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SL-75DRV5 User Manual V2.0

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: SL-75DRV5 : V2.0 : March 2002
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75DRV5

CONTENT
Chapter 1 Introduction.. 8
1-1 Mainboard Specification.. 9
1-1.1 Processor... 9 1-1.2 Chipset.... 9 1-1.3 AWARD BIOS V6.0 Supporting.. 9 1-1.4 Sound Controller... 9 1-1.5 Power Management... 9 1-1.6 Full Featured Accelerated Graphic Port (AGP) Controller. 10 1-1.7 Multi-I/O Function... 10 1-1.8 Expansion Slots... 10 1-1.9 Advanced High Performance DDR DRAM Controller. 10 1-1.10 Form Factor... 10 1-1.11 Hardware Monitoring... 11
1-2 Mainboard Layout... 12 1-3 Chipset Diagram... 13
Chapter 2 Hardware Setup... 15
2-1 CPU Installation... 16 2-2 Memory Installation... 17 2-3 AGP 4X (Accelerated Graphics Port) Installation.. 19 2-4 HDD/FDD Installation.. 20 2-5 Switch Setting For CPU Frequency And Voltage. 22
2-5.1 Information On AMD Socket 462 Processor (Model 4, 5 Products). 22 2-5.2 Information On AMD Socket 462 Processor (Model 6, 7 Products). 23 2-5.3 Information On AMD Socket 462 Processor (Model 8 Products). 24 2-5.4 Frequency Ratio Select (By SW1 DIP1-DIP5).. 25 2-5.5 CPU External Frequency Setting (By SW2). 26

Content

2-6 Jumper Settings... 27
2-6.1 JP1/JP2 AGP 4X Voltage Select... 28 2-6.2 JP3/JP4 Memory Module Voltage Select.. 28 2-6.3 JP1 Power Lost Resume... 29 2-6.4 JP24 Overheated CPU Shutdown... 29 2-6.5 JBAT1 For Clear CMOS Data.. 30
2-7 Connectors Configurations.. 31
2-7.1 On Board FAN Connector... 31 2-7.2 WOL1 Wake On LAN... 32 2-7.3 CD-ROM Audio Connector (JCD_IN1).. 32 2-7.4 RT1/RT2 Thermal Sensor Connector (Option).. 33 2-7.5 Complex Header.... 34 2-7.6 ATX Power Supply Connector.. 35 2-7.7 Chassis Panel Connectors.. 36 2-7.8 PS/2 Mouse And PS/2 Keyboard.. 36 2-7.9 Smart Card Reader Connector (SCR1).. 37 2-7.10 Communication And Networking Riser Slot (CNR).. 38 2-7.11 USB Ports and USB Headers (Header USB 3).. 39
Chapter 3 Software Setup.. 41
3-1 Open up the Support CD and choose Drivers and Utilities. 42 3-2 Proceed to VIA 4-In-1 Drivers Installation. 43 3-3 Proceed to AC97 Audio Driver Installation.. 45 3-4 Proceed to Hardware Monitor Installation.. 46

2-7.10 Communication And Networking Riser Slot (CNR)
This connector allows you to use network, modem or audio riser cards.

CNR slot

1. If modem CNR is installed, the modem CNR must be set as primary. 2. LAN CNR is not supported on this mainboard. 3. The audio CNR must be set as secondary, if on-chip AC 97 is enabled. 4. CNR devices are not provided with this mainboard.
2-7.11 USB Ports and USB Headers (Header USB 3)
This series of mainboards provides two USB ports USB0 and USB1 on board supporting various USB devices. In addition, the USB header is added on board to provide two additional USB ports by using one additional USB Cables. User can order the additional USB cable from your mainboard dealers or venders.
Additional USB Cable (Optional)
USB P3D - GND USB +5V P3D + N/C

USB Port

red wire

+5V USB Void P2D + 1

USB GND P2D -
USB3 Header Pin Assignment

USB3 Header

When plugging the USB cable into Header USB3, user must make sure the red wire is connected to Pin 1.

