Commell P2EXA User Manual

P2EXA

Motherboard

User’s Manual

Product Name: P2EXA
Manual Revision: English, 1.2

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◎ Trademarks ◎

Intel and PentiumⅡ are trademarks of Intel Corporation

Award is a trademark of Award Software International Inc.

MS-DOS, Windows 3.1,Windows 95 ,Windows 98 and Windows
NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation

Novell is a trademark of Novell Corporation

Sound Blaster SB16 is a trademark of Creative Technology

ALS120 is a trademark of Avance Logic, Inc.

OS/2 is a trademark of International Business Machines Corp.

All other brand and product names are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective companies.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction

1.1 Product Overview…………………..…………... 6

1.2 Features…………………………………………. 6

1.3 Specifications…………………………..………. 7

1.4 Content…………………………………………. 8

1.5 System Board Layout……………………….…. 9

Chapter 2. Hardware Setup

2.1 Installation Procedure………………..…………. 10

2.1.1 Jumper Settings…………………...……… 10

2.1.2 Clearing the CMOS………………….…… 11

2.1.3 CPU Voltage Setting………………….….. 12

2.1.4 CPU Frequency Selection……………..…. 12

2.2 Installation of CPU……………………………... 13

2.3 Installation of Memory…….……….…………... 14

2.3.1 Installation of 168-pin DIMM……………. 14

2.3.2 Removal of 168-pin DIMM……………… 14

2.3.3 Memory Configuration………….….…….. 14

2.4 I/O Connections/Panel Connections……….…….. 15

2.4.1 ATX Power Connector……………………. 15

2.4.2 Chassis & CPU Fan Connectors.………….. 16

2.4.3 Wake-up on LAN Connector……………... 16

2.4.4 Creative’s SB_LINK Sound Connector…... 16

2.4.5 IrDA Connector…………………………... 17

2.4.6 Floppy Disk Drive Connector…………….. 17

2.4.7 Primary/Secondary IDE Connector…..….. 18

2.4.8 PS/2 Mouse Port………………………..... 19

2.4.9 PS/2 Keyboard Connector….…………….. 19

2.4.10 Serial Port………………….……………... 19

2.4.11 Printer Port………………….……………. 19

2.4.12 USB Connectors…………….………...…. 19

2.4.13 Panel Connection……………….…...…… 20

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2.5 Input/Output Connections for Sound………….... 21

2.5.1 Speaker Out Connector……..……………. 21

2.5.2 Line In Connector………………………… 21

2.5.3 Microphone In Connector….….….…..….. 21

2.5.4 Game/MIDI Port………………….……… 21

2.5.5 ATAPI IDE/Sony CD-ROM Audio……… 21

2.5.6 Mitsumi CD-ROM Audio………………… 22

2.5.7 Enable/Disable Sound……………………. 22

Chapter 3. BIOS Setup

3.1 CMOS Setup Utility………….……..………….. 23

3.2 Standard CMOS Setup..………….………….….. 24

3.3 BIOS Features Setup………………..………….. 26

3.4 Chipset Features Setup……………..………..…. 29

3.5 Power Management Setup…………..………….. 32

3.6 PNP/PCI Configuration Setup……….…………. 35

3.7 Integrated Peripherals…………………………… 37

3.8 Load BIOS Defaults……………………………. 39

3.9 Load Setup Defaults……………………………. 39

3.10 Supervisor/User Password…………….………... 39

3.11 IDE HDD Auto Detection………………………. 40

3.12 Exit CMOS Setup Utility……………………….. 40

Chapter 4. Sound Device Driver Installation

4.1 Windows 3.1………………….……..………….. 41

4.2 DOS…………………..………….………….….. 41

4.3 Windows 95………………..……………….….. 42

4.4 Windows 98 ………………………..………..…. 43

4.5 Windows 98………….……………..………..…. 43

4.6 Windows NT 4.0………..…………...………….. 44

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Chapter 1. Introduction

1.1 Product Overview

Thank you for purchasing the P2EXA motherboard. This motherboard utilizes
Intel's latest technology, namely 440EX AGPset chipset. We have conducted

a motherboard compatibility test with a variety of hardware and software, such

as CPUs, memory, display cards, CD ROMs, Novell, MS Office....etc.

We have set high standards on our quality control, with absolute confidence,
we believe this product is the wisest choice.

This manual is composed of four sections. The first section is the introduction
of this motherboard, the second section explains the proper procedure to setup
the motherboard, the third section provides information on how to setup the
CMOS ,
And the fourth section is the installation of the sound driver.

1.2 Features

◎ Support Desktop Management Interface (DMI) through BIOS.
◎ Support Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) cards for high performance.
◎ Modem Remote Ring On.
◎ RTC Wake Up Alarm: Program the date/time to wake up your system.
◎ CPU Thermal Protection: Warning when the CPU temperature is too high

(optional).

◎ CPU & System voltage monitoring (optional).
◎ CPU & Chassis fan speed monitoring (optional).
◎ Support Advanced Configuration Power Interface (ACPI).
◎ BIOS Green feature function, and “Plug & Play” Flash ROM.
◎ Sound on board.

1.3 Specifications

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CPU： -Supports Intel PentiumⅡ Processors 233~333 MHz and

Celeron Processors.

Chipset： -Intel 440EX AGPset chipset

DIMM： -Supports 3.3V EDO or SDRAM in 2 168-pin banks,

each bank consists of 1x168-pin 64-bit DIMM socket,
which can support memory sizes of 8/16/32/64/128 MB
modules.

-Supports up to a maximum of 256 MB with SDRAM or

512 MB with EDO system memory

IDE： -Dual channel PIO and PCI Bus Master IDE ports support

up to 4 EIDE devices for HDD or CD-ROM

-Supports PIO Mode 4 with data transfer rate up to 14
MB/

Sec

-Supports Ultra DMA 33 （UDMA ） with data transfer
rate

up to 33 MB/Sec

BIOS： -Award BIOS V4.51 with built-in Anti-Virus, DMI

support, and green function （Plug-and-Play BIOS）

-Supports CD-ROM, SCSI, and LS120/ZIP boot up

I/O Devices： -One FDD control port supports two of the 5.25" or

3.5" floppy drives up to 2.88 MB.

-Two high-speed 16550 UART compatible serial ports

-One parallel ports with ECP/ EPP compatibility.

-One PS/2 mouse port

-One PS/2 Keyboard connector

IR Port： -One IrDA /ASKIR compatible Infrared interface port.

（Cable optional）

USB Ports： -Two Universal Serial Bus （USB） ports support up

to 127 peripheral devices.

