5MVP3
Ver.4.0
+
AT Form Factor
Main Board
User's Manual
Copyright
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Manual version: 1.1
Published in 1998
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Table of contents
Chapter 1 Introduction…………...………………...…
1-1 Main Board Overview……….……………………………………..
1-2 Specifications……………………………………………………….…
1-3 Notice of Hardware Installation………………………………………..
1-4 Notice of CD Driver Installation……………………………………….
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Chapter 2 Installation…………………………….……
2-1 Layout Reference……………………………………………………
2-2 Quick reference to CPU Speed Setup……………………………
2-3 Jumper Settings……………………………………………………….
2-3-1 S1………………………………………………………………10
2-3-2 S2……………………………………………………………12
2-3-3 JP4 DIMM Voltage Selector……………….. ………………13
2-3-4 JP5 Flash ROM Voltage Selector…………………………14
2-3-5 JP7 CMOS Status……………………………………………15
2-4 Connectors……………………………………………………………
2-4-1 CN10 Front Panel Connectors………………………………16
2-4-2 Back Panel Connectors………………………………………18
COM 1/COM2……………………………………………………………….
LPT Parallel Port ………………………………………………….…….…
CN8 USB……………………………………………………………..………
Keyboard ……………………………………………………………………
CN4 Mouse…………………………………………………………...…….
2-4-3 CN5 ATX Power Supply Connector………………………22
2-4-4 CN7 AT Power Supply Connector…………………………23
2-4-5 CN8 IR Connector…………………………………………..24
2-4-6 FAN1/FAN2 Connectors……………………………………..25
2-4-7 FDC Floppy Interface………………………………………..26
2-4-8 IDE 1 and IDE2 Serial Ports ………………………………27
2-4-9 LAN……………….………………………………………..…28
2-5 Expansion Slots……………………………………………………….
2-6 DIMM Memory Installation…….…………………….…………....…
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Chapter 3 BIOS Setup..……...………….. …………
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3-1 Award BIOS CMOS Setup……………………………………………
3-2 Standard CMOS Setup………………………………………………
3-3 BIOS Features Setup…………………………………………………
3-4 Chipset Features Setup…………………………………………....
3-5 Power Management Setup…………………………………………....
3-6 PNP/PCI Configuration Setup……………………………………
3-7 Integrated Peripherals………………………………………………
3-8 Supervisor/ser Password…………………………. …………………
3-9 IDE HDD Auto Detection…………………………………………….
3-10 Load Setup Defaults…………………………………………………..
3-11 Save and Exit Setup…….. ……………………….. ………………….
3-12 Quit Without Saving……………………….. ………………………...
Chapter 4 Appendix…………………….…………….
4-1 Memory Map………………………………………………….…...…
4-2 I/O Map…………………………………………………………..…...
4-3 Time & DMA Channels Map…………………………………………
4-4 Interrupt Map………………………………………….. ……. ….…..
4-5 RTC & CMOS RAM Map……………………………………………
4-6 Award BIOS Hard Disk Type………………………………………...
4-7 ISA I/O Address Map…………………………………. …………....
Chapter 5 Q & A……………..…………………………
5-1 Error Messages During Power On Self Test …………………..……..
5-2 Frequently Asked Questions……………………………………..……
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Chapter 1 Introduction
1-1 Main Board Overview
The main board is a new-generation AGP Pentium® main board with high
performance in rendering and texture for 3D Graphics. Based on Apollo MVP3
chipset, the main board has intergrated the latest advances in processor, memory,
I/O technologies into an AT form factor. It is also designed for the upcoming 100
MHz F.S.B CPUs, like AMD K6-2/K6-3 series or Cyrix MII CPUs.
The main board utilizes VIA Apollo MVP3 and supports new architects such as
high-speed AGP graphic port, SDRAM, Ultra DMA/33, bus master IDE and USB
port. It has three Dual In-line Memory Modules (DIMM) which can be installed
with SDRAM memory. The memory subsystem supports up to 512Mbyte SDRAM
of non-buffered 3.3V using standard 168-pin DIMM sockets.
The main board implements high performance I/O Controller utilizes with fully
Plug and Play device which supports 2.88 MB Floppy, Dual 16550 Compatible
(with 16 bytes FIFO, up to 460K baud rate) Serial Port, ECP (Enhanced
Capabilities Port), EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port) parallel port, Infrared IrDA
(HPSIR), and Amplitude Shift Keyed IR. (ASKIR) port.
The main board supports 3*PCI & 3*ISA for highest performance I/O add-on
adapter cards. The system board supports three Matrix Independent for complete
multiple PCI adapters operation up to 133MB/s data transfer rate on PCI bus
compared to 33MB/s on EISA bus, synchronized operation CPU to PCI Interface
for best graphical performance, 120MB/s PCI to system DRAM together with
utilizing Snoop Ahead Features, and support back to back sequential CPU to PCI
Memory writes to PCI Burst Write for full PCI through put.
MVP3 chipset doesn’t support Ultra DMA/66 mode HDD…
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The main board is also strengthened with Power Management Wake up Event such
“WOL (Wake up on LAN),” and “Modem ring on,”
as
inventions to enable PCs to be turned on over the network or modem. These are
also key benefits in PC op eratio n, asset management, ne w system setup and p ower
conservation.
In addition to the above features, this main board is a DIP switch design, which
offers an easier procedure to set CPU speed compared with present Pentium main
boards.
In conclusion, the main board is a combination of the highest in performance,
flexibility, efficiency, and ease of use that meets a variety of price/performance
levels. The main board is an ideal platform for the increasing requirements of
today’s and future’s desktop application.
which are the new
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1-2 Specifications
•
PCB board size:
•
PCB layer:
•
ZIF Socket 7
25 cm x 22 cm
4 layers
Support Intel® Pentium Cyrix 6x86 series/ MII series, and AMD K5/K6/K62/K6-3 CPUs
CPU is not enclosed in the package
•
Memory DIMM:
Professional PC
3 of 168-pin 3.3V DIMM
*100 MHz freq. : PC-100 DIMM
66MHz DIMM can be used with 100 MHz CPUs, but the user must adjust jumper S1
pin 7 for asynchronous operation.
* 66 MHz freq.: SDRAM up to 384MB
EDO RAM up to 768MB (3.3V only)
Basic PC: 66 MHz freq.
* SDRAM up to 384MB
* EDO RAM up to 768MB(3.3V only)
• Expansion Slot : 3x ISA slots, 3x PCI slots and 1x A.G.P. slot
• Chipset : VIA Apollo MVP3
VIA VT82C586B
VIA VT82C598MVP
• BIOS
licenced Award® full PnP (Plug & Play) BIOS, flash ROM BIOS
• Cache: 512K; 1024K
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• I/O function
2 x PCI IDE devices
1 x FDC, 2 x serial ports(16550 fast com)
1x parallel port device /EPP/ECP
2x USB connector
IrDA (infrared) connector
• Green function: C
omplied with APM (Advanced Power Management)
• AT form factor
• Electrical--- Typical power supply
Below is reference for ATX power supply.
