MSI MS-6382- Manuals

vii Advanced BIOS Features .................................................................... 3-8Advanced Chipset Features ............................................................... 3-12Integrated Peripherals ........................................................................ 3-16Power M...

Getting Started 1-1 Chapter 1. Getting Started 1 Getting Started The MS6382 v2.X Micro-ATX mainboard is a high performance computer mainboard based on VIA KT266A & VT8233A chipsets. The KT266A chipset is ideal for high quality and high integration desktop and notebook AGP/PCI/LPC computer system...

Chapter 1 1-2 Mainboard Specification CPU Socket 462 (Socket A) for AMD ® Duron TM /Athlon TM processor with 200/ 266MHz FSB Support 600MHz up to 1.5GHz processor Chipset VIA ® KT266A Chipset - Support 66MHz V-Link Host interface with peak bandwidth of 266MB/s - Advanced ECC memory controller suppor...

Getting Started 1-3 Audio 2 channels S/W Audio CODEC, Realtek ALC201A AC97’s digital link controller was integrated in VIA VT8233A On-Board Peripherals On-Board Peripherals include: - 1 floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2. 88Mbytes. - 2 serial ports (COMA + COM B) - 1 paral...

Chapter 1 1-4 Mainboard Layout MS-6382 v2.X Micro ATX Mainboard AGP Slot BATT + VIA KT266A VT8233A D D R 1 D D R 2 USB1 JF P1 JF P2 AT X P ow er S up ply J1 JGS1 SOCKET 462 B IO S Winbond W83697HF PCI Slot 3 PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 1 ID E 1 ID E 2 CNR JGL1 JBAT1 JAU D1 SW1 FPI R Top : Paral lel P ort Bo...

Getting Started 1-5 Quick Components Guide Component Function Reference JWR1 ATX 20-pin Power Connector See p. 2-6 USB Connectors Connecting to USB devices See p. 2-8 COM A & B Connector Connecting to Serial ports See p. 2-9 Game/Audio Connectors Connecting to Game/Audio devices See p. 2-9 L P T...

Hardware Setup 2-1 Chapter 2. Hardware Setup TOPICS Central Processing Unit: CPU 2-2 Memory 2-5 Power Supply 2-6 Back Panel 2-7 Connectors 2-12 Jumpers 2-21 Slots 2-23 2 Hardware Setup This chapter provides you with the information about hardware setup procedures. While doing the installation, be ca...

Chapter 2 2-2 Central Processing Unit: CPU 1. Pull the lever sideways away from the socket. Then, raise the lever up to a 90-degree angle. 2. Look for the cut edge. The cut edge should point towards the lever pivot. The CPU will only fit in the correct orientation. 3. Hold the CPU down firmly, and t...

Hardware Setup 2-3 Thermal Issue for CPU As processor technology pushes to faster speeds and higher performance, thermal management becomes increasingly crucial when building computer systems. Maintaining the proper thermal environment is key to reliable operation. As such, the processor must be mai...

Chapter 2 2-4 Memory The mainboard provides 2 slots for 184-pin, 2.5V unbuffered DDR DIMM with 4 memory banks. You can install PC1600 or PC2100 DDR SDRAM mod- ules on the DDR DIMM slots (DDR 1~2). To operate properly, at least one DIMM module must be installed. D D R 1 D D R 2 Note: The DDR DIMM slo...

Hardware Setup 2-5 You can install either single sided or double sided 184-pin DDR DIMM modules into DDR DIMM slots to meet your needs. Different from the SDR DIMM, the DDR DIMM has only one notch on the center of module. The number of pins on either side of the breaks are different. The module will...

Chapter 2 2-6 Power Supply ATX 20-Pin Power Connector: JWR1 This connector allows you to connect to an ATX power supply. To connect to the ATX power supply, make sure the plugs of the power supply is inserted in the proper orientation and the pins are aligned. Then push down the power supply firmly ...

Hardware Setup 2-7 The Back Panel provides the following connectors: Back Panel Mouse Connector The mainboard provides a standard PS/2 ® mouse mini DIN connector for attaching a PS/2 ® mouse. You can plug a PS/2 ® mouse directly into this connector. The connector location and pin assignments are as ...

