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All-in-One VIA Eden ESP6000 Single Board with LCD, Dual LVDS, AC97 Audio, 10/100Base-Tx Ethernet, 4 COM & 2 USB

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User’s Manual

1st Ed – 26 May 2005

Part No. 2047361200

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FCC Statement

THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 FCC RULES. OPERATION IS

SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS:

(1) THIS DEVICE MAY NOT CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE.

(2) THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERENCE RECEIVED INCLUDING

INTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATION.

THIS EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN TESTED AND FOUND TO COMPLY WITH THE LIMITS

FOR A CLASS "A" DIGITAL DEVICE, PURSUANT TO PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES.

THESE LIMITS ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE REASONABLE PROTECTION AGAINTST

HARMFUL INTERFERENCE WHEN THE EQUIPMENT IS OPERATED IN A

COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMENT. THIS EQUIPMENT GENERATES, USES, AND CAN

RADIATE RADIO FREQUENCY ENERGY AND, IF NOT INSTATLLED AND USED IN

ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL, MAY CAUSE HARMFUL

INTERFERENCE TO RADIO COMMUNICATIONS.

OPERATION OF THIS EQUIPMENT IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA IS LIKELY TO CAUSE

HARMFUL INTERFERENCE IN WHICH CASE THE USER WILL BE REQUIRED TO

CORRECT THE INTERFERENCE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE.

Notice

This guide is designed for experienced users to setup the system within the shortest time.

For detailed information, please always refer to the electronic user's manual.

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Disclaimer

Evalue Technology Inc. reserves the right to make changes, without notice, to any product,

including circuits and/or software described or contained in this manual in order to improve

design and/or performance. Evalue Technology assumes no responsibility or liability for the

use of the described product(s), conveys no license or title under any patent, copyright, or

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these products are free from patent, copyright, or mask work right infringement, unless

otherwise specified. Applications that are described in this manual are for illustration

purposes only. Evalue Technology Inc. makes no representation or warranty that such

application will be suitable for the specified use without further testing or modification.

Life Support Policy

Evalue Technology’s PRODUCTS ARE NOT FOR USE AS CRITICAL COMPONENTS IN

LIFE SUPPORT DEVICES OR SYSTEMS WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN APPROVAL

OF Evalue Technology Inc.

As used herein:

1. Life support devices or systems are devices or systems which, (a) are intended for

surgical implant into body, or (b) support or sustain life and whose failure to perform,

when properly used in accordance with instructions for use provided in the labeling, can

be reasonably expected to result in significant injury to the user.

2. A critical component is any component of a life support device or system whose failure to

perform can be reasonably expected to cause the failure of the life support device or

system, or to affect its safety or effectiveness.

A Message to the Customer

Evalue Customer Services

Each and every Evalue’s product is built to the most exacting specifications to ensure

reliable performance in the harsh and demanding conditions typical of industrial

environments. Whether your new Evalue device is destined for the laboratory or the factory

floor, you can be assured that your product will provide the reliability and ease of operation

for which the name Evalue has come to be known.

Your satisfaction is our primary concern. Here is a guide to Evalue’s customer services. To

ensure you get the full benefit of our services, please follow the instructions below carefully.

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Technical Support

We want you to get the maximum performance from your products. So if you run into

technical difficulties, we are here to help. For the most frequently asked questions, you can

easily find answers in your product documentation. These answers are normally a lot more

detailed than the ones we can give over the phone. So please consult the user’s manual

first.

To receive the latest version of the user’s manual; please visit our Web site at:

http://www.evalue-tech.com/

If you still cannot find the answer, gather all the information or questions that apply to your

problem, and with the product close at hand, call your dealer. Our dealers are well trained

and ready to give you the support you need to get the most from your Evalue’s products. In

fact, most problems reported are minor and are able to be easily solved over the phone.

In addition, free technical support is available from Evalue’s engineers every business day.

We are always ready to give advice on application requirements or specific information on

the installation and operation of any of our products. Please do not hesitate to call or e-mail

us.

Headquarters

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http://www.evalue-tech.com

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Product Warranty

Evalue warrants to you, the original purchaser, that each of its products will be free from

defects in materials and workmanship for two years from the date of purchase.

This warranty does not apply to any products which have been repaired or altered by

persons other than repair personnel authorized by Evalue, or which have been subject to

misuse, abuse, accident or improper installation. Evalue assumes no liability under the

terms of this warranty as a consequence of such events. Because of Evalue’s high

quality-control standards and rigorous testing, most of our customers never need to use our

repair service. If any of Evalue’s products is defective, it will be repaired or replaced at no

charge during the warranty period. For out-of-warranty repairs, you will be billed according

to the cost of replacement materials, service time, and freight. Please consult your dealer

for more details. If you think you have a defective product, follow these steps:

1. Collect all the information about the problem encountered. (For example, CPU type and

speed, Evalue’s products model name, hardware & BIOS revision number, other

hardware and software used, etc.) Note anything abnormal and list any on-screen

messages you get when the problem occurs.

2. Call your dealer and describe the problem. Please have your manual, product, and any

helpful information available.

3. If your product is diagnosed as defective, obtain an RMA (return material authorization)

number from your dealer. This allows us to process your good return more quickly.

4. Carefully pack the defective product, a complete Repair and Replacement Order Card

and a photocopy proof of purchase date (such as your sales receipt) in a shippable

container. A product returned without proof of the purchase date is not eligible for

warranty service.

5. Write the RMA number visibly on the outside of the package and ship it prepaid to your

dealer.

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Contents

1. Getting started..........................................................................................................10

1.1 Safety Precautions ..................................................................................................10

1.2 Packing List.............................................................................................................10

1.3 Document Amendment History ...............................................................................11

1.4 Manual Objectives...................................................................................................12

1.5 System Specifications .............................................................................................13

1.6 Architecture Overview .............................................................................................15

1.6.1 Block Diagram ................................................................................................................................ 15

1.6.2 VIA TwisterT VT8606 (ProSavage PN133T Chipset) .................................................................... 16

1.6.3 VIA VT82C686B South Bridge ....................................................................................................... 17

1.6.4 VIA VT1612A.................................................................................................................................. 19

1.6.5 IDE Interface (Bus Master Capability and Synchronous DMA Mode ) .......................................... 20

1.6.6 USB ................................................................................................................................................ 20

1.6.7 Ethernet.......................................................................................................................................... 20

1.6.8 Winbond W83977EF ...................................................................................................................... 21

1.6.9 Compact Flash Interface ................................................................................................................ 22

2. Hardware Configuration...........................................................................................23

2.1 Product Overview....................................................................................................24

2.2 Jumper and Connector List .....................................................................................25

2.3 Setting Jumpers & Connectors ...............................................................................27

2.3.1 AT/ATX Power Select (ATATX1) ................................................................................................... 27

2.3.2 COM2 – RS-232/422/485 Select (J3, J5)....................................................................................... 27

2.3.3 Clear CMOS (J4)............................................................................................................................ 28

2.3.4 COM1 – Ring, +12V, +5V Select (J6) ............................................................................................ 28

2.3.5 Serial Port 3 / Port 4 Connector in RS-232 Mode (CM1, CM3) ..................................................... 29

2.3.6 Serial Port 1 Connector in RS-232 Mode (CM2)............................................................................ 29

2.3.7 Serial Port 2 Connector in RS-232/422/485 Mode (CM4).............................................................. 31

2.3.8 IDE Connector (CN1) ..................................................................................................................... 34

2.3.9 CPU Fan Connector (CN2) ............................................................................................................ 36

2.3.10 CD-ROM Audio Input Connector (CN4)..................................................................................... 36

2.3.11 Audio Connector (CN5).............................................................................................................. 37

2.3.12 Primary LCD Panel Connector (CN6)........................................................................................ 38

2.3.13 Secondary LCD Panel Connector (CN8) ................................................................................... 39

2.3.14 PC/104+ Connector (CN7).........................................................................................................41

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PC/104+ Connector (CN10)....................................................................................................... 42

2.3.16 IrDA Connector (CN9)................................................................................................................ 46

2.3.17 LCD Inverter Connector (J1)...................................................................................................... 47

2.3.18 Auxiliary Power Connector (J2) ................................................................................................. 48

2.3.19 ATX Soft-power Connector (J9)................................................................................................. 48

2.3.20 Parallel Port Connector (PNT1) ................................................................................................. 49

2.3.21 Primary Power Connector (PWR1)............................................................................................ 51

2.3.22 Secondary Power Connector (PWR2) ....................................................................................... 51

2.3.23 USB Connector (USB1) ............................................................................................................. 52

2.3.24 LCD Backlight Brightness Adjustment Connector (VR1)........................................................... 53

2.3.25 STN LCD Contrast Adjustment Connector (VR2)...................................................................... 53

3. BIOS Setup................................................................................................................54

3.1 Starting Setup .........................................................................................................55

3.2 Using Setup ............................................................................................................56

3.3 Getting Help ............................................................................................................57

3.4 In Case of Problems................................................................................................57

3.5 Main Menu ..............................................................................................................58

3.5.1 Standard CMOS Features.............................................................................................................. 59

3.5.2 Advanced BIOS Features .............................................................................................................. 62

3.5.3 Advanced Chipset Features........................................................................................................... 66

3.5.4 Integrated Peripherals.................................................................................................................... 70

3.5.5 Power Management Setup............................................................................................................. 73

3.5.6 PnP / PCI Configuration ................................................................................................................. 77

3.5.7 PC Health Status............................................................................................................................ 78

3.5.8 Frequency / Voltage Control .......................................................................................................... 79

3.5.9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults.................................................................................................................. 80

3.5.10 Load Optimized Defaults............................................................................................................ 80

3.5.11 Set Supervisor / User Password................................................................................................ 81

3.5.12 Save & Exit Setup ...................................................................................................................... 82

3.5.13 Exit Without Save....................................................................................................................... 83

4. Drivers Installation ...................................................................................................84

4.1 Install Chipset Driver (For VIA VT82C686B) ...........................................................85

4.2 Install Display Driver (For VIA TwisterT VT8606)....................................................87

4.3 Install Audio Driver (For VIA VT1612A)...................................................................88

4.4 Install Ethernet Driver (For Realtek RTL810x, RTL813x Family) ............................89

5. Measurement Drawing .............................................................................................90

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Appendix A: BIOS Revisions..........................................................................................92

Appendix B: AWARD BIOS POST Messages ................................................................93

Overview............................................................................................................................94

Post Beep ..........................................................................................................................94

Error Messages .................................................................................................................94

1. CMOS BATTERY HAS FAILED .........................................................................................................94

2. CMOS CHECKSUM ERROR .............................................................................................................94

3. DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER ............................................ 94

4. DISKETTE DRIVES OR TYPES MISMATCH ERROR - RUN SETUP.............................................. 94

5. DISPLAY SWITCH IS SET INCORRECTLY...................................................................................... 95

6. DISPLAY TYPE HAS CHANGED SINCE LAST BOOT ..................................................................... 95

7. EISA Configuration Checksum Error PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY................... 95

8. EISA Configuration Is Not Complete PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY................... 95

9. ERROR ENCOUNTERED INITIALIZING HARD DRIVE.................................................................... 95

10. ERROR INITIALIZING HARD DISK CONTROLLER ..................................................................... 95

11. FLOPPY DISK CNTRLR ERROR OR NO CNTRLR PRESENT ................................................... 95

12. Invalid EISA Configuration PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY .............................. 96

13. KEYBOARD ERROR OR NO KEYBOARD PRESENT ................................................................. 96

14. Memory Address Error at ... ........................................................................................................... 96

15. Memory parity Error at ................................................................................................................... 96

16. MEMORY SIZE HAS CHANGED SINCE LAST BOOT ................................................................. 96

17. Memory Verify Error at ... ............................................................................................................... 96

18. OFFENDING ADDRESS NOT FOUND ......................................................................................... 96

19. OFFENDING SEGMENT: ..............................................................................................................96

20. PRESS A KEY TO REBOOT ......................................................................................................... 97

21. PRESS F1 TO DISABLE NMI, F2 TO REBOOT ........................................................................... 97

22. RAM PARITY ERROR - CHECKING FOR SEGMENT ... ............................................................. 97

23. Should Be Empty But EISA Board Found PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY....... 97

24. Should Have EISA Board But Not Found PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY ....... 97

25. Slot Not Empty ............................................................................................................................... 97

26. SYSTEM HALTED, (CTRL-ALT-DEL) TO REBOOT ... ................................................................. 97

27. Wrong Board In Slot PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY........................................ 98

28. FLOPPY DISK(S) fail (80) → Unable to reset floppy subsystem................................................... 98

29. FLOPPY DISK(S) fail (40) → Floppy Type dismatch..................................................................... 98

30. Hard Disk(s) fail (80) → HDD reset failed.................................................................................... 98

31. Hard Disk(s) fail (40) → HDD controller diagnostics failed.......................................................... 98

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Hard Disk(s) fail (20) → HDD initialization error.......................................................................... 98

33. Hard Disk(s) fail (10) → Unable to recalibrate fixed disk............................................................. 98

34. Hard Disk(s) fail (08) → Sector Verify failed................................................................................ 98

35. Keyboard is locked out - Unlock the key. ....................................................................................... 98

36. Keyboard error or no keyboard present. ........................................................................................ 98

37. Manufacturing POST loop.............................................................................................................. 98

38. BIOS ROM checksum error - System halted. ................................................................................ 98

39. Memory test fail. ............................................................................................................................. 98

40. POST Codes .................................................................................................................................. 99

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1. Getting started

1.1 Safety Precautions

Warning!

