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1. PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 2 3 1 Unlocka DIMM slot by pressing the retaining dips outward Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the Slot RA 2 Insert the DIMM vertically and firmlyinto the slot until the retaining chip snap back in place and the DIMM is propery seated PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 2 4 CONNECTORS AND SLOTS FDD1 Floppy Disk Connector The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector that supports 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M floppy disk types This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cables IDE1 IDE2 Hard Disk Connectors The motherboard has a 32 bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO Mode 0 4 Bus Master and Ultra DMA33 66 1 00 133 functionality It has two HDD connectors IDE1 primary and IDE2 secondary The IDE connectors can connect a master and a slave drive so you can connect up to four hard disk drives The first hard drive should always be connected to IDE1 IDE2 IDE1 40 39 2 1 10 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 PCI1 PCI4 Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots This motherboard is equipped with 4 standard PCI slots PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect and itis a bus standard for expansion cards This PCI slotis designated as 32 bits PCI3 PE1 PCI Extreme Slot PCl Extreme slotis a specal design for PCI Express interface graphic cards PCl Extreme slotis compliant wth PCI Express 1 0a
2. Date of Month You can choose which month the system will boot up This field is only configurable when RTC Resume is set to Enabled 31 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 Resume Time hh mm ss You can choose the hour minute and second the system will boot up This field is only configurable when RTC Resume is set to Enabled IRQs Activity Monitoring Phoenix p Utility HH HHHH hH hH WEIEN t ect EFi 10 5ave Fl General Help Press Enter nfigure the different wake up events i e wake on LPT amp COMM activity Primary INTR On IRQ3 COM2 Enabled IRQ4 COM1 Enabled IRQS LPT2 Enabled IRQ6 Floppy Disk Enabled IRQ7 LPT1 Enabled IRQ8 RTC Alarm Disabled IRQ9 IRQ2 Redir Disabled IRQ10 Reserved Disabled IRQ11 Reserved Disabled IRQ12 PS 2 Mouse Enabled IRQ13 Coprocessor Enabled IRQ14 Hard Disk Enabled IRQ15 Reserved Disabled 32 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 7 PnP PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system PCI or Personal Computer Interconnect is a system which allows I O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed of the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings m Figure 7 PnP PCI Configurations Phoenix cit F neral Help Def aul Tl Move Ent PD Value F10 F
3. Sec Slave USBHDDO USBHDD1 USBHDD2 and Bootable Add in Cards First Second Third Boot Other Device These BIOS attempt to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items The Choices Floppy LS120 Hard Disk CDROM ZZP100 USB FDD USB ZIP USB CDROM LAN Disabled Swap Floppy Drive For systems with two floppy drives this option allows you to swap logical drive assignments The Choices Disabled default Enabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabling this option will test the floppy drives to determine if they have 40 or 80 tracks Disabling this option reduces the time it takes to boot up The Choices Enabled default Disabled 10 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 Shadow Setup etup Utility Video BI tl Move t i neral Help Video BIOS Shadow Determines whether video BIOS will be copied to RAM for faster execution Enabled default Optional ROM is enabled Disabled Optional ROM is disabled Cache Setup tI Move F PD Value 11 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 CPU L1 amp L2 Cache Depending on the CPU chipset in use you may be able to increase memory access time with this option Enabled default Enable cache Disabled Disable cache CPU L3 Cache This item will be hidden if CPU L3 is absent Depending on the CPU chipset in use you may be able to increase memory access time with this option Enabled default Enable cache Disabled Disable cache CPU L2 Cache
4. specification PCl Extreme slot is compatible with PCI E x4 and PCI E x1 expansion card The bandwidth of data transferis up to 1GB s per direction and for an aggregate of 2GB s in total PE1 11 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 AGP1 Accelerated Graphics Port Sot Your monitor will attach directly to that video card This motherboard supports video cards for PCI slots but itis also equipped with an Accelerated Graphics Port AGP An AGP card will take advantage of AGP technology forimproved video efficiency and performance espedally wth 3D graphics 12 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 CHAPTER 3 HEADERS amp JUMPERS SETUP 3 1 HOW TO SETUP JUMPERS The illustration shows how to set up jumpers When the jumper cap is placed on pins the jumperis close if not that means the jumperis open w Pin opened Pin dosed Pin1 2 closed 3 2 DETAIL SETTINGS JUSB V1 JUSB V2 Power Source Headers for USB Ports Pin 1 2 Close JUSBV1 5V for USB ports at back panel JUSB1 JUSBLAN 1 JUSBV2 5V for USB ports atf ront panel JUSB2 J USB3 Pin 2 3 Close JUSBV1 USB ports at back panel GVUSB1 JUSBLAN1 are powered by 5V standby voltage JUSBV2 USB ports at front panel UUSB2 JUSB3 are powered by 5V standby voltage 1 3 o JUSBV1 Pin 1 2 Close default 1 3 1 3 JUSBV2 Pin 2 3 Close Note In order to support this function Power On system via USB device JUSBV1 JUSB V2 jumper cap should be place
5. AGP Mode The Choices 4X default 2X 1X AGP Driving Control By choosing Auto the system BIOS will the AGP output Buffer Drive strength P Ctrl by AGP Card By choosing Manual it allows user to set AGP output Buffer Drive strength P Ctrl by manual The Choices Auto default Manual AGP Driving Value While AGP driving control item set to Manual it allows user to set AGP driving The Choices 0 FF AGP Fast Write The Choices Enabled default Disabled AGP 3 0 Calibration cycle The Choices Enabled default Disabled DBI Output for AGP Trans The Choices AUTO default AGP Master 1 WS Write When Enabled writes to the AGP Accelerated Graphics Port are executed with one wait states The Choices Disabled default Enabled AGP Master 1 WS Read When Enabled read to the AGP Accelerated Graphics Port are executed with one wait states The Choices Disabled default Enabled DBI Output for Frame Trans The Choices Enabled default Disabled 19 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 CPU amp PCI Bus Control tup Utility ol PCI Master O WS Write Item Help PCI tJ Move t _ PU PO Value If you highlight the literal Press Enter next to the CPU amp PCI Bus Control label and then press the enter key it will take you a submenu with the following options PCI Master 0 WS Write When enabled writes to the PCI bus are executed with zero wait states The Choices En
6. set the date Set the system internal clock Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu of detailed options Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu of detailed options Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu of detailed options Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu of detailed options Select the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system Select the default video device PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 Item Options Description Halt On All Errors Select the situation in which No Errors you want the BIOS to stop All but Keyboard the POST process and All but Diskette notify you All but Disk Key Base Memory Displays the amount of conventional memory detected during boot up Extended Memory Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up Total Memory N A Displays the total memory available in the system PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 3 Advanced BIOS Features m Figure 3 Advanced BIOS Setup PO Value F a d neral Help Boot Seq amp Floppy Setup This item allows you to setup boot seq amp Floppy Phoeni 5 up Uti up tI Move PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 Hard Disk Boot Priorit Phoenix Pra Master 1 3 5 F5 Previous Values 6 Safe Defaults j timized Defaults These BIOS attempt to load the operating system from the device in the sequence selected in these items The Choices Pri Master Pri Slave Sec Master
