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The system configuration information and chipset register information is stored in the CMOS RAM. This information is retained by a battery when the power is off. Enter the BIOS setup (if needed) to modify this information. The following pages will describe how to enter BIOS setup, and all about options.

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3.1 Enter BIOS Setup

Enter the AMI setup Programs Main Menu as follows: 1. Turn on or reboot the system. The following screen appears with a series of diagnostic check.
AMIBIOS (C) 1999 American Megatrends Inc. A6309 VXXX XXXXXX Hit <DEL> if you want to run setup

(C) American Megatrends Inc. 61-XXXX-001169-00111111-071592-i82440FX-H

2. When the Hit <DEL> message appears, press <DEL> key to enter the BIOS setup screen. 3. After pressing <DEL> key, the BIOS setup screen will appear.

Note: If you dont want to modify CMOS original setting, then dont press any key during the system boot.

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AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITIES - VERSION 1.20 (C) 1998 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Standard CMOS Setup BIOS Features Setup Chipset Features Setup Power Management Setup PNP/PCI Configuration Load BIOS Defaults Load Setup Defaults

Integrated Peripherals Hardware Monitor Setup Supervisor Password User Password IDE HDD Auto Detection Save and Exit Setup Exit Without Saving

Esc :Quit (Shift)F2: Change Color F5: Old Values : Select Item F6 :Load BIOS Defaults F7 :Load Setup Defaults F10: Save & Exit

Standard CMOS Setup for changing time, date , hard disk, etc.

4. Use the <Up> and <Down> key to move the highlight scroll up or down. 5. Use the <ENTER> key to select the option. 6. To exit, press <ESC>. To save and exit, press <F10>. 7. Section 3.2 to 3.7 will explain the option in more details.

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3.2 Standard CMOS Setup

1. Press <ENTER> on Standard CMOS Setup of the main menu screen .
AMIBIOS SETUP - STANDARD CMOS SETUP (C)1999 American Megatrends,Inc.All Rights Reserved
Date (mm/dd/yyyy): Time (hh/mm/ss): Pri Pri Sec Sec Master Slave Master Slave Type :Auto :Auto :Auto :Auto Size Fri Oct 29, 1999 17:09:25 Cyln Head WPcom Sec LBA Mode ON ON ON ON Blk Mode ON ON ON ON PIO Mode AUTO AUTO AUTO AUTO 32Bit Mode ON ON ON ON

Floppy Drive A: Floppy Drive B:

1.44 MB 3 1/2 Not Installed Disabled

Boot Sector Virus Protection

Base Memory : 0 Kb Other Memory : 384 Kb Extended Memory : 0 Mb Total Memory : 1 Mb ESC:Exit :Select Item PU/PD/+/-:Modify (Shift)F2:Color

Available Options: Disabled Enabled

2. Use <Up> and <Down> to choose the item and <PgUp> and <PgDn> keys to modify the highlighted item. 3. After you have finished with the Standard CMOS Setup, <ESC> to go back to the main menu. press

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3.3 BIOS Features Setup

1. Press <ENTER> on BIOS Features Setup of the main menu screen.
AMIBIOS SETUP - BIOS FEATURES SETUP (C) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Quick Boot 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device S.M.A.R.T. For Hard Disk Boot Num-Lock Floppy Drive Swap Floppy Drive Seek Password Check Boot to OS/2 > 64M CPU Serial Number L2 Cache Cache Bus ECC System BIOS Cacheable C000, 32k Shadow C800, 16K Shadow CC00, 16K Shadow D000, 16K Shadow D400, 16K Shadow D800, 16K Shadow :Enabled :Floppy :IDE-0 :CDROM :Disabled :On :Disabled :Disabled :Setup :No :Enabled :Write Back :Disabled :Enabled :Disabled :Disabled :Disabled :Disabled :Disabled :Disabled DC00, 16K Shadow Disabled

ESC:Exit :Select Item F1 :Help PU/PD/+/-:Modify F5 :Old Values (Shift)F2:Color F6 :Load BIOS Defaults F7 :Load Setup Defauls

2. Use <Up> and <Down> to choose the item and <PgUp> and <PgDn> keys to modify the highlighted item. 3. After you have finished with the BIOS Features Setup, press <ESC> to go back to the main menu.

