Gigabyte GA-8IEX Series Use and care manual

GA-8IEX SeriesUser’sManual
(TechnicalReference)
Rev.1201

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TableofContent
BIOSSetup ...............................................................................................................3
TheMainMenu(Forexample:BIOSVer.:F5).......................................................4
StandardCMOSFeatures....................................................................................6
AdvancedBIOSFeatures.....................................................................................9
Integrated Peripherals.......................................................................................11
PowerManagementSetup.................................................................................17
PnP/PCIConfigurations.....................................................................................20
PCHealthStatus...............................................................................................21
Frequency/VoltageControl.................................................................................23
TopPerformance...............................................................................................25
SelectLanguage................................................................................................26
LoadFail-SafeDefaults......................................................................................27
LoadOptimizedDefaults....................................................................................28
SetSupervisor/UserPassword...........................................................................29
Save&ExitSetup..............................................................................................30
ExitWithoutSaving...........................................................................................31
BlockDiagram.........................................................................................................32
BIOSFlashProcedure.............................................................................................33
@BIOSIntroduction................................................................................................54
EasyTuneTM4Introduction........................................................................................55
Fourspeaker&SPDIFIntroduction ..........................................................................56
DriverInstalling........................................................................................................63
Acronyms................................................................................................................78
TechnicalSupport/RMASheet ................................................................................80

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<á>Movetopreviousitem
<â>Movetonextitem
<ß>Movetotheiteminthelefthand
<à>Movetotheitemintherighthand
<Esc>MainMenu-QuitandnotsavechangesintoCMOSStatusPageSetupMenuand
OptionPageSetupMenu-ExitcurrentpageandreturntoMainMenu
<+/PgUp>Increasethenumericvalueormakechanges
<-/PgDn>Decreasethenumericvalueormakechanges
<F1>Generalhelp,onlyforStatusPageSetupMenuandOptionPageSetupMenu
<F2>Itemhelp
<F3>Reserved
<F4>Reserved
<F5>RestorethepreviousCMOSvaluefromCMOS,onlyforOptionPageSetupMenu
<F6>LoadthedefaultCMOSvaluefromBIOSdefaulttable,onlyforOptionPageSetup
Menu
<F7>LoadtheSetupDefaults
<F8>DualBIOS/Q-Flash
<F9>Reserved
<F10>SavealltheCMOSchanges,onlyforMainMenu
BIOSSetupisanoverviewoftheBIOSSetup Program.Theprogramthatallowsuserstomodify
thebasicsystemconfiguration.Thistypeofinformationisstoredinbattery-backedCMOSRAMso
thatitretainsthe Setupinformationwhenthe poweristurnedoff.
ENTERINGSETUP
Afterpoweronthecomputer,pressing <Del>immediatelyduringPOST(PowerOnSelfTest)itwillallowyouto
enterstandardBIOSCMOSSETUP.
IfyourequiremoreadvancedBIOSsettings,pleasegoto“AdvancedBIOS”settingmenu.Toenter
AdvancedBIOSsettingmenu,press“Ctrl+F1”keyon theBIOSscreen.
CONTROLKEYS
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lStandardCMOSFeatures
ThissetuppageincludesalltheitemsinstandardcompatibleBIOS.
lAdvancedBIOSFeatures
ThissetuppageincludesalltheitemsofAwardspecialenhancedfeatures.
lIntegratedPeripherals
Thissetuppageincludesallonboardperipherals.
GETTINGHELP
MainMenu
Theon-linedescriptionofthehighlightedsetupfunctionisdisplayedatthebottomofthescreen.
StatusPageSetupMenu/OptionPageSetup Menu
PressF1topopupasmallhelpwindowthatdescribestheappropriatekeystouseandthepossible
selectionsforthe highlighteditem.ToexittheHelpWindowpress<Esc>.
TheMainMenu (Forexample:BIOSVer.:F5)
Onceyou enterAwardBIOSCMOSSetupUtility,the MainMenu(Figure1)will appearon the
screen.TheMainMenuallowsyoutoselectfromeightsetupfunctionsandtwoexitchoices.Use
arrowkeystoselectamongtheitemsandpress<Enter>toacceptorenterthesub-menu.
