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AX45Q Intel® Q45 LGA775 socket for Intel® Core™2 Quad ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Ver. 1.00 ...
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AX45Q 2 AX45Q User’s Manual Contents Safety info rmation ............................................................................................................ . 4 About this guide .............................................................................................................. .. 5 Typography .................................. ...
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User’s Manual AX45Q User’s Manual 3 2.1 Managing and updati ng your BIOS .......................................................................... 43 2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy di sk ........................................................................... 43 2.2 BIOS set up program ..................................................... ...
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AX45Q 4 AX45Q User’s Manual Safety information Electrical safety y To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system. y When adding or removing devices to or from the system, ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected. If po ...
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User’s Manual AX45Q User’s Manual 5 About this guide This user guide contains the information you need when installing and configuring the motherboard. How this guide is organized This manual contains the following parts: y Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter describes the features of the motherboard and the new technology it supports. ...
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AX45Q 6 AX45Q User’s Manual T ypography Bold text Indicates a m enu or an item to select Italics Used to emphasize a word or a phrase <Key> Keys enclosed in the less-than and greater-than sign means that you must press the enclosed key Example: <Enter> means that you must press the Enter or Return key <Key1>+<Key2>+<Key ...
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User’s Manual AX45Q User’s Manual 7 AX45Q specifications summary Specifications System CPU Intel® Q45 LGA775 socket for Intel® Co re 2 Quad/C ore 2 Duo Processors. Support Intel® nex t generation 45nm Multi-Core CPU FSB 1333/1066/800 MHz BIOS AMI 32Mb BIOS System Chipset Intel® Q45 GMCH/ICH10DO I/O Chipset Winbond W83627DHG-A Memory ...
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AX45Q 8 AX45Q User’s Manual Power connector Mechanical & Environment Power Type ATX mode Operat ing Temper ature 0~60°C (32~140°F ) Operating Humidity 0%~90% relative humidity, non-condensing Size (L x W) 12" x 9.6" (304.8 mm x 243.84 mm) * Specifications are subjec t to change without notice. ...
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User’s Manual AX45Q User’s Manual 9 1 This chapter describes the motherboard feat ures and the new technologies it supports. Product Introduction ...
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AX45Q 10 AX45Q User’s Manual 1.1 W elcome! Thank you for buying an ® AX45Q motherboard! The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies, making it another standout in the long line of quality motherboards! Before you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it, check the items in your package with the lis ...
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User’s Manual AX45Q User’s Manual 11 1.3 S pecial features 1.3.1 Product highlights Latest processor technology The motherboard comes with a 775-pin surface mount Land Grid Array (LGA) socket designed for the Intel® Core 2 Duo, Intel® Core 2 Quad in the 775-land package. The motherboard supports the Intel® Core™ 2 Q uad or Intel® Core™ ...
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AX45Q 12 AX45Q User’s Manual for today’s and tomorrow’s business applications . The Intel Q45 Express Chipsets include support for the latest PC operating systems, including Windows Vista*. Intel® Stable Image Platform Program Reducing the variety of support ed hardware greatly simplifies enterprise and small medium business PC management, w ...
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User’s Manual AX45Q User’s Manual 13 BOM cost. Dual-channel DDR2 memory support Delivers up to 12.8 GB/s (DDR2 800 dual 6. 4 GB/s) of bandwidth and 16 GB maximum supported memory size for faster system re sponsiveness and support of 64-bit computing. 5.1+2-CH high definition audio The onboard Realtek® ALC888 5.1+2-CH high- definition audio COD ...
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AX45Q 14 AX45Q User’s Manual 1.4 Before you proceed Take note of the following precautions bef ore you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings. y Unplug the power cord from t he wall socket before touching any component. y Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or a metal object, such as t he power ...
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User’s Manual AX45Q User’s Manual 15 1.5 Motherboard overview Before you install the motherboard, study the c onfiguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it. Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard. Failure to do so can cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components ...
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AX45Q 16 AX45Q User’s Manual 1.5.3 Motherboard Layout ...
