BPC 8590 User Manual

USER’S
MANUAL

BPC-8590

All-in-One Book-size PC
Intel® Core 2 Duo
For Socket 478 System

BPC-8590 M1

Copyright Notice

BPC-8590 All-in-One

Book-size PC

OPERATION MANUAL

COPYRIGHT NOTICE

This operation manual is meant to assist users in installing and setting up the
system. The information contained in this document is subject to change
without prior any notice.

This manual is copyrighted January, 2008. You may not reproduce or
transmit in any form or by any means, electronic, or mechanical, including
photocopying and recording.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

All trademarks and registered trademarks mentioned herein are the property
of their respective owners.

CE NOTICE

This is a class B product. In a domestic environment this product may cause
radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate
measures.

Copyright Notice

FCC NOTICE

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when
the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed
and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a
residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user
will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

You are cautioned that any change or modifications to the equipment not
expressly approve by the party responsible for compliance could void your
authority to operate such equipment.

CAUTION

Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.

Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer.

Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

Installation only by a trained electrician or only by an electrically trained person who knows

all English Installation and Device Specifications which are to be applied.

Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

1-1 About This Manual .................................................... 1-2

1-2 Case Illustration .......................................................... 1-3

1-3 System Specification ................................................... 1-4

1-4 Safety Precautions ...................................................... 1-5

CHAPTER 2 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

2-1 Jumper & Connector Quick Reference Table .............. 2-2

2-2 Component Locations ................................................... 2-3

2-3 How to Set the Jumpers ................................................ 2-4

2-4 FSB Frequency Selection …………………………………….

2-6

2-5 COM1 Port RI & Voltage Selection …………………………

2-7

2-6 COM2 Port RI & Voltage Selection .....................……………

2-8

2-7 COM3 Port RI/Voltage Selection ………………..…….……

2-9

2-8 COM4 Port RI/Voltage Selection ………………..…….……

2-10

2-9 Keyboard/ Mouse Selection ..………………..…….…………

2-11

2-10 Clear CMOS Data Selection ….……………..…….………….

2-12

2-11 Reset/ NMI/ Clear Watchdog Selection ………………………

2-13

2-12 COM Port Connector ….......……...………………………….

2-14

2-13 Keyboard/ Mouse Connector …………………………………

2-16

2-14 Power Button .........................….......................……………..

2-16

2-15 CPU Fan Connector ... ………………………………………..

2-16

2-16 System Fan Connector ………….……………………………

2-17

2-17 VGA Connector …….……………………………………….

2-17

2-18 DVI Connector …………….…………………………………

2-18

2-19 Hard Disk Drive Connector ………………………………….

2-19

2-20 Serial ATA Connector …………………….…………………

2-20

2-21 Printer Connector …...............................……..........................

2-21

2-22 Universal Serial Bus Connector ………………………………

2-22

2-23 LAN Connector ……………………………………………..

2-23

2-24 LAN LED Connector ………………………………..………

2-24

2-25 ATX Power Connector ……..........………....………..……..

2-24

2-26 Line-Out Connector …….....................……….………......….

2-25

2-27 Line-In Connector ……………………...................………….

2-25

2-28 MIC Connector .…………………………………..…............

2-25

2-29 Memory Installation …………………………………………..

2-25

2-30 PCI Connector ……………………..…………………………

2-26

Contents

CHAPTER 3 SOFTWARE UTILITIES

3-1 Introduction ................................................................ 3-2

3-2 VGA Driver Utility ..................................................... 3-3

3-3 Flash BIOS Update ..................................................... 3-4

3-4 LAN Driver Utility ..................................................... 3-6

3-5 Sound Driver Utility ................................................... 3-7

3-6 Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility …..……... 3-8
3-7 Watchdog Timer Configuration ……………………. 3-9

CHAPTER 4 AWARD BIOS SETUP

4-1 Introduction ................................................................ 4-2

4-2 Entering Setup ........................................................... 4-3

4-3 The Standard CMOS Features ……............................ 4-4

4-4 The Advanced BIOS Features ..........................…....... 4-7

4-5 Advanced Chipset Features ......................................... 4-10

4-6 Integrated Peripherals ................................................. 4-12

4-7 Power Management Setup .......................................... 4-17

4-8 PNP/PCI Configuration .............................................. 4-18

4-9 PC Health Status …………………………………… 4-20

4-10 Load Fail-Safe Defaults .............................................. 4-21

4-11 Load Optimized Defaults ............................................ 4-21

4-12 Password Settings ....................................................... 4-22

4-13 Save & Exit Setup ...................................................... 4-23

4-14 Exit Without Saving ................................................... 4-24

APPENDIX A SYSTEM ASSEMBLY

Exploded Diagram for Whole System Unit ............................ A-2

APPENDIX B TECHNICAL SUMMARY

Block Diagram ...................................................................... B-2

Interrupt Map ........................................................................ B-3

RTC & CMOS RAM Map ..................................................... B-4

Timer & DMA Channels Map ............................................... B-5

I/O & Memory Map .............................................................. B-6

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INTRODUCTION

This chapter gives you the information for BPC-8590. It also
outlines the System specification.

Section includes:

z About This Manual

z System Specifications

z Safety precautions

Experienced users can skip to chapter 2 on page 2-1
for Quick Start.

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1-1. ABOUT THIS MANUAL

Thank you for purchasing our BPC-8590 Core 2 Duo Book-size PC enhanced
with VGA / Sound / LAN, which is fully PC / AT compatible. BPC-8590
provides faster processing speed, greater expan dability and can handle more
task than before. This manual is designed to assist you how to install and set
up the system. It contains four chapters. The user can apply this manual for
configuration according to the following chapters :

Chapter 1 Introduction

This chapter introduces you to the background of this manual, illustration of
the case, and the specifications for this system. The final page of this chapter
indicates some safety reminders on how to take care of your system.

Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration

This chapter outlines the component location and their functions. In the end of
this chapter, you will learn how to set jumper and how to config ure this card
to meet your own needs.

Chapter 3 Software Utilities

This chapter contains helpful information for proper installations of the VGA
utility, LAN utility, sound utility, and BIOS update. It also describes the
Watchdog timer configuration.

Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup

This chapter indicates you how to set up the BIOS configurations.

Appendix A System Assembly

This appendix contain exploded diagram of the system

Appendix B Technical Summary

This section gives you the information about the Technical maps.

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1-2. CASE ILLUSTRATION

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1-3. SYSTEM SPECIFICATION

z PROCESSOR

Core 2 Duo / Core Duo / Celeron-M Socket 478 on board for 65nm CPU (up to

2.16GHz).

z CHIPSET

Intel 945GM + ICH7R (FSB: 533/667MHz)

z MEMORY

2 x 240 pin DDR2 DIMM, Support DDR2 667 (up to 2GB)

z DRIVER BAY

1 x 2.5” SATA HDD

z

POWER SUPPLY

AC 100~240V input, ATX 110W output

z

I/O PORT

Front Bezel

2x USB 2.0 (Type A)
3x Audio port (Line-in, Line-out, MIC)
1x Slim CD / DVD ROM (Optional)
1x Slim Floppy (Optional)
1x Power Switch
4x LED indicators (Power, HDD, LAN-on and LAN-working)

Rear Panel

1 x VGA Connecter (D-sub 15 pin)
1 x DVI-I Connecter
1 x USB 2.0 (Type A)
4 x COM Port RS-232 (D-sub 9 Pin) contain 5V/12V power capability
1 x Parallel Port (D-sub 25 pin)

1 x RJ45 Giga LAN
1 x PS/2 (Mini-Din 6 Pin) for K/B and Mouse with Y cable
Expansion Slot : 1 x PCI or ,1x PCI-E (Optional)

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z

CHASSIS DIMENSION

260 x 240 x 62 (mm) / 10.24 x 9.45 x 2.44 (in)

z WEIGHT

3.3Kg

z ENVIRONMENT TEST

Operating temperature 0°~40°C
Operating humidity 10~90%.

z CERTIFICATION

CE ,FCC, CLASS-B

1-4. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

Following messages are safety reminders on how to protect your systems from
damages. And thus, helps you lengthen the life cycle of the system.

