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BH6 Motherboard
USER’S MANUAL
Chapter 1 Introduction of BH6 Features
(1) Specifications 1-1
Layout diagram 1-3
The system block diagram 1-4
Chapter 2 Installing the Motherboard
Installing the Motherboard to the Casing 2-2
Standard External Connectors 2-4
Jumper and Switches 2-9
(4) Installation of the Pentium
(5) Installing System Memory 2-11
Chapter 3 Introduction of BIOS
(1) CPU Setup 3-3
II/III, Celeron™ CPU 2-10
Table of Contents
(2) Standard CMOS Setup Menu 3-8
(3) BIOS Features Setup Menu 3-11
(4) Chipset Features Setup Menu 3-17
(5) Power Management Setup Menu 3-21
(6) PNP/PCI Configuration 3-28
(7) Load Setup Defaults 3-30
(8) Integrated Peripherals 3-31
(9) Password Setting 3-35
(10) IDE Hard Disk Detection 3-35
(11) Save & Exit Setup 3-36
(12) Exit Without Saving 3-36
Part No: MN-130-2A5-51 Rev:1.05
Appendix A
Quick Installation
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Appendix E
Appendix F
Appendix G
General Discussion About HDD Installation
Flash BIOS User Instructions
How to install the IDE Bus Master driver
How to install the PCI bridge driver for 440BX chipset
Install HighPoint XStore Pro Utility
Technical Support
Introduction Of BH6 Features 1-1
Chapter 1 Introduction Of BH6 Features
The motherboard is designed for a new generation CPUs. It supports the Intel SLOT1
structure (Pentium
and Green PC functions. The motherboard provides high performance for server
systems and meets the requirements for desktop system for multimedia in the future.
(1) Specifications
II/III and Celeron™ processors), up to 768MB of memory, super I/O,
1. CPU
z CPU SOFT MENU
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II eliminates the need for jumpers or DIP switches
needed to set CPU parameters
z Employs switching type regulators to stabilize CPU operation
z Supports 66 and 100MHz MHz CPU external clock speeds
z Supports Intel® Pentium® III 450 ~ 500MHz processor cartridge (Based on
100MHz)
z Supports Intel® Pentium® II 350 ~ 450MHz processor cartridge (Based on
100MHz) and Pentium® II 233 ~ 333MHz processor cartridge (Based on
66MHz)
z Supports Intel® Celeron™ 266MHz~433MHz processor (Based on 66MHz)
2. Chipset
z Intel® 440BX chipset (82443BX and 82371EB)
z Supports Ultra DMA/33 IDE protocol
z Supports Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface(ACPI)
z Accelerated Graphics Port connector supports AGP 1x and 2x mode (Sideband)
3.3V device
3. Cache Memory
z Level 1 and Level 2 cache built into Intel® Pentium® II/III processor cartridge
z Level 1 cache (without L2 cache) built into Intel® Celeron™ processor
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4. Memory (DRAM)
z Three 168-pin DIMM sockets support SDRAM modules
z Supports up to 768MB
z ECC support
5. System BIOS
z AWARD BIOS
z Supports Plug-and-Play (PnP)
z Supports Advanced Configuration Power Interface (ACPI)
z Supports Desktop Management Interface (DMI)
z Year 2000 compliant
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Multi I/O Functions
zýFloppy port supports up to 2.88MB, and 3 mode floppies
zýUltra DMA/33 bus master IDE supports up to 4 IDE devices
( Including LS-120 MB floppy drive )
zýBuilt-in Standard/EPP/ECP parallel port connector
zýTwo built-in 16550 fast UART compatible serial port connectors
zýBuilt-in PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse port connectors
z Built-in standard IrDA TX/RX header
zýTwo built-in USB connectors
Miscellaneous
zýATX form factor
zýOne AGP slot, Five PCI slots and Two ISA slots
zýWake Up On LAN header
zýSB-LINK header
zHardware monitoringIncluded fan speed, voltages, and system
environment temperature
zýBoard size: 305 * 190mm
Note:
All brand names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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Only Celeron
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Above 66MHz/100MHz bus speed supported but not guaranteed due to the PCI and chipset specs.
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Sound Blaster
other countr i es. Sound Blaster-LINK
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Specifications and information contained in this manual are subject to change without notice.
300A and 333 processors have built in Level 2 cache.
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is a registered trademark of Creative Technology Ltd in the United States and certain
™
and SB-LINK™ are trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd.
Introduction Of BH6 Features 1-3
(2)
Layout Diagram
Figure 1-1 Motherboard Component Locations
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(3)
The System Block Diagram
Installing the Motherboar 2-1
Chapter 2
This BH6 motherboard not only provides all standard equipment for classic
personal computers, but also provides great flexibility for meeting future
upgrade demands. This chapter will introduce step by step all the standard
equipment and will also present, as completely as possible, future upgrade
capabilities. This motherboard is able to support all Intel Pentium II/III
processors and Intel Celeron
specifications in Chapter 1.)
This chapter is organized according the following features:
Installing the Motherboard to the Casing
Standard external connectors
Jumpers and switches
(4) Installation of the Pentium
(5) Installing the system memory
1111
1111
11111111
Installing the Motherboard
™
processor now on the market. (For details, see
II/III, Celeron™ CPU
Before proceeding with the installation
Before installing the motherboard please be sure to turn off or disconnect the
power supply unit. Before making any modifications to the hardware
configuration of the motherboard, the power supply to any areas of the
motherboard you plan to modify should be turned off to avoid unnecessary
damage to the hardware.
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User friendly instructions
Our objective is to enable the novice computer user to perform the installation
by themselves. We have attempted to write this document in a very clear,
concise and descriptive manner to help overcome any obstacles you may face
during installation. Please read our instructions carefully and follow them
step-by-step.
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Installing the Motherboard to the Casing
Most computer chassis will have a base on which there will be many mounting
holes that allows the motherboard to be securely attached and at the same time,
prevents short circuits.
There are two ways to attach the motherboard to the base of chassis:
z with stud
z or with spacer
Please refer the figure below show the studs and spacers, they may have several
types, but all look like the figure below:
In principle, the best way to attach the motherboard is with studs, and only if
you are unable to do this should you attach the board with spacers. Take a
careful look at the motherboard and you will see many mounting holes on it.
Line these holes up with the mounting holes on the base. If the holes line up,
and there are screw holes this means you can attach the motherboard wit h studs.
If the holes line up and there are only slots, this means you can only attach the
motherboard with spacers. Take the tip of the spacers and insert it into the slots.
After doing this to all the slots, you can slide the motherboard into position
aligned with the slots. After the motherboard has been positioned, check to
make sure everything is OK before putting the casing back on.
The figure below will show you the way to fix the motherboard using with the
stub and spacer:
Installing the Motherboar 2-3
Note:
Sometimes you may need to use the plastics spring for isolate the screw from
motherboard PCB surface, because the circuit wire may be near by the hole.
Be careful don’t let the screw to contact any printed circuit wire and parts on
PCB that near by the fixing hole, otherwise it may damage the board or cause
the board malfunction.
If the motherboard has mounting holes, but don’t line up with the holes
on the base and their are no slots to attach the spacers, don’t worry, you
can still attach the spacers to the mounting holes. Just cut the button
portion of spacers (the spacer may be a little and hard to cut off, so be
careful of your hands). In this way you can still attach the motherboard
to the base without worrying about short circuits.
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Standard External Connectors
Inside the case of any computer several cables and plugs have to be connected.
These cables and plugs are usually connected one-by-one to connectors located
on the motherboard. You need to carefully pay attention to any connection
orientation the cables may have and, if any, notice the position of the first pin of
the connector. In the explanations that follow, we will describe the significance
of the first pin.
PN1(Pin 1-2-3-4-5): Keylock and Power LED Header
There is a specific orientation for pin 1 through pin 5. Insert the two-threaded
keylock cable into pin 4 and pin 5, and three-threaded power LED cable to Pin
1~pin 3. Check to make sure the correct pins of connector on the motherboard.
Pin number Name or significance of signal Connector Name
1 +5VDC Power LED
2 No connection Power LED
3 Ground Power LED
4 Keyboard inhibit Signal Keylock
5 Ground Keylock
PN1(Pin 6-7): HDD LED Header
Attach the cable from the case’s HDD LED to this connector.
Pin number Name or significance of signal
6 LED power
7 HDD active
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PN1 (Pin 8-9): Power Switch Header
Pin number Name or significance of signal
8 Ground
9 Power On/Off switch
PN1 (Pin 10-11): Hardware Suspend Switch (SMI Switch)
Header
Attach the cable from the case’s suspend switch (if there is one) to this switch.
Use this switch to enable/disable the power management function by hardware.
Pin number Name or significance of signal
10 +3V Standby
11 Suspend signal
Note:
If you enable the ACPI function in the BIOS setup, this function will not
work.
PN2(Pin 1-2): Hardware Reset Header
Attach the cable from the case’s Reset switch to this connector. Press and
hold the reset button for at least one second to reset the system.
Pin number Name or significance of signal
1 Ground
2 Reset input
PN2(Pin 4-5-6-7): Speaker Header
Attach the system speaker to connector PN2.
Pin number Name or significance of signal
4 + 5VDC
5 Ground
6 Ground
7 Speaker data
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PN2(Pin 9-10): Suspend LED Header
Pin number Name or significance of signal
9 LED power
10 Suspend LED active
KM1 MOUSE: PS/2 Mouse Connector
Attach a PS/2 mouse to this 6-pin Din-connector.
Pin number Name or significance of signal
1 Mouse data
2 No connection
3 Ground
4 +5VDC
5 Mouse clock
6 No connection
KM1 KB: PS/2 Keyboard Connector
Attach a keyboard to this 6-pin Din-connector.
Pin number Name or significance of signal
1 Keyboard data
2 No connection
3 Ground
4 +5VDC
5 Keyboard clock
6 No connection
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CONT1: ATX Power Input Connector
Caution: If power supply connectors are not properly attached to ATX
PWR, the power supply or add-on cards may be damaged.
Attach the connectors from the power supply to CONT1.
Pin number Name or significance of signal
1 +3.3VDC
2 +3.3VDC
3 Ground
4 +5VDC
5 Ground
6 +5VDC
7 Ground
8 Power Good
9+5VSB
10 +12VDC
11 +3.3VDC
12 -12VDC
13 Ground
14 On/Off control signal
15 Ground
16 Ground
17 Ground
18 -5VDC
19 +5VDC
20 +5VDC
FAN1(CPU FAN), FAN2: DC Fan Power Header
Pin number Name of the signal or signification
1 Ground
2 +12V
3 Sense signal
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IR1: IR Header (Infrared)
Pin number Name or significance of signal
1+5V
2 No connection
3 IR_RX
4 Ground
5IR_TX
I/O Port Connectors
Name Pin number Description
IDE1 40 IDE channel 1 connector
IDE2 40 IDE channel 2 connector
FDC 34 Floppy disk connector
LPT 25 Parallel port
COM1 9 Serial port COM1 connector
COM2 9 Serial port COM2 connector
USB 8 Universal serial Bus
Notes:
*IDE1, IDE2 are high performance PCI IDE connectors. Up to four IDE
interface devices are supported.
WOL1: Wake On LAN Header
Pin number Name or significance of signal
1+5VSB
2 GND
3 Sense input
SB1: SB-Link
Pin number Name or significance of signal
1 GNTA
2 Ground
3KEY
4REQA
5 Ground
6SERIRQ
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Header
Installing the Motherboar 2-9
(3) Jumper and Switches
You can set jumper switches on the motherboard to configure various
hardware options. See Figure 1-1 for jumper locations.
Throughout this section, the following symbols are used to indicate jumper
settings.
