Contec SLC-8550-LVA User Manual

SBC Series

5.25" Little Board
for Pentium M CPU
with LAN, VGA, Audio

SLC-8550-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 follow ing list, that your package is complete. If you discover damaged or missing
items, contact your retailer.

Product Configuration List

- Board [SLC-8550-LVA] …1

- Product Guide …1

- IPC Precaution List ...1

- CD-ROM (Driver disk utilities) *1 ...1

- IDE 80pin Ribbon Cable...1

- IDE 40pin Ribbon Cable...1

- Combine screw for D-SUB connector...10

- 6 pin mini-DIN cable (2 in 1 for PS2 Mouse & Keyboard functions) ...1

- Jumper short pin (2mm)...1
*1 The CD-ROM contains the driver software and User’s Manual (this Manual)

Board

Driver disk utility

[CD-ROM]

SLC-8550-LVA

IDE 80 pin

Ribbon Cable

Product

Guide

Product Guide

IPC Precaution

List

IPC Precaution List

IDE 40 pin

Ribbon Cable

6 pin mini-DIN cable
(2 in 1 for PS2 Mouse

& Keyboard functions)

Combine screws for

x 10

D-SUB connecto r

x 1

Jumper short pin

(2mm)

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Copyright

Copyright 2006 CONTEC CO., LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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 nor for results obtained by the user as a result of using this product.

Trademarks

Intel, Celeron and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.
MS, Microsoft, Windows and Windows NT are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other brand and

product names are trademarks of their respective holder.
All Other product names or trademarks are properties of their respective owners.

Caution about Battery

Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.
Replace only with the same or equivalent type rec ommended by the manufactur er.
Dispose of used batteries according to the local ordinances or regulations.

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Table of Contents

Check Your Package ................................................................................................................................i

COPYRIGHT ..........................................................................................................................................ii

TRADEMARKS......................................................................................................................................ii

CAUTION ABOUT BATTERY.............................................................................................................ii

TABLE OF CONTENTS .......................................................................................................................iii

1. INTRODUCTION 1

FEATURES............................................................................................................................................. 1

OPTION LIST .........................................................................................................................................1

CUSTOMER SUPPORT.........................................................................................................................2

Web Site ........................................................................................................................................... 2

LIMITED ONE YEAR WARRANTY................................................................................................... 2

HOW TO OBTAIN SERVICE............................................................................................................... 2

LIABILITY .............................................................................................................................................2

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .....................................................................................................................2

SAFETY INFORMATI ON..................................................................................................................... 3

Handling Precauti o n s ....................................................................................................................... 3

Environment .....................................................................................................................................4

Inspection ......................................................................................................................................... 4

Storage.............................................................................................................................................. 4

Disposal ............................................................................................................................................4

2. SYSTEM REFERENCE 5

SPECIFICATION....................................................................................................................................5

POWER MANAGEMENT F EATURES................................................................................................7

POWER REQUIREMENTS ...................................................................................................................7

POWER CONSUMPTION .....................................................................................................................7

CONNECTOR & JUMPER LOCATION ..............................................................................................8

TOP SIDE................................................................................................................................................8

BOTTOM SIDE ...................................................................................................................................... 8

BLOCK DIAGRAM ............................................................................................................................. 10

BOARD DIMENSIONS ....................................................................................................................... 11

3. HARDWARE INSTALLATIONS 13

INSTALLATION PROCEDURE.........................................................................................................13

CPU INSTALLATION .........................................................................................................................14

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MAIN MEMORY INSTALLATION: DIMM1....................................................................................14

DDR SDRAM........................................................................................................................................14

AUDIO SIGNAL CONNECTOR: CN1 ...............................................................................................15

10/100 BASE-TX LAN CONNECTOR: CN2......................................................................................15

USB CONNECTOR: CN2 / CN9 / CN10.............................................................................................15

SERIAL PORT CONNECTOR: CN3 / CN5 / CN6 .............................................................................16

IDE PORT CONNECTOR: CN7, CN14 ..............................................................................................1 7

FRONT PANEL & EXTERNAL KEYBOARD / MOUSE CON NECTOR: CN11 ...........................18

VGA CONNECTOR: CN13..................................................................................................................19

LVDS LCD PANEL CONNEC T OR: CN15 / CN16............................................................................ 2 0

BATTERY CONNECTOR: CN17........................................................................................................21

KEYBOARD / MOUSE CONNECTOR: CN21 ..................................................................................21

COMPACTFLASH SLOT: CN23.........................................................................................................22

CPU FAN CONNECTOR: FAN1.........................................................................................................23

SYSTEM FAN CONNECTOR: FAN2 .................................................................................................23

ATX POWER SUPPLY CONNECTOR: PW1 ....................................................................................23

4. JUMPER SETTING 25

CLEAR CMOS CONTENT: JBAT1 ....................................................................................................25

CLEAR ROM CONTENT: JP3 ............................................................................................................25

POWER / RESET SWITCH SELECTOR: JP4 ....................................................................................26

CF MASTER/SLAVE SE LECTOR: JP5..............................................................................................26

5. CPU CARD RESOURCES 27

SYSTEM ADDRESS M AP...................................................................................................................27

COMPATIBILITY AR EA ....................................................................................................................27

MEMORY SEGMENT..........................................................................................................................27

6. WATCH-DOG-TIMER (WDT) SETTING 29

7. HARD WARE MONITOR 33

TEMPERATURE ..................................................................................................................................33

VOLTAGE.............................................................................................................................................33

FAN SPEED SENSOR..........................................................................................................................33

W83627HF REGISTERS ......................................................................................................................34

LED........................................................................................................................................................40

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8. BIOS SETUP 43

INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................. 43

STARTING SETUP ..............................................................................................................................43

USING SETUP......................................................................................................................................44

MAIN MENU........................................................................................................................................45

STANDARD CMOS SETUP................................................................................................................46

MAIN MENU SELECT IONS ..............................................................................................................47

IDE ADAPTERS...................................................................................................................................48

ADVANCED BIOS FEA TURES SETUP............................................................................................49

VIRUS WARNING...............................................................................................................................49

ADVANCED CHIPSE T FEATURES SETUP .................................................................................... 53

ON-CHIP VGA SETTING ...................................................................................................................56

INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS..........................................................................................................58

ON-CHIP IDE DEVIC E .......................................................................................................................58

ONBOARD DEVICE............................................................................................................................61

SUPER IO DEVICE..............................................................................................................................64

POWER MANAGEMENT SETU P......................................................................................................66

PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP.................................................................................................70

IRQ N RESOURCES ............................................................................................................................72

DMA N RESOURCES..........................................................................................................................72

PC HEALTH STATUS.........................................................................................................................73

FREQUENCY / VOLTAGE CONTROL.............................................................................................75

DEFAULTS MENU.............................................................................................................................. 76

SUPERVISOR /USER PASSWORD SETTING................................................................................. 76

EXIT SELECTING............................................................................................................................... 77

POST MESSAGES ............................................................................................................................... 77

POST BEEP ...................................................................................................................... ..................... 77

ERROR MESSAGES............................................................................................................................77

POST CODES .......................................................................................................................................82

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1. Introduction

1. Introduction

The SLC-8550-LVA is a 5-inches bay sized single board computer based on 855GME chipset and
supports Intel(R) Pentium(R) M Processor 1.6G - 2.0GHz (FSB400). The all-in-one design features a
wide variety of interfaces including Serial x 6. It also comes with CRT connectors and LVDS interfaces
and supports Dual View. This product is also equipped with a CF card slot (TypeI), enabling boot-up
from a CF card.

When to connecting external devices or building the system, please read this manual carefully.

Features

- The corresponding CPU is as follows:
Intel(R) Pentium(R) M Processor 1.6G - 2.0GHz(FSB400MHz),
Celeron(R) M Processor 1.3G - 1.5GHz (FSB400MHz).

- Intel(R) 855GME chipset

- Max. 1GB DDR SDRAM, and ECC function support.

- 5-inches bay sized CPU board and equipped with a range of standard interfaces including Analog
RGB, LVDS, EIDE, Serial (RS-232C) x 6, USB2.0 x 6, PS/2.

- Equipped with CRT and LDVS, supports Dual View.

- Allows direct connection of an LCD display to an LVDS interface.

- Equipped with a CF card slot (Type I), enabling boot-up from a CF card.

Option List

CPU

- PCPM-16F Pentium M 1.6GHz CPU with Heatsink-fan

- PCPMC-13F Celeron M 1.3GHz CPU with Heatsink-fan

Memory

- PC-MDD256-184A 184-Pin DDR-Memory (PC2700, 256MB)

- PC-MDD512-184A 184-Pin DDR-Memory (PC2700, 512MB)

- PC-MDD1G-184A 184-Pin DDR-Memory (PC2700, 1GB)

Riser Card

- RPC-0211 Riser Card with PCI 2-Slots

- RPC-0411 Riser Card with PCI 4-Slots

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1. Introduction

Customer Support

CONTEC provides the following support services for you to use CONTEC products more efficiently and
comfortably.