Chapter 3 Software Setup

Drivers, Utilities and Software Installation

Support CD:

This series of mainboards will always be shipped with a Support CD which contains those necessary driver files, Application Softwares and some helpful utilities. It is a user-friendly, auto-run CD which will open itself up in a CD-ROM automatically.

Contents of Support CD:

For this series, user will be able to find in the Support CD the following drivers and utilities: 1. VIA 4-in-1 Drivers; 2. AC97 Audio Drivers; 3. Hardware Monitor Utility; This chapter is devoted to describing the installations of all these essential drivers and utilities on Windows 9X, Windows ME, Windows NT4.0, Windows 2000 and Windows XP. The installation procedures for all these operating systems are all programed into an auto-run mode. What users have to do is to read and follow the pop-up instructions to carry out the installation. We therefore take the installation on Windows 98 as the general illustration hereby. The priority of drivers to be installed should also be noted. Users are recommended to take the following installation orders :

4-1 What Is BIOS Setup 4-2 How To Run BIOS Setup 4-3 What Is CMOS 4-4 What Is POST 4-5 BIOS Upgrade 4-6 BIOS Setup

4-1 What Is BIOS Setup

BIOS setup is an interactive BIOS program that you need to run when: 1. Changing the hardware of your system. (For example: installing a new Hard Disk etc.) 2. Modifying the behavior of your computer. (For example: changing the system time or date, or turning special features on or off etc.) 3. Enhancing your computers behavior. (For example: speeding up performance by turning on shadowing or cache)
4-2 How To Run BIOS Setup
To access BIOS setup menu, press < DEL > key after POST, and before the OS is loaded. The BIOS usually display the following message:

Press DEL to enter SETUP

4-3 What Is CMOS
CMOS is the memory maintained by a battery. The BIOS uses CMOS to store the settings you have selected in SETUP. The CMOS also maintains the internal clock. Every time you turn on your computer, the BIOS Looks into CMOS for the settings you have selected and configures your computer accordingly. If the battery is out of power, the CMOS data will be lost and POST will issue a CMOS invalid or CMOS checksum invalid message. If this happens, you have to replace the battery and do some proper settings in SETUP.

4-4 What Is POST

POST is an acronym for Power On Self Test. POST will test all things the BIOS does before the operating system is started. Each of POST routines is assigned a POST code, a unique number which is sent to I/O port 080h before the routine is executed.

4-5 BIOS Upgrade

System BIOS is incorporated into a Flash memory component of the mainboard. Flash BIOS allows user to upgrade BIOS without the need to replace an EPROM component. The upgrade utility can be loaded on a floppy diskette and used to provides the capability to save, verify, and update the system BIOS. The upgrade utility can be run from a hard disk drive or a network drive.
4-5.1 Before Upgrading BIOS
It is highly recommended that you save a copy of the original mainboard BIOS along with a Flash EPROM Programming utility (AWDFLASH.EXE) to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to reinstall the BIOS later.

4-5.2 Upgrade Process

Normally, to upgrade BIOS is unnecessary if the system is working fine without any problem. Users should not upgrade the BIOS unless you experience incompatible problems or need to create new features. However, please read all information in this section before upgrading. AWDFLASH.EXE is a Flash EPROM Programming utility that updates the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM on the mainboard, This program only works in DOS environment only, the utility can not be executed in win95/98, ME, NT or WINDOWS 2000 environment.

CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations SmartDoc Anti-Burn shield
Esc : Quit F10 : Save & Exit Setup : Select Item
1984 - 2002 Award Software Frequeny/Voltage Control Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving
Time, Date, Hard Disk Type.
3. Use the arrow keys on your keyboard to select an option, and press <Enter>. Modify the system parameters to reflect the options installed in your system. 4. You may return to the Main Menu anytime by pressing <ESC>. 5. In the Main Menu, SAVE AND EXIT SETUP saves your changes and reboots the system, and EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ignores your changes and exits the program.
4-6.2 Standard CMOS Setup
Standard CMOS Setup records some basic system hardware configuration and sets the system clock and error handling. You only need to modify the configuration values of this option if you want to change your system hardware configuration or when the data stored in the CMOS memory gets lost or damaged. Run the Standard CMOS Setup as follows: 1. Choose Standard CMOS Setup from the Main Menu and a screen with a list of options will appear:
CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy) Time (hh:mm:ss) IDE IDE IDE IDE Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Master Secondary Slave Mon, January Item Help 9 : 52 : 15 Menu Level None None None None 1.44M, 3.5 in None EGA/VGA All, Errors 640K 31744K 32768K
Drive A Drive B Video Halt On Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory
:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults
2. Use one of the arrow keys to move between options and modify the selected options by using PgUp / PgDn / + / - keys.
Date (mm:dd:yy) The BIOS determines the day of the week from the other date information. This field is for information only. Press the left or right arrow key to move to the desired field (date, month, year). Press the PgUp or PgDn key to increment the setting, or type the desired value into the field. Time (hh:mm:ss) The time format is based on the 24-hour military-time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00. Press the left or right arrow key to move to desired field. Press the PgUp or PgDn key to increment the setting, or type the desired value into the field. Primary / Secondary This field records the specifications for all non-SCSI Master / Slave hard disk drives installed in your system. Refer to the respective documentation on how to install the drives.

* AGP Master 1 ws Leave this field at default. write * AGP Master 1 ws Leave this field at default. read
CPU & PCI Bus Control
CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software CPU & PCI Bus Control PCI1 PCI2 PCI1 PCI2 Master 0 WS Writer Master 0 WS Write Post Write Post Write Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Item Help Menu Level
* PCI1 Master 0 WS When Enabled, writes to the PCI bus are executed Write with zero wait states. The choice: Enabled, Disabled. * PCI2 Master 0 WS Leave this field at default. Write * PCI1 Post Write Leave this field at default. * PCI2 Post Write Leave this field at default.
Memory Hole In order to improve performance, certain space in memory is reserved for ISA cards. This memory must be mapped into the memory space below 16MB. The choices: 15M-16M; Disabled. System BIOS Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system Cacheable BIOS ROM at F0000h-FFFFFh, resulting in better system performance. Video RAM Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the video memory (RAM) at A0000h-AFFFFh, resulting in better video performance. However, check your AGP manual to find out if any compatibility problem exists.
3. Press <ESC> to return to the Main Menu when you finish setting up all items.
4-6.5 Integrated Peripherals
Integrated Peripherals option allows you to get some information inside your system when it is working. Run the Integrated Peripherals as follows: 1. Choose Integrated Peripherals from the Main Menu and a list of options will appear:
CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software Integrated Peripherals VIA OnChip IDE Device VIA OnChip PCI Device SuperIO Device Init Display First OnChip USB Controller USB keyboard Support IDE HDD Block Mode Press Enter Press Enter Press Enter AGP All Enabled Disabled Enabled Item Help Menu Level

VIA OnChip IDE Device

CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software VIA OnChip IDE Device OnChip IDE Channel0 OnChip IDE Channel1 IDE Prefetch Mode Primary Master PIO Primary Slave PIO Secondary Master PIO Secondary Slave PIO Primary Master UDMA Primary Slave UDMA Secondary Master UDMA Secondary Slave UDMA Enabled Enabled Enabled Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Item Help Menu Level
* On-Chip IDE channel The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with 0/1 support from two IDE channels. Select Enabled to activate the first and/or the second IDE interface. Select Disabled to inactivate an interface if you install a primary and/or second add-on IDE interface. The choices: Enabled; Disabled. * IDE Prefetch Mode The on-board IDE drive supports IDE perfecting for faster drive accesses. If the IDE device doesnt support perfecting, set this field to Disabled. The choices: Enabled; Disabled. * Primary Master / Slave PIO Secondary Master / Slave PIO Choose Auto or Mode 0~4. The BIOS will detect the HDD mode type automatically when you choose Auto. You need to set to a lower mode than Auto when your hard disk becomes unstable. The choices: Auto; Mode 0; Mode 1; Mode 2; Mode 3; Mode 4.

* Primary Master / Slave UDMA Secondary Master / Slave UDMA
Ultra DMA33/66/100 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it, if the operating environment includes a DMA drive, and if your system software both support Ultra DMA33/66/100. Select Auto to enable BIOS support. The choices: Auto; Disabled.

