PT-5VMX VIA MVP3
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1. CN8 ATX Power connector CN8 ATX Power connector MEM L CN9 FDC N8 ATX PWR DIMM 3 DIMM 2 DIMM 1 rin SYS BIOS CNI2 IDE2 IDET 3 6 MVP3 SYSTEM BOARD AWARD BIOS SETUP Pin assignment of ATX power connector 11 1 Pin Signal Pin Signal name 11 3 3V DC 1 3 3VDC 12 12V DC 2 33VDC 13 Ground 3 Ground 14 PS ON 4 5VDC 15 Ground 5 Ground 16 Ground 6 5VDC 17 Ground 7 Ground 18 5VDC 8 PW OK 19 5VDC 9 5 20 5VDC 10 I2V DC 20 10 D CN9 Floppy Disk Control Port connector Using IRQ6 DMA channel 2 FDC Connector L CN9 FDC CIN8 ATX PWR DIMM 3 DIMM 2 DIMM 1 rin SYS BIOS CNI2 IDE2 amp CN13 IDE 1 J CN10 WOL Wake On LAN Connector In order to use the WOL LAN card to trigger the power of the PC system the switching power supply must be able to provide at least 700mA current driving ability on the 5V standby voltage 3 7 MVP3 SYSTEM BOARD AWARD BIOS SETUP2. 3 22 ATX SYSTEM BOARD AWARD BIOS SETUP 95MHz x 5 1 2 be 2 1 2 1 3 5 4 4 5 E x5 5 5 OTHER CPU VOLTAGE SETTING RESERVED ON THE BOARD Vcore 3 4V Vcore Vcore 3 0V Vcore 2 7V Vcore 2 6V 1 22 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 Vcore 2 5 Vcore 2 4V Vcore 2 3 V Vcore 2 1 V Vcore 2 0V 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 3 23 ATX SYSTEM BOARD AWARD BIOS SETUP 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 JP5 DRAM Clock selection 5 SDRAM CLOCK SELECT i 5 SDRAM CLOCK CPU CLOCK EE 5 SDRAM CLOCK AGP CLOCK G Cross reference of all frequencies CPU Clk 60MHz AGP Clk 60MHz PCI Clk 30MHz SDRAM Clock JP5 Short 60MHz SDRAM Clock JP5 Open 60MHz 66 8MHz 66 8MHz 33 4MHz 66 5MHz 66 8MHz 75MHz 75MHz 37 5MHz 75MHz 75MHz 75MHz 60M Hz 30MHz 60MHz 75MHz 83 3MHz 66 6MHz 33 3MHz 66 6MHz 83 3MHz 95
3. CN2 COM2 CN6 LPTI CNI COMI 5 y USB 8 ATX PWR DIMM 3 DIMM 2 DIMM 1 T SYS BIOS CNI2 IDE 2 CNI3 IDE 1 Pin assignment of WOL Connector 1 2 3 Pin Signalname Pin Signalname Pin Signal name 1 standby 2 Ground 3 Signal K CN11 CPU Cooling Fan Power connector optional P3 Sense Signal 2 3 rj 1 7 Usa L CNI FDC CN8 ATX PWR DIMM 3 DIMM 2 DIMM 1 rin CNI2 IDE2 CN13 IDE 1 SYS BIOS 3 8 MVP3 SYSTEM BOARD AWARD BIOS SETUP L CN12 IDE 1 Connector Primary IDE Port using IRQ14 M CN13 IDE 2 Connector Secondary IDE Port using IRQ15 CN9 FDC ATX PWR 1 DIMM3 DIMM 2 DIMM I cj 2 105 5 j 1 1 SYS BIOS CNI2 IDE2 c NES CNI3 IDE I CN12 IDE2 CN13 IDE 1
4. Pin assignment of USB connector Pini 55 Pin2 DATA Pin3 DATA Pin4 Ground Pin5 Ground Pin6 Ground 3 4 MVP3 SYSTEM BOARD AWARD BIOS SETUP CN6 Parallel Port Connector Supports SPP EPP ECP mode using IRQ7 or IRQ5 ECP modes use DMA channel 3 or channel 1 and it can be programmed by CMOS setup Parallel Port 1 _ FDC ATX PWR DIMM3 DIMM2 DIMMI ES SYS BIOS CNI2 IDE2 CNI3 IDE 1 Pin assignment of parallel port 1 14 Pin Signal Signal 1 STROBE 14 AUTO FEED 2 Data Bit 0 15 ERROR DataBit 16 INIT 4 DataBit2 17 SLCTIN 5 DataBit3 18 Ground 6 Data Bit 4 19 Ground 7 Data Bit 5 20 Ground 8 Data Bit 6 21 Ground 9 Data Bit 7 22 Ground 10 ACK 23 Ground 11 BUSY 24 Ground 12 PE 25 Ground 13 SLCT 13 25 MVP3 SYSTEM BOARD AWARD BIOS SETUP G CN7 IR Infrared Rays transmission connector IR INFRARED RAYS CONNECTOR 1 5VDC 2 NO CONNECTION 3 IR RECEIVE 4 GROUND 5 IR TRANSMIT L CN9 FDC Ns ATX PWR DIMM 3 LJ ISYS BIOS CN12 IDE2 IDET
5. IBM 6x86MX PR166 JP2 4 8 66MHz x2 JP9 JP13 Vcore 3 5V 12 1 4 1 6 7 1 8 2 4 8 75 2 1 2 9 JP10 JP11 JP12 JP13 JP9 JP13 Vcore 3 5V 1 2 JP2 JP3 JP4 JP6 JP7 1 8 JP2 4 8 66MHz 2 1 2 9 JP10 JP11 JP12 JP13 JP9 JP13 Vcore 2 9V 1 2 EH gt JP3 JP4 JP6 JP7 1 8 1 2 9 gt JP11 JP12 gt CPU TYPE Cyrix IBM 6x86L P166 CPU TYPE Cyrix IBM 6x86L P200 CPU TYPE 3 16 JP2 4 JP6 8 66MHz x 2 JP9 13 Vcore 2 8V 12 1 4 1 6 1 7 1 8 JP2 4 JP6 8 75 2 11 52 9 IPI JP12 JP13 JP9 JP13 Vcore 2 8V 12 22 2 4 7 1 8 2 4 1 6 8 66MHz x 2 5 1 2 1 9 JP11 JP12 13 JP9 JP13 Vcore 2 9V 1 2 2 1 4 1 6 7 1 8 1 32 9 11 1 12 SYSTEM BOARD AWARD BIOS SETUP CPU TYPE Cyrix IBM 6x86MX PR200 75MHz Bus CPU TYPE CPU TYPE Cyrix 6x86MII 300 IBM 6x86MX PR300 66MHz Bus JP2 4 8 75MHz x 2 JP9 JP13 Vcore 2 9V 2 JP2 JP3 J
6. 3 27 3 5 INSTALL THE SYSTEM 3 28 4 AWARD BIOS SETUP aad 4 30 41 GETTING 5 4 30 4 2 MAIN MENU iis iocur teet cR m EORR ER Ka cu UE 4 31 43 CONTROL KEYS 4 32 4 4 STANDARD CMOS SETUP 58 4 33 4 5 BIOS FEATURES SETUP 4 34 4 6 22 22 4 36 47 POWER MANAGEMENT 5 4 38 4 8 PNP PCI CONFIGURATION 4 39 4 9 INTEGRATED 4 42 410 LOAD SETUP DEFAUL 8 255555 4 43 4 11 SUPERVISOR PASSWORD USER PASSWORD eee 4 43 4 12 IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION ottenuto 4 43 413 SAVE amp EXIE SETUP iori teneur ponds 4 44 4 14 EXIT WITHOUT SAV ING tics 4 44 ATX SYSTEM BOARD TRADEMARDKS trademarks used in this manual are the property of their respective owners NOTE The LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS function loads the default
7. SYSTEM BOARD AWARD BIOS SETUP CPU TYPE AMD K6 2 366 CPU TYPE AMD K6 2 400 CPU TYPE AMD K6 3 400 JP2 4 8 66MHz x 5 5 JP9 JP13 Vcore 2 2V 2 JP2 JP3 EH JP6 JP7 1 8 JP2 4 8 100MHz x 4 1 2 9 JP10 JP11 BE riz JP13 JP9 JP13 Vcore 2 2V 12 gt 100MHzx 4 1 2 9 10 JP11 BE D JP13 JP9 JP13 Vcore 2 4V 12 gt h 2 9 JP10 B JP12 JP13 CPU TYPE AMD K6 2 380 CPU TYPE AMD K6 2 450 CPU TYPE AMD 6 3 450 3 15 2 4 1 6 8 95MHz x4 JP9 JP13 Vcore 2 2V 1 22 2 4 7 1 8 JP2 4 JP6 8 100 4 5 1 2 9 JP10 JP11 E riz JP13 JP9 JP13 Vcore 2 4V 1 2 1 2 1 4 1 6 7 1 8 JP2 4 JP6 8 100MHz x 4 5 1 2 9 JP10 JP12 JP13 JP9 JP13 Vcore 2 4V 12 2 1 4 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 2 9 JP10 JP12 JP13 SYSTEM BOARD AWARD BIOS SETUP CPU TYPE Cyrix IBM 6x86 166 Cyrix IBM 6x86 200
8. 2 1 4 1 6 1 7 1 8 2 4 1 6 8 100MHz x 2 5 12 52 9 JP10 JP11 JP12 JP13 JP9 13 Vcore 3 5V 1 2 JP2 1 4 7 1 8 JP2 4 8 66MHz x 4 12 1 9 JP10 JP11 JP12 JP13 JP9 13 Vcore 2 8V 1 2 2 1 4 1 6 JP7 1 8 2 9 IPI JP12 13 SYSTEM BOARD AWARD BIOS SETUP CPU TYPE IDT WinChip3 333 CPU TYPE Intel 80502 90 CPU TYPE Intel 80502 120 JP2 4 JP6 8 100 x 2 66 JP9 JP13 Vcore 2 8V 2 2 1 6 1 7 JP8 JP2 4 8 60MHz x 1 5 1 2 9 BE IPI JP12 JP13 JP9 JP13 Vcore 3 3V 12 1 2 JP4 JP6 JP7 1 8 JP2 4 8 60MHz x 2 2 JP9 JP10 JP11 JP12 JP13 JP9 JP13 Vcore 3 3V 1 2 JP2 JP3 JP4 JP6 JP7 1 8 1 2 9 JP10 JP11 JP12 JP13 CPU TYPE IDT WinChip3 350 CPU TYPE Intel 80502 100 CPU TYPE Intel 80502 133 3 20 JP2 4 JP6 8 95MHz x 3 JP9 JP13 Vcore 2 8V 1 2 JP2 4 JP6 8 66MHzx 1 5 le 2 JP9 IPI JP12 JP13 JP9 13 Vcore 3 3V 1 2 JP2 JP3 JP4 JP6 JP7 JP8 JP2