Always completely disconnect the power cord from your chassis whenever you work with the hardware. Do not make connections while the power is on. Sensitive electronic components can be damaged by sudden power surges. Only experienced electronics personnel should open the PC chassis.

Caution!

Always ground yourself to remove any static charge before touching the CPU card. Modern electronic devices are very sensitive to static electric charges. As a safety precaution, use a grounding wrist strap at all times. Place all electronic components in a static-dissipative surface or static-shielded bag when they are not in the chassis.

1.2 Packing List

Before you begin installing your single board, please make sure that the

following materials have been shipped:

z 1 x ECM-3612 All-in-One VIA Eden ESP 6000 Computing Module

z 1 x Quick Installation Guide for ECM-3612

z 1 x Quick Installation Guide for AUX-001 daughter board

z 1 x Audio jacks and USB connector daughter board (AUX-001)

z 1 x CD-ROM(or DVD-ROM) contains the followings:

— User’s Manual (this manual in PDF file) — Ethernet driver and utilities — VGA drivers and utilities — Audio drivers and utilities

z 1 x Cable set includes the followings:

— 1 x PS/2 keyboard and mouse Y cable (6P-6P-6P, Mini-DIN) — 1 x IDE HDD cable (40P/2.54mm-40P/2.54mm-40P/2.54mm) — 1 x Bracket with one printer port cable (26P/2.0mm) and one serial

port cable (10P/2.0mm)

— 2 x Serial port cables (9P/Mini-DIN - Dupont 10P/2.0mm) — 2 x Audio or USB cables (10P/2.0mm-10P/2.0mm)

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1.3 Document Amendment History

Revision Date By Comment

1st May 2005 Vicky Lin Initial Release

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1.4 Manual Objectives

This manual describes in detail the Evalue Technology ECM-3612 Single Board.

We have tried to include as much information as possible but we have not duplicated

information that is provided in the standard IBM Technical References, unless it proved to

be necessary to aid in the understanding of this board.

We strongly recommend that you study this manual carefully before attempting to interface

with ECM-3612 series or change the standard configurations. Whilst all the necessary

information is available in this manual we would recommend that unless you are confident,

you contact your supplier for guidance.

Please be aware that it is possible to create configurations within the CMOS RAM that

make booting impossible. If this should happen, clear the CMOS settings, (see the

description of the Jumper Settings for details).

If you have any suggestions or find any errors concerning this manual and want to inform

us of these, please contact our Customer Service department with the relevant details.

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1.5 System Specifications

System

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CPU

FSB BIOS System Chipset I/O Chip System Memory SSD Watchdog Timer

H/W Status Monitor

Expansion

I/O

MIO

IrDA

Onboard VIA Eden ESP6000 667 MHz

Note: Available in different CPU speeds by request

66/100/133 MHz

Award 256 KB Flash BIOS

VIA TwisterT VT8606/VT82C686B

VIA VT82C686B / Windbond W83977EF

Onboard 128 MB SDRAM (32/64 MB by request)

One CompactFlash Type I/II socket

Reset: 32 sec.~254 min., 1 min./step

Monitoring system temperature, voltage, and cooling fan status. Auto

throttling control when CPU overheats.

One PC/104 connector

2 x EIDE (Ultra DMA 100), 1 x LPT, 3 x RS-232, 1x RS-232/422/485, 1 x

K/B & Mouse

115k bps, IrDA 1.0 compliant

USB

Display

Chipset Display Memory

Resolution

VGA/LCD Interface LVDS

Audio

Chipset AC97 Codec Audio Interface

2 USB 1.1 ports

VIA VT8606 TwisterT with integrated 2D/3D graphics engine

8/16/32 MB frame buffer using system memory

CRT mode: 1280 x 1024 @ 32 bpp (85 Hz)

LCD/Simultaneous mode: 1280 x 1024 @ 32 bpp (85 Hz)

AGP 4x VGA/LCD interface

VIA VT8606 supports dual-channel 18-bit LVDS panels

VIA VT82C686B

VIA VT1612A

Mic in, Line in, CD Audio in, Line out

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Ethernet

Chipset Ethernet Interface Remote Boot ROM

Mechanical & Environmental

Power Requirement

Power Type Operation Temperature Operating Humidity Size ( L x W ) Weight

Realtek RTL8101L

IEEE 802.3u 100Base-Tx Fast Ethernet compatible

Optional built-in boot ROM in Flash BIOS

+5 V @ 2.15 A, +12 V @ 0.06 A (with VIA Eden ESP6000 CPU & onboard

64M SDRAM)

AT/ATX

0~60® C (32~140® F)

0%~90% relative humidity, non-condensing

5.7" x 4" (146 mm x 101mm)

0.44 lbs (0.2 Kg)

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1.6 Architecture Overview

1.6.1 Block Diagram

The following block diagram shows the architecture and main components of ECM-3612.

The following sections provide detail information about the functions provided onboard.

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1.6.2 VIA TwisterT VT8606 (ProSavage PN133T Chipset)

The VIA Apollo PLE133T combines integrated AGP 4X graphics and AC'97 audio

capabilities with support for PC133 SDRAM to provide a highly scalable solution for

building Value PCs using the industry standard Socket 370 platform. The VIA Apollo

PLE133T is also fully compatible with both the Intel® Pentium® III and Intel® Celeron™

processors, as well as the VIA C3™ processor. Its support for PC133 SDRAM ensures

memory bandwidth for Internet applications at minimal cost. In combination with the VIA

VT82C686B South Bridge Controller, the VIA PLE133T includes integrated 10/100 BaseT

Ethernet and home PNA controller, AC'97 audio, MC'97 modem, Super I/O, hardware

monitoring capabilities, and support for four USB ports, ATA-100, and Advanced Power

Management. The following functionality listed below:

• Supports Intel® Celeron™, Intel® Pentium™ III (including Tualatin), and VIA C3™

processors

• 66/100/133MHz FSB settings

• Integrated AGP 4X graphics core

• Support for PC100/133 SDRAM

• Support for Advanced Communications Riser (ACR)

• Integrated AC'97, MC'97 Audio/Modem

• Integrated 10/100Mb BaseT Ethernet controller or 1/10Mb Home PNA

• Support for ATA 33/66

• 4 USB ports, UHCI compliant

• Integrated Super I/O

• Support for LPC (Low Pin Count) bus Support for CRT, Digital Flat Panel and TV

display

• Integrated hardware monitoring

• Advanced power management capabilities

• 510-pin BGA VT8602 North Bridge

• 376-pin BGA VT82C686B South Bridge

Featuring a new super-pipelined 128-bit engine, TwisterT utilizes a single cycle architecture

that provides high performance along with superior image quality. Several new features

enhance the 3D architecture, including single-pass multitexturing, anisotropic filtering, and an 8-bit stencil buffer. TwisterT also offers the industry＇s only simultaneous usage of single-pass multitexturing and single-cycle trilinear filtering – enabling stunning image

quality without performance loss. TwisterT further enhances image quality with true 32-bit

color rendering throughout the 3D pipeline to produce more vivid and realistic images. TwisterT＇s advanced triangle setup engine provides industry leading 3D performance for

a realistic user experience in games and other interactive 3D applications. The 3D engine is

optimized for AGP texturing from system memory.

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TwisterT＇s advanced 128-bit 2D graphics engine delivers high-speed 2D acceleration for

productivity applications. Several enhancements have been made to the 2D architecture to

optimize SMA performance and to provide acceleration in all color depths.

TwisterT supports a wide variety of DSTN or TFT panels through a 36-bit CMOS interface.

This includes support for VGA, SVGA, XGA, and SXGA+ TFT color panels with 9-bit, 12-bit,

18-bit (both 1 pixel/clock and 2 pixels/clock), and 24-bit CMOS interfaces. Enhanced STN

hardware with 256 gray scale support and advanced frame rate control to provide up to

16.7 million colors. In addition, the integrated 2-channel LVDS interface can support 18-bit

color panels. All resolutions are supported up to SXGA+ (1400x1050). The integrated

ZV-Port allows display of video from an external source.

1.6.3 VIA VT82C686B South Bridge

The VT82C686B PSIPC (PCI Super-I/O Integrated Peripheral Controller) is a high

integration, high performance, power-efficient, and high compatibility device that supports

Intel and non-Intel based processor to PCI bus bridge functionality to make a complete

Microsoft PC99-compliant PCI/ISA system. In addition to complete ISA extension bus

functionality, the VT82C686B includes standard intelligent peripheral controllers:

• Master mode enhanced IDE controller with dual channel DMA engine and interlaced

dual channel commands. Dedicated FIFO coupled with scatter and gather master

mode operation allows high performance transfers between PCI and IDE devices. In

addition to standard PIO and DMA mode operation, the VT82C686B also supports

the UltraDMA-33 standard to allow reliable data transfer rates up to 33MB/sec

throughput. The VT82C686B also supports the UltraDMA-66 and UltraDMA-100

(ATA-100) standards. The IDE controller is SFF-8038I v1.0 and Microsoft

Windows-family compliant.

• Universal Serial Bus controller that is USB v1.1 and Universal HCI v1.1 compliant.

The VT82C686B includes the root hub with four function ports with integrated

physical layer transceivers. The USB controller allows hot plug and play and

isochronous peripherals to be inserted into the system with universal driver support.

The controller also implements legacy keyboard and mouse support so that legacy

software can run transparently in a non-USB-aware operating system environment.

• Keyboard controller with PS2 mouse support.

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• Real Time Clock with 256 byte extended CMOS. In addition to the standard ISA RTC

functionality, the integrated RTC also includes the date alarm, century field, and

other enhancements for compatibility with the ACPI standard. Notebook-class power

management functionality compliant with ACPI and legacy APM requirements.

Multiple sleep states (power-on suspend, suspend-to-DRAM, and suspend-to-Disk)

are supported with hardware automatic wake-up. Additional functionality includes

event monitoring, CPU clock throttling and stop (Intel processor protocol), PCI bus

clock stop control, modular power, clock and leakage control, hardware-based and

software-based event handling, general purpose I/O, chip select and external SMI.

• Hardware monitoring subsystem for managing system / motherboard voltage levels,

temperatures, and fan speeds

• Full System Management Bus (SMBus) interface.

• Two 16550-compatible serial I/O ports with infrared communications port option on

the second port.

• Integrated PCI-mastering dual full-duplex direct-sound AC97-link-compatible sound

system. Hardware soundblaster-pro and hardware-assisted FM blocks are included

for Windows DOS box and real-mode DOS compatibility. Loopback capability is also

implemented for directing mixed audio streams into USB and 1394 speakers for high

quality digital audio.

• Two game ports and one MIDI port

• ECP/EPP-capable parallel port

• Standard floppy disk drive interface

• Distributed DMA capability for support of ISA legacy DMA over the PCI bus. Serial

IRQ is also supported for docking and non-docking applications.

• Plug and Play controller that allows complete steerability of all PCI interrupts and

internal interrupts / DMA channels to any interrupt channel. One additional steerable

interrupt channel is provided to allow plug and play and reconfigurability of onboard

peripherals for Windows family compliance.

• Internal I/O APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller)

The VT82C686B also enhances the functionality of the standard ISA peripherals. The

integrated interrupt controller supports both edge and level triggered interrupts channel by

channel. The integrated DMA controller supports type F DMA in addition to standard ISA

DMA modes. Compliant with the PCI-2.2 specification, the VT82C686B supports delayed

transactions and remote power management so that slower ISA peripherals do not block

the traffic of the PCI bus. Special circuitry is built in to allow concurrent operation without

causing dead lock even in a PCI-to-PCI bridge environment. The chip also includes eight

levels (doublewords) of line buffers from the PCI bus to the ISA bus to further enhance

overall system performance.