1. Check the Line Voltage

a. The operating voltage for the power supply should cover the range of

100VAC-240VAC, otherwise the system may be damaged.

2. Environmental Conditions

a. Place your BPC-8590 on a sturdy, level surface. Be sure to allow

enough room on each side to have easy access.

b. Avoid extremely hot or cold places to install your BPC-8590 Book-sized

PC.

c. Avoid exposure to sunlight for a long period of time (for example in a

closed car in summer time. Also avoid the system from any heating
device.). Or do not use BPC-8590 when it‘s been left outdoors in a cold
winter day.

d. Bear in mind that the operating ambient temperature is from 0°C up to

+40°C (32°F~104°F).

e. Avoid moving the system rapidly from a hot place to a cold place or vice

versa because condensation may come from inside of the system.

f. Place BPC-8590 against strong vibrations, which may cause hard disk

failure.

g. Do not place the system too close to any radio active device. Radio-

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active device may cause interference.

3. Handling

a. Avoid putting heavy objects on top of the system.
b. Do not turn the system upside down. This may cause the floppy drive

and hard drive to mal-function.

c. Do not remove the diskette from the Floppy drive while the light is still

on. If you remove the diskette while the light is on, you may damage

the information on the diskette.
d. Do not allow foreign objects to fall into this product.
e. If water or other liquid spills into this product, unplug the power cord

immediately.

4. Good Care

a. When the outside of the case is stained, remove the stain with neutral

washing agent with a dry cloth.
b. Never use strong agents such as benzene and thinner to clean the system.
c. If heavy stains are present, moisten a cloth with diluted neutral washing

agent or with alcohol and then wipe thoroughly with a dry cloth.
d. If dust has been accumulated on the outside, remove it by using a special

made vacuum cleaner for computers.

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CONFIGURATION

** QUICK START **

CHAPTER

2

Helpful information describes the jumper & connector settings, and
component locations.

Section includes:

z Jumper & Connector Quick Reference Table

z Component Locations

z Configuration and Jumper settings

z Connector’s Pin Assignments

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2-1. JUMPER & CONNECTOR QUICK REFERENCE TABLE

FSB Frequency Selection ………………………………

JP11

COM1 Port RI/Voltage Selection ………………….…

JP2

COM2 Port RI/Voltage Selection ………………….…

JP1

COM3 Port RI/Voltage Selection ………………….…

JP4

COM4 Port RI/Voltage Selection ………………….…

JP5

Keyboard/ Mouse Selection ……………………………

JP22

Clear CMOS Data Selection ……………………………

JP15

Reset/ NMI/ Clear Watchdog Selection ………………..

JP17

COM Port Connector ....................…..................………

…………………………………..

COM1, COM2
COM3, COM4

Keyboard/ Mouse Connector ….......……..……………

KB1

Power Button …………………………………….

JPWBT1

CPU Fan Connector ……………………………………

JCFAN1

System Fan Connector …………………………………

JSFAN2

VGA Connector ………………………………………..

VGA1

DVI Connector …………………………………………

DVI1

Hard Disk Drive Connector …..............…….........…….

IDE1-1

Serial ATA Connector ………………………………….

SATA1, SATA2

Printer Connector …….....................……………......…

JPRT1

Universal Serial Bus Connector …….....................…..

JUSB1, JUSB2, USB1, USB2,
USB3

LAN Connector ……………………………………….

LAN1, JLAN2 (option)

ATX Power Connector …………………………………

JATX_PWR1

Line-Out Connector …………………………………….

LINE_OUT

Line-In Connector ……………………………………...

LINE_IN

MIC Connector ………………………………………..

MIC

Memory Installation ..................................…......………

JDIMM1, JDIMM2

PCI Connector ……………………….…………

PCI1

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2-2. COMPONENT LOCATIONS

BPC-8590 Connector, Jumper and Component locations

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2-3. HOW TO SET THE JUMPERS

You can configure your board by setting jumpers. Jumper is consists of
two or three metal pins with a plastic base mounted on the card, and by
using a small plastic "cap", Also known as the jumper cap (with a metal
contact inside), you are able to connect the pins. So you can set-up your
hardware configuration by "open" or "close" pins.

The jumper can be combined into sets that called jumper blocks. When
the jumpers are all in the block, you have to put them together to set up
the hardware configuration. The figure below shows how this looks like.

JUMPERS AND CAPS

If a jumper has three pins (for examples, labelled PIN1, PIN2, and PIN3),
You can connect PIN1 & PIN2 to create one setting and shorting. You
can either connect PIN2 & PIN3 to create another setting. The same
jumper diagrams are applied all through this manual. The figure below
shows what the manual diagrams look and what they represent.

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JUMPER DIAGRAMS

2 pin Jumper
looks like this

Jumper Ca p
looks like this

3 pin Jumper
looks like this

Jumper Bl o ck
looks like this

JUMPER SETTINGS

Looks like this

3 pin Jumper

2-3 pin close(ena b led)

Looks like this

Jumper Block

1-2 pin close(ena b led)

2 pin Jumper close(enabled)

1

1

1

2

12

1

1

Looks like this

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2-4. FSB FREQUENCY SELECTION

JP11: CPU FSB Frequency Selection
The selections are as follows:

SELECTION

JUMPER SETTING

(pin closed)

JUMPER

ILLUSTRATION

533 MHz 2-3

667 MHz Open

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2-5. COM1 PORT RI & VOLTAGE SELECTION

JP2 : COM1 Port RI & Voltage Selection

The selections are as follows:

SELECTION

JUMPER SETTING

(Pin Closed)

JUMPER

ILLUSTRATION

RI1

1-2

+12V

3-4

+5V

5-6

***Manufacturing Default – RI1.

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2-6. COM2 PORT RI & VOLTAGE SELECTION

JP1 : COM2 Port RI & Voltage Selection

The selections are as follows:

SELECTION

JUMPER SETTING

(Pin Closed)

JUMPER

ILLUSTRATION

RI2

1-2

+12V

3-4

+5V

5-6

***Manufacturing Default – RI2.

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2-7. COM3 PORT RI & VOLTAGE SELECTION

JP4 : COM3 Port RI & Voltage Selection

The selections are as follows:

SELECTION

JUMPER SETTING

(Pin Closed)

JUMPER

ILLUSTRATION

RI3

1-2

+12V

3-4

+5V

5-6

***Manufacturing Default – RI3.

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2-8. COM4 PORT RI & VOLTAGE SELECTION

JP5 : COM4 Port RI & Voltage Selection

The selections are as follows:

SELECTION

JUMPER SETTING

(Pin Closed)

JUMPER

ILLUSTRATION

RI4

1-2

+12V

3-4

+5V

5-6

***Manufacturing Default – RI4.

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2-9. KEYBOARD/ MOUSE SELECTION

JP22 : Keyboard/ Mouse Selection.
The selections are as follows:

SELECTION JUMPER SETTING

JUMPER

ILLUSTRATION

Mouse 1-3, 2-4

Keyboard 3-5, 4-6

***Manufacturing Default –Keyboard

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2-10. CLEAR CMOS DATA SELECTION

JP15: Clear CMOS Data Selection
The selections are as follows :

FUNCTION

JUMPER SETTING

(pin closed)

JUMPER

ILLUSTRATION

Normal 1-2

Clear CMOS 2-3

*** Manufacturing Default is set as Normal.

Note: To clear CMOS data, user must power-off the computer and set the jumper

to “Clear CMOS” as illustrated above. After five to six seconds, set the
jumper back to “Normal” and power-on the computer.

