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1. Note Always ground yourself to remove any static charge before touching any electronic components in the system Place all electronic components on a static free surface or in an anti static bag when they are not being handled or installed in the computer User adjustable jumpers have been installed on the mainboard to allow for user configuration of the mainboard to meet your specific needs Information pertaining to all jumper configurations has been included in the following chapter To correctly install your mainboard into your computer use the following steps Set the jumpers on your mainboard to the correct configuration Install RAM Install CPU amp Fan Install expansion cards Locate and install external devices Perform power on procedures D u aioe isl ca PV 2208 User Manual 2 1 Setting System Jumpers Warning Incorrect jumper configurations may damage the CPU the mainboard and other sensitive electronic components It is advisable to consult product literature before configuring the jumpers on the PV 2208 mainboard The PV 2208 mainboard has four jumpers JP1 JP2 JP3 amp JP4 that enable the user to set up the mainboard for optimal performance based on their computing needs A jumper is the simplest type of electrical switch It consists of two metal pins and a metal clip which is covered by a plastic cover You may set up you mainboard to match the needs of your applications by setting the jumpers To
2. 2 One PV 2208 main board This user manual One Floppy disk drive cable One Ultra DMA 100 IDE cable One Software amp Utility Pack CD If any of the above items are either damaged or missing please contact your retailer Floppy Disk Drive Cable S II I I I IsIIU Software amp Utility Pack CD Ultra DMA 100 IDE Cable PV 2208 Mainboard PV 2208 Manual sono HEHE CA PV 2208 User Manual Contents Introduction 1 1 Introduction 2 Installation Procedures 2 1 Setting System Jumpers 2 2 System Memory DIMM 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 4 Expansion Cards UU I a aaa 2 5 External Connectors 3 Award BIOS Setup 3 1 Introduction 352 Moai MEN a oc E n T Dn T SD T SD O SD U SD he S 3 3 Standard CMOS Setup IIIa L 3 4 Advanced BIOS Features Setup 3 5 Chipset Features Setup aI I aaa 3 6 Power Management Setup 3 7 PNP PCI Configuration 3 8 Defaults Menu esas 3 9 CPU Speed Setting Uu L UU III a aa 3 10 Integrated Peripherals 3 11 PC Health Status 2 U ul SL SUR USU SMU MAS ai S12 Pass WOrd Stn Bon cc z anne an ne Causa A 3 13 IDE HDD Auto Detection 11 3 14 Exit Selecting PV 2208 User Manual Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Introduction This mainboard contains the KT133 chipset from VIA Technologies www via com tw The VIA Apollo KT133 chipset unleashes the full performance potential of AMD s Duron and Athlon Thunderbird Socket A processors by providing an extensive hi
3. Ram The S3 state causes all system context including CPU chipset and cache to be lost Only the hardware memory and some CPU and L2 configuration will be retained PM Controlled by APM When enabled an Advanced Power Management device will enhance the Max Power Saving mode and stop the internal CPU clock Video Off Option This option allows the user to select the Power Saving mode which shuts down the monitor during periods of extended inactivity NA Monitor will remain on during Power Saving activity Suspend Monitor will be blanked when system enters the suspend mode Doze Monitor will be blanked when system enters any Power Saving mode Video Off Method This option determines in what way the monitor will be shut down V H SYNC Blank This option will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer Blank Screen This option will only write blanks to the video buffer DPMS Support Initial display power management signaling 35 PV 2208 User Manual Mode Use IRQ This option determines the IRQ which the modem will use Soft Off by PWRBTN When enabled this option allows the user to place the system in a very low power usage state simply by using the ON OFF power button By pressing the OFF button the system will receive only enough power to detect power button activity as well as Resume by Ring activity The Soft Off by PWRBTN allows you to select two options In
4. User Manual Memory Hole For you to improve performance certain space in memory can be reserved for ISA cards This memory must be mapped into the memory space below 16 MB 15M 16M Memory hole supported Disabled Memory hole not supported AGP Aperture Size MB Determines the size of the AGP Accelerated Graphics Port aperture The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address space Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation see www agpforum org for AGP information your aperture choices are 4 8 16 32 64 128 AGP 4X Mode This item allows you select AGP speed with your choices being either Enabled Disabled AGP Driving Control This category allows you to adjust the AGP driving force Choose Manual to key in an AGP Driving Value in the next selection The default setting is auto which is recommended setting auto help avoiding any error in your system AGP Driving Control This category allows you to adjust the AGP driving force OnChip USB This selection should be enabled if your system has USB installed on the system board and you wish to use it Even when so equipped if you add a higher performance controller you will need to disable this feature So you have two choices enabled and disabled USB Keyboard Support Should be enabled from boot if you have a USB Universal Serial Bus controller and a USB
5. User Manual Chapter 3 AWARD BIOS Setup 3 1 Introduction The Award tm Setup program allows users to modify the basic ROM BIOS system configuration Stored in battery backed RAM this special information retains the Setup information while powered off In your computer system s ROM Read Only Memory is an Award BIOSTM custom version of an industry standard BIOS It supports all processors by Intel Cyrix AMD in standard IBM AT compatible input output Systems Disk drives and serial ports receive critical low level support for standard devices from the BIOS Your Award BIOS is optimized by adding important nonstandard features such as special support and for detailed fine tuning of the chipset controlling the entire system as well as virus and password protection The rest of this manual is intended to guide you through the process of configuring your system using setup Starting Setup Activating your computer will automatically initiate the Award BIOS it will then begin to check and configure your system by reading information in the CMOS Once complete the computers operating system will be loaded and begin to take over the setup process There are two different ways to begin the setup program while the BIOS is still in control of the computer they are both listed below 1 You can press the lt Del gt key right after the system has been powered on or 2 Wait for the POST Power on Self Test message to appear at the bottom
