Biostar M7VIT Bravo Owner's Manual
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1. Off default Always on Video Off Method This option determines the manner in which the monitor is goes blank V H SYNC Blank default This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS Initial display power management signaling The Choices Stop Grant PwrOn Suspend 21 M7VIT Bravo BIOS Setup Modem Use IR This determines the IRQ which can be applied in MODEM use The Choices 3 default 4 5 7 9 10 11 NA 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 Yes default No Soft Off by PWRBTN Pressing the power button for more than 4 seconds forces the system to enter the Soft Off state when the system has hung The Choices Delay 4 Sec Instant Off default PWRON After PW R Fail 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 that2. select Disabled in this field The Choices 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 Onboard Serial Port 2 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports The Choices Disabled default 2F8 IRQ3 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Auto UART Mode Select This item allows you to determine which Infra Red IR function of onboard I O chip The Choices Normal default AS KIR IrDA UR2 Duplex Mode Select the value required by the IR device connected to the IR port Full duplex mode permits simultaneous two direction transmission Half duplex mode permits transmission in one direction only at a time The Choices Half default Full 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 18 M7VIT Bravo BIOS Setup ECP Mode Use DMA Select a DMA Channel for the port The Choices 3 default 1 Game Po
3. Panel contains features as follows a Display the CPU Speed CPU external clock Memory clock AGP clock and PCI clock inf ormation b Contains About Voltage Overclock and Hardware Monitor Buttons for invoking respective panels c With a userfriendl Status Animation it can represert 3 overclock percentage stages Man walking gt overclock percentage from 100 110 96 Panther running gt overclock percentage from 11096 120 Car racing gt overclock percentagef rom 120 above 16 M7VIT Bravo Herdesre Motor Butiy E Volks Butinr 3 Voltage Panel Click the Voltage button in Main Panel the button wil be highlighted and the Voltage Panel wil slide ou to up asthefollowing figure In this panel you can decide to increase CPU core voltage and Memory voltage or not The default setting is No If y ou want to get the best performance of overclocking we recommendy ou click the option Y es 17 M7VIT Bravo 4 Overclock Panel Click the Ov ercloc button in Main Panel the button will be highlighted and the Overclock Panel wil slide ou to left as the following figure 18 M7VIT Bravo hdn T AUT EL ww Sarton a 1 2 pc PM of bor erred Vend din _ Bent Hd nW 78 EFE ds j pima an FE B mn EU JP hi H Eaton THE Bee ofits brio inst ave ET Overclock Panel contains the these features a 3MHz button 1MHz button 1
4. 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 26 M7VIT Bravo BIOS Setup 8 PC Health Status W Figure 8 PC Health Status Phoenix AwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Menu Level gt Enable Disable show HardWare Monitor Value Show H W Monitor in POST Enabled Chassis Open Warnning Disabled tie Move Enter Select PU PD Ualue F10 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults CPU Vcore 3 3V 5V 12 V 5V 5V SB Voltage Battery Detect the system s voltage status automatically Current CPU Temp This field displays the current temperature ofthe 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 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 Wa
5. default Tras Non DDR400 DDR400 This items allows you to set Tras Non DDR400 DDR400 The Choices 7T 10T default 6T 8T ST 6T ST 12T 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 5T default DRAM Burst Length The Choices 4 default 8 DRAM Queue Depth This item permits to place the depths of the memory The deeper the depth is the better is this function The Choices 4 level default 2 level 3 level 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 Write Recovery Time This item allows you to select the recovery time The Choices 3T default 2T tWTR for DDR400 ONLY This item allows you to choose tWTR for DDR 400 only The Choices 3T default 1T 2T AGP amp P2P Bridge Control If you highlight the literal Press Enter next to the AGP amp P2P Bridge Control label and 13 M7VIT Bravo BIOS Setup then press the enter key it will take you a submenu with the following options 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 an
