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Notice:
1. Owing to Microsoft’s certifying schedule is various to every
supplier, we might have some drivers not certified yet by
Microsoft. Therefore, it might happen under Windows XP that a
dialogue box (shown as below) pop out warning you this
software has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its
compatibility with Windows XP. Please rest assured that our RD
department has already tested and verified these drivers. Click
the “Continue Anyway” button and go ahead the installation.

2. USB 2.0 Driver Limitations:

2-1 The USB 2.0 driver only supports Windows XP and
Windows 2000.
2-2 If you connect a USB 2.0 hub to the root hub, plugging USB
devices into this hub, the system might not successfully
execute certain USB devices’ connection because it could not
recognize these devices.

Currently, we are working on such limitations’ solution. As soon as

the solution is done, the updated USB drive will be released to our
website: www.pcchips.com.tw for your downloading.

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 Table of Contents
Trademarks .............................................................................. I
Chapter 1: Introduction....................................................................1
Key Features............................................................................2
Package Contents.....................................................................5
Static Electricity Precautions...................................................6
Pre-Installation Inspection.......................................................6
Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation................................................7
Motherboard Components .......................................................8
I/O Ports...................................................................................8
Install Memory Modules .........................................................9
Jumper Settings .....................................................................11
Install the Motherboard .........................................................12
Connecting Optional Devices................................................13
Install Other Devices .............................................................15
Expansion Slots .....................................................................17
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility.......................................................18
Introduction ...........................................................................18
Running the Setup Utility ......................................................19
Standard CMOS Setup Page..................................................20
Advanced Setup Page ............................................................21
Power Management Setup Page ............................................23
PCI / Plug and Play Setup Page.............................................25
Load Optimal Settings ...........................................................26
Load Best Performance Settings............................................26
Features Setup Page...............................................................26
CPU PnP Setup Page .............................................................28
Hardware Monitor Page.........................................................29
Change Password...................................................................29
Exit ........................................................................................30
Chapter 4: Software & Applications .............................................31
Introduction ...........................................................................31
Installing Support Software ...................................................32
Bundled Software Installation ...............................................34

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IV
Chapter 1
Introduction
This motherboard has onboard AMD Athlon XP/Athlon/Duron
processors. It supports front-side bus speed up to 266/200 MHz.

This motherboard has the VIA KM266 Northbridge and VT8235

Southbridge that support one 4X AGP slot for highly graphics
display, DDR266/200, and Ultra DMA ATA100/133 function to
provide outstanding high system performance under all types of
system operations. It has the built-in AC’97 Codec,
a CNR (Communications and Networking Riser) slot and a built-in
10BaseT/100BaseTX Network Interface. It has the 128-bit
2D/3D AGP Graphics Accelerator with 32MB frame buffer,
supporting AGP 266MHz 4X mode up to 1GB/s bandwidth, which
provides a direct connection between the graphics sub-system and
memory so that the graphics do not have to compete for processor
time with other devices on the PCI bus. There is a full set of I/O
Ports including PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports, one serial port,
one onboard VGA (S3) port, one parallel port, one LAN port
(optional), four back-panel USB 2.0 ports and onboard USB header
USB3 providing two extra ports by connecting the extended USB
module to the motherboard.

This motherboard has all the features you need to develop a

powerful multimedia workstation that is network ready. The board
is Micro ATX size and has power connectors for an ATX power
supply.

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Key Features
The key features of this motherboard include:

CPU Type
♦ Supports onboard AMD Athlon XP/Athlon/Duron
processors
♦ Supports 266/200 MHz Front-Side Bus

Chipset
There are VIA KM266 Northbridge and VT8235 Southbridge in
this chipset in accordance with an innovative and scalable
architecture with proven reliability and performance. A few of the
chipset’s advanced features are:
♦ An advanced V-Link memory controller architecture that
provides the bandwidth up to 266 MB/s and performance
necessary for even the most demanding Internet and
2D/3D graphics
♦ Support for an 4xAGP interface providing vivid 2D/3D
graphics and video performance

Memory Support
♦ Two 184-pin DIMM sockets for DDR266/200 memory
modules
♦ Maximum installed memory is 2GB

Expansion Slots
♦ One CNR slot
♦ One 4X AGP slot for AGP 2.0-compliant interface
♦ Two 32-bit PCI slots for PCI 2.2-compliant bus interface

Onboard IDE channels

♦ Primary and Secondary PCI IDE channels
♦ Support for PIO (programmable input/output) modes
♦ Support for Multiword DMA modes
♦ Support for Bus Mastering and Ultra DMA ATA
33/66/100/133 modes

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Power Supply and Power Management
♦ ATX power supply connector
♦ ACPI and previous PMU support, suspend switch,
keyboard power on/off
♦ Supports Wake on LAN

