Mainboard Users Manual

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Trademarks

IBM, VGA, and PS/2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines. Intel, Pentium, Pentium-II, Pentium-III, Pentium 4, MMX, Celeron and Tualatin are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Microsoft, MS-DOS and Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. PC-cillin is a trademark of Trend Micro Inc. AMI is a trademark of American Megatrends Inc. MediaRing Talk is a registered trademark of MediaRing Inc. 3Deep is a registered trade mark of E -Color Inc. It has been acknowledged that all mentioned brands or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
Copyright 2002 All Rights Reserved MS9138E Series, V3.1A VT8751/November 2002

Notice:

1. Owing to Microsofts certifying schedule is various to every supplier, we might have some drivers not certified yet by Microsoft. Therefore, it might happen under Windows XP that a dialogue box (shown as below) pop out warning you this software has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP. Please rest assured that our RD department has already tested and verified these drivers. Just click the Continue Anyway button and go ahead the installation.
2. USB 2.0 Driver Limitations: 2-1 The USB 2.0 driver only supports Windows XP and Windows 2000. 2-2 If you connect a USB 2.0 hub to the root hub, plugging USB devices into this hub, the system might not successfully execute certain USB devices connection because it could not recognize these devices.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction.. 1 Key Features... 2 Package Contents...6 Static Electricity Precautions..7 Pre-Installation Inspection...7 Chapter 2: Mainboard Installation..9 Mainboard Components..10 I/O Ports...11 Installing the Processor...12 Installing Memory Modules... 13 Jumper Settings... 15 The Panel Connectors.. 17 Other Devices Installation..19 Expansion Slots Installation... 20 Connecting Optional Devices..21 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility..25 Introduction...25 Running the Setup Utility. .26 Standard CMOS Setup Page... 27 Advanced Setup Page.. 28 Power Management Setup Page...31 PCI/Plug and Play Setup Page..33 Load Optimal Settings.. 34 Load Best Performance Settings.. 34 Features Setup Page...35 CPU PnP Setup Page... 37 Hardware Monitor Page..38 Change Password...39 Exit...39 Chapter 4: About the Software CD-ROM..41 Utility Software Reference.. 42

1: Introduction

Chapter 1 Introduction
This mainboard has a Socket 478 for the Intel Pentium 4 type of processors supporting front side bus (FSB) speeds up to 400 MHz. This mainboard has the VIA VT8751(P4M266) Northbridge and VT8235 Southbridge chipsets that support AC 97 audio codec, and provide Ultra DMA 66/100/133 function. It supports built-in USB 2.0 providing higher bandwidth. It implements Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2.0 and is compliant with UHCI 1.1 and EHCI 0.95. This mainboard has two 32-bit PCI slots, one 4xAGP slot, one CNR (Communications and Networking Riser) slot, and an onboard 10BaseT/100BaseTX Network interface. In addition, this mainboard has a full set of I/O ports including two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard, one serial port, one VGA port, one parallel port, one MIDI/game port and maximum six USB ports (USB 2.0) --two back-panel ports and onboard USB headers make four extra USB ports by connecting the Extended USB Module to the mainboard. This mainboard is a Micro ATX size mainboard and has power connectors for an ATX power supply.
Key Features This mainboard has these key features:
Socket 478 Processor The PGA Socket 478 Accommodates Intel Pentium 4 CPUs Supports a front-side bus (FSB) of 400 MHz Chipset There are VT8751(P4M266) Northbridge and VT8235 Southbridge in this chipset in accordance with an innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability and performance. A few of the chipsets advanced features are: An advanced V -Link memory controller architecture that provides the bandwidth up to 266 MB/s and performance necessary for even the most demanding Internet and 3D graphics Support for an 4xAGP interface providing vivid 3D graphics and video performance An ATA 133 interface on the chipset, which helps boost system performance by providing a high-speed connection to ATA 133 Hard Disk Drives, delivering maximum sustained data transfer rates of 133 MB/sec Additional key features include support for six USB ports, an AC 97 link for audio and modem, hardware monitoring, and ACPI/OnNow power management. Memory Support The mainboard accommodates 2 DDR + 2 SDR 168 pin, 3.3V DIMM sockets with a total capacity of 2 GB system memory.
Built-in Graphics System P4M266 integrates S3s Savag8 graphics accelerator into a single chip. P4M266 brings mainstream graphics performance to the Value PC with leading-edge 2D, 3D and DVD video acceleration into a cost effective package. Based on its capabilities, P4M266 is an ideal solution for the consumer, corporate mobile users and entry level professionals. Maximum shared memory size is 32 MB. VGA This mainboard includes a 4xAGP slot that provides four times the bandwidth of the original AGP specification. AGP technology provides a direct connection between the graphics sub-system and memory so that the graphics do not have to compete for processor time with other devices on the PCI bus. AC97 Audio Codec Compliant with AC97 2.1 specification 16-bit stereo full-duplex CODEC with fixed 48KHz sampling rate 3 analog line-level stereo inputs with 5-bit volume control: LINE-IN, CD-IN, AUX-IN 1 analog line-level mono input: PHONE-IN Three Audio Jacks Line-Out, Line-In and Microphone-In Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster Pro Compatible Digital I/O compatible with consumer mode S/PDIF Advanced power management support

