Motherboard M2N-TE
E2658 First Edition September 2006 Copyright © 2006 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (“ASUS”).
Contents Notices.......................................................................................................... vi Safety information...................................................................................... vii About this guide........................................................................................ viii M2N-TE specifications summary................................................................ x Chapter 1: Product introduction Special features.....................
Contents Chapter 3: BIOS setup 3.1 Managing and updating your BIOS............................................. 3-2 3.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk........................................ 3-2 3.1.3 Saving the current BIOS file............................................. 3-6 3.1.2 3.2 BIOS setup program..................................................................... 3-7 3.2.1 BIOS menu screen........................................................... 3-8 3.2.3 Legend bar................
Contents 3.6.1 Boot Device Priority....................................................... 3-28 3.6.3 Hard Disk Drives............................................................ 3-29 3.6.2 3.6.4 3.7 3.6.5 Removable Drives.......................................................... 3-29 Boot Settings Configuration .......................................... 3-30 Security.......................................................................... 3-31 Exit menu..............................................
Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • • This device may not cause harmful interference, and This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Safety information Electrical safety • • • • • • To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system. When adding or removing devices to or from the system, ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected. If possible, disconnect all power cables from the existing system before you add a device.
About this guide This user guide contains the information you need when installing and configuring the motherboard. How this guide is organized This guide contains the following parts: • • • Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter describes the features of the motherboard and the new technology it supports. Chapter 2: Hardware information This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components.
Conventions used in this guide To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual. DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task. CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task. IMPORTANT: Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task. NOTE: Tips and additional information to help you complete a task.
M2N-TE specifications summary CPU Socket AM2 for AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 /AMD Athlon™ 64 /AMD Athlon™ 64 FX/AMD Sempron™ processors Supports AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet™ Technology AMD64 architecture enables simultaneous 32-bit and 64-bit computing Chipset NVIDIA® nForce® MCP 55S System bus 2000 / 1600 MT/s Memory Dual-channel memory architecture 4 x 240-pin DIMM sockets support unbuffered/non-ECC DDR2 800/667/533 MHz memory modules Supports up to 8 GB system memory Expansion slots 1 x PCI Express™ x16 slots at x
M2N-TE specifications summary Internal connectors 3 x USB 2.0 connectors support six additional USB 2.
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This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports.
1.1 Special features Product highlights Latest processor technology The motherboard comes with a 940-pin AM2 socket that supports AMD Athlon™ 64 X2/AMD Athlon™ 64/AMD Athlon™ 64 FX/AMD Sempron™ processors. With an integrated low-latency high-bandwidth memory controller and a highly scalable HyperTransport™ technology-based system bus, the motherboard provides a powerful platform for your diverse computing needs, increased office productivity, and enhanced digital media experience.
Serial ATA I/II technology and SATA-On-The-Go The motherboard fully supports the Serial ATA II 3.0 Gb/s technology through the Serial ATA interfaces and the NVIDIA® nForce® 550 MCP chipset. The Serial ATA 3 Gb/s specification provides twice the bandwidth of the current Serial ATA products with a host of new features, including Nativa Command Queueing (NCQ), and Power Management (PM) Implementation Algorithm.
1- Chapter 1: Product introduction
This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided.
2.1 Before you proceed Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings. • Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component. • Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or to a metal object, such as the power supply case, before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity. • Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them.
2.2 Motherboard overview Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it. Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard. Failure to do so can cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 2.2.1 Placement direction When installing the motherboard, make sure that you place it into the chassis in the correct orientation.
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2.2.4 Layout contents Slots 1. 2. 3. 4. DDR2 DIMM slots PCI slots PCI Express x1 slots PCI Express x16 slots Page 2-12 2-18 2-19 2-19 Jumper 1. Clear RTC RAM (3-pin CLRTC) Page 2-20 Rear panel connectors 1. PS/2 mouse port (green) 2. IEEE 1394a port 3. LAN 2 (RJ-45) port. 4. Rear Speaker Out port (black) 5. Center/Subwoofer port (orange) 6. Line In port (light blue) 7. Line Out port (lime) 8. Microphone port (pink) 9. Side Speaker Out port (gray) 10. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2, 3 and 4 11.
