BVC3A

Safety and Regulatory Information

Notice for the USA
FCC Part 15: 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. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, this notice is not a guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. CAUTION: To comply with the limits for the class B device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules, this device must be installed in computer equipment certified to comply with the Class B limits. All cables used to connect the computer and peripherals must be shielded and grounded. Operation with non-certified computers or non-shielded cables may result in interference to radio or television reception. Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the grantee of this device could void the user s authority to operate the device. COPYRIGHT: This publication, including all photographs, illustrations and software, is protected under international copyright laws, with all rights reserved. Neither this manual, nor any of the material contained herein, may be reproduced without the express written consent of the manufacturer. DISCLAIMER: The information in this document is subject to change without notice. The manufacture makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CH1. MOTHERBOARD FEATURE ..................................................... 2 1.1 ABOUT THE MANUAL ...................................................... 3 1.2 SPECIFICATIONS............................................................. 3 1.3 DIFINITION OF BVC3A MODEL....................................... 5 1.4 POWER OFF CONTROL SOFTWARE ............................ 5 1.5 PACKAGING CHECK LIST............................................... 6 CH2. SETUP GUIDE............................................................................ 6 2.1 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT............................................... 6 2.2 CONNECTOR & JUMPER REFERENCE CHART ........... 7 2.3 THE SETUP STEPS.......................................................... 9 2.3-1 JUMPER & CONNECTOR SETTING ..................... 9 2.3-2 MEMORY INSTALLATION.................................... 19 2.3-3 HOW TO INSTALL THE CPU ............................... 22 2.3-4 INSTALLING THE MOTHERBOARD.................... 24 2.3-5 INSTALLING THE INTERFACE CARD ................ 25 2.3-6 INSTALLING ACCESSORY CABLES .................. 26 CH3. AWARD BIOS SETUP ............................................................. 28 3.1 THE MAIN MENU............................................................ 30 3.2 STANDARD CMOS SETUP............................................ 32 3.3 BIOS FEATURES SETUP............................................... 34 3.4 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP........................................ 39 3.5 POWER MANAGEMENT ................................................ 42 3.6 PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP............................ 46 3.7 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS ....................................... 49 3.8 SUPERVISOR PASSWORD & USER PASSWORD ...... 52 3.9 IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION OPTION.......................... 52 3.10 SAVE AND EXIT SETUP OPTION ............................... 53 3.11 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING OPTION ............................... 53 CH4. SOFTWARE SETUP ................................................................ 54 4.1 INSTALLING THE IDE BUS MASTER DRIVER ............. 54

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Chapter 1
Motherboard Feature Introduction
Congratulations on purchasing a BVC3A motherboard, which we are certainly will provide you with years of reliable and stable performance. Based on the VIA Apollo pro plus chipset, the BVC3A comes with a Socket 370 interface and supports Intel Celeron PPGA and Intel FCPGA processors operating at speeds ranging from 300 to 550MHz . An ATX-sized board, the BVC3A measures 180mm by 305mm and includes AGP, ISA and PCI expansion slots, as well as three DIMM sockets for the addition of up to 384MB of memory. The BVC3A s clock generator can operate at speeds of 66, 75, 83 or 150 MHz, and up to 256MB of RAM may be added to each of the board s three DIMM sockets. In addition, the BVC3A comes with one AGP, two ISA and five PCI slots for the addition of devices such as graphics adapters, modems and sound cards. One ISA and one PCI slot are shared, meaning you may connect either two ISA and four PCI cards or one ISA and five PCI cards. The board has a 2MB Award PnP BIOS with enhanced ACPI features. Not only does the BIOS support 120MB ATAPI floppy disk and ZIP disk drives, it also supports multiple boots from IDE, SCSI, CD-ROM and FDD drives. And with Trend s ChipAway AntiVirus protection built into the BIOS, the BVC3A helps ensure your system will remain virus free. The BIOS also comes with system temperature and fan speed detectors and can be configured to generate a warning if user-defined fan speeds or temperatures are exceeded. Other advanced features include keyboard and mouse power-on, a wakeon LAN header, wake-up alarm support and PC 99-compliant color-coded connectors. The BVC3A comes with one parallel port, two serial ports, two USB ports, a PS/2 mouse port and a PS/2 keyboard port. The BVC3A motherboard is a high-performance device that offers full functionality at a low cost, and its ease of use and reliability will become evident from the moment you begin to use it. ~2~

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1.1 ABOUT THE MANUAL

The manual consist of the following chapters: CH1. Motherboard features introduction Introduce the features of BVC3A and the checklist of items that are shipped with the package. CH2. Setup guide Let you learn how to install the motherboard and get your system up and running.