For 3-pin jumpers, the symbols below are used:
Short Pins 1 and 2 with a jumper cap.
Short Pins 2 and 3 with a jumper cap.
For 2-pins jumpers, the following symbols are used:
Place the jumper cap over the two pins of the
jumper to Short the jumper.
Remove the jumper cap to Open the jumper cap.
Note:
To avoid losing jumper caps, attach the removed jumper cap to one
of the jumper pins.
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CCMOS 1: CMOS Discharge Jumper
Jumper CCMOS discharge CMOS memory. When you install the
motherboard, make sure this jumper is set for Normal Operation(1-2). See
the jumper below.
Setting CCMOS
Normal Operation
(Default)
Discharge CMOS
(4) Installation of the Pentium
The installation method for the CPU is printed on the package of the retention
mechanism that comes with the motherboard. You can refer to it while you
install the CPU. This motherboard also supports the Celeron™ PPGA processor.
If you want to install the Celeron™ PPGA processor, you have to use an
additional adapter that allows you to use a Celeron™ PPGA processor in a slot 1
board. For this ABIT makes the SlotKET adapter.
Note:
z Installing a heat sink and cooling fan is necessary for proper heat dissipation
from your CPU. Failing to install these items may result in overheating and
damage of your CPU.
z Please refer to your boxed processor installation or other documentation
attached with your CPU for detailed installing instructions.
II/III, Celeron™ CPU
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(5)
Installing System Memory
The motherboard provides three 168-pin DIMM sites for memory expansion..
The DIMM socket supports 1Mx64(8MB), 2Mx64(16MB), 4Mx64(32MB),
8Mx64(64MB), 16Mx64(128MB), and 32Mx64(256MB) or double sided
DIMM modules. Minimum memory size is 8MB and maximum memory size is
768MB SDRAM.
There are three Memory module sockets on the system board.(Total six banks)
In order to create a memory array, certain rules must be followed. The following
set of rules allows for optimum configurations.
z
The memory array is 64 or 72 bits wide. (Without parity or with parity)
z
Those modules can be populated in any order.
z
Support single and double density DIMMS.
The following is the valid memory configuration:
Bank Memory Module
Bank 0, 1
(DIMM1)
Bank 2, 3
(DIMM2)
Bank 4, 5
(DIMM3)
Total System Memory 8MB ~ 768MB
8MB, 16MB, 32MB,
64MB, 128MB, 256MB
8MB, 16MB, 32MB,
64MB, 128MB, 256MB
8MB, 16MB, 32MB,
64MB, 128MB, 256MB
Total Memory
8MB ~ 256MB
8MB ~ 256MB
8MB ~ 256MB
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Supported SDRAM Memory Configurations
DRAM DRAM DRAM DRAM DRAM DIMM DRAM MA
Type Tech Depth Width
SDRAM 16M
SDRAM 64M
2 Bank
1M 16 1M 2M Asymmetric 12 8 2 8MB 16MB
2M 8 2M 4M Asymmetric 12 9 2 16MB 32MB
2M 8 2M 4M Asymmetric 13 8 2 16MB 32MB
4M 4 4M 8M Asymmetric 12 10 2 32MB 64MB
4M 4 4M 8M Asymmetric 14 8 2 32MB 64MB
2M 32 2M 4M Asymmetric 12 9 2 16MB 32MB
2M 32 2M 4M Asymmetric 13 8 2 16MB 32MB
4M 16 4M 8M Asymmetric 12 10 2 32MB 64MB
4M 16 4M 8M Asymmetric 14 8 2 32MB 64MB
8M 8 8M 16M Asymmetric 14 9 2 64MB 128MB
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x64DSx64
Addressing Row Col Banks
DARM
Min
(1 row)
Size
Max
(2 row)
SDRAM 64M
4 Bank
16M 4 16M 32M Asymmetric 14 10 2 128MB 256MB
2M 32 2M 4M Asymmetric 13 8 4 16MB 32MB
4M 16 4M 8M Asymmetric 14 8 4 32MB 64MB
8M 8 8M 16M Asymmetric 14 9 4 64MB 128MB
16M 4 16M 32M Asymmetric 14 10 4 128MB 256MB
Introduction of BIOS 3-1
Chapter 3 Introduction of BIOS
The BIOS is a program located on a Flash Memory chip on the
motherboard. This program will not be lost when you turn the computer off.
This program is also referred to as the boot program. It is the only channel for
the hardware circuit to communicate with the operating system. Its main
function is to manage the setup of the motherboard and interface cards
parameters, including simple parameters such as time, date, hard disk drive, as
well as more complex parameters such as hardware synchronization, device
operating mode,
computer will operate normally, or will operate at its best, only if all these
parameters are correctly configured through the BIOS.
Don’t change the parameters inside the BIOS unless you know what
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you are doing
The parameters inside the BIOS are used to setup the hardware
synchronization or the device operating mode. If the parameters are not
correct, they will produce errors, the computer will crash, and sometimes you
will even not be able to boot the computer after it has crashed. We
recommend that you do not change the parameters inside the BIOS unless you
are familiar with them. If you are not able to boot your computer anymore,
please refer to the section “Erase CMOS data” in Chapter 2.
CPU SOFT MENU™ II
techniques, setup of CPU speed. The
When you start the computer, it is controlled by the BIOS program. The
BIOS first operates an auto-diagnostic for all the necessary hardware,
configures the parameters of the hardware synchronization, and detects all the
hardware. Only when these tasks are completed does it give up control of the
computer to the program of the next level, which is the operating system. Since
the BIOS is the only channel for hardware and software to communicate, it will
be the key factor for system stability, and to ensure that your system performs at
its best. After the BIOS has achieved the auto-diagnostic and auto-detection
operations, it will display the following message:
PRESS DEL TO ENTER SETUP
Three to five seconds after the message is displayed, if you press the
key, you will access the BIOS Setup menu. At that moment, the BIOS will
display the following message:
Del
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Fig 3-1 CMOS Setup Utility
In the BIOS Setup main menu of Figure 3-1, you can see several options. We
will explain these options step by step in the following pages of this chapter,
but let us first see a short description of the function keys you may use here:
z Press
Esc
to quit the BIOS Setup.
z Press (up, down, left, right) to choose, in the main menu,
the option you want to confirm or to modify.
z Press
F10
when you have completed the setup of BIOS parameters to
save these parameters and to exit the BIOS Setup menu.
z Press Page Up/Page Down or +/- keys when you want to modify the
BIOS parameters for the active option.
Computer
knowledge
CMOS DATA
Maybe you have heard somebody saying that their CMOS
DATA was lost. What is the CMOS? Is it important? The
CMOS is the memory used to store the BIOS parameters that
you have configured. This memory is passive. You can read its
data, and you can also store data in it. But this memory has to
be powered by a battery, in order to avoid any loss of its data
when the computer is turned off. Since you may have to
change the CMOS battery when it is out of power and if doing
so, you will loose all CMOS data, therefore, we recommend
that you write down all the parameters of your hardware, or to
put a label with these parameters on your hard disk.
Introduction of BIOS 3-3
(1)CPU Setup <CPU SOFT MENU™ II>
The CPU can be setup through a programmable switch (
II
), that replaces traditional manual hardware configuration. This feature allows
CPU SOFT MENU
™
the user to complete more easily the installation procedures. You can install the
CPU without configuring any jumpers or switches. The CPU must be setup
according its specifications.
In the first option, you can press <F1> at any time to display all the items that
can be chosen for that option.
CPU Name Is:
³ Intel PentiumIII MMX
³ Intel PentiumII MMX
³ Intel CeleronMMX
Fig 3-2 CPU SOFT MENU™ II
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CPU Operating Speed:
This option sets the CPU speed.
In this field, the CPU speed is indicated like this:
CPU speed = External clock * Multiplier factor, select the CPU speed according
the type and the speed of your CPU.
<Note 1> For Intel Pentium® II and Pentium® III MMX processors, you can
choose the following settings:
³ 233 (66*3.5) ³ 266 (66*4) ³300 (66*4.5)
³ 333 (66*5) ³ 350 (100*3.5) ³400 (100*4)
³ 450 (100*4.5) ³ 500 (100*5.0) …………
For Intel Celeron™ MMX processors, you can choose the following
settings:
³266(66*4) ³300(66*4.5) ³300A(66*4.5)
³333(66*5.0) ³366(66*5.5) ³400(66*6)
³433(66*6.5) ……
<Note 2> User define external clock and multiplier factor:
³ User Define
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External Clock:
³ 66MHz ³ 75MHz* ³ 83MHz* ³ 100MHz
³ 112MHz* ³ 124MHz* ³ 133MHz* …………
Note:
*Above 66MHz/100MHz bus speed supported but not guaranteed
due to the PCI and chipset specs.
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Multiplier Factor:
You can choose the following multiplier factors:
³ 2.0 ³ 2.5 ³ 3.0 ³ 3.5 ³ 4.0
³ 4.5 ³ 5.0 ³ 5.5 ³ 6.0 ³6.5
³ 7.0 ³ 7.5 ³ 8.0 …………
However, differences will exist because of the various brands and
types available.
<Note 3> SEL100/66# Signal:
This default setting is “High” at 100MHz, and “Low” at 66MHz.
When you want to try a higher multiplier factor at 100MHz and
cannot chose it in “High” state, then you can set it to “Low” state.
Note:
According to Pentium
processors will have locked up the multiplier factor and disable this
signal. In this situation, there is no way to choose the higher multiplier
factor.
<Note 4> AGPCLK/CPUCLK:
®
II/III processor types, some Pentium® II/III
Introduction of BIOS 3-5
Default setting is “ 2/3”. In this state, AGP bus speed will be CPU
bus speed divided by 3 and times 2. If you choose the setting to
“ 1/1 ”, AGP bus speed will equal to CPU bus speed.
<Note 5> L2 Cache Latency:
Sixteen setting are available, Default, and 1 to 15. This item can let
you adjust the processor L2 cache speed, the larger the value, the
faster the L2 cache will run. You have to be aware that if you set the
L2 cache speed too fast, it will cause the L2 cache to fail. If the L2
cache fails it will cease to run until you reset the value, but the
processor and L1 cache will still function, just not as well. To make
sure your L2 cache functions properly please choose an appropriate
setting. The default setting is Default.
<Note 6> Speed Error Hold:
Default setting is “Disable”. If you choose the setting to “Enable”,
when CPU speed setting is wrong, then system will hold.
Normally, we do not recommend that you use the “User Define” option to setup
CPU speed and multiplier factor. This option is for setup of future CPUs whose
specifications are still unknown. The specifications of all present CPUs are
included in the default settings. Unless you are very familiar with all CPU
parameters, it is very easy to make mistakes when you define by yourself the
external clock and the multiplier factor.
Solution in case of booting problem due to invalid clock setup:
Normally, if the CPU clock setup is wrong, you will not be able to boot. In this
case, turn the system off than on again. The CPU will automatically use its
standard parameters to boot. You can then enter BIOS Setup again and set up
the CPU clock.
If you can’t enter BIOS setup , you must try turning the system on a few times
(3~4 times) or press “ INSERT “ key when turn on and the system will
automatically use its standard parameters to boot. You can then enter BIOS
SETUP again and set up the new parameters.
When you change your CPU:
The motherboard have been designed in such a way that you can turn the system
on after having inserted the CPU in the socket without having to configure any
jumpers or DIP switches. But if you change your CPU, normally, you just have
to turn off the power supply, change the CPU and then, set up the CPU
parameters through
CPU SOFT MENU
™
II.
However, if the CPU brand and
type is the same, and if the new CPU is slower than the old one, we offer you
two methods to successfully complete the CPU change operation.
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Method 1: Setup up the CPU for the lowest speed for its brand.
