Boser HS-6250 User Manual

HS-6250

Celeron™/ Coppermine™/ Tualatin

Industrial Single Board Computer

Half Size•All-in-One•CRT•133MHz FSB•

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•ATA/33/66/100•LAN•Audio• PC/104•

IrDA•USB•DOC•WDT•

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•PCI-ISA Bus Industrial Single Board Computer•

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The accuracy of contents in this manual has passed thorough checking and review
before publishing. BOSER Technology Co., Ltd., the manufacturer and publisher, is
not liable for any infringements of patents or other rights resulting from its use. The

manufacturer will not be responsible for any direct, indirect, special,
incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of this product or
documentation, even if advised of the possibility of such damage(s).

This manual is copyrighted and BOSER Technology Co., Ltd. reserves all
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BOSER Technology Co., Ltd. reserves the right to change or improve the

contents of this document without due notice.
assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this
manual, nor does it make any commitment to update the information contained
herein.

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BOSER is a registered trademark of BOSER Technology Co., Ltd.
ISB is a registered trademark of BOSER Technology Co., Ltd.
Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation.
Award is a registered trademark of Award Software, Inc.
AMI is a registered trademark of AMI Software, Inc.
All other trademarks, products and or product names mentioned herein are

mentioned for identification purposes only, and may be trademarks and/or
registered trademarks of their respective companies or owners.

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electronic, mechanical, photocopying,

BOSER Technology Co., Ltd.

© Copyright 2001 BOSER Technology Co., Ltd.

All Rights Reserved.
Edition 1.1, October 15, 2002

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 General Description ..................................1

1.1 Major Features....................................................................... 3

1.2 Specifications ........................................................................ 4

1.3 Board Dimensions................................................................. 5

Chapter 2 Unpacking ..................................................7

2.1 Opening the Delivery Package............................................. 7

2.2 Inspection............................................................................... 7

Chapter 3 Hardware Installation ..............................9

3.1 Before Installation ................................................................. 9

3.2 HS-6250 Board Layout ........................................................ 10

3.3 HS-6250 Jumper List........................................................... 11

3.4 HS-6250 Connector List...................................................... 11

3.5 Configuring the CPU ........................................................... 12

3.6 System Memory ................................................................... 13

3.7 DiskOnChip Address Setting .......................................... 13

3.8 VGA Controller .................................................................... 14

3.9 PCI E-IDE Drive Connector................................................. 15

3.10 Floppy Disk Drive Connector ............................................. 16

3.11 Serial Port Connectors ....................................................... 17

3.12 Parallel Connector............................................................... 18

3.13 Ethernet Connector............................................................. 18

3.14 Audio Connector ................................................................. 19

3.15 IrDA Connector .................................................................... 20

3.16 USB Connector .................................................................... 20

3.17 CMOS Data Clear................................................................. 20

3.18 Front Panel Connector........................................................ 21

3.19 Power and Fan Connectors................................................ 21

3.20 Keyboard Connectors......................................................... 22

3.21 PS/2 Mouse Connectors ..................................................... 23

3.22 Watchdog Timer .................................................................. 24

3.23 PC/104 Connectors ............................................................. 26

Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup ................................. 29

4.1 Starting Setup ...................................................................... 29

4.2 Using Setup.......................................................................... 30

4.3 Main Menu ............................................................................ 31

4.4 Standard CMOS Features ................................................... 33

4.5 Advanced BIOS Features ................................................... 36

4.6

Advanced Chipset Features............................................... 42

4.7 Integrated Peripherals ........................................................ 46

4.8 Power Management Setup ................................................. 49

4.9 PnP/PCI Configurations...................................................... 52

4.10 PC Health Status ................................................................. 54

4.11 Frequency/Voltage Control ................................................ 55

4.12 Load Fail-Safe Defaults....................................................... 56

4.13 Load Optimized Defaults .................................................... 57

4.14 Set Supervisor/User Password.......................................... 58

4.15 Save & Exit Setup................................................................ 59

4.16 Exit Without Saving............................................................. 60

Chapter 5 Software Utilities..................................... 62

5.1 IDE, VGA and Audio Driver Installation ............................ 62

5.2 LAN Driver Installation for WIN95 & WIN98 ...................... 78

5.3 LAN Driver Installation for WIN NT4.0............................... 84

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Integrated circuits on computer boards are sensitive to static electricity.
To avoid damaging chips from electrostatic discharge, observe the
following precautions:



Do not remove boards or integrated circuits from their anti-static
packaging until you are ready to install them.



Before handling a board or integrated circuit, touch an unpainted portion
of the system unit chassis for a few seconds. This helps to discharge any
static electricity on your body.

 Wear a wrist-grounding strap, available from most electronic component

stores, when handling boards and components. Fasten the ALLIGATOR
clip of the strap to the end of the shielded wire lead from a grounded
object. Please wear and connect the strap before handle the HS-6250 to
ensure harmlessly discharge any static electricity through the strap.

 Please use an anti-static pad when putting down any components or

parts or tools outside the computer. You may also use an anti-static bag
instead of the pad. Please inquire from your local supplier for additional
assistance in finding the necessary anti-static gadgets.

NOTE:

DO NOT TOUCH THE BOARD OR ANY OTHER SENSITIVE
COMPONENTS WITHOUT ALL NECESSARY ANTI-STATIC
PROTECTION.

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Chapter 1

General Description

The HS-6250 is a 133MHz FSB, VIA VT8605 chipset-based, PCI-ISA
Bus Celeron
such as enhanced I/O effects with CRT, LAN and audio interface all
combined, the HS-6250 is an ideal all-in-one Industrial Single Board
Computer for the demanding embedded applications.

Its onboard ATA/33/66/100 to IDE drive interface architecture allows
the HS-6250 to support data transfers of 33, 66 or 100MB/sec to a
single IDE drive connection. Its VIA VT8605 chipset design makes it
possible for the board to support Celeron
up to 1.4GHz.

TM

/CoppermineTM/TutalatinTM CPU SBC. With features

TM

/CoppermineTM/TutalatinTM

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The on-chip Savage 4 CRT display controller supports 2D/3D/Video
accelerator. The panel display support of HS-6250 is an optional
feature requiring a LCD convert card available from BOSER.

For suitable plug into any size system with 8/16/32-bit ISA and/or PCI
slots operation, the board’s advanced PCI-ISA bus add-on feature
allows user to easily obtain both ISA's 16-bit and PCI's 32-bit full set
signals from a half size PCI-ISA slot. System memory is also sufficient
with the two DIMM sockets that can support up to 1GB.

Additional onboard connectors include an advanced USB and IrDA
ports providing faster data transmission, a DOS-compatible
DiskOnChip socket with a maximum capacity of 288MB, and one
external RJ-45 connector for 10/100 Base-TX Ethernet use.

To ensure the reliability in an unmanned or standalone system

, the

Watchdog Timer (WDT) onboard HS-6250 is designed with pure
hardware that does not need the arithmetical functions of a real-time
clock chip. If any program causes unexpected halts to the system, the
onboard Watchdog Timer (WDT) will automatically reset the CPU or
generate an interrupt to resolve such condition.

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1.1 Major Features

The HS-6250 comes with the following features:

 Socket 370 for Intel® CeleronTM/CoppermineTM/TualatinTM up to 1.4GHz

CPU

 VIA VT8605 system chipset

 Supports 66/100/133MHz FSB



Two DIMM sockets with a max. capacity of 1GB

 Fast PCI ATA/33/66/100 controller

 Two RS-232 serial ports

 PC/104 bus connector

 VIA VT8605 CRT display controller

 RealTek RTL8100 10/100 Based LAN

 AC97 3D audio controller

 DiskOnChip



Supports four USB connectors

 Supports digital RGB interface

TM

socket supporting memory sizes of up to 288MB

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1.2 Specifications

 CPU: Socket 370 for Intel

1.4GHz CPU



Bus Interface: PCI-ISA Bus



Memory: Two DIMM sockets supporting up to 1GB



Chipset: VIA VT8605



I/O Chipset: VIA VT82C686B



VGA: VIA VT8605 integrated Savage 4 2D/3D/Video accelerator



Panel Display: Digital RGT interface (optional)



IDE: Two IDE disk drives supporting ATA/33/66/100 and with transfer
rates of up to 33/66/100MB/sec.

 Floppy: Support up to two floppy disk drives
 Parallel Port: One enhanced bi-directional parallel port supporting

SPP/ECP/EPP



LAN: RealTek RTL8100 10/100 Based LAN



Audio: AC97 3D audio controller supporting speaker out



Serial Port: 16C550 UART-compatible RS-232 x 2 serial ports with
16-byte FIFO

 PC/104: PC/104 connector for 16-bit ISA Bus
 IrDA: One IrDA TX/RX header
 USB: Four USB connectors
 Keyboard: PS/2 6pin Mini Din or 5pin connector
 Mouse: PS/2 6pin Mini Din
 DiskOnChip

288MB



BIOS: Award PnP Flash BIOS



Watchdog Timer: Sets 1, 2, 10, 20, 110, 220 seconds activity trigger
with Reset or NMI

DiskOnChipTM socket supporting memory sizes of up to

：

 CMOS: Battery backup
 DMA Channels: 7
 Interrupt Levels: 15


Maximum Power Consumption:



Operating Temperature:



Board Size:

18.5 x 12.2 cm

®

CeleronTM/CoppermineTM/TualtainTM up to

[email protected](1GHz), +12V@120mA

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1.3 Board Dimensions

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Chapter 2

Unpacking

2.1 Opening the Delivery Package

The HS-6250 is packed in an anti-static bag. The board has
components that are easily damaged by static electricity. Do not
remove the anti-static wrapping until proper precautions have been
taken. Safety Instructions in front of this manual describe anti-static
precautions and procedures.

