ICP DAS USA SAGP-845EV User Manual

SAGP-845EV

SOCKET 478 PENTIUM 4 with

10/100 Ethernet LAN & AGP4X VGA SBC

PCB Version 1.1

Manual Version 1.1

May 2, 2003

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Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION........................................................................................5

1.1 SPECIFICATIONS.........................................................................................6

1.2 PACKAGE CONTENTS.................................................................................9

2. INSTALLATION.......................................................................................10

2.1 SAGP-845EV 'S LAYOUT........................................................................10

2.2 CLEAR CMOS SETUP ..............................................................................12

2.3 KEYBOARD POWER SELECTION...............................................................12

2.4 COMPACT FLASH CARD MASTER/SLAVE MODE SETTING........................12

3. CONNECTION.........................................................................................13

3.1 FLOPPY DISK DRIVE CONNECTOR ...........................................................14

3.2 ULTRA ATA33/66/100 IDE DISK DRIVE CONNECTOR ............................15

3.3 PARALLEL PORT ......................................................................................17

3.4 SERIAL PORTS .........................................................................................18

3.5 KEYBOARD CONNECTOR.........................................................................19

3.6 USB PORT CONNECTOR ..........................................................................19

3.7 IRDA INFRARED INTERFACE PORT ..........................................................20

3.8 FAN CONNECTOR.....................................................................................21

3.9 LAN RJ45 CONNECTOR ..........................................................................21

3.10 VGA CONNECTOR.................................................................................22

3.11 AUDIO CONNECTORS............................................................................22

3.12 COMPACT FLASH STORAGE CARD SOCKET............................................23

3.13 EXTERNAL SWITCHES AND INDICATORS................................................24

4. AWARD BIOS SETUP..........................................................................25

4.1 INTRODUCTION........................................................................................25

4.2 STARTING SETUP .....................................................................................25

4.3 USING SETUP...........................................................................................26

4.4 MAIN MENU ............................................................................................27

4.5 STANDARD CMOS SETUP .......................................................................30

4.6 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES...................................................................34

4.7 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES ..............................................................38

4.8 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS......................................................................41

4.9 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP .................................................................44

4.10 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP..........................................................47

4.11 PC HEALTH STATUS ..............................................................................49

4.12 FREQUENCY/VOLTAGE CONTROL..........................................................50

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4.13 DEFAULTS MENU...................................................................................51

4.14 SUPERVISOR/USER PASSWORD SETTING................................................52

4.15 EXIT SELECTING....................................................................................53

APPENDIX A. WATCHDOG TIMER........................................................54

APPENDIX B. ADDRESS MAPPING.........................................................56

IO ADDRESS MAP............................................................................................56

1ST MB MEMORY ADDRESS MAP....................................................................57

IRQ MAPPING TABLE ......................................................................................57

DMA CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS .......................................................................57

APPENDIX C. HOW TO UPGRADE A NEW BIOS.................................58

APPENDIX D. AGP SLOT...........................................................................62

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1. Introduction

SAGP-845EV is a PSB form factor board to work with a high
performance processor. It is equipped with advanced multi­mode I/O, and designed for system manufacturers,
integrators, or VARs who want to provide all the
performance, reliability, and quality at a reasonable price.

In addition, SAGP-845EV’s onboard Intel 845G MGCH chip
features built-in AGP4X capability which provides 3D
graphics up to 2048x1536x16-bit-color resolution. The
onboard VGA shares 8MB system DDR-SDRAM.

An advanced high performance super AT I/O chip – ITE
IT8712 is used in the SAGP-845EV board. Both on-chip
UARTs are compatible with the NS16C550. The parallel port
and IDE interface are compatible with IBM PC/AT
architecture.

SAGP-845EV’s built-in ICH4 has 10/100 Fast Ethernet LAN
capability. It’s fully integrated 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX LAN
solution with high performance networking functions and low
power features.

SAGP-845EV uses the advanced Intel 845G Chipsets that is
a 100% software-compatible chipset with PCI 2.2 standard.

This PIAGP CPU card must be installed on IEI
PCIAGP/PXAGP series backplanes. If onboard ISA interface
is required, please be sure to install PISA-KIT01 daughter
board on the specific socket on the backplane before ISA
cards are installed to make sure the system works properly.

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1.1 Specifications

CPU(PGA 478)

Bus interface
Bus speed

DMA channels
Interrupt levels
Chipset
Real-time clock

System memory

ATA/100
IDE interface

Floppy disk drive
interface

Intel Pentium 4 Processor, supports 400/533 MHz
FSB

PCIAGP golden finger, but only AGP/PCI signal is
provided

PCI: 33MHz
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INTEL 845G/GE (GMCH)
INTEL 82801DB (ICH4)
Two 184-pin DIMM sockets support DDR

200/266/333(845GE) SDRAM up to 1GB.

z Up to four PCI Enhanced IDE hard drives
z Can handle data transfer up to 100Mbps
z Backward-compatible with existing ATA-2 IDE

specifications so there is no need to do any

changes to users’ current peripherals

Supports up to two floppy disk drives, 5.25” (360KB
and 1.2MB) and/or 3.5” (720KB, 1.44MB, and

2.88MB)

Serial ports

Bi-directional parallel
port

Hardware monitor

z COM1 (RS-232) & COM2 (RS-232) with 16C550

UART (or compatible) with 16-byte FIFO buffer

z Data transfer up to 115.2Kbps
z Each port can be individually configured to be

COM1, COM2 or disabled

z Configurable to LPT1, LPT2, LPT3 or disabled

Supports EPP/ECP/SPP

Monitors power supply voltage and fan speed status

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IrDA port

Supports Serial Infrared (SIR) and Amplitude Shift
Keyed IR (ASKIR) interface

USB port

Watchdog timer

VGA controller

Ethernet

Keyboard and PS/2
mouse connector

Supports 4 USB2.0 ports for future expansion

z Programmable
z Reset generated when CPU does not

periodically trigger the timer

z The BIOS routine INT15 can be used to control

the watchdog and generate a system reset

z Built-in AGP2.0 4X 3D graphics engine
z Share system DDR SDRAM 8M
z Screen Resolution: up to 2048x1536x16 bit
z ICH4 Fast Ethernet controller, IEEE 802.3u

Auto-Negotiation support for 10BASET/100BASE-

TX standard

z One RJ45 connector is located on the mounting

bracket

z A 6-pin mini DIN connector is located on the

mounting bracket for easy connection to a
keyboard or PS/2 mouse.

z For alternative applications, a keyboard and a

Audio

Compact flash

PS/2 mouse pin header connectors are also

available on board.

z CMI8738LX supports 6CH DAC for AC3 5.1

channel purpose

z HRTF-based positional audio,support

Directsound 3D and A3D interface

It can be used with a passive adapter (True IDE
Mode ) in a Type I/II Socket.