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Description of the item on screen follows:

Quick Boot
Set this option to Enabled to permit AMI BIOS to boot within 5 seconds. This option replaces the old ABOVE 1 MB Memory Test option. The Setup default setting is Enabled. The BIOS default setting is Disabled.

1st Boot Device/2nd Boot Device/3rd Boot Device

This option sets the sequence of boot drives. The settings are: Disabled Disable this sequence IDE-0 The system will boot from the first HDD. IDE-1 The system will boot from the Second HDD. IDE-2 The system will boot from the Third HDD. IDE-3 The system will boot from the Fourth HDD. Floppy ZIP The system will boot from LS-120(120M Floppy). A:/LS120 Atapi ZIP C: The system will boot from the CD-ROM. CDROM SCSI The system will boot from the SCSI. Network The system will boot from the Network drive.

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S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks

This option sets the SMART Function for the hard disk. The hard disk need to have SMART function for this feature to work.

Boot up Num Lock

When this option is set to Off, AMI BIOS turns off the Num Lock key when the system is powered on. The end user can then use the arrow keys on both the numeric keypad and the keyboard. The settings are On or Off. The Setup default and BIOS default setting are On.

Floppy Drive Swap

Set this option to Enabled to specify that floppy drives A: and B: are swapped. The setting are Enabled and Disabled. The Setup and BIOS default settings are Disabled.

Floppy Drive Seek

When this option is set to Enabled, AMI BIOS performs a Seek command on floppy drive A: before booting the system. The settings are Enabled and Disabled. The Setup and BIOS default settings are Disabled.

Password Check
This option specifies the type of AMI BIOS password protection that is implemented. The Setup and BIOS default settings are Setup.

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Boot To OS/2 > 64MB

Set this option to Enabled to permit the BIOS to run properly, if OS/ 2 is to be used with > 64MB of DRAM. The settings are Enabled or Disabled. The Setup and BIOS default settings are Disabled.

L2 CacheECC
This option enables the Level 2 Cache memory ECC(Error Check Correction).

System BIOS Cacheable

AMI BIOS always copies the system BIOS from ROM to RAM for faster execution. Set this option to Enabled to permit the contents of the F0000h RAM memory segment to be written to and read from cache memory. The settings are Enabled or Disabled. The Setup default setting is Enabled. The BIOS default setting is Disabled.

C000, 32K Shadow

These options specify how the contents of the video ROM are handled. The settings are: Disabled - the Video ROM is not copied to RAM. Cached - the contents of the video ROM from C0000h - C7FFFh are not only copied from ROM to RAM; it can also be written to or read from cache memory. Enabled - the Contents of the video ROM from C0000h - C7FFFh are copied(shadowed) from ROM to RAM for faster execution. The Setup and BIOS default setting is Enabled.

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3.4 Chipset Features Setup

1. Press <ENTER> on Chipset Features Setup of the main menu screen.
AMIBIOS SETUP - CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP (C) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Set SDRAM Timing by SPD DRAM Frequency SDRAM CAS# Latency DRAM Integrity Mode CPU In Order Queue Memory Hole AGP Mode AGP Comp. Driving Manual AGP Comp. Driving AGP Aperture Size USB Controller USB KB/Mouse Legacy :Disabled :100Mhz :3 :Disabled :4-Level :Disabled :Auto :Auto :CB :64MB :USB Port 0&1 :Disabled

ESC:Exit :Select Item F1 :Help PU/PD/+/-:Modify F5 :Old Values (Shift)F2:Color F6 :Load BIOS Defaults F7 :Load Setup Defauls

2. Use <Up> and <Down> to choose the item and <PgUp> and <PgDn> keys to modify the highlighted item. 3. After you have finished with the Chipset Features Setup, press <ESC> to go back to the main menu.