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2-11. RESET/ NMI/ WATCHDOG SELECTION

JP17: Reset/ NMI/ Watchdog Selection
The selections are as follows:

SELECTION

JUMPER SETTING

(pin closed)

JUMPER

ILLUSTRATION

RESET 3-4

NMI 5-6

*** Manufacturing Default: Reset.

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2-12 COM PORT CONNECTOR

COM1 : COM1 Connector
COM1 is fixed as RS-232.
The pin assignment is as follows :

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 DCD
2 RX
3 TX
4 DTR
5 GND
6 DSR
7 RTS
8 CTS
9 RI1

 Pin 9 is selectable for RI, +5V or +12V. For more information,
please refer to our “2-5 COM1 RI and Voltage Selection”.

COM2 : COM2 Connector
The COM2 is selectable as RS-232.
The pin assignment is as follows :

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 DCD
2 RX
3 TX
4 DTR
5 GND
6 DSR
7 RTS
8 CTS
9 RI2

 Pin 9 is selectable for RI, +5V or +12V. For more information,
please refer to our “2-6 COM2 RI and Voltage Selection”.

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COM3 : COM3 Connector
The pin assignment is as follows :

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 DCD
2 RX
3 TX
4 DTR
5 GND
6 DSR
7 RTS
8 CTS
9 RI3

 Pin 9 is selectable for RI, +5V or +12V. For more information,
please refer to our “2-7 COM3 RI and Voltage Selection”.

COM4 : COM4 Connector
COM4 is fixed as RS-232.
The pin assignment is as follows :

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 DCD
2 RX
3 TX
4 DTR
5 GND
6 DSR
7 RTS
8 CTS
9 RI4

 Pin 9 is selectable for RI, +5V or +12V. For more information,
please refer to our “2-8 COM4 RI and Voltage Selection”.

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2-13. KEYBOARD/ MOUSE CONNECTOR

JDIN1 : Keyboard/ Mouse Connector
The pin assignments are as follows :

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 KBDATA
2 MSDATA
3 GND
4 5VSB
5 KBCLK
6 MSCLK

2-14. POWER BUTTON

JPWBT1: Power Button

2-15. CPU FAN CONNECTOR

JCFAN1 : CPU Fan connector
The pin assignment is as follows:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 GND
2 FAN POWER
3 LPC_FAN1IN

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2-16. SYSTEM FAN CONNECTOR

JSFAN2 : System Fan connector
The pin assignment is as follows:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 GND
2 VCC12
3 LPC_FAN2IN

2-17. VGA CONNECTOR

VGA1: VGA Connector
The pin assignments are as follows:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 RED
2 GREEN
3 BLUE
4 NC
5 GND
6 GND
7 GND
8 GND

9 VGA_VCC5
10 GND
11 NC
12 DDC_DATA
13 HSYNC
14 VSYNC
15 DDC_CLK

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2-18. DVI CONNECTOR

DVI1 : DVI Connector.
The pin assignments are as follows:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 TDC2J
2 TDC2
3 GND
4 NC
5 NC
6 SC_DDC
7 SD_DDC
8 A_VSYNC
9 TDC1J

10 TDC1
11 GND
12 NC
13 NC
14 VCC5
15 GND
16 Hot Plug Detect
17 TDC0J
18 TDC0
19 GND
20 NC
21 NC
22 GND
23 TLC

24 TLCJ
C1 A_RED
C2 A_GREEN
C3 A_BLUE
C4 A_HSYNC

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2-19. HARD DISK DRIVE CONNECTOR

IDE-11: Hard Disk Drive Connector

The pin assignments are as follows:

PIN ASSIGNMENT PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 IDERST# 23 P DIOW#
2 GND 24 GND
3 PDD7 25 P DIOR#
4 PDD8 26 GND
5 PDD6 27 PIORDY
6 PDD9 28 GND
7 PDD5 29 PDDACK#
8 PDD10 30 GND

9 PDD4 31 IRQ14
10 PDD11 32 NC
11 PDD3 33 PDA1
12 PDD12 34 P66DETECT
13 PDD2 35 PDA0
14 PDD13 36 PDA2
15 PDD1 37 PDCS#1
16 PDD14 38 PDCS#3
17 PDD0 39 IDEACTP#
18 PDD15 40 GND
19 GND 41 VCC
20 NC 42 VCC
21 PDREQ 43 GND
22 GND 44 NC

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2-20. SERIAL ATA CONNECTOR

SATA1, SATA2: The BPC-8590 possesses two Serial ATA Connector.
The pin assignments are as follows:

SATA1:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 GND
2 SATAHDR_TXP0
3 SATAHDR_TXN0
4 GND
5 SATAHDR_RXN0
6 SATAHDR_RXP0
7 GND

SATA2:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 GND
2 SATAHDR_TXP1
3 SATAHDR_TXN1
4 GND
5 SATAHDR_RXN1
6 SATAHDR_RXP1
7 GND

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2-21. PRINTER CONNECTOR

JPRT1: Printer Connector
As to link the Printer to the card, you need a cable to connect both
DB25 connector and parallel port.
The pin assignments are as follows :

PIN ASSIGNMENT PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 STB 14 AUTFE

2 P0 15 ERROR

3 P1 16 INIT

4 P2 17 SLCTIN

5 P3 18 GND

6 P4 19 GND

7 P5 20 GND

8 P6 21 GND

9 P7 22 GND
10 ACK 23 GND
11 BUSY 24 GND
12 PE 25 GND
13 SLCT

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2-22. UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS CONNECTOR

JUSB1: Universal Serial Bus Connector
The pin assignments are as follows:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 USB2_VCC5
2 USB3_VCC5
3 USBN2_L
4 USBN3_L
5 USBP2_L
6 USBP3_L
7 GND
8 GND
9 GND

10 GND

JUSB2: Universal Serial Bus Connector
The pin assignments are as follows:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 USB2_VCC5
2 USB3_VCC5
3 USBN2_L
4 USBN3_L
5 USBP2_L
6 USBP3_L
7 GND
8 GND
9 GND

10 GND

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USB1: Universal Serial Bus Connector
The pin assignments are as follows:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 VCC
2 USBP0­3 USBP0+
4 GND

USB2: Universal Serial Bus Connector
The pin assignments are as follows:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 VCC
2 USBP0­3 USBP0+
4 GND

USB3: Universal Serial Bus Connector
The pin assignments are as follows:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 VCC
2 USBP0­3 USBP0+
4 GND

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2-23. LAN CONNECTOR

LAN1: LAN Connector.
The pin assignment is as follows :

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 MDI_0P
2 MDI_0N
3 MDI_1P
4 MDI_1N
5 MDI_2P
6 MDI_2N
7 MDI_3P
8 MDI_3N

JLAN2: LAN Connector.
The pin assignment is as follows :

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 1MDI_3+
2 1MDI_3­3 1MDI_2+
4 1MDI_2­5 1MDI_1+
6 1MDI_1­7 1MDI_0+
8 1MDI_0-

9 VCC25-CG
10 GND
11 1VCC3.3R
12 GND
13 1LINK-R
14 1ACT
15 1SPEED100
16 1SPEED1000-R

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2-24. ATX POWER CONNECTOR

JATX_PWR1 : ATX Power Connector
The pin assignments are as follows:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 VCC
2 VCC
3 GROUND
4 GROUND
5 +12V
6 VCC SBY
7 VCC
8 GROUND
9 PS_ON

10 -12V

2-25. AUDIO CONNECTOR

JAUDIO1 : Audio Connector
The pin assignments are as follows:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 MIC_IN
2 NC
3 GND
4 GND
5 LINE-L
6 LINE-R
7 GND
8 GND
9 SPK-L

10 SPK-R

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2-26. LINE-OUT CONNECTOR

LINE-OUT1 : Line-Out Connector

2-27. LINE-IN CONNECTOR

LINE-IN1 : Line-In Connector

2-28. MIC CONNECTOR

MIC1 : MIC Connector

2-29. MEMORY INSTALLATION

BPC-8590 CPU Card can support up to 1GB in one DIMM socket.

