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  • Foxconn P55A | English Manual. - Page 1
    P55A-S/P55A Motherboard User's Manual
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    property of their respective owners. Version: User's Manual V1.0 for P55A-S/P55A motherboard Symbol description: ! Caution: refers to important information that can help you to use motherboard better, and tells you how to avoid problems. WARNING! Warning: indicating a potential risk of hardware
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    HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMPANY LTD 66 , CHUNG SHAN RD., TU-CHENG INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT, TAIPEI HSIEN, TAIWAN, R.O.C. declares that the product Motherboard P55A-S/P55A is in conformity with (reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive
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    FOXCONN P55A-S/P55A PCE Industry Inc. 458 E. Lambert Rd. Fullerton, CA 92835 714-738-8868 714-738-8838 Equipment Classification: Type of Product: Manufacturer: Address: FCC Class B Subassembly Motherboard undesired operation. Tested to comply with FCC standards. Signature : Date :
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    to avoid damage to the motherboard and CPU due to high temperature. Never turn on the computer if the CPU fan is not properly installed. ■ We cannot guarantee that your system can operate normally when your CPU is overclocked. Normal operation depends on the overclocking capac- ity of your
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    Power Management Setup 35 PC Health Status 37 BIOS Security Features 38 Load Optimal Defaults 39 Save & Exit Setup 39 Exit Without Saving 39 Chapter 4 CD Instruction Utility CD content 41 Install driver and utility 42 FOX ONE Main Page 44 CPU Control 48 Frequency Control 50 Limit Setting
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    Update 55 Online Update 57 Configure 60 About & Help 62 FOX LOGO 63 FOX DMI 64 Technical Support : Website : http://www.foxconnchannel.com Support Support Website : http://www.foxconnsupport.com Worldwide online contact Support : http://www.foxconnsupport.com/inquiry.aspx CPU Support
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    Foxconn P55A-S/P55A motherboard. Foxconn products are engineered to maximize computing power, providing only what you need for break-through performance. With advanced overclocking capability and a range of connectivity features for today multi-media computing requirements, P55A-S/ P55A enables
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    1 1-1 Product Specifications CPU Support LGA 1156 socket Intel® CPU: Intel® Core™ i7 and Core™ i5 series processors DMI BUS Full duplex, up to 10Gb/s each direction Chipset Intel® P55 Memory 4 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets Support up to 16GB of system memory Support Dual channel DDR3 1333/
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    S0 (normal), S1 (power on suspend), S3 (suspend to RAM), S4 (suspend to disk), and S5 (soft - off) Bundled Software FOX ONE FOX LiveUpdate FOX LOGO FOX DMI Operating System Support for Microsoft® Windows® Vista/XP Form Factor ATX Form Factor, 12 inches x 8.6 inches (30.5cm x 21.8cm) 
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    Debug LED (Only for P55A-S) 17. SATA Connectors 18. SYS_FAN3 Header 19. IrDA Connector 20. Chipset: Intel® P55 21. IDE Connector (Only for P55A-S) 22. 24-pin ATX Power Connector 23. DDR3 DIMM Slots 24. CPU_FAN1 Header 25. LGA 1156 CPU Socket Note : The above motherboard layout is for reference only
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    . 2. USB Ports The USB port supports the USB 2.0/1.1 specification. Use this port for USB devices such as an USB keyboard/mouse, USB printer, USB flash drive and etc. 3. Clear CMOS Button(Only for P55A-S) Onboard Clear CMOS button is located directly on the motherboard PCB, so you can easily clear
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    supports digital optical audio. 5. External SATA Port (Only for P55A-S) To connect external SATA device(s) to your system by expanding the internal SATA port(s) to the chassis back panel. External SATA LAN Port The Gigabit Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to 1Gb/s data rate. LAN
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    Internal Connectors ■ Jumper ■ Onboard Button ■ Onboard Debug LED Please visit the following website for more supporting information about your motherboard. CPU Support List: http://www.foxconnsupport.com/cpusupportlist.aspx Memory, VGA Compatibility List: http://www.foxconnsupport.com/complist
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    Technology) ■ An Intel® CPU that supports HT Technology ■ A chipset that supports HT Technology ■ An operating system that is optimized for HT Technology ■ A BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it enabled Install the CPU Locate the alignment keys on the motherboard CPU socket and the notches
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    Lift the metal cover on the CPU socket. 3. Remove protective socket cover. 4. Check pin one marking (triangle) with the pin one corner of the CPU socket, align the CPU notches with the socket alignment keys and gently put the CPU onto the socket. 5. When CPU is properly seated, replace the metal
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    , the push pin should be fixed as depicted in the picture. 4. Attach the 4-wire CPU cooler connector to the CPU FAN header on the motherboard . 3 2 1 Release bolts of CPU cooler from motherboard : 1.Turning the push pin (bolt) along with the direction of arrow (counterclockwise). 2. Pull the
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    . If you are unable to insert the memory, switch the direction. Dual Channel Memory Configuration This motherboard provides four DDR3 memory sockets and supports Dual Channel Technology. When memory is installed, the BIOS will automatically check the memory in your system. Four DDR3 memory