VIA OnChip PCI Device

CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software VIA OnChip PCI Device VIA-3058 AC'97 Audio VIA-3068 MC97 Modem Auto Disabled Item Help Menu Level
* VIA-3058 AC97 Select Disabled to use the on-chip audio capability of Audio your system. Most of the field do not appear when this field is Disabled, for user who wants to use add-on sound card, this tiled must be disabled. * VIA-3068 MC97 This option allows you to decide to enable/disable Modem the Onchip Modem. The choices: Auto; Disabled.

VIA SuperIO Device

CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software SuperIO Device Onboard FDC Controller Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 UART Mode Select UR2 Duplex Mode Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode ECP Mode Use DMA Game Port Address Midi Port Address Midi Port IRQ
Enabled Auto Auto Normal Half 378/IRQ7 SPP 3

Item Help Menu Level

201 330
* Onboard FDC Select Enabled if your system has a floppy drive Controller controller (FDC) installing in the system board and you want to use it. If you install add-in FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select Disabled in this field. The choices: Enabled; Disabled. * Onboard Serial Select a logical COM port name and matching Port 1 / Port 2 address for the first and second serial ports. Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports. * UART Mode Select The second serial port on your system may offer a variety of infrared port modes. Click here for a description of various modes. (Click your browser s Back button, or your right mouse button, to return to this page.) The choices: Standard; HPSIR; ASKIR
* UR2 Duplex Mode This item allows you to select the IR half / full duplex function. The choices: Half; Full. * Onboard Parallel Port This item allows you to determine onboard parallel port controller I/O address setting. The choices: 378H/IRQ7; 278H/IRQ5; 3BC/IRQ7; Disabled. * Parallel Port Mode Select an operating mode for the on-board parallel (printer) port. Select Normal, Compatible, or SPP unless you are certain your hardware and software both support one of the other available modes. * ECP Mode Use DMA Select a DMA channel for the port. * Game Port Address This item allows you to select the onboard game port I/O address. * Midi Port Address This item allows you to select the onboard Midi port I/O address. * Midi Port IRQ This item allows you to select the Midi port IRQ.

Init Display First Initialize the AGP video display before initializing any other display device on the system. Thus the AGP display becomes the primary display. OnChip USB Controller Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have USB peripherals.
USB Keyboard Support Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have a USB keyboard. IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sector read/write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read/write per sector the drive can support. The choices: Enabled; Disabled.
4-6.6 Power Management Setup
Power Management Setup allows you to set the systems power saving functions. Run the Power Management Setup as follows: 1. Choose Power Management Setup from the Main Menu and a list of options will appear:
CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software Power Management 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 State After Power Failure IRQ/Event Activity Detect Enabled S1(POS) User Define Disabled Disabled Suspend->Off V/H SYNC+Blank 3 Instant-Off Auto Press Enter Item Help Menu Level
ACPI Function Select Enabled only if your computers operating system supports the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) specification. Currently, Windows NT 5.0 support ACPI.
ACPI Suspend Type This item allows you to select the ACPI suspend type. You can select S1(POS) for power on suspend under Windows 98 ACPI mode. The choice: S1(POS).
Power Management This option allows you to select the type (or degree) Option of power saving for Doze, Standby, and Suspend modes. This table describes each power management mode:
Max Saving Maximum power savings. Only Available for SL CPUs. Inactivity period is 1 minute in each mode. Set each mode individually. Select time-out period in the section for each mode stated below. Minimum power savings. Inactivity period is 1 hour in each mode (except the hard drive).

User Define

Min Saving
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 After the selected period of system inactivity, the chipset enters a hardware suspend mode, stopping the CPU clock and possibly causing other system devices to enter power management modes.
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. Monitor blanked when the systems enters the Suspend mode. Monitor blanked when the system enters either Suspend or Standby modes.

Suspend -->Off

All Modes -->Off
Video Off Method This determines the manner by which the monitor is blanked.
V/H SYNC + Blank Blank Screen This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer. This option only writes blanks to the video buffer. Select this option if you monitor supports the Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS) standard of the Video Electronics Standards to select video power management values.

