Mini-ITX MX700CX/ CXD

VIA CX700/ C7

VIA ALL-IN-ONE SYSTEM PROCESSOR ITX Board With LVDS FP, HD Audio,6 USB 2.0, 2 Gigabit Ethernet

User’s Manual http://www.bcmcom.com

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FCC Compliance Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in residential installations. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television equipment reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: 1. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna 2. Move the equipment away from the receiver 3. Plug the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver

is connected 4. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for additional

suggestions You are cautioned that any change or modifications to the equipment not expressly approve by the party responsible for compliance could void your authority to operate such equipment. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subjected to the following two conditions 1. This device may not cause harmful interference 2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may

cause undesired operation.

Safety Precautions

Warning!

Always completely disconnect the power cord from your chassis or power cable from your board whenever you work with the hardware. Do not make connections while the power is on. Sensitive electronic components can be damaged by sudden power surges. Only

experienced electronics personnel should open the PC chassis.

Caution!

Always ground yourself to remove any static charge before touching the board. Modern electronic devices are very sensitive to static electric charges. As a safety precaution, use a grounding wrist strap at all times. Place all electronic components in a static-dissipative surface or static-

shielded bag when they are not in the chassis.

WARNING: CMOS BATTERY DAMAGE

Replace your system’s CMOS RAM battery only with the identical CR-2032 3V Lithium-Ion coin cell (or equivalent) battery type to avoid risk of personal injury or physical damage to your equipment. Always dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions, or as required by the local ordinance (where applicable). The damage due to not following this warning will void.

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USER’S NOTICE DISCLAIMER COMPLIANCE STATEMENT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS TABLE OF CONTENT 1 MANUAL REVISION INFORMATION & ITEM CHECK LIST 2 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION OF MX700CX/CXD MOTHERBOARD

FEATURE OF MOTHERBOARD 3 SPECIFICATION 5 SYSTEM DIAGRAM 6 JUMPER & CONNECTOR SETTING 7

CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION HARDWARE INSTALLATION STEPS 9 CHECKING MOTHERBOARD'S JUMPER SETTING 9 GLOSSARY 10 ABOUT VIA C7 CPU 11 INSTALL MEMORY 12 EXPANSION CARD 13 PROCEDURE FOR EXPANSION CARD INSTALLATION 13 ASSIGNING IRQ FOR EXPANSION CARD 13 INTERRUPT REQUEST TABLE FOR THIS MOTHERBOARD 14 CONNECTORS, HEADERS 14 CONNECTORS 14 HEADERS 16 STARTING UP YOUR COMPUTER 20

CHAPTER 3 INTRODUCING BIOS ENTERING SETUP 22 GETTING HELP 22 THE MAIN MENU 23 MAIN 25 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES 28 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES 30 AGP & P2P BRIDGE CONTROL 31 DRAM TIMING SETTINGS 32 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS 33 VIA ONCHIP IDE DEVICE 34 VIA ONCHIP PCI DEVICE 36 ONBOARD SERIAL PORT 1/ 2/ 3/ 4 37 USB DEVICE SETTING 39 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP 40 WAKEUP EVENT DETECT 42 PC HEALTH STATUS 43 PC HEALTH 48 EXIT 49 MX700CX/ CXD Motherboard I/O Mechanical Draw 50

TABLE OF CONTENT

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Manual Revision Information

Reversion Revision History Date 1.0 First Release JUNE 2008

Item Checklist

1x MX700CX 1x 80 wire ATA66/100 IDE cable 1x Driver/ Manual utilities CD 1x Standard I/O Shield 1x MX700CX Quick Reference Guide 2x SATA Cables

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VIA CX700 Series ALL-IN-ONE SYSTEM PROCESSOR

800/ 400 MHz FSB VIA C7 Processor DDR2 533/ 400 SDRAM Controller Integrated UniChrome Pro II 3D/ 2D Graphics & Video Processor Integrated HDTV Encoder and LVDS/ DVI Transmitter High Definition Audio Controller Two Serial ATA Ports One UltraDMA-133 EIDE Channel USB 2.0/ 1.1 Ports PCI 32-bit 33MHz Bus 2 RS-232 Serial Ports RTC and LPC ACPI and Power Management

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Chapter 1 Introduction

Feature of motherboard The MX700CX/ MX700CXD combines the high performance and exceptional value of VIA

CX700 chipset with a full-featured, Embedded board. The VIA All-in-One chipset support 800/ 400MHz FSB C7 Processor, that memory base on the FSB 533/ 400 MHz operation supports DDRII SDRAM . In the meantime, the CX700M chipset integrated the LVDS & VGA function. The MX700CX/ MX700CXD system memory size can be up to 1GB DDRII memory, onboard dual Gigabit Ethernet controllers (support 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet), HD Audio Line-Out and 4 COM ports, besides the MX700CX/ MX700CXD with four USB2.0 ports on rear panel plus two internal USB2.0 ports.

