Contec SIS-8601-LVA User Manual

SBC Series

Single Board Computer
Half Size ISA with
LAN, VGA, Audio, Video

SIS-8601-LVA

User’s Manual

CONTEC CO.,LTD.

Check Your Package

Thank you for purchasing the CONTEC product.

The product consists of the items listed below.

Check, with the following list, that your package is complete. If you discover damaged or missing items,
contact your retailer.

Product Configuration List

- ISA CPU board (SIS-8601-LVA) …1

- User’s Manual (this booklet) …1

- IDE 80-pin ribbon cable ...1

- Floppy disk ribbon cable ...1

- Bracket for attaching serial port ribbon cable ...1

- Bracket for attaching parallel port ribbon cable ...1

- Driver disk utility (CD-ROM) ...1

- Jumper pins (2.0mm) ...12

- Jumper pins (2.54mm) ...4

- 6-pin MINI-DIN keyboard converter cable ...1

- IPC Precaution List ...1

ISA CPU board
(SIS-8601-LVA)

User's Manual

User's Manual

SIS-8601-LVA

Floppy disk ribbon cable

Driver disk utility

(CD-ROM)

6-pin MINI-DIN

keyboard converter cable

Jumper Short Pin

(2mm)

COM/PRN cable

x 12

Audio cable

IDE80-pin ribbon cable

x 4

Jumper Short Pin

(2.54mm)

IPC Precaution

List

IPC Precaution List

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Copyright

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No part of this document may be copied or reproduced in any form by any means without prior written
consent of CONTEC CO., LTD.

CONTEC CO., LTD. makes no commitment to update or keep current the information contained in this
document. The information in this document is subject to change without notice.

All relevant issues have been considered in the preparation of this document. Should you notice an
omission or any questionable item in this document, please feel free to notify
CONTEC CO., LTD.

Regardless of the foregoing statement, CONTEC assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear
in this document or for results obtained by the user as a result of using this product.

Trademarks

MS, Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other brand and product names are
trademarks of their respective holder.

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Liability

The obligation of the warrantor is solely to repair or replace the product. In no event
will the warrantor be liable for any incidental or consequential damages due to such
defect or consequences that arise from inexperienced usage, misuse, or malfunction
of this device.

Limited One Year Warranty

CONTEC Industrial CPU card is warranted by CONTEC CO., Ltd. to be free from
defects in material and workmanship for up to one year from the date of purchase
by the original purchaser.

Repair will be free of charge only when this device is returned freight prepaid with
a copy of the original invoice and a Return Merchandise Authorization to the
distributor or the CONTEC group office from which it was purchased.

This warranty is not applicable for scratches or normal wear, but only for the
electronic circuitry and original boards. The warranty is not applicable if the
device has been tampered with or damaged through abuse, mistreatment, neglect,
or unreasonable use, or if the original invoice is not included, in which case repairs
will be considered beyond the warranty policy.

How to Obtain Service

For replacement or repair, return the device freight prepaid, with a copy of the
original invoice. Please obtain a Return Merchandise Authorization Number
(RMA) from our Sales Administration Department before returning any product.

 No product will be accepted by CONTEC group without an RMA number.

Caution about Battery

Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.

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

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Table of Contents

Copyright.......................................................................................................ii

Trademarks...................................................................................................ii

Liability....................................................................................................... iii

Limited One Year Warranty....................................................................... iii

How to Obtain Service................................................................................ iii

Caution about Battery................................................................................. iii

1. Introduction.....................................................................1

1.1 Specification.....................................................................................1

1.2 Mechanical & Environmental .........................................................2

1.3 Description........................................................................................3

1.4 Power Requirements.........................................................................5

1.5 Connector & Jumper Location........................................................6

1.6 Block Diagram .................................................................................7

1.7 ATX Power Supply...........................................................................7

2. Hardware Installations ...................................................9

2.1 Installation procedure......................................................................9

2.2 Main Memory Installation: DIMM1..............................................10

2.3 Primary IDE port Connector: CN10..............................................11

2.4 Floppy Disk Connector: CN4.........................................................12

2.5 Serial Port connector: CN13/CN12...............................................13

2.6 USB Connector: CN11...................................................................14

2.7 Parallel Port Connector: CN6........................................................15

2.8 LCD Connector: CN8.....................................................................16

2.9 LAN connector RJ-45: CN14.........................................................17

2.10 Front Panel Connector: CN15.......................................................18

2.11 External Battery Connector: CN5 .................................................19

2.12 Unusable connector: CN9..............................................................19

2.13 External Keyboard Connector: CN16............................................19

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2.14 VGA Connector: CN18...................................................................19

2.15 External AT Power Connector: CN2.............................................20

2.16 External ATX Power Control Connector: CN3.............................20

2.17 System FAN Connector: CN7........................................................20

2.18 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector : CN17 .....................................21

2.19 AC97 Audio Connector: CN19.......................................................22

3. Jumper Setting .............................................................23

3.1 On board LAN enabled jumper: JP11...........................................23

3.2 RS-422/485 Terminator: JP10.......................................................23

3.3 RS232/422/485 Selector: JP12/JP9 ...............................................24

3.4 Clear CMOS Content: JP4.............................................................27

3.5 Silicon DISK Memory Add. Selector: JP7.....................................27

3.6 Power supply select ATX or AT : JP18..........................................28

3.7 Watch Dog Timer output selector: JP13........................................28

3.8 LCD Power selector: JP19.............................................................28

3.9 Display Type Setting: SW1.............................................................29

4. CPU card Resources....................................................31

4.1. I/O MAP .........................................................................................31

4.2. MEMORY MAP.............................................................................32

4.3. DMA Channels...............................................................................33

4.4. Interrupters.....................................................................................33

5. Software Utilities ..........................................................35

5.1. VIA Apollo PLE133 VT8601A/VT82C686B chipset Driver..........35

5.2. Graphic Driver................................................................................37

5.3. LAN Driver.....................................................................................37

5.4. USB2.0 Driver................................................................................37

5.5. Audio Driver...................................................................................37

5.6. Watch-Dog-Timer (WDT) Setting..................................................38

5.7. Update new version BIOS..............................................................39

5.8. Hardware Monitor..........................................................................40

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6. BIOS Setup....................................................................41

6.1. Introduction....................................................................................41

6.2. Main Menu.....................................................................................44

6.3. Standard CMOS Setup...................................................................45

6.4. Main Menu Selections....................................................................46

6.5. Advanced BIOS Features Setup.....................................................48

6.6. Advanced Chipset Features Setup.................................................52

6.7. Integrated Peripherals....................................................................55

6.8. Power Management Setup .............................................................57

6.9. PnP/PCI Configuration Setup.......................................................63

6.10. PC Health Status............................................................................65

6.11. Frequency Control.........................................................................65

6.12. Defaults Menu................................................................................66

6.13. Supervisor/User Password Setting.................................................67

6.14. Exit Selecting..................................................................................68

6.15. POST Messages..............................................................................68

6.16. POST Beep .....................................................................................68

6.17. Error Messages...............................................................................69

6.18. POST Codes....................................................................................75

7. Accessories .................................................................. 83

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1. Introduction

1.1 Specification

y Processor: VIA Eden CPU ESP4000 (FSB:100MHz, package for mBGA) 400MHz
y Form Factor: ISA card .
y Chipset: VIA Apollo PLE133 (VT8601A)+ VT82C686B
y Cache Size: Level 1 caches 64kB x2, Level 2 cache 64kB
y Memory(Option): Up to 512MB SDRAM (PC-100/133), ECC not support.
y Memory Sockets:One 168-pin DIMM socket for SDRAM in 64MB, 128MB,

256MB and 512MB configurations.

y BIOS: Award BIOS, PnP support

 Flash EEPROM (256KB) for BIOS update
 Power management

y Super I/O: Integrate VT82C686B chipset
y Parallel port: One high-speed parallel port, SPP/EPP/ECP mode
y Series Port: Two 16550 UART ports

9-pin D-SUB connector x 1(RS-232C x 1),
10-pin box header connector x 1 (RS-232C/422A/485 x 1) Cable
appending of 9-pin D-SUB
Baud rate: 50 - 115,200bps(programmable)

y Enhanced IDE: One EIDE port, up to 2 IDE devices, support Ultra DMA 33/66/100
y FDD Interface: One FDD port, up to 2 Floppy drives (360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB,

1.44MB, 2.88MB)

y USB Interface: One box-header support two USB v1.1 ports
y Watchdog Timer: Software programmable 16 levels (2-30Sec), Reset or NMI

(Jumper selectable)

y Hardware Monitor: Integrate VIA VT82C686B
y Keyboard/Mouse connector: One PS/2 keyboard/Mouse connector and one 5-pins

box-header for external keyboard

y VGA Controller:

Lynx SM722 Controller (VRAM:8Mbyte)

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y VGA Connector: On board 15 pin HD-SUB VGA connector.
y LCD Connector: 41 pin TFT LCD panel digital signal connector.

CONTEC SVGA(800x600) type TFT LCD Display support.

y Audio: Support AC97 Codec

y LAN: One Reltek RT8139D controllers, one RJ-45 connector.
y SSD: DIP socket supports DiskOnChip flash disks (2MB-144MB)
y RTC: The clock is accurate to ± 3 minutes/month at 25ºC.

Battery backup by Lithium Battery (CR2032)

 The coin type Lithium battery specification is shown in table.

Specification CR2032
Nominal Voltage 3V
Nominal Capacity 220mAh
Nominal Weight 3.1g

* The backup time of the CR2032 battery is over 3 years at 20oC.

1.2 Mechanical & Environmental

1 Introduction

y POWER CONSUMPTION (ESP4000 400 MHz ):

♦ +5VDC @ 3.0A max.
♦ +12VDC @ 0.20A max.
♦ +5VSB @ 0.30A max.

y OPTERATING TEMPERATURE: 0 - 60
y STORAGE TEMPPERATURE: - 40 - 80

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C.

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C.

y HUMIDITY: 20% to 90%RH (no condensation)
y BOARD DIMENSION: 185mm(L) x 122mm(H) x 36mm(W)
y BUS SPECIFICATION: ISA
y BOARD WEIGHT: 300g

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1.3 Description

The SIS-8601-LVA is a ISA compatible Industrial CPU card based on VIA VT8601A

chipset and is fully designed for harsh industrial environment. It features ESP series

compatible with VIA’s processor. This card accommodates up to 512MB of SDRAM

memory.

The SIS-8601-LVA comes with onboard CPU temperature sensor to protect your

processor from overheating (VIA VT82C686B chipset). Wired for Management (WFM) 2.0

specification compliance.

The SIS-8601-LVA has 1 LAN connectors that use Reltek’s RT8139D PCI LAN

controller.