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1.6.4 VIA VT1612A

The VIA VT1612A Audio Codec conforms to the AC'97 2.2 specification providing 18-bit

resolution performance. With 2 channel outputs the VIA VT1612A provides

high-performance stereo quality for headphones or speaker connections. Furthermore, an

integrated headphone amplifier with thermal shutdown reduces the need for further

external components. The VIA VT1612A includes analog mixer circuitry for stereo

enhancement to provide a pleasing 3D surround sound effect for stereo media. For a

completely digital audio path the VIA VT1612A includes an integrated IEC958 line driver for

S/PDIF compressed digital or LPCM audio out.

Four stereo and 2 mono audio inputs provided by the VIA VT1612A enable connections to

a wide range of audio inputs such as microphones, line inputs, and phone connections.

Sample rate converters in the VIA VT1612A can be adjusted in 1Hz increments providing

maximum recording manipulation capabilities, and hardware VU peak meters are provided

for PCM streams.

For maximum ease of integration the VIA VT1612A is designed with aggressive power

management to achieve low power consumption. When used with a 3.3v analog power

supply, the power consumption can be further reduced. The VIA VT1612A is available in a

small footprint 48-pin LQFP package. Typical applications of the VIA VT1612A include

integration into audio on motherboard solutions, add-in cards, and other audio subsystems

that require stereo I/O with S/PDIF digital outputs.

• 18-bit independent rate stereo ADC/DAC

• 18-bit stereo full duplex

• 1 Hz resolution VSR (Variable Sampling Rate)

• Integrated IEC958 line driver for S/PDIF

• S/PDIF compressed digital or LPCM audio out

• Hardware VU peak meters for PCM streams

• 2 stereo, 2 mono analog line-level inputs

• Alt. Line-level output with volume control

• AC'97 2.2 S/PDIF extension compliant codec

• 3D stereo expansion for simulated surround

• Headphone Amplifier with Thermal Protection

• Exceeds Microsoft® WHQL logo requirements

• 48-pin LQFP small footprint package

• Low Power consumption mode

• 3.3V digital, 3.3 or 5V analog power supply

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1.6.5 IDE Interface (Bus Master Capability and Synchronous DMA Mode )

Master mode enhanced IDE controller with dual channel DMA engine and interlaced dual

channel commands. Dedicated FIFO coupled with scatter and gather master mode

operation allows high performance transfers between PCI and IDE devices. In addition to

standard PIO and DMA mode operation. The VT82C686B also supports the UltraDMA-33,

UltraDMA-66, and UltraDMA-100 (ATA-100) standards. The IDE controller is SFF-8038I

v1.0 and Microsoft Windows-family compliant.

1.6.6 USB

Universal Serial Bus controller is USB v1.1 and Universal HCI v1.1 compliant. The

VT82C686B includes the root hub with four function ports with integrated physical layer

transceivers. The USB controller allows hot plug and play and isochronous peripherals to

be inserted into the system with universal driver support. The controller also implements

legacy keyboard and mouse support so that legacy software can run transparently in a

non-USB-aware operating system environment.

1.6.7 Ethernet

1.6.7.1 Realtek RTL8101L Ethernet Controller

The Realtek RTL8101L is a highly integrated and cost-effective single-chip Fast Ethernet

controller. Featuring an MC'97 interface, the device is able to provide a combo-solution for

LAN and software modem applications. It is equipped with a PCI and Boot ROM share

interface (Realtek patent pending) for both EPROM and Flash Memory to provide

maximum network security and ease of management.

The RTL8101L offers an ACPI (Advanced Configuration Power Interface) management

function to provide efficient power management for advanced operating systems with

OSPM (Operating System Directed Power Management). A remote wake-up function is

also provided by support to Magic Packet, Link Change, and Wake-up Frame to increase

cost-efficiency in network maintenance and management. In addition, it supports analog

Auto Power-down and provides an auxiliary power auto-detect function to further save

power.

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1.6.8 Winbond W83977EF

The W83977EF is an evolving product from Winbond's most popular I/O chip W83877F

which integrates the disk drive adapter, serial port (UART), IrDA 1.0 SIR, parallel port, and

configurable plug-and-play registers for the whole chip --- plus additional powerful features:

ACPI, 8042 keyboard controller with PS/2 mouse support, 14 general purpose I/O ports, full

16-bit address decoding, OnNow keyboard Wake-Up, and OnNow mouse Wake-Up.

The disk drive adapter functions of W83977EF include a floppy disk drive controller

compatible with the industry standard 82077/765, data separator, write pre-compensation

circuit, decode logic, data rate selection, clock generator, drive interface control logic, and

interrupt and DMA logic. The wide range of functions integrated onto the W83977EF greatly

reduces the number of components required for interfacing with floppy disk drives. The

W83977EF supports four 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M, or 2.88M disk drives and data transfer

rates of 250 Kb/s, 300 Kb/s, 500 Kb/s,1 Mb/s, and 2 Mb/s.

The W83977EF provides two high-speed serial communication ports (UARTs), one of

which supports serial Infrared communication. Each UART includes a 16-byte send/receive

FIFO, a programmable baud rate generator, complete modem control capability, and a

processor interrupt system. Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate up to 115.2k

bps and also advanced speed with baud rates of 230k, 460k, or 921k bps which support

higher speed modems.

The W83977EF supports one PC-compatible printer port (SPP), Bi-directional Printer port

(BPP) and also Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) and Extended Capabilities Port (ECP).

Through the printer port interface pins, also available are: Extension FDD Mode and

Extension 2FDD Mode, allowing one or two external floppy disk drives to be connected.

The configuration registers support mode selection, function enable/disable, and power

down function selection. Furthermore, the configurable PnP features are compatible with

the plug-and-play feature demand of Windows 95TM, which makes system resource

allocation more efficient than ever.

W83977EF provides functions that comply with ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power

Interface), including support for legacy and ACPI power management through SMI or SCI

function pins. W83977EF also has auto power management to reduce power consumption.

The keyboard controller is based on 8042 compatible instruction set, with a 2K Byte

programmable ROM and a 256-Byte RAM bank. Keyboard BIOS firmware is available with

optional AMIKEYTM-2, Phoenix MultiKey/42TM, or customer code.

The W83977EF provides the system designer with a set of flexible I/O control functions

through a set of General Purpose I/O ports. These GPIO ports may serve as simple I/O, or

may be individually configured to provide a predefined alternate function.

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The W83977EF also supports Power-loss control, and ensures that the system never fails

to detect any Wake-Up event provided by a chipset such as INTEL PIIX4 TM.

W83977EF is made to fully comply with Microsoft PC98 Hardware Design Guide. IRQs,

DMAs, and I/O space resource are flexible to adjust to meet ISA PnP requirements.

Moreover, W83977EF is made to meet the specification of PC98's requirements in power

management: ACPI and DPM (Device Power Management).

Another benifit is that W83977EF has the same pin assignment as W83977AF, W83977F,

W83977TF, W83977ATF. This makes the design very flexible.

The features are as below:

• Plug & Play 1.0A compatible

• Supports 12 IRQs, 4 DMA channels, full 16-bit address decoding

• Capable of ISA Bus IRQ Sharing

• Compliant with Microsoft PC98 Hardware Design Guide

• Supports DPM (Device Power Management), ACPI

• Reports ACPI status interrupt by SCI# signal issued from any of the 12 IQRs pins or

GPIO xx

• Programmable configuration settings

• Single 24/48 Mhz clock input

1.6.9 Compact Flash Interface

A Compact Flash type II connector is connected to the secondary IDE controller. The

Compact Flash storage card is IDE compatible. It is an ideal replacement for standard IDE

hard drives. The solid-state design offers no seek errors even under extreme shock and

vibration conditions. The Compact Flash storage card is extremely small and highly suitable

for rugged environments, thus providing an excellent solution for mobile applications with

space limitations. It is fully compatible with all consumer applications designed for data

storage PC card, PDA, and Smart Cellular Phones, allowing simple use for the end user.

The Compact Flash storage card is O/S independent, thus offering an optimal solution for

embedded systems operating in non-standard computing environments. The Compact

Flash storage card is IDE compatible and offers various capacities.

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2.1 Product Overview

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2.2 Jumper and Connector List

You can configure your board to match the needs of your application by setting jumpers. A

jumper is the simplest kind of electric switch.

It consists of two metal pins and a small metal clip (often protected by a plastic cover) that

slides over the pins to connect them. To “close” a jumper you connect the pins with the clip.

To “open” a jumper you remove the clip. Sometimes a jumper will have three pins, labeled 1,

2, and 3. In this case, you would connect either two pins.

The jumper settings are schematically depicted in this manual as follows:

A pair of needle-nose pliers may be helpful when working with jumpers.

Connectors on the board are linked to external devices such as hard disk drives, a

keyboard, or floppy drives. In addition, the board has a number of jumpers that allow you to

configure your system to suit your application.

If you have any doubts about the best hardware configuration for your application, contact

your local distributor or sales representative before you make any changes.

The following tables list the function of each of the board's jumpers and connectors.

Jumpers

Label Function Note ATATX1

J3 J4 J5 J6

AT/ATX power select 3 x 1 header, pitch 2.0mm

COM2 – RS-232/422/485 select 4 x 3 header, pitch 2.00mm

Clear CMOS 3 x 1 header, pitch 2.54mm

COM2 – RS-232/422/485 select 3 x 2 header, pitch 2.00mm

COM1 – Ring, +12V, +5V Select 3 x 2 header, pitch 2.00mm

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Connectors

Label Function Note CM1

CM2 CM3 CM4

CN1 CN2 CN3 CN4 CN5 CN6 CN7, CN10 CN8 CN9 J1 J2

Serial port 3 connector in RS-232 mode 5 x 2 header, pitch 2.0mm

Serial port 1 connector in RS-232 mode 9-pin male D-sub connector

Serial port 4 connector in RS-232 mode 5 x 2 header, pitch 2.0mm

Serial port 2 connector in

RS-232/422/485 mode

IDE connector 20 x 2 header, pitch 2.54mm

CPU fan connector 2 x 1 wafer, pitch 2.54mm

10/100Base-Tx Ethernet connector RJ-45

CD-ROM audio input connector 4 x 1 wafer, pitch 2.0mm

Audio connector 5 x 2 header, pitch 2.0mm

Primary LCD panel connector HIROSE DF13-40DP-1.25V

PC/104+ connector

Secondary LCD panel connector HIROSE DF13-40DP-1.25V

IrDA connector 5 x 1 header, pitch 2.0mm

LCD inverter connector 5 x 1 wafer, pitch 2.0mm

Auxiliary Power Connector 3 x 1 wafer, pitch 2.54mm

5 x 2 header, pitch 2.0mm

J9 J11

KB1 PNT1 PWR1 PWR2 SN1 SW1 USB1 VGA1 VR1

USB1

ATX Soft-power Connector 2 x 1 header, pitch 2.0mm

(J11 is reserved for printer compatibility

use)

Keyboard and PS/2 mouse connector 6-pin mini DIN

Parallel port connector 13 x 2 header, pitch 2.0mm

Primary power connector

Secondary power connector 4 x 1 wafer, pitch 2.0mm

Compact Flash connector (Rear side)

(Reserved)

USB connector 5 x 2 header, pitch 2.0mm

CRT connector DB-15 female connector

LCD backlight brightness adjustment

connector

2 x 2 header, pitch 2.0mm

3 x 1 header, pitch 2.54mm

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2.3 Setting Jumpers & Connectors

2.3.1 AT/ATX Power Select (ATATX1)

* Default

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AT P/S*

ATX P/S

2.3.2 COM2 – RS-232/422/485 Select (J3, J5)

* Default

(J5)

RS-232*

RS-422

RS-485

(J3)

RS-232*

RS-422

RS-485

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2.3.3 Clear CMOS (J4)

* Default

Protect *

Clear CMOS

Note: You can use J4 to clear the CMOS data if necessary. To reset the CMOS

data, set J4 to 2-3 closed for just a few seconds, and then move the jumper

back to 1-2 closed.

2.3.4 COM1 – Ring, +12V, +5V Select (J6)

* Default

Ring*

+5V

+12V

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2.3.5 Serial Port 3 / Port 4 Connector in RS-232 Mode (CM1, CM3)

Signal PIN PIN Signal

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CM3

CM1

DCD 1 2 RxD

TxD 3 4 DTR

GND 5 6 DSR

RTS 7 8 CTS

RI 9 10 NC

2.3.6 Serial Port 1 Connector in RS-232 Mode (CM2)

Signal PIN PIN Signal

DCD 1

6 DSR

RxD 2

7 RTS

TxD 3

8 CTS

DTR 4

9 RI

GND 5

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2.3.6.1 Signal Description –Serial Port 3/4/1 Connector in RS-232 Mode (CM1, CM3, CM2)

Signal Signal Description

Serial output. This signal sends serial data to the communication link. The signal

TxD

RxD Serial input. This signal receives serial data from the communication link.

