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1. Stands for optional components Please be noted S PDIF header is for special customers This concludes Chapter 1 The next chapter explains how to install the motherboard Introducingthe Motherboard Memo Introducing the Motherboard Chapter 2 Installing the Motherboard Safety Precautions Follow these safety precautions when installing the motherboard Wear a grounding strap attached to a grounded device to avoid dam age from static electricity Discharge static electricity by touching the metal case of a safely grounded object before working on the motherboard Leave components in the static proof bags they came in Hold all circuit boards by the edges Do not bend circuit boards Choosing a Computer Case There are many types of computer cases on the market The motherboard complies with the specifications for the Micro ATX system case First some features on the motherboard are implemented by cabling connectors on the motherboard to indica tors and switches on the system case Make sure that your case supports all the features required Secondly this motherboard supports one floppy diskette drive and two enhanced IDE drives Make sure that your case has sufficient power and space for all drives that you intend to install Most cases have a choice of I O templates in the rear panel Make sure that the I O template in the case matches the I O ports installed on the rear edge of the motherboard This moth
2. Item Help 2 Pri Slave 3 Sec Master MenuLevel gt gt 4 Sec Slave I 5 USBHDDO Use lt gt 0r lt t gt 6 USBHDD1 to select a device then 7 USBHDD2 press lt gt to move it 8 Bootable Add in Cards up or lt gt to move it down the list Press lt ESC gt to exit this menu t Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults CPU L1 amp L2 Cache Enabled All processors that can be installed in this mainboard use internal level 1 L1 and external level 2 L2 cache memory to improve performance Leave this item at the default value for better performance Using BIOS CPU L3 Cache Enabled This item is only available when processors support L3 Some high end processors support L3 If the CPU do support L3 you may set this item to enable or disable Leave this item at the default value for better performance Hyper Threading Technology Enabled This item is only available when the chipset supports Hyper Threading and you are using a Hyper Threading CPU Quick Power On Self Test Enabled Enable this item to shorten the power on testing POST and have your system start up faster You might like to enable this item after you are confident that your system hardware is operating smoothly First Second Third Boot Device Floppy Hard Disk CDROM Use these three items to select the priority and or
3. PCI Express PM Function Press Enter This item allows you to enable or disable the PCI Express PM Function ACPI Suspend Type S3 STR Use this item to define how your system suspends In the default S3 STR the suspend mode is a suspend to RAM i e the system shuts down with the exception of a refresh current to the system memory Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume Auto This item allows the system to initialize the VGA BIOS from S3 Suspend to RAM sleep state Video Off Method DPMS This item defines how the video is powered down to save power This item is set to DPMS Display Power Management Software by default Video Off In Suspend Yes This option defines if the video is powered down when the system is put into suspend mode Suspend Type Stop Grant If this item is set to the default Stop Grant the CPU will go into Idle Mode during power saving mode MODEM Use IRQ 3 If you want an incoming call on a modem to automatically resume the system from a power saving mode use this item to specify the interrupt request line IRQ that is used by the modem You might have to connect the fax modem to the motherboard Wake On Modem connector for this feature to work Soft Off by PWR BTTN Instant Off Under ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power management Interface you can create a software power down In a software power down the system can be resumed by Wake Up Alarms This item lets you install a software power down tha
4. Chapter 3 for more information Pin Signal Name Function 1 5VSB 5V stand by power 2 GND Ground C 3 Ring Wake up signal low active IRDA Infrared header The motherboard supports an Infrared IRDA data port Infrared ports allow the wireless exchange of information between your computer and similarly equipped devices such as printers laptops Personal Digital Assistants PDAs and other computers Pin Signal Name 1 VCC 2 Key 3 IRRX 4 GND 5 IRTX EL LED headers optional This is an optional header that is used to switch on and off SATA signal light Pin Signal Name GPIO26 GND EL_GRN_LED GND EL_YLW_LED KEY Alan plolrw Installing the Motherboard 19 USB1 2 Front Panel USB headers The motherboard has four USB ports installed on the rear edge I O port array Additionally some computer cases have USB ports at the front of the case If you have this kind of case use auxiliary USB connector to connect the front mounted ports to the motherboard Pin Signal Name Function 1 USBPWR Front Panel USB Power 2 USBPWR Front Panel USB Power 3 USB_FP_P0 USB Port 0 Negative Signal 4 USB_FP_P1 USB Port 1 Negative Signal 5 USB_FP_P0 USB Port 0 Positive Signal 6 USB_FP_P1 USB Port 1 Positive Signal 7 GND Ground 8 GND Ground 9 Key Nopin C 10 USB_FP_OC0 Overcurrent signal S Please make sure that the USB cable h
5. Disabled X Typematic Rate Chars Sec0 6 X Typematic Delay Msec 250 Security Option Setup Z HDD Security Freeze Lock Disabled 7 APIC Mode Enabled 1 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults gt CPU Feature Press Enter Users please note that this function is only available for Prescott CPUs Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen Phoenix AwardBlIOS CMOS Setup Utility CPU Feature Thermal Management Enabled Item Help Delay Prior to Thermal 16 Min Thermal Management Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 Bus Ratio 0 X Menu Level gt gt TM2 Bus VID 0 8375V i 3 Limit CPUID MaxVal Disabled oo Ondie C1E Support Enabled Execute Disable Bit Disabled P A Vanderpool Technology Enabled Sie Rete Frequency Unlimit Disabled Intel R SpeedStep tm Tech Enabled t Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Thermal Management Enabled Thermal Monitor 2 This item displays CPU s temperature and enables you to set a safe temperature to Prescott CPU Delay Prior to Thermal 16 Min Enables you to set the delay time before the CPU enters auto thermal mode Using BIOS 33 34 TM2 Bus Ratio 0X This item represents the frequency bus
6. Duplex Mode Half This field is available when UART 2 Mode is set to either ASKIP or IrDA This item enables you to determine the infrared function of the onboard infrared chip The options are Full and Half default Full duplex means you can transmit and receive data simultaneously Half duplex is the transmission of data in either transmitting or receiving only one direction at a time Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 This option is used to assign the I O address and interrupt request IRQ for the onboard parallel port Using BIOS 41 42 Parallel Port Mode ECP Enables you to set the data transfer protocol for your parallel port There are four options SPP Standard Parallel Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Extended CapabilitiesPort and ECP EPP SPP allows data output only Extended Capabilities Port ECP and Enhanced Paral lel Port EPP are bi directional modes allowing both data input and output ECP and EPP modes are only supported with EPP and ECP aware peripherals ECP Mode Use DMA 3 When the onboard parallel port is set to ECP mode the parallel port can use DMA3 or DMA1 Press lt Esc gt to return to the Integrated Peripherals page Power Management Setup This option lets you control system power management The system has various power saving modes including powering down the hard disk turning off the video suspending to RAM and software power down that allows the syst
7. Motherboard 25 Connecting Case Components After you have installed the motherboard into a case you can begin con necting the motherboard components Refer to the following 1 Connect the CPU cooling fan cable to CPU_FAN Connect the system cooling fan connector to SYS_FAN Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the PANEL1 Connect the standard power supply connector to ATX1 Connect the auxiliary case power supply connector to ATX12V Connect the case cooling fan connector to CHS_FAN on WP CPU_FAN Connecting 24 pin power cable The ATX 24 pin connector allows you to connect to ATX v2 x power supply With ATX v2 x power supply users please note that when installing 24 pin power cable the latches of power cable and the ATX1 match perfectly 24 pin power cable Connecting 4 pin power cable The ATX12V power connector is used to provide power to the CPU HA When installing 4 pin power cable the M latches of power cable and the ATX12V match perfectly 4 pin power cable Installing the Motherboard CPU_FAN FAN Power Connector Pin Signal Name Function 1 GND System Ground 2 12V Power 12V 3 Sense Sensor 4 PWM CPU FAN control Pin Signal Name Users please note that the fan connector supports the CPU cooling fan of 1 1A 2 2A 26 4W max at 12V SYS_FAN CHS_FAN FAN Power Connector optional Function 1 GND System Ground 12V Power 12V 3
8. SGS Certificate HK07 01191 00 ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO LTD G ECS MANUFACTURING z SHENZHEN CO LTD er arna SES 2F No 240 Sec 1 Nei Hu Road Taipei Taiwan 114 R O C No 20 amp No 26 Except 1F 2F amp 3F Free Trade Zone Shatoujiao Shenzhen City Guangdong Province China Nas Deen assessed and conhed as meeting the requrements of ISO 9001 2000 For the totowng actwbes Design and Sales of Mainboards Personal Computers Notebooks and Peripheral Cards Design and Manufacturing of Mainboards and Peripheral Cards nocanta ERG the so plede ihs eee 20d the applicabilty of eequremests may the onganzaton This certificate is valid from 16 March 2007 unti 15 15 March 2010 Issue 1 Certified with SGS since March 2007 Multiple certificates have been issued for this scope The main certificate is numbered HKO7 01191 00 Authonsed by Gal SGS Unded Kingdom Lid Systems amp Senes Cenficason semen Business Park Efesmere Pon Cheshire CHES SEN UK 144 0 151 390 4666 1 44 0 151 350 6000 wew sgs com Page tot Certificate No PRC HSPM 1172 Issued July 10 2007 Revision N A Expiration July 09 2010 IECQ Certificate of Hazardous Substance Process Management HSPM applicable to the European Directive 2002 95 EC RoHS requirements The Supervising Inspectorate SGS CSTC Standards Technical Services Co Ltd sponsored by the United States National Authorized Institution ECCB certify
