J&W JW-A880GM-FUSION User manual

Motherboard
JW-A880GM-FUSION
User’s Manual
Rev: 1.0, June, 2010
Website: http://www.jwele.com
Socket AM2/AM2+/AM3 Processor Mainboard

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Table of Contents
Chapter1Introduction.............................................................................................................................................. 3
1.1 Package Checklist ...............................................................................................................
3
1.2 Specications ...................................................................................................................... 4
1.3 Mainboard Layout ...............................................................................................................
5
1.4 Connecting Rear Panel I/O Devices ............................................................................. 6
Chapter2HardwareSetup........................................................................................................................................ 7
2.1 Choosing a Computer Chassis ..............................................................................................
7
2.2 Installing Mainboard ............................................................................................................ 7
2.3 Installation of the CPU and CPU Cooler.................................................................................. 8
2.3.1 Installation of the CPU ............................................................................................................. 8
2.3.2 Installation of the CPU Cooler ................................................................................................... 9
2.4 Installation of Memory Modules ............................................................................................
9
2.5 Connecting Peripheral Devices............................................................................................. 10
2.5.1 Floppy and IDE Disk Drive Connectors ...................................................................................... 10
2.5.2 Serial ATA Connectors ............................................................................................................. 10
2.5.3 PCI and PCI Express slots ........................................................................................................ 10
Chapter3Jumpers&HeadersSetup..................................................................................................................11
3.1 Checking Jumper Settings ..................................................................................................
11
3.2 CMOS Memory Clearing Header .......................................................................................... 11
3.3 Dual BIOS Function(Optional) ............................................................................................. 12
3.4
IR Connection Header & JDVI_HDMI Jumper
....................................................................... 12
3.5 J
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.............................................................................................. 13
3.6 FAN Power Connectors ....................................................................................................... 13
3.7 Front Panel Switches & Speaker Headers ..............................................................................14
3.8 Additional USB Port Headers ................................................................................................14
3.9 Front Panel Audio .............................................................................................................. . 15
3.10Serial Port Header(JCOM1) ................................................................................................. 1 5
3.11 S/PDIF out connection Header ........................................................................................... . 16
3.12 ATX Power Input Connectors ............................................................................................. . 16
Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Utility ................................................................................. 17
4.1 About BIOS Setup .............................................................................................................. 17
4.2 To Run BIOS Setup ............................................................................................................ 17
4.3 About CMOS....................................................................................................................... 17
4.4 The POST (Power On Self Test)............................................................................................ 17
4.5 BIOS Setup — CMOS Setup Utility..................................................................................... ... 18
4.5.1 CMOS Setup Utility ............................................................................................................. . ... 18
4.5.2 Control Keys ......................................................................................................................... 18
4.5.3 Main Setting ......................................................................................................................... 19
4.5.4 Advanced Setting .................................................................................................................. 22
4.5.5 Boot Setting........................................................................................................................... 26
4.5.6 Security Setting...................................................................................................................... 27
4.5.7 Power Setting........................................................................................................................ . 27
4.5.8 JUSTw00t!(Overclock) Setting............................................................................................... ... . 30
4.5.9 Exit Options............................................................................................................................ . 33
Chapter 5 Driver Installation ..................................................................................36

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Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Package Checklist
Thank you for choosing our product.
Please check the following accessories, if there is any broken or part missing,
please contact with your franchiser.
• IDE Cable X 1
• Rear I/O Panel X 1
• User's Manual X 1
• Driver/Utility CD X 1
• SATA Power Cable X 2
• SATA Signal Cable X 2
• FDD Cable X 1 (Optional)
The items listed above are for reference only, and are subject to change without notice.