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    damage to the memory module. Be sure to install DDR3 DIMMs on this motherboard. Notch If you take a look at front side of memory module, it your memory modules into the sockets. Step 1: Spread the clips at both ends of the memory socket. Place the memory module onto the socket, then put your fingers
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    an Expansion Card ! ■ Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Carefully read the manual that came with your expansion card. ■ computer. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to make any required BIOS changes for your expansion card(s). 7. Install the driver provided with the expansion card in
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    ATX Power Connector : PWR1 PWR1 is the ATX power supply connector. Make sure that the power supply cable and pins are properly aligned with the connector on the motherboard Power 8-pin ATX 12 V Power Connector : PWR2 Connect the 8-pin ATX 12V power supply to PWR2 and provides power to the CPU. +12V
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    ATX power connector according to the picture on the right. Connect a 4-pin power plug USB Connectors : F_USB1/2/3 In addition to the eight USB ports on the rear panel, this product also provides three 10-pin USB headers on its motherboard with SATA Hard Disk or CD devices which support this
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    2 Front Panel Connector : FP1 This motherboard includes one connector for connecting the front panel - PWR-LED - RESET-SW PWR-SW NC EMPTY 9 10 FP1 IrDA Connector : IR This connector supports infrared wireless trans-mitting and receiving device. 1 2 3 4 5 IR +5V EMPTY IRRX GND IRTX Audio
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    NC 3 SPKJ 4 SPEAKER Fan Connectors : CPU_FAN1, SYS_FAN2/3 There are three main fan headers on this motherboard. The fan speed can be controlled and monitored in "PC Health Status" section of the BIOS Setup. These fans can be automatically turned off after the system enters 3, S4 and S5 sleeping
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    ESD (Electrical Static Discharge) problem. Jumper 1 Diagram 1 1 Definition 1-2 2-3 Description Set Pin 1 and Pin 2 closed Set Pin 2 and Pin 3 closed Clear CMOS Jumper: CLR_CMOS(Only for P55A) The motherboard uses CMOS RAM to store the basic hardware information (such as BIOS data, date, time
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    . Set the jumper to pins 2-3, you can disable the Intel® Management Engine function. Enable 1 (Default) 2 3 Disable 1 2 3 MFG ! ■ Before flashing BIOS ROM, you need to set MFG jumper to pins 2-3 first. 2-6 Onboard Button(Only for P55A-S) Power on Button: POWER_ON Push the power on button
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    Save & Exit Setup ■ Exit Without Saving Since BIOS could be updated some other times, the BIOS information described in this manual is for reference only. We do not guarantee the content of this manual will remain consistent with the newly released BIOS at any given time in the future. Please visit
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    1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc. Each item in the main menu is explained below: ► System Information It displays the basic system configuration, such as BIOS version, CPU Name, memory size plus system date, time and Floppy drive. They all can be viewed or set up through this menu. ► Advanced
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    read/change Fan speeds, and displays temperatures and voltages of your CPU/System. ► BIOS Security Features The Supervisor/User password can be set up through (such as less I/O cards, less memory ...etc.), still, it may cause problem if you have more memory or I/O cards installed. It means, if your
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    Not Detected] Halt On Keyboard Mouse [All Errors, But ...] [Disabled] [Disabled] Model Name : P55A/P55A-S BIOS Version : 945F1P01 Memory : 512MB MAC Address : 00-22-68-2E-26-1D Intel (R) Core (TM) CPU 870 @2.93GHz Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F9
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    discuss with the field service people if a BIOS upgrade is needed. ► Memory This item displays the current memory size. The size is depending on how many memory modules were installed in your system before powering on. ► MAC Address This item shows the onboard LAN MAC address. ► CPU Name It displays
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    disk drives. ► Quick Boot While Enabled, this option allows BIOS to skip certain tests while booting, this will shorten the time needed to boot the may not agree with longer latency times so if you start facing problems like stuttering sound or a less responsive system, reduce the latency. Higher
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    so that the motherboard memory controller (chipset) can better access the memory device. Select [Auto] for SPD enable mode. Select [Manual] to set that BIOS programs into the memory controller is a function of the target clock frequency. The target clock frequency is determined from the supported CAS
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    your BIOS from being affected by viruses, e.g. CIH. CPU Configuration CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc. CPU Configuration Configure advanced CPU settings Help Item Module Version : 01.06 MPS and ACPI MADT Manufacturer : Intel
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    future virtualization solutions. This item will be displayed only when the CPU is supporting this feature and the setting is used to enable/disable it. met, including CPU, chipset, motherboard, BIOS and operation system. Please refer to Intel website for more information. ► Intel(R) C-STATE
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    Inc. Voltage Options ► Vcore Offset Control [0] Help Item ► PCH Voltage Control [Disabled] ► Adjust DRAM Voltage [Disabled] Allows BIOS to set CPU voltage 6.25mV per step. Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F9:Optimized Defaults ► Vcore
