NF520-A2 Setup Manual

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Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction.. 1
1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 3.1 3.2 4.1 4.2 4.3 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Before You Start.. 1 Package Checklist... 1 Motherboard Features... 2 Rear Panel Connectors (for Ver 5.x).. 4 Rear Panel Connectors (for Ver 6.x ).. 4 Motherboard Layout.. 5 Installing Central Processing Unit (CPU).. 6 FAN Headers.. 8 Installing System Memory.. 9 Connectors and Slots..11 How to Setup Jumpers...13 Detail Settings...13 Operation System...19 Raid Arrays...19 How RAID Works...19 Driver Installation Note..21 Award BIOS Beep Code...22 Extra Information...22 Troubleshooting..23 Introduction..24 System Requirement..24 Installation...25 WarpSpeeder III...26
Chapter 2: Hardware Installation.. 6
Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup..13 Chapter 4: RAID Functions..19
Chapter 5: Useful Help...21
Chapter 6: WarpSpeeder III..24

6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4

Appendencies: SPEC In Other Language.32
German...32 France...34 Italian...36 Spanish...38 Portuguese...40 Polish....42 Russian...44 Arabic...46 Japanese....48

NF520-A2

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 BEFORE YOU ST ART
Thank you for choosing our product. Be fore you start installing the mothe rboard, please make sure you follow the instructions be low: Prepare a dry and stable work ing environment with sufficie nt lighting. Always disconne ct the compute r from powe r outle t be fore ope ration. Before you take the mothe rboard out from anti-static bag, ground yourse lf prope rly by touching any safe ly grounde d appliance, or use grounded wrist strap to remove the static charge. Avoid touching the compone nts on mothe rboard or the rear side of the board unless ne cessary. Hold the board on the edge , do not try to be nd or flex the board. Do not leave any unfastene d small parts inside the case afte r installation. Loose parts will cause short circuits which may damage the equipment. Keep the compute r from dange rous a rea, such as hea t source , humid air and wate r.

PACKAGE CHECKLIST

HDD Cable X 1 Se rial ATA Cable X 1 Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case X 1 Use rs Manual X 1 Fully Se tup Drive r C D X 1 FDD Cable X 1 (optional) USB 2.0 Cable X1 (optional) S/PDIF out Cable X 1 (optional)

Note: The package contents may differ by area or your motherboard version.

