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    F815D Series (Full-Size Single Board Computer) I NSTALLATION G UIDE Installation Guide Revision A2 6007002815DA2[...]

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    i COPYRIGHT © All rights reserved. The information contained in this guide h as been validated and reviewed for accuracy. No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the informat io n contained herein. While every precaution has been taken in the prepara tion of this guide, the Manufacturer assumes no responsibility for errors or omi[...]

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    ii C ONTENTS S ECTION 1 I NTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Unpacking F815D Serie s 1 1.2 Description 3 1.3 Features 3 1.3.1 Hardware Monitoring 4 1.3.2 I/O Shield Connector 4 1.3.3 F815D Series Overview 4 1.3.4 System Block Diagram 5 1.4 Specifications 6 S ECTION 2 I NSTALLATIONS 8 2.1 System Installation 8 2.1.1 CPU Installation 8 2.1.2 Memory Module Installatio[...]

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    iii C ONTENTS S ECTION 3 A WA RD BIOS S ETUP 29 3.1 BIOS Instructions 29 3.2 Main Menu 30 3.3 Standard CMOS Features 32 3.4 IDE Adapters 34 3.5 Advanced BIOS Features 36 3.6 Advanced Chipset Features 40 3.7 Integrated Peripherals 43 3.8 Power Management Setup 47 3.9 PnP/PCI Configurations 51 3.10 PC Health Status 53 3.11 Frequency/Voltage Control 5[...]

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    1 I NTRODUCTION 1.1 Unpacking F815D Series 1. Take out the F815D serie s unit from the carton box, check if the unit is properly secure in the plastic bag. 2. Check the contents of the carton box: ¡ Single Board Computer ¡ Installation Guide ¡ Floppy ribbon cable ¡ ATA-66/100 HDD ribbon cable ¡ Print ribbon cable ¡ Print & COM2 ribbon cab[...]

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    Introduction 2 ¡ ATX power control cable ¡ K/B-M/S extend to BP cable (4-pins to 4-pins) (6-pins to 6-pins) ¡ Driver CD 3. Optional Cable ¡ USB1.1 cable ¡ K/B-M/S extend to BP cable (6-pins to 5-pins)[...]

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    Introduction 3 1.2 Description The F815D Series single b oard computer is optimized for so cket 37 0 FC-PGA processor, sup porting 100MHz and 133 MHz Front Side Bus, the memory can accommodat e is up to 512 MB SDRAM. This board is based on the Intel ® 815EP/E chipset and is fully designed for h arsh industrial environment. The F815D/V series is wi[...]

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    Introduction 4 1.3.1 Hardware Monitoring Hardware monitoring allo ws you to moni tor various aspect s of your systems operations and st atus. The fea tures include CPU tempera ture, voltage and RPM of fan. 1.3.2 I/O Shield Connector The SBC is equipped with an I/O bracket. Please use the appropriate I/O shield (figure 1). F815D Series F815D/V Serie[...]

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    Introduction 5 1.3.4 System Block Diagram Soc ket 370-p ins for Penti um III / Cele ro n Processor Cl oc k VRM DA TA CTR L ADDR MCH (815EP ) GMC H (815E) 544 BGA ICH 2 360 BGA SDRAM 100/133 X 2 CRT Sup er I/O W83627HF ATA 1 0 0 USB IDE Primary IDE Se c o ndary USB Por t 1/ 2 USB Por t 3/ 4 FWH Keybo ard Mouse COM Por t LPT P o rt Flop py ISA Bridg [...]

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    Introduction 6 1.4 Specifications F815D Series: ¡ Processor: - Socket 370 processor, for Intel ® Celeron ® / Pentium ® !!! ( Coppermine™ / Tualatin™ ) processo r ¡ Chipset: - Intel ® 815EP/815E AGPset ¡ Front Side Bus: - 66/100/133 MHz ¡ DRAM Module: - 168-pins DIMM x 2 for PC133 memory - Support SDRAM up to 512MB ¡ VGA Function: ( F81[...]

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    Introduction 7 ¡ Extended Function: - Hardware Monitoring functi on by W83 781D - IrDA by pin-header ¡ Form Factor: - 13.3” x 4.8” (338 x 122mm) ¡ Weight: - 0.84lb (380 g.w.) --- F815D/V - 0.88lb (400 g.w.) --- F815D[...]

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    8 I NSTALLATIONS 2.1 System Installation 2.1.1 CPU Installation Carefully follow the st eps below in order to install the CPU: 1. Check and confirm that you are goi ng to install correctly CPU type and pin numbers (figure 3). 2. Lift the releasing lever of th e Socket 370. 3. Align the pin of the CP U against the pi nholes of the Socket 370. Be sur[...]

