Shuttle AB52, User Manual

Page 1: ...AB52 Pentium 4 Celeron 478 pin Processor Based MAIN BOARD User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...fully checked for reliability however no guarantee is given as to the correctness of the contents In the interest of continued product improvement this company reserves the right to revise the manual or include changes in the specifications of the product described within it at any time without notice and without obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes The information contained...

Page 3: ...Install the CPU 11 STEP 2 Set Jumpers 13 STEP 3 Install DDR SDRAM System Memory 13 STEP 4 Install Peripherals in System Case 14 STEP 5 Mount the Mainboard on the Computer Chassis 15 STEP 6 Connect Front Panel Switches LEDs Speaker USB Audio 16 STEP 7 Connect IDE and Floppy Disk Drives 18 STEP 8 Connect Other Internal Peripherals 19 STEP 9 Connect the Power Supply 20 STEP 10 Install Add on Cards in...

Page 4: ...lel Port Connector 29 Line Out Port Connector 30 Line In Port Connector 30 Mic In Port Connector 30 MIDI GAME Port Connector 30 Front Panel Connectors Panel Connector Panel1 31 Speaker Connector Speaker1 32 Extended USB Header USB1 32 Internal Peripherals Connectors Enhanced IDE and Floppy Connectors 33 Other Connectors ATX Power Supply Connector ATX1 34 Cooling Fan Connectors for CPU CPUFAN1 CAS ...

Page 5: ...io Driver 42 4 3 View the User s Manual 43 5 BIOS SETUP 44 5 1 ENTER BIOS 44 5 2 THE MAIN MENU 45 STANDARD CMOS FEATURES 47 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES 51 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES 55 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS 58 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP 62 PNP PCI CONFIGURATION 65 PC HEALTH STATUS 67 FREQUENCY VOLTAGE CONTROL 68 LOAD FAIL SAFE DEFAULTS 69 LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS 69 SET SUPERVISOR PASSWORD 70 SET USER PASSW...

Page 6: ...Jumper Settings A Closer Look Page 25 Drivers Software Utilities How to Install Page 38 BIOS Setup How to Configure Page 44 About This Manual For First Time DIY System Builder Page 5 For Experienced DIY User Page 5 For System Integrator Page 5 WHAT S IN THE MANUAL ...

Page 7: ...of onboard functions the highly integrated AB52 mainboard provides you with a total solution to build the most stable and reliable system Refer to sections 3 2 Jumper Settings 3 2 Jumper Settings 3 2 Jumper Settings 3 2 Jumper Settings 3 2 Jumper Settings and Chapter 4 Drivers Software Utilities Chapter 4 Drivers Software Utilities Chapter 4 Drivers Software Utilities Chapter 4 Drivers Software Ut...

Page 8: ...saved in PDF format Intel Chipset System Driver Onboard Audio controller driver IDE driver Award Flashing Utility I T 8 71 2 F A 0 2 2 7 G X S M f 2 1 2 0 Am M eg a 8 7 9 6 c K B _ M S U S B C O M 1 C O M 2 P R T A U D I O1 D I M M 2 D I M M 1 1 1 1 K T S LI T H I U M B A T TER Y JA P A N STD C r 2 0 3 0 F W 82 8 0 1 B A F 2 0 4 0 1 3 0 S L 5 W K I N T E L 0 Q C P H I L I P P I N E S S I R 1 1 1 1...

Page 9: ...log Digital Converter and DAC Digital Analog Converter resolution as well as 18 bit stereo full duplex codec with indepen dent and variable sampling rates Versatile Memory Support This mainboard can accommodate 2 5V DDR SDRAM It accommodates two unbuffered 2 5V 184 pin slots with total maximum capacity of 2GB Expansion Slots Provides one 32 bit AGP slot which supports 4X AGP devices support 1 5V o...

Page 10: ... Power Supply Connector ATX power supply unit can connected to the onboard 20 pin Pentium 4 standard ATX power connectors supporting Suspend and Soft On Off by dual function power button System BIOS Provides licensed Award BIOS V6 0 PG on Intel Firmware Hub 2Mb Flash core and supports Green PC Desktop Management Interface DMI ATX Form Factor System board conforms to ATX specification Board dimensi...

