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1. Note Please follow recommended procedure to install Windows ME and Windows 98 3 1 Auto run Menu You can use the auto run menu of Bonus CD disc Choose the utility or driver and select model name mm O in one Bonus Wind ja JJ v i c r E Chapter 3 Driver Installation 3 2 Installing Intel INF Driver This item install the Intel Chipset Software installation Utility that enables Plug n Play INF support for Intel chipset components This utility installs to the target system the Windows INF files that outline to the operating system how the chipset components will be configured 1 Click Driver Item 2 Click Chipset Item 3 Click Intel Chipsets Installation Item Chapter 3 Driver Installation 4 Click Next 5 Click Yes 6 Click Next Chapter 3 Driver Installation 7 Click Finish Install the Intel INF Driver before installing the Intel Application Accelerator Driver 3 3 Installing Application Accelerator Driver This item install the Intel Application Accelerator for Microsoft Windows 98 98SE ME NT4 0 2000 XP This program is designed to improve performance of the storage sub system and overall system performance We recommend that If your operating system are Windows 98 98SE NT4 0 please install the Ultra Driver Besides take note of the IAA and Ultra Driver can t using at the same time 1 Click Driver2. BIOS will automatically detect onboard Modem Disabled Enabled Disabled Enter from 1 to 7 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password Hot Key Mouse Left Mouse Right Any Key Button Only If your keyboard has an Owner key button you can press the key to power on your system Enter from 1 to 7 characters to set the keyboard Power On Password Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Hot Key Power On First you must choose the Ctrl F1 Power On by Hot Key function Ctrl F2 then Enter from 1 to 8 Ctrl F3 characters to set the Hot Key Ctrl F4 Power On your system Ctrl F5 Ctrl F6 Ctrl F7 Ctrl F8 Onboard FDC Controller Enabled default Enabled onboard FDC Controller Disabled Disabled onboard FDC Controller Onboard Serial Port1 Port2 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports The Choices Disabled Auto 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 UART Mode Select This item allows you to select which Infra Red IR function of the onboard I O chip you wish to use The Choices Normal default IrDA SCR ASKIR UR2 Duplex Mode This item allows you to select the Infra Red IR function of the onboard I O chip you wish to use The Choices Half default Full Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Onboard Parallel Port This item allows you to select the I O address with which to access the onboard parallel port controller Disabled 378 IRQ7 default 278 IRQ5 3BC IR
3. PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Current Voltage V Vcore 12V 5V 5VSB VBAT Detect system s voltage status automatically Current CPU System Temperature C F This field displays the current CPU System temperature if your computer contains a monitoring system Current CPU Fan1 Fan2 Fan3 Speed This field displays the current speed of the System Fans if your computer contains a monitoring system 2 31 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup CPU Warning Temperature C Disabled default Disabled 60 C 140 F Monitor CPU Temp at 60 C 50 C 122 F Monitor CPU Temp at 50 C 53 C 127 F Monitor CPU Temp at 53 C 56 C 133 F Monitor CPU Temp at 56 C 63 C 145 F var CPU Temp at 63 C 66 C 151 F Monitor CPU Temp at 66 C 70 C 158 F ui CPU Temp at 70 C 158 F 2 32 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2 9 Freguency Voltage Control Figure 9 Frequency Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Frequency Voltage Control Auto Detect DIMM PCI CLK Disabled Item Help Spread Spectrum Modulated Disabled CPU Host PCI Clock 66 166 Menu Level CPU Clock Ratio XT lt 1 Move EnterSelect PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Auto Detect DIMM PCI CLK This item allows you to enable disable auto de
4. Item Chapter 3 Driver Installation 2 Click Chipset Item 3 Click Intel Application Accelerator Ultra ATA Storage Driver Item St 4 n ME If you choose Windows Windows NT 98SE NT then you will Windas J N install Ultra ATA Driver Windows XP Chapter 3 Driver Installation mm dei Ta le le A E E ingr e bg dl bi 5 6 Click OK 7 If you choose Windows ME XP 2000 then you will install Intel Application Acceletrator Driver Chapter 3 am ama lle e Sg a Le ii ritiri mi IF mr m aiii T bi ai panga p sind Riti sj Fer pen sh ger ua Deum e I 7 Driver Installation 8 9 Click Finish 10 Click OK Chapter 3 Driver Installation 3 4 Installing VGA Driver Only support by 6A815E1 motherboard Intel 815e chipset integrated a 2D 3D graphics acceleration 1 Click Driver Item 2 Click VGA Item 3 Click 815 0 Graphic Driver Item Chapter 3 Driver Installation ng cmi gii ff erp BE Eer be HEETE meio oam cmn ra 4 5 Click Next 5 Click Yes 3 9 Chapter 3 Driver Installation 3 5 Installing Audio Driver This motherboard comes with an AC97 CODEC and the sound controller is in Intel South Bridge chipset This item install the Intel Audio for Microsoft Windows 98SE ME NT4 0 2000 XP 1 Click Driver Item 2 Click Audio Item 3 Click ALC100 Item Chapter 3 Dri
5. Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8 IRQ3 UART Mode Select Normal RxD TxD Active Hi Lo IR Transmission Delay Enabled UR2 Duplex Mode Half Use IR Pins IR Rx2Tx2 Onboard Paraller Port 378 IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode SPP EPP Mode Type EPP1 7 ECP Mode Use DMA 3 PWRON After PWR Fail Off Game Port Address 201 Midi Port Adress 330 Midi Port IRQ 10 Tl Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults 2 17 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup On Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled default Disabled On Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled default Disabled Enabled onboard 1st channel IDE port Disabled onboard 1st channel IDE port Enabled onboard 2nd channel IDE port Disabled onboard 2nd channel IDE port IDE Primary Master PIO for onboard IDE 1st channel Auto default Mode 0 4 BIOS will automatically detect the IDE HDD Accessing mode Manually set the IDE Accessing mode IDE Primary Slave PIO for onboard IDE 2nd channel Auto default Mode 0 4 BIOS will automatically detect the IDE HDD Accessing mode Manually set the IDE Accessing mode IDE Secondary Master PIO for onboard IDE 1st channel Auto default Mode 0 4 BIOS will automatically detect the IDE HDD Accessing mode Manually set the IDE Accessing mode IDE Secondary Slave PIO for onboard IDE 2nd channel Auto defaul
