Lucky Star K7V266A User Manual

K7V266A

(VIA KT266A Chipset, Socket-462)

For AMD® Athlon XP/ Athlon/ Duron CPUs

With DDR 266 Memory

ATX Form Factor

Main Board

User’s Manual

(Ver.:1.0)

Copyright

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
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reserved.

Copyright 2001. All Rights Reserved.

Revision History
Revision Date Release Notes

1.0 Jan.-2001 First Official Release

Warning and disclaimer
This manual is designed to provide information about the AMD®
Athlon XP/ Athlon/ Duron mainboard. 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…………………………………………1

1-1 Main Specifications……………………………………………………2
1-2 System Configuration……………………………………………..……4

1-3 Notice of Hardware Installation………….……………………....……5

Chapter 2 Installation……………….……………………….…6

2-1 Component Locations …………………..…………………………..…6
2-2 Layout Reference……………………………………………..………..7
2-3 Jumper Setting…………………………………………………………8
2-3-1 JP1: AC97 & MC97 Status Selector…………………………………8
2-3-2 JP2 & SW1: CPU Frequency Selector………………………………9
2-4 CPU Installation………………. ……………………………………10
2-3-1 CPU and System Cooling………………………….…………………13
2-5 Connectors………..……………………………………………………14
2-5-1 Front Panel…………………………………………………….………14
2-5-2 Back Panel Connectors………………………………………………16
2-5-3 Power Supply Connector……………………………………………18
2-5-4 Floppy Disk Connector………………………………………………18
2-5-5 IDE1 and IDE2………………………………………………………20
2-5-6 IR1: IrDA Connector…………………………………………………21
2-5-7 WOM1: Wake Up On Modem………………………………………22
2-5-8 WOL1:WakeUp On LAN (Optional)………………………………23
2-6 Memory………………………………………………………………24
2-6-1 Memory Installation…………………………………………………25

Chapter 3 Software Installation………………………………26

3-1 Notice of Driver Installation…………………………………………26
3-2 How to Install Software Drivers…………………………………….27

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Chapter 4 The BIOS…..………………………………………28

4-1 Updating the BIOS……………………………………………………29
4-2 The CMOS Memory…………………………………………………30
4-3 The BIOS Setup Pages………………………………………………32
4-3-1 Standard CMOS Setup………………………………………………35
4-3-2 BIOS Features Setup…………………………………………………39
4-3-3 Chipset Features Setup………………………………………..……43
4-3-4 Integrated Peripherals………………………………………..……...48
4-3-5 Power Management Setup………………………………………….53
4-3-6 PNP/PCI Configuration Setup……………………………………….57
4-3-7 PC Health Status……………………………………………………59
4-3-8 Frequency/Voltage Control.…………………………………………60
4-3-9 Passwords Setting……………………………………………………..61

Chapter 5 Appendix………………………………….………63

5-1 Memory Map………………………………………………….………63
5-2 I/O Map………………………………...….………………………….64
5-3 Time & DMA Channels Map…………………………………………65
5-4 Interrupt Map………………………………………….……………...66
5-5 RTC & CMOS RAM Map………………………………………….67
5-6 ISA I/O Address Map……………………………………………..68

Chapter 6 Q & A…………………………………………………………………70

Important Warnings:

WARNING: NEVER run the processor without the heatsink properly and firmly

STOP

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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 6 main
sections, as described below:
.

Introduction

The introduction contains information on the main specifications for this 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.

Software Installation

The software section describes the drivers that need be installed to make your OS operates
properly. The drivers are provided on the driver CD.

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

Q & A

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1-1 Main Specifications

 PCB board size and form factor: 24.5 x 30.5cm, ATX type.

 PCB layer: 4 layers

 Supported CPUs

Can support the latest 200/ 266MB FSB Socket-462 AMD Athlon XP (up to 2000+)/
Athlon (up to 1.4GHz) or Duron (up to 1.2GHz) CPUs or higher speed.

 Chipset Northbridge

The VIA
controller supports DDR200/ DDR266 Double Data Rated (DDR) SDRAM; it complies
with AGP 2.0 specifications for 4X, 2X AGP modes and PCI 2.2 bus interface with support
for 6 PCI masters. It was designed especially to deliver enhance AMD
or Duron processor system performance.

 Chipset Southbridge

The VT8233 PCI Super-I/O Integrated Peripheral Controller (PSIPC) support Ultra/DMA/
100, which allows burst mode data transfer rates of up to 100MB/ sec; AC97 audio (using
the on-board VIA VT1611A Audio Cadec); USB controller with root hub and four function
ports.

 Memory

This motherboard comes equipped with three Double Data Rate (DDR) Memory Module
sockets to support DDR 200MHz/ 266MHz-compliant (128, 256MB, or 512MB) DDR
Modules up to 3GB.

 AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port)

This motherboard comes with an AGP slot with support for AGP cards for high
performance. The AGP 66MHz 4X mode is supported as well, further increasing system
performance.

 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),
this motherboard is ready for the most demanding applications.

TM

KT266A system controller is a 200/ 266MHz System Bus. The DRAM

®

Athlon XP/ Athlon

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 CNR Slot

A Communication Networking Riser (C.N.R.) slot can be fitted with CNR MODEM, or
MODEM.

 USB interface

With support for up to 6 USB ver 1.1 ports, four on-board, this motherboard provides
ample USB expansion room.

 IDE interface

This motherboard comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDE controller with two
connectors that support four ATA66/ 33 devices on two channels. Supports UDMA/100,
UDMA/66, UDMA/33, PIO Modes 3 & 4 and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2, and
Enhanced IDE devices, such as CD-R/ RW, DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, Tape Backup and LS­120 drives.