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Description of the item on screen follows:

Set SDRAM Timing By SPD
Choose Enabled, will automatically configure the DRAM Timing depending on the DRAM Speed selection. Choose Disabled, to customize the setup.

DRAM Frequency
This item specify the DRAM frequency of the system. The settings are: 66MHz FSB Processor 66/100MHz DRAM Frequency 100MHz FSB Processor 66/100/133MHz DRAM Frequency 133MHz FSB Processor 100/133MHz DRAM Frequency

SDRAM CAS# Latency

When synchronous DRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing. The settings are: 2 and 3.

DRAM Integrity Mode

This item will automatically detect your DIMM for ECC. The Setup and BIOS default setting is Disabled.

Memory Hole
This option allows the end user to specify the location of a memory hole (15MB-16MB). The cycle matching the selected memory hole will be passed to the ISA bus.

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AGP Aperture Size

This option determines the effective size of the graphics aperture used in the particular MCM configuration. The AGP aperture is memory mapped,wile graphics data structure can reside in a graphics aperture. The aperture range should be programmed as not cacheable in the processor cache,accesses with the aperture range are forwarded to the main memory, then MCM will translate the original issued address via a translation table that is maintained on the main memory. The option allows the selection of an aperture size of 4MB,8MB,16MB,32MB,64MB,128MB and 256MB.

USB Controller
Set this option to Enabled or Disabled the on-chip USB controller. The settings are USB Port 0 & 1, USB Port 2 & 3 or All USB Port. The Setting and BIOS default setting is USB Port 0 & 1.

USB KB/Mouse Legacy Support

Set this option to Enabled or Disabled USB Mouse & keyboard. The default setting is Disabled.

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3.5 Power Management Setup

1. Press <ENTER> on Power Management Setup of the main menu screen.
AMIBIOS SETUP - POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP (C) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Compliance With O/S ACPI Standby State USB Wakeup From S3/S5 Power Management/APM Green PC LED Status Video Power Down Mode Hard Disk Power Down Mode Standby Time Out (Minute) Suspend Time Out (Minute) Throttle Slow Clock Ratio Display Activity IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ7 IRQ9 IRQ10 IRQ11 IRQ13 IRQ14 :Yes :S1/POS :Disabled :Enabled :Dual Color :Suspend :Stand-by :Disabled :Disabled :50%-56.25% :Ignore :Monitor :Monitor :Ignore :Monitor :Ignore :Ignore :Ignore :Ignore :Monitor IRQ15 System Thermal Thermal Slow Clock Ratio Power Button Function Restore on AC/Power Loss Resume On Ring/LAN Resume On PME# Resume On RTC Alarm RTC Alarm Date RTC Alarm Hour RTC Alarm Minute RTC Alarm Second :Ignore :Ignore :50%-56.25% :On/Off :Last State :Enabled :Disabled :Disabled :15 :12 :30 :30

ESC:Exit :Select Item F1 :Help PU/PD/+/-:Modify F5 :Old Values (Shift)F2:Color F6 :Load BIOS Defaults F7 :Load Setup Defauls

2. Use <Up> and <Down> to choose the item and <PgUp> and <PgDn> keys to modify the highlighted item. 3. After you have finished with the Power Management Setup, press <ESC> to go back to the main menu.

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Description of the item on screen follows:

Compliance With O/S
Set this option to Yes the operating system is support ACPI. The setting is No, the operating system is support APM.

ACPI Standby State

This item will set which ACPI standby type will be used.

Power Management/APM
Set this option to enable the chipsets power management features and APM(Advanced Power Management). The settings are Enabled, InstOn(instant-on) or Disabled. The Setup default setting is Enabled. The BIOS Default is Disabled

Green PC Monitor Power State

This option specifies the power state that the green PC-compliant video monitor enters when AMI BIOS places it in a power savings state after the specified period of display inactivity has expired. The settings are Off, Standby, Suspend. The Setup and BIOS default setting is Standby.

