Biostar I915P-A7 PCI-ED Owner's Manual
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1. 7 PnP PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system PCI or Personal Computer Interconnect is a system which allows I O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed of the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings m Figure 7 PnP PCI Configurations Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP PCI Configurations Init Display First PCI Slot Resources Controlled By Auto Menu Level gt PCI UGA Palette Snoop Disabled Maximum Payload Size 46961 Ttiee Move Enter Select PU PD Value Ve 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 PCI Slot default 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 26 1915P A7 PCI ED amp I91PL A7 PCI ED BIOS Manual IRQ RESOURCES This submenu will allow you to assign each system interrupt a type depending on the type of device using2. Ground Smart Fan Control FAN RPM rate sense Note The JCFAN1 JSFAN1 and JSFANZ2 support system cooling fan wth Smart Fan Control utility They support 4 pin and 3 pin head connectors When connecting wth wres 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 connected to GND 10 I915P A7 PCI ED I91PL A7 PCI ED 2 3 INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY 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 firmly into the slot until the retaining chip snap back in place and the DIMM is propery seated 2 4 CONNECTORS AND SLOTS FDD1 Floppy Disk Connector The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector that supports 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M floppy disk types This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cables IDE1 Hard Disk Connector The motherboard has a 32 bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO Mode 0 5 Bus Master and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 functionality The IDE connectors can connect a master and a slave drive so you can connect up to four hard disk drives PCI1 PCI3 Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots This motherboard is equipped with 3 standard PCI slots PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconned and itis a bus standard for expansio
3. Click the Overclock button in Main Panel the button will be highlighted and the Overdock Panel will slide out to left as the following figure E Fos overtly on Flecowery Desi Pu KS mg Ha fimt Reston Bsa rv pe saas P Reel bo Syren Dedal Zeta pamass di SMH Guten siz Button m tten IHH Eton RA nem O w rcdock Panel contains the these features a 3M Hz button 1 MHz button 1 MHz button and 3MHz button provide user the ability to do real time overclock adjustment Warning Manually overclock is potentially dangerous especially when the overclocking percentage is over 110 We strongly recommend you verify ev ery speed you overclock by click the Verify button Or youcan just click Auto ov erclock button and let WarpSpeeder automatically gets the best result fory ou Recovery Dialog button Pop up the following dialog Let user selecta restoring way if system need to do a fail safe reboot 27 I915P A7 PCI ED I91PL A7 PCI ED PISSE ek a renee oe ul vgl Gece east haired of signing ou wart to do er zer el cade boo Die bem C Reses bo Haaie ae Daia PU Cyek aw 28 I915P A7 PCI ED I91PL A7 PCI ED C Auto overclock button User can dick this button and WarpSpeeder will set the best and stable performance and frequency automatically WarpSpeeder utility will execute a series of testing until system fail Then system will
4. 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 Left line in Rear speaker Left Left line in Rear speaker Left JSPDIF_O UT1 JSPDIF_IN1 Digital Audio Connectors JSPDIF_IN1 is optional This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output and input headers RRE Pin Assignment SPDIF_IN optional 14 I915P A7 PCI ED I91PL A7 PCI ED J1394PW R1 Power Source for 1394 Fire wire Port optional This header allows user to connect the digitalimage device like DV D8 or V8 etc 3 3V for 1394 chipset Default Pin Assignment Pin Assignment CF RE opea 8 9 Key 10 Ground JCMOS1 ClearC MOS Header By placing the jumper on pin2 3 it allows user to restore the BIOS safe setting and the CMOS data please carefully follow the procedures to avoid damaging the motherboard 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 DT E EE 15 I915P A7 PCI ED I91PL A7 PCI ED JCL1 Chassis O pen Message Header This connector allows system to monitor PC case open status Ifthe signal has been triggered it will record to the CMOS and show the message on next boot up 1 Pin Assignment H KH Case open signal