7. system memory resources such as DRAM It also coordinates communications with the PCI bus The default settings that came with your system have been optimized and therefore should not be changed unless you are suspicious that the settings have been changed incorrectly m Figure 4 Advanced Chipset Setup Phoent PO Value DRAM Clock DRAM Timing U PO Value PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 To control the Clock Drive If you highlight the literal Press Enter next to the DRAM Clock Drive Control label and then press the enter key it will take you a submenu with the following options DRAM Clock This item determines DRAM clock following 100MHz 133MHz 166MHz 200MHz 266MHz 333MHz or By SPD The Choices 100MHz 133MHz By SPD default 166MHz 200MHz 266MHz 333MHz DRAM Timing This item determines DRAM clock timing follow SPD or not The Choices Auto By SPD default Manual Turbo Ultra SDRAM CAS Latency When SDRAM is installed the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the SDRAM timing The Choices 2 3 4 5 Bank Interleave This item allows you to enable or disable the bank interleave feature The Choices Disabled default 2 bank 4 bank 8 bank Precharge to Active Trp This items allows you to specify the delay from precharge command to activate command The Choices 5T 20T Active to Precharge Tras This items allows you to specify the minimum bank active time The Choice
8. the following figure In this panel you can get the real time status information of your system The information will be refreshed every 1 second d ace com 29 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 6 About Panel Click the about button in Main Panel the button will be highlighted and the About Panel will slide out to up as the following figure In this panel you can get model name and detail infomation in hints of all the chipset that are related to overclocking You can also get the mainboard s BIOS model and the Version number of WarpSpeeder utility Pa Tranier pini F Woersign 0 9 5 9 TBE RAODR Pinel 455 E HCH PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 Note Because the overclock overvoltage and hardware monitor features are controlled by several separate chipset WarpSpeeder divide these features to separate panels If one chipset is not on board the correlative button in Main panel will be disabled but will not interfere other panels functions This property can make WarmpSpeeder utility more robust 31 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 APPENDIX CERTIFIED PCI EXPRESS VGA CARD LIST The following PCI Express VGA Cards are certificated to work with this motherboard ASUS X300SE ASUS X550GE ASUS 5900 ELSA X850 ELSAX55 ELSA6200 ELSA6600 ELSAX700pro ELSA6600GT Gigabyte X700 Gigabyte X800 MSI X800XL MSI 5750 MSI X600 Nvidia 7800GT Nvidia 7800GTX Winfast 6800GT 32 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 BIO
9. 3 Layout and Component 0 0 eee 5 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 6 2 1 Installing Central Processing Unit CRU 6 2 2 FAN Heacdere 090 8 2 3 Installing System Memor 9 2 4 Conne ors ANC os 10 Chapter 3 Headers amp Jumpers SCtUP 2 ssccccsccececseseseeeeeeeees 13 3 1 How to Setup Jumpers 13 3 2 Detail SettindS 0 0 0 eee eee eee aaa ea eee 13 Chapter 4 Useful HeIp sscscsscsccscssssrsscssssrsecssssrsesssssnesssssssessessess 20 4 1 Award BIOS Beep Code AAA 20 4 2 Extra Information 0 0 00 aaa aaa aaa 20 4 3 Troubl Shooti ng ae 22 Chapter 5 WarpSpe e der sscsccscsssscsscsssscsecssrsrsecsssssessesesnessesaes 23 5 1 Introducti VE ipain tebe hate epee etets 23 5 2 System Reuirement i i i i iin ererenee 23 5 3 install At ON EE 24 5 4 WarpSpeeder indudes 1 tray icon and Spang 25 Appendix E 32 Certified PCI Express VGA Card Ui 32 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES CPU I Supports LGA775 Supports Intel Pentium 4 processor up to 3 8GHz Supports Intel Pentium D processor Supports Intel Celeron D processor Front side bus at the following frequency ranges 533MHz 133MHz Core Clock 800MHz 200MHz Core Clock I Supports Hyper Threading Technology WARNING Warranty will be void if the pin protection capis notin place to protect the socket pin when sending this mainboard for ser vice Chipset I North Bridge VIA PT880 Pro I
10. A 3043 OnChip LAN This option allows you to control the onboard LAN The Choices Enabled default Disabled Onboard LAN Boot ROM This item allows you to enable or disable Onboard LAN Boot ROM The Choices Disabled default Enabled Onchip USB Controller Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus USB controller and you have USB peripherals The Choices All Enabled default All Disabled On chip EHCI Controller This item allows you to enable or disable the on chip EHCI controller The Choices Enabled default Disabled 24 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 USB Emulation The Choices OFF default KB MS ON OFF Don t support any USB device on DOS KB MS Support USB legacy KB and mouse no support USB storage ON Support USB legacy keyboard mouse and storage USB Keyboard Mouse Support This item allows you to enable or disable the USB Keyboard Mouse Legacy Support The Choices Disabled default Enabled Super IO Device ECP Mode Use DMA Tl Move t PU PD Value F10 Values If you highlight the literal Press Enter next to the Super IO Device label and then press the enter key it will take you a submenu with the following options Onboard FDC Controller Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller FDC installed on the system board and you wish to use it If install and FDC or the system has no floppy drive select Disabled in this field The Choic
11. Acie bo Handige O oak CPU Cki wais 28 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 C Auto overclock button User can dck this button and WarpSpeeder will set the best and stable performan and frequency automatically WarpSpeeder utility will execute a series of testing untl system fail Then system will do fail safe reboot by using Watchdog function After reboot the WarpSpeeder utility will restore to the hardware default setting orload the verified best and stable frequency according to the Recovery Dialog s setting d Verify button User can dick this button and WarpSpeeder will proceed a testing for current frequency If the testing is ok then the current frequency will be saved into system registry If the testing fail system will do a fail safe rebooting After reboot the WarpSpeeder utility will restore to the hardware default setting orload the verified best and stable frequency according to the Recovery Dialog s setting Note Because the testing programs invoked in Auto overclock and Verify include DirectDraw Direct3D and DirectShow tests the DirectX 8 1 or newer runtime library is required And please make surey our display card s color depth is High color 16 bit or True color 24 32 bit that is required f or Direct3D rendering 5 Hardware Monitor Panel Click the Hardware Monitor button in Main Panel the button will be highlighted and the Hardware Monitor panel will slide out to left as