Turn the power supply off and change the CPU.
Then turn the system on again, and set up the CPU
™
parameters through
Method 2: Since you have to open the computer case when you
CPU SOFT MENU
II
.
change the CPU, it could be a good idea to use the
CCMOS jumper to erase the parameters of the
original CPU and to enter BIOS Setup to set up CPU
parameters again.
Attention:
After setting up the parameters and you leave the BIOS SETUP,
and you have verified that the system can be booted, do not press
the Reset button or turn off the power supply. Otherwise the BIOS
will not read correctly, the parameters will fail and you must enter
CPU SOFT MENU™ II
again to set up the parameters all over
again.
CPU Power Supply:
This option allows you to switch between CPU Default and user define voltage.
CPU Default:
³³³³
System will detect CPU type and select proper voltage
automatically. When it is enabled ,the option “
Core Voltage
will show the current voltage setting that is defined by the
CPU and this will not be changeable. We recommend using
this CPU default setting and not changing it unless current
CPU type and voltage setting can not be detected or not
correct.
User define:
³³³³
This option lets the user select the voltage manually. You can
change values of the “
Core Voltage
” option lists by using the
Page Up and Page Down keys.
Warning:
The wrong settings of the multiplier and external clock in certain
circumstances may cause CPU damage. Setting the working
frequency higher than the PCI chipset or processor specs, may cause
abnormal memory module functioning; system hangs; hard disk
drive data lose; VGA card abnormal functioning, or abnormal
functioning in other add-on cards. Using non-specification settings
for your CPU is not the intention of this explanation. These should
be used for engineering testing, not for normal applications.
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Introduction of BIOS 3-7
If you use non-specification settings for normal operation, your system may
not be stable, and may effect system reliability. Also, we do not guarantee the
stability and compatibility for settings that are not within specification, and any
damage of any elements on the motherboard or peripherals, is not our
responsibility.
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(2)
Standard CMOS Setup Menu
This contains the basic configuration parameters of the BIOS. These parameters
include the settings of date, hour, VGA card, FDD and HDD.
Fig 3-3 Standard CMOS Setup Menu
Date (mm:dd:yy):
You can set the date information in this item, month (mm), date (dd) and
year (yy).
Time (hh:mm:ss):
You can set time information in this item, hour (hh), minute (mm) and
second (ss).
Setup of HDD operating mode
Since old operating systems were only able to support HDD whose capacity
was not bigger than 528MB, any hard disk with more than 528MB was
unusable. AWARD BIOS features a solution to this problem: you can,
according to your operating system, choose three operating modes:
NORMAL, LBA or LARGE.
NORMAL, LBA, LARGE
Introduction of BIOS 3-9
The HDD auto detection option in the Main Menu will automatically detect
the parameters of your hard disk and the mode supported.
Normal mode:
³
Standard normal mode supports hard disks of 528MB or less.
This mode directly uses positions indicated by Cylinders
(CYLS), Heads, and Sectors to access data.
LBA (Logical Block Addressing) mode:
³
The earlier LBA mode can support HDDs capacity of up to
8.4GB, and this mode uses a different method to calculate the
position of disk data to be accessed. It translates Cylinders
(CYLS), Heads and Sectors into a logical address where data
are located. The Cylinders, Heads, and Sectors displayed in
this menu do not reflect the actual structure of the hard disk,
they are just reference values used to calculate actual positions.
Currently, all high capacity hard disks support this mode, that’s
why we recommend you use this mode. Currently, the BIOS
can support INT 13h extension function, then the LBA mode
supports hard disk drives capacity exceeding 8.4GB.
LARGE Mode:
³
When the number of cylinders (CYLs) of the hard disk exceeds
1024 and DOS is not able to support it, or if your operating
system does not support LBA mode, you should select this
mode.
Drive A:
If you have installed the floppy disk drive here, then you can select the type
of floppy drive it can support. Six options are available: NoneÎ360K,
5.25 in. Î1.2M, 5.25in. Î720K, 3.5 in. Î1.44M, 3.5 in. Î2.88M, 3.5 in.
Back to None
Î
.
Drive B:
If you have installed the floppy disk drive here, then you can select the type
of floppy drive it can support. Six options are available: NoneÎ360K,
5.25 in. Î1.2M, 5.25in. Î720K, 3.5 in. Î1.44M, 3.5 in. Î2.88M, 3.5 in.
Back to None
Î
.
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FDD supporting 3 Mode:
3 Mode floppy disk drives (FDD) are 3 1/2” drives used in Japanese
computer systems. If you need to access data stored in this kind of floppy,
you must select this mode, and of course you must have a 3 Mode floppy
drive.
Video:
You can select the VGA modes for your video adapter, five options are
available: MONOÎEGA/VGA ÎCGA 40ÎCGA 80 Î
The default setting is EGA/VGA.
Back to MONO
.
Halt On:
You can select which type of error will cause the system to halt. Five
options are available: All ErrorsÎNo ErrorsÎAll, But KeyboardÎAll, But
DisketteÎAll, But Disk/KeyÎ
Back to All Errors
.
You can see your system memory list in the lower right box, it shows the
Memory, Extended Memory
For further information about HDD installation, refer to Appendix B.
5
Other Memory
and
size in your system.
Base
Introduction of BIOS 3-11
(3)BIOS Features Setup Menu
BIOS Features Setup Menu has already been set for maximum operation. If you
do not really understand each of the options in this menu, we recommend you
use default values.
In each item, you can press <F1> at any time to display all the options for this
item.
Fig 3-4 BIOS Features Setup
Virus Warning:
This item can be set as Enable or Disable.
When this feature is enabled, if there is any attempt from a software or an
application to access the boot sector or the partition table, the BIOS will
warn you that a boot virus is attempting to access to the hard disk.
CPU Internal Cache:
This item is used to Enable or to Disable the CP U level 1 cache. When the
cache is set at Disable, it is much slower, so the default setting for this item
is Enable. Some old and very bad programs will make the computer
malfunction or crash if the system speed is too high. In that case, you
should Disable this feature.
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External Cache:
This item is used to enable or to disable the CP U level 2 cache. When th e
external cache is enabled, the system works faster. The default is Enable.
CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking:
This item is used to enable or to disable the CPU level 2 cache ECC
checking function.
Quick Power On Self Test:
After the computer has been powered on, the BIOS of the motherboard
will run a series of tests in order to check the system and its peripherals. If
the Quick power on self-test feature is Enable, the BIOS will simplify the
test procedures in order to speed up the boot process. The default is
Enable.
Boot Sequence:
When the computer boots up, it can load the operating system from floppy
drive A:, hard disk drive C:, SCSI disk drive or CD-ROM. There are many
options for the boot sequence:
³ A, C, SCSI
³ C, A, SCSI
³ C, CD-ROM, A
³ CD-ROM, C, A
³ D, A, SCSI ( At least 2 IDE HDD can be used )
³ E, A, SCSI ( At least 3 IDE HDD can be used )
³ F, A, SCSI ( At least 4 IDE HDD can be used )
³ SCSI, A, C
³ SCSI, C, A
³ A, SCSI, C
³ LS/ZIP, C
Swap Floppy Drive:
This item can be set as Enable or Disable.
When this feature is enabled, you don’t need to open the computer case to
swap the position of floppy disk drive connectors. Drive A: can be set as
drive B:, and drive B: can be set as drive A:.
Introduction of BIOS 3-13
Boot Up Floppy Seek:
When computer boots up, the BIOS detects if the system has FDD or not.
When this item is enabled, if the BIOS detects no floppy drive, it will
display a floppy disk drive error message. If this item is disabled, the BIOS
will skip this test.
Boot Up NumLock Status:
³ On: At boot up, the Numeric Keypad is in numeric mode.
³ Off: At boot up, the Numeric Keypad is in cursor control mode.
IDE HDD Block Mode:
This item can be set as Enable or Disable.
Most of new hard disk drives (IDE drives) support multi-sector transfers.
This feature speeds up hard disk drive access performance and reduces the
time necessary to access data. When this item is enabled, the BIOS will
automatically detect if your hard disk drive supports this feature or not, and
will choose the right settings for you. (
The default is Disable
)
For further details about hard disk drive installation, refer to appendix B.
5
Typematic Rate Setting:
This item allows you to adjust the keystroke repeat rate. When enabled,
you can set the two keyboard typematic control that follow (Typematic
Rate and Typematic Rate Delay). If this item is disabled, the BIOS will use
the default setting.
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec):
When you press a key continuously, the keyboard will repeat the keystroke
according to the rate you have set. (Unit: characters/second
Typematic Rate Delay (Msec):
When you press a key continuously, if you exceed the delay you have set
here, the keyboard will automatically repeat the keystroke according a
certain rate. (Unit: milliseconds)
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Security Option:
This option can be set to System or to Setup.
After you have created a password through PASSWORD SETTING, this
option will deny access to your system (System) or modification of
computer setup (BIOS Setup) by unauthorized users.
SYSTEM:
³
SETUP:
³
Notice:
When you choose System, a password is required each
time the computer boots up. If the correct password is not
given, the system will not start.
When you choose Setup, a password is required only
when accessing the BIOS Setup. If you have not set a
password in the PASSWORD SETTING option, this
option is not available.
Don’t forget your password. If you forget the password, you will
have to open the computer case and clear all information in the
CMOS before you can start up the system. But doing this, you
have to reset all the options you had set up before.
PCI /VGA P alette Snoop:
This option allows the BIOS to preview VGA Status, and to modify the
information delivered from the Feature Connector of the VGA card to the
MPEG Card. This option can solve the display inversion to black after you
have used the MPEG card.
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB:
When the system memory is bigger than 64MB, the communication
method between the BIOS and the operating system will differ from one
operating system to another. If you use OS/2, select OS2; if you choose
another operating system, select Non-OS2.
Report No FDD For WIN 95 :
When using Windows 95 without floppy drive , please set this item to Yes.
Delay IDE Initial (Sec):
This item is used to support some old model or special type of hard disks
or CD-ROMs , since the BIOS may not detect those kinds of devices
during system booting .
Introduction of BIOS 3-15
Processor Number Feature:
This feature can let the program read the data inside your processor. This
feature only works with Intel® Pentium® III processors. When you install a
Pentium® III processor into your motherboard, and when your system
boots-up then this item will show up in BIOS.
Two items will be available: Enabled and Disabled. When you choose
Enabled, the specific program can read your processor's serial number.
When you choose Disabled it will not allow the program to read your
processor's serial number. The default setting is Disabled.
Video BIOS Shadow:
This option is used to define whether the BIOS on the video card uses
shadow feature or not. You should set this option to Enable, otherwise the
display performance of the system will greatly decrease.
Shadowing address ranges (C8000-CBFFF Shadow):
This option allows you to decide if the memory block (BIOS) of an
interface card at the address C8000-CBFFF uses the shadow feature or not.
If you have no interface card using this memory block, don’t enable this
option.
Shadowing address ranges (CC000-CFFFF Shadow):
This option allows you to decide if the memory block (BIOS) of an
interface card at the address CC000-CFFFF uses the shadow feature or not.
If you have no interface card using this memory block, don’t enable this
option.
Shadowing address ranges (D0000-D3FFF Shadow):
This option allows you to decide if the memory block (BIOS) of an
interface card at the address D0000-D3FFF uses the shadow feature or not.
If you have no interface card using this memory block, don’t enable this
option.
Shadowing address ranges (D4000-D7FFF Shadow):
This option allows you to decide if the memory block (BIOS) of an
interface card at the address D4000-D7FFF uses the shadow feature or not.
If you have no interface card using this memory block, don’t enable this
option.
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Shadowing address ranges (D8000-DBFFF Shadow):
This option allows you to decide if the memory block (BIOS) of an
interface card at the address D8000-DBFFF uses the shadow feature or not.
