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Page 2 - II; FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement; will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.; Notice 1; to comply with the emission limits.; For Home or Office Use

II Manual Rev : 1.0Release Date : Jul. 2001 FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful i...

Page 3 - III; Copyright Notice; INTERNATIONAL; Trademarks; Revision

III Copyright Notice The material in this document is the intellectual property of MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL . We take every care in the preparation of this document, but no guarantee is given as to the correctness of its contents. Our products are under continual improvement and we reserve the right...

Page 4 - IV; Safety Instructions

IV Safety Instructions 1. Always read the safety instructions carefully. 2. Keep this User’s Manual for future reference. 3. Keep this equipment away from humidity. 4. Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting it up. 5. The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence pr...

Page 5 - Contents

V Contents Chatper 1 Introduction .......................................................................... 1-1 Mainboard Specifications ................................................................ 1-2Mainboard Layout ............................................................................ ...

Page 6 - Chapter 3 Award

VI LAN Jack (RJ-45) (optional) .................................................... 2-13Parallel Port Connector: LPT1 ................................................ 2-14 Connectors ...................................................................................... 2-15 Floppy Disk Drive Connect...

Page 7 - VII

VII Advanced BIOS Features ................................................................. 3-9Advanced Chipset Features .......................................................... 3-14Integrated Peripherales .................................................................. 3-17Power Management Set...

Page 8 - Introduction; Intel

Introduction 1-1 Introduction 1 The 845 Pro4 (MS-6391) ATX mainboard is a high-performance computer mainboard based on Intel ® 82845 & 82801BA chipsets. The 845 Pro4 is designed for Intel ® Pentium ® 4 processor in the 478 pin package that delivers a high performance and professional desktop pla...

Page 9 - CPU; Mainboard Specifications

Chapter 1 1-2 CPU Support Intel ® Pentium ® 4 processor in FC-PGA2 package Support 1.3GHz, 1.4GHz and up to 2GHz Chipset Intel ® 845 chipset (593 FC-BGA) - Support 400MHz Intel NetBurst micro-architecture bus - Support SDRAM at 133MHz operation (PC133) - 100MHz FSB - AGP 2x/4x universal slot Intel ®...

Page 10 - Audio

Introduction 1-3 On-Board Peripherals On-Board Peripherals include: - One floppy port supports two FDDs with 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB and 2.88MB. - Two serial ports (COM A + COM B) - One parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode - Four USB ports (Rear * 2/Front * 2) - One RJ-45 connector (optional)...

Page 11 - Mainboard Layout

Chapter 1 1-4 MS-6391 ATX Mainboard Mainboard Layout AG P S l ot B AT T + ICH 2 F_P1 F_ P 2 ( o p ti ona l) US B1 USB2 (optional ) JGL1 JBAT 1 J3 JGS1 S_FAN1 IR 2 (o p ti o nal ) I R1 JP1(opti onal ) JMDM1 JAUDIO2 (opti onal ) JAUDIO1 JWOL1 F W H P CI S l ot 3 P CI S l ot 1 P CI S l ot 4 P CI S l ot...

Page 12 - Quick Components Guide; Component

Introduction 1-5 Quick Components Guide Component Function Reference Socket 478 Installing CPU p. 2-2 DIMM 1~3 Installing DIMMs p. 2-7 ATX Power Connector Installing power supply p. 2-8 JPW1 Connecting to a 12V power p. 2-8 FDD1 Connecting to Floppy disk drive p. 2-15 IDE 1~2 Connecting to IDE devic...

Page 13 - Hardware Setup

Hardware Setup 2-1 Hardware Setup This chapter provides you with the information about hardware setup procedures. While doing the installation, be careful in holding the components and follow the installation procedures. For some components, if you install in the wrong orientation, the components wi...

Page 14 - make sure the CPU has; CPU Installation Procedures; Central Processing Unit: CPU

Chapter 2 2-2 The mainboard supports Intel ® Pentium ® 4 processor in FC-PGA2 package. The mainboard uses a CPU socket called PGA478 for easy CPU installation. When you are installing the CPU, make sure the CPU has a heat sink and a cooling fan attached on the top to prevent overheating. If you do n...