Page 11: ... to adjust CPU Vcore in BIOS Intelligent Features Voltage Monitoring Voltage Monitoring Voltage Monitoring Voltage Monitoring Voltage Monitoring Monitors various voltages of key elements such as the CPU and other critical system voltage levels to ensure stable current passing through mainboard components System voltages include CPU Vcore 3 3v 5V 12V Battery on system etc Fan Status Monitoring Fan ...

Page 12: ...tors slots and ports Then follow these steps designed to guide you through a quick and correct installation of your system 3 1 Step by Step Installation 3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Accessories Of AB52 IT 871 2F A 022 7 GXS Mf 21 20 AmMega 87 96 c KB_ MS USB COM 1 COM2 PRT AUDIO1 DIMM2 DIMM1 1 1 1 K T S LI TH IU M BA TTE RY J A PA N ST D C r2 0 3 0 F W 8 2 8 0 1 B A F 2 0 4 0 1 3 0 S L 5 W K I N T E L ...

Page 13: ...U installation Be careful of CPU orientation when you plug it into CPU socket 1 Pull up the CPU socket lever and up to 90 degree angle 2 Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for a black dot or cut edge on the CPU upper interface Match Pin 1 and cut edge then insert the CPU into the socket CPU pin 1 and cut edge CPU socket lever up to 90 degree ...

Page 14: ... it installed Plug the cable through the heatsink fan in the CPU fan power connector located nearby Note that there are several types of CPU fan connectors Normally if your mainboard supports the hard ware moni toring function a 3 pin fan power connector should allow your system to detect the CPU fan s speed The CPU fan can also run with a 2 pin fan power connector however detection of CPU fan s s...

Page 15: ...actory set default settings are tuned for opti mum system performance For the advanced users who wish to customize their system section 3 2 Jumper Settings 3 2 Jumper Settings 3 2 Jumper Settings 3 2 Jumper Settings 3 2 Jumper Settings will provide detailed information on how to configure your mainboard manually Step 3 Install DDR SDRAM System Memory To install memory insert DDR SDRAM memory modul...

Page 16: ...each device according to the instructions provided by the manufacturer IDE devices HDD and CD ROM have to set jumpers to Master or Slave mode depending on whether you install more than one device of each kind 2 Connect IDE cable and FDD cable on the back panel of the internal peripheral devices to the corresponding headers on board Note that the cable should be oriented with its colored stripe usu...

Page 17: ...mainboard The studs are used to fix the mainboard and to keep a certain distance between the system chassis and the mainboard in order to avoid any electrical shorts between the board and the metal frame of the chassis If your computer case is already equipped with mounting studs you will need to tighten screws to attach the mainboard Note Note Note Note Note In most computer housings you will be ...

Page 18: ...les serve to connect the front panel switches LEDs and USB connectors to the mainboard s front panel connectors group as shown below PANEL1 PANEL1 PANEL1 PANEL1 PANEL1 1 HD_LED_P 2 FP PWR SLP MSG LED 3 HD_LED_N 4 GND MSG GND 5 RST_SW_N 6 PWR_SW_P 7 RST_SW_P 8 PWR_SW_N 9 RSVD 10 NC PANEL 1 1 HD_LED_P HD_LED_N RST_SW_N RST_SW_P NC PWR_SW_N PWR_SW_P GND FP PWR SLP RSVD 1 3 5 7 9 2 4 6 8 10 1 HD_LED_P...

Page 19: ...B_FP_OC0 SPEAKER1 1 SIGNAL 2 KEY 3 Ground 4 VCC AUDIO1 1 AUD_MIC 2 AUD_GND 3 AUD_MIC_BIAS 4 AUD_VCC 5 AUD_FPOUT_R 6 AUD_RET_R 7 HP_ON 8 KEY 9 AUD_FPOUT_L 10 AUD_RET_L 1 2 3 4 1 SPEAKER 1 1 1 3 5 7 9 10 4 6 8 2 USB_FP_OC0 GND USB_FP_P1 USB_FP_P1 VREG_FP_USBPWR1 KEY GND USB_FP_P0 USB_FP_P0 VREG_FP_USBPWR0 1 USB 1 1 3 5 7 9 2 4 6 8 10 ...