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    Installations 9 Removing a CPU: 1. Before removing the CPU, turn off the F815D Series powe r; then wait for about 20 minutes until the heat radiation plate of the cooling fan and the CPU cool down. 2. To remove the CPU, lift the re leasi ng le ver of the Socket 370. Note: The CPU and the heat radiation plate a re hot. They may cause burns. To remov[...]

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    Installations 10 Carefully follow the steps below in order to install the DIMMs: 1. To avoid generating static elec tricity and damaging the DIMM, ground yourself by touching a grounded metal surface or using a ground scrap before you touch the DIMM. 2. Do not touch the connector of the DIMM. Dirt residue may cause a malfunction. 3. Hold the DIMM w[...]

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    Installations 11 2.1.3 Setting Jumpers There are jumpers on the system board of the F815D Series. You can set the jumpers to make the necessary ope rations. Figure 6: Jumper Connec tor For any three-pins jumpers (Figure 6), the jumper setting is 1-2 when the jumper connects pin 1 and 2. The setting is 2-3 when pin 2 and 3 a re connected and so o n.[...]

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    Installations 12 2.2 Board Layout Jumper & Connector Location CN1 DIMM1 DIMM2 CN2 CN 6 IDE2 IDE1 CN3 CN 7 CN4 CN21 JP1 CN10 CN12 CN14 CN22 CN 19 JP2 JP3 BA T1 CN18 CN20 BZ1 CN11 F815D REV1.0 CN8 CN5 CN9 CN15 CN17[...]

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    Installations 13 2.3 Jumper Setting Table for Jumper Location Description: Use the information in the followi ng table to change the jump ers. Jumpers Functions JP1 COM port setting select JP2 Clear CMOS setting select JP3 Watchdog Timer setting select[...]

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    Installations 14 In order to set up the correct conf iguration, here is the description about how to set the jump ers to enable/disable o r change functions. All jumpers’ location please refer to jumper location diagram.  COM port setting select: JP1 JP1 Function 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 RS-232 (Default) Off Off Off Off Off On RS-422 On (Ter[...]

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    Installations 15  Watchdog Timer setting select: JP3 Function JP3 NMI 1-2 Reset System (Default) 2-3 y Location:[...]

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    Installations 16 2.4 Connector’s Description Connecto r Locat ion CN1 DIMM1 DIMM2 CN2 CN 6 IDE2 IDE1 CN3 CN 7 CN4 CN21 JP1 CN10 CN12 CN14 CN22 CN 19 JP2 JP3 BA T1 CN18 CN20 BZ1 CN11 F815D REV1.0 CN8 CN5 CN9 CN15 CN17[...]

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    Installations 17 Table for Connector’s Location Description: Use the information in the following table to change the co nne ctor. Connectors Functions CN2 Secondary IDE connector CN3 Parallel port connector CN4 Power fan connector CN6 Primary IDE connector CN7 Floppy disk connector CN8 ATX power connector CN9 COM2 RS-232 serial port connector CN[...]

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    Installations 18  Secondary IDE connector (40 -pins 2.54mm pitch pin-header with housing): CN2 Pin # Assignment Pin # Assignment 1 Reset IDE 2 Ground 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 15 Host Data 1 16 Ho[...]

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    Installations 19  Parallel port connector (26-pins 2.54mm pitch pin-header w ith housing): CN3 Pin # Assignment Pin # Assignment 1 Line Printer Strobe 2 Auto Feed 3 PD 0, Parallel Data 0 4 Error 5 PD 1, Parallel Data 1 6 Initialize 7 PD 2, Parallel Data 2 8 Select 9 PD 3, Parallel Data 3 10 Ground 11 PD 4, Parallel Data 4 12 Ground 13 PD 5, Para[...]

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    Installations 20  Primary IDE connector (40-pins 2.54mm pitch pin-header w ith housing): CN6 Pin # Assignment Pin # Assignment 1 Reset IDE 2 Ground 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 15 Host Data 1 16 Host[...]

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    Installations 21  Floppy disk connector (34-pins 2.54mm pitch pin-he ader w ith housing): CN7 Pin # Assignment Pin # Assignment 1 Ground 2 Drive Density Selection 3 Ground 4 NC 5 Ground 6 Drive Density Selection 7 Ground 8 Inde x 9 Ground 10 Motor Enable 0 11 Ground 12 Drive Select 1 13 Ground 14 Drive Select 0 15 Ground 16 Motor Enable 1 17 Gro[...]