Web Site

Japanese http://www.contec.co.jp/
English http://www.contec.com/
Chinese http://www.contec.com.cn/

Latest product information
CONTEC provides up-to-date information on products.
CONTEC also provides product manuals and various technical documents in the PDF.

Free download
You can download updated driver software and differential files as well as sample programs available in

several languages.
Note! For product information
Contact your retailer if you have any technical question about a CONTEC product or need its price,

delivery time, or estimate information.

Limited One Year Warranty

CONTEC products 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.

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.

Safety Precautions

Understand the following definitions and precautions to use the product safely.

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1. Introduction

Safety Information

This document provides safety information using the following symbols to prevent accidents resulting in
injury or death and the destruction of equipment and resources. Understand the meanings of these labels
to operate the equipment safely.

DANGER

WARNING

CAUTION

Handling Precautions

CAUTION

- Do not modify the product. CONTEC will bear no responsibility for any problems, etc., resulting
from modifying this product.

- Do not strike or bend the board.

- Otherwise, the board may malfunction, overheat, causes a failure or breakage.

- Do not touch the board's metal plated terminals (edge connector) with your hands.

- Otherwise, the board may malfunction, overheat, or cause a failure. If the terminals are touched by
someone's hands, clean the terminals with industrial alcohol.

- There are switches and jumpers on the board that need to be set in advance. Be sure to check these
before installing to the expansion slot.

- Only set the switches and jumpers on the board to the specified settings.

- Otherwise, the board may malfunction, overheat, or cause a failure.

DANGER indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not
avoided, will result in death or serious injury.

WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not
avoided, could result in death or serious injury.

CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
may result in minor or moderate injury or in property damage.

DANGER

Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type
recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacture’s
instructions.

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1. Introduction

Environment

Use this product in the following environment. If used in an unauthorized environment, the board may
overheat, malfunction, or cause a failure.

Operating temperature
0 - 60°C

Operating humidity
10 - 90%RH (No condensation)

Corrosive gases
None

Floating dust particles
Not to be excessive

Inspection

Inspect the product periodically as follows to use it safely.

- Check that the board has
no dust or foreign matter adhering.

- Check that the bus connector
of the board and its cable have
been plugged correctly.

Storage

When storing this product, keep it in its original packing form.
(1) Put the board in the storage bag.
(2) Wrap it in the packing material, then put it in the box.
(3) Store the package at room temperature at a place free from direct sunlight, moisture, shock, vibration,

magnetism, and static electricity.

Disposal

When disposing of the product, follow the disposal procedures stipulated under the relevant laws and
municipal ordinances.

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2. System Reference

Specification

2. System Reference

Table 2.1. Functional Specifications <1/2>

Type Specifications

CPU(Option)

Cache Built in CPU
Processor socket Socket 478
Memory(Option) Max.1GB, 184 pin DIMM socket x 1, PC2700 DDR SDRAM, Supported ECC
Chipset Intel(R) 855GME + ICH4
BIOS AWARD BIOS, PnP support

VGA

Keyboard / Mouse connector

Serial I/F

Parallel I/F ­On board expansion bus PCI slot x 1 *1

LAN Port

IDE I/F

SATA I/F ­FDD I/F ­CompactFlash Slot *4 Compact Flash Type I x 1, IDE secondary port connection, Support booting
SSD Socket ­USB Port 6ch USB2.0 compliant ports, Six USB Type A connectors
RAID ­Audio

Watchdog Timer
General-purpose I/F ­Hardware Monitor

RTC/CMOS

Intel(R) Pentium(R) M Processor 1.6GHz - 2.0GHz (FSB400MHz),
Intel(R) Celeron(R) M Processor 1.3GHz - 1.5GHz (FSB400MHz)
478pin uFC-PGA

Built in Intel 855GME,
One Analog RGB I/F(One HD-SUB type 15 pin connector),
One LVDS I/F (Two box-header 30pin, 20pin connectors)
One PS/2 keyboard/Mouse connector (Bundled the 2 in 1 cable), external keyboard ,

mouse signals that build-in with CN11.
Six 16550 UART controllers,
Four front D-SUB 9-pin connectors (RS-232C 4ports),
One inner box-header 20-pin connectors (RS-232C 2ports)
Baud rate: 50 - 115,200bps (programmable)

100BASE-TX/10BASE-T, Intel ICH4 integrated controller
One RJ-45 connector, Wake On LAN support
Two EIDE ports, up to four IDE devices,
Two box-header 40-pin connectors, support Ultra DMA 33/66/100 *2,
The CF card slot and it shares with a secondary EIDE port. *3

AC97 CODEC., One 3.5φ jack connector for line-out, line-in, microphone-in.
Software programmable 255 levels (1 - 255sec).

Reset occurrence at the time of time up.

Monitoring of the temperature of CPU and board, power supply voltage, and fan
speed (This is a function of superI/O [W83627HG Winbond ] )

The RTC (real-time clock) and CMOS data backup by the lithium battery.
The Litium battery specification is shown in table.

Specification BR-2/3AC2P
Voltage 3V
Capacity 1200mAh

Weigh 15.5g
* Backup time: Over 10 years at none AC power 25ºC.
* Real Time Clock accurate: ±3 minutes/month at 25ºC.

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2. System Reference

Table 2.1. Functional Specifications <2/2>

Type Specifications

Power Management

Bus specification/Size(mm) 5.25 inch Little board / 203(L) x 145(H)

Power Supply

Power supply specifications
(Max.)

Operating temperature /
Operating Humidity

Storage temperature
Floating dust particles Not to be excessive
Corrosive gases None
Weight 360g

Operating System Support

*1 When using the PCI slot of this product, use an optional riser card. Mount the optional riser card on the main unit
before mounting the PCI board. Do not connect the PCI board directly to the PCI slot of the product, as this may cause
malfunction.
*2 IDE secondary port cannot support by UltlaDMA66/100 mode at the time of CF card use
*3 IDE secondary port can support one drive at the time of CF card use.
*4 This CF Card slot do not have the hot-swap function. The card cannot remove from slot and attach to slot at the time
of a power supply ON.
The card may be damaged if a power supply is turned off at the time of card access.
*5 Depends on the specification of CPU and heat sink.

Power management setup via BIOS
Modem Ring On/Wake On LAN
Supports PC98/PC99 ACPI Power management

+5VDC±5%
+12VDC±5% ( For fan, PCI Slot)
+5VSB(Stand by)±5%
PCPM-16F (Pentium M 1.6 GHz)

+5VDC: 9.0A
+12VDC: 0.25A (For fan)

+5VSB(Stand by): 1.0A
0 - 60°C *5 /
10 - 90%RH(No condensation)

-20 - 80°C

Windows XP Professional
Windows XP Home Edition
Windows 2000 Professional

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Power Management Features

- Support both ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) and legacy (APM) power
management.

- ACPI v2.0 compliant

- APM v1.2 compliant

- PCI bus clock run, Power Management Enable (PME) control, all with hardware automatic wake-up

- Multiple suspends power plane controls and suspends status indicators

- Normal, doze, sleep, suspend and conserve modes

- Global and local device power control

Power Requirements

Your system requires a clean, steady power source for reliable performance of the high frequency CPU on
the product, the quality of the power supply is even more important. For the best performance makes sure
your power supply provides a range of 4.75 volts minimum to 5.25 volts maximum DC power source.

Power Consumption

For typical configurations, the product is designed to operate with at least a 200 W power supply. A
higher-wattage power supply should be used for heavily-loaded configurations. The power supply must
meet the following requirements:

- Rise time for power supply: 2 - 20 ms

- Minimum delay for reset to Power Good: 100 ms

- Minimum Power down warning: 1 ms

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

Table 2.2. DC Voltage Tolerances

* +12V: Only for FAN, PCI slot use

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DC Voltage Acceptable Tolerance

+ 5V +5%

+ 5VSB (Stand by) +5%

+ 12V +5%

CAUTION

On power-up, this product temporarily stops before restarting. This is a normal operation within the
specifications of the product.