DTR

DSR

RTS

CTS

DCD

is set to a marking state on hardware reset when the transmitter is empty or when

loop mode operation is initiated.

Data Terminal Ready. This signal indicates to the modem or data set that the

on-board UART is ready to establish a communication link.

Data Set Ready. This signal indicates that the modem or data set is ready to

establish a communication link.

Request To Send. This signal indicates to the modem or data set that the

on-board UART is ready to exchange data.

Clear To Send. This signal indicates that the modem or data set is ready to

exchange data.

Data Carrier Detect. This signal indicates that the modem or data set has

detected the data carrier.

Ring Indicator. This signal indicates that the modem has received a telephone

ringing signal.

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2.3.7 Serial Port 2 Connector in RS-232/422/485 Mode (CM4)

2.3.7.1 Serial Port 2 Connector in RS-232 Mode

Signal PIN PIN Signal

DCD 1 2 RxD

TxD 3 4 DTR

GND 5 6 DSR

RTS 7 8 CTS

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RI 9 10 NC

2.3.7.1.1 Signal Description – Serial Port 2 Connector in RS-232 Mode (CM4)

Signal Signal Description

Serial output. This signal sends serial data to the communication link. The signal

TxD

RxD Serial input. This signal receives serial data from the communication link.

DTR

DSR

RTS

CTS

is set to a marking state on hardware reset when the transmitter is empty or when

loop mode operation is initiated.

Data Terminal Ready. This signal indicates to the modem or data set that the

on-board UART is ready to establish a communication link.

Data Set Ready. This signal indicates that the modem or data set is ready to

establish a communication link.

Request To Send. This signal indicates to the modem or data set that the

on-board UART is ready to exchange data.

Clear To Send. This signal indicates that the modem or data set is ready to

exchange data.

DCD

Data Carrier Detect. This signal indicates that the modem or data set has

detected the data carrier.

Ring Indicator. This signal indicates that the modem has received a telephone

ringing signal.

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2.3.7.2 Serial Port 2 Connector in RS-422 Mode

Signal PIN PIN Signal

Tx- 1 2 Rx+

Tx+ 3 4 Rx-

NC 5 6 NC

NC 7 8 NC

NC 9 10 NC

2.3.7.2.1 Signal Description – Serial Port 2 Connector in RS-422 Mode (CM4)

Signal Signal Description

Serial output. This differential signal pair sends serial data to the communication

Tx +/-

Rx +/-

link. Data is transferred from Serial Port 2 Transmit Buffer Register to the

communication link, if the RTS register of the Serial Port 2 is set to LOW.

Serial input. This differential signal pair receives serial data from the

communication link. Received data is available in Serial Port 2 Receiver Buffer

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2.3.7.3 Serial Port 2 Connector in RS-485 Mode

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Signal PIN PIN Signal

DATA- 1 2 NC

DATA+ 3 4 NC

NC 5 6 NC

NC 7 8 NC

NC 9 10 NC

2.2.7.3.1 Signal Description – Serial Port 2 Connector in RS-485 Mode (CM4)

Signal Signal Description

This differential signal pair sends and receives serial data to the communication

DATA +/-

link. The mode of this differential signal pair is controlled through the RTS

transmitting, HIGH for receiving.

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2.3.8 IDE Connector (CN1)

Signal PIN PIN Signal

RESET# 1 2 GND

PDD7 3 4 PDD8

PDD6 5 6 PDD9

PDD5 7 8 PDD10

PDD4 9 10 PDD11

PDD3 11 12 PDD12

PDD2 13 14 PDD13

PDD1 15 16 PDD14

PDD0 17 18 PDD15

GND 19 20 NC

PDREQ 21 22 GND

PDIOW# 23 24 GND

PDIOR# 25 26 GND

PIORDY 27 28 GND

PDDACK# 29 30 GND

IRQ14 31 32 NC

PDA1 33 34 NC

PDA0 35 36 PDA2

PDCS1# 37 38 PDCS3#

IDEACTP# 39 40 GND

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2.3.8.1 Signal Description – IDE Connector (CN1)

The IDE interface supports PIO modes 0 to 4 and Bus Master IDE. Data transfer rates up to

100 MB/Sec is possible.

Signal Signal Description

PDA [2:0]

PDCS1#, PDCS3#

PDD [15:0] IDE Data Lines. D [15:0] transfers data to/from the IDE devices.

PIOR#

PIOW#

PIORDY

RESET# IDE Reset. This signal resets all the devices that are attached to the IDE interface.

IRQ14 Interrupt line from hard disk. Connected directly to PC-AT bus.

PDREQ

PDACK#

IDE Address Bits. These address bits are used to access a register or data port in

a device on the IDE bus.

IDE Chip Selects. The chip select signals are used to select the command block

registers in an IDE device. DCS1# selects the primary hard disk.

IDE I/O Read. Signal is asserted on read accesses to the corresponding IDE port

addresses.

IDE I/O Write. Each signal is asserted on write accesses to corresponding the IDE

port addresses.

When deasserted, these signals extend the transfer cycle of any host register

access when the device is not ready to respond to the data transfer request.

The DREQ is used to request a DMA transfer from the South Bridge. The direction

of the transfers is determined by the IOR#/IOW# signals.

DMA Acknowledge. The DACK# acknowledges the DREQ request to initiate DMA

transfers.

IDEACTP#

Signal from hard disk indicating hard disk activity. The signal level depends on the

hard disk type, normally active low. The signal is routed directly to the LED1.

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2.3.9 CPU Fan Connector (CN2)

2.3.10 CD-ROM Audio Input Connector (CN4)

PIN Signal

1 GND

2+5V

PIN Signal

1 CD_GND

2 CD_L

3 CD_GND

4CD_R

2.3.10.1 Signal Description – CD-ROM Audio Input Connector (CN4)

Signal Signal Description

CD_R Right CD-IN signal

CD_L Left CD-IN signal

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Signal PIN PIN Signal

Line out R 1 2 Line out L

GND 3 4 GND

Line in R 5 6 Line in L

Mic In 7 8 Mic Bias

NC 9 10 NC

2.3.11.1 Signal Description – Audio Connecter (CN5)

Signal Signal Description

The MIC signal is used for microphone input. This input is fed to the left

microphone channel.

Mic / Mic Bias

Mic Bias provides 3.3V supplied through 3.2K Ω with capacitive decoupling to

GND. This signal may be used for bias of some microphone types.

Line-In L/R Left and right line in signals.

Left and right line out signals. Both signals are capacitor coupled and should have

Line-Out L/R

GND as return.

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2.3.12 Primary LCD Panel Connector (CN6)

Signal PIN PIN Signal

ENBKL 39 40 ENVEE

M 37 38 LP

SHFCLK 35 36 FLM

GND 33 34 GND

P22 31 32 P23

P20 29 30 P21

P18 27 28 P19

P16 25 26 P17

P14 23 24 P15

P12 21 22 P13

P10 19 20 P11

P8 17 18 P9

P6 15 16 P7

P4 13 14 P5

P2 11 12 P3

P0 9 10 P1

Vcon 7 8 GND

3.3V 5 6 3.3V

GND 3 4 GND

5V 1 2 5V

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Signal PIN PIN Signal

Y1P 39 40 Y1M

Z2P 37 38 Z2M

Y0P 35 36 Y0M

GND 33 34 GND

YCP 31 32 YCM

Z0P 29 30 Z0M

ZCP 27 28 ZCM

Z1P 25 26 Z1M

Y2P 23 24 Y2M

GND 21 22 GND

P34 19 20 P35

P32 17 18 P33

P30 15 16 P31

P28 13 14 P29

P26 11 12 P27

P24 9 10 P25

Vcon 7 8 GND

3.3V 5 6 3.3V

GND 3 4 GND

5V 1 2 5V

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2.3.13.1 Signal Description – Primary & Secondary LCD Panel Connector (CN6, CN8)

Signal Signal Description

P [35:0] Flat Panel Data Bit 35 to Bit 0 for panel implementation.

SHFCLK Shift Clock. Pixel clock for flat panel data

LP Latch Pulse. Flat panel equivalent of HSYNC (horizontal synchronization)

FLM First Line Marker. Flat panel equivalent of VSYNC (vertical synchronization)

Multipurpose signal, function depends on panel type. May be used as AC drive

control signal or as BLANK# or Display Enable signal

Enable backlight signal. This signal is controlled as a part of the panel power

ENBKL

sequencing

Enable VEE. Signal to control the panel power-on/off sequencing. A high level

ENVEE

may turn on the VEE (LCD bias voltage) supply to the panel

Y[2:0]P, Z[2:0]P 1st & 2

Y[2:0]M, Z[2:0]M 1st & 2

YCP, ZCP 1st & 2

YCM, ZCM 1st & 2

Channel Positive LVDS differentiaI data output

Channel Negative LVDS differential data output

Channel Positive LVDS differential clock output

Channel Negative LVDS differential clock output

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Signal PIN PIN Signal

GND 2 1 IOCHCHK#

PC104RST 4 3 SD7

+5V 6 5 SD6

IRQ9 8 7 SD5

-5V 10 9 SD4

DRQ2 12 11 SD3

-12V 14 13 SD2

#OWS 16 15 SD1

+12V 18 17 SD0

GND 20 19 IOCHRDY

SMEMW# 22 21 AEN

SMEMR# 24 23 SA19

IOW# 26 25 SA18

IOR# 28 27 SA17

DACK#3 30 29 SA16

DRQ3 32 31 SA15

DACK#1 34 33 SA14

DRQ1 36 35 SA13

REFRESH# 38 37 SA12

SYSCLK 40 39 SA11

IRQ7 42 41 SA10

IRQ6 44 43 SA9

IRQ5 46 45 SA8

IRQ4 48 47 SA7

IRQ3 50 49 SA6

NC 52 51 SA5

TC 54 53 SA4

BALE 56 55 SA3

+5V 58 57 SA2

OSC 60 59 SA1

GND 62 61 SA0

GND 64 63 GND

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2.3.15 PC/104+ Connector (CN10)

Signal PIN PIN Signal

GND 2 1 GND

MEMCS16# 4 3 #SBHE

IOCS16# 6 5 LA23

IRQ10 8 7 LA22

IRQ11 10 9 LA21

IRQ12 12 11 LA20

IRQ15 14 13 LA19

IRQ14 16 15 LA18

DACK#0 18 17 LA17

DRQ0 20 19 MEMR#

DACK#5 22 21 MEMW#

DRQ5 24 23 SD8

DACK#6 26 25 SD9

DRQ6 28 27 SD10

DACK#7 30 29 SD11

DRQ7 32 31 SD12

+5V 34 33 SD13

MASTER# 36 35 SD14

GND 38 37 SD15

GND 40 39 NC

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2.3.15.1 Signal Description – PC/104+ Connecter (CN7, CN10)

Signal Signal Description

The address signals LA [23:17] define the selection of a 128KB section of

memory space within the 16MB address range of the 16-bit data bus. These

signals are active high. The validity of the MEMCS16# depends on these signals

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LA[23:17]

SA[19:0]

SBHE#

SD[15:8]

SD[7:0]

only. These address lines are presented to the system with tri-state drivers. The

permanent master drives these lines except when an alternate master cycle

occurs; in this case, the temporary master drives these lines. The LA signals are

not defined for I/O accesses.

System address. Address lines for the first one Megabyte of memory. SA [9:0]

used for I/O addresses. SA0 is the least significant bit.

This signal is an active low signal, that indicates that a byte is being transferred

on the upper byte (SD [15:8)) of the 16 bit bus. All bus masters will drive this line

with a tri-state driver.

These signals are defined for the high order byte of the 16-bit data bus. Memory

or I/O transfers on this part of the bus are defined when SBHE# is active.

These signals are defined for the low order byte of the 16-bit data bus being the

only bus for 8 bit PC-AT/PC104 adapter boards. Memory or I/O transfers on this

part of the data bus are defined for 8-bit operations with even or odd addresses

and for 16-bit operations for odd addresses only. The signals SA0 and SBHE#

are used to define the data present on this bus:

SBHE# SA0 SD15-SD8 SD7-SD0 Action

BALE

0 0 ODD EVEN Word transfer

0 1 ODD ODD Byte transfer on SD15-SD8

1 0 - EVEN Byte transfer on SD7-SD0

1 1 - ODD Byte transfer on SD7

This is an active high signal used to latch valid addresses from the current bus

master on the falling edge of BALE. During DMA, refresh and alternate master

cycles, BALE is forced high for the duration of the transfer. BALE is driven by the

permanent master with a totem-pole driver.

