Biostar I915P-A7 Owner's Manual
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1. TE J 7 eenst 100 D 2 38 1200 Fad 28 I915P A7 4 Overclock Pang 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 Fedex over D Bugien Recovery Dab Pr t gz Al GE Ze firt Baten J oa Tetigi ibni Zi IWH Buton C Aa nem Overdock Panel contains the these features a 3MHz button 1MHz button 1MHz button and 3M Hz 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 b Recovery Dialog button Pop up the following dialog Let user select a restoring way if system need to do a fail safe reboot Pinan zer 6mgczser oben thal v i decke whet kel of dor you rapid lo do ater scien lge ibe Option Group Beie bo Hydea Ded walt CDU Choi Wie I915P A7 C Auto overclock button User can dick 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 After2. 18 I915P A7 BIOS Manual 5 1 5 On chip Secondary PCI IDE This item allows you to enable or disable the primary secondary IDEChannel The Choices Enabled Default Disabled 5 1 6 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 5 1 7 On Chip Serial ATA Setting This item allows you to choose Disabled disabled SATA Controller Auto auto arrange by BIOS Combined Mode PATA and SATA are combined max of 2 IDE drivers in each channel Enhanced Mode enabled both SATA and PATA max of 6 IDE drivers are supported SATA Only SATA is operating in legacy mode The Choices Default default Auto Combined Mode Enhanced Mode and SATA only 19 I915P A7 BIOS Manual 5 2 ONBOARD DEVICE Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Onboard Device gt PCI Express Root Port Func Press Enter USB Controller ed Enabl USB 2 0 Controller Enabled Menu Level kk USB Keyboard Support Enabled USB Mouse Support Disabled AC Audio Auto Onboard RAID lt ITE8211 gt Enabled Onboard RAID BIOS Disabled Onboard 1394 Enabled Onboard LAN Enabled Onboar
3. ROM DVD ROM PCI sound cad PCITV turner card etc Right channel input Pin Assignment F JAUDIOFI1 Front Panel Audio out Header This header allows user to connectthe front audio out put cable with the PC front panel It will disable the output on back panel audio connectors 1E g eg gj Assignment _ CES Mic powerBass 4 Audio power Right line out Speaker out E Right line out Speaker out Right 8 Right Key 9 Left line out Speaker out Left Left line out Speaker out Left 11 Right line in Rear speaker 12 Right line in Rear speaker Right Right 13_ Left line in Rear speaker Left 14 Left line in Rear speaker Left JSPDIF_IN1 Digital Audio in Connector optional This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF input header i EI CG SPDIF_IN 17 I915P A7 JSPDIF_OUTI Digital Audio out Connector This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output header E J1394PW R1 Power Source for 1394 Fire wire Port optional This header allows user to connect the digital image device like DV D8 or V8 etc Description 3 3V SB 3 3V SB for 1394 chipset Pin 1 2 close 3 3V for 1394 chipset Pin 2 3 close Default J1394A1 Header for 1394 Fire wire Port at Front Panel optional ac A 7 fas ev 3 Key oem JCL1 Chassis O pen Message Header This connector allows system to monitor PC case open status If the signal has b
4. determines the manner in which the monitor is goes blank V H SYNC Blank default VIDEO OFF IN SUSPEND This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked The Choices Yes default No SUSPEND TYPE Select the Suspend Type The Choices Stop Grant default 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 27 I915P A7 BIOS Manual 6 8 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 Hour 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 6 9 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 6 10 Soft Off by PWR BTN 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 system is not live system will remain powered off 6 11 INTRUDER DETECTION This item allows you to enabl
5. hard drive correctly Run SETUP program and select correct drive types Call the drive manuf acturers f or compatibility with other drives 23 I915P A7 CHAPTER 5 WARPSPEEDER Sa 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 thatis 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 d
6. 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 11 I915P A7 2 2 FAN HEADERS These fan headers support cooling fans built in the computer The fan wiring and plug may be different acoording to the fan manufacturer Connect the fan cable to the connector while matching the black wire to pin 1 JCFANI Power Source for CPU Fan FAN RPM rate sense Smart Fan Control JSFANI JSFAN2 Power Source for System Fan JSFAN2 is optional Prin Assignment FAN RPM rate sense Note The JCFAN1 and JSFAN1 support system cooling fan wth Smart Fan Control utility It supports 3 pin and 4 pin head connectors When connecting wth wires onto connectors please note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected to pin 2 and the black wire is Ground and should be connecied to GND I915P A7 2 3 MEMORY MODULE INSTALIA TION 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 2 Insert the DIMM vertically and firmlyinto the slot until the retaining chip snap back in place and the DIMM is propery seated I915P A7 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
