MSI ATX BX7, MS-6147 User Manual

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

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The MICRO A TX BX7 mainboard is a high-performance personal computer
mainboard based on the Intel® Pentium® II processor. This mainboard
combines leading edge AGP A TI® 3D RAGE PRO/RAGE PRO Turbo technol­ogy in graphics and Creative® ES1371/ES1373(reserved) PCI technology in
audio. The Intel® Pentium® II processor supports MMX

TM

(Multimedia

Extension) technology .

The mainboard uses the highly integrated Intel® 82443BX AGP chipset to
support the PCI/ISA and Green standards, and to provide the Host/AGP
bridge. The Intel® 82371EB chipset integrates all system control functions
such as ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface). The ACPI
provides more Energy Saving Features for the OSPM(OS Direct Power
Management) function. The Intel® 82371EB chipset also improves the IDE
transfer rate by supporting Ultra DMA/33 IDE that transfers data at the rate
of 33MB/s.

The mainboard also supports the System Hardware Monitor Controller as an
optional function. Its functions include: CPU /power supply/chassis fan
revolution detect, CPU/system voltage monitor, system temperature monitor ,
and chassis intrusion detect(optional).

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1.1 Mainboard Features

CPU

l Slot 1 for Intel

®

Pentium® II/CeleronTM processor .

l Supports 233MHz, 266MHz, 300MHz, 333MHz, 350MHz, 400MHz,

450MHz, and faster .

Chipset

l Intel

®

82443BX/PIIX4E chipset.

Clock Generator

l 66/68/75/83/100/112/133MHz clocks are supported.

Main Memory

l Supports four memory banks using two 168-pin unbuffered DIMM.
l Supports a maximum memory size of 256MB (8M x 8) or 512MB (16M x 4)

registered DIMM only .

l Supports ECC(1-bit Error Code Correct) function.
l Supports 3.3v SDRAM DIMM.

Slots

l Three 32-bit Master PCI Bus slots and one 16-bit ISA bus slots.
l Supports 3.3v/5v PCI bus Interface.

On-Board IDE

l An IDE controller on the Intel

®

PIIX4E PCI Chipset provides IDE HDD/

CD-ROM with PIO, Bus Master and Ultra DMA/33 operation modes.

l Can connect up to four IDE devices.

On-Board Peripherals

l On-Board Peripherals include:

- 1 floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and

2.88Mbytes.

- 1 serial port (COM A) + 1 serial connector (COM B)

- 1 parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode

- 2 USB ports

- 1 IrDA connector for SIR.

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VGA

l ATI

®

3D RAGE PRO/RAGE PRO TURBO 2x

- Running on AGP BUS.

- Onboard 8MB SDRAM.

- 3D Acceleration.

- AGP 2x mode (133MHz) support pipelined and sideband protocols.

Sound

l Creative

®

ES1371/ES1373 (reserved)

- Running on PCI BUS.

- 64 V oice and AC3 Capable (ES1373 only)

- Support Direct Sound and Direct Sound 3D

- AC97’ Compliant

I/O Chip

l Winbond

®

multi super I/O W83977F

- 2M bps fast tape drive, IRQ sharing

- Device Power Management

- Real time clock (256 bytes RAM)

- 8042-based keyboard controller (support PS/2 mouse)

BIOS

l The mainboard BIOS provides “Plug & Play” BIOS which detects the

peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically.

l The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface(DMI) function

which records your mainboard specifications.

l ACPI(Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) feature.

Dimension

l MICRO ATX Form Factor : 24.4cm(L) x 19.2cm(W) x 4 layers PCB

Mounting

l 6 mounting holes.

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System Hardware Monitor (optional)

l CPU/Power Supply/Chassis Fan Revolution Detect
l CPU Fan Control (the fan will automatically stop when the system enters

suspend mode)

l System Voltage Detect
l CPU Overheat W arning.
l Display Actual Current Voltage

Other Features

l Keyboard Password Wake-Up (reserved)
l LAN W ake-Up
l Internal/External Modem W ake-Up

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PCI SLOT 3

PCI SLOT 2

PCI SLOT 1

ISA SLOT 1

ATX

Power Supply

FW82443BX

SLOT 1

DIMM 2

Top: mouse
Bottom:
keyboard

Top: Port 1

USB

DIMM 1

IDE2

Bottom:
Port 2

IDE1

FDD

ATI 3D

RAGE PRO

FW82371EB

JMDM1

Creative

ES1371

JP1

SYSFAN

JFP1

JGS1
JGL1

JBAT1

JWOL1

BIOS

J6: MDM_IN
J5: AUX_IN

COM 2

CPUFAN

JSOR1

JRMS1

SW1

PSFAN

IR

BATT

+

Top: LPT

Bottom:
COM A
VGA Port

Top: Midi/
Game Port

Bottom:
Line-Out
Line-In
Mic

1.2 Mainboard Layout

MS-6147 MICRO ATX BX7 Mainboard

1

4

JP2

J8: CD_IN

J3

SDRAM

SDRAM

JVSB1

(Reserved)

System

Hardware

Monitor

(optional)

SDRAM

SDRAM

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Chapter 2

HARDWARE INSTALLATION

2.1 Central Processing Unit: CPU

The mainboard operates with Intel® Pentium® II/CeleronTM processor. The
mainboard uses a CPU Slot called Slot 1 for easy CPU installation and a
jumper switch (SW1) to set the proper speed for the CPU. The CPU should
always have a Heat Sink and a cooling fan attached to prevent overheating.

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2.1-1 CPU Installation Procedures

A. OEM Pentium

®

II Processor Installation Procedures

Different kinds of Pentium® II processor that is currently used: the OEM
version, the Boxed version, and CeleronTM. OEM Pentium® II Processor has
no Heat Sink, Fan and Heat Sink Support, the Boxed Pentium® II Processor
is provided with Heat Sink w/ fan and Heat Sink Support, while the
CeleronTM processor is a plain processor card without cover or heatsink..

Required Things:

Pentium® II processor - Processor .
*Retention Mechanism(RM) - Plastic Guide that holds the S.E.C. Catridge

in the Slot 1 connector.

*Retention Mechanism Attach Mount(RMAM) - Bolt/Bridge assemblies

inserted up through the bottom of the
motherboard. RM secures to RMAM ( 2
RMAM required per RM ).

*Heat Sink Support Base (HSSBASE) - Plastic support bar mounted to

the mainboard under the ATX heatsink.
(One leg is always bigger than the other one)

Processor
Lock

Retention
Mechanism

Pentium® II
Processor

Heat Sink
W/Fan

Notch Hole

Heat Sink
Support Base

Heat Sink
Support Pin

Heat Sink
Support
Top Bar

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*Heat Sink Support Pin (HSSPIN) - Plastic pins inserted through the

HSSBASE to secure it to the mainboard (2
required per Assembly).

*Heat Sink Support T op Bar (HSSTOP) - Plastic bar that clips onto the

HSSBASE through the fins on the ATX
heatsink.

**Heat Sink w/ fan - Heat Sink that can be attached to the Pentium® II

processor with metal clip.

Note: * Provided by MSI mainboard.

** Provided by Special request.

RM

HSSPIN

HSSTOP

HSSBASE

RMAM

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SLOT1

Retention
Mechanism

ê

ê

Key

êê

Retention

Mechanism

Attach Mount

Notch
Key

Step 1: Insert the Retention Mechanism Attach Mount at the bottom
of the mainboard.

Step 2: Install the Retention Mechanism.

Look for the key on Slot 1, and match it with the Notch Key on the
Retention Mechanism for proper direction. Then, attach the
Retention Mechanism to the Retention Mechanism Attach Mount.
Use a Screwdriver to secure the Retention Mechanism.

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Step 3: Install the Heat Sink Support Base.

Look for the T wo holes across Slot 1, and match it with the Two legs
of the Heat Sink Support Base for the proper direction. T ake note
that one hole/leg is bigger than the other. The Four top pins of the
Heat Sink Support Base should also be oriented towards Slot 1.

Push the Heat Sink Support Base onto the mainboard, until you hear
a click sound. Check for a perfect fit.

Step 4: Install the Heat Sink Support Pin.

Push the Heat Sink Support Pins onto the two holes of the Heat Sink
Support Base. Check for a perfect fit. These pins are used to secure
the Heat Sink Support Base.

Heat Sink
Support Base

Heat Sink
Support Pin

Leg

pins

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S.E.C. Cartridge - Thermal

P

Isometric View

Step 5: Install the Heat Sink with Fan to the Processor .

Push down the metal clips, so that they are in line with the back of
the Heat Sink. Be careful, so as not detach the metal clips from the
Heat Sink.

In case the metal clips are detached from the Heat Sink, re-attach
them. Look for the arrow on the metal clip. This arrow should be
pointing down and aligned with the Heat Sink Support Base Holder.

Attach the Heat Sink to the processor.

- Look at the back of the Heat Sink and take note of the 2 secure
posts. Insert these 2 Secure posts to the 2 secure holes on the
back of the processor.

- Align the ears of the metal clips with the clip holders on the back of
the processor. Use a screw driver to push the metal clips onto the
clip holders. Check for a perfect fit.

Pentium® II Processor (Back)

â

The arrow
should be
pointing
down.

Metal Clips

Heat Sink w/ Fan

Metal Clips Ear

Metal Clips Ear

Secure
Posts

Heat Sink w/ Fan(Back)

Heat Sink
Base Holder

Secure
holes

Clip Holder

Clip Holder

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Step 6: Install the Processor .