5. SATA1 SATA4 Serial ATA Connectors The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 2 channels SATA interface it satisfies the SATA1 0 spec and with transfer rate of 1 5Gb s Assignment__ Pin Assignment __ Pin Pin round Ps Rx e Re Zl CT a O Front Panel Connector JPANEL1 This 24 pin connectorindudes Power on Reset HDD LED PowerLED Sleep button speaker and IrDA Connection It allows user to connect the PC case s front panel switch functions PWR_LED HLED Pin Assignment _ Function Pin Assignment Function Slesp Speaker button CSR Connector e NAINA CR Power LED _ o HDD LED Paad de Power LED LED Power on button button apa J e opa oa o oa Connector Connector IRTX IRRX 16 I915P A7 PCI ED I91PL A7 PCI ED 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 second o 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 proc
6. ED I91PL A7 PCI ED 4 3 TROUBLES HOOTING Probable Solution ___ No power to the system at all Power light don t illuminate fan inside power supply does not turn 2 on Indicator light on key board does not turn on Make sure power cable is securely plugged in Replace cable Contact technical support System inoperative Keyboard lights Using even pressure on both ends of are on power indicator lights are lit the DIMM press down firmly until the and hard drive is spinning module snaps into place System does nat boot from hard disk driv e can be bootedfrom optical drive System only bogs from optical drive Hard disk can be read and applications an be used but booting from hard disk 2 is impossible Cannot bo system after installing econd hard drive 19 Check cable running from disk to 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 Back up data and applications files Ref ormat the hard drive Re install applications and data using backup disks Set masterslave jumpers correctly Run SETUP program and select correct drive types Call the drive manufacturers f or compatibility with other drives I915P A7 PCI ED I91PL A7 PCI ED CHAPTER 5 WARPSPEEDER 5 1 INTRODUCTION WarpSpeeder anew powerful
7. ED BIOS Manual 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 IR Function The Choices Disabled default Enabled UART Mode Select This item allows you to determine which Infra Red IR function of onboard I O chip The Choices Normal AS KIR IrDA default 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 ECP Mode Use DMA Select a DMA Channel for the p
8. Enter Select PU PD Value Fi Save ESC Exit Fi General Help 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 1915P A7 PCI ED amp I91PL A7 PCI ED BIOS Manual 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 TM2 Bus Ratio Represents the frequency Bus ratio of the throttled performance state that will be initiated when the on die sensor goes from not hot to hot The Choices 0X default 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 Execute Disable Bit The Choices Enabled Disabled default Disabled HARD DISK BOOT PRIORITY Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Hard Disk Boot Priority Pri Slave Sec Master Menu Level gt gt Sec Slave USBHDD Use lt f gt or lt 4 gt to USBHDD1 select a device then USBHDD2 z press lt to move it Bootable Add in Cards up or lt gt to move it down the list Press lt ES
9. connector supports digital audio out function 1 front audio header supports front panel audio out function 1 chassis open header supports PC case opened warning function 1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88Mbytes 1 SPDIF4n connector supports digital audioin function optional 1 1394Aheader supports 1 front panel 1394A Firewire port optional 2 USB headers support 4 USB 2 0 ports at front panel 4 serial ATA connectors support 4 SATAdevices Back Panel I O Connectors 4 USB 2 0 ports 1 Seral port COM2 is optional 1 Parallel Printer port 1 RJ 45 LAN jack 1 PS 2 Mouse amp Keyboard port 1 vertical audio port induding 1 line in connector 1 line out connector and 1 MIC in connector LAN Jack a arround Eel BO USB x2 I915P A7 PCI ED I91PL A7 PCI ED B BIOS amp Software BIOS Award legal BIOS SupportsAPM1 2 Supports ACPI Supports USB Function Bundled Software Supports Warpspeeder 9 Touch WINFLASHER and FLASHER m N PACKAGE CHECKLIST FDD Cable X 1 HDD Cable X1 S PDIF Cable X 1 User s Manual X 1 Serial ATA Cable X 1 Fully Setup Driver CD X 1 Rear I O Panel for ATX Case X 1 USB 2 0 Cable X1 optional IEEE 1394 Cable X 1 optional Serial ATA Power Switch Cable X 1 optional E l I915P A7 PCI ED I91PL A7 PCI ED 1 3 LAYOUT AND COMPONENTS JKBMS1 Intel 915P or Intel 915PL PCE XTREME e
10. 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 wth just one click The Overvoltage Manager on the other hand helps to powerup 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 WarpS peeder 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 do not need to install DirectX 8 1 5 3 I915P A7 PCI ED I91PL A7 PCI ED INSTALLATION Execute the setup execution file and then the following dialog will pop up Please dick Next button and follow the default procedure to install el
11. do fail safe reboot by using Watchdog function After reboot the WarpSpeeder utility will restore to the hardware default setting orload the verified best and stable frequency according to the Reoovery 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 Reoovery 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 information of your system The information will be refreshed every 1 second I915P A7 PCI ED I91PL A7 PCI ED 88 usm I915P A7 PCI ED I91PL A7 PCI ED 6 About Panel Click the about button in Main Panel the button w