2. System Reference

Connector & Jumper Location

ATX Power (PW1)

P-IDE (CN7)

DIMM Socke t

(CN17)

Battery

S-IDE (CN14)

LVDS-A

(CN11) (CN16)

Flont Panel

(CN15)

LVDS-B

1

1

JBAT1

JP3

FAN2

855GME

(CN5)

SERIAL5/6

SERIAL2/4

(CN6)

Audio
(CN1)

FAN1

LAN/USB
(CN2)

CPU Socket

SERIAL1/3

(CN3)

Figure 2.1. Connector & Jumper Location

JP5

(CN9)

(CN10)

(USB) (USB)

ICH4

CF Slot

(CN23 Bottom Side)

(CN13)

VGA

(CN18)

Reset SW

(CN21)

PCI Slot
(CN19)

1

JP4

LEDKey/Mouse

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Item Content

CN1 Audio Connector
CN2 10/100 LAN Connector
CN2,CN9, CN10 USB ports
CN3 SERIAL1(lower), SERIAL3(upper) Connector
CN5 SERIAL5, 6 Connector
CN6 SERIAL2(lower), SERIAL4(upper) Connector
CN7 Primary IDE Connector
CN8 Reserved Connector

CN11
CN13 VGA connector

CN14 Secondary IDE Connector
CN15, CN16 LVDS Connector
CN17 Battery Connector
CN18 Reserved Connector
CN19 PCI slot
CN21 PS2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector
CN23 Compact Flash Slot
S2 Reset or Power switch
PW1 ATX Power Connector
LED1 Power(Green) / IDE Access(Yellow) / Status(Red) LED
JBAT1 Clear CMOS Content
JP3 Clear ROM Content
JP4 Reset/Power switch selector
JP5 CF card Master/Slave selector
FAN1 CPU fan connector
FAN2 System fan connector

Front Panel Connector ,
External Keyboard/Mouse Connector

2. System Reference

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2. System Reference

Block Diagram

Intel Pentium M
Processor
478 µFC-PGA
SOCKET

PSB

DDR 184P DIMM 1

DDR 200/266/333

VGA

LVDS

Audio
Jack

PS/2

KB/MS

RGB

LVDS BUS

AC97 CODEC

FWH BIOS

LPC SUPER I/O

W83627HF

SERIAL1

RS232

SERIAL2

Figure 2.2. Block Diagram

RS232

AC-Link

Hub-Link

LPC I/F

855GME GMCH

ICH4

PCI BUS

10/100 LAN

16550UARTx4

IDE

8256GI

IDE-P

IDE-S

CF SLOT

USB 1/2

USB 3/4

USB 5/6

LAN

RJ-45

SERIAL 3/4/5/6

RS232

PCI SLOT

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Board Dimensions

5.5

5.0

50.8

109.5

153.0

188.2

198.0

203.0

2. System Reference

1

1

4-φ3.2

41.0

CPU Socket

(For HeatSink)

145.0

140.0

116.0

42.0

30.0

27.0

5.0

1.0

Figure 2.3. Board Dimensions

10-φ4.0

129.2

855GME

198.0

199.0

ICH4

105.0

1

31.5

5.0 24.0
[mm]

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3. Hardware Installations

3. Hardware Installations

This chapter provides information on how to use the jumpers and connectors on the product in order to set
up a workable system.

Installation procedure

(1) Confirm the power supply is off.
(2) Install the processor with correct orientation.
(3) Mount the Heat sink on the top of the processor. (The heat sink with a fan cable connects to the fan

connector on this board.)
(4) Insert the DDR DRAM module with correct orientation.
(5) Insert all external cables. (Keyboard, Mouse, LAN, etc.)
(6) Prepare a CRT monitor for CMOS setup.
(7) Turn on the power by power bottom.
(8) Enter the BIOS setup mode by pressing ‘Del’ key during boot up.
(9) Use the “Load Optimal Defaults” feature.
(10)Configure the

CAUTION

The CMOS memory may be in an undefined state at power-on after a period of no battery backup.

Peripheral Setup

and the

Standard Setup

correctly.

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3. Hardware Installations

CPU Installation

The product supports a single Intel Celeron M or Pentium M processor (FSB 400MHz). The CPU’s VID
pins automatically program the voltage regulator on the CPU board to the required CPU voltage. The host
bus speed is automatically selected. The CPU connects to the CPU board through the 478-pins socket
(socket-478).

The socket-478 comes with a turn lock to secure the CPU. Make sure the notch on the corner of the CPU
corresponds with the notch on the inside of the socket.

After you have installed the CPU into the socket-478, the Heat Sink is attached on the CPU. The CPU
should always have a Heat Sink (and a cooling fan) attached to prevent overheating.

Refer to the description of optional CPU appending for attachment of the Heat Sink.

CAUTION

Ensure that the CPU heat sink and the CPU top surface are in total contact to avoid CPU overheating
problem that would cause your system to hang or be unstable.

Main Memory Installation: DIMM1

The product supports one single-side or double-sided DDR200/266/333 unregistered 184-pin DIMM
sockets for a maximum memory of 1GB.

The CPU board supports the following memory features:

- 184-pin DIMM with gold-plated contacts

- 200MHz, 266MHz and 333 MHz DDR SDRAM. (unregistered)

- ECC function support.

- 2.5V me mory only.

- Single or double-sided DIMM in the following sizes:

DDR SDRAM

DDR SDRAM improves memory performance through memory access that is synchronous with the
memory clock.

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

Table 3.1. DDR SDRAM

DIMM size Non-ECC configuration
128MB 16Mbit x 64
256MB 32Mbit x 64
512MB 64Mbit x 64
1GB 128Mbit x 64

CAUTION

All memory components and DIMMs used with the product must comply with the PC SDRAM
Specification. These include: the PC SDRAM Specification *memory component specific), the PC
Unbuffered DIMM Specification, and the PC Serial Presence Detect Specification.

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3. Hardware Installations

Audio Signal Connector: CN1

Table 3.2. Audio Signal Connector

CN1

Pin No.

1
2
3

Function

Blue: Audio line IN

Green: Audio line Out

Pink: Microphone

10/100 BASE-TX LAN Connector: CN2

This connector is for the 10/100BASE-TX LAN I/F that has LED indicated the 10/100Mbps transfer rate
/ Link / Act status of Ethernet capability of the product. The follow table shows the pin assignments of
this connector.

Table 3.3. 10/100 BASE-TX LAN Connector (CN2)

CN2

Speed

LED

Right LED: Link LED
Link: Green, Active: Blink
Left LED: Speed LED
10M: Off, 100M: Yellow

Link/ACT

LED

81

Pin No.

Function
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Tx+

Tx-

Rx+
N.C.
N.C.

Rx­N.C.
N.C.

USB Connector: CN2 / CN9 / CN10

This board has six USB (v2.0 compliant) ports. There are three USB A type connectors (CN2, CN9,
CN10 for USB0/1/2/3/4/5).

Table 3.4. USB Connector (CN2, CN9, CN10)

CN2/9/10

B1 B4
A1 A4

CAUTION

Pin No.

Signal name

A1

USB1/3/5 Vcc

A2

USB1/3/5
USB1/3/5 +

A3

USB1/3/5 GND

A4

Computer systems that have an unshielded cable attached to a USB port may not meet FCC
requirements, even if no device or a low-speed USB device is attached to the cable. Use shielded
cable that meets the requirements for full-speed devices.

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Pin No.

Signal name

B1

USB0/2/4/ Vcc

-

B2
B3

USB0/2/4 GND

B4

USB0/2/4
USB0/2/4 +

-

3. Hardware Installations

Serial Port Connector: CN3 / CN5 / CN6

SERIAL1 - SERIAL6 are onboard RS-232C compliant serial por ts of the product. CN3 and CN6 consist
of 2 stacks D-SUB 9pin male on board connectors. CN5 consist of 20-pin connectors that using the
Hirose’s DF13A-20DP-1.25V. The following table shows the pin assignments of these connectors.

Table 3.5. Serial Port Connector (CN3,CN6)

Upper side CN3:SERIAL3, CN6:SERIAL4

Lower side CN3:SERIAL1, CN6:SERIAL2

15

6

15

Pin No.

6

RS-232C

1

DCD
2
3
4
5

RxD
TxD
DTR

GND

Table 3.6. Serial Port Connector (CN5)

CN5

SERIAL5/6

1

2

Housing: DF13-20DS-1.25C
(HIROSE)
Contact: DF13-2630SCF
(HIROSE)

9

9

19

20

No.4-40-UNC

Inch thread

No.4-40-UNC

Inch thread

Pin No.

6
7
8
9

Pin No.

2
4
6

8
10
12
14
16
18
20

RS-232C

DSR
RTS
CTS

RI

RS-232C

RxD_5
DTR_5
DSR_5
CTS_5

GND
RxD_6
DTR_6
DSR_6
CTS_6

GND

Pin No.

1
3
5
7

9
11
13
15
17
19

RS-232C

DCD_5

TXD_5

GND

RTS_5

RI_5

DCD_6

TxD_6

GND

RTS_6

RI_6

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3. Hardware Installations

IDE port Connector: CN7, CN14

The product provides a bus-mastering PCI IDE interface. This interface support PIO Mode 3, PIO Mode
4, ATAPI devices (e.g., CD-ROM), and Ultra DMA/33/66/100 synchronous-DMA mode transfers. T he
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.

