[. . . ] When you installing AGP card, please make sure the following notice is fully understood and practiced. If your AGP card has "AGP 4X/8X(1. 5V) notch"(show below), please make sure your AGP card is AGP 4X/8X(1. 5V).
AGP 4X/8X notch
Caution: AGP 2X(3. 3V) card is not supported by VIA® KT400. Please insert an AGP 4X/8X(1. 5V) card Example 1: Diamond Vipper V770 golden finger is compatible with 2X/4X mode AGP slot. It can be switched between AGP 2X(3. 3V) or 4X (1. 5V) mode by adjusting the jumper. [. . . ] (Default v alue) Set 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 to PCI2.
FPCI3 IRQ Ass ignment
8Auto 83, 4, 5, 7, 9. , 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 Auto assign IRQ to PCI 3. (Default v alue) Set 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 to PCI3.
FPCI4 IRQ Ass ignment
8Auto 83, 4, 5, 7, 9. , 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 Auto assign IRQ to PCI 4. (Default v alue) Set 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 to PCI4.
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PC Health Status
CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are PC Health Status Reset Case Open Status CaseOpened VCORE DDR Vtt +3. 3V + 5V +12V 5VSB Current CPU Temperature Current Sy stem Temperature Current CPU FAN Speed Current SYSTEM FAN speed CPU Shutdow n Temperature CPU FAN Fail Warning SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning [Dis abled] No 1. 810V 1. 248V 3. 280V 4. 919 V 11. 968V 5. 053V 39°C 52° C/125°F 6250 RPM 0 RPM [Dis abled] [Dis abled] [Dis abled] Item Help MenuLev el
higf: Mov e Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Ex it F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults Figure7: PC Health Status
CRes et Case Open Status CCase Opened
If the case is closed, "Case Opened" w ill show "No". If the case hav e been opened, "Case Opened" w ill show "Yes". If y ou w ant to reset "Case Opened" v alue, set "Reset Case Open Status" to "Enabled" and sav e CMOS, y our computer w ill restart.
FCurrent Voltage (V) VCORE / DDRVtt/ +3 . 3V/ +5V / +12 V / 5VSB
Detect sy stem' v oltage status automatically. s
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F Current CPU Temperature (°C)
Detect CPU Temp. automatically.
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F Current CPU FAN / S YS TEM FAN Speed (RPM)
Detect Fan speed status automatically .
F CPU Shutdown Temperature
8Enabled 8Disabled Sy stem shutdow n w hen current CPU temperature ov er than 110oC Don'monitor current temperature. (Default v alue) t
F Fan Fail Warni ng ( CPU / SYSTEM)
8Disabled 8Enabled Don' monitor current fan speed. (Default v alue) t Alarm w hen stops.
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Frequency/Voltage Control
CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are Frequency/Voltage Control Spread spectrum Modulated CPU Host Clock Control øCPU Host Frequency (MHz) øPCI/ AGPFrequency (MHz) DRAM Clock(MHz) CPU Voltage Control AGP Ov erVoltage Control DIMM Ov erVoltage Control [Auto] [Disable] 100 33/66 [By SPD] [Normal] [Normal] [Normal] MenuLev el Item Help
higf: Mov e Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Ex it F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults Figure 8: Frequency /Voltage Control
øThose items will be available when "CPU Host Clock Control" is set to Enabled.
F Spread spectrum Modul ated
8Auto 8Disabled 8Enabled Set clock spread spectrum by auto. (Default v alue) Disable clock spread spectrum. Enable clock spread spectrum.
F CPU Host Clock Control
Note: If sy stem hangs up before enter CMOS setup utility , w ait for 20 sec for times out reboot . When time out occur, sy stem w ill reset and run at CPU default Host clock at nex t boot. 8Disable 8Enable Disable CPU Host Clock Control. (Default v alue) Enable CPU Host Clock Control.
F CPU Host Frequency (MHz) (By swi tch SW1)
8100 8133 8166 Set CPU Host Clock to 100MHz~132MHz. Set CPU Host Clock to 166MHz~200MHz.
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F PCI/ AGP Frequency (MHz)
8The v alues depend on CPU Host Frequency(Mhz) .
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F DRAM Clock (MHz)
8Please set DRAM Clock according to y our requirement. If y ou use DDR200 DRAM module, please set "DRAM Clock(MHz)" to "100-DDR200". If y ou use DDR333 DRAM module, please set "DRAM Clock(MHz)"to " 166-DDR333". (Default v alue)
F CPU OverVoltage Control
Increase CPU v oltage may get stable for Ov er_Clock. (Default v alue) 8+5% / +7. 5% / +10% Increase voltage range as user selected.