Motherboard Manual

MOT HERBOARD FEAT URES
Ver 5.x Socket AM2 Socket AM2 Ver 6.x
AMD Ath lon 64 / Ath lon 64 FX / Alth lon 64 X2 / AMD Ath lon 64 / Ath lon 64 FX / Alth lon 64 X2 / CPU Sempron processors AMD 64 Architectu enables 32 and 64 bit re computing Supports Hyper Tran sport and Cool=n =Quiet FSB Chipset Support HyperTran sport Supports up to 1GHz Bandwidth MCP61D ITE 8716F Sempron processors AMD 64 Architectu enables 32 and 64 bit re computing Supports Hyper Tran sport and Cool=n =Quiet Support HyperTran sport Supports up to 1GHz Bandwidth MCP61D ITE 8716F
Provides the most commonly u sed legacy Super Provides the most commonly u sed legacy Super I/O function ality. Super I/O Low Pin Coun In t terface Environ men Con t trol in itiatives, H/W Mon itor Fan Speed Controller ITE's "Smart Guardian" function DDR2 DIMM Slot x 4 Each DIMM supports 256/512/1024/2048 MB DDR2 Main Memory Max Memory Capicity 8G Dual Channel Mode DDR2 memory modu le Supports DDR2 533/667/800 Registered DIMM and E CC DIMM is not supported Integrated IDE Con troller IDE I/O function ality. Low Pin Coun In t terface Environ men Con t trol in itiatives, H/W Mon itor Fan Speed Controller ITE's "Smart Guardian" function DDR2 DIMM Slot x 4 Each DIMM supports 256/512/1024/2048 MB DDR2 Max Memory Capicity 8G Dual Channel Mode DDR2 memory modu le Supports DDR2 533/667/800 Registered DIMM and E CC DIMM is not supported Integrated IDE Con troller
s Ultra DMA 33 / 66 / 100 / 133 Bu Master Mode Ultra DMA 33 / 66 / 100 / 133 Bu Master Mode s supports PIO Mode 0 ~4, Integrated Serial ATA Con troller supports PIO Mode 0 ~4, Integrated Serial ATA Con troller Data tran sfer rates up to 3.0 Gb/s. SATA Version 2.0 specification compliant. Realtek RTL8201CL PHY 10/100 Mb/s auto negotiation Half / Fu duplex capability ll
Data tran sfer rates up to 3.0 Gb/s. SATA Version 2.0 specification compliant. Realtek RTL8201CL PHY
10/100 Mb/s auto negotiation Half / Fu duplex capability ll
Ver 5.x Realtek ALC888 Sound 7.1 ch annels audio out Supports HD Audio PCI slot slots PCI Express x16 slot PCI Express x 1 slot Floppy connector Prin Port connector ter IDE Connector SATA Conn ector Fron Panel Connector t Fron Audio Conn t ector On Board Connector CD-in Connector S/PDIF ou conn t ector CPU Fan header System Fan header USB conn ector Chassis open header (option al) CMOS clear header Power Conn ector (24pin) Power Conn ector (4pin) PS/2 Keyboard PS/2 Mouse Back Panel Serial Port I/O LAN port USB Port Audio Jack Board Size 200 mm (W) x 293 mm (L) Special Feature RAID 0 / 1 support Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA OS Support Biostar Reserves th righ to add or remove e t support for any OS with or withou notice. t x3 x1 x2 x1 x1 x1 x2 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x2 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x4 x6 Realtek ALC861 VD 5.1 ch annels audio out Supports HD Audio PCI slot PCI Express x16 slot PCI Express x 1 slot Floppy connector Prin Port connector ter IDE Connector SATA Conn ector Fron Panel Connector t Fron Audio Conn t ector CD-in Connector S/PDIF ou conn t ector CPU Fan header System Fan header USB conn ector Chassis open header (option al) CMOS clear header Power Conn ector (24pin) Power Conn ector (4pin) PS/2 Keyboard PS/2 Mouse Serial Port LAN port USB Port Audio Jack 200 mm (W) x 293 mm (L) RAID 0 / 1 support Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA Biostar Reserves th righ to add or remove e t support for any OS with or withou notice. t x3 x1 x2 x1 x1 x1 x2 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x2 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x4 x3 Ver 6.x

Pin closed

Pin1-2 closed

DET AIL SETT INGS
This 16-pin connector includes Power-on, Reset, HDD LED, Power LED, Sleep button, speaker Connection. It allows user to connect the PC cases front panel switch functions.

PWR_LED On/Off ++ + SPK

JPANEL1: Front Panel Heade r

RST HLED

Pin 7 8
Assignment +5V N/A N/A Speaker HDD LED (+) HDD LED (-) Ground Reset control
Functio n Speaker Connector Hard drive LED Reset button

Pin 15 16

Assignment Sleep control Ground N/A Power LED (+) Power LED (+) Power LED (-) Power button Ground
Functio n Sleep button N/A Power LED Power-on button
ATX Powe r Source Conne ctor: JATXPWR1
JATXPWR1 allows user to connect 24-pin power connector on the ATX power supply.

Assignment

+3.3V +3.3V Ground +5V Ground +5V Ground PW_OK Standby Voltage+5V +12V +12V +3.3V
+3.3V -12V Ground PS_ON Ground Ground Ground NC +5V +5V +5V Ground
JATXPWR2: ATX Powe r Source Conne ctor
By connecting this connector, it will provide +12V to CPU power circuit.
Assignment +12V +12V Ground Ground
JUSB2/JUSB3: Heade rs for USB 2.0 Ports at Front Panel
This header allows user to connect additional USB cable on the PC f ront panel, and also can be connected with internal USB devices, like USB card reader.
Pin Assignment +5V (fused) +5V (fused) USBUSBUSB+ USB+ Ground Ground Key NC

JUSB2 JU SB3

SATA1/SATA2: Se rial ATA Conne ctors
The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 2 channels SATA interf ace, it satisfies the SATA 2.0 spec and with transfer rate of 3.0Gb/s.
Assignment Ground T X+ T XGround RXRX+ Ground

SATA1 SATA2

JAUDIO F1: Front Panel Audio Heade r
This header allows user to connect the front audio output cable with the PC f ront panel. It will disable the output on back panel audio connectors.