Figure1:MainMenu
CMOSSetupUtility-Copyright(C)1984-2002AwardSoftware
}StandardCMOSFeaturesSelectLanguage
}AdvancedBIOSFeaturesLoadFail-SafeDefaults
}IntegratedPeripheralsLoadOptimizedDefaults
}PowerManagementSetup SetSupervisorPassword
}PnP/PCIConfigurationsSetUserPassword
}PCHealthStatusSave&ExitSetup
}Frequency/VoltageControlExitWithoutSaving
TopPerformance
ESC:QuitF3:ChangeLanguage
F8:DualBIOS/Q-FlashF10:Save&ExitSetup
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lPowerManagementSetup
ThissetuppageincludesalltheitemsofGreenfunctionfeatures.
lPnP/PCIConfigurations
ThissetuppageincludesalltheconfigurationsofPCI&PnPISAresources.
lPCHealthStatus
ThissetuppageistheSystemautodetectTemperature,voltage,fan,speed.
lFrequency/VoltageControl
ThissetuppageiscontrolCPU’sclockandfrequencyratio.
lTopPerformance
TopPerformanceDefaultsindicatesthevalueofthesystemparameterswhichthesystem
wouldbeinbestperformanceconfiguration.
lSelectLanguage
Thissetuppageisselectmultilanguage.
lLoadFail-SafeDefaults
Fail-SafeDefaultsindicatesthevalueofthesystemparameterswhichthesystemwould
beinsafeconfiguration.
lLoadOptimizedDefaults
OptimizedDefaultsindicatesthevalueofthesystemparameterswhichthesystemwould
beinbetterperformanceconfiguration.
lLoadTopPerformanceDefaults
TopPerformanceDefaultsindicatesthevalueofthesystemparameterswhichthesystem
wouldbeinbestperformanceconfiguration.
lSetSupervisorpassword
Change,set,ordisablepassword.Itallowsyou tolimitaccesstothesystemandSetup,
orjusttoSetup.
lSetUser password
Change,set, ordisablepassword.Itallowsyoutolimitaccesstothesystem.
lSave&ExitSetup
SaveCMOSvaluesettingstoCMOSand exitsetup.
lExitWithoutSaving
AbandonallCMOSvaluechangesandexitsetup.

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StandardCMOSFeatures
CMOSSetupUtility-Copyright(C)1984-2002AwardSoftware
StandardCMOSFeatures
Date(mm:dd:yy)Thu,Feb 21 2002 ItemHelp
Time(hh:mm:ss)22:31:24 MenuLevelu
}IDEPrimaryMaster[PressEnterNone]Change the day,month,
}IDEPrimarySlave[PressEnterNone]year
}IDESecondaryMaster[PressEnterNone]<Week>
}IDESecondarySlave[PressEnterNone]Sun.toSat.
DriveA[1.44M,3.5”]<Month>
DriveB[None]Jan.toDec.
Floppy3ModeSupport [Disabled]<Day>
1to31(ormaximun allowed
HaltOn[All,ButKeyboard]inthe month.)
BaseMemory640K<year>
ExtendedMemory130048K1999 to2098
TotalMemory131072K
higf:MoveEnter:Select+/-/PU/PD:ValueF10:SaveESC:ExitF1:GeneralHelp
F3:Language F5:PreviousValuesF6:Fail-SafeDefaultsF7:Optimized Defaults
Figure2:StandardCMOSFeatures
FDate
Thedateformatis<week>,<month>,<day>,<year>.
8WeekThe week,fromSuntoSat, determinedbythe BIOSand isdisplayonly
8MonthThemonth,Jan.ThroughDec.
8DayTheday,from1to31(orthemaximumallowedinthemonth)
8YearTheyear,from1999through2098
FTime
Thetimesformatin<hour><minute><second>.The timeiscalculatedbaseonthe24-hourmilitary-
timeclock.Forexample,1p.m.is13:00:00.

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FIDEPrimaryMaster,Slave/SecondaryMaster,Slave
The categoryidentifiesthe typesofharddiskfromdriveCtoFthathasbeen installedinthe
computer.Therearetwotypes:autotype,and manualtype.Manualtype isuser-definable;Auto
type whichwill automaticallydetectHDD type.