Chapter 2 2-8 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 ® keyboard directly into this connector. USB Connectors The mainboard provides a UHCI (Universal Host Controller Interface) Universal Serial Bus ...

Hardware Setup 2-9 Joystick/Midi Connectors You can connect a joystick or game pad to this connector. Audio Port Connectors Line Out is a connector for Speakers or Headphones. Line In is used for external CD player, Tape player, or other audio devices. Mic is a connector for microphones. 1/8” Stereo...

Chapter 2 2-10 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 14 25 PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 STROBE Strobe...

Chapter 2 2-12 The mainboard provides connectors to connect to FDD, IDE HDD, case, modem, LAN, USB Ports, IR module and CPU/System FAN. 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 types. C...

Hardware Setup 2-13 Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2 The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/ 133 controller that provides PIO mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA33/66/ 100/133 function. You can connect up to four hard disk drives, CD-ROM, 120MB Floppy (reserved for ...

Chapter 2 2-14 CD-In Connector: CD_IN The connector is for CD-ROM audio connector. Aux Line-In Connector: AUX_IN The connector is for DVD add-on card with Line-in connector. Modem-In Connector: MODEM_IN The connector is for modem with internal audio connector. CD_IN GND R L MODEM_IN GND Phone_In Mon...

Hardware Setup 2-15 Fan Power Connectors: CFAN1/SFAN1 The CFAN1 (processor fan) and SFAN1 (system fan) support system cooling fan with +12V. It supports three-pin head connector. When connect- ing the wire to the connectors, always take note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected ...

Chapter 2 2-16 Power Saving LED Connector: JGL1 JGL1 is connected to a power saving LED. There are three types of LED that you can use: 3-pin dual color or 2-pin single/dual color LED. If connected to a dual color LED, the LED light is green when system is turned on, and turns to orange color while ...

Hardware Setup 2-17 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. IrDA Infrared Module Header: FPIR This connector allows you to connect to IrDA Inf...

Chapter 2 2-18 Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1 The front panel audio connector, JAUD1, allows you to connect to the front panel audio and is compliant with Intel ® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide. CAUTION!!! If you don’t want to connect to the front audio header, pins 5 and 6, 9 and 10 ...

Hardware Setup 2-19 Front Panel Connectors: JFP1 & JFP2 The mainboard provides two front panel connectors for electrical con- nection to the front panel switches and LEDs. JFP1 and JFP2 are compliant with Intel ® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide. Pin Signal 1 GND 2 SPK- 3 SLED 4 BUZ+ Pi...

Chapter 2 2-20 Front USB Connector: USB1 The mainboard provides one front Universal Serial Bus connector for users to connect to USB devices. USB1 is compliant with Intel ® Front Panel I/ O Connectivity Design Guide. 1 9 2 10 USB1 (Intel spec) Pin Description Pin Description 1 USBPWR 2 USBPWR 3 USBP...

Hardware Setup 2-21 Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1 There is a CMOS RAM on board that has a power supply from external battery to keep the data of system configuration. With the CMOS RAM, the system can automatically boot OS every time it is turned on. That battery has long life time for at least 5 years. ...

Chapter 2 2-22 While replacing the CPU, always turn off the ATX power supply or unplug the power cable of the ATX power supply from grounded outlet first to ensure the safety of CPU. WARNING! CPU Clock Frequency Selection: SW1 The default hardware configuration for CPU Clock Frequency is set at 100 ...

Hardware Setup 2-23 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 controller to directly access main memo...

Chapter 2 2-24 PCI Interrupt Request Routing The IRQ, abbreviation of interrupt request line and pronounced I-R-Q, are hardware lines over which devices can send interrupt signals to the microprocessor. The PCI IRQ pins are typically connected to the PCI bus INT A# ~ INT D# pins as follows: Order 1 ...

AWARD ® BIOS Setup 3-1 Chapter 4. AWARD ® BIOS Setup TOPICS Entering Setup 3-2 The Main Menu 3-4 Standard CMOS Features 3-6 Advanced BIOS Features 3-8 Advanced Chipset Features 3-12 Integrated Peripherals 3-16 Power Management Setup 3-21 PNP/PCI Configurations 3-26 PC Health Status 3-29 Frequency/Vo...