9. errors or recurring instability into your system Phoenix AwardBlIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Feature DRAM Timing Selectable By SPD Item Help CAS Latency Time Auto DRAM RAS to CAS Delay Auto Menu Level gt DRAM RAS Precharge Auto Precharge delay tRAS Auto System Memory Frequency Auto SLP_S4 Assertion Width 1 to 2 Sec System BIOS Cacheable Disabled Video BIOS Cacheable Disabled VGA Setting PEG Onchip VGA Control Auto PEG Force X1 Disabled On Chip Frame Buffer Size 8MB DVMT Mode DVMT DVMT FIXED Memory Size 128MB Boot Display Auto t lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults DRAM Timing Selectable By SPD The value in this field depends on performance parameters of the installed memory chips DRAM Do not change the value from the factory setting unless you install new memory that has a different performance rating than the original DRAMs Using BIOS 37 CAS Latency Time Auto When synchronous DRAM is installed the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing Do not reset this field from the default value specified by the system designer DRAM RAS to CAS Delay Auto This field allows you insert a timing delay between the CAS and RAS strobe signals used when DRAM is written to read from or refreshed Disabl
10. of dynamic amount usage of video memory The system would config ure the video memory depends on your application Boot Display Auto This item is for Intel define ADD card only Using BIOS 38 Integrated Peripherals These options display items that define the operation of peripheral components on the system s input output ports Phoenix AwardBlOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals I Hel gt OnChip IDE Device Press Enter ee gt Onboard Device Press Enter Menu Level gt gt SuperlO Device Press Enter t Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults gt OnChip IDE Device Press Enter Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnChip IDE Device IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled A Item Help ATA66 100 Cable Msg Enabled IDE DMA transfer access Enabled On Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled MenuLevel gt gt IDE Primary Master PIO Auto If your IDE hard drive IDE Primary Slave PIO Auto supports block mode se IDE Primary Master UDMA Auto lect Enabled for auto IDE Primary Slave UDMA Auto matic detection of the On Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled optimal number of block IDE Secondary Master PIO Auto read writes per sector the IDE Secondary Slave PIO Auto drive can support IDE Secondary Master UDMA Auto IDE Secon
11. optional f e gt VGA port COM1 ports Use the upper PS 2 port to connect a PS 2 pointing device Use the lower PS 2 port to connect a PS 2 keyboard Use LPT to connect printers or other parallel communica tion devices Use the COM port to connect serial devices such as mice or fax modems Connect your monitor to the VGA port Use the 1394a port to connect to any firewire device Connect an RJ 45 jack to the LAN port to connect your computer to the Network Use the USB ports to connect USB devices Use the audio jacks to connect audio devices The D port is for stereo line in signal while the F port is for microphone in signal This motherboard supports 8 channel audio de vices that correspond to the A B C and E port respec tively In addition all of the 3 ports B C and E provide users with both right amp left channels individually Users please refer to the following note for specific port function definition A Genter amp Woofer B Back Surround C Side Surround The above port definition can be changed to audio input or audio output by changing the driver utility setting Installing the Motherboard 24 This motherboard may adopt 6 channel audio Line in Ly ports Use the three audio ports to connect audio de Line out vices The first jack is for stereo line in signal The second jack is for stereo line out signal The microphone third jack is for microphone Installing the
12. ratio of the throttled performance state that will be initiated when the on die sensor goes from not hot to hot TM2 Bus VID 0 8375V This item represents the voltage of the throttled performance state that will be initiated _when the on die sensor goes from not hot to hot Limit CPUID MaxVal Disabled This item can support Prescott CPUs for old OS Users please note that under NT 4 0 it must be set Enabled while under WinXP it must be set Disabled C1E Support Enabled Use this item to decrease the bus ratio that reduces the consumption of CPU electric ity and power Execute Disable Bit Disabled This item is a security feature that helps you protect your CPU and operating system against malicious software executing code This item is available when CPU supports the feature Vanderpool Technology Enabled This item enables or disables the Vanderpool Technology When disabled forces the VT function will close Frequency Unlimit Disabled This item enables or disables the over clocking frequency Intel R SpeedStep tm Tech Enabled This item enables or disables the Intel R SpeedStep tm technology When enabled allows enhance Intel SpeedStep Technology transitions gt Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen Phoenix AwardBlOS CMOS Setup Utility Hard Disk Boot Priority 1 Pri Master
13. takes no responsibility to any damage caused by changing the BIOS settings BIOS Navigation Keys The BIOS navigation keys are listed below ESC Exits the current menu the Scrolls through the items on a menu PU PD Modifies the selected field s values F10 Saves the current configuration and exits setup Fl Displays a screen that describes all key functions F5 Loads previously saved values to CMOS F6 Loads a minimum configuration for troubleshooting F7 Loads an optimum set of values for peak performance Using BIOS right to change the BIOS items presented in this manual The BIOS setup screens shown in this chapter are for reference only and may differ from the actual BIOS Please visit the manufacture s website for updated manual Standard CMOS Features This option displays basic information about your system Phoenix AwardBlOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features For the purpose of better product maintenance the manufacture reserves the Date mm ddtyy Sat Nov 13 1999 Time hh mm ss 11 27 18 item Help IDE Channel 0 Master gt IDE Channel 0 Slave MenuLevel gt gt IDE Channel 1 Master gt IDE Channel 1 Slave Change the day month year and century Drive A 1 44M 3 5in Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Video EGA VGA Halt On All Errors Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 65535K Total Memory 1024K Move Enter Select P
14. up the install screen The screen has three buttons on it Setup Browse CD and Exit S Multi Menu Application Readme If the opening screen does not appear double click the file setup exe in the root directory Using the Motherboard Software 51 52 Setup Tab Setup Click the Setup button to run the software installation program Select from the menu which software you want to install Browse CD The Browse CD button is the standard Windows command that allows you to open Windows Explorer and show the contents of the support CD Before installing the software from Windows Explorer look for a file named README TXT INSTALL TXT or something similar This file may contain important information to help you install the software correctly Some software is installed in separate folders for different operat ing systems such as Windows 2000 XP Always go to the correct folder for the kind of OS you are using In install the software execute a file named SETUP EXE or INSTALL EXE by double clicking the file and then following the instructions on the screen Exit The EXIT button closes the Auto Setup window p ERE AAA Application Tab Lists the software utilities that are available on the CD Read Me Tab Displays the path for all software and drivers available on the CD Running Setup Follow these instructions to install device drivers and software for the motherboard 1 Click Setup The ins
15. 1 R050008A Transcend JetRam J12Q3AB 6 Transcend SEL520ZCE6 K4T51083QC Transcend TAIWAN G6E Twinmos TMM6208G8M30B Apacer AM4B5708GQJS7E0631F Apacer Elpida AM4B5708GQJ7E0631 Infineon HYB18T512800BF3S PQI PQB2648D38R0648 14 Expansion Slots Installing Add on Cards The slots on this motherboard are designed to hold expansion cards and connect them to the system bus Expansion slots are a means of adding or enhancing the motherboard s features and capabilities With these efficient facilities you can in crease the motherboard s capabilities by adding hardware that performs tasks that are not part of the basic system PCI1 2 Slots PCIEX16 The PCI Express x16 slot is fully compliant to the PCI Express Base slot Specification revision 1 0a PCIE1 The PCI Express x1 slot is fully compliant to the PCI Express Base slot Specification revision 1 0a as well PCI 1 2 This motherboard is equipped with two standard PCI slots PCI stands for slots Peripheral Component Interconnect and is a bus standard for expansion cards which for the most part is a supplement of the older ISA bus standard The PCI slots on this board are PCI v2 3 compliant Before installing an add on card check the documentation for the card carefully If the card is not Plug and Play you may have to manually configure the card before installation Installing the Motherboard Follow
