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ii PREMIO System Manual Copyright PREMIO is a registered trademark of Premio Computer, Inc. All other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. © 2002 by Premio Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. Vers ion 1.0, March 2002 Disclaimers PREMIO makes no representation or warranties, either expresse[...]

iii PREMIO System Manual Contents GETTING STARTED ................................................................... 5 Setting Up ........................................................................ 6 Connecting Your Keyboard, Mouse, and Speakers ... x Connect ing Your Monitor .............................................. x Switches and Indic[...]

iv PREMIO System Manual System Unit Problems ......................................................... 19 Hard Disk Problems ............................................................ 20 Warranty Service .......................................................... 20 Technical Support ........................................................ 21 PREM[...]

Getting Starte d Your PREMIO ® Athena system typically consists of five main components: § Midtower § Monitor § Speakers § Keyboard § Mouse Depending on which components you’ve ordered with your Athena system, the components shown in the picture above may vary.[...]

6 PREMIO System Manual Setting Up To se t up your Athena system, simply connect your monitor, mouse, keyboard, and speakers to the rear of the midtower. 1. Connect the female end of the power cord to the chassis power cord connector, and then connect the male end of the power cord to your wall outlet or power strip 2. Connect the keyboard, mouse, s[...]

7 PREMIO System Manual Connecting Your Keyboard, Mouse, and Speakers The picture below is an enlarged view of the back I/O connectors. The keyboard, mouse, and speakers connectors are color coded for your reference. Simply connect your keyboard to the purple keyboard connector, and your mouse to the green mouse connector. Next, connect your speaker[...]

8 PREMIO System Manual Connecting Your Monitor The next step is to connect your monitor to you r video card. See picture below for the location of the video card connector. Once everything is connected, you can now turn on your monitor and system. See the next page for the location of the midtower’s power switch.[...]

9 PREMIO System Manual Switches and Indicators The syst em unit’s front panel provides access to the CD - ROM, DVD - ROM, or CD - RW and floppy drives, and to the system’s switches and indicator LEDs. n The CD/DVD/CDRW drive reads information on CDs or DVDs n The floppy disk drive reads and writes data to 3.5” 1.44MB floppy disks n The power [...]

10 PREMIO System Manual Upgrading You can upgrade your PREM IO system with: n Expansion cards n Additional system memory n Additional hard disk drive To install an upgrade, you must open the system unit. Before proceeding, read the important cautionary note below. Then follow the steps on the next page. Caution! Static discharge can cause permanent[...]

11 PREMIO System Manual Opening the System Unit Note Opening the system unit could affect your warranty. Check with the dealer where you purchased your system before opening the system unit. To open the system unit, you will need a standard philips (the cross head, not the flat head) screwdriver: Turn off the system and unplug the power cord from t[...]

12 PREMIO System Manual Next, using the screwdriver, remove the two screws as shown in the picture below. Once the two screws are removed, you c an simply slide the side cover off by pulling it towards you.[...]

13 PREMIO System Manual Closing the System Unit To close the unit, slide the side panel back on and reinstall the two screws.[...]

14 PREMIO System Manual Installing an Expansion Card To install an expansion card, open the system unit as descr ibed on the previous page. Next, remove the screw securing the slot bracket cover for the expansion slot you want to use. Then remove the slot bracket and install your expansion card. Save the screw to secure the expansion card later. Yo[...]

15 PREMIO System Manual Insert the expansion card firmly into the slot, making sure it is seated completely. Then install the screw onto the expansio n card.[...]

16 PREMIO System Manual Installing Additional Memory For details on memory configuration, including the placement and type of memory to use in your system, please refer to the motherboard user’s manual that came with your system.[...]

17 PREMIO System Manual Installing an Additional Hard Disk Drive To install an additional hard disk drive in your system, follow these steps: Disconnect the hard drive cable and power connector. Remove the two screws securing the drive bay. Slide the bay toward the rear of the s ystem unit to remove it. Insert the new drive into an open position in[...]

18 PREMIO System Manual Getting Help Troubleshooting Your PREMIO system is de signed to provide years of trouble - free performance. If you have a problem with your system, first check the information in this section for a quick solution. Monitor Does Not Work If your monitor appears not to be working properly: Check that the monit or’s power cab[...]

