Taiwan Commate Computer Inc. 370PMA Series Original operating instructions

370PMA Series Quick Installation Chart
For your convenience, this chart lists all the CPUs supported by 370PMA Series and their corresponding
jumper setting.
The Ratio of some latest CPUs are fixed by Intel and VIA such as Celeron/ Celeron-II/ Pentium-III 366, 400,
566... etc and VIA Cyrix III CPU. You can ignore the four jumpers if you have this CPU on board and it
will be auto detected by motherboard. Please check with the CPU manufacturer or vendor for the CPU
Ratio information.
Ratio JF0 JF1 JF2 JF3
3.0x 1-2 2-3 1-2 1-2
3.5x 1-2 2-3 2-3 1-2
4.0x 2-3 1-2 1-2 1-2
4.5x 2-3 1-2 2-3 1-2
5.0x 2-3 2-3 1-2 1-2
5.5x 2-3 2-3 2-3 1-2
6.0x 1-2 1-2 1-2 2-3
6.5x 1-2 1-2 2-3 2-3
7.0x 1-2 2-3 1-2 2-3
7.5x 1-2 2-3 2-3 2-3
8.0x 2-3 1-2 1-2 2-3
370PMA Series
Motherboard
User's Manual
Product Name: 370PMA, 370PMA-L, 370PMA-H or 370PMA-LH
Manual Revision: English, 1.3
Trademarks
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction
1.1 Product Overview
1.2 Features
1.3 Specifications
1.4 Content
1.5 System Board Layout
Chapter 2. Hardware Setup
2.1 Installation Procedure
2.1.1 Jumper Settings
2.1.2 Clearing the CMOS
2.1.3 CPU Voltage Setting
2.1.4 CPU Frequency Selection
2.1.5 CPU FSB Frequency Setting
2.2 Installation of CPU
2.3 Installation of Memory
2.3.1 Installation of 168-pin DIMM
2.3.2 Removal of 168-pin DIMM
2.3.3 Memory Configuration
2.4 I/O Connections/Panel Connections
2.4.1 Infrared Connector
2.4.2 ATX Power Connector
2.4.3 CPU Fan Connector
2.4.4 Floppy Disk Drive Connector
2.4.5 Primary/Secondary IDE Connector
2.4.6 Wake-up on LAN Connector
2.4.7 PS/2 Mouse Port
2.4.8 PS/2 Keyboard Connector
2.4.9 Serial Port
2.4.10 Printer Port
2.4.11 USB Connectors
2.4.12 Game/MIDI/Line Out/Line In/Mic In Connector (optional)
2.4.13 Line Out Connector
2.4.14 Line In Connector
2.4.15 Microphone In Connector
2.4.16 Game/MIDI Port
2.4.17 ATAPI IDE/SONY Audio
2.4.18 Panel Connection
Chapter 3. BIOS Setup
3.1 CMOS Setup Utility
3.2 Standard CMOS Setup
3.3 Advanced BIOS Features Setup
3.4 Advanced Chipset Features Setup
3.5 Integrated Peripherals
3.6 Power Management Setup
3.7 PNP/PCI Configuration Setup
3.8 PC Health Status
3.9 Frequency Control
3.10 Load Fail-Safe Defaults
3.11 Load Optimized Defaults
3.12 Set Supervisor/User Password
3.13 Save & Exit Setup
3.14 Exit Without Saving
Chapter 4. Driver Installation
4.1 Sound Driver Installation
4.1.1 Windows 95 Installation
4.1.2 Windows 98 Installation
4.1.3 Windows 2000 Installation
4.1.4 Windows NT 4.0 Installation
4.2 Graphics Driver Installation
4.2.1 Windows 95 Installation
4.2.2 Windows 98 Installation
4.2.3 Windows 2000 Installation
4.2.4 Windows NT 4.0 Installation

