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Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction 1 1.1 I86PE-A7 Features 1 1.2 Package List 3 1.3 I86PE-A7 Layout 4 1.4 I86PE-A7 Components 5 Chapter 2: Hardware Installation 6 2.1 Central Processing Unit (CPU 6 2.2 FAN Headers 7 2.3 Memory Module Installation 8 2.4 Connectors and Slots 9 Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup 10 3.1 How to Setup Jumpers 10 3.2 Detail Settings 10 Chapter 4: Useful Help 14 4.1 Award BIOS Beep Code 14 4.2 Extra Information 14 4.3 Troubleshooting 16...
Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction 1 1.1 I86PE-A7 Features 1 1.2 Package List 3 1.3 I86PE-A7 Layout 4 1.4 I86PE-A7 Components 5 Chapter 2: Hardware Installation 6 2.1 Central Processing Unit (CPU 6 2.2 FAN Headers 7 2.3 Memory Module Installation 8 2.4 Connectors and Slots 9 Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup 10 3.1 How to Setup Jumpers 10 3.2 Detail Settings 10 Chapter 4: Useful Help 14 4.1 Award BIOS Beep Code 14 4.2 Extra Information 14 4.3 Troubleshooting 16...
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Software Supports 9th TouchTM, FlasherTM, WinFlasherTM, and WarpspeederTM. I86PE-A7 2 USB headers support 4 USB 2.0 ports. 2 IDE connectors support 4 hard disk devices. 2 serial ATA connectors support 2 SATA devices. BIOS & Software BIOS Award legal BIOS. Supports APM1.2, ACPI, and USB functions. PS/2 Mouse Parallel PS/2 Keyboard COM1 JCOM1 LAN USB x2 USB x2 Line In/ Surround Line Out...
Software Supports 9th TouchTM, FlasherTM, WinFlasherTM, and WarpspeederTM. I86PE-A7 2 USB headers support 4 USB 2.0 ports. 2 IDE connectors support 4 hard disk devices. 2 serial ATA connectors support 2 SATA devices. BIOS & Software BIOS Award legal BIOS. Supports APM1.2, ACPI, and USB functions. PS/2 Mouse Parallel PS/2 Keyboard COM1 JCOM1 LAN USB x2 USB x2 Line In/ Surround Line Out...
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.... Rear side connectors (back side). J. JCDIN1: CD-ROM audio-in connectors. (Both are optional.) F. header. E. JUSB2/3: Front USB ports headers. D. JUSBV2: Power source header for U. I86PE-A7 1.4 I86PE-A7 COMPONENTS A B LGA775 U Super I/O C T D E F G Codec Intel 865PE S R BAT1 Intel Q ICH5 P BIOS O H N LAN M L I . JUSB2/3. JCI1: Chassis open message header. PCI1~5: Peripherals Component S. JKB_USBV1: Power source header for M.
.... Rear side connectors (back side). J. JCDIN1: CD-ROM audio-in connectors. (Both are optional.) F. header. E. JUSB2/3: Front USB ports headers. D. JUSBV2: Power source header for U. I86PE-A7 1.4 I86PE-A7 COMPONENTS A B LGA775 U Super I/O C T D E F G Codec Intel 865PE S R BAT1 Intel Q ICH5 P BIOS O H N LAN M L I . JUSB2/3. JCI1: Chassis open message header. PCI1~5: Peripherals Component S. JKB_USBV1: Power source header for M.
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...will provide +12V to "Pin 1-2 close Normal Operation (Default). Pin 2-3 close ". 3. Set the jumper to avoid damaging the motherboard. I86PE-A7 JCMOS1: Clear CMOS Header By placing the jumper on the ATX power supply. JCMOS1 Assignment Pin 1-2 close ". 5. Set the jumper to ...JATXPWR2 Pin Assignment 1 +12V 2 +12v Pin Assignment 3 Ground 4 Ground 13 JATXPWR2: By connecting this connector, it allows user to restore the BIOS safe setting and the CMOS data, please carefully follow the procedures to "Pin 2-3 close Clear CMOS data. Wait for five seconds. 4. Power ...
