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ThisdevicecompliestoPart��oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:

�.Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference.

�.Thisdevicemustwithstandanybackgroundinterferenceincludingthosethatmay causeundesiredoperation.

TrademarksShuttleisaregisteredtrademarkofShuttleInc.

IntelandPentiumareregisteredtrademarksofIntelCorporation.PS/�isaregisteredtrademarkofIBMCorporation.AWARDisaregisteredtrademarkofAwardSoftwareInc.MicrosoftandWindowsareregisteredtrademarksofMicrosoftCorporation.

GeneralNoticeOtherbrandandproductnamesusedhereinareforidentificationpurposesonlyandmaybetrademarksoftheirrespectiveowners.

Safety InformationRead the following precautions before setting up a Shuttle XPC.

Installation Notices

Do not place this device underneath heavy loads or in an unstable position.

Do not expose this device to high levels of direct sunlight, high-humidity or wet conditions.

Do not use or expose this device around magnetic fields as magnetic interference may affect the performance of the device.

Do not block the air vents to this device or impede the airflow in any way.

CAUTIONIncorrectly replacing the battery may damage this computer. Replace only with the same or equivalent as recommended by Shuttle. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Laser compliance statementThe optical disc drive in this PC is a laser product. The drive's classification label is located on the drive.

CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCTCAUTION： INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN. AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM.

Driver and Software Installation...............................................................................1

Motherboard Driver CD ........................................................................................1

Install Motherboard Software ..........................................................................2

Appendix ....................................................................................................................3

Enter the BIOS .......................................................................................................3

The Main Menu ......................................................................................................4

Standard CMOS Features ..............................................................................6

Advanced BIOS Features ...............................................................................9

Advanced Chipset Features ..........................................................................13

Integrated Peripherals .................................................................................14

Power Management Setup ...........................................................................18

PnP/PCI Configurations ............................................................................... 20

PC Health Status ..........................................................................................22

Frequency/Voltage Control ...........................................................................23

Load Optimized Defaults ..............................................................................25

Set Supervisor/User Password .....................................................................25

Save & Exit Setup .........................................................................................26

Exit Without Saving ......................................................................................26

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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MotherboardDriverCD

TheMotherboardDriverCDcontainsallthemotherboarddriversnecessarytoop-timizetheperformanceofthisXPCinaWindows®OS.Installthesedriversafter

installingMicrosoft®Windows®.

NavigationBarDescription:

InstallMotherboardDrivers- InstallIntelChipsetDriver, InstallIntelVGADriver, InstallRealtekAudioDriver, InstallMarvellGigabitLANDriver.

UserManuals- InstallAdobeReader8.�,K48Manual,K48QuickGuide.

LinktoShuttleWebsite-Linktoshuttlewebsitehomepage.

BrowsethisCD-AllowsyoutoseecontentsofthisCD.

DriverandSoftwareInstallation

TheCDcontentsattachedinSK48motherboardaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.Theproduct'sspecificationswilldependupontheactu-allyshippingproduct.

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InserttheattachedCDintoyourCD-ROMdrive.TheCDAutoRunscreenshouldappear.IftheAutoRunscreendoesnotappear,doubleclickonAutoruniconinMyComputertobringupShuttleMainboardSoftwareSetupscreen.

Clickthe“InstallMotherboardDrivers“bar.Individuallyinstallthefollowingdrivers.

InstallIntelChipsetDriver

InstallIntelVGADriver

InstallRealtekAudioDriver

InstallMarvellGigabitLANDriver

Returntopreviouspage

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Appendix

BIOS SettingsTheSK48BIOSROMhasabuilt-inSetupprogramthatallowsuserstomodifybasicsystemconfiguration.This information isstored inbattery-backedRAMso that itretainsSetupinformationevenifthesystempoweristurnedoff.

ThesystemBIOSmanagesandexecutesvarietyofhardwarerelatedfunctionsin-cluding:

Systemdateandtime

Hardwareexecutionsequence

Powermanagementfunctions

Allocationofsystemresources

Enter the BIOS

ToentertheBIOS(BasicInput/OutputSystem)utility,followthesesteps:

Step�. Power on the computer. The system will perform its POST (Power-On SelfTest)routinechecks.