Voltage Tolerance Current
+5V
+3.3V
+12V
-5V
-12V
±
5%
±
5%
±
10%
±
5%
±
5%
WOL (Wake up on LAN) function :
Power supply should offer at least 750mA to the signal “5V trickle voltage” to
support.
22 Amperes
3 Amperes
800 mA
150 mA
100 mA
• Power supply regulation
Onboard switching voltage that support appropriate power to the CPU and
future upgraded CPUs.
• Special features
Wake up on LAN
Modem ring on
Windows 95 power off
Auto detection of CPU voltage, temperature, and fan speed
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1-3 Notice of Hardware Installation
Before hardware installation, make sure you have checked the following
things.
A. Check the package
If any of these items is missing or damaged, contact the dealer from whom
you purchase. Leave this main board in its original package until you are
ready to install it. In the package, there are:
the main board
manual
cables
driver & utility / CD
B. Make sure power is off.
C. Avoid ESD (Electrical Static Discharge).
While working with this main board, wear a grounded wristband or ankle
strap to avoid ESD (Electrical Static Discharge).
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1-4 Notice of CD Driver Installation
This CD contains drivers as below. Read
drivers. “Index” file is HTML format.
CD driver is always updated with the latest version, so the
actual CD content may have some difference with the
above picture.
1.
Main boards:
i440BX®, i440EX®, i440LX®, i430TX®, VIA® VPX, VP3,
691BX. 692BX main boards
2.
A.G.P cards:
3.
Solo-1:
4.
Gl518SM:
5.
Pccillin:
6.
XStore Pro IDE Driver:
S- 6326 and T985
ESS-solo-1 sound d river
CPU voltage/temperature and fan speed detection software
anti- virus protection software
new IDE bus master driver for ULTRA DMA 33
“Index”
before installing required
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Chapter 2 Installation
2-1 Layout Reference
JP5
BIOS
I/O
LAN
SL3 SL2 SL1 PCI3 PCI2 PCI1
VT82C586B
FAN2
SOCKET
IR
JP7
AGP
SRAM
USB
COM2
COM1
VT82C598MVP
LPT
ID E 2
ID E 1
MOUSE
JP4
K/B
DIMM3
CN5
DIMM2
DIMM1
CN6
FDC
S2
FAN1
CN10
SRAM
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2-2 Quick Reference to CPU Speed Setup
The setup of CPU speed is simplied to a “DIP switch form,” which is only related
to jumpers S1 and S2. This design is also convenient to recognize those jumpers
as below.
ON
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
DIP
S2: CP U voltage selector
1 2 3 4
DIP
ON
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SYS.
CPU
Clock
P54C 100 MHZ 66 MHZ 3.3V 1.5X off off off off on on on off on on
P54C 120 MHZ 60 MHZ 3.3V 2X on off off on on on on off on on
P54C 133 MHZ 66 MHZ 3.3V 2X on off off off on on on off on on
P54C 150 MHZ 60 MHZ 3.3V 2.5X on on off on on on on off on on
P54C 166 MHZ 66 MHZ 3.3V 2.5X on on off off on on on off on on
P55C 166 MHZ 66 MHZ 2.8/3.3V 2.5X on on off off on on off off off on
P54C 180 MHZ 60 MHZ 3.3V 3X off on off on on on on off on on
P54C 200 MHZ 66 MHZ 3.3V 3X off on off off on on on off on on
P55C 200 MHZ 66 MHZ 2.8/3.3V 3X off on off off on on off off off on
P55C 233 MHZ 66 MHZ 2.8/3.3V 3.5X off off off off on on off off off on
Clock
Voltage
Ratio
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4
S1 S2Intel Pent ium PU
CPU
Voltage
CPU
Voltage
Ratio
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4
Ratio
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4
Clock
150+ M1 60 MHZ 3. 52V 2X on off off on on on on on on on
166+ M1 66 MHZ 3. 52V 2X on off off off on on on on on on
6X86L 150 60 MHZ 2.8/3.3V 2X on off off on on on off off off on
6X86L 166 66 MHZ 2.8/3.3V 2X on off off off on on off off off on
6X86L 200 75 MHZ 2.8/3.3V 2X on off off on on off off off off on
6X86MX 166 66 MHZ 2.9/3.3V 2X on off off off on on on off off on
6X86MX 166 60 MHZ 2.9/3. 3V 2.5X on on off on on on on off off on
6X86MX 200 75 MHZ 2.9/3.3V 2X on off off on on off on off off on
6X86MX 233 75 MHZ 2.9/3. 3V 2.5X on on off on on off on off off on
6X86MX 266 83 MHZ 2.7/3.3V 2.5X on on off off on off on on on off
6X86MII 300 66 MHZ 2.9/3.3V 3.5X off off off off on on on off off on
6X86MII 333 83 MHZ 2.9/3.3V 3X off on off off on off on off off on
Clock
K5-PR100/PR133 66 MHZ 3.52V 1.5X off off off off on on on on on on
K5-PR166 66 MHZ 3.52V 2. 5X on on off off on on on on on on
K6-PR166 66 MHZ 2.9/3.3V 2.5X on on off off on on on off off on
K6-PR200 66 MHZ 2.9/3.3V 3X off on off off on on on off off on
K6-PR233 66 MHZ 3.2/3.3V 3.5X off off off off on on off off on on
K6-PR233 66 MHZ 3.3/3.3V 3.5X off off off off on on on off on on
K6-PR266 66 MHZ 2.2/3.3V 4X on off on off on on off on off off
K6-PR300 66 MHZ 2.2/3.3V 4.5X on on on off on on off on off off
K6-2 250 100MHZ 2.2/3.3V 2.5X on on off off off off off on off off
K6-2 266 66 MHZ 2.2/3.3V 4X on off on off on on off on off off
K6-2 300 100MHZ 2.2/3.3V 3X off on off off off off off on off off
K6-2 333 95 MHZ 2.2/3.3V 3. 5X off off off on off off off on off off
K6-2 350 100MHZ 2.2/3.3V 3.5X off off off off off off off on off off
K6-2 380 95 MHZ 2.2/3.3V 4X on off on on off off off on off off
K6-2 400 100MHZ 2.2/3.3V 4X on off on off off off off on off off
K6-2 450 100MHZ 2.4/3.3V 4.5X on on on off off off off off on off
K6-2 475 95 MHZ 2.4/3.3V 5X off on on on off off off off on off
K6-3 400 100MHZ 2.4/3.3V 4X on off on off off off off off on off
K6-3 450 100MHZ 2.4/3.3V 4.5X on on on off off off off off on off
S2 S2Cyrix CPU Clock SYS.
S1 S2AMD CPU Clock SYS.
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2-3 Jumper Settings
With a careful design for the CPU speed jumper, this main board has been
simplied to a “DIP Switch” form. It is very convenient to set CPU speed under
DIP switch.