The MX700CX/ MX700CXD mini ITX Board is a valuable and it is suitable for all the embedded applications, which also well support with the Windows® 98/ 2000/ XP and Linux operating system. MX700CX/ MX700CXD does provide scalability with high performance & Longevity for Embedded Application. It is really a wise choice of computing solution.

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Specification

Spec Description Design ∗ Mini ITX form factor 6.69”(W) x 6.69”(D) (170 x 170 mm) Chipset ∗ Single chip solution: VIA CX700M CPU

∗ 1.5GHz BGA (Optional 1GHz/ 2GHz). ∗ System bus Frequency 400/533MHz FSB

Video Display

∗ UniChrome Pro II 2D/ 3D Graphics

Memory Socket ∗ 240-pin DDRII SDRAM module socket 1x ∗ Support Memory Type 64/ 128/ 256/ 512Mbit (x8/ x16/ x32)

Technology ∗ Support 1Gb (x16) ∗ Support DDR2 533/ 400 SDRAM ∗ Non ECC error correction in the frame buffer space

Expansion Slot ∗ 1x 32-bit PCI slot ∗ PCI Rev 2.3 compliant

Storage ∗ Single Channel IDE controllers support PCI Bus Mastering, ATA PIO/DMA and the ULTRA DMA 133 functions that deliver the data transfer rate up to 133 MB/s

∗ 2 SATA Support 150Gbit/s, 300Gbit/s complies with SATA specification 1.0 and SATA II .

∗ 1 CF Type II slot (Share with IDE Channel)

LAN On Board

∗ Dual Gigabit 10/100/1000 PCI Ethernet LAN

Audio ∗ AC’97 Digital Audio controller integrated ∗ 7.1 HD Audio CODEC on board ∗ Sound Blaster Pro compliant

BIOS ∗ Phoenix/ Award 4MB Flash ROM I/O ∗ PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse connectors

∗ Parallel port x1, Serial port x4 (two on header) ∗ USB 2.0 connector x6, (2 on header) ∗ Audio connector Line-out ∗ Fast IRDA pin header

BIOS ∗ Award (Phoenix PNP BIOS) ∗ APM /ACPI compliant

Power ∗ ATX standard 20-pin power connector (MX700CX) ∗ 12V DC 4 Pin Power & 1x 4 pin 5V/ 12V Disk Power

(MX700CXD only)

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System Diagram MX700CX/ MX700CXD Mainboard Diagram

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Jumper & Connector

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Jumper / Connector

Name Description Note J1 I2C Bus Connector 1x 4 pin

J2, J3, J4, J5

COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4 Power Jumper

4x 3 pin

J7 LCD Power Source 1x 3 pin

J8 Front Panel LAN LED 2 x 5 pin

CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS Jumper 1x 3 pin

JCF_SEL1 Compact Flash Select 1x 3 pin

IDEB1 IDE 2x 20 pin (keyed)

CF1 Compact Flash Slot

SATA1 Serial ATA 1

SATA2 Serial ATA 2

JAUD1 Audio Amplifier 1x 4 pin

JAUD2 Front Audio 2x7 pin (keyed)

CPUFAN1 CPU fan 1x 3 pin

SYSFAN1 System fan 1x 3 pin

TV/CRT TV Out / CRT Out Select 1x 3pin

JTV1 TV Out 2x3 pin (keyed)

JFP1 Front Panel 2x5 pin (keyed)

JLPT1 Parallel Port 2x13 pin (keyed)

F_USB1 Front USB1 2x5 pin (keyed)

PCI1 PCI Slot

MINIPCI1 MINI PCI Slot

JLVDS1 LVDS Connector 2x20 pin

IRDA1 IRDA Header 2x 3 (keyed)

JCD1 CD_IN Header 1x 4 pin

CON1 Mini PCI-Express Slot

ATX1 ATX Power Connector 2x 10 Block

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Chapter 2 Hardware installation Hardware installation Steps Before using your computer, you had better complete the following steps: 1. Check motherboard jumper setting 2. Install CPU and Fan 3. Install System Memory (DIMM) 4. Install Expansion cards 5. Connect IDE and Floppy cables, Front Panel /Back Panel cable 6. Connect ATX Power cable 7. Power-On and Load Standard Default 8. Reboot 9. Install Operating System 10. Install Driver and Utility Checking Motherboard’s Jumper Setting (1) CMOS RAM clear (3-pin): CLR_CMOS

A battery must be used to retain the motherboard configuration in CMOS RAM, short 2-3 pins of CLR_CMOS to store the CMOS data.