CH3. Award BIOS setup Configure the BIOS of motherboard for optimum performance. CH4. Software setup Let you learn how to install the software drivers and support programs that are provided with this motherboard.

1.2

SPECIFICATIONS
VIA Apollo Pro-Plus (VT82C693A + VT82C596B) with AGP solution. Intel Socket370 PPGA and FCPGA at 300MHz ~ 550MHz AGP/PCI/ISA 66, 68, 75, 83, 100,112, up to150*Mhz ( * Not recommend) 168 pin DIMMs x 3. Support 8MB to 768MB SDRAM.

System Chipset Processor Bus Architecture Clock Generator DRAM Modules

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BIOS

2MB Award PnP BIOS with enhanced ACPI feature for PC98 compliance. Supports 120MB ATAPI floppy disk. Supports ZIP disk drive. Supports multi-boot from IDE,SCSI,CD-ROM and FDD. Supports software clock control. Supports Trend ChipAway AntiVirus. Supports HDD S.M.A.R.T. 1 Floppy port (up to 2.88MB, 3 mode floppy supported & LS-120). 2 Serial ports, 1 Parallel port (SPP/EPP/ECP). 2 USB, 1 PS/2 mouse, 1 PS/2 keyboard. 1 IrDA. Dual Ultra DMA 33/66 IDE ports Supports ATAPI IDE CD-ROM & LS-120. 1 x 32-bit AGP slot. 5 x 32-bit PCI slots. 2 x 16-bit ISA slots. Winbond super I/O W83977TF-AW. Supports keyboard & mouse power on feature with ATX power. Support Keyboard password power on feature with ATX power. Wake-up On LAN header. ATX form factor Size : 305mm x 180mm (12" x 7.1")

On Board I/O

On Board IDE Port Expansion slot I/O Chip

Other Feature

Board Size

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1.3 POWER OFF CONTROL SOFTWARE

The motherboard design supports the software power off Control feature through the SMI code in the BIOS under WIN98/95 operating system environment. It is an ATX form factor, so you should use ATX power supply. First, connect the power switch cable (provided by the ATX/AT case Supplier) to the connector [ PWBT ] on the motherboard (Please refer to the following illustration). In the BIOS screen of POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP, choose User Defined(or min power saving or Max power saving) in POWER MANAGEMENT and choose Yes in PM Control by APM.
Note: BIOS Setup. Please refer the Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup

PS_BT

In Windows 98/95, under the SHUT DOWN option, the computer s power will switch off automatically and put the PC in a suspend mode. This will be indicated by a blinking power light. To restart the system, simply press the Power Button.

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1.4 PACKAGING CHECK LIST

The Motherboard comes securely packed in a gift box and shipping carton. If any of the above items are missing or damaged, please contact your supplier.

The motherboard contains:

Q TY 1 1 Motherboard Driver Description : With VIA Apollo Pro-Plus chipset : CD-Title w/Installation label PC-Cillin Software Motherboard Bus master Driver : IDE Cable : Floppy Cable : PC-Cillin : User s manual

1 1 1 1

Cable Cable User s guide Manual

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Chapter 2

Setup Guide

2.1 Motherboard layout

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2.2 Connector & Jumper Reference Chart

Socket 370

VT82C693

FAN3 FAN2 SW1

JP2

SUPER I/O

3V Battery
IrDA

Connector Front View

MS LPT

BIOS

KB

USB

COM1 COM2

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2.3

The setup steps

Please refer to the following steps to setup your computer: I. Refer to the Jumper Setup section to set up the jumpers correctly. II. Install the DIMM modules on the motherboard; be sure to set up safely. III. Install the CPU on the motherboard (please refer to the CPU installation manual). IV. Choose a case and install the motherboard into this case. V. Plug in all the interface cards of your system equipment. VI. Connect the cable, power supply and other message lines in the correct position. VII. Reboot, and enter the Award BIOS setup Menu to correct the definitions. VIII. Turn on the power and set up your computer system software.

