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6AAP5

(ALI M1651 DDR Chipset)

ATX Form Factor

Main Board

User' s Manual

(Ver.:1.0)

Copyright© 2001 by this company. No part of this document may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrievable system, or translated into any natural or computer language, in any form or by any means without prior written permission. This manual and the information contained herein are protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

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1.0 May-2001 First Official Release 3053324

Warning and disclaimer This manual is designed to provide information about the Pentium® II/III main board. Every has effort have been made to make this manual as accurate as possible, but no warranty or fitness is implied. All the information is provided on an 'as is' basis. The author and his corresponding publishing company shall have neither liability nor responsibility to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damages arising from the information contained in this manual or from the use of the system board that accompanies it.

Information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice. The manufacturer of the system board will not be held responsible for technical or editorial omissions made herein, nor for the incidental or consequential damages resulting from its furnishing, performance, functionality or use. Subsequent changes to this manual will be incorporated into the next edition. We welcome any suggestion regarding this manual or our computer products.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction………………………………………..….…………3

1-1 Main Board Overview…………………………………………………4 1-2 Specifications.……………………………………………………..……5 1-3 Other Features.…………………………………………………………..……8

1-4 Notice of Hardware Installation…………………..……………....……9

1-5 Notice of CD Driver Installation…………………..…………………10 1-6 Software Driver Installation…………………..……………………………11

Chapter 2 Installation………………………….……………………….…12

2-1 Layout Reference…………………………..…………………..………..12 2-2 Jumper Setting.…………………...…………………….…………….…13 2-2-1 JP1-JP3:Audio/AMR Function Selector……….……...……………………13 2-2-2 JP5/JP7:CPU Type Selector……………………….…………………14 2-2-3 JBAT1:CMOS Status………………………………………………….15 2-2-4 JP6: System monitoring with speech (Language Selector) …… 2-2-5 VID0-VID4:CPU VCORE…………………..……………………………17 2-2-6 S1:CPU Frequency Selector…………………..……………………………19 2-2-7 JP4:CNR PRIMARY/ SECONDARY Selector………………………20 2-3 Connectors ………………………………..……………………………21 2-3-1 Front Panel…………………………………………………….………21 2-3-2 Back Panel…………………………………………….……………….23

COM1/COM2……………………………………………………………..…24 LPT1 (Parallel Port)…………………………………………………………24 USB1/USB2(Universal Serial Bus)……………………………………..24 AT Keyboard …………..…… ………………………………………………24 PS/2 Mouse……………………………………………………………………24

2-3-3 ATX Power Supply Connector…...…………………….…………….25 2-3-4 IR: IrDA Connector…………………………………………………………26 2-3-5 CPU Fan & System Fan Connectors……………………..……………..…27

2-3-6 Floppy Disk Connector…..……..……....…………………………...28

2-3-7 IDE1 & IDE2..………………….…......………………..………...……29

2-3-8 WOL1: Wake up on LAN……………………………………………………30 2-3-9 WOM1: Wake up on Modem………………………………………………31

2-3-10 CD_IN.…………….…......………………..……………..………...…………..……32

2-4 DIMM Memory Installation…….…………………….….…………33

2-4-1 Memory Installation.…......………………..……………..………...…………..…34

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Chapter 3 BIOS Setup………………………………………………………35

3-1 The BIOS Setup Page…………………………………………………………35 3-2 Standard CMOS Setup……………………………………………………….38 3-3 BIOS Features Setup…………………………………………………………42 3-4 Chipset Features Setup…………………………………………………..……46 3-5 Integrated Peripherals…………………………………………..…………...48 3-6 Power Management Setup……………………………………….…………51 3-7 PNP/PCI Configuration Setup……………………………………….55 3-8 PC Health Status…………...………………………….……………57 3-9 Frequency/Voltage Control.…………………………………………58 3-10 Password Setting………………………………………………………59 3-11 Load Optimized Defaults……………………………………………62

Chapter 4 Appendix…….……...….……..…………………………………63

4-1 Memory Map…………………………………………………………63 4-2 I/O Map………………………………………………………………64 4-3 Time & DMA Channels Map…………………………………………65 4-4 Interrupt Map…………………………………………..….………….66 4-5 RTC & CMOS RAM Map…………………………………………67

4-6 ISA I/O Address Map……………………………….……………....68

Chapter 5 Q & A…………………………………………………………….70

5-1 Error Messages During Power On Self Test………………………………....70

Important Warnings:

WARNING: NEVER run the processor without the heatsink

STOP

properly and firmly attached. This will damage the processor within SECONDS. Also do NOT try to use Pentium Heatsinks, these will NOT fit and do NOT provide adequate cooling.

WARNING: Make sure your power supply can deliver the power

your system needs. We recommend AT LEAST a 250W power supply. Even better, get a 300W power supply, especially when using many peripherals.

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Chapter 1 Introduction

Thank you for purchasing this high quality Motherboard, we are confident that you will be able to use this motherboard to your full satisfaction. This manual is divided into 4 main sections, as described below

Introduction

The introduction contains information on the main specifications for the 6AAP5 motherboard, the package contents and cautionary notes.

Hardware Installation

The Hardware Installation section is the most important in the manual. It describes in detail how to set the motherboard up for operation. Read all information and follow all steps, especially if you are a new user.

BIOS Setup

Information on how to enter the BIOS setup and change settings is given here. In addition all individual BIOS items are described. Although some BIOS Setting information is given in the hardware installation section where appropriate, refer to the BIOS Setup Section for details.

Appendix

Provides useful information

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1-1 Main Board Overview

The main board’s design is based on ALI chipset, “M1651 (ALADOW PRO-5) / 1535D+,” which provides a high-performance/desktop solution to the Intel PGA(or PPGA) Celeron/ PentiumⅢ & VIA Cyrix

The main board supports up to 3GB of 200/266MHz DDR-SDRAM main memory which is a new memory technology that provides up to twice the bandwidth of SDRAM memory, significantly improving the performent of the PC system.

The main board integrates PCI-mastering dual full-duplex direct-sound AC97link-compatible sound system. Hardware soundblaster-pro and hardware-assisted FM blocks are included for Windows DOS box and real-mode DOS compatibility. Loopback capability is also implemented for directing mixed audio stream into USB and 1394 speaker for high quality digital audio.

The main board also implements high performance I/O Controller utilizing 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 is also strengthened with Power Management Wale up Event such as “WOL (Wake up on LAN),” “Modem ring on” which are the new inventions to enable PCs to be turned on over the network. These are also key benefits in PC operation, new system setup and power conservation.

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.

Ⅲ Processors.

FC-

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1-2 Specifications

● PCB board size: 21 cm x 30.5 cm

● PCB layer: 4 layers

● Socket 370

The following Socket370-based Intel

Cyrix

Ⅲ CPUs are supported:

Intel PIII (800, 850, 900, 950, 1000 MHz) Celeron (600, 700, 800MHz) VIA CyrixIII (600, 667, 700 MHz)

The frequencies listed were those known at the time of publication.