7. 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 the following figure In this panel you can get the real time status infomation of your system The information will be refreshed every 1 second ho 3 wom I915P A7 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 ca
8. 3 Peripheral Component Interconnect slots JUSB3 JUSB4 Headers for USB 2 0 port atf ront panel JUSBV3_1 Power source for JUSB3JUSB4 J1394A1 Header for 1394 Firewire port at front panel optional JSFAN1 Power source header for system fan JPANEL1 Front panelfacilities header IDE2 IDE3 Hard disk dev ice connectors optional JSPDOF_OUT1 Digital audio out connector SATA1 SATA4 On board serial ATA connectors JCL1 Chassis open message header JCMOS1 Clear CMOS header PCI Ex16 PCI EXPRESS x16 slot IDE1 Hard disk device connector DDRA1 DDRB2 DDR memory modules FDD1 Floppy disk device connector JCFAN1 Power source headerfor CPU fan JUSBV1 Power source headerf or J1394 USB1 and JRJ45USB1 JSFAN2 Power source header for system fan optional I915P A7 CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 1 CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT CPU Special Notice Remove Pin Cap before installation and make good preservation for future use When the CPU is removed cover the Pin Cap on the empty socket to ensure pin leas won t be damaded ee CH Step 1 Pull the lever sideways away from the socket and then raise the lever up to a 90 degree angle 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 orientation Step 2 1 10 I915P A7 Step 3 Hold the CPU down fimly and then close the lever to complete the
9. 3 Advanced BIOS Features m Figure 3 Advanced BIOS Setup gt CPU Feature Press Enter gt Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter gt Boot Seq amp Floppy Setup Press Enter Menu Level gt Virus Warning Disabled CPU L3 Cache Enabled Hyper Threading Technology Enabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled Boot Up NumLock Status On Gate A2 Option Fast Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Security Option Setup APIC Mode Enabled MPS Version Control For 0 1 4 0S Select For DRAM gt 64MB Non 082 Small Logo EPA gt Show Enabled Summary Screen Show Disabled Tie Move is Values I915P A7 BIOS Manual 3 1 CPU FEATURE Delay Prior to Thermal 16 Min Thermal Management Thermal Monitor 1 TM2 Bus Ratio 0 X Menu Level gt gt TM2 Bus VID 6 83750 Limit CPUID MaxVal Disabled NX BIOS Control Enabled tiee Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fi Save ESC Exit F1 General Help 3 1 1 3 1 2 3 1 4 3 1 5 3 1 6 F5 Previous Values F Optimized Defaults 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 TM Bus Ratio Represents the frequency Bus ratio of
10. 5 3 1 5 3 2 5 3 3 5 3 4 5 3 5 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 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 2F8 IRQ3 default 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 elect 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 21 I915P A7 BIOS Manual 5 3 6 5 3 7 5 3 8 Onboard Parallel Port This item allows you to determine access onboard parallel port controller with which UO 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 Por
11. B 1 DDRA1 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 1 Max is 4GB DDRB2 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 1 I915P A7 Slots d Three 32bit PCI bus master dote Three PCI Express x1 slots Bandwidth 250MB s per direction 500MB s Totally PCI Express supports a raw bit rate of 2 5Gb s on the data pins 2X bandwidth over the traditional PCI architecture Note If PCI Express x1 card is used when installing XP operation system Do Not leave PCI EX1_1 slotin blank Please always insert your PCI Express x1 card firstly in PCI EX1_1 slot If you have two PCI Express x1 cards please insert them into lt PCI EX1_1 and PCI EX1_ 2 slots gt or lt PCI EX1_1 and PCI EX1_3 slots gt I One PCI Express x16 slot Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 4GB s simultaneously per direction foran aggregate of 8GB s totally Super I O Chip ITE IT8712 Low Pin Count Interface I Provides the mos commonly used legacy Super VO functionality I Environment Control initatves H W Monitor Fan Speed Controller IT E s Smart Guardian function LAN I Chip RTL8100C I Supports 10 Mb s and 100 Mb s auto negotiation I Half Full duplex capability I Supports ACPI power management I915P A7 IEEE 1394 Chip optional I Chip VIA VT6307 I Supports two 1394 Firewire ports with transfer up to 400Mb s On board AC 97 Sound Codec EF Chip ALC655 I Support 6 channels I Supports S PDIF Out and S PDIF In optional functions
12. C Exit Fi General Help FS Values F Optimized Defaults 6 1 1 ACPI Function This item displays the status of the Advanced Configuration and Power Management ACPI The Choices Enabled default Disabled 6 1 2 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 S1 amp S3 POS STR 6 1 3 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 6 1 4 Wake Up by PCI card When you select Enable a PME signal from PCI card returns the system to Full On state The Choices Enabled Disabled default 24 I915P A7 BIOS Manual 6 1 5 Power On by Ring An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator RI line in other words an incoming call on the modem awakens the system from a soft off state The Choices Enabled Disabled default 6 1 6 USB KB Wake Up From S3 This item allows you to enable or disabled USB keyboard wake up from S3 The Choices Disabled Default Enabled 6 1 7 Resume by Alarm This function is for setting da
