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Copyright Ó 1995 by this company. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of this company.
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This company makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties, merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Any software described in this manual is sold or licensed "as is". Should the programs prove defective following their purchase, the buyer (and not this company, its distributor, or its dealer) assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, and any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in the software. Further, this company reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the contents hereof without obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes.
AMI is a registered trademark of American Megatrends Inc. Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. PC XT/AT is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.
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Copyright
Other brand and product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
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FCC Statement
FCC Class B Radio Frequency
Interference Statement
Note:
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
1. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
2. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
3. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
4. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for help.
Notice 1:
The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
Notice 2:
Shielded interface cables, if any, must be used in order to comply with emission limits.
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About this Manual

Purpose and Scope

This manual tells how to install and configure the system board.

Organization

This manual consists of five chapters and one appendix.
Chapter 1, Features, covers the specifications, layout and components of
the system board.
Chapter 2, Hardware Setup, tells how to set the jumpers, upgrade the CPU
and the system memory, install the system board and add expansion cards.
Chapter 3, AMI BIOS, explains the system BIOS and tells how to configure
the system by setting the BIOS parameters.
Chapter 4, VGA, describes the video graphics accelerator on board, and lists
the supported applications and display modes.
Chapter 5, Audio Chip, discusses the onboard 16-bit sound processor and
tells how to install the audio drivers and utilities.
Appendix A, Jumper Summary, gives you a tabular summary of the jumper
settings discussed in Chapter 2. It also gives a list of the onboard
connectors.
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About this Manual

Conventions

The following conventions are used in this manual:
Text entered by user, default settings
Represent text input by the user, default settings and recommended selections
message displayed
Denotes actual messages that appear on screen
a, e, s, etc
Represent the actual keys that you have to press on the keyboard.
NOTE
Gives bits and pieces of additional information related to the current topic.
WARNING
Alerts you to any damage that might result from doing or not doing specific actions.
CAUTION
Suggests precautionary measures to avoid potential hardware or software problems.
IMPORTANT
Reminds you to take specific action relevant to the accomplishment of the procedure at hand.
TIP
Tells how to accomplish a procedure with minimum steps through little shortcuts.
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1 Features
Specifications....................................................1-2
Board Layout.....................................................1-3
System Board Parts..........................................1-4
Microprocessor.........................................1-4
ASICs 1-4
AMI BIOS..................................................1-5
Local-bus VGA Accelerator......................1-5
16-bit Sound Chip.....................................1-5
Two-channel PCI Mode 4 Enhanced-IDE 1-5
Fax/Modem (Optional)..............................1-6
Super I/O Controller..................................1-6
Expansion Slot..........................................1-6
DRAM Sockets.........................................1-7
Keyboard and Mouse Connectors............1-7
SRAM1-7
Power Management.................................1-7
2 Hardware Setup
ESD Precautions...............................................2-1
Installing a Microprocessor...............................2-2
Upgrading the Microprocessor..........................2-4
Jumper Settings................................................2-5
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Selecting the CPU Type...........................2-7
Selecting the Memory Mode.....................2-8
Setting the Cache Size.............................2-9
Selecting the Flash ROM Type..............2-10
Enabling the Onboard
Super I/O Controller...............................2-11
Selecting the ECP DMA Channel...........2-11
Enabling the VGA...................................2-12
Selecting the Audio Output.....................2-12
Selecting the Audio I/O Address............2-13
Clearing the CMOS................................2-13
Memory Configuration.....................................2-14
Installing a SIMM....................................2-16
Removing a SIMM..................................2-17
Connectors......................................................2-18
Multifunction Connector..........................2-18
Break Switch...........................................2-20
Keyboard and Mouse Connectors..........2-20
Power Connector....................................2-21
Fan Connector........................................2-21
Installation.......................................................2-22
Installing the System Board....................2-22
Installing Riser Card...............................2-23
Installing Expansion Boards...................2-24
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Applying the Port Indicator Sticker.........2-25
3 AMI BIOS
AMI BIOS Setup Main Menu.............................3-1
Standard CMOS Setup......................................3-2
Date/Time.................................................3-2
Floppy Drives A and B..............................3-3
Hard Disk Drives.......................................3-4
Advanced CMOS Setup....................................3-5
Typematic Rate (Chars./Sec.)..................3-6
System Keyboard.....................................3-7
Primary Display.........................................3-7
PS/2 Mouse Support................................3-7
Above 1 MB Memory Test........................3-7
Memory Test Tick Sound..........................3-8
Hit “Del” Message Display........................3-8
Extended BIOS RAM Area.......................3-8
Wait for F1 If Any Error.............................3-8
System Boot-up Num Lock.......................3-8
Floppy Drive Seek at Boot........................3-9
Floppy Drive Swapping.............................3-9
System Boot-up Sequence.......................3-9
Password Checking..................................3-9
Cache Memory.......................................3-10
System BIOS Shadow Cacheable..........3-10
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Adapter ROM Control.............................3-10
IDE Control.............................................3-11
Secondary Drives Present......................3-13
Chipset Setup Mode...............................3-13
Chipset Features Setup..................................3-14
DRAM Control.........................................3-16
ISA Control.............................................3-17
PCI Control.............................................3-17
IRQ Allocated..........................................3-18
Power Management Setup..............................3-19
Advanced Power Management..............3-20
Full-on to Standby Timeout....................3-20
Standby to Suspend Timeout.................3-20
IDE Drive Power Down in.......................3-21
Video Power Down in.............................3-21
VGA Power Down Mode.........................3-21
Slow Clock Ratio.....................................3-21
Break Event (IRQ 3~7, 9~15).................3-21
Peripheral Setup..............................................3-22
Programming Mode................................3-22
Onboard FDC.........................................3-23
Serial Port 1............................................3-23
Serial Port 2............................................3-23
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Parallel Port............................................3-23
IRQ Active...............................................3-23
Parallel Port Mode..................................3-23
Utility Setup.....................................................3-24
IDE Setup...............................................3-24
Color Set.................................................3-25
Default Setup...................................................3-25
Original....................................................3-25
Optimal....................................................3-26
Fail-safe..................................................3-26
Security Setup.................................................3-27
Password................................................3-27
Anti-virus.................................................3-29
Exit Setup........................................................3-30
Chapter 4 VGA
Upgrading Video Memory.................................4-2
Drivers and Utilities...........................................4-3
Getting Started..........................................4-3
Supported Applications.............................4-3
Display Modes...................................................4-5
Standard Display Modes..........................4-5
Extended Video Modes............................4-6
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Chapter 5 Audio Chip
Driver Installation...............................................5-1
Windows Applications.......................................5-1
WaveEditor...............................................5-1
QuickCD..................................................5-26
Wave’OLE...............................................5-33
Mixer Control..........................................5-42
QuickPlayer............................................5-47
DOS Utilities....................................................5-50
Play Utility...............................................5-50
Knowing the Play Command..................5-50
Record Utility..........................................5-57
Mixerset Utility........................................5-60
Appendix A Jumper Summary
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Chapter
Features 1
The LP5 is an all-in-one Pentium
Ô
-based motherboard that features an onboard video graphics accelerator (VGA) and a 16-bit sound processor. It integrates the Intel Triton 82437FX, 82438FX and 82371FB application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) chipsets that enable the System Management Mode (SMM) function of the Pentium chip. The board also features the Dark Green power management that extends energy conservation from system components to display monitors.
The system board utilizes the PCI/ISA architecture. The system memory is expandable to 128 MB by adding single in-line memory modules (SIMMs) that support either the Extended Data Out (EDO) or the Fast-page Mode DRAMs. The board may come with a 256-KB/512-KB asynchronous second-level cache or a 256-KB pipeline-burst memory.
A super I/O controller and a PCI mode 4 enhanced-IDE controller with bus master support are incorporated in the design to further enhance system performance. An optional fax/modem module is also available. The board measures 220 mm x 330 mm (LPX size).
Since the board does not have a conventional arrangement of connectors, the board package includes a sticker that serves as port indicator.
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Features

