Iwill DK8S User Manual

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Overview

Hardware

Installation

BIOS Setup Troubleshooting

FCC Compliance Statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with limits for a Class B digital

device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in residential installations. This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not
installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference
to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not
occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause interference to radio or
television equipment reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:

1. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna

2. Move the equipment away from the receiver

3. Plug the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected

4. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for additional
suggestions

You are cautioned that any change or modifications to the equipment not expressly
approve by the party responsible for compliance could void Your authority to operate
such equipment.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subjected to the
following two conditions

1. This device may not cause harmful interference

2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.

The information in this document is subject to change without notice.
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Printed in Taiwan
Revision Version: 1.10
Release Date: May 2003

Contents

CHAPTER 1 1-1

OVERVIEW.............................................................................1-1

1.1. Unpacking...................................................................1-2

1.2. Features Highlight......................................................1-2

1.3. About This User Guide...............................................1-4

1.4. Getting Help...............................................................1-5

1.5. DK8S Motherboard Layout .......................................1-6

1.6. Motherboard Layout..................................................1-7

CHAPTER 2 2-8

HARDWARE INSTALLATION ...................................................2-8

2.1. Jumper Settings.......................................................... 2-9

2.1.1. Clear CMOS Header................................................2-10

2.1.2. Enable Onboard VGA Header ..................................2-11

2.1.3. PCI-X Slot Speed Select Header................................2-11

2.1.4. PCI-64 Slot Speed Select Header .............................. 2-12

2.2. Install Memory.........................................................2-13

2.2.1. Memory Installation Procedures...............................2-14

2.3. Install CPU...............................................................2-16

2.3.1. CPU Installation Procedures....................................2-16

2.4. Attach Cable to Connectors..................................... 2-18

2.4.1. ATX Power Supply ...................................................2-19

2.4.2. Floppy Disk Drive Connector...................................2-20

2.4.3. Primary IDE connectors...........................................2-20

2.4.4. Front Panel Switches................................................ 2-21

2.4.5. Front/Back/CPU/Aux Fan Connectors......................2-23

2.4.7. Rear Panel I/O Ports ................................................2-24

2.5. Install Expansion Cards........................................... 2-25

2.5.1. Expansion Card Installation Procedure ....................2-25

2.5.2. Assigning IRQs for PCI Expansion Cards ................. 2-25

2.6. Powering on Your Computer................................... 2-27

CHAPTER 3 3-28

BIOS SETUP ........................................................................ 3-28

3.1. Starting BIOS Setup.................................................3-29

3.2. Using Setup ............................................................... 3-30

3.2.1. The Field Help Window............................................ 3-32

3.2.2. The General Help Window........................................3-32

3.2.3. In Case of Problems ................................................. 3-33

3.3. Main Menu...............................................................3-34

3.3.1. Main Menu Selections ..............................................3-35

3.3.2. Master and Slave Submenus......................................3-36

3.4. Advanced Menu........................................................3-39

3.4.1. Chipset ConfigurATI®on.......................................... 3-42

3.4.2. Keyboard ConfigurATI®on ......................................3-43

3.4.3. I/O Device ConfigurATI®on Menu ...........................3-45

3.4.4. PCI Devices Menu....................................................3-48

3.5. Security Menu.......................................................... 3-51

3.5.1. About Passwords ......................................................3-51

3.5.2. Set Supervisor Password ..........................................3-51

3.5.3. Set User Password ...................................................3-52

3.6. The Power Menu...................................................... 3-55

3.7. Boot Menu................................................................3-58

3.8. The Exit Menu.......................................................... 3-61

3.8.1. Saving Changes........................................................3-61

3.8.2. Exit Discarding Changes..........................................3-62

3.8.3. Load Setup Defaults .................................................3-62

3.8.4. Discard Changes ......................................................3-63

3.8.5. Save Changes ...........................................................3-63

3.9. About the Boot Utilities............................................3-63

3.9.1. Using Phoenix QuietBoot .........................................3-64

3.9.2. Phoenix MultiBoot....................................................3-66

3.10. BIOS Flash Upgrade Utility.............................. 3-67

3.10.1. Create the Crisis Recovery Diskette..........................3-69

3.10.2. UpdATI®ng the Crisis Recovery Diskette..................3-69

3.10.3. Executing Phoenix Phlash ........................................3-70

APPENDIX 1

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Thank you for choosing the DK8S high performance Server
motherboard. The DK8S is a dual AMD® Opteron micro-Socket
940 motherboard (M/B) based on the SSI form factor and is
configured with the AMD® HyperTransport I/O Hub 8111 and PCI­X Tunnel 8131 chipsets. The board features a Hyper Transport
speed of 1600 MT (Mega Transfer per second).

For memory support, the DK8S provides eight sockets (four + four
configuration) accommodating up to 16 GB of memory using
registered PC2700/2100 ECC DDR memory modules.

Flexibility and expandability are provided by two 64-bit/100MHz
PCI-X slots, two PCI 64-bit/66MHz PCI slots, and two 32-bit/33Mhz
PCI slots. This array of PCI slots enables numerous add-on cards
and provides Peer PCI transaction support to increase system
performance.

Other features such as onboard Promise Serial ATA RAID
interfaces, dual Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet controllers, and
onboard ATI® RageXL video controller with 8MB memory provide
high system capabilities that meet a wide range of demanding
Sever applications.

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Remove all items from the box and make sure you have these

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following items:

1. One DK8S motherboard

2. Two Serial ATA ribbon cable

3. One Serial ATA Power cable

4. One ATA-100 IDE ribbon cable

5. One floppy ribbon cable

6. One bag of spare jumpers

7. One CD containing drivers and utilities

8. One DK8S User Guide

If you discover damaged or missing items, please contact your
retailer.

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CPU

Chipset

System
Memory
Support

Expansion
Slots

1. Supports dual AMD® Opteron Socket
940 CPUs at 1600 MT per second.

2. Built-in Memory Controller Hub (MCH)

1. Uses the latest AMD® 8111 Hyper
Transport I/O hub and 8131 PCI-X
Tunnel

2. DK8S supports the newest
technologies: 32bit/33MHz PCI slots,
64bit/66MHz and 64 bit/100MHz PCI­X slots, USB interface, Peer PCI
Transaction and I2C Bus support and
more.

1. DK8S provides 4+4 DIMM sockets
and supports total system memory
size up to 16GB.

2. Select from PC2700/2100 ECC DDR
registered DIMM

1. Provides two PCI-32-bit/33MHz, two
PCI 64-bit/66MHz, and two PCI-X­64bit/100Mhz expansion slots

2. 64-bit/66MHz PCI technology enables
bandwidth up to 528MB/s.

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Onboard
VGA Chip

Onboard
Dual LAN

Super
Multi-I/O

Floppy Drive

Serial ATA
RAID
(optional)

System
Management

PC99
Compliant

Dimension

ATI® RageXL video controller with 8MB
memory

Dual Onboard Broadcom BCM5702 Gigabit
Ethernet controllers.

1. NS super I/O (PC87360)

2. One UART 16550 serial port

3. One external serial port

4. Dual onboard USB 1.1 connectors

5. Four extendable USB 1.1 connectors
by headers

6. PS/2 mouse and keyboard connectors
with Wake-up function

Supports 3.5” (1.44MB or 2.88MB) floppy
drive and Japanese standard “Floppy 3
mode” (3.5” disk drive: 1.44MB, 1.2MB,
720KB) and LS-120 floppy disk drives (3.5”
disk drive: 120 MB). BIOS supports IDE CD­ROM boot-up.

1. Four Integrated Promise PDC20319
Serial ATA ports

2. Support RAID 0, 1, 10

1. AMC connector for IWILL Server
Remote Management Controller card
(ISRM) (optional)

2. IPMI 1.5 (optional with ISRM)

3. Prevent from abnormal system
down/data loss

4. Alert on LAN ready

5. Remote system controller ready

The DK8S is fully compliant with the
Microsoft PC99 specification at both the
hardware and BIOS levels.

Extended SSI form factor-12”x13”

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useful alert during setting up a new system.

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This manual explains how to build your system with DK8S in detail.

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Please follow the procedures of this User Manual carefully and pay
special attention to these icons.

This icon informs you for particularly

IMPORTANT

WARNING

important details regarding the setup or
maintenance of your system. While we
point out the most vital paragraphs in a
chapter, you should always read every
word carefully. Failing to do so can cause
exasperation.

This icon alerted you for potential dangers
during setting up your system with DK8S.
These warnings should not be regarded as
the whole of your safety regimen. Never
forget that computer are electronic devices
and are capable of delivering a shock.
Prevent damage to yourself and to your
board: always ensure that your system is
turned off and unplugged the power cords
whenever you are working with it, and that
you are equipped

This icon alerted you for notice during
setting up your system. It provides you can

NOTE

This icon will show you how to configure

TIP

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your system with DK8S in an easy and
simple ways. This icon always provides
some useful description to help you
configure your system.