To clear the CMOS, follow the procedure below: 1. Turn off the system and unplug the AC power 2. Remove ATX power cable from ATX power connector 3. Locate CLR_CMOS and short pins 1-2 for a few seconds 4. Return CLR_CMOS on its normal setting by shorting pins 2-3 5. Connect ATX power cable back to ATX power connector

Note: When should clear CMOS 1. Troubleshooting 2. Forget password 3. After over clocking system boot fail

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Glossary Chipset (or core logic) – A highly integrated circuits which control the interfaces between the system processor, RAM, I/O devises, and adapter cards. Processor socket - the socket used to mount the system processor on the motherboard. Slot (AGP, PCI, ISA, RAM) - the slots used to mount adapter cards and system RAM. PCI - Peripheral Component Interconnect - a high speed interface for video cards, sound cards, network interface cards, and modems; runs at 33MHz. ISA - Industry Standard Architecture - a relatively low speed interface primarily used for sound cards and modems; runs at approx. 8MHz. Serial Port - a serial data transfer interface typically used for mouse and external modems. Parallel Port - a parallel data transfer interface typically used for printers. PS/2 - a low speed interface used for mouse and keyboards. USB - Universal Serial Bus - a PnP connect interface used for mouse, keyboards, scanners, printers, hard drive, DVD/ CDROM and digital cameras. Sound (interface) - the interface between the sound card or integrated sound connectors and speakers. LAN (interface) - Local Area Network - the interface to your local area network. BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) - the program logic used to boot up a computer and establish the relationship between the various components. Driver - software, which defines the characteristics of a device for use by another device or other software. Processor - the "Central Processing Unit" (CPU); the principal integrated circuit used for doing the "computing" in "personal computer" Front Side Bus Frequency - the working frequency of the motherboard, which is generated by the clock generator for CPU, DRAM and PCI BUS. CPU L2 Cache - the flash memory inside the CPU, normally Intel P4 CPU has 512K or above, while Celeron will have 256K.

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About VIA C7® CPU The MX700CX/ CXD motherboard provides with a VIA C7® processor. The VIA C7 processor delivers exceptional performance for most embedded application, the VIA C7 processor integrates the VIA StepAhead™ Technology Suite, an extensive array of performance-enhancing feature includes the new VIA V4 BUS operating up to 800 MHz, sixteen pipeline stages, advanced branch prediction, and enhanced 128KB full speed L2 cache. Enhanced digital media performance is ensured with support for SSE2 and SSE3 multimedia instructions and a full-speed Floating Point Unit (FPU), while all VIA C-Series mobile chipsets integrate hardware MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 decoding acceleration for flawless digital video playback and streaming. The C7® with CX700 chips single chip is a most efficient and most secure native x86-base low heat, low power mobile embedded platform possible.

WARNING! Be sure that there is sufficient air circulation across the processor’s heatsink and CPU cooling FAN is working correctly, otherwise it may cause the processor and motherboard overheat and damage, you may install an auxiliary cooling FAN, if necessary.

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Install Memory This motherboard provides one 184-pin DIMM (DUAL INLINE MEMORY MODULES) sites for memory expansion available to maximum memory size of 1.0GB DDR SDRAM.

• Support 128Mb, 256Mb, 512Mb technologies implemented as x8, x16 devices. • ECC, Non-ECC DIMMS.

Valid Memory Configurations

Bank 184-Pin DIMM Total Memory Bank 0, 1 (DIMM1) 400/ 533 DDRII SDRAM Module X1 64MB∼1.0GB

Total System Memory (Max. 1.0GB) 1 64MB∼1.0GB NOTE! Make sure the installed memory are DDR2 400 OR 533 SDRAM Memory,

otherwise the system may hang during startup.

Generally, installing DDR2 SDRAM modules to your motherboard is very easy, refer to figure 2-4 to see what a 240-Pin DDR2 400/ DDR2 533 SDRAM module looks like.

Figure 2-4

DDR1

(BAN

K0+B

ANK1

)

NOTE! When you install DIMM module fully into the DIMM socket the eject tab should be locked into the DIMM module very firmly and fit into its indention on both sides.

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Install Mini PCI

Mini PCI Slot

This is a 32bits, 33 MHz and 133 MBps PCI Slot, only select the MiniPCI adapter should be use.

Installing Mini PCI Cards 1. Insert the card at an angle of 45 degrees into the Mini PCI slot, line up the notch in the

card with the small tab in the slot and slide the card into the slot until the golden finger is nearly invisible.

2. Push the Mini PCI card down until both snaps on either side of the card are locked in place.

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Removing Mini PCI Cards If you need to remove a Mini PCI card in the Mini PCI slot, spread the tabs in the slot away from the notches in the card. The card should pop up slightly, Lift the card to a 45 degree angle and gently slide the card out of the slot.