12. 3 and DDR400 E Supports 256Mb 512Mb and 1G Mb DDR technologies for x8 and x16 non ECC DDR devices I Registered DIMMs are not supported Maximum DRAM address decode space of 4GB DIMM Socket DDR DDR Module Total Total Memory Size Size Location DDRA1 eee 1 DDRA2 256MB 512MB 1GB 1 1 Max is 4GB DDRB1 E 1 DDRB2 206MB 512MB 1GB 1 I915P A7 PCI ED I91PL A7 PCI ED 191PL A7 PCI ED System Memory P Supports Dual Channel DDR with 4 banks only P Supports DDR333 and DDR400 P Supports 256Mb 512Mb and 1G Mb DDR technologies for x8 and x16 non ECC DDR devices Registered DIMMs are not supported Maximum DRAM address decode space of 2GB DIMM Socket DOR Module Total vemory Siz DDRA1 206MB 512MB 1GB 1 Max is 1GB DDRA2 206MB 512MB 1GB 1 DDRB1 206MB 512MB 1GB 1 Max is 1GB DDRB2 206MB 512MB 1GB 1 E DDR Installing Precautions This system supports both Single Side SS and Double Side DS Memory type Please be aware of memory module installation rules orit may cause the system fail to boot up Pal Memory Module Combination Uhr ras DDRAZ DORE Max is 1GB Slots Three 32bit PCI bus master slots I One PCl Express PCI E x 16 slot PCI Express 1 0a compliant Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 4GB s simultaneously per direction foran aggregate of 8GB s totally d One PCI Extreme PCI EX slot PCI Express 1 0a compliant Supports data transfer speed up to 1GB s p
13. 8 1915P A7 PCI ED amp I91PL A7 PCI ED BIOS Manual USB Mouse Support This item allows you to enable or disable the USB Mouse Legacy Support Enabled Enable USB Mouse Support Disabled default Disable USB Mouse Support AC97 Audio This item allows you to decide to enable disable to support AC97 Audio The Choices Auto default Disabled Onboard RAID lt ITE8211 gt The Choices Enabled default Disabled Onboard RAID BIOS The Choices Disabled default Enabled Onboard 1394 The Choices Enabled default Disabled Onboard LAN This item allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN The Choices Enabled default Disabled Onboard LAN Boot ROM This item allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN Boot ROM The Choices Disabled default Enabled Super IO Device Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Superl0 Device Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 1RQ4 Onboard IR Function Disabled Menu Level UART Mode Select IrDA UR2 Duplex Mode Half Onboard Parallel Port 378 1 RQ7 Parallel Port Mode SPP ECP Mode Use DMA IEN Tlee Move Enter Select PU PD Value E save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values Optimized Defaults If you highlight the literal Press Enter next o the Super IO Device press the enter key it will take you a submenu with the following options label and then 19 1915P A7 PCI ED amp I91PL A7 PCI
14. BOARD DEVICE Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Onboard Device gt PCI Express Root Port Func Press Enter USB Controller Enabled USB 2 6 Controller Enabled Menu Level L 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 Onboard Lan Boot ROM Disabled tlee Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fi Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F 0 F5 Previous Values timized Defaults PCI Express Root Port Func PCI Express Port This item allows you to select the PCI Express Port The Choices Auto default Enabled Disabled PCI E Compliancy Mode This item allows you to select the PCI E Compliancy Mode The Choices v1 0a default v1 0 USB Controller Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus USB controller and you have USB peripherals The Choices Enabled default Disabled USB 2 0 Controller This entry is to enabled disabled EHCI controller only This BIOS itself may may not have high speed USB support If the BIOS has high speed USB support built in the support will automatically turn on when high speed device were attached The ChoicesEnabled default USB Keyboard Support This item allows you to enable or disable the USB Keyboard Legacy Support Enabled default Enable USB Keyboard Support Disabled Disable USB Keyboard Support 1
15. C gt to exit this menu ENEE TL Move PU PD Change Priority F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults Opt i These BIOS attempt to load the operating system from the device in the sequence select in these items The Choices Pri Master Pri Slave Sec Master Sec Slave USBHDDO BHDD1 USBHDD2 and Bootable Add in Cards Fi Save ESC Exit F Optimized 1l 10 1915P A7 PCI ED amp I91PL A7 PCI ED BIOS Manual BOOT SEQ amp FLOPPY SETUP Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Boot Seq 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 tlee Move Enter Select PU PD Value F1 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F Optimized Defaults First Second T hird 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 op
