Arbor EmCORE-v611 Manual

EmCORE-v611

3.5" Embedded Board with VIA Eden
CPU onboard 128 MB SDRAM,
LCD / CRT SVGA, Fast Ethernet,
3D Audio, GPIO, Two Serial Ports &
DiskOnChip Socket

Copyright © 2002

All Rights Reserved.

Manual edition : 1.0 November 2002

The information in this document is subject to change without prior notice in
order to improve the reliability, design and function. It does not represent a
commitment on the part of the manufacturer.

Under no circumstances will the manufacturer be liable for any direct,
indirect, special, incidental, or consequen-tial damages arising from the use or
inability to use the product or documentation, even if advised of the possibility
of such damages.

This document contains proprietary information protected by copyright. All
rights are reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced by any
mechanical, electronic, or other means in any form without prior written
permission of the manufacturer.

Trademarks

PC is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.
Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. AWARD is a registered
trademark of Award Software International, Inc. DiskOnChip

®

2000 and
TrueFFS are registered trademarks of M-Systems Inc.. Other product names
mentioned herein are used for identification purposes only and may be
trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

Part number : 4011061100100

Table of Contents

Specifications ................................................................................ 2

Board Image................................................................................... 4

Ordering Codes ............................................................................. 5

Board Layout Front ....................................................................... 6

Jumper/Connector Quick Reference ............................................ 7

CMOS Jumper Settings................................................................. 9

CMOS Operation(J1) ........................................................................................... 9

Watchdog Timer............................................................................10

Mode Setting (J2) .............................................................................................. 10

Programmable Timeout Values .......................................................................... 10

Timeout Table ...................................................................................................... 11

Programming Example ....................................................................................... 12

Serial Port Selection ....................................................................13

RS-232/422/485 Mode on COM2 (J4) ............................................................... 13

V oltage Select ...............................................................................1 4

LCD Voltage Select (JV9) ................................................................................. 14

RS-232C standard & POS mode (JV1~4) ......................................................... 14

Compact Flash Slot ......................................................................1 5

Ethernet Connects ........................................................................16

LAN Port (LAN1, LAN2) .................................................................................... 16

Power Connectors ........................................................................17

ATX Feature Connector (ATX1) ........................................................................ 17

ATX Power Connector (PWR1)......................................................................... 17

CPU FAN Connector .......................................................................................... 18

Interface Connectors HDD, FDD...................................................19

Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) .................................................................................... 19

Enhanced IDE Connector (IDE1) ....................................................................... 20

Flat Panel Connector ...................................................................2 1

Peripheral Ports ............................................................................2 3

Parallel Port (LPT1) ............................................................................................ 23

Dual USB Port (USB1,2) .................................................................................... 23

IrDA (SIR) ........................................................................................................... 23

CRT SVGA (VGA) ............................................................................................. 24

PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse(KBM) ......................................................................... 24

Onboard Serial Ports (COM1~2) ...................................................................... 25

Audio Interface Port (AUDIO) ............................................................................ 26

CDROM audio interface (CDIN) ......................................................................... 26

16-bit General Purpose I/O (DIO) ...................................................................... 26

Switches and Indicators ..............................................................27

System Resources........................................................................28

AW ARD BIOS Setup......................................................................30

Setup Items ........................................................................................................ 31

Standard CMOS Setup....................................................................................... 32

IDE Harddisk Setup (submenu) ......................................................................... 34

BIOS Features Setup ......................................................................................... 36

Chipset Features Setup..................................................................................... 39

Integrated Peripherals ....................................................................................... 44

Power Management Setup ................................................................................ 47

PnP/PCI Configuration ........................................................................................ 49

PC Health Status ................................................................................................ 51

Frequence / Voltage Control ............................................................................. 52

POST Codes..................................................................................5 3

Howto : Flash the BIOS ................................................................6 0

What if things go wrong.................................................................................... 61

Warranty ........................................................................................ 62

Introduction

This SBC is based on VIA Embedded System Platform which combines PC-66/
100/133MHz FSB, UltraDMA/100 IDE technologies and rich 4xAGP 2D/3D
graphics capabilities in a single package. Its onboard Dual 10Base-T/100Base­TX Fast Ethernet, CRT /LCD display controller, with VGA / TTL / LVDS
Interfaces add communication and multimedia features to its powerfull
function.

The new VIA Eden Embedded System Platform will spur the further develop­ment of the emerging new generation of quiet running, low profile small factor
designs that are being adopted for a myriad of connected information and
entertainment systems - ranging from home entertainment devices such as
Set Top Boxes, Game Consoles, Personal Video Recorders and Broadband
Gateways to commercial applications such as Thin Clients, LCD Web Based
Terminals, POS Terminals and Network Attached Servers.

These new designs not only leverage the fundamental strengths of the x86
platform - namely, its software resources, its Internet compatibility, its rapid
product innovation cycles, its massive economies of scale, and its open
architecture. They also extend the capabilities of the PC and the Internet by
allowing people to connect to information and entertainment in an easier, more
convenient, and more affordable way.

This board with the new generation of information and entertainment systems
is already changing the way that people consume and interact with digital
content. It will allow them to view it on a TV or LCD screen, listen to it on
their audio system speakers, store it on a server or Personal Video Recorder
so that it can be accessed at a later date, manipulate it on a home media PC,
share it with their family over the home network, or send it to their freinds
and relatives over the internet.

With its ultra low power, rich levels of integration, advanced multimedia
capabilities and communication features, this board is an exciting opportunity
for System Integrators and OEMs to develop new generation products that
meet the desires and aspirations of the 21th century consumers.

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Specifications

General Specifications

 CPU : VIA Ultra Low Power Embedded Eden processor (400 ~800 MHz)

with FSB 66/100/133 MHz EBGA package.

 Chipset : VIA VT8606 TwisterT with Integrated Savage4 AGP 4X Graphics

core and VT82C686B Super "South Bridge"

 BIOS : AWARD

 Green Function : power saving supported in BIOS. DOZE / STANDBY /

SUSPEND modes, ACPI & APM

 L1 Cache : Integrated on CPU (128KB)

 L2 Cache : Integrated on CPU (64 KB)

 DRAM Memory : Onboard 128 (256MB option) SDRAM, and up to 512MB

of SDRAM on SODIMM (Total of 768MB Memory)

 Enhanced IDE with UltraDMA : supports 1 port and up to 2 ATAPI

devices, Ultra DMA transfer 33 MB/sec. One 44-pin (2.0 pitch) box header.

 Watchdog Timer : 127-level timer generates RESET or NMI when your

application loses control over the system.

 Real-time Clock : built-in chipset with lithium battery backup. CMOS data

backup of BIOS setup and BIOS default.

High Speed Multi I/O

 Chipset : VIA VT82C686B

 Serial Ports : One high speed RS-232C ports (COM1). One high speed

RS-232C/422/485 port COM2 (jumper selectable). Both with 16C550
compatible UART and 16 byte FIFO.

 USB : Two onboard USB ver 1.1 ports

 SIR Interface : onboard IrDA TX/RX port

 Floppy Disk Drive Interface : 2 floppy disk drives, 3½" (720 KB, 1.44

MB or 2.88 MB).

 Bi-directional Parallel Port : SPP, EPP and ECP mode.

 Keyboard and Mouse Connectors : 10pin mini header for AT keyboard

and PS2 mouse

 Audio Chipset: VIA VT82C686B, AC97 2.0 compliant, Multistream Direct

Sound and Direct Sound 3D acceleration. (Line-in, CD Audio in, MIC in,
Speaker out)

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Flash BIOS

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Network Interface Controller

 Chipset : 2 x Realtek 8139C, 10/100 Mbps (EmCORE-v611VL2/R Series)

 Connector : Two 10 pin onboard header

Display Controller

 Chipset : 4x AGP S3 Savage4 3D and S3 Savage 2000 2D engines

integrated in VT8606 supports up to 32MB of Shared system memory

 Display Type : CRT (VGA, SVGA, XGA, SXGA) and LCD Type with TTL &

LVDS interface

 Connectors : 16 pin onboard header

 Resolution: Single Channel of LVDS / 36-bit of TTL; all resolutions are

supported up to 1280x1024.