Pin 9 10

Assignment Mic Left in Ground Mic Right in GPIO Right line in Jack Sense Front Sense Key Left line in Jack Sense
JCDIN1: CD-RO M Audio-in Connector
This connector allows user to connect the audio source f rom the v ariaty dev ices, like CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, PCI sound card, PCI TV turner card etc.
Assignment Left Channel Input Ground Ground Right Channel Input
JSPDIF_O UT1: Digital Audio-out Conne ctor
This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output header.

Block 1 Block 3 Block 5

Block 2 Block 4 Block 6

RAID 1:

Every read and write is actually carried out in parallel across 2 disk drives in a RAID 1 array system. The mirrored (backup) copy of the data can reside on the same disk or on a second redundant drive in the array. RAID 1 provides a hot-standby copy of data if the active volume or drive is corrupted or becomes unavailable because of a hardware failure. RAID techniques can be applied for high-availability solutions, or as a form of automatic backup that eliminates tedious manual backups to more expensive and less reliable media.
Drives: Minimum 2, and maximum is 2. Uses: RAID 1 is ideal f or small databases or any other application that requires f ault tolerance and minimal capacity. Benefits: Prov ides 100% data redundancy. Should one driv e f ail, the controller switches to the other drive. Drawbacks: Requires 2 driv es for the storage space of one driv e. Perf ormance is impaired during driv e rebuilds. Fault Tolerance: Yes.

Block 1 Block 2 Block 3

For more detailed setup information, please refer to the Driver CD, or go to http://www.nvidia.com/page/pg_20011106217193.html to download NVIDIA nForce Tutorial Flash.
CHAPTER 5: USEFUL HELP 5.1 DRIVER INST ALLAT ION NOT E
After you installed your operating system, please insert the Fully Setup Driver CD into your optical drive and install the driver for better system performance. You will see the following window after you insert the CD
The setup guide will auto detect your motherboard and operating system. Note:
If this window didnt show up after you ins ert the Driver CD, please use file brows er to locate and execute the file SETUP.EXE under your optical drive.

A. Driver Installation

To install the driver, please click on the Driver icon. The setup guide will list the compatible driver for your motherboard and operating system. Click on each device driver to launch the installation program.

B. Software Installation

To install the software, please click on the Software icon. The setup guide will list the software available for your system, click on each software title to launch the installation program.

C. Manual

Aside from the paperback manual, we also provide manual in the Driver CD. Click on the Manual icon to browse for available manual. Note:
You will need Acrobat R eader to open the manual file. Pleas e download the latest version of Acrobat Reader software from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep 2.html 21

AWARD BIOS BEEP CODE

Beep Sound One long beep followed by two short beeps High-low siren sound
Meaning Video card not found or v ideo card memory bad CPU overheated System will shut down automatically One Short beep when system boot-up No error found during POST Long beeps every other second No DRAM detected or install

EXT RA INFORMAT ION

If the system shutdown automatically after power on system for seconds, that means the CPU protection function has been activated. When the CPU is over heated, the motherboard will shutdown automatically to avoid a damage of the CPU, and the system may not power on again. In this case, please double check: 1. The CPU cooler surface is placed evenly with the CPU surface. 2. CPU fan is rotated normally. 3. CPU fan speed is fulfilling with the CPU speed. After confirmed, please follow steps below to relief the CPU protection function. 1. Remove the power cord from power supply for seconds. 2. Wait for seconds. 3. Plug in the power cord and boot up the system. Or you can: 1. Clear the CMOS data. (See Close CMOS Header: JCMOS1 section) 2. Wait for seconds. 3. Power on the system again.

CPU Overheated

TROUBLESHOOT ING
Probable Solution 1. Make sure power cable is No power to the system at all securely plugged in. Power light dont illuminate, f an inside power supply does not turn 2. Replace cable. on. 3. Contact technical support. 2. Indicator light on key board does not turn on. System inoperativ e. Keyboard lights Using even pressure on both ends of are on, power indicator lights are lit, the DIMM, press down firmly until the and hard driv e is spinning. module snaps into place. System does not boot from hard disk 1. driv e, can be booted f rom optical driv e. Check cable running from disk to disk controller board. Make sure both ends are securely plugged in; check the driv e type in the standard CMOS setup. 2. Backing up the hard drive is extremely important. All hard disks are capable of breaking down at any time. 1. Back up data and applications System only boots f rom optical driv e. f iles. Hard disk can be read and applications can be used but booting from hard disk 2. Ref ormat the hard driv e. is impossible. Re-install applications and data using backup disks. Screen message says Invalid Rev iew systems equipment. Make sure Conf iguration or CMOS Failure. correct inf ormation is in setup. Cannot boot system after installing 1. Set master/slave jumpers second hard driv e. correctly. 2. Run SETUP program and select correct driv e types. Call the drive manuf acturers f or compatibility with other drives.
CHAPTER 6: WARPSPEEDER III