13. DRAM RAS TO CAS DELAY This field let you insert a timing delay between the CAS and RAS strobe signals used when DRAM is written to read from or refreshed Fast gives faster performance and slow gives more stable performance This field applies only when synchronous DRAM is installed in the system The Choices 4 default 3 and 2 15 I915P A7 BIOS Manual 4 4 DRAM RAS PRECHARGE If an insufficient number of cycles is allowed for RAS to accumulate its charge before DRAM refresh the refresh may be ncomplete and the DRAM may fail to retain data Fast gives faster performance and Slow gives more stable performance This field applies only when synchronous DRAM is installed in the system The Choices 4 default 3 and 2 4 55 PRECHARGE DELAY TRAS This item controls the number of DRAM clocks to activate the precharge delay The Choices 8 default 7 6 and 5 4 6 SYSTEM MEMORY FREQUENCY This item allows you to select the Memory Frequency The Choices Auto default DDR266 DDR300 and DDR400 4 7 SLP SA ASSERTION WIDTH This item sets the minimum assertion width of the SLP S4 signal to guarantee the DRAM has been safely power cycled 4 8 SYSTEM BIOS CACHEABLE Selecting Enabled allows you caching of the system BIOS ROM at FOOOOh FFFFFh resulting a better system performance However if any program writes to this memory area a system error may result The Choices Enabled default Disabled 4 9 VIDEO B
14. I Compliant with AC 97 Version 2 3 spedfication On board IDE d Supports 2 IDE disk drives I Supports PIO Mode 0 4 Bride Mode and Ultra DMA 33 66 1 00 Bus Master Mode IDE Controller optional I Chip IT E8211 without RAID function Supports two extra slots for 4 IDE devices ITE8212 with RAID function Supports two extra slots for 4 IDE devices Integrated RAID 0 RAID 1 and RAID 0 1 for IDE2 IDE3 slot i Supports PIO Mode 5 Bride Mode and Ultra DMA 33 66 1 00 133 Bus Master Mode Serial ATA I Controller integrated in ICH6 I Supports 4 Serial ATA SATA ports Intel Advanced Host Controller AHCI Integrated RAID 0 RAID 1 and RAID 0 1 capabilities optional I915P A7 Back Panel I O Connectors 4 USB 2 0 ports 1 serial ports COM2 is optional 1 parallel port 1 RJ 45 LAN jack 1 PS 2 Mouse amp Keyboard port 1 vertical audio port including 1 line in connector 1 line connector and 1 MIC in connector ine In urround Line Ou Mic In 1 Base Center option al Internal On board I O Connectors and Headers 1 IDE connectors support 2 hard disk devices 1 CD in connector supports 1 CD ROM audio in device 1 front panel header supports front panel facilities 1 front audio header supports front panel audio out function 1 S PDIF out connector supports digital audio out function 1 S PDIF in connector supports digital audio in function optional 1 1394Aheader supports 1 f
15. I915P A7 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 1sscs1sssceccessesersscseeseeenseeseseeees 11 Motherboard Features A 12 Package Checkhet eee 1 3 Layout and Componentz enea Chapter 2 Hardware Installat
16. IOS CACHEABLE Select Enabled allows caching of the video BIOS resulting a better system performance However if any program writes to this memory area a system error may result The Choices Disabled Enabled default 4 10 MEMORY HOLE AT 15M 16M You can reserve this area of system memory for ISA adapter ROM When this area is reserved it cannot be cached The user information of peripherals that need to use this area of system memory usually2 discussed their memory requirements The Choices Disabled default Enabled 16 I915P A7 BIOS Manual 5 Integrated Peripherals m Figure 5 Integrated Peripherals Phoenix Awardb Integrated Peripherals gt OnChip IDE Device Press Enter k Onboard Device Press Enter gt SuperlO Device Press Enter Menu Level gt tiee Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fi Save ESC Exit Fi General Help FS Previous Values F Optimized Defaults 17 I915P A7 BIOS Manual 5 1 5 1 1 5 1 2 OnChip IDE Device Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnChip IDE Device IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled IDE DMA transfer access Enabled On Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled Menu Level kk IDE Primary Master PIO Auto IDE Primary Slave PIO Auto If your IDE hard drive IDE Primary Master UDMA Auto supports block mode IDE Primary Slave UDMA Auto select Enabled for On Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled automatic detection of IDE Secondary Master PIO Auto the optimal
17. Manual 3 12 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 and 1000 3 13 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 Utilityonly This will only apply if passwords are set from the Setup main menu 3 14 APIC MODE Selecting Enabled enables ACPI device mode reporting from the BIOS to the operating system The Choices Enabled default Disabled 3 15 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 3 16 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 3 17 SMALL LOGO EPA SHOW This item allows you to select whether the Small Logo shows Enabled default Small Logo shows when system boot up Disabled No Small Logo shows when system boots up 3 18 SUMMARY SCREEN SHOW This item allows you to enable disable the summary screen Summary screen means system configuration and PCI device listing