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Signal Signal Description

This is an active low signal driven by the current master to indicate an I/O read

operation. I/O mapped devices using this strobe for selection should decode

IOR#,

IOW#

SMEMR#,

SMEMW#

MEMR#,

MEMW#

addresses SA [15:0] and AEN.

Additionally, DMA devices will use IOR# in conjunction with DACKn# to decode a

DMA transfer from the I/O device. The current bus master will drive this line with a

tri-state driver.

This is an active low signal driven by the permanent master to indicate a memory

read operation in the first 1MB of system memory. Memory mapped devices

using this strobe should decode addresses SA [19:0] only. If an alternate master

drives MEMR#, the permanent master will drive SMEMR# delayed by internal

logic. The permanent master ties this line to VCC through a pull-up resistor to

ensure that it is inactive during the exchange of bus masters.

This is an active low signal driven by the current master to indicate a memory

read operation. Memory mapped devices using this strobe should decode

addresses LA [23:17] and SA [19:0]. All bus masters will drive this line with a

tri-state driver. The permanent master ties this line to VCC through a pull-up

resistor to ensure that it is inactive during the exchange of bus masters.

This is an active low signal driven by an I/O-mapped PC-AT/PC104 adapter

IOCS16#

MEMCS16#

OWS#

IOCHRDY

IOCHCK#

indicating that the I/O device located at the address is a 16-bit device. This open

collector signal is driven, based on SA [15:0] only (not IOR# and IOW#) when

AEN is not asserted.

This is an active low signal driven by a memory mapped PC-AT/PC104 adapter

indicating that the memory device located at the address is a 16-bit device. This

open collector signal is driven, based on LA [23:17] only.

This signal is an active low open-collector signal asserted by a 16-bit memory

mapped device that may cause an early termination of the current transfer. It

should be gated with MEMR# or MEMW# and is not valid during DMA transfers.

IOCHRDY precedes 0WS#.

This is an active high signal driven inactive by the target of either a memory or an

I/O operation to extend the current cycle. This open collector signal is driven

based on the system address and the appropriate control strobe. IOCHRDY

precedes 0WS#.

This is an active low signal driven active by a PC-AT/PC104 adapter detecting a

fatal error during bus operation. When this open collector signal is driven low it

will typically cause a nonmaskable interrupt.

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Signal Signal Description

This clock signal may vary in frequency from 2.5 MHz to 25.0 MHz depending on

the setup made in the BIOS. Frequencies above 16 MHz are not recommended.

SYSCLK

OSC

RESETDRV

IRQ[3:7],

IRQ[9:12],

IRQ[14:15]

DRQ[0:3],

DRQ[5:7]

The standard states 6 MHz to 8.33 MHz, but most new adapters are able to

handle higher frequencies. The PCAT/PC104 bus timing is based on this clock

signal.

This is a clock signal with a 14.31818 MHz ± 50 ppm frequency and a 50 ± 5%

duty cycle. The signal is driven by the permanent master.

This active high signal indicates that the adapter should be brought to an initial

reset condition. This signal will be asserted by the permanent master on the bus

for at least 100 ms at power-up or watchdog time-out to ensure that adapters in

the system are properly reset. When active, all adapters should turn off or tri-state

all drivers connected to the bus.

These signals are active high signals, which indicate the presence of an

interrupting PCAT/PC104 bus adapter. Due to the use of pull-ups, unused

interrupt inputs must be masked.

These signals are active high signals driven by a DMA bus adapter to indicate a

request for a DMA bus operation. DRQ [0:3] request 8 bit DMA operations, while

DRQ [5:7] request 16 bit operations. All bus DMA adapters will drive these lines

with a tri-state driver. The permanent master monitors these signals to determine

which of the DMA devices, if any, are requesting the bus.

DACK[0:3]#,

DACK[5:7]#

AEN

REFRESH#

MASTER# This signal is not supported by the chipset.

These signals are active low signals driven by the permanent master to indicate

that a DMA operation can begin. They are continuously driven by a totem pole

driver for DMA channels attached.

This signal is an active high totem pole signal driven by the permanent master to

indicate that the address lines are driven by the DMA controller. The assertion of

AEN disables response to I/O port addresses when I/O command strobes are

asserted. AEN being asserted, only the device with active DACKn# should

respond.

This is an active low signal driven by the current master to indicate a memory

refresh operation. The current master will drive this line with a tri-state driver.

This active high signal is asserted during a read or write command indicating that

the DMA controller has reached a terminal count for the current transfer. DACKn#

must be presented by the bus adapter to validate the TC signal.

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2.3.16 IrDA Connector (CN9)

PIN Signal

1 +5V

2 NC

3 IRRX

4GND

5 IRTX

2.3.16.1 Signal Description – IrDA Connector (CN9)

Signal Signal Description

IRRX Infrared Receiver input

IRTX Infrared Transmitter output

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PIN Signal

1 +12V 2GND 3 ENBKL 4VR 5 +5V

Note: For inverters with adjustable Backlight function, it is possible to control the

LCD brightness through the VR signal (pin 4) controlled by VR1 Please see the VR1 section for detailed circuitry information.

2.3.17.1 Signal Description – LCD Inverter Connecter (J1)

Signal Signal Description

VR Vadj = 5V ~ 0V. ENBKL LCD backlight ON/OFF control signal.

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2.3.18 Auxiliary Power Connector (J2)

PIN Signal

3 VCCSB

2+5V

1 PSON#

Note: To use ATX Power supply, connect pin 3 to ATX power supply VCCSB and

pin 1 to ATX power supply PSON. Set J2 to 2-3 closed, If AT power supply is

to be used.

2.3.19 ATX Soft-power Connector (J9)

PIN Signal

1 PWRBTN

2GND

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2.3.20 Parallel Port Connector (PNT1)

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Signal PIN PIN Signal

NC 26 25 SLCT

GND 24 23 PE

GND 22 21 BUSY

GND 20 19 ACK#

GND 18 17 PPD7

GND 16 15 PPD6

GND 14 13 PPD5

GND 12 11 PPD4

GND 10 9 PPD3

SLIN# 8 7 PPD2

INIT# 6 5 PPD1

ERR# 4 3 PPD0

AFD# 2 1 STB#

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2.3.20.1 Signal Description – Parallel Port Connecter (PNT1)

The following signal description covers the signal definitions, when the parallel port is

operated in standard centronic mode. The parallel port controller also supports the fast

EPP and ECP modes.

Signal Signal Description

PD[7:0]

SLIN# Output line for detection of printer selection. This pin is pulled high internally.

SLCT

STB#

BUSY

ACK#

INIT# Output line for the printer initialization. This pin is pulled high internally.

AFD#

ERR#

Parallel data bus from PC board to printer. The data lines are able to operate in

PS/2 compatible bi-directional mode.

An active high input on this pin indicates that the printer is selected. This pin is

pulled high internally.

An active low output is used to latch the parallel data into the printer. This pin is

pulled high internally.

An active high input indicates that the printer is not ready to receive data. This pin

is pulled high internally.

An active low input on this pin indicates that the printer has received data and is

ready to accept more data. This pin is pulled high internally.

An active low output from this pin causes the printer to auto feed a line after a line

is printed.

This pin is pulled high internally.

An active low input on this pin indicates that the printer has encountered an error

condition. This pin is pulled high internally.

An active high input on this pin indicates that the printer has detected the end of

the paper. This pin is pulled high internally.

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2.3.21 Primary Power Connector (PWR1)

2.3.22 Secondary Power Connector (PWR2)

PIN Signal

4 +5V

3GND

2 GND

1 +12V

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1 -5V

2GND

3 GND

4 -12V

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2.3.23 USB Connector (USB1)

Signal PIN PIN Signal

VCC1 1 2 GND

D1- 3 4 GND

D1+ 5 6 D2+

GND 7 8 D2-

GND 9 10 VCC2

2.3.23.1 Signal Description – USB Connector (USB1)

Signal Signal Description

D1+ / D1-

D2+ / D2-

VCC 5 V DC supply for external devices. Maximum load according to USB standard.

Differential bi-directional data signal for USB channel 0. Clock is transmitted

along with the data using NRZI encoding. The signalling bit rate is up to 12 Mbs.

Differential bi-directional data signal for USB channel 1. Clock is transmitted

along with the data using NRZI encoding. The signalling bit rate is up to 12 Mbs.

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2.3.24 LCD Backlight Brightness Adjustment Connector (VR1)

PIN Signal

1 GND

2VR

3 VCC

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Variation Resistor (Recommended: 4.7KΩ, >1/16W)

VR1

2.3.25 STN LCD Contrast Adjustment Connector (VR2)

VCC

J1 pin 4

PIN Signal

1 GND

2Vcon

3 VCC3

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3.1 Starting Setup

The AwardBIOS™ is immediately activated when you first power on the computer. The

BIOS reads the system information contained in the CMOS and begins the process of

checking out the system and configuring it. When it finishes, the BIOS will seek an

operating system on one of the disks and then launch and turn control over to the operating

system.

While the BIOS is in control, the Setup program can be activated in one of two ways:

By pressing <Del> immediately after switching the system on, or

By pressing the <Del> key when the following message appears briefly at the bottom of the

screen during the POST (Power On Self Test).

Press DEL to enter SETUP

If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup, restart the

system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing the "RESET" button on the

system case. You may also restart by simultaneously pressing <Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Delete>

keys. If you do not press the keys at the correct time and the system does not boot, an error

message will be displayed and you will again be asked to.

Press F1 to Continue, DEL to enter SETUP

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3.2 Using Setup

In general, you use the arrow keys to highlight items, press <Enter> to select, use the

PageUp and PageDown keys to change entries, press <F1> for help and press <Esc> to

quit. The following table provides more detail about how to navigate in the Setup program

using the keyboard.

Button Description

↑

↓

←

→

Esc key

PgUp key Increase the numeric value or make changes

PgDn key Decrease the numeric value or make changes

+ key Increase the numeric value or make changes

- key Decrease the numeric value or make changes

Move to previous item

Move to next item

Move to the item in the left hand

Move to the item in the right hand Main Menu -- Quit and not save changes into CMOS

Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu -- Exit current page and return to Main Menu

F1 key General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu

(Shift) F2 key

F3 key Calendar, only for Status Page Setup Menu

F4 key Reserved

F5 key Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS, only for Option Page Setup Menu

F6 key

F7 key Load the default

F8 key Reserved

F9 key Reserved

F10 key Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu

Change color from total 16 colors. F2 to select color forward, (Shift) F2 to select color backward

Load the default CMOS value from BIOS default table, only for Option Page Setup Menu

• Navigating Through The Menu Bar

Use the left and right arrow keys to choose the menu you want to be in.

Note: Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another.

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• To Display a Sub Menu

Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the sub menu you want. Then press

<Enter>. A “¾” pointer marks all sub menus.

3.3 Getting Help

Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the

possible selections for the highlighted item. To exit the Help Window press <Esc> or the F1

key again.

3.4 In Case of Problems

If, after making and saving system changes with Setup, you discover that your computer no

longer is able to boot, the AwardBIOS™ supports an override to the CMOS settings which

resets your system to its defaults.

The best advice is to only alter settings which you thoroughly understand. To this end, we

strongly recommend that you avoid making any changes to the chipset defaults. These

defaults have been carefully chosen by both Award and your systems manufacturer to

provide the absolute maximum performance and reliability. Even a seemingly small change

to the chipset setup has the potential for causing you to use the override.

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3.5 Main Menu

Once you enter the AwardBIOS™ CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the

screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from several setup functions and two exit

choices. Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept and

enter the sub-menu.

Note that a brief description of each highlighted selection appears at the bottom of the

screen.

Note: The BIOS setup screens shown in this chapter are for reference purposes

only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen.

Visit the Evalue website (www.evalue-tech.com

product and BIOS information.

) to download the latest

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3.5.1 Standard CMOS Features

The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into few categories. Each category

includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and

then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value you want in each item.

3.5.1.1 Main Menu Selection

This reference table shows the selections that you may make on the Main Menu.