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Lynx SM722 (4MB): Display Support Modes

CRT only

Display

Resolution

640x480

800x600

1024x768

1280x1024

Refresh (Hz)

60
75
85

100

60
75
85

100

60
75
85

100

60
75
85

100

8bpp 16bpp 24bpp

OOO
OOO
OOO
OOO
OOO
OOO
OOO
OOO
OOO
OOO
OOO
OOO
OOO
OOO
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Color Depth

LCD/Simultaneous Mode

Display

Refresh (Hz)

Resolution

640x480 60
800x600 60

1024x768 60

1280x1024 60

8bpp 16bpp 24bpp

Color Depth

OOO
OOO
OOO
OOO

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1.4 Power Requirements

Your system requires a clean, steady power source for reliable performance of the high

frequency CPU on the SIS-8601-LVA Industrial CPU card, the quality of the power supply is

even more important. For the best performance make sure your power supply provides a range

of 4.75 volts minimum to 5.25 volts maximum DC power source.

The following table lists the power supply’s tolerances for DC voltages:

DC Voltage

Acceptable Tolerance

+5 V ± 5 %

+5 VSB (standby) ± 5 %

+12 V ± 5 %

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1.5 Connector & Jumper Location

1 Introduction

CN2

1

1

CN3

CN4

CN6 CN10 CN19

DIMM

CN8

JP19

3

1

321

JP4

JP7

34

12

CN7

123

CN5

21

JP18

123

JP13

JP12

JP9

CN15

CN16

321

1

1

JP15

JP10

CN11

CN12

1

JP17

CN20

1

1

CN13

CN14

CN18

321

321

JP14
JP16

CN17

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1.6 Block Diagram

VRM CLK GEN.

KB / MS

USB

IDE

FDD

LPT

COM1/2

Audio

Eden CPU ESP
SERIES PROCESSOR

VT82C686B

ISA BUS

PCI BUS

DIMMx1VT8601A

LAN

RT8139D

VGA/LCD

SM722

FLASH

BIOS

ISA CONNECTOR

1.7 ATX Power Supply

When you use ATX Power Supply,
In case the switch by the side of primary is turned on, it is necessary to wait a 10­second or more interval from the primary side switch OFF. When turned on without
waiting 10 seconds or more, SIS-8601-LVA may not start normally.

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2. Hardware Installations

This chapter provides information on how to use the jumpers and connectors on the

SIS-8601-LVA in order to set up a workable system.

2.1 Installation procedure

2.1.1 Insert the DRAM module with correct orientation.

2.1.2 Insert all external cables except for flat panel. (Hard disk, floppy, keyboard,

Mouse, LAN, etc.)

2.1.3 Prepare a CRT monitor for CMOS setup.

2.1.4 Confirm CPU card to backplane.

2.1.5 Turn on the power.

2.1.6 Enter the BIOS setup mode by pressing ‘Del’ key during boot up.

2.1.7 Use the “Load BIOS Optimal Defaults” feature.

2.1.8 Configure the Peripheral Setup and the Standard Setup correctly.

Note: The CMOS memory may be in an undefined state at power-on after a period of no ba ttery

backup.

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2.2 Main Memory Installation: DIMM1

The SIS-8601-LVA ISA Industrial CPU Card supports one dual inline memory module

(DIMM 168-pin) sockets for a maximum memory of 512MB on PC100/133 . Using the serial

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presence detect (SPD) data structure, programmed into an E

can determine the size of SDRAM and speed. Minimum memory size is 64MB; maximum

memory size is 512MB.

The CPU card supports the following memory features:

• 168-pin DIMM with gold-plated contacts

• 100 or 133 MHz SDRAM

• Non-ECC (64-bit) .

• 3.3V memory only

• Un-buffer single or double-sided DIMM in the following sizes:

SDRAM

SYNCHRONOUS DRAM (SDRAM) improves memory performance through memory

access that is synchronous with the memory clock. Burst transfer rates at x-1-1-1 timing can be

achieved using SDRAM, while asynchronous memory subsystems are typically limited at x-2-

2-2 transfer rates.

PROM on the DIMM, the BIOS

The CPU card supports single or double-sided DIMM in the following sizes:

DIMM size Non-ECC configuration

64MB 8Mbit x 64
128MB 16Mbit x 64
256MB 32Mbit x 64
512MB 64Mbit x 64

Note: All memory components and DIMM used with the SIS-8601-LVA ISA CPU card must

comply with the PC SDRAM Specification. These include: the PC SDRAM Specification
(memory component specific), the PC Un-buffered DIMM Specification, and the PC Serial
Presence Detect Specification.

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2.3 Primary IDE port Connector: CN10

The CPU card SIS-8601-LVA has one independent bus-mastering PCI IDE

interfaces. These interfaces support PIO Mode 3, PIO Mode 4, ATAPI devices (e.g., CD-ROM),

and Ultra DMA/33/66/100 synchronous-DMA mode transfers. The BIOS supports logical

block addressing (LBA) and extended cylinder head sector (ECHS) translation modes. The

BIOS automatically detects the IDE device transfer rate and translation mode.

Programmed I/O operations usually require a substantial amount of processor

bandwidth. However, in multitasking operating systems, the bandwidth freed by bus mastering

IDE can be devoted to other tasks while disk transfers are occurring.

This connector support the provided IDE hard disk ribbon cable. After connecting

the single end to the board connector, connect the two plugs at the other end to your hard disk(s).

If you install two hard disks, you must configure the second drive to Slave mode by setting its

jumper accordingly. Please refer to your hard disk documentation for the jumper setting.

PIN No. Function PIN No. Function

CN10

1 2

39 40

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

9 D4 10 D11
11 D3 12 D12
13 D2 14 D13
15 D1 16 D14
17 D0 18 D15
19 GND 20 N.C
21 DREQ 22 GND
23 IOW 24 GND
25 IOR 26 GND
27 IORDY 28 ALE
29 DACK 30 GND
31 IRQ 32 IOCS16
33 A1 34 PDIAG
35 A0 36 A2
37 CS0 38 CS1
39 HD ACT 40 GND

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2.4 Floppy Disk Connector: CN4

The floppy interface can be configured for the following floppy drive capacities and

sizes:

y 360 KB, 5.25-inch
y 1.2 MB, 5.25-inch
y 720 KB, 3.5-inch
y 1.44 MB, 3.5-inch
y 2.88 MB, 3.5-inch

This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. After connecting the

single and to the board, connect the two plugs on the other end to the floppy drives.

CN4

1 2

33 34

PIN No. Function PIN No. Function

1 GND 2 RWC
3 GND 4 N.C
5 GND 6 N.C
7 GND 8 INDEX

9 GND 10 DS0
11 GND 12 DS1
13 GND 14 DS2
15 GND 16 MOT ON
17 GND 18 DIR
19 GND 20 STEP
21 GND 22 WD
23 GND 24 WG
25 GND 26 TRCK 0
27 GND 28 WP
29 GND 30 RD
31 GND 32 SIDE 1
33 GND 34 DSK CHG

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2.5 Serial Port connector: CN13/CN12

COM1 is a D-SUB 9 pin connector (CN13). The following table shows the pin

assignments of these connectors.

CN13

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COM2 is a 10-pins box-header (CN12).The following table shows the pin

assignments of these connectors.

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PIN RS-232

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

CN12

CN12

6

1

5 10

PIN RS-232 RS422 RS485

1 DCD TX- TX-
2 RXD TX+ TX+
3 TSD RX+ RX+
4 DTR RX- RX-
5 GND GND GND
6 DST RTS- N.C
7 RTS RTS+ N.C
8 CTS CTS+ N.C
9 RI CTS- N.C

10 N.C N.C N.C

RS422/485 assigned for COM2 connector only
Note:

y For RS-485, TX+(pin 2) and RX+ (pin 3) must jumper together inside the D type

connector.

y TX- (pin 1) and RX- (pin 4) is the same.

2.5.1 RS-422 / RS-485 specifications

y Transmission system: Asynchronous, half-/full-duplex serial transmission

conforming to RS-422/RS-485

y Baud rate: 50 - 115,200bps(programmable)
y Signal extensible distance: 1.2km Max.

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2.6 USB Connector: CN11

The Universal Serial Bus (USB) that allows plug and play computer peripherals such as

keyboard, mouse, joystick, scanner, printer, modem/ISDN, CD-ROM and floppy disk drive to

be automatically detected when they are attached physically without having to install drivers or

reboot.

The USB connectors allow any of several USB devices to be attached to the computer.

Typically, the device driver for USB devices is managed by the operating system. However,

because keyboard and mouse support may be needed in the Setup program before the operating

system boots, the BIOS supports USB keyboards and mouse.

The CPU card has two USB ports; one USB peripheral can be connected to each port.

For more than two USB devices, an external hub can be connected to either port. The CPU card

fully supports the universal host controller interface (UHCI) and uses UHCI-compatible

software drivers.

USB features includes:

y Self-identifying peripherals that can be plugged in while the computer is running
y Automatic mapping of function to driver and configuration
y Support for synchronous and asynchronous transfer types over the same set of wires
y Support for up to 127 physical devices
y Guaranteed bandwidth and low latencies appropriate for telephony, audio and other

applications

y Error-handling and fault-recovery mechanisms built into the protocol

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Note: Computer systems that have an unshielded cable attached to a USB port may not meet

FCC Class A requirements, even if no device or a low-speed USB device is a ttached to the cable.
Use shielded cable that meets the requirements for full-speed devices.

PIN No. Function PIN No. Function

CN11

1 2
3 4
5 6
7 8
9 10

1 VCC 2 VCC
3 USBP0- 4 USBP0-
5 USBP0+ 6 USBP0+
7 USBG 8 USBG
9 GND 10 GND

OPTIONAL CABLE

- USB Connector Cable

2.7 Parallel Port Connector: CN6

There are four options for parallel port operation:

y Compatible (Standard mode)
y Bi-Directional (PS/2 compatible)
y Bi-Directional EPP. A driver from the peripheral manufacturer is required for

operation.

y Bi-Directional High-speed ECP

PIN No. Function PIN No. Function

1 STROBE 2 ALF

CN6

1 2

25

26

3 PD0 4 ERROR
5 PD1 6 INIT
7 PD2 8 SLCT IN
9 PD3 10 GND

11 PD4 12 GND
13 PD5 14 GND
15 PD6 16 GND
17 PD7 18 GND
19 ACK 20 GND
21 BUSY 22 GND
23 PE 24 GND
25 SLCT 26 N.C

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2.8 LCD Connector: CN8

CN8 is a 41-pin connector for the CONTEC SVGA TFT LCD displays. The following

shows the pin assignments of this connector.

