AFW-3000
Intel® Xeon? E7501
Server Motherboard
USER’S MANUAL
Version 1.0
Acknowledgments
Award is a registered trademark of Award Software International,
Inc.
PS/2 is a trademark of International Business Machines
Corporation.
Intel and Xeon are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.
Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft
Corporation.
Winbond is a registered trademark of Winbond Electronics
Corporation.
All other product names or trademarks are properties of their
respective owners.
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Table of Contents
Introduction....................................................... 1
Product Description.......................................................... 1
Checklist .......................................................................... 2
Specifications ...................................................................3
Quick Guide..................................................................... 4
Board Dimensions............................................................. 5
Installations....................................................... 7
Installing the CPU ............................................................ 8
ATX Power Installation.................................................... 9
Installing the Memory....................................................... 9
Setting the Jumpers......................................................... 11
Connectors on AFW-3000 .............................................. 16
BIOS Setup...................................................... 24
Drivers Installation..................................... 44
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Introduction
Product Description
The AFW-3000 Intel® Xeon? Server Motherboard is based on the
Intel® ET7501 chipset. With two 184-pin DDR memory sockets, up to
4GB of memory is supported. A dual-channel DDR-200/266 memory
interface provides a maximum memory bandwidth of 3.2 GB/s through a
144-bit wide, 200/266 MHz Double Data Rate SDRAM memory
interface with densities up to 512 megabits is supported.
The Intel® Xeon™ Processor provides exceptional performance for
applications running on advanced operating systems and delivers
unparalleled computing power for powerful workstations, internet
infrastructure, and departmental server applications. The Intel®
NetBurst™ micro-architecture and Hyper- Threading Technology
deliver outstanding performance and headroom for peak internet server
workloads, resulting in faster response times, support for more users,
and improved scalability.
The on board Intel® E7501 Chipset Memory Controller Hub (MCH) is
the central hub for all data passing through core system elements such as
the dual Intel Xeon™ processors with 512 KB L2 cache via the system
bus interface, the memory via memory interface, and both the 64-bit
PCI/PCI-X and I/O controller hubs via Intel® Hub Interfaces.
AFW-3000 Features:
l Supports Intel® Pentium® 4 Xeon™ Processor
l Intel® E7501 Chipset with P64H2 Hub Link to PCI-X
l 533MHz Front Side Bus
l Two 184-pin DDR sockets, 4 GB Max Size
l Two Intel® 82546EB Dual 1-Gigabit port PCI-X 64Bit Single
l Supports four (4) RJ45 connectors or four (4) fiber channels
l USB 1.1, ATX P/S, PCI-X slot, MicroPCI connector, CF card
This Server Motherboard represents the perfect choice for those who
want superior performance for rugged and demanding applications in
industrial automation, telecommunications and data-intensive
applications.
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Controllers
connector
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Checklist
Your AFW-3000 package should include the items listed below.
• The AFW-3000 Industrial Server Motherboard
• This User’s Manual
• 1 CD containing the following:
• Chipset Drivers
• Flash Memory Utility
• Optional Cable Kit (IB23) that includes VGA cable, PS2 cable,
parallel port cable, serial port cable, FDD cable, IDE cable
• Optional IBD21 MicroPCI VGA card
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connectors
Specifications
Product Name AFW-3000
Architecture PCI/PCI-X
CPU Type Intel® Pentium® 4 Xeon™ Processor
CPU L2 Cache 512KB
CPU Voltage 1.1V~1.85V(VRM 9.1 DC-DC Converter)
Front Side Bus 533MHz FSB (E7501)
System Speed 2.2GHz ~ 3.06GHz or higher
CPU External
Clock
DDR Clock Speed 266Mhz (E7501)
Green /APM APM1.2
Chipset
BIOS Award (4M FWH )
System Memory Two 184-pin DDR sockets
LPC I/O Winbond 83627HF LPC I/O
Battery Lithium Battery
On Board Dual
Gigabit LAN
IDE Connector Primary IDE channel with 44-pin 2.0mm IDE connector
USB Two single ports on board, USB 1.1 compliant
H/W Monitoring Built in LPC/IO for monitoring voltages, temp., fan rotation
Power Connector 20-pin ATX power connector
PCI–X Slot 184-pin PCI-X (64-bit) slot, 3.3v
MicroPCI 32-bit MicroPCI connector
FDD Connector 1x26 pin header slim-type connector
Keyboard/Mouse 1x6 pin header connector
Parallel Port 2x13 pin header (2.54mm)
PCB Layer 8 layers
Form Factor Custom Size
Board Size 29.8cm x 26.64cm
133MHz (E7501)
Intel® E7501 Chipset:
Plumas : Memory Controller Hub
P64H2 : Hub Link to PCI-X
ICH3 :I/O Controller Hub
Supports DIMMs using 64/128/256/512MB/1GB/2GB DRAM
Modules
Supports only ECC registered DIMMs (in pairs)
4 GB Max memory size, with DDR 266 support
Two Intel® 82546EB Dual 1-Gigabit port PCI-X 64-bit
controllers
Supports four (4) RJ45 or four (4) for Fiber channel
Secondary IDE Channel for Compact Flash Type-1 Socket
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Quick Guide
COM1
USB Connector
RJ45
RJ45
COM2
Extra LAN_LED Define
ATX_PWR (12V)
Note:
2. Memory modules "in pairs" must be of the same type and size.
DIMM Socket
1. DDR/ECC/Reg Only
Fiber optic SC_connector
RJ45
RJ45
KB/MS CONN.