16. 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 1915P A7 PCI ED amp I91PL A7 PCI ED BIOS Manual 3 Advanced BIOS Features m Figure 3 Advanced BIOS Setup Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features 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 TechnologylEnabled 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 OST AT OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Non 0S2 Small Logo lt EPA gt Show Enabled Summary Screen Show Disabled tlee Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fi Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F Optimized Defaults CPU FEATURE Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CPU Feature Delay Prior to Thermal i6 Min Thermal Management Thermal Monitor 1 TM2 Bus Ratio X Menu Level b gt TM2 Bus VID 8 83750 Limit CPUID MaxVal Disabled Execute Disable Bit Enabled Tlee Move
17. EQUENCY This item allows you to select the Memory Frequency The Choices Auto default DDR266 DDR300 and DDR400 SLP_S4 ASSERTION WIDTH This item sets the minimum assertion width of the SLP S4 signal to guarantee the DRAM has been safely power cycled 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 VIDEO BIOS 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 default Enabled 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 15 1915P A7 PCI ED amp I91PL A7 PCI ED BIOS Manual 5 Integrated Peripherals m Figure 5 Integrated Peripherals Phoenix AwardBIO C Setup Utility tegrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Device Press Enter Onboard Device Press Enter SuperlO Device Press Enter Menu Level gt Fi General Help Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnChip IDE Device IDE HDD Block
18. I Halt On A11 But Keyboard tiee Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fi Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F Optimized Defaults 1915P A7 PCI ED amp I91PL A7 PCI ED BIOS Manual 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 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 1915P A7 PCI ED amp I91PL A7 PCI ED 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
19. I915P A7 PCI ED I91PL A7 PCI ED 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 EE 3 1 1 Motherboard Features 3 12 Package Checkhet AAA H 13 Layout and Components 8 Chapter 2 Hardware Information ssscccss
20. Mode Enabled IDE DMA transfer access Enabled On Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled Menu Level L 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 number of IDE Secondary Slave PIO Auto block read writes per IDE Secondary Master UDMA Auto sector the drive can IDE Secondary Slave UDMA Auto support SATA Mode IDE On Chip Serial ATA Enhanced Mode PATA IDE Mode Primary tiee Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fi Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F 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 16 1915P A7 PCI ED amp I91PL A7 PCI ED BIOS Manual IDE DMA Transfer Access This item allows you to enable or disable the IDE transfer access The Choices Enabled default Disabled On chip Primary PCI IDE This item allows you to enable or disable the primary se
21. Select PU PD Value Fi Save ESC Exit Fi General Help FS5 Previous Values F Optimized Defaults 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 FDD COM LPT Port You can select to enable or disable FDD COM and LPT port under this item The Choices Disabled default Enabled PCI PIRQ A D You can select to enable or disable PCI PIRQ A D under this item The Choices Disabled default Enabled 23 1915P A7 PCI ED amp I91PL A7 PCI ED BIOS Manual 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 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 mm to 15 min and disable Video Off Method This option determines the manner in which the monitor is goes blank The Choices DPMS default VIDEO OFF IN SUSPEND This determines the manner in w
22. 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 from CMOS Load the optimized defaults Save all the CMOS changes and exit 1915P A7 PCI ED amp I91PL A7 PCI ED 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 AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility gt Standard CMOS Features gt Frequency Voltage Control gt Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults gt Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password gt Integrated Peripherals Set User Password gt Power Management Setup Save amp Exit Setup gt PnP PCI Configurations Exit Without Saving gt PC Health Status Upgrade BIOS Quit F Menu in BIOS Tire Select Item 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
23. 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 1915P A7 PCI ED amp I91PL A7 PCI ED 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 Intel 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