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PIN No. Function PIN No. Function

1 DP20 2 GND
3 DP16 4 +5V
5 DP21 6 DP0
7 DP17 8 DP8

9 DP22 10 DP1
11 DP18 12 DP9
13 DP23 14 DP2
15 DP19 16 DP10
17 +5V 18 DP3
19 FLM 20 DP11
21 MX 22 DP4
23 LP 24 DP12
25 SHFCLK 26 DP5
27 +3.3V 28 DP13
29 +3.3V 30 DP6
31 ENABLK 32 DP14
33 LCDVDD(+3.3V) 34 DP7
35 ENVEE 36 DP15
37 GND 38 +12V
39 GND 40 +12V
41 N.C.

40

41

Note: It is not possible a simultaneous display with CRT.

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This connector is able to connect to CONTEC SVGA TFT LCD Display by using the optional
LCD I/F board.

Digital Type SVGA LCD :

IPC-DT/L30S(PC)T + ADPLCD(PC)H + Cable

IPC-DT/L400(PC)A/TA/TB + ADPLCD(PC)H + Cable

Panel Link Type SVGA LCD:

IPC-DT/L40S(PC)T + ADPLNK(PC)H + Cable

IPC-DT/L440(PC)TA/TB + ADPLNK(PC)H + Cable

2.9 LAN connector RJ-45: CN14

These connectors are for the 10/100Mbps Ethernet capability of the CPU card. The

follow table shows the pin assignments of these connectors.

y The category-5 cable is required for transmission at 100Mbps.

PIN No. Function

CN14

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Link Act
LED LED

1 TX+
2 TX-
3 RX+
4 N.C
5 N.C
6 RX-
7 N.C
8 N.C

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2.10 Front Panel Connector: CN15

This header can be connected to a front panel power switch. The front panel connector

includes headers for these I/O connections:

Power switch

This header can be connected the power on switch when ATX power supply use.

Power LED

This header can be connected to an LED that will light when the computer is powered

on. And this LED can blink for into suspend mode.

HDD LED

This header can be connected to an LED to provide a visual indicator that data is being

read from or written to an IDE hard drive. For the LED to function properly, the IDE drive must

be connected to the onboard IDE controller.

Speaker

The external speaker can be installed on the SIS-8601-LVA as a option. The external

speaker is enabled by a jumper on pins 9, 11, 13, 15 of the front panel connector. The speaker

(onboard or external) provides error beep code information during the POST in the event that

the computer cannot use the video interface.

Pin No.

CN15

12

15 16

Speaker

Reset Button

Power LED

9, 11, 13, 15

5, 7

8, 10, 12

Function

Power BT

1

3

RESET

5

7

9

11

13

BUZZER

15

Pin No.

GND

GND

VCC

GND

GND

Power Button

HDD LED

Function

VCC

2

IDE ACT

4

N.C.

6

VCC

8

10

VCC

GND

12

N.C.

14

N.C.

16

1, 3

2, 4

Power LED

HDD Active
Indicator LED

External Speaker

(Ex. 8Ω 0.25W)

15

Reset Switch

Power Switch
for ATX

1

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2.11 External Battery Connector: CN5

It is a 2 Pin connector used for external battery. An external battery powers the real-time

clock and CMOS memory.

CN5 PIN No. Function

1

2

1GND

2

External battery

(3V)

Housing: IL-2S-S3L-(N) (JAE)
Contact: IL-C2-10000 (JAE)

2.12 Unusable connector: CN9

Please No Connect

2.13 External Keyboard Connector: CN16

CN16

5
4
3
2
1

PIN No. Function

5 +5V
4 GND
3 N.C
2 KB DATA
1 KB CLOCK

Housing: XHP-5(JST)
Contact: SXH-001T-P06 (JST)

2.14 VGA Connector: CN18

It is a VGA CRT connector (HD-SUB 15). The pin assignments are as follows:

PIN No. Function PIN No. Function

1 RED 9 N.C
2 GREEN 10 GND
3 BLUE 11 D-DATE
4 N.C 12 N.C
5 GND 13 H-SYNC
6 GND 14 V-SYNC
7 GND 15 D-DCLK
8 GND

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CN18

15

15

11

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2.15 External AT Power Connector: CN2

2 Hardware Installations

PIN
No.

1 NC

1
2

2 Vcc(+5V)

3
4

3 +12V

5
6

4 NC

Function

Housing: AT P8 connector

5 GND

6 GND

2.16 External ATX Power Control Connector: CN3

CN3

6
5
4
3
2
1

PIN
No.

6 5V SBY
5 PS-ON (Soft ON/OFF Out)
4 GND
3 Power Switch
2 GND
1 NC

When used with an ATX-compliant power supply that supports remote power on/off,

the CPU card can turn off the system power through software control.

To enable soft-off control in software, “ACPI function” must be enabled in the

CMOS Setup and in the operation system.

Function

Housing: XHP-6 (JST)
Contact: SXH-001T-P0.6 (JST)

2.17 System FAN Connector: CN7

CN7 is a 3-pins box-header for the system cooling fan power connector. The fan must

be a 12V fan. Pin 3 is for Fan speed sensor input. Pin 2 is for +12V power supply .

CN7

1
2
3

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PIN No. Function Connector type for Cable

1 GND

Housing: 5102-03 (molex)

2 +12V

Contact: 5103 (molex)

3 FAN sense

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2.18 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector : CN17

The CPU card provides a standard PS/2® mini DIN connector for attaching the PS/2

mouse or keyboard. You must select it to this connector by jumper setting . You can plug a

®

mouse or keyboard cable directly into PS2 connector by jumper setting or 1 to 2 cable

PS/2

to connection . The PS2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector pin definition is shown below:

PIN No. Function

CN17

1 KB or MS Data
2 MS or KB Data
3 GND
4 +5VSB
5 KB or MS Clock
6 MS or KB Clock

Jumper setting table for JP15,14,17,16

CN17 JP14, JP15, JP16,JP17

Plug Keyboard

Plug PS/2 Mouse

1 2 3

JP15 JP14
JP17 JP16

1 2 3

JP15 JP14
JP17 JP16

1 2 3

1 2 3

®

Plug Keyboard & Mouse

(2 in 1 cable to connection)

JP15 JP14

JP17 JP16

1 2 3

*Manufactory Default: Plug Keyboard & Mouse

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2.19 AC97 Audio Connector: CN19

2 Hardware Installations

CN19

12

910

PIN No. Function PIN No. Function

1 LINE-OUT-R 2 LINE-OUT-L
3 GND 4 GND
5 NC 6 MICIN
7 GND 8 GND
9 LINE-IN-R 10 LINE-IN-L

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3. Jumper Setting

3.1 On board LAN enabled jumper: JP11

JP11 Function

JP11

1 2

JP11

1 2

*Manufactory Default: Enabled

3.2 RS-422/485 Terminator: JP10

JP10 Terminator Function

JP10

1 2
3 4
5 6
7 8

Enabled (Default)

Disabled

-

No terminating resister (Default)

JP10

1 2
3 4
5 6
7 8

JP10

1 2
3 4
5 6
7 8

JP10

1 2
3 4
5 6
7 8

JP10

1 2
3 4
5 6
7 8

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CTS for RS-422

RTS for RS-422

RXD for RS-422/485

TXD for RS-422/485

terminating resister provided

terminating resister provided

terminating resister provided

terminating resister provided

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3.3 RS232/422/485 Selector: JP12/JP9

3 Jumper Setting

JP12

2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24

JP9

2 4 6 8 10

RS-232

(Default)

1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

17 19 21 23

JP12

2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24

1 3 5 7 9

JP9

2 4 6 8 10

RS-422

1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

17 19 21 23

JP12

2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24

1 3 5 7 9

JP9

2 4 6 8 10

RS-485

1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

17 19 21 23

1 3 5 7 9

1. For RS-485, TX+(pin 2) and RX+ (pin 3) must jumper together

inside the D type connector.

2. TX- (pin 1) and RX- (pin 4) is the same.

*Manufactory Default: RS-232

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Transmit date control in half-duplex mode

In half-duplex mode, the transmission buffer must be controlled to prevent transmit data

from causing a collision. The SIS-8601-LVA uses the RTS signal and bit 1 in the modem

control register to control transmit data.

Modem control register

(Setting I/O address +4H) bit 1: 0 … RTS High (Disables transmission)

1 … RTS low (Enables transmission)

Setting the RS-422/RS-485 receiver disable control jumper

When the RS-422/RS-485 port is used, the RTS signal is used for driver enable control

connecting JP9 Pins 4 and 6 disables the receiver at the same time, preventing the port from

receiving output data to an external device.

3.3.1 RS-422 Setting

JP9: 4-6

JP9: 5-6

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RTS#

JP9: 7-8

TXD

D

RXD

RTS#

D

CTS#

120Ω

JP10: 7-8

R

120Ω

JP10: 5-6

120Ω

JP10: 3-4

R

120Ω

JP10: 1-2

TX­RTS­TX+
RTS+
RX+
CTS+
RX­CTS-

COM2

6

7

8

9

1

2

3

4

5

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3.3.2 RS-485 Setting

3 Jumper Setting

RTS#

JP9: 7-8

TXD

JP9: 4-6

JP9: 5-6

D

RXD

120Ω

JP10: 7-8

R

120Ω

JP10: 5-6

I/O addresses and instructions

The table below lists I/O addresses for use as COM2.

I/O address DLAB Read/Write Register

0

02F8H

1 W Divisor latch Register (LSB) DLL
1 W Divisor latch Register (MSB) DLM

02F9H

0 W Interrupt enable Register IER
02FAH X R Interrupt ID Register IIR
02FBH X W Line control Register LCR
02FCH X W Modem Control Register MCR
02FDH X R Line status Register LSR
02FEH X R Modem Status Register MSR
02FFH X R/W Scratch Register SCR

W Transmitter holding Register THR

R Receiver buffer Register RBR

COM2

6

7

8

9

DATA-

1

2

DATA+

3

4

5

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3.4 Clear CMOS Content: JP4

The time, date, and CMOS values can be specified in the BIOS Setup. The CMOS values

can be returned to their defaults by using the BIOS Setup. The CMOS memory contains the

password information is powered by the onboard button cell battery. User can erase the CMOS

memory content by short pin2 and pin3 of JP2 together.

JP4 Function

JP4

1 2 3

JP4

1 2 3

Normal Operation (Default)

Clear CMOS Content

*Manufactory Default: Normal Operation

3.5 Silicon DISK Memory Add. Selector: JP7

JP10 is used for memory address selection of DiskOnChip. Below are 4 kinds of DiskOnChip
memory address configuration.

JP7

JP7

1 2
3 4

JP7

1 2
3 4

JP7

1 2
3 4

JP7

1 2
3 4

Function

0DC000 - 0DDFFFh

0D8000h - 0D9FFFh

0D4000h - 0D5FFFh

0D0000h - 0D1FFFh

(Default)

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3 Jumper Setting

3.6 Power supply select ATX or AT : JP18

JP18 Function

JP18

1 2 3

JP18

1 2 3

ATX

AT (Default)

*Manufactory Default: AT

In the case that the ATX power supply is used,

1. The 5V standby power (5VSB) needs to be supplied from CN3.

2. ON/OFF control signal of ATX power supply (PS-ON) needs to be connect to

CN3.