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If a problem arises with yours system during Installation or OS
operating, you should ask your dealer for help first as your system
has most likely be configured by them. They always have the best
idea and quick response for your symptoms. If your dealer is near
to your locations, you should bring your system to them to have it
quickly serviced instead of attempting to solve the problem by
yourself.

1. Go to IWILL website at www.iwill.net and navigate to this
product page which contain links to product updates such as
Jumper settings or BIOS updates.

2. FAQ sections on IWILL Website are often helpful since other
user's questions are often your own.

3. Email us at: [e-mail] and we will try to answer your
questions within 24 hours.

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Figure 1-1: Motherboard features

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Figure 1-2: Motherboard layout

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NOTE

Refer to page 2-24 for the I/O port array layout.

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In this chapter, the Installation of the DK8S with the processor and
other hardware connected to your system is explained in detail.

Installation Procedures
Installation procedures will be broken up into six major parts.

Step 1: Set jumpers
Step 2: Install memory (DDR memory modules)
Step 3: Install AMD® Opteron CPU
Step 4: Attach cables to connectors
Step 5: Install expansion cards
Step 6: Connect power

WARNING

This motherboard contains sensitive electronic components
that can be easily damaged by static electricity. Follow the
instructions carefully to ensure correct Installation and to
avoid static damage.

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This section covers the DK8S jumper settings. Refer to the
following illustration for the location of the DK8S jumpers.

Figure 2-1: DK8S jumpers

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The onboard button cell battery powers the CMOS RAM. It
contains all the BIOS setup information. Normally, it is necessary to
keep the jumper connected to pin2 and pin3 (Default) to retain the
RTC data as shown below.

1

1-2 CMOS
enable (default)

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Figure 2-2: DK8S clear COMS header

2-3 clear
CMOS

Follow these instructions to clear the CMOS RTC data:

1. Turn off your computer.

2. Short pin2 and pin3 with a jumper for a few seconds.

3. Replace the jumper on pin1 and pin2.

4. Turn on your computer by pressing the power-on button.

5. Hold down <Delete> during boot and select either the <Load
Optimal Defaults> or <Load Failsafe Defaults> option in the
selection "Exit". Then re-enter BIOS setup to re-enter user
preferences. Refer to Chapter 2 BIOS SETUP for more
information.

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1

2 3 1 2 3

3 disable

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If you are going to use the onboard VGA feature, you must enable
the onboard VGA header. Refer to the following illustration:

1-2 VGA
enable (default)

2­VGA

Figure 2-3: Onboard VGA header

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This header lets you determine the bus speed of the PCI-X slots.
The speed can be set to either 133 MHz or 100 MHz (default).
Refer to the following illustration:

1

1-2 PCI-X
133 MHz enable

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2-3 PCI-X
100 MHz enable
(default)

Figure 2-4: PCI-X speed selection

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This header lets you determine the bus speed of the PCI 64-bit
slots. The speed can be set to either 64 MHz (default) or 33 MHz.
Refer to the following illustration:

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Figure 2-5: PCI 64-bit speed selection

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DK8S uses Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM). Two 4-DIMM
socket banks are available, each bank supporting one CPU socket.
The DIMM sockets accommodate PC2100/PC2700 (DDR266/
DDR333) and Double Data Rate Memory (DDR) memory modules
in 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1GB, and 2GB combinations. Total
memory size is between 128MB and 16GB.

IMPORTANT

The DK8S motherboard has strict memory type and timing
requirements. Before you buying DDR DIMM (Double Data
Rate) for use in the DK8S, consult your local reseller to advise
you of the best memory to use with the DK8S.

DK8S only supports Registered PC2100/PC2700 (DDR266/
DDR333) compliant modules. You must populate HO DIMM
modules 0~3 before the H1 modules 0~3.

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H1 DIMM modules 0 ~ 3

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1. Locate the DIMM modules on the DK8S.

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H0 DIMM modules 0 ~ 3

Figure 2-6: Installing memory modules

0 2 3 1

3 1 0 2

2. Ensure that the DIMM module's pins face down and match
the socket's size as shown in Figure 8.

80 pins

104 pins

Figure 2-7: Memory module pin arrangement

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H0 DIMM 3

H0 DIMM 0

3. Insert the module down to the DIMM socket in with both
hands and press down firmly until the DIMM module is
securely in place.

The tabs of the socket will close-up to hold the DIMM in
place when the DIMM touches the socket's bottom.

4. Repeat steps 1 to step 3 to add additional DIMM modules.

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IMPORTANT

1. You have to insert two memory modules in DIMM 0/1 slots or
DIMM 2/3 slots when you install modules; otherwise you will
not be able to boot the system.

2. Ensure that you populate HO DIMM slots before inserting
memory modules in the H1 DIMM slot bank.

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DK8S accommodates AMD® Opteron micro-PGA Socket 940
processors at 1600 MT (Mega Transfer per second). You must first
insert a CPU into CPU socket 0 (CPU0) before installing one in
CPU socket 1 (CPU1).

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Follow these instructions to install a CPU.

1. Locate the pin 1 of the CPU socket and pin 1 of the CPU.

Pin 1

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Figure 2-8: CPU pin 1 location

2. Lift up the socket lever (A) and place the Socket 940 CPU
with the correct orientation (B) as shown in the following
illustrations.

Align the
pin 1 of
the CPU
with pin 1
of the
socket.

3. Lower the socket-locking lever into place.

4. Apply thermal grease to the top of the CPU.

5. Mount the CPU heatsink to the top of the CPU and socket as
shown in the following illustration.

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Secure one side to the

motherboard

Secure the opposite side

6. Plug the 3-wire fan power cable into connector
FRONT_FAN1

7. Repeat these steps to install the CPU1.

BLACK

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RED

YELLOW

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This section covers connecting devices to the DK8S. The following
illustration shows the location of the connectors.

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Figure 2-9: Connector location

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These 24-pin connectors connect the mainboard to the ATX power
supply. Find the proper orientation and push down firmly to make
sure that the pins are aligned. The 8-pin connector provides a
dedicated power supply for the CPUs. For Wake on LAN support,
5-volt Stand-by lead (+5VSB) from ATX power supply must supply
at least 2A.

24-pin power supply connector

+3.3V
+3.3V

COM

+5V

COM

+5V

COM

PWR_OK

5VSB

+12V
+12V

3.3V

8-pin power supply

+3.3V

-12V
COM

PS_ON
COM

COM
COM
Reserved
+5V

+5V
+5V
COM

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IMPORTANT

IWILL always recommends our customers use ATX Power that
has more than 300W power capacity and is compatible with
the Intel ATX 2.03 specification.

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This 34-pin connector supports the provided floppy disk drive
ribbon cable. After connecting the single end to the board, connect
the plug on the other end to the floppy drive.

34-pin FDD connector

Pin 1

Slim type FDD
connector

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These two 40-pin IDE connectors support 40-wire IDE hard disk
ribbon cables (provided). After connecting the single end to the
board, connect the two plugs at the other end to your hard disk(s).
If you connect two hard disks to the same cable, you must
configure the second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumpers.
Refer to the documentation of your hard disk for the jumper
settings. BIOS now support IDE HDD or IDE CD-ROM boot-up (Pin
20 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orientation when
using ribbon cables with pin 20 plugged in). Support for Ultra DMA
33/66/100 is also featured in the BIOS.

IMPORTANT

Ribbon cables should always be connected with the red stripe
on the Pin 1 side of the connector. IDE ribbon cables must be
less than 46 cm (18 inches) long, with the second drive
connector no more than 15 cm (6 inches) from the first
connector.

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40-pin IDE connectors

Pin 1

IDE 1

IDE 2

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The front panel switches header connects the power button, front
panel speaker, reset button, and power/HDD/SCSI LEDs to the
motherboard.

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The switches are described as follows. *

Reset Switch (2-pin RST) This 2-pin connector connects to
the case-mounted reset switch for rebooting your computer
without turning off and on your power switch. This is a
preferred method of rebooting to prolong the life of the
system's power supply.

SCSI Hard disk Card Activity LED (4-pin SCSI_HD) The
4-pin connector can be connected to the 4-pin activity LED
connector of SCSI card Read and Write activities by
devices connected to the SCSI card will cause the front
panel LED to light up.

Hard Disk Activity LED (2-pin HDD_LED) This connector

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supplies power to the cabinet's hard disk or IDE activity
LED. Read and write activity by devices connected to the
Primary or Secondary IDE connectors will cause the LED to
light up.