2.3-1 Jumper & Connector Setting

PS/2 Keyboard Connector This connector can connect PS/2 Keyboard and has better performance. Pin 1 3 5 Description Keyboard Data Ground Keyboard Clock
3V Battery

Pin 2,6 4

Description N.C. +5V

Socket 370

VT82C693

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BVC3A PS/2 Mouse Connector This connector can connect PS/2 Mouse and has better performance. Pin 1 3 5 Description Mouse Data Ground Mouse Clock
3V Battery

Pin 2,6 4

Description N.C. +5V

Socket 370

VT82C693

ATX Power Supply Connector This connector allows the motherboard to draw the power form ATX power supply. It requires an ATX power supply of 250 watt at least. Pin 1,2,11 4,6,19,20 9 12 18 Description + 3.3 V +5V 5VSB -12 V -5V
3V Battery

Pin 3,5,7,13,1 5,16,17 8 10 14

SW1

Description Ground POWER GOOD +12 V PS-ON

Socket 370

VT82C693

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SW1

BVC3A Printer Connector This Connector can transfer the data to printer for printing on paper. Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Signal Name StrobeData Bit 0 Data Bit 1 Data Bit 2 Data Bit 3 Data Bit 4 Data Bit 5 Data Bit 6 Data Bit 7 ACK Busy PE SLCT Pin 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
3V Battery

Signal Name AFD Error INIT SLCTIN GND GND GND GND GND GND GND GND GND

Socket 370

VT82C693

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BVC3A COM1,COM2 Serial Connectors These connectors allow mouse or the other device which use this type connector for transferring data between computer and devices. Pin
1 2 3 4 5

Signal Name
DCD SIN SOUT DTR GND

Pin
6 7 8 9 10
3V Battery

Signal Name
DSR RTS CTS RI NC

Socket 370

VT82C693

USB- Universal Serial Bus (USB1, USB2) Connectors These connectors allow the device which use this type connector for transferring information between computer and devices. USB1 Pin
1 2 3 4 5

Signal Name
USB VCC 0 USB Data USB Data + USB GND 0 GND

USB2 Pin
1 2 3 4 5
3V Battery

SW1

Signal Name
USB VCC 1 USB Data USB Data + USB GND 1 GND

Socket 370

V T82C693

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BVC3A IrDA - Infrared Connector: IR This connector is used to connect IR Device. Pin
1 2 3 4 5

Signal Name
VCC NC SIRRX GND IRTX

Socket 370

VT82C693

WOL Wake-up On LAN Connector This connector is used to connect an add-in NIC ( Network Interface Card ) which gives WOL function to the motherboard. Enable this function for remotely managing PC on a network. When a PC receives the wake up command during sleep, the LAN controller will wake up the PC. Pin
1 2 3

Signal Name
5VSB GND LID
3V Battery

Socket 370

VT82C693

SW1

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3V Battery

BVC3A JP1 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse ON NOW Connector This connector is used to enable keyboard & PS/2 mouse power on with hot keys or mouse button. Pin
1-2 2-3

Signal Name
Disable Enable
3V Battery

Socket 370

VT82C693

JBAT1 CMOS Clear This jumper is able to clear the current data stored in the CMOS memory. Pin Description 1-2 Normal (default) 2-3 Clear CMOS
3V Battery

Socket 370

VT82C693

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SW1

SW1

BVC3A PANEL CONNECTORS SETTING Locate the bank of switch and indicator connectors. These connectors provide control functions to your system case. Such as Speaker, HD LED, Power LED, Key Lock, SMI Switch, SMI ED and Reset etc. Please use the cable below to make the connections.
SPEAKER
P21

