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M7VIK BIOS Setup BIOS Setup 1 1 Main Menu 3 2 Standard CMOS Features 6 3 Advanced BIOS Features 9 4 Advanced Chipset Features 12 5 Integrated Peripherals 16 6 Power Management Setup 21 7 PnP/PCI Configurations 25 8 PC Health Status 28 9 Frequency/ Voltage Control 30 i
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this manual is intended to guide you through the process of configuring your system using Setup. Plug and Play Support These AWARD BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1.0A specification. ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data) write is supported. EPA Green PC Support This AWARD BIOS supports
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M7VIK BIOS Setup PCI Bus Support This AWARD BIOS also supports Version 2.1 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) local bus specification. DRAM Support DDR SDRAM (Double Data Rate Synchronous DRAM) are supported. Supported CPUs This AWARD BIOS supports the AMD CPU. Using Setup In
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M7VIK BIOS Setup 1 Main Menu Once you enter Award BIOS™ CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on !! WARNING !! The information about BIOS defaults on manual (Figure 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9) is just for reference, please refer to the BIOS installed on board, for update information. ! Figure 1. Main
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M7VIK BIOS Setup Advanced Chipset Features This submenu allows you to configure special chipset the voltage and clock may cause CPU or M/B damage!) Load Optimized Defaults This selection allows you to reload the BIOS when the system is having problems particularly with the boot sequence. These
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M7VIK BIOS Setup Set User Password If the Supervisor Password is not set, then but will not be able to change them. Save & Exit Setup Save all configuration changes to CMOS(memory) and exit setup. Confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding. Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes made
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M7VIK BIOS Setup 2 Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories. Each category includes no, one or more than one
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M7VIK BIOS Setup Main Menu Selections This table shows the selections that you can make on the Main Menu. Item Options 2M, 5.25 in 720K, 3.5 in Select the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system. 1.44M, 3.5 in 2.88M, 3.5 in None Video EGA/VGA CGA 40 Select the default
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M7VIK BIOS Setup Item Halt On Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory Options All Errors No Errors All, but Keyboard All, but Diskette All, but Disk/ Key N/A N/A N/A Description Select the situation in which you want the BIOS to stop the POST process and notify you. Displays the amount of
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M7VIK BIOS Setup 3 Advanced BIOS Features ! Figure 3. Advanced BIOS Setup Boot Seq & Floppy Setup This item allows you to setup boot seq & Floppy. First/ Second/ Third/ Boot Other Device These BIOS attempt to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items. The
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M7VIK BIOS Setup Cache & Shadow Setup This item allows you to setup cache & shadow setup. CPU Internal Cache Depending on the CPU/chipset in use, you may be able to increase memory access time with this option. Enabled (default) Enable cache. Disabled Disable cache. External Cache This
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apply if passwords are set from the Setup main menu. MPS Version Control For OS The BIOS supports version 1.1 and 1.4 of the Intel multiprocessor specification. Select version supported by the operation system running on this computer. The Choices: 1.4 (default), 1.1. OS Select For DRAM > 64MB
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M7VIK BIOS Setup 4 Advanced Chipset Features This submenu allows you to configure the specific features of the chipset installed on your system. This chipset manage bus speeds and access to system memory resources, such as DRAM and external cache. It also coordinates communications with the PCI bus.