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User’s Manual AX45Q User’s Manual 17 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard comes with a surface moun t LGA775 socket designed for the Intel® Core™ 2 Quad/ Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor in the 775-land package. y Your boxed Intel® Core™ 2 Qu ad/ Intel® Core™ 2 Duo LGA775 processor package should come with installation ins ...
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AX45Q 18 AX45Q User’s Manual 2. Press the load lever with your thumb (A), then move it to the left (B) until it is released from the retention tab. To prevent damage to the socket pi ns, do not remove the PnP cap unless you are installing a CPU. 3. Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow to a 135º angle. 4. Lift the load plate with you ...
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User’s Manual AX45Q User’s Manual 19 6. Close the load plat e (A), then push the load lever (B) until it snaps into the retention tab. The CPU fits in only one correct or ientation. DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the connectors on the socket and damaging the CPU! The motherboard supports Intel® LG A775 processors with ...
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AX45Q 20 AX45Q User’s Manual 1.6.2 Installing the CPU Heatsink and Fan The Intel® Core™ 2 Quad/ Intel® Core™ 2 Duo LGA775 processor requires a specially designed heatsink and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance. z Install the motherboard to the c hassis before you install the CPU fan and heatsink assembly. z Whe ...
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User’s Manual AX45Q User’s Manual 21 2. Push down two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to secure the heatsink and fan assembly in place. 3. Connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN. Do not forget to connect the CPU f an connector! Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to plug this connec ...
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AX45Q 22 AX45Q User’s Manual 1.6.3 Uninstalling the CPU Heatsink and Fan To uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan: 1. Disconnect the CPU fan cable from the connector on the motherboard. 2. Rotate each fastener counterclockwise. 3. Pull up two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to disengage the heatsink and fan assembly from the motherboard 4 ...
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User’s Manual AX45Q User’s Manual 23 5. Rotate each fastener clockwise to ensure correct orientation when reinstalling. The narrow end of the groove should point outward after resetting. (The photo shows the groove shaded for emphasis.) ...
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AX45Q 24 AX45Q User’s Manual 1.7 System memory 1.7.1 Overview The motherboard comes with two 240-pin Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. A DDR2 module has the same physical dim ensions as a DDR DIMM but has a 240-pin footprint compared to the 184-pin DDR DIMM. DDR2 DIMMs are notched differently to prevent installa ...
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User’s Manual AX45Q User’s Manual 25 1.7.2 Memory Configurations You may install 64 MB, 128 MB, 256 MB, 512 MB and 1 GB unbuffered ECC or non-ECC DDR DIMMs into the DIMM sockets using the me mory configurations in this section. y IF you installed four 1GB memory modules, the system may detect less than 3GB of total memory because of address spa ...
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AX45Q 26 AX45Q User’s Manual 1.7.3 Installing a DIMM Make sure to unplug the power suppl y before adding or removing DIMMs or other system component s. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboar d and the components. 1. Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward 2. Align a DIMM on the socket such that the no ...
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User’s Manual AX45Q User’s Manual 27 1.7.4 Removing a DIMM 1. Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unlock the DIMM. Support the DIMM lightly with your fingers when pressing the retaining clips. The DIMM might get damaged w hen it flips out with extra force. 2. Remove the DIMM from the socket. ...
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AX45Q 28 AX45Q User’s Manual 1.8 Exp ansion slot s In the future, you may need to insta ll expansion cards. The following sub - sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support. Make sure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards. Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard c ...
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User’s Manual AX45Q User’s Manual 29 1.8.3 PCI slots 1.8.4 PCI Express x16 The PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with PCI specifications. The figure shows the type of LAN card that can be installed on a PCI slot. This motherboard supports PCI Express x16 graphic cards that comply with t ...
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AX45Q 30 AX45Q User’s Manual 1.9 Jumpers 1.9.1 Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS. You can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameter s by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. The onboard button cell battery power s the RAM data in CMOS, which include system setup information ...