DIMM 1 DIMM 2 TOTAL MEMORY

128MB 128MB 256MB
256MB 256MB 512MB
512MB 512MB 1GB

1GB 1GB 2GB

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2-30. PCI CONNECTOR

PCI1 : PCI Connector.
The pin assignments are as follow:

PCI1

B A B A

PIN ASSIGNMENT PIN ASSIGNMENT PIN ASSIGNMENT PIN ASSIGNMENT

B1 -12V A1 TRST# B31 +3.3V A31 AD18
B2 TCK A2 +12V B32 AD17 A32 AD16
B3 GND A3 TMS B33 C/BE2# A33 +3.3V
B4 TDO A4 TDI B34 GND A34 FRAME#
B5 +5V A5 +5V B35 IRDY# A35 GND
B6 +5V A6 INTA# B36 +3.3V A36 TRDY#
B7 INTB# A7 INTC# B37 DEVSEL# A37 GND
B8 INTD# A8 +5V B38 GND A38 STOP#
B9 REQ3# A9 CLKC B39 LOCK# A39 +3.3V
B10 REQ1# A10 +5V(I/O) B40 PERR# A40 SDONE
B11 GNT3# A11 CLKD B41 +3.3V A41 SB0#
B12 GND A12 GND B42 SERR# A42 GND
B13 GND A13 GND B43 +3.3V A43 PAR
B14 CLKA A14 GNT1# B44 C/BE1# A44 AD15
B15 GND A15 RST# B45 AD14 A45 +3.3V
B16 CLKB A16 +5V(I/O) B46 GND A46 AD13
B17 GND A17 GNT0# B47 AD12 A47 AD11
B18 REQ0# A18 GND B48 AD10 A48 GND
B19 +5V(I/O) A19 REQ2# B49 GND A49 AD09
B20 AD31 A20 AD30 B52 AD08 A52 C/BE0#
B21 AD29 A21 +3.3V B53 AD07 A53 +3.3V
B22 GND A22 AD28 B54 +3.3V A54 AD06
B23 AD27 A23 AD26 B55 AD05 A55 AD04
B24 AD25 A24 GND B56 AD03 A56 GND
B25 +3.3V A25 AD24 B57 GND A57 AD02
B26 C/BE3# A26 GNT2# B58 AD01 A58 AD00
B27 AD23 A27 +3.3V B59 +5V(I/O) A59 +5V(I/O)
B28 GND A28 AD22 B60 ACK64# A60 REQ64#
B29 AD21 A29 AD20 B61 +5V A61 +5V
B30 AD19 A30 GND B62 +5V A62 +5V

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SOFTWARE
UTILITIES

This chapter comprises the detailed information of VGA driver,
LAN driver, Sound driver, and flash BIOS update. It also describes
on how to install the watchdog timer.

Section includes:

z VGA Driver Utility

z Flash BIOS Update

z LAN Driver Utility

z SOUND Driver Utility

z Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility

z Watchdog Timer Configuration

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3-1. INTRODUCTION

Enclosed with our BPC-8590 package, you will find a CD ROM disk
containing all types of drivers we have. As a BPC-8590 user, you will only
need the some of files contained in the CD ROM disk, please take note of the
following chart :

File name

(Assume that CD ROM drive is D:)

Purpose

D:\Driver\VGA Intel 945 GM

For VGA driver installation
D:\Driver\FLASH For BIOS update utility
D:\Driver\LAN For LAN Driver installation
D:\Driver\Sound Realtek ALC655 AC97

For Sound driver installation
D:\Driver\UTILITY Intel® Chipset Software

Installation Utility

For Win 2000, XP

User should remember to install the Utility right after the OS fully installed.

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3-2. VGA DRIVER UTILITY

The VGA interface is embedded with our BPC-8590 system to support CRT
display. The following illustration briefly shows you the content of VGA
driver in D:\VGA\:

3-2-1. Installation of VGA Driver

(1) Start the computer (Win 2000/XP/Vista).
(2) Insert the Utility Disk into the CD ROM drive or drive A/B.
(3) Double-click “D:\VGA\WIN9X\SETUP.EXE

(if D is not your CD ROM drive and substitute D with th e righ t d riv e) in

the text entry area and press OK.
(4) Click “Next” on the Welcome screen.
(5) Read the license agreement and click “Yes” to continue.
(6) The driver files will now be installed. When finished, choose the

“Yes” to reboot option, and click “Finished” to restart your computer.

The driver should now be loaded.

 For more information on VGA driver installation, please refer to the

readme.txt found on the sub-directory of the VGA driver utility.

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3-3. FLASH BIOS UPDATE

3-3-1. System BIOS Update:

Users of BPC-8590 can use the program “Awdflash.exe” contained in
the Utility Disk for system BIOS update.

1. Install “Awdflash.exe” from Utility Disk to Drive D.

2. Insert the BIOS file you have obtained from the vendor.

Type the path to Awdflash.exe and execute the BIOS update with
file 8590xxxx.bin

3. D:\AWDFLASH>AWDFLASH 8590xxxx.bin

4. The screen will display as the table fount on the next page:

FLASH MEMORY WRITER v7.XX

(C) Award Software 2001 All Rights Reserved

Flash Type – SST 49LF004A /3.3V

File Name to Program: 8590xxxx.bin

Checksum: XXXXX

Error Message: Do You Want To Save BIOS (Y/N)

If you want to save up the original BIOS, enter "Y" and press < Enter >.
If you choose "N", the following table will appear on screen.

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FLASH MEMORY WRITER v7.XX

(C) Award Software 2001 All Rights Reserved

Flash Type – SST 49LF004A /3.3V

File Name to Program: 8590xxxx.bin

Checksum: XXXXX

Error Message : Are You Sure To Program (Y/N)

Select "Y", and the BIOS will be renewed. When you are refreshing the
BIOS, do not turn off or reset the system, or you will damage the BIOS.
After you have completed all the programming, the screen displays the
table below:

FLASH MEMORY WRITER v7.XX

(C) Award Software 2001 All Rights Reserved

Flash Type – SST 49LF004A /3.3V

File Name to Program: 8590xxxx.bin

Checksum: XXXXX

Reset System or Power off to

accomplish update process!

F1: Reset F10: Exit

Please reset or power off the system, and then the Flash BIOS is fully
implemented.

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3-4. LAN DRIVER UTILITY

3-4-1. Introduction

The BPC-8590 is enhanced with LAN function that can support various
network adapters. The content of the LAN driver is found as follows:

For more details on Installation procedure, please refer to Readme.txt
file found on LAN DRIVER UTILITY.

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3-5. SOUND DRIVER UTILITY

3-5-1. Introduction

The ALC655 sound function enhanced in this system is fully compatible
with Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista. Below, you will
find the content of the Sound driver :

3-5-2. Installation Procedure for Windows2000/XP/Vista

(1) From the task bar, click on Start, and then Run.
(2) In the Run dialog box, type D:\Driver\Sound\path\setup, where

“D:\Driver\Sound\path” refers to the full path to the source files.

