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1. 22 PWROUT 4 23 System FAN Power 23 5 1 SATA2 Connectors 23 USB12 Connectors 23 TV OUT GonnectOor t ac Ke x t ex 24 USB23 Connectors un cux cx ine saa 24 cipia end s essa a e eas 24 CF II Conini CtoEu isi oe ce eX a 25 CHAPTER BIOS 27 BIOS Introduction 28 Starting Setups 28 Using Setup 29 Getting eee ERR RERT 31 NASA M7 User s Manual lii Contents iv In Case of Problems nee nana 31 32 Setup Items ci scorsa recede Ree ERR ERIT ER AREE 32 Standard CMOS 32 Advanced BIOS Features 32 Advance Chipset 33 Integrated 33 Power Management
2. 33 PnP PCI 1 33 PG Health Status merece 33 Frequency Voltage 33 Load Fail Safe 33 Load Optimized 33 Set Supervisor User 33 Save amp Exit Setup t ERR RI SEES 34 Exit Without 34 3 2 STANDARD CMOS 5 35 IDE Channel 0 1 Master Slave 37 Drive rs ete or dee Serre eru pei essor Read 39 IIT 39 oo cars e EE IR QUEE MU TIR 39 3 3 ADVANCED BIOS 40 CP FeatUre i i situs coe votes 41 Delay Prior to 41 Limit CPUID Max 0 7 4 2 2 4 41 GLE zuiaodeine 41 Execute Disabled Bit 41 Hard Disk Boot Priority 2 2 4 4 42 Bootable Add in 42 Vitus Warn rr E 43 GPU LT amp L2 Cache oiii notre s 43 CPU L3 Cache rtr tA get adele ti
3. 72 Current CPU 72 CPUUFAN Speed iet 73 5515 2 73 Shutdown Temperature 73 3 9 FREQUENCY VOLTAGE 74 Spread Spectrum 74 3 10 LOAD FAIL SAFE 15 74 3 11 LOAD OPTIMIZED 115 75 3 12 SET SUPERVISOR USER PASSWORD 75 3 13 SAVE amp EXIT 77 3 14 EXIT WITHOUT 77 CHAPTER 4 79 vi NASA M7 User s Manual Contents A I O PORT ADDRESS 80 INTERRUPT REQUEST LINES IRQ 81 CGSPOSTiBEEPZ LEM 82 NASA M7 User s Manual vii Contents This page is intentionally left blank viii NASA M7 User s Manual Introduction This manual is designed to give you information on the NASA M7 Industrial Main Board The topics covered in this manual are as follows Features Specification Jumper setting and Connectors BIOS Setup Appendix 5 5 5 5 lt NASA M7 User s Manual 1 Chapter 1 Features amp Specifications 2 NASA M7 User s Manua
4. 21 0 4 49 System BIOS 7 2 49 Video BIOS Cacheable 49 Memory Hole At 15 16 49 On Chip Frame Buffer 2 49 tuted te te a ER Mere 49 DVMT FIXED Memory 5 2 49 Dis play Lt 50 50 TM 2 50 Video 2 50 Forrtriat ies die erinnern ron rra ron aro nean 50 Land Chip CONC sists aoi reet cete ti anima 50 3 5 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS enean 51 On Chip IDE 51 IDE HDD Block 52 On Chip Primary PCI 52 IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave 52 IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA 53 On Chip Secondary 53 On Chip Serial ATA reri rn rrt rn 53 SATA dur c L 56 PATA IDE ur RR 56 SATA rire ex mere enun 57 SATA Port Speed 5 57 SATA MOde nter har FER apaga 58 On board Devicesin ae
5. Figure 1 Note that a brief description of each highlighted selection appears at the bottom of the screen Setup Items The main menu includes the following main setup categories gt Standard CMOS Features Use this menu for basic system configuration gt Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to set the Advanced Features available on your system 32 NASA M7 User s Manual gt Advance Chipset Features Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system s performance Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals Power Management Setup Use this menu to specify your settings for power management PnP PCI Configurations Use this menu to set up the PnP PCI configuration PC Health Status Use this menu to display the CPU temperature FAN speed and voltages Frequency Voltage Control Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency voltage control Load Fail Safe Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for the minimal stable performance for your system to operate Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS default values that are factory settings for optimal performance system operations While Award has designed the custom BIOS to maximize performance the factory has the right to change these defaults to meet their needs Set Supervisor User Password Use this me
6. Pressing Y loads the BIOS default values for the most stable minimal performance system operations 74 NASA M7 User s Manual 3 11 Load Optimized Defaults When you press Enter on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to Load Optimized Default Load Optimized Defaults Y N N Pressing Y loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal performance system operations 3 12 Set Supervisor User Password You can set either supervisor or user password or both of them The differences between are Supervisor password can enter and change the options of the setup menus User password just can only enter but do not have the right to change the options of the setup menus When you select this function the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password Set Supervisor Password e er Password Enter Password NASA M7 User s Manual 75 ENTER PASSWORD Type the password up to eight characters in length and press Enter The password typed 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 Esc to abort the selection and not enter a password To disable a password just press Enter when you are
7. CF LED 45 47 PDDiO 49 NASA M7 User s Manual 4 8 40 46 48 Signal 25 26 This page is intentionally left blank NASA M7 User s Manual Chapter 3 BIOS Setup This chapter describes the different settings available in the Award BIOS that comes with the NASA M7 CPU card The topics covered in this chapter are as follows 3 1 MAIN E 32 3 2 STANDARD CMOS 35 3 3 ADVANCED BIOS 40 3 4 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES 47 3 5 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS 51 3 6 POWER MANAGEMENT 62 3 7 PNP PCI CONFIGURATION 68 3 8 PC HEALTHISTATUScccccscrescsccescccsecescccvereseseaeces 72 3 9 FREQUENCY VOLTAGE 74 3 10 LOAD FAIL SAFE DEFAULTS 74 3 11 LOAD OPTIMIZED 1 5 75 3 12 SET SUPERVISOR USER PASSWORD 75 3 13 SAVE amp 22 22 22222 2 2 lt 77 3 14 EXIT WITHOUT 77 NASA M7 User s Manual 27 BIOS Introduction This Chapter discusses Award Setup program built into the L3 BIOS The Setup program allows use