9. 5 VIA MAINBOARD OPERATION MANUAL LO LH n ns Dro SYSTEM BOARD OPERATION MANUAL QNEM Printed MVP3 ATX SYSTEM BOARD TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter amp Section Page 15 INTRODUCTION iini tonne Siret o tete 1 1 LI SYSTEM OVERVIEW cesa s 1 1 1 2 SYSTEM BOARD LAYOUT iota ernannt neni etna pain 1 2 2o bosses ta cni taie dnce 2 1 2 4 MAINBOARD 5 5 2 1 2 2 AMAZING WAYS TO POWER ON THE PC SYSTEM 2 3 2 3 POWER OFF 5 2 5 S 3 1 Mn vel remm 3 1 32 HARDWARE 2 2 1 3 2 221 CONNECTORS 55 3 2 222 JUMPERS 3 12 3 3 INSTALLING A CPU ONTO THE ZIF SOCKET 3 24 3 4 INSTALLATION OF CPU COOLING
10. r3 cov es J USB CN CN8 PWR Ll SYS BIOS CNI2 IDE2 CNI3 IDE 1 nm M DOTS Hs 048 48 PWR LED amp SPK amp KEYLOCK CONNECTORS 1 SPK Speaker connector Pin Assignment lel 2 No Connection 3 No Connection 4 Speaker Data Signal 3 9 MVP3 SYSTEM BOARD AWARD BIOS SETUP 2 KEYLOCK Connector Front Panel Power LED amp Key Lock connector Pin Assignment Pullup 5V DC for Power LED No Connection Ground Keyboard Lock Ground 1 je e e Push buttons and LED connectors A series of connectors are designed on the board to connect the push buttons and LED indicators Please see the following for the details 2 COMI 3 USB CN8 ATX PWR DIMM 3 DIMM 2 DIMM 1 rin SYS BIOS CNI2 IDE2 CNI3 IDE 1 RS Reset Button Connector HL HDD LED Connector TL Turbo LED Connector SL steep LED Connector PW SL TL HL RS PW Power On O
11. JP2 1 4 1 6 JP7 JP8 1 2 JP9 JP11 JP12 BM SYSTEM BOARD AWARD BIOS SETUP CPU TYPE CPU TYPE CPU TYPE AMD K6 2 333 JP2 4 8 66MHz x 3 5 JP9 JP13 Vcore 3 2V 2 JP2 JP3 JP4 JP6 JP7 1 8 2 4 8 66MHz x 4 5 1 2 9 JP10 JP11 JP12 JP13 JP9 JP13 Vcore 2 2V 1 2 2 1 4 1 6 7 1 8 JP2 4 8 95MHz 3 5 1 2 9 10 JP11 BE D JP13 JP9 JP13 Vcore 2 2V 2 1 4 7 1 8 1 2 JP9 JP10 JP11 BE gt JP13 CPU TYPE AMD K6 266 K6 2 266 CPU TYPE AMD K6 2 300 CPU TYPE AMD 6 2 350 3 14 JP2 4 JP6 8 66MHz x 4 JP9 JP13 Vcore 2 2V 1 2 2 1 4 1 6 JP7 1 8 JP2 4 JP6 8 100MHz x 3 2 JP9 JP10 JP11 E riz JP13 JP9 JP13 Vcore 2 2V 1 2 2 gt 1 4 1 6 1 7 1 8 JP2 4 8 100MHz 3 5 1 2 9 JP10 JP11 EE riz JP13 JP9 JP13 Vcore 2 2V 1 2 2 1 4 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 2 9 JP10 JP11 E JP13
12. SYSTEM BOARD AWARD BIOS SETUP 3 4 INSTALLATION OF CPU COOLING FAN Improper installation of CPU cooling fan may cause serious damage to the motherboard Please follow the procedures carefully There is a metal clip attached to the CPU cooler as shown below Right side CPU socket Metal clip 2 Place the CPU cooler squarely on the top of CPU Metal clip right hand 3 Hook the right hand side clip to the CPU socket first 3 27 MVP3 SYSTEM BOARD AWARD BIOS SETUP 4 Push down the opposite side of the metal clip firmly and carefully to lock the cooler in place 3 5 INSTALL THE SYSTEM MEMORY This mainboard supports three 168 pin DIMM sockets DIMMI DIMM2 and DIMM3 each DIMM can be single density or double density 8MB up to 1GB of local memory can be installed on the mainboard It supports two types of DRAM memory it can be either the Extended Data Out EDO or Synchronous SDRAM memory Both Symmetrical and Asymmetrical DRAM addressing are supported The recommended DIMM modules must be 3 3V unbuffered and DRAMs speed must be 60ns or 70ns CN2 COM2 CNI CNS CNeLPTI J USB CN8 ATX PWR DIMM 3 DIMM 2 DIMM 1 SYS BIOS CNI2 IDE 2 CNI3 IDE 1 Picture of DRAM sub system 3 28
13. Fig 4 7 PNP PCI CONFIGURATION setup screen WARNING Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Level Enabled Enabled Select Item Shift F2 Color Load Setup Defaults The selection fields on this screen are provided for the professional technician who can modify the Chipset features to meet some specific requirement If you do not have the related technical background do not attempt to make any change except the following items 4 39 MVP3 SYSTEM BOARD AWARD BIOS SETUP Resources Controlled by Manual The system BIOS will not refer to the ESCD data to assign IRQ amp DMA Instead it will refer to the information recorded in this field when assigning the IRQ amp DMA resource Anyhow the system BIOS will always refer to the ESCD data to assign the I O and memory space resources Auto The system BIOS will refer to the ESCD segment for all legacy information Reset Configuration Data Disabled The system BIOS will do nothing Enabled The system BIOS will clear reset the ESCD during POST After clearing the ESCD the system BIOS will then change this item s value back to Disable otherwise the ESCD will become useless There are only 15 IRQs and 8 DMAs available on the mainboard and most of them are assigned for some specific purposes Sometimes user may feel like to have some more IRQ and DMA in order to install the new add o
14. MVP3 SYSTEM BOARD AWARD BIOS SETUP 32 HARDWARE CONFIGURATION Before the system board is ready for operating the hardware must be configured to make sure it will work properly with different environment To configure the system board is a simple task only a few jumpers connectors cables and sockets needs to be selected and installed 321 CONNECTORS A connector is two or more pins that are used make connections to the system standard accessories such as power mouse printer etc The following is a list of connectors on board as well as descriptions of each individual connector Non rechargeable battery Use Lithium battery CR2032 Battery Socket Pinf Pin name Pinf Pin name 34 Battery Positive Ground CN2 CNI CN amp J L CNS ATX PWR DIMM 3 DIMM 2 mal SYS BIOS CNI2 IDE2 CN13 IDE 1 MVP3 SYSTEM BOARD AWARD BIOS SETUP B CN1 COM 1 Serial Port 1 connector C CN2 COM 2 Serial Port 2 connector 22 de 1 1 INS ATX PWR ISYS BIOS CNI2 2 CNI3 IDE 1 Pi
15. the system will be turned into Suspend mode get into GREEN mode a 2 Press and hold this switch for more than 4 seconds the system will be powered off b When the system is in Suspend mode b 1 Click on this switch less than 4 seconds the system will return to Full ON mode b 2 Press and hold this switch more than 4 seconds the system will be powered off SYSTEM BOARD AWARD BIOS SETUP 3 2 0 JUMPERS A jumper is a set of two three or more jumper pins which allows you to make different system configuration by putting the plastic connector plug mini jumper on it The jumper setting is necessary when installing different components onto the mainboard Please make sure all jumper settings are correct before you can installation the mainboard into the PC system JP1 Clear CMOS button Pin Function 1 2 Normal Operation 2 3 Clear CMOS Note Improper BIOS setting may cause hang up to the PC system In case that it be happened and you can not handle your PC system any more you can use to clear the system configuration information which is stored in the CMOS memory and get the PC system back to normal status Due to the VIA MVP3 chipset features Clear the CMOS when the power is on is recommended Please refer to the following steps to clear the CMOS 1 Open the system cabinet and leave the system power on 2 Move the mini mumper to Pin2 and Pin3 3 Click on the Reset button to reboot