16. DD Security Freeze Lock Disabled If this item is enabled it prevents any external application from locking hard drive except for BIOS Using BIOS 33 36 APIC Mode Enabled This item allows you to enable or disable the APIC Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller mode APIC provides symmetric multi processing SMP for systems allowing support for up to 60 processors OS Select For DRAM gt 64 MB Non OS2 This item is only required if you have installed more than 64 MB of memory and you are running the OS 2 operating system Otherwise leave this item at the default Report No FDD For WIN 95 Yes Set this item to the default if your are running a system with no floppy drive and using Windows 95 this ensures compatibility with the Window 95 logo certification Delay For HDD Secs 3 Users may set a delay from to 15 seconds in the cold boot process Some hard disk drives need extra time to spin up in order to identify correctly If the system does not start after the memory test try to add times in this field Small Logo EPA Show Disabled Press lt Esc gt to return to Advanced BIOS Features screen Advanced Chipset Features These items define critical timing parameters of the motherboard You should leave the items on this page at their default values unless you are very familiar with the technical specifications of your system hardware If you change the values incor rectly you may introduce fatal
17. MB to 1 GB of memory total memory capacity is 2 GB Do not remove any memory module from its antistatic packaging until you are ready to install it on the motherboard Handle the modules only by their edges Do not touch the components or metal parts Always wear a grounding strap when you handle the modules Installation Procedure Refer to the following to install the memory modules 1 2 3 This motherboard supports unbuffered DDR2 SDRAM Push the latches on each side of the DIMM slot down Align the memory module with the slot The DIMM slots are keyed with notches and the DIMMs are keyed with cutouts so that they can only be installed correctly Check that the cutouts on the DIMM module edge connector match the notches in the DIMM slot Install the DIMM module into the slot and press it firmly down until it seats correctly The slot latches are levered upwards and latch on to the edges of the DIMM Install any remaining DIMM modules Installingthe Motherboard 13 Table A DDR2 memory module QVL Qualified Vendor List The following DDR2 667 533 400 memory modules have been tested and qualified for use with this motherboard DDR2 400 Samsung Module Name K4T51163QB ZCCC Samsung K4T51083QB GCCC Twinmos Samsung K4T51083QB GCCC Corsair 4PB11D9CHM Corsair Aeneon AET94F 370 Eipida E2508AA DF E Elpida E2508AA T7F E Hynix HY5PS121621 Kingmax Hyn
18. Motherboard Soft seal ware Goto page 51 Preface Preface i Chapter 1 1 Introducing the Motherboard 1 VIMEO AU CU ON se 05 02 628s savets cstv aves tess esevss inarerateerS E 1 FEITE asi cnineisisnsheinnrde mindy lenin E EN 2 Motherboard Component sec eeseseeseseseeseseeeseseeseeeeseeseeseeeneeees 5 Chapter 2 7 Installing the Motherboard 7 Safety PrecautlOns ienn rnEeE 7 Choosing a Computer Case PE ATEA 7 Installing the Motherboard in a Case eeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 7 Checking Jumper Settings essesesersesssesersesenseeesensesssseseerses 8 SHINE TUMPOTS oriei EE SEAE amp Checking Jumper Stings ssiccacesssiasescessexdiesigersizessssvsaservestenis 9 Jumper Setin t Sorea Er E AE AE ses 9 Installing Hatd Wate vis icceiscnteostieaiiiiovastel Antenne eis 10 Installing the Processor 10 Installing Memory Modules ery Expansion Iloinen 14 Connecting Optional Devices 16 Installing a Hard Disk Drive CD ROM SATA Hard Drive 21 Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive 22 Connecting VO Devices rrinin iiie nieva a 23 Connecting Case Components sseessssisesssosrsssuissosssivirscssrsesessessses 25 Front Panel Header ca ticiisticeeiteancs gicsvnttseass ita 27 Chapter 3 29 Using BIOS 29 About the Settip Utuity si stsccsissstescstasstectessteestnveecetnenneeey 29 The Standard Configuration c ccccccccccccsccccseseseseeeieeeneeseeens 29 Entering the Setup Utility sivccisszesisss
19. Sense Sensor ATX1 ATX 24 pin Power Connector Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 3 3V 13 3 3V 2 3 3V 14 12V 3 Ground 15 Ground 4 5V 16 PS_ON 5 Ground 17 Ground 6 5V 18 Ground 7 Ground 19 Ground 8 PWRGD 20 5V 9 5VSB 21 5V 10 12V 22 5V 11 12V 23 5V 12 3 3V 24 Ground j ATX12V ATX 12V Power Connector Pin Signal Name Ground Ground 12V 12V AJOIN e Installing the Motherboard Front Panel Header The front panel header PANEL1 provides a standard set of switch and LED headers commonly found on ATX or Micro ATX cases Refer to the table below for informa tion Pin Signal Function Pin Signal Function 1 HD_LED_P HarddiskLED 2 FP PWR SLP MSGLED 3 HD_LED_N HarddiskLED 4 FP PWR SLP MSGLED 5 RST_SW_N Reset Switch 6 PWR_SW_P Power Switch 7 RST_SW_P Reset Switch 8 PWR_SW_N Power Switch 9 RSVD Reserved 10 Key No pin MSG LED dual color or single color Hard Drive Activity LED Connecting pins and 3 to a front panel mounted LED provides visual indication that data is being read from or written to the hard drive For the LED to function properly an IDE drive should be connected to the onboard IDE interface The LED will also show activity for devices connected to the SCSI hard drive activity LED connector Power Sleep Message
20. Standard CMOS Features p gt Frequency Voltage Control p gt Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults P Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults gt Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password P gt Power Management Setup Set User Password p gt PnP PCI Configurations Save amp Exit Setup P PC Health Status Exit without Saving Esc Quit t Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type Using BIOS When you start the Setup Utility the main menu appears The main menu of the Setup Utility displays a list of the options that are available A highlight indicates which option is currently selected Use the cursor arrow keys to move the highlight to other options When an option is highlighted execute the option by pressing lt Enter gt Some options lead to pop up dialog boxes that prompt you to verify that you wish to execute that option Other options lead to dialog boxes that prompt you for infor mation Some options marked with a triangle lead to submenus that enable you to change the values for the option Use the cursor arrow keys to scroll through the items in the submenu In this manual default values are enclosed in parenthesis Submenu items are denoted by a triangle P The default BIOS setting for this motherboard applies for most conditions le with optimum performance It is not suggested to change the default values in the BIOS setup and the manufacture
21. U PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Date and Time The Date and Time items show the current date and time on the computer If you are running a Windows OS these items are automatically updated whenever you make changes to the Windows Date and Time Properties utility gt IDE Devices None Your computer has two IDE channels Primary and Secondary and each channel can be installed with one or two devices Master and Slave Use these items to configure each device on the IDE channel This motherboard features four SATA connectors supporting four SATA drives SATA refers to Serial ATA Advanced Technology Attachment the standard inter face for the IDE hard drives which are currently used in most PCs Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IDE Channel 0 Maser IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter Item Help IDE Channel 0 Master Auto Access Mode Auto eee Pir To auto detect the Capacity 0MB HDD s size head on this channel Cylinder 0 Head 0 Precomp 0 Landing Zone 0 Sector 0 tl Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Using BIOS 32 IDE HDD Auto Detection Press lt Enter gt while this item is highlighted to prompt the Setup Utility to automatically detect and configure an IDE device on the IDE channel I
22. We recommend users keep the default value Disabling it might cause the USB devices not to work properly USB 2 0 Controller Enabled Enable this item if want to use the USB 2 0 USB Keyboard Support Enabled Enable this item if you plan to use a keyboard connected through the USB port in a legacy operating system such as DOS that does not support Plug and Play USB Mouse Support Enabled Enable this item if you plan to use a mouse connected through the USB port in a legacy operating system such as DOS that does not support Plug and Play Azalia AC97 Audio Select Auto Enables or disables the onboard Azalia AC 97 audio function Disable this item if you are going to install a PCI audio add on card Onboard LAN Device Enabled Enables and disables the onboard LAN Onboard LAN BOOT ROM Disabled This item allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN Boot ROM function Onboard 1394 Device Enabled Enable this item if you plan to use the 1394 device Press lt Esc gt to return to the Integrated Peripherals page Using BIOS gt SuperIO Device Press Enter Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility SuperlO Device PS2 POWER ON Function HotKey Item Help Hot Key Power ON Ctrl F12 Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 MenuiLevel e gt UART 2 Mode Controller 2F8 IRQ3 UART 2 Select Norm
23. al UR2 Duplex Mode Half Onboard Parallel Port 878 IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode ECP ECP Mode Use DMA 3 tl Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults PS2 POWER ON Function Hot KEY This feature allows you to set the method by which your system can be turned on Hot Key Power On Ctrl F12 When the POWER ON Function is set to Hot KEY use this item to set the hot key combination that turns on the system Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller FDC installed on the system board and you wish to use it If you install an add in FDC or the system has no floppy drive select Disabled in this field Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 This option is used to assign the I O address and interrupt request IRQ for onboard serial port 1 COM1 UART 2 Mode Controller 2F8 IRQ3 This item allows users to enable or disabled the onboard UART2 mode control UART 2 Select Normal This field is available if the Onboard Serial Port 2 is set to any option but Disabled UART Mode Select enables you to select the infrared communication protocal Normal default IrDA or ASKIR IrDA is an infrared communication protocal with a maximum baud rate up to 115 2 Kbps ASKIP is Sharp s infrared communication protocal with a maximum baud rate up to 57 6 Kbps UR2