This connector supports the provided IDE hard disk ribbon cable. After connecting the single end to the
board, 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.

CAUTION

- IDE secondary port cannot support by UltlaDMA66/100 mode at the time of CF card use.

- IDE secondary port can support one drive at the time of CF card use.

Table 3.7. Primary and Secondary IDE Connector (CN7, CN14)

39

40

Pin No.

1
3
5
7
9

11
13
15
17
19
21
23
25
27
29
31
33
35
37
39

Function

RESET

D7
D6
D5
D4
D3
D2
D1
D0

GND

DREQ

IOW

IOR

IORDY

DACK

IRQ

A1
A0

CS1

HD ACT

CN7/CN14

Pin No.

1

2

Function

GND

2
4
6

8
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
28
30
32
34
36
38
40

D8
D9

D10

D11
D12
D13
D14
D15
N.C.

GND
GND
GND

ALE

GND

N.C.

PDIAG

A2

CS3

GND

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3. Hardware Installations

Front Panel & External Keyboard / Mouse Connector: CN11

CN11 consist of 20-pin connector that using the Hirose’s DF13A-20DP-1.25V and can be connected to a
front panel power switch.

The front panel connector for these I/O connections:

Power Switch (Power BT)
This header can be connected to a power push switch for ATX power supply.

Reset Switch (RESET)
This header can be connected to a reset push switch.

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

IDE drive activity LED (IDE ACT)
This header can be connected to an LED to provide a visual indicator that data is being read from or

written to an IDE drive. For the LED to function properly, the IDE drive must be connected to the
onboard IDE controller.

Speaker (BUZZER)
A speaker can be installed on the product as a manufacturing option. The speaker is connected by a

jumper on pins 9, 11 of this connector.

External keyboard and mouse
This header can be connected to an external PS/2 keyboard and mouse. When the keyboard (mouse) is

connected to Keyboard/Mouse connector (CN21), this connector cannot be used together.

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Table 3.8. Front Panel Connector

20

2

3. Hardware Installations

19

Pin No.

Speaker
Reset Button
Power LED

*1 The optional amplifier is required for the external speaker.

Function

1

Power BT

3

GND

5

GND

7

RESET

9

Speaker+

11

Speaker-

13

KB Clock

15

KB Data
17
19

GND

+5VSB

9,11

5, 7
8, 10, 12

1

Pin No.

2
4
6

8
10
12
14
16
18
20

Power LED

HDD LED

External
Keyboard
External

Mouse

Function

IDE ACT

+5V

Power LED

+5V
Reserved
Reserved

Mouse Clock
Mouse Data

GND

+5V

1, 3

2, 4
13, 15
14, 16

Power LED

20

19

*1

AMP

External Speaker

Housing: DF13-20DS-1.25S (HIROSE)
Contact: DF13-2630SCF (HIROSE)

HDD Active
Indicator LED

2

1

Power Switch
for ATX

Reset Switch

VGA Connector: CN13

It is a VGA (Analog RGB) connector. The pin assignments are as follows:

Table 3.9. VGA Connector (CN13)

PIN No. Function PIN No. Function

1

5

10
15

1

6

11

3Blue4N.C.
5 GND 6 GND
7 GND 8 GND

9 VCC 10 GND
11 N.C. 12 DDC data
13 H-Sync 14 V-Sync

15 DDC clock 16 N.C.

Red

2

Green

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3. Hardware Installations

LVDS LCD panel Connector: CN15 / CN16

CN15 consist of 30-pin connector that using the Hirose’s DF13A-30DP-1.25V. CN16 consist of 20-pin
connectors that using the Hirose’s DF13A-20DP-1.25V. The product supports 2 channels of LVDS LCD
panel display.

Table 3.10. LVDS LCD panel Connector

CN15

ChannelA

1

2

Housing: DF13-30DS-1.25C
(HIROSE)
Contact: DF13-2630SCF
(HIROSE)

Pin No.

29

30

10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
28
30

2
4
6
8

Function

A_TX1+

A_TX1-

GND

A_TX3+

A_TX3-

GND
LCD_VDD
LCD_VDD

GND

DDC_DATA

Reserved

+5V

+5V
+12V
+12V

Pin No.

1
3
5
7

9
11
13
15
17
19
21
23
25
27
29

Function

A_TX0+

A_TX0-

GND
A_TX2+
A_TX2+

GND

A_CLK1+

A_CLK1-

GND

DDC_CLK

Reserved
Reserved
BLK_EN

GND

GND

Pin No.

CN16

ChannelB

1

2

Housing: DF13-20DS-1.25C
(HIROSE)
Contact: DF13-2630SCF
(HIROSE)

LCD_VDD : +3.3V LCD power out (1A Max.)
Reserved : keep none connect

19

20

2
4
6

8
10
12
14
16
18
20

Function

B_TX1+

B_TX1-

GND

B_TX3+

B_TX3-

GND
LCD_VDD
LCD_VDD

GND

LCDVDD_EN

Pin No.

1
3
5
7
9

11
13
15
17
19

Function
B_TX0+

B_TX0-

GND
B_TX2+
B_TX2+

GND

B_CLK1+
B_CLK1-

GND

+5V

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3. Hardware Installations

Battery Connector: CN17

It is a 2 Pin connector used for on board battery for the real-time clock and CMOS memory.

Table 3.11. External Battery Connector

CN17

2

Pin No.

1

1
2

Function

GND

External battery

(3V)

Housing: IL-2S-S3L-(N) (JAE)
Contact: IL-C2-1-1000 0 (JAE)

This board has the large capacity battery connected to this connector as standard.

Keyboard / Mouse Connector: CN21

The product provides a standard PS/2 keyboard/mouse MINI-DIN 6pin connector for attaching a PS/2
keyboard/mouse. When connecting only a PS/2 keyboard, connect directly to this connector.

an attached

“2 in 1 cable”

, when you connect both mouse and keyboard.

Table 3.12. Keyboard / Mouse Connector

Pin No.

CN21

6

4

2

5

3

1

Function

1

KB Data

2

MS DATA
3
4
5
6

GND

+5V
KB Clock
MS Clock

Please use

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3. Hardware Installations

CompactFlash Slot: CN23

The product provides a Compact Flash interfaces. This interface is a very small removable mass storage
device (CF Type I). It provides compatibility plus True IDE functionality compatible with ATA/ATA-4.

Table 3.13. CompactFlash Slot

Function

D3
D5

D7
GND
GND
GND
GND
GND

A2

A0

D1

N.C.

GND

D12

D14
CS3#
IOR#
VCC
VCC

N.C.

IORDY

SDDACK#

SDIAG

D9

GND

12

49 50

Pin No.

1
3
5
7

9
11
13
15
17
19
21
23
25
27
29
31
33
35
37
39
41
43
45
47
49

Function

GND

D4

D6
CS1#
GND
GND
VCC
GND
GND

A1

D0

D2
GND

D11
D13
D15

GND

IOW#

IRQ15

CSEL#

SDRST#

SDREQ

CF_ACT#

D8

D10

Pin No.

2
4
6

8
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
28
30
32
34
36
38
40
42
44
46
48
50

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3. Hardware Installations

CPU FAN Connector: FAN1

FAN1 is a 3-pins box-header for the CPU cooling fan power connector. The fan must be a 12V fan. Pin 3
is for Fan speed sensor input.

Table 3.14. CPU FAN Connector

FAN1

1

Pin No.

1

2

2

3

3

Function

GND

POWER

FAN

Housing: 5102-03 (molex)
Contact: 5103 (molex)

System FAN Connector: FAN2

FAN2 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.

Table 3.15. System FAN Connector

FAN2

1

Pin No.

1

2

2

3

3

Function

GND

POWER

FAN

Housing: 5102-03 (molex)
Contact: 5103 (molex)

ATX power supply Connector: PW1

Table 3.16. ATX power supply Connector

1

11

Pin No.

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

10

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PW1

Function

Power Good

+5VSBY

Pin No.
+3.3V
+3.3V

GND

+5V

GND

+5V

GND

+12V

10

20

Function

+3.3V

11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

-12V

GND

PON

Suitabl e Housing: 39-01-2200 (correp o n d)

GND

Suitable Contac: 5556 (correspond)
Maker: Molex

GND
GND

-5V
+5V
+5V

3. Hardware Installations

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4. Jumper Setting

4. Jumper Setting

Clear CMOS Content: JBAT1

The time, date, and CMOS values can be specified in the Setup program. The CMOS values can be
returned to their defaults by using the Setup program. The RAM data 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 JBAT1 together.

Table 4.1. Clear CMOS Content

JBAT1 Function

321

321

Normal Operation( Defa u lt )

Clear CMOS Content

Clear ROM Content: JP3

It is possible to start by invalidating the BIOS setting because pin 2 of JP3 and pin 3 are connected and
the system is started. If the system doesn’t start, please try this setting. Please set the setup screen again
when the system starts.