Specifications

Microprocessor Pentium™ (3.3V) Processor
75/90/100/120/133/150/166 MHz
Max. Memory 128 MB
SIMM Sockets Four 72-pin, 32-bit
Supports EDO or Fast Page Mode DRAMs
ASICs Intel Triton 82437FX
Intel Triton 82438FX Intel Triton 82371FB
I/O Chip SMC FDC37C665GT
VGA S3 Trio64
Audio Chip Creative CT2504
Bus Architecture
PCI, ISA
Expansion Slot One riser card slot
Riser Card Single-sided riser card: Two PCI slots
Two ISA slots One PCI-/ISA-shared slot
Double-sided riser card: Two PCI slots
Two ISA slots
Ports One parallel port (SPP/ECP/EPP)
Two serial ports (UART 16C550) Two-channel PCI mode 4 enhanced IDE One floppy disk port (1.2/1.44/2.88 MB, 3-mode floppy support)
Secondary Cache
256-KB/512-KB asynchronous or 256-KB pipeline-burst cache
BIOS AMI Plug-and-Play Flash EPROM BIOS
RTC and Battery Dallas DS12887A
Board Size 220 mm x 330 mm (LPX)
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Features

Board Layout

1. VGA connector 20. IDE1 connector
2. Game/MIDI port 21. Parallel port connector
3. Speaker out 22. Voltage regulator with heatsink
4. Line in 23. Pipeline-burst cache
5. Volume control 24. Asynchronous cache
6. Mic in 25. CPU socket
7. COM1 port 26. CPU fan connector
8. PS/2 mouse connector 27. Intel 82438FX ASIC (TDP)
9. PS/2 keyboard connector 28. SIMM sockets
10. Fax/modem module (optional) 29. Intel 82437FX ASIC (TSC)
11. Riser card slot 30. Clock generator
12. Creative CT2504 audio chip 31. Intel 82371FB ASIC (PIIX)
13. Fax/modem connector 32. BIOS
14. Super I/O chip 33. VGA feature connector
15. COM2 port connector 34. S3 Trio64 audio chip
16. FDC connector 35. First 1-MB video DRAM
17. Power connector 36. Second 1-MB video DRAM sockets
18. RTC and battery 37. Keyboard controller
19. IDE2 connector
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Features
The heatsink becomes very hot when the system is on. NEVER touch the heatsink with any metal or with your hands.

System Board Parts

Microprocessor

The LP5 system board uses an Intel Pentium (3.3V) processor running at speeds of 75, 90, 100, 120, 133, 150 or 166 MHz. Chapter 2 tells details on how to upgrade the Pentium processor.
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Features

ASICs

The ASICs onboard are the 82437FX, 82438FX and 82371FB. The 82437 serves as the system memory controller and PCI bus interface.
The two 82438FX ASICs function as PCI local-bus data paths that offer 64-bit DRAM and 32-bit PCI bus interfaces to support the 64-bit Pentium processor data bus.
The 82371FB acts as the PCI-/ISA-bus bridge that translates the PCI bus cycles into ISA bus cycles or vice-versa. It also functions as the PCI fast-IDE interface and the SMM controller.

AMI BIOS

The AMI BIOS (basic input-output system) resides in the flash ROM chip. This contains the program that performs the power-on self-tests (POST) upon booting. During POST, this program activates the peripheral devices, tests onboard memory, and prepares the system for operation. Chapter 3 gives more information on the AMI BIOS.

Local-bus VGA Accelerator

The system board has an onboard S3 Trio64 graphics accelerator and a 1-MB video memory expandable to 2 MB. These enable the LP5 to support VESA Display Power Management Signalling (DPMS) monitors. For more details on the onboard VGA, see Chapter 4.
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Features

16-bit Sound Chip

The onboard sound chip is a 16-bit Creative CT2504. It offers true 16-bit audio and is compatible with Sound Blaster Pro and AdLib, enabling the LP5 to serve multimedia purposes. Chapter 5 discusses the features of this audio chip in detail.

Two-channel PCI Mode 4 Enhanced IDE

The board integrates two-channel PCI mode 4 enhanced-integrated drive electronic (E-IDE) interfaces with bus master support. This improves the data transfer rate. The E-IDE interfaces allow the system to support four E-IDE devices, including hard disks with more than 528-MB capacity. This feature offers users increased data storage capacity.

Fax/Modem (Optional)

The LP5 may come with an optional fax/modem module. The module uses the Cirrus Logic chipset and has a fax/data rate of 14.4 kbit/sec. It conforms to the CCITT V.32bis protocol.
For more details on the fax/modem function, refer to the manuals that come with the module.
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Features

Super I/O Controller

The onboard super I/O controller chip SMC 37C665GT supports two UART 16450/16550-compatible serial ports and a parallel port (SPP, EPP, ECP)1. It also accommodates 1.2-/1.44-/2.88-MB disk drives allowing full-range access to 5.25-inch drives with 360-KB or 1.2-MB format and 3.5-inch drives with 720-KB, 1.44-MB or 2.88-MB format.
The I/O chip also supports the three-mode Japanese floppy drives.

Expansion Slot

The system board has one riser card slot for add-on card connections. Chapter 2 tells how to install a riser card.

DRAM Sockets

The system board has four 72-pin DRAM sockets that expand system memory to a maximum of 128 MB. These sockets accept single- and double-density SIMMs with the EDO or the Fast-page Mode feature. Chapter 2 tells how to install memory modules and lists the possible memory configurations.

Keyboard and Mouse Connectors

The system board accepts PS/2 keyboard and mouse connectors. See Chapter 2 for information on how to install a keyboard and a mouse.
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SPP: Standard Parallel Port EPP: Enhanced Parallel Port (IEEE 1284 compliant) ECP: Extended Capabilities Port (IEEE 1284 compliant)
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Features

SRAM

The system board may come with either a 256-KB pipeline-burst cache or a 256-KB/512-KB asynchronous cache.

Power Management

The LP5 features a system power-management mode (Dark Green) that conforms to the power-saving standards of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Energy Star program. See Chapter 3 for more information on the power-management mode.
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Chapter
Hardware Setup 2
This chapter tells how to set jumpers, upgrade system memory, add expansion boards, and install the system board.
Install the CPU, memory, and set the jumpers before you install the board inside a housing. You may add the other components after installing the board. Read this chapter to learn about the components before you install them.

