A25G (1.0)

Motherboard User’s Guide
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Static Electricity Precautions
1. Don’t take this motherboard and components out of their original static-
proof package until you are ready to install them.
2. While installing, please wear a grounded wrist strap if possible. If you
don’t have a wrist strap, discharge static electricity by touching the bare
metal of the system chassis.
3. Carefully hold this motherboard by its edges. Do not touch those
components unless it is absolutely necessary. Put this motherboard on
the top of static-protection package with component side facing up
while installing.
Pre-Installation Inspection
1. Inspect this motherboard whether there are any damages to components
and connectors on the board.
2. If you suspect this motherboard has been damaged, do not connect
power to the system. Contact your motherboard vendor about those
damages.
Copyright © 2006
All Rights Reserved
A25G Series, V1.0
May 2006
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Chapter 1 Introduction
This motherboard has a Socket AM2 supporting the newest and advanced AMD
Sempron/Athlon 64/Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core/Athlon 64 FX with
HyperTransport Technology processors, Front-Side Bus (FSB) speeds up to
1000 MHz.
This motherboard integrates the VIA K8M890 Northbridge and VT8237R Plus
Southbridge that supports the Serial ATA interface for high-performance and main-
stream desktop PCs, and the built-in USB 2.0 providing higher bandwidth. It
implements Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2.0 and is compliant
with UHCI 1.1 and EHCI 1.0.
It supports 6-channel AC’97 Audio Codec and provides one IDE Ultra DMA 133/
100/66 channel. It has two 32-bit PCI slots, one PCI Express x16 slot, one CNR
(Communications and Networking Riser) slot, and supports the onboard 10Base-
T/100Base-TX Network interface (optional). In addition, this motherboard has a
full set of I/O ports including two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard, one serial
port, one parallel port, one LAN port (optional), four back-panel USB2.0 ports,
and three audio jacks for microphone, line-in and line-out. Onboard USB header(s)
can provide extra ports by connecting the Extended USB Module to the motherboard.
This motherboard is an Micro ATX size motherboard and has power connectors
for an ATX power supply.
Key Features
The key features of this motherboard include:
Socket AM2 Processor Support
• Supports AMD Sempron/Athlon 64/Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core/Athlon
64 FX processors
• Supports Front-Side Bus 1000 MHz
Note: HyperTransport Technology is a point-to-point link between two
devices, it enables integrated circuits to exchange information at much
higher speeds than currently available interconnect technologies.
Chipset
There are VIA K8M890 Northbridge and VT8237R Plus Southbridge in this
chipset in accordance with an innovative and scalable architecture with proven
reliability and performance.
• Defines Highly Integrated Solutions for High End Server & Workstation &
PC Designs -- High-performance Northbridge with HyperTransport inter-
face to AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core/ Athlon 64/ Opteron/ Sempron
CPU plus PCI Express to the external Graphics Controller, and with high-
speed V-Link interface to the Southbridge
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HyperTransport interface
• Advanced High Bandwidth PCI Express Interface − − Supports up to two
PCI Express ports with 1.0a support
• High Bandwidth 1 GB/sec Ultra V-Link Host Controller -- Supports
66MHz, 8X/4X transfer modes, Ultra V-Link Host interface with total
bandwidth of 1 GB/sec
• Advanced System Power Management Support -- ACPI 2.0 and PCI Bus
Power Management 1.1 compliant
• PCI to system memory data streaming up to 132 Mbyte/sec (data sent to
north bridge via high speed Ultra V-Link interface)
• PCI-2.2 compliant, 32-bit 3.3V PCI interface with 5V tolerant inputs
• Support six PCI slots of arbitration and decoding for all integrated func-
tions and LPC bus.
• Dual Channel Serial ATA/RAID Controller—Complies with Serial ATA
Specification Revision 1.0
Memory Support
• Two 240-pin DIMM sockets for DDR2 SDRAM dual channel memory
modules
• Supports DDR2 800/667/533/400 memory bus
• Maximum installed memory is 16 GB
Expansion Slots
• One CNR slot
• One PCI Express x16 slot
• Two 32-bit PCI slots
Onboard IDE channels
• Two IDE Connectors
• Supports PIO (Programmable Input/Output) and DMA (Direct Memory
Access) modes
• Supports IDE Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 133/100/66
MB/sec
Serial ATA
• Two Serial ATA Connectors
• Transfer rate exceeding best ATA (~1.5 Gb/s) with scalability to higher
rates
• Low pin count for both host and devices
AC’97 Codec
• Compliant with AC’97 2.3 specification
• 16-bit Stereo full-duplex CODEC with independent and variable sampling
rate
• Support for 3.3v digital, 5v analog power supply and low power consump-
tion management
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Chapter 1: Introduction
• Three analog line-level stereo inputs with 5-bit volume control: LINE_IN,
CD, AUX
• Front-Out, Surround-Out, MIC-In and LINE-In Jack Sensing
• Two analog line-level mono input
• Standard 48-Pin LQFP
Onboard I/O Ports
• Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard
• One serial port
• One parallel port
• One VGA port
• Four back-panel USB2.0 ports
• One LAN port (optional)
• Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and line-out
Fast Ethernet LAN (optional)
• Built-in 100Base-TX/10Base-T Physical Layer solution
• Dual Speed – 100/10 Mbps
• MII Interface to Ethernet Controller and Configuration & Status
• Auto Negotiation: 10/100, Full/Half Duplex
• Meet All applicable IEEE 802.3/802.3u, 10Base-T and 100 Base-TX Stan-
dards
USB 2.0
• Compliant with Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2.0
• Compliant with Intel’s Enhanced Host Controller Interface Specification
Revision 1.0
• Compliant with Universal Host Controller Interface Specification Revi-
sion 1.1
• PCI multi-function device consists of two UHCI Host Controller cores
for full-/low-speed signaling and one EHCI Host Controller core for high-
speed signaling
• Root hub consists 4 downstream facing ports with integrated physical
layer transceivers shared by UHCI and EHCI Host Controller, up to eight
functional ports
• Support PCI-Bus Power Management Interface Specification release 1.1
• Legacy support for all downstream facing ports
BIOS Firmware
This motherboard uses AMI BIOS that enables users to configure many system
features including the following:
• Power management
• Wake-up alarms
• CPU parameters and memory timing
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• CPU and memory timing