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1.2 Specications
CPU
- Support AMD(R) Socket AM3/AM2+/AM2 processors
- AMD Phenom™ II x4/ Phenom™ II x3/ Phenom™ II x2/ Athlon™ II x4/ Athlon™
II x3/Athlon™ II x2/ Athlon™ 64 X2 / Athlon™ 64 / Sempron™ processors
- Support AMD Cool'n'Quiet!™ Technology
- HyperTransport™ 3.0/1.0, 5200/2000 MT/s
- Support 95W TDP Processors Max.
Main Chipset - AMD 880G +SB710
Integrated Graphtics - Radeon HD 4250
Main Memory
- Dual Channel DDR3 1333/1066/800 support (DDR3 support is only for socket
AM3 CPUs)
- Dual Channel DDR2 1066/800/667 support (DDR2 1066 support is for Phenom™
II series only)
- Max capacity: 8GB DDR3 or 4GB DDR2
- DIMM slots: 2 x DDR3, 2 x DDR2
BIOS
- AMI BIOS,Dual 8 Mbit ash ROM
- Supports Dual channel memory architecture
- Supports Advanced Power Management ACPI,STR
- CPU temperature, Fan speed, System Voltage monitoring
Rear Panel I/O
- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard port
- 1 x PS/2 Mouse port
- 1 x HDMI port
- 1 x DVI port
- 1 x VGA port
- 1 x S/PDIF IN port
- 1 x S/PDIF OUT port
- 1 x RJ45 port
-4 x USB 2.0 ports, USB 1.1 is compliant
- 6 x Audio ports (Line In / Line Out / MIC In/ Rear Speaker Out / Center-
Subwoofer Speaker Out / Side Speaker Out)
Internal I/O
Connectors
- 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
- 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
- 1 x Floppy disk drive connector
- 1 x IDE connector
- 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (supporting RAID 0,1,0+1)
- 1 x CPU fan header
- 2 x System fan headers
- 1 x Front panel header
- 1 x Front panel audio header
- 1 x S/PDIF In header
- 1 x S/PDIF Out header
- 1 x COM port header
- 1 x IR header
- 2 x USB 2.0 headers for additional 4 USB 2.0 ports (by cables)
- 1 x buzzer header
Sound - Onboard 6-channel/8-channel HD Audio Codec (Optional)
- Front Panel Jumper, provides stereo MIC port on front panel
Onboard LAN - Onboard 10/100/1000Mbps compatible LAN (Optional)
Expansion Slots
- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot (PCI Express 2.0)
- 2 x PCI slots
- Support PCI Bus interface v2.3 compliant
Form Factor - ATX (219mm*244mm)

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1.3 Mainboard Layout
(This picture is only for reference)
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1.4 Connecting Rear Panel I/O Devices
The rear I/O part of these mainboard provides the following I/O ports:
(This picture is only for reference)
• PS/2 Mouse: Connects to a PS/2 mouse.
• PS/2 Keyboard: Connects to a PS/2 keyboard.
• HDMI:Connects to multimedia devices of HDMI protocol.
• SPDIF IN: This connector provides an S/PDIF-IN connection.
• SPDIF OUT: Connects to an external audio output device via an optical S/PDIF cable.
• DVI: Connects to monitor input.
• VGA: Connects to monitor input.
• USB: The USB ports are used to connect USB 2.0/1.1 devices such as scanner, speakers,
keyboard, mouse, hub, digital camera, joystick, etc.
• LAN: Connects to Local Area Network.
• AUDIO(Rear Panel Audio):
Cen./Sub. (Center / Subwoofer): Connects to the center and subwoofer channel in the 7.1
channel audio system.
R.L./R.R. (Rear Left / Rear Right): Connects to the rear left and rear right channel in the 7.1
channel audio system.
S.L./S.R. (Surround Left / Surround Right): Connects to the surround left and surround right
channel in the 7.1 channel audio system.
Line-in (Light Blue): This jack is used to connect to the line out from any external audio
sources such as MP3 player, CD player, AM/FM radio tuner, etc.
ine-out (Front Left/Right Jack, Lime): This jack is used to connect to the front left and
right channel speakers of the audio system.
Mic-in (Pink): This jack is used to connect an external microphone.

