TECHNICAL MANUAL

Of
Intel GM45 Express Chipset
&
ICH9M Series Chipset
Based

Mini-ITX M/B for Penyn Processor

NO.G03-NF93-F
Revision：5.0
Released in: September, 2011

Trademark:
* Specifications and Information contained in this documentation are furnished for information use only, and are

subject to change at any time without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by manufacturer.
Environmental Protection Announcement

Do not dispose this electronic device into the trash while discarding. To minimize pollution
and ensure environment protection of mother earth, please recycle.

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 TABLE OF CONTENT
ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY INSTRUCTION ............................................................................... iv
USER’S NOTICE .................................................................................................................................. v
MANUAL REVISION INFORMATION ............................................................................................ v
ITEM CHECKLIST.............................................................................................................................. v
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION OF THE MOTHERBOARD
1-1 FEATURE OF MOTHERBOARD ...................................................................................... 1
1-2 SPECIFICATION.................................................................................................................. 2
1-3 LAYOUT DIAGRAM ........................................................................................................... 3
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION
2-1 JUMPER SETTING .............................................................................................................. 8
2-2 CONNECTORS AND HEADERS ....................................................................................... 11
2-2-1 CONNECTORS....................................................................................................... 11
2-2-2 HEADERS ............................................................................................................... 12
CHAPTER 3 INTRODUCING BIOS
3-1 ENTERNING SETUP ........................................................................................................... 21
3-2 GETTING HELP ................................................................................................................... 21
3-3 THE MAIN MENU................................................................................................................ 21
3-4 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES.......................................................................................... 24
3-4-1 CPU FEATURES ...................................................................................................... 27
3-5 INTEGRATED PHERIPHRALS......................................................................................... 27
3-5-1 INTEL DTS FEATURE ............................................................................................ 28
3-6 PC HEALTH STATUS.......................................................................................................... 30
3-7 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES .................................................................................. 31
3-8 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP ..................................................................................... 32
3-9 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATIONS............................................................................................ 34

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 Environmental Safety Instruction
z Avoid the dusty, humidity and temperature extremes. Do not place the product in any
area where it may become wet.

z 0 to 60 centigrade is the suitable temperature. (The figure comes from the request of the
main chipset)

z Generally speaking, dramatic changes in temperature may lead to contact malfunction

and crackles due to constant thermal expansion and contraction from the welding spots’
that connect components and PCB. Computer should go through an adaptive phase
before it boots when it is moved from a cold environment to a warmer one to avoid
condensation phenomenon. These water drops attached on PCB or the surface of the
components can bring about phenomena as minor as computer instability resulted from
corrosion and oxidation from components and PCB or as major as short circuit that can
burn the components. Suggest starting the computer until the temperature goes up.

z The increasing temperature of the capacitor may decrease the life of computer. Using the
close case may decrease the life of other device because the higher temperature in the
inner of the case.

z Attention to the heat sink when you over-clocking. The higher temperature may decrease
the life of the device and burned the capacitor.

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USER’S NOTICE
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INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT MAY BE REPRODUCED,
TRANSMITTED OR TRANSLATED INTO ANY LANGUAGE IN ANY FORM OR BY ANY MEANS WITHOUT
WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE MANUFACTURER.

THIS MANUAL CONTAINS ALL INFORMATION REQUIRED TO USE THIS MOTHER-BOARD SERIES AND
WE DO ASSURE THIS MANUAL MEETS USER’S REQUIREMENT BUT WILL CHANGE, CORRECT ANY TIME
WITHOUT NOTICE. MANUFACTURER PROVIDES THIS MANUAL “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY
KIND, AND WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMANGES FOR LOSS OF PROFIT, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF USE OF DATA,
INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE).

PRODUCTS AND CORPORATE NAMES APPEARING IN THIS MANUAL MAY OR MAY NOT BE
REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OR COPYRIGHTS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE COMPANIES, AND THEY ARE
USED ONLY FOR IDENTIFICATION OR EXPLANATION AND TO THE OWNER’S BENEFIT, WITHOUT
INTENT TO INFRINGE.

