Asus A7Sv User Manual

Software Specification

Chapter

Software Specifications

Get to know more about the A7Sv series Notebook with a detailed look at the software specifications.

he information contained in the chapter can be quite useful when y ou are troubleshooting the system’s hardware. Each item has its individual usage for you to

Und

erstand the software side of the notebook’s architectu re.

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1. BIOS Version Naming Rule

BIOS Version Format : RNN

Table 1 BIOS Revision Code Format

CHARACTER DEFINITION DESCRIPTION

R Major

version

NN Minor

version

0 = SR (sample run) phase, 1 = ER (engineer run) phase, 2 = PR (pilot-run) and MP (mass-production) phases T = Test Version, which is for unofficial verification. The test BIOS will not be released officially and uploaded to BIOS folder of NB sever. 9 = Test Version, used in case of test BIOS over xxxxxxxx.T99, The next version of test BIOS will be xxxxxxxx.900 Note: minor version of test BIOS is counting sequentially. 9 – Test Version, used in case of test BIOS over xxxxxxxx.T99, The next version of test BIOS will be xxxxxxxx.900。 00~99

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2. BIOS Schedule

Table 2 BIOS Development Schedule

Stage BIOS Revision Release date

Bring UP

000 2007/04/26 001 002 2007/05/17 200 2007/05/25 201 2007/06/28 202 2007/07/09

2007/05/04

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3. Documentation

1. BIOS Engineering Specification, and update should be provided in the beginning of each st age.

2. BIOS Validation Items should be provided in the end of S/R stage.

3. BIOS Implementation Checklist should be provided before S/R stage and should be updated on each S/R bios release.

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4. POST

4.1 ASUS Logo

4.1.2 With ASUS BIOS

The ASUS animation logo should be displayed during POST like below.

4.1.2 With General BIOS

If there is no OEM logo like ASUS/Hitachi/Epson/Haier displayed during POST. The intel OSB should be displayed on the center of screen.

4.2 ASUS Instant On Logo

Boot from Instant ON button or CIR, and the ASUS instant on logo should be displayed durin g POST

like below.

4.3 intel OSB

intel OSB (On-Screen Branding) should follow the intel spec. If there is an OEM logo like ASUS/Hitachi/Epson/Haier displayed during POST. The intel OSB should be displayed on the right-bottom of screen.

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4.2 Prompt Message

During ‘Quiet Boot’, the prompt string like “<F2> : Enter Setup, <ESC> : Popup Menu” should be displayed on the left-bottom of screen.

4.3 Hotkey Functions during BIOS POST

Table 4 Hotkey List

Button Description

Esc Press Esc Key during post stage, the system will pop up a boot menu.

Tab Press Tab key during post stage, the normal post will become Text Mode POST

F2 Press F2 key during post stage, the system will enter into BIOS Setup Menu.

F9 Press F9 during post stage, the system will start the Recovery Capability up.

F12

Fn + F5 Press Fn+F5 to decrease the brightness of LCD backlight. Fn + F6 Press Fn+F6 to increase the brightness of LCD backlight.

Press F4 key during post stage, the system will open the easy flash utility. The generic version of bios doesn’t support this function.

Press F12 key during post stage, the system will boot from network if the Onboard LAN Boot ROM function under BIOS setup menu is enabled.

4.4 Beep Sound

There is no warning beep sound allowed during POST.

4.5 POST Wave

POST Wave sound should be played during POST, and the sound volume could be adjusted in the setup menu.

4.6 Text Mode POST (Diagnostic Mode)

The following items should be displayed during text mode POST. z BIOS Date, Version

EX : BIOS Date: 07/09/2007 Ver: 202

z CPU Information, speed, type EX : CPU : Intel® Core™ 2 DUO CPU T5250 @ 1.50GHz Current Speed : 1.50GHz

z Memory size & Information (Not include VGA sh ared memory)

The MCH is operating with DDR2 667/CL5 in Single-Channel Mode

EX : 1024MB

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z USB Devices (Detected by BIOS during POST.)

EX : USB Device(S) : 1 Keyboard, 1 Hub z Hard drive information The IDE Device will be detected automatically. EX : Auto-Detecting Pri Master .. IDE Hard Disk Auto-Detecting 3rd Master ... ATAPI CDROM Pri Master : HTS541616J9SA00 SB40C7OP Ultra DMA Mode-5, S.M.A.R.T. Capable and Status OK 3rd Master : MATSHITADVD-RAM UJ-850S 120 Ultra DMA Mode-2 z USB mass storage devices detection EX : Auto-detecting USB Mass Storage Devices .. 00 USB mass storage devices found and configured. z Other information. Hotkey prompt : EX : Press F2 to run Setup

Press F12 if you want to boot from the network (The “Onboard LAN Boot ROM” function under BIOS setup menu should be enabled.)