● Chipset Northbridge:

The ALI M1651 (PRO-5) system controller supports a 66/100/133 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB); up to 3GB of 200/ 266 DDR; the 6AAP5 complies with AGP

2.0 specifications for 4X, 2X. and 1X AGP modes and PCI 2.2. bus integrate with support for 6 PCI masters. It was designed especially to deliver enhanced Intel Pentium!!!™/ Celeron™ or VIA Cyrix®III processors system performance.

● Chipset Southbridge:

The M1535D+ integrates UDMA 66/100, super I/O with fast IR & PS/2 K/B, Mouse controlens. Also supports ACPI, power management functions.

● Memory :

The 6AAP5 comes equipped with three Double Data Rate (DDR) Memory Module sockets to support Intel PC133DDR 200MHz/266MHz –compliant (4, 16, 64, 128,256, or 512MB) DDR modules up to 3GB.

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Pentium IIITM\ Celeron

or VIA

● Expansion Slot : 6 x PCI slots, 1x AGP slot, 1x CNR slot

• PCI Expansion Slots With six 32-bit PCI (Rev. 2.2) expansion slots, which can support Bus Master PCI cards, such as LAN or Video-grabber cards (PCI supports up to 133MB/s maximum throughput), the 6AAP5 motherboard is ready for the most demanding applications.

• AGP Slot The 6AAP5 comes with an AGP Slot with Support for AGP cards for high performance. The AGP 133MHz 4X mode is supported as well, further increasing system performance.

• CNR Slot A Communication NetworkingRiser (C.N.R.) slot also is supported, a veryaffordable audio an / or modem. LAN riser card can be used in combination with this slot.

● Audio/Sound Function

Hardware controller → AC97-link-compatible sound system

• Microsoft

• Meets WHQL audio requirement

● I/O function

• 4 x PCI IDE devices

• 1 x FDC, 2 x serial ports(16550 fast COM.)

• 1x parallel port device /EPP/ECP/SPP

• 2 x USB connector (4 port, 2 port optional)

• IrDA (infrared) connector

 IDE interface

The 6AAP5 comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDE controller with two connectors that support four ATA33/66/100 devices on two channels. Supports UDMA/33, UDMA/66, UDMA/100, PIO MODES 3 & 4 and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2, and Enhanced IDE devicesm such as CD-R/RW, DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, Tape Backup an LS-120 drives.

PC97/PC98 compliant

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 USB interface:

With support for up to 2 USB ports, which on the back panel, the 6AAP5 Provides ample USB expansion room.

 Infrared (IrDA) Connector

This functionality is also integrated into the chipset. The IrDA connector supports an optional IR remote control device for wireless interfacing with external peripherals, personal gadgets, or an optional remote controller.

 ATX form factor:

The ATX form factor has been defined to address four major areas of improvement required of today’s predominant form factors.

• Enhance PC ease-of-use with all built-in I/O connector

• Better support for current and future I/O

• Reduce total system cost

• Better support for future processor technology

ATX is an evolution of the popular Baby-AT form factor. By mounting the power supply on its side, the processor is relocated away from the expansion slots, and the longer side of the board is used to host more on-board I/O connector; this placing of I/O on the board reduces cabling inside the box, lower costs, and improves reliability and ease-of use. A flexible I/O panel allows ATX to support all current and future I/O requirements. The ATX power supply will directly suck the air out of chassis that will save the cost of a secondary fan in the system. System cost is further reduced by the higher integration of PC components onto the system board itself, saving materials, inventory holding, and assembly cost.

 Green function : Complied with APM (Advanced Power Management)

 Special features

• Windows power off (ATX power supply required)

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1-3 Other Features

● Wake-On-LAN and Wake-On-Modem:

These 3-pin connectors allow the motherboard to wake up on network (WOL) or Modem (WOM) activity.

● PC Status Monitoring:

This functionality provides a reliable way to examine and manage system status information, such as CPU and system voltages, temperatures, and fan speed. This information is available in the BIOS or through the ALI Hardware Monitor Software.

● System BIOS:

The 6AAP5 comes with a 2MB BIOS that provides , boot block write protection, and HD/ SCSI/ CD/ Floppy boot selection. DMI is also supported through BIOS, which allows hardware to communicate within a standard protocol creating a higher level of compatibility.

● Color-coded Connectors

The Back-panel connectors of this motherboard are all color coded. This allows the user to easily locate certain connectors.

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1-4 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 6AAP5 Motherboard

➨

1 Manual

➨

1 Driver Installation CD-ROM

➨

1 IDE ATA 66/100 Flat-Cable

➨

1 Floppy Disk Drive Flat-Cable

B. Make sure power is off.

During hardware installation, be sure that there is no power connected during this period.

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C. Avoid ESD (Electrical Static Discharge).

While installing the main board, wear a grounded wristband or ankle strap to avoid ESD (Electrical Static Discharge).

1-5 Notice of CD Driver Installation

This CD contains below drivers. The user must read “Index” (HTML format) before installing required drivers. Index offers all the information on all the drivers.

CD driver is always updated with the latest version, so the actual CD content may be somewhat different from the above picture.

1. Main boards: 5gxm, 6aap5, 6va693a, 6va693am, 6va694, 6vapm, 6vmple1, 6vmple2, 6vple1, Amdk7, I810, I815e, Intv, K7vat, Kx133, Vap266a, ViaMVP4 (please choose 6aap5 directory for this main board).

2. DX7:windows DirectX7 driver.(for 3D game……)

3. Flashrom:BIOS flashupgrade utility.

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1-6 Software Driver Installation

It is recommended to do a clean installation of Windows when you first install your 6AAP5 motherboard. Immediately after installing Windows95/98 or Windows NT you should install the latest ALI drivers for the motherboard. The original ALI drivers are included on the driver CD which accompanied these motherboard.

The following installation procedure for Windows 98(SE) is a safe way of installation of all drivers:

 Boot into DOS using a start up floppy, now

Use FDISK to create DOS partition on disk (this destroys existing data on disk)

Format C: / S to format disk (this destroys existing data on disk)

 Install Windows  Install the VGA Driver from CD

Path root: \6AAP5\Agpdrv\setup.exe

 Install the Sound Driver

Windows 95 Path root: \6AAP5\AUDIO\Win95\SETUP.EXE Windows 98 Path root: \6AAP5\AUDIO\Win98\SETUP.EXE Windows NT Path root: \6AAP5\AUDIO\WinNT\SETUP.EXE

 Optional: Install the latest DirectX and run latest patches.

Go to the DX7 directory on the CD and run the setup.exe file

 Install the other latest drivers, e.g. joystick, graphics tablet, etc  Install the applications.

The principle is to work up from the most basic software towards the higher level applications. It may be advisable to defrag before and after installing DirectX, but this should be unnecessary if the disk was formatted before installation.