DPMS Supports

MODEM Use IRQ Name the interrupt request (IRQ) line assigned to the modem (if any) on your system. Activity of the selected IRQ always awakens the system. The choices: 3; 4; 5; 7; 9; 10; 11; NA. Soft-Off by PWRBTN When Enabled, turning the system off by pressing the on/off button places the system in a very lowpower-usage state. State After Power This field lets you determine the state that your PC Failure returns to after a power failure. The choices: On; Off; Auto.
IRQ/Event Activity Detect
CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software IRQ/Event Activity Detect USB Resume from S3 VGA LPT & COM HDD & FDD PCI Master PowerOn by PCI Card Wake Up On LAN/Ring RTC Alarm Resume Date (of Month) Resume (hh:mm:ss) IRQs Activity Monitoring Disabled OFF LPT/COM ON OFF Disabled Disabled Disabled Press Enter Item Help Menu Level
* USB Resume from S3 This item will enable you to wake-up the system by USB keyboard when you shut down the computer in S3 mode. The choices: Enabled, Disabled. * VGA When Enabled, you can set the VGA awakens the system. * LPT & COM When LPT & COM is ON, any activity from one of the listed system peripheral devices or IRQs wakes up the system. * HDD & FDD When HDD & FDD is ON, any activity from one of the listed system peripheral devices wakes up the system. * PCI Master When PCI Master is ON, any activity from one of the listed system devices wakes up the system.

* PowerOn by PCI Card This item allows system wake up by PCI Device.
* Wake Up On LAN/ An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator (RI) line Ring (in other words, an incoming call on the modem) awakens the system from a soft off state. The choices: Enabled; Disabled.
* RTC Alarm Resume When Enabled, you can set the data at which the RTC (Real Time Clock) alarm awakens the system from suspend mode. The choices: Disabled (default); Enabled.
* Date (of Month) Set a certain date when RTC Alarm Resume option is Enabled to awaken the system. This option is concurrent with Resume Time option.
* Resume Time (hh: Set a certain time when RTC Alarm Resume mm:ss) option is Enabled to awaken the system. This option is concurrent with Date option.

IRQ Activity Monitoring

CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software IRQ Activity Monitoring Primary INTR IRQ-3 (COM2) IRQ-4 (COM1) IRQ-5 (LPT2) IRQ-6 (Floppy Disk) IRQ-7 (LPT1) IRQ-8 (RTC Alarm) IRQ-9 (IRQ2 Redir) IRQ-10 (Reserved) IRQ-11 (Reserved) IRQ-12 (PS/2 Mouse) IRQ 13 (Coprocessor) IRQ 14 (Hard Disk) IRQ 15 (Reserved) ON Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Item Help Menu Level
* Primary INTR When the operating system is ready to respond to the request, it interrupts itself and performs the service. When set On, activity will wake up system. * IRQ-3~15 When the operating system is ready to respond to the request, it interrupts itself and performs the service. When set Enabled, activity will wake up system.
3. Press <ESC> to return to the Main Menu when you finish setting up all items. 80
4-6.7 PnP / PCI Configuration
PnP/PCI Configuration allows you to modify the systems power saving functions. Run the PnP/PCI Configuration as follows: 1. Choose PnP/PCI Configuration from the Main Menu and a screen with a list of options will appear:
CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software PnP/PCI Configurations PNP OS Installed Reset Configuration Data Resources Controlled By IRQ Resources PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Assign IRQ For VGA Assign IRQ For USB PCI SLOT1/5 IRQ Assigned PCI SLOT2 IRQ Assigned PCI SLOT3 IRQ Assigned PCI SLOT4 IRQ Assigned No Disabled Auto(ESCD) Press Enter Disabled Enabled Enabled Auto Auto Auto Auto Item Help Menu Level
PNP OS Installed Select Yes if the system operating environment is Plug-and-Play aware (e.g., Windows95).
NOTE: BIOS will automatically disable all PnP resources except the boot device card when you select Yes on Non-PnP operating system.
Reset Configuration Normally, you leave this Disabled. Select Enabled Data to reset Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD), when you exit Setup if you have installed a new add-on and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system cannot boot. Resource Controlled The Plug and Play AwardBIOS can automatically By configure all the boot and Plug and Play-compatible devices. If you select Auto, all the interrupt request (IRQ) and DMA assignment fields disappear, as the BIOS automatically assigns them. PCI/VGA Palette Snoop This option allows the BIOS to preview VGA status, and to modify the information delivered from the feature Connector of the VGA card to MPEG card. This option can solve the display inversion to black after you have used MPEG card. Assign IRQ for VGA Select Enabled if your system has a VGA controller and you have one or more VGA devices connected. If you are not using your systems VGA controller, select Disabled to free the IRQ resource. Assign IRQ for USB Select Enabled if your system has a USB controller and you have one or more USB devices connected. If you are not using your systems USB controller, select Disabled to free the IRQ resource.