24. areful not to touch the contacts Install the CPU on the socket Orientate CPU package to the socket Make sure you match triangle marker to pin 1 location Close the load plate Slightly push down the load plate onto the tongue side and hook the lever CPU is locked completely Apply thermal grease on top of the CPU Fasten the cooling fan supporting base onto the CPU socket on the motherboard Make sure the CPU fan is plugged to the CPU fan connector Please refer to the CPU cooling fan user s manual for more detail installation procedure 1 To achieve better airflow rates and heat dissipation we suggest that you Le use a high quality fan with 3800 rpm at least CPU fan and heatsink installation procedures may vary with the type of CPU fan heatsink sup plied The form and size of fan heatsink may also vary 2 DO NOT remove the CPU cap from the socket before installing a CPU 3 Return Material Authorization RMA requests will be accepted only if the motherboard comes with thecap on the LGA775 socket Installing the Motherboard Installing Memory Modules This motherboard accommodates two memory modules It can support two 240 pin DDR2 667 533 400 The total memory capacity is 2 GB DDR2 SDRAM memory module table Memory module Memory Bus DDR2 400 200 MHz DDR2 533 266 MHz DDR2 667 333 MHz You must install at least one module in any of the two slots Each module can be installed with 256
25. as the same pin assignment as indicated above A different pin assignment may cause damage or system hang up COM2 Onboard serial port connector optional Connect a serial port extension bracket to this header to add a second serial port to your system Pin Signal Name Function 1 DCDB Data Carrier Detect 2 SINB Serial Input 3 SOUTB UART B Serial Output 4 DTRB UART B Data Terminal Ready 5 GND Ground 6 DSRB Data Set Ready 7 RTSB RART B Request to Send 8 CTSB Clear to Send 9 RI Ring Indicator 10 Key No pin Installing the Motherboard 20 JLPC Low pin count header optional Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 CK_P_33M_JLPC 2 GND 3 FWH4 4 KEY 5 PCIRST_L1 6 SMBDATA 7 FWH3 8 FWH2 9 VCC3 10 FWH1 11 FWH0 12 GND 13 PENABLE 14 NC 15 3VSBY 16 SIRQ 17 GND 18 GND 19 LPCPD_L 20 SMBCLK SPDIFO SPDIF out header optional This is an optional header that provides an SPDIFO Sony Philips Digital Interface output to digital multimedia device through optical fiber or coaxial connector Pin Signal Name SPDIFOUT 5V Key GND AJ wW N e Kas S PDIF SPDIF out header optional This is an optional header that provides an S PDIF Sony Philips Digital Interface output to digital multimedia device through optical fiber or coaxial connector Pin Signal Name 1 OV 2 Key 3 SPDFOUT 4 GND Instal
26. ch provides faster access to IDE devices If you install a device that supports UltraDMA change the item on this list to Auto You may have to install the UltraDMA driver supplied with this mainboard in order to use an UltraDMA device SATA Mode IDE Use this item to select the mode of the Serial ATA On chip Serial ATA Auto Enables and disables the built in on chip serial ATA SATA PORT Speed Settings Disabled This item is used to select SATA I or SATA II device support forcedly PATA IDE Mode Primary This item is used to set the PATA IDE mode When set to Primary P1 and P3 are Secondary on the other hand when set to Secondary PO and P2 are Primary Press lt Esc gt to return to the Integrated Peripherals page Using BIOS 40 gt Onboard Device Press Enter Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Onboard Device USB Controller Enabled Item Help USB 2 0 Controller Enabled USB Keyboard Support Enabled Menu Level gt gt USB Mouse Support Enabled Azalia AC97 Audio Select Auto Onboard LAN Device Enabled Onboard Lan Boot ROM Disabled Onboard 1394 Device Enabled 1 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults USB Controller Enabled Enables or disables the onboard USB controller
27. dary Slave UDMA Auto On Chip Serial ATA Setting SATA Mode IDE Y On Chip Serial ATA Auto Z SATA PORT Speed Settings Disabled 7 PATAIDE Mode Primary ow 1 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Block mode is also called block transfer multiple commands or multiple sector 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 read writes per sector the drive can support ATA 66 100 Cable Msg Enabled This item enables or disables the display of the ATA 66 100 Cable MSG Using BIOS 39 IDE DMA transfer Access Enabled This item allows you to enabled the transfer access of the IDE DMA On Chip Primary Secondary PCI IDE Enabled The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels Select Enabled to activate each channel separately IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave PIO Auto Each IDE channel supports a master device and a slave device These four items let you assign which kind of PIO Programmed Input Output is used by IDE devices Choose Auto to let the system auto detect which PIO mode is best or select a PIO mode from 0 4 IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA Auto This mainboard supports UltraDMA technology whi
28. der of the devices that your system searches for an operating system at start up time Boot Other Device Enabled When enabled the system searches all other possible locations for an operating system if it fails to find one in the devices specified under the First Second and Third boot devices Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled If this item is enabled it checks the size of the floppy disk drives at start up time You don t need to enable this item unless you have a legacy diskette drive with 360K capacity Boot Up NumLock Status On This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is started Gate A20 Option Fast This item defines how the system handles legacy software that was written for an earlier generation of processors Leave this item at the default value Typematic Rate Setting Disabled If this item is enabled you can use the following two items to set the typematic rate and the typematic delay settings for your keyboard Typematic Rate Chars Sec Use this item to define how many characters per second are generated by a held down key Typematic Delay Msec Use this item to define how many millisec onds must elapse before a held down key begins generating repeat characters Security Option Setup If you have installed password protection this item defines if the password is required at system start up or if it is only required when a user tries to enter the Setup Utility H
29. drive attached to the system You can connect one or two diskette drives Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Floppy 3 mode refers to a 3 5 inch diskette with a capacity of 1 2 MB Floppy 3 mode is sometimes used in Japan Video EGA VGA This item defines the video mode of the system This motherboard has a built in VGA graphics system you must leave this item at the default value Halt On All Errors This item defines the operation of the system POST Power On Self Test routine You can use this item to select which types of errors in the POST are sufficient to halt the system Base Memory Extended Memory and Total Memory These items are automatically detected by the system at start up time These are display only fields You cannot make changes to these fields Press lt Esc gt to return to Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility page Using BIOS Advanced BIOS Features This option defines advanced information about your system Phoenix AwardBlOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features gt CPU Feature Press Enter item Hel gt Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter Pm MER CPU L1 amp L2 Cache Enabled CPU L3 Cache Enabled Menu Level gt Hyper Threading Technology Enabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled First Boot Device Floppy Second Boot Device Hard Disk Third Boot Device CDROM Boot Other Device Enabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled Boot Up NumLock Status On Gate A20 Option Fast Typematic Rate Setting
30. ed gives faster perfor mance and Enabled gives more stable performance DRAM RAS Precharge Auto Select the number of CPU clocks allocated for the Row Address Strobe RAS signal to accumulate its charge before the DRAM is refreshed If insufficient time is al lowed refresh may be incomplete and data lost Precharge delay tRAS The precharge time is the number of cycles it takes for DRAM to accumulate its charge before refresh System Memory Frequency Auto This item sets the main memory frequency When you use an external graphics card you can adjust this to enable the best performance for your system SLP_S4 Assertion Width 1 to 2 Sec This item allows you to set the SLP_S4 Assertion Width manually System BIOS Cacheable Disabled This item allows the system to be cached in memory for faster execution Enable this item for better performance Video BIOS Cacheable Disabled The item allows the video BIOS to be cached in memory for faster execution PEG Onchip VGA Control Auto This item allows you to choose the primary display card PEG Force X1 Disabled This item is used to select PCI Express X1 forcedly On chip Frame Buffer Size 8 MB This allows you to set the VGA frame buffer size DVMT Mode DVMT DVMT is Dynamic Video Memory Technology This item helps you select video mode DVMT FIXED Memory Size 128 MB DVMT is Dynamic Video Memory Technology this item allows you to select a maximum size
31. em to be automati cally resumed by certain events Power Management Timeouts The power saving modes can be controlled by timeouts If the system is inactive for a time the timeouts begin counting If the inactivity continues so that the timeout period elapses the system enters a power saving mode If any item in the list of Reload Global Timer Events is Enabled then any activity on that item will reset the timeout counters to zero Wake Up Calls If the system is suspended or has been powered down by software it can be resumed by a wake up call that is generated by incoming traffic to a modem a LAN card a PCI card or a fixed alarm on the system realtime clock Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup p PCI Express PM Function Press Enter ACPI Suspend Type S3 STR Item Help Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume Auto Video Off Method DPMS Menu Level gt Video Off In Suspend es Suspend Type Stop Grant MODEM Use IRQ 3 Soft Off by PWR BTTN Instant Off Energy Lake Function Disabled Resume by PCI PME Enabled Resume by Ring Disabled Wake Up On LAN Enabled Resume by USB S3 Disabled Resume by Alarm Disabled X Date of Month Alarm 0 x Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 0 0 Reload Global Timer Events Primary IDEO Disabled Vv tl Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Using BIOS