F AGP OverVoltage Control
Increase AGP v oltage may get stable for Ov er_Clock. (Default v alue) Set AGP v oltage from 1. 6V~1. 8V.
F DIMM OverVoltage Control
Increase DRAM v oltage may get stable for Ov er_Clock. (Default v alue) 8+0. 1V~+. 03V Set DIMM v oltage from 2. 6V~2. 8V.
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BIOS Setup
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Top Performance
CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Software }Standard CMOS Features }Adv anced BIOS Features }Integrated Peripherals }Pow er Management Setup }PnP/PCI Configurations }PC Health Status }Frequency/Voltage Control ESC:Quit hi: Mov e ESC: Abort F8:Dual BIOS /Q-Flash Top Performance Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimiz ed Defaults SetSuperv is or Password
Disabled. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ n Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ ]
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SetUser Password Sav e & Ex it Setup Ex it Without Sav ing ENTER: Accept Item higf: Select F10:Sav e & Exit Setup
Figure 9: Top Performance
Top Performance
If you wish to maximize the performance of your system, set "Top Performance" as "Enabled".
8Disabled 8Enabled Disable this function. (Default Value) Enable Top Performance function.
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Load Fail-Safe Defaults
CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Software }Standard CMOS Features }Adv anced BIOS Features }Integrated Peripherals }Pow er Management Setup }PnP/PCI Configurations Top Performance Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimiz ed Defaults SetSuperv is or Password SetUser Password
}PC Health Status Sav e & Ex it Load Fail-Safe Defaults?(Y/N )?NSetup Figure 11: Load Fail-Safe Defaults }Frequency/Voltage Control Ex it Without Sav ing ESC:Quit F8:Dual BIOS /Q-Flash higf: Select Item F10:Sav e & Exit Setup Load Fail-Safe Defaults Figure 11: Load Fail-Safe Defaults
F Load Fai l-Safe Defaul ts
Fail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum sy stem performance.
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Load Optimized Defaults
CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Software }Standard CMOS Features }Adv anced BIOS Features }Integrated Peripherals }Pow er Management Setup Top Performance Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimiz ed Defaults SetSuperv is or Password
}PnP/PCI Configurations Optimized Defaults?( Y/N) ?N SetUser Password Load Figure 11: Load Fail-Safe Defaults }PC Health Status Sav e & Ex it Setup }Frequency/Voltage Control ESC:Quit F8:Dual BIOS /Q-Flash Ex it Without Sav ing higf: Select Item F10:Sav e & Exit Setup Load Optimiz ed Defaults Figure 12: Load Optimized Defaults
F Load Optimized Defaul ts
Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for B IOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects.
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Set Supervisor/User Password
CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Software }Standard CMOS Features }Adv anced BIOS Features }Integrated Peripherals }Pow er Management Setup }PnP/PCI Configurations Top Performance Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimiz ed Defaults SetSuperv is or Password SetUser Password Sav e & Ex it Setup Ex it Without Sav ing higf: Select Item F10:Sav e & Exit Setup Change/Set/Dis ablePassword Figure 13: Passw ord Setting
Enter Figure 11: Load Password: }PC Health Status Fail-Safe Defaults
}Frequency/Voltage Control ESC:Quit F8:Dual BIOS /Q-Flash
When you select this function, the follow ing message w ill appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password. [. . . ] Installing LAN Driver
Click this item to install LAN driv er.
Appendix A: VIA 4 in 1 Service Pack Driver Installation A. VIA 4 in 1 Service Pack Driver Utility:
1. Click "VIA4in1 Service Pack Driver " item. 2. Click "Next".
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3. Click "Yes".
4. Click "Next".
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5. Click "Next".
6. Click "Next".
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7. Click "Next".
8. Click "Finish" to restart computer.
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B. USB Path Driver:
Enable S3 for USB Device Setup is preparing the InstallShield(R) Wizard which will guide you through the setup process.
C. VIA USB2. 0 Driver
1. Click "USB 2. 0 Host Controller". 2. Click "Yes".
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3. Click "Next".
4. Click "Next".
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5. Click "Yes".
6. You can choose "Print to File" (6)
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7. Click "Finish" to restart computer.
(7) Print to File : Press this button, you can view file on the screen . [. . . ]