Page 20: ... 18 1 FDD Step 7 Connect IDE and Floppy Disk Drives 1 IDE cable connector 2 Floppy cable connector FDC 1 1 IDE1 IDE2 ...

Page 21: ... 19 Step 8 Connect Other Internal Peripherals 1 CD IN connectors 2 IR header 1 1 CD IN 2 CD IN 1 SIR1 1 ...

Page 22: ... 20 Step 9 Connect the Power Supply 1 System power connector Step 10 Install Add on Cards in Expansion Slots 1 Accelerated Graphics Port AGP Card 2 PCI Card ATX 1 ...

Page 23: ...dy to put the computer case back together and get on to the external peripherals connections to your system s back panel 1 PS 2 Mouse and PS 2 Keyboard 2 USB Ports 3 COM Ports PS 2 keyboard PS 2 Mouse USB Port 2 COM1 Port COM2 Port USB Port 1 KB_MS USB COM1 COM2 PRT AUDIO ...

Page 24: ... 22 foxc on n 4 Parallel Port 5 MIDI GAME Port 6 Audio Line Out Line In Mic In Ports Parallel Port MIDI GAME Port Line Out Port Mic In Port Line In Port ...

Page 25: ...xtended partition The FDISK utility will assign a drive letter i e C D E to each partition which will be shown in the FDISK program After FDISK procedure reboot your system by using the same system floppy disk Note Note Note Note Note DOS 6 2x and Windows 95A can only support up to 2 1GB of HDD partition If you use the FDISK utility with one of the opera ting systems mentioned above you can only i...

Page 26: ...rograms 1 Insert the AB52 bundled CD ROM into your CD ROM drive The auto run program will display the drivers main installation window on screen 2 Select the Install Mainboard Software bar to run into sub menu 3 Choose Install Intel Chipset Driver and complete it 4 Choose Install Intel Ultra ATA Driver and complete it 5 Choose Install Audio Driver and complete it 6 Return to the main installation ...

Page 27: ...Jumpers with two pins are shown as for Close On or for Open Off To Short jumper pins simply place a plastic mini jumpers over the desired pair of pins Caution Caution Caution Caution Caution 1 Do not remove the mainboard from its antistatic protective packaging until you are ready to install it 2 Carefully hold the mainboard by its edges and avoid touching its components When putting the mainboard...

Page 28: ...to identify jumpers slots and connec tors along with their assigned functions CPU Memory Expansion Slots Socket478 CPU Socket for Pentium 4 Celeron processors DIMM1 2 Two DIMM Slots for 128 256 512 MB and 1GB of 2 5V DDR SDRAM The total installed memory does not exceed 2GB AGP One4 X AGP Accelerated Graphics Port Slot PCI Six 32 bit PCI Expansion Slots B3 B4 B5 B8 B1 B2 E1 D1 D1 A1 A2 E2 E2 E2 E3 ...

Page 29: ...E MIDI GAME MIDI Port Front Panel Connectors PANEL1 PANEL connector SPEAKER1 Internal speaker in housing USB1 Extended USB header Internal Peripherals Connectors FDD1 Floppy disk drive interface IDE1 IDE primary interface Dual channel IDE2 IDE secondary interface Dual channel Other Connectors ATX1 ATX power connector FAN1 CPU fan connector FAN2 Chipset fan connector FAN3 System fan connector SIR1 ...

Page 30: ...i nal factory set system settings Pin 1 2 Default Pin 2 3 Clear CMOS Step 1 Step 1 Step 1 Step 1 Step 1 Turn off the system power PC Off Step 2 Step 2 Step 2 Step 2 Step 2 Remove ATX Power cable from ATX Power connector Step 3 Step 3 Step 3 Step 3 Step 3 Remove jumper cap from JP1 pins 1 2 Step 4 Step 4 Step 4 Step 4 Step 4 Place the jumper cap on JP1 pin 2 3 for a few seconds Step 5 Step 5 Step 5...