Page 15 - CPU Core Speed Derivation Procedure; If

Hardware Setup 2-3 CPU Core Speed Derivation Procedure If CPU Clock = 100MHz Core/Bus ratio = 14 then CPU core speed = Host Clock x Core/Bus ratio = 100MHz x 14 = 1.4GHz 1. Overheating The issue of heat will seriously damage the CPU and system, always make sure the cooling fan can work prop- erly to...

Page 16 - Installing the CPU Fan

Chapter 2 2-4 Installing the CPU Fan As processor technology pushes to faster speeds and higher performance, thermal managment becomes increasingly important. To dissipate heat, you need to attach the CPU cooling fan and heatsink on top of the CPU. Follow the instructions below to install the heatsi...

Page 17 - ONE; levers

Hardware Setup 2-5 4. Press the two levers down to fasten the fan. Each lever can be pressed down in only ONE direction. 5. Connect the fan power cable from the mounted fan to the 3-pin fan power connector on the mainboard. 3. Mount the fan on top of the heatsink. Press down the fan until its four c...

Page 18 - Synchronous DRAM is a type of dynamic RAM memory chip that has; Memory Bank Configuration; The mainboard supports a maximum memory size of 3GB. It; unbuffered; Memory Module) sockets and supports 64MB to 512MB technology.; Memory Installation

Chapter 2 2-6 Synchronous DRAM is a type of dynamic RAM memory chip that has been widely used starting in the latter part of the 1990s. SDRAMs are based onstandard dynamic RAM chips, but have sophisticated features that make themconsiderably faster. First, SDRAM chips are fast enough to be synchroni...

Page 19 - Memory Installation Procedures; You can install memory modules in any combination as follows:; Installing DIMM Modules; The DIMM slot has 2 Notch Keys “VOLT and DRAM”, so the; As 845 chipset does not properly support the PC100 memory, it

Hardware Setup 2-7 Memory Installation Procedures You can install memory modules in any combination as follows: Installing DIMM Modules 1. The DIMM slot has 2 Notch Keys “VOLT and DRAM”, so the DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction. 2. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIM...

Page 20 - ATX 20-Pin Power Connector; instant power on; ATX 12V Power Connector: JPW1; Power Supply

Chapter 2 2-8 The mainboard supports ATX power supply for the power system. Before inserting the power supply connector, always make sure that all components are installed properly to ensure that no damage will be caused. ATX 20-Pin Power Connector This connector allows you to connect to an ATX powe...

Page 22 - The Back Panel provides the following connectors:; Mouse Connector; The mainboard provides a standard PS/2; Back Panel

Chapter 2 2-10 The Back Panel provides the following connectors: Mouse Connector The mainboard provides a standard PS/2 ® mouse mini DIN con- nector for attaching a PS/2 ® mouse. You can plug a PS/2 ® mouse di- rectly into this connector. The connector location and pin assignments are as follows: Ba...

Page 23 - Keyboard Connector

Hardware Setup 2-11 Keyboard Connector The mainboard provides a standard PS/2 ® keyboard mini DIN connector for attaching a PS/2 ® keyboard. You can plug a PS/2 ® key- board directly into this connector. USB Connectors The mainboard provides a UHCI (Universal Host Controller Interface) Universal Ser...

Page 24 - Line Out

Chapter 2 2-12 Serial Port Connector: COM A & COM B The mainboard offers two 9-pin male DIN connectors for serial port COM A and COM B. The ports are 16550A high speed communica- tion ports that send/receive 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a serial mouse or other serial devices directly to them. ...

Page 25 - The mainboard provides one standard RJ-45 jack for connection

Hardware Setup 2-13 LAN Jack (RJ-45) (optional) The mainboard provides one standard RJ-45 jack for connection to Local Area Network (LAN). You can connect a network cable to the LAN jack. LAN RJ-45 Jack Pin Definition P I N SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 RDN Receive Differential Pair 2 RDP Receive Differentia...

