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Table of Contents1: Motherboard Features ............................................1

Package Contents & Options...................................2Main Features.........................................................3Layout & Port Positions..........................................8

2: Configuration & Installation .................................11Hardware Configuration .......................................11

Configuring The Jumpers ..................................11Installing A CPU...............................................15Installing System Memory.................................18Installing Options..............................................20

Installing The Motherboard ..................................21Installing in a System Housing ..........................21Checking The Installation..................................28

Support Software ..................................................29Installing the Support Software..........................29Installing Bundled Software...............................33

3: Using The Motherboard........................................35System Controls....................................................35

Front Panel Features .........................................35Keyboard & Pointing Device Features...............37

Connecting External Peripherals ...........................39Installing Expansion Cards ...................................42

Installing PCI Cards ..........................................42Installing A Modem Riser Card.........................45

Upgrading System Memory ..................................454: The System BIOS & CMOS Setup Utility .............47

The System BIOS..................................................47The CMOS Setup Utility.......................................48

Using the CMOS Setup Utility ..........................485: Troubleshooting & Technical Summary................59

Troubleshooting....................................................59General Troubleshooting...................................59Support Software Problems ...............................61Battery Replacement .........................................61

Technical Summary ..............................................62Jumper Settings .................................................62CPU Options ....................................................63System Memory Specification ...........................64

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How This ManualIs OrganizedThis manual is divided in to five sections with thefollowing topics:

1: Motherboard FeaturesDescribes the main features of the motherboardand the location of important components on themotherboard.

2: Configuration & InstallationInformation on changing the motherboard’ s de-fault hardware configuration, installing a CPUand system memory and installing the mother-board in a system housing.

3: Using The MotherboardContains pointers and useful information on usingthe motherboard’ s features once it is installed.

4: The System BIOS & CMOS Setup UtilityExplains how to use the CMOS Setup Utility andnotes important points on changing the defaultconfiguration.

5: Troubleshooting & Technical SummaryHas a brief section on troubleshooting mother-board problems and has a summary of the boardsetup information for the experienced user.

The manual is designed to provide useful explana-tions where needed while making it easy to findbasic information without a lot of searching.

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Motherboard FeaturesThis chapter lists what you should find in thepacking box, introduces your motherboard’ s fea-tures and indicates the position of componentsyou may need to know about. Please review thischapter to familiarize yourself with the basic in-formation about your motherboard.

This motherboard comes in two versions, theBIW1M and the BIW2M. The two boards sharemost features. The BIW1M has enhanced videodisplay capability and two optional features, en-hanced audio and TV-Out capability.

Where manual content is specific to only onemodel, you will see a reminder icon which indi-cates which model is being talked about. Theseare the icons:

This is the icon for the BIW1M

This is the icon for the BIW2M

What’s In ThisChapter:Package Contents& Product OptionsMain FeaturesBoard Layout &Port Positions

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Package Contents & OptionsYour motherboard package should include theitems listed here. If any thing is missing or dam-aged, please contact the vendor you bought it fromto resolve the problem. If you purchased a boardwith optional features or equipment, please checkthe options list. You should find:

• The motherboard

• 1 IDE connector cable

• 1 Floppy disk drive connector cable

• 1 Serial port bracket with attached cable

• This User’ s Manual

• 1 Support software CD-ROM disk

• PC-Cillin User’ s Manual

Optional Items:

• 1 TV Out port bracket

• 1 Modem Riser card1M

Please Note:

Both the BIW1M and the BIW2M can use aModem Riser card. The card is a separatepurchase and is a standard component thatfits the MR slot.TV-Out is an optional feature on the BIW1M.If you purchase the TV-Out model, the portbracket is standard equipment.


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Main FeaturesThis motherboard a full set of system featuresbuilt onto the board. As mentioned, there are twomodels of this motherboard, the BIW1M and theBIW2M. The two models share most features, andthe BIW1M has some additional features as notedbelow.Micro-ATX Form FactorThis motherboard uses the Micro-ATX form fac-tor that integrates system I/O ports onto the boardand uses any standard ATX system housing. Sincethe Intel 810 chipset supports onboard video dis-play, the standard COM2 port position is occupiedby a 15-pin VGA port. The COM2 port connectoris on the motherboard and a serial port bracketwith cable is supplied with the motherboard.Intel i810 ChipsetThe Intel i810 chipset supports many system fea-tures onboard including video display and audiocircuitry. It also supports UDMA66 EIDE datatransfer mode. There are two versions of the 810chipset. The BIW2M uses the standard 810 chip-set and the BIW1M uses the enhanced DC100version that supports a display cache for the on-board video display.CPU SupportThis motherboard has a PGA370 ZIF (Zero Inser-tion Force) socket that supports any Intel Socket370 PPGA or FCPGA CPU running at speedsfrom 300MHz to 550MHz. The CPU operatingspeed is set in the BIOS firmware based on theexternal clock speed which is autodetected by de-fault. The clock multiplier for Intel Socket 370CPUs is fixed in the CPU and can not be altered.


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Integrated I/OBoth versions of the motherboard have a full set ofintegrated I/O ports. The external ports mountedon the board include PS/2 keyboard and mouseports, two USB ports, a parallel port, a serial port,a VGA port, a game/MIDI port and three audiojacks.

There are connectors on the motherboard for thesecond serial port and an optional infrared port. Aport bracket for the second serial port comes withthe motherboard. The infrared port is an optionalpurchase. If you install an infrared port, the sec-ond serial port is disabled.

Onboard Peripheral InterfacesBoth versions of this motherboard support andhave connectors for two IDE channels and a flop-py disk drive interface. The board supports twofloppy disk drives. The two IDE channels supporttwo devices each for a total of four devices. AllIDE data transfer modes are supported includingall PIO modes and UltraDMA33 and 66 modesfor a maximum data transfer rate of 66MB persecond. The motherboard comes with one floppyand one IDE cable for devices up to UDMA33mode. UDMA66 devices require a special cable.

KB USB COM1 VGA

MS

Parallel port

Line outLine In

MIC

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System MemoryThe motherboard has two sockets for 168-pin 3.3Vnon-buffered SDRAM DIMM memory modules.You must use PC100 or PC133 memory. PC66memory is not supported. You can install anycombination of DIMMs from 16MB to 256MBfor a maximum system memory of 512MB.Onboard 2D/3D Video DisplayThe Intel 810 chipset supports both video displayand audio onboard.

The onboard video display supports both 2D and3D display graphics. Display drivers are suppliedon the Support Disk that comes with the mother-board. The BIW1M also has 4MB of display ca-che memory mounted on the board to improvedisplay performance.

The integrated display feature is DDC2B compli-ant and supports screen resolutions up to 1600 x1200, 24-bit color and high refresh rates using a230MHz DAC. The maximum display supportedis 1600 x 1200 resolution with 8-bit color at an85Hz refresh rate.

The enhanced model of the BIW1M also supportsTV-Out onboard. TV-Out allows the use of a tele-vision set as the display device instead of a con-ventional computer monitor. The TV-Out featureincludes an external port bracket with RCA and S-Video ports for connecting a television set.