Video Power Down Mode

This option specifies the power conserving state that the VESA VGA video subsystem enters after the specified period of display inactivity has expired. The settings are Disabled, Standby or Suspend. The default setting is Standby.

Hard Disk Power Down Mode

This option specifies the power conserving state that the hard disk drive enters after the specified period of hard drive inactivity has expired. The settings are Disabled, Standby or Suspend. The Setup and BIOS default setting is Standby.

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Standby TimeOut (Minute)

This option defines the continuous idle time before the system enters STANDBY mode. If any item defined in the options of Power Down and Resume events is enabled & active, STANDBY timer will be reloaded. When the system has entered Standby mode, any of the items that are enabled in Wake Up Events of Doze and Standby will trigger the system to wake up. The settings are Disabled, 1 min, 2 min, 3 min, 4 min, 5 min, 6 min, 7 min, 8 min, 9 min, 10 min, 11 min, 12 min, 13 min, 14 min or 15 min. The default settings is Disabled.

Suspend Time Out (Minute)

This option specifies the length of a period of system inactivity while in Suspend state. When this length of time expires, the computer enters Suspend power state. The settings are Disabled, 1 min, 2 min, 4 min, 8 min, 10 min, 20 min, 30 min, 40 min, 50 min or 60 min. The default setting is Disabled.

Throttle Slow Clock Ratio

This option specifies the speed at which the system clock runs in power saving states. The settings are expressed as ration between the normal CPU clock speed and the CPU clock speed when the computer is in the power-conserving state.

Display Activity/IRQ 3/IRQ 4/IRQ 5/IRQ 7/IRQ 9/IRQ1 0/ IRQ 11/IRQ 13/IRQ 14/IRQ 15/System Thermal
When set to Monitor, these options enable event monitoring on the specified hardware interrupt request line. If set to Monitor and the computer is in a power saving state, AMI BIOS watches for activity on the specified IRQ line. The computer enters the full on power state if any activity occurs. AMI BIOS reloads the Standby and Suspend timeout timers if activity occurs on the specified IRQ line.

Thermal Slow Clock Ratio

When set to Monitor, then you can choose the throttle ratio. This option is connected with the CPU Critical Temperature Option.

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Power Button Function

During Suspend, if you push the switch once, the system goes into suspend mode and if you push it more than 4 seconds, the system will be turned off. During On/Off, the system will turn off once you push the switch.

Restore on AC/Power Loss

The settings are power on, power off or last state. During power on, after every AC power loss, the system will be turned on. During last status, after every AC power losss, whatever the system status, it will be the same when the AC power returns.

Resume On Ring/LAN
During Disabled, the system will ignore any incoming call from the modem/LAN network card. During Enabled, the system will boot up if theres an incoming call from the modem/LAN network card. Note: If you have change the setting, you must let the system boot up until it goes to the operating system. Then, power off the system. This function will work the next time you power on.

Resume On PME#
During Disabled, the system will ignore any event on PME (Power Management Event). During Enabled, the system wull boot up if theres an event on PME. The default setting is Disabled.

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Resume On RTC Alarm

This function is for setting the Date, Hour, Minute, and Second for your computer to boot up. During Disabled, you cannot use this function. During Enabled, Choose the Date, Hour, Minute, and Second: RTC Alarm Date Choose which day the system will boot up. RTC Alarm Hour Choose which hour the system will boot up. RTC Alarm Minute Choose which minute the system will boot up. RTC Alarm Second Choose which second the system will boot up. Note: If you have change the setting, you must let the system boot up until it goes to the operating system. Then, power off the system. This function will work the next time you power on.