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(PENTIUM 4 : 2GHz, 1GB PC2100 DDR SDRAM)

Power consumption

+5V @ 4.46A ,+12V @ 6.55A .
Recommended : 350-watt or higher output power

supply
0° ~ 60° C

Operating
temperature

( *CPU needs Cooler & silicone heat sink
compound* )

WARNING ! 1.Never run the processor without a heat sink

(Cooler) properly and firmly attached.

2. Please use ATX-12V power connector (PW2) to

provide power to the CPU.

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1.2 Package Contents

z One SAGP-845EV single board computer
z One FDD cable
z One ATA/100 IDE cable
z One ATX-12V cable
z One PS/2 Y splitter cables for keyboard and mouse connection
z One printer cable with bracket
z Two RS-232 serial ports cable with bracket
z One audio cable with bracket
z One user manual

If any of these items are missing or dam aged, contact the dealer
from whom you purchased this product. Save the shipping
materials and carton in case you want to ship or store the product
in the future.

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2. Installation

This chapter describes how to install the SAGP-845EV. At first, the layout
of SAGP-845EV is shown, and the unpacking information that you should
be careful with is described. The jumpers and switch settings for the
SAGP-845EV 's configuration, such as CPU type selection, system clock
setting, and watchdog timer, are also included.

2.1 SAGP-845EV 's Layout

<This area is intentionally left blank>

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Layout

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2.2 Clear CMOS Setup

If the user wants to clear the CMOS Setup data (for example, the
user forgot the password and needed to clear the setup data then set
the password again), the user should close the JP2 (set the jumper
to 2-3) about 3 seconds, then open it again. For normal operation,
set the jumper to 1-2 or open JP2.

JP2: Clear CMOS Setup

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JP2 DESCRIPTION

1-2 Keep CMOS Setup

(Normal Operation)

2-3

Clear CMOS Setup

2.3 Keyboard Power Selection

This board can support keyboard wakeup. If the user wants to
use this function, the keyboard has to be supplied with standby
5V by
setting the jumper to 2-3.

JP4: Keyboard Power Selection

•

JP4 DESCRIPTION
1-2 VCC

2-3

5VSB

2.4 Compact Flash Card Master/Slave Mode
Setting

• JP3: Master/Slave Mode Setting

JP3 DESCRIPTION
OPEN SLAVE

SHORT

MASTER

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3 . C o n n e c t i o n

This chapter describes how to connect peripherals, switches and
indicators to the SAGP-845EV board.

LABEL FUNCTION

FDD1 Floppy Disk Drive Connector

IDE1 Primary IDE Connector
IDE2 Secondary IDE Connector

LPT1 Parallel Port Connector

COM1,COM2 Serial Port Connectors

KBM1 PS/2 MOUSE & KEYBOARD Connector

USB1~USB3 USB Connectors

IR1 IrDA connector

FAN1~FAN3 Fan Connectors

LAN1 LAN RJ45 Connectors

CN3 LAN Status LED Connectors

VGA1 VGA 15-pin Female Connector

CN4 AUDIO Connector

CFA1 Compact Flash Socket

CN2 External Switches and Indicators
PW1 ATX BUTTON (Power ON) Switch
PW2 ATX-12V CPU Power Source

Table of Connectors

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3.1 Floppy Disk Drive Connector

SAGP-845EV board has a 34-pin connector for the floppy drive.

FDD1: FDC CONNECTOR

•

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 GROUND 2 REDUCE WRITE
3 GROUND 4 N/C
5 GROUND 6 N/C
7 GROUND 8 INDEX#

9 GROUND 10 MOTOR ENABLE A #
11 GROUND 12 DRIVE SELECT B#
13 GROUND 14 DRIVE SELECT A#
15 GROUND 16 MOTO R E NABLE B#
17 GROUND 18 DIRECTION#
19 GROUND 20 STEP#
21 GROUND 22 WRITE DATA#
23 GROUND 24 WRITE GATE#
25 GROUND 26 TRACK 0#
27 GROUND 28 WRITE PROTECT#
29 N/C 30 READ DATA#
31 GROUND 32 SIDE 1 SELECT#
33 N/C 34 DISK CHANGE#

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33 34

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3.2 Ultra ATA33/66/100 IDE Disk Drive

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Connector

Each of the SAGP-845EV IDE connectors can have one IDE
(Integrated Device Electronics) attached to it.

IDE1: Primary IDE Connector

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 RESET# 2 GROUND
3 DATA 7 4 DATA 8
5 DATA 6 6 DATA 9
7 DATA 5 8 DATA 10

9 DATA 4 10 DATA 11
11 DATA 3 12 DATA 12
13 DATA 2 14 DATA 13
15 DATA 1 16 DATA 14
17 DATA 0 18 DATA 15
19 GROUND 20 N/C
21 N/C 22 GROUND
23 IOW# 24 GROUND
25 IOR# 26 GROUND
27 N/C 28 BALE - DEFAULT
29 N/C 30 GROUND - DEFAULT
31 INTERRUPT 32 IOCS16#-DEFAULT
33 SA1 34 N/C
35 SA0 36 SA2
37 HDC CS0# 38 HDC CS1#
39 HDD ACTIVE# 40 GROUND

1

2

4

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IDE2: Secondary IDE Connector

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0

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 RESET# 2 GROUND

3 DATA 7 4 DATA 8

5 DATA 6 6 DATA 9

7 DATA 5 8 DATA 10

9 DATA 4 10 DATA 11
11 DATA 3 12 DATA 12
13 DATA 2 14 DATA 13
15 DATA 1 16 DATA 14
17 DATA 0 18 DATA 15
19 GROUND 20 N/C
21 N/C 22 GROUND
23 IOW# 24 GROUND
25 IOR# 26 GROUND
27 N/C 28 BALE - DEFAULT
29 N/C 30 GROUND - DEFAULT
31 INTERRUPT 32 IOCS16#-DEFAULT
33 SA1 34 N/C
35 SA0 36 SA2
37 HDC CS0# 38 HDC CS1#
39 HDD ACTIVE# 40 GROUND

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2

4

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3.3 Parallel Port

This port is usually connected to a printer. SAGP-845EV includes
an on-board parallel port accessed through a 26-pin flat-cable.
Three modes – SPP, EPP and ECP – are supported.