6. boot will not stop for a keyboard error it will stop Keyboard for all other errors All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors All But Disk Key The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk error it will stop for all other errors Memory This sub menu is display only which is determined by POST of the BIOS Base Memory From the system boot the POST will find how much base or conventional memory is installed on your system The value of base memory is typically the same amount as installed on the mainboard Extended Memory During the POST the BIOS will determine how much of extended memory is on the system This is the amount of memory located above the 1MB in the CPU s memory address map Other Memory Other Memory is describing memory located in the 640K to 1024K address space This is memory that can be used for different applications DOS uses this area to load device drivers in an effort to keep as much base memory free for application programs RAM is most frequently used by the BIOS are since this is where it shadows RAM 26 PV 2208 User Manual 3 4 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES SETUP CMOS Setup Utility Copynghi 6 184 2000 Award Salluwiure Advancal BIOS Features d Hela ta All the basic configurations for your system are done in this area System default speed boot up sequence keyboard operation shadowing and securit
7. depending on the type of device using the interrupt Legacy ISA Devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification requiring a specific DMA channel PCI ISA PnP Devices compliant with the Plug and Play standard whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture PCI Delay Transaction The chipset has an embedded 32 bit posted write buffer to support delay transaction cycles Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specification version 2 1 The Choice Enabled Disabled Assign IRQ For USB VGA ACPI Name the IRQ line assigned to the USB VGA ACPI if any on your system Activity of the selected IRQ always awakens the system The Choice Enabled Disabled 3 8 Defaults Menu After selecting Defaults from the main menu there will be two options LOAD FAIL SAFE DEFAULTS This will load the most stable default bios settings These settings will give you minimal system performance This setting is mainly used for troubleshooting errors LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS This will load the optimal factory default settings 39 PV 2208 User Manual 3 9 CPU Speed Setting CMOS Setup Utility C opyricht 9884 2000 Award Software l ALIE Frequency Voltage Control EINMIT Ke Praid Fl General Hein Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clock Used to Enable Disable the system auto detect DIMM PCI clock Spread Spectrum Used to Enable Disable the Clock Spread Spectrum CPU Host Clock Here you have the option to change th
8. keyboard So you have two choices enabled and disabled The disabled setting is for if you do not have a USB keyboard or a USB controller OnChip Sound This section allows you to Enable Disable the onchip AC97 sound You can either choose to enable or disable the onchip sound by simply selecting the appropriate option 32 PV 2208 User Manual OnChip Modem This section allows you to Enable Disable the onchip modem You can either enable or disable the onchip modem by selecting the appropriate option CPU to PCI Write Buffer When this field is selected it writes from the CPU to the PCI bus is buffered to compensate for the differences between the CPU and the PCI bus When disable the writes are not buffered and the CPU must wait until the write is complete before starting another cycle The default setting is Enable PCI Delay Transaction The chipset has an embedded 32 bit posted write buffer to support delay transactions cycles Select enable to support compliance with PCI specification version 2 1 you may either enable or disable these settings Memory Parity ECC Check This item when enabled detects the memory parity and ECC Error Checking and Correction your available settings are enabled or disabled 33 PV 2208 User Manual 3 6 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP The Power Management Setup allows the user to manually configure your system to achieve the highest level of energy saving desired CMOS Setup Utility C
9. supports PIO Mode 0 to 4 Bus master IDE DMA Mode 2 and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 On board super Multi I O chip that support 2 serial port with ECP capabilities and a floppy disk drive interface On board support PS 2 mouse connector On board support PS 2 keyboard connector On board 4 USB ports 2 external ports amp 2 internal pin header On board IrDA connector Floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M amp 2 88M bytes Supports LS 120 floppy disk device Other Function Supports Modem Ring Power On Supports Wake On LAN Power Supply On board 3V 5V and 12V 20 pin ATX power connector Use switching regulator to support CPU core voltage Optional Hardware Monitoring CPU Power Supply Chassis Fan Revolutions detecting CPU Fan Control System Voltage Detect Display Actual Current Voltage BIOS Licensed AWARD BIOS 2M bit FLASH RAM ACPI ready for PC98 Windows 98 System BIOS supports ACPI function and Green feature function DMI Plug amp Play Flash ROM Form Factor ATX Form Factor Dimensions 305mm x 200mm layer PCB Drivers VIA 4 in 1 Service VIA Audio Driver PV 2208 User Manual 1 3 Main Board Layout FULL HES CHILI THI 8 PV 2208 User Manual Chapter 2 Installation Procedures Warning Always disconnect the power cord from your computer whenever your are working on it Failure to do so may result in sensitive electronic components being damaged
10. to the chipset setup has the potential for causing to use the override A Last Note on Setup The majority of systems have a different Setup the look and basic functions of the Setup program may appear to be the same on all system however individual motherboards and chipsets need to custom configurations Not all of the examples used in this manual may be executable by your Setup there are simply features that are not supported or configurable on your system The OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer decides upon the final look of the Setup program If the OEM decided that certain items would only be available only to their technical experts those items may very well be removed entirely form the Setup program 21 PV 2208 User Manual 3 2 MAIN MENU When you first enter the Award BIOSTM CMOS Setup Utility the first thing to appear will be the Main Menu This Menu will then allow you to select many different setup options and two exit choices To navigate through the menu you will use the arrow keys they will then be highlighted to select the highlighted item simply press the lt Enter gt key While an item is highlighted a brief description of that item will appear in the bottom portion of the screen once you select an item a sub menu will appear CMOS Setup Clty Copyright 1984 2000 Award Sollwanc Fl Ha ICS Features Firegusenayir ii altage Controd bAi eed Fics Features mai Figl Sa e Lielamults b Advanced Chipset Load Op