Unlock the Processor by pushing in the Processor Locks.

Insert the Processor like inserting a PCI or an ISA card.

Step 7: Lock the Processor Locks.

Secure the CPU by pulling the Processor Locks out.

è

ç

ç

è

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Step 8: Install the Heat Sink Support T op Bar .

Push the Heat Sink Support T op Bar to the Heat Sink Support Base,
Until you hear a “click” sound. Check for a perfect fit.

The installation is now complete.

Heatsink
Support Top
Bar

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B. Boxed Pentium® II Processor Installation Procedures

The Boxed Pentium® II Processor has a built- in Fan and Heat Sink. It also
has a Heat Sink Support. So if you’re going to use a Boxed PentiumTM II
Processor, all you need is the Retention Mechanism.

SLOT1

Retention
Mechanism

ê

ê

Key

êê

Retention

Mechanism

Attach Mount

Notch
Key

Step 1: Insert the Retention Mechanism Attach Mount at the bottom
of the mainboard.

Step 2: Install the Retention Mechanism.

Look for the key on Slot 1, and match it with the Notch Key on the
Retention Mechanism for proper direction. Then, attach the
Retention Mechanism to the Retention Mechanism Attach Mount.
Use a Screwdriver to secure the Retention Mechanism.

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Step 3: Install the Heat Sink Support Base.

Look for the 2 holes across Slot 1, and match it with the 2 Heat Sink
Support Base. Take note that one hole/base is bigger than the other.

Push the Heat Sink Support Base onto the mainboard, until you hear
a click sound. Check for a perfect fit.

PC-3742

Retention
Mechanism

Notch
Hole

Heat Sink
Support Base

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PC-3743

Heat Sink
Support Lock

Intel® Boxed
Pentium® II

Processor

Step 4: Install the Heat Sink Support.

Attach the 2 Heat Sink Supports to the sides of the Processor. These
Heat Sink Supports will fit in any direction, so be sure that the Heat
Sink Support Locks are oriented outwards for the proper direction.

Heat Sink
Support

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PC-3744

Processor
Lock

Heatsink
Support
Lock

Step 5: Unlock the Processor Locks and Heat Sink Support Locks.

Push in the Processor Locks. Open the Heat Sink Support Locks.

Step 6: Insert the Processor like inserting a PCI or an ISA card.

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PC-3745

Step 7: Lock the Processor Locks and Heat Sink Support Locks

Secure the CPU by pushing out the Processor Locks. Close the Heat
Sink Support Locks.

The installation is now complete.

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SLOT1

Retention
Mechanism

ê

ê

Key

êê

Retention

Mechanism

Attach Mount

Notch
Key

Step 1: Insert the Retention Mechanism Attach Mount at the bottom
of the mainboard.

Step 2: Install the Retention Mechanism.

Look for the key on Slot 1, and match it with the Notch Key on the
Retention Mechanism for proper direction. Then, attach the
Retention Mechanism to the Retention Mechanism Attach Mount.
Use a Screwdriver to secure the Retention Mechanism.

C. OEM CeleronTM Processor Installation Procedures

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Step 3: Install the MSI Heat Sink (optional) to the Processor .

Push down the plastic clips, so that they are in line with the hole on
the processor . Check for perfect fit.

Step 4: Install the Processor .

Insert the Processor like inserting a PCI or an ISA card.

Step 5: Lock the Processor

Lock the processor by putting the Retention Cap provided. Take
note of the two plastic lock at the side of the Retention Cap. This
two plastic lock should be aligned properly into the Retention
Mechanism notch hole.

ê

ê

Retention Cap

ê

Heat Sink

Celeron

TM

processor

ê

plastic Clip

Plastic

Lock

Notch

Hole

Notch

Hole

The instruction procedure may
vary depending on the Heat Sink
that you’re using.

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Procedure for detaching the Retention Cap:

T o remove the Retention Cap, you need a Screw Driver (0.3 cm) tip.

- Insert the screw driver into the retention cap notch hole.

- Push the retention cap plastic lock inward.

- Pull the retention cap upward.

Retention Cap

(Top View)

Notch

Hole

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2.1-2 CPU Core Speed Derivation Procedure

1 2 3 4 Core/Bus Ratio

ON OFF ON ON 2 .5
ON ON OFF ON 3
ON OFF OFF ON 3. 5
ON ON ON OFF 4
ON OFF ON OFF 4 . 5
ON ON OFF OFF 5

ON OFF OFF OFF 5 . 5
OFF ON ON ON 6
OFF OFF ON ON 6. 5
OFF ON OFF ON 7
OFF OFF OFF ON 7 . 5
OFF ON ON OFF 8

1 . The DIP Switch SW1 (1, 2, 3, and 4) is used to set the Core/Bus (Fraction)

ratio of the CPU. The actual core speed of the CPU is the Host Clock
Frequency multiplied by the Core/Bus ratio. For example:

If CPU Clock = 66MHz/100MHz

Core/Bus ratio = 4

then CPU core speed = Host Clock x Core/Bus ratio

= 66MHz x 4/100MHz x 4
= 266MHz/400MHz

SW1 CPU

Note: The CPU Bus Frequency is set at 66MHz or 100MHz by CPU

default.

ON - Short OFF - Open

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2.1-3 CPU Speed Setting: SW1

To adjust the speed of the CPU, you must know the specification of your
CPU (always ask the vendor for CPU specification). The mainboard can
auto-detect between 66 or 100MHz CPU Bus Frequency .

SW1

123

4

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Table 2.2 350 ~ 450MHz Intel® Pentium® II processor

400MHz

450MHz

350MHz

CPU
Type

SW1

b. 100MHz CPU Bus Frequency

Table 2.1 233 ~ 333MHz Intel® Pentium® II/Celeron

TM

processor

233MHz

266MHz

300MHz

333MHz

CPU
T ype

SW1

a. 66MHz CPU Bus Frequency

123

4

123

4

123

4

123

4

123

4

123

4

123

4

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2.1-4 Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN/PSFAN/SYSFAN

These connectors support system cooling fan with +12V. It supports three
pin head connector. When connecting the wire to the connector, always
take note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected to the
+12V, the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND. If your
mainboard has System Hardware Monitor chipset on-board, you must use a
specially designed fan with speed sensor to take advantage of this function.

For fans with fan speed sensor, every rotation of the fan will send out 2
pulses. System Hardware Monitor will count and report the fan rotation
speed.

SENSOR

+12V

GND

PSFAN1

SENSOR
+12V

GND

CPUFAN

PSFAN : Power Supply Fan
CPUF AN : Processor Fan
SYSFAN : System(Chassis) Fan

SYSFAN

Note: 1 . Always consult vendor for proper CPU cooling fan.

SENSOR
+12V
GND

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2.2 Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1

A battery must be used to retain the mainboard configuration in CMOS
RAM. Short 1-2 pins of JBAT1 to store the CMOS data.

Keep Data

Clear Data

1

1

3

3

Note: You can clear CMOS by shorting 2-3 pin, while the system is off .

Then, return to 1-2 pin position. A void clearing the CMOS while
the system is on, it will damage the mainboard. Always unplug
the power cord from the wall socket.

2

2

JBAT1

1

3

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2.3 Memory Installation

2.3-1 Memory Bank Configuration

The mainboard supports a maximum memory size of 256MB (8M x 8) or
512MB (16M x 4) registered DIMM for SDRAM: It provides two 168-pin
unbuffered DIMMs (Double In-Line Memory Module) sockets. It supports
8 MB to 256 Mbytes DIMM memory module.

DIMM1(Bank0 + Bank1)

DIMM2(Bank2+ Bank3)

There are two kinds of DIMM specification supported
by this mainboard: PC100 and PC66. If you use

66MHz CPU Bus Frequency, these two DIMM Specs. is
supported. If you use 100 MHz CPU Bus Frequency,
only PC100 DIMM Specs. is supported.

!

W ARNING!

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A. How to install a DIMM Module

1. The DIMM slot has a two Notch Key “VOLT and DRAM”, so the
DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction.

2. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM slot.
Then push it in.

3. The plastic clip at the side of the DIMM slot will automatically
close..

Single Sided DIMM

Double Sided DIMM

VOLTDRAM

2.3-2 Memory Installation Procedures

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1 . Supports only SDRAM DIMM.

2 . T o operate properly, at least one 168-pin DIMM module must be in-

stalled.

3. This mainboard supports T able Free memory , so memory can be installed
on DIMM1 or DIMM 2 in any order .

4. Supports 3.3 volt DIMM.

5. The DRAM addressing and the size supported by the mainboard is
shown below:

2.3-3 Memory Population Rules

16M 1Mx16 ASYM 11 8 8MBx4 16MBx8

2Mx8 ASYM 11 9 16MBx8 32MBx16
4Mx4 ASYM 11 10 32MB 64MB

64M 2Mx32 ASYM 11 9 32MBx2 64MBx4

2Mx32 ASYM 12 8 16MBx2 32MBx4
4Mx16 ASYM 11 10 32MB 64MB
4Mx16 ASYM 13 8 32MB 64MB

8Mx8 ASYM 13 9 64MB 128MB

16Mx4 ASYM 13 10 128MB 256MB

64M 2Mx32 ASYM 12 8 16MB 32MB

4Mx16 ASYM 13 8 32MB 64MB

8Mx8 ASYM 13 9 64MB 128MB

16Mx4 ASYM 13 10 128MB 256MB

DRAM

Tech.