6. Saving Esc Quit F9 Menu in BIOS gt f Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type Typing Y will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS RAM Typing N will return to the Setup Utility Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2 14 Ezit Without Saving Figure 14 Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrate Exit Without Saving Y N Y Power Management setup DET USET FASSWOIU PNP PCI Configuration Save amp Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving Esc Quit F9 Menu in BIOS 41 Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type Typing Y will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS RAM Typing N will return to the Setup Utility 2 39 Chapter 3 Driver Installation 3 Driver Installation Introduction There are motherboard drivers and utilities included in ACORP Bonus CD disc You don t need to install all of them in order to boot your system But after you finish the hardware installation you have to install your operation system first such as windows 98 before you can install any drivers or utilities Please refer to your operation system installation guide
7. Setting J8 IX X et echt Ak AT A LX A A Air ER 1 A CA ow CA ow CA CA CA cA Om od RA RA gt Om gt An xo NNNNOOOOBWNNNAAA OO OH Table of Contents 2 BIOS Setup 2 1 Main Menu 2 4 2 2 Standard CMOS Features 2 7 2 3 Advanced BIOS Features 2 10 2 4 Advanced Chipset Features 2 14 2 5 Integrated Peripherals 2 17 2 6 Power Management Setup 2 23 2 7 PnP PCI Configurations 2 27 2 8 PC Health Status 2 31 2 9 Freguency Voltage Control 2 33 2 10 Load Fail Safe Defaults 2 34 2 11 Load Optimized Defaults 2 35 2 12 Set Supervisor user Password 2 36 2 13 Save amp Exit Setup 2 38 2 14 Exit Without Saving 2 39 3 Driver Installation 3 1 Auto run Menu 3 1 3 2 Installing Intel INF Driver 3 2 3 3 Installing Intel Application Accelerator Driver 3 4 3 4 Installing VGA Driver 3 8 3 5 Installing Audio Driver 3 10 a Appendix 111 Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 1 Introduction The 6A815EI amp EPI motherboard is designed for using Intel PIII Front Side Bus Frequency 133MHz CPU which utilize the Socket 370 design and the memory size expandable to 512MB This motherboard use the lastest Intel 815 B step chipset appling 133MHz Front Side Bus frequency and 133MHz memory interface delivers a clear upgrade path to the future generation of 133MHz processors PC 100 PC 133 SDRAM The 6A815E1 amp EP1 motherboard offers ULTRA ATA 100 to provide speedier HDD throughout that boosts overall system performance It is ideal for mul
8. a way to provide boot information and VGA compatibility However the color information coming from the VGA controller is drawn from the palette table inside the VGA controller to generate the proper colors and the graphic controller needs to know what is in the palette of the VGA controller To do this the non VGA graphic controller watches for the write access to the VGA palette and registers the snoop data In PCI based systems the Write Access to the palette will not show up on the ISA bus if the PCI VGA controller responds to the Write In this case the PCI VGA controller should not respond to the Write it should only snoop the data and permit the access to be forwarded to the ISA bus The non VGA ISA graphic controller can then snoop the data on the ISA bus Unless you have the above situation you should disable this option Disabled default Function disabled Enabled Function enabled 2 30 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2 8 PC Health Status Figure 8 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software PC Health Status CPU Warning Temperature Disabled Item Help Current System Temp 39 C 102 F Current CPU Temperature 44 C 111 F Menu Level Current CPU Fan1 Speed OPRM Current CPU Fan2 Speed 5578PRM Current CPU Fan3 Speed INO V 1 61V IN1 V 1 82V IN2 V 3 31V 5V 4 99V 12V 11 91V 12V 12 11V 5V 5 75V VBAT V 3 05V 5VSB V 4 75V Tl Move EnterSelect
9. assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ12 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ13 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ14 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQIS5 assigned to PCI ISA PnP DMA 0 assigned to PCI ISA PnP DMA 1 assigned to PCI ISA PnP DMA 2 assigned to PCI ISA PnP DMA 3 assigned to PCI ISA PnP DMA 4 assigned to PCI ISA PnP DMA 5 assigned to PCI ISA PnP DMA 6 assigned to PCI ISA PnP DMA 7 assigned to PCI ISA PnP Chapter 2 BIOS Setup The above settings will be shown on the screen only if Manual is chosen for the resources controlled by function Legacy is the term which signifies that a resource is assigned to the ISA Bus and provides for non PnP ISA add on cards PCI ISA PnP signifies that a resource is assigned to the PCI Bus or provides for ISA PnP add on cards and peripherals Resources Controlled By By Choosing Auto default the system BIOS will detect the system resources and automatically assign the relative IRQ and DMA channel for each peripheral By Choosing Manual the user will need to assign IRQ amp DMA for add on cards Be sure that there are no IRQ DMA and 1 0 port conflicts IRQ Resources When resources are controlled manually assign each system interrupt a type depending on the type of device using the interrupt Chapter 2 BIOS Setup PCI VGA Palette Snoop Choose Disabled or Enabled Some graphic controllers which are not VGA compatible take the output from a VGA controller and map it to their display as
10. into the memory s space below 16MB The Choices Diasbled default Enabled CPU Latency Timer Enabled default Disabled Delayed Transaction Enabled default Disabled On Chip Video Window Size 64MB default 32MB AGP Graphics Aperture Size 64MB default 32MB System Memory Freguency Auto default 100MHz 133MHz Enabled Disabled Slow speed ISA device in system Disabled Set On Chip Video Window Size to 64 MB Set On Chip Video Window Size to 32 MB AGP Graphics Aperture Size is 64 MB AGP Graphics Aperture Size is 32 MB System Memory Frequency to Auto Set system Memory Frequency to 100MHz Set system Memory Frequency to 133MHz Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2 5 Integrated Peripherals Figure 5 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Integrated Peripherals On Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled Item Help On Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled IDE Primary Master PIO Auto Menu Level IDE Primary Slave PIO Au IDE Secondary Master PIO Au IDE Secondary Slave PIO Au IDE Primary Master UDMA Au IDE Primary Slave UDMA Au IDE Secondary Master UDMA Au IDE Secondary Slave UDMA Au USB Controller Enabled USB Mouse Support Enabled USB Keyboard Support Enabled Init Display First PCI Slot AC97 Modem Auto AC97 Audio Auto IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Power On Function Button Only KB Power On Password Enter Hot Key Power On Ctrl F1 Onboard FDC Controller Enabled