ATX Power： -Supports Modem remote Ring-On function

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-Supports software power off function

-Supports RTC Wake-Up

-Supports Wake up on LAN

Sound： -ALS120 PnP Sound Chip

-Built-in 3D Sound Effect Processor

-Mixer functions

-Built-in ALSFM Synthesizer

-Enhanced Game/MIDI port

-Full Duplex operation for simultaneous record and

playback

-8-bit or 16-bit monaural/stereo digital audio from 4
KHz to 48 KHz

-Supports speaker out/Line in/Microphone in
connector

Others ： -Supports System Monitor function (optional)

-Supports Creative’s Sound Blaster 16 compatibility

for real-mode DOS games

Expansion Slots： -Three 32-bit PCI expansion slots

-One 16-bit ISA expansion slot

-One 32-bit AGP expansion slot

Operating System：-Supports Windows 95/98, Windows NT, MS-DOS .

V6.22, OS/2, Novell, Unix, SCO UNIX.....

Dimension： - 244 mm x 185 mm Micro ATX Form factor

1.4 Content

The P2EXA motherboard box contains the following items:

- One P2EXA Motherboard

- One IDE Ribbon Cable

- One Floppy Ribbon Cable

- One Retention mechanism

- One Driver CD

- User's Manual & Quick Installation Chart

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Chapter 2. Hardware Setup

2.1 Installation Procedure

1. Jumper settings （BIOS and CPU）

2. Installation of CPU

3. Installation of Memory

4. I/O Connections & Panel Connections

2.1.1 Jumper Settings

In this manual , （1-2） represents the first and second pins of the jumper.
（ 2-3 ） represents the second and third pins of the jumper. On the

motherboard, you will see two sets of jumpers with different color jumper
caps:

Yellow Jumper Caps：Sets the Function of Flash CMOS
JRTC

Green Jumper Caps：Sets the type and speed of CPU

JF0, JF1, JF2

WARNING: Electronic parts are Static sensitive. To prevent damage to

the computer and its parts please take the following
measures.

-Work on a surface such as concrete, linoleum or hard wood
floor.

-Ground your self with either a properly installed grounding
strap or by touching a major electrical appliance long
enough to discharge the static.

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2.1.2 Clearing the CMOS（Yellow Jumper Caps）

JRTC: CMOS Function Selection

1-2：Clear data
2-3：Normal Operation（Default Setting）

How to Clear the CMOS Setting

（1）Turn off the power.
（2）Remove ATX power cable from connector ATXPWR.
（3）Remove Yellow Jumper Cap from JRTC （2-3 ） and put on

JRTC（1-2）to remove the CMOS setting.

（4）Remove Yellow Jumper Cap from JRTC （1-2 ） and put on

JRTC（2-3）.
（5）Connect ATX power cable back to connector ATXPWR.
（6）Turn on the power.
（7）While the system reboots, press <DEL> key to set the BIOS

setup.

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2.1.3 CPU Voltage Setting

The motherboard supports PentiumⅡVID function, the CPU core voltage is
automatically detected, the range is from 1.3V to 3.5V.

2.1.4 CPU Frequency Selection

CPU Model Ratio JF0 JF1 JF2

Intel PentiumⅡ233 3.5x 1-2 2-3 2-3
Intel PentiumⅡ266 4.0x 2-3 1-2 1-2
Intel PentiumⅡ300 4.5x 2-3 1-2 2-3
Intel PentiumⅡ333 5.0x 2-3 2-3 1-2

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2.2 Installation of CPU

The motherboard provides a Single Edge Contact(SEC)slot for a
PentiumⅡprocessor packaged in an SEC cartridge. Follow these steps to
install Pentium ⅡCPU:

Mount the Universal Retention Mechanism (URM) & Insert the
PentiumⅡCPU: ( The illustration is just for reference )

This URM was designed to accommodate 3 types of CPU Form Factor.
( SECC, SECCII & SEPP ). For Example : Pentium II & Celeron family.

Note : Please put a soft pad under M/B before the installation of URM.
Installation for SECC CPU :
(1) Leave space below each mounting hole for the fastener to protrude through

the hole.
(2) Position URM on the M/B next to the slot1 connector.
(3) Push down retainer pin into respective fastener to secure URM onto the

M/B.
(4) Push CPU into URM to contact with slot1.
(5) Make sure latching portion of CPU engaged with windows ledge of URM.

Installation for SECC II or SEPP CPU :
(1) Same as step (1) of SECC.
(2) Same as step (2) of SECC.
(3) Same as step (3) of SECC.
(4) Same as step (4) of SECC.
(5) Snap in 2 clips into side windows of URM to secure SEPP CPU.

If there is a fan on the CPU, Please plug in the fan cable to the three pin fan
connector on the motherboard (CPUFAN).

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2.3 Installation of Memory

P2EXA motherboard has 2x168-pin 64-bit Dual Inline Memory

Module （ DIMM ） sockets divided into 2 banks. You can install 3.3V
Extended Data Output （ EDO ） or Unbuffered Synchronous
DRAM（SDRAM）memory. This will increase the system reliability.

2.3.1 Installation of 168-pin DIMM （Dual Inline Memory
Module）

1. Before inserting the DIMM, make sure the pin1 of the DIMM matches with

the pin1 on the DIMM socket.

2. Insert DIMM into the DIMM sockets at a 90-degree angle and press down.

2.3.2 Removal of 168-pin DIMM

1. Press the holding clips on both sides of the socket outward to release the

DIMM.

2. Gently pull the DIMM out of the socket.

2.3.3 Memory Configuration

There is no jumper setting required for the memory size or type. It is
automatically detected by the system BIOS, and the total memory size is to
add them together.

DIMM Socket DIMM Modules

DIMM1 EDO/SDRAM 8, 16, 32, 64, 128MB
DIMM2 EDO/SDRAM 8, 16, 32, 64, 128MB

2.4 I/O Connections/Panel Connections

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I/O Connections

ATXPWR ATX Power Connector
CHASSIS Chassis Fan Connector
CPUFAN CPU Fan Connector
JWOL Wake up on LAN connector
SB_LINK for link with Creative’s Sound Blaster 16
JIR Infrared (IrDA) Connector ( Cable optional )
FLOPPY Floppy Disk Drive Connector
IDE1, 2 Primary/ Secondary IDE Connectors
MOUSE PS/2 Mouse Port
KB PS/2 Keyboard Connector
COM1, 2 Serial Ports 1 & 2
PRINT Printer Port
USB1, 2 USB Connector

2.4.1 ATX Power Connector (20-pin ATXPWR)

Make sure that the power supply is off before connecting or disconnecting the
power cable.