Internal connectors 1. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) 2. IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_IDE) 3. NVIDIA® nForce 550 MCP Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1 [red], SATA2 [red], SATA3 [red], SATA4 [red], SATA5 [red], SATA6 [red]) 4. JMicron® Serial ATA connector (7-pin SATA_RAID1) Page 2-23 2-23 2-24 5. 6. 7. 2-26 2-26 2-27 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard comes with a 940-pin AM2 socket designed for the AMD Athlon™ 64/AMD Athlon™ 64 FX/AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 and AMD Sempron™ processors. Make sure you use a CPU is designed for the AM2 socket. The CPU fits in only one correct orientation. DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the connectors on the socket and damaging the CPU! 2.3.1 Installing the CPU To install a CPU: 1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.
3. 4. Position the CPU above the socket such that the CPU corner with the gold triangle matches the socket corner with a small triangle. Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it fits in place. Gold triangle Small triangle 5. 6. 2- When the CPU is in place, push down the socket lever to secure the CPU. The lever clicks on the side tab to indicate that it is locked. Install a CPU heatsink and fan following the instructions that came with the heatsink package.
2.3.2 Installing the heatsink and fan The AMD Athlon™ 64/AMD Athlon™ 64 FX/AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 and AMD Sempron™ processors require a specially designed heatsink and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance. Make sure that you use only AMD-certified heatsink and fan assembly. To install the CPU heatsink and fan: 1. Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU, making sure that the heatsink fits properly on the retention module base.
2. Attach one end of the retention bracket to the retention module base. 3. Align the other end of the retention bracket (near the retention bracket lock) to the retention module base. A clicking sound denotes that the retention bracket is in place. Make sure that the fan and heatsink assembly perfectly fits the retention mechanism module base, otherwise you cannot snap the retention bracket in place. 4.
When the fan and heatsink assembly is in place, connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN. +12V GND CPU_FAN Tachometer 5. M2N-TE R M2N-TE CPU Fan Connector • Do not forget to connect the CPU fan connector! Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to plug this connector. • This connector is backward compatible to the 3-pin CPU fan connector..
2.4 System memory 2.4.1 Overview The motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. A DDR2 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR DIMM but has a 240-pin footprint compared to the 184-pin DDR DIMM. DDR2 DIMMs are notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR DIMM socket.
* For dual-channel memory configuration (2), you may: • install identical DIMMs in all four sockets OR • install an identical DIMM pair in DIMM_A1 and DIMM_B1 (yellow sockets) and another identical DIMM pair in DIMM_A2 and DIMM_B2 (black sockets) * Always use identical DDR2 DIMM pairs for dual-channel model. For optimum compatibility, we recommend that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor.
Qualified Vendors List DDR2-667 DDR2 Size 2-14 Vendor Model Side(s) Component DIMM socket support A* B* C* 512MB KINGSTON E5108AE-6E-E SS KVR667D2N5/512 • • • 1024MB KINGSTON E5108AE-6E-E DS KVR667D2N5/1G • 512MB KINGSTON E5108AE-6E-E SS KVR667D2E5/512 • 256MB KINGSTON HYB18T256800AF3 SS KVR667D2N5/256 • • • 256MB SAMSUNG K4T56083QF-ZCE6 SS M378T3253FZ0-CE6 • • • 256MB SAMSUNG K4T51163QC-ZCE6 SS M378T3354CZ0-CE6 • • • 512MB SAMSUNG ZCE6K4T51083QC SS M
Qualified Vendors List DDR2-800 DDR2 Size Vendor Side(s) Model Component DIMM socket support A* B* C* 512MB KINGSTON K4T51083QC SS KVR800D2N5/512 • • • 1024MB KINGSTON K4T51083QC DS KVR800D2N5/1G • • • 512MB Infineon HYB18T256800AF25F DS HYS64T64020HU-25F-A • • • 512MB Hynix HY5PS12821BFP-S5 SS HYMP564U64BP8-S5 • • 512MB MICRON 5JAIIZ9DQQ SS MT8HTF6464AY-80EA3 • • 512MB MICRON 5ZD22D9GKX SS MT8HTF6464AY-80ED4 • • 512MB MICRON 6CD22D9GKX SS MT8HTF6464A
2.4.3 Installing a DIMM Unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components. Failure to do so can cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components. 2 To install a DIMM: 1. 2. 3. 3 Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward. Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the socket.