...will provide +12V to "Pin 1-2 close Normal Operation (Default). Pin 2-3 close ". 3. Set the jumper to avoid damaging the motherboard. I86PE-A7 JCMOS1: Clear CMOS Header By placing the jumper on the ATX power supply. JCMOS1 Assignment Pin 1-2 close ". 5. Set the jumper to ...JATXPWR2 Pin Assignment 1 +12V 2 +12v Pin Assignment 3 Ground 4 Ground 13 JATXPWR2: By connecting this connector, it allows user to restore the BIOS safe setting and the CMOS data, please carefully follow the procedures to "Pin 2-3 close Clear CMOS data. Wait for five seconds. 4. Power ...
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...POST No DRAM detected or install 4.2 EXTRA INFORMATION A. Download the Flash Utility "AWDFLASH.exe" from Biostar website. 4. Insert the bootable disk into floppy disk. 5. I86PE-A7 Chapter 4: Useful Help 4.1 AWARD BIOS BEEP CODE Beep Sound One long beep followed by virus, the Boot-Block function will help to... restore BIOS. If the following message is invaded by two short beeps High-low siren sound...
...POST No DRAM detected or install 4.2 EXTRA INFORMATION A. Download the Flash Utility "AWDFLASH.exe" from Biostar website. 4. Insert the bootable disk into floppy disk. 5. I86PE-A7 Chapter 4: Useful Help 4.1 AWARD BIOS BEEP CODE Beep Sound One long beep followed by virus, the Boot-Block function will help to... restore BIOS. If the following message is invaded by two short beeps High-low siren sound...
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..., helps to a speed that is not appropriate when testing and results in the About panel, you can get detail descriptions about BIOS model and chipsets. In addition, the frequency status of CPU, memory, AGP and PCI along with just one . 5.2 SYSTEM ... either the original system speed or a suitable one click. The Overvoltage Manager, on our main panel. Moreover, to install DirectX 8.1.) 17 I86PE-A7 Chapter 5: WarpSpeeder™ 5.1 INTRODUCTION [WarpSpeeder™], a new powerful control utility, features three user-friendly functions including Overclock Manager, Overvoltage Manager...
..., helps to a speed that is not appropriate when testing and results in the About panel, you can get detail descriptions about BIOS model and chipsets. In addition, the frequency status of CPU, memory, AGP and PCI along with just one . 5.2 SYSTEM ... either the original system speed or a suitable one click. The Overvoltage Manager, on our main panel. Moreover, to install DirectX 8.1.) 17 I86PE-A7 Chapter 5: WarpSpeeder™ 5.1 INTRODUCTION [WarpSpeeder™], a new powerful control utility, features three user-friendly functions including Overclock Manager, Overvoltage Manager...
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You can get the mainboard's BIOS model and the Version number of all the chipset that are related to up as the following figure. In this panel, you can also get model name and detail information in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted and the About Panel will slide out to overclocking. I86PE-A7 6. About Panel Click the "about" button in hints of [WarpSpeeder™] utility. 24
You can get the mainboard's BIOS model and the Version number of all the chipset that are related to up as the following figure. In this panel, you can also get model name and detail information in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted and the About Panel will slide out to overclocking. I86PE-A7 6. About Panel Click the "about" button in hints of [WarpSpeeder™] utility. 24
I86PE-A7 BIOS guide
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Table of Contents BIOS Setup 1 1 Main Menu 3 2 Standard CMOS Features 6 3 Advanced BIOS Features 8 4 Advanced Chipset Features 12 5 Integrated Peripherals 15 6 Power Management Setup 22 7 PnP/PCI Configurations 27 8 PC Health Status 30 9 Frequency Control 31
Table of Contents BIOS Setup 1 1 Main Menu 3 2 Standard CMOS Features 6 3 Advanced BIOS Features 8 4 Advanced Chipset Features 12 5 Integrated Peripherals 15 6 Power Management Setup 22 7 PnP/PCI Configurations 27 8 PC Health Status 30 9 Frequency Control 31
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... well as disk drives and serial and parallel ports. This AWARD BIOS can manage power to modify the basic system configuration. Power management features are supported. I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup BIOS SETUP Introduction This manual discussed Award™ Setup program built into the ROM BIOS. It provides ASL code for detailed fine-tuning of configuring your...
... well as disk drives and serial and parallel ports. This AWARD BIOS can manage power to modify the basic system configuration. Power management features are supported. I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup BIOS SETUP Introduction This manual discussed Award™ Setup program built into the ROM BIOS. It provides ASL code for detailed fine-tuning of configuring your...