If you have no interface card using this memory block, don’t enable this
option.
Shadowing address ranges (DC000-DFFFF Shadow):
This option allows you to decide if the memory block (BIOS) of an
interface card at the address DC000-DFFFF uses the shadow feature or
not. If you have no interface card using this memory block, don’t enable
this option.
Computer
knowledge
SHADOW
What is the SHADOW? The BIOS of standard video or
interface cards is stored in ROM, and it is often very slow.
With the Shadow feature, the CPU reads the BIOS on the
VGA card and copies it into RAM. When the CPU runs this
BIOS, the operation is speeded up.
Introduction of BIOS 3-17
(4)Chipset Features Setup Menu
The Chipset Features Setup Menu is used to modify the contents of the buffers
in the chipset on the motherboard. Since the parameters of the buffers are
closely related to hardware, if the setup is not correct or false, the motherboard
will become unstable or you will not be able to boot up. If you don’t know the
hardware very well, use default values (i.e. use the LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS
option).
Fig 3-5 Chipset Features Setup
You can use the arrow keys to move between the items. Use
-
key to change the values. When you have finished setting up the chipset, press
ESC
to go back to the main menu.
PgUP, PgDn, +
SDRAM RAS-to-CAS Delay
This field lets you control the number of DCLKs between a Row Activate
command and a read or write commend.
SDRAM RAS Precharge Time
The precharge time is the number of cycles it takes for the RAS to
accumulate its charge before DRAM refresh. If insufficient time is allowed,
reflash may be incomplete and the DRAM may fail to retain data. This field
applies only if synchronous DRAM is installed in the system.
or
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SDRAM CAS latency Time:
Three options are available: Auto, 2 and 3. You can select SDRAM CAS
(Column Address Strobe) latency time according your SDRAM specification.
SDRAM Precharge Control:
Two options are available: Enabled and Disabled. This option specifies the
length Disabled of the RAS precharge part of the DRAM system memory
access cycle when SDRAM system memory is installed. The default setting
is Disabled.
DRAM Data Integrity Mode:
Two options are available: Non-ECC or ECC. This option use to configure
the type of DRAM in your system. ECC is Error Checking and Correction,
when your memory is ECC memory, the choose the ECC option.
System BIOS Cacheable:
You can select Enabled or Disabled. When you select Enabled, you get faster
system BIOS executing speed via the L2 cache.
Video BIOS Cacheable:
You can select Enabled or Disabled. When you select Enabled, you get faster
video BIOS executing speed via the L2 cache.
Video RAM Cacheable:
You can select Enabled or Disabled. When you select Enabled, you get faster
video RAM executing speed via the L2 cache. You must check your VGA
adapter manual to find out if any compatibility problems will occur.
8 Bit I/O Recovery Time:
Nine options are available: NA Î 8 Î 1 Î 2 Î 3 Î 4 Î 5 Î 6 Î 7
Back to NA
Î
consecutive 8 bit I/O operations. For an earlier 8 bit Add-on card, sometimes
you need to adjust its recovery time to make it work normal.
.
This option specifies the length of a delay inserted between
16 Bit I/O Recovery Time:
Five options are available: NA Î 4 Î 1 Î 2 Î 3 Î
option specifies the length of a delay inserted between consecutive 16 bit I/O
operations. For an earlier 16 bit Add-on card, sometimes you need to adjust
its recovery time to make it work normal.
Back to NA
. This
Introduction of BIOS 3-19
Memory Hole At 15M-16M:
This option is used to free up the 15M-16M memory block. Some special
peripherals need to use a memory block located between 15M and 16M, and
this memory block has a size of 1M. We recommend that you disable this
option.
Passive Release:
Two options are available: Enabled and Disabled. Set the option to enabled
or disabled passive release for the Intel PIIX4 chip (Intel PCI to ISA bridge).
This function is used to meet the latency of the ISA bus master, if you have
an ISA card compatibility problem, you can try to enable or disable this
option for optimal result.
Delayed T ransaction:
Two options are available: Enabled and Disabled. Set the option to enabled
or disabled delayed transaction for the Intel PIIX4 chip. This function is used
to meet the latency of PCI cycles to or from the ISA bus. This option must be
enabled to provide PCI 2.1 compliance. If you have ISA card compatibility
problem, you can try to enable or disable this option for optimal result.
AGP Aperture Size (MB):
Seven options are available: 4 Î 8 Î 16 Î 32 Î 64 Î 128 Î 256 Î
Back to 4
by the AGP device. The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address
range dedicated for graphics memory address space.
. This option specifies the amount of system memory that can be used
Spread Spectrum Modulated:
Two options are available: Disabled and Enabled. For EMC (Electro-
M
agnetic Compatibility Test) testing may need to adjust these options for
optimal result, we do not recommend you change the default, except for
special reasons. Some values you select may cause system instability under
some situations, please be careful.
Thermal & Fan Monitor:
These items list current states of system temperature and fan speed. It can not
be changed by user.
Voltage Monitor:
This items lists the voltage states of the system power. Just like Thermal &
Fan Monitor, it is unchangeable.
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Note: The monitor features for temperature, fans and voltages will occupy the
I/O address from 294H to 297H. If you have a network adapter, sound
card or other add-on cards will use those I/O address, so please adjust
your add-on card I/O address, to avoid the use of those address, because
those addresses will occupied by the LM79, and cannot changed.
There are small differences in the chipset feature setup according to different
motherboard models, but this has no influence upon performance. Our default
setup should be the best one.
Introduction of BIOS 3-21
(5)Power Manage me nt Se tup Menu
The difference between Green PCs and traditional computers is that Green PCs
have a power management feature. With this feature, when the computer is
powered on but inactive, the power consumption is reduced in order to save
energy. When the computer operates normally, it is in Normal mode. In this
mode, the Power Management Program will control the access to video, parallel
ports, serial ports and drives, and the operating status of the keyboard, mouse
and other device. These are referred to as Power Management Events. In cases
where none of these events occur, the system enters the power saving mode.
When one of the controlled events occurs, the system immediately returns to
normal mode and operates at its maximum speed. Power saving modes can be
divided into three modes according to their power consumption: Doze Mode,
Standby Mode , and Suspend Mode. The four modes proceed in the following
sequence:
Normal Mode===> Doze Mode===> Standby Mode===> Suspend Mode
The system consumption is reduced according the following sequence:
Normal > Doze > Standby > Suspend
1. In the Main Menu, select "Power Management Setup" and press "Enter". The
following screen is displayed:
Fig 3-6 Power Management Setup Menu
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2. Use arrow keys to go to the item you want to configure. To change the
settings, use
PgUP, PgDn, +
or - key.
3. After you have configured the Power Management feature, press
back to the Main Menu.
We are now going to briefly explain the options in this menu:
ACPI Function (
Advanced Configuration and Power
Esc
to go
Interface):
ACPI gives the operating system direct control over the power management and
Plug and Play functions of a computer.
There are two options that can be select, “Enabled” and “Disabled”. You can
select “Enabled” to enable ACPI functions. If you want ACPI functions to work
normally, you should notice two things. One is your operating system must
support ACPI, as of now only Microsoft® Windows® 98 supports these functions.
The second thing is that all devices and add-on cards in your system must fully
support ACPI, both hardware and software (drivers). If you want to know if your
devices or add-on cards support ACPI or not, please contact the device or add-on
card manufacture for more information. If you want to know more about ACPI
specifications, please go to the address below for more detailed information:
http://www.teleport.com/~acpi/acpihtml/home.htm
ACPI requires an ACPI-aware operating system. ACPI features include:
z Plug and Play (including bus and device enumeration) and APM
functionality normally contained in the BIOS.
z Power management control of individual devices, add-in boards (some
add-in boards may require an ACPI-aware driver), video displays, and
hard disk drives.
z A Soft-off feature that enables the operating system to power off the
computer.
z Support for multiple wake-up events (see Table 3-1).
z Support for a front panel power and sleep mode switch. Table 3-2
describes the system states based on how long the power switch is
pressed, depending on how ACPI is configured with an ACPI-aware
operating system.
Introduction of BIOS 3-23
System States and Power States
Under ACPI, the operating system directs all system and device power state
transitions. The operating system puts devices in and out of low-power
states based on user preferences and knowledge of how devices are being
used by applications. Devices that are not being used can be turned off. The
operating system uses information from applications and user settings to
put the system as a whole into a low-power state.
Table 3-1: Wake Up Device and Events
The table below describes which devices or specific events can wake the
computer from specific states.
THESE DEVICE/EVENTS CAN
WAKE UP THE COMPUTER…… ……FROM THIS STATE
Power switch Sleeping mode or power off mode
RTC alarm Sleeping mode or power off mode
LAN Sleeping mode or power off mode
Modem Sleeping mode or power off mode
IR command Sleeping mode
USB Sleeping mode
PS/2 keyboard Sleeping mode
PS/2 mouse Sleeping mode
Table 3-2: Effect of Pressing the Power Switch
IF THE SYSTEM IS IN
THIS STATE……
Off Less than four seconds Power on
On More than four seconds Soft off/Suspend
On Less than four seconds Sleeping mode
Sleep Less than four seconds Wake up
Note 1: The actual state here will depend on your operating system (ACPI Support)
settings.
Note 2: If you enable the ACPI function in the BIOS setup, this function will not
……AND THE POWER
SWITCH IS PRESSED
FOR
……THE SYSTEM
ENTERS THIS STATE
Power Management:
Four options:
³ User Define
User Define defines the delay for accessing the power modes.
³ Min Saving
When the three saving modes are enabled, the system is set up for
minimum power savings.
Doze = 1 hour
Standby = 1 hour
Suspend = 1 hour
Note 1
Note 1
work.
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³ Max Saving
When the three saving modes are enabled, the system is set up for
maximum power savings.
Doze = 1 minute
Standby = 1 minute
Suspend = 1 minute
³ Disable
Disable the power management function.
PM Control by APM:
Power Management is completely controlled by the APM.
APM stands for Advanced Power Management, it is a power management
standard set by Microsoft, Intel and other major manufacturers.
Video Off Method:
Three video off methods are available: "Blank Screen", "V/H SYNC +
Blank" and "DPMS". The default is "V/H SYNC + Blank".
If this setting does not shut off the screen, select “Blank Screen”. If your
monitor and video card support DMPS standard, select “DPMS”.
Video Off After:
Select the saving mode in which the video is switched off.
³ NA
The video will never be switched off in no power saving mode.
³ Suspend
The video will only be switched off in Suspend mode.
³ Standby
The video will only be switched off in Standby or Suspend mode.
³ Doze
The video will be switched off in all power saving modes.
CPU Fan Off Option:
CPU fan can be turned off in suspend mode.
Modem Use IRQ:
You can specify the IRQ for modem use.
Introduction of BIOS 3-25
Doze Mode:
When the setting selected for "Power Management" is "User Define", you
can define for this mode any delay from 1 minute to 1 hour. If no power
management event occurs during this time period, meaning that computer
is inactive during this period, the system will enter the Doze power
saving mode. If this mode is disabled, the system will enter the next mode
in the sequence (Standby or Suspend mode).
Standby Mode:
When the setting selected for "Power Management" is "User Define", you
can define for this mode any delay from 1 minute to 1 hour. If no power
management event occurs during this time period, meaning the computer is
inactive during this period, the system will enter the Standby power saving
mode.
If this mode is disabled, the system will enter the next mode in the
sequence (Suspend mode).
Suspend Mode:
When the setting selected for "Power Management" is "User Define", you
can define for this mode any delay from 1 minute to 1 hour. If no power
management event occurs during this time period, meaning the computer is
inactive during this period, the system will enter the Suspend power saving
mode. The CPU stops working completely.