Flash Disk

 Compact Flash Card (CFC)

- Compact Flash Socket : supports Type I/II CFC

- Capacity : up to 512MB CFC

Environmental and Power

 Power Requirements : +5 V @ 1.8 A (typical), +12 V @ 0.13A (typical)

;(Low Power Embedded 667MHz and 128MB SDRAM)

 System Monitoring and Alarm : CPU and System temperature, system

voltage and cooling fan RPM.
 Board Dimensions : 145mm x 102mm
 Board Weight : 0.18kg
 Operating Temperature : 0 to 60°C (32 to 140°F)

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Board Image

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War ning

Single Board Computers and their components contain very
delicate Integrated Circuits (IC). To protect the Single Board
Computer and its components against damage from static
electricity, you should always follow the following precautions
when handling it :

1. Disconnect your Single Board Computer from the power source

when you want to work on the inside

2. Hold the board by the edges and try not to touch the IC chips, leads

or circuitry

3. Use a grounded wrist strap when handling computer components.

4. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that

came with the Single Board Computer, whenever components are

separated from the system

Ordering Codes

EmCORE-v611VL2R/E533 3.5" form factor Embedded VIA Eden 533MHz

Single Board Computer with 128MB SDRAM, CRT
SVGA, Dual Fast Ethernet, AC97 3D Audio, PC/104
and Compact Flash Socket

EmCORE-v611VL2R/E667 3.5" form factor Embedded VIA Eden 667MHz

Single Board Computer with 128MB SDRAM, CRT
SVGA, Dual Fast Ethernet, AC97 3D Audio, PC/104
and Compact Flash Socket (optional)

EmCORE-v611VL2R/E800 The same as above with VIA Eden 800MHz CPU

(optional)

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Board Layout Front

1

VGA

1

AUDIO
COM2
COM1

JV4

JV3

JV2

LANLED

JV1

1

FRT

1

INV

CDIN

PWR1

12V

GND

GND

5V

CPUF1

1

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Jumper/Connector Quick Reference

Jumpers
Lable Function

J1 Clear CMOS
J2 Watchdog Output
J4 RS-232 / 422 / 485 Selection
JV1~4 RS-232 Mode Selected
JV9 LCD Voltage slected

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Jumper/Connector Quick Reference

Connectors
Lable Function
ATX1 ATX Feature Connectorr
COM1 Serial Port: COM1
COM2 Serial Port: COM2
CPUF1 CPU FAN1 Connector
ESMI External SMI
ESPK External Speaker
FDD Floppy Disk Driver Connector
HLED HDD LED Connector
IDE1 Primary IDE Connector
KBM(PS2) PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse
LAN1 10/100M LAN1 Connector
LAN2 10/100M LAN2 Connector
LANLED LED Singal for LANs
LPT1 Parallel Port
PLKL Power LED
PSON ATX Soft Power Switch
DIO 16-bit GPIO
CFA1 Compact Flash Disk
PC104 ISA PC-104 Interface
LCD1 LCD Connector for TTL (under 24bit)
LCD2 LCD Connector for LVDS
INV LCD Invertor connector
CDIN CDROM Audio Interface
AUDIO Audio Interface Port
SODIM1 SODIMM Socket
SIR Infrared (IR) Connector
RES Reset Connector
USB1 USB Port 0,1
USB2 USB Port 2,3
VGA CRT SVGA Connector
PWR1 Power Connector

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CMOS Jumper Settings

1

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5V

LANLED

PWR1

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CMOS Setup (J1)

Type : J1: onboard 3-pin header

CMOS Setup (J1) J1

Keep CMOS 1-2 ON
Clear CMOS 2-3 ON

default setting

123

J 1

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Watchdog Timer

123

J 2

Watchdog Output (J2)

The onboard watchdog timer can be disable by jumper setting or enable for
either reboot by system RESET or invoking an NMI (Non-Maskable Interrupt)

Even if enabled by jumper setting upon boot the watchdog timer is always
inactive. To initialize or refresh the watchdog timer writing of port 444H is
sufficient. To disable the watchdog time read port 44H.

Status Action

Enable/refresh the Watchdog Timer I/O Write 444H
Disable the Watchdog Timer. I/O Read 044H

After the watchdog timer has been initialized by reading port 444H, it has to
be strobed at preconfigured intervals to keep it from issuing a RESET or NMI.

The watchdog timer timeout intervals are set by software programming.

Mode Setting

Watchdog Mode J2

Enabled for Active NMI(I/O Channel Check) 1-2
Enabled for System Reset 2-3
Disable Watchdog Timer None

default setting

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1

LAN1

Timeout Values

Timout values are programmed. The watchdog timer supports 127 steps.
use the table on the next page to find the hexidecimal value that needs to be
passed on to get the correct timer interval. Look subsequntly at the program
example how to pass the value to the watchdog timer.

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Timeout Table

Level Value Seconds Level Value Seconds Level Value Seconds
1 7Fh 1 2 7Eh 2 3 7Dh 3
4 7Ch 4 5 7Bh 5 6 7A h 6
7 79h 7 8 78h 8 9 77h 9
10 76h 10 11 75h 11 12 74h 12
13 73h 13 14 72h 14 15 71h 15
16 70h 16 17 6Fh 17 18 6Eh 18
19 6Dh 19 20 6Ch 20 21 6Bh 21
22 6Ah 22 23 69h 23 24 68h 24
25 67h 25 26 66h 26 27 65h 27
28 64h 28 29 63h 29 30 62h 30
31 61h 31 32 60h 32 33 5Fh 33
34 5Eh 34 35 5Dh 35 36 5Ch 36
37 5Bh 37 38 5Ah 38 39 59h 39
40 58h 40 41 57h 41 42 56h 42
43 55h 43 44 54h 44 45 53h 45
46 52h 46 47 51h 47 48 50h 48
49 4Fh 49 50 4Eh 50 51 4Dh 51
52 4Ch 52 53 4Bh 53 54 4Ah 54
55 49h 55 56 48h 56 57 47h 57
58 46h 58 59 45h 59 60 44h 60
61 43h 61 62 42h 62 63 41h 63
64 40h 64 65 3Fh 65 66 3Eh 66
67 3Dh 67 68 3Ch 68 69 3Bh 69
70 3Ah 70 71 39h 71 72 38h 72
73 37h 73 74 36h 74 75 35h 75
76 34h 76 77 33h 77 78 32h 78
79 31h 79 80 30h 80 81 2Fh 81
82 2Eh 82 83 2Dh 83 84 2Ch 84
85 2Bh 85 86 2Ah 86 87 29h 87
88 28h 88 89 27h 89 90 26h 90
91 25h 91 92 24h 92 93 23h 93
94 22h 94 95 21h 95 96 20h 96
97 1Fh 97 98 1Eh 98 99 1Dh 99
100 1Ch 100 101 1Bh 101 102 1Ah 102
103 19h 103 104 18h 104 105 17h 105
106 16h 106 107 15h 107 108 14h 108
109 13h 109 110 12h 110 111 11h 111
112 1 0h 112 113 0Fh 113 114 0Eh 114
115 0Dh 115 116 0Ch 116 117 0Bh 117
118 0Ah 118 119 09h 119 120 08h 120
121 07h 121 122 06h 122 123 05h 123

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124 04h 124 125 03h 125 126 02h 126
127 01h 127

Programming Example

The following program is an examples of how to enable,
disable and refresh the Watchdog timer:

WDT_EN_RF equ 444H

WDT_DIS equ 044h

WT_Enable push AX ; Save AX,DX

WT_Refresh push AX ; Save AX,DX

WT_Disable push AX ; Save AX,DX

WT_Disable push AX ; save AX,DX

push DX
mov DX,WDT_EN_RF ; Enable Timer
mov AX,INTERVAL ; Set Timeout Value
out DX,AX
pop DX ; Restore DX,AX
pop AX
ret

push DX
mov DX,WDT_EN_RF ; Refresh Timer
mov AX,INTERVAL ; Set Timout Value
out DX,AX
pop DX ; Restore DX,AX
pop AX
ret

push DX
mov DX,WDT_DIS ; Disable Timer
in AX,DX
pop DX ; Restore DX,AX
pop AX
ret

push DX
mov DX,WDT_DIS ; Disable Timer
in AX,DX
pop DX ; restore DX,AX
pop AX
ret

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Serial Port Selection (RS232C/422/485)

RS-232C/422/485 Mode select (J4)

RS-232C/422/485 Mode on COM2

The onboard COM2 port can be configured to operate in RS-422 or RS-485
modes. RS-422 modes differ in the way RX/TX is being handled. Jumper J4
switches between RS-232 or RS-422/485 mode. When J4 is set to RS-422 or
485 mode, there will be only +12V output left while J4 is set. All of the RS­232/422/485 modes are available on COM2.