Serial port COM 1

Microphone Line-in Line-out

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Upper PS/2 port connects a PS/2 pointing device. Lower PS/2 port connects a PS/2 keyboard. USB ports connect USB devices. LPT1 connects printers or other parallel communications devices. COM1 port connects serial devices such as mice or fax/modems; the VGA port to connect graphic display devices. Game port connects a joystick or a MIDI device. Three audio ports connect audio devices. The left side jack is for a stereo line-out signal. The middle jack is for a stereo line-in signal. The right side jack is for a microphone. LAN port connects the network.

Installing the Processor

This mainboard has a Socket 478 processor socket. When choosing a processor, consider the performance requirements of the system. Performance is based on the processor design, the clock speed and system bus frequency of the processor, and the quantity of internal cache memory and external cache me mory. CPU Installation Procedure Follow these instructions to install the CPU: 1. Unhook the CPU sockets locking lever by pulling it away from socket and raising it to the upright position. 2. Match the pin 1 corner of CPU socket to the one of processor, and insert the processor into the socket. Do not use force. 3. Push the locking lever down and hook it under the latch on the edge of socket. 4. Apply thermal grease to the top of the CPU. 5. Lower the CPU fan/heatsink unit onto the CPU and CPU socket, and then use the retention module clamps to snap the fan/heatsink into place. 6. Plug the CPU fan power cable into the CPU cooling fan power supply (CPU_FAN) on the mainboard.
Installing Memory Modules
This mainboard accommodates 168-pin 3.3V/184-pin 2.5V unbuffered SDRAM memory modules. The memory chips must be standard or registered SDRAM (Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory). The CPU supports 100MHz system bus. The SDRAM DIMMs and DDRs can synchronously work with 100 MHz or operates over a 266 MHz system bus. You must install at least one memory module in order to work out this mainboard, either SDRAM or DDR SDRAM, but you cant use them simultaneously. SDRAM provides 800 MB/s or 1 GB/s data transfer rate corresponding with the bus 100 MHz or 266 MHz. It doubles the rate to 1.0 GB/s and 2.1 GB/s by transferring data on both the rising and falling edges of the clock. DDR SDRAM uses additional power and ground lines and requires 184-pin 2.5V unbuffered DIMM module rather than the 168-pin 3.3V unbuffered DIMMs used by SDRAM.
Installation Procedure The mainboard accommodates two memory modules. You must install at least one module in any of these sockets. Each module can be installed with up to 2GB system memory. Refer to the following to install the memory modules. 1. Push the latches on each side of the DIMM socket down. 2. Align the memory module with the socket. The DIMM sockets are keyed with notches and the DIMMs are keyed with cutouts so that they can only be installed correctly. 3. Check that the cutouts on the DIMM module edge connector match the notches in the DIMM socket. 4. Install the DIMM module into the socket and press it firmly down until it is seated correctly. The socket latches are levered upwards and latch on to the edges of the DIMM. 5. Install any remaining DIMM modules.