Chapter 3 3-2 Entering Setup Control Keys Power on the computer and the system will start POST (Power On Self Test) process. When the message below appears on the screen, press <DEL> key to enter Setup. Press DEL to enter SETUP If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to...

AWARD ® BIOS Setup 3-3 Getting Help After entering the Setup menu, the first menu 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 high- lighted setup funct...

Chapter 3 3-4 The Main Menu Standard CMOS Features Use this Menu for basic system configurations. Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to set the Advanced Features available on your system. Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system...

Chapter 3 3-6 Standard CMOS Features Date The date format is <day><month> <date> <year>. day Day of the week, from Sun to Sat, determined by BIOS. Read-only. month The month from Jan. through Dec. date The date from 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric function keys. year The year...

AWARD ® BIOS Setup 3-7 If you select Manual, related information is asked to be entered to the follow- ing items. Enter the information directly from the keyboard. This information should be provided in the documentation from your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer.If the controller of HDD ...

Chapter 3 3-8 Advanced BIOS Features Anti-Virus Protection The item is to set the Virus Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection. If the function is enabled and any attempt to write data into this area is made, BIOS will display a warning message on the screen and beep. Settings: Ena...

AWARD ® BIOS Setup 3-9 Quick Power On Self Test The option speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after you power on the computer. when setting the item to enabled, BIOS will shorten or skep somecheck items during POST. Available options: Disabled, Enabled . 1st/2nd/3rd Boot Device The items allow you ...

AWARD ® BIOS Setup 3-11 MPS Version Control For OS This field allows you to select which MPS (Multi-Processor Specification) version to be used for the operating system. You need to select the MPS version supported by your operating system. To find out which version to use, consult the vendor of you...

Chapter 3 3-12 Advanced Chipset Features Note: Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset. DRAM Clock/Drive Control Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: DRAM Timing by SPD If the setting is set to [Yes], the BIOS will set DRAM Frequency, DR...

AWARD ® BIOS Setup 3-13 DRAM Frequency (MHz) Use this item to configure the clock frequency of the installed SDRAM. Settings options are: HCLK The DRAM clock will be equal to the host clock. HCLK-33 The DRAM clock will be equal to the host clock minus 33 MHz. For example, if the host clock is 133 MH...

Chapter 3 3-14 RAS to CAS Use this feature to set the number of cycles for a timing delay between the CAS and RAS strobe signals, used when DRAM is written to, read from or refreshed. Fast speed offers faster performance while slow speed offers more stable performance. Settings: 3T, 2T, Auto . Burst...

AWARD ® BIOS Setup 3-15 AGP Aperture Size This setting controls just how much system RAM can be allocated to AGP for video purposes. The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated to graphics memory address space. Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP ...

Chapter 3 3-16 Integrated Peripherals Onboard Realtek LAN This function is activated only when LAN is integrated on the board. This is used to enable or disable the onboard Realtek LAN controller. Settings: Enabled, Disabled. VIA OnChip IDE Device Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the fo...

AWARD ® BIOS Setup 3-17 IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields let you set a PIO mode (0-4) for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance. In Auto mode, the syst...

Chapter 3 3-18 Super IO Device Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: Onboard FDC Controller The item is used to enable or disable the onboard Floppy controller. Select Enabled when you have installed a floppy disk drive and want to use it. Options: Enabled, Disa...

AWARD ® BIOS Setup 3-19 UR2 Duplex Mode This setting controls the operating mode of IR transmission/reception. Setting options: Full, Half . Under Full Duplex mode, synchronous, bi- directional transmission/reception is allowed. Under Half Duplex mode, only asynchronous, bi-directional transmission/...

AWARD ® BIOS Setup 3-21 Power Management Setup IPCA Function This item is to activate the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Man- agement Interface) Function. If your operating system is ACPI-aware, such as Windows 98SE/2000/ME, select Enabled . Settings: Enabled and Disabled . Sleep State This ...

AWARD ® BIOS Setup 3-23 Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked. Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer. V/H SYNC+Blank The selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to t...

Chapter 3 3-24 PS2KB Wakeup Select This feature allows you to specify the method of how the keyboard will be awakened. Options: Hot Key, Password . PS2KB Wakeup from S3 This feature allows you to set up the hot key combination for keyboard to wake up from S3 state. Options: Disabled, Ctrl+F1/F2/F3/F...