12. ECC Checking This item allows you to enable disable CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking The Choices Enabled default Disabled CPU FEATURE Phoenix AwardBIOS etup Utility CPU Fea ior to Thermal 16 Min Item Help ent Bit on Technology tl Move t g F10 Exit Fl General Help 5 P E F Delay Prior to Thermal Set this item to enable the CPU Thermal function to engage after the specified time The Choices 4 8 16 default 32 Thermal Management Allow you to choose the thermal management method of your monitor The Choices Thermal Monitor 1 default Thermal Monitor2 Notes The choices will be different according to your CPU features 12 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 TM2 Bus Ratio Represents the frequency Bus ratio of the throttled performance state that will be initiated when the on die sensor goes from not hot to hot The Choices 0X default TM Bus VID Represents the voltage of the throttled performance state that will be initiated when the on die sensor goes from not hot to hot The Choices 0 8375 default Limit CPU ID Max Val Set limit CPU ID maximum vale to 3 it should be disabled for Win XP The Choices Disabled default Enabled CIE Function The Choices Disabled default Enabled Execute Disable Bit When disabled forces the XD feature flag to always return 0 The Choices Disabled Enabled default Virtualization Technology This option allows you to enable or disable Virtualization Te
13. However the color information coming from the VGA controller is drawn from the palette table inside the VGA controller to generate the proper colors and the graphic controller needs to know what is in the palette of the VGA controller To do this the non VGA graphic controller watches for the Write access to the VGA palette and registers the snoop data In PCI based systems where the VGA controller is on the PCI bus and a non VGA graphic controller is on an ISA bus the Write Access to the palette will not show up on the ISA bus if the PCI VGA controller responds to the Write In this case the PCI VGA controller should not respond to the Write it should only snoop the data and permit the access to be forwarded to the ISA bus The non VGA ISA graphic controller can then snoop the data on the ISA bus Unless you have the above situation you should disable this option Disabled default Disables the function Enabled Enables the function Assign IRQ For VGA This item allows the users to choose which IRQ to assign for the VGA The Choices Enabled default Disabled Assign IRQ For USB This item allows the users to choose which IRQ to assign for the USB The Choices Enabled default Disabled PCI EXPRESS RELATIVE ITEMS Maximum Payload Size Set the maximum payload size for Transaction packets TLP The Choice 4096 default 35 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 8 PC Health Status m Figure 8 PC Health Status Phoenix y etup Uti
14. MS Wakeup from S3 S4 S5 This item allows you to wake up from S3 S4 S5 with PS2 mouse The Choices Disabled default Enables 30 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 USB Resume from S3 This item allows you to enable or disabled USB resume from S3 The Choices Disabled default Enabled VGA When set to On any event occurring at a VGA Port will awaken a system which has been powered down The Choices Off default On LPT amp COM When this option is set to On any event occurring at a COM serial LPT printer port will awaken a system which has been powered down The Choices LPT COM default COM LPT NONE HDD amp FDD When this option is set to On any event occurring on a hard drive or a floppy drive will awaken a system which has been powered down The Choices On default Off PCI Master When set to On you need a LAN add on card which supports the power function It should also support the wake up on LAN jump The Choices Off default On Wake Up On PCI Express The Choices Disabled default Enabled Power On by PCI Card When you select Enabled a PME signal from PCI card returns the system to Full ON state The Choices Disabled default Enabled Modem Ring Resume The Choices Disabled default Enabled RTC Alarm Resume When Enabled you can set the date and time at which the RTC real time clock alarm awakens the system from Suspend mode The Choices Enabled Disabled default
15. PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 FCC Information and Copyright This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of 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 installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications There is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation The vendor makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents here ands pecially disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any purpose Further the vendor reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes to the contents here without obligation to notify any party beforehand Duplication of this publication in part orin whole is not allowed without first obtaining the vendor approval in writing The content of this users manual is subject to be changed without notice and we will not be responsible for any mistakes found in this users manual All the brand and product names are trademarks of their respective companies Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction serinicisssscsesvastosesiiseontsesisocsursuiead sbeiyessusduovsorsesetta 1 1 1 Motherboard Features 1 1 2 Package LIShtii4 cusami doa gehae 4 1
16. S P PNP OS Installed When set to YES BIOS will only initialize the PnP cards used for the boot sequence VGA IDE SCSI The rest of the cards will be initialized by the PnP operating system like Window 95 When set to NO BIOS will initialize all the PnP cards For non PnP operating systems DOS Netware this option must set to NO The Choices No default Yes INIT DISPLAY FIRST With systems that have multiple video cards this option determines whether the primary display uses a PCI Slot or an AGP Slot The Choices PCI Slot default AGP PCIEx 33 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 Reset Configuration Data The system BIOS supports the PnP feature which requires the system to record which resources are assigned and protects resources from conflict Every peripheral device has a node which is called ESCD This node records which resources are assigned to it The system needs to record and update ESCD to the memory locations These locations 4K are reserved in the system BIOS If the Disabled default option is chosen the system s ESCD will update only when the new configuration varies from the last one If the Enabled option is chosen the system is forced to update ESCDs and then is automatically set to the Disabled mode The above settings will be shown on the screen only if Manual is chosen for the resources controlled by function Legacy is the term which signifies that a resource is assigned to the I
17. S Setup BIOS Setup E kam Menus zuer EE 3 2 Standard CMOS Features c cccseserssescestseseesesnessvarevaeterattvagtenerestsdasetapegses 6 3 Advanced BIOS Features wa oroen eeen eE egene 9 4 Advanced Chipset Features 16 S Integrated Peripherals ed eebe een eal ides 22 6 Power Management Setup 27 PPnP PEL Conf eurations be cak bleed ences are eek te oe naked 33 8 PC Health Status EES 36 9 Frequency Voltage Control 38 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 BIOS Setup Introduction This manual discussed Award Setup program built into the ROM BIOS The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration This special information is then stored in battery backed RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off The Award BIOS installed in your computer system s ROM Read Only Memory is a custom version of an industry standard BIOS This means that it supports Intel Pentium 4 processor input output system The BIOS provides critical low level support for standard devices such as disk drives and serial and parallel ports Adding important has customized the Award BIOS but nonstandard features such as virus and password protection as well as special support for detailed fine tuning of the chipset controlling the entire system The rest of this manual is intended to guide you through the process of configuring your system using Setup Plug and Play Support These AWARD BIOS s