19 PREMIO System Manual Keyboard Does Not Work If the NumLock indicator in the upper right corner of the keyboard does not light when the system powers up, or the keyboard does not work: Check that the keyboard cable is securely attached to the system unit’s keyboard connector. If possible, substitute another keyboard that is in good working orde[...]

20 PREMIO System Manual System Unit Problems The fan inside the system unit should make a low, steady sound when operating properly. If the fan is totally si lent: § Check that the system power cord is securely attached to the back of the system unit and to a power outlet. Verify that the outlet has power. § If possible, substitute another power [...]

21 PREMIO System Manual Technical Support Yo u can contact PREMIO technical support at the following address: Premio Computer, Inc. 918 Radecki Court City of Industry, CA 91748 Telephone: 800 - 568 - 6388 Fax: 626 - 839 - 3191 Email: support@premiopc.com PREMIO on the Internet PREMIO maintains a web page on the Internet with the latest information [...]

Appendix Limited 3 - Year Warranty Premio Compu ter, Inc. warrants its line of PREMIO ® computer systems (hereinafter “Product”) to be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of three (3) years from the date of original purchase from Premio Computer, Inc. or a Premio Computer, Inc. aut horized reseller. This warranty does no[...]

23 PREMIO System Manual IN NO EVENT WILL PREMIO COMPUTER, INC. BE LIABLE TO THE CUSTOMER OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DAMEAGES IN EXCESS OF THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE PRODUCT. THIS LIMITATION APPLIES TO DAMAGES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS, LOST SAVINGS OR OTHER SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMA[...]

FCC Sta ndards The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) restricts the amount of radiation and radio frequency emissions from computing equipment. This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and if not installed and used properly in strict accordanc e with the operation instructions, reference manuals, and the service manual, may cau[...]

25 PREMIO System Manual Important Safety Instructions These instructions are provided by Underwriters L aboratories, Inc. 1. Read all of these instructions and save them for later reference. 2. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product. 3. Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid or aerosol cleane[...]

volta ge points or other risks. Refer all servicing on those compartments to service personnel. 13. Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions: A. When the power cord or plug is damaged or frayed. B. If liquid has been spilled into the product. C. If the product has bee[...]

i V ersion 2.0 G52-MA6545X1 MS-6545 (v2.X) A TX Mainboard MSI MICRO-ST AR INTERNA TIONAL 850E Max[...]

ii Manual Rev: 2.0 Release Date: July 2002 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 interference when the equip- ment is operated in a c[...]

iii Edition July 2002 Copyright Notice The material in this document is the intellectual property of MICRO-ST AR INTERNA TIONAL . W e 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 to make changes without noti[...]

iv 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 protects the equipment from overheating. DO NOT COVER THE OPENI[...]

v CONTENTS Getting Started .......................................................................................... 1-1 Mainboard Specification ...................................................................... 1 - 3 Mainboard Layout ............................................................................... 1 - 5 Quick Components Guide .[...]

vi Parallel Port Connector: LPT1 ...................................................... 2-12 Connectors ......................................................................................... 2-13 Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1 ........................................... 2-13 Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2 ..............................[...]

vii Integrated Peripherals ........................................................................ 3-15 Power Management Setup ................................................................. 3-19 PNP/PCI Configurations ..................................................................... 3-23 PC Health Status ........................ ...........[...]

Introduction 1-1 Getting Started 1 The 850 E Max (MS-6545 v2.X) A TX mainboard is a high-performance computer mainboard based on Intel ® 850E chipset. It is optimized to support Intel ® Pentium ® 4 processors for high-end business/personal desktop markets, and it is a highly-flexible chipset which is designed to extend the basic graphics/ multim[...]

Chapter 1 1-2 CPU Supports Intel ® Pentium ® 4 (W illameete/Northwood) processor in the 478 pin package. Supports from 1.6GHz to 2.53GHz and up. Chipset Intel ® 850E - Supports Direct RDRAM up to 2GB maximum memory. - Supports System bus at 100/133 HMz (400/533 MHz System bus). - 1.5V AGP interface with 4x data transfer and 4x fast write capabil[...]