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Expansion Cards WARNING! Turn off your power when adding or removing expansion cards or other system

components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards.

Procedure For Expansion Card Installation 1. Read the documentation for your expansion card and make any necessary hardware or

software setting for your expansion card such as jumpers. 2. Remove your computer’s cover and the bracket plate on the slot you intend to use. 3. Align the card’s connectors and press firmly. 4. Secure the card on the slot with the screen you remove above. 5. Replace the computer system’s cover. 6. Set up the BIOS if necessary. 7. Install the necessary software driver for your expansion card.

Assigning IRQs For Expansion Card Some expansion cards need an IRQ to operate. Generally, an IRQ must exclusively assign to one use. In a standard design, there are 16 IRQs available but most of them are already in use.

Standard Interrupt Assignments IRQ Priority Standard function

0 N/A System Timer 1 N/A Keyboard Controller 2 N/A Programmable Interrupt 3 * 8 Communications Port (COM2) 4 * 9 Communications Port (COM1) 5 * 6 Onboard Display Controller 6 * 11 Floppy Disk Controller 7 * 7 Printer Port (LPT1) 8 N/A System CMOS/Real Time Clock 9 * 10 ACPI Mode when enabled

10 * 3 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 11 * 2 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 12 * 4 PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port 13 N/A Numeric Data Processor 14 * 5 Primary IDE Channel 15 * 1 Secondary IDE Channel

* These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices.

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Connectors & Headers Connectors (1) Power Connector (20-pin block): ATXPWR (ATX1)

ATX Power Supply connector is a 20-pins connector comply with ATX standard. The ATX Power Supply allows to use soft power on with a momentary switch that connect from the front panel switch to 2-pins Power On jumper pole on the motherboard. When the power switch on the back of the ATX power supply turned on, the full power will not come into the system board until the front panel power switch is momentarily pressed. Press this power switch again will turn off the power to the system board.

(2) PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard Connector: PS2 KB/MOUSE (Mini DIN 6) Connectors for PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 Mouse.

(3) USB Port connector: USB (USB1/ 2/ 3/ 4) Connectors are 4-pin connector that connect USB devices to the system board. (4) LAN Port connector: LAN (RJ45) Connector is standard RJ45 connector for Network connector. (5) Parallel Port Connector: LPT (25-pin header)

Parallel Port connector is a 25-pin D-Subminiature Receptacle connector. The On-board Parallel Port can be disabled through the BIOS SETUP. Please refer to Chapter 3 “INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS SETUP” section for more detail information.

(6) Audio Connector : ( 3.5mm Mini Jack) This heater allow you to connect a LINE-OUT Line-out : Audio output to speaker

(7) VGA Connector: VGA (15-pin D-Sub) VGA is the 15-pin D-Subminiature female connector for display monitor.

PIN R OW 2 RO W1 1 3.3 V 3.3V

2 -12 V 3.3V

3 GND GND

4 So ft Pwr On 5V

5 GND GND

6 GND 5V

7 GND GND

8 -5V Power OK

9 +5V +5V ( for So ft Lo gic )

1 0 +5V +12V

Pin 1

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(8) Serial Port COM1, COM2: (DB9 Male) COM1 is the 9-pin D-Subminiature male connector. The On-board serial port can be disabled through BIOS SETUP. Please refer to Chapter 3 “INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS SETUP” section for more detail information.

(9) Primary IDE Connector (40-pin block): IDEB1

This connector supports the provided IDE hard disk ribbon cable. After connecting the single plug end to motherboard, connect the two plugs at other end to your hard disk(s). If you install two hard disks, you must configure the second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumpers accordingly. Please refer to the documentation of your hard disk for the jumper settings.

Signal PIN Signal GND 1 2 DACT#

DCS3# 3 4 DCS1# DA2 5 6 DA0 NC 7 8 DA1 NC 9 10 IRQ14

GND 11 12 DACK# GND 13 14 IORDY GND 15 16 IOR# GND 17 18 IOW# GND 19 20 DREQ NC 21 22 GND D15 13 24 D0 D14 15 26 D1 D13 17 28 D2 D12 19 30 D3 D11 31 32 D4 D10 33 34 D5 D9 35 36 D6 D8 37 38 D7

GND 39 40 RESET#

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Headers (1) Serial Port COM 3/ COM 4 (9-pin) Header

2) Amplified Audio Header: JAUD1(4-pin) This header connects to Front Panel Line-out connector with cable.

(2) USB Port Headers (9-pin): USB1 These headers are used for connecting the additional USB port plug. By attaching an option USB cable, your can be provided with two additional USB plugs affixed to the back panel

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(4) Front Panel Headers (16-pin)

(5) IDE Activity LED: IDE LED This connector connects to the hard disk activity indicator light on the case. (7) Reset switch lead: RESET

This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted reset switch for rebooting your computer without having to turn off your power switch. This is a preferred method of rebooting in order to prolong the lift of the system’s power supply. See the figure below.