VGA
♦ Single cycle 128-bit 3D architecture
♦ 128-bit 2D graphic engine
♦ 8/16/32 MB frame buffer using system memory
♦ Supports AGP 4X 266 MHz mode up to 1GB/s bandwidth
♦ Supports 250MHz RAMDAC
♦ 2D/3D resolutions up to 1920x1440
♦ Supports AGP Rev. 2.0 Spec. Compliant

AC’97 Codec
♦ Compliant with AC’97 2.2 specification
♦ 16-bit stereo full-duplex CODEC with fixed 48KHz
sampling rate
♦ 3 analog line-level stereo inputs with 5-bit volume control:
LINE-IN, CD-IN
♦ Three Audio Jacks – Line-Out, Line-In and Microphone-In
♦ Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster Pro Compatible
♦ Advanced power management support

Onboard I/O Ports

♦ Provides PC99 Color Connectors for easy peripheral device
connections
♦ Floppy disk drive connector with 1Mb/s transfer rate
♦ Two PS/2 ports for keyboard and mouse
♦ One serial port with 16C550-compatible fast UART
♦ One parallel port with ECP and EPP support
♦ One VGA port
♦ One LAN port (optional)
♦ Four back-panel USB2.0 ports and extra two USB2.0 ports
(onboard USB header USB3)
♦ One infrared port connector for optional module

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Built-in Ethernet LAN (optional)
♦ 10Base-T/100Base-TX Physical Layer Solution
♦ Dual Speed – 100/10 Mbps
♦ MII Interface to Ethernet Controller/Configuration & Status
♦ Auto Negotiation: 10/100, Full/Half Duplex
♦ Meet All Applicable IEEE802.3, 10Base-T and 100Base-
TX Standards

USB 2.0
♦ Compliant with Universal Serial Bus Specification
Revision 2.0, three root hub and six function ports
♦ Compliant with Intel’s Enhanced Host Controller
Interface Specification Revision 0.95
♦ Compliant with Universal Host Controller Interface
Specification Revision 1.1
♦ PCI multi-function device consists of two UHCI Host
Controller cores for full-/low-speed signaling and one
EHCI Host Controller core for high-speed signaling
♦ Root hub consists 4 downstream facing ports with
integrated physical layer transceivers shared by UHCI and
EHCI Host Controller
♦ Support PCI-Bus Power Management Interface
Specification release 1.1
♦ Legacy support for all downstream facing ports

Hardware Monitoring
♦ Built-in hardware monitoring for CPU & System
temperatures, fan speeds and motherboard voltages

Onboard Flash ROM

♦ Supports Plug and Play configuration of peripheral devices
and expansion cards

Dimensions
♦ Micro ATX form factor (24.4cm x 19cm)

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Package Contents
Attention: This motherboard serial has two models, M825LU
(USB2.0, LAN) and M825U(USB2.0). Please contact your local
supplier for more information about your purchased model. Each
model will support different specification listed as below:
Model Specification
M825LU Onboard LAN PHY chip (U11),
support USB2.0 + RJ-45 LAN connector
M825U Support USB2.0 connector only
Your motherboard package ships with the following items:
‰ The motherboard
‰ The User’s Guide
‰ One diskette drive ribbon cable (optional)
‰ One IDE drive ribbon cable
‰ Software support CD

Optional Accessories
You can purchase the following optional accessories for this
motherboard.
‰ Extended USB module
‰ Card Reader (You can buy your own Card Reader from the
third party, but please contact your local Card Reader vendor
on any issues of the specification and compatibility.)

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Static Electricity Precautions
Components on this motherboard can be damaged by static
electricity. Take the following precautions when unpacking the
motherboard and installing it in a system.
1. Keep the motherboard and other components in their original
static-proof packaging until you are ready to install them.
2. During installation, wear a grounded wrist strap if possible. If
you don’t have a wrist strap, discharge static electricity by
touching the bare metal of the system chassis.
3. Handle the motherboard carefully by the edges. Avoid
touching the components unless it is absolutely necessary.
During installation put the motherboard on top of the static-
protection packaging it came in with the component side facing
up.

Pre-Installation Inspection
1. Inspect the motherboard for damage to the components and
connectors on the board.
2. If you suspect that the motherboard has been damaged, do not
connect power to the system. Contact your motherboard
vendor and report the damage.

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Chapter 2
Motherboard Installation
To install this motherboard in a system, please follow these
instructions in this chapter:

‰ Identify the motherboard components

‰ Install one or more system memory modules
‰ Make sure all jumpers and switches are set correctly
‰ Install this motherboard in a system chassis (case)
‰ Connect any extension brackets or cables to connecting
headers on the motherboard
‰ Install other devices and make the appropriate connections to
the motherboard connecting headers

Note:
1. Before installing this motherboard, make sure jumper JP2 is
under Normal setting. See this chapter for information about
locating JP2 and the setting options.
2. Never connect power to the system during installation;
otherwise, it may damage the motherboard.