2.5 Expansion slots In the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The following sub‑sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support. Make sure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards. Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
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2.5.5 PCI Express x1 slot This motherboard supports PCI Express x1 network cards, SCSI cards and other cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications. Refer to the figure below for the location of the slot. 2.5.6 PCI Express x16 slots This motherboard supports PCI Express x16 graphics cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications.
2.6 Jumper Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS. You can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. The onboard button cell battery powers the RAM data in CMOS, which include system setup information such as system passwords. To erase the RTC RAM: 1. Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord. 2. Remove the onboard battery. 3. Move the jumper cap from pins 1-2 (default) to pins 2-3.
2.7 Connectors 2.7.1 Rear panel connectors 1 3 2 4 5 67 8 9 10 18 1. 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 PS/2 mouse port (green). This port is for a PS/2 mouse. 2. Parallel port. This 25-pin port connects a parallel printer, scanner, or other devices. 3. Optical S/PDIF In port(green). This port connects an external audio input device via an optical S/PDIF cable. 4. IEEE 1394a port.
Refer to the audio configuration table below for the function of the audio ports in 2, 4, 6, or 8-channel configuration. Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channel configuration Port Light Blue Lime Pink Gray Black Orange Headset 2-channel Line In Line Out Mic In – – – 4-channel 6-channel Line In Front Speaker Out Mic In – Rear Speaker Out – Line In Front Speaker Out Mic In – Rear Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer 8-channel Line In Front Speaker Out Mic In Side Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer 12. USB 2.
2.7.2 1. Internal connectors Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) This connector is for the provided floppy disk drive (FDD) signal cable. Insert one end of the cable to this connector, then connect the other end to the signal connector at the back of the floppy disk drive. Pin 5 on the connector is removed to prevent incorrect cable connection when using a FDD cable with a covered Pin 5. PIN 1 M2N-TE R FLOPPY NOTE: Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1.
If any device jumper is set as “Cable-Select,” make sure all other device jumpers have the same setting. M2N-TE M2N-TE IDE Connector 3. PRI_IDE R NVIDIA® nForce® 550 MCP Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1 [red], SATA2 [red], SATA3 [red], SATA4 [red]) These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s hard disk and optical disk drives. The Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s is backward compatible with Serial ATA 1.5 Gb/s specification.
• Connect the right-angle side of the SATA signal cable to the SATA device or you may connect the right-angle side of the SATA cable to the onboard SATA port to avoid placement conflict with huge graphics cards. • The Serial ATA signal cable is purchased separately. 4. right angle side JMicron JMB363® E Serial ATA connector (7-pin ESATA2) This connector is for a Serial ATA signal cable. This connector supports a Serial ATA hard disk drive.
5. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB56, USB78, USB910) These connectors are for USB 2.0 ports. Connect the USB module cable to any of these connectors, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. These USB connectors comply with USB 2.0 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed. M2N-TE USB+5V USB_P6 USB_P6+ GND NC USB+5V USB_P8USB_P8+ GND NC USB56 1 1 Never connect a 1394 cable to the USB connectors.