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Onboard 32-bit AudioThe standard onboard audio is supported by the810 chipset and comes with audio drivers that aresupplied on the Support Disk. The audio subsys-tem uses the onboard Line-In, Mic-In and Line-Out jacks to connect external devices and alsouses any of the three onboard CD-ROM audio-inconnectors to process audio from a system CD-ROM drive.

The standard audio includes an AC’ 97DAC/ADC built into the audio CODEC. Thisreduces noise to improve audio quality and per-formance for a signal-to-noise ratio of +90dB,which greatly improves voice synthesis and recog-nition.

The enhanced model of the BIW1M replaces thestandard audio with an enhanced Yamaha DS-XGaudio chip and codec that use different audio driv-ers which are also on the Support Disk.Expansion OptionsThis motherboard has three 32-bit Revision 2.2PCI expansion slots for PCI expansion cards. Allslots are Bus Master capable. In addition, there isa slot for an optional Modem Riser card thatprovides an onboard telephony connection.ACPI ReadyACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Inter-face) support provides more energy saving func-tions for operating systems that support ACPIsuch as Windows 98. An ACPI-capable systemcan use the ACPI OnNow feature to turn off sys-tem peripherals and wake the system up fromSuspend mode via several means including point-ing device movement and key commands.

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Programmable FirmwareThe motherboard has a 4Mbit firmware hub thatincludes the PC98-compliant Award PnP BIOSand the CMOS Setup Utility which allows settingof various system hardware parameters. TheCMOS Setup Utility has a new easy-to use inter-face which provides more control over and protec-tion of the motherboard.Virus ProtectionThis motherboard comes with two forms of com-puter virus protection. When enabled, the anti-virus feature in the Award BIOS protects the pri-mary hard disk drive’ s boot sector and partitiontable. The motherboard also comes with PC-cillin98, anti-virus utility software for Microsoft Win-dows 9x. The software is located on the SupportDisk that comes with the motherboard.OptionsAs mentioned above, there are some optional fea-tures available for these motherboards. The op-tional features are of two types, factory-installedand separately purchased.

Two factory installed options, Yamaha DS-XGaudio and TV-Out are available on the enhancedmodel of the BIW1M. You must purchase the cor-rect BIW1M model to get them.

Both the BIW1M and BIW2M support installing aModem Riser card to install modem and othertelephony features. The Modem Riser card isavailable separately. Ask your vendor for details.


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Layout & Port PositionsThe figure at right shows the layout of the en-hanced model of the BIW1M motherboard withthe optional TV-Out components on the board.The standard BIW1M and the BIW2M do nothave these components. Otherwise, the are thesame for the purposes of this illustration.

Component Description

MR Riser Modem Riser slotPCI 1,2,3 3 32-bit PCI expansion slotsWOL Connector for LAN Wake upPGA370 Socket 370 CPU at 300~550 MHzDIMM1,DIMM2 2 168-pin memory socketsFDC Floppy disk drive connectorIDE1, IDE2 Primary & secondary IDE connectorsATX Power ATX power supply connectorIrDA Optional infrared port connectorCPU FAN, SYS-FAN, FAN

CPU or System cooling fan power connectors

COM port 2nd serial port bracket connectorCD audio CD-ROM drive audio input connectorsPanel System housing front panel features connectorJP2 Keyboard/Mouse Power-on jumperJP3 Clear CMOS memory jumperJP4 Onboard AC97 audio jumperJP5 BIOS Boot Block ProtectJP9 CPU & Bus external clock selection jumperJP21 CPU type selection jumperJP12* Onboard Yamaha audio jumperJP17* TV-Out jumper


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JP2

JP4

JP12

COM port

WOL

IR

SYSFAN

CD audio

MR riser

PCI Slots

PGA370

ATX

DIMM1,2

JP9

JP21

FDC

IDE2IDE1

Panel

JP3

JP17

FAN

TV-Out

CPUFAN

USBMSKB

ParallelVGA COM

GameAudio

KB USB COM1 VGA

MS

LPT

Line OutLine In

MIC

MIDI/Game port

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Configuration & InstallationThis chapter explains how to configure the moth-erboard, install a CPU and system memory andhas basic information on installing the mother-board in a system housing or “chassis”. We thenexplain how to install the support software thatcomes on the Support Disk. If the board is alreadyinstalled in a system, you may want to review thischapter or you can skip it and go to the next chap-ter which covers some post-installation topics.

Hardware ConfigurationThere are three steps to configure the mother-board hardware before installing it in a systemhousing: configuring the jumper switches, in-stalling a CPU and installing system memory.

Configuring The Jumpers

This motherboard has four standard jumperswitches and the enhanced BIW1M model withTV-Out has an extra one for that feature. All thejumpers come preset to default settings. You willprobably not need to change any of the settings.Please note that once the motherboard is installed,you should always turn your computer off anddisconnect the power cord before changing anyjumper settings. In all cases, you should alwaystake precautions against static electric damage tosensitive components. The default settings are list-ed in the following table.

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Jumper Setting SummaryJP2 Power On Feature1-2 Enabled

2-3 Disabled

JP3 Clear CMOS1-2 Normal

2-3 Clear CMOS

JP4 Onboard Audio1-2 Disable

2-3 Enable

JP5 BIOS B.B. ProtectShort Jumper UnprotectedOpen Jumper Protected

JP9 CPU & Bus ClockShort 1-2 66 MHz

Short 2-3 Auto Detect

Open Jumper 100MHz

JP21 CPU TypeOpen Jumper Reserved

Short Jumper Intel

JP12* Yamaha AudioOpen Jumper Disable

Short Jumper Enable

JP17* TV SystemOpen Jumper NTSC

Short Jumper PAL

JP5

JP2

JP17

JP4

JP9

JP3

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Jumper FunctionsThis is sections explains the functions performedby the jumper switches.JP2: Power On FeatureThis jumper sets support for the Power On featureunder the ACPI power saving specification. Whenthis feature is enabled, a PC98-compliant key-board or a pointing device can turn on the systemin a number of ways. You can configure how thefeature operates in the Integrated Peripherals sec-tion of the CMOS Setup Utility. See Chapter 3 formore information on this. The default setting isEnabled.JP3: Clear CMOSThis jumper is a trouble shooting jumper that al-lows you to clear the system configuration recordthat is created by the Award BIOS CMOS SetupUtility and stored in CMOS memory. You only dothis if the system has become unbootable due toincorrect settings or a corrupted configuration re-cord and you can’ t access the CMOS Setup Utility.Please refer to the section on Troubleshooting inChapter 5 for information on how to do this. Thedefault setting of this jumper is Normal.JP4: Onboard AudioThis jumper enables or disables the onboard audio.If you will use either the standard or the enhancedonboard audio, this must be set to Enabled. If youdo not want to use the onboard audio, set thisjumper to the Disabled setting. The default settingis Enabled.

Note: If you will not use the onboard audio, don’ tinstall an audio driver from the Support Disk.

