Aristo AM-619 User Manual

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Electronic Emission Notices

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital

device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable

protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment

generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in

accordance with instructions contained in this manual, may cause harmful interference

to radio and television communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference

will not occur in a particular installation.

If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which

can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to

correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

- REORIENT OR RELOCATE THE RECEIVING ANTENNA

- INCREASE THE SEPARATION BETWEEN THE EQUIPMENT AND THE RECEIVER

- CONNECT THE EQUIPMENT INTO AN OUTLET ON A CIRCUIT DIFFERENT FROM

THAT OF THE RECEIVER

- CONSULT THE DEALER OR AN EXPERIENCED AUDIO/TELEVISION TECHNICIAN

NOTE: Connecting this device to peripheral devices that do not comply with Class B

requirements, or using an unshielded peripheral data cable, could also result

in harmful interference to radio or television reception.

The user is cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved

by the party responsible for compliance could void the users authority to

operate this equipment.

To ensure that the use of this product does not contribute to interference, it is

necessary to use shielded I/O cables.

reproduced by any means.

While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this manual, no responsibility for errors

or omissions is assumed. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the

information contained herein.

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Table of Contents

HARDWARE CONFIGURATION .............................................................. 3

Key Features ............................................................................................... 3

Motherboard Layout (Model Code No. - 35881902) ................................... 5

Jumper Settings .......................................................................................... 6

JP1, JP2, JP3, JP4, JP6, JP8 - CPU Type Selection ............................. 6

JP31 - CMOS Clear ................................................................................ 6

JP26, JP37 - BIOS Program Voltage ..................................................... 7

JP38, JP39, JP40 - Sound Enable ........................................................ 7

Installation ................................................................................................... 8

Installing the Retention Mechanism

for Intel® Pentium® II or Intel® Celeron® Processor ........................... 8

Installing the Processor ........................................................................ 8

Installing the DIMMs .............................................................................. 9

Setting the Processor Speed ................................................................ 9

BIOS SETUP ............................................................................................... 1 0

Starting Setup .............................................................................................. 10

Main Menu ................................................................................................... 10

Standard CMOS Setup ................................................................................ 12

BIOS Features Setup ................................................................................... 14

Chipset Features Setup .............................................................................. 14

Power Management Setup .......................................................................... 14

PNP/PCI Configuration Setup ..................................................................... 14

Integrated Peripherals ................................................................................ 14

Supervisor/User Passward Setting ............................................................ 14

Flash Update Procedure ............................................................................. 16

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HARDWARE CONFIGURATION

This Micro ATX motherboard is based on the SiS 5600 Chipset. The chipset is

a highly integrated solution enabling a cost effective motherboard and desktop

design for the Pentium II and Celeron processor. The main board supports

3.3V FPM/EDO DRAM or Synchronous DRAM. The features on board include

Super-I/O, Ultra DMA 33 / PCI bus master IDE , PCI version 2.1 compliant, AGP

specification compliant, ECC, USB, VRM 8.2 compliant, Micro ATX specification

1.0 compliant, hardware monitoring.

This motherboard is ready for the PC98 requirements.

Key Features

Motherboard PCB :

 4-layer, Micro-ATX type design.

 PCB dimensions : 244mm x 192mm (to be revised).

 Utilization of SMD components on chipset, discrete components and logic ICs.

The CPU

·  Full support for Intel® Pentium II and Celeron processors using slot 1 connector.

 Support bus speed of 66 MHz and 100MHz, this includes all Pentium II and Celeron

processors from 200MHz to 450MHz and future processor .

VRM (Voltage Regulator Modules) on Board

 Flexible motherboard design with on-board VRM 8.2, easy to upgrade

with Intels future overdrive® processors.

Cache

 Pentium® II Processor built-in L2 cache (the TagRAM and two or four

BSRAMs for 256KB or 512KB).

System Memory

 A total of three 168-pin DIMM sockets (3.3V FPM/EDO / Synchronous

DRAM ).

 Supports Extended Data Out (EDO) DRAM at 50ns and 60ns Speeds.

 Support Symmetrical and Asymmetrical DRAM addressing.

 Memory size up to 1.5G bytes.

 Support single and double density DIMMs of 1M, 2M, 4M ,8M and 16M

depth (x64 or x72).

 Support Error Checking and Correction (ECC) using parity DRAM modules.

 Banks of different DRAM types and depths can be mixed.

 Support for Auto Detection of Memory Type.

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On-Board I/O

 On board two PCI fast IDE ports supporting up to 4 ATA, ATA2 and Ultra

DMA33 IDE HDDs, CD-ROMs, ZIP drives and LS-120 drives as boot

drive.