ESD Precautions

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your CPU, disk drives, expansion boards, and other components. Always observe the following precautions before you install a system component.
1. Do not remove a component from its protective packaging until
you are ready to install it.
2. Wear a wrist grounding strap and attach it to a metal part of the
system unit before handling components. If a wrist strap is not available, maintain contact with the system unit throughout any procedure requiring ESD protection.
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Hardware Setup

Installing a Microprocessor

The motherboard has a zero-insertion force microprocessor socket that allows you to install a Pentium CPU without using any tools.
Follow these steps to install a Pentium CPU in a ZIF-type upgrade socket:
Make sure that the system power is OFF before installing a component.
1. Attach the heatsink and the fan to the CPU.
CPU in socket
Heatsink
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CPU in socket
(with heatsink)
Fan
2. Pull up the socket lever.
3. Insert the CPU with the attached heatsink and fan. Make sure
that pin 1 of the CPU aligns with the hole 1 of the socket. The notched corner on the CPU indicates pin 1.
4. Pull down the socket lever to lock the CPU into the socket.
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Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
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5. Plug the fan cable into the fan connector. See the section
Connectors for details on the fan connector.
6. Set the jumpers accordingly. See the following sections for the
correct jumper settings.
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Upgrading the Microprocessor

Follow these steps to upgrade the Pentium CPU from 75 MHz to 90,100, 120, 133, 150 or 166 MHz:
1. Turn off the system power.
2. Remove the housing cover and locate the CPU socket on the
system board.
3. Pull up the socket lever.
4. Remove the installed CPU.
5. Install the upgrade CPU. Refer to the section Installing a
Microprocessor for instructions on how to install a Pentium CPU.
6. Set the jumpers accordingly. See the following sections for the
correct jumper settings.
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Jumper Settings

You have to change the jumper settings when you reconfigure the system. This section tells how to set the jumpers. The figure below shows the jumper locations.
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Set a jumper switch as follows:
· To close a jumper, insert the plastic jumper cap over two pins of a
jumper.
· To open a jumper, remove the jumper cap.
The following conventions are used to represent the proper jumper settings:
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Open
Closed (1-2 position)
Hardware Setup

Selecting the CPU Type

The jumpers JP9, JP10, JP11 and JP13 let you select the CPU type. The available settings are as follows:
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CPU TYPE JP9 JP10 JP11 JP13
P54C-75
P54C-90
P54C-100
P54C/CS/CQS-120
P54C/CS/CQS-133
P54CS/CQS-150
P54CS/CQS-166
Hardware Setup

Selecting the Memory Mode

The system board supports both the EDO and the Fast-page Mode memory features. If you want to install memory with EDO features, you must set jumper JP6 to 2-3. Otherwise, set the jumper to 1-2 for the Fast-page Mode feature.
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Mode Select JP6
Fast Page
EDO
Hardware Setup

Setting the Cache Size

The motherboard comes either with a 256-KB pipeline-burst cache or a 256-KB/512-KB asynchronous cache. The pipeline-burst cache improves system performance by reducing the standard processing time.
See the following figure for the location of the second-level cache.
See the table below for the various cache configurations.
Cache
Size
Tag SRAM (U36)
(SOJ-type, 15 ns)
Data SRAM
(U53, U54, U55, U56,
U58, U59, U60, U61)
256 KB 32 Kb x 8 x 1 pc. or
16 Kb x 8 x 1 pc.
32 Kb x 8 x 8 pcs (SOJ type, 15 ns)
512 KB 32 Kb x 8 x 1 pc. or
16 Kb x 8 x 1 pc.
64 Kb x 8 x 8 pcs (SOJ type, 15 ns)
256 KB (p.b.) 32 Kb x 8 x 1 pc or
16 Kb x 8 x 1 pc.
32 Kb x 32 x 2 pcs (QFP type, 8 ns)
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256-KB pipelined-burst cache
256-KB/512-KB asynchronous cache
Hardware Setup
Also, you must reset jumper JP14 if you upgrade the cache. See the figure below for the correct jumper settings.

Selecting the Flash ROM Type

Set the jumper JP7 according to the Flash ROM type. If you use a 5V Flash ROM, then you must close pins 2-3 of JP7. For a 12V Flash ROM, the required setting is 1-2. The default setting is 2-3.
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CACHE SIZE JP14
256 KB
512 KB
Flash ROM Type JP7
12 V
5 V
Hardware Setup

Enabling the Onboard Super I/O Controller

The onboard super I/O controller is SMC37C665GT. If you want to enable or disable the onboard I/O controller you must reset the jumper marked JP8 on the system board.

Selecting the ECP DMA Channel

The jumpers JP3 and JP4 let you select the DMA channel for ECP function. The channel selections are DMA 1 and DMA 3.
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JP8
Enabled
Disabled
JP3 JP4
DMA 1
DMA 3
Hardware Setup

Enabling the VGA

The VGA chip onboard is S3 Trio64. To enable the VGA chip, set jumper JP5 to 1-2. Otherwise, set it to 2-3.

Selecting the Audio Output

You may direct your audio output to line out or speaker out. If you select speaker out, the audio signal passes through the onboard amplifier module before output. Selecting line out lets you bypass the amplifier module and allows you to use an external amplifier.
You must set jumpers JP1 and JP2 according to the selected audio output. See the figure for the proper jumper settings.
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Audio Output JP1 JP2
Line out
Speaker out
VGA JP5
Enabled
Disabled
Hardware Setup

Selecting the Audio I/O Address

The jumpers J1 and J2 let you select the I/O address for audio function. The available selections are 22XH, 24XH, 26XH, and 28XH. See the following figure for the corresponding settings for each address.

Clearing the CMOS

The jumper JP12 clears the values in the CMOS. You need to clear the CMOS if you forget your system password. To do this, shut off the system power and short pins 2-3 of JP12 for a few seconds. Reset the jumper to the normal setting by shorting pins 1-2 with a jumper cap. Enter Setup to specify a new password.
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JP12
Default (Normal)
Clearing CMOS
Audio I/O Address J1 J2
22XH
24XH
26XH
28XH
Hardware Setup

Memory Configuration

The system board supports a maximum memory of 128 MB. The four 72-pin SIMM sockets accommodate 4- and 16-MB single-density SIMMs, and 8- and 32-MB double-density SIMMs - with or without the Extended Data Out (EDO) function. The EDO feature expands data output efficiency (speed), thus improving memory performance. All SIMMs support a DRAM speed of 70/60 ns (or less). Refer to the section Board Layout and see the figure for the location of the SIMMs.
The table below lists the SIMM types and their corresponding capacities.
SIMM Type Capacity
1 Mb x 32/36 4 MB
2 Mb x 32/36 8 MB
4 Mb x 32/36 16 MB
8 Mb x 32/36 32 MB
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The following are the possible SIMM configurations.
Total Memory SIMM 0/1 SIMM 2/3
8 MB 4 MB x 2
16 MB 4 MB x 2 4 MB x 2
16 MB 8 MB x 2
32 MB 8 MB x 2 8 MB x 2
32 MB 16 MB x 2
40 MB 16 MB x 2 4 MB x 2
48 MB 16 MB x 2 8 MB x 2
64 MB 16 MB x 2 16 MB x 2
64 MB 32 MB x 2
72 MB 32 MB x 2 4 MB x 2
80 MB 32 MB x 2 8 MB x 2
96 MB 32 MB x 2 16 MB x 2
128 MB 32 MB x 2 32 MB x 2
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Installing a SIMM

