Protech PC-570 User Manual

USER’S
MANUAL

Copyright Notice

PC-570 PENTIUM LITTLE BOARD

WITH LAN/SSD/VGA

OPERATION MANUAL

COPYRIGHT NOTICE

This operation manual is meant to assist both Embedded Computer manu­facturers and end users in installing and setting up the system. The infor­mation contained in this document is subject to change without any notice.

This manual is copyrighted 1997. You may not reproduce or transmit in
any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photo­copying and recording.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

All trademarks and registered trademarks mentioned herein are the
property of their respective owners.

Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

1-1 About This Manual ......................................................... 1-2

1-2 System Specification ....................................................... 1-3

1-3 Safety Precautions ........................................................... 1-6

CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE CONFIGURATION

2-1 Jumper & Connector Quick Reference Table ................. 2-2

2-2 Component Locations ..................................................... 2-3

2-3 How to Set Jumpers ........................................................ 2-4

2-4 CPU Type & CPU Clock Selection ................................. 2-6

2-4-1 Intel 75/150, Cyrix P-120+, CPU Type & Clock Jumper Setting ......

2-4-2 Intel 90/120, Cyrix P-150+, CPU Type & Clock Jumper Setting ......

2-4-3 Intel 100/133/166 CPU Type & Clock Jumper Setting ......................

2-4-4 Intel 200, Cyrix P-166+ CPU Type & Clock Jumper Setting ............

2-4-5 Intel MMX-166/200 CPU type & Clock Jumper Setting .................

2-4-6 Intel MMX233/Cyrix P-166+ CPU type & Clock Jumper Setting ....

2-4-7 Cyrix P-120+/150+ CPU type & Clock Jumper Setting ....................

2-4-8 Cyrix MMX-166/200 CPU type & Clock Jumper Setting .................

2-4-9 Cyrix MMX-233/266 CPU type & Clock Jumper Setting .................

2-4-10 Cyrix 6x86L-120/150 CPU type & Clock Jumper Setting ..................

2-4-11 Cyrix 6x86L-166/AMDK5-75 CPU type & Clock Jumper Setting .......

2-4-12 AMDK5-90/100 CPU type & Clock Jumper Setting ..........................

2-4-13 AMDK5-120/133 CPU type & Clock Jumper Setting ........................

2-4-14 AMDK5-166/K6-166 CPU type & Clock Jumper Setting ..................

2-4-15 AMDK6-200/233 CPU type & Clock Jumper Setting ........................

2-5 RS232/422/485 (COM2) Selection ................................. 2-21

2-6 SSD Memory Mapping Selection .................................... 2-22

2-7 COM 1 Connector ........................................................... 2-23

2-8 COM 2 Connector ........................................................... 2-23

2-9 Keyboard Connector ....................................................... 2-24

2-10 PS/2 Mouse Connector .................................................. 2-24

2-11 Reset Connector ............................................................ 2-25

2-12 Hard Disk Drive Connector .......................................... 2-25

2-13 Power Led & Keylock Connector ................................. 2-25

2-14 Floppy Disk Drive Connector ....................................... 2-26

2-15 Hard Disk Drive Connector ........................................... 2-27

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2-7
2-8
2-9
2-10
2-11
2-12
2-13
2-14
2-15
2-16
2-17
2-18
2-19
2-20

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2-16 LAN Link Led Connector ............................................. 2-29

2-17 LAN Active Led Connector .......................................... 2-29

2-18 VGA CRT Connector .................................................... 2-29

2-19 LCD Panel Connector ................................................... 2-30

2-20 Power Connector ........................................................... 2-31

2-21 External Speaker Connector .......................................... 2-31

2-22 Turbo LED .................................................................... 2-31

2-23 Green Function Connector ............................................ 2-32

2-24 Printer Connector .......................................................... 2-32

2-25 Solid State Disk Socket ................................................. 2-33

2-26 BNC Connector ............................................................. 2-33

2-27 UTP Connector ............................................................. 2-34

2-28 Memory Installing ......................................................... 2-34

CHAPTER 3 SOFTWARE UTILITIES

3-1 VGA Drivers Utilities ..................................................... 3-2

3-2 LAN Drivers Utilities ...................................................... 3-4

3-3 Flash.BIOS Update ......................................................... 3-5

3-4 Watchdog Timer Configuration ...................................... 3-7

CHAPTER 4 GREEN PC FUNCTION

4-1 Power Saving Block Diagram ......................................... 4-2

4-2 CPU Doze Mode ............................................................. 4-2

4-3 System Standby Mode .................................................... 4-2

4-4 System Suspend Mode .................................................... 4-3

CHAPTER 5 AWARD BIOS SETUP

5-1 Introduction ..................................................................... 5-2

5-2 Entering Setup ................................................................. 5-3

5-3 The Standard CMOS Setup Menu ................................... 5-4

5-4 The BIOS Features Setup ................................................ 5-8

5-5 Chipset Feature Setup ...................................................... 5-11

5-6 Power Management Setup ............................................... 5-12

5-7 PNP/PCI Configuration ................................................... 5-14

5-8 Load BIOS Defaults ........................................................ 5-15

5-9 Load Setup Defaults ........................................................ 5-15

5-10 Integrated Peripherals .................................................... 5-16

5-11 Password Setting ........................................................... 5-17

Contents

5-12 IDE HDD Auto Detection .............................................

5-18

5-13 HDD Low Level Format ............................................... 5-21

5-14 Save & Exit Setup ......................................................... 5-22

APPENDIX A EXPANSION BUS

PC-104 Connector Pin Assignment .......................................... A-2

ISA Bus Pin Assignment .......................................................... A-3

APPENDIX B TECHNICAL SUMMARY

Interrupt Map ............................................................................ B-2

RTC & CMOS RAM Map ........................................................ B-3

Timer & DMA Channels Map .................................................. B-4

I/O & Memory Map ................................................................. B-5

APPENDIX C TROUBLE SHOOTING

Trouble Shooting for Error Messages ...................................... C-2

Trouble Shooting for POST Code ............................................ C-5

INTRODUCTION

This chapter gives you the information for PC-570. It also outlines
the System specification.

Sections include:

z About This Manual

z System Specifications

z Safety precautions

Experienced users can skip to the chapter 2 on page
2-1 for Quick Start.

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1-1. ABOUT THIS MANUAL

Thank you for purchasing our PC-570 Pentium Little Board with

LAN/SSD/VGA, fully PC / AT compatible. The PC-570 provides faster
processing speed, greater expandability and can handle more task than
before. This manual is designed to assist you how to install and set up the
system. It contents five chapters. The user can apply this manual for
configuration according to the following chapters :

Chapter 1 Introduction

This chapter introduces you the background of this manual, and the speci­fication for this system. Final in this chapter will indicate you how to avoid
the damages for this board.

Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration

This chapter outlines the components' locations and their functions. In the
end of this chapter, you will know how to set jumper and how to configure
this card to meet your own needs.

Chapter 3 Software Utilities

Helpful information that informs you the proper installations of the VGA
and Flash BIOS, also describes the Watchdog-timer function.

Chapter 4 Green PC Function

This chapter explains the Green PC functions concisely.

Chapter 5 Award BIOS Setup

This chapter indicates you how to set up the BIOS configurations.

Appendix A Expansion Bus

This Appendix introduces you the expansion bus for PC-104 and ISA BUS

Appendix B Technical Summary

This section gives you the information about the Technical maps.

Appendix C Trouble Shooting

This section outlines the errors and offers you the methods to solve the
problems.

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CPU :

Intel, AMD, Cyrix, IDT
54C / 55C / 6x86 / C6
321pin PGA socket.
75/90/100/120/133/150/166/200/233/266MHz clock generator.

2.8V/2.9V/3.2V/3.3V/3.5V voltage regulator.

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MEMORY :

Up to 256MB, EDO/FPM DRAM
Two 72-pin SIMM sockets on board.

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CACHE :

L1 Cache , size depended on CPU type
L2 Cache 256K

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REAL-TIME CLOCK / CALENDAR :

CMOS data back up from BIOS set or BIOS default.
Dallas DS 12887 Real Time Clock.

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BIOS :

Award, Flash BIOS for plug & play functi on.
Easy update 128KB flash EEPROM.
Support Green Function .
Support S/IO Setup.

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KEYBOARD CONNECTOR :

5-pin PC/AT type connector.

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MOUSE CONNECTOR :

5-pin Mouse connector

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BUS SUPPORT :

Internal ISA/PCI Bus, for VGA & IDE.
PC-104 BUS.
One PICMG/PCI optional slot.

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DISPLAY :

Support VGA for CRT & panel LCD simultaneously;
Support 32-bit PCI Local Bus;
VGA BIOS combines in 128KB flash ROM with system BIOS;
Support 41-pin connector for flat panel LCD;
Panel support for mono, color STN, TFT, EL modes;

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WATCHDOG :

I / O port 443H to open watchdog;
I / O port 441H to close watchdog;
Time-out timing select 0 / 8 /16 / 24 / 32 / 40 / 48 / 56 / 64 / 72 / 80 / 88 /
96 / 104 / 112 / 120 sec +/- 25%;

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IDE INTERFACE :

One IDE port, support two Enhanced IDE devices;

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LAN INTERFACE:

Up to 10Mbps, support for UTP & BNC Ports

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SSD SOCKET:

32-pin SSD socket on board, supporting Disk-on-chip up to 72 MB

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FLOPPY DISK DRIVE INTERFACE :

Support up to two Floppy Disk Drives, 3.5" and 5.25" (360K / 720K /

1.2M / 1.44M / 2.88M).

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SERIAL PORT :

Two high speed 16550 Compatible UARTs with Send / Receive 16 Byte
FIFOs; COM1: for RS-232; COM2: for RS-232/422/485
MIDI Compatible.
Programmable Baud Rate Generator.

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PARALLEL PORT :

SPP, ECP, EPP Function.
Bi-direction parallel port.

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GREEN FUNCTION :

Software support by BIOS setup.
Hardware support by switch control.

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LED INDICATOR :

System power.
Hard Disk access.
Turbo and green function mode.

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PC-104 BUS EXPANSION & SPEED :

ISA BUS 8MHz
PC-104 8MHz
PCI BUS 33MHz

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DMA CONTROLLER :

82C37 x 2

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DMA CHANNELS :

7

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INTERRUPT CONTROLLERS :

82C59 x 2

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INTERRUPT LEVELS :

15

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STORAGE TEMPERATURE :

-40 to 80°C.