6. provide current to the CMOS area that retains these Power On instructions the motherboard battery 3V the Power Supply 5VSB and the Power Supply 3 3V While AC is not supplying power the motherboard 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 There are 3 options Former Sts On Off Former Sts Means to maintain the last status of the CMOS when AC power is lost On Means always set CMOS to the On status when AC power is lost Off default Means always set CMOS to the Off status 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 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 VGA When set to On any event occurring at a VGA Port will awaken a system which 22 M7VIT Bravo BIOS Setup 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 print
7. 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 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 Gate A20 Option Select if chipset or keyboard controller should control Gate A20 Normal A pin in the keyboard controller controls Gate A20 Fast default Lets chipset control Gate A20 10 M7VIT Bravo BIOS Setup Typematic Rate Settin 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 Disabled default Enabled Type matic Rate Chars 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 indiv
8. 0 133 Bus Master Mode LAN E PHY VIA VT6103 E Supports 10 Mb s and 100 Mb s auto negotiation E Hat Full duplex capability n Board AC 97 Sound Codec Chip CMI9761A E Compliant with AC 97 specification E Supports 6channes Supports stereo Microphone M7VIT Bravo On Board Peripherals a Rearsi E 1x serial port E 1x parallel port SPP EPP ECP mode 1x Audio ports in vertical position E 1x RJ 45LAN jack E 1x PS 2 mouse and 1 x PS 2 keyboard E 4x USB2 0 ports 2 x USB2 0 Optional b FrontSide E 1 floppy port suppots 2 FDDs with 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88Mbytes E 4 USB2 0 ports E 1 front audio header E 1 S PDIF Out header Optional Dimensions E ATX Form Factor 19 1cm X 29 3cm W X L B BIOS amp Software BIOS Award legal BIOS Supports APM1 2 Supports ACPI Supports USB Fundion Software Supports Warpspeeder 9th Touch FLASHER Qf ers thehighest performarce for Windows 98 SE Windows 2000 Windows Me Windows XP UNIX Series etc Package contents HDD Cable X 1 FDD Cable X 1 User s Manual X 1 Fully SetupDriv er CD X 1 USB 2 0 Cable X 1 optional S PDIF Cable X 1 optional Rear I O Panelfor ATX Case X 1 optional M7VIT Bravo How to set up Jumper The illustration shows howto set up a jumper When the Jumpercap is placed on pins the jumper is close If no jumper cap is placed on the pins the jumper is open The illustration s
9. M7VIT Bravo FCC Information and Copyright This equipment has beentested and fourd to comply with the limits ofa Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 ofthe FCC Rules T hese 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 of and specially 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 of without obligation to notify any party beforehand Duplication of this publication in part or in whole is not allowed without first obtaining the vendors approval in writing The content ofthis user s manualis subject to be changed without notice and we wll not be responsible for any mistakes found in this user s manual All the brand and product names are trademarks of their respective companies Table of the Contents LAYOUT OF M7VIT BRAVO assssccccccccsssssssssccrsccsssssssessccccssssssssssseess 1 COMPONENT INDEX ss ie eee eso eoa eo eee eo aeo to ea eder eeepc eee aa nose o da
10. MHz button and 3MHz button provide user the ability to doreal time overclock adjustment Warning Manually overclock is potentially dangerous espec ally when the overcbcking percentage is over 110 We strongly recommend you verify every speed you overclock by click the Verify button Or you can just click Auto overdock button and let WarpSpeeder automaticallygets the best result for you b Recovery Dialog button Pop up the following dialog Let user select a restoring way if system need to do afail safe reboot 19 M7VIT Bravo Recovery Options Please select a recovery option that will decide what kind of restoring you want to do after system fail safe reboot Options Group C Restore to Hardware Default CPU Clock Value d Auto overclock button User can click this button and WarpSpeeder will set the best and stable performance andfrequency automatically WarpSpeeder utility will execute a series of testing until systemfail Then system will dofail safe reboot by using Wathdog function After reboot the WarpSpeeder uility will restore to the hardware ddaul setting or load the verified best and stable frequency accordingto the Recovery Dialogs setting e Verify button User can click this button and WarpSpeeder will proceed a testingf or current frequency If the testing is ok then the currentfrequencg will be s ed into system registry If the tes