Page 26 - Parallel Port Connector: LPT1; The mainboard provides a 25-pin female centronic connector for

Chapter 2 2-14 Parallel Port Connector: LPT1 The mainboard provides a 25-pin female centronic connector for LPT. A parallel port is a standard printer port that supports Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) and Extended Capabilities Parallel Port (ECP) mode. 13 1 25 14 P I N SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 STROBE Stro...

Page 27 - Connectors; The mainboard provides connectors to connect to FDD, IDE HDD,; Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1; The mainboard provides a standard floppy disk drive connector

Hardware Setup 2-15 Connectors The mainboard provides connectors to connect to FDD, IDE HDD, case, modem, LAN, USB Ports, IR module and fans. Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1 The mainboard provides a standard floppy disk drive connector that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk ty...

Page 28 - The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA

Chapter 2 2-16 Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2 The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA 33/66/100 controller that provides PIO mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ul- tra DMA/33/66/100 function. It has two HDD connectors: IDE1 (Primary) and IDE2 (Secondary). You can connect up to four h...

Page 29 - +12V, the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND. As the

Hardware Setup 2-17 Fan Power Connectors: P_FAN1/C_FAN1/S_FAN1 The C_FAN1 (processor fan), S_FAN1 (system fan) and P_FAN1 (power supply fan) support system cooling fan with +12V. They support 3-pin head connector. When connecting the wire to the connector, always take note that the red wire is the p...

Page 30 - The case connector block F_P1 allows you to connect the Power; F_P2 is compliant to Intel Front; and can connect to the the Power

Chapter 2 2-18 Case Connector: F_P1 & F_P2 (optional) The case connector block F_P1 allows you to connect the Power Switch, Reset Switch, Power LED, Speaker, HDD LED. The other case connector block F_P2 is compliant to Intel Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide and can connect to the the Po...

Page 31 - Power Switch; Blinking; LED Status; Speaker

Hardware Setup 2-19 Power Switch Connect to a 2-pin push button switch. Reset Switch Reset switch is used to reboot the system rather than turning the power ON/OFF. Avoid rebooting while the HDD is working. You can connect the Reset switch from the system case to this pin. Power LED (F_P1) T h e P o...

Page 32 - Power Saving Switch Connector: JGS1; Attach a power saving switch to this connector. Pressing the

Chapter 2 2-20 Power Saving Switch Connector: JGS1 Attach a power saving switch to this connector. Pressing the switch once will have the system enter the sleep/suspend state. Press any key to wake up the system. JGS1

Page 33 - Power Saving LED Connector: JGL1; JGL1 is connected to a power saving LED. There are two types of

Hardware Setup 2-21 Power Saving LED Connector: JGL1 JGL1 is connected to a power saving LED. There are two types of LED that you can use: 3-pin or 2-pin (ACPI request) LED. If connected to a dual color LED, the LED light is green when system in turned on, and turns to orange color while entering th...

Page 34 - Wake On Ring (JMDM1) connector allows you to connect to a

Chapter 2 2-22 Wake On Ring/Wake On LAN Connectors: JMDM1/JWOL1 Wake On Ring (JMDM1) connector allows you to connect to a modem card with Wake On Ring function; Wake On LAN (JWOL1) con- nector allows you to connect to a LAN card with Wake On LAN function. The two connectors provide system the featur...

Page 35 - This connector allows you to connect to CD-ROM audio connector.; AUX Line-In Connector; This connector is used for a DVD add-on card with line-in

Hardware Setup 2-23 CD-In Connector This connector allows you to connect to CD-ROM audio connector. AUX Line-In Connector This connector is used for a DVD add-on card with line-in connector. Modem-In Connector This connector is for Modem with internal voice connector. Mono_Out is connected to the Mo...

Page 36 - IrDA Infrared Module Connector: IR1 & IR2; These connectors allow you to connect to IrDA Infrared modules.; IR2 is compliant to

Chapter 2 2-24 IrDA Infrared Module Connector: IR1 & IR2 (optional) These connectors allow you to connect to IrDA Infrared modules. You must configure the setting through the BIOS setup to use the IR function. The difference between IR1 & IR2 is that IR2 is compliant to Intel Front Panel I/O...