 Super Multi-I/O

This functionality is integrated into the southbridge of the chipset. It provides two high­speed UART compatible serial ports and one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities.

 Infrared (IrDA) Connector

This functionality is also integrated into the southbridge of 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.

 System BIOS
This motherboard comes with a 2MB BIOS that provides CPU/ SDRAM frequency, 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.

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1-2 System Configurations

Below is the VIA KT266A chipset based system configuration:

AMD Athlon XP/ Athlon/
Duron processor

Syst em Bus

3.2GB/s

AGP4X (1.5V)

AGP Slot or
3D Graphics
Controller

6 USB 1 .1 Por ts

2 ATA100 IDE Channels

AC-97 Modem CODEC
(o ption al )

1.06GB/s

VIA

KT266A

8-Bit Hub
Interf ace
26MB/s

VIA

VT 8233

SIO

Flash
BIOS

2.1GB/sec

PCI Bus

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2

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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:

➨

This 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.

C. Avoid ESD (Electrical Static Discharge.)

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

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Chapter 2 Installation

2-1 Component Locations

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3

Set to "2-3"
133MHz

1 FAN1
2 ATX Pow er Supp ly
3 VIA KT 266A C hips et
4 CP U Socke t-462
5 DI MM
6 ID E
7 VIA VT8233
8 BIO S
9 Floppy
10 Battery
11 FAN2
12 WOL1
13 WOM1
14 CNR Slot
15 PCI slot
16 USB3
17 USB2

Sound Codec

18
19 FAN3

AGP Slot

20
21 GAME PORT
LI NE-OUT
L IN E- IN
M IC-IN
22 LPT, COM
23 USB
24 PS/2 Mouse
& K /B

13 1 2 11 10

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2-2 Layout Reference

PS/2 Mouse
& K/B

USB

COM1

FAN1

Socket-462

COM2

LINE-OUT

LINE-IN

MIC-IN

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FAN 2

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Sound Codec

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PCI2

USB2

PCI3

VIA

VT 8233

USB3

PCI4

IR 1

BIOS

FDD1

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PCI5

PCI6

WOM1

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2-3 Jumper Setting

User only needs to set JP2 and “DIP –Switch 5” of SW1 for CPU Front Side
BUS speed selection, please refer to page-9. (No needs to set BIOS when
install CPU).

2-3-1 JP1: AC97 & MC97 Status Selector

JP1 is a 2-pin connector which provides AC97 & MC97 status selector. Please

see details as below.

JP 1

SW 1

ON

1 2 3 4 5

JP 2

JP 1: AC 97 & MC 97
Status Selector

Set to "OFF"
CNR slot -Primary
BIOS must set onboard
AC 97 disabled

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2-3-2 JP2 & SW1: CPU Front Side Bus Selector

JP2 is a 3-pin connector and SW1 is a 5-pin DIP switch, which provide CPU

front Side Bus selector. Please select the right ratio according to your CPU and set
details as below.

JP2: CPU Front Side
Bus speed Selector

SW 1

ON

1 2 3 4 5

CPU Front Side

Bus Speed

200MHz
266MHz

1. DIP 1-4 of SW1 is reserved for vendor only.

2. All AMD XP CPUs are 266MHz Front Side Bus speed.

3. Refer to your CPU dealer for more details.

JP 2

1 2 3

Set to "1-2"
200MHz

1 2 3

Set to "2-3"
266MHz

JP2

DIP 1DIP 2DIP 3DIP 4 DIP 5

SW1

1-2 OFF ON ON ON
2-3 OFF ON ON ON

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ON

OFF

2-4 CPU Installation

The first step in the installation of your CPU is the insertion of the CPU into the 462 pins
CPU socket. Please follow the steps as outlined below carefully to avoid damage to the
CPU.

Avoid Static Electricity

The AMD K7 processors and your motherboard contain sensitive electronic components
that can be easily damaged by static electricity. We recommend that you leave the
processor in its original packaging until you are ready to install it. You should only touch
the edges of the processor, NEVER touch the processor pins to avoid static discharge.

First take a moment to inspect your CPU for obvious damage due to shipping or handling.
Be sure that no noticeable damage exists before proceeding. You should have the following
items:

 1 AMD K7 processor.
 1 good heatsink and fan assembly.

Step 1

The following figure shows the processor socket. Note that the release lever on the right
side of the socket is down and latched. This position is used to lock the processor in place.
The lever must be raised to install the processor. To do this, first push the lever sideways to
unlatch it, then raise it all the way up (approximately 90 degrees).

Step 2

The processor pin array at the top two corners is angled and has no pins in the corners.
Notice that at the top of the socket on the motherboard (near where it says "Socket 462")
the corners also do not have positions for pins. The processor must be positioned so the
pins match up properly. When you do that, the corner of processor that is cut off will be
positioned next to the release pivot.
It should take no force to install the processor, this is a zero insertion force (ZIF) socket. If
it takes any force you are doing something wrong. Check the pin alignment and also make
sure the release lever is raised up completely.

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After placing the CPU lower the release lever to lock the processor in place.

Now with the processor properly installed, you can proceed to install the heatsink. It is
important to note that If you have never installed a heatsink on an AMD Athlon XP/
Athlon or Duron processor before it may be difficult. We recommend you do a dry run a
few times before doing the final installation. To allow you to do this read the following
instructions. Do not remove the film on the thermally conductive compound until you are
ready to do the final installation.

STOP

WARNING: Never run the processor without the heatsink properly and

firmly attached.

