AZZA P4X Mainboard Series Manual
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1. nnns 34 3 7 Power Management eee 38 3 8 PNP PCI Configuration eere ee eeeeeeeee nennen rnnt n nnn nnn 41 3 9 Health 42 3 10 Frequency Voltage Control esee 43 3 11 Load Fail Safe 44 3 12 Load Optimized Defaults cccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeueeseeesesesuaneuseenenenens 45 3 13 Set Supervisor 45 3 14 Set User Password eeeniseeieeee ee nnn nnn 46 3 15 SAVE amp EXIT SETUP EXIT WITHOUT 47 ntroduction rum AZZA Chapter 1 Introduction EU 3 gt l 5 5 lt o o 55 55 Am Power Supply IE JE UE 7 CIN I A 12V Power Supply P5 CPU FSB Selection CPU 478 Socket Heat Sink Bracket ee CN 13 CPU ESI Fan CN 15 ATX 12V Power Supply DIMM 1 DIMM2 DIMM3 Page 5 The AZZA P4X MAINBOARD SERIES ntroduction CN 5 LPT CN16 Garne MIDI Port 5 2 8 6 USB1 CN3 COM 1 4 2 SPK OUT LINE IN MIC IN 1 2 Mainboard Overview 1 22. Mizz Managing The PC BIOS Mizz Disabled 45 C 113 F 4821 RPM 0 RPM 1 74 V 3 42 V 5 11 V 12 09 V 12 11 V 3 23 V 5 26 V Disabled Current CPU Temp This field shows the current temperature for CPU Current CPU FAN Speed This field shows you the present CPU Cooling FAN speed Current Chassis FAN Speed This field shows you the Chassis Cooling FAN speed Vcore This field and the files below show you the current system voltage Shutdown Temperature When the system reaches a certain maximum temperature the system will auto matically shutdown 3 10 Frequency Voltage Control X 8 Disabled Disabled 100 MHz CPU Clock Ratio This field allows you to select the clock ratio Most CPU clock ratios are fixed in side the CPU by the manufacturers that prohibit you to make any changes In this case the setting in this field will make no change to the CPU clock ratio since it locks and is automatically determined by the CPU Auto Detect DI MM PCI When Enabled is selected the mainboard will detect the presence of devices on DIMM and PCI slots When there is no device present on some of the PCI or DIMM connectors the clock on the related DI MM and PCI slot will be disabled to reduce the Electro Magnetic Interference EMI Spread Spectrum When Spread Spectrum is enabled the EMI radiation on this mainboard will be reduced CPU Clock You can use this field to adjust the front side sy
3. o gt w a N a VOHEHEEPEEEEEELELEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE s T9 9 VEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ELTE EE TT TT 9TN06 EFE FF F F G G 0 00 03 o z N EE V ST NO 8 ST NO XLV XLV Ajddng 48M0d AZT Kjddns AZT uon ajes 8S3 Nd pdf 8S4 gt moot uMd 8 3 uMd asn Hardware nstallation 2 4 CPU Memory and Expansion Slots 2 4 1 Installation of the CPU To install your processor please complete the following set of instructions 1 Locate a small dot marked on the top of the CPU This mark indicates Pin 1 of the CPU Locate Pin 1 for the Socket on the mainboard There is a lever on the side of the socket First push this lever sideways and then lift it to a 90 degree angle 4 Insert the CPU into the Socket Please make sure that Pin 1 for the CPU is inserted into Pin 1 of the Socket When the CPU is installed correctly push the lever bac
4. Bus 3 USB3 Universal Serial Bus 4 USB4 Universal Serial Bus 5 USB5 only for PAX2 AV and P4XA AV Universal Serial Bus 6 USB6 only for PAX2 AV and PAXA AV System Management Bus SMB optional External Connectors PS 2 Keyboard Connector PS 2 KB PS 2 Mouse Connector PS 2 MS Serial Port 1 COM1 Serial Port 2 COM2 Parallel Port LPT Universal Serial Bus 1 USB1 Universal Serial Bus 2 USB2 Game Audio Port Audio Game Hardware I nstallation Installation Checklist Continued System Panel Buttons and LED Connectors Power On Off and Suspend Switch Connector Standby LED Connector HDD LED Connector Reset Button Connector Speaker and Power LED Connector n PWR LED Power LED SPK Speaker Connector JP1 Keyboard Power JP2 USB 1 and 2 Power JP4 JP5 CPU FSB Selection JP13 Clear CMOS 2 2 Installation Steps You need to complete the following installation steps before you can use your PC Check and Set the Mainboard Settings Install the Central Processing Unit CPU Install the Memory Modules Install the Expansion Cards Connect the Ribbon Cables Panel Wires and the Power Supply Setup the system BIOS Only use an AT X 12V Power Supply LTNO T Su1H 1SS Md QaTuMd T uey sisseyd CV NO 9 05 9 STNO Aiddns AZT XLV 9XT SOWD 129 9 TNO v 1 a a VEEEEELT T uv o VEELELL TJ TN uv
5. data at a rate up to 1066 MB s This allows 3D applications to run more smoothly The 2 mainboards each come with one AGP slot This slot is able to support 1x 2x and 4x AGP cards Top View of an AGP Slot L LETETTEEEETELETEETEEEEEETEEEETEEEETEEETEEEEEETETEEEEEETETELETTTT LT A 66 pins The AZZA P4X MAINBOARD SERIES 2 4 5 CNR Slot optional for PAXA BV These slots integrate audio modem and networking on the same card CNR specifications support the Audio Codec 97 AC 97 interface LAN interfaces USB interfaces and System Management Bus SMB interfaces used specifically to provide Plug and Play functionality 2 5 Internal Connectors 2 5 1 Floppy Disk Drive FDC Connector CN 8 Type 34 pin block The FDD connector can support two Floppy drives It is located at the front of the mainboard To connect use the ribbon cable that has been provided Make sure that the red strip is connected to PIN 1 of the connector 00000000000000 Ton 0000000000000000 Disk Drive Connector 17 Pins 2 5 2 Primary and Secondary I DE connectors Connector CN 9 primary CN 10 secondary Type 40 pin blocks These three mainboards all have two IDE connectors a primary and secondary Each IDE connector can support two IDE drives These mainboards can therefore support up to four IDE devices each If you install two hard drives you need to conf
6. 1 Mainboard Series The mainboards in this manual are all Pentium 4 platforms that use a VIA chipset This manual describes three different models They are i PAX2 AV ii PAXA AV iii PAXA BV The differences between these models are shown in the table below P4X2 AV PAXA BV Northbridge P4X266 P4X266A P4X266A Southbridge VT8233 VT8233 VT8233A USB 1 1 6 6 4 CNR Slot Yes Yes No IDE ATA 100 100 4 amp JP5 No Yes 1 2 2 Mainboard Dimensions Width amp Length 305 mm x 230 mm 1 2 3 Environmental Limitations Operating Temperature 10 C to 40 C 50 F to 104 F Required Airflow 50 linear feet per minute across CPU Storage Temperature 40 C to 70 C 40 F to 158 F Humidity 0 to 90 non condensing Altitude 0 to 10 000 feet Introduction 1 3 Features and Specifications Processor Supports Intel Socket 478 Pentium 4 Chipset P4X2 AV VIA 4 266 VT8233 P4XA AV VIA P4X266A VT8233 P4XA BV VIA P4X266A VT8233A 1 Chipset For hardware monitoring Winbond W83697HF CPU Switching Voltage Regulator Equipped with a switching voltage regulator that automatically detects 1 10V to 1 85V DC power supply System Memory 3 0GB DRAMs for registered DDR SDRAM modules e 1 5GB DRAMs for unbuffered DDR SDRAM modules Three 184 pin DI MM sockets Supports PC1600 and PC2100 DDR SDRAM Expansion Slots These mainboards are equipped with six dedicated PCI slots one CNR slot