2-3-1 S1
S1
ON
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
DIP
S1 Pin 1 to Pin 3: CPU Ratio Selector
S1
Pin 1Pin 2Pin 3
off off off 1.5/3.5x
on off off 2.0x
on on off 2.5x
off on off 3.0x
on off on 4.0x
on on on 4.5x
offonon5.0x
off off on 5.5x
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S1 Pin 4 to Pin 6: CPU Frequency Selector
S1
Pin 4Pin 5Pin 6
on on on 60 MHz
off on on 66.6 MHz
on on off 75 MHz
off on off 83.3 MHz
on off off 95 MHz
off off off 100 MHz
CPU Frequency
S1 Pin 7: SDRAM Clock Frequency
S1 Pin 7 SDRAM Clock Freq.
on SDRAM clock is fixed on 66 MHz
off SDRAM Clock is the same with CPU clock
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2-3-2 S2 CPU Voltage Selector
S2: CP U voltage selector
1 2 3 4
DIPON
S2
CPU Vcore
Pin 1Pin 2Pin 3Pin 4
on off off off 2.1V
off on off off 2.2V
off off on off 2.4V
on on on off 2.7V
off off off on 2.8V
on off off on 2.9V
off off on on 3.2V
on off on on 3.3V
on on on on 3.5V
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2-3-3 JP4 DIMM Voltage Selector
JP4 is a 4-pin connector to select either 3.3V or 5V DIMM voltage. Select “1-2,
3-4” for 5V DIMM, or “5-6, 7-8” for 3.3V DIMM..
JP4: D IM M voltage selector
1 2
7 8
JP4 DIMM Voltage
1-2, 3-4 5V
5-6, 7-8 3.3V
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2-3-4 JP5 Flash ROM Voltage Selector
JP5 is a 3-pin connector to select 5V or 12V flash ROM. Select “1-2” for 5V or
“2-3” for 12V.
JP5: Flash R O M
v o lta ge s e le c to r
Pin1
JP5 Flash ROM Voltage
1-2 5V
2-3 12V
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2-3-5 JP7 CMOS Status----clearing content of CMOS
JP7: C M O S status
Pin1
JP7
is a 3-pin connector. Clear CMOS if system password is forgotten. Below is
details to show how to clear CMOS.
JP4 CMOS Status
1-2 Normal
2-3 Clear CMOS
Procedure to clear CMOS:
Step 1: Shut down the system and disconnect the power supply from AC power.
Step 2: Pull out the AT cable from AT connector.
Step 3: Short the CMOS jumper by putting jumper cap on Pin 2-3 for a few seconds.
Step 4: Return to pin 1-2 for normal setup.
Step 5: Link power cable to the connector & connect AC power to power supply.
Step 6: Turn on system power.
if you’d like to set password, press “Del” Key during system bootup to enter
CMOS setup and establish a new password.
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2-4 Connectors
There are many connectors on this main board. Refer to the following pages for
details.
2-4-1 CN10 Front Panel Connectors
Front panel
has connectors as “HDD-LED,” “SOFT-PWR,” “TB-LED,”
“SPEAKER,” “KEYLOCK,” and “POWER-LED.” Refer to details as below.
CN10: Front Panel
RESET
TB-LED
SPEAKER
POW ER LE D
Marked “HDD-LED,”
HDD-LED
SOFT-PW R
Hard Disk activity LED connector is a 2-pin keyed Berg
strip. It is used to connect to front panel Hard Disk LED.
ATX soft-PWR switch connector
is Soft-PWR with 2 pins.
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SMI connector
connector. When SMI is turned from open to close and back to open, the system
will enter sleep mode immediately. This function is to make sure power saving is
working well. In PC system, it is used to connect to the push button SMI switch
located on the case front panel (if there is). The system can be forced to power
saving mode by pressing the SMI switch.
SMI Operation
Open Normal
Close System will enter sleep mode
is a 2-pin Berg strip, which is also called
“green”
or
“sleep”
TB-LED
status of system. It is used to connect to the Turbo Led on the front panel of the
case (if there is).
Reset connector
switch on the case’s front panel. Shorting both pin 1& pin 2 can reset the
system, which is similar to the power off and then on again.
Pin Operation
Open Normal
Close Hardware reset
SPEAKER connector
speaker to the main board for sound purpose.
KEYLOCK
front panel (if there is). Keyboard may be disconnected with the system
through this function.
Pin Operation
Open Normal
Close Short the connector to be disconnected with the system
POWER LED
case front panel. The LED shows the status of the power.
with a 2-pin Berg strip on case front panel indicates the current speed
is a 2 -pin keyed Berg strip, connected to the push button reset
is a 4-pin keyed Berg strip. It is used to connect to the case
is a 2-pin connector. It is used to connect the key lock on the case
is a 3-pin connector. It is used to connect to the LED on the
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2-4-2 Back Panel Connectors
There are COM1/ COM2, LPT, USB and keyboard/ mouse on case back panel.
Please refer to more details as below.
COM1/COM2
The onboard serial port 1 and port 2
connector
setup. Please refer to Chapter 3 “Integrated Peripherals” for more information.
Pin Signal Pin Signal
Pin 1 Carrier detect (CD) Pin 5 Signal ground
Pin 2 Receive data (RXD) Pin 6 Data set ready
Pin 3 Tr ansmit data (TXD) Pin 7 Req uest to send (RTS)
Pin 4 Data therminal ready (DTR) Pin 8 Clear to send (CTS)
Pin 9 Ring indic ator
COM1 and COM2.
COM1 and COM2 can be disabled in BIOS
are the 9-pin D-subminature male
COM 2: Serial port 2
COM 1: Serial port 1
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LPT Parallel Port
The onboard parallel port
is a 25-pin female connector, marked as
LPT: Parallel port
Pin Signal Pin Signal
Pin 1 Strobe Pin 14 Auto feed
Pin 2 Data bit 0 Pin 15 Error
Pin 3 D ata bit 1 Pin 16 Init
Pin 4 D ata bit 2 Pin 17 SLCT in
Pin 5 Data bit 3 Pin 18 Ground
Pin 6 Data bit 4 Pin 19 Ground
Pin 7 Data bit 5 Pin 20 Ground
Pin 8 Data bit 6 Pin 21 Ground
Pin 9 Data bit 7 Pin 22 Ground
Pin 10 ACK Pin 23 Ground
Pin 11 Busy Pin 24 Ground
Pin 12 PE Pin 25 Ground
Pin 13 SLCT
“LPT.”
1 1 4
1 3 2 6
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CN8 USB (Universal Serial Bus)
Universal Serial Bus connector
devices. There are 2 USB connectors on this main board.
, marked
“USB,”
is used to connect USB
USB
Keyboard
The onboard PS/2 keyboard and mouse connector
connectors, marked
“KB.”
KB: Keyboard connector
is 6-pin Mini-Din
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Pin Description
Pin 1 Data signal
Pin 2 NC
Pin 3 Ground
Pin 4 +5V DC
Pin 5 Clock signal
Pin 6 NC
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CN4 Mouse
CN4 is a 4-pin connector to connect to mouse connector.
CN4: PS/2 mouse
Pin1
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2-4-3 CN5 ATX Power Supply Connector
ATX power supply connector
especially. The ATX power supply supports the function of the
On Momentary switch”
SOFT-PWR
on the system board
has 20 pins, which is designed for ATX case
“Soft Power
which connects on the front panel switch to the 2-pin
While the power switch on the back of
.