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    space. For many years it wasn't possible or practical to put that much RAM into a PC. But now it is, so it's up to the memory can deal with physical addresses larger than 32 bits. Once this option is enabled, BIOS will display the true size of memory installed. ► Initate Graphic Adapter This item
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    to set the operation mode of your SATA ports. Setting values are: [IDE]; [Disabled]. [IDE] - This configures the SATA ports to support IDE mode. [Disabled] - This disabled the SATA ports. ► SATA#1 Configuration SATA#1 are the SATA ports 1, 2, 3, 4 of the motherboard. This item allows you select the
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    are the SATA ports 5,6 of the motherboard. This item allows you select the mode of the SATA ports. Setting values LAN Controller This item is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN controller. ► OnBoard LAN Boot ROM This item is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN boot optional ROM. A LAN
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    Megatrends, Inc. SuperIO Configuration Configure ITE8720 Super IO Chipset Help Item Serial Port2 Address [2F8/IRQ3] Allows BIOS to Select Serial Port2 Mode [Normal] Serial Port2 Base Address. Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC
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    support if no USB devices are Legacy USB Support [Enabledd]] connected. USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed] BIOS 12Mbps. ► BIOS EHCI Hand-Off Windows XP supports a number of support for EHCI BIOS handoff will be available in Windows XP SP2. This item allows you to enable support
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    CPU and L2 configuration context. Control starts from the processor's reset vector after the wake event. (also called Suspend to RAM) S4 - The S4 sleeping state is the lowest power, longest wake latency sleeping state supported within the BIOS to distinguish whether or not the boot is going to wake from
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    does not have access to it and therefore falls back to less accurate timing methods. This item is used to enable or disable the HPET Support. ► ACPI Suspend Type This item is used to set the energy saving mode of the ACPI function. When you select "S1 (POS)" mode, the power
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    warning temperature for the system. When the temperature of CPU is higher than the set value, the motherboard will send out warning information. ► Shut Down supporting ACPI. ► Case Open Warning This item is used to enable or disable case open warning function. ► CPU/System Temperature The CPU
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    to clear the user password. ► Password Check When it is set to [Setup], a password is required to enter the BIOS setup; select [Always], a password is required not only to enter BIOS setup, but also on each boot of your PC. ► Boot Sector Virus Protection This item is used to enable/disable
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    Optimal defaults are the best settings of this motherboard. Always load the Optimal defaults after updating the BIOS or after clearing the CMOS values. Load But if the optimal performance parameters to be set cannot be supported by your hardware devices (for example, too many expansion cards
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    The utility CD that came with the motherboard contains useful software and several utility drivers that enhance the motherboard features. This chapter includes the following information: ■ Utility CD content ■ Install driver and utility ■ FOX ONE ■ FOX LiveUpdate ■ FOX LOGO ■ FOX DMI Note : Because
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    guide you how to install. 1. Install Driver Use these options to install all the drivers for your system. You should install the drivers in order, and you need to restart your computer after all the drivers have been installed. A. Intel Chipset Driver B. VIA HDA Audio Driver C. Broadcom LAN Driver
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    click "Intel Chipset Driver" to install it first. After that, you can click "One Click Setup" to install all the other drivers left, or you can click on each individual driver to install it manually. Click to visit Select to Install Select to Browse CD Foxconn's Utilities Install Drivers website
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    supported. ■ Voltage Monitoring is supported only in FOX ONE Premium & Deluxe products. ■ Fox Intelligent Stepping is supported only in FOX ONE Deluxe products. Supporting program, the system parameters (such as CPU clock, voltage...etc.) are controlled by BIOS settings. After you run FOX ONE,
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    1. Main Page Show CPU Information Toolbar Alert Lamp 4 Monitor Frequency/Voltage/Fan speed/Temperature value Switch Button Skin Button Exit Minimum Configuration Homepage Toolbar Use the toolbar to navigate
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    button to drop the FOX ONE to Windows system tray located at the lower right corner of your screen. Homepage Click this button to visit Foxconn motherboard website : http://www.foxconnchannel.com 45 45
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    value is 1 second. 2). Simple Mode : To select which message of system settings are to be displayed in the Simple Mode. Messages such as CPU frequency, voltage...etc., they can be displayed one by one in Simple Mode. 3). F.I.S. Calibration (FOX Intelligent Stepping, Optional) This function will re
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    collected, it will ask you to restart your computer now. Later on, when the FOX ONE program is activated, and F.I.S. feature (in CPU Page) is also enabled, FOX ONE will automatically adjust your CPU clock according to your system loadings. (Loadings are like Power Gaming, Data Mining...etc.) 47 47