16. 4 JP6 8 66MHz x 2 1 2 9 JP10 JP11 JP12 JP13 JP9 JP13 Vcore 3 3V 1 2 EH JP3 JP4 JP6 JP7 1 8 1 2 9 JP10 JP11 JP12 JP13 SYSTEM BOARD AWARD BIOS SETUP CPU TYPE Intel 80502 166 CPU TYPE Intel 80503 166 CPU TYPE Intel 80503 233 JP2 4 8 66MHz x 2 5 JP9 JP13 Vcore 3 3v 2 JP2 JP3 JP4 JP6 JP7 1 8 2 4 8 66MHz x 2 5 1 2 9 JP10 JP11 JP12 JP13 JP9 JP13 Vcore 2 8V 1 2 2 JP4 JP6 JP7 1 8 JP2 4 8 66MHz x 3 5 2 JP9 BE JP11 JP12 JP13 JP9 JP13 Vcore 2 8V geo JP2 JP3 JP4 JP6 JP7 1 8 1 2 9 BEN 2 CPU Intel 80502 200 CPU TYPE Intel 80503 200 3 21 JP2 4 JP6 8 66MHz x 3 JP9 13 Vcore 3 3v 1 2 1 2 9 JP10 JP11 JP12 JP13 JP9 13 Vcore 2 8V 1 2 JP9 JP11 JP12 13 SYSTEM BOARD AWARD BIOS SETUP D OTHER CPU CLOCK SETTING RESERVED ON THE BOARD 66MHz x 5 66MHz x 5 5 T5MHz x 3 5 75MHz x 4 T5MHz 4 5 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 E x5 5 5 3 3 5 4
17. MVP3 SYSTEM BOARD AWARD BIOS SETUP In order to increase of the system performance please avoid populating EDO DIMM module and SDRAM DIMM module on the mainboard at the same time In the DRAM subsystem the ECC feature 18 supported by the mainboard and it will check on the DRAM interface Functions selected by BIOS via CMOS setup please refer to section 4 5 the default status is Non ECC selected All DIMMs must be populated with true parity bit to implement ECC functions The ECC 15 an optional data integrity feature provided by the mainboard and the processor This feature provides single bit error correction multiple bit error detection and detection of all errors confined to single nibble for DRAM memory subsystem Plaease make sure to use the 3 3V DIMM modules on the mainboard Installation of DIMM modules 1 of DIMM modules Single Side DIMM Module SSS aS SS Double Side DIMM Module 2 Minimum one DIMM module must be installed on the mainboard 3 You can use single side or double side DIMM module on this mainboard 4 If you are using 66MHz CPU please use 3 3V 66 or PC 100 DIMM module 5 If you are using 100MHz CPU please use 3 3V PC 100 DIMM module 6 Please install the DIMM module starting from DIMMI or DIMM first 3 29 MVP3 SYSTEM BOARD AWARD BIOS SETUP 4 AWARD BIOS SETUP 4 4 GETTING STARTED When the system is powered on or reset the BIOS will
18. execute the Power On Self Test routines POST and checks the functionality of every component in the PC system During the POST you will see a copyright message on the screen followed by a diagnostics and initialization procedure If an EGA or card is installed the copyright message of the video card maybe displayed on the screen first When the system detects any error it will gives a series of beeping sounds or display the error message on your screen Basically the following screen will be displayed when the system is powered on Award Modular BIOS v4 51PG An Energy Star Ally Copyright 1984 98 Award Software Inc xxbodxx YEAR 2000 READY CPU at EPA POLLUTION PREVENTER Memory Test OK Award Plug and Play BIOS Extension v1 0A Copyright 1998 Award Software Inc Press DEL to enter SETUP 586 2 51 00 Fig 4 1 Initial Power On screen 4 30 MVP3 SYSTEM BOARD AWARD BIOS SETUP After the POST routines are completed you will find the following message appears on the lower left screen Press DEL to enter SETUP To execute the Award BIOS Setup program press the DEL key and the MAIN of the BIOS setup utility as shown in Fig 4 2 will be triggered 4 2 MAIN MENU ROM PCI ISA BIOS ZASLEXXX CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE INC STANDARD CMOS SETUP SUPERVIS
19. means it will request for DMA IRQ I O and Memory from the PnP BIOS and all these requests can be re locatable In other words these devices do not utilize any fixed resources e All PCI devices and all ISA PnP devices are PnP devices Legacy device A legacy device is a device that all its resources are fixed by hardware or selected by jumpers e AIL ISA Non PnP devices are legacy device Extended System Configuration Data ESCD media between the user and the system BIOS for passing the legacy devices information s This information is stored in the onboard NVRAM flash ROM MVP3 SYSTEM BOARD AWARD BIOS SETUP 4 9 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS ROM PCI ISA BIOS ZASLEXXX INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS AWARD SOFTWARE INC On Chip IDE First Channel Enabled Onboard Parallel Port 378 7 On Chip IDE Second Channel Enabled Onboard Parallel Mode SPP IDE Prefetch Mode Enabled IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled IDE Primary Master PIO Auto IDE Primary Slave PIO Auto IDE Secondary Master PIO Auto IDE Secondary Slave PIO Auto IDE Primary Master UDMA Auto IDE Primary Slave UDMA Auto IDE Secondary Master UDMA Auto IDE Secondary Slave UDMA Auto Init Display First PCI Slot Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ 4 Quit Select Item Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8 3 Help PU PD Modify UART 2 Mode Standard Old Values Shift F2 Color Lo
20. settings directly from BIOS default table these default settings are the best case values that will optimize the system performance and increase the system stability This strongly recommended when you first receive this system board or the system CMOS data 15 corrupted Move the selection bar to LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS and then press the ENTER key and then the SETUP default values will be loaded into the system Please refers to the Chapter 4 AWARD BIOS SETUP procedures in this manual NOTICE Information presented in this manual has been carefully checked for reliability however no responsibility is assumed for inaccuracies The information contained in this manual is subject to change without prior notice MVP3 SYSTEM BOARD INTRODUCTION 1 INTRODUCTION 11 SYSTEM OVERVIEW This mainboard is an form factor PCI Local Bus Pentium system board with the updated AGP interface designed onboard The most updated VIA MVP3 chipset for 100MHz Front Side Bus FSB is choosen for this mainboard and it gives the most outstanding performance for different applications This mainboard is designed for the high performance Pentium or other equivalent processors for high end application and it is a true GREEN PC computer system The FSB Front Side Bus clock speed can be adjusted to 100MHz when we are installing the 100MHz FSB processor This system board supports the Peripheral Component Interconnect Local Bus s