2.2 Inspection

After unpacking the board, place it on a raised surface and carefully
inspect the board for any damage that might have occurred during
shipment. Ground the board and exercise extreme care to prevent
damage to the board from static electricity.

Integrated circuits will sometimes come out of their sockets during
shipment. Examine all integrated circuits, particularly the BIOS,
processor, memory modules, ROM-Disk, and keyboard controller chip
to ensure that they are firmly seated. The HS-6250 delivery package
contains the following items:

 HS-6250 Board x 1
 Utility CD Disk x 1
 ATA/100 IDE flat cable x 1
 FDD flat cable x 1
 Printer cable with bracket x 1
 RS-232 COM Port cable with bracket x 1
 8-pin USB split type cable with bracket x 1
 MIC/Audio 8-pin cable + 2 phone jacks with bracket x 1
 5-pin ATX power cable x 1
 Jumper Bag x 1
 User’s Manual

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It is recommended that you keep all the parts of the delivery package
intact and store them in a safe/dry place for any unforeseen event
requiring the return shipment of the product. In case you discover any
missing and/or damaged items from the list of items, please contact
your dealer immediately.

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Chapter 3

Hardware Installation

This chapter provides the information on how to install the hardware
using the HS-6250. This chapter also contains information related to
jumper settings of switch, watchdog timer, and the DiskOnChip
address selection etc.

Please be advised that we have upgrade HS-6250 v1.2 to support
Tualatin
P.12.

CPU by selecting J12. Please refer Jumper Setting



Please set CN2 as short 1-2 when using an AT power supply.

3.1 Before Installation

After confirming your package contents, you are now ready to install
your hardware. The following are important reminders and steps to
take before you begin with your installation process.

1. Make sure that all jumper settings match their default settings
and CMOS setup correctly. Refer to the sections on this chapter
for the default settings of each jumper.

2. Go through the connections of all external devices and make
sure that they are installed properly and configured correctly
within the CMOS setup. Refer to the sections on this chapter for
the detailed information on the connectors.

3. Keep the manual and diskette in good condition for future
reference and use.

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3.2 HS-6250 Board Layout

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3.3 HS-6250 Jumper List

Jumper Definition Setting

JP1 Bus Clock Select Auto
JP2 Clock Ratio Select Auto

JP3 (1-4) DiskOnChip Address Select: D000 Short 1-2, 3-4

JP3 (5-10)

JP4 Watchdog Timer Active Type Select: Reset Short 2-3

J5 Bus Clock Select via CPU: Auto Setting Short
J7 Bus Clock Select via CPU: Auto Setting Short 2-3
J9 Clear CMOS: Normal Operation Short 1-2

J12 Coppermine or Tualatin Select: Coppermine Open

Watchdog Timer Period Select: 1sec. Short 5-6, 7-8, 9-10

3.4 HS-6250 Connector List

Connector Definition Page

JP5
CN1 5-pin Keyboard Connector 22
CN2 5-pin ATX Power Connector 21
CN3 30-pin Panel Connector 14
CN4 IDE Connector 15
CN5
CN6 FDD Connector 16

CN7, CN8 USB Connectors 20

CN9, CN10 PC104 64-pin/40-pin Connectors 26

CN11 COM1 Connector (5x2 Header) 17
CN12 COM2 Connector (5x2 Header) 17
CN13 RJ-45 Connector 18
CN14 4-pin Mouse Connector 23
CN15 CRT Connector (DB15) 14
CN16 6-pin Mini DIN PS/2 Mouse Connector 23
CN17 COM1 (DB9) Connector 17
CN18 6-pin Mini DIN PS/2 Keyboard Connector 22

J1 Front Panel Signal Connector 21
J2

J3, J4, J6 Factory Default --

J8 IrDA Connector 20
J10 CD-ROM Analog Input Connector 19
J11 LINE In Connector 19

FN1, FN2

MIC In/Audio Out Connector 19

Parallel Connector 18

2-pin ATX Power Switch 21

3-pin Fan Connectors 21

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3.5 Configuring the CPU

The HS-6250 provides all necessary by jumper setting in using Bus
Clock frequency as the system bus clocking with JP1 and Clock Ratio
select with JP2. And user also can set Bus Clock by CPU with J5 and
J7.



JP1: Bus Clock Select

Bus Clock PINS 1-2 PINS 3-4

66MHz
100MHz Open Short
133MHz Open Open



JP2: Clock Ratio Select

Clock Ratio PINS 1-2 PINS 3-4 PINS 5-6 PINS 7-8

2x Short Short Short Short

2.5x
3x Short Open Short Short

3.5x Short Open Open Short
4x Open Short Short Short

4.5x Open Short Open Short
5x Open Open Short Short

5.5x Open Open Open Short
6x Short Short Short Open

6.5x Short Short Open Open
7x Short Open Short Open



J5, J7: Bus Clock Select by CPU

Short Short Open Short

J7 J5 Description

Short 1-2 Open Manual Setting
Short 2-3 Short * Auto Setting (default)

Short Short

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J12: Coppermine or Tualatin CPU Select

J12 Description

Short
Open * Coppermine

Tualatin

3.6 System Memory

The HS-6250 provides two DIMM sockets. The maximum capacity of
the onboard memory is 1GB. Please be advised you must use the
memory that can support 133MHz FSB to support 133MHz processor
in system.

3.7 DiskOnChip Address Setting

The DiskOnChip function allows the system to boot or operate
without a FDD or a HDD. DiskOnChip modules may be formatted as
drive C or A. With DiskOnChip, user may also execute DOS
commands such as FORMAT, SYS, COPY, XCOPY, DISCOPY and
DISKCOMP etc.

The U9 location onboard the HS-6250 is the DiskOnChip module
socket. Jumper JP3 (1-4) assigns the address setting of the installed
module. If you have additional memory devices in the system, please
set both at different memory address mapping to avoid the mapping
area conflicts.



JP3(1-4): DiskOnChip Address Select

Address PINS 1-2 PINS 3-4

* D000 Short Short

D800 Open Short

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3.8 VGA Controller

The HS-6250 deploys the VIA VT8605 Savage 4 CRT display
controller that supports 2D/3D/Video accelerator. HS-6250 also
features an optional Panel display.

NOTE:



The HS-6250 provides another 30-pin Panel connection as
following CN3 pin information.



The optional Panel display support requires the use of an
additional LCD convert card. Please contact your dealer for more
information.

CN15: CRT Connector (DB15)

PIN Description PIN Description

1 Red 2 Green
3 Blue 4 N/C
5 GND 6 GND
7 GND 8 GND

9 VCC 10 GND
11 N/C 12 SDATA
13 HSYNC 14 VSYNC
15 SCLK

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CN3: 30-pin Panel Connector

PIN Description PIN Description

1 PCIRST2 2 GOP0
3 FPD0 4 FPCLK
5 FPD1 6 N/C
7 FPD2 8 FPVS

9 FPD3 10 FPHS
11 FPD4 12 FPDEN
13 FPD5 14 SMBCK
15 FPD6 16 SMBDT
17 FPD7 18 SPCLK1
19 FPD8 20 VCC_1.8V
21 FPD9 22 VCC_1.8V
23 FPD10 24 VCC
25 FPD11 26 VCC
27 VCC3 28 +12V
29 VCC3 30 +12V

6

11

10

15

14

GOP0

FPCLK

N/C

FPVS

FPHS

FPDEN

SMBCK

SMBDT

SPCLK1

VCC_1.8V

’

VCC_1.8V

’

VCC

VCC

+12V

2

+12V

30

1

FPD0

FPD1

FPD2

FPD3

FPD4

FPD5

FPD6

FPD7

FPD8

FPD9

FPD10

PCIRST2

FPD11

VCC3

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VCC3

3.9 PCI E-IDE Drive Connector

CN4 is a standard 40-pin connector daisy-chain driver connector
serves the PCI E-IDE drive provisions onboard the HS-6250. A
maximum of two IDE drives can connect to CN4.



CN4: IDE Connector

PIN Description PIN Description

1 IDERST 2 GND
3 D7 4 D8
5 D6 6 D9
7 D5 8 D10

9 D4 10 D11
11 D3 12 D12
13 D2 14 D13
15 D1 16 D14
17

D0

18
19 GND 20 N/C
21 DREQA 22 GND
23 IOWA- 24 GND
25 IORA- 26 GND
27

HDRDYA

28
29 DACKA 30 GND
31 IRQ14 32 N/C
33 PDA1 34 PD-80P
35 PDA0 36 PDA2
37 PDCS1- 38 PDCS3-
39 HDLED1- 40 GND

D15

GND

15

GNDD8D9

2

1

IDERST

D10

D7D6D5

D11

D12

D4

D3D2D1

D13

D14

D15

D0

N/C

GND

GND’GND

IOWA

DREQ

GND

IORA

GND

HDRDYA

GND

DACKA

N/C

IRQ14

PD-80P

PDA1

PDA2

PDA0

PDCS3

GND

40

39

PDCS1

HDLED1

3.10 Floppy Disk Drive Connector

The HS-6250 uses a standard 34-pin header connector, CN6, for
floppy disk drive connection. A total of two FDD drives may be
connected to CN6 at any given time.



