Leadtek WinFast 6000ABX User Manual

WinFast ® 6000ABX

User’s Manual

Version B

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Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 QUICK REFERENCE AND INSTALLATION............1

WINFAST 6000ABX MAINBOARD LAYOUT.............................................. 1

READ ME FIRST..........................................................................................2

QUICK CPU TYPE SELECTION...................................................................2

QUICK JUMPER/CONNECTOR DESCRIPTION...............................................4

QUICK JUMPER SETTINGS..........................................................................5

CHAPTER 2 FEATURES ......................................................................7

2-1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................7

2-2 WINFAST 6000ABX PICTURE ............................................................8

2-3 SPECIFICATIONS.................................................................................. 9

2-4 PACKAGE CONTENT.......................................................................... 10

CHAPTER 3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION .................................. 11

3-1 CPU INSTALLATION ..........................................................................11

3-2 MEMORY INSTALLATION ..................................................................12

3-3 CASE SIGNAL CONNECTOR: (JP20)................................................... 13

3-4 DISK CONNECTOR ...........................................................................14

3-4-1 Hard Disk Connector (IDE1, IDE2).........................................14

3-4-2 Floppy Disk Connector (FDD).................................................14

3-5 USB CONNECTOR .............................................................................14

3-6 COOLING FANS (SYSFAN,CPUFAN) ..............................................15

3-7 STEREO AUDIO IN CONNECTORS (CD1, CD2, AUX, JP4, JP5) ........ 15

3-8 POWER SUPPLY CONNECTOR (XJ1) ..................................................15

3-9 SERIAL AND PARALLEL PORTS (J3)...................................................15

3-10 IRDA-COMPLIANT INFRARED MODULE CONNECTOR

(FIR/SIR) ..............................................................................................16

3-11 WAKE –UP ON LAN CONNECTOR (JP13) .......................................16

3-12 MIDI/JOYSTICK, MIC IN, LINE IN 1, LINE OUT 1

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ONNECTORS (P1)............................................................................... 16

3-13 PS/2 KEYBOARD AND MOUSE CONNECTOR (J1) ............................. 16

CHAPTER 4 INTRODUCTION OF BIOS.........................................17

4-1 MAIN MENU .....................................................................................18

4-2 STANDARD CMOS SETUP MENU......................................................20

4-3 BIOS FEATURES SETUP MENU .........................................................23

4-4 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP MENU .....................................................27

4-5 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP MENU................................................30

4-5 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP MENU................................................30

4-6 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION ...............................................................33

4-7 LOAD BASIC DEFAULTS ..................................................................34

4-8 LOAD BEST DEFAULTS ....................................................................34

4-9 W83783S HARDWARE MONITOR ......................................................35

4-10 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS............................................................. 35

4-11 PASSWORD SETTING .......................................................................39

4-12 IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION.......................................................... 39

4-13 SAVE & EXIT SETUP .......................................................................40

4-14 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ..................................................................40

CHAPTER 5 AUDIO DRIVER INSTALLATION ............................41

5-1 INSTALLING AUDIO DRIVER FOR WINDOWS 95/98, WINDOWS NT 4.0

................................................................................................................41

CHAPTER 6

6-1 POST MESSAGES .............................................................................43

6-2 POST BEEP ......................................................................................43

6-3 ERROR MESSAGES ............................................................................43

6-4 TIME & DMA CHANNELS MAP..................................................46

TECHNICAL INFORMATION...................................43

6-5 INTERRUPT MAP .......................................................................... 46

APPENDIX A TECHNICAL SUPPORT............................................................47

APPENDIX B DEBUG DIY .................................................................................48

APPENDIX C BIOS FLASH UTILITY ..............................................................49

APPENDIX D COPYRIGHT, TRADEMARK, DISCLAIMER NOTES.........50

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Quick Reference and

nstallation

WinFast 6000ABX Mainboard Layout

Chapter 1

1. CPU Core/Bus Speed Ratio jumper (SW1)

2. ATX Power Connector (XJ1)

3. Floppy Disk Connector (FDD)

4. DIMM So cket s (DIMM1, DIMM2, DIMM3)

5. Secondary IDE Connector (IDE 2)

6. Primary IDE Connector (IDE 1)

7. Case Signal Connectors (JP20)

8. AGP Slot

9. Infrared Connector (FIR/SIR)

10. ALi M1543C Chip (South Bridge)

11. System Fan Connector (SYSFAN)

12. PCI Slots (PCI 1, PCI 2, PCI 3)

13. ISA Slot

14. Mainboard BIOS

15. Wake On Lan Connector (JP13)

16. Clear CMOS Data jumper (J P 1 2)

17. ALi M5203 (Audio) Chip

18. Microphone Input Port (Mic in)

19. Audio Sources Input Port (Line in 1)

20. Game (Midi/Joystick) Port

21. Audio Output Port (Line Out 1)

22. COM2 Connector

23. Printer Port Connector

24. COM1 Connector

25. USB 1, USB 2 Connectors (J2)

26. PS/2 Mouse (top), PS/2 Keyboard (bottom)
Connectors (J1)

27. CPU Socket 370

28. CPU Fan Connector (CPUFAN)

29. CD-jack/Sony/IDE (CD2)

30. CD-jack/Panasonic (CD1)

31. S/PDIF Input (JP4), S/PDIF Output (JP5)

32. Auxiliary Audio input (AUX)

33. ALi M1621 Chip (North Bridge)

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Read me first

1. All default jumper settings are based on

Intel Celeron CPU 400MHz together
with SDRAM module that shou ld meet

PC-100 specifications.

2. "LOAD BEST DEFAULTS"

in CMOS setup menu loads the
system default configuration

Quick CPU Type Selection

3. If you experience power on

problem with wrong C MOS
settings, turn on your computer
with INSERT key being pressed,
this will force the POST (Power
On Self Test) run with default
CMOS settings. By this way, you
will be able to enter into CMOS
setup to correct your settings

: ON (Short) : OFF (Open)

SW1 (2)/SW1 (3)/SW1 (4)/SW1 (5): For CPU Core/Bus Ratio

CPU Core/Bus Ratio SW1 (2) SW1 (3) SW1 (4) SW1(5)

X1.5 OFF OFF ON OFF
X2 ON ON ON ON
X2.5 OFF ON ON ON
X3 ON ON OFF ON
X3.5 OFF ON OFF ON
X4 ON ON ON OFF
X4.5 OFF ON ON OFF
X5 ON ON OFF OFF
X5.5 OFF ON OFF OFF
X6 ON OFF ON ON
X6.5 OFF OFF ON ON
X7 ON OFF OFF ON
X7.5 OFF OFF OFF ON
X8 ON OFF ON OFF

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CPU Type

Celeron

300A

Celeron 333
Celeron 366
Celeron 400
Celeron 433
Celeron 466
Celeron 500

CPU

Bus

Clock

66MHz X4.5 OFF ON ON OFF
66MHz X5 ON ON OFF OFF

66MHz X5.5 OFF ON OFF OFF
66MHz X6 ON OFF ON ON
66MHz X6.5 OFF OFF ON ON
66MHz X7 ON OFF OFF ON
66MHz X7.5 OFF OFF OFF ON

CPU

Core/Bus

Ratio

SW1

(2)

SW1

(3)

SW1

(4)SW1(5)

CPU Bus Clock Frequency can be set in “CPU Host Clock (CPU/PCI)” item of
Chipset Features Setup Menu in BIOS Setup

NOTE: If you experience power on problem with wrong CPU Bus

Clock Frequency selection, pleas e pr es s the “insert” key while
turning on your PC to force the POST (Power On Self Test) run
with default CMOS settings, i.e. 66 MHz of CPU Bus Clock
Frequency.

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Quick Jumper/Connector Description

Jumper Description
SW1(2), SW1(3), SW1(4), SW1(5)
JP12
JP9

CPU Core/Bus Ratio Selection
Clear CMOS Data
S/PDIF Output Level Selection

Connector Description

JP4, JP5
JP20
FIR/SIR

CPUFAN
JP13
J1
J2
J3

P1
SYSFAN

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S/PDIF Input (JP4), S/PDIF Output (JP5)
PWRBTN, RESET, KEY_LOCK, SPEAKER,
HDD_LED, PPWER_LED
IR Connector
CPU Fan
Wake-On-LAN
PS/2 Mouse (top), PS/2 Keyoard (bottom)
USB1, USB2
Printer, COM1, COM2
Midi/Joystick, Mic In, Line In/Rear 2 Speaker Out,
Line Out 1
System Fan

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CD1
CD2
AUX
IDE 1
IDE 2
XJ1
FDD

Audio Connector 1
Audio Connector 2
Aux Audio Connector
Hard Disk (Primary IDE)
Hard Disk (Secondary IDE)
ATX Power Connector
Floppy Disk

Quick Jumper Settings

JP12: Clear CMOS data

Normal
Clear CMOS data

JP9: S/PDIF Output Level Selection

On: 5Vp-p (TTL)
Off: 0.5Vp-p (75 ohm load)

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Features Chapter 2

2-1 Introduction

The WinFast 6000ABX - a Socket 370 Processor based Micro ATX Mainboard,
integrating with onboard 3D Audio and AGP slot, is a high performance/cost index
Desktop solution for Intel Socket 370 Celeron Series and other compatible CPUs.

The mainboard uses the integrated ALi M1543C/M1621 chipset and ALi M5203
Audio chip to support the high performance hardware PCI 3D Audio and PCI IDE
controllers. The Host interface supports Synchronous Host/SDRAM clocking
configuration to significantly improve system performance and SDRAM
compatibility.

The built-in fast PCI IDE controller supports ATA PIO/DMA and Ultra DMA33/66
function that can handle data tra nsf er up to 6 6 MB/sec . It prov ides a separ ate data pa th
for two IDE channels that can significantly improve the performance under a
multi-tasking environment.

The onboard PCI 3D Audio supports Microsoft’s DirectSound 3D and Aureal’s A3D
Interface, C3DX positional audio supports 4.1 (or 4+1) channel speakers mode.

Fully supports A CPI OS Di re c te d Power Management, Power on by key boa r d, W ak e
On Lan, Boot-up Anti-Virus and Year 2000 BIOS Compliance.

The built-in USB controller which is fully compliant to OHCI (Open Host Controller
Interface) provides two USB ports capable of running full/low speed USB devices.

The mainboard also supports a system hardware monitor function.

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2-3 Specifications

CPU Support

 Intel Socket 370 Celeron Series

and other Socket 370 CPUs

System BIOS (2 MB Flash ROM)

 AWARD BIOS, supports PnP,

APM, Multi-Device booting
features (Floppy, LS120,
CD-ROM, IDE, SCSI, ZIP,
ATAPI)

 ACPI (Adv anced

Configuration Power Interface)

 Boot-up anti-virus support

CPU Power

 High efficiency switching

power for Vcore 1.3V ~ 3.5V
with 0.1 V increment

Main Memory

 Support 3.3V SDRAM
 Support three 3. 3V unbuffered

DIMM sockets for max 1.5GB
memory size

Super I/O chip on board

 ALi M1543C South Bridge

with super I/O

 One Parallel (SPP/ECP/EPP)
 Two Serial (16650A)

compliant

 One flop p y drive co nnector
 One Dedicated COM port for

IR, support SIR/FIR/Sharp IR

 PC98 Compliant Hardware

Power-on events

 Keyboard password, WOL

(Wake-on-Lan) networ k card,
Modem ring on, RTC alarm

 Software power-off control for

WIN95

 Over-ride po wer butto n

CPU/SDRAM/PCI clock

 Support Synchronous

CPU/SDRAM (system clock)

66/75/100/103/105/110/112/
115/120/124/133/140/150
Mhz

Chipset

 ALi M1543C/M1621 chipsets

Onboard PCI 3D Audio

 ALi M5203 audio chip
 PCI 3D audio supports

Microsoft’s DirectSound 3D

and Aureal’s A3D interface.

C3DX positional audio

supports 4 channel speaker

mode

Accelerated Graphics Port

 AGP 1.x/2.x compliant

Expansion slots

 1 AGP, 3 PCI, 1 ISA slot, one

PCI/ISA shared.

Two Ultra DMA-33/66 IDE ports

 Support up to PIO mode 4,

Multi-w ord DMA mode2 an d

Ultra DMA33/66 MB/Sec

 Bus master drivers for all well

known OS.