7. C real time clock alarm awakens the system from Suspend mode IRQs Activity Monitoring The following is a list of IRQ s Interrupt ReQuests which can be exempted much as the COM ports and LPT ports above can When 1 0 device wants to gain the attention of the operating system it signals this by causing an IRQ to occur When the operating system is ready to respond to the request it interrupts itself and performs the service ON Disabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Disabled Note When set On activity will neither prevent the system from going into a power management mode nor awaken it 3 8 PNP PCI Configuration Menu on page 42 click here PNP OS Installed This item allows you to determine if a PnP OS is installed or not Reset Configuration Data Normally you leave this field Disabled If you have installed a new add on and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system cannot boot then select Enabled Selecting Enabled will reset the Ex tended System Configuration Data ESCD CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software PNP PCI Configurations PNP OS Installed Item Help Reset Configuration Data Menu Level gt Resources Controlled B 5 Select Yes if you are using a Plug and Play capable oper ting system Select No if PCI VGA Palette Sno
8. F press this switch the system will power on B When system power is ON you can select two different modes Mode 1 Press and hold the Power ON button for less than 4 seconds and then release it The system will be turned into Suspend mode turned into the GREEN mode When the system is in the Suspend mode Press the Power on button less than 4 seconds the system will return to Full ON mode Press and hold the Power On Button for more than 4 seconds the system will be powered off Mode 2 Press and hold the Power ON button for more than 4 seconds the sys tem will be completely powered off Option 2 If you choose Instant OFF n the BIOS CMOS Setup the power switch will operate like a normal ON OFF Power button 2 6 2 S5 LED Connector When the AC power is ON the mainboard will always have a standby voltage of 5V and the S5 LED will be on If this LED is off it means that the AC power is OFF or has been disconnected or Full on 2 6 3 IDE HDD LED Connector Any read and write activity by the HDD will turn this LED on 2 6 4 Reset Button Connector If you connect this connector you will be able to reset you computer by pressing the reset button at the front of the chassis 2 7 Speaker and Power LED Connectors 2 7 1 Speaker Connector SPEAKER 5VDC Speaker Connect your chassis speaker to this five nector Signal pin connector It al
9. Li VLL MORE THAN JUST f DARD gt AZZA Cover Click Here Table Of Contents Click Here Introduction Click Here Hardware Installation Click Here BIOS Management Click Here JU High ie and Technology PAX Mai nboard Seri es SOCKET 478 DDR ATX Mai nboar d 2 AV Verson 1x UM PAX 2AABV E1 Rev 10V Creation Date 22 November 2001 Copyright This publication contains information that is protected by copyright No part of it may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any transforma tion adaptation without prior written permission from the copyright holders This publication is provided for informational purposes only The manufacturer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents or use of this man ual and specifically disclaims any express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose The user will assume the entire risk of the use or the results of the use of this document The manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and make changes to its contents at any time with out prior notice 2001 All Rights Reserved Trademarks Microsoft MS DOS Windows Windows 95 and Windows 98 are regis tered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Intel Pentium 4 is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation Award is the registered trademark of Award Soft ware Inc Other trademarks and r
10. MB of RAM and are running Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition Win dows 98 Second Edition Windows 98 or Windows 95 you may experience memory problems Two symptoms of these problems are being unable to run an MS DOS session while you are running Windows or the computer may stop responding while Windows is starting There are three possible solutions to this problem 1 Reduce the amount of memory Vcache uses to 512 MB or less by altering the MaxFileCache setting in the System ini file 2 Use the System Configuration Utility to reduce the amount of memory Windows uses to 512 MB less 3 the memory installed on your computer to 512 MB or less This problem can also occur if you are using an Advanced Graphic Port AGP video adapter 2 4 3 PCI Slots These boards come with six PCI slots They are located on the left hand side of the board Both PCI and PCI expansion cards may require IRQ s This mainboard complies with Plug and Play PnP specifications Whenever a PnP compliant card is added the system will automatically be configured and the IRQ s will be as signed automatically When you are inserting your PCI card make sure that the pins are correctly aligned When the pins are properly aligned with the hole s in the slot push down gently Top View of a 32 bit PCI Slot 411 pins 4 4 49 pins 4 2 4 4 Accelerated Graphics Port Slot AGP is a dedicated bus slot It operates at 66 MHz and transfers
11. Onboard Serial Port 2 option If you dis able the Onboard Serial Port 2 Option then you will probably not be able to configure this field IR Transmission Delay This field allows you to Enable or Disable the IR Transmission Delay gt UR2 Duplex Mode This field appears in an infrared port mode You have two options half or full duplex function The full duplex mode allows bi directional transmission at a single time where as the half duplex mode only allows transmission in one direction at a time This setting depends on the nature of your IR peripheral device Check the IR device s manual to determine the appropriate setting gt Use IR Pins To determine the correct settings for the TxD and RxD signals of your IR pe ripheral component you need to consult the components manual Onboard Parallel Port This item allows you to determine the I O address and the IRQ for the on board parallel port The default settings are adequate and should not give you any problems If they do you can try to change them Parallel Port Mode This field allows you to select an operating mode for the onboard parallel printer port Select Normal Compatible or SPP unless you are certain your hardware and software both support one of the other available modes gt EPP Mode Select This field allows you to choose the EPP version you want to use We recom mend that you use EPP 1 9 for the best performance but if you do you may have some connec
12. RD 1 When Setup is selected in Security Option Users can use the User Password to log into the BIOS setup program and they can change any of the BIOS settings 2 When System is selected in Security Option When you turn on your PC you will be requested to enter the Password Without the correct password the PC system will stop and the operation system will not be loaded 3 15 Save amp Exit Setup Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Save amp Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Esc Quit F9 Menu in BIOS lt 115 Select Item F10 Save and Exit Setup Save amp Exit Setup This option will save all the setup values to CMOS RAM and exit the SETUP util ity Move the selection bar to SAVE amp EXIT SETUP and press the Enter key then type Y and press the Enter key again The values you have entered will be saved and all the information stored in the CMOS memory Exit Without Saving This option will exits the setup utility without saving any of the values you changed in the CMOS RAM If you do not want to save any of the changes or settings you selected in the BIOS SETUP utility move the selection bar to the EXIT WITHOUT SAVI NG option Press the Enter key Then press Y