LPT
SW1: 1,2,3,4 FOR 82546EB Giga LAN-1 (CN1, CN2)
SW1: 5,6,7,8 FOR J2: PCI/PCI-X SLOT
VGA CONN
Type I
Micro PCI Socket
1 - 2 Normal
2 - 3 Clear
CMOS Clear
SW2: 1,2,3,4 FOR 82546EB Giga LAN-2 (CN11, CN12)
Compact Flash Socket
1,2 Reset
* SW2: 5,6,7,8 Reserved
3,4 PW_SW
1-2 : AT
ATX_PWR
2-3 : ATX
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Installations
This section provides information on how to use the jumpers and
connectors on the AFW-3000 in order to set up a workable system. The
topics covered are:
Installing the CPU ............................................................ 8
ATX Power Installation.................................................... 9
Installing the Memory....................................................... 9
Setting the Jumpers......................................................... 11
Connectors on AFW-3000 .............................................. 16
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Ensure that the CPU heat sink and the CPU top surface are in
total contact to avoid CPU overheating problem that would
Installing the CPU
The AFW-3000 Server Motherboard supports a CPU socket for Intel®
Xeon? processors. This socket comes with a lever to secure the
processor. Raise this lever to about a 90° angle to allow the insertion of
the processor. Place the processor into the socket by making sure the
notch on the corner of the CPU corresponds with the notch on the inside
of the socket. Once the processor has slide into the socket, return the
lever to the lock position. Refer to the figures below.
After you have installed the processor into the socket, check if the
jumpers for the CPU type and speed are correct.
NOTE:
135°
135°
cause your system to hang or be unstable.
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ATX Power Installation
The system power is provided to the AFW-3000 Server Motherboard
with the CN7 and CN8 ATX power connectors. CN8 is a 4-pin power
connector. CN7 is a 20-pin ATX power connector.
Installing the Memory
The AFW-3000 Server Motherboard supports two DDR memory sockets
for a maximum total memory of 4GB in DDR memory type.
Note: DIMM modules must be DDR/ECC/Reg Only.
Modules “in pairs” must be the same type and size.
The memory module capacities supported are 64MB, 128MB, 256MB,
512MB, 1GB and 2GB. The following table lists the supported DDR
DIMM configurations.
Supported DDR DIMM Configurations.
Density 64 Mbit 128Mbit 256Mbit 512Mbit
Device
Width
Single/
Double
184-pin
DDR
X4 X8 X4 X8 X4 X8 X4 X8
SS/DS SS/DS SS/DS SS/DS SS/DS SS/DS SS/DS SS/DS
128/256MB 64/128MB 256/512MB 128/256MB 512MB
256/512MB 1GB/2GB 512MB
/1GB
/1GB
Installing and Removing Memory Modules
To install the DDR modules, locate the memory slot on the Server
Motherboard and perform the following steps:
1. Hold the DDR module so that the key s of the DDR module align with
2. Gently push the DDR module in an upright position until the clips of
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those on the memory slot.
the slot close to hold the DDR module in place when the DDR module
touches the bottom of the slot.
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3. To remove the DDR module, press the clips with both hands.
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Setting the Jumpers
Jumpers are used on AFW-3000 to select various settings and features
according to your needs and applications. Contact your supplier if you
have doubts about the best configuration for your needs. The following
lists the connectors on AFW-3000 and their respective functions.
Jumper Locations on AFW-3000............................................... 12
SW1 (1-4): For 82546EB Gigabit LAN-1 (CN1, CN2).............. 13
SW1 (5-8): For J2: PCI/PCI-X Slot ........................................... 13
SW2 (1-4): For 82546EB Gigabit LAN-2 (CN3, CN4) .............. 14
Configuring the CPU Frequency................................................ 14
JP6: Clear CMOS Contents....................................................... 14
JP8: Power Reset Switch ........................................................... 15
JP9: AT / ATX Power Supply Select ......................................... 15
JP1, JP2, JP3, JP5: Reserved Jumpers........................................ 15
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Jumper Locations on AFW-3000
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SW1 (1-4): For 82546EB Gigabit LAN-1 (CN1, CN2)
SW1(1-4) PCI Setting
PCI-33 (32-bit)
off on off on xx xx xx xx
PCI-66 (32-bit)
off on off off xx xx xx xx
PCI-X-66 (64-bit)
off off on off xx xx xx xx
PCI-X-100 (64-bit)
on off off off xx xx xx xx
PCI-X-133 (64-bit)
off off off off xx xx xx xx
SW1 (5-8): For J2: PCI/PCI-X Slot
SW1(5-8) PCI Setting
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xx xx xx xx off on off on
xx xx xx xx off on off off
xx xx xx xx off off on off
xx xx xx xx on off off off
xx xx xx xx off off off off
PCI-33 (32-bit)
PCI-66 (32-bit)
PCI-X-66 (64-bit)
PCI-X-100 (64-bit)
PCI-X-133 (64-bit)
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SW2 (1-4): For 82546EB Gigabit LAN-2 (CN11, CN12)
SW1(1-4) PCI Setting
off on off on
PCI-66 (32-bit)
PCI-33 (32-bit)
off on off off
PCI-X-66 (64-bit)
off off on off
PCI-X-100 (64-bit)
on off off off
PCI-X-133 (64-bit)
off off off off
REMARKS: SW2: 5,6,7,8 are reserved.