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Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

2-1 Layout Reference

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VID0

VID1

VID2

VID3

VID4

JP 3

JP 9

ATX Power

ALI

6AAP5 VER:0.1

M1651

SYS FAN

ALI

M1535D+

1 2 3 4

JP 6

JP 5

LINE-OUT

LINE-IN

CD_IN

SOUND COD EC

WOM1

WOL1

CPU FAN

JP 2

CN 6

CN 7

JP 1

JP 4

CNR

2-2 Jumper Settings

2-2-1 JP3 : Keyboard and Mouse Wake up function

SLP

HDD_LED

RST

SPEAKER

PWRBT

PW-LED

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JP3 is a 3-pin selector which provides Keyboard and Mouse wake up function. Set “1-2” to disable and set ”2-3” to enable keyboard wade up function.

JP 3: Keyboard and

Mouse wake up

selector

1 2 3 4

2-2-2 JP9 : CPU Type Selector

1 2 3

Set "1-2" Normal (default)

Set "2-3" Enable Keyboard and Mouse wake up function

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JP9 is 3-pin connectors which provide to select CPU type. Please select the right CPU type as below.

JP9: CPU Type

Selector

1 2 3 4

2-2-3 JP5: CMOS Status

1 2 3

Set to "1-2" for Intel CELERON CPU

Set to "3-4" for PIII CPU

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JP5 is a 3-pin connector. Clear CMOS if system password is forgotten. Below are details to show how to clear CMOS.

JP5:CMOS Status

ATX 1

Set to "1-2"

1 2 3 4

Normal(default)

Set to "3-4" 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 power cable from ATX connector “ATX1”. 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 ATX power cable to ATX 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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2-2-4 JP6: System monitoring with speech (Language Selector)

The 6AAP5 motherboard comes with a sourd IC that will tell the user in spoken English (English or Chinese can be selected) what is wrong with the motherboard in case of boot problems.

JP6: Language Selector

Set to "Close"

Open

For Chinese

Set to "Open" For English

M153 5D+

ALI

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2-2-5 VID0-VID4: CPU VCORE

VIDO-VID4 are 3-pin connectors which provides CPU Vcore selection. Please select the right Vcore according to your CPU and details as below.

M1535D+

ALI

1 2 3 4

VID0

VID1

VID2

VID3

VID4

1 2 3

VID0-VID3 VID4

Default (1-2) Default (2-3) : for Intel PII/ PIII CPU/ CyrixIII CPU

VID4 VID3 VID2 VID1 VID0 CPU_Volt.

1-2 2-3 1-2 1-2 1-2 2.8V 1-2 1-2 2-3 2-3 2-3 2.7V 1-2 1-2 2-3 2-3 1-2 2.6V 1-2 1-2 2-3 1-2 2-3 2.5V 1-2 1-2 2-3 1-2 1-2 2.4V 1-2 1-2 1-2 2-3 2-3 2.3V 1-2 1-2 1-2 2-3 1-2 2.2V 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 2-3 2.1V 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 2.0V 2-3 2-3 2-3 2-3 2-3 2.05V

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2-3 2-3 2-3 2-3 1-2 2.00V 2-3 2-3 2-3 1-2 2-3 1.95V 2-3 2-3 2-3 1-2 1-2 1.90V 2-3 2-3 1-2 2-3 2-3 1.85V 2-3 2-3 1-2 2-3 1-2 1.80V 2-3 2-3 1-2 1-2 2-3 1.75V 2-3 2-3 1-2 1-2 1-2 1.70V 2-3 1-2 2-3 2-3 2-3 1.65V 2-3 1-2 2-3 2-3 1-2 1.60V 2-3 1-2 2-3 1-2 2-3 1.55V 2-3 1-2 2-3 1-2 1-2 1.50V 2-3 1-2 1-2 2-3 2-3 1.45V 2-3 1-2 1-2 2-3 1-2 1.40V 2-3 1-2 1-2 1-2 2-3 1.35V 2-3 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1.30V

Please don’t change default setting. The manufacturer shall haven

either liability nor responsibility to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damages arising by users’ over-clocking or over-voltage.

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2-2-6 S1: CPU Frequency Selector

The frequency the CPU runs at internally depends on the FSB (Front Side Bus) Frequency that is provided to it and the multiplier setting. As example, a 800MHz CPU would run at 100MHz with a multiplier setting of 8x.

S1: Frequency Selector

M1535D+

ALI

1 2 3 4

CPU DRAM AGP PCI

ON ON ON ON 66MHz 66MHz 66MHz 33MHz ON ON ON OFF 66MHz 100MHz 66MHz 33MHz ON ON OFF ON 100MHz 66MHz 66MHz 33MHz ON ON OFF OFF 100MHz 100MHz 66MHz 33MHz ON OFF ON ON 100MHz 133MHz 66MHz 33MHz ON OFF ON OFF 120MHz 120MHz 60MHz 30MHz ON OFF OFF ON 133MHz 100MHz 66MHz 33MHz ON OFF OFF OFF 133MHz 133MHz 66MHz 33MHz

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2-2-7 JP4: CNR PRIMARY/ SECONDARY Selector

JP4: CNR PRIMARY/ SECONDARY Selector

1 2 3 4

Set to "on" SECONDARY for CNR(Default)

OFF

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2-3 Short description of main sockets and Connectors

There are many connectors on this main board. Refer to the following pages for details.

2-3-1 Front Panel

The front panel connector strip is located near the battery and the BIOS IC. It will allow you to connect LEDs and Switches in your case to the motherboard. It has connectors as “PW-LED,” “PWRBT,” “SPEAKER,” “RST,” “HD-LED,” and “SLT.” Please refer to the following picture for the lay-out of the front panel connector strip:

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1 2 3 4

PW-LED

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PWRBT

SPEAKER

AST

SLP

HDD_LED

 PW-LED The Power LED connector allows you to connect a three pin LED from the case. Notice the polarity, LEDs will only light up if the polarity is correct.

 PWRBT PW-BT with a 2-pin Berg strip on case front panel indicates the current power status of system. It is used to connect to the Power Button on the front panel of the case (if there is).

 SPEAKER The speaker connector is for internal case speaker. This speaker will enable the BIOS to give spoken messages in case of boot up trouble. The BIOS beep codes also use this speaker. For Games and Music this speaker will not be used, but rather the back panel line-out connector.

 RST

The reset connector is for connection of the reset swith. This switch, when pressed, will immediately reset the system (that is, no matter what you where doing , the system will restart. This is very similar to powering to system off and then on again). Note that Windows, Linux and other operating systems do not appreciate the use of the reset switch. When you are working under windows, always use the shutdown feature under the start button (Ues, very logical).

 HD-LED The HD-LED (Hard Disk activity LED connector) will light up whenever one of your IDE devices is being accessed. Usually this will be a harddisk, as such the name HDD-LED.