11. 9 PV 2208 User Manual 6 6 characters per second 8 8 characters per second 10 10 characters per second 12 12 characters per second 15 15 characters per second 20 20 characters per second 24 24 characters per second 30 30 characters per second Typematic Delay Msec When enabled the typematic rate will allow you to select the delay between when the key was first depressed and when to acceleration should begin 250 250 msec 500 500 msec 750 750 msec 1000 1000 msec Security Option This category allows you to limit access to the system and Setup or just to Setup System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Setup The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Note To disable the security select PASSWORD SETTING at Main Menu and then you will be asked to enter password Don not type anything and just press lt Enter gt it will disable security Once the security is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely OS Select for DRAM gt 64MB This sub menu will allow you to access the memory over 64MB in OS 2 the choices will be either Non OS 2 or OS2 Video BIOS Shadow Will figure out whether video BIOS will be copied to RAM it is optional depending upon the chipset design Video Shadow will i
12. ASSWORD SETTING This category is used to set User and Supervisor Passwords for your system IDE HDD AUTODETECTION This will automatically configure hard disk parameters SAVE amp EXIT SETUP Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup EXIT WITHOUT SAVE Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup 23 PV 2208 User Manual 3 3STANDARD CMOS SETUP CMS Sctup Utility Copyright 1984 20000 Award Software Standard CMOS Features jer mund yy Mio Ban giie bans Hela Tose hinms Tee El Theme He b IDR Peay Master kian b IME ery 5 7 str Pari P 1M hme ie We pea e Move Enierselect HPL EAF Value Feo Standard CMOS Setup Menu is divided into 10 sub menu categories Every sub menu includes no one or more than one setup items Use the arrow keys to navigate the menu DATE The format that is used for the date is as follows lt day gt lt date gt lt month gt lt year gt To see the calendar press F3 Day The day from Sun to Sat determined by the BIOS and is display only Date The date from 1 to 31 or the maximum allowed in a month Month The month Jan to Dec Year The year from 1900 to 2099 TIME The format that is used for the time is as follows lt hour gt lt minute gt lt second gt The time is calculated based on the 24 hour military clock 24 PV 2208 User Manual PRIMARY MASTER PRIMARY SLAVE SECONDARY MASTER SECONDARY SLAVE These sub menus are for ident
13. It is not a training guide for new users for system assembly Only trained technicians should install and setup a computer system Warranty for this board does not cover improper installations PV 2208 User Manual CPU Chipset 1 2 Specifications AMD Socket A Athlon Thunderbird processors from 700 to 1 2GHZ pinout optimized for Socket 462 256K second level cache on dir AMD Duron Spitfire processors from 600MHz to 850MHz 64K second level on die Apollo KT 133 consisting of VT8363 Memory AGP PCI North Bridge Controller VT82C686B PCI Super I O Integrated Peripheral South Bridge Controller 3 x 168 pin DIMM Sockets Supports 1OOMHz amp 133MHz SDRAM 32MB 1 5GB Supports 3 3V SDRAM DIMM Supports SDRAM VCM SDRAM memory types Optional Audio T O Control SoundBlaster Pro Compatible Hardware and Direct Sound Ready AC97 Digital Audio Controller Hardware SoundBlaster Pro for Windows DOS box and real mode DOS legacy compatibility Supports two channel speaker mode MPU 401 game MIDI port and SoundBlaster 16 compatible Integrated Super I O Controller in the VT82C686B Expansion Slot Five 32 bit PCI slots support Master mode amp PCI 2 2 compliant One AGP slot supports 4X mode amp AGP 2 0 compliant One ISA slot One AMR Audio Modem Riser slot PV 2208 User Manual VO Interface PCI Bus master IDE interface on board with two connectors supports 4 IDE devices in 2 channel the PCI IDE Controller
14. PV 2208 User Manual PV 2208 User Manual Copyright 2000 Publishing All rights reserved This manual software and firmware described in it are copyright by their respective owners and protected under the laws of the Universal Copyright Convention You may not reproduce transmit transcribe store in a retrieval system or translate into any language in any form or by any means electronic mechanical magnetic optical chemical biological molecular manual or otherwise any part of this publication without the express written permission of the publisher All products and trade names described within are mentioned for identification purpose only No affiliation with or endorsement of the manufacturer is made or implied Product names and brands appearing in this manual are registered trademarks of their respective companies The information published herein has been checked for accuracy as of publishing time No representation or warranties regarding the fitness of this document for any use are made or implied by the publisher We reserve the right to revise this document or make changes in the specifications of the product described therein at any time without notice and without obligation to notify any person of such revision or change Printed in Poland PV 2208 User Manual Item Checklist Prior to beginning the installation of your mainboard please insure that the following materials have been provided
15. cking This item allows you to Enable Disable CPU L2 Cache EC checking the choices are to either enabled or disabled Quick Power On Self Test This sub menu speeds up POST after you power up the computer if it is enabled BIOS will shorten or skip some check during the POST Enabled Enable quick POST Disabled Normal POST Boot From LAN First This sub menu allows the user to choose to Enable Disable power up the system through a network by sending a wake up frame or a signal the choices are to Enabled Disabled Boot Sequence First boot Second boot Third boot device This sub menu determines which drive to search first for a disk operating system the default is floppy HDD 0 LS120 Swap Floppy Drive This sub menu allows you to determine whether to enable the swap floppy drive or not the choice again is Enabled Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek BIOS will figure out if the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks it will process this during POST 80 tracks is for 760K 1 2M and 1 44M while 360K is a 40 track 28 PV 2208 User Manual Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine if it is 40 or 80 tracks Note that BIOS cannot tell from 720K 1 2M or 1 44M drives as they are all 80 tracks Disabled BIOS will not search for the drive type of floppy disk drive by track number Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360K Boot Up NumL