Configuring the CPU Frequency
The AFW-3000 Server Motherboard does not provide DIP switches to
configure the processor speed (CPU frequency). By default, the board
automatically detects the CPU FSB clock.
JP6: Clear CMOS Contents
Use JP6, a 3-pin header, to clear the CMOS contents. Note that the
ATX-power connector should be disconnected from the Server
Motherboard before clearing CMOS.
JP6 Setting Function
Pin 1-2
Short/Closed
Pin 2-3
Short/Closed
Normal
Clear CMOS
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JP8: Power Reset Switch
JP8 Setting Function
Pin 1-2
Short/Closed
Pin 3-4
Short/Closed
Reset
PW_SW
JP9: AT / ATX Power Supply Select
Use JP9, a 3-pin header, to switch between support for ATX power
supply or AT power supply.
JP9 Setting Power Supply Type
Pin 1-2
Short/Closed
Pin 2-3
Short/Closed
AT Power (Emulation)
ATX Power
JP1, JP2, JP3, JP5: Reserved Jumpers
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Connectors on AFW-3000
The connectors on AFW-3000 allows you to connect external devices
such as keyboard, floppy disk drives, hard disk drives, printers, etc. The
following table lists the connectors on AFW-3000 and their respective
functions.
Connector Locations on AFW-3000...........................................17
CN1, CN2, CN3, CN4: Gigabit LAN RJ45 Connectors ..............18
CN5, J9: Serial Ports..................................................................18
CN6: CF Card Connector (Type 1).............................................18
CN7: ATX Power Supply Connector..........................................18
CN8: ATX 12V/+12V Power Connector ....................................19
UJ1, UJ2: USB Ports ..................................................................19
J1: VGA CRT Connector ...........................................................19
J6: External Keyboard Connector...............................................19
J7: Extra LAN_LED Define.......................................................20
J8: Parallel Port Connector ........................................................21
IDE1: EIDE Connector.............................................................. 21
FDD1: Floppy Drive Connector .................................................23
FAN1, FAN2, FAN3, FAN4: CPU Fan Power Connectors.........23
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Connector Locations on AFW-3000
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CN1, CN2, CN3, CN4: Gigabit LAN RJ45 Connectors
CN1, CN2, CN3 and CN4 are the Gigabit LAN RJ45 connectors on
AFW-3000. These connectors, however, can be optionally positioned
with four fiber optic SC connectors.
CN5, J9: Serial Ports
CN5 (COM1) is a DB-9 connector, while J9 is a 10-pin header for
COM2. Refer to the table below for their pin assignments.
COM1 COM2
Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name
DCD, Data carrier detect 1 6 DSR, Data set ready
RXD, Receive data 2 7 RTS, Request to send
TXD, Transmit data 3 8 CTS, Clear to send
DTR, Data terminal ready 4 9 RI, Ring indicator
GND, ground 5 10 Not Used
CN6: CF Card Connector (Type 1)
CN7: ATX Power Supply Connector
CN7 is a 20-pin ATX power supply connector. Refer to the following
table for the pin out assignments.
11 1
Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name
3.3V 11 1 3.3V
-12V 12 2 3.3V
Ground 13 3 Ground
PS-ON 14 4 +5V
Ground 15 5 Ground
Ground 16 6 +5V
Ground 17 7 Ground
-5V 18 8 Power good
20 10
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+5V 19 9 5VSB
+5V 20 10 +12V
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CN8: ATX 12V/+12V Power Connector
Pin # Signal Name
1 Ground
2 Ground
4 +12V
UJ1, UJ2: USB Ports
UJ1 and UJ2 and single USB ports situated side by side beside the DB-9
COM1 serial port.
UJ1 / UJ2
J1: VGA CRT Connector
J1 is a 15-pin header for an external VGA CRT female connector.
J6: External Keyboard Connector
J6 is a 5-pin header for the external keyboard connector.
6 Ground
3 +12V
Pin Signal Name
1 Ground
2 USB+
3 USB 4 Vcc
Signal Name Pin Pin Signal Name
Red 1 2 Vcc
Green 3 4 Ground
Blue 5 6 N.C.
N.C. 7 8 N.C.
Ground 9 10 H-Sync
Ground 11 12 V-Sync
Ground 13 14 N.C.
Ground 15 16 N.C.