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JV4

COM2

Pin Defined: RS232 RS422 RS485
Pin1 : DCD Tx + RTx+
Pin2 : RXD Tx - RTx­Pin8 : CTS Rx + x
Pin9 : RI Rx - x

J4 Selection 1-2 3-4 5-6

RS-232 Close Open Open
RS-422 Open Close Open
RS-485 Open Open Close

default setting

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Voltage select

123

LCD Voltage Select (JV9)

JV1 LCD Voltage

1-2 -> 3.3 V
2-3 -> 5 V

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JV1
JV2
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RS-232c Standard and POS Modes (JV1~JV4)

All onboard COM ports can be configured to operate in standard RS-232c
mode or in POS (Point-of-Sale) RS-232c mode. POS devices normally need an
additional power supply signal (5V or 12V) to be able to power the device
(LCD, cash drawer or printer) without additional wiring.

There are three seperate POS modes :

- RS-232 with 5V on pin 1

- RS-232 with 12V on pin 9

- RS-232 with 5V on pin 1 and 12V on pin 9

COM1 RS-232 Mode JV1 JV2

Standard 1-2 1-2
POS : 12 V on pin 9 2- 3 1-2
POS : 5 V on pin 1 1- 2 2-3
POS : 5 V on pin 1 and 12 V on pin 9 2 -3 2-3

COM2 RS-232 Mode JV3 JV4

Standard 1-2 1-2
POS : 12 V on pin 9 2- 3 1-2
POS : 5 V on pin 1 1- 2 2-3
POS : 5 V on pin 1 and 12 V on pin 9 2 -3 2-3

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Flash Disk

Compact Flash Disk

Installation Instructions

1. Make sure the Single Board Computer is powered OFF.

2. Plug the Compact Flash TypeI/II device into its socket. Verify the direction is
correct on Secondary IDE which is located in the back of SBC.

3. Powre up the system

Compact
Flash

For more information on Compact Flash disk, visit Pretech Web site at

http:// www.pretech.com

where you can find the utilities manual, data sheets and application notes. In
addition, you can find the latest Compact Flash disk utilities.

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Ethernet Connectors

LAN Port Signals (LAN1, LAN2 & LAN3)

Connector : LAN1, 2 & 3
Type : Onboard 10-pin header

Pin Description Pin Description
1 TX+ 2 TX­3 RX+ 4 N/C
5 N/C 6 RX­7 N/C 8 N/C
9 GND 10 GND

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LAN LED Connector (LANLED)

Connector: LANLED

Pin Description
LAN1
1-2 Link (on) Activity flash
3-4 100 (on) / 10 (off)
LAN2
5-6 Link (on) Activity flash
7-8 100 (on) / 10 (off)

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Power Connector

ATX Feature Connector

ATX Feature Connector:ATX1

Type : onboard 3-pin Wafer connector

Pin Description

1 PS-ON
2 GND
3 5VSB

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ATX Power Connector (PWR1)

Connector : PWR1
Type : 4 pin

Pin Description

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

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CPU Fan Connector

Connector : CPUF1
Type : onboard 3-pin wafer connector

Pin Description

1 FAN_CTL
2 +5V
3 GND

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Interface Connectors HDD, FDD

Floppy Disk Drive
Connector

Connector : FDD
Type : onboard 34-pin box header

Pin Description Pin Description

1 GND 2 DRIVE DENSITY SELECT 0
3 GND 4 NC
5 GND 6 DRIVE DENSITY SELECT 1
7 GND 8 #INDEX
9 GND 10 #MOTOR ENABLE A
11 GND 12 #DRIVER SELECT B
13 GND 14 #DRIVER SELECT A
15 GND 16 #MOTOR ENABLE B
17 GND 18 #DIRECTION
19 GND 20 #STEP
21 GND 2 2 #WRITE DATA
23 GND 24 #WRITE GATE
25 GND 26 #TRACK 0
27 GND 28 #WRITE PROTECT
29 GND 3 0 #READ DATA
31 GND 32 #HEAD SELECT
33 GND 3 4 #DISK CHANGE

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Enhanced IDE
Connector

Connector : IDE1
Type : One onboard 44-pin box headers, primary IDE

Pin Description Pin Description

1 #RESET 2 GND
3D7 4D8
5D6 6D9
7 D5 8 D10
9 D4 10 D11
11 D3 12 D12
13 D2 14 D13
15 D1 16 D14
17 D0 18 D15
19 GND 20 NC
21 REQ 22 GND
23 #IOW 2 4 GND
25 #IOR 2 6 GND
27 #IORDY 28 IDESEL
2 9 #DACK 30 GND
31 IRQ 32 NC
33 ADDR1 34 CBLID
35 ADDR0 36 ADDR2
37 #CS0 38 #CS1(#HD SELET1)
39 #ACT 40 GND
41 Vcc 42 Vcc
43 GND 44 GND

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Flat Panel Connector

LCD Interface
Connector

LCD1 connector is defined for TTL panel supporting 24-bit only. LCD2
connector is defined for LVDS panel for one channel and TTL panel up to
36bit (More than 24bit of TTL panel 24bit needs to use both connector LCD1 &
LCD2).

Connector : LCD1
Type : Onboard DF13-40DS connector

LCD1 pin Assignment

Pin Description Pin Description
1 LCD Power 2 Ground
3 LCD Power 4 Ground
5 Ground 6 FPD0
7 FPD1 8 FPD2
9 FPD3 10 FPD4
11 FPD5 12 FPD6
13 FPD7 14 Ground
15 Ground 16 FPD8
17 FPD9 18 FPD10
19 FPD11 20 FPD12
21 FPD13 22 FPD14
23 FPD15 24 Ground
25 Ground 26 FPD16
27 FPD17 28 FPD18
29 FPD19 30 FPD20
31 FPD21 32 FPD22
33 FPD23 34 Ground
35 Ground 36 FP_DE
37 FP_VS 38 FP_CLK
39 FP_HS 40 Ground

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Connector : LCD2
Type : Onboard DF13-30DS connectors

LCD2 pin Assignment

1 LCD Power 2 Ground
3 LCD Power 4 YOM
5 Ground 6 YOP
7 FPD24 8 Ground
9 FPD25 10 Y1M
11 FPD26 12 Y1P
13 FPD27 14 Ground
15 FPD28 16 Y2M
17 FPD29 18 Y2P
19 FPD30 20 Ground
21 FPD31 22 YCM
23 FPD32 24 YCP
25 FPD33 26 Ground
27 FPD34 28 NC
29 FPD35 30 NC

LCD Inventor Connector: INV

INV pin Assignment

Pin Description
1 +12V
2 Ground
3 FP_ON
4 VEEP (5V)
5 Ground

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Peripheral Port

Parallel Port

Connector : LPT1
Type : onboard 26-pin box header

Pin Description Pin Description
1 #STROBE 14 #AUTO FEED
2 DATA0 15 #ERROR
3 DATA1 16 #INITIALIZE
4 DATA2 17 #SELECT INPUT
5 DATA3 18 GND
6 DATA4 19 GND
7 DATA5 20 GND
8 DATA6 21 GND
9 DATA7 22 GND
10 #ACKNOWLEDGE 23 GND
11 BUSY 24 GND
12 PAPER EMPTY 25 GND
13 SELECT 26 GND