13. System PS 2 Mouse Function Control If you have installed a serial pointing device and your system has a PS 2 mouse port you should disable this option Managing The PC BI OS OS Select For gt 64MB Only select OS2 if you are running an OS 2 operating system with a RAM greater than 64 Mb Otherwise for all other operating systems use the default setting Non OS2 HDD S M A R T Capability Using this feature may decrease system performance You may enable this option if your Hard Drive supports the S M A R T technol ogy Self Monitoring Analysis Reporting Technology feature S M A R T will monitor and report your Hard Drive health status Ask your Hard Drive Vendor for further information Video BI OS Shadow These fields allow you to change the Video BIOS location from ROM to RAM In formation access is faster through RAM than ROM Therefore when you enable this option you will enhance your system performance 3 5 Advanced Chipset Features Press Enter Press Enter Press Enter Disabled Disabled Disabled 16 min Dram Clock Drive Control This field allows you to select the FSB and DRAM frequency Current FSB Frequency 100 MHz Current DRAM Frequency 133 MHz DRAM Clock By SPD DRAM Timing By SPD Current FSB Frequency The setting for this field will be automatically selected by the BIOS gt Current Dram Frequency The setting for this field will be automatica
14. WS Write AGP Master 1 WS Read gt Aperture Size This field selects the size of the Accelerated Graphics Port AGP aperture The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address space Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation The default is 64MB You may increase this memory when you need to have faster access for 3D graphics applications e g games gt AGP Mode This item allows you to select 1x 2x or 4x AGP mode AGP Driving Control The recommended setting for this field is the default Auto If you have an unstable AGP card you may use this field to choose the appropriate settings If you do need to tune the timing please consult your AGP Card manual or Vendor AGP Driving Value This item allows you to adjust the AGP driving force AGP Fast Write Some AGP cards like G Force support AGP fast write If you have an AGP card that supports this mode you can enable this field If your AGP card does not support the fast write mode then leave this field disabled AGP Master 1 WS Write When Enabled writes to the AGP are executed with one wait states Master 1 WS Read When Enabled reads to the AGP are executed with one wait states CPU amp PCI Bus Control CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software CPU amp PCI Bus Control CPU to PCI Write Buffer Item Help PCI Master 0 WS Writ
15. andard CMOS Features gt Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Save amp Exit Setup Exit Without Saving gt Integrated Peripherals gt Power Management Setup gt PNP PCI Configuration gt PC Health Status Time Date Hard Disk Type The User Password can be used to check the user s authority However this password entry is different from the SUPERVISOR PASSWORD The User Pass word has a different function to the Supervisor Password and the Security Op tion setup in Section 3 5 Click here A When there is the password stored in the SUPERVI SOR PASSWORD 1 When Setup is selected in the Security Option When you use the User Password to log into the BIOS setup program you can only view the BIOS settings but you cannot change any settings The only set ting you can change is the User Password and you can also select SAVE amp EXIT SETUP and EXIT WITHOUT SAVI NG from the main menu If you use the Supervisor Password to log into the PC system you will have the complete rights to all the BIOS settings 2 When System is selected in Security Option When you turn on the PC system it will request that you enter the Password Without the correct password the PC system will stop and the operating system won t be loaded B When there is no password stored the SUPERVISOR PASSWO
16. ds in a standard USB connector Ask your retailer for more details Top View of a USB Port Front View of a USB Port 5 Ground 15VDC 4 Ground 2 Data 3 Data 3 Data 2 Data 4 Ground 15V DC 5 Ground 2 5 9 SMB System Management Bus Connector optional Connector CN 42 Type 4 pin The SMB is a 2 wire specification which allows for communications between an external UPS or other power devices and a computer Each of these mainboards has a SMB connector onboard which can be connected to other SMB devices Top View of an SMB Connector Clock No Connection Ground Data 45V DC Front View of an SMB Connector Data The following System Panel Buttons and LED Connectors be found at the front of Up hdi Ground the mainboard on the left hand side S5L PW Power and HL 5V DC Pull Up Ground Suspend Switch Connector S5L Standby LED Connector RS Reset Control HL HDD LED Connector RS Reset Button Connector Top View of the System Panel and LED Connectors 2 6 1 PW Power On Off and External Suspend Switch Connector The Power On Off connector has two functions It can be the Power Switch or Suspend Switch of your PC system You can either choose Delay 4 Sec or In stant OFF Please refer to the Award BIOS setup instructions in Chapter 3 Option 1 If you choose Delay 4 Sec the BIOS CMOS Setup the function of PW will be A When the system power is OF
17. e 1 1 emere nennen 14 2 42 Memory Mod les uo toc ee e E cte er d e P 14 2 4 3 E 15 2 4 4 AGP Accelerated Graphics Port 5106 0 0 00 0 2 40 4 e 15 2 4 5 CNR Communications Network Riser 51 12 16 2 5 Internal Connectors ness 2 5 1 Floppy Disk Drive FDC 2 5 2 Primary and Secondary IDE 2 5 3 Standard Infrared Connector sssssssssee en 2 5 4 CPU and Chassis Fan Connectors e 2 5 5 Power Supply Connectors 2 6 2 5 6 WOL Wake On LAN and WOM Wake On Modem Connectors 2 5 7 CD Audio In Connector 2 5 8 USB 3 USB 4 USB 5 and USB 6 Connectors pocas aues System Panel Buttons and LED Connectors 2 6 1 PW Power On Off and External Suspend Switch Connector 2 62 Standby LED CONNECTOT ex tette t te e oe a d t rec 2 6 3 IDE HDD LED Connector conan oo en oe e x enemies 2 6 4 Reset Button 1 2 7 Speaker and Power LED Connector 2 11 Speaker Conector ueste cb non 2 7 2 Front Panel Power LED Connector 21 2 8 External Connectors ee eeeieeee
18. e PCI Delay Transaction sabl Menu Level gt gt CPU to PCI Write Buffer When you enable this option writes from the CPU to the PCI bus are buffered so that the CPU will not have to wait until the write is completed before start ing another write cycle PCI Master WS Write When enabled writes to the PCI bus are executed with zero wait states PCI Delay Transaction The chipset has an embedded 32 bit posted write buffer to support delay transactions cycles Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specification version 2 1 Mizz Managing The PC BIOS Memory Hole 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 usually discusses their memory requirements System BI OS Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM This results system performance However if any program writes to this memory area a system error may occur Video RAM Cacheable Select Enabled allows caching of the video RAM resulting in better system per formance However if any program writes to this memory area a system error may occur 3 6 Integrated Peripherals Press Enter Press Enter Press Enter PCI Slot All Enabled Disabled Enabled VIA OnChip I DE Device Enabled Enabled Enabled Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto A