INT RODUCT ION

[WarpSpeeder III], a new powerful control utility, features three user-friendly functions including Overclock Manager, Overvoltage Manager, and Hardware Monitor. With the Overclock Manager, users can easily adjust the frequency they prefer or they can get the best CPU performance with just one click. The Overvoltage Manager, on the other hand, helps to power up CPU core voltage and Memory voltage. The cool Hardware Monitor smartly indicates the temperatures, voltage and CPU fan speed as well as the chipset information. Also, in the About panel, you can get detail descriptions about BIOS model and chipsets. In addition, the frequency status of CPU, memory, VGA and PCI along with the CPU speed are synchronically shown on our main panel. Moreover, to protect users' computer systems if the setting is not appropriate when testing and results in system fail or hang, [WarpSpeeder III] technology assures the system stability by automatically rebooting the computer and then restart to a speed that is either the original system speed or a suitable one.

SYST EM REQUIREMENT

OS Support: Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista DirectX: DirectX 8.1 or above. (The Windows XP operating system includes DirectX 8.1. If you use Windows XP, you do not need to install DirectX 8.1.)

INST ALLAT ION

1. Execute the setup execution file, and then the following dialog will pop up. Please click Next button and follow the default procedure to install.
2. When you see the following dialog in setup procedure, it means setup is completed. Click Finish button.

Usage :

The following figures are only for reference, the screen printed in this user manual will change according to your motherboard on hand.

WARPSPEEDER III

After the [WarpSpeeder III] has been installed, a [WarpSpeeder III] icon will appear on the desktop, just like the icon shown below.

1. Desktop Icon

Now you can launch the [WarpSpeeder III] utility simply by double-clicking the desktop icon.

2. Main Panel

If you double-click the desktop icon, [WarpSpeeder III] will be launched. Please refer to the following figure; the utilitys first window you will see is Main Panel.
Main Panel contains fe ature s as follows:
a. b. Display the CPU Speed, CPU external clock, Memory clock, VGA clock, and PCI clock information. Contains About, Voltage/Overclock, and Hardware Monitor Buttons for invoking respective panels. The On/Off button is for closing the program.
3. Overclock/Overvoltage Panel
Click the Overclock/Overvoltage button in the Main Panel, the button will be highlighted and the Overclock/Overvoltage Panel will show up as the following figure. As you can see, the Overclock Panel is on the right side, and the Overvoltage Panel is on the left side.
O ve rclock Panel contains these fe atures:
a. Auto-Overclock: User can click this button and [WarpSpeeder III] will set the best and stable performance and frequency automatically. A warning dialog as below will show up to notify you that the system may become unstable, click on OK to proceed.
Then [WarpSpeeder III] utility will execute a series of testing until system fail. Then system will do fail-safe reboot by using Watchdog function. After reboot, launch the [WarpSpeeder III] utility again and the utility will load the previously verified best and stable frequency. b. Verify: If you use the Manual Adjust bar to adjust the CPU frequency, then you can click this button and [WarpSpeeder III] will proceed a testing for current frequency. If the testing is ok, then the current frequency will be saved into system registry. If the testing fails, system will do a fail-safe rebooting. After reboot, the [WarpSpeeder III] utility will restore to the hardware default setting.

2NF520-A

Ver 6.x 168Realtek ALC VD 1.5 Ver 5.x 888Realtek ALC 1.7
PCI 61PCI Expressx 1 PCI Express x IDE SATA CD-IN S/PDIF CMOS ) ( USB )42( )4 ( 2/PS 2/PS USB

1 / 0 RAID

1 / 0 RAID /

002 ) ( 293 X ) (

Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA Biostar .