Please connect pin 1 and pin 2 in the state of driving usually.

Table 4.2. Clear ROM Content

JP3 Function

321

321

Normal Operation( Defa u lt )

Clear ROM Content

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4. Jumper Setting

Power / Reset switch Selector: JP4

This jumper is to select the Power/Reset function of the S2 push switch on CPU board.

Table 4.3. Power/Reset switch Selector (JP4)

JP4 Function

1
2

3

1
2
3

ATX Power switc h

Reset switch (Default)

CF Master/Slave Selector: JP5

On board CF slot is connected to Secondary IDE. This jumper is select Master/Slave of CF memory card.
Usually, please use it with a master setup.

Table 4.4. CF Master/Slave Selector (JP5)

JP5 Function

21

21

Master (Default)

Slave

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5. CPU Card Resources

5. CPU Card Resources

System Address Map

The GMCH memory map includes a number of programmable ranges. All of these ranges must be unique
and non-overlapping. There are no hardware interlocks to prevent problems in the case of overlapping
ranges. Accesses to overlapped ranges may produce indeterminate results.

Compatibility Area

Address Description
0 - 640KB DOS area
640 - 768KB Video Buffer area
768 - 896KB Expansion Area
896 - 960KB Extended System BIOS Area
960 - 1MB System BIOS Area

Memory Segment

Memory Segments Comments

00000h - 9FFFFh 0 - 640K DOS Region
A0000h - BFFFFh Video Buffer
B0000h - B7FFFh Monochrome Adapter range
C0000h - CFFFFh Video BIOS
D0000h - DFFFFh Expansion Area
E0000h - EFFFFh Extended System BIOS Area
F0000h - FFFFFh System BIOS Area
100000h - FFFFFFFFh Extended Memory Area
100000h - Top of Main Memory Main DRAM Address Range
Top of Main Memory Extended SMRAM Address Range
Top of Main Memory To 4GB PCI Memory Address Range
FEC00000h - FECFFFFFh,
FEE00000h - FEEFFFFFh
FFFE0000h - FFFFFFFFh High BIOS Area

APIC configuration space

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5. CPU Card Resources

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6. Watch-Dog-Timer (WDT) Setting

6. Watch-Dog-Timer (WDT) Setting

The watchdog timer serves as a safeguard against possible system lock-up in your industrial computer
system. In most industrial environments, there are heavy equipment, generators, high-voltage power lines,
or power drops that have adverse effects on your computer system. For instance, when a power drop
occurs, it could cause the CPU to come to a halt state or enter into an infinite loop, resulting in a system
lock-up.

The application software created by user with the watchdog timer enabled, a RESET automatically
generated unless the software periodically triggers the timer within the setting time-out interval. That is,
while the system gets hung up, the running program can’t trigger the timer periodically. The timer will
generate a reset signal to reboot the system. This feature allows a running program to restart in an orderly
way when a power glitch or any abnormal condition occurs.

The watchdog timer comes with 255-level time-out interval, 1 - 255 seconds per interval, which can be
adjusted by software setting. There is a tolerance of 2 second for this time-out interval. For example, if
the time-out interval has been set to 32 seconds, your program should trigger the watchdog timer before
28 seconds are escaped. Otherwise, after 28 - 32 seconds are escaped, the system will automatically
reboot. To keep the system running normally, your program should trigger the watchdog timer every 28
seconds.

The I/O port is defined at address 2e/2fH. You can trigger/enable disable the timer by writing address
2e/2fH.

Here is an example for flow chart and programming how to use the watch-dog-timer.

(1) Example flow chart

START

WDT Initial

WDT Start

WDT Stop

Yes

WDT
Restart?

* It is also possible not to perform [WDT Stop] instead of performing [WDT Stop] to [WDT Start], but to perform [WDT

Start] continuously at the time of a re-start.

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}

When performing the re-start of WDT, it repeats [WDT Start] and [WDT Stop].

No

END

If [WDT Stop] is not performed within the limit time set up
by [WDT Start], system reset occurs.

6. Watch-Dog-Timer (WDT) Setting

(2) Example programming
The following example is written in Intel8086 assembly language.

;===============
;<WDT Initial>
;===============
;----------------------------------­;Enter the extended function mode
;----------------------------------­MOV DX,2EH
MOV AL,87H
OUT DX,AL
OUT DX,AL
;----------------------------------­;Set WDT function at pin89
;----------------------------------­MOV DX,2EH
MOV AL,2BH
OUT DX,AL
MOV DX,2FH
MOV AL,0DH
OUT DX,AL
;-----------------------------------------------­;Select logical device WDT(number 8)
;------------------------------------------------­MOV DX,2EH
MOV AL,07H
OUT DX,AL
MOV DX,2FH
MOV AL,08H
OUT DX,AL
;--------------------------------------------------­;Activate logical device WDT(number 8)
;--------------------------------------------------­MOV DX,2EH
MOV AL,30H
OUT DX,AL
MOV DX,2FH
MOV AL,01H
OUT DX,AL
;----------------------------------­;Set timer unit : second
;----------------------------------­MOV DX,2EH
MOV AL,F5H
OUT DX,AL
MOV DX,2FH
MOV AL,00H
OUT DX,AL

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6. Watch-Dog-Timer (WDT) Setting

;-----------------------------------------­;Exit the extended function mode
;-----------------------------------------­MOV DX,2EH
MOV AL,AAH
OUT DX,AL

;================================
;<WDT START : counter set and a start >
;================================
;--------------------------------------------­;Enter the extended function mode
;--------------------------------------------­MOV DX,2EH
MOV AL,87H
OUT DX,AL
OUT DX,AL
;-----------------------------------------------­;Select logical device WDT(number 8)
;-----------------------------------------------­MOV DX,2EH
MOV AL,07H
OUT DX,AL
MOV DX,2FH
MOV AL,08H
OUT DX,AL
;-----------------------------------------------------­;Set time of WDT and start to count down
;-----------------------------------------------------­MOV DX,2EH
MOV AL,F6H
OUT DX,AL
MOV DX,2FH
;---------------------------------------------------------------------------------­;The data of an example is 15 seconds.(01H=1sec.- FFH=255sec.)
MOV AL,0FH ; 0FH = 15Sec.
;----------------------------------------------------------------------------------­OUT DX,AL
;----------------------------------­;Exit the extended function mode
;----------------------------------­MOV DX,2EH
MOV AL,AAH
OUT DX,AL

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6. Watch-Dog-Timer (WDT) Setting

;==============
;<WDT STOP>
;==============
;----------------------------------­;Enter the extended function mode
;----------------------------------­MOV DX,2EH
MOV AL,87H
OUT DX,AL
OUT DX,AL
;----------------------------------­;Select logical device WDT(number 8)
;----------------------------------­MOV DX,2EH
MOV AL,07H
OUT DX,AL
MOV DX,2FH
MOV AL,08H
OUT DX,AL
;----------------------------------­;Stop count down of WDT
;----------------------------------­MOV DX,2EH
MOV AL,F6H
OUT DX,AL
MOV DX,2FH
;----------------------------------­;The data of 00H is stop WDT
MOV AL,00H
;----------------------------------­OUT DX,AL
;----------------------------------­;Exit the extended function mode
;----------------------------------­MOV DX,2EH
MOV AL,AAH
OUT DX,AL

CAUTION

The timer’s intervals have a tolerance of ±2 seconds.

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7. Hard Ware Monitor

7. Hard Ware Monitor

Hardware Monitor function is included in LPC I/O Controller (Winbond W83627HF) on SBC.
You can read Temperature ,Voltage and Fan Sensor output of SBC. Each data include +/-10% tolerant.

Temperature

There are the sensor on board (Sensor1) and the sensor with built-in a CPU (Sensor2).These sensors
position are the followings. You can read Temperature of these sensors.

855GME

CPU

Sensor2

ICH4

Sensor1(Q5)

Voltage

You can read +3.3V, +5V, +12V, Vcore, VCCP, VBAT, 5VSB of SBC.
Vcore : CPU Core Voltage
VCCP : CPU I/O Voltage
5VSB : 5V Stand by voltage of ATX Power supply

FAN Speed Sensor

FAN Speed Sensor can read speed of FAN when connect FAN with speed sensor to FAN1 and FAN2
connectors.

<Caution>
You must use FAN with speed sensor if you would like to read FAN speed.

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7. Hard Ware Monitor

W83627HF Registers

There are two ports to read W83627HF HardWare Monitor Registers. These two ports are described as
following.