(8) Power LED The Power LED is light on while the system power is on. Connect the Power LED from the system case to this pin.

(9) Power switch: PWR BTN This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted power switch to power ON/OFF the system.

(10) FAN Speed Headers (3-pin): CPU Fan , System Fan These connectors support cooling fans, depending on the fan manufacturer, the wire and plug may be different. The red wire should be positive, while the black should be ground.

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(11) CD Audio-In Headers (4-pin)

CDIN are the connectors for CD-Audio Input signal. Please connect it to CD-ROM CD-Audio output connector.

(12) LCD Panel and Inverter Header (40-pin): LVDS (CN10)

Signal name Description CLKB+, CLKA+ Positive LVDS differential clock2 & clock1 CLKB-, CLKA- Negative LVDS differential closk2 & clock1

YA[ ]+, YB[ ]+[0:3] Positive LVDS differential data YA[ ]- , YB[ ]- [0:3] Negative LVDS differential data

VCC_LCD LCD backlight voltage +3.3V, +5V (See J7) GND Ground +12 +12V

LCD_BLK Enable backlight signal.

CD Audio-In Header

CD-IN 4

1

Signal

GND GND

CD-L

CD-R

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(12) LCD Panel Power Setting (J7)

(13) TV-OUT Connector: JTV1

TV/ CRT Output Select: TV/ CRT1

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(14) IrDA Connector : IRDA1

(15) I2C Bus Connector :J1

(16) COM Port Power Jumpers :J2, J3, J4, J5

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(17) Digital IO Connector : J6

(18) CompactFlash Card Slot : CF1

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Starting Up Your Computer 1. After all connection is made, close your computer case cover.

2. Be sure all the switch are off, and check that the power supply input voltage is set to the local voltage, usually in-put voltage is 220V∼240V or 110V∼120V depending on your country’s voltage used.

3. Connect the power supply cord into the power supply located on the back of your system case according to your system user’s manual.

4. Turn on your peripheral as following order:

a. Your monitor. b. Other external peripheral (Printer, Scanner, External Modem etc…) c. Your system power. For ATX power supplies, you need to turn on the power supply and

press the ATX power switch on the front side of the case.

5. The power LED on the front panel of the system case will light. The LED on the monitor may light up or switch between orange and green after the system is on. If it complies with green standards or if it is has a power standby feature. The system will then run power-on test. While the test is running, the BIOS will alarm beeps or additional message will appear on the screen.

If you do not see any thing within 30 seconds from the time you turn on the power. The system may have failed on power-on test. Recheck your jumper settings and connections or call your retailer for assistance. Beep Meaning One short beep when displaying logo No error during POST

Long beeps in an endless loop No DRAM install or detected

One long beep followed by three short beeps

Video card not found or video card memory bad

High frequency beeps when system is working

CPU overheated

System running at a lower frequency

6. During power-on, press <Del> key to enter BIOS setup. Follow the instructions in BIOS SETUP.

7. 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.

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Chapter 3 Introducing BIOS The BIOS is a program located on a Flash Memory on the motherboard. This program is a bridge between motherboard and the operating system. When you start the computer, the BIOS program gain control. The BIOS first operates a self-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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Entering Setup

Power on the computer and the system will start POST (Power On Self Test) process. When the message below appears on the screen, press <F1> key to enter Setup.

Press F1 to enter SETUP

If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup, restart the system by turning it OFF and On or pressing the RESET button. You may also restart the system by simultaneously pressing <Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Delete> keys. Control Keys <›> Move to the previous item

<fl> Move to the next item

<‹> Move to the item in the left hand

<fi> Move to the item in the right hand

<Enter> Select the item

<Esc> Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a submenu

<+/PU> Increase the numeric value or make changes

<-/PD> Decrease the numeric value or make changes

<F6> Load Optimized Defaults

<F7> Load Fail-Safe Defaults

<F10> Save all the CMOS changes and exit

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>.

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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.

Figure 3-1

Main Use this menu for basic system configurations, such as time, date etc. Advanced Use this menu to set up the items of special enhanced features available on your

system’s chipset. Boot

Use this menu to specify the priority of boot devices. Security

Use this menu to set Supervisor and User Passwords. System

This entry shows your system summary. PC Health

This entry monitors your hardware health status.

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Exit This menu allows you to load the BIOS default values or factory default settings into the BIOS and exit the BIOS setup utility with or without changes.

