Acer AP-SN User Manual [de]

AcerPower SN

System

Service Guide

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Copyright

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Disclaimer

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Conventions

The following conventions are used in this manual:

Screen messages Denotes actual messages that appear on-scr een.

NOTE Gives bits and pie ces of additional infor ma tion related to the

current topic.

WARNING Alerts you to any damage that might result from doing or not

doing specifi c actions.

CAUTION Gives precau ti onary measures to avoi d possible hardware or

software problems.

IMPORTANT Reminds you to do specif ic actions relevant to the

accomplishment of procedures.

Preface

Before using this information and the product it supports, please read the following general informati on!

1. This Service Guide prov ides you with all technical information relating to the BASIC CONFIGURATION decided for Acer 's "global" product offering. To better fit local market requirements and enhance product competitiv eness, your regional office MAY have decided to extend the functional it y of a machine (e.g. add-on card, modem, or extra memory capability). These LO CALIZED FEATURES will NOT be covered in this generic service guide. In such cases, please contact your regional offices or the res ponsible personnel/channel to provide you with further technical details.

2. Please note WHEN ORDERING FRU P ARTS, that you should check the most up-to-date information available on you r regional web or channel. If , for whatever reason, a part number cha nge is made, it will not be noted in the printed Serv ic e Guide. For ACER-AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS, your Acer office may have a DIFFERENT part number code to those given in the FRU list of this printed Service Guide. You MUST use the li st provided by your regio nal Acer office to order FRU parts for repair and service of customer machines.

Chapter 1 System Intro duc tio n 1

System Outlook for AcerPower SN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Board Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Hardware Specifications and Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Environmental Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Chapter 2 System Utilities 13

BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Entering Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Product Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Disk Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Onboard Peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Onboard Device Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Boot Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

System Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Setting a Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Changing or Removing the Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Bypassing the Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Advanced Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Memory/Cache Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

PnP/PCI Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Load Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Abort Settings Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Exiting Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Flash (BIOS) Update Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

BIOS-contained Model Number and Serial Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Chapter 3 Removal and Replacement 37

Removin g /In s talling the DIMM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Removing a DIMM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Installing a DIMM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Removing/Installing the Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Removing the PentiumII with SECC2 Package Type Processor . . . . . . . .39

Installing the Pentium II with SECC2 Package Type Processor . . . . . . . . .40

Opening the Housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Removing the Expansion Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Removing the 3.5-inch Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Removing the 5.25-inch Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Installing the 5.25-inch Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Removing the System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

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Table of Contents

Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 49

Power-On Self-Test (POST) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

POST Error Messages List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Error Symptoms List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Undetermined Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Chapter 5 Jumper and Connector Information 59

Jumpers and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Floppy Disk / Hard Disk Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Audio Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

USB Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Modem Ring-in Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Wake-on LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Chapter 6 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 63 Appendix A Model Number and Configurations 73 Appendix B Test Compatible Components List 75

MS DOS V6.22 Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

MS Windows 98 (EN/CHN) Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

MS Windows 2000 Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

LINUX Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

SCO UNIX Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Appendix C Online Support Information 83 Index 85

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Chapter 1

System Introduction

This product is a Pentium II / Pentium III proc essor-based Micr o ATX, I B M PC/AT compatible syst em with PCI/ AGP bus.

It supports:

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Intel Pentium II / Pentium III processor

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512 KB PBSRAM L2 cache incorporated in Pentium II CPU

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2 * 168 pin DIMM sockets ( maximum up to 256MB)

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Power management featur es

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CPU SMM (System Management Mode)

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ACPI compliance BIOS

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API (Application Program Interface) feature

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A TA com pliance hard disk power sav ing feature

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Onboard PCI master enhanced local bus IDE (Embedded in ALI M1543C chipset)

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PIO mode 4

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Ultra DMA/33

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Onboard serial ports - 2 high speed NS16C550 compatible UARTs with 16 byte FIFOs

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Onboard parallel por t - SPP, EPP and ECP (IEEE 1284 compliant)

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Onboard FDD interface - 1. 2M B/1. 44M B/2.88MB & 3 mode floppy diskette dri ve

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PS/2 keyboard

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PS/2 mouse

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Plug-and-Play (PnP) features

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2 USB connector

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On board Crystal CS4280 PCI Audio I nterface; Crystal CS4297 Audi o Codec ‘97

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Onboard Slot1 (GTL+ bus).