Introduction 1-3 2.88Mbytes. - 2 serial ports (COM A + COM B). - 1 parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode. - 1 IrDA connector for SIR. - 1 Line-in/Line-out/Mic-in port. - 1 RJ45 connector. USB Interface 4 USB 1.1 ports (Rear * 4, one for BlueT ooth Networking function) and 4 NEC USB 2.0 ports (Front * 4) (Optional) Audio C-Media CMI8738/PCI-6ch-LX[...]

Chapter 1 1-4 Mainboard Layout 850 E Max (MS-6545 v2.X) A TX Mainboard BATT + ICH2 JUSB2 JUSB1 JAUD1 JBT1 A T X P o w e r S u p p l y PSF A N CPUFAN JBAT1 J5 J6 JIR1 JCI1 JDB1 JRMS1 JFP1 JFP2 JWR1 BIO S PCI Slot 4 PCI Slot 3 PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 1 I D E 1 R I M M 2 R I M M 3 RIMM1 R I M M 4 I D E 2 CNR NEC D720 100A S1 USB ports Top : P ar a ll e l [...]

Introduction 1-5 Quick Components Guide Component Function Reference JPWR1/2/3 A TX power connectors See p. 2-7 JKBMS1 Mouse/keyboard connectors See p. 2-9 USB 1.1 Connectors Connecting to USB devices See p. 2-10 COM A & COM B Serial port connector See p. 2-11 LPT1 Parallel port connector See p. 2-12 FDD1 Floppy disk drive connector See p. 2-13[...]

Chapter 1 1-6 z A TX Form Factor z CPU: Intel ® Pentium ® 4 processor in the 478 pin package z USB PC to PC networking function (Optional) z Fuzzy Logic 4 z Live BIOS / Live Driver z PC Alert™ III system hardware monitor z D-LED/ D-Bracket (Optional) z LAN/Modem Ring W ake Up Function z Suspend to RAM/Disk z PC2001 Compliant z STD/STR (S3/S4) z[...]

Introduction 1-7 MSI Special Features T .O.P T ech™ The T .O.P T ech TM is an extended sensing device that can 100% accu- rately detect the CPU’ s temperature. Y ou can find out the temperature on BIOS setup menu. The PC Alert TM also provides the information. CPU temperature on Setup menu[...]

Chapter 1 1-8 The Fuzzy Logic™ 4 utility is a user friendly tool that allows users to view and adjust the current system status. T o overclock the CPU FSB (Front Side Bus) frequency under the W indows operating system, click FSB and use the right and left arrow keys to select the desired FSB, and then click Apply to apply the new setup value. T o[...]

Introduction 1-9 PC Alert™ III The PC Alert TM III is a utility you can find in the CD-ROM disk. The utility is just like your PC doctor that can detect the following PC hardware status during real time operation: * monitor CPU & system temperatures * monitor fan speed(s) * monitor system voltage * monitor chassis intrusion If one of the item[...]

Chapter 1 1-10 Live BIOS™/Live Driver™ The Live BIOS™/Live Driver™ is a tool used to detect and update your BIOS/drivers online so that you don’t need to search for the correct BIOS/driver version throughout the whole W eb site. T o use the function, you need to install the “MSI Live Update Series 2” application. After installation, t[...]

Introduction 1-11 Live Monitor™ The Live Monitor™ is a tool used to schedule the search for the latest BIOS/drivers version on the MSI W eb site. T o use the function, you need to install the “MSI Live Update Series 2” application. After the installation, the “MSI Live Monitor” icon (as shown on the right) will appear on the screen. Dou[...]

Chapter 1 1-12 D-Bracket™ 2 (Optional) D-Bracket™ 2 is a USB bracket integrating four Diagnostic LEDs, which use graphic signal display to help users understand their system. The LEDs provide up to 16 combinations of signals to debug the system. The 4 LEDs can detect all problems that fail the system, such as VGA, RAM or other failures. This sp[...]

Introduction 1-13 D-Bracket ™ 2 Descripti on Proce ssor Initiali zation - This will show inf ormat ion regardin g the processor (lik e brand nam e, system bus, etc… ) Testing RTC (Real Time Clock) Initializing Vid eo Interfa ce - This will sta rt detect ing CPU clock, chec king type of video onboard. Then, det ect and initialize the vi deo adap[...]

