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Introduction
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Important notes
System board D943
Technical Manual
SettingsinBIOSSetu
Settings with switch bloc
S180
Add-on modules
Error messages
Index
February 1998 edition
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Technology Ltd.
Intel,Pentiumand Pentium Pro are registered trademarks and OverDrive is a trademark of Intel
Corporation, USA.
AMD-K5 is a trademark of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Microsoft, MS, MS-DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
PS/2 and OS/2 Warp are registeredtrademarks of International Business Machines, Inc.
All other trademarks referenced are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners,
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All rights, includingrightsoftranslation, reproduction by printing, copying or similar methods, even
of parts are reserved.
Offenders will be liable for damages. All rights, including rights created by patent grant or registration
of a utility model or design, are reserved. Delivery subject to availability. Right of technical
modification reserved.
CL-GD5436 with Windows accelerator and 1 Mbyte or 2 Mbytes DRAM
video memory
• Audio controller on ISA-BUS (Creative VIBRA 16S; 16 bit; compatible with
Sound Blaster 16, MPU401, Multimedia PC and Multimedia PC II; StereoFM synthesizer YAMAHA OPL3)
• USB (Universal Serial Bus)
• Energy saving functions
• Connector for remote-on (fax/modem board), chipcard reader and infrared
interface
• Connector for CD-line in, wavetable module, Game/Midi, voice modem,
AUX-in
• Microphone connector (via supplementary board)
• Audio port (line in) (via supplementary board)
• Headphone connector (via supplementary board)
The microphone connector, audio port and headphone connector are
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connected via a common plug (Game/Midi / Audio) on the system board.
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IntroductionInterfaces and connectors
Interfaces and connectors
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1 = Monitor port
2 = Parallel port
3 = Serial port 2
4 = Serial port 1
5= PS/2mouseport
6= PS/2keyboardport
7= USB
8= Slotboard
9 = Powersupply
10 = Connectorforsoft-off power supply
11 = CD audio (input)
12 = infrared interface
13 = Remote on via fax/modem
14 = Chipcard reader
15 = IDEdrives 1 and 2 (primary)
16 = Floppydisk drive
17 = IDEdrives 3 and 4 (secondary)
18 = Power on switch
19 = LED indicatorsin front panel
20 = Voltage converter
21 = Externalloudspeaker
22 = Fan
23 = Cache board (second-level)
24 = LED indicatorsin front panel
25 = Featureboard
26 = AUXIN
27 = Voice modem
28 = Game/Midi/Audio
29 = Wavetable board
The connectorsmarked do not have to be present on the system board.
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Possible screen resolutionIntroduction
Possible screen resolution
Depending on the operating system used the screen resolutions in the following
table r efer to the screen controller on the system board. If you are using an external
screen controller, you will find details of supported screen resolutions in the
Operating Manual or Technical Manual supplied with the controller.
You can set the screen resolution under Windows 95 by selecting
Display - Settings.
You can set the screen resolution under MS-DOS using the
USB controllerIRQ11
Mouse controllerIRQ12
Numeric processorIRQ13
IDE controller 1IRQ14
IDE controller 2IRQ15
The interrupts, addresses and DMAs set in the factory are underlined.
„PossibleIRQ“ = these interrupts can be used for your particular application
„Possibleaddress“ = this address can be used for your particular application
„PossibleDMA“ = this DMA can be used for your particular application
IRQ4,
IRQ3
IRQ5, IRQ7, IRQ9,
IRQ10
Adlib:
02F8, 03F8
02E8, 03E8
03F8, 02F8
03E8, 02E8
0200-0207
0220-022F
0240-024F
0260-026F
0280-028F
0300-0301
0330-0331
0338-038B
Possible
DMA
DMA1, DMA3,
DMA5, DMA7
Please note that a resource cannot be used bytwo applications at the same
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time.
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Important notes
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Store this manual close to the device. If you pass on the device to third parties, you
should also pass on this manual.