LPT1: Parallel Port Connector

•

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 STROBE# 2 DATA 0
3 DATA 1 4 DATA 2
5 DATA 3 6 DATA 4
7 DATA 5 8 DATA 6

9 DATA 7 10 ACKNOWLEDGE
11 BUSY 12 PAPER EMPTY
13 PRINTER SELECT 14 AUTO FORM FEED #
15 ERROR# 16 INITIALIZE
17 PRINTER SELECT LN# 18 GROUND
19 GROUND 20 GROUND
21 GROUND 22 GROUND
23 GROUND 24 GROUND
25 GROUND 26 NC

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13 26

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3.4 Serial Ports

6 510

SAGP-845EV offers two high speed NS16C550 compatible
UARTs with Read/Receive 16-byte FIFO serial ports.

COM1 10-pin Connector

•

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 DATA CARRIER DETECT (DCD)
2 RECEIVE DATA (RXD)
3 TRANSMIT DATA (TXD)
4 DATA TERMINAL READY (DTR)
5 GROUND
6 DATA SET READY (DSR)
7 REQUEST TO SEND (RTS)
8 CLEAR TO SEND (CTS)
9 RING INDICATOR (RI)

10 NC

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COM2 10-pin Connector

6 510

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PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 DATA CARRIER DETECT (DCD)
2 RECEIVE DATA (RXD)
3 TRANSMIT DATA (TXD)
4 DATA TERMINAL READY (DTR)
5 GROUND
6 DATA SET READY (DSR)
7 REQUEST TO SEND (RTS)
8 CLEAR TO SEND (CTS)
9 RING INDICATOR (RI)

10 NC

3.5 Keyboard Connector

SAGP-845EV provides a 6-pin keyboard/mouse connector.

KBM1: 6-pin Mini-DIN Keyboard/Mouse Connector

•

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 KEYBOARD DATA
2 MOUSE DATA
3 GROUND
4 +5V
5 KEYBOARD CLOCK
6 MOUSE CLOCK

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3.6 USB Port Connector

SAGP-845EV provides 4 built-in USB2.0 ports for future I/O bus
expansion.

USB1 & USB2 (single port):

1. VCC

2. DATA-

3. DATA+

4. GROUND

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USB3 (dual port):

718

Provides two sets (pins 1/3/5/7 and 2/4/6/8) of USB connectors.

PIN No. DESCRIPTION PIN No. DESCRIPTION

Port 1 Port 2

1 VCC 2. GROUND
3 DATA- 4. DATA+
5 DATA+ 6. DATA­7 GROUND 8. VCC

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3.7 IrDA Infrared Interface Port

SAGP-845EV has a built-in IrDA port which supports Serial
Infrared (SIR) or Amplitude Shift Keyed IR (ASKIR) interface.
When used, the IrDA port has to be set to SIR or ASKIR model in
the BIOS’s Peripheral Setup’s COM 2. At the same time the
normal RS-232 COM 2 will be disabled.

• IR1: IrDA connector

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 VCC5V
2 N/C
3 IR-RX
4 Ground
5 IR-TX

1
2
3

4
5

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3.8 Fan Connector

SAGP-845EV provides three CPU cooling fan connectors, which
supply 12V/500mA.

FAN1/FAN2/FAN3: CPU Fan Connector

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PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

3 Sensor
2 12V
1 Ground

3.9 LAN RJ45 Connector

SAGP-845EV is equipped with a built-in 10/100Mbps Ethernet
controller. You can connect it to your LAN through RJ45 connector.
The pin assignment is as follows:

• LAN1: LAN RJ45 Connector
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 TX+ 5. N/C
2 TX- 6. RX-

3. RX+ 7. N/C

4. N/C 8. N/C

• CN3: LAN Status LED Connector

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 100ACT+ 2. 100ACT­3 100LINK+ 4. 100LINK-

3 2 1

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3.10 VGA Connector

SAGP-845EV has a 15-pin VGA connector that connects dir ectly
to your CRT monitor.

• VGA1: 15-pin Female Connector
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

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

9 NC 10 GROUND
11 NC 12 DDC DAT
13 HSYNC 14 VSYNC
15 DDCCLK

3.11 Audio Connectors

SAGP-845EV has an onboard audio controller (CMEDIA
CMI8738LX) that connects input and output devices through pin­headers (CN4). The audio controller supports 5.1 channel
sounds including LINEOUT, REAR, and CENTER/BASS.

• CN4: Audio Connector (2x8_2.00mm)

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 LINEOUT_L 2 GROUND
3 LINEOUT_R 4 GROUND
5 CENTER 6 BASS
7 GROUND 8 GROUND
9 LININ_L 10 LINEIN_R
11 GROUND 12 GROUND
13 REAR_L 14 REAR_R
15 MIN_IN 16 GROUND

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3.12 Compact Flash Storage Card Sock et

SAGP-845EV configures Compact Flash Storage Card to IDE
mode. This type II Socket is compatible with IBM Micro Drive.

CFA1: Compact Flash Storage Card Socket pin assignment

•

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 GROUND 26 CARD DETECT1
2 D3 27 D11
3 D4 28 D12
4 D5 29 D13
5 D6 30 D14
6 D7 31 D15
7 CS1# 32 CS3#
8 N/C 33 N/C

9 GROUND 34 IOR#
10 N/C 35 IOW#
11 N/C 36 OBLIGATORY TO

12 N/C 37 IRQ15
13 VCC 38 VCC
14 N/C 39 MASTER/SLAVE
15 N/C 40 N/C
16 N/C 41 RESET#
17 N/C 42 IORDY
18 A2 43 N/C
19 A1 44 OBLIGATORY TO

20 A0 45 ACTIVE#
21 D0 46 PDIAG#
22 D1 47 D8
23 D2 48 D9
24 N/C 49 D10
25 CARD DETECT2 50 GROUND

PULL HIGH

PULL HIGH

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3.13 External Switches and Indicators

There are several external switches and indicators for monitoring
and controlling your CPU board. All the functions are integrated in
CN2 connector.