Hardware Setup 2-1 Chapter 2. 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 will not work properly. Use a grounded wr[...]

Chapter 2 2-2 CPU Installation Procedures for Socket 478 Open L ever Sliding Plate Dot / Cut edge Close Lever Pres s do wn the CPU 90 degr ee Dot / Cut edge Corr ect CPU pl ace men t Dot / Cut edge Incorr ect CPU pla cement X O 1. Please turn off the power and unplug the power cord before installing the CPU. 2. Pull the lever sideways away from the[...]

Hardware Setup 2-3 Installing the CPU Fan As processor technology pushes to faster speeds and higher performance, thermal managment becomes increasingly important. T o dissi- pate heat, you need to attach the CPU cooling fan and heatsink on top of the CPU. Follow the instructions below to install the Heatsink/Fan: 2. Position the heatsink onto the [...]

Chapter 2 2-4 CPU Core Speed Derivation Procedure If CPU Clock = 100MHz Core/Bus ratio = 1 7 then CPU core speed = Host Clock x Core/Bus ratio = 100MHz x 17 = 1.7GHz 5. Connect the fan power cable from the mounted fan to the 3-pin fan power connector on the board. Overclocking This motherboard is designed to support overclocking. However, please ma[...]

Hardware Setup 2-5 The mainboard provides 4 gold-lead sockets for 184-pin RIMM modules. T o operate properly , at least two RIMM modules must be installed. The mainboard supports the memory size up to 2 GB. Memory Installation About RIMM Module RIMM module is a module integrated with RDRAM chips. It is similar to a DIMM package but uses different p[...]

Chapter 2 2-6 Y ou can install two or four RIMM modules in the following combination: Installing RIMM Modules DIMM Socket Memory Module Total Memory Socket 1 (Bank 0 & Bank 1) 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB 32MB ~ 512 MB Socket 2 (Bank 2 & Bank 3) 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB 32MB ~ 512 MB Socket 3 (Bank 4 & Bank 5) 32MB, 64MB, 128M[...]

Hardware Setup 2-7 Power Supply A TX 20-Pin Power Connector: JPWR1 This connector allows you to connect to an A TX power supply . T o connect to the A TX 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 into the connector. The power connecto[...]

Chapter 2 2-8 A TX 12V Power Connector: JPWR3 Attaching the A TX power supply to the connector help of fer suf ficient voltage to Pentium 4 CPU. This power connector also supports instant power on function. A TX 5V/3V Power Connector: JPWR2 The mainboard provides an extra 5V/3V power connector for you to connect to the A TX power supply . PI N SIGN[...]

Hardware Setup 2-9 The Back Panel provides the following connectors: Back Panel Mouse Connector: JKBMS1 The mainboard provides a standard PS/2 ® mouse mini DIN connector for attaching a PS/2 ® mouse. Y ou can plug a PS/2 ® mouse directly into this connector. The connector location and pin assignments are as follows: PI N SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 Mou[...]

Chapter 2 2-10 Keyboard Connector: JKBMS1 The mainboard provides a standard PS/2 ® keyboard mini DIN connector for attaching a PS/2 ® keyboard. Y ou can plug a PS/2 ® keyboard directly into this connector. USB 1.1 Connectors The mainboard provides a UHCI (Universal Host Controller Interface) Universal Serial Bus root for attaching USB devices su[...]

Hardware Setup 2-11 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 communication ports that send/receive 16 bytes FIFOs. Y ou can attach a serial mouse or other serial devices directly to them. PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 D CD Data Carry Detec[...]

Chapter 2 2-12 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. PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 STROBE Strobe 2 DA T A0 Data0 3 DA T A1 Data1 4 DA T A2 Data2 5 DA T A3 Da[...]

Hardware Setup 2-13 The mainboard provides connectors to connect to FDD, IDE HDD, case, modem, LAN, USB Ports, IR module and CPU/System F AN. 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. Connectors FDD1[...]

Chapter 2 2-14 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 Ultra DMA/33/66/100 function. Y ou can connect up to four hard disk drives, CD-ROM, 120MB Floppy (reserved for future BIOS) and other devices. These connectors support the pr[...]