8. ra HDDLED Power On LED This connector allows users to connect to Front Panel Power indicator PWR LED Signal OO Pin Name OO PWR LED py RESET Switch The reset switch allows the user to reset the system without turning the main power switch off and then on Orientation is not required when making a connection to this header LL OO oo O RESET 18 NASA M7 User s Manual IDE Connector 2 44 1 43 Signal Name GL Signal Name 6 Hostdata9 8 Hostdata 10 11 13 DRQ Grounc 33 34 Address1 33 34 PS6DET NASA M7 User s Manual 19 LAN GBE Connectors This connector is for the 10 100 1000Mbps Ethernet capability The figure below shows the pin out assignments of this connector and its corresponding input jack ENS PINS MDIO PING PNS MDIO MDI1 LAN RJ45 LED The LAN LEDs on top of RJ45 are to display the current network connection status The green color LED on the right hand side shows the link status and TX RX activity The Orange Green Dual color LED on the left hand side indicates the operation mode i e 10Base T 100Base T or 1000Base T SPEED _ MODE ORANGE 1000 Mbps GREEN 100 Mbps 10 Mbps 20 NASA M7 User s Manual LVDS LCD Connector 000000000000000000009 ted to this LVDS header using the below described connector 40 2 DUE Name Name 2 1 ONDE qo
9. neret tnn rh nen red En 64 HDD Power Down 65 Soft Off by 2 502 22 65 CPU 6 65 Wake Up by PCI card 65 Power On Ring eren tnra ranas 65 Resume by Ala Miraa aaa 66 Date of Month 66 Time hh mm ss Alarm 1111221 66 Primary Secondary IDE 0 1 66 FDD LPT esa eer ea ERE 67 PCI PIRO notre ttr mit ya kamen tins 67 3 7 PNP PCI 68 Init Display First snoi eoe Leine rete sa cena nena 68 Reset Configuration Data 69 Resources Controlled 69 IRQ RESOUICE 70 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 assigned to 70 PCI VGA Palette Snoop neret teen nea 71 INT Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Assignment 71 Maximum Payload 71 3 8 PC HEALTH STATUS 72 CPU Warning 72 Current System Temp
10. Normal A pin in the keyboard controller controls GateA20 Fast default Lets chipset control GateA20 44 NASA M7 User s Manual Typematic Rate Setting Keystrokes repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller When enabled the typematic rate and typematic delay can be selected The choice Enabled Disabled default If Typematic Rate Setting is Enabled can choice Rate and Delay Typematic Rate Chars Sec Sets the number of times a second to repeat a keystroke when you hold the key down The choice 6 default 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 ion 8 30 N Move Enter Accept ESC Abort Typematic Delay Msec Sets the delay time after the key is held down before it begins to repeat the keystroke The choice 250 default 500 750 and 1000 Typematic Delay Msec N Move Enter Accept ESC NASA M7 User s Manual 45 Security Option Select whether the password is required every time the system boots or only when you enter setup The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt default Note To disable security select PASSWORD SETTING at Main Menu and then you will be asked to enter password Do not
11. rana LAN GBE Connectors LAN RJ45 eon oa a ern nth se LVDS LCD Connector PS2KBMS PS2KB MS Connector 4 4 2 PWRIN PWROUT Connector System FAN Power 5 1 SATA2 2 2 4 USB12 COohnectOES inna decere Fa rt atra are TV OUT Connector cea van USB23 Varian VGA i5 copier 7 User s Manual 13 Connector Locations on the NASA M7 BACKLITE 14 NASA M7 User s Manual Audio Connector Signal Signal 1205021 Name JDO 2 MIC1 IN L GND LINEOUT L LINEOUT R 10 CPU Fan Power Connector This is a 3 pin header for the CPU fan COM1 Serial Port COM1 a 9 pin D Sub male connector is the onboard COM1 serial port of the NASA M7 The following table shows its pin assignments Pin Signal Name
12. Auto ESCD default Manual If Resources Controlled By is Manual can choice IRQ Resource PCI Slot Disabled Manual Disabled Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto PCI Express relative items 4096 NASA M7 User s Manual 69 IRQ Resource When resources are controlled manually assign each system interrupt a type depending on the type of device using the interrupt This item allows you to determine the IRQ assigned to the ISA bus and is not available to any PCI slot PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 assigned to The choice PCI Device Reserved 70 NASA M7 User s Manual PCI VGA Palette Snoop This BIOS feature determines if your graphics card should allow VGA palette snooping by a fixed function display card The choice Enabled Disabled default INT Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Assignment The choice Auto default 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Maximum Payload Size The choice 128 default 256 512 1024 2048 4096 NASA M7 User s Manual 71 3 8 PC Health Status This section helps you to get more information about your system including CPU temperature FAN speed and voltages It is recommended that you contact with your motherboard supplier to get proper value a
13. GND LCDVDD 5V 3 3V 6 5 LCDVDD 5V 3 3V GND 8 7 GND 9 BRIGHTNES NASA M7 User s Manual 21 PS2KBMS Connector The following table describes the pin assignment of PS 2 Keyboard amp Mouse connector Signal Name Keyboard Mouse data 5V PS2KB_MS Connector The following table describes the pin assignment of PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse connector with 6 pins wafer for internal or external access u KBGND PWRIN Connector 22 NASA M7 User s Manual PWROUT Connector Pin Signal Name L1 E cc SS ae 3 System FAN Power Connector This is a 3 pin header for the system fan 1 Pin _ Signal Name SATA1 SATA2 Connectors Signal Name USB12 Connectors The following table shows the pin outs of the USB12 connectors 6 RUSB 8 GND NASA M7 User s Manual 23 TV OUT Connector Pin amp Signal Name LUMA 3 GND 4 0000 USB23 Connectors The following table shows the pin outs of the USB56 USB78 connectors 2 USB23Pins 8 JF ee n OO oO OO OO of OO VGA Connector The pin assignments of VGA CRT connector are as follows 24 NASA M7 User s Manual CF II Connector Signal Name NC N C N C 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 4 4 NC
14. None Select the type of floppy 360K 5 25 in disk drive installed in your 1 2M 5 25 in system 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in EGA VGA Select the default video CGA 40 device CGA 80 MONO Halt On Errors Select the situation in No Errors which you want the BIOS but Keyboard to stop the POST process All but Diskette and notify you All but Disk Key Base Memory Displays the amount of conventional memory detected during boot up Extended Memory Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up Total Memory Displays the total memory available in the system 36 NASA M7 User s Manual IDE Channel 1 Master Slave The IDE adapters control the hard disk drive Use a separate sub menu to configure each hard disk drive Figure 3 shows the IDE Channel 0 Channel 1 master sub menu Auto Auto Capacity 0 MB Cylinder 0 Head 0 Precomp 0 Landing Zone 0 Sector 0 Figure 3 NASA M7 User s Manual 37 Use the legend keys to navigate through this menu and exit to the main menu Use the Table listed below to configure the hard disk IDE HDD Press Enter Press Enter to auto detect Auto detection the HDD on this channel If detection is successful it fills the remaining fields on this menu IDE Channel 0 Master None Selecting manual lets you Auto set the remaining fields on Manual this screen Selects the type of fixed disk User Type will