CN2: Multiple Panel

•

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 +5V 2 Speaker Power

LED

Indicator

PW1: ATX Power Switch Connector

•

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

• PW2: ATX12V Power Connector (for CPU)

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 GND 2 GND
3 +12V 4 +12V

3 GND 4 N/C
5 GND 6 N/C
7 EXTSMI# 8 +5V
9 +5V 10 Reset Switch HDD

11 IDELED- 12 GND

1 PWR_BUTTON+
2 PWR_BUTTON-

Speaker

Reset

button

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4. Award BIOS Setup

4.1 Introduction

This chapter discusses the setup progr am in the BIOS. It will give users
a step-by-step guidance to configure the system. The user-defined
configuration is then stored in the battery-backed CMOS RAM, which
retains the customized information while the power is off.

4.2 Starting Setup

The BIOS is immediately active when the computer has been turned on.
While the BIOS is in control, the setup program will be activated by one of
the following ways:

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

2. Press <Del> when the following m essage appears at the bottom of
the screen during POST (Power On Self-Test):

Press DEL to enter SETUP

If the message passes bef ore the user responds and the us er still wants
to enter Setup, please turn off the power f irst and then switch it back on
to restart the system; or sim ply press the "RESET" button on the system
case to reboot the system. The alternative way to restart the system is
simultaneously pressing <Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Delete> keys. If the us er do
not press the keys at the right timing and the system does not boot, an
error message will be displayed and the user will be prompted to...

PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, DEL TO ENTER SETUP

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4.3 Using Setup

In general, the arrow keys are used to highlight items, then press <Enter>
to select the item. The following table provides mo re details about how to
navigate in the setup program using the keyboard.

Key Function
Up Arrow Move to the previous item
Down Arrow Move to the next item
Left Arrow Move to the item on the left (menu bar)
Right Arrow Move to the item on the right (menu bar)
Esc Main Menu: Quit without saving changes

Submenus: Exit Current page to the next higher level

menu
Move Enter Move to the desired item
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 k ey Main Menu -- Quit and save no changes into CMOS

Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup

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

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4.4 Main Menu

Once enter the AwardBIOS™ CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will
appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows users to select from
several setup functions and two exit choices. Use the ar row keys to go
through the items and press <Enter> to accept and enter the sub-menu.

CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright ( C ) 1984-2000 Award Software

Standard CMOS Features
Advanced BIOS Features
Advanced Chipset Features
Integrated Peripherals
Power Management Setup
PnP/PCI Configurations
PC Health Status

Esc : Quit F9 : Menu in BIOS ↑ ↓ ← → : Select Item
F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Frequency/Voltage Control
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type….

Note: The brief description of each highlighted selection appears at the
bottom of the screen.

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4.4.1 Setup Items

The main menu includes the f ollowing main s etup categories . Recall that
some systems may not include all entries.

Standard CMOS Features

Use this menu for basic system configuration. See Section 4.5 for the
details.

Advanced BIOS Features

Use this menu to set the advanced features available on the system. See
Section 4.6 for the details.

Advanced Chipset Features

Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optim ize
the system's performance. See section 4.7 for the details.

Integrated Peripherals

Use this menu to configure all settings for integrated peripherals. See
section 4.8 for the details.

Power Management Setup

Use this menu to configure all settings for power management. See
section 4.9 for the details.

PnP / PCI Configuration

This entry appears if the system supports PnP / PCI. See se ction 4.10
for the details.

Frequency/Voltage Control

Use this menu to configure all settings for f requency/voltage control. See
section 4.11 for the details.

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for the minimal/stable
performance for the system to operate. See section 4.12 for the details.

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Load Optimized Defaults

Use this menu to load the BIOS default values that are factory settings for
optimal system performance.See section 4.12 for the details.

Supervisor / User Password

Use this menu to set User and Supervisor Passwords. See section 4.13
for the details.

Save & Exit Setup

Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup. See section 4.14
for the details.

Exit Without Save

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup. See section 4.14 for
the details.

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4.5 Standard CMOS Setup

The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu ar e divided into 10 categories .
Each category includes none, 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 wanted value for each item.

CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright ( C ) 1984-2000 Award Software

Standard CMOS Features

Date: Wed, Nov 20 2002
Time: 16:19:20

¾ IDE Primary Master HD Model Name
¾ IDE Primary Slave <Press Enter> None
¾ IDE Secondary Master <Press Enter> None
¾ IDE Secondary Slave <Press Enter> None

Drive A 1.44M, 3.5 in.

Drive B None
Video EGA/VGA

Halt On All,But Keyboard
Based Memory 640K

Extended Memory 65535K
Total Memory 1024K

↑↓←→Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save ESC: Exit
F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level ¾
Change the day,

month,
year and century

Figure 1: The Main Menu

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Main Menu Selecti ons

Item Options Description

Date MM DD YYYY Set the system date.
Time HH : MM : SS Set the system time
IDE
Primary Master

IDE
Primary Slave

IDE
Secondary Master

IDE
Secondary Slave

Drive A
Drive B

Video EGA/VGA

Halt On All Errors

Base Memory N/A Displays the amount of

Extended Memory N/A Displays the amount of

Total Memory N/A Displays the total memory

Options are in its sub
menu
(described in Table 3)
Options are in its sub
menu
(described in Table 3)
Options are in its sub
menu
(described in Table 3)
Options are in its sub
menu
(described in Table 3)
None
360K, 5.25 in

1.2M, 5.25 in
720K, 3.5 in

1.44M, 3.5 in

2.88M, 3.5 in
CGA 40

CGA 80
MONO

No Errors
All, but Keyboard
All, but Diskette
All, but Disk/Key

Table 2 Main Menu Selections

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 type of floppy
disk drive installed in your
system

Select the default video
device

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

conventional memory
detected during boot up

extended memory
detected during boot up

available in the system

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IDE Adapters

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

Figure 2 shows the IDE primary master sub menu.

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IDE Primary Master

IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press Enter

IDE Primary Master Auto
Access Mode Auto

Capacity 15362 MB
Cylinder 29765

Head 16

Item Help
Menu Level ¾¾

To auto-detect the HDD’s
size, head... on this
channel

Precomp 0
Landing Zone 29764
Sector 63

↑↓←→Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save ESC: Exit
F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Figure 2 IDE Primary Master sub menu

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Use the legend keys to navigate this menu. Use Table 3 to
configure the hard disk.

Item Options Description

IDE HDD Auto-detection Press Enter Press Enter to auto-detect

the HDD on this channel. If
detection is successf ul, it f ills
the remaining fields on this
menu.

IDE Primary Master None

Auto
Manual

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 !

Capacity Auto Display

your disk drive
size

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.