7. CPU and chassis fan connectors (3-pin CPU_FAN, 3-pin CHA_FAN1, and 3-pin CHA_FAN2) The fan connectors support cooling fans of 350 mA ~ 2000 mA (24 W max.) or a total of 1 A ~ 3.48 A (41.76 W max.) at +12V. Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard, making sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector. +12V GND CPU_FAN Tachometer Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors.
8. Chassis intrusion connector (4-1 pin CHASSIS) This connector is for a chassis-mounted intrusion detection sensor or switch. Connect one end of the chassis intrusion sensor or switch cable to this connector. The chassis intrusion sensor or switch sends a high-level signal to this connector when a chassis component is removed or replaced. The signal is then generated as a chassis intrusion event. M2N-TE R CHASSIS M2N-TE Chassis Intrusion Connector 9.
• For a fully configured system, we recommend that you use a power supply unit (PSU) that complies with ATX 12 V Specification 2.0 (or later version) and provides a minimum power of 600 W. • Do not forget to connect the 4-pin ATX +12 V power plug; otherwise, the system will not boot. • Use of a PSU with a higher power output is recommended when configuring a system with more power-consuming devices. The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate. 10.
Optical drive audio connector (4-pin CD) This connector allows you to receive stereo audio input from an optical drive such as DVD or CD-ROM.. M2N-TE CD (black) R Right Audio Channel Ground Ground Left Audio Channel 11. M2N-TE Internal Audio Connector 10. System panel connector (20-1 pin PANEL) This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions.
• • • • • System power LED This 3-pin connector is for the system power LED. Connect the chassis power LED cable to this connector. The system power LED lights up when you turn on the system power, and blinks when the system is in sleep mode. Hard disk drive activity LED This 2-pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED. Connect the HDD Activity LED cable to this connector. The IDE LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD.
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This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided.
3.1 Managing and updating your BIOS The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. Award BIOS Flash Utility (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable floppy disk.) Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities. Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the Award BIOS Flash utilities. 3.1.
3.1.2 Updating the BIOS The Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) can be updated using the AwardBIOS Flash Utility. Follow these instructions to update the BIOS using this utility. 1. Download the latest BIOS file from the system builder web site. Rename the file to m2n-te.bin and save it to a floppy disk CD ROM or a USB flash disk in FAT 16/12 format. Save only the updated BIOS file in the floppy disk to avoid loading the wrong BIOS file. 2. 3. 4. 5. Copy the AwardBIOS Flash Utility (awdflash.
7. 8. Press when the utility prompts you to save the current BIOS file. The following screen appears. The utility verifies the BIOS file in the floppy disk, CD-ROM, or USB flash disk and starts flashing the BIOS file. AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1.14 (C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved For NF570-SLI-M2N-TE DATE:03/30/2006 Flash Type - PMC Pm49FL004T LPC/FWH File Name to Program: m2nte.
3.1.3 Saving the current BIOS file You can use the AwardBIOS Flash Utility to save the current BIOS file. You can load the current BIOS file when the BIOS file gets corrupted during the flashing process. Make sure that the disk has enough space to save the file. To save the current BIOS file using the AwardBIOS Flash Utility: 1. 2. Follow steps 1 to 6 of the previous section. Press when the utility prompts you to save the current BIOS file. The following screen appears.
3.2 BIOS setup program This motherboard supports a programmable Low-Pin Count (LPC) chip that you can update using the provided utility described in section “4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS.” Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your system, or prompted to“Run Setup.” This section explains how to configure your system using this utility. Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program, you can change the configuration of your computer in the future.
3.2.1 BIOS menu screen Menu items Main Menu bar Advanced Power Configuration fields General help Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Boot Tools Exit System Time System Date 15 : 30 : 36 Thu, Apr 6 2006 Select Menu Item Specific Help Legacy Diskette A: [1.44M, 3.5 in.
3.2.3 Legend bar At the bottom of the Setup screen is a legend bar. The keys in the legend bar allow you to navigate through the various setup menus. The following table lists the keys found in the legend bar with their corresponding functions.