21. the PC system to clear the CMOS 4 Return the mini jumper to its normal position and Pin2 B JP2 JP4 JP6 JP8 CPU frequency selection C JP9 JP13 CPU Voltage selection N2 COM2 COM CNS J USB CN8 ATX PWR 3 SYS BIOS MVP3 SYSTEM BOARD AWARD BIOS SETUP CPU TYPE AMD K5 PR90 K5 PR120 CPU TYPE AMD 5 150 2 4 8 60MHz x 1 5 JP9 JP13 Vcore 3 5V 1 2 JP2 JP3 JP4 JP6 JP7 JP8 JP2 4 JP6 8 60MHz x 2 5 1 2 9 JP10 JP11 JP12 JP13 JP9 JP13 3 5V 1 2 JP2 JP3 JP4 JP6 JP7 JP8 JP2 4 JP6 8 66MHz x 2 5 1 2 9 JP10 JP11 JP12 JP13 JP9 JP13 Vcore 2 9V 1 2 JP2 JP3 JP4 JP6 JP7 JP8 1 2 9 gt JP11 JP12 BM CPU TYPE AMD K5 PR100 K5 PR133 CPU TYPE AMD K5 PR166 CPU TYPE 3 13 JP2 4 JP6 8 66MHz x 1 5 JP9 JP13 Vcore 3 5V 2 JP2 JP3 JP4 JP6 JP7 JP8 JP2 4 JP6 8 66MHz x 2 5 1 2 9 JP10 JP11 JP12 JP13 JP9 JP13 Vcore 3 5 V 2 JP2 JP3 JP4 JP6 JP7 1 8 JP2 4 JP6 8 66MHz x 3 L3 JP9 JP10 JP11 1 12 13 9 13 Vcore 2 9V 1 2
22. to write to the boot sector or partition table on the IDE hard disk drive will trigger this feature and give you some warning messages on the screen and then halt the system When you find the message on your screen please run an anti virus program to see whether your system is infected by a virus or not Enabled Activate automatically when the system boots up causing a warning message to appear on the screen when anything attempts to access the boot sector of the hard disk partition table Disabled No warning message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table CPU Internal Cache This option enables CPU s internal L1 cache memory If you want to use the internal L1 cache memory and external L2 cache memory you may use this option to enable or disable the setting External Cache This option enables L2 secondary external cache memory If there is no external cache memory on board you have to select disabled 4 35 MVP3 SYSTEM BOARD AWARD BIOS SETUP 4 6 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP ROM PCI ISA BIOS ZASLEXXX CMOS SETUP UTILITY CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP Bank 0 1 DRAM Timing SDRAM 10ns OnChip USB Disabled Bank 2 3 DRAM Timing FP EDO 70ns USB Keyboard Support Disabled Bank 4 5 DRAM Timing FP EDO 70ns SDRAM Cycle Length 23 Auto Detect DIMM PCI CLK Enabled DRAM Read Pipeline Enabled Spread Spectrum Disabled Cache Rd CPU Wt Pipeline Enabled Cache
23. 2MHz 63 5MHz 31 75 2 63 5MHz 95 2MHz 100MHz 66 6MHz 33 3MHz 66 6MHz 100MHz 3 3 INSTALLING A CPU ONTO THE ZIF SOCKET The ZIP type Socket for CPU is the so called Socket 7 It is designed for the Pentium 3 24 MVP3 SYSTEM BOARD AWARD BIOS SETUP or other equivalent processors When inserting the Pentium processor onto the Socket 7 certain precautionary steps must be followed The following diagrams will show you how to install the CPU step by step 1 Make sure the ZIF socket level is up To raise the lever pull it out to the side a little and raise it as far as it will go Pin 1 is at the arm corner Pull lever 3 25 MVP3 SYSTEM BOARD AWARD BIOS SETUP 2 Align the CPU and socket pin 1 corners Match the processor corner containing the blunt edge and the white dot to the socket corner with the distinctive pin arrangement The pins on the bottom should have aligned with the inner 3 rings of holes in the socket Place the CPU into the socket and it will goes into the socket easily If it won t pull the level up a little more and try again Align CPU amp insert it mark Pin 1 3 Press the lever down The plate will slide forward You will feel some resistance as the pressure starts to secure the CPU in the socket When the CPU is installed the lever will snap into place at the side of the socket Pull lever down 3 26 MVP3
24. 4 43 SYSTEM BOARD AWARD BIOS SETUP To run the auto detection program is extremely easy Move the selection bar to IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION and then press Enter the system BIOS take over the job and try to detect the type of IDE hard disk If it succeeds you will see a list of hard disk with its related parameters You may press on the key or select one of the hard disk type listed on the screen The system BIOS will transfer the parameters to the corresponding fields in the STANDARD CMOS SETUP menu and you have completed the IDE hard disk setup 4 13 SAVE amp EXIT SETUP This option will save all setup values to CMOS RAM amp EXIT SETUP routine by moving the selection bar to SAVE amp EXIT SETUP and pressing Enter key then types and Enter key the values will be saved and all the information will be stored in the CMOS memory and then the setup program will be terminated and the system will start to reboot 4 14 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING This item exit the setup routine without saving any changed values to CMOS RAM When you do not want to save your change to the CMOS memory you may choose to run this option and the setting what you made in the BIOS setup routine will be given away Move the selection bar to EXIT WITHOUT SAVING and click on the Enter key then you will be asked to confirm the action to exit press the Y and Enter key the setup program will be termina