DRAM

Density &

Width

DRAM

Addressing

Address Size

MB/DIMM

Row

Column

Single

Side(S)

Double

Side(D)

no.

pcs.

no.

pcs.

T able 2.3-1 SDRAM Memory Addressing

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2.4 Case Connector: JFP1

The Power Switch, Reset Switch, Power LED, Speaker, Keylock and HDD
LED are all connected to the JFP1 connector block.

JFP1

Power
Switch

Power LED

+

Reset
Switch

HDD
LED

+

Speaker

Buzzer

(short pin)

14

15

Keylock

Dual
Color

LED

Single
Color

LED

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2.4-1 Power Switch

Connect to a 2-pin push button switch. This switch had the same feature
with JRMS1.

2.4-2 Reset Switch

Reset switch is used to reboot the system rather than turning the power ON/
OFF . Avoid rebooting while the HDD LED is lit. You can connect the Reset
switch from the system case to this pin.

2.4-3 Power LED

The Power LED is lit while the system power is on. Connect the Power LED
from the system case to this pin. There are two types of LED that you can
use: 3-pin single color LED or 2-pin dual color LED(ACPI request).

a. 3 pin single color LED connect to pin 4, 5, & 6. This LED will lit
when the system is on.

b. 2 pin dual color LED connect to pin 5 & 6.

GREEN Color: Indicate the system is full on mode.
ORANGE Color: Indicate the system is in suspend mode.

2.4-4 Speaker

Speaker from the system case is connected to this pin.
If on-board Buzzer is available:
Short pin 14-15: On-board Buzzer Enabled.
Open pin 14-15: On-board Buzzer Disabled.

2.4-5 HDD LED

HDD LED shows the activity of a hard disk drive. A void turning the power
off while the HDD led is lit. You can connect the HDD LED from the system
case to this pin.

2.4-6 Keylock

Keylock allows you to disable the keyboard for security purposes. You can
connect the keylock to this pin.

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2.5 Floppy Disk Connector: FDD

The mainboard also provides a standard floppy disk connector FDC that
supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. This
connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cables.

FDD

1

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2.6 Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2

The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO
mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA/33 function. It has two HDD
connectors IDE1 (primary) and IDE2 (secondary). You can connect up to
four hard disk drives, CD-ROM, 120MB Floppy (reserved for future BIOS)
and other devices to IDE1 and IDE2. These connectors support the
provided IDE hard disk cable.

IDE1(Primary IDE Connector)

The first hard drive should always be connected to IDE1. IDE1 can
connect a Master and a Slave drive. You must configure second hard
drive to Slave mode by setting the jumper accordingly .

IDE2(Secondary IDE Connector)

IDE2 can also connect a Master and a Slave drive.

Primary IDE Connector

Secondary IDE Connector

1

1

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2.7 Power Supply

2.7-1 ATX 20-pin Power Connector: JPWR1

This connector supports the power button on-board. Using the ATX power
supply , functions such as Modem Ring Wake-Up and Soft Power Off are
supported by this mainboard. This power connector supports instant power
on function which means that system will boot up instantly when the power
connector is inserted on the board.

PIN SIGNAL

11 3.3V
12 -12V
13 GND
14 PS_ON
15 GND
16 GND
17 GND
18 -5V
19 5V
20 5V

PIN SIGNAL

1 3.3V
2 3.3V
3 GND
45V
5 GND
65V
7 GND
8 PW_OK
9 5V_SB
10 12V

PIN DEFINITION

Warning: Since the mainboard has the instant power on function, make
sure that all components are installed properly before inserting the power
connector to ensure that no damage will be done.

AT X

Power Connector

11

20

10

1

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2.7-2 Remote Power On/Off Switch: JRMS1

Connect to a 2-pin push button switch. During OFF state, press once and
the system turns on. During ON stage, push once and the system goes to

sleep mode: pushing it more than 4 seconds will change its status from ON
to OFF. If you want to change the setup, you could go to the BIOS Power

Management Setup. This is only used for ATX type power supply.

JRMS1

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2.8 IrDA Infrared Module Connector: IR

The mainboard provides one 5-pin infrared (IR) connector for IR modules.
This connector is for optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared
module. You must configure the setting through the BIOS setup to use the
IR function. FIR and Consumer IR are reserved functions.

VCC

NC

IRRX

GND

IRTX

1

IR

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2.9 Serial Port Connectors: COM 1 and COM 2

The mainboard has a 9-pin male DIN connector for serial port COM 1. This
port is a 16550A high speed communication port that send/receive 16 bytes
FIFOs. You can attach a mouse or a modem cable directly into this connec­tor .

PIN SIGNAL

1 DCD(Data Carry Detect)
2 SIN(Serial In or Receive Data)

3 SOUT(Serial Out or Transmit Data)
4 DTR(Data T erminal Ready)
5 GND
6 DSR(Data Set Ready)
7 RTS(Request To Send)
8 CTS(Clear To Send)
9 RI(Ring Indicate)

PIN DEFINITION

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9

COM 1

Serial Port (9-pin Male)

Note: There’ s another serial port connector (COM 2), which is

located on the mainboard. Connect a serial port 9-pin male
port into this connector.

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2.10 Parallel Port Connector: LPT

The mainboard provides a 25 pin female centronic connector for LPT . A
parallel port is a standard printer port that also supports Enhanced Parallel
Port(EPP) and Extended capabilities Parallel Port(ECP). See connector and
pin definition below:

PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL

1 STROBE 14 AUTO FEED#
2 DAT A0 15 ERR#
3 DATA1 16 INIT#
4 DA TA2 17 SLIN#
5 DATA3 18 GND
6 DATA4 19 GND
7 DATA5 20 GND
8 DATA6 21 GND
9 DATA7 22 GND
10 ACK# 23 GN D
11 BUSY 24 G ND
12 PE 25 GND
13 SELECT

PIN DEFINITION

LPT

13

Parallel Port (25-pin Female)

1

25

14

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2.11 Mouse Connector: JKBMS1

The mainboard provides a standard PS/2® mouse mini DIN connector for
attaching a PS/2® mouse. You can plug a PS/2® mouse directly into this
connector. The connector location and pin definition are shown below:

2.12 Keyboard Connector: JKBMS1

The mainboard provides a standard PS/2® keyboard mini DIN connector for
attaching a keyboard. You can plug a keyboard cable directly to this
connector .

PS/2 Mouse (6-pin Female)

PS/2 Keyboard (6-pin Female)

Pin1

Mouse DATA

Pin6

NC

Pin2

NC

Pin4
VCC

Pin3
GND

Pin5

Mouse Clock

Pin1

KBD DATA

Pin6

NC

Pin2

NC

Pin3
GND

Pin5

KBD Clock

Pin4
VCC

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2.14 Audio Port Connectors

Line Out is a connector for Speakers or Headphones. Line In is used for
external CD player, T ape layer , or other audio devices. Mic is a connector for
the microphones.

Line Out

Line In

Mic

1/8” Stereo Audio Connectors

2.13 Joystick/Midi Connectors

You can connect joystick or game pads to this connector.

Joystick/MIDI

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2.15 USB Connectors

The mainboard provides a UHCI(Universal Host Controller Interface)
Universal Serial Bus root for attaching USB devices like: keyboard, mouse

and other USB devices. You can plug the USB device directly to this
connector .

USB Port 2

USB Port 1

PIN SIGNAL

1 VCC
2 -Data0
3 GND
4 +Data0

1 2 3 4

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5 1

VGA

2.16 VGA DB 15 Pin Connector

The mainboard provides a DB 15-pin connector to connect to a VGA
monitor .

Analog Video Display Connector(DB15-S)

Pin Signal Description

1 Red
2 Green
3 Blue
4 Not used
5 Ground
6 Ground
7 Ground
8 Ground
9 Not used

10 Ground

11 Not used
1 2 SDA
1 3 Horizontal Sync
14 Vertical Sync
15 SCL

15 11

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2.17 Onboard VGA Disable/Enable Jumper: JP2

This jumper is used to Enable/Disable the onboard VGA feature.

Enable Onboard VGA

Disable Onboard VGA

JVGA1

Function

JP2

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2.18 Power Saving Switch Connector: JGS1

Attach a power saving switch to JGS1. When the switch is pressed, the
system immediately goes into suspend mode. Press any key and the system
wakes up.

JGS1

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2.19 Power Saving LED Connector: JGL1

JGL1 can be connected with two-color LED. There are two type of LED that
you can use: 3-pin LED or 2-pin LED(ACPI request). LED will lit while the
system is in suspend mode.

JGL1

+

1

3

3-pin LED 2-pin LED

1

3

Green Color

Orange
Color

1

3

Green Color

Orange
Color

1-2 Single Color 1-2 Dual Color
1-3 Blink

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JP1

Select Boot-Up by Switch

Select Immediate Boot-Up/
Select Last State

Feature

Table 2.20: Power On Mode Feature

Note: Short JP1, when using Boot-Up by Switch feature. Open JP1, to enable

Immediate Boot-Up or Last State.

2.20 Power On Mode Jumper: JP1

The mainboard supports three kinds of system boot up: the Boot-Up by
switch, Immediate Boot-Up, and Last State. With the Boot-Up by Switch, the
system will boot up only when the power on switch is pressed. For
Immediate Boot-Up, the system will boot up instantly when the power
connector is connected into the system; this function must be set in the
BIOS Power Management. For Last State, this will record the last status the
system was in: either System on or Shut down. The next time you boot up,
the system will remember the last status. This function must be set at the
BIOS Power Management Setup.