The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock
speeds.
Dimensions
• Micro ATX form factor of 244 x 220 mm
Note: Hardware specifications and software items are subject to change

without notification.
Package Contents
Your motherboard package ships with the following items:
The motherboard
The User’s Guide
One diskette drive ribbon cable (optional)
One IDE drive ribbon cable
The Software support CD
Optional Accessories
You can purchase the following optional accessories for this motherboard.
The Extended USB module
The CNR v.90 56K Fax/Modem card
The Serial ATA cable
The Serial ATA power cable
Note: You can purchase your own optional accessories from the third party,
but please contact your local vendor on any issues of the specification
and compatibility.
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Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation
Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation

To install this motherboard in a system, please follow these instructions in this
chapter:
Identify the motherboard components
Install a CPU
Install one or more system memory modules
Make sure all jumpers and switches are set correctly
Install this motherboard in a system chassis (case)
Connect any extension brackets or cables to headers/connectors on the
motherboard
Install peripheral devices and make the appropriate connections to
headers/connectors on the motherboard
Note:
1 Before installing this motherboard, make sure jumper CLR_CMOS1
is under Normal setting. See this chapter for information about
locating CLR_CMOS1 and the setting options.
2 Never connect power to the system during installation; otherwise, it
may damage the motherboard.
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Motherboard Components
ITEM LABEL COMPONENTS

1 CPU_FAN CPU Fan connector(4 PIN)
Socket AM2 for AMD Sempron/Athlon
2 CPU Socket 64/Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core/Athlon 64 FX
CPUs
3 DDRII1~2 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM sockets
4 IR1 Infrared header
5 FDD1 Floppy Disk Drive connector
6 IDE1 Primary IDE connector
7 IDE2 Secondary IDE connector
8 CLR_CMOS1 Clear CMOS jumper
9 SATA1/2 Serial ATA connectors
10 SPK1 Speaker header
11 PANEL1 Front Panel Sw itch/LED header
12 SYS_FAN1 System Fan connector
13 F_USB1/2 Front Panel USB headers
14 CNR1 CNR slot
15 PCI1-2 32-bit PCI slots
16 CD_IN1 Analog Audio Input header
17 PCI-E1 PCI Express x16 slot
18 F_AUDIO1 Front Panel Audio header
19 PWR1 Standard 24-Pin ATX Pow er connector
20 PWR2 Standard 4-Pin ATX Pow er connector
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I/O Ports
The illustration below shows a side view of the built-in I/O ports on the
motherboard.
PS/2 Mouse Use the upper PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 pointing
device.
PS/2 Keyboard Use the lower PS/2 port to connect a PS/2

keyboard.
Parallel Port (LPT1) Use the Parallel port to connect printers or other
parallel communications devices.
Serial Port (COM1) Use the COM port to connect serial devices such
as mice or fax/modems. COM1 is identified by the
system as COM1.
VGA Port Use the VGA port to connect VGA devices.