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JP5: BIOS Boot Block ProtectionThis jumper protects the BIOS Boot Block fromaccidental damage. If there is a failure when in-stalling a new BIOS, the protected setting allowsyou to boot from a floppy disk and install a newBIOS. Note that when the jumper set to protectedsetting, BIOS Boot Block is not updated when in-stalling new BIOS, this may cause a small degreeof malfunction,we do not recommend changingthe default. The default setting is Unprotected.JP9: CPU & External Clock FrequencyThis jumper sets the external clock frequency usedto set the CPU’ s operating speed. The Auto de-fault setting will detect the necessary speed for theinstalled CPU. The 100Mhz setting is available butnot recommended for Celeron processor and youuse it at your own risk. Note that PPGA CPUshave their clock multiplier locked and this settingcould force a speed that can damage or destroy aCPU. The default setting is Auto.JP21: CPU Type This jumper sets the CPU type. The default set-ting is Short for Intel CPUs. The Open setting isreserved and currently has no function.JP12: Onboard Yamaha AudioThis jumper is only present on the enhancedBIW1M with the Yamaha audio option. The jum-per enables and disables onboard audio for theYamaha audio chip. The default setting is Short,which enables the Yamaha chip.

JP17: TV-Out Mode

This jumper is only present on the BIW1M withthe TV-Out option. The jumper must be set to usethe mode used by televisions in your country,either NTSC or PAL. The default setting is NTSC.

OQ

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JP17

JP12

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Installing A CPU

This motherboard uses an Intel Socket 370 PPGAor FCPGA CPU. If you purchased a CPU pack-aged by Intel, follow the installation instructionsthat come with it. In any case, please review thefollowing generic instructions which are the samefor both CPU types. Make sure you take precau-tions against static electric damage to the CPU.

1. The CPU will only fit into the socket in oneorientation. Look at the top of the CPU withand note the two angled corners where somepins are missing. On the other two corners, thepins form a 90º angle.

2. Locate the PGA370 socket on the mother-board and identify the socket’ s Pin 1 positionat the end of the socket actuating lever (or“handle”). Note the angled corners of the pinreceptacles on that side of the socket.

CPUPin 1 side

Pin 1

370 SocketPin 1

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3. Raise the socket lever to a 90º angle.

4. Insert the CPU in the socket so that the angledpin corners match the angled pin receptaclecorners. The CPU will only insert in the cor-rect orientation. Don’ t force it. If it doesn’ t goin easily, check and make sure you’ ve got theCPU correctly oriented.


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5. Lower the socket lever and press it back intoplace to lock the CPU in the socket.

You will also need to install a heatsink/fan de-vices on top of the CPU. If you purchased an IntelCPU in retail packaging, use the fan that comes inthe package. If you a purchased a CPU thatdoesn’ t come with a fan, you will need to pur-chase one separately. Follow the installation in-structions and plug the fan power connector ontothe CPU FAN power connector beside thePGA370 socket.


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Installing System Memory

There are two system memory sockets on themotherboard. They use 3.3Volt, non-bufferedSDRAM DIMMs (Dual In-line Memory Module).This motherboard can uses PC100 and PC133DIMMs. The motherboard will automatically de-tect and configure the installed memory. Thismeans you can use PC100 memory even if theexternal clock frequency used by the CPU is66MHz. You can install any size DIMM from8MB to 256MB in either socket in any order for atotal of 512MB.

Installing DIMMsThe DIMM sockets have three edge connectorsections divided by spacers with a crossbar. Thecrossbars match cut-outs in the DIMMs so thatonly the correct type of module can be installed.The cutouts vary by module type. Make sure youuse the correct module type as noted above. Wheninstalling memory, you should take precautionsagainst static electric damage to sensitive compo-nents on the modules and the motherboard. Toinstall a module do as follows:

1. Press the socket retaining latches down to cre-ate full access to the socket.

2. Align the DIMM to the socket so that its edgeconnector matches the socket’ s connectors.The three sections are of different lengths tomake the correct orientation obvious.

3. Lightly press the DIMM into the socket at a90º to the motherboard. Make sure the mo d-ule and the socket are lined up correctly.


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4. Press the DIMM fully into the socket. Theretaining latches will rotate upwards andshould fit into the corresponding notches onthe DIMM. Press the latches into place if nec-essary. If the latches won’ t insert properly intothe module notches push them back and tryinserting the DIMM again. When the latchesare fully in place the DIMM is properly in-stalled.

Depending on the module size and the total ca-pacity you want to install, you may install memo-ry in only one or both sockets. For example, toinstall 128MB of system memory you can installeither one 128MB DIMM in one socket or two64MB modules using both sockets. We recom-mend that you use the largest module that fitsyour installation plans so that you can leave thesecond socket open for later upgrades.

If you want to upgrade system memory after themotherboard is installed you can install additionalmemory in the empty socket. If there is no emptysocket, you will need to remove at least one mod-ule and replace it with the upgrade module. Insome cases, you may need to remove both mod-ules to allow installing your intended configura-tion. To remove a DIMM do as follows.


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1. Make sure the computer is turned off and un-plugged.

2. Press down on the retaining latches to releasethe module and push it partially out of thesocket.

3. Carefully remove the module from the socket,preferably grasping it by the top corners of thecircuit board.

Installing Options

To install any optional hardware such as the TV-Out port bracket, the Modem Riser card or op-tional Infrared port you must first install themotherboard in a system housing. Please refer tothe Other Connections portion of the next section.


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Installing The MotherboardThis section is a brief generic explanation of howto install the motherboard in a system housing(“case” or “chassis”) and connect other internalsystem components to it. If you are not experi-enced at installing and assembling computerhardware we recommend you consider having aqualified service technician install and assembleyour system for you. If you will do the work your-self, make sure to take precautions against damagefrom static electric discharge while installing andconnecting components.

Installing in a System Housing

Since housing designs vary considerably the sec-tion provides general guidelines and notes the ba-sic requirements. This motherboard is a MicroATX board that requires an ATX style case andpower supply. The case should come withmounting hardware for the motherboard and atleast basic instructions on how to install a moth-erboard. It is advisable to check the case beforeyou by it and confirm that it has adequate hard-ware and instructions including a port cover panelthat matches the port configuration on the moth-erboard. If you are upgrading the motherboard ina system you already own, you will need to makesure your system case can accommodate thismotherboard.

This is the basic procedure to install the mother-board:

1. Check over the hardware and instructions thatcame with the system housing and make sureeverything is there and that you understandthe instructions.


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2. Attach whatever mounting hardware is neededto the case. Some cases support more than onemotherboard form factor, for example BabyAT, Micro ATX and ATX. Identify themounting points that match as many of themounting holes on the motherboard as possi-ble and install hardware at those points. Somecases use both metal nut-headed screws andplastic spacers with a pointed end that insertsin a mounting hole on the motherboard. Thespacers fit into slots in the motherboardmounting plate.

3. Install an ATX port cover panel if necessary.Follow the instructions that came with the ca-se and make sure you use a cover panel thatmatches the port configuration on the mother-board if more than one panel came with thecase.

4. Line the motherboard mounting holes up withthe appropriate attachment points on themotherboard mounting plate. If you had to in-stall plastic spacers in some holes, make surethey fit into their slots as you align the board.

5. Use the mounting screws and washers thatcame with the system case to attach the moth-erboard to the mounting plate. Seat the screwsfirmly but not to tightly.

With the motherboard installed, you can now at-tach internal system components including wireleads from the system case, any disk drive or othercables and any port brackets.


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System Housing Connections

You will need to connect several wires from thesystem housing to the motherboard. These includeleads for functions on the housing’ s front paneland the power connector from the ATX powersupply and any system cooling fans.