15. controller The choice Enabled default Disabled IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave PIO The choice Auto default ModeO Mode1 Mode2 Mode3 Mode4 Caution Do not use the wrong setting or you will have drive errors PIO means Programmed Input output Rather than have the BIOS issue a series of commands to effect a transfer to or from the disk drive PIO allows the BIOS to tell the controller what it wants and then let the controller and the CPU perform the complete task by themselves Your system supports five modes 0 default to 4 which primarily differ in timing When Auto is selected the BIOS will select the best available mode after checking your drive The BIOS will automatically set the system according to your hard disk drive s timing default our hard disk drive s timing 52 NASA M7 User s Manual IDE Primary Secondary Slave UDMA The choice Disabled Auto default On Chip Secondary PCI IDE These fields allow you to enable or disable the primary and secondary IDE controller Select disabled if you want to add a different hard drive controller The choice Enabled default Disabled On Chip Serial ATA Choose the status of serial ATA the default setting is Auto which let system to arrange all parallel and serial Disabled Will disable SATA controller Figure11 Combined Will combine PATA and SATA and max of 2 IDE Mode drives in each channel Figure 12 Enhanc
16. let you select the number of cylinders heads etc Note PRECOMP 65535 means NONE Access Mode Choose the access mode for this hard disk Capacity Auto Disk drive capacity Display Approximated Note that your disk this size is usually slightly drive size greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk checking The following options are selectable only if the IDE Channel Master item is set to Manual Max 65535 this hard disk Max 255 heads Min 0 Warning Setting a Max 65535 value of 65535 means hard disk Max 65535 Max 255 38 NASA M7 User s Manual Drive These fields identify the types of floppy disk drive A drive B that has been installed in the computer The available specifications are None default 360K 1 2M 720K 1 44M 2 88M 5 25 in 5 25 in 3 5 in 3 5 in 3 5 in Video This field selects the type of video display card installed in your system You can choose the following video display cards EGA VGA For VGA SEGA SVGA or PGA monitor adapters default CGA 40 Power up in 40 column mode CGA 80 Power up in 80 column mode MONO For Hercules or MDA adapters Halt On This field determines whether the system will halt if an error is detected during power up All errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error the system will stop and you will be prompted any error that may be detected All But Keyboard
17. prompted to enter the password A message will confirm the password will be disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility gt Stand CMOS Features gt Frequency Voltage Control gt Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Default gt Advance Chipset Features Load Optimized Default gt Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password gt Power gt PnP PCI PC Healt Esc Quit gt Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup PASSWORD DISABLED When a password has been enabled you will be prompted to enter it every time you try to enter Setup This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your system configuration Additionally when a password is enabled you can also require the BIOS to request a password every time your system is rebooted This would prevent unauthorized use of your computer You determine when the password is required within the BIOS Features Setup Menu and its Security option If the Security option is set to System the password will be required both at boot and at entry to Setup If set to Setup prompting only occurs when trying to enter Setup 76 NASA M7 User s Manual 3 13 Save amp Exit Setup Pressing Enter on this item asks for confirmation SAVE to CMOS and EXIT Y N Y Save amp Exit Setup Pressing Y stores th
18. 14 15 16 TV Standard The choice Off default NTSC PAL SECAM Video Connector The choice Automatic default Composite Component Both TV Format The choice Auto default NTSC M NTSC M J NTSC 433 NTSC N PAL B PAL G PAL D PAL H PAL I PAL M PAL N PAL 60 SECAM L SECAM L1 SECAN B SECAN D SECAN G SECAN H SECAN K SECAN K1 Lani Chip Control The choice Enabled default Disabled 50 NASA M7 User s Manual 3 5 Integrated Peripherals Press Enter Press Enter Disabled Figure 8 On Chip IDE Device Enabled Auto Auto Auto Auto Enabled Auto Auto Auto Auto On Chip Serial ATA Setting X SATA Mode IDE Auto X SATA PORT Speed Settings Disable x PATA IDE Mode Secondary X SATA Port PO P2 is Primary Figure 9 NASA M7 User s Manual 51 IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer multiple commands or multiple sectors read write If your IDE hard drive supports block mode most new drives do select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block mode most new drives do select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read write per sector where the drive can support The choice Enabled default Disabled On Chip Primary PCI IDE secondary IDE controller Select disabled if you want to add a different hard drive
19. Delay 4 Sec Press power button 4 sec to Power off Enter suspend if button is pressed less than 4 sec CPU THRM Throttling This field allows you to select the CPU THRM Throttling rate The choice 75 0 50 0 default 25 0 Wake Up by PCI card Enable Disable PCI PME wake up function The choice Enabled default Disabled Power On by Ring Enable Disable Power On By Ring function The choice Enabled default Disabled NASA M7 User s Manual 65 Resume by Alarm You can set Resume by Alarm item to enabled and key in Date time to power on system The choice Enabled Disabled default If Resume by Alarm is Enabled can choice Date Alarm and Time Alarm Date of Month Alarm Every day 131 Date of Moth Alarm Mines 0 Bal Key DEC number N Move Enter Accept ESC Abort Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 23 0459 0 59 Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 Mep 23 Key DEC number N Move Enter Accept ESC Abort Primary Secondary IDE 0 1 When Enabled the system will resume from suspend mode if Primary IDE 1 or Secondary IDE 0 1 is active The choice Enabled Disabled default 66 NASA M7 User s Manual LPT Port When Enabled the system will resume from suspend mode if FDD COM port or LPT port is active The choice Enabled Disabled default PCI PIRQ A D When Enabled the system will resume from suspend m