ACPI LED

HDD LED

RST
P1

+ + +

P22

- K_LOCK PWR LED SMI SW PWR LED

P2

PWBT

Socket 370

Pin
15,17,19,21 20,22 14,16,18 11,12 9,10 7,8 5,6 3,4 1,2

Name
SPEAKER K-LOCK PWR LED ACPI LED SMI SW HDD LED PWR LED RST PWBT

SW1

3V Battery

Description
Speaker Key Lock Power LED ACPI LED Suspend mode Hard Disk LED Power LED Reset Power Button

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BVC3A FAN1, FAN2, FAN3 - FAN CONNECTORS These connectors allow the fans of CPU and system to draw the power from the motherboard.
FAN1 FAN2 FAN3

GND

Fan In Fan Out

GND

Fan In Fan In Fan Out GND Fan Out

Socket 370

FAN1 : CPU FAN CONNECTOR. FAN2 : For SYSTEM COOL FAN CONNECTOR. FAN3 : For SYSTEM COOL FAN CONNECTOR. CPU TYPE SELECT The Socket 370 processor supports external bus frequencies of both 66MHz and 100MHz, but not all Intel Pentium CPUs can support both frequencies. Please refer to your CPU specifications before setting the bus speed on your motherboard.

The BVC3A will auto-detect your CPU type without your having to set any jumpers. You just need to install your CPU and your system will help you to find the CPU type. The clock frequency is 66 by default. But you can change the frequency in the BIOS Setup; refer to 3.3 C h ipset Features in Chapter 3. That means that even if your Intel Pentium CPU doesn t support an external bus speed of 100MHz, you can still set your motherboard s external bus speed to

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S W1

3V Battery

BVC3A 100MHz. If you want to change the CPU ratio and clock settings, you can also use the on board jumpers to do it. Refer to the list below CPU TYPE SELECTION LIST. Note: When you want to use these on board jumpers to change the CPU ratio and clock settings, be sure the CPU Host/SDRAM clock setting in the BIOS is Default and your CPU type must be non-fixing CPU (please refer your CPU specifications). CPU TYPE SELECTION LIST SW1,2,3,4 RATIO
3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 7.0 7.5 8.0

CPU Ratio SW1-1

Short Short Short Short Short Open Open Open Open Open

SW1-2
Open Short Open Short Open Short Open Short Open Short

SW1-3
Open Short Short Open Open Short Short Open Open Short

SW1-4
Short Open Open Open Open Short Short Short Short Open

JP6

(For BUS clock) 1-2

Short Open Short

CLOCK
Auto 100 MHz 133 MHz

3-4
Short Short Open

JP2 CPU Voltage Regulation AUTO-Detect CPU Voltage

CPU Voltage Auto 1-2 2-3 Short 4-5 5-6 Short 7-8 8-9 Short 10-11 11-12 13-14 14-15 Short Short

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Select CPU Voltage Regulation

CPU Voltage
1.30 V 1.35 V 1.40 V 1.45 V 1.50 V 1.55 V 1.60 V 1.65 V 1.70 V 1.75 V 1.80 V 1.85 V 1.90 V 1.95 V 2.00 V 2.05 V 2.10 V 2.20 V 2.30 V 2.40 V 2.50 V 2.60 V 2.70 V 2.80 V 2.90 V 3.00 V 3.10 V 3.20 V 3.30 V 3.40 V 3.50 V

1-2
Short Short Short Short Short Short Short Short Short Short Short Short Short Short Short Short

4-5
Short Short

7-8

10-11

13-14
Short Short Short Short Short Short Short Short Short Short Short Short Short Short Short Short

Short Short

Short Short Short Short Short Short Short Short Short Short Short Short

Short Short Short Short Short Short

Short Short Short Short

Short Short

Short Short Short Short Short Short Short Short Short Short Short Short

Shirt Short Short Short Short Short

Short Short

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2.3-2 Memory installation

No jumper setting is necessary for DRAM setting; BIOS will check DRAM type and size automatically. This motherboard contains 3 by 168-pin DIMM socket (DIMM1, DIMM2, DIMM3). The motherboard has a tablefree (or auto-bank) feature; the user can install DIMM into any bank. The three DIMM Sockets permit system memory expansion from 8MB to 768MB. Each bank provides a 64-bit wide data path. You can install 133MHz or 100MHz SD RAM into the motherboard, using your CPU clock to make the selection. If you want to install more memory and there are no sockets available, you must remove some installed modules and replace them with the upgrade modules. If you have to do this, be sure to identify what type of memory is already installed. In some cases, there may be a mix of module types. You can confirm this by checking the configuration screen that appears while the computer is starting up. Press the pause key to temporarily interrupt the startup so that you have more time to read the screen. When you re done, press any key to resume. Remove the lowest performance and smallest size modules and replace them with the upgrades.