Access Mode CHS

LBA

Choose the access mode for

this hard disk
Large
Auto

Table 3 Hard disk selections

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4.6 Advanced BIOS Features

This section allows users to configure the system for basic operation.
The options for the system’s default speed, boot-up sequence, keyboard
operation, shadowing and security are available.

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Advanced BIOS Features
Virus Warning Disabled
CPU L1 & L2 Cache Enabled

Quick Power On Self Test Enabled
LAN BootROM Disabled
First Boot device Floppy
Second Boot device HDD-0
Third Boot device LS120
Boot other device Enabled
Swap Floppy Drive
Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled
Boot Up NumLock Status
Gate A20 Option Fast
Typematic Rate Setting Disabled

X Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) 6
X Typematic Delay (Msec) 250

Security Option Setup
APIC Mode Enabled
MPS Version Control For OS 1.4
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB
Report NO FDD For Win 95 No
Small Logo(EPA) Show Disabled

↑↓←→Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save ESC: Exit
F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Disabled

On

Non-OS2

Item Help
_______________________

Menu Level ¾
Allows you to choose the

VIRUS warning feature for
IDE Hard Disk boot sector
protection. If this function is
enabled and someone
attempt to write data into this
area, BIOS will show a
warning message on screen
and alarm beep

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Virus Warning

Allows users to choose the VIRUS Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk
boot sector protection. If this f unction is enabled and someone attem pts
to write data into this area, BIOS will show a warning m essage on s creen
and alarm beep will be heard.

Enabled Activates automatically when the system boots up

causing a warning message to appear when anything
attempts to access the boot s ector or hard disk partition
table.

Disabled No warning message will appear when anything

attempts to access the boot s ector or hard disk partition
table.

CPU L1 & L2 Cache

These two categories speed up memory access. However, it depends on
CPU/chipset design.

Enabled Enable cache
Disabled Disable cache

Quick Power On Self Test

This category speeds up Power On Self Test ( POST) after the c omputer
is on. If it is set to Enable, BIOS will s horten or skip s ome check items
during POST.

Enabled Enable quick POST
Disabled Normal POST

LAN BootROM

Disabled/Enabled LAN BootROM

First/Second/Third/Other Boot Device

The BIOS attempts to load the operating s ystem from the devic es in the
sequence selected in these items.
The Choice: Floppy, LS120, HDD0-3, SCSI, CDROM, ZIP 100 , LAN,
Disabled.

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Swap Floppy Drive

If the system has two floppy drives, the logical drive name can be
swapped.

The choice: Enabled/Disabled.

Boot Up Floppy Seek

z Seeks disk drives during boot up.
z Make this option disabled speeds boot up.

The choice: Enabled/Disabled.

Boot Up NumLock Status

Select power on state for NumLock.
The choice: On/Off.

Gate A20 Option

Select if chipset or keyboard controller should control GateA20.

Normal A pin in the keyboard controller controls

GateA20

Fast Lets chipset control GateA20

Typematic Rate Setting

Key strokes repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller.
When enabled, the typematic rate and typematic delay can be selected.
The choice: Enabled/Disabled.

Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

Sets the number of tim es a second to repeat a key strok e when the key
has been held down.
The choice: 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30.

Typematic Delay (Msec)

Sets the delay time after the key is held down before it begins to repeat
the keystroke.
The choice: 250, 500, 750, 1000.

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Security Option

Select whether the password is required every time the system boots or
only when the user enters 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 PASSW ORD SETTING at Main Menu
and then the user 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 Setup page can be accessed freely.

OS Select For DRAM > 64MB

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

The choice: Non-OS2, OS2.

Report No FDD For Win 95

Whether report no FDD for Win 95 or not.
The choice: Yes, No.

Small Logo(EPA) Show

Disabled/Enabled Small Logo(EPA) Show

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4.7 Advanced Chipset Features

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Advanced Chipset Features
DRAM Timing Selectable By SPD
CAS Latency Time 1.5
Active to Precharge Delay 7
DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay 3
DRAM RAS# Precharge 3
Memory Frequency For AUTO
System BIOS Cacheable Enabled
Video BIOS Cacheable Disabled
Memory Hole At 15M-16M Disabled
Delayed Transaction Enabled
AGP Aperture Size 64MB

** Onboard Display Cache Setting **
On-chip VGA Enabled

Flash BIOS Disabled

↑↓←→Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save ESC: Exit
F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

This section allows users to conf igure the system based on the specific
features of the installed chipset. This chipset m anages bus speeds and
accesses to system mem ory resources, such as DRAM and the ex ternal
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 chos en bec ause they
provide the best operating conditions for the system.

Item Help
_______________________
Menu Level ¾

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DRAM Timing Selectable

The first chipset settings deal with CPU access to dynamic random
access memory (DRAM). The default timings have been carefully
chosen and should only be altered if data is being lost. Such a scenario
might well occur if the system had mixed speed DRAM c hips installed so
that greater delays may be required to preserve the integrity of the data
held in the slower memory chips.

CAS Latency Time

When synchronous DRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles of CAS
latency depends on the DRAM timing.
The Choice: 1.5 , 2, 2.5, 3

DRAM Cycle Time Tras/Trc

Select the number of SCLKs for an access cycle.
The choice: 5/7, 6/8.

DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay

z This field lets users insert a timing delay between the CAS and RAS

strobe signals.

z It is used when DRAM is written to, read from, or refreshed.
z Choice 2 means shorter delay which shortens the process of c harging;

and choice 3 means longer delay which lengthens the process of
charging.

z This field applies only if the synchronous DRAM is installed in the

system.

The choice: 2, 3.

DRAM RAS# Precharge

If an insufficient num ber of cycles is allowed for the RAS to accum ulate
its charge before DRAM refresh, the refres h may be incomplete and the
DRAM may fail to retain data. Fast gives faster per formance; and Slow
gives more stable performance. This field applies only when
synchronous DRAM is installed in the system.

The choice: 2, 3.

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System BIOS Cacheable

Selecting Enabled allows cac hing of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h­FFFFFh, resulting in better system performance. However, if any
program writes to this memory area, a system error may result.

The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

Video BIOS Cacheable

Select Enabled allows caching of the video BIOS , resulting in better
system performance. However, if any program writes to this memory
area, a system error may occur.

The Choice: Enabled, Disabled.

Memory Hole At 15M-16M

This area of system memory can be reserved for ISA adapter ROM.
When this area is res erved, it cannot be cached. T he user inform ation of
peripherals that requests this area of system memory usually discusses
their memory requirements.

The Choice: Enabled, Disabled.