Speaker Connector (4-pin SPEAKER) There is one
jumper cap over pin1 and pin2 (default setting) for internal
buzzer. If you want to use external case-mounted speaker
instead of internal buzzer, remove jumper cap and connect
speaker wire to the 4-pin connector.

ATX Power Switch / Soft Power Switch (2-pin PWR_SW)
A momentary switch connected to these connector controls
the system power. Pressing the button once will switch the
system between ON and SLEEP. The system power LED
shows the status of the system's power.

System Power LED (3-pin PWR_LED) This 3-pin
connector connects the system power LED, which lights up
when the system is powered on.

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There are nine 3-pin fan connectors in the DK8S motherboard.
Two fans are used for CPU0 and CPU1; seven are for auxiliary
power. These connectors support cooling fans of 500mA (6W) or
less. Depending on the fan manufacturer, the wiring and plug may
be different. Connect the fan's plug to the board taking into
consideration the polarity of this connector.

WARNING

The CPU and/or motherboard will overheat if there is not
enough airflow across the CPU and onboard heatsink.
Damage may occur to the motherboard and/or the CPU fan if
these pins are incorrectly used. These are not jumpers; do not
place jumper caps over these pins.

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NOTE

??The "Rotation" signal has to be used with fan specially designed with rotation

signal.

??Only the fan marked Front_Fan1, Front_Fan0, H0_Fan1, H0_Fan1, H1_Fan0

and H1_Fan1 can be monitored by BIOS.

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The following illustration displays the motherboard I/O port array.

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These ports are described as follows.

PS/2 Mouse Connector (6-pin Female) The system will direct
IRQ12 to the PS/2 mouse if one is detected. If not detected,
expansion cards can use IRQ12.

PS/2 Keyboard Connector (6-pin Female) This connection is
for a standard keyboard using a PS/2 plug (mini DIN). This
connector will not allow standard AT size (large DIN) keyboard
plugs. You may use a DIN to mini DIN adapter on standard AT
keyboards.

Universal Serial BUS Ports I & 2 (Two 4-pin Female) Two
external USB 1.1 ports onboard are available for connecting 2
USB devices.

Serial Port 1 Connector (9-pin Male) The serial port COM1 can
be used for pointing devices or other serial devices. See the
BIOS Setup.

VGA Connector (15-pin Female) The VGA port connects
display device. See the BIOS Setup.

Parallel Printer Connector (25-pin Female) You can enable the
parallel port and choose the IRQ through the BIOS Setup. Only
with Parallel SKU.

Onboard LAN Ports (RJ-45) DK8S uses Broadcom BCM5702
Gigabit Ethernet Controller. It consists of both the Media Access
controller and Mbps Physical Layer (PHY) interface. Please
refer to the "Onboard LAN User Guide" for further information.

Figure 2-10: I/O port array

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9-pin onboard COM 2 header

Onboard USB 0 header

Onboard USB 1 header

USB pin assignment

PIN Description

1 VCC
2 DATA–
3 DATA+
4 GROUND
5 NC

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WARNING

Power off your power supply completely when adding
removing any expansion cards or other system components.
Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your
motherboard and expansion cards.

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Read the documentation for your expansion card and make any
necessary hardware or software setting changes, such as jumpers.

1. Remove the bracket plate on the slot you intend to use.
Keep the bracket for possible future use.

2. Carefully align the card's connectors and press firmly.

3. Secure the card on the slot with the screw you removed
above.

4. Jump to step 6 to finish Installation, then set the IRQ and
DMA as follows.

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An IRQ number is automatically assigned to PCI expansion cards.
In the PCI bus design, the BIOS automatically assigns an IRQ to a

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PCI slot that contains a card requiring an IRQ. To install a PCI card,
you need to set the INT (interrupt) assignment. Since all the PCI
slots on this motherboard use an INTA #, set the jumpers on your
PCI cards to INTA.

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Follow these instructions to power on the computer after you have
installed the motherboard.

1. Be sure that all switches are off (in some systems, marked
with "O").

2. After finishing all jumper settings and connections, close the
system case cover.

3. Connect the power supply cord in the power supply located
on the back of your system case and connect the other end
of the power cord into a power outlet that is equipped with a
surge protector.

4. Turn on your devices in the following order:

?? Monitor
?? External SCSI devices (starting with the last device on

the chain)

?? System power.
For ATX power supplies, you need to switch on the power

supply as well as press the ATX power switch on the front of
the case.

5. The power LED on the front panel of the system case will
light up. For ATX power supplies, the system LED will light
up when the ATX power switch is pressed. The monitor LED
may light up after the system's LED if it complies with
"green" standards or if it has a power standby feature. The
system will then run power-on tests. While the tests are
running, additional messages will appear on the screen. If
you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you
turn on the power, the system may have failed a power-on
test. Recheck your jumper settings and connections or call
your retailer for assistance.

6. During power-on, hold down <Delete> to enter BIOS setup.
Follow the instructions in the next chapter, BIOS Setup.

Hardware

Installation

NOTE

Powering Off your computer. You have to first exit or shut down
your operating system before switching off the power switch. For
ATX power supplies, you can press the ATX power switch after
exiting or shutting down your operating system.

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CChhaapptteerr 33

BBIIOOSS SSeettuupp

This chapter discusses the PhoenixBIOS Setup program
built into the ROM BIOS. The Setup program allows users
modifying the basic system configurations according to
their requirements. This special information is then stored
in battery-backed RAM so that it retains the Setup
information when the power is turned off.

The PhoenixBIOS installed in your computer system's
ROM (Read Only Memory) is a custom version of an
industry standard BIOS. The BIOS provides critical low­level support for standard devices such as disk drives and
serial and parallel ports.

The PhoenixBIOS has been customized by adding
important, but non-standard, features such as password
protection as well as special support for detailed fine-tuning
of the chipset controlling the entire system.

The rest of this chapter is intended to guide you through
the process of configuring your system using Setup.

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The PhoenixBIOS is immediately activated when you
power on the computer every time. The BIOS reads the
system information contained in the CMOS and begins the
process of checking out the system and configuring it. After
finishing configuring the whole system, then BIOS will
continue to seek an operating system on one of the disks,
launch then turn control over to the operating system.

While the BIOS is in control, the Setup program can be
activated in the way:

By pressing the <F2> key when the following message
appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the
POST (Power On Self-Test).

Press F2 to enter SETUP.

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In general, you use the arrow keys to highlight items, press
<Enter> to select, press <Esc> to quit. The following table
provides more details about how to navigate in the Setup
program using the keyboard.

Key Function

Up Arrow(?) Key Move to the previous item
Down Arrow(?) Key Move to the next item
Left Arrow(?) Key Move to the previous item
Right Arrow(?) Key Move to the next item
Esc key In the Submenu: Exit the submenu.

In the BIOS main category: Quit Without
saving changes.

Enter Key Select the item. A pop-up selection will display

PgUp Key Increase the numeric value or make change
PgDn Key Decrease the numeric value or make change
+ Key Increase the numeric value or make change
– Key Decrease the numeric value or make change
F1 Key (Alt + H) General Help on Setup navigation keys. Press

BIOS Setup

F5 Key Load Previous value for this page
F6 Key Load Failsafe Defaults for this page
F7 Key Load Optimal Defaults this page
F10 key Save configurATI®on and exit the BIOS Setup

<Tab> or <Shift-Tab> Cycle cursor up and down.

on the screen and allows to set the item value.

<F1> key to pop up a small help window that
describes the appropriate keys to use and the
possible selections for the highlighted item. To
exit the Help Window, press <ESC> key or
<F1> key again.

Utility

<Home> or <End> Move cursor to top or bottom of window.
<PgUp> or <PgDn> Move cursor to next or previous page.

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Key Function

<Alt-R> Refresh screen.

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<ESC> or <Alt

-

X> exits Setup: in submenus, pressing these

Navigating through the menu bar

Use the left and right arrow keys to navigate to the desired
menu. Then use the plus-and-minus value keys to select a
value for that field. The Save Values commands in the Exit
Menu save the values currently displayed in all the menus.

To display a submenu

Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the submenu you
want and press <Enter>. A symbol ? marks all submenus.

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The help window on the right side of each menu displays
the help text for the currently selected field. It updates as
you move the cursor to each field.

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Pressing <F1> or <Alt-H> on any menu brings up the
General Help window that describes the legend keys and
their alternates:

General Help

Setup changes system behavior by modifying the BIOS

BIOS Setup

Configuration parameters. Selecting incorrect values
may cause system boot failure; load Setup Default values
to recover.

<Up/Down> arrows select fields in current menu.
<PgUp/PgDn> moves to previous/next page on scrollable menus.
<Home/End> moves to top/bottom item of current menu.