Pin # Signal Name
1 KBCLK
2 KBDAT
3 MSDAT
4 MSCLK
5 +5V
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J7: Extra LAN_LED Define
This 20-pin header can be used to support either one RJ45 connector or one fiber
optic channel connector. Below are the pin assignments of these two selections.
Pin RJ45 LED Signal Pin Fiber LED
Signal
1 VCC 1 VCC5
2 VCC3 2 VCC3
3 PORT1 ACT 3 P1 LINK ACT
4 PORT3 ACT 4 P3 LINK ACT
5 PORT1 LINK 5 PULL UP 1
6 PORT3 LINK 6 PULL UP 3
7 PORT1 LINK100 7 Reserved
8 PORT3 LINK100 8 Reserved
9 PORT1 LINK1000 9 Reserved
10 PORT3 LINK1000 10 PULL UP 3
11 PORT2 ACT 11 P2 LINK ACT
12 PORT4 ACT 12 P4 LINK ACT
13 PORT2 LINK 13 PULL UP 2
14 PORT4 LINK 14 PULL UP 4
15 PORT2 LINK100 15 Reserved
16 PORT4 LINK100 16 Reserved
17 PORT2 LINK1000 17 Reserved
18 PORT4 LINK1000 18 Reserved
19 GND 19 GND
20 GND 20 GND
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J8: Parallel Port Connector
Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name
Line printer strobe 1 14 AutoFeed
PD0, parallel data 0 2 15 Error
PD1, parallel data 1 3 16 Initialize
PD2, parallel data 2 4 17 Select
PD3, parallel data 3 5 18 Ground
PD4, parallel data 4 6 19 Ground
PD5, parallel data 5 7 20 Ground
PD6, parallel data 6 8 21 Ground
PD7, parallel data 7 9 22 Ground
J8
ACK, acknowledge 10 23 Ground
Busy 11 24 Ground
Paper empty 12 25 Ground
Select 13 N/A N/A
IDE1: EIDE Connector
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Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name
Reset IDE 1 2 Ground
Host data 7 3 4 Host data 8
Host data 6 5 6 Host data 9
Host data 5 7 8 Host data 10
Host data 4 9 10 Host data 11
Host data 3 11 12 Host data 12
Host data 2 13 14 Host data 13
Host data 1 15 16 Host data 14
Host data 0 17 18 Host data 15
Ground 19 20 Key
DRQ0 21 22 Ground
Host IOW 23 24 Ground
Host IOR 25 26 Ground
IOCHRDY 27 28 Host ALE
DACK0 29 30 Ground
IRQ14 31 32 No connect
Address 1 33 34 No connect
Address 0 35 36 Address 2
Chip select 0 37 38 Chip select 1
Activity 39 40 Ground
Vcc 41 42 Vcc
Ground 43 44 N.C.
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FDD1: Floppy Drive Connector
FDD1is a slim 26-pin connector and will support up to 2.88MB FDD.
Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name
VCC 1 2 INDEX
VCC 3 4 DRV_SEL
VCC 5 6 DSK_CH
NC 7 8 NC
NC 9 10 MOTOR
DINST 11 12 DIR
NC 13 14 STEP
GND 15 16 WDATA
GND 17 18 WGATE
GND 19 20 TRACK
NC 21 22 WPROT
GND 23 24 RDATA
GND 25 26 SIDE
FAN1, FAN2, FAN3, FAN4: CPU Fan Power Connectors
There are four fan power connectors that support 12V fans.
Pin # Signal Name
1 Ground
2 +12V
3 Rotation detection
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BIOS Setup
This chapter describes the different settings available in the Award
BIOS that comes with the Server Motherboard. The topics covered in
this chapter are as follows:
BIOS Introduction .....................................................................25
BIOS Setup ................................................................................25
Standard CMOS Setup ...............................................................27
Advanced BIOS Features........................................................... 30
Advanced Chipset Features........................................................33
Integrated Peripherals................................................................34
Power Management Setup.......................................................... 36
PNP/PCI Configurations............................................................39
PC Health Status ........................................................................40
Frequency/Voltage Control ........................................................41
Load Fail-Safe Defaults..............................................................42
Load Setup Defaults................................................................... 42
Set Supervisor/User Password....................................................42
Save & Exit Setup...................................................................... 42
Exit Without Saving ..................................................................42
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BIOS Introduction
The Award BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) installed in your
computer system’s ROM supports Intel® processors. The BIOS provides
critical low-level support for a standard device such as disk drives, serial
ports and parallel ports. It also adds virus and password protection as
well as special support for detailed fine-tuning of the chipset controlling
the entire system.
BIOS Setup
The Award BIOS provides a Setup utility program for specifying the
system configurations and settings. The BIOS ROM of the system stores
the Setup utility. When you turn on the computer, the Award BIOS is
immediately activated. Pressing the <Del> key immediately allows you
to enter the Setup utility. If you are a little bit late pressing the <Del>
key, POST (Power On Self Test) will continue with its test routines, thus
preventing you from invoking the Setup. If you still wish to enter Setup,
restart the system by pressing the ”Reset” button or simultaneously
pressing the <Ctrl>, <Alt> and <Delete> keys. You can also restart by
turning the system Off and back On again. The following message will
appear on the screen:
Press <DEL> to Enter Setup
In general, you press the arrow keys to highlight items, <Enter> to
select, the <PgUp> and <PgDn> keys to change entries, <F1> for help
and <Esc> to quit.