20. M7 User s Manual Chapter 2 Jumper setting amp Connectors NASA M7 User s Manual 7 2 1 Jumpers on the NASA M7 The jumpers on the NASA M7 allow you to configure your Main Board according to the needs of your applications If you have doubts about the best jumper configuration for your needs contact your dealer or sales representative The following table lists the jumpers on NASA M7 and their respective functions Jumper Locations on the NASA M7 9 JP1 COMI Power Pin 9 10 JP2 CF Card Mode Selection 10 Clear CMOS RAM 11 LCDPWR LCD PANEL Power 12 AT MODE AT Mode Selection 12 8 NASA M7 User s Manual Jumper Locations on the 5 7 NASA M7 User s Manual 9 JP1 COM1 Power Pin Pin9 JP1 can be used to select the COM supple power 5 or 12V JP1 COMI Pin9 power JP2 CF Card Mode Selection This Jumper is to select the CF works as Secondary Channel Master device or Slave device 10 NASA M7 User s Manual JP3 Clear CMOS RAM Data This 3 pin Jumper allows the user to disconnect the built in 3V battery power to clear the information stored in the CMOS RAM To c
21. The system boot will not be halted for a erent errors All But Diskette The system boot will not be halted for a errors All But Disk Key The system boot will not be halted for a key board or disk error it will stop for all others default NASA M7 User s Manual 39 3 3 Advanced BIOS Features This section allows you to configure your system for basic operation You have the opportunity to select the system s default speed boot up sequence keyboard operation shadowing and security x Typematic Rate Chars Sec x Typematic Delay Msec x APIC Mode Press Enter Press Enter Disabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Hard Disk CDROM LS120 Enabled Disabled Enabled Off Fast Disabled 6 250 Setup Enabled 1 4 Non OS2 No Figure 4 40 NASA M7 User s Manual CPU Feature Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility CPU Feature Delay Prior to Thermal 16 Min Item Help Limit CPUID MaxVal 1 Function i Menu Level gt Execute Disabled Bit lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Value F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Default Figure 5 Delay Prior to Thermal Delay Prior To Thermal is set at 16 minutes as default which means the board will wait 16 minutes before it activates the processor s integrated thermal control circuit The choi
22. table shows the IRQ used by the devices on the Industrial CPU Card Level Function 0 Reserved NASA M7 User s Manual 81 C POST Currently there are two kinds of beep codes in BIOS This code indicates that a video error has occurred and the BIOS cannot initialize the video screen to display any additional information This beep code consists of a single long beep followed by two short beeps The other code indicates that your DRAM error has occurred This beep code consists of a single long beep repeatedly 82 NASA M7 User s Manual
23. type anything and just press Enter it will disable security Once the security is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely APIC Mode This setting allows to enable the APIC mode The choice Enabled default Disabled MPS Version Control For OS The BIOS supports version 1 1 and 1 4 of the Intel multiprocessor specification Select version supported by the operation system running on this computer The choice 1 1 1 4 default OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Select OS2 only if you are running OS 2 operating system with greater than 64MB of RAM on the system The choice Non OS2 default OS2 Report No FDD For WIN 95 The choice No default Yes 46 NASA M7 User s Manual 3 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 the external cache It also coordinates communications between the conventional ISA bus and 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 being lost while using your system By SPD x CAS Latency Time Auto x Dram RAS to CAS Delay Auto Menu Leve x DRAM RAS
24. 2Sec System BIOS Cacheable Selecting the Enabled option allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h FFFFFh which is able to improve the system performance However any programs that attempts to write to this memory block will cause conflicts and result in system errors The choice Enabled default Disabled Video BIOS Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the video BIOS resulting in better system performance However if any program writes to this memory area a system error may occur The choice Enabled Disabled default Memory Hole At 15M 16M Enabling this feature reserves 15 MB to 16 MB memory address space for ISA expansion cards that specifically require this setting This makes memory from 15 MB and up unavailable to the system Expansion cards can only access memory up to 16 MB The choice Enabled Disabled default On Chip Frame Buffer Size User can select frame buffer size The choice 1MB 8MB default DVMT Mode This field shows the current DVMT mode The choice FIXED DVMT default BOTH DVMT FIXED Memory Size This field is used to select the graphics memory size used by DVMT Fixed mode The choice 64MB 128MB default 224MB NASA M7 User s Manual 49 Boot Display This field is used to select the type of display to use when the system boots The choice LFP CRT LFP EFP LFP default Panel Number The choice 1 2 3 default 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
25. DCD Data carrier detect 1 RXD Receive data TXD Transmit data DTR Data terminal ready GND ground RTS Request to send CTS Clear to send 6 DSR Datasetready 8 9 5V Ring IN or 12V_ NASA M7 User s Manual 15 2 Serial Port 2 a 10 pins pin header connector is the onboard COM2 serial port of the NASA M7 The following table shows its pin assignments 00000 MEM NNNM 6 DSR Data set ready 8 CrS Cleatosend 9 O DIO Connector DIO port supports 8 digital I O bits Each bit can be configured as Input or output individually bits are 5V tolerant 2 00000 0 i 00000 16 NASA M7 User s Manual Front Panel Connectors The front panel of the case has a control panel which provides light indication of the computer activities and switches to change the computer status ATX Power ON OFF Button This 2 pin connector acts as the Power Supply On Off Switch on the NASA M7 main board When pressed the switch will force the Main board to power on When pressed again it will force the main board to power off PWR BTN Pin Signal Name O 2 4 PWR BTN EH 6 IDE Hard Disk LED Connector This connector connects to the hard drive activity LED on control panel This LED will flash when the HDD is being accessed NASA M7 User s Manual 17 IDE LED Signal HDD LED