Within a field, <F5> or <-> selects next lower value and
<F6>, <+>, or <Space> selects next higher value.

<Left/Right> arrows select menus on menu bar.
<Enter> displays more options for items marked with a?,
<Enter> also displays an option list on some fields.

<F9> loads factory-installed Setup Default values.
<F10> restores previous values from CMOS.

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keys returns to the previous menu.
<F1> or <Alt-H> displays General Help (this screen).

[Continue]

The scroll bar on the right of any window indicates that
there is more than one page of information in the window.
Use <PgUp> and <PgDn> to display all the pages.
Pressing <Home> and <End> displays the first and last
page. Pressing <Enter> displays each page and then exits
the window.

Press <Esc> to exit the current window.

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If after making and saving system changes with Setup, you
discover that your computer no longer is able to boot, the
PhoenixBIOS supports an override to the CMOS setting,
which resets your system to its defaults. The other way is
clear the present CMOS information. (Refer to the jumper
setting.)

The best advice is to only alter settings, which you
thoroughly understand. In the end, we strongly
recommend that you avoid making any changes to the
chipset defaults. These defaults have been carefully
chosen by both PhoenixBIOS to provide the maximum
performance and reliability of the system. Even a slight
change to the chipset setup may also cause potential and
unpredictable failure to the system.

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To start the PhoenixBIOS Setup utility:

1. Turn on or reboot your system. PhoenixBIOS
displays this message:

2. Press <F2> to enter SETUP

3. Pressing <F2> displays the Main Menu:

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Debug Exit
Item Specific Help
System Time: [16:19:20]
System Date: [03/02/2003]

Legacy Diskette A: [1.44/1.25 MB 3½”]
Legacy Diskette B: [Disabled]

??

Primary Master 6449 MB

??

Primary Slave None

??

Secondary Master CD-ROM

??

Secondary Slave None
HDD Post Write Buffer: [Disabled]
Large Disk Access Mode: [DOS]

Boot Summary Screen: [Disabled]

BIOS Setup

System Memory: 640 KB
Extended Memory: 31744 KB

F1 Help ? Select Item –/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
ESC Exit ?Select Menu Enter Select ? Submenu F10 Save and Exit

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

<Tab>, <Shift-Tab>,
or <Enter> selects
field

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You can make the following selections on the Main Menu
itself. Use the submenus for other selections.

Feature Options Description

System Time HH:MM:SS Set the system time.
System Date MM/DD/YYYY Set the system date.
Diskette 1

Diskette 2

HDD Post Write
Buffer

Large Disk Access
Mode

Boot Summary
Screen

System Memory N/A Displays amount of

Extended Memory N/A Displays the amount of

360 KB, 5 ¼"

1.2 MB, 5 ¼"
720 KB, 3 ½"

1.44/1.25 MB, 3 ½"

2.88 MB, 3 ½"
Not installed
Disabled

Enabled
Disabled

DOS
Other

Enabled
Disabled

Select the type of floppy­disk drive installed in your
system.

1.25 MB is a Japanese
media format that requires
a 3½" 3-Mode Diskette
drive.

Enables and disables the
HDD post write buffer.
Enable this item for better
performance.

Select DOS if you have
DOS. Select Other if you
have another operating
system such as UNIX. A
large disk is one that has
more than 1024 cylinders,
more than 16 heads, or
more than 63 tracks per
sector.

Disable this item to speed
the boot up process.

conventional memory
detected during boot up.

extended memory detected
during boot up.

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the drive type for

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The Master and Slave submenus accessed from the Main
Menu control these types of devices:

?? Hard-disk drives
?? Removable-disk drives such as Zip drives
?? CD-ROM drives

PhoenixBIOS 4.0 supports up to two IDE disk adapters,
called primary and secondary adapters. Each adapter
supports one master drive and one optional slave drive in
these possible combinations:

?? 1 Master
?? 1 Master, 1 Slave
?? 2 Masters
?? 2 Masters, 1 Slave
?? 2 Masters, 2 Slaves

There is one IDE connector for each adapter on your
machine, usually labeled "Primary IDE" and "Secondary
IDE." There are usually two connectors on each ribbon
cable attached to each IDE connector. When you have
connected two drives to these connectors, the one on the

BIOS Setup

end of the cable is the Master.
If you need to change your drive settings, selecting one of

the Master or Slave drives and pressing <Enter> displays
the following submenu:

Main

Type: [Auto]
Cylinders: [13328]

Heads: [ 15]
Sectors: [ 63]
Maximum Capacity: 6449 MB

Total Sectors: [0]
Maximum Capacity: [0MB]
Multi Sector Transfer: [16 Sectors]

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Primary Master Item Specific Help

CHS Format

LBA Format

Select the drive type
of the fixed disk
installed in your
system. If type User is
selected, Cylinders,
Heads, and Sectors
can be edited directly.
Auto attempts to
automatically detect

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LBA Mode Control: [Enabled]
32-bit I/O: [Enabled]
Transfer Mode: [Fast PIO 4]
Ultra DMA Mode: [Enabled]

F1 Help ? Select Item –/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
ESC Exit ?Select Menu Enter Select ? Submenu F10 Save and Exit

drives that comply
with ANSI
specifications.

Use the legend keys listed on the bottom to make your
selections and exit to the Main Menu. Use the following
chart to configure the hard disk.

Feature Options Description

Type None

1 to 39
User
Auto
IDE Removable
CD-ROM
ATAPI Removable

CHS Format

Cylinders 1 to 65,536 Number of cylinders.
Heads 1 to 16 Number of read/write

Sectors 1 to 63 Number of sectors per

Maximum Capacity 0 ~ current limit Tota l disk capacity

None = Autotyping is not
able to supply the drive
type or end user has
selected None, disabling
any drive that may be
installed.
User = You supply the
hard-disk drive information
in the following fields.

Auto = Autotyping, the
drive itself supplies the
correct drive information.

IDE Removable =
Removable read-and-write
media (e.g., IDE Zip drive).

CD-ROM = Readable CD­ROM drive.

ATAPI Removable = Read­and-write a media (e.g.,
LS120, USB Floppy, USB
Zip).

heads.

track.

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Feature Options Description
LBA Format

Total Sectors* 1 to 63 Number of sectors per

Maximum Capacity 0 ~ current limit Total disk capacity
Multi-Sector

Transfers

LBA Mode Control Enabled

32-Bit I/O Enabled

Transfer Mode Standard

BIOS Setup

Ultra DMA Mode Disabled

Disabled
Standard
2 sectors
4 sectors
8 sectors
16 sectors

Disabled

Disabled

Fast PIO 1
Fast PIO 2
Fast PIO 3

Fast PIO 4

Mode 0 ~ 6

track.

Any selection except
Disabled determines the
number of sectors
transferred per block.
Standard is 1 sector per
block.

Enabling LBA causes
Logical Block Addressing
to be used in place of
Cylinders, Heads, &
Sectors.

Enables 32-bit
communication between
CPU and IDE card.
Requires PCI or local bus.

Selects the method for
transferring the data
between the hard disk and
system memory.

The Setup menu only lists
those options supported by
the drive and platform.

If you install a device that
supports UltraDMA,
change the appropriate
item on this list to the value
listed in the device’s
documentation. You may
have to install the
UltraDMA driver supplied
with this mainboard in
order to use an UltraDMA
device.

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*IDE drives do not require you to set Landing Zone and

Write Precomp.

When you enter Setup, the Main Menu usually displays the
results of Autotyping— information each drive provides
about its own parameters (e.g., cylinders, heads, and
sectors)— and how the drives are arranged as Masters or
Slaves on your machine.

Some older drives, however, do not use Autotyping and
require selecting type User and entering a pre-defined
fixed-disk type value or specifying the drive parameters
separately with the User type selected. You can find the
correct parameters for hard-disk drives in the drive manual
or written on the casing of the drive itself.

WARNING

Incorrect settings can cause your system to
malfunction. To correct mistakes, return to Setup and
restore the Setup Defaults with <F9> and re-enter the
correct drive parameters.

NOTE

Before changing the contents of this menu, write them
down. Once you have established correct parameters for
your drive, write them down and store them in a safe
place (e.g., tape them to the disk drive) for use in case
these values are lost in CMOS or if autotyping fails. If
these hard-disk parameters are not correctly entered in
CMOS, you cannot access the data on your drive.

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Selecting "Advanced" from menu bar on the Main Menu
displays the following menu:

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

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Main Advanced Security Power Boot Debug Exit
Item Specific Help

Installed O/S: [Other]
Reset Configuration Data: [No]

USB Host Controller: [Enabled]
USB BIOS Legacy Support: [Enabled]

Multiprocessor Specification: [1.4]
Use PCI Interrupt Entries in MP Table: [Yes]

?