4.3 IDE & AGP Driver Installation
Appendix A Using the Suspend to RAM Function
Chapter 1. Introduction
1.1 Product Overview
Thank you for purchasing the 370PMA Series motherboard. This motherboard utilizes VIA's
latest technology, namely ProSavageTM VT8605 or VT8604 & VT82C686A or VT82C686B chipset.
We have conducted a motherboard compatibility test with a variety of hardware and software,
such as CPUs, memory, display cards, CD ROMs, Novell, MS Office...etc and compliance with
Year 2000.
We have set high standards on our quality control, with absolute confidence, we believe this
product is the wisest choice.
This manual is composed of three sections. The first section is the introduction of this
motherboard, and the second section explains the proper procedure to setup the motherboard,
the third section provides information on how to setup the CMOS. The last section states the
installation for driver and utility.
Ordering Codes
370PMA Uses VIA ProSavageTM PM133 VT8605 & VT82C686A chipset. Support AGP slot for
external AGP (1X/2X/4X) graphics card upgrade. Support Ultra DMA 33/66.
370PMA-L Uses VIA ProSavageTM PL133 VT8604 & VT82C686A chipset. Support Ultra DMA
33/66.
370PMA-H Uses VIA ProSavageTM PM133 VT8605 & VT82C686B chipset. Support AGP slot for
external AGP (1X/2X/4X) graphics card upgrade. Support Ultra DMA 33/66/100.
370PMA-LH Uses VIA ProSavageTM PL133 VT8604 & VT82C686B chipset.Support Ultra DMA
33/66/100.
1.2 Features:
Wake up on LAN.
Support Ultra DMA 100 ( for 370PMA-H & 370PMA-LH only ).
Modem Remote Ring On.
Support Suspend to RAM.
Support NCR SCSI BIOS.
Support Hardware Monitor function.
Support 66/100/133MHz FSB frequency.
Support Advanced Configuration Power Interface (ACPI).
BIOS Green feature function, and "Plug & Play" Flash ROM.
Support Desktop Management Interface (DMI) through BIOS.
RTC Wake Up Alarm: Program the date/time to wake up your system.
Both the BIOS and hardware levels of the motherboard meet PC '99 compliant.
Support AGP slot for external AGP (1X/2X/4X) graphics card upgrade( for 370PMA-H & 370PMA only ).
Integrated Savage4 AGP 4X graphics core.
1.3 Specifications
CPU:
Supports Intel Socket 370 Celeron or Pentium III in the Plastic Pin Grid Array (PPGA) or
Flip-Chip PGA package and VIA Cyrix III Processors with 66/100/133MHz Front Side Bus.
Chipset:
VIA VT8605 & VT82C686A chipset for 370PMA.

VIA VT8604 & VT82C686A chipset for 370PMA-L.
VIA VT8605 & VT82C686B chipset for 370PMA-H.
VIA VT8604 & VT82C686B chipset for 370PMA-LH.
VGA:
Integrates Savage4 AGP 4X Graphics core.
Support AGP slot for external AGP (1X/2X/4X) graphics card upgrade ( for 370PMA-H &
370PMA only ).
AGP v2.0 compliant.
Integrated 300MHz RAMDAC graphics controller.
2D/3D resolutions up to 1920*1440.
High quality DVD video playback.
Optimized Shared Memory Architecture (SMA). 2MB to 32MB frame buffer using system
memory.
DIMM:
Supports 3.3V PC100/133-compliant SDRAM in 2 168-pin banks, each bank consists of
1x168-pin 64-bit DIMM socket, which can support memory sizes of 8/16/32/64/128/256/512
MB modules.
Supports up to 1GB system memory.
IDE:
Dual channel PIO and PCI Bus Master IDE ports support up to 4 EIDE devices for HDD or
CD-ROM
Supports PIO Mode 4 with data transfer rate up to 14 MB/ Sec
Supports Multiword DMA Mode 0, 1, 2.
Supports Ultra DMA 33/66 (UDMA) with data transfer rate up to 33/66 MB/Sec
Supports Ultra DMA 100 ( for 370PMA-H & 370PMA-LH only ).
BIOS:
Award BIOS V.6.00PG with built-in Anti-Virus, DMI support, and green function (Plug-and-
Play BIOS)
Supports CD-ROM/HD/SCSI/Floppy/LS120/ZIP and LAN boot up
Supports NCR SCSI BIOS.
I/O Devices:
One FDD control port supports two of the 5.25" or 3.5" floppy drives up to 2.88 MB.
Two high-speed 16550 UART compatible serial ports
One parallel ports with ECP/ EPP compatibility.
One PS/2 mouse port
One PS/2 Keyboard connector
IR Port:
One IrDA/ASKIR compatible Infrared interface port. (Cable optional)
USB Ports:
Four Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports support up to 127 peripheral devices. ( Cable
optional )
Sound ：
AC '97 Rev 2.1 compliant
18-bit Stereo Full-Duplex Codex
Variable Sampling Rate (VSR) up to 48kHz in 1Hz resolution

3D Stereo expansion for simulated surround
4 stereo and 2 mono analog line-level inputs
MIC level input switchable from two sources
Second line-level output with volume control
3.3V, 5V or split analog/digital power supply
External Audio Amplifier Control
Power management support
Low Power consumption mode
ATX Power:
Supports Modem remote Ring-On function
Supports software power off function
Supports RTC Wake-Up.
Supports Wake up on LAN.
Expansion Slots:
Two 32-bit PCI expansion slots
One 32-bit AGP expansion slot ( for 370PMA & 370PMA-H only ).
One Audio Modem Riser (AMR ) slot
Operating System:
Supports Windows 95/98/2000, Windows NT, MS-DOS V6.22, OS/2, Novell, Unix, SCO
UNIX...
Dimension:
233 mm x 170 mm Micro ATX Form factor
1.4 Content
The motherboard box contains the following items:
One Motherboard
One IDE Ribbon Cable
One Floppy Ribbon Cable
One Serial Ribbon Cable
One CD Driver Disk
User´s Manual & Quick Installation Chart
1.5 MotherBoard Layout