Index Register: 295h

Data Register : 296h
The registers Index is showed as next page.
<Sample Program : Read Chip ID Register to bx>

mov ax,4eh;

mov dx,295h;

out dx,ax ;(index register set for BANK select register)

inc dx;

out dx,80h;(BANK=0 is set)

mov ax,58h;

mov dx,295h;

out dx,ax; (index register set for Chip ID register)

inc dx;

in bx,dx; (Read Chip ID Register to bx)

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Hard Ware Monitor Register Index:

Address Auto-Increment Address Description

20h 60h Vcore reading
21h 61h VCCP reading
22h 62h +3.3V reading
23h 63h +5V reading
24h 64h +12V reading
25h 65h Reserved
26h 66h Reserved
27h 67h Temperature Sensor1 reading
28h 68h FAN1 sensor reading
29h 69h FAN2 sensor reading

2Ah 6Ah Reserved
2Bh - 3Dh 6Bh - 7Dh Reserved
3Eh - 3Fh 7 Eh - 7Fh Reserved

40h - 46h - Reserved

47h - VID/Fan Register

48h - 4Dh,

4Fh

4Eh - 50h - 5Fh Bank Select register

BANK0

50h - 55h - Reserved

56h, 57h Reserved

58h - Chip ID Register <21h>

59h - 5Eh - Reserved

5Dh - FAN Divisor register

5Eh, 5Fh - Reserved

BANK1

50h, 51h - Temperature Sensor2 reading

52h - 5Fh - Reserved

BANK2

50h - 5Fh - Reserved

BANK3

50h - 5Fh - Reserved

BANK4

50h - 5Fh - Reserved

BANK5

50h 50h 5VSB reading
51h 51h Reserved

52h, 53h 52h, 53h Reserved

54h - 67h Reserved

BANK6

50h - 5Fh - Reserved

- Reserved

7. Hard Ware Monitor

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7. Hard Ware Monitor

Vcore reading Register (20h)

Vcore(V) = 16mV x ReadData

VCCP reading reading Register (21h)

VTT(V) = 16mV x ReadData

+3.3V reading Register (22h)

V3.3(V) = 16mV x ReadData

+5V reading Register (23h)

V5(V) = 16mV x ReadData x 1.68

+12V reading Register (24h)

V+12(V) = 16mV x ReadData x 3.8

5VSB reading Register (BANK5: 50h)

V5VSB(V) = 16mV x ReadData x 1.52

Temperature Sensor1 reading Register (27h)

Temperature Sensor1 Data Format Table:

Temperature Temperature Sensor Register

+125οC7Dh

::

+25 οC 19h

::

+5 οC 05h

::
+1 οC 01h
+0 οC 00h

-1 οC FFh
::

-5 οCFBh
::

-25 οCE7h
::

-55 οCC9h

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FAN sensor Reading Register (FAN1: 28h , FAN2: 29h )

RPM=1.35x106 / ( ReadData x FAN_sensor1_Divisor)

VID/FAN Register (47h)

76543210

VID0
VID1
VID2
VID3
FAN_Sensor1_Divisor_B0
FAN_Sensor1_Divisor_B1
FAN_Sensor2_Divisor_B0

Bit 7 - 6:FAN_Sensor2 Divisor Bit 1 - 0(not in use)
Bit 5 - 4:FAN_Sensor1 Divisor Bit 1 - 0
Bit 3 - 0:VID <3:0> Input

FAN_Sensor2_Divisor_B1

FAN Divisor Register (BANK0: 5Dh)

76543210

EN_VBAT_MNT
DIODES1
DIODES2
DIODES3
Reserved
FAN_Sensor1_divisor_B2
FAN_Sensor2_divisor_B2(not in use)

Bit 7:FAN_Sensor3 Divisor Bit3(not in use)
Bit 6:FAN_Sensor2 Divisor Bit3(not in use)
Bit 5:FAN_Sensor1 Divisor Bit3
Bit 4:Reserved
Bit 3:Sensor 3 type selection(not in use)
Bit 2:Sensor 2 type selection(Set to “1”)
Bit 1:Sensor 1 type selection (Set to “1”)
Bit 0:Battery Monitor Enable/Disable (1:Enable,0:Disable)

FAN_Sensor3_divisor_B2(not in use)

7. Hard Ware Monitor

FAN Divisor Table:

Bit2 Bit1 Bit0 Divisor Bit2 Bit1 Bit0 Divisor

000 1 100 16
001 2 101 32
010 4 110 64
0 1 1 8 1 1 1 128

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7. Hard Ware Monitor

50 - 5Fh Bank Select Register (4Eh)

76543210

Bit 7:Byte access select for 4Fh (not in use)
Bit 6 - 3:Reserved
Bit 2 - 0:Index ports 50h - 5Fh Bank Select

Chip ID Register (BANK0: 58h)

76543210

BANK_SEL0
BANK_SEL1
BANK_SEL2
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
HBACS

CHIPID

Bit 7 - 0:Winbond Chip ID number. Read this register return “21h”.

Temperature Sensor2 reading Register1 (BANK1: 50h)

76543210

TEMP2 <8:1>

Please refer to temperature Sensor2 Data Format Table

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Temperature Sensor2 reading Register2 (BANK1: 51h)

76543210

Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
TEMP<0>

Please refer to temperature Sensor2 Data Format Table

Temperature Sensor2 Data Format Table:

Temperature TEMP<8:1> TEMP<0>

+125οC7Dh 0

:: :

+25οC 19h 0

:: :

+1οC 01h 0

+0.5οC 00h 1

+0οC 00h 0

-0.5οC FFh 1

-1οC FFh 0
:: :

-25οCE7h 0
:: :

-55οCC9h 1

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LED

There are three LED in the front of this board.

Power LED (Green): This LED is “On” when power supply is on.
IDE Access LED (Yellow): This LED is “On” when IDE drive or CF card access.
Status LED (Red): User can control this LED.

Refer to the following example of programming for ON/OFF of Status LED.
The I/O Port of status LED control uses address 2e/2fH.
The following example is created by Intel8086 assembly language.

(1) Initialize (Operate only at once first)

;----------------------------------------­;Enter the extended function mode
;-----------------------------------------­MOV DX,2E
MOV AL,87
OUT DX,AL
OUT DX,AL
;-----------------------------------------------------­;Select logical device GPIO Port3(number 9)
;-----------------------------------------------------­MOV DX,2E
MOV AL,07
OUT DX,AL
MOV DX,2F
MOV AL,09
OUT DX,AL
;-------------------------------------------------------­;Activate logical device GPIO Port3(number 9)
;--------------------------------------------------------­MOV DX,2E
MOV AL,30
OUT DX,AL
MOV DX,2F
MOV AL,01
OUT DX,AL
;-------------------------------------------­;Set GPIO35(Red LED) output port
;-------------------------------------------­MOV DX,2E
MOV AL,F0
OUT DX,AL
MOV DX,2F
MOV AL,1E

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OUT DX,AL
;----------------------------------­;Set PIN64S GP35
;----------------------------------­MOV DX,2E
MOV AL,29
OUT DX,AL
MOV DX,2F
MOV AL,80
OUT DX,AL
;----------------------------------­;Exit the extended function mode
;----------------------------------­MOV DX,2E
MOV AL,AA
OUT DX,AL

(2) LED On

;-----------------------------------------­;Enter the extended function mode
;-----------------------------------------­MOV DX,2E
MOV AL,87
OUT DX,AL
OUT DX,AL
;----------------------------------------------------­;Select logical device GPIO Port3(number 9)
;-----------------------------------------------------­MOV DX,2E
MOV AL,07
OUT DX,AL
MOV DX,2F
MOV AL,09
OUT DX,AL
;--------------------------------------------------------­;Set GPIO35(Red LED) ON (output 1(bit5 ON)
;--------------------------------------------------------­MOV DX,2E
MOV AL,F1
OUT DX,AL
MOV DX,2F
MOV AL,20
OUT DX,AL
;----------------------------------------­;Exit the extended function mode
;----------------------------------------­MOV DX,2E
MOV AL,AA
OUT DX,AL

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(3) LED Off

;-----------------------------------------­;Enter the extended function mode
;-----------------------------------------­MOV DX,2E
MOV AL,87
OUT DX,AL
OUT DX,AL
;-----------------------------------------------------­;Select logical device GPIO Port3(number 9)
;-----------------------------------------------------­MOV DX,2E
MOV AL,07
OUT DX,AL
MOV DX,2F
MOV AL,09
OUT DX,AL
;----------------------------------------------­;Set GPIO35(Red LED) output 0(OFF)
;----------------------------------------------­MOV DX,2E
MOV AL,F1
OUT DX,AL
MOV DX,2F
MOV AL,00
OUT DX,AL
;---------------------------------------­;Exit the extended function mode
;---------------------------------------­MOV DX,2E
MOV AL,AA
OUT DX,AL

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8. BIOS Setup

8. BIOS Setup

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 battery­backed 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

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Using Setup

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

Table 8.1. Using Setup

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
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

Esc key

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

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

Main Menu -- Quit and not save changes into CMOS
Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu -- Exit current page and return
to Main Menu

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.

