
The mainboard supports four IDE Hard Drives. These fields allow you to set your
Hard Drive parameters.
If you select Auto, it will automatically detect HDD type. Please ensure that the
specifications of your hard disk drive match the drive table. If you select User
Type, you will be asked to enter information related to the items shown in the
table on the following page.
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CYLS.
Number of cylinders
HEADS
Number of heads
Write precomp
Landing zone
PRECOMP
LANDZONE
SECTORS
Number of sectors
The information should be provided in the documentation form your hard disk
vendor or the system manufacturer. If a hard disk has not been installed select
NONE and press <Enter>.
Drive A /B:
Select the correct specifications for the diskette drive(s) installed in the computer.
None
No diskette drive installed
360K, 5.25 in
5-1/4 inch PC-type standard drive; 360 kilobyte capacity
1.2M, 5.25 in
720K, 3.5 in
1.44M, 3.5 in
2.88M,3.5in
5-1/4 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2 MBcapacity
3-1/2 inch single-sided drive; 720 kilobyte capacity
3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 1.44 MB capacity
3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 2.88 MB capacity
Floppy 3 Mode Support
If you have installed a 3.5 inch high capacity floppy disk drive you need to enable
this option. If you have not installed one of these drives use the default setting.
Video:
Select the type of primary video subsystem in your computer. The BIOS CMOS
Setup Utility will detect the correct video type automatically.
E G A /
VGA
Enhanced Graphics Adapter/Video Graphics Array. For EGA, VGA,
SEGA, SVGA or PGA monitor adapters
CGA 40
CGA 80
MONO
Color Graphics Adapter, power up in 40 column mode
Color Graphics Adapter, power up in 80 column mode
Monochrome adapter
Halt On
This field allows you to decide which type of errors you want to halt the system
when detected during Power On Self Test.
Base Memory / Extended Memory / Total Memory
This field displays the amount of memory detected by the system during boot up.
This is a display only field and you don't have to make changes to this field.
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Base Memory
: Indicates the memory installed below the conventional
1MB space.
Extended Memory
Total Memory
: Indicates the memory installed above the 1MB space.
: Indicates the total memory installed in the PC system.
3.4.
ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES
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Advanced BIOS Features
Item Help
Virus Warning
CPU Internal Cache
External Cache
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
[Floppy]
[HDD-0]
[LS120]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
[On]
Menu Level !
CPU
L2
Cache
ECC
Allows you to
choose
Virus warning
feature for IDE
Hard disk boot
Processor Number
Quick Power On Self
First Boot Device
Second Boot Device
Third Boot Device
Boot Other Device
the
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protection.
If
this function is
enabled and
some attempt
to write data
into this area,
BIOS will show
Swap Floppy Drive
Boot Up Floppy Seek
Boot
Up
NumLock
Gate A20 Option
[Fast]
[Disabled]
6
250
[Setup]
Typematic Rate Setting
Typematic Rate (Chars/
Typematic Delay (Msec)
Security Option
a
warning
message
screen
on
and
PS/2 mouse function
[Enabled]
[Non-OS2]
[Disabled]
[No]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
OS Select For DRAM
>
HDD S.M.A.R.T Capability
Report No FDD for WIN
C8000-CBFFF Shadow
CC000-CFFFFF Shadow
D0000-D3FFF Shadow
D4000-DBFFF Shadow
D8000-DBFFF Shadow
DC000-DFFF Shadow
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Virus Warning
When enabled, you receive a warning message if a program (specifically, a virus)
attempts to write to the boot sector or the partition table of the hard disk drive.
You should then run an anti-virus program. Keep in mind that this feature protects
only the boot sector, not the entire hard drive.
Many disk diagnostic programs that access the boot sector table can trigger the
virus-warning message. If you plan to run such a program, we recommend that
you first disable the virus warning.