CN6: FDD Connector

PIN Description PIN Description

1 GND 2 DRVDEN0
3 GND 4 N/C
5 GND 6 DRVDEN1
7 GND 8 INDEX#
9

GND

10

11 GND 12 DS1#
13 GND 14 DS0#
15 GND 16 MTR1#
17 GND 18 DIR#
19

GND

20

21 GND 22 WDATA#
23 GND 24 WGATE#
25 GND 26 TRAK00#
27 GND 28 WRTPRT#
29 GND 30 RDATA#
31 GND 32 HDSEL#
33 GND 34 DSKCHG#

MTR0#

STEP#

16

DRVDEN0

N/C

DRVDEN1

INDEX#

MTR0#

DS1#

DS0#

MTR1#

DIR#

STEP#

WDATA#’WGATE#

TRAK00#

WRTPRT#

RDATA#

HDSEL#

DSKCHG#

GND

GND

34

33

2

1

GND

GND

GND

GND

GND

GND

GND

GND

GND

GND

GND

GND

GND

GND

GND

3.11 Serial Port Connectors

The HS-6250 offers two NS16C550 compatible UARTs with
Read/Receive 16byte FIFO serial ports with two internal 10pin header.



CN11, CN12: COM1/COM2 (5x2 Header)

PIN Description PIN Description

1 DCD 2 DSR
3 RXD 4 RTX
5 TXD 6 CTX
7

DTR

8

9 GND 10 N/C

DSR

RTX

246810

CTX

N/C

RI

RI

13579

TXD

RXD

DCD



CN17: COM1 (DB9 only for HS-6250V)

PIN Description

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

DTR

GND

5

GND

DTR

TXD

RXD

DCD

9

RI

CTS

RTS

DSR

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3.12 Parallel Connector

CN5 is a standard 26-pin flat cable connector deigned to accommodate
parallel port connection onboard the HS-6250.

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CN5: Parallel Connector

PIN Description PIN Description

1 STBJ 14 AFDJ
2
3 PD1 16 INITJ
4 PD2 17 SLINJ
5 PD3 18 GND
6 PD4 19 GND
7
8 PD6 21 GND

9 PD7 22 GND
10 ACKJ 23 GND
11 BUSY 24 GND
12 PE 25 GND
13 SLCT 26 GND

PD0

PD5

15

20

ERRJ

GND

3.13 Ethernet Connector

The HS-6250 provides one external RJ-45 10/100 Base-TX LAN
interface connector. Please refer to the following detail of pin
information.



CN13: RJ45 Connector

PIN Description

1 TX+
2 TX-
3 RX+
4
5 75Ω to GND
6 RX-
7 75Ω to GND
8 75Ω to GND

75Ω to GND

TX-

75Ω to GND

RX-

75Ω to GND

1

2

TX+

RX+

75Ω to GND

75Ω to GND

7

8

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3.14 Audio Connector

The HS-6250 has an onboard AC97 3D audio interface. The following
tables list the pin assignments of the CD-ROM Analog Input, the Line In
and the MIC In / Audio Out connectors.



J10: CD-ROM Analog Input Connector

PIN Description

1 CD IN_L
2 CD REF
3

CD REF

4 CD IN_R



J11: Line In Connector

PIN Description

1 LINE_R
2 GND
3 GND
4

LINE_L



JP5: MIC In / Audio Out Connector

PIN Description PIN Description

1 OUT_L 2 OUT_R
3 GND 4 GND
5 MIC IN 6 N/C
7 GND 8 GND

1234

CD REF

GND

CD REF

GND

CD IN_R

LINE_L

CD IN_L

1234

LINE_R

OUT_R

GND

N/C

GND

2

1

GND

OUT_L

8

7

GND

MIC IN

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3.15 IrDA Connector

J8 is a 5-pin internal IR communication connector for connection of an
IrDA device.



J8: IrDA Connector

PIN Description

1 VCC
2
3 IRRX
4 GND
5 IRTX

N/C

1

2345

N/C

VCC

IRRX

VCC

IRTX

3.16 USB Connector

The HS-6250 provides two 8-pin connectors for USB0 & USB1 ports at
locations CN7 and CN8.



CN7, CN8: USB Connectors

PIN Description PIN Description

1 VCC 2 VCC
3 BD0- 4 BD1-
5 BD0+ 6 BD1+
7 GND 8 GND

VCC

BD1-

BD1+

GND

2

1

VCC

BD0-

BD0+

8

7

GND

3.17 CMOS Data Clear

The HS-6250 provides a setting for the selection of the Clear CMOS by
J9 setting as following:



J9: Clear CMOS

Options Settings

* Normal Operation Short 1-2

Clear CMOS Short 2-3

IMPORTANT:

Before you turn on the power of your system, please

set J9 to Short 1-2 for normal operation.

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3.18 Front Panel Connector

The front panel connector, J1, provides a multi port connection to
various functions/indicators like reset button, external system
monitoring indicator, speaker, and IDE-LED.



J1: Front Panel Signal

PIN Description PIN Description

1 RST_SW 2 GND
3 EXT SMI 4 GND
5

SPK

6

7 HDD LED 8 With 330Ω pull VCC

VCC

GND

GND

VCC

With 330Ω pull VCC

2

8

1

EXT SMI

RST_SW

7

SPK

HDD LED

3.19 Power and Fan Connectors

HS-6250 provides a 2-pin ATX Power Switch at J2, a 5-pin ATX Power
Connector at CN2, and two FAN connectors at locations FN1 and FN2.

If you need to use an ATX power, simply connect CN2 to BOSER’s
PCI-ISA Bus backplane via the 5-pin ATX power control cable included
inside the delivery package.

WARNING:



J2: 2-pin ATX Power Switch

Please set CN2 as Short 1-2 when using an AT power supply.

PIN Description

GND

1

PW_BN

1 PW_BN
2 GND

2

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

CN2: 5-pin ATX Power Connector

PIN Description

VCC

1

VCC

5VSB

+12V

5

GND

PS_ON

NOTE:

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

When using an AT power supply, you must short pins 1 (Vcc signal)
and 2 (+5Vsb signal) of CN2.



FN1, FN2: 3-pin FAN Connector

PIN Description

1
2 +12V
3 GND

CPU FAN

1

CPU Fan

+12V

3

GND

3.20 Keyboard Connectors

The HS-6250 offers two possibilities for keyboard connections. The
connections are via CN18 for an external PS/2 type keyboard or via
CN1 for an internal 5-pin cable converter to an AT keyboard.



CN1: 5-pin Keyboard Connector

PIN Description

1 Keyboard Clock
2 Keyboard Data
3 NC
4 GND
5 +5V

12345

N/C

GND

+5V

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Keyboard Clock

Keyboard Data



CN18: PS/2 6-pin Mini DIN Keyboard Connector

PIN Description

Keyboard Data

1
2 N/C
3 GND
4 +5V
5 Keyboard Clock
6 N/C

Keyboard

Clock

N/C

GND

5

6

3

Keyboard

1

Data

2

N/C

+5V

4

3.21 PS/2 Mouse Connectors

The HS-6250 provides an external PS/2 mouse connector at CN16 and
an additional 4-pin connector at CN14 for an AT mouse.



CN16: PS/2 6-pin Mini Din Mouse Connector

PIN Description

1 MS Data
2 N/C
3 GND
4 +5V
5 MS CLK
6 N/C



CN14: 4-pin Mouse Connector

MS Clock

5

6

N/C

PIN Description

1 MS CLK
2

MS Data

3 VCC
4 GND

MS CLK

MS Data

VCC

GND

GND

3

MS Data

1

2

N/C

+5V

4

1

2

3

4

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3.22 Watchdog Timer

There are three access cycles of Watch-Dog Timer as

and Disable are the three access cycles of Watchdog Timer. The
Enable cycle proceeds via READ PORT 443H whereas the Disable
cycle proceeds via READ PORT 045H. A continued Enable cycle after
a first Enable cycle means Refresh.

Once the Enable cycle is active, a Refresh cycle is requested before
the time-out period. This restarts counting of the WDT period. When
the time counting goes over the period preset of WDT, it will assume
that the program operation is abnormal. A System Reset signal to
re-start or a NMI cycle to the CPU transpires when such error happens.
Jumper JP3 is used to select the function of Watchdog Timer.



JP4: Watchdog Timer Active Type Setting

JP4 Description

Short 1-2 Active NMI

* Short 2-3 System Reset

Open Disabled Watchdog Timer



JP3 (5-10): WDT Timeout Period Select

Period PINS 5-6 PINS 7-8 PINS 9-10

*1 sec Short Short Short

2 sec Open Short Short
10 sec Short Open Short
20 sec Open Open Short

110 sec Short Short Open
220 sec Open Short Open

Enable, Refresh

The Watchdog Timer is disabled after the system Power-On. It can be
enabled via an Enable cycle and reading the control port (443H), or via
a Refresh cycle and reading the control port (443H), or via a Disable
cycle and reading the disable control port (045H).

After an Enable cycle of WDT, user must immediately execute a
Refresh cycle to WDT before its period setting comes to an end every
1, 2, 10, 20, 110 or 220 seconds. If the Refresh cycle does not activate
before WDT period cycle, the onboard WDT architecture will issue a
Reset or NMI cycle to the system. The Watchdog Timer controls three
I/O ports.