Notice:
370PMA Uses VIA ProSavageTM PM133 VT8605 & VT82C686A chipset.
370PMA-L Uses VIA ProSavageTM PL133 VT8604 & VT82C686A chipset and doesn't support AGP slot.
370PMA-H Uses VIA ProSavageTM PM133 VT8605 & VT82C686B chipset.
370PMA-LH Uses VIA ProSavageTM PL133 VT8604 & VT82C686B chipset and doesn't support AGP slot.
Chapter 2. Hardware Setup
2.1 Installation Procedure
1. Jumper settings (BIOS and CPU)
2. Installation of CPU
3. Installation of Memory
4. I/O Connections & Panel Connections
2.1.1 Jumper Settings
In this manual , (1-2) represents the first and second pins of the jumper. (2-3) represents the
second and third pins of the jumper. On the motherboard, you will see two sets of jumpers
with different color jumper caps:
Yellow Jumper Caps : Sets the Function of Flash CMOS
JRTC
Green Jumper Caps : Sets the type and speed of CPU
JF0, JF1, JF2, JF3

Red Jumper Caps : Sets the FSB frequency of CPU
JFSB0, JFSB1
WARNING: Electronic parts are Static sensitive. To prevent damage to the computer and its
parts please take the following measures.
Work on a surface such as concrete, linoleum or hard wood floor.
Ground your self with either a properly installed grounding strap or by touching a
major electrical appliance long enough to discharge the static.
2.1.2 Clearing the CMOS (Yellow Jumper Caps)
JRTC : CMOS Function Selection
1-2 : Clear data
2-3 : Normal Operation (Default Setting)
How to Clear the CMOS Setting:
1. Turn off the power.
2. Remove ATX power cable from connector ATXPWR.
3. Remove Yellow Jumper Cap from JRTC (2-3) and put on JRTC (1-2) to remove the
CMOS setting.
4. Remove Yellow Jumper Cap from JRTC（ (1-2) and put on JRTC (2-3).
5. Connect ATX power cable back to connector ATXPWR.
6. Turn on the power.
7. While the system reboots, press <DEL> key to set the BIOS setup.
2.1.3 CPU Voltage Setting
The motherboard supports CPU VID function. It can automatically detect CPU VID signal and
generates proper CPU core voltage.
2.1.4 CPU Frequency Selection
Ratio JF0 JF1 JF2 JF3
3.0x 1-2 2-3 1-2 1-2
3.5x 1-2 2-3 2-3 1-2
4.0x 2-3 1-2 1-2 1-2
4.5x 2-3 1-2 2-3 1-2
5.0x 2-3 2-3 1-2 1-2
5.5x 2-3 2-3 2-3 1-2
6.0x 1-2 1-2 1-2 2-3
6.5x 1-2 1-2 2-3 2-3
7.0x 1-2 2-3 1-2 2-3
7.5x 1-2 2-3 2-3 2-3
8.0x 2-3 1-2 1-2 2-3
The Ratio of some latest CPUs are fixed by Intel and VIA such as Celeron/ Celeron-II/ Pentium-
III 366, 400, 566... etc and VIA Cyrix III CPU. You can ignore the four jumpers if you have this
CPU on board and it will be auto detected by motherboard. Please check with the CPU
manufacturer or vendor for the CPU Ratio information.

2.1.5 CPU FSB Frequency Setting
The JFSB jumper provides some FSB frequency settings for the CPU. Auto Detect , 66MHz,
100MHz or 133MHz FSB frequency can be selected with this jumper. The over specification
operation is not recommended.
2.2 Installation of CPU
Before installing CPU, make sure the power is off. Locate the level bar on the PGA370 ZIF socket.
Push level bar away from the socket and pull upward 90 degrees. Insert the CPU into the socket.
Be careful of CPU orientation. Make sure the notch of the CPU corresponds with the white dot on
the ZIF socket (the corner without pin socket). Do not push in the CPU. Make sure all pins are
aligned with the CPU socket. ON the level bar.
2.3 Installation of Memory
The motherboard has 2x168-pin 64-bit Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM)sockets divided into 2
banks. You can install 3.3V Unbuffered PC100/133-compliant Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM)
memory. This will increase the system reliability.
2.3.1 Installation of 168-pin DIMM (Dual Inline Memory Module)
1. Before inserting the DIMM, make sure the pin1 of the DIMM matches with the pin1 on
the DIMM socket.
2. Insert DIMM into the DIMM sockets at a 90-degree angle and press down.
2.3.2 Removal of 168-pin DIMM
1. Press the holding clips on both sides of the socket outward to release the DIMM.
2. Gently pull the DIMM out of the socket.
2.3.3 Memory Configuration
There is no jumper setting required for the memory size or type. It is automatically detected
by the system BIOS, and the total memory size is to add them together.
DIMM Socket DIMM Modules
DIMM1 PC100/133 SDRAM 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512MB