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    Installations 22  COM2 RS-232 serial port connector (10-pins 2.54mm pitch pin-Header with housing): CN9 Pin # Assignment Pin # Assignment 1 DCD (Data Carrier Detect) 2 DSR (Data Set Ready) 3 RXD (Receive Data) 4 RTS (Request to Send) 5 TXD (Transmit Data) 6 CTS (Clear to Send) 7 DTR (Data Terminal Ready) 8 RI (Ring Indicator) 9 Ground 10 NC y Fi[...]

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    Installations 23  System panel indicate conne ctor: CN11 Pin # Assignment Pin # Assignment IR RESET 1 +5V 2 RESET+ 3 FIRTX 4 Ground 5 IRRX SPEAKER 7 Ground 8 SPKR (Default) 9 IRTX 10 BUZZ (Default) HDD LED 12 Ground 13 HDLED+ 14 +5V 15 HDLED- PWR LED PWR ON 18 PWLED+ 23 VCC 20 NC 25 PWRBT- 22 Ground KEYLOCK 24 KBLOCK 26 Ground y Figure:  USB3[...]

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    Installations 24  PS/2 mouse connector (Mini Din 6-pi ns): CN14 Pin # Assignment Pin # Assignment 1 Mouse Data 2 NC 3 Ground 4 +5V 5 Mouse Cl ock 6 NC y Figure:  USB1/USB2 port conne ctors (10-pins pin-header ): CN1 5 Pin # Assignment Pin # Assignment 1 VCC 2 Ground 3 USB1 - 4 Ground 5 USB1 + 6 USB2 + 7 Ground 8 USB2 - 9 Ground 10 VCC y Figur[...]

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    Installations 25  External keyboard & mouse connec tor (6-pins): CN17 Pin # Assignment 1 Mouse Clock 2 Mouse Data 3 Keyboard Clock 4 Keyboard Data 5 Ground 6 +5V y Figure:  System fan po w er connector: CN18 Pin # Assignment 1 Ground 2 +12V 3 Fan Status Sig nal y Figure: 1 6 1 3[...]

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    Installations 26  PS/2 keyboard connector (Mini Din 6-pins ): CN19 Pin # Assignment Pin # Assignment 1 Keyboard Data 2 NC 3 Ground 4 +5V 5 Keyboard Clock 6 NC y Figure:  CPU fan connec tor: CN20 Pin # Assignment 1 Ground 2 +12V 3 Fan Status Signal y Figure: 2 6 1 5 3 4 1 3[...]

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    Installations 27  COM1 RS-232 serial port connect or (D-SUB 9-pins male): CN21 Pin # Assignment Pin # Assignment 1 DCD (Data Carrier Detect) 6 DSR (Data Set Ready) 2 RXD (Receive Data) 7 RTS (Request to Send) 3 TXD (Transmit Data) 8 CTS (Clear to Send) 4 DTR (Data Terminal Ready) 9 RI (Ring Indicator) 5 Ground y Figure:  CRT VGA (F815D/V Seri[...]

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    Installations 28  COM2 (F815D Series only) serial port connector (D-SUB 9-pins male): CN22 Pin # Assignment Pin # Assignment 1 DCD (Data Carrier Detect) 2 RXD (Receive Data) 3 TXD (Transmit Data) 4 DTR (Data T erminal Ready) 5 Ground 6 DSR (Data Set Read y) 7 RTS (Request to Send) 8 CTS (Clear to Send) 9 RI (Ring Indicator) 10 NC y Figure: Note:[...]

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    29 A WARD BIOS S ETUP 3.1 BIOS Instructions Award’s ROM BIOS provides a b uilt-in Se tup progra m, whi ch allo ws user to modify the basic system configur ation and hardwa re parameters. The modified data will be stored in a batte ry-backed CMOS, so that data will be retained even when the power is turned off. In general, the information saved in[...]

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    Award BIOS Setup 30 3.2 Main Menu Once you enter the AwardBIOS™ CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen. Th e Main Menu allows you to sel ect from several setup functions and t wo exit choices. Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept and enter the sub-menu. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright [...]

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    Award BIOS Setup 31 Integrated Peripherals: Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated periphe rals. See section 3.7 for the details. Power Management Setup: Use this menu to specify your settings f or power managem ent. See 3.8 for the details. PnP / PCI Configuration: This entry appears if your system support s PnP / PCI. See 3.9 for t[...]