CPU Internal Cache / External Cache
CPU Cache memory is additional memory that is much faster than conventional
DRAM (system memory) which is built into the processor. If you enable this
option, when the CPU requests data, the system transfers the requested data from
the main DRAM into cache memory for faster access.
CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking
When you select Enabled, The ECC checking will ensured the accuracy of the data
stored on the L2 cache.
Processor Number Feature
If you have installed a Pentium !!! processoron the mainboard. If Enabled this
option allows the serial code inside the Pentium !!! processor to be published on
certain applications.
Quick Power On Self Test
Select Enabled to reduce the amount of time required to run the power-on self-
test (POST). A quick POST skips certain steps. We recommend that you normally
disable quick POST. Better to find a problem during POST than lose data during
your work.
First/Second/Third/Boot Other Device
These fields allow you to decide the boot sequence of your bootable devices such
as Hard Drive, CD ROM...etc
Swap Floppy Drive
This field is effective only in systems with two floppy drives. Selecting Enabled
assigns physical drive B to logical drive A, and physical drive A to logical drive B.
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Boot Up Floppy Seek
When enabled, the BIOS tests (seeks) floppy drives to determine whether they
have 40 or 80 tracks. Only 360-KB floppy drives have 40 tracks; drives with 720
KB, 1.2 MB, and 1.44 MB capacity all have 80 tracks. Because very few modern
PCs have 40-track floppy drives, we recommend that you set this field to Disabled
to save time.
Boot Up NumLock Status
Toggle between On or Off to controls the state of the NumLock key when the
system boots. When toggled On, the numeric keypad generates numbers instead
of controlling cursor operations.
Gate A20 Option
Gate A20 is a signal that gives the system access to addresses higher than A19. If
you select Fast the chipset will control this signal. If you select normal a pin in the
keyboard controller will control the signal.
Typematic Rate Setting
This field allows you to adjust the frequency of keyboard control signal. If you
wish to increase the keyboard typematic rate nand delay, select “enabled”.
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)
Select the appropriate Character input per second.
Typematic Delay (Msec)
Allow you to adjust the timing interval between the typing.
Security Option
This field allows you to select Setup or System Security option and it needs to
work along with the “ Set Supervisor Password” in the main menu.
When "Setup" option is selected, you will be prompt to input your "Passwords"
before you can start the BIOS CMOS Setup Utility. When you select "System"
option, you will be prompt to input your password in order to load the Operation
System (Window OS or Linux OS).
Forgotten Your Password
If you happen to forget your password, you can clear the password by erasing the
CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC) Ram. Please refer to page 23.
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PS/2 mouse function control
This mainboard has a built-in PS/2™ mouse port. If you are using the PS/2™
mouse, please leave this field as “Enabled”. In case you prefer to connect a serial
mouse to the serial port instead of using the PS/2™ mouse, you may choose
“Disable” in this field so that the IRQ12 can be released for other devices.
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB
Select OS2 only if you are running OS/2 operating system with greater than 64 MB
of RAM on your system. Otherwise, use the default setting “Non-OS2” for all other
operating systems.
HDD S.M.A.R.T Capability
If your Hard Drive support the S.M.A.R.T. technology (Self Monitoring Analysis
Reporting Technology) feature, you may “enable” this item to monitor and report
your Hard Drive healthy status. Check with your Hard Drive Vendor for further
information about SMART feature.
Report No FDD for WIN 95
If you did not install a floppy drive select Yes. This will release IRQ6 for
compatibility with Windows 95 logo certification. You should also disable the
Onboard FDC Controller field in the Integrated peripherals menu.
XXXX-XXXX Shadow
This field allows you to enable or disable the shadow feature for the Video BIOS
and the appropriate memory segment.
3.5 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES
(The Advanced Chipset Features Menu is on the following page)
SDRAM Speed Selection
The first four fields on the screen are used to adjust the SDRAM timing. Use these
fields to configure the DRAM parameter properly will give you the best
performance. Improper setting on these fields will cause instability, therefore it is
recommended to leave it to default setting.