11. signaling Suspend Type Stop Grant default Set Susped type is stop grant PwrOn Suspend Set Suspend type is Power on Suspend Suspend Mode The Suspend Mode fields set the Period of time after each of these modes activates At Max Saving these modes activate sequentially in the given order after one minute at Min Saving after one hour The Choices Disabled default 1 min 1 Hour 2 24 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup HDD Power Down By default this is Disabled meaning that no matter the mode of the rest of the system the hard drive will remain ready Otherwise you have a range of choices from 1 to 15 minutes or Suspend This means that you can select to have your hard disk drive be turned off after a selected number of minutes or when the rest or the system goes into a suspend mode The Choices Disabled default 1 15 mins Modem Use IRQ This determines the IRQ which can be applied in Modem use 3 default 4 5 7 9 10 11 NA Soft Off by PWRBTN Pressing the power button for more than 4 seconds forces the system to enter the Soft Off state when the system has hung The Choices Instant Off default Delay 4 Sec Wake Up by PCI card Enabled Enabled Disabled default Disabled Power on by Ring Enabled default Enabled Disabled Disabled USB KB Wake Up From S3 Disabled default Disabled Enabled Enabled Chapter 2 BIOS Setup CPU Thermal Throttling 50 0 default Monitor CPU
12. 66 MHz 3 3v for 1X 2X 4X device support Bus Slot Provides five 32 bit PCI slots Provide one AGP slot and one CNR slot Chapter 1 Motherboard Description On Board IDE An IDE controller on the ICH2 chipset provides IDE HDD CD ROM with PIO Bus Master and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 operation modes Can connect up to four IDE devices On Board Peripherals 1 floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M byte 2 serial ports COM1 COM2 10 pin 4 USB ports 1 VGA port Only support by 6A815E1 M B 1 parallel port supports SPP EPP ECP mode Audio ICH2 chip integrated AC 97 CODEC on board BIOS The mainboard BIOS provides Plug Play BIOS which detects the peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface DMI function which records your mainboard specifications BIOS support CD ROM SCSI LAN BOOT Temperature sensor Wake on modem Alarm Bus CLK setup with BIOS Hardware Monitor Function CPU Fan Speed Monitor System and CPU Temperature Monitor System Voltage Monitor Chapter 1 Motherboard Description Support Ring on by modem Alarm Support System power up from Modem ring up or timer of System Reguired enabled in Ring on by modem and Alarm on in BIOS Intel Accelerated Hub Architecture Features a dedicated high speed hub link between the ICH2 and GMCH with a bandwidth of 266MB sec twice th
13. 6A815E1 EP1 The information presented in this publication has been made carefully for reliability however no responsibility is assumed for inaccuracies Specifications are subject to change without notice IBM PC AT and PC XT are trademarks of Interna tional Business Machines Corporation Socket370 is a trademark of Intel Corporation AWARD is a registered trademark of Phoenix Software Inc MS DOS and WINDOWS NT are registered trade marks of Microsoft Corporation Trademarks and or registered trademarks are the properties of their respective owners Table of Contents Introduction 1 Motherboard Description 1 1 Introduction 1 2 Package Contents 1 3 Features 1 4 6A815E1 8 6A815EP1 Motherboard Layout 1 5 CPU Installation 1 6 SDRAM Installation 1 7 Connectors amp Jumper Setting 1 7 1 Back Panel Connectors 1 7 1 1 PS 2 Mouse Keyboard CONN 1 7 1 2 USB Connector USB1 1 7 1 3 Serial Interface ports 1 7 1 4 Parallel Interface port 1 7 1 5 VGA Interface port 1 7 1 6 Joystick Midi Connector 1 7 1 7 Audio Port Connector 1 7 2ATX 20 pin Power Connector ATX 1 7 3 Floppy Disk Connector FDD1 1 7 4 Hard Disk Connectors IDE1 IDE2 1 7 5 CPU Fan Connectors FAN1 2 3 1 7 6 CD Audio IN Connector CN1 1 7 7 Front Panel Connector J7 1 7 8 CMOS Function Setting JP6 1 7 9 BIOS Flash JP4 1 7 10 Keyboard wake up Setting JP7 1 7 11 IrDA Connector IR 1 7 12 Front two USB Connector USB2 1 7 13 STR LED LEID 1 7 14 CNR Card
14. Q7 PWRON After PWR Fail This option will determine how the system will power on after a power failure The Choices Off default On Parallel Port Mode SPP default EPP ECP ECP EPP Game Port Address 201 default 209 Disabled Midi Port Address 300 330 default Midi Port IRQ 10 default 5 sing Parallel port as Standard arallel Port Jsing Parallel port as En anced Parallel Port Jsing Parallel port as Ex tended Capabilites Port sing Parallel port as ECP EPP mode arava c Set onboard game port to 201 Set onboard game port to 209 Disabled Set Midi Port address to 300 Set Midi Port address to 330 Set Midi Port IRQ to 10 Set Midi Port IRQ to 5 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2 6 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively save energy while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use Figure 6 Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Function Enabled Item Help ACPI Suspend Type S1 POS Power Management User Define Menu Level Video Off Method DPMS Video Off In Suspend Yes Suspend Type Stop Grant Modem Use IRQ 3 Suspend Mode Disabled HDD Power Down Disabled Soft Off by PWR BTN Instant Off Wake Up by PCI Card Disabled Power On by Ring Enabled USB KB Wake Up From S3 Disabled PWRON After PWR Fail off CPU Th
15. Temp will cause system to slow down CPU Duty Cycle to 12 5 25 0 37 5 62 5 70 5 87 5 Resume by Alarm Disabled default Disabled Enabled Enabled Primary IDE 0 1 Disabled default Disabled Enabled Enabled monitor Primary IDE 0 1 for Green event Secondary IDE 0 1 Disabled default Disabled Enabled Enabled monitor Secondary IDE 0 1 for Green event FDD COM LPT Port Disabled default Disabled Enabled Enabled monitor FDD COM LPT Port PCI PIROJA DJ Disabled default Ignore PCI PIRQ A D Active Enabled Monitor PCI PIRQ A D Active PWRON After PWR Fail The Choices Off default On Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2 7 PnP PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system PCI or Personal Computer Interconnect is a system which allows 1 0 devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed of the CPU itself when communicating with its own special components This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced uses make any changes to the default settings Figure 7 PnP PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software PnP PCI Configurations PNP OS Installed No ltem Help Reset Configuration Data Disabled Resources Controlled By Auto ESCD Menu Level IRQ Resources Press Enter When resources PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled are controlled manually assign each system interrupt a typ