JP1

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2.21 Wake-Up on LAN Connector: JWOL

The JWOL connector is for use with LAN add-on cards that supports Wake
Up on LAN function. To use this function you need to set the “Resume By
Ring” to enable at the BIOS Power Management Setup.

PIN SIGNAL

1 5VSB
2 GND
3 MP_WAKEUP

Note: LAN wake-up signal is active “high”.

Note: To be able to use this function, you need a power supply that

provide enough power for this feature.
(750 ma power supply with 5V Stand-by)

JWOL

1

3

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2.22 Modem Wake Up Connector: JMDM1

The JMDM1 connector is for used with Modem add-on card that supports
the Modem Wake Up function. To use this function, you need to set the
“Resume By Ring” to enable at the BIOS Power Management Setup.

Note: Modem wake-up signal is active “low”.

PIN SIGNAL

1NC
2 GND
3 MDM_WAKEUP
4NC
5 5VSB

Note: To be able to use this function, you need a power supply that

provide enough power for this feature.
(750 ma power supply with 5V Stand-by)

JMDM1

1

5

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2.23 Modem-In: J6

The connector is for Modem with internal voice connector .

J6

SPK_IN is connected to the Modem Speaker Out connector.
MIC_OUT is connected to the Modem Microphone In connector.

SPK IN

GND

MIC OUT

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2.24 AUX Line In Connector: J5

This connector is used for DVD Add on Card with Line In connector.

J5

GND

L

R

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2.25 CD-In Modem Connector: J8

This connector is for Modem with internal voice connector.

J8

LGND R

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2.23 CPU Temperature Sensor: JSOR1 (optional)

This is used to check the CPU temperature. The J1 is a sensor that is placed
near the processor heatsink. This will monitor the CPU temperature.

JSOR1

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2.24 Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector: J3

This connector is connected to 2-pin connector chassis switch. If the
Chassis is open, the switch will be short. The system will record this status.
To clear the warning, you must enter the BIOS settting and clear the status.

J3

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2.25 Keyboard Power: JVSB1 (reserved)

The JVSB jumper is for setting keyboard power. This function is

provided by keyboard and PS/2 mouse Wake-up function.

JVSB1

1

3

5V (default)
Disable keyboard
power on function

5V Standby
Enable keyboard
power on function

1

3

1

3

Note: To be able to use this function, you need a power supply that

provide enough power for this feature.
(750 ma power supply with 5V Stand-by)

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Chapter 3

AWARD® BIOS SETUP

Award® BIOS ROM has a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify
the basic system configuration. This type of information is stored in
battery-backed RAM (CMOS RAM), so that it retains the Setup information
when the power is turned off.

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3.1 Entering Setup

Power on the computer and press <Del> immediately to allow you
to enter Setup. The other way to enter Setup is to power on the computer.
When the below message appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during
the POST (Power On Self T est), press <Del> key or simultaneously press
<Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Esc> keys.

TO ENTER SETUP BEFORE BOOT PRESS <CTRL-AL T-ESC>

OR <DEL> KEY

If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to
enter Setup, restart the system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or
pressing the “RESET” button on the system case. You may also restart by
simultaneously pressing <Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Delete> keys. If you do not
press the keys at the correct time and the system does not boot, an error
message will be displayed and you will again be asked to,

PRESS <F1> TO CONTINUE, <CTRL-AL T-ESC>

OR <DEL> TO ENTER SETUP

3.2 Getting Help

Main Menu

The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is
displayed at the bottom of the screen.

Status Page Setup Menu/Option Page Setup Menu

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

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3.3 The Main Menu

Once you enter A ward® BIOS CMOS Setup Utility , the Main Menu (Figure 1)
will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from eleven
setup functions and two exit choices. Use arrow keys to select among the
items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu.

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A59IM4C)

CMOS SETUP UTILITY

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

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

SPECIAL FEATURES SETUP
INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
SUPERVISOR PASSWORD
USER PASSWORD
IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
SAVE & EXIT SETUP
EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

Esc : Quit
F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item
(Shift)F2 : Change Color

Standard CMOS Setup

This setup page includes all the items in a standard compatible BIOS.

BIOS Features Setup

This setup page includes all the items of Award® special enhanced

features.

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Chipset Features Setup

This setup page includes all the items of chipset special features.

Power Management Setup

This category determines the power consumption for system after

setting the specified items. Default value is Disable.

PNP/PCI Configuration Setup

This category specifies the IRQ level for PCI and ISA devices.

Supervisor Password/User Password

Change, set or disable password. This function allows the user

access to the system and setup or just setup.

Load Setup Defaults

Chipset defaults indicates the values required by the system for the

maximum performance.

Special Features Setup

This function is reserved for Special Hardware Monitor.

IDE HDD Auto Detection

Automatically configure hard disk parameters.

Save & Exit Setup

Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup.

Exit Without Saving

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

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3.4 Standard CMOS Setup

The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 catego­ries. Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the
arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys
to select the value you want in each item.

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A59IM4A)

STANDARD CMOS SETUP

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEADS PRECOMP LANDZONE SECTOR MODE
Primary Master: Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 AUTO
Primary Slave : Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 AUTO
Secondary Master : Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 AUTO
Secondary Slave : Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 AUTO

Drive A : 1.44M,3.5in. Base Memory: 640K
Drive B : None Extended Base Memory:15360K

Other Memory: 384K
Video : EGA/VGA
Halt On : All, but Keyboard Total Memory: 16384K

Date(mm:dd:yy): Fri, Feb 28,1997
Time(hh:mm:ss): 00:00:00

ESC : Quit ↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item PU/PD/+/- : Modify
F1 : Help (Shift)F2 : Change Color

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Date

The date format is <day><month> <date> <year>.

Day Day of the week, from Sun to Sat, determined by

BIOS. Read-only .

month The month from Jan. through Dec.
date The date from 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric

function keys.

year The year, depends on the year of the BIOS

Time

The time format is <hour> <minute> <second>.

PrimaryMaster/PrimarySlave
SecondaryMaster/Secondary Slave

These categories identify the types of 2 channels that have been
installed in the computer . There are 45 pre-defined types and 4 user defin­able types for Enhanced IDE BIOS. T ype 1 to Type 45 are pre-defined. T ype
User is user-definable.

Press PgUp/<+> or PgDn/<-> to select a numbered hard disk type or
type the number and press <Enter>. Note that the specifications of your
drive must match with the drive table. The hard disk will not work properly if
you enter improper information for this category . If your hard disk drive
type is not matched or listed, you can use Type User to define your own
drive type manually .

If you select T ype User, related information is asked to be entered to
the following items. Enter the information directly from the keyboard and
press <Enter>. This information should be provided in the documentation
from your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer.

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If the controller of HDD interface is ESDI, the selection shall be

“T ype 1”.

If the controller of HDD interface is SCSI, the selection shall be

“None”.

If the controller of HDD interface is CD-ROM, the selection shall be

“None”.

CYLS. number of cylinders
HEADS number of heads
PRECOMP write precom
LANDZONE landing zone
SECTORS number of sectors
MODE HDD access mode

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3.5 BIOS Features Setup

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A59IM4A)

BIOS FEATURES SETUP

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

Esc : Quit ↑ ↓ → ← : Select item
F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : modify
F5 : Old Value(Shift) F2 : Color
F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
F7 : Load Setup Defaults

Virus Protection By : Disabled
CPU Internal Cache : Enabled
External Cache : Enabled
CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking: Enabled
Quick Power on Self Test : Disabled
Boot From LAN First : Disabled
Boot Sequence : A,C,SCSI
Swap Floppy Drive : Disabled
Boot Up Floppy Seek : Enabled
Floppy FIFO Control : Disabled
Boot up NumLock status : On
Gate A20 Option : Fast
Security Option : Setup
PCI/VGA palette snoop : Disabled
OS select for DRAM>64MB : Non-OS2
Report No FDD For WIN 95 : Yes

Video BIOS Shadow :Enabled
C8000-CBFFF Shadow :Disabled
CC000-CFFFF Shadow :Disabled
D0000-D3FFF Shadow :Disabled
D4000-D7FFF Shadow :Disabled
D8000-DBFFF Shadow :Disabled
DC000-DFFFF Shadow :Disabled

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CPU Internal Cache

The default value is Enabled.

Enabled (default) Enable cache
Disabled Disable cache

Note: The internal cache is built in the processor .

External Cache

Choose Enabled or Disabled. This option enables the level 2 cache

memory .

CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking

Choose Enabled or Disabled. This option enables the level 2 cache
memory ECC(error check correction). Using 66MHz CPU BUS Deschutes
processor, set to Enabled or Disabled. Using 100MHz CPU BUS Deschutes
processor, always set to Enabled. For Klamath processor, always set to
Disabled.

Quick Power On Self Test

This category speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after you
power on the computer. If this is set to Enabled, BIOS will shorten or skip
some check items during POST .

Enabled Enable quick POST

Disabled (default)Normal POST

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Boot From LAN First

During Enabled, if there’s a LAN card onboard, the priority from
booting will be from the LAN.

Boot Sequence

This category determines which drive the computer searches first
for the disk operating system (i.e., DOS). The settings are A,C,SCSI/
C,A,SCSI/C,CD-ROM,A/CD-ROM,C,A/D,A,SCSI/E,A,SCSI/F ,A,SCSI/
SCSI,A,C/SCSI,C,A/C,LS/ZIP ,C only . Default value is A,C,SCSI.