When you enter the Setup utility, the Main Menu screen will appear on
the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from various setup
functions and exit choices.
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rride to
ovide the absolute maximum performance
and reliability. Changing the defaults could cause the system
Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Standard CMOS Features Frequency/Voltage Control
Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults
Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password
Power Management Setup Set User Password
PnP/PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup
PC Health Status Exit Without Saving
ESC : Quit á â à ß : Select Item
F10 : Save & Exit Setup
Time, Date, Hard Disk Type…
The section below the setup items of the Main Menu displays the control
keys for this menu. At the bottom of the Main Menu just below the
control keys section, there is another section that displays information
on the currently highlighted item in the list.
Note: If the system cannot boot after making and saving system
changes with Setup, the Award BIOS supports an ove
the CMOS settings that resets your system to its default.
Warning: It is strongly recommended that you avoid making any
changes to the chipset defaults. These defaults have been
carefully chosen by both Award and your system
manufacturer to pr
to become unstable and crash in some cases.
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Standard CMOS Setup
“Standard CMOS Setup” choice allows you to record some basic
hardware configurations in your computer system and set the system
clock and error handling. If the Server Motherboard is already installed
in a working system, you will not need to select this option. You will
need to run the Standard CMOS option, however, if you change your
system hardware configurations, the onboard battery fails, or the
configuration stored in the CMOS memory was lost or damaged.
Date (mm:dd:yy) Tue, Jan 1 2002 Item Help
Time (hh:mm:ss) 00 : 00 : 00 Menu Level
IDE Primary Master None Change the day, month,
IDE Primary Slave None Year and century
IDE Secondary Master None
IDE Secondary Slave None
Drive A 1.44M, 3.5 in.
Drive B None
Video EGA/VGA
Halt On All Errors
Base Memory 640K
Extended Memory 129024K
Total Memory 130048K
At the bottom of the menu are the control keys for use on this menu. If
you need any help in each item field, you can press the <F1> key. It will
display the relevant information to help you. The memory display at the
lower right-hand side of the menu is read-only. It will adjust
automatically according to the memory changed. The following
describes each item of this menu.
Date
The date format is:
Day : Sun to Sat
Month : 1 to 12
Date : 1 to 31
Year : 1994 to 2079
To set the date, highlight the “Date” field and use the PageUp/
PageDown or +/- keys to set the current time.
Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Standard CMOS Features
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Time
The time format is: Hour : 00 to 23
Minute : 00 to 59
Second : 00 to 59
To set the time, highlight the “Time” field and use the <PgUp>/
<PgDn> or +/- keys to set the current time.
IDE Primary HDDs / IDE Secondary HDDs
The onboard PCI IDE connectors provide Primary and Secondary
channels for connecting up to four IDE hard disks or other IDE devices.
Each channel can support up to two hard disks; the first is the “Master”
and the second is the “Slave”.
Press <Enter> to configure the hard disk. The selections include Auto,
Manual, and None. Select ‘Manual’ to define the drive information
manually. You will be asked to enter the following items.
CYLS : Number of cylinders
HEAD : Number of read/write heads
PRECOMP : Write precompensation
LANDZ : Landing zone
SECTOR : Number of sectors
The Access Mode selections are as follows:
Auto
Normal (HD < 528MB)
Large (for MS-DOS only)
LBA (HD > 528MB and supports
Logical Block Addressing)
Drive A / Drive B
These fields identify the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has
been installed in the computer. The available specifications are:
360KB
5.25 in.
1.2MB
5.25 in.
720KB
3.5 in.
1.44MB
3.5 in.
2.88MB
3.5 in.
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The system boot will not be halted for any error
fatal error,
The system boot will not be halted for a
The system boot will not be halted for a disk
Video
This field selects the type of video display card installed in your system.
You can choose the following video display cards:
EGA/VGA For EGA, VGA, SEGA, SVGA
or PGA monitor adapters. (default)
CGA 40 Power up in 40 column mode.
CGA 80 Power up in 80 column mode.
MONO For Hercules or MDA adapters.
Halt On
This field determines whether or not the system will halt if an error is
detected during power up.
No errors
that may be detected.
All errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-
the system will stop and you will be prompted.
All, But Keyboard
keyboard error; it will stop for all other errors
All, But Diskette
error; it will stop for all other errors.
All, But Disk/Key The system boot will not be halted for a key-
board or disk error; it will stop for all others.
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Advanced BIOS Features
This section allows you to configure and improve your system and
allows you to set up some system features according to your preference.