19. e BIOS setup program 2 8 5 Universal Serial Bus USB Port 1 amp 2 Connector CN 6 USB 1 CN 7 USB 2 Type 4 pin female Two USB ports are available for connecting USB devices The mainboard is also equipped with an expansion connector that supports four additional USB external connectors The USB cable is not included with the mainboard 2 8 6 Audio Game Port Connector Connector CN 18 Type 15 pin female The Game MIDI port connector is a dual purpose connector It can either be used to connect a joystick to the computer for game participation or it can be used to attach an external MIDI device All these motherboards have 3D audio interfaces onboard 2 9 Jumper Settings Jumpers are built on the mainboard to allow the user flexibility to configure the mainboard settings to meet their specific requirements These mainboards have both two pin and three pin jumpers If a two pin jumper has a jumper cap on it we say that it is short If there is no Jumper cap we say it is open On a three pin jumper if a jumper cap is inserted on pins 1 and 2 we say PIN 1 and PIN 2 are SHORT When the jumper cap is inserted on pin 2 and 3 we say PIN 2 and PIN 3 are SHORT see the diagrams below Two Pin J umpers Three Pin J umpers 2 9 1 JP1 Keyboard Power Type 3 pin Default Pin 1 and Pin 2 Short Some keyboards may not follow standard specifications If you find you are hav ing problems with your keyboard change the sett
20. eene ee eene r nnne nnn nnn nnn 22 2 8 1 PS 2 Keyboard Connector oon oe a de an 22 2 8 2 PS 2 Mouse Connector 22 2 8 3 1 and COM 2 eee mene 22 2 8 4 Parallel Port emen 22 2 8 5 USB 1 and USB 2 CONNECTS cordon 23 2 8 6 A dio Game Port Connector iere pte ee iet ebd 23 2 9 Jumper Settings 00 ee 23 2 9 1 Keyboard 23 2 9 2 JP2 USB1 and USB2 Power memes 24 2 9 3 JP4 JP5 CPU FSB Selection meme 24 2 9 4 JP13 Clear CMOS Memory 1 1 mme 24 Chapter 3 Managing The PC BIOS Page 25 3 1 AWARD BIOS CMOS Setup Utility e ereere tna tnnt nnus 25 3 2 25 3 3 Standard CMOS 26 3 4 Advanced BIOS 28 3 5 Advanced Chipset 31 3 6 Integrated Peripherals
21. egistered trademarks of products appearing in this publication are the properties of their respective holders Package Checklist This package contains the following items Mainboard Users manual One IDE cable One 34 pin floppy disk drive cable One Driver Utility CD If any of these items are damaged or missing please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance Technical Support If you require additional information or assistance during installation please con tact your dealer Your dealer will be able to provide the latest information Chapter 1 Introduction Page 5 1 1 Mainboard eese enun nn nnns 1 2 Mainboard Overview 1 2 1 Mainboard Series 1 2 2 Mainboard Dimensions 1 2 3 Environmental Limitations sse 6 1 3 Features and Specifications 7 1 4 System Health Monitor Functions eese 9 1 5 System Intelligence 10 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Page 11 2 1 Installation Checklist 11 2 2 Installation 12 2 3 Expansion Cards Connectors and 13 2 4 CPU Memory and Expansion Slots enn 14 2 4 1 Installation of th
22. external modem only RTC Timer to Power on the System The RTC installed on the system board allows your system to automatically power on at a set date and time Wake On LAN Ready The Wake On LAN function allows the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power Down Soft Off PC Your LAN card must support the remote wakeup function The 5V SB power source of your power supply must be at least 720mA ACPI Ready The mainboard is designed to meet the ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface specification ACPI has energy saving features that support OS Direct Power Management OSPM for round the clock PC operation Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2 1 Installation Checklist The following is a checklist of all the expansion slots jumpers and connectors that should be configured on your mainboard before you can run your pc Installation Checklist Expansion Slots and Sockets CPU Slot Socket 478 CPU Slot which supports Pentium 4 DIMM Slots Three 184 pin slots that supports 3 GB DDR SDRAM PCI Slots Six 32 bit PCI Slots CNR Slot One Communications Network Riser Slot Not available for PAXA BV AGP Slot One Accelerated Graphics Port Slot Internal Connectors Floppy Disk Drive Primary DE Secondary IDE Infrared optional CPU Fan ATX 12VPower Supply ATX 12V Power Supply ATX 12V Power Supply Wake On Lan Chassis Fan Chassis Fan CD In without housing CD In Wake On Modem WOM optional Universal Serial
23. his determines the manner in which the monitor goes blank This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and hori V H SYNC Blank zontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer Select this option if your monitor supports the Display Power Manage DPMS Support ment Signaling DPMS standard of the Video Electronics Standards to select video power management values MODEM Use IRQ This determines the IRQ which the MODEM can use for power saving purposes This mainboard has the ACPI feature designed on the board and it will wakeup automatically when it detects an incoming modem Ring in signal Before you can use the Ring in signal to wakeup your PC system you have to install the External modem to your PC system and tell the PC system which serial port connects to the modem by selecting the IRQ in this field officially COM 1 uses IRQ4 and COM 2 uses IRQ3 Soft Off by PWRBTN Pressing the power button for more than 4 seconds forces the system to enter the Soft Off state when the system has hung PWRON After PWR Fail When the power returns after an AC power failure the system s power is off You must press the Power button to power on the system When power returns after an AC power failure the system will return to the state where you left off before the power failure occurred If the system s power is off when the AC
24. igure the second drive to slave mode in the BIOS setup Please refer to your hard drive manual for the appropriate jumper settings Bia IDE Connector 20 PINS 2 5 3 Standard nfrared Connector Optional Connector CN 12 Type 5 pin The SIR connector supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving mod ule You must configure UART 2 to select whether UART 2 is directed for use with COM 2 or IrDA Top View of an IR Connector Front View of an IR Connector No Connection IR Reciever Ground IR Transmitter 5V DC IR Receiver Ground Transmitter 2 5 4 CPU Fan and Chassis Fan Connector Connector CN 13 CPU Fan 1 CN 17 Chassis Fan Type 3 pin The cooling fans must be connected to their respective power connectors Top View of a Fan Connector Front View of a Fan Connector Ground 41V DC Fan Signal Fan Signal gt Ground 12V DC 2 5 5 ATX12V Power Supply Connectors Connector CN 15 A CN15 B CN15 C Type 20 pin block 2x2 12V 1x6 The mainboards in this series all come with three onboard power supply connec tors labled from CN15 A to CN15 C CN15 A and the CN15 B are regular ATX power supply connectors that have been used on all recent motherboards The CN15 C power connector is for a 3 3V and 5V power supply These increased power supplies are necessary to
25. ings on JP 1 This might help you to solve the problem 2 9 2 J P2 USB 1 and USB 2 power Type 3 pin Default Pin 1 and Pin 2 Short This jumper allows you to select the voltage that is supplied to USB 1 and USB 2 You have two choices 5 V pin 1 and pin 2 short or standby 5 V pin 2 and pin 3 short Some USB devices may not follow the standard USB power specifica tions If you are using such a device it may unstable If you do experience prob lems try to change the setting on JP 2 This might help solve this problem 2 9 3 JP4 and JP5 CPU FSB Clock optional Type J P4 2 pin J P5 2 pin Default J PA short J P5 open The Default settings for these jumpers must be kept since they force the FSB to be 400MHz Future mainboards based on updated VIA P4X266A chipsets will be able to support a higher FSB and these jumpers can then be used to se lect a desired FSB Therefore Please retain the current default settings 5 JP4 FSB 400 2 9 4 J P13 Clear CMOS Type 3 pin Default Pin 1 and Pin 2 Short If you have made an improper setting in the BIOS setup and your computer is not functioning or if you have forgotten your password you can use this jumper JP13 to clear the CMOS and to reconfigure your system To clear the CMOS please follow these instructions 1 Turn the system power OFF and unplug your computer 2 Insert the jumper cap on Pin 2 and Pin 3 for 3 5 seconds 3 Pull out the jumper ca