11. a 2 M7VIT BRAVO SYSTEM STRUCTURE ccccccssssscsssrcecccessssssees 3 DALET D Si E REA AET N P see err Yee ea e oa Eee oe es Fe ree e eei ePi Ca se ee nne 4 M7VIT Bravo Feallres iios ioo re na arri run u n cra ce ccdadacteeas AEri anai 4 Package contents aa aa a a a aa AE Aa aa aaia a a a aiaa 5 How to set Up JUMPEr eeenreneneeeeneanenseeenseeanseuenseeenseneneenenseueeaeees 6 CPU Installation 4 1 cori oe se noua nn oan ta ao trae a Dru sane E aeiaai anatia 6 DDR DIMM Modules DDR 1 DDR2 eseseeeeeee nene nennen nennen nnus 7 Installing DDR Module ss nmn nnnm nnne nennen 7 Jumpers Headers Connectors amp Slots u 8 WARPBSPEBEDER ien ect ooh er eaae eee seis Leo e v Veto ausia SEIST a Inirodu Gl On 2o our eee ener ao Epp net EMEN alea ena eEEhEiMNPXREEREN QE REA System Requirement Installation M7VIT Bravo Layout of M7VIT Bravo NOTE represents thefirst pin M7VIT Bravo Component Index p A 0 B A CFU m ER wc mn El F M E zm Li E LE 1 a 93 Wire ni T EH An i im ess Floppy Disk Connector FDD1 Case Open Connector JCl1 System FAN H eader JSF AN1 Serial ATA Connectors JSATA1 2 Front USB Header JUSB2 JUSB3 DE Connectors IDE1 2 DDR Modul
12. abled 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 16 M7VIT Bravo BIOS Setup Primary Secondary Master 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 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 DM A 100 select Auto to enable BIOS support The Choices Auto default Disabled IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer multiple commands or multiple sector read write If your IDE hard drive supports block mode most new drives do select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block mode most new drives do select Enabled for a
13. an easily adjust the frequency they prefer or they can get the best CPU perf omance with just one click The Ov ervoltage Manager on the other hand helps to power up CPU core voltage and Memory voltage The cool Hardware Monitor smartly indicates the temperatures voltage and CPU fan speed as well as the chipset irf ormation 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 our main panel Moreov er to protect users computer systems if the setting is nd appropriate when testing and results in system fail or hang WarpSpeeder technology assures the system stability by automatically rebooting the compuer and then restart to a speed that is either the original system speed or a suitable one System Requirement OS Support Windows 98 SE Windows Me Windows 2000 Windows XP DirectX DirectX 8 1 or above The Windows XP operating system includes DirectX 8 1 If you useWindows XP y oudo not need to insall DirectX 8 1 13 M7VIT Bravo Installation 1 Execute the setup execution file and then the following dialog will pop up Please click Next button andfollow the ddault procedure to install Wetton t the Hristall feel Wlizaid loi a asp pees The instal bed izad voll mebl rp peser om put computer Tp ponina click Het 2 When you see the following dialog i
14. by several separate chipset WarpSpeeder divide these features to separate panels F one chipset is not on board he correlative button in Main panel will be disabled but will not interfere other panels functions This property can make WarpSpeeder utility more robus 22 M7VIT Bravo Trouble Shooting Contact techrical support PROBABLE SOLUTION System inoperative Keyboard lights are on J Using even pressure on both ends of thd power indicator Ights are lit hard drive is DIMM press down firmly until the moduld spinning snaps into place PROBABLE SOLUTION System does not boot from hard disk drive can Check cable iunning from disk to diskcontrolle be booted from CD ROM drive board Make sure both ends are securel plugged in check the drive type in th standard CMOS setup Backing up the hard drive is extremel important Al hard dBks are capable ol PROBABLE System only boots from CD ROM Hard disk can Back up data and applications files Reforma be read and applications can be used but the hard drive Re install applicatonsand datd booting from hard disk is impossible using backup disks PROBABLE SOLUTION Screen message says Invalid Configuration o Review system s equipment Make sure CMOS Failure correct informa onis in setup PROBABLE SOLUTION Set master slave jumperscorrectly Run SETUP program and select correct drive tyes Cal drive manufacturers fo Ca
15. e Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Peripherals Set User Password Power Management Setup Save amp Exit Setup PnP PCI Configurations Exit Without Saving PC Health Status Upgrade BIOS Esc Quit F9 Menu in BIOS Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type 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 M7VIT Bravo BIOS Setup 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 power 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 CPU or M B damage Load Optimized Defaults This selection allows you to reload the BIOS when the system is having problems part