System BIOS Cacheable
Select Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h-FFFFFh,
resulting in better system performance.
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Advanced Chipset Features
SDRAM CAS Latency
[3]
Item Help
SDRAM Cycle Time Tras/Trc
SDRAM RAS - to - CAS Delay
SDRAM RAS Precharge Time
System BIOS Cacheable
Video BIOS Cacheable
[6/8]
Menu Level
[3]
[3]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
[64MB]
Memory Hole At 15M - 16M
CPU Latency Timer
Delayed Transaction
On-Chip Video Window Size
Video BIOS Cacheable
Selecting Enabled allows caching of the video BIOS ROM at C0000h to C7FFFh,
resulting in better video performance.
Memory Hole At 15M-16M
In order to improve performance, certain space in memory can be reserved for
ISA cards. Such memory must be mapped into the memory space below 16 MB.
CPU Latency Timer
This function controls the way in which transfers are carried out on the FSB. This
function must be Enabled to maximize performance.
Delayed 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.
On-Chip Video Window Size
This mainboard provides DVMT technology feature (Dynamic Video Memory
Technology) to increase the video display performance. There is the AGP VGA
interface on this mainboard to allows the AGP display to use part of the system
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memory to store 3D texture mapping data to increase the video display perform-
ance. The field allows you to define the memory size which you prefer to use for
the AGP Port. The memory size selectable is either "Disable" or 32MB or 64MB
DVMT. When you select 64MB DVMT, it allows the maximum 64 MB memory
which Windows 95/98 can use to store the 3D texture.
When you select the 64MB DVMT, you will see 1024K memory is allocated as the
shared memory when you power on the PC system. When you start the Windows
operation system, Windows will automatically allocate the required display share
memory dynamically.
3.6 Integrated Peripherals
(The Integrated Peripherals Menu is on the following page)
On-Chip Primary / Secondary PCI IDE
These options allow you to enable / disable the onboard IDE interface.
IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO
The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields let you set a PIO mode (0-4)
for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports. Modes 0
through 4 provide successively increased performance. In Auto mode, the system
automatically determines the best mode for each device.
IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA
Ultra DMA implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it and
the operating environment includes a DMA driver (Windows 95 OSR2 or a third-
party IDE bus master driver). If your hard drive and your system software both
support Ultra DMA, select Auto to enable BIOS support.
USB Controller
This field allows you to enable or disable the onboard USB controller.
USB Keyboard Support
If you are using the Legacy OS (such as MS-DOS) and you’re-installing a USB
keyboard, please select "Enable" in this field. For PnP O/S like Windows 98,
Windows 2000, Windows ME … etc, you should select the default setting.
Init Display First
When you have both onboard AGP and PCI VGA card installed in your system, you
can use this field to decide the display loading priority during system startup.
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Integrated Peripherals
Item Help
On-Chip Primary PCI IDE
[Enabled]
On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE [Enabled]
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IDE Primary Master PIO
IDE Primary Slave PIO
[Auto]
[Auto]
Menu Level !