16. e CPU and PCI frequencies It will allow you to control fan rotations voltages and temperatures 40 PV 2208 User Manual 3 10 Integrated Peripherals Setup Luluy ea CAT at es OnChip IDE Channel0 Channel 1 This gives you the option to Enable Disable either the primary or secondary IDE port Channel 0 Primary Channel 1 Secondary IDE Prefetch Mode IDE prefetching is used to access the IDE hard drive faster You will need to disable this mode if there is an add in IDE card that does not support prefetching IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave PIO PIO Input Output is the mode for which your hard drive supports Newer IDE devices are usually Mode 3 or 4 When set to AUTO the system will determine the most efficient mode IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA This option may be enabled only if your IDE device supports DMA 33 and you are running Windows 95 OSR2 or higher or a third party IDE bus master driver 41 PV 2208 User Manual Init Display First Here you have to tell the system what type of video card interface you are using Choose PCI AGP if you choose to use a PCI based graphics card or AGP PCI if you have an AGP based graphics card IDE Block Mode Most new IDE drives support block transferring for faster access If you choose Enable then the system will automatically detect the optimal block read writes per sector Onboard FDD Controller To enable the on board floppy controller this o
17. en Enabled you can set the date and time at which the RTC real time clock will awaken the system from Suspend Mode The Choice Enabled Disabled Primary NTR When set to On default any event occurring at will awaken a system which has been powered down The Choice ON OFF Active Monitoring This is a list of IRQ s Interrupt Requests that can be exempted much as the COM ports and LPT ports above can When an I O device wants to gain the attention of the operating system it signals the operating system by causing an IRQ to occur When the operating system is ready to respond to the request it interrupts itself and performs the task As shown above the choices are Enabled or Disabled Disabled is the default When set to Enabled activity will neither prevent the system from going into a power management mode nor awaken it IRQ 3 COM 2 IRQ 4 COM 1 IRQ 5 LPT 2 IRQ 6 Floppy Disk IRQ7 LPT 1 IRQ 8 RTC Alarm IRQ 9 IRQ2 Redir IRQ 10 Reserved IRQ 11 Reserved IRQ 12 PS 2 Mouse IRQ 13 Coprocessor IRQ 14 Reserved IRQ 15 Reserved 37 PV 2208 User Manual 3 7 PNP PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Uuldy Copyright 1964 3000 Award Soltware Pal PCI Contimurations PRP CES alira Hibru aa Coeiraiied 0 SAPO Vem Fit tal a Rhus Ti This section outlines the procedures for configuring the PCI Personal Computer Interconnect bus system The PCI bus system allows I O devices to opera
18. gh end feature set that includes 200MHz FSB AGP4X PC133 memory and ATA 100 The Best Choice for AMD Socket A Processors The VIA Apollo KT133 is the first chipset available supporting the new AMD Duron and Athlon Thunderbird Socket A processors Building on the success of the VIA Apollo KX 133 VIA s first Athlon chipset the VIA Apollo KT133 supports the same high end features Blistering AGP4X Graphics Performance The VIA Apollo KT133 supports AGP4X the latest high performance graphics bus technology on the AMD Athlon processor platform The AGP4X interface enables the graphics controller to access the main memory at double the speed of previous platforms ensuring rich 3D graphics and video performance on your AMD Athlon processor based PC system High Speed PC133 Memory Through its advanced memory controller architecture the VIA Apollo KT133 chipset supports up to 1 5G of the latest high speed PC133 SDRAM and VC133 DRAM These leading edge memory technologies provide the bandwidth and performance necessary for even the most demanding Internet and 3D graphics applications at a minimal cost premium over PC100 SDRAM Ultra Fast 200MHz Front Side Bus With its 200MHz Front Side Bus the VIA Apollo KT133 chipset helps boost system performance by providing a high speed connection to the new generation of ATA 100 Hard Disk Drives delivering maximum sustained data transfer rates of 1OOMB sec This manual is designed for reference only
19. he processor is fully inserted into the socket on all sides Step 3 Close the socket by closing the tuation lever 12 PV 2208 User Manual Warning Note 2 4 Expansion Cards Always disconnect the power cord from your computer whenever your are working on it Failure to do so may result in sensitive electronic components being damaged Always ground yourself to remove any static charge before touching any electronic components in the system Place all electronic components on a static free surface or in an anti static bag when they are not being handled or installed in the computer The PV 2208 mainboard has 1 AGP 5 PCI 1 ISA amp 1 AMR expansion slots To install an AGP PCI ISA or AMR card please follow the following procedure 1 Read any documentation that is accompanied with the expansion card Ensure that any hardware setup such as jumper configuration has been completed Remove the computer cover and unscrew and remove the bracket plate that accompanies the slot to which you want to install the expansion card into With great care align the card connectors with the socket connectors and press the expansion card firmly into place Secure the card by replacing the screw from the bracket plate Replace the computer cover Perform any BIOS updating necessary Install any drivers and or software necessary for the operation of your expansion card 13 PV 2208 User Manual 2 5 External Connector