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443H I/O Read The Enable cycle
443H I/O Read The Refresh cycle
045H I/O Read The Disable cycle

The following sample program shows how to Enable, Disable and
Refresh the Watchdog Timer：

WDT_EN_RF EQU 0433H
WDT_DIS EQU 0045H

WT_Enable PUSH AX ; keep AX DX
PUSH DX
MOV DX,WDT_EN_RF ; enable the WDT
IN AL,DX
POP DX ; get back AX, DX
POP AX
RET

WT_Refresh PUSH AX ; keep AX, DX

PUSH DX
MOV DX,WDT_ET_R ; refresh the WDT
IN AL,DX
POP DX ; get back AX, DX
POP AX
RET

WT_DISABLE PUSH AX

PUSH DX
MOV DX,WDT_DIS ; disable the WDT
IN AL,DX

POP DX ; get back AX, DX
POP AX
RET

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3.23 PC/104 Connectors

The PC/104 expansion bus offers provisions to connect all types of
PC/104 modules. With the PC/104 bus being known as the new
generation of industrial embedded 16bit PC standard bus, thousands
of PC/104 modules from multiple venders can be easily installed
onboard. The detailed pin assignment of the PC/104 expansion bus
connectors CN9 and CN10 are listed on the following tables:

NOTE：



Pin Description Pin Description

10 DREQ0 30 MEMR*
11 DACK5 31 MEMW*
12 DREQ5 32 SD8
13 DACK6 33 SD9
14 DREQ6 34 SD10
15
16 DREQ7 36 SD12
17 VCC 37 SD13
18 MASTER 38 SD14
19 GND 39 SD15
20 GND 40 N/C

The PC/104 connector allows direct plugging or stack-through
piling of PC/104 modules without requiring the PC/104 mounting
kit.

CN10: 40-pin PC/104 Expansion Slot

Connector diagram

1 GND 21 GND
2 MEMCS16* 22 SBHE
3
4 IRQ10 24 SA22
5 IRQ11 25 SA21
6 MS Data 26 SA20
7 IRQ15 27 SA19
8 IRQ14 28 SA18
9 DACK0 29 SA17

IOSC16*

DACK7

23

35

SA23

SD11

rotated 90 degrees

clockwise from

original position

121

26

4020



CN9: 64-pin PC/104 Expansion Slot

Pin Description Pin Description

1
2 SD7 34 RSTDRV
3 SD6 35 VCC
4 SD5 36 IRQ9
5 SD4 37 -5V
6 SD3 38 DREQ2
7 SD2 39 -12V
8

9 SD0 41 +12V
10 IOCHRDY 42 GND
11 AEN 43 SMEMW
12 SA19 44 SMEMR
13
14 SA17 46 IOR
15 SA16 47 DACK3
16 SA15 48 DREQ3
17 SA14 49 DACK1
18 SA13 50 DREQ1
19 SA12 51 REFRESH
20
21 SA10 53 IRQ7
22 SA9 54 SLPBTN
23 SA8 55 IRQ5
24 SA7 56 IRQ4
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26 SA5 58 DACK2*
27 SA4 59 TC
28 SA3 60 BALE
29 SA2 61 VCC
30 SA1 62 OSC
31 SA0 63 GND
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IDCHK

SD1

SA18

SA11

SA6

GND

33

40

45

52

57

64

GND

NOWSJ

IOW

SYSCLK

IRQ3

GND

Connector diagram

rotated 90 degrees

clockwise from

original position

133

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Chapter 4

Award BIOS Setup

The HS-6250 uses Award PCI/ISA BIOS for the system configuration.
The Award BIOS setup program is designed to provide the maximum
flexibility in configuring the system by offering various options that
could be selected for end-user requirements. This chapter is written to
assist you in the proper usage of these features.

4.1 Starting Setup

The Award BIOS is immediately activated when you first power on the
computer. The BIOS reads the system information contained in the
CMOS and begins the process of checking out the system and
configuring it. When it finishes, the BIOS will seek an operating system
on one of the disks and then launch and turn control over to the
operating system.

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

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 respond and you still wish to
enter Setup, restart the system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or
pressing the "RESET" button on the system case. You may also restart
by simultaneously pressing <Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Delete> keys. If you do
not press the keys at the correct time and the system does not boot, an
error message will be displayed and you will again be asked to...

PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, DEL TO ENTER SETUP

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4.2 Using Setup

In general, you use the arrow keys to highlight items, press <Enter> to
select, use the <PageUp> and <PageDown> keys to change entries,
press <F1> for help and press <Esc> to quit. The following table
provides more detail about how to navigate in the Setup program using
the keyboard.

Up arrow Move to previous item

Down arrow Move to next item

Left arrow Move to the item in the left hand

Right arrow Move to the item in the right hand

Esc key Main Menu -- Quit and not save changes into CMOS

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

PgUp key Increase the numeric value or make changes
PgDn key Decrease the numeric value or make changes

+ key Increase the numeric value or make changes

- key Decrease the numeric value or make changes

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

Page Setup Menu

(Shift)F2 key Change color from total 16 colors. F2 to select color

forward, (Shift) F2 to select color backward

F3 key Calendar, only for Status Page Setup Menu
F4 key Reserved
F5 key Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS, only for

Option Page Setup Menu

F6 key

F7 key Load the default
F8 key Reserved
F9 key Reserved

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

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

4.2.1 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.

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4.3 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
several setup functions and two exit choices. Use the arrow keys to
select among the items and press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu.

CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright © 1984-2001 Award Software

Standard CMOS Features

`

Advanced BIOS Features

`

Advanced Chipset Features

`

Integrated Peripherals

`

Power Management Setup

`

PnP/PCI Configurations

`

PC Health Status

`

Esc：Quit F9：Menu in BIOS
F10：Save & Exit Setup

NOTE:

A brief description of the highlighted choice appears at the bottom

Frequency/Voltage Control

`

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving



Select Item

：

of the screen.



Standard CMOS Features

This setup page includes all the items in a standard, AT-compatible BIOS.



Advanced BIOS Features

This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features.



Advanced Chipset Features

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



Integrated Peripherals

This section page includes all the items of IDE hard drive and Programmed
Input / Output features.



Power Management Setup

This entry only appears if your system supports Power Management,
“Green PC”, standards.



PNP/PCI Configurations

This entry appears if your system supports PNP/PCI.

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

PC Health Status

This menu contains the system’s auto-detect functions for CPU Vcore, CPU
voltage, and CPU temperature.



Frequency/Voltage Control

This menu specifies your settings for frequency/voltage control.



Load Fail-Safe Defaults

The BIOS defaults have been set by the manufacturer and represent
settings that provide the minimum requirements for your system to operate.



Load Optimized Defaults

The chipset defaults are settings that provide for maximum system
performance. While Award has designed the custom BIOS to maximize
performance, the manufacturer has the right to change these defaults to
meet their needs.



Set Supervisor / User Password

Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system
and Setup, or just to Setup.



Save & Exit Setup

Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup.



Exit Without Saving

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

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4.4 Standard CMOS Features

The Standard Setup is used for the basic hardware system
configuration. The main function is for Data/Time and Floppy/Hard Disk
Drive settings. Please refer to the following screen for the setup. When
the IDE hard disk drive you are using is larger than 528MB, you must
set the HDD mode to
BIOS SETUP to install the HDD correctly.

CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright © 1984-2001 Award Software

Date (mm:dd:yy) Wed, Oct 31 2001

Time (hh:mm:ss) 10 : 32 :57 Menu Level X

IDE Primary Master [None]

X

IDE Primary Slave [None]

X

year and century
Drive A [1.44M, 3.5in.]
Drive B [None]

Video [EGA/VGA]
Halt On [All, But Keyboard]

Base Memory 640K
Extended Memory 65472K

Total Memory 1024K



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

: Select Item + / - /PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Quit F1: General Help

mode. Please use the IDE Setup Utility in

LBA

Standard CMOS Features

Item Help

Change the day, month,

 Date:

 Time:

The date format is <day>, <date> <month> <year>. Press <F3> to
show the calendar.

day The day, from Sun to Sat, determined by the BIOS and is

display-only

date

month The month, Jan through Dec.

year The year, from 1900 through 2099

The date, from 1 to 31 (or the maximum allowed in the month)

The time format is <hour> <minute> <second>. The time is
calculated based on the 24-hour military-time clock. For example,
1 p.m. is 13:00:00.

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 IDE Primary Master/ Slave:

The categories identify the types of 2 channels that have been
installed in the computer. There are 45 predefined types and 4
user definable types are for Enhanced IDE BIOS. Type 1 to Type
45 are predefined. Type user is user-definable.

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 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 use
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 HDD interface is ESDI, the selection shall be
“Type 1”.

If the controller of HDD interface is SCSI, the selection shall be
“None”.

If you select Type ”Auto”, BIOS will Auto-Detect the HDD &
CD-ROM Drive at the POST stage and showing the IDE for HDD
& CD-ROM Drive.

If a hard disk has not been installed select NONE and press
<Enter>.

TYPE drive type

CYLS. number of cylinders

HEADS

PRECOMP write precompensation

LANDZONE landing zone

SECTORS number of sectors

MODE mode type

number of heads

 Drive A Type / Drive B Type:

The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B
that have been installed in the computer.