Swap Floppy Drive

Switches the floppy disk drives between being designated as A
and B. Default is Disabled.

Boot Up Floppy Seek

During POST , BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive installed
is 40 or 80 tracks. 360K type is 40 tracks while 760K, 1.2M and 1.44M are all
80 tracks.

Floppy FIFO Control

During Enabled, the FDD disk will perform better .

Boot Up NumLock Status

The default value is On.

On (default) Keypad is numeric keys.

Off Keypad is arrow keys.

Gate A20 Option

Normal The A20 signal is controlled by keyboard

controller or chipset hardware.

Fast(default) The A20 signal is controlled by port 92 or

chipset specific method.

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Security Option

This category allows you to limit access to the system and Setup,
or just to Setup.

System The system will not boot and access to Setup

will be denied if the correct password is not
entered at the prompt.

Setup(default) The system will boot, but access to Setup will

be denied if the correct password is not entered
at the prompt.

PCI VGA Palette Snooping

Choose Disabled or Enabled. Some graphic controllers which are
not VGA compatible, take the output from a VGA controller and map it to
their display as a way to provide the boot information and the VGA
compatibility .

However, the color information coming from the VGA controller is
drawn from the palette table inside the VGA controller to generate the proper
colors, and the graphic controller needs to know what is in the palette of the
VGA controller. To do this, the non-VGA graphic controller watches for the
Write access to the VGA palette and registers the snoop data. In PCI based
systems, where the VGA controller is on the PCI bus and a non-VGA graphic
controller is on an ISA bus, the Write Access to the palette will not show up
on the ISA bus if the PCI VGA controller responds to the Writes.

In this case, the PCI VGA controller should not respond to the Write.
It should only snoop the data and permit the access to be forwarded to the ISA
bus. The non-VGA ISA graphic controller can then snoop the data on the ISA
bus. Unless you have the above situation, you should disable this option.

Disabled (default) Disables the function

Enabled Enables the function

OS Selection for DRAM > 64MB

Allows OS2® to be used with > 64 MB of DRAM. Settings are Non­OS/2 (default) and OS2. Set to OS/2 if using more than 64MB and running
OS/2®.

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Report No FDD For WIN 95

This function is only used when you are testing SCT for Windows

®

95 Logo.

Video BIOS Shadow

Determines whether video BIOS will be copied to RAM for faster
execution. Video shadow will increase the video performance.

Enabled (default) Video shadow is enabled

Disabled V ideo shadow is disabled

C8000 - CFFFF Shadow/E8000 - EFFFF Shadow

Determines whether the optional ROM will be copied to RAM for
faster execution.

Enabled Optional shadow is enabled

Disabled (default) Optional shadow is disabled

Note: For C8000-DFFFF optional-ROM on PCI BIOS , BIOS will automati-

cally enable the shadow RAM. User does not have to select the

item.

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SDRAM Configuration by :SPD
SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay :3
SDRAM RAS Precharge Time :3
SDRAM CAS Latency Time :3
DRAM Data Integrity Mode :Non-ECC
System BIOS Cacheable :Disabled
Video BIOS Cacheable :Disabled
Video RAM Cacheable :Disabled
8 Bit I/O Recovery Time :1
16 Bit I/O Recovery Time :1
Memory Hole at 15M-16M :Disabled
Passive Release :Enabled
Delayed Transaction :Disabled
AGP Aperture Size (MB) :64
Spread Spectrum Modulated:Enabled

3.6 Chipset Features Setup

The Chipset Features Setup option is used to change the values of
the chipset registers. These registers control most of the system options in
the computer .

Choose the “CHIPSET FEA TURES SETUP” from the Main Menu and
the following screen will appear .

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS(2A59IM4A)

CMOS SETUP UTILITY

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

Note: Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset.

Esc : Quit ↑ ↓ → ← : Select item
F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : modify
F5 : Old Value(Shift) F2 : Color
F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
F7 : Load Setup Defaults

CPU Host/PCI clock :Default

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SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay

Y ou can select the SDRAM RAS to CAS delay time in HCLKs of 2
or 3 (default). The system board designer should set the values in this field,
depending on the SDRAM installed.

SDRAM RAS Precharge Time

Y ou can select the SDRAM RAS Prechar ge time in HCLKs of 2 or 3
(default). The system board designer should set the values in this field,
depending on the SDRAM installed.

SDRAM CAS Latency Time

Y ou can select CAS latency time in HCLKs of 2 or 3 (default). The
system board designer should set the values in this field, depending on the
SDRAM installed.

DRAM Data Integrity Mode

Select Non-ECC or ECC(error-correcting code), according to the
type of installed DRAM. The settings are Non-ECC (default) or ECC.

System BIOS Cacheable

Select Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F000h­FFFFFh, resulting in better system performance. However, if any program
writes to this memory area, a system error may result.

Enabled BIOS access cached

Disabled BIOS access not cached

Video BIOS Cacheable

Select Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at C0000h­F7FFFh, resulting in better video performance. However, if any program
writes to this memory area, a system error may result.

Enabled Video BIOS access cached

Disabled V ideo BIOS access not cached

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Video RAM Cacheable

Select Enabled allows caching of the video RAM, resulting in better
system performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a
system error may result.

8 Bit I/O Recovery Time

The recovery time is the length of time, measured in CPU clocks,
which the system will delay after the completion of an input/output request.
This delay takes place because the CPU is operating so much faster than the
input/output bus that the CPU must be delayed to allow for the completion
of the I/O.

This items allows you to determine the recovery time allowed for 8
bit I/O. Choices are from NA, 1 to 8 CPU clocks.

16 Bit I/O Recovery Time

This items allows you to determine the recovery time allowed for 16
bit I/O. Choices are from NA, 1 to 4 CPU clocks.

Memory Hole At 15M-16M

In order to improve performance, certain space in memory can be
reserved for ISA cards. This memory must be mapped into the memory
space below 16 MB.

Enabled Memory hole supported.

Disabled Memory hole not supported.

Passive Release

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

Delayed Transaction

The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer to support
delay transactions cycles. Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI
specification version 2.1. The settings are Enabled or Disabled.

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AGP Aperture Size (MB)

Select the size the of the Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) aperture.
The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for
graphics memory address space. Host cycles that hit the aperture range are
forwarded to the AGP without any translation.

Spread Spectrum Modulated

This item allows you to select the clock generator Spread Spectrum
function. The default is enabled. This item should always be set to
Disabled. if you over-clock the processor.

CPU Host/PCI Clock

This items allows you to select the CPU host frequency and PCI
clock frequency . The settings are 66/33Mhz or 100/33MHz (default), 100/
33MHz, 133/44MHz, 112/33MHz, and 103/34MHz.

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3.7 Power Management Setup

The Power Management Setup will appear on your screen like this:

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A59IM4A)

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

Power Management

This category determines the power consumption for system after
selecting below items. Default value is user define. The following pages tell
you the options of each item & describe the meanings of each options.

Power Management :User Define
PM Control by APM :Yes
Video Off Method :DPMS
Video Off After :Standby
Modem Use IRQ :3
Reserve IRQ9 :Yes
Doze Mode :Disable
Standby Mode :Disable
Suspend Mode :Disable
HDD Power Down :Disable
Throttle Duty Cycle :62.5%
VGA Active Monitor :Disabled
Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN :Instant-Off
CPUFAN off in Suspend :Enabled
Resume by Ring :Disabled
Resume by Alarm :Disabled
Date(of Month) Alarm :2
Time(hh:mm:ss) Alarm : 0:0:0

Power status LED :Dual Color

Esc : Quit ↑ ↓ → ← : Select item
F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : modify
F5 : Old Value(Shift) F2 : Color
F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
F7 : Load Setup Defaults

Wake Up on LAN : Disable
Restore AC/Power Loss :Power On
IRQ 8 Break Suspend :Disabled

** Reload Global Timer Events **
IRQ [3-7,9-15],NMI : Disabled
Primary IDE 0 : Enabled
Primary IDE 1 : Enabled
Secondary IDE 0 : Disabled
Secondary IDE 1 : Disabled
Floppy Disk : Disabled
Serial Port : Enabled
Parallel Port : Disabled

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Power Management

Disable Global Power Management will be

disabled.

User Define Users can configure their own power

management.

Min Saving Pre-defined timer values are used such

that all timers are in their MAX value.

Max Saving Pre-defined timer values are used such

that all timers are in their MIN value.

PM Control by APM

No System BIOS will ignore APM when

power managing the system.

Yes System BIOS will wait for APM’ s

prompt before it enter any PM mode

Note :Enable this for O.S. with APM like Windows® 95, Windows® NT , etc.

Video Off Method

Blank Screen The system BIOS will only blank off

the screen when disabling video.

V/H SYN C+Blank In addition to (1), BIOS will also turn

off the V-SYNC & H-SYNC signals
from VGA card to monitor.

DPMS This function is enabled only for VGA

card supporting DPMS.

Note: Green monitors detect the V/H SYNC signals to turn off its electron

gun.

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Video Off After

The settings are N/A, Standby, Doze, or Suspend. This option is for
choosing the setting in which the monitor will turn off.

N/A Always turn on.

Doze During Doze mode, the monitor will be turned off.

Standby During Standby mode, the monitor will be turned off.

Suspend During Suspend mode, the monitor will be turned off.