16. Typematic Delay Msec 250 warning message Security Option Setup on screen and OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Non OS2 sound an alarm HDD S M A R T Capability Disabled Report No FDD For WIN 95 No gt f Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Virus Warning This option allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection If this function is enabled and someone attempts to write data into this area BIOS will show a warning message on screen and sound an alarm The Choices Disabled default Enabled Chapter 2 BIOS Setup CPU Internal Cache These two categories speed up memory access However it depends on CPU chipset design Enabled default Enabled cache Disabled Disabled cache External Cache This fields allow you to Enable or Disable the CPU S Level 2 secondary cache Caching allows better performance Enabled default Enabled cache Disabled Disabled cache CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking The item allows you to enable disable CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking The Choices Enabled default Disabled Processor Number Feature The item will show up when you install the Pentium III processor Enabled default Pentium Processor Number Feature Disabled Disabled Quick Power On Self Test This category speeds up Power on self Test POST after you power up the computer If i
17. closed the motherboard resets and runs the POST 1 7 8 CMOS Function Selection JP6 A battery be used to retain the mainboard configuration in CMOS RAM jus Co 8 EEG 3 EEE A LE 3 Definition i Normal 33 a Default SLOT Clear CMOS PCI SLOT CNR SLOT 2 CNR SLOT wo P NOTE Please follow the procedure below to clear CMOS data 1 Remove the AC power line 2 JP6 2 3 Closed 3 Wait five seconds 4 JP6 1 2 Closed 5 AC Power on 6 Reset your desired password or clear CMOS data 1 15 Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 7 9 BIOS Flash JP4 DD EEE zwa x E l E 5 a AGP1 comme me pnma eo Ki enen mmm PGISLOT2 Umum GE EE Optional 8 E S ene stor a c mam oe 6 m pm o i a zh m n a o a Optional S cna stor a 2 mn Kg S wa p mam em wo Unlocke
18. d Default M JP4 Disabled Enabled Default Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 7 11 IrDA Connector I PCISLOT los SLOT 1 7 12 Fornt two USB port Connector USB2 1 7 13 STR LED LEDI The LED is used for the STR ON OFF state 1 7 14 CNR Card Setting J8 Close secondary Default Open primary Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Chapter Introduction This chapter discusses the Award Setup program built into the ROM BIOS The Setup program allows the user to modify the basic system configuration This special information is then stored in battery backed RAM so that it retains the setup information when the power is turned off The Award BIOS installed in your computer system s ROM Read Only Memory is a custom version of an industry standard BIOS This means that it supports Intel Celeron Coppermine PIII Processor The BIOS provides critical low level support for standard devices such as disk drives and serial and parallel ports The rest of this manual is intended to guide you through the process of configuring your system using Setup Plug and Play Support This AWARD BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1 0A specification ESCD Extended System Configuration Data write is sup
19. e depending on the type of device using the interrupt lt gt Move EnterSelect PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults PNP OS Installed When set to YES BIOS will only initialize the PnP cards used for booting VGA IDE SCSI The rest of the cards will be initalized by the PnP operating system like Windows 95 When set to No BIOS will initialize all the PnP cards Therefore for non PnP operating system DOS Netware this option must be set to No 2 27 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Reset Configuration Data The system BIOS supports the PnP feature so the system needs to record which resource is assigned and proceeds resources from conflict Every peripheral device has a node which is called ESCD This node records which resources are assigned to it The system needs to record and update ESCD to the memory locations These locations 4K are reserved at the system BIOS If Disabled Default is chosen the system s ESCD will update only when the new configuration varies from the last one If Enabled is chosen the system is forced to update ESCDs and then is automatically set to the Disabled mode IRQ3 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ4 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQS assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ6 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ7 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ8 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ9 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ10 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRO11
20. e BIOS Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Advanced BIOS Features This setup page includes all the items of the BIOS special enchanced features Advanced Chipset Features This setup page includes all the items of the Chipset special enchanced features Integrated Peripherals This selection page includes all the items of the IDE hard drive and Programmed Input Output features Power Management Setup This setup page includes all the items of the power manage ment features PnP PCI Configurations This setup page includes the user defined or default IRO Setting PC Health Status This page shows the hardware Monitor information of the system Freguency Voltage Control This setup page controls the CPU s clock and freguency ratio Load Fail Safe Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for the minimal stable performance for your system operating Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Load Optimized Defaults These settings are more likely to configure a workable computer when something is wrong If you cannot boot the computer successfully select the BIOS Setup options and try to diagnose the problem after the computer boots These settings do not provide optional performance Set User Password You can specify both a User and a Supervisor password When you select either password option you are prompted for a 1 6 character password Enter the password and then re type the password when prompted Save amp Exit Setup Sav