Chipset Configuration

?

Keyboard Configuration

?

I/O Device Configuration
QuickBoot Mode: [Enabled]
Boot Diagnostic Screen: [Enabled]

?

PCI Configuration
F1 Help ? Select Item –/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

ESC Exit ?Select Menu Enter Select ? Submenu F10 Save and Exit

Use the legend keys to make your selections and exit to
the Main Menu.

Feature Options Description

Installed Operating
System

BIOS Setup

Reset Configuration
Data

Other
Win95
Win98
Win2000
WinMe

Yes
No

Select the operating
system installed on
you system that you
use most often.

Note: An incorrect
setting can cause
unexpected behavior
in some operating
systems.

Select the operating
system you use most
often.

Yes erases all
configuration data in a
section of memory for
ESCD (Extende d System
Configuration Data) which
stores the configuration
settings for non-PnP plug­in devices. Select Yes
when required to restore
the manufacturer's
defaults.

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Feature Options Description

USB Host Controller Enabled

USB BIOS Legacy
Support

Multiprocessor
Specification

Use PCI Interrupt
Entries in MP Table

QuickBoot Mode Enabled

Boot Diagnostic
Screen

Disabled

Enabled
Disabled

1.4

1.1

Yes
No

Disabled

Enabled
Disabled

Enables and disables the
onboard USB host
controller. When enabled,
the following item becomes
available.

Enables support for legacy
USB bus.

Select DOS if you have
DOS. Select Other if you
have another operating
system such as UNIX. A
large disk is one that has
more than 1024 cylinders,
more than 16 heads, or
more than 63 tracks per
sector.

NEED INFORMATION

When enabled, the POST
is disabled speeding up
the system boot up.

Enable this item if you are
having trouble with the
system and you want to
diagnose the problem.

Add this item is use only
when all memory banks
are the same size/type.

WARNING

Incorrect settings can cause your system to
malfunction. To correct mistakes, return to Setup and
restore the Setup Defaults with <F9>.

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In a system with no PCI, selecting "Advanced Chipset
Control" from menu bar on the Advanced menu displays
the following submenu:

Advanced

values may cause your system to malfunction.

Dram Bank Interleave: [Disabled]
Note Memory Interleave: [Disabled]
ECC: [Disabled]

F1 Help ? Select Item –/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
ESC Exit ?Select Menu Enter Select ? Submenu F10 Save and Exit

Chipset Configuration Item Specific Help

Setting items on this menu to incorrect

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Setup Warning

Controls system
memory parity through
the chipset.

The chipset consists of one or more integrated circuits that
act as an interface between the CPU and much of the
system's hardware. You can use this menu to change the

BIOS Setup

values in the chipset registers and optimize your system's
performance..

Use the following chart in configuring the chipset:

Feature Options Description

Dram Bank
Interleave

Enabled
Disabled

Enable this item to
increase memory speed.
When enabled, separate
memory banks are set for
odd and even addresses
and the next byte of
memory can be accessed
while the current byte is
being refreshed.

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Feature Options Description

Node Memory
Interleave

ECC Enabled

NOTE

The contents of this menu depend on the chipset
installed on your motherboard, and chipsets vary widely.
Consult your dealer or the chipset manual before
changing the items on this menu. Incorrect settings can
cause your system to malfunction.

Enabled
Disabled

Disabled

NEED INFORMATION

Enable this item to allow
BIOS to perform a
parity/ECC check to the
POST memory tests.
Enable only if the system
DRAM supports
parity/ECC checking.

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If the system has a PCI chipset, selecting "Advanced
Chipset Control" from the Advanced menu displays the
following submenu:

Advanced

NumLock: [Auto]
Keyboard auto-repeat rate: [30/sec]
Keyboard auto-repeat delay: [1/2 second]

F1 Help ? Select Item –/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
ESC Exit ?Select Menu Enter Select ? Submenu F10 Save and Exit

Keyboard Configuration Item Specific Help

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Selects Power-on
state for NumLock

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This menu enables you to configure keyboard behavior on
boot.

BIOS Setup

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Use the following chart in configuring the keyboard:

Feature Options Description

Numlock Auto

Keyboard auto­repeat rate

Keyboard auto­repeat delay

On
Off

2/sec
6/sec
10/sec

13.3/sec

21.8/sec

26.7/sec
30/sec

¼ sec
½ sec
¾ sec
1 sec

On or Off turns NumLock
on or off at boot up. Auto
turns NumLock on if it finds
a numeric key pad.

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

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

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The CPU communicates with external devices such as
printers through devices called Input/Output (I/O) ports
such as serial and parallel ports. These I/O devices require
the use of system resources such as I/O addresses and
interrupt lines. If these devices are Plug and Play, either
the BIOS can allocate the devices during POST, or the
operating system can do it. If the I/O devices are not Plug
and Play, they may require manually setting them in Setup.

On some systems, the chipset manages the
communication devices. Other systems have, instead, a
separate I/O chip on the motherboard for configuring and
managing these devices.

Many systems allow you to control the configuration
settings for the I/O ports. Select "I/O Device Configuration"
on the Advanced Menu to display this menu and specify
how you want to configure these I/O Devices:

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Advanced

PS/2 Mouse: [Enabled]
Floppy disk controller: [Enabled]
Onboard PCI IDE: [Both]
Serial Port A: [Enabled]

Base I/O address: [3F8]
Interrupt: [IRQ4]

Serial Port B: [Enabled]
Base I/O address: [2F8]
Interrupt: [IRQ3]

Parallel Port: [Enable]
Mode: [ECP]
Base I/O address: [378]
Interrupt: [IRQ5]
DMA channel: [DMA 1]

F1 Help ? Select Item –/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
ESC Exit ?Select Menu Enter Select ? Submenu F10 Save and Exit

BIOS Setup

Use the following chart to configure the Input/Output
settings:

I/O Device Configuration Item Specific Help

Feature Options Description

PS/2 Mouse Disabled

Floppy disk
controller

Onboard PCI IDE Both

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Enabled
Disabled

Enabled

Primary
Secondary
Disabled

‘Disabled’ prevents
any installed PS/2
mouse from
functioning, but frees
up
IRQ 12. ‘Enabled’
forces the PS/2
mouse port to be
enabled regardless if
a mouse is present.
‘Auto Detect’ will
enable the PS/2
mouse only if present.
‘OS Controlled’ only
displayed if the OS
controls the mouse.

Enables and disables
support for a PS/2 mouse.

Enables the on-board
legacy diskette controller.

Disabled turns off all
legacy diskette drives.

Use these items to enable
or disable the internal PCI
IDE channels that are
integrated on the
mainboard.

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Feature Options Description

Serial port A:
Serial port B:

Base I/O Address
IRQ

Parallel Port: Disabled

Mode Output only

Base I/O Address 378

Disabled
Enabled
Auto
OS Controlled

3F8, IRQ 4
2F8, IRQ 3

Enabled
Auto
OS Controlled

Bi-directional

278
3BC

Disabled turns off the port.
Enabled requires you to
enter the base
Input/Output address and
the Interrupt number on the
next line.
Auto makes the BIOS
configure the port
automatically during
POST.
OS Controlled lets the PnP
Operating System (such as
Windows 95) configure the
port after POST.

If you select Enabled,
choose one of these
combinations.

Disabled turns off the port.
Enabled requires you to
enter the base
Input/Output address and
the Interrupt number
below.
Auto makes the BIOS auto
configure the port during
POST.
OS Controlled lets the PnP
Operating System (such as
Windows 95) configure the
port after POST.

Output only is standard
one-way protocol for a
parallel device.
Bi-directional uses two-way
protocol of an Extended
Capabilities Port (ECP).

If you select Enabled for
the Parallel Port, choose
one of these I/O
addresses.

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Feature Options Description

Interrupts IRQ5

IRQ7

DMA Channel DMA 1

DMA 3

WARNING

If you choose the same I/O address or Interrupt for
more than one port, the menu displays an asterisk (*)
at the conflicting settings. It also displays this
message at the bottom of the menu:

* Indicates a DMA, Interrupt, I/O, or memory resource
conflict with another device. Resolve the conflict by selecting
another settings for the devices.

If you select Enabled for
the Parallel Port, choose
one of these interrupt
options.

Select which DMA (Direct
Memory Access) channel
to be used by the parallel
port.

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If the system has a PCI bus, selecting "PCI Devices" from
menu bar on the Advanced menu displays the following

BIOS Setup

submenu:

Advanced

??

PCI Device Slot #1:

??

PCI Device Slot #2:

??

PCI Device Slot #3:

??

PCI Device Slot #4:

??

PCI Device Slot #5:

??