LAN Port (optional) Connect an RJ-45 jack to the LAN port to connect
your computer to the Network.
USB Ports Use the USB ports to connect USB devices.
Audio Ports Use these three audio jacks to connect audio
devices. The first jack is for stereo Line-In signal,
the second jack for stereo Line-Out signal, and the
third jack for Microphone.
Installing the Processor

This motherboard has a socket AM2 processor socket. When choosing a processor,
consider the performance requirements of the system. Performance is based on the
processor design, the clock speed and system bus frequency of the processor, and
the quantity of internal cache memory and external cache memory.
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CPU Installation Procedure

Follow these instructions to install the CPU:
1 Unhook the locking lever of the CPU socket.

Pull the locking lever away from the socket
and raising it to the upright position.
2 Match the pin1 corner marked as the beveled
edge on the CPU with the pin1 corner on the
socket. Insert the CPU into the socket. Do
not use force.
3 Push the locking lever down and hook it un-
der the latch on the edge of socket.
4 Apply thermal grease to the top of the CPU.
5 Install the cooling fan/heatsink unit onto the
CPU, and secure them all onto the socket
base.
6 Plug the CPU fan power cable into the CPU
fan connector (CPU_FAN) on the
motherboard.
Note: To achieve better airflow rates and heat dissipation, we suggest that
you use a high quality fan with 4800 rpm at least. CPU fan and heatsink
installation procedures may vary with the type of CPU fan/heatsink
supplied. The form and size of fan/heatsink may also vary.
Installing Memory Modules

This motherboard accommodates two 240-pin DIMM sockets (Dual Inline Memory
Module) for unbuffered DDR2 800/667/533/400 memory modules (Double Data
Rate SDRAM), and maximum 16 GB installed memory.
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Over its predecessor, DDR-SDRAM, DDR2-SDRAM offers greater bandwidth

and density in a smaller package along with a reduction in power consumption. In
addition, DDR2-SDRAM offers new features and functions that enable a higher
clock rate and data rate operations of 400 MHz, 533 MHz 667 MHz and 800
MHz. DDR2 transfers 64 bits of data twice every clock cycle.
Memory Module Installation Procedure

These modules can be installed with up to 16 GB system memory. Refer to the
following to install the memory module.
1. Push down the latches on both sides of the DIMM socket.
2. Align the memory module with the socket. There is a notch on the DIMM
socket that you can install the DIMM module in the correct direction.
Match the cutout on the DIMM module with the notch on the DIMM
socket.
3. Install the DIMM module into the socket and press it firmly down until it
is seated correctly. The socket latches are levered upwards and latch on to
the edges of the DIMM.
4. Install any remaining DIMM modules.
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Note for dual-channel DDR2:

1. You CAN NOT use only one DIMM2 for it might cause the system shutdown.
2. You need to use DIMM1 and DIMM2 with the same size of memory modules.
Jumper Settings
Connecting two pins with a jumper cap is SHORT; removing a jumper cap from
these pins, OPEN.
CLR_CMOS1: Clear CMOS Jumper

Use this jumper to clear the contents of the CMOS memory. You may need to clear
the CMOS memory if the settings in the Setup Utility are incorrect and prevent
your motherboard from operating. To clear the CMOS memory, disconnect all the
power cables from the motherboard and then move the jumper cap into the CLEAR
setting for a few seconds.
Function Jum per

Normal Short Pins 1-2
Clear CMOS Short Pins 2-3
Note: To avoid the system unstability after clearing CMOS, we recommend

users to enter the main BIOS setting page to “Load Optimal De-faults”
and then “Save Changes and Exit”.
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Install The Motherboard

Install the motherboard in a system chassis (case). The board is a Micro ATX size
motherboard. You can install this motherboard in an ATX case. Make sure your
case has an I/O cover plate matching the ports on this motherboard.
Install the motherboard in a case. Follow the case manufacturer’s instructions to

use the hardware and internal mounting points on the chassis.
Connect the power connector from the power supply to the PWR1 connector on
the motherboard. PWR2 is a +12V connecotr for CPU Vcore power.
If there is a cooling fan installed in the system chassis, connect the cable from the
cooling fan to the SYS_FAN1 fan power connector on the motherboard.
Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the PANEL1 header.
Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 HD_LED_P(+) 2 FP PWR/SLP(+)
3 HD_LED_N(-) 4 FP PWR/SLP(-)
5 RESET_SW_N(-) 6 POWER_SW_P(+)
7 RESET_SW_P(+) 8 POWER_SW_N(-)
9 RSVD_DNU 10 KEY
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Connecting Optional Devices

Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard’s optional
devices:
SPK1: Speaker Header

Connect the cable from the PC speaker to the SPK1 header on the motherboard.
Pin Signal
1 +5V
2 NC
3 GND
4 SPKR
F_AUDIO1: Front Panel Audio Header

This header allows the user to install auxiliary front-oriented microphone and line-
out ports for easier access.

