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Read the following precautions before setting up a Shuttle XPC. CAUTION Incorrectly replacing the battery may damage this computer. Replace only with the same or equivalent as recommended by Shuttle. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions. Laser compliance statement The optical disc drive in this server is a laser product.
Driver and Software Installation...1 Mainboard Driver CD ...1 User Manuals ...2 Appendix...3 Starting BIOS ...3 Enter the BIOS ...3 Main Setup ...5 Advanced ...6 CPU Configuration ...7 IDE Configuration ...10 USB Configuration ...13 Onboard Device Configuration ...15 Power Management Configuration ...17 Hardware Health Configuration ...19 Frequency Voltage Configuration ...20 Boot ...
The Motherboard Driver CD contains all the motherboard drivers necessary to optimize the performance of this Shuttle Xvision in a Windows drivers after installing Microsoft Insert the attached CD into your CD-ROM drive. The CD AutoRun screen should appear.
Starting BIOS AMIBIOS has been integrated into many motherboards for over a decade. In the past, people often referred to the AMIBIOS setup menu as BIOS, BIOS setup, or CMOS setup. American Megatrends refers to this setup as BIOS. Specifically, it is the name of the AMIBIOS8 BIOS setup utility.
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AMIBIOS8 has default text messages built into it. The motherboard manufacture retains the option to include, leave out, or change any of these text messages. They can also add their own text messages. Because of this, many screen shots in this manual are different from your BIOS setup screen. The BIOS setup/utility uses a key-based navigation system called hot keys.
Main Setup When you first enter the BIOS Setup Utility, you will enter the Main 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.
Advanced Select the Advanced tab from the BIOS setup screen to enter the Advanced BIOS Setup screen. You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen, such as CPU Configuration, to go to the sub menu for that item. You can display an Advanced BIOS Setup option by highlighting it using the <Arrow>...
CPU Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the CPU 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 of the screen.
Max CPUID Value Limit This item allows you to enable or disable the Max CPUID Value Limit. For Prescott CPU only, some OSes (ex. NT4.0) cannot handle the function with disable. This should be enabled in order to boot legacy OSes that cannot support CPUs with extended CPUID functions.
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Intel (R) C-STATE tech This item allows you to enable or disable the Intel( R) C-State tech. Processor can set to C2/C3/C4 when it is idle. The choice: Enabled or Disabled.
IDE Configuration You can use this screen to select options for 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 of the screen.
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******************************************************************************************* Press <Enter> to access the sub menu for the IDE drives. The screen is shown below. Type This option sets the type of device that the AMIBIOS attempts to boot from after the Power-On Self-Test (POST) has completed. The choice: Not Installed,Auto,CD,ARMD. LBA/Large Mode LBA (Logical Block Addressing) is a method of addressing data on a disk drive.
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PIO Mode IDE PIO (Programmable I/O) mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller. As the PIO mode increases, the cy- cle time decreases. The choice: Auto,0,1,2,3,4. DMA Mode This setting allows you to adjust the DMA mode options. ...
USB Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the USB Configuration. 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 is shown below.
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USB 2.0 Controller Mode Configures the USB 2.0 Controller in HiSpeed(480 Mbps) or FullSpeed(12Mbps). The choice: HiSpeed or FullSpeed. USB Storage Function Enables support for legacy USB. AUTO option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected. The choice: Disabled, Enabled or Auto. USB Mass Storage Device Configuration Option are in its sub-menu.
Onboard Device Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the Onboard Device Configuration. 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.
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Initiate Graphic Adapter This item allows you to set the Initiate Graphic Adapter. The choice: PCI , PCIEx. IGD Graphics Mode Select This item allows you to set the IGD Graphics Mode Select. The choice: Disabled, Enabled 32MB ,Enabled 64MB ,Enabled 128MB. DVMT Mode Select This item allows you to set the DVMT Mode.
Power Management Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the Power Management Configuration. 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.
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PowerOn Functions From S4/S5 This item allows you to enable/disable the Power On Function From S4/S5 . The choice: Enabled, Disabled. Resume On PCI/PCIEx LAN This item allows you to enable/disable PCI/PCIEx LAN to generate . The choice: Enabled, Disabled. PS2 Keyboard PowerOn This item allows you to set PS2 Keyboard PowerOn.
Hardware Health Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the Hardware Health Configuration. 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.
Frequency Voltage Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the Frequency Voltage Configuration. 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.
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---- Configure DRAM Timing ---- DRAM Frequency This item allows to set DRAM Frequency. If [Auto] is selected, the motherboard will detect the memory module(s) inserted and assigns appropriate frequency automatically. The choice: Auto, 667MHz, 800MHz. Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Select [Enabled] will configure the following items by the contents in the SPD (Serial Presence Detect) device.
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DRAM tWR This item allows you to set Write Recovery Time. The choice: 3 ~ 15 DRAM tRFC This item allows you to set Write Recovery Time. The choice: 3 ~ 15 DRAM tWTR This item allows you to set Write to Read Delay. ...
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FSD Voltage Offset This item allows you to set FSD Voltage. The choice: +25mV~+400mV or Auto. SU Voltage Set (1.5V) This item allows you to set SU Voltage (1.5V). The choice: 1.55V, 1.6V, 1.65V or Auto.
Boot Select the Boot tab from the BIOS setup screen to enter the Boot BIOS Setup screen. You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen, such as Boot Settings Configuration, to go to the sub menu for that item. You can display an Boot BIOS Setup option by highlighting it using the <Arrow>...
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Full Screen LOGO Show This item allows you to enable/disable the Full Screen LOGO Show. Disabled: Displays normal POST messages. Enabled: Displays Logo instead of POST messages. The choice: Enabled, Disabled. Boottup Nnum-Lock Select Power-on state for Nnumlock. The choice: On or Off. Wait For 'F1' If Error This item allows you to enable or disable the Wait For 'F1' If Error.
Boot Device Priority Use this screen to specify the order in which the system checks for the device to boot from. To access this screen, select Boot Device Priority on the Boot Setup screen and press <Enter>. The following screen displays: To change the boot order, select a boot category type such as Hard disk drives, Removable Drives, or CD Drives from the boot menu.
Hard Disk Drives /Removable Drives / CD 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 screen and press <Enter>. The following screen displays examples of hard disk drives: Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices.
Security Select the Security tab from the BIOS setup screen to enter the Security BIOS Setup screen. You can display an Security BIOS Setup option by highlighting it using the <Arrow> keys. All Security BIOS Setup options are described in this section. The Security Setup screen is shown below.
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appears. Type the password and press <Enter>. The screen does not display the characters entered. Retype the password as prompted and press <Enter>. If the password confirmation is incorrect, an error message appears. The password is stored in NVRAM after BIOS completes. Change User Password Select Change User Password from the Security Setup menu and press <Enter>.
The following appears after any attempt to format any cylinder, head, or sector of any hard disk drive via the BIOS INT 13 Hard disk drive Service: Format!!! Possible VIRUS: Continue (Y/N)? _ The choice: Enabled or Disabled. Flash Write Protection Choose [Enabled] to avoid virus destroy BIOS.
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Save Changes and Exit When you have completed the system configuration changes, select this option to leave BIOS Setup and reboot the computer so the new system configuration parameters can take effect. Select "Save Changes and Exit" from the Exit menu and press <Enter>. Save Configuration Changes and Exit Now? [Ok] [Cancel] appears in the window.
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