26. k into place Install a proper heat sink with cooling fan for proper heat dissipa tion Failing to install a heat sink with cooling fan may cause overheat ing which will burnout your CPU and damage your mainboard The heat sink with cooling fan should be installed on the retention mechanism that is provided This retention mechanism is designed to hold the big ger Heat Sink that is required for the Pentium 4 CPU WN oul 2 4 2 Memory Modules These mainboards all have three 184 pin DDR SDRAM slots If registered DDR SDRAM modules are used then they can support a maximum of 3 GB DRAM If unbuffered DDR SDRAM modules are used they can support a maximum of 1 5 GB DRAM The DDR SDRAM slots are located on the right hand side of the board To install the DIMM s into these slots make sure the white lever at each side of the slot has been pulled down to an angle of approximately 45 Make sure that the DIMM is in the correct orientation Place the DIMM on the slot and push down firmly The white levers will come back up and lock the module in place Top View of a 184 pin DIMM Slot EU LLL LU LUE LE LL LE Important The DIMM s can only be fitted into the slots in one orientation Make sure that the DIMM s are in the correct orientation and the pins are correctly aligned before you insert them NOTE Out Of Memory Error Message If you have installed more than 512
27. led the BIOS tests seeks floppy drives to determine whether they have 40 or 80 tracks Only 360 KB floppy drives have 40 tracks drives with 720 KB 1 2 MB and 1 44 MB capacity all have 80 tracks Very few modern PCs have 40 track floppy drives so we therefore recommend that you set this field to Disabled to save time Boot Up NumLock Status This controls the state of the NumLock key when the system boots This field is toggled between On or Off When it is on the numeric keypad generates numbers instead of controlling the cursor operations When it is off the numeric keypad controls cursor operations and does not generate numbers Typematic Rate Setting The keyboard controller determines the rate at which the keystrokes from the keyboard are repeated If you enable this option then the typematic rate and the typematic delay can be selected Typematic Rate This is the rate a character will repeat itself on the screen when you hold down a key Typematic Delay This is the delay time Msec before the repetition of characters starts Security Option This field allows you to select the Setup or System security option It works concurrently with the Set Supervisor Password in the main menu When the Setup option is selected you will be prompted to enter your Password before you can start the BIOS CMOS Setup Utility When you select System option you will be prompted to enter your password in order to load the Operating
28. lly detected by the BIOS The value that is selected in derived from the RAM clock DRAM Clock When you select By SPD The following menu will pop up 100 MHz 133 MHz By SPD If you select 100 MHz the DRAM clock speed will be PC1600 100 MHz DDR If you select 133 MHz the DRAM clock speed will be PC2100 133 MHz DDR If you select By SPD the BIOS will automatically detect the actual DRAM Clock DRAM Timing This field determines the DRAM read write timing The performance parame ters of the memory chips DRAM you have installed will determine the value in this field Do not change the value from the factory setting unless you in stall new memory that has a different performance rating than the original DRAMs gt SDRAM Cycle Length Before SDRAM can execute a read command that it receives there is a delay time which is measured in clock cycles CLK The lower the delay time the faster the execution of commands will be It is therefore desirable to mini mize this cycle length Some memory modules are unable to deal with short delay times We recommend that you set this delay time between 2 5 and 3 CLK s the default is 2 5 If your system becomes unstable we recommend that you increase the delay time AGP amp P2P Bridge Control CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software AGP amp P2P Bridge Control AGP Aperture Size Item Help AGP Mode m AGP Driving Control Menu Level AGP Fast Write AGP Master 1
29. lows you to hear systems beeps and warnings sound PIN 1 2 7 2 Front Panel Power LED PIN 1 The chassis Power LED connector be 5VDC NoCon Ground No Con connected to the four pin connector nector nector When you turn your system on this LED will also be turned on ___ POWERLED Top View of the Speaker and Power LED Connector 2 8 External Connectors CN 5 LPT CNIS Game MIDIP ort 4 1 22 CN6 USB1 CN3 COM1 4 2 SPK OUT LINE IN MIC IN 2 8 1 PS 2 Keyboard connector Connector CN 1 Type 6 pin female This connector only supports a PS 2 keyboard plug If you have a standard AT size large DIN keyboard plug you need to use a mini DIN adapter 2 8 2 PS 2 Mouse connector Connector CN 2 Type 6 pin female This connector only supports a PS 2 mouse plug If a PS 2 mouse is detected then IRQ 12 will be directed to CN 2 2 8 3 Serial Port 1 COM 1 and Serial Port 2 COM 2 Connector CN 3 COM 1 CN 4 COM 2 Type 9 pin male 9 pin male One serial port is available for a mouse and other serial devices 1 addresses used are 3F8H 2F8H 3E8H 2E8H and IRQ3 IRQA selected by CMOS setup 2 8 4 Parallel Port Connector Connector CN 5 Type 25 pin female This parallel port is used by printers which support the SPP EPP and ECP modes IRQ7 or IRQ5 can be selected The ECP mode will use either 3 or DMA 1 which can be selected by th
30. ncrement the setting or type the desired value into the field Time hh mm ss Sets your system to the time you specify usually the current time The format is hour minute second The time format is based on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 p m is 13 00 00 Press the right or left arrow key to move to the desired field Press the PgUp or PgDn key to increment the setting or type the desired value into the field I DE Primary Secondary Master Slave This mainboard supports four IDE Hard Drives These fields allow you to set your Hard Drive parameters Move the selection bar to the IDE Hard Drive you want to configure Press the ENTER key If you select AUTO the system BIOS will detect the HDD type automatically Managing The PC BI OS Wed Nov 21 2001 13 9 16 QUANTUM FIREBALL PKA Pioneer DVD ROM ATAPI None None 1 44M 3 5in None Disabled EGA VGA All Errors 640K 392192K 393216K Drive A B These mainboards can support up to two floppy disk drives These two selection fields allow you to select the floppy drives that are installed on your computer Select the correct specifications for the diskette drive s installed on your com puter No diskette drive installed 5 1 4 inch PC type standard drive 5 1 4 inch AT type high density drive 3 1 2 inch single sided drive 3 1 2 inch double sided drive 3 1 2 inch double sided drive Floppy 3 Mode Suppor