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ꢀ
ꢀ
ꢀ
ꢀ
ꢀ
ꢀ
ꢀ
ꢀ
ꢀ
ꢀ
ꢀ
ꢀ
ꢀ
ꢀ
ꢀ
ꢀ
ꢀ
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IDE Secondary Master PIO [Auto]
IDE Secondary Slave PIO
IDE Primary Master UDMA
IDE Primary Slave UDMA
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
IDE Secondary Master UDMA [Auto]
IDE Secondary Slave UDMA [Auto]
USB Controller
[Enabled]
USB Keyboard Support
Init Display first
[Disabled]
[PCI Slot]
[Auto]
AC97 Audio
AC97 Modem
[Auto]
IDE HDD Block Mode
POWER ON Function
X KB Power ON Password
X Hot Key Power ON
Onboard FDC Controller
Onboard Serial Port 1
Onboard Serial Port 2
UART Mode Select
X RxD , TxD Active
X IR Transmission Delay
X UR2 Duplex Mode
X Use IR Pins
[Enabled]
[BUTTON ONLY]
Enter
Ctrl-F1
[Enabled]
[3F8/IRQ4]
[2F8/IRQ3]
[Normal]
Hi , Lo
Enabled
Half
IR-Rx2Tx2
[378/IRQ7]
[SPP]
EPP 1.7
3
Onboard Parallel Port
Parallel Port Mode
X EPP Mode Select
X ECP Mode Use DMA
Game Port Address
Midi Port Address
Midi Port IRQ
[201]
[330]
[10]
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C97 Audio
A
There is the Audio interface built in the system chipset. You can use this field to
configure the onboard Audio interface or disable the audio interface.
AC97 Modem
Set this field to “Auto” if you installed a CNR Modem card.
IDE HDD Block Mode
This selection allows your hard disk controller to select the block mode to transfer
data to and from your hard disk drive (HDD).
Enabled
Disabled
IDE controller uses block mode.
IDE controller uses standard mode.
POWER ON Function
The Power ON function allows you to select different ways to power on your PC
system.
KB Power ON Password
When you select KB Power ON Password to power ON the PC system in the
previous selection field, you may enter your personal password in this field. When
finished, you may use the password to power on your PC system. ( if you
forgotten the password, you can refer to page 28 for details to clear the
password)
Hot Key Power ON
When you select Hot Key Power ON to power ON the PC system in the previous
selection field, you may select a set of "Hot Key" in this field. When finished, you
may use the combination of hot key to power on your PC system.
Onboard FDC Controller
This should be enabled if your system has a floppy disk drive (FDD) installed on
the system board and you wish to use it. If you add a higher performance
controller, you should disable this feature.
Onboard Serial Port 1/Port 2
This item allows you to determine which I/O address you want the onboard serial
port 1 and 2 controller to access.
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UART Mode Select
This field allows you to determine the mode of the UART port.
RxD, TxD Active
This item allows you to determine the active of RxD, TxD
IR Transmission delay
This item allows you to enable/disable IR transmission delay.
UR2 Duplex Mode
This item allows you to select the IR half or full duplex function.
Use IR Pins
This item allows you to select IR transmission routes, one is RxD2m, TxD2 (COM
Port 2) and the other is IR-Rx2Tx2 (CN12).
Onboard Parallel Port
This field allows you to select the address for the physical parallel (printer) port.
Parallel Port Mode
This field allows you to select an operating mode for the onboard parallel (printer)
port. Select Normal, Compatible or SPP.
EPP Mode Select
This field allows you to select the EPP: EPP 1.7 or EPP 1.9
ECP Mode Use DMA
The Parallel port on the mainboard support ECP/EPP, ECP, EPP/SPP and SPP
modes. When you select ECP mode, you may specify the DMA# for the parallel
port for proper function.
Game Port Address
This field allows you to select the I/O address for the onboard Game port.
Midi Port Address
This field allows you to select the I/O address for the onboard Midi port.
Midi Port IRQ
This field allows you to select the IRQ# for the onboard Midi port.
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3.7 Power Management Setup
CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984 - 2000 Award Software
Power Management Setup
Item Help
ACPI Function
[Enabled]
ACPI Suspend Type
Power Management
Video Off Method
Video Off In Suspend
Suspend Type
[S1 (POS)]
[User Define] Menu Level !ꢀ
[Blank
[Yes]
[Stop Grant]
[3]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Instant –
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
0
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Modem Use IRQ
Suspend Mode
HDD Power Down
Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN
Wake-Up by PCI card
Power On by Ring/LAN
Resume by Alarm
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X Date ( of Month) Alarm
X Time (hh : mm : ss)
0 0 0
*** Reload Global Timer Events
Primary IDE 0
Primary IDE 1
Secondary IDE 0
Secondary IDE 1
FDD, COM, LPT Port
PCI PIRQ [A-D]#
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
ACPI function
If you wish to use the ACPI function, you have to use an operating system, like
Windows 98, that supports ACPI. During Windows 98 installation, you will have to
provide specific parameters ( please refer to Windows 98 manual for the
parameters ).