AWARD ® BIOS Setup 3-25 Primary INTR Selecting ON will cause the system to wake up from power saving modes if activity is detected from any enabled IRQ channels. Settings: ON, OFF . IRQ 3~IRQ15 Enables or disables the monitoring of the specified IRQ line. If set to Enabled, the activity of the speci...

Chapter 3 3-26 PNP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or P eripheral Component I nterconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components. This section c...

Chapter 3 3-28 Assign IRQ for VGA/USB Set to Enabled allows BIOS to assign an IRQ to VGA card/USB device. Choose Disabled if you want to release the IRQ. The settings are: Enabled, Disabled. Assign IRQ for ACPI Selecting Auto allows BIOS to automatically assign an IRQ for SCI (System Control Interru...

AWARD ® BIOS Setup 3-29 PC Health Status This section shows the status of your CPU, fan, warning for overall system status. CPU Warning Temperature This item is used to specify a thermal limit for CPU. If CPU temperature reaches the specified limit, the system will issue a warning which allows you t...

Chapter 3 3-30 Frequency/Voltage Control This section describes how to set the Chassis Intrusion feature, CPU FSB frequency, monitor the current hardware status including CPU/system temperatures, CPU/System Fan speeds, Vcore etc. Monitor function is avail- able only if there is hardware monitoring m...

AWARD ® BIOS Setup 3-31 When you select Load Optimized Defaults, a message as below appears: Pressing Y loads the default factory settings for optimal system performance. The two options on the main menu allow users to restore all of the BIOS settings to the default Fail-Safe or Optimized values. Th...

Chapter 3 3-32 Set Supervisor/User Password About Supervisor Password & User Password: Supervisor password: Can enter and change the settings of the setup menu. User password: Can only enter but do not have the right to change the settings of the setup menu. When you select this function, a mess...

G-1 Glossary ACPI ( A dvanced C onfiguration & P ower I nterface ) This power management specification enables the OS (operating system) to control theamount of power given to each device attached to the computer. Windows 98/98SE,Windows 2000 and Windows ME can fully support ACPI to allow users ...

vii Advanced BIOS Features .................................................................... 3-8Advanced Chipset Features ............................................................... 3-12Integrated Peripherals ........................................................................ 3-16Power M...

Getting Started 1-1 Chapter 1. Getting Started 1 Getting Started The MS6382 v2.X Micro-ATX mainboard is a high performance computer mainboard based on VIA KT266A & VT8233A chipsets. The KT266A chipset is ideal for high quality and high integration desktop and notebook AGP/PCI/LPC computer system...

Chapter 1 1-2 Mainboard Specification CPU Socket 462 (Socket A) for AMD ® Duron TM /Athlon TM processor with 200/ 266MHz FSB Support 600MHz up to 1.5GHz processor Chipset VIA ® KT266A Chipset - Support 66MHz V-Link Host interface with peak bandwidth of 266MB/s - Advanced ECC memory controller suppor...

Getting Started 1-3 Audio 2 channels S/W Audio CODEC, Realtek ALC201A AC97’s digital link controller was integrated in VIA VT8233A On-Board Peripherals On-Board Peripherals include: - 1 floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2. 88Mbytes. - 2 serial ports (COMA + COM B) - 1 paral...

Chapter 1 1-4 Mainboard Layout MS-6382 v2.X Micro ATX Mainboard AGP Slot BATT + VIA KT266A VT8233A D D R 1 D D R 2 USB1 JF P1 JF P2 AT X P ow er S up ply J1 JGS1 SOCKET 462 B IO S Winbond W83697HF PCI Slot 3 PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 1 ID E 1 ID E 2 CNR JGL1 JBAT1 JAU D1 SW1 FPI R Top : Paral lel P ort Bo...

Getting Started 1-5 Quick Components Guide Component Function Reference JWR1 ATX 20-pin Power Connector See p. 2-6 USB Connectors Connecting to USB devices See p. 2-8 COM A & B Connector Connecting to Serial ports See p. 2-9 Game/Audio Connectors Connecting to Game/Audio devices See p. 2-9 L P T...