31. not available on the and one 4x slot Onboard Audio Features Supports Microsoft DirectSound DirectSound 3D and AC97 Full Duplex Word Size e Data Path 8 bit 16 bit 32 bit 64 bit e Address Path 32 bit BIOS e 2Mb Flash ROM Award BIOS Windows 95 98 Plug and Play PnP compatible Supports SCSI sequential boot up Flash EPROM for easy BIOS upgrades Supports DMI 2 0 function Desktop Management I nterface DMI The mainboard comes with DMI 2 0 built into the BIOS The DMI utility in the BIOS will automatically record different information about your system configu ration and store this information in the DMI pool which is a part of the system board s Plug and Play BIOS DMI along with the appropriately networked soft ware is designed for easy inventory maintenance and the simplified trouble shooting of computer systems WOL Wake On LAN Port One WOL connector supports Wake On LAN functionality WOM Wake On Modem Port optional One WOM connector supports Wake On Modem functionality USB Ports USB allows data exchange between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals The 2 and models are equipped with six version 1 1 USB connectors The PAXA BV model is equipped with four version 1 1 USB connectors USB 1 and USB 2 are external connectors They can be found on the PC 99 ATX connector The other USB connectors are i
32. nt Setup ACPI Function ACPI Suspend Type Power Management Option HDD Power Down Suspend Mode Video Off Option Video Off Method MODEM Use IRQ Soft Off by PWRBTN PWRON After PWR Fail gt IRQ Event Activity Detect Menu Level gt ACPI function This item allows you to enable disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Management ACPI ACPI Suspend Type This field allows you to select the mode of the suspended state Power Management Option This category allows you to select the degree of power saving The choices are shown below Power Management Min Saving Minimum power management Suspend Mode 1 hr Max Saving Maximum power management Suspend Mode 1 min User Defined Allows you to set each mode individually When not disabled each of the ranges are from 1 min to 1 hr except for HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 min to 15 min and disable HDD Power Down When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active Suspend Mode When enabled after the set time of system inactivity all devices except the CPU will be shut off Video Off Option When enabled this feature allows the VGA adapter to operate in a power saving mode Always On Monitor will remain on during power saving modes Suspend gt Off Monitor blanked when the systems enters the Suspend mode Video Off Method T
33. nternal connectors and can be used to connect other USB devices Cables for the internal connectors are sold separately Connectors Two IDE connectors One floppy drive interface supports up to two 2 88MB floppy drives One 20 pin ATX 12V power supply connector One 2x2 ATX 12V power supply connector One 1x6 ATX 12V power supply connector CPU and chassis fan connectors One CD audio in connector One system management bus SMB connector ATX Double Deck Ports PC 99 color coded connectors Two USB ports Two external DB 9 serial port connectors COM 1 and COM 2 UART One SPP ECP EPP DB 25 parallel port One mini DIN 6 PS 2 mouse port One mini DI N 6 PS 2 keyboard port One game MIDI port Three audio jacks speak out line in and mic in PCI Bus Master IDE Controller e Two PCI IDE interfaces support up to four IDE devices e PAX2 AV and P4XA AV models support ATA 33 ATA 66 and ATA 100 hard drives e PAXA BV model support ATA 33 66 ATA 100 and ATA 133 hard drives e PIO Mode 3 and Mode 4 Enhanced IDE data transfer rate up to 16 6MB sec e Bus mastering reduces CPU utilization during disk transfer Supports ATAPI CD ROM 15 120 and ZIP IrDA I nterface Optional The mainboard is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless connectivity be tween your computer and peripheral devices It supports peripheral devices that meet the HPSIR or ASKIR standard 1 4 System Health Monito
34. o FA P you need the BIOS to con Assign IRQ For USB figure non boot devices Resources controlled By Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capacity to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices However this capability means ab solutely nothing unless you are using a Plug and Play operating system such as Windows 98 I RQ Resources When resources are controlled manually assign each system interrupt a type depending on the type of device using the interrupt PCI VGA Palette Snoop Leave this field at Disabled all the time Assign I RQ For VGA USB A system s IRQs are limited Sometimes you may need to use more IRQ signals for your add on cards BIOS allows you to disable the IRQ which is supposed to be connected to the VGA and USB ports If you choose to disable the IRQ on the VGA or USB port the IRQ will be released and becomes available for other de vices Please make sure that you have a USB or VGA adapter that does not need an IRQ before you select Disabled 3 9 PC Health Status Menu on page 43 click here The PC Health Status menu allows you to monitor the health status of your PC system You can select a field of interest and monitor it s status CPU Warning Temperature This field allows you to select an operating temperature range for your CPU If the CPU temperature moves out of this range any warning mechanism you have programmed into your system will be activated
35. on chip audio capabilities of your system you need use the default setting Auto If you install an add on sound card you must disable this field gt VIA 3068 MC97 Modem This chipset can support MC97 Modem This field allows you to decide whether you want this support or not If you select Auto the BIOS will auto matically detect the AC97 If you select Disabled the Bios will not detect any support for the AC97 audio modem Superl O Device When you press enter the menu on page 36 click here will appear Onboard FDC Controller Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller FDC installed on the system board and you want to use it If you install an add in FDC or the system has no floppy drive select Disabled in this field Managing The PC BI OS Enabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 Normal 378 1807 SPP 201 330 10 Onboard Serial Port 1 Port 2 These two selection fields allow you to select the 1 address and corre sponding interrupts for the first and second serial ports UART Mode Select Your system may offer a variety of infrared modes on the second serial port The options are Standard HPSIR or ASKIR RxD TxD Active This field allows you to set the IR reception transmission polarity as high or low To determine which polarity is appropriate you must refer to the docu mentation for the IR peripheral that is being used This field is usually found under the
36. p and replace it on Pin 1 and Pin 2 4 Turn your PC on and run the BIOS setup program 3 1 Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Once you have installed the mainboard you still need to setup the BIOS before you can run your PC The EEPROM on the mainboard stores the AWARD BIOS CMOS Setup Utility which allows you to configure your system When you want to configure or make any changes to the configuration of your system BIOS you must run the BIOS CMOS Setup Utility GETTI NG STARTED Every time you start your computer the system provides you with an opportu nity to run the BIOS CMOS Setup Utility As soon as you turn on your system press the Delete button to activate the BIOS CMOS Setup Utility If your computer finishes the POST Power On Self Test the BIOS CMOS Setup Utility will not be activated If your computer completes the POST you need to restart the system to activate the BIOS CMOS Setup Utility To restart the sys tem you can either turn the power off press the reset button on your chassis or press the lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt Delete button In all three cases the system will restart and to activate the BIOS CMOS Setup Utility you must immediately press the Delete butt 3 2 Main Menu Once you have called up the BIOS CMOS Setup Utility the following screen will appear Standard CMOS Features gt Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults gt Advanced Chipset Featu
