User manual ECS GS7610 ULTRA V.1.1C

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[. . . ] You might need to do this to configure some hardware installed in or connected to the motherboard, such as the CPU, system memory, disk drives, etc. Running the Setup Utility Every time you start your computer, a message appears on the screen before the operating system loading that prompts you to "Hit <DEL>if you want to run SETUP". Whenever you see this message, press the Delete key, and the Main menu page of the Setup Utility appears on your monitor. If you manually clear CMOS, you need to press the F1 key that enters the Main menu page of the Setup Utility. CMOS SETUP UTILITY ­ Copyright (C) 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc Standard CMOS Setup Advanced Setup Features Setup Power Management Setup PCI / Plug and Play Setup BIOS Security Features CPU PnP Setup Hardware Monitor Load Optimal Defaults Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit : Move Enter: Select F1: General Help +/-/: Value F10: Save F9: Optimized Defaults Esc: Exit CPU PnP setup for configuring CPU voltage, frequency. . . etc. V02. 54 (C) 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. 19 Motherboard User's Guide You can use cursor arrow keys to highlight anyone of options on the main menu page. Some options on the main menu page lead to tables of items with installed values that you can use cursor arrow keys to highlight one item, and press PgUp and PgDn keys to cycle through alternative values of that item. The other options on the main menu page lead to dialog boxes requiring your answer OK or Cancel by selecting the [OK] or [Cancel] key. If you have already changed the setup utility, press F10 to save those changes and exit the utility. Press F9 to install the setup utility with a set of default values. Standard CMOS Setup Page This page displays a table of items defining basic information about your system. CMOS SETUP UTILITY ­ Copyright (C) 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Standard CMOS Setup System Time System Date Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave S-ATA1 S-ATA2 Floppy A Floppy B 00:01:18 Mon 10/03/2005 Hard Disk Not Detected CD/DVD ROM Not Detected Not Decteted Not Detected 1. 44 MB 3 1/2" Disabled : Move Enter: Select F1: General Help +/-/: Value F10: Save F9: Optimized Defaults Esc: Exit Help Item User [Enter], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field. Use [+] or [-] to configure system time. Date & Time These items set up system date and time. Primary IDE Master/Primary IDE Slave/Secondary IDE Master/Secondary IDE Slave/SATA1/2 Use these items to configure devices connected to the Primary/Secondary IDE channels. If the Auto setting fails to find a hard disk drive, set it to User, and then fill in the hard disk characteristics (Size, Cyls, etc. ) manually. In addition, this motherboard supports two SATA channels and each channel allows one SATA device to be installed. Use these items to configure each device on the IDE channel. 20 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility Floppy A/B These items set up size and capacity of the floppy diskette drive(s) installed in the system. Advanced Setup Page This page sets up more advanced information about your system. Any changes can affect the operation of your computer. CMOS SETUP UTILITY ­ Copyright (C) 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Setup Share Memory Size Quick Boot 1st Boot Device 2 nd Boot Device 3 rd Boot Device Try Other Boot Device Bootup Num-Lock Boot To OS/2 > 64MB Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk Aperture Size Select Spread Spectrum Cool `N' Quiet 32MB Enabled WDC WD1200JB-00EV PIONEER DVD-ROM D 1ST FLOPPY DRIVE Yes On No Enabled 64 MB Disabled Enabled Help Item Options 32MB 64MB 128MB : Move Enter: Select F1: General Help +/-/: Value F10: Save F9: Optimized Defaults Esc: Exit Share Memory Size This item lets you allocate a portion of the main memory for the onboard VGA display application with several options. Quick Boot If you enable this item, the system starts up more quickly be elimination some of the power on test routines. 1st Boot Device/2nd Boot Device/3rd Boot Device Use these items to determine the device order the computer uses to look for an operating system to load at start-up time. Try Other Boot Device If you enable this item, the system will also search for other boot devices if it fails to find an operating system from the first two locations. BootUp Num-Lock This item determines if the Num Lock key is active or inactive at system start-up time. Boot to OS/2 > 64MB Enable this item if you are booting the OS/2 operating system and you have more than 64MB of system memory installed. 21 Motherboard User's Guide Auto detect DIMM/PCI Clk When this item is enabled, BIOS will disable the clock signal of free DIMM/ PCI slots. Aperture Size Select This item defines the size of aperture if you use a graphic adapter. [. . . ] Shutdown For Power Thermal When the CPU temperature exceeds your setup range, the system will be automatically shutdown. 27 Motherboard User's Guide Load Optimal Defaults This option opens a dialog box to ask if you are sure to install optimized defaults or not. You select [OK], and then <Enter>, the Setup Utility loads all default values; or select [Cancel], and then <Enter>, the Setup Utility does not load default values. Note: It is highly recommend that users enter this option to load optimal default values for accessing the best performance. Save Changes and Exit Highlight this item and press <Enter> to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility configuration. When the Save Changes and Exit dialog box appears, select [OK] to save and exit, or [Cancel] to return to the main menu. Discard Changes and Exit Highlight this item and press <Enter> to discard any changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility. When the Discard Changes and Exit dialog box appears, select [OK] to discard changes and exit, or [Cancel] to return to the main menu. Note: If you have made settings that you do not want to save, use the "Discard Changes and Exit" item and select [OK] to discard any changes you have made. 28 Chapter 4: Software & Applications Chapter 4 Software & Applications Introduction This chapter describes the contents of the support CD-ROM that comes with the motherboard package. [. . . ]