None No floppy drive installed

360K, 5.25 in 5-1/4 inch PC-type standard drive; 360 kilobyte capacity

1.2M, 5.25 in 5-1/4 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2 megabyte

capacity

720K, 3.5 in 3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 720 kilobyte capacity

1.44M, 3.5 in

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

3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 1.44 megabyte capacity

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 Video:

 Halt On: The category determines whether the computer will stop if an

 Memory:

The category selects the type of video adapter used for the
primary system monitor. Although secondary monitors are
supported, you do not have to select the type in Setup.

EGA/VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter/Video Graphics Array. For EGA,

VGA, SEGA, SVGA or PGA monitor adapters.

CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter, power up in 40 column mode
CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter, power up in 80 column mode

MONO Monochrome adapter, includes high resolution monochrome

adapters

error is detected during power up.

No errors The system boot will not be stopped for any error that

may be detected.

All errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the

system will be stopped and you will be prompted.

All,

But Keyboard

All, But

Diskette

All, But

Disk/Key

The category is display-only that is determined by POST (Power
On Self Test) of the BIOS.

The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error; it will
stop for all other errors.
The system boot will not stop for a disk error; it will stop
for all other errors.
The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk
error; it will stop for all other errors.

 Base Memory: The POST will determine the amount of base

(or conventional) memory installed in the
system. The value of the base memory is
typically 512K for systems with 512K memory
installed on the motherboard, or 640K for
systems with 640K or more memory installed

on the motherboard.



Extended Memory: The BIOS determines how much extended

memory is present during the POST. This is
the amount of memory located above 1MB
in the CPU's memory address map.

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

Total Memory: This refers to the memory located in the 640K

to 1024K address space. This is memory that
can be used for different applications. DOS
uses this area to load device drivers in an effort
to keep as much base memory free for
application programs. The BIOS is the most
frequent user of this RAM area since this is
where it shadows RAM

4.5 Advanced BIOS Features

This section allows you to configure your system for the basic
operation. You have the opportunity to select the system’s default
speed, boot-up sequence, keyboard operation, shadowing and
security.

CMOS Setup Utility－Copyright ©1984-2001 Award Software

Item Help

Virus Warning [Disabled] Menu Level X
CPU Internal Cache [Enabled]
External Cache [Enabled]
CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking [Enabled] Allows you to choose
Processor Number Feature [Enabled] the VIRUS warning
Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled] feature for IDE Hard
First Boot Device [Floppy] Disk boot sector
Second Boot Device [HDD-0] protection. If this
Third Boot Device [LS-120] function is enabled
Boot Other Device [Enabled] and someone attempt to
Swap Floppy Drive [Disabled] write data into this
Boot Up Floppy Seek [Enabled] area, BIOS will show
Boot Up NumLock Status [On] a warning message on
Gate A20 Option [Fast] screen and alarm beep
Typematic Rate Setting [Disabled]
Typematic Rate(Chars/Sec) 6
Typematic Delay (Msec) 250
Security Option [Setup]
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB [Non-OS2]
Video BIOS Shadow [Enabled]
C8000-CBFFF Shadow [Disabled]
CC000-CFFFF Shadow [Disabled]
D000-D3FFF Shadow [Disabled]
D4000-D7FFF Shadow [Disabled]
D8000-DBFFF Shadow [Disabled]
DC000-DFFFF Shadow [Disabled]
Small Logo (EPA) Show [Enabled]

Advanced BIOS Features

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

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

: Select Item + / - /PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Quit F1: General Help

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 Virus Warning:

Enabled Activates automatically when the system boots up causing a

Disabled No warning message will appear when anything attempts to

NOTE:

When this item is enabled, the Award BIOS will monitor the boot
sector and partition table of the hard disk drive for any attempt at
modification. If an attempt is made, the BIOS will halt the system
and the following error message will appear. Afterwards, if
necessary, you will be able to run an anti-virus program to locate
and remove the problem before any damage is done.

! WARNING !

Disk boot sector is to be modified

Type "Y" to accept write or "N" to abort write

Award Software, Inc.

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

access the boot sector or hard disk partition table.

Many disk diagnostic programs that attempt to access the boot
sector table can cause the above warning message. If you will be
running such a program, we recommend that you first disable
Virus Protection beforehand.

 CPU Internal Cache/External Cache:

These two categories speed up memory access. However, it
depends on CPU/chipset design. The default value is en able.

Enabled Enable cache

Disabled Disable cache

 CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking:

This item allows you to enable/disable CPU L2 Cache ECC
checking. The available choices are Enabled, Disabled.

 Processor Number Feature:

This option allows the system to automatically detect and display
the Pentium III microprocessor installed. When enabled, this
option is only available when using Pentium III chips.

 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

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 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 available choices
are Floppy, LS/ZIP, HDD, SCSI, CDROM, Disabled.

 Swap Floppy Drive:

This item allows you to determine whether enable the swap floppy
drive or not. The available choices are Enabled/Disabled.

 Boot Up Floppy Seek:

During POST, BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive installed
is 40 or 80 tracks. 360K type is 40 tracks while 760K, 1.2M and

1.44M are all 80 tracks.

Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine if it is 40 or

80 tracks. Note that BIOS cannot tell from 720K, 1.2M or

1.44M drive type as they are all 80 tracks.

Disabled BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track

number. Note that there will not be any warning message if
the drive installed is 360K.

 Boot Up NumLock Status:

This allows you to determine the default state of the numeric
keypad. By default, the system boots up with NumLock on.

On Keypad is number keys
Off Keypad is arrow keys

 Gate A20 Option:

This entry allows you to select how the gate A20 is handled. The
gate A20 is a device used to address memory above 1 Mbytes.
Initially, the gate A20 was handled via a pin on the keyboard.
Today, while keyboards still provide this support, it is more
common, and much faster, for the system chipset to provide
support for gate A20.

Normal keyboard

Fast chipset

 Typematic Rate Setting:

This determines if the typematic rate is to be used. When
disabled, continually holding down a key on your keyboard will
generate only one instance. In other words, the BIOS will only
report that the key is down. When the typematic rate is enabled,
the BIOS will report as before, but it will then wait a moment, and,
if the key is still down, it will begin the report that the key has been
depressed repeatedly. For example, you would use such a feature
to accelerate cursor movements with the arrow keys.

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Enabled Enable typematic rate

Disabled Disable typematic rate

 Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec):

 Typematic Delay (Msec):

 Security Option:

When the typematic rate is enabled, this selection allows you
select the rate at which the keys are accelerated.

6 6 characters per second

8 8 characters per second
10
12 12 characters per second
15 15 characters per second
20 20 characters per second
24 24 characters per second
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When the typematic rate is enabled, this selection allows you to
select the delay between when the key was first depressed and
when the acceleration begins.

This category allows you to limit access to the system and Setup,
or just to Setup.

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

the correct password is not entered at the prompt.

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

correct password is not entered at the prompt.

10 characters per second

30 characters per second

250 250 msec
500 500 msec
750 750 msec

1000 1000 msec

NOTE:

To disable security, select PASSWORD SETTING at Main Menu
and then you will be asked to enter password. Do not type anything
and just press <Enter>, it will disable security. Once the security is
disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.

 OS Select For DRAM > 64MB:

 Video BIOS Shadow:

This item allows you to access the memory that over 64MB in
OS/2. The available choices are Non-OS2, OS2.

Determines whether video BIOS will be copied to RAM. However,
it is optional depending on chipset design. Video Shadow will
increase the video speed.

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Enabled Video shadow is enabled

Disabled Video shadow is disabled

 C8000 - CBFFF Shadow/DC000 - DFFFF Shadow:

 Small Logo (EPA) Show:

These categories determine whether option ROMs will be copied
to RAM. An example of such option ROM would be support of
on-board SCSI.

Enabled Optional shadow is enabled

Disabled Optional shadow is disabled

This item launches the EPA logo on your display during the boot
up process.

Enabled Activates the Energy logo during boot up process

Disabled De-activates the Energy logo during boot up process

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4.6 Advanced Chipset Features

This section allows you to configure the system based on the specific
features of the installed chipset. This chipset manages bus speeds and
the access to the system memory resources, such as DRAM and the
external cache. It also coordinates the communications between the
conventional ISA and PCI buses. It must be stated that these items
should never be altered. The default settings have been chosen
because they provide the best operating conditions for your system.
You might consider and make any changes only if you discover that the
data has been lost while using your system.

CMOS Setup Utility－Copyright ©1984-2001 Award Software

Item Help

DRAM Timing By SPD [Enabled] Menu Level X
DRAM Clock Host CLK
SDRAM Cycle Length 3
Bank Interleave Disabled
Memory Hole [Disabled]
System BIOS Cacheable [Enabled]
Video RAM Cacheable [Enabled]
Frame Buffer Size [8M]
AGP Aperture Size [8M]
AGP-4X Mode [Enabled]
AGP Driving Control [Auto]
AGP Driving Value DA
OnChip USB [Enabled]
USB Keyboard Support [Disabled]
CPU to PCI Write Buffer [Enabled]
PCI Dynamic Bursting [Enabled]
PCI Master 0 WS Write [Enabled]
PCI Delay Transaction [Disabled]
PCI#2 Access #1 Retry [Enabled]
AGP Master 1 WS Write [Disabled]
AGP Master 1 WS Read [Disabled]



: Select Item + / - /PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Quit F1: General Help

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

Advanced Chipset Features

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 DRAM Timing By SPD:

 DRAM Clock:

NOTE:

When this item is Enabled, the BIOS automatically sets the DRAM
Clock, SDRAM Cycle Length and Bank Interleave settings. If
Disabled, user can set DRAM timings of the system manually.
DRAM Timing by SPD overrides the manual settings and
sets/reads data of DRAM Clock, SDRAM Cycle Length and Bank
Interleave from the SPD chip on the memory module.