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    This page lets you select (or overclock) CPU clock to meet the current performance level of the system. The fastest and suitable CPU clock running for current system can be calculated by FOX ONE automatically or manually input by yourselves. Manual : You can press the up/down button to adjust
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    . Push RESET button on the front panel of your system to restart the computer. Run FOX ONE program again, it will inform you the previous test found that 255MHz is the recommended CPU clock for your system. Click Yes to apply it to your system. Now, your system is running at
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    in the FIS Calibration option of Configuration menu. Select Auto, CPU will automatically adjust its clock according to current system loading. 4 and PCI Express frequencies by manual. Go to Freq. page Close this page Select the option you want to set Adjust by manual Reset the changes Apply the
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    limit temperature and enable the alert function. Go to Limit Show current CPU Setting page temperature value Enable alert function when the CPU temperature is higher than high limit value Show current high limit value of the CPU temperature 4 Set high limit by dragging the lever 4.2 Limit Setting
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    runs slower than the low limit rpm value Show current low limit rpm value of CPU fan 4 Set low limit rpm by dragging the lever 4.4 Limit Setting - System Fan This page lets you to set system fan low limit rpm and
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    value of FAN1 fan Set low limit rpm by dragging the lever 5. Voltage Page - Voltage Control (Optional) This page lets you set CPU voltage, memory voltage and North Bridge voltage manually. CPU voltage can be stepped up/down by a unit of 12.5mV, while memory is 0.05V/step, and North Bridge is 0.04V
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    4 6. Fan Page - Fan Control This page lets you enable Smart Fan function or set the fan speed by manual. When Smart Fan is selected, you must use a 4-pin CPU cooler in your system. Go to Fan page Enable or disable smart fan function Set fan speed by dragging the lever Apply the changes 54 54
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    and update your system BIOS, drivers and utilities by local or online. Supporting Update 1-1 Local Update - BIOS Information This page lets you know your system BIOS information. Link to website Minimum Exit Toolbar Show current BIOS information *** : please refer to the physical motherboard
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    . Key in a BIOS name Click here 1-3 Local Update - Update This page helps you to update your BIOS from a local file. After click "Update", An alert message will be displayed to ensure if you really want to continue, click "Yes" to confirm. A setup wizard will guide you to load a local BIOS file to
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    the wizard to finish the update operation. Click here 4 Current information Select BIOS to update Search new BIOS from Internet Browse detailed information Update BIOS Close the window 2-2 Online Update - Update Driver This page lets you update your system drivers from Internet. Click "start
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    the driver to update Browse detailed information Install the selected driver Close the window 2-3 Online Update - Update Utility This page lets you update utilities from Internet. Click "start", it will search the new utilities from Internet. Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation
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    4 2-4 Online Update - Update All This page lets you update your system drivers from Internet. Click "start", it will search all new BIOS/drivers/utilities from Internet. Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation. Click here Current information Search all new BIOS/ drivers/utilities from
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    3. Configure 3-1 Configure - option This page lets you set auto search options. After you enable the auto search function, FOX LiveUpdate will start its searching from Internet and if any qualified item found, it will pop out a message on the task bar to inform you to do the next step. Click here
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    prompt you to install the new version. 4 Prompt you to install the new FOX LiveUpdate 3-2 Configure - System This page lets you set the backup BIOS location and change different skin of the FOX LiveUpdate utility. Click here Determine if the FOX LiveUpdate can auto run when the system starts up
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    protective, and you must make sure the flash process is continuous and without any interruption. Click here Select which BIOS ROM to flash(Only available to motherboard with backup BIOS ROM ) Select to flash Boot Block Select to clear CMOS Apply the changes Reset to default value ! We recommend
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    screen during POST (Power-On Self-Test). You can prepare a JPG image if you enable the BIOS "Quiet Boot" setting in "Advanced BIOS Features" menu. Supporting Operating Systems : ■ BIOS file automatically. During this time, please DO NOT shut down the application and the system, or the motherboard
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    three DMI data formats : Report, Data Fields and Memory Dump. With DMI information, system maker can easily analyze and troubleshoot your motherboard if there is any problem occurred. Supporting Operating Systems : ■ Windows 2000 ■ Windows XP (32-bit and 64-bit) ■ Windows 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit
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