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LPT1

USB Ports

Connector: USB1, USB2
Type:onboard Two 10-pin box headers for four USB ports

Pin Description Pin Description

1 VCC 2 VCC
3 DATA- 4 DATA­5 DATA + 6 DATA+
7 GND 8 GND
9 GND 10 GND

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USB

SIR

Connector : SIR
Type : onboard 5-pin header

Pin Description Pin Description
1 Vcc 2 N C

3 IRRX 4 GND
5 IRTX

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CRT SVGA

VGA

1

2

Connector : VGA
Type : internal 16-pin header connector on bracket

Pin Description Pin Description Pin Description

1 RED 6 GND 11 N C
2 GREEN 7 GND 12 VDDAT
3 BLUE 8 GND 13 HSYNC
4 NC 9 Vcc 14 VSYNC
5 GND 1 0 GND 1 5 VDCLK
16 NC

PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse

KBM

Connector: KBM
Type: external 6-pin Mini DIN connector on bracket

2 1

Pin Description Pin Description

1 KB-DATA 2 MS-DATA

5 GND 6 GND
7 Vcc 8 Vcc
9 KB-CLK 10 MS-CLK

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COM1 Port with RS-232C Mode

Connector : COM1
Type : onboard 10-pin box header

Pin Description Pin Description

1 DCD 2 RXD
3 TXD 4 DTR
5 GND 6 DSR
7 RTS 8 CTS
9RI 10NC

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COM2 Port with RS-232C Mode

Connector : COM2
Type : onboard 10-pin box header

Pin Description Pin Description

1 DCD 2 RXD
3 TXD 4 DTR
5 GND 6 DSR
7 RTS 8 CTS
9RI 10NC

COM2 Port with RS-422/485 Mode

Connector : COM2
Type : onboard 10-pin box header

RS-422 Mode

Pin Description Pin Description

1 TX+ 2 TX­3NC 4NC
5NC 6NC
7 NC 8 RX+
9 RX- 10 NC

RS-485 Mode

COM2

2

1

Data+ of RS-485 is connected by pin-1

Data- of RS-485 is connected by pin-2

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Audio Interface Port (AUDIO)

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2

Connector : AUDIO
Type : onboard 10-pin header

Pin Description Pin Description
1 LINEL 2 LINER
3 GND 4 GND
5 MIC 6 NC
7 GND 8 GND
9 LOOT-L 10 LOOT-R

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CDROM audio interface (CDIN)

Connector : CDIN
Type : onboard 4-pin boxheader

Pin Description Pin Description
1 CD Left 2 GND
3 GND 4 CD Right

16-bit General Purpose I/O (DIO)

Connector : DIO
Type : Onboard 20-pin header

Pin Description Pin Description
1 DO0 2 DO1
3 DO2 4 DO3
5 DO4 6 DO5
7 DO6 8 DO7
9 GND 10 GND
11 DI0 12 DI1
13 DI2 14 DI3
15 DI4 16 DI5
17 DI6 18 DI7
19 +5V 20 +12V

Output Port I/O Based Address : 208hex~20Fh; Pin1~Pin8
Input Port I/O Based Address : 200hex~207h; Pin11~Pin18

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Switches and Indicators

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Connector : FRT
Type : onboard 20-pin header

Pin Jumper Description

1-2 PSON ATX soft power switch
3-4 RES reset function
5-6 ESMI external SMI
7-8 HLED Hard Disk LED
13,15,17,19 Speak exteranal speaker
16,18,20 PWRLED power LED

FRT

Connector : SPEAK

Pin Description

13 Speak +
15 NC
17 NC
19 Speak -

Connector : PWRLED

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16 LED ­18 NC
20 LED +

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System Resources

Interrupt Assignment

IRQ Address Description

0 System Timer
1 Keyboard (KB output buffer full)
2 Programmable Interrupt Controller
3 Serial Port 2 (COM2)
4 Serial Port 1 (COM1)
5 Resvered
6 Floppy controller
7 Parallel Port 1
8 Real-Time Clock
9 USB
10 Ethernet 1
11 Ethernet 2
12 PS/2 Mouse
13 Numeric data processor
14 Primary IDE Controller
15 Secondary IDE Controller

I/O Address Space

Adress Description

0000 - 000F DMA Controller
0010 - 001F Motherboard Resources
0020 - 0021 PIC
0022 - 003F Motherboard Resources
0040 - 0043 System Timer
0044 - 005F Motherboard Resources
0060 - 0060 Keyboard
0061 - 0061 Systems Speaker
0062 - 0063 Motherboard Resources
0064 - 0064 Keyboard
0065 - 006F Motherboard Resources
0070 - 0071 System CMOS / Real time clock
0072 - 0080 Motherboard Resources

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0081 - 0083 DMA Controller
008F - 0091 DMA Controller
00A0 - 00A1 PIC
00A2 - 00BF Motherboard Resources
00E0 - 00EF Motherboard Resources
00C0 - 00DF DMA Controller
00F0 - 00FF Numeric Data Processor
0170 - 0177 VIA Bus Master PCI IDE Controller
01F0 - 01F7 VIA Bus Master PCI IDE Controller
02F8 - 02FF Communications Port B
0376 - 0376 VIA Bus Master PCI IDE Controller
0378 - 037F Printer Port
03F0 - 03F5 Floppy Disk Controller
03F6 - 03F6 Intel Ultra ATA Controller
03F7 - 03F7 Floppy Disk Controller
03F8 - 03FF C0M1
0400 - 048F Motherboard Resources
0480 - 048F Motherboard Resources
04D0 - 04D1 PCI bus

PCI Bus Map

Functino Device ID INT# GNT#

LAN1 AD19 INTB GNT0
LAN2 AD20 INTC GNT1

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AWARD BIOS Setup

The SBC uses the Award PCI/ISA BIOS ver 6.0 for the system configuration.
The Award BIOS setup program is designed to provide the maximum flexibility
in configuring the system by offering various options which could be selected
for end-user requirements. This chapter is written to assist you in the proper
usage of these features.

To access AWARD PCI/ISA BIOS Setup program, press <Del> key. The Main
Menu will be displayed at this time.

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.

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Setup Items

The main menu includes the following main setup categories. Recall that
some systems may not include all entries.

Standard CMOS Features

Use this menu for basic system configuration.

Advanced BIOS Features

Use this menu to set the Advanced Features available on your system.

Advanced Chipset Features

Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your
system's performance.

Integrated Peripherals

Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals.

Power Management Setup

Use this menu to specify your settings for power management.

PnP / PCI Configuration

This entry appears if your system supports PnP / PCI.

PC Health Status

This entry appears CPU temperature for the systemI.

Frequency/Voltage Control

Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency/voltage control.

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.

Set Password

Use this menu to set User and Supervisor Passwords.

Save & Exit Setup

Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup.

Exit Without Save

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

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Standard CMOS Setup

 ¯ ® ¬:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-SAfe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Date

The BIOS determines the day of the week from the other date information; this
field is for information only.

Time

The time format is based on the 24-hour military-time clock. For example, 1
p.m. is 13:00:00. Press the « or ( key to move to the desired field . Press the
PgUp or PgDn key to increment the setting, or type the desired value into the
field.

IDE Primary Master/Slave
IDE Secondary Master/Slave

Options are in sub menu (see page 30)

Drive A, B

Select the correct specifications for the diskette drive(s) installed in the
computer.

None : No diskette drive installed
360K ; 5.25 in 5-1/4 inch PC-type standard drive

1.2M ; 5.25 in 5-1/4 inch AT-type high-density drive
720K ; 3.5 in 3-1/2 inch double-sided drive

1.44M ; 3.5 in 3-1/2 inch double-sided drive

2.88M ; 3.5 in 3-1/2 inch double-sided drive

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Video Select the type of primary video subsystem in your computer. The
BIOS usually detects the correct video type automatically. The BIOS supports
a secondary video subsystem, but you do not select it in Setup.

Halt On During the power-on self-test (POST), the computer stops if the
BIOS detects a hardware error. You can tell the BIOS to ignore certain errors
during POST and continue the boot-up process. These are the selections:

No errors POST does not stop for any errors.