168-pin DIMM Module

SW1

Socket 370

VT82C69 3

3V Battery

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How to Install DIMM Modules on Motherboard 1. The SDRAM sockets are keyed with notches and the DIMMs are keyed with cut-outs so that they cannot be installed incorrectly. Check that the cut-outs on the DIMM edge connector match the notches in the SDRAM socket. In other words, before inserting the DIMM, make sure the pin1 of the DIMM matches with the pin1 on the DIMM socket. 2. Push down the latches on each side of the SDRAM socket. 3. Install the DIMM into the socket and press it carefully but firmly down so that it seats correctly. The latches at either side of the socket will be levered upwards and latch on the edges of the DIMM when it is installed correctly.

How to Remove DIMM Modules from Motherboard 1. Press the holding latches at either side of the socket outward to release the DIMM. 2. Gently pull the DIMM out of the socket.

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NOTE: Samples of System Memory Combinations Options DIMM1 8MB ----8MB 8MB 16MB --8MB 16MB 16MB 32MB 8MB 32MB 64MB 64MB : 128MB DIMM2 --8MB --8MB ------8MB 8MB ----16MB 32MB --64MB : 128MB DIMM3 ----8MB --8MB --16MB 8MB --16MB --16MB ------: 128MB TOTAL 8MBytes 8MBytes 8MBytes 16MBytes 16MBytes 16MBytes 16MBytes 24MBytes 24MBytes 32MBytes 32MBytes 40MBytes 64MBytes 64MBytes 128MBytes : 384MBytes

DIMM type : 3.3V, unbuffered or registered, 64/72-bit Synchronous DRAM with SPD. Supports Single/Double-side 16/32/64/128 Mbytes module size with parity or non-parity.

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2.3-3 How to install the CPU

Prepare the motherboard by installing the supplied CPU-Socket 370, then install the CPU according to the instructions supplied. Complete the processor installation by installing the supplied heat-sink support, and connecting the heat sink power cable to the motherboard connector. Referential Steps of installing the Socket 370 CPU This section is only for CPU installation, the motherboard in the picture is not the BVC3A. Regarding the heat-sink, please refer to the instructions supplied. 1. Review the CPU and motherboard.

Socket 370 CPU Motherboard With Socket 370

2. Pull the lever sideways away from the socket then raise the lever up to a 90-degree angle.

Bar

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3. Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for the cut edge in the CPU, match Pin 1 with the cut edge then insert the CPU. It should be inserted easily.
Cut edge

Socket 370

4. Press the lever down to lock the CPU into the socket.

Note:
Regarding the heatsink installation, please refer to the instruction of the supplier.

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BVC3A CPU & Power Supply Fan Connectors (3-pin FanPWR) These connectors support cooling fans of 500mAMP (6 watts) or less. Position the fans so that the heat-sink fins allow the airflow to go across the onboard heat-sink(s) instead of the expansion slots. Depending on the fan manufacturer, the wiring and plug may be different. The red wire should be positive, while the black one should be grounded. Connect the fan's plug to the board, taking into consideration the polarity of this connector. The "rotation" signal is to be used only by a specially designed fan with a rotation signal.

The CPU and motherboard will overheat if the hot air generated by the CPU does not flow across the onboard heat-sinks, and the CPU fan and motherboard can be damaged if these pins are used improperly.

2.3-4 Installing the Motherboard

The BVC3A motherboard complies with the specifications for an ATX board, so you can also install this kind of board into a full-size ATX case. Some features on the motherboard are implemented by cabling connectors on the motherboard to indicators and switches on the system case. Ensure that your case supports all the features required. The BVC3A motherboard can support one or two floppy diskette drives and four enhanced IDE drives. Ensure that your case has sufficient power and space for all the drives that you intend to install.