Connecting Front Panel LeadsSystem housings usually have several system con-trols and indicators mounted on the front panel.This motherboard supports several of these stan-dard features via the J23 Switch & Indicator panelconnector. The supported features and the J23pins they connect to are shown in the followingtable and figures.

Pin Name Description1 – 2 PWBT Power Button

3 – 4 RST Reset switch

5 – 6 PWR LED Power status light

7 – 8 HDD LED HDD activity light

9 – 10 EXT SMI Suspend switch

11 – 12 ACPI LED Suspend indicator

14 16 18 PWR LED Power LED (3-pin)

20 22 K-LOCK Key Lock

15 17 19 21 SPEAKER Speaker

P2

P1

SPEAKER

K-LOCK PWR LED

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P22

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Connecting ATX Power

The power connector from the ATX power supplyis a rectangular plastic connector with multiplewires running back to the power supply. It plugsonto the ATX power connector on the mother-board. The connector will only plug on one way,so if it won’ t plug on easily, turn it around and tryagain. Make sure the power supply is unpluggedwhen you connect the power lead.

Connecting Cooling FansThere are two connectors on the motherboard forconnecting power leads from system cooling fansmounted in the system housing. The systemhousing may already have such a fan installed. Ifso, you should connect it to the nearest connectoron the motherboard. Many cases have a space toinstall a standard cooling fan. The fan power leadswill only plug on one way so you can’ t connectthem incorrectly.

Disk Drive Connections

This motherboard has three connectors for diskdrives, one for up to two floppy disk drives andtwo EIDE connectors which can connect to twoIDE devices each for a total of four. The mother-board comes with two ribbon connector cables,one floppy cable and one IDE cable.

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Connecting Floppy Disk DrivesThe motherboard floppy disk drive controller con-nector uses the narrower (34-pin) of the two sup-plied cables. There are three connectors on thecable, one at each end and one in the middle,more towards one end. The end with two connec-tors closer together goes to the disk drives. Theother end connects to the motherboard.

Always connect the Pin 1 side of the ribbon cable(the colored edge) to the Pin 1 side of the cableconnector on the motherboard or device. The Pin1 corner is marked on the motherboard and drivesusually have it marked in some way. The rule ofthumb for drives is that the Pin 1 side of the con-nector is on the drive power connector side.

The end drive connector on the ribbon cable is forfloppy disk drive Drive A: and the middle connec-tor is for Drive B:. The supplied cable only sup-ports 1.44MB floppy disk drives.

Connecting IDE DevicesThe motherboard EIDE device controller connec-tor uses the wider (40-pin) of the two supplied ca-bles. There are three connectors on the cable, oneat each end and one in the middle, more towardsone end. The end with two connectors closer to-gether goes to the IDE devices. The other endconnects to the motherboard.

Board end

Drive B:

Drive A:

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Always connect the Pin 1 side of the ribbon cable(the colored edge) to the Pin 1 side of the cableconnector on the motherboard or device. The Pin1 corner is marked on the motherboard and IDEdevices usually have it marked in some way. Therule of thumb for IDE devices is that the Pin 1side of the connector is on the drive power con-nector side.

The end drive connector on the ribbon cable is forthe Master IDE device and the middle connectoris for the Slave device. The supplied cable supportsIDE devices up to UDMA66 mode.

If you want to install devices on the second IDEchannel, you will need to purchase an additionalIDE ribbon cable. If you want to use IDE devicesthat use the UDMA66 data transfer mode, youwill need to get a cable that specifically supportsUDMA66.

Other Connections

There are several other connection points on themotherboard which you will or may need to use.These include the connector for the second serialport’ s port bracket, the CD-ROM drive audio in-put connectors, the IR port connector, Wake-upOn LAN (WOL) connector and the connector forthe TV-Out port bracket on the enhanced versionof the BIW1M.


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The Second Serial Port BracketThe port bracket for the second serial port, whichis replaced in the ATX port configuration by theVGA port for the onboard video display, plugsonto the COM2 connector on the motherboard.Mount the port bracket in an expansion slotopening below the lowest PCI slot and plug theribbon cable connector attached to the bracket on-to the connector on the motherboard. The cablewill only plug on one way so you can’ t get itwrong.

CD-ROM Audio InputThere are three connectors for a CD-ROM. Plugthe audio cable from a CD-ROM drive into theconnector that matches the connector on the endof the cable. If there is more than one CD-ROMdrive installed in the system you can connect addi-tional drives to the unused connectors. Note thatonly one audio source at a time will play throughthe onboard audio subsystem.

The Optional IR PortThis connector is for an infrared wireless com-munications port. Connect a separately purchasedport to the IrDA connector. Make sure to orientthe Pin 1 side of the port connector to the Pin 1on the onboard connector. The Pin 1 position ismarked on the motherboard. You will also need toconfigure the port in the CMOS Setup Utility. Youdo this by setting the UART Mode Select line inthe Integrated Peripherals section to the appropri-ate setting for your device and setting the configu-ration lines below it if necessary. Follow the di-rections that come with the IR port to install it.

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The WOL ConnectorThe Wake-Up On LAN connector is for connect-ing a signal cable from a Local Area Network cardthat supports the WOL feature. When this is in-stalled, the system can be activated by a remotesignal sent over the LAN. You need to install theLAN card before you connect this cable. Followthe instructions that come with card and refer toChapter 3 if you need to for general informationon installing expansion cards. The cable will onlyplug in one way. Look at the connectors and theorientation will be obvious.

Checking The Installation

Once you have installed and connected internalperipherals -- most likely at least a hard disk drive,a floppy disk drive and a CD-ROM drive – checkand make sure everything is correctly and firmlyconnected or installed. After that, assemble thesystem housing and connect a monitor, keyboardand mouse or other pointing device. Plug thepower cord into the ATX power supply and plug itinto a surge-protected power outlet.

Turn on the computer. The POST (Power On SelfTest) will run and should display the correctmemory total. The default BIOS settings shouldautomatically detect and configure any floppy diskdrives and IDE devices as well as assign resourcesfor any expansion cards you may have installed. Ifyou encounter a problem, reboot and run theCMOS Setup Utility by pressing the delete key. Ifyou need help using the utility, see Chapter 4. Thesystem should now be ready to install an Operat-ing System on the hard disk drive and the neces-sary support software from the Support Disk.

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Support SoftwareAll versions of this motherboard come with asoftware Support Disk that has both support soft-ware and bundled software on it. The SupportDisk is for an entire range of motherboards. Thereis more software on the Support Disk than is usedby this motherboard, so don’ t be confused by thesoftware that doesn’ t apply. An Operating Systemmust be installed on the primary system hard diskdrive before you can install support software. Mostof the support software is for Microsoft Windows95, 98 or NT as these are the operating Systemsmost likely to be used with this motherboard.

Installing the Support Software

The Support Disk is set to run automatically. Thedisk has an installation interface that will appearwhen you load the disk in the CD-ROM drive.You can then make selections from the menu thatappears by clicking on an item with the mouse.You can also use the arrow keys on the keyboardto make a selection and then press the Enter key.

The installation interface has a number of nestedlevels. The top level, which you see when the diskloads looks like this. You can exit the level you arein either by clicking on the Exit bar, selecting itand pressing the Enter key or by pressing the Esckey. The top level Exit bar closes the installationprogram.