20. i ted Defaults 1 1 EF niermiai Penpiecnids Ps U tht loathe or P Power MMatagement Sea Esc Quil Scloet Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup SETUP ITEMS Although not all systems will have the same setup categories the main menu will most likely include the following sub menu items STANDARD CMOS FEATURES This category is for basic system configuration ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES This category is to set Advanced Features available on your system 22 PV 2208 User Manual ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES This category will be used to change values in the chipset registers and to optimize system s performance INTEGRATED PERIPGERALS This category includes all the items of IDE hard drive and Programmed I O features POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP Use this section to specify your settings for power management PnP PCI CONFIGURATION This entry appears if your system supports PnP PCT s PnP Plug and Play PCI Peripheral Card Interface PC HEALTH STATUS This category shows your PC health status LOAD FAIL SAFE DEFAULTS This menu category is used to load the BIOS default values that are factory settings for your system to run at optimal efficiency Award has designed a custom BIOS to maximize performance the OEM has the right to change these defaults to meet their specific needs FREQUENCY VOLTAGE CONTROL Use this category to specify your settings for CPU DIMM frequency voltage control SUPERVISOR USER P
21. ifying the 2 channel types that have been installed in the computer There are 4 user definable and 45 predefined types for the Enchanted IDE BIOS To select the hard disk you can either press the Page Up or Page Down buttons or simply enter in the number of the hard disk and press lt Enter gt It is important the specifications of your selected drive match those of the drive table The hard disk will not work properly if the incorrect drive information is entered If you cannot find your drive type on the drive table you may use User to define your drive type manually In order to use User type for drive type you must have certain drive information the required information is listed below Enter the information using the keyboard and simply press lt Enter gt Either the hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer will most likely have provided this information for you If the controller of the HDD interface is ESDI the selection shall be Type 1 If the controller of the HDD interface is SCSI the selection shall be None If you select Type Auto BIOS will Auto Detect the HDD amp CD ROM Drive at the POST stage and showing the IDE for HDD amp CD ROM Drive TYPE drive type CYLS number of cylinders HEADS number of heads PRECOMP write precom LANDZONE landing zone SECTORS number of sectors MODE mode type If there is no hard drive installed select NONE and press lt Ente
22. ignal is received through the LAN modem card 11 USB2 PIN Header Universal Serial Bus 2 The PV 2208 mainboard has a built in connector for two additional USB ports by means of a USB PIN Header 12 CPU AGP Fan Connectors Fan1 amp Fan2 The PV 2208 mainboard has two built in fan connectors for connecting up to two cooling fans to the mainboard One fan should always be used for cooling your CPU while another fan connector could be utilized for an AGP card cooling fan or a chassis fan or not at all Depending upon the type of fan that you have the wiring and the plug may be different Usually but not always the red is positive while the black is ground Connect the fan plug to the board while ensuring to connect the positive pin to the positive pin and the negative pin to the negative pin FOR CONNECTORS 13 17 SEE NEXT PAGE 18 Internal Audio Connectors These two connectors allow direct stereo input into your mainboard from such sources as a CD ROM a TV Tuner and or an MPEG Card 19 ATX Power Connector This connector connects the PV 2208 mainboard to the ATX power supply in your computers chassis The ATX power connector can only be inserted one way so to insert the ATX power connector line up the pins and push down firmly 20 IR1 IR Pin Header The PV 2208 has an IR Infrared connector for use with IR modules You can connect your mainboard to an optional wireless IR transmitting and receiving module The IR functio
23. n must be configured using the BIOS 16 PV 2208 User Manual 13 Power LED Lead The Power LED indicates whether the system is ON or OFF When the computer is ON the LED will light up and when the computer is OFF the LED will remain unlit 14 System Warning Speaker Connector This 4 pin connector connects the mainboard to the case speaker 15 ATX Power Switch Lead The ATX Power Switch controls the power status of the computer A momentary switch is connected to this lead and pushing this button once while the computer is off will power the computer on and pushing the button for more than 4 seconds while the system is powered on will power the computer off The Power LED shows the ON OFF status of the computer 16 HDD LED Lead This connector is connected to the IDE activity LED This LED illuminates whenever there is any read write activity occurring on any of the primary or secondary IDE devices 17 Reset Switch Lead This connector is connected to the Reset switch on the outside of your computer case This switch is designed for rebooting your computer without having to turn the power off and then back on again This is the preferred method of rebooting your computer over turning the power off and then back on again as it will extend the life of your power supply 17 PV 2208 User Manual 2 6 Power Connection Procedures Once all the connections on the mainboard have been made ensure that all other c
24. ncrease the video speed Enabled Video shadow is enabled Disabled Video shadow is disabled C8000 CBFFF Shadow DC000 DFFFF Shadow This category will determine whether option ROM s will be copied Enabled Optional shadow is enabled Disabled Optional shadow is disabled 30 PV 2208 User Manual 3 5 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP CMOS Setup Ululiy Copyright 5894 2000 Award Software Advanced Chipset Features DRAM I PIN OEI a te ELETI P Pesta ni T pat Move Eniermselect ti W Hi ame E saca OFT FA Previous glues S Fmbi Debie OS epiieweed eliak We recommend that only system designers service personnel and technically component users make changes to this screen Resetting or changing any on the values make cause unforeseen changes to the system NOTE Due to the variety of different system board designers all the fields described in this section may not be included in your BIOS software Bank 0 1 2 3 4 5 DRAM Timing The DRAM timing of Bank 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 in this field is set by the system board manufacturer depending on whether the board has fast paged DRAMs or EDO extended data output DRAMs The Choice SDRAM 10ns SDRAM 8ns Normal Medium Fast Turbo SDRAM Cycle Length This category will allow you to set the SDRAM system length your choices are 2 or 3 DRAM Clock This category allows you to set the DRAM clock using Host CLK or HCLK 33M 31 PV 2208