SPD-LED (Pins 2, 4) HDD LED (Pins 1, 3) Empty (Pin 10)

N/C (Pin 9)

Power Switch (Pins 6, 8)

Reset Switch (Pins 5, 7)

+ +1, -3
J16: LAN LED Indicator This connector is attached to LAN device that needs a LED indicator.
Device Link LED ACT LED Pins

1, +2 +3, 4

LINK LED

ACT LED

Note: The plus sign (+) indicates a pin which must be connected to a positive voltage.
Other Devices Installation
Floppy Diskette Drive Installation The mainboard has a floppy diskette drive (FDD) interface and ships with a diskette drive ribbon cable that supports one or two floppy diskette drives. You can install a 5.25-inch drive and a 3.5inch drive with various capacities. The floppy diskette drive cable has one type of connector for a 5.25-inch drive and another type of connector for a 3.5-inch drive. IDE Devices Your mainboard has a primary and secondary IDE channel interface (IDE1 and IDE2). An IDE ribbon cable supporting two IDE devices is bundled with the mainboard. If you want to install more than two IDE devices, get a second IDE cable and you can add two more devices to the secondary IDE channel. IDE devices have jumpers or switches to set the IDE device as MASTER or SLAVE. When installing two IDE devices on one cable, ensure that one device is set to MASTER and the other one to SLAVE. This mainboard supports Ultra DMA 66/100/133. UDMA is a technology to accelerate devices performance in the IDE channel. To maximize performance, install IDE devices that support UDMA and use 80-pin IDE cables supporting UDMA 66/100/133.
Expansion Slots Installation
This mainboard has two 32-bit PCI (Peripheral Components Interconnect) expansion slots, one 4xAGP slot, and one CNR slot. PCI Slots PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI interface. 4 x AGP Slot The 4xAGP slot is used to install a graphics adapter that supports the 4xAGP specification and has a 4xAGP edge connector. CNR Slot The Communications Networking Riser (CNR) slot can be used to insert a CNR card.

CNR1 Slot

PCI Slot

AGP Slot

1. Remove a blanking plate from the system case corresponding to the slot you are going to use. 2. Install the edge connector of the expansion card into the expansion slot. Ensure that the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot. 3. Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system case with a screw.

Connecting Optional Devices
Refer to the following for information on connecting the mainboards optional devices:

SIR1 CD2 CD1 WOM1 WOL1

USB1 USB2
J12: Sleep Switch This header is connected to the sleep button for suspending the computers activity if pushing the button. Or, the computer is automatic ally suspended after passing a period of time.

Pin Signal -EXTSMI GND

SPK1: Speaker Connector Connect the cable from the PC speaker to the SPK1 header on the mainboard.
Pin Signal SPKR GND Pin Signal NC +5V
USB1/USB2(USB 2.0): Front panel USB headers The mainboard has USB ports installed on the rear edge I/O port array. Some computer cases have a special module that mounts USB ports at the front of the case. If you have this kind of case, use auxiliary USB connectors USB1 and USB2 to connect the frontmounted ports to the mainboard.
Pin 9 Signal VERG_FP_USBPWR0 USB_FP_P0USB_FP_P0+ GROUND KEY Pin 10 Signal VERG_FP_USBPWR0 USB_FP_P1USB_FP_P1+ GROUND USB_FP_OC0
WOL1/WOM1: Wake On LAN/Wake On Modem If you have installed a LAN card, use the cable provided with the card to plug into the mainboard WOL1 connector. This enables the Wake On LAN (WOL1) feature. When your system is in a powersaving mode, any LAN signal automatically resumes the system. You must enable this item using the Power Management page of the Setup Utility.
If you have installed a modem, use the cable provided with the modem to plug into the mainboard WOM1 connector. This enables the Wake On Modem (WOM1) feature. When your system is in a power-saving mode, any modem signal automatically resumes the system. You must enable this item using the Power Management page of the Setup Utility. See Chapter 3 for more information.
Pin 3 Signal 5VSB GND -RING
CD1/2:CD-ROM/DVD Audio Input Connector If you have installed a CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive, you can connect the drive audio cable to the onboard sound system. On the mainboard, locate the two 4-pin connectors CD1 and CD2. There are two kinds of connector because different brands of CD ROM drive have different kinds of audio cable connectors. Connect the cable to the appropriate connector. CD1
Pin Signal GND CD IN L GND CD IN R Signal CD IN L GND GND CD IN R

Pin 3 4

SIR1: Serial infrared port The mainboard supports a Serial Infrared (SIR1) data port. Infrared ports allow the wireless exchange of information between your computer and similarly equipped devices such as printers, laptops, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), and other computers.
Pin 5 Signal NC +5V IRTX Pin 6 Signal KEY GND IRRX

3: BIOS Setup Utility

Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility

Introduction

The BIOS Setup Utility records settings and information of your computer, such as date and time, the type of hardware installed, and various configuration settings. Your computer applies those information to initialize all the components when booting up and basic functions of coordination between system components. If the Setup Utility configuration is incorrect, it may cause the system to malfunction. It can even stop your computer booting properly. If it happens, you can use the clear CMOS jumper to clear the CMOS memory which has stored the configuration information; or you can hold down the Page Up key while rebooting your computer. Holding down the Page Up key also clears the setup information. You can run the setup utility and manually change the configuration. You might need to do this to configure some hardware installed in or connected to the mainboard, such as the CPU, system memory, disk drives, etc.