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Main

Date (mm:dd:yy)

The date format is <Day>, <Month> <Date> <Year>. Time (hh:mm:ss)

The time format is <Hour> <Minute> <Second>. IDE Channel 0/1 Master/Slave

Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu. IDE HDD Auto-Detection

Press [Enter] to auto-detect the HDD on this channel. If detection is successful, it fills the remaining fields on this menu. IDE Channel 0/1 Master/Slave

Selecting “manual” lets you set the remaining fields on this screen. It selects the type of fixed disk. “User Type” will let you select the number of cylinders, heads, etc. Note: PRECOMP=65535 means NONE! Access Mode

Choose the access mode for this hard disk. Capacity

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This setting shows the formatted size of the storage device. Note that this size is usually slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk checking program. Cylinder

Set the number of cylinders for this hard disk. Head

Set the number of read/write heads. Precomp

This setting specifies the write precompensation. Warning: Setting avalue of 65535 means no hard disk. Landing Zone

This setting shows cylinder location of the landing zone. Sector

This setting shows the number of sectors per track. Base Memory

This setting displays the amount of conventional memory detected during boot up. Extended Memory

This setting displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up. Total Memory

This setting displays the total memory available in the system.

Advanced

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Advanced BIOS Features

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Virus Warning

The item is to set the Virus Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection. If the function is enabled and any attempt to write data into this area is made, BIOS will display a warning message on screen and beep. Quick Power On Self Test Select [Enabled] to reduce the amount of time required to run

the power-on self- test (POST). A quick POST skips certain steps. We recommend that you normally disable quick POST. Better to find a problem during POST than lose data during your work. Boot Up NumLock Status This setting is to set the Num Lock status when the system is

powered on. Setting to [On] will turn on the Num Lock key when the system is powered on. Setting to [Off] will allow users to use the arrow keys on the numeric keypad. Typematic Rate Setting This item is used to enable or disable the typematic rate setting

including Typematic Rate & Typematic Delay. Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) After Typematic Rate Setting is enabled, this item allows you

to set the rate (characters/second) at which the keys are accelerated. Typematic Delay (Msec) This item allows you to select the delay between when the key

was first pressed and when the acceleration begins. MPS Version Control For OS This field allows you to select which MPS (Multi-Processor

Specification) version to be used for the operating system. You need to select the MPS version supported by your operating system. To find out which version to use, consult the vendor of your operating system.

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Video BIOS Shadow This allows you to copy Video BIOS to shadow RAM. When setting to [Enabled], the performance improves. Small Logo(EPA) Show

This item enables you to show the EPA logo (brand specific graphics) on the bootup screen. Settings are:

[Disabled] Shows the normal POST screen at boot. [Enabled] Shows a still image (EPA logo) on the screen at boot.

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Advanced Chipset Feature

AGP & P2P Bridge Control

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VGA Share Memory Size The system shares memory to the onboard VGA card. This setting

controls the exact memory size shared to the VGA card. Direct Frame Buffer When [Enabled], a fixed VGA frame buffer from A000h to BFFFh and a CPUto-

PCI write buffer are implemented. Select Display Device Use the field to select the type of device you want to use as the display(s) of

the system. - CRT, LCD, TV, DVI, HDTV, CRT+LCD, CRT+DVI, LCD+DVI Note: Ensure display select does correspond to connect connector and TV encoding type, and disconnect CRT connector.

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TV Type Select the TV standard which is used as the video signal format of your TV if you have connected a TV to the system. - NTSC, PAL/ PAL B/ PAL G/ PAL H, PAL M, PAL N, PAL C, PAL I, PAL D, NTSC Japan. TV Connector

This setting specifies the TV connector. - CVBS, S-Video 0, R/ G/ B, Cr/ Y/ Cb.

HDTV Type Select the HDTV standard which is used as the video signal format of your HDTV if you have connected a HDTV to the system (via DVI-D). HDTV Connector

This setting specifies the HDTV connector (via DVI-D). 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. Video RAM Cacheable Selecting [Enabled] allows caching of the video memory (RAM) at

A0000h to AFFFFh, resulting in better video performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a memory access error may result. Init Display First

This item specifies which VGA card is your primary graphics adapter.

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Integrated Peripheral

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VIA OnChip IDE Device

SATA Controller

This setting enables/disables the on-chip SATA controller. IDE DMA Transfer Access Setting to [Enabled] will open DMA bus master and execute

DMA action in DOS, which will make the data transferring faster. OnChip IDE Channel 1 The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for one IDE channel. Choose [Enabled] to activate the IDE channel 1. IDE Prefetch Mode The onboard IDE drive interfaces support IDE prefetching, for faster drive accesses. When you install a primary and/or secondary add-in IDE interface, set this option to [Disabled] if the interface does not support prefetching. Secondary Master/Slave PIO The IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields let you set a PIO mode for the IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance. In [Auto] mode, the system automatically determines the best mode for each device. Secondary Master/Slave UDMA

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Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver (Windows ME, XP or a third-party IDE bus master driver). If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA/33, Ultra DMA/66, Ultra DMA/100 and Ultra DMA/133, select [Auto] to enable BIOS support. IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sector read/write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do), select [Enabled] for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read/writes per sector the drive can support.