16. e 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 24 M7VIT Bravo BIOS Setup 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 ISA 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 interrupt
17. en Connector JCI1 nl Em sd al Case Open Signal 2 Gon CD ROM Audio In Header JCDIN1 re IP 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 Right Channel Input Digital Audio C nector JS PDIF1 2 SPDIF_OUT vais Lal Ground 10 M7VIT Bravo Front Panel Audio Header JAUDIO1 JAJDIO1 Right stereo Mic In Bass Right Line Ou Speaker Out ER Right Line Out Speer Out Right Left stereo Mc In Center Right Left Right Line In Rear Speaker ig 13 Left Line I Rear Speaker Leff 14 Left Line In Rear Speaker Left Front USB Header JUSB2 JUS B3 Optional JUSB3 Frequency Selection JCLK1 Pin 100MHz 8 7 12 Open Open Close 34 Close Close Close 1 se close Open Opm Open 2 11 M7VIT Bravo Back Panel Connectors BPRS REE Ere rrr ET re ener PE PE TE Re Ere REET rete OPTE EEP ARE D ET RT Err Te EP REET ER EEE Te Te TEE PRE eT EIER ETE PE TT EM Lineln e Speaker Ot L Mic In PS2 PS2 PS2 CM UB UB x Keyboard Mouse Qoti onal 6 Channel Speakers Speaker Out Rear Speaker Left amp Ri ght Right amp Left QR Micin Center amp Bass A B m B B NETT M7VIT Bravo WarpSpeeder Introduction WarpSpeeder a new power ul control utility features three userfriendly functions including Ov erclocx Manager Ov ervoltage Manager and Hardware Monitor With the Ov erclock Manager users c
18. er 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 PowerOn 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 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 IRQs Activity Monitoring Press Enter to access another sub menu used to configure the different wake up events i e wake on LPT amp COMM activity Primary INTR On IRQ3 COM2 Enabled IRQ4 COMI Enabled IRQS LPT2 Enabled IRQ6 Floppy Disk Enabled IRQ7 LPT1 Enabled IRQ8 RTC Alarm Disabled IRQ9 IRQ2 Redir Disabled IRQ10 Reserved Disabled IRQII Reserved Disabled IRQI2 PS 2 Mouse Enabled IRQI3 Coprocessor Enabled IRQ14 Hard Disk Enabled IRQI5 Reserved Disabled 23 M7VIT Bravo BIOS Setup 7 PnP PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system PCI or Personal Computer Interc
19. es DDR1 2 Back Panel Connector ATX Power Connector ATX1 CD ROM Audio n Header JCDIN1 Digitd Audio Connector JSPDIF 1 Front Audio Head er J AUDIO1 Accelerated Graphics Port Slot AGP1 PCI BUS Slots PCI 1 5 Front Panel Connector JPAN EL 1 Clear CMOS Function JCMOS1 FrequencySelection JCLK1 CPU Fan Connector JCFAN1 stands for Optional I0mmocoOousm 2ovozzgernmc M7VIT Bravo M7VIT Bravo System Structure CPU Soc ket A DDR 266 333 400 AGP4X 8X VT8235CE 6 USB2 0 E ES a UN ATA33 66 100 133 VIA VT 6103 m BIOS IDE1 IDE2 S 100Mb s All E 5 PCI Master ur Tag ITE 1 0 ITEIT8705F Ld F loopy Eti nter PRAVO M7VIT Bravo English M7VIT Bravo Features A Hardware CPU E Provides Socket A F Supports single AMD Athlon XP Duron Family processor E Front Side Bus at 200 266 333 MHz Chipset E North Bridge VIA KT400A E South Bridge VIA VT8235CE Main Memory E Supports up to 2 DDR devices E Supports 266 333 400 MHz without ECC DDR devices E Maximum memory size is 2GB pees yo hip U2 ITE8705F E Prov ides the most commonly used legacy Super VO fundionality E Environment Control initiatives HAN Monitor ITE s Smart Guardian function Bet Five 32 bit PCI bus master slots E One AGP 4X 8X slot On Board IDE E Supports four IDE disk drives E Supports RO Mode 4 Master Mode and Ultra DMA 33 66 10
20. executed with zero wait states The Choices Enabled default Disabled PCD Master 0 WS Write When enabled writes to the AGP bus are executed with zero wait states The Choices Enabled default Disabled PCIL Post Write When Enabled CPU writes are allowed to post on the PCI bus The Choices Enabled default Disabled PCD Post Write When Enabled CPU writes are allowed to post on the AGP bus The Choices Enabled default Disabled VLink 8X Support The Choices Enabled 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 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 Disabled default Video RAM Cacheable Enabling this option allows caching of the video RAM resulting in better system performance However if any program writes to t
21. g table provides more detail about how to navigate in the Setup program by using the keyboard Keystroke Function Up arrow Move to previous item Down arrow Move to next item Left arrow Move to the item on the left menu bar Right arrow Move to the item on the right menu bar Move Enter Move to the item you desired PgUp key Increase the numeric value or make changes PgDnkey Decrease the numeric value or make changes Key Increase the numeric value or make changes Key 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 F1 key General help on Setup navigation keys F5 key Load previous values from CMOS F7 key Load the optimized defaults F10 key Save all the CMOS changes and exit M7VIT Bravo BIOS Setup 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 Figure 1 Main Menu Standard CHOS Features Frequency Voltag