1 AUD_MIC 2 AUD_GND
3 AUD_MIC_BIAS 4 AUD_VCC
5 AUD_FPOUT_R 6 AUD_RET_R
7 HP_ON 8 KEY
9 AUD_FPOUT_L 10 AUD_RET_L
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F_USB1~2: Front Panel USB Headers

The motherboard has USB ports installed on the rear edge I/O port array. Addition-
ally, some computer cases have USB ports at the front of the case. If you have this
kind of case, use auxiliary USB headers F_USB1~2 to connect the front-mounted
ports to the motherboard.
Here is a list of USB pin assignments.
1 VERG_FP_USBPWR0 2 VERG_FP_USBPWR0
3 USB_FP_P0(-) 4 USB_FP_P1(-)
5 USB_FP_P0(+) 6 USB_FP_P1(+)
7 GROUND 8 GROUND
9 KEY 10 GROUND
1. Locate the F_USB1~2 headers on the motherboard.

2. Plug the bracket cable onto the F_USB1~2 headers.
3. Remove a slot cover from one of the expansion slots on the system chassis.
Install an extension bracket in the opening. Secure the extension bracket to
the chassis with a screw.
IR1: Infrared Port Header
The infrared port allows the wireless exchange of information between your com-
puter and similarly equipped devices such as printers, laptops, Personal Digital
Assistants (PDAs), and other computers.
1 NC 2 KEY
3 +5V 4 GND
5 IRTX 6 IRRX
1. Locate the infrared port-IR1 header on the motherboard.

2. If you are adding an infrared port, connect the ribbon cable from the port to
the IR1 header and then secure the port to an appropriate place in your
system chassis.
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Install Other Devices

Install and connect any other devices in the system following the steps below.
Floppy Disk Drive

The motherboard ships with a floppy disk drive cable that can support one or
two drives. Drives can be 3.5" or 5.25" wide, with capacities of 360K, 720K,
1.2MB, 1.44MB, or 2.88MB.
Install your drives and connect power from the system power supply. Use the
cable provided to connect the drives to the floppy disk drive connector FDD1.
IDE Devices
IDE devices include hard disk drives, high-density diskette drives, and CD-ROM
or DVD-ROM drives, among others.
The mainboard ships with an IDE cable that can support one or two IDE
devices. If you connect two devices to a single cable, you must configure one of
the drives as Master and one of the drives as Slave. The documentation of the
IDE device will tell you how to configure the device as a Master or Slave device.
The Master device connects to the end of the cable.
Install the device(s) and connect power from the system power
supply. Use the cable provided to connect the device(s) to the Primary IDE
channel connector IDE1 on the motherboard.
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If you want to install more IDE devices, you can purchase a second IDE cable and
connect one or two devices to the Secondary IDE channel connector IDE2 on the
motherboard. If you have two devices on the cable, one must be Master and one
must be Slave.
Serial ATA Devices
The Serial ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment) is the standard interface for
the IDE hard drives, which is designed to overcome the design limitations while
enabling the storage interface to scale with the growing media rate demands of PC
platforms. It provides you a faster transfer rate of 1.5 Gb/s. If you have installed a
Serial ATA hard drive, you can connect the Serial ATA cables to the Serial ATA hard
drive or the connector on the motherboard.
On the motherboard, locate the Serial ATA connectors SATA1-2, which support
new Serial ATA devices for the highest data transfer rates, simpler disk drive cabling
and easier PC assembly.
It eliminates limitations of the current Parallel ATA interface, but maintains register
compatibility and software compatibility with Parallel ATA.
Analog Audio Input Header

If you have installed a CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive, you can connect the
drive audio cable to the onboard sound system.
When you first start up your system, the BIOS should automatically detect your
CD-ROM/DVD drive. If it doesn’t, enter the Setup Utility and configure the CD-
ROM/DVD drive that you have installed. On the motherboard, locate the 4-pin
header CD_IN1.
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Here is a list of CD_IN1 pin assignments.

Pin Signal
1 CD IN L
2 GND
3 GND
4 CD IN R
Expansion Slots
This motherboard has one PCI Express, one CNR and two 32-bit PCI slots.
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Follow the steps below to install an PCI Express/CNR/PCI expansion card.