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VIA OnChip PCI Device

Azalia HDA Controller

Azalia is the codename of “High Definition Audio.” This setting controls the High Definition Audio interface integrated in the Southbridge.

Onboard Serial port 1/ 2/ 3/ 4

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Onboard Serial Port 1 / 2

Select an address and corresponding interrupt for Serial Port 1/2. UART Mode Select This setting allows you to specify the operation mode for serial port 2.

[Normal] RS-232C Serial Port [IrDA] IrDA-compliant Serial Infrared Port [ASKIR] Amplitude Shift Keyed Infrared Port

RxD, TxD Active This setting controls the receiving and transmitting speed of the IR peripheral in use. IR Transmission Delay This setting determines whether the IR transmission rate will be delayed

while converting to receiving mode. UR2 Duplex Mode This setting controls the operating mode of IR transmission/reception. Under [Full]

Duplex mode, synchronous, bi-directional transmission/reception is allowed. Under [Half] Duplex mode, only asynchronous, bi-directional transmission/reception is allowed. Use IR Pins Consult your IR peripheral documentation to select the correct setting of the TxD and RxD signals. Onboard Serial Port 3 / 4 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for Serial Port 3/4. Onboard Parallel Port This setting specifies the I/O port address and IRQ of the onboard parallel port.

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Parallel Port Mode [SPP] Standard Parallel Port [EPP] Enhanced Parallel Port [ECP] Extended Capability Port [ECP+EPP] ExtendedCapabilityPort+EnhancedParallelPort

To operate the onboard parallel port as Standard Parallel Port only, choose [SPP]. To operate the onboard parallel port in the EPP mode simultaneously, choose [EPP]. By choosing [ECP], the onboard parallel port will operate in ECP mode only. Choosing [ECP + EPP] will allow the onboard parallel port to support both the ECP and EPP modes simultaneously. EPP Mode Select Select EPP port type 1.7 or 1.9, as required by your parallel peripheral. ECP Mode Use DMA The ECP mode has to use the DMA channel, so choose the onboard parallel port with the ECP feature. After selecting it, the following message will appear: “ECP Mode Use DMA.” At this time, the user can choose between DMA channel [3] or [1].

USB Device Setting

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USB 1.1 Controller This setting is used to enable/disable the onboard USB 1.1 controller.

USB 2.0 Controller This setting is used to enable/disable the onboard USB 2.0 controller.

USB Operation Mode This setting controls the USB operation speed. USB Keyboard / Mouse / Storage Function

Set to [Enabled] if your need to use a USB-interfaced keyboard/mouse/ storage device in the operating system that does not support or have any USB driver installed, such as DOS and SCO Unix.

Power Management Setup

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ACPI Function This item is to activate the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface) Function. If your operating system is ACPI-aware, such as Windows 98SE/2000/ME, select [Enabled]. ACPI Suspend Type

This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function. If your operating system supports ACPI, such as Windows 98SE, Windows ME and Windows 2000, you can choose to enter the Standby mode in S1 (POS) or S3 (STR) fashion through the setting of this field. Options are:

[S1(POS)] The S1 sleep mode is a low power state. In this state, no system context is lost (CPU or chipset) and hardware maintains all system context.

[S3(STR)] The S3 sleep mode is a lower power state where the information of system configuration and open applications/files is saved to main memory that remains powered while most other hardware components turn off to save energy. The information stored in memory will be used to restore the system when a “wake up” event occurs.

Power Management Option This item is used to select the degree (or type) of power saving and is related to these modes: Suspend Mode and HDD Power Down. There are three options for power management:

[Min Saving] Minimum Power Management. Suspend Mode=1 Hour [Max Saving] Maximum Power Management. Suspend Mode=1 Min [User Define] Allows end users to configure each mode separately.

HDD Power Down If HDD activity is not detected for the length of time specified in this field, the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active.

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Suspend Mode After the selected period of system inactivity, all devices except the CPU shut off. Video Off Option

This setting is used to control the mode in which the monitor will shut down. Setting options: [Always On] Monitor remains on during power-saving modes. [Suspend -> Off] Monitor blanked when system enters Suspend mode. [Susp, Stby->Off] Monitor blanked when system enters either Suspend

or Standby mode. [All Modes ->Off] Monitor blanked when system enters any power sav Video Off Method

This setting determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked. Soft-Off by PWRBTNN

This feature allows users to configure the power button function. Settings are: [Instant-Off] The power button functions as a normal power-on/-off button. [Delay 4 Sec.] When you press the power button, the computer enters the suspend/sleep mode, but if the button is pressed for more than four seconds, the computer is turned off.