25. ock Status This will tell you the default state of the numeric keypad by default the system will boot up with the NumLock on On Keypad is number keys Off Keypad is arrow keys IDE HDD Block Mode Most new drivers support block mode which when Enabled will automatically detect the optimal number of block read writes per sector the drive can support It is also referred to as block transfer multiple commands or multiple sector read write The choices are Enabled or Disabled Gate A20 Option This will allow you to select how the GateA20 is handled it is a device which is used to address memory above Mbytes It was first handled via a pin on the keyboard now it is more common and faster for the system chipset to handle the support GateA20 Normal keyboard Fast chipset Memory Parity ECC Check This item allows you to Enable Disable Memory Parity ECC check Typematic Rate Setting Determines whether or not typematic rate is to be used or not When disabled continually holding down a key on your keyboard will tell the BIOS that the key is down Opposed when enabled it will tell the BIOS the key is down then it will inform the BIOS the key is being repeatedly being pushed down Enabled Enabled typematic rate Disabled Disabled typematic rate Typematic Rate Chars Sec This will help to select the rate at which keys are accelerated when typematic rate is enabled only 2
26. of the screen then press the lt Del gt key It will read as follows Press DEL to enter SETUP If while the system is powering on you miss the message and you need to restart you can do so by pressing the RESET button on the computers case powering the system off via the ON OFF button or pressing lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt and lt Del gt key at the same time If you miss the aforementioned opportunities to enter the setup an error message will display letting you know the system did not boot the following will appear PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE OR DEL TO ENTER SETUP 19 PV 2208 User Manual Using Setup Navigating through the menu bar used left and right arrows to choose menu you want to be in The main keys you will need to navigate the setup are as follows Key Function Enter To select highlighted item Page Up To change entries increase the numeric value Page Down To change entries decrease the numeric value Esc To quit and not save changes in the CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Setup Menu quit page and return to Main Menu Up Arrow Move to previous item Down Arrow Move to next item Left Arrow Move to the item on the left hand Right Arrow Move to the item on the right hand Key Increase the numeric values or makes changes Key Decrease the numeric values or makes changes F1 Key General help only for Status Pages Setup Menu and Option Page Set
27. ohibit unwanted individuals from making harmful changes to your BIOS Supervisor password Gives full access to view and make changes User password Allows viewing of bios setting but changes cannot be made If you wish to disable either of the above choices then you can hit lt enter gt either on supervisor or user password The password option may also be used to keep unwanted parties from using the system If you choose system in the Security option under the BIOS features Setup Menu a password will be required to start up the system If you choose setup then a password will only be required to enter the bios setup 3 13 IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION This option will automatically detect the parameters of an IDE hard disk drive and will enter them into the Standard CMOS setup option 3 14 EXIT SELECTING SAVE amp EXIT SETUP To save all CMOS selections to memory and restart the system choose Y es EXIT WITHOUT SAVING To exit the CMOS setup and restarting the system without saving any changes made 44
28. onnections are made in the rest of the system and replace the computer case cover Turn all switches off and plug the computer power cord back into the back of the computer Check to see that the other end of your power cord is properly connected to the wall via a surge protector Now you may begin to power up you system in this order 1 Your monitor 2 Your external devices 3 Your computers ATX power supply 4 Your computers power button At this point your Power LED on the front on your case should illuminate The system will now be running its Power On Self Tests During the self tests various messages will appear on you monitor If you do not receive any of these messages and if your computer does not appear to powering up properly within 30 seconds power the system off Check that all cables are connected and that the jumper settings are correct and or contact your retailer for further assistance To power your computer off first you must exit or shut down your operating system before pushing the power button down for four seconds If you are using Windows 95 or a newer Windows version left click on the Start button and select Shut Down and then once again select Shut Down The Computer At this point your screen will display You can now safely turn OFF your computer At this point you may power off your computer by depressing the power button for four seconds or your computer will simply power itself off automatically 18 PV 2208
29. open a jumper you remove the clip To close a jumper you connect the pins by using the clip OPEN CLOSED 2 3 The jumper settings are presented above Clearing The CMOS In order to clear the data stored in the CMOS first turn off the computer and remove the power cord Next ground yourself and locate JP2 on you mainboard Then remove the jumper from pins 2 amp 3 and place the jumper on pins 1 amp 2 3V battery back up Reattach the power cord and restart the computer PV 2208 User Manual 2 2 System Memory The PV 2208 mainboard can support up to 1 5GB of 100MHz or 133Mhz SDRAM Installing memory modules requires no system setup what so ever Note 1 The PV 2208 mainboard can only accommodate DIMMs Dual Inline Memory Modules The DIMM sockets on the PV 2208 are for 3 3V power level SDRAM Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory 2 Due to the strict timing issues involved under this speed you must insure that SDRAM is 100 133MHz compliant Installing System Memory Insert the DIMM as illustrated in the diagram below Due to the number of pins between each of the breaks in the module the DIMM will only fit into the socket one way Please insure that the DIMMs that you are using are 3 3V To insert the DIMM into the socket first the DIMM socket levers the white levers on either side of the DIMM socket must be pushed out away from the socket itself Then line up the pins on the DIMM to the corresponding pin