Step�. Press the <Del> key immediately, or at the following message: Press DEL to enter SETUP, or simultaneously press <Ctrl>,<Alt>, <Esc>keys

�. Ifyoumisswordingsmentionedinstep�(themessagedisappears beforeyoucan respond)andyoustillwish toenterBIOSSetup, restartthesystemandtryagainbyturningthecomputerOFFand ON again or by pressing the <RESET> switch located at the computer’s front-panel. You may also reboot by simultaneously pressingthe<Ctrl>,<Alt>,<Del>keyssimultaneously.

�. Ifyoudonotpressthekeysintimeandsystemdoesnotboot,the screenwill prompt anerrormessage, andyouwill be given the followingoptions:

"PressF�toContinue,DELtoEnterSetup”

Step�. WhenyouentertheBIOSprogram,theCMOSSetupUtilitywilldisplaythe MainMenu,asshowninthenextsection.

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English The Main MenuOnce you enter the AwardBIOS(tm) CMOS Setup Utility, the MainMenuwillappearonthescreen.TheMainMenuallowsyoutoselectfromseveralsetupfunctionsandtwoexitchoices.Usethearrowkeystoselectamongtheitemsandpress<Enter>toacceptandenterthesub-menu.

Notethatabriefdescriptionofeachhighlightedselectionappearsatthebottomofthescreen.

Setup ItemsThemainmenuincludesthefollowingmainsetupcategories.Recallthatsomesystemsmaynotincludeallentries.

Standard CMOS FeaturesUsethismenuforbasicsystemconfiguration.

Advanced BIOS FeaturesUsethismenutosettheAdvancedFeaturesavailableonyoursystem.

Advanced Chipset FeaturesUsethismenutochangethevaluesinthechipsetregistersandopti-mizeyoursystem'sperformance.

Integrated PeripheralsUsethismenutospecifyyoursettingsforintegratedperipherals.

Power Management SetupUsethismenutospecifyyourpowermanagementsettings.

PnP / PCI ConfigurationsThisentryappearsifyoursystemsupportsPnP/PCI.

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PC Health StatusThisentrydisplaysthecurrentsystemtemperature,Voltage,andFANsettings.

Frequency/Voltage ControlUsethismenutospecifyyoursettingsforfrequency/voltagecontrol.

Load Optimized DefaultsUsethismenutoloadtheBIOSdefaultvaluesthatarefactory-setforoptimal systemoperation. WhileAward has designed the customBIOS tomaximizeperformance, the factory has the right to changethesedefaultstomeetusers'needs.

Set Supervisor / User PasswordUsethismenutochange,set,ordisablepasswordprotection.Thisal-lowsyoutolimitaccesstothesystemandSetup,oronlytoSetup.

Save & Exit SetupSaveCMOSvaluechangesinCMOSandexitfromsetup.

Exit Without SavingAbandonallCMOSvaluechangesandexitfromsetup.

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The items in the Standard CMOS SetupMenu are divided into sev-eral categories. Each category includes none, one or more than onesetup items. Use the arrowkeys tohighlight the itemand thenusethe<PgUp>or<PgDn>keystoselectthevalueyouwantineachitem.

Date

<Month><DD><YYYY>

Setthesystemdate.Notethat the'Day'automaticallychangeswhenyousetthedate.

Time

<HH:MM:SS>

Thetimeisconvertedbasedonthe�4-hourmilitary-timeclock.

Forexample,�p.m.is�7:00:00.

IDEChannel/IDEChannel0Master/Slave

Optionsareinitssub-menu.

Press<Enter>toenterthesub-menuofdetailedoptions.

HaltOn

SelectthesituationinwhichyouwanttheBIOStostopthePOSTpro-cessandnotifyyou.

Thechoice:AllErrors,NoErrors,All,ButKeyboard.

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BaseMemory

Displaystheamountofconventionalmemorydetectedduringbootup.

Thechoice:N/A.

ExtendedMemory

Displaystheamountofextendedmemorydetectedduringbootup.

Thechoice:N/A.

TotalMemory

Displaysthetotalmemoryavailableinthesystem.

Thechoice:N/A.

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IDE AdaptersThe IDE adapters control the hard disk drive. Use a separate sub-menutoconfigureeachharddiskdrive.

IDEHDDAuto-Detection

Press<Enter>toauto-detectHDDonthischannel.Ifdetectionissuccessful,itfillstheremainingfieldsonthismenu.