3. Power switch needs to be connect to CN15(1-3Pin) or CN3(2-3Pin).

4. BIOS Setup

Advanced Chipset Features > Power-Supply Type [ATX]

3.7 Watch Dog Timer output selector: JP13

When the watchdog timer activates, setup involves two jumpers. (CPU processing has

come to a halt), it can reset the system or generate a NMI. This can be setting JP13 as shown

below:

JP13 Function

JP13

1 2 3

JP13

1 2 3

NMI (Default)

Reset

*Manufactory Default: NMI

3.8 LCD Power selector: JP19

JP19

JP19

1 2 3

JP19

1 2 3

*Manufactory Default: 5V

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Function

3.3V(Default)

5V

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3.9 Display Type Setting: SW1

The SIS-8601-LVA supports several resolution LCD displays. Use SW1 switch to

select display type. And when shipping, SW1 is set to CRT only.

SW1 Resolution

ON
1
2
3
4

ON
1
2
3
4

ON
1
2
3
4

ON
1
2
3
4

640 × 480

640 × 480

800 × 600

800 × 600

LCD type

CONTEC:

IPC-DT/M6x Series

DSTN

CONTEC:
IPC-DT/L6x Series
IPC-DT/L40S(PC)T

DSTN

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ON
1
2
3
4

ON
1
2
3
4

ON
1
2
3
4

1024 × 768

1024 × 768

VGA

SVGA

XGA

SXGA

CONTEC:

IPC-DT/H6x Series

IPC-DT/H40X(PC)T

DSTN

(Default)

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4. CPU card Resources

4.1. I/O MAP

Address (H) Size Description

0000 - 000F 16 bytes DMA Controller

0020 - 0021 2 bytes Interrupt Control (PIC)

002E - 002F 2 bytes

0040 - 0043 4 bytes System timer 1

0048 - 004B 4 bytes System timer 2

0060 1 byte Keyboard Controller

0061 1 byte NMI, speaker control

0064 1 byte Keyboard controller

0070 - 0071 2 bytes Real Time Clock Controller

0080 - 008F 16 bytes DMA page registers

00A0 - 00A1 2 bytes Interrupt controller 2

00B2 - 00B3 2 bytes APM control

00C0 - 00DE 31 bytes DMA controller 2

00F0 - 00FF 16 bytes Numeric processor

01F0 - 01F7 8 bytes Primary IDE controller

0228 - 022F* 8 bytes LPT3

0278 - 027F* 8 bytes LPT2

02E8 - 02EF* 8 bytes COM4

02F8 - 02FF* 8 bytes COM2

0376 - 0377 2 bytes Secondary IDE channel

0274 - 0277 4 bytes

0378 - 037F 8 bytes LPT1

03B0 - 03BB 12 bytes Video (Monochrome)

03C0 - 03DF 32 bytes Video (VGA)

Super I/O controller configuration
registers

I/O read data port for ISA PnP
enumerator

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Address (H) Size Description

03E8 - 03EF 8 bytes COM3

03F0 - 03F5, 03F7 8 bytes Diskette controller

03F6 1 byte Primary IDE channel

03F8 - 03FF 8 bytes COM1

04D0 - 04D1 2 bytes Edge/level triggered PIC

LPT n + 400h 8 bytes ECP port, LPT n base address + 400h

0CF8 - 0CFF** 4 bytes PCI configuration address register

0CF9*** 1 byte Reset control register

** Dword access only
*** Byte access only

4.2. MEMORY MAP

Address Range (H) Size Description

100000-1FFFFFFF 511MB Extended memory

E8000-FFFFF 96KB System BIOS

4 CPU card Resources

E0000-E7FFF 32KB System BIOS (Available as UMB)
CC000-DFFFF 80KB Available high DOS memory (open to ISA bus)
A0000-CBFFF 176KB Video memory and BIOS

00000-9FFFF 640KB Conventional memory

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4.3. DMA Channels

DMA Data Width System Resources

0 8 or 16bits
1 8 or 16bits
2 8 or 16bits
3 8 or 16bits
4
5 16bits
6 16bits
7 16bits

Open
Parallel port
Diskette drive
Parallel port (for ECP)
Reserved – cascade channel
Open
Open
Open

4.4. Interrupters

IRQ # System Resources

NMI I/O Channel check

0 Reserved, interval timer
1 Reserved, keyboard controller
2 Reserved, cascade interrupt from slave PIC
3 COM2*
4 COM1*
5 LPT2 (Plug and Play option)/user available
6 Diskette drive controller
7 LPT1*
8 Real time clock

9 User available
10 USB/User available
11 User available
12 PS/2 mouse port (user not available)
13 Reserved, math coprocessor
14 Primary IDE (if present, else user available)
15 User available

* Default, but can be changed to another IRQ

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5 Software Utilities

5. Software Utilities

This chapter introduces the software utilities supplied for SIS-8601-LVA which

including a 10/100M Ethernet driver, VIA Apollo PLE133 VT8601A chipset VIA Service Pack

(VIA 4 In 1) / Graphics drivers for CRT/Flat Panel Driver, USB2.0 driver, Audio driver.

5.1. VIA Apollo PLE133 VT8601A/VT82C686B chipset
Driver

VIA Service Pack ( VIA 4 In 1 )

VIA Service Pack (VIA 4 In 1) is Copyright(C) 1999 VIA Technologies, Inc.

Table of Contents:

z About VIA 4 In 1
z Setting Up
z Update
z Technical Support
z Special Note (WinFast AGP VGA users only)

About VIA 4 In 1:

VIA 4 In 1 driver includes four system drivers to improve the performance and

maintain the stability of systems using VIA chipsets. These four drivers are:

z VIA Registry (INF) Driver
z VIA AGP VxD driver, VIA ATAPI Vendor Support Driver
z VIA PCI IRQ Mini port Driver.
z VIA IDE Bus Mastering driver

VIA Registry (INF) Driver is to be installed under Windows. The driver will enable the VIA
Power Management function.

VIA AGP VxD Driver is to be installed for AGP VGA device.

VIAGART.VXD will provide service routines to your VGA driver and interface directly to
hardware, providing fast graphical access.

The ATAPI IDE driver enables the performance enhancing bus mastering functions on ATA-

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capable Hard Disk Drives and ensures IDE device compatibility.

VIA PCI IRQ Mini port Driver is to be installed under Windows98 only, it sets the system's PCI
IRQ routing sequence.

Setting Up:

You may Install and Uninstall VIA driver by selecting the proper options.

Step 1: To setup the driver, double click the "SETUP.EXE" icon or run "SETUP.EXE" under

CHIPSET directory.

Step 2: Bypass the "Welcome" dialog by clicking "Next"
Step 3: In "Select Component" dialog, choose driver(s) you wish to install by clicking the check

box of each driver. Selected driver(s) will display tick(s). After selecting proper
driver(s), click next

Step 4: Driver options select

VIA ATAPI Vendor Support Driver dialog:

Install

Uninstall

Enable/Disable DMA Mode

VIA_GART AGP Driver

Install VIA AGP VxD in turbo mode

Install VIA AGP VxD in Normal Mode

Uninstall

Viamach.INF

Install

VIA PCI IRQ Miniport Driver

Install, Uninstall

Step 5: Reboot system to complete driver setup process

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5.2. Graphic Driver

Introduction

SIS-8601-LVA has SM722(SMI) as VGA / LCD controller.

Driver Support

• Windows 98

• Windows NT 4.0

• Windows 2000

• Windows XP

5.3. LAN Driver

Driver Support

• Windows 98

• Windows NT 4.0

Windows 2000 and XP use the driver within OS.

5.4. USB2.0 Driver

Driver Support

• Windows XP

• Windows 2000

• Windows 98SE

5.5. Audio Driver

Driver Support

• Windows XP

• Windows 2000

• Windows 98SE

• Windows NT 4.0

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5.6. Watch-Dog-Timer (WDT) Setting

WDT is widely used for industry application to monitoring the activity of CPU.

Application software depends on its requirement to trigger WDT with adequate timer setting.

Before WDT time out, the functional normal system will reload the WDT. The WDT never time

out for a normal system. The WDT will not be reload by an abnormal system, then WDT will

time out and reset the system automatically to avoid abnormal operation.

SIS-8601-LVA supports 15 levels watchdog timer by software programming I/O ports.

Write any value to I/O address 0441H will disable Watch-Dog-Timer. Write setting code (please

reference to WDT Setting Table) to I/O 0443h will re-load WDT.

Below is an assembly program example for disable and load of WDT.

MOV DX,0441H REM Write any value to 0441H, disable WDT
OUT DX,AX;
MOV AX,0001H REM set WDT timer = 28 Sec
MOV DX,0443H
OUT DX,AX REM trigger WDT with timer setting

VALUE TIMER VALUE TIMER VALUE TIMER VALUE TIMER

0 30 Sec. 4 22 Sec. 8 14 Sec. C 6 Sec.
1 28 Sec. 5 20 Sec. 9 12 Sec. D 4 Sec.
2 26 Sec. 6 18 Sec. A 10 Sec. E 2 Sec.
3 24 Sec. 7 16 Sec. B 8 Sec. F Don’t Set

Note: The timer’s intervals have a tolerance of ±5%.

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5.7. Update new version BIOS

Steps 1: Make a record of your original or existing BIOS Setup parameters. Press [Del] during

the Power-On-Self-Test to enter BIOS Setup Program and write down the value of each

parameter in order to re-configure your System after BIOS updating

Step 2: Make a System Disk. Put a 3.5" disk in Drive A. For MS-DOS, Key in "format a:/s" and

press [Enter]. For Windows9x, select My Computer, click 3.5" Floppy (A:), select

File/Format from Command Bar. On the "Format 3.5" Floppy (A:)" menu, select "Copy

system files" and then click [Start] button.

Step 3: Copy the updated BIOS bin file and awdflash.exe file to the System Disk.

Step 4: Put the System Disk in Drive A and re-start your computer from Drive A.

Step 5: Begin to update your BIOS. Enter [awdflash] command, the "Flash Memory Writer"

message will appear on screen. Enter the updated BIOS file name at "File Name to

Program:". Enter the backup file name for the existing BIOS at "File Name to Save:".

Press [Y] to proceed with the BIOS updating.

Step 6: Re-configure your system. Remove the System Disk and re-start your computer. Press

[Del] during the Power-On-Self-Test to enter BIOS Setup Program. Re-set the relevant

parameters according to your record of the Original setting. Save and Exit BIOS Setup

program to re-boot your system.

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5.8. Hardware Monitor

Hardware Monitor function is included in Hardware Monitor controller (VIA

VT82C686B) on SIS-8601-LVA.

You can read Temperature, Voltage and Fan Sensor output of SBC.