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.

A Final Note About Setup

The information in this chapter is subject to change without notice.

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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.

Figure 8.1. Main Manu

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.

Advanced BIOS Features

Use this menu to set the Advanced Features available on your system.

Advanced Chipset Features

Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system's performance.

Integrated Peripherals

Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals.

Power Management Setup

Use this menu to specify your settings for power management.

PnP / PCI Configuration

This entry appears if your system supports PnP / PCI.

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Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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

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.

Supervisor / User Password

Use this menu to set User and Supervisor Passwords.

Save & Exit Setup

Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup.

Exit Without Save

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

Standard CMOS Setup

Figure 8.2. Standard CMOS Setup

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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Main Menu Selections

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

Table 8.2. Main Menu Selections

Item Options Description

Date Month DD YYYY

Time HH : MM : SS Set the system time
IDE Primary Master Options are in its sub menu

IDE Primary Slave Options are in its sub menu

IDE Secondary Master Options are in its sub menu

IDE Secondary Master Options are in its sub menu

None

Drive A
Drive B

Video

Halt On

Base Memory N/A

Extended Memory N/A

Total Memory N/A

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

Select the “None”

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.

Table 8.3. IDE Adapters configurations

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

CHS
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

Set the “Precomp” value of this hard disk.

Set the cylinder of “Landing zone” for this hard disk.

Number of sectors per track

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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.

Figure 8.3. Advanced BIOS Features Setup

Virus Warning

When enabled, you receive a warning message if a program (specifically, a virus) attempts to write to the
boot sector or the partition table of the hard disk drive. You should then run an anti-virus program. Keep
in mind that this feature protects only the boot sector, not the entire hard drive.

CAUTION

Many disk diagnostic programs that access the boot sector table can trigger the virus warning
message. If you plan to run such a program, we recommend that you first disable the virus warning.

Enabled

Disabled

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Activates automatically when the system boots up
causing a warning message to appear when any-thing
attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition
table.

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

8. BIOS Setup

Description Choice

CPU L1 & L2 Cache
CPU L1/L2 Cache Enabled/Disabled select
Usually, select Enabled.

Quick Power On Self Test

Select Enabled to reduce the amount of time
required to run the power-on self-test (POST).
A quick POST skips certain steps.

First / Second / Third / Other Boot Device

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

Boot Up NumLock Status

Toggle between On or Off to control the state of
the NumLock key when the system boots. When
toggled On, the numeric keypad generates
numbers instead of controlling cursor
operations.

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Description Choice

Gate A20 option

Gate A20 refers to the way the system addresses
memory above 1 MB (extended memory).
When set to Fast, the system chipset controls
Gate A20. When set to Normal, a pin in the
keyboard controller controls Gate A20. Setting
Gate A20 to Fast improves system speed,
particularly with OS/2 and Windows

Typematic Rate Setting

When Disabled, the following two items
(Typematic Rate and Typematic Delay) are
irrelevant. Keystrokes repeat at a rate
determined by the keyboard controller in your
system. When Enabled, you can select a
typematic rate and typematic delay.

Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

When the typematic rate setting is enabled, you
can select a typematic rate (the rate at which
character repeats when you hold down a key) of
6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24 or 30 characters per
second.

8. BIOS Setup

Typematic Delay (Msec)

When the typematic rate setting is enabled, you
can select a typematic delay (the delay before
key strokes begin to repeat) of 250, 500, 750 or
1000 milliseconds.

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Description Choice

Security Option

Select whether the password is required every
time the system boots or only when you enter
setup. If you have set a password, select
whether the password is required every time the
System boots, or only when you enter Setup.

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

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

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.

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Advanced Chipset Features Setup

Figure 8.4. 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.

Description Choice

DRAM Timing Selectable

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

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Description Choice

CAS Latency Time

When synchronous DRAM is installed, the
number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends
on the DRAM timing. Do not reset this field
from the default value specified by the system
designer.

You can select CAS latency time in HCLK of
2/2 or 3/3. The system board designer should set
the values in this field, depends on the DRAM
installed specifications of the installed DRAM
or the installed CPU.

Active to Precharge delay

Select the precharge delay timer.

DRAM RAS# to CAS# delay

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

DRAM RAS# Precharge

The precharge time is the number of cycles it
takes for the RAS to accumulate its charge
before DRAM refresh. If insufficient time is
allowed, refresh may be incomplete and the
DRAM may fail to retain data.

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Description Choice

DRAM Data Integrity Mode

MGM Core Frequency

This Select equates are used for determining the
FSB MEM / GFX LOW / GFX HIGH core
frequency DRAM Data Integrity Mode.

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.

8. BIOS Setup

Video BIOS Cacheable

Selecting Enabled allows caching of the video
BIOS ROM at C0000h - CFFFFh, resulting in
better video performance. However, if any
program writes to this memory area, a system
error may result.

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Description Choice

AGP Aperture Size (MB)

Select the size of the Accelerated Graphics Port
(AGP) aperture. The aperture is a portion of the
PCI memory address range dedicated for
graphics memory address space. Host cycles
that hit the aperture range are forwarded. Host
cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded
to the AGP without any translation.

On-Chip VGA setting

Description Choice

On-Chip VGA

When Enabled to choice the on-board VGA
function, otherwise disabled the on-board VGA
function.

On chip Frame b uffer size

Select the size of video memory assigned from
the main memory.

Boot Display

Select the boot display device.
CRT: Analog RGB Display

LFP: LVDS Display

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Description Choice

Panel Number

Select the LVDS panel device resolution.

Internal DDC ROM

VGA(Analog RGB) use DDC data select.
When Enabled display data read from internal

DDC ROM.
Normally select [Enabled].

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Integrated Peripherals

Figure 8.5. Integrated Peripherals

On-Chip IDE Device

Figure 8.6. OnChip IDE Device

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Description Choice

On-Chip Primary PCI IDE

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

IDE Primary Master/Slave PIO

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

IDE Primary Master/Slave UDMA

UDMA (Ultra DMA) is a DMA data transfer
protocol that utilizes ATA commands and the
ATA bus to allow DMA commands to transfer
data at a maximum burst rate of 33 MB/s. When
you select Auto in the four IDE UDMA fields
(for each of up to four IDE devices that the
internal PCI IDE interface supports), the system
automatically determines the optimal data
transfer rate for each IDE device.

8. BIOS Setup

On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE

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

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Description Choice

IDE Secondary Master/Slave PIO

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

IDE Secondary Master/Slave UDMA

UDMA (Ultra DMA) is a DMA data transfer
protocol that utilizes ATA commands and the
ATA bus to allow DMA commands to transfer
data at a maximum burst rate of 33 MB/s. When
you select Auto in the four IDE UDMA fields
(for each of up to four IDE devices that the
internal PCI IDE interface supports), the system
automatically determines the optimal data
transfer rate for each IDE device.

IDE HDD Block mode

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

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Onboard Device

Figure 8.7 Onboard Device

Description Choice

8. BIOS Setup

USB Controller

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

USB 2.0 controller

Select Enabled if your system contains a
Universal Serial Bus (USB 2.0) controller and
you have USB peripherals.

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Description Choice

USB Keyboard Support

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

USB Mouse support

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

AC’97 Audio

Select Enabled to use the audio capabilities of
your system.

Init Display First

Initialize the AGP video display before
initializing any other display device on the
system. Thus the AGP display becomes the
primary display.

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Description Choice

Internal LAN

Select Enabled to active the onboard 10/100
LAN controller, select Disabled to turn-off the
onboard 10/100 LAN controller when you do
not want to use this function.

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Super IO Device

Figure 8.8 Super I/O Device

Description Choice

Onboard FDC Controller

Always select "Disabled".

Onboard Serial Port 1

Select an address and corresponding interrupt
for the first serial port (SERIAL1).

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Description Choice

Onboard Serial Port 2

Select an address and corresponding interrupt
for the second serial port (SERIAL2).

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Power Management Setup

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

Figure 8.9. Power Management Setup

Description Choice

Power-Supply Type

Select the power supply type.

Power after PWR Fail

Select a Power On status by the BIOS setup when
power fail

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Description Choice

ACPI function

Select to Enabled the ACPI function and select
Disabled to disable the APCI.

Power management

Video Off In Suspend

This determines the manner in which the monitor
is blanked.

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Suspend Mode

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Description Choice

HDD Power Down

When enabled and after the set time of system
inactivity, the hard disk drive will be powered
down while all other devices remain active.

Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN

Set up the operation of the power button at the
time of power supply OFF.

Instant-off :

If a button is pushed, it turns off immediately.

Delay 4 Sec. :

If a button is pushing continues for 4 seconds,
it turns off.

Wake up on LAN/PCI card

When Enabled, your can awakens the system
from Suspend mode from LAN/ PCI card event.