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OPERATING TEMPERATURE :

0 to 60°C.

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SYSTEM POWER REQUIREMENT :

DC Voltage: +5V, minimum +4.75V, maximum 5.25V.
DC Ampere: 5A.
DC Voltage: +12V, minimum +11.4V, maximum 12.6V.
DC Ampere: 500mA.

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BOARD DIMENSION :

146mm x 203mm (5.25 CD-ROM size)

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BOARD WEIGHT :

0.32 Kg.

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1-3. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

Follow the messages below to avoid your systems from damage:

1. Avoid your system from static electric on all occasions.

2. Stay safe from the electric shock. Don’t touch any components of this

card when the card is on. Always disconnect power when the system is
not in use.

3. Disconnect power when you change any hardware devices. For instance,
when you connect a jumper or install any cards, a surge of power may
damage the electronic components or the whole system.

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CONFIGURATION

** QUICK START **

Helpful information details you the jumper & connector settings, and
components locations.

Sections include:

z Jumper & Connector Quick Reference Table

z Component Locations

z Configuration and Jumper settings

z Connector Pin Assignments

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2-1 JUMPER & CONNECTOR QUICK REFERENCE TABLE

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2-2 COMPONENT LOCATIONS

PC-570 Connector, Jumper and Component locations

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2-3 HOW TO SET JUMPERS

You can configure your board by setting jumpers. A jumper consists of two
or three metal pins with a plastic base mounted on the card, and a small
plastic “cap”( with a metal contact inside) to connect the pins. So you can
set up your hard ware configuration by “open” or “close” the pins.

The jumper can be combined into sets which called jumper blocks. When
the jumpers are all in the block, you have to put them together to set up the
hardware configuration. The figure below shows how this loo ks.

JUMPERS AND CAPS

If a jumper has three pins, for examples, labelled PIN1, PIN2, and PIN3.
You can connect PIN1 & PIN2 to create one setting and shorting. You can
either connect PIN2 & PIN3 to create another setting. The same jumper
diagrams are applied all t hrough this manual. The figure belo w shows what
the manual diagrams look and what they represent.

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2-4 CPU TYPE & CPU CLOCK SELECTION

CPU Type Selection

JP1 :
JP2, JP3 :
JP7 :
JP12, JP13 :

The jumper settings are as follow :

2-4-1 Intel 75/90 CPU type & clock Jumper setting

CPU

TYPE

Intel
Pentium
75Mhz

Bus Frequency Ratio Selection

CPU Clock Selection

CPU Voltage Selection

CPU

CLOCK

50MHz

Jumper setting

JP1 JP2 JP3 JP7 JP13 JP12

open

1-2

(Pin closed)

1-2

3-5
4-6

1-2
5-6
7-8

1-2
3-4

Jumper

Illustration

Intel
Pentium
90Mhz

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60Mhz

open

1-2

1-2

1-3

1-2

4-6

5-6
7-8

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2-4-2 Intel 100/120 CPU type & clock Jumper Setting

CPU

TYPE

Intel
Pentium
100Mhz

CPU

CLOCK

66MHz

Jumper setting

1-2

(Pin closed)

1-2

2-4
3-5

JP1 JP2 JP3 JP7 JP13 JP12

open

1-2
5-6
7-8

Jumper

Illustration

1-2
3-4

Intel
Pentium
120Mhz

60MHz

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1-2

1-3
4-6

1-2
5-6
7-8

2-3

1-2
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2-4-3 Intel 133/150 CPU type & clock Jumper Setting

CPU

TYPE

Intel
Pentium
133Mhz

CPU

CLOCK

66MHz

Jumper setting

1-2

(Pin closed)

2-3

2-4
3-5

JP1 JP2 JP3 JP7 JP13 JP12

open

1-2
5-6
7-8

Jumper

Illustration

1-2
3-4

Intel
Pentium
150Mhz

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open

2-3

1-3
4-6

1-2
5-6
7-8

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2-4-4 Intel 166/200 CPU type & clock Jumper Setting

CPU

TYPE

Intel
Pentium
166Mhz

CPU

CLOCK

66MHz

Jumper setting

2-3

(Pin closed)

2-3

2-4
3-5

1-2
5-6
7-8

JP1 JP2 JP3 JP7 JP13 JP12

open

Jumper

Illustration

1-2
3-4

Intel
Pentium
200Mhz

66MHz

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2-3

2-4
3-5

1-2
5-6
7-8

1-2

1-2
3-4

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2-4-5 Intel MMX-166/200 CPU type & clock Jumper Setting

CPU

TYPE

Intel
Pentium
MMX
166Mhz

CPU

CLOCK

66MHz

Jumper setting

JP1 JP2 JP3 JP7 JP13 JP12

open

(Pin closed)

2-3

2-3

Jumper

Illustration

2-4

7-8

3-5

5-6
7-8

Intel
Pentium
MMX
200Mhz

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open

2-3

2-4
3-5

7-8

1-2

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7-8

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2-4-6 Intel

CPU

TYPE

Intel
Pentium
MMX
233Mhz

CLOCK

66MHz

MMX233/Cyrix P-166+

CPU

JP1 JP2 JP3 JP7 JP13 JP12

open

1-2

CPU type & clock Jumper Setting

Jumper setting

(Pin closed)

1-2

2-4
3-5

7-8

5-6
7-8

Illustration

Jumper

Cyrix
P-166+

66MHz

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1-2

2-4
3-5

1-2
5-6
7-8

2-3

1-2
3-4

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2-4-7 Cyrix P-120+/150+ CPU type & clock Jumper Setting

CPU

TYPE

Cyrix
P-120+

CPU

CLOCK

50MHz

Jumper setting

JP1 JP2 JP3 JP7 JP13 JP12

close

(Pin closed)

1-2

2-3

Jumper

Illustration

3-5

1-2

4-6

5-6
7-8

1-2
3-4

Cyrix
P-150+

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60Mhz

close

1-2

2-3

1-3

1-2

4-6

5-6
7-8

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2-4-8 Cyrix MMX-166/200 CPU type & clock Jumper Setting

CPU

TYPE

Cyrix
MMX
PR-166

CPU

CLOCK

60MHz

Jumper setting

2-3

(Pin closed)

2-3

1-3
4-6

7-8

JP1 JP2 JP3 JP7 JP13 JP12

close

Jumper

Illustration

5-6
7-8

Cyrix
MMX
PR-200

66Mhz

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2-3

2-3

2-4

7-8

3-5

5-6
7-8

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2-4-9 Cyrix MMX-233/266 CPU type & clock Jumper Setting

CPU

TYPE

Cyrix
MMX
PR-233

CPU

CLOCK

66MHz

Jumper setting

JP1 JP2 JP3 JP7 JP13 JP12

close

(Pin closed)

2-3

1-2

Jumper

Illustration

2-4

7-8

3-5

5-6
7-8

Cyrix
MMX
PR-266

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close

1-2

1-2

2-4

7-8

3-5

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2-4-10 Cyrix 6x86L-120/150 CPU type & clock Jumper Setting

CPU

TYPE

Cyrix
6x86L
PR-120

CPU

CLOCK

50MHz

Jumper setting

1-2

(Pin closed)

2-3

3-5
4-6

7-8

JP1 JP2 JP3 JP7 JP13 JP12

close

Jumper

Illustration

5-6
7-8

Cyrix
6x86L
PR-150

60Mhz

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1-2

2-3

1-3

7-8

4-6

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Cyrix 6x86L-166/AMDK5-75 CPU type & clock Jumper Setting

CPU

TYPE

Cyrix
6x86L
PR-166

CPU

CLOCK

66MHz

Jumper setting

JP1 JP2 JP3 JP7 JP13 JP12

close

(Pin closed)

1-2

2-3

Jumper

Illustration

2-4

7-8

3-5

5-6
7-8

AMD
K5-75

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1-2

1-2

3-5

1-2

4-6

5-6
7-8

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2-4-12 AMDK5-90/100 CPU type & clock Jumper Setting

CPU

TYPE

AMD
K5-90

CPU

CLOCK

60Mhz

Jumper setting

1-2

(Pin closed)

1-2

1-3
4-6

1-2
5-6
7-8

JP1 JP2 JP3 JP7 JP13 JP12

open

Jumper

Illustration

1-2
3-4

AMD
K5-100

66Mhz

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1-2

1-2

2-4

1-2

3-5

5-6
7-8

1-2
3-4

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2-4-13 AMDK5-120/133 CPU type & clock Jumper Setting

CPU

TYPE

AMD
K5-120

CPU

CLOCK

60Mhz

Jumper setting

JP1 JP2 JP3 JP7 JP13 JP12

open

(Pin closed)

1-2

2-3

Jumper

Illustration

1-3

1-2

4-6

5-6
7-8

1-2
3-4

AMD
K5-133

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1-2

2-3

2-4

1-2

3-5

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CPU

TYPE

AMD
K5-166

CPU

CLOCK

66Mhz

Jumper setting

2-3

(Pin closed)

2-3

2-4
3-5

1-2
5-6
7-8

JP1 JP2 JP3 JP7 JP13 JP12

open

Jumper

Illustration

1-2
3-4

AMD
K6-166

66Mhz

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2-3

2-3

2-4

1-2

3-5

7-8

5-6
7-8

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2-4-15 AMDK6-200/233 CPU type & clock Jumper Setting

CPU

TYPE

AMD
K6-200

CPU

CLOCK

66Mhz

Jumper setting

JP1 JP2 JP3 JP7 JP13 JP12

open

(Pin closed)

2-3

1-2

Jumper

Illustration

2-4

1-2

3-5

7-8

5-6
7-8

AMD
K6-233

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1-2

1-2

2-4

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2-4-16 AMDK6-2-266/300/333 CPU type & clock Jumper Setting

CPU

TYPE

AMD
K6-2

-266

CPU

CLOCK

66Mhz

Jumper setting

1-2

(Pin closed)

2-3

2-4
3-5

3-4

JP1 JP2 JP3 JP7 JP13 JP12

open

Jumper

Illustration

5-6
7-8

AMD
K6-2

-300

66Mhz

open

2-3

2-3

2-4

3-4

3-5

5-6
7-8

AMD
K6-2

-333

66Mhz

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2-3

1-2

2-4

3-4

3-5

5-6
7-8

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2-5 RS232/422/485 (COM2) SELECTION

RS-232/422/485 Selection

JP4 :

COM1 is fixed for RS-232 function only.
COM2 is selectable for RS422, 485 function
The jumper settings are as follow :

COM 2

Function

Jumper

setting

(pin closed)

Jumper

illustration

*** Manufactory default --- RS-232.

RS-232

RS-422

1-2
5-6
7-8

9-10
11-12
17-18
19-20
21-22
23-24

RS-485

1-3
5-6
7-8

9-10
11-12
13-14
15-16
17-18
19-20
21-22
23-24

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2-6 SSD MEMORY MAPPING SELECTION

JP15, JP16 :

A 32-pin SSD socket supports an SSD up to 72MB. This PnP flash ROM
SSD can be installed as one of user‘s hard disks. And if set as Drive C, it
can be used to boot up the computer with MS-DOS installed.
The SSD Memory Mapping is as follow:

SSD Memory Map

CC000h-CDFFFh

D0000h-D1FFFh 3-4

SSD Memory Mapping Selection.