Page 37 - The mainboard provides two Front USB (Universal Serial Bus); USB2 is; You can use only ONE USB header to connect USB ports. Make

Hardware Setup 2-25 USB PC To PC Connector: USB1 & USB2 (optional) The mainboard provides two Front USB (Universal Serial Bus) pin headers that allow you to connect optional USB ports for front panel. Different from USB1, USB2 is compliant to Intel Front Panel I/O Con- nectivity Design Guide. US...

Page 38 - JAUDIO2; You can connect an optional audio connector to the Front Panel; JAUDIO2 is compliant to Intel Front Panel I/O

Chapter 2 2-26 Front Panel Audio Header: JAUDIO1 & JAUDIO2 (optional) You can connect an optional audio connector to the Front Panel Audio Header. JAUDIO2 is compliant to Intel Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide . JAUDIO1 9 1 18 10 JAUDIO2 2 10 1 9

Page 39 - If you don’t want to connect to the optional front

Hardware Setup 2-27 Caution!!! If you don’t want to connect to the optional front audio, pins 6 and 15, 7 and 16 have to be shorted by jumper caps in order to have signal output directed to the rear audio ports. 7 6 16 15 P i n Signal Description 1 AUD_MIC Front Panel Microphone input signal 2 AUD_G...

Page 40 - Jumpers; The mainboard provides the following jumpers for you to set the; Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1; There is a CMOS RAM on board that has a power supply from; You can clear CMOS by shorting 2-3 pin while the system

Chapter 2 2-28 Jumpers The mainboard provides the following jumpers for you to set the computer’s function. This section will mention how to change your mainboard’s function through the use of jumpers. Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1 There is a CMOS RAM on board that has a power supply from external batter...

Page 41 - Onboard Audio Jumper: JP1; This jumper is used to enable/disable the onboard soft audio

Hardware Setup 2-29 Onboard Audio Jumper: JP1 (optional) This jumper is used to enable/disable the onboard soft audio codec. Auto (default) Disabled JP1 1 3

Page 42 - Slots; PCI Slots

Chapter 2 2-30 Slots AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Slot The AGP slot allows you to insert the AGP graphics card. AGP is an interface specification designed for the throughput demands of 3D graphics. It introduces a 66MHz, 32-bit channel for the graphics con- troller to directly access main memory ...

Page 43 - ISA (Industry Standard Architecture) Slot; The ISA slot provides one 16-bit interface that are used to add

Hardware Setup 2-31 ISA (Industry Standard Architecture) Slot (optional) The ISA slot provides one 16-bit interface that are used to add expansion card to the computer. CNR (Communication & Networking Riser) Slot The CNR slot allows you to insert the CNR expansion cards. CNR is a specially desig...

Page 44 - Award

Award ® BIOS Setup 3-1 This mainboard uses Award ® BIOS ROM that has a built-in Setup program to allow users to modify the basic system configuration. The information is stored in battery-backed RAM (CMOS RAM) so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off. This chapter provid...

Page 45 - Power on the computer. When the below message appears briefly; Control Keys

Chapter 3 3-2 Power on the computer. When the below message appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST (Power On Self Test), press <Del> key or simultaneously press <Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Esc> keys to enter Setup. TO ENTER SETUP BEFORE BOOT, PRESS <CTRL-ALT-E...

Page 46 - Main Menu; Getting Help

Award ® BIOS Setup 3-3 After entering the Setup program, the first screen you will see is the Main menu. Main Menu The Main menu lists the setup functions you can make changes to. You can use the control keys ( ↑ , ↓ ) to select the item. The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is ...

Page 47 - Standard CMOS Features

Chapter 3 3-4 Once you enter Award ® BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from twelve setup functions and two exit choices. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu. Standard CMOS Features U...

Page 49 - The items in Standard CMOS Features menu are divided into 13

Chapter 3 3-6 Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Features menu are divided into 13 categories. Each category includes none, 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 eac...