Caution: Make sure that you have already installed the system

board components like the CPU and memory, and have set the appropriate jumpers before you proceed.

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2.3-5 Installing the interface card

This section explains how to install new interface cards on your motherboard. It covers installing ISA cards, PCI cards and AGP cards. There are seven expansion card slots on the motherboard, one AGP slot, five PCI slots and two ISA slots. When you get an expansion card, it will come with instructions on how to install it, so this section covers relevant information for the motherboard only. AGP Card and Slot The AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) slot is for an AGP display card. With the Optimum Settings loaded in the BIOS Setup Utility the AGP has a default memory aperture of 4MB, expandable to 256MB. PCI Cards and Slots With very few exceptions, any PCI expansion card you are likely to get will be Plug and Play compliant. If you are using an Operating System that supports PnP, such as Windows 98/95, you should be able to follow the installation instructions that come with the card and have the Operating System automatically recognize and configure the card. The PCI slots on the motherboard all have Bus Master capability. For installed PCI cards to use this feature, an Operating system specific Bus Master software driver that comes with this motherboard must be installed under your Operating System. These drivers are located on the support Disk. ISA Cards and Slots ISA expansion cards often use system resources in the form of IRQs and DMA channels. Newer cards that comply with the Plug and Play (PnP) standard are designed to allow the Operating System to automatically configure system resources. Cards that do not support PnP may require manual configuration of both the card hardware and settings in the CMOS Setup Utility. If you have a PnP compliant card to install, there should be little to do other than follow the installation instructions. If, however, you have a nonPnP card and it requires configuring system resources, you may need to setup the configuring expansion card resources in CMOS Setup.

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2.3-6 Installing Accessory Cables

This section describes how to connect the accessory cable that motherboard or system housing supports. In the case of ATX, there is no need to use a bracket to extend the connectors to the rear panel, so here we will discuss only the installation instructions for Floppy, IDE. Power supply and Front Panel switch/LED cables.

Caution: Make sure that the power supply is OFF before

connecting or disconnecting any bracket or cable.

ATX Power Cable The 20-pin ATX power cable supports 5V standby current and soft power-on switch. The soft power switch can be either momentary or toggle type and must comply with the ATX specification. Plug in the power cable to the onboard power connector.

SW1

Socket 370

Front Panel Switch and LED Cables Normally, the front-panel housing has power switch, power LED, reset switch, suspend switch, speaker, keylock and HDD LED. These accessories are included in the housing package. Refer to the 2.3-1 PANEL CONNECTORS SETTING for proper location of the connector.

Socket 370

SW1

3V Battery

3V Bat tery

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BVC3A Floppy Cable The floppy cable for floppy drives is a 34-pin flat cable with 5 connectors classified as follows: 1. Female header (For floppy connector onboard) 2. Female header and Edge connector (For driver B) 3. Female header and Edge connector (For driver A) The end-most connector cable is twisted to support floppy drive A, while the middle connectors are for floppy drive B. The drive B connectors are designed to accommodate both 1.44MB and 1.2MB drives. The female header supports the 1.44MB drive, while the female edge connector supports the 1.2MB drive. When connecting the drive, make sure that pin1 of the cable (ie., the red-colored wire) matches pin1 of the drive.

Socket 370

IDE Cables for HDD and CDROM The motherboard comes with two IDE interfaces; primary IDE and secondary IDE connectors. Each channel supports two IDE devices via 34pin flat cable, thus enabling the system to accommodate a maximum of four devices.

Socket 370

SW1

3V Battery

S W 1

3V Bat tery

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Chapter 3

Award BIOS Setup

This chapter explains how to use and modify the BIOS setup utility that is stored on the motherboard. The setup utility stores information about the motherboard components, and the configuration of other devices that are connected to it. The system uses this information to test and initialize components when it is started up, and to make sure everything runs property when the system is operating. The setup utility is installed with a set of default values. The default values are designed to ensure that the system will operate adequately. You will probably have to make changes to the setup utility whenever you add new components to your system such as new disk drives. You may be able to generate increased performance by changing some of the timing values in the setup, but this can be limited by the kind of hardware you are using, for example the rating of your memory chips. In certain circumstances, the system may generate an error message which asks you to make changes to the setup utility. This happens when the system finds an error during the POST (power on self test) that it carries out at start up.