Manual Revision Information

Reversion Revision History Date
5.0 Fifth Edition September, 2011
Item Checklist
5 Motherboard
5 Cable(s)
5 CD for motherboard utilities
5 Motherboard User’s Manual
5 Back panel

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 Chapter 1
Introduction of the Motherboard
1-1 Feature of Motherboard
z Intel GM45+ICH9M Series chipset.
z Penyn CPU, with low power consumption never denies high performance.
z Support FSB 1066MHz.
z Support two DDRII SODIMM 800/667MHz up to 4 GB.
z Onboard dual REALTEK RTL 8111C Gigabit Ethernet LAN chip.
z Integrated ALC888 6-channel HD audio CODEC.
z Support USB2.0 data transport demands.
z Support RS422/485 and watchdog.
z Support GPIO function.
z Support Raid 0, Raid 1 function (only for NF93R).

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 1-2 Specification
Spec Description
Design ∗ Mini ITX form factor 8 layers PCB size: 17.0x17.0cm
Chipset ∗ Intel GM45+ICH9M series chipset
CPU ∗ Penyn CPU
∗ 200-pin DDRII SO-DIMM slot x2
∗ Support DDRII SODIMM 800/667 MHz system Modules DDRII
Memory Socket
SODIMM memory
∗ Expandable to 4GB.
∗ 32-bit PCI slot x 1pcs
x Expansion Slots
∗ Mini PCI-E slot x1pcs
∗ One PCI IDE controller that supports PCI Bus Mastering, ATA
PIO/DMA and the ULTRA DMA 100/66 functions that deliver
Integrate IDE
the data transfer rate up to 100 MB/s.
∗ Support Raid 0, Raid 1 function(only for NF93R)
∗ Integrated dual Realtek RTL8111C PCI-E Gigabit LAN chip
LAN
∗ Support Fast Ethernet LAN function of providing
10Mb/100Mb/1000Mb Ethernet data transfer rate
∗ ALC888 6-channel audio codec integrated
Audio
∗ Audio driver and utility included
BIOS ∗ Award 8MB Flash DIP ROM
Multi I/O ∗ HDMI connector x1
∗ DVI-D connector x1
∗ VGA connector x1
∗ RJ-45 LAN connector x2
∗ USB 2.0 port x 4
∗ COM connector x 2
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 ∗ Audio connector x1 (Line-in, Line-out, MIC,SPDIF_OUT)
∗ SATAII x4
∗ LVDS header x1
∗ Invert header x1
∗ TV OUT header x1
∗ RS422/RS485 header x1
∗ Front panel header x1
∗ CPUFAN x1 /SYSFAN x2
∗ COM port header x2
∗ USB 2.0 headers x 3 (expandable to 6 x USB 2.0 ports )
∗ GPIO header
∗ PS2 KBMS header x1
∗ IDE hard disk drive header x1
1-3 Layout Diagram

DVI-D RJ-45 LAN

Connector Connector COM
Connector
Line-In/
SPDIF Out
Line-Out

MIC-IN

HDMI VGA COM

Connector Connector USB Connector
Connector

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 Inverter Connector ATX Power Connector

HDMI Connector
CPU Socket

VGA & DVI-D Intel GM45 Chipset

Connector
CPU FAN DDRII
SO-DIMM Slot

RJ-45 LAN over USB

Connectors
TV OUT Header
KBMS Header
RJ-45 LAN over USB Intel ICH9M Series
LVDS Header
Connectors Chipset
SYS FAN1

TX-RXCOM4 Header IDE Header

COM Connector
Mini PCI-E Slot USB Headers

SATAII Connector
(SATA3，4)
Audio Connector Speaker Header
COM Headers Front Panel Header

Front Panel Audio Header

SYS FAN2
PCI Slot SATAII Connector
GPIO Header
(SATA1，2)

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ALC 888

RealtekRTL8111C
Gigabit LAN Chip
RealtekRTL8111C
Gigabit LAN Chip

DDRII
SO-DIMM Slot

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Jumper
Jumper Name Description Page
JBAT CMOS RAM Clear Function Setting 3-pin Block P.8
JP1 Panel Backlight Select 3-pin Block P.8
JP2 Panel VDD Select 3-pin Block P.9
JP3 COM4 RS232/422/485 Function Select 6-pin Block P.9
JP4 COM4 RS232 Power Select 6-pin Block P.10
JUSB1 USB1/2/3 Power Select 3-pin Block P.10
Connectors
Connector Name Description Page
HDMI HDMI port connector 19-pin Connector P.11
VGA-DVI(Bellow) Video Graphic Attach Connector 15-pin Connector P.11
VGA-DVI(Above) DVI-D Port Connector 24-pin Connector P.11
UL1/ UL2 USB Port Connector x4 4-pin Connector P.11
(Middle/Bellow)
UL1/ UL2 (Above) RJ-45 LAN Connector x2 8-pin Connector P.11
COM1 Serial Port Connectors x2 9-pin Connector P.11
AUDIO1 Line-Out /MIC/Line-In Audio Connector 3- Phone Jack P.11
SATA1~4 Serial ATAII Connector 7-pin Connector P.11