PressEnter

IDEChannel/IDEChannel0Master/Slave

Selecting'manual'letsyousettheremainingfieldsonthisscreenandselectthetypeoffixeddisk."UserType"willletyouselectthenum-berofcylinders,heads,etc.,Note:PRECOMP=�����meansNONE!

Thechoice:None,Auto,orManual.

AccessMode

Choosetheaccessmodeforthisharddisk.

Thechoice:CHS,LBA,Large,orAuto.

Capacity

Diskdrive capacity (Approximated).Note that this size is usuallyslightlygreaterthanthesizeofaformatteddiskgivenbyadiskcheck-ingprogram.

Auto-Displayyourdiskdrivesize.

Thefollowingoptionsareselectableonlyifthe'IDEPrimaryMaster'itemissetto'Manual',andAccessmodesettoCHS.

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Setthenumberofcylindersforthisharddisk.

Min=0,Max=�����

Head

Setthenumberofread/writeheads.

Min=0,Max=���

Precomp

Warning:Settingavalueof�����meansnoharddisk.

Min=0,Max=�����

Landingzone

SettheLandingzonesize.Min=0,Max=�����

Sector

Numberofsectorpertrack.

Min=0,Max=���

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Thissectionallowsyoutoconfigureyoursystemforbasicoperation.Youhavetheopportunitytoselectthesystem'sdefaultspeed,boot-upsequence,keyboardoperation,shadowing,andsecurity.

CPUFeature

Optionsareinitssub-menu.

Press<Enter>toenterthesub-menuofdetailedoptions.

DelayPriortoThermal

ThisitemisselectDelayPriortoThermal.

TheChoice:4Min,8Min,��Minor��Min.

ThermalManagement

ThisitemisselectThermalManagement.ThermalMonitor�(Ondiethrotting).ThermalMonitor�Ratio&VIDtransition).

TheChoice:ThermalMonitor�orThermalMonitor�.

TM�BusRatioRepresentsthefrequency(busratioofthethrottledperformancestatethatwillbeinitiatedwhentheon-diesensorgosefromnothottohot.

TheChoice:Min=0Max=���.

CPUsupportTM�,itemappear.

Advanced BIOS Features

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Represents the voltageof the throttledperformance statethatwill beinitiatedwhentheondiesensorgosefromnothottohot.

TheChoice:0.8�7�V~�.�000V.

CPUsupportTM�,itemappear.

PPMModeNativemodeisforfullysupportACPIOS(ex.WINXP,VISTA...),SMMmodeisforlegacyOS(ex.Win�K...).

TheChoice:SMMModeorNativeMode.

LimitCPUIDMaxVal

SetLimitCPUIDMaxValto�,ShouldBe"Disabled"forWinXp.

TheChoice:DisabledorEnabled.

SomeolderO.S.'s(Win�8,WinMe..)cannothandleaCPUIDMaxValgreaterthan�.Pleasechoose"Enabled"ifyouuseoneofthoseO.S.IfyourO.S.isWinXPorWin�000,wesuggestyou"Disabled"theitem.

C�EFunction

Whendisabled,processorcan't transitionstoa lowercorefrequencyandvoltage.

TheChoice:AutoorDisabled.

CPUsupport,itemappear.

ExecuteDisableBit

Whendisabled,forcestheXDfeatureflagtoalwaysreturn0.

TheChoice:EnabledorDisabled.

CPUsupport,itemappear.

VirtualizationTechnology

Whenenabled,aVMMcanutilizetheadditionalhardwarecapabilitiesprovidedbyVanderpoolTechnology.

TheChoice:EnabledorDisabled.

CPUsupport,itemappear.

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CoreMulti-Processing

Thisitemallowsyoutoenable/disabletheCoreMulti-Processing.Thechoice:DisabledorEnabled.

HardDiskBootPriority

ThisitemallowsyoutoselectHardDiskBookDevicePriority.

BiosWriteProtect

ThisitemallowsyoutoenableordisabletheBiosWriteProtect.IfyouwanttoflashBIOS,youmustsetit[Disabled].

Thechoice:EnabledorDisabled.

QuickPowerOnSelfTestThisitemspeedsupPower-OnSelfTest(POST)afteryoupoweronthecomputer.Ifitissettoenabled,BIOSwillshortenorskipsomecheckitemsduringPOST.