Observe the ESD precautions when installing components.
Follow these steps to install a SIMM:
1. Slip a SIMM at a 45o angle into a socket with the component side
facing down. Always install SIMMs beginning with SIMM 0.
Be careful when inserting or removing SIMMs. Forcing a SIMM in or out of a socket can damage the socket or the SIMM (or both).
2. Gently push the SIMM up until the pegs of the socket slip into the
holes on the SIMM and the holding clips lock the SIMM into a vertical position.
The SIMM should be at a 90o angle when installed.
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Hardware Setup

Removing a SIMM

1. Press the holding clips on both sides of the SIMM outward to
release it.
2. Press the SIMM downward to about a 45o angle.
3. Gently pull the SIMM out of the socket.
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Connectors

Multifunction Connector

This 20-pin connector is marked CN21 on the system board. It supports a number of system functions: green mode LED, power LED, break switch, keylock, and speaker. Attach the front panel connectors to the corresponding pins as in the illustration below.
( Turbo Switch ) ( Turbo LED )
Break Switch Green Mode LEDReset
Speaker Power LED Keylock
Some housings have a five-pin connector for the keylock and power LED. See the following illustration.
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Speaker Power LED Keylock
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Speaker Keylock & Power LED
Break Switch Green Mode LED
( Turbo Switch ) ( Turbo LED )
Reset
Other housings may have a 12-pin connector. If your housing has this type of connector, plug it into CN21 as shown in the following figure. Make sure that the red wire of the connector connects to pin
11.
( Turbo Switch )
Break Switch
Ground
VCC
Ground
Ground
Keylock
Reset
Res-VCC
Speaker
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Speaker Keylock and Power LED
Hardware Setup

Break Switch

The break switch gives the user the option to directly enter the system suspend mode by setting the switch to the on position. To set, simply press the switch. Make sure that the break switch is in the off position before you set it to the on position. To set it to the off position, simply press the switch to release it from the on position.

Keyboard and Mouse Connectors

The board accepts PS/2 keyboard and mouse connectors. The following figure shows how to connect a keyboard (or mouse).
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Hardware Setup

Power Connector

A standard power supply has two cables with six wires each. Attach these cables to the power connector on the board in such a way that all the black wires are in the center. The power connector is marked CN13 on the system board.

Fan Connector

The 2-pin fan connector is marked CN20 on the system board. The figure below shows the pin configuration of the connector.
2-pin fan power connector (J2)
GND
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2-pin fan connector (CN20)
GND
Hardware Setup

Installation

The LP5 board conforms to the LPX standard form factor. It has mounting holes that fit LPX housings. However, before installing the system board, make sure that the housing accommodates a LPX board with long opening in the rear panel for the onboard connectors.
Some housings may differ slightly in design, requiring additional steps to install the board. Read the documentation that comes with the housing.
Make sure that you have already installed the system board components like the CPU and memory, and have set the appropriate jumpers before you proceed.

Installing the System Board

1. Open the system housing.
2. The system board comes with a bracket and hex screws. Attach
the bracket to the board with the hex screws. See the figure below.
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3. Use the screws that come with the housing to secure the board.
4. Attach the power supply cables to the power connector and the
front panel connectors to the multifunction connector. See the section Connectors.
5. Install any additional components that you have not yet installed.

Installing a Riser Card

Follow these steps to install a riser card:
1. Observe the ESD precautions before removing the riser card
from its protective packaging.
2. Locate the riser card slot on the system board. See the section
Board Layout.
3. Gently insert the golden edge of the riser card into the slot until it
fits.
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4. Make sure that the riser card is properly seated.
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riser card
motherboard
riser card slot
Hardware Setup

Installing Expansion Boards

Install any expansion boards after you have secured the system board and the riser card in the housing.
Follow these steps to install an expansion board.
1. Observe the ESD precautions before removing the expansion
card from its protective packaging.
the cover for future use. Save the screw to secure the expansion board.
3. Remove the board from its protective packaging.
4. Gently insert the golden edge of the board into the slot on the
riser card until it fits into place.
5. Secure the board bracket with the screw.
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Hardware Setup

Applying the Port Indicator Sticker

The board comes with a silver sticker that serves as port indicator. It has the following indicators on it.
MODEM K/B MOUSE COM1 MIC VOL LINE SPK MIDI/GAME VGA
To apply the sticker:
1. Remove the protective paper backing from the sticker.
2. Position the sticker over the rear panel, just above the
connectors. Align each indicator with the connectors on the board. Press the sticker evenly to adhere.
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STICKER
CONNECTORS
Chapter
AMI BIOS 3

AMI BIOS Setup Main Menu

The AMI BIOS Setup Main Menu appears below. Press c during POST to enter the BIOS Setup.
The AMI BIOS is in Windows form. You can use either the keyboard or a mouse to move between the items. To select among the Setup groups, use v to highlight the selected group or simply click on the icon of the selected Setup menu.
To select among the options, you can either use the arrow keys to move the highlight bar or simply click on the icon of the desired option.
After selecting, press e or double-click on the icon to open the menu.
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Standard CMOS Setup

Highlight Setup using v or simply click on the Setup icon. Select
Standard to input configuration values such as the date, time, and
disk types. The Standard CMOS Setup pop-up window appears below:

Date/Time

To set the date and time, highlight Date/Time and press e or double-click on the Date/Time icon. The following screen appears:
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Use the arrow keys to move among the items. Press the + and ­keys or click the + and - icons to set the current date and time. Close the window by pressing ^ or double-clicking the Control menu box in the upper-left corner of the window.

Floppy Drives A and B

To configure the floppy drive, select Floppy A. The following values appear on the screen:
After selecting the proper setting, press ^ or double-click the Control menu box to close the window.
Select Floppy B and follow the same procedure to configure the second floppy drive, if present.
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Hard Disk Drives

Select Master Hard Disk to configure the first hard disk. The following values appear on the screen:
If you cannot find your hard disk drive type on the list, select User and enter the disk parameters. You can also select Utility Setup. This automatically configures your hard disk. Refer to the section Utility Setup for more information.
Select ESDI or SCSI depending the device installed.
If you have two hard disks installed, select Slave Disk and follow the same procedure to configure the second hard disk.
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Advanced CMOS Setup

The window below appears if you select the Advanced option.
The screen above does not show all the parameters of the Advanced Configuration menu. Use w or y to highlight the desired parameter. Press } to view the rest of the parameters. The following screens appear:
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Typematic Rate (Chars./Sec.)

This parameter determines the typematic rate. The typematic rate settings are 15, 20, 30 and Disabled. The default setting is 30. Select Disabled to disregard the rate setting.
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System Keyboard

Set this parameter to Present if there is a keyboard connected to the system. However, some servers may not have keyboards. Select Absent if there is no keyboard present.

Primary Display

This function detects the type of VGA in use. The settings are VGA/EGA, CGA 40 x 25, CGA 80 x 25, Mono, and Absent. The default setting is VGA/EGA.

PS/2 Mouse Support

Setting this parameter to Enabled lets you support a PS/2 mouse. Disable the parameter if you are under the UNIX X-window environment.