You will need to install support software under theIntel and Audio Driver headings. The other soft-ware is optional.


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Intel Support SoftwareUnder the Intel heading you will need to install aBus Master driver for the version of Windows youare using and the Intel 810 VGA Driver. To installsoftware, click on or select the appropriate itemand press the Enter key. Follow the installationinstructions that appear.Bus Master DriversIf you are using Microsoft Windows, install thedriver for the version of Windows you are using.You don’ t need to install a Bus Master driver ifyou’ re not using Microsoft Windows.

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VGA Display DriversThe VGA Driver section has a submenu for vari-ous versions of Windows including 3.1 and has adriver for OS/2. Choose the driver for the OS youare using.

Audio Driver Software

There are two applicable items for this mother-board under the Audio Driver heading. For theBIW2M and the standard version of the BIW1M,you should install the ADI 1881 driver. For theenhanced version of the BIW1M you should in-stall the YAMAHA DS--XG driver. To installsoftware, click on or select the appropriate itemand press the Enter key. Follow the installationinstructions that appear. You don’ t need to installan audio driver from here if you will not use theonboard audio feature.

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Installing Bundled Software

The Support Disk also has some utility softwareon it. The free Adobe Acrobat Reader is suppliedfor viewing files in the Acrobat PDF format, in-cluding online manuals. The PC-cillin 98 anti-virus software is bundled with this motherboard toenhance your system’ s protection from computervirus problems. To install either software utility,click on or select the appropriate item and pressthe Enter key. Follow the installation instructionsthat appear.

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Using The Motherboard 3

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Using The MotherboardThis chapter covers a few points on how some ofthe motherboard features impact use of the com-puter it is installed in. This includes using systemcontrol features, connecting external peripherals,installing expansion cards and upgrading systemmemory.

System ControlsThere are several system controls that either con-nect to the motherboard from the front panel ofthe system housing or work through the keyboardor pointing device.

Front Panel Features

System housings vary in design, so a particularsystem case may not support all the features onthe motherboard. Most housing do support themajority of these features however. The locationand appearance of these features will vary ac-cording to the housing design.

The Power ButtonThe power switch on an ATX case is likely to be apower button that can do more than function asan on/off switch. You can set how the power but-ton works in the BIOS CMOS Setup Utility. Thebutton can either function as instant on/off or assuspend/off after 4 second delay. You can config-ure the power button under the Soft-OFF byPWR-BTTN line in the Power Management Setupsection of the CMOS Setup Utility.

The power button features also work when youenable the Keyboard Power-On feature.

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The Reset SwitchA reset switch is standard to almost all PCs.Pushing the switch will cause the computer to doa “hard” restart. If the computer hangs duringoperation and becomes unresponsive to other con-trols, you can restart the computer using thisswitch. Don’ t use it if the computer is operatingnormally. You should always shut down fromwithin the Operating System. Only use reset as alast resort and instead of turning the computer offand then back on.

The Suspend ButtonAn external Suspend button appears on somecases. Pushing the button will cause the system toenter whatever power-saving suspend or “Sleep”mode it is configured to enter. In suspend modethe computer may appear to be turned off, but isin fact just in a low power mode. Don’ t turn thecomputer off when it is suspended. Pushing thebutton while the system is suspended will resumeor “Wake Up” the system and cause it to return toits previous state.

Indicator LightsThe motherboard supports several indicator lightsthat may be present on the front panel of the sys-tem housing. These include a Power LED, a HardDisk Drive LED and a Suspend LED.

• Power LED: Lights when the system is on

• Hard Disk Drive LED: Flashes when the harddisk drive is being accessed

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Keyboard & Pointing Device Features

This motherboard is PC98 compliant and supportsPower On configurable control from the keyboardor pointing device and Sleep/Wake Up.

Power OnWith this feature enabled by default on the moth-erboard, you can set the Power On feature to turnon the system from the keyboard or the with thepointing device. You can configure this featureusing the BIOS CMOS Setup Utility. The POW-ER ON Function line in the Integrated Peripheralssection of the utility has numerous options forboth the keyboard and mouse. The default settingis BUTTON ONLY which lets the Power Buttonon the system housing control system power. Theoptions are:

• Keyboard 98: Pressing the power key on aPC98 keyboard turns on the computer .

• Any KEY: Pressing any key on the keyboardturns on the computer.

• Hot KEY: Pressing a hot key combination onthe keyboard turns on the computer. You canset the hot key combination from severalchoices in the Hot Key Power ON line that ac-tivates when you select this option. The de-fault hotkey is Ctrl + F1.

• Password: Pressing any key and then enteringa password at the prompt will turn on thecomputer. You can set the password f-rom theKB Power ON Password line that activateswhen you select this option.

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• Mouse Left: Clicking the left button twice onthe PS/2 mouse turns on the computer.

You can only use one mode at a time.

Sleep/Wake UpIf you use a PC98 keyboard with this mother-board you can use the Sleep and Wake Up keys tosuspend the system in Sleep mode and wake thesystem up to resume its former state.


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Connecting External PeripheralsThis section covers information on connectingexternal peripheral equipment to the computer viathe motherboard’ s onboard ports. This mother-board has a full complement of external ports in-cluding all standard ATX ports and the onboardvideo port. To accommodate the external VGAport the second serial port connects to a connectoron the motherboard and the VGA port is locatedwhere the second serial port would normally be.

Connecting Peripherals toConventional Ports

It is safest to turn the computer off before con-necting or disconnecting any external peripherals.The “conventional” ports on this motherboard arecolor-coded according to the PC99 standard. Thisallows for easier system setup when using simi-larly color-coded peripheral cable connectors. Theport colors and functions are as follows:

• Parallel port [Burgundy]: Generally used forconnecting a printer. Usually configured asLPT1. Can also connect to other devices des-igned to use this port. More than one devicecan be connected to the port by using a “pass-through” cable. The port supports multiplemodes and is configurable via the BIOSCMOS Setup Utility in the IntegratedPeripherals section of the utility. Any deviceconnected will also require Operating Systemdriver support.


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• Serial ports [Teal]: Used for connecting mo-dems, printers and other serial devices. Theport supports multiple address configurationsand is configurable via the BIOS CMOS SetupUtility in the Integrated Peripherals section ofthe utility. Any device connected will also re-quire Operating System driver support.

• Keyboard port [Purple]: For a PS/2-compatible keyboard.

• Mouse port [Green]: For a PS/2-compatiblepointing device. Driver support for basicpointing devices such as a standard 2-buttonmouse is not required under Windows. En-hanced pointing devices require a driver fortheir added functionality.

• Audio jacks:

• Audio Line Out [Lime]: Uses a mini-plugcable connector to output to externalaudio, either speakers or an amplifier.

• Audio Line In [Light Blue]: Uses a mini-plug cable connector to receive audio in-put from an external source such as anaudio CD or MP3 player.

• Microphone [Pink]: Uses a mini-plug ca-ble connector to receive audio input froma microphone.

• Game/MIDI port [Gold]: This port can func-tions as either a Game port or as a MIDI port.The port is configurable via the BIOS CMOSSetup Utility in the Integrated Peripherals sec-tion of the utility. The default configurationfor this port is as a Game port. If you config-ure the port as a MIDI port, it will need to useeither IRQ 5 or 10.