18. The choices Enabled Disabled default 14 I915P A7 BIOS Manual 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 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 Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features DRAM Timing Selectable By SPD Menu Level k CAS Latency Time DRAM RAS to CASH Delay DRAM RAS Precharge Auto Auto Auto Auto Precharge dealy tRAS gt System Memory Frequency SLP_S4 Assertion Width System BIOS Cacheable Video BIOS Cacheable Memory Hole At 15M 16M Auto 4 to 5 Sec 1 Enabled Disabled Disabled Enter Select PU PD Value F5 Previous Values 4 1 DRAM TIMING SELECTABLE When synchronous DRAM is installed the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing The Choices By SPD default Manual Tle Move Fi Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F Optimized Defaults 4 2 CAS LATENCY TIME When synchronous DRAM is installed the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing The Choices 1 5 2 default 2 5 and 3 4 3
19. amp Floppy Setup First Boot Device Floppy Second Boot Device Hard Disk Third Boot Device CDROM Menu Level kk Boot Other Device Enabled Select Your Boot Swap Floppy Drive Disabled Device Priority Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled Report No FDD For WIN 95 No tie Move En lect PU PD Value Fi Save E xit Fi General Help 0 imize 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 First Second Third Boot Other Device These BIOS attempt to load the operating system from the device in the sequence selected in these items The Choices Floppy LS120 HDD 0 SCSI CDROM HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 ZIP 100 LAN HPT370 Disabled Enabled 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 Disabled Enabled default Report NO FDD for Win95 The Choices NO default 12 I915P A7 BIOS Manual 3 4 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 pro
20. assword Save amp Exit Setup Save all configuration changes to CMOS memory and exit setup Confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding SAVE to CMOS and EXIT lt ND Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding Quit Without Saving lt N gt N Upgrade BIOS This submenu allows you to upgrade bios BIOS UP ILITY lt N gt M I915P A7 BIOS Manual 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 P gUp gt or lt PgDn gt keys to select the value you want in each item m Figure 2 Standard CMOS Setup wardBlO MO etup Standard CMOS Features Date lt mm dd yy gt Oct 23 2004 147 44 Time hh mm ss gt Menu Level L IDE Primary Master 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 None Video CEGA VGA Halt On All But Keyboard tlee Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fi Save ESC Exit Fi General Help FS5 Previous Values F Optimized Defaults I915P A7 BIOS Manual Main Menu Selections This table shows the selections that you can make on the Main Menu Item Options D
21. ction 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 I915P A7 4 3 TROUBLES HOOTING Probable Solution No power to the system at all i Make sure power cable is Power light don t illuminate fan securely plugged in inside power supply does not turn 2 Replace cable on 3 Contact technical support Indicator light on key board does not turn on ystem 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 dek 1 Check cable running from disk to driv e can be bootedf rom 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 ystem only boots from optical drive 8 Back up data and applications Hard disk can be read and applications files Ref ormat the hard drive Re install applications and data using backup disks creen message Says Invalid Rev iew system s equipment Make surg annot boot system after installing 1 et masterslave jumpers second
22. d Lan Boot ROM Disabled tlee Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fi Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F Optimized Defaults 5 2 1 PCI Express Root Port Func Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PCI Express Root Port Func PCI Express Port 1 Auto PCI Express Port 2 Auto PCI Express Port 3 Auto Menu Level gt PCI Express Port 4 Auto PCI E Compliancy Mode vi al tie Move Enter Select PU PD Value F1i Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F Optimized Defaults 5 2 1 1 PCI Express Port 1 2 3 4 This item allows you to select the PCI Express Port The Choices Auto default Enabled Disabled 5 2 1 2 PCI E Compliancy Mode This item allows you to select the PCI E Compliancy Mode The Choices v1 0a default v1 0 20 1I915P A7 BIOS Manual 5 3 Super IO Device Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility SuperlO Device Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 1IRQ41 Onboard Serial Port 2 2F87IRQ3 Menu Level kk UART Mode Select Normal UR2 Duplex Mode Half Onboard Parallel Port 378 1RQ 7 Parallel Port Mode SPP ECP Mode Use DMA 3 tle Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fi Save ESC Exit Fi General Help FS5 Previous Values F Optimized Defaults 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
