User manual GIGABYTE GA-6VXE

[. . . ] System power on by PS/2 Mouse: First, enable this function in CMOS Setup, then you can power on the system by double clicking the right or left button of your PS/2 Mouse. System power on by Keyboard: If your ATX power supply supports larger than 300 mA 5V Stand-By current (depends on the specification of keyboards), you can power on your system by entering password from the keyboard after setting the "Keyboard power on" password in CMOS Setup. (The ATX power supply supports larger than 720 mA 5V Stand-By current) 2. 3. 4. 1 Fourth Edition R-41-04-010117 6VXE+ The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions which may appear in this document nor does it make a commitment to update the information contained herein. [. . . ] The system will do a cold start after the RESET switch is pushed and released by user. The RESET switch is a 2 PIN connector and should be installed to RST on main board. 3. 9. POWER LED CONNECTOR INSTALLATION System has Power LED lamp on the panel of case. The Power LED will light on off or flash to indicate which step on the system. The connector should be connected to PWR of main board in correct direction. 3. 10. IDE & ATAPI DEVICE INSTALLATION There are two-Enhanced PCI IDE ports (IDE1, IDE2) on board, which following ATAPI standard SPEC. Any one IDE port can connected to two ATAPI devices (IDE Hard Disk, CD-ROM & Tape Driver), so total four ATAPI devices can exist in a system. The HD is the active LED port for ATAPI devices. 3. 11. PERIPHERAL DEVICE INSTALLATION After the I/O device installation and jumpers setup, the main board can be mounted into the case and fixed by screw. To complete the main board installation, the peripheral device could be installed now. The basic system needs a display interface card. If the PCI - Bus device is to be installed in the system, any one of four PCI - Bus slots can be used. 3. 12. KEYBOARD & PS/2 MOUSE INSTALLATION The main board supports PS/2 Mouse . The BIOS will auto detect whether the PS/2 Mouse is installed or not & assign IRQ12 for PS/2 Mouse port if it is installed. After installing the peripheral device, the user should check everything again, and prepare to power-on the system. 3-9 6VXE+ 4. BIOS CONFIGURATION Award's BIOS ROM has a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This type of information is stored in battery-backed CMOS SRAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off. 4. 1. ENTERING SETUP Power ON the computer and press <Del> immediately will allow you to enter Setup. The other way to enter Setup is to power on the computer, when the below message appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST (Power On Self Test), press <Del> Key or simultaneously press <Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Esc> keys. If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup, restart the system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing the "RESET" bottom on the system case. You may also restart by simultaneously press <Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Del> keys. 4-1 BIOS Configuration 4. 2. CONTROL KEYS Up arrow Down arrow Left arrow Right arrow Esc key Move to previous item. Main Menu - Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Exit current page and return to Main Menu. [. . . ] PASSWORD DISABLED If you select System at Security Option of BIOS Features Setup Menu, you will be prompted for the password every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup. If you select Setup at Security Option of BIOS Features Setup Menu, you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup. 4-26 6VXE+ 4. 14. IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION Figure 4. 11: IDE HDD Auto Detection Type "Y" will accept the H. D. D. Type "N" will keep the old H. D. D. [. . . ]