Notethatthe specificationsofyourdrivemustmatchwiththe drivetable.The harddisk willnotwork
properlyifyouenterimproperinformationforthiscategory.
IfyouselectUserType,relatedinformation will beaskedtoentertothefollowing items.Enterthe
informationdirectlyfromthe keyboardand press<Enter>.Suchinformation shouldbeprovidedin
thedocumentation formyourharddisk vendororthesystemmanufacturer.
8Capacity:Theharddisksize.The unitisMegaBytes.
8AccessMode:Theoptionsare:Auto/Large /LBA/Normal.
8Cylinder:Thecylindernumberofharddisk.
8Head Theread/Writeheadnumberofharddisk.
8PrecompThecylinernumberatwhichthediskdriverchangesthe writecurrent.
8LandingZone Thecylindernumberthatthedisk driverheads(read/write)areseated whenthe
diskdriveisparked.
8SECTORSThesectornumberofeachtrackdefineon theharddisk.
IfaharddiskhasnotbeeninstalledselectNONEandpress<Enter>.
FDriveA/DriveB
Thecategoryidentifiesthetypesoffloppydisk driveAordriveBthathasbeeninstalled inthe
computer.
8None Nofloppydriveinstalled
8360K,5.25“.5.25inchPC-typestandarddrive;360Kbytecapacity.
81.2M,5.25”.5.25inchAT-typehigh-densitydrive;1.2Mbytecapacity
(3.5inchwhen3Mode isEnabled).
8720K,3.5“.3.5inchdouble-sideddrive;720Kbytecapacity
81.44M,3.5“.3.5inchdouble-sideddrive;1.44Mbytecapacity.
82.88M,3.5“.3.5inchdouble-sideddrive;2.88Mbytecapacity.
FFloppy3ModeSupport(forJapanArea)
8Disabled NormalFloppyDrive.(Defaultvalue)
8DriveA Enabled3modefunction ofDriveA.
8DriveB Enabled3modefunction ofDriveB.
8BothDriveA&Bare3modeFloppyDrives.

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FHalton
Thecategorydetermineswhetherthecomputerwillstopifanerrorisdetectedduringpowerup.
8NOErrorsThe systembootwillnotstopforanyerrorthatmaybe detected
and youwill beprompted.
8AllErrorsWhenevertheBIOSdetectsanon-fatalerrorthe systemwillbestopped.
8All,ButKeyboarThe systembootwill notstop forakeyboarderror;itwillstop for
allothererrors.(Defaultvalue)
8All,ButDisketteThe systembootwill notstop foradisk error;itwillstop forall
othererrors.
8All,ButDisk/KeyThe systembootwill notstop forakeyboardordisk error;itwill
stopforall othererrors.
Memory
Thecategoryisdisplay-onlywhichisdeterminedbyPOST(PowerOnSelfTest)oftheBIOS.
BaseMemory
ThePOSToftheBIOSwilldeterminetheamountofbase(orconventional)memory
installedinthesystem.
Thevalueofthebasememoryistypically512Kforsystemswith512Kmemory
installedonthemotherboard,or640Kforsystemswith640Kormorememory
installedonthemotherboard.
ExtendedMemory
TheBIOSdetermineshowmuchextendedmemoryispresentduringthePOST.
Thisistheamountofmemorylocatedabove1MBintheCPU’smemory
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AdvancedBIOSFeatures
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AdvancedBIOSFeatures
RAID/SCSIBootOrder* *[RAID,SCSI] ItemHelp
FirstBootDevice[Floppy]MenuLevel
SecondBootDevice[HDD-0]
ThirdBootDevice[CDROM]
BootUpFloppySeek[Disabled]
DRAMDataIntegrityMode Non-ECC
InitDisplayFirst [AGP]
higf:MoveEnter:Select+/-/PU/PD:Value F10:SaveESC:ExitF1:GeneralHelp
F3:Language F5:PreviousValuesF6:Fail-SafeDefaultsF7:Optimized Defaults
Figure3:Advanced BIOSFeatures
FRAID/SCSIBootOrder**
MThisfeatureallowsyoutoselectthe bootorderRAIDorSCSIdevice.