23. d No DRAM detected or install 4 2 EXTRA INFORMATION A 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 2 107 00 OG gt Make a bootable floppy disk Download the Flash Utility AWDFLASH exe from the Biostar website www biostar com tw 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 boo up to DOS prompt Type Awdflash xxxx bf sn py r in DOS prompt System will update BIOS automatically and restart The BIOS has been recovered and will work properly 21 I915P A7 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 case 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 prote
24. e or disable intruder detection The Choices Disabled Default Enabled 28 I915P A7 BIOS Manual 7 PnP PCI Configurations 7A 7 2 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 Figure 7 PnP PCI Configurations Awardb i p PnP PCI Configurations Init Display Firet PCI Slot Resources Controlled By Auto Menu Level gt Phoenix PCI UGA Palette Snoop Disabled Maximum Payload Size 4096 tlee Move Enter Select PU PD Value yt ead ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values timized Defaults INIT DISPLAY FIRST This item allows you to decide to active whether PCI Slot or on chip VGA first The Choices Onboard AGP default PCI Slot 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 29 I915P A7 BIOS Manual 7 3 IRQ RESOURCES This submenu w
25. een triggered it wll record to the CMOS and show the message on next boot up Pin ss Assignment_ Case open signal Ground 18 I915P A7 JCMO S1 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 follow the to avoid a the motherboard Normal Operation Def aut Pin 1 2 close Clear CMOS data Pin 2 3 close X Clear CMOS Procedures Remove AC powerline Set the jumper to Pin 2 3 dose Wait for five seconds Set the jumper to Pin 1 2 dose Powers on the AC Reset your desired password or clear the CMOS data Ox lars Ge ce 19 I915P A7 Front Panel Connector JPANEL1 This 24 pin connector includes Power on Reset HDD LED Power LED Sleep button soeaker and IrDA Connection It allows user to connect the PC case s front panel switch functions Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function Pi fev 2 Sleep conirol_ _ Sleep 3 NA speaker GES button PS INA Connector DER Pe Porte ES Power LED Se ebe bes Power on PNA Rey I915P A7 CHAPTER 4 USEFUL HELP 4 1 AWARD BIOS BEEP CODE Beep Sound Meaning One long beep followed by two short Video card not found orv 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 secon
26. elected 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 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 33
27. escription 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 lt Enter gt to enter the menu sub menu of detailed options IDE Primary Slave Options are in its sub Press lt Enter gt to enter the menu sub menu of detailed options IDE Secondary Master Options are in its sub menu Press lt Enter gt to enter the 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 installed 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 I915P A7 BIOS Manual 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 I915P A7 BIOS Manual
28. fication ACPI It provides ASL code for power management and device configuration capabilities as defined in the ACPI specification developed by Microsoft Intel and Toshiba I915P A7 BIOS Manual 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 P gUp 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 Keystroke Function Up arrow Move to previous item Down arrow Move to nextitem 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 PgDn key Decrease the numeric value or make changes Increase the numeric value or make changes Decrease the numeric value or make changes 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 General help on Setup navigation keys Load previous values fro
29. ill 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 7 4 PCI VGA PALETTE SNOOP Choose Disabled or Enabled Some graphic controllers that 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 watch 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 anda 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 contro
30. ion 2 1 Central Processing Unit CRU 2 2 FAN Headers 2 3 Memory Module Installation 01saeeeeee 2 4 Connectors and Slots n eeen Chapter 3 Headers amp Jumpers Getup sees 3 1 How to Setup Jumpers 3 2 Detail Gettngs reenen Chapter 4 Useful Hel p scssssececcessescsscsessesensesseeseees 4 1 Award BIOS Beep Code 4 2 Extra Information s e 4 3 Troubleshooting essseseseserrrrerirrrrrrrnnnnns Chapter 5 WarpSpeeder s ssnsnsnsnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 5 1 Introduction 00 eee 5 2 System Reuirement eee 5 3 Instzllzapon eee 5 4 WarpSpeeder indudes 1 tray icon and 5 panels I915P A7 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES A Hardware CPU Supports LGA775 Supports single Intel Pentium 4 pro ssor I Supports Intel Celeron D processor I Front Side Bus at the following frequency ranges 533 MT s 133 MHz Core Clock 800 MT s 200 MHz Core Clock I Supports Hyper Threading Technology Chipset I North Bridge Intel 915P I South Bridge Intel ICH6 Dimensions P ATX Form Factor 24 30m W x 29 35am L Main Memory d Supports DDR333 and DDR400 I Supports 256Mb 512Mb and 1G Mb DDR technologies for x8 and x16 non ECC DDR devices I Maximum DRAM address decode space of 4GB assuming 32bit addressing I Registered DIMMs are not supported DIMM Socket DDR Module Total Memor Location Size DDRA2 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 1 DDRB1 128MB 256MB 512MB 1G