1. Locate the PCI Express, CNR or PCI slots on the mainboard.
2. Remove the blanking plate of the slot from the system chassis.
3. Install the edge connector of the expansion card into the slot. Ensure the
edge connector is correctly seated in the slot.
4. Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system chassis with a screw.
PCI Express Slot

You can install an external PCI Express graphics card that is fully compliant to the
PCI Express Base Specification revsion 1.0a.
CNR Slot
You can install the CNR (Communications and Networking Riser) cards in this slot,
including LAN, Modem, and Audio functions.
PCI Slots
You can install the 32-bit PCI interface expansion cards in the slots.
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Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility

Introduction
The BIOS Setup Utility records settings and information of your computer, such
as date and time, the type of hardware installed, and various configuration
settings. Your computer applies the information to initialize all the components
when booting up and basic functions of coordination between system compo-
nents.
If the Setup Utility configuration is incorrect, it may cause the system to
malfunction. It can even stop your computer booting properly. If it happens,
you can use the clear CMOS jumper to clear the CMOS memory which has
stored the configuration information; or you can hold down the Page Up key
while rebooting your computer. Holding down the Page Up key also clears the
setup information.
You can run the setup utility and manually change the configuration. You might
need to do this to configure some hardware installed in or connected to the
motherboard, such as the CPU, system memory, disk drives, etc.
Running the Setup Utility

Every time you start your computer, a message appears on the screen before the
operating system loading that prompts you to “Hit <DEL>if you want to run
SETUP”. Whenever you see this message, press the Delete key, and the Main
menu page of the Setup Utility appears on your monitor.
CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc
Standard CMOS Setup CPU PnP Setup

Advanced Setup Hardware Monitor
Features Setup Load Best Performance Settings
Power Management Setup Load Optimal Settings
PCI / Plug and Play Setup Save Changes and Exit
BIOS Security Features Discard Changes and Exit
: Move +/-/: Value Enter: Select F1: General Help Esc: Exit
F8: Best Performance Settings F9: Optimized Defaults F10: Save
Standards COMOS setup for changing time, date, hard disk type, etc.
V02.54 (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc.
You can use cursor arrow keys to highlight anyone of options on the main menu
page. Press Enter to select the highlighted option. Press the Escape key to leave
the setup utility. Press +/-/ to modify the selected field’s values.
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Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility
Some options on the main menu page lead to tables of items with installed values
that you can use cursor arrow keys to highlight one item, and press PgUp and
PgDn keys to cycle through alternative values of that item. The other options on
the main menu page lead to dialog boxes requiring your answer OK or Cancel by
selecting the [OK] or [Cancel] key.
If you have already changed the setup utility, press F10 to save those changes
and exit the utility. Press F1 to display a screen describing all key functions.
Press F8 to load best performance settings. Press F9 to load optimal settings.
Standard CMOS Setup Page

This page displays a table of items defining basic information of your system.
CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc.

Standard CMOS Setup
System Time 00:004:12 Help Item

System Date Mon 04/05/2004
Primary IDE Master Hard Disk User [Enter], [TAB]

Primary IDE Slave Not Detected or [SHIFT-TAB] to
Secondary IDE Master Not Detected select a field.
Secondary IDE Slave CD/DVD ROM
SATA1 Not Detected Use [+] or [-] to
SATA2 Not Detected configure system Time.
Floppy A 1.44 MB 31/2

Floppy B Disabled
System Date & System Time

These items set up system date and time.
IDE Primary Master/Primary Slave/Secondary Master/Secondary Slave
Use these items to configure devices connected to the Primary/Secondary IDE
channels. To configure an IDE hard disk drive, choose Auto. If the Auto setting
fails to find a hard disk drive, set it to User, and then fill in the hard disk
characteristics (Size, Cyls, etc.) manually. If you have a CD-ROM drive, select
the setting CDROM. If you have an ATAPI device with removable media (e.g. a
ZIP drive or an LS-120), select Floptical.
SATA1/2
These items display the status of auto detection of saa devices when “Onboard
SATA-IDE” sets to “IDE”.
Floppy A/B
These items set up size and capacity of the floppy diskette drive(s) installed in
the system.
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Advanced Setup Page

This page sets up more advanced information about your system. Handle this
page with caution. Any changes can affect the operation of your computer.

Advanced Setup
Quick Boot Enabled Help Item
1st Boot Device HDD:PM-ST3120023AS
2nd Boot Device CD/DVD:3S-CD-ROM 52
Allows BIOS to skip
3rd Boot Device 1ST FLOPPY DRIVE
certain tests while
Try Other Boot Device Yes
booting. This will
Bootup Num-Lock On
decrease the time
Boot To OS/2 > 64MB No
needed to boot the
Aperture Size Select 64 MB
system.
MCT Timing Mode Auto
Auto Detect DIMM/PCI C1K Enabled
Spread Spectrum Disabled
(K8/NPT) to (AGP) Freq Auto Auto
(K8/NPT) to (AGP) Frequency 1000 MHz
Quick Boot
If you enable this item, the system starts up more quickly be elimination some
of the power on test routines.
1st Boot Device/2nd Boot Device/3rd Boot Device
Use these items to determine the device order the computer uses to look for an
operating system to load at start-up time.
Try Other Boot Device
If you enable this item, the system will also search for other boot devices if it
fails to find an operating system from the first two locations.
BootUp Num-Lock
This item determines if the Num Lock key is active or inactive at system start-
up time.
Boot to OS/2 > 64MB
Enable this item if you are booting the OS/2 operating system and you have
more than 64MB of system memory installed.
Aperture Size Select
This item defines the size of aperture if you use a graphic adapter.
MCT Timing Mode
This item determines the MCT Timing Mode.
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Auto detect DIMM/PCI Clock