Step3

The picture below shows the bottom of the heatsink. Notice the step in the heatsink surface,
this portion fits over the top of the socket, where the legend "Socket 462" is molded into
the plastic. The heatsink must be mounted with this step above the top of the socket or the
heatsink will not be touching the processor properly.

The next picture shows the removal of the plastic film from the thermally conductive
compound. The thermal compound is a thin layer of material that increases the efficiency
of the heatsink by filling microscopic surface voids in the processor or heatsink surface
with a thermally conductive material. Please do not remove the plastic film until you have
practiced installing the heatsink and mounting the clips on the socket. It can take a few tries
to get used to doing this.

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The following picture shows a side view of the heatsink with the retaining clip at the
bottom of the heatsink. Make sure this retaining clip is at the bottom of the heatsink before
trying to install it.

The non-moveable end of the heatsink retaining clip installed on the lug at the bottom of
the processor socket. This end of the clip simply slides over the lug when you tilt the
heatsink / fan assembly towards the lug.
Now lock the locking clip for the retaining strap over the lug at the other (pivot end) of the
processor socket. This is an easy procedure after you do it a few times, but initially it will
require you to use a finger on one hand to push the latch down and use your other hand to
push the latch in. This is the part you need to practice to install the clip properly. When you
are holding the heatsink, make sure you do apply pressure to the fan. You could damage it
and cause thermal failure of the processor.

STOP

Now connect the wire from the heatsink fan to the FAN1 connector on the motherboard.
This connector is keyed and can only be installed one way. If you use a heatsink assembly
that has three cooling fans, connect one to FAN1 and the other FAN2. For more
information on the FAN connectors, refer to the FAN connector section later in this
section.

WARNING: Be careful not to scrape the motherboard during the mounting

of the fan or else damage may occur to the motherboard.

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2-4-1 CPU and System Cooling

Any attempt to operate the AMD K7 Processor without a suitable cooling
solution will result in permanent damage to the processor and potentially other
components within the system.

FAN Headers

Your motherboard allows the use of in all 3 FANs. Of these 3 FANs, 1 can be
used by the CPU Heatsink assembly. The other 2 FAN Headers allow
connection of a Chassis Fan and a Power Supply FAN respectively. For a the
location of the FAN connectors, refer to the following picture:

FAN 2

FAN 3

FAN 1

CPU FAN
Connector

GND

GND
+12V

+12V
SENSE

SENSE

ON

1 2 3 4 5

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2-5 Connectors

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

2-5-1 Front Panel

Front panel has connectors as ”EXTSMI,” “PW_BN,” “HD_LED,” “RESET,”
“SPEAKER,” “PWR_LED.” Please refer the details as below.

PWR-LED

EXTSMI

PW-BN

HD-LED

RESET

SPEAKER

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PWR-LED is a 3-pin connector. It allows you to connect a three pin LED fron the
case. Notice the polarity, LED will only light up if the polarity is correct.

SPEAKER is a 4-pin keyed Berg strip. This speaker connector is for the internal
case speaker. This speaker will enable the BIOS to give spoken messages in case
of boot up trouble. The BIOS been codes also use this speaker. For Games and
Music this speaker will not be used, but rather the back panel line-out connector.

RESET connector is a 2 -pin keyed Berg strip, connected to the push button reset
switch on the case front panel. Shorting both pin 1 & pin 2 can reset the system,
which is similar to the power off and then on again.

HD-LED (Hard Disk activity LED connector) is a 2-pin keyed Berg strip. It is
used to connect to front panel Hard Disk LED. This LED will light up whenever
one of your IDE devices is being accessed.

PW_BN 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).

EXTSMI is a 2-pin connector. This is the External System Management Interrupt
Button connector. Connect the second button on your ATX case to this connector.
Rressing that button will force the system into suspend mode. (The BIOS allows
specifying of the suspend state, and of the wake-up events that can wake the
system up again).

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2-5-2 Back Panel Connectors

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

7

8

2

1

USB2

Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 4 Pin 5 Pin 6 Pin 7 Pin 8

+5V GND DATA1- DATA2+ DATA1+ DATA2- GND +5V

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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 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 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 3 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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2-5-3 Power Supply Connector

This main board supply standard ATX power connectors, ATX power supply
connector has 20 pins, which is especially designed for ATX case. The ATX

power supply supports the function of the “Soft Power On Momentary
switch” which connects the front panel switch to the 2-pin PW-BN on the

system board. 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.

POWER SUPPLY
CONNECTOR

AT X Po w e r Su pp l y

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2-5-4 Floppy Disk Connector

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

FLOPPY DISK

3334

2

1

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2-5-5 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 conneced 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 IDE1 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-RAM to Slave.

IDE CONNECTOR

IDE1

1

1

IDE2

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2-5-6 IR1: IrDA 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 Fsat IR.

Attach Infrared module to IR connector. Be sure to put in the right direction
during installation.

IR 1:
IrDA Connector

1

IR1
1 VCC
2 NONE
3 IRRX
4 GND
5 IRTX

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2-5-7 WOM1: Wake Up on Modem

Wake up on Modem marked as “WOM1”, is a 3-pin connector.

WOM1:
Wake U p on Modem

Wake-Up
GND
5V-Stand by

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2-5-8 WOL1: Wake up on LAN (Optional)

Wake up on LAN marked as “WOL1,” 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 U p o n LAN

Wake-Up
GND
5V-Stand by

WOL1 (Wake up on LAN) function requirement:

Power supply should be able to offer at least 1A current driving

ability to the signal “5V trickle voltage.”