Page 31: ... keyboard and mouse jacks into their corresponding con nectors USB1 USB2 Port Connectors This mainboard offers 2 USB ports on back panel Plug each USB device jack into an available USB1 USB2 connector COM1 2 Port Connectors This mainboard can accommodate two serial device on COM1 2 Attach a serial device cable to the DB9 serial port COM1 2 at the back panel of your computer Parallel Port Connector...

Page 32: ...o input It can use a dynamic mono or stereo microphone with a resistance of not more than 600 Ohms MIDI GAME Port Connector The MIDI GAME port is a 15 pin female con nector This port can be connected to any IBM PC compatible game with a 15 pin D sub connector MIDI Instrument Connection MIDI Instrument Connection MIDI Instrument Connection MIDI Instrument Connection MIDI Instrument Connection You w...

Page 33: ...SLP MSG LED pull up to 5V 3 HD_LED_N Hard disk active LED 4 GND Ground 5 RST_SW_N Reset Switch low reference pull down to GND 6 PWR_SW_P Power Switch high reference pull up to 5V 7 RST_SW_P Reset Switch high reference pull up to 5V 8 PWR_SW_N Power Switch high reference pull down to GND 9 RSVD Reserved 10 NC No pin 1 HD_LED_P HD_LED_N RST_SW_N RST_SW_P NC PWR_SW_N PWR_SW_P GND FP PWR SLP RSVD PANE...

Page 34: ...nectors which are mounted on front panel or back panel But the USB cable is optional at the time of purchase Pins Assignment 1 VREG_FP_USBPWR0 2 VREG_FP_USBPWR1 3 USB_FP_P0 4 USB_FP_P1 5 USB_FP_P0 6 USB_FP_P1 7 GND 8 GND 9 KEY 10 USB_FP_OC0 C2 C3 1 SPEAKER 1 1 2 3 4 SPEAKER 1 USB_FP_OC0 GND USB_FP_P1 USB_FP_P1 VREG_FP_USBPWR1 KEY GND USB_FP_P0 USB_FP_P0 VREG_FP_USBPWR0 1 USB 1 1 3 5 7 9 2 4 6 8 10...

Page 35: ...mainboard also includes one 34 pin floppy disk controller FDD1 to accommodate the Floppy Disk Drive FDD Moreover this mainboard comes with one 80 pin ATA 100 66 100 66 100 66 100 66 100 66 ribbon cable to connect to IDE RAID H D D and one 34 pin ribbon cable for F D D connection D1 Important Important Important Important Important Ribbon cables are directional therefore make sure to always connect...

Page 36: ...and will not go in unless the guides match perfectly making sure that pin 1 is properly positioned Note 2 Note 2 Note 2 Note 2 Note 2 Make sure the latch of the ATX power connector clicks into place to ensure a solid attachment Note 3 Note 3 Note 3 Note 3 Note 3 Your ATX power supply must be supplied to ACPI 5V standby power and at least 720mA compatible Note 4 Note 4 Note 4 Note 4 Note 4 Make sur...

Page 37: ...this mainboard can implement IR transfer function To enable the IR transfer function follow these steps Note Note Note Note Note Before connect your IR device please be sure each IR on board pin allocation is matchable with the pin of the IR device Otherwise incorrect IR connection may do damage to your IR device Step 1 Step 1 Step 1 Step 1 Step 1 Attach the 6 pin infrared device cable to SIR1 Ref...

Page 38: ...Connector Audio1 This header allows the user to install auxiliary front oriented micorophone and line out ports for easier access Pin Assignments 1 AUD_MIC 2 AUD_GND 3 AUD_MIC_BIAS 4 AUD_VCC 5 AUD_FPOUT_R 6 AUD_RET_R 7 HP_ON 8 KEY 9 AUD_FPOUT_L 10 AUD_RET_L Two mini jumpers must be setted on pin 5 6 and pin 9 10 when this header is not used 1 1 3 5 7 9 10 4 6 8 2 ...

Page 39: ...mum installed memory is 2GB Note Note Note Note Note You do not need to set any jumper to configure memory since the BIOS utility can detect the system memory automatically You can check the total system memory value in the BIOS Standard CMOS Setup menu 2 Upgrade Memory You can easily upgrade the system memory by inserting additional DDR SDRAM modules in available DIMM banks The total system memor...