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Support Wake-on LAN.

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3 PCI slots + 1 AGP slot

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Software shutdown for Windows 95/98

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On-board DC-to-DC converter (VRM 8.2 spec)

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System Outlook for AcerPower SN

Front Panel

No. Description

1 Headphone/Earphone port 2 CD-ROM tray 3 Stop/Eject button 4 Skip/Forward butt on 5 CD-ROM LED 6 Increase Volume button 7 Decrease Volume button 8 Turbo LED 9 Power LED 10 Hard di sk driv e LED 11 Power button 12 3.5-inch floppy disk drive eject button 13 3.5-inch floppy disk drive 14 3.5-inch floppy disk drive LED

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Rear Panel

No. Description

1Fan 2 System main power switch 3 Voltage se lector 4 Sys t e m po w er so ck et 5 USB ports 6 PS/2 mouse port 7 PS/2 keyboard port 8 Serial 2 port 9 Parallel port 10 Serial 1 port 11 Speak er-o ut/Line- o ut po rt 12 Line-in port 13 Game/MIDI portt 14 VGA/Monitor port 15 Microphone-in port 16 Add-on card brackets

Chapter 1 3

Board Layout

Your system board should look just like the following figure:

The following tabl e li sts the components that you will find on the system board:

No. Component No. Component

1 USB ports 18 Power/Suspend LED connector 2 PS/2 mouse port 19 Power button connector 3 ATX po wer connector 20 Modem ring-in co nnector 4 CPU connector 21 PCI slots 5 PCI-AGP-Memory controller 22 System BIOS chip 6 2-pin CPU fan connector 23 Fax-modem connector 7 Reset connector 24 Audio CODEC ‘97 8 3-pin CPU fan connector 25 CD-in connector 9 DIMM so ckets 26 Microphone-in port 10 Battery 27 Line-in port 11 Floppy disk drive connecto r 28 Line-out port 12 IDE 1 connector 29 MIDI port 13 IDE 2 connector 30 COM 1 port 14 AGP slot 31 Parallel/Printer port 15 Audio controller 32 COM 2 port 16 PCI-to-ISA bus controller 33 PS/2 keyboard port 17 Wake-on LA N connect or

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Hardware Specifications and Configurations

Processor

Item Specification

Type Intel Pentium II / Pentium III. Slot

Speed Pentium II processor: 350/400 MHz

Bus frequency 66 / 100 MHz Voltage Processor voltage can be detected by the system without setti ng any jumper .

* Slot 1 defines the mechanical and electrical specification for Pentium II processor slot. It is defined and developed by Intel.

BIOS

Item Specification

BIOS code programmer Acer BIOS version V3.2 BIOS ROM type Bulk mode flash ROM BIOS ROM model numb er Winbond W29C020-90B BIOS ROM size 256KB BIOS ROM p ackage 32-pin DIP packa ge Support protocol PCI 2.1, APM1.2, DMI 2.00.1, E-IDE, ACPI 1.0, ESCD 1.03,

Boot from CD-ROM feature Yes Supports LS-120 drive Yes Supports BIOS bo ot bl oc k fea tu r e No BIOS password control Check/bypass by JP7 setting Acer logo displa y control during POST Enable/disable by BIOS setting

Slot 1

Pentium III pro ce sso r: 450 /5 00 MHz

ANSI ATA 3.0, PnP 1a, Bootable CD-ROM 1.0, ATAPI

NOTE: The BIOS can be overwritten/upgraded using the “AFLASH” utility (AFLASH.EXE)

BIOS Hotkey List

Hotkey Function Description

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Enter BIOS Setup Utility Press while the system is booting to enter BIOS Setup Utility.

Enable hidden page of BIOS Setup Utility

Press in BIOS Setup Utility main menu screen, the Advanced Options menu then appears.