Above 1 MB Memory Test

This parameter allows your system to check all available memory. Therefore, setting this parameter to Enabled slows down the power­on self-test. The default setting is Disabled.
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Memory Test Tick Sound

Enabling this parameter lets you hear the tick sound during the memory test. Disable the parameter to bypass the function.

Hit “Del” Message Display

This option lets you enable or disable the Hit <Del> if you want Setup message from appearing when the system boots. The default setting is Enabled.

Extended BIOS RAM Area

This function allows you to relocate the BIOS from ROM to RAM. Relocating to RAM enhances system performance as information access is faster than ROM. The parameter settings are 0:300 and DOS 1K. The default address is 0:300.

Wait for F1 If Any Error

When enabled, the BIOS waits for the end user to press l before continuing. If disabled, the BIOS continues the boot process without waiting for l to be pressed. The default setting is Enabled.

System Boot-up Num Lock

Setting this parameter to On enables the numeric function of the numeric keypad. Set this parameter to Off to disregard the function. Disabling the numeric function allows you to use the numeric keypad for cursor control. The default setting is On.
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Floppy Drive Seek at Boot

When enabled, the BIOS detects whether there is a floppy disk drive installed. Disable the parameter to bypass the function. The default setting is Disabled.

Floppy Drive Swapping

This parameter allows you to swap floppy drives. For example, if you have two floppy drives (A and B), you can assign the first drive as drive B and the second drive as drive A or vice-versa. Disable the parameter to bypass the function. The default is Disabled.

System Boot-up Sequence

The settings are C:, A: and A:, C: to specify the system search sequence. The default setting is A:,C:.

Password Checking

The settings are Setup and Always. The Setup setting allows the system to boot and use the password to protect the Setup Utility Configuration settings from being tampered with. The Always setting requires you to enter the password everytime you boot the system. The default setting is Setup.
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Cache Memory

The available selections for this parameter are Internal, Both and Disabled. Select Internal if you want to enable the internal cache memory. Select Both if you want to use both the internal and external cache memories. Select Disabled to disregard the internal and external cache features.

System BIOS Shadow Cacheable

The default setting for this parameter is Enabled. This enhances the system performance. Disabling the parameter prevents the system BIOS from being cached.

Adapter ROM Control

C000, 32 K

This address is for shadowing video ROMs. Select Shadow to assign the address for shadowing expansion video card with ROM. Select Cache to assign them for cache. The default setting is
Cache.

C800 ~ DC00, 16 K

These addresses are for shadowing other expansion card ROMs. The default setting for these areas is Disabled. Set the addresses to Shadow if you want to use them for shadowing expansion cards with ROM. Set the addresses to Cache to assign them for cache.
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The F000 and E000 addresses are exclusively shadowed for BIOS.

IDE Control

IDE Auto-detect

There are cases wherein the HDD parameters that you entered and those detected by the auto-detection function are mismatched. This causes the system not to boot. If this happens, we recommend that you set this parameter to Disabled to bypass the auto-detection function. The default setting is Enabled.

Block Mode

This function enhances disk performance depending on the hard disk in use. This parameter is normally set to Auto. This setting allows data transfer in block (multiple sectors) by increasing the data transfer rate. The other selections for this parameter are 2 S/B, 4 S/B, 8 S/B, 16 S/B, 32 S/B, 64 S/B and Disabled. Disable the parameter if your hard disk does not support this feature.

Onboard IDE Present

The settings for this function are Auto, Enabled and Disabled. Select
Enabled if you have an onboard PCI IDE. Select Auto to
automatically detect the presence of PCI IDE. Select Disabled to disregard the PCI-IDE function.
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PIO Mode

This parameter lets you set the PIO mode that your onboard PCI IDE supports. The selections are from Mode 0 to Mode 4, Auto and Disabled. Set this parameter either by entering the PIO mode manually or selecting Auto to automatically detect the supported PIO mode. Disable the parameter to bypass the feature.

32-bit Mode

Enabling this function improves the hard disk performance by increasing the data transfer rate from 16-bit to 32-bit. The data transfer rate is auto-detected by BIOS.

Primary 1st LBA Mode

This enhanced IDE feature allows you to use a hard disk with a capacity higher than 528 MB. This is made possible through the Logical Block Address (LBA) mode translation. This parameter affects the primary IDE hard disk drive connected to the IDE 1 connector. The default setting is Disabled.

Primary 2nd LBA Mode

This enhanced IDE feature allows you to use a hard disk with a capacity higher than 528 MB. This is made possible through the Logical Block Address (LBA) mode translation. This parameter affects the secondary IDE hard disk drive connected to the IDE 1 connector. The default setting is Disabled.
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Secondary 1st LBA Mode

This enhanced IDE feature allows you to use a hard disk with a capacity higher than 528 MB. This is made possible through the Logical Block Address (LBA) mode translation. This parameter affects the primary IDE hard disk drive connected to the IDE 2 connector. The default setting is Disabled.

Secondary 2nd LBA Mode

This enhanced IDE feature allows you to use a hard disk with a capacity higher than 528 MB. This is made possible through the Logical Block Address (LBA) mode translation. This parameter affects the secondary IDE hard disk drive connected to the IDE 2 connector. The default setting is Disabled.

Secondary Drives Present

This parameter lets you install up to two IDE hard disks in the secondary channel. Select None if you do not have any.

Chipset Setup Mode

This function allows you to change the Chipset Setup DRAM control parameters according to the end-user type. The available settings are End-user and Engineer. We recommend that you select End-
user. See the following section for more details on Chipset Features
Setup.
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Chipset Features Setup

The Chipset Features Setup controls the board's chipset settings. The controls for this menu are the same as for the previous screen.
The Chipset Setup DRAM control parameters differ depending on the Chipset Setup Mode setting in the Advanced CMOS Setup. This screen appears if you select the Chipset option from the Setup menu and if the Chipset Setup Mode parameter setting is End-user.
The following screen appears if your Chipset Setup Mode parameter setting is Engineer. Take note of the DRAM control parameters.
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Both screens do not show all the parameters of the Chipset Setup menu. Use w or y to highlight the desired parameter. Press } to view the rest of the parameters. The following screens appear regardless of the end-user type or the Chipset Setup Mode parameter setting:
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This manual describes only the End-user setting parameters.

DRAM Control

Speed

This DRAM control parameter lets you set the DRAM speed. The speed settings are 60 ns and 70 ns. The default setting is 70 ns.

Memory Hole

This option lets you assign the system memory area to avoid memory conflicts. The settings are 512 ~ 640 K, 15 ~ 16 M and Disabled.
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ISA Control

8-bit I/O Recovery Time

This parameter allows you to set the response time of the 8-bit I/O connected to your system. The range is from 1~7 SYSCLK. The default setting is 4 SYSCLK.

16-bit I/O Recovery Time

This parameter allows you to set the response time of the 16-bit I/O connected to your system. The range is from 1~4 SYSCLK. The default setting is 1 SYSCLK.

PCI Control

VGA Palette Snooping

PCI devices support the “palette snooping” technique that enables the device to control access to their palette registers.
Set this parameter to Enabled to activate the palette snooping function in the PCI VGA devices installed in your system.