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Connecting USB Peripherals

The motherboard has two onboard Universal Se-rial Bus ports. These ports can connect to unpow-ered downstream devices or to either a bus-powered or self-powered USB hub which providemore ports. USB devices are “hot swap” whichmeans you don’ t have to turn the computer offbefore connecting or disconnecting a device. TheUSB can support up to 127 devices.

USB is an interface for peripherals that use a rela-tively low data transfer speed, such as USB key-boards, pointing devices, scanners, printers, mo-dems and other telephony devices and game de-vices. USB also supports MPEG-1 and MPEG-2digital video. It has a maximum transfer rate of12Mbits per second, which is equivalent to 1.5MBper second. To use USB the computer must use anOperating System that supports it. For example,Windows 95 OSR2 supports USB, as does Win-dows 98. Earlier versions of Windows do not sup-port USB.


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Installing Expansion CardsThis section has some general information on in-stalling expansion cards on the motherboard. Thismotherboard has three standard PCI expansionslots. The slots are all 32-bit PCI Revision 2.2compliant and are all Bus master capable. There isa fourth special slot for an optional Modem Risercard. Note that there is no legacy ISA slots on thismotherboard.

Installing PCI Cards

There are several issues that affect your choice andinstallation of expansion cards on the mother-board. These include Bus Master drivers, Plug andPlay and system power and resource considera-tions.

Bus Master DriversThe three PCI expansion slots are all Bus Mastercapable. The Bus Master feature can substantiallyimprove system performance and also is used bythe onboard IDE channels. To make use of thisfeature you must install the appropriate driver forthe Operating System you are using after you in-stall the motherboard. The Bus Master drivers arelocated on the Support Disk and you can accessthem via the automatic install interface that runsfrom the disk. There is information on installingthem in Chapter 2.


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Plug and PlayIt is likely that any PCI card you will install on themotherboard will be Plug and Play (PnP) compli-ant. Plug and Play is a design specification for ex-pansion cards that allows the system to automati-cally assign and manage resources for installedexpansion cards rather than requiring manual con-figuration as in pre-PnP designs. Any new expan-sion cards you install are more than likely to bePnP compliant. Some old PCI cards might possi-bly not be. Where you have the option, we suggestnot installing cards that are not PnP compliant asit simplifies the management of system resources.

System Resources & Power LimitationsMany expansion cards require the use of systemresources such IRQ and DMA channels. By de-sign, all PCs have a limited number of these re-sources and their effective management is funda-mental to proper system operation. As noted inthe previous section, the PnP feature handles themanagement of system resources. The problem isthat these resources are finite. If you installenough expansion cards, USB devices andperipherals on ports, for example serial ports, thatuse system resources it is possible to run out ofthem. While IRQs can be shared, there is a limitto doing this.

If you have a lot of cards installed and devicesconnected it is a good idea to check the systemresource status. For example, if you are runningWindows 98, you can use the System Informationutility to examine system resource assignments.An average configuration is unlikely to encounterthis problem so it is not something to be concern-ed about.


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Power ConsiderationsThe system’ s ATX power supply has a fixed elec-trical capacity measured in watts. If you installnumerous internal peripherals and expansioncards, for example four IDE devices, a SCSI cardand internal SCSI peripherals, it is possible to ex-ceed the capacity of the power supply if it has alower capacity. Be aware of the total wattage ca-pacity of the power supply in the system andmake sure that you don’ t install more devices thanit can handle.

Installing CardsWhen the motherboard is installed in a systemhousing the expansion slots all line up with accessopenings in the rear of the case. These will be cov-ered with either individual slot covers or metalplates. To install a card you have to remove theslot cover.

Refer to the instructions that come with the ex-pansion card you want to install for detailed in-formation on installing the card and any specialconsiderations and instructions. For most newcards, the hardware installation is simple. Alwaysturn off and unplug the computer before you in-stall any expansion card.Driver & Other SoftwareMany cards will require the installation of driveror other software. Follow the software installationinstructions that come with the card. It is a goodidea to make sure that you have the most recentdriver for the card. In some cases, there may be anupdated driver on the company’ s web site. If youhave Internet access, it is a good idea to check foran updated driver before installing the card.


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Installing A Modem Riser Card

The special Modem Riser slot is for a separatelypurchased Modem Riser telephony card. The cardprovides a V.90 modem and other telephony fea-tures and installs in the same way as a conven-tional expansion card although the slot is smaller.The card has two external RJ-11 phone jacks on it,one for Line-in and the other to connect out to atelephone set. You should receive driver softwarefor the card. The driver software may only supporta limited number of Operating Systems so checkthat the driver supports your OS before you buythe card. Follow the instructions that come withthe card to install it.

Upgrading System MemoryThere is a full explanation of how to install systemmemory in Chapter 2. Please refer to it if youneed information on the installation procedure.This motherboard uses 3.3V unbuffered SDRAM168-pin DIMMs with SPD. It requires at leastPC100 SDRAM modules. It can also use PC133DIMMs. The system will automatically detect thememory clock speed and the speed can be differ-ent from the external clock frequency used by theCPU.

If both sockets are occupied, you will need to re-move one or both modules to install an upgrade. Ifyou’ re only removing one module, always removethe one with the smaller capacity.


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The System BIOS &CMOS Setup UtilityThis section explains what the system BIOS doesand has a summary of the CMOS Setup Utility.

The System BIOSThis motherboard uses the Award system BIOS.The system BIOS (Basic Input Output System) isfirmware -- software stored on a chip -- that ispermanently stored on the motherboard’ s firm-ware hub chip.

The BIOS is a set of routines which function as aninterface between the Operating System and thesystem hardware. It supports the installedperipherals and provides internal services such asthe realtime clock produces time and date data.

When the system is starting up, the BIOS tests thesystem and prepares the computer for operationby checking the CMOS memory where the systemconfiguration information is stored and retrievinginformation on the configuration settings. When itis finished it loads the operating system and passescontrol of the system to it.

The system configuration information that theBIOS retrieves from CMOS memory is recordedthere by the CMOS Setup Utility.

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The CMOS Setup UtilityThis section explains the CMOS Setup Utilityprogram. The utility is permanently stored in flashmemory in the firmware hub on the motherboard.It creates a record of the motherboard and somesystem configuration information and stores it inbattery-supported CMOS memory. This configu-ration record must be intact and accurate in orderfor the motherboard to operate correctly.

After an explanation of how to operate the utilitythere is a summary of the various sections of theutility. Normally, once your system is set up, youshould have little or no need to use the utility.

Using the CMOS Setup Utility

This section explains how to access and use theCMOS Setup Utility interface.

Accessing The CMOS Setup UtilityWhen you turn on your computer, a message ap-pears on the screen indicating you can run theSetup program by pressing the Del key -- it’ s onthe keypad and the Delete key performs the samefunction. The message appears at the end of thePOST (Power On Self Test).

If you want to run Setup but you don’ t respond intime before the message disappears, you can resetthe system by pressing the Ctrl + Alt + Deletekeys at the same time, or by pushing the systemReset button. The message will then reappear.

After you press the Del or Delete key the programmenu screen will appear, displaying the Setuputility section names and some command instruc-tions.