25. KB x 8 Flash ROM for Plug amp Play BIOS 2 1 MVP3 SYSTEM BOARD FEATURES Expansion Slots AGP Slots 32 bit x 1 Supports 1x 2x AGP graphics cards PCI Slots 32 bit x 4 Master Slave PCI 2 1 Compliant ISA Slots 16 bit x 3 PCI ISA slot share one slot IDE Ports Two channel PIO and Ultra DMA 33 Bus Master PCI IDE ports which will connect maximum 4 IDE devices like IDE Hard Disk and ATAPI CD ROM device Mode 4 transfer rate up to 14 Mbytes s transfer rates and supports Ultra DMA 33 mode transfers up to 33 Mbytes sec ACPI 1 Power on by Panel Switch or Modem Ring in or LAN signal 2 Power off Soft off by OS or Panel Switch 3 Resume by several system devices such as modem ring in RTC alarm WOL One WOL connector supports Wake On LAN USB Ports Two Universal Serial Bus USB ports O Super I O Ports 1 Two high speed NS16C550 compatible Serial ports UARTS 2 One SPP EPP ECP mode Bi directional parallel port 3 One Floppy Disk Control port IR Port One HPSIR and ASKIR compatible Infrared port Mouse and Keyboard Supports PS 2 Mouse connector PS 2 Keyboard connector O Software compatibility MS DOS Windows NT OS 2 UNIX NOVELL MS Windows CAD CAM Windows 98 Beta etc 2 2 MVP3 SYSTEM BOARD FEATURES O DIMENSION Width amp Length 304 mm x 200 mm Height 3 4 inches with components mounted PCB Thickness 4 layers 0 05 inches n
26. OR PASSWORD BIOS FEATURES SETUP USER PASSWORD CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP SAVE amp EXIT SETUP PNP PCI CONFIGURATION EXIT WITHOUT SAVING INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS ESC Quit V 2 Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Shift F2 Change Color Time Date Hard Disk Type Fig 4 2 CMOS SETUP MAIN MENU screen MVP3 ATX SYSTEM BOARD AWARD BIOS SETUP 43 CONTROL KEYS Listed below is an explanation of the keys displayed at the bottom of the screens which will be used in the BIOS SETUP program Arrow Keys Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the desired item Enter To select the desired item F1 Display the help screen for the selected feature Shift F2 To change the screen color total 16 colors ESC Exit to the previous screen PgUp PgDn To modify or change the default value of the highlighted item F7 Loads the SETUP default values from BIOS default table only for the current page will be recovered F10 Save all changes made to CMOS RAM in the MAIN MENU The following sections shows all the screens which you will find in the CMOS SETUP routine each screen contains the selection options and its default settings At the bottom of some screen display you may find the description of all function key which you can use it to change the settings If you are not quite sure of the definition for some specific items please consult your m
27. P4 JP6 JP7 1 8 2 4 8 75 x 2 5 1 2 9 gt JP11 JP12 BM JP9 JP13 Vcore 2 9V 1 2 2 JP4 JP6 JP7 JP8 JP2 4 JP6 8 66MHz x 3 5 1 2 JP9 JP11 JP12 BM JP9 JP13 Vcore 2 9V 2 JP2 JP3 JP4 JP6 JP7 JP8 1 2 JP9 JP11 JP12 BM CPU TYPE Cyrix IBM 6x86MX PR233 66MHz Bus CPU TYPE Cyrix 6x86MII 266 IBM 6x86MX PR266 CPU TYPE Cyrix 6x86MII 300 IBM 6x86MX PR300 75MHz Bus 3 17 JP2 4 JP6 8 66MHz x 3 JP9 JP13 Vcore 2 9V 1 2 JP2 4 JP6 8 83MHz x 2 5 11 52 9 JP11 JP12 9 13 Vcore 2 9V 112 2 JP4 JP2 4 JP6 8 75 3 1 2 JP9 11 12 EM gt JP9 JP13 Vcore 2 9V 1 2 2 1 4 1 6 7 1 8 1 2 9 JP11 JP12 SYSTEM BOARD AWARD BIOS SETUP CPU TYPE Cyrix 6x86MII 333 IBM 6x86MX PR333 CPU TYPE CPU TYPE JP2 4 8 83MHz x 3 JP9 JP13 Vcore 2 9V 1 2 JP2 4 8 60MHz 3 1 2 9 gt 11 12 B JP9 JP13 V
28. SETUP to leave setup program and the system is loaded with the default settings 411 SUPERVISOR PASSWORD USER PASSWORD The SUPERVISOR PASSWORD and USER PASSWORD will be used to check the authority when power on Whenever there is the password stored in either of these fields the correct password will be requested so that the PC system will continue to load the operation system You can enter up to eight alphanumeric characters here When you have typed in the password and pressed the Enter key you will be asked to reconfirm your password again to complete password setup If you press the Enter key twice without any alphanumeric character entered the PASSWORD will be disabled If the User Password and the Supervisor Password are both enabled and they have different password setup Supervisor Password is always has the higher priority Basically an User is only authorized to change the content of User Password while a Supervisor has the authorization to dominate all settings 412 IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION In order to make the IDE hard disk known to the system you need to tell the system what kind of hard disk is connected to the mainboard by giving a set of hard disk parameters Sometimes it 15 not easy for users to find the proper parameters for their IDE hard disk drive In order to help users to find the parameters the system BIOS provides a convent way the auto detection of IDE hard disk drive
29. Timing Fast Video BIOS Cacheable Enabled System BIOS Cacheable Enabled Memory Hole At 15Mb Addr Disabled AGP Aperture Size 64M Quit vV 2 Select Item Help PU PD Modify Old Values Shift F2 Color Load Setup Defaults Fig 4 5 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP screen WARNING The selection fields on this screen are provided for the professional technician who can modify the Chipset features to meet some specific requirement If you do not have the related technical background do attempt to make any change except the following items Bank 0 1 2 3 4 5 DRAM Timing BANK 0 1 DIMMI BANK 2 3 DIMM2 BANK 4 5 DIMM3 4 36 MVP3 SYSTEM BOARD AWARD BIOS SETUP The memory modules inserted onto the memory subsystem will be detected by the system BIOS automatically For example when you insert a SDRAM module onto the DIMM sockets SDRAM 10ns will be displayed on the screen shown above It will be FP EDO 70ns when SDRAM module is absent on the DIMM subsystem There are two optimum values suggested for the chipset and CPU registers You may select either 60ns or 70ns for EDO modules Basically 60 ns will let you have better performance However 7008 is recommended in most case causes it works with most EDO DRAM modules As for SDRAM modules 10ns is suggested for most modules 908 will let you have begtter performance but it may cause system unstable when SDRAM modules are