32. en you enter BIOS Setup Supervisor Password has higher priority than User Password You can use Supervisor Password when booting the system or entering BIOS Setup to modify all settings Also you can use User Password when booting the system or entering BIOS Setup but can not modify any setting if Supervisor Password is enabled Save amp Exit Setup Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility When the Save and Exit dialog box appears press lt Y gt to save and exit or press lt N gt to return to the main menu Exit Without Saving Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to discard any changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility When the Exit Without Saving dialog box appears press lt Y gt to discard changes and exit or press lt N gt to return to the main menu Without Saving item and press lt Y gt to discard any changes you have If you have made settings that you do not want to save use the Exit made Using BIOS Updating the BIOS You can download and install updated BIOS for this motherboard from the manufacturer s Web site New BIOS provides support for new peripherals improve ments in performance or fixes for known bugs Install new BIOS as follows 1 2 If your motherboard has a BIOS protection jumper change the setting to allow BIOS flashing If your motherboard has a
33. erboard carries a Micro ATX form factor of 244 x 244 mm Choose a case that accommodates this form factor Installing the Motherboard in a Case Refer to the following illustration and instructions for installing the motherboard in a case Most system cases have mounting brackets installed in the case which correspond the holes in the motherboard Place the motherboard over the mounting brackets and secure the motherboard onto the mounting brackets with screws Ensure that your case has an I O template that supports the I O ports and expansion slots on your motherboard Installing the Motherboard agogovonoo ot g z 3 kd Si i Do not over tighten the screws as this can stress the motherboard Checking Jumper Settings This section explains how to set jumpers for correct configuration of the motherboard Setting Jumpers Use the motherboard jumpers to set system configuration options Jumpers with more than one pin are numbered When setting the jumpers ensure that the jumper caps are placed on the correct pins The illustrations show a 2 pin jumper When the jumper cap is placed on both pins the jumper is SHORT If you remove the jumper iis cap or place the jumper cap on just one pin the jumper is OPEN SHORT OPEN This illustration shows a 3 pin jumper Pins 1 and 2 are SHORT fits Installing the Motherboard Checking Jumper Settings The following illustration shows the location of the motherboa
34. estisveevsecvesssestassevieseeacivviss 29 Usmg BIOSie tserte tsian er i eeror o E EEE aiin 30 Standard CMOS Features reiii nE aE 31 Advanced BIOS Features he Advanced Chipset Features c ccccccccessseseseesesseteseesenensseneaes 36 iii Integrated Peripherals eine inant Power Management Setup cciscicsssrssassrsssevssriorsesicessescessessseosavszsses PNE PCT COnpi Sur Quon aseeni PC Health StAtUs iiae aaea arae Frequency Control ccccccceccecee Load Fail Safe Defaults Option Load Optimized Defaults Option SCL POSSWOTE oi socosci tess ch eeuscasnesusetpaces E i Ea 48 WAVE Ce EXU SOLID sseni ea SEE E E EA TERE Exit Without Saving Updating the BIOS ssiieesiss nensis 49 Chapter 4 51 Using the Motherboard Software 51 About the Software CDROM sirrinniniecieneeneinnie ni i 51 Auto installing under Windows 2000 XP ssssesessseeeessererereees 51 Running Setups sse i rod ar sis kaa eiiis 352 Manual Installation eee eeseseecescseeescseeeeseeeeeesseecesaeseaees 54 54 Utility Software Reference siiis siii Chapter 1 Introducing the Motherboard Introduction Thank you for choosing the 945GCT M3 motherboard This motherboard is a high performance enhanced function motherboard designed to support the LGA775 socket Intel Core 2 Duo Pentium D Pentium 4 Celeron D processors for high end business or personal desktop markets The motherboard incorporates the 945GC Northbridge NB and ICH7 Sou
35. f you are setting up a new hard disk drive that supports LBA mode more than one line will appear in the parameter box Choose the line that lists LBA for an LBA drive IDE Channel 0 1 Master Slave IDE Extended IDE Drives Auto Leave this item at Auto to enable the system to automatically detect and configure IDE devices on the channel If it fails to find a device change the value to Manual and then manually configure the drive by entering the characteristics of the drive in the items described below Please noted that if you choose IDE Channel 2 3 Master the item may change to Extended IDE Drive Refer to your drive s documentation or look on the drive casing if you need to obtain this information If no device is installed change the value to None Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive ensure that you have the configuration information supplied by the manufacturer of your hard drive Incorrect settings can result in your system not recognizing the installed hard disk Access Mode Auto This item defines ways that can be used to access IDE hard disks such as LBA Large Block Addressing Leave this value at Auto and the system will automatically decide the fastest way to access the hard disk drive If you choose IDE Channel 2 3 Master the item only have Large and Auto Press lt Esc gt to return to the Standard CMOS Features page Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in The item defines the characteristics of any diskette
36. g for ana log plug amp play Meets Microsoft WHQL WLP 2 0 audio requirements Direct Sound 3D compatible Dolby Digital Encoder output for consumer electronic applica tion Compliant with the AC 97 v2 3 CODEC Supports 6 channel audio CODEC designed for PC multimedia systems Provides three analog line level stereo inputs with 5 bit volume control Line in CcD AUX Meets Microsoft WHQL WLP 2 0 audio requirements Introducing the Motherboard Expansion Options The motherboard comes with the following expansion options One PCI Express x16 slot for Graphic Interface One PCI Express x1 slot Two 32 bit PCI v2 3 compliant slots One 40 pin IDE low profile header that support two IDE devices One floppy disk drive interface Four 7 pin SATA connectors The motherboard supports UDMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 100 66 33 Mb s Integrated I O The motherboard has a full set of I O ports and connectors Two PS 2 ports for mouse and keyboard One serial port One parallel port One VGA port Four USB ports One 1394a port optional One LAN port Audio jacks for microphone line in and 6 8 channel optional line out BIOS Firmware This motherboard uses Award BIOS that enables users to configure many system features including the following Power management Wake up alarms CPU parameters CPU and memroy timing The firmware can also be used
37. ght USB 2 0 ports Integrated IDE controller supports Ultra ATA 100 66 33 e Supports DDR2 667 533 400 DDR SDRAM with Dual channel architec ture Accommodates two unbuffered DIMMs Up to 1 GB per DIMM with maximum memory size up to 2 GB Introducing the Motherboard 1394a FireWire Optional Compliant with single chip host controller for IEEE Std 1394 1995 and IEEE 1394a 2000 Integrated 400 Mbit 2 Port PHY for the PCI BUS 3 3V Power Supply with 5V Tolerant Inputs Onboard LAN Optional The onboard LAN controller provides the following features Integrated 10 100 1000 transceiver Supports PCI v2 3 32 bit 33 66 MHz Supports fully with IEEE802 3 IEEE802 3u and IEEE802 3ab Supports 10 100 Mb s N Way Auto negotiation operation Half Full duplex capacity Supports wake On LAN WOL function and remote wake up Audio Optional 8 channel of DAC support 24 20 16 bit PCM format for 7 1 audio solution Support 192K 96K 48K 44 1KHz DAC sample rate Power support Digital 3 3V Analog 3 3V 5 25V Meets Microsoft WHQL WLP 2 0 audio requirements Direct Sound 3D compatible Dolby Digital Encorder output for consumer electronic applica tion Compliant with Intel High Definition Audio supporting 8 channel DACs with 95dB S N ratio Capabilities 192 96 48 44 1 KHz with 24 20 16 bits Power support Digital 3 3V Analog 3 3V 5 0V All analog jacks are stereo input and output re taskin
38. ing Serial ATA Hard Drives To install the Serial ATA SATA hard drives use the SATA cable that supports the Serial ATA protocol This SATA cable comes with an SATA power cable You can connect either end of the SATA cable to the SATA hard drive or the connector on the motherboard SATA cable optional SATA power cable optional Installing the Motherboard 21 22 Refer to the illustration below for proper installation 1 Attach either cable end to the connector on the motherboard 2 Attach the other cable end to the SATA hard drive 3 Attach the SATA power cable to the SATA hard drive and connect the other end to the power supply Ley This motherboard does not support the Hot Plug function Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive FDD Floppy Disk Connector Connect the single end of the of the floppy connector to the onboard floppy connector firstly and then connect the remaining plugs on the other end to the floppy drives correspondingly You must orient the cable connector so that the pin 1 color edge of the cable corresponds to the pin I of the I O port connector Installing the Motherboard 23 Connecting I O Devices The backplane of the motherboard has the following I O ports keyboard PS2 Mouse PS2 Keyboard Parallel Port LPT Serial Port COM1 VGA Port 1394a Port Optional LAN Port USB Ports Audio Ports Serial port 1394a port LAN port Parallel LPT