Thechoice:EnabledorDisabled.

First/Second/ThirdBootDeviceTheBIOSattemptstoloadtheoperatingsystemfromthedevicesinthesequenceselectedintheseitems.

TheChoice:LS��0,HardDisk,CDROM,ZIP�00,USB-FDD, USB-ZIP,USB-CDROM,LANorDisabled.

SecurityOption

Selectwhether thepassword is requiredevery timethesystembootsoronlywhenyouentersetup.

SystemThesystemwillnotbootandaccesstoSetupwillbedeniedifthecorrectpasswordisnotenteredpromptly.

SetupThesystemwillboot,butaccesstoSetupwillbedeniedifthecorrectpasswordisnotenteredpromptly.

Thechoice:SystemorSetup.

Todisabledsecurity,selectPASSWORDSETTINGatMainMenu,andthenyouwillbeaskedtoenterpassword.Don'ttypeanythingandjustpress<Enter>;itwilldisablesecurity.Oncethesecurityisdisabled,thesystemwillboot,andyoucanenterSetupfreely.

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HDDSecurityFreezeLock

Thisitemallowsyoutoenable/disabletheHDDSecurityFreezeLock.Enabled-preventsanyexternalapplicationfromlockingHarddriveexceptforBIOS.

Thechoice:EnabledorDisabled.

DelayForHDD<Secs>

ThisitemallowsyoutosetdelayforHDD<secs>.

Thechoice:0~��.

FullScreenLOGOShow

Thisitemallowsyoutoenable/disabletheFullScreenLOGOShow.

Thechoice:EnabledorDisabled.

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Thissectionallowsyoutoconfigurethesystembasedonthespecificfeaturesoftheinstalledchipset.Thischipsetmanagesbusspeedsandaccess tosystemmemoryresources,suchasDRAMandtheexternalcache.ItalsocoordinatescommunicationsbetweentheconventionalISAbusandthePCIbus.Itstatesthattheseitemsshouldneverneedtobealtered.

Thedefaultsettingshavebeenchosenbecausetheyprovidethebestoperatingconditionsforyoursystem.Ifyoudiscoveredthatdatawasbeing lostwhile using your system, you might consider making anychanges.

On-ChipFrameBufferSizeThisitemallowsyoutosettheonboardVGAsharememorysize.

TheChoice:�MBor8MB.

WhenuseOn-chipVGA,On-ChipFrameBufferSizeitemappear.

DVMTModeThisitemallowsyoutosettheDVMTVersion.

TheChoice:DVMT,BOTHorFIXED.

WhenuseOn-chipVGA,DVMTModeitemappear.

DVMT/FIXEDMemorySizeThisitemallowsyoutosettheDVMT/FIXEDMemorySize.

TheChoice:�4MB,��8MBor��4MB.

WhenuseOn-chipVGA,DVMT/FIXEDMemorySizeitemappear.

Advanced Chipset Features

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On-ChipIDEDevice

Optionareinitssub-menu.

Press<Enter>toenterthesub-menuofdetailedoptions.

IDEHDDBlockMode

IfyourIDEharddiskdrivesupportsblockmode(mostnewdrivesdo),selectEnabledtoautomaticdetecttheoptimalnumberofblockreadand writes per sector that the drive can support and improves thespeedofaccesstoIDEdevices.

Thechoice:Enabled,orDisabled.

On-ChipPrimaryPCIIDE

UsetheseitemstoenableordisablethePCIIDEchannelsthatareintegratedonthemainboard.

Thechoice:EnabledorDisabled.

IDEPrimaryMaster/SlavePIO

EachIDEchannelsupportsamasterdeviceandaslavedevice.ThesefouritemsletyouassignwhichkindofPIO(ProgrammedInput/Out-put)isusedbyIDEdevices.ChooseAutotoletthesystemautodetectwhichPIOmodeisbestorselectaPIOmodefrom0-4.

Thechoice:Auto,Mode0,Mode�,Mode�,Mode�,orMode4.

Integrated Peripherals

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IDEPrimaryMaster/SlaveUDMA

Each IDEchannel supports amasterdevice anda slavedevice.ThismainboardsupportsUltraDMAtechnology,whichprovides fasterac-cesstoIDEdevices.