When the ACPI function is installed in your PC system successfully, you will find
the ACPI function in the power management icon. The PW switch defined by the
ACPI is different to the BIOS setup and it always has the higher priority than what
was defined in the system BIOS.
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According to what was defined by the ACPI in Windows 98, the PW switch can be
either the "Standby switch" or "shutdown switch". When "Standby switch" is
selected, the first click on the PW switch will have the PC system turn into standby
mode. If you want to "wake up" the PC system, you will have to use the devices
(such as keyboard, mouse .. etc) which is specified in the Windows 98 ACPI
function to trigger the PC system so that it will be back to full-on mode (For more
detail of ACPI function, please refer to Windows 98 user's manual for more detail
information).
ACPI Suspend Type
This field allows you to select the mode of suspend state as follows:
S1 (POS): Power On Suspend.
Power Management
This category allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving and is
directly related to the following modes:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Doze Mode
Standby Mode
Suspend Mode
HDD Power Down
Disable (default)
Min. Power Saving
No power management. Disables all four modes
Minimum power management. Doze Mode = 1 hr. Standby
Mode = 1 hr., Suspend Mode = 1 hr., and HDD Power Down
= 15 min.
Maximum power management -- ONLY AVAILABLE FOR
SL CPU. Doze Mode = 1 min., Standby Mode = 1 min.,
Suspend Mode = 1 min., and HDD Power Down = 1 min.
Max. Power Saving
Allows you to set each mode individually. When enabled,
each range is from 1 min. to 1 hr. except for HDD Power
Down which range from 1 min. to 15 min.
User Defined
Video Off Method
When you are using the Green Monitor with your PC system, there are three
modes selectable in this field for power energy saving. Please refer to the table on
the following page.
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This selection will cause the system to turn off the
vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write
blanks to the video buffer.
V/H SYNC+Blank
Blank Screen
DPMS
This option only writes blanks to the video buffer.
Initial display power management signaling.
Video Off In Suspend
When you select Yes, the screen display will be disabled ( no display on the
screen) when the PC system is in the suspend mode.
Suspend Type
This field allows to select the suspend type, you can choose the CPU Stop Grand
Suspend or the PwrOn Suspend.
Modem Use IRQ (optional)
This mainboard has the ACPI feature designed on the board and it will “wakeup”
automatically when it detects incoming modem Ring-in signal (only available with
external modem connected to your PC system. You need to input the desire IRQ
value of the com port used.
COM 1 uses IRQ4, and COM 2 uses IRQ3.
Suspend Mode
This field allows you to choose the time interval which PC system will turn into
suspend mode.
HDD Power Down
When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity, the hard disk drive will
be powered down while all other devices remain active.
Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN
This field allows user to define the feature of the “PW” connector (it is used to
connect the power button ). The setting can be either “Delay 4 Sec.” or “Instant-
Off”. Please refer to page 21 for details of the different function descriptions
Wake-Up by PCI card
When “Enabled”, any signal by the PCI devices will wake up the system in standby
mode.
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Power On by Ring / LAN
When “Enabled”, you can use the Modem Ring signal or the LAN wake up signal
to power on the PC system.
CPU Thermal-Throttling
This field allows you the select the CPU throttle rate. When CPU temperature is
too high, the onboard hardware monitoring will tell the CPU to reduce to the
throttling speed to protect the CPU. The choice available for the CPU throttling
rate are: 12.5%, 25.0%, 37.5%, 50.0%, 62.5%, 75.0%, 87.5%. This function will
not work when the “CPU Warning Temperature” is Disabled.