30. ad Setup Defaults Fig 4 8 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS setup screen WARNING The selection fields on this screen are provided for the professional technician who can modify the Chipset features to meet some specific requirement If you do not have the related technical background do not attempt to make any change except the following items UART 2 Mode This setting determines the IR port CN7 function mode Supports both HPSIR and ASKIR Onboard Parallel Mode This setting determines the onboard parallel port CN6 transmission mode Supports either SPP EPP ECP or ECP EPP 4 42 MVP3 SYSTEM BOARD AWARD BIOS SETUP 4 10 LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS If you lost the CMOS data or you don t know how to complete the setup procedure you may use this option to load the SETUP default values from the BIOS default table It is easy to load the default value simply highlight the LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS field and then press the Enter key when you see the LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS Y N displayed on the screen response to it with Y and then press the Enter key The SETUP default values will be loaded Basically the SETUP default settings are the best case values that will optimize system performance and increase system stability In case that the CMOS data is corrupted the SETUP DEFAULTS settings will be loaded automatically when you press the Del key and enter the main setup screen So you may select SAVE amp EXIT
31. ainboard supplier for details 4 32 MVP3 SYSTEM BOARD AWARD BIOS SETUP 4 4 STANDARD CMOS SETUP ROM PCI ISA BIOS 2 51 STANDARD CMOS SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Date mm dd yy Fr Jul 17 1998 Time hh mm ss 9 6 45 HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR Primary Master Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Primary Slave None 0 0 0 0 0 Secondary Master Auto 0 0 0 0 0 Secondary None 0 0 0 0 0 Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in None Base Memory 640 K Extended Memory xxxxxx K Other Memory xxxxxx Video EGA VGA Total Memory K Halt On All Errors v 2 Select Item PU PD Modify Shift F2 Change Color Fig 4 3 STANDARD CMOS SETUP screen MODE The BIOS on the mainboard is the updated one and which provides three different modes to support both normal size IDE hard disk drive and the hard disk drive above 528MB NORMAL For IDE hard disk drives which is smaller than 528 For IDE hard disk drive which is above 528MB ideally it can be as big as 8 4GB that use Logic Block Addressing LBA mode Large For IDE hard disks size larger then 528MB but it does not support the LBA mode 4 33 MVP3 SYSTEM BOARD AWARD BIOS SETUP Note Large mode is a new technology and it is not fully supported by most operation systems so far So only MS DOS is recommended on such hard disk drive Fortunately such hard disk drive is not very common n
32. core 3 5V 1 2 JP2 JP3 JP4 JP6 JP7 JP8 JP2 4 JP6 8 1 2 JP9 JP10 JP11 JP12 JP13 JP9 JP13 Vcore 3 5V 1 2 JP9 JP10 11 12 13 CPU 6x86MII 366 CPU TYPE CPU TYPE 3 18 JP2 4 1 6 8 100MHz x 2 5 JP9 JP13 Vcore 2 9V E3 JP2 1 4 7 1 8 JP2 4 8 66MHz x3 11 52 9 JP11 JP12 BM JP9 JP13 Vcore 3 5V 1 2 JP2 JP3 JP4 JP6 mE E JP8 JP2 4 JP6 8 60MHz x 4 1 2 9 JP10 JP11 JP12 JP13 JP9 13 Vcore 3 5V 1 2 2 1 4 1 6 7 1 8 2 9 JP10 JP11 JP12 JP13 SYSTEM BOARD AWARD BIOS SETUP CPU TYPE IDT WinChip2A 200 CPU TYPE IDT WinChip2A 266 CPU TYPE IDT WinChip 3 266 JP2 4 8 66MHz x3 JP9 JP13 Vcore 3 5V 1 2 JP2 4 JP6 8 100 2 33 1 2 9 13 Vcore 3 5V 1 2 JP2 JP3 JP4 JP6 JP7 JP8 JP2 4 JP6 8 66MHz x 3 5 2 JP9 JP13 Vcore 2 8V geo JP2 JP3 JP4 JP6 JP7 1 8 h 2 1 9 gt JP11 JP12 13 CPU CPU IDT WinChip3 300 3 19 JP2 4 8 66MHz x 3 5 JP9 JP13 Vcore 3 5V 12
33. ff amp Suspend switch PUSH BUTTONS AND LED CONNECTORS 1 RS Reset Button connector Open No action Short System Reset Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 Reset Control 2 Ground 2 HL IDE HDD LED connector Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 Pullup 5 DC 2 Signal Pin 3 TL Turbo LED connector Pin Assignment 1 Pullup 5 DC 2 Ground 3 10 SYSTEM BOARD AWARD BIOS SETUP 4 SL Sleep LED Connector This LED will be lightened when the AC power is connected and the system is power off darkened when the AC power is disconnected or the system is powered on Pin Signal name 1 Signal Pin 2 Ground S PW Power On Off and External Suspend Switch Connector According to the setup in CMOS the PW connector has two functions It can be the Power Switch or Suspend Switch of your PC system please refer to Section 4 7 Soft Off by PVRBTN 1 The setup in CMOS is Instant off A When system power is off Click on this switch the system will be powered on immediately B When system power is on Click on this switch the system will be powered off instantly 2 If the setup in CMOS is Delay 4 Sec the switch function will be A When system is power off Press this switch the system will power on immediately B When system power is on a The system is in Full ON mode 1 Click on this switch less than 4 seconds
34. iately 2 5 MVP3 SYSTEM BOARD AWARD BIOS SETUP 3 HARDWARE SETUP This chapter explains how to configure the mainboard hardware When you are installing the mainboard you will have to make jumper settings and cable connections Please refer to the following sections for the details 31 UNPACKING The system board package contains the following parts This system board e Operation manual ACD diskette which includes device driver and utility program The mainboard contains electric sensitive components which can be easily damaged by static electricity please leave the mainboard sealed in its original packing until when installation Unpacking and installation shall be done on a grounded anti static mat The operator will have to wear an anti static wristband grounded at the same point as the anti static mat Inspect the mainboard carton to see whether there is any obvious damage Shipping and handling may cause damage to your board Be sure there is no shipping or handling damages on the board before proceeding After opening the motherboard color box extract the mainboard and place it only on a grounded anti static surface with the component side up Inspect the board again to see whether there is any damage Press on all sockets of IC s to make sure that they are properly seated Please put the mainboard on a firm flat surface when you are installing the component to the socket on the mainboard 3 1