If this mode is disabled, the system will not enter the Suspend mode.
HDD Power Down:
If the system has not accessed data on the hard disk drive during the
specified time period, the engine of the HDD will stop in order to save
electricity.
You can set 1 to 15 minutes or select Disable according to your use of the
HDD.
Throttle Duty Cycle:
This is used to specify the CPU speed in power saving mode. Seven
options are available: 12.5%, 25.0%, 37.5%, 50.0%, 62.5% or 75.0%.
Power Button Override:
Support ACPI Power Button Over-ride. The user presses the power button
for more then four seconds while the system is in the working state, then
the system will transition to the soft-off(Power off by software). This is
called the power button over-ride.
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Resume by LAN:
To enable this feature, you must make sure your network software and
network adapter (LAN card) support such a function. This function is also
called “ Wake on LAN “ (WOL).
Power on by Ring:
If you connect an external modem to the onboard serial port, the system
will be turned on when a telephone ring-up occurs.
Power on by Alarm:
RTC alarm can turn on the system. You can set date ( of month ) and time
( hour , minute , second ).
PM Timer Events:
When one of the specific occurs, the count down made for entry in power
saving mode goes back to zero.
Since the computer will enter a power saving mode only after an inactivity
delay specified (time specific for Doze, Standby and Suspend modes) and
after it has no activity, during this time period, any event will cause the
computer to re-count the time elapsed. Resume events are operations or
signals that cause the computer to resume time counting.
³IRQ [3-7, 9-15], NMI:
If any IRQ or NMI (Non-Mask Interrupt) activities occur, this will cause
the computer to re-count the time elapsed.
³VGA Active Monitor:
If there is any VGA data transfer or any I/O activities, this will cause the
computer to re-count the time elapsed.
³IRQ8 Break Suspend:
Supports the RTC alarm wake up from suspend function (via IRQ8).
³IDE Primary Master:
If any IDE primary master I/O activity occurs, it will cause the computer
to re-count the time elapsed.
³IDE Primary Slave:
If any IDE primary slave I/O activity occurs, it will cause the computer
to re-count the time elapsed.
³IDE Secondary Master:
If any IDE secondary master I/O activity occurs, it will cause the
computer to re-count the time elapsed.
Introduction of BIOS 3-27
³IDE Secondary Slave:
If any IDE secondary slave I/O activity occurs, it will cause the
computer to re-count the time elapsed.
³Floppy Disk:
If any floppy disk I/O activity occurs, it will cause the computer to recount the time elapsed.
³Serial Port:
If any serial port I/O activity occurs, it will cause the computer to recount the time elapsed.
³Parallel Port:
If any IDE secondary master I/O activity occurs, it will cause the
computer to re-count the time elapsed.
³Mouse Break Suspend:
Four options are available: YesÎNo (COM1) ÎNo (COM2) ÎNo
(PS/2) Î
Back to Yes
.
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(6)PNP/PCI Configuration
In this menu, you can change the INT# and IRQ of the PCI bus and the onboard
I/O device, I/O port address and other hardware settings.
Fig 3-7 PNP/PCI Configuration Menu
PNP OS Installed:
Device resource assigned by PnP OS or BIOS.
Force Update ESCD:
If you want to clear ESCD data next time you boot up, and ask the BIOS to
reset the settings for the Plug & Play ISA Card and the PCI Card, select
Enabled. But the next time you boot up, this option will automatically be set
as Disabled.
ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data)
Computer
Knowledge
The ESCD contains the IRQ, DMA, I/O Port, Memory
information of the system. This is a specification and a feature
specific to the Plug & Play BIOS.
Introduction of BIOS 3-29
Resources Controlled By:
When resources are controlled manually, assign each system interrupt as one
of the following types, depending on the type of device using the interrupt:
Legacy ISA
requiring a specific interrupt (such as IRQ4 for serial port 1).
PCI/ISA PnP
designed for the PCI or ISA bus architecture.
Two options are available: Auto or Manual. The Award Plug and Play BIOS
has the capability to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play
compatible devices. If you select Auto, all the interrupt request (IRQ) and
DMA assignment fields disappear, as the BIOS automatically assigns them.
But if you have trouble in assigning the interrupt resource automatically, you
can select Manual to set which IRQ and DMA are assigned to PCI/ISA PnP
or legacy ISA cards.
devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification,
devices compliant with the Plug and Play standard, whether
Assign IRQ For VGA:
You can assign an IRQ for the PCI VGA or
Disabled
.
Assigned IRQ For USB:
If you need another IRQ to be freed up, you can choose to disable this item,
and you can get an IRQ. But in some situations in Windows® 95 it may cause
the USB port to malfunction or have other problems! Two options are
available: Enable or Disable.
PIRQ_1 Use IRQ No. ~ PIRQ_4 Use IRQ No:
This item allows you to specify the IRQ number for the device installed on
PCI slots. Which means, you can specific the fixed IRQ number for the
device installed on the PCI slots (PCI slot 1 to PCI slot 5, including the AGP
slot). This is a useful function when you want to fix the IRQ for a specific
device.
For example, if you want to remove your hard disk to another computer and
don’t want to re-install the Windows® NT 4.0 (and lower versions), then you
can specific the IRQ for device install on the new computer to fit original
computer settings.
Note
If you specify the IRQ in this item, then you cannot specify the same IRQ to
the ISA bus, otherwise, it will cause a hardware conflict.
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You must be familiar with the PCI interrupt distribution mechanism to adjust
this setting. This feature is for the operating system which will record and fix
the PCI configuration status, if you want to change it.
For the relations between the hardware layout of PIRQ (the signals from the
PIIX4 chipset), INT# (means PCI slot IRQ signals) and devices, please refer to
the table below:
Signals PCI slot 1
AGP slot
PIRQ_1 INT A INT D INT C INT B
PIRQ_2 INT B INT A INT D INT C
PIRQ_3 INT C INT B INT A INT D
PIRQ_4 INT D INT C INT B INT A
z USB used PIRQD.
z Each PCI slot has four INT#s (INT A~INT D), and the AGP slot has two
INT# (INTA and INT B).
PCI slot 2 PCI slot 3 PCI slot 4
PCI slot 5
(7)Load Setup Defaults
Setup defaults are the settings that allow your system to operate at its highest
performance. When you choose this option, the following message is displayed:
“Load Setup Defaults (Y/N)? N”
If you want to use BIOS Setup default values, press “Y”, than <Enter> to
complete the loading of the settings for best performance.
You should first load the best settings, than enter the CPU Soft Menu to set up
CPU parameters, otherwise the BIOS will replace set parameters by default
parameters.
Introduction of BIOS 3-31
(8)Integrated Peripherals
In this menu, you can change the onboard I/O device, I/O port address and other
hardware settings.
Figure 3-8. Integrated Peripherals Menu
Onboard IDE-1 Controller:
The onboard IDE 1 controller can be set as Enabled or Disabled.
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Master Drive PIO Mode:
³³³³
Auto: The BIOS can auto-detect the transfer mode of the IDE devices
in order to set its data transfer rate. (Default)
You can select the PIO mode from 0 to 4 of the IDE devices in order to
set its data transfer rate.
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Slave Drive PIO Mode:
³³³³
Auto: The BIOS can auto-detect the transfer mode of the IDE devices
in order to set its data transfer rate. (Default)
You can select the PIO mode from 0 to 4 of the IDE devices in order to
set its data transfer rate.
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Master Drive Ultra DMA:
Ultra DMA is a DMA data transfer protocol that utilizes ATA commands
and the ATA bus to allow DMA commands to transfer data at a maximum
burst rate of 33 MB/sec.
³Auto: When you select
the optimal data transfer rate for each IDE device. (Default)
³Disabled: If you encounter the problem of using Ultra DMA devices,
you can try to
î Slave Drive Ultra DMA:
³Auto: When you select
the optimal data transfer rate for each IDE device. (Default)
³Disabled: If you encounter the problem of using Ultra DMA devices,
you can try to
Auto
Disable
Auto
Disable
, the system automatically determines
this item.
, the system automatically determines
this item.
Onboard IDE-2 Controller:
The onboard IDE-2 controller can be set at Enabled or Disabled.
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Master Drive PIO Mode:
³Auto: The BIOS can auto-detect the transfer mode of the IDE devices
in order to set its data transfer rate. (Default)
You can select the PIO mode from 0 to 4 of the IDE devices in order to set its
data transfer rate.
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Slave Drive PIO Mode:
³Auto: The BIOS can auto-detect the transfer mode of the IDE devices
in order to set its data transfer rate. (Default)
You can select the PIO mode from 0 to 4 of the IDE devices in order to set its
data transfer rate.
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Master Drive Ultra DMA:
Ultra DMA is a DMA data transfer protocol that utilizes ATA commands
and the ATA bus to allow DMA commands to transfer data at a maximum
burst rate of 33 MB/sec.
³Auto: When you select
the optimal data transfer rate for each IDE device. (Default)
³Disabled: If you encounter a problem using Ultra DMA devices, you
can try to
Disable
Auto
, the system automatically determines
this item.
Introduction of BIOS 3-33
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Slave Drive Ultra DMA:
³Auto: When you select
the optimal data transfer rate for each IDE device. (Default)
³Disabled: If you encounter the problem of using Ultra DMA devices,
you can try to
PIO MODE 0~4 reflects the IDE device data transfer rate. The higher the
MODE value is, the better is the IDE device data transfer rate. But it does not
mean that you can select the highest MODE value just as you like, you first
have to be sure that your IDE device supports this MODE, otherwise the hard
disk will not be able to operate normally.
Auto
Disable
, the system automatically determines
this item.
USB Keyboard Support Via:
You can choose either the OS or the BIOS to support the USB keyboard.
Depending on the situation. Two options are available: OS or
default setting. With the BIOS option, you can use a USB keyboard under the
MS-DOS environment but don’t need to install a driver.
BIOS
, OS is the
Init Display First:
When you install more than one display cards, you can choose either a PCI
display card or an AGP display card to activate the display boot-up screen. If
you only installed one display card, the BIOS will detect which slot (AGP or
PCI) you installed it, in then everything will be take care of by the BIOS.
KBC Input Clock Select:
This item allows you to change the keyboard clock, if you have a keyboard
problem, like keyboard failure, slow typing response time, etc. You may try to
change the keyboard clock settings for optimal result.
Onboard FDD Controller:
This is to Enable or Disable the Onboard FDD Controller.
Onboard Serial Port 1:
This is used to specify the I/O address and IRQ of Serial Port 1. Ten options
are available: Disable, 3F8h/IRQ4, 2F8h/IRQ3, 3E8h/IRQ4 or 2E8h/IRQ3,
3F8h/IRQ10, 2F8h/IRQ11, 3E8h/IRQ10, 2E8h/IRQ11, and AUTO.
Onboard Serial Port 2:
This is used to specify the I/O address and IRQ of Serial Port 1. Ten options
are available: Disable, 3F8h/IRQ4, 2F8h/IRQ3, 3E8h/IRQ4 or 2E8h/IRQ3,
3F8h/IRQ10, 2F8h/IRQ11, 3E8h/IRQ10, 2E8h/IRQ11, and AUTO.
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Onboard IR Function:
Three options are available:
³ IrDA (HPSIR) mode.
³ ASK IR (Amplitude Shift Keyed IR) mode.
³ Disabled.
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RxD , TxD Active:
Set IR transmission/reception polarity as High or Low.
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IR Transmission Delay:
Set IR transmission delays 4 character-time(40 bit-time) when SIR is
changed from RX mode to TX mode.