Virus Warning Disabled ITEM HELP
CPU L1 & L2 Cache Enabled Menu Level
CPU L3 Cache Enabled
Hyper-Threading Technology Enabled
Quick Power On Self Test Enabled
First Boot Device Floppy
Second Boot Device HDD-0
Third Boot Device CDROM
Boot Other Device Enabled
Swap Floppy Drive Disabled
Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled
Boot Up Numlock Status On
Gate A20 Option Fast
Typematic Rate Setting Disabled
Typematic Rate (chars/Sec) 6
Typematic Delay (Msec) 250
Security Option Setup
MPS Version Control For OS 1.4
OS Select For DRAM>64MB Non-OS2
Report No FDD For WIN 95 Yes
Small Logo (EPA) Show Enabled
Virus Warning
This item protects the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk
against accidental modifications. If an attempt is made, the BIOS will
halt the system and display a warning message. If this occurs, you can
either allow the operation to continue or run an anti-virus program to
locate and remove the problem.
CPU Internal Cache / External Cache
Cache memory is additional memory that is much faster than
conventional DRAM (system memory). CPUs from 486-type on up
contain internal cache memory, and most, but not all, modern PCs have
additional (external) cache memory. When the CPU requests data, the
system transfers the requested data from the main DRAM into cache
memory, for even faster access by the CPU. These items allow you to
enable (speed up memory access) or disable the cache function. By
default, these items are Enabled.
Hyper-Threading Technology
This field enables or disables the Hyper-Threading feature that is
available with CPUs of 3.06GHz speeds (Pentium® 4) and above.
Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Advanced BIOS Features
Allows you 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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Quick Power On Self Test
When enabled, this field speeds up the Power On Self Test (POST) after
the system is turned on. If it is set to Enabled, BIOS will skip some
items.
First/Second/Third Boot Device
These fields determine the drive that the system searches first for an
operating system. The options available include Floppy, LS/ZIP,
HDD-0, SCSI, CDROM, HDD-1, HDD-2, HDD-3, LAN and Disable.
Boot Other Device
These fields allow the system to search for an operating system from
other devices other than the ones selected in the First/Second/Third Boot
Device.
Swap Floppy Drive
This item allows you to determine whether or not to enable Swap Floppy
Drive. When enabled, the BIOS swaps floppy drive assignments so that
Drive A becomes Drive B, and Drive B becomes Drive A. By default,
this field is set to Disabled.
Boot Up Floppy Seek
When enabled, the BIOS will seek whether or not the floppy drive
installed has 40 or 80 tracks. 360K type has 40 tracks while 760K, 1.2M
and 1.44M all have 80 tracks.
Boot Up NumLock Status
This allows you to activate the NumLock function after you power up the
system.
Gate A20 Option
This field allows you to select how Gate A20 is worked. Gate A20 is a
device used to address memory above 1 MB.
Typematic Rate Setting
When disabled, continually holding down a key on your keyboard will
generate only one instance. When enabled, you can set the two typematic
controls listed next. By default, this field is set to Disabled.
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)
When the typematic rate is enabled, the system registers repeated
keystrokes speeds. Settings are from 6 to 30 characters per second.
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Typematic Delay (Msec)
When the typematic rate is enabled, this item allows you to set the time
interval for displaying the first and second characters. By default, this
item is set to 250msec.
Security Option
This field allows you to limit access to the System and Setup. The default
value is Setup. When you select System, the system prompts for the User
Password every time you boot up. When you select Setup, the system
always boots up and prompts for the Supervisor Password only when the
Setup utility is called up.
MPS Version Control for OS
This option specifies the version of the Multiprocessor Specification
(MPS) that the board will use. MPS version 1.4 added extended
configuration tables to improve support for multiple PCI bus
configurations and improve future expandability. It is also required for a
secondary PCI bus to work without the need for a bridge. Newer versions
of server operating systems will generally support MPS 1.4.
OS Select for DRAM > 64MB
This option allows the system to access greater than 64MB of DRAM
memory when used with OS/2 that depends on certain BIOS calls to
access memory. The default setting is Non-OS/2.
Video BIOS Shadow
This item allows you to change the Video BIOS location from ROM to
RAM. Video Shadow will increase the video speed.
C8000 - CBFFF Shadow/DC000 - DFFFF Shadow
Shadowing a ROM reduces the memory available between 640KB to
1024KB. These fields determine whether or not optional ROM will be
copied to RAM.
Small Logo (EPA) Show
This field enables the showing of the EPA logo located at the upper right
of the screen during boot up.
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Advanced Chipset Features
This Setup menu controls the configuration of the chipset.
DRAM Timing Control [Press Enter] ITEM HELP
DRAM Data Integrity Mode ECC Menu Level
System BIOS Cacheable Enabled
Video BIOS Cacheable Enabled
Delayed Transaction Enabled
Delay Prior to Thermal 16 Min
DRAM Timing Control
This field presents several options to configure the DRAM timing.
DRAM Data Integrity Mode
This BIOS feature controls the ECC feature of the memory controller.
ECC, which stands for Error Checking and Correction, enables the
memory controller to detect and correct single-bit soft memory errors.
The memory controller will also be able to detect double-bit errors
although it will not be able to correct them. This provides increased data
integrity and system stability. However, this feature can only be enabled
if you are using special ECC memory modules.
System BIOS Cacheable
The setting of Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at
F000h-FFFFFh, resulting in better system performance. However, if
any program writes to this memory area, a system error may result.