Wake up on Ring

An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator (RI)
line (in other words, an incoming call on the
modem) awakens the system from a soft off state.

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Description Choice

Resume by Alarm

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

Reload Global Timer Events: When Enabled, an event occurring on each listed device restarts the
global timer for Standby mode.

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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.

Figure 8.10. PnP/PCI Configuration Setup

Description Choices

PNP OS Installed

In the case of OS corresponding to Plug-and­Play, selection of Yes assigns a resource
automatically.

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

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Description Choices

Resource Controlled by

The Award Plug and Play BIOS can
automatically configure all the boot and Plug and
Play – compatible devices. If you select Auto, all
the interrupt request (IRQ) and DMA assignment
fields disappear, as the BIOS automatically
assigns them

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IRQ n Resources

Figure 8.11. IRQ n 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 n Resources

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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.

The Choice: Legacy ISA and PCI/ISA PnP.

Description Choices

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

Leave this field at Disabled.

PC Health Status

Figure 8.12. PC Health Status

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The BIOS shows the PC health status in this window.

Item Description

Delay Prior to Thermal
Select the interval to setup the delay timer for

CPU Thermal-Throttling.

CPU THRM-Throttling
To select throttling ration for CPU speed down

active when CPU temperature up to over
specification.

Current System Temp.

Current CPU1 Temp.

Current CPUFAN1 / CPUFAN2 Speed

Vcore / VCCP / +12V / +5V / +3.3V / VBAT /
5VSB

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This field displays the current system
temperature, if your computer contains a
monitoring system.

This field displays the current CPU temperature,
if your computer contains a monitoring system.

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

These fields display the current voltage of input
lines, if your computer contains a monitoring
system.

Frequency / Voltage Control

Figure 8.13. Frequency/Voltage Control

Spread Spectrum
When the system clock generator pulses,

the extreme values of the pulse generate
excess EMI. Enabling pulse spectrum
spread modulation changes the extreme
values from spikes to flat curves, thus
reducing EMI. However, since a system
may become unstable if it is set as
“Enabled”, so it is usually set as
“Disabled”.

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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) ?

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) ?

Pressing ‘Y’ loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal performance system operations.

N

N

Supervisor /User Password Setting

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

SUPERVISOR PASSWORD
USER PASSWORD

menus. When you select this unction, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to
assist you in creating a password.

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

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.

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

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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Exit Selecting

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Save & Exit Setup

Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation:

8. BIOS Setup

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

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

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.

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.

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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 assume d 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

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 in-stalled 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.

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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

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.

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.

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Press F1 to disable NMI, F1 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.

Slot not empty

Indicates that a slot designated as empty by the EISA Configuration Utility actually con-tains 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 mismatch.

Hard disk(s) fail (80)

HDD reset failed.

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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.

Hark 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.

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 tests fail if the onboard memory is tested error.

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POST Codes

POST
(hex)

CFh Test CMOS R/W functionality.

Early chipset initialization:

-Disable shadow RAM

C0h

-Disable L2 cache (socket 7 or below)

-Program basic chipset registers
Detect memory

C1h

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

01h Expand the Xgroup codes locating in physical address 1000:0
02h Reserved
03h Initial Superio_Early_Init switch.
04h Reserved

05h
06h Reserved
07h

08h
09h Reserved

0Ah

0Bh Reserved
0Ch Reserved
0Dh Reserved

0Eh
0Fh Reserved

10h
11h Reserved
12h
13h Reserved
14h
15h Reserved

16h Initial Early_Init_Onboard_Generator switch.
17h Reserved
18h Detect CPU information including brand, SMI type (Cyrix or Intel®) and CPU level (586 or 686).
19h Reserved

1Ah Reserved
1Bh
1Ch Reserved

1Dh Initial EARLY_PM_INIT switch.

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

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

1. Blank out screen

2. Clear CMOS error flag

Clear 8042 interface
Initialize 8042 self-test
Test special keyboard controller for Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips.
Enable keyboard interface.

Disable PS/2 mouse interface (optional).
Auto detect ports for keyboard & mouse followed by a port & interface swap (optional).
Reset keyboard for Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips.

Test F000h segment shadow to see whether it is R/W-able or not. If test fails, keep beeping the
speaker.

Auto detect flash type to load appropriate flash R/W codes into the run time area in F000 for ESCD &
DMI support.

Use walking 1’s algorithm to check out interface in CMOS circuitry. Also set real-time clock power
status, and then check for override.

Program chipset default values into chipset. Chipset default values are MODBINable by OEM
customers.

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.

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POST

(hex)

1Eh Reserved
1Fh Load keyboard matrix (notebook platform)

20h Reserved
21h HPM initialization (notebook platform)
22h Reserved

Check validity of RTC value: e.g. a value of 5Ah is an invalid value for RTC minute.
Load CMOS settings into BIOS stack. If CMOS checksum fails, use default value instead.
Prepare BIOS resource map for PCI & PnP use. If ESCD is valid, take into consideration of the
ESCD’s legacy information.
Onboard clock generator initialization. Disable respective clock resource to empty PCI & DIMM

23h

slots.
Early PCI initialization:

-Enumerate PCI bus number

-Assign memory & I/O resource

-Search for a valid VGA device & VGA BIOS, and put it into C000:0.
24h Reserved
25h Reserved
26h Reserved
27h Initialize INT 09 buffer
28h Reserved

Program CPU internal MTRR (P6 & PII) for 0 - 640K memory address.
Initialize the APIC for Pentium class CPU.

29h

Program early chipset according to CMOS setup. Example: onboard IDE controll e r.
Measure CPU speed.

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

Initialize multi-language
2Dh

Put information on screen display, including Award title, CPU type, CPU speed ….
2Eh Reserved
2Fh Reserved

30h Reserved
31h Reserved
32h Reserved
33h Reset keyboard except Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips.
34h Reserved
35h Reserved
36h Reserved
37h Reserved
38h Reserved

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

40h Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 2.

41h Reserved

42h Reserved

43h Test 8259 functionality.

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POST
(hex)

44h Reserved
45h Reserved
46h Reserved
47h Initialize EISA slot
48h Reserved

Calculate total memory by testing the last double word of each 64K page.

49h

Program writes allocation for AMD K5 CPU.
4Ah Reserved
4Bh Reserved
4Ch Reserved
4Dh Reserved

Program MTRR of M1 CPU

Initialize L2 cache for P6 class CPU & program CPU with proper cacheable range.
4Eh

Initialize the APIC for P6 class CPU.

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
51h Reserved
52h Test all memory (clear all extended memory to 0)
53h Reserved
54h Reserved
55h Display number of processors (multi-processor platform)
56h Reserved

1. Display PnP logo

57h

2. Early ISA PnP initialization

-Assign CSN to every ISA PnP device.
58h Reserved
59h Initialize the combined Trend Anti-Virus code.

5Ah Reserved

(Optional Feature)

5Bh

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

5Ch Reserved

Initialize Init_Onboard_Super_IO switch.

5Dh

Initialize Init_Onbaord_AUDIO switch.
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 Reserved
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

Assign resources to all ISA PnP devices.

6Dh

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

Description

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POST

(hex)

6Eh Reserved

Initialize floppy controller

6Fh

Set up floppy related fields in 40:hardware.
70h Reserved
71h Reserved
72h Reserved

(Optional Feature)

Enter AWDFLASH.EXE if :
73h

74h Reserved
75h Detect & install all IDE devices: HDD, LS120, ZIP, CDROM…..
76h Reserved
77h Detect serial ports & parallel ports.
78h Reserved
79h Reserved

7Ah Detect & install co-processor
7Bh Reserved
7Ch Reserved
7Dh Reserved
7Eh Reserved

7Fh

80h Reserved
81h Reserved

82h

83h Save all data in stack back to CMOS
84h Initialize ISA PnP boot devices

85h

86h Reserved
87h Reserved
88h Reserved
89h Reserved
90h Reserved
91h Reserved
92h Reserved
93h Read HDD boot sector information for Trend Anti-Virus code

-AWDFLASH is found in floppy drive.

-ALT+F2 is pressed

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.

Call chipset power management hook.

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

If password is set, ask for password.

USB final Initialization

NET PC: Build SYSID structure

Switch screen back to text mode

Set up ACPI table at top of memory.

Invoke ISA adapter ROMs

Assign IRQs to PCI devices

Initialize APM

Clear noise of IRQs.

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POST
(hex)

Enable L2 cache
Program boot up speed
Chipset final initialization.

94h

Power management final initialization
Clear screen & display summary table
Program K6 write allocation
Program P6 class write combining
Program daylight saving

95h

Update keyboard LED & typematic rate
Build MP table
Build & update ESCD

96h

Set CMOS century to 20h or 19h
Load CMOS time into DOS timer tick
Build MSIRQ routing table.

FFh Boot attempt (INT 19h)

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