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
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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 users 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.
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Table of Contents
HARDWARE CONFIGURATION ............................................................. 3
Key Features .............................................................................................. 3
Motherboard Layout (Model Code No. - 35883901) .................................. 5
Jumper Settings ......................................................................................... 6
CPU Speed Selection ........................................................................... 6
JP4 - CMOS Clear ................................................................................. 6
JP28 - Keyboard Power on Password Clear ....................................... 6
Keyboard Password Power on ............................................................. 7
JP8, JP23 -- BIOS Program Voltage ..................................................... 7
JP20, JP21, JP22 -- Sound Chip Enable Setting ................................. 7
Memory Configuration ................................................................................ 8
Installing the Retention Mechanism for Intel® Pentium® II
or Intel® Celeron® Processor ................................................................... 9
Installing the Processor ............................................................................. 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 Password Setting ............................................................ 14
Flash Update Procedure ............................................................................. 16
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HARDWARE CONFIGURATION
This motherboard is based on the Intel® 82440BX/ZX chipset. The chipset is a
highly integrated solution for a cost-effective and compact motherboard. The
motherboard supports SDRAM, Registered SDRAM. Features on-board include
super-I/O, Ultra DMA33, PCI bus master IDE, AGP Ver 1.0, PCI Ver 2.1 compliance,
USB, VRM 8.2 compliance, ECC, Micro ATX specification 1.0 compliance,
hardware monitoring (optional), On-board Sound Sub-system (optional).
Key Features
Processor
Full support for the Intel® Pentium® II, Intel® Celeron® and Deschutes
processors using Slot 1 connector.
SLOT 1 connector for Intel
Supports 66MHz and 100MHz bus speed including all Pentium
processors operating from 233MHz to 450MHz.
CPU Speed Jumperless
No jumper is needed to set for various speed of CPU.
VRM (Voltage Regulator Modules) on Board
Flexible motherboard design with on-board VRM 8.2, easy to upgrade
with Intels® Future Overdrive® processors.
Cache
Pentium® II Processor built-in L2 cache.
System Memory
Up to 256MB (SDRAM) or 512MB (Registered SDRAM) - for 440ZX only.
Up to 384MB (SDRAM) or 768MB (Registered SDRAM) - for 440BX only.
A total of two 168-pin DIMM sockets for 440ZX.
A total of three 168-pin DIMM sockets for 440BX.
Supports SDRAM (Only for 66MHz Bus speed).
Supports PC-100, Registered SDRAM (for 100MHz Bus speed).
Memory Organization
Supports single-density DIMMs of 1MB, 2MB, 4MB, 8MB and 16MB depth
(x64 or 72).
Supports double-density DIMMs of 2MB, 4MB, 8MB, 16MB and 32MB
depth (x64 or 72).
Supports error checking correction (ECC) using parity DRAM modules
(440BX only).
Banks of different DRAM types depths can be mixed.
PC97/98
PC97/98 ready.
Expansion Slots
Supports SB-LINK Port for creative Sound PCI Card.
1 AGP slot (ver. 1.0, 1x/2x mode supported).
4 PCI bus master slots (rev. 2.1 compliant, with 1 PCI slot sharing with
1 ISA slot).
3 ISA slots (1 ISA slot sharing with 1 PCI slot).
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Pentium® II microprocessors.
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II
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On-Board I/O
Two PCI fast IDE ports supporting up to 4 ATA2, Ultra DMA 33 IDE HDDs,
CD-Roms, ZIP devices and LS-120 drivers as boot drive.
Supports bus master IDE, PIO mode 4 (up to 16M bytes/sec) and Ultra
DMA 33 (up to 33M bytes/sec) transfer.
One ECP/EPP parallel port .
Two 16550-compatible UART serial ports.
One floppy port supporting two FDDs of 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB
or 2.88MB formated capacity.
Two USB ports.
PS/2 keyboard port.
PS/2 mouse port.
Infrared (IrDA) support (via a header).
One Line / Speaker out, one Mic in, one Line in and MIDI / Gameport(optional).
System BIOS
2MB flash BIOS supporting PnP, APM, ATAPI, ACPI and DMI; 1MB flash with
feature cut (e.g. ACPI/DMI) is available upon customers request.
Jumper selection for 5V or 12V flash memory voltage.
Auto detects and supports LBA hard disks with formatted capacities
over 8.4GB.
Easily upgradable by end-user.
Plug-and-Play
Supports plug-and-play specification 1.1.
Plug-and-play for DOS, Windows® 3.X, Windows® 95 as well as
Windows® 98.