31. left click on tray icon and Exit item will cose Tray Icon utility if selected Lanoch Utility ly Ext fer Sees 26 I915P A7 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 Main Panel contains features as follows a Display the CPU Speed CPU external clock Memory cock AGP dock and PCI clock information 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 Le Se o 998 S 33 3 chaoo MH PCICLOCK Mis o Vi 66 5 SE 7 OR CLOCK HIE MEMORY CLOCK 32 7 PERCENTAG Hardware x Monitor Button Q E Over clock percentage 100 DN Overclock Bullion ir Voltage Button B O 1146 aM 27 I915P A7 3 Voltage Panel Click the Voltage button in Main Panel the button will be highlighted 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
32. ller 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 disable the function Enabled Enable the function 7 5 PCI EXPRESS RELATIVE ITEMS 7 5 1 Maximum Payload Size Set the maximum payload size for Transaction packets TLP The Choice 4096 default 30 I915P A7 BIOS Manual 8 PC Health Status m Figure 8 PC Health Status 8 1 8 2 8 3 8 4 8 5 8 6 Phoenix Awardblo MO etup Utility PC Health Status Shutdown Temperature Disabled Show HA Monitor in POST Enabled Menu Level gt tiee Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fi Save ESC Exit Fi General Help FS5 Previous Values F Optimized 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 600C 1400F 650C 1490F 700C 1580F Disabled default Sho w H W Monitor in POST If you computer contain a monitoring system it will show PC health status during POST stage The item offers several delay time to select you want The Choices Enabled default Disabled CPU Vcore NB SB Voltage 3 3 V 5V 12 V 5V SB Voltage Battery Detect the system s voltage status automatically Current CPU Temp Thi
33. m CMOS Load the optimized defaults Save all the CMOS changes and exit I915P A7 BIOS Manual 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 1 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 AwardBl CHOS Setup Utility Standard CHOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Pover Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status Ese Quit F9 Menu in BIOS Fi Save amp Exit Setup gt Frequency Voltage Control Load Optinized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Passvord Save amp Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Upgrade BIOS a KA Select Iten 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 I915P A7 BIOS Manual Advanced Chipset Features This submenu allows you to configure special chipset features Integrated Peripherals This submenu allows you to configure cer
34. n 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 Toana Merion 0 9 5 9 LEE T205H 31 I915P A7 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 12 07 2004 I915P A7 BIOS SETUP BIOS SE TEE l Main Meteo eege EEGEN 3 2 Standard CMOS Features 02 065 Seeeceeecabaceteaeescteeuseaeeesvesnevedonsessvossapseuhaeenas 6 3 Advanced BIOS Features eet EE cess op Ped arta ea eR Lee eee eee 9 4 Advanced Chipset Features 15 5 Integrated Peripherals raient agi Nee ENNER 17 6 Power Management Setup ce eeeecnececesseececeeeesnaeeeeeeceeesaeeceeeseeeenteceeanenees 23 PDP PCEComtiguratio ns iis ornen i e e Ea 29 SPC Health erer a a aA AEE E R A A 31 9 Frequency Voltage Control esesessssseseseessessrsresrrsrrsrsssestssresreersntssrseresee 32 I915P A7 BIOS Manual 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
35. number of IDE Secondary Slave PIO Auto block read urites per IDE Secondary Master UDMA Auto sector the drive can IDE Secondary Slave UDMA Auto support SATA Mode CIDE On Chip Serial ATA Enhanced Mode PATA IDE Mode Primary Tlee Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fi Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F F5 Previous Values 7 Optimized Defaults 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 automatic detection of the optimal number of block read write per sector where the drive can support The Choices Enabled default Disabled IDE DMA Transfer Access This item allows you to enable or disable the IDE transfer access The Choices Enabled default Disabled On chip Primary PCIIDE This item allows you to enable or disable the primary secondary DEChannel The Choices Enabled Default Disabled IDE 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 to 4 will increase performance progressively In Auto mode the system automatically determines the best mode for each device The Choices Auto default Mode0 Model Mode2 Mode3 and Mode4