ATX power is turned on, the full power will not go into the system board until
the front panel switch is momentarily pressed. Push the switch again to turn off
the power to the system board.
CN5: ATX power connector
5V
12V
3.3V
3.3V
Pin Signal Pin Signal
Pin 1 3.3V Pin 2 3.3V
Pin 3 3.3V Pin 4 -12V
Pin 5 GND Pin 6 GND
Pin 7 5V Pin 8 SOFT-PWR ON
Pin 9 GND Pin 10 GND
Pin 11 5V Pin 12 GND
Pin 13 GND Pin 14 GND
Pin 15 RAWPOWER Pin 16 -5V
Pin 17 5V Pin 18 5V
Pin 19 +12V Pin 20 5V
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2-4-4 CN7 AT Power Supply Connector
CN 7: AT pow er co nnector
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 POWER GOOD 7 GROUND
2 +5V DC 8 GROUND
3 +12V DC 9 -5V DC
4 -12V 10 +5V DC
5 GROUND 11 +5V DC
6 GROUND 12 +5V DC
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2-4-5 CN8 IR Connector
IR connector
supports wireless infrared module. With this module and
application software like LAPlink, or WIN95 Direct Cable Connection, user
can transfer data to or from laptops, notebooks, PDA and printers. This
connector supports
HPSIR, ASKIR,
and
Fast IR
.
Attach Infrared module to IR connector and enable BIOS “Infrared function.”
Be sure to put in the right orientation during attachment.
IR
Pin 1
Pin 7
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2-4-6 FAN1 /FAN2 Connectors
There are 2 fan connectors
“FAN2.”
Each fan connector has three pins.
on
5MVP3
, and they are marked as
Fan Signal
Ground
+12V
Sense
FAN2
FAN1
“FAN 1,” and
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2-4-7 FDC Floppy Interface
Floppy interface connector
with 34 pins is used to attach the floppy drive
cable.
FDC : Floppy disk connector
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34
Pin Signal Pin Signal
Pin 1 GND 2 Data rate selection
Pin 3 GND 4 NC
Pin 5 GND 6 NC
Pin 7 GND 8 FDC index
Pin 9 GND 10 FDD Motor A enable
Pin 11 GND 12 FDD Drive B enable
Pin 13 GND 14 FDD drive A enable
Pin 15 GND 16 FDD Motor enable
Pin 17 GND 18 FDC head direction
Pin 19 GND 20 FDC step pulse output to the drive during a SEEK operation
Pin 21 GND 22 FDC write enable serial data to the Drive
Pin 23 GND 24 FDC write enable identify
Pin 25 GND 26 Floppy disk track 0. Indicates that the head of the selected
drive is on track zero.
Pin 27 GND 28 FDD write protect. Indicates that the disk of the selected
drive is write-protected.
Pin 29 GND 30 Read disk data, serial data input input from the FDD
Pin 31 GND 32 Floppy disk side 1 select
Pin 33 GND 34 Floppy disk change. This is an input pin that senses whether
the drive door has been opened or a diskette h as been
changed.
1
2
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2-4-8 IDE 1 and IDE2
IDE 1/ IDE 2
both have 40 pins. There are 2 IDE connectors supported on this
system board. IDE1 is primary channel, and IDE2 is secondary channel. Each
channel supports 2 IDE devices, and 4 channels in total for this main board.
2
1
2
1
Pin Signal Pin Signal
Pin 1 IDE reset Pin 2 Ground
Pin 3 Data 7 Pin 4 Data 8
Pin 5 Data 6 Pin 6 Data 9
Pin 7 Data 5 Pin 8 Data 10
Pin 9 Data 4 Pin 10 Data 11
Pin 11 Data 3 Pin 12 Data 12
Pin 13 Data 2 Pin 14 Data 13
Pin 15 Data 1 Pin 16 Data 14
Pin 17 Data 0 Pin 18 Data 15
Pin 19 Ground Pin 20 Key (NC)
Pin 21 PDREQ Pin 22 Ground
Pin 23 I/O write Pin 24 Ground
Pin 25 I/O read Pin 26 Ground
Pin 27 NC Pin 28 ALE
Pin 29 NC Pin 30 Ground
Pin 31 IDE IRQ 14 Pin 32 IOSC15
Pin 33 Address A1 Pin 34 NC
Pin 35 Address A0 Pin 36 Address A2
Pin 37 IDE chip select 0 Pin 38 IDE chip select 1
Pin 39 IDE active Pin 40 Ground
ID E 2
ID E 1
40
39
40
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2-4-9 LAN
Wake up on LAN,
marked as
“LAN,”
is a 3-pin connector. To support this
feature, a network card is required for the system. More than that, a network
management software must be installed too.
W O L: Wake up on LAN
Wake up on LAN function requirement:
Power should offer at least 750mA to the signal “5V trickle voltage” to support
WOL function
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2-5 Expansion Slots
Expansion slots
contain one A.G.P slot, three PCI slots, and three ISA slots on
this main board. Below are details.
([SDQVLRQ 6ORWV
IS A Slots
PCI Slots
AGP
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AGP (Accelerated Graphic Port)
speed to run at 66 MHz with up to 133 MHz data transfer capabilities, which is
four times as fast as that of the PCI bus. At this speed, the AGP graphic cards
can transfer data up to 528MB/second. This high transfer capabilities enables
3D graphic applications, multiple media applications, uncompressed to run
smoothly and display in broadcasting quality.
is the new bus standard that allows the bus
There are three
be compared to 33MB/s on EISA bus or 8MB/s on ISA bus. Synchronize
Operation CPU to PCI interface for good graphic performance.
There are
PCI slots on board. 133MB/s data transfer rate on PCI bus can
3 standard 32-bit ISA slots on board. All of them are bus mastering.
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2-6 DIMM Memory Installation
1
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MB, 16 MB, 32 MB, 64 MB, and 128MB. Maximum memory for
to 384MB; EDO RAM is up to 768 MB.
has 3 DIMMs on board. Either DIMM 1, DIMM2, or DIMM3 supports 8
SDRAM is up
This main board also supports
asynchronous operation for CPU and DIMM data transfer. Set DIP switch
when the system is under asynchronous operation.
7
DIMM3
DIMM2 DIMM
S1 Pin
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Insert the module as shown. Due to different number of pins on either side of
the breaks, the module will only fit in the orientation as shown.
DIMM
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Chapter 3 BIOS Setup
3-1 Award BIOS CMOS Setup
The menu displays all the major selection items and allow user to select any of
shown item. The selection is made by moving cursor (press any direction key ) to
the item and press <Enter> key. An on-line help message is displayed at the
bottom of the screen as cursor is moving to various items which provides user
better understanding of each function. When a selection is made, the menu of
selected item will appear. So the user can modify associated configuration
parameters.
