User manual ABIT PR5

[. . . ] F C C I n f o rm ati o n Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the 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 a residential installation. 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 communication. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. [. . . ] P55C P55C A-Step is NOT a production stepping. A-1 Step: Vcc and timing on initial samples is 2. 9V +/- 0. 1V. A-2 Step & B Step: Vcc and timing on production stepping is 2. 8V +/- 0. 1V. Software Configuration This section explains the information you need to know to establish your systems basic configuration and customized settings and also has information on software that comes with your PR5 mainboard. The first part of this section is about the BIOS CMOS Setup Utility program. There is also some information on updating the BIOS and the IDE driver disk that comes with the PR5. Section 3 BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Updating the BIOS IDE Driver Disk T he B I OS CM OS Se tu p U til ity The PR5 uses the Award system BIOS. The BIOS (Basic Input Output System) is the basic software the computer needs to enable the system hardware components to operate together. It is stored in a Flash ROM memory chip on the mainboard. The BIOS uses a software program, also stored on the same chip to create a system configuration record which is saved in a small amount of special " CMOS" memory which is also on the board. This Setup program records information about the system hardware including the disk drives installed, system m em ory and vide o dis play. It also rec ords sys tem customization information and settings for the mainboard' s chipset, power management and configurable hardware. In addition, the Setup program has a Password feature, automatic hard disk detection and a hard disk low level format command. ! Warning Please don' change any default settings t unless you are sure you know what you are doing. It is possible to establish settings that will prevent the computer from booting up. If this happens, refer to Clearing CMOS Memory in Section 2. Accessing The CMOS Setup Utility When you turn on your computer, a message appears on the screen saying you can call up the Setup program. The message appears after the POST (Power On Self Test): TO ENTER SETUP BEFORE BOOT PRESS CTRL­ALT­ESC OR DEL KEY If you want to run Setup but you don' t respond in time before the message disappears, you can reset the system by pressing the Ctrl + Alt + Delete keys at the same time, or by pushing the system Reset button. The message will then reappear. After you press the Del key the program menu screen will appear, displaying the various sections of the Setup utility and some commands. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS(XXXXXXXX) CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. STANDARD CMOS SETUP LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS PASSWORD SETTING IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION HDD LOW LEVEL FORMAT SAVE & EXIT SETUP EXIT WITHOUT SAVING BIOS FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP PCI & ONBOARD I/O SETUP LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS ESC F10 : Quit : Save & Exit Setup ¬ : Select Item (SHIFT)F2 : Change Color Time, Date, Hard Disk Type. . . Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu Menu Commands If you look at the lower portion of the screen illustration you' ll see a section that lists the control commands for this level of the program. You execute a command by pressing the key for that command. The program commands are : Quit This command will close the Setup program when you press the ESC key. Save & Exit Setup This will save the current settings and close the Setup program when you press the F10 key. Select Item You can use the arrow keys on your keyboard to move around the screen and select a menu item. An item is highlighted when it is selected. Change Color You can change the program color scheme by pressing Shift + F2. The section at the bottom of the screen displays a brief explanation of the highlighted menu item' s function. There are five main sections to the Setup program: · Standard CMOS Setup Date, time, disk drive, video display and error handling settings. [. . . ] information makes it easier to answer questions and solve problems. Product Model: This mainboard is the PR5 2. Product Revision Number: The product version. BIOS ID#: The BIOS identification number. [. . . ]