24. come Ir fhe betel Wired bo Teppi prd Fre nila hih G r el roi a a tee oe a dia care kk Ha 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 dick Finish button Dott a hostel Wiel E ida Bet ha bch rota gS aoe m poa Coe D Leran tg el peer um hiy Usage The following figures are just only for reference the screen printed in 21 I915P A7 PCI ED I91PL A7 PCI ED this user manual will change according to your motherboard on hand I915P A7 PCI ED I91PL A7 PCI ED 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 OD SS 11 33 aM 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 left click on tray icon and Exit item will dose Tray Icon utility if selected Lanuch Utility i Ext fer Sete ees I915P A7 PCI ED I91PL A7 PCI ED 2 Main Pan
25. condary IDEChannel 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 On chip Secondary PCI IDE This item allows you to enable or disable the primary secondary IDEChannel The Choices Enabled Default Disabled 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 On Chip Serial ATA Setting This item allows you to choose Disabled disabled SAT A Controller 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 17 1915P A7 PCI ED amp I91PL A7 PCI ED BIOS Manual ON
26. cseseseseseeseseeees 9 2 1 Installing Central Processing Unit CRU 9 2 2 FAN Headers eegen ege Ae ee EE 10 2 3 Installing System Memory cece 11 2 4 Conne ors ANC Slots 2 2 eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 11 Chapter 3 Headers amp Jumpers SCtuP s s1sccecseececseseeeees 12 3 1 How to Setup Jumpers 12 3 2 Detail SettindS 0 0 0 nna ne a 12 Chapter 4 Useful Hel p s scsssccsecsssssssssssessssessessssesessssesneneens 17 4 1 Award BIOS Beep Code 17 4 2 Extra Information 0 0 0 0 aaa 17 4 3 Troubleshooting 0 ae 19 Chapter 5 WarpSpeeder s sscsssssssscsessssesssssssssessssseeseaes 20 5 1 INtrOdUCTION TT 20 5 2 System Reuirement eee eeeeeeenee 20 5 3 Je E te BE 21 5 4 WarpSpeeder indudes 1 tray icon and 5panels 23 I915P A7 PCI ED I91PL A7 PCI ED CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES A Hardware CPU I Supports LGA775 I Supports single Intel Pentium 4 processor 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 Northbridge Intel 915PL 91 5P I Southbridge Intel ICH6 Dimensions I ATX Form Factor 29 35m L x 24 4cm W O perating S ystem E Supports Windows 98SE Windows 2000 Windows Me and Windows XP I915P A7 PCI ED System Memory E Supports Dual Channel DDR with 8 banks in total E Supports DDR33
27. e 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 PCI EXPRESS RELATIVE ITEMS Maximum Payload Size Set the maximum payload size for Transaction packets TLP The Choice 4096 default 27 1915P A7 PCI ED amp I91PL A7 PCI ED BIOS Manual 8 PC Health Status H Figure 8 PC Health Status Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Shutdown Temperature Disabled Show H W Monitor in POST Enabled tlee Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fi Save ESC Exit Fi General Help 5 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 Show 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 3V 5 0 V 5V SB Voltage Batter Detect the system s voltage status automatically Current CPU Temp This field displays the current temperature of CPU Current CPU FAN Speed This field displays the current speed of CPU fan Current SYS FAN Sp
28. edure below to restore the BIOS 1 2 CONN OVEN IE 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 Awdiflash xxxx bf sn py r in DOS prompt System will update BIOS automatically and restart The BIOS has been recovered and will work properly 17 I915P A7 PCI ED I91PL A7 PCI ED 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 overheated 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 with the CPU speed After confirmed please follow steps below to relief the CPU protection function 1 Remove the power cord from power supply for seconds 2 Wait for seconds 3 Plugin the 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 18 I915P A7 PCI
29. eed This field displays the current speed SYSTEM fan 28 1915P A7 PCI ED amp I91PL A7 PCI ED BIOS Manual 9 Frequency Voltage Control m Figure 9 Frequency Voltage Control Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Frequency Voltage Control Default CPU Voltage Regulator DDR Voltage Regulator Default Menu Level gt Auto Detect PCI Clk Enabled CPU Clock 10 MHz 1 tiee Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fi Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F 0 F5 Previous Values timized Defaults CPU CLOCK RATIO The Choices 8X default 9X 10X 11X 12X 13X 14 X 15X 16X 17X 18X 19X 20 X 21 X 22 X and 23X CPU Voltage Regulator This item allows you to select CPU Voltage Regulator The Choices Default default DDR Voltage Regulator This item allows you to select DDR Voltage Regulator The Choices Default Default AUTO DETECT PCI 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 Special Notice 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 29 1915P A7 PCI ED amp I91PL A7 PCI ED BIOS Manual Method 2 Press the lt In