All errors If the BIOS detects any non-fatal error, POST stops and

All, But Keyboard POST does not stop for a keyboard error, but stops for

All, But Diskette POST does not stop for diskette drive errors, but stops

All, But Disk/Key POST does not stop for a keyboard or disk error, but

Panel Type Select the different panel type to run the system. Four various

Boot Device This item allows you to select the different devices for boot up

prompts you to take corrective action.

all other errors.

for all other errors.

stops for all other errors.

resolutions for TFT type and two for DSTN.

function

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IDE Harddisk Setup (submenu)

CMOS SETUP UTILITY - Copyright (C) 1984-2001 Award Software

IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press Enter Item Help 2001

IDE Primary Master [Auto] Menu Level
Access Mode [Auto]

Capacity 0 MB

Cylinder 0
Head 0
Precomp 0
Landing Zone 0
Sector 0

 ¯ ® ¬:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-SAfe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

IDE HDD Auto-detection

Press Enter to auto-detect the HDD on this channel. If detection is success­ful, it fills the remaining fields on this menu.

IDE Primary Master

IDE Primary Master

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 !

Capacity

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.

Access Mode

Normal, LBA, Large or Auto Choose the access mode for this hard disk

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The following options are selectable only if the 'IDE Primary Master' item is set
to 'Manual'

Cylinder Min = 0 Max = 65535
Set the number of cylinders for this hard disk.

Head Min = 0 Max = 255
Set the number of read/write heads

Precomp Min = 0 Max = 65535
**** Warning: Setting a value of 65535 means no hard disk

Landing zone Min = 0 Max = 65535
**** Warning: Setting a value of 65535 means no hard disk

Sector Min = 0 Max = 255
Number of sectors per track

We recommend that you select Type "AUTO" for all drives. The BIOS will
auto-detect the hard disk drive and CD-ROM drive at the POST stage.

If your hard disk drive is a SCSI device, please select "None" for your hard
drive setting.

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BIOS Features Setup

 ¯ ® ¬:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-SAfe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

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 beep.

Enabled Activates automatically when the system boots up causing a

Disabled No warning message will appear when anything attempts to access

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warning message to appear when anything attempts to access the
boot sector or hard disk partition table.

the boot sector or hard disk partition table.

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CPU Internal Cache/External Cache

These two categories speed up memory access. However, it depends on
CPU/chipset design. Enabled : Enable cache, Disabled : Disable cache

CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking

This item allows you to enable/disable CPU L2 Cache ECC checking.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

Processor Number Feature

This feature appears when a a Pentium III processor is installed. It enables
you enables you to control whether the Pentium III's serial number can be
read by external programs. The choice : Enabled. Disabled

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. Enabled : Enable quick POST. Disabled : Normal POST

First/Second/Third/Other Boot Device

The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the
sequence selected in these items. The choices are : Floppy, LS/ZIP, HDD,
SCSI, CDROM, Disabled.

Swap Floppy Drive

If the system has two floppy drives, you can swap the logical drive name
assignments. The choice: Enabled/Disabled.

Boot Up Floppy Seek

Seeks disk drives during boot up. Disabling speeds boot up.
The choice: Enabled/Disabled.

Boot Up NumLock Status

Select power on state for NumLock. The choice: Enabled/Disabled.

Gate A20 Option

Select if chipset or keyboard controller should control GateA20.
Normal A pin in the keyboard controller controls GateA20
Fast Lets chipset control GateA20

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.
The choice: Enabled/Disabled.

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.

Typematic Delay (Msec)

Sets the delay time after the key is held down before it begins to repeat the
keystroke. The choice: 250, 500, 750, 1000.

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Security Option

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

System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied if the

Setup The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if the

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

OS Select For DRAM > 64MB

Select the operating system that is running with greater than 64MB of RAM on
the system.The choice: Non-OS2, OS2.

Video BIOS Shadow

Enabled this copies the video BIOS from ROM to RAM. effectively enhancing
performance, and reducing the amount of upper memory available by 32KB
(the C0000~C7FFF area of memory between 640 KB and 1 MB is used).

C8000-CBFFF Shadow

Enabling any of the C8000~CBFFF segments allows components to move their
firmware into these upper memory segments. However your computer can
lock-up doing so, because some devices don't like being shadowed at those
particular 16 KB segments of upper memory.

Note - In Windows 95, double click 'Computer' within Device Manager and
select 'Memory'. This will tell you what segments (if any) are being shadowed
For DOS you can use MSD.EXE to see what segments are claimed.
CC000-CFFFF - D0000-D3FFF - D4000-D7FFF - D8000-DBFFF and
DC000-DFFFF - Same as above.

correct password is not entered at the prompt.

correct password is not entered at the prompt.

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.

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Chipset Features Setup

DRAM Clock

This item allows you to set the DRAM Clock. Options are Host CLK,
HCLK+33M or HCLK-33M. Please set the item according to the Host (CPU)
Clock and DRAM Clock.

SDRAM Cycle Length

This feature is similar to SDRAM CAS Latency Time. It controls the time delay
(in clock cycles - CLKs) that passes before the SDRAM starts to carry out a
read command after receiving it. This also determines the number of CLKs for
the completion of the first part of a burst transfer. Thus, the lower the cycle
length, the faster the transaction. However, some SDRAM cannot handle the
lower cycle length and may become unstable. So, set the SDRAM Cycle
Length to 2 for optimal performance if possible but increase it to 3 if your
system becomes unstable.

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Bank Interleave

This feature enables you to set the interleave mode of the SDRAM interface.
Interleaving allows banks of SDRAM to alternate their refresh and access
cycles. One bank will undergo its refresh cycle while another is being
accessed. This improves performance of the SDRAM by masking the refresh
time of each bank. A closer examination of interleaving will reveal that since
the refresh cycles of all the SDRAM banks are staggered, this produces a
kind of pipelining effect. If there are 4 banks in the system, the CPU can
ideally send one data request to each of the SDRAM banks in consecutive
clock cycles. This means in the first clock cycle, the CPU will send an
address to Bank 0 and then send the next address to Bank 1 in the second
clock cycle before sending the third and fourth addresses to Banks 2 and 3
in the third and fourth clock cycles respectively. Each SDRAM DIMM consists
of either 2 banks or 4 banks. 2-bank SDRAM DIMMs use 16Mbit SDRAM chips
and are usually 32MB or less in size. 4-bank SDRAM DIMMs, on the other
hand, usually use 64Mbit SDRAM chips though the SDRAM density may be up
to 256Mbit per chip. All SDRAM DIMMs of at least 64MB in size or greater are
4-banked in nature.

If you are using a single 2-bank SDRAM DIMM, set this feature to 2-Bank. But
if you are using two 2-bank SDRAM DIMMs, you can use the 4-Bank option
as well. With 4-bank SDRAM DIMMs, you can use either interleave options.
Naturally, 4-bank interleave is better than 2-bank interleave so if possible, set
it to 4-Bank. Use 2-Bank only if you are using a single 2-bank SDRAM DIMM.
Notethat it is recommends that SDRAM bank interleaving be disabled if 16Mbit
SDRAM DIMMs are used.

Memory Hole

Enabling this feature reserves 15MB to 16MB memory address space to ISA
expansion cards that specifically require this setting. This makes the memory
from 15MB and up unavailable to the system. Expansion cards can only
access memory up to 16MB.

P2C/C2P Concurrency

When Disabled, CPU bus will be occupied during the entire PCI operation
period.

System BIOS Cacheable

Allows the system BIOS to be cached for faster system performance.

Video RAM Cacheable

This item allows you to "Enabled" or "Disabled" on Video RAM Cacheable.

Frame Buffer Size

This item defines the amount of system memory that will be shared and uses
as video memory.

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AGP Aperture Size

Options : 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256

This option selects the size of the AGP aperture. The aperture is a portion of
the PCI memory address range dedicated as graphics memory address space.
Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without
need for translation. This size also determines the maximum amount of system
RAM that can be allocated to the graphics card for texture storage.

AGP Aperture size is set by the formula : maximum usable AGP memory size
x 2 plus 12MB. That means that usable AGP memory size is less than half of
the AGP aperture size. That's because the system needs AGP memory
(uncached) plus an equal amount of write combined memory area and an
additional 12MB for virtual addressing. This is address space, not physical
memory used. The physical memory is allocated and released as needed only
when Direct3D makes a "create non-local surface" call.