When this item is enabled, BIOS will disable the clock signal of free DIMM/PCI
slots.
Spread Spectrum
If you enable spread spertrum, it can significantly reduce the EMI (Electro-
Magnetic interface) generated by the system.
(K8/NPT) to (AGP) Freq Auto
Use this item to be a switch of the Auto Detect LDT Frequency function.
(K8/NPT) to (AGP) Frequency
This item is an indicator of tunnel A Side link frequencies 200,400,600,800,1000
MHz, which is for the tunnel between CPU and Northbridge related to
HyperTransport Technology.
Features Setup Page

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

Features Setup
OnBoard Floppy Controller Enabled Help Item
Serial Port1 Address 3F8/IRQ4
OnBoard IR Port Disabled
Allows BIOS to Enable or Disable
Parallel Port Address 378
Floppy Controller.
Parallel Port Mode ECP & EPP
ECP Mode DMA Channel DMA3
Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7
OnBoard PCI IDE Controller Both
OnBoard SATA-IDE Enabled
Audio Device Enabled
Modem Device Auto
Ethernet Device Enabled
OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Disabled
OnBoard USB Function Enabled
USB Function For DOS Disabled
OnBoard Floppy Controller

Use this item to enable or disable the onboard floppy disk drive interface.
Serial Port1 Address
Use this item to enable or disable the onboard COM1/2 serial port, and to assign
a port address.
OnBoard IR Port
Use this item to enable or disable the onboard infrared port, and to assign a port
address.
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Parallel Port Address

Use this item to enable or disable the onboard Parallel port, and to assign a port
address.
Parallel Port Mode
Use this item to set the parallel port mode. You can select ECP (Extended
Capabilities Port) & EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port).
ECP Mode DMA Channel
This item assigns a DMA channel to the parallel port.
Parallel Port IRQ
Use this item to assign IRQ to the parallel port.
OnBoard PCI IDE Controller
Use this item to enable or disable both of the onboard Primary and Secondary
IDE channels.
OnBoard SATA-IDE
Use this item to enable the onboard SATA-IDE channel.
Audio Device
This item enables or disables the AC’97 audio chip.
Modem Device
This item enables or disables the onboard Modem.
Ethernet Device
This item enables or disables the onboard Ethernet LAN.
OnBoard LAN Boot ROM
Enable this item if you want to execute the Boot ROM function of onboard
LAN while starting the system.
OnBoard USB Function
Enable this item if you plan to use the USB ports on this motherboard.
USB Function For DOS
Enable this item if you plan to use the USB ports on this motherboard in a DOS
environment.
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Power Management Setup Page

This page sets some parameters for system power management operation.

Power Management Setup
ACPI Aware O/S Yes Help Item

ACPI Enhanced Efficiency Disabled
Power Management Enabled Yes / No
Suspend Time Out Disabled ACPI support for
Resume On RTC Alarm Disabled Operating System.
LAN/Ring Power On Disabled
Keyboard Power On Disabled Yes: If OS
Wake-Up key Any key supports ACPI.
No: If OS
does not support
ACPI.
ACPI Aware O/S

This item supports ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power management
Interface). Use this item to enable or disable the ACPI feature.
ACPI Enhanced Efficiency
It supports ACPI (Advanced Configuraion and Power Management Interface). Use
this item to enable or disable the ACPI feature.
Power Management
Use this item to enable or disable a power management scheme. If you enable
power management, you can use the items below to set the power management
operation. Both APM and ACPI are supported.
Suspend Time Out
This sets the timeout for Suspend mode in minutes. If the time selected passes
without any system activity, the computer will enter power-saving Suspend
mode.
Resume On RTC Alarm / RTC Alarm Date (Days) / System Time
The system can be turned off with a software command. If you enable this item,
the system can automatically resume at a fixed time based on the system’s RTC
(realtime clock). Use the items below this one to set the date and time of the
wake-up alarm. You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature.
LAN/Ring Power On
The system can be turned off with a software command. If you enable this item,
the system can automatically resume if there is an incoming call on the Modem/
Ring, or traffic on the network adapter. You must use an ATX power supply in
order to use this feature.
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Keyboard Power On
If you enable this item, system can automatically resume by pressing any and
power keys on the keyboard or typing in the password. You must use an ATX
power supply in order to use this feature.
Wake-Up Key
When Keyboard Power On is set to “Wake-Up Key”, this item is available and
users can press any keys on the keyboard.
PCI / Plug and Play Setup Page

This page sets up some parameters for devices installed on the PCI bus and
those utilizing the system plug and play capability.