Onboard Parallel Port:
Sets the I/O address and IRQ of the onboard parallel port. Four options are
available: Disable, 3BCh/IRQ7, 278h/IRQ5 and 378h/IRQ7. Default is
378h/IRQ7.
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Parallel Port Mode:
Can be set as ECP, EPP, ECP+EPP, or Normal (SPP) mode. Default is
Normal (SPP) mode.
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ECP Mode Use DMA:
When the mode selected for the onboard parallel port is ECP, the DMA
channel selected can be Channel 1 or Channel 3.
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EPP Mode Select:
When the mode selected for the onboard parallel port is EPP, two EPP
version options are available: EPP1.7 and EPP1.9.
Introduction of BIOS 3-35
(9)Password Setting
This option allows you to set a password required to start the system (System)
or to access to the BIOS (Setup).
After you have set a password through the PASSWORD SETTING option, you
can enter the Security Option in the “BIOS Features Setup Menu” to select the
security level in order to prevent any unauthorized access.
Password setting procedure:
When you choose the Password setting option, the following message is
displayed:
Enter Password:
“
Type your password. When complete, press <Enter>. The following message is
displayed:
Confirm Password:
“
Type your password again. When complete, press <Enter>. The password
setting is completed.
“
“
Password clearing procedure:
When you select the Password setting option, the following message is
displayed:
Enter Password:
“
Press <Enter>, the message “Password Disable” is displayed. Press a key. The
password clearing procedure is completed.
Notice:
Do not forget your password. If you forget it, you will have to open
the computer case, clear the contents of the CMOS, and boot the
system up again. By doing this, you must reset all your parameters.
“
(10) IDE Hard Disk Detection
After you have installed the hard disk, in old systems, you had to know the
hard disk specifications, such as the number of cylinders, heads and sectors, and
to enter the relevant information into the hard disk information section. If the
CMOS data was erased, and you had forgotten the hard disk specifications, it
was a great problem. But now, you can use this option to auto detect the hard
disk type and specifications, and the BIOS will automatically detect all the
relevant information and place them in the Hard Disk data section of the
Standard CMOS Setup Menu, in order to allow you to use your hard disk.
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(11) Save & Exit Setup
Fig 3-9 Save & Exit Setup
You can save all your selection to CMOS and exit BIOS to reboot your
computer.
(12) Exit Without Saving
Fig 3-10 Exit Without Saving
You can exit and without saving all your selection to CMOS, then exit BIOS to
reboot your computer.
Quick Installation
A-1
Appendix A Quick Installation
Appendix A will give you a simplified installation procedure, in order to allow
you to install your motherboard quickly and correctly.
If you need further information or if you need to change some other settings,
start reading from Chapter 1.
Installing the CPU
Mount the retention mechanism onto Slot 1, then fix the screw on the four
corners of the mechanism. Slightly and gently insert the Pentium® II/III
processor into the retention base, make sure all the components are affixed
securely.
Adjusting CPU speed
™
According to your CPU speed, set up the CPU in the
of the BIOS SETUP.
CPU SOFT MENU
II
Installing DRAM
DIMM 1 ~ DIMM 3
Installing FDD
FDC:
FDD connector, and the other end of the cable to the FDC pin connector on the
motherboard.
Note:
Connect one end of the 34-pin cable that comes with the drive to the
Be sure that the red line on the cable connects to the first pin of the
connectors.
Installing HDD
IDE1 (Primary IDE):
drive to the HDD connector, and the other end to IDE1 pin connector on the
motherboard.
Note:
Be sure that the red line on the cable connects to the first pin of the
connectors.
Watch the pin position and the orientation
Watch the pin position and the orientation
Connect one end of the 40-pin cable that comes with the
Appendix AA-2
Installing CD-ROM drive
IDE2 (Secondary IDE):
the drive to the CD-ROM connector, and the other end to the IDE2 pin
connector on the motherboard.
Note:
Be sure that the red line on the cable connects to the first pin of the
connectors.
Connect one end of the 40-pin cable that comes with
Installing Keylock and power LED
connectors
PN1 Pin 1-5:
threads keylock cable into pin 4 and pin 5, and three-threads power LED cable
to Pin 1 ~ pin 3. Correct pins of header on the motherboard.
Pin number Name of the signal or signification
1 +5VDC
2 No connection
3 Ground
4 Keyboard inhibit Signal
5 Ground
There is a specific orientation for pin 1 to pin 5. Insert the two-
Watch the pin position and the orientation
Watch the pin position and the
orientation
Installing HDD LED connector
PN1 Pin 6-7:
two-threads IDE HDD LED connector of the computer case to correct pins of
header on the motherboard.
Pin number Name of the signal or signification
There is a specific orientation for pin 6 and pin 7. Connect the
6 LED power
7 HDD active
Watch the pin position and the
orientation
Installing power On/Off switch connector
PN1 Pin 8-9 :
two-threads power switch cable to the PN1 header pins on the motherboard.
Pin number Name of the signal or signification
8 Ground
9 Power On/Off switch
There is no specific orientation for pin 8 and pin 9. Connect the
Quick Installation
Installing suspend switch connector
A-3
PN1 Pin 10-11:
the two-threads suspend switch connector of the computer case to correct pins
of header on the motherboard. You can ignore this connector since most of
computer cases do not support this feature (the motherboard itself supports it).
Pin number Name of the signal or signification
10 Ground
11 Suspend signal
There is no specific orientation for pin 10 and pin 11. Connect
Installing Hardware Reset Switch Connector
PN2 Pin 1-2:
Press and hold the reset button for at least one second to reset the system.
Pin number Name or significance of signal
Attach the cable from the case’s Reset switch to this header.
1 Ground
2 Reset input
Installing speaker connector
PN2 Pin 4-7:
four-threads speaker cable to the PN2 header pins on the motherboard.
Pin number Name of the signal or signification
There is no specific orientation for pin 4 and pin 7. Connect the
4 +5VDC
5 Ground
6 Ground
7 Speaker data
Installing suspend LED connector
Watch the pin position and the
orientation
PN2 Pin 9-10:
the two-threads suspend LED switch connector of the computer case to correct
pins of header on the motherboard.
There is a specific orientation for pin 9 and pin 10. Connect
Pin number Name or significance of signal
9LED Power
10 Suspend LED active
Appendix AA-4
Installing ATX Power input connector
CONT1:
motherboard.
Pin number
Installing Keyboard connector
Connect the power supply unit to the correct connectors on the
Name of the signal or
signification
1 +3.3VDC 11 +3.3VDC
2 +3.3VDC 12 -12VDC
3 Ground 13 Ground
4 +5VDC 14 ON/OFF control signal
5 Ground 15 Ground
6 +5VDC 16 Ground
7 Ground 17 Ground
8 Power Good 18 -5VDC
9 +5VSB 19 +5VDC
10 +12VDC 20 +5VDC
number
Watch the pin position and the
orientation
Pin
Watch the pin position and
the orientation
Name of the signal or
signification
KM1 lower connector:
keyboard connector to the connector on back side of the motherboard.
There is an orientation pin. Connect your PS/2
Installing PS/2 Mouse
Watch the pin position and the orientation
KM1 upper connector:
connector to the connector on the back side of the motherboard.
Installing CPU fan power connector
FAN:
There is a specific orientation. Connect the three-threads fan power cable
to the fan header on the motherboard.
There is an orientation pin. Connect your PS/2 mouse
Watch the pin position and
the orientation
FAN1 (CPU FAN), FAN2
Quick Installation
Pin number Name of the signal or signification
1 Ground
2 +12V
3 Sense signal
A-5
Adjusting other jumpers
Some jumpers are reserved for future functions or are not to be adjusted in
normal operation. Adjust them according to the following recommendations.
CCMOS
Always put jumper on pin 1 and pin 2, this is default setting.
BIOS Setup
Parameters and CPU settings after you have followed the steps described above
and completed the installation, when you power the computer on, you will see
the following message displayed
PRESS DEL TO ENTER SETUP
Press immediately Del key to enter BIOS Setup. Select Load Setup Defaults,
than enter CPU Soft Menu to set CPU parameters.
Appendix AA-6
General Discussion about HDD Installation
B-1
Appendix B General Discussion
About HDD Installation
Most of the present HDDs use IDE interface. Installing an IDE hard disk
does not require a lot of knowledge like installing the driver for a SCSI hard
disk, but this means that the user often must install the hard disk by himself and
cope with all the problems they may encounter. Here, we will try to help you
solve these potential problems.
The data stored in the hard disk are accessed through the chipset located on
the motherboard. You might often hear about the PIO mode, Master mode or
DMA mode of HDD. These modes reflect the way data is transferred from and
to the IDE drive and the motherboard.
What is the PIO mode? When the system needs to access hard disk data,
the CPU delivers input/output (I/O) orders through the chipset on the
motherboard to the hard disk drive, and then puts this data into the system
memory. This is the PIO mode.
What is the Master mode? When the system needs to access hard disk data,
this data is directly accessed from the hard disk by the chipset on the
motherboard (using a DMA or a PIO mode), and then the data is put into the
memory. In this case, the CPU does not participate in the data transfer.
What is the DMA mode? Usually, DMA mode refers to accessing the hard
disk data by the chipset, it does not refer to the data transfer mode. Here are
some examples of data transfer rates for IDE HDD with PIO interface:
PIO Mode 0 The fastest data transfer rate reaches 3.3Mbyte/sec
PIO Mode 1 The fastest data transfer rate reaches 5.2Mbyte/sec
PIO Mode 2 The fastest data transfer rate reaches 8.3Mbyte/sec
PIO Mode 3 The fastest data transfer rate reaches 11.1Mbyte/sec
PIO Mode 4 The fastest data transfer rate reaches 16.6Mbyte/sec
Appendix BB-2
The higher the MODE value is, the best is the hard disk data transfer rate.
But this does not mean that you can select the highest mode value as you like.
You must be sure that your hard disk supports that type of fast data transfer,
otherwise your hard disk will not be able to operate correctly.
Here are some examples of data transfer rates for IDE HDD with DMA
mode:
DMA Mode 0 The fastest data transfer rate reaches 4.16Mbyte/sec
DMA Mode 1 The fastest data transfer rate reaches 13.3Mbyte/sec
DMA Mode 2 The fastest data transfer rate reaches 16.6Mbyte/sec
Usually, PIO mode means that the hard disk data are accessed by the CPU
through the chipset and placed into memory, and the chip set is using PIO mode
to access hard disk data.
MASTER mode means that hard disk data are accessed by the chipset, and
that the chipset places the data into mem ory. The chipset is usi ng DMA or PIO
mode to access data stored in the hard disk drive. The Master mode can reduce
the CPU load, especially in a Multi-task environment. This can help system
performance.
General Discussion about HDD Installation
Installing a hard disk:
Standard CMOS Setup Menu
In the
♦ Primary means the first connector on the motherboard, that is,
connector IDE1 on our motherboard.
♦ Secondary means the second connector on the motherboard, that
is, connector IDE2 on our motherboard.
♦ Two HDDs can be connected to the each connector:
The first HDD is referred to as Master,
The second HDD is referred to as Slave.
The Master or Slave status of the hard disk drive is set on the hard
disk itself. Refer to the hard disk drive manual.
Installing one HDD :
the connector.
The red line on the connection cable must be lined up with pin 1 on
B-3
,
Be sure that your hard disk drive is set at Master. Actually, most hard
disk drives are set at Master as a default, so you don’t need to adjust
any setting. Just connect one end of the 40 pin cable on the drive
connector, and the other end to connector IDE1 on the motherboard.
Installing one HDD + one CD-ROM drive:
cable must be lined up w ith pin 1 on the connector.
Method 1: Set the HDD at Master, and the CD-ROM drive at Slave.
Connect one connector of the 40-pin cable to the hard disk,
another one to the CD-ROM drive, and the other end to
connector IDE1 on the motherboard.