30. el If you dick the tray icon WarpSpeeder utility will be invoked Please refer to the following figure the utility s first window you will see is Main Panel Main Panel contains features as follows a Display the CPU Speed CPU external clock Memory dock AGP dock and PCI dock infomation b ContainsAbout Voltage Overclock and Hardware Monitor Buttons forinvoking respective panels C With a user friendly Status Animation it can represent 3 overclock percentage stages Man walking overdock percentage from 100 110 Panther running overclock percentage from 110 120 Car racing overclock percentage from 120 above 24 1915P A7 PCI ED 191PL A7 PCI ED _ oe H IERT J SPEED nan AGP CLOCK MHz A 4 Bo WT Ge 33 3 chy GLOCK MHz PCICLOCK MHz E OVER CLOCK Ego r 27 percentact 100 Hardware Monitor Button r KH Over clock percentage 100 DI Overclock Bitten i Voltage Button O 1146 am I915P A7 PCI ED I91PL A7 PCI ED 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 dedde to increase CPU core voltage and Memory voltage or not The default setting is No If you want to get the best performance of overdocking we recommend you dick the option Yes 4a 1200 FM I915P A7 PCI ED I91PL A7 PCI ED d Overclock Pane
31. ement ACPI The Choices Enabled default Disabled 21 1915P A7 PCI ED amp I91PL A7 PCI ED BIOS Manual 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 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 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 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 USB KB MS Wake Up From S3 This item allows you to enable or disabled USB keyboard wake up from S3 The Choices Disabled Default Enabled Resume by Alarm This function is for setting date 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 Yo
32. er direction See p 13 for detail information Special PCI Express Dual Feature This special function supports Dual View two graphic cards I915P A7 PCI ED I91PL A7 PCI ED E Chip RTL8100C L Supports 10 Mb s and 100 Mb s auto negotiation I Half Full duplex capability E Supports ACPI power management On board AC 97 Sound Codec I Chip ALC655 i Support 6 channels I Supports S PDIF Out and S PDIF In optional functions E Compliant wthAC 97 Version 2 3 spedfication Super I O E Chip ITE IT8712F I Low Pin Count Interface I Provides the most commonly used legacy Super I O functionality Environment Control initiatives H W Monitor Fan Speed Controller ITE s Smart Guardian function IEEE 1394 Chip optional i Chip VIAVT6307 I Supports two 1394A Firewire ports up to 400Mb s individually Serial ATA i Controller integrated in ICH6 I Supports 4 Serial ATA SATA ports Integrated AHCI controller Compliant wth Serial ATA 1 0 spedfication Data transfer rates up to 1 5Gb s On board IDE E One nnector supports 2 IDE disk drives E Supports PIO Mode 0 4 Bride Mode and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 Bus Master Mode In i i i i E i I915P A7 PCI ED I91PL A7 PCI ED ternal On board I O Connectors and Headers 1 IDE connector supports 2 hard disk devices 1 front panel header supports front panel facilities 1 CD in connector supports 1 CD ROM audio in device 1 SPDIF out
33. hich the monitor is blanked The Choices Yes default No SUSPEND TYPE Select the Suspend Type The Choices Stop Grant default 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 24 1915P A7 PCI ED amp I91PL A7 PCI ED BIOS Manual 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 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 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 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 INTRUDER DETECTION This item allows you to enable or disable intruder detection The Choices Disabled Default Enabled 25 1915P A7 PCI ED amp I91PL A7 PCI ED BIOS Manual
34. ill be highlighted and the About Panel will slide out to up as the following figure In this panel you can get model name and detail information 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 31 I915P A7 PCI ED I91PL A7 PCI ED Er bitti i Version I915P A7 PCI ED I91PL A7 PCI ED 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 03 24 2005 33 1915P A7 PCI ED amp I91PL A7 PCI ED BIOS SETUP BIOS Set p ssissssisisrssssiossvssiscssosssosssssssvasesososss ssossssssrssssssszs Main Menus cccaunc china annn acd aagiiedes nine ceed ee 3 2 Standard CMOS Features uge 6 3 Advanced BIOS Features eae e E E E A 9 4 Advanced Chipset Features 14 5 Integrated RE 16 6 Power Management Setup oc hoidsin ansin anieri 21 7 PpP PCE Configurations scacid e Meee ee a hea a e 26 SPC Health Status Eed AE 28 9 Frequency Voltage Control eee ceeeceeeeceeseeeecesesneeesessesecsaeecnaeeseaeees 29 1915P A7 PCI ED amp I91PL A7 PCI ED BIOS Manual BIOS Setup Introduction This ma
35. ld control Gate A20 Normal A pin in the keyboard controller controls Gate A20 Fast default Lets chipset control Gate A20 TYPEMATIC RATE SETTING When a key is held down the keystroke will repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller When enabled the typematic rate and typematic delay can be configured The Choices Disabled default Enabled TYPEMATIC RATE 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 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 12 1915P A7 PCI ED amp I91PL A7 PCI ED BIOS Manual 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 APIC MODE Selecting Enabled enables APIC device mode reporting from the BIOS to the operating system The Choices Enabled default Disabled 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 co