18. SA Bus and provides non PnP ISA add on cards PCI ISA PnP signifies that a resource is assigned to the PCI Bus or provides for ISA PnP add on cards and peripherals The Choices Disabled default Enabled Resources Controlled By By Choosing Auto ESCD default the system BIOS will detect the system resources and automatically assign the relative IRQ and DMA channel for each peripheral By Choosing Manual the user will need to assign IRQ amp DMA for add on cards Be sure that there are no IRQ DMA and I O port conflicts IRQ Resources This submenu will allow you to assign each system interrupt a type depending on the type of device using the interrupt When you press the Press Enter tag you will be directed to a submenu that will allow you to configure the system interrupts This is only configurable when Resources Controlled By is set to Manual IRQ 3 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 4 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 5 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 7 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 9 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 10 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 11 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 12 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 14 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 15 assigned to PCI Device 34 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 PCI VGA Palette Snoop Choose Disabled or Enabled Some graphic controllers which are not VGA compatible take the output from a VGA controller and map it to their display as a way to provide boot information and VGA compatibility
19. South Bridge VIA VT8237R PLUS Dimension I ATX Form Factor 29 3 L x 21 0cm W O perating System Supporting I Supports Windows 98 Me 2000 XP System Memory d Supports Dual Channel DDR2 Supports DDR2 400 533 I Maximum memory capacity is 2GB supporting 2 DIMM sockets Following table is only for reference DIMM Socket DDR Module Total Memory Size Location DIMMA1 256MB 512MB 1GB 1 Max is 2 GB DIMMA2 256MB 512MB 1GB 1 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 Slot I Four 32 bit PCI bus master slots I One AGP 3 0 8X compatible slot L One PCI Extreme PE1 slot See p 11 for detail information 10 100 LAN PHY i PHY RTL8201BL E Supports 10 Mb s and 100 Mb s auto negotiation I Half Full duplex capability I Supports ACPI PCI power management Onboard Serial ATA L Integrated in VT 8237R PLUS i Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 functions I Supports 2 serial ATA SATA ports Data transfer rates up to 150 MB s Compliant with SATA Version 1 0 specification Super I O E Chip IT E 8705AF I Provides the most commonly used legacy super I O functionality Environment Control initiatives H W Monitor Fan Speed Controller ITE Smart Guardian function Onboard IDE E Two IDE connectors support 4 hard disk drives I Supports PIO mode 0 4 I Supports Ultra DMA 33 66 1 00 133 Bus Master Mode Onboard AC 97 Sound CODEC Chip REALTEK ALC655 d Support 6 channels i Supports SPDIF ou
20. T CPU Sp Special Notice Remove Pin Cap before installation and make good preservation for future use When the C PU is removed cover the Pin Cap on the empty socket to ensure pin legs won tbe damaged Step 1 Pull the lever sideways away from the socket and then raise the lever up to a 90 degree angle Ta S PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 Step 2 Look for the black cut edge on socket and the white dot on CPU should point wards this black cut edge The CPU will fit only in the correct orentation Step 2 1 Step 3 Hold the CPU down fimly and then close the lever to complete the installation Step 4 Put the CPU Fan on the CPU and buckle it Connect the CPU FAN power cable to the JCFAN1 This completes the installation PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 2 2 FAN HEADERS These fan headers support cooling fans built in the computer The fan cable and connector may be different according to the fan manufacturer Connect the fan cable to the connector while matching the black wire to pin 1 JCFANI1 Power Source Header for CPU Fan Assignment Ground Power FAN RPMrate sense Smart Fan Control Assignment Ground 12V FAN RPM rate sense The JCFAN1 reserves cooling fan with Smart Fan Control utility It supports 4 pin head connector When connecting with wires onto connectors please note that the red wire is the positi ve and should be connected to pin 2 and the black wre is Ground and should be connected to GND
21. abled default Disabled PCI Delay Transaction The chipset has an embedded 32 bit posted write buffer to support delay transactions cycles Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specification The Choices Enabled default Disabled Vlink mode selection The Choices By Auto default Mode0 Model Mode2 Mode3 Mode4 VLink 8X Support This item allows you to enable or disable VLink 8X support The Choices Enabled default Disabled DRDY Timing The Choices Slowest Default default Optimize RHTSEL Setting The Choices Default default Disabled Enabled 20 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 Memory Hole When enabled you can reserve an area of system memory for ISA adapter ROM When this area is reserved it cannot be cached Refer to the user documentation of the peripheral you are installing for more information The Choices Disabled default 15M 16M System BIOS Cacheable Selecting the Enabled option allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h FFFFFh which can improve system performance However any programs writing to this area of memory will cause conflicts and result in system errors The Choices Enabled default Disabled TOP Performance This option allows you to enhance DRAM performance The Choices Disabled default Enabled 21 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 5 Integrated Peripherals m Figure 5 Integrated Peripherals Phoenix UDMA UDMA UDMA ti Mo
22. ars Sec Sets the rate at which a keystroke is repeated when you hold the key down The Choices 6 default 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 Typematic Delay Msec Sets the delay time after the key is held down before it begins to repeat the keystroke The Choices 250 default 500 750 1000 Security Option This option will enable only individuals with passwords to bring the system online and or to use the CMOS Setup Utility System A password is required for the system to boot and is also required to access the Setup Utility Setup default A password is required to access the Setup Utility only This will only apply if passwords are set from the Setup main menu MPS Version Control For OS The BIOS supports version 1 1 and 1 4 of the Intel multiprocessor specification Select version supported by the operation system running on this computer The Choices 1 4 default 1 1 OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB A choice other than Non OS2 is only used for OS2 systems with memory exceeding 64MB The Choices Non OS2 default OS2 14 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 Delay for HDD The Choices 0 default Summary Screen Show This item allows you to enable disable display the Summary Screen Show The Choices Disabled default Enabled 15 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 4 Advanced Chipset Features This submenu allows you to configure the specific features of the chipset installed on your system This chipset manage bus speeds and access to
23. chnology if CPU supports it VT will allow a platform to run multiple OS and applications in independent partitions The Choices Disabled Enabled default Virus Warning This option allows you to choose the Virus Warning feature that is used to protect the IDE Hard Disk boot sector If this function is enabled and an attempt is made to write to the boot sector BIOS will display a warning message on the screen and sound an alarm beep Disabled default Virus protection is disabled Enabled Virus protection is activated Hyper Threading Technology This option allows you to enable or disabled CPU Hyper Threading Enabled for Windows XP and Linux 2 4 x OS optimized for Hyper Threading Technology Disabled for other OS OS not optimized for Hyper Threading Technology The Choices Enabled default Disabled 13 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 Quick Power On Self Test Enabling this option will cause an abridged version of the Power On Self Test POST to execute after you power up the computer Enabled default Enable quick POST Disabled Normal POST Boot Up NumLock Status Selects the NumLock State after power on On default Numpad is number keys Off Numpad is arrow keys Typematic Rate Setting When a key is held down the keystroke will repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller When enabled the typematic rate and typematic delay can be configured The Choices Disabled default Enabled Typematic Rate Ch