 Support Bus Master IDE and PIO mode 4 and Ultra DMA33 (up to 33M

bytes/sec) transfer.

 One ECP/EPP parallel port

 Two 16550 Compatible UART serial ports.

 One floppy port, Supports two FDD of 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB , 1.44MB

and 2.88MB capacity.

 Two USB port.

 One PS/2 Type keyboard port .

 PS/2 mouse port .

 Infrared (IrDA) is supported via a header.

 WOL(Wake on LAN) header is supported.

 Creative SB-LINK header is supported.

 One Line/speaker out, one Mic in, one Line in and one MIDI/Gameport

(Optional)

System BIOS

 1M or 2M Flash BIOS supporting PnP, APM, ATAPI and Windows 95

 Jumper selection for 5V or 12V Flash memory voltage.

 Auto detects and supports LBA hard disks with capacities up to 8.4GB.

 Easy to upgrade BIOS by end-user.

Plug-and-Play

 Supports plug and play specification 1.1a.

 Plug and play for DOS, Windows® 3.X, Windows® 95 as well as

Windows

 Fully steerable PCI interrupts.

® 98.

Power Management

 Support SMM, APM and ACPI.

 Break switch for instant suspend/resume on system operations.

 Energy star Green PC complaint.

 Hardware monitoring circuitry is supported, provides voltage, temperature,

fan speed, etc. monitoring .

 Support Micro ATX specification 1.0 .

 Support WOL and Wake on Ring(External Modem) system management

On board Sound Sub-system(Optional)

 Creative ViBRA 16XV Sound Chip is used.

 Sound blaster 16 compatible.

 Full Duplex 16-bit record & playback.

 Roland MPU401 UART mode compatible.

 Integrated CQM and FM synthesiser.

 PnP and AMP 1.2 support.

Expansion Slots

 1 AGP slot (ver. 1.0, 1x/2x mode supported).

 3 PCI bus master slots (rev. 2.1 compliant, with 1 PCI slot sharing with

1 ISA slot).

 1 ISA slots (1 ISA slot shares with 1 PCI slot).

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Motherboard Layout (Model Code No. - 35881902)

The following diagrams show the relative positions of the jumpers, connectors,

major components and banks on the motherboard.

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1 1 1

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Jumper Settings

This chapter explains how to configure the motherboards hardware. Before

using your computer, make sure all jumpers and DRAM modules are set

correctly. Refer to this chapter whenever in doubt.

JP40

JP39

JP26

JP37

JP1

JP2

JP3

JP4

JP31

JP38

JP8

JP6

JP1, JP2, JP3, JP4, JP6, JP8 - CPU Type Selection

CPU Type and Speed JP1 JP2 JP3 JP4 JP6 JP8

Pentium II - 233MHz*

Pentium II - 266MHz

Pentium II - 300MHz

Pentium II - 333MHz

Pentium II - 350MHz

Pentium II - 400MHz

Pentium II - 450MHz

(1-2*)

(1-2)

(1-2*)

(2-3)

(1-2)

(2-3)

(2-3*)

(1-2)

(2-3)

(1-2)

(2-3)

(1-2)

(2-3)

(2-3*)

(1-2)

(2-3)

(1-2)

(1-2*)

(1-2)

(2-3)

(1-2)

(2-3)

If the CPU type is 100XMHz(eg. 350MHz, 400MHz, 450MHz), the DIMM must be PC-100.

JP31 - CMOS Clear

JP31 Selection

(2-3*) Normal*

(1-2) CMOS Clear

* =Default setting

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JP26, JP37 - BIOS Program Voltage

JP26 JP37 Selection

(1-2) (1-2) INTEL

(2-3) (1-2) MX

(2-3) (2-3) ATMEL/SST

(2-4) (2-3) 2M BIOS

JP26 & JP37 are pre-installed in the factory. They should NOT be altered by

the users.

JP38, JP39, JP40 - Sound Enable

JP38 JP39 JP40 Selection

(1-2*) (1-2*) (1-2*) Enable Sound*

(2-3) (2-3) (2-3) Disable Sound

* =Default setting

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Installation

Installing the Retention Mechanism for Intel® Pentium® II

or Intel® Celeron® Processor

To install the retention mechanism, follow these steps:

1. Locate Slot 1 and the four attachment holes on the motherboard.

2. To position the mechanism, orient it as shown in figure. The tab on the

connector fits into a notch in the base of the mechanism. Press down on

the studs until it is firmly seated in attachment holes. When properly

seated, the base of the mechanism is flush with the motherboard.