DIMM2 PC100/133 SDRAM 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512MB
2.4 I/O Connections/Panel Connections
I/O Connections
ATXPWR ATX Power Connector
FAN1 CPU fan connector
SIR Infrared Connector ( Cable optional )
JWOL Wake up on LAN connector
FDD Floppy Disk Drive Connector
IDE1, 2 Primary/ Secondary IDE Connectors
CN1 PS/2 Mouse Port & Keyboard Connector
COM1, 2 Serial Ports 1 & 2
PRINTER Printer Port
USB1, 2 USB Connector ( Cable optional )
JAUDIO Game/MIDI/ Line out/ Line in/ Microphone in Connector (optional)
GAME Game/MIDI Connectors
LINOUT Line out Connector
LININ Line in Connector
MIC Microphone in Connector
SONY The Connector for IDE/Sony CD-ROM audio cable
2.4.1 Infrared Connector (5-pin SIR)
This connector supports the optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module,
with this module and application software such as Laplink or Win95 Direct Cable Connection,
user can transfer files to or from their laptops, notebooks, PDA, PCs and printers. The
connector supports IrDA (115.2Kbps, 2 meters) and ASK-IR (56Kbps). Install infrared module
onto Infrared connector and configure the setting through "UART 2 Mode" in Integrated
Peripherals to select whether
UART is directed for use with COM2 or Infrared.
2.4.2 ATX Power Connector (20-pin ATXPWR)
Make sure that the power supply is off before connecting or disconnecting the power cable.
2.4.3 CPU Fan Connectors (3-pin FAN)
Connect the fan’s plug to the board taking into consideration the polarity of the connector.

2.4.4 Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-pin FDD)
This connector supports the provided floppy disk drive ribbon cable. Orient the red stripe to
pin 1
2.4.5 Primary/Secondary IDE Connector (Two 40-pin IDE)
These connectors support the provided IDE hard disk ribbon cable. Connect your first IDE
hard disk to master mode of the primary channel. If you have second IDE device to install in
your system, connect it as slave mode on the same channel, and the third and fourth device
can be connected on secondary channel as master and slave mode respectively.
There are three connectors on the 80-pin IDE ribbon cable. The blue connector must connect
with motherboard's IDE connector and the other connectors must connect with HDD. In order
to get the better performance the Ultra DMA 66 HDD must connect with 80-pin IDE ribbon
cable.
2.4.6 Wake-up on LAN Connector (3-pin JWOL)
The connector powers up the system when a wakeup packet or signal is received from the
network . This feature requires the Wake up on LAN/Modem function in BIOS is set to Enabled
and that your system has an ATX power supply with at least 720mA +5V standby power.

2.4.7 PS/2 Mouse Port
The system will direct IRQ12 to the PS/2 mouse.
2.4.8 PS/2 Keyboard Connector
This connection is for a standard keyboard using a PS/2 plug. You may use a Din to Mini-Din
adapter on standard AT keyboards.
2.4.9 Serial Port (9-pin D-type COM1 & 10-pin COM2)
2.4.10 Printer Port (25-pin D-type PRINTER)
You can enable the parallel port and choose the IRQ through the “Onboard Parallel Port” setting in
Integrated Peripherals of the COMS SETUP UTILITY.
2.4.11 USB Connectors (USB1 & USB2)
You can attach USB devices to the USB1 or USB2 connector.
2.4.12 Game/MIDI/Line Out/Line In/Microphone In Connector (optional)
The function is same as audio port of the back I/O panel. The cable is optional.

2.4.13 Line Out Connector
The Line Out phonejack provides the audio outputs for the left and right stereo channels.
2.4.14 Line In Connector
The Line In phonejack is used to attach monaural or stereo devices such as a cassette, Digital Audio
Tape, or Minidisc players for playback, mixing, or recording.
2.4.15 Microphone In Connector
The Microphone In phonejack is used to attach a monaural microphone for live audio input for
playback, mixing, or recording.
2.4.16 Game/MIDI Port
The Game/MIDI Port connector is used to attach a joystick for game interaction or to attach an external
MIDI device for playback, mixing, or recording.
2.4.17 ATAPI IDE/Sony CD-ROM Audio (4-pin SONY)
The ATAPI IDE/Sony CD-ROM Audio connector is used to connect the audio cable from either an
ATAPI IDE or Sony CD-ROM drive for playback, mixing, and recording.
2.4.18 Panel Connection (24-pin JFRNT)
JFRNT Connector Function
GREENLED Suspend Mode LED
PWRLED Power LED
SPKR Speaker
RESET Reset Switch
IDELED HDD LED
PWRBNT ATX Power Button Connector
SMISW Sleep Switch
WARNING: To avoid the system from failing, turn off the power before connecting any devices to the
system.
Chapter 3. BIOS Setup
3.1 CMOS Setup Utility
To activate CMOS Setup, press <DEL> key immediately after you turn on the system. The following
message "Press DEL to enter SETUP" should appear in the lower left hand corner of your screen.