Be sure to read thispage carefullyand note the information beforeyou
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en the PC.
Please note the information
O
eratingManual of the PC.
Incorrect re
ex
losion. It is therefore essential to observe the instructions in the
cha
ter „Add-on modules“-„Replacingthe lithium battery“.
The lithium batterymust be replaced with an identical batteryor a batter
type r ecommended bythe manufacturer (CR2032).
Do not throw lithium batteries into the trashcan. It must be dis
accordance with local re
Data cables to peripheral devices must be adequately shielded.
Modules can become veryhot duringoperation. Make sureyou do no
touch modules when addingcomponents to the system board. There is a
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dan
er of burns!
lacement of the lithium batterymaylead to a risk of
This board complies with the requirements of the EEC directive
89/336/EEC with re
Com
liance was tested in a typical PC configuration.
When installin
information in the O
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device.
rovided in the chapter "Safety"inthe
osed of in
ulations concerningspecial waste.
ard to "Electromagnetic compatibility".
the board, refer to the specific installation
eratingManual or Technical Manual of the
The warrantyexpires if the device is damaged duringthe installation or
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re
lacement of system expansions. Information on which syste
expansionsyou can use is available fromyour sales office or the customer
service.
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Important notes
Boards with electrostatic sensitive devices (ESD) may be identified by labels.
When you handle boards fitted with ESDs, you must observe the following points
under all circumstances:
• You must always discharge yourself (e.g. by touching a grounded object)
• Pull out the power plug before inserting or pulling out boards containing
ESDs.
• Always hold boards with ESDs by their edges.
• Never touch pins or conductors on boards fitted with ESDs.
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Settings in BIOS Setup
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The BIOS Setup menu allows you to set your hardware configuration and system
functions. In addition, the BIOS Setup displays technical information on the PC's
configuration.
When it is supplied, the PC is set to factory default settings which you can alter in
the
BIOS Setup menus. You can change these settings in BIOS Setup. Any changes
you make take effect as soon as you save the settings and quit the
The Operating Manual describes how to call the
BIOS Setup and change menu
entries.
You can select the following settings in the
Main - system functions
Advanced - advanced system configuration
Security - security features
Power - power-management features
BIOSFaX - quick start functions
Exit -saveandquit
BIOS Setup:
The various menus are described below with all settingoptions. Since the
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tions depend o nyour PC's hardware configuration, some of
not be offered in the BIOS setup.
Main menu
In the Main menu you can set up the following:
• Time (in the field marked
• Date (in the field marked
• Floppy disk drive (in the field marked
• Hard disk drive (in the submenus of
• Display device (in the field marked
• System boot (in the submenus of
System Time)
System Date)
Diskette A or Diskette B)
Hard Disk)
Video Display)
Boot Options)
BIOS Setup.
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Settings in BIOS SetupMain - system functions
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Phoenix BIOS Setup
ainAdvancedSecurityPowerBIOSFaXExit
System Time:[07:42:19]
System Date:[08/11/1995]
Diskette A:[1.4M]
Diskette B:[None]
Ê Hard Disk 1:1 Gbyte
Ê Hard Disk 2:None
Ê Hard Disk 3:None
Ê Hard Disk 4:None
Ê Boot Options
Video Display:[EGA/VGA]
Base Memory:640K
Extended Memory:7M
F1 Help↑↓ Select Item-/+Change ValuesF9 Setup Defaults
ESC Exit
The System Time field and the System Date field show the time and date respectively
according to the PC. The time is shown in the format hh:mm:ss
(hours:minutes:seconds) and the date is shown in the format mm/dd/yyyy
(month/day/year).
If the settingsintheSystem Time and System Date fields are frequentl
wrongwhenyoupower upthe computer, the lithium batteryis dead.
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Chan
e the batteryas described in „Add-on modules“-„Replacingthe
lithium battery“).