PCI-IDE Card Selection

This parameter allows you to select the PCI-IDE card that you want to enable. The board supports a maximum of four PCI-IDE cards. The available selections are Slot 1, Slot 2, Slot 3, Slot 4, and Absent. Select Absent if you do not have a PCI card installed.
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PCI Primary IDE INT# Line

This parameter lets you assign an INT for the IDE device connected to your primary IDE connector. The settings are INT A, INT B, INT C, INT D, Absent and Not Used. If you do not have a PCI-IDE card installed in your system and your PCI-IDE Card Selection parameter setting is Absent, this parameter becomes non-configurable.

PCI Secondary IDE INT# Line

This parameter lets you assign an INT for the IDE device connected to your secondary IDE connector. The settings are INT A, INT B, INT C, INT D, Absent and Not Used. If you do not have a PCI-IDE card installed in your system and your PCI-IDE Card Selection parameter setting is Absent, this parameter becomes non-configurable.

IRQ Allocated

IRQ 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15 is for...

These lines allow you to assign the available IRQs to either ISA or PCI/PnP devices.
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Power Management Setup

To take advantage of the power management features, select Power
Management from the Setup menu. To select, highlight Power Mgmt and press e or double-click on the Power Management icon.
The following screen appears:
The screen above does not show all the parameters of the Power Management Setup menu. Use w or y to highlight the desired parameter. Press } to view the remaining parameters. The following screens appear:
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Advanced Power Management

Set this parameter to Enabled to take advantage of the power­saving feature. Disable the parameter to bypass the feature.

Full-on to Standby Timeout

This function lets you determine when to put the system into standby mode. In standby mode, the CPU clock slows down and the VGA suspends the video signal. Any events detected returns the system to full power. The settings range from 1~255 Min. and Disabled.

Standby to Suspend Timeout

This function lets you specify when to put the system into suspend mode. In suspend mode. the CPU clock stops, the IDE hard disk spins down and the VGA suspends video signal. This mode conserves the most power. Any events detected returns the system to full power. The settings range from 1~255 Min. and Disabled.
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IDE Drive Power Down in

This option allows you to specify the mode when to "spin down" your IDE hard disk. The disk returns to full speed once the system resumes to normal mode. The settings are Standby, Suspend and Disabled.

Video Power Down in

This option allows you to set the mode when to power down your video monitor. The video monitor returns to full power once the system returns to normal mode. The settings are Standby, Suspend and Disabled.

VGA Power Down Mode

This option lets you choose the VGA power down mode. The settings are Standby, Suspend and Off.

Slow Clock Ratio

When the system enters the standby mode, the CPU clock starts to slow down. This parameter lets you set the “slow-down” clock ratio. The settings are 1:2, 1:4, 1:8, 1:16, 1:32, 1:64, and 1:128.

Break Event (IRQ 3~7, 9~15)

Enabling these parameters allows your system to monitor the IRQ activities. Any activity detected resets the power-management timers and returns the system to normal mode.
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You must enable at least one IRQ activity. Otherwise, the system stays in suspend mode.
Under Windows 95, do not disable the parameter IRQ 12. Otherwise, the system disregards any mouse or keyboard activity and stays in power-saving mode.

Peripheral Setup

This screen appears if you select Peripherals or double-click on the Peripheral Setup icon from the Setup menu. The Peripheral Setup screen allows you to set up your system peripherals.

Programming Mode

The settings for this option are Auto and Manual. The Manual setting allows you to set up the screen items manually. The Auto setting sets up all the items automatically except for the Parallel Port Mode parameter.
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Onboard FDC

Enabling this function allows you to use the onboard floppy disk controller (FDC). The default setting is Enabled.

Serial Port 1

This parameter allows you to set the base address of serial port 1. The available settings are 3F8H, 2F8H, 3E8H, 2E8H and Disabled.

Serial Port 2

This parameter allows you to set the base address of serial port 2. The available settings are 3F8H, 2F8H, 3E8H, 2E8H and Disabled.

Parallel Port

This parameter allows you to set the base address of the parallel port. The available settings are 3BCH, 378H, 278H and Disabled.

IRQ Active

This option specifies if the parallel and serial port IRQs are active high or active low. The settings are High and Low.

Parallel Port Mode

This option lets you set the parallel port mode. The settings are Normal or Extended.
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Utility Setup

IDE Setup

This function allows your system to automatically configure your IDE hard disk(s). This screen appears if you select IDE Setup.
After a few seconds, the screen below appears showing your disk(s) parameters. Select Yes to accept the values.
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Color Set

This pop-up window appears if you select Color Set from the Utility Setup menu.
Color Set lets you specify the color of your windows background. The selections are LCD, Army, Pastel, and Sky.

Default Setup

Original

This option loads the values that you saved before shutting off the system. The following prompt appears if you choose Original from the Default Setup menu. Select Yes to load the original values.
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Optimal

Choose this option and the BIOS configures the system using the best-case values to optimize system performance. However, these values may not be applicable to your system. If your system does not boot after choosing this setting, reconfigure it using the Fail-safe settings. Refer to the following section.
The screen below appears if you choose Optimal from the Default Setup menu. Select Yes to load the optimum values.

Fail-safe

Choose this option and the BIOS automatically configures the system using the most stable settings. These settings are not necessarily the best settings for system performance, but they are safe and stable enough to guarantee that your system will boot. This is useful if you are having problems with your current system configuration and need to determine the cause.
A prompt appears if you choose Fail-safe from the Default Setup menu. Select Yes to load the fail-safe values.
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Security Setup

Password

The system password prevents unauthorized use of your computer. If you enabled the password feature, it is impossible to boot the computer without entering the password.
To set a password, highlight Password or simply double-click the Password icon. The following screen appears:
Your password can consist of up to six characters. The password does not appear on the screen. WinBIOS prompts you to retype the password. The following screen appears.
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If you forget your password, you must clear the CMOS RAM and reconfigure the system.
To disable the password, press e when prompted for your password. Press e again when prompted to retype the password.
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Anti-virus

Set this parameter to Enabled to protect the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk from virus intrusion. Set it to
Disabled to bypass the feature.
A prompt appears when you select Anti-virus from the Security Setup menu:
Select Enabled and the screen below appears:
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Exit Setup

To exit Setup, you can either double-click on the Control menu box or simply press ^. A dialog box appears on the screen.
If you select Save Changes and Exit, BIOS automatically saves all CMOS values before leaving Setup. Select Do Not
Save Changes and Exit to exit Setup without saving the
CMOS values. Select Continue to return to Setup if you want to reconfigure your system.
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VGA 4
The LP5 comes with an onboard S3 Trio64 high-performance graphics accelerator that greatly enhances display capabilities. It has the following features:
· Support for PCI bus
· Supports GUI (Graphical User Interface) accelerations such as
bit-block transfer, line-drawing, rectangle fill, and windows clipping to improve performance in a graphics environment
· Screen refresh rate up to 75 Hz
· 1280 x 1024, 256 colors (non-interlaced) maximum resolution
· Resolutions/colors in graphics mode
· 1-MB DRAM
640 x 480 non-interlaced, 64 K colors
800 x 600 non-interlaced, 64 K colors
1024 x 768 non-interlaced, 256 colors
1280 x 1024 non-interlaced, 16 colors
· 2-MB DRAM
640 x 480 non-interlaced, 16.7 million colors (true color)
800 x 600 non-interlaced, 16.7 million colors (true color)
1024 x 768 non-interlaced, 64 K colors
1280 x 1024 non-interlaced, 256 colors
1600 x 1200 interlaced, 256 colors
· Features 132-column text modes
· Register-level compatibility with IBM VGA and backward
· Hardware cursor support
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· Display memory upgradable to 2 MB

Upgrading Video Memory

You can upgrade the video memory by installing additional memory chips. The added memory allows you to use more colors and display graphics at higher resolutions.
The board comes with 1-MB video display memory. You can upgrade this to 2 MB by installing two 256 Kb x 16 DRAMs with an access speed of 70 nanoseconds or faster. See the section Board Layout for the location of the second 1-MB DRAMs.
To upgrade the video memory, follow these steps:
2. Align the dot on the DRAM with the notch on the empty socket.
3. Insert the DRAM into the socket. Make sure the chip orientation is correct. Be careful not to bend any pins.
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Type
dot
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The board automatically detects the memory size and tests the memory when you power-on. Check the memory chip installation if you receive an error message.