 SLP This is the External System Management Interrupt Button connector. Connect the second button on your ATX case to this connector. Pressing of the suspend state, and of the wake-up events that can wake the system up again).

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2-3-2 Back Panel

There are keyboard/ mouse, USB, COM1/2, LPT1, MIC, LINE-IN, LINEOUT and GAME Port on case back panel. Please refer to more details as below.

1 2 3 4

PS/2 MOUSE

PS/2 keyboard

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COM1

LPT

COM2

Game port

LINE-OUT

LINE-IN

MIC-IN

COM1/COM2

The onboard serial port 1 and port 2 are the 9-pin D-subminiature male connector COM1 and COM2. COM1 and COM2 can be disabled in BIOS setup. Please refer to Chapter 3 “Integrated Peripherals” for more information.

PS2 Keyboard/ Mouse

The Keyboard can be plugged in in only one way. Please do nor force the connector in, it may get damaged by use of excessive force. It is easy to make the mistake of reversing the PS/2 keyboard and mouse connectors. If your keyboard does not work, check this first. The keyboard must be inserted into the lower connector. The Mouse can be plugged in in only one way, too. Please do not force the connector in, it may get damaged by use of excessive force.

LPT

The onboard parallel port is a 25-pin female connector. It supports standard printer port, Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP), Extended Capabilities Port (ECP), Standard Parallel Port (SPP).

USB:USB (Universal Serial Bus) Connector

Universal Serial Bus connector, marked as “USB,”is used to connect USB devices. There are 2 USB connectors on this main board.

Midi/Game Port & External Audio Connectors

Midi/Game port has 15 pins connecting to the game joystick. External Audio connectors are ”LINE-OUT,LINE-IN, MIC-IN ” for audio functions.

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2-3-3 ATX Power Supply Connector

The ATX power supply connector is where your power supply plug must be inserted. Note that this motherboard only supports ATX style power supplies, AT style power supplies are not supported. Note the following:  We recommend use of at least a 250W power supply, if you use a very

fast CPU (>900MHz) and have many peripheral devices we recommend use of a 300W power supply. Do not save on the power supply, it feeds the whole system.

 If you use WOL and WOM, make sure that power supply can support at

least 720mA on the 5V standby line. Anything LESS os unacceptable. Even better, get a 1A 5V standby power supply.

For the lay-out of the ATX connector, please refer to the following picture:

1 2 3 4

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ATX Po we r

12 V 5V SB PW-OK GN D

5 V GN D 5 V GN D

3.3V

5V 5V

-5V GND GND GND PS-ON GND

-12V

3.3V

2-3-4 IR: IrDA Connector

If you want to make use of an InfraRed Remote device you can use IR1, a 6pin header on the motherboard. You will need to buy a separate IR device from your dealer.

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 specifications, you will need to set the standard you want to use in the BIOS on the integrated peripherals page..

Attach Infrared module to IR connector. Be sure to put in the right direction during installation. The pin lay-out of IR1 is as follows:

1 2 3 4

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IR: IrDA Connector

Pin1

VCC FIR IRRX GND IRTX OVCROFF

2-3-5 CPU FAN & System FAN Connectors

Any attempt to operate the Intel PIII/ Celeron or VIA CyrixIII processor without a suitable cooling solution will result in permanent damage to the processor and potentially other components within the system.

FAN Headers

Your 6AAP5 Allows the use of in all 2 FANs. Of these 2 FANs, one can used by the CPU Heatsink assembly (Some heatsink assembly come with one FAN). The other FAN Headers allow connectors, refer to the following picture:

CPUFAN

FAN Signal

System FAN

1 2 3 4

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GND +12V

SENSE

2-3-6 Floppy Disk Connector

Floop Disd Connector has 34 pins and allows connection of a floppy drive. In all two floppy drives can be connected to the motherboard, known as floppy A and B. The BIOS allows you to disable the floppy controller if you do not use any floppy drives, that will free an Interrupt. The BIOS also allows swapping of floppy A and B although this will not be useful to most users.

Floopy1

1 2 3 4

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2-3-7 IDE1 and IDE2

The IDE connectors are used to connect IDE devices such as Harddisks and CDROM drives to the motherboard. Each connector constitutes an IDE channel, each channel accepts 2 IDE devices, one Master and one Slave. The IDE 1 connector is also known as the primary channel, IDE 2 is the secondary channel. Therefore the primary Master is the IDE device connected to IDE1 as Master, the primary Slave is the IDE device connected to IDE 1 as Slave. Jumpers on the IDE device determine Master and Slave settings. Your harddisk or CD-ROM should have a sticker with jumper settings. Make sure that you set these jumpers correct. Please use the following advice as reference:  If you have only device connected to an IDE connector, always set it as

Master.

 If you have one HDD and CD-ROM in your system, then connect the HDD

to IDE 1 as Master, and the CD-ROM to IDE 2 as Master.

 If you have one Harddisk and one CD-ROM connected to the same IDE

connector, set the HDD to Master and the CD-ROM to Slave.

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IDE2

IDE1

2-3-8 WOL1: Wake up on LAN

Wake up on LAN marked as “WOL,” is a 3-pin connector. To support this feature, a network card is required for the system and network management software must be installed too.

WOL1:

Wake up o LA

5V-Standby GND

1 2 3 4

Wake - u p

WOL1 (Wake up on LAN) Technical Background: The Wake up on LAN feature provides the capability to remotely power-on client systems that support Wake up on LAN by simply sending a Wake up on LAN packet. After waking up files can be uploaded to or downloaded from the client. With this feature, network administrators can flexibly perform client maintenance during off hours so that Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) will be lower. Wake up on LAN is a remote management tool with advantages that can reduce system management workloadm provide flexibility to the system administrator’s job, and of course save time-consuming efforts and costs. Using Wake up on LAN on your system requires a LAN adapter

that supports the Wake up on LAN and software such as LDCM Rev 3.1x or later that can send and receive wake-up packets.

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2-3-9 WOM1: Wake up on Modem

The Wake up on Modem Header is described under the PCI section because the WOM Header can accept a cable from a PCI Modem Card that supports Wake up on Modem (Also known as Wake up on Ring). For the pin lay-out of the WOL header, please refer to the picture below.

WO M1: Wake up o Modem

5V-Standby GND Wake up

1 2 3 4

After connecting the WOM cable from your modem to the WOM header, you can set the BIOS to allow the system to wake up when the Modem Card receives a Ring signal.

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2-3-10 CD_IN

CD_IN is a CD ROM external audio input signal to line-out (speaker) of the main board.

CD_IN

Left Channe

GND

Right Channel

Left Cha nn

1 2 3 4

GND

Right Cha

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Memory

2-4

The 6AAP5 supports Double Date Rate Memory Modules (DDR). Three sockets are available for 2.5 Volt unbuffered SDRAM (Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory). The sizes that are supported are :4, 16, 64, 128, 256, or 512MB, memory sizes between 4MB to 3GB cab be formed this way. Refer to the picture below for the position of the DIMM slots:

1 2 3 4

DDR3 DDR2 DDR1

Memory speed is controlled through the BIOS, on the Advanced Chipset Features Setup page you will find several items related to SDRAM speed. Refer to the VIOS section for more details.

