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User’ s Guide V76MSE.book Page 1 Wednesday, May 19, 1999 1:25 PM[...]
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iii Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Chapter 1 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]
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T able of Contents iv Chapter 3 `BIOS Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Entering Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Product Information . . . . . .[...]
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Notices x V76MSE.book Page x Wednesday, May 19, 1999 1:25 PM[...]
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Chapter 1 V76MSE.book Page 1 Wednesday, May 19, 1999 1:25 PM[...]
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Chapter 1 Getting Started 4 Preinstallation $8 ❑ "$ ❑ .-$ Selecting [...]
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5 Features $%*-%* *%-*-[...]
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Chapter 1 Getting Started 6 Rear Panel $% 6 Increase Volume button 7 Decrease Volume button 8 T urbo LED 9 Power LED 10 Hard disk drive LED 11 Power button 12 3.5-inch floppy disk drive eject button 13 3.5-[...]
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7 No. Component 1F a n 2 System main power switch 3 Voltage selector 4 System power socket 5 USB ports 6 PS/2 mouse port 7 PS/2 keyboard port 8 Serial port 2 9 Parallel port 10 VGA/Monitor port 11 Speaker -out/Line-out port 12 Line-in port 13 Game/MIDI portt 14 Microphone-in port 15 Add-on card brackets V76MSE.book Page 7 Wednesday, May 19, 1999 1:[...]
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Chapter 1 Getting Started 8 Connecting System Components Caution: Do not turn on the system main power switch on the rear panel of the system or plug the system in until you finish connecting all system components. $?[...]
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9 Connecting the Monitor !$$:( Connecting the Mouse !$[...]
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Chapter 1 Getting Started 10 Connecting the Printer (optional) - % % %% & % *?[...]
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Chapter 1 Getting Started 12 Connecting USB Devices (optional) .")% ?[...]
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13 Turning On Your Computer % * %8 ?[...]
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Chapter 1 Getting Started 14 Turning Off Your Computer % **0*-* [...]
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15 Troubleshooting &%*% $$$$[...]
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Chapter 1 Getting Started 16 ❑ & @ ❑ %?[...]
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17 Error Messages &%$*$ 1$-[...]
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Chapter 1 Getting Started 18 Pointing Device Error Reconnect or replace the pointing device. Pointing Device Interface Error Check the pointing device interface circuit. Pointing Device IRQ Conflict Enter Setup and change the IRQ setting of the PS/2 mouse. IDE Drive 0 Error IDE Drive 1 Error IDE Drive 2 Error IDE Drive 3 Error Replace the disk driv[...]
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19 Correcting Error Conditions $*E!2;E$ %$?[...]
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23 Features $ %$ 8 Components ❑ &?[...]
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Chapter 2 System Board Information 24 Features ❑ !$!% ❑ -$&& ❑ $ ! &[...]
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Chapter 2 System Board Information 26 9 A TX power supply connector 10 HDD LED connector 11 Floppy disk drive connector 12 IDE 1 connector 13 IDE 2 connector 14 Intrusion alarm connector 15 Super I/O controller 16 System BIOS chip 17 Power button connector 18 South bridge controller 19 Wake-on LAN connector 20 Modem ring-in connector 21 PCI slots 2[...]
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27 31 COM 2 port 32 PS/2 keyboard port 33 PS/2 mouse port 34 COM 1 connector 35 Speaker connector 36 PC speaker connector 37 3-pin CPU fan connector 38 2-pin CPU fan connector 39 North bridge controller No. Component V76MSE.book Page 27 Wednesday, May 19, 1999 1:25 PM[...]
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Chapter 2 System Board Information 28 Jumpers and Connectors $$B %8 ?[...]
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29 $ 8 Connector Function CN2 USB CN3 Upper port: mouse; Lower port: keyboard CN4 COM 1 CN5 Upper: parallel/printer[...]
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Chapter 2 System Board Information 30 CN24 Reset button CN25 T urbo LED DIMM 1, DIMM 2 Memory module sockets FN1 3-pin CPU fan FN2 2-pin CPU fan JP5 Power LED Connector Function V76MSE.book Page 30 Wednesday, May 19, 1999 1:25 PM[...]
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Chapter 2 System Board Information 32 Video Function %H (! 1$ ?[...]
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Chapter 2 System Board Information 34 USB Support .")$$ ?[...]
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Chapter 3 `BIOS Information 42 Entering Setup "*-% Important! Y ou must press Ctrl-Alt-Esc simultaneously while the system is booting. This key combination does not work during any other ti[...]
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43 $".% / 8 Note: The F8 key works only when you are in the main menu. This means that you can activate the Advanced Level only when you are in the main me[...]
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Chapter 3 `BIOS Information 44 System Information $% System Information 8 $$,?[...]
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45 $"% & $8 Parameter Description Format Processor Specifies the type of processor currently installed in your[...]
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Chapter 3 `BIOS Information 46 IDE Secondary Channel Master Specifies the current configuration of the IDE device connected to the master port of the secondary IDE channel. Drive type, capacity IDE Secondary Channel Slave Specifies the current configuration of the IDE device connected to the slave port of the secondary IDE channel. Drive type, capa[...]
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47 PS/2 Mouse Indicates if there is a mouse connected to your system. This is automatically detected by BIOS. Displays Installed if there is a mouse detected; otherwise, it displays None. Parameter Description Format V76MSE.book Page 47 Wednesday, May 19, 1999 1:25 PM[...]
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Chapter 3 `BIOS Information 48 Product Information % Product Information 8 !& [...]