Hardware Setup 2-15 Front Panel Connector: JFP1 and JFP2 (Optional Intel spec) This connector is for electrical connection to the front panel switches and LEDs. JFP1 Pin Definition JFP1 (Intel spec) 1 2 HDD LED Reset Switch Power LED Power Switch 10 9 PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL 1 GN D 2 SPK- 3 SLED 4 BUZ+ 5 PLED 6 BUZ- 7 N C 8 SPK+ JFP2 Pin Definition P[...]

Chapter 2 2-16 Fan Power Connectors: CPUF AN/SYSF AN/PSF AN The CPUF AN (processor fan), SYSF AN (system fan) and PSF AN (power supply fan) support system cooling fan with +12V. It supports three-pin head connector. When connecting the wire to the connectors, always take note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected to the +12V, th[...]

Hardware Setup 2-17 Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1 (Optional Intel spec) This connector allows you to connect to the front panel audio. Note: If you don’ t want to connect to the fr ont audio header, pins 5 & 6, 9 & 10 have to be jumpered in order to have signal output directed to the rear audio ports. Otherwise, the Line-Out con- nec[...]

Chapter 2 2-18 Bluetooth Connector: JBT1 (Optional) This connector is used to connect a bluetooth module for wireless connection. PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL 1 5VDUAL 2 3VDUAL 3 D+ (USB signal) 4 GND 5 D- (USB signal) 6 GND 7 GND 8 N C Pin Definition JBT1 7 8 1 2 Note: Because the bluetooth connector shares the USB1.1 connector, the upper USB1 USB 1.1 po[...]

Hardware Setup 2-19 CD-In Connector: JCD1 JCD1 connector is for CD-ROM audio connector. W ake On Ring Connector: JWR1 This connector allows you to connect to a modem card with W ake On Ring function. The connector will power up the system when a signal is re- ceived through the modem card. JCD1 GND L R JWR1 NC MDM_WAKEUP NC 5VSB GND 1 Note: Modem w[...]

Chapter 2 2-20 IrDA Infrared Module Connector: JIR1 This connector allows you to connect to an IrDA Infrared module. Y ou must configure the setting through the BIOS setup to use the IR function. Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector: JCI1 The connector is connected to a 2-pin chassis switch. If the chassis is opened, the switch will be short. The sys[...]

Hardware Setup 2-21 Remote Power On/Off Switch Connector: JRMS1 Connect to a 2-pin push button switch. When OFF, pressing the but- ton can turn the system on. When ON, pressing the button once will make the system enter the sleep/suspend state. If the button is pressed for more than four seconds, the system will be turned off. T o change the setup,[...]

Chapter 2 2-22 Front USB 2.0 Connectors: JUSB1 & JUSB2 (Optional) The mainboard provides two USB 2.0 pin headers USB1 & USB2 (optional USB 2.0 Bracket available). USB 2.0 technology increases data transfer rate up to a maximum throughput of 480Mbps, which is 40 times faster than USB 1.1, and is ideal for connecting high-speed USB interface [...]

Hardware Setup 2-23 Note: The USB 2.0 controller is backwards compatible with USB 1.1 spec. T o use the USB 2.0 ports, you still need to install USB 2.0 driver, which is supplied by Micr osoft for W indows ® 2000 and XP . If you have any problems regarding USB 2.0 driver, please visit Microsoft website for more information. T o Attach the Optional[...]

Chapter 2 2-24 D-Bracket™ 2 Connector: JDB1 The D-Bracket™ 2 is a USB Bracket that supports both USB 1.1 & 2.0 spec. It integrates four LEDs and allows users to identify system problems through 16 various combinations of LED signals. For definitions of 16 signal combinations, please refer to D-Bracket™ 2 in Chapter 1 . D-Bracket™ 2 Conn[...]

Hardware Setup 2-25 Clear CMOS Jumper: JBA T1 There is a CMOS RAM on board that has a power supply from external battery to keep the data of system configuration. W ith 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. If you want to clear the system configuration, u[...]

Chapter 2 2-26 Clear BIOS Password Jumper: J6 The jumper is used to clear the BIOS password. T o clear the password, open the jumper and restart your computer. BIOS Flash Jumper: J5 This jumper is used to lock or unlock the boot block area on BIOS. When unlocked, the BIOS boot block area can be updated. When locked, the BIOS boot block area cannot [...]