3.2.7 Pop-up window Select a menu item then press to display a pop-up window with the configuration options for that item. Main Advanced Power Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Boot Tools Exit System Time System Date 15 : 30 : 36 Thu, Apr 6 2006 Select Menu Legacy Diskette A: [1.44M, 3.5 in.] Legacy Diskette A: Primary IDE Master [ST321122A] Primary IDE Slave None [ASUS..... CDS520/A] [ ] First SATA Mast [None] 360K , 5.25 in. ..... [ ] First SATA Mast [None] 1.2M, 5.25 in. .....
3.3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears, giving you an overview of the basic system information. Refer to section “3.2.1 BIOS menu screen” for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them. Main Advanced Power Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Boot Tools Exit System Time System Date 15 : 30 : 36 Thu, Apr 6 2006 Select Menu Item Specific Help Legacy Diskette A: [1.44M, 3.5 in.
3.3.4 Primary IDE Master/Slave While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE devices. There is a separate sub-menu for each IDE device. Select a device item then press to display the IDE device information. Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Primary IDE Master PIO Mode UDMA Mode [Auto] [Auto] Primary IDE Master Access Mode [Auto] [Auto] Capacity Set a PIO mode for IDE device. Mode0 through 4 for successive increase in performance.
Access Mode [Auto] The default [Auto] allows automatic detection of an IDE hard disk drive. Select [CHS] for this item if you set the IDE Primary Master/Slave to [Manual]. Configuration options: [CHS] [LBA] [Large] [Auto] Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive, make sure you have the correct configuration information supplied by the drive manufacturer. Incorrect settings may cause the system to fail to recognize the installed hard disk. Capacity Displays the auto-detected hard disk capacity.
3.3.5 First, Second, Third, Fourth SATA Master While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of Serial ATA devices. There is a separate sub-menu for each SATA device. Select a device item then press to display the SATA device information.
Head Shows the number of the hard disk read/write heads. This item is not configurable. Landing Zone Shows the number of landing zone per track. This item is not configurable. Sector Shows the number of sectors per track. This item is not configurable. After entering the IDE hard disk drive information into BIOS, use a disk utility, such as FDISK, to partition and format new IDE hard disk drives. This is necessary so that you can write or read data from the hard disk.
3.4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. Take caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction. Main Advanced Power Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Boot Tools Exit CPU Configuration Chipset PCIPnP Onboard Device Configuration F1:Help ESC: Exit ↑↓ : Select Item →←: Select Menu Select Menu Item Specific Help Press [Enter] to set.
DRAM Configuration The items in the sub-menu show the DRAM-related information auto-detected by the BIOS. Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced DRAM Configuration Memory Clock Frequency Tcl Trcd Trp Tras 1T/2T Memory Timing F1:Help ESC: Exit ↑↓ : Select Item →←: Select Menu Select Menu [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] -/+: Change Value Enter: Select Sub-menu Item Specific Help Setting platform Memclock or limit value.
3.4.2 Chipset Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset CPU<->MCP55 HT Speed CPU<->MCP55 HT Width CPU Frequency PCIE Spread Spectrum SATA Spread Spectrum HT Spread Spectrum F1:Help ESC: Exit Select Menu [5x] [↓16 ↑16] [200.0] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] ↑↓ : Select Item →←: Select Menu -/+: Change Value Enter: Select Sub-menu Item Specific Help F5: Setup Defaults F10: Save and Exit CPU<->MCP55 HT Speed [5x] Sets the processor and MCP55 HyperTransport speed.
3.4.3 PCIPnP Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Plug & Play O/S Resources Controlled By x IRQ Resources F1:Help ESC: Exit Select Menu Item Specific Help [Yes] [Auto] ↑↓ : Select Item →←: Select Menu -/+: Change Value Enter: Select Sub-menu F5: Setup Defaults F10: Save and Exit Plug & Play O/S [No] When set to [No], the BIOS configures all the devices in the system.