(3) Click on the OK button or press the ENTER key.
(4) Click on the “Next” and OK prompts as they appear.
(5) Reboot the system to complete the driver installation.

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3-6. INTEL® CHIPSET SOFTWARE INSTALLATION UTILITY

3-6-1. Introduction

The Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility installs to the target
system the Windows* INF files that outline to the operating system how
the chipset components will be configured. This is needed for the
proper functioning of the following features:

- Core PCI and ISAPNP Services

- AGP Support

- IDE/ATA33/ATA66/ATA100 Storage Support

- USB Support

- Identification of Intel® Chipset Components in Device Manager

3-6-2. Installation of Utility for Windows 2000/XP/Vista

The Utility Pack is to be installed only for Windows 2000 and XP
program.
It should be installed right after the OS installation, kindly follow the
following steps:

1. Place insert the Utility Disk into Floppy Disk Drive A/B or CD

ROM drive.

2. Under Windows 2000/XP/Vista system, go to the directory where

Utility Disc is located.

3. Click Setup.exe file for utility installation.

4. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.

5. Once installation is completed, shut down the system and restart in

order for the changes to take effect.

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3-7. WATCHDOG TIMER CONFIGURATION

The Watch-dog Timer has a programmable time-out ranging from 1 to 255 minutes
with one minute resolution, or 1 to 255 seconds with 1 second resolution. The units of
the WDT timeout value are selected via bit [7] of the WDT_TIMEOUT register,
which is located on I/O Port address 0x865h. The WDT time-out value is set through
the WDT_VAL Runtime register, which is located on I/O Port address 0x866h.
Setting the WDT_VAL register to 0x00 disables the WDT function Setting the
WDT_VAL to any other non-zero value will cause the WDT to reload and begin
counting down from the value loaded. Setting the Register located on I/O address
0x867h and 0x868h as 00h to finish timer configuration.

Example Program

Example Code:
(1)
; -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------­; Enable Watch-Dog Timer
;------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------­ mov dx, (800h+65h) ; Time counting Unit minute or second
mov al, 80h ; al = 00h : minute, or al = 80h : second
out dx, al
mov dx, (800h+66h)
mov al, 20 ; al = Watch Dog Timer Second (s) , 20 sec (s)
out dx, al

mov dx, (800h+67h)
mov al, 00h
out dx, al

mov dx, (800h+68h) ; Start Watch Dog Timer
mov al, 00h
out dx, al

(2)
;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------­; Disable Watch-Dog Timer
;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------­ mov dx, (800h+66h) ; Disabled Watch Dog
mov al, 00h
out dx, al

mov dx, (800h+67h)
mov al, 00h
out dx, al

mov dx, (800h+68h) ; Clear Status Bit
mov al, 00h
out dx, al

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AWARD
BIOS SETUP

This chapter shows how to set up the Phoenix Award BIOS.

Section includes:

z Introduction

z Entering Setup

z The Standard CMOS Features

z The Advanced BIOS Features

z The Advanced Chipset Features

z Integrated Peripherals

z Power Management Setup

z PNP/PCI Configuration

z PC Health Status

z Load Fail-Safe Defaults

z Load Optimized Defaults

z Password Setting

z Save and Exit Setup

z Exit Without Saving

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4-1. INTRODUCTION

This chapter will show you the function of the BIOS in managing the
features of your system. The BPC-8590 Core 2 Duo Book Size PC is
equipped with the BIOS for system chipset from Award Software Inc. This
page briefly explains the function of the BIOS in managing the special
features of your system. The following pages describe how to use the BIOS
for system chipset Setup menu.

Your application programs (such as word processing, spreadsheets, and
games) rely on an operating system such as DOS or OS/2 to manage such
things as keyboard, monitor, disk drives, and memory.

The operating system relies on the BIOS (Basic Input and Output system), a
program stored on a ROM (Read-only Memory) chip, to initialize and
configure your computer's hardware. As the interface between the hardware
and the operating system, the BIOS enables you to make basic changes to
your system's hardware without having to write a new operating system.

The following diagram illustrates the interlocking relationships between the
system hardware, BIOS, operating system, and application program:

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4-2. ENTERING SETUP

When the system is powered on, the BIOS will enter the Power-On Self
Test (POST) routines and the following message will appear on the lower
screen:

PRESS <DEL> TO ENTER SETUP, ESC TO SKIP MEMORY TEST

As long as this message is present on the screen you may press the <Del>

key (the one that shares the decimal point at the bottom of the number
keypad) to access the Setup program. In a moment, the main menu of the
Award SETUP program will appear on the screen:

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

►Standard CMOS Features

►Advanced BIOS Features

►Advanced Chipset Features

►Integrated Peripherals

►Power Management Setup

►PnP/PCI Configurations

►PC Health Status

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

Esc : Quit ↑↓→← : Select Item
F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type .…

Setup program initial screen

You may use the cursor the up/down keys to highlight the individual menu
items. As you highlight each item, a brief description of the highlighted
selection will appear at the bottom of the screen.

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4-3. THE STANDARD CMOS FEATURES

Highlight the〝STANDARD CMOS FEATURES〞and press the <ENTER>
key and the screen will display the following table:

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Standard CMOS Features

Date (mm:dd:yy)
Time (hh:mm:ss)

Sun, Jan

14 2007

0 : 6 : 34

Item Help

▶ IDE Channel 0 Master
▶ IDE Channel 0 Slave
▶ IDE Channel 1 Master
▶ IDE Channel 1 Slave

Drive A
Halt On

Base Memory
Extended Memory
Total Memory

[ None]
[ None]
[ None]
[ None]

[1.44M, 3.5 in.]
[All Errors]

640K
1038336K
1039360K

Menu Level ►

Change the day,
month, year and
century

↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

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

CMOS Setup screen

In the above Setup Menu, use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use
the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value you want in each item.

Date:

< Month >, < Date > and <Year >. Ranges for each value are in the CMOS
Setup Screen, and the week-day will skip automatically.

Time:

< Hour >, < Minute >, and < Second >. Use 24 hour clock format, i.e., for PM
numbers, add 12 to the hour. For example: 4: 30 P.M. You should enter the
time as 16:30:00.

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IDE Primary Master / Slave:
IDE Secondary Master / Slave:

The BIOS can automatically detect the specifications and optimal operating
mode of almost all IDE hard drives. When you select type AUTO for a hard
drive, the BIOS detect its specifications during POST, every time system
boots.

If you do not want to select drive type AUTO, other methods of selecting
drive type are available:

1. Match the specifications of your installed IDE hard drive(s) with the

preprogrammed values for hard drive types 1 through 45.

2. Select USER and enter values into each drive parameter field.

3. Use the IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION function in Setup.

Here is a brief explanation of drive specifications:

Type: The BIOS contains a table of pre-defined drive types. Each
defined drive type has a specified number of cylinders, number of heads,
write precompensation factor, landing zone, and number of sectors.
Drives whose specifications do not accommodate any predefine type are
classified as type USER.

• Size: Disk drive capacity (approximate). Note that this size is usually

greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk-checking
program.

• Cyls: number of cylinders.

• Head: number of heads.

• Precomp: write precompensation cylinders.

• Landz: landing zone.

• Sector: number of sectors.

• Mode: Auto, Normal, Large or LBA.

Auto: The BIOS automatically determines the optimal mode.

 Normal: Maximum number of cylinders, heads, sectors

supported are 1024, 16 and 63.

 Large: For drives that do not support LBA and have more

than 1024 cylinders.

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 LBA (Logical Block Addressing): During drive accesses, the

IDE controller transforms the data address described by
sector, head and cylinder number into a physical block
address, significantly improving data transfer rates. For
drives greater than 1024 cylinders.