Drivers and Utilities

Getting Started

See to it that you have the following before you install the drivers:
· DOS 5.0, 6.0, 6.2 (or higher version) or OS/2 2.0, 2.1 (or higher version)
· VGA analog monitor
We recommend that you create backup copies of the original driver diskettes. Store the originals and work from the backups. If the copy gets damaged, use the original to create a new copy. Label the working diskettes properly.
Use the DISKCOPY command to create backup diskettes. Refer to your MS-DOS manual for instructions.

Supported Applications

The board comes with a set of display drivers for various applications. The software drivers for the following applications are contained in the driver diskettes.
· Windows v3.x
· Autodesk ADI 4.2 Protected mode
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· AutoCAD 11/12
· 3D Studio 1.0/2.0
· AutoShade 2.1
· MicroStation PC
· Protected Mode v4.0
· Protected Mode v5.0
· OS/2 2.x, 3.0
· Windows NT 3.5
· WESU (Power-Saving Utility)
Refer to the README.TXT file contained in each driver diskette for detailed installation instructions.
After installing the Windows drivers, a Galileo utility icon appears in the Windows control panel. Click-on this icon if you want to use the utility. The Galileo utility allows you to change the resolution and the refresh rates.
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Display Modes

Standard Display Modes

The table below lists the standard display modes supported by the S3 video BIOS.
Mode (Hex)
Display
Mode
Screen
Resolution
(Chars)
Colors Buffer
Start
Sweep
/Refresh
Rate
(KHz/Hz)
Dot Clock (MHz)
00 Text 40 x 25 b/w B8000 31.5/70 25.175 00+ Text 40 x 25 b/w B8000 31.5/70 28.322 01 Text 40 x 25 16 B8000 31.5/70 25.175 01+ Text 40 x 25 16 B8000 31.5/70 28.322 02 Text 80 x 25 b/w B8000 31.5/70 25.175 02 Text 80 x 25 b/w B8000 31.5/70 25.175 02+ Text 80 x 25 b/w B8000 31.5/70 28.322 03 Text 80 x 25 16 B8000 31.5/70 25.175 03+ Text 80 x 25 16 B8000 31.5/70 28.322 04 Graph 320 x 200 4 B8000 31.5/70 25.175 05 Graph 320 x 200 4 B8000 31.5/70 25.175 06 Graph 640 x 200 2 B8000 31.5/70 25.175 07 Text 80 x 25 Mono B0000 31.5/70 28.322 0D Graph 320 x 200 16 A0000 31.5/70 25.175 0E Graph 640 x 400 16 A0000 31.5/70 25.175 0F Graph 640 x 350 Mono A0000 31.5/70 25.175 10 Graph 640 x 350 16 A0000 31.5/70 25.175 11 Graph 640 x 480 2 A0000 31.5/60 25.175 12 Graph 640 x 480 16 A0000 31.5/60 25.175 13 Graph 320 x 200 256 A0000 31.5/70 25.175
“+” Requires more than 1-MB memory
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Extended Video Modes

The following table lists the extended display modes and the corresponding resolutions available for each mode.
Mode
No.
Screen Resolution
(Chars)
Colors Refresh Rate (Hz)
10A 132 x 43 16 70 109 132 x 25 16 70 101 640 x 480 256 60 101 640 x 480 256 72 101 640 x 480 256 75 103 800 x 600 256 56 103 800 x 600 256 60 103 800 x 600 256 72 103 800 x 600 256 75 105 1024 x 768 256 43 (I) 105 1024 x 768 256 60 105 1024 x 768 256 70 105 1024 x 768 256 75 106 1280 x 1024 16 45 (I) +107 1280 x 1024 256 45 (I) +107 1280 x 1024 256 60 +107 1280 x 1024 256 72 +107 1280 x 1024 256 75 110 640 x 480 32768 60 110 640 x 480 32768 72 110 640 x 480 32768 75 111 640 x 480 16 60 111 640 x 480 16 72 111 640 x 480 16 75 +112 640 x 480 16.7 M 60 +112 640 x 480 16.7 M 72 +112 640 x 480 16.7 M 75 113 800 x 600 32768 60 113 800 x 600 32768 72 113 800 x 600 32768 75 114 800 x 600 65536 60 114 800 x 600 65536 72 114 800 x 600 65536 75
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Extended Video Modes (continued)
Mode
No.
Screen Resolution
(Chars)
Colors Refresh Rate (Hz)
+115 800 x 600 16.7 M 60 +115 800 x 600 16.7 M 72 +115 800 x 600 16.7 M 75 +116 1024 x 768 32768 43 (I) +116 1024 x 768 32768 60 +116 1024 x 768 32768 70 +116 1024 x 768 32768 75 +117 1024 x 768 65536 43 (I) +117 1024 x 768 65536 60 +117 1024 x 768 65536 70 +117 1024 x 768 65536 75 +120 1600 x 1200 256 48.5 (I) 201 640 x 480 256 60 201 640 x 480 256 72 201 640 x 480 256 75 203 800 x 600 256 56 203 800 x 600 256 60 203 800 x 600 256 72 203 800 x 600 256 75 205 1024 x 768 256 43 (I) 205 1024 x 768 256 60 205 1024 x 768 256 70 205 1024 x 768 256 75 207 1152 x 864 256 60 208 1280 x 1024 16 43 (I) 208 1280 x 1024 16 60 208 1280 x 1024 16 72 208 1280 x 1024 16 75
“+” Requires more than 1-MB memory
Extended VGA text modes up to 132 columns by 43 rows are possible as well.
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Audio Chip 5
The LP5 system board comes with the Windows and DOS application package for the onboard Creative CT2504 chip. This chapter tells how to use these applications.

Driver Installation

To install the drivers, simply insert the Audio Installation Disk into drive A and type:
A:\INSTALL
Follow the screen instructions to complete the installation.

Windows Applications

WaveEditor

WaveEditor allows you to record, play, edit and enhance 8-bit (tape quality) and 16-bit (CD quality) wave data in the Windows environment.