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Motherboard Components
This diagram below identifies major components on the
motherboard.

Note: Any jumpers on your motherboard that do not appear

in the illustration above are for testing only.

I/O Ports
The illustration below shows a side view of the built-in I/O ports
on the motherboard.

(shared (optional)
with
READER1)

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 PS/2 Mouse Use the upper PS/2 port to connect a PS/2
pointing device.
PS/2 Keyboard Use the lower PS/2 port to connect a PS/2
keyboard.
LPT1 Use LPT1 to connect printers or other
parallel communications devices.
COM1 Use the COM port to connect serial devices
such as mice or fax/modems. COM1 is
identified by the system as COM1.
VGA Use the VGA port to connect VGA devices.
LAN Port Connect an RJ-45 jack to the LAN port to
(optional) connect your computer to the Network.
USB Ports Use the USB ports to connect USB devices.
Note: The lower USB port located beside the
VGA port is shared with the READER1 header.
Audio Ports Use the three audio ports to connect audio
devices. The first jack is for stereo Line-In
signal. The second jack is for stereo Line-
Out signal. The third jack is for
Microphone.

Install Memory Modules

This motherboard accommodates two 184-pin 2.5V unbuffered
Double Data Rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM) Dual Inline Memory
Module (DIMM) sockets, and supports up to 2.0 GB
of 200/266 MHz DDR SDRAM.

DDR SDRAM is a type of SDRAM that supports data transfers on

both edges of each clock cycle (the rising and falling edges),
effectively doubling the memory chip’s data throughput. DDR
DIMMs can synchronously work with 100 MHz or 133 MHz
memory bus.

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DDR SDRAM provides 1.6 GB/s or 2.1 GB/s data transfer rate
depending on whether the bus is 100 MHz or 133 MHz.
DDR SDRAM uses additional power and ground lines and requires
184-pin 2.5V unbuffered DIMM module.

DDR1

DDR2

Installation Procedure
These modules can be installed with up to 2 GB system memory.
Refer to the following to install the memory module.
Refer to the following to install the memory modules.
1. Push the latches on each side of the DIMM socket
down.
2. Align the memory module with the socket. The
DIMM sockets are keyed with notches and the
DIMMs are keyed with cutouts so that they can
only be installed correctly.
3. Check that the cutouts on the DIMM module edge
connector match the notches in the DIMM socket.
4. Install the DIMM module into the socket and press
it firmly down until it is seated correctly. The
socket latches are levered upwards and latch on to
the edges of the DIMM.
5. Install any remaining DIMM modules.

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Jumper Settings
Jumpers are sets of pins connected together with jumper caps. The
jumper caps change the motherboard’s operation by changing the
electronic circuits on the motherboard. If we connect two pins with
a jumper cap, these pins are SHORT; if remove a jumper cap from
these pins, they are OPEN.

JP2

Jumper JP2: Clear CMOS Memory

This jumper can clear the CMOS memory. You may need to clear
the CMOS memory if the settings in the Setup Utility are incorrect
that your motherboard can’t operate. To clear the CMOS memory,
disconnect all the power cables, and then move the jumper cap into
the CLEAR setting for a few seconds.
Function Jumper Setting
Normal Short Pins 1-2
Clear CMOS Short Pins 2-3

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Install the Motherboard
Install the motherboard in a system chassis (case). The board is a
Micro ATX size motherboard. You can install this motherboard in
an ATX case. Ensure your case has an I/O cover plate that matches
the ports on this motherboard.
Install the motherboard in a case. Follow the instructions provided
by the case manufacturer using the hardware and internal mounting
points on the chassis.

CPUPW1
1
SYSFAN1

1 ATX1

PANEL1

Connect the power connector from the power supply to the ATX1
connector on the motherboard. CPUPW1 is a +12V connector for
CPU Vcore power.
If there is a cooling fan installed in the system chassis, connect the
cable from the cooling fan to the SYSFAN1 fan power connector
on the motherboard.
Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the PANEL1
header.
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 HDD_LED_P 2 PWR/ACPI LED
3 HDD_LED_N 4 PWR/ACPI LED
5 RESET 6 POWER BUTTON
7 RESET 8 POWER BUTTON
9 NC 10 KEY

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Connecting Optional Devices
Refer to the following for information on connecting the
motherboard’s optional devices:

SIR1 AUDIO2
1
1

USB3
1
SPK1

SPK1: Speaker Header

Connect the cable from the PC speaker to the SPK1 header on the
motherboard.
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 +5V 2 NC
3 GND 4 SPKR

AUDIO2: Front Panel Audio Header

This header allows the user to install auxiliary front-oriented
microphone and line-out ports for easier access.
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 AUD_MIC 2 AUD_GND
3 AUD_MIC_BIAS 4 AUD_VCC
5 AUD_FPOUT_R 6 AUD_RET_R
7 HP_ON 8 KEY
9 AUD_FPOUT_L 10 AUD_RET_L
Note: If you want to connect the front panel sound jack, you have
to remove jumper caps of Pin(5-6) and Pin(9-10) from the
AUDIO2 header.