DRIVE A:

Select the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system. The available
options are 360KB 5.25in, 1.2KB 5.25in, 720KB 3.5in, 1.44MB 3.5in,

2.88MB 3.5in and None.

HALT ON:

This category allows user to choose whether the computer will stop if an error
is detected during power up. Available options are “All errors”, “No errors”,
“All, But keyboard”, “All, But Diskette”, and “All But Disk/Key”.

BASE MEMORY:

Displays the amount of conventional memory detected during boot up.

EXTENDED MEMORY:

Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up.

TOTAL MEMORY:

Displays the total memory available in the system.

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4-4. THE ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES

Choose the〝ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES〞in the main menu, the screen
shown as below.

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Advanced BIOS Features

Item Help

▶ Hard Disk Boot Priority

First Boot Device
Second Boot Device
Third Boot Device
Boot Other Device
Security Option
APCI Mode
MPS Version Control For OS

[Press Enter]
[Floppy]
[HDD-0]
[LS120]
[Enabled]
[Setup]
[Enabled]
[1.4]

Menu Level ►

Select Hard Disk Boot
Device Priority

↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

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

BIOS Features Setup Screen

The “BIOS FEATURES SETUP” allow you to configure your system for
basic operation. The user can select the system’s default speed, boot-up
sequence, keyboard operation, shadowing and security.

A brief introduction of each setting is given below.

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HARD DISK BOOT PRIORITY:

The options for these items are found in its sub menu. By pressing the
<ENTER> key, you are prompt to enter the sub menu of the detailed options
as shown below:

Phoenix – Award CMOS Setup Utility

Hard Disk Boot Priority

Item Help

1. Boot Add-in Cards

Menu Level ►

Use<Ç> or <È> to select a
device, then press <+> to move
it up, or <-> to move it down
the list. Press <ESC> to exit
this menu.

↑↓→←:Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

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

Descriptions on each item above are as follows:

1. Boot Add-in Cards

FIRST/SECOND/BOOT DEVICE:

The BIOS attempt to load the operating system from the devices in the
sequence selected in these items.

SECURITY OPTION:

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.

 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.

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APIC MODE:

Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller Mode.

MPS VERSION CONTROL FOR OS:

This option is only valid for multiprocessor motherboards as it specifies the
version of the Multiprocessor Specification (MPS) that the motherboard will
use. The MPS is a specification by which PC manufacturers design and build
Intel architecture systems with two or more processors.

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4-5. ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES

Choose the〝ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES〞from the main menu,

the screen shown as below.

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Advanced Chipset Features

Item Help

DRAM Timing Selectable
X CAS Latency Time
X DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay
X DRAM RAS# Precharge
X Precharge dealy (tRAS)
X System Memory Frequency

** VGA Setting **

DVMT Mode

DVMT/FIXED Memory Size

Boot Display

PCI SERR# NMI

[By SPD]
Auto
Auto
Auto
Auto
Auto

[DVMT]
[128MB]
[CRT+EFP]
[Disabled]

Menu Level ►

↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

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

Chipset Features Setup Screen

This parameter allows you to configure the system based on the specific
features of the installed chipset. The chipset manages bus speed and
access to system memory resources, such as DRAM and the external cache.

It also coordinates communications between conventional ISA bus and the
PCI bus. It must be stated that these items should never need to be altered.
The default settings have been chosen because they provide the best opera­ting conditions for the system. The only time you might consider making
any changes would be if you discovered that data was being lost while
using your system.

DRAM TIMEING SELECTABLE:

The value in this field depends on performance parameters of the installed
memory chips (DRAM). Do not change the value from the factory setting
unless you install new memory that has a different performance rating than
the original DRAMs.

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CAS LATENCY TIME:

When synchronous DRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles of CAS
latency depends on the DRAM timing.

DRAM RAS# TO CAS# DELAY:

This item let you insert a timing delay between the CAS and RAS strobe
signals, used when DRAM is written to, read from, or refreshed. Fast
gives faster performance; and Slow gives more stable performance. This
field applies only when synchronous DRAM is installed in the system.
The choices are 2 and 3.

DRAM RAS# PRECHARGE TIME:

If an insufficient number of cycles is allowed for the RAS to accumulate its
charge before DRAM refresh, the refresh may be incomplete and the DRAM
may fail to retain data. Fast gives faster performance; and Slow gives more
stable performance. This field applies only when synchronous DRAM is
installed in the system. The choices are 2 & 3.

PRECHARGE DEALY (tRAS):

Precharge Delay This setting controls the precharge delay, which determines
the timing delay for DRAM precharge.

SYSTEM MEMORY FREQUENCY:

Front Side Bus Frequency.

DVMT MODE:

Intel Dynamic Video Memory Technology Mode.

DVMT/FIXED MEMORY SIZE:

DVMT Memory Size Select.

BOOT DISPLAY

To select the boot-up display type.

PCI SERR# NMI

To Enable/Disable the PCI SERR# interrupt

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4-6. INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

Choose〝INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS〞from the main setup menu, a
display will be shown on screen as below:

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Integrated Peripherals

Item Help

X OnChip IDE Device
X Onboard Device
X SuperIO Device

Onboard Serial Port 3
Onboard Serial Port 4
WatchDog Support

[Press Enter]
[Press Enter]
[Press Enter]

[3E8/IRQ10]
[2E8/IRQ11]
[Disabled]

Menu Level ►

↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

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

Integrated Peripherals Setup Screen

By moving the cursor to the desired selection and by pressing the <F1> key,
the all options for the desired selection will be displayed for choice.

 If bios setup menu item supports USB device boot, it will cause Win9x detects

the same storages twice when the system is rebooted, and USB HDD will fail.
Note: this cause just happen under Win9x, the phenomenon is a limitation.

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ONCHIP IDE DEVICE:

The options for these items are found in its sub menu. By pressing the
<ENTER> key, you are prompt to enter the sub menu of the detailed options
as shown below:

Phoenix – Award CMOS Setup Utility

OnChip IDE Device

Item Help

IDE HDD Block Mode
IDE DMA transfer access
On-Chip Primary PCI IDE

IDE Primary Master PIO

IDE Primary Slave PIO

IDE Primary Master UDMA
IDE Primary Slave UDMA
On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE

IDE Secondary Master PIO
IDE Secondary Slave PIO
IDE Secondary Master UDMA
IDE Secondary Slave UDMA

*** On-Chip Serial ATA Setting ***
X SATA Mode
On-Chip Serial ATA
X PATA IDE Mode
SATA Port

[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Enabled]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]

IDE
[Auto]
Primary
P1, P3 is Secondary

Menu Level ►

If your IDE hard drive
supports block mode
select Enabled for
automatic detection of
the optimal number of
block read/writes per
sector the drive can
support.

↑↓→←:Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

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

Descriptions on each item above are as follows:

1. IDE HDD Block Mode

Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or
multiple sector read/write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode
(most new drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the

optimal number of block read/writes per sector the drive can support.

2. IDE DMA Transfer Access

To Enable/Disable the IDE DMA transfer access.

3. On-Chip Primary PCI IDE

The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with
support for two IDE channels. Select Enabled to activate each channel
separately.

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4. IDE Primary Master/Slave PIO

IDE Secondary Master/Slave PIO

The four IDE PIO fields allow you to 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.

5. IDE Primary Master/Slave UDMA

IDE Secondary Master/Slave UDMA

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 you
hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA/33,

select Auto to enable BIOS support.

6. On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE

Enable the secondary IDE channel.

7. SATA Mode:

To select IDE/RAID/AHCI mode

8. On-Chip Serial ATA:

To select Serial ATA mode.