Hardware Setup 2-27 LAN Enable/Disable Jumper: J2 The jumper is used to disable the onboard LAN function, and the status should be set in the BIOS Setup program. J2[...]

Chapter 2 2-28 RDRAM Over V oltage Jumper: J1 The jumper is used to set the RDRAM voltage for overcolcking purpose. J1 3 1 3 1 Normal 1 1 (2.6V) Over V oltage (2.68V) Over V oltage (2.58V) This motherboard is designed to support over voltage. However, please make sure your components are able to tolerate such abnormal setting while doing over volta[...]

Hardware Setup 2-29 Slots AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Slot The AGP slot allows you to insert the AGP graphics card only. 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 memory. The slot only supports 1.5V 4x AGP card. [...]

Chapter 2 2-30 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 as follows: Order 1 Order 2 Order 3 Order 4 PCI Slot 1 INT C# INT F# INT G# INT A# PCI Slot[...]

AWARD ® BIOS Setup 3-1 Chapter 3. A W ARD ® BIOS Setup The mainboard uses A W ARD ® BIOS Setup program that provides a Setup utility for users to modify the basic system configuration. The informa- tion is stored in a battery-backed CMOS RAM so it retains the Setup informa- tion when the power is turned off. This chapter provides you with the ov[...]

Chapter 3 3-2 Entering Setup Control Keys < ↑ > M ove to th e pre vious item < ↓ > M ove to th e next item < ← > Move to the item in th e left ha nd < → > Move t o the ite m in the right h and <E nter> Sel ect th e item <Esc> Jumps to t he Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a subme nu <+/ PU>[...]

AWARD ® BIOS Setup 3-3 Getting Help Sub-Menu If you find a right pointer symbol (as shown in the right view) appears to the left of certain fields that means a sub-menu containing ad- ditional options can be launched from this field. Y ou can use control keys ( ↑↓ ) to high- light the field and press <Enter> to call up the sub-menu. Then[...]

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’ s performance. Integrated Peripherals Use this[...]

AWARD ® BIOS Setup 3-5 PC Health Status This entry shows your PC health status. Frequency/V oltage Control Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency/voltage control. High System Performance Use this menu to load the BIOS values for the best system performance, but the system stability may be affected. Load Optimized Defaults Use this me[...]

Chapter 3 3-6 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, depends on the year of the BIOS Time The time format is <hour> &l[...]

AWARD ® BIOS Setup 3-7 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 interface is SCSI, the selection shall be “None”. If the controller of HDD interface is CD-ROM, the selection shall be “No[...]

Chapter 3 3-8 Advanced BIOS Features V irus W arning The setting 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. Setting options: Disabled , Enabled . BIOS Flash Write Control Thi[...]

AWARD ® BIOS Setup 3-9 computer. When setting the item to Enabled , BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST. Setting options: Enabled, Disabled . First/Second/Third Boot Device The items allow you to set the sequence of boot devices where BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system. The settings are: Floppy The system will boot [...]

Chapter 3 3-10 Gate A20 Option This item is to set the Gate A20 status. A20 refers to the first 64KB of extended memory. When the default value Fast is selected, the Gate A20 is controlled by Port92 or chipset specific method resulting in faster system performance. When Normal is selected, A20 is controlled by a keyboard controller or chipset hardw[...]

AWARD ® BIOS Setup 3-11 MPS V ersion Control For OS This field allows you to select which MPS (Multi-Processor Specification) version to be used for the operating system. Y ou need to select the MPS version supported by your operating system. T o find out which version to use, consult the vendor of your operating system. Settings: 1.4 and 1.1 . OS[...]

Chapter 3 3-12 The Advanced Chipset Features Setup option is used to change the values of the chipset registers. These registers control most of the system options in the computer. Choose the “ADV ANCED CHIPSET FEA TURES” from the Main Menu and the following screen will appear. Advanced Chipset Features RDRAM Bus Frequency This setting allows y[...]

AWARD ® BIOS Setup 3-13 memory area, a system error may result. Setting options: Enabled , Disabled . Video RAM Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the video memory (RAM) at A0000h to AFFFFh, resulting in better video performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a memory access error may result. Setting options: Disab[...]