When you enter the CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will be displayed (Figure 3-1). You can use arrow
keys to select your function, press <Enter> key to accept the selection and enter the sub-menu.
Figure 3-1. CMOS Setup Utility Main Screen
CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright ( C ) 1984 - 2000 Award Software
>Standard CMOS Features >Frequency Control
>Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults
>Advanced Chipset Features
>Integrated Peripherals
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
>Power Management Setup Set User Password
>PnP / PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup
>PC Health Status Exit Without Saving
Esc : Quit ¯ ® ¬ : Select Item
F10 : Save & Exit Setup
Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...
Sub-Menu
Note that a right pointer symbol appears to the left of certain fields. This pointer indicates that a sub-menu
can be launched from this field. A sub-menu contains additional options for a field parameter. To call up a
sub-menu, simple move the highlight to the field and press <Enter>. The sub-menu will then immediately
appear. Use the legend keys to enter values and move from field within a sub-menu just as you would within
a menu. Use the <Esc> key to return to the main menu.
3.2 Standard CMOS Features
With the sub-menu (Figure 3-2), you can setup the; system date, system time, hard and floppy drive type,
and display adapter type. Please refer to your equipment specification when changing the setup. Use arrow
keys to highlight items, and use <PageUp>, <PageDown>, <+>, or <-> keys to scroll through the available
options.
Figure 3-2. Standard CMOS Features Screen
CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright ( C ) 1984 - 2000 Award Software
Standard CMOS Features
Date ( mm : dd : yy ) Fri, Jan 1 1999 Item Help
Time ( hh : mm: ss ) 1 : 28 : 42
Menu Level >
>IDE Primary Master Press Enter 4403 MB
>IDE Primary Slave Press Enter None Change the day, month,
>IDE Secondary Master Press Enter None Year and century
>IDE Secondary Slave Press Enter None
Drive A 1.44M, 3.5 in.
Drive B None
Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled
Video EGA/VGA
Halt On All Errors
Base Memory 640K
Extended Memory 14336K
Total Memory 15360K
¯ ® ¬: Move Enter : Select +/-/PU/PD : Value F10 : Save ESC : Exit F1 : General Help
F5 : Previous Value F6 : Fail-Safe Defaults F7 : Optimized Defaults
3.2.1 Date
To assign the system date, the format is "mm.dd.yy". The input range for the Month is 1-12. Range for
Date is 1-31. Range for Year is 1994-2079. System BIOS will calculate the day of the week automatically.
3.2.2 Time
To assign the system time, the format is "hh:mm:ss". The setting is in military time. When entering 2:34pm enter
"14:34:00".
3.2.3 Hard Disks Setting

The BIOS supports Dual-Channel PIO and PCI Bus Master IDE ports. Each port supports one master
and one slave hard drive. You can use <Enter> or <PageUp> or <PageDown> key to change hard drive
type. Incorrect setting may result in boot up error or system hang.
If your hard disk drive is not listed, you can select "Manual" mode to define your own drive manually.
We recommend that you select Type "AUTO" for all drives. The BIOS will auto-detect the hard disk
drive and CD-ROM drive at the POST stage.
If your hard disk drive is a SCSI device, please select "None" for your hard drive setting.
CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright ( C ) 1984 - 2000 Award Software
IDE Primary Master
IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press Enter Item Help
Menu Level >>
IDE Primary Master Auto
Access Mode Auto To auto-detect the
HDD's size, head… on
Capacity 4303 MB This channel
Cylinder 8894
Head 15
Precomp 0
Landing Zone 8893
Sector 63
¯ ® ¬: Move Enter : Select +/-/PU/PD : Value F10 : Save ESC : Exit F1 : General Help
F5 : Previous Value F6 : Fail-Safe Defaults F7 : Optimized Defaults
3.2.4 Floppy Drives A&B Setting
Select your floppy disk drive type. Options are 360KB (5.25"), 720KB (3.5"), 1.2MB (5.25"), 1.44MB
(3.5"), 2.88MB (3.5").
3.2.5 Floppy 3 Mode Support
This is required to support older Japanese floppy drives. Floppy 3 Mode support will allow reading and
writing of 1.2MB (as opposed to 1.44MB) on a 3.5-inch diskette.
3.2.6 Video Display Adapter Setting
Select the display adapter type for your system. Options are EGA/VGA, MONO, CGA40 and CGA80.
3.2.7 Halt On
This function allows the system to halt when an error is detected during Power-On Self-Test.
3.3 Advanced BIOS Features Setup
The sub-menu (Figure 3-3) includes all AWARD enhanced functions. The correct setting can enhance boot
up efficiency. You can assign system speed, setup sequence, typematic and system password setting. You can
enter <F1> key for help on highlighted topics. If you want to restore values before the changes you just
made, press ,<F5> key. If you want to restore default value, press <F6> or <F7> key.
Figure 3-3. Advanced BIOS Features Screen
CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright ( C ) 1984 - 2000 Award Software
Advanced BIOS Features
Virus Warning Disabled Item Help
CPU Internal Cache
External Cache
CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking
Processor Number Feature
Enabled
Enabled
Enabled
Disabled
Menu Level >
Quick Power On Self Test Enabled
First Boot Device IDE-0
Second Boot Device Floppy
Third Boot Device SCSI
Boot Other Device Enabled

