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    BIOS Setup BIOS Setup 1 Main Menu 3 Standard CMOS Features 6 Advanced BIOS Features 8 Advanced Chipset Features 11 Integrated Peripherals 15 Power Management Setup 19 PnP/PCI Configurations 24 PC Health Status 27 Frequency/Voltage Control 29
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    -tuning of the chipset controlling the entire system. The rest of 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
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    Version 2.1 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) local bus specification. DRAM Support SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) are supported. Supported CPUs This AWARD BIOS supports the IntelTM CPU. Using Setup In general, you use the arrow keys to highlight items, press to select
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    to select among the items and press to accept and enter the sub-menu. The information about BIOS defaults on manual is just for reference; please refer to the BIOS installed on board, for update information. ! Figure 1. Main Menu Standard CMOS Features This submenu contains industry standard
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    clock ratio, you should check your CPU frequency in advance. The CPU clock ratio should be changed depending on your CPU frequency.) Load Optimized Defaults This selection allows you to reload the BIOS when the system is having problems particularly with the boot sequence. These configurations are
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    BIOS Setup Set User Password If the Supervisor Password is not set, then the User Password will function in the same Saving Abandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup. confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding. Update BIOS This submenu allows you to update
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    BIOS Setup 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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    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 conventional memory detected during boot up. Displays the amount of extended memory
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    enabled and an attempt is made to write to the boot sector, BIOS will display a warning message on the screen and sound an alarm beep. Disabled Virus protection is disabled. Enabled Virus protection is activated. CPU L1 & L2 Cache Depending on the CPU/chipset in use, you may be able to increase
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    BIOS Setup CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking This item allows you to enable/disable CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking. The Choices Enable quick POST. Disabled Normal POST. First /Second/Third/ Boot Other Device These BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these
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    other than Non-OS2 is only used for OS2 systems with memory exceeding 64MB. The Choices: Non-OS2 (default), OS2. Video BIOS Shadow Determines whether video BIOS will be copied to RAM for faster execution. Enabled (default) Optional ROM is enabled. Disabled Optional ROM is disabled. Summary
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    BIOS Setup Advanced Chipset Features This submenu allows you to configure the specific features of the chipset installed on your system. This chipset manages bus speeds
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    BIOS Setup DRAM Timing This item determines DRAM clock/ timing follow SPD or not. The Choices: By SPD(default), Manual. SDRAM CAS Latency When DRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing. The Choices: 2.5, 2 (default). Bank Interleave
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    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 without interrupting the CPU. When disabled, a write buffer is not used and the CPU read cycle will
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    BIOS Setup PCI Master 0 WS Write When Enabled, writes to the PCI bus are executed with zero-wait states. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. PCI Delay Transaction The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer to support delay transactions cycles. Select Enabled to support compliance
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    Integrated Peripherals ! Figure 5. Integrated Peripherals BIOS Setup VIA OnChip IDE Device If you highlight Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. OnChip IDE Channel 0/1 The motherboard chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Select "Enabled" to activate the first
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    in your system. As well, your operating environment requires a DMA driver (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
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    BIOS Setup Super IO Device If you highlight the literal "Press Enter" next to the "Super IO Device" label and then press the enter key, it
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    BIOS Setup ECP Mode Use DMA Select a DMA Channel for the port. The Choices: 3 (default), multiple commands, or multiple sector read/write. Select the "Enabled" option if your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do). The system will automatically determine the optimal number of blocks
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    BIOS Setup 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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    BIOS Setup 2. Suspend Mode. 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
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    power is restored to a system that had lost power previously without any subsequent manual intervention. There are 3 sources that provide current to the CMOS area that retains these Power-On instructions; the motherboard battery (3V), the Power Supply (5VSB), and the Power Supply (3.3V). While AC
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    BIOS Setup "Former-Sts" Means to maintain the last status of the CMOS when AC : On (default), Off. 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
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    BIOS Setup Date (of Month) You can choose which month the system will boot up. This field is only configurable when "RTC Resume" is set to "
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    BIOS Setup PnP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed of the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components. This section covers
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    Reset Configuration Data The system BIOS supports the PnP feature which requires the system to "Auto" (default), the system BIOS will detect the system resources and automatically assign the relative IRQ and DMA channel for each peripheral. By Choosing "Manual", the user will need to assign
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    BIOS Setup IRQ Resources This submenu will allow you to assign each system to configure the system interrupts. This is only configurable when "Resources Controlled By" is set to "Manual". PCI / VGA Palette Snoop Choose Disabled or Enabled. Some graphic controllers which are not VGA compatible
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    ! Figure 8. PC Health Status BIOS Setup Shutdown Temperature This item allows you to set the shutdown temperature of the CPU in order not to be damaged by the overheated temperature. When this function is enabled, the system will automatically shutdown if the CPU temperature reaches the shutdown
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    BIOS Setup This field displays the current speed of CPU fan. Current SYSFAN Speed This field displays the current speed SYSTEM fan. Show H/W Monitor in POST If your computer contains a monitoring system, it will show
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    BIOS Setup Frequency/Voltage Control ! Frequency/Voltage Control CPU Clock Ratio This item allows you to select the CPU Ratio. The Choices: X8 (default), X9, X10, X11, X12, X13, X14, X15, X16, X17, X18, X19, X20, X21, X22, X23. CPU Voltage This item allow syou to select CPU Voltage Regulator. The
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    BIOS Setup Spread Spectrum This item allows you to enable/disable the Spread Spectrum function. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled＊. CPU Clock This item allows you to select CPU Host Clock. The Choices: 100MHz (Min) (default) ~ 132MHz (Max). If unfortunately, the system's frequency that you
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BIOS Setup
BIOS Setup
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Main Menu
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Standard CMOS Features
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Advanced BIOS Features
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Advanced Chipset Features
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Integrated Peripherals
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Power Management Setup
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PnP/PCI Configurations
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PC Health Status
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Frequency/Voltage Control
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