Running the Setup Utility
Every time you start your computer, a message appears on the screen before the operating system loading that prompts you to Hit <DEL>if you want to run SETUP. Whenever you see this message, press the Delete key, and the Main menu page of the Setup Utility appears on your monitor.
AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1.21.12 (C) 2000 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Standard CMOS Setup Advanced Setup Power Management Setup PCI / Plug and Play Setup Load Optimal Settings Load Best Performance Settings Esc : Quit : Select Item (Shift)F2 : Change Color F5 : Old Values F6 : Optimal values F7 : Best performance values F10 : Save&Exit Standards COMOS setup for changing time, date, hard disk type, etc. Features Setup CPU PnP Setup Hardware Monitor Change Password Exit
You can use cursor arrow keys to highlight anyone of options on the main menu page. Press Enter to select the highlighted option. Press the Escape key to leave the setup utility. Hold down the Shift key and press F2 to cycle through the Setup Utilitys optional color schemes. Some options on the main menu page lead to tables of items with installed values that you can use cursor arrow keys to highlight one item, and press PgUp and PgDn keys to cycle through alternative values of that item. The other options on the main menu page lead to dialog boxes requiring your answer Yes or No by hitting the Y or N keys. If you have already changed the setup utility, press F10 to save those changes and exit the utility. Press F5 to reset the changes to the original values. Press F6 to install the setup utility with a set of default values. Press F7 to install the setup utility with a set of high-performance values.

Standard CMOS Setup Page

This page helps you set up basic information such as the date and time, the IDE devices, and the diskette drives.
AMIBIOS SETUP STANDARD CMOS SETUP (C) 2000 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Date (mm/dd/yy) : Mon Nov 04, 2002 Time (hh/mm/ss) : 15:28:50 Type Pri Master : Auto Pri Slave : Auto Sec Master : Auto Sec Slave : Auto
LBA Blk PIO 32Bit Size Cyln Head WPcom Sec Mode Mode Mode Mode On On On On
Floppy Drive A : 1.44 MB 31/2 Floppy Drive B : Not Installed Month : Jan Dec Day : Year : ESC : Exit : Select Item PU/PD/+/- : Modify (Shift)F2 : Color F3 : Detect All HDD
Use these items to set up system date and time IDE Pri Master Use these items to configure devices connected to the Primary and Secondary IDE Pri Slave Sec Master channels. To configure an IDE hard disk drive, choose Auto. If the Auto setting fails to Sec Slave find a hard disk drive, set it to User, and then fill in the hard disk characteristics (Size, Cyls, etc.) manually. If you have a CD-ROM drive, select the setting CDROM. If you have an ATAPI device with removable media (e.g. a ZIP drive or an LS-120), select Floptical. Floppy Drive A Use these items to set up size and capacity of Floppy Drive B the floppy diskette drive(s) installed in the system. Date & Time

Advanced Setup Page

This page sets up more advanced information about your system. Be more careful to this page. Any changes can affect the operation of your computer.
AMIBIOS SETUP ADVANCED SETUP (C) 2000 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Quick Boot 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device Try Other Boot Devices S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks BootUp Num-Lock Floppy Drive Swap Floppy Drive Seek Password Check Boot To OS/2 L2 Cache System BIOS Cacheable SDRAM Timing by SPD SDRAM Frequency SDRAM CAS# Latency SDRAM Bank Interleave AGP Mode AGP Comp. Driving Manual AGP Comp. Driving Enabled IDE-0 Floppy CDROM Yes Disabled On Disabled Disabled Setup No Enabled Enabled Disables 100MHz 2.5 Disabled 4X Auto CB AGP Aperture Size Auto detect DIMM/PCI Clk CLK Gen Spread Spectrum 64MB Enabled Disabled
ESC : Quit F1 : Help F5 F6 F7
: Select Item PU/PD/+/ - : Modify
: Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color : Load BIOS Defaults : Load Setup Defaults
Quick Boot 1 st Boot Device 2 nd Boot Device 3 rd Boot Device Try Other Boot Device
If you enable this item, the system starts up more quickly be elimination some of the power on test routines. Use these items to determine the device order the computer uses to look for an operating system to load at start-up time. If you enable this item, the system will also search for other boot devices if it fails to find an operating system from the first two locations.
S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks BootUp NumLock Floppy Drive Swap Floppy Drive Seek Password Check
Boot to OS/2 > 64MB L2 Cache System BIOS Cacheable DOS Flat Mode