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    Award BIOS Setup 32 3.3 Standard CMOS Featur es The items in Standard CMOS Setup M enu are divided into 10 categori es. Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn > keys to select the value you want in each item. Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:d[...]

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    Award BIOS Setup 33 IDE Secondary Master: Options are in i ts sub m enu (describe d in Table 3) Press <Enter> to enter the s ub menu of detailed o ptions. IDE Secondary Slave: Options are in its sub menu (descri bed in Table 3) Press <Enter> to enter the s ub menu of detailed o ptio ns. Drive A/ Drive B: Options Non e 360K, 5 .25 in/1.2[...]

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    Award BIOS Setup 34 3.4 IDE Adapters The IDE adapters control the hard disk drive. Use a separate sub menu to configure each hard disk drive. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright © 1984 - 2001 Award Soft ware IDE Primary Master IDE HDD Auto-Detection IDE Primary Master Access Mode Cylinder Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector Press Enter Auto 2557 MB Auto[...]

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    Award BIOS Setup 35 The following o ptions are selec table only if the ‘IDE Primary Master’ item is set to ‘Manual’ Cylinder: Options Min = 0, Max = 65535 Set the number of cylinders for this hard disk. Head: Options Min = 0, Max = 255 Set the number of read/write heads Precomp: Options Min = 0, Max = 65535 **** Warning : Setting a value of[...]

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    Award BIOS Setup 36 3.5 Adv anced BIOS Features This section allows you to configure your system for basic operati on. You have the opportunity to select the system’s default speed , boot-up sequence, keyboard opera tion, shadowing and secu rity. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright © 1984 – 2001 Award Soft ware Advanced BIOS Features Virus Warnin[...]

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    Award BIOS Setup 37 Enabled---Activates aut omatically when the system boots up cau sing a warning message to appear when a nything attempt s to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table. Disabled---No warning message wi ll appea r when an ything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table. CPU Internal Cache/External [...]

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    Award BIOS Setup 38 Boot Up Floppy Seek: Seeks disk drives during b oot up. Disabling speeds boot up. The choice: Enable d, Disab led. Boot Up NumLock Statu s: Select power on state for NumLoc k. The choice: On, Off Gate A20 Option: Select if chipset or keyboard controll er should control GateA20. Normal ---A pin in the keyb oar d controller contro[...]

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    Award BIOS Setup 39 Note: To disable security, select PASSWORD SETTIN G at Main Menu and then you will be asked to enter password. Do not type any thing a nd just press <Enter>, it will disable security. Once the security is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely. OS Select For DRAM > 64MB : Select the operating syst[...]

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    Award BIOS Setup 40 3.6 Adv anced Chipset Features This section allows you t o configur e the sy stem based on the specific features of the installed ch ipset. This chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resou rces, such as DRAM and the external cache. It also coordinates communi cations betwee n the conventional ISA bus and the PCI[...]

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    Award BIOS Setup 41 SDRAM RAS-t o-CAS Delay: You can select RAS to CAS Delay time in HCLKs of 2/2 or 3/3. The system board design er should set the values in this field, dep ending on the DRAM installed. Do not change t he values in this field unless you change specification s of the installed DRAM or the installed CPU. The choice: 2, 3 and Auto . [...]

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    Award BIOS Setup 42 Delayed Transaction: The chipset has an embedded 3 2-bit posted write buffer to support delay transaction s cycles. Sel ect “Enabled ” to support compliance with P CI specification version 2.1. The choice: Enable d, Disab led. AGP Graphics Aperture Size: This field determines t he effective size of the G raphic Aperture used[...]

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    Award BIOS Setup 43 3.7 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright © 1984 – 2001 Award Soft ware Integrated Peripherals On-Chip Primary PCI IDE On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE IDE Primary Master PIO IDE Primary Slave PIO IDE Secondary Master PIO IDE Secondary Slave PIO IDE Primary Master UDMA IDE Primary Slave UDMA IDE Secondary Master UD[...]

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    Award BIOS Setup 44 IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO: The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Out put) fields let you set a PIO mode (0-4) for each of the four IDE devic es that the o nboard IDE interface supports. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increa sed performance. In Auto mode, the system automatica lly determine s the best mode for e[...]

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    Award BIOS Setup 45 IDE HDD Block Mode: Block mode is also called block transf er, multiple commands, or multiple sector read/write. If your IDE har d drive supports bl ock mode (most new drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read/writes per sect or the drive can support. The choice: Enable d, Disab led K[...]