2.4.2 Chassis & CPU Fan Connectors (3-pin FAN)

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Connect the fan’s plug to the board taking into consideration the polarity of
the connector.

2.4.3 Wake-up on LAN Connector (3-pin JWOL)

The connector powers up the system when a wakeup packet or signal is
received from the network . This feature requires the Wake up on LAN
function in BIOS is set to Enabled and that your system has an ATX power
supply with at least 720mA +5V standby power.

2.4.4 Creative’s SB_LINK Sound Connector (6-pin
SB_LINK)

The SB_LINK serves as a bridge between the mainboard and Creative’s PCI
sound card. This connector delivers Sound Blaster 16 compatibility for real­mode DOS games.

2.4.5 Infrared (IrDA) Connector (5-pin JIR)

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This connector supports the optional wireless transmitting and receiving
infrared module, with this module and application software such as Laplink or
Win95 Direct Cable Connection, user can transfer files to or from their
laptops, notebooks, PDA, PCs and printers. The connector supports IrDA
(115.2Kbps, 2 meters) and ASK-IR (56Kbps). Install infrared module onto
Infrared connector and configure the setting through ‘UART Mode Select’ in
Integrated Peripherals to select whether UART is directed for use with
COM2 or Infrared.

2.4.6 Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-pin FLOPPY)

This connector supports the provided floppy disk drive ribbon cable. Orient
the red stripe to pin 1

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2.4.7 Primary/Secondary IDE Connector (Two 40-pin IDE)

These connectors support the provided IDE hard disk ribbon cable. Connect
your first IDE hard disk to master mode of the primary channel. If you have
second IDE device to install in your system, connect it as slave mode on the
same channel, and the third and fourth device can be connected on secondary
channel as master and slave mode respectively.

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2.4.8 PS/2 Mouse Port (6-pin Mini-Din MOUSE)

The system will direct IRQ12 to the PS/2 mouse.

2.4.9 PS/2 Keyboard Connector (6-pin Mini-Din KB)

This connection is for a standard keyboard using a PS/2 plug. You may use a
Din to Mini-Din adapter on standard AT keyboards.

2.4.10 Serial Port (Two 9-pin D-type COM)

This connection is for serial mouse or any serial devices.

2.4.11 Printer Port (25-pin D-type PRINT)

You can enable the parallel port and choose the IRQ through the “Onboard
Parallel Port” setting in Integrated Peripherals of the COMS SETUP
UTILITY.

2.4.12 USB Connectors (Two 4-pin USB)

You can attach USB devices to the USB connector.

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2.4.13 Panel Connection (28-pin JFRNT)

No

JFRNT Connector Function

1 GREEN LED Suspend Mode LED

2 RESET Reset Switch

3 IDE LED HDD LED

4 PWR BTN ATX Power Button Connector

5 SMI S/W Sleep Switch

6 PWR LED Power LED

7 KEYLOCK Keylock Switch

8 SPKR Speaker

WARNING: To avoid the system from failing, turn off the power before

connecting any devices to the system.

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2.5 Input/Outpot Connections for Sound

Input/Output Connections

SPKOUT Speaker out Connector
LINE IN Line in Connector
MIC/IN Microphone in Connector
GAME/MIDI Game/MIDI Connectors
MITSUMI The Connector for Mitsumi CD-ROM audio cable

CD-AUDIO The Connector for IDE/Sony CD-ROM audio cable

2.5.1 Speaker Out Connector

The Speaker Out phonejack provides the built-in power amplifier outputs for
the left and right stereo channels. The power amplifier has a minimum output
power of two watts per channel with four ohm speakers.

1.5.2 Line In Connector

The Line In phonejack is used to attach monaural or stereo devices such as a
cassette, Digital Audio Tape, or Minidisc players for playback, mixing, or
recording.

1.5.3 Microphone In Connector

The Microphone In phonejack is used to attach a monaural microphone for
live audio input for playback, mixing, or recording.

1.5.4 Game/MIDI Port

The Game/MIDI Port connector is used to attach a joystick for game
interaction or to attach an external MIDI device for playback, mixing, or
recording.

1.5.5 ATAPI IDE/Sony CD-ROM Audio (4-pin CD-AUDIO)

The ATAPI IDE/Sony CD-ROM Audio connector is used to connect the audio
cable from either an ATAPI IDE or Sony CD-ROM drive for playback,
mixing, and recording.

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1.5.6 Mitsumi CD-ROM Audio (4-pin MITSUMI)

The Mitsumi CD-ROM Audio connector is used to connect the audio cable
from a Mitsumi CD-ROM drive for playback, mixing, or recording. Only one
of the two CD-ROM audio connectors may be used at a time.

1.5.7 Enable/Disable Sound (6-pin JENSND)

This jumper let you to enable or disable the sound function.

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Chapter 3. BIOS Setup

3.1 CMOS Setup Utility

To activate CMOS Setup, press ＜ DEL ＞ key immediately after you turn on
the system. The following message "Press DEL to enter SETUP" should
appear in the lower left hand corner of your screen.

When you enter the CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will be displayed
（ Figure 3-1 ）. You can use arrow keys to select your function, press ＜
Enter＞ key to accept the selection and enter the sub-menu.

Figure 3-1. CMOS Setup Utility Main Screen

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (XXXXXXXX)

CMOS SETUP UTILITY

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
BIOS FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD
CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP USER PASSWORD
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION SAVE & EXIT SETUP
LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING
LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS

Esc : Quit

    : Select Item

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

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

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3.2 Standard CMOS Setup

With the sub-menu （ Figure 3-2 ） , you can setup the; system date, system
time, hard and floppy drive type, and display adapter type. Please refer to
your equipment specification when changing the setup. Use arrow keys to
highlight items, and use ＜PageUp＞, ＜PageDown＞, ＜+＞, or ＜-＞ keys
to scroll through the available options.

Figure 3-2. Standard CMOS Setup Screen

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (XXXXXXXX)

STANDARD CMOS SETUP

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

Date (mm:dd:yy) : Wed, Dec 10 1997
Time(hh:mm:ss) : 17 : 52 : 00

HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR
MODE
Primary Master : Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 AUTO
Primary Slave : Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0
AUTO
Secondary Master : Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0
AUTO
Secondary Slave : Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0
AUTO

Drive A : 1.44M , 3.5in.
Drive B : None
Base Memory : 640K
Extended Memory : 31744K
Video : EGA / VGA Other Memory : 384K

Halt On : All Errors Total Memory : 32768K

ESC : Quit     : Select Item PU / PD / + / - : Modify
F1 : Help (Shift) F2 : Change Color

3.2.1 Date

To assign the system date, the format is "mm.dd.yy". The input range
for the Month is 1-12. Range for Date is 1-31. Range for Year is 1994-

2079. System BIOS will calculate the day of the week automatically.

3.2.2 Time

To assign the system time, the format is "hh:mm:ss". The setting is in
military time. When entering 2:34pm enter "14:34:00".