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User’s Manual AX45Q User’s Manual 31 1.9.2 COM1/2 Voltage Select (JCOMPWR5, JCOMPWR6) This jumper allows you to select COM 1/2 Voltage power. 1.9.3 RS232/422/485 Select (JSETCOM1, JSETCOM2) This jumper allows you to select RS232/422/485. ...
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AX45Q 32 AX45Q User’s Manual 1.9.4 Intruder Select (CHASSIS1) This jumper allows you to select Intruder. ...
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User’s Manual AX45Q User’s Manual 33 1.10 Connectors 1.10.1 Rear panel connectors 1. PS/2 mouse port (green). This port is for a PS/2 mouse. 2. Serial connector. This 9-pin COM1 port is for serial devices. 3 & 4. LAN (RJ-45) port. This port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network (LAN) through a network hub. Refer to the table bel ...
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AX45Q 34 AX45Q User’s Manual 12. PS/2 keyboard port (purple). This port is for a PS/2 keyboard. 1.10.2 Internal connectors 1. Front panel audio c onnector (10-pin AAFP1) This connector is for a chassis-mounted front panel audio I/O module that supports either HD Audio or legacy AC’97 audio standard. It is recommended that you connect a high-def ...
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User’s Manual AX45Q User’s Manual 35 2. Serial Port connector (COM2) This connector is for a serial (COM) port. Connect the serial port module cable to this connector, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. ...
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AX45Q 36 AX45Q User’s Manual 3. Fan Connectors (3-pin SYS_FAN, 3-pin, 4-pin CPU_ FAN, CHA_FAN) The fan connectors support cooling fans of 350mA~740mA (8.88W max.) or a total of 1A~2.22A (26.64W max.) at +12V. Connect t he fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard, making sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of t ...
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User’s Manual AX45Q User’s Manual 37 4. USB connector (10-1 pin US B45, USB67, USB89, USB1011) This connector is for USB 2.0 ports. Connect the optional USB module cable to any of these connectors, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. This USB connector comply with USB 2.0 specification that supports up t ...
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AX45Q 38 AX45Q User’s Manual 5. ATX power connectors (20- pin EATXPWR, 4-pin ATX12V) These connectors are for ATX power supply plugs. The power supply plugs are designed to fit these connectors in only one orientation. Find the proper orient ation and push down firmly until the connectors completely fit. y Do not forget to connect the 4-pin ATX + ...
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User’s Manual AX45Q User’s Manual 39 6. Serial ATA connector (7-pin SATA 1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4, SATA5) These connectors are for the Serial ATA sig nal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives. Install the Windows® 2000 Service Pa ck 4 or the Windows® XP Service Pack1 or later before using Serial ATA. 7. System panel connector (10-1 pin F_PANEL ...
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AX45Q 40 AX45Q User’s Manual ON or puts the system in SLEEP or SOFT-OFF mode depending on the BIOS settings. Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds while the system is ON turns the system OFF. y System Power LED connector (2-pin PWRLED) This 2-pin connector is for the system power LED. The system power LED lights up when you turn on ...
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User’s Manual AX45Q User’s Manual 41 9. SPI Connector (7-pin SPI1) It is a point-to-point interfac e standard, allows network equipment designers to develop an array of next-generation multi-service switches and routers to support multi-service traffic with aggregate bandwidths up to OC-192 (10 Gb/s) and beyond, enabling them to dramatically in ...
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AX45Q 42 AX45Q User’s Manual 2 This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. BIOS Setup ...
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User’s Manual AX45Q User’s Manual 43 2.1 Managing and up dating your BIOS 2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 1. Do either one of the following to create a bootable floppy disk. DOS environment a. Insert a 1.44MB floppy disk into the drive. b. At the DOS prompt, type format A:/S then press <Enter>. Windows® XP environment a. Insert a 1 ...
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AX45Q 44 AX45Q User’s Manual 2.2 BIOS setup program The main BIOS setup menu is the first screen that you can navigate. Each main BIOS setup menu option is described in this user’s guide. The Main BIOS setup menu screen has two main frames. The left frame displays all the options that can be configured. “Grayed-out” opt ions cannot be confi ...