AGP-4X Mode

Set to Enabled if your AGP card supports the 4X mode, which transfers video
data at 1066MB/s.

AGP Driving Control

This item is use for control AGP drive strength.
Auto: Setup AGP drive strength by default setting.
Manual: Setup AGP drive strength by manual setting.

AGP Driving Value

Key in a HEX number to control AGP output buffer drive strength.
Min = 00, Max = FF.

AGP Fast Write

To enable this function can increase VGA performance on graphic designed.

Panel Type

This item allows you to select different of Panel type.

Boot Device Select

This item allows you to select different type of devices for boot up.

OnChip USB

If your system contains a Universal Serial Bus controller and you have a USB
peripheral, select Enabled. The next option will become available.

USB Keyboard Support

This item lets you enable or disable the USB keyboard driver within the
onboard BIOS.

OnChip Sound

This menu can access the sound controller automaticlly

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CPU to PCI Write Buffer

This controls the CPU write buffer to the PCI bus. If this buffer is disabled,
the CPU writes directly to the PCI bus. Although this may seem like the faster
and thus, the better method, this isn't true. Because the CPU bus is faster
than the PCI bus, any CPU writes to the PCI bus has to wait until the PCI bus
is ready to receive data. This prevents the CPU from doing anything else until
it has completed sending the data to the PCI bus. Enabling the buffer enables
the CPU to immediately write up to 4 words of data to the buffer so that it
can continue on another task without waiting for those 4 words of data to
reach the PCI bus. The data in the write buffer will be written to the PCI bus
when the next PCI bus read cycle starts. The difference here is that it does
so without stalling the CPU for the entire CPU to PCI transaction. Therefore,
it's recommended that you enable the CPU to PCI write buffer.

PCI Dynamic Bursting

When enabled, data transfer on the PCI bus, where possible, make use of the
high-performance PCI bust protocol, in which greater amounts of data are
transferred at a single command.

PCI Master 0 WS Write

This function determines whether there's a delay before any writes to the PCI
bus. If this is enabled, then writes to the PCI bus are executed immediately
(with zero wait states), as soon as the PCI bus is ready to receive data. But
if it is disabled, then every write transaction to the PCI bus is delayed by one
wait state. Normally, it's recommended that you enable this for faster PCI
performance. However, disabling it may be useful when overclocking the PCI
bus results in instability. The delay will generally improve the overclockability
of the PCI bus.

PCI Master 0 WS Read

This function determines whether there's a delay before any writes to the PCI
bus. If this is enabled, then read to the PCI bus are executed immediately
(with zero wait states), as soon as the PCI bus is ready to receive data. But
if it is disabled, then every read transaction to the PCI bus is delayed by one
wait state. Normally, it's recommended that you enable this for faster PCI
performance. However, disabling it may be useful when overclocking the PCI
bus results in instability. The delay will generally improve the overclockability
of the PCI bus.

PCI Delay Transaction

The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer to support delay
transactions cycles. Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specifica­tion version 2.1.

Delay Transaction

The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer to support delay
transactions cycles. Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specifica­tion version 2.1.

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PCI Master Read Caching

To enable this function, the CPU L2 cache will be used to cache PCI master
reads. This boosts the performance of PCI master. It's recommend to disable
this feature

PCI Master Broken Timer

To enable this feature allows for slower PCI bus mastering expansion cards.

PCI # 2 Access # 1 Retry

This BIOS feature is linked to the CPU to PCI Write Buffer. Normally, the CPU to
PCI Write Buffer is enabled. All writes to the PCI bus are, as such, 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.

There's a possibility that the buffer write to the PCI bus may fail. When that
happens, this BIOS option determines if the buffer write should be reattempt­ed or sent back for arbitration. If this BIOS option is enabled, then the buffer
will attempt to write to the PCI bus until successful. If disabled, the buffer will
flush its contents and register the transaction as failed. The CPU will have to
write again to the write buffer. It is recommended that you enable this feature
unless you have many slow PCI devices in your system. In that case,
disabling this feature will prevent the generation of too many retries which
may severely tax the PCI bus.

ISA Bus Clock

Allows you to set the speed of the ISA bus in fractions fo the PCI bus speed,
so if the PCI bus is operating at its theroretical maximum, 33Mhz, PCICLK/3
would yield an ISA speed of 11Mhz. The choices: 7.159Mhz, PCICLK/4 and
PCICLK/3.

AGP Master 1 WS Write

By default, the AGP busmastering device waits for at least 2 wait states or
AGP clock cycles before it starts a write transaction. This BIOS option allows
you to reduce the delay to only 1 wait state or clock cycle. For better AGP
write performance, enable this option but disable it if you experience weird
graphical anomalies like wireframe effects and pixel artifacts after enabling
this option.

AGP Master 1 WS Read

By default, the AGP busmastering device waits for at least 2 wait states or
AGP clock cycles before it starts a read transaction. This BIOS option allows
you to reduce the delay to only 1 wait state or clock cycle. For better AGP
read performance, enable this option but disable it if you experience weird
graphical anomalies like wireframe effects and pixel artifacts after enabling
this option.

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Integrated Peripherals

 ¯ ® ¬:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-SAfe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

OnChip IDE Channel 0/1

Select "Enabled" to activate each on-board IDE channel separately, Select
"Disabled", if you install an add-on IDE Control card

IDE Prefetch Mode

Enable prefetching for IDE drive interfaces that support its faster drive
accesses. If you are getting disk drive errors, change the setting to omit the
drive interface where the errors occur. Depending on the configuration of
your IDE subsystem, this field may not appear, and it does appear when the
Internal PCI/IDE filed, above, is Disabled.

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Primary & Secondary Master/Slave PIO

These four PIO fields let you set a PIO mode (0-4) for each of four IDE
devices. When under "Auto" mode, the system automatically set the best
mode for each device

Primary & Secondary Master/Slave UDMA

When set to "Auto" mode, the system will detect if the hard drive supports
Ultra DMA mode.

Init Display First

Select "AGP" or "PCI Slot" for system to detect first when boot-up.

IDE HDD Block Mode

This feature enhances disk performance by allowing multi-sector data
transfers and eliminates the interrupt handling time for each sector.

Onboard LAN Boot ROM

This feature allows you to run LAN Boot function. Select "Disnabled" not to
access this function

Onboard LAN1

Select "Enabled" if your system contains a LAN1 port.

Onboard LAN2

Select "Enabled" if your system contains a LAN1 port.

Onboard FDD Controller

Select "Enabled" to activate the on-board FDD
Select "Disabled" to activate an add-on FDD

Onboard Serial Port 1 & 2

Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first/second serial port.
The default value for the first serial port is "3F8/IRQ4" and the second serial
port is "2F8/IRQ3".

Onboard Parallel Port

Select address and interrupt for the Parallel port.

Onboard Parallel Mode

Select an operating mode for the parallel port. Mode options are Normal, EPP,
ECP, ECP/EPP.

ECP Mode Use DMA

Select a DMA channel if parallel Mode is set as ECP, ECP/EPP.

Parallel Port EPP Type

Select a EPP Type if parallel Port is set as EPP, ECP/EPP.

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Onboard Legacy Audio

Configuration options: Enabled and Disabled. When Enabled, select additional
settings for SoundBlaster Compatibillity and MPU-401 functionallity

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Power Management Setup

 ¯ ® ¬:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-SAfe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

ACPI Function
Select Enabled only if your computer's operating system supports ACPI (the
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) specification. Currently,
Windows 98 and Windows2000 support ACPI.

Power Management

There are 4 selections for Power Management, 3 of which have fixed mode :

Disabled (default) No power management. Disables all four modes.

Min. Power Saving Minimum power management. Doze Mode = 1 hr.,

Max. Power Saving Maximum power management -- ONLY AVAILABLE FOR

User Defined Allows you to set each mode individually. When not

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Standby Mode = 1 hr., Suspend Mode = 1 hr.,

SL CPU's.. Doze Mode = 1 min., Standby Mode = 1 min.,
Suspend Mode = 1 min.

disabled, each of the ranges are from 1 min. to 1 hr.