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3.2.3 Hard Disks Setting

The BIOS supports Dual-Channel PIO and PCI Bus Master IDE ports.
Each port supports one master and one slave hard drive. You can use ＜
PageUp＞ or ＜PageDown ＞ key to change hard drive type. Incorrect
setting may result in boot up error or system hang.

If your hard disk drive is not listed, you can select Type "USER" to
define your own drive manually. We recommend that you select Type
"AUTO" for all drives. The BIOS will auto-detect the hard disk drive
and CD-ROM drive at the POST stage.

If your hard disk drive is a SCSI device, please select "None" for your
hard drive setting.

3.2.4 Floppy Drives A&B Setting

Select your floppy disk drive type. Options are 360KB （ 5.25“ ） ,
720KB （ 3.5” ） , 1.2MB （ 5.25“ ） , 1.44MB （ 3.5” ） ,

2.88MB（3.5”）.

3.2.5 Video Display Adapter Setting

Select the display adapter type for your system. Options are EGA/VGA,
MONO, CGA40 and CGA80.

3.2.6 Halt On

This function allows the system to halt when an error is detected during
Power-On Self-Test.

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3.3 BIOS Features Setup

The sub-menu （Figure 3-3） includes all AWARD enhanced functions. The
correct setting can enhance boot up efficiency. You can assign system speed,
setup sequence, typematic and system password setting. You can enter ＜F1
＞ key for help on highlighted topics. If you want to restore values before the
changes you just made, press ＜F5 ＞ key. If you want to restore default
value, press ＜F6＞ or ＜F7＞ key.

Figure 3-3. BIOS FEATURES SETUP SCREEN

ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (XXXXXXXX)

BIOS FEATURES SETUP

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

Virus Warning : Disabled Video BIOS Shadow : Enabled
CPU Internal Cache : Enabled C8000-CBFFF Shadow : Disabled
External Cache : Enabled CC000-CFFFF Shadow : Disabled
CPU L2 Cache ECC
Checking

: Enabled D0000-D3FFF Shadow : Disabled

Quick Power On Self Test : Enabled D4000-D7FFF Shadow : Disabled
Boot Sequence : C ,A, SCSI D8000-DBFFF Shadow : Disabled
Swap Floppy Drive : Disabled DC000-DFFFF Shadow : Disabled
Boot Up Floppy Seek : Disabled
Boot Up Numlock Status : On
Boot Up System Speed : High
Gate A20 Option : Fast
Typematic Rate Setting : Disabled
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) : 6
Typematic Delay (Msec) : 250
Security Option : Setup

ESC : Quit    : Select Item

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop : Disabled F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify
OS Select For DRAM>64MB : Non-OS2 F5 : Old Values (Shift) F2 : Color
Report No FDD For WIN 95 : Yes F6 : Load BIOS Defaults

F7 : Load Setup Defaults

3.3.1 Virus Warning

When enabled, the BIOS will monitor the boot sector and the partition
table on the hard drive for any attempt to modify. If an attempt is
detected, the BIOS will halt the system and prompt the warning
message. Select "Disabled" if you are installing a new operating system.

3.3.2 CPU Internal/External Cache

These options are to enable or disable CPU Internal （L1 ） Cache, or
External （L2） Cache.

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3.3.3 CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking

Select "Enabled" to enable CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking.
Select "Disabled" to disable CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking.

3.3.4 Quick Power On Self Test

Select "Enabled" to speed up time required to complete Power-On Self­Test.

3.3.5 Boot Sequence

This option allows user to assign boot sequence of the system. Available
options are A, C, D, E, F, CD-ROM, SCSI and LS120/ZIP.

3.3.6 Swap Floppy Drive

When enabled, physical drive A will be assigned to logical drive B, and
physical drive B will be assigned to logical drive A.

3.3.7 Boot Up Floppy Seek

The system will detect and verify operation of the floppy drive type .

3.3.8 Boot Up Numlock Status

The option allows the ＜ NumLock＞ key to be activated after system
boot up.

3.3.9 Boot Up System Speed

This option selects system boot up speed.

3.3.10 Typematic Rate Setting

Select "Enabled" to configure "Typematic Rate" and "Typematic Delay"
functions.

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3.3.11 Typematic Rate

Use this option to set the rate at which a character keeps repeating while
you hold down a key.

3.3.12 Typematic Delay

Select "Enabled" to set the length of delay before key strokes to repeat.
Available options are "250", "500", "750", and "1000".

3.3.13 Security Option

You can select whether the password is required every time the system
boots or only when you enter the Setup. You can assign "Supervisor
Password" and "User Password" in the main CMOS Setup Utility
Screen.

3.3.14 PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

Enable this option to correct screen color shifts, when there is a
combination of VGA cards, accelerator cards, or MPEG cards present.

3.3.15 OS Select for DRAM ＞ 64MB

If you are using OS/2 operating system and installed memory is larger
than 64MB. You need to have the setting in the enable mode.

3.3.16 Video BIOS Shadow

Video shadow copies BIOS code from slower ROM to faster RAM.
BIOS can then execute from RAM.

3.3.17 C8000-CBFFF /DC000-DFFFF Shadow

Optional firmware will be copied from ROM to RAM. When this option
is enabled.

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3.4 Chipset Features Setup

These settings are intended for the Chipset function on the motherboard. Fine
tuning these options, enhances the performance of the system.

Figure 3.4 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SCREEN

ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (XXXXXXXX)

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

Auto Configuration : Enabled CPU Warning Temperature : 50°C/122°F
DRAM Speed Selection
MA Wait State

: 60ns
: Fast

Current CPU Temperature
Current System
Temperature

: 36°C/96°F
: 26°C/78°F

EDO RAS# To CAS# Delay : 3 Current ChassisFAN Speed : 0 RPM
EDO RAS# Precharge Time : 3 Current CPUFAN Speed : 4017 RPM
EDO DRAM Read Burst : x333 Current Vcc (V) : 5.02 V
EDO DRAM Write Burst : x222 Current Vio (V) : 3.50 V
CPU-To-PCI IDE Posting : Enabled Current 12V : 12.34 V
System BIOS Cacheable : Enabled Current Vcore(V) : 2.83 V
Video BIOS Cacheable : Enabled
Video RAM Cacheable : Enabled
8 Bit I/O Recovery Time : 1
16 Bit I/O Recovery Time : 1
Memory Hole At 15M-16M : Disabled
Passive Release : Enabled

ESC : Quit    : Select Item

Delayed Transaction : Disabled F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify
AGP Aperture Size (MB) : 64 F5 : Old Values (Shift) F2 : Color
SDRAM RAS-to-CAS Delay
SDRAM RAS Precharge
Time

: Slow
: Slow

F6 : Load BIOS Defaults

SDRAM CAS latency Time : 3 F7 : Load Setup Defaults

3.4.1 Auto Configuration

The optimum value for the chipset and CPU will be automatically
loaded when enabled.