37. power failure occurred it will remain off when the power returns If the system s power is on when the AC power failure oc curred the system will power on when the power returns IRQ Event Activity Detect CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software IRQ Event Activity Detect VGA OFF Item Help LPT amp COM HDD amp FDD PCI Master Menu Level gt gt PowerOn by PCI Card Modem LAN Resume RTC Alarm Resume d X Date of Month X Resume Time hh mm ss IRQs Activity Monitoring gt When you enable this option any VGA signal will wake up the system gt LPT amp COM When this field is ON any activity from these devices or their I RQ s will wake up the system gt HDD amp FDD When this field is ON any activity from the HDD or the FDD will wake up the system gt PCI Master When you enable the PCI Master mode any activity from one of the listed system peripheral devices wakes up the system gt Power On by PCI Card The system can be woken up by the PME on the PCI card Modem LAN Resume An input signal from the modem LAN will wake up the system from a soft off state Mizz Managing The PC BIOS Mizz RTC Alarm Resume When enabled you can use the following two fields to select the time and date to wake up the PC system from power saving mode gt Date of Month Resume Time hh mm ss When RTC Alarm Resume is enabled your can set the date and time at which the RT
38. provide extra power for the slot The ATX 12V power supplies are all downward compatible with standard ATX power supplies Hardware I nstallation ATX12V Power Supply Connector ATX12V Power Supply Connector 12VDC 45VDC 35 58 45VDC PWR OK 5VDC el COM COM 5VDC COM COM 7 COM 45VD PS_ON n iod 43 3VDC 43 3VDC 43 3VDC 12VDC E COM 33 3VDC 33 3VDC COM COM 5VDC 2 5 6 WOL Wake On LAN and WOM Wake On Modem Con nectors Connector CN 16 WOL CN 24 WOM Type 3 pin Note The WOM Connector CN24 is optional The WOL connector must be connected to a LAN card that has Wake On LAN WOL output This connector powers up the system when a wakeup packet or signal is received through the LAN card The WOM connector must be connected to a Modem that has Wake On Modem WOM output This connector powers up the system when a wakeup packet or signal is received from the Modem In order to use the WOL LAN card or the modem to trigger the power on the PC s
39. r CMOS data or you don t know how to complete the setup proce dure you may use this option to load the Optimized default values from the BIOS default table If the CMOS data is corrupted or if you selected some CMOS settings and find that the PC system becomes very unstable you should try to load the optimized 3 13 Set Supervisor Password The SUPERVISOR PASSWORD is for you to control unauthorized access to your BIOS CMOS Setup or Booting into the your PC system The Supervisor Password option is used together with the Security Option in section 3 5 click here gt Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features gt Advanced Chipset Features gt Integrated Peripherals gt Power Management Setup gt PNP PCI Configuration PC Health Status Managing The PC BI OS Frequency Voltage Control Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save amp Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Time Date Hard Disk Type When Setup is selected in the Security Option If you want to change any BIOS setting you will have to key in the Supervisor Password so that you can start the BIOS CMOS Setup Utility and change the sys tem setting When System is selected in Security Option Whenever you turn on the PC it will request the user to enter the Password in order to boot up your system Without the correct password the PC system will 3 14 Set User Password gt St
40. r Functions The mainboard is capable of monitoring the following health conditions of your System 1 Processor temperature It has overheat alarm 2 VCORE 3 3V 5V 12V 12V voltages and failure alarm 3 Processor and chassis fan speeds It has a failure alarm for these fans 4 Read back capability that displays temperature voltage and fan speed Only use this utility in Windows 95 or Windows 98 operating systems The Hardware Monitoring System Utility These mainboards comes with the Hardware Monitoring System utility contained on the CD It is capable of monitoring the system s hardware conditions such as the temperature of the processor voltage and the speed of both the CPU and chassis fans You are allowed to manually set a range to the items being monitored If the values are over or under the set range a warning message will automatically pop up We recommend that you use the Default Settings which are the ideal settings that will maintain the system in a good working condition ntroduction 1 5 System Intelligence Dual Function Power Button Depending on the setting in the Soft Off By Power Button field of the Power Management Setup this switch allows the system to enter the Soft Off or Suspend mode External Modem Ring on optional The Modem Ring on feature allows the system that is in the Suspend mode or Soft Power Off mode to wake up power on to respond to incoming calls This feature supports the
41. res Load Optimized Defaults gt Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password gt Power Management Setup Set User Password gt PNP PCI Configuration Save amp Exit Setup gt PC Health Status Exit Without Saving Time Date Hard Disk Type Navigation Keys You will notice a legend bar at the bottom of the main menu The keys in this legend bar show you how to navigate through the setup menus The table below lists the control keys with their corresponding functions Control Key Function Up Arrow Moves to the previous item Down Arrow Moves to the next item Left Arrow Moves to the item on the left Right Arrow Moves to the item on the right Enter Selects the desired item F1 Displays the help screen for the selected feature Esc key Exits to the previous screen PgUp PgDn Modifies or changes the content of the highlighted item F5 Restores the previous CMOS values to the current page setup This will not restore the previous values for any other pages F7 Loads the SETUP default values from BIOS default table only the current page setup will be loaded Saves changes to the CMOS and exits the setup 3 3 Standard CMOS Setup Menu on page 27 click here Date mm dd yy Sets your system to the date that you specifiy usually the current date The format is month day and year Press the right or left arrow key to move to the desired field month date year Press the PgUp or PgDn key to i
42. stem bus clock speed of the CPU The clock frequency can be incremented by 1MHz This allows you to fin tune the system performance of your PC 3 11 Load Fail Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Load Fail Safe Defaults Esc Quit F9 Menu in BIOS T 15 Select Item F10 Save and Exit Setup This option loads troubleshooting default values which are permanently stored on the BIOS ROM Chip If you made changes to the BIOS settings and your sys tem has become unstable you can change it back to the default settings If you have made many changes to the BIOS settings and you are not sure which set ting is causing the problem then you should choose this option This will load the minimal performance settings and stabilize your system Managing The OS CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Load Optimized Defaults Esc Quit F9 Menu in BIOS T 15 Select Item F10 Save and Exit Setup There is CMOS memory on the mainboard that can be used to store the system settings If you don t know how to use the Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility to select the settings you may use this field to load the optimized defaults which are defined in the system BIOS Our engineer recommends the Optimized Defaults f this option is selected it will give a series of parameters that will ensure the reliability and performance of your PC If you lose you