JUMPER SETTING

(pin closed)

JP15 JP16

1-2

3-4

1-2

JUMPER

ILLUSTRATION

D4000h-D5FFFh 3-4

D8000h-D9FFFh 5-6

DC000h-DDFFFh 5-6

E0000h-E1FFFh

***Manufactory default --- CC000h-CDFFFh

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2-7 COM1 CONNECTOR

COM1 :

The COM1 Connector assignments are as follow :

COM1 Connector is fixed for RS-232.

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 DCD
2 RX
3 TX
4 DTR
5 GND
6 DSR
7 RTS
8 CTS
9 RI

10 NC

2-8 COM2 CONNECTOR

COM2 :

The COM2 Connector assignments are as follow :

COM2 Connector, selectable with JP4 for RS-232/422/485.

PIN ASSIGNMENT

RS-232 RS-422 RS-485
1 DCD TX- DATA­2 RX TX+ DATA+
3 TX RX+ NC
4 DTR RX- NC
5 GND GND GND
6 DSR RTS- NC
7 RTS RTS+ NC
8 CTS CTS+ NC
9 RI CTS- NC

10 NC NC NC

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Keyboard Connector

KB1 :

The keyboard connector can support PC/AT Keyboard.
The pin assignments for keyboard are as follow :

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 KBCLK
2 KBDATA
3 NC
4 GND
5 VCC

2-10 PS/2 Mouse Connector

PS/2 Mouse Connector.

MS1 :

The pin assignments are as follow:

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PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 KBCLK
2 KBDATA
3 NC
4 GND
5 VCC

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2-11 RESET CONNECTOR

Reset Connector

JP10 :

The pin assignments are as follow :

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 Reset
2 Ground

2-12 HARD DISK DRIVE LED CONNECTOR

Hard Disk Driver LED Connector

J1 :

The pin assignments are as follow :

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 HDD Active Signal
2 Vcc

2-13 POWER LED & KEYLOCK CONNECTOR

Power LED & Keylock Connector

KBL :

The pin assignments are as follow :

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 Power LED
2 NC
3 Ground
4 Keyboard INT
5 Ground

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2-14 FLOPPY DISK DRIVE CONNECTOR

Floppy Disk Drive Connector

FDD :

You can use a 34-pin daisy-chain cable to connect two FDDs. On one end
of this cable is a 34-pin flat cable to attach the FDD on the board, the other
side is to attach two FDDs.
The pin assignments are as follow :

PIN ASSIGNMENT PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 GND 2 RPM
3 GND 4 NC
5 GND 6 RATE0
7 GND 8 INDEX

9 GND 10 MTR0
11 GND 12 DRV1
13 GND 14 DRV0
15 GND 16 MTR1
17 GND 18 DIR
19 GND 20 STEP
21 GND 22 WDATA
23 GND 24 WGATE
25 GND 26 TRK0
27 GND 28 WRPRT
29 GND 30 RDATA
31 GND 32 SEL
33 GND 34 DSKCHG

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2-15 HARD DISK DRIVE CONNECTOR

HDD1:

The PC-570 possess two HDD connectors, HDD1 and HDD2. The pin

Hard Disk Drive Connector

assignments are as follow:

PIN ASSIGNMENT PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 IDERST 21 IDEREQ0
2 GND 22 GND
3 IDED7 23 IDEIOW
4 IDED8 24 GND
5 IDED6 25 IDEIOR
6 IDED9 26 GND
7 IDED5 27 IDERDY
8 IDED10 28 PULL HI
9 IDED4 29 IDEACK0

10 IDED11 30 GND
11 IDED3 31 IRQ14
12 IDED12 32 IOCS16
13 IDED2 33 IDEA1
14 IDED13 34 GND
15 IDED1 35 IDEA0
16 IDED14 36 IDEA2
17 IDED0 37 IDECS1P
18 IDED15 38 IDECS3P
19 GND 39 IDELEDP
20 N.C. 40 GND

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Hard Disk Drive Connector

The pin assignments are as follow:

PIN ASSIGNMENT PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 IDERST 21 IDEREQ1
2 GND 22 GND
3 IDED7 23 IDEIOW
4 IDED8 24 GND
5 IDED6 25 IDEIOR
6 IDED9 26 GND
7 IDED5 27 IDERDY
8 IDED10 28 PULL HI
9 IDED4 29 IDEACK1

10 IDED11 30 GND
11 IDED3 31 IDESIRQ
12 IDED12 32 IOCS16
13 IDED2 33 IDEA1
14 IDED13 34 GND
15 IDED1 35 IDEA0
16 IDED14 36 IDEA2
17 IDED0 37 IDECS1S
18 IDED15 38 IDECS3S
19 GND 39 IDELEDS
20 N.C. 40 GND

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2-16 LAN LINK LED CONNECTOR

LAN Link LED Connector

JP8:

The pin assignments are as follow:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 Pull hi
2 Signal

2-17 LAN ACTIVE LED CONNECTOR

LAN Active LED Connector

JP10:

The pin assignments are as follow:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 Pull hi
2 Signal

2-18 VGA CRT CONNECTOR

VGA CRT Connector

VGA :

The pin assignments are as follow:

PIN ASSIGNMENT PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 RED 9 NC
2 GREEN 10 GND
3 BLUE 11 NC
4 NC 12 NC
5 GND 13 HSYNC
6 GND 14 VSYNC
7 GND 15 NC
8 GND 16 NC

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2-19 LCD PANEL CONNECTOR

: LCD Panel Connector

LCD

The connector LCD is a 41-pin, dual-in-line header used for Flat Panel
display.
The pin assignments are as follow :

PIN ASSIGNMENT PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 P20 2 GND
3 P16 4 VCC
5 P21 6 P0
7 P17 8 P8

9 P22 10 P1
11 P18 12 P9
13 P23 14 P2
15 P19 16 P10
17 VCC 18 P3
19 FLM 20 P11
21 MDE 22 P4
23 LP 24 P12
25 SHFCLK 26 P5
27
29

3.3V

3.3V
31 ENABKL 32 P14
33 LCDVDD 34 P7
35 ENVEE 36 P15
37 GND 38 +12V
39 GND 40 +12V
41 NC

28 P13
30 P6

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2-20 POWER CONNECTOR

PWR1 :

The pin assignments are as follow :

Power Connector

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 NC
2 +5V
3 +12V
4 -12V

PWR2 :

The pin assignments are as follow :

Power Connector

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 NC
2 +5V
3 +12V
4 -12V
5 GND
6 GND

2-21 EXTERNAL SPEAKER CONNECTOR

External Speaker Connector

SPK :

The pin assignments are as follow :

1
2

round
3 NC
4 Speaker Signal

2-22 TURBO LED

Turbo LED Connector

TBL :

The pin assignments are as follow :

1 Vcc
2 Turbo Signal

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2-23 GREEN FUNCTION CONNECTOR

External Green Function Connector

GRN :

The pin assignments are as follow :

1 Ground
2 Ext. Green Function

2-24 PRINTER CONNECTOR

Printer Connector

PRT :

As to link the Printer to the card, you need a cable to connect the DB25

connector with parallel port. The pin assignments are as follow :

PIN ASSIGNMENT PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 STB 14 AUTFE
2 P0 15 ERROR
3 P1 16 INIT
4 P2 17 SLCTIN
5 P3 18 GND
6 P4 19 GND
7 P5 20 GND
8 P6 21 GND

9 P7 22 GND
10 ACK 23 GND
11 BUSY 24 GND
12 PE 25 GND
13 SLCT 26 NC

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2-25 SOLID-STATE DISK SOCKET

32-pin Disk-on-chip Socket.

SSD :

The pin assignment are as follow:

PIN ASSIGNMENT PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 NC 17 SD3

2 NC 18 SD4

3 NC 19 SD5

4 SA12 20 SD6

5 SA7 21 SD7

6 SA6 22 CE

7 SA5 23 SA10

8 SA4 24 OE

9 SA3 25 SA11
10 SA2 26 SA9
11 SA1 27 SA8
12 SA0 28 NC
13 SD0 29 NC
14 SD1 30 VCC
15 SD2 31 WR
16 GND 32 VCC

2-26 BNC CONNECTOR

BNC1 : BNC Connect or.
The pin assignments are as follow:

1
2 RXI
3 ISOLATED
4 GND

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UTP1 : UTP Connector
The pin assignments are as follow:

1 TX+
2 TX­3 RX+
4 RX-

2-28 MEMORY INSTALLING

The PC-570 PCI local bus Embedded Comp uter will support 4
DRAM banks, bank 0 to bank 3 in two 72-pin SIMM sockets on board.

Note:

(72pin x 32bit x 2)

DRAM BANK CONFIGURATION

SIMM 1,2 for single & double Bank DRAM module

SIMM 1

BANK 0,1

SIMM 2

BANK 2,3

4M 4M
4M 4M 8M
8M 8M

8M 8M

8M 8M 16M

16M 16M

16M 16M
16M 16M 32M
32M 32M

32M 32M
32M 32M 64M
64M 64M

64M 64M
64M 64M 128M

128M 128M

128M 128M

128M 128M 256M

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SOFTWARE

CHAPTER

3

UTILITIES

This chapter comprises the detailed information of VGA and
Watchdog function; also describe how to install the configurations.