26. ECIFICATIONS 4 CHAPTER 2 JUMPER SETTING amp CONNECTORS 7 2 1 JUMPERS ON THE 5 7 8 Jumper Locations on the NASA M7 9 JP1 COMI Power Pin 9 10 JP2 CF Card Mode Selection 10 Clear CMOS RAM 11 LCDPWR LCD PANEL Power Selection 12 MODE AT Mode Selection 12 2 2 CONNECTORS ON THE 7 13 Connector Locations on the 7 14 Audio Connector nnn 15 CPU Fan Power Connector 15 COMI Serial Portis ex n x 15 COM2 Serial 202 3 6 30221 16 16 Front Panel 17 NER 19 LAN GBE Connectors 20 LAN RJA5 LED zi 20 LVDS LCD Connector eene nnn 21 PS2KBMS 22 PS2KB MS 2 0 0 2 4 22 PWRIN
27. L to enter SETUP If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup restart the system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing the RESET button on the system case You may also restart by simultaneously pressing Ctrl Alt and Delete keys If you do not press the keys at the correct time and the system does not boot an error message will be displayed and you will again be asked to PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE DEL TO ENTER SETUP Using Setup In general you use the arrow keys to highlight items press Enter to select use the PageUp and PageDown keys to change entries press F1 for help and press Esc to quit The following table provides more detail about how to navigate in the Setup program using the keyboard NASA M7 User s Manual 29 Esc Main Menu Quit without saving changes Submenus Exit Current page to the next higher level menu Esc key Main Menu Quit and not save 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 F5 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 Navigating through the menu bar Use the left and right arrow keys to choose the menu you want to be in To display a sub menu Use the arrow keys to mo
28. NASA M7 Intel Atom N270 Embedded Main Board User s Manual Version 1 1 Copyright Notice This publication is protected by copyright and all rights are reserved No part of it may be reproduced or transmitted by any means or in any form without prior consent of the original manufacturer The information in this document has been carefully checked and is believed to be accurate However the original manufacturer assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may appear in this manual In no event will the original manufacturer be liable for direct indirect special exemplary incidental incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect or omission in this manual even if advised of possibility of such damages The material contained herein is for informational purposes only Acknowledgments Award is a registered trademark of Award Software International Inc IBM PS 2 is trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Intel Pentium M is registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation All other product names or trademarks are properties of their respective owners ii NASA M7 User s Manual Contents Contents 1 CHAPTER 1 FEATURES SPECIFICATIONS 2 3 SP
29. Precharge Auto x Precharge dealy tRAS Auto x System Memory Frequency Auto 4 to 5 Sec Enabled Disabled Disabled VGA Setting 8MB DVMT 128 CRT LFP 3 Automatic Auto Enabled Figure 7 NASA M7 User s Manual 47 DRAM Timing Selectable The choice Manual By SPD default If DRAM Timing Selectable is Manual can choice these Items CAS Latency Time Dram RAS to CAS Delay DRAM RAS Precharge dealy tRAS gt System Memory Frequency CAS Latency Time This controls the latency between DDR RAM read command and the time that the data actually becomes available Leave this on the default setting The choice 5 4 3 6 Auto default DRAM RAS to CAS Delay In order to improve performance certain space in memory is reserved for PISA cards This memory must be mapped into the memory space below 16MB The choice 2 3 4 5 6 Auto default DRAM RAS Precharge This controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to DRAM Leave this on the default setting The choice Auto default 2 3 4 5 6 Precharge dealy tRAS The choice Auto default 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 System Memory Frequency The choice Auto default 533MHz 667MHz 48 NASA M7 User s Manual SLP_S4 lt Assertoin Width Set 54 pin The choice 4 to5 Sec default 3 to 4Sec 2to 3Sec 1to
30. able 3F8 IRQ4 default 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Auto Onboard Serial Port 2 0 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the second serial ports The choice Disable 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 default 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Auto UART Mode This item allows you to select which mode for the Onboard Serial Port 2 The choice IrDA ASKIR Normal default 60 NASA M7 User s Manual If UART Mode Select is IrDA and ASKIR will show 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 IrDA Hi Lo Enabled Half RxD TxD Active The choice IR Transmission Delay The choice Disabled Enabled default UR2 Duplex Mode The choice Full Half default PWRON After PWR Fail When power fails you can select power ON or Off or Former status The choice Off default On Former Sts Watch Dog Timer Select The choice Disabled default Enable NASA M7 User s Manual 61 3 6 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure you system to most effectively save energy while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use Press Enter AT Enabled User Define DPMS Yes Stop Grant 3 Disabled Disabled Instant Off 50 096 Enabled Enabled Disabled x Data of Month Alarm 0 x Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 0 0 Reload Global Timer Events Disabled Disabled Di
31. bout your setting of the CPU temperature Current System Temp 40 107 Current CPU 40 C 100 F Temperature CPU FAN Speed RPM CHASSIS Fan Speed 7670 RPM Vcore 1 20V 1 5 1 52V 3 3V 3 47V 5V 5 16V 12V 12 22V VBAT V 3 32V 5VSB V 5 04V Disabled CPU Warning Temperature Select the CPU over heated warning temperature The choice Disabled default 50 C 122 F 53 C 127 F 56 C 133 F 60 C 140 F 63 C 145 F 66 C 151 F 70 C 158 F Current System Temp Show System Temperature Current CPU Temperature Shows Board Temperature 72 NASA M7 User s Manual CPU FAN Speed Shows CPU Fan speed CHASSIS Fan Speed Shows CHASSIS Fan speed Shutdown Temperature Select the CPU over heated shutdown temperature The choice Disabled default 60 C 140 F 65 C 149 F 70 C 158 F 75 C 167 F NASA M7 User s Manual 73 3 9 Frequency Voltage Control Spread Spectrum Leave this field in its default setting Do not alter this setting unless advised by an engineer or technician The choice Disabled default 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 6 0 7 0 8 0 9 3 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 Load Fail Safe Default Load Fial Safe Defaults Y N