36. le Memory Hole At 15M 16M Auto Auto Auto 4 to 5 Sec Enabled Disabled Disabled Enter Select FS5 Previous Values 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 Tac Move PU PD Value ESC Exit Fi General Help Opti d Defaults CAS LATENCY TIME When synchronous DRAM is installed the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing The Choices Auto default 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 Auto default 14 1915P A7 PCI ED amp I91PL A7 PCI ED BIOS Manual 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 Auto default PRECHARGE DELAY TRAS This item controls the number of DRAM clocks to activate the precharge delay The Choices Auto default SYSTEM MEMORY FR
37. mputer 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 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 SUMMARY SCREEN SHOW This item allows you to enable disable the summary screen Summary screen means system configuration and PCI device listing The choices Enabled Disabled default 13 1915P A7 PCI ED amp I91PL A7 PCI ED 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 Le CAS Latency Time DRAM RASH to CASH Delay Auto Auto DRAM RAS Precharge Precharge dealy lt tRAS System Memory Frequency SLP_S4 Assertion Width System BIOS Cacheable Video BIOS Cacheab
38. n ETE E FDIF_OUT1 he Ena 2 ear Sa mm 1394 WRI Ale Bara ey op tio nal P Zu J13 A1 0 ptio nal eaussv3_1 S Nt Note m represents the 15t pin I915P A7 PCI ED I91PL A7 PCI ED CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INFORMATION 2 1 INSTALLING 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 legs won t be damaged e We 7 ae m P Step 1 Pull the lever sideways away from the socket and then raise the lever up to a 90 degree angle rem fe a i A 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 o entaton Step 2 1 pin cap I915P A7 PCI ED I91PL A7 PCI ED Step 3 Hold the CPU down fimly and then dose the lever to complete the installation Step 4 Put the CPU Fan on the CPU and buckle it Connect the CPU FAN power cable to the JCFAN1 This completes the installation 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 3 FAN RPM rate sense Smart Fan Control JSFANI JSFAN2 Power Source for System Fan JSFAN2 is optional
39. n cards This PCI slot is designated as 32bits PCI Ex 4 PCl Extreme Slot E This PCI Ex 4 PCl Extreme slotis a spedal design for PCI Express interface graphic cards E The PCI Ex 4 PCl Extreme sot is compliant wth PCI Express 1 0a specification E This PCI Ex 4 PCl Extreme slot is compatible wth PCI E x4 and PCI E x1 expansion card E The bandwidth of data transfer is up to 1GB s per direction and for an aggregate of 2GB s in total 11 I915P A7 PCI ED I91PL A7 PCI ED 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 Pin opened Pin dosed Pin1 2 dosed 3 2 DETAIL SETTINGS JATXPW R1 JATXPW R2 ATX Power Connectors JATXPWR1 This connector allows user to connect 24 pin power connector on the ATX power supply JAT XPWR2 By connecting this connector it will provide 12V to CPU power drcuit e m Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 2 py a e pv eeo e pwo o o Standby Votage 5v 21 pv o S JADPWR1 Pin Assignment___ Pin Assignment oo 24 I915P A7 PCI ED I91PL A7 PCI ED JKBV1 Power Source Header for PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse 5V for PS 2 key board and mouse PS 2 mouse and keyboard are powered with 5V standby voltage 5V Standby Voltage Note In order to support this f unction Power on s
40. nual discussed Award Setup program built into the ROM BIOS The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration This special information is then stored in battery backed RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off The Award BIOS installed in your computer system s ROM Read Only Memory is a custom version of an industry standard BIOS This means that it supports Intel Pentium 4 processor input output system The BIOS provides critical low level support for standard devices such as disk drives and serial and parallel ports Adding important has customized the Award BIOS but nonstandard features such as virus and password protection as well as special support for detailed fine tuning of the chipset controlling the entire system The rest of this manual is intended to guide you through the process of configuring your system using Setup Plug and Play Support These AWARD BIOS 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