Adapter for

Intel® Celeron® CPU

(This adapter is for installing

the Celeron® CPU only)

Attachment

Holes

Studs

Retention

Mechanism

Slot 1

Installing the Processor

To install the processor, follow these steps:

1. Insert the processor in the retention mechanism.

2. Press down on the processor until it is firmly seated in the Slot 1 connector.

Intel®

Pentium II®

CPU

Latches

Intel®

Celeron®

CPU

Retention

Mechanism

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Installing the DIMMs

1. Turn off all peripheral devices connected to the computer. Turn off the

computer.

2. Remove the computer cover and locate the DIMM sockets.

3. Holding the DIMM by the edges, remove it from its antistatic package.

4. Make sure the clips at either end of the socket are pushed away from the

socket.

Clip

DIMM Socket

Notch

DIMM

Clip

5. Position the DIMM above the socket. Align the two small notches in the

bottom edge of the DIMM with the keys in the socket.

6. Insert the bottom edge of the DIMM into the socket.

7. When the DIMM is seated, push down on the top edge of the DIMM until the

retaining clips at the ends of the socket snap into place. Make sure the

clips are firmly in place.

8. Replace the computer cover.

9. If you installed a DIMM with ECC memory, start the computer and use the

ECC Configuration feature in Setup to enable the use of ECC.

Setting the Processor Speed

After you install the processor and install the motherboard, set the processor

speed by CMOS setup. Change the CPU speed as detailed in the manual.

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BIOS SETUP

This chapter discusses Awards Setup Program built into the ROM BIOS. The Setup

Program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This special information

is then stored in battery-backed RAM, which retains the setup information when the

power is turned off.

Starting Setup

The Award BIOS is immediately activated when you turn 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 :

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

2. 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 can 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 the <Ctrl>, <Alt>,

and <Delete> keys. If you do not press the keys at the correct time and the system does

not reset, an error message will be displayed and you will again be asked to ...

PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, DEL TO ENTER SETUP

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.

In Case of Problems

If, after making and saving system changes with the Setup Program, you discover that

your computer does not reset, use the Award BIOS defaults to override the CMOS

settings.

Main Menu

Once you enter the Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the

screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from various 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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ROM PCI/ISA BIOS

CMOS SETUP UTILITY

AWARD SOFTWARE. INC.

STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

BIOS FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP USER PASSWORD

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP HDD LOW LEVEL FORMAT

LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP

LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

Esc : Quit éêèç : Select Item

F10 : Save & Exit Setup (Shift) F2 : Change Color

Time. Date. Hard Disk Type

(Note : The figures of BIOS Setup Menu included here only show a typical

case, and may not be exactly the same as the one on your unit.)

Note that a brief description of each highlighted item will appear at the bottom

of the screen.

Standard This setup page includes all the items of Award special standard

CMOS Setup features.

BIOS Features This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced

Setup features.

Chipset This setup page includes all the items of chipset special features.

Features Setup

Power This entry only appears if your system supports Power Management

Management Green PC standards.

Setup

PNP / PCI This entry appears if your system supports PNP/PCI.

Configuration

Setup

Load BIOS The BIOS defaults have been set by the manufacturer and represent

Defaults settings which provide the minimum requirements for your system

to operate.

Load Setup The chipset defaults are settings which provide for maximum system

Defaults performance. While Award has designed the custom BIOS to

maximize performance, the manufacturer has the right to change

these defaults to meet its needs.

Integrated This section page includes all the items of IDE hard drive and

Peripherals Programmed Input / Output features.

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Supervisor / Changes, sets, or disables password. It allows you to limit access

User Password to the system and the Setup Program.

Setting

IDE HDD Auto Automatically detects and configures the hard disk parameters. The

Detection Award BIOS includes this ability in the event you are uncertain of

your hard disks parameters.

HDD Low Level If supported by your system, this provides a hard disk low level

Format format utility.

Save & Exit Saves value changes to CMOS and exits setup.

Setup

Exit Without

Abandons all CMOS value changes and exits setup.

Save

Standard CMOS Setup

The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories. Each category

includes one or more setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use

the <PgUp> or <PgDn> key to select the desired value in each item.

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS

STANDARD CMOS SETUP

AWARD SOFTWARE. INC.

Date (mm:dd:yy) : Thu, Jan 23 1997

Time (hh:mm:ss) : 00:00:00

HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS. HEADS PRECOMP LANDZ SECTORS Mode

Primary Master : None 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---

Primary Slave : None 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---

Secondary Master : None 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---

Secondary Slave : None 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---

Drive A : 1.44M, 3.5 in Base Memory : 640K

Drive B : None Extended Memory : 15360K

Video : EGA/VGA Other Memory : 384K

Halt on : All Errors Total Memory : 16384K

Esc : Quit éêèç: Select Item PU/PD/+/- : Modify

F1 : Help (Shift) F2 : Change Color

(Note : The figures of BIOS Setup Menu included here only show a typical

case, and may not be exactly the same as the one on your unit.)