Hardware Setup 2-1 Chapter 2. Hardware Setup TOPICS Central Processing Unit: CPU 2-2 Memory 2-5 Power Supply 2-6 Back Panel 2-7 Connectors 2-12 Jumpers 2-21 Slots 2-23 2 Hardware Setup This chapter provides you with the information about hardware setup procedures. While doing the installation, be ca...

Chapter 2 2-2 Central Processing Unit: CPU 1. Pull the lever sideways away from the socket. Then, raise the lever up to a 90-degree angle. 2. Look for the cut edge. The cut edge should point towards the lever pivot. The CPU will only fit in the correct orientation. 3. Hold the CPU down firmly, and t...

Hardware Setup 2-3 Thermal Issue for CPU As processor technology pushes to faster speeds and higher performance, thermal management becomes increasingly crucial when building computer systems. Maintaining the proper thermal environment is key to reliable operation. As such, the processor must be mai...

Chapter 2 2-4 Memory The mainboard provides 2 slots for 184-pin, 2.5V unbuffered DDR DIMM with 4 memory banks. You can install PC1600 or PC2100 DDR SDRAM mod- ules on the DDR DIMM slots (DDR 1~2). To operate properly, at least one DIMM module must be installed. D D R 1 D D R 2 Note: The DDR DIMM slo...

Hardware Setup 2-5 You can install either single sided or double sided 184-pin DDR DIMM modules into DDR DIMM slots to meet your needs. Different from the SDR DIMM, the DDR DIMM has only one notch on the center of module. The number of pins on either side of the breaks are different. The module will...

Chapter 2 2-6 Power Supply ATX 20-Pin Power Connector: JWR1 This connector allows you to connect to an ATX power supply. To connect to the ATX power supply, make sure the plugs of the power supply is inserted in the proper orientation and the pins are aligned. Then push down the power supply firmly ...

Hardware Setup 2-7 The Back Panel provides the following connectors: Back Panel Mouse Connector The mainboard provides a standard PS/2 ® mouse mini DIN connector for attaching a PS/2 ® mouse. You can plug a PS/2 ® mouse directly into this connector. The connector location and pin assignments are as ...

Chapter 2 2-8 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 ® keyboard directly into this connector. USB Connectors The mainboard provides a UHCI (Universal Host Controller Interface) Universal Serial Bus ...

Hardware Setup 2-9 Joystick/Midi Connectors You can connect a joystick or game pad to this connector. Audio Port Connectors Line Out is a connector for Speakers or Headphones. Line In is used for external CD player, Tape player, or other audio devices. Mic is a connector for microphones. 1/8” Stereo...

Chapter 2 2-10 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 14 25 PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 STROBE Strobe...

Chapter 2 2-12 The mainboard provides connectors to connect to FDD, IDE HDD, case, modem, LAN, USB Ports, IR module and CPU/System FAN. 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 types. C...

Hardware Setup 2-13 Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2 The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/ 133 controller that provides PIO mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA33/66/ 100/133 function. You can connect up to four hard disk drives, CD-ROM, 120MB Floppy (reserved for ...

Chapter 2 2-14 CD-In Connector: CD_IN The connector is for CD-ROM audio connector. Aux Line-In Connector: AUX_IN The connector is for DVD add-on card with Line-in connector. Modem-In Connector: MODEM_IN The connector is for modem with internal audio connector. CD_IN GND R L MODEM_IN GND Phone_In Mon...

Hardware Setup 2-15 Fan Power Connectors: CFAN1/SFAN1 The CFAN1 (processor fan) and SFAN1 (system fan) support system cooling fan with +12V. It supports three-pin head connector. When connect- ing the wire to the connectors, always take note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected ...

Chapter 2 2-16 Power Saving LED Connector: JGL1 JGL1 is connected to a power saving LED. There are three types of LED that you can use: 3-pin dual color or 2-pin single/dual color LED. If connected to a dual color LED, the LED light is green when system is turned on, and turns to orange color while ...

Hardware Setup 2-17 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. IrDA Infrared Module Header: FPIR This connector allows you to connect to IrDA Inf...

Chapter 2 2-18 Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1 The front panel audio connector, JAUD1, allows you to connect to the front panel audio and is compliant with Intel ® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide. CAUTION!!! If you don’t want to connect to the front audio header, pins 5 and 6, 9 and 10 ...