Method 2: Set the HDD as Master and connect one end of the 40-pin
cable to the HDD, and the other end to connector IDE1 on
the motherboard.
You can ignore the setting of the CD-ROM drive, just
connect one end of the 40-pin cable to the CD-ROM drive,
and the other end to connector IDE2 on the motherboard.
We recommend you use this kind of connection, since it
has no influence on HDD speed.
The red line on the connection
Appendix BB-4
Installing two HDDs:
the connector.
The red line on the connection cable must be lined up with pin 1 on
Method 1: Set the hard disk drive used for boot up at Master, and the
other drive at Slave. Connect one of the connectors of the
40-pin cable to the first drive, another connector to the
second drive, and the other end of the cable to connector
IDE1 on the motherboard.
Method 2: Set the hard disk drive used for boot up at Master, connect
one end of the 40-pin cable to the drive, and the other end
to connector IDE1 on the motherboard.
Set the other hard disk drive at Master, connect one end of
the 40-pin cable to the drive, and the other end to
connector IDE2 on the motherboard.
Installing two HDDs + one CD-ROM drive:
cable must be lined up w ith pin 1 on the connector.
Method 1: Set the hard disk drive used for boot up as Master, set the
other HDD at Slave, connect one connector of the 40-pin
cable to the first drive, another connector to the second
drive, and the other end of the cable to connector IDE1 on
the motherboard. You can ignore the setting of the CDROM drive. Connect one end of the 40-pin cable to the
drive, and the other end to connector IDE2 on the
motherboard. We recommend you use this method, since
it has no influence on HDD speed.
The red line on the connection
Method 2: Set the hard disk drive used for boot up at Master, connect
one end of the 40-pin cable to the drive, and the other end
to connector IDE1 on the motherboard. Set the other
hard disk drive at Master, and be sure that the CD-ROM
drive is set at Slave. Most of CD-ROM drives are set at
Slave as a default, so you will normally not have to set the
CD-ROM drive. After you have verified the settings,
connect one connector of the 40-pin cable to the HDD,
another connector to the CD-ROM drive, and the other end
of the cable to connector IDE2 on the motherboard.
General Discussion about HDD Installation
B-5
Installing three HDDs:
on the connector.
Method 1: Set the hard disk drive used for boot up at Master, set the
second drive at Slave. Connect one connector of the 40-pin
cable to the first drive, another connector to the second
drive, and the other end of the cable to connector IDE1 on
the motherboard.
Set the other (the third) drive at Master, and connect one
end of the 40-pin cable to the drive, and the other end to
connector IDE2 on the motherboard.
Method 2: Set the hard disk drive used for boot up at Master, and
connect one end of the 40-pin cable to the drive and the
other end to connector IDE1 on the motherboard. Set
another drive (the second drive) at Master and the third
drive at Slave, connect one connector of the 40-pin cable
to the second drive, another connector to the third drive,
and the other end of the cable to connector IDE2 on the
motherboard.
The red line on the connection cable must be l ined up with pin 1
Installing three HDDs + one CD-RO M drive:
connection cable must be lined up with pin 1 on the connector.
Set the hard disk drive used for boot up at Master, set another HDD
(the second) at Slave, connect one connector of the 40-pin cable to the
first drive, another connector to the second drive, and the other end of
the cable to connector IDE1 on the motherboard.
Set the third hard disk drive at Master, set the CD-ROM drive at
Slave, connect one connector of the 40-pin cable to the third HDD,
another connector to the CD-ROM drive, and the other end of the
cable to connector IDE2 on the motherboard.
The red line on the
BIOS Setup:
Appendix BB-6
♦ If all your HDDs are new, you can use the
option in the CMOS to auto detect the parameters of all your drives.
You don’t need to set any hard disk parameter
♦ If one or several of your HDDs are old, and if you don’t know their
parameters, and you want to reconfigure your drives, you can still use
the
drives parameters
♦ If one or several of your HDD are old, and if you don’t want to erase
the data stored in your drives, you will have to remember the
parameters (Type, Cylinders, Heads, Sectors, Mode) of the drive(s)
you don’t want to erase. After you have used the
Detection
Menu
Software use:
The basic step in using a hard disk drive is to make a
Format
HDD have already been subjected to low level format at the factory, so
you probably can skip this operation.
IDE HDD Auto Detection
.
IDE HDD Auto Detection
.
option in the CMOS, enter the
to change the settings of the related hard disk drive
, than run FDISK, and than FORMAT the drive. Most of present
option in the CMOS to auto detect the
IDE HDD Auto
Standard CMOS Setup
.
HDD Low Level
Boot with a bootable floppy disk, then enter
”Using FDISK: (DOS command)
This command is found in the DOS disks.
FDISK is a tool used to organize and to partition the hard disk. The
hard disk must have been partitioned before use. You can create one
unique partition on the hard disk, or create several partition and use a
different Operating System on each partition. Just don’t forget that
you have to specify an Active partition, otherwise your hard disk will
not be bootable. For further information about FDISK, refer to the
FDISK section in the DOS user’s manual.
After you have partitioned the hard disk with FDISK, the system will
FDISK
General Discussion about HDD Installation
reboot automatically. Boot from a system floppy disk, and type
FORMAT C: /S
”Using FORMAT: (DOS command)
This command is found in the DOS disks.
FORMAT is used to format the hard disk. The HDD have to be
formatted before use. Don’t forget to add /S after C:, otherwise the
hard disk will not be bootable after formatting.
B-7
Appendix BB-8
BIOS Flashing User Instructions C-1
Appendix C BIOS Flashing User
Instructions
When your motherboard needs to be upgraded with new features or to fix
some compatibility problems of a BIOS, you will need to use this BIOS flash
utility. This utility is provided by Award Software, and it’s easy to flash by
yourself. But you have to read all the information within this section before
flashing.
Before you can flash the BIOS you need to first go into the
environment
there are two ways to flash your BIOS. One is to directly type the full line
commands that are described in this section. The utility will then flash your
BIOS. When you finish the flash operation, you will see the screen as in
Figure C-2
The other method is to just type awdflash then press enter, the Flash Memory
Writer V7.05 screen will show up, please refer to Figure C-1
to type “NEWBIOS” (the file name or you can use another name if you choose)
into the “File Name to Program”, then press enter. When you finish the flash
operation, you will see the screen as in Figure C-2.
by rebooting your system and going directly into DOS. Basically,
Note C-1
.
Note C-1
pure DOS
. You need
Figure C-1. Award Flash Memory Writer V7.05 Start Screen
C-2 Appendix C
When you have finished updating your BIOS, you will see the screen as in
Figure C-2. You then need to press the “F1” key to reset the system, or press
the “F10” key to exit the writer.
Figure C-2. Award Flash Memory Writer V7.05 Complete Screen
Figure C-3 shows you what commands you can use for the flashing program,
you need to go into the pure DOS environment and type awdflash /? , then you
will see Figure C-3.
Figure C-3. Flash Commands Screen
BIOS Flashing User Instructions C-3
Note C-1:
Example 1 To update the BIOS and create a backup of the current system
Example 2 To update the BIOS, create a backup of current system BIOS, and
Example 3 To update the BIOS and clear PnP settings execute this command:
Example 4 To make a backup of the current system BIOS execute the
The BIOS file name in the figure shown to you is only an example,
you should check which .bin file is to be used with your
motherboard, don’t flash with the wrong .bin file. Otherwise, you
may cause system malfunctions. Even the same models BIOS,
according its release date and according to which problems are
fixed, also have different .bin names. Please read the BIOS file
description before you download it.
BIOS execute this command:
AWDFLASH NEWBIOS /PY SAVEBIOS /SY
clear the CMOS, execute this command:
AWDFLASH NEWBIOS SAVEBIOS /CC
AWDFLASH NEWBIOS /SN /CP
following command:
AWDFLASH NEWBIOS /PN SAVEBIOS
Notes:
Explanation of parameter names:
Remarks:
“NEWBIOS” indicates the file name for the new BIOS which can
be downloaded from our WEB site at http://www.abit.com.tw (the
user can choose a different file name in place of NEWBIOS).
“SAVEBIOS” indicates the filename of the old system BIOS (the
user can choose a different file name in place of SAVEBIOS).
/CC: Clears CMOS data
/CP: Clears PnP data
/CD: Clears DMI data
When executing AWDFLASH.EXE, do not run HIMEM.SYS
{
and EMM386.EXE in the CONFIG.SYS.
Please take the following actions to solve problems caused by
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power shortage or other non-preventable malfunctions during
BIOS updating that lead to update failure. First, it is strongly
suggested that you format a disk that can boot your computer
C-4 Appendix C
before you update your BIOS. If the above mentioned problem
occurs during BIOS update you will be able to use this disk to
automatically execute a BIOS updating. The content of the disk
should be the following:
a. Startup system files (COMMAND.COM, MSDOS.SYS,
IO.SYS...)
b. AWDFLSH.EXE
c. The NEWBIOS file which can be downloaded from ABIT’s
website.
d. AUTOEXEC.BAT, which has the following content:
A:\AWDFLASH NEWBIOS /PY /SN /CC
For example, to update the IT6B BIOS version to FZ
(it6b_fz.bin), you need to type:
A:\AWDFLASH IT6B_FZ.bin /PY /SN /CC /CD
If you try to flash a version of BIOS that is for the incorrect
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motherboard model the following message will appear:
The program file’s part number does not match with your
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system!
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How to install the IDE Bus Master driver D-1
Appendix D How to install the IDE
Bus Master driver
This motherboard not only supports the IDE Bus Master, it also supports the
Ultra DMA/33 HDD . If your hard disk drive supports this function you need to
install the Ultra DMA driver software on the CD-ROM included with this
motherboard for better performance (Some model’s packaging may only have a
floppy diskette). If your HDD does not support Ultra DMA/33 specs, you can
still install this driver with no harm! Complete the installation process exactly
as below:
In Windows® 95, place the CD-ROM into the computer. The main menu will
show up. Click the
select the OS in which you want to install the driver. We have provided the
OS/2, Windows® 95 and Windows® NT Bus Master driver for you. Direct
clicking the OS button will automatically install the Bus Master driver to your
system.
Drivers
button, then select the
IDE Master
button, again
If you have a floppy diskette instead of the CD-ROM, you need to place the
diskette into your floppy disk drive, and go into the proper OS directory. When
you get in the OS directory, for example Windows® 95, you can double click the
Setup.exe
procedure below:
icon, this will start the drivers installation. Please follow the
D-2 Appendix D
1. Welcome: Click ‘NEXT’
2. License screen: Notepad will show the content, close the notepad to continue.
How to install the IDE Bus Master driver D-3
3. Question: Click ‘Yes’
4. Select Components: Click ‘INSTALL
5. Question: Click ‘Yes’
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6. Information: Click ‘OK’
After previous instructions have been followed, the driver will automatically
install. It will automatically restart the computer after it has finished
installing.
7. When you restart your Windows® 95, just follow the step shows on the
screens. After you see the screen below, please set the path to
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\IOSUBSYS then finish the following steps. You
will need to restart Windows, then Windows will find several I/O devices,
when finished with this procedure, you will need to restart Wi ndows® 95 yet
again. This will fully complete the installation of the IDE Bus Master drivers.
How to install the PCI bridge driver for the 440BX chipset E-1
Appendix E
How to install the PCI bridge driver for the 440BX chipset
This CD-ROM (Or floppy diskette) has the Intel’s 82371xB INF update 3.2.2
drives version. It can be used to update the 440BX chipset motherboard. The
following procedure describes how to install and update the PCI bridge. If you
have a floppy diskette and not the CD-ROM, just insert the diskette and execute
Setup.exe
the
Step1. Check your Windows® 95 Device Manager, and find the question mark
file to start installation of the INF update files.
showing the PCI Bridge.