Item Options Description

Date MM DD YYYY

Time HH : MM : SS Set the system time

IDE Primary Master

IDE Primary Slave

IDE Secondary Master

Drive A

Video

Halt On

Options are in its sub menu

None

360K, 5.25 in

1.2M, 5.25 in 720K, 3.5 in

1.44M, 3.5 in

2.88M, 3.5 in

EGA/VGA

CGA 40 CGA 80

MONO

All Errors

No Errors

All, but Keyboard

All, but Diskette

All, but Disk/Key

Set the system date. Note that the ‘Day’ automatically changes when you set the date

Press <Enter> to enter the sub menu of detailed options

Select the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system

Select the default video device

Select the situation in which you want the BIOS to stop the POST process and notify you

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Select Display Device

Panel Type

Auto CRT LCD

CRT+LCD

640x480 TFT

800x600 TFT LVDS

1024x768 TFT 2P/C32M

1280x1024 TFT 640x480 DSTN 800x600 DSTN

1024x768 DSTN

1024x768 TFT 1P/LVDS

640x480 LVDS

800x600 TFT

1024x768 TFT

1400x1050 TFT 2P/LVDS

1280x1024 DSTN

Select Display Device that the screen will be shown

Select Panel Resolution that will be displayed depending on the LCD Panel (LFP)

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3.5.1.2 IDE Adapter Setup

The IDE adapters control the hard disk drive. Use a separate sub menu to configure each

hard disk drive. The below Figure will shows the IDE primary master sub menu.

Use the following table to configure the hard disk.

Item Options Description

IDE HDD Auto-detection Press Enter

IDE Channel 0 Master

IDE Channel 0 Slave,

IDE Channel 1 Master,

IDE Channel 1 Slave

Access Mode

Capacity

The following options are selectable only if the ‘IDE Channel …’ item is set to ‘Manual’

Cylinder

Head

Precomp

Landing zone

Sector

Auto Display your disk drive

None

Auto

Manual

Normal

LBA

Large

Auto

size

Min = 0

Max = 65535

Min = 0

Max = 255

Min = 0

Max = 65535

Min = 0

Max = 65535

Min = 0

Max = 255

Press Enter to auto-detect the HDD on this channel. If detection is successful, it fills the remaining fields on this menu. Selecting ‘manual’ lets you set the remaining fields on this screen. Selects the type of fixed disk. "User Type" will let you select the number of cylinders, heads, etc. Note: PRECOMP=65535 means NONE !

Choose the access mode for

this hard disk

Disk drive capacity (Approximated). Note that this size is usually slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk checking program.

Set the number of cylinders for this hard disk.

Set the number of read/write heads

**** Warning: Setting a value of 65535

means no hard disk

****

Number of sectors per track

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3.5.2 Advanced BIOS Features

This section allows you to configure your system for basic operation. You have the

opportunity to select the system’s default speed, boot-up sequence, keyboard operation,

shadowing and security.

3.5.2.1 Virus Warning

Allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection.

If this function is enabled and someone attempt to write data into this area, BIOS will show

a warning message on screen and alarm beep.

Item Description

Enabled

Disabled

Activates automatically when the system boots up causing a warning message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table.

No warning message will appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table.

3.5.2.2 CPU Internal Cache

This item allows you to enable the CPU internal and external cache to speed up memory

access. However, it depends on CPU design.

Item Description Enabled Enable cache Disabled Disable cache

3.5.2.3 External Cache

This item allows you to enable the CPU external cache to speed up memory access.

However, it depends on CPU design.

Item Description Enabled Enable cache Disabled Disable cache

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3.5.2.4 CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking

This item allows you to enable the CPU external L2 cache use ECC checking method in

memory access.

Item Description Enabled Enable ECC checking Disabled Disable ECC checking

3.5.2.5 Processor Number Feature

This feature allows to control the use of the processor’s embedded unique identification

number.

Item Description Enabled Enable to control processor number Disabled Disable to control processor number

3.5.2.6 Quick Power On Self Test

This category speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after you power up the computer. If it

is set to Enable, BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST.

Item Description Enabled Enable quick POST Disabled Normal POST

3.5.2.7 First/Second/Third/Other Boot Device

The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected

in these items.

Item Description Floppy Floppy Device LS120 LS120 Device HDD-0 First Hard Disk Device SCSI SCSI Device CDROM CDROM Device HDD-1 Secondary Hard Disk Device HDD-2 Third Hard Disk Device HDD-3 Fourth Hard Disk Device ZIP100 ZIP-100 Device USB-FDD USB Floppy Device USB-ZIP USB ZIP Device USB-CDROM USB CDROM Device USB-HDD USB Hard Disk Device LAN Network Device

Disabled Disabled any boot device

3.5.2.8 Book Up Floppy Seek

Seeks disk drives during boot up. Disabling seeds boot up.

Item Description Enabled Enable Floppy Seek Disabled Disable Floppy Seek

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3.5.2.9 Boot Up NumLock Status

Select power on state for NumLock.

Item Description Enabled Enable NumLock Disabled Disable NumLock

3.5.2.10 Gate A20 Option

Select if chipset or keyboard controller should control Gate A20.

Item Description Normal A pin in the keyboard controller controls Gate A20 Fast Lets chipset control Gate A20

3.5.2.11 Typematic Rate Setting

Key strokes repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller. When enabled, the

typematic rate and typematic delay can be selected.

Item Description Enabled Enable typematic rate/delay setting Disabled Disable typematic rate/delay setting

3.5.2.12 Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

Sets the number of times a second to repeat a key stroke when you hold the key down.

The choice: 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30.

3.5.2.13 Typematic Rate (Msec)

Sets the delay time after the key is held down before it begins to repeat the keystroke.

The choice: 250, 500, 750, 1000.

3.5.2.14 Security Option

Select whether the password is required every time the system boots or only when you

enter setup.

Item Description

System

Setup

The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt. The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt.

Note: To disable security, select PASSWORD SETTING at Main Menu and then

you will be asked to enter password. Do not type anything and just press

<Enter>, it will disable security. Once the security is disabled, the system

will boot and you can enter Setup freely.

3.5.2.15 OS Select for DRAM > 64MB

Select the operating system that is running with greater than 64MB of RAM on the system.

Item Description Non-OS2 Disable OS for over 64 MB DRAM OS2 Enable OS for over 64 MB DRAM

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3.5.2.16 Video BIOS Shadow

To allow copying Video BIOS into shadow RAM to improve video performance.

Item Description Enable Copy Video BIOS into shadow RAM Disable Do not copy Video BIOS into shadow RAM

3.5.2.17 C8000-CBFFF/CC000-CFFFF/D0000-D3FFF/D4000-D7FFF/D8000-DBFFF/DC0 00-DFFFF Shadow

These categories determine whether option ROMs will be copied to RAM. An example of

such option ROM would be support of on-board SCSI.

Item Description Enable Optional shadow is enabled Disable Optional shadow is disabled

3.5.2.18 Full Screen LOGO Show

If the BIOS had the full screen logo in it, this item could allow enable/ disable the full screen

logo show on display.

Item Description Enable Enable full screen logo show Disable Disable full screen logo show

3.5.2.19 Small Logo (EPA) Show

This item allows you enabled/disabled the small EPA logo show on screen at the POST

step.

Item Description Enabled EPA Logo show is enabled Disabled EPA Logo show is disabled

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3.5.3 Advanced Chipset Features

This section allows you to configure the system based on the specific features of the

installed chipset. This chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory

resources, such as DRAM and the external cache. It also coordinates communications

between the conventional ISA bus and the PCI bus. It must be stated that these items

should never need to be altered. The default settings have been chosen because they

provide the best operating conditions for your system. The only time you might consider

making any changes would be if you discovered that data was being lost while using your

system.

The first chipset settings deal with CPU access to dynamic random access memory

(DRAM). The default timings have been carefully chosen and should only be altered if data

is being lost. Such a scenario might well occur if your system had mixed speed DRAM

chips installed so that greater delays may be required to preserve the integrity of the data

held in the slower memory chips.

3.5.3.1 DRAM Clock

Set the memory bus frequency to operate at various values for the proper memory clock

setting.

The choices: Host CLK, HCLK-33M, HCLK+33M.

3.5.3.2 SDRAM Cycle Length

When synchronous DRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends

on the DRAM timing. Do not reset this field from the default value specified by the system

designer.

The choices: 3, 2.

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3.5.3.3 Bank Interleave

Enables to set the interleave mode of the SDRM interface which allows banks of SDRAM to

alternate their refresh and access cycles.

The choices: Disabled, 2 Bank, 4 Bank.

3.5.3.4 Memory Hole

When this item is enabled, ISA ROM will be mapped to 15-16M area and also support

legacy ISA devices. While this item is disabled and legacy ISA devices are not utilized,

the graphic performance will be enhanced.

The choices: Disabled, 512K-640K, 15M-16M, 14M-16M.

3.5.3.5 P2C/C2P Concurrency

CPU bus will be occupied during the entire PCI operation period when disabled.

The choices: Enabled, Disabled.

3.5.3.6 System BIOS Cacheable

This feature is only valid when the system BIOS is shadowed. It enables or disables the

caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h-FFFFFh via the L2 cache. This greatly speeds up accesses to the system BIOS. However, this does not translate into better

system performance because the OS does not need to access the system BIOS much.

The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

3.5.3.7 Video RAM Cacheable

This feature is only valid when the video BIOS is shadowed. It enables or disables the

caching of the video BIOS ROM at C0000h-C7FFFh via the L2 cache. This greatly speeds up accesses to the video BIOS. However, this does not translate into better system

performance because the OS bypasses the BIOS using the graphics driver to access the

video card's hardware directly.

The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

3.5.3.8 Frame Buffer Size

Select the size of onboard video controller’s frame buffer. The buffer size are share from

system memory unit.

The choices: 2MB, 4MB, 8MB, 16MB, 32MB.

3.5.3.9 AGP Aperture Size

Select the size of Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) aperture. The aperture is a portion of

the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address space. Host cycles

that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation.

The choices: 4MB,8MB,16MB.32MB, 64MB,128MB.

3.5.3.10 AGP-4X Mode

This item allows you to enable / disable the AGP-4X Mode.

The choices: Enabled, Disabled.

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3.5.3.11 AGP Driving Control

This item allows you to select the AGP Driving Control to auto / disable Mode.

The choices: Auto, Manual.

3.5.3.12 AGP Driving Value

This item allows you to set the AGP Driving value.

3.5.3.13 On-Chip USB

This item allows you to set the USB Controller.

The choices: Enabled, Disabled.

3.5.3.14 USB Keyboard Support

This item allows you to set the system’s USB keyboard to Enabled/Disabled..

The choices: Enabled, Disabled.

3.5.3.15 On-Chip Sound

Select Enabled to use the audio capabilities of your system. Most of the following fields do

not appear when this field is Disabled.

The choices: Auto, Disabled.

3.5.3.16 CPU to PCI Write Buffer

This item controls the PCI write buffer to the PCI bus and prevents the CPU from doing

anything else until it has completed sending the data to the PCI bus. The data in the write

buffer will be written to the PCI bus when the next PCI bus read cycle starts without stalling

the CPU for the entire CPU to PCI transaction.

The choices: Enabled, Disabled.

3.5.3.17 PCI Dynamic Bursting

This item controls the PCI write buffer. Set enabled to write transaction on the PCI bus

straightly to the write buffer and burst transactions being sent on their way as soon as there

are enough to send in a single burst. Set disabled to make the data go to the write buffer

and burst-transferred later and the write buffer is flushed and the data is written to the PCI

bus immediately if the write transaction is not a bust transaction.

The choices: Enabled, Disabled.

3.5.3.18 PCI Master 0 WS Write

This item determines whether there’s a delay before any writes to the PCI bus.

The choices: Enabled, Disabled.

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3.5.3.19 PCI Delayed Transaction

This feature is used to meet the latency of PCI cycles to and from the ISA bus. The ISA bus

is much, much slower than the PCI bus. Thus, PCI cycles to and from the ISA bus take a

longer time to complete and this slows the PCI bus down.

However, enabling Delayed Transaction enables the chipset's embedded 32-bit posted

write buffer to support delayed transaction cycles. This means that transactions to and from

the ISA bus are buffered and the PCI bus can be freed to perform other transactions while

the ISA transaction is underway.

This option should be enabled for better performance and to meet PCI 2.1 specifications.

Disable it only if your PCI cards cannot work properly or if you are using an ISA card that is

not PCI 2.1 compliant.

The choices: Enabled, Disabled.

3.5.3.20 PCI#2 Access #1 Retry

This item is linked to the CPU to PCI write Buffer. All writes to the PCI bus are immediately

written into the buffer, instead of the PCI bus. This frees up the CPU from waiting till the PCI

bus is free. The data are then written to the PCI bus when the next PCI bus cycle starts.

The choices: Enabled, Disabled.

3.5.3.21 AGP Master 1 WS Write

Enables this item to increase AGP writing.

The Choices: Enabled, Disabled.

3.5.3.22 AGP Master 1 WS Read

Enables this item to increase AGP reading.

The choices: Enabled, Disabled.