Other feature support

 Hardware monitoring
 6 Volt ages monito ring input

(+5V, -5V, Vcore, Vio, +12

V, -12V)

 Two Fan speed monitor input

with On/Off control in

suspend.

 Two thermal sensors protect

CPU and System against

overheating.

 Fulfills Year 2000 BIOS

compliance

 Board Size: 244 mm x

200mm

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2-4 Package Content

Accessories

 This Manual
 IDE cable x1
 FDD cable x1

Optional Accessories

 Ultra ATA 66 IDE Cable

Software CD Pack x 1

 AWARD Flash Utility
 DirectX 6.1

ALi M5203 Audio Driver and






application
Q & A
ALi Vgartd Driver

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ardware Installation Chapter 3

Static Precautions

Static-sensitive electrical discharge can damage electronic components. To prevent
damage to your sys tem boa rd, it is impor tant to handle it ve ry carefully . The follow ing
measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from static discharge.

Precautions

 Use a grounded wrist strap designed for static discharge.
 Touch a grounded metal obje ct bef ore you rem ove the board f rom the anti-s tatic

bag.

 Handle the board by its edges only; do not touch its components, peripheral

chips, memory modules, or gold contacts.

 When handling chips or modules, avoid touching their pins.
 Put the system board and peripher als bac k into their a nti-static ba gs w hen not in

use.

 For grounding purposes, be sure your computer system’s chassis provides

excellent conductive contact between its power supply, case, the mounting
fasteners, and the system board.

Unpacking

The system board is shipped in anti-static packaging to avoid static damage.
When unpacking the board, be sure the person handling the board is static-protected.

3-1 CPU installation

Please refer to Chapter 1 “Quick Reference an d Installation”.

NOTE: When handling the processor package, avoid placing direct

pressure on the label area of the fan.

Heat Sink

Follow the instructions that came with your processor o r heat sink to attach a heat
sink to the processor. Make sure that good contact is made between the CPU chip
and the heat sink.

Processor

You are now rea dy to inst all the p roce ss or. Your m othe rboa rd has a 370- pi n, PPG A
type socket, which supports 370-pin (not SEPP type) Celeron processors. Lift the
lever on the PPGA socket and install with the notched corner of the processor
oriented with pin 1. Fully seat the processor into the socket and then close the lever.
See Figure on next page for views of the PPGA 370-pin socket before and after
processor installation.

You should install the processor to the motherboard first, then install the
motherboard in the chassis, then the memory and add-on cards, and finally the
cables and drivers. Foll owing the installation proc edu re s in the order they appear in
this chapter should eliminate the most common problems encountered when
installing a system.

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3-2 Memory Installation

1. The mainboard provides three 168-Pin DIMM (Double In-Line Memory Module)

sockets. It supports a maximum of 1.5 GB memory. You can use SDRAM from 8MB,
16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, 256MB to 512MB per DIMM.

2. IF you use 100Mhz CPU Bus/SDRAM bus synchronous frequency , you must use the

qualify SDRAM which meets PC-100 Specifications.

The procedures:

1. Checking: The DIMM slot has two keys marked ”VOLT and DRAM” Thus, the

DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction.

2. Insert the DIMM memory mod ule vertically into the DIMM socket then push it in.

3. The Plastic clip at the side of the DIMM socket will automatically close.

Note: Use only 3.3V unbuffered DIMM

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3-3 Case Signal Connector: (JP20)

Pins [1 & 2] Power Button – Allows to connect to a push button on system’s case.
Pins [4 & 5] Reset switch lead - Connects to the Reset Switch lead from the system’s case. The

reset switch is us ed to “cold-b oot” the system withou t actua lly turnin g off the power, red ucin g
wear and te ar on the power supply. Avoid rebooting the s ystem when the HDD LED is bli n king

Pins [7-10] Speaker connector - Connects to the Speaker lead from the system’s case.
Pins [12 & 13] and [25 & 26] Ha rd Driv e LED – Pi ns 12 & 13 f or I DE 2 an d pi ns 2 5 & 26 f or

IDE 1. Hard Disk LED shows the activity of hard disk drive.

Pins [14-16] Power Led – The power Led is always light while the system power is on.
Pins [17 & 18] K eyb oard lock switch lead - Pins 17 & 18 connect to the case-mounted keylock

switch. Keylock allows you to disable the keyboard function for security purpose.

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3-4 DISK Connector

3-4-1 Hard Disk Connector (IDE1, IDE2)

The on-board Enhance d I DE contr oll er can s uppo rt u p to (4) I DE hard drive s
or other ATAPI devices, such as CD-ROMs. This controller, as with all
Enhanced IDE controllers, consists of both Primary (IDE 1) and Secondar
(IDE 2) ports . Each port ha s an associ ated conn ector and cab le, which ca
support up to (2) ATAPI devices each.
All IDE devices have jumpers which allow the user to configure the device
as either “Master” or “Slave”. A Master device is one that is ALONE on the
IDE cable, whereas a Slave device is installed as a SECOND device on the
same cable. K eep in mind that t he Ma sterdevice will appe ar be fore the Sl ave
device in the CMOS Setup, as well as the Operating System software.
*Refer to the device documentation for jumper settings.
The Secondar y I DE po rt ca n be us ed fo r up to (2) ad dit ional A TA PI dev ices .

ormally it’s recommen ded that you connect your first hard dri ve to the
Primary port, and the first CD-ROM to the Secondary.
Make sure to align the RED stripe on the ribbon cable with Pin-1 on the
mainboard IDE connector. On most hard drives and CD-ROMs, the RED
stripe should be oriented towards the power connector of the device.
When using U ltra AT A 66 ID E cable , both Mas ter and Slav e driv e sho uld be
Ultra ATA 66 drive. Do not connect CDROM to Ultra ATA 66 IDE cable,
this will reduce the efficiency.

3-4-2 Floppy Disk Connector (FDD)

The on-board floppy controller supports (2) floppy disk drives.
Make sure the RE D st rip e on th e rib bon ca b le i s ori ent ed t owar d s
Pin-1. Notice the “twist” between the sets of connectors on the
floppy cable. The floppy drive “A” position is at the END of the
cable, whereas floppy drive “B” is hooked to one of the connectors
on the other side of the twist.

IDE 2 IDE 1

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3-5 USB Connector

This 8-pin connector permits connectio
of two USB peripheral devi ces directly to
the system without an external hub.

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3-6 Cooling Fans (SYSFAN,CPUFAN)

SYSFAN,CPUFAN are small 3-pin Header
Connectors that provide 12-Volt power fo
CPU and System cooling fans. Plug in the fa
cable to the connector.

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3-7 Stereo Audio In Connectors (CD1, CD2, AUX, JP4, JP5)

CD1, CD2 and AUX allows you to receive
stereo audio input from an in ternal CDRO
drive or other auxiliary audio source.
JP4 is for S/PDIF(Sony/Phillips Digita
Interface) Input and JP5 for S/PDIF Output.
JP9 is for S /P DIF Output Level Se le ctio n, On:
5Vp-p (TTL), Off: 0.5Vp-p (75 ohm load)
S/PDIF is a 75 ohm coaxial digital forma
which is standard with many digital-audio
equipment manufacturers.

3-8 Power Supply Connector (XJ1)

This mainboard features a
ATX-style Power Suppl
Connector. This connector is
keyed to prevent connection i
the wrong direct ion. Line up the
locking mechanism on the
connectorfrom the Power Suppl
with the tab on the mainboar
connector. Press down until the
two connectors are locked.

Power Good

+12V

+5VSB

+5V

GND

+3.3V

J1

+5V

-5V

GND

GND

-12V
+3.3V

3-9 Serial and Parallel Ports (J3)

COM1

Printer

COM2

A 25-pin D-Sub header is provided on the
back panel for a multi-mode bi-directional
parallel port.
Two 9-pin D-S ub he ader s are al so pr ovide d o
the back panel for Serial ports.

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The IrDA conn ect or br acket hook s direct ly to
this connector on the mainboard. This
connector provides support for the optiona
wireless transmitting and receiving infrare
module. You must first configure through the
BIOS setup where U ART2 is directed, COM2
or IrDA.

FIR/SIR

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VCC
FIR
IRRX
GND
IRTX
CVROFF

3-11 Wake –up On LAN Connector (JP13)

The Wake-up On LAN function will allow the network to
wake up a Soft Pow er Dow n (So ft-O ff) PC. Ho weve r, if yo ur
system is in the Suspend m o de, you can wake-up the system
only through an IRQ or D MA interrupt. T o use the Wake-up
On LAN func tio n, you must enable th e“Power On by Ring”
field in the Power Management Setup of the Award BIOS.
Connect the cable that co mes w ith y our L AN car d to l ocatio
JP13 on the sy ste m bo ard. Re fe r to the add-i n ca rd’s man ual
for details. Note: Your LAN card must support Magic Packe
in order to use the Wake-up-On-LAN function.

JP13

3-12

Midi/Joystick, Mic I n, Line In 1, Line Out 1 Connecto rs ( P1)

Midi/Joystick: allows you to connect game joystick or game pad fo
playing games or connect Midi devices for playing or editing audio.
Mic In 1: allows microphones to be connected for inputing voice.
Line In/Rear 2 Speaker Out: allows tape players or other audio
sources to be reco rded by yo ur com puter or pl ayed thro ugh t he L ine
Out 1 and for rear 2 speaker out.
Line Out 1: can be connected to headphones or speakers wit
amplifier.

3-13 PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Connector (J1)

These two connec tors are loc ated on the ba c
panel of the mainboard.

PS/2 Mouse
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ntroduction of BIOS Chapter 4

The Mainboard BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) acts as the bridge between your
Hardware (CPU, Dis k Driv es, Vid eo, etc.) and Opera ting Sys tem Softw are (W indows
95, OS/2 and so on…) The BIOS Setup (also called CMOS Setup) is where many
hardware config uration opti ons ar e set and store d. This config uration i nforma tion will
remain in the BIOS until it is changed, or cleared by removing the battery for a while
then reinstalling it bac k. CM OS (Com plem e ntary Me tal Oxide Sem iconduc tor) ref e rs
to the chip in which the BIOS information is stored.

This mainboard also features a “Flash” BIOS. A Flash BIOS can be upgraded via
software, thereby eliminatin g the need to actually replace the “BIOS Chip” on the
mainboard. The Award BIOS installed in your computer system’s ROM (Read Only
Memory) is a custom version of an industry standard BIOS.

This chapter describes the AwardBIOS Setup program. The Setup program lets you
modify basic system conf iguration settings . The settings are then stored in a dedicate d
battery-backed memory, called CMOS RAM, that retains the information when the
power is turned off.

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

The AwardBIOS is immediately acti vated when you first t urn on the comput er. The
BIOS reads system config ura tion information in CMO S R AM and begins the process
of checking out the system and configuring it through the power-on self test (POST).

When threes preliminaries are finished, the BIOS seeks an operating system on one of
the data storage devices (hard drive, floppy disk, etc.). The BIOS launches the
operating system and hands control of system operations to it.

During POST, you can start the Setup program in one of two ways:

1. By pressing Del immediately after switching the system on, or

2. By pressing Del or by pressing Ctrl-Alt-Esc when the dollowing message
appears brieftly at the bottom of the screen during POST:

TO ENTER SETUP BEFORE BOOT PRESS CTRL-ALT-ESC OR DEL KEY

If the message disappe ars be fore you res pond and you still wish to ente r Setup , resta rt
the system to try ag ain by turning it OFF then ON or by pre ssing the RESET butto n on
the system cas e. You m ay al so resta rt by sim ultane ously press ing C trl-A lt-De l. If y ou
do not press the keys at the correct time and the system does not boot, an error
message appears and you are again asked to

PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, CTRL-ALT-ESC OR D EL TO ENTER S ETUP

If, after making and saving system changes with Setup, you discover that your
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settings that resets your system to its default configuration.
The best advice is to alter only settings that you thoroughly understand. In particular,

do not change settings in the Chipset screen without a good reason. Leadtek has
carefully chosen the Chipset defaults for the best performance and reliability. Even a
seemingly small change to the Chipset setup may cause the system to become
unstable.

4-1 Main Menu

When you enter the AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility, a Main Menu appears on the
screen. The Main Me nu allows y ou to select from several Setup f unctions and tw o exit
choices. Use the arrow keys to select among the i t ems and press Enter to accept and
enter the submenu.