NOTE: Enabled feature Shutdown For CPUFan without CPU cooling fan connecting to onboard fan connector FAN1, your system will not be able to boot.
CPU Vcore Shows CPU core actual voltage value. DDR DIMM Shows DDR DIMM actual voltage value.
Temperature 1/2/3 This field displays the current CPU temperature, if your computer contains a monitoring system. FAN 1/3 Speed These fields display the current speed of up to twoCPU fans, if your computer contains a monitoring system.
4-6.9 Frequency/Voltage Control
Run the Frequency/Voltage Control as following: 1. Choose Frequency/Voltage Control from the Main Menu and a screen with a list of options will appear:
CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software Frequency/Voltage Control Red Storm Overclocking CPU Vcore Select Auto Detect DIMM/PCI ClK Spread Spectrum CPU Skew Adjust CHIP Skew Adjust PCI Skew Adjust AGP Skew Adjust Use CPU Linear Freq CPU Clock Press Enter Default Enabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Use Linear 100 Item Help Menu Level
2. Use one of the arrow keys to move between options and modify the selected options by using PgUp / PgDn / + / - keys. <F1>: Help gives options available for each item. <F5>: Get the previous values. These values are the values with which the user starts the current session. <F6>: Load all options with the BIOS default values. <F7>: Load all options with the Setup default values.
Redstorm Please press <Enter> to start RED STORM OVEROverclocking CLOCKING TECH, this option helps user an easy Tech way to overclocking, it will increase CPU external clock automatically, when CPU external clock increasing to unacceptable value, BIOS will restart your system, then running at acceptable CPU external clock. CPU Vcore This item allows users to adjust the CPU Vcore Select voltage. The instant damage of CPU is due to the wrong Vcore voltage setting, so we highly recommend that user should leave this item to Default setting unless you fully understand it. Auto Detect This item allows you to enable/disable detect DIMM/ DIMM/PCI Clk PCI Clock. The choice: Enabled, Disabled. Spread Spec- This item allows you to enable/disable the spread trum spectrum modulate. The choice: Enabled, Disabled. CPU Skew Leave this field at default. Adjust CHIP Skew Leave this field at default. Adjust PCI Skew Adjust Leave this field at default. AGP Skew Leave this field at default. Adjust Use CPU Linear If users would like to adjust CPU clock, this items Freq must be Linear. The choices: Default; Linear. CPU Clock These items allows users to adjust CPU frequency.