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Headers
Header Name Description Page
AUDIO2 Front Panel Audio Header 9-pin Block P.12
LVDS LVDS Header 32-pin Block P.12
INVERTER1 LVDS Inverter Header 7-pin Block P.14
TV OUT TV Out Header 9-pin Block P.14
TX-RX COM4 RS 422/485 Header 4-pin Block P.15
JW_FP1 Front Panel Header 9-pin Block P.15
(PWR LED/ HD LED/ (PWR LED/ HD LED/ /Power Button
/Power Button /Reset) /Reset)
CPUFAN,SYSFAN1/2 FAN Speed Headers 3-pin Block P.16
COM3,4 Serial Port COM3/4 Header 9-pin Block P.16
USB1/2/3 USB 2.0 headers 9-pin Block P.17
IO_CON GPIO Header 9-pin Block P.17
KBMS PS/2 Keyboard and mouse Header 6-pin Block P.18
IDE1 IDE Header 44-pin Block P.18

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 Chapter 2
Hardware Installation
2-1 Jumper Setting
(1) JBAT (3-pin): Clear CMOS

3 3
JBAT JBAT
1 1

1-2 closed Normal 2-3 closed Clear CMOS

CMOS RAM Clear Setting

(2) JP1 (3-pin): Panel Backlights Select

JP1 1-2 closed Off

1

JP1 2-3 closed On

1

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(3) JP2 (3-pin): Panel VDD Select

3 JP2 3

JP2
1
1

1-2 closed: 5V 2-3 closed : 3.3V

(4) JP3 (6-pin): COM4 RS232/422/485 Function Select

1 1 1
JP3

1-2 closed: RS232 3-4 closed : RS485 5-6 closed : RS422

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(5) JP4 (6-pin): COM4 RS232 Power Select

JP4

1 1 1

1-2 closed: RS232 3-4 closed : +12V 5-6 closed : +5V

(6) JUSB1 (3-pin): USB 1/2/3 Power Select

JUSB1

1 3
1 3
1-2 closed: +5V (Normal) 2-3 closed: + 5VSB

USB1/2/3 Power Select Setting

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2-2 Connectors and Headers
2-2-1 Connectors
(1) Audio Connector: (Line-IN/ Line-Out/ MIC-In)

DVI-D RJ-45 LAN

Connector Connector COM
Connector
Line-In/
SPDIF Out
Line-Out

MIC-IN

HDMI VGA COM

Connector Connector USB Connector
Connector

(2) SATA Port connector: SATA1/SATA2/ SATA3/SATA4

SATA1

SATA4 SATA3
SATA2

Serial-ATA Connectors

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2-2-2 Headers
(1) Front Panel Audio (9-pin): AUDIO2

Audio-GND

KEY
NC
NC

NC
AUDIO2 2 10
Pin 1 9

MIC2-L
MIC2-R
Lineout2-R
Sense-FB
Lineout2-L
Line-Out, MIC Headers

(2) LVDS Header (32-pin): LVDS

Pin 1
LVDS Header

Pin 2

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 Pin Pin Definition Pin Pin Definition
Pin 1 LVDSB_DATA3- Pin 2 LVDSB_DATA3+
Pin 3 LVDSB_CLK- Pin 4 LVDSB_CLK+
Pin 5 LVDSB_DATA2- Pin 6 LVDSB_DATA2+
Pin 7 LVDSB_DATA1- Pin 8 LVDSB_DATA1+
Pin 9 LVDSB_DATA0- Pin 10 LVDSB_DATA0+
Pin 11 DDC DATA Pin 12 DDC CLOCK
Pin 13 Ground Pin 14 Ground
Pin 15 Ground Pin 16 Ground
Pin 17 LVDSA_DATA3+ Pin 18 LVDSA_DATA3-
Pin 19 LVDSA_CLK+ Pin 20 LVDSA_CLK-
Pin 21 LVDSA_DATA2+ Pin 22 LVDSA_DATA2-
Pin 23 LVDSA_DATA1+ Pin 24 LVDSA_DATA1-
Pin 25 LVDSA_DATA0+ Pin 26 LVDSA_DATA0-
Pin 27 PVDD Pin 28 PVDD
Pin 29 PVDD Pin 30 PVDD
Pin 31 Ground Pin 32 Ground