SDRAM Timing By SPD

Enable this item if any IDE hard disks support the S.M.A.R.T. (SelfMonitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) feature. This item determines if the Num Lock key is active or inactive at system startup time. If you have two diskette drives installed and you enable this item, drive A becomes drive B and drive B becomes drive A. If you enable this item, your system will check all floppy disk drives at start up. Disable this item unless you are using an old 360KB drive. If you have entered a password for the system, use this item to determine, if the password is required to enter the Setup Utility (Setup) or required both at startup and to enter the Setup Utility (Always). Enable this item if you are booting the OS/2 operating system and you have more than 64MB of system memory installed. Leave these items enabled since all the processors that can be installed on this board have internal L2 cache memory. If you enable this item, a segment of the system BIOS will be copied to main memory for faster execution. This item enables BIOS to enter the DOS protected mode without other software supporting under the DOS operating system. We recommend you leave this item at the default value. This item allows you to enable or disable the SDRAM timing defined by the Serial Presence Detect electrical. 29

This item determines frequency of SDRAM memory. This item determines the operation of SDRAM memory CAS (column address strobe). It is recommended that you leave this item at the default value. The 2T setting requires faster memory that specifically supports this mode. Enable this item to increase SDRAM SDRAM Bank memory speed. When enabled, separate Interleave memory banks are set for odd and even addresses and the next byte of memory can be accessed while the current byte is being refreshed. Use this item to signal driving current on AGP Comp. AGP cards to auto or manual. Some Driving AGP cards need stronger than normal driving current in order to operate. We recommend that you set this item to the default. When AGP Driving is set to Manual, use Manual AGP this item to set the AGP current driving Comp. Driving value. This item provides the OnBoard VGA AGP Mode mode with three options of 1,2, 4 multiplied frequency. This item defines an AGP for the AGP Aperture graphics. Leave this item at the default Size value 64MB. When this item is enabled, BIOS will Auto detect disable the clock signal of free DIMM/PCI DIMM/PCI slots. Clock Use this item to set the system bus CLK GEN Spread Spectrum spread spectrum for the installed processor. SDRAM Frequency SDRAM CAS# Latency
Power Management Setup Page
This page sets up some parameters of system power management operation.
AMIBIOS SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP (C) 2000 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved ACPI Aware O/S Power Management Suspend Time Out Hard Disk T Out ime Resume On RTC Alarm RTC Alarm Date RTC Alarm Hour RTC Alarm Minute RTC Alarm Second LAN/Ring Power On Keyboard Power On Wake-Up Key Wake-Up Password Yes Enabled Disabled Standby Disabled Disabled Disabled Any key N/A
ESC : Quit F1 F5 F6 F7 : Help
ACPI Aware O/S Power Management
Suspend Time Out Hard Disk Time Out
This item supports ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power management Interface). Use this item to enable or disable the ACPI feature. Use this item to enable or disable a power management scheme. If you enable power management, you can use the items below to set the power management operation. Both APM and ACPI are supported. This sets the timeout for Suspend mode in minutes. If the time selected passes without any system activity, the computer will enter power-saving Suspend mode. This item sets up the timeout to power down the hard disk drive, if there is no hard disk activity after passing the preset period of time.
The system can be turned off with a software command. If you enable this item, the system can automatically resume at a fixed time based on the systems RTC (realtime clock). Use the items below this one to set the date and time of the wake-up alarm. You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature. The system can be turned off with a LAN/Ring software command. If you enable this item, Power On the system can automatically resume if there is an incoming call on the Modem. You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature. If you enable this item, system can Keyboard automatically resume by pressing hot keys Power On Wake-Up Key on the keyboard or typing in the password. You must enable the Keyboard Power On Wake-Up jumper and use an ATX power supply in Password order to use this feature. Resume On RTC Alarm / Date / Hour / Minute / Second