Hardware Setup 2-19 Front Panel Connectors: JFP1 & JFP2 The mainboard provides two front panel connectors for electrical con- nection to the front panel switches and LEDs. JFP1 and JFP2 are compliant with Intel ® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide. Pin Signal 1 GND 2 SPK- 3 SLED 4 BUZ+ Pi...

Chapter 2 2-20 Front USB Connector: USB1 The mainboard provides one front Universal Serial Bus connector for users to connect to USB devices. USB1 is compliant with Intel ® Front Panel I/ O Connectivity Design Guide. 1 9 2 10 USB1 (Intel spec) Pin Description Pin Description 1 USBPWR 2 USBPWR 3 USBP...

Hardware Setup 2-21 Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1 There is a CMOS RAM on board that has a power supply from external battery to keep the data of system configuration. With the CMOS RAM, the system can automatically boot OS every time it is turned on. That battery has long life time for at least 5 years. ...

Chapter 2 2-22 While replacing the CPU, always turn off the ATX power supply or unplug the power cable of the ATX power supply from grounded outlet first to ensure the safety of CPU. WARNING! CPU Clock Frequency Selection: SW1 The default hardware configuration for CPU Clock Frequency is set at 100 ...

Hardware Setup 2-23 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 controller to directly access main memo...

Chapter 2 2-24 PCI Interrupt Request Routing The IRQ, abbreviation of interrupt request line and pronounced I-R-Q, are hardware lines over which devices can send interrupt signals to the microprocessor. The PCI IRQ pins are typically connected to the PCI bus INT A# ~ INT D# pins as follows: Order 1 ...

AWARD ® BIOS Setup 3-1 Chapter 4. AWARD ® BIOS Setup TOPICS Entering Setup 3-2 The Main Menu 3-4 Standard CMOS Features 3-6 Advanced BIOS Features 3-8 Advanced Chipset Features 3-12 Integrated Peripherals 3-16 Power Management Setup 3-21 PNP/PCI Configurations 3-26 PC Health Status 3-29 Frequency/Vo...

Chapter 3 3-2 Entering Setup Control Keys Power on the computer and the system will start POST (Power On Self Test) process. When the message below appears on the screen, press <DEL> key to enter Setup. Press DEL to enter SETUP If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to...

AWARD ® BIOS Setup 3-3 Getting Help After entering the Setup menu, the first menu 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 high- lighted setup funct...

Chapter 3 3-4 The Main Menu Standard CMOS Features Use this Menu for basic system configurations. Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to set the Advanced Features available on your system. Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system...

Chapter 3 3-6 Standard CMOS Features Date The date format is <day><month> <date> <year>. day Day of the week, from Sun to Sat, determined by BIOS. Read-only. month The month from Jan. through Dec. date The date from 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric function keys. year The year...

AWARD ® BIOS Setup 3-7 If you select Manual, related information is asked to be entered to the follow- ing items. Enter the information directly from the keyboard. This information should be provided in the documentation from your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer.If the controller of HDD ...

Chapter 3 3-8 Advanced BIOS Features Anti-Virus Protection The item is to set the Virus Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection. If the function is enabled and any attempt to write data into this area is made, BIOS will display a warning message on the screen and beep. Settings: Ena...

AWARD ® BIOS Setup 3-9 Quick Power On Self Test The option speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after you power on the computer. when setting the item to enabled, BIOS will shorten or skep somecheck items during POST. Available options: Disabled, Enabled . 1st/2nd/3rd Boot Device The items allow you ...

AWARD ® BIOS Setup 3-11 MPS Version Control For OS This field allows you to select which MPS (Multi-Processor Specification) version to be used for the operating system. You need to select the MPS version supported by your operating system. To find out which version to use, consult the vendor of you...

Chapter 3 3-12 Advanced Chipset Features Note: Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset. DRAM Clock/Drive Control Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: DRAM Timing by SPD If the setting is set to [Yes], the BIOS will set DRAM Frequency, DR...

AWARD ® BIOS Setup 3-13 DRAM Frequency (MHz) Use this item to configure the clock frequency of the installed SDRAM. Settings options are: HCLK The DRAM clock will be equal to the host clock. HCLK-33 The DRAM clock will be equal to the host clock minus 33 MHz. For example, if the host clock is 133 MH...