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    Award BIOS Setup 46 Use IR Pins: This item allows you to select IR transmissi on routes, one is RxD2m, TxD2 (COM Port) and the other is IR-Rx2Tx2. The choice: IR-Rx2Tx2, RxD2 and Tx D2. Onboard Parallel Port: This item allows you to determine ac cess onboard parall el port controller with which I/O address. The choice: 3 B C/IRQ7, 37 8/IRQ7, 278/IR[...]

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    Award BIOS Setup 47 3.8 Po wer Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows y ou 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 © 1984 – 2001 Award Soft ware Power Management Setup ACPI Function Power Management Video Off M[...]

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    Award BIOS Setup 48 1. HDD Power Down 2. Doze Mode 3. Suspend Mode Min. Power Saving: Minimum power management. Doze Mode = 1 hr. Standby Mode = 1 hr., Suspend Mode = 1 hr., and HDD Powe r Down = 15 min. Max. Power Saving: Maximum power management -- ONLY AVAILABLE FOR SL CPU’s . Doze Mode = 1 min., Standby Mode = 1 min., Suspend Mode = 1 min., a[...]

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    Award BIOS Setup 49 MODEM Use IRQ: This determines the IRQ in whi ch the MODEM can use. The choice: 3 , 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11 and NA. Suspend Mode: When “Enabled” and after the set time of system inactivity. All devices except the CPU will be shut off. The choice: Enable d, Disab led. HDD Power Do wn: When “Enabled” and after the set time of s[...]

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    Award BIOS Setup 50 PM Events: PM events are I/O events whose occurr ence can prevent the system from entering a power saving m ode or can awaken the system from such a mode. In effect, the system remains alert fo r anything, which occurs to a device, which is configured as Enabled, even when the system is in a power do wn mode. Primary IDE 0 Prima[...]

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    Award BIOS Setup 51 3.9 PnP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuri ng the PCI bus syst em. PCI, or P ersonal C omputer I nterconnect, is a system, which all ows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the spee d the CPU itself uses when communi catin g with its own special com ponents. This section cover s some very t echnical item s [...]

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    Award BIOS Setup 52 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 unl ess you are using a Plug and Play operating system such as Wind ows ® 95. If you set this field to “Manual” choose spec[...]

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    Award BIOS Setup 53 3.10 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright © 1984 - 2001 Award Soft ware PC Health Status CPU Warning Temperature Current System Temp. Current CPU Temp. Current Chassis Fan Speed Current CPU Fan Speed Vtt (V) Vcore (V) +3.3V + 5 V +12 V -12 V -5V VBAT (V) 5VSB (V) Shutdown temperature Disabled 57°C/134°F 28°C/82?[...]

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    Award BIOS Setup 54 +3.3V/+5V/+12V/-12V/-5V: Show you the voltage of +3.3V/+5V/+12V/-12V/-5V. Shutdown Temperature: This item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown Temperature. The choice: Disable d, 60° C / 140°F, 65°C / 149°F, 70°C / 159°F and 75°C / 167°F.[...]

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    Award BIOS Setup 55 3.11 Frequency/Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright © 1984 - 2001 Award Soft ware Frequency/Voltage Control Auto Detect DIMM/PCI CLK Spread Spectrum Modulated X Linear Spread Model X Linear Spread Rage CPU Skew Adjust PCI Skew Adjust SDRAM Skew Adjust AGP Skew Adjust CPU Host/PCI Clock CPU Clock Ratio Disabled Disab[...]

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    Award BIOS Setup 56 CPU Clock Ratio: This item allows you to set up the CPU clock ratio, but this fun ction depends on different CPU performance. It is only effective for those cl ock ratio haven’t been locked. The choice: X3.0 ~ X8.0.[...]

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    Award BIOS Setup 57 3.12 Load Fail-Safe Defaults When you press <Enter> on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to: Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N)? N Pressing “Y” loads the BIOS defaul t values for the most stable, minimal-performance system operations.[...]

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    Award BIOS Setup 58 3.13 Load Optimized Defaults When you press <Enter> on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to: Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)? N Pressing “Y” loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal performance system operations.[...]

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    Award BIOS Setup 59 3.14 Supervisor/User Password Setting You can set either supervisor or user password, or both of then. The differences between are: Set Supervisor Pass word: can enter and change the options of the setup menus. Set User Pass word: just can only enter but do not have the right to change the options of the setup menus. When you se[...]

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    Award BIOS Setup 60 3.15 Exit Selecting Save & Exit Setup Pressing < Enter> on this it em asks for confirmation: Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y Pressing “Y” stores the selections ma de in the menus in CMOS – a speci al section of memory that stays on after you turn your system off. The next time you boot your computer, the BIOS conf[...]