PCI / Plug and Play Setup Page
This page sets up some parameters for devices installed on the PCI bus and those utilizing the system plug and play capability.
AMIBIOS SETUP PCI / PLUG AND PLAY SETU P (C) 2000 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Plug and Play Aware O/S Share Memory Size Primary Graphics Adapter Allocate IRQ for PCI VGA PCI IDE BusMaster Yes 32MB PCI Yes Disabled
Plug and Play Aware O/S Share Memory Size Primary Graphics Adapter Allocate IRQ for PCI VGA PCI IDE BusMaster
Enable this item if you are using an O/S that supports Plug and Play such as Windows 95 or 98. This item lets you allocate a portion of the main memory for the onboard VGA display application with three options of 8/16/32MB. This item indicates if the primary graphics adapter uses the PCI or the AGP bus. The default AGP setting still lets the onboard display work and allows the use of a second display card installed in an AGP slot. If this item is enabled, an IRQ will be assigned to the PCI VGA graphics system. You set this value to No to free up an IRQ. This item enables or disables the DMA under DOS mode. We recommend you to leave this item at the default value.

Load Optimal Settings

If you select this item and press Enter a dialog box appears. If you press Y, and then Enter, the Setup Utility loads a set of fail-safe default values. These default values are not very demanding and they should allow your system to function with most kinds of hardware and memory chips. Note: It is highly recommended that users enter this option to load optimal values for accessing the best performance.
Load Best Performance Settings
If you select this item and press Enter a dialog box appears. If you press Y, and then Enter, the Setup Utility loads a set of bestperformance default values. These default values are quite demanding and your system might not function properly if you are using slower memory chips or other low-performance components.

Features Setup Page

This page sets up some parameters for those peripher al devices connected to the system.
AMIBIOS SETUP FEATURES SETUP (C) 2000 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved OnBoard FDC OnBoard Serial PortA OnBoard IR Port OnBoard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode Parallel Port IRQ Parallel Port DMA OnBoard Game Port OnBoard MIDI Port MIDI Port IRQ OnBoard IDE Audio Device Modem Device Ethernet Device USB Controller USB Device Legacy Support ThumbDrive Support for DOS Enabled 3F8h/COM1 Disabled 378h SPP 7 N/A 201h 300h 10 Both Enabled Auto Enabled Enabled Disabled Disabled

ESC : Quit Item F1 F5 F6 F7 : Help
: Select PU/PD/+/ - : Modify
Use this item to enable or disable the onboard floppy disk drive interface. OnBoard Serial Use this item to enable or disable the onboard COM1 serial port, and to assign a PortA port address. Use this item to enable or disable the OnBoard IR onboard infrared port, and to assign a port Port address. Use this item to set the parallel port mode. Parallel Port You can select SPP (Standard Parallel Mode Port), ECP (Extended Capabilities Port), EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port), or ECP + EPP. Use this item to assign IRQ to the parallel Parallel Port port. IRQ OnBoard FDC
Use this item to assign a DMA channel to the parallel port. This item enables or disables the I/O address for the game port. Use this item to enable or disable the onboard MIDI port, and to assign a port address. MIDI Port IRQ Use this item to assign IRQ 7 to the parallel port. Use this item to enable or disable the OnBoard IDE onboard IDE channel. This item enables or disables the AC97 Audio Device audio chip. Modem Device This item enables or disables the MC97 modem chip. This item enables or disables the onboard Ethernet Ethernet LAN. Device Use this item to select the USB ports or USB disabled. Controller This item allows you to enable the USB USB Device device, if you have installed a USB device Legacy on the system board. Support Enable this item to make a small portion of ThumbDrive memory storage device for the USB ports. Support For DOS Parallel Port DMA OnBoard Game Port OnBoard MIDI Port

CPU PnP Setup Page

This page helps you manually configure the mainboard for the CPU. The system will automatically detect the type of installed CPU and make the appropriate adjustments to the items on this page.
AMIBIOS SETUP CPU PnP SETUP 2000 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved CPU BRAND CPU Type CPU Ratio CPU Frequency INTEL Pentium 4 8.0x 100 MHz ESC F1 F5 F6 F7 : Quit : Select Item : Help PU/PD/+/ - : Modify : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color : Load Optimal values : Load Best performance values
CPU BRAND/Type/ Core Voltage/Ratio /Frequency
These items show the type, core voltage, ratio and frequency of CPU installed in your system.

