Microsoft mainboard, K7S5A Load Optimal Settings, Load Best Performance Settings, Features Setup

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Load Optimal Settings

If you select this item and press Enter a dialog box appears. If you press Y, and then Enter, the Setup Utility loads a set of fail -safe default values. These default values are not very demanding and they should allow your system to function with most kinds of hardware and memory chips.

Note: It is highly recommended that users enter this option to load optimal val- ues for accessing the best performance.

Load Best Performance Settings

If you select this item and press Enter a dialog box appears. If you press Y, and then Enter, the Setup Utility loads a set of best-performance default val- ues. These default values are quite demanding and your system might not function properly if you are using slower memory chips or other low- performance components.

Features Setup Page

This page sets some of the parameters for peripheral devices connected to the system.

AMIBIOS SETUP – FEATURES SETUP

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OnBoard FDC	Enabled
OnBoard Serial PortA	3F8h/COM1
OnBoard Serial PortB	2F8h/COM2
Serial Port2 Mode	Normal
OnBoard Parallel Port	378h
Parallel Port Mode	Normal
Parallel Port IRQ	7
Parallel Port DMA	N/A
OnBoard Game Port	201h
OnBoard MIDI Port	300h
MIDI Port IRQ	10
OnBoard PCI IDE	Both
OnBoard AC’97 Sound	Enabled
OnBoard AC’97 Modem	Enabled
USB Function Support	Enabled
USB Function for DOS	Disabled

ESC : Quit −↓←→ : Select Item

F1	:	Help	PU/PD/+/ - : Modify
F5	:	Old Values	(Shift)F2 : Color
F6	:	Load BIOS Defaults
F7	:	Load Setup Defaults

OnBoard FDC

Use this item to enable or disable the onboard floppy disk drive interface.

OnBoard Serial PortA/B

Use these items to enable or disable the onboard COM1/2 serial port, and to assign a port address.

Serial Port2 Mode

Use this item to allocate the resources of the second serial port. Under Nor- mal, the resources are allocated to the onboard serial port. Under ASKIR or IrDA, the resources are allocated to the onboard IR port.

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Contents Preface CopyrightDeclaration of Conformity Table of Contents Using the Mainboard Software Standard Items ChecklistIntroducing the Mainboard Introduction Features SchemeChoosing a Computer Case ROMMainboard Components Installing the Mainboard Safety Precautions Quick GuideSetting Jumpers Installing the Mainboard in a CaseChecking Jumper Settings Checking Jumper Settings Jumper SettingsJP2 Onboard LAN LED Connections Connecting Case ComponentsSPK1 Speaker Connector FPI Connector Installing Hardware Installing the ProcessorBefore installing the Processor CPU Installation ProcedureInstalling Memory Modules Follow these instructions to install the CPUInstallation Procedure DDR Sdram ModuleInstalling a Hard Disk Drive/CD-ROM Installing a Hard Disk DriveAbout IDE Devices About UltraDMAInstalling a Floppy Diskette Drive Installing a CD-ROM/DVD DriveInstalling Add-on Cards Follow these instructions to install an add-on cardConnecting Optional Devices FPAUD1O Front panel MIC/Speaker Out header USB1 Extended USB headerIR1 Infrared port Connecting I/O DevicesWOL1 Wake On LAN External Connector Color Coding LPT1This concludes . The next chapter covers the Bios Using Bios About the Setup Utility Standard ConfigurationRunning the Setup Utility Using BiosBios Navigation Keys Amibios Simple Setup Utility VersionStandard Cmos Features Date & TimePri Master/Pri Slave/Sec Master/Sec Slave Floppy Drive A/Floppy Drive BAdvanced Setup Password Check Boot to OS/2 64MBSystem Bios Cacheable Timing Setting ModePower Management Setup PCI / Plug and Play Setup Features Setup Load Optimal SettingsLoad Best Performance Settings Parallel Port Mode Onboard Parallel PortParallel Port IRQ Parallel Port DMACPU PnP Setup CPU Brand/Type/ Core Voltage/Ratio /FrequencyCPU Speed Dram FrequencyVoltage Measurements & FAN Speeds System / CPU TemperatureHardware Monitor Exit Change PasswordChange or Remove the Password Using the Mainboard Software About the Software CD-ROM Auto-installing under WindowsRead Me Tab Setup TabApplication Tab Running Setup Manual Installation Utility Software Reference AMI Flash Memory UtilityWinFlash Utility MediaRing Talk Telephony SoftwareRecovery Genius CD GhostLanguage Genius PageABC