30. opyright 1984 2000 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI function Enabled Item Help P Power Management ACPI Suspend Type PM Control by APM Video OF Option Video Off Method Press Enter SWPOS Yes Mem Level P Susperid gt OIT VH SYNC Blank MODEM Use IRQ Soft Off by PWRBIN Instant OfF gt Wake Up Events Press Enter b gt e Move EnterSelect PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Ext Fi General Help FS Previous Values F6 Fal Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defwalts ACPI FUNCTION This option allows the user to enable or disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Management ACPI POWER MANAGEMENT This option allows the user to select the desired level of power saving The Power Management menu will offer the user three choices directly related to the following modes Doze Mode HDD Power Down Mode Suspend Mode There are three levels of Power Saving 34 PV 2208 User Manual Min Power Saving Lowest level of active power saving Suspend mode Ihr Standby mode Ihr Doze mode 1hr HDD Power Down 15min Max Power Saving Highest level of active power saving Suspend mode Imin Standby mode Imin Doze mode Imin HDD Power Down Imin User Defined Allows user to manually select desired level of Power Saving The user will also have the option to disable default the Power Management option ACPI Suspend Type This option allows the user to select the type of ACPI suspend used S3 STR Suspend to
31. ption must be set to enable If you have a faster add in floppy controller then you will have to disable the on board controller UART 2 Mode This gives you the options to set your on board IR infra red port chip The choices are standard ASKIR HPSIR IR Function Duplex Here you can set the IR port function to either full duplex or half duplex TX RX Inverting enable Depending on different hardware requirements this is used to invert the transmit receive settings To avoid system errors it is recommended that you do not change the default settings Onboard Parallel Port Here you can change the on board parallel port address 378H IRQ7 LPT1 278H IRQS5S LPT2 3BCH IRQ7 LPT3 or you can choose disable the on board port Onboard Parallel Port Mode The external parallel devices determine the parallel port mode EPP Extended Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities Port SPP Standard Parallel Port ECP Mode Use DMA Choose a DMA Direct Memory Access channel for the port Parallel Port EPP Type Choose version 1 7 or 1 9 for EPP mode 42 PV 2208 User Manual 3 11 PC HEALTH STATUS The mainboard contains sensors which read the systems temperature settings and fan rotation speeds CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 194 2000 Award Software PC Meath Status liema lia 43 PV 2208 User Manual 3 12 PASSWORD SETTING For added security your system has BIOS password options to pr
32. r gt Drive A Type Drive B Type This sub menu identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or Drive B that have been installed into the computer 360K 5 25 in 5 1 4 inch PC type standard drive 360 kilobyte capacity 1 2M 5 25 in 5 1 4 inch AT type high density drive 1 2 megabyte capacity 720K 3 5 in 3 1 2 inch double sided drive 720 kilobyte capacity 1 44M 3 5 in 3 1 2 inch double sided drive 1 44 megabyte capacity 2 88M 3 5 in 3 1 2 inch double sided drive 2 88 megabyte capacity If there is no floppy drive installed select NONE and press lt Enter gt 25 PV 2208 User Manual Video This sub menu selects the type of video adapter is used for the primary system monitor Although secondary monitors are supported you do no have to select the type in Setup EGA VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter Video Graphics Array For EGA VGA SEGA or PGA monitor adapters CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter power up in 40 column mode CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter power up in 80 column mode MONO Monochrome adapter includes high resolution monochrome adapters Halt On This sub menu determines whether the computer will stop if any error is detected during powering up No errors The system boot will not be supported for any error that may be detected All errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error the system will be stopped and you will be prompted All But The system
33. r other audio source C The optional Mic In is designed to be connected to a microphone to allow the inputting of voices into the system 14 PV 2208 User Manual 8 Primary Secondary IDE Connectors IDE1 amp IDE2 The PV 2208 mainboard has two built in Ultra DMA 100 IDE connectors that support up to four IDE devices such as Hard Disk Drives CD Drives Tape Backups and other IDE devices In order to connect your mainboard to an IDE device you must use an Ultra DMA 100 IDE cable which was provided to you with your mainboard If you are installing two hard disks you must configure the second drive to slave mode by setting its jumper accordingly Please refer to you hard disk documentation for correct jumper settings 15 PV 2208 User Manual 9 Floppy Disk Drive Connector FDC The PV 2208 mainboard has a built in Floppy Disk Drive Connector that allows up to two floppy drives to be connected to the mainboard In order to connect your mainboard to a floppy drive you must connect it using the floppy disk drive cable that was provided to you with your mainboard The drive A should be connected at the end of the cable and if you have a second floppy drive drive B should be connected in the middle of the cable 10 Wake On LAN WOL Wake On Modem WOM Connector WOL1 The PV 22008 mainboard has a built in Wake On LAN and Wake On Modem connector This connector allows the system to power up when a wakeup packet or s
34. s 12 3 5A 4 5B 7A7B7C 6 1 PS 2 Mouse Connector The PV 2208 mainboard has a built in mini DIN mouse connector which is designed for a PS 2 style mouse 2 PS 2 Keyboard Connector The PV 2208 mainboard has a built in mini DIN keyboard connector which is designed for a PS 2 style keyboard This connector will not accommodate a standard AT large DIN keyboard plug 3 USB Ports 1 amp 2 Universal Serial BUS The PV 2208 mainboard has two build in USB ports for connecting USB devices 4 Parallel Port Connector The PV 2208 mainboard has a built in parallel port which is used to connect the computer to the printer 5 Serial Ports COM1 amp COM2 The PV 2208 mainboard has two built in serial ports the COM1 and COM2 ports A The COM port is ready for a mouse or other serial devices B The COM port is ready for a mouse or other serial devices 6 Optional Joystick MIDI Connector The PV 2208 mainboard has an optional built in Joystick MIDI connector that allows you to connect joysticks or game pads to your computer You can also use this connector for connecting MIDI devices for playing and editing audio 7 Optional Audio Port Connectors The PV 2208 mainboard has three optional built in s Game Audio connectors A The optional Line Out is designed to be connected to either headphones or powered speakers B The optional Line In is designed to allow your computer to record or play from external sources such as CD player o