Delay Transaction

The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buff er to support delay
transactions cycles. Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI
specification version 2.1.
The Choice: Enabled, Disabled.

AGP Aperture Size (MB)

Select the on-chip video window size for VGA drive use.

The Choice: 4MB, 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, 256MB

On-chip VGA

Enabled/Disabled On-chip VGA

Flash BIOS

Disabled/Enabled Flash BIOS

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4.8 Integrated Peripherals

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Integrated Peripherals
On-Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled
IDE Primary Master PIO Auto
IDE Primary Slave PIO Auto
IDE Primary Master UDMA Auto
IDE Primary Slave UDMA Auto
On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled
IDE Secondary Master PIO Auto
IDE Secondary Slave PIO Auto
IDE Secondary Master UDMA Auto
IDE Secondary Slave UDMA Auto
USB Controller Enabled
USB 2.0 Controller Enabled
USB Keyboard Support Enabled
Onboard Audio Device Enabled
Init Display First PCI Slot
IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled
Power ON Function BUTTON ONLY
KB Power ON Password Enter

Hot Key Power ON Ctrl-F1
Onboard FDC Controller Enabled
Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8/IRQ4
Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8/IRQ3
UART Mode Select Normal
UR2 Duplex Mode Half
Onboard Parallel Port 378/IRQ7
Parallel Port Mode SPP
ECP Mode Use DMA 3
PWRON After PER-Fail Off
Watch Dog Timer Unit Second

↑↓←→ Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save ESC: Exit
F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Item Help

________________
Menu Level ¾
If your IDE hard drive
supports block mode
select Enabled for
automatic detection
of the optimal
number of block
read/write per sector
the drive can support

Note: There are some item in bottom of scroll.

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On-Chip Primary/Secondary PCI IDE

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

IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO

The four IDE PIO (Program med Input/Output) fields let users set a PIO
mode (0-4) for each of the four IDE devices supported by the onboard
IDE interface. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased
performance. In Auto mode, the system automatically determines the
best mode for each device.
The choice: Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4.

IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA

Ultra DMA-33/66 implementation is possible only if the IDE hard drive
supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver
(Windows 95 OSR2 or a third-par ty IDE bus master driver). If your hard
drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA-33/66, select
Auto to enable BIOS support.

The Choice: Auto, Disabled.

USB Controller

Select Enabled if the system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB)
controller.

The Choice: Enabled, Disabled.

USB Keyboard Support

Select Enabled if the system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB)
controller.

The Choice: Enabled, Disabled.

Onboard Audio Device

This item allows users to decide to enable/disable the CMIDER
CMI8738LX chipset family to support 6CH DAC for AC-3 5.1 channel
purpose.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

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IDE HDD Block Mode

Block mode is als o called block trans fer, m ultiple comm ands, or m ultiple
sector read/write. If the IDE hard drive suppor ts block mode (most new
drives do), select Enabled for autom atic detection of the optim al number
of block read/writes per sector the drive can support.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled

Onboard FDC Controller

Select Enabled if the system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed
on the system board. If the system has no floppy drive, select Disabled in
this field.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled

Onboard Serial Port 1/Port 2

Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second
serial ports.
The choice: 3F8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, Disabled,
Auto

UART Mode Select

Select a serial port 2 operation mode.
The choice: Normal, IrDA, ASKIR, SCR

Onboard Parallel Port

Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the parallel ports.
The choice: 378/IRQ7, 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7, Disabled,

Parallel Port Mode

Select a parallel operation mode.
The choice: SPP, EPP, ECP,ECP+EPP

Watchdog Timer Unit

Select the Watchdog Timer unit.
The choice: Second, Minute

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4.9 Power Management Setup

The Power Management Setup allows the user to configure the system to
the most effective energy save.

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Power Management Setup
ACPI Function Enabled
ACPI Suspend Type S1<POS>
X Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume* Auto
Power Management Min Saving

Video Off Method
Video Off In Suspend Yes
Suspend Type Stop Grant
MODEM Use IRQ 3
Suspend Mode 1 Hour
HDD Power Down 15 Min
Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN Instant-Off
Wake-up by PCI card Enabled
Power On by Ring Enabled

Resume by Alarm Disabled
X Date(of Month) Alarm 0
X Time(hh:mm:ss) Alarm 0 : 0 : 0

** Reload Global Timer Events **

Primary IDE 0 Disabled

Primary IDE 1 Disabled

Secondary IDE 0 Disabled

Secondary IDE 1 Disabled

FDD,COM,LPT Port Disabled

PCI, PIRQ[A-D]# Disabled

↑↓←→Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save ESC: Exit
F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe defaults F7:Optimized
Defaults

DPMS

Item Help
_______________________
Menu Level ¾

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Power Management

This category allows the user to select the type (or degree) of power
saving related to the following modes:

1. HDD Power Down

2. Doze Mode

3. Suspend Mode
There are four selections for Power Management, three of which have
fixed mode settings.
Disable (default) No power management. Disables all four modes
Min. Power Saving z Minimum power management

z Doze Mode = 1 hr.
z Standby Mode = 1 hr.
z Suspend Mode = 1 hr.
z HDD Power Down = 15 min.

Max. Power Saving

User Defined z Allows the user to set each mode individually.

z Maximum power management -- ONLY

AVAILABLE FOR SL CPU’s

z Doze Mode = 1 min.
z Standby Mode = 1 min.
z Suspend Mode = 1 min.
z HDD Power Down = 1 min.

z If it’s not disabled, each of the ranges is from 1

min. to 1 hr. except for HDD Power Down whose
ranges from 1 min. to 15 min. and disable.

Video Off Method

This determines the manner of how the monitor becomes blank.
V/H SYNC+Blank This selection will cause the system to turn

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

Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video

buffer.

DPMS Initial display power management signaling.

Video Off In Suspend

This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.
The choice: Yes, No.

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Suspend Type

Defines the Suspend Type.
The choice: PWRON Suspend, Stop Grant.

Suspend Mode

If it’s enabled and the power save time of system has met, all devices
except the CPU will be shut off.

The choice: 1Min, 2Min, 4Min, 8Min, 12Min, 20Min, 30Min, 40Min, 1Hour,

Disabled.

HDD Power Down

When enabled and af ter the set time of system inactivity, the hard dis k
drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active.
The choice: 1Min, 2Min, 3Min, 4Min, 5Min, 6Min, 7Min, 8Min, 9Min, 10Min,
11Min, 12Min, 13Min, 14Min, 15Min, Disabled.