21. e CMOS value change to CMOS and exit setup Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2 2 Standard CMOS Features This item in the Standard CMOS Setup Menu is divided into 10 categories Each category includes no one or more than one setup items Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the lt PgUp gt or lt PgDn gt keys to select the value you want in each item Figure 2 Standard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Tue Jun 6 2000 Time hh mm ss 11 26 10 IDE Primary Master Press Enter None IDE Primary Slave Press Enter None IDE Secondary Master Press Enter None IDE Secondary Master Press Enter None Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B None Video EGA VGA Halt On All But Keyboard Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 391168K Total 392192K 4 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Main Menu Selections This table shows the selections that you can make on the Main Menu Date Month DD YYYY Set the system date Note that the Day automatically changes when you set the data IDE Primary Options are in its sub Slave menu of detailed IDE Secondary Options are in its sub Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub men Master menu of detailed IDE Sec
22. e maximum bandwidth of the PCI bus Integrated Graphics Only support 6A815E1 motherboard Controller supports 3D hyper pipelined architecture parallel data processing and compression precise pixel interpolation full 2D hardware acceleration and motion video acceleration Suspend and Go Suspend to RAM STR provides maximum power savings as an alternative to leave the computer ON and Quickstart so that you do not have to wait for a long time for booting system CNR Support One Communication and Networking Riser CNR slot provides interface to support very affordable multichannel audio V 90 analog modem Home PNA 10 100 Ethernet networking USB hub as well as future technologies such as XDSL Chapter 1 Motherboard Description MT et ve farti A sf E Mm e TATA TIN d LEET Gu 7 E E 4 15 KA 1 5 Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 4 Motherboard Layout T Mouse B KIB USB1 6A815EP1 qq not onboard GA peaker out Line in MIC in Ee i EEEEB 2 PCI SLOT1 E PCI SLOT2 OI PCI SLOT3 OI D PCI SLOTA CNR SLOT FAN2 h l Back Panel I O Connectors 3 Front COM2 Connector 5 Fan Connectors Fanl 2 3 7 IDE Connectors 9 Front USB2 Connector 11 BIOS Flash JP4 Ho Bes Il 2 CD Audio In Connector 4 Front Panel Connector 6 Flo
23. ered SDRAM PC66 PC100 and PC133 Type required DRAM Type 8MB 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB DIMM Module 168 pin How to install a DIMM Module 1 The DIMM socket has a Plastic Safety Tab and the DIMM memory module has an asymmetrical notch so the DIMM memory module can only fit into the slot in one direction 2 Push the tabs out Insert the DIMM memory modules into the socket at a 90 degree angle then push down vertically so that it will fit into place 3 The Mounting Holes and plastic tabs should fit over the edge and hold the DIMM memory modules in place Bank DIMM 1 Bank 0 1 DIMM 2 Bank 2 3 ENTE Bank 4 5 Total System Memory Max 512MB 20 pins 168Pin DIMM Socket Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 7 Connectors amp Jumpers Setting 1 7 1 Back Panel I O Connectors The motherboard provides the following back panel connectors Only support by 6A815E1 motherboard Parallel Printer Port MIDI GAME Port 25 pin Female 15 pin Female PS 2 Mouse Y 1 Y PS 2 Keyboard COM1 VGA SPEAKER MIC 6 pin Female Serial Port 9 pin Male LINE IN Only support by 6A815EP1 motherboard Pere premio KEE PS 2 Mouse PS 2 Keyboard COMI COM2 SPEAKER MIC GRUPO Serial Port 9 pin Male LINE IN 1 7 1 1 PS 2 Mouse Keyboard CONN The motherboard provides a standard PS 2 mouse Keyboard mini DIN connector for attaching a PS 2 mouse You can plug a PS 2 mouse Ke
24. ermal Throttling 50 0 Resume by Alarm Disabled Data of Month Alarm 0 Time of hh mm ss Alarm 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 Tl Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults ACPI Function This item display status of the Advanced Configuration and Power Management ACPI ACPI Suspend Type The item allows you to select the suspend type under ACPI operating system S1 POS default Power on Suspend S3 STR Suspend to RAM 2 23 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Power Management This option allows you to set each mode individually When not disabled each of the ranges are from 1 min to 1 hr except for HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 min to 15 min and disable The Choices User Define default Min Saving Max Saving Video Off In Suspend This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power management The Choices Yes default No Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked V H SYNC Blank This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS Support Initial display power default management
25. i Connector You can connect a Joystick or game pad to this connector 1 7 1 7 Audio Port Connectors Speaker out is a connector for Speakers or Headphones Line in is used for external CD player Tape player or other audio devices Mic is a connector for the microphones 1 7 2 ATX Power Connector ATX This connector supports the power button on board Using the ATX power supply functions such as Modem Ring Wake Up and Soft Power Off are supported on this motherboard This power connector supports instant power on functionality which means that the system will boot up instantly when the power connector is inserted on the board Pin ATX Signal Pin ATX Signal Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 7 3 Floppy Disk Connector FDDI This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable After connecting the single end to the board connect those two plugs on the other end to the floppy drives 1 7 4 Hard Disk Connectors IDE1 IDE2 These connectors support the provided IDE hard disk ribbon cable After connecting the single end to the board connect those two plugs at the other end to your hard disk If you install two hard disks you must configure the second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumper settings BIOS now supports SCSI device or IDE CD ROM boot up see HDD Sequence SCSI IDE First amp Boot Sequence in the BIOS Features Setup of the BIOS SOFTWARE Pin 20 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orien