22. ged incorrectly W Figure 4 Advanced Chipset Setup Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features gt DRAM Clock Drive Control Press Enter gt AGP amp P2P Bridge Control Press Enter gt CPU amp PCI Bus Control Press Enter Menu Level Memory Hole Disabled System BIOS Cacheable Disabled Video RAM Cacheable Disabled ti Move Enter Select PU PD Ualue F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults DRAM Clock Drive Control 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 or By SPD The Choices 100MHZ 133MHz By SPD default 166MHz DRAM Timing This item determines DRAM clock timing follow SPD or not The Choices Auto By SPD default Manual Turbo Ultra 12 M7VIT Bravo BIOS Setup DRAM CAS Latency When DRAM is installed the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing The Choices 2 5 default 2 Bank Interleave This item allows you to enable or disable the bank interleave feature The Choices Disabled default 2 bank 4 bank Precharge to Active Trp This items allows you to specify the delay from precharge command to activate command The Choices 2T 3T 4T 5T
23. his memory area a system error may result The Choices Enabled Disabled default 15 M7VIT Bravo BIOS Setup 5 Integrated Peripherals W Figure 5 Integrated Peripherals Phoenix fwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals gt UIA OnChip IDE Device Press Enter gt UIA OnChip PCI Device Press Enter gt SuperI0 Device Press Enter Menu Level Init Display First PCI Slot tle Move Enter Select PU PD Ualue F10 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults VIA OnChip IDE Device 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 IDE DMA transfer access The onboard IDE drive interface supports IDE DMA read write function 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 installa primary and or secondary add in IDE interface The Choices En
24. hows a 3 pin jumper whose pin 1 and 2 are close when jumper cap is placed on these2 pins W j Jumper open Jumper close Pin1 2 close CPU Installation Step1 Pull the lever sideway s away from thesocket and then raise the lev er upto a 90 degree angle Step2 Look for the white dot cut edge The white dot cut edge should point towards the lev er piv ot The CPU will fit only in thecorrect orientation Step3 Hold the CPU downfimly and then close the lever to complete the installdion Step4 Put the CPU Fan onthe CPU and buckle it Connect the CPU fan power cable to the JCFAN1 Then the instalation is completed M7VIT Bravo CPU Fan Header JCFAN1 e00 er asomo Ground m 412V 3 FAN RPM rateSense System Fan Header JSFAN1 Con am EU o i dl MRC T TUN DDR DIMM Modules DDR1 DDR2 DRAM Access Time 2 5V Unbuffered Registered DDR 266 MHz PC2100 DDR 333 MHz PC2700 DDR 400 MHz PC 3200 Ty pe required DRAM Ty pe 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB DIMM Module 184 pin DIMM Socket DDR Module Total Memory Location Size MB DDR 1 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 1 Max is DDR 2 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 2GB A Ony for reference Installing DDR Module 1 Unlocka DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips yin s outward Align a DIMM to the sid in the way that 4 the notch of the DIMM matches the break of the Slot 2 Insert the DIMM verticaly and fimly into the slot noo 3
25. icularly 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 V 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 M7VIT Bravo BIOS Setup 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 proceeding SAVE to CHOS and EXIT V N V 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 UPDRTE UTILITV V N N M7VIT Bravo BIOS Setup 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 i
26. iduals 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 APIC Mode By selecting Enabled enables ACPI device mode reporting from the BIOS to the operating system The Choices Disabled default Enabled 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 Summary Screen Show This item allows you to enable disable display the Summary Screen Show The Choices Disabled default Enabled 11 M7VIT Bravo BIOS Setup 4 Advanced Chipset Features This submenu allows you to configure the specific features of the chipset mstalled on your system This chipset manage bus speeds and access to 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 chan