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2-4-1 Memory Inastallation

The main board has 3 DDRs on board. Chipset can support maximum memory up to 3G Bytes. 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.

DDR

Chipset Supports DDR with 66, 100, 133 MHz.

With 100 MHz CPUs like PII/PIII, Cyrix III, the system MUST be installed with

PC-100 to DDR-200 memory module.

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Chapter 3 BIOS Setup

3-1 The BIOS Setup Pages

To enter the BIOS Setup pages, thke the following steps:

 Start up the system.  After menory counting has finished, press [DEL] to enter the BIOS Setup

pages.

Now the following menu will appear:

Standard CMOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features

Advanced Chipset Features

Integrated Peripherals

Power Management Setup

PnP/PCI Configurations

Esc : Quit F9: Menu in BIOS

F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type . . .

Selecting items

To Select items, use the following method:

 Use the arrow keys to move between items and select fields.  Press [enter] to enter the selected submenu.

Submenus

All items that start with a " are submenus. Pressing [enter] when a submenu is selected will enter that submenu.

Modifying selected items

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PC Health Status

Frequency/Voltage Control

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item

The [Up]/[Down] keys can be used to modify values within the selected fields. Note that some fields also let you enter values directly.

Hot Keys

Throughout the BIOS Setup Pages the hot keys will give you access to a group of commands. Refer to the following table for the hot keys and their function:

Key Command Description

Save & Exit Setup Saves the changes made and reboots the system.

F10

[Esc]

Quit Returns to the previous menu Help General Help

Help Help for specific item

Previous values Restores the previous values. These are the values that the

Optimized Defaults Loads all options with the Optimized Default values.

user started the current session with.

Save & Exit Setup

When you select the [SAVE & EXIT SETUP] option from the Main Menu, all changes that you made will be saved to the CMOS memory and the setup utility will exit, rebooting your system.

Standard CMOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features

Advanced Chipset Features

Integrated Periph

Power Manag

PnP/PCI Conf

Save to CMOS and Exit (Y/N)?

PC Health Status

Frequency/Voltage Control

Load Optimized Defaults

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Exit: Without Saving

Pressing [Y] and [enter] will save the changes, pressing [N] and [enter] will keep the old settings.

Exit Without Saving

Selecting ‘Exit Without Saving’ will exit Setup without saving changes to CMOS.

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Standard CMOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features

Advanced Chipset Features

Integrated Periphral

Power Manag

PnP/PCI Conf

Pressing [Y] and [enter] will Exit without saving, pressing [N] and [enter] will not Exit.

Quit without Saving (Y/N)?

PC Health Status

Frequency/Voltage Control

Load Optimized Defaults

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Exit: Without Saving

3-2 Standard CMOS Setup

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Select the [STANDARD CMOS SETUP] option from the Main Menu and press [Enter] key.

Date (mm:dd:

Time (hh:mm:ss) 11 : 51 : 58

IDE Primary Master

IDE Primary Slave

IDE Secondary Master

IDE Secondary Slave

Drive A 1.44M, 3.5 in.

Drive B None

Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled

Video EGA / VGA

Halt On All, But Keyboard

Base Memory: 640K

Extended Memory: 48128K

Total Memory: 49152K

↑ ↓ → ←

: Move Enter: Select + / - / PU / PD: value F10: save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5 : Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Standard CMOS Features

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This screen allows you to change the basic CMOS Settings such as date and time, harddisk type etc. After you have made the changes you need to make press [ESC] to return to the main menu.

Date and Time

Default Possible Settings Notes Date

Time

Weekday, month, day ,year hh:mm:ss Type the current time 24-hour clock format. (15:15:00

Type the current date. (weekday auto changes)

Using the P-Up / P-Dn keys to toggle is possible

= 3:15:00)

IDE Devices

When you select one of the IDE devices, a submenu will pop up. Refer to the picture below.

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IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Ente

IDE Primary Master Auto

Access Mode Auto

Capacity 0 MB

Cylinder 0

Head 0

Precomp 0

Landing Zone 0

Sector 0

This Menu is the same for all 4 IDE devices:

 Primary Master IDE 1 first device  Primary Slave IDE 1 second device  Secondary Master IDE 2 first device  Secondary Slave IDE 2 second device

Values Meaning

IDE HDD Auto Detection

Press Enter

Pressing Enter will make the BIOS auto detect the IDE device on this channel. The result will be displayed below, starting with the ‘capacity’ item. (These items are read only)

Auto This will auto detect the device at each boot up.

This will use the setting set by the user. No auto detection at start up will take place. This setting means no device is present. This will prevent the BIOS from looking for a device and speed up booting.

IDE xxx

Manual

None

CHS Selects the CHS access mode.

Access Mode

LBA

Large For very large HDDs.

Logical Block Addressing, for HDD drives larger than 504MB (All modern HDDs)

Auto The BIOS will automatically detect the best access mode.

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

Drive A and Drive B

The Drive A / B items allow you select the type of device that you have attached to the Floppy (FDD1) connector on the motherboard. You can select between

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different floppy disk drive types by using the Page-Up and Page-Down keys. If you press [enter] while Drive A or B is selected the following menu will pop up that will allow to choose a device as well:

Drive X

None … [ ]

360K, 5.25 in. ... [ ]

1.2M, 5.25 in. … [ ] 720K, 3.5 in. … [ ]

1.44M, 3.5 in. …

2.88M, 3.5 in. … [ ]

↑ ↓

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Video

The Video item allows you to select a video mode. Since most modes are outdated we advise you to always select EGA/VGA. You can select between different video modes by using the Page-Up and Page-Down keys. If you press [enter] a menu pops up. (Mono is for a monochrome screen that can only display one color)

Video

EGA/VGA … CGA 40 ... [ ] CGA 80 … [ ] MONO … [ ]

↑ ↓

: Move Enter:Accept ESC: Abort

[ ]

Halt On

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The BIOS will stop booting when an error is detected. You can set through this item what errors will stop the system booting. You can select between different error modes by using the Page-Up and Page-Down keys.

Values Meaning

All Errors Stop booting on all errors. No Errors Always Boot, no matter what error is detected.

Halt On

ALL, BUT KEYBOARD All, but diskette All, but disk/key

Stop booting on all errors, but not on a keyboard error.

Stop booting on all errors, but a diskette error.

Stop booting on all errors, but keyboard and diskette errors.

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3-3 BIOS Features Setup

Select the [Advanced BIOS Features] option from the Main Menu and press [Enter] key.