Sections include:

z VGA Drivers Utilities

z Flash BIOS Update

z Watchdog Timer Configuration

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3-1. VGA Drivers Utilities

3.1.1. VGA Drivers

The VGA interface for PC-570 Pentium Mini-Board can support a great

range of display mode, such as SVGA, STN, TFT, EL.....etc. You can

display CRT and LCD Panel simultaneously on this board, but make sure
the modes for both CRT and LCD Panel must be the same. If not, only one
of them can be displayed.

This card encloses two utility diskettes containing two files: VGA.EXE and
AWDFLASH.EXE for VGA drivers setup and Fash BIOS update.

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Utility Disk#1

......... 1. Awdflash 5.35A program for update of Awardflash BIOS

......... 2. Win3.1 program for Win3.1 system

......... 3. Win95 program for Win95 system

......... 4. WinNT 3.5x program for WinNT3.5x

......... 5. WinNT 4.0 program for WinNT4.0

Utility Dsik#2

............ OS/2 Video Device Driver for OS/2 3.0 system

Before you change any setup for VGA and system BIOS, you have to
install your utility disk first, then the file will self-decompress and create
sub-directory on your hard driver.

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3-1-2. Installation of VGA Driver for PCI

1. Install VGA Driver to \Windows 3.1

(1) To install VGA driver to Windows 3.1 is as you normally would.
Please insert Utility Disk#1 into floppy disk Drive A/B under your
Windows 3.1 system, and go to directory Win31, where VGA driver is
located.
(2) And click Setup.exe file for VGA driver installation directly.
Follow the instructions on the screen and complete the installation.
(3) Once installation is completed, you must shut down system and restart
in order for changes to take effect.

2. Install VGA Driver to Windows 95

(1) First click the START button, and go to the control Panel.
(2) On Control Panel, click the DISPLAY icon and enter the SETTINGS
tab of the DISPLAY PROPERTIES window.

3. Install VGA driver to Windows NT 3.5x/4.0

(1) To install VGA drivers to Windows 3.5x/4.0 is as you normally would.
(2) Enter the CONTROL PANEL of the operation system and go to the
SETTINGS window of the DISPLAY PROPERTIES.
(3) Click on to the CHANGE DISPLAY type and follow the instructions
appearing on the screen until you complete the whole installation.
Once installation is complete, the system must be shut down and restarted.

4. Install VGA driver to OS/2 Warp Operation System

(1) Preliminary Steps:

-- OS/2 DOS Support must be installed.

-- If you previously installed SVGA support, you must reset the system
to VGA mode. VGA is the default video mode enable when OS/2 is
to be installed.

-- To restore VGA mode, Use SELECTIVE INSTALL and select VGA
for PRIMARY DISPLAY. For more information on this procedure,
see the section on Changing Display Adapter Support in the OS/2
Users Guide.
(2) Start Driver installation from Utility Disk#2

(2.1) Open an OS/2 full screen or windowed session.

(2.2) Place into Drive A/B the Utility Disk#2, which contains the

65550 Display Driver.

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(2.3) At the OS/2 command prompt , type the following commands to

copy the files to the OS/2 drive:
Type A: and press ENTER to make this the default drive.
Type Setup A: C: and press ENTER

When the setup Program is completed, you will need to perform a shut

down and then restart the system in order for chane to take effect.

(2.4) After restarting the system, first open the OS/2 System folder.

(2.5) Then open the System Setup folder.

(2.6) Open the Display Driver Install Object.

(2.7) When the Display Driver Install window appears, select

PRIMARY DISPLAY, and click OK.

(2.8) When the Primary Display Driver List window appears, select

“Chips and Technologies 65550/554” from the list of Adapter types, then

select OK to install the video driver.

(2.9) When installation is complete, you should shut down and restart the

system for the changes to take effect. And also make sure to remove the

install Disk#2 before restarting system.

3-2. FLASH BIOS UPDATE

3-2-1. System BIOS Update:

Users of PC-570 can use the program “Awdflash.exe” contained in Utility
Disk#1 for update of system BIOS and VGA BIOS.

3-2-2. To update VGA BIOS for LCD Flat Panel Display:

As PC-570 user, you have to update the VGA BIOS for your specfic LCD flat
panel,you are going to use. In doing this, you need two files. One is the
“Awdflash.exe” file and the other is the VGA BIOS C&T 65550 file for LCD
panel display. Both files should be provided by PC-570 vendor or manufacturer.
When you get these two files ready, follow the following steps for updating
your VGA BIOS:

1. Install “Awdflash.exe” from Utility Disk#1 to Drive C.

2. Insert into a suitable drive the VGA BIOS file you have obtained from
PC-570 vendor.

3. Type th path to Awdflash.exe and execute the VGA BIOS update with
file 570xxxxx.bin

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C:\UTIL\AWDFLASH>AWDFLASH 430xxxxx.bin

4. The screen will display the table below:

FLASH MEMORY WRITER v5.35A

Copyright ( C ) 1996, Award Software, Inc.,

For ALI-1521/1523-2A5KFP6FC DATE : 01/08/98

File Name to Program : 570xxxxx.bi n

Error Message : Do You Want To Save BIOS (Y/N)

If you want to save up the original BIOS, enter “Y ”and press < Enter > . If
you choose “N”, the following table will appear on screen.

FLASH MEMORY WRITER v5.35A

Copyright ( C ) 1996, Award Software, Inc.,

For ALI-1521/1523-2A5KFP6FC DATE : 01/08/98

File Name to Program : 570xxxxx.bin
Error Message : Are You Sure To Program (Y/N)

Select “Y”, and the BIOS will be renewed. When you are refreshing your
BIOS, do not turn off or reset the system, or you will damage the BIOS.

After you have completed all the programming, you will see the line:
“Programming Flash Memory ok”. Please power off or reset the system.
Then the Flash BIOS is implemented.

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3-3. WATCHDOG TIMER CONFIGURATION

The watchdog timer can reset the system automatically. It is defined at I/O

port
port
function, write I/O port
Watchdog func tion.

The PC-570 watchdog function, You must write your program so when it

writes I/O port address 443 for enable watchdog and write I/O port address
441 for disable watchdog. The timer's intervals have a tolerance of 25% so
you should program an instruction that will refresh the timer about every
second.

The following program shows yo u how to program the watch timer in your

program.

Watchdog enable program:

MOV AX, 000FH (choose the values you need; start from 0)
MOV DX, 443H
OUT DX, AX

Watchdog disable program:

MOV AX, 000FH (this value can be ignored)
MOV DX, 441H
OUT DX, AX

The Watchdog Timer control table is as follow:

Level Value Time/sec Level Value Time/sec

. When you want to enable the watchdog timer, please write I/O

443H

, then the system will reset itself. When you want to disable the

443H

, the system will run the command to stop the

441H

1 F 0 9 7 64
2 E 8 10 6 72
3 D 16 11 5 80
4 C 24 12 4 88
5 B 32 13 3 96
6 A 40 14 2 104
7 9 48 15 1 112
8 8 56 16 0 120

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GREEN PC
FUNCTION

This chapter gives you the concise information for Green PC Function.

Sections include:

z Power Saving Block Diagram

z CPU Doze Mode

z System STANDBY Mode

z System SUSPEND Mode

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4-1. POWER SAVING BLOCK DIAGRAM

4-2. CPU DOZE MODE

1. After out of the timer, CPU clock is slow down to 8MHz.

2. Sound 1 beep.

3. Flash LED to indicate power saving status.

4. Monitor Activity, according to the setting of Advanced Setup.

5. Any activity occurs, system will exit from Doze mode to On mode.

4-3. SYSTEM STANDBY MODE

1. After out of the timer, CPU clock is slow down to 8MHz.

2. Sound 2 beeps.

3. Flash LED to indicate power saving status.

4. Level 1 cache are disabled.

5. VGA monitor displays blank screen.

6. Fixed disk driver motor will be spin off.

7. Any activity occurs, system will exit from Standby mode to On mode.

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1. After out of the timer, CPU clock is slow down to 8MHz, if you use Intel,

Pentium or Cyrix (SMI) CPU, then CPU clock will be stopped.

2. Sound 3 beeps.

3. Flash LED to indicate power saving status.

4. Level 2 cache are disabled.

5. VGA monitor displays blank screen.

6. Fixed disk driver motor will be spin off.

7. Monitor activity according to the setting of Advanced Setup.

8. When system in Suspend mode, only Keyboard / Mouse / Alarm resume

can wakeup system.

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AWARD
BIOS SETUP

This chapter states out how to set up the Award BIOS.
Sections include:

z

Introduction

z

Entering Setup

z

The Standard CMOS Setup

z

The BIOS Features Setup

z

The Chipset Features Setup

z

Power Management Setup

z

PNP/PCI Configuration

z

Load BIOS defaults

z

Integrated Peripherals

z

IDE HDD Auto Detection

z

Save Setup

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5-1. INTRODUCTION

This chapter will show you the function of a BIOS in managing the features
of your system. The PC-570 Pentium Little Board is equipped with the
BIOS for system chipset from Award Software Inc. This page briefly
explains the function of a BIOS in managing the special features of your
system. The following pages describe how to use the BIOS for system
chipset Setup menu.

Your application programs (such as word processing, spreadsheets, and
games) rely on an operating system such as DOS or OS/2 to manage such
things as keyboard, monitor, disk drives, and memory.

The operating system relies on a BIOS (Basic Input and Output system), a
program stored on a ROM (Read-only Memory) chip, to initialize and
configure your computer's hardware. As the interface between the hardware
and the operating system, the BIOS enables you to make basic changes to
your system's hardware without having to write a new operating system.

The following diagram illustrates the interlocking relationships between the
system hardware, BIOS, operating system, and application program:

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5-2 ENTERING SETUP

Power on the computer and press < Del > immediately will 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 (Po wer On Self Test), press < Del > ke y or simultaneously press
<Ctrl>, < Alt >, and < Esc > keys.

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

As long as this message is present on the screen you may press the <Del>

key (the one that shares the decimal point at bottom of the number
keypad) to access the Setup program. In a moment, the main menu of the
Award SETUP program will appear on the screen:

ROM / PCI / ISA BIOS (2A5KFP69)

CMOS SETUP UTILITY

AWARD SOFT WARE, INC.

STANDARD CMOS SETUP

BIOS FEATURES SETUP

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION

LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS

LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS

Esc : Quit
F10 : Save & Exit Setup (Shift)F2 : Change Color

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type.........