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2-6 Memory

This motherboard supports only Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMMs). Three
sockets are available for 2.5 Volt unbuttered DDR (Double Data Rate). The sizes
that are supported are: 128, 256 or 512MB memory sizes between 128MB to
512MB can be formed this way. Refer to the picture below for the position of the
DIMM slots:

DDR1
DDR2

DDR3

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2-6-1 Memory Installation

The DIMM modules can be inserted in DIMM slots 1 to 3. Because of the three
notches in the DIMM module it can be inserted in only one way. Please refer to
the picture below for information on how to insert the DIMM modules.

DDR

STOP

WARNING:

Make sure that you unplug your power supply when adding or removing
memory modules or other system components. Failure to do so may cause
severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards

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Chapter3 Software Install

3-1 Notice of CD Driver Installation

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

1. Main boards: 6va693a, 6va693am, 6va694, 6vapm, 6vmple1_2, 6vple1,

2. DX8: Windows DirectX8 driver.

3. Flashrom: BIOS flash upgrade utility .

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

I810, I815e, I845, Intv, K7mkle, K7vat, Ktapro, Kx133, Net2100, P4sad,
P4smd, P4vad. P4vas, P4vas+, Tv2100, Vap266a (please select VIA4in1 &
Viaac97 directory for this main board)

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3-2 How to Install Software Driver

Installation Procedure:

1. Install “Via 4 in 1”：

Select “VIA 4 in 1” directory from attached CD, then click “setup” to complete
the installation; the “Via 4 in 1” drive provides O.S. Like windows 98/ ME to
recognize VIA Chipset. Path root: \Via4in1\ Setup.exe

2. Install sound drive:

Select “Viaac97” from attached CD, and selector the Vt8233 directory, then chick
“setup” to complete the installation. This driver provides AC-97 Sound driver for
O.S. Like windows 9X/ ME/ 2000 can detect by themselves. Path root:
\VIAAC97\ Vt8233\ Setup.exe

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Chapter4 The BIOS

The BIOS is a piece of software (Basic Input Output System) that performs most low level
tasks. When you start up your system, the BIOS is the first code that gets to run. The BIOS
resides in a FLASH ROM, and the code in the FLASH ROM can be updated through a
special utility called AWDFLASH. (Award Flash). This is generally not necessary, but in
some cases updating the BIOS is necessary to support new devices that were not on the
market at the time the motherboard was released. For the physical location of the BIOS
FLASH ROM IC on your motherboard, refer to the picture below:

BIOS

The BIOS IC is inserted in an IC socket, which means that it can be removed and
exchanged for another IC if necessary.

Is updating my BIOS necessary?

As a general rule if your system is functioning properly and you are not an experienced
user, do not try to update the BIOS. Only if you have specific problems that a BIOS update
may solve may it be advisable to update the BIOS.
The update process is pretty complex, and you should bear in mind that if updating the
BIOS goes wrong you may render your system unbootable. Therefore, do not update unless
you know what you are doing.

Finding the latest official BIOS revision

For the latest official BIOS revision, please go to our website at www.lucky-star.com.tw
On the support page you can find the latest BIOS files for our motherboards.

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4-1 Updating the BIOS

As said, this procedure is complicated, only update your BIOS when you experience

problems with your system. Because each BIOS release completely overwrites the previous
version and there is no need to update to intermediate BIOS releases when updating the
BIOS. Therefore always use the latest BIOS revision when doing a BIOS update. The
BIOS update procedure is as follows:

 In order to flash update the BIOS, you will need 2 files:

The BIOS binary file (.bin file from the website)
AWDFLASH.EXE utility file. (This utility can be downloaded from our website)

 Create a directory on your C harddisk drive: and name it FLASH
 Put the BIOS .bin file and the AWDFLASH utility in the FLASH directory.

You may want to jot the BIOS .bin file name down on a piece of paper.

 Restart the computer, press DEL to go into the BIOS, then please disable the

following:
System BIOS Cacheable (in Advanced Chipset Features)
Video BIOS Shadow (in Advanced BIOS Features)
Save the changes by selecting ‘save and exit’, and restart the computer.

 Press Ctrl + F5 just before Windows is starting up (right after the second BIOS

screen) for a DOS boot, you will see the message "Windows is bypassing all your
startup files". You end up at a DOS prompt.

 Now type cd FLASH to change to the newly created directory.
 Here type AWDFLASH mybios.bin /py /cc /sn /cd, where mybios.bin is the file name

for the BIOS binary file you want your BIOS to upgrade to. Now the upgrading will
begin.

WARNING:

STOP

 After the upgrading has ended press F1 to reset, press DEL to go into BIOS and make

the following changes:
Load Setup Defaults.
Go into the Frequency/Voltage Control page to adjust your CPU speed and voltage
(please make sure the CPU voltage matches your CPU specs, in case of doubts leave it
to ‘default’).

Save your settings and you are done.

Do NOT in any way disturb the system during upgrading. If for any reason
the system is stalled your system may not be able to boot again.

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4-2 The CMOS memory

The BIOS uses the CMOS memory to store all the settings that have been made through the
BIOS Setup pages.

Battery

The CMOS memory remembers all settings, even when the system is switched off, by use
of a 3V Lithium battery. If this battery runs low CMOS is unable to keep its settings and
you will need to replace the battery. The BIOS will give you an error message when it
detects a low battery voltage. The error message ‘CMOS checksum error’ may also point to
a low battery problem.