Fully steerable PCI interrupts.
Power Management
Supports SMM, APM and ACPI.
Break switch for instant suspend/resume on system operation.
Energy star Green PC compliant .
Supports WAKE-ON-LAN (WOL).
Supports Wake on Ring for External Modem.
Supports Micro ATX specification 1.0.
On board Sound Sub-system (optional)
Creative Vibra 16XV sound chip is used.
Sound Blaster 16 compatible.
Full-Duplex 16-bit record & playback.
Roland MPU 401 UART mode compatible.
Integrated CQM and FM synthesizer.
PnP and APM 1.2 Support.
Keyboard Password Turn ON
Special feature for system security.
System monitoring (optional)
Hardware monitoring circuitry is supported, provides voltages, temperature,
fan speeds etc. monitoring.
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Motherboard Layout (Model Code No. - 35883901)
The following diagrams show the relative positions of the jumpers, connectors,
major components and memory banks on the motherboard.
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1
2
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Jumper Settings
This chapter explains how to configure the motherboards hardware. Before
using your computer, make sure all jumpers and DRAM modules are set
correctly. Refer to this chapter whenever in doubt.
JP23
JP8
1
1
1
1
JP4
JP28
JP21
JP20
1
1
JP22
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CPU Speed Selection
In this motherboard, jumperless feature is implemented such that no jumper is required to
be set for different type of CPU installed.
The CPU speed is set in CPU Speed Setting of CMOS Setup.
Notice:
1. Be sure to save the CMOS setting when exit the CMOS.
2. When you use 350MHz, 400MHz and 450MHz CPU, DIMM RAM must be PC100
standard.
3. When the system is turned on the first time or the CPU is changed, a Pentium
II-133 or -200 (depends on the CPU bus speed) will be recognized and a
warning message of CPU has been changed will appear. Please enter the
CMOS setup menu to reconfigure the CPU speed.
CMOS Clear - JP4
JP4 Selection
(1-2)* Normal*
(2-3) CMOS Clear
JP28 - Keyboard Power On Password Clear
JP28 Selection
(1-2)* Normal*
(2-3) Clear Keyboard Power On Password
* = Default setting.
Close Open
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Keyboard Password Power On
This motherboard provides a special security feature of keyboard password
power on. The feature is enabled in Integrated Peripherals Menu of CMOS
setup. There are two modes of operations.
(1) Single Key Turn On - if you set a single key password, the system will
turn on immediately after you press the password key.
(2) Keys Sequence Turn On - if you set a password with more than one
character, ie. a combination of keys, the system will turn on after you
press the password key sequence and then a <enter>.
Please notice that the power button will have no function if the keyboard
password power on feature is enabled.
JP8, JP23 - BIOS Program Voltage
JP8 JP23 Selection
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(1-2) (1-2) INTEL (1MB)
(1-2) (2-3) MX (1MB)
(2-3) (2-3) ATMEL/SST (1MB)
(2-3) (2-4) ATMEL/SST (2MB)
1
1
1
1
JP8 & JP23 are pre-installed in the factory. They should NOT be altered by
the users.
JP20, JP21, JP22 - Sound Chip Enable Setting
JP20, JP21, JP22 Selection
1
1
1
1
1
1
(1-2)* Enable*
(2-3) Disable
* =Default setting
Close Open
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Memory Configuration
You can install up to 256MB(SDRAM) or 512MB(Registered SDRAM) of memory
in the motherboard DIMM sockets. The board has DIMM sockets arranged as
banks 1, and 2. You can install DIMMs in any of the two banks, and use different
size DIMMs in different banks. The BIOS detects the size and type of installed
memory.
To install 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
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.
DIMM
Clip
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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.
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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
Retention
Mechanism
Latches
Intel®
Celeron®
CPU
Retention
Mechanism
Setting the Processor Speed
After you install the processor into the motherboard, set the processor speed
by CMOS setup.
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BIOS SETUP
This chapter discusses Awards 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 CPU SPEED SETTING
BIOS FEATURES SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD
PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
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
Defaults represent settings which provide the minimum requirements
for your system to operate.
Load Setup The chipset defaults are settings which provide for maximum
Defaults system performance. While Award has designed the
custom BIOS to maximize performance, the manufacturer
has the right to change these defaults to meet its needs.
CPU Speed You should refer to your CPU marking and correct setting
Setting CPU speed.
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Integrated This section page includes all the items of IDE hard drive
Peripherals and Programmed Input / Output features.
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.
Detection The Award BIOS includes this ability in the event you are
uncertain of your hard disks parameters.
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 systems 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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