The items shown in the Advanced Options menu are: Memory/Cache Opti ons

PnP/PCI Options

Chapter 1 5

System Memory

Item Specification

Onboard embedded memory size 0MB Memory socket number 2 sockets (2 banks) Support ed memory size per s ocket 32MB / 64MB / 128MB Supported maximum memory size 256MB (128MB x 2) Supported memory type SDRAM Supported memory speed

Supported memory voltage 3.3 V Supported memory module package 168-pin DIMM Support ed parit y check feature No Support for Error Correction Code (ECC) feature. No Memory module combinations You can install memory modules in any combinations as long as they

* The default is 100 MHz

100MHz (PC100) (for Local Bus speed 100MHz or 66 MHz)

66MHz (for Local Bus speed 66MHz)

match the above specifications.

DIMM Combinations

DIMM1 DIMM2 TOTAL DIMM1 DIMM2 TOTAL

32M 0 32M 64M 32M 96M 64M 0 64M 64M 64M 128M 128M 0 128M 64M 128M 192M 0 32M 32M 128M 32M 160M 0 64M 64M 128M 64M 192M 0 128M 128M 128M 128M 256M 32M 32M 64M 32M 64M 96M 32M 128M 160M

Cache Memory

Item Specification

First-Level Cache Configurations Cache function control Enable/disable by BIOS Setup Second-Level Cache Configurations

The information below is only applicable to systems with installed Pentium II processor . Tag RAM location On Pentium II / Pentium III processor L2 Cache R AM location On Pentium II/ Pentium III processor L2 Cache R AM type PBSRAM (Pipelined-burst Synchronous RAM) L2 Cache RAM size Depends on Processor type L2 Cache R AM speed One-half the processor core clock frequency L2 Cache function control Enable/disable by BIOS Setup L2 Cache scheme Fixed in write-back

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Audio Interface

Item Specification

Audio controller Crystal CS4280 with Crystal CS4297 Audio Codec’97 Audio controller resident bus PCI bus Audio function control Enable/disable by BIOS Setup Mono or stereo Stereo Resol ution 18 bits Compatibility Compliant to Microsoft Windows Sound System, Sound Blaster Pro standard, and

Music synthesizer Yes, integrated FM synthesizer Sampling rate 48 KHz (max.) MPU-401 support Yes Microphone jack Connect via CN 12 Headphone jack Connect via CN12 Joystick port Connect via CN12 Fully DOS games compatibility Not support

Microsoft PC’98 and WHQL audio requirement.

IDE Interface

Item Specification

IDE controller Built-in ALI M1543C IDE controller resident bus PCI bus Number of IDE channel 2 (CN13 and CN14) Supports IDE interface E-IDE (Support PIO mode-4 and Ultra DMA /33), ANSIS ATA rev.3.0/ ATAPI Supported LS-120 Yes Supported bootable CD-ROM Yes

Diskette drive Interface

Item Specification

Diskette drive controller Built-in ALI M1543C Support ed diskette driv e formats 1.2MB, 1.44MB , 2.88MB and 3-mode format

Parallel Port

Item Specification

Parallel port controller Built-in ALI M1543C Number of parallel ports 1 ECP/EPP support Yes Connec tor type 25-pin D-type female co nnecto r Parallel port function control Enable/disable by BIOS Setup Optional ECP DMA channel

(in BIOS Setup) Optional parallel port I/O ad dress

(via BIOS Setup)

Optional para llel po rt IRQ (via BIOS Setup)

DMA ch an ne l 1 DMA ch an ne l 3

3BCh 378h 278h

IRQ5 IRQ7

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Serial Port

Item Specification

Serial port controller Built-in ALI M1543C Number of serial ports 2 Serial po r t loc at ion s CN11 CS16C550 UART support Yes, with 16 bytes FIFO Connector type 9-pin D-type female connector Optional serial port I /O address

(via BIOS Setup)

Optional serial port I RQ (via BIOS Setup)

3F8h 2F8h 3E8h 2E8h

COM1: IRQ 4 COM2: IRQ 3

Memory Address Map

Address Size Function

000000 - 07FFFF 512 Kbytes Host Memory 080000 - 09FFFF 128 Kbytes Host/PCI Memory 0A0000 - 0BFFFF 128 Kbytes PCI/ISA Video Buffer Memory 0C0000 - 0C7FFF 32 Kbytes Video BIOS Memory 0C8000 - 0DFFFF 96 Kbytes ISA Card BIOS & Buffer Memory 0E0000 - 0EFFFF 64 Kbytes BIOS Extension Memory