27. n setup procedure it means setup is completed If the Launch the WarpSpeeder Tray Utility checkbox is checked the Tray Icon utility and WarpSpeeder M utility will be automatically and immediately launched aftery ou click Finish button 14 M7VIT Bravo tale wizasd Complete Setup hat fiihs nealing el apo pencher on your compiler F Launch Her Wii perder Tias Uitte Usage The folowing figures are just only for reference the screen printed in this user manual will changeaccordingto your motherboard on hand WarpSpeeder includes 1 tray icon and 5 panels 1 Tray Icon Whenev er the Tray Icon utility is launched it will display a little tray icon on the right side of Windows Taskbar iO V 11 33 AM 15 M7VIT Bravo This utility is responsible f or conveniently invoking WarpSpeeder Utility Youcan use the mouse by clicking the left buttonin orderto inv oke WarpSpeeder directly from the little tray icon oryou can right click the little tray icon to pop up apopup menu as following figure The Laurch Utility item inthe popup menu has the same function as mouse left click on tray icon and Exit item will close Tray Icon utility if selected Lanuch Utility Exit fe NAT ee tee eee a 2 Main Panel If you click the tray icon WarpSpeeder uility will be inv oked Please ref er do the following figure the utility s first windowy ou wil see is Main Panel Main
28. nnot boot system after installing secord hard drive 23 M7VIT Bravo 12 26 2003 24 M7VIT Bravo BIOS Setup BIOS SEP st Eae IB Maiti Menu sen EE 3 2 Standard CMOS Features eret eremi prete per 6 3 Advanced BIOS Features ses 9 4 Advanced Chipset Features 12 5 Integrated Peripherals zu in tu mere e doen 16 6 Power Management Setup su 20 T PnP PCI Configurations ie P or Ht deer ORRUR 24 SPC Health Status rame the rte e e tet ee P e fe 27 9 Frequency Voltage Control ss 28 M7VIT Bravo BIOS Setup 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 tumed 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
29. onnect 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 W Figure 7 PnP PCI Configurations Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP PCI Configurations Reset Configuration Data Disabled Menu Level Resources Controlled By Auto ESCD Select Yes if you are using a Plug and Play PCI UGA Palette Snoop Disabled capable operating fissign IRQ For UGA Enabled system Select No if fissign IRQ For USB Enabled you need the BIOS to configure non boot devices ti Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults 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 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 nod
30. r ace it satisfies the SATA 1 0 spec and can transf er data with 1 5 Gb s speed Fein Assignment Pin Assignment 532 il emm fr GI mn a on ir sim s me sarar sat 7 Gone Note 1 When pluggng SATA HDD on JSATA1 connector SATA BIOS wil automatically detect as channel 1 2 When plugging SATA HDD on JSATA2 connector SATA BIOS wil automatically detect as channel 0 M7VIT Bravo Front Panel Connector JPANELI PWR ree JPANEL1 Pin Pin Assignment Function pas 2 Sleep Control Sieep EN 4 Ground d EA 6 n NA 7 8 PowerLED POWER Ru I LED 12 Power LED Reset 14 Power Button Power on Buton 16 Ground Button eee MA IDA IrDA ea Connector CIE Connector Power Connectors ATXI PIN Assignment PIN Assignment e a a 3 V 12 32V Ground 13 Ground fa y 14 PS ON 5 Ground 15 Ground 6 5V 16 Ground Ground 17 Ground 8 PW_OK 18 5V Standby Voltage 19 5V 5V 10 12V 20 45V M7VIT Bravo Clear CMOS Jumper JCMOS1 Jomo Assignment 1 3 Normal Operation default Pin 1 2 Clase 1 3 Clear CMOS Data Pin 2 3 Cose X Clear CMOS Procedures 1 Remov e AC power line 2 Setthe jumper to Pin 2 3 Close 3 Wat for fiv e seconds 4 Setthe jumper to Pin 1 2 Close 5 Power on the AC 6 Reset y our desired password or clear the CMOS data Case Op
31. rning beep The Choices Disabled Default Enabled 27 M7VIT Bravo BIOS Setup 9 Frequency Voltage Control W Figure 9 Frequency Voltage Control Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Frequency Voltage Control futo Detect PCI DIMM Clk Enabled CPU Clock 100MHz Menu Level ti Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults Auto Detect PCI DIMM Clk This item allows you to enable disable auto Detect PCI Clock The Choices Enabled Default Disabled 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 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 28
32. rt Address Game Port I O Address The Choices 201 default 209 Disabled Midi Port Address Midi Port Base I O Address The Choices 330 default 300 290 Disabled Midi Port IRQ This determines the IRQ in which the Midi Port can use The Choices 5 10 default 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 19 M7VIT Bravo BIOS Setup 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 W Figure 6 Power Management Setup Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type S1CPOS Power Management Option User Define Menu Level r HDD Power Down Disable Suspend Mode Disable Video Off Option Suspend gt Off Video Off Method U H SYNC B lank MODEM Use IRQ 3 Run UGABIOS if 3 Resume Yes Soft 0ff by PURBTH Instant 0ff PUROH After PWR Fail Off gt IRQ Event Activity Detect Press Enter ti Move Enter Select PU PD Ualue F10 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F Optimized Defaults 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