Press Esc for BBS POPUP

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5. SETUP Menu

Refer to the A7Sv_BIOS_Setup_Menu_Specification_Draft.DOC

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6. Boot Devices Support

The system supports the following bootable devices,

z HDD z ODD (CD-ROM/ DVD-ROM …) z LAN (PXE server) z USB Mass Storage (USB CDROM/ Floppy/ Flash Disk…)

6.1 Boot Device Selection by Recovery CD Command

Refer to the Boot Device Selection 0.3.doc.

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7. Audio

7.1 PCBEEP

A7Sv supports PCBEEP sound and the volume of audio sound is 40 db under DOS mode. There is no sound allowed while plug in/out USB devices. There is no sound during POST.

7.2 POSTWAVE

During the POST the A7Sv supports the POSTWA VE, and the user can enable, disable or modify the volume under BIOS setup menu.

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8. EXTF/*BBSS* Interface & Utilities

The bios should support EXTF and *BBSS* interfaces for the following functions.

8.1 AFLASH2

z Automatic : The BIOS ROM will be flashed automatically without any prompt.

Usage : Aflash2.exe /auto:filename

z Manual

Usage : Aflash2.exe

8.2 EasyFlash

Refer to the A7Sv_BIOS_Setup_Menu_Specification_Draft.DOC - Chapter 2-2 Start Easy

Flash

8.3 ROMWRT

A7Sv supports Rom Write function, there are some spaces reserved for factory using. But product engineer (PE) needs to use different utility to write data into those areas by different customer’s requirement.

8.4 WDMI

A7Sv supports WDMI utility, the DMI information can be accessed under windows.

8.5 WINFlash

A7Sv support winflash function. The user can update bios under ACPI-OS. The system needs to reboot after the bios is updated.

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9. BIOS Crisis Recovery

9.1 Auto Crisis Recovery (Generic Version does not support this feature)

If bios checksum is not correct, the bios crisis recovery will be invoked automatically. However, there should be one bios image existed in the hard disk and named as ‘A7Sv.BIN’.

9.2 Manual Crisis Recovery

Before invoking the bios crisis recovery, there should be one bios image existed in the hard disk and named as “A7Sv.BIN”. The combination hotkey “CTRL+HOME” is used to invoke the bios crisis recovery during bootblock and POST. If the hotkey is pressed in bootblock, the bios crisis recovery will be invoked during POST. If the hotkey is pressed during POST, the system will reboot automatically and the bios crisis recovery will be invoked on the next time of POST.

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10. ATK Interface & Functions

BIOS should support ATK interface which defined by driver team for the following functions.

10.1 ASUS OSD (On-Scre en Display)

While pressing the following combination hotkey, the system will pop up an illustration on the left-top corner of the screen to indicate the function is invoked.

Table 10 ASUS OSD List

Button Description

Fn+F2 The OSD for wireless console display and wireless device will be displayed. Fn+F5 The OSD for brightness up will be displayed. Fn+F6 The OSD for brightness down will be displayed. Fn+F7 The OSD for LCD back light ON/OFF will be displayed.

Fn+F8

Fn+F9 The OSD for Touch Pad ON/OFF will be displayed.

Fn+F10 The OSD for volume mute will be displayed.

Fn+F11 The OSD for volume down will be displayed.

Fn+F12 The OSD for volume up will be displayed. Fn+Space The OSD for Power4Gear mode will be displayed. TouchPad

On/Off

Splendid The OSD for Color Enhancement will be displayed

Power4Phone The OSD for Power4Phone will be displayed.

Power4Gear The OSD for Power4Gear mode will be displayed.

10.2 ASUS Power4Gear

BIOS should support ASUS Power4Gear by pressing the Power4Gear button.

The OSD for display switch will be displayed. The last OSD displayed will decide the final state which display should be switched to.

The OSD for Touch Pad ON/OFF will be displayed.

10.3 ASUS Power4Phone

BIOS should support ASUS Power4Phone by pressing Power4Phone button or Fn+Space..

10.4 ASUS Color Enhancement

BIOS should support Color Enhancement by pressing Splendid button.

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10.5 ASUS TouchPad

BIOS should support TouchPad On/Off by pressing TouchPad On/Off button or Fn+F9.

10.6 ASUS Key Define

A7Sv doesn’t support this feature.

10.7 ASUS Mail LED

A7Sv doesn’t support this feature.

10.8 ASUS TouchPad LED

A7Sv doesn’t support this feature.