Page 50 - IDE Secondary Master/IDE Secondary Slave

Award ® BIOS Setup 3-7 Time (hh:mm:ss) This item allows you to set the system to the time that you specify (usually the current time). The time format is <hour> <minute> <second>. IDE Primary Master/IDE Primary Slave/ IDE Secondary Master/IDE Secondary Slave Press PgUp/<+> or...

Page 51 - Video; All Errors

Chapter 3 3-8 Drive A/B The two items allow you to set the type of floppy drivers installed. Avail- able options are [None], [360K, 5.25 in], [1.2M, 5.25 in], [720k, 3.5 in], [1.44M, 3.5in], and [2.88M, 3.5in]. Default value for Drive A is [1.44M, 3.5in], and for Drive B is [None]. Video This item a...

Page 52 - Advanced BIOS Features; Anti-Virus Protection; on screen and alarm beeps. Available options are [Disabled] and

Award ® BIOS Setup 3-9 Advanced BIOS Features Anti-Virus Protection This item allows you to choose the virus-warning feature for IDE hard disk boot sector protection. If this function is enabled and someone attempts to write data into this area, BIOS will show a warning message on screen and alarm b...

Page 53 - Enabled; Quick Boot; This item allows you to speed up Power On Self Test (POST) after you; Boot Other Device

Chapter 3 3-10 CPU L1 & L2 Cache Cache memory is additional memory that is much faster than the system memory. When the CPU requests data, the system transfers the requested data from the main memory into cache memory, for even faster access by the CPU. Available options are: Enabled (default) E...

Page 54 - Seek Floppy; when booting up the computer. Available options are [Disabled] and; Gate A20 Option; Typematic Rate; and; Typematic Delay; This item allows you to set the number of times a second to repeat a

Award ® BIOS Setup 3-11 Seek Floppy This function allows the system to check if floppy installed or uninstalled when booting up the computer. Available options are [Disabled] and [Enabled]. Default value is [Disabled]. Boot Up Num-Lock LED This item allows you to set the NumLock status when you boot...

Page 55 - Security Option; This item is used to enable or disable the APIC (Advanced Programma-; MPS Version Control For OS; This item is set for the users running OS/2

Chapter 3 3-12 Security Option This item allows you to limit access to the system and Setup program, or just to Setup program. When set to [Setup], the system will boot, but access to Setup program will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt. When you choose [System], the sys...

Page 56 - BIOS Flash Write Control

Award ® BIOS Setup 3-13 BIOS Flash Write Control The item is used to enable or disable the BIOS Flash Write Control for non-Award flash utility. Select [Enabled] when performing BIOS update with the non-Award flash utility. Ignore this option if you use the Award flash utility. Default value is [Dis...

Page 57 - Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset; Advanced Chipset Features; Configure DRAM Timing; (Serial Presence Detect) EPROM on the DRAM module or by the user.; Precharge Delay; Available options are [

Chapter 3 3-14 Note: Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset Item Help Menu Level 8 Configure DRAM Timing [by SPD] CAS# Latency [ 3 ] Prechare Delay [7] RAS# to CAS# Delay [3] RAS# Precharge [3] DRAM Data Integrity Mode [Non-ECC] DRAM Frequency [Auto] Memory Hole At 15M-16M [...

Page 58 - and [3] gives more stable performance. This item applies onl when; DRAM Data Integrity Mode; This item allows you to reserve an address space for ISA expansion; Delayed Transaction

Award ® BIOS Setup 3-15 RAS# to CAS# Delay This item allows you to insert a timing delay between the CAS and RAS strobe signals, used when DRAM is written to, read from, or refreshed. The setting [2] gives faster performance and [3] gives more stable performance. This item applies onl when synchrono...

Page 59 - (AGP) aperture. Aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range

Chapter 3 3-16 AGP Aperture Size (MB) This item allows you to select the size of the Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) aperture. Aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address space. Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without a...

Page 60 - Integrated Peripherales

Award ® BIOS Setup 3-17 Item Help Menu Level 8 CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright(C) 1984-2001 Award Software Integrated Peripherales ↑ ↓ → ← Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherales OnChip ...