Restoring default settings

You can load default values into the CMOS memory by selecting ‘Load Optimized
Defaults’ in the BIOS Setup. If you need to force the CMOS settings to default without
entering the BIOS Setup page you can use the JP6 jumper. For the location of the jumper
and the battery, refer to the following picture:

Battery

JBAT1

Normally JBAT1 will be in the 1-2 position, this will connect the battery to the southbridge
of the chipset which contains the CMOS memory. If JBAT1 is temporarily set to 2-3 this
will interrupt the battery electricity flow, and the CMOS memory will be erased, this will
however only work if the power supply is not switched on. Now at the next reboot the
BIOS will automatically load the CMOS default values.

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Take the following steps to clear CMOS memory:

 Take the power cord from the power supply.

 Temporarily set JBAT1 to 2–3, and set it back to 1-2.
 Put the power cord back and restart the system, the default values will

be loaded.

CMOS Status

JBAT1 Retain CMOS settings Clear CMOS Settings

CMOS

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The following part of this chapter will describe the individual BIOS Setup pages and all the
items that can be adjusted to fine tune your system.

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4-3 The BIOS Setup Pages

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

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

pages.

Now the following menu will appear:

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Standard CMOS Features

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Advanced BIOS Features

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Advanced Chipset Features

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Integrated Peripherals

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Power Management Setup

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PnP/PCI Configurations

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PC Health Status

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

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

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Frequency/Voltage Control

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item

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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

Quit Returns to the previous menu

[Esc]

Help General Help

F1

Help Help for specific item

F2

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

F5

Optimized Defaults Loads all options with the Optimized Default values.

F7

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.

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Advanced Chipset Features

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Integrated Periph

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Power Manag

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PnP/PCI Conf

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PC Health Status

Save to CMOS and Exit (Y/N)?

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Frequency/Voltage Control

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

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Exit: Without Saving

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

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Exit Without Saving

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

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Advanced BIOS Features

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Integrated Periphral

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Power Manag

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PnP/PCI Conf

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PC Health Status

Quit without Saving (Y/N)?

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Frequency/Voltage Control

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

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Exit: Without Saving

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

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4-3-1 Standard CMOS Setup

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Select the [STANDARD CMOS SETUP] option from the Main Menu and press [Enter]
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Time (hh:mm:ss) 11 : 51 : 58

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IDE Primary Master

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IDE Primary Slave

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IDE Secondary Master

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IDE Secondary Slave

Drive A 1.44M, 3.5 in.

Drive B None

Video EGA / VGA

Halt On All, But Keyboard

Base Memory: 640K

Extended Memory: 31744K

Total Memory: 32768K

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

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

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

on, Dec 18, 2001

None

None Change the day, month, year and Century

None

None

Type the current date.
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IDE Devices

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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

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

Capacity 0 MB channel

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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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
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. … [ ]

↑ ↓

: Move Enter:Accept ESC: Abort

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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 … [ ]

↑ ↓

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Halt On

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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Advanced BIOS Features

Virus Warnin

CPU Internal Cache Enabled

External Cache Enabled

CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enabled Allows you to choose the VIRUS warning

Processor Number Feature Enabled feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector

Quick Power On Self Test Enabled protection. If this function is enabled and

First Boot Device Floppy someone attempt to write data into this

Second Boot Device HDD 0 area, BIOS will show a warning message

Third Boot Device LS 120 on screen and clarm beep.

Boot Other Device Enabled

Swap Floppy Drive Disabled

Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled

Boot Up NumLock Status On

Gate A20 Option Fast

Typematic Rate Setting Disabled

X Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) 6

X Typematic Delay (Msec) 250

Security Option Setup

OS Select For DRAM > 64 MB Non-OS2

Video BIOS Shadow Enabled

Small Logo (EPA) Show Enabled

↑ ↓ → ←

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

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

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

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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

CPU
Internal
Cache

External
Cache

CPU L2
Cache ECC
Checking

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

Disabled (Not recommended)

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

Enabled This will enable CPU Internal L2 cache of your CPU.

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.

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.

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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.

Values Meaning

The system attempt to boot from diskette.
(first 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.

First ~ Third
boot device

Floppy

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
Disabled This disables booting from this device.

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:

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

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Security
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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

Shadow Option

This shadow options allow the BIOS to shodow (write to RAM) certain parts of the BIOS
code. This will speed up running the code, since running from RAM is much faster than
running from FLASH ROM.

Values Meaning

Video BIOS
Shadow

Enabled

Disabled No shadowing is allowed.

This will allow the BIOS to write the video BIOS to RAM. This
will speed up execution and is the default setting.

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4-3-3 Chipset Features Setup

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

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Advanced Chipset Features

DRAM Clock/ Drive Control Press Enter Item Help

AGP & P2P Bridge Control Press Enter

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CPU & PCI Bus Control Press Enter

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Memory Hole Disabled

System BIOS Cacheable Disabled

Video RAM Cacheable Disabled

↑ ↓ → ←

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

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Current FSB Frequency

Current DRAM Frequency

DRAM Clock By SPD

DRAM Timing Manual

DRAM CAS Latency 2.5

Bank Interleave Disabled

Precharge to Active (Trp) 3T

Active to Precharge (Tras) 6T

Active to CMD (Trcd) 3T

DRAM Burst Length 4

DRAM Queue Depth 4 level

DRAM Command Rate 2T Command

↑ ↓ → ←

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

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

DRAM Clock/ Drive Control

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DRAM Control

Values Meaning

By SPD

DRAM Clock

DRAM
Timing

DRAM CAS
Latency

Bank
Interleave

DRAM Burst
Length

DRAM
Queue Depth

DRAM
Command

100 MHz

133 MHz

Manual
By SPD
2

2.5
Disabled This is the safest setting (default).
2 bank This setting is faster than disabled.
4 bank This is fastest setting.
4
8
2T level
3T level
4T level
2T

Command

If your DIMM modules are PC-100 compliant, select this
setting.
Only when your DIMM modules are PC-133 compliant can you
use this setting. In case of instability always select 100MHz.