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USB3: Front panel USB Header
The motherboard has USB ports installed on the rear edge I/O port
array. Additionally, some computer cases have USB ports at the
front of the case. If you have this kind of case, use auxiliary USB
header USB3 to connect the front-mounted ports to the
motherboard.
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 VERG_FP_USBPWR0 2 VERG_FP_USBPWR0
3 USB_FP_P0- 4 USB_FP_P1-
5 USB_FP_P0+ 6 USB_FP_P1+
7 GROUND 8 GROUND
9 KEY 10 NC
1. Locate the USB3 header on the motherboard.
2. Plug the bracket cable onto the USB3 header.
3. Remove a slot cover from one of the expansion slots on the
system chassis. Install an extension bracket in the opening.
Secure the extension bracket to the chassis with a screw.

READER1: USB Card Reader Header (optional)

This connector is for connecting internal USB card reader. You can
use a card reader to read or transfer files and digital images to your
computer.
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 STANDBY 5V 2 USB-
3 USB+ 4 GND
5 KEY
The READER1 is shared with the lower USB port
located beside the VGA port of the I/O back panel.
Please see “I/O Ports” for more information.

Please check the pin assignment of the cable and the

USB header on the motherboard. Make sure the pin
assignment will match before plugging in. Any
incorrect usage may cause unexpected damage to
the system. The vendor won’t be responsible for any
incidental or consequential damage arising from the
usage or misusage of the purchased product.

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SIR1: Infrared Port
The infrared port allows the wireless exchange of information
between your computer and similarly equipped devices such as
printers, laptops, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), and other
computers.
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 NC 2 KEY
3 +5V 4 GND
5 IRTX 6 IRRX
1. Locate the infrared port SIR1 header on the motherboard.
2. If you are adding an infrared port, connect the ribbon cable
from the port to the SIR1 header and then secure the port to an
appropriate place in your system chassis.

Install Other Devices

Install and connect any other devices in the system following the
steps below.
1 1

IDE2 IDE1
FDC1

Floppy Disk Drive

The motherboard ships with a floppy disk drive cable that can
support one or two drives. Drives can be 3.5” or 5.25” wide, with
capacities of 360K, 720K, 1.2MB, 1.44MB, or 2.88MB.
Install your drives and connect power from the system power
supply. Use the cable provided to connect the drives to the floppy
disk drive connector FDC1.

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IDE Devices
IDE devices include hard disk drives, high-density diskette drives,
and CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drives, among others.
The motherboard ships with an IDE cable that can support one or
two IDE devices. If you connect two devices to a single cable, you
must configure one of the drives as Master and one of the drives as
Slave. The documentation of the IDE device will tell you how to
configure the device as a Master or Slave device. The Master
device connects to the end of the cable.
Install the device(s) and connect power from the system power
supply. Use the cable provided to connect the device(s) to the
Primary IDE channel connector IDE1 on the motherboard.
If you want to install more IDE devices, you can purchase a second
IDE cable and connect one or two devices to the Secondary IDE
channel connector IDE2 on the motherboard. If you have two
devices on the cable, one must be Master and one must be Slave.

Internal Sound Connections

If you have installed a CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive, you
can connect the drive audio cable to the onboard sound system.

CD2
1

When you first start up your system, the BIOS should

automatically detect your CD-ROM/DVD drive. If it doesn’t, enter
the Setup Utility and configure the CD-ROM/DVD drive that you
have installed. On the motherboard, locate the 4-pin header CD2.

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 CD2
Pin Signal
1 CD IN L
2 GND
3 GND
4 CD IN R

Expansion Slots
This motherboard has one AGP, one CNR and two 32-bit PCI slots.

AGP1

CNR1

PCI2 PCI1

Follow the steps below to install a PCI/AGP/CNR expansion card.

1. Locate the CNR, AGP or PCI slots on the motherboard.
2. Remove the blanking plate of the slot from the system chassis.
3. Install the edge connector of the expansion card into the slot.
Ensure the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot.
4. Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system chassis with
a screw.