Setup program initial screen

INTEGRATED PERI PHERALS

SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

USER PASSWORD

IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

HDD LOW LEVEL FORMAT

SAVE & EXIT SETUP

EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

↑↓→←

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You may use the cursor up/down keys to highlight the individual menu
items. As you highlight each item, a brief description of that item's function
appears in the lower window. If you have a color monitor you can use the
Shift F2 keys to scroll through the various co l or combinations available.

5-3 THE STANDARD CMOS SETUP MENU

Highlight STANDARD CMOS SETUP and press < ENTER > and the
screen will display the following table:

ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A5KFP69)

STANDARD CMOS SETUP
AWARD SOFT WARE, INC.

Date (mm:dd:yy) : Mon Jan 1 1996
Time (hh:mm:ss) : 0 : 4 : 10

Primary Master : Auto ( Mb)
Primary Slave : Auto ( Mb)
Secondary Master : Auto ( Mb)
Secondary Slave : Auto ( Mb)

Drive A : 1.44M , 3.5 in.
Drive B : None

Video : EGA/VGA

Halt On: All Errors

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

In the above table the base memory size and the extended memory size are
displayed. This is automatically read from your systems, and you do not
need to set these parameters. The screen shows a calendar. The week
display will depend on the date set in your system clock and the flashing
indicating the current date. Since you have not yet set the time and date, the
date displayed is probably incorrect. Information on each item is

CYLS. HEADS PRECOMP LANDZONE SECTORS MODE
0 0 0 0 0 AUTO
0 0 0 0 0 AUTO
0 0 0 0 0 AUTO
0 0 0 0 0 AUTO

Base Memory: 640K

Extended Memory: 7168K

Other Memory: 384K

----------------------------------­Total Memory: 8192K

↑↓→←

:Select Item Pu/Pd/+/- : Modify

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Date:

< Month >, < Date > and <Year >. Ranges for each value are in the CMOS
Setup Screen, and the week-day will skip automatically.

Time:

< Hour >, < Minute >, and < Second >. Use 24 hour clock format, i.e., for
PM numbers, add 12 to the hour. For examples, 4: 30 P.M. You should
enter the time as 16:30:00.

Drive C type / Drive D type:

The categories identify the types of hard disk drive C or drive D that have
been installed in the computer. There are 45 predefined types and 2 user
definable types are fo r Normal BIOS. Type 1 or Type 45 are predefined.
Type User is user-definable.

Primary Master/Primary Slave/Secondary Master/Secondary Slave :

The categories identify the types of 2 channels that have been installed in
the computer. There are 45 predefined types and 4 user definable types are
for Enhanced IDE BIOS. Type 1 to Type 45 are predefined. Type 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 yo ur o wn
drive type manually.

If you select Type 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.

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

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TYPE:

This is the number designation for a drive with certain identification
parameters.

CYLS.:

This is the number of cylinders found in the specified drive type.

HEADS:

This is the number of heads found in the specified drive type.

PRECOMP:

WPcom is the read delay circuitry which takes into account the timing
differences between the inner and outer edges of the surface of the disk
platter. The number designates the starting cylinder of the signal.

LZONE:

Lzone is the landing zone of the heads. This number determines the
cylinder location where the heads will normally park when the system is
shut down.

SIZE (CAPACITY):

This is the formatted capacity of the drive based on the following formula:
(# of heads) X (# of cylinders) X (# of sets) X ( 512bytes/sects)

DRIVE A AND DRIVE B:

The option are 360KB 5.25in, 1.2KB 5.25in, 720KB 3.5in, 1.44MB 3.5in,

2.88MB 3.5in and None. Not Installed could be used as an option for
diskless workstations.

VIDEO:

Options are Monochrome, Color 40, VGA/EGA, Color 80.

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HARD DISK ATTRIBUTES:

Type Cylinders Heads V-P comp LZone Sect Capacity

1 306 4 128 305 17 10
2 615 4 300 615 17 20
3 615 6 300 615 17 30
4 940 8 512 940 17 62
5 940 6 512 940 17 46
6 615 4 65535 615 17 20
7 642 8 256 511 17 30
8 733 5 65535 733 17 30

9 900 15 65535 901 17 112
10 820 3 65535 820 17 20
11 855 5 65535 855 17 35
12 855 7 65535 855 17 49
13 306 8 128 319 17 20
14 733 7 65535 733 17 42
15 000 0 0000 000 00 00
16 612 4 0000 663 17 20
17 977 5 300 977 17 40
18 977 7 65535 977 17 56
19 1024 7 512 1023 17 59
20 733 5 300 732 17 30
21 733 7 300 732 17 42
22 733 5 300 733 17 30
23 306 4 0000 336 17 10
24 977 5 65535 976 17 40
25 1024 9 65535 1023 17 76
26 1224 7 65535 1223 17 71
27 1224 11 65535 1223 17 111
28 1224 15 65535 1223 17 152
29 1024 8 65535 1023 17 68
30 1024 11 65535 1023 17 93
31 918 11 65535 1023 17 83
32 925 9 65535 926 17 69
33 1024 10 65535 1023 17 85
34 1024 12 65535 1023 17 102
35 1024 13 65535 1023 17 110
36 1024 14 65535 1023 17 119
37 1024 2 65535 1023 17 17
38 1024 16 65535 1023 17 136
39 918 15 65535 1023 17 114
40 820 6 65535 820 17 40
41 1024 5 65535 1023 17 42
42 1024 5 65535 1023 26 65
43 809 6 65535 852 17 40
44 809 6 65535 852 26 61
45 776 8 65335 775 33 100

47 AUTO

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5-4 The BIOS FEATURES SETUP MENU

Choose the "BIOS FEATURES SETUP" in the main menu, the screen
shown as below.

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A5KFP69)

BIOS FEATURES SETUP

Virus Warning
CPU Internal Cache
External Cache
Quick Power On Self Test
Boot Sequence
Swap Floppy Drive
Boot Up Floppy Seek
Boot Up Numlock Status
Boot Up System Speed
Gate A20 Option
Memory Parity Check
Typematic Rate Setting
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)
Typematic Delay (Msec)
Security Option
PCI/VGA Palatal snoop

OS Select For DRAM > 64Mb

The BIOS FEATURES SETUP allows you find true certain features
supported by the chipset and Award BIOS. It also includes support for
shadow RAM under which the contents of the ROM BIOS can be copied
into memory at boot up, enhancing performance. When you change any of
the setting, you may recall the default settings at any time fro m the main
menu.

This is detailed later. To get help on each item, highlight the relevant item
and press the F1 key. A Windows will appear on your screen detailing the
various options available for each item. A brief introduction of each setting
in the BIOS FEATURES SETUP program is given below.

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: Disabled
: Enabled
: Enabled
: Disabled
: A,C
: Disabled
: Enabled
: ON
: High
: Fast
: Disabled
: Disabled
: 6
: 250
: Setup
: Enabled
: Disabled
: Non-OS2

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

Esc : Quit ↑↓→← : Select Item
F1 : Help Pu/Pd/+/- : Modify
F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color
F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
F7 : Load Setup Defaults

BIOS Features Setup

: Enabled
: Disabled
: Disabled
: Disabled
: Disabled
: Disabled
: Disabled

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CPU INTERNAL CACHE:

This item should always be Enable, if your system is 486CPUor above,
even if you have installed the external cache. If you have no external cache
installed this item should be enabled to allow use of the internal 8K cache
in the 486 CPU.

EXTERNAL CACHE:

Enable or disable this function according to whether you want external
cache enabled or disabled.

QUICK POWER ON SELF TEST:

You can enable or disable this item to speed up Power On Self Test (POST)
after you power on the computer. If it is set to Enable, BIOS will shorten or
skip some check items during POST.

BOOT SEQUENCE:

You may define whether the system will lo o k first at drive A: and then at
drive C: when boot ing up, or vice versa.

BOOT UP FLOPPY SEEK:

You may enable / disable this item to define whether the system will look
for a floppy disk drive to boot at power-on, or directly to the hard disk
drive.

BOOT UP NUMLOCK STATUS:

Use this item to enable / disable the NumLock on yo ur keyboard
automatically at power-on.

BOOT UP SYSTEM SPEED:

Select High to configure your system in the turbo speed mode at boot up,
select Low to configure your system in normal speed mode. Whichever
setting you choose you will still be able to use the turbo switch to toggle
between the two modes during use.

MEMORY PARITY CHECK:

Enable or Disable this item according to whether you wish the system to
check the memory parity during boot up or not. If you disable this item
even if the BIOS encounters a parity error it will be ignored. We re­commend that you always enable the item in order to ensure that the
memory is good each time you turn your PC on.

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GATE 20A OPTION:

When you set this category as Fast. The A20 signal is controlled by chipset
specific method.

TYPEMATIC RATE SETTING:

Enable this item if you wish to be able to configure the characteristics of
your keyboard. Typematic refers to the way in which characters are entered
repeatedly if a key is held down. For example, if you press and hold down
the "A" key, the letter "a" will repeatedly appear on your screen on your
screen until you release the key. This item is disable by default.

TYPEMATIC RATE (CHARS-SEC):

You can use this item to define the typematic rate delay of your keyboard,
i.e. the rate at which characters will b e repeated when a key held down.

TYPEMATIC DELAY (MSEC):

You can use this item to define the period after which the typematic
function become active i.e. how long after you press a key the characters
will be repeated.

SECURITY OPTION:

This category allows yo u to limit access to the system and Setup, or just to
Setup. To disable security, select PASSWORD SETTING at Main Menu
and then you will be asked to enter password. Do not type anything and
just press <Enter>, it will disable security. Once the security is disabled,
the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.

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5-5 CHIPSET FEATURE SETUP

Choose the "CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP" from the main menu, the
screen shown as below.

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A5KFP69)

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

Auto Configuration
AT BUS Clock
Asysc. SRAM Write WS
Asysc. SRAM Read WS
EDO Read WS
Page Mode Read WS
DRAM Write WS
CPU to DRAM page Mode
DRAM Refresh Period
DRAM Posted Write
DRAM Data Integrity Mode
Support Dynamic W-Back
Pipelined Function

16 Bit ISA I/O Command WS
16 B it ISA Mem Command WS

Local Memory 15-16M
Passive Release
ISA Line Buffer
Delay Transaction
Primary Frame Buffer

By moving cursor to the desired selection and pressing < F1 > key, the all
options for the desired selection will be displayed for choice. User has to
use select the desired option.