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User’s Manual AX45Q User’s Manual 45 Tab The <Tab> key allows you to select setup fields. F1 The <F1> key allows you to display the General Help screen . Press the <F1> key to open the General Help screen . F10 The <F10> key allows you to save any changes you have made and exit Setup. Press the <F10> key to save yo ...
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AX45Q 46 AX45Q User’s Manual 2.3 Main Setup When you first enter the Setup Utility, you will enter the Ma in setup screen. You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab. There are two Main Setup options. They are described in this section. The Main BIOS Setup screen is shown below. y System Time/System Date Use this opt ...
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User’s Manual AX45Q User’s Manual 47 2.4 Advanced BIOS Setup Select the Advanced tab from the setup scre en to enter the Advanc ed BIOS Setup screen. You can select any of the items in the le ft frame of the screen , such as SuperIO Configuration, to go to the sub menu for that item. You can display an Advanced BIOS Setup option by highlighting ...
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AX45Q 48 AX45Q User’s Manual 2.4.1 CPU Confi guration Setting You can use this screen to select options fo r the CPU Configuratio n Settings. Use the up and down <Arrow> keys to select an item. Use the <Plus> and <Minus> keys to change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side ...
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User’s Manual AX45Q User’s Manual 49 y Core Multi-Processing The item is to enable or disable t he Core Multi-processing function. y Intel® SpeedStep™ tech The choices of Execute-Disable Bi t Capability are Enabled, Disabled. ...
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AX45Q 50 AX45Q User’s Manual 2.4.2 IDE Configuration Setting You can use this screen to select options fo r the IDE Configuration Settings. Use the up and down <Arrow> keys to select an item. Use the <Plus> and <Minus> keys to change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side o ...
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User’s Manual AX45Q User’s Manual 51 y Primary/Secondary IDE Master/S lave, Third/Fourth IDE Master Select one of the hard disk driv es to configure it. Press <E nter> to access its the sub menu. The options on the sub menu are described in the following sections. y IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) Set this option to stop the AMIBIOS from s earc ...
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AX45Q 52 AX45Q User’s Manual y AHCI Configuration - AHCI BIOS Support Enables for supporting AHCI BIOS. T he choices are Enabled or Disabled. - AHCI CD/ DVD Boot Time Out Select the time out value for detecting AHCI CD/DVD device(s). ...
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User’s Manual AX45Q User’s Manual 53 2.4.3 SuperIO Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the Super I/O settings. Use the up and down <Arrow> keys to select an item. Use the <Plus> and <Minus> keys to change the value of the selected option. The settings are de scribed on the following pages. The screen is ...
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AX45Q 54 AX45Q User’s Manual port 1 or COM1 ports on computer system s use IRQ4 and I/O Port 3F8 as the standard setting. The most common serial device connected to this port is a mouse. If the system will not use a serial device, it is best to set this port to Disabled. y Serial Port2 Address This option specifies the base I/O port address and I ...
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User’s Manual AX45Q User’s Manual 55 y Chassis Intrusion This item selects the chassis intrusion. The choices are Disabled or Enabled. y System Temperature This shows you the current temperature of system. y CPU Temperature This shows you the curr ent CPU temperature. y CPU_FAN Speed This shows the current CPU FAN operating speed. y SYS_FAN Spe ...
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AX45Q 56 AX45Q User’s Manual 2.4.5 ACPI Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the ACPI settings. Use the up and down <Arrow> keys to select an item. Use the <P lus> and <Minus> keys to change the value of the selected option. The settings are descr ibed on the following pages. The screen is shown below. ...
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User’s Manual AX45Q User’s Manual 57 y Chipset ACPI Configuration This item allows you to set S outh Bridge ACPI Configuration. - High Performance Event Timer This item allows you to enable or disable the High Performance Event Timer. ...