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Chapter 2 Hardware Setup
2.1 Choosing a Computer Chassis
• Choose a chassis big enough to install this mainboard.
• As some features for this mainboard are implemented by cabling connectors on the
mainboard to indicators and switches or buttons on the chassis, make sure your chassis
supports all the features required.
• If there is possibility of adopting some more hard drives, make sure your chassis has
sufcient power and space for them.
• Most chassis have alternatives for I/O shield located at the rear panel. Make sure the I/O
shield of the chassis matches the I/O port conguration of this mainboard. You can nd
an I/O shield specically designed for this mainboard in its package.
2.2 Installing Mainboard
Most computer chassis have a base with many mounting holes to allow the mainboard to
be securely attached, and at the same time, prevent the system from short circuits. There
are two ways to attach the mainboard to the
chassis base: (1) with studs, or (2) with spacers.
Basically, the best way to attach the board is with
studs. Only if you are unable to do this should you
attach the board with spacers. Line up the holes on
the board with the mounting holes on the chassis.
If the holes line up and there are screw holes, you
can attach the board with studs. If the holes line
up and there are only slots, you can only attach with
spacers. Take the tip of the spacers and insert them
into the slots. After doing this to all the slots, you can slide the board into position aligned
with slots. After the board has been positioned, check to make sure everything is OK before
putting the chassis back on.
To install this mainboard:
1. Locate all the screw holes on the mainboard and the chassis base.
2. Place all the studs or spacers needed on the chassis base and have them tightened.
3. Face the mainboard’s I/O ports toward the chassis’s rear panel.
4. Line up all the mainboard’s screw holes with those studs or spacers on the chassis.
5. Install the mainboard with screws and have them tightened.
The mainboard and its component layouts illustrated in this chapter were
based mainly on model “AMD 880G Series”, unless specically stated.
Always power off the computer and unplug the AC power cord before adding or removing
any peripheral or component. Failing to do so may cause severe damage to your
mainboard and/or peripherals. Plug in the AC power cord only after you have carefully
checked everything.
To prevent shorting the PCB circuit, please REMOVE the metal studs or spacers if they are
already fastened on the chassis base and are without mounting-holes on the mainboard to
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2.3 Installation of the CPU and CPU Cooler
Before installing the CPU, please comply with the following conditions:
1. Please make sure that the mainboard supports the CPU.
2. Please take note of the one indented corner of the CPU. If you install the CPU in the wrong
direction, the CPU will not insert properly. If this occurs, please change the insert direction
of the CPU.
3. Please add an even layer of heat sink paste between the CPU and CPU cooler.
4. Please make sure the CPU cooler is installed on the CPU prior to system use, otherwise
overheating and permanent damage of the CPU may occur.
5. Please set the CPU host frequency in accordance with the processor specications. It is not
recommended that the system bus frequency be set beyond hardware specications since
it does not meet the required standards for the peripherals. If you wish to set the frequen-
cy beyond the proper specications, please do so according to your hardware
specications including the CPU, graphics card, memory, hard drive, etc.
2.3.1 Installation of the CPU
1. Unlock the socket by pressing the
lever sideways, then lift it up to a 90
o
.
2. Position the CPU above the socket such
that the CPU corner with the gold
triangle matches the socket corner with
a small triangle.
3. Carefully insert the CPU into the socket
until it ts place.
4. When the CPU is in place, push down
the socket lever to secure the CPU.
The lever clicks on the side tab to
indicate that it is locked.
Figure 1
Figure 2
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2.3.2 Installation of the CPU Cooler
For proper installation, please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of your CPU Cooler.
2.4 Installation of Memory Modules
This mainboard provides four DIMM slots, it including two 1.8V DDRII DIMM slots and two
1.5V DDRIII DIMM slots,supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. For dual channel
conguration, you always need to install two identical (the same brand, speed, size and
chip-type) memory modules in the DDRII DIMM slots or DDRIII DIMM slots to activate Dual
Channel Memory Technology. Otherwise, it will operate at single channel mode.
To reach the performance of Dual Channel DDR2 or DDR3, the following rules must be
obeyed:
For dual-channel DDR2 installation:
Populate DDR2 DIMM modules of the same type and size on slots [DIMM1] + [DIMM2]
For dual-channel DDR3 installation:
Populate DDR3 DIMM modules of the same type and size on slots [DIMM3] + [DIMM4]
[DIMM1] and [DIMM2] slots are for DDR2 and are of the same color;
[DIMM3] and [DIMM4] slots are for DDR3 and are of the same color.
To install system memory:
1. Power off the computer and unplug the
AC power cord before installing or
removing memory modules.
2. Locate the DIMM slot on the board.
3. Hold two edges of the DIMM module
carefully, keep away from touching its
connectors.
4. Align the notch key on the module with
the rib on the slot.
5. Firmly press the module into the slots until the ejector tabs at both sides of the slot
automatically snap into the mounting notch. Do not force the DIMM module in with extra
force as the DIMM module only ts in one direction.
6. To remove the DIMM modules, push the two ejector tabs on the slot outward
simultaneously, and then pull out the DIMM module.
Static electricity can damage the electronic components of the computer or optional
boards. Before starting these procedures, ensure that you are discharged of static
electricity by touching a grounded metal object briey.
DDR2 and DDR3 memory can't use at the same time.
CPU Support memory model
1 Socket AM2 processor DDR2 Memory
2 Socket AM2+ processor DDR2 Memory
3 Socket AM3 processor DDR2 Memory
4 Socket AM3 processor DDR3 Memory