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3.5.4 Integrated Peripherals

Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals.

3.5.4.1 OnChip IDE Channel10/11

The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Select Enabled

to activate the primary IDE interface. Select Disabled to deactivate this interface.

The choices: Enabled, Disabled.

3.5.4.2 IDE Prefetch Mode

For faster drive accesses. If you install a primary and/or secondary add-in IDE interface, set

this field to Disabled if the interface does not support prefetching.

The choices: Enabled, Disabled.

3.5.4.3 Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO

The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields let you set a PIO mode (0-4) for each

of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports. Modes 0 through 4 provide

successively increased performance. In Auto mode, the system automatically determines

the best mode for each device.

The choices: Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, or Mode 4.

3.5.4.4 Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA

Ultra DMA/33 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it and the

operating environment includes a DMA driver (Windows 95 OSR2 or a third-party IDE bus

master driver). If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA/33,

select Auto to enable BIOS support.

The choices: Auto, Disabled.

3.5.4.5 Init Display First

This item allows you to decide to active whether PCI Slot or AGP first.

The choices: PCI Slot, AGP.

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3.5.4.6 IDE HDD Block Mode

Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sector read/write.

If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do), select Enabled for

automatic detection of the optimal number of block read/writes per sector the drive can

support.

The choices: Enabled, Disabled.

3.5.4.7 Onboard Lan Boot ROM

This item allows to boot over the network when system POST and shorten the booting time

by set disabled.

The choices: Enabled, Disabled.

3.5.4.8 Onboard FDD Controller

This item allows to enable/disable the onboard floppy drive controller. If an add-on FDD

controller or any floppy drive at all, set to disabled to save an IRQ.

The choices: Enabled, Disabled.

3.5.4.9 Onboard Serial Port 1 / 2

Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports.

The choices: Disabled, 3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3.

3.5.4.10 UART 2 Mode

Select UART 2 mode as standard serial port or IR port.

The choices: Standard, HPSIR, ASKIR.

3.5.4.11 IR Function Duplex

Select the value required by the IR device connected to the IR port. Full-duplex mode

permits simultaneous two-direction transmission. Half-duplex mode permits transmission in

one direction only at a time.

The choices: Full, Half.

3.5.4.12 TX,RX inverting enable

This item allows you to determine the active of RxD, TxD level.

The choices: No,No, No,Yes, Yes,No, Yes,Yes.

3.5.4.13 Onboard Parallel Port

Select a logical LPT port name and matching address for the physical parallel (printer) port.

The choicse: Floppy, 378H/IRQ7, 278H/IRQ5, 3BCH/IRQ7, Disabled

3.5.4.14 Onboard Parallel Mode

Select an operating mode for the parallel port. Select Compatible or Extended unless you

are certain both your hardware and software support EPP or ECP mode.

The choices: EPP, ECP, ECP/EPP, Normal.

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3.5.4.15 ECP Mode Use DMA

Select a DMA channel for the port.

The choices: 3, 1.

3.5.4.16 Parallel Port EPP Type

Select EPP port type 1.7 or 1.9.

The choicse: EPP1.7, EPP1.9.

3.5.4.17 Onboard Serial Port 3 / 4

Select an IO address for the third and forth ports.

The choices: 3F8, 2F8, 3E8, 2E8, Disabled.

3.5.4.18 Serial Port 3 / 4 Use IRQ

Select an IRQ for the third and forth serial ports.

The choices: IRQ5, IRQ10.

3.5.4.19 Onboard Legacy Audio

This item allows you to enable or disable the onboard legacy audio function.

The choices: Enabled, Disabled.

3.5.4.20 Sound Blaster

This item allows you to enable or disable the onboard audio function is compatible with

sound blaster mode.

The choices: Enabled, Disabled.

3.5.4.21 SB I/O Base Address

This chipset traps I/O accesses for Sound Blaster compatibility.

The choices: 220H, 240H, 260H, 280H.

3.5.4.22 SB IRQ Select

Select an interrupt for the audio port.

The choices: IRQ5, IRQ7, IRQ9, IRQ10.

3.5.4.23 SB DMA Select

This chipset supports I/O trapping for DMA accesses and allows you to select the Audio

DMA type.

The choices: DMA 0, DMA 1, DMA 2, DMA 3.

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3.5.5 Power Management Setup

The Power Management Setup allows you to configure you system to most effectively save

energy while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use.

3.5.5.1 ACPI Function

This item allows you to enable/disable the ACPI function.

The choices: Enable, Disable.

3.5.5.2 Power Management

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3.5.5.2.1 Power Management

There are three selections for Power Management, and each of them has fixed mode

settings.

Item Description

Min. Power Saving

Max. Power Saving

User Defined

Minimum power management, HDD Power Down = 15 Min, Maximum power management, HDD Power Down =1 Min, Allows you to set each mode individually. When not disabled, each of the ranges are from 1 min. to 1 hr. except for HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 min. to 15 min. and disable.

3.5.5.2.2 HDD Power Down

There are three selections for Power Management Option; both of them have fixed mode

settings.

The choices: Disabled, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 Min.

3.5.5.2.3 Doze Mode

This field slows down the CPU to a minimal activity level while other parts of the system

keep running as normal.

The choices: Disabled, 5, 10, 20, 30, 40 Sec, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 20, 30, 40 Min, 1 Hour.

3.5.5.2.4 Suspend Mode

This setting defines the number of minutes before the system enters "suspend mode", the

deepest level of system inactivity shutdown. The exact definition depends on the system,

but in general this mode means that all system devices are shutdown (except for any that

the BIOS is specifically told to keep running) and the processor is shut down to a trickle

mode.

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3.5.5.7 MODEM Use IRQ

This determines the IRQ in which the MODEM can use.

The choices: NA, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11.

3.5.5.8 Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN

Pressing the power button for more than 4 seconds forces the system to enter the Soft-Off

state when the system has “hung”.(Only could working on ATX Power supply)

The choices: Delay 4 Sec, Instant-Off.

3.5.5.9 State After Power Failure

This item controls the system allowing enough time to save its state in memory. After

primary power is restored, the system can reestablish its state during power failure

recovery and continue operation.

The choices: Auto, On, Off.

3.5.5.10 Wake Up Events

PM Wake up events are I/O events whose occurrence can prevent the system from

entering a power saving mode or can awaken the system from such a mode. In effect, the

system remains alert for anything which occurs to a device which is configured as On, even

when the system is in a power down mode.

3.5.5.10.1 VGA

System can be awaked by VGA monitor.

The choices: On, Off.

3.5.5.10.2 LPT & COM

System can be awaked by LPT port, COM port or both.

The choices: NONE, LPT, COM, LPT/COM.

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3.5.5.10.3 HDD & FDD

System can be awaked by Hard Drive and Floppy Drive.

The choices: On, Off.

3.5.5.10.4 PCI Master

System can be awaked by system peripheral devices.

The choices: On, Off.

3.5.5.10.5 PowerOn by PCI Card

System can be awaked by PCI devices

The choices: Enabled, Disabled.

3.5.5.10.6 Modem Ring Resume

System can be awaked by Modem Ring

The choices: Enabled, Disabled.

3.5.5.10.7 RTC Alarm Resume

This function is for setting date and time for your computer to boot up.

The choices: Enabled, Disabled.

3.5.5.10.8 Primary INTR

This item sets the system to wake up from suspend mode if activity is detected from any

enabled IRQ channels. Setting this option to off will neither prevent the system from

entering power saving mode or cause the system to fully power up.

The choices: On, Off.

3.5.5.10.9 IRQs Activity Monitoring

System can be awaked by IRQs in the list.

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3.5.6 PnP / PCI Configuration This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed

the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components. This section

covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced

users should make any changes to the default settings.

3.5.6.1 PNP OS Installed

The operation system environment is Plug-and-Play aware sets “YES”.

The choices: Yes, No.

3.5.6.2 Reset Configuration Data

Normally, you leave this field Disabled. Select Enabled to reset Extended System

Configuration Data (ESCD) when you exit Setup if you have installed a new add-on and the

system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system cannot

boot.

The choices: Enabled, Disabled.

3.5.6.3 Resources Controlled By

The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capacity to automatically configure all of the boot

and Plug and Play compatible devices. However, this capability means absolutely nothing

unless you are using a Plug and Play operating system such as Windows®95. If you set

this field to “manual” choose specific resources by going into each of the sub menu that

follows this field (a sub menu is preceded by a “¾”).

The choices: Auto(ESCD), Manual.

3.5.6.4 PCI / VGA Palette Snoop

Leave this field at Disabled.

The choices: Enabled, Disabled.

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3.5.6.5 Assign IRQ For VGA

While the system has one VGA controller and more than one VGA devices are connected,

then “Enabled” is set. If the system VGA controller is not used, then “Disabled” is set.

The choices: Enabled, Disabled.

3.5.6.6 Assign IRQ For USB

While the system has one USB controller and more than one USB devices are connected,

then “Enabled” is set. If the system USB controller is not used, then “Disabled” is set.

The choices: Enabled, Disabled.

3.5.7 PC Health Status

This section shows the status of your CPU, Fan & System.

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3.5.8 Frequency / Voltage Control

This menu specifies your setting for frequency/voltage control.

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3.5.8.1 VIA C3 Clock Ratio

This item allows you to select the VIA C3 CPU clock ratio.

The choices: Default, X3, X3.5, X4, X4.5, X5, X5.5, X6, X6.5, X7, X7.5, X8, X8.5, X9, X9.5,

X10, X10.5, X11, X12.

3.5.8.2 Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk

This item allows you to enable/disable auto detect PCI Clock.

The choice: Enable, Disable.

3.5.8.3 Spread Spectrum / CPU Host Clock

These options allow you to set Spread Spectrum and CPU Host/3V66/PCI clock into

various types of frequencies.

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3.5.9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for the minimal/stable performance for your

system to operate.

Press <Y> to load the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal-performance

system operations.

3.5.10 Load Optimized Defaults

Use this menu to load the BIOS default values that are factory settings for optimal

performance system operations. While Award has designed the custom BIOS to maximize

performance, the factory has the right to change these defaults to meet their needs.

Press <Y> to load the default values setting for optimal performance system operations.

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3.5.11 Set Supervisor / User Password

You can set either supervisor or user password, or both of them.

Supervisor Password: able to enter/change the options of setup menus.

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User Password: able to enter but no right to change the options of setup menus.

Type the password, up to eight characters in length, and press <Enter>. The password

typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory. You will be

asked to confirm the password. Type the password again and press <Enter>. You may also

press <Esc> to abort the selection and not enter a password. To disable a password, just

press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter the password. A message will confirm the

password will be disabled. Once the password is disabled, the system will boot and you can

enter Setup freely.

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PASSWORD DISABLED.

When a password has been enabled, you will be prompted to enter it every time you try to

enter Setup. This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your system

configuration. Additionally, when a password is enabled, you can also require the BIOS to

request a password every time your system is rebooted. This would prevent unauthorized

use of your computer. You determine when the password is required within the BIOS

Features Setup Menu and its Security option (see Section 3). If the Security option is set to

“System”, the password will be required both at boot and at entry to Setup. If set to “Setup”,

prompting only occurs when trying to enter Setup

3.5.12 Save & Exit Setup

Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup.

Enter <Y> to store the selection made in the menus in CMOS, a special section in memory

that stays on after turning the system off. The BIOS configures the system according to the

Setup selection stored in CMOS when boot the computer next time.

The system is restarted after saving the values.

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3.5.13 Exit Without Save

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup, and the system is restarted after exiting.

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Note: Installation procedures and screen shots in this section are

for your reference and may not be exactly the same as

shown on your screen.

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4.1 Install Chipset Driver (For VIA VT82C686B)

Insert the Supporting CD-ROM to

CD-ROM drive, and it should show the

index page of Evalue’s products

automatically. If not, locate Index.htm and

choose the product from the menu left, or

link to \Driver_Chipset\VIA\ VT82C686B

\4in1.

Note: The installation procedures and

screen shots in this section are based on Windows 2000 operation system.

Step 3. Click Yes.

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Step1. Locate 「\Driver_Chipset\VIA\

VT82C686B\ 4in1\Setup.exe」.

Step 2. Click Next.

Step 4. Click Next.

Step 5. Click Next.

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Step 6. Click Next.

Step7. Click Next.

Step 8. Click Finish to complete setup

and restart the computer.

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4.2 Install Display Driver (For VIA TwisterT VT8606)

Insert the Supporting CD-ROM to

CD-ROM drive, and it should show the

index page of Evalue’s products

automatically. If not, locate Index.htm and

choose the product from the menu left, or

link to \Driver_Video\VIA\S3_Twister\

2K_XP.