43. t If you have installed a 3 5 inch high capacity floppy disk drive you need to en able this option If you have not installed one of these drives use the default set ting Video This field selects the type of primary video subsystem that is on your computer The BIOS CMOS Setup Utility will automatically detect the correct video type Monitors EGA VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter Video Graphics Array For EGA VGA SEGA SVGA or PGA monitor adapters Color Graphics Adapter power up in 40 column mode Color Graphics Adapter power up in 80 column mode MONO Monochrome adapter includes high resolution monochrome adapters Halt On This field allows you to decide which errors detected during the Power On Self Test POST will halt the system Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory This field displays the amount of memory detected by the system during boot up This is a display only field You cannot make any changes to this field Base Memory Indicates the memory installed below the conventional 1MB space Extended Memory Indicates the memory installed above the 1MB space Total Memory Indicates the total memory installed in the PC system 3 4 Advanced BIOS Settings Menu on page 29 click here Virus Warning When you enable the virus warning you will receive a warning message whenever a program specifically a virus attempts to write to the boot sector or the partition table of the hard disk drive If you recei
44. tion problems so try setting it to EPP 1 7 ECP Mode Use DMA This item allows you to select a DMA channel for the parallel port for use dur ing ECP gt Game Port Address This field allows you to select the 1 address for the onboard game port The default is 201 Midi Port Address This field allows you to select the 1 0 address for the onboard MIDI port The default is 330 MIDI Port IRQ This field allows you to select the IRQ for the onboard MIDI port The default is 10 Init Display First This field allows a user with two graphics cards installed on his system to select which graphics card will be activated first either the PCI graphics card or the AGP graphics card If you have only installed one graphics card the BIOS will automatically detect it and you do not need to set this field OnChip USB Controller This field allows you to enable or disable the onboard USB controller USB Keyboard Support This field should only be enabled if you are using a USB keyboard If you are not using this kind of keyboard you should disable it I DE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also known as block transfer multiple commands or multiple sec tor read write If your IDE hard drive supports block mode select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read writes per sector the drive can support 3 7 Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Power Manageme
45. uto Auto Auto gt OnChip I DE Channel 0 1 The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels To activate the primary IDE interface select Enabled If you want to disable the onboard IDE 1 and or 2 then select Disabled and this interface will be deactivated IDE Prefetch Mode The onboard IDE drive interfaces supports IDE pre fetching for faster drive access If you install a primary and or secondary add in IDE interface which does not support pre fetching set this field to Disabled gt Primary Secondary Master Slave PIO The four IDE PIO Programmed Input Output fields let you set a mode 0 4 for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface sup ports Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance n Auto mode the system automatically determines the best mode for each de vice gt Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA Ultra DMA 66 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver Windows 98 OSR2 or a third party IDE bus master driver If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA 66 select Auto to enable BIOS support VIA OnChip PCI Device CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software VIA OnChip PCI Device VIA 3058 AC97 Audio VIA MC97 3068 MC97 Modem Menu Level gt gt gt VIA 3058 AC97 Audio If you want to enable the
46. ve such a message you should immediately run an anti virus program Keep in mind that this feature only protects the boot sector and not the entire hard drive CPU L1 amp L2 Cache This BIOS setting can be used to enable or disable the CPU s L1 primary and L2 secondary cache CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking When you select Enabled the ECC checking will ensure that the data stored on the L2 cache is accurate Managing The PC BI OS Mizz Disabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Floppy HDD 0 LS120 Enabled Disabled Enabled On Disabled 6 250 Setup Enabled Non OS2 Disabled Enabled Enabled Quick Power On Self Test If enabled the amount of time required to run the power on self test POST will decrease A quick POST skips certain steps We recommend that you disable quick POST It is better to find a problem during POST than to lose data during your work First Second Third Boot Device These fields allow you to decide the boot sequence of your bootable devices such as Floppy Drive Hard Drive CD ROM etc Boot Other Device When this field is enabled you will be able Boot your computer from a another device not your HDD or FDD Swap Floppy Drive This field is effective only in systems with two floppy drives When Enabled is selected physical drive B is assigned to logical drive A and physical drive A is assigned to logical drive B Boot Up Floppy Seek When enab
47. ystem the switching power supply must have the ability to provide a driving current of at least 720 mA and be connected to a 5V standby voltage Top View of a WOL WOM Connec Front View of a WOL WOM Con nector 5V_SB Ground WOL WOM 2 5 7 CD Audio in Connector Connector CN 21 Type 4 pin un housed This mainboard has one CD Audio in connectors This connector is used to con nect the CD ROM audio out Top View of a CD Audio In Front View of a CD Audio In Connector Connector Left Channel Audio In Left Channel Right Channel Ground Audio In Ground Ground Right Channel Audio In 2 5 8 USB 3 USB 4 USB 5 and USB 6 connectors Connector CN 30 USB 3 CN 31 USB 4 CN 32 USB 5 CN 38 USB 6 Type 5 pin 5 pin 5 pin 5 pin You already have two USB ports available USB 1 and 2 see external connec tors The internal USB connectors allow you to add on an optional kit to expand the total number of USB ports available The 2 and have four internal USB connectors CN30 CN31 CN32 and CN38 This enables you to use an extra 4 USB devices The P4XA BV has two internal USB connectors CN30 and CN31 This enables you to use an extra two USB devices Cable for these additional connectors needs to be purchased separately Note These are not the standard USB connectors you find on the ATX PC99 connector To connect USB devices you need to use an expansion cable purchased separately that en
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