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... 7 CPU 8 Memory Module Installation 10 Connecting the Power Supply 11 Back Panel Ports 12 Connectors 13 Jumpers 20 Slots 22 Chapter 3 23 BIOS Setup 23 Entering Setup 24 Control Keys 25 Navigating the BIOS Menus 26 Getting Help 27 Main Menu 28 Standard CMOS Features 30 IDE Drives 31 Advanced... BIOS Features 32 CPU Feature 36 Hard Disk Boot Priority 38 Advanced Chipset Features 39 AGP & P2P Bridge Control 41 CPU & PCI Bus Control 43 Integrated Peripherals 44 VIA OnChip PCI Device 45 USB Device Setting 46 Power ...
... 7 CPU 8 Memory Module Installation 10 Connecting the Power Supply 11 Back Panel Ports 12 Connectors 13 Jumpers 20 Slots 22 Chapter 3 23 BIOS Setup 23 Entering Setup 24 Control Keys 25 Navigating the BIOS Menus 26 Getting Help 27 Main Menu 28 Standard CMOS Features 30 IDE Drives 31 Advanced... BIOS Features 32 CPU Feature 36 Hard Disk Boot Priority 38 Advanced Chipset Features 39 AGP & P2P Bridge Control 41 CPU & PCI Bus Control 43 Integrated Peripherals 44 VIA OnChip PCI Device 45 USB Device Setting 46 Power ...
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...-in, and S/PDIF out • 1 x Front Panel pin connector • 2 x Fan connectors for CPU and system fans • 1 x Nano-ITX power connector BIOS • Award BIOS with CN700 and CX700M chipsets. 2. When connecting two single-channel panels, the two panels must have the same timing specification and resolution. 3 Due...-channel LVDS panels or 1 dual-channel panel (optional) • 1 x CF (Compact Flash) Type I connector (shared with IDE, master / slave select by EPIA products with LPC 4/8Mbit flash memory capacity Form Factor • Nano-ITX (8-layer) • 12cm X 12cm Note: 1.
...-in, and S/PDIF out • 1 x Front Panel pin connector • 2 x Fan connectors for CPU and system fans • 1 x Nano-ITX power connector BIOS • Award BIOS with CN700 and CX700M chipsets. 2. When connecting two single-channel panels, the two panels must have the same timing specification and resolution. 3 Due...-channel LVDS panels or 1 dual-channel panel (optional) • 1 x CF (Compact Flash) Type I connector (shared with IDE, master / slave select by EPIA products with LPC 4/8Mbit flash memory capacity Form Factor • Nano-ITX (8-layer) • 12cm X 12cm Note: 1.
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CHAPTER 3 BIOS Setup This chapter gives a detailed explanation of the BIOS setup functions. 23
CHAPTER 3 BIOS Setup This chapter gives a detailed explanation of the BIOS setup functions. 23
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Chapter 3 ENTERING SETUP Power on the computer and press during the beginning of the boot sequence to enter the BIOS setup menu. If you missed the BIOS setup entry point, you may restart the system and try again. 24
Chapter 3 ENTERING SETUP Power on the computer and press during the beginning of the boot sequence to enter the BIOS setup menu. If you missed the BIOS setup entry point, you may restart the system and try again. 24
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BIOS Setup CONTROL KEYS Keys Up Arrow Down Arrow Left Arrow Right Arrow Enter Escape Page Up / + Page Down / F1 F5 F6 F7 F9 F10 Description ...
BIOS Setup CONTROL KEYS Keys Up Arrow Down Arrow Left Arrow Right Arrow Enter Escape Page Up / + Page Down / F1 F5 F6 F7 F9 F10 Description ...
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To exit the submenu, press . 26 Description of the screen. Press to select any item or sub-menu. Use the Up/Down/ Left/Right arrow keys to display the sub-menu. Chapter 3 NAVIGATING THE BIOS MENUS The main menu displays all the BIOS setup categories. An arrow symbol next to a field indicates that a sub-menu is displayed at the bottom of the selected/highlighted category is available (see figure below).
To exit the submenu, press . 26 Description of the screen. Press to select any item or sub-menu. Use the Up/Down/ Left/Right arrow keys to display the sub-menu. Chapter 3 NAVIGATING THE BIOS MENUS The main menu displays all the BIOS setup categories. An arrow symbol next to a field indicates that a sub-menu is displayed at the bottom of the selected/highlighted category is available (see figure below).
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You can display this screen from any menu/sub-menu by pressing . BIOS Setup GETTING HELP The BIOS setup program provides a "General Help" screen. Press to exit the help screen displays the keys for using and navigating the BIOS setup. The help screen. 27
You can display this screen from any menu/sub-menu by pressing . BIOS Setup GETTING HELP The BIOS setup program provides a "General Help" screen. Press to exit the help screen displays the keys for using and navigating the BIOS setup. The help screen. 27
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...the PC health status. 28 PnP/PCI Configurations Use this menu to set the advanced features available on your system. Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to set the PnP and PCI configurations. Power Management Setup Use this menu to set chipset specific... features and optimize system performance. AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility 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-...