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Menu CommandsIf you look at the lower portion of the screen illus-tration, you’ ll see a section that lists the controlcommands for this level of the program. You ex-ecute a command by pressing the key for thatcommand. The program commands are :

• Quit: This command will close the Setup pro-gram when you press the ESC key.

• Save & Exit Setup: This will save the currentsettings and close the Setup program whenyou press the F10 key.

• Select Item: You can use the arrow keys onyour keyboard to move around the screen andselect a menu item. An item is highlightedwhen it is selected.

The section at the bottom of the screen displays abrief explanation of a highlighted menu item’ sfunction.

CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright ( C ) 1984-1999

Standard CMOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features

Advanced Chipset Features

Integrated Peripherals

Power Management Setup

PnP/PCI Configurations

PC Health Status

Frequency/Voltage Control

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

Esc : Quit ↑ ↓ → ← : Select ItemF10 : Save & Exit Setup

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There are fourteen items on the main screen:

• Standard CMOS Setup: Date, time, disk drivesetup, video display and error handling.

• Advanced BIOS Features: Boot and drive op-tions and system feature customization

• Advanced Chipset Features: Advanced cache,system memory and display cache settings.

• Integrated Peripherals: Settings for the IDEchannels and onboard ports and audio

• Power Management Setup: Sets up the powermanagement features or enables ACPI.

• PNP/PCI Configurations: PCI bus, systemresource settings and SCSI detection.

• PC Health Status: CPU and cooling fan statusmonitor readouts and system Shutdown tem-perature threshold setting.

• Frequency/Voltage Control: Autodetect andmanual settings for CPU, memory and PCIclock settings and the CPU multiplier.

• Load Fail-Safe Defaults: Loads minimum set-tings from the BIOS ROM.

• Load Optimized Settings: Loads optimizedsettings from the BIOS ROM.

• Set Supervisor Password: Sets a system pass-word which is configured by the Security Op-tion item in Advanced BIOS Features Setup.

• Set User Password: Sets a system passwordwhich is configured by the Security Optionitem in Advanced BIOS Features Setup.

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• Exit Without Saving: Discards any changesmade and exits the program.

To enter a section of the Setup program, highlighta menu item by moving to it with the arrow keysand press the Enter key to load that item. Thesubmenu screen for the selected section will ap-pear. All the main screen items that have sub-menus are marked with an arrowhead at their left.

Submenu CommandsThe CMOS Setup Utility has an additional set ofinterface commands for the submenus.

There is a self-explanatory list of interface com-mands listed at the bottom of each submenuscreen. There are also commands for he help sys-tem and the default setting options.General HelpPressing the F1 key brings up context-sensitivehelp where available to explain many menu items.Default SettingsThere are two types of default settings, Fail-Safeand Optimized. The system loads the OptimizedDefaults the first time the motherboard starts upafter it is installed in a system and autodetects sys-tem devices to create a system configuration –re-cord which it stores in CMOS memory. You canthen customize the settings further. The optimizedsettings are designed to provide better system per-formance.

The Fail-Safe Defaults are minimum settings thatwill get the board up and running if you are tryingto troubleshoot a problem and suspect that theBIOS may be involved.


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Interface ConventionsThere are several interface conventions that im-prove the program’ s ease-of-use. There are alsosome features of the CMOS Setup Utility’ s inter-face that are important to be aware of.Scrollable MenusIn several submenus, there are more menu entriesthan can appear on the screen at the same time.These submenus have a scroll bar in the center ofthe screen to indicate this. You can scroll downthe list by using the down arrow key.Menu Options Pop-upThe second convention is that pressing the Enterkey when a submenu item is highlighted will cau-se a window with a list of all available options forthat item to appear. This convenience feature addsconsiderably to the program’ s ease-of-use.Item-Dependent SettingsYou will note that some menu items are grayed-out. Many of these are dependent on a previousitem in the submenu. The appropriate setting inthe governing item will activate the grayed-outitems below to configure the governing item’ s se-lected option. There are also some submenu itemsthat lead to subsections of the submenu.Menu SubsectionsThe Standard CMOS Features and PnP/PCI Con-figurations both have submenu items with manualconfiguration subsections. They are marked by“Press Enter” in the option field. Highlightingthem and pressing the Enter key brings up thesubsection. Set resource control to Manual to ac-cess the one in PnP/PCI Configurations.


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Main Menu Item PointersThese are a few pointers on the main menu items.

Standard CMOS Features

Set the system Date and Time here. You can man-ually configure IDE devices in submenu sectionsby device position. The floppy Drive A: is set to1.44MB by default.

Advanced BIOS Features

Set BIOS-level anti-virus feature. Set the POST torun quickly. Change the boot order and devicehere. You can set the first, second and third devicethe system will try to boot from among a selectionof nine boot device options. Set the Security Op-tion based on passwords you have entered. BIOSwrite-protection – if this is enabled you can’ t flashthe BIOS but it protects against certain viruses.

Advanced Chipset Features

We recommend not changing the defaults. SettingOn-Chip Video Window Size to Disabled will dis-able the onboard video display.

Integrated Peripherals

Change I/O port configurations here. If you needmore IRQs, disable unused ports here. Configurethe Power On feature as explained in Chapter 3.

Power Management Setup

Enable ACPI and or customize settings here. Youset power management options for any OS thatdoesn’ t support OS power management here. Youcan also configure the Wake-up on LAN featureand set the system to turn on a modem telephoneline rings. You can also set the system to wake-upat a specific time and/or date using the Resume byAlarm feature.


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The item options for setting up power manage-ment for non-ACPI compliant Operating Systemsare explained below.ACPI functionDefault: Enabled

When Enabled, an ACPI OS controls power man-agement.Power ManagementDefault: User Defined

This allows you to select the type or degree ofpower management under a non-ACPI compliantOS and is directly related to the following modes :Doze; Standby; Suspend; HDD Power Down.

Min Saving

Minimum power management.

Doze= 1hr.; Standby= 1hr.; Suspend= 1hr.; HDDPower Down=15min

Max Saving

Maximum power management only

Doze=lmin.; Standby=lmin.; Suspend=lmin.;HDD Power Down= l min

User Define

Allows you to set each mode individually.

When not disabled, each of the ranges are from1min. to 1hr. except for HDD Power Down whichranges from 1 to 15min. and DisableVideo Off MethodDefault: DPMS

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V/H SYNC+ Blank: This selection will cause thesystem to turn off the vertical and horizontal sync.ports and write blanks to the video buffer.

Blank: This option only writes blanks to the

screen video buffer.

DPMS: Initial display power management sig-naling so that OS can control the display.Video Off In SuspendDefault: Yes

Turns of display in Suspend mode.Suspend TypeDefault: Stop Grant

Selects the Suspend method.

The choice: PWRON Suspend, Stop Grant.MODEM Use IRQDefault: 3

This item tells the system which IRQ n the mo-dem is using.

The choice: 3,4,5,7,9, 10,11,N/A.Suspend ModeDefault: Disable

If you have selected User Define for the PowerManagement mode, you can set this item to havethe system enter Suspend mode after a period ofinactivity from 20 seconds to 40 minutes.HDD Power DownDefault: Disable

When enabled and any hard disk drives will bepowered down after the set time of system inac-tivity, while all other devices remain active.