5.6.1. Temperature

Two Thermistors are mounted on SBC as following. You can read

Temperature of this position.

5.6.2. Voltage

You can read 3.3V, +5V, +12V, VTT (1.5V), Vcore of SBC.
VTT(1.5V) : CPU I/O voltage
Vcore :CPU core voltage

5.6.3. Speed Sensor

FAN Speed Sensor signal is input in CN7 pin3 when you use FAN with speed sensor.

You can read FAN speed.

<Caution>

You mast use FAN with speed sensor if you would like to read FAN Speed.

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6. BIOS Setup

6.1. Introduction

This chapter discusses Award’s Setup program built into the FLASH ROM BIOS. The

Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This special information

is then stored in battery-backed RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is

turned off.

The rest of this chapter is intended to guide you through the process of configuring your

system using Setup.

Starting Setup

The Award BIOS is immediately activated when you first power on the computer. The

BIOS reads the system information contained in the CMOS and begins the process of checking

out the system and configuring it. When it finishes, the BIOS will seek an operating system on

one of the disks and then launch and turn control over to the operating system.

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

1. By pressing <Del> immediately after switching the system on, or

2. by pressing the <Del> key when the following message appears briefly at the

bottom of the screen during the POST (Power On Self-Test).

Press DEL to enter SETUP.

If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup, restart the

system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing the "RESET" button on the system

case. You may also restart by simultaneously pressing <Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Delete> keys. If you

do not press the keys at the correct time and the system does not boot, an error message will be

displayed and you will again be asked to...

Press F1 to continue, DEL to enter SETUP

Using Setup

In general, you use the arrow keys to highlight items, press <Enter> to select, use the

PageUp and PageDown keys to change entries, press <F1> for help and press <Esc> to quit. The

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following table provides more detail about how to navigate in the Setup program using the

keyboard.

Key Function

Up Arrow Move to the previous item
Down Arrow Move to the next item
Left Arrow Move to the item on the left (menu bar)
Right Arrow Move to the item on the right (menu bar)

Esc

Main Menu: Quit without saving changes
Submenus: Exit Current page to the next higher level menu

Move Enter Move to the item you desired
PgUp key Increase the numeric value or make changes
PgDn key Decrease the numeric value or make changes
+ key Increase the numeric value or make changes

- key Decrease the numeric value or make changes

Main Menu -- Quit and not save changes into CMOS

Esc key

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

F1 key General help on Setup navigation keys
F5 key Load previous values from CMOS
F6 key Load the fail-safe defaults from BIOS default table
F7 key Load the optimized defaults
F10 key Save all the CMOS changes and exit

Getting Help

Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the

possible selections for the highlighted item. To exit the Help Window press <Esc> or the F1 key

again.

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In Case of Problems

If, after making and saving system changes with Setup, you discover that your computer

no longer is able to boot, the AwardBIOS™ supports an override to the CMOS settings which

resets your system to its defaults.

The best advice is to only alter settings which you thoroughly understand. To this end,

we strongly recommend that you avoid making any changes to the chipset defaults. These

defaults have been carefully chosen by both Award and your systems manufacturer to provide

the absolute maximum performance and reliability. Even a seemingly small change to the

chipset setup has the potential for causing you to use the override.

Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

> Standard CMOS Setup

> Advanced BIOS Features

> Advanced Chipset Features

> Integrated Peripherals

> Power Management Setup

> PnP/PCI Configurations

> PC Health Status

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

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

> Frequency Control

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

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6.2. Main Menu

Once you enter the Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on

the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from several setup functions and two exit

choices. Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept and enter the

sub-menu.

Note that a brief description of each highlighted selection appears at the bottom of the

screen.

Setup Items

The main menu includes the following main setup categories. Recall that some systems may not
include all entries.

Standard CMOS Features

Use this menu for basic system configuration. See Section 6.3. for the details.

Advanced BIOS Features

Use this menu to set the Advanced Features available on your system. See Section 6.4. for the
details.

Advanced Chipset Features

Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system's
performance. See section 6.5. for the details.

Integrated Peripherals

Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals. See section 6.6. for the details.

Power Management Setup

Use this menu to specify your settings for power management. See section 6.7. for the details.

PnP / PCI Configuration

This entry appears if your system supports PnP / PCI. See section 6.8. for the details.

PC Health Status

Indication of CPU temperature, FAN speed, each Voltage,

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for the minimal/stable performance for your
system to operate. See section 6.10.1. for the details.

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Load Optimized Defaults

Use this menu to load the BIOS default values that are factory settings for optimal performance
system operations. While Award has designed the custom BIOS to maximize performance, the
factory has the right to change these defaults to meet their needs. See section 6.10.2. for the
details.

Supervisor / User Password

Use this menu to set User and Supervisor Passwords. See section 6.11. for the details.

Save & Exit Setup

Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup. See section 6.12.1. for the details.

Exit Without Save

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup. See section 6.12.2. for the details.

6.3. Standard CMOS Setup

Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Standard CMOS Features

Date (mm:dd:yy)

Time (hh:mm:ss)

> IDE Primary Master

> IDE Primary Slave

Wed, Jan 1 2003
12 : 00 : 00

[None]
[None]

Item Help

Menu Level >

Drive A

Drive B

Video

Halt On

Base Memory

Extended Memory

Total Memory

[1.44M, 3.5 in.]
[None]

[EGA/VGA]
[All , But Keyboard]

640K

515072K

516096K

The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories. Each category

includes no, one or more than one setup items. 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.

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6.4. Main Menu Selections

This table shows the selections that you can make on the Main Menu

Date Month DD YYYY
Time HH : MM : SS Set the system time

IDE Primary Master
IDE Primary Slave

Drive A
Drive B

Video

Halt On

Base Memory N/A

Extended Memory N/A
Total Memory N/A

Item Options Description

Options are in its sub
menu(described in Table 64)
Options are in its sub
menu(described in Table 64)
None
360K, 5.25 in

1.2M, 5.25 in
720K, 3.5 in

1.44M, 3.5 in

2.88M, 3.5 in
EGA/VGA
CGA 40
CGA 80
MONO
All Errors
No Errors
All, but Keyboard
All, but Diskette
All, but Disk/Key

Set the system date. Note that the
‘Day’ automatically changes when
you set the date

Press <Enter> to enter the sub
menu of detailed options
Press <Enter> to enter the sub
menu of detailed options

Select the type of floppy disk drive
installed in your system

Select the default video device

Select the situation in which you
want the BIOS to stop the POST
process and notify you

Displays the amount of
conventional memory detected
during boot up
Displays the amount of extended
memory detected during boot up
Displays the total memory available
in the system

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IDE Adapters

The IDE adapters control the hard disk drive. Use a separate sub menu to configure each hard
disk drive.

Use the legend keys to navigate through this menu and exit to the main menu. Use Table 3 to
configure the hard disk.

Item Options Description

IDE HDD Auto-

detection

IDE Primary Master

Capacity

Access Mode

The following options are selectable only if the ‘IDE Primary Master’ item is set to ‘Manual’

Cylinder

Head

Precomp

Landing zone

Sector

Press Enter

None

Auto

Manual

Auto Display your disk

drive size

Normal

LBA

Large

Auto

Min = 0

Max = 65535

Min = 0

Max = 255

Min = 0

Max = 65535

Min = 0

Max = 65535

Min = 0

Max = 255

Press Enter to auto-detect the HDD on this
channel. If detection is successful, it fills the
remaining fields on this menu.
Selecting ‘manual’ lets you set the remaining fields
on this screen. Selects the type of fixed disk. "User
Type" will let you select the number of cylinders,
heads, etc. Note: PRECOMP=65535 means
NONE !
Disk drive capacity (Approximated). Note that this
size is usually slightly greater than the size of a
formatted disk given by a disk checking program.

Choose the access mode for this hard disk

Set the number of cylinders for this hard disk.
Set the number of read/write heads

**** Warning: Setting a value of 65535 means no
hard disk

****
Number of sectors per track

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6.5. Advanced BIOS Features Setup

This section allows you to configure your system for basic operation. You have the

opportunity to select the system’s default speed, boot-up sequence, keyboard operation,

shadowing and security.

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Virus Warning

CPU Internal Cache

External Cache

CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking

Quick Power On Self Test

First Boot Device

Second Boot Device

Third Boot Device
Boot Other Device

Swap Floppy Drive

Boot Up Floppy Seek
Boot Up NumLock Status
Gate A20 Option

Typematic Rate Setting

x Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)
x Typematic Delay (Msec)

Security Option

OS Select For DRAM > 64M
Video BIOS Shadow
C8000-CBFFF Shadow

CC000-CFFFF Shadow

D0000-C3FFF Shadow

D4000-C7FFF Shadow

D8000-CBFFF Shadow

D8000-C7FFF Shadow

Advanced BIOS Features

[Disabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Floppy]
[HDD-0]
[CDROM]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
[On]
[Fast]
[Disabled]
6
250
[Setup]
[None-OS2]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]

Item Help

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Virus Warning

Allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection. If

this function is enabled and someone attempt to write data into this area, BIOS will show a

warning message on screen and alarm beep.

Activates automatically when the system boots up causing a

Enabled

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

Disabled

No warning message will appear when anything attempts to
access the boot sector or hard disk partition table.

CPU Internal Cache/External Cache

This option allows you to use or not the Internal Cache of the CPU (first level cache :L1) and
External Cache of the CPU(second level cache :L2),turn this option enabled to obtain a better
performance.

Enabled Enable cache
Disabled Disable cache

CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking

This item allows you to enable/disable CPU L2 Cache ECC checking.

The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

Quick Power On Self Test

This category speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after you power up the computer. If it is set
to Enable, BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST.

Enabled Enable quick POST
Disabled Normal POST

First/Second/Third Boot Device

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

The Choice: Floppy, HDD, SCSI, CDROM, Disabled.

Boot Other Device

In the case that it is not possible boot with above First/Second/Third setting devices, BIOS tries
the boot from other devices.

The choice: Enabled/Disabled.

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Swap Floppy Drive

If the system has two floppy drives, you can swap the logical drive name assignments.

The choice: Enabled/Disabled.

Boot Up Floppy Seek

Seeks disk drives during boot up. Disabling speeds boot up.

The choice: Enabled/Disabled.

Boot Up NumLock Status

Select power on state for NumLock.

The choice: Enabled/Disabled.

Gate A20 Option

Gate A20 Option selects the method of control that the system addresses memory above 1 MB
(extended memory). When set to Fast, Gate A20 control by chipset. When set to Normal, Gate
A20 control by keyboard controller. Setting Gate A20 to Fast improves system speed,
particularly with Windows.

The choice: Normal/Fast.

Typematic Rate Setting

Key strokes repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller. When enabled, the typematic
rate and typematic delay can be selected.

The choice: Enabled/Disabled.

Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

Sets the number of times a second to repeat a key stroke when you hold the key down.