PCI Device Slot #6:

??

Onboard Device Control

??

PCI/PNP IRQ Exclusion

??

PCI/PNP UMB Exclusion

F1 Help ? Select Item –/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
ESC Exit ?Select Menu Enter Select ? Submenu F10 Save and Exit

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

PCI Configuration Item Specific Help

Setup items for
configuring the
specific PCI device

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PCI Devices are devices equipped for operation with a PCI
(Peripheral Component Interconnect) bus, a standardized
Plug-and-Play hardware communication system that
connects the CPU with other devices. Use this menu to
configure the PCI devices installed on your system.

Use the following chart in configuring the PCI devices:

PCI Device Slots 1-n

Feature Options Description

Option ROM
Scan

Enable Master Disabled

Feature Options Description

Onboard LAN1/2 Disabled

Option ROM
Scan

Onboard SATA Disabled

Feature Options Description

IRQ
3/4/5/7/10/11

*Items marked with an asterisk indicate a DMA, IRQ, I/O, or memory
resource conflict.

Disabled
Enabled

Enabled

Onboard Device Control

Enabled
Disabled

Enabled

Enabled

PCI/PNP IRQ Exclusion

Available
Reserved

PCI/PNP UMB Exclusion

Initialize device expansion ROM.

Enables selected device as a PCI
bus master. Not every device can
function as a master. Check your
device documentation.

Enables the onboard LAN function
and LAN ports one and two..

Initialize device expansion ROM.

Enables the onboard SATA RAID
function.

Enables you to reserve these IRQs
for devices.

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Feature Options Description

C800 – CBFF ~
DC00 - DFFF

*Items marked with an asterisk indicate a DMA, IRQ, I/O, or memory
resource conflict.

NOTE

The contents of this menu depend on the devices
installed on your system. Incorrect settings can cause
your system to malfunction. To correct mistakes, return to
Setup and restore the System Defaults (F9).

BIOS Setup

Available
Reserved

Enables you to reserve these upper
memory blocks for devices.

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Selecting "Security" from menu bar on the Main Menu
displays the following menu:

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Debug Exit
Item Specific Help

Supervisor Password is: Clear
User Password is: Clear

Set Supervisor Password: [Enter]
Set User Password: [Enter]

Password on boot: [Disabled]
Fixed disk boot sector: [Normal]
Diskette access: [Supervisor]

F1 Help ? Select Item –/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
ESC Exit ?Select Menu Enter Select ? Submenu F10 Save and Exit

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Supervisor Password
controls access to the
setup utility.

Use this menu to specify your security settings. The
settings here determine who has access to the BIOS setup
utility program and to the system.

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The Setup Utility allows you to specify passwords in the
Security menu. The passwords control access to the BIOS
and certain Security menu options during system startup.

The passwords are not case sensitive. In other words, a
password can be entered using either upper or lower case
letters.

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This field allows you to set the Supervisor password. To set
the Supervisor password, highlight this field and press the
[Enter] key. The following dialog box appears:

Set Supervisor Password

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Enter New Password [ ]
Confirm New Password [ ]

Type the password and press the [Enter] key. You can type
up to seven alphanumeric characters. Symbols and other
keys are ignored. To confirm the password, type the
password again and press the [Enter] key. The Supervisor
password is now set. This password allows full access to
the BIOS Setup menus.

To clear a password, highlight the Set Supervisor
Password field and press the [Enter] key. The following
dialog box appears:

Set Supervisor Password
Enter Current Password [ ]

Enter New Password [ ]
Confirm New Password [ ]

Enter the current password. Leave the Enter New
Password field blank and press [Enter] twice. The
password is now cleared.

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This field allows you to set the User password. (The
Supervisor password must be set before the User
password.) To set the User password, follow the
instructions for setting the Supervisor password. The User
password allows restricted access to the Setup menus.

The following table explains other security settings.

Feature Options Description

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Feature Options Description

Password on boot Disabled

Fixed Disk Boot
Sector

Diskette Access User

Enabled

Normal
Write Protect

Supervisor

This option requires
prior setting of the
Supervisor
password to
function. When
enabled, the system
will then require
either the
Supervisor or User
password before the
system can bootup.

This option requires
prior setting of the
Supervisor
password to
function. When set
to Normal, the
system will allow
normal access to
the HDD boot
sector. When set to
Write Protect, the
BIOS blocks all
access to the boot
sector.

This option requires
prior setting of the
supervisor or user
password to
function. When set
to Supervisor or
User, the system
will prompt the user
for the supervisor or
user password
before allowing
access to the floppy
diskette drive.

NOTE

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Write protecting the HDD boot sector will protect the HDD
against boot sector viruses However, this option may
interfere with the normal operATI®on of certain
operATI®ng systems or anti-virus programs, which would
normally need access to the boot sector area.

BIOS Setup

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Selecting "Power" from the menu bar displays the following
menu:

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Debug Exit
Item Specific Help

ACPI Enabled: [Yes]
ACPI SRAT Table: [Disabled]
Spread Spectrum Modulation [No]
Suppress Unused PCI Slot Clocks [Yes]

Power Savings: [Customize]
Standby Timeout: [15 sec]

Auto Suspend Timeout: [15 sec]
Resume On Time: [Off]

Resume Time: [00:00:00]
Resume Date: [00/00/0000]

After Power Failure: [Last State]

F1 Help ? Select Item –/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
ESC Exit ?Select Menu Enter Select ? Submenu F10 Save and Exit

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Select Power
Management Mode.
Choosing modes
changes system
power management
settings. Maximum
Power Savings
conserves the
greatest amount of
system power while
Maximum
Performance
conserves power but
allows greatest
system performance.
To alter these
settings, choose
Customize. To turn off
power management,
choose Disable.

Use this menu to specify your settings for Power
Management. Remember that the options available depend
upon the hardware installed in your system. Those shown
here are from a typical system.

A power-management system reduces the amount of
energy used after specified periods of inactivity. The Setup
menu pictured here supports a Full On state, a Standby
state with partial power reduction, and a Suspend state
with full power reduction.

Use the Advanced Options on this menu to specify whether
or not the activity of interrupts can terminate a Standby or
Suspend state and restore Full On. Do not change these
settings without knowing which devices use the interrupts.

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Use the following table in making your selections:

Feature Options Description

ACPI Enabled Yes

ACPI SRAT Table Disabled

BIOS Setup

Spread Spectrum
Modulation

Suppress Unused
PCI Slot Clocks

No

Enabled

No

0.10%

0.40%

0.70%

1.0%

1.3%

1.6%

2.0%
Yes

No

This mainboard supports
ACPI (Advanced
Configuration and Power
management Interface). Use
this item to enable or disable
the ACPI feature. ACPI is a
power management
specification that makes
hardware status information
available to the operating
system. ACPI enables a PC
to turn its peripherals on and
off for improved power
management especially in
portables. It also allows the
PC to be turned on and off by
external devices, so that the
touch of a mouse or the press
of a key will "wake up" the
machine.

Enables and disables the
ACPI SRAT (Static Resource
Affinity Table).

If you enable spread
spectrum, it can significantly
reduce the EMI (Electro­Magnetic Interference)
generated by the system.

When this item is enabled,
BIOS will disable the clock
signal of free PCI slots, which
frees resources.

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Feature Options Description

Power Savings Disabled

Standby Timeout Off

Auto Suspend
Timeout

Resume On Time Off

Resume Time HH/MM/SS Enter the time that you want

Resume Date MM/DD/YYYY Enter the date that you want

After Power Failure Last State

Customize
Maximum Power
Savings
Maximum
Performance

1 min
2 min
4 min
6 min
8 min
12 min
16 min

Disabled
5 min
10 min
15 min
20 min
30 min
40 min
60 min

On

Stay Off
Power On

Maximum options: pre­defined values. Select
Customize to make your own
selections from the following
fields. Disabled turns off all
power management.

Inactivity period required to
put system in Standby (partial
power shutdown).

Inactivity period required after
Standby to Suspend
(maximum power shutdown).

Wakes up system at
predetermined time.

the system to wake up.

the system to wake up.
Enables you to set the

system’s be havior after a
power failure.

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After you turn on your computer, it will attempt to load the
operating system (such as Windows 98) from the device of
your choice. If it cannot find the operating system on that
device, it will attempt to load it from one or more other
devices in the order specified in the Boot Menu. Boot
devices (i.e., with access to an operating system) can
include: hard drives, floppy drives, CD ROMs, removable
devices (e.g., Iomega Zip drives), and network cards.

NOTE

Specifying any device as a boot device on the Boot Menu
requires the availability of an operating system on that
device. Most PCs come with an operating system already
installed on hard-drive C:\.