Swap Floppy Drive Disabled
Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled
Boot Up NumLock Status On
Gate A20 Option Fast
Typematic Rate Setting Disabled
X Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) 6
X Typematic Delay (Msec) 250
Security Option
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB
Report No FDD For WIN 95
Setup
Non-OS2
Yes
Video BIOS Shadow
C8000-CBFFF Shadow
CC000-CFFFF Shadow
D0000-D3FFF Shadow
D4000-D7FFF Shadow
D8000-DBFFF Shadow
DC000-DFFFF Shadow
Enabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
¯ ® ¬: Move Enter : Select +/-/PU/PD : Value F10 : Save ESC : Exit F1 : General Help
F5 : Previous Value F6 : Fail-Safe Defaults F7 : Optimized Defaults
( Scroll down to see more items , as shown here )
3.3.1 Virus Warning
When enabled, the BIOS will monitor the boot sector and the partition table on the hard drive for any
attempt to modify. If an attempt is detected, the BIOS will halt the system and prompt the warning
message. Select "Disabled" if you are installing a new operating system.
3.3.2 CPU Internal/External Cache
These options are to enable or disable CPU Internal (L1) Cache, or External (L2) Cache.
3.3.3 CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking
Select "Enabled" to enable CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking.
Select "Disabled" to disable CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking.
3.3.4 Processor Number Feature
This field will appear only when you are using a Pentium III processor. Each Pentium III processor
comes with an individual "processor serial number" which by default is activated. Therefore, when
connected to the internet, Pentium III processor transmits the serial number online making it possible to
track your online activity. The field provides you the option of disabling this function.
3.3.5 Quick Power On Self Test
Select "Enabled" to speed up time required to complete Power-On Self-Test.
3.3.6 First/Second/Third Boot Device & Boot Other Device
This option allows user to assign boot sequence of the system. Available options are Floppy, HDD, CD-
ROM, SCSI, LAN and LS120/ZIP. Set " Boot Other Device" to Enabled if you wish to boot from another
device.
3.3.7 Swap Floppy Drive
When enabled, physical drive A will be assigned to logical drive B, and physical drive B will be assigned
to logical drive A.
3.3.8 Boot Up Floppy Seek
The system will detect and verify operation of the floppy drive type .
3.3.9 Boot Up Numlock Status

The option allows the <NumLock> key to be activated after system boot up.
3.3.10 Gate A20 Option
This entry allows you to select how the gate A20 is handled. The gate A20 is a device used to address
memory above 1 Mbytes. Initially, the gate A20 was handled via a pin on the keyboard (Normal). Today,
while keyboards still provide this support, it is more common, and much faster, for the system chipset
(Fast; default) to provide support for gate A20.
3.3.11 Typematic Rate Setting
Select "Enabled" to configure "Typematic Rate" and "Typematic Delay" functions.
3.3.12 Typematic Rate
Use this option to set the rate at which a character keeps repeating while you hold down a key.
3.3.13 Typematic Delay
Select "Enabled" to set the length of delay before key strokes to repeat. Available options are "250",
"500", "750", and "1000".
3.3.14 Security Option
You can select whether the password is required every time the system boots or only when you enter the
Setup. You can assign "Supervisor Password" and "User Password" in the main CMOS Setup Utility
Screen.
3.3.15 OS Select for DRAM > 64MB
If you are using OS/2 operating system and installed memory is larger than 64MB. You need to have the
setting in the enable mode.
3.3.16 Report No FDD For WIN 95
While the FDD in " STANDARD CMOS SETUP " is set to NONE, set this option to No to release IRQ6
for passing Win95 logo. This option is irrelevant under normal operation .
3.3.17 Video BIOS Shadow
Video shadow copies BIOS code from slower ROM to faster RAM. BIOS can then execute from RAM.
3.3.18 C8000-CBFFF /DC000-DFFFF Shadow
Optional firmware will be copied from ROM to RAM. When this option is enabled.
3.4 Advanced Chipset Features Setup
These settings are intended for the Advanced Chipset function on the motherboard. Fine tuning these
options, enhances the performance of the system.
Figure 3.4 Advanced Chipset Features Screen
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Advanced Chipset Features
DRAM Timing By SPD Disabled Item Help
DRAM Clock HCLK-33M Menu Level >
SDRAM Cycle Length 3
Bank Interleave Disabled
Memory Hole Disabled
P2C/C2P Concurrency Enabled
Fast R-W Turn Around Disabled
System BIOS Cacheable
Video BIOS Cacheable
Video RAM Cacheable
Frame Buffer Size
Enabled
Enabled
Enabled
8M