JAPANESE

Ver 5.x Socket AM2 AMD Ath lon 64 / Ath lon 64 FX / Athlon 64 x2/ Sempron CPU Socket AM2 AMD Ath lon 64 / Ath lon 64 FX / Athlon 64 x2/ Sempron Ver 6.x

AMD 643264 AMD 643264

FSB
1G 1G MCP61D DDR2 DIMM x 4

MCP61D DDR2 DIMM x 4

DIMM 256/512 MB & 1GB/2G DDR2 B DIMM 256/512 MB & 1GB/2G DDR2 B 8GB DDR2 DDR/ 667 / 800 DIMME CC DIMM ITE 8716F 8GB DDR2 DDR/ 667 / 800 DIMME CC DIMM ITE 8716F
Super I/O Super I/O Super I/O H/W / ITE IDE IDE Ultra DMA 33 / 66 / 100 / 133 PIO Mode 0 ~4 ATA SATA II 3 Gb/ SATA2.0 Realtek RTL8201CL PHY LAN 10 / 100 Mb/ / H/W / ITE IDE Ultra DMA 33 / 66 / 100 / 133 PIO Mode 0 ~4 ATA 3 Gb/ SATA2.0 Realtek RTL8201CL PHY 10 / 100 Mb/ /
Ver 5.x Codec Realtek ALC 888 7.1 PCI PCI Express x16 PCI Express x 1 IDE SATA CD S/PDIF CPU CMOS () USB (24 ) (4 ) PS/2 PS/2 I/O LAN USB 200 mm () X 293 mm () RAID 0 / 1 Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA x3 x1 x2 x1 x1 x1 x2 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x2 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x4 x6 Realtek ALC 861 VD 5.1 PCI PCI Express x16 PCI Express x 1 IDE SATA CD S/PDIF CPU CMOS () USB (24 ) (4 ) PS/2 PS/2 LAN USB 200 mm () X 293 mm () RAID 0 / 1 Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA x3 x1 x2 x1 x1 x1 x2 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x2 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x4 x3 Ver 6.x

OS BiostarOS BiostarOS

2007/06/11

NF520-A2 BIOS Setup

BIOS Setup... Main Menu... Standard CMOS Features... Advanced BIOS Features... Advanced Chipset Features... Integrated Peripherals... Power Management Setup.. PnP/PCI Configurations... PC Health Status.... Performance Booster Zone... 35

BIOS Setup

Introduction
The purpose of this manual is to describe the settings in the Phoenix-Award BIOS Setup program on this motherboard. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration and save these settings to CMOS RAM. The power of CMOS RAM is supplied by a battery so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off. Basic Input-Output System (BIOS) determines what a computer can do without accessing programs from a disk. This system controls most of the input and output devices such as keyboard, mouse, serial ports and disk drives. BIOS activates at the first stage of the booting process, loading and executing the operating system. Some additional features, such as virus and password protection or chipset fine-tuning options are also included in BIOS. The rest of this manual will to guide you through the options and settings in BIOS Setup.

!! WARNING !!

For better system performance, the BIOS firmware is being continuously updated. The BIOS information described in this manual (Figure 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) is for your reference only. The actual BIOS information and settings on board may be slightly different from this manual. Figure 1: Main Menu

Standard CMOS Features

This submenu contains industry standard configurable options.

Advanced BIOS Features

This submenu allows you to configure advanced features of the BIOS.
Advanced Chipset Features
This submenu allows you to configure special chipset features.

Integrated Peripherals

This submenu allows you to configure certain IDE hard drive options and Programmed Input/ Output features.

Power Management Setup

This submenu allows you to configure the power management features.

PnP/PCI Configurations

This submenu allows you to configure certain Plug and Play and PCI options.

PC Health Status

This submenu allows you to monitor the hardware of your system.

Performance Booster Zone

This submenu allows you to change CPU Vcore Voltage and CPU/PCI clock. (However, we suggest you to use the default setting. Changing the voltage and clock improperly may damage the CPU or M/B!)

Load Optimized Defaults

This selection allows you to reload the BIOS when problem occurs during system booting sequence. These configurations are factory settings optimized for this system. A confirmation message will be displayed before defaults are set.

Set Supervisor Password

Setting the supervisor password will prohibit everyone except the supervisor from making changes using the CMOS Setup Utility. You will be prompted with to enter a password.