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (WinFast 6000ABX)

CMOS SETUP UTILITY

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

STANDARD CMOS SETUP
BIOS FEATURES SETUP
CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP
PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION
LOAD BASIC DEFAULTS
LOAD BEST DEFAULTS

W83783S Hardware Monitor
INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
PASSWORD SETTING
IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
SAVE & EXIT SETUP
EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

Esc : Quit ↑↓→
F10 : Save & Exit Setup <Shift>F2 : Change Color

↑↓→ ←←←← : Select Item

↑↓→↑↓→

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This setup page includes all the items in
standard AT-compatible BIOS. See
Standard CMOS Setup section for details.

Chipset Features Setup

This setup page includes all the items of
chipset special features. See Chipse
Features Setup Section for details.

PNP / PC I Co nfiguration Se tup

This entry appears if your system supports
PNP / PCI. See PNP / PCI Configuratio

Section for details.

Load BEST Defaults

The Load BEST Defaults are settings tha

rovide the better system performance. This
is Default settings from Leadtek. If the
CMOS data is corrupt or the checksum o
CMOS data is no t co rr ect, t he se de f aults w ill
be loaded.

BIOS Features Setup

This setup page includes all the items of
Award speci al enh anc ed feat ures . See B IOS
Features Setup Section for details.

Power Management Setup

This entry only appears if your system
supports Power Management “Green PC”
standards. See Power Management Section
for setup details.

Load BASIC Defaults

The BASIC defaults h a v e been set to provide
the minimum req uirements for your syst em
to operate. Unless your system has car
compatibility issues we suggest you to use
Load BASIC Defaults.

Integrated Peripherals

This page includes all th e it ems of IDE ha rd
drive, onboard SCSI device and Programme
Input / Output features. See Integrated
Peripherals Section.

W83783S Hardware Monitor

Shows status of CPU, System temperatures
and Cooling Fans speed, Vcore etc,.

Save & Exit Se tup

Save CMOS value chan ges to CMOS RAM
and exit setup.

Exit Without Saving

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit
setup.

Password S e tting

Change, set or disable password. It allows
you to limit access to the CMOS Setup. See
Password Setting Section.

IDE HDD Auto Detection

The Award B IOS includ es thi s ability i n th e
event of your being uncertain of your har
disk’s parameters. See Section “Standar
CMOS Setup”.

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ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (6000ABX)

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (6000ABX)

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (6000ABX)

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (6000ABX)

Drive A :

Drive A :

Drive A :

Drive A :

Drive B : None

Drive B : None

Drive B : None

Drive B : None

Halt On : All

Halt On : All

Halt On : All

Halt On : All

4-2 Standard CMOS Setup Menu

Date (mm:dd:yy) :

Date (mm:dd:yy) : Fri

Date (mm:dd:yy) : Date (mm:dd:yy) :
Time (hh:mm:s

Time (hh:mm:ss) :

Time (hh:mm:s Time (hh:mm:s

HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE

HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE

HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE

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Primary Master :

Primary Master : AUTO

Primary Master : Primary Master :

Primary Slav

Primary Slave :

Primary Slav Primary Slav
Secondary Master :

Secondary Master : AUTO

Secondary Master : Secondary Master :
Secondary Slave :

Secondary Slave : AUTO

Secondary Slave : Secondary Slave :

Video : EGA/VGA

Video : EGA/VGA

Video : EGA/VGAVideo : EGA/VGA

ESC : Quit

ESC : Quit ↑↓

ESC : Quit ESC : Quit
F1 : Help (Shift)F2 : Change Color

F1 : Help (Shift)F2 : Change Color

F1 : Help (Shift)F2 : Change ColorF1 : Help (Shift)F2 : Change Color

s) : 00

s) : s) :

e : AUTO

e : e :

1.44M, 3.5 in.

1.44M, 3.5 in.

1.44M, 3.5 in.1.44M, 3.5 in.

, But Keyboard

, But Keyboard

, But Keyboard, But Keyboard

STANDARD

STANDARD CMOS SETUP

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

Fri, Jan

FriFri
00 :

0000

STANDARD STANDARD

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, Jan 1

1 199

, Jan , Jan

: 00

: :

AUTO 0 0 0 0 0 0

AUTOAUTO
AUTO 0 0 0 0 0 0

AUTOAUTO
AUTO 0 0 0 0 0 0

AUTOAUTO
AUTO 0 0 0 0 0 0

AUTOAUTO

1 1

00 :

: 00000000

0000

: :

0 0 0 0 0 0 AUTO

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 AUTO

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 AUTO

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 AUTO

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

↑↓ ←←←← →→→→ : Select Item PU/

↑↓↑↓

CMOS SETUP

CMOS SETUPCMOS SETUP

1999999

199 199

Base Memory: 640K

Base Memory: 640K

Base Memory: 640K Base Memory: 640K
Extended Memory: 130048K

Extended Memory: 130048K

Extended Memory: 130048K Extended Memory: 130048K
Other Memory: 384K

Other Memory: 384K

Other Memory: 384K Other Memory: 384K

-------------------------

-------------------------

--------------------------------------------------

Total Memory: 131072K

Total Memory: 131072K

Total Memory: 131072K Total Memory: 131072K

: Select Item PU/PD/+/

: Select Item PU/ : Select Item PU/

Date

The BIOS determines the day of the week from the other date information. This field is
for information only.

PD/+/---- : Modify

PD/+/PD/+/

AUTO

AUTOAUTO
AUTO

AUTOAUTO
AUTO

AUTOAUTO
AUTO

AUTOAUTO

: Modify

: Modify : Modify

Time

The time format is <hour> <minute> <s econd>. The time i s calculated bas ed on the 24-hour
military-time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00.

Primary Master/Primary Slave/Secondary Master/Secondary S lave Hard Disk

The BIOS supports up to four IDE drives. This section does not show information about other
IDE devices, such as a CD-ROM drive, or about other hard drive types, such as SCSI drives.

NOTE: We recommend that you select type AUTO for all drives.

The BIOS can aut oma ti call y d etec t t he sp ec i fi cat i ons and opti ma l op era tin g m od e of a lmos t a ll
IDE drives. When you select type AUTO for a hard drive, the BIOS detects its specifications
during POS T, every time the system boots.

If you do not want to select drive type AUTO, other methods of selecting the drive type are
available:

1. Match the specifications of your installed IDE hard drive(s) with the programmed
values for types 1 through 45.

2. Select type USER and enter values into each drive parameter field.

3. Use the IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION function in Setup.

Here is a brief explanation of drive specifications:

• Type: The BIOS contains a table of pre-defined drive types. Each defined drive type

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has a specified number of cylinders, number of heads, write precompensation factor,
landing zone, and number of sectors. Drives whose specifications do not
accommodate any pre-defined type are classified as type USER.

• Size: Disk drive capacity (approximate). Note that this size is usually slightly greater
than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk-checking program.

• Cyls: Number of cylinders.

• Head : Number of heads

• Precomp: Write precompensation cylinder

• Landz: Landing zone

• Sector: Number of sectors

• Mode: Auto, Normal, Large, or LBA

o Auto: The BIOS automatically determines the optimal mode.
o Normal: Maximum number of cylinders, heads and sectors supported are

1024, 16 and 63.

o Large: For drives that do not support LBA and have more than 1024

cylinders.

o LBA (Logical Block Addressing): During drive accesses, the IDE

controller transforms the data address described by sector, head and
cylinder number into a physical block address, significantly improving
data transfer rates. For drives with greater than 1024 cylinders.

Drive A /Drive B

Select the correct specifications for the diskette drive(s) installed in your computer:
The choice: No ne, 36 0K (5.2 5 in) , 1. 2 M (5. 25 i n), 720K ( 3.5 in) , 1.4 4M ( 3.5 in), 2. 88M ( 3. 5 in) .

Video

Select the type of primary video subsystem in your computer. The BIOS usually detects the
correct vide o type automatic ally. The BI O S al s o s uppo r ts a secondary v ideo subsystem , b ut you
can not select it in Setup.
The choice : CGA40, CGA80, MO NO, EGA/VGA.

Halt On

During the power-on self test (POST), the computer stops if the BIOS detects a hardware error.
You can tell the BIOS to ignore certain errors during POST and continue the boot-up process.
The followings are t he selection s:

All, But Keyboard POST does not stop for a keyboard error, but stops for all other errors.
All, But Diskette POST does not stop for diskett e drive errors, but stop for all othe

errors.

All, But Disk/Key POST does not stop for a keyboard or disk error, but stops for all other

errors.

All errors If the BIOS detects any non-fatal error, POST stops and prompts you

to take corrective action.

o errors POST does not stop for any error.

Memory

You can not chan ge any values in the Mem ory fields, they are onl y for your informa tion, The
fields show the total installed random access memory (RAM) and amounts allocated to base
memory, extended memory, and other (high) memory.

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RAM is the computer’s working memory, where the computer stores programs and data
currently being used, so they are accessible to CPU.

• Base Memory: Typically 640 KB. Also called conventional memory. The DOS

operating system and conventional applications use this area.

• Extended Memory: Above the 1-MB boundary.

• Other Memory: Between 640 KB and 1 MB, often called High memory.

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Boot Up System Speed

Low

Boot

System Speed

LowBoot Up System Speed

Low

Boot

System Speed

Low

Assign IRQ

Assign

IRQAssign IRQ

Assign

IRQ

: Select Item

:

Select Item: Select Item

:

Select Item

4-3 BIOS Features Setup Menu

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (6000ABX)

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (6000ABX)

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (6000ABX) ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (6000ABX)

Anti

Anti----Virus Protection :

Virus Protection : Dis

AntiAnti

Virus Protection : Virus Protection :

CCCCPU Internal Cache :

PU Internal Cache : En

PU Internal Cache : PU Internal Cache :

External Cache :

External Cache : En

External Cache : External Cache :
Quick Power On Self Test : Disabled

Quick Power On Self Test : Disabled

Quick Power On Self Test : DisabledQuick Power On Self Test : Disabled
Boot Sequence : A,C,SCSI

Boot Sequence : A,C,SCSI

Boot Sequence : A,C,SCSIBoot Sequence : A,C,SCSI
Swap Floppy Drive : Disabled

Swap Floppy Drive : Disabled

Swap Floppy Drive : DisabledSwap Floppy Drive : Disabled
Boot Up Floppy Seek :

Boot Up Floppy Seek : Dis

Boot Up Floppy Seek : Boot Up Floppy Seek :
Boot Up NumLock Status :

Boot Up NumLock Status : Off

Boot Up NumLock Status : Boot Up NumLock Status :

Up

Up

Gate A20 Option :

Gate A20 Option : Normal

Gate A20 Option : Gate A20 Option :
Typematic Rate Setting : Disabled

Typematic Rate Setting : Disabled

Typematic Rate Setting : DisabledTypematic Rate Setting : Disabled
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec : 6

Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec : 6

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

Typematic Delay (Msec) : 250

Typematic Delay (Msec) : 250Typematic Delay (Msec) : 250
Security Option : Setup

Security Option : Setup

Security Option : SetupSecurity Option : Setup
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop : Disabled

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop : Disabled

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop : DisabledPCI/VGA Palette Snoop : Disabled

For VGA

For VGA :

OS Select For DRAM > 64MB : Non

OS Select For DRAM > 64MB : Non----OS2

OS Select For DRAM > 64MB : NonOS Select For DRAM > 64MB : Non
Report No FDD For WIN 95 :

Report No FDD For WIN 95 : No

Report No FDD For WIN 95 : Report No FDD For WIN 95 :

For VGA For VGA

BIOS FEATURES

BIOS FEATURES SETUP

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

:

:

:

:

BIOS FEATURES BIOS FEATURES

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AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

Disabled

abled

DisDis

abledabled

Enabled

abled

EnEn

abledabled

Enabled

abled

EnEn

abledabled

Disabled

abled

DisDis

abledabled

Off

OffOff

Normal

NormalNormal

: Disabled

Disabled

: :

DisabledDisabled

OS2

OS2OS2

No

NoNo

SETUP

SETUPSETUP

Video BIOS Shadow :

Video BIOS Shadow : En

Video BIOS Shadow : Video BIOS Shadow :

C8000

C8000----CBFFF Shadow : Disabled

CBFFF Shadow : Disabled

C8000C8000

CBFFF Shadow : DisabledCBFFF Shadow : Disabled

CC000

CC000----CFFFF Shadow : Disabled

CFFFF Shadow : Disabled

CC000CC000

CFFFF Shadow : DisabledCFFFF Shadow : Disabled

D0000

D0000----D3FFF Shadow : Disabled

D3FFF Shadow : Disabled

D0000D0000

D3FFF Shadow : DisabledD3FFF Shadow : Disabled

D4000

D4000----D7FFF Shadow : Disabled

D7FFF Shadow : Disabled

D4000D4000

D7FFF Shadow : DisabledD7FFF Shadow : Disabled

D8000

D8000----DBFFF Shadow : Disabled

DBFFF Shadow : Disabled

D8000D8000

DBFFF Shadow : DisabledDBFFF Shadow : Disabled

DC000

DC000----DFFFF Shadow : Disabled

DFFFF Shadow : Disabled

DC000DC000

DFFFF Shadow : DisabledDFFFF Shadow : Disabled

ESC : Quit

ESC : Quit ↑↓←

ESC : Quit ESC : Quit
F1 : Help PU/PD/+/

F1 : Help PU/PD/+/---- : Modify

F1 : Help PU/PD/+/F1 : Help PU/PD/+/
F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color

F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color

F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : ColorF5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color
F6 : Load Basic Defaults

F6 : Load Basic Defaults

F6 : Load Basic DefaultsF6 : Load Basic Defaults
F7 : Load Best Defaults

F7 : Load Best Defaults

F7 : Load Best DefaultsF7 : Load Best Defaults

↑↓← →→→→

↑↓←↑↓←

Enabled

abled

EnEn

abledabled

: Modify

: Modify : Modify

Anti-Virus Protection

This item is enabled by default; the AwardBIOS will monitor the boot sector to s ee if
there is virus. If virus is found the BIOS will halt on the system and the following warning
message will appear.