PM EVENTS

PM events are I/O events whose occurrence can prevent the system from
entering a power saving mode or can awaken the system from such a
mode. In effect, the system remains aler t for anything which occurs to a
device which is configured as Enabled , even when the system is in a
power down mode.

Primary IDE 0
Primary IDE 1
Secondary IDE 0
Secondary IDE 1
FDD, COM, LPT Port
PCI PIRQ[A-D] #

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4.10 PnP/PCI Configuration Setup

This section descr ibes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI stands for
Personal Computer Interconnect. It 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 specific technical s ettings and it is str ongly recomm ended that only
experienced users should make any changes to the default settings.

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PnP/PCI Configurations
PNP OS Installed NO
Reset Configuration Data Disabled

Resources Controlled By Auto(ESCD)

x IRQ Resources Press Enter

x DMA Resources Press Enter

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Disabled

↑↓←→Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save ESC: Exit
F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe defaults F7:Optim ized
Defaults

Item Help

------------------------­Menu Level ¾

Default is Disabled.
Select Enabled to reset
Extended System
Configuration
Data(ESCD) when the
user exits Setup if you
have installed a new add­on and the system
reconfiguration has
caused such a serious
conflict that the OS
cannot boot

Reset Configuration Data

In most cases, this field is set to “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.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

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Resource controlled by

The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capacity to automatically
configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices. However,
this capability means absolutely nothing unless the user is using a Plug
and Play operating system such as W indows95. If the option “Manual”
is selected, the user can choose a specific resources from the sub-menu.

The choice: Auto(ESCD), Manual.

IRQ Resources

When res ources are controlled m anually, assign each system interrupt a
type based on the type of interrupt the device uses..

IRQ3/4/5/7/9/10/11/12/14/15 assigned to

This item allows the user to determine the IRQ assigned to the ISA bus
and is not available to any PCI slot. 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: PCI Device, Reserved.

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

Leave this field disabled.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

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4.11 PC Health Status

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PC Health Status

VCORE 1.44V
+1.5V 1.47V
+3.3V 3.26V
+5.0V 5.05V
+12V 11.58V

-12V (-)11.45V
Current CPU Temp 25°C
Fan 1 (CPU) Spend 5443
Fan 2 (SYSTEM) Spend 0
Fan 3 (SYSTEM)Spend 0

↑↓←→ Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save ESC: Exit
F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe defaults F7:Optimized
Defaults

Note: Normal CPU Fan RPM is over than 5000 RPM. If the CPU Fan
RPM is less than that figure, it means something is wrong and the CPU
will be in an overheat condition. Make sure that the connection at
Fan1/Fan2 is correct.

Item Help

------------------------­Menu Level ¾

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4.12 Frequency/Voltage Control

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Frequency/Voltage Control
CPU Clock Ratio 8 X
Auto Detect PCI Clk Enabled
Spread Spectrum Disabled
CPU Host/3V66/PCI Clock Default

↑↓←→ Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save ESC: Exit
F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe defaults F7:Optimized
Defaults

Auto Detect PCI Clk

This item allows the user to enable/disable auto detect DIMM/PCI Clock.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

Item Help

------------------------­Menu Level ¾

Spread Spectrum

This item allows the user to enable/disable the spread spectrum
modulate.

The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

CPU Host / 3V66 / PCI Clock

This item allows the user to select CPU Host and PCI clock.
The choice: Default,130/33,133/33,137/34,140/35,145/36,150/38( M )

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4.13 Defaults Menu

Selecting “Defaults” from the main menu will bring up the two
options described below

Load Fail-Safe Defaults
If the user presses <Enter> on this item, a dialog box with a
message similar to the following will pop up:

Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N) ? N
Pressing ‘Y’ loads the BIOS default values for the most stable,

minimal-performance system operations.

Load Optimized Defaults

If the user presses <Enter> on this item, a dialog box with a
message similar to the following will pop up:

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N) ? N
Pressing ‘Y’ loads the default values that are factory settings for

optimal performance system operations.

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4.14 Supervisor/User Password Setting

The user can set the password f or either supervisor or us er,, or for both
of them.

supervisor password: for entering and changing the settings of the

system

user password: for just entering the system but does not have the

privilege to change any settings of the system

If this function is enabled, the fo llowing message will appear to guide the
user to create a password.

ENTER PASSWORD:
Type the password, up to eight characters in length, and press <Enter>.

The password typed now will clear any previously entered password from
CMOS memory. The user will be asked to re-type the password, and
press <Enter>.

Note: The user may press <Esc> to skip the selec tion and not to enter a

password.

To disable a password, just press <Enter> when prom pted to enter the
password. Once the password is disabled, the system will boot and the
user can enter Setup freely.

PASSWORD DISABLED:
When a password has been set, the user will be prompted to enter it
every time when entering Setup. This prevents an unauthorized user
from changing any part of the system configuration.

Additionally, when a password is set, the user can also require the BIOS
to request a password every time the system starts. This would prevent
any unauthorized use of the computer.

The user determines 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 “password”, then it will be required both at boot

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and at entry to Setup. If it is set to “Setup”, the password is needed only
when trying to enter Setup.

4.15 Exit Selecting

Save & Exit Setup

Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation:
Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y
Pressing “Y” stores the selections made in the menus in CMOS –

a special section of m emory that stays on after the system has
been turned off. When the computer reboots again, the BIOS
configures the system acc ording to the Setup s elec tions st ored in
CMOS.

Exit Without Saving

Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation:
Quit without saving (Y/N)? Y
This allows the user to exit Setup without saving any changes in

CMOS. The previous selections remain in effect. This exits the
Setup utility and restarts the computer.

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Appendix A. Watchdog Timer

The Watchdog Timer is provided to ensure that standalone
systems can always recover from catastrophic conditions that
cause the CPU to crash. This condition may have occurred by
external EMI or a software bug. W hen the CPU stops working
correctly, hardware on the board will either perform a har dware
reset (cold boot) or a Non-Mask able Interrupt (NMI) to bring the
system back to a known state.

A BIOS function call (INT 15H) is used to control the Watchdog
Timer:

INT 15H:

AH – 6FH

Sub-function:

AL – 2 : Set the Watchdog Timer’s period
BL : Time-out value(Its unit--second or minute, is
dependent on the item “Watchdog Timer unit

select” in CMOS setup).