Chapter 3 3-14 RAS to CAS Use this feature to set the number of cycles for a timing delay between the CAS and RAS strobe signals, used when DRAM is written to, read from or refreshed. Fast speed offers faster performance while slow speed offers more stable performance. Settings: 3T, 2T, Auto . Burst...

AWARD ® BIOS Setup 3-15 AGP Aperture Size This setting controls just how much system RAM can be allocated to AGP for video purposes. The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated to graphics memory address space. Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP ...

Chapter 3 3-16 Integrated Peripherals Onboard Realtek LAN This function is activated only when LAN is integrated on the board. This is used to enable or disable the onboard Realtek LAN controller. Settings: Enabled, Disabled. VIA OnChip IDE Device Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the fo...

AWARD ® BIOS Setup 3-17 IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields let you set a PIO mode (0-4) for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance. In Auto mode, the syst...

Chapter 3 3-18 Super IO Device Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: Onboard FDC Controller The item is used to enable or disable the onboard Floppy controller. Select Enabled when you have installed a floppy disk drive and want to use it. Options: Enabled, Disa...

AWARD ® BIOS Setup 3-19 UR2 Duplex Mode This setting controls the operating mode of IR transmission/reception. Setting options: Full, Half . Under Full Duplex mode, synchronous, bi- directional transmission/reception is allowed. Under Half Duplex mode, only asynchronous, bi-directional transmission/...

AWARD ® BIOS Setup 3-21 Power Management Setup IPCA Function This item is to activate the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Man- agement Interface) Function. If your operating system is ACPI-aware, such as Windows 98SE/2000/ME, select Enabled . Settings: Enabled and Disabled . Sleep State This ...

AWARD ® BIOS Setup 3-23 Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked. Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer. V/H SYNC+Blank The selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to t...

Chapter 3 3-24 PS2KB Wakeup Select This feature allows you to specify the method of how the keyboard will be awakened. Options: Hot Key, Password . PS2KB Wakeup from S3 This feature allows you to set up the hot key combination for keyboard to wake up from S3 state. Options: Disabled, Ctrl+F1/F2/F3/F...

AWARD ® BIOS Setup 3-25 Primary INTR Selecting ON will cause the system to wake up from power saving modes if activity is detected from any enabled IRQ channels. Settings: ON, OFF . IRQ 3~IRQ15 Enables or disables the monitoring of the specified IRQ line. If set to Enabled, the activity of the speci...

Chapter 3 3-26 PNP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or P eripheral Component I nterconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components. This section c...

Chapter 3 3-28 Assign IRQ for VGA/USB Set to Enabled allows BIOS to assign an IRQ to VGA card/USB device. Choose Disabled if you want to release the IRQ. The settings are: Enabled, Disabled. Assign IRQ for ACPI Selecting Auto allows BIOS to automatically assign an IRQ for SCI (System Control Interru...

AWARD ® BIOS Setup 3-29 PC Health Status This section shows the status of your CPU, fan, warning for overall system status. CPU Warning Temperature This item is used to specify a thermal limit for CPU. If CPU temperature reaches the specified limit, the system will issue a warning which allows you t...

Chapter 3 3-30 Frequency/Voltage Control This section describes how to set the Chassis Intrusion feature, CPU FSB frequency, monitor the current hardware status including CPU/system temperatures, CPU/System Fan speeds, Vcore etc. Monitor function is avail- able only if there is hardware monitoring m...

AWARD ® BIOS Setup 3-31 When you select Load Optimized Defaults, a message as below appears: Pressing Y loads the default factory settings for optimal system performance. The two options on the main menu allow users to restore all of the BIOS settings to the default Fail-Safe or Optimized values. Th...

Chapter 3 3-32 Set Supervisor/User Password About Supervisor Password & User Password: Supervisor password: Can enter and change the settings of the setup menu. User password: Can only enter but do not have the right to change the settings of the setup menu. When you select this function, a mess...

G-1 Glossary ACPI ( A dvanced C onfiguration & P ower I nterface ) This power management specification enables the OS (operating system) to control theamount of power given to each device attached to the computer. Windows 98/98SE,Windows 2000 and Windows ME can fully support ACPI to allow users ...