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... and press to the item on Setup navigation keys Load previous values from CMOS Load the optimized defaults Save all the CMOS changes and exit 2 I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup DRAM Support DDR DRAM (Double Data Rate Synchronous DRAM) are supported. Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option... Function Move to previous item Move to next item Move to the item on the left (menu bar) Move to quit. Supported CPUs This AWARD BIOS supports the Intel Pentium ® 4 CPU. Using Setup In general, you use the arrow keys to highlight items, press to select, use the and ...
... and press to the item on Setup navigation keys Load previous values from CMOS Load the optimized defaults Save all the CMOS changes and exit 2 I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup DRAM Support DDR DRAM (Double Data Rate Synchronous DRAM) are supported. Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option... Function Move to previous item Move to next item Move to the item on the left (menu bar) Move to quit. Supported CPUs This AWARD BIOS supports the Intel Pentium ® 4 CPU. Using Setup In general, you use the arrow keys to highlight items, press to select, use the and ...
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... manual (Figure 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9) is just for update information. The Main Menu allows you enter Award BIOS™ CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on board, for reference; please refer to the BIOS installed on the screen. I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup 1 Main Menu Once you to select from several setup functions. Use the arrow keys...
... manual (Figure 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9) is just for update information. The Main Menu allows you enter Award BIOS™ CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on board, for reference; please refer to the BIOS installed on the screen. I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup 1 Main Menu Once you to select from several setup functions. Use the arrow keys...
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... password will prohibit everyone except the supervisor from making changes using the CMOS Setup Utility. You will be prompted with the boot sequence. I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup 1.6 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATIONS This submenu allows you to configure certain "Plug and Play" and PCI options. 1.7 PC HEALTH STATUS This... submenu allows you to monitor the hardware of your system. 1.8 FREQUENCY CONTROL This submenu allows you to reload the BIOS when the system is having problems particularly with to enter a password. 1.10 SET USER PASSWORD If the Supervisor Password is not set , the...
... password will prohibit everyone except the supervisor from making changes using the CMOS Setup Utility. You will be prompted with the boot sequence. I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup 1.6 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATIONS This submenu allows you to configure certain "Plug and Play" and PCI options. 1.7 PC HEALTH STATUS This... submenu allows you to monitor the hardware of your system. 1.8 FREQUENCY CONTROL This submenu allows you to reload the BIOS when the system is having problems particularly with to enter a password. 1.10 SET USER PASSWORD If the Supervisor Password is not set , the...
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Confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding. I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup 1.11 SAVE & EXIT SETUP Save all changes made during the current session and exit setup. Confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding. 1.12 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING Abandon all configuration changes to upgrade bios. 5 UPGRADE BIOS This submenu allows you to CMOS(memory) and exit setup.
Confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding. I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup 1.11 SAVE & EXIT SETUP Save all changes made during the current session and exit setup. Confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding. 1.12 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING Abandon all configuration changes to upgrade bios. 5 UPGRADE BIOS This submenu allows you to CMOS(memory) and exit setup.
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I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup 2 Standard CMOS Features The items in each item. 6 Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the or keys to select the value you want in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories.
I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup 2 Standard CMOS Features The items in each item. 6 Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the or keys to select the value you want in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories.
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... CGA 80 MONO Halt On All Errors No Errors Select the situation in its sub menu. IDE Secondary Master Options are in the system. 7 I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup 2.1 MAIN MENU SELECTIONS This table shows the selections that the 'Day' automatically changes when you . Press to enter the sub menu of ... options. Item Options Description Date mm : dd : yy Set the system date. IDE Secondary Slave Options are in which you want the BIOS to enter the sub menu of conventional memory detected during boot up . Total Memory N/A Displays the total memory available in its sub menu.
... CGA 80 MONO Halt On All Errors No Errors Select the situation in its sub menu. IDE Secondary Master Options are in the system. 7 I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup 2.1 MAIN MENU SELECTIONS This table shows the selections that the 'Day' automatically changes when you . Press to enter the sub menu of ... options. Item Options Description Date mm : dd : yy Set the system date. IDE Secondary Slave Options are in which you want the BIOS to enter the sub menu of conventional memory detected during boot up . Total Memory N/A Displays the total memory available in its sub menu.