39. it F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Using BIOS 45 46 Shutdown Temperature Disabled Enables you to set the maximum temperature the system can reach before powering down System Component Characteristics These fields provide you with information about the systems current operating status You cannot make changes to these fields Vcore 5VSB V 3 3V 5V 12V VBT V Current System Temp Current CPU Temperature Current System FAN Speed Current CPU Fan Speed Current CHS Fan Speed Frequency Control This item enables you to set the clock speed and system bus for your system The clock speed and system bus are determined by the kind of processor you have installed in your system Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Frequency Control CPU Clock Ratio 8X Item Help Auto Detect PCI Clk Enabled Spread Spectrum Enabled MenuLevel p gt CPU Clock 100MHz lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Using BIOS CPU Clock Ratio 8X Enables you to set the CPU clock The CPU clock ratio times the CPU Host PCI Clock should equal the core speed of the installed processor Example CPU Clock Ratio 16 CPU Frequency x 200 Installed CPU Clock Speed 3200 MHz Auto Detect PCI Clik Enabled When this
40. item is enabled BIOS will disable the clock signal of free DIMM and PCI slots Spread Spectrum Enabled If you enable spread spectrum it can significantly reduce the EMI Electro Magnetic Interference generated by the system CPU Clock 100 MHz This item allows you to adjust the CPU clock to 100 MHz You can key in the numbers within the range to make a precise and ideal adjustment Load Fail Safe Defaults Option This option opens a dialog box that lets you install fail safe defaults for all appropriate items in the Setup Utility Press lt Y gt and the lt Enter gt to install the defaults Press lt N gt and then lt Enter gt to not install the defaults The fail safe defaults place no great demands on the system and are generally stable If your system is not functioning correctly try installing the fail safe defaults as a first step in getting your system working properly again If you only want to install fail safe defaults for a specific option select and display that option and then press lt F6 gt Load Optimized Defaults Option This option opens a dialog box that lets you install optimized defaults for all appropriate items in the Setup Utility Press lt Y gt and then lt Enter gt to install the defaults Press lt N gt and then lt Enter gt to not install the defaults The optimized defaults place demands on the system that may be greater than the performance level of the components such as the CPU and the memor
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42. l 2 AUD_GND Ground used by Analog Audio Circuits 3 MIC_BIAS Microphone Power 4 AUD_VCC Filtered 5V used by Analog Audio Circuits 5 AUD_F_R Right Channel audio signal to Front Panel 6 AUD_RET_R Right Channel Audio signal to Return from Front Panel 7 REVD Reserved 8 Key No Pin 9 AUD_F_L Left Channel Audio signal to Front Panel a 10 AUD_RET_L Left Channel Audio signal to Return from Front Panel Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 PORT 1L GND 3 PORTIR 4 PRESENCE 5 PORT 2R Sense1_return 7 SENSE_SEND 8 KEY L 9 PORT 2L 10 Sense2_return J 1394A2 IEEE 1394A header optional Connect this header to any device with IEEE 1394a interface Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 TPAIP 2 TPAIM 3 GND 4 GND 5 TPBIP 6 TPBIM 7 CPWR2 8 CPWR2 9 Key 10 GND AUX_IN Auxiliary In header optional Pin Signal Name Function 1 AUX_L AUX In left channel 2 GND Ground 3 GND Ground 4 AUX_R AUX In right channel J Installing the Motherboard 18 WOL1 Wake On LAN connector optional If you have installed a LAN card use the cable provided with the card to plug into the WOL connector onboard This enables the Wake On LAN WOL feature When your system is in a power saving mode any LAN signal automatically resumes the system You must enable this item using the Power Management page of the Setup Utility in the BIOS See
43. ling the Motherboard Installing a Hard Disk Drive CD ROM SATA Hard Drive This section describes how to install IDE devices such as a hard disk drive and a CD ROM drive About IDE Devices Your motherboard has one IDE channel interface An IDE ribbon cable supporting two IDE devices is bundled with the motherboard You must orient the cable connector so that the pinl color edge of the cable corresponds to the pin I of the I O port connector IDE1 IDE Connector This motherboard supports four high data transfer SATA ports with each runs up to 3 0 Gb s To get better system performance we recommend users connect the CD ROM to the IDE channel and set up the hard dives on the SATA ports IDE devices enclose jumpers or switches used to set the IDE device as MASTER or SLAVE Refer to the IDE device user s manual Installing two IDE devices on one cable ensure that one device is set to MASTER and the other device is set to SLAVE The documentation of your IDE device explains how to do this About SATA Connectors Your motherboard features four SATA connectors supporting a total of four drives SATA refers to Serial ATA Advanced Technology Attachment is the standard inter face for the IDE hard drives which are currently used in most PCs These connectors are well designed and will only fit in one orientation Locate the SATA connectors on the motherboard and follow the illustration below to install the SATA hard drives Install
44. low the computer to restart a few times to complete the installation Using the Motherboard Software 54 Manual Installation Insert the CD in the CD ROM drive and locate the PATH DOC file in the root directory This file contains the information needed to locate the drivers for your motherboard Look for the chipset and motherboard model then browse to the directory and path to begin installing the drivers Most drivers have a setup program SETUP EXE that automatically detects your operating system before installation Other drivers have the setup program located in the operating system subfolder If the driver you want to install does not have a setup program browse to the operating system subfolder and locate the readme text file README TXT or README DOC for information on installing the driver or software for your oper ating system Utility Software Reference All the utility software available from this page is Windows compliant They are provided only for the convenience of the customer The following software is fur nished under license and may only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of the license These software s are subject to change at anytime without prior notice Please refer to the support CD for available software This concludes Chapter 4 Using the Motherboard Software
45. n item called Firmware Write Protect in Ad vanced BIOS features disable it Firmware Write Protect prevents BIOS from being overwritten Create a bootable system disk Refer to Windows online help for information on creating a bootable system disk Download the Flash Utility and new BIOS file from the manufacturer s Web site Copy these files to the bootable device Turn off your computer and insert the bootable device in your com puter You might need to run the Setup Utility and change the boot priority items on the Advanced BIOS Features Setup page to force your computer to boot from the bootable device first At the C or A prompt type the Flash Utility program name and press lt Enter gt Type the file name of the new BIOS in the File Name to Program text box Follow the onscreen directions to update the motherboard BIOS When the installation is complete remove the bootable device from the computer and restart your computer If your motherboard has a Flash BIOS jumper reset the jumper to protect the newly installed BIOS from being overwritten This concludes Chapter 3 Refer to the next chapter for information on the software supplied with the motherboard Using BIOS 49 50 Memo Using BIOS Chapter 4 Using the Motherboard Software About the Software CD ROM The support software CD ROM that is included in the motherboard package contains all the drivers and utility programs needed to properly r
46. ntel Core 2 Duo Pentium D Pentium 4 Celeron D that carries the following features Accommodates Intel Core 2 Duo Pentium D Pentium 4 Celeron D processors Supports a system bus FSB of 1066 800 533 MHz Supports Hyper Threading technology CPU Hyper Threading technology enables the operating system into thinking it s hooked up to two processors allowing two threads to be run in parallel both on separate logical processors within the same physical processor Chipset The 945GC Northbridge NB and ICH7 Southbridge SB chipsets are based on an innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability and performance 945GC NB ICH7 SB Memory Supports 32 bit host bus addressing allowing the CPU to access the entire 2 GB of the memory address space 2 GB s point to point Direct Media Interface DMI to ICH7 1 Gb s each direction Supports one PCI Express x16 for Graphics Inter face fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specifi cation revision 1 0a Supports 256 Mb 512 Mb and 1 Gb DDR2 technolo gies for x8 and x16 devices Supports high quality 3D setup Render Engine and high quality texture engine Enhanced DMA Controller interrupt controller and timer functions Compliant with PCI Express Base Specification Revi sion 1 0a Compliant with PCI 2 3 specification Integrated SATA 3 0 Gb s Host Controller Integrated USB 2 0 Host Controller supporting up to ei
47. o an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Shielded interconnect cables and a shielded AC power cable must be employed with this equipment to ensure compliance with the pertinent RF emission limits govern ing this device Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the system s manufacturer could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Preface Declaration of Conformity This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the following conditions This device may not cause harmful interference and This device must accept any interference received including interfer ence that may cause undesired operation Canadian Departmentof Communications This class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil num rique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilieur du Canada Aboutthe Manual The manual consists of the following Chapter 1 Describes features of the motherboard Introducing the Motherboard g Goto page 1 Chapter 2 Describes installation of motherboard components Installing the Motherboard Goto page7 Chapter 3 Provides information on using the Using BIOS BIOS Setup Utility Goto page 29 Chapter 4 Describes the motherboard Using the