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Rate

1T
Command

Precharge & Active (Trp)

Precharge to
Active (Trp)

Active to
Precharge
(Tras)

Active to
CMD (Trcd)

Values Meaning

2T
3T

5T

6T

2T
3T

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AGP Aperture Size 64M

AGP Mode 4X

AGP Driving Control Auto

X AGP Driving Value DA

AGP Fast Write Disabled

AGP Master 1 WS Write Disabled

AGP Master 1 WS Read Disabled

↑ ↓ → ←

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

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

AGP & P2P Bridge Control

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AGP Settings

Values Meaning

This item allows setting of the main memory that is assigned to

AGP
Aperture Size

AGP Mode

AGP Driving
Control

4-256M

4X If your AGP card support 4X mode, selector this setting.
2X If your AGP card support 2X mode, selector this setting.
1X If your AGP card support 1X mode, selector this setting.
Auto The BIOS sets the value automatically.

Manual

the AGP card. Normally about half or less of the total memory
should be assigned. Choose from 4, 8, 16,32, 64, 128 and
256MB, default is 64MB.

The AGP Driving Value item below can be used to set the
value.

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AGP Driving
Value

00-FF

This value sets the timing of the signal that the video card
driver uses to communicate over the AGP bus. The range is
from 00-FF Hex (00-255 DEC).

AGP Bus Timing Setting

Values Meaning

AGP Master
1 WS Write

AGP Master
1 WS Read

Enabled

Disabled AGP Write take longer than 1 wait state, default setting.

Enabled

Disabled AGP Reads take longer than 1 wait state, default setting.

AGP Writes are executed with 1 wait state, enable only if your
AGP card support this.

AGP Reads are executed with 1 wait state, enable only if your
AGP card supports this.

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CPU & PCI Bus Control

PCI1 Master 0 WS Write

PCI2 Master 0 WS Write Enabled

PCI1 Post Write Enabled

PCI2 Post Write Enabled

PCI Delay Transaction Disabled

↑ ↓ → ←

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

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PCI Bus Timing Setting

Values Meaning

PCI1 Master
0 WS write

PCI2 Master
0 WS write

PCI1 Post
Write

PCI2 Post
Write

PCI delay
Transaction

Enabled
Disabled
Enabled
Disabled
Enabled
Disabled
Enabled
Disabled

Enabled

The chipset has a write buffer that supports delayed
transactions. Enable this item for PCI 2.1 compliance.

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Disabled

This will shut down uwe of the integrated buffer, no delayed
transactions are allowed.

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Memory Hole

Some old devices need a memory hole to be present between 15M and 16M. CPU Cycles
matching the hole will be passed on to the PCI bus instead of accessing the memory.
Normally you can disable this setting, but if one of your devices needs it set it to enabled.

Values Meaning

Memory Hole
at 15M-16M

Disabled There is no memory hole.
Enabled A memory hole exists between 15 and 16MB.

Cache Settings

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

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.

This will enable caching of Video memory, which speeds up
video operations. This can only be done if the Video card does
not access the video memory itself it the mean time.
No caching of Video data is done, meaning that Video data will
have to be read from/ Written to memory each time.

System BIOS
Cacheable

Video RAM
Cacheable

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

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4-3-4 Integrated Peripherals

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

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VIA OnChip IDE Device Press Enter Item Help

VIA OnChip PCI Device Press Enter

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Super IO Device Press Enter

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Init Display First PCI Slot

OnChip USB Control Enabled

USB Keyboard Support Disabled

USB Mouse Support Disabled

IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled

↑ ↓ → ←

: 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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OnChip IDE Channel0

OnChip IDE Channel1 Enabled

IDE Prefetcht Mode Enabled

Primary Master PIO Auto

Primary Slave PIO Auto

Secondary Master PIO Auto

Secondary Slave PIO Auto

Primary Master UDMA Auto

Primary Slave UDMA Auto

Secondary Master UDMA Auto

Secondary Slave UDMA Auto

↑ ↓ → ←

: 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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IDE Channel Settings

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

Values Meaning

OnChip IDE
Channel0

OnChip IDE
Channel1

xxx PIO

xxx - UDMA

IDE HDD
Block Mode

Enabled Enables the use of the first (primary) IDE channel.

Disabled This will disable the use of the first (primary) IDE channel.

Enabled Enables the use of the secondary IDE channel.

Disabled This will disable the use of the secondary IDE channel.

Auto

Mode 0
Mode 1
Mode 2
Mode 3
Mode 4

Auto

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.

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

Enabled

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

Disabled Block Mode is not used.

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VIA OnChip PCI Device

VIA-3058 AC97 Audio

VIA-3068 MC97Modem Auto

↑ ↓ → ←

: 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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AC97 Setting

Values Meaning

VIA-3058
AC97 Audio

VIA-3068
MC97
Modem

Auto This will allow use of a onboard AC97 sound codec.

Disabled

If you do not need a onboard AC97 sound codec, set this item
to disabled.

Auto

Disabled

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Onboard FDC Controller

Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8/IRQ4

Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8/IRQ3

UART Mode Select Normal

UR2 Duplex Mode Half

Onboard Parallel Port 378/IRQ7

Parallel Port Mode SPP

ECP Mode Use DMA 3

Game Port Address 201

Midi Port Address 330

Midi Port IRQ 10

↑ ↓ → ←

: 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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Floppy Drive

Values Meaning

Onboard
FDD
Controller

Enabled This will allow use of a floppy drive.