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Chapter 3
BIOS Setup Utility

Introduction
The BIOS Setup Utility records settings and information of your
computer, such as date and time, the type of hardware installed,
and various configuration settings. Your computer applies the
information to initialize all the components when booting up and
basic functions of coordination between system components.

If the Setup Utility configuration is incorrect, it may cause the

system to malfunction. It can even stop your computer booting
properly. If it happens, you can use the clear CMOS jumper to
clear the CMOS memory which has stored the configuration
information; or you can hold down the Page Up key while
rebooting your computer. Holding down the Page Up key also
clears the setup information.

You can run the setup utility and manually change the
configuration. You might need to do this to configure some
hardware installed in or connected to the motherboard, such as the
CPU, system memory, disk drives, etc.

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Running the Setup Utility
Every time you start your computer, a message appears on the
screen before the operating system loading that prompts you to
“Hit <DEL>if you want to run SETUP”. Whenever you see this
message, press the Delete key, and the Main menu page of the
Setup Utility appears on your monitor.

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY – VERSION 1.21.12

(C) 2000 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Standard CMOS Setup Features Setup
Advanced Setup CPU PnP Setup
Power Management Setup Hardware Monitor
PCI / Plug and Play Setup Change Password
Load Optimal Settings Exit
Load Best Performance Settings
Esc : Quit ↑ ↓ ← →: Select Item (Shift)F2 : Change Color F5 : Old Values
F6 : Optimal values F7 : Best performance values F10 : Save&Exit

Standards COMOS setup for changing time, date, hard disk type, etc.

You can use the cursor arrow keys to highlight any of the options
on the main menu page. Press Enter to select the highlighted
option. To leave the setup utility, press the Escape key. To cycle
through the Setup Utility’s optional color schemes hold down the
Shift key and press F2.
Some of the options on the main menu page lead to tables of items
with installed values. In these pages, use the cursor arrow keys to
highlight the items, and then use the PgUp and PgDn keys to cycle
through the alternate values for each of the items. Other options on
the main menu page lead to dialog boxes requiring you to answer
Yes or No by hitting the Y or N keys.
If you have already made changes to the setup utility, press F10 to
save those changes and exit the utility. Press F5 to reset the
changes to the original values. Press F6 to install the setup utility
with a set of default values. Press F7 to install the setup utility with
a set of high-performance values.

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Standard CMOS Setup Page
Use this page to set basic information such as the date, the time,
the IDE devices, and the diskette drives. If you press the F3 key,
the system will automatically detect and configure the hard disks
on the IDE channels.

AMIBIOS SETUP – STANDARD CMOS SETUP

(C) 2000 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Date (mm/dd/yy) : Tue May 13, 2003
Time (hh/mm/ss) : 16:53:23
LBA Blk PIO 32Bit
Type Size Cyln Head WPcom Sec Mode Mode Mode Mode
Pri Master : Auto On
Pri Slave : Auto On
Sec Master : Auto On
Sec Slave : Auto On
Floppy Drive A : 1.44 MB 3 1/2
Floppy Drive B : Not Installed

Month : Jan – Dec ESC : Exit

Day : 01 – 31 ↑↓ : Select Item
Year : 1901 – 2099 PU/PD/+/- : Modify
(Shift)F2 : Color
F3 : Detect All HDD

Date & Time Use these items to set the system date and time
Pri Master Use these items to configure devices connected
Pri Slave to the Primary and Secondary IDE channels.
Sec Master To configure an IDE hard disk drive, choose
Sec Slave Auto. If the Auto setting fails to find a hard
disk drive, set it to User, and then fill in the
hard disk characteristics (Size, Cyls, etc.)
manually. If you have a CD-ROM drive, select
the setting CDROM. If you have an ATAPI
device with removable media (e.g. a ZIP drive
or an LS-120) select Floptical.
Floppy Drive A Use these items to set the size and capacity of
Floppy Drive B the floppy diskette drive(s) installed in the
system.

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Advanced Setup Page
Use this page to set more advanced information about your system.
Take some care with this page. Making changes can affect the
operation of your computer.
AMIBIOS SETUP – ADVANCED SETUP
(C) 2000 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Quick Boot Enabled CLK Gen Spread Spectrum Disabled
1st Boot Device IDE-0 Auto detect DIMM/PCI Clk Enabled
2nd Boot Device Floppy
3rd Boot Device CD/DVD-0
Try Other Boot Devices Yes
S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks Disabled
BootUp Num-Lock On
Floppy Drive Swap Disabled
Floppy Drive Seek Disabled
Password Check Setup
Boot To OS/2>64MB No
L2 Cache Enabled
System BIOS Cacheable Enabled ESC : Quit ↑↓←→ : Select Item
DRAM Timing by SPD Disabled
DRAM CAS# Latency 2.5 F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify
DRAM Bank Interleave 2-Way F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color
AGP Mode 4X
F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
AGP Comp. Driving Auto
Manual AGP Comp. Driving CB F7 : Load Setup Defaults
AGP Aperture Size 64MB