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PM Control By APM

When enabled, an Advanced power Management device will be activated to
enhance the Max. Power Saving mode and stop the CPU internal clock. If the
Max. Power Saving is not enabled, this will be preset to No.

Video Off Option

Controls what causes the display to be switched off
Suspend -> Off Always On All Mode -> Off

Video Off Method

This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.

V/H SYNC+Blank cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal

Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the screen.

DPMS Initial display power management signaling.

Modem Use IRQ

Name the interrupt request (IRQ) assigned to the modem (if any) on your
system. Activity of the selected IRQ always awakens the system.

Soft-Off By PWRBTN

The field defines the power-off mode when using an ATX power supply. The
Instant-Off mode means powering off immediately when pressing the power
button. In the Delay 4 Sec mode, the system powers off when the power
button is pressed for more than four seconds or places the system in a very
low-power-usage state, with only enough circuitry receiving power to detect
power button activity or resume by ring activity when press for less than
four seconds. The default is 'Instant-Off'.

State After Power Failure

This item allows you to select three status after the power failure. The
choices are ON, OFF and Auto.

Wake Up Events

Setting an event on each device listed to awaken the system from a soft off
state.

Power Button

synchronization signals and writes blanks to the
screen.

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Wake Up on LAN

Wake Up on Modem

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PnP/PCI Configuration

 ¯ ® ¬:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-SAfe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

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.

PnP OS Installed

Select Yes if the system operating environment is Plug-and-Play aware (e.g.,
Windows 95).

Reset Configuration Data

Normally, you leave this field Disabled. Select Enabled to reset ESCD (Extend­ed System Configuration Date) 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.

Resource Controlled By

The Award Play and Play BIOS can automatically configure all the boot and
Plug-and-Play compatible devices. If you select Auto, all the interrupt request
(IRQ) and DMA assignment fields disappear, as the BIOS automatically assigns
them.

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IRQ Resources

When resources are controlled manually, assign each system interrupt as one
of the following types, depending on the type of device using the interrupt :

Legacy ISA Devices compliant with the original PC/AT bus specification,

PCI/ISA PnP Device compliant with the Plug and Play standard, whether

DMA Resources

When resources are controlled manually, assign each system DMA channel
as one of the following types, depending on the type of device using the
DMA :

Legacy ISA Devices compliant with the original PC/AT bus specification,

PCI/ISA PnP Devices compliant with the Plug and Play standard, whether

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

Normally this option is always Disabled! Nonstandard VGA display adapters
such as overlay cards or MPEG video cards may not show colors properly.
Setting Enabled should correct this problem. If this field set Enabled, any I/O
access on the ISA bus to the VGA card's palette registers will be reflected
on the PCI bus. This will allow overlay cards to adapt to the changing palette
colors.

Assign IRQ For VGA

Many high-end graphics accelerator cards now require an IRQ to function
properly. Disabling this feature with such cards will cause improper operation
and/or poor performance. Thus, it's best to make sure you enable this feature
if you are having problems with your graphics accelerator card. However,
some low-end cards don't need an IRQ to run normally. Check your graphics
card's documentation (manual). If it states that the card does not require an
IRQ, then you can disable this feature to release an IRQ for other uses. When
in doubt, it's best to leave it enabled unless you really need the IRQ.

requiring a specific interrupt (such as IRQ4 for serial port 1).

designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture.

requiring a specific DMA channel.

designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture.

Assign IRQ For USB

Windows 95 will automatically give an IRQ to the USB port even if there is no
USB peripheral connected. Disabling this will free the IRQ.

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PC Health Status

This section describes CPU tempearature for the system.

Current CPU Temperature

Show you the current CPU temperature

Current System Temperature

Show you the current system temperature

Current CPUFAN Speed

Show you the current CPUFAN operating speed

Vcore

Show you one type of CPU voltage

+2.5, +3.3V, +5V, +12V

Show you the different voltage can be used for the system

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Frequency/Voltage Control

This section describes Frequency and Voltage control for the system.

Auto Detect DIMM/PCI CLK

When enabled, this item will auto detect if the DIMM and PCI socket have
devices and will send clock signal to DIMM and PCI devices. When disabled, it
will send the clock signal to all DIMM and PCI socket.

Spread Spectrum

This item allows you to enable/disable the spread spectrum modulate.

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POST Codes

The following codes are not displayed on the screen. They can only be
viewed on the LED display of a so called POST card. The codes are listened
in the same order as the according functions are executed at PC startup. If
you have access to a POST Card reader, you can watch the system perform
each test by the value that's displayed. If the system hangs (if there's a
problem) the last value displayed will give you a good idea where and what
went wrong, or what's bad on the system board.

CODE DESCRIPTION OF CHECK

CFh Test CMOS R/W functionality.

C0h Early chipset initialization:

C1h Detect memory

C3h Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM

C5h Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 & F000

0h1 Expand the Xgroup codes locating in physical address 1000:0

02h Reserved

03h Initial Superio_Early_Init switch.

04h Reserved

05h 1. Blank out screen

06h Reserved

07h 1. Clear 8042 interface

08h 1. Test special keyboard controller for Winbond 977

09h Reserved

0Ah 1. Disable PS/2 mouse interface (optional).

0Bh Reserved

0Ch Reserved

-Disable shadow RAM

-Disable L2 cache (socket 7 or below)

-Program basic chipset registers

-Auto-detection of DRAM size, type and ECC.

-Auto-detection of L2 cache (socket 7 or below)

shadow RAM.

2. Clear CMOS error flag

2. Initialize 8042 self-test

series Super I/O chips.

2. Enable keyboard interface.

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.

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0Dh Reserved

0Eh Test F000h segment shadow to see whether it is R/W-able or

0Fh Reserved

10h Auto detect flash type to load appropriate flash R/W codes into

11h Reserved

12h Use walking 1's algorithm to check out interface in CMOS

13h Reserved

14h Program chipset default values into chipset. Chipset default

15h Reserved

16h Initial onboard clock generator if Early_Init_Onboard_Generator

17h Reserved

18h Detect CPU information including brand, SMI type (Cyrix or

19h Reserved

1Ah Reserved

1Bh Initial interrupts vector table. If no special specified, all H/W

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

24h Prepare BIOS resource map for PCI & PnP use. If ESCD is

not. If test fails, keep beeping the speaker.

the run time area in F000 for ESCD & DMI support.

circuitry. Also set real-time clock power status, and then
check for override.

values are MODBINable by OEM customers.

is defined. See also POST 26h.

Intel) and CPU level (586 or 686).

interrupts are directed to SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR & S/W inter­rupts to SPURIOUS_soft_HDLR.

value for RTC minute.

2. Load CMOS settings into BIOS stack. If CMOS checksum
fails, use default value instead.

valid, take into consideration of the ESCD's legacy information.

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25h Early PCI Initialization:

26h 1. If Early_Init_Onboard_Generator is not defined Onboard

27h Initialize INT 09 buffer

28h Reserved

29h 1. Program CPU internal MTRR (P6 & PII)

2Ah Reserved

2Bh Invoke Video BIOS

2Ch Reserved

2Dh 1. Initialize double-byte language font (Optional)

2Eh Reserved

2Fh Reserved

30h Reserved

31h Reserved

32h Reserved

33h Reset keyboard if Early_Reset_KB is defined e.g. Winbond 977

34h Reserved

35h Test DMA Channel 0

36h Reserved

37h Test DMA Channel 1.

38h Reserved

39h Test DMA page registers.

3Ah Reserved

3Bh Reserved

-Enumerate PCI bus number.

-Assign memory & I/O resource

-Search for a valid VGA device & VGA BIOS,
and put it into C000:0

clock generator initialization. Disable respective clock
resource to empty PCI & DIMM slots.

2. Init onboard PWM

3. Init onboard H/W monitor devices

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.

2. Put information on screen display, including Award title,
CPU type, CPU speed, full screen logo.

series Super I/O chips. See also POST 63h.