Chapter 3 3-14 Integrated Peripherals On-Chip Primary/Secondary PCI IDE The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Choose Enabled to activate each channel separately. IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO The four items allow you to set a PIO (Programmed Input/Output) mode for each of the four[...]

AWARD ® BIOS Setup 3-15 USB/USB2 Controller Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have USB peripherals. Setting options: Enabled, Disabled . USB Keyboard Support Set to Enabled if your need to use an USB keyboard in the operating system that does not support or have any USB driver installed, such as[...]

Chapter 3 3-16 IDE HDD Block Mode This allows your hard disk controller to use the fast block mode to transfer data to and from the hard disk drive. Block mode is also called block transfer, multi- ple commands or multiple sector read/write. Enabled enables IDE controller to use block mode; Disabled allows the controller to use standard mode. POWER[...]

AWARD ® BIOS Setup 3-17 in use. Setting options: Hi/Hi, Hi/Lo, Lo/Hi, Lo/Lo . IR T ransmission Delay This setting determines whether the IR transmission rate will be delayed while converting to receiving mode. Setting options: Disabled, Enabled . UR2 Duplex Mode This setting controls the operating mode of IR transmission/reception. Setting options[...]

Chapter 3 3-18 ECP Mode Use DMA The ECP mode has to use the DMA channel, so choose the onboard parallel port with the ECP feature. After selecting it, the following message will appear: “ECP Mode Use DMA.” At this time, the user can choose between DMA channel 3 or 1. PWRON After PWR-Fail This setting specifies whether your system will reboot af[...]

AWARD ® BIOS Setup 3-19 Power Management Setup 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. ACPI Function This item is to activate the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface) Function. If your operating [...]

Chapter 3 3-20 text is saved to main memory. The information stored in memory will be used to restore the PC to the previous state when an “wake up” event occurs. Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume This item allows the system to initialize the VGA BIOS from S3 (Suspend to RAM) sleep state. Setting options: Auto, Y es, No. Power Management This item is us[...]

AWARD ® BIOS Setup 3-21 system. Activity of the selected IRQ always awakens the system. Settings are 3 , 4 , 5 , 7 , 9 , 10 , 11 and NA . Suspend Mode After the selected period of system inactivity, all devices except the CPU shut off. Settings are Disabled , 1 Min , 2 Min , 4 Min , 8 Min , 12 Min , 20 Min , 30 Min , 40 Min and 1 Hour . HDD Power [...]

Chapter 3 3-22 Date (of Month) Alarm The field specifies the date for Resume by Alarm. Settings: 0~31. Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm The field specifies the time for Resume by Alarm. F ormat is <hour> <minute><second>. Reload Global Timer Events: Primary IDE 0/1, Secondary IDE 0/1, FDD/ COM/LPT Port, PCI PIRQ [A-D]# Global Timer Events ar[...]

AWARD ® BIOS Setup 3-23 PNP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or P ersonal C om- puter 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 spe- cial components. This section covers some very technical items and it[...]

Chapter 3 3-24 Press <Enter> and you will enter the sub-menu of the items. IRQ Resources list IRQ 3/4/5/7/9/10/11/12/14/15 for users to set each IRQ a type depending on the type of device using the IRQ. Settings are: PCI Device For Plug & Play compatible devices designed for PCI bus architecture. Reserved The IRQ will be reserved for furt[...]

AWARD ® BIOS Setup 3-25 PC Health Status This section shows the status of your CPU, fan, warning for overall system status. Chassis Intrusion Detect Set this option to enable, reset, or disable the chassis intrusion detector. Dur- ing Enabled , any intrusion on the system chassis will be recorded. The next time you turn on the system, it will show[...]

Chapter 3 3-26 Frequency/V oltage Control CPU Clock Ratio This setting controls the multiplier that is used to determine the internal clock speed of the processor relative to the external or motherboard clock speed. CPU Vcore Select This setting allows you to set the CPU core voltage. Setting options: Default, +25mV, +50mV, +75mV, +100mV, +125mV, +[...]

AWARD ® BIOS Setup 3-27 25MHz (with a 1GHz CPU) which may just cause your overclocked processor to lock up. CPU Clock This setting specifies the clock frequency of CPU host bus (FSB) and provides a method for end-users to overclock the processor accordingly.[...]