PCI / Plug and Play Setup
Share Memory Size 64MB Help Item

Primary Graphics Adapter PCI-E VGA
Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes Options
PCI IDE BusMaster Enabled
PCI
AGP
Share Memory Size

This item lets you allocate a portion of the main memory for the onboard VGA
display application with these options of 64MB, 128MB, 256 MB.
Primary Graphics Adapter
This item indicates if the primary graphics adapter uses the PCI or the AGP bus.
The default AGP setting still lets the onboard display work and allows the use of
a second display card installed in a PCI slot.
Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA
If this item is enabled, an IRQ will be assigned to the PCI VGA graphics system.
You set this value to No to free up an IRQ.
PCI IDE BusMaster
This item enables or disables the DMA under DOS mode. We recommend you to
leave this item at the default value.
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BIOS Security Features Setup Page

This page helps you install or change a password.

BIOS Security Features
Security Settings Help Item
Supervisor Password : Not Installed Install or Change the

password.
Change Supervisor Password Press Enter
Supervisor Password
This item indicates whether a supervisor password has been set. If the password
has been installed, Installed displays. If not, Not Installed displays.
Change Supervisor Password
You can select this option and press <Enter> to access the sub menu. You can
use the sub menu to change the supervisor password.
CPU PnP Setup Page

This page helps you manually configure the mainboard for the CPU. The system
will automatically detect the type of installed CPU and make the appropriate
adjustments to the items on this page.

CPU PnP Setup
CPU Type : AMD Athlon (tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Proce Help Item
CPU Over-clocking Func. : Disabled
CPU Fequency : 200 MHz Options
DRAM Frequency : SPD
Disabled
Memory Voltage Auto
Enabled
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CPU Type
This item shows the type of the CPU installed in your system.
CPU Over-clocking Func.
This item decides the CPU over-clocking function installed in your system. If
the over-clocking fails, please turn off the system power. And then, hold the
PageUp key (similar to the Clear CMOS function) and turn on the power, the
BIOS will recover the safe default.
CPU Frequency
This item shows the frequency of the CPU installed in your system.
DRAM Frequency
This item shows the frequency of the DRAM in your system.
Memory Voltage
This item determines the DDR voltage adjustment.
Hardware Monitor Page

This page sets up some parameters for the hardware monitoring function of this
motherboard.

Hardware Monitor Setup
*** System Hardware Monitor*** Help Item

CPU Tcontrol :37°C/98°F
System Temperature :28°C/82°F
CPU FAN Speed :0 RPM
System Fan Speed :0 RPM
CPU Vcore :1.392V
VDIMM :1.776V
CPU Tcontrol
This item displays the CPU temperature control.
System Temperature
This item displays system temperature measurement.
FANs & Voltage Measurements
These items indicate cooling fan speeds in RPM and the various system voltage
measurements.
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Load Best Performance Settings

If you select this item and press Enter a dialog box appears. If you press [OK],
and then Enter, the Setup Utility loads a set of best-performance default values.
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. .
Load Optimal Defaults

This option opens a dialog box to ask if you are sure to install optimized
defaults or not. You select [OK], and then <Enter>, the Setup Utility loads all
default values; or select [Cancel], and then <Enter>, the Setup Utility does not
load default values.
Note: It is highly recommend that users enter this option to load optimal default
values for accessing the best performance.
Save Changes and Exit

Highlight this item and press <Enter> to save the changes that you have made in
the Setup Utility configuration. When the Save Changes and Exit dialog box
appears, select [OK] to save and exit, or [Cancel] to return to the main menu.
Discard Changes and Exit

Highlight this item and press <Enter> to discard any changes that you have made
in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility. When the Discard Changes and
Exit dialog box appears, select [OK] to discard changes and exit, or [Cancel] to
return to the main menu.
Note: If you have made settings that you do not want to save, use the
“Discard Changes and Exit” item and select [OK] to discard any
changes you have made.
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Chapter 4 Software & Applications

Introduction
This chapter describes the contents of the support CD-ROM that comes with the
motherboard package.
The support CD-ROM contains all useful software, necessary drivers and utility
programs to properly run our products. More program information is available in
a README file, located in the same directory as the software.
To run the support CD, simply insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. An Auto
Setup screen automatically pops out, and then you can go on the auto-installing or
manual installation depending on your operating system.
If your operating system is Windows 2000/XP, it will automatically install all the
drivers and utilities for your motherboard.
Installing Support Software

1 Insert the support CD-ROM disc in the CD-ROM drive.
2 When you insert the CD-ROM disc in the system CD-ROM drive,
the CD automatically displays an Auto Setup screen.
3 The screen displays three buttons of Setup, Browse CD and Exit on
the right side, and three others Setup, Application and ReadMe at
the bottom. Please see the following illustration.
The Setup button runs the software auto-installing program as explained in next
section.
The Browse CD button is a standard Windows command that you can check the
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Chapter 4: Software & Applications
contents of the disc with the Windows file browsing interface.