AUTO CONFIGURATION FUNCTION:

When this option is Enabled, the BIOS automatically configures cache and
clock settings based on detection of the CPU clock speed, you cannot
change the other parameters. Set this option to Disabled to manually set
DRAM, cache and I/O bus clock operating parameters.

DRAM Mode:

The number of wait states added on reads to DRAM. Fewer wait states
improve performance.

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: Enable
: CLK2/4
: X-3-3-3
: X-3-3-3
: X-3-3-3
: X-3-3-3
: X-2-2-2
: Disabled
: 60 us
: Enabled
: Parity
: Disabled
: Disabled

: 2 Wait
: 2 Wait

: Enabled
: Enabled
: Enabled
: Enabled
: 2 MB

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VGA Frame Buffer
Linear Merge
Word Me rge
Byte Merge
Fast Back-to-Back
PCI Write Burst
Turbo Buffer

Esc : Quit ↑↓→← : Select Item
F1 : Help Pu/Pd/+/- : Modify
F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color
F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
F7 : Load Setup Defaults

: Enabled
: Enabled
: Enabled
: Disabled
: Disabled
: Enabled
: Enabled

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SRAM Mode:

The number of wait states added on reads to SRAM. Fewer wait states
improve performance.

AT BUS CLOCK:

Defines the clock value for AT bus. Usually, AT bus clock should be
programmed to 8Mhz, e.g. when system clock is 33Mhz, choose 4/1
CLKIN. All values derived from CLKIN is called synchronous mode.
The 7.159Mhz option is called asyc. mode.

5-6 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

Choose "POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP" optio n on the main menu, a
display will be shown on screen as below :

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A5KFP69)

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

Power Management
PM Control by APM
MODEM Use IRQ
Video Off Option
Video Off Method

HDD Power Down
Doze Mode
Standby Mode
Suspend Mode

VGA
DRQ
IRQ1 (Keyboard)
IRQ3 ( COM 2)
IRQ4 (COM 1)
IRQ5 (LPT 2)
IRQ6 (Floppy Disk)

This category determines how much power consumption for system after
selecting below items. Default value is Disable. Having made all the
settings above, press < Esc > to return to the main menu.

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** PM Timer **

** PM Events **

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: Disable
: Yes
: NA
: Suspend ->off
: DPMS Support

: Disabled
: Disabled

IRQ7 (LPT 1)
IRQ8 (RTC Alarm)
IRQ9 (IRQ Redir)
IRQ10 (Reserved)
IRQ11 (Reserved)
IRQ12 (PS/2 Mouse)
IRQ13 (Coprocessor)
IRQ14 (Hard Disk)

IRQ15 (Reserved)
: Disabled
: Disabled

: OFF
: ON
: ON
: ON
: ON
: ON
: ON

Esc : Quit ↑↓→← : Select Item

F1 : Help Pu/Pd/+/- : Modify

F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color

F6 : Load BIOS Defaults

F7 : Load Setup Defaults

Power Management Setup

: ON
: OFF
: ON
: OFF
: OFF
: ON
: OFF
: ON
: OFF

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POWER MANAGEMENT:

This item determines how much power consumption for system. When you
define it as Max Saving are used all t imers MIN value.

PM CONTROL BY APM:

When this item is set to be YES, the system BIOS will wait for APM‘s
prompt before it enter any PM mode e.g. DOZE, STANDBY or SUSPEND.
If APM is installed, & if there is a task running, even the ti mer is time out,
the APM will not prompt the BIOS to put the system into any power saving
mode.

DOZE MODE TIMEOUT:

Sets the time interval after inactivity when the system enters Doze mode.
This options as following, from 10 Sec to 2 Hours or Disabled.

STANDBY MODE TIMEOUT:

Sets the time interval after system inactivity when the system enters
STANDBY mode. This options as following: From 30 Sec to 2 Hours or
Disabled.

SUSPEND MODE TIMER:

Sets the time interval after system inactivity when the system enters
SUSPEND mode. This options as following: From 30 Sec to 2 Hours or
Disabled.

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5-7 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION

Choose “ PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION” from the main menu, a display
will be shown on screen as below:

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A5KFP69)

PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION

Resources Controlled by
Reset Configuration Data

IRQ-3 assigned to
IRQ-4 assigned to
IRQ-5 assigned to
IRQ-7 assigned to
IRQ-9 assigned to
IRQ-10 assigned to
IRQ-11 assigned to
IRQ-12 assigned to
IRQ-14 assigned to
IRQ-15 assigned to
DMA-0 assigned to
DMA-1 assigned to
DMA-3 assigned to
DMA-5 assigned to
DMA-6 assigned to
DMA-7 assigned to

You can manually configur ate the PnP/ PCI Device‘s IR Q. HIghlight the
selected item and pressing <F1> key, the all options for the desired
selection will be displayed for choice. User has to use select the desired
options. Having made all the above setting according to your configuraton.
Press <Esc> to return to the main menu.

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: Manual
: Disabled

: Legacy ISA
: Legacy ISA
: PCI/ISA PnP
: Legacy ISA
: PCI/ISA PnP
: PCI/ISA PnP
: PCI/ISA PnP
: PCI/ISA PnP
: Legacy ISA
: Legacy ISA
: PCI/ISA PnP
: PCI/ISA PnP
: PCI/ISA PnP
: PCI/ISA PnP
: PCI/ISA PnP
: PCI/ISA PnP

PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION

PCI IDE 2nd Channel

PCI IRQ Actived By

PCI IDE IRQ Map To

: Disabled
: Level
: ISA

Esc : Quit ↑↓→← : Select Item

F1 : Help Pu/Pd/+/- : Modify

F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color

F6 : Load BIOS Defaults

F7 : Load Setup Defaults

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5-8 LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS

AUTO CONFIGURATION WITH BIOS DEFAULTS

"LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS" loads the default BIOS values. When the
diagnostic aid of your system becomes unusable, c hoose this option and the
following message appears :

Load BIOS Defaults ( Y / N ) ? N

To use the BIOS defaults, change the prompt to "Y" and press < Enter >,
the CMOS is load automatically when you power on the PC-570.

5-9 LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS

Auto configuration With Setup Defaults

This Main Menu item uses the default SETUP values. Use this option as a
diagnostic aid of your system behaves erratically. 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>
The CMOS is load automatically form SETUP default values:

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5-10 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

Choose “ INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS” from the main menu, a display
will be shown on screen as below:

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A5KFP69)

INTEGRATED PERI PHERALS

On-Chip IDE Controller
The 2nd Channel IDE
IDE Primary Master PIO
IDE Primary Slave PIO
IDE Secondary Master PIO
IDE Secondary Slave PIO
IDE Primary Master FIFO
IDE Primary Slave FIFO

IDE Secondary Master FIFO

IDE Secondary Slave FIFO
IDE HDD Block Mode

Onboard FDC Controller
Onboard UART 1
Onboard UART 2
Onboard UART 2 mode

Onboard Parallel Port
Parallel Port Mode

By moving cursor to the desired selection and pressing <F1> key, the all
options for the desired selection will be displayed for choice. User has to
use select the desired option. Having made all the setting according to your
selections. Press <Esc> to return to the Main Menu.

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: Enabled
: Enabled
: Auto
: Auto
: Auto
: Auto
: Disabled
: Disabled
: Disabled
: Disabled
: Enabled

: Enabled
: Auto
: Auto
: Standard
: 378/IRQ7
: Normal

Esc : Quit ↑↓→← : Select Item

F1 : Help Pu/Pd/+/- : Modify

F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color

F6 : Load BIOS Defaults

F7 : Load Setup Defaults

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5-11 PASSWORD SETTING

If you want to enable this item you should choose the "SUPERVISOR
PASSWORD“ and ”USER PASSWORD“ option from the main menu, the
following message will app ear at the center of the screen to assist you in
creating a password.

Enter Password:

Type the password, up to eight characters, and press < Enter >. The
password typed now will clear any previously entered password from
CMOS memory. You will be asked to confirm the password. Type the
password again and press < Enter >. You may also press < Esc > to abort
the selection and not enter a password.

To disable password, just press < Enter > when you are prompted to enter
password. A message will confirm the password be ing disable. Once the
password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.

Password Disabled

Press any key to continue ...

If you select System at Security Option of BIOS Features Setup Menu, you
will be prompted for the password every time the system is rebooted or any
time you try to enter Setup. If you select Setup at Security Option of BIOS
Features Setup Menu, you will be prompted only when you try to enter
Setup.

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5-12 IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

Choose the "IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION" op tion . The screen will be
shown as below.

ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A5KFP69)

STANDARD CMOS SETUP
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CYLS. HEADS PRECOMP LANDZONE SECTORS MODE
Primary Master : ( Mb) 0 0 0 0 0 ------­Primary Slave :
Secondary Master :
Secondary Slave :

Option Size Cyls Heads Precomp Landzone Sectors Mode
____________________________________________________________
2(Y) 540 524 32 0 1048 63 LBA
1 541 1049 16 65535 1048 63 Normal

2 540 524 32 65535 1048 63 Large

Note: Some Oses (like SCO-UNIX) must use “Normal” for installation

AUTO DETECTION

BIOS setup will display all possible modes that supported by the HDD
including NORMAL, LBA, & LARGE.

If HDD does not support LBA mode, ‘LBA’ option will be shown.

If no of cylinders is less then or equal to 1024, no ‘LARGE’ option will be
shown.

User can select a mode which is appropriate for then.

Select Secondary Slave Option (N=Skip) : N

Esc : Skip

IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION Screen

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HDD MODE

The Award BIOS supports 3 HDD mode: NORMAL, LBA, & LARGE

NORMAL mode:

Generic access mode in which neither the BIOS nor the IDE controller will
make any transformations during accessing.

The maximum number of cylinders, heads & sectors for NORMAL mode
are 1024, 16, &63.

no. Cylinder (1024)
x no. Head ( 16)
x no. Sector ( 63)
x no. Per sector ( 512)

--------------------------------------­ Total: 528 Mega byte

If user set his HDD to NORMAL mode, the maximum accessible HDD
size will be 528 Megabytes even though its physical size may be greater
than that.

LBA (logical Block Addressing) mode:

A new HDD accessing method to overcome the 528 Megabyte bottleneck.
The number of cylinders. head & sectors shown in setup may not be the
number physically contained in the HDD.