The choice: 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30.

Typematic Delay (Msec)

Sets the delay time after the key is held down before it begins to repeat the keystroke.

The choice: 250, 500, 750, 1000

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Security Option

Select whether the password is required every time the system boots or only when you enter
setup.

System

Setup

The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied if the
correct password is not entered at the prompt.
The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if the
correct password is not entered at the prompt.

Note: To disable security, select PASSWORD SETTING at Main Menu and then you will be

asked to enter password. Do not type anything and just press <Enter>, it will disable security.
Once the security is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.

OS Select For DRAM > 64MB

Select the operating system that is running with greater than 64MB of RAM on the system.

The choice: Non-OS2, OS2.

VideoBIOS,C8000-CBFFF,CC000-CFFFF,D0000-D3FFF,D4000-D7FFF, D8000­DBFFF,DC000-DFFFF Shadow

Shadowing copies data from each area into system RAM. The CPU can access it high speed
through system RAM bus.

The choice: Disabled, Enabled.

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6.6. Advanced Chipset Features Setup

This section allows you to configure the system based on the specific features of the installed
chipset. This chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources, such as
DRAM and the external cache. It also coordinates communications between the 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 your
system. The only time you might consider making any changes would be if you discovered that
data was being lost while using your system.

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Advanced Chipset Features

DRAM Clock

DRAM Timing By SPD

x SDRAM Cycle Length
x Bank Interleave

Memory Hole

System BIOS Cacheable

Video RAM Cacheable

OnChip USB
USB Keyboard Support
USB Mouse Support
On Chip Sound
Suspend LED BLINK
Select Display Device

[Host CLK]
[Enabled]
3
Disabled
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
[Disable]
[CRT]

Item Help

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DRAM Settings

The first chipset settings deal with CPU access to dynamic random access memory

(DRAM). The default timings have been carefully chosen and should only be altered if data is

being lost.

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DRAM Clock

This item allows you to control the DRAM speed.

The Choice: Host CLK, HCLK-33MHz, HCLK+33MHz,By Auto

DRAM Timing By SPD

Automatically judge settings DRAM timing using the SPD(Serial Presence Detectchip) on
memory module. Please use “Enabled” usually.

The choice: Disabled, Enabled.

Memory Hole

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

The Choice: 15M-16M, Disabled

System BIOS Cacheable

Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h-FFFFFh, resulting in

better system performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error

may result.

The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

Video RAM Cacheable

Select Enabled allows caching of the video RAM, resulting in better system performance.

However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error may result.

The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

OnChip USB

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.

The Choice: Enabled / Disabled

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USB Keyboard Support

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

The Choice: Enabled / Disabled

USB Mouse Support

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

The Choice: Enabled / Disabled

Sound Support

Select Enabled if you use sound device.

The Choice: Enabled / Disabled

Select Display Device

The kind of the display (CRT, LCD) that is connecting to your system is selected.

The Choice: CRT / LCD (LCD+CRT: Please do not set up. )

SUSPEND LED BLINK

Select Disable or 1/4/16Hz for into suspend mode the Power LED blink .

The Choice: Disable , 1Hz , 4Hz , 16Hz

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6.7. Integrated Peripherals

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OnChip IDE Channel0

IDE Prefetch Mode

Primary Master PIO

Primary Slave PIO

Primary Master UDMA

Primary Slave UDMA

IDE HDD Block Mode
Onboard FDD Controller

Onboard Serial Port 1

Onboard Serial Port 2
Onboard Parallel Port

Onboard Parallel Mode
x ECP Mode Use DMA
x Parallel Port EPP Type

Integrated Peripherals

[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[3F8/IRQ4]
[2F8/IRQ3]
[378/IRQ7]
[Normal]

3
EPP1.9

Item Help

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OnChip IDE Channel 0

The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for a IDE channel. Select Enabled to

activate the primary IDE interface. Select Disabled to deactivate this interface

The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

IDE Prefetch Mode

The onboard IDE drive interfaces supports IDE prefetching for faster drive accesses. If you

install add-in IDE interface, set this field to Disabled if the interface does not support

prefectching.

The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

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IDE Primary Master/Slave PIO

The two IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields let you set a PIO mode (0-2) for each of the

two IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports. Modes 0 through 2 provide

successively increased performance. In Auto mode, the system automatically determines the

best mode for each device.

The choice: Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4.

IDE Primary Master/Slave UDMA

Ultra DMA33/66/100 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it and the

operating environment includes a DMA driver. If your hard drive and your system software

both support Ultra DMA33/66/100, select Auto to enable BIOS support.

The Choice: Auto, Disabled.

IDE HDD Block Mode

This allows your hard disk controller to use the fast block mode to transfer data to and from your

hard disk drive (HDD)

The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

Onboard FDD Controller

Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on the system board

and you wish to use it. If you install and-in FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select

Disabled in this field.

The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

Onboard Serial Port 1/Port 2

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

The choice: 3F8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, Disabled, Auto.

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Onboard Parallel Port

Select address for the physical parallel (printer) port.

The Choice: 378H/IRQ7, 278H/IRQ5, 3BCH/IRQ7, Disabled

Parallel Port Mode

Selected an operating mode for the onboard parallel port. Select Compatible or extended unless

you are certain both your hardware and software support EPP or ECP mode.

The Choice: ECO + EPP1.7, EPP 1.7+SPP, EPP 1.9+SPP; ECP, ECP + EPP 1.9 and Normal.

ECP Mode Use DMA

Select a DMA channel for the port

The Choice are 3, 1

Parallel Port EPP Type

Select a EPP type for the EPP1.9 or EPP1.7 .

6.8. Power Management Setup

The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively

save energy while operating in a manner consistent.

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Power Management Setup

ACPI function
> Power Management
Power-Supply Type
PM Control by APM

Video off Option

Video off Method

Modem Use IRQ

Soft-off by PWRBTN

State After Power Failure
> Wake Up Events

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[Press Enter]
[AT]
[Yes]
[Suspend -> off]
[V/H SYNC+Blank]
[NA]
[Instant-off]
[off]
[Press Enter]

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ACPI Function

This item allows you to enable/disable the advanced Configuration and Power Management

(ACPI).

The Choice: Enabled / Disabled

Please set to same as the below table, by Power type and OS.

ACPI Functions Power Supply Type State After Power Failure

Windows 98SE

Windows NT4.0

Windows 2000

Windows XP

Enabled ATX Off
No AT On
No ATX Off
No AT On
Enabled ATX Off
No AT On
Enabled ATX Off
No AT On

Power Management

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

the following modes:

1. HDD Power Down

2. Doze Mode

3. Suspend Mode

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

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Power Management

HDD Power Down

Doze Mode

Suspend Mode

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Power Management

[User Define]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]

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User Defined Allows you to set each mode individually.

When not disabled, each of the ranges are
from 1 min. to 1 hr. except for HDD Power
Down which ranges from 1 min. to 15 min.
Disable no power management.

Min. Saving Minimum power management.

Doze Mode = 1 hr.

Suspend Mode = 1 hr.

HDD Power Down = Disabled

Max. Saving Maximum power management.

Doze Mode = 10 sec.

Suspend Mode = 10 sec.

HDD Power Down = Disabled

Powre-Supply Type

This item select the power-supply type to AT or ATX.

The Choice: AT, ATX

PM Control APM

When enabled, an Advanced Power Management device will be activated to enhance
the Max. Power Saving mode and stop the CPU internal clock. If Advance Power Management
(APM) is installed on your system, selecting Yes gives better power savings.

If the Max. Power Saving is not enabled, this will be preset to No.

Video Off Option

When enabled, this feature allows the VGA adapter to operate in a power saving mode. This
determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.

Always On Monitor will remain on during power saving

modes.

Suspend ->OFF Monitor blanked when the systems enters the

Suspend mode

All Modes -> OFF Monitor blanked when the system enters any

power saving mode.

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Video Off Method

This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked

Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video

buffer.

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

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

DPMS Support Select this option if your monitor supports the

Display Power Management Signaling
(DPMS) standard of the Video Electronics
Standards to select video power management
values.

Modem Use IRQ

If system want to restart the computer after a modem call, this option allows you to specify the
IRQ modem so that it can be monitored while waiting for the call.

The Choice: NA , 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11

Soft-Off by PWRBTN

Pressing the power button for more than 4 seconds forces the system to enter the Soft-Off state

when the system has Hung.

The choice:

Delay 4 Sec Allows the Power button to place the system in sleep mode and

to wake it up. Holding down the button for at least four seconds

turn off the power supply.

Instant-Off Uses the Power button as a normal system powe ON/OFF button.

State After Power Failure

Selects the type of activation to be performed when the system is turned on back after power

shutdown or failure.

The choice:

Auto Places the system in the shutdown state.

On Always turns on the system.

Off Always turns off the system.

Note that, if you recycle the power supply while it has not been completely shut down, the

system may not be turned on even with this item set to [On].

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Wake Up Event

The following four modes are Green PC power saving functions which are only user

configurable when User Defined Power Management has been selected. See above for available

selections.

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VGA

LPT & COM

HDD & FDD

PCI Master
Wake UP On LAN

RTC Alarm Resume
x Date (of Month)
x Resume Time (hh:mm:ss)
> IRQs Activity Monitoring

Wake Up Even t s

[Off]
[LPT/COM]
[On]
[Off]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
0
0 : 0 : 0
[Press Enter]

Item Help

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VGA

When Enabled, you can set the VGA awakens the system.

The choice: OFF /ON

LPT & COM

When On of LPT & COM, any activity from one of the listed system peripheral devices or IRQs

wakes up the system.

HDD & FDD

When On of HDD & FDD, any activity from one of the listed system peripheral devices wakes

up the system.

Wake UP On LAN

It sets up whether it starts by the starting signal from LAN.

The choice: Enabled / Disabled

RTC Alarm Resume

When Enabled you can set the date and time at which the RTC (real-time-clock) alarm awakens

the system from Suspend mode.

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IRQs Activity Monitoring

The following is a list of IRQs Activity Monitoring, which can be exempted much as the COM

ports and LPT ports above can. When an I/O device wants to gain the attention of the operating

system, it signals this by causing an IRQ to occur. When the operating system is ready to

respond to the request, it interrupts itself and performs the service.

Primary INTR

IRQ3 (COM 2)

IRQ4 (COM 1)

IRQ5 (LPT 2)
IRQ6 (Floppy Disk)
IRQ7 (LPT 1)
IRQ8 (RTC Alarm)
IRQ9 (IRQ2 Redir)
IRQ10 (Reserved)
IRQ11 (Reserved)
IRQ12 (PS/2 Mouse)
IRQ13 (Coprocessor)
IRQ14 (Hard Disk)
IRQ15 (Reserved)

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[ON]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]

Item Help

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6.9. PnP/PCI Configuration Setup

This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer Interconnect,

is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses

when communicating with its own special components. This section covers some very technical

items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to

the default settings.