Selecting "Boot" from the Menu Bar displays the Boot
menu:

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Debug Exit
Item Specific Help

BIOS Setup

–Removable Devices
Legacy Floppy Drives
–Hard Drive
Primary Master
Bootable Add-in Cards
CD-ROM Drive
Network Boot

F1 Help ? Select Item –/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
ESC Exit ?Select Menu Enter Select ? Submenu F10 Save and Exit

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Use these keys to set
the boot order in
which the BIOS
attempts to boot the
OS:
<+> or <-> moves
device up or down.
<Enter> expands or
collapses devices
marked with + or -.

<Ctrl+Enter> expands
all
<Shift+1> enables or
disables a device.

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Use this menu to arrange to specify the priority of the
devices from which the BIOS will attempt to boot the
Operating System. In the example above, the BIOS will
attempt first to boot from the CD-ROM drive (the only
Removable Device listed). Failing that, it will attempt to
boot from the Primary Master hard disk, and so on down
the list.

Removable Devices, Hard Drive, and Network Boot are the
generic types of devices on your system from which you
can boot an operating system. You may have more than
one device of each type. If so, the generic type is marked
with a plus or minus sign. Use the <Enter> key to expand
or collapse the devices marked with <+> or <->. Press
<Ctrl+Enter> to expand all such devices.

NOTE

Floppy drives are not managed on this menu as part of
Removable Devices.

To change a device’s priority on the list, first select it with
the up-or-down arrows, and move it up or down using the
<+> and <-> keys. Pressing <n> moves a device between
the Removable Devices and Hard Drive. Pressing
<Shift+1> enables or disables a device.

Feature Options Description

Hard Drive

Removable Devices Legacy Floppy Drive The computer

Primary Master The primary master

is booted first.

Bootable Add-in Cards Bootable cards

(such as LAN cards)
are booted first.

attempts to boot
from the floppy disk
drive.

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CD-ROM Drive The computer

Network Boot The computer

attempts to boot
from the CD-ROM
drive.

attempts to boot
from the network
through the LAN
connection.

BIOS Setup

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Selecting "Exit" from the menu bar displays this menu:

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Debug Exit
Item Specific Help

Exit Saving Changes
Exit Discarding Changes
Load Setup Defaults
Discard Changes
Save Changes

F1 Help ? Select Item –/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
ESC Exit ?Select Menu Enter Select ? Submenu F10 Save and Exit

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Exit System Setup
and save your
changes to CMOS.

The following sections describe each of the options on this
menu. Note that <Esc> does not exit this menu. You must
select one of the items from the menu or menu bar to exit.

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After making your selections on the Setup menus, select
“Exit Saving Changes" or "Save Changes" to see a screen
similar to the following:

Setup Confirmation

Save configuration changes and exit now?

[Yes] [No]

Select Yes and press <Enter> to save the changes.
Both procedures store the selections displayed in the

menus in CMOS (short for "battery-backed CMOS RAM") a
special section of memory that stays on after you turn your
system off. The next time you boot your computer, the
BIOS configures your system according to the Setup
selections stored in CMOS.

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During boot up, PhoenixBIOS attempts to load the values
saved in CMOS. If those values cause the system boot to
fail, reboot and press <F2> to enter Setup. In Setup, you
can get the Default Values (as described below) or try to
change the selections that caused the boot to fail.

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Use this option to exit Setup without storing in CMOS any
new selections you may have made. The selections
previously in effect remain in effect.

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To display the default values for all the Setup menus,
select "Load Setup Defaults" from the Main Menu. The
program displays this message:

Setup Confirmation

Load default configuration now?

[Yes] [No]

Select Yes and press <Enter> to load the default
configuration.

BIOS Setup

If, during boot up, the BIOS program detects a problem in
the integrity of values stored in CMOS, it displays these
messages:

System CMOS checksum bad - run

SETUP

Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to

Setup

The CMOS values have been corrupted or modified
incorrectly, perhaps by an application program that
changes data stored in CMOS.

Press <F1> to resume the boot or <F2> to run Setup with
the ROM default values already loaded into the menus.
You can make other changes before saving the values to
CMOS.

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If, during a Setup Session, you change your mind about
changes you have made and have not yet saved the values
to CMOS, you can restore the values you previously saved
to CMOS.

Selecting “Discard Changes” on the Exit menu updates all
the selections and displays this message:

Setup Confirmation

Load previous configuration now?

[Yes] [No]

Select Yes and press <Enter> to load the previous
configuration.

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Selecting “Save Changes” saves all the selections without
exiting Setup.

Setup Confirmation

Save configuration changes now?

[Yes] [No]

Select Yes and press <Enter> to save configuration
changes and continue working in BIOS Setup.

You can return to the other menus if you want to review
and change your selections.

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The DK8S comes with the following boot utilities:

?? Phoenix QuietBoot™: Phoenix QuietBoot displays

a graphic illustration rather than the traditional POST
messages while keeping you informed of diagnostic
problems.

?? Phoenix MultiBoot™: Phoenix MultiBoot is a boot

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2. If MultiBoot

is not installed, the boot

screen that displays a selection of boot devices from
which you can boot your operATI®ng system.

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Right after you turn on or reset the computer, Phoenix
QuietBoot displays the QuietBoot Screen, a graphic
illustration created by the computer manufacturer instead of
the text-based POST screen, which displays a number of
PC diagnostic messages.

To exit the QuietBoot screen and run Setup, display the
MultiBoot menu, or simply display the PC diagnostic
messages, you can simply press one of the hot keys
described below.

The QuietBoot Screen stays up until just before the
operating system loads unless one of the following actions
occurs:

?? Press <Esc> to display the POST screen
?? Press <F2> to enter Setup
?? POST issues an error message
?? The BIOS or an option ROM requests keyboard input

The following explains each of these situations.

BIOS Setup

When Escape
is pressed

Pressing <Esc> switches to the POST
screen and takes one of two actions:

1. If MultiBoot is installed, the boot
process continues with the POST
screen until the end of POST, and
then displays the Boot First Menu,
text-based with these options:

A: Load the operating system from

a boot device of your choice.
B: Enter Setup.
C: Exit the Boot First Menu (with

<Esc>) and load the operating

system from the boot devices in

the order specified in Setup.

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Press <F2> to
enter Setup

POST issues
an error
message

The BIOS or
an option
ROM
requests
keyboard
input

process continues as usual.

Pressing <F2> at any time during POST
switches to the POST screen (if not
already displayed) and enters Setup.

Whenever POST detects a non-fatal
error, QuietBoot switches to the POST
screen and displays the errors. It then
displays this message:

Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to
Setup

Press <F1> to continue with
the boot. Press <F2> if you
want to correct the error in
Setup.

If the BIOS or an Option ROM (add-on
card) requests keyboard input,
QuietBoot switches over to the POST
screen and the Option ROM displays
prompts for entering the information.
POST continues from there with the
regular POST screen.

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Phoenix MultiBoot expands your boot options by letting you
choose your boot device, which could be a hard disk,
floppy disk, or CD ROM. You can select your boot device in
Setup, or you can choose a different device each time you
boot during POST by selecting your boot device in The
Boot First Menu.

MultiBoot consists of:

?? The Setup Boot Menu
?? The Boot First Menu

See the Setup Boot menu on page 3-58. The following
describes the Boot First Menu.

The Boot First Menu

Display the Boot First Menu by pressing <Esc> during the
POST. In response, the BIOS first displays the message,
"Entering Boot Menu ..." and then displays the Boot Menu
at the end of POST. Use the menu to select any of these
options:

?? Override the existing boot sequence (for this boot

only) by selecting another boot device. If the

BIOS Setup

specified device does not load the operating system,
the BIOS reverts to the previous boot sequence.

?? Enter Setup.
?? Press <Esc> to continue with the existing boot

sequence.

Boot Menu

Select boot device or Setup.
Use the Up and Down arrows to select the Boot First

device, then press <Enter> or <Esc> to exit.

1. Hard Drive

2. ATAPI CD-ROM

3. Diskette Drive

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4. Removable Devices

5. Network Boot
<Setup>

If there is more than one bootable hard drive, the first one
in the Setup Boot menu is the one represented here.

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Phoenix Phlash gives you the ability to update your BIOS
from a floppy disk without having to install a new ROM
BIOS chip.

Phoenix Phlash is a utility for "flashing" (copying) a BIOS
to the Flash ROM installed on your computer from a floppy
disk. A Flash ROM is a Read-Only Memory chip that you
can write to using a special method called "flashing." Use
Phoenix Phlash for the following tasks:

Update the current BIOS with a new version.
Restore a BIOS when it has become corrupted.
Installation
Phoenix Phlash is shipped on a floppy disk with your

computer as a compressed file called CRISDISK.ZIP that
contains the following files:

CRISDISK.BAT Executable file for creating the Crisis

Recovery Diskette.
PHLASH.EXE Programs the flash ROM.
PHLASH16.EXE Performs platform-dependent functions.
BIOS.ROM Actual BIOS image to be programmed into

flash ROM.
MINIDOS.SYS Allows the system to boot in Crisis

Recovery Mode.
MAKEBOOT.EXE Creates the custom boot sector on the

Crisis Recovery Diskette.