This item sets the CPU Host Clock that matches your DRAM
modules. The available choices are Host Clock, H-Clk-33M and
H-Clk+33M.

Host Clock With CPU clock at 100MHz and memory onboard is also

100MHz

H-Clk-33M With CPU clock at 133MHz and memory onboard is also

100MHz

H-Clk+33M With CPU clock at 100MHz and memory onboard is also

133MHz

It is highly recommended that you set the DRAM Timing By SPD
item into Enabled when using any of the following CPU and DRAM
combinations.



CPU clock at 66MHz and memory at 66MHz, or 100MHz, or
133MHz.

 Memory at 66MHz and CPU clock at 100MHz or 133MHz

 SDRAM Cycle Length:

This field sets the CAS latency timing. The available choices are
2, 3.



Bank Interleave:

This item allows you to set how many banks of SDRAM support in
your board. The available choices are 2 Bank, 4 Bank, Disabled.

 Memory Hole:

 System BIOS Cacheable:

In order to improve performance, certain space in memory can be
reserved for ISA cards. This memory must be mapped into the
memory space below 16 MB.

Enabled Memory hole supported

Disabled Memory hole not supported

Select Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at
F000h-FFFFFh, resulting in better system performance.
However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system
error may result.

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Enabled BIOS access cached

Disabled BIOS access not cached

 Video RAM Cacheable:

 Frame Buffer Size:

 AGP Aperture Size:

 AGP- 4X Mode:

 AGD Driving Control:

 AGP Driving Value:

Select Enabled allows caching of the video RAM , resulting in
better system performance. However, if any program writes to this
memory area, a system error may result.

Specify the size of system memory to allocate for video memory,
from 1 MB to 8 MB. The available choices are 1MB, 2MB, 4MB,
8MB.

Select the size of the Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) aperture.
The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range
dedicated for graphics memory address space. Host cycles that
hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any
translation. See www.agpforum.org for APG information. The
available choices are 16 MB, 32 MB, 64 MB, 128 MB, 256MB.

This item allows you to enable / disable the AGP-4X Mode. The
available choices are Enabled, Disabled.

This item allows you to adjust the AGP driving force. Choose
Manual to key in an AGP Driving Value from the next selection.
This field is recommended to be in Auto to avoid system errors.
The available choices are Auto, and Manual.

This item allows you to adjust the AGP driving force. The available
choices range from Min=0000 to Max=00FF.

 OnChip USB:

This should be enabled if your system has a USB installed on the
system board and you wish to use it. Even when so equipped, if
you add a higher performance controller, you will need to disable
this feature. The available choices are Enabled, Disabled.

 USB Keyboard Support:

Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus
(USB) controller and you have a USB keyboard. The available
choices are Enabled, Disabled.

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 CPU to PCI Writer Buffer:

 PCI Dynamic Bursting:

 PCI Master 0 WS Write:

 PCI Delay Transaction:



 AGP Master 1 WS Write:

When this field is Enabled, writes from the CPU to the PCI bus are
buffered, to compensate for the speed differences between the
CPU and the PCI bus. When Disabled, the writes are not buffered
and the CPU must wait until the write is complete before starting
another write cycle. The available choices are Enabled, Disabled.

When Enabled, every write transaction goes to the write buffer.
Burstable transactions then burst on the PCI bus and
nonburstable transactions don’t. The available choices are
Enabled, Disabled.

When Enabled, writes to the PCI bus are executed with zero wait
states. The available choices are Enabled, Disabled.

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. The available
choices are Enabled, Disabled.

PCI #2 Access #1 Retry:

This item allows you enable/disable the PCI #2 Access #1 Retry.
The available choices are Enabled, Disabled.

This implements a single delay when writing to the AGP Bus. By
default, two-wait states are used by the system, allowing for
greater stability. The available choices are Enabled, Disabled.



AGP Master 1 WS Read:

This implements a single delay when reading to the AGP Bus. By
default, two-wait states are used by the system, allowing for
greater stability. The available choices are Enabled, Disabled.

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4.7 Integrated Peripherals

The IDE hard drive controllers can support up to two separate hard
drives. These drives have a master/slave relationship that is
determined by the cabling configuration used to attach them to the
controller. Your system supports two IDE controllers--a primary
and a secondary--so you can install up to four separate hard disks.

PIO means Programmed Input/Output. Rather than having the
BIOS issue a series of commands to affect the transfer to or from
the disk drive, PIO allows the BIOS to tell the controller what it
wants and then let the controller and the CPU perform the
complete task by them. This is much simpler and more efficient
(also faster).

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Item Help
OnChip IDE Channel0 [Enabled] Menu Level X
IDE Prefetch Mode [Enabled]
Primary Master PIO [Auto]
Primary Slave PIO [Auto]
Primary Master UDMA [Auto]
Primary Slave UDMA [Auto]
Init Display First [[Onboard]
IDE HDD Block Mode [Enabled]
Onboard FDD Controller [Enabled]
Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4]
Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8/IRQ3]
UART 2 Mode [Standard]
IR Function Duplex Half
TX, RX inverting enable No, Yes
Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7]
Onboard Parallel Mode [Normal]
ECP Mode Use DMA [3]
Parallel Port EPP Type [EPP1.9]



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

: Select Item + / - /PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Quit F1: General Help

Integrated Peripherals

 OnChip IDE Channel0:

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The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE
channels. Select Enabled to activate the primary IDE interface.
Select Disabled to deactivate this interface. The available choices
are Enabled, Disabled.

 IDE Prefetch Mode:

 Primary Master/Slave PIO:

 Primary Master/Slave UDMA:

 Init Display First:

 IDE HDD Block Mode:

The onboard IDE drive interfaces supports IDE prefetching, for
faster drive accesses. If you install a primary and/or secondary
add-in IDE interface, set this field to Disabled if the interface does
not support prefetching. The available choices are Enabled,
Disabled.

The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields let you set a
PIO mode (0-4) for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard
IDE interface supports. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively
increased performance. In Auto mode, the system automatically
determines the best mode for each device. The available choices
are Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4.

Ultra DMA/33 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard
drive supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA
driver (Windows 95 OSR2 or a third-party IDE bus master driver).
If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra
DMA/33, select Auto to enable BIOS support. The available
choices are Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2.

This item allows you to decide to active whether PCI Slot or
on-chip VGA first The available choices are PCI Slot, Onboard .

This allows your hard disk controller to use the fast block mode to
transfer data to and from your hard disk drive (HDD).

Enabled IDE controller uses block mode

Disabled IDE controller uses standard mode

 Onboard FDD Controller:

Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC)
installed on the system board and you wish to use it. If you install
and-in FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select Disabled in
this field. The available choices are Enabled, Disabled.

 Onboard Serial Port 1/2:

This item allows you to determine access onboard serial port 1/2
controller with which I/O address. The available choices are
3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, Disabled, Auto.

 UART 2 Mode:

This item allows you to determine which Infra Red (IR) function of
onboard I/O chip. The available choices are Standard, ASKIR,
HPSIR.

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 IR Function Duplex:

 TX, RX inverting enable:

 Onboard Parallel Port:

 Onboard Parallel Mode:

 ECP Mode Use DMA:

 Parallel Port EPP Mode Type:

Select the value required by the IR device connected to the IR
port. Full-duplex mode permits simultaneous two-direction
transmission. Half-duplex mode permits transmission in one
direction only at a time. The available choices are Half, Full.

This item allows you to determine the inverting of TX & RX. The
available choices are ”Yes, No”, “No, No”, “No, Yes”, “Yes, Yes”

Select a logical LPT port name and matching address for the
physical parallel (printer) port. The available choices are
378H/IRQ7, 278H/IRQ5, 3BCH/IRQ7, Disabled.

Select an operating mode for the onboard parallel port. Select
Compatible or Extended unless you are certain both your
hardware and software support EPP or ECP mode. The available
choices are SPP, ECP+EPP1.7, EPP1.7+SPP, EPP1.9+SPP,
ECP, ECP+EPP1.9, and Normal.

Select a DMA channel for the port. The available choices are 3, 1.

This item allows you to determine the IR transfer mode of onboard
I/O chip. The available choices are EPP1.9, EPP1.7.

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4.8 Power Management Setup

The Power Management Setup allows user to configure the system for
saving energy in a most effective way while operating in a manner
consistent with his own style of computer use.

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Item Help
ACPI function [Disabled] Menu Level X
Power Management [Press Enter]
ACPI Suspend Type [S1(POS)]
PM Control by APM [Yes]
Video Off Option [Suspend  Off]
Video Off Method [V/H SYNC+Blank]
MODEM Use IRQ [3]
Soft-Off by PWRBTN [Instant-Off]
Wake Up Events [Press Enter]



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

: Select Item + / - /PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Quit F1: General Help

Power Management Setup

 ACPI function:

NOTE:

This item allows you to enable/disable the Advanced
Configuration and Power Management (ACPI). The available
choices are Enabled, Disabled.

When using an ATX power supply on your system, the ACPI
function should be set as Enabled. ACPI function should be
disabled (default setting) when using an AT power supply.