Page 61 - OnChip Primary/Secondary PCI IDE; USB Controller

Chapter 3 3-18 OnChip Primary/Secondary PCI IDE The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Select Enabled to activate each channel separately. Available options are [Enabled] and [Disabled]. IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO The four IDE PI...

Page 62 - Onboard/CNR LAN Selection; Serial Port A/Serial Port B

Award ® BIOS Setup 3-19 AC’97 Audio This item allows you to enable/disable the 845 chipset’s feature to support AC97 Audio. AC’97 Modem This item allows you to enable/disable the onboard AC97 Modem function. Onboard/CNR LAN Selection This item allows you to select using the onboard LAN connector or ...

Page 63 - This item allows you to determine the active of RxD, TxD. Available; IR Transmission Delay; the TxD and RxD signals.; Parallel Port; physical parallel port.; Parallel Port Mode; The items disable or assign the address of the Game port.

Chapter 3 3-20 RxD, TxD Active This item allows you to determine the active of RxD, TxD. Available options are [Hi,Hi], [Lo,Lo], [Lo,Hi], and [Hi,Lo]. IR Transmission Delay This item allows you to enable/disable the IR transmission delay. Avail- able options are [Enabled] and [Disabled]. IR Duplex M...

Page 64 - Onboard Midi Port; The items disable or assign the address of the Midi port.; Midi IRQ Select; The item specifies an IRQ for the Midi port.

Award ® BIOS Setup 3-21 Onboard Midi Port The items disable or assign the address of the Midi port. Midi IRQ Select The item specifies an IRQ for the Midi port.

Page 65 - The Power Management Setup allows you to configure you; Power Management Setup

Chapter 3 3-22 The Power Management Setup allows you to configure you system to most effectively save energy while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright(C) 1984-2001 Award Software Power Management Setup Item Help ↑ ↓ → ← Move Enter:Sele...

Page 66 - IPCA Function; Suspend Time Out; User Defined; MODEM Use IRQ

Award ® BIOS Setup 3-23 IPCA Function This item allows you to set ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Management) function. Available options are [Enabled] and [Disabled]. Default value is [Enabled]. ACPI Standby State This item allows you to set the ACPI standby state you will use. Available opt...

Page 68 - Resume by RTC Alarm; If you have change the setting, you must let the system boot up; POWER ON Function; Hot Key Power ON; POWER ON Function

Award ® BIOS Setup 3-25 CPU THRM-Throttling This item allows you to select the CPU THRM-Throttling rate. Available options are [12.5%], [25.0%], [37.5%], [50.0%], [62.5%], [75.0%], and [87.5%]. Resume by RTC Alarm This function is for setting date and time for your computer to boot up. During Disabl...

Page 69 - Power Again; Power Off; Sleep State LED; Primary Master IDE

Chapter 3 3-26 Power Again This item determines how the system will power on after a power failure. Power Off Leaves the computer in the power off state Power On Reboots the computer Last State Restores the system to the state before power failure Sleep State LED This item determines which state the...

Page 70 - This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI; PNP OS Installed; This item allows you to clear ESCD. Available options are [Disabled]; PnP/PCI Configurations

Award ® BIOS Setup 3-27 This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI (Personal Computer Interconnect) is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when commu- nicating with its own special components. This section covers some very tech...

Page 71 - Resource Controlled By; Resources Controlled By; Manual; PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

Chapter 3 3-28 Resource Controlled By The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capacity to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices. However, this capability means absolutely nothing unless you are using a Plug and Play operating system such as Windows 98. When set to...

Page 72 - PC Health Status; Current CPU Temperature

Award ® BIOS Setup 3-29 PC Health Status This section helps you to get more information about your system including CPU temperature, FAN speed and voltages. It is recommended that you contact with your motherboard supplier to get proper value about your setting of the CPU temperature. Current System...

Page 73 - Power Fan; This item shows the status of power supply’s fan.; CPU Fan; This item shows the status of CPU’s fan.; Vcore; This item shows the current system voltage.; CPU Critical Temperature; This item allows you to set the shutdown temperature level for the

Chapter 3 3-30 Power Fan This item shows the status of power supply’s fan. CPU Fan This item shows the status of CPU’s fan. Vcore This item shows the current system voltage. CPU Critical Temperature This item allows you to set the shutdown temperature level for the processor. When the processor reac...