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3.6 PNP/PCI Configuration

1. Press <ENTER> on PNP/PCI Configuration of the main menu screen.
AMIBIOS SETUP - PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION (C) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved
PnP Aware O/S Clear NVRAM PCI Latency Timer Primary Graphics Adapter PCI VGA Palette Snoop DMA Channel 0 DMA Channel 1 DMA Channel 3 DMA Channel 5 DMA Channel 6 DMA Channel 7 IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ7 IRQ9 IRQ10 IRQ11 IRQ14 IRQ15 :No :No :64 :PCI :Disabled :PnP :PnP :PnP :PnP :PnP :PnP :PCI/PnP :PCI/PnP :PCI/PnP

ESC:Exit :Select Item F1 :Help PU/PD/+/-:Modify :PCI/PnP F5 :Old Values (Shift)F2:Color :PCI/PnP F6 :Load BIOS Defaults :PCI/PnP F7 :Load Setup Defauls
:PCI/PnP :PCI/PnP :PCI/PnP

2. Use <Up> and <Down> to choose the item and <PgUp> and <PgDn> keys to modify the highlighted item. 3. After you have finished with the PNP/PCI Configuration, press <ESC> to go back to the main menu.

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Description of the item on screen follows:

Plug and Play Aware O/S
Set this option to Yes if the operating system in this computer is aware of and follows the Plug and Play specification. Currently, only Windows 95 is PnP-aware. The settings are Yes or No. The default setting No.

Clear NVRAM
During Yes, this will clear NVRAM data on every boot.

PCI Latency Timer

This option specifies the latency timings (in PCI clocks) for all PCI devices on the PCI bus. The settings are 32, 64, 96, 128, 160, 192, 224 or 248. The Setup and BIOS default settings is 64.

Primary Graphics Adapter

This option is for selecting which VGA card is to be your primary display graphics adapter.

PCI VGA Palette Snoop

When this option is set to Enabled, multiple VGA devices operating on different buses can handle data from the CPU on each set of palette registers on every video device. Bit 5 of the command register in the PCI device configuration space is the VGA Palette Snoop bit (0 is disabled). For example, if there are two VGA devices in the computer (one PCI and ISA) and the Bit settings are: Disabled - Data read and written by the CPU is only directed to the PCI VGA devices palette registers. Enabled - Data read and written by the CPU is directed to both the PCI VGA devices palette registers and the ISA VGA device palette registers, permitting the palette registers of both devices to be identical. This option must be set to Enabled if an ISA adapter card requires VGA palette snooping. The settings are Enabled or Disabled. The default setting is Disabled.

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DMA Channel 0/1/3/5/6/7

These options specify the bus that the specified DMA channel is used. These options allow you to reserve DMAs for legacy ISA adapter cards. These options determine if AMI BIOS should remove a DMA from the available DMAs passed to devices that are configurable by the system BIOS. The available DMA pool is determined by reading the ESCD NVRAM. If more DMAs must be removed from the pool, the end user can use these options to reserve the DMA by assigning an ISA/EISA setting to it.

IRQ3/IRQ4/IRQ5/RQ7/IRQ9/IRQ10/IRQ11/IRQ14/IRQ15
These options specify the bus that the specified IRQ line is used on. These options allow you to reserve IRQs for legacy ISA adapter cards. These options determine if AMI BIOS should remove an IRQ from the pool of available IRQs passed to devices that are configurable by the system BIOS. The available IRQ pool is determined by reading the ESCD NVRAM. If more IRQs must be removed from the pool, the end user can use these options to reserve the IRQ by assigning an ISA/EISA setting to it. Onboard I/O is configured by AMI BIOS. All IRQs used by onboard I/O are configured as PCI/PnP. If all IRQs are set to ISA/EISA and IRQ14 and 15 are allocated to the onboard PCI IDE, IRQ9 will still be available for PCI and PnP devices, because at least one IRQ must be available for PCI and PnP devices. The settings are ISA/EISA or PCI/PnP. The default setting is PCI/ PnP.