24. d on Pin 2 3 indi viduall y 13 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 JKBV1 Power Source Header for PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse 3 Pin 1 2 Close default 5V for PS 2 keyboard and mouse 1 3 Pin 2 3 Close PS 2 keyboard and mouse are powered by 5V standby voltage Note In order to support this function Power on system via keyboard and mouse JKBV 1 jumper cap should be placed on Pin 2 3 JATXPW R1 ATX Power Source Connector This connector allows user to connect 20 pin power connector on the ATX power supply Pin Assignment 1 3 3V 2 3 3V 3 Ground 4 5V 5 Ground 6 5V 7 Ground 8 PW_OK 9 Standby Voltage 5V 10 12V 11 3 3V 12 DETECT 13 3 3V 14 PS_ON 15 Ground 16 Ground 17 Ground 18 5V 19 5V 20 5V 14 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 JAUXPW RI Power Source Connector for CPU Power Circuit By connecting this connector it will provide 12V to CPU power circuit Pin Assignment 1 12V 2 12V 3 Ground 4 Ground JPANEL1 Header for Front Panel Facilities This 22 pin connector includes Power on Reset HDD LED Power LED Sleep button speaker and IrDA Connection It allows user to connect the PC case s front panel switchfunctions PWR LED Seas SC ZE sleep buten Sleep bution 13 Ground sd Sarl Connector Power LED HDDLED PowerLED PowerLED HDD LED Saaie tE Power LED ower e HDD LED Power LED LED 7 Ground Power button Res
25. disk can be read and applications files can be used but booting from hard disk 2 Ref ormat the hard drive is impossible Re install applications and data using backup disks Cannot boot system after installing Set masterslave jumpers second hard drive correctly Run SETUP program and select correct drive types Call the drive manuf acturers f or compatibility with other drives 22 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 CHAPTER 5 WARPSPEEDER 5 1 INTRODUCTION WarpSpeeder a new powerful control utility features three user friendly functions including Overclock Manager Overvoltage Manager and Hardware Monitor With the Overdock Manager users can easily adjust the frequency they prefer or they can get the best CPU performance with just one click The Overvoltage Manager on the other hand helps to power up CPU core voltage and Memory voltage The cool Hardware Monitor smarty indicates the temperatures voltage and CPU fan speed as well as the chipset information Also in the About panel you can get detail descriptions about BIOS model and chipsets In addition the frequency status of CPU memory AGP and PCI along with the CPU speed are synchronically shown on ourmain panel Moreover to protect users computer systems if the setting is not appropriate when testing and results in system fail or hang WarpSpeeder technology assures the system stability by automatically rebooting the computer and then restart to a speed that
26. e please double check 1 The CPU cooler surface is placed evenly with the CPU surface 2 CPU fan is rotated normally 3 CPU fan speed is fulfilling wth the CPU speed After confirmed please follow steps below to relief the CPU protection function 1 Remove the power cord from power supply for seconds 2 Wait for seconds 3 Pluginthe power cord and boot up the system Or you can 1 Clearthe CMOS data See Close CMOS Header JCMOS1 section 2 Wait for seconds 3 Power on the system again 21 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 4 3 TROUBLES HOOTING Problem Solution __ __ e No power to the system at all Make sure power cable is Power light dont illuminate fan securely plugged in inside power supply does not turn 2 Replace cable on Contact technical support Indicator light on key board does not turn on System inoperative Keyboard lights Using even pressure on both ends of are on power indicator lights are lit the DIMM press down firmly until the and hard drive is spinning module snaps into place System does not boot from hard disk Check cable running from disk to driv e can be bootedfrom optical driv e disk controller board Make sure both ends are securely plugged in check the drive type in the standard CMOS setup Backing up the hard drive is extremely important All hard disks are capable of breaking down at any time System only boots from optical drive Back up data and applications Hard
27. e type or degree of power saving and is directly related to the following modes 1 HDD Power Down 2 Suspend Mode 27 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 There are four options of Power Management three of which have fixed mode settings Min Power Saving Minimum power management Suspend Mode 1 hr HDD Power Down 15 min Max Power Saving Maximum power management only available for sl CPU s Suspend Mode 1 min HDD Power Down 1 min User Define default Allows you to set each mode individually When not disabled each of the ranges is from 1 min to 1 hr except for HDD Power Down which ranges from min to 15 min and disable HDD Power Down When enabled the hard disk drive will power down and after a set time of system inactivity All other devices remain active The Choices Disabled default 1 Min 2 Min 3 Min 4 Min 5 Min 6 Min 7 Min 8 Min 9 Min 10 Min 11 Min 12 Min 13 Min 14 Min 15Min Suspend Mode The item allows you to select the suspend type under ACPI operating system The Choices Disabled default 1 Min 2 Min 4 Min 6 Min 8 Min 10 Min 20 Min 30 Min 40 Min 1 Hour Video Off Option This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power management The Choices Suspend Off default Always on 28 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 Video Off Method This option determines the manner in which the monitor is goes blank V H SYNC Blank default This select
28. er management features PnP PCI Configurations This submenu allows you to configure certain Plug and Play and PCI options PC Health Status This submenu allows you to monitor the hardware of your system Frequency Voltage Control This submenu allows you to change CPU Vcore Voltage and CPU PCI clock However this function is strongly recommended not to use Not properly change the voltage and clock may cause the CPU or M B damage Load Optimized Defaults This selection allows you to reload the BIOS when the system is having problems particularly with the boot sequence These configurations are factory settings optimized for this system A confirmation message will be displayed before defaults are set Load Optimized Defaults Y N N Set Supervisor Password Setting the supervisor password will prohibit everyone except the supervisor from making changes using the CMOS Setup Utility You will be prompted with to enter a password Enter Password PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 Set User Password If the Supervisor Password is not set then the User Password will function in the same way as the Supervisor Password If the Supervisor Password is set and the User Password is set the User will only be able to view configurations but will not be able to change them Enter Password Save amp Exit Setup Save all configuration changes to CMOS memory and exit setup Confirmation message will be displayed before p