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11. ACPI Tables

RSDP OEMID ACPIAM RSDT

FACP

APIC

MCFG

OEMID _ASUS_ OEM Table ID Notebook OEM Revision 0x05000710 Creator ID “MSFT“ (0x5446534d) Creator Revision 00000097 OEMID “A M I” (0x2049204d2041) OEM Table ID “OEMFACP” (0x20504341 464d454f) OEM Revision 0x05000710 Creator ID “MSFT“ (0x5446534d) Creator Revision 00000097 OEMID “A M I” (0x2049204d2041) OEM Table ID “OEMAPIC” (0x20434950414d454f) OEM Revision 0x05000710 Creator ID “MSFT“ (0x5446534d) Creator Revision 00000097 OEMID “A M I” (0x2049204d2041)

BOOT

OEMB

OEM Table ID “OEMMCFG” (0x204746434d4d454f) OEM Revision 0x05000710 Creator ID “MSFT“ (0x5446534d) Creator Revision 00000097 OEMID “A M I” (0x2049204d2041) OEM Table ID “OEMBOOT” (0x2049204d2041) OEM Revision 0x05000710 Creator ID “MSFT“ (0x5446534d) Creator Revision 00000097 OEMID “A M I” (0x2049204d2041) OEM Table ID “AMI_OEM” (0x204d454f5f494d41) OEM Revision 0x05000710 Creator ID “MSFT“ (0x5446534d) Creator Revision 00000097

OEMID “A7Sv00” (0x003030533741) DSDT OEM Table ID “A7Sv00000” (0x3030303030533741)

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OEM Revision 0x00000000 Creator ID “INTL” (0x4c544e49) Creator Revision 20051117

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12. Power Management

12.1 Sleep States

BIOS supports S3, S4 and S5 states.

12.2 Wake Up Events

BIOS supports the following wake-up events.

z Wake up by pressing Power Button.(S3, S4, S5) z Wake up by pressing any key.(S3) z Wake up form USB keyboard/mouse.(S3) z Wake up from LAN.(S3, (S4 – AC mode)) z Wake up from modem ring.(S3) z RTC.(S3, (S4, S5 – AC mode)) z Wake up by Instant Button.(S3, S4, S5) z Wake up by CIR Power Button.(S3, S4, S5)

12.3 Auto Brightness Control

A7Sv supports Auto Brightness Control. No matter which brightness level is set under AC mode, when AC ada pter is removed, the brightness value should be automatically reduced 20% of AC mode brightness. For example,

If AC mode brightness value is 100, then DC mode brightness should be reduced to 80.

12.4 C-States

The system supports C2, C3 and C4 states. Note : The C3 and C4 states are supported only under DC mode.

12.5 intel (Geyserville)

BIOS supports intel Geyserville III. The CPU performance is dynamically adjusted based on the system loading (demand).

12.6 AMD (PowerNow)

A7Sv doesn’t support AMD CPU.

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13. Thermal Management

13.1 Thermal Policy

13.2 Thermal Protect Function

For prevent the platform overheated, the bios will make the system into S4 automatically. While the below status are true, the system will into S4.

(1) The Lid is close. (2) The temperature is over 100’C. (3) Both (1) and (2) keep 10 minutes.

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14. Hotkeys & Instant Keys

BIOS should support the following Hotkeys and Instant keys functions.

Table 14-1 Hotkeys/Instant Keys Table

Hotkeys/Instant Keys Function Non ACPI ACPI

Fn+F1 Fn+F2 Fn+F3 Fn+F4

Fn+F5 Fn+F6 Fn+F7 Fn+F8

Fn+F10 Fn+F11 Fn+F12

Power4Gear

Fn+Space

Power4Phone

Fn+T

Splendid

Fn+C

Functions as sleep button No Yes

Bluetooth / Wireless switch on / off Trigger off email Trigger off internet

No Yes No Yes

No Yes Brightness Up Yes Yes Brightness Down Yes Yes LCD backlight ON/OFF Yes Yes Display Switch Yes Yes

Volume on/off toggling Adjust Volume Adjust Volume

No Yes

Switch the modes of Power4Gear No Yes

Trigger off the Powe r4Phone No Yes

Trigger off the Colo r Enhancement No Yes

Touch Pad

Touch Pad ON/OFF No Yes

Fn+F9

Fn+↑ Fn+↓

Stop No Yes Play/Pause No Yes

Previous section

Fn+←

No Yes

Previous Track

Next section

Fn+→

No Yes Next Track

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15. Wireless LAN Control

Wireless On/Off is controlled by Wireless control button. A7Sv supports Wireless console to control Wireless LAN and Bluetooth. There are four checked boxes in the Wireless console. If you select Wireless LAN, it means that only Wireless LAN is controlled by Wireless control button. If you select Bluetooth, it means that only Bluetooth is controlled by Wireless control button. If you select both, it means that Wireless LAN and Bluetooth are all controlled by Wireless control button. When switch the button to left, the Wireless (Wireless LAN or Bluetooth or both) is On. When switch the button to right, the Wireless (Wireless LAN or Bluetooth or both) is Off.

Under DOS mode, there is no effect on Wireless control when switching the button. In the bios setup menu, if selecting the following items, the switch button is invalidated. Security – I/O Interface Security – Wireless Network Interface – [LOCKED] Security – I/O Interface Security – USB Interface – [LOCKED] If one of them is [UNLOCKED], the switch button is valid.

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16. BIOS NV Data Auto Save / Restore

Refer to the ASUS BIOS NV Data Auto SaveRestore Requirement verification_v1r00.doc.

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