3.4.2 DRAM Speed Selection

This option must match the memory speed. If the installed memory is
60ns type, you should set it to "60".

3.4.3 CPU-To-PCI IDE Posting

To enable or disable CPU to PCI IDE post write cycle Disable it, if you
find any IDE compatibility problem.

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3.4.4 System BIOS Cacheable

Allows the system BIOS to be cached for faster system performance.

3.4.5 Video BIOS Cacheable

Allows the video BIOS to be cached for faster video performance.

3.4.6 Video RAM Cacheable

This item lets you cache Video RAM A000 and B000.

3.4.7 8 Bit I/O Recovery Time

This option specifies the length of a delay inserted between consecutive
8-bit I/O operations.

3.4.8 16 Bit I/O Recovery Time

This option specifies the length of a delay inserted between consecutive
16-bit I/O operations.

3.4.9 Memory Hole At 15M-16M

Enabling this feature reserves 15MB to 16MB memory address space to
ISA expansion cards that specifically require this setting. This makes the
memory from 15MB and up unavailable to the system. Expansion cards
can only access memory up to 16MB.

3.4.10 Passive Release

This function is used to meet the latency of the ISA bus master. Try to
enable or disable it, if you have ISA card compatibility problem.

3.4.11 Delayed Transaction

This function is used to meet the latency of PCI cycles to from ISA bus.
Try to enable or disable it, if you have ISA card compatibility problem.

3.4.12 AGP Aperture Size (MB)

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Choose 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256MB. Memory-mapped, graphics data
structures can reside in the Graphics Aperture.

3.4.13 SDRAM RAS-to-CAS Delay

These are timing of SDRAM CAS Latency and RAS to CAS Delay,
calculated by clocks. They are important parameters affects SDRAM
performance.

3.4.14 SDRAM RAS Precharge Time

The RAS Recharge means the timing to inactive RAS and the timing for
DRAM to do Recharge before next RAS can be issued.

3.4.15 Current CPU & System Temperature (xx°C/xx°F)

The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the temperatures of
motherboard and CPU. These values refresh upon any key entry. The
function is optional.

3.4.16 Current Chassis & CPU FAN Speed (xxxxRPM)

The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the power supply fan
speed, chassis fan speed, CPU fan speed in Rotations Per Minute (RPM).
These values refresh upon any key entry in the BIOS setup screen. The
function is optional.

3.4.17 Vcc, Vio, 12V, Vcore (xx.xxV)

The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the voltage output by the
voltage regulators. These values refresh upon any key entry. The
function is optional.

3.5 Power Management Setup

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Power management decreases power usage under the pre-defined standby time
range.

Figure 3-5. POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP SCREEN

ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (XXXXXXXX)

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

ACPI function : Disabled ** Reload Global Timer Events **
Power Management
PM Control by APM

: Disable
: Yes

IRQ[3-7, 9-15], NMI
Primary IDE 0

: Enabled
: Disabled

Video Off Method : V/H

SYNC+Blank

Primary IDE 1 : Disabled

Video Off After : Standby Secondary IDE 0 : Disabled
MODEM Use IRQ : 3 Secondary IDE 1 : Disabled
Doze Mode : Disabled Floppy Disk : Disabled
Standby Mode : Disabled Serial Port : Enabled
Suspend Mode : Disabled Parallel Port : Disabled
HDD Power Down : Disabled
Throttle Duty Cycle : 62.5%
VGA Active Monitor : Enabled
Soft-off by PWR-BTTN : Instant-off

ESC : Quit    : Select
Item

Resume by Ring : Disabled F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- :

Modify
Resume by Alarm : Disabled F5 : Old Values (Shift) F2 : Color
Wake Up On LAN : Disabled F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
IRQ 8 Break Suspend : Disabled F7 : Load Setup Defaults

3.5.1 ACPI Function

This item allows you to enable or disable the function of Advanced

Configuration and Power Interface .

3.5.2 Power Management

Disable Disable Power Management.

Mini Saving System starts power saving function when the

inactivity period exceeds 1 hour.

Max Saving System starts power saving function when the

inactivity period exceeds 1 min.

User Defined Allows user to define the inactivity period before

power saving function activates,

3.5.3 PM Control by APM

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Select "Yes" if your system has Advanced Power Management
（APM）.

3.5.4 Video Off Method

This field defines the video off features. The following options are
available: DPMS OFF, DPMS Reduce ON, Blank Screen, V/H
SYNC+Blank, DPMS Standby, and DPMS Suspend. The DPMS
(Display Power Management System) features allow the BIOS to control
the video display card if it supports the DPMS feature.

3.5.5 Video Off After

This option allows your monitor to blank after your system went into
Doze, Standby or Suspend mode. You can elect to not blank screen by
select “N/A”. Default value is "Standby".

3.5.6 Doze Mode

When system is inactive after the predefined time limit, system
performance will drop down. This is the first level of Power
Management.

3.5.7 Standby Mode

System turns off the video signal and the fixed drives. This is the
second level of Power Management.

3.5.8 Suspend Mode

System further shuts down all devices except for CPU itself. This is the
third level of Power Management.

3.5.9 HDD Power Down

This instructs hard drives to shut off while in the Power Management
modes.

3.5.10 VGA Active Monitor

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To enable or disable the detection of VGA activity for power down state
transition.

3.5.11 Soft-off by PWR-BTTN

When set to “Delay 4 Sec.”, the ATX switch can be used as a normal
system power-off button when pressed for less than 4 seconds. “Instant”
disables the ATX switch function when the button is pressed under 4
seconds.

3.5.12 Resume by Ring

This option lets you specify enable or disable external Modem Wake Up
function. The function of power on through modem when system is off.
To select “Enabled” : To let the system to enter the environment of
DOS or Windows 95/98 OS before system is power off. As long as there
are any massage through the Modem to enter the System during system
is power off. The system will enable power on function.

3.5.13 Resume by Alarm

Set this option to enable or disable the RTC Alarm to Wake Up the
system which is set at soft Off.

3.5.14 Date (of Month) Alarm, Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm

Set these options to specify the RTC Alarm time on Date / Hour /
Minute / Second.