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M7VIK BIOS Setup DRAM Timing This item determines DRAM clock/ timing follow SPD or not. The Choices: Auto By SPD (default), Manual, Turbo, Ultra (default), 8. DRAM Queue Depth This item permits to place the depths of the memory. the better is this function. The Choices: 4 level (default), 2 level,
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a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address space. Host cycles that BIOS will the AGP output Buffer Drive strength P Ctrl by AGP Card. By choosing "Manual", it allows user to set AGP output Buffer Drive strength P Ctrl by manual. The Choices: Auto (default), Manual
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has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer to support delay transactions cycles. Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specification. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. Memory Hole When enabled, you can reserve an area of system memory for ISA adapter ROM. When this area is reserved
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M7VIK BIOS Setup 5 Integrated Peripherals ! Figure 5. Integrated Peripherals VIA OnChip IDE Device The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support following options: OnChip IDE Channel 0/1 The motherboard chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Select "Enabled
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(Windows 95 OSR2 or a third party IDE bus master driver). If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA/100, select Auto to enable BIOS support. The Choices: Auto (default), Disabled. VIA OnChip PCI Device If you highlight the literal "Press Enter" next to the "OnChip PCI Device
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M7VIK BIOS Setup controller . The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. Super IO Device If you highlight the literal "Press Enter" next to the "Super IO Device" label and
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M7VIK BIOS Setup Onboard Parallel Port This item allows you to determine access onboard Midi Port can use. The Choices: 5, 10 (default) Init Display First With systems that have multiple video cards, this option determines whether the primary display uses a PCI Slot or an AGP Slot. The Choices:
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M7VIK BIOS Setup USB Keyboard Support Enables support for USB attached keyboards. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. USB Mouse Support Enables support for USB attached mouse. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple
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M7VIK BIOS Setup 6 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup Menu allows you to configure your system to utilize energy conservation and power up/power down features. !
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M7VIK BIOS Setup There are four options of Power Management, three of which have fixed mode settings Min. Power Saving Minimum power management. Suspend Mode = 1 hr. HDD Power Down = 15 min Max. Power Saving Maximum power management only available for sl CPU's. Suspend Mode = 1 min. HDD Power Down =
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M7VIK BIOS Setup DPMS Initial display power BIOS run VGA BIOS to initialize the VGA card when system wakes up from S3 state . The system time is shortened if you disable the function , but system will need AGP driver to initialize the card . So , if the AGP driver of the VGA card does not support
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M7VIK BIOS Setup PCI Master When set to On, you need a LAN add-on card which supports the power function. It should also support the wake-up on LAN jump. The Choices: Off (default), On. PowerOn by PCI Card When you select Enabled, a PME signal from PCI card returns
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which resources are assigned to it. The system needs to record and update ESCD to the memory locations. These locations (4K) are reserved in the system BIOS. If the Disabled (default) option is chosen, the system's ESCD will update only when the new configuration varies from the last one. If the
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M7VIK BIOS Setup option is chosen, the system is forced to update ESCDs and then is automatically set to the "Disabled" mode. The above settings will be shown on the screen only if "Manual" is chosen for the resources controlled by function. Legacy is the term, which signifies that a resource is
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M7VIK BIOS Setup In this case, the PCI VGA controller should not respond to the Write, it should only snoop the data and permit the access to
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M7VIK BIOS Setup 8 PC Health Status ! Figure 8. PC Health Status CPU Warning Temperature The item will prevent CPU from overheating. The Choices: Disabled (default), 50OC/122OF, 53OC/127OF, 60OC/140OF, 63OC/145OF, 66OC/151OF, 70OC/158OF. 56OC/133OF, Current CPU1 Temperature This field
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M7VIK BIOS Setup Shutdown Temperature This item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown Temperature. This item only effective under Windows 98 ACPI mode. The Choices: Disabled (default), 60OC/140OF, 65OC/149OF, 70OC/158OF, 75OC/167OF. Show H/W Monitor
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M7VIK BIOS Setup 9 Frequency/ Voltage Control ! Figure 9. Frequency/ Voltage Control CPU Clock This item allows you to select CPU Clock, and CPU over clocking. If unfortunately, the system's frequency that you are selected is not functioning, there are two methods of booting-up the system. Method 1:
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M7VIK BIOS Setup AGP Voltage Regulator The Choices: 1.5V (Default), 1.8V, 1.7V, 1.6V DRAM Voltage Regulator The Choices: 2.5V, 2.8V, 2.7V, 2.6V (Default). 31