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2.5 Connecting Peripheral Devices
2.5.1 Floppy and IDE Disk Drive Connectors
The FDD connector connects up to two oppy drives with a 34-wire, 2-connector oppy
cable.Connect the single end at the longer length of ribbon cable to the FDD on the board,
the two connectors on the other end to the oppy disk drives connector. Generally you need
only one oppy disk drive in your system.
2.5.2 Serial ATA Connectors
Each SATA connector serves as one single channel to connect one SATA device by SATA
cable.
2.5.3 PCI and PCI Express slots
Install PCI Express X16 graphics card into slot “PCIE1”.
Install PCI card into slots “PCI1” or “PCI2” .
Each of the IDE port connects up to two IDE
drives at Ultra ATA 133/100/66/33 mode by
one 40-pin, 80-conductor,and 3-connector Ultra
ATA/66 ribbon cables.
Connect the single end (blue connector) at the
longer length of ribbon cable to the IDE port of
this board, the other two ends (gray and black
connector) at the shorter length of the ribbon
cable to the connectors of your hard drives.
Make sure to congure the “Master” and “Slave” relation
before connecting two drives by one single ribbon cable.
The red line on the ribbon cable must be aligned with
pin-1 on both the IDE port and the hard-drive connector.
The red line on the ribbon cable must be aligned with pin-1 on both the FDD port and the oppy connector.

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Chapter 3 Jumpers & Headers Setup
3.1 Checking Jumper Settings
• For a 2-pin jumper, plug the jumper cap on both
pins will make it CLOSE (SHORT). Remove the
jumper cap, or plug it on either pin (reserved for
future use) will leave it at OPEN position.
• For 3-pin jumper, pin 1~2 or pin 2~3 can be
shorted by plugging the jumper cap in.
How to identify the PIN1 jumpers?
Please check the mainboard carefully, the PIN1
is marked by "1" or white thick line.
3.2 CMOS Memory Clearing Header
The time to clear the CMOS memory occurs when (a)
the CMOS data becomes corrupted, (b) you forgot
the supervisor or user password preset in the BIOS
menu, (c) you are unable to boot-up the system
because the CPU ratio/clock was incorrectly set in
the BIOS menu, or (d) whenever there is modication
on the CPU or memory modules.
This header uses a jumper cap to clear the CMOS
memory and have it recongured to the default
values stored in BIOS.
• Pins 1 and 2 shorted
(Default): Normal
operation.
• Pins 2 and 3 shorted:
Clear CMOS memory.
To clear the CMOS memory and load in the default values:
1. Power off the system.
2. Set pin 2 and pin 3 shorted by the jumper cap. Wait for a few seconds. Set the jumper
cap back to its default settings --- pin 1 and pin 2 shorted.
3. Power on the system.
4. For incorrect CPU ratio/clock settings in the BIOS, press <Del> key to enter the BIOS
setup menu right after powering on system.
5. Set the CPU operating speed back to its default or an appropriate value.
6. Save and exit the BIOS setup menu.