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49 DMI BIOS version Specifies the version of the DMI BIOS utility installed in your system. The Desktop Management Interface (DMI) BIOS allows you to check your system hardware components without actually opening your system. Hardware checking is done via software during start up. Parameter Description V76MSE.book Page 49 Wednesday, May 19, 1999 1:[...]
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Chapter 3 `BIOS Information 50 Disk Drives " Disk Drives $ %% $?[...]
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51 $%%&# 8 IDE Primary Channel Slave Lets you configure the hard disk drive connected to the slave port of IDE channel 1. IDE Secondary Ch[...]
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53 Hard Disk Block Mode Enhances your hard disk performance by allowing data transfer in blocks (multiple sectors) at a rate of 256 bytes per cycle. This parameter appears only in the Advanced Level. Auto or Disabled Advanced PIO Mode Improves your hard disk performance by allowing faster data recovery and read/write timing; thus, it reduces the ha[...]
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Chapter 3 `BIOS Information 54 Onboard Peripherals ! %$ "$?[...]
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55 Parallel Port Lets you enable or disable the parallel port. Enabled or Disabled Base Address Lets you set a logical base address for the parallel port. This parameter is configurable only if the Parallel Port parameter is enabled. 3BCh, 378h , 278h IRQ Lets you assign an interrupt for the parallel port. This parameter is configurable only if the[...]
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Chapter 3 `BIOS Information 56 Onboard Device Settings $"$8 $ ?[...]
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57 USB Legacy Mode Lets you activate or deactivate the USB keyboard connected to your system. When activated, the USB keyboard functions in a DOS environment. Enabled or Disabled Onboard Audio Chip Lets you activate or deactivate the audio controller on board. Enabled or Disabled Parameter Description Options V76MSE.book Page 57 Wednesday, May 19, [...]
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59 System Sleep Tim er Automatically puts the system to power -saving mode after a specified period of inactivity . Any keyboard or mouse action, or any activity detected from the IRQ channels resumes system operation. 2, 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50...120 minutes, or Off Sleep Mode Lets you specify the power - saving mode that the system will enter a[...]
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Chapter 3 `BIOS Information 60 Boot Options %%%$ $%?[...]
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61 Fast Boot Allows you to define your system’ s booting process, whether to skip some POST routines or proceed with the normal booting process. Auto or Disabled Silent Boot When enabled, BIOS is in graphical mode and displays only an identification logo during POST and while booting. Then, the screen displays the operating system prompt (as in D[...]
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Chapter 3 `BIOS Information 62 Configuration T able Allows you to enable or disable the display of the configuration table after POST but before booting. The configuration table gives a summary of the hardware devices and settings that BIOS detected during POST . This parameter appears only when you are in the Advanced Level. Enabled or Disabled Up[...]
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63 Date and T ime $% Date and T ime 8 $?[...]
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Chapter 3 `BIOS Information 64 System Security "$ % '%[...]
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65 Power -on Password Secures your system against unauthorized use. Once you set this password, you have to type it whenever you boot the system. None or Present. The Present settings allows you to set a Power -on password. For instructions on how to set a Setup password, refer to “Setting a Password” on page 66. Operation Mode Lets you enable [...]
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Chapter 3 `BIOS Information 66 Setting a Password - # % Y ou cannot enter the BIOS utility if a Setup password does not exist and JP6 is set to 1-2 (password check enabled). By default, JP6 is set to[...]
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Chapter 3 `BIOS Information 68 Bypassing the Password &%$% *%% % % 2 ?[...]
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69 Advanced Options Note: The Advanced Options selection is available only in the Advanced Level. %$% %!&?[...]
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Chapter 3 `BIOS Information 70 Memor y/Cache Options "$ Memory/Cache Options % $8 %?[...]
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71 Memory at 15MB- 16MB Reserved for T o prevent memory address conflicts between the system and expansion boards, reserve this memory range for the use of either the system or an expansion board. Some VGA cards have required settings for this feature. Check your VGA card manual before setting this parameter . System or Add-on card C8000 - DFFFFh S[...]
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Chapter 3 `BIOS Information 72 PnP/PCI Options !!+!&% %$%!& "$?[...]
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73 VGA Palette Snoop Enables the palette snooping feature if you installed more than one VGA card in the system, allowing the control palette register (CPR) to manage and update the VGA RAM DAC (Digital Analog Converter , a color data storage) of each VGA card installed in the system. The snooping process lets the CPR send a signal to all the VGA c[...]
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Chapter 3 `BIOS Information 74 Load Default Settings > )&"$ %%- $%%[...]
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75 Abort Settings Change "$ Abort Settings Change % $$08 $ Ye s ?[...]
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Chapter 3 `BIOS Information 76 Exiting Setup 0)&"% *% $$ 08 " Ye s 0" ?[...]
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Chapter 4 Upgrading the System 80 Warning! Not turning off the system properly before you start installing the components may damage your system. Do not attempt the procedures described in the following sections unless you are a qualified service technician. Post-installation Instructions ?[...]
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81 Opening the System Caution: Before you proceed, make sure that you have turned off the system and all peripherals connected to it. Read the preinstallation instructions on page 79. %$ ?[...]
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Chapter 4 Upgrading the System 88 Upgrading the CPU Removing the CPU Note: Observe the ESD precautions on page 79 when installing or removing a system component. ) % $ % * % [...]
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Chapter 4 Upgrading the System 90 Installing the Upgrade CPU Note: Observe the ESD precautions on page 79 when installing or removing a system component. )%*-!. [...]
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