29. es Enabled default Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports The Choices Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 default 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Auto 25 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 Onboard Parallel Port This item allows you to determine access onboard parallel port controller with which I O Address The Choices 378 IRQ7 default 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Disabled Parallel Port Mode The default value is SPP The Choices SPP default Using Parallel port as Standard Printer Port EPP Using Parallel Port as Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port ECP EPP Using Parallel port as ECP amp EPP mode ECP Mode Use DMA Select a DMA Channel for the port The Choices 3 default 1 26 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 6 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup Menu allows you to configure your system to utilize energy conservation and power up power down features m Figure 6 Power Management Setup tup Utility up tl e Move ACPI function This item displays the status of the Advanced Configuration and Power Management ACPI The Choices Enabled default Disabled ACPI Suspend Type The item allows you to select the suspend type under the ACPI operating system The Choices S1 POS default Power on Suspend S3 STR Suspend to RAM S14 S3 POS STR Power Management This category allows you to select th
30. et button Power on button 1 a Reset control S Ground 9 NA 20 Key IrDA Connector IrDA Connector Ground L ole optional Ces Optional 15 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 JUSB2 JUSB3 Headers for USB 2 0 Ports at Front Panel This header allows user to connect additional USB cable on the PC front panel and also can be connected with internal USB devices like USB card reader Pin Assignment 5V fused 5V fused USB USB USB USB Ground Ground Key NC JUSB2 JUSB3 9 1 vVOUE HabRa H OANODaARWND CH JCMOS1 ClearC MOS Header By placing the jumper on pin2 3 it allows user to restore the BIOS safe setting and the CMOS data please carefully f ollow the procedures to avoid damaging the motherboard 1 3 Molo Pin 1 2 Close Normal Operation default 1 Pin 2 3 Close Clear CMOS data X Clear CMOS Procedures Remove AC power line Set the jumper to Pin 2 3 Close Waitf orf ve seconds Set the jumper to Pin 1 2 Close Power on the AC Resety our desired password or clear the CMOS data um bh 16 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 JCI1 Chassis O pen Header This connector allows system to monitor PC case open status If the signal has been triggered it will record to the CMOS and show the message on next boot up Pin Assignment 1 Case opensigna 2 Ground JCDIN1 CD ROM Audio in Connector This connector allows user to connect the audio sourcef rom the
31. he Choices Default default DDR Voltage Regulator This item allows you to select DDR Voltage Control The Choices 1 8V 1 9V 2 0V 2 1 V CPU Clock This item allows you to select CPU Clock and CPU over clocking If unfortunately the system s frequency that you are selected is A not functioning there are two methods of booting up the system Method 1 Clear the COMS data by setting the JCOMS1 2 3 closed as ON status All the CMOS data will be loaded as defaults setting Method 2 Press the lt Insert gt key and Power button simultaneously after that keep on pressing the lt Insert gt key until the power on screen showed This action will boot up the system according to FSB of the processor X It s strongly recommended to set CPU Vcore and clock in default setting If the CPU Vcore and clock are not in default setting it may cause CPU or M B damage 38 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 Auto Detect PCI DIMM CLK This item allows you to enable disable auto Detect PCI Clock The Choices Enabled default Disabled 39
32. ighlighted and the Voltage Panel will slide out to up as the following figure In this panel you can decide to increase CPU cor voltage and Memory voltage or not The default setting is No If you want to get the best performance of overclocking we recommend you click the option Yes GC A V 1200 PM 27 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 Overclock Panel Click the Overclock button in Main Panel the button will be highlighted and the Overclock Panel will slide out to left as the following figure e z y Z fotos A Facen Dis Bon k d a o boy dp 5 Antet Beton X El E Reset to Spo feint Zeta m d e SMH Guten siz Buton WET Bitze IHH Suton 2235 nem Overdock Panel contains the these features 3M Hz button 1 MHz button 1MHz button and 3MHz button provide user the ability to do real time overclock adjustment Warning Manually overclock is potentially dangerous especially when the overclocking percentage is over 110 We strongly recommend you verify ev ery speed you overclock by click the Verify button Or you can just click Auto ov erclock button and let WarpSpeeder automatically gets the best resultfory ou Recovery Dialog button Pop up the following dialog Let user select a restoring way if system need to do a fail safe reboot Piene seet areccsey okon ha vl decede we bored of ecto you eal io do aber gien Leite beet D piit Drog E
33. ion will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS Initial display power management signaling The Choices Stop Grant PwrOn Suspend Modem Use IRQ This determines the IRQ which can be applied in MODEM use The Choices 3 default 4 5 7 9 10 11 NA Soft Off by PWR BTTN Pressing the power button for more than 4 seconds forces the system to enter the Soft Off state when the system has hung The Choices Delay 4 Sec Instant Off default Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume Choosing Enabled will make BIOS run VGA BIOS to initialize the VGA card when system wakes up from S3 state The system time is shortened if you disable the function but system will need AGP driver to initialize the card So if the AGP driver of the VGA card does not support the initialization feature the display may work abnormally or not function after S3 The Choices Auto default Yes No Ac Loss Auto Restart This field determines the action the system will automatically take when power is restored to a system that had lost power previously without any subsequent manual intervention There are 3 sources that provide current to the CMOS area that retains these Power On instructions the motherboard battery 3V the Power Supply 5 VSB and the Power Supply 3 3V While AC is not supplying power the motherb
34. is either the original system speed or a suitable one 5 2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENT OS Support Windows 98 SE Windows Me Windows 2000 Windows XP DirectX DirectX 8 1 or above The Windows XP operating system indudes DirectX 8 1 If you use Windows XP you do not need to install DirectX 8 1 23 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 5 3 INSTALLATION 1 Execute the setup execution file and then the following dialog will pop up Please dick Next button and follow the default procedure to install ee oe lr fa betel wina le aa pee Tip v i hih et eg eT Tp tee 2 When you see the following dialog in setup procedure it means setup is completed If the Launch the WarpSpeeder Tray Utility checkbox is checked the Tray Icon utility and WarpSpeeder utility will be automatically and immediately launched after you click Finish button Drool ada boil eile E deis Zaig ha breached wutaing H apinain mN pow core RH Lern tg uppii ip ty U sage The following figures are just only for reference the screen printed in this user manual will change according to your motherboard on hand 24 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 5 4 WARPSPEEDER INCLUDES 1 TRAY ICON AND 5 PANELS 1 Tray Icon Whenever the Tray Icon utility is launched it will display a little tray icon on the right side of Windows Taskbar OD SS 11 33 aM This utility is responsible for conveniently invoking WarpSpeeder Utility You can use the