9. PATA IDE Mode:

To select PATA IDE Mode sequence.

10. SATA Port:

According PATA IDE Mode to determine SATA sequence.

ONBOARD DEVICE:

The options for these items are found in its sub menu. By pressing the
<ENTER> key, you are prompt to enter the sub menu of the detailed options
as shown below:

Phoenix – Award CMOS Setup Utility

Onboard Device

Item Help

USB Controller
USB 2.0 Controller
USB Keyboard Support

[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]

Menu Level ►

↑↓→←:Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

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

Descriptions on each item above are as follows:

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1. USB Controller

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

2. USB 2.0 Controller

Enable the USB 2.0 controller.

3. USB Keyboard Support

Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB)
controller and you have a USB keyboard.

SUPER IO DEVICE:

The options for these items are found in its sub menu. By pressing the
<ENTER> key, you are prompt to enter the sub menu of the detailed options
as shown below:

Phoenix – Award CMOS Setup Utility

SuperIO Device

Item Help

Onboard FDC Controller

Onboard Serial Port 1
Onboard Serial Port 2
UART Mode Select
TxD, RxD Polarity Active
Onboard Parallel Port
Parallel Port Mode
X ECP Mode Use DMA

[Enabled]
[3F8/IRQ4]
[2F8/IRQ3]
[Normal]
[Lo, Hi]
[378/IRQ7]
[Standard]
3

Menu Level ►

↑↓→←:Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

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

Descriptions on each item above are as follows:

1. Onboard FDC Controller

Select Enabled if the 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.

2. Onboard Serial Port 1/2

Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second
serial ports.

3. UART Mode Select

This item allows you to select UART mode.

4. TxD, RxD Polarity Active

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This item allows you to determine the active of RxD, TxD.

5. Onboard Parallel Port

This item allows you to determine access onboard parallel port
controller with which I/O address.

6. Parallel Port Mode

Select an operating mode for the onboard parallel (printer) port.

Select Normal, Compatible, or SPP unless you are certain your

hardware and software both support one of the other available modes.

7. ECP Mode Use DMA

Select a DMA channel for the parallel port for use during ECP mode.

ONBOARD SERIAL PORT 3:
ONBOARD SERIAL PORT 4:

Select a logical COM port name and matching address for the third and
forth serial ports. Select an address and corresponding interrupt for third
and forth serial port.

WATDOG SUPPORT:

To select watch-dog times

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4-7. POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

Choose〝POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP〞option on the main menu, a
display will be shown on screen as below :

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Power Management Setup

Item Help

ACPI Function

Video Off In Suspend

Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN

PWRON After PWR-Fail

[Enabled]
[Yes]
[Instant-Off]
[Off]

Menu Level ►

↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

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

Power Management Setup Screen

The “Power Management Setup” allows the user to configure the system to
the most effectively save energy while operating in a manner consistent with
your own style of computer use.

ACPI FUNCTION:

Users are allowed to enable or disable the Advanced Configuration and
Power Management (ACPI).

VIDEO OFF IN SUSPEND:

To determine video on/off in suspend.

SOFT-OFF BY PWR-BTTN:

Pressing the power button for more than 4 seconds forces the system to
enter the Soft-Off state when the system has “hung”. The choices are
Delay 4 Sec and Instant-Off.

PWRON After PWR-Fail:

This item allows you to select if you want to power on the system after power
failure. The choice: Off, On, Former-Sts.

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4-8. PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION

Choose 〝PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION〞 from the main menu, a display
will be shown on screen as below:

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

PnP/PCI Configurations

Item Help

Resources Controlled By

x IRQ Resources

[Manual]
[Press Enter]

Menu Level ►
BIOS can automatically
configure all the boot and
Plug and Play compatible
devices. If you choose
Auto, you cannot select
IRQ DMA and memory
base address fields, since
BIOS automatically
assigns then

↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

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

PNP/PCI Configuration Setup Screen

The PNP/PCI Configuration Setup describes how to configure PCI bus system.
PCI, also known as Personal Computer Interconnect, is a system, which
allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed of the CPU itself
uses when communicating with its own special components.
This section covers technical items, which is strongly recommended for
experienced users only.

.

RESOURCE CONTROLLED BY:

The Award Plug and Play Bios can automatically configure all of the booth
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 95. By choosing “manual”, you are allowed to

configure the IRQ Resources and DMA Resources.

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IRQ RESOURCES:

The options for these items are found in its sub menu. By pressing the
<ENTER> key, you are prompt to enter the sub menu of the detailed options
as shown below:

Phoenix – Award CMOS Setup Utility

IRQ Resources

Item Help

IRQ-3 assigned to
IRQ-4 assigned to
IRQ-5 assigned to
IRQ-7 assigned to
IRQ-9 assigned to
IRQ-10 assigned to
IRQ-11 assigned to
IRQ-12 assigned to
IRQ-14 assigned to
IRQ-15 assigned to

[PCI Device]
[PCI Device]
[PCI Device]
[PCI Device]
[PCI Device]
[PCI Device]
[PCI Device]
[PCI Device]
[PCI Device]
[PCI Device]

Menu Level ►

Legacy ISA for devices
compliant with the
original PC AT bus
specification, PCI/ISA
PnP for devices
compliant with the Plug
and Play standard
whether designed for
PCI or ISA bus
architecture

↑↓→←:Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

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

Descriptions on each item above are as follows:

IRQ-n Assigned to:

You may assign each system interrupt a type, depending on the type of
device using the interrupt.

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4-9. PC HEALTH STATUS

Choose 〝PC HEALTH STATUS〞 from the main menu, a display will
be shown on screen as below:

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

PC Health Status

Item Help Shutdown Temperature
Current CPU Temperature
VCore
5 V
12 V
Fan1 Speed
Fan2 Speed

[Disabled]
61℃

1.24V

4.96V

12.22V
0 RPM
0 RPM

Menu Level ►

↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

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

PC Health Status Setup Screen

The PC Health Status Setup allows you to select whether to choose between
monitoring or to ignore the hardware monitoring function of your system.

SHUTDOWN TEMPERATURE:

This item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown Temperature. This
function is only effective under Windows 98 ACPI mode.

CURRENT CPU TEMPERATURE:

This item shows you the current CPU temperature.

Vcore/5V/12V

Show you the voltage of 3.3V/5V/12V

FAN1/2 SPEED

This item shows you the current CPU/ SYSTEM FAN speed.

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4-10. LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS

By pressing the <ENTER> key on this item, you get a confirmation dialog
box with a message similar to the following:

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

To use the BIOS default values, change the prompt to "Y" and press the
<Enter > key. CMOS is loaded automatically when you power up the
system.

4-11. LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS

When you press <Enter> on this category, you get a confirmation dialog
box with a message similar to the following:

Load Optimized Defaults ( Y/N ) ? N

Pressing "Y" loads the default values that are factory setting for optimal
performance system operations.

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4-12. PASSWORD SETTING

User is allowed to set either supervisor or user password, or both of them.
The difference is that the supervisor password can enter and change the
options of the setup menus while the user password can enter only but do not
have the authority to change the options of the setup menus.

TO SET A PASSWORD

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 the < Enter > key. You may also press < Esc >
to abort the selection and not enter a password.

 User should bear in mind that when a password is set, you will be

asked to enter the password everything you enter CMOS setup Menu.

TO DISABLE THE PASSWORD

To disable the password, select this function (do not enter any key when
you are prompt to enter a password), and press the <Enter> key and a
message will appear at the center of the screen:

PASSWORD DISABLED!!!

Press any key to continue...

Press the < Enter > key again and the password will be disabled. Once the
password is disabled, you can enter Setup freely.