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3Ch Test 8254

3Dh Reserved

3Eh Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 1.

3Fh Reserved

40h Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 2.

41h Reserved

42h Reserved

43h Test 8259 functionality.

44h Reserved

45h Reserved

46h Reserved

47h Initialize EISA slot

48h Reserved

49h 1. Calculate total memory by testing the last double

4Ah Reserved

4Bh Reserved

4Ch Reserved

4Dh Reserved

4Eh 1. Program MTRR of M1 CPU

4Fh Reserved

50h Initialize USB Keyboard & Mouse.

51h Reserved

52h Test all memory (clear all extended memory to 0)

53h Clear password according to H/W jumper (Optional)

54h Reserved

55h Display number of processors (multi-processor platform)

56h Reserved

word of each 64K page.

2. Program write allocation for AMD K5 CPU.

2. Initialize L2 cache for P6 class CPU & program
CPU with proper cacheable range.

3. Initialize the APIC for P6 class CPU.

4. On MP platform, adjust the cacheable range to smaller
one in case the cacheable ranges between each CPU
are not identical.

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57h 1. Display PnP logo

58h Reserved

59h Initialize the combined Trend Anti-Virus code.

5Ah Reserved

5Bh (Optional Feature) Show message for entering AWDFLASH.EXE

5Ch Reserved

5Dh 1. Initialize Init_Onboard_Super_IO

5Eh Reserved

5Fh Reserved

60h Okay to enter Setup utility; i.e. not until this POST stage can

61h Reserved

62h Reserved

63h Reset keyboard if Early_Reset_KB is not defined.

64h Reserved

65h Initialize PS/2 Mouse

66h Reserved

67h Prepare memory size information for function call:

68h Reserved

69h Turn on L2 cache

6Ah Reserved

6Bh Program chipset registers according to items described in

6Ch Reserved

6Dh 1. Assign resources to all ISA PnP devices.

6Eh Reserved

6Fh 1. Initialize floppy controller

70h Reserved

2. Early ISA PnP initialization

-Assign CSN to every ISA PnP device.

from FDD (optional)

2. Initialize Init_Onbaord_AUDIO.

users enter the CMOS setup utility.

INT 15h ax=E820h

Setup & Auto-configuration table.

2. Auto assign ports to onboard COM ports if the
corresponding item in Setup is set to "AUTO".

2. Set up floppy related fields in 40:hardware.

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71h Reserved

72h Reserved

73h (Reserved

74h Reserved

75h Detect & install all IDE devices: HDD, LS120, ZIP, CDROM..

76h (Optional Feature)

77h Detect serial ports & parallel ports.

78h Reserved

79h Reserved

7Ah Detect & install co-processor

7Bh Reserved

7Ch Init HDD write protect.

7Dh Reserved

7Eh Reserved

7Fh Switch back to text mode if full screen logo is supported.

80h Reserved

81h Reserved

Enter AWDFLASH.EXE if:

-AWDFLASH.EXE is found in floppy drive.

-ALT+F2 is pressed.

- If errors occur, report errors & wait for keys

- If no errors occur or F1 key is pressed to continue :
wClear EPA or customization logo.

E8POST.ASM starts

82h 1. Call chipset power management hook.

83h Save all data in stack back to CMOS

84h Initialize ISA PnP boot devices

85h 1. USB final Initialization

86h Reserved

87h NET PC: Build SYSID Structure.

88h Reserved

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2. Recover the text fond used by EPA logo
(not for full screen logo)

3. If password is set, ask for password.

2. Switch screen back to text mode

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8Ah Reserved

8Bh 1. Invoke all ISA adapter ROMs

8Ch Reserved

8Dh 1. Enable/Disable Parity Check according to CMOS setup

8Eh Reserved

8Fh Clear noise of IRQs

90h Reserved

91h Reserved

92h Reserved

93h Read HDD boot sector information for Trend Anti-Virus code

94h 1. Enable L2 cache

95h Update keyboard LED & typematic rate

96h 1. Build MP table

FFh Boot attempt (INT 19h)

2. Set up ACPI table at top of the memory.

2. Invoke all PCI ROMs (except VGA)

2. APM Initialization

2. Program Daylight Saving

3. Program boot up speed

4. Chipset final initialization.

5. Power management final initialization

6. Clear screen & display summary table

7. Program K6 write allocation

8. Program P6 class write combining

2. Build & update ESCD

3. Set CMOS century to 20h or 19h

4. Load CMOS time into DOS timer tick

5. Build MSIRQ routing table.

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Howto : Flash the BIOS

To flash your BIOS you'll need

1) a xxxxx.bin file that is a file image of the new BIOS

2) AWDFLASH.EXE a utility that can write the data-file into the BIOS chip.

Create a new, clean DOS 6 bootable floppy with "format a: /s".

Copy flash utility and the BIOS image file to this disk.

Turn your computer off. Insert the floppy you just created and boot the
computer. As it boots up, hit the [DEL] key to enter the CMOS setup. Go to
"LOAD SETUP (or BIOS) DEFAULTS," and then save and exit the setup
program. Continue to boot with the floppy disk.

Type "AWDFLASH" to execute the flash utility. When prompted, enter the
name of the new BIOS image and begin the flash procedure. Note: If you
reboot now, you may not be able to boot again.

After the flash utility is complete, reboot the system.

What to do when the Award flasher says:
Insufficient memory

1. In CMOS Chipset Features Setup, Disable Video Bios Cacheable.

2. Hit Esc, F10, Save and exit.

3. Flash the BIOS and reboot

4. Enter CMOS Chipset Features Setup,and Enable Video Bios Cacheable,
hit Esc, F10, Save and reboot.

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What if things go wrong

if you use the wrong Flash BIOS or if the writing process gets interrupted,
there is a fat chance that your computer won't boot anymore.

How can you recover a corrupt BIOS ?

Boot-block booting (this works only for Award BIOS)

Modern motherboards based on Award BIOS have a boot-block BIOS. This is
small area of the BIOS that doesn't get overwritten when you flash a BIOS.
The boot-block BIOS only has support for the floppy drive. If you have the
AGP video enabled you won't see anything on the screen because the boot­block BIOS only supports an ISA videocard.

If you do not want to change your AGP video setting than proceed as
follows:

The boot-block BIOS will execute an AUTOEXEC.BAT file on a bootable
diskette. Copy an Award flasher & the correct BIOS *.bin file on the floppy
and execute it automatically by putting awdflash *.bin in the AUTOEXEC.BAT
file.

Solution 2: Hot-swapping

1. Replace the corrupt chip by a working one. The working BIOS doesn't have

to be written for your board, it just has to give you a chance of booting to
DOS.

BIOSs for the same chipset mostly work. (Chipsets that not differ too much
also mostly work. (e.g. Triton FX chipset and Triton HX chipset)

2. Boot the system to DOS (with floppy or HD)

3. Be sure that the System BIOS cacheable option in your BIOS is enabled! If

so replace (while the computer is powered on) the BIOS chip with the corrupt
one. This should work fine with most boards because the BIOS is shadowed
in RAM.

4. Flash an appropriate BIOS to the corrupt chip and reboot.

NOTE: Use a flasher from MRBIOS (http://www.mrbios.com). Utilities that
come with your motherboard often use specific BIOS-hooks. Because you
have booted with a BIOS not written for your motherboard they usually don't
work. The MR Flash utilities communicate directly with your Flash Rom and
always work. In most cases they flash a non-MRBIOS to your BIOS chip
without problems.

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Warranty

This product is warranted to be in good working order for a period of one
year from the date of purchase. Should this product fail to be in good working
order at any time during this period, we will, at our option, replace or repair it
at no additional charge except as set forth in the following terms. This
warranty does not apply to products damaged by misuse, modifications,
accident or disaster.

Vendor assumes no liability for any damages, lost profits, lost savings or any
other incidental or consequential damage resulting from the use, misuse of, or
inability to use this product. Vendor will not be liable for any claim made by
any other related party.

Return authorization must be obtained from the vendor before returned
merchandise will be accepted. Authorization can be obtained by calling or
faxing the vendor and requesting a Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA)
number. Returned goods should always be accompanied by a clear problem
description.

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