3.5.15 IRQ 8 Break Suspend

To enable or disable the detection of IRQ 8 (RTC) event for power down
state transition.

3.5.16 IRQ[3-7, 9-15], NMI

To enable or disable the detection of IRQ 3-7, IRQ 9-15 or NMI
interrupt events for power down state transition.

3.5.17 Primary/Secondary IDE 0/1, Floppy Disk, Serial & Parallel Port

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These items enable or disable the detection of IDE, floppy, serial and
parallel port activities for power down state transition. Actually it detects
the read/write to/from I/O port.

3.6 PNP/PCI Configuration Setup

Figure 3.6 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP

ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (XXXXXXXX)

PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

PNP OS Installed : No

Resources Controlled By : Manual

PCI IDE IRQ Map To : PCI-AUTO

Reset Configuration Data : Disabled Primary IDE INT# : A
IRQ-3 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP Secondary IDE INT# : B
IRQ-4 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-5 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP Used MEM base addr : N/A
IRQ-7 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP Used MEM Length : 8K
IRQ-9 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP Assign IRQ For USB : Enabled
IRQ-10 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-11 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-12 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-14 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-15 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-0 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-1 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

ESC : Quit    : Select

Item
DMA-3 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify
DMA-5 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP F5 : Old Values (Shift) F2 : Color
DMA-6 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
DMA-7 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP F7 : Load Setup Defaults

3.6.1 PNP OS Installed

This field allows you to use a Plug-and-Play (PnP) operating system.
Please set it as “ No “ if the operating system has no PnP function
or to avoid reassigning the IRQs by the operating system.

3.6.2 Resources Controlled By

Default setting is "Auto". This setting allows the BIOS to self detect

setting and Plug-and-Play devices during start up. The user can select

and configure IRQs under "Manual" mode.

3.6.3 Reset Configuration Data

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In case a conflict occurs after you assign the IRQs or after you configure

your system, you can enable this function to allow your system to

automatically reset your configuration and reassign the IRQs, DMAs,

and I/O address.

3.6.4 IRQ-xx assigned to

If your ISA card is not PnP compatible and requires a special IRQ to

support its function, set the selected IRQ-x assigned to :“Legacy ISA”.

This setting informs the PnP BIOS to reserve the selected IRQ for the

installed legacy ISA card.

3.6.5 DMA-x assigned to

If your ISA card is not PnP compatible and requires a special DMA

channel to support its function, set the selected DMA channel to

“Legacy ISA”. This setting informs the PnP BIOS to reserve the selected

DMA channel for the installed legacy ISA card.

3.6.6 PCI IDE IRQ Map To

Some old PCI IDE add-on cards are not fully PnP compatible. These

cards require you to specify the slot in use to allow the BIOS to properly

configure the PnP resources.

3.6.7 Primary/Secondary IDE INT#

These two items, in conjunction with item “PCI IDE IRQ Map To”,

specify the IRQ routing of the primary or secondary channel of the PCI

IDE add-on card.

3.6.8 Used MEM base addr

This item, in conjunction with the “Used MEM Length”, lets you set a

memory space for non-PnP compatible ISA card.

3.6.9 Assign IRQ For USB

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Default is Enabled. You can disable this item when you do not attach any USB
devices on board and need extra IRQ for other device. The yellow exclamation
mark will be shown in System/Device Manager under Windows 95/98 if you
disable this item. This is a normal status.

3.7 Integrated Peripherals

You can control Input and Output functions from this screen.

Figure 3-7 Integrated Peripherals

ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (XXXXXXXX)

INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

IDE HDD Block Mode : Enabled Onboard Parallel Port : 378/IRQ7
IDE Primary Master PIO : Auto Parallel Port Mode : ECP+EPP
IDE Primary Slave PIO : Auto ECP Mode Use DMA : 3
IDE Secondary Master PIO : Auto EPP Mode Select : EPP1.9
IDE Secondary Slave PIO : Auto
IDE Primary Master UDMA : Auto
IDE Primary Slave UDMA : Auto
IDE Secondary Master UDMA
IDE Secondary Slave UDMA

: Auto

: Auto
On-Chip Primary PCI IDE : Enabled
On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE : Enabled
USB Keyboard Support : Disabled

ESC : Quit    : Select
Item

Init Display First : AGP F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- :

Modify
KBC clock source : 8MHz F5 : Old Values (Shift) F2 : Color
Onboard FDC Controller : Enabled F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
Onboard UART Port 1
Onboard UART Port 2
UART2 Mode

: 3F8/IRQ4
: 2F8/IRQ3
: Normal

F7 : Load Setup Defaults

3.7.1 IDE HDD Block Mode

This feature enhances disk performance by allowing multi-sector data
transfers and eliminates the interrupt handling time for each sector.

3.7.2 IDE Primary & Secondary Master/Slave PIO

These four PIO fields let you set a PIO mode （0-4 ） for each of four
IDE devices. When under "Auto" mode, the system automatically set
the best mode for each device

3.7.3 IDE Primary & Secondary Master/Slave UDMA

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When set to "Auto" mode, the system will detect if the hard drive
supports Ultra DMA mode.

3.7.4 On-Chip primary/Secondary PCI IDE

Select "Enabled" to activate each on-board IDE channel separately,
Select "Disabled", if you install an add-on IDE Control card

3.7.5 USB Keyboard Support

This item lets you enable or disable the USB keyboard driver within the
onboard BIOS.

3.7.6 Init Display First

This item lets the system to detect AGP or PCI-Slot first when startup.

3.7.7 Onboard FDC Controller

Select "Enabled" to activate the on-board FDC
Select "Disabled" to activate an add-on FDC

3.7.8 Onboard UART Port 1 & 2

Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first/second serial
port. The default value for the first serial port is "3F8/IRQ4" and the
second serial port is "2F8/IRQ3".

3.7.9 UART2 Mode

Select to activate the Infrared transfer function.

3.7.10 Onboard Parallel Port

Select address and interrupt for the Parallel port.

3.7.11 Parallel Port Mode

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Select an operating mode for the parallel port. Mode options are SPP,
EPP, ECP and ECP+EPP.

3.7.12 ECP Mode Use DMA

Select a DMA channel if parallel port is set as "ECP" or "ECP+EPP".

3.8 Load BIOS Defaults

This loads the standard BIOS default values. To select, highlight it and press
the＜ Enter ＞ key. Then press the ＜Y ＞ and ＜ Enter ＞ keys to confirm.
Otherwise, press the ＜N＞ key to cancel.