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(3) Pin-headers of LVDS Inverter(7-pin): INVERTER1
Pin 1 and pin2: VCC of inverter
Pin3、pin4 and pin6: GND
Pin5: Backlight
Pin7: Brightness

Brightness

Backlight
GND

GND
GND

+12V
+12V
Pin 1
(4)TV-OUT Header (9-pin): TV_OUT

10 9
NC Blue
Red NC
Green GND
TV-OUT
NC GND
Key NC
2
Pin 1

TV-OUT Header

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(5) RS422/485 Header (4-pin): TX-RXCOM4

RXDN
RXDP
2
TX-RXCOM4 4
Pin 1
3

TXDN
TXDP
RS422/485 Header

(6) Front Panel Header(9-pin): JW_FP1

SPEAK1
SP K-
NC
NC
Pin 1 S PK+

Pin 1

HDDLED+ PWRLED+
HDLED PWR LED
HDDLED- PWRLED-
G ND GND
RESET PWRBTN
RSTSW PWRBTN
NC

JW _FP1

System Case Connections

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 (7) FAN Speed Headers (3-pin): CPUFAN, SYSFAN1/SYSFAN2
Pin1: GND
Pin2: +12V fan power
Pin3: Fan Speed
CPUFAN

SYSFAN 1

1 3

SYSFAN2
3
1

(8) COM Header (9-pin): COM3/COM4

GND

TXD
DTR

DCD
RX
COM3/4 5 Pin 1
10 6
RI
CTS
RTS
DSR

COM Header

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(9) USB 2.0 Port Headers (9-pin): USB1/USB2/ USB3

+DATA
-DATA
GND

+5V
Pi

NC
GND
+DATA
-DATA
+5V
USB 1/2/3 Header
(9) GPIO Header (9-pin): IO_CON
PIN Define PIN Define
1 GPIO_17 6 GPIO_6
2 GPIO_18 7 GPIO_7
5 1
3 GPIO_20 8 GPIO_8
GPIO
10 6
4 GPIO_22 9 GPIO_27
GPIO Header 5 GND 10 KEY

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(10) KBMS Header (6-pin): KBMS
The header is for PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 Mouse input devices.

MSCLK
+5V
MSDATA
KBDATA
GND

KBCLK Pin 1

KBMS Header

(11) IDE Header (44-pin)：IDE1

IDE1 Header

Pin 2 Pin 1

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 Pin Definition Pin Definition
Pin 1 Reset Pin 2 GND
Pin 3 DD7 Pin 4 DD8
Pin 5 DD6 Pin 6 DD9
Pin 7 DD5 Pin 8 DD10
Pin 9 DD4 Pin 10 DD11
Pin 11 DD3 Pin 12 DD12
Pin 13 DD2 Pin 14 DD13
Pin 15 DD1 Pin 16 DD14
Pin 17 DD0 Pin 18 DD15
Pin 19 GND Pin 20 NC
Pin 21 DMARQ Pin 22 GND
Pin 23 IOW Pin 24 GND
Pin 25 IOR Pin 26 GND
Pin 27 IORDY Pin 28 CSELA
Pin 29 DMACK Pin 30 GND
Pin 31 JINTRQ Pin 32 NC
Pin 33 DA1 Pin 34 PDIAG
Pin 35 DA0 Pin 36 DA2
Pin 37 CS Pin 38 CS1
Pin 39 PRI_ACT Pin 40 GND
Pin 41 +5V Pin 42 +5V
Pin 43 GND Pin 44 NC