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3-2 Standard CMOS Setup
The
”Standard CMOS Setup”
current date
drive type,
BIOS and displayed for your reference. When a field is highlighted (direction keys
to move cursor and
by pressing
from the keyboard.
and
time, type of hard disk drive
and the type of
<Enter>
<PageDown>
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allows user to configure system setting such as
installed in the system,
display monitor.
key to select). The entries in the field will be changed
or
<PageUp>
Memory size is auto detected by the
key or user can enter new data directly
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floppy
Hard Disk Configurations
1. TYPE
: select from
of disk drives. Select
"AUTO"
2. SIZE :
3. CYLS :
4. HEAD :
the hard disk size. The unit is mega byte(MB).
the cylinder number of the hard disk.
the read/write head number of hard disk. The range is from
"16".
5. PRECOMP
6. LANDZ
: the cylinder number that the disk drive heads (read/write) are seated
when the disk drive is parked.
7. SECTOR
is from
8. MODE
:select
disk supports the
However, if your hard disk cyclinder is mo re than 1024 and does not
support the lba function, you have to set at
"NORMAL"
Note 1:
“auto,”
Note2: "halt on"
during POST.
"1" to "45"
to fill remaining fields with redefined values
"USER"
to fill the remaining fields. Select
to detect the HDD type automatically.
"1" to
: the cylinder number at which the disk drive changes the write
timing.
: the sector number of each track defined on the hard disk. The range
"1"
"64".
to
"AUTO"
to detect the mode type automatically. If your hard
LBA
mode, select
"LBA"
"LARGE.”
or
"LARGE".
Select
if your hard disk supporting cylinder is below 1024.
if hard disk primary master/slave and secondary master/slave were set to
the hard disk size and model will be auto detected on display during POST.
is to determine when to halt the system by the BIOS if error occurs
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3-3 BIOS Features Setup
Menu below shows all of the manufacturer's default values of this main board.
Move the cursor by pressing direction keys and
to modify the parameters, pressing
selected item. This setup program also provide 2 convenient ways to load the
default parameter data from BIOS
corrupted. This provides the system a capability to recover from any possible
error.
[F1]
[F6]
<PageDown>
key to display help message of the
or CMOS
[F7]
or
<PageUp>
area if shown data is
key
Anti-Virus Protection
:Enabled
:Disabled
CPU Internal Cache
Enabled
Disabled:
(default)
(default): enable L1 cache
disable L1 cache
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External Cache
Enabled
Disabled
Quick Power On Self Test
This category speeds up power on self test.
Enabled :
Disabled:
Boot sequence
This category determines which drive the system searches first. Take
for example. System will search in turn for floppy disk drive; second is hard disk
drive, and finally SCSI drive. Default value is
below:
A,C,SCSI; C,A,SCCI; 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
Enabled:
Disabled
Boot Up Floppy Seek
BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive is 40 or 80 tracks. 360k type is 40
tracks while 720K/ 1.2M and 1.44M are all 80 tracks. Default value is
“Disabled.”
(default): enable L2 cache
: disable L2 cache
BIOS will shorten or skip some check items.
normal speed
“A,C,SCSI.”.
floppy A&B will be swapped.
(default): floppy A&B will be not swapped.
“A,C,SCSI”
Options are as
Boot Up Numlock Status
:On
(default)
:Off
Gate A20 Option
:Normal
:Fast
(default)
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Typematic Rate Setting
This determines the typematic rate.
Enabled:
Disabled
system bios will use default value of this 2 items and the default is controlled by
keyboard.
Typematic Rate(Chars/Sec)
6: 6 Characters Per Second(default)
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)
This is the interval between the first and second character displayed.
250 :
500 :
750 :
1000 :
enable typematic rate and typematic delay programming.
(default): disable typematic rate and typematic delay programming. The
250 msec (default)
500 msec
750 msec
1000 msec
Security Option
:Setup
Setting password in BIOS CMOS
the user needs to key in password if entering BIOS CMOS setup.
:System
This function secures the system under system boot-up and BIOS setup.
PCI/VGA Pallette Snoop
Enabled:
Disabled (default):
snoop function, please set at
(default)--- security protect ion in CMOS setup menu
“Supervisor Password” or User Password,
---security protection in system boot-up & BIOS setup
it allows you to install an enhanced graphics adapter card.
If your graphics adapter card does not support the pallette
Disabled
to avoid system malfunction.
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OS Select For DRAM> 64MB
This option is especially set for OS2 operating system. Set
memory over 64MB and set
Windows® 95/98 or NT.
:Non-OS2 (default)
:OS2
Video BIOS Shadow
It determines whether video BIOS will be copied to RAM. However, it is optional
from chipset design. Video shadow will increase the video speed.
Enabled :
Disabled:
C8000-CBFFF Shadow, CC000-CFFF Shadow, D0000-D3FFF Shadow:
D4000-D7FFF Shadow, D8000-DBFFF Shadow, DC000-DFFF Shadow
These are categories determining whether optional ROM will be copied to RAM
by 16KB or 32KB per unit and the size depends on chipset.
:Enabled
:Disabled
Video Shadow is enabled (default)
Video Shadow is disabled
(default)
“Non-OS2”
for other operating systems like
“Non-OS2”
for RAM
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3-4 Chipset Features Setup
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Bank 0/1(2/3, 4/5) DRAM Timing
This will determine the timing of SDRAM. The user can separately adjust the
timing of bank 0/1, 2/3, 4/5.
: FP/EDO 70ns
: FP/EDO 70ns, Normal, Medium, Fast, Turbo
SDRAM Cycle Length:
timing.
:2
(default)
:3
Video BIOS Cacheable
:Enabled
:Disabled
(default)
control the DRAM page missing and row miss leadoff
(Default)
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Memory Hole at 15Mb Addr.:
this field enable a memory hole in main memory
space. CPU cycles matching an enabled hole are passed on to PCI bus.
:Disabled
(default)
:15M-16M
AGP Aperture Size
To select the size of the Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) aperture is a portion of
the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address space.
Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any
translation.
:128M
(default)
:64M, 32M, 16M, 8M, 4M
OnCHip USB
:Enabled
Enabling this function adds the function of
(default)
“USB Keyboard Support.”
:Disabled
USB Keyboard Support
:Disabled
:Enabled---
(default)
enable this function when using USB keyboard
CPU Warning Temperature
This function is CPU over-heat alarm. Select either of the below temperature will
give an alarm when CPU temperature is over-heated.
:Disabled
:50•C/122•F, 53•C/127•F, 56•C/133•F, 60•C/140•F, 63•C/145•F,
66•C/151•F, 70•C/158•F
Shutdown Temperature
System will shut down automatically when CPU temperature is over the appointed
temperature. Below is the boundary which system gives alarm
0
C/1400F
:60
0
C/1490F, 700 C/1580F, 750 C/1670F
:65
(default)
Current CPU Temperature, Current CPUFan1 speed/CPUFan2 speed/ Current
Vin3(V):
System will automatically detect the above items and show the status.
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3-5 Power Management Setup
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ACPI function
:Disabled
:Enabled
Power Management
:User Define
:Min Saving
:Max Saving
:Disabled
(default)
(default)--users can configure their own power management
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PM Control By APM
No :
system BIOS will ignore APM.