The sub-function 2 needs to be c alled to set the time-out per iod
of Watchdog Timer first. If the time-out value is not zero, the
Watc hdog Timer will start to count down. W hile the timer value
reaches zero, the system will reset. To ensure that this reset
condition does not occur, the Watchdog Timer must be
periodically refreshed by calling sub-function 2. However the
Watc hdog timer will be disabled if the us er set the tim e-out value
to zero.

A tolerance of at least 10% must be maintained to avoid
unknown routines within the operating system (DOS), such
as disk I/O that can be very time-consuming.

Note: when exiting a program, it is necessary to disable the

Watchdog Timer; otherwise the system will reset.

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Example program:

INITIAL TIMER PERIOD COUNTER

;
;
W_LOOP:

MOV AX, 6F02H ;setting the time-out value
MOV BL, 30 ;time-out val ue i s 48 seconds
INT 15H
;

ADD YOUR APPLICATION PROGRAM HERE

;
;
CMP EXIT_AP, 1 ;is your application over?
JNE W_LOOP ;No, restart your application

MOV AX, 6F02H ;disable Watchdog Timer
MOV BL, 0 ;
INT 15H
;

EXIT

;
;

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Appendix B. Address Mapping

IO Address Map

I/O address Range Description

000-01F DMA Controller
020-021 Interrupt Controller
040-05F System time
060-06F Keyboard Controller
070-07F System CMOS/Real time Clock
080-09F DMA Controller

0A0-0A1 Interrupt Controller

0C0-0DF DMA Controller

0F0-0FF Numeric data processor

1F0-1F7 Primary IDE Channal

2F8-2FF Serial Port 2 (COM2)

378-37F Parallel Printer Port 1 (LPT1)

3B0-3BF Intel(R) 82815 Graphics Controller

3C0-3DF Intel(R) 82815 Graphics Controller

3F6-3F6 Primary IDE Channal
3F7-3F7 Standard floopy disk controller

3F8-3FF Serial Port 1 (COM1)

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1st MB Memory Address Map

Memory address Description

00000-9FFFF System memory
A0000-BFFFF VGA buffer
F0000-FFFFF System BIOS
1000000- Extend BIOS

*Default setting

IRQ Mapping Table

IRQ0 System Timer IRQ8 RTC clock
IRQ1 Keyboard IRQ9 USB2.0

IRQ2 Available IRQ10 LAN
IRQ3 COM2 IRQ11 AUDIO/SMBus Cntrlr
IRQ4 COM1 IRQ12 PS/2 mouse
IRQ5 Available IRQ13 FPU
IRQ6 FDC IRQ14 Primary IDE
IRQ7 Available IRQ15 Secondary IDE

DMA Channel Assignments

Channel Function

0 Available
1 Available
2 Floppy disk ( 8-bit transfer )
3 Available
4 Cascade for DMA controller 1
5 Available
6 Available
7 Available

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Appendix C. How to Upgrade a

New BIOS

<Note> Before flashing BIOS , please enable t he i tem
“FLASH BIOS” in BIOS setting.

The user can install an upgrade BIOS for the
download from the manufacturer ’s web site

http://www.ieiworld.com ). New BIOS may provide support for new

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peripherals ,improvements in perform ance or fixes to addressed
known bugs.

BIOS Update Procedure:

1. Make a boot disk. Go to the DOS command prompt in MS-DOS
or Windows 9x and, with an available floppy disk in "A", type
"format A: /s " That will format the f loppy and transfer the
needed system files to it.

NOTES:

A. This procedure will erase any prior data on that floppy,

so please Proceed accordingly.

B. Typically four files will be transferred, only

COMMAND.COM being visible when running a simple
directory listing.

C. Please leave the diskette UN-write protect ed for the

balance of this procedure.

2. Download the BIOS upgrade file and awdflash. exe utilit y from a
ICP web site to a temp directory on your hard drive, or directly
to the floppy you made in step 1..

3. Copy ( BIOS file and awdflash.exe )two files t o the boot floppy.

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4. Reboot the system to the DOS command pr om pt using the boot
diskette you just made.

5. At the DOS command prompt type , "awdflash filename.xxx",

where filename.xxx is the f ile name of the BIOS f ile . Hit enter.

6. Your first option, in sequence, will be to save the old BIOS. We

recommend that you do that in case, for whatever reason, you
decide you don't wish to use the new version once it is installed.

NOTES:

A. If you decide to save the old BIOS, PLEASE make

sure you do NOT save it to the same file name as t he
new BIOS - if you use the same BIOS name the old
file will be written over the new file with NO warning
prompt. A simple file name to save the old BIOS to is
OLDBIOS.BIN.

B. If you do NOT decide to save the old BIOS, PLEASE

at least write down the version number of the old
BIOS and store that infor m ation with your important
computer documents. Enter N (for "no") and skip to
step 9.

7. To save the old BIOS, hit Y (for "yes")

8. Enter a name for the OLD BIOS file and hit enter.
NOTE:

PLEASE be sure you do NOT save the old BIOS file to
the same file name as the new BIOS - if you use the
same BIOS name, the old f ile will write over the new
BIOS file WITHOUT a warning prompt. A simple file
name for saving the old BIOS to is OLDBIOS.BIN.

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9. Your second option, in sequence, will be whether you want to
flash your BIOS. Enter Y (for "yes").

NOTE:

This is the critical step. Once you kit t he enter key, do
NOT touch the keyboard, the reset button, or power
switch while the flashing is in progress. Ther e will be
bar progressing across the screen while the flashing is
progressing.

10. When t he flashing process is complete, you will be asked to
reset or power off the system. Rem ove the floppy diskette from
the floppy drive and either hit the reset butt on or the power
button.

11. Reboot the system and note that the BIO S version on t he

initial boot-up screen has changed to the new BIOS version.
Your BIOS upgrade is now complete.

Recovering the previous BIOS:

1. Assuming you have the floppy made during the upgrade
procedure noted above, boot the system with that diskette in
the floppy drive. If you do not have floppy made during the
upgrade procedure noted above, you will need to repeat steps
1 though 3 (above) for the version of the BIOS you wish to
recover to.

2. Complete steps 4, 5, 6B, 9, 10, and 11 ( above) subst it ut ing the
name of the BIOS you wish to recover for the upg rade BIOS at
step 5.

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Install screen :

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Appendix D. AGP slot

This IPC CPU Card has an Accelerated G raphics Port (AG P) slot
that supports +1.5V AGP card. When you buy an AG P card, make
sure that you ask for one with +1.5V specification. Note the
notches on the card golden finger s to ensure that they f it t he AGP
slot on your ICP CPU card.

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