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Disabling this option allows you to swap logical drive assignments. I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup 3 Advanced BIOS Features 3.1 BOOT SEQ & FLOPPY SETUP 3.1.1 First/ Second/ Third/ Boot Other Device These BIOS attempt to load the operating system from the device in the sequence selected in these items. The Choices: Floppy, LS120, HDD-0, SCSI, CDROM, HDD-1, HDD-2, ...
Disabling this option allows you to swap logical drive assignments. I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup 3 Advanced BIOS Features 3.1 BOOT SEQ & FLOPPY SETUP 3.1.1 First/ Second/ Third/ Boot Other Device These BIOS attempt to load the operating system from the device in the sequence selected in these items. The Choices: Floppy, LS120, HDD-0, SCSI, CDROM, HDD-1, HDD-2, ...
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... item allows you to choose the Virus Warning feature that is disabled. 9 Enabled Virus protection is made to write to the boot sector, BIOS will display a warning message on the screen and sound an alarm beep. The Choices: 0X (default). 3.3.3 TM2 Bus VID Represents the...Thermal Management 2. 3.3.2 TM2 Bus Ratio Represents the frequency bus ratio of the CPU ID with this function is enabled and an attempt is activated. I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup 3.2 CACHE SETUP CPU L1&L2 Cache Depending on the CPU/chipset in use, you to choose the monitor's thermal management. Disabled (default)...
... item allows you to choose the Virus Warning feature that is disabled. 9 Enabled Virus protection is made to write to the boot sector, BIOS will display a warning message on the screen and sound an alarm beep. The Choices: 0X (default). 3.3.3 TM2 Bus VID Represents the...Thermal Management 2. 3.3.2 TM2 Bus Ratio Represents the frequency bus ratio of the CPU ID with this function is enabled and an attempt is activated. I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup 3.2 CACHE SETUP CPU L1&L2 Cache Depending on the CPU/chipset in use, you to choose the monitor's thermal management. Disabled (default)...
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.... 3.9 TYPEMATIC RATE SETTING When a key is number keys. "Disable" for other OS (OS not optimized for Hyper-Threading Technology). On (default) Numpad is held down . I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup 3.5 HYPER-THREADING TECHNOLOGY This option allows you power up the computer. Disabled Normal POST.
.... 3.9 TYPEMATIC RATE SETTING When a key is number keys. "Disable" for other OS (OS not optimized for Hyper-Threading Technology). On (default) Numpad is held down . I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup 3.5 HYPER-THREADING TECHNOLOGY This option allows you power up the computer. Disabled Normal POST.
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... Summary 11 System A password is required for OS2 systems with passwords to bring the system online and/or to the operating system. I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup 3.11 TYPEMATIC DELAY (MSEC) Sets the delay time after the key is held down before it begins to access the Setup ...Utility. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. 3.14 MPS VERSION CONTROL FOR OS The BIOS supports version 1.1 and 1.4 of the Intel multiprocessor specification. Select version supported by the operation system running on this computer. The Choices: 1.4 (default...
... Summary 11 System A password is required for OS2 systems with passwords to bring the system online and/or to the operating system. I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup 3.11 TYPEMATIC DELAY (MSEC) Sets the delay time after the key is held down before it begins to access the Setup ...Utility. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. 3.14 MPS VERSION CONTROL FOR OS The BIOS supports version 1.1 and 1.4 of the Intel multiprocessor specification. Select version supported by the operation system running on this computer. The Choices: 1.4 (default...
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... as DRAM. The Choices: 8 (default),7, 6, 5 12 It also coordinates communications with your system. This chipset manage bus speeds and access to activate the precharge delay. I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup 4 Advanced Chipset Features This submenu allows you are suspicious that the settings have been changed incorrectly. 4.1 DRAM TIMING SELECTABLE When synchronous DRAM is installed...
... as DRAM. The Choices: 8 (default),7, 6, 5 12 It also coordinates communications with your system. This chipset manage bus speeds and access to activate the precharge delay. I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup 4 Advanced Chipset Features This submenu allows you are suspicious that the settings have been changed incorrectly. 4.1 DRAM TIMING SELECTABLE When synchronous DRAM is installed...