IfyouinstalladevicethatsupportsUltraDMA,changetheappropriateitemonthislisttoAuto.YoumayhavetoinstalltheUltraDMAdriversuppliedwiththismainboardinordertouseanUltraDMAdevice.

TheChoice:AutoorDisabled.

**********On-ChipSerialATASetting**********

On-ChipSerialATA EnhancedMode

SATAPORTSpeedSettings

ThisitemallowsyoutosettheSATAPORTSpeed.

Thechoice:Disabled,ForceGENI,orForceGENII.

OnboardDevice

Optionareinitssub-menu.

Press<Enter>toenterthesub-menuofdetailedoptions.

HighDefinitionAudio

ThisitemallowsyoutosettheHighDefinitionAudio.

Thechoice:EnabledorDisabled.

SuperIODevice

Optionareinitssub-menu.

Press<Enter>toenterthesub-menuofdetailedoptions.

OnboardSerialPort�

ThisoptionisusedtoassigntheI/Oaddressandinterruptrequest(IRQ)fortheonboardserialport�(COM�).

Thechoice:Disabled,�F8/IRQ4,�F8/IRQ�,�E8/IRQ4,�E8/IRQ�, orAuto.

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ThisitemallowsyoutodetermineonboardparallelportcontrollerI/Oaddressandinterruptrequest(IRQ).

Thechoice:�78/IRQ7,�78/IRQ�,�BC/IRQ7,orDisabled.

ParallelPortMode

Selectanoperatingmodefortheonboardparallel(printer)port.SelectNormal,Compatible,orSPPunlessyouarecertainyourhardwareandsoftwarebothsupportoneoftheotheravailablemodes.

Thechoice:SPP,EPP,ECP,orECP+EPP.

ECPModeUseDMA

WhentheonboardparallelissettoECPmode,theparallelportcanuseDMA�orDMA�.

Thechoice:�or�.

USBDeviceSetting

Optionareinitssub-menu.

Press<Enter>toenterthesub-menuofdetailedoptions.

USB�.0Controller

EnableorDisableUniversalHostControllerInterfaceforUniversalSerialBus.

Thechoice:EnabledorDisabled.

USBOperationMode

AutodecideUSBdeviceoperationmode.

Highspeed:IfUSBdevicewashighspeeddevice,thenitoperatedon highspeedmode.IfUSBdevicewasfull/lowspeeddevice, thenitoperatedonfull/lowspeedmode.

Full/LowSpeed:AllofUSBdeviceoperatedonfull/lowspeedmode.

Thechoice:HighspeedorFull/LowSpeed.

USBStorageFunction

EnableorDisableLegacysupportofUSBUSBMassStorage.

Thechoice:EnabledorDisabled.

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***USBMassStorageDeviceBootSetting***

UFDDAUSBFloppy

UFDDBUSBFloppy

NoDevice

Auto:AccordingtocontentsofUSBMSDdecidebootuptype.

FDDMode:TheUSBMSDalwaysbootupasfloppydisk.

HDDMode:TheUSBMSDalwaysbootupasharddisk.

Thechoice:Automode,FDDmodeorHDDmode.

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ThePowerManagementSetupallowsyoutoconfigureyoursystemtomost effectively save energy while operating in a manner consistentwithyourcomputerusage.

ACPISuspendTypeThisitemallowsyoutoselectsleepstatewhensuspend.

Thechoice:S�(POS)orS�(STR).

RunVGABIOSifS�Resume(Auto)ThisitemallowsthesystemtoinitializetheVGABIOSfromS�(Sus-pendtoRAM)sleepstate.

Thechoice:Auto,YesorNo.

Soft-OffbyPWR-BTTNUnderACPI you can create a softwarepowerdown. In a softwarepowerdown, the systemcanbe resumedbyWakeUPAlarms.Thisitemletsyouinstallasoftwarepowerdownthat iscontrolledby thepowerbuttononyoursystem.IftheitemissettoInstant-Off,thenthepowerbuttoncausesasoftwarepowerdown.IftheitemissettoDe-lay4Sec.thenyouhavetoholdthepowerbuttondownfor4secondstocauseasoftwarepowerdown.

Thechoice:Instant-OfforDelay4Sec.

Wake-UpbyOnboardLAN

ThisitemallowsyoutosettheWake-UpbyOnboardLAN.