AGP Aperture Size 64M
AGP-4X Mode Enabled
AGP Driving Control
X AGP Driving Value
Auto
DA
OnChip USB
USB Keyboard Support
OnChip Sound
OnChip Modem
CPU to PCI Write Buffer
PCI Dynamic Bursting
PCI Master 0 WS Write
PCI Delay Transaction
PCI#2 Access #1 Retry
AGP Master 1 WS Write
Enabled
Disabled
Auto
Auto
Enabled
Enabled
Enabled
Enabled
Enabled
Disabled
AGP Master 1 WS Read Disabled
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F5 : Previous Value F6 : Fail-Safe Defaults F7 : Optimized Defaults
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3.4.1 DRAM Timing By SPD
If your DIMM memory have SPD ( Serial Presence Detect ) 8-pin IC on module, you can set this option
to Enabled. System will set your DRAM clock and timing from the SPD IC. If the option set as Disabled,
you must set the DRAM clock and timing from items below.
3.4.2 DRAM Clock
This item allows you to set the DRAM Clock. Options are Host CLK, HCLK+33M or HCLK-33M.
Please set the item according to the Host (CPU) Clock and DRAM Clock
3.4.3 SDRAM Cycle Length
This item allows you to set the SDRAM Latency Timer. Options are 2, 3.
3.4.4 Memory Hole
Enabling this feature reserves 15MB to 16MB memory address space to ISA expansion cards that
specifically require this setting. This makes the memory from 15MB and up unavailable to the system.
Expansion cards can only access memory up to 16MB.
3.4.5 P2C/C2P Concurrency
When Disabled, CPU bus will be occupied during the entire PCI operation period.
3.4.6 Fast R-W Turn Around
DRAM optimization feature: If a memory read is addressed to a location whose latest write is being held
in a buffer before being written to memory, the read is satisfied through the buffer contents, and the
read is not sent to the DRAM.
3.4.7 System BIOS Cacheable
Allows the system BIOS to be cached for faster system performance.
3.4.8 Video BIOS Cacheable
Allows the video BIOS to be cached for faster video performance.
3.4.9 Video RAM Cacheable
Enabled allows caching of the video RAM, resulting in better system performance. However, if any
program writes to this memory area, a system error may result.
3.4.10 Frame Buffer Size

This item defines the amount of system memory that will be shared and uses as video memory.
3.4.11 AGP Aperture Size
Choose 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128MB. Memory-mapped, graphics data structures can reside in the Graphics
Aperture.
3.4.12 AGP-4X Mode
Set to Enabled if your AGP card supports the 4X mode, which transfers video data at 1066MB/s.
3.4.13 AGP Driving Control
This item is use for control AGP drive strength.
Auto: Setup AGP drive strength by default setting.
Manual: Setup AGP drive strength by manual setting.
3.4.14 AGP Driving Value
Key in a HEX number. to control AGP output buffer drive strengthMin = 00, Max = FF.
3.4.15 OnChip USB
If your system contains a Universal Serial Bus controller and you have a USB peripheral, select Enabled.
The next option will become available.
3.4.16 USB Keyboard Support
This item lets you enable or disable the USB keyboard driver within the onboard BIOS.
3.4.17 OnChip Sound/Modem
Allows the motherboard's BIOS to detect whether you are using any sound/modem device. If a
sound/modem device is detected, the onboard sound/modem controller will be enabled; if no sound
/modem is detected, the onboard sound /modem controller will be disabled. If you want to use different
controller cards to connect sound and modem connectors, set these fields to Disabled.
3.4.18 CPU to PCI Write Buffer
When enabled, up to four D words of data can be written to the PCI bus without interrupting the CPU.
When disabled, a write buffer is not used and the CPU read cycle will not be completed until the PCI bus
signals that it is ready to receive the data.
3.4.19 PCI Dynamic Bursting
When enabled, data transfer on the PCI bus, where possible, make use of the high-performance PCI
bust protocol, in which greater amounts of data are transferred at a single command.
3.4.20 PCI Master 0 WS Write
When enabled, writes to the PCI bus are command with zero wait states.
3.4.21 PCI Delay Transaction
The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer to support delay transactions cycles. Select
Enabled to support compliance with PCI specification version 2.1.
3.4.22 PCI # 2 Access # 1 Retry
This item allows you enabled/disabled the PCI # 2 Access # 1 Retry.
3.4.23 AGP Master 1 WS Write
This implements a single delay when writing to the AGP Bus. By default, two-wait states are used by the
system, allowing for greater stability.