26. n to assist you in creating a password Enter Password Type a password up to eight characters and press Enter The password you type now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory You will be asked to confirm the password Type the password again and press Enter You may also press lt ESC gt to abort the selection and not enter a password To disable the password just press Enter when you are prompted to enter a password A message will confirm that you wish to disable the password Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter setup freely Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Password Disabled If you select System at the Security Option of BIOS Features Setup Menu you will be prompted for the password every time when the system is rebooted or any time when you try to enter Setup If you select Setup at the Security Option of BIOS Features Setup Menu you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2 13 Save amp Exit Setup Figure 13 Save amp Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrate e 4 Cak Cunami T EP Save amp Exit Setup Y N Y Power M erp PNP PCI Configuration Save amp Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without
27. ncy Time 3 SDRAM Cycle Time Tras Trc 7 9 SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay 3 Menu Level SDRAM RAS Precharge Time 3 System BIOS Cacheable Disabled Video BIOS Cacheable Disabled Memory Hole At 15M 16M Disabled CPU Latency Timer Enabled Delayed Transaction Enabled On Chip Video Window Size 64MB AGP Graphic Aperture Size 64MB System Memory Frequency Auto Tl Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Chapter 2 BIOS Setup SDRAM CAS Latency Time 3 default 2 SDRAM Cycle Time Tras Trc Auto 7 9 default 5 7 SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay 3 default 2 SDRAM RAS Precharge Time 3 default 2 System BIOS Cacheable Slower SDRAM DIMM Module Fastest SDRAM DIMM Module Set SDRAM Tras Trc Cycle time in 7 9 SCLKs Set SDRAM Tras Trc Cycle time in 5 7 SCLKs Set SDRAM RAS to CAS delay 3 SCLKs Set SDRAM RAS to CAS delay 2 SCLKs Set SDRAM RAS Precharge Time to 3 Set SDRAM RAS Precharge Time to 2 When enabled the access to the system BIOS ROM address at FOOOOH FFFFFFH is cached The Choices Disabled default Enabled Video BIOS Cacheable Enabled Disabled default Enabled Video BIOS Cacheable Disabled Video BIOS Cacheable Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Memory Hole At 15 16M In order to improve performace certain space in memory can be reserved for ISA cards This memory must be mapped
28. ondary Options are in its sub Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub men one S elect the type of floppy disk drive 360K 5 25in installed in your system 1 2M 5 25in 720K 3 5in 1 44M 3 5in 2 88M 3 5in Select the default video device Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Item Options ATI Errors Select the situation in which you No Errors want the BIOS to stop the POST All but Keyboard process and notify All but Diskette All but Disk Key Base Memory N A Displays the amount of conventional UN rc Extended IN A Displays the amount of conventional Total IN A Displays the total memory Memory available in the system 2 9 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2 3 Advanced BIOS Features Figure 3 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Virus Warning Disabled Item Help CPU Internal Cache Enabled External Cache Enabled Menu Leve CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enabled Processor Number Feature Enabled Allows you to Quick Power On Self Test Enabled choose the First Boot Device Floopy VIRUS warning Second Boot Device HDD 0 feature for IDE Third Boot Device LS120 Hard Disk boot Boot Other Device Enabled sector protection Swap Floppy Drive Disabled If this function Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled is enabled and Boot Up NumLock Status On someone attempts Gate A20 Option Fast to write data into Typematic Rate Setting Disabled this area BIOS Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 will show a
29. ported EPA Green PC Support This AWARD BIOS supports Version 1 03 of the EPA Green PC specification PCI Bus Support This AWARD BIOS also supports Version 2 1 of the Intel PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect local bus specification Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Note APM Support This AWARD BIOS supports Version 1 1 amp 1 2 of the Advanced Power Management APM specification Power management features are implemented via the System Management Interrupt SMI Sleep and Suspend power management modes are supported Power to the hard disk drives and video monitors can be managed by this AWARD BIOS DRAM Support SDRAM Synchronous DRAM are supported Support CPU This AWARD BIOS supports the Intel Celeron Coppermine PIII Processor Using Setup In general you use the arrow keys to highlight items press lt Enter gt to select use the lt PgUp gt and lt PgDn gt keys to change entries press lt F1 gt for help and press lt Esc gt to quit The following table provides more detail about how to navigate in the Setup program by using the keyboard BIOS version 1 0 is for reference only If there is a change in BIOS version please use the actual version on the BIOS Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Esc Main Menu Ouit without saving changes um Submenus Exit Current page to the next higher level menu Key Increase the numeric value or make changes Decrease the numeric value or make changes Esc Key Main menu Quit and without
30. ppy Connector 8 IR Connector 10 ATX Power Connector 12 STR LED LED1 13 Keyboard wake up Setting JP7 14 CNR Card Setting J8 15 CMOS Function Setting JP6 1 6 Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 5 CPU Installtion The motherboard operates with Socket 370 for Intel PIII M processor The CPU should always has a Heat Sink and cooling fan attached to prevent overheating CPU Installation Procedure Socket 370 1 Pull the lever sideways away from the socket then raise the lever to a 90 degree angle 2 Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for the white dot or cut edge in the CPU Match Pin 1 with the white dot or cut edge then insert the CPU 3 Press the lever down to complete installation 4 Make sure the spec of the heatsink is good enough 5 Please lock the fan on CPU very carefully or you will damage the resistor array even circuit line on the mainboard De om piuma LU ooo a AP 3 2 Goa Se amp Aer PCI SLOTI PCI SLOT2 PCI SLOT3 PCI SLOTA EALE PCI SLOTS PCI SLOT S cnr stor e na rn g E 20 we proci d zs es Je E 38 SR Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 6 SDRAM Installtion DRAM Access Time 3 3V Unbuff