Setup and Post Memory

PCI Development BIOS 0F0000 - 0FFFFF 64 Kbytes System BIOS Memory 100000 - U PPER LIM IT Main Memory UPPER LIMIT - 4GBytes PCI Memory

PCI INTx# and IDSEL Assignment Map

PCI INTx # PCI Devices Device IDSEL : ADxx

INTA# PCI-Slot1 AD31 INTB# PCI-Slot2 AD30 INTC# PCI-Slot3 AD27 INTD# Audio Controller (CS4280) AD22

PCI Slot IRQ Routing Map

PCI INTX# INTA INTB INTC INTD Bus Masteri ng

PCI slot 1 Route 1 Route 2 Route 3 Route 4 Enabled PCI slot 2 Route 2 Route 3 Route 4 Route 1 Enabled PCI slot 3 Route 3 Route 4 Route 1 Route 2 Enabled

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I/O Address Map

Hex Range Devices

000-00F 020-021 040-043 060-060 061-061 070-071 081-08F 0A0-0A1 0C0-0DF 0F0-0FF 170-177 1F0-1F7 278-27F 2F8-2FF 378-37F 3F0-3F5 3F6-3F6 3F7-3F7 3F8-3FF 0CF8 0CFC 778-77A

DMA Controller-1 Interrupt Controller-1 System Timer Keyboard Contr oller 8742 System Speaker CMOS RAM Address and Real Time Clock DMA Controller-2 Interrupt Controller-2 DMA Controller-2 Math Co-Processor Secondary IDE Primary IDE Parallel Printer Port 2 Serial Asynchronous Port 2 Parallel Printer Port 1 Floppy Disk Controller Secondary IDE Primary IDE Serial Asynchronous Port 1 Configuration Address Register Configuration Data Register Parallel Printer Port 1

ALI M1543C GPIO (General Purpose I/O ) PI N Definitions

Item Description

GPO3 FANOFFJ 0: Turn off the fan

1: Turn on the fan

GPO22 DISS0I01 0: Disabled

GPI2 CHKPSW 0: Bypass

GPO2 PWRLED 0: Suspend

1: Enabled

1: Check password

1: Normal

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IRQ Assignment Map

IRQx System Devices Ad d-On - Car d Dev ic es

IRQ0 Timer Not be used IRQ1 Keyboard Not be used IRQ2 Cascade Interrupt Control Not be used IRQ3 Serial Alternate Reserved IRQ4 Serial Primary Reserved IRQ5 Parallel port (Alternate) Reserved IRQ6 Floppy Diskette Reserved IRQ7 Parallel Port Reserved IRQ8 Real Time Clock Not be used IRQ9 Not be used Reserved IRQ10 Not be used Reserved IRQ11 Not be used Reserved IRQ12 PS /2 Mo us e R es er v ed IRQ13 Math Coprocessor Exception Not be used IRQ14 Hard disk drive Reserved IRQ15 Hard disk drive Reserved

DRQ Assignment Map

DRQx System Devices Ad d-O n- C ard D ev ic es

DRQ0 Not be use d Reserv ed DRQ1 Not be use d Reserv ed DRQ2 Floppy Diskette Not be used DRQ3 Not be use d Reserv ed DRQ4 Cascade Not be used DRQ5 Not be use d Reserv ed DRQ6 Not be use d Reserv ed DRQ7 Not be use d Reserv ed

System Board Major Chip s

Item Controller

System core logi c ALI M1621/ ALI M1543C Super I/O contr oller Built-in in ALI M1543C Audio controller Crystal CS4280

Hard disk dr ive

Keyboard controller Built-in ALI M15 43C RTC ALI M5819

controller

Built-in ALI M1543C

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Power Management

Power Saving Mode Phenomenon List

Power Saving Mode Phenomenon

IDE Hard Disk Standby mode Hard disk drive is in standby mode (spindle turned-off) Monitor Power Saving mode Monitor is in suspend mode (V-sync.=0Hz). System Standby mode Power LED illuminate in amber color

Hard di sk drive is in standby mode (spindle turned-off) Monitor is in off mode (V-sync. and H-sync. =0Hz).