3. Press <ESC> to return to the Main Menu when you finish setting up all items. 88
4-6.10 Load Optimized Defaults
When you press <Enter> on this item, you will get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to: Load Optimized Defaults (Y / N) ? N
Pressing Y loads the BIOS default values that are factor settings for optimal performance of system operations.
4-6.11 Set Supervisor / User Password
These two options allow you to set your system passwords. Normally, the supervisor has a higher priority to change the CMOS setup option than the users. The way to set up the passwords for both Supervisor and Users are as follows: 1. Choose Change Password in the Main Menu and press <Enter>. Then following message appears: Enter Password :
2. The first time you run this option, enter your password up to 8 characters and press <Enter>. (The screen does not display the entered characters.) 3. After you enter the password, the following message appears prompting you to confirm the password: Confirm Password :
4. Enter the same password exactly the same as you have just typed to confirm the password and press <Enter>. 5. Move the cursor to Save & Exit Setup to save the password. 6. If you need to delete the password entered before, choose the Supervisor Password and press <Enter>. It will delete the password that you have entered before.
7. Move the cursor to Save & Exit Setup to save the option you have just configured; otherwise the old password will still be there the next time you turn your system on. 8. Press <Enter> to exit to the Main Menu.
NOTE: If you forget or lose the password, the only way to access the system is to clear the CMOS RAM. All setup informations will be lost and you need to run the BIOS setup program again.
4-6.12 Save & Exit Setup
SAVE & EXIT SETUP allows you to save all modifications you have specified into the CMOS memory. Highlight this option on the Main Menu and the following message appears: SAVE to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N) ? Y is for Yes, and N is for No. Press <Enter> key to save the configuration changes. Y
4-6.13 Exit Without Saving
EXIT WITHOUT SAVING option allows you to exit the Setup Utility without saving the modifications that you have specified. Highlight this option on the Main Menu and the following message appears: Quit Without Saving (Y/N) ? N
Y is for Yes, and N is for No. You may change the prompt to Y and press <Enter> key to leave this option.

APPENDIX

Appendices
APPENDIX-1 Identify BIOS Version & BIOS Part Number APPENDIX-2 Identify Mainboard Model Number APPENDIX-3 Technical Terms

SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) SDRAM is one of the Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) technologies that allow DRAM to use the same clock as the CPU host clock (EDO and FPM are asynchronous and do not have clock signal). SDRAM comes in 64-bit 168-pin DIMM and operates at 3.3V. SIMM (Single In Line Memory Module) SIMM socket is only 72-pin, and is only single side. The golden finger signals on each side of PCB are identical. That is why it is called Single In Line. SIMM is made of FPM or EDO DRAM and supports 32-bit data. SIMM is phased out in current mainboard design. SPD (Serial Presence Detect) SPD is a small ROM or EEPROM device resided on the DIMM or RIMM. Memory module information such as DRAM timing and chip parameters can be stored into SPD so that BIOS can access it and use it to decide best timing for this DIMM or RIMM. UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver/transmitter) UART is built in a chip that controls the data send and receive a serial port. A 16550 UART is now standard in most PCs, and supports modem speed up to 57,600 bps and beyond and direct connect speed of 115,200 bps. Many UARTs have built-in errors in the internal code and just do not work correctly with many external modems. UART is also found as the serial interface on internal modem. Ultra DMA Ultra DMA (or, more accurately, Ultra DMA/33) is a protocol for transferring data at 33.3MB/s between a hard disk drive through the computers data path (or bus) to the computers random access memory (RAM). The transfer data is twice as fast as the previous Direct Access Memory (DMA) interface. The latest Ultra DMA has advanced to Ultra DMA/66 and Ultra DMA/100. 16.6MB/s x2 = 33MB/s 16.6MB/s x4 = 66MB/s 16.6MB/s x6 = 100MB/s
USB (Universal Serial Bus) USB is a 4-pin serial peripheral bus that is capable of cascading low/medium speed peripherals (less than 10Mbit/s) such as keyboard, mouse, joystick, scanner, printer and modem. VCM (Virtual Channel Memory) NECs Virtual Channel Memory (VCM) is a new DRAM core architecture that dramatically improves the memory systems ability to service multimedia requirements. VCM increases memory bus efficiency and performance of any DRAM technology by providing a set of fast static registers between the memory core and I/O pins. Using VCM technology results in reducing data access latency and reducing power consumption. VRM (Voltage regulator Module) This is a small module installed on a mainboard to regulate the voltage fed into the processor on board. Voltage regulator can be built on board in various way. VRM is a socketed type of regulator module which is easier to change when needed. Zero Wait State When memory is operating at its fastest speed in its course of fetching and yielding data, it allows no no-op cycle and is called in a zero wait state. On the other hand, a memory is in a wait state , after it gets a command to fetch data, it waits for one , two or more cycles to assure that the expected data is in the buffer. ZIP file Zip file is a compressed file with a reduced file size. Zoom To zoom is to make a window or screen larger or smaller in a Graphical User Interface of a computer system. Usually, to zoom in means to enlarge, and to zoom out means to reduce size.