48. quency for the processor You may be able to change the settings in the system Setup Utility We strongly recommend that you do not over clock processors or other components to run faster than their rated speed Warning 1 Over clocking components can adversely affect the reliability of the system and introduce errors into your system Over clocking can permanently damage the motherboard by generating excess heat in components that are run beyond the rated limits 2 Always remove the AC power by unplugging the power cord from the power outlet before installing or removing the motherboard or other hardware components This motherboard has a LGA775 socket When choosing a processor consider the performance requirements of the system Performance is based on the processor design the clock speed and system bus frequency of the processor and the quantity of internal cache memory and external cache memory Installing the Motherboard 11 CPU Installation Procedure The following illustration shows CPU installation components A B Read and follow the instructions shown on the sticker on the CPU cap Unload the cap Use thumb amp forefinger to hold the lifting tab of the cap Lift the cap up and remove the cap completely from the socket Open the load plate Use thumb amp forefinger to hold the hook of the lever pushing down and pulling yj aside unlock it Lift up the lever Use thumb to open the load plate Be c
49. rd jumpers Pin 1 is labeled avonnvonno on fo a a a e 3 gt CLR_CMOS Jumper Settings Jumper Type Description Setting default 1 2 NORMAL oa 2 3 CLEAR CMOS CLR_CMOS 3 pin CLR_CMOS Before clearing the 1 CMOS make sure to ICLR_CMOS turn off the system FLASH OPEN WRITE UNPROTECT 1 EJ BIOS_WP 2 pin PROTECT SHORT WRITE PROTECT BIOS_WP To avoid the system unstability after clearing CMOS we recommend users to enter the main BIOS setting page to Load Optimal Defaults and then Save Changes and Exit Installing the Motherboard 10 Installing Hardware Installing the Processor Caution When installing a CPU heatsink and cooling fan make sure that you DO NOT scratch the motherboard or any of the surface mount resistors with the clip of the cooling fan If the clip of the cooling fan scrapes across the motherboard you may cause serious damage to the motherboard or its components On most motherboards there are small surface mount resistors near the processor socket which may be damaged if the cooling fan is carelessly installed Avoid using cooling fans with sharp edges on the fan casing and the clips Also install the cooling fan in a well lit work area so that you can clearly see the motherboard and processor socket Before installing the Processor This motherboard automatically determines the CPU clock frequency and system bus fre
50. rrupt Request Line is reserved for a legacy ISA expansion card Press lt Esc gt to close the IRQ Resources submenu In the Memory Resources submenu use the first item Reserved Memory Base to set the start address of the memory you want to reserve for the ISA expansion card Use the section item Reserved Memory Length to set the amount of reserved memory Press lt Esc gt to close the Memory Resources submenu PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled This item is designed to overcome problems that can be caused by some non standard VGA cards This board includes a built in VGA system that does not require palette snooping so you must leave this item disabled INT Pin 1 8 Assignment Auto Identifies the interrupt request IRQ line assigned to a device connected to the PCI interface of your system Maximum Payload Size 4096 This item specifies the maximum TLP payload size for the PCI Express devices The unit is byte PC Health Status On motherboards that support hardware monitoring this item lets you monitor the parameters for critical voltages temperatures and fan speeds Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Shutdown Temperature Disabled Item Help Vcore V 5VSB V Menu Level gt 3 3V 5V 12V VBT V Current System Temp Current CPU Temperature Current System Fan Speed Current CPU Fan Speed Current CHS Fan Speed tl Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Ex
51. serves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the content hereof without obligation of the manufacturer to notify any person of such revision or changes Trademark Recognition Microsoft MS DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp MMX Pentium Pentium II Pentium III Celeron are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Other product names used in this manual are the properties of their respective owners and are acknowledged Federal Communications Commission FCC This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installa tion This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful inter ference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment ont
52. t is con trolled by the power button on your system If the item is set to Instant Off then the power button causes a software power down If the item is set to Delay 4 Sec Then you have to hold the power button down for four seconds to cause a software power down Energy Lake Function Disabled This item allows you to enable or disable the Energy Lake Function Resume by PCI PME Enabled This item specifies whether the system will be awakened from power saving modes when activity or input signal of the specified hardware peripheral or component is detected Resume by Ring Disabled An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator RI line in other words an incoming call on the modem awakens the system from a soft off state Wake Up On LAN Enabled The system can be waked up with a software command If you enable this item the system can automatically wake up on LAN Resume by USB S3 Disabled This item allows you to enable or disable the USB device Wakeup function from S3 mode Using BIOS 43 44 Resume by Alarm Disabled When set to Enabled additional fields become available and you can set the date day of the month hour minute and second to turn on your system When set to 0 zero for the day of the month the alarm will power on your system every day at the specified time Reload Global Timer Events Global Timer power management events are I O events whose occurrence can prevent the system from en
53. tallation program begins lt a hate Sanep Package settmare Vertien 2 00 0011 945GCI M3 lutoSetup Program aw The following screens are examples only The screens and driver lists will be different according to the motherboard you are installing The motherboard identification is located in the upper left hand corner Using the Motherboard Software 53 2 Click Next The following screen appears Auto Setup Package software Version 2 00 0009 Select Features Choose the features Setup will install Select the features you want to install clear the features you do not want to install Description Intel R Chipset Software Installation Utility Version 6 0 0 1011 Release Date 2004 05 28 Space Required on C 40785 K Space Available on C 29063888 K InstallS cae 3 Check the box next to the items you want to install The default options are recommended 4 Click Next run the Installation Wizard An item installation screen appears x Welcome to the InstallShield R Wizard for Intel R Chipset Software Installation Utility Welcome to the Intel R Chipset Software Installation Utility This utility will enable Plug amp Play INF support for Intel R chipset components iv THe c 5 Follow the instructions on the screen to install the items Drivers and software are automatically installed in sequence Follow the onscreen instructions confirm commands and al
54. tem is configured with the values you stored in CMOS The BIOS Setup Utility enables you to configure Hard drives diskette drives and peripherals Video display type and display options Password protection from unauthorized use Power Management features The settings made in the Setup Utility affect how the computer performs Before using the Setup Utility ensure that you understand the Setup Utility options This chapter provides explanations for Setup Utility options The Standard Configuration A standard configuration has already been set in the Setup Utility However we recommend that you read this chapter in case you need to make any changes in the future This Setup Utility should be used when changing the system configuration when a configuration error is detected and you are prompted to make changes to the Setup Utility when trying to resolve IRQ conflicts when making changes to the Power Management configuration when changing the password or making other changes to the Security Setup Entering the Setup Utility When you power on the system BIOS enters the Power On Self Test POST routines POST is a series of built in diagnostics performed by the BIOS After the POST routines are completed the following message appears Press DEL to enter SETUP Using BIOS 29 30 Pressing the delete key accesses the BIOS Setup Utility Phoenix AwardBlOS CMOS Setup Utility P
55. tering a power saving mode or can awaken the system from such a mode In effect the system remains alert for anything that occurs to a device that is configured as Enabled even when the system is in a power down mode Primary Secondary IDE 1 0 Disabled When these items are enabled the system will restart the power saving timeout counters when any activity is detected on any of the drives or devices on the primary or secondary IDE channels FDD COM LPT Port Disabled When this item is enabled the system will restart the power saving timeout counters when any activity is detected on the floppy disk drive serial ports or the parallel port PCI PIRQ A D Disabled When this item is enabled any activity from one of the listed devices wakes up the system Power On After Power Fail Off This item enables your computer to automatically restart or return to its last oper ating status after power returns from a power failure PNP PCI Configurations These options configure how PnP Plug and Play and PCI expansion cards operate in your system Both the ISA and PCI buses on the motherboard use system IRQs Interrupt ReQuests and DMAs Direct Memory Access You must set up the IRQ and DMA assignments correctly through the PnP PCI Configurations Setup utility for the motherboard to work properly Selecting PnP PCI Configurations on the main program screen displays this menu Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP PCI Configura