35. s in the socket Push the DIMM securely down into the socket As the DIMM slides into the socket the DIMM socket levers will snap back in toward the DIMM socket securing the DIMM into place 10 PV 2208 User Manual 2 3 CPU Central Processing Unit The PV 2208 mainboard is a Socket A mainboard This refers to 462 pin socket that the board utilizes to accommodate the CPU The CPU that is in use or you are going to use should have a cooling fan attached to it to prevent overheating If your CPU does not have a fan please ensure that you purchase and install a CPU cooling fan prior to turning on your computer for the first time After installing the cooling fan make sure that there is sufficient airflow around the fan to ensure proper cooling If there is insufficient air circulation the processor can overheat and damage not only the CPU but also the mainboard Caution The faster your processor is the more heat it A suitable cooling fan for your specific processor must be used 11 PV 2208 User Manual CPU Installation Procedures Step Open the socket by raising the actuation lever Step 2 Insert the processor Ensure proper pin 1 orientation by aligning the FC PGA corner marking with the socket corner closest to the actuation arm tip The pin field is keyed to prevent mis oriented insertion Do not force the processor into the socket If it does not go in easily check for mis orientation and debris Make sure t
36. stant Off and Delay 4 Sec HDD Power Down When selected this option will power down the Hard Drive after a given time The user may choose 1 15 minute time frames Doze Mode After a set time of system inactivity this option when selected will slow down the CPU clock while all other devices operate at full speed The user may select Disable 10sec 1hour Suspend Mode When selected this option will shut down all devices except the CPU The user has the option to Disable this function or to manually set the time after which the devices will be shut down The user may select Disable 10sec lhour VGA When set to ON default any event occurring at a VGA port will awaken a system which has been powered down The Choice ON OFF LPT amp COM When set to LPT COM default any event occurring at a hard or floppy drive port will awaken a system which has been powered down The Choice LPT COM NONE LPT COM HDD amp FDD When set to ON default any event occurring at a hard or floppy drive port will awaken a system which has been powered down The Choice ON OFF PCI Master When set to On default any event occurring at a hard or floppy drive port will awaken a system which has been powered down The Choice ON OFF 36 PV 2208 User Manual Wake Up on LAN Ring When set to Enabled any event occurring to the Modem Ring will awaken a system which has been powered down The Choice Enabled Disabled RTC Alarm Wh
37. te at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components It is recommended that only experienced users make any changes to the default settings as the items covered in this section are very technical PNP OS Installed Select Yes if the system operating environment is Plug and Play aware The Choice Yes No Resource Controlled by The Award Plug and Play BIOS can automatically configure the entire boot and Plus and Play compatible devices If you select Auto all the interrupt requests IRQ and DMA assignment fields disappear as the BIOS automatically assigns them The Choice Auto Manual Reset Configuration Data Normally you lave this field 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 configuration has caused such as serious conflict that the operating system cannot boot The Choice Enabled Disabled 38 PV 2208 User Manual IRQ n Assigned to When resources are controlled manually assign each system interrupt as one of the following types depending on the type of device using the interrupt Legacy ISA Devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification requiring a specific interrupt such as IRQ4 for serial port 1 The Choice Enabled Disabled DMA n Assigned to When resources are controlled manually assign each system DMA channel as one of the following types
38. up Page Shift F2 Key Change color from 16 F2 to select color forward Shift F2 to select color back F3 Key Calendar only for Status Page Setup Menu F4 Key Reserved F5 Key Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS only for Option Page Setup Menu F6 Key Load the default CMOS value from BIOS default table for only Options Page Setup Menu F7 Key Load the default F8 Key Reserved F9 Key Reserved F10 Key Save all the CMOS changes only from the Main Menu To display sub menu Use the arrow keys to manipulate the cursor to the sub menu of your choice then press enter Getting Help Press F1 to in list a help window this window describes a few possible solutions and key to press and the selections for the highlighted item To exit the Help Window press lt Esc gt or the F1 key again 20 PV 2208 User Manual 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 Award BIOSTM supports an override to the CMOS settings which resets your system to its defaults Our recommendation is that you only make changes which you fully understand we also advise that you do not make any changes to the chipset defaults as that may cause you unforeseen problems The best performance and reliability for your system would be to use the default settings that have been set by both your system manufacturer as well as Award Even a seemingly small change
39. y are all set up in Advanced BIOS Features Setup Menu Virus Warning Enabling this feature is important the Award BIOS will monitor the boot sector and partition table of the hard disk drive for any attempt at modification If the following error message appears the Virus Warning is telling you that an attempt has been made to modify the boot sector Following the warning if deemed you will be able to run an anti virus program to eliminate the problem before any damage is done WARNING Disk boot sector is to be modified Type Y to accept write or N to abort write Award Software Inc 27 PV 2208 User Manual 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 NOTE If you are going to be running some sort of a disk diagnostic program we recommend that you disable the warning message The reason for this is that most of those types of programs need to access the boot sector before running that type of program CPU Internal Cache External Cache The following sub menus speed up memory access This is something that depends on CPU chipset design the default value is enable Enabled Enable Cache Disabled Disable Cache CPU L2 Cache ECC Che

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