During HDD accessing, The IDE controller will transform the logical
address described by sector, head & cylinder number into its own physical
address inside the HDD.

The maximum HDD size supported by LBA mode is 8.4 Gigabyte which is
obtained by the following formula:

no. Cylinder (1024)
x no. Head ( 255)
x no. Sector ( 63)
x no. Per sector ( 512)

--------------------------------------­ Total: 8.4 Giga byte

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LARGE mode

:

Some IDE HDDs contain more than 1024 cylinder without LBA support
(in some cases, user do not want LBA). The BIOS provides another
alternative to support these kinds of HDD.

CYLS HEADS SECTOR MODE

----------------------------------------------------------------­ 1120 16 59 NORMAL
560 32 59 LARGE

BIOS tricks DOS (or other OS) that the number of cylinder is less than
1024 by dividing it by 2. At the same time, the number of heads is
multiplied by 2. A reverse transformation process will be ma de inside INT
13h in order to access the right HDD address the right HDD address.

Maximum HDD size:

no. Cylinder (1024)
x no. Head ( 32)
x no. Sector ( 63)
x no. Per sector ( 512)

--------------------------------------­ Total: 1 Giga byte

REMARKS

:

To support LBA or LARGE mode of HDDs, there must be some softwares
involved. All these softwares are located in the Award HDD Service
Routine (INT 13h). It may be failed to access a HDD with LBA(LARGE)
mode selected if you are running under a Operating System which replaces
the whole INT 13h.

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5-13 HDD LOW LEVEL FORMAT

Choose “ INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS” from the main menu, a display
will be shown on screen as below:

Hard Disk Low Level Format Utility

--------------- SELECT DRIVE ------------

--------------- BAD TRACK LIST ------------

--------------- PREFORMAT -----------

Current Select drive is : C

DRIVE : C CYLINDER : 0 HEAD : 0

Primary Master : 539 1046 16 65535 1045 63
Primary Slave : 0 0 0 0 0 0
Secondary Master : 0 0 0 0 0 0
Secondary Slave : 0 0 0 0 0 0

Up/Down - Select item Enter - Accept ESC - Exit / Abort

Copyright (C) Award Software, Inc. 1992-94 All Rights Reserved

HDD LOW LEVEL FORMAT

By moving cursor to the desired selection and pressing <F1> key, the all
options for the desired selection will be displayed for choice. User has to
use select the desired option. Having made all the setting according to your
selections. Press <Esc> to return to the Main Menu.

SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE

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NO. CYLS

HEAD

AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO

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5-14 SAVE & EXIT SETUP

When you have completed adjusting all the settings as required, you must
have these setting into the CMOS RAM. Select SAVE & EXIT and
press<Enter>, as the display shown on below:

ROM / PCI / ISA BIOS (2A5KFP69)

CMOS SETUP UTILITY

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STANDARD CMOS SETUP

BIOS FEATURES SETUP

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

PNP/PCI CONF

LOAD BIOS DE

LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

Esc : Quit
F10 : Save & Exit Setup (Shift)F2 : Change Color

When you confirm that yo u wish to save the settings your machine will be
automatically rebooted and the changes you have made will be
implemented. You may call up the setup program at any time to adjust any
of the individual items by pressing the <Del> key during boot up.

SAVE to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? N

Save Data to CMOS & Exit SETUP

INTEGRATED PERI PHERALS

SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

USER PASSWORD

IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

FORMAT

ETUP

↑↓→←

:SELECT ITEM

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If wish to cancel any changes you have made, select EXIT WITHOUT
SAVING and the original setting stored in the CMOS will be retained. The
screen will be shown as below:

ROM / PCI / ISA BIOS (2A5KFP69)

CMOS SETUP UTILITY

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STANDARD CMOS SETUP

BIOS FEATURES SETUP

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

PNP/PCI CONF

LOAD BIOS DE

Quit Without Saving (Y/N) ? N

INTEGRATED PERI PHERALS

SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

USER PASSWORD

IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

FORMAT

ETUP

LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

Esc : Quit

↑↓→←

:SELECT ITEM

F10 : Save & Exit Setup (Shift)F2 : Change Color

Abadon all Datas & Exit SETUP

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EXPANSION BUS

This appendix indicates you the pin assignments.

Sections include:

z PC-104 Connector Pin Assignment

z ISA BUS Pin Assignment

APPENDIX

A

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Appendix A EXPANSION BUS

PC-104 CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENT

104AB, 104CD : PC-104 Connector

The PC-104 can support multi-pieces of PC-104 modules. This card has

two connectors : one (104AB) consists of 64 pin; the other one (104CD)
consists of 40 pin, both of them are dual-in-line headers

The pin assignments for connector 104AB & 104CD are as follow:

ASSIGNMENT

PIN

A1 IOCHK B1 GND C1 GND D1 GND
A2 D7 B2 REST C2 SBHE D2 MEMCS16
A3 D6 B3 VCC C3 LA23 D3 IOCS16
A4 D5 B4 IRQ9 C4 LA22 D4 IRQ10
A5 D4 B5 -5V C5 LA21 D5 IRQ11
A6 D3 B6 DRQ2 C6 LA20 D6 IRQ12
A7 D2 B7 -12V C7 LA19 D7 IRQ15
A8 D1 B8 OWS C8 LA18 D8 IRQ14
A9 D0 B9 +12V C9 LA17 D9 DACK0
A10 IOCHRDY B10 GND C10 MEMR D10 DRQ0
A11 AEN B11 SMEMW C11 MEMW D11 DACK5
A12 A19 B12 SMEMR C12 D8 D12 DRQ5
A13 A18 B13 IOW C13 D9 D13 DACK6
A14 A17 B14 IOR C14 D10 D14 DRQ6
A15 A16 B15 DACK3 C15 D11 D15 DACK7
A16 A15 B16 DRQ3 C16 D12 D16 DRQ7
A17 A14 B17 DACK1 C17 D13 D17 VCC
A18 A13 B18 DRQ1 C18 D14 D18 MASTER
A19 A12 B19 REFRESH C19 D15 D19 GND
A20 A11 B20 CLK C20 KEY PIN D20 GND
A21 A10 B21 IRQ7
A22 A9 B22 IRQ6
A23 A8 B23 IRQ5
A24 A7 B24 IRQ4
A25 A6 B25 IRQ3
A26 A5 B26 DACK2
A27 A4 B27 TC
A28 A3 B28 BALE
A29 A2 B29 VCC
A30 A1 B30 OSC
A31 A0 B31 GND
A32 GND B32 GND

104AB 104CD

PIN

ASSIGNMENT

PIN

ASSIGNMENT

PIN

ASSIGNMENT

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Appendix A EXPANSION BUS

ISA BUS PIN ASSIGNMENT

The ISA BUS for this card is called “Gold Fingers”. It is divided into two sets :
one consists of 62 pins; the other consists of 36 pins.

The pin assignments are as follow :

PIN ASSIGNMENT PIN ASSIGNMENT PIN ASSIGNMENT PIN ASSIGNMENT

B1 GND A1 -I/O CH CHK D1 -MEMCS16 C1 SBHE
B2 RESET A2 SD07 D2 -I/OCS16 C2 LA23
B3 +5V A3 SD06 D3 IRQ10 C3 LA22
B4 IRQ9 A4 SD05 D4 IRQ11 C4 LA21
B5 -5V A5 SD04 D5 IRQ12 C5 LA20
B6 DRQ2 A6 SD03 D6 IRQ15 C6 LA19
B7 -12V A7 SD02 D7 IRQ14 C7 LA18
B8 OWS A8 SD01 D8 -DACK0 C8 LA17
B9 +12V A9 SD00 D9 DRQ0 C9 -MEMR
B10 GND A10 -I/O CH RDY D10 -DACK5 C10 -MEMW
B11 -SMEMW A11 AEN D11 DRQ5 C11 SD08
B12 -SMEMR A12 SA19 D12 -DACK6 C12 SD09
B13 -IOW A13 SA18 D13 DRQ6 C13 SD10
B14 -IOR A14 SA17 D14 -DACK7 C14 SD11
B15 -DACK3 A15 SA16 D15 DRQ7 C15 SD12
B16 -DRQ3 A16 SA15 D16 +5V C16 SD13
B17 -DACK1 A17 SA14 D17 -MASTER C17 SD14
B18 -DRQ1 A18 SA13 D18 GND C18 SD15
B19 -REFRESH A19 SA12
B20 BCLK A20 SA11
B21 IRQ7 A21 SA10
B22 IRQ6 A22 SA09
B23 IRQ5 A23 SA08
B24 IRQ4 A24 SA07
B25 IRQ3 A25 SA06
B26 -DACK2 A26 SA05
B27 T/C A27 SA04
B28 BALE A28 SA03
B29 +5V A29 SA02
B30 OSC A30 SA01
B31 GND A31 SA00

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TECHNICAL
SUMMARY

This section introduce you the maps concisely.