The default setting is Standby.

MODEM Use IRQ

Name the interrrupt request (IRQ) line assigned to the modem (if
any) on your system. Activity of the selected IRQ always awakens the
system. The settings are NA, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, or 11.

Reserve IRQ 9

This item is reserved for Windows 98 ACPI mode. Choose yes, if
you use Windows 98 ACPI mode. Otherwise, set to no.

Doze Mode

Disable System will never enter DOZE mode.

1 Min/2 Min/

4 Min/6 Min/

8 Min/10 Min/

20 Min/30 Min/

40 Min/1 Hr

Defines the continuous idle time before the
system enters DOZE mode.
If any item defined in the options of “Power
Down and Resume events” is enabled & active,
DOZE timer will be reloaded. When the system
have entered Doze mode, any of the items
enabled in “W ake Up Events in Doze and
Standby” will trigger the system to wake up.

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HDD Power Down

Disable HDD’ s motor will not shut off.

1 Min/2 Min/

3 Min/4 Min/

5 Min/6 Min/

7 Min/8 Min/

9 Min/10 Min/

1 1 Min/12 Min/

13 Min/14 Min/

15 Min

Standby Mode

Disable System will never enter ST ANDBY mode.

1 Min/2 Min/

4 Min/6 Min/

8 Min/10 Min/

20 Min/30 Min/

40 Min/1 Hr

Suspend Mode

Disable System will never enter SUSPEND mode.

1 Min/2 Min/

4 Min/6 Min/

8 Min/10 Min/

20 Min/30 Min/

40 Min/1 Hr

Defines the continuous idle time before the
system enters SUSPEND mode.
If any item defined in the options of “Power
Down & Resume Events” is enabled & active,
SUSPEND timer will be reloaded. When the
system has entered SUSPEND mode, any of the
items enabled in the “Power Down & Resume
Events” will trigger the system to wake up.

Defines the continuous HDD idle time before
the HDD enters the power saving mode (motor
off). BIOS will turn off the HDD’ s motor when
time is out.

Defines the continuous idle time before the
system enters ST ANDBY mode.
If any item defined in the options of “Power
Down and Resume events” is enabled & active,
ST ANDBY timer will be reloaded. When the
system has entered Standby mode , any of the
items that are enabled in “Wake Up Events of
Doze and Standby” will trigger the system to
wake up.

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Throttle Duty Cycle

This option will determine how much power will be used by the
CPU , if the system goes into suspend mode.

VGA Active Monitor

During Enabled, if there’s no activity in the monitor screen, the
system will go into Power Saving Mode. During Disabled, the system will
go into Power Saving Mode, whether there is activity in the monitor screen
or not. The settings are Disabled and Enabled.

Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN

The settings are Delay 4 sec or Instant-off. During Delay 4 sec, if
you push the switch once, the system goes into suspend mode. If you push
it more than 4 seconds, the system will be turned off. During instant-off, the
system will turn off once you push the switch.

CPUFAN Off in Suspend

During Enabled, if the system goes into suspend mode, the CPU
fan will stop. During Disabled, if the system goes into suspend mode the
CPU fan will resume.

Resume by Ring

During Disabled, the system will ignore any incoming call from the
modem. During Enabled, the system will boot up if there’s an incoming call
from the modem.
Note: If you have change the setting, you must let the system boot up until

it goes to the operating system, before this function will work.

Resume by Alarm

This function is for setting date and time for your computer to boot
up. During Disabled, you cannot use this function. During Enabled, choose
the Date and Time Alarm:

Date(of month) Alarm You can choose which month the

system will boot up. Set to 0, to boot
every month.

Time(hh:mm:ss) Alarm You can choose what hour, minute and

second the system will boot up.

Note: If you have change the setting, you must let the system boot up until

it goes to the operating system, before this function will work.

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Power LED

This item determines which state the Power LED will use. The
settings are Blink, Dual color, and Single color . During blink, the power LED
will blink when the system enters the suspend mode. When the mode is in
Dual Color, the power LED will change its color . Choose the single color
and the power LED will always remain lit.

Wake Up On LAN

To use this function, you need a LAN add-on card which support
power on functions. It should also support the wake-up on LAN jumper
(JWOL1).

Enabled Wake up on LAN supported.

Disabled Wake up on LAN not supported.

Restore on AC/Power Loss

The settings are power on or last status. During power on, after
every AC power loss, the system will be turned on. During last status, after
every AC power loss, whatever the system status, it will be the same when
the AC power returns.

Note: a. If you set this option to last status, jumper JP1 must be open or

this function will not work.

IRQ 8 Clock Event

You can Enable or Disable monitoring of IRQ 8 so it does not awaken
the system form suspend mode.

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IRQ 8 Clock Event

IRQ[3-7,9-15], NMI : Enabled
Primary IDE 0 : Enabled
Primary IDE 1 : Disabled
Secondary IDE 0 : Disabled
Secondary IDE 1 : Disabled
Floppy Disk : Enabled
Serial Port : Enabled
Parallel Port : Enabled

During Enabled, if any interrupt event occurs, the system will wake­up from suspend mode. During Disabled, the system will not monitor any
interrupt event.

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3.8 PNP/PCI Configuration Setup

Y ou can manually configure the PCI Device’ s IRQ. The following
pages tell you the options of each item & describe the meanings of each
options.

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A69HM4D)
PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

PnP OS Installed

When set to YES, BIOS will only initialize the PnP cards used for
booting (VGA, IDE, SCSI). The rest of the cards will be initialized by the PnP
operating system like Windows® 95 or 98. When set to NO, BIOS will
initialize all the PnP cards. So, for non-PnP operating system (DOS,
Netware®), this option must set to NO.

PnP OS Installed :No
Resources Controlled By :Manual
Reset Configuration Data :Disabled

IRQ-3 assigned to :Legacy ISA
IRQ-4 assigned to :Legacy ISA
IRQ-5 assigned to :PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-7 assigned to :PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-9 assigned to :PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-10assigned to :PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-11assigned to :PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-12assigned to :PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-14assigned to :PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-15assigned to :PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-0assigned to :PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-1assigned to :PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-3assigned to :PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-5assigned to :PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-6assigned to :PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-7assigned to :PCI/ISA PnP

Assign IRQ for VGA : Enabled
Assign IRQ for USB : Enabled
Used MEM base addr : N/A

Esc : Quit ↑ ↓ → ← : Select item
F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : modify
F5 : Old Value(Shift) F2 : Color
F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
F7 : Load Setup Defaults

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Resources Controlled By

By Choosing “Auto”, the system BIOS will detect the system
resource and automatically assign the relative IRQ and DMA Channel for
each peripheral.

By Choosing “Manual”(default), the user will need to assign IRQ &
DMA for add-on cards. Be sure that there is no conflict for IRQ/DMA and
I/O ports.

Note: When choosing “Auto”, you must be sure that all of the system

add-on cards are PnP type.

Reset Configuration Data

The system BIOS supports the PnP feature so the system needs to
record which resource is assigned and protect resources from conflict.
Every peripheral device has a node which is called ESCD. This node records
which resources are assigned to it. The system needs to record and update
ESCD to the memory locations. These locations (4K) are reserved at the
system BIOS.

If Disabled (default) is chosen, the system’s ESCD will update only

when the new configuration varies from the last one.

If Enabled is chosen, the system will be forced to update the

system’s ESCD. Then, this option will be auto-set to Disable.

IRQ-3 assigned to : Legacy ISA

IRQ-4 assigned to : Legacy ISA

IRQ-5 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

IRQ-7 assigned to : Legacy ISA

IRQ-9 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

IRQ-10 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

IRQ-11assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

IRQ-12assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

IRQ-14assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

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IRQ-15 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-0 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-1 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-3 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-5 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-6 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-7 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

The above settings will be shown on the screen only if “Manual” is

chosen for the Resources Controlled By function.

Legacy is the term which signifies that a resource is assigned to the
ISA Bus and provides for non PnP ISA add-on card. PCI/ISA PnP signifies
that a resource is assigned to the PCI Bus or provides for ISA PnP add-on
cards and peripherals.

Assign IRQ for VGA

Lets the user choose which IRQ to assign for VGA card.

Assign IRQ for USB

Set to Enabled when USB port will be used. Set to Disable if the
USB port will not be used.

Used MEM base addr

Lets the user choose the Legacy ISA addr. The settings are NA#,
C800, CC00, D000, D400, D800 or DC00.

Used MEM base addr

Lets the user choose the Legacy ISA addr. memory length. The
settings are 8K, 16K, 32K, or 64K.

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3.9 Load BIOS/Setup Defaults

This Main Menu item loads the default system values. If the CMOS
is corrupted, the defaults are loaded automatically . Choose this item and the
following message appears:

“ Load Setup Defaults (Y / N) ? N “

To use the Setup defaults, change the prompt to “Y” and press < Enter >

Note: The Setup defaults can be customized to increase performance.

However the BIOS defaults can always be used as a back up if

there is some problem with the mainboard operation.

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3.10 Special Features Setup (optional)

This Special Features Setup is used by System Hardware Monitor chipset.
You can manually change the value of each option.

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A69HM4C)

INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

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Chassis Fan Detected/Power Fan Detected/CPU Fan
Detected/Voltage Detected/Vcore Voltage Detected/+2.5V
Voltage Detected/+3.3V Voltage Detected/+5.0 Voltage
Detected/+12V Voltage Detected/-12V Voltage Detected/-5.0
Voltage Detected

During Enabled, this will show the CPU/F AN voltage chart during

system boot up. During Disabled, this will not show .