Thechoice:EnabledorDisabled.

Power Management Setup

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PowerOnbyRingThisitemdeterminethesystemwillresumebyactivatingofmodemring.Thechoice:EnabledorDisabled.

ResumebyAlarmWhenthisitemenabled,yourcansetthedate(dayofthemonth)andtimetoturnonyoursystem.Thechoice:DisabledorEnabled.

Date(ofMonth)AlarmThisitemselectsthealarmDate(dayofthemonth).KeyinaDECnumber:Min=0,Max=��.

Time(hh:mm:ss)AlarmThisitemselectsthealarmTime.[hh]KeyinaDECnumber:Min=0,Max=��.

[mm/ss]KeyinaDECnumber:Min=0,Max=��.

PS�KeyboardPowerONThis itemallowsyoutoset thePS�KeyboardWakeUpsystemfromS�/S4/S�.Thechoice:Disabled,Password,orHotKey.

KBPowerONPasswordThisitemallowsyoutosettheKBPowerOnPassword.Press"Enter"tosetPassword.

HotKeyPowerOnThisitemallowsyoutosettheHotKeyPowerOn.Thechoice:AnyKey,Ctrl-F�~Ctrl-F��.

PS�MousePowerONThisitemallowsyoutosetthePS�MouseWakeUpsystemfromS�/S4/S�.Thechoice:Disabled,Password,orHotKey.

PWR-OnAfterPWR-FailThisitemdefinesifthesystemwillberebootedafterthepowerfails.Thechoice:Off,On,Former-Sts.

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ThissectiondescribestheconfigurationofPCIbussystem.PCIorPer-sonalComputerInterconnectionisasystemwhichallowsI/Odevicestooperate at the speedCPU itself keepswhenCPUcommunicatingwithitsownspecialcomponents.

Thissectioncoverssomeverytechnicalitems,anditisstronglyrecom-mendedthatonlyexperiencedusersshouldmakeanychangestothedefaultsettings.

ResourcecontrolledBy

TheAwardPlug-and-PlayBIOShas the capacity to automaticallyconfigure all of the boot and Plug-and-Play compatible devices.However,thiscapabilitymeansabsolutelynothingunlessyouareus-ingaPlug-and-PlayoperatingsystemsuchasWindows��.

Thechoice:Auto(ESCD)orManual.

IRQResources

Whenresourcesarecontrolledmanually,assigneachsysteminterruptatype,dependingonthetypeofdeviceusingtheinterrupt.

IRQ�/4/�/7/�0/��/��/�4/��assigned

ThisitemallowsyoutodeterminetheIRQassignedtotheISAbusandis not available to anyPCI slot. Legacy ISA for devices is compliantwith theoriginalPCATbusspecification;PCI/ISAPnP fordevices iscompliantwith thePlug-and-Play standardwhetherdesigned forPCIorISAbusarchitecture.

Thechoice:PCIDeviceorReserved.

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PCI/VGAPaletteSnoop

ItdetermineswhethertheMPEGISA/VESAVGACardscanworkwithPCI/VGAornot. If youhaveMPEG ISA/VESAVGACards andPCI/VGACardworked,Enablethisfield.Otherwise,pleaseDisableit.

Thechoice:EnabledorDisabled.

INTPin�~8Assignment

Namestheinterruptrequest(IRQ)lineassignedtoadeviceconnectedtothePCIinterfaceonyoursystem.

Thechoice:Auto,�,4,�,7,�,�0,��,��,�4,��.

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CPUFanSpeedControl

HereyoucansettheCPUFanSpeed.

Thechoice:SmartFanMode,Ultra-LowSpeed,LowSpeed, MidSpeed,orFullSpeed.

DDR�Voltage+�.�V+�V+��VChipSetVoltageCPUVoltage+�VSBVoltageBatterySystemTemperatureCPUTemperatureFan�SpeedFan�SpeedFan�Speed

PC Health Status

BeforemanuallymodifyingtheCPUfansetting,pleasemakesurefanconnectorsarepluggedintothecorrectfanconnectoronthemotherboard.

Warning:Itisstronglyrecommended todisable'SmartFan'ifyou useanalternativefantothe default.

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SpreadSpectrum

Thisitemallowsyoutoenableordisablethespreadspectrummodu-lation.

Thechoice:DisabledorEnabled.