AC Loss Auto Restart This setting specifies whether your system will reboot after a power failure or interrupt occurs. Available settings are: [Off] Leaves the computer in the power off state. [On] Leaves

the computer in the power on state. [Former-sts] Restores the system to the status before power failure or interrupt occurred.

Wakeup Event Detect

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PS2 KB Wakeup Select The item specifies how the system will be awakened from power saving mode when input signal of the PS2 keyboard is detected. Use the <PageUp> & <PageDown> keys to select the options. When selecting [Password], enter the desired password. PS2 KB Wakeup Key Select

This setting only works when PS2 KB Wakeup Select is set to [Hot Key]. PS2 MS Wakeup Key Select This setting determines whether the system will be awakened from

power saving modes when input signal of the PS/2 mouse is detected. Power On by PCI Card When setting to [Enabled], this setting allows your system to be awakened

from the power saving modes through any event on PCI PME (Power Management Event). RTC Alarm Resume When [Enabled], your can set the date and time at which the RTC (real-time

clock) alarm awakens the system from suspend mode. Date (of Month) When RTC Alarm Resume is set to [Enabled], the field specifies the month for it. Resume Time (hh:mm:ss)

You can choose what hour, minute and second the system will boot up.

Wakeup Event Detect

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PNP OS Installed When set to [Yes], BIOS will only initialize the PnP cards used for booting (VGA, IDE, SCSI). The rest of the cards will be initialized by the PnP operating system like Windows 98. When set to [No], BIOS will initialize all the PnP cards. So, select [Yes] if your operating system is Plug & Play aware. Reset Configuration Data The ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data) NVRAM

(Non-volatile Random Access Memory) is where the BIOS stores resource information for both PNP and non-PNP devices in a bit string format. When the item is set to [Enabled], the system will reset ESCD NVRAM right after the system is booted up and then set the setting of the item back to [Disabled] automatically. Resources Controlled By The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capacity to automatically

configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices. However, this capability means absolutely nothing unless you are using a Plug and Play operating system such as Windows® 98/2000. If you set this field to [Manual], choose specific resources by going into each sub-menu that follows this field. IRQ Resources

Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu. IRQ 3/4/5/7/9/10/11/14/15

These items specify the bus where the specified IRQ line is used. The settings determine if BIOS should remove an IRQ from the pool of available IRQs passed to devices that are configurable by the system BIOS. The available IRQ pool is determined by reading the

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ESCD NVRAM. If more IRQs must be removed from the IRQ pool, the end user can use these settings to reserve the IRQ by assigning an [Reserved] setting to it. Onboard I/O is configured by BIOS. All IRQs used by onboard I/O are configured as [Available]. If all IRQs are set to [Reserved], and IRQ 14/15 are allocated to the onboard PCI IDE, IRQ 9 will still be available for PCI and PnP devices.

Boot

Hard Disk Boot Priority This setting allows users to set the boot priority of the specified hard disk devices. First press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu. Then you may use the arrow keys ( ›fl ) to select the desired device, then press <+>, <-> or <PageUp>, <PageDown> key to move it up/down in the priority list. First / Second / Third Boot Device The items allow you to set the sequence of boot devices where

BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system. Boot Other Device Setting the option to [Enabled] allows the system to try to boot from other device

if the system fails to boot from the first/second/third boot device.

Security

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Security Option Select whether the password is required every time the system boots or only when you enter 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 The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt.

Note: To disable security, select PASSWORD SETTING at Main Menu and then you will be asked to enter password. Do not type anything and just press <Enter>, it will disable security. Once the security is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely. Set Supervisor Password

Supervisor Password controls access to the BIOS Setup utility. Set User Password

User Password controls access to the system at boot.

System

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Halt On The setting determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected at boot. When the system stops for the errors preset, it will halt on for 15 seconds and then automatically resume its operation. Available options are:

[All Errors] The system stops when any error is detected. [No Errors] The system doesn’t stop for any detected error. [All, But Keyboard] The system doesn’t stop for a keyboard error.

System Summary

These items show the hardware specifications of your system. Read only.

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PC Health

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Current System Temp., Current CPU Temperature, Current CPUFAN Speed, Current SYSFAN

Speed, Vcore, VDDR2, VCC3 These items display the current status of all of the monitored hardware devices/ components such as CPU voltage, temperatures and all fans’ speeds.

Exit

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Load Fail-Safe Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the BIOS vendor for stable system performance. Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the mainboard

manufacturer specifically for optimal performance of the mainboard. Save & Exit Setup

Save changes to CMOS and exit setup. Exit Without Saving

Abandon all changes and exit setup.

Mechanical Draw:

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MX700CX/ MX700CXD Motherboard Dimension and I/O

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