Disabled If you do not need a floppy drive, set this item to disabled.

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COM ports (Serial Ports)

Values Meaning

Auto The bios will automatically use serial ports.

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.

Onboard
serial port 1 /
2

Disabled

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

IR Control

Values Meaning

Normal

UART Mode
Select

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

UR2 Duplex
Mode

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

Paraller Port (Printer Port)

Values Meaning

Disabled Disables use of the parallel port.

Onboard
Parallel Port

3BC/ IRQ7
378/ IRQ7
278/ IRQ5

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

SPP Enableds use of SPP devices.

Parallel Port
Mode

EPP Enables use of EPP devices.
ECP Enables use of EPP devices.
ECP+EPP Enables use of ECP + EPP devices.

ECP mode
use DMA

1 or 3

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

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Game Port

Values Meaning

201 Setting game port address at 201

Game Port

209 Setting game port address at 209.
Disabled Disabled game port.

MIDI

Values Meaning

Midi Port
Address

Midi Port
IRQ

300 Set mpu401 port address at 300.
330 Set mpu401 port address at 330.
Disabled Without midi port or none AC97 m/b

5 Set mpu-40 port IRQ address at 5.
10 Set mpu-40 port IRQ address at 5.

Display Initialization

Values Meaning

Inie Display
First

PCI Slot

AGP The AGP slot 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.

USB Setting

Values Meaning

All Disabled This will not allow use all of the USB drives.
All Enabled This will allow use all of the USB drives.

OnChip USB
Controller

1 & 2 USB
Port
2 & 3 USB
Port
1 & 3 USB
Port

This will allows use the 1 & 2 USB Port.

This will allows use the 2 & 3 USB Port.

This will allows use the 1 & 3 USB Port.

1 USB Port This will only allows use 1 USB Port.
2 USB Port This will only allows use 2 USB Port.
3 USB Port This will only allows use 3 USB Port.

USB
Keyboard
Support

USB Mouse
Support

Enabled This will allow use of a USB keyboard.

Disabled If you do not need a USB keyboard, set this item to disabled.

Enabled This will allow use of a USB mouse.
Disabled If you do not need a USB mouse, set this item to disabled.

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ACPI Function

ACPI Suspend Type S1 (POS)

Power Management Option User Define

HDD Power Down Disable

Suspend Mode Disable

Video Off Option Suspend  Off

Video Off Method V/H SYNC + Blank

Modem Use IRQ 3

Soft-Off by PWRBTN Instant-Off

IRQ/Event Activity Detect Press Enter

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ACPI Function

Values Meaning

ACPI
Function

Enabled
Disabled

Power Management Option

Values Meaning

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

Power
Management
Option

HDD Power
Down

Min Saving

Max Saving

Disabled Will not power down the HDD.

1 – 15Min

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.

Disabled The system will never enter suspend mode.

Suspend
Mode

1Min –
1Hour

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.

Video Options

Values Meaning

The monitor will always be on, no matter what the state of the
system.

The monitor will be turned of in suspend mode. The item below
will specify what off method to use.

The screen will be blank (black) only.

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.

Video Off
Option

Video Off
Method

Always On

Suspend
－> Off

Blank
Screen
V/H sync +
blank
DPMS
support

Modem IRQ

Values Meaning

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.

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Power Button

Values Meaning

Soft off by
PWRBTN

Instant-off

Delay 4 Sec

PS2KB Wakeup Select

PS2KB Wakeup from S4/S5 Disabled

VGA OFF

LPT & COM LPT / COM

HDD & FDD ON When Select Password, Please press ENTER

PCI Master OFF key to change Password Max 8 numbers.

Poweron by PCI Card Disabled

Wake Up On LAN/ Ring Disabled

RTC Alarm resume Disabled

X Date (of Month) 0

X Resume time (hh:mm:ss) 0 : 0 : 0

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Refer to the following table for more details:

Values Meaning

PS2KB Wake
up Select

Hot Key

Password

Disabled

PS2KB
Wakeup from
S3/ S4/ S5

Ctrl + F1 –
Ctrl + F12
Power

Wake
Any Key

VGA

LPT & COM

OFF Will not allow the system to wake up on the VGA IRQ
ON When a VGA IRQ occurs the system will wake up.
None Neither LPT or COM IRQs will wake the system up.
LPT A LPT (printer port) IRQ will wake up the system

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.

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COM A COM (serial port) IRQ will wake up the system
LPT/COM Both LPT and COM can wake up the system

HDD & FDD

PCI MAster

OFF Will not allow the system to wake up on HDD / FDD IRQs
ON When a HDD / FDD IRQ occurs the system will wake up.

OFF

Will not allow the system to wake up on a IRQ from a PCI
master.

ON The system will wake up on a PCI master IRQ.

Wake Up On
LAN/ Ring

RTC Alarm
Resume

Date (of
Month)

Resume time

Primary
INTR

Disabled The system will not wake up on a modem ring signal.

Enabled

When the modem detects a ring signal, the system will wake
up.

Disabled The system will not wake up on a RTC Alarm.

Enabled

When the time set in the two items below is reached, the RTC
will generate an IRQ and the system will wake up.

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.

ON

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

OFF The IRQ Activity Monitoring item is disabled.

IRQ Activity Monitoring

If you select ON for the Primary INTR item, pressing [Enter] on the

IRQ Activity

Monitoring item will show the following sub menu.