Starting WaveEditor

To start WaveEditor, simply double-click on the WaveEditor icon. The WaveEditor window appears as follows.
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Toolbar Contains the buttons and control boxes for file and
wave operations.
Creates a new window without any data.
Loads an existing wave file.
Saves changes made to a wave file.
Cuts the selected data of a wave file.
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Ope n
Play
Cop y
Save Paste Pause Mixer
Format
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Copies the selected data of a wave file.
Pastes cut or copied data onto a wave file.
Plays the wave file that is currently active in the WaveEditor.
Stops the playback of a wave file.
Pauses/Resumes the playback of a wave file.
Records a wave file.
Sets the default recording format.
Activates the mixer.
Activates the CD player. (This button appears only if you have a CD-ROM drive installed.)
Displays the starting position of the wave data selection. To specify the position, enter the numerical value in the text box or use the scrolls to select the starting position.
Displays the size of the wave data selection. To adjust the size, enter the desired size in the text box or use the scroll arrows.
Displays the zoom ratio of the wave file on display. To adjust the ratio, simply enter the desired ratio in the text box or use the scroll arrows. The smaller the value, the larger the magnification.
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Edit Window Refers to the area where the content of a wave file
is displayed. You can open several edit windows at the same time. This allows you to perform editing functions quickly and easily.
Status Bar Displays information related to the wave file in the
active edit window and each menu command.
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WAVEEDITOR MENUS
WaveEditor has seven menus. It also has a context-sensitive menu that you can activate easily with your mouse.
File
The File menu contains the following commands:
New Creates a new window without any data.
Open Loads an existing wave file.
Close Closes an open wave file.
Close All Closes all open wave files.
Save Save changes made to the wave file.
Save As Saves the wave file with a new name.
Save All Saves all open wave files.
Exit Quits WaveEditor.
WaveEditor keeps a record of the last four wave files that you have opened by displaying them on the File menu after the Exit command. To open any of the files, select the file with the left mouse button.
Edit
The Edit menu contains the following commands:
Undo Restores the wave file to the state last saved.
Cut Copies and then removes the selected portion of
the wave data.
Copy Copies the selected portion of the data.
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Paste Pastes cut or copied wave data into the Edit
window.
Paste Mix Mixes cut or copied wave data with the one in the
Edit window.
Delete Deletes a selected portion of the data. Unlike the
Cut command, the data is not copied first.
Crop to Selection Deletes the entire data except the portion
selected.
Select All Selects the entire wave file in the Edit window.
You can also do this by double-clicking the mouse anywhere within the Edit window.
View
The View menu allows you to customize the WaveEditor workspace:
Toolbar Toggles the Toolbar on or off.
Status Bar Toggles the Status bar on or off.
Fit Wave In WindowScales (adjusts the zoom ratio) the wave display to
fit the size of the Edit window.
Actual Size Resets the zoom ratio of the wave display in the
Edit window to its actual size.
Cursor Position Displays the wave file at the starting point of the
wave selection.
Cursor End Displays the wave file at the ending position of the
wave selection.
Zoom Zooms into the portion of the wave file.
Special Menu
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The Special menu allows you to add special effects to the wave files.
Reverse Reverses the playback of the entire or selected
portion of the wave file.
Add Echo Adds echo effect to the entire or selected portion
of the wave file.
Rap! Repeats the selected portion of the wave file.
Insert Silence Inserts silence into the selected wave file portion.
Force to Silence Silences the selected wave file portion.
Fade In Fades into the entire or selected wave file portion.
Fade Out Fades out the entire or selected wave file portion.
Amplify Volume Changes the volume level of the entire or selected
wave file portion.
For stereo files, options for editing each channel are available.
Options Menu
The Options menu lets you change the WaveEditor’s default settings.
Record Settings Sets the default record settings.
Mixer Settings Activates the mixer.
Display in Bytes Displays the wave selection information in bytes.
Display in Samples Displays the wave selection information in
milliseconds.
Always on Top Toggles WaveEditor as the topmost window.
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Window Menu
The Window menu allows you to organize the Edit windows when several wave files are open. Refer to your Microsoft Windows manual for more information on Windows menu commands.
Help Menu
The commands on the Help menu are:
Contents Displays the WaveEditor’s menu contents.
Search Searches the Help menu based on your selected
topic.
System Information Displays the information about Windows and your
system such as CPU and available memory.
About WaveEditor Opens a window displaying copyright information.
Context-sensitive Menu
The Context-sensitive menu appears when you click the right mouse button in the Edit window. It contains the following commands:
Play Plays the entire or selected portion of the wave file
in the Edit window.
Record Records a wave file. If the current active window
in the Edit window is an open file, the recorded file replaces the contents in the open file.
Stop Stops the playback of a wave file.
Mixer Settings Activates the mixer.
Fit Wave in Window Scales the wave display to fit the size of the Edit
window.
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Cursor Position Displays the wave file at the starting position of the
wave selection.
Zoom Zoom into the portion of the selected wave file.
New Creates a new window without any data.
Open Loads an existing wave file.
Save Saves changes made to the wave file.

Working with WaveEditor

SPECIFYING WAVE FORMATS
Before recording a wave file, make sure that the format of the file is specified correctly. Wave format refers to the sound channel and sampling rate and file size.
To specify the wave format:
1. Select Record Setting from the Options menu. See the
following figure.
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2. Select the format of the wave file.
· Select Mono for single-channel sound and Stereo for dual-
channel sound.
· Select 11025 Hz for voice-, 22050 Hz for cassette- and
44100 Hz for CD-quality recording.
· Select 8 bits for cassette and 16 bits for CD-quality
sound.
3. Select OK.
A wave file with better sound quality requires greater space because of its high sampling rate. Therefore, the amount of storage space required for a file depends on the quality of a wave file
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Opening Wave Files

You can open a wave file using the Open command from the File menu or the drag-and-drop method.
To use the Open command:
1. Select Open from the File menu. The Open Sound File dialog
box appears.
2. From the File Name list box, select the file you want to open. You may have to specify the directory that contains your .WAV files. Choose Play to listen to the selected wave file.
3. Choose OK.
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If you select a file with raw data (.RAW) or Creative’s Voice format (.VOC), a dialog box prompting you to confirm the conversion of the file to .WAV format appears on screen.
To use the drag-and-drop method:
1. Start File Manager and open the directory containing the wave file.
2. Arrange the windows in such a way that the file and the WaveEditor windows fit the screen.
3. Hold the left mouse button as you drag the file into the WaveEditor window.
4. Drop the file by releasing the mouse button. The file opens automatically.
You may open multiple files using the drag-and-drop method by holding the j key
and clicking on the files in the File Manager.

Recording Wave Files

To record a new file:
1. Choose New on the Toolbar.
2. Choose Record on the Toolbar. The New Recording dialog box appears.
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3. Make sure that the settings in the dialog box are properly specified.
· Check the record level in the Recording Level group box.
Adjust the level using the Mixer button (if necessary).
· Check the path and the filename created in the Record to
File group box. Change the filename and the directory using the Browse button.
· Check the recording format as shown at the bottom of the
dialog box. To change the format, select the Settings button.
· Check your system’s storage space as shown at the bottom
of the dialog box. Make sure that you have sufficient storage for your file.
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4. Choose Start.
If you have a CD-ROM drive installed, select the CD Player button to activate the CD player. Also, select the CD Sync check box to synchronize the start of the recording and playback of audio CDs.
To record over an existing file:
1. Activate the file you want to record over.
2. Choose Record on the Toolbar. The Record Over dialog box
appears.
3. Choose Start.

Saving Wave Files

To save a wave file:
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