31. saving changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and option Page Setup Menu Exit Current page and return to Main Menu F1 Key General help on Setup navigation keys FS Key Load previous values from CMOS F6 Key Load the fail safe defaults from BIOS default table F7 Key Load the optimized defaults F10 Key Save all the CMOS changes and exit Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2 1 Main Menu Once you enter AWARD BIOS CMOS Set up Utility the Main Menu will appear on the screen The Main Menu allows you to select from several setup functions Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press lt Enter gt to accept and enter the sub menu WARNING The information about BIOS defaults on manual Figure 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 is just for reference please refer to the BIOS installed on the board for updated information Figure 1 Main Menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PNP PCI Configuration Save amp Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving Esc Quit oT Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in the standard compatibl
32. t Mode 0 4 BIOS will automatically detect the IDE HDD Accessing mode Manually set the IDE Accessing mode Chapter 2 BIOS Setup IDE Primary Master UDMA Auto default Disabled IDE Primary Slave UDMA Auto default Disabled IDE Secondary Master UDMA Auto default Disabled IDE Secondary Slave UDMA Auto default Disabled USB Controller Enabled default Disabled USB Mouse Support Enabled default Disabled USB Keyboard Support Enabled default Disabled Init Display First PCI Slot default BIOS will automatically detect the IDE HDD Accessing mode Disabled BIOS will automatically detect the IDE HDD Accessing mode Disabled BIOS will automatically detect the IDE HDD Accessing mode Disabled BIOS will automatically detect the IDE HDD Accessing mode Disabled Enabled USB Controller Disabled USB Controller Enabled USB Mouse Support Disabled USB Mouse Support Enabled USB Keyboard Support Disabled USB Keyboard Support Set Init Display First to PCI Slot 2 19 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Onboard AGP Set Init Display First to onboard AGP AC 97 Audio Auto default Disabled AC 97 Modem Auto default Disabled IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled default Disabled Power On Function Password Hot Key Mouse Left Mouse Right Any Key Button Only Keyboard 98 KB Power On Password Enter BIOS will automatically detect onboard Audio Disabled
33. t is set to Enable BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST Enabled default Enabled quick POST Disabled Normal POST Chapter 2 BIOS Setup First Secondary Third Boot Other Device This BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the seguence selected in these items The Choices Floppy LS120 HDD 0 HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 SCSI CDROM Enabled ZIP LAN Disabled Swap Floppy Drive If the system has two floppy drives you can swap the logical drive name assignments The Choices Disabled default Enabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Seek disk drives during boot up Disabled speeds boot up The Choices Enabled default Disabled Boot Up NumLock Status Select power on for Numlock On default Numpad is number keys Off Numpad is arrow keys Gate A20 Option Select if chipset or keyboard controller should control Gate A20 Normal A pin in the keyboard controller controls Gate A20 Fast default Lets chipset control Gate A20 Typematic Rate Setting Enabled Enabled this option to adjust the keystroke repeat rate Disabled default Disabled Typematic Rate Char Sec Range between 6 default and 30 characters per second This option controls the speed of repeating keystrokes Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Typematic Delay Msec This option sets the time interval for displaying the first and the second characters The Choices 250 default 500 750 1000 Security Option This categor
34. tation when using ribbon cables with pin 20 plugged 1 7 5 Fan Connectors Fan1 2 3 FAN 3 Connector FANS E Gei ATX POWER mi ia FAN 1 Connector g Pin Fan1 2 3 Ground 12VDC Signal 28 AGP SLOT PCI SLOT SLOT FAN 2 Se Connector m a EI o x z o ES om ON jp Chapter 1 Motherboard Description These connectors support cooling fans of 1Amp or less Orientate the fans so that the heatsink fins allow airflow to go across the onboard heat sink s instead of the expansion slots Depending on the fan manufacturer the wiring and plug may be different The red wire should be positive while the black should be ground Connect the fan s plug to the board taking into consideration the polarity of the this connector 1 7 6 CD Audio In Connector CN1 CNI is the connector for CD Audio Input signal Please connect it to CD ROM CD Audio output connector zm GE f AGP SLOT PCISLOTI 9 mmm PEISLOT2 mmm PCISLOTS E o _ mE z 2 CNR SLOT Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 7 7 Front Panel Connec
35. tect DIMM PCI CLOCK The Choices Disabled default Enabled Spread Spectrum Modulated This function is designed to EMI test only The Choices Disabled default Enabled CPU Host PCI Clock This item allows you to select CPU Host Clock The Choices 66 166MHz default you can key in DEC number CPU Clock Ratio This option will not be shown if you are using a CPU with the locked ratio X3 X3 5 X4 X4 5 X5 X5 5 X6 X6 5 X7 X7 5 X8 X8 5 9X 9 5X 10X 10 5X 11X 11 5X 12X 2 33 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2 10 Load Fail Safe Defaults When you press lt Enter gt on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to Figure 10 Load Fail Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Load Fail Safe Default Y N N Power M PNP PCI Configuration Save amp Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving Esc Quit F9 Menu in BIOS 41 Select Item F10 Save 8 Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type Pressing Y loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal performance of system operations Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2 11 Load Optimized Defaults When you press lt Enter gt on this item you get a confirma
