Contents
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Copyright
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Disclaimer
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Safety Instructions
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Specifications ........................................1-1
Chapter 2: Installation..............................................2-1
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup.............................................3-1
Chapter 4: Driver Installation ..................................4-1
Specifications
Mainboard Specifications
Back Panel I/O Ports
Onboard I/O Connectors
BIOS
Form Factor
Chapter 1
Mainboard Layout
Cardbus CF
RCA / SPDIF
Back Panel
PS2_MS
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Back Panel Ports
Slots
Onboard Connectors and Jumpers
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Installation
CPU
The VIA C3TM E-Series Processor
The VIA Eden Processor
Memory Module Installation
DDR SDRAM Module Installation Procedures
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Connecting the Power Supply
ATX 20-Pin Power Connector
Back Panel Ports
The back panel has the following ports:
Mouse Port: PS2_MS
Keyboard Port: PS2_KB
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IEEE 1394 Port
Serial Port: COM1
Card Slots: PCMCIA, CF
Audio Jacks: Line-In, Line-Out, Microphone
Connectors
Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2
Case Connector: F_PANEL
IrDA Infrared Module Connector: FIR
Consumer Infrared Module / PS2 Header: KBMS
When the header is not in use, please short pin 3&5, pin 4&6, pin 7&9, and pin 8&10.
USB pin-header: USB3/4
Wake-on LAN: WOL
COM2: The Second Serial Port
COM2 is a pin header for second serial port.
Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD
The floppy disk drive connector supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M. 1.44M, and 2.88M floppy disk types.
CD Audio Connector: CD_IN
Front Audio Panel: F_AUDIO
SMBus Connector: SMBus
This is for connecting a SMBus device.
The mainboard provides a pin header to attach a parallel port.
LPT Pin Header: LPT
Chapter 2
1394 Port Connector: 1394_2
The mainboard provides a connector to attach an additional 1394 port.
LVDS
LVDS Connector (Optional)
Jumpers
Clear CMOS: CLEAR_CMOS
RCA Video or S/PDIF Select: SPDIF_SEL
Slots
Peripheral Component Interconnect: PCI
BIOS Setup
This chapter includes the following sections:
Entering Setup
Control Keys
Getting Help
Main Menu
Sub-Menu
General Help: F1
The Main Menu
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Standard CMOS Features
IDE Primary Master/Slave, Secondary Master/Slave
Press Enter to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears:
Advanced BIOS Features
First/Second/Third Boot Device
Boot Other Device
Swap Floppy Drive
Boot Up Floppy Seek
Boot Up NumLock Status
Typematic Rate Setting
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)
Typematic Delay (Msec)
Security Option
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Advanced Chipset Features
AGP Aperture Size
AGP Mode (Internal)
AGP Fast Write
CPU to PCI POST Write
Select Display Device
TV Layout
Panel Type
Integrated Peripherals
Onboard IDE Channel 1/2
IDE Prefetch Mode
Display Card Priority
Frame Buffer Size
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SuperIO Device
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Power Management Setup
ACPI Suspend Type
HDD Power Down
Power Management Timer
Video Off Option
Power Off by PWRBTN
Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume
AC Loss Auto restart
Peripheral Activities
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IRQs Activities
PNP/PCI Configurations
PNP OS Installed
Reset Configuration Data
Resource Controlled By
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IRQ Resources
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Frequency / Voltage Control
DRAM Clock
DRAM Timing
DRAM CAS Latency
Bank Interleave
Precharge to Active (Trp)
Active to Precharge (Tras)
Active to CMD (Trcd)
DRAM Command Rate
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Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor / User Password
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Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
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Driver Installation
Driver Utilities
Getting Started
Running the Driver Utilities CD
CD Content