Hardware Monitor Page

This page sets up some parameters for the hardware monitoring function of this mainboard.
AMIBIOS SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR (C) 2000 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved *** System Hardware *** Vcore Vcc 2.5V Vcc 3.3V Vcc 5V +12V -12V SB5V VBAT SYSTEM Fan Speed CPU Fan Speed Power Temperature SYSTEM Temperature CPU Temperature 1.632V 2.496V 3.392V 4.945V 11.968V -11.968V 5.026V 3.488V 0 RPM 1298 RPM 33C/91F 39C/102F 55C/131F
CPU / System Temperature FANs & Voltage Measurements
These items display CPU and system temperature measurement. These items indicate cooling fan speeds in RPM and the various system voltage measurements.

Change Password

If you highlight this item and press Enter, a dialog box appears that you can enter a Supervisor password. You can enter no more than six letters or numbers. Press Enter after you have typed in the password. There will be the second dialog box asking you to retype the password for confirmation. Press Enter after you have retyped it correctly. Then, the password is required for the access to the Setup Utility or for it at start-up, depending on the setting of the Password Check item in Advanced Setup.
Highlight this item and press Enter to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility configuration and exit the program. When the Save and Exit dialog box appears, press Y to save and exit, or press N to exit without saving.
4: Software & Applications
Chapter 4 About the Software CD-ROM
The support software CD-ROM that is included in the mainboard package contains all the drivers and utility programs needed to properly run the bundled products. Below you can find a brief description of each software program, and the location for your mainboard version. More information on some programs is available in a README file, located in the same directory as the software.
Note:Never try to install software from a folder that is not specified for use with your mainboard. Before installing any software, always inspect the folder for files named README.TXT, INSTALL.TXT, or something similar. These files may contain important information that is not included in this manual.
Utility Software Reference
All the utility software available on the CD-ROM is Windows compliant. It is provided only for the convenience of customers. The following software is furnished under license and may only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of the license. Note: The software in these folders is subject to change at anytime without prior notice. Please refer to the support CD for available software. AMI Flash Memory Utility This utility enables you to erase the system BIOS stored on a Flash Memory chip on the mainboard, and lets you copy an updated version of the BIOS to the chip. Proceed with caution when using this program. If you erase the current BIOS and fail to write a new BIOS, or write a new BIOS that is incorrect, your system will malfunction. Refer to Chapter 3, Using BIOS for more information. PC-CILLIN
The PC-CILLIN software program provides anti-virus protection for your system. This program is available for Windows 2000/ME/98SE and Windows NT. Be sure to check the readme.txt and ins tall the appropriate anti- virus software for your operating system.
We strongly recommend users to install this free anti-virus software to help protect your system against viruses. Note: Update your virus software regularly to protect against new viruses. MediaRing Talk Telephony Software
To install the MediaRing Talk voice modem software for the built- in modem, run MRTALK-SETUP72.EXE from the following directory:

\UTILITY\MEDIARING TALK

Super Voice Fax/Modem Software
To install the Super Voice voice, fax, data communication application for use with the built- in fax/modem, run PICSHELL.EXE from the following directory:
\UTILITY\SUPER VOICE CD Ghost The CD Ghost software enables you to create a virtual cabinet of CD-ROM drives on your system to help you categorize and organize your CD collection. A user -friendly interface assists you in quickly creating images of both CDs and DVDs onto your system. To install the software, run SETUP.EXE from the following directory: \UTILITY\CDGHOST\ENG\CDGHOST Recovery Genius
The Recovery Genius software program is an innovative windows application system that protects your Hard Disk Drive from virus intrusion, accidental d eletions, and system corruption. To install the Recovery Genius software program run SETUP.EXE from the following directory
\UTILITY\RECOVERY GENIUS\ENG\RECOVERYGENIUS Language Genius
The Language Genius is a software-based product that helps you to learn new languages. To install the Language Genius software program run SETUP.EXE from the following directory \UTILITY\LANGUAGE GENIUS\ENG\LANGUAGEGENIUS

PageABC

The PageABC application software enables you to create your own home page. To install the PageABC, run SETUP.EXE from the following directory: \UTILITY\PageABC