3.9 Load Setup Defaults

This feature loads the setup default values from BIOS default table. To select,
highlight it and press the＜Enter＞ key. Then press the ＜Y＞ and ＜Enter＞
keys to confirm. Otherwise, press the＜N＞ key to cancel.

3.10 Supervisor/User Password

You can assign, modify, or cancel password settings. To modify, highlight
"Supervisor Password" or "User Password" and press the ＜Enter＞ key. The
screen will prompt you （"Enter Password：" ）. Enter your password. The
maximum size of the password is 8 characters. System will prompt you to
reenter the password to verify. Remember the passwords are case sensitive.

If you want to remove the passwords, either delete passwords or press ＜Enter
＞ when prompting for new password.

If you want it to require password upon initial system startup and upon
entering the CMOS Setup Utility, you will need to change the selection of the
（Security Option） under （BIOS FEATURES SETUP） to "System".

If the setting is "Setup", the system will only require the password you activate
CMOS Setup Utility.

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3.11 IDE HDD Auto Detection

If your system has an IDE hard drive, you can use this function to detect its
parameters and enter them into the “Standard CMOS Setup” automatically.
This routine only detects one set of parameters. If your hard disk is formatted
using different parameters than those detected, you have to enter the
parameters manually. If the parameters listed do not match the ones used to
format the disk, the information on that disk will not be accessible. If the auto­detected parameters displayed do not match those that are used for your drive,
ignore them. Type N to reject the values and enter the correct ones manually
from the Standard CMOS Setup screen.

3.12 Exit CMOS Setup Utility

Press the＜F10＞ key to save the setup and exit. Press ＜ESC＞ key to exit
without saving. Either saving or not saving modifications, screen will prompt
user to confirm, and system will reboot on exit.

Chapter 4. Sound Device Driver Installation

4.1 Windows 3.1

1. Start Windows 3.1.

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2. Insert the ALS120 CD Driver disk into the CD-ROM drive.

3. Select [Run] from the Program Manager File menu and type X:\ P2EXA\
SNDOSWIN\SETUP on the command line. (X: is the drive where the CD
Driver disk has been inserted)

4. A Welcome dialog box will be appeared, Click [Next] to continue the
installation.

5. A Choose Destination Location dialog box will be appeared. Click [Next]
in the Choose Destination dialog box to install the ALS120 sound driver
to the default directory or click on Browse if you want to install to a
different directory.

6. Setup will automatically create a folder and icons for the sound appli­cation.

7. A Modifying AUTOEXEC.BAT dialog box will appear and Click on
[Next] to accept the default to “ Let Setup modify the AUTOEXEC.BAT.
file”.

8. A Configuration Panel dialog box will be appeared for the first time
installation and please check each hardware settings and make changes
according to hardware installed and also if you do not hear music at
testing. Please disable the IDE CD-ROM option on the configuration
panel at this time to let system to use the on board IDE1/IDE2 port.

9. Click on [OK]. Setup will configure the hardware settings. Refer to the
Setup Utility Program in the next chapter to configure your sound card.

10. The configuration is complete.

11. The “ MIDI Sequencer” dialog box may appear on screen when you want

to play MIDI file. Please ignore this message and click the check box then
click on [OK]. Windows 3.1 will play correctly with the default MIDI setup.

4.2 DOS

1. Insert the ALS120 CD Driver disk into CD-ROM drive.

2. If Windows 3.1 is running, exit the application.

2. Type X:\P2EXA\SNDOSWIN\DOSINST.EXE and press the Enter key.

(X: is the driver where CD Driver disk has been inserted)

3. The Avance Sound Chip Installation Program screen will be displayed

showing the following defaults:

Avance software copy to: C:\A3SOUND

System bootup drive: C:\

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• To make changes to the defaults, select the parameter with the

Up/Down Arrow keys and press the Enter key. Then change the parameter and
press the Enter key again to accept the change.

• When satisfied with the new parameters or to accept the defaults,

select “accept the above” with the Up/Down Arrow keys and press the Enter
key.

5. The installation of the Avance Logic software drivers will now begin.

6. When all of the files are copied to the fixed disk, installation program will

automatically update the autoexec.bat, saving copies of the original files with
the extension “.als”, and the a3config.exe utility will automatically start. Use
the instructions given in “Setup Utility Program” on the next page to set up the
ALS120 sound card.

7. The installation and setup are complete.

4.3 Windows 95

1. Please do not click the check box on ‘ Sound, MIDI, or Video Capture

Card ‘ or ‘ Sound, Video and game controllers’ option on Windows 95 setup
wizard dialog box when Windows 95 setup program is processing.

2. When Windows 95 is fully installed. Please click on Start and select

Setting then going into Control Panel and choose the System icon . Under
Device Manager , select the “ ?Other devices ” from the device list . Remove
all of ‘ ?PnP Sound Chip’ devices then restart the system.

3. The ‘Update Device Driver Wizard’ dialog box will be appeared and will

complete the installation of PnP Sound Chip. Click on [Next] .

4. Select the ‘Other Locations’ to load the sound driver.

5. Type X:\P2EXA\SNDOSWIN in the Locations and Click [OK] . (X: is the

drive where CD Driver disk has been inserted)

6. Windows 95 will automatically copy the needed files . Click on [Finish]
to complete the step.

7. The ‘Insert Disk’ dialog box will be appeared on screen .Click on [OK].

8. The ‘Copying Files’ dialog box will be appeared on screen. Type X:\

P2EXA\SNDOSWIN in the Locations and Click [OK] . (X: is the drive where
CD Driver disk has been inserted)

9. The installation is complete.

4.4 Windows 98

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1. When Windows 98 is fully installed. Please click on Start and select

Setting then going into Control Panel and choose the System icon . Under
Device Manager , select the ‘ ? Other devices ‘ from the device list . Remove
all of ‘?PnP Sound Chip’ devices .

2. Choose Add New Hardware icon from Control Panel. Click on [Next]

twice.

3. The wizard searches for new drivers for : PnP Sound Chip. Click on

[Next] .

4. Click the check box on Search for the best driver for your device and click

on [Next] .

5. Click the check box on CD-ROM drive and Specify a location then type

X:\P2EXA\SNDOSWIN in the Locations .Click on [Next] . (X: is the drive
where CD Driver disk has been inserted)

6. Windows driver file search for the device: ALS120 Logical Device 0
Wave Audio Device . Click on [Next].

7. Windows 98 will automatically copy the needed files . Click on [Finish]
to complete the step.

8. System will detect 4 Avance devices. Click on [Next] to finish installing

devices.