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4-13. SAVE & EXIT SETUP

After you have completed adjusting all the settings as required, you must
remember to save these setting into the CMOS RAM. To save the settings,
select “SAVE & EXIT SETUP” and press <Enter>, a display will be shown
as follows:

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

►Standard CMOS Features

►Advanced BIOS Features

►Advanced Chipset Features

►Integrated Peripherals

►Power Management

►PnP/PCI Configura

►PC Health Status

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

word

etup

Saving

Esc : Quit ↑↓→← : Select Item
F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Save Data to CMOS

When you confirm that you wish to save the settings, your system will be
automatically restarted and the changes you have made will be implemented.
You may always call up the setup program at any time to adjust any of the
individual items by pressing the <Del> key during boot up.

Save to CMOS and EXIT Y/N)? Y

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4-14. EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

If you wish to cancel any changes you have made, you may select the
“EXIT WITHOUT SAVING” and the original setting stored in the CMOS
will be retained. The screen will be shown as below:

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

►Standard CMOS Features

►Advanced BIOS Features

►Advanced Chipset Features

►Integrated Peripherals

►Power Management

►PnP/PCI Configura

►PC Health Status

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

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Saving

Esc : Quit ↑↓→← : Select Item
F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Abandon all Data

Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N

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SYSTEM
ASSEMBLY

This appendix contain exploded diagram of the system.

Section includes:

z Exploded Diagram for Whole System Unit

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EXPLODED DIAGRAM FOR WHOLE SYSTEM UNIT

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TECHNICAL
SUMMARY

This section introduce you the maps concisely.

Section includes:

z Block Diagram

z Interrupt Map

z RTC (Standard) RAM Bank

z Timer & DMA Channels Map

z I / O & Memory Map

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BLOCK DIAGRAM

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INTERRUPT MAP

IRQ ASSIGNMENT

0 System TIMER interrupt from TIMER-0
1 Keyboard output buffer full
2 Cascade for IRQ 8-15
3 Serial port 2
4 Serial port 1
5 Parallel Port 2
6 Floppy Disk adapter
7 Parallel port 1
8 RTC clock

9 Available
10 Serial 3
11 Serial 4
12 PS/2 Mouse
13 Math coprocessor
14 IDE Controller
15 IDE Controller

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RTC (STANDARD) RAM BANK

CODE ASSIGNMENT

00h Seconds
01h Second alarm
02h Minutes
03h Minutes alarm
04h Hours
05h Hours alarm
06h Day of week
07h Day of month
08h Month

09h Year
0Ah Status register A
0Bh Status register B
0Ch Status register C
0Dh Status register D

0Eh-7Fh 114 Bytes of User RAM

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TIMER & DMA CHANNELS MAP

Timer Channel Map

:

Timer Channel Assignment

0 System timer interrupt
1 DRAM Refresh request
2 Speaker tone generator

DMA Channel Map

:

DMA Channel Assignment

0 Available
1 Available / Parallel
2 Floppy Disk adapter
3 Available / Parallel
4 Cascade for DMA controller 1
5 Available
6 Available
7 Available

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I/O & MEMORY MAP

Fixed I/O Ranges Decoded by ICH2

:

I/O Address Read Target Write Target Internal Unit

00h-08h DMA Controller DMA Controller DMA
09h-0Eh Reserved DMA Controller DMA
0Fh DMA Controller DMA Controller DMA
10h-18h DMA Controller DMA Controller DMA
19h-1Eh Reserved DMA Controller DMA
1Fh DMA Controller DMA Controller DMA
20h-21h Interrupt Controller Interrupt Controller Interrupt
24h-25h Interrupt Controller Interrupt Controller Interrupt
28h-29h Interrupt Controller Interrupt Controller Interrupt
2Ch-2Dh Interrupt Controller Interrupt Controller Interrupt
2Eh-2Fh LPC SIO LPC SIO Forwarder to LPC
30h-31h Interrupt Controller Interrupt Controller Interrupt
34h-35h Interrupt Controller Interrupt Controller Interrupt
38h-39h Interrupt Controller Interrupt Controller Interrupt
3Ch-3Dh Interrupt Controller Interrupt Controller Interrupt
40h-42h Timer/Counter Timer/Counter PIT (8254)
43h Reserved Timer/Counter PIT
4E-4F LPC SIO LPC SIO Forwarder to LPC
50h-52h Timer/Counter Timer/Counter PIT
53h Reserved Timer/Counter PIT
60h Microcontroller Microcontroller Forwarder to LPC
61h NMI Controller NMI Controller Processor I/F
62h Microcontroller Microcontroller Forwarder to LPC
63h NMI Controller NMI Controller Processor I/F
64h Microcontroller Microcontroller Forwarder to LPC
65h NMI Controller NMI Controller Processor I/F
66h Microcontroller Microcontroller Forwarder to LPC
67h NMI Controller NMI Controller Processor I/F
70h Reserved5 NMI & RTC controller RTC
71h RTC Controller RTC Controller RTC
72h RTC Controller NMI & RTC controller RTC
73h RTC Controller RTC Controller RTC
74h RTC Controller NMI & RTC controller RTC
75h RTC Controller RTC Controller RTC
76h RTC Controller NMI & RTC controller RTC
77h RTC Controller RTC Controller RTC

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I/O Address Read Target Write Target Internal Unit

80h DMA Controller DMA controller &

LPC/PCI

DMA

81h-83h DMA Controller DMA Controller DMA
84h-86h DMA Controller DMA Controller &

LPC or PCI

DMA

87h DMA Controller DMA Controller DMA
88h DMA Controller DMA Controller &

LPC or PCI

DMA

89h-8Bh DMA Controller DMA Controller DMA
8Ch-8Eh DMA Controller DMA Controller &

LPC or PCI

DMA

08Fh DMA Controller DMA Controller DMA
90h-91h DMA Controller DMA Controller DMA
92h Reset Generator Reset Generator Processor I/F
93h-9Fh DMA Controller DMA Controller DMA
A0h-A1h Interrupt Controller Interrupt Controller Interrupt
A4h-A5h Interrupt Controller Interrupt Controller Interrupt
A8h-A9h Interrupt Controller Interrupt Controller Interrupt
ACh-ADh Interrupt Controller Interrupt Controller Interrupt
B0h-B1h Interrupt Controller Interrupt Controller Interrupt
B2h-B3h Power Management Power Management Power Management
B4h-B5h Interrupt Controller Interrupt Controller Interrupt
B8h-B9h Interrupt Controller Interrupt Controller Interrupt
BCh-BDh Interrupt Controller Interrupt Controller Interrupt
C0h-D1h DMA Controller DMA Controller DMA
D2h-DDh Reserved DMA Controller DMA
DEh-DFh DMA Controller DMA Controller DMA
F0h See Note 3 FERR# /IGNNE#/

Interrupt Controller

Processor interface

170h-177h IDE Controller1 IDE Controller1 Forwarded to IDE
1F0h-1F7h IDE Controller2 IDE Controller2 Forwarded to IDE
376h IDE Controller1 IDE Controller1 Forwarded to IDE
3F6h IDE Controller2 IDE Controller2 Forwarded to IDE
4D0h-4D1h Interrupt Controller Interrupt Controller Interrupt
CF9h Reset Generator Reset Generator Processor interface

Notes:

1. Only if IDE Standard I/O space is enabled for Primary Drive. Otherwise, the target is PCI.

2. Only if IDE Standard I/O space is enabled for Secondary Drive. Otherwise, the target is PCI.

3. If POS_DEC_EN bit is enabled, reads from F0h will not be decoded by the ICH2. If
POS_DEC_EN is not enabled, reads from F0h will forward to LPC.