35. n cards In this case you may use this field to assign some certain IRQ and DMA to PCI ISA PnP so that the new add on card will find the free IRQ or DMA available for it Legacy The system BIOS will skip and never assign the specified IRQ DMA ISA resource to PCI or ISA PnP devices and the IRQ and DMA can only be sued by their specified Legacy ISA cards PCI ISA When PCI ISA PnP is been selected the related IRQ and DMA PnP will be released and they can be used by other PCI or ISA devices Whenever there is the new PCI or ISA devices plugged onto the mainboard the system BIOS will detect it and assign a free IRQ or DMA for the new devices 4 40 MVP3 SYSTEM BOARD AWARD BIOS SETUP Note Most IRQ and DMA have its own purpose and they can not be assigned to PCI ISA PnP For example IRQ14 and IRQIS are used by the onboard IDE device If you change the setting on 014 and 1 015 you will be unable to connect the hard disk drive or CD ROM drive to the IDE interface on the mainboard So please make sure to check the and assignment in your system before you proceed to do the setting For instance if you do not have the printer IRQ7 or PS 2 mouse IRQ12 connected to your PC system you may assign IRQ7 and IRQ12 to PCI ISA PnP so that you can have more IRQs available for new add on cards Explanation for technical issue PnP device e Device that has Plug amp Play compatibility That
36. ng assignment of serial port connector 1 6 Pin __ Signal Pin Signal name 1 DCD Data Carrier Detect 6 DSR Data Set Ready 2 RD Received Data 7 RTS Request To Send 3 TD Transmit Data 8 CTS Clear To Send 4 DTR Data Terminal Ready 9 Ring Indicator 5 Ground 5 9 address 3F8H 2F8H 3E8H 2E8H IRQ3 IRQ4 selected by CMOS setup D PS 2 Mouse and Keyboard Connector PS 2 Mouse Connector 1 PS 2 Keyboard Connector e rj CN2 CNI CN6 1 FDC NS PWR DIMM3 DIMM 2 DIMM I E rin SYS BIOS CNI2 IDE2 CNI3 IDE 1 3 3 SYSTEM BOARD AWARD BIOS SETUP Pin assignment of PS 2 mouse connector Pin Signal name Pin Signal name Pin Signal name 1 Mouse Data 3 Ground 5 Mouse Clock 2 No Connection 4 5V DC 6 No Connection Pin assignment of keyboard connector Pin Signal name Pin Signal name Pin Signal name 1 Keyboard Data 3 Ground 5 Keyboard Clock 2 No Connection 4 5V DC 6 No Connection E CN5 USB Universal Serial Bus connector r4 L CN9 FDC N8 ATX PWR DIMM 3 DIMM 2 DIMM 1 rin SYS BIOS CNI2 IDE2 CN13 IDE 1
37. nnector jumper and component Socket 7 CN8 PWR CN6 LPTI DIMM 3 DIMM 2 CN2 21 CNI COMI VIA VT82C598 CNI2 IDE 2 CN13 IDE 1 CN9 FDC 2 en 82 586 SP m KEYLOCK SYS BIOS MVP3 ATX SYSTEM BOARD FEATURES 2 FEATURES 2 4 MAINBOARD SPECIFICATIONS O Chipset VIA MVP3 VT82C598MVP VT82C586B and Winbond W83877F TF CPU Intel Pentium processor and OverDrive processor 90 100 120 133 150 166 200 233 MHz Cyrix 6x86 6x86L P1507 166 P2007 6x86MX PR166 PR200 PR233 6x86MII 266 300 333 366 IBM 6x86MX PR166 PR200 PR233 PR266 PR300 PR333 AMD K5 PR90 PR100 PR120 PR133 150 166 K6 166 200 233 266 300 K6 2 300 333 350 366 380 400 450 K6 3 400 450 IDT Win Chip C6 180 200 225 240 WinChip 2A 200 233 266 300 WinChip 3 266 300 333 350 CPU Voltage 1 CPU I O voltage 4 33 DC or 3 5V DC 2 CPU CORE voltage 1 3V DC 3 5V DC O System Clock 60 66 75 83 95 100 MHz 0 Memory DRAM Three banks each bank can be single or double sided Memory size up to Supports SDRAM memory use 168 pin DIMM module x 3 Supports Parity ECC Error Checking and Correcting SRAM 512KB or 1MB optional pipelined burst SRAM on board BIOS AWARD System BIOS 128
38. not fast enough 4 37 MVP3 SYSTEM BOARD AWARD BIOS SETUP 47 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP ROM PCI ISA BIOS ZASLEXXX POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Power Management User Define Primary INTR ON PM Control by APM Yes IRQ3 COM 2 Primary Video Off Option Suspend gt Off IRQ4 COM 1 Primary Video Off Method Blank Screen 5 LPT2 Primary MODEM Use IRQ 23 IRQ6 Floppy Disk Primary Soft Off by PWRBTN Instant Off IRQ7 LPT1 Primary PM Timers IRQ8 RTC Alarm Disabled HDD Power Down Disabled IRQ9 1 2 Redir Secondary Doze Mode Disabled IRQIO Reserved Secondary Suspend Mode Disabled IRQ11 Reserved Secondary PM Events 12 PS 2 Mouse Primary VGA OFF 13 Coprocessor Primary LPT amp COM LPT COM 14 Hard Disk Primary HDD amp FDD ON 1 15 Reserved Disabled DMA master OFF Modem or LAN Resume Disabled Qut 2 Select Item RTC Alarm Resume Disabled Help Modify Old Values Shift F2 Color Load Setup Defaults Fig 4 6 MANAGEMENT SETUP screen WARNING The selection fields on this screen are provided for the professional technician who can modify the Chipset features to meet some specific requirement If you do not have the related technical background do not attempt to make any change except the following items Power management This setting controls the Power Manageme
39. nt functions User Define will allow user to define his own parameters Min Saving and Saving is a quick selection option which will fix the values of four parameters including Doze Mode Suspend Mode and HDD Power Down When Disable is selected it will disable all Power Management functions 4 38 MVP3 SYSTEM BOARD AWARD BIOS SETUP 4 8 PNP PCI CONFIGURATION ROM PCI ISA BIOS 2 51 PNP PCI CONFIGURATION AWARD SOFTWARE INC PNP OS Installed Resources Controlled By Reset Configuration Data ACPI I O Device Node IRQ 3 assigned to IRQ 4 assigned to IRQ 5 assigned to IRQ 7 assigned to IRQ 9 assigned to IRQ 10 assigned to IRQ 11 assigned to IRQ 12 assigned to IRQ 14 assigned to IRQ 15 assigned to DMA 0 assigned to DMA 1 assigned to DMA 3 assigned to DMA 5 assigned to DMA 6 assigned to DMA 7 assigned to Manual Disabled Enabled PCI ISA PnP PCI ISA PnP PCI ISA PnP PCI ISA PnP PCI ISA PnP PCI ISA PnP PCI ISA PnP PCI ISA PnP PCI ISA PnP PCI ISA PnP PCI ISA PnP PCI ISA PnP PCI ISA PnP PCI ISA PnP PCI ISA PnP PCI ISA PnP CPU to PCI Write Buffer PCI Dynamic Bursting PCI Master 0 WS Write PCI Delay Transaction PCI Master Read Prefetch PCI 2 Access 1 Retry AGP Master 1 WS Write AGP Master 1 WS Read PCI IRQ Actived By Assign IRQ For USB Assign IRQ For VGA MED PU PD Modify Quit Help Old Values
40. ormal Weight 20 ounces O ENVIRONMENT Operating Temperature 10 C to 409 C 50 F to 104 Require Airflow 50 linear feet per minute across CPU Storage Temperature 409 to 70 C 40 F to 158 Humidity to 90 non condensing Altitude 0 to 10 000 feet 2 2 AMAZING WAYS TO POWER ON THE PC SYSTEM When the mainboard has been installed successfully there are several ways to power on the system Please read the following description for all the details O POWER BUTTON The power button can be programmed by COMS setup program and it has different features Please refer to page 3 11 for detail function description O RTC ALARM PC system can be waked up by the RTC setting in the CMOS You can set the alarming date and time in the memory When alarms the PC system will be triggered and wakes up automatically Enable the Resume by Alarm selection in the BIOS setup utility and then input the accurate date and time in following fields the Resume by Alarm is located in the POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP please refer to Section 4 7 Having stored the RTC alarm setting the PC system will be turned on automatically according to the date and time which is recorded in the CMOS memory Same as the above you have to reboot the PC system and wait for the POST Power On Self Test is completed to enable the RTC alarm SYSTEM BOARD FEATURES MODEM RING IN Everyone knows that a PC sy