! PBVA WARNING !

Paragon Boot Virus analyzer has detected

virus activity on hard disk.

We recommend you to press:

[Enter] Boot from clean disk

[C] Continue Boot

NOTE: When enabling this item, the monitoring boot sector

virus only happens at the booting period. After
entering the system this function is disabled
automatically. So you can run any kind of program
such as many disk diagnostic programs, which
attempts to access boot sectors or the partition table
of hard disk drive when it is running.

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CPU Internal Cache/External Cache

Cache memor y is additional memory tha t is much faster than con ventional DRAM (system
memory). When t he CPU reques ts data, th e system tran sfers the r equest ed data from the mai n
DRAM into cache memory, for even faster access by the CPU.

Enabled Enable cache
Disabled Disable cache

Quick Power On Self Test

Select Enabled to reduce the amount of time required to run the POST. A quick POST skips
certain steps. We recommend that you normally disable quick POST. Better to find a problem
during POST than lose data during your work.

Enabled Enable quick POST
Disabled

ormal POST

Boot Sequence

This categor y determines which d rive to be searched fi rst for the disk operati ng system (i.e.
DOS). You can use this setting to select your First Priority Boot Up drive for Floppy drive A,
IDE Hard Disk Drive C, D, E, F, or SCSI.
The choice:

A,C,SCSI C,A,SCSI C,CDROM,A CDROM,C,A D,A,SCSI E, A,SCSI
F,A,SCSI SCSI,A,C SCSI,C,A C only LS/ZIP,C

Swap Floppy Drive

This field is effective only in system with two floppy drives. This item allows you to determine
whether to enable the swap floppy drive or not. (i.e. physical floppy disk A assigned to logical
drive B or physical drive B to logical drive A)
The choices are Enabled/Disabled.

Boot Up Floppy Seek

During POST, BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. 360K
type is 40 tracks while 760K, 1.2M and 1.44M are all 80 tracks. Because very few modern PCs
have 40-track floppy drives, we recommend that you set this field to Disabled to save time.

Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine if it is 40 or 80 tracks.
Disabled BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number.

Boot Up NumLock Status

This allows you to determine the default state of the numeric keypad.

On Keypad is number keys after boot up.
Off Keypad is arrow keys after boot up.

Boot Up System Speed

Select High to b oot at th e d ef ault C PU sp eed ; selec t Lo w to b oot a t th e speed of AT b us . Som e
add-in peripherals or old software (such as old games) may require a slow CPU speed. The
default setting is High.

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Gate A20 Option

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

Typematic Rate Setting

When disabled, continually holding down a key on your keyboard, system will use the default
typematic rate delay of 250 msec and typematic rate of 6 chars/sec to repeatedly input. When
enabled you ca n adjust both settings. For exam ple, you c ould use suc h a feature to a ccelerate
cursor movements with the arrow keys.

Enabled Enable typematic rate setting
Disabled Disable typematic rate setting

Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

When “Typematic Rate Setting” is enabled, these selections allow you to select the rate at which
character repeats when you hold down a key.

6 6 characters per second
8 8 characters per second
10 10 characters per second
12 12 characters per second
15 15 characters per second
20 20 characters per second
24 24 characters per second
30 30 characters per second

Typematic Delay (Msec)

When “Typematic Rate Setting” is enabled, these selections allow you to select the delay before
key strokes begin to repeat.

250 (default) 250 msec
500 500 msec

750 750 msec
1000 1000 msec

Security Option

If you have set a password, select whether the password is required every time the System boots,
or only when you enter Setup.
The choice: System, Setup.

PCI / VGA Palette Snoop

When MPEG ISA/VESA VGA Cards can not work smoothly with PCI/VGA card, select
Enabled otherwise leave at Disabled.

Assign IRQ For VGA

You can select “Enaled” or “Disabled” BIOS to Auto assign IRQ for VGA card.

OS Select for DRAM > 64MB

This item allows you t o acces s memor y that i s over 64MB in OS/2 . Choose O S2 when you are
using OS2 and SDRAM size greater than 64 MB. For other operating systems choose Non-OS2.
The choice: Non-OS2, OS2.

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Report No FDD for Win95

Select Yes to release IRQ6 wh en the system c ontains no f loppy drive, for compatib ility with
Windows 95 logo certification. In the Int egrated Peripherals screen, select Di sabled for the
Onboard FDC Controller field.
95 and without a floppy disk equipped in your computer.
The choice: Yes/No

You sh ou ld ch oos e “Yes” i f you r op era ti ng system i s Wind ows

Shadow

Software that resides in a read-only memory (ROM) chip on a device is called “firmware”. The
AwardBIOS permits shadowing of firmware such as the system BIOS, video BIOS and similar
operating instruction s that come with some expansion peripherals, such as, for example, a SCSI
adapter.

Shadowing copies fi rmware from ROM into system RAM, where the CPU can rea d it through
the 16-bit or 32-bi t DRAM bus. Firmware n ot shadowed mu st be read by system through the
8-bit X-bus. Shadowing improves the performance of the system BIOS and similar ROM
firmware for ex pansio n pe ri phe ral s, but it al so re duce s the amou nt o f hig h me mo ry ( 640 K B to 1
MB) available for loading device drivers, etc.

Enable shad owing i nto ea ch s ecti on of memor y sep ara tely. V id eo BIOS sh adows i nt o memory
area C0000 -C7 FFF. Th e rem ai n i n g a reas sh own on t h e B IOS Feat u res sc re en ma y be oc c u p i ed
by other expansion card firmware. If an expansion peripheral in your system contains
ROM-based firmware, you need to know the address ranges the ROM occupies to shadow it into
the correct area of RAM.

Video BIOS Shadow

Determines wheth er vid eo BIOS stor ed i n the R OM of the vi deo ca rd will be c opied to system
RAM for speedi ng up the execution. V ideo BIOS Shadow will increase the video performance.

Enabled Video BIOS shadow is enabled
Disabled Video BIOS shadow is disabled

C8000 - CBFFF Shadow to DC000 - DFFFF Shadow

These categories determine whether BIOS of expansion interface cards located with these
memory address ranges will be copied to system RAM for improving the performance. An
example of such an option would be on-board SCSI.

Enabled Optional shadow is enabled
Disabled Optional shadow is disabled

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SDRAM CAS Latency of

SDRAM CAS Latency of

SDRAM CAS Latency of

SDRAM CAS Latency of

SDRAM CAS Latency of

SDRAM CAS Latency of

SDRAM CAS Latency of

SDRAM CAS Latency of

SDRAM CAS Latency of

SDRAM CAS Latency of

SDRAM CAS Latency of

SDRAM CAS Latency of

Auto Configuration

Disabled

Auto

Configuration

DisabledAuto Configuration

Disabled

Auto

Configuration

Disabled

AT Bus Clock

7.16MHz

AT

Bus Clock

7.16MHzAT Bus Clock

7.16MHz

AT

Bus Clock

7.16MHz

ECC/EC Option

ECC/EC Option

ECC/EC Option

ECC/EC Option

Local In

Local

InLocal In

Local

Passive_Release_Feature

Disabled

Passive_Release_Feature

DisabledPassive_Release_Feature

Disabled

Passive_Release_Feature

Disabled

DRAM Data Integrity Mode : Disabled

DRAM

Data Integrity Mode : DisabledDRAM Data Integrity Mode : Disabled

DRAM

Data Integrity Mode : Disabled

ISA Line Buffer

Disabled

ISA

Line Buffer

DisabledISA Line Buffer

Disabled

ISA

Line Buffer

Disabled

I/O Recovery Period

us

I/O

Recovery Period

usI/O Recovery Period

us

I/O

Recovery Period

System BIOS Cacheable

Disabled

System

BIOS Cacheable

DisabledSystem BIOS Cacheable

Disabled

System

BIOS Cacheable

Disabled

VGA Frame Buffer

Disabled

VGA

Frame Buffer

DisabledVGA Frame Buffer

Disabled

VGA

Frame Buffer

Disabled

Video BIOS Cach

Video

BIOS CachVideo BIOS Cach

Video

BIOS Cach

Video RAM Cacheable

Disabled

Video

RAM Cacheable

DisabledVideo RAM Cacheable

Disabled

Video

RAM Cacheable

Disabled

AGP 2x Mode support

Disabled

AGP

Mode support

DisabledAGP 2x Mode support

Disabled

AGP

Mode support

Disabled

4-4 Chipset Features Setup Menu

This section allows you to configure the system based on the specific features of the installed
chipset. This chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources, such as
DRAM and the external cache . It also coordinates comm unications bet ween the conventiona l
ISA bus and the PCI bus. It must be stated that these items should never need to be altered. The
default settin gs have been chosen beca use they provi de the best op erating condit ions for your
system. The only time you might consider making any changes would be if you discovered that
data was being lost while usin g your system.

SDRAM TRCD

SDRAM TRCD /

SDRAM TRCD SDRAM TRCD

SDRAM TRCD

SDRAM TRCD /

SDRAM TRCD SDRAM TRCD

SDRAM TRCD

SDRAM TRCD /

SDRAM TRCD SDRAM TRCD

2x

2x

/ TRP

TRP of DIMM0

/ /

TRP TRP

/ TRP

TRP of DIMM1

/ /

TRP TRP

/ TRP

TRP of DIMM

/ /

TRP TRP

:

:

:

:

: No ECC/EC

In----Order

Order----Queue Depth: 1

Queue Depth: 1

OrderOrder

Queue Depth: 1Queue Depth: 1

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

eable : Disabled

eable : Disabled

eable : Disabledeable : Disabled

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (6000ABX)

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (6000ABX)

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (6000ABX)ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (6000ABX)

CCCCHIPSET FEATURES

HIPSET FEATURES SETUP

HIPSET FEATURES HIPSET FEATURES
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of DIMM0:

of DIMM0of DIMM0

of DIMM1:

of DIMM1of DIMM1

of DIMM2222:

of DIMMof DIMM

:

:

:

:

: No ECC/EC

: No ECC/EC : No ECC/EC

: 3/3 CLKs

3/3 CLKs

: :

DIMM0000:

: 3333 clocks

DIMMDIMM

: :
: 3/3 CLKs

: :

DIMM1:

: 3333 clocks

DIMM1DIMM1

: :
: 3/3 CLKs

: :

DIMM2:

: 3333 clocks

DIMM2DIMM2

: :

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

3/3 CLKs3/3 CLKs

clocks

clocks clocks

3/3 CLKs

3/3 CLKs3/3 CLKs

clocks

clocks clocks

3/3 CLKs

3/3 CLKs3/3 CLKs

clocks

clocks clocks

DIMM

DIMM1

DIMM2

: 1

: 1 us

: 1

: 1

:

:

:

:
:

:

:

:

SETUP

SETUPSETUP

AGP Aperture Size (MB) : 16 MB

AGP Aperture Size (MB) : 16 MB

AGP Aperture Size (MB) : 16 MBAGP Aperture Size (MB) : 16 MB

Memory Hole 15M

Memory Hole 15M----16M : Disabled

Memory Hole 15M Memory Hole 15M
Spread Spectrum : Disabled

Spread Spectrum : Disabled

Spread Spectrum : DisabledSpread Spectrum : Disabled

CPU Host Clock (

CPU Host Clock (CPU/PCI): Default

CPU Host Clock ( CPU Host Clock (
SDRAM Loading : Light

SDRAM Loading : Light

SDRAM Loading : Light SDRAM Loading : Light

ESC : Quit

ESC : Quit ↑↓←

ESC : Quit ESC : Quit
F1 : Help PU/PD/+/

F1 : Help PU/PD/+/---- : Modify

F1 : Help PU/PD/+/F1 : Help PU/PD/+/
F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color

F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color

F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : ColorF5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color
F6 : Load Basic Defaults

F6 : Load Basic Defaults

F6 : Load Basic DefaultsF6 : Load Basic Defaults
F7 : Load Best Defaults

F7 : Load Best Defaults

F7 : Load Best DefaultsF7 : Load Best Defaults

16M : Disabled

16M : Disabled16M : Disabled

CPU/PCI): Default

CPU/PCI): DefaultCPU/PCI): Default

↑↓← →→→→: Select Item

↑↓←↑↓←

: Select Item

: Select Item: Select Item

: Modify

: Modify : Modify

SDRAM TRCD / TRP of DIMM0/DIMM1/DIMM2

TRCD ( RAS to CAS Delay): When DRAM i s ref r eshe d, bo th r ow s a nd co lum ns ar e a ddr es se d

separately. This setup ite m allows you to de te rmine the ti min g of the transiti on from RAS (r ow
address strobe) to CAS (column address strobe).
TRP (RAS Precharge Tim e): The precharge time is the number of cycles it takes for th e RAS
to accumulate it s charge before DRAM refreshes. If insufficien t time is allowed, refr esh m ay be
incomplete and the DRAM may fail to retain data.

SDRAM CAS Latency of DIMM0/DIMM1/DIMM2

When synchron ous DR AM is ins t alle d, th e num ber of cloc k cycles of CAS lat ency depends on
the DRAM timing. Do not reset this field from the default value specified by the system
designer

.

The Choice: 2 clocks, 3 clocks.

Auto Configuration

Auto Config uratio n sel ect s pred eterm ine d optima l value s of chip set par amet ers. Wh en D isabl ed,
chipset pa rameter s r evert t o se tup informa tion st ored in CMOS. M any field s in this s creen are
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AT Bus Clock

You can set speed of the AT bus in terms of a fraction of the CPU clock speed or at the fixed
speed of 7.16 MHz.
The Choice: 7.16 MHz, PCICLK2/2, PC ICLK2/3, PCICLK2/4, PCICLK2/5, and PCICLK2/6

ECC/EC Option

You could select the option of ECC (error-c orrecting code) / EC (error-checking) for
memory.

The Choice: No ECC/EC, ECC ON, EC ON.

Local In-Order-Queue Depth

You could select the depth of the Internal IOQ (In-Order-Queue) buffer.
The Choice: 1, 2, 4, 8.

Passive_Release_Feature

When Enabled, CPU to PCI bus accesses are allowed during passive release. Otherwise, the
arbiter only accepts another PCI master access to local DRAM.

DRAM Data Integrity Mode

Select Parity or ECC (error-correcting code), according to the type of installed DRAM.

ISA Line Buffer

The PCI to ISA Bridge has an 8-byte bidirectional line buffer for ISA or DMA bus maste r
memory re ads from or wri tes to the PC I bus. When En abled , an ISA or DMA bus mast er can
prefetch two doublewords to the line buffer for a read cycle.

I/O Recovery Period

The peripheral controller insert a minimum of 2 bus clock (BCLK) delays between back-to-back
8- or 16-bit ISA I/O cycles iss ued from the PC I maste r. If a grea te r delay is desired, select 4, 8,
12 clocks.

System BIOS Cacheable

Selecting Enab led allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h-FFFFFh, re sulting in
better system performance. H ow ever , if any prog ram w rit es to t his mem o ry area, a system error
may result.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

VGA Frame Buffer

When Enabled, you c an select 1MB, 2MB, 4MB, 6MB, 8MB or 16 MB memory gap size for
USWC (Uncachable, Speculative Write Combine) mode.

Video BIOS Cacheable

Selecting Ena bled allows caching of t he video BIOS ROM at C0000h -C7FFFh, resulting in
better video performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error
may result.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

Video RAM Cacheable

Selecting Enabled allows caching of the video memory (RAM) at A0000h to AFFFFh, resulting
in better video performance. However, if any program writes to this memor y area, a memory
access error may result. The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

AGP 2x Mode support

Select Enabled to support AGP 2.x

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AGP Aperture Size (MB)

Select the size of the Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) a perture. The a perture is a portio n of the
PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address space. Host cycles that hit
the aperture ra nge are forwarded to th e AGP without any trans lation. See www.agpforu m.org
for APG information.
The choice: 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, and 256MB

Memory Hole at 15M-16M

You can reserve this area of system memory for ISA adapter ROM. When this area is reserved,
it cannot be cached. The user information of peripherals that need to use this area of system
memory usually discusses their memory requirements.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

Spread Spectrum

When the system cloc k genera tor puls es, the ext reme va lues of th e pulse gen erate exc ess EMI.
Enabling pulse spe ctrum spread modulation changes th e extreme values from spikes to flat
curves, thus reducing EMI. Th is benefit may i n some cases be outweighed b y problems wi th
timing-critic al device s, such as a clock-sen siti ve SCSI devi ce. You ca n reduce EMI by setting
this item to turn on the clock signal with spread spectrum s upport.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

CPU Host Clock (CPU/PCI)

Select Def ault or select a timi ng combination for the C PU and the PCI bus. When set to Defaul t,
the BIOS uses the actual CPU and PCI bus clock values.

SDRAM Loading

There are five choices of Very light, Light, Medium, Heavy and Very heavy for this item.
Because the quality of SDRAM is various on the market, the loading of SDRAM will not be the
same especially when it is running at high frequency such as 100 MHz. These choices will help
your motherboard to use almost all of the SDRAMs.

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Power Management

User Define

Power

Management

User DefinePower Management

User Define

Power

Management

User Define

PM Control by APM : No

PM

Control by APM : NoPM Control by APM : No

PM

Control by APM : No

MODEM Use IRQ

NA

MODEM

Use IRQ

NAMODEM Use IRQ

NA

MODEM

Use IRQ

Video Off Option

Always On

Video

Off Option

Always OnVideo Off Option

Always On

Video

Off Option

Always On

Video Off Method

Blank Screen

Video

Off Method

Blank ScreenVideo Off Method

Blank Screen

Video

Off Method

Blank Screen

** PM Monitor **

Monitor **

Monitor **

Monitor **

HDD Power Down

Disable

HDD

Power Down

DisableHDD Power Down

Disable

HDD

Power Down

Disable

Doze Mode

Disable

Doze

Mode

DisableDoze Mode

Disable

Doze

Mode

Disable

Standby

Standby

Standby

Standby

Suspend Mode

Disable

Suspend

Mode

DisableSuspend Mode

Disable

Suspend

Mode

Disable

Power Button

Power Button

Power Button

Power Button

FAN control by Suspend : TRUN OFF

FAN

control by Suspend : TRUN OFFFAN control by Suspend : TRUN OFF

FAN

control by Suspend : TRUN OFF

** ON Now Function **

Now Function **

Now Function **

Now Function **

RING/WakeUp LAN Control : Disabled

RING/WakeUp

LAN Control : DisabledRING/WakeUp LAN Control : Disabled

RING/WakeUp

LAN Control : Disabled

RTC Alarm Function

Disabled

RTC

Alarm Function

DisabledRTC Alarm Function

Disabled

RTC

Alarm Function

Disabled

4-5 Power Management Setup Menu

The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to the most effectively
energy saving while in operating.

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ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (6000ABX)

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (6000ABX) ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (6000ABX)

ACPI Function : Enabled

ACPI Function : Enabled

ACPI Function : EnabledACPI Function : Enabled

** PM

** PM

** PM

** ON

** ON

** ON

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Mode : Disable

Mode : Disable

Mode : DisableMode : Disable

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: Instant Off

:

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ACPI Function

If you use an ACPI compliant OS like Windows 98 or Windows 2000, enable it.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

Power Management

This option allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving for Doze, Standby, and
Suspend modes.
This table describes each power management mode:

Min. Saving Minimum power manag em en t. Doze Mode = 1 hr . Sta ndby

Max. Saving Maximum power management -- ONLY AVAILABLE

Disabled Disable power saving functions
User Defined Allows you to set each mode individually.

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Instant Off

Instant OffInstant Off

Mode = 1 hr., Suspend Mode = 1 h r., and HDD Power
Down = 15 min.

FOR SL CPUs. Doze Mode = 1 min., Standby Mode = 1
min., Suspend Mode = 1 min. , and HDD Power Down = 1
min.

SETUP

SETUPSETUP

** Standby

** Standby Events **

** Standby ** Standby
Bus Master : Disabled

Bus Master : Disabled

Bus Master : Disabled Bus Master : Disabled
Primary HDD : Disabled

Primary HDD : Disabled

Primary HDD : Disabled Primary HDD : Disabled
Secondary HDD : Disabled

Secondary HDD : Disabled

Secondary HDD : Disabled Secondary HDD : Disabled
Vido I/O Access : Disabled

Vido I/O Access : Disabled

Vido I/O Access : Disabled Vido I/O Access : Disabled
Floppy I/O Access : Disabled

Floppy I/O Access : Disabled

Floppy I/O Access : Disabled Floppy I/O Access : Disabled
Serial Ports : Disabled

Serial Ports : Disabled

Serial Ports : Disabled Serial Ports : Disabled
KB and PS2 Mouse

KB and PS2 Mouse Access : Disabled

KB and PS2 Mouse KB and PS2 Mouse
Parallel Ports : Disabled

Parallel Ports : Disabled

Parallel Ports : Disabled Parallel Ports : Disabled

ESC : Quit

ESC : Quit ↑↓←

ESC : Quit ESC : Quit
F1 : Help PU/PD/+/

F1 : Help PU/PD/+/---- : Modify

F1 : Help PU/PD/+/F1 : Help PU/PD/+/
F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color

F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color

F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : ColorF5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color
F6 : Load Basic Defaults

F6 : Load Basic Defaults

F6 : Load Basic DefaultsF6 : Load Basic Defaults
F7 : Load Best Defaults

F7 : Load Best Defaults

F7 : Load Best DefaultsF7 : Load Best Defaults

Events **

Events ** Events **

Access : Disabled

Access : Disabled Access : Disabled

↑↓← →→→→: Select Item

↑↓←↑↓←

: Select Item

: Select Item: Select Item

: Modify

: Modify : Modify

PM Control by APM

If Advanced Powe r Mana ge ment (APM ) is inst alle d on your syst e m, s electin g Yes gi ves be tt er
power savings.
The choice: Yes, No.

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MODEM Use IRQ

Name the interrup t r equ est (IRQ) li n e as si gn ed to th e modem (i f any) on you r s ystem . Act ivit y
of the selected IRQ always awakens the system.
The choice: 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, NA.

Video Off Option

Selects the power-saving modes during which the monitor goes blank:
Always On Monitor remains on during power-saving modes.

Suspend -- Off Monitor blanked when system enters Suspend mode.
Susp, Stby -- Off Monitor blanked when system enters either Suspend or Standby mode.
All Modes -- Off Monitor blanked when system enters any power saving mode.

Video Off Method

This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.

V/H SYNC+Blank This selecti on will caus e the system t o turn off th e vertica l

Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer.
DPMS Supported Select this option if your monitor supports the Display

and horizont al synchronization ports and w r ite bl anks to t he
video buffer.

Power Management Signaling (DPMS) standard of the
Video Electronics Standards.