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IRQ3 (COM 2) Enabled

IRQ4 (COM 1) Enabled

IRQ5 (LPT 2) Enabled

IRQ6 (Floppy Disk) Enabled

IRQ7 (LPT 1) Enabled

IRQ8 (RTC Alarm) Disabled

IRQ9 (IRQ2 Redirection) Disabled

IRQ10 (Resenved) Disabled

IRQ11 (Reserved) Disabled

IRQ12 (PS/2 Mouse) Enabled

IRQ13 (Coprocessor) Enabled

IRQ14 (HDD) Enabled

IRQ15 (Reserved) Disabled

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4-3-6 PnP / PCI Configurations

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PNP OS Installed No

Reset Configuration Data Disabled

Resources Controlled by Auto (ESCD)

X IRQ Resources Press Enter Select Yes if you are using a Plug and Play

capable operating System Select No if you need

PCI/VGA Palette snoop Disabled the BIOS to configure non-boot devices.

Assign IRQ For VGA Enabled

Assign IRQ For USB Enabled

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Values Meaning

PNP OS
Installed

Yes

No Select No if you need the BIOS to configure non-boot devices.

Select Yes if you are using a Plug and Play capable operating
System.

Reset Configuration Data

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
switching PCI cards etc).

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Resources Controlled by

Values Meaning

The table will show the below items: “Reset Configuration

Resources
Controlled
By

Manual

Auto

Data, IRQ-3 assigned to, DMA-0 assigned to.” The user can
adjust the shown items as required.
The table will not show the above items, and the system will
automatically assign the above setup.

Resources

If you set the Resources Controlled by item to Auto (ESCD), the BIOS will manage all
resources for you. If you set it to manual to two items below will allow you to assign the
resources manually.

Values Meaning

IRQ-x
assigned to
(x = 3 to 15)

DMA-x
assigned to
(x = 0, 1, 3,
5, 6, 7)

PCI/ISA
PnP

Legacy ISA

PCI/ISA
PnP

Legacy ISA

This setting means the BIOS will assign the interrupt as needed.
This means that it is not fixed to a device
If you need to make sure that a certain interrupt is assigned to
an ISA device, set that interrupt to legacy ISA.

This setting means the BIOS will assign the DMA Channel as
needed, it is not fixed to a device
If you need to make sure that a certain DMA channel is
assigned to an ISA device, set that channel to legacy ISA.

PCI / VGA Palette Snoop

Values Meaning

PCI / VGA
Palette
Snoop

Disabled Default setting.

This will allow the system to look at the palette the VGA uses

Enabled

to display. Some applications speed up with this setting but it is
mostly obsolete.

Assign IRQs

Values Meaning

Assign IRQ
for VGA

Assign IRQ
for USB

Enabled

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

Enabled

Disabled The BISO will not assign an interrupt to USB.

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

If you plan to make use of USB devices, set this item to
enabled.

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4-3-7 PC Health Status

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

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Voltage 0

Voltage 1

Voltage 2

Voltage 3

Voltage 4

Voltage 5

Voltage 6

Voltage 7

Voltage Battery

Temperature1

Temperature2

Temperature3

Fan 1 Speed

Fan 2 Speed

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Shutdown Temperature

Values Meaning

Shutdown
Temperature

Disabled
60℃/ 140℉, 65℃/ 149℉, 70℃/ 158℉,

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Select the [Frequency / Voltage Control] option from the Main Menu and press [Enter]
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Auto Detect PCI/DIMM Clk Disabled

Spread Specrurm Disabled

CPU Host/PCI Clock Default

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Values Meaning

Auto Detec
PCI/ DIMM
Clk

Enabled

Disabled

If set to enabled the BIOS will detect the values for the PCI
clock.
If disabled, the BIOS will use the values set on this page and on
the Advanced Chipset Features page.

Spread Spectrum

Values Meaning

Disabled

Spread
Spectrum

+/-0.25%

-0.5%
+/-0.5%
+/-0.75%

CPU Clock

Values Meaning

CPU Host/
PCI Clock

Default

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4-3-9 Passwords

The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify passwords in the Main menu. The
passwords control access to the BIOS during system startup. The passwords are not case
sensitive. In other words, it makes no difference whether you enter a password using upper
or lowercase letters. The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate
passwords:

 Supervisor password
 User password.

The function of the supervisor password depends on the setting for the Security Option
item on the Advanced BIOS Features page. If set to System, the supervisor password must
be given every time the system boots, if set to setup, the password must be given only
when you want to enter the BIOS Setup.

The user password has the same functionality, with the only difference that anybody
logging in with the user password may only change the user password when entering the
BIOS Setup page. All other items in the BIOS Setup will be disabled (unchangeable).

When both passwords are disabled, anyone may access all BIOS Setup program functions.

Setting the password

To set the Supervisor password, select the Set Supervisor Password item in the main BIOS
Setup Menu. Now a dialog will pop up asking you to enter a password.

Now you can enter your password, after entering the password the menu will pop up again
and will ask you to reconfirm the password. After entering and pressing [enter] the
password will be stored to CMOS RAM and the password will be enabled.

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Disabling the password

To disable the password, simply press [enter] without entering any other letters or numbers. This will
disable the password, the BIOS will tell you by displaying the following dialog:

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Password Unknown

If you forgot the password, you can clear the password by erasing the CMOS RAM. The
RAM data containing the password information is powered by the onboard button cell
battery. Please refer to the CMOS RAM section earlier in this chapter. After clearing the
CMOS memory, hold down <Delete> during bootup and enter BIOS setup to re-enter user
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Chapter 5 Appendix

5-1 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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5-2 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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5-3 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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5-4 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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5-5 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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5-6 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 6 Q & A

6-1 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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