Virus Warnin

CPU Internal Cache Enabled

External Cache Enabled

Processor Number Geature Enabled

Quick Power On Self Test Enabled

First Boot Device Floppy

Second Boot Device HDD 0

Third Boot Device LS 120

Boot Other Device Enabled

Swap Floppy Drive Disabled

Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled

Boot Up NumLock Status On

Boot Up System Speed High

Gate A20 Option Fast

Typematic Rate Setting Disabled

X Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) 6

X Typematic Delay (Msec) 250

Security Option Setup

OS Select For DRAM > 64 MB Non-OS2

Report No F

↑ ↓ → ←

: Move Enter: Select + / - /PU / PD: value F10: save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5 : Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

The screen is not as long on your monitor. You can use the arrow keys to scroll down and up the page. The following explains all individual items and their meaning.

Advanced BIOS Features

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Virus protection

Values Meaning

Virus Warning

Enabled

Disabled The BIOS will allow write attempts to the boot sector

The BIOS will give a beep and a warning whenever an attempt is made to write to the boot sector of the HDD.

CPU Cache settings

Values Meaning

Enabled This will enable the Internal L1 cache of your CPU. CPU

Internal Cache

Cache

Disabled (Not recommended)

Enabled This will enable the Internal L2 cache of your CPU. External Disabled (Not recommended)

Quick Power On Self Test

Values Meaning

Quick Power On Self Test

Enabled

Disabled

The BIOS will execute test routines that test most parts of the motherboard during boot up. The BIOS will skip the tests, speeding up the boot process. Errors will on the other hand not be detected.

Boot Devices

The first to third boot device items allow you to select what device the system should boot from. If the BIOS fails to boot from the first boot device, it will attempt to boot from the second boot device, if that fails too, the third boot device is tried. If you set the boot other device item to enabled, the BIOS will try to boot from other devices if the first to third choices all fail. If you set this item to disabled, the BIOS will not boot if the first to third devices all fail to boot. The list you can choose from for the first to third device is the same, refer to the table below:

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Values Meaning

The system attempt to boot from diskette. (first boot device default) The system will attempt to boot from an attached LS 120 drive. (Third boot device default) The system will attempt to boot from the first HDD. (Second boot device default) The system will attempt to boot from the first device attached to the first SCSI interface.

The system will attempt to boot over the network. You will require a LAN card with boot BIOS for this option to function.

First ~ Third boot device

Floppy

LS 120

HDD 0

SCSI

CD-ROM The system will attempt to boot from the first CD-ROM found. HDD1 The system will attempt to boot from the second HDD. HDD2 The system will attempt to boot from the third HDD. HDD3 The system will attempt to boot from the fourth HDD. ZIP100 The system will attempt to boot from an attached ZIP 100 drive

LAN

Disabled This disables booting from this device.

Floppy Drive Settings

Values Meaning

Swap Floppy Drive

Boot-up Floppy Seek

Enabled

Disabled Floppy A and B are not swapped

Enabled

Disabled The BIOS will not test the amount of tracks.

This will swap floppy A and B. Most systems not even have 2 floppy drives, so this item is irrelevant .

The BIOS will test whether the floppy has 40 or 80 tracks during boot up. All new floppy drives are 80 tracks.

Keyboard Typematic Rate and Delay Settings

If you set the typematic rate setting item to disabled, the system will use the defaults of 6 and 250 for the rate and delay items. If you set it to enabled you can select the values yourself. Refer to the table below:

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Values Meaning

Typematic Rate

Typematic Delay

6 ~ 30

250 ~ 1000

This value sets the amount of time a character is repeated per second if it is kept down on the keyboard. Choose from the following values: 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30.

This value sets the amount of time in ms before a character starts repeating after it was pressed on the keyboard. Choose from 250, 500, 750 and 1000 ms.

Security Option

The security option item allows you to select when the password needs to be entered. Refer to the table below:

Values Meaning

Security Option

Setup

System The password must always be entered at boot.

Password must be entered only when the user wants to enter the BIOS setup.

OS Select for DRAM > 64MB

Values Meaning

OS select for DRAM > 64MB

Non-OS2 If your OS is not OS2, always select this setting.

OS2 Select this setting only if your OS is OS2

HDD SMART Capability

Values Meaning

Some Harddisks support SMART, a diagnostic standard that

HDD Smart Capability

Enabled

Disabled Default setting.

allows the HDD to tell the system about problems. Enable this item only if your HDD supports SMART.

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3-4 Chipset Features Setup

Select the [Advanced BIOS Features] option from the Main Menu and press [Enter] key.

DDR/ SDR CAS Select

Dram Precharge Normal

AT Bus Clock CLK2/4

System BIOS Cacheable Enabled

Video BIOS Cacheable Enabled

CPU Command FIFO Depth 8

AGP Aperture size 128MB

AGP-4X mode Enabled

Memory Hole At 15M-16M Disabled

I/O Recovery Period 1 us

ALI OnChip Modem Disabled

ALI OnChip Audio Enabled

Passive Release Disabled

↑ ↓ → ←

: Move Enter: Select + / - /PU / PD: value F10: save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5 : Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

The screen is not as long on your monitor. You can use the arrow keys to scroll down and up the page. The following explains all individual items and their meaning.

AGP Settings

Values Meaning

GP Aperture

Size

AGP 4X Mode

1 – 256MB

Enabled Set to enabled only if your AGP card supports 4x mode Disabled For AGP cards that support 1x and 2x mode.

Cache Settings

The following settings are related to cacheability of video RAM and the system BIOS, change them only if you are an experienced user.

Advanced BIOS Features

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This item allows setting of the portion of the main memory that is assigned to the AGP card. Normally about half or less of the total memory should be assigned. Choose from 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, and 128MB, default is 128MB.

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Values Meaning

This will enable caching of the system BIOS memory section. This means that BIOS code can run faster when called often. This will not cache any BIOS code, meaning that BIOS code will have to be read from memory each time.

System BIOS Cacheable

Enabled

Disabled

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3-5 Integrated Peripherals

Select the [Integrated Peripherals] option from the Main Menu and press [Enter] key.

Onchip Primary IDE

Master PIO Auto

Slave PIO Auto

Master Ultra DMA Auto

Slave Ultra DMA Auto

OnChip Secondary IDE Enabled

Master PIO Auto

Slave PIO Auto

Master Ultra DMA Auto

Slave Ultra DMA Auto

On-Chip USB Controller Enabled

On-Chip USB2 Controller Disabled

USB Keyboard support Disabled

Init Display First AGP

IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled

Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8/IRQ4

Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8/IRQ3

Onboard Serial Port 3

UART Mode Select

RxD, TxD Active Hi, Lo

IR Duplex Mode Half

Fast IR Mode Use DMA 1

Onboard Parallel Port

Parallel Port Mode

ECP Mode Use DMA 3

↑ ↓ → ←

: Move Enter: Select + / -/ PU / PD: value F10: save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5 : Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

The screen is not as long on your monitor. You can use the arrow keys to scroll up and down the page.