Video BIOS Cacheable
The Setting Enabled allows caching of the video BIOS ROM at
C0000h-F7FFFh, resulting in better video performance. However, if
any program writes to this memory area, a system error may result.
Delayed Transaction
The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer to support delay
transactions cycles. Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI
specification version 2.1.
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Delay Prior to Thermal
This field activates the CPU thermal function after the systems boots for
the set number of minutes. The options are 16Min and 64Min.
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Integrated Peripherals
This section sets configurations for your hard disk and other integrated
peripherals.
On-Chip IDE Device
Onboard Device
Super IO Device
OnChip IDE Device
This field contains options related to the IDE devices on board. The
options and the respective default settings are listed below.
IDE HDD Block Mode : Enabled
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
Onboard Device
This field contains options related to onboard devices including USB
devices. The options and the respective default settings are listed below.
USB Controller : Enabled
USB Keyboard Support : Enabled
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Press Enter ITEM HELP
Press Enter Menu Level
Press Enter
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Super IO Device
This field contains options related to IO devices including FDD, serial
ports, IR, and parallel port devices. The options and the respective
default settings are listed below.
POWER ON Function: BUTTON ONLY
KB Power ON Password: Enter
Onboard FDC Controller : Ctrl–F1
Onboard Serial Port 1 : 3F8/IRQ4
Onboard Serial Port 2 : 2F8/IRQ3
UART Mode Select : Normal
RxD, TxD Active : Hi, Lo
IR Transmission Delay : Enabled
UR2 Duplex Mode : Half
Use IR Pins : IR-Rx2Tx2
Onboard Parallel Port : 378/IRQ7
Parallel Port Mode : SPP
EPP Mode Select : EPP1.7
ECP Mode Use DMA : 3
PWRON After PWR-Fail : Off
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Each of the ranges is from 1 min. to
pt for HDD Power Down
Power Management Setup
The Power Management Setup allows you to save energy of your system
effectively.
ACPI Function
Power Management
Video Off Method
Video Off In Suspend
Suspend Type
Modem Use IRQ
Suspend Mode
HDD Power Down
Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN
CPU Thermal-Throttling
Wake-Up by PCI card
Power On by Ring
Resume by Alarm
Date (of Month) Alarm 0
Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm 0 : 0 : 0
** Reload Global Timer Events **
Primary IDE 0 Enabled
Primary IDE 1 Enabled
Secondary IDE 0 Enabled
Secondary IDE 1 Enabled
FDD, COM, LPT Port Enabled
PCI PIRQ[A-D] # Enabled
ACPI Function
Use this option to enable or disable the ACPI function
Power Management
This field allows you to select the type of power saving management
modes. There are four selections for Power Management.
Min. Power Saving Minimum power management
Max. Power Saving Maximum power management.
User Define
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Enabled ITEM HELP
User Define Menu Level
V/H SYNC+Blank
Yes
Stop Grant
3
Disabled
Disabled
Instant-Off
50.0%
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
1hr. Exce
which ranges from 1 min. to 15 min.
(Default)
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Video Off Method
This field defines the Video Off features. There are three options.
V/H SYNC + Blank Default setting, blank the screen and turn
off vertical and horizontal scanning.
DPMS Allows the BIOS to control the video
display card if it supports the DPMS
feature.
Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video
buffer.
Video Off In Suspend
When enabled, the video is off in suspend mode. The default setting is
Yes.
Suspend Type
The default setting for the Suspend Type field is Stop Grant.
Modem Use IRQ
This field sets the IRQ used by the Modem. By default, the setting is 3.
Suspend Mode
When enabled, and after the set time of system inactivity, all devices
except the CPU will be shut off.
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 PWRBTN
This field defines the power-off mode when using an ATX power
supply. The Instant Off mode allows powering off immediately upon
pressing the power button. In the Delay 4 Sec mode, the system powers
off when the power button is pressed for more than four seconds or
enters the suspend mode when pressed for less than 4 seconds. The
default value is Instant Off.
CPU Thermal Throttling
When the system enters Doze mode, the CPU clock runs only part of the
time. You may select the percent of time that the clock runs.
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Wake Up by PCI Card
This field allows the sys tem to wake up from a signal received from a
PCI card such as a LAN card.
Power On by Ring
This field enables or disables the power on of the system through the
modem connected to the serial port or LAN.
Resume by Alarm
This field enables or disables the resumption of the system operation.
When enabled, the user is allowed to set the Date and Time.
Reload Global Timer Events
The HDD, FDD, COM, LPT Ports, and PCI PIRQ are I/O events which
can prevent the system from entering a power saving mode or can
awaken the system from such a mode. When an I/O device wants to gain
the attention of the operating system, it signals this by causing an IRQ to
occur. When the operating system is ready to respond to the request, it
interrupts itself and performs the service.
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PNP/PCI Configurations
This option configures the PCI bus system. All PCI bus systems on the
system use INT#, thus all installed PCI cards must be set to this value.
Reset Configuration Data
Resources Controlled By
IRQ Resources
DMA Resources
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop
PNP OS Installed
Enable the PNP OS Install option if it is supported by the operating
system installed. The default value is No.