CPUClockRatioUnlockThisitemallowstheusertoadjustCPUClockRatio.IfCPUisunlocked,itemappear.

TheChoice:DisabledorEnabled.

CPUClockRatioThisitemallowstheusertoadjustCPUClockRatio.IfCPUisunlocked,itemappear.

TheChoice:�X~�0X.

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CPUClock

ThisitemallowstheusertoadjustCPUHostClock.Min:�00 Max:���KeyinaDECnumber:(BetweenMinandMax.)

DRAMTimingSelectable

ThisitemallowstheusertoadjustDRAMTimingSelectable.

TheChoice:manualorbySPD

Frequency/Voltage Control

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WhensynchronousDRAMis installed, thenumberofclockcyclesofCASlatencydependsontheDRAMtiming.Don'tchangethisfieldfromthedefaultvaluespecifiedbythesystemdesigner.TheChoice:Auto,�,4,�,�.

DRAMRAS#toCAS#Delay

This field lets you insert a timing delay between the CAS and RASstrobe signals, and you can use it when DRAM is written to, readfrom,orrefreshed.Fasterperformanceisgainedinhighspeed,morestableperformance,inlowspeed.ThisfieldisappliedonlywhensynchronousDRAMisinstalledinthesystem.

TheChoice:Auto,�,�,4,�,�.

DRAMRAS#Precharge

IfaninsufficientnumberofcyclesisallowedfortheRAStoaccumulateitschargebeforeDRAMrefresh,therefreshmaybe-incompleted,andtheDRAMmayfailtoretaindata.Fastgivesfasterperformance;andSlowgivesmorestableperformance.Thisfieldisappliedonlywhensynchro-nousDRAMisinstalledinthesystem.

TheChoice:Auto,�,�,4,�,�.

Prechargedealy(tRAS)

TheprechargetimeisthenumberofcyclesittakesforDRAMtoaccu-mulateitschargebeforerefresh.TheChoice:Autoor4~��.

SystemMemoryFrequency

ThisitemallowsyoutosetsystemMemoryFrequency.TheChoice:400MHz,���MHz,��7MHz,�00MHz,8�4MHzorAuto.

CPUN/�Ration

Thisitemallowsyoutoenable/disabletheCPUN/�RationThechoice:DisabledorEnabled.

**************Voltage*************

DDR�VoltageSetThisitemallowsyoutosetDDR�VoltageSet.

Thechoice:Autoor�.�V,�.0V,�.�V.

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Set Supervisor/User Password

Stepstosetsupervisor/userpasswordaredescribedasfollows:

NewPasswordSetting:

�.Whilepressing<Enter>tosetapassword,adialogboxappearsto askyouenterapassword.

�.Keyinanewpassword.Thepasswordcannotexceedeightcharacters.

�. Systemwillrequestyoutoconfirmthenewpasswordagain.

4.Whencompleted,newcodetakeseffect.

NoPasswordSetting:

�. Ifyouwanttodeletethepassword,justpressthe<Enter>key insteadoftypinganewpassword.Followtheprocedureasablve.

IfYouForgetPassword:

�. Ifyouforgetyourpassword,youmustturnoffthesystemandclear CMOS.Pleaserefertothetechnotesattheendofsectiontwoformore information.

Load Optimized DefaultsWhenyoupress<Enter>onthisitem,youwillgetaconfirmationdialogboxwithamessagesimilarto:

LoadDefaultSettings(Y/N)?N

Pressing'Y'loadsthedefaultvaluesthatarefactory-setforoptimalperformancesystemoperation.

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SAVEtoCMOSandEXIT(Y/N)?Y

Pressing"Y"storestheselectionsmadeinthemenusofCMOS-aspecialsectionofmemorythatstaysonafteryouturnyoursystemoff.Thenexttimeyoubootyourcomputer,theBIOSconfiguresyoursystemaccord-ingtotheSetupselectionsstoredinCMOS.Aftersavingthevaluesthesystemisrestartedagain.

Exit Without SavingPressing<Enter>onthisitemasksforconfirmation:

QuitWithoutSaving(Y/N)?N

ThisallowsyoutoexitfromSetupwithoutstoringinCMOSanychange.Thepreviousselectionsremainineffect.ThisexitsfromtheSetuputilityandrestartsyourcomputer.