User manual JETWAY 866ASR4A

[. . . ] 866AS/866AS-R/866ASE USER'S MANUAL M/B For Socket-A Athlon/Duron Processor NO. G03-866ASR4A Release date: July 2002 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. TABLE OF CONTENT USER'S NOTICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 MANUAL REVISION INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 COOLING SOLUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Power off your computer: You must first exit or shut down your operating system before switch off the power switch. For ATX power supply, you can press ATX power switching after exiting or shutting down your operating system. If you use Windows 9X, click "Start" button, click "Shut down" and then click "Shut down the computer?" The power supply should turn off after windows shut down. 21 Chapter 3 Introducing BIOS The BIOS is a program located on a Flash Memory on the motherboard. 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. 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, <Ctrl-Alt-Esc> or <Del> to enter Setup 22 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. CMOS Setup Utility ­ Copyright(C) 1984-2001 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status Esc : Quit F10 : Save & Exit Setup Time, Date, Hard Disk Type. . . Figure 3-1 Miscellaneous Control Load optimized Defaults Load Standard Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving : Select Item 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. 23 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. [. . . ] ATA100 install Promise ATA 100 Controller driver (for 866AS-R only) 4. PROMISE RAID install Promise RAID Controller driver (for 866AS-R only) 5. RAID UTILITY install Promise RAID Controller Utility (for 866AS-R only) 6. EXIT install BIOS Live Update Utility install PC-CILLIN2000 anti-virus program install Microsoft DirectX 8. 0 driver to browse the contents of the CD to exit from MAGIC INSTALL menu 4-1 IDE IDE : AGPVXD : Install VIA Service Pack 4 IN 1 Driver VIA ATAPI VENDOR SUPPORT DRIVER IS USED TO FIXED COMPATIBILITY ISSUE FOR IDE DEVICES VIA AGPVXD DRIVER IS TO BE INSTALLED, IF YOU ARE USING AN AGP VGA CARD, VIAGART. VXD WILL PROVIDE SERVICE ROUTINES TO YOUR VGA DRIVER AND INTERFACE DIRECTLY TO HARDWARE, PROVIDING FAST GRAPHIC ACCESS ONLY, IT WILL FIX PCI IRQ ROUTING SEQUENCE IRQ ROUTING : VIA PCI IRQ MINIPORT DRIVER IS TO BE INSTALLED UNDER WIN98 INF : VIA REGISTRY DRIVER IS TO BE INSTALLED UNDER WINDOWS THE DRIVER WILL ENABLE VIA POWER MANAGERMENT CONTROLLER 1. [. . . ]