Chapter 3 3-28 This option on the main menu allows users to restore all the BIOS settings to the default High Performance values. The High Performance Defaults are the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifically for maximal sys- tem performance but will probably cause a stability issue. When you select High System Performance, a m[...]

AWARD ® BIOS Setup 3-29 This option on the main menu allows users to restore all the BIOS settings to the default Optimized values. The Optimized Defaults are the default values also set by the mainboard manufacturer for both optimized and stable perform- ance of the mainboard. When you select Load Optimized Defaults, a message as below appears: P[...]

Chapter 3 3-30 Set Supervisor/User Password When you select this function, a message as below will appear on the screen: T ype the password, up to eight characters in length, and press <Enter>. The password typed now will clear any previously set password from CMOS memory . Y ou will be prompted to confirm the password. Re-type the password a[...]

AWARD ® BIOS Setup 3-31 About Supervisor Password & User Password: Supervisor password : Can enter and change the settings of the setup menus. User password: Can only enter but do not have the right to change the settings of the setup menus entry to Setup. If set to Setup , password prompt only occurs when trying to enter Setup.[...]

Chapter 3 3-32 Save & Exit Setup When you want to quit the Setup menu, you can select this option to save the changes and quit. A message as below will appear on the screen: T yping “Y” will allow you to quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup changes to R TC CMOS. T yping “N” will return to the Setup Utility .[...]

AWARD ® BIOS Setup 3-33 Exit Without Saving When you want to quit the Setup menu, you can select this option to abandon the changes. A message as below will appear on the screen: T yping “Y” will allow you to quit the Setup Utility without saving any changes to R TC CMOS. T yping “N” will return to the Setup Utility .[...]

Using 4-/6-channel Audio Function A-1 Appendix A. Using 4-/6-channel Audio Function The mainboard comes with C-Media 6-channel audio function, which allows you to attach 4 or 6 speakers for better space sound effect. The section will tell you how to activate 4-/6-channel audio function. This section includes the following topics: Installing C-Media[...]

Appendix A A-2 The mainboard is able to transform the audio connectors on the back panel from 2-channel to 4-/6-channel. T o use the function, you need to install the C-Media drivers. T o install C-Media drivers: 1. Insert the companion CD into the CD-ROM drive. The setup screen will automatically appear. 2. Click on C-Media Sound Drivers . 3. Foll[...]

Using 4-/6-channel Audio Function A-3 T o have 4-/6-channel audio work, you must set appropriate configuration in the C-Media software application. T o set the multi-channel configuration: 1. Click the C-Media Mixer icon from the window tray on the bottom. 2. The following screen appears. Click the indicated button. 3. The “Advanced” window app[...]

G-1 Glossary 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 2000 and Windows ME can fully support ACPI to allow users managing the system power flexibly. AGP ( A ccel[...]

G-2 Glossary Dynamic RAM (DRAM) Memory T echnologies T yp e FPM (60,70ns) EDO (50,60,70ns) SDRAM (66MHz) SDRAM (100MHz) SDRAM (133MHz) RDRAM (Direct Rambus) DDR SDRAM (100MHz) DDR SDRAM (133MHz) First Used 1990 1994 1996 1998 1999 1999 2000 2000 Clock Rate 25MHz 40MHz 66MHz 100MHz 133MHz 400MHz 100MHz 133MHz Bus* Width 64 bits 64 bits 64 bits 64 bi[...]

G-3 Glossary ECC Memory ( e rror c orrecting c ode memory ) A type of memory that contains special circuitry for testing the accuracy of data and correcting the errors on the fly. IDE ( I ntegrated D rive E lectronics ) A type of disk-drive interface widely used to connect hard disks, CD-ROMs and tape drives to a PC, in which the controller electro[...]

G-4 Glossary PCI ( P eripheral C omponent I nterconnect ) A local bus standard developed by Intel that first appeared on PCs in late 1993. PCI provides “plug and play” capability and allows IRQs to be shared. The PCI controller can exchange data with the system's CPU either 32 bits or 64 bits at a time. PnP ( P lug a n d P lay ) A set of s[...]