** PM Monitor **

HDD Power Down

After the select ed period of d rive inacti vity, the hard dis k drive powers down while all other
devices remai n acti ve.
the rest of the system is the hard drive will remain ready. You also have a range of choices from
1 to 15 minutes. This means that you can have your hard disk drive to be turned off after a
selected number of minutes.
The choice: Disabled,1 Min,2,Min,3 Min,4 Min,5 Min,6Min,7Min,8 Min,9 Min,10Min,
11Min,12 Min,13 Min,14 Min,15 Min

By default, this item is Disabled, meaning that no matter what the mode

Doze Mode

After the selected period of system inactivity, the CPU clock runs at slower speed while all other
devices still operate at full speed.
The choice: Disabled,1 Min,2,Min,4 Min,8 Min,12 Min,20 Min,30 Min,40 Min,1 Hour.

Standby Mode

After the se lected pe riod o f sy stem inactivity , the f ixed di sk dr ive an d the v ide o shut of f w hile all
other devices still operate at full speed .
The choice: Disabled,1 Min,2,Min,4 Min,8 Min,12 Min,20 Min,30 Min,40 Min,1 Hour.

Suspend Mode

After the selected period of system inactivity, all devices except the CPU shut off.
The choice: Disabled,1 Min,2,Min,4 Min,8 Min,12 Min,20 Min,30 Min,40 Min,1 Hour.

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Power Button

When you select “Instant off”, pressing the power button will turn off the power.
When select “Delay 4 Sec ”, pre ssing the power button fo r l ess than 4 seconds for ces the system
to enter the S USPEND mode, pressing the powe r button for more than 4 s econds forces the
system to enter the Soft-Off state.
The choices: Instant off and Delay 4 Sec

FAN Control by Suspend

The Choices: Turn Off and Keep On

** ON Now Function **

RING/WakeUP LAN Control

An input signal on the seri al Ring Indicator (RI) line (in other words , an incoming call on the
modem power on the system or return it to full power out of suspend / standby mode. With a
LAN card installed, the Wake-up On LAN function allows the network to wake up a Soft Power
Down (Soft-Off) PC.

RTC Alarm Function

When Enabled, your can set the date a nd time at wh ich the RTC (re al- time clock ) alarm aw akens
the system from Suspend mode.

When Enabled, an even t occurring on each device listed below restarts the global time for
Standby mode.

Bus Master
Primary HDD
Secondary HDD
Video I/O Access
Floppy I/O Access
Serial Ports
KB and PS2 Mouse Access
Parallel Ports

** Standby Events **

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4-6 PNP/PCI Configuration

The PCI Personal Component Interconnect Bus was developed primarily to address two
important iss ues: a) How to al low pe ripheral dev ices to t ake t he ful les t advan tage o f the po we r of
CPU technology, and b) Provide a simpler installation process for peripheral devices, such as
Network cards, EIDE or SCSI controllers.

PCI accomplis hes the se g oa ls w ith its 32- bit D ata pat h L o cal Bus de sign, an d s uppor t fo r Pl ug &
Play. Unlike older expansion bus architectures, PCI provides peripherals with a direct
connection to the CPU and memory. The PCI bus runs at 33Mhz and has a maximum transfer
capability of 132MBps. With Plug & Play, the system BIOS automatically determines hardware
resources for new peripherals, simplifying installation of multiple interface cards.

This Setup Menu provides configuration options for the PCI Bus and its assigned resources.

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PNP OS Installed : No

PNP OS Installed : No

PNP OS Installed : NoPNP OS Installed : No
Resources Controlled By : Manual

Resources Controlled By : Manual

Resources Controlled By : ManualResources Controlled By : Manual
Reset Configuration Data : Disabled

Reset Configuration Data : Disabled

Reset Configuration Data : DisabledReset Configuration Data : Disabled

IRQ

IRQ----3 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

3 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

IRQIRQ

3 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP3 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

IR

IRQQQQ----4 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

4 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

IRIR

4 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP4 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

IRQ

IRQ----5 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

5 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

IRQIRQ

5 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP5 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

IRQ

IRQ----7 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

7 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

IRQIRQ

7 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP7 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

IRQ

IRQ----9 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

9 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

IRQIRQ

9 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP9 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

IRQ

IRQ----10 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

10 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

IRQIRQ

10 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP10 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

IRQ

IRQ----11 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

11 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

IRQIRQ

11 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP11 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

IRQ

IRQ----12 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

12 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

IRQIRQ

12 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP12 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

IRQ

IRQ----14 assigned to :

14 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

IRQIRQ

14 assigned to :14 assigned to :

IRQ

IRQ----15 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

15 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

IRQIRQ

15 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP15 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

DMA

DMA----0 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

0 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

DMADMA

0 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP0 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

DMA

DMA----1 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

1 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

DMADMA

1 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP1 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

DMA

DMA----3 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

3 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

DMADMA

3 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP3 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

DMA

DMA----5 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

5 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

DMADMA

5 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP5 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

DMA

DMA----6 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

6 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

DMADMA

6 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP6 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

DMA

DMA----7 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

7 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

DMADMA

7 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP7 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

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IOS (6000ABX)

IOS (6000ABX)IOS (6000ABX)

PCI

PCI IRQ Activated By

IRQ Activated By : Level

PCI PCI

IRQ Activated ByIRQ Activated By

ESC : Quit

ESC : Quit ↑↓←

ESC : Quit ESC : Quit
F1 : Help PU/PD/+/

F1 : Help PU/PD/+/---- : Modify

F1 : Help PU/PD/+/F1 : Help PU/PD/+/
F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color

F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color

F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : ColorF5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color
F6 : Load Basic Defaults

F6 : Load Basic Defaults

F6 : Load Basic DefaultsF6 : Load Basic Defaults
F7 : Load Best Defaults

F7 : Load Best Defaults

F7 : Load Best DefaultsF7 : Load Best Defaults

↑↓← →→→→: Select Item

↑↓←↑↓←

: Level

: Level : Level

: Select Item

: Select Item: Select Item

: Modify

: Modify : Modify

PNP OS Installed.

Select Yes if the system operating environment is Pl ug-and-Play aware.
The choice: Yes. No.

Resource Controlled by

Manual The field defines that the PNP Card's resource is controlled by manual. Yo

can setup whether IRQ-X or DMA-X i s assigned t o PCI/ISA PnP or Legacy
ISA C ards.

Auto If your ISA car d and P CI car d are al l PNP cards. S et this f iel d to " A uto" . The

BIOS will assign the interrupt resource automatically.

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Reset Config uration Data

Disabled
Enabled

ormal Setting

ormally, you leave t his field Disabled. Select En abled to reset Extended
System Co nfigurat ion D ata ( ESCD) w he n yo u exit S etup if y ou have inst alle
a new add-on and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious
conflict that the operating system cannot boot.

IRQ n Assigned to

When resources are cont rolled ma nually, a ssign ea ch system i nterrup t as one of th e followin g
types, depending on the type of device using the interrupt:

Legacy ISA: Devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification, requiring a

PCI/I SA PnP: Devices complia nt w it h the Plug and Play stan dard , w het he r de signe d f or P CI or

specific interrupt (such as IRQ4 for serial port 1)

ISA bus architecture.

DMA n Assigned to

When resources are controlled manually, assign each system DMA channel as one of the
following types:

Legacy ISA: Devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification, requiring a

PCI/I SA PnP: Devices complia nt w it h the Plug and Play stan dard , w het he r de signe d f or P CI or

specific DMA channel

ISA bus architecture.

PCI IRQ Activated By

Leave the IRQ trigger set at Level unless the PCI device assigned to the interrupt specifies
Edge-triggered interrupts.

4-7 Load BASIC Defaults

The BASIC Defaults have been set to provide the minimum requirements for your system to
operate. Its performa nce is lower t han the Load B EST Defaults. We su ggest you use “Loa d
BEST Default”. If your system card has compatibility issues then use the “Load BASIC
Defaults”.

4-8 Load BEST Defaults

The "LOAD BEST DEFAULTS" function loads the system manufacture default data.
This is the de faul t s ett ing f ro m L e adte k. T his fu nc tion w ill be nece ssa ry w hen the s y ste m C MOS
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Vcore :

Vcore

:Vcore :

Vcore

+ 5 V : 5.02 V

+12 V: 12.09 V

+

5.02 V

+12 V: 12.09 V+ 5 V : 5.02 V

+12 V: 12.09 V

+

5.02 V

+12 V: 12.09 V

Shutdown Temperature

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Shutdown

Temperature

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: Select Item

:

Select Item: Select Item

:

Select Item

Master PIO

Auto

Master PIO

Auto

Master PIO

Auto

Master PIO

Auto

Slave PIO

Auto

Slave PIO

Auto

Slave PIO

Auto

Slave PIO

Auto

Master Ultra DMA

Disabled

Master Ultra DMA

Disabled

Master Ultra DMA

Disabled

Master Ultra DMA

Disabled

Slave Ultra DMA

Disabled

Slave Ultra DMA

Disabled

Slave Ultra DMA

Disabled

Slave Ultra DMA

Disabled

On

OnOn

On

Master PIO

Auto

Master PIO

Auto

Master PIO

Auto

Master PIO

Auto

Slave

Slave

Slave

Slave

Master Ultra DMA

Disabled

Master Ultra DMA

Disabled

Master Ultra DMA

Disabled

Master Ultra DMA

Disabled

Slave Ultra DMA

Disabled

Slave Ultra DMA

Disabled

Slave Ultra DMA

Disabled

Slave Ultra DMA

Disabled

IDE HDD Block Mode

Disabled

IDE

HDD Block Mode

DisabledIDE HDD Block Mode

Disabled

IDE

HDD Block Mode

Disabled

On

OnOn

On

USB Keyboard Support

Disabled

USB Keyboard Support

Disabled

USB Keyboard Support

Disabled

USB Keyboard Support

Disabled

Init Display First

PCI Slot

Init

Display First

PCI SlotInit Display First

PCI Slot

Init

Display First

PCI Slot

ALi

ALiALi

ALi

POWER ON Function

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POWER

Function

:POWER ON Function

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POWER

Function

KB Power ON Password

Enter

KB

Power ON Password

EnterKB Power ON Password

Enter

KB

Power ON Password

Enter

Hot Key Power ON

Ctrl+Alt

Hot

Key Power ON

Ctrl+AltHot Key Power ON

Ctrl+Alt

Hot

Key Power ON

Ctrl+Alt

KBC clock source

MHz

KBC

clock source

MHzKBC clock source

MHz

KBC

clock source

MHz

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:

Select Item: Select Item

:

Select Item

4-9 W83783S hardware Monitor

This menu shows status of CPU, System temperatur es and Cooling Fans speed, Vcore etc,.

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CPU Warning Temperature :

CPU Warning TemperatureCPU Warning Temperature
Current System Temp.

Current System Temp. :

Current System Temp. Current System Temp.
Current CPU1 Temperature

Current CPU1 Temperature :

Current CPU1 TemperatureCurrent CPU1 Temperature
Current CPUFAN1 Speed

Current CPUFAN1 Speed :

Current CPUFAN1 Speed Current CPUFAN1 Speed
Current CPUFAN2 Speed

Current CPUFAN2 Speed :

Current CPUFAN2 Speed Current CPUFAN2 Speed

: 2.04 V +3.3V: 3.45 V

2.04 V +3.3V: 3.45 V

5 V :

5 V :

----12 V :

12 V : ----12.03 V

12 V : 12 V :

2.04 V +3.3V: 3.45 V 2.04 V +3.3V: 3.45 V

12.03 V

12.03 V12.03 V

: 50

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: 37

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: 4440 RPM

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: 0 RPM

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50°°°°C/122

C/122°°°°F

5050

C/122C/122

15°°°°C/59

C/59°°°°F

1515

C/59C/59

37°°°°C/98

C/98°°°°F

3737

C/98C/98

4440 RPM

4440 RPM4440 RPM
0 RPM

0 RPM 0 RPM

°°°°C/167

C/167°°°°F

C/167C/167

CPU Warning Temperature

F

FF
FFF
FFF

F

FF

ESC : Quit

ESC : Quit ↑↓←

ESC : Quit ESC : Quit
F1 : Help PU/PD/+/

F1 : Help PU/PD/+/---- : Modify

F1 : Help PU/PD/+/F1 : Help PU/PD/+/
F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color

F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color

F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : ColorF5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color
F6 : Load Basic Defaults

F6 : Load Basic Defaults

F6 : Load Basic DefaultsF6 : Load Basic Defaults
F7 : Load Best Defaults

F7 : Load Best Defaults

F7 : Load Best DefaultsF7 : Load Best Defaults

↑↓← →→→→

↑↓←↑↓←

: Modify

: Modify : Modify

4-10 Integrated Peripherals

This Menu Se tup all ow s you to co nfigur e yo ur ID E, USB ke ybo ard, F loppy Drive , Paral lel Port,
Serial Port and IR function.