System Suspend mode Power LED illuminate in amber color

Hard di sk drive is in standby mode (spindle turned-off) Monitor is in off mode (V-sync. and H-sync. =0Hz). Processor fan turns off

NOTE: The VGA BIOS should support DPMS (Desktop Power Management Syst em ) for the standby and

suspend mode function call. When the Display Standby Timer expires, the system BIOS will execute the DPMS service routines.

Chapter 1 11

Environmental Requirements

Item Specifications

T emperature Operating +10 ~ +35°C Non-operating -20 ~ +60°C Humidity Operating 20% to 80% RH Non-operating 20% to 80% RH Vibration Operating (unpacked) 5 ~ 18 Hz: 0.015 mm

18 ~ 250 Hz: 0.25 G

Non-operating (packed) 5 ~ 27.1 Hz: 0.6 G

27.1 ~ 50 Hz: 0.016 mm 50 ~ 500 Hz: 2 G

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System Utilities

BIOS Setup Utility

The BIOS Utility is a hardware configuration program built into your system’s Basic Input/Output System (BIOS).

Since most systems are already properly configured and optimized, there is no need to run this utility. However, if you encounter configuration problems and get the “Run Setup” message, you will need to run this utility.

Before you run Setup, ma ke sure that you have saved all open fil es. The system reboots immediately after you exit Setup.

NOTE: If you repeatedly receive Run Setup messages, the battery may be bad. In this case, the system

cannot retain configuration value s in CMOS. Ask a quali fied technicia n for assistance.

Chapter 2

Chapter 2 13

Entering Setup

To enter Setup, press the key combination Ctrl-Alt-Esc. IMPORTANT:Important! You must press Ct rl -Alt-Esc simult aneously while the syste m is booting. This key

combination does not work during any other time.

The Setup Utility main menu then appears:

The system sup ports t wo BIOS Uti lit y level s: Basi c and Ad vanced. Th e abov e screen i s the BI OS Utili ty Basi c Level screen. It allows you to view and change only the basic configuration of your system.

If you are an advanced user, you may want to check the detailed configuration of your system. Detailed system configurations are contained in the Advanced Level. To view the Advanced Level, press the F8 key .

The following screen shows the Setup Utility Advanced Level main menu:

NOTE: The F8 key works only when you ar e in the main m enu. This means that you can activa te t he

Advanced Level only when you ar e in the main menu. Also, items marke d by an (

) are only visible in

the Advanced Level.

The command line at the bot tom of the menu tells you how to move within a screen and from one screen to another.

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To select an option, move the highlight bar by pressing ↓↓↓↓or ↑↑↑↑ then press Enter.

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Press PgDn to move to the next page or PgUp to return to the previous page.

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To change a param eter setting, press ←←←← or →→→→ until the desired setting is found.

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Press Esc to return to the main menu. If you are alre ady in the main menu, press Esc again to exit Setup.

The parameters on the screens show default values. These values may not be the same as those in your system.

The grayed items on the screens have fixed settings and are not user-conf igurable.

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System Information

The following screen appears if you select System Information from the main menu:

The following screen shows page 2 of the System Information menu:

These pages show the current basic configu rat ion of your system.

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The following tabl e describes the parameters found in the System Information pages:

Parameter Description Format

Processor Specifies the type of processor currently installed

in your sy s tem .

Processor Speed Specifies the speed of the proce ssor currently

installed in your system.

Internal Cache S ize Specifies the first-level or t he internal memory

(i.e., the memory integrated into the CPU) size, and whether it is enabled or disabled.

Extern al Cache Size Specifies the second-level cache memo ry size

Floppy Drive A Shows the floppy drive A type. Capacity, dimension Floppy Drive B Shows the floppy drive B type. Capacity, dimension IDE Primary Channel Master Specifies the current configuration of the IDE

IDE Primary Channel Slave Specifies the current configuration of the IDE

IDE Secondary Channel Master

IDE Secondary Channel Slave

T otal Memory Specifies the total amount of onboard memory.