32. ce 4 Min 8 Min 16 Min default 32 Min Limit CPUID Max Val The choice Enabled Disabled default C1E Function The choice Auto default Disabled Execute Disabled Bit The choice Enabled default Disabled NASA M7 User s Manual 41 Hard Disk Boot Priority Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Hard Disk Boot Priority 1 Bootable Add in Cards Item Help Menu Level Use 1 or i to select a device then press lt gt to move it up or to move it down the list Press lt ESC gt to exit this menu 1 Move Enter Select PU PD Fi0 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Value F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Default Figure 6 Bootable Add in Cards when the Hard Disk option is selected in the First Second Third Boot Device menu item 42 NASA M7 User s Manual Virus Warning Allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection If this function is enabled and someone attempt to write data into this area BIOS will show a warning message on screen and alarm beep 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 partition table Disabled No warning message will appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table default CPU L1 amp L2 Cache These
33. e selections made in the menus in CMOS a special section of memory that stays on after you turn your system off The 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 3 14 Exit Without Saving Pressing Enter on this item asks for confirmation Quit Without Saving Y N Exit Without Saving This allows you to exit Setup without storing in CMOS any change The previous selections remain in effect This exits the Setup utility and restarts your computer NASA M7 Users Manual 77 78 This page is intentionally left blank NASA M7 User s Manual CHAPTER 4 Appendix A I O PORT ADDRESS 80 B INTERRUPT REQUEST LINES IRQ 81 C POST BEEP NASA M7 User lt Manual 79 A I O Port Address Map Each peripheral device in the system is assigned a set of I O port addresses which also becomes the identity of the device There is a total of 1K port address space available The following table lists the I O port addresses used on the Industrial CPU Card 80 NASA M7 User s Manual B Interrupt Request Lines IRQ There are a total of 15 IRQ lines available on the Industrial CPU Card Peripheral devices use interrupt request lines to notify CPU for the service required The following
34. ed Will enable both SATA and PATA and max of 6 Mode IDE drives is supported Figure 13 SATA Only Means SATA is operating in legacy mode Figure 14 This is the default setting ATA resource automatically The choice Disabled Auto default Combined Mode Enhanced Mode SATA Only NASA M7 User s Manual 53 Enabled Enabled Auto Auto On C X SATA I X SATA PORT Speed Settings Disable PATA IDE Mode Secondary X SATA Port PO P2 is Primary Figure 10 54 NASA M7 User s Manual When you press Disabled or Auto on this item will show Auto is the default choice Enabled Enabled Auto Auto Auto Auto Enabled Auto Auto Auto Auto On Chip Serial ATA Setting X SATA Mode IDE X SATA PORT Speed Settings Disable x PATA IDE Mode Secondary SATA Port PO P2 is Primary Figure11 NASA M7 User s Manual 55 When you press Combined Mode on this item will show Enabled Enabled Auto Auto Auto Auto Enabled Auto Auto Auto Auto On Chip Serial ATA Setting CombinedMod X SATA PORT Speed Settings Disable Secondary X SATA Port PO P2 is Primary Figure12 SATA Mode Controls the SATA controller s operating mode The choice IDE default RAID AHCI PATA IDE Mode This field is used
35. ie 43 Quick Power On Self 43 First Second Third Boot 44 Boot Other 44 Swap erence 44 Boot Up Floppy 44 Boot Up Num Lock Status 44 Gate A20 OPOR oie dx tria 44 Typematic Rate Setting 45 Typematic Rate 45 Typematic Delay MSEC 45 Sec rity OptUlon 46 E 46 MPS Version Control For 46 OS Select For DRAM gt 64 46 Report No FDD For WIN 95 46 NASA M7 User s Manual Contents 3 4 ADVANCED CHIPSET 47 DRAM Timing Selectable 48 CAS Latency TIG 48 DRAM RAS to CAS 2 2 2 48 DRAM RAS Precharge 48 Precharge dealy 48 System Memory Frequency 48 S4 Assertoin
36. l Features NASA M7 User s Manual Intel Atom Processor N270 on board Supports DDR2 533MHz memory up to 2GB One Mini PCI socket on board to support WLAN Rich I O functions 6 x USB2 0 2 x COM ports 2 x SATAs 1x PIDE 1x CF 1x DIO 1 x TVOUT One GbE LAN maximizes the transfer bandwidth Multiple display technology CRT Dual 24 bits LVDS LCD Dual display supported Single 12V power input with ATX and AT model support Specifications Processor Support e Intel Atom processor N270 on board e 1 6GHz Core Speed with Hyper threading support e 533MHz front side bus speed BIOS e Award Standard PnP Flash BIOS 6 0 e 8Mbit FlashROM with BootBlock for Fail safe System Memory e One DDR2 SO DIMM Sockets e Supports DDR2 533 non ECC memory up to 2 0 GB Chipset e Intel 945GSE and ICH7M chipset e NASA M7 heatsink is 22 5mm height and CPU NB Chipset together Video e Intel 945GSE Integrated GMA950 graphic engine e One D Sub Female connector for CRT displays e One 40 pins connector for Dual 18 24 bits LVDS LCD e One 4 pins connector to support TV OUT e Support dual display Display devices can be selectable by BIOS or graphic drivers 10 100M 1000M Ethernet e One Realtek RT8111C on board for GbE LAN support e Support WOL and Remote Boot with PXE or RPL protocol On Board I O Winbond 83627HF LPC I F ra I O chip e Two serial ports as 1 e Six USB 2 0 ports su
37. lear the CMOS data 1 Turn off the system power 2 Remove Jumper cap from pin182 3 Short the pin2 and pin3 for three seconds 4 Put Jumper cap back to pini amp 2 5 Turn on your computer 6 Hold Down Delete during boot up and enter BIOS setup to enter your preferences NASA M7 User s Manual 11 LCDPWR LCD PANEL Power Selection LCDPWR can be used to select the Panel LCD supple power 3 3V or 5V The default setting is on 3 3V User need to check the LCD panel spec and adjust this jumper to make Panel work in specified power rail This Jumper serves LVDS LCD connector LCDPWR 1 AT MODE AT Mode Selection AT Mode ATX Mode 1 1 AT ATX 12 NASA M7 User s Manual 2 2 Connectors on the NASA M7 The connector on the NASA M7 allows you to connect external devices such as keyboard floppy disk drives hard disk drives printers and etc The following table lists the connectors on NASA M7 and their respective page number Connector Locations on the NASA M7 eese wees eiir aat aaa CPU Fan Power Connector COM1 Serial Port nnn COM 2 Serial rr DIO Front Panel IDE CORBFHGCEOE gt Eae nra ar ada hd Y xa
38. lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Value F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Default Menu Level USB Controller 222222 Select enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus USB controller and you have USB peripherals The choice Enabled default Disabled USB 2 0 Controller This entry is for disable enable USB2 0 controller only The BIOS itself may may not have high speed USB support If the BIOS has high speed USB support built in the support will be automatically turn on when high speed device were attached The choice Enabled default Disabled USB Keyboard Support 1 1 1 1 Select enabled if user plan to use an USB keyboard The choice Enabled Disabled default Azalia AC97 Audio Select The choice Auto default Azalia AC97 Audio and Modem AC97 Audio only AC97 Modem only ALL Disabled NASA M7 User s Manual 59 Super IO Device Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Super IO Device Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Item Help Onboard Serial Port 2 UART Mode Select Menu Level 4 PWRON After PWR Fail t Move Enter Select PU PD Value F 0 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Value F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Default Onboard Serial Port t Select address and corresponding interrupt for the first serial ports The choice Dis
39. nu to set User and Supervisor Passwords NASA M7 User s Manual 33 gt Save amp Exit Setup Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup 34 NASA M7 User s Manual 3 2 Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are 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 Pg Dn keys to select the value you want in each item Mon 28 2008 5 3535 None None None None None None EGA VGA All But Disk Key Base Memory 639K Extend Memory 1038336K Total Memory 1039360K Figure 2 NASA M7 User s Manual 35 This table shows the selections that you can make the Standard CMOS Menu Date Month DD Set the system date YYYY Note that the Day automatically changes when you set the date HH MM SS Set the system time IDE Channel 0 Master Options are its Press Enter to enter sub menu the sub menu of detailed options IDE Channel 0 Slave Options are its Press Enter to enter sub menu the sub menu of detailed options IDE Channel 1 Master Options are in its Press Enter to enter sub menu the sub menu of detailed options IDE Channel 1 Slave Options are in its Press Enter to enter sub menu the sub menu of detailed options
40. ode if interrupt occurs The choice Enabled Disabled default NASA M7 User s Manual 67 3 7 PnP PCI Configuration This section describes configuring the PCI bus system PCI or Personal Computer Interconnect is a system which allows I O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings Disabled Auto ESCD x IRQ Resources Press Enter Disabled Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto PCI Express relative items 4096 Init Display First This item allows you to choose which one to activate first PCI Slot or onchip VGA The choice PCI Slot default Onboard PCIEx 68 NASA M7 User s Manual Reset Configuration Data Default is disabled Select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data ESCD when you exit Setup if you have installed a new add on and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the OS cannot boot The choice Enabled Disabled default Resources Controlled By BIOS can automatically configure all the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices If you choose Auto you cannot select IRQ DMA and memory base address fields since BIOS automatically assigns them The choice
41. pport USB i b MS and storage devices e One 6 Pins connector and one standard connector to support PS2 Keyboard and Mouse One 8 bits digital I O ports with configurable input and output 4 NASA M7 User s Manual PIDE and SATA e PIDE controller built in ICH7M supports up to ATA100 One standard 44 pins box header to support 2 5 HDD or DOM Flash Disk One CompactFlash CF II socket support all types Flash CF Cards Two SATA connectors from ICH7M support SATA I and SATA II devices Watchdog Timer Programmable watchdog timer for 19255 seconds CMOS On board RTC with 242 bytes of Battery back CMOS RAM Audio RealTek ALC888 High Definition Audio chip on board e Support Audio Line In Line OUT and MIC PCI ISA One Mini PCI 124pins Type B socket Power e Single 12 power input only for normal operation e Support ATX and AT mode 5 12 power out for peripherals evices Software Compatibility e Microsoft windows Win2K Win XP 32 64 bits Vista 32 64 bits e Linux 32 bits 64 bits and DOS 6 22 Cooling e Two cooling FAN connectors for CPU cooler System FAN Dimensions e 145mm W x 102mm L e 3 5 little board standard dimension and form factor Operating Temperature to 60 C operating Range e 40 C to 70 C storage Relative Humility 5 95 non condensing NASA M7 User s Manual 5 This page is intentionally left blank NASA
42. rs 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 AwardBIOS installed in L3 is a custom version of an industry standard BIOS This means that it supports Intel Core 2 Duo in a standard IBM AT compatible input output system The BIOS provides critical low level support for standard devices such as disk drives and serial and parallel ports It also adds non standard features such as virus and password protection as well as special support for detailed fine tuning of the chipset controlling the entire system The rest of this chapter is intended to guide you through the process of configuring your system using Setup Starting Setup The AwardBIOS is immediately activated when you first power on the computer The BIOS reads the system information contained in the CMOS and begins the process of checking out the system and configuring it When it finishes the BIOS will seek an operating system on one of the disks and then launch and turn control over to the operating system While the BIOS is in control the Setup program can be activated in one of two ways 1 By pressing Del immediately after switching the system on or 2 by pressing the Del key when the following message appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Self Test 28 NASA M7 User s Manual Press DE