Page 40: ...Navigation Bar Description Navigation Bar Description Install Mainboard AB52 Software Install Mainboard AB52 Software Install Mainboard AB52 Software Install Mainboard AB52 Software Install Mainboard AB52 Software Installing Intel chipset Ultral ATA and audio drivers Manual Manual Manual Manual Manual AB52 Series mainboard user s manual in PDF format Link to Shuttle Homepage Link to Shuttle Homepa...

Page 41: ...rd Software Setup Setup Setup Setup Setup screen Select using your pointing device e g mouse on the Install Mainboard Install Mainboard Install Mainboard Install Mainboard Install Mainboard AB52 Software AB52 Software AB52 Software AB52 Software AB52 Software bar to run into sub menu The Mainboard AB52 Software Mainboard AB52 Software Mainboard AB52 Software Mainboard AB52 Software Mainboard AB52 ...

Page 42: ...nstall Intel Chipset Install Intel Chipset Install Intel Chipset Driver Driver Driver Driver Driver bar to install chipset system driver Once you made your selection a Setup window run the installation automatically When the copying files is done make sure you reboot reboot reboot reboot reboot the system to take the installation effect ...

Page 43: ...ltra Install Intel Ultra Install Intel Ultra ATA Driver ATA Driver ATA Driver ATA Driver ATA Driver bar to install Ultra ATA IDE driver Once you made your selection a Setup window run the installation automatically When the copying files is done make sure you reboot reboot reboot reboot reboot the system to take the installation effect ...

Page 44: ...all Audio Driver Install Audio Driver Install Audio Driver Install Audio Driver bar to install audio driver Once you made your selection a Setup window run the installation automatically When the copying files is done make sure you reboot reboot reboot reboot reboot the system to take the installation effect ...

Page 45: ...oftware Shuttle Mainboard Software Setup Setup Setup Setup Setup screen Select using your pointing device e g mouse on the Manual Manual Manual Manual Manual bar Then Online Information Online Information Online Information Online Information Online Information windows will appear on your screen Click on the Install Acrobe Reader Install Acrobe Reader Install Acrobe Reader Install Acrobe Reader In...

Page 46: ...ess DEL to enter SETUP or simultaneously press Ctrl Alt Esc keys Note 1 Note 1 Note 1 Note 1 Note 1 If you miss trains of words meationed in step2 the message disappears before you can respond and you still wish to enter BIOS Setup restart the system and try again by turning the computer OFF and ON again or by pressing the RESET switch located at the computer s front panel You may also reboot by s...

Page 47: ...reen Setup Items The main menu includes the following main setup categories Recall that some systems may not include all entries Standard CMOS Features Use this menu for basic system configuration Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to set the Advanced Features available on your system Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and opti mize your system ...

Page 48: ...m to operate Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS default values that are factory set for optimal performance system operation While Award has designed the custom BIOS to maximize performance the factory has the right to change these defaults to meet users needs Supervisor User Password Use this menu to change set or disable supervisor user password It allows you to limit access ...

Page 49: ... The time is converted based on the 24 hour military time clock For example 5 p m is 17 00 00 IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Master Options are in its sub menu Press Enter to enter the sub menu of detailed options IDE Primary Slave IDE Primary Slave IDE Primary Slave IDE Primary Slave IDE Primary Slave Options are in its sub menu Press Enter...

Page 50: ...metimes used in Japen The choice Disable Drive A Drive B or Both Video Video Video Video Video Select the default video device The choice EGA VGA CGA 40 CGA 80 or MONO Halt On Halt On Halt On Halt On Halt On Select the situation in which you want the BIOS to stop the POST process and notify you The choice All Errors No Errors All But Keyboard All But Diskette or All But Disk Key Base Memory Base M...

Page 51: ... heads etc Note PRECOMP 65535 means NONE The choice None Auto or Manual Access Mode Access Mode Access Mode Access Mode Access Mode Choose the access mode for this hard disk The choice CHS LBA Large or Auto Capacity Capacity Capacity Capacity Capacity Disk drive capacity Approximated Note that this size is usually slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk checking pro gram...