1st Bank Indicates the typ e of D RAM in st al le d in t he DIMM

2nd Bank Indicates the typ e o f DRA M inst al le d i n the DIMM

Serial Port 1 Shows the serial port 1 address and IRQ settings. Address, IRQ Serial Port 2 Shows the serial port 2 address and IRQ settings. Address, IRQ

currently supported by the system.

device connected to the m aster port of the prima ry ID E channel.

device connect ed to the slave port of the p rimary IDE channel.

Specifies the current configuration of the IDE device connected to the m aster port of the seconda ry IDE channel.

Specifies the current configuration of the IDE device connected to the s lave port of the seconda ry IDE channel.

The memory size is automat ically detected by BIOS during the POST. If you install additional memory, the system automatically adjusts this parameter to display the new memory size.

1 socket. The None setting indicates that there is no DRAM ins tal led.

2 socket. The None setting indicates that there is no DRAM ins tal led.

Speed in MHz

Cache size in KB

Drive type, capacity

Memory size in MB

DIMM type, capacity in MB

Parallel Port Shows th e parallel port address and IRQ

setting s.

PS/2 Mouse Indicates if there is a mouse connected to your

system. This is automatically detected by BIOS.

Address, IRQ

Displays Installed if there is a mouse det ec ted ; oth er w is e, it displays None.

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Product Information

The screen below appears if you select P roduct Infor mation from the main menu:

The Product Inform ati on menu contains genera l data about the system, such as the product name, serial number , BIOS version, etc. This in formation is necessar y for troubleshooting (may be required when asking for technical support) .

The following tabl e describes the parameters found in this menu:

Parameter Description Product Name Displays the model name of your system System S/N Displays you r system’s serial number Main Board ID Displays the system board’s identification number Main Board S/N Displays your syste m board’s serial number System BIO S Ve rsion Specifies the version of your BIOS utility SM BIOS version Specifies the version of the SM BIOS utility ins talled in your system. The

System Management (SM) BIOS allows you to check your system hardware components without actually opening your system. Hardware checking is done via software during start up.

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Disk Drives

Select Disk Driv es from the main menu to confi gure the drives install ed in your system. The following screen shows the Disk Drives menu:

The following tabl e describes the parameters found in this menu. Setti ngs in boldface are the default and suggested settings.

Parameter Desc ription Options

Floppy Drive A / B Allows you to configure your floppy drive None

360 KB, 5.25-inch

1.2 MB, 5.25-inch 720 KB, 3.5-inch

1.44 M B, 3.5-i nch

2.88 M B, 3.5-i nch

LS-120 drive as Allows you to enable the LS -120 device

installed in your system and to specify the function of the device. The setting affects how BIOS will detect the device.

IDE Primary Channel Maste r Lets you config ure the ha rd disk drive

connected to the master port of IDE channel 1.

IDE Primary Channel Slave Lets you c onfigur e the hard disk drive

connected to the slave port of IDE channel 1.

IDE Secondary Channel Master

IDE Secondary Channel Slave Lets you configure the hard disk drive

Lets you configure the hard disk drive connected to the master port of IDE channel 2.

connected to the slave port of IDE channel 2.

Normal

Drive A Drive B Hard Disk

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The following screen appears if you select any of the IDE Drive parameters :

The following tabl e describes the parameters found in this menu. Setti ngs in boldface are the default and suggested settings.

Parameter Description Optio ns

Type Lets you specify the type of hard disk installed in your

system . If you want BI OS to automat ically configure your hard disk, select disk type, you can enter the setting manually.

Setting this parameter also sets the Cylinder, Head, Sector, and Siz e pa r am e ter s.

Cylinder Specifies your hard disk’s number of cylinders, and is

automatical ly set depending on your Type p arameter setting.

Head Specifies your hard disk’s number of heads, and is

automatical ly set depending on your Type p arameter setting.

Sector Specifies your hard disk’s number of sectors, and is

automatical ly set depending on your Type p arameter setting.