41. owadays Note Some certain operation system like SCO UNIX will have to choose the NORMAL mode when installation 4 5 BIOS FEATURES SETUP ROM PCI ISA BIOS ZASLEXXX BIOS FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Virus Warning Disabled Video BIOS Shadow Enabled CPU Internal Cache Enabled C8000 CBFFF Shadow Disabled External Cache Enabled CC000 CFFFF Shadow Disabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled D0000 D3FFF Shadow Disabled Boot Sequence A C SCSI D4000 D7FFF Shadow Disabled Swap Floppy Drive Disabled D8000 DBFFF Shadow Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled DC000 DFFFF Shadow Disabled Boot Up NumLock Status On Gate A20 Option Normal Memory Parity ECC Check Enabled Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Typematic Rate 6 Typematic Delay Msec 250 Security Option Setup IDE Second Channel Control Enabled PS 2 mouse function control Enabled 5 1 Item PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Help PU PD 7 Modify OS Select For gt 64 Non OS2 Old Values Shift F2 Color Report No FDD For WIN95 No Load Setup Defaults Fig 4 4 BIOS FEATURES SETUP screen 4 34 MVP3 SYSTEM BOARD AWARD BIOS SETUP Virus Warning Default values is Disabled In order to avoid virus infection happens on your PC system this mainboard provides the virus warning features in the BIOS During and after the operation system is loaded any attempt
42. stem can be used as a fax machine to send or receive fax messages But most people still use fax machine to receive their messages because it is not practical to have the system powered on all day long waiting for the incoming messages Now the problem can be solved by using this mainboard This mainboard can be triggered by a modem ring in signal When you have a external modem installed you can leave the PC system power off Whenever there is the incoming message the PC system will be triggered by the ring in signal and wake up automatically to receive the message for you From now on you can tell your PC system to receive the fax message for you In order to use the ring in signal to wake up your PC system you will have to use the EXTERNAL MODEM have it connected to one of the SERIAL PORTS COMA or COM B When the system power is off this mainboard will continue to detect the serial port status When it detects the ring in signal from the serial port the system power will be turned on and start to receive the incoming messages automatically To enable the Modem Ring In feature you have to run the BIOS setup utility and enable the Resume by Ring or LAN option it is located in the POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP please refer to Section 4 7 for the settings Having completed the BIOS setup you have to reboot the PC system so that BIOS can verify the setting the DMI pool data will be verified by the BIOS when loading the opera
43. tandard PCI Specification Rev 2 1 compliant It not only breaks through the I O bottlenecks of the traditional ISA mainboard but also provides the ultra high performance for networking and multi user environments The mainboard has built in two channels PIO and Bus Master Enhanced PCI IDE port one Floppy Disk control port two high speed Serial ports UARTs one multi mode Parallel port one PS 2 keyboard port one PS 2 mouse port one IR port two USB ports The Accelerated Graphic Port A G P on the board is designed for the updated AGP 3D video display card Unlike the traditional PCI based display cards AGP technology provides lightening data throughput to fully facilitate the 3Diminsional and multimedia graphic display The data transfer rate on the AGP port can be as fast as 133MHz and it is much faster than the traditional 33MHz PCI cards The AGP is a new video display technology and it requires the device driver or new operating system to enable the accelerated graphic feature Windows 98 will supports AGP directly but Windows 95 still needs the appropriate device drivers to enable the AGP feature Please don t worry about the device driver you can always find the device driver included in the AGP card 1 1 MVP3 SYSTEM BOARD INTRODUCTION 1 2 SYSTEM BOARD LAYOUT Explanation The connectors jumpers and components which has the black point marked on the corner means the location of pin 1 side of the co
44. ted and the system will start to reboot 4 44 Printed in Taiwan Edition 08 20 99
45. ting system Simply speaking shut down the PC system and then re start the system The modem ring in feature will be enabled when the operation system has been loaded Note This function is not available when using the internal MODEM card O WAKE ON LAN WOL There is a WOL connector CN10 see page 3 8 on the mainboard which is designed to connect to the signal from a LAN card which supports the Wake On LAN feature When such LAN card is installed you may turn on the PC system from your remote server and monitor the PC status 2 4 MVP3 SYSTEM BOARD FEATURES To enable this feature you will have to use the BIOS setup utility to enable the Resume by Ring or LAN it is located at POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP please refer to Section 4 7 for the settings Having completed the BIOS setup you have to reboot the PC system so that BIOS can verify the setting the DMI pool data will be verified by the BIOS when loading the operating system Simply speaking reboot the PC system the Wake On LAN feature will be enabled when the operation system has been loaded Note This function will be disabled if you turn off the power before the system can verify the DMI pool data 23 POWER OFF THE PC SYSTEM There are two ways to power off the system They are Shut Down by Power Button and Shut Down by OS such as Windows 95 and Windows 98 you can choose the Shut Down from the file menu and the system will be powered off immed
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