41. ort The Choices 3 default 1 20 1915P A7 PCI ED amp I91PL A7 PCI ED 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 Item Help Menu Level gt ACPI amp Wake Up Events Reload Timer Events Press Enter Power Management User Define 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 BTIN Instant Off Intruder t Detection Disabled Press Enter Tlee Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fi Sayve ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F Optimized Defaults ACPI amp WAKE UP EVENTS Phoenix F AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CPI amp Wake Up Events ACPI Function Enabled ACPI Suspend Type Wake Up by PCI card Power On by Ring Resume by Alarm POWER ON Function KB Power ON Password Hot Key Power ON PWRON After PWR Fail Tie Move Enter Select F5 Previous ACPI Function 1 P0 gt 1 Menu Level aa Disabled Disabled Disabled BUTTON ONLY Enter Ctrl Fi Off PU PD Value F1 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help Values F imi f Optimized Defaults This item displays the status of the Advanced Configuration and Power Manag
42. sert 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 30
43. sword 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 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 1915P A7 PCI ED amp I91PL A7 PCI ED 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 Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features ESCHER Time hh mm ss gt 9 Menu Level Le IDE Channel Master IDE Channel Slave Change the day month IDE Channel Master year and century IDE Channel 1 Slave Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B None Video LEGA UGA
44. 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 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 controller should not respond to the Write it should only snoop the data and permit the access to b
45. tion reduces the time it takes to boot up The Choices Disabled Enabled defau Report NO FDD for Win95 The Choices NO default Virus Warning This option allows you to choose the Virus Warning feature that is used to protect the IDE Hard Disk boot sector If this function is enabled and an attempt is made to write to the boot sector BIOS will display a warning message on the screen and sound an alarm beep Disabled default Virus protection is disabled Enabled Virus protection is activated 11 1915P A7 PCI ED amp I91PL A7 PCI ED BIOS Manual CPU 13 Cache Depending on the CP U chipset in use you may be able to increase memory access time with this option Enabled default Enable cache Disabled Disable cache 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 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 BOOT UP NUMLOCKSTATUS 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 shou
46. to configure enhanced features of the BIOS Advanced Chipset Features This submenu allows you to configure special chipset features 1915P A7 PCI ED amp I91PL A7 PCI ED BIOS Manual 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 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 1915P A7 PCI ED amp I91PL A7 PCI ED BIOS Manual Set User Pas
47. u 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 POWER ON Function This item allows you to choose the power on function The Choices Button Only default Password Hot Key Mouse Left Mouse Right Any Key Keyboard 98 KB POWER ON Password Input password and press Enter to set the Keyboard power on password 22 1915P A7 PCI ED amp I91PL A7 PCI ED BIOS Manual Hot Key Power ON Input password and press Enter to set the Keyboard power on password The Choices Ctrl F1 default Ctrl F2 Ctr F3 Ctrl F4 Ctrl F5 Ctr F6 Ctrl F7 Ctrl F8 Ctrl F9 Ctrl F10 Ctrl F11 and Ctrl F12 POWER After PWR 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 RELOAD TIMER EVENTS Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Reload Timer Events Primary IDE Disabled Primary IDE 1 Disabled Secondary IDE Disabled Menu Level kk Secondary IDE 1 Disabled FDD COM LPT Port Disabled PCI PIRQ A D1 Disabled Tlee Move Enter
48. ystem via keyboard and mouse JKBV1 jumper cap should be placed on Pin 2 3 JUSB V1 JUSB V3_1 Power Source Header for USB Ports JUSBV1 5V for USB ports at JUSB_19341 and JRJ45USB1 JUSBV3_1 5V for USB ports at front panel JUSB3 JUSB4 JUSBV1 USB ports at JUSB_ 19341 and JRJ45USB1 are powered ie 5V standby SE z Pin 2 3 close JUSBV3_1 USB ports at front panel JUSB3 JUSB4 are powered by 5V Note In order to support this f unction Power on system via USB device JUSBV1 JUSBV3_1 jumper cap should be placed on Pin 2 3 individually JUSB3 JUSB4 Headers for USB2 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 Prin Assignment Pin Assignment s ss ejs r feom e Ground Ce ome I915P A7 PCI ED I91PL A7 PCI ED JCDIN1 CD ROM Audio in Connector This connector allows user to connect the audio source from the variety devices like CD ROM DVD ROM PCI sound card PCI TV turner card etc GE channel input 4 Right channel input JAUDIOF1 Front Panel Audio out Header This header allows user to connect the front audio out put cable with the PC front panel It will disable the output on back panel audio connectors Po fe eras he Right line out Speaker out Right line out Speaker out Right ke fet Reseved 8 Kky gt o O
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