 Power Management:

This category allows you to select the type (or degree) of power
saving and is directly related to the following modes:



Doze Mode



Standby Mode



Suspend Mode



HDD Power Down

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There are four selections for Power Management, three of which have
fixed mode settings.

Disable

(default)

Min. Power

Saving

Max. Power

Saving

User Defined

 ACPI Suspend Type:

This item lets you set the ACPI Suspend mode that your system
will follow. There are 2 choices available, S1 (POS) and S3 (STR).
When the ACPI function is Enabled, both options are
user-definable. S1 (POS) is the default setting that sets the
system to a power on suspend mode. S3 (STR) is suspend to
RAM that stores the data into memory until an active signal
triggers the system to wake up. Normally, the S3 (STR) setting
takes a longer period for the system to wake up compared to S1
(POS).

 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.

No power management. Disables all four modes

Minimum power management. Doze Mode = 1 hr.
Standby Mode = 1 hr., Suspend Mode = 1 hr., and HDD
Power Down = 15 min.
Maximum power management -- ONLY AVAILABLE
FOR SL CPU’S. Doze Mode = 1 min., Standby Mode = 1
min., Suspend Mode = 1 min., and HDD Power Down = 1
min.
Allows you to set each mode individually. When not
disabled, each range is from 1 min. to 1 hr. except for
HDD Power Down that ranges from 1 min. to 15 min. and
disable.

 Video Off Option:

When enabled, this feature allows the VGA adapter to operate in a
power saving mode.

Always On Monitor will remain on during power saving modes.

Suspend --> Off Monitor blanked when the systems enters the

Suspend mode.

Susp,Stby --> Off Monitor blanked when the system enters either

Suspend or Standby modes.

All Modes --> Off Monitor blanked when the system enters any power

saving mode.

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 Video Off Method:



 Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN:

 Wake Up Events:

This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.

V/H SYNC+Blank This selection will cause the system to turn off the

vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and
write blanks to the video buffer.

Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer.

DPMS Initial display power management signaling.

MODEM Use IRQ:

This item determines the IRQ in which the MODEM can be used.
The available choices are 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, NA.

When Enabled, turning the system off with the on/off button
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. The available choices are Instant-Off,
Delay 4 Sec.

When you press the Enter key on this item. It will list the I/O events
whose occurrence prevent the system from entering a power
saving mode or awaken the system from such a mode. In effect,
the system remains alert for anything that occurs to a device that
is configured as On, even when the system is in a power down
mode.

 VGA:

When Enabled, this will allow the VGA signal to awaken the system.

 LPT & COM:

When set as On, any activity from one of the listed system peripheral
devices or IRQs wakes up the system.

 HDD & FDD:

When this is set to On, any activity from the hard drive or the floppy
drive can wake the system.



PCI Master:

If this is set as On, the active signal from any device or board
connected/assigned to the PCI Master slot awakens the system.



Modem Ring Resume:

An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator (RI, or an incoming call on
the modem, awakens the system from a soft off state.



RTC Alarm Resume:

When Enabled, you can set the date and time at which the RTC
(real-time clock) alarm awakens the system from Suspend mode.

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

Primary INTR::

When On, user can define the IRQ Activity Monitoring from the
devices listed on its IRQ table.

 IRQ Activity Monitoring::

When On, activity will neither prevent the system from going into a
power management mode nor awaken it.

 IRQ3 (COM2)

 IRQ4 (COM1)

 IRQ5 (LPT 2)

 IRQ6 (Floppy Disk)

 IRQ7 (LPT 1)

 IRQ8 (RTC Alarm)

 IRQ9 (IRQ2 Redir)

 IRQ10 (Reserved)

 IRQ11 (Reserved)

 IRQ12 (PS/2 Mouse)

 IRQ13 (Coprocessor)

 IRQ14 (Hard Disk)

 IRQ15 (Reserved)

4.9 PnP/PCI Configurations

This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or

ersonal Computer Interconnect, is a system that allows I/O devices to

P

operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when
communicating with its own special components. This section covers
some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only
experienced users should make any changes to the default settings.

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Item Help
PNP OS Installed [Yes] Menu Level X
Reset Configuration Data [Disabled]
Resources Controlled By [Auto, ESCD] Select Yes if you are
IRQ Resources [Press Enter] using a plug and play
DMA Resources [Press Enter] capable operating
system. Select No
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled] if you need the BIOS
Assign IRQ For VGA [Enabled] to configure
Assign IRQ For USB [Enabled] non-boot devices



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

: Select Item + / - /PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Quit F1: General Help

PnP/PCI Configurations

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

PNP OS Installed:

This item allows you to determine install PnP OS or not. The
available choices are Yes or Not.

 Reset Configuration Data:

 Resources Controlled by:

 IRQ Resources:

 DMA Resources:





This item allows you to determine reset the configuration data or
not. The available choices are Enabled and Disabled.

The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capacity to automatically
configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices.
However, this capability means absolutely nothing unless you are
using a Plug and Play operating system such as Windows
The available choices are Auto and Manual.

When resources are controlled manually, assign each system
interrupt a type, depending on the type of device using the
interrupt.

When resources are controlled manually, assign each system
DMA channel a type, depending on the type of device using the
DM channel.

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop:

It determines whether the MPEG ISA/VESA VGA Cards can work
with PCI/VGA or not.

Enabled When PCI/VGA working with MPEG ISA/VESA VGA Card

Disabled When PCI/VGA not working with MPEG ISA/VESA VGA Card

Assign IRQ For VGA/USB:

This option turns on or off the IRQ assignment for both VGA and
USB ports.

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95.

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4.10 PC Health Status

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Item Help
Current System Temp. Menu Level X
Current CPUFAN1 Speed
Current CPUFAN2 Speed
Vcore

2.5V

3.3V
5V
12V



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

: Select Item + / - /PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Quit F1: General Help

PC Health Status

 Current System Temp:

 Current CPUFAN1/2 Speed:

 Vcore/2.5V/+3.3V/+5V/+12V:

This field displays the current system temperature, if your
computer contains a monitoring system. The available choices
are Enabled and Disabled.

These fields display the current speed of up to three CPU fans, if
your computer contains a monitoring system.

Once the hardware monitoring IC detects the current voltages of
voltage regulators and power supply unit, it shows the values on
these for read-only purposes.

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4.11 Frequency/Voltage Control

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Item Help
Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk [Enabled] Menu Level X
CPU Clock/Spread Spectrum [Default]



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

: Select Item + / - /PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Quit F1: General Help

Frequency/Voltage Control

 Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk:

This item allows you to enable/disable auto detect DIMM/PCI
Clock. The available choices are Enabled, Disabled.

 Spread Spectrum:

When the system clock generator pulses, the extreme values of
the pulse generate excess EMI. Enabling this option changes the
extreme values from spikes to flat curves, thus reducing EMI. The
available choices are Enabled, Disabled.

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4.12 Load Fail-Safe Defaults

When you press <Enter> on this item you will get a confirmation dialog
box with a message shown below. This option allows you to
load/restore the BIOS default values permanently stored in the BIOS
ROM. Pressing ‘Y’ loads the BIOS default values for the most stable,
minimal-performance system operations.

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STANDARD CMOS Features

X

Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

X

Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults

X

Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password

X

Power Management

X

PnP/PCI Configura

X

PC Health Status

X

word

Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N)? N

Saving

Esc : Quit     : Select Item
F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Frequency/Voltage Control

X

etup

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4.13 Load Optimized Defaults

When you press <Enter> on this item you get a confirmation dialog box
with a message similar to the figure below. This option allows you to
load/restore the default values to your system configuration, optimizing
and enabling all high performance features. Pressing ‘Y’ loads the
default values that are factory settings for optimal performance system
operations.

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Standard CMOS Features

X

Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

X

Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults

X

Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password

X

Power Management

X

PnP/PCI Configura

X

PC Health Status

X

word

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)? N

Saving

Esc : Quit     : Select Item
F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Load Optimized Defaults

Frequency/Voltage Control

X

etup

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4.14 Set Supervisor/User Password

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Standard CMOS Features

X

Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

X

Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults

X

Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password

X

Power Management Setup Set User Password

X

PnP/PCI Configurati

X

PC Health Status

X

Enter Password :

Esc : Quit
F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Frequency/Voltage Control

X

t Setup
ut Saving

   

: Select Item

Change / Set / Disable Password

You can set either supervisor or user password, or both of then. The
differences between are:

 supervisor password: can enter and change the options of the setup

menus.

 user password: just can only enter but do not have the right to 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.

ENTER PASSWORD:

Type the password, up to eight characters in length, and press
<Enter>. The password typed now will clear any previously entered
password from CMOS memory. You will be asked to confirm the
password. Type the password again and press <Enter>. You may also
press <Esc> to abort the selection and not enter a password.

To disable a password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to
enter the password. A message will confirm the password will be
disabled. Once the password is disabled, the system will boot and you
can enter Setup freely.

PASSWORD DISABLED.

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When a password has been enabled, you will be prompted to enter it
every time you try to enter Setup. This prevents an unauthorized
person from changing any part of your system configuration.

Additionally, when a password is enabled, you can also require the
BIOS to request a password every time your system is rebooted. This
would prevent unauthorized use of your computer.

You determine when the password is required within the BIOS
Features Setup Menu and its Security option (see Section 3). If the
Security option is set to “System”, the password will be required both at
boot and at entry to Setup. If set to “Setup”, prompting only occurs
when trying to enter Setup.