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3.7 Integrated Peripherals

1. Press <ENTER> on Integrated Peripherals of the main menu screen.
AMIBIOS SETUP - INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS (C) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Onboard IDE Onboard FDC Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 Serial Port 2 Mode Duplex Mode Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode EPP Version Parallel Port DMA Parallel Port IRQ Onboard AC97 Audio Onboard MC97 Modem Codec Variable Rate :Both :Auto :Auto :Auto :Normal :N/A :Auto :ECP :N/A :Auto :Auto :Enabled :Disabled :Enabled

ESC:Exit :Select Item F1 :Help PU/PD/+/-:Modify F5 :Old Values (Shift)F2:Color F6 :Load BIOS Defaults F7 :Load Setup Defauls

2. Use <up> and <down> to choose the item and <PgUp> and <PgDn> keys to modify the highlighted item. 3. After you have finished with the Integrated Peripherals, press <ESC> to go back to the main menu.

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Description of the item on screen follows:

Onboard FDC
Choose Auto, for the BIOS to automatically detect the device
If the ISA add-on card has Onboard FDC to be set at

FDC exist none FDC exist

Disabled Enabled

Choose Enabled, Enabling onboard FDC. Choose Disabled, Disabling onboard FDC. The Setup and BIOS default setting is Auto.

Onboard Serial Port 1/Onboard Serial Port 2

Choose 3F8, for the BIOS to automatically detect the device.
If the ISA add-on card has
COM4 COM3 COM2 COM1 (I/O:3F8H) (I/O:3F8H) (I/O:3E8H) (I/O:2E8H)

Onboard Serial port to be set at

PORT1 IRQ ASSIGNED PORT2 IRQ ASSIGNED

X X X X X X X

X X X X X X X

X X X X X X X

X X X X X X X

DISABLED COM3 COM1 COM2 COM1 COM4 COM3 COM2 COM1 COM1 COM2 COM1 COM1 COM1

X 4 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 4

DISABLED COM4 COM2 COM3 COM4 DISABLED DISABLED DISABLED DISABLED COM2 COM3 COM3 COM2 COM2

X 3 3 4 3 X X X X 3 4 4 3 3

Note: If the onboard serial port interrupt and ISA add-on card interrupt are in conflict, the serial port will not work properly. Please disable one of the devices.

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Serial Port2 Mode

This items allows the user to determine which InfraRed (IR) function of the onboard I/O chip. The settings are Normal, IRDA and ASK IR. The default setting is Normal.

Onboard Parallel Port

Choose Auto, the BIOS automatically assigned onboard parallel port to the available parallel port or disabled.
If the ISA add-on card has Onboard parallel port to be set as

LPT1 LPT2 LPT3 I/O:378H I/O:278H I/O:3BCH X X X X X X X X X X X X

PORT ASSIGNED Disabled LPT3 LPT2 LPT1 LPT2 LPT1 LPT1 LPT1

IRQ ASSIGNED X 5 5 7 5 7 7 7

Note: If the onboard parallel port interrupt and ISA add-on card interrupt are in conflict, the parallel port will not work properly. Please disable one of the devices.

Parallel Port Mode

This option allows user to choose the operating mode of the onbaord parallel port. The settings are Normal, SPP/EPP or ECP mode.

EPP Version
This option is for setting which EPP version will be used. The settings are 1.7 and 1.9.

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Parallel Port IRQ

If the onboard parallel mode is not on auto mode, the user can select the interrupt line for onboard parallel port. We suggest that the user select the interrupt for the onboard parallel port as shown below:
Onboard parallel port set at Parallel Port IRQ

LPT1(378H) LPT2(278H) LPT3(3BCH)

7 5 5

Parallel Port DMA

This option allows user to choose DMA channel 1 to 3 for the onboard parallel port on ECP mode.

Onboard IDE
Set this option to enable or disable on board IDE controller.