Quick Boot If you enable this item, the system starts up

more quickly be elimination some of the power
on test routines.
1st Boot Device Use these items to determine the device order
2nd Boot Device the computer uses to look for an operating
3rd Boot Device system to load at start-up time.
Try Other Boot If you enable this item, the system will also
Device search for other boot devices if it fails to find
an operating system from the first two
locations.
S.M.A.R.T. for Enable this item if any IDE hard disks support
Hard Disks the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and
Reporting Technology) feature.

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BootUp Num- This item determines if the Num Lock key is
Lock active or inactive at system start-up time.
Floppy Drive If you have two diskette drives installed and
Swap you enable this item, drive A becomes drive B
and drive B becomes drive A.
Floppy Drive If you enable this item, your system will check
Seek all floppy disk drives at start up. Disable this
item unless you are using an old 360KB drive.
Password Check If you have entered a password for the system,
use this item to determine, if the password is
required to enter the Setup Utility (Setup) or
required both at start-up and to enter the Setup
Utility (Always).
Boot to OS/2 > Enable this item if you are booting the OS/2
64MB operating system and you have more than
64MB of system memory installed.
L2 Cache Leave these items enabled since all the
processors that can be installed on this board
have internal cache memory.
System BIOS If you enable this item, a segment of the
Cacheable system BIOS will be cached to main memory
for faster execution.
DRAM Timing by This item enables or disables the SDRAM
SPD timing defined by the Serial Presence Detect
electrical.
DRAM CAS# This item determines the operation of SDRAM
Latency memory CAS (column address strobe). It is
recommended that you leave this item at the
default value. The 2T setting requires faster
memory that specifically supports this mode.
DRAM Bank Enable this item to increase SDRAM memory
Interleave speed. When enabled, separate memory banks
are set for odd and even addresses, and
upcoming byte of memory is accessible while
refreshing the current byte.

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 AGP Mode This item provides the OnBoard VGA mode
with three options of 1,2, 4 multiplied
frequency.
AGP Comp. This item signals the auto or manual driving
Driving current on AGP cards. Some AGP cards need
stronger driving current for operation. We
recommend you set this item to be default
value.
Manual AGP This item decides the AGP current driving
Comp. Driving value while AGP Driving is set to Manual.
AGP Aperture This option determines the effective size of the
Size AGP Graphic Aperture, where memory-
mapped graphic data structures are located.
CLK Gen Spread This item enables the clock to generate spread
Spectrum spectrum.
Auto Detect When this item is enabled, BIOS will disable
DIMM/PCI Clk the clock signal of free DIMM/PCI slots.

Power Management Setup Page

This page sets some of the parameters for system power
management operation.
AMIBIOS SETUP – POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP
(C) 2000 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved
ACPI Aware O/S Yes
Power Management Enabled
Hard Disk Time Out Suspend
Suspend Time Out (Minute) Disabled
LAN/Ring Power On Disabled
Keyboard Power On Disabled
Wake-Up Key Any Key
Wake-Up Password N/A ESC : Quit ↑↓←→ : Select Item
PowerOn by RTC Alarm Disabled F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify
RTC Alarm Date 15
RTC Alarm Hour 12 F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color
RTC Alarm Minute 30 F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
RTC Alarm Second 30
F7 : Load Setup Defaults

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ACPI Aware O/S This item supports ACPI (Advanced
Configuration and Power management
Interface). Use this item to enable or disable
the ACPI feature.
Power This item enables or disables a power
Management management scheme. If you enable power
management, there are some options for you
to decide the power management operation.
Both APM and ACPI are supported.
Hard Disk Time This sets the timeout to power down the hard
Out disk drive, if the time selected passes without
any hard disk activity.
Suspend Time Out This item sets up the timeout (minutes) for
(Minute) the Suspend mode. The computer will be a
power-saving Suspend mode if the system
has been inactive after the setup time
LAN/Ring Power The system can be turned off with a software
On command. If you enable this item, the system
can automatically resume if there is an
incoming call on the Modem. You must use
an ATX power supply in order to use this
feature.
Keyboard Power If you enable this item, system can
On automatically resume by pressing hot keys on
Wake up key the keyboard or typing in the password. You
Wake up must enable the Keyboard Power On jumper
password
and use an ATX power supply in order to use
this feature.
PowerOn by RTC The system can be turned off with a software
Alarm / Date / Hour command. If you enable this item, the system
/ Minute / Second can automatically resume at a fixed time
based on the system’s RTC (realtime clock).
Use the items below this one to set the date
and time of the wake-up alarm. You must use
an ATX power supply in order to use this
feature.