Set User Password

If the Supervisor Password is not set, then the User Password will function in the same way as the Supervisor Password. If the Supervisor Password is set and the User Password is set, the User will only be able to view configurations but will not be able to change them.

Save & Exit Setup

Save all configuration changes to CMOS (memory) and exit setup. Confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding.

Exit Without Saving

Abandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup. Confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding.

Upgrade BIOS

This submenu allows you to upgrade bios.

2 Standard CMOS Features

The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into several categories. Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the<PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value you want in each item. Figure 2: Standard CMOS Setup

The Choices: Pri. Master, Pri. Slave, Sec. Master, Sec. Slave, USB HDD0, USB HDD1, USB HDD2, and Bootable Add-in Cards.

CD-ROM Boot Priority

The Choices: Pri. Master, Pri. Slave, Sec. Master, Sec. Slave, USB CDROM0, USB CDROM 1.
First/Second/Third Boot Device
The BIOS will attempt to load the operating system in this order. The Choices: Removable, Hard Disk, CDROM, Legacy LAN, Disabled.

Boot Other Device

When enabled, BIOS will try to load the operating system from other device when it failed to load from the three devices above. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled

Swap Floppy Drive

For systems with two floppy drives, this option allows you to swap logical drive assignments. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

Boot Up Floppy Seek

When enabled, System will test the floppy drives to determine if they have 40 or 80 tracks during boot up. Disabling this option reduces the time it takes to boot-up. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

Virus Warning

This option allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature that is used to protect the IDE Hard Disk boot sector. If this function is enabled and an attempt is made to write to the boot sector, BIOS will display a warning message on the screen and sound an alarm beep. Disabled (default) Virus protection is disabled. Enabled Virus protection is activated.

Quick Power On Self Test

Enabling this option will cause an abridged version of the Power On Self-Test (POST) to execute after you power up the computer. Disabled Normal POST. Enabled (default) Enable quick POST.

Boot Up NumLock Status

Selects the NumLock State after the system switched on. The Choices: On (default) Numpad is number keys. Off Numpad is arrow keys.

Gate A20 Option

Select if chipset or keyboard controller should control Gate A20. Normal A pin in the keyboard controller controls GateA20. Fast (default) Lets chipset control Gate A20.

Typematic Rate Setting

When a key is held down, the keystroke will repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller. When enabled, the typematic rate and typematic delay can be configured. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)
Sets the rate at which a keystroke is repeated when you hold the key down. The Choices: 6 (default), 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30.

Typematic Delay (Msec)

Sets the delay time after the key is held down before it begins to repeat the keystroke. The Choices: 250 (default), 500, 750, 1000.

Security Option

This option will enable only individuals with passwords to bring the system online and/or to use the CMOS Setup Utility. System: A password is required for the system to boot and is also required to access the Setup Utility. Setup (default): A password is required to access the Setup Utility only. This will only apply if passwords are set from the Setup main menu.

APIC MODE

Selecting Enabled enables APIC device mode reporting from the BIOS to the operating system. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.
MPS Version Control For OS
The BIOS supports version 1.1 and 1.4 of the Intel multiprocessor specification. Select version supported by the operation system running on this computer. The Choices: 1.4 (default), 1.1.
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB
A choice other than Non-OS2 is only used for OS2 systems with memory exceeding 64MB. The Choices: Non-OS2 (default), OS2.

Full Screen Logo Show

This item allows you to select whether the Full Screen Logo shows. Enabled (default) Full Screen Logo shows when system boots up. Disabled No Full Screen Logo shows when system boots The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

Small Logo(EPA) Show

This item allows you to select whether the Small Logo shows. Enabled (default) Small Logo shows when system boots up. Disabled No Small Logo shows when system boots The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

Summary Screen Show

This item allows you to enable/disable the summary screen. Summary screen means system configuration and PCI device listing. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.
4 Advanced Chipset Features
This submenu allows you to configure the specific features of the chipset installed on your system. This chipset manage bus speeds and access to system memory resources, such as DRAM. It also coordinates communications with the PCI bus. The default settings that came with your system have been optimized and therefore should not be changed unless you are suspicious that the settings have been changed incorrectly. Figure 4: Advanced Chipset Setup

K8<->NB HT Width

This item allows you to select the K8<->NB HT Width. The Choices: Auto(default), [16 16],[8 8].
PCIE/SATA Spread Spectrum
This item allows you to enable/disable the Spread Spectrum function. The Choices: Disabled (default), Triangular Down.