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PNP OS Installed

Reset Configuration Data

Resources Controlled By
x IRQ Resources
x DMA Resources

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

Assign IRQ For VGA

Assign IRQ For USB

PnP/PCI Configurations

[No]
[Disabled]

[Auto(ESCD)]
Press Enter
Press Enter

[Disabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]

Item Help

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PNP OS Installed

This item allows you to determine PnP OS is installed or not.

The choice: Yes, No.

Reset Configuration Data

Normally, you leave this field Disabled. Select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration

Data (ESCD) when you exit Setup if you have installed a new add-on and the system

reconfigurations has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system can not boot.

The choice: Enabled / Disabled

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Resource Controlled by

The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capacity to automatically configure all of the boot and

Plug and Play compatible devices. However, this capability means absolutely nothing unless

®

you are using a Plug and Play operating system such as Windows

98.

The choice: Auto and Manual.

IRQ Resources

When resources are controlled manually, assign each system interrupt as on of the following

type, depending on the type of device using the interrupt. Legacy ISA Devices compliant with

the original PC AT bus specification, requiring a specific interrupt (Such as IRQ4 for serial port

1) PCI/ISA PnP Devices compliant with the Plug and Play standard, whether designed for PCI

or ISA bus architecture.

The Choice: Legacy ISA and PCI/ISA PnP.

DMA Resources

When resources are controlled manually, assign each system DMA channel as one of the

following types, depending on the type of device using the interrupt: 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.

Choices are Legacy ISA and PCI/ISA PnP.

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

Leave this field at Disabled.

The choice: Enabled / Disabled

Assing IRQ for USB/VGA

Enabled / Disable to assign IRQ for USB/VGA.

The choice: Enabled / Disabled

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6.10. PC Health Status

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Current CPU Temp.

Current System Temp.

Current SystemFAN Speed

Vcore

2.5V

3.3V
5V
12V

Current CPU Temperature

This field displays the Current CPU temperature.

Current System Temp

This field displays the Current system temperature.

Current SystemFAN Speed

PC Health Status

40 C / 110 F
30 C / 100 F

0 RPM

1.10V

2.50V

3.30V

5.00V

12.00V

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This field displays the current speed of fan(CN7 connect FAN).

6.11. Frequency Control

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Spread Spectrum [Disabled]

Spread Spectrum

This item means the spread spectrum modulate.

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6.12. Defaults Menu

Selecting “Defaults” from the main menu shows you two options which are described

below

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

When you press <Enter> on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a

message similar to:

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

Pressing ‘Y’ loads the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal-

performance system operations.

Load Optimized Defaults

When you press <Enter> on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a

message similar to:

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N) ?

N

Pressing ‘Y’ loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal

performance system operations.

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6.13. Supervisor/User Password Setting

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

SUPERVISOR PASSWORD: can enter and change the options of the setup menus.

USER PASSWORD: just can only enter but do not have the right to change the options of the

setup menus. When you select this unction, the following message will appear at the center of

the screen to assist you in creating a password.

ENTER PASSWORD:

Type the password, up to eight characters in length, and press <Enter>. The password typed

now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory. You will be asked to

confirm the password. Type the password again and press <Enter>. You may also press <Esc>

to abort the selection and not enter a password.

To disable a password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter the password. A

message will confirm the password will be disabled. Once the password is disabled, the system

will boot and you can enter Setup freely.

PASSWORD DISABLED.

When a password has been enabled, you will be prompted to enter it every time you try to enter

Setup. This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your system

configuration.

Additionally, when a password is enabled, you can also require the BIOS to request a password

every time your system is rebooted. This would prevent unauthorized use of your computer.

You determine when the password is required within the BIOS Features Setup Menu and its

Security option (see Section 3). If the Security option is set to “System”, the password will be

required both at boot and at entry to Setup. If set to “Setup”, prompting only occurs when trying

to enter Setup.

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6.14. Exit Selecting

Save & Exit Setup

Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation:

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Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)?

Pressing “Y” stores the selections made in the menus in CMOS – a special section of memory

that stays on after you turn your system off. The next time you boot your computer, the BIOS

configures your system according to the Setup selections stored in CMOS. After saving the

values the system is restarted again.

Exit Without Saving

Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation:

Quit without saving (Y/N)?

This allows you to exit Setup without storing in CMOS any change. The previous selections

remain in effect. This exits the Setup utility and restarts your computer.

Y

Y

6.15. POST Messages

During the Power On Self-Test (POST), if the BIOS detects an error requiring you to do

something to fix, it will either sound a beep code or display a message.

If a message is displayed, it will be accompanied by:

PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, CTRL-ALT-ESC OR DEL TO ENTER SETUP

6.16. POST Beep

Currently there are two kinds of beep codes in BIOS. This code indicates that a video error has

occurred and the BIOS cannot initialize the video screen to display any additional information.

This beep code consists of a single long beep followed by two short beeps. The other code

indicates that your DRAM error has occurred. This beep code consists of a single long beep

repeatedly.

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6.17. Error Messages

One or more of the following messages may be displayed if the BIOS detects an error during the

POST. This list includes messages for both the ISA and the EISA BIOS.

CMOS battery has failed

CMOS battery is no longer functional. It should be replaced.

CMOS checksum error

Checksum of CMOS is incorrect. This can indicate that CMOS has become corrupt. This error

may have been caused by a weak battery. Check the battery and replace if necessary.

DISK BOOT failure

INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER

No boot device was found. This could mean that either a boot drive was not detected or the drive

does not contain proper system boot files. Insert a system disk into Drive A: and press <Enter>.

If you assumed the system would boot from the hard drive, make sure the controller is inserted

correctly and all cables are properly attached. Also be sure the disk is formatted as a boot device.

Then reboot the system.

Diskette drives or types mismatch error

RUN SETUP

Type of diskette drive installed in the system is different from the CMOS definition. Run Setup

to reconfigure the drive type correctly.

Display switch is set incorrectly

Display switch on the motherboard can be set to either monochrome or color. This indicates the

switch is set to a different setting than indicated in Setup. Determine which setting is correct,

and then either turn off the system and change the jumper, or enter Setup and change the VIDEO

selection.

Display type has changed since last BOOT

Since last powering off the system, the display adapter has been changed. You must configure

the system for the new display type.

EISA configuration checksum error

PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY

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The EISA non-volatile RAM checksum is incorrect or cannot correctly read the EISA slot. This

can indicate either the EISA non-volatile memory has become corrupt or the slot has been

configured incorrectly. Also be sure the card is installed firmly in the slot.

EISA configuration is not complete

PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY

The slot configuration information stored in the EISA non-volatile memory is incomplete.

Note: When either of these errors appear, the system will boot in ISA mode, which allows
you to run the EISA Configuration Utility.

Error encountered initializing hard drive

Hard drive cannot be initialized. Be sure the adapter is installed correctly and all cables are

correctly and firmly attached. Also be sure the correct hard drive type is selected in Setup.

Error initializing hard disk controller

Cannot initialize controller. Make sure the cord is correctly and firmly installed in the bus. Be

sure the correct hard drive type is selected in Setup. Also check to see if any jumper needs to be

set correctly on the hard drive.

Floppy disk controller error or no controller present

Cannot find or initialize the floppy drive controller. Make sure the controller is installed

correctly and firmly. If there are no floppy drives installed, be sure the Diskette Drive selection

in Setup is set to NONE.

Invalid EISA configuration

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PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY

The non-volatile memory containing EISA configuration information was programmed

incorrectly or has become corrupt. Re-run EISA configuration utility to correctly program the

memory.

NOTE: When this error appears, the system will boot in ISA mode, which
allows you to run the EISA Configuration Utility.

Keyboard error or no keyboard present

Cannot initialize the keyboard. Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and no keys are

being pressed during the boot.

If you are purposely configuring the system without a keyboard, set the error halt condition in

Setup to HALT ON ALL, BUT KEYBOARD. This will cause the BIOS to ignore the missing

keyboard and continue the boot.

Memory address error at ...

Indicates a memory address error at a specific location. You can use this location along with the

memory map for your system to find and replace the bad memory chips.

Memory parity error at ...

Indicates a memory parity error at a specific location. You can use this location along with the

memory map for your system to find and replace the bad memory chips.

Memory size has changed since last BOOT

Memory has been added or removed since the last boot. In EISA mode use Configuration Utility

to reconfigure the memory configuration. In ISA mode enter Setup and enter the new memory

size in the memory fields.

Memory verify error at ...

Indicates an error verifying a value already written to memory. Use the location along with your

system's memory map to locate the bad chip.

Offending address not found

This message is used in conjunction with the I/O CHANNEL CHECK and RAM PARITY

ERROR messages when the segment that has caused the problem cannot be isolated.

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Offending segment

This message is used in conjunction with the I/O CHANNEL CHECK and RAM PARITY

ERROR messages when the segment that has caused the problem has been isolated.

Press a key to REBOOT

This will be displayed at the bottom screen when an error occurs that requires you to reboot.

Press any key and the system will reboot.

Press F1 to disable NMI, F2 to REBOOT

When BIOS detects a Non-maskable Interrupt condition during boot, this will allow you to

disable the NMI and continue to boot, or you can reboot the system with the NMI enabled.

RAM parity error

CHECKING FOR SEGMENT ...

Indicates a parity error in Random Access Memory.

Should be empty but EISA board found

PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY

A valid board ID was found in a slot that was configured as having no board ID.

NOTE; When this error appears, the system will boot in ISA mode, which
allows you to run the EISA Configuration Utility.

Should have EISA board but not found

PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY

The board installed is not responding to the ID request, or no board ID has been found in the

indicated slot.

NOTE: When this error appears, the system will boot in ISA mode, which
allows you to run the EISA Configuration Utility.

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Slot not empty

Indicates that a slot designated as empty by the EISA Configuration Utility actually contains a board.

NOTE: When this error appears, the system will boot in ISA mode, which allows you to run the EISA
Configuration Utility.

System halted, (CTRL-ALT-DEL) to REBOOT ...

Indicates the present boot attempt has been aborted and the system must be rebooted. Press and hold down
the CTRL and ALT keys and press DEL.

Wrong board in slot

PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY

The board ID does not match the ID stored in the EISA non-volatile memory.

NOTE: When this error appears, the system will boot in ISA mode, which allows you to
run the EISA Configuration Utility.

Floppy disk(s) fail (80)

Unable to reset floppy subsystem.

Floppy disk(s) fail (40)

Floppy Type dismatch.

Hard disk(s) fail (80)

HDD reset failed.

Hard disk(s) fail (40)

HDD controller diagnostics failed.

Hard disk(s) fail (20)

HDD initialization error.

Hard disk(s) fail (10)

Unable to recalibrate fixed disk.