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AX45Q 58 AX45Q User’s Manual 2.4.6 APM Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the APM settings. Use the up and down <Arrow> keys to select an item. Use the <Plu s> and <Minus> keys to change the value of the selected option. The settings are descr ibed on the following pages. The screen is shown below. y Pow ...
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User’s Manual AX45Q User’s Manual 59 y Resume On PME# Disable or Enable PME to generate a wake event. y Resume On PCIE WAKE# Disable or Enable PCIE generate a wake event. y Resume RTC Alarm Disable or Enable RTC to generate a wake event. 2.4.7 Intel Danbury (DT) Configuration You can use this screen to select options fo r the Intel Danbury (DT) ...
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AX45Q 60 AX45Q User’s Manual 2.4.8 Intel TXT (LT) Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the Intel TXT (LT) se ttings. Use the up and down <Arrow> keys to select an item. Use the <Plus> and <Minus> keys to change the value of the selected option. The settings are described on the following pages. The screen ...
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User’s Manual AX45Q User’s Manual 61 2.4.9 Intel VT-d Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the Intel VT-d settings. Use the up and down <Arrow> keys to select an item. Use the <Plu s> and <Minus> keys to change the value of the selected option. The settings are descr ibed on the following pages. The scre ...
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AX45Q 62 AX45Q User’s Manual 2.4.10 Trusted Computing You can use this screen to select options fo r the Intel Trusted Com puting settings. Use the up and down <Arrow> keys to select an item. Use the <Plus> and <Minus> keys to change the value of the selected option. The setti ngs are described on the following pages. The screen ...
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User’s Manual AX45Q User’s Manual 63 2.5 Advanced P CI/PnP Settings Select the PCI/PnP tab from the setup screen to enter the Plug and Play BIOS Setup screen. You can display a Plug and Play BIOS Setup option by highlighting it using the <Arrow> keys. All Plug and Play BIOS Setup opti ons are described in this section. The Plug and Play B ...
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AX45Q 64 AX45Q User’s Manual specifications. It allows the BIOS to c onfigure all the devices in the system. This is the default setting. Yes The Yes setting allows the operating system to change the interrupt, I/O and DMA settings. Set this option if the system is running Plug and Play aware operating systems. 2.5.3 PCI Latency Timer Set this va ...
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User’s Manual AX45Q User’s Manual 65 card’s manual first, befo re modifying the default settings in the BIOS. 2.5.6 PCI IDE BusMaster Set this value to allow or prevent the use of PCI IDE busmastering. The setting is Disabled. Option Description Disabled Set this value to prevent PCI bus mastering. This is the default setting. Enabled This op ...
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AX45Q 66 AX45Q User’s Manual setting. 2.5.8 IRQ Set this value to allow the IRQ settings to be modified. The default setting is available. Interrupt Option Description IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ7 IRQ9 IRQ10 IRQ11 IRQ14 IRQ15 Available This setting allows the specified IRQ to be used by a PCI/PnP device. This is the default setting. Reserved This setting ...
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User’s Manual AX45Q User’s Manual 67 2.6 Boot Setting Configuration Select the Boot tab from the setup screen to enter t he Boot Setup screen. You can display a Boot Setup option by highlighting it using t he <Arrow> keys. All Boot BIOS Setup options are described in this section. The B oot BIOS Setup screen is shown below. ...
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AX45Q 68 AX45Q User’s Manual 2.6.1 Boot Settings Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the Boot settings. Use the up and down <Arrow> keys to select an item. Use the <Plu s> and <Minus> keys to change the value of the selected option. The settings are descr ibed on the following pages. The screen is shown b ...
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User’s Manual AX45Q User’s Manual 69 Option Description Disabled Set this value to allow the com puter system to display the POST messages. Enabled Set this value to allow the computer system to display the OEM logo. This is the default setting. y Bootup Num-Lock Set this value to allow the Number Lock se tting to be modified during boot up. Th ...
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AX45Q 70 AX45Q User’s Manual during memory initialization. If Quiet B oot is enabled, the Hit “DEL” message will not display. Enabled This allows the to display Hit Del to Enter Setup during memory initialization. This is the default setting. 2.6.2 Boot Device Priority Use this screen to specify the order in which the system checks for the de ...