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PCI / Plug and Play Setup Page
This page sets some of the parameters for devices installed on the
PCI bus and devices that use the system plug and play capability.

AMIBIOS SETUP – PCI / PLUG AND PLAY SETUP

(C) 2000 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Plug and Play Aware O/S Yes
Share Memory Size 32MB
Primary Graphics Adapter PCI
Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes
PCI IDE BusMaster Disabled
ESC : Quit ↑↓←→ : Select Item
F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify
F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color
F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
F7 : Load Setup Defaults

Plug and Play Enable this item if you are using an O/S that
Aware O/S supports Plug and Play such as Windows 95
or 98.
Share Memory This item lets you allocate a portion of the
Size main memory for the onboard VGA display
application with 8/16/32MB options.
Primary Graphics This item indicates if the primary graphics
Adapter adapter uses the PCI or the AGP bus. The
default PCI setting still lets the onboard
display work and allows the use of a second
display card installed in a PCI slot.
Allocate IRQ to If this item is enabled, an IRQ will be
PCI VGA assigned to the PCI VGA graphics system.
You set this value to No to free up an IRQ.
PCI IDE BusMaster This item enables or disables the DMA under
DOS mode. We recommend you to leave this
item at the default value.

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Load Optimal Settings
If you select this item and press Enter a dialog box appears. If you
press Y, and then Enter, the Setup Utility loads a set of fail-safe
default values. These default values are not very demanding and
they should allow your system to function with most kinds of
hardware and memory chips.
Note: It is highly recommend that users enter this option to load
optimal values for accessing the best performance.

Load Best Performance Settings

If you select this item and press Enter a dialog box appears. If you
press Y, and then Enter, the Setup Utility loads a set of best-
performance default values. These default values are quite
demanding and your system might not function properly if you are
using slower memory chips or other low-performance components.

Features Setup Page

This page sets some of the parameters for peripheral devices
connected to the system.

AMIBIOS SETUP – FEATURES SETUP

(C) 2000 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved
OnBoard FDC Enabled
OnBoard Serial PortA 3F8h/COM1
OnBoard IR Port Disabled
OnBoard Parallel Port 378h
Parallel Port Mode ECP
Parallel Port IRQ 7
Parallel Port DMA 3
OnBoard IDE Both ESC : Quit ↑↓←→ : Select
Ethernet Device Enabled Item
Audio Device Enabled
Modem Device Auto F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify
USB Controller Enabled F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color
USB Device Legacy Support Disabled
ThumbDrive Support For DOS Disabled F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
F7 : Load Setup Defaults

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OnBoard FDC This item enables or disables the onboard
floppy disk drive interface.
OnBoard Serial These items enable or disable the onboard
PortA COM1 serial port, and assign a port address.
OnBoard IR Port This item enables or disables the Infrared
port, and assigns a port address. If you select
a specific address, the resources are assigned
to the IR port, and you can use the five items
below to determine the operation of the IR
port
Onboard Parallel This item enables or disables the onboard
Port LPT1 parallel port, and assigns a port
address. The Auto setting will detect and
available address.
Parallel Port Mode This item decides the parallel port mode. You
can select SPP (Standard Parallel Port), ECP
(Extended Capabilities Port), EPP (Enhanced
Parallel Port), or ECP + EPP.
Parallel Port IRQ This item assigns either IRQ 5 or 7 to the
parallel port.
Parallel Port DMA This item assigns a DMA channel to the
parallel port. The options are 0, 1 and 3.
OnBoard IDE This item enables or disables either or both of
the onboard Primary and Secondary IDE
channels.
Ethernet Device This item enables or disables the onboard
Ethernet LAN.
Audio Device This item enables or disables the onboard
AC’97 audio chip.
Modem Device This item enables or disables the onboard
AC’97 modem chip.
USB Controller Enable this item to select the USB ports or
disable.
USB Device This item enables the USB device, if you
Legacy Support have installed a USB device on the system
board.

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 ThumbDrive Enable this item to make a small portion of
Support for DOS memory storage device for the USB ports.

CPU PnP Setup Page

This page lets you manually configure the motherboard for the
CPU. The system will automatically detect the kind of CPU that
you have installed and make the appropriate adjustments to the
items on this page.

AMIBIOS SETUP – CPU PnP SETUP

©2000 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved
-=≡CPU PnP Type≡=-
CPU Type Duron
DRAM Frequency Auto

ESC : Quit ↑↓←→ : Select Item

F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify
F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color
F6 : Load Optimal values
F7 : Load Best performance values

CPU Type The item shows the type of the CPU installed
in your system.
DRAM Frequency This item decides frequency of the DRAM
installed in your system.