3.4.24 AGP Master 1 WS Read
This implements a single delay when reading to the AGP Bus. By default, two-wait states are used by the
system, allowing for greater stability.
3.5 Integrated Peripherals
You can control Input and Output functions from this screen.
Figure 3-5 Integrated Peripherals
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Integrated Peripherals
OnChip IDE Channel0 Enabled Item Help
OnChip IDE Channel1
IDE Prefetch Mode
Enabled
Enabled
Menu Level >
Primary Master PIO Auto
Primary Slave PIO Auto
Secondary Master PIO Auto
Secondary Slave PIO Auto
Primary Master UDMA Auto
Primary Slave UDMA Auto
Secondary Master UDMA
Secondary Slave UDMA
Auto
Auto
Init Display First
IDE HDD Block Mode
PCI Slot
Enabled
Onboard FDD Controller
Onboard Serial Port 1
Onboard Serial Port 2
UART 2 Mode
X IR Function Duplex
X Tx, Rx inverting enable
Onboard Parallel Port
Parallel Port Mode
X ECP Mode Use DMA
X Parallel Port EPP Type
Onboard Legacy Audio
Sound Blaster
SB I/O Base Address
SB IRQ Select
SB DMA Select
MPU-401
MPU-401 I/O Address
Game Port (200-207H)
Enabled
3F8 / IRQ4
2F8 / IRQ3
Standard
Half
No, Yes
378 / IRQ7
Normal
3
EPP1.9
Enabled
Disabled
220H
IRQ 5
DMA 1
Disabled
330-333H
Enabled
¯ ® ¬: Move Enter : Select +/-/PU/PD : Value F10 : Save ESC : Exit F1 : General Help
F5 : Previous Value F6 : Fail-Safe Defaults F7 : Optimized Defaults
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3.5.1 OnChip IDE Channel 0/1
Select "Enabled" to activate each on-board IDE channel separately, Select "Disabled", if you install an
add-on IDE Control card
3.5.2 IDE Prefetch Mode
Enable prefetching for IDE drive interfaces that support its faster drive accesses. If you are getting disk
drive errors, change the setting to omit the drive interface where the errors occur. Depending on the
configuration of your IDE subsystem, this field may not appear, and it does appear when the Internal
PCI/IDE filed, above, is Disabled.
3.5.3 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave PIO
These four PIO fields let you set a PIO mode (0-4) for each of four IDE devices. When under "Auto"
mode, the system automatically set the best mode for each device

3.5.4 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave UDMA
When set to "Auto" mode, the system will detect if the hard drive supports Ultra DMA mode.
3.5.5 Init Display First
Select "AGP" or "PCI Slot" for system to detect first when boot-up.
3.5.6 IDE HDD Block Mode
This feature enhances disk performance by allowing multi-sector data transfers and eliminates the
interrupt handling time for each sector.
3.5.7 Onboard FDD Controller
Select "Enabled" to activate the on-board FDD
Select "Disabled" to activate an add-on FDD
3.5.8 Onboard Serial Port 1 & 2
Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first/second serial port. The default value for the
first serial port is "3F8/IRQ4" and the second serial port is "2F8/IRQ3".
3.5.9 UART 2 Mode
Select to activate the Infrared transfer function.
3.5.10 Onboard Parallel Port
Select address and interrupt for the Parallel port.
3.5.11 Onboard Parallel Mode
Select an operating mode for the parallel port. Mode options are Normal, EPP, ECP, ECP/EPP.
3.5.12 ECP Mode Use DMA
Select a DMA channel if parallel Mode is set as ECP, ECP/EPP.
3.5.13 Parallel Port EPP Type
Select a EPP Type if parallel Port is set as EPP, ECP/EPP.
3.5.14 Onboard Legacy Audio
Configuration options: Enabled and Disabled. When Enabled, you can also select some setting for on
board sound. Such as I/O Address, IRQ, DMA…etc
3.6 Power Management Setup
Power management decreases power usage under the pre-defined standby time range.
Figure 3-6. Power Management Setup Screen
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Power Management Setup
ACPI function Disabled Item Help
> Power Management Press Enter Menu Level >
ACPI Suspend Type
PM Control by APM
S1 (POS)
Yes
Video Off Option Suspendà off
Video Off Method V/H SYNC+Blank
MODEM Use IRQ 3
Soft-off by PWRBTN Instant-off
State After Power Failure
> Wake Up Events
Off
Press Enter