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User’s Manual AX45Q User’s Manual 71 2.6.3 Hard Disk Drives Use this screen to view the hard disk drives in the system. To access this screen, select Hard disk drives on the Boot Setup scr een and press <Enter>. The following screen displays examples of hard disk drives: y 1st Drive This item specifies the boot s equence from the av ailab ...
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AX45Q 72 AX45Q User’s Manual 2.7 Security Setup Select Security Setup from the Setup main BIOS setup menu. All Security Setup options, such as password protection and virus protection, are described in this section. To access the sub menu for the follo wing items, select the item and press <Enter>: y Change Supervisor Password The Security ...
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User’s Manual AX45Q User’s Manual 73 2.8 Chip set Setup Select the Chipset tab from the setup screen to enter the Chipset BIOS Setup screen. You can select any of the items in th e left frame of the s creen, suc h as CPU Configuration, to go to the sub menu for that item. You can display a Chipset BIOS Setup option by highlighting it using the ...
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AX45Q 74 AX45Q User’s Manual 2.8.1 North Bridge Configuration You can use this screen to select options fo r the North Bridge Conf iguration. Use the up and down <Arrow> keys to select an item. Use the <Plus> and <Minus> keys to change the value of the selected option. Note: The North Bridge Configur ation setup screen varies de ...
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User’s Manual AX45Q User’s Manual 75 y Initate Graphic Adapter This item selects which graphics controller to use as the primary boot device. The options are IGD, PCI/IGD, PCI/PEG, PEG/IGD, PEG/P CI. The default setting is PEG/PCI. y IGD Graphics Mode Select This item selects the amount of system memo ry used by the internal graphics device. Th ...
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AX45Q 76 AX45Q User’s Manual - DVMT/Fixed Memory Size Specify the size of DVMT/system me mory to allocate for video memory. 2.8.2 South Bridge Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the South Bridge Confi guration. South Bridge is a chipset on the motherboard that controls the basic I/O functions, USB ports, audio functions, ...
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User’s Manual AX45Q User’s Manual 77 y USB Port Configure The choices are 6x6 USB Po rts, and 8x4 USB Ports. y OnBoard LAN1 Options are “Enabled” and “Disabled”. Select “ Disabled” if you don’t want to use onboard LAN controller1. y OnBoard LAN2 Options are “Enabled” and “Disabled”. Select “ Disabled” if you don’t wa ...
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AX45Q 78 AX45Q User’s Manual 2.9 Exit Menu Select the Exit tab from the setup screen to enter t he Exit BIOS Setup screen. You can display an Exit BIOS Setup optio n by highlighting it using the <Arrow> keys. All Exit BIOS Setup options are described in this section. The Exit BIOS Setup screen is shown below. ...
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User’s Manual AX45Q User’s Manual 79 2.9.1 Save Changes and Exit When you have completed the system configurat ion changes, select this option to leave Setup and reboot the comput er so the new system configurat ion parameters can take effect. Select Exit Saving Changes from the Exit menu and press <Enter>. Save Configuration Changes and ...
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AX45Q 80 AX45Q User’s Manual 2.9.2 Discard Changes and Exit Select this option to quit Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration. Select Exit Discarding Changes from the Ex it menu and press <Enter>. Discard Changes and Exit Setup Now? [Ok] [Cancel] appears in the window. Select Ok to discard changes and exit. ...
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User’s Manual AX45Q User’s Manual 81 2.9.3 Discard Changes Select Discard Changes from th e Exit menu and press <Enter>. Discard Changes ? [Ok] [Cancel] appears in the window. Select Ok to discard changes. ...
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AX45Q 82 AX45Q User’s Manual 2.9.4 Load Setup Default Automatically sets all Setup options to a comp lete set of default settings when you Select this option. The Optimal settings are desig ned for maximum system performance, but may not work best for all computer applications. In particular, do not use the Optimal Setup options if your computer ...
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