33. s 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 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 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 25 M7VIT Bravo BIOS Setup the data and permit the access to be forwarded to the ISA bus The non VGA IS A graphic controller can then snoop the data on the ISA
34. t Other Device These BIOS attempt to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items The Choices Floppy LS120 HDD 0 SCSI CDROM HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 ZIP 100 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 Cache amp Shadow Setup This item allows you to setup cache amp shadow setup CPU Internal Cache M7VIT Bravo BIOS Setup Depending on the CPU chipset in use you may be able to mcrease memory access time with this option Enabled default Enable cache Disabled Disable cache External Cache This option enables or disables Level 2 secondary cache on the CPU which may improve performance Enabled default Enable cache Disabled Disable cache CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking This item allows you to enable disable CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking The Choices Enabled default Disabled 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 Virus Warning This option allows you to choose the Virus Warning feature that is
35. talled in your system 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in None Video EGA VGA Select the default video CGA 40 device CGA 80 MONO M7VIT Bravo BIOS Setup Item Options Description Halt On All Errors Select the situation in which No Errors you want the BIOS to stop Base Memory All but Keyboard All but Diskette All but Disk Key N A the POST process and notify you Displays the amount of conventional memory detected during boot up Extended Memory N A Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up Total Memory N A Displays the total memory available in the system M7VIT Bravo BIOS Setup 3 Advanced BIOS Features W Figure 3 Advanced BIOS Setup gt Boot Seq amp Floppy Setup Press Enter gt Cache amp Shadow Setup Press Enter Virus Warning Disabled Menu Level Quick Power On Self Test Enabled Boot Up NumLock Status On Gate A20 Option Fast Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Security Option Setup APIC Mode Disabled OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Hon 0 2 Summary Screen Show Disabled t1 Move Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features Enter Select PU PD Ualue F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F Optimized Defaults Boot Seq amp Floppy Setup This item allows you to setup boot seq amp Floppy First Second Third Boo
36. tem and then use the lt PgUp gt or lt PgDn gt keys to select the value you want in each item W Figure 2 Standard CMOS Setup Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Es FEST Time Chhzmm ss Menu Level gt IDE Primary Master None IDE Primary Slave Change the day month IDE Secondary Master year and century IDE Secondary Slave Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B Hone Video EGA UGA Halt On All But Keyboard ti Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults M7VIT Bravo BIOS Setup Main Menu Selections This table shows the selections that you can make on the Main Menu Item Options Description Date mm dd yy Set the system date Note that the Day automatically changes when you set the date Time hh mm ss Set the system internal clock IDE Primary Master Options are in its sub Press Enter to enter the menu sub menu of detailed options IDE Primary Slave Options are in its sub Press Enter to enter the menu sub menu of detailed options IDE Secondary Master Options are in its sub Press Enter to enter the menu sub menu of detailed options IDE Secondary Slave Options are in its sub Press lt Enter gt to enter the menu sub menu of detailed options Drive A 360K 5 25 in Select the type of floppy Drive B 1 2M 5 25 in disk drive ins
37. through the process of configuring your system using Setup Plug and Play Support These AWARD BIOS supports 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 M7VIT Bravo BIOS Setup PCI Bus Support This AWARD BIOS also supports Version 2 1 of the Intel PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect local bus specification DRAM Support DDR SDRAM Double Data Rate Synchronous DRAM are supported Supported CPUs This AWARD BIOS supports the AMD 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 followin