HT Spread Spectrum

This item allows you to select HT Spread Spectrum function. The Choices: Disabled (default), 0.50% H. Kiss Cntr, 0.75% H. Kiss Cntr, 0.50% Triang. Center, 0.75% Triang. Center.

Onboard Parallel Port

This item allows you to determine access onboard parallel port controller with which I/O Address. The Choices: 378/IRQ7 (default), 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7, Disabled.

Parallel Port Mode

This item allows you to determine how the parallel port should function. The default value is SPP. The Choices: SPP (default) EPP ECP ECP+EPP Using Parallel port as Standard Printer Port. Using Parallel Port as Enhanced Parallel Port. Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port. Using Parallel port as ECP & EPP mode.

ECP Mode Use DMA

Select a DMA Channel for the port. The Choices: 3 (default), 1.

Init Display First

This item allows you to decide to active whether PCI Slot or on-chip VGA first. The Choices: PCI-Express (default), PCI Slot.

OnChip USB

This option should be enabled if your system has a USB installed on the system board. You may need to disable this feature if you add a higher performance controller. The Choices: V1.1+V2.0 (default), Disabled, V1.1

IDE HDD Block Mode

Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sectors read / write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block mode (most new drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read / write per sector where the drive can support. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

6 Power Management Setup

The Power Management Setup Menu allows you to configure your system to utilize energy conservation and power up/power down features. Figure 6. Power Management Setup

ACPI Function

This item displays the status of the Advanced Configuration and Power Management (ACPI). The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

ACPI Suspend Type

The item allows you to select the suspend type under the ACPI operating system. The Choices: S1 (POS) (default) Power on Suspend S3 (STR) Suspend to RAM S1 & S3 POS+STR

Power Management

This category allows you to select the power saving method and is directly related to the following modes: 1. HDD Power Down. 2. Suspend Mode. There are three options of Power Management, three of which have fixed mode settings Min. Saving Minimum power management. Suspend Mode = 1 hr. HDD Power Down = 15 min Max. Saving Maximum power management only available for sl CPUs. Suspend Mode = 1 min. HDD Power Down = 1 min. User Define (default) Allow you to set each option individually. When you choose user define, you can adjust each of the item from 1 min. to 1 hr. except for HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 min. to 15 min.

Resources Controlled By

By Choosing Auto(ESCD) (default), the system BIOS will detect the system resources and automatically assign the relative IRQ and DMA channel for each peripheral. By Choosing Manual, the user will need to assign IRQ & DMA for add-on cards. Be sure that there are no IRQ/DMA and I/O port conflicts. The Choices: Auto (ESCD) (default), Manual.

IRQ Resources

This submenu will allow you to assign each system interrupt a type, depending on the type of device using the interrupt. When you press the Press Enter tag, you will be directed to a submenu that will allow you to configure the system interrupts. This is only configurable when Resources Controlled By is set to Manual. IRQ-5 assigned to PCI Device IRQ-7 assigned to PCI Device IRQ-9 assigned to PCI Device IRQ-10 assigned to PCI Device IRQ-11 assigned to PCI Device IRQ-14 assigned to PCI Device IRQ-15 assigned to PCI Device

PCI / VGA Palette Snoop

Some old graphic controllers need to snoop on the VGA palette and then map it to their display as a way to provide boot information and VGA compatibility. This item allows such snooping to take place. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled

Maximum Payload Size

Set the maximum payload size for Transaction packets (TLP). The Choice: 4096 (default.), 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048.

8 PC Health Status

Figure 8: PC Health Status

Shutdown Temperature

This item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown Temperature. This item is only effective under Windows 98 ACPI mode. The Choices: Disabled , 60/ 140, 65/ 149, 70/ 158, 75/ 167, 80/ 176(default), 85/ 185, 90/ 167.

Show H/W Monitor in POST

If you computer contains a monitoring system, it will show PC health status during POST stage. The item offers several different delay times. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

CPU FAN Control by

Choose smart to reduce the noise caused by CPU FAN. The Choices: Smart, Always On (default).

CPU Fan Off<>

If the CPU Temperature is lower than the set value, FAN will turn off. The Choices: Min= 0, Max= 127, key in a DEC number.

CPU Fan Start<>