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (6000ABX)

INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

Onboard FDC Controller :

On

On----CCCChip Primary IDE : Enabled

hip Primary IDE : Enabled

OnOn

hip Primary IDE : Enabledhip Primary IDE : Enabled

----Chip Secondary IDE : Enabled

Chip Secondary IDE : Enabled

Chip Secondary IDE : EnabledChip Secondary IDE : Enabled

----Chip USB Controller : Enabled

Chip USB Controller : Enabled

Chip USB Controller : EnabledChip USB Controller : Enabled

5203 PCI SOUND Control : Enabled

5203 PCI SOUND Control : Enabled

5203 PCI SOUND Control : Enabled5203 PCI SOUND Control : Enabled

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PIO : Auto

PIO : Auto

PIO : AutoPIO : Auto

ON

ON

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Button Only

Button Only Button Only

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: 8

----F1

Onboard FDC Controller : Enabled

Onboard FDC Controller :Onboard FDC Controller :
Onboard UART Port 1 :

Onboard UART Port 1 : 3F8/IRQ4

Onboard UART Port 1 : Onboard UART Port 1 :
Onboard

Onboard UART Port 2 :

Onboard Onboard
Onboard Parallel Port :

Onboard Parallel Port : 3

Onboard Parallel Port : Onboard Parallel Port :
Parallel Port Mode :

Parallel Port Mode : ECP

Parallel Port Mode : Parallel Port Mode :
ECP Mode Use DMA :

ECP Mode Use DMA : 3

ECP Mode Use DMA : ECP Mode Use DMA :
Onboard IrDA Port :

Onboard IrDA Port : 3E8H

Onboard IrDA Port : Onboard IrDA Port :
IR IRQ Select : IRQ10

IR IRQ Select : IRQ10

IR IRQ Select : IRQ10 IR IRQ Select : IRQ10
IrDA Mode :

IrDA Mode : IrDA1.1

IrDA Mode : IrDA Mode :
FIR transceiver Type : IBM l

FIR transceiver Type : IBM like

FIR transceiver Type : IBM l FIR transceiver Type : IBM l
DMA channel for IrDA1.1 :

DMA channel for IrDA1.1 : 1

DMA channel for IrDA1.1 : DMA channel for IrDA1.1 :

ESC : Quit

ESC : Quit ↑↓←

ESC : Quit ESC : Quit
F1 : Help PU/PD/+/

F1 : Help PU/PD/+/---- : Modify

F1 : Help PU/PD/+/F1 : Help PU/PD/+/
F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color

F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color

F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : ColorF5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color

F1

F1F1

F6 : Load Basic Defaults

F6 : Load Basic Defaults

F6 : Load Basic DefaultsF6 : Load Basic Defaults
F7 : Load Best Defaults

F7 : Load Best Defaults

F7 : Load Best DefaultsF7 : Load Best Defaults

UART Port 2 : 2F8/IRQ3

UART Port 2 : UART Port 2 :

↑↓← →→→→

↑↓←↑↓←

Enabled

Enabled Enabled

3F8/IRQ4

3F8/IRQ43F8/IRQ4

2F8/IRQ3

2F8/IRQ3 2F8/IRQ3
377778/IRQ7

8/IRQ7

3 3

8/IRQ78/IRQ7

ECP

ECP ECP
3

3 3
3E8H

3E8H 3E8H

IrDA1.1

IrDA1.1 IrDA1.1

1

1 1

: Modify

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On-Chip Primary IDE

If you don't use the Onboard IDE connector but use On-card (PCI or ISA card) IDE connector. If
the card uses IRQ14, you have to set it to Disabled.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

On-Chip Secondary I DE

If you don't use the Onboard IDE connector but use On-card (PCI or ISA card) IDE connector. If
the card uses IRQ15, you have to set it to Disabled.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO

The four I DE PIO (Prog ramm ed I nput/Out put) f iel ds le t you se t a PI O mode (0-4) f or eac h of the
four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports. Modes 0 through 4 provide
successively increased performance. In Auto mode, the system automatically determines the best
mode for each device.
The choice: Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4.

IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UltraDMA

Ultra DMA/33 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it and the
operating environment includes a DMA driver (Windows 95 OSR2 or a third-party IDE bus
master driver). If your hard dr ive and your s ystem soft ware both support Ultra DMA/33, selec t
Auto to enable BIOS support.
The Choice: Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2

IDE HDD Block Mode

Block mode is also c alled block transfer, mult iple comma nds, or multip le sector read/ write. If
your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do), select Enabled for automatic
detection of the optimal number of block read/writes per sector the drive can support.
The Choice: Enabled, Disabled

On-Chip USB C ontroller

Select Enabled to enable the system Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller when you have USB
peripherals.

USB Key boar d Support

Choose “Enabled” if you use USB Keyboard.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

Init Display First

When select PC I Slot the system will initial the PCI VGA card first. If there are no PCI VGA
cards then the system will initial onboard Super AGP VGA.
When s elect AGP the s ystem will initial from on board Super AGP VGA.
The choice: PCI slot, AGP

ALi 5203 PCI SOUND Control

Select Enabled to use the audio capabilities of your system.

Power On Function

This option allows you select one of th e various methods to power on your system:

Option How to Power on your System
Button Only By your conventional power button
Keyboard 98 By pressing the Wakeup button on your PC98 keyboard
Password By typing the password on your keyboard (See below)
Hot Key By pressing the hot key combination on your keyboard (See below)

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Mouse Left By left-clicking the mouse (for PS/2 mouse only)
Mouse Right By right-clicking the mouse (for PS/2 mouse only)

KB Power On Password

Available when the Power ON Function above is set to Password. Press [Enter] at this option
then a dialog box w ill appe ar to pro mpt y ou to enter a passw ord. Once a pass word is store d in the
system, you can power on the system by typing the password.

Note: If you forget the password, clear the CMOS by removin g the mainboard’s battery AND
disconnecti ng t he m ai nboar d’ s pow er suppl y . W ait a cou ple of se conds be fo re re -ins tall ing t he m
back. This is the only way you can power on your system again.

Hot Key Power On

Available when t h e Power ON Fun c t ion ab ove i s set to H ot Key. You c an power on t h e syst em
by pressing the hot key specified.

KBC clock source

This sets the Keyboard controller input clock speed.
The choice: 6MHz, 8MHz, 12MHz, 16MHz

Onboard FDC Controlle r

This should be enabled if your system has a floppy disk drive (FDD) installed. Even so
equipped, when you add an additional higher performance controller this item should be set to
Disabled.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

Onboard UART Port 1/Port 2

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

Onboard Parallel Port

This item allows you to determine I/O address to access onboard parallel port controller.
The choice: 378H/IRQ7, 278H/IRQ5, 3BCH/IRQ7, Disabled.

Parallel Port Mode

Select an operating mode for the on board parallel (printer) port. SPP (Normal), EPP (Extended
Parallel Port), ECP (Extended Capabilities Port), ECP+EPP four modes can be selected. Select
Normal unless you are c ertain that both your hardware and software support EPP or ECP mode.
The choice: SPP, EPP, ECP, ECP+EPP

ECP Mode Use DMA

This item is available while you set the Parallel Port Mode Item to ECP mode or ECP+EPP mode.
You can choose DMA1 or DMA3
The choice: 1, 3

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Onboard IrDA Port

Select the Onboard IrDA port..
The choice: Disabled, 2E8H, 2F8H, 3E8H, 3F8H , 3E0H, 2E0H.

IR IRQ Select

You could select the IRQ for the IR.
The choice: IRQ3, IRQ4, IRQ10, IRQ11 .

IrDA Mode

Select the IrDA mode.
The choice: IrDA1.0, IrDA1.1.

FIR Transceiver Type

Select the FIR (Fast Infrared standard) transceiver type.
The choice: IBM like, HP like.

DMA Channel for IrDA1.1

Select a DMA channel for IrDA1.1 mode.
The choice: 1,3.

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4-11 Password Setting

When you select this function, a message appears at the center of the screen:

Type the password, up to eight characters and press Enter. Typing a password clears any
previously entered password from CMOS memory.
Now the message changes:

Again, type the password and press Enter.
To abort the process at any time, press Esc.

In Security Option item in the BIOS Features Setup screen, select System or Setup:
System: Enter a password each time the system boots and whenever you enter Setup.
Setup: Enter a password whenever you enter Setup.

ENTER PASSWORD:

CONFIRM PASSWORD:

NOTE: To clear the password, simply press Enter when as ked to ent er

a password. Then the password function is disabled.

4-12 IDE HDD Auto Detection

The "IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION" utility is a very useful tool especially when you do not
know which kind of hard disk type you are using. You can use this utility to detect the correct
disk type installed in the system automatically. But now you can set HARD DISK TYPE to Auto
in the STANDARD CMOS SETUP. You do not need the "IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION"
utility. The BIOS will Auto-detect the hard disk size and model during POST.

NOTE: HDD Modes
The Award BIOS supports 3 HDD mode s : N O R MA L, LBA and LARGE mode. Generic access
mode that is neither the BIOS nor the IDE controller will make transformations during accessing.
The maximum numbers of cylinders, head & sectors for NORMAL mode are 1024, 16 and 63.
no. Cylinder (1024)
x no. Head ( 16)
x no. Sector ( 63)
x no. per sector( 512)
528 Megabytes
If an user set s the HDD to NORM AL mode, the maxi mum accessibl e HDD size will be 52 8
Megabytes even though its physical size may be greater than that.

LBA (Logical Block Addressing) mode: This is a new HDD accessing method to overcome the
528 Megabyte bottleneck.
The number o f cy linder s, heads and se ctors show n in t he se tup may not be the num ber phys ically
contained in the HDD. During the HDD accessing, the IDE controller will transform the logical
address desc ribe d by secto r, hea d and cyl inder in to i ts ow n phy sical a ddre ss ins ide t he HD D. T he
maximum HDD size supported by LBA mode can be larger than 8.4 GB for IDE hard drives.
These BIOSes have built-in INT13 extension support.
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the operat ing system.
The table below shows the maximum hard drive partition size and total capacity supported by
different operating systems:

Operating System Max. Partition Size Max. HDD Capaci ty
MS DOS 2.1 GB < = 8.4 GB
Win95 OSR1 2.1 GB >8.4 GB
Win95 OSR2

LARGE mo de: T his is an e x tende d H D D ac ce ss m ode s uppo rte d by A w ard So ftw are . So me I DE
HDDs contain more than 1024 cylinders without LBA support (i n some cases, user does not
want LBA). The Award BIOS provid es another alternati ve to support these kinds of LARGE
mode:

CYLS HEADS SECTOR MODE
1120 16 59
560 32 59 LARGE

BIOS tricks DO S (o r o the r OS) that t he num ber of cy l inder s is le ss tha n 10 2 4 by div idi ng it by 2.
At the same time, the number of heads is multiplied by 2. A reverse transformation process will
be made inside INT 13h in order to access the right HDD address Maximum HDD size:
no. Cylinder (1024)
x no. Head ( 32)
x no. Sector ( 63)
x bytes per sector ( 512)
1 Gigabyte

Note:
To support LBA or LARGE mode of HDDs, there must be some software involved. All software
are located in the Aw ard HD D Se rvice Rou tine (I N T 13h). I t may fail to acces s a HDD w ith LBA
(LARGE) m ode se le cted if y ou ar e ru nning unde r an O per ating S ys tem w hich re place s the who le
INT 13h. UNIX operating system do not support either LBA or LARGE and must utilize the
Standard mode. UNIX can support drives larger than 528MB.

o limit >8.4 GB

ORMAL

4-13 Save & Exit Setup

The "SAVE & EXIT SETUP" option will bring you back to boot up procedure with all the
changes you just recorded in the CMOS RAM

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4-14 Exit Without Saving

The "EXIT WITHOUT SAVING" option will bring you back to normal boot up procedure
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A

udio Driver Installation Chapter 5

5-1 Installing Audio Driver for Windows 95/98,
Windows NT 4.0

For Windows 95/98

Step 1
Step 2 Move highlight bar to "Settings" and select "Control Panel".
Step 3 Double Click "System"
Step 4 Click "Device Manager" Tab
Step 5 There are some unknown devices in "other".
Step 6 Delete them and close "system"
Step 7 Double click "Add New Hardware"
Step 8 Click "Next"
Step 9 Click "Next"
Step 10 Click "No, I want to select the hardware from the list."
Step 11 Click "Sound,video and game controllors."
Step 12 Click "Next"
Step 13 Click "Have Disk.."
Step 14 Click "Browse.."
Step 15 Go to the path "X:\6000\Audiodrv\W95-98\drv\8338"(X:Your

Step 16 You will find the inf file -- cmpci031.inf
Step 17 Click "OK"

Press "Start" button.