Hard disk(s) fail (08)

Sector Verify failed.

Keyboard is locked out - Unlock the key.

Unlock the key. BIOS detect the keyboard is locked. P17 of keyboard controller is pulled low.

Keyboard error or no keyboard present

Cannot initialize the keyboard. Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and no keys are being pressed
during the boot.

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Manufacturing POST loop

System will repeat POST procedure infinitely while the P15 of keyboard controller is pull low. This is also
used for M/B burn in test.

BIOS ROM checksum error - System halted

The checksum of ROM address F0000H-FFFFFH is bad.

Memory test fail

BIOS reports the memory test fail if the onboard memory is tested error.

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6.18. POST Codes

POST

Description

(hex)

CFh Test CMOS R/W functionality.
C0h Early chipset initialization:

-Disable shadow RAM

-Disable L2 cache (socket 7 or below)

-Program basic chipset registers

C1h Detect memory

-Auto-detection of DRAM size, type and ECC.

-Auto-detection of L2 cache (socket 7 or below)

C3h Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM
C5h Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 & F000 shadow RAM.

0h1 Expand the Xgroup codes locating in physical address 1000:0
02h Reserved
03h Initial Superio_Early_Init.
04h Reserved
05h 1. Blank out screen

2. Clear CMOS error flag

06h Reserved
07h 1. Clear 8042 interface

2. Initialize 8042 self-test

08h 1. Test special keyboard controller for Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips.

2. Enable keyboard interface.

09h Reserved

0Ah 1. Disable PS/2 mouse interface (optional).

2. Auto detect ports for keyboard & mouse followed by a port & interface swap (optional).

3. Reset keyboard for Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips.

0Bh Reserved
0Ch Reserved
0Dh Reserved
0Eh T est F000h segment shadow to see whether it is R/W-able or not. If test fails, keep beeping

the speaker.

0Fh Reserved

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POST

Description

(hex)

10h Auto detect flash type to load appropriate flash R/W codes into the run time area in F000 for

ESCD & DMI support.

11h Reserved
12h Use walking 1’s algorithm to check out interface in CMOS circuitry. Also set real-time clock

power status, and then check for override.

13h Reserved
14h Program chipset default values into chipset. Chipset default values are MODBIN able by

OEM customers.

15h Reserved
16h Initial onboard clock generator if Early_Init_Onboard_Generator is defined . See also POST

26h .

17h Reserved
18h

Detect CPU information including brand, SMI type (Cyrix or Intel

686).

19h Reserved
1Ah Reserved
1Bh Initial interrupts vector table. If no special specified, all H/W interrupts are directed to

SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR & S/W interrupts to SPURIOUS_soft_HDLR.

1Ch Reserved
1Dh Initial EARLY_PM_INIT switch.

1Eh Reserved

1Fh Load keyboard matrix (notebook platform)

20h Reserved

21h HPM initialization (notebook platform)

22h Reserved

23h 1. Check validity of RTC value: e.g. a value of 5Ah is an invalid value for RTC minute.

2. Load CMOS settings into BIOS stack. If CMOS checksum fails, use default value
instead.

24h Prepare BIOS resource map for PCI & PnP use . If ESCD is valid , take into consideration of

the ESCD’s legacy information .

Early PCI initialization:

25h

- Enumerate PCI bus number

- Assign memory & I/O resource

- Search for a valid VGA device & VGA BIOS, and put it
into C000:0

.

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POST

Description

(hex)

1. If Early_Init_Onboard_Generator is not defined

26h

Onboard clock generator initialization. Disable respective
Clock resource to empty PCI & DIMM slots.

2. init onboard PWM .

3. Init onboard H/W monitor devices

27h Initialize INT 09 buffer
28h Reserved
29h 1. Program CPU internal MTRR (P6 & PII) for 0-640K memory address.

2. Initialize the APIC for Pentium class CPU.

3. Program early chipset according to CMOS setup. Example: onboard IDE controller.

4. Measure CPU speed.

2Ah Reserved
2Bh Invoke Video BIOS .
2Ch Reserved

1. Initialize double-byte language font (Optional)

2Dh

2. Put information on screen display, including Award title, CPU type, CPU speed , full
screen logo

2Eh Reserved

2Fh Reserved
30h Reserved
31h Reserved
32h Reserved

Reset keyboard if Early_Reset_KB is defined e.g. Winbond 977

33h

series Super I/O chips. See also POST 63h

34h Reserved
35h Test DMA Channel 0 .
36h Reserved
37h Test DMA Channel 1 .
38h Reserved

39h Test DMA page registers .
3Ah Reserved
3Bh Reserved
3Ch Test 8254
3Dh Reserved
3Eh Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 1.

3Fh Reserved

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POST

Description

(hex)

40h Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 2.
41h Reserved
42h Reserved
43h Test 8259 functionality.
44h Reserved
45h Reserved
46h Reserved
47h Reserved
48h Reserved
49h 1. Calculate total memory by testing the last double word of each 64K page.

2. Program writes allocation for AMD K5 CPU.

4Ah Reserved
4Bh Reserved
4Ch Reserved
4Dh Reserved

4Eh 1. Program MTRR of M1 CPU

2. Initialize L2 cache for P6 class CPU & program CPU with proper cacheable range.

3. Initialize the APIC for P6 class CPU.

4. On MP platform, adjust the cacheable range to smaller one in case the cacheable
ranges between each CPU are not identical.

4Fh Reserved
50h Initialize USB Keyboard & Mouse
51h Reserved
52h Test all memory (clear all extended memory to 0)
53h Clear password according to H/W jumper ( Optional )
54h Reserved
55h Display number of processors (multi-processor platform)
56h Reserved
57h 1. Display PnP logo

2. Early ISA PnP initialization

-Assign CSN to every ISA PnP device.

58h Reserved
59h Initialize the combined Trend Anti-Virus code.

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POST

Description

(hex)

5Ah Reserved
5Bh (Optional Feature)

Show message for entering AWDFLASH.EXE from FDD (optional)

5Ch Reserved
5Dh 1. Initialize Init_Onboard_Super_IO.

2. Initialize Init_Onbaord_AUDIO.

5Eh Reserved

5Fh Reserved
60h Okay to enter Setup utility; i.e. not until this POST stage can users enter the CMOS setup

utility.

61h Reserved
62h Reserved
63h Reset \Keyboard if Early_KB is not defined .
64h Reserved
65h Initialize PS/2 Mouse
66h Reserved
67h Prepare memory size information for function call: INT 15h ax=E820h
68h Reserved

69h Turn on L2 cache
6Ah Reserved
6Bh Program chipset registers according to items described in Setup & Auto-configuration table.
6Ch Reserved
6Dh 1. Assign resources to all ISA PnP devices.

2. Auto assign ports to onboard COM ports if the corresponding item in Setup is set to
“AUTO”.

6Eh Reserved

6Fh 1. Initialize floppy controller

2. Set up floppy related fields in 40:hardware.

70h Reserved
71h Reserved
72h Reserved
73h Reserved
74h Reserved

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POST

Description

(hex)

75h Detect & install all IDE devices: HDD, LS120, ZIP, CDROM…..

(Optional Feature)

76h

Enter AWDFLASH.EXE if :

-AWDFLASH is found in floppy drive.

-ALT+F2 is pressed

77h Detect serial ports & parallel ports.
78h Reserved

79h Reserved
7Ah Detect & install co-processor
7Bh Reserved
7Ch Init HDD write protect
7Dh Reserved

7Eh Reserved

7Fh 1. Switch back to text mode if full screen logo is supported.

-If errors occur, report errors & wait for keys

-If no errors occur or F1 key is pressed to continue:
Clear EPA or customization logo.

80h Reserved

81h Reserved

82h 1. Call chipset power management hook.

2. Recover the text fond used by EPA logo (not for full screen logo)

3. If password is set, ask for password.

83h Save all data in stack back to CMOS

84h Initialize ISA PnP boot devices

85h 1. USB final Initialization

2. Switch screen back to text mode

86h Reserved

87h NET PC: Build SYSID Structure

88h Reserved

1. Assign IRQs to PCI devices

89h

2. Set up ACPI table at top of memory

8Ah Reserved

8Bh 1. Invoke all ISA adapter ROMs
8Ch Reserved

8Dh 1. Enable/Disable Parity Check according to CMOS Setup

2. Invoke all PCI ROMs (except VGA)

2. APM Initializtion

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POST

Description

(hex)

8Eh Reserved
8Fh Clear noise of IRQs

90h Reserved
91h Reserved
92h Reserved
93h Read HDD boot sector information for Trend Anti-Virus code

1. Enable L2 cache

94h

2. Program Daylight Saving

3. Program boot up speed

4. Chipset final initialization.

5. Power management final initialization

6. Clear screen & display summary table

7. Program K6 write allocation

8. Program P6 class write combining

95h 1. ate keyboard LED & typematic rate
96h 1. Build MP table

2. Build & update ESCD

3. Set CMOS century to 20h or 19h

4. Load CMOS time into DOS timer tick

5. Build MSIRQ routing table.

FFh Boot attempt (INT 19h)

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7. Accessories

CABLE

- USB Connector Cable USB connector shielded cable

MEMORY MODULE (PC-133 168Pin DIMM, Non Parity)

- PC-MSD128-168V SDRAM 168Pin DIMM 128MB

- PC-MSD256-168V SDRAM 168Pin DIMM 256MB

- PC-MSD512-168V SDRAM 168Pin DIMM 512MB

Digital LCD I/F board

- ADPLCD(PC)H For Digital LCD I/F board

- ADPLNK(PC)H For Panel Link LCD I/F board

Digital I/F Flat Panel Display (SVGA)

- IPC-DT/L30S(PC)T (12.1 inch 800 x 600 dots,
Desktop/wall-mounted)

- IPC-DT/L400(PC)A (12.1 inch 800 x 600 dots,
Desktop/wall-mounted, without
Touch Panel type)

- IPC-DT/L400(PC) TA (12.1 inch 800 x 600 dots,
Desktop/wall-mounted)

- IPC-DT/L400(PC)TB (12.1 inch 800 x 600 dots,
Desktop/wall-mounted, anti-glare
type)

Panel Link I/F Flat Panel Display (SVGA)

- IPC-DT/L40S(PC)T (12.1 inch 800 x 600 dots,
Panel mounted type)

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- IPC-DT/L440(PC)TA (12.1 inch 800 x 600 dots,
Desktop/wall-mounted)

- IPC-DT/L440(PC)TB (12.1 inch 800 x 600 dots,
Desktop/wall-mounted, anti-glare
type)*1

*1 Use this display with the True color mode.

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User’s Manual

CONTEC CO.,LTD. July 2006 Edition

3-9-31, Himesato, Nishiyodogawa-ku, Osaka 555-0025, Japan
Japanese http://www.contec.co.jp/
English http://www.contec.com/
Chinese http://www.contec.com.cn/

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