35. lity Shutdown Temperature Item Help v HAW Monitor in POST en Warnning U PO Value F10 Exit Fl General Help F7 t d Defaults Shutdown Temperature This item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown Temperature This item only effective under Windows 98 ACPI mode The Choices Disabled default 60 C 140F 65 C 149F 70 C 158F 75 C 167F CPU Veore 3 3V 5 0V DIMM Voltage VDD Voltage Battery Detect the system s voltage status automatically Current CPU Temperature This field displays the current temperature of the CPU Current CPU FAN Speed This field displays the current speed of CPU fan Current SYS FAN Speed This field displays the current speed SYSTEM fan Show H W Monitor in POST If your computer contains a monitoring system it will show PC health status during POST 36 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 stage The item offers several delay time for you to choose The Choices Enabled default Disabled Chassis Open Warning This item allows you to enable or disable Chassis Open Warning beep The Choices Disabled default Enabled 37 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 9 Frequency Voltage Control m Figure 9 Frequency Voltage Control TL zone t t f PD Value F E it Fl General Help 5 efault CPU CLOCK RATIO The Choices 8X default 9X 10X 11X 12X 13X 14 X 15X 16X 17X 18X 19X 20 X 21 X 22 X and 23X CPU Voltage Regulator This item allows you to select CPU Voltage Control T
36. mouse by clicking the left button in order to invoke WarpSpeeder directly from the little tray icon or you can right click the little tray icon to pop up a popup menu as following figure The Launch Utility item in the popup menu has the same function as mouse left click on tray icon and Exit item will cose Tray Icon utility if selected Lanoch Utility ly Ext fer SR ts aes 25 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 2 Main Panel If you click the tray icon WarpSpeeder utility will be invoked Please referto the following figure the utiity s first window you will see is Main Panel M ain Panel contains features as follows a Display the CPU Speed CPU external clock Memory cock AGP dock and PCI clock infomation b ContainsAbout Voltage Overclock and Hardware Monitor Buttons for invoking respective panels c With a user friendly Status Animation it can represent 3 overclock percentage stages Man walking gt overclock percentage from 100 110 Panther running overclock percentage from 110 120 Car racing gt overclock percentage from 120 above MHz EF Ss Bo Ree cpu GLOCK MH PCICLOCK MHz P 1497 3 iea 66 5 S 132 7 ERCO 100 k CENTAGE MEMORY CLOCK wan PER Hardware e Monitor Button s p E Over clock percentage 100 DN Overclock Bullen a Voltage Button B O SS 1146 aM 26 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 3 Voltage Panel Click the Voltage button in Main Panel the button will be h
37. oard uses the motherboard battery 3V If AC power is supplied and the Power Supply is not turned on 5VSB from the Power Supply is used When the Power Supply is eventually turned on 3 3V from the Power Supply will be used 29 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 There are 3 options Former Sts On Off Off default Means always set CMOS to the Off status when AC power is lost On Means always set CMOS to the On status when AC power is lost Former Sts Means to maintain the last status of the CMOS when AC power is lost For example If set to Former Sts and AC power is lost when system is live then after AC power is restored the system will automatically power on If AC power is lost when system is not live system will remain powered off IRQ Event Activity Detect eneral Help If you highlight the literal Press Enter next to the IRQ Event Activity Detect label and then press the enter key it will take you a submenu with the following options PS2KB Wakeup Select When select Password please press Enter key to change password with a maximum of 8 characters The Choices Hot Key default Password PS2KB Wakeup from SA S4 S5 This item allows you to wake up from S3 S4 S5 with PS2 keyboard The Choices Disable default Ctrl F1 Ctrl F2 Ctrl F3 Ctrl F4 Ctrl F5 Ctrl F6 Ctrl F7 Ctrl F8 Ctrl F9 Ctrl F10 Ctrl F11 Ctrl F12 Power Wake Any Key PS2
38. r Slave PIO The IDE PIO Programmed Input Output fields let you set a PIO mode 0 4 for each of the IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports Modes 0 through 4 provides successively increased performance In Auto mode the system automatically determines the best mode for each device The Choices Auto default Mode0 Model Mode2 Mode3 Mode4 IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA Ultra DMA 100 functionality can be implemented if it is supported by the IDE hard drives in your system As well your operating environment requires a DMA driver Windows 95 OSR2 or a third party IDE bus master driver If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA 100 select Auto to enable BIOS support The Choices Auto default Disabled IDE HDD Block Mode If your IDE hard drive supports block mode select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read writes per sector the drive can support The Choices Enabled default Disabled 23 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 VIA OnChip PCI Device up Utility Audio hip Menu Level USB Emulation Tt l Move te t Y Save S 1 General Help If you highlight the literal Press Enter next to the OnChip PCI Device label and then press the enter key it will take you a submenu with the following options VIA 3058 AC97 Audio This option allows you to control the onboard AC97 audio The Choices Auto default Disabled VI
39. roceeding SAVE to CMOS and EXIT Y N Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup Confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding Quit Without Saving Y N N Upgrade BIOS This submenu allows you to upgrade bios BIOS UPDATE UTILITY Y N N PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 2 Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories Each category includes no one or more than one setup items Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the lt PgUp gt or lt PgDn gt keys to select the value you want in each item m Figure 2 Standard CMOS Setup Phoen1 gt rd Setup Utility ndard CMO tures IDE Channel IDE Channel O IDE Channel 3 IDE Channel tl e Move Ente t d t 3 neral Help F5 P f 0 Main Menu Selections PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 This table shows the selections that you can make on the Main Menu Item Date Time IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave IDE Secondary Master IDE Secondary Slave Drive A Drive B Video Options mm dd yy Options are in its sub menu Options are in its sub menu Options are in its sub menu Options are in its sub menu 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in None EGA VGA CGA 40 CGA 80 MONO Description Set the system date Note that the Day automatically changes when you
40. rv ideo card beeps memory bad High low siren sound CPU overheated System will shut down automatically ne Short beep when system boot up No error found during POST ong beeps every other second No DRAM detected or install 4 2 EXTRA INFORMATION BIOS Update After you fail to update BIOS or BIOS is invaded by virus the Boot Block function will help to restore BIOS If the following message is shown after boot up the system it means the BIOS contents are corrupted In this Case please follow the procedure below to restore the BIOS 1 Make a bootable floppy disk 2 Download the Flash Utility AWDFLASH exe from the Biostar website www biostar com tw 3 Confirm motherboard model and download the respectively BIOS from Biostar website Copy AWDFLASH exe and respectively BIOS into floppy disk Insert the bootable disk into floppy drive and press Enter System will boot up to DOS prompt Type Awdflash xxxx bf sn py r in DOS prompt xxxx means BIOS name System will update BIOS automatically and restart The BIOS has been recovered and will work properly Oy Ot a o w 20 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 B CPU Overheated If the system shutdown automatically after poweron system for seconds that means the CPU protection function has been activated When the CPU is over heated the motherboard will shutdown automatically to avoid a damage of the CPU and the system may not power on again In this cas