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Soft-off by PWR-BTTNDefault: Instant-off

Under ACPI, the system can be turned off me-chanically (by the power button) or it can use asoftware power off.

This item allows you to define a software poweroff using the power button. If the value is set toInstant-Off, the power button will automaticallycause a software power off. If the value is set toDelay 4 Sec the power button must be held downfor a full four seconds to cause a software poweroff. If the system has been turned off by software,the system can be resumed by a LAN, Modem orAlarm wake up signal.PowerOn by RingDefault: Disabled

When the system is in suspend mode, it will wakeup if an installed modem receives a ring signalfrom the telephone line it is connected to.Wake Up On LANDefault: Enabled

Enabled: If you have installed LDCM administra-tor software, the system will wake-up in repsonseto a signal sent over a LAN it is connected to. Inorder to function, this feature requires that a signalcable from an installed LAN card be connected tothe WOL connector on the motherboard.Resume by AlarmDefault: Disabled

When this is Enabled, the two lines below it willbecome active. Date (of Month) Alarm and Time(hh:mm:ss) Alarm allow you to set the dateand/or time when the system will wake up.


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Reload Global Timer EventsWhen enabled, an event occurring on a device inthe list restarts the global timer for Standby mode.

PnP/PCI Configurations

We recommend not changing the defaults. TheVGA IRQ item auto-assigns an IRQ for both theonboard and a PCI display card that requires anone (most don’ t).

PC Health Status

You can set the CPU warning and shutdown tem-peratures here or use the defaults.

Frequency/Voltage Control

Normal use requires no changes to the defaults.You set some options manually, but we don’ t re-commend changing these settings unless youknow what you are doing. Some settings couldresult in shortening the life of or damaging theCPU and could lead to CPU failure.

Setting Passwords

You can install a Supervisor Password and a UserPassword. If someone logs on as a Supervisor,they have full access to the system and can restrictaccess granted to someone who logs on as User.For example, a Supervisor can restrict a User fromentering the CMOS Setup Utility.

To install a Supervisor or User Password, followthese steps:

1. Highlight the item Supervisor or User passwordin the main menu and press Enter.

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3. If you are entering a new password, carefullytype in the password. You cannot use more than 8characters or numbers. Passwords are case-sensitive. Press Enter after you have typed in thepassword. If you are deleting a password that isalready installed just press Enter when the pass-word dialog box appears.

4. The system will ask you to confirm the newpassword by asking you to type it in a second time.Carefully type the password again and press Enter,or just press Enter if you are deleting a passwordthat is already installed.

5. If you have used the correct format, the pass-word will be installed.

If you decide not to set a password after bringingup the password entry window, press the Enterkey, not Esc to exit the password entry window.

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Troubleshooting &Technical SummaryThis chapter has two sections, Troubleshootingand a Technical Summary. The troubleshootingsection covers some basic things you can do in theevent that you encounter problems using themotherboard in your system. The TechnicalSummary is a compilation of the motherboard’ sconfiguration specifications to serve as a quickreference for experienced Users who just want tolook at a summary of the setup information pre-sented in greater detail in the manual.

TroubleshootingThis section has three parts, General Trouble-shooting, Support Software Problems and BatteryReplacement.

General Troubleshooting

Once the motherboard is properly configured andinstalled in a system, it should work without trou-ble. If the board does operate properly when youfirst try to use it in the system, it is likely that it iseither incorrectly configured or there are connec-tion problems. You always check the most basicpossibilities first to troubleshoot a problem. Checkthe following:

• Make sure the computer and monitor areplugged in and turned on.

• Check all external connections includingmonitor, keyboard and mouse and ensure theya properly connected.

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If there is still a problem check the following:

• Run the CMOS Setup Utility, load the Opti-mized Defaults, save and exit to restart thecomputer. If there’ s still a problem:

• Turn off and unplug the computer.

• Press the installed DIMMs into the sockets tomake sure they’ re fully seated.

• Make sure the CPU is correctly installed.

• Check all hardware configuration settings onthe motherboard and ensure they are correct.

• Make sure you use the right cables to connectinternal peripherals and that the peripheralsare correctly connected. Pay particular atten-tion to the Master/Slave positions on IDE ca-bles. If you have installed a UDMA66 device,make sure you have connected it to the moth-erboard with an UDMA66-compliant cable toensure maximum performance.

• Make sure any expansion cards are correctlyinstalled and fully seated in the PCI slots.

• Reassemble the system and try again.

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Support Software Problems

There is a variety of software on the Support Disk.If you install the wrong software, the motherboardand the system may not operate properly.

Make sure you check the following:

• Bus Master driver: You must install the correctdriver for the operating System you are using.

• VGA driver: You must install the correct driv-er for the operating System you are using.

• Audio driver: Check that you have installedthe correct driver. If the motherboard has theenhanced Yamaha audio chip, you must in-stall the Yamaha DS-XG driver. All other ver-sions of the board use the ADI driver.

Battery Replacement

This motherboard uses a CR2032 Lithium coinbattery to maintain the system configuration re-cord created by the BIOS CMOS Setup Utility.The battery should last for several tears. If the bat-tery fails, the system will not be able to retain thesystem settings and will not operate properly. Ifthis happens, do as follows:

• Turn off and unplug the system.

• Open the system and locate the battery on themotherboard.

• Remove the old battery and dispose of itproperly.

• Install the replacement battery with the posi-tive side (marked with a + sign) face up.

• Reassemble the system and reload the Opti-mized Defaults in the CMOS Setup Utility.


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Technical SummaryThis section combines the setup specifications inthe manual in one place for quick reference.

Jumper Settings

This is the jumper-setting summary.

Jumper Setting SummaryJP2 Power On Feature1-2 Enabled

2-3 Disabled

JP3 Clear CMOS1-2 Normal

2-3 Clear CMOS

JP4 Onboard Audio1-2 Disable

2-3 Enable

JP5 BIOS B.B. ProtectShort Jumper UnprotectedOpen Jumper Protected

JP9 CPU & Bus ClockShort 1-2 66 MHz

Short 2-3 Auto Detect

Open Jumper 100MHz

JP21 CPU TypeOpen Jumper Reserved

Short Jumper Intel

JP12* Yamaha AudioOpen Jumper DisableShort Jumper Enable

JP17* TV SystemOpen Jumper NTSC

Short Jumper PAL

Default set-tings are inbold*On BIW1Menhancedmodel only


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CPU Options

This motherboard can use any Intel PPGA orFCPGA Socket 370 CPU running at speeds from300MHz to 550MHz. The external clock frequen-cy is automatically detected in the default hard-ware configuration. Frequency and voltage con-trols are in the Frequency/Voltage Control Sec-tion of the BIOS CMOS Setup Utility.

An alternate external clock setting of 100MHz isavailable by jumper setting. Use it at your own riskand note that not all Socket 370-compatible CPUssupport it. Setting the external clock to 100MHzcould result in CPU failure. The Autodetect set-ting is recommended.

JP5

JP2

JP17

JP4 JP9

JP3

JP21

JP12


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System Memory Specification

This motherboard uses 3.3V unbuffered SDRAM168-pin DIMMs with SPD. It requires at leastPC100 SDRAM modules. It can also use PC133DIMMs. The system will autodetect the DIMMclock.

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