4.15 Save & Exit Setup

Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation:

Pressing “Y” stores the selections made in the menus in CMOS – a
special section of memory that stays on after you turn your system off.
The next time you boot your computer, the BIOS configures your
system according to the Setup selections stored in CMOS. After saving
the values the system is restarted again.

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Standard CMOS Features

X

Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

X

Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults

X

Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password

X

Power Management

X

PnP/PCI Configura

X

PC Health Status

X

word

SAVE to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? N

Saving

Esc : Quit
F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Frequency/Voltage Control

X

etup

   

: Select Item

Save Data to CMOS

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4.16 Exit Without Saving

Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation:

Quit without saving (Y/N)? Y

This allows you to exit Setup without storing in CMOS any change. The
previous selections remain in effect. This exits the Setup utility and
restarts your computer.

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Standard CMOS Features

X

Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

X

Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults

X

Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password

X

Power Management

X

PnP/PCI Configura

X

PC Health Status

X

word

Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N:

Saving

Esc : Quit
F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Abandon all Data

Frequency/Voltage Control

X

etup

   

: Select Item

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Chapter 5

Software Utilities

This chapter contains the detailed information of IDE, VGA, Audio and
LAN driver installation procedures.

5.1 IDE, VGA and Audio Driver
Installation

The utility disk that came with the delivery package contains an
auto-run program that invokes the installation programs for the IDE,
VGA and Audio drivers. The following describes the installation
procedures of each driver.

5.1.1 VIA VT82C686B AGP Bus Driver Installation

1. Insert Utility CD Disk to your CD ROM. The main menu will pop
up as shown below.

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2. Press “VIA 4 IN 1” and to go Setup.

3. Once the Welcome screen appears on the screen, make sure to
close any applications running and then click on the Next
button.

4. When the Readme window pops on the screen, you may read
the whole document including the license agreement or just
press Yes to skip through and continue installation.

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5. The 4 in 1 Setup dialog is now displayed. Select on Normally
Install and then click on Next.

6. The next window lists all components detected in your system
and asks you to select the ones requiring drivers. Tick on all
items then proceed by clicking on the Next button below the
screen.

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7. The program starts to install the ATAPI driver when you click the
Next button on the screen below.

8. When the ATAPI driver is completely installed. The utility then
displays your DMA mode status and allows you to enable it. Tick
on the box and press on the Next button to continue.

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9. The following screen then gives you the choice of installing the
AGP driver in standard o turbo mode. Select on the Standard
Mode and then click on Next to proceed.

10. Installation of the AGP driver is now complete. Once the screen
below appears, select on restarting your computer to activate all
drivers/settings completed.

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5.1.2 VIA IDE Tool Installation

1. With the Utility CD Disk still in your CD ROM drive, open the File
Manager and then select the CD-ROM drive. As soon as the
system reads the disk, the following screen will appear on your
display. Click on VIA_IDE from the main menu to start installing
the VIA ID Tool.

2. Once the Welcome screen appears on the screen, make sure to
close applications that are running and then click the Next
button.

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3. The Select Components dialog box is now displayed. Select on
Install and then click on Next.

4. Choose the folder to where the program will install the driver.
Select the default folder (C:\Program Files\IDETOOL) and then
click on Next to proceed.

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5. The program will now create an icon for the IDETOOL. Simply
press Next to continue with the installation.

6. The program now installs and transfers the files to your system.
After it finishes, you will be prompted to restart your system.
We recommend you to reboot your computer to allow the new
settings to take effect. Click on the Finish button to reboot.

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7. Once the system enters the main Windows screen, it will display
a new icon along the right hand task bar. This icon represents
the IDE Tool quick launch program.

8. Double-clicking on this new task bar icon will launch the IDE
Tool’s Drive Feature dialog box, as shown below.

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9. The Drive Feature dialog box has 2 columns of information. The
left column lets you to view the hardware installed on your
system. When you select any hardware, the right column
displays the device’s information and specifications. You may
also update the settings of your devices from the right column.

10. Once you select the IDE Controller Feature from the IDE Tool
dialog box, a list of read-only information related to the
system’s IDE controller is shown.

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5.1.3 VGA Driver Installation

1. With the Utility CD Disk still in your CD ROM drive, open the File
Manager and then select the CD-ROM drive. As soon as the
system reads the disk, the VGA Menu screen below will appear
on your display. Click on VIA_8605 from the main menu.

2. Select the operating system of your computer to proceed with
the installation process.

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3. Once the Welcome screen appears on the screen, make sure to
close applications that are running and then click the Next
button.

4. When the display below appears on your screen, Setup is
already ready to install and copy the related files onto your hard
drive. Click on the Next button to proceed.

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5. After the installation finishes, you will be prompted to restart
your system. We recommend you to reboot your computer to
allow the new settings to take effect. Click on the Finish button
to reboot.

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5.1.4 Audio Driver Installation

1. With the Utility CD Disk still in your CD ROM drive, open the File
Manager and then select the CD-ROM drive. As soon as the
system reads the disk, the VGA Menu screen below will appear
on your display. Click on VIA_AC97 from the main menu.

2. Once the Welcome screen appears on the screen, make sure to
close applications that are running and then click the Next
button.

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3. The Select Components dialog box is now displayed. Select on
Install driver and then click on Next.

4. The program will now require the Windows installation disk for
proper hardware installation. Insert the CD and then click on
Next.

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5. When the display below appears on your screen, Setup is
already installing and copying the related files onto your hard
drive. Click on the Next button to proceed.

6. After the audio driver installation finishes, select the Finish
button to complete the installation process.

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5.2 LAN Driver Installation for WIN95 &
WIN98

1. With the Utility CD Disk still in your CD ROM drive, right click on

My Computer icon from the Windows menu. Select on System
Properties and then proceed to the Device Manager from the
main menu.

2. Select on Other Devices from the list of devices then double-click

on PCI Ethernet Controller.

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3. The PCI Ethernet Controller Properties screen then appears,

allowing you to re-install the driver. Select Driver from the main
menu to proceed.

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4. The window then displays the current status of your LAN driver.

Press on Update Driver button to continue.

5. The program will then launch the Update Device Driver Wizard

window that will install your device driver. Click on the Next
button to proceed to the next step.

6. When the succeeding window asks you what you wish Windows

to do, tick on the “Search for a better driver….” Click on the Next
button to proceed.

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7. The Update Device Driver Wizard will then ask you to specify, by

ticking, the path of the new driver. Tick on the open boxes where
you require the program to search for the device driver then click
on the Browse button to manually specify the path.

8. Press on the OK button as soon as you have located the path of

your driver.

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9. Once the program returns to the Add New Hardware Wizard

screen, your specified location will appear. Press on the Next
button to continue.

10. Once the program detects the device driver (*.inf) file from your

specified location, it will automatically copy the files into your
hard drive.

11. When copying of driver files finishes, the program will then ask

you to insert your Windows.

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12. The program then copies the necessary files from your Windows

installation disk to complete the driver setup process. Once the
driver is completely installed, the following message appears on
your display. Click on the Finish button to proceed.

13. Restart your computer to make the new system settings take

effect. Click on the Yes button when the screen below appears
and your LAN Driver for Win95 and Win98 are now completely
installed.

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5.3 LAN Driver Installation for WIN
NT4.0

1. With the Utility CD Disk still in your CD ROM drive, right click on
Network Neighborhood icon from the Windows menu. Select on
Properties.

2. The system automatically detects the absence of Windows NT
Networking. Click on the Yes button to start installation.

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3. Tick on the “Wired to Network” once the following screen
appears. Click on the Next to proceed.

4. Click on the Start Search button for the program to locate the
Network Adapter.

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5. Once setup finishes the search, it will list a number of adapters
for you to choose from. Press on the Have Disk button to assign
the driver path location.

6. Setup now asks you for the location of the driver. When you have
entered the new driver path, press on the OK button to continue.

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7. When Setup finds the information it needs about the new driver,
it will display the device it found on the following screen. Press on
the OK button to accept and proceed.

8. Setup then returns to Network Setup Wizard screen and displays
your new Network Adapter. Click on Next to continue.

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9. The Network Setup Wizard then allows you to set the Network
Protocols on your network. Select the appropriate protocol and
then click on Next to continue.

10. Before Setup starts installing the components found and the
settings you made, it will give you the option to proceed or go
back for changes from the following screen. Click on the Next
button once you are sure of your devices.

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11. Windows NT Setup will then need to copy files necessary to
update the system information. Specify the path then press
Continue.

12. Once it finishes copying the files, Setup will now allow you to
choose the Duplex Mode of your LAN controller. Press on the
Continue button after making your selection.

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13. When Setup asks if you wish to change the TCP/IP settings of
your system, select the appropriately. The default choice is No.

14. Setup then starts the Networking installation and copies the files.

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15. When Setup finishes copying, the TCP/IP properties of your
system will then pop up on your screen like the one shown below.
Make the necessary changes then click on OK to continue.

16. When the screen below appears, click on Next to continue.

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17. Setup then prompts you that it is ready to start the network. You
may complete the installation thereafter. Click on Next to
continue.

18. Assign the workgroup or domain setting of your computer. Click
on Next to continue.

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19. Restart your computer once the screen below appears. Click on
Finish to continue.

20. Click on the Yes button to restart your computer. The LAN driver
installation for WIN NT4.0 is now complete.

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