IDE Channel Settings

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The following table explains IDE channel settings and what they mean:

Values Meaning

The BIOS will assign a PIO mode to this device automatically when appropriate

Select a PIO Mode here. PIO mode 0 is slowest, PIO mode 4 is fastest, check your HDD to see what PIO mode it supports.If your IDE device supports UDMA mode, then it best to enable that mode since it is considerably faster than PIO mode. (Set to auto for auto-detection)

The BIOS will automatically use Ultra DMA Mode if the IDE device supports it.

xxx PIO

xxx - UDMA

Auto

Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4

Auto

Disabled This will disable the use of Ultra DMA for this device.

IDE HDD Block Mode

Enabled

Disabled Block Mode is not used.

Block mode allows faster transfer of data between the system and the HDD. Most modern HDDs support it.

Display Initialization

Values Meaning

Inie Display First

PCI Slot

AGP The AGP Bus is first scanned.

The BIOS will first search for a VGA adapter on the PCI bus, if one is found it will be used as primary display.

COM ports (Serial Ports)

Values Meaning

Auto The bios will automatically use serial ports.

Onboard serial port 1 / 2/3

Disabled

3F8/IRQ4 2F8/IRQ3 3E8/IRQ4

If you do not need the serial port in question, set this item to disabled.

Set an IO address and an IRQ to be used by serial ports.

2E8/IRQ3

IR Control

Values Meaning

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IrDA ASKIR Allows use of the IR port in ASKIR mode.

UART Mode

IR Duplex Mode

Parallel Port (Printer Port)

Values Meaning

On board Parallel Port

Parallel Port Mode

ECP mode use DMA

TFD S6000 HSDL3600 HSDL1100 Half Select if your IR device supports Half duplex only. Full For IR devices that support full duplex.

Disable Disables use of the parallel port. 3BC / IRQ7 378 / IRQ7 278 / IRQ5 EPP1.9 Enables use of EPP devices. ECP Enables use of EPP devices. ECP+ EPP

1.9 SPD EPP1.7 ECP+EPP

1.7

1 or 3

Select an IO Address and an IRQ to be used by the parallel port.

Enables use of EPP / ECP devices.

Select either DMA channel 1 or 3 (This is only relevant if ECP was selected above). Default is channel 3.

3-6 Power Management Setup

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Select the [Power Management Setup] option from the Main Menu and press [Enter] key.

ACPI Function

ACPI Suspend Type S1(POS)

Power Management User Define

PM Control by APM No

MODEM Use IRQ 3

Video Off In Suspend Yes

Video Off Method DPMS

PM Timers

HDD Power Down Disabled

Suspend Mode Disabled

*** PowerOn\ WakeUp Function***

Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN Instant-Off

SLEEP BUTTON Disabled

WakeUp\ PowerOn by PCI Card Disabled

WakeUp\ PowerOn by Ring Disabled

USB Dev WakeUp Fron S3-S5 Enabled

Resume by Alarm Disabled

X Date ( of Month ) Alarm 0

X Time ( hh: mm: ss) Alarm 0 : 0 : 0

*** Suspend Break Events ***

IRQ [1] ( Keyboard ) Enabled

IRQ [3] Disabled

IRQ [4] Disabled

IRQ [5] Disabled

IRQ [6] ( Floppy Disk ) Enabled

IEQ [7] Disabled

IRQ[8J ( RTC ) Disabled

IRQ [9] Disabled

IRQ [10] Disabled

IRQ [11] Disabled

IRQ [12] ( PS2 Mouse ) Enabled

IRQ [14] ( Primary IDE ) Enabled

IRQ [15] ( Secondary IDE ) Disabled

↑ ↓ → ←

: Move Enter: Select PU / PD / + / - : value F10: save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5 : Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

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For a detailed description of ACPI and what it does, refer to the FAQ chapter, ACPI section. ACPI can be either enabled or disabled on this BIOS Setup page. For the ACPI Suspend type there are two options:

 S1 (POS)  S3 (STR)

STR is the so called Suspend to RAM suspend type. This will save the sytem context all to RAM and it will shut down the system. The standby voltage of the power supply backs up the RAM contents. (Therefore we recommend to use a power supply that can support a current of 1A at the standby line). When the user want the system to wake up again, the sytem is powered up, the BIOS detects a STR and the system restores itself to where it left off. Start up time is much faster than a normal boot would take.

Power Management

Pressing [enter] when the power management item is selected will have the following sub menu appear:

Refer to the following table for an explanation of the items above:

Values Meaning

User Define The three items below can be set by the user

Power Management

HDD Power Down

Suspend Mode

Min Saving

Max Saving

1 – 15 Min

Disabled Will not power down the HDD.

1 Min to 1 Hour

The three items below are set to: disabled, 1 hour, 1hour respectively. The three items below are set to: disabled, 1 min, 1min respectively. Will power down the HDD if it is idle for the amount of minutes selected here.

Selecting a time will force the system into suspend mode after being idle for that time. Choose from the following time intervals: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 20, 30, 40 min and 1 Hour

Disabled The system will never enter suspend mode.

PM control

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PM control by APM

Modem IRQ

Power Management will be done through the APM (Advanced

Yes

Power Management) interface. Select this setting for Windows OSes. (Not Win NT)

No The BIOS will control PM directly.

Modem Use IRQ

NA This disables the modem IRQ

3 - 11

Select an IRQ line that will be assigned to your modem here. Choose from: 3 (default), 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11.

Video Options

Video Off In Suspend

Yes No Blank Screen The screen will be blank (black) only.

Video Off Method

V/H SYNC+ Blank

DPMS

The vertical and horizontal sync pulses will be stopped, and the screen will be blank. If your monitor supports DPMS, it can be switched off through that.

Power Button

Switches the system off immediately when pressing the power button. This requires you to press the power button for at least 4 seconds before the system switches off.

Soft off by power button

Instant-off

Delay 4 Sec

Wake Ev ent s

When the system has entered doze or suspend mode, it can wake up through a wake event. These wake up events are triggered by interrupts that are monitored by the BIOS. If you press [Enter] when the Wake Up Events item is selected you will see the following sub menu appear:

Refer to the following table for more details:

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Date (of Month) Time(hh:mm:s s) Alarm

Primary INTR

0 - 31 Set the day of month for the system to wake up on.

xx:xx:xx Set the time (hh:mm:ss) for the system to wake up on.

OFF The IRQ Activity Monitoring item is disabled

You can select IRQs that allow the system to wake up in the IRQ Activity Monitoring item below.

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3-7 PnP / PCI Configurations

Select the [PnP / PCI Configurations] option from the Main Menu and press [Enter] key.

Reset Configuration Data Disabled

Resources Controlled by Auto (ESCD)

X IRQ Resources Press Enter

X DMA Resources Press Enter

PCI/VGA Palette snoop Disabled

Assign IRQ for VGA Enabled

PCI IRQ Actived By Level

↑ ↓ → ←

: Move Enter: Select + / - /PU / PD: value F10: save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5 : Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

PnP Aware OS

PnP / PCI Configurations

Values Meaning

PnP OS Installed

Reset Configuration Data

Yes

If your OS is not capable of handling PnP (Such as Win NT) this item should be set to No. If your OS is PnP aware (Such as windows 95, 98, 2000 etc) set this item to Yes.