******** POST SHOWING ********
Chassis Fan Detected :Disabled
Power Fan Detected :Disabled
CPU Fan Detected :Enabled
Chassis Intrusion Detect :Disabled
Voltage Detected :Enabled
Vcore Voltage Detected :Enabled
+2.5V Voltage Detected :Enabled
+3.3V Voltage Detected :Enabled
+5.0V Voltage Detected :Enabled
+ 12V Voltage Detected :Enabled

- 12V Voltage Detected :Enabled

-5.0V Voltage Detected :Enabled

*******CPU PLUG & PLAY ********
CPU Speed :350MHz (100x3.5)
CPU Ratio : x3
CPU Frequency : 68MHz

Esc : Quit ↑ ↓ → ← : Select item
F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : modify
F5 : Old Value(Shift) F2 : Color
F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
F7 : Load Setup Defaults

********* SYSTEM MONITOR ********
Chassis FAN RPM :0
Power FAN RPM :0
CPU Fan RPM :6367
System Temperature :26

0

C/780F

CPU Temperature :28

0

C/820F
CPU Critical Temp :Disabled
Shutdown Temp :Disabled

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Chassis Intrusion Detect

Set this option to Enabled, Reset, or Disabled the chassis intrusion
detector. During Enabled, any intrusion on the system chassis will be
recorded. The next time you turn on the system, it will show a warning
message. To be able to clear those warning, choose Reset. After clearing
the message, it will go back to Enabled.

CPU Speed

Check you processor and set this function accordingly. If you set

this to Manual, you can set the CPU Ratio and CPU Frequency accordingly .
CPU Frequenies are: 66, 68, 75, 83 and 100, 103, 112. Though 68, 75, 83,

103, and 1 12 frequencies are available, it is advised that you use these only
for testing since this might cause instability as the CPU is not designed for
these frequencies. CPU ratio are: 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, or 8.

Note: If you set the CPU Ratio and CPU Frequency to be too high, and the
system will not turn on, restart the system. Press “F10” until bootup. This
will set the default setting.

Chassis/Power/CPU Fan RPM

During Enabled, this will monitor the RPM of your CPU/Chassis/

Power fan.

System Temperature/CPU Temperature

This will show the System and CPU temperature.

CPU Critical Temp

This option is for setting the critical temperature level for the proces­sor. When the processor reach the temperature you set, this will reduce the
load on the processor.

Shutdown Temp

This option is for setting the Shutdown temperature level for the
processor. When the processor reach the temperature you set, this will
shutdown the system. This function only works with Windows® 95 operat­ing system.

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3.11 Integrated Peripherals

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A69HM4D)

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IDE HDD Block Mode

Enabled/Disabled Enabled allows the Block mode access for the

IDE HDD.

IDE Primary Master PIO

Auto/Mode0/Mode1-4

IDE Primary Slave PIO

Auto/Mode0/Mode1-4

IDE Secondary Master PIO

Auto/Mode0/Mode1-4

IDE HDD Block Mode :Enabled
IDE Primary Master PIO :Auto
IDE Primary Slave PIO :Auto
IDE Secondary Master PIO :Auto
IDE Secondary Slave PIO :Auto
IDE Primary Master UDMA :Auto
IDE Primary Slave UDMA :Auto
IDE Secondary Master UDMA:Auto
IDE Secondary Slave UDMA :Auto
On-Chip Primary PCI IDE :Enabled
On-Chip Primary PCI IDE :Enabled
Init Dislay First :PCI slot
USB Keyboard support :Disabled

Onboard Sound :Enable
Onboard FDC controller :Enabled
Onboard Serial Port 1 :3F8/IRQ4
Onboard Serial Port 2 :2F8/IRQ3
UART Mode Select :Normal
Onboard Parallel Mode :378/IRQ7

Esc : Quit ↑ ↓ → ← : Select item
F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : modify
F5 : Old Value(Shift) F2 : Color
F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
F7 : Load Setup Defaults

Parallel Port Mode :SPP

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IDE Secondary Slave PIO

Auto/Mode0/Mode1-4

For these 4 IDE options, choose “Auto” to have the system BIOS
auto detect the IDE HDD operation mode for PIO access.

Note: Some IDE HDD can not operate at the responding HDD’ s mode.

When the user has selected “Auto” and the system BIOS has
accepted the HDD response mode, the user may degrade the
HDD’s operation mode. Ex: IF the HDD reported it can operate in
mode 4 but it is not operating properly , the user will have to
manually change the operation mode to mode 3.

Choosing Mode 1-4 will have the system ignore the HDD’s reported
operation mode and use the selected mode instead.

Note:According to ATA specs. Mode 4 transfer rate is > Mode 3 > Mode 2

> Mode 1 > Mode 0. If the user’s HDD can operate at Mode 3 the user
can also select a slower Mode (i.e. Mode 0-2) but not a faster Mode (ie
Mode 4).

On-Chip Primary PCI IDE

Enabled/Disabled

On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE

Enabled/Disabled The system provides for a On-Board

On-Chipset PCI IDE controller that
supports Dual Channel IDE (Primary
and Secondary). A maximum of 4 IDE
devices can be supported. If the user
install the Off-Board PCI IDE controller
(i.e. add-on cards), the user must
choose which channels will be disabled.
This will depend on which channel will
be used for the Off-Board PCI IDE add­on card.

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USB Keyboard Support

Enabled/Disabled Choosing Enabled will allow the system

to use USB keyboard without a device
driver .

Onboard FDC Controller

Enabled/Disabled The system has an on-board Super I/O

chip with a FDD controller that supports
2 FDDs for 360K/720K/1.2M/1.44M/

2.8M. Choose “Enabled” to use the on­board FDD controller for accessing the
FDD. Otherwise choose “Disabled” to
use the off-board FDD controller .

Onboard Serial Port 1

Disabled/(3F8/IRQ4)/(2F8/IRQ3)/ (3E8/IRQ4)/(2E8/IRQ3)

Onboard Serial Port 2

Disabled/(3F8/IRQ4)/(2F8/IRQ3)/(3E8/IRQ4)/(2E8/IRQ3)

The system has an On-board Super I/O chipset with 2 serial ports.

The On-board serial ports can be selected as:

Disabled

3F8/IRQ4 COM 1 uses IRQ4
2F8/IRQ3 COM 2 uses IRQ3
3E8/IRQ4 COM 3 uses IRQ4
2E8/IRQ3 COM 4 uses IRQ3

Note: Because the ISA Bus Interrupt accepts low to high edge trigger, the

interrupt request line cannot be shared by multiple sources. If an off­board ISA add-on card with a serial port is installed the user may have
to disable the on-board serial port because it will conflict with IRQ
request line for the off-board serial port.

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UART Mode Select

This item allow you to determine which Infra Red (IR) function of
onboard I/O chip.

Onboard Parallel Port

Disabled There is a built-in parallel port on the

on-board Super I/O chipset that pro­vides Standard, ECP, and EPP features.
It has the following options:

Disable

3BCH/IRQ7 Line Printer port 0
278H/IRQ5 Line Printer port 2
378H/IRQ5 Line Printer port 1

Onboard Parallel Mode

SPP : Standard Parallel Port

EPP : Enhanced Parallel Port

ECP : Extended Capability Port

To operate the onboard parallel port as
Standard Parallel Port only , choose
“SPP.” To operate the onboard parallel
port in the ECP and SPP modes simulta­neously , choose “ECP/SPP.” By
choosing “ECP”, the onboard parallel
port will operate in ECP mode only .
Choosing “ECP/EPP” will allow the
onboard parallel port to support both
the ECP and EPP modes simultaneously .
The ECP mode has to use the DMA
channel, so choose the onboard parallel
port with the ECP feature. After select­ing it, the following message will appear:
“ECP Mode Use DMA” At this time,
the user can choose between DMA

(3BCH/IRQ7)/

(278H/IRQ5)/

(378H/IRQ5)

SPP/(EPP/SPP)/
ECP(ECP/EPP)

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channels 3 or 1. The onboard parallel
port is EPP Spec. compliant, so after the
user chooses the onboard parallel port
with the EPP function, the following
message will be displayed on the
screen: “EPP Mode Select.” At this
time either EPP 1.7 spec. or EPP 1.9 spec.
can be chosen.

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3.12 Supervisor/User Password Setting

This Main Menu item lets you configure the system so that a pass­word is required each time the system boots or an attempt is made to enter
the Setup program. Supervisor Password allows you to change all CMOS
settings but the User Password setting doesn’t have this function. The way
to set up the passwords for both Supervisor and User are as follow:

1.Choose “Change Password” in the Main Menu and press <Enter>.

The following message appears:

“Enter Password:”

2.The first time you run this option, enter your password up to only 8

characters and press <Enter>. The screen does not display the entered
characters. For no password just press <Enter>.

3.After you enter the password, the following message appears prompting

you to confirm the password:

“Confirm Password:”

4.Enter exactly the same password you just typed in to confirm the pass-

word and press <Enter>.

5. Move the cursor to Save & Exit Setup to save the password.

6.If you need to delete the password you entered before, choose the

Supervisor Password and press <Enter>. It will delete the password that
you had before.

7. Move the cursor to Save & Exit Setup to save the option you did. Other-

wise, the old password will still be there when you turn on your machine
next time.