Date

The date format is <day-of-the-week>. <day> <month> <year>. Press

<F3> to display the calendar.

Time The time format is <hour> <Minute> <second> displayed in 24-hour

military-time clock. For example, 1 p. m. is displayed as 13:00:00.

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Primary These categories identify the types of the two channels that

Master/Primary have been installed in the computer. There are 45 predefined

Slave/Secondary types and one user definable types in BIOS. Type 1 to Type 45 are

Master/Secondary predefined. Type user is user-definable.

Slave

Press PgUp or PgDn to select a numbered hard disk type or type

the number and press <Enter>. Note that the specifications of your

drive must match with those of the drive table. The hard disk will

not work properly if you enter improper information for this category.

If your hard disk drive type is not matched or listed, you can select

Type User to define your own drive type manually.

If you select Type User, you will need to know the information

listed below. Enter the information directly from the keyboard

and press <Enter>. This information should be included in the

documentation from your hard disk vendor or the system

manufacturer.

If the controller of the HDD interface is ESDI, the selection shall be

Type1.

If the controller of the HDD interface is SCSI, the selection shall be

None .

If you select Type Auto, the BIOS will auto-detect the HDD and

CD-ROM drive at the POST stage and show the IDE for the HDD and

CD-ROM drive.

TYPE -Drive type

CYLS -Number of cylinders

HEADS -Number of heads

PRECOMP -Write precom

LANDZONE -Landing zone

SECTORS -Number of sectors

MODE -Mode type

If a hard disk has not been installed, select NONE and press

<Enter> .

Drive A Type / This category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B

Drive B Type that has been installed in the computer.

Video This category selects the type of video adapter used for the primary

system monitor. Although secondary monitors are supported, you

do not have to select them in Setup.

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BIOS Features Setup

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.

Chipset Features Setup

The Chipset Features Setup option is used to change the values of the chipset registers.

These registers control most of the system options in the computer.

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 must be stated that these items

should not be altered. The default settings have been chosen because they provide the

best operating conditions for your system.

Power Management Setup

The Power Management Setup Menu allows you to configure your system to most save

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

PNP/PCI Configuration Setup

This section describes how to configure the PCI bus system. This section covers some

very technical items and it is recommended that only experienced users should make

any changes to the default settings.

Integrated Peripherals

The Integrated Peripherals Setup allows the user to configure the onboard IDE controller,

floppy disk controller, the printer port and the serial ports.

Supervisor/User Password Setting

You can set either supervisor or user password, or both of them. The difference

between them are:

Supervisor Password : You can enter the Setup Program and change

the options of the setup menus.

User Password : You can enter the Setup Program but cannot

change the options of the setup menus.

When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the

screen to assist you in creating a password.

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ENTER PASSWORD:

Type the password, up to eight characters in length, and press<Enter>. The new password

will clear the previously entered password from the 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 operate without a password.

To disable a password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter the password.

A message will be displayed to confirm that the password is disabled.

PASSWORD DISABLED.

Once the password is disabled, the system will reset and you can enter the Setup

Program freely.

When a password is enabled, you will be prompted to enter it every time you try to enter

setup. This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any setting of your system

configuration.

In addition, when a password is enabled, you can require the BIOS to request a password

every time your system is rebooted. This would further prevent unauthorized use of your

computer.

The password requirement is defined by the Security Option of the BIOS Features

Setup Menu. If the Security Option is set to System, the password will be required both

at resetting and at entering setup. If the option is set to Setup, the prompt only appears

when you try to enter setup.

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Flash Update Procedure

A program AWDFLASH.EXE is included in the utility diskette. The user is recommended

to follow the procedure below to update the flash BIOS.

1. Create a DOS-bootable floppy diskette. Copy the new BIOS file (just obtained or

downloaded) and the utility program AWDFLASH.EXE to the diskette.

2. Allow the PC system to boot from the DOS diskette.

3. At the DOS prompt, key in

AWDFLASH

and hit <ENTER>

4. Enter the file name of the new BIOS.

5. The question: Do you want to save file? is displayed.

Key in N if there is no need to save the existing BIOS content..

Key in Y if a backup copy of the existing BIOS is needed.

(A file name has to be assigned to the existing BIOS binary file.)

6. The question : Are you sure to program? is displayed.

Key in Y

7. Wait until the flash-update is completed.

8. Power down the PC system.

9. Restart the PC.

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