9. Click on [Finish] to complete the installation.

10. Restart system to take new driver effect.

4.5 Windows 98

( The below installation are just for System Integrator to get the PC98 logo
only . If you are not System Integrator and don’t need the PC98 logo , please
follow point 4.4 to load sound driver for Windows 98 )

1. When Windows 98 is fully installed. Please click on Start and select

Setting then going into Control Panel and choose the System icon . Under
Device Manager , select the ‘ ? Other devices ‘ from the device list . Remove
all of ‘?PnP Sound Chip’ devices .

2. Choose Add New Hardware icon from Control Panel. Click on [Next]

twice.

3. The wizard searches for new drivers for : PnP Sound Chip. Click on

[Next] .

4. Click the check box on Search for the best driver for your device and click

on [Next] .

5. Click the check box on CD-ROM drive and Specify a location then type

X:\P2EXA\SNWIN98 in the Locations .Click on [Next] . (X: is the drive
where CD Driver disk has been inserted)

6. Windows driver file search for the device: Avance Wave Audio Device
[WDM] . Click on [Next].

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7. Windows 98 will automatically copy the needed files . Click on [Finish] to

complete the step.

8. System will find new hardware and the Insert Disk dialog box is appeared.

If system need the alswdm.cat file, please copy file from X:\P2EXA\
SNWIN98. If system need the ksclockf.ax or msjstick.drv files, please load
these drivers from the direcrory \WIN98 of Windows 98 CD Disk. Type X:\
P2EXA\SNWIN98 in the Locations and click [OK] . (X: is the drive where
CD Driver disk has been inserted)

9. The Insert Disk dialog box will be appeared many times. Please type the
correct path as the step 8.

10. System will detect 4 Avance devices. Click on [Next] to finish installing

devices.

11. Click on [Finish] to complete the installation.

12. Restart system to take new driver effect.

4.6 Windows NT 4.0

1. Insert the CD Driver disk into CD-ROM drive . Go to [Control
Panel/Multimedia/Device/Add] and choose [OK] . Select ‘Unlisted or
Updated Driver’ from the List of Drivers table. Click on [OK] .

2. Type X:\P2EXA\SNWINNT in the Install Driver dialog box and choose
[OK].(X: is the drive where the CD Driver disk has been inserted)

3. Choose [OK] for ‘Avance Logic, Inc. ALS100+/120’.

4. While installing, “Driver Exists” warning message will appear and ask

whether to keep the old ‘midimap.cfg’ or install a new driver. Please select
[New] to install a new driver or else MIDI will not function properly.

5. Configure proper I/O’s and DMA’s if necessary as they appear on screen.

6. Re-boot system before driver will take into effect.

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A3CONFIG.EXE utility

This utility is used to set up the ALS120 sound card. It is automatically started
when the Avance Logic software drivers are first installed in a DOS or Win­dows 3.1 application. It should be re-run anytime the system hardware config­uration is changed or a change to the ALS120 sound card configuration is
desired. The a3config.exe utility resides in the directory into which the Avance
Logic software drivers were stored.

To run the a3config.exe utility, perform the following:

1. If Windows 3.1 is running, exit the application and at the C:\> prompt, set

the current directory to the directory containing the a3config.exe utility
(A3SOUND was the default directory at installation time), type a3config.exe,
and then press the Enter key to execute the utility.

2. The ALS120 Sound Chip Configuration Program screen will be displayed.

Use the Tab, Space, Enter, Down Arrow, and ESC keys and/or the mouse to
select and set options in menus, to move between menus, and to make and set
changes to values.

3. In the Sound Chip Configuration Program menu, the SB16 configuration

screen showing the I/O port, DMA, and IRQ settings will be displayed, and the
default settings are: I/O Port: 220, DMA1: 1, DMA2:3 and IRQ: 5. Select and
set any changes or accept the defaults.

4. In the Sound Chip Configuration Program menu, select “MPU401” to

configure the external MIDI. The Enable/Disable box can be selected by using
mouse or [space] key. If the external MIDI is enabled, the I/O port and IRQ
settings will be displayed and can be changed by mouse or [down arrow] key.
The default settings are: I/O Port: 330 and IRQ: 9. Select and set any changes
or accept the defaults.

5. In the Sound Chip Configuration Program menu, disable “CD-ROM”

option to let the system to use on board IDE1/IDE2 port .

6.In the Sound Chip Configuration Program menu, select “ADLIB” to

configure the OPL3. The Enable/Disable box can be selected by using mouse
or [space] key.

7. In the Sound Chip Configuration Program menu, select “Game Port” to

configure the game port. The Enable/Disable box can be selected by using
mouse or [space] key.

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8. In the Sound Chip Configuration Program menu, select “Set Volume”.

The Setting Volume screen will be displayed. Make and set any changes or
accept the existing settings and return to the Main Menu.

9. In the Sound Chip Configuration Program menu, 8-Bit Sound/16-Bit

Sound/FM Music box will be displayed. Select each box and verify the correct
operation of the ALS120 sound card. Follow the instructions given for each
mode. If the sound card does not operate correctly in any mode, reconfigure it
by rerunning this procedure.

10. When satisfied with the operation of the ALS120 sound card, select [OK]

to exit the utility.

ALSRACK Player

Install the ALSRACK player by running the setup.exe file from X:\P2EXA\
SNDOSWIN (or \SNWIN98) directory (X: is the drive where CD Driver disk
has been inserted).This will create the Avance Sound program Group with the
ALSRACK utility icon. Please refer to the readme.txt file that in \SNDOSWIN
(or \SNWIN98) directory about the structure and components of the player.

Quick Installation Chart

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For your convenience, this chart lists all the CPUs supported by P2EXA and
their corresponding jumper setting.

CPU Model Ratio JF0 JF1 JF2

Intel PentiumⅡ233 3.5x 1-2 2-3 2-3
Intel PentiumⅡ266 4.0x 2-3 1-2 1-2
Intel PentiumⅡ300 4.5x 2-3 1-2 2-3
Intel PentiumⅡ333 5.0x 2-3 2-3 1-2

Panel Connection (28-pin JFRNT)

No

JFRNT Connector Function

1 GREEN LED Suspend Mode LED
2 RESET Reset Switch
3 IDE LED HDD LED
4 PWR BTN ATX Power Button Connector
5 SMI S/W Sleep Switch
6 PWR LED Power LED
7 KEYLOCK Keylock Switch
8 SPKR Speaker

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CPU Model Ratio JF0 JF1 JF2

Intel PentiumⅡ233 3.5x 1-2 2-3 2-3
Intel PentiumⅡ266 4.0x 2-3 1-2 1-2
Intel PentiumⅡ300 4.5x 2-3 1-2 2-3
Intel PentiumⅡ333 5.0x 2-3 2-3 1-2

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