36. ti tasking and fully supporting MS DOS Windows Windows NT Windows ME Windows 2000 Novell OS 2 Windows95 98 Windows 98SE Windows XP UNIX Liunx SCO UNIX etc This manual also explains how to install the mainboard for operation and how to setup your CMOS configuration with the BIOS setup program 1 2 Package Contents HDD UDMA66 100 Cable FDD Cable Flash Memory Written for BIOS Update COM2 Cable Only support 6A815E1 M B Fully Setup CD Driver built in Utility Ghost Antivirus Adobe Acrobat Manual Chapter 1 Motherboard Description CPU Socket 370 for Intel Celeron PIII Processors Intel FC PGA FC PGA2 PPGA Celeron Processors 600MHz 1 2GHz or higher processor with 66 100MHz FSB Intel FC PGA Pentium III Processors 500MHz 1 13GHz or higher processor with 100 133MHz FSB VIA Cyrix III Processor with 100 133MHz FSB Intel Tualatin Processor with 1 2GHz or higher processor Chipset North Bridge System Chipset Intel 815 B step support 66 100 133 FSB South Bridge System Chipset Intel ICH2 Biggest memory capacity 6A815E1 6A815EPI is equipped with three DIMM socket to support 8MB to 512MB 168 pin 3 3v SDRAM SPD Special Presence Detect Maximum memory up to 512MB Supports up to 3 of double sided DIMMSs at 100MHz system memory bus Supports up to 2 of double sided or 3 single sided DIMMs at 133MHz system memory bus AGP for fast VGA solution AGP specification compliant AGP
37. tion dialog box with a message similar to Figure 11 Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Load Fail Safe Default Y N N Power Md PNP PCI Configuration Save amp Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving Esc Quit F9 Menu in BIOS oT Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type Pressing Y loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal performance of system operations 2 35 Chapter 2 2 12 Set Supervisor User Password Figure 12 Set Supervisor User Password CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software BIOS Setup Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Frequency Voltage Control Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password ii Y Power Enter Password PNP P raor PC Health Status oare o enr OCU Exit Without Saving Esc Quit F9 Menu in BIOS 4 Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type When you select this function the following message will appear at the center of the scree
38. tor J7 PANEL Connector Bit B AGP SLOT CNR SLOT ess a 3i CNR SLOT ATX Power Switch PWBN The system power is controlled by a momentary switch connected to this lead Pushing the button once will switch the system ON The system power LED lights when the system s power is on Speaker Connector SPEAK An offboard speaker can be installed onto the motherboard as a manufacturing option An offboard speaker can be connected to the motherboard at the front pannel connector The speaker onboard or offboard provides error beep code information during the Power Self Test when the computer cannot use the video interface The speaker is not connected to the audio subsystem and does not receive output from the audio subsystem Power LED Lead PWLED The system Power LED lights when the system power is on Chapter 1 Motherboard Description Hard Drive LED Connector HDLED This connector supplies power to the cabinet IDE activity LED Read and write activity by devices connected to the Primary or Secondary IDE connectors will cause the LED to light up Reset Switch Lead RST The connector can be connected to a momentary SPST type switch that is normally open When the switch is
39. ver Installation 4 For Win NT Win 2000 WinXP amp Win 9X ME system Select your O S system 5 Click Next eee unt g Y ri 6 2 Da NILE id Click Finish no Wi iE EAS M ce Let
40. y allows you to limit access to the system and Setup or just to Setup System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered in prompt Setup default The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered in prompt HDD S M A R T Capability Enabled Enabled HDD S M A R T Capability Disabled default Disabled HDD S M A R T Capability OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Select the operating system that is running with greater than 64MB of RAM on the system The Choices Non OS2 default OS2 Report No FDD For Window 95 No default Assign IRO6 For FDD Yes FDD Detect IRQ6 Automatically Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2 4 Advanced Chipset Features This section allows you to configure the system based on the specific features of the installed chipset This chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources such as DRAM and external cache It also coordinates communications of the PCI bus It must be stated that these items should never need to be altered The default settings have been chosen because they provide the best operating conditions for your system The only time you might consider making any changes would be if you discovered that data was lost while using your system Figure 4 Advanced Chipset Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Advanced Chipset Features SDRAM CAS Late
41. yboard directly into this connector Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 7 1 2 USB Connector USB1 The motherboard provides a OHCI Open Host Controller Interface Universal Serial Bus Roots for attaching USB devices such as a keyboard mouse and other USB devices You can plug the USB devices directly into this connector 1234 5V_SB USBP0 USBP1 USBP0 USBP1 USB1 GND 1 7 1 3 The Serial Interfaces COM1 COM2 The serial interface port is sometimes refered to as an RS 232 port or an asynchronous communication port Mice printers modems and other peripheral devices can be connected to a serial port The serial port can also be used to connect your computer system If you like to transfer the contents of your hard disk to another system it can be accomplished by serial port Only support by 6A815EP1 M B com2 299909 oXoXoXoXo Only support by 6A815E1 M B r 1 7 1 4 Parallel Interface Port Unlike serial ports parallel interface ports have been standardized and should not present any difficulty interfacing peripherals to your system Sometimes called a Centronics port the parallel port is almost exclusively used with printers The parallel port on your system has a 25 pin DB 25 connector COM1 COM2 Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 7 1 5 VGA Interface Connector VGA 15 Pin Only support by 6A815E1 motherboard This connector is for output to VGA compatible devices 1 7 1 6 Joystick Mid
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