...the PC health status. 28 PnP/PCI Configurations Use this menu to set the advanced features available on your system. Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to set the PnP and PCI configurations. Power Management Setup Use this menu to set chipset specific... features and optimize system performance. AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility 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-...
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.... Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu option to set the BIOS user password. Exit Without Saving Discard all BIOS setting changes and exit setup. 29 BIOS Setup Frequency/Voltage Control Use this menu to set the BIOS supervisor password. Set Supervisor Password Use this menu option to ...load the BIOS default settings for optimal and high performance system operations. Save & Exit Setup Save BIOS setting changes and exit setup. Load Fail-Safe Defaults ...
.... Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu option to set the BIOS user password. Exit Without Saving Discard all BIOS setting changes and exit setup. 29 BIOS Setup Frequency/Voltage Control Use this menu to set the BIOS supervisor password. Set Supervisor Password Use this menu option to ...load the BIOS default settings for optimal and high performance system operations. Save & Exit Setup Save BIOS setting changes and exit setup. Load Fail-Safe Defaults ...
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... of heads Write precompensation Cylinder location of the landing zone Number of the menu. Below is from your drive must match with the drive table. BIOS Setup IDE DRIVES IDE HDD Auto-Detection IDE Channel 0 Master Access Mode Capacity Cylinder Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector Phoenix - The hard disk will not...
... of heads Write precompensation Cylinder location of the landing zone Number of the menu. Below is from your drive must match with the drive table. BIOS Setup IDE DRIVES IDE HDD Auto-Detection IDE Channel 0 Master Access Mode Capacity Cylinder Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector Phoenix - The hard disk will not...
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... Power On Self Test (POST) cycle and bootup time Standard Power On Self Test (POST) 32 AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features CPU Feature Hard Disk Boot Priority Virus Warning Quick Power On Self Test First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot ... Typematic Rate Setting Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) Typematic Delay (Msec) Security Option APIC Mode MPS Version Control For OS OS Select For DRAM > 64MB Video BIOS Shadow Full Screen LOGO Show Summary Screen Show [Press Enter] [Press Enter] [Disabled] [Enabled] [USB-FDD] [Hard Disk] [LS120] [Enabled] [On] [Enabled] [30...
... Power On Self Test (POST) cycle and bootup time Standard Power On Self Test (POST) 32 AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features CPU Feature Hard Disk Boot Priority Virus Warning Quick Power On Self Test First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot ... Typematic Rate Setting Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) Typematic Delay (Msec) Security Option APIC Mode MPS Version Control For OS OS Select For DRAM > 64MB Video BIOS Shadow Full Screen LOGO Show Summary Screen Show [Press Enter] [Press Enter] [Disabled] [Enabled] [USB-FDD] [Hard Disk] [LS120] [Enabled] [On] [Enabled] [30...
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... boot device allowed Boot Up NumLock Status Set the NumLock status when the system is powered on. Settings: [6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30] 33 BIOS Setup First/Second/Third Boot Device Set the boot device sequence as arrow keys Typematic Rate Setting Enables "Typematic Rate" and "Typematic Delay" functions. Settings...) at which the system retrieves a signal from a depressed key. Setting On Off Description Forces keypad to behave as 10-key Forces keypad to behave as BIOS attempts to boot from the "First/Second/Third Boot Device" list.
... boot device allowed Boot Up NumLock Status Set the NumLock status when the system is powered on. Settings: [6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30] 33 BIOS Setup First/Second/Third Boot Device Set the boot device sequence as arrow keys Typematic Rate Setting Enables "Typematic Rate" and "Typematic Delay" functions. Settings...) at which the system retrieves a signal from a depressed key. Setting On Off Description Forces keypad to behave as 10-key Forces keypad to behave as BIOS attempts to boot from the "First/Second/Third Boot Device" list.
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...when the computer is powered on the system. Settings: [Enabled, Disabled] Full Screen Logo Show Show full screen logo during BIOS boot up process. Setting Setup System Description Password prompt appears only when end users try to shadow RAM Improves performance. Settings:...> 64MB Select OS2 only if you enter Setup. Settings: [Enabled, Disabled] 34 Settings: [Non-OS2, OS2] Video BIOS Shadow Enabled copies Video BIOS to run BIOS Setup APIC Mode Enables APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller) functionality. Chapter 3 Typematic Delay (Msec) This item sets the delay...