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 Chapter 3
Introducing BIOS
Attention: The BIOS options shown in this manual is for reference use only. We
reserve the right to update the BIOS version without advance notice.
The BIOS is a program located on a Flash Memory on the motherboard. This program is a
bridge between motherboard and operating system. When you start the computer, the BIOS
program will gain control. The BIOS first operates an auto-diagnostic test called POST (power
on self test) for all the necessary hardware, it detects the entire hardware device and
configures the parameters of the hardware synchronization. Only when these tasks are
completed done it gives up control of the computer to operating system (OS). Since the
BIOS is the only channel for hardware and software to communicate, it is the key factor for
system stability, and in ensuring that your system performance as its best.
In the BIOS Setup main menu of Figure 3-1, you can see several options. We will explain
these options step by step in the following pages of this chapter, but let us first see a short
description of the function keys you may use here:
• Press <Esc> to quit the BIOS Setup.
• Press ↑ ↓ ← → (up, down, left, right) to choose, in the main menu, the option you want
to confirm or to modify.
• Press <F10> when you have completed the setup of BIOS parameters to save these
parameters and to exit the BIOS Setup menu.
• Press Page Up/Page Down or +/– keys when you want to modify the BIOS parameters
for the active option.

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3-1 Entering Setup
Power on the computer and by pressing <Del> immediately allows you to enter Setup.
If the message disappears before your respond and you still wish to enter Setup, restart the
system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing the “RESET” button on the system
case. You may also restart by simultaneously pressing <Ctrl>, <Alt> and <Delete> keys. If
you do not press the keys at the correct time and the system does not boot, an error message
will be displayed and you will again be asked to
Press <F1> to continue, or <Del> to enter Setup

3-2 Getting Help

Main Menu
The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the
screen.
Status Page Setup Menu/Option Page Setup Menu
Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the
possible selections for the highlighted item. To exit the Help Window, press <Esc>.
3-3 The Main Menu
Once you enter Award® BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (Figure 3-1) will appear
on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from fourteen setup functions and two
exit choices. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter
the sub-menu.

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 Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Standard CMOS Features Load Fail-safe Defaults

Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults
Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password
Integrated Peripherals Set User Password
Power Management Setup Save & Exit Setup
PnP/PCI Configurations Exit Without Saving
PC Health Status
Esc : Quit F9 : Menu in BIOS ↑↓→← : Select Item
F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Figure 3-1

Standard CMOS Features

Use this Menu for basic system configurations.
Advanced BIOS Features
Use this menu to set the Advanced Features available on your system.
Advanced Chipset Features
Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system’s
performance.
Integrated Peripherals
Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals.
Power Management Setup
Use this menu to specify your settings for power management.
Miscellaneous Control

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Use this menu to specify your settings for Miscellaneous Control.
PC Health Status
This entry shows your PC health status.
Power User Overclock Settings
Use this menu to specify your settings (frequency, Voltage) for overclocking demand
CPU Thermal Throttling Setting
The selection is set for activating the active CPU Thermal Protection by flexible CPU loading
adjustment in the arrangement of temperature you defined.
Load Optimized Defaults
Use this menu to load the BIOS default values these are setting for optimal performances system
operations for performance use.
Password Settings
This entry for setting Supervisor password and User password
Save & Exit Setup
Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup.
Exit Without Saving
Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

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 3-4 Advanced BIOS Features
Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Advanced BIOS Features
CPU Feature Press Enter
Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter Item Help
Virus Warning Disabled
CPU L3 Cache Enabled
Quick power on self Test Enabled Menu Level >
First Boot Device HARD DISK
Second Boot Device CDROM
Third Boot Device Disabled
Boot other Device Enabled
Boot Up NumLock Status On
Typematic Rate Setting Disabled
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) 6
Typematic Delay (Msec) 250
Security Option Setup
APIC Mode Enabled
MPS Version Control For OS 1.4
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB Non-OS2
Report No FDD For WIN 95 Yes
Small Logo(EPA) Show Disabled
Summary Screen Show Disabled

↑↓→← Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Optimized Defaults F7:Standard Defaults

Hard Disk Boot Priority

The selection is for you to choose the hard disk drives priorities to boot from.
Virus Warning
The selection Allow you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector
protection. If this function is enabled and someone attempt to write data into this area, BIOS
will show a warning message on screen and alarm beep.