Page 52: ... 50 Landing zone Landing zone Landing zone Landing zone Landing zone Set the Landing zone size Min 0 Max 65535 Sector Sector Sector Sector Sector Number of sector per track Min 0 Max 255 ...

Page 53: ...alarm beep Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Activates automatically when the system boots up causing a warning message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk parti tion table Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled No warning message will appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk parti tion table The choice Enabled or Disabled...

Page 54: ... Floppy Drive If the system has two floppy drives you can swap the logical drive name assignment The choice Enabled or Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up Floppy Seek Seeks disk drives during boot Up Disabling speed boots up The choice Enabled or Disabled Boot Up NumLock Status Boot Up NumLock Status Boot Up NumLock Status Boot Up NumLoc...

Page 55: ...y Option Security Option Select whether the password is required every time the system boots or only when you enter setup System System System System System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered promptly Setup Setup Setup Setup Setup The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered promptly T...

Page 56: ...evice performance S M A R T software resides on both the disk drive and the host computer The choice Enabled or Disabled Report No FDD For Win 95 Report No FDD For Win 95 Report No FDD For Win 95 Report No FDD For Win 95 Report No FDD For Win 95 Whether report no FDD runs for Win 95 or not The choice Yes or No Small Logo EPA Show Small Logo EPA Show Small Logo EPA Show Small Logo EPA Show Small Lo...

Page 57: ...ble DRAM Timing Selectable DRAM Timing Selectable DRAM Timing Selectable This item select the DRAM Timing by SPD Serial Presence Data or by manual selection The Choice Manual or By SPD In some DDR SDRAM module there is no SPD on it select by SPD will cause system can not boot CAS Latency Time CAS Latency Time CAS Latency Time CAS Latency Time CAS Latency Time When synchronous DRAM is installed the...

Page 58: ...t Select Parity or ECC error correcting code according to the type of installed DRAM The Choice Non ECC or ECC Memory Frequency For Memory Frequency For Memory Frequency For Memory Frequency For Memory Frequency For This item sets the main memory frequency When you use an external graphics card you can adjust this to enable the best performance for your system The Choice DDR200 DDR266 or Auto Dram...

Page 59: ...transactions cycles Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specification version 2 1 The Choice Enabled or Disabled Delay Prior to Thermal Delay Prior to Thermal Delay Prior to Thermal Delay Prior to Thermal Delay Prior to Thermal This item select the Delay time before thermal controller activate from temperature too high The Choice 4 Min 8 Min 16 Min or 32 Min AGP Aperture Size MB AGP Aper...

Page 60: ...d Input Output fields let you set a PIO mode 0 4 for each of the two IDE devices that the onboard IDE inter face supports Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance In Auto mode the system automatically determines the best mode for each device The choice Auto Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 or Mode 4 IDE Primary Master Slave UDMA IDE Primary Master Slave UDMA IDE Primary Master Slave...

Page 61: ...ve UDMA Ultra DMA33 66 100 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 both of your hard drive and your system software support Ultra DMA33 66 100 select Auto to enable BIOS support The Choice Auto or Disabled USB Controller USB Controller USB Controller USB Controll...

Page 62: ...sabled The choice Password Hot KEY Mouse move Mouse Click Any KEY Button Only Keyboard98 Note Note Note Note NoteUSB Keyboard USB Mouse and Serial Mouse are not USB Keyboard USB Mouse and Serial Mouse are not USB Keyboard USB Mouse and Serial Mouse are not USB Keyboard USB Mouse and Serial Mouse are not USB Keyboard USB Mouse and Serial Mouse are not supported to this function supported to this fu...

Page 63: ... The choice 378 IRQ7 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 or Disabled Parallel Port Mode Parallel Port Mode Parallel Port Mode Parallel Port Mode Parallel Port Mode Select an operating mode for the onboard parallel printer port Select Normal Compatible or SPP unless you are certain your hardware and software both support one of the other available modes The choice SPP EPP ECP or ECP EPP ECP Mode Use DMA ECP Mode Use...