Resume by Alarm
When "Enabled”, you can use the following two selection fields - "Date (of Month)
Alarm”and“Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm”to select the alarm date and time. You can
use these two fields to set the date and time which you want to resume the
system from Sleep or Suspend mode. The “Time” must be set in a 24-hour
format.
**** Reload Global Timer Events ****
When "Enabled", an event occurring on each device listed below restarts the
global time for Standby mode.
Primary IDE 0
Primary IDE 1
Secondary IDE 0
Secondary IDE 1
FDD, COM, LPT Port
PCI PIRQ [A-D]
3.8 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION
(The PNP/PCI Configuration Menu is on the following page)
PNP OS Installed
If your OS like windows 98 supports PNP, then select “Yes”.
Reset Configuration Data
This field should leave as Disabled. If you have installed a new add-on card and
the system reconfiguration has caused serious conflict that the operating system
can not boot, then you should Select Enabled in order to reset Extended System
Configuration Data (ESCD).
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PnP/PCI Configuration
Item Help
PNP OS Installedꢀ
[No]
Reset Configuration
[Disabled]
Menu Level""!ꢀ
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Resources Controlled
X IRQ Resources
[Auto (ESCD)]
Press Enter
Press Enter
Press Enter
Default is Disabled. Select
X DMA Resources
Enabled
to
Reset
E x t e n d e d
S y s t e m
X Memory Resources
Configuration Data
PCI/VGA
Palette
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
Assign IRQ For VGA
Assign IRQ For USB
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Resources Controlled by
The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capacity to automatically configure the
boot and Plug and Play compatible devices along with a Plug and Play operating
system such as WindowsÒ95. If you set this field to “manual”, you may manually
select specific resources in each of the sub menu.
IRQ/DMA/Memory Resources
When resources are controlled manually, you need to assign interrupt and DMA
type for the devices.
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop
Some display cards are non-standard VGA card (such as graphics accelerator or
MPEG Card) which may not display color properly on your screen. If you
encounter problem, select “Enable” may correct this problem. Leave it “Disabled”
as the default setting if you are using the normal display card.
Assign IRQ For VGA / USB
If you have VGA card installed that require IRQ signal, or you have the USB device
connected to the onboard USB port, then select “Enabled” in this field. Otherwise,
you may select “Disabled” so that the related IRQ will be released for other
devices.
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3.9 Frequency/Voltage Control
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Frequency/Voltage Control
Item Help
Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk
Spread Spectrum
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[66]
Menu Level
CPU Host /SDRAM Clock
CPU Clock Ratio
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[X 3]
Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk
When “Enabled”, it will auto detect the devices presences on DIMM and PCI slots.
When there is no device presented on some of the PCI slots or DIMM connectors,
the clock on the related DIMM connectors and PCI slots will be disabled to reduce
the Electro-Magnetic Interference (EMI).
Spread Spectrum
When Spread Spectrum is enabled, the EMI radiation on this mainboard will be
reduced.
CPU Clock Ratio:
This field allows you to select the CPU clock ratio. Most CPU clock ratios are fixed
inside the CPU by the manufacturers that prohibit you to make any changes. In
this case, the setting in this field will make no change to the CPU clock ratio since
it is locked and automatically determined by the CPU.
If you happen to over-clock the FSB and you PC system fail to start. You need to clear the
CMOS data (see detail regarding clearing CMOS Data on page 23). If the PC system still fails
to start, then you have to remove the battery for 1 minute to clear the CMOS Data.
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3.10 Load Optimized Defaults
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Standard CMOS Features
Advanced BIOS Features
Advanced Chipset Features
Integrated Peripherals
Power Management Setup
PNP/PCI Configuration
Frequency / Voltage Control
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
ESC : Quit
F10 : Save & Exit Setup
↑↓→←: Select Item
(Shift)F2 : Change Color
Time, Date, Hard Disk Type …
In case that you don't know how to use the Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility to
select the settings, you may use this field to load the optimized defaults which are
defined in the system BIOS. The Optimized Default values are recommended by
our engineer to give a series of parameters for ensuring the best reliability.