...when the computer is powered on the system. Settings: [Enabled, Disabled] Full Screen Logo Show Show full screen logo during BIOS boot up process. Setting Setup System Description Password prompt appears only when end users try to shadow RAM Improves performance. Settings:...> 64MB Select OS2 only if you enter Setup. Settings: [Enabled, Disabled] 34 Settings: [Non-OS2, OS2] Video BIOS Shadow Enabled copies Video BIOS to run BIOS Setup APIC Mode Enables APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller) functionality. Chapter 3 Typematic Delay (Msec) This item sets the delay...
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Summary Screen Show Show summary screen. Settings: [Enabled, Disabled] BIOS Setup 35
Summary Screen Show Show summary screen. Settings: [Enabled, Disabled] BIOS Setup 35
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..., 1.516V, 1.532V, 1.548V, 1.564V, 1.580V, 1.596V, 1.612V, 1.628V, 1.644V, 1.660V, 1.676V, 1.692V, 1.708] C7 CMPXCHG8 Settings: [Enabled, Disabled] C7 NoExecute (NX) Settings: [Enabled, Disabled] 37 BIOS Setup TM2 Bus VID This item sets the voltage of the throttled performance that will be initiated when the on die sensor goes from not...
..., 1.516V, 1.532V, 1.548V, 1.564V, 1.580V, 1.596V, 1.612V, 1.628V, 1.644V, 1.660V, 1.676V, 1.692V, 1.708] C7 CMPXCHG8 Settings: [Enabled, Disabled] C7 NoExecute (NX) Settings: [Enabled, Disabled] 37 BIOS Setup TM2 Bus VID This item sets the voltage of the throttled performance that will be initiated when the on die sensor goes from not...
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...with the chipset. Memory Hole Settings: [Disabled, 15M - 16M] System BIOS Cacheable Settings: [Disabled, Enabled] Video RAM Cacheable Settings: [Disabled, Enabled] Init Display First Settings: [PCI Slot, AGP] 39 BIOS Setup ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features AGP... & P2P Bridge Control CPU & PCI Bus Control Memory Hole System BIOS Cacheable Video RAM Cacheable Init Display First [Press Enter] [Press Enter] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [PCI Slot] Item ...
...with the chipset. Memory Hole Settings: [Disabled, 15M - 16M] System BIOS Cacheable Settings: [Disabled, Enabled] Video RAM Cacheable Settings: [Disabled, Enabled] Init Display First Settings: [PCI Slot, AGP] 39 BIOS Setup ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features AGP... & P2P Bridge Control CPU & PCI Bus Control Memory Hole System BIOS Cacheable Video RAM Cacheable Init Display First [Press Enter] [Press Enter] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [PCI Slot] Item ...
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... address space. AGP 4x mode can transfer video data at 1066MB/s. The aperture is used, it can be allocated to the AGP without any translation. BIOS Setup AGP & P2P BRIDGE CONTROL Phoenix - Settings: [32MB, 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1G] AGP 2.0 Mode This mainboard supports the AGP 4x interface. AGP 4x is...
... address space. AGP 4x mode can transfer video data at 1066MB/s. The aperture is used, it can be allocated to the AGP without any translation. BIOS Setup AGP & P2P BRIDGE CONTROL Phoenix - Settings: [32MB, 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1G] AGP 2.0 Mode This mainboard supports the AGP 4x interface. AGP 4x is...
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AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CPU & PCI Bus Control [Enabled] [Enabled] [Optimize] Item Help Menu Level : Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults PCI Master 0 WS Write Settings: [Enabled, Disabled] PCI Delay Transaction Settings: [Enabled, Disabled] DRDY_Timing Settings: [Slowest, Default, Optimize] 43 BIOS Setup CPU & PCI BUS CONTROL PCI Master 0 WS Write PCI Delay Transaction DRDY_Timing Phoenix -
AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CPU & PCI Bus Control [Enabled] [Enabled] [Optimize] Item Help Menu Level : Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults PCI Master 0 WS Write Settings: [Enabled, Disabled] PCI Delay Transaction Settings: [Enabled, Disabled] DRDY_Timing Settings: [Slowest, Default, Optimize] 43 BIOS Setup CPU & PCI BUS CONTROL PCI Master 0 WS Write PCI Delay Transaction DRDY_Timing Phoenix -
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AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility VIA OnChip PCI Device [Auto] [Disabled] Item Help Menu Level : Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Azalia HAD Controller Settings: [Auto, Disabled] OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Settings: [Enabled, Disabled] 45 BIOS Setup VIA ONCHIP PCI DEVICE Azalia HDA Controller OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Phoenix -
AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility VIA OnChip PCI Device [Auto] [Disabled] Item Help Menu Level : Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Azalia HAD Controller Settings: [Auto, Disabled] OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Settings: [Enabled, Disabled] 45 BIOS Setup VIA ONCHIP PCI DEVICE Azalia HDA Controller OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Phoenix -