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Hardware Monitor Page
This page sets some of the parameters for the hardware monitoring
function of this motherboard.

AMIBIOS SETUP – HARDWARE MONITOR

(C) 2000 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved
*** System Hardware ***
Vcore 1.616 V
Vcc 2.5V 2.496 V
Vcc 3.3V 3.392 V
Vcc 5 V 4.945 V
+12V 12.032V
-12V - 12.295V
ESC : Quit ↑↓←→ : Select Item
SB5V 5.026 V
VBAT 3.472 V F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify
SYSTEM Fan Speed 0 RPM F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color
CPU Fan Speed 1308 RPM
SYSTEM Temperature 41°C/105°F F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
CPU Temperature 33°C/91°F F7 : Load Setup Defaults

System / CPU These items display CPU and system

Temperature temperature measurement.
FANs & Voltage These items indicate cooling fan speeds in
Measurements RPM and the various system voltage
measurements.

Change Password
If you highlight this item and press Enter, a dialog box appears
which lets you enter a Supervisor password. You can enter no more
than six letters or numbers. Press Enter after you have typed in the
password. A second dialog box asks you to retype the password for
confirmation. Press Enter after you have retyped it correctly. The
password is then required to access the Setup Utility or for that and
at start-up, depending on the setting of the Password Check item in
Advanced Setup.

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Change or Remove the Password
Highlight this item, press Enter and type in the current password.
At the next dialog box, type in the new password, or just press
Enter to disable password protection.

Exit
Highlight this item and press Enter to save the changes that you
have made in the Setup Utility configuration and exit the program.
When the Save and Exit dialog box appears, press Y to save and
exit, or press N to exit without saving.

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Chapter 4
Software & Applications

Introduction

This chapter describes the contents of the support CD-ROM that

comes with the motherboard package.

The support CD-ROM contains all useful software, necessary

drivers and utility programs to properly run our products. More
program information is available in a README file, located in the
same directory as the software.

To run the support CD, simply insert the CD into your CD-ROM
drive. An Auto Setup screen automatically pops out, and then you
can go on the auto-installing or manual installation depending on
your operating system.

If your operating system is Windows 2000/XP, it will

automatically install all the drivers and utilities for your
motherboard; if Windows NT or manual installation, please follow
the instructions described as the Installing under Windows NT or
Manual Installation section.

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Installing Support Software
1.Insert the support CD-ROM disc in the CD-ROM drive.
2.When you insert the CD-ROM disc in the system CD-ROM
drive, the CD automatically displays an Auto Setup screen.
3.The screen displays three buttons of Setup, Browse CD and Exit
on the right side, and three others Setup, Application and
ReadMe at the bottom. Please see the following illustration.

The Setup button runs the software auto-installing program as

explained in next section.
The Browse CD button is a standard Windows command that you
can check the contents of the disc with the Windows 98 file
browsing interface.
The Exit button closes the Auto Setup window. To run the
program again, reinsert the CD-ROM disc in the drive; or click the
CD-ROM driver from the Windows Explorer, and click the Setup
icon.
The Application button brings up a software menu. It shows the
bundled software that this motherboard supports.
The ReadMe brings you to the Install Path where you can find out
path names of software driver.

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Auto-Installing under Windows 2000/XP
If you are under Windows 2000/XP, please click the Setup button
to run the software auto-installing program while the Auto Setup
screen pops out after inserting the support CD-ROM:

1. The installation program loads and displays the following

screen. Click the Next button.

2. Select the items that you want to setup by clicking on it (the

default options are recommended). Click the Next button to
proceed.

3. The support software will automatically install.

Once any of the installation procedures start, software is
automatically installed in sequence. You need to follow the
onscreen instructions, confirm commands and allow the computer
to restart as few times as needed to complete installing whatever
software you selected. When the process is finished, all the support
software will be installed and start working.

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Installing under Windows NT or Manual Installation
If you are under Windows NT, the auto-installing program doesn’t
work out; or you have to do the manual installation, please follow
this procedure while the Auto Setup screen pops out after inserting
the support CD-ROM:

1. Click the ReadMe to bring up a screen, and then click the

Install Path at the bottom of the screen.
2. Find out your motherboard model name and click on it to obtain
its correct driver directory.
3. Install each software in accordance with the corresponding
driver path.

Bundled Software Information

All bundled software available on the CD-ROM is for users’
convenience. You can install bundled software as follows:
1. Click the Application button while the Auto Setup screen pops
out after inserting the support CD-ROM.
2. A software menu appears. Click the software you want to install.
3. Follow onscreen instructions to install the software program step
by step until finished.

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