Sections include:

z Block Diagram

z Interrupt Map

z RTC & CMOS RAM Map

z Timer & DMA Channels Map

z I / O & Memory Map

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INTERRUPT MAP

IRQ ASSIGNMENT

0 System TIMER interrupt from TIMER-0
1 Keyboard output buffer full
2 Cascade for IRQ 8-15
3 Serial port 2
4 Serial port 1
5 Parallel port 2
6 Floppy Disk adapter
7 Parallel port 1
8 RTC clock

9 Available
10 Available
11 Available
12 Available
13 Math coprocessor
14 Hard Disk adapter
15 Available

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CODE ASSIGNMENT

00 Seconds
01 Second alarm
02 Minutes
03 Minutes alarm
04 Hours
05 Hours alarm
06 Day of week
07 Day of month
08 Month
09 Year
0A Status register A
0B Status register B
0C Status register C
0D Status register D
0E Diagnostic status byte
0F Shutdown byte
10 Floppy Disk drive type byte
11 Reserve
12 Hard Disk type byte
13 Reserve
14 Equipment byte
15 Base memory low byte
16 Base memory high byte
17 Extension memory lo w byte
18 Extension memory high byte
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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TIMER & DMA CHANNELS MAP

Timer Channel Map

Timer Channel Assignment

0 System timer interrupt

1 DRAM Refresh request

2 Speaker tone generator

DMA Channel Map

DMA Channel Assignment

0 Available

1 IBM SDLC

2 Floppy Disk adapter

3 Channel-3 Available

4 Cascade for DMA controller 1

5 Available

6 Available

7 Available

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I/O & MEMORY MAP

Memory Map :

MEMORY MAP ASSIGNMENT

0000000-009FFFF System memory used by DOS and

application

00A0000-00BFFFF Display buffer memory fo r VGA/ EGA /

CGA / MONOCHROME adapter

00C0000-00DFFFF Reserved for I/O device BIOS ROM or

RAM buffe r.
00E0000-00EFFFF Reserved for PCI device ROM
00F0000-00FFFFF System BIOS ROM
0100000-BFFFFFF System extension memory

I/O Map :

I/O MAP ASSIGNMENT

000-01F DMA controller (Master)
020-021 Interrupt controller (Master)
022-023 Chipset controller registers I/O ports.
040-05F Timer control regsiters.
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
1F0-1F8 Hard Disk controller

278-27F Parallel port-2
2B0-2DF Graphics adapter controller

2F8-2FF Serial port-2

360-36F Net work ports

378-37F Parallel port-1
3B0-3BF Monochrome & Printer adapter
3C0-3CF EGA adapter
3D0-3DF CGA adapter

3F0-3F7 Floppy disk controller
3F8-3FF Serial port-1

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TROUBLE
SHOOTING

This section outlines the errors may occur when you operate the
system, also gives you the suggestions o n solving the probl ems.

Sections include:

z Trouble Shooting for Error Messages

z Trouble Shooting for POST Code

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C-1 TROUBLE SHOOTING FOR ERROR MESSAGE

The following information inform you the error messages and the trouble
shooting. Please adjust your systems according to the messages below. And
make sure all the components and connectors are in proper position and
firmly attached. If the errors still encountered, please contact with your
distributor for maintenance.

POST BEEP :

Currently there are two kind of beep codes in BIOS. The one code in­dicates that a video error has occurred and the BIOS cannot initialize the
video screen to display any additional information. This beep code con­sists of a single long beep followed by three short beeps. The other one
code indicates that your DRAM error has occurred. This beep code
consists of a single long beep repeatedly.

CMOS BATTERY FAILURE :

When the CMOS battery is out of work or has run out, the user has to
replace the whole unit.

CMOS CHECKSUM ERROR :

This error inform you that the CMOS is corrupted. When the battery runs
weak, this situation might happen. Please check the battery and change a
new one when necessary.

DISPLAY SWITCH IS SET INCORRECTLY :

Display switch on the motherboard can be set to either monochrome or
color. This indicates the switch is set to a different setting than indicated in
Setup. Determine which setting is correct, and then either turn off the
system and change the jumper, or enter Setup and change the video
selection.

DISK BOOT FAILURE:

When you can‘t find the boot device, insert a system disk into Drive A and
press < Enter >. Make sure both the controller and cables are all in proper
positions, also make sure the disk is formatted correct device. Then reboot
the system.

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DISKETTE DRIVES OR TYPES MISMATCH ERROR :

When the diskette drive type is different from CMOS, please run setup or
configure the drive again.

ERROR ENCOUNTERED INITIALIZING HARD DRIVE :

When you can‘t initialize the hard drive. Assure the adapter is installed
correctly and all cables are correctly and firmly attached. Also be sure the
correct hard drive type is selected in Setup.

ERROR INITIALIZING HARD DISK CONTROLLER :

When this error occurs. Be sure the cord is exactly installed in the bus.
Make sure the correct hard drive type is selected in Setup. Also check
whether all of the jump ers are set correctly in the hard drive.

FLOPPY DISK CONTROLLER ERROR OR
NO CONTROLLER PRESENT :

When you cannot find or initialize the floppy drive controller, please check
the controller whether in proper Setup. If there are no floppy drive installed,
Ensure the Diskette Drive selection in Setup is set to NONE.

KEYBOARD ERROR OR NO KEYBOARD PRESENT

When this situation happens, please check keyboard attachment and no
keys being pressed during the boot. If you are purposely configuring the
system without a keyboard, set the error halt condition in Setup to HALT
ON ALL, BUT KEYBOARD. This will cause the BIOS to ignore the
missing keyboard and continue the boot.

MEMORY ADDRESS ERROR :

When the memory address indicates error. You can use this location along
with the memory map for your system to find and replace the bad memory
chips.

MEMORY SIZE HAS CHANGED :

Memory has been added or removed since the last boot. In EISA mode use
Configuration Utility to re-configure the memory configuration. In ISA
mode enter Setup and enter the new memory size in the memory fields.

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MEMORY VERIFYING ERROR :

It indicates an error verifying a value already written to memory. Use the
location along with your system's memory map to locate the bad chip.

OFFENDING ADDRESS MISSING :

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

REBOOT ERROR :

When this error occurs that requires you to reboot.. Press any key and the
system will reboot.

SYSTEM HALTED :

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

C-2 TROUBLE SHOOTING FOR POST CODES

When you power on your PC, and the screen display nothing. You have to
insert the POST Card for test. The address for ISA POST port is 80h.
Make sure the card is in correct slot. The lists below indicate you the error
messages. Please follow the instruction to adjust your system. If the error
still occurred, please contact with your distributor for maintenance.

Turn off OEM specific cache, shadow.....

C0 :

Initialize all the standard devices with default values Standard devices

03 :

includes :
DMA controller (8237).
Programmable Interrupt Controller (8259).
Programmable Interval Timer (8254).
RTC chip.

1.Keyboard Controller Self-Test.

05 :

2.Enable Keyboard Interface.

Verfies CMOS‘s basic R/W functionality.

07 :

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Program defaults values into chipset according to the MODBINable

BE :

Chipset Default Table.

Auto-detection of onboard DRAM & Cache.

C1 :

Copy the BIOS from ROM into E0000-FFFFF shadow RAM so that

C5 :

POST will go faster.

Test the first 256K DRAM.

08 :

1. Program the configuration register of Cyrix CPU according to the

09 :

MODBINable Cyrix Register Table.

2. OEM specific cache initialization (if needed).

1. Initialize the first 32 interrupt vectors with corresponding Interrupt

0A :

handlers Initialize INT no from 33-120 with Dummy(Spurious)
Interrupt Handler.

2. Issue CPUID instruction to identify CPU type.

3. Early Power Management initialization (OEM specific).

1.Verify the RTC time is valid or not.

0B :

2. Detect bad battery.

3. Read CMOS data into BIOS stack area.

4. PnP initializations including (PnP BIOS only).

-Assign CSN to PnP ISA card.

-Create resource map from ESCD.

5. Assign I/O & Memory for PCI devices (PCI BIOS only).

Initialization of the BIOS Data Area (40 : 0N-40:FF).

0C :

1. Program some of the Chipset‘s value according to Setup. (Early Setup

0D :

Value Program).

2. Measure CPU speed for display & decide the system clock speed.

3. Video initialization including Monochrome ,CGA, EGA/VGA. If no
display device found, the speaker will beep.

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1. Initialize the APIC (Multi-Processor BIOS only).

0E :

2. Test video RAM (If Monochrome display device found).

3. Show messages including :

-Award Logo, Copyright string, BIOS Date code & Part No.

-OEM specific sign on messages.

-Energy Star Loge (Green BIOS only).

-CPU brand, type & speed.

-Test system BIOS checksum (Non-compress Version only).

DMA channel 0 test.

0F :

DMA channel 1 test.

10 :

DMA page registers test.

11 :

Test 8254 Timer 0 Counter2.

14 :

Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 1.

15 :

Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 2.

16 :

Test 8259 functionality.

19 :

Detect Base Memory & Extended Memory Size.

30 :

1. Test Base Memory from 256K to 640K.

31 :

2. Test Extended Memory from 1M to the top of memory.

1.Display the Award Plug & Play BIOS Extension message (PnP BIOS

32 :

only).

2.Program all onboard super I/O chips (if any) including COM ports, LPT

ports, FDD port....according to setup value.

Set flag to allow users to enter CMOS Setup Utility.

3C :

1 Initialize Keyboard.

3D :

2 Install PS2 mouse.

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Try to turn on Level 2 cache.

3E :

Note : Some chipset may need to turn on the L2 cache in this stage. But

usually, the cache is turn on later in POST 61h.

1. Program the rest of the Chipset‘s value according to Setup. (Later Setup

BF :

Value Program).

2. If auto-configuration is enabled, programmed the chipset with pre­defined value in the MODBINable Auto-Table.

Initialize floppy disk drive controller.

41 :

Initialize Hard drive controller.

42 :

If it is a PnP BIOS, initialize serial & parallel ports.

43 :

Initialize math coprocessor.

45 :

If there is any error detected (such as video, kb....), show all the error

4E :

messages the screen & wait for user to press <F1> key.

1. If password is needed, ask for password.

4F :

2. Clear the Energy Star Logo (Green BIOS only).

Write all CMOS values currently in the BIOS stack area back into the

50 :

CMOS.

1.Initialize all ISA ROMs.

52 :

2. Later PCI initializations (PCI BIOS only).

-assign IRQ to PCI devices.

-initialize all PCI ROMs.

3.PnP Initializations (PnP BIOS only).

-assign I/O, Memory, IRQ & DMA TO PnP ISA devices.

-initialize all PnP ISA ROMs.

4. Program shadows RAM according to Setup settings.

5. Program parity according to Setup setting.

6. Power Management Initialization.

-Enable/Disable global PM.

-APM interface initialization.

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1.If it is NOT a PnP BIOS, initialize serial & parallel ports.

53 :

2. Initialize time value in BIOS data area by translate the RTC time value

into a timer tick value.

Setup Virus Protection (Boot Sector Protection) functionality according to

60 :

Setup setting.

1. Try to turn on Level 2 cache.

61 :

Note : if L2 cache is already turned on in POST 3D, this part will be

skipped.

2. Set the boot up speed according to Setup setting.

3. Last chance for Chipset initialization.

4. Last chance for Power Management initialization (Green BIOS only).

5. Show the system configuration table.

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1.Setup daylight saving according to Setup value.

62 :

2.Program the NumLock, typematic rate & typematic speed according to
Setup setting.

1. If there is any changes in the hardware configuration, update the ESCD

63 :

information (PnP BIOS only).

2. Clear memory that have been used.

3. Boot system via INT 19H.

System Booting. this means that the BIOS already pass the control right to

FF :

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