CD-ROM/DVD-ROM driver)

For Windows NT 4.0

Step 1
Step 2 Move highlight bar to "Settings" and select "Control

Press "Start" button.

Panel".

Step 3 Double click on "Multimedia" icon.
Step 4 Select "Devices" page.
Step 5 Press "Add..." button.
Step 6 Select item "Unlisted or Updated Driver" in "List of

Drivers" list box.

Step 7 Specify path of PCI audio NT drivers.(ex: A:\NT)
Step 8 Select item "C-Media CM8338 PCI Device" and press

"OK" button.

Step 9 Choose proper I/O or "OK" button for default setting.
Step 10 Please restart Windows NT system.

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Technical Information Chapter 6

6-1 POST Messages

During the Power On Self Test (POST), if the BIOS detects an error requiring you to fix
something, it will either sound a beep code or display a message.
If a message is displayed, it will be accompanied by:
PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, CTRL-ALT-ESC OR DEL TO ENTER SETUP

6-2 POST Beep

Currently there are two kinds of beep codes in BIOS. This code indicates that a video error has
occurred and the B IOS cannot in itiali ze th e vid eo screen t o displa y any addit iona l informa tion .
This beep code consists of a single long beep followed by three short beeps. The other code
indicates that your DRAM error has occurred. This beep code consists of a single long beep
repeatedly.

6-3 Error Messages

One or more of the following messages may be displayed if the BIOS detects an error during the
POST.

CMOS BATTERY HAS FAILED

CMOS battery is no longer functional. It should be replaced.

CMOS CHECKSUM ERROR

Checksum of CMOS is incorrect. This can indicate that CMOS has become corrupt. This error
may have been caused by a weak battery. Check the battery and replace if necessary.

DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS
ENTER

No boot dev ice was f ound. T his coul d me an that ei ther a bo ot dr ive w as no t detecte d or the drive
does not cont ain proper system boot files. Insert a system disk into Drive A: and press <E nter>.
If you assumed the system would boot from the hard drive, make sure the controller is inserted
correctly and all cabl es are proper ly att ached. A lso be sure the disk is f orma tted as a boot device .
Then reboot the system.

DISKETTE DRIVES OR TYPES MISMATCH ERROR - RUN
SETUP

Type of diske t te drive installed in the system is different from the CMOS definition. Run Setup
to reconfigure the drive type correctly.

DISPLAY SWITCH IS SET INCORRECTLY

Display switch on the motherboard can be set to either monochrome or color. This indicates the
switch is set to a different setting than indicated in Setup. Determine which setting is correct,
and then either turn off the system and change the jumper, or enter Setup and change the VIDEO
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DISPLAY TYPE HAS CHANGED SINCE LAST BOOT

Since last powering off the system, the display adapter has been changed. You must configure
the system for the new display type.

ERROR ENCOUNTERED INITIALIZING HARD DRIVE

Hard drive cann ot be initialized . Be sure the adapter is installed correc tly and all cables a re
correctly and firmly attached. Also be sure the correct hard drive type is selected in Setup.

ERROR INITIALIZING HARD DISK CONTROLLER

Cannot initia lize c on t roller. M a k e sure th e co rd is correct ly an d firm ly in stall ed in th e bu s. Be
sure the correct hard drive type is selected in Setup. Also check to see if any jumper needs to be
set correctly on the hard drive.

FLOPPY DISK CONTROLLER ERROR OR NO
CONTROLLER PRESENT

Cannot find or initialize the floppy drive controller. make sure the controller is installed
correctly and firmly. If ther e are no floppy drives installed, be sure the Diskette Drive selection
in Setup is set to NONE.

KEYBOARD ERROR OR NO KEYBOARD PRESENT

Cannot ini tialize t he keyboard . Make su re the k eyboard i s attach ed correc tly and n o keys are
being pressed during the boot.
If you are purposely configuring the system without a keyboard, set the error halt condition in
Setup to HALT O N ALL, B UT KEY BO ARD. This wi ll cau se t he BIOS t o ig nore the mi ssin g
keyboard and continue the boot.

Memory Address Error at ...

Indicates a me mo ry addre ss e rr or at a spe cifi c l ocatio n. Y ou c an us e th is l ocatio n al ong w ith t he
memory map for your system to find and replace the bad memory chips.

Memory parity Error at ...

Indicates a memory parity error at a specific location. You can use this location along with the
memory map for your system to find and replace the bad memory chips.

MEMORY SIZE HAS CHANGED SINCE LAST BOOT

Memory has be en a dded or re move d since the l ast boo t. I n EI SA mode use Config uratio n Util ity
to reconfigure the memory configuration. In ISA mode enter Setup and enter the new memory
size in the memory fields.

Memory Verify Error at ...

Indicates an e rro r v er ify ing a v alue alr eady w ritte n to me mo ry . U se the l ocat ion al ong w ith y o ur
system's memory map to locate the bad chip.

OFFENDING ADDRESS NOT FOUND

This message is used in conjunction with the I/O CHANNEL CHECK and RAM PARITY
ERROR messages when the segmen t that has caused the problem cannot be isolated.

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OFFENDING SEGMENT:

This message is used in conjunction with the I/O CHANNEL CHECK and RAM PARITY
ERROR messages when the segment that has caused the problem has been isolated.
PRESS A KEY TO REBOOT
This will be displayed at the bottom screen when an error occurs that requires you to reboot.
Press any key and the system will reboot.

PRESS F1 TO DISABLE NMI, F2 TO REBOOT

When BIOS detects a Non-maskable Interrupt condition during boot, this will allow you to
disable the NMI and continue to boot, or you can reboot the system with the NMI enabled.

RAM PARITY ERROR - CHECKING FOR SEGMENT ...

Indicates a parity error in Random Access Memory.

SYSTEM HALTED, (CTRL-ALT-DEL) TO REBOOT ...

Indicates the present boot attempt has been aborted and the system must be rebooted. Press and
hold down the CTRL and ALT keys and press DEL.

FLOPPY DISK(S) fail (80) →

FLOPPY DISK(S) fail (40) →→→→ Floppy Ty pe dismatch.

Hard Disk(s) fail (80) →→→→ HDD reset failed

Hard Disk(s) fail (40) →→→→ HDD controller diagnostics fai led.

→ Unable to reset floppy subsystem.

→→

Hard Disk(s) fail (20) →→→→ HDD initialization error.

Hard Disk(s) fail (10) →→→→ Unable to recalibrate fixed disk.

Hard Disk(s) fail (08) →→→→ Sector Verify failed.

Keyboard is locked out - Unlock the key.

BIOS detect the keyboard is locked. P17 of keyboard controller is pulled low.

Keyboard error or no keyboard present.

Cannot ini tialize t he keyboard . Make su re the k eyboard i s attach ed correc tly and n o keys are
being pressed during the boot.

Manufacturing POST loop.

System will repeat POST procedure infinitely while the P15 of keyboard controller is pull low.
This is also used for M/B burn in test.

BIOS ROM checksum error - System halted.

The checksum of ROM address F0000H-FFFFFH is bad.

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Memory test fail.

BIOS reports the memory test fail if the onboard memory was tested error.

6-4 TIME & DMA CHANNELS MAP

TIME MAP: TIMER Channel 0 System timer interrupt.

TIMER Channel 1 DRAM REFRESH request.
TIMER Channel 2 SPEAKER tone generator.

DMA CHANNELS : DMA Channel 0 Available.
DMA Channel 1 Onboard ECP (Option).
DMA Channel 2 FLOPPY DISK (SMC CHIP).
DMA Channel 3 Onboard ECP (default).
DMA Channel 4 Cascade for DMA controller 1.
DMA Channel 5 Available.
DMA Channel 6 Available.
DMA Channel 7 Available.

6-5 INTERRUPT MAP

NMI: Parity check error.
IRQ (H/W) : 0 System TIMER interrupt from TIMER 0.

1 KEYBOARD output buffer full.
2 Cascade for IRQ 8-15.
3 SERIAL port 2.
4 SERIAL port 1.
5 PARALLEL port 2.
6 FLOPPY DISK (SMC CHIP).
7 PARALLEL port 1.
8 RTC clock.
9 Available.
10 Available.
11 Available.
12 PS/2 Mouse.
13 MATH coprocessor.
14 Onboard HARD DISK(IDE1) channel.
15 Onboard HARD DISK(IDE2) channel.

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Appendix A Technical Support

Calling for Technical Suppor t or e-mail to [e-mail]

In the event of not finding the solution for your problem after
going through the Appendix B, please contact our Technical
Support staff or E-Mail to [e-mail].

Product Name

It will be easier for our staff to answer your question if you know the
name of the product. The name is displayed during system boot.

Software Driver Version

From time to time we update the Utilities and Drivers, so it will be a
great help for us to understand where the problem lies. The version
number is printed on the diskette label.

Computer Type and Speed

We need to know the type of processor you are using and its speed.

Monitor Manufacturer and Model

Please determine the type of monitor you are using. List the mode
your monitor supports described in your monitor manual.

Detailed Description of your Problem

Please answer in detail all the problems you encountered. What
kind of software/hardware you are using and the contents of your
system files?

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Appendix B Debug DIY

Power On

N

System Power
LED On

Y

Power Supply
OK?

Y

N

Replace Power
Supply

Y

Y

Video
Display

Speaker
Beeps

N

Check Cable
and Jumper
Settings

Remove
Memory

Speaker
Beeps

N

Check CPU &
BIOS

Speaker
Beeps

N

Replace
Motherboard

Y

Y

1 long beep int ervals

Y

N

Motherboard
Good

1 long 3 short beeps

Video Card
Problem

System Hold

Y

Check BIOS
Setting & Add

-On Card

Number of
Beeps

Memory
Problem

Correct Setting
and reboot
OK

Motherboard
Good

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Appendix C BIOS Flash Utility

If you get a new Floppy Diskette or CD_ROM from your local dealer

that contains a new version of the BIOS binary file or you obtain
the new BIOS binary file directly from our Web Site
(www.leadtek.com.tw

Please follow the steps described below to update the BIOS.

Step 1 Reboot into DOS environment or "Command Prompt Only" of

Windows95/98
Step 2 Insert the accompany CD into CD-ROM (or f loppy disk to Drive

A)
Step 3 Copy "AWDFLASH.EXE" to a new directory from X:\FLASH

sub-directory. (X: means CD-ROM drive letter)
Step 4 Copy the new BIOS binary file to the above said new directory
Step 5 Change to the new directory and type the fo llowing comma nd:

AWDFLASH [Filename] /CC ([Filename] means the file
name of BIOS Binary file, /CC : Clear CMOS data)

A message will be displayed on your screen and just follows the

instruction to finish the BIOS updating.

You can also use "AWDFLASH /?" command to get help messages.

Warning: It is recommended that the application to be run under
DOS prompt. In Windows 95/98, please do following: Start your

system when "Starting Windows 95 (or 98)...." message appear,

press F8 immediately to enter the "Startup Menu" and then select the
"Command Prompt Only" option.

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Appendix D Copyright, Trademark,
Disclaimer Notes

WinFast 6000ABX is protected by copyright. All rights are reserved. No
part of its software or manua l may be reproduced or t ran smitted in any form,
by any means or for any purpose without express written consent.

WinFast 6000ABX is a product of advanced, sophisticated hardware and
software that works by interacting with other advanced, fast-changing
hardware and software from various vendors. Although carefully designed
and tested, we do not guarantee that this product is or will be perfectly
bug-free. Although also carefully prepared, we do not guarantee the
accuracy of this manual.

In no event will we be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental or
consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use this product or
its documentation, eve n if advised of the possibility of such damages. The
information in this document is subject to change without notice.

This product incorporates copyr ight protection technology that is protected
by method claims of certain U.S. patents and oth er intellectual property rights
owned by other rights owners.

Printed in Taiwan

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