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HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEADS PRECOMP LANDZONE SECTOR MODE
Primary Master: Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 AUTO
Primary Slave : Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 AUTO
Secondary Master : Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 AUTO
Secondary Slave : Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 AUTO

Select Primary Master Option (N=Skip) : N

OPTIONS SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE

2 21 12 1023 64 0 4094 63 LBA
1 21 13 4095 16 65535 4094 63 NORMAL
3 21 13 2047 32 65535 4094 63 LARGE

[ESC: Skip]

3.13 IDE HDD Auto Detection

You can use this utility to automatically detect the characteristics of
most hard drives.

When you enter this utility, the screen asks you to select a specific
hard disk for Primary Master. If you accept a hard disk detected by the BIOS,
you can enter “Y” to confirm and then press <Enter> to check next hard disk.
This function allows you to check four hard disks and you may press the
<Esc> after the <Enter> to skip this function and go back to the Main Menu.

ROM ISA BIOS

CMOS SETUP UTILITY

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CHAPTER 4

VGA DRIVER

4-1

Chapter 4

ATI® 3D RAGE PRO/ATI® 3D RAGE IIC VGA DRIVER

1. Overview

The A TI® 3D RAGE PRO/A TI® 3D RAGE IIC is a highly integrated graphics
controller. Incorporated within this single chip are the 2D, 3D, and video
accelerators, palette DAC, and dual-clock synthesizer . This multi-function
integrated controller delivers TV-quality scaled video optimized for MPEG
playback, industry-leading mach64 2D performance.

1.1 ATI® RAGE PRO Features

l Support 2M or 4M SGRAM for 100MHz.
l Support AGP 2X BUS Up to 133MHz.
l Complete 3D primitive support: points, lines, triangles, strips, and

quadrilaterals.

l 4KOn-chip T exture Cache.
l 16-bit Z buffer .

1.2 ATI® RAGE II C Features

l Support 2M or 4M SGRAM for 83MHz.
l Support AGP 1X BUS Up to 66MHz.
l Complete 3D primitive support: points, lines, triangles, lists, strips,

and quadrilaterals.

l Hidden surface removal using 16-bit Z-buffering.
l Support for single pass bi-and tri-linear texture filtering.

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1.3 System Requirements

This section describes system requirements for the VGA Driver
installation and Usage.

Computer Intel® Pentium® II processor or higher
Monitor VGA Support, mimimum 640x480

resolution

Operating system DOS 5.0 or higher, W indows® 95,

Windows® NT 3.51 or 4.0, or OS/2

®

CD-ROM Double Speed or Higher
Chipset ATI® 3D RAGE II C/A TI® RAGE PRO
VGA BIOS V ersion 1.01 or Higher

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2. ATI® 3D VGA Driver Setup & Usage

Procedures

Insert the CD-title into your CD-ROM drive. This CD will auto-run.
This will display installation for VGA driver and sound driver . Also
included are Intel® PIIX4 patch for Windows® 95, Norton® Anti-virus,
and Bus Master driver . Just click the button for automatic installation
for VGA driver .

2.1 Windows® 95

If you start Windows® 95, this will automatically detect this hardware
onboard “PCI Multimedia Audio Device” and “Gameport Joystick”.
You need to click “Next”, then “Finish”. Do not click on the “Can­cel”. The driver need these ID.

2.1-1 Display Driver Installation Procedure:
Step 1: Insert the provided CD_ROM disk into the CD-ROM drive.
Step 2: Look for the CD_ROM drive, double click on the CD_ROM

icon. This will show the setup screen.

Step 3: Click on “A TI Installation” icon.
Step 4: This will show an A TI installation menu.
Step 5: Click on “Display Drivers”.
Step 6: Click “OK”.
Step 7: This will copy the VGA drivers into the hard drive.
Step 8: A message will appear stating you must restart the Win-

dows® 95 system, select yes to restart.

Step 9: After restarting, Windows® 95 will show a new display

setting.

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2.1-2 Changing resolution, color depth, and refresh rate:
Step 1: Click Start menu and select Control Panel from Settings

group.

Step 2: Select Display icon.
Step 3: Select Settings.
Step 4: Select Color Palette to change between 16 color, 256 color ,

Hi color, or T rue color .

Step 5: Select desktop resolution from 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768,

and 1280x1024.

Step 6: Select Refresh rate list box to change the screen refresh rate.
Step 7: Click OK or Apply .

2.1-3 A TI Video Player for W indows 95
Step 1: Insert the provided CD_ROM disk into the CD-ROM drive.
Step 2: Look for the CD_ROM drive, double click on the CD_ROM

icon. This will show the setup screen.

Step 3: Click on “A TI Installation” icon.
Step 4: This will show an A TI installation menu.
Step 5: Click on “A TI V ideo Player”.
Step 6: This will show “A TI V ideo Player Setup” icon.
Step 7: Click on “Finish”.
Step 8: This will copy the necessary files into the hard drive.
Step 9: After restarting, ATI setup is completed.

Note: Xing Software MPEG is incompatible with W indows® 95.

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2.2 Windows® NT 4.0

Y ou need to install W indows® NT “Service Pack”, before you install
Windows® NT driver .

2.2-1 Display Driver Installation Procedure:
Step 1: Click Start menu and select Control Panel from Settings

group.

Step 2: Select Display icon.
Step 3: Select Settings on the Display Properties.
Step 4: Select Display T ype.
Step 5: Select Change from the Adapter Type Area.
Step 6: Select Have Disk of Change Display .
Step 7: Insert the CD-Title Disk into CD-ROM Drive.
Step 8: When the Install from Disk dialog box appears, look for your

CD-ROM drive :\VGAA TI\NT40\ati.inf.
Step 9: When the Change Display dialog box appears, click OK.
Step 10: When the Third-party Drivers dialog box appears, click Yes

A message will appear stating that the drivers were succesfully
installed. Click OK. Y ou must now restart W indows® NT 4.0.

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2.2-2 Changing resolution, color depth, and refresh rate:
Step 1: Click Start menu and select Control Panel from Settings

group.

Step 2: Select Display icon.
Step 3: Select Settings.
Step 4: Select Color Palette to change between 16 color, 256 color ,

32768 colors, 65536 colors, and 16777216 colors.
Step 5: To select desktop resolution size, go to the Desktop area

and use the slide bar to change resolution from 640x480,

800x600, 1024x768, to 1280x1024.
Step 6: Select Test to test the resolution. If the display test screen

was good, then select Yes when the Testing Mode dialog

box appears. If the display test screen was bad, then select

No. Windows® NT will give you an error message.
Step 7: Click OK. If the display test screen wasa good and you

select Y es, W indows® NT 4.0 will change the mode without

restarting the system.

2.3 AutoCAD, OS/2 and other application. Please refer
to “On-Line Manual” in the CD-ROM. You need to
install the “Acrobat Reader 3.01” program first.

CHAPTER 5

AUDIO DRIVER

5-1

Chapter 5

CREATIVE® AUDIO DRIVER

1. Overview

The Creative® ES1371 digital controller provides the next generation of audio
performance to the PC market.

1.1 Features

l SoundScape WaveTable Synthesizer.
l Full DOS Game Compatibility .
l PCI Bus Master for fast DMA.
l Fully Compliant with PC97 Power Management Specification.

1.2 System Requirements

This section describes system requirements for the Audio Driver
installation and Usage.

Computer Intel® Pentium® II/CeleronTM processor or

higher

Operating system DOS 5.0 or higher, W indows® 95,

Windows® NT 3.51 or 4.0, or OS/2

®

CD-ROM Double Speed or Higher
Chipset Creative® ES1371

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2. Audio Driver Setup

Insert the CD-title into your CD-ROM drive. This CD will auto-run.
This will display installation for VGA driver and sound driver . Also
included are Intel® PIIX4 patch for Windows® 95, Norton® Anti-virus,
and Bus Master driver . Just click the button for automatic installation
for audio driver .

2.1 Windows® 95

If you start Windows® 95, this will automatically detect this hardware
onboard “PCI Multimedia Audio Device” and “Gameport Joystick”.
You need to click “Next”, then “Finish”. Do not click on the “Can­cel”. The driver need these ID.

2.1-1 Audio Driver Installation Procedure:
Step 1: Insert the provided CD_ROM disk into the CD-ROM drive.
Step 2: Look for the CD_ROM drive, double click on the CD_ROM

icon. This will show the setup screen.

Step 3: Click on “ENSONIQ AudioPCI” icon.
Step 4: This will copy the audio drivers into the hard drive.
Step 5: A message will appear stating you must restart the Win-

dows® 95 system, select yes to restart.

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2.2 Windows® NT 4.0

2.2-1 Audio Driver Installation Procedure:
Step 1: Click Start menu and select Control Panel from Settings

group.

Step 2: Select Multimedia icon.
Step 3: Click on the Devices tab.
Step 4: Click Add.
Step 5: Double click on Unlisted or Updated Driver in the list.
Step 6: Insert the CD-ROM Disk into the CD-ROM Drive.
Step 7: When the Install from Disk dialog box appears, look for your

CD-ROM drive :\Sound\Ensoniq\AudioPCI\NT40\
Step 8: Click OK.
Step 9: Click OK.
Step 10: A message will appear stating that the drivers were

succesfully installed. Click OK. You must now restart

W indows® NT 4.0.

2.3 Detailed User’s Manual

The detailed user’s manual can be found on following path of the
CD-ROM provided:

P A TH: Sound\Ensoniq\AudioPCI\Docs\Manual.doc