Page 74 - This section is for setting CPU Frequency/Voltage Control.; Frequency/Voltage Control; CPU Ratio Selection; Most of the Pentium; Auto Detect PCI Clk; This item is used to enable or disable the clock generator’s Spread

Award ® BIOS Setup 3-31 This section is for setting CPU Frequency/Voltage Control. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright(C) 1984-2001 Award Software Frequency/Voltage Control Item Help Menu Level 8 ↑ ↓ → ← Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe D...

Page 75 - This item specifies the clock frequency of CPU host bus (FSB) and pro-; CPU Vcore Adjust; This item allows you to adjust DRAM voltage. Available options are

Chapter 3 3-32 CPU FSB Clock (Mhz) This item specifies the clock frequency of CPU host bus (FSB) and pro- vides a method for end users to overclock the processor accordingly. CPU Vcore Adjust This item allows you to adjust CPU Vcore voltage. The adjustable value is up to 1.85 V. DRAM Voltage Adjust ...

Page 76 - Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Award ® BIOS Setup 3-33 Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Defaults The two options on the main menu allow users to restore all of the BIOS settings to the default Fail-Safe or Optimized values. The Opti- mized Defaults are the default values set by the mainboard manufac- turer specifically for the optimal pe...

Page 77 - Set Supervisor/User Password

Chapter 3 3-34 CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright(C) 1984-2001 Award Software 8 Standard CMOS Features 8 Advanced BIOS Features 8 Advanced Chipset Features 8 Integrated Peripherals 8 Power Management Setup 8 PnP/PCI Configurations 8 PC Health Status 8 Frequency/Voltage Control Load Fail-Safe Defaults Lo...

Page 78 - You determine when the password is required within the BIOS

Award ® BIOS Setup 3-35 You determine when the password is required within the BIOS Features Setup Menu and its Security option. If the Security option is set to “System”, the password will be required both at boot and at entry to Setup. If set to “Setup”, prompting only occurs when trying to enter ...

Page 79 - Exit without Saving

Chapter 3 3-36 When you finish the changes and want to quit the Setup program, select Save & Exit Setup . A message as below will appear on the screen: Type “Y” to quit the Setup program and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS. Type “N” to return to Setup program. When you want to quit the Set...

Page 80 - Glossary; ACPI

A-1 Glossary Appendix A: USB PC to PCNetworking Function Glossary A ACPI ( A dvanced C onfiguration & P ower I nterface ) This power management specification enables the OS (operating system) to control the amount of power given to each device attached to the computer. Windows 98/98SE, Windows 2...

Page 81 - bus

Appendix A A-2 Bus A set of hardware lines within the computer system, through which the data is transferred among different components. In a PC, the term bus usually refers to a local bus that connects the internal components to the CPU and main memory. Cache A special memory subsystem that is used...

Page 82 - DMA; is transferred much faster.; DRAM; RAM; ECC Memory; of data and correcting the errors on the fly.; IDE; A type of disk-drive interface widely used to connect hard disks, CD-

A-3 Glossary DMA ( d irect m emory a ccess ) A transfer mode between the main memory and the peripheral devices that without passing through the CPU. Using the DMA controller, data is transferred much faster. DRAM ( D ynamic RAM ) A most common type of computer memory. It usually uses one transistor...

Page 83 - FireWire; IrDA

Appendix A A-4 IEEE 1394 A new, high speed external bus standard, also known as FireWire or iLink , which supports data transfer rates of up to 400 Mbps for connect- ing up to 63 external devices. IrDA ( I nfra r ed D ata A ssociation ) A group of device vendors, including computer, component and te...

Page 84 - PnP

A-5 Glossary PnP ( P lug a n d P lay ) A set of specifications that allows a PC to configure itself automatically to work with peripherals. The user can "plug" in a peripheral device and "play" it without configuring the system manually. To implement this useful feature, both the BIO...