38. ting fail system wil do a fail safe rebooting After rebod the WarpSpeeder utility will restore to the hardware default setting or load the verified best and stable frequency according to the Recovery Dialog s setting Note Because the testing programs invoked in Auto overdock and Verify indude DirectDraw Direct3D and DirectShow tests the DirectX 8 1 or newer run ime library is required And please make sure your display card s color depth is High color 16 bit or True color 24 32 bit that is required for Direct3D ren ring 20 M7VIT Bravo 5 Hardware Monitor Panel Click the Hardware Monitor buttonin Main Panel the button will be highlighted and the Hardware Monitor panel will slide ou to left as the following figure In this panel y oucan get the realtime status inf ormation of y our system The information will be rd reshed w ery 1 second do com 6 Abou Panel Click the About button in Main Panel the buton will be highlighted and the About Panel will slide out to up as the following f gure In this panel you can get model name and detail inf ormation in hints of all the chipset that are related to overclocking You can also get the mainboards BIOS model and the Version number d WarpSpeeder utility 21 M7VIT Bravo ail mo ttn Version 09 5 4 L Eck 12715 a D ud zai 5 LEP Note Because the overclock overvoltage and hardware monitor features are controlled
39. under the ACPI operating system The Choices S1 POS default Power on Suspend S3 STR Suspend to RAM S1 S3 POS STR Power Management This category allows you to select the type or degree of power saving and is directly related to the following modes 1 HDD Power Down 2 Suspend Mode There are four options of Power Management three of which have fixed mode settings 20 M7VIT Bravo BIOS Setup 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 Defined default Allows you to set each mode individually When not disabled each ofthe ranges are from 1 min to 1 hr except for HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 min to 15 mm 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
40. until the retaining chip snap back in place and the DIMM is propery seated M7VIT Bravo Jumpers Headers Connectors amp Slots Floppy Disk Comector FDD1 The motherboard provides astandardfloppy disk connector tha supports 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M floppy disk types This connedor supports the prov idedfloppy drive ribbon cables Hard Disk Connectors IDE1 IDE2 The motherboard has a 32 bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO Mode 0 4 Block Mode Bus Master and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 fundionality It has two HDD connectors IDE1 primary andIDE2 secondary The IDE connectors can connect a master and a slave drive soyou can connect up to four hard disk drives The first hard drive should alway s be connected to IDE1 Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots PCI 1 5 This motherboard is equipped with 5 standard PCI slots PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect and it is a bus standard for expansion cards This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits Accelerated Graphics Port Slot AGPI Your monitor will attach directly to that video card This motherboard supports video cards for PCIslots but it is also equipped with an Accelerated Graphics Port AGP An AGP card will take advantage of AGP technology for improved v ideo efficiency and performance especially with 3D graphics Serial ATA Connector JS ATA1 JS ATA2 Optional The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 2 channels SATA inte
41. utomatic detection of the optimal number of block read write per sector where the drive can support The Choices Enabled default Disabled VIA OnChip PCI Device 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 VIA 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 USB Keyboard Mouse Support This item allows you to enable or disable the USB Keyboard Mouse Legacy Support The Choices Disabled default Enabled 17 M7VIT Bravo BIOS Setup Super IO Device 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
42. y translation The Choices 64M 256M 128M default 32M 16M 8M 4M AGP Mode This item allows you to select the 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 DA default AGP Fast Write This item allows you to enable or disable AGP Fast Write function The Choices Enabled Disabled 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 AGP 3 0 Calibration cycle This item allows you to enable or disable AGP 3 0 Calibration cycle The Choices Enabled Default Disabled CPU amp PCI Bus Control 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 14 M7VIT Bravo BIOS Setup PCI Master 0 WS Write When enabled writes to the PCI bus are
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