Resources Controlled by
This PnP BIOS configures all of the boot and compatible devices with
the use of a use a PnP operating system such as Windows 95.
IRQ / DMA Resources
These fields allow you to configure the IRQ / DMA Resources.
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop
Some non-standard VGA display cards may not show colors properly.
This field allows you to set whether or not MPEG ISA/VESA VGA
cards can work with PCI/VGA. When this field is enabled, a PCI/VGA
can work with an MPEG ISA/VESA VGA card. When this field is
disabled, a PCI/VGA cannot work with an MPEG ISA/VESA card.
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PnP/PCI Configurations
Disabled ITEM HELP
Auto (ESCD)
Press Enter
Press Enter
Disabled
Menu Level
Default is 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 OS
cannot boot
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PC Health Status
This section shows the parameters in determining the PC Health Status.
These parameters include temperatures, fan speeds and voltages.
CPU Warning Temperature
System Temp.
CPU Temp.
CPU FAN Speed (FAN4)
Sys. FAN Speed (FAN1)
Aux. FAN Speed (FAN2)
Vcore(V)
+1.8V
+3.3V
+5V
+12V
-12V
- 5V
VBAT(V)
5VSB(V)
Shutdown Temperature
CPU Fan Failure Warning
Sys. Fan Failure Warning
Aux. Fan Failure Warning
CPU Warning Temperature
This field sets the temperature threshold that when reached, the system
would give an audible warning.
Temperatures/Fan Speeds/Voltages
These fields are the parameters of the hardware monitoring function
feature of the Server Motherboard. The values are read-only values as
monitored by the system and show the PC health status.
Fan Failure Warning
The BIOS allows the system to sound a warning when the CPU fan,
system fan or/and auxiliary fan fails to function normally through these
options.
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Disabled ITEM HELP
Disabled
Enabled
Disabled
Disabled
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Frequency/Voltage Control
This section shows the user how to configure the processor frequency.
CPU Clock Ratio
Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk
Spread Spectrum
CPU Clock Ratio
By default, the CPU Clock Ratio, is set to 8X.
Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk
This field enables or disables the auto detection of the DIMM/PCI clock.
The default setting is Disabled.
Spread Spectrum
This field sets the value of the spread spectrum. The default setting is
Disabled. This field is for CE testing use only.
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8X ITEM HELP
Disabled
Disabled
Menu Level
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Load Fail-Safe Defaults
This option allows you to load the troubleshooting default values
permanently stored in the BIOS ROM. These default settings are
non-optimal and disable all high -performance features.
Load Setup Defaults
This option allows you to load the default values to your system
configuration. These default settings are optimal and enable all high
performance features.
Set Supervisor/User Password
These two options set the system password. Supervisor Password sets a
password that will be used to protect the system and Setup utility. User
Password sets a password that will be used exclusively on the system. To
specify a password, highlight the type you want and press <Enter>. The
Enter Password: message prompts on the screen. Type the password, up
to eight characters in length, and press <Enter>. The system confirms
your password by asking you to type it again. After setting a password,
the screen automatically returns to the main screen.
To disable a password, just press the <Enter> key when you are
prompted to enter the password. A message will confirm the password to
be disabled. Once the password is disabled, the system will boot and you
can enter Setup freely.
Save & Exit Setup
This option allows you to determine whether or not to accept the
modifications. If you type “Y”, you will quit the setup utility and save all
changes into the CMOS memory. If you type “N”, you will return to
Setup utility.
Exit Without Saving
Select this option to exit the Setup utility without saving the changes you
have made in this session. Typing “Y” will quit the Setup utility without
saving the modifications. Typing “N” will return you to Setup utility.
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Drivers Installation
This section describes the installation procedures for software and
drivers under the Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000.
The software and drivers are included in the package. If you find the
items missing, please contact the vendor where you made the purchase.
The contents of this section include the following:
Intel E7501 Chipset Drivers Installation ....................................44
VGA Driver Installation ............................................................45
Ethernet Drivers ........................................................................47
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Intel® E7501 Chipset Drivers Installation
Follow the steps below to install the INF files in Windows 2000/XP.
This installation must be done after the OS installation and before the
VGA and LAN drivers installation.
1. Insert the CD that comes with AFW-3000. On the initial screen, click
Intel Chipsets on the left side and the screen below would appear.
2. Click Intel(R) E7500/E7501 Chipset Family Drivers. Follow the
instructions accordingly to finish the chipset driver installation.
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VGA Driver Installation
Follow the steps below to install the SMI VGA drivers in Windows
2000/XP/NT.
1. Insert the CD that comes with AFW-3000. On the initial screen, click
VGA Card on the left side and the screen below would appear.
2. Click SMI721/722 VGA Driver. Follow the instructions accordingly
to finish the VGA driver installation.
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Ethernet Drivers
Follow the steps below to install the Ethernet/LAN drivers in Windows
2000/XP.
1. Insert the CD that comes with AFW-3000. On the initial screen, click
LAN Card on the left side and the screen below would appear.
2. Click Intel(R) PRO LAN Drivers. Follow the instructions accordingly
to finish the Ethernet driver installation.
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