Note: The installation procedures and

screen shots in this section are based on Windows 2000 operation system.

Step 3. Click Next.

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Step 1. Locate 「Driver_Video\VIA\

S3_Twister\2K_XP\setup.exe」.

Step 2. Click Next.

Step 4. Click Finish to complete setup

and restart the computer.

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4.3 Install Audio Driver (For VIA VT1612A)

Insert the Supporting CD-ROM to

CD-ROM drive, and it should show the

index page of Evalue’s products

automatically. If not, locate Index.htm and

choose the product from the menu left, or

link to \Driver_Audio\VIA\VT823X\

VT1612A\A1mu550a.

Note: The installation procedures and

screen shots in this section are based on Windows 2000 operation system.

Step 3. Select Install driver and click Next.

Step 1. Locate 「\ Driver_Audio\VIA\

VT823X\ VT1612A\A1mu550a\setup.exe」.

Step 2. Click Next.

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Step 4. Click Finish to complete the

setup.

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4.4 Install Ethernet Driver (For Realtek RTL810x, RTL813x Family)

Insert the Supporting CD-ROM to

CD-ROM drive, and it should show the

index page of Evalue’s products

automatically. If not, locate Index.htm and

choose the product from the menu left, or

link to \Driver_Network\Realtek\

RTL810x_813X Family.

Note: The installation procedures and

screen shots in this section are based on Windows XP operation system.

Step 3. Click Yes to continue the

installation.

Step 1. Locate 「\Driver_Network\Realtek\

RTL810x_813X Family\Setup.exe」.

Step 2. Setup executing.

Step 4. Click Finish to complete the

setup.

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(Unit: mm)

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Appendix A: BIOS Revisions

BIOS Rev.

New Features

Bugs/Problems Solved

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Appendix B: AWARD BIOS POST Messages

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Overview

During the Power On Self-Test (POST), if the BIOS detects an error requiring you to do

something to fix, it will either sound a beep code or display a message.

If a message is displayed, it will be accompanied by:

PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, CTRL-ALT-ESC OR DEL TO ENTER SETUP

Post Beep

Currently there are two kinds of beep codes in BIOS. This code indicates that a video error

has occurred and the BIOS cannot initialize the video screen to display any additional

information. This beep code consists of a single long beep followed by two short beeps.

The other code indicates that your DRAM error has occurred. This beep code consists of a

single long beep repeatedly.

Error Messages

One or more of the following messages may be displayed if the BIOS detects an error

during the POST. This list includes messages for both the ISA and the EISA BIOS.

1. CMOS BATTERY HAS FAILED

CMOS battery is no longer functional. It should be replaced.

2. CMOS CHECKSUM ERROR

Checksum of CMOS is incorrect. This can indicate that CMOS has become corrupt. This

error may have been caused by a weak battery. Check the battery and replace if

necessary.

3. DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER

No boot device was found. This could mean that either a boot drive was not detected or the

drive does not contain proper system boot files. Insert a system disk into Drive A: and

press <Enter>. If you assumed the system would boot from the hard drive, make sure the

controller is inserted correctly and all cables are properly attached. Also be sure the disk

is formatted as a boot device. Then reboot the system.

4. DISKETTE DRIVES OR TYPES MISMATCH ERROR - RUN SETUP

Type of diskette drive installed in the system is different from the CMOS definition. Run

Setup to reconfigure the drive type correctly.

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5. DISPLAY SWITCH IS SET INCORRECTLY

Display switch on the motherboard can be set to either monochrome or color. This indicates

the switch is set to a different setting than indicated in Setup. Determine which setting is

correct, and then either turn off the system and change the jumper, or enter Setup and

change the VIDEO selection.

6. DISPLAY TYPE HAS CHANGED SINCE LAST BOOT

Since last powering off the system, the display adapter has been changed. You must

configure the system for the new display type.

7. EISA Configuration Checksum Error PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY

The EISA non-volatile RAM checksum is incorrect or cannot correctly read the EISA slot.

This can indicate either the EISA non-volatile memory has become corrupt or the slot has

been configured incorrectly. Also be sure the card is installed firmly in the slot.

8. EISA Configuration Is Not Complete PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY

The slot configuration information stored in the EISA non-volatile memory is incomplete.

Note: When either of these errors appears, the system will boot in ISA mode,

which allows you to run the EISA Configuration Utility.

9. ERROR ENCOUNTERED INITIALIZING HARD DRIVE

Hard drive cannot be initialized. Be sure the adapter is installed correctly and all cables are

correctly and firmly attached. Also be sure the correct hard drive type is selected in Setup.

10. ERROR INITIALIZING HARD DISK CONT ROLLER

Cannot initialize controller. Make sure the cord is correctly and firmly installed in the bus.

Be sure the correct hard drive type is selected in Setup. Also check to see if any jumper

needs to be set correctly on the hard drive.

11. FLOPPY DISK CNTRLR ERROR OR NO CNTRLR PRESENT

Cannot find or initialize the floppy drive controller. Make sure the controller is installed

correctly and firmly. If there are no floppy drives installed, be sure the Diskette Drive

selection in Setup is set to NONE.

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12. Invalid EISA Configuration PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY

The non-volatile memory containing EISA configuration information was programmed

incorrectly or has become corrupt. Re-run EISA configuration utility to correctly program the

memory.

Note: When either of these errors appears, the system will boot in ISA mode,

which allows you to run the EISA Configuration Utility.

13. KEYBOARD ERROR OR NO KEYBOARD PRESENT

Cannot initialize the keyboard. Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and no keys

are being pressed during the boot.

If you are purposely configuring the system without a keyboard, set the error halt condition

in Setup to HALT ON ALL, BUT KEYBOARD. This will cause the BIOS to ignore the

missing keyboard and continue the boot.

14. Memory Address Error at ...

Indicates a memory address error at a specific location. You can use this location along

with the memory map for your system to find and replace the bad memory chips.

15. Memory parity Error at ...

Indicates a memory parity error at a specific location. You can use this location along with

the memory map for your system to find and replace the bad memory chips.

16. MEMORY SIZE HAS CHANGED SINCE LAST BOOT

Memory has been added or removed since the last boot. In EISA mode use Configuration

Utility to reconfigure the memory configuration. In ISA mode enter Setup and enter the new

memory size in the memory fields.

17. Memory Verify Error at ...

Indicates an error verifying a value already written to memory. Use the location along with

your system's memory map to locate the bad chip.

18. OFFENDING ADDRESS NOT FOUND

This message is used in conjunction with the I/O CHANNEL CHECK and RAM PARITY

ERROR messages when the segment that has caused the problem cannot be isolated.

19. OFFENDING SEGMENT:

This message is used in conjunction with the I/O CHANNEL CHECK and RAM PARITY

ERROR messages when the segment that has caused the problem has been isolated.

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20. PRESS A KEY TO REBOOT

This will be displayed at the bottom screen when an error occurs that requires you to reboot.

Press any key and the system will reboot.

21. PRESS F1 TO DISABLE NMI, F2 TO REBOOT

When BIOS detects a Non-maskable Interrupt condition during boot, this will allow you to

disable the NMI and continue to boot, or you can reboot the system with the NMI enabled.

22. RAM PARITY ERROR - CHECKING FOR SEGMENT ...

Indicates a parity error in Random Access Memory.

23. Should Be Empty But EISA Board Found PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY

A valid board ID was found in a slot that was configured as having no board ID.

Note: When either of these errors appears, the system will boot in ISA mode,

which allows you to run the EISA Configuration Utility.

24. Should Have EISA Board But Not Found PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY

The board installed is not responding to the ID request, or no board ID has been found in

the indicated slot.

Note: When either of these errors appears, the system will boot in ISA mode,

which allows you to run the EISA Configuration Utility.

25. Slot Not Empty

Indicates that a slot designated as empty by the EISA Configuration Utility actually contains

a board.

Note: When either of these errors appears, the system will boot in ISA mode,

which allows you to run the EISA Configuration Utility.

26. SYSTEM HALTED, (CTRL-ALT-DEL) TO REBOOT ...

Indicates the present boot attempt has been aborted and the system must be rebooted.

Press and hold down the CTRL and ALT keys and press DEL.

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27. Wrong Board In Slot PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY

The board ID does not match the ID stored in the EISA non-volatile memory.

Note: When either of these errors appears, the system will boot in ISA mode,

which allows you to run the EISA Configuration Utility.

28. FLOPPY DISK(S) fail (80) → Unable to reset floppy subsystem.

29. FLOPPY DISK(S) fail (40) → Floppy Type dismatch.

30. Hard Disk(s) fail (80) → HDD reset failed.

31. Hard Disk(s) fail (40) → HDD controller diagnostics failed.

32. Hard Disk(s) fail (20) → HDD initialization error.

33. Hard Disk(s) fail (10) → Unable to recalibrate fixed disk.

34. Hard Disk(s) fail (08) → Sector Verify failed.

35. Keyboard is locked out - Unlock the key.

BIOS detect the keyboard is locked. P17 of keyboard controller is pulled low.

36. Keyboard error or no keyboard present.

Cannot initialize the keyboard. Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and no keys

are being pressed during the boot.

37. Manufacturing POST loop.

System will repeat POST procedure infinitely while the P15 of keyboard controller is pull

low. This is also used for M/B burn in test.

38. BIOS ROM checksum error - System halted.

The checksum of ROM address F0000H-FFFFFH is bad.

39. Memory test fail.

BIOS reports the memory test fail if the onboard memory is tested error.

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40. POST Codes

POST (hex) Description

CFh Test CMOS R/W functionality.

Early chipset initialization:

C0h

C1h

C3h Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM

-Disable shadow RAM

-Disable L2 cache (socket 7 or below)

-Program basic chipset registers Detect memory

-Auto-detection of DRAM size, type and ECC.

-Auto-detection of L2 cache (socket 7 or below)

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C5h

0h1 Expand the Xgroup codes locating in physical address 1000:0

02h Reserved 03h Initial Superio_Early_Init switch. 04h Reserved

05h

06h Reserved

07h

08h

09h Reserved

0Ah

0Bh Reserved 0Ch Reserved 0Dh Reserved

0Eh

0Fh Reserved

Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 & F000 shadow RAM.

1. Blank out screen

2. Clear CMOS error flag

1. Clear 8042 interface

2. Initialize 8042 self-test

1. Test special keyboard controller for Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips.

2. Enable keyboard interface.

1. Disable PS/2 mouse interface (optional).

2. Auto detect ports for keyboard & mouse followed by a port & interface swap (optional).

3. Reset keyboard for Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips.

Test F000h segment shadow to see whether it is R/W-able or not. If test fails, keep beeping the speaker.

10h

11h Reserved

12h

13h Reserved

14h

Auto detect flash type to load appropriate flash R/W codes into the run time area in F000 for ESCD & DMI support.

Use walking 1’s algorithm to check out interface in CMOS circuitry. Also set real-time clock power status, and then check for override.

Program chipset default values into chipset. Chipset default values are MODBINable by OEM customers.

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POST (hex) Description

15h Reserved 16h Initial Early_Init_Onboard_Generator switch. 17h Reserved 18h Detect CPU information including brand, SMI type (Cyrix or

Intel) and CPU level (586 or 686). 19h Reserved 1Ah Reserved 1Bh Initial interrupts vector table. If no special specified, all H/W

interrupts are directed to SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR & S/W

interrupts to SPURIOUS_soft_HDLR. 1Ch Reserved 1Dh Initial EARLY_PM_INIT switch. 1Eh Reserved 1Fh Load keyboard matrix (notebook platform) 20h Reserved 21h HPM initialization (notebook platform) 22h Reserved 23h 1. Check validity of RTC value:

e.g. a value of 5Ah is an invalid value for RTC minute.

2. Load CMOS settings into BIOS stack. If CMOS checksum fails, use default value instead.

3. Prepare BIOS resource map for PCI & PnP use. If ESCD is valid, take into consideration of the ESCD’s legacy information.

4. Onboard clock generator initialization. Disable respective clock resource to empty PCI & DIMM slots.

5. Early PCI initialization:

-Enumerate PCI bus number

-Assign memory & I/O resource

-Search for a valid VGA device & VGA BIOS, and put it

into C000:0. 24h Reserved 25h Reserved 26h Reserved 27h Initialize INT 09 buffer 28h Reserved 29h 1. Program CPU internal MTRR (P6 & PII) for 0-640K memory address.

2. Initialize the APIC for Pentium class CPU.

3. Program early chipset according to CMOS setup. Example: onboard IDE controller.

4. Measure CPU speed.

5. Invoke video BIOS.

2Ah Reserved 2Bh Reserved 2Ch Reserved

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