Onboard AC97 Audio

This item allows you to decide to enable/disable the VIA chipset family to support AC97Audio. The settings are Enabled, Disabled.

Onboard MC97 Modem

This item allows you to decide to enable/disable the VIA chipset family to support MC97 Modem. The settings are Enabled, Disabled.

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3.8 Hardware Monitor Setup

1. Press <ENTER> on Hardware Monitor Setup of the main menu screen.
AMIBIOS SETUP - Hardware Monitor Setup (C) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved
ClkGen Spread Spectrum CPU Host Clock (MHz) CPU Ratio Selection CPU Vcore Selection -= System Monitor =Current CPU Temperature Current System Temperature Current CPU Fan Speed Current Chassis Fan Speed Vcore +2.500V +3.300V +5.000V +12.000V :45oC/113oF :32oC/89oF :5200 RPM :0 RPM :2.112V :2.575V :3.373V :4.946V :11.986V :Enabled :Auto :3.0X :Auto

ESC:Exit :Select Item F1 :Help PU/PD/+/-:Modify F5 :Old Values (Shift)F2:Color F6 :Load BIOS Defaults F7 :Load Setup Defauls

2. Use <up> and <down> to choose the item and <PgUp> and <PgDn> keys to modify the highlighted item. 3. After you have finished with the Peripheral Setup, press <ESC> to go back to the main menu.

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Description of the item on screen follows:

ClkGen Spread Spectrum
This item allows you to select the clock generator Spread Spectrum function. When overclocking the processor, always set this item to Disabled. The default setting is Enabled.

CPU Host Clock (Mhz)

Check your processor and set this function accordingly. If you set this to Manual, you can set the CPU Host Clock accordingly. CPU Frequencies are: 66.8, 79, 85, 87.5, 90, 92.5, 100, 110, 115, 120, 124, 129, 133, 138.

CPU Voltage Selection

Check your processor and set this function accordingly.

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3.9 IDE HDD Auto Detection

You can use this utility to automatically detect the characteristics of most hard drives.
AMIBIOS SETUP - STANDARD CMOS SETUP (C)1999 American Megatrends,Inc.All Rights Reserved
Date (mm/dd/yyyy): Time (hh/mm/ss): Pri Pri Sec Sec Master Slave Master Slave Type :Auto :Auto :Auto :Auto Size Fri Oct 29, 1999 17:09:25 Cyln Head WPcom Sec LBA Mode ON ON ON ON Blk Mode ON ON ON ON PIO Mode AUTO AUTO AUTO AUTO 32Bit Mode ON ON ON ON

Floppy Drive A: Floppy Drive B:

1.44 MB 3 1/2 Not Installed Disabled

Boot Sector Virus Protection

Base Memory : 0 Kb Other Memory : 384 Kb Extended Memory : 0 Mb Total Memory : 1 Mb ESC:Exit :Select Item PU/PD/+/-:Modify (Shift)F2:Color

Available Options: Disabled Enabled

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3.10 Supervisor/User Password

This Main Menu item lets you configure the system so that a password is required each time the system boots or an attempt is made to enter the Setup program. Supervisor Password allows you to change all CMOS settings but the User Password setting doesnt have this function. The way to set up the passwords for both Supervisor and User are as follow: 1. Choose Supervisor/User Password in the Main Menu and press <Enter>. The following message appears: Enter New Supervisor/User Password: 2. The first time you run this option, enter your password up to 6 characters only and press <Enter>. The screen will not display the entered characters. For no password, just press <Enter>. 3. After you enter the password, the following message appears prompting you to confirm the password: Retype New Supervisor/User Password: 4. Enter exactly the same password you just typed in to confirm the password and press <Enter>. 5. Move the cursor to Save and Exit Setup to save the password. 6. If you need to delete the password you entered before, choose the Supervisor/User Password and press <Enter>. It will delete the password that you had before. 7. Move the cursor to Save and Exit Setup to save the option you did. Otherwise, the old password will still be there when you turn on your machine next time.

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