Page 64: ...ower Management This category allows you to select the type or degree of power saving and is directly related to the following modes Min Saving Min Saving Min Saving Min Saving Min Saving Minimum power management Suspend Mode 1 hr HDD Power Down 15min Max Saving Max Saving Max Saving Max Saving Max Saving Maximum power management Suspend Mode 1min HDD Power Down 1min User Define User Define User D...

Page 65: ...DEM Use IRQ MODEM Use IRQ MODEM Use IRQ MODEM Use IRQ MODEM Use IRQ This item determines the IRQ in which the MODEM can use The choice 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 or NA Suspend Mode Suspend Mode Suspend Mode Suspend Mode Suspend Mode When this item enabled and after the set up time of system inactivity all devices except the CPU will be shut off The choice Disabled 1 Min 2 Min 4 Min 8 Min 12 Min 20 Min 30 Min...

Page 66: ... Enabled Data of Month Alarm Data of Month Alarm Data of Month Alarm Data of Month Alarm Data of Month Alarm This item selects the alarm date Key in a DEC number Min 0 Max 31 Time hh mm ss Alarm Time hh mm ss Alarm Time hh mm ss Alarm Time hh mm ss Alarm Time hh mm ss Alarm This item selects the alarm Time hh Key in a DEC number Min 0 Max 23 mm ss Key in a DEC number Min 0 Max 59 Reload Global Tim...

Page 67: ... Configuration Data ESCD when you exit from Setup if you have installed a new device or software and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system can not boot The choice Enabled or Disabled Resource controlled By Resource controlled By Resource controlled By Resource controlled By Resource controlled By The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capacity to aut...

Page 68: ...tte Snoop PCI VGA Palette Snoop PCI VGA Palette Snoop PCI VGA Palette Snoop PCI VGA Palette Snoop This item is designed to overcome problems that can be caused by some nonstandard VGA card This board includes a built in VGA system that does not require palette snooping so you must leave this item Disabled The choice Enabled or Disabled Assign IRQ For USB Assign IRQ For USB Assign IRQ For USB Assig...

Page 69: ...the systems current operating status You cannot make changes to these fields The fields include CPU Vcore CPU Vcore CPU Vcore CPU Vcore CPU Vcore 1 80V 1 80V 1 80V 1 80V 1 80V 3 30V 3 30V 3 30V 3 30V 3 30V 5 V 5 V 5 V 5 V 5 V 12 0V 12 0V 12 0V 12 0V 12 0V Voltage Battery Voltage Battery Voltage Battery Voltage Battery Voltage Battery Current System Temp Current System Temp Current System Temp Curr...

Page 70: ...DIMM PCI Clock The choice Enabled or Disabled Spread Spectrum Spread Spectrum Spread Spectrum Spread Spectrum Spread Spectrum This item allows you to enable disable the spread spectrum modulation The choice Enabled or Disabled CPU Host AGP CLK PCI CLK CPU Host AGP CLK PCI CLK CPU Host AGP CLK PCI CLK CPU Host AGP CLK PCI CLK CPU Host AGP CLK PCI CLK Use the CPU Host Clock to set the frontside bus ...

Page 71: ... N N Pressing Y loads the BIOS default values for the most stable minimal performance system operations LoadOptimizedDefaults When you press Enter on this item you will get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to Load Optimized Defaults Y N N Pressing Y loads the default values that are factory set for optimal performance system operation ...

Page 72: ... Setup options whereas User mode has restricted access to the options By setting separate Supervisor and User password a system supervisor can limit who can change critical Setup values Enter Password Enter Password Enter Password Enter Password Enter Password Type the password up to eight characters and press Enter The password typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory...

Page 73: ... password whenever the system is rebooted or you try to enter Setup If you select Setup at Security Op tion of BIOS Features Setup Menu you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup Warning Warning Warning Warning Warning Retain a record of your password in a safe place If you forget the password the only way to access the system is to clear CMOS please refer to Clear CMOS on page 30 ...

Page 74: ...next time you boot your computer the BIOS configures your system according to the Setup selections stored in CMOS After saving the values the system is restarted again Exit Without Saving Pressing Enter on this item asks for confirmation Quit without saving Y N Y This allows you to exit from Setup without storing in CMOS any change The previous selections remain in effect This exits from the Setup...