Yes
(default) : system BIOS will wait for APM's prompt before it enter any PM
mode, e.g. Doze, standby or suspend.
Note 1: if APM is installed, and there is a task running, even if the timer
is time out, the APM will not prompt the BIOS to p ut the system in to an y
power saving mode!
Note2: If APM is not installed, this option has no effect.
Video Off Method
:DPMS
MODEM Use IRQ
:3(default), 4, 5, 7, 9,10,11,NA
Soft-Off by PWRBTN
:Instant-off
: Delay 4 sec
This allows the user to set the soft-off power button to turn off the system or set to
“4 seconds” holding the power and system will shut down in 4 seconds.
(default),
Blank Screen, V/H Sync+Blank
HDD Power Down
:Disabled (default), 1 min--- 15 min.
Doze Mode
:Disabled (default), 1 min --- 1 hour
Suspend mode
:Disabled(default) , 1 min --- 1 hour
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Modem Ring Resume
Enabled:
Disable
modem ring on function--- system ca n be turned on through modem.
(default): disble this function
Note: this function only works when the system is turned off from
Windows mode, and Doze mode will not function.
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RTC Alarm Resume:
Enabled:
Disable
Primary INTR
:on
Select “on,” it adds the following functions,
(Reserved).”
:off
Select “off,”
key in the date of current month and time of the day. System will turn
on then.
(default) : disble this function.
Note: this function only works when the system is turned off in
Windows mode, and Doze mode will not function.
(default)
“IRQ3 (COM2)- IRQ15 (Reserved)”
auto power on at the appointed date and time.
“IRQ3 (COM2)- IRQ15
will not show.
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3-6 PNP / PCI Configuration Setup
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PNP OS Installed
(default)
:No
OS will not recognize PnP devices.
:Yes
OS will arrange the setup of PnP devices.
Resources Controlled By
:Manual
The table will show the below items:
assigned to, DMA-0 assigned to.”
required.
:Auto
The table will not show the above items, and the system will automatically assign
the above setup.
(default)
“Reset Configuration Data, IRQ-3
The user can adjust the shown items as
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Reset Configuration Data
:Disabled
:Enabled---
exit setup if you have installed a new add-on card and the system reconfiguration
has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system can not boot up.
IRQ-3 Assigned To---- IRQ-15 Assigned To
: PCI/ISA PnP
: Legacy ISA
DMA-0 Assigned To--- DMA-7 Assigned To
: PCI/ISA PnP
: Legancy ISA
PCI IRQ Actived By
There are 2 modes in activating PCI IRQ.
:Edge
:Level
Assign IRQ for USB
:Enable
:Disable
(default)
to reset
(default)
(default)
“Extended System Configuration Data(ESCD)
(default)
(default)
when yo u
Assign IRQ for VGA
:Enable
:Disable
(default)
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3-7 Integrated Peripherals
OnChip IDE First Channel 1
:Enabled
IDE Primary Slave PIO, IDE Primary Master UDMA and IDE Primary
Slave UDMA.”
:Disabled
IDE Primary Master UDMA and IDE Primary Slave UDMA”
available.
(default)--- it a llows to adjust the items
--- the items
“IDE Primary Master PIO, IDE Primary Slave PIO,
“IDE Primary Master PIO,
will not be
OnChip IDE Second Channel 1
:Enabled
PIO, IDE Secondary Slave PIO, IDE Secondary Master UDMA and IDE
Secondary Slave UDMA.”
:Disabled
PIO, IDE Secondary Master UDMA and IDE Secondary Slave UDMA”
not be available.
(default)--- it allows to adjust the 4 items “
--- the 4 items “
IDE Secondary Master PIO, IDE Secondary Slave
IDE Secondary Master
will
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IDE Primary Master PIO/ IDE Primary Slave PIO
This feature detects your primary master hard disk device.
:Auto
(default)
:Mode 0,1,2,3,4
IDE Secondary Master PIO/IDE Secondary Slave PIO
This feature detects your secondary master hard disk device.
Auto
:
(default)
:Mode 0,1,2,3,4
Onboard FDC Controller
: Enabled
: Disabled
Onboard Serial Port 1
: 3F8/IRQ4
: 2F8/IRQ3
: 3E8/IRQ4
: 2E8/IRQ3
: Auto
: Disabled
(default)
(default)
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Onboard Serial Port 2
: 3F8/IRQ4
: 2F8/IRQ3
: 3E8/IRQ4
: 2E8/IRQ3
: Auto
: Disabled
(default)
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IR Address Select
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Disabled
(default)
3F8H
2F8H
3E8H
2E8H
Onboard Parallel Port
: 378/IRQ7
: 3BC/IRQ7
: 278H/IRQ5
: Disabled
Parallel Port Mode
: SPP
: EPP
: ECP
Choosing this item, there is another line shown:
ECP Mode Use DMA: 3
: ECP+EPP
Choosing this item, another line is shown:
ECP Mode Use DMA: 3
Select “Disabled” to disable IR function.
IR Mode: HP SIR, ASKIR
IRQ Mode: IRQ10, IRQ11, IRQ3, IRQ4
IR Mode: HP SIR, ASKIR
IRQ Mode: IRQ10, IRQ11, IRQ3, IRQ4
IR Mode: HP SIR, ASKIR
IRQ Mode: IRQ10, IRQ11, IRQ3, IRQ4
IR Mode: HP SIR, ASKIR
IRQ Mode: IRQ10, IRQ11, IRQ3, IRQ4
(default)
(Default)
(default)
(default)
/ 1
/ 1
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3-8 Supervisor/User Password
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The
"Supervisor/User Password setting"
There are two kinds of password functions in the setup menu : one is “
Password
Supervisor Password
of setup menu.
User Password
to change the options of the setup menu except “
& EXIT SETUP,”
1. How to set “Supervisor Password” & “User Password”
The setup of
steps.
Step 1:
Press
,” and the other is
: this function only allows you to enter the setup menu but not
and
“Supervisor Password”
Enter Password
<Enter>
after appointing the password.
“User Password.”
: this function allows you the right to change the options
“EXIT WITHOUT SAVING.”
utility sets the security protection.
Their difference is
and
“User Password”
USER PASSWORD,” “SAVE
:
have the same
Supervisor
ENTER PASSWORD:
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Step 2:
Typing the password again and pressing
Step 3: Set
Confirm Password
CONFIRM PASSWORD:
Note:
If you forget password, please clear CMOS.
(refer to jumper JP7 CMOS status )
“Security Option” in “BIOS Features Setup”
<Enter>
.
After setting password, enter
There are 2 options
“System”
CMOS setup..
secures PC sytem and password is required during system boot- up and
“Setup” & “System.” “Setup”
“Security Option” in “BIOS Features Setup.”
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secures CMOS setup.
2. How to Disable “Supervisor Password” & “User Password”
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Step 1:
Step 2:
After enter, it shows “Enter Password.” Press the
entering a new password when
“PASSWORD DISABLED PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUNE.”
key as instructed to disable password.
Go to CMOS Setup Menu
Enter “Supervisor Password” or “User Password”
PASSWORD DISABLED!!!
PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE…
(need to key in password first)
"ENTER PASSWORD"
<Enter>
appears. It will inform
key instead of
Pess any
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3-9 IDE HDD Auto Detection
HARD DISK TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE
Primary Master:
Primary Slave:
Secondary Master:
Secondary Slave:
Select Primary Master Option (N: Skip): N
OPTIONS SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE
2 (Y) 4302 523 255 0 8893 63 LBA
1 4303 8894 15 65535 8893 63 NORMAL
3 429 6555 2405 65535 8893 63 LARGE
Note: Some OSes (like SCO-UNIX) must use “NORMAL” for installation.
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The
"IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION"
utility is a very useful tool especially
when you do not know which kind of hard disk type you a re using. You can use
this utility to detect the correct disk type installed in the system automatically or
you can set hard disk type to auto in the standard CMOS setup. You don't need the
"IDE HDD Aauto Detection"
utility. The BIOS will auto-detect the hard disk
size and model on display during post.
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The Award® BIOS supports 3 HDD modes:
1. Normal mode
Generic access mode in which neither the BIOS nor the IDE controller will make
any transformations during accessing.
The maximum number of cylinders, head & sectors for normal mode are
& 63.
No. Cylinder (1024)
X No. Head (16)
X No. Sector (63)
X No. Per Sector (512)
528 MB
If user set this HDD to normal mode, the maximum accessible HDD size will be
528 MB even though its physical size may be greater than that!
2. LBA (Logical Block Addressing) Mode
A new HDD accessing method to overcome the 528 MB bottleneck. The number
of cylinders, heads & sectors shown in setup may not be the number physically
contained in the HDD. During HDD accessing, the ide controller will transform
the logical address described by sector, head & cylinder into its own physical
address inside the HDD.
NORMAL, LBA & LARGE.
1024, 16
The maximum HDD size supported by LBA mode is 8.4 GB which is obtained by
the following formula:
No. Cylinder (1024)
X No. Head (255)
X No. Sector (63)
X No. Bytes Per Sector (512)
8.4 GB
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3. Large Mode
Extended HDD access mode supported by Award® software. Some IDE HDDs
contain more than 1024 cylinder without LBA support (in some cases, user do not
want LBA). The Award® BIOS provides another alternative to support these
kinds of large mode:
Cyls. Head Sector Mode
1120 16 59 NORMAL
560 32 59 LARGE
BIOS tricks DOS (or other OS) that the number of cylinders is less than 1024 by
dividing it by 2. At the same time, the number of heads is multiplied by 2. A
reverse transformation process will be made inside int 12h in order to access the
right HDD address the right HDD address!
4. Ma ximum HDD Size:
No. Cylinder (1024)
X No. Head (32)
X No. Sector (63)
X No. Bytes Per Sector (512)
1 GB
To support LBA or large mode of HDDs,
softwares involved. All these softwares are located in the Award®
HDD service routine (int 13h). It may be failed to access a HDD with LBA
(large) mode selected if you are running under an perating system which
replaces the whole int 13h. Unix operating systems do not support either LBA or
large and must utility the standard mode. Unix can support drives larger than
528MB.
there must be some
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3-10 Load Setup Defaults
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"Load Setup Defaults"
ROM. The auto-configured settings only affect “
“Chipset Features Setup”
setup. To use this feature, highlight it on the main screen and press the
key. A line will appear on screen asking if you want to load the setup default
values. Press the
will then load. Press
<Y>
loads optimized settings which are stored in the BIOS
BIOS Features Setup”
screens. There is no effect on the standard CMOS
key and then press the
if you don't want to
<N>
<Enter>
key . The setup defaults
and
<Enter>
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3-11 Save & Exit Setup
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The
"Save & Exit Setup"
all the changes, you have made which are recorded in the CMOS RAM.
option will bring you back to boot up procedure with
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3-12 Quit Without Saving
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The
"Quit Without Saving"
procedure without saving any data into CMOS RAM. All of the old data in the
CMOS will not be destroyed.
option will bring you back to normal boot up
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Chapter 4 Appendix
4-1 Memory Map
Address range Size Description
00000-7FFFF 512K Conventional memory
80000-9FBFF 127K Extended conventional memory
9FC00-9FFFF 1K Extended BIOS data area if PS/2 mouse is
installed
A0000-C7FFF 160K Available for hi DOS memory
C8000-DFFFF 96K Available for hi DOS memory and adapter
ROMs
E0000-EEFFF 60K Available for UMB
EF000-EFFFF 4K Video service routine for monochrome &
CGA adapter
F0000-F7FFF 32K BIOS CMOS setup utility
F8000-FCFFF 20K BIOS runtime service routine (2)
FD000-FDFFF 4K Plug and play escd data area
FE000-FFFFF 8K BIOS runtime service routine (1)
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4-2 I/O Map
000-01F DMA controller (master)
020-021 Interrupt controller (master)
022-023 Chipset control registers. I/o posts
040-05F Timer control registers
060-06F Keyboard interface controller (8042)
070-07F RTC ports & CMOS I/O ports
080-09F DMA register
0A0-0BF Interrupt controller (slave)
0C0-0DF DMA controller (slave)
0F0-0FF Math coprocessor
1F0-1FB Hard disk controller
278-27F Parallel port 2
2B0-2DF Graphics adapter controller
2F8-2FF Serial port 2
360-36F Network ports
378-37F Parallel port 1
3B0-3BF Monochrome & parallel port adapter
3C0-3CF EGA adapter
3D0-CDF CGA adapter
3F0-3F7 Floppy disk controller
3F8-3FF Serial port-1
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4-3 Time & DMA Channels Map
Time map:
Timer channel 1 DRAM refresh request
Timer channel 2 speaker tone generator
Timer channel 0 system timer interrupt
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Dma channels:
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
DMA channel 0 available
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4-4 Interrupt Map
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NIMI:
IRQ(H/W):
0 system timer interrupt from timer 0
1 keyboard output buffer full
2 cascade for IRQ 8-15
3 serial port2
4 serial port1
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
non-maskable interrupt
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4-5 RTC & CMOS RAM Map
RTC & CMOS :
00 seconds
01 second alarm
02 minutes
03 minutes alarm
04 hours
05 hours alarm
06 day of week
07 day of month
08 month
09 year
0a status register a