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3.3 Dual BIOS Function (Optional)
While JBIOSSLC jumpers are shorted at pin 1-2, the system will work with the DDR2 BIOS;
if you short pin 2-3, the system will work with the DDR3 BIOS.
JBIOSSLC
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1-2 DDR2_BIOS
2-3 DDR3_BIOS
Note: JBIOSSLC for your reference.
Please dene jumper of mainboard if you use
JBIOSSLC jumper.
3.4 IR Connection Header & JDVI_HDMI Jumper
Connect the IrDA cable (if available) to this IR connector.
While JDVI_HDMI jumper are shorted at pin 1-2, the motherboard will provide a DVI output,
if you short pin 2-3, the output will become HDMI.
Pin No. Denition
1 VCC
2 NC
3 IRRX
4 GND
5 IRTX
Pin No. Denition
Pin1-2 DVI
Pin2-3 HDMI
JDVI_HDMI Jumper
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3.5 JHPD Jumper &JHDT Jumper(Optional)
JHDT Jumper
1-2（Default）Normal HDT Default status.
2-3 OVER_DRIVE Ena ble t o all ow th e AMD
OverDrive feature to function.
While the JHPD jumper are shorted at pin 1-2, the
motherboard will automatically detect any DVI or HDMI
display device; if the DVI or HDMI device cannot be detected,
please short these jumpers to pin 2-3 to enable force DVI/
HDMI device detection.
Pin No. Denition
Pin1-2 Auto
Pin2-3 HDMI/DVI EN
JHPD Jumper
3.6 FAN Power Connectors
These connectors each provide power to the cooling fans installed in your system.
CFAN or CFAN1: CPU Fan Power Connector
SFAN1/2: System Fan Power Connector
These fan connectors are not jumpers. DO NOT place
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3.7 Front Panel Switches & Speaker Headers
HDD_LED (Hard Driver LED Header)
Connect the HDD LED cable to these PINs, in order to see the HDD status
RESET (On the board right bottom,the RESET is reset switch)
This connector connects to the case-mounted reset switch for rebooting your computer
without having to turn off your power switch. This is a preferred method of rebooting in
order to prolong the lift of the system’s power supply.
PWR-ON (On the board right button,the POWER_ON is power switch)
This connector connects to the case-mounted power switch to power ON/OFF the system.
SPEAKER (Speaker)
This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted speaker. You should follow the
instruction of the speaker cable.
Pin Pin Assignment Pin Pin Assignment
1 VCC 2 VCC
3 Data 0- 4 Data 0-
5 Data 0+ 6 Data 0+
7 Ground 8 Ground
9 No Pin 10 NC
3.8 Additional USB Port Headers
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3.9Front Panel Audio
Pin No. Header HD Audio Denition AC97 Audio Denition
1 PORT1L Microphone Microphone
2 AGND Ground Ground
3 PORT1R Microphone N/A
4 PRESENCE# Detection sense line from front HD audio. N/A
5 PORT2R Right Channel Right Channel
6 SENSE1_RETURN To detect Microphone sense. N/A
7 SENSE_SEND Send Jack detection sense from the high denition audio codec. N/A
8 No Pin N/A N/A
9 PORT2L Left Channel Left Channel
10 SENSE2_RETURN To detect Right and Left channel N/A
3.10 Serial Port Header (Optional)
Pin Pin Assignment Pin Pin Assignment
1 DCD 2 RXD
3 TXD 4 DTR
5 GND 6 DSR
7 CTS 8 RTS
9 RI
This JCOM1 header supports a serial port module.