41. s 7T default 6T Active to CMD Tred Use this item to specify the delay from the activation of a bank to the time that a read or write command is accepted The Choices 2T 3T 4T default 5T REF to ACT REF to REF Trfc The Choices 8 71T ACT 0 to ACT 1 TRRD The Choices 2T 3T Read to Precharge lt Trtp gt The Choices 2T 3T 17 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 Write to Read lt TWtr gt The Choices 1T 2T 2T 3T Write Recovery Time lt TWr gt The Choices 2T 3T 4T 5T DRAM BUS Selection The Choices Auto default Single Channel Dual Channel RDSAIT RDSBIT Mode The Choices Auto default Manual RDSAIT RDSBIT Selection The Choices 0 3F DRAM Command Rate This item controls clock cycle that must occur between the last valid write operation and the next command The Choices 1T Command 2T Command default AGP amp P2P Bridge Control Tl Move If you highlight sS P Bridge Control label and then press the enter key it will take you a submenu with the following options 18 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 AGP Aperture Size Select the size of the Accelerated Graphics Port AGP 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 The Choices 64M 256M 128M default 32M 16M 8M 4M AGP 2 0 Mode This item allows you to select the
42. t functions I Compliant with AC 97 Version 2 3 spedfication PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 Internal On board I O Connectors and Headers mm mm mm et EEE PS 2 Keyboard 1 front panel header supports front panel facilities 1 CD in connector supports 1 CD ROM audio in device 1 S PDIF Out connector supports digital audio out function 1 front audio header supports front panel audio out function 1 chassis open header supports PC case opened warning function 1 FDD connector supports 2 Floppy drives with 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88Mbytes 2 IDE connectors support 4 hard disk devices 2 Serial ATA connectors support 2 SATA devices 2 USB headers support 4 USB 2 0 ports at front panel ack Panel I O Connectors 4 USB 2 0 ports 1 COM port CON2 is optional 1 Printer port 1 RJ 45 LAN jack 1 PS 2 Mouse port 1 PS 2 Keyboard port 1 Vertical audio port including 1 line in connector 1 line out connector and 1 MIC in connector im Line In Surround LineOu ei ROL A AA kk Ak Ab ke PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 PACKAGE LIST FDD cable x 1 HDD cable x 1 User s Manual x 1 Fully Setup Driver CD x 1 Rear I O panel for ATX case x 1 USB 2 0 cable x 1 optional Serial ATA cable x 1 optional S PDIF out cable x 1 optional PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 1 3 LAYOUT AND COMPONENTS PT880 Pro Note RW represents the 1 pin PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 1 INSTALLING CENTRAL PROCESSING UNI
43. the item on the left menu bar PgUp key Increase the numeric value or make changes PgDn key Decrease the numeric value or make changes Increase the numeric value or make changes Decrease the numeric value or make changes Esc key Main Menu Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Exit Current page and return to Main Menu PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 1 Main Menu Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility the Main Menu will appear on the screen The Main Menu allows you to select from several setup functions Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press lt Enter gt to accept and enter the sub menu WARNING The information about BIOS defaults on manual Figure 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 is just for reference please refer to the BIOS installed on board for update information m Figure 1 Main Menu Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Standard CMOS Features This submenu contains industry standard configurable options Advanced BIOS Features This submenu allows you to configure enhanced features of the BIOS Advanced Chipset Features This submenu allows you to configure special chipset features PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 Integrated Peripherals This submenu allows you to configure certain IDE hard drive options and Programmed Input Output features Power Management Setup This submenu allows you to configure the pow
44. upports the Plug and Play Version 1 0A specification ESCD Extended System Configuration Data write is supported EPA Green PC Support This AWARD BIOS supports Version 1 03 of the EPA Green PC specification APM Support These AWARD BIOS supports Version 1 1 amp 1 2 of the Advanced Power Management APM specification Power management features are implemented via the System Management Interrupt SMI Sleep and Suspend power management modes are supported Power to the hard disk drives and video monitors can be managed by this AWARD BIOS ACPI Support Award ACPI BIOS support Version 1 0 of Advanced Configuration and Power interface specification ACPI It provides ASL code for power management and device configuration capabilities as defined in the ACPI specification developed by Microsoft Intel and Toshiba PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 PCI Bus Support This AWARD BIOS also supports Version 2 1 of the Intel PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect local bus specification DRAM Support DDR2 SDRAM Double Data Rate Two Synchronous DRAM are supported Supported CPUs This AWARD BIOS supports the Intel CPU Using Setup In general you use the arrow keys to highlight items press lt Enter gt to select use the lt PgUp gt and lt PgDn gt keys to change entries press lt F1 gt for help and press lt Esc gt to quit The following table provides more detail about how to navigate in the Setup program by using the keyboard Move to
45. v ariaty dev ices like CD ROM DVD ROM PCI sound card PCI TV turner card etc Pin Assignment Left Channel Input Ground Ground Right Channe Input ob A 17 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 JSATAI JSATA2 Serial ATA Connectors The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 2 channels SATA interface it satisfies the SATA 1 0 spec and with transfer rate of 1 5Gb s ISA AZ JSATA1 oOo OD Besch 7 4 1 JAUDIO2 Front Panel Audio Header zl OO E WDM Pin Assignment Ground TX TX Ground RX RX Ground This header allows user to connect the front audio output cable with the PC f ront panel It will disable the output on back panel audio connectors Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Assignment Mic in Stereo MIC in R Ground Stereo MIC in L Audio power Right line out Speaker out Right Right line out Speaker out Right Reserved Key Left line out Speaker out Left Left line out Speaker out Left Right line in optional Right line in optional Left line in optional Left line in optional 18 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 JSPDIF_OUTI Digital Audio out C onnectors These connectors allow user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output or input header Pin Assignment 1 5V 2 SPDIF OUT 3 Ground 19 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 CHAPTER 4 USEFUL HELP 4 1 AWARD BIOS BEEP CODE Beep Sound Meaning __ One long beep followed by two short Video card not found o
46. ve Ent t U PD Value F10 5 Exit Fl General Help F5 Previc Valu F7 Opti jefaul ts The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels Select Enabled to activate the first and or second IDE interface If you install a primary and or secondary add in IDE interface select Disabled to deactivate an interface If you highlight the literal Press Enter next to the Onchip IDE Control label and then press the enter key it will take you a submenu with the following options 22 PT880 Pro A7 DDR2 OnChip SATA This option allows you to enable the onchip Serial ATA The Choices Enabled default Disabled SATA Mode The Choices IDE RAID default IDE DMA Transfer Access The Choices Enabled default Disabled OnChip IDE Channel 0 1 The motherboard chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels Select Enabled to activate the first and or second IDE interface Select Disabled to deactivate an interface if you are going to install a primary and or secondary add in IDE interface The Choices Enabled default Disabled IDE Prefetch Mode The onboard IDE drive interfaces supports IDE prefetching for faster drive access If the interface does not support prefetching If you install a primary and or secondary add in IDE interface set this option to Disabled The Choices Enabled default Disabled IDE Primary Secondary Maste

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