43. sabled Disabled Disabled Disabled 62 NASA M7 User s Manual PCI Express PM Function Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility PCI Express PM Function PCI Express PME Menu Level 4 1 lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Value F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Default PCI Express PME The choice Enabled default Disabled Power Supply Type The choice AT default ATX ACPI Function This item allows you to enable disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Management ACPI The choice Enabled default Disabled Power Management The choice User Define default Min Saving Max Saving Max Saving Maximum power savings Only Available for SL CPUs Inactivity period is 1 minute in each mode User Define Set each mode individually Select time out periods in the section for each mode below Min Saving Minimum power savings Inactivity period is 1 hour in each mode except the hard drive NASA M7 Users Manual 63 Video off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked This specifies the power saving state that the VGA video subsystem enters after the specified period of display inactivity has expired The choice Blank Screen 5 Blank DPMS default Blank Screen The BIOS will only black the screen when the system gets into po
44. to select the function mode of the IDE connector The only choice Secondary IDE serves as Secondary Master and Secondary Slave channel SATA 1 and SATA 2 serve as Primary Master and Primary Slave channel 56 NASA M7 User s Manual When you press Enhanced Mode on this item will show Enabled Enabled Auto Auto Auto Auto Enabled Auto Auto Auto Auto On Chip Serial ATA Setting IDE Disable X PATA IDE Mode Secondary X SATA Port PO P2 is Primary Figure13 SATA Mode Controls the SATA controller s operating mode The choice IDE default RAID AHCI SATA Port Speed Settings Select SATAspeed The choice Disabled default Force GEN I Force GEN II NASA M7 User s Manual 57 When you press SATA Only on this item will show Enabled Enabled Auto Auto Auto Auto Enabled Auto Auto Auto Auto On Chip Serial ATA Setting IDE x SATA PORT Speed Settings Disable x PATA IDE Mode Secondary x SATA Port PO P2 is Primary Figure14 SATA Mode Controls the SATA controller s operating mode The choice IDE default RAID AHCI 58 NASA M7 User s Manual On board Device Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Onboard Device USB Controller Enabled Item Help USB 2 0 Controller USB Keyboard Support Azalia AC97 Audio Select t
45. two categories speed up memory access However it depends on CPU chipset design Enabled Enable cache default Disabled Disable cache CPU L3 Cache This field is used to enable or disable the CPU s L3 cache The choice Enabled default Disabled Quick Power On Self Test Allows the system to skip certain tests while booting This will decrease the time needed to boot the system Enable quick POST default NASA M7 User s Manual 4 Ww First Second Third Boot Device The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items The Choice Floppy LS120 Hard Disk ZIP100 CDROM Disabled USB FDD USB ZIP USB CDROM Legacy LAN First Boot Device Hard Disk Second Boot Device CDROM Third Boot Device LS120 Boot Other Device When enabled BIOS will try to load the operating system from other device when it failed to load from the three devices above The choice Enabled default Disabled Swap Floppy Drive If the system has two floppy drives choose Enabled to assign physical drive B to logical drive A and vice versa The choice Enabled Disabled default Boot Up Floppy Seek Selection of the command Disabled will speed the boot up Selection of Enabled Searches disk drives during boot up The choice Enabled default Disabled Boot Up Num Lock Status Selects power on state for Num Lock The choice On Off default Gate A20 Option The choice
46. ua nere renun 59 USB Gorntrollet inre Reni Iren EBERT 59 USB 2 0 Controllgt 59 USB Keyboard 1 1 59 Azalia AC97 Audio 59 S per IO Device ores cos venta HR PEN DERE RR 60 Onboard Serial Port 1 60 Onboard Serial Port 2 60 UART Mode Select net cane cnet 60 RXxD eret mei tr eere 61 IR Transmission 2 2 61 UR2 Duplex Moders toisiin on aeaa iaeiae 61 PWRON After 61 Watch Dog Timer 61 NASA M7 User s Manual v Contents 3 6 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP nnne 62 PCI Express PM 63 Express PME internaute ER Extr Enden 63 Power Supply 63 ACPI FUNCOM iiec eer bero 63 Power 4 63 Video off Method 64 Video Off Suspend ee nen heit 64 Suspend hype d eive rx ener REX ARD 64 MODEM Use IRQ esent 64 Suspend Mode
47. ve the cursor to the sub menu you want Then press Enter gt pointer marks all sub menus 30 NASA M7 User s Manual Getting Help Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item To exit the Help Window press Esc or the F1 key again In Case of Problems If after making and saving system changes with Setup you discover that your computer no longer is able to boot the AwardBIOS supports an override to the CMOS settings which resets your system to its defaults The best advice is to only alter settings that you thoroughly understand To this end we strongly recommend that you avoid making any changes to the chipset defaults These defaults have been carefully chosen by both Award and L3 manufacturer to provide the absolute maximum performance and reliability Even a seemingly small change to the chipset setup has the potential for causing you to use the override NASA M7 User s Manual 31 3 1 gt Standard CMOS Features gt Frequency Voltage Control gt Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advance Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults gt Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password gt Power Management Setup Set User Password gt PnP PCI Configurations Save amp Exit Setup gt PC Health Status Exit Without Saving Load Optimized Defaults
48. wer management mode and writes blanks to the video buffer V H SYNC Writes blanks to the video buffer and Blank turns off the vertical and horizontal scanning DPMS Allows the BIOS to control the video display card if it supports the DPMS feature default Video Off In Suspend This field is used to activate the video off feature when the system enters the Suspend mode The choice No Yes default Suspend Type The choice Stop Grant default PwrOn Suspend MODEM Use IRQ This field is used to set an IRQ channel for the modem installed in your system The choice NA 3 default 4 5 7 9 10 11 Suspend Mode This field specifies the length of time of system inactivity while in full power on state before the computer enters suspend mode and motivates the enable Wake up Events in Doze amp Standby PM Events The choice 1Min 2Min 4Min 8Min 12Min 20Min 30Min 40Min 1Hour Disable default 64 NASA M7 User s Manual HDD Power Down When enable and after the set time of system inactivity the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active The choice 1Min 2Min 3Min 5Min 6Min 7Min 8Min 9Min 10Min 11Min 12Min 13Min 14Min 15Min Disable default Soft Off by PWR BTTN This field defines the power off mode when using an ATX power supply The choice Instant Off Delay 4 Sec Instant Off Press power button then Power off instantly default

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