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To install Phoenix Phlash on your hard disk, follow this
simple procedure:

1. Insert the distribution diskette into drive A:

2. Unzip the contents of CRISDISK.ZIP into a local

directory, presumably C:\PHLASH.

3. Store the distribution diskette in a safe place.

BIOS Setup

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If the OEM or dealer from whom you purchased your
system has not provided you with one, then you should
create a Crisis Recovery Diskette before you use the
Phlash utility. If you are unable to boot your system and
successfully load the Operating System, the BIOS may
have been corrupted, in which case you will have to use
the Crisis Recovery Diskette to reboot your system. There
are several methods that you can use to create the Crisis
Recovery Diskette. Below is one recommended procedure.

1. Be sure you have successfully installed the Phlash

Utility onto your hard disk.

2. Insert a clean diskette into drive A: or B:

3. From the local directory, enter the following:

CRISDISK [drive]: where [drive] is the letter of the
drive into which you inserted the diskette. For help,
type /? or /h. CRISDISK.BAT formats the diskette,
then copies MINIDOS.SYS, VGABIOS.EXE (if
available), PHLASH.EXE, PLATFORM.BIN and
BIOS.ROM to the diskette, and creates the Required
custom boot sector.

4. Write protect and label the Crisis Recovery Diskette.

NOTE

You can only supply a volume label after the Crisis
Recovery Diskette has been formatted and the necessary
files copied because MINIDOS.SYS must occupy the first
directory entry for the diskette to boot properly.

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If the BIOS image (BIOS.ROM) changes due to an update
or bug fix, you can easily update the Crisis Recovery
Diskette. Simply copy the new BIOS.ROM image onto the
Crisis Recovery Diskette. No further action is necessary.

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You can run Phoenix Phlash in one of two modes:

1. Command Line Mode

2. Crisis Recovery Mode

WARNING

For your own protection, be sure your have a Crisis
Recovery Diskette ready to use before executing
Phlash.

Command Line Mode

Use this mode to update or replace your current BIOS. To
execute Phlash in this mode, move to the directory into
which you have installed Phoenix Phlash and type “Phlash”
at the prompt:

C:\Phlash

Phoenix Phlash automatically updates or replaces the
current BIOS with the one which your OEM or dealer
supplies you.

Phlash may fail if your system is using memory managers,

BIOS Setup

in which case the utility displays the following message:

Cannot flash when memory managers are

present.

If you see this message after you execute Phlash, you
must disable the memory manager on your system. To do
so, follow the instructions in the following sections.

Disabling Memory Managers

To avoid failure when flashing, you must disable the
memory managers that load from CONFIG.SYS and
AUTOEXEC.BAT. There are two recommended
procedures for disabling the memory managers. One
consists of pressing the <F5> key (only if you are using
DOS 5.0 or above), and the other requires the creation of a
boot diskette.

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DOS 5.0 (or later version)

For DOS 5.0 and later, follow the two steps below to
disable any memory managers on your system. If you are
not using at least DOS 5.0, then you must create a boot
diskette to bypass any memory managers (See Create a
Boot Diskette, below).

1. Boot DOS 5.0 or later version. (In Windows 95, at

the boot option screen, choose Option 8, "Boot to a
previous version of DOS.")

2. When DOS displays the “Starting MS-DOS”

message, press <F5>.

After you press <F5>, DOS bypasses the CONFIG.SYS
and AUTOEXEC.BAT files, and therefore does not load
any memory managers.

You can now execute Phlash.

Create a Boot Diskette

To bypass memory managers in DOS versions previous to

5.0, follow this recommended procedure:

1. Insert a diskette into your A: drive.

2. Enter the following from the command line: Format A:

/S

3. Reboot your system from the A: drive.

Your system will now boot without loading the memory
managers, and you can then execute Phlash.

Commend:
A:\> PHLASH16 DK8S120.ROM

Where:
PHLASH16 command name
DK8S120.ROM the BIOS ROM

download from

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BIOS Setup

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Troubleshooting Flowcharts

The following is a checking procedure for common problems
encountered during system assembly.

Off the system power and unplug the AC power cord, then remove all

add-on cards and peripherals including VGA, FDD, IDE and ATAPI

Check if all jumper settings are correct. Refer to Section 2.1.

Make sure only CPU, memory modules, mouse, and keyboard are

properly installed on the mainboard and the 115/230V switch on the

power is properly set. Then connect onboard VGA port to a monitor.

Plug the power cord(s) into onboard power connector(s) and turn
on the power supply. Make sure the system is soft-off state.

Troubleshooting

Unexpected Symptom

devices.

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5

Clear CMOS. Refer to Section 2.1.1.

Step 6

Power-On the system and
check if the fan works

Continue to the next

page.

properly and the POST screen

appears on the monitor.

Step 7-1

Contact your reseller or
local distributor for
checking your system.

Troubleshooting

YES

NO

NO

YES

NO

YES

Continue

Step 8-1

Step 9-1

Step 10

Step 11-1

Check if POST screen displays on the

Press <Ctrl>+<Alt><Del> key

simultaneously to reboot the system

Check if the system can be rebooted up

During system booting, press<Del> key to enter BIOS Setup
utility, And choose the selection <Load Optimal Default> in
the selction <Exit> of BIOSSetup

Power Off the syetm and re-connect the floppy deive and
IDE cable to onboard FDD and IDE connector.

Check if the system can reboot successfully

Re-install the operating system you attend to use such as

Win98,Win NT, Win2000 and so on.

monitor

END

Step 8-2

VGA card or monitor

may be defective

Step 9-2

Keyboard is defective

Step 11-2

IDE cable or hard disk is

defective

Troubleshooting

WARNING

Before you insert any add-on card or hardware component in
the DK8S, always disconnect the power cord first.

A-2 Troubleshooting Flowcharts

Symptom checking List

Symptom Check point

No Power (FAN
is not rotating)

Can power on
the system
(FAN is
rotating), but no
screen display.

Memory Error Check if the memory DIMM module is inserted into

?? Make sure no short circuit exist between the

motherboard and chassis

?? Check if all jumpers are set to the default position.
?? Check if the 115V/230V switch on the power

supply is properly set.

?? Check the CPU is inserted properly into CPU

socket.

?? Check the power cord of the CPU fan is plugged

into the correct position.

?? Turn the power switch on and off to test the system
?? Check the power of the battery on the M/B. In

general, the battery voltage is around 3VDC.

?? Remove all the add-on card exclusive CPU, and

memory modules.

?? Check if the memory is Registered ECC DIMM.

Please check your reseller for qualified memory
available vendor list (AVL).

?? Check if all jumpers are set to the default position.
?? Clear CMOS by using CLRTC jumper. Please refer

to the page 1-2 in this manual.

?? Check if the connection is connected properly

between onboard VGA port and monitor.

?? Check if using 400 FSB CPU and

PC1600/PC2100/PC2700
(DDR200/DDR266/DDR333) Memory module in
the DK8S. If yes, Chang CPU to 400 FSB or
memory to PC1600/PC2100/PC2700
(DDR200/DDR266/DDR333).

?? Use speaker to determine the symptom.

DIMM socket properly.
Check if different speed memory modules are mixed

and used in the DK8S. Verify the BIOS setup is
configuration for the fastest speed of RAM used. IWILL
recommend always use the same speed RAM in the
system.

Make sure your memory module(s) is compliant with
PC1600/PC2100/PC2700 (DDR200/DDR266/DDR333)
Spec in the DK8S.

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting Flowcharts A-3

Symptom Report Form

M/B DK8S
CPU 1

CPU 2

DIMM 0

DIMM 1

DIMM 2

DIMM 3

FDD
PCI64-1
PCI64-2
PCI64-3
PCI 1
PCI 2
PCI 3

Onboard IDE
0

Troubleshooting

Onboard
SCSI

CH 0
Onboard

SCSI
CH 1

Size

Size

Size

Size

Master
Slave

MB

MB

MB

MB

Serial
Number

Brand

Brand

Brand

Brand

BIOS
version

Component
Model

Component
Model

Component
Model

Component
Model

A-4 Symptom Report Form

Power
Supply

Other
Devices

OperATI®ng
system

Symptom Description:

Name:
Contact email address:

Watt

Model
Number

Troubleshooting

Symptom Report Form A-5