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57. thbridge SB chipsets The Northbridge supports a Front Side Bus FSB frequency of 1066 800 533 MHz using a scalable FSB Vcc_CPU The memory controller supports DDR2 memory DIMM frequencies of 667 533 400 It supports two DDR2 sockets with up to maximum memory of 2 GB DDR2 memory bandwidth of 4 3 Gb s in single channel is supported or 8 5 Gb s in dual channel interleaved mode assuming DDR2 667 MHz High resolution graphics via one PCI Express slot intended for Graphics Interface is fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specification revision 1 0a The ICH7 Southbridge supports two PCI slots which are PCI v2 3 compliant In addition one PCI Express x1 slot is supported fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specification Revision 1 0a It implements an EHCI compliant interface that provides 480 Mb s bandwidth for eight USB 2 0 ports One onboard IDE connector supports 2 IDE devices in Ultra ATA 100 66 33 mode The Southbridge integrates a Serial ATA host controller that is SATA II compliant supporting four SATA ports with maximum transfer rate up to 3 0 Gb s each The motherboard is equipped with advanced full set of I O ports in the rear panel including PS 2 mouse and keyboard connectors COM1 LPT one VGA port four USB ports one LAN port one optional 1394a port and audio jacks for microphone line in and 6 8 channel optional line out Introducing the Motherboard Feature Processor The motherboard uses an LGA775 type of I
58. these instructions to install an add on card 1 Remove a blanking plate from the system case corresponding to the slot you are going to use 2 install the edge connector of the add on card into the expansion slot Ensure that the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot 3 Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system case with a screw adapters you have to install drivers and software before you can begin For some add on cards for example graphics adapters and network using the add on card Installing the Motherboard 15 16 Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard s optional devices SATA1 4 Serial ATA connectors These connectors are use to support the new Serial ATA devices for the highest date transfer rates 3 0 Gb s simpler disk drive cabling and easier PC assembly It elimi nates limitations of the current Parallel ATA interface But maintains register com patibility and software compatibility with Parallel ATA Signal Name i Signal Name 1 Ground 2 TX 3 TX 4 Ground 5 RX 6 RX l 7 Ground Installing the Motherboard 17 F_AUDIO Front Panel Audio header for Azalia This header allows the user to install auxiliary front oriented microphone and 6 8 channel optional line out ports for easier access Pin Signal Name Function 1 AUD_MIC Front Panel Microphone input signa
59. tions Init Display First PCI Slot Item Help Reset Configuration Data Disabled Resources Controlled By Auto ESCD MenuLevel X IRQ Resources Press Enter PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled INT Pin 1 Assignment Auto INT Pin 2 Assignment Auto INT Pin 3 Assignment Auto INT Pin 4 Assignment Auto INT Pin 5 Assignment Auto INT Pin 6 Assignment Auto INT Pin 7 Assignment Auto INT Pin 8 Assignment Auto PCI Express relative items Maximum Payload Size 4096 1 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Using BIOS Init Display First PCI Slot This item allows you to choose the primary display card Reset Configuration Data Disabled If you enable this item and restart the system any Plug and Play configuration data stored in the BIOS Setup is cleared from memory Resources Controlled By Auto Auto ESCD You should leave this item at the default Auto ESCD Under this setting the system dynamically allocates resources to Plug and Play devices as they are required If you cannot get a legacy ISA Industry Standard Architecture expansion card to work properly you might be able to solve the problem by changing this item to Manual and then opening up the IRQ Resources submenu IRQ Resources In the IRQ Resources submenu if you assign an IRQ to Legacy ISA then that Inte
60. to set parameters for different processor clock speeds 1 Some hardware specifications and software items are subject to change without prior notice 2 Due to chipset limitation we recommend that motherboard be operated in the ambiance between 0 and 50 C Introducing the Motherboard Motherboard Components Table of Motherboard Components LABEL COMPONENTS LGA775 socket for Intel Core 2 Duo Pentium D 1 CPU Socket pup Pentium 4 Celeron D CPUs 2 CPU_LFAN CPU cooling fan connector 3 DIMM1 2 240 pin DDR2 SDRAM slots 4 IRDA Infrared header 5 FDD Floppy disk drive connector 6 ATX1 Standard 24 pin ATX power connector 7 IDE1 Primary IDE connector 8 CHS_FAN System cooling fan connector 9 CLKR_CMOS Clear CMOS jumper 10 EL LED header 11 SATA1 4 Serial ATA connectors 12 PANEL1 Front panel switch LED header 13 JLPC Low pin count header 14 USB1 2 Front Panel USB headers 15 1394A2 IEEE 1394a header 16 BlIOS_WP BIOS flash protect jumper 17 COM2 Onboard Serial port header 18 WOL1 Wake On LAN connector 19 SPDIFO or S PDIF SPDIF out header 20 F AUDIO Front panel audio header 21 AUX_IN Auxiliary In connector 22 PCI1 2 32 bit add on card slots 23 PCIE1 PCI Express x1 slot 24 PCIEX16 PCI Express slot for graphics interface 25 SYS_FAN System cooling fan connector 26 ATX12V Auxiliary 4 pin power connector
61. un the bundled products Below you can find a brief description of each software program and the location for your motherboard version More information on some programs is available in a README file located in the same directory as the software Before installing any software always inspect the folder for files named README TXT INSTALL TXT or something similar These files may contain important information that is not included in this manual Intel HD Audio Installation optional The Intel High Definition audio Ley functionality unexpectedly quits working in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 or Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Users need to download and install the update packages from the Microsoft Download Center before installing HD audio driver bundled in the driver CD Please log on to http support microsoft com default aspx scid kb en us 90110S5 appliesto for more information Auto installing under Windows 2000 XP The Auto install CD ROM makes it easy for you to install the drivers and software for your motherboard If the Auto install CD ROM does not work on your system you can still install drivers through the file manager for your OS for example Win dows Explorer Refer to the Utility Folder Installation Notes later in this chapter The support software CD ROM disc loads automatically under Windows 2000 XP When you insert the CD ROM disc in the CD ROM drive the autorun feature will automatically bring
62. waiting LED Connecting pins 2 and 4 to a single or dual color front panel mounted LED provides power on off sleep and message waiting indication Reset Switch Supporting the reset function requires connecting pins 5 and 7 to a momentary contact switch that is normally open When the switch is closed the board resets and runs POST Power Switch Supporting the power on off function requires connecting pins 6 and 8 to a momen tary contact switch that is normally open The switch should maintain contact for at least 50 ms to signal the power supply to switch on or off The time requirement is due to internal de bounce circuitry After receiving a power on off signal at least two seconds elapses before the power supply recognizes another on off signal This concludes Chapter 2 The next chapter covers the BIOS Installing the Motherboard 27 28 Memo Installing the Motherboard Chapter 3 Using BIOS About the Setup Utility The computer uses the latest Award BIOS with support for Windows Plug and Play The CMOS chip on the motherboard contains the ROM setup instructions for con figuring the motherboard BIOS The BIOS Basic Input and Output System Setup Utility displays the system s configuration status and provides you with options to set system parameters The parameters are stored in battery backed up CMOS RAM that saves this information when the power is turned off When the system is turned back on the sys
63. y You can cause fatal errors or instability if you install the optimized defaults when your hardware does not support them If you only want to install setup defaults for a specific option select and display that option and then press lt F7 gt Users please remain the factory BIOS default setting of Load optimized Defaults when install Operation System onto your system Using BIOS 47 48 Set Supervisor User Password When this function is selected the following message appears at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password ENTER PASSWORD Type the password up to eight characters and press lt Enter gt 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 lt Enter gt You may also press lt Esc gt to abort the selection To disable password just press lt Enter gt when you are prompted to enter password A message will confirm the password being disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter BIOS Setup freely PASSWORD DISABLED If you have selected System in Security Option of BIOS Features Setup menu you will be prompted for the password every time the system reboots or any time you try to enter BIOS Setup If you have selected Setup at Security Option from BIOS Features Setup menu you will be prompted for the password only wh

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