Values Meaning

This will not reset the system configuration data (IRQs, DMAs) on reboot. This will reset the configuration data. Remember to enable this item every time you make a change to your system (such as

Reset Configuration Data

Disabled

Enabled

switching PCI cards etc).

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PCI / VGA Palette Snoop

Values Meaning

Disabled Default setting.

PCI / VGA Palette Snoop

Assign IRQs

Values Meaning

Assign IRQ for VGA

Enabled

Disabled The BIOS will not assign an interrupt to the VGA card

This will allow the system to look at the palette the VGA uses to display. Some applications speed up with this setting but it is mostly obsolete.

This will assign an interrupt to your VGA card. Make sure to enable this item if your card needs one.

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3-8 PC Health Status

Select the [PC Health Status] option from the Main Menu and press [Enter] key.

CPU Warning Temperature Disabled

Current System Temp

Current CPU Temp. .

Current CPU FAN 1 Speed

Current CPU FAN 2 Speed

Vcore

+3.3V

+ 5V

+12V

Shutdown Temperature Disabled

↑ ↓ → ←

: Move Enter: Select PU / PD / + / - : value F10: save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5 : Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

The values shown in this picture are just examples, the values shown on screen reflect the real status of your system. All items on this page are read only. A short description of each item follows:

Meaning

This item reflects the system temperature as measured by RT2, the

Current system Temp.

thermistor located close to the BIOS IC. Temperatures over 45 degrees are too high and a better cooling solution must be found for the computer case (like adding a case FAN)

Current CPU Temp.

Current CPU FAN 1 Speed

Current CPU FAN 2 Speed

This item reflects the CPU temperature as measured by RT1, the thermistor located under the CPU. Temperatures over 60 degrees are too high and a better cooling solution must be found for the CPU The speed of the CPU FAN connected to FAN 1 is displayed here. If you have problems with this item, please refer to the FAQ chapter boot section.

The speed of the CPU FAN connected to FAN 2 is displayed here

The Voltage for the voltage line (Vcore, 3.3V, 5V, 12V) are displayed here.

Voltage X

A small deviation of the ideal value is not a problem because voltages always fluctuate.

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3-9 Frequency/ Voltage Control

Select the [Frequency / Voltage Control] option from the Main Menu and press [Enter] key.

CPU Redio Defaul

↑ ↓ → ←

: Move Enter: Select + / - / PU / PD: value F10: save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5 : Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

The following table will explain the items in more detail:

Values Meaning

CPU Radio

Default X2.5, X3, X3.5, X4,

X4.5, X5, X5.5, X6, X6.5, X7, X7.5, X8

Frequency / Voltage Control

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3-10 Passwords

The "Supervisor/User Password setting" utility sets the security protection. There are two kinds of password functions in the setup menu : one is “Supervisor Password,” and the other is “User Password.” Their difference is:

Supervisor Password: this function allows you the right to change the options of setup menu.

User Password: this function only allows you to enter the setup menu but not to change the options of the setup menu except “USER PASSWORD,” “SAVE & EXIT SETUP,” and “EXIT WITHOUT SAVING.”

1. How to set “Supervisor Password” & “User Password”

Step 1: Enter Password

Press <Enter> after appointing the password.

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Step 2: Confirm Password Type the password again and press <Enter> .

Note: If you forget password, please clear CMOS. (refer to JBAT1 CMOS status )

Step 3: Set “Security Option” in “BIOS Features Setup”

After setting password, enter “Security Option” in “BIOS Features Setup.” There are 2 options “Setup” & “System.” “Setup” secures CMOS setup. “System” secures PC system and password is required during system boot-up and CMOS setup..

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2. How to disable Password Setting

Step 1: Go to CMOS Setup Menu (need to key in password first)

Step 2: Enter Password Setting When it shows “Enter Password.” Press the <Enter> key instead of entering a new password when "ENTER PASSWORD" appears. It will inform “PASSWORD DISABLED PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUNE.” Pess any key as instructed to disable password.

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3-11 Load Optimized Defaults

"Load Optimized Defaults" loads optimized settings which are stored in the

BIOS ROM. The auto-configured settings only affect “BIOS Features Setup” and “Chipset Features Setup” screens. There is no effect on the standard CMOS setup. To use this feature, highlight it on the main screen and press the <Enter> key. A line will appear on screen asking if you want to load the setup default values. Press the <Y> key and then press the <Enter> key . The setup defaults will then load. Press <N> if you don't want to

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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 ports 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 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

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4-4 Interrupt Map

NMI: non-maskable interrupt

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

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4-5 RTC & CMOS RAM Map

RTC & CMOS : 00 seconds 01 seconds 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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4-6 ISA I/O Address Map

I/O Address (HEX) I/O device

000 - 01F DMA Controller 1, 8237A-5 020 - 03F Interrupt Controller 1, 8259A 040 - 05F System Timer, 8254-2 060 - 06F 8042 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

21F Reserved

278 - 27F Parallel Printer Port 2 2B0 - 2DF Alternate Enhanced Graphic Adapter

2E1 GPIB Adapter 0 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

3B0 - 3BF Monochrome Display and Printer Adapter

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I/O Address (HEX) I/O device

390 - 393 Cluster

3A0 - 3AF Bisynchronous 1 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

22E1 GPIB Adapter 1

2390 - 2393 Cluster Adapter 4

42E1 GPIB Adapter 2 62E1 GPIB Adapter 3 82E1 GPIB Adapter 4

A2E1 GPIB Adapter 5

C2E1 GPIB Adapter 6 E2E1 GPIB Adapter 7

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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 question that users most often meet. The user may press “Esc” key to skip the full memory test.

1. Beep sound

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 device configuration is done correctly. When VGA card and DIMM modules are not plugged well, the system makes longer and constant beep sounds.

2. BIOS ROM checksum error

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.

3. CMOS battery fails

It indicates the CMOS battery does not work. Contact the dealer to exchange a new battery.

4. CMOS checksum error

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.

5. Hard disk initialize

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, “Hard drive selection” must be set to “none.”

7. Keyboard error or no keyboard present

This means the system can not initialize the keyboard. Check if the keyboard is plugged well and be sure no keys are pressed during power on self test.

8. Memory test fails

There will be more information to specify the type and location of the memory error.

9. Primary master hard disk fail

The BIOS find an error in the primary master hard disk drive.

10. Primary slave hard disk fail

The BIOS finds an error in the primary slave hard disk drive.

11. Secondary master hard disk fail

The BIOS finds an error in the secondary slave master hard disk drive.

12. Secondary slave hard disk fail

The BIOS finds an error in the secondary slave IDE hard disk drive.

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