36. o not need to install DirectX 8 1 24 I915P A7 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 tee oe Ir fa bed Wire le aps pee Tip On beh r d r rell eal tp gee mn weng oT oe Ha 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 Dott a hiiri ied Crops Zaig ha bred rota aoe m poa Copel H Lern tg w ppan um b s Usage The following figures are just only for reference the screen printed in this user manual will change according to your motherboard on hand 25 I915P A7 5 4 WARPSPEEDER INCLUDES I 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 QOS 1133 4M This utility is responsible for conveniently invoking WarpSpeeder Utility You can use the 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
37. provided floppy drive bon cables IDE1 IDE2DE3 Hard Disk Connectors IDE2 IDE3 are optional The motherboard has a 32 bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO Mode 0 5 Bus Master and Ultra DMA33 66 100 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 fourhard disk drives The first hard drive should always be connected to IDE1 PCI 1 PCI3 Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots This motherboard is equipped with 3 standard PCI slots PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect and it is a bus standard for expansion cards This PCI slotis designated as 32 bits SATA1 SATA4 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 Pin Assignment Pin Assignment round 3 TX OL fef PT Ground a 14 I915P A7 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 WW 5 qa 1 Pin opened Pin dosed Pin1 2 dosed 3 2 DETAIL SETTINGS Power Connectors JATXPW R1 JATXPW R2 JAT XPWR1 This connector allows user to connect 20 pin power connector on the ATX power supply JAT XPWR2 By connecting this connector it
38. ront panel 1394A Firewre port optional 1 chassis open header supports PC case opened warning function 1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88Mbytes 2 USB headers support 4 USB 2 0 ports 4 serial ATA connectors support 4 SATAdevices keet N I915P A7 B BIOS amp Software BIOS Award legal BIOS Supports APM1 2 Supports ACPI Supports USB Function Software Supports Warpspeeder 9th Touch WINFLASHER and FLASHER Offers the highest performance for Windows 98SE Windows 2000 Windows Me Windows XP SCO UNIX etc PACKAGE CHECKLIST 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 X1 optional S PDIF Cable X 1 optional Serial ATA Cable X 1 optional IEEE 1394 Cable X 1 optional Serial ATA Power Switch Cable X 1 optional I915P A7 1 3 LAYOUT AND COMPONENTS JAUDIOFI H SATA1 SATA2 E E Note Il represents the 17lpin senn pnop 2 Nx x SE lt CHMDOVOZEC RSE I915P A7 JATXPWR2 ATX power source header JKBV1 Power source header for JKBMS1 Back panel rear side I O connectors JCDIN1 CD ROM audio in connector JATXPWR1 ATX power source header JAUDIOF 1 Front panel audio out header PCI Ex1_1 PCI Ex1_3 PCI EXPRESS x1 slots JSPDIF_IN1 Digital audio in connector optional J1394PWR1 Power source header for 1394 Firewire port optional PCl1 PCI
39. s field displays the current temperature of 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 31 I915P A7 BIOS Manual 9 Frequency Voltage Control m Figure 9 Frequency Voltage Control Phoenix Awardabl o MO etup Utility Frequency Voltage Control Default CPU Voltage Regulator DDR Voltage Regulator Default Menu Level gt Auto Detect PCI Clk Enabled Spread Spectrum Disable CPU Clock 100MHz tle Move pI PU PD Value Fi Save ESC Exit Fi General Help FS i Values F Optimized Defaults Pre 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 9 2 CPU Voltage Regulator This item allows you to select CPU Voltage Regulator The Choices Default default 9 3 DDR Voltage Regulator This item allows you to select DDR Voltage Regulator The Choices Default Default 9 4 AUTO DETECT PCI CLK This item allows you to enable disable auto Detect PCI Clock The Choices Enabled default Disabled 9 5 SPREAD SPECTRUM This item allows you to enable disable the spread spectrum function The choices Enabled default Disabled 32 I915P A7 BIOS Manual 9 6 CPU CLOCK This item allows you to select CPU Clock and CPU over clocking Special Notice If unfortunately the system s frequency that you are s
40. 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 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 speci
41. t 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 22 I915P A7 BIOS Manual 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 Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup gt ACPI amp Wake Up Events Press Enter gt Reload Timer Events Press Enter Power Management User Define Menu Level Le Video Off Method DPMS Video Off In Suspend Yes Suspend Type Stop Grant MODEM Use IRQ 3 Suspend Mode Disabled HDD Power Down Disabled Soft Off by PWR BIIN Instant Off Intruder Detection Disabled Tle Move EE PU PD Value eae ESC Exit Fi General Help 0 5 Previous Values timized Defaults 23 I915P A7 BIOS Manual 6 1 ACPI amp WAKE UP EVENTS AwardBIO M etup Uti ACPI amp Wake Up Events ACPI Function Enabled Item Help ACPI Suspend Type 1 P0 gt Menu Level kk Wake Up by PCI card Enabled Power On by Ring Enabled Resume by Alarm Disabled POWER ON Function BUTTON ONLY KB Power ON Password Enter Hot Key Power ON Ctrl Fi PURON After PWR Fail Off tle Move PU PD Value Fi Save ES
42. tain 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 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 lt Y 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 I915P A7 BIOS Manual 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 P