Size Specifies the size of your hard disk, in MB, and is

automatical ly set depending on your type parameter setting.

Hard Disk Size > 504 MBEnable s your system t o su pp or t hard disks wit h

capacities more than 504 MB.

Hard Disk Block Mode Enhances your hard disk performance by allowing

data transfer in blocks ( m ultiple sectors) at a rate of 256 bytes per cycle. This parameter appears only in the Advanced Level.

Advanc ed PIO Mode Improves your hard disk performance by allowing

faster data recovery and read/write timing; thus, it reduces the hard disk’s activity time. This parameter appears only in the Advanced Level.

Hard Disk 32-bit Access Improves your hard disk performance by allowing the

use of the 32-bit hard disk access. This parameter appears only in the Advanced Level.

DMA Transfer Mode Lets you enable the Ultra DMA and Multi-DMA modes

to enha nce your hard disk performance. This parameter appears only in the Advanced Level.

. If you know your hard

Auto

None, or Use r . T he User

Auto,

settin g al lows you to ent er yo ur settin gs ma nu al ly if you know your hard disk type. The Auto setting also sets the Cylinder, Head, Sector, and Size parameters.

or Disabled

Auto

or Disabled

Auto

Mode 0 to 4

Enabled

Auto

Multi Mode 0 to 2, or Ultra Mo de 0 to 2

or Disabled

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Onboard Peripherals

The Onboard Peripherals menu allows you to configure the onboard devices. Selecting this option from the main menu displays the following screen:

The following tabl e describes the parameters found in this menu. Setti ngs in boldface are the default and suggested settings.

Parameter Description Options Serial Port 1 / 2 Let you enable or disable the serial ports. Base Addr ess Lets you set a logical base address for each

serial port. This parameter is configurable only if the Serial Port parameter is enabled.

IRQ Lets you assi gn an interrupt for each seria l

port. This parameter is configurable only if

the Serial Port parameter is enabled. Parallel Port Lets yo u enable or disabl e the para llel port. Base Addr ess Lets you set a logical base addr ess for the

parallel port. This parameter i s configur able

only if the Parallel Port parameter is enabled. IRQ Lets you assign an interrupt for the parallel

port. This parameter is configurable only if

the Parallel Port parameter is enabled. Operation Mode Lets you set your parallel port’s operation

mode. This parameter is configurable only if

the Parallel Port parameter is enabled.

ECP DMA Channel Allows you to assign a DMA channel for the

ECP parallel port function. This parameter is

configurable only if you select the Extended

Capabilities Port (ECP) as the operation

mode. Onboard Device Settings Allows you to configure the device controllers

available on board. Selecting this option

displays the Onboard Device Settings s ub-

menu.

Enabled 3F8h

serial port 2), 2E8h, 3E8h

4 or 1 1 ( fo r ser i al port 1) , 3 or 10 (f or serial port 2)

Enabled

3BCh,

5 or

Standard Parallel Port (SPP),

Bidirectional

Port (EPP), Extended Capabilities Port (ECP)

1 or 3

or Disabled

(for serial port 1),

or Disabled

, 278h

378h

, Enhanced Parallel

2F8h

(for

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Onboard Device Settings

The following screen shows the Onboard Device Settings sub-menu:

The following ta ble descri bes the par amete rs found in thi s sub-menu. Setti ngs in boldfa ce are the defau lt and suggested settings.

Parameter Description Options

Floppy Disk Controller Lets you enable or disable the onboa rd

floppy disk controller. IDE Controller Lets yo u enable or disabl e the onboard

primary, secondary or both IDE interfaces. PS/2 Mouse Controller Lets you enable or disable the onboard PS/2

mouse controller. USB Host Controller Lets you enable or disable the onboard USB

host controller. USB Legacy Mode Lets you activate or deactivate the USB

keyboa rd connected to your system. When

activated, the USB keyboard functions in a

DOS environment. Onboard Audio Chip Lets you activate or deactivate the audio

controller on board.

Enabled

Primary,

Enabled

Enabled or

Enabled

or Disabled

, or Disabled

Both

or Disabled

Disabled

or Disabled

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