0b status register b
0c status register c
0d status register d
0e diagnostic status byte
0f shutdown byte
10 floppy disk drive type byte
12 hard disk type byte
13 reserve
14 equipment type
15 base memory low byte
16 base memory high byte
17 extension memory low byte
18 extension memory high byte
19-2d
2e-2f
30 Reserved for extension memory low byte
31 reserved for extension memory high byte
32 date century byte
33 information flag
34-3f reserve
40-7f reserved for chipset setting data
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Type Cylinder Heads Write
Pre-comp
1 306 4 128 305 17 10MB
2 615 4 300 615 17 21MB
3 615 6 300 615 17 32MB
4 940 8 512 940 17 65MB
5 940 6 512 940 17 49MB
6 615 4 65535 615 17 21MB
7 462 8 256 511 17 32MB
8 733 5 65535 733 17 31MB
9 900 15 65535 901 17 117MB
10 820 3 65535 820 17 21MB
11 855 5 65535 855 17 37MB
12 855 7 65535 855 17 52MB
13 306 8 128 319 17 21MB
14 733 7 65535 733 17 44MB
16 612 4 0 663 17 21MB
17 977 5 300 977 17 42MB
18 977 7 65535 977 17 59MB
19 1024 7 512 1023 17 62MB
20 733 5 300 732 17 31MB
21 733 7 300 732 17 44MB
22 733 5 300 733 17 31MB
23 306 4 0 336 17 10MB
24 977 5 0 925 17 42MB
25 1024 9 65535 925 17 80MB
26 1224 7 65535 754 17 74MB
27 1224 11 65535 754 17 117MB
28 1224 15 65535 699 17 159MB
29 1024 8 65535 823 17 71MB
30 1024 11 65535 1023 17 98MB
Landing
Zone
Sectors Size
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Type Cylinder Heads Write
Pre-comp
31 918 11 65535 1023 17 87MB
32 925 9 65535 926 17 72MB
33 1024 10 65535 1023 17 89MB
34 1024 12 65535 1023 17 106MB
35 1024 13 65535 1023 17 115MB
36 1024 14 65535 1023 17 124MB
37 1024 2 65535 1023 17 17MB
38 1024 16 65535 1023 17 142MB
39 918 15 65535 1023 17 119MB
40 820 6 65535 820 17 42MB
41 1024 5 65535 1023 17 44MB
42 1024 8 65535 1023 17 68MB
43 809 6 65535 852 17 42MB
44 809 9 65535 852 17 64MB
45 776 8 65535 775 17 104MB
46 AUTO 0 0 0 0
47 USER’S TYPE
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I/O Address
000 - 01F DMA Controller 1, 8237A-5
020 - 03F Interrupt Controller 1, 8259A
040 - 05F System Timer, 8254-2
060 - 06F 8742 Keyboard Controller
070 - 07F real-time Clock/CMOS and NMI Mask
080 - 09F DMA Page Register, 74LS612
0A0 - 0BF Interrupt Controller 2, 8259A
0C0 - 0DF DMA Controller 2, 8237A-5
0F0 - 0FF i486 Math Coprocessor
1F0 - 1F8 Fixed Disk Drive Adapter
200 - 207 Game I/O
20C - 20D Reserved
278 - 27F Parallel Printer Port 2
2B0 - 2DF Alternate Enhanced Graphic Ad apter
2E2 - 2E3 Data Acquisition Adapter 0
2F8 - 2FF Serial Port 2 (RS-232-C)
300 - 31F Prototype Card
360 - 363 PC Network (Low Address)
364 - 367 Reserved
368 - 36B PC Network (High Address)
36C - 36F Reserved
378 - 37F Parallel Printer Port 1
380 - 38F SDLC, Bisynchronous 2
390 - 393 Cluster
3A0 - 3AF Bisynchronous 1
3B0 - 3BF Monochrome Display and Printer Adapter
(HEX)
21F Reserved
2E1 GPIB Adapter 0
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I/O Address
3C0 - 3CF Enhanced Graphics Adapter
3D0 - 3DF Color/Graphics Monitor Adapter
3F0 - 3F7 Diskette Drive Controller
3F8 - 3FF Serial Port 1 (RS-232-C)
6E2 - 6E3 Data Acquisition Adapter 1
790 - 793 Cluster Adapter 1
AE2 - AE3 Data Acquisition Adapter 2
B90 - B93 Cluster Adapter 2
EE2 - EE3 Data Acquisition Adapter 3
1390 - 1393 Cluster Adapter 3
2390 - 2393 Cluster Adapter 4
(HEX)
22E1 GPIB Adapter 1
42E1 GPIB Adapter 2
62E1 GPIB Adapter 3
82E1 GPIB Adapter 4
A2E1 GPIB Adapter 5
C2E1 GPIB Adapter 6
E2E1 GPIB Adapter 7
I/O device
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Chapter 5 Q & A
5-1 Errors Messages During Power On Self Test
During power on self test (post), BIOS will automatically detect the system
devices. Below is the questions that users may always meet. The user may press
“Esc” key to skip the full memory test.
Beep sound
1.
On power on, the system make beep sound to offer different messages. If the
system is configured correctly, it prompts a short beep to show correct the
devices configuration is done correctly. When VGA card and DIMM modules
are not plugged well, the system makes longer and constant beep sounds.
BIOS ROM checksum error
2.
It indicates the checksum of the BIOS code is not right and system will always
halt on power on screen. Contact the dealer to exchange a new BIOS.
CMOS battery fails
3.
It indicates the CMOS battery does not work. Contact the dealer to exchange
a new BIOS.
CMOS checksum error
4.
It indicates the CMOS checksum is incorrect. Load the default values in
BIOS to solve this problem. This error may result from a weak BIOS, so
exchange a new BIOS if necessary.
Hard disk initialize
5.
Please wait a moment…
Some hard drives require more time to initialize.
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6. Hard disk install failure
The system can not find or initialize the hard drive controller or the drive.
Check if the controller is set correctly. If no hard disk is installed,
drive selection”
Keyboard error or no keyboard present
7.
This means the system can not initialize the keyboard. Check if the keyboard
is plugged well and be sure no keys are pressed dur i ng POST.
Keyboard is lock out- Unlock the key
8.
Normally when this message comes out, check if there is anything mis-placed
on the keyboard. Be sure nothing touches the keys.
Memory test fails
9.
There will be more information to specify the type and location of the memory
error.
Primary master hard disk fail
10.
The BIOS find an error in the primary master hard disk drive.
11.
Primary slave hard disk fail
The BIOS finds an error in the primary slave hard disk drive.
must be set to
“none.”
“Hard
12.
Secondary master hard disk fail
The BIOS finds an error in the secondary slave master hard disk drive.
13.
Secondary slave hard disk fail
The BIOS finds an error in the secondary slave IDE hard disk drive.
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5-2 Frequently Asked Questions
Below is questions users always come out with. Q is for question. A is for
answer.
Q: Why can’t my AGP card work under Win 95?
Windows 95 OSR2.0 does not support AGP function. You must install “USB
A:
support” file to enable this function. After installing, choose “enable for
IRQ FOR USB” in BIOS PNP/PCI configuration setup.
Q: Why can’t the CPU frequency be adjusted to 100 MHz ?
A: The BIOS will automatically detect the CPU frequency (66MHz or 100 MHz).
Therefore, if your CPU frequency cannot be adjusted to 100 MHz, then your CPU
may be 66 MHz. In BIOS “speed setup,” there are other frequencies, like 75 MHz,
83 MHz, 103 MHz, 102 MHz, 112 MHz, 133MHz. These are for internal test
only. No guarantee is provided since this is not included in chipset specification.
Q: Why is my system not stable with 100 MHz CPU?
There are many reasons for this condition. One of the most common is that
A:
SDRAM does not match PC-100 specification. When system is operated under
100 MHz, in addition to 100 MHz CPU, SDRAM must be PC-100 DIMM too.
“ASSIGN
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