IRQ-xx assigned to When set to [PCI Device], the specific IRQ is free for use of PCI/PnP devices. When set to [Reserved], the IRQ is reserved for legacy ISA devices. Configuration options: [PCI Device] [Reserved] 3.4.
Serial-ATA Configuration This sub-menu allows you to change Serial ATA settings. Select an item then press to edit. Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Serial-ATA Configuration x x x x Serial-ATA Controller RAID Enabled SATA 1 RAID SATA 2 RAID SATA 3 RAID SATA 4 RAID [Enabled] [Disabled] Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Select Menu Item Specific Help Serial-ATA Controller [Enabled] Enables or disables the Serial ATA controller.
Onboard Nvidia LAN [Enabled] Enables or disables the onboard NVIDIA® LAN controller. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] OnBoard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN boot ROM. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Primary Display Adapter [PCI-E Slot] Allows you to select the graphics controller to use as the primary boot device.
3.5 Power menu The Power menu items allow you to change the settings for the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) and the Advanced Power Management (APM). Select an item then press to display the configuration options.
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Power On By RTC Alarm [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable RTC to generate a wake event. When this item is set to Enabled, the items Date of Month Alarm and Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm items become user-configurable with set values. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Date of Month Alarm [Disabled] To set the date of alarm, highlight this item and press to display the Date of Month Alarm pop-up menu. Key-in a value within the specified range then press .
3.5.4 Hardware Monitor The items in this sub-menu displays the hardware monitor values automatically detected by the BIOS. It also allows you to change CPU Q-Fan feature-related parameters. Select an item then press to display the configuration options. Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Hardware Monitor CPU Q-Fan Control Vcore Voltage 3.
CPU Temperature, M/B Temperature The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the motherboard and CPU temperatures. These items are not user-configurable. CPU Fan Speed CHA_FAN1/2 Speed The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU, Chassis, power, and Southbridge chip fan speeds in rotations per minute (RPM). If any of the fans is not connected to the motherboard, the field shows 0. These items are not user-configurable.
3.6 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options. Select an item then press to display the sub-menu. Main Advanced Power Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Boot Tools Exit Select Menu Boot Device Priority Removable Drives Hard Disk Drives Boot Settings Configuration Security ↑↓ : Select Item →←: Select Menu F1:Help ESC: Exit 3.6.
3.6.2 Removable Drives Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Boot Removable Drives Select Menu Item Specific Help 1. Floppy Disks 1. Floppy Disks Allows you to assign a removable drive attached to the system. 3.6.3 Hard Disk Drives Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Boot Hard Disk Drives 1. 1st Master: XXXXXXXXX Select Menu Item Specific Help 1. 1st Master: XXXXXXXXX Allows you to assign hard disk drives attached to the system.
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Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) [6] Allows you to select the rate at which a character repeats when you hold a key. Configuration options: [6] [8] [10] [12] [15] [20] [24] [30] Typematic Delay (Msec) [250] Allows you to set the delay before keystrokes begin to repeat. Configuration options: [250] [500] [750] [1000] OS Select for DRAM > 64MB [Non-OS2] Set this item to OS2 only when you are running on an OS/2 operating system with an installed RAM of greater than 64 KB.
3. When prompted, confirm the password by typing the exact characters again, then press . The password field setting is changed to Set. To clear the password: 1. Select the password field and press twice. The following message appears: PASSWORD DISABLED !!! Press any key to continue... 2. Press any key to continue. The password field setting is changed to Clear. A note about passwords The Supervisor password is required to enter the BIOS Setup program preventing unauthorized access.
3.7 Exit menu The Exit menu items allow you to load the optimal or failsafe default values for the BIOS items, and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items. Main Advanced Power Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Boot Tools Exit Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Load Setup Default Discard Changes Select Menu Item Specific Help This option save data to CMOS and exiting the setup menu.