If you are not familiar with the setup procedure or if you made some changes in
the CMOS setting and found that the PC system becomes unstable, you should try
to load the optimized default value first and then re-configure step by step again.
3.11 SET SUPERVISOR PASSWORD
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Standard CMOS Features
Advanced BIOS Features
Advanced Chipset Features
Integrated Peripherals
Power Management Setup
PNP/PCI Configuration
Frequency / Voltage Control
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
ESC : Quit
F10 : Save & Exit Setup
↑↓→← : Select Item
(Shift)F2 : Change Color
Time, Date, Hard Disk Type …
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The “SUPERVISOR PASSWORD” is for you to control unauthorized access to your
BIOS CMOS Setup or Booting into the your PC system. The Supervisor Password
option is used together with the Security Option in section.
When "Setup" is selected in Security Option:
If you want to change the BIOS setting, you will have to key-in the Supervisor
Password so that you can start the BIOS CMOS Setup Utility and change the
system setting.
When "System" is selected in Security Option:
When turn on the PC system, it will request you to enter the Password in order to
boot up your system. Without the correct password, the PC system will stop and
the operation system will not be loaded.
3.12
SET USER PASSWORD
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Standard CMOS Features
Advanced BIOS Features
Advanced Chipset Features
Integrated Peripherals
Power Management Setup
PNP/PCI Configuration
Frequency / Voltage Control
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
ESC : Quit
F10 : Save & Exit Setup
↑↓→← : Select Item
(Shift)F2 : Change Color
Time, Date, Hard Disk Type …
The User Password can be used to check the user's authority. However, this
password entry is different from the "SUPERVISOR PASSWORD" mentioned in
previous section. The User Password will have different function according to the
"Supervisor Password" and the "Security Option" setup:
A.
When there is a password stored in the "SUPERVISOR PASSWORD"
1. When "Setup" is selected in Security Option:
When you use the "User Password" to log into the BIOS setup program, you can
only select "User Password", "SAVE & EXIT SETUP" and "EXIT WITHOUT SAVING"
from the main menu. (Using Supervisor Password to log into the PC system, you
will have the complete right to access all BIOS settings.)
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2. When "System" is selected in Security Option:
When you turn on the PC system, it will request you to enter the Password. With-
out the correct password, PC system will stop and the operating system won't be
loaded.
B. When there is no password stored in the "SUPERVISOR PASSWORD"
1. When "Setup" is selected in Security Option:
Users can use the "User Password" to log into the BIOS setup program, and they
can make all the change in the BIOS setup program.
2. When "System" is selected in Security Option:
When turn on the PC system, it will request you to enter the Password. Without
the correct password, the PC system will stop and the operating system will not
be loaded.
3.13 SAVE & EXIT SETUP / EXIT WITHOUT SAVING
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Standard CMOS Features
Advanced BIOS Features
Advanced Chipset Features
Integrated Peripherals
Power Management Setup
PNP/PCI Configuration
Frequency / Voltage Control
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
ESC : Quit
F10 : Save & Exit Setup
↑↓→← : Select Item
(Shift)F2 : Change Color
Time, Date, Hard Disk Type …
Save & Exit Setup:
This option will save all setup values to CMOS RAM & EXIT SETUP routine. Move
the selection bar to “SAVE & EXIT SETUP” and press “Enter” key, then types “Y”
and “Enter” key, the values will be saved and all the information will be stored in
the CMOS memory.
Exit Without Saving
This item exits the setup routine without saving any changed values to CMOS
RAM, When you do not want to save your change to the CMOS memory, you may
choose to run this option and the settings you made in the BIOS will not be saved.
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