43. te and time for your computer to boot up During Disabled you cannot use this function During Enabled Choose the Date and Time Date of Month Alarm You can choose which month the system will boot up Time hh mm ss Alarm You can choose shat hour minute and second the system will boot up Note If you have change the setting you must let the system boot up until it goes to the operating system before this function will work 6 1 8 POWER ON Function This item allows you to choose the power on function The Choices Button default Password Hot Key Mouse Left Mouse Right Any Key Keyboard 98 6 1 9 KBPOWER ON Password Input password and press Enter to set the Keyboard power on password 6 1 10 Hot Key Power ON Input password and press Enter to set the Keyboard power on password The Choices Ctn F1 default Ctrl F2 Ctrl F3 Ctrl F4 Ctrl F5 Ctrl F6 Ctrl F7 Ctrl F8 Ctrl F9 Ctr F10 Ctr F11 and Ctr F12 6 1 11 POWER After PW R Fail This setting specifies whether your system will reboot after a power fail or interrupts occurs Off Leaves the computer in the power off state On Reboots the computer Former Sts Restores the system to the status before power failure or interrupt occurs The Choices Off default On Former Sts 25 I915P A7 BIOS Manual 6 2 RELOAD TIMER EVENTS Award i etup Utility Reload Timer Events Primary IDE Disabled Primary IDE 1 Disabled Secondary IDE Disabled Men
44. tection is activated 3 5 CPU L3 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 3 6 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 3 7 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 Disabled Normal POST Enabled default Enable quick POST 3 8 BOOT UP NUMLOCK STATUS Selects the NumLock State after power on On default Numpad is number keys Off Numpad is arrow keys 3 9 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 3 10 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 3 11 TYPEMATIC RATE CHARS SEC Sets the rate at which a keystroke is repeated when you hold the keydown The Choices 6 default 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 13 I915P A7 BIOS
45. the throttled performance state that will be initiated when the on die sensor goes from not hot to hot The Choices 0X default TM2 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 NXBIOS Control When disabled forces the NX feature flag to always return o The Choices Disabled default Enabled 10 I915P A7 BIOS Manual 3 2 HARD DISK BOOT PRIORITY 1x AwardBblo j etup Hard Disk Boot Priority Pri Slave Sec Master Menu Level gt gt Sec Slave USBHDD Use lt f gt or lt 4 to USBHDD1 select a device then USBHDD2 press lt to move it Bootable Add in Cards up or lt gt to move it down the list Press lt ESC gt to exit this menu Phoen SUMO e E Ae Lg TL Move PU PD Change Priority Fi Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F Optimized 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 Sec Slave USBHDD0 USBHDD1 USBHDD2 and Bootable Add in Carde 11 I915P A7 BIOS Manual 3 3 BOOT SEQ amp FLOPPY SETUP Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Boot Seq
46. u Level kk Secondary IDE 1 Disabled FDD COM LPT Port Disabled PCI PIRQIA DIH Disabled TLae zoue Enter Select PU PD Value Fi Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F F5 Previous Values Optimized Defaults 6 2 1 Primary Secondary IDE 0 1 You can select to enable or disable Primary or Secondary RAID 0 or RAID 1 function under this item The Choices Disabled default Enabled 6 2 2 FDD COM LPT Port You can select to enable or disable FDD COM and LPT port under this item The Choices Disabled default Enabled 6 2 3 PCI PIRQ A D You can select to enable or disable PCI PIRQ A D under this item The Choices Disabled default Enabled 26 I915P A7 BIOS Manual 6 3 6 4 6 5 6 6 6 7 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 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 are from 1 min to 1 hr except for HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 min to 15 min and disable Video Off Method This option
47. will provide 12V to CPU power circuit 13 3 3V ep rou pun ao fav o Seny vorage a fray Ieren Sr Pin Assignment Pin Assignment g Ct ev JADPWR2 1 I915P A7 JKBV1 Power Source Header for PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse 5V for PS 2 key board and 7 Pin 1 2 close mouse PS 2 mouse and keyboard are K r SE powered with 5V standby pn 2 3close Voltage volage Note In order to support this function Power on system via keyboard and mouse UKBV1 jumper cap should be placed on Pin 2 3 JUSB V1 JUSB V3_1 Power Source Header for USB Ports Assignment Description JUSBV1 5V for JUSB_19341 H and JRJ45USB1 lel vs de JUSBV1 JUSB_19341 and 1 JRJ45USB1 are powered by 5 gd standby voltage S Pin 2 3 close JUSBV3_1 JUSB3JUSB4 are powered by 5V Note In order to support this function Power o system via USB device JUSBV1 JUSBV3_1 jumper cap should be placed on Pin 2 3 individually JUSB3 JUSB 4 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__ Pin Assignment __ 5V fused 5V fused Ds_juses 6 fuses 7 Ground eng E sk ome 16 I915P A7 JCDIN1 CD ROM Audio in Connector This connector allows user to connect the audio source from the variety devices like CD
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