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Step2. Execute the Product CD-Title ABITCD.EXE and choice Driver Î PCI
Bridge Driver for Windows® 95, then you will see the screen below:
Step3. Click NEXT
Step 4. You will see the license agreement dialog screen, click Yes
.
How to install the PCI bridge driver for the 440BX chipset E-3
Step 5. Click Next, then wait a while, until you see the installation complete
screen.
Step 6. Click OK, the system will restart.
E-4 Appendix E
Step 7. Restart your computer, then check the Device Manager again. First, you
can check Hard Disk Controller, then take a look to see if the Bus Master
driver is already recognized.
How to install the PCI bridge driver for the 440BX chipset E-5
Step 8. Also check System Device, to find out if four devices are identified as
well. (Please see the arrows below) You have completed all things now.
E-6 Appendix E
Install HighPoint XStore Pro Utility F-1
Appendix F Install HighPoint XStore Pro
Utility
We provide a useful and powerful utility in our product package, the HighPoint
XStore Pro. What does XStore do? The XStore Pro is a hard disk enhancement
utility which can improve the system performance. The basic concept is using
read-ahead caching algorithm to improve the hard disk performance. With a
market trend where most systems standard configurations are moving towards 48
MBytes memory size or beyond, the HighPoint XStore Pro provides higher system
performance. XStore Pro is a new generation of XStore MMX Accelerator for
Storage.
XStore Pro utilizes the bigger system memory size to enhance memory
management by working with Windows® 95 and 98. XStore Pro optimizes higher
system performance by read ahead caching after seeking with large block size of
hard disk. And best of all, XStore Pro supports several PCI Bus Master Controllers
such as Intel, SiS, Ali, Via and others.
When you install the XStore Pro, you can choose to install the CD Xpress at same
time. Why you need the CD Xpress? We’ll tell you more about it.
CD-ROM technology is growing fast, but its performance is still unacceptable
compared to today's hard drives. The transfer rates of today's hard drives can
exceed 18MB/sec with access times below 12ms. However, transfer rates for the
fastest CD-ROM drives on the market are below 2MB/sec with access times over
100ms.
CD Xpress was created to accelerate the accessing speed of the CD-ROM drive by
utilizing the hard drive's high performance. CD Xpress reads and buffers data from
the CD-ROM to an area in the hard drive. With CD Xpress, when you access CDROM data, you are actually accessing data from a swap file in the hard drive. This
results in a tremendous increase in CD-ROM performance without penalties.
Before you install this utility, there are several things you need to know.
Important Note
1. You can only install one Bus Master Driver at a time in your system, or the
drivers will result in conflict and cause system hangs. Please make sure you
don’t have any Bus Master Driver installed in your system before you install
XStore Pro! You must remove all components of the previous Bus Master
Driver before you install XStore Pro to your system. For example, you cannot
install both Intel® bus master driver and HighPoint XStore Pro in your system,
F-2 Appendix F
otherwise it will cause system conflict when you install the second bus master
driver!
2. This Windows® 95/98 driver does not support CD-ROM Changers. If you have
an ATAPI CD-ROM Changer installed in your system, please do not install
this driver!
3. We have found that the Windows® 95 OSR2/Windows® 98 version would fail
to load the driver on some systems using the Bus Master chipset after you
install and restart the system. The following step could solve this problem if it
happens:
1. Go to My Computer and double click Control Panel.
2. Double click System then go to Device Manger and View Devices by Type.
3. Go to hard disk controllers.
4. Double click PCI Bus Master IDE Controller (Ultra DMA supported).
(There should be a yellow mark besides this item)
5. Click Resources and you should see a box near the bottom of the screen
that says “Set Configuration Manually”.
6. Click on “Set Configuration Manually” and you will see a check next to
“Use automatic setting”.
7. Uncheck the box and when the system asks you to reboot click “yes”.
8. After the system restarts the yellow mark should be gone
4. De-Installation:
To uninstall XStore Pro from your system, run "Uninstall" from the HighPoint
XStore Pro program group. This uninstall utility will: deactivate CD Xpress, if
CD Xpress is active, remove the buffer space, and uninstall XStore Pro and CD
Xpress from the system. After the uninstallation of XStore Pro,the hard disk
will return to its original status. We suggest users to reboot the system after
finishing uninstallation.
5. The ATAPI LS-120 deivce will be recognized as a removable device in retail
Windows®95(4.00.95) and OSR1 Windows®95(4.00.95 A) after XStore Pro
driver is installed.
6. This driver might lock on certain motherboards. Please check HighPoint
Technology first if you encounter problems.
For more detailed information, please check the readme file stored in the XStore
Pro Program Group. If you want to upgrade to a new version of driver or want to
know more about XStore Pro products, please go to the HighPoint Technologies
Inc’s company WEB site, the URL is .
Install HighPoint XStore Pro Utility F-3
This CD-ROM (Or floppy diskette) has the HighPoint XStore Pro drivers. (version
1.2) The following procedure describes how to install the HighPoint XStore Pro to
your system. If you have a floppy diskette but not the CD-ROM, just insert the
diskette and run the
Setup.exe
file to start installation.
Step 1. In Windows® 95/98, place the CD-ROM into the computer. The main
menu will show up. Click the
you will see the XStore Pro installer is preparing the InstallShield
HighPoint XStore Pro Install
button, then
®
Wizard. When it is done, the Welcome screen will show up.
Step 2. Press the “Next” key, you will see the screen below. You then need to
choose you want to install XStore Pro only, or you want to install both of
XStore Pro and CD Xpress. Then you can press the “Next” key to
continue.
F-4 Appendix F
Step 3. Press the “Next” key, you will see the license screen.
Install HighPoint XStore Pro Utility F-5
Step 4. Press the “Yes” to continue screen below.
Step 5. When install process done, you will see the screen below. This screen will
show up only when you select install both XStore Pro and CD Xpress. If
you want to see the ReadMe file, you can click on to the circle.
F-6 Appendix F
Step 6. Choose the “Yes, I want to restart my computer now.” button, then system
will restart. Or you can choose the “No, I will restart my computer later.”.
Note:
You must restart your computer after you installed the XStore Pro utility.
Otherwise, software may works not properly.
Technical Support G-1
Appendix G Technical Support
If you have a problem during operation & In order to help our technical
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support personnel to quickly find out what is the problem of your motherboard
and to give you the answers you need, before filling in the technical support
form, eliminate any peripheral that is not related to the problem, and indicate
on the form the key peripherals. Fax this form to your dealer or to the company
where you bought the hardware in order to benefit from our technical support.
(You can refer to the examples given below.)
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Example 1: With a system including: motherboard (with CPU, DRAM, COAST...)
HDD, CD-ROM, FDD, VGA CARD, MPEG CARD, SCSI CARD,
SOUND CARD..., after the system is assembled, if you cannot boot
up, check the key components of the system using the procedure
described below.
First remove all interface cards except the VGA card and try to reboot.
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) If you still cannot boot up:
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Try installing another brand/model VGA card and see if the system
will start. If it still does not start, note the VGA card model,
motherboard model, Bios identification number, CPU on the
technical support form (refer to main instructions), and describe
the problem in the problem description space provided.
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) If you can boot up:
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Insert back the interface cards you have removed one by one and
try to start the system each time you insert a card, until the system
doesn’t start anymore. Keep the VGA card and the interface card
that causes the problem inserted on the motherboard, remove any
other card or peripheral, and start again. If you still cannot start,
note down the information related to both cards in the add-on Card
space provided, and don’t forget to indicate the motherboard
model, version, BIOS identification number, CPU (refer to main
instructions), and give a description of the problem.
G-2 Appendix G
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Example 2: With a system including the motherboard (with CPU, DRAM,
COAST...) HDD, CD-ROM, FDD, VGA CARD, LAN CARD, MPEG
CARD, SCSI CARD, SOUND CARD, after assembly and after
having installed the Sound Card Driver, when you restart the system,
when it runs the Sound Card Driver, it resets automatically. This
problem may be due to the Sound Card Driver. During the Starting
DOS… procedure, press SHIFT (BY-PASS) key, to skip
CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT; edit CONFIG.SYS with a text
editor, and in function the line that loads the Sound Card Driver, add a
remark REM, in order to disable the Sound Card Driver. See the
example below.
CONFIG.SYS:
DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE HIGHSCAN
DOS=HIGH,UMB
FILES=40
BUFFERS=36
REM DEVICEHIGH=C:\PLUGPLAY\DWCFGMG.SYS
LASTDRIVE=Z
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Restart the system. If the system starts and does not reset, you can be
sure that the problem is due to the Sound Card Driver. Note down the
Sound Card model, motherboard model, BIOS identification number
on the technical support file (refer to main instructions), and describe
the problem in the space provided.
Technical Support G-3
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Main instructions...
To fill in this “Technical Support Form”, refer to the step-by-step instructions
given below:
*.
MODEL:
1
Example: BX6, BH6, etc…
2*. Motherboard model number (REV):
number labeled on the motherboard as “REV:*.**”.
Example: REV: 1.01
3*. BIOS ID and Part Number :
Example:
Note the model number given in your user’s manual.
Note the motherboard model
See below:
4.
Note the driver version number indicated on the DEVICE DRIVER disk
(if have) as “Release *.**”, or on the CD-Title. For example:
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5*. OS/APPLICATION:
Indicate what are the operating system and the
applications your are running on the system.
Example: MS-DOS
*
. CPU:
6
Indicate the brand and the speed (MHz) of your CPU.
®
6.22, Windows® 95, Windows® NT....
Example: (A) In the “Brand” space, write “Intel”, in the
“Specifications” space, write “ Pentium
7. HDD:
Indicate the brand and specifications of your HDD(s), specify if
®
II MMX 233MHz”
the HDD is using …IDE1 or …IDE2. If you know the disk capacity,
indicate it and check (“9”) “ ”; in case you give no indication, we will
consider that your HDD is “;IDE1” Master.
Example: In the “HDD” space, check the box, in the Brand space, write
“Seagate”, in the Specifications space, write “ST31621A (1.6GB)”.
8. CD-ROM Drive:
Indicate the brand and specifications of your CDROM drive, specify if it uses … IDE1 or …IDE2, and check (“9”) “ ”;
in case you give no indication, we will consider that your CD-ROM is
“;IDE2” Master.
Example: In the “CD-ROM drive” space, check the box, in the Brand
space, write “Mitsumi”, in the Specifications space, write
“FX-400D”.
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9. System Memory (DRAM):
(SIMM / DIMM) of your system memory.
Examples:
In the Brand space, write “Panasonic”, in the Specifications space, write
“SIMM-FP DRAM 4MB-06”.
Or, in the Brand, write “NPNX”, in the Specifications space, write
“SIMM-EDO DRAM 8MB-06”.
Or, in the Brand space, write “SEC”, in the Specifications space, write
“DIMM-S DRAM 8MB-G12”.
10. ADD-ON CARD:
are related to the problem.
If you cannot identify the problem origin, indicate all the add-on cards
inserted into your system.
Note:
Items between the “*” are absolutely necessary.
Indicate which add-on cards you are “absolutely sure”
Indicate the brand and specifications
G-6 Appendix G
Technical Support G-7
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) Technical Support Form
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Company name: + Phone #:
- Contact: 2Fax #:
Model * BIOS ID # *
Motherboard model no. DRIVER REV
OS/Application *
Hardware name Brand Specifications
C.P.U *
HDD IDE1
IDE2
CD-ROM
Drive
System Memory (DRAM)
ADD-ON CARD
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Problem Description:
IDE1
IDE2
Appendix GG-8
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