The Exit button closes the Auto Setup window. To run the program again, reinsert
the CD-ROM disc in the drive; or click the CD-ROM driver from the Windows
Explorer, and click the Setup icon.
The Application button brings up a software menu. It shows the bundled software
that this mainboard supports.
The ReadMe brings you to the Install Path where you can find out path names of
software driver.
Auto-Installing under Windows 2000/XP
If you are under Windows 2000/XP, please click the Setup button to run the
software auto-installing program while the Auto Setup screen pops out after
inserting the support CD-ROM:
1 The installation program loads and displays the following screen.
Click the Next button.
2 Select the items that you want to setup by clicking on it (the default
options are recommended). Click the Next button to proceed.
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3 The support software will automatically install.

Once any of the installation procedures start, software is automatically installed in
sequence. You need to follow the onscreen instructions, confirm commands and
allow the computer to restart as few times as needed to complete installing what-
ever software you selected. When the process is finished, all the support software
will be installed and start working.
Bundled Software Installation

All bundled software available on the CD-ROM is for users’ convenience. You can
install bundled software as follows:
1 Click the Application button while the Auto Setup screen pops out
after inserting the support CD-ROM.
2 A software menu appears. Click the software you want to install.
3 Follow onscreen instructions to install the software program step by
step until finished.
AMI/AWARD Flash Utility

This utility lets you erase the system BIOS stored on a Flash Memory chip on the
motherboard, and lets you copy an updated version of the BIOS to the chip.
Proceed with caution when using this program. If you erase the current BIOS and
fail to write a new BIOS, or write a new BIOS that is incorrect, your system will
malfunction. Refer to Chapter 3, Using BIOS for more information.
WinFlash Utility
The WinFlash utility is a Windows version of the DOS BIOS flash writer utility.
The utility enables you to flash the system BIOS stored on a Flash Memory chip
on the motherboard while in a Windows environment. This utility is currently
available for WINXP\2000. To install the WinFlash utility, run AFUWIN.EXE
(AMI) or WINFLASH.EXE(Award) from the following directory:
\UTILITY\AMIFLASH or AWDFLASH.
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• CPU and memory timing

Note: Hardware specifications and software items are subject to change

Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation

ITEM LABEL COMPONENTS

PS/2 Keyboard Use the lower PS/2 port to connect a PS/2

VGA Port Use the VGA port to connect VGA devices.

Installing the Processor

CPU Installation Procedure

1 Unhook the locking lever of the CPU socket.

Installing Memory Modules

Over its predecessor, DDR-SDRAM, DDR2-SDRAM offers greater bandwidth

Memory Module Installation Procedure

Note for dual-channel DDR2:

CLR_CMOS1: Clear CMOS Jumper

Function Jum per

Note: To avoid the system unstability after clearing CMOS, we recommend

Install The Motherboard

Install the motherboard in a case. Follow the case manufacturer’s instructions to

Pin Signal Pin Signal

Connecting Optional Devices

SPK1: Speaker Header

F_AUDIO1: Front Panel Audio Header

Pin Signal Pin Signal

F_USB1~2: Front Panel USB Headers

1. Locate the F_USB1~2 headers on the motherboard.

1. Locate the infrared port-IR1 header on the motherboard.

Install Other Devices

Floppy Disk Drive

Analog Audio Input Header

Here is a list of CD_IN1 pin assignments.

Follow the steps below to install an PCI Express/CNR/PCI expansion card.

PCI Express Slot

Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility

Running the Setup Utility

CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc

Standard CMOS Setup CPU PnP Setup

Standard CMOS Setup Page

CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc.

System Time 00:004:12 Help Item

Primary IDE Master Hard Disk User [Enter], [TAB]

Floppy A 1.44 MB 31/2

System Date & System Time

Advanced Setup Page

CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc.

Auto detect DIMM/PCI Clock

Features Setup Page

CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc.

OnBoard Floppy Controller

Parallel Port Address

Power Management Setup Page

CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc.

ACPI Aware O/S Yes Help Item

ACPI Aware O/S

PCI / Plug and Play Setup Page

CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc.

Share Memory Size 64MB Help Item

Share Memory Size

BIOS Security Features Setup Page

* System Hardware Monitor* Help Item