Starting the Setup Utility

You can only start the setup utility shortly after the computer has been turned on. A prompt appears on the computer display which says " Press DEL to run Setup. When you see this prompt press the Delete key, and the system will start the setup utility and display ft main menu of the utility.

Using the Setup Utility

When you press the Delete key to start setup, the main menu of the utility appears. The main menu of the setup utility shows a list of the options that are available in the utility. A highlight shows which option is currently selected. You can use the cursor arrow keys to move the highlight to other options. ~28~

BVC3A When an option is highlighted, you can execute the option by pressing the Enter key. Some options lead to dialog boxes which ask you verify that that you wish to execute that option. You usually answer these dialogs by typing Y for yes and N for no. Some options lead to dialog boxes which ask for more information. Setting the User Password or Supervisor Password has this kind of dialog box.

PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, CTRL-ALT-ESC OR DEL TO ENTER SETUP

Control Keys
Up Arrow Down Arrow Left Arrow Right Arrow Esc Key Move to previous item Move to next item Move to the item in the left hand Move to the item in the right hand Main Menu Quit and not to save changes to CMOS Status Page setup menu and Option Page Setup Menu Exit current page and return to Main Menu Increase the numeric value or make changes Decrease the numeric value or make changes General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Setup Menu Change color from total 16 colors Calendar, only for Status Page Setup Menu Reserved Restore the previous CMOS value from BIOS, only for Option Page Setup Menu Load the default CMOS value from BIOS default table, only for Option Page Setup Menu Load the default Reserved Reserved Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu

PgUp Key PgDn Key F1 Key F2 Key F3 Key F4 Key F5 Key F6 Key F7 Key F8 Key F9 Key F10 Key

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3.1 The Main Menu

Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the Screen. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press to accept or enter the sub-menu. Some options lead to tables of items. These items usually have a value on the right side. The value of the first item is highlighted, and you can use the cursor arrow keys to select any of the other values in the table of items. When an item is highlighted, you can change the value by pressing the PageUp or PageDown keys, or the Plus or Minus keys. The PageUp and Plus keys cycle forward through the available values, the PageDown and Minus keys cycle backwards through the values. When you are in the main menu, you can exit the utility by pressing the Escape key. You can save the current selections and exit the utility by pressing the F10 key. You can change the color scheme of the utility by pressing the F2 key while holding down die Shift key. When you are in one of the options that displays a dialog box, you can return to the main menu by pressing the Escape key. When you are in one of the options that displays a table of items, you can return to the main menu by pressing the Escape key. For some items, you can display a help message by pressing the Fl key. You can change the color scheme of the utility by pressing the F2 key while holding down the Shift key. You can press FS to discard any changes you have made and return all items to the value that they held when the setup utility was started. You can press F6 to load the displayed items with a list of default values. You can press F7 to load the displayed items with a high-performance list of default values.

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BVC3A
ROM PC/ISA BIOS (2A6LGPND) CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. STANDARD CMOS SETUP BIOS FEATURE SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS Esc : Quit F10 : Save & Exit Setup : Select Item (Shift) F2 : Change Color INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS SUPERVISOR PASSWORD USER PASSWORD IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION SAVE & EXIT SETUP EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

Standard CMOS Setup This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS. BIOS Features Setup This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features. Chipset Features Setup This setup page includes all the items of chipset special features. Power Management Setup This menu provides functions for Green products by allowing users to set the timeout value for monitor and HDD. PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP This menu allows the user to modify PNP / PCI configuration function. Load BIOS Defaults BIOS defaults indicates the most appropriate value of the system parameter which the system would be in minimum performance. Load Setup Defaults Chipset defaults indicates the values required by the system for the maximum performance. ~31~

BVC3A INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS This section page includes all the items of IDE hard drive and Programmed Input / Output features. Supervisor / User Password Setting Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just to setup. IDE HDD Auto Detection Automatically configure hard disk parameters. Save & Exit Setup Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup. Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

3.2 Standard CMOS Setup

The item in Standard CMOS Setup Menu is divided into several categories. Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value you want in each item.