Diskette A / Diskette B
These two fields are used to specify the type of floppy disk drive installed.
360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.4M, 2.8M
The entry depends o n the floppy disk drive installed.
(Default entry Diskette A :
(Default entry Diskette A :
NoneA floppy disk drive is not installed.
(Default entry for Diskette B:).
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1.4M).
1.4M).
Main - system functionsSettings in BIOS Setup
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HardDisk1toHardDisk4-Harddiskdrives
call the submenu to make corresponding settings of the IDE hard disk drive.
You should change the default settingsonlyifyou are connectingan
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additional IDE drive to one of the two IDE connectors.
The maximum transfer rate of two IDE drives connected to the same
connector is determined b
therefore be connected to the first IDE connector and identified as
Disk 1 or Hard Disk 2. Slower hard disks or other IDE drives (e.
ROM drives) should be connected to the second IDE connector and
identified as
Hard Disk 3 or Hard Disk 4.
the slowest one. Fast hard disks should
Har
.CD
The following description of the setting options for
, Hard Disk 3 and Hard Disk 4. The default settings depend on the installed
CDIf an ATAPI CD-ROM drive is installed, this entry enables you to
boot from the CD-ROM drive.
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Main - system functionsSettings in BIOS Setup
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Cylinders, Heads, Sectors/Track, Write Precomp - hard disk parameter
These hard disk parameters are set in accordance with the IDE hard disk drive. If
you want to change the hard disk parameters manually, set the
Transfer Mode
This field specifies the transfer mode for the IDE hard disk drive.
StandardOne block is transferred for each interrupt (default entry).
2 Sectors, 4 Sectors, 6 Sectors, 8 Sectors, 16 Sectors
The set number of blocks (sectors) is transferred for each interrupt.
LBA Translation - Addressing
This field enables and disables the LBA (Logical Block Addressing) mode. LBA
mode allows you to install and use IDE hard disks with a capacity of more than
528 Mbytes. If a hard disk supports LBA mode, you can use the full capacity of
the IDE hard disk.
The default entry depends on the installed IDE hard disk drive. Change the default
entries only if you are installing another hard disk drive.
You mayonlyuse IDE drives in the LBA mode selected when theywere
set u
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EnabledIf the hard disk supports LBA and it has a capacity of more than
DisabledThe BIOS uses the hard disk parameters and supports a maximum
. In other words, ifyou set upa hard disk with LBA mode disabled,
ou mayonlyoperate the hard disk with LBA mode disabled.
528 Mbytes, the BIOS translates the hard disk parameters,
allowing the disk's full capacity to be used. This allows the disk's
full capacity to be used.
If the hard disk does not support LBA, its parameters are not
translated.
capacity of 528 Mbytes.
Type field to User.
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Settings in BIOS SetupMain - system functions
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PIO Mode - Transfer rate
The PIO (Programmed Input Output) Mode defines the transfer rate of the IDE
hard disk drive.
Standard0,8 Mbyte/s to 2 Mbytes/s (default entry)
Fast PIO 12Mbytes/sto4Mbytes/s
Fast PIO 24Mbytes/sto5Mbytes/s
Fast PIO 35Mbytes/sto10Mbytes/s
Fast PIO 4more than 10 Mbyte/s
32 Bit I/O - Bus width for data transfer
This field specifies the width of data transmission between the processor and the
IDE controller.
EnabledThe data transfer is 32 bits in width at the PCI bus. This enhances
performance (default entry).
DisabledThe data transfer is 16 bits in width.
Boot Options
calls the submenu in which you can select the settings for system startup of the PC.
Phoenix BIOS Setup
ain
Boot OptionsItem Specific Help
POST Error Halt:[Halt On All Errors]
Quick Boot:[Disabled]
Quiet Boot:[Disabled]
Boot Sequence:1. Diskette
F1 Help↑↓ Select Item-/+Change ValuesF9 Setup Defaults
ESC Exit