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 Disabled (default) No warning message to appear when anything attempts to access the
boot sector or hard disk partition table.
Enabled Activates automatically when the system boots up causing a warning
message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector
of hard disk partition table.
CPU Internal Cache
The default value is Enabled.
Enabled (default) Enable cache
Disabled Disable cache
Note: The internal cache is built in the processor.
External Cache
Choose Enabled or Disabled. This option enables the Level 2 cache memory.
Quick Power On Self-Test
This category speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after you power on the computer. If
this is set to Enabled, BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST.
Enabled (default) Enable quick POST
Disabled Normal POST
First/Second/Third Boot Device
The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in
these items. The settings are Floppy, LS/ZIP, HDD-0/HDD-1/HDD-3, SCSI, CDROM,
LAD and Disabled.
Boot Up Floppy Seek
During POST, BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks.
360K type is 40 tracks while 760K; 1.2M and 1.44M are all 80 tracks.
Boot Up NumLock Status
The default value is on.
On (default) Keypad is numeric keys.
Off Keypad is arrow keys.
Typematic Rate Setting
Keystrokes repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller. When enabled, the
typematic rate and typematic delay can be selected. The settings are: Enabled/Disabled.

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Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)
Set the number of times a second to repeat a keystroke when you hold the key down. The
settings are: 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, and 30.
Typematic Delay (Msec)
Sets the delay time after the key is held down before beginning to repeat the keystroke. The
settings are 250, 500, 750, and 1000.
Security Option
This category allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just to Setup.
System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied if the
correct password is not entered at the prompt.
Setup (default) The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if the correct
password is not entered prompt.
HDD S.M.A.R.T Capability
This option allow you to enable the HDD S.M.A.R.T Capability (Self-Monitoring, Analysis
and Reporting Technology) . You can choose from Enabled and Disabled.
MPS Version Control For OS 1.4
This option is only valid for multiprocessor motherboards as it specifies the version of the
Multiprocessor Specification (MPS) that the motherboard will use.
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB
Allows OS2® to be used with >64MB or DRAM. Settings are Non-OS/2 (default) and OS2.
Set to OS/2 if using more than 64MB and running OS/2®.

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3-4-1 CPU Features
Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
CPU Features
C1E Function Auto Item Help
CPU C State Capability Disabled
Execute Disable Bit Enabled Menu Level >
Core Multi-Processing Enabled
↑↓→← Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Optimized Defaults F7:Standard Defaults

3-5 Integrated peripherals

Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Intergrated peripheral
SIO Device Press Enter
Onchip IDE Device Press Enter Item Help
Onboard Device Press Enter
Intel Dis Feature Press Enter
USB Device Setting Press Enter Menu Level >>
RS422/485 Auto Flow Cntr1 Disabled
Power On By Mouse Disabled
Power On By Keyboard Disabled
Watch Dog set Disabled
Watch Dog Timer 10
PWRON After PWR-Fail Off
↑↓→← Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Optimized Defaults F7:Standard Defaults

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 3-5-1 Intel DTS Feature

Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Intel DTS Feature
Intel DTS Function Enabled Item Help
DTS Active temperature 55℃
Menu Level >
Passive Cooling Trip Point 95℃
Passive TC1 Value 2
Passive TC2 Value 0
Passive TSP Value 10

↑↓→← Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Optimized Defaults F7:Standard Defaults

DTS Active Temperature:

This value controls the temperature of the ACPI Active Trip Point- the point in which the os will
turn the CPU on.
NOTE: If the DTS is enabled, only values below 97℃ are valid.
Passive Cooling Trip Point:
This value controls the temperature of the ACPI Active Trip Point- the point in which the os will
begin throttling the CPU.
NOTE: If the DTS is enabled, only values below 97℃ are valid.
Passive TC1 value:
This value sets the TC1 value for the ACPI passive cooling Formula.
Passive TSP Value:
This item sets the TSP value for the ACPI Passive cooling Formula. It represents in tenths of a
second how often the os will read the temperature when Passive Cooling is Enabled.
Critical Trip Point:

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This value controls the temperature of the ACPI critical Trip point—the point in which the OS
will shut the system off.
NOTES: (1) 100℃ is POP for all the Intel CPUS. (2) If value is >100℃ and DTS is enabled,
the Out-of- spec Bit will be used. (3) The value will be set to 127 after ACPI initialization.
Watchdog Timer Select
This item is used to activate the watchdog function. The optional settings are: Enabled; Disabled.
When set it as Enabled user can choose configuration figures in sub items.
Watchdog Timer Value
This item is only activated when Watchdog Timer Select is set as Enabled and users can set a
value from the range of 0~255
*Note: User needs an additional Watchdog Programming Reference Code to make use
of this BIOS function. Detailed procedures please download from our website if
necessary.