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3.11 S/PDIF Output Connection Header (Optional)
S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) is a standard audio transfer le format. It is
usually found on digital audio equipment such as a DAT (Digital Audio Tape) machine or
audio processing device. It allows the transfer of audio from one le to another without
the conversion to and from an analog format, which could degrade the signal quality.
2
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Figure 2: Reference for 8 pin PWR12V.
Figure 1: Reference for 4 pin PWR12V.
3.12 ATX Power Input Connectors
This mainboard provides two power connectors to connect power supplier.
This connector allows you to connect an ATX 24-pin power supply.To connect the ATX 24-pin
power supply,make sure the plug of the power supply is inserted in the proper orientation
and the pins are aligned. Then push down the power supply rmly into the connector.
Your may use the 20-pin ATX power supply as you like.If you'd like to use the 20-pin ATX
power supply, please plug your power supply along with pin 1 & pin 13.
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Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Utility
BIOS stands for Basic Input and Output System. It was once called ROM BIOS when it was
stored in a Read-Only Memory (ROM) chip. Now manufacturers would like to store BIOS in
EEPROM which means Electrically Erasable Programmable Memory. BIOS used in this series
of mainboard is stored in EEPROM, and is the first program to run when you turn on your
computer.
BIOS performs the following functions:
1. Initializing and testing hardware in your computer (a process called "POST", for Power On
Self Test).
2. Loading and running your operating system.
3. Helping your operating system and application programs manage your PC hardware by
means of a set of routines called BIOS Run-Time Service.
4.1 About BIOS Setup
BIOS Setup is an interactive BIOS program that you need to run when:
1. Changing the hardware of your system. (For example: installing a new Hard Disk etc.)
2. Modifying the behavior of your computer. (For example: changing the system time or date,
or turning special features on or off etc.)
3. Enhancing your computer's behavior. (For example: speeding up performance by turning
on shadowing or cache)
4.2 To Run BIOS Setup
First access BIOS setup menu by pressing <F1> key after “POST” is complete (before OS is
loaded). After the rst BIOS be setupped(or loaded default values) and save, the <DEL> key
will be pressed if you will enter BIOS setup menu.
4.3 About CMOS
CMOS is the memory maintained by a battery. CMOS is used to store the BIOS settings you
have selected in BIOS Setup. CMOS also maintains the internal clock. Every time you turn
on your computer, the BIOS Looks into CMOS for the settings you have selected and
congures your computer accordingly. If the battery runs out of power, the CMOS data will
be lost and POST will issue a “CMOS invalid” or “CMOS checksum invalid” message. If this
happens, you have to replace the battery and check and congure the BIOS Setup for the
new start.
4.4 The POST (Power On Self Test)
POST is an acronym for Power On Self Test. This program will test all things the BIOS does
before the operating system is started. Each of POST routines is assigned a POST code, a
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4.5 BIOS Setup — CMOS Setup Utility
4.5.1 CMOS Setup Utility
After powering up the system, the BIOS message appears on the screen,when the rst time
or when CMOS setting wrong, there is following message appears on the screen , but if
the rst BIOS be setuped(or loaded default values) and save, the <DEL> key will be
pressed if you will enter BIOS setup menu.
If this message disappears before you respond, restart the system by pressing <Ctrl> +
<Alt>+ <Del> keys, or by pressing the reset button on computer chassis. Only when these
two methods should be fail that you restart the system by powering it off and then back on.
After pressing <F1> or <Del> key, the main menu appears.
4.5.2 Control Keys
Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the
possible selections for the highlighted item.
Please check the following table for the function description of each control key.
Press F1 to Run SETUP
• In order to increase system stability and performance, our engineering staff is
constantly improving the BIOS menu. The BIOS setup screens and descriptions
illustrated in this manual are for your reference only, and may not completely
match with what you see on your screen.
• Do not change the BIOS parameters unless you fully understand its function.
Control Key(s) Function Description
←
/
→
Move cursor left or right to select Screens
↑ / ↓
Move cursor up or down to select items
+/ -/PU/PD To Change option for the selected items
<Enter> To bring up the selected screen
<ESC>
Main Menu - Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status
Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu - Exit
current page and return to Main Menu
<F1> General help
<F2/F3> Change Colors
<F5> Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS, only for
Option Page Setup Menu
<F7> Discard Changes
<F8> Load Failsafe Defaults
<F9> Load Optimal Defaults
<F10> Save conguration changes and exit setup

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4.5.3 Main Setting
This is the System Overview, The System Time, System Date, Primary IDE information,
SATA port information and USB Device.
►
System Information
Please Enter this submenu, this will be display BIOS verison, build date, ID number, also will
display CPU type, Speed, count, and Memory Size and so on.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Main Advanced Boot Security Power JUSTw00T! Exit
System Overview
←
Select Screen
↑↓
Select Item
Enter Go to Sub Screen
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit
►
System Information
System Time
System Date
Language
Floppy A
[21:50:32]
[Mon 04/24/2009]
[English]
[Disabled]
►
Primary IDE Master
►
Primary IDE Slave
►
SATA Port1
►
SATA Port2
►
SATA Port3
►
SATA Port4
►
SATA Port5
►
SATA Port6
►
USB Device
: [Not Detected]
: [Not Detected]
: [Hard Disk]
: [Not Detected]
: [Not Detected]
: [Not Detected]
: [Not Detected]
: [Not Detected]
v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Main
System Overview
←
Select Screen
↑↓
Select Item
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit
AMIBIOS
Version :08.00.15
Build Date:07/25/08
ID :RS88D1D1
Processor
AMD Athlon(tm) II X2 215 Processor
Speed :3218MHz
Count :4
System Memory
Size :384MB
v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc.
• AMIBIOS Displays the auto-detected BIOS information.
• Processor Displays the auto-detected CPU specication.
• System Memory
Displays the auto-detected system memory.
・Press <Esc> key to return to "Main" menu.
• System time
This item sets the time you specify(usually the current time)in the format of [Hour],[Minute]and
[Second].
• System date
This item sets the date you specify(usually the current date0in the format of [Month],[Date],
and [Year].