8RAID,SCSISelectyourbootdeviceprioritybyRAID.
8SCSI,RAIDSelectyourbootdeviceprioritybySCSI.
FFirst/Second/ThirdBootdevice
MThisfeatureallowsyou toselectthebootdevicepriority.
8FloppySelectyourbootdeviceprioritybyFloppy.
8LS120 SelectyourbootdeviceprioritybyLS120.
8HDD-0~3SelectyourbootdeviceprioritybyHDD-0~3.
8SCSISelectyourbootdeviceprioritybySCSI.
8CDROMSelectyourbootdeviceprioritybyCDROM.
8LANSelectyourbootdeviceprioritybyLAN.
8USB-CDROMSelectyourbootdeviceprioritybyUSB-CDROM.
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8USB-ZIP SelectyourbootdeviceprioritybyUSB-ZIP.
8USB-FDD SelectyourbootdeviceprioritybyUSB-FDD.
8USB-HDD SelectyourbootdeviceprioritybyUSB-HDD.
8ZIP SelectyourbootdeviceprioritybyZIP.
8Disabled Disabledthisfunction.
FBootUpFloppySeek
MDuring POST,BIOSwilldeterminethe floppydisk driveinstalled is40or80 tracks.360 Ktypeis40
tracks720 K,1.2 Mand1.44 Mareall80tracks.
8Enabled BIOSsearchesforfloppydisk drivetodetermineitis40or80tracks.Note
thatBIOScan nottell from720 K,1.2 Mor1.44 Mdrivetype astheyare
all80tracks.
8Disabled BIOSwillnotsearchforthe typeoffloppydiskdrivebytracknumber.Note
thattherewill notbeanywarning message ifthe driveinstalledis360 K.
(Defaultvalue)
FDRAMDataIntegrityMode
MThisfeatureallowsyoutosettheDRAMdataIntegrityMode
8Non-ECC SettheDRAMdataIntegrityMode isNon-ECC(Default)
8ECC SettheDRAMdataIntegrityModeisECC.
FInitDisplayFirst
MThisfeatureallowsyoutoselectthefirstinitation ofthemonitordisplayfromwhichcard,when
youinstallanAGPVGAcardandaPCIVGAcardonboard.
8PCISetInitDisplayFirsttoPCISlot.
8AGP SetInitDisplayFirsttoAGP.(Defaultvalue)

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IntegratedPeripherals
On-ChipPrimaryPCIIDE[Enabled] ItemHelp
On-ChipSecondaryPCIIDE[Enabled]MenuLevel
IDE1ConductorCable[Auto]
IDE2ConductorCable[Auto]
USBController[Enabled]
USBKeyboardSupport [Disabled]
USBMouseSupport [Disabled]
OnboardH/W1394** [Enabled]
OnboardH/WSound [Enabled]
OnboardATA/RAIDDevice** [Enabled]
RAIDControllerFunction**[ATA]
OnboardLANController[Enabled]
OnboardLANBootROM[Disabled]
OnboardSerialPort1[3F8/IRQ4]
OnboardSerialPort2[2F8/IRQ3]
UARTModeSelect [Normal]
øUR2DuplexMode Half
OnboardParallelPort [378/IRQ7]
ParallelPortMode [SPP]
øECPMode UseDMA3
GamePortAddress [201]
MdiPortAddress [330]
MidiPortIRQ[10]
CIRPortAddress [Disabled]
øCIRPortIRQ11
SmartCardInterface**[Enabled]
MS/SDInterface**[Disabled]
higf:MoveEnter:Select+/-/PU/PD:ValueF10:SaveESC:ExitF1:GeneralHelp
F3:Language F5:PreviousValuesF6:Fail-SafeDefaultsF7:Optimized Defaults
IntegratedPeripherals
Figure4:IntegratedPeripherals
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FOn-ChipPrimaryPCIIDE
MWhenenabled,allowsyoutousetheonboardprimaryPCIIDE.Ifaharddiskcontrollercardis
used,setatDisabled.
8Enabled Enableonboard1stchannelIDEport.(Defaultvalue)
8Disabled Disableonboard1stchannelIDEport.
FOn-ChipSecondaryPCIIDE
MWhenenabled,allowsyoutousetheonboardsecondaryPCIIDE.Ifaharddiskcontrollercard
isused,setatDisabled.
8Enabled Enableonboard2ndchannelIDEport.(Defaultvalue)
8Disabled Disableonboard2ndchannelIDEport.
FIDE1ConductorCable
8AutoWill beautomaticallydetectedbyBIOS(DefaultValue)
8ATA66/100 SetIDE1ConductorCabletoATA66/100(PleasemakesureyourIDEdeviceandcable
iscompatiblewithATA66/100)
8ATA33 SetIDE1ConductorCabletoATA33(PleasemakesureyourIDEdeviceandcableis
compatiblewithATA33)
FIDE2ConductorCable
8AutoWill beautomaticallydetectedbyBIOS(DefaultValue)
8ATA66/100 SetIDE2ConductorCabletoATA66/100(PleasemakesureyourIDEdeviceandcable
iscompatiblewithATA66/100)
8ATA33 SetIDE2ConductorCabletoATA33(PleasemakesureyourIDEdeviceandcableis
compatiblewithATA33).
FUSBController
MDisablethisoptionifyouarenotusingtheonboardUSBfeature.
8Enabled EnabledUSB Controller.(Defaultvalue)
8Disabled DisabledUSBController.

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FUSBKeyboardSupport
MWhenaUSBkeyboardisinstalled,pleasesetatEnabled.
8Enabled EnabledUSB KeyboardSupport.
8Disabled DisabledUSBKeyboardSupport.(Defaultvalue)
FUSBMouseSupport
8Enabled EnabledUSB MouseSupport.
8Disabled DisabledUSB MouseSupport.(Defaultvalue)
FOnboardH/W1394**
8EnableEnabledonboardIEEE1394function.(Defaultvalue)
8DisableDisabledonboardthisfunction.
FOnboardH/WSound
8EnableEnabledonboardsound function.(Defaultvalue)
8DisableDisabledonboardsoundfunction.
FOnboardATA/RAIDDevice**
MIfyoudon'tsetanyHDDDevice inIDE3or4butenablethefunction,thenormal
message'MBUltra133BIOSisnotinstalledbecasuetherearenodrivesattached'willcome
out.'
Ignorethismessageorsettheoptiondisabletomakethemessagedisappear.
8EnableEnabled onboardATA/RAIDfunction.(Defaultvalue)
8DisableDisabledonboardsoundfunction.
FRAIDControllerFunction**
8ATA EnabledATAfunction.(Defaultvalue)
8RAIDEnabledRAIDfunction.
FOnboardLAN Controller
8EnableEnabledonboardLANfunction.(Defaultvalue)
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8DisableDisableonboardLANfunction.
FOnboardLAN BootROM
MDecidewhethertoinvokethebootROMoftheonboardLANchip.
8EnableEnableonboardLANbootROMfunction.(Defaultvalue)
8DisableDisablethisfunction.
FOnboardSerialPort1
8AutoBIOSwillautomaticallysetupthe port1address.
83F8/IRQ4EnableonboardSerialport1and addressis3F8.(Defaultvalue)
82F8/IRQ3EnableonboardSerialport1andaddress is2F8.
83E8/IRQ4EnableonboardSerialport1and addressis3E8.
82E8/IRQ3EnableonboardSerialport1and addressis2E8.
8Disabled DisableonboardSerialport1.
FOnboardSerialPort2
8AutoBIOSwillautomaticallysetupthe port2address.
83F8/IRQ4EnableonboardSerialport2andaddress is3F8.
82F8/IRQ3EnableonboardSerialport2and addressis2F8.(DefaultValue)
83E8/IRQ4EnableonboardSerialport2and addressis3E8.
82E8/IRQ3EnableonboardSerialport2and addressis2E8.
8Disabled DisableonboardSerialport2.
FUARTModeSelect
MThisfeatureallowsyoutodetermine whichInfraRed(IR)functionofOnboardI/Ochip)
8ASKIR Using asIRand settoASKIRMode.
8IrDAUsing asIRandsettoIrDAMode.
8NormalUsingasstandardserialport.(DefaultValue)
8SCR UsingassmartcardInterface.

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FUR2DuplexMode
MThisfeatureallowsyoutoselecttheIRmodes.
8Half IRFunctionDuplexHalf.(DefaultValue)
8Full IRFunction DuplexFull.
FOnBoardParallelport
MThisfeatureallowsyou toselectfromagivensetofparametersiftheparallelportusesthe
onboardI/Ocontroller.
8378/IRQ7EnableOnBoardLPTportandaddressis378.(DefaultValue)
8278/IRQ5EnableOnBoardLPTportandaddress is278.
83BC/IRQ7EnableOnBoardLPTportand addressis3BC.
FParallelPortMode
MThisfeatureallowsyoutoconnectwithanadvancedprintviatheportmodeitsupports.
8SPP Using ParallelportasStandardParallelPortusing IRQ7.(DefaultValue)
8EPP UsingParallelportasEnhanced ParallelPortIRQ5.
8ECPUsingParallelportasExtended CapabilitiesPortusing IRQ7.
8ECP+EPP UsingParallelportasECP&EPPmode.
FECPModeUseDMA
83SetECPmodeuseDMA3.(Defaultvalue)
81SetECPmodeuseDMA1.
FGamePortAddress
8Disabled Disabledthisfunction.
8201 SetGamePortAddressto201.(DefaultValue)
8209 SetGamePortAddressto209.

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FMidi Port Address
8Disabled Disabledthisfunction.
8300 SetMidiPortAddressto300.
8330 SetMidiPortAddressto300.(DefaultValue)
FMidi Port IRQ
85Set5forMidiPortIRQ.
810 Set11 forMidiPortIRQ.(DefaultValue)
FCIRPortAddress
Thisfeatureallowsyou toselectCIRportaddress ordisableit.
8Disabled Disabled thisfunction.(DefaultValue)
8310 SetCIRPortAddressto310.
8320 SetCIRPortAddressto320.
FCIRPortIRQ
ThisfeatureallowsyoutoselectCIRIRQ,ifCIRisenabled.
85Set5forCIRPortIRQ.
811 Set11 forCIRPortIRQ.(DefaultValue)
FSmartCardInterface**
8Enabled Enabledsmatrcardinterfacefunction.(Defaultvalue)
8Disabled Disablethisfunction.
FMS/SDInterface**
8Disabled Disabledthisfunction.(DefaultValue)
8SecureDigitalSetMS/SDInterfaceto“SecureDigital”.
8MemoryStick SetMS/SDInterfaceto“MemoryStick”.
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Power ManagementSetup
CMOSSetupUtility-Copyright(C)1984-2002AwardSoftware
PowerManagementSetup
ACPISuspend Type [S1(POS)] ItemHelp
Soft-OffbyPWR-BTTN[Instant-off] MenuLevel
PMEEventWakeUp[Enabled]
ModemRingOn/WakeOnLAN[Enabled]
ResumebyAlarm[Disabled]
øDate(ofMonth)AlarmEveryday
øTime(hh:mm:ss)Alarm0:0:0
PowerOnByMouse[Disabled]
PowerOnByKeyboard[Disabled]
øKB PowerOnPasswordEnter
ACBackFunction [Soft-Off]
higf:MoveEnter:Select+/-/PU/PD:Value F10:SaveESC:ExitF1:GeneralHelp
F3:Language F5:PreviousValuesF6:Fail-SafeDefaultsF7:Optimized Defaults
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FACPISuspendType
8S1/POS SetACPISuspend TypetoS1/POS(PowerOnSuspend).(Defaultvalue)
8S3/STRSetACPISuspendType toS3/STR(SuspendToRAM).
FSoft-offbyPWR-BTTN
8Instant-off Press powerbutton then Poweroffinstantly.(Defaultvalue)
8Delay4Sec.Press powerbutton 4sectoPoweroff. Entersuspend ifbutton ispressed less
than4sec.
FPMEEventWakeup
MWhensetatEnabled,anyPCI-PMeventawakesthesystemfromaPCI-PMcontrolled
state.
MThisfeaturerequiresan ATXpowersupplythatprovidesatleast1Aon the +5VSB
lead.
8Disabled DisabledPMEEventWakeupfunction.
8Enabled EnabledPMEEventWakeup function.(DefaultValue)
FModemRingOn/WakeOnLAN(WhenAC BackFunctionissetto[Soft-Off])
MYoucan enablewakeonLANfeaturebythe"ModemRingOn/WakeOnLAN"or"PMEEventWake
up"whenthe M/Bhas"WOL"onboardconnector.Onlyenabledthe featureby"PMEEventWake
up".
MAnincomingcallviamodemawakesthesystemfromitssoft-offmode.
MWhensetatEnabled,aninputsignalcomesfromtheotherclient/serveron theLANawaks the
systemfromasoftoffstateifconnectedoverLAN.
8Disabled DisabledModemRingOn/WakeOnLANfunction.
8Enabled EnabledModemRingOn/WakeOnLANfunction.(DefaultValue)
FResumebyAlarm
Youcan set"ResumebyAlarm"itemtoenabledand keyinData/timetopoweron system.
8Disabled Disablethisfunction.(DefaultValue)
8Enabled EnablealarmfunctiontoPOWERONsystem.
IfRTCAlarmLead ToPowerOnisEnabled.
Date(ofMonth)Alarm:Everyday,1~31
Time(hh:mm:ss)Alarm:(0~23):(0~59):(0~59)

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FPowerOnByMouse
8Disabled Disabledthisfunction.(Defaultvalue)
8MouseClick Setmousedoubleclick topoweron system.
FPowerOnByKeyboard
Thisfeatureallowsyoutosetthemethodforpowering-onthesystem.
Theoption“Password“allowsyoutosetupto5alphanumericcharacterstopower-onthesystem.
Theoption“AnyKey”allowsyoutotouchthekeyboardtopoweronthesystem.
Theoption“Keyboard98”allowsyoutousethestandardkeyboard98topoweronthesystem.
8PasswordEnterfrom1to5characterstosettheKeyboardPowerOnPassword.
8Disabled Disabledthisfunction.(Defaultvalue)
8Keyboard98 Ifyourkeyboardhave“POWERKey”button,youcanpress thekeyto
poweron yoursystem.
FKBPowerONPassword
8EnterInputpassword(from1to5characters)and press Entertosetthe Key
boardPowerOnPassword..
FACBackFunction
8MemorySystempoweron dependson thestatusbeforeAClost.
8Soft-Off Always inOffstatewhenACback.(Defaultvalue)
8Full-OnAlways poweron thesystemwhenACback.

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Figure6:PnP/PCIConfigurations
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PnP/PCIConfigurations
PCI1/PCI5IRQAssignment [Auto] ItemHelp
PCI2/PCI6IRQAssignment [Auto]MenuLevel
PCI3IRQAssignment [Auto]
PCI4IRQAssignment [Auto]
higf:MoveEnter:Select+/-/PU/PD:Value F10:SaveESC:ExitF1:GeneralHelp
F3:Language F5:PreviousValuesF6:Fail-SafeDefaultsF7:Optimized Defaults
PnP/PCIConfigurations
FPCI1/PCI5IRQAssignment
8AutoAutoassign IRQtoPCI1/PCI5.(Defaultvalue)
83,4,5,7,9.,10,11,12,15 Set3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,15 toPCI1/PCI5.
FPCI2/PCI6IRQAssignment
8AutoAutoassign IRQtoPCI2/PCI6.(Defaultvalue)
83,4,5,7,9.,10,11,12,15 Set3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,15 toPCI2/PCI6.
FPCI3IRQAssignment
8AutoAutoassign IRQtoPCI3.(Defaultvalue)
83,4,5,7,9.,10,11,12,15 Set3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,15 toPCI3.
FPCI4IRQAssignment
8AutoAutoassign IRQtoPCI4.(Defaultvalue)
83,4,5,7,9.,10,11,12,15 Set3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,15 toPCI4.