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3-6 PC Health Status
This section shows the Status of you CPU, Fan, and Warning for overall system status. This
is only available if there is Hardware Monitor onboard.
Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
PC Health Status
CPU FAN Configuration Press Enter
SYS FAN1 Configuration Press Enter Item Help
SYS FAN2 Configuration Press Enter
Shutdown Temperature Disabled
VCC 3.3 3.34V Menu Level >
VSB 3.36V
Voltage Battery 3.36V
CPU Temp 42
SYS Temp 47
CPU Fan Speed 6482RPM
SYS1 Fan Speed 0RPM
SYS2 Fan Speed 0RPM

↑↓→← Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Optimized Defaults F7:Standard Defaults

CPU FAN Configurations

CPU Full-Speed Temp
This item allows you setting the FAN works in full speed when the temperature over the value
which out set. If the temperature below the value but over the Idle Temperature, the FAN
will works over 60% of full speed, and the higher temperature will gain higher FAN speed,
after over the temperature which this item setting, the FAN works in full speed.
CPU Idle Temp
This item allows you setting the FAN works in 60% of full speed, when the temperature
lower than the temperature which you setting.

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3-7 Advanced Chipset Features
The Advanced Chipset Features Setup option is used to change the values of the chipset
registers. These registers control most of the system options in the computer.
Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Advanced Chipset Features
System BIOS Cacheable Enabled M
Memory Hole At 15M-16M Disabled
Vt-d Disabled
VGA Setting
On-chip Frame Buffer Size 32Mb Menu Level >
DVMT Mode Enabled
Total GFX Memory 256MB
PAVP Mode PAVP-List
VGA Boot Device Setting
Boot Display VBIOS Default
Panel Scaling Auto
Panel Type VBIOS Default
TV1 Standard Type VBIOS Default
LVDS Switch Default
CPU Spread Support Disabled
Spread Mode Down Spread

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System BIOS Cacheable

Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h-FFFFFh, resulting in
better system performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system
error may result. The settings are: Enabled and Disabled.
Total GFX Memory:
For WinXP, the MAX value is base on system memory size 512MB for 1GB DRAM, 768MB
for 1.5GB to 2 GB, 1GB for above 2GB.

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Boot Display:
Select the video Device that will be activated during POST.

3-8 Power Management Setup

The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively save
energy saving while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use.

Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Power Management Setup
PCI Express PM Function Press Enter
ACPI Suspend Type S1(pos) Item Help
Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume Auto
Power Management USER Define
Video off Method DPMS
Video off Suspend Yes Menu Level >
Suspend Type Stop Grant
MODEN USE IRQ 3
Suspend Mode Disabled
Soft-off by PWR-BTTN Instant-off
Wake-up by PCI card Disabled
Power on by ring Eabled
USB KB Wake up from S3(S4) Disabled
Resume by Alarm Disabled
Date (of Month) Alarm 0
Time (hh:mm:ss)Alarm 0:0:0
HPET Support Enabled
HPET Mode 32-bit mde

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ACPI Function
This item allows you to Enabled/Disabled the Advanced Configuration and Power
Management (ACPI). The settings are Enabled and Disabled.
Video Off Method
This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.

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DPMS (default) Initial display power management signaling.
Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer.
V/H SYNC+Blank This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and
horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer.
MODEM Use IRQ
If you want an incoming call on a modem to automatically resume the system from a
power-saving mode, use this item to specify the interrupt request line (IRQ) that is used by
the modem. You might have to connect the fax/modem to the motherboard Wake On Modem
connector for this feature to work.
Soft-Off by PWRBTN
Under ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power management Interface) you can create a
software power down. In a software power down, the system can be resumed by Wake up
Alarms. This item lets you install a software power down that is controlled by the power
Button on your system. If the item is set to Instant-Off, then the power button causes a
software power down. If the item is set to Delay 4 Sec, then you have to hold the power
button down for four seconds to cause a software power down.

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3-9 PnP/PCI Configuration
Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Pnp/PCI Configuration
Init Display First PCI Slot
Reset Configuration Data Disabled Item Help
Recourse Configuration By Auto(ESD)
IRQ Recourses Press Enter
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Menu Level >
INT pin 1 Assignment Auto
INT pin 2 Assignment Auto
INT pin 3 Assignment Auto
INT pin 4 Assignment Auto
INT pin 5 Assignment Auto
INT